New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-23

susDse'slsp The ladies hsi avery nurow escape
Yesterday aad to-day the l20th ami
'ersaly u the birthdaysof Washington Ia, been an
viii be celebrated. Was, BY sermons chiefly tn
notable of which were those Of DR.. Do Wing osfor
<ne Governors Guards and the Csntinentalers DR.
~,en before the Washington Grsys. and DR.. Ad
am. to the young men of the City. These serm,
vsrsr. remark able, being devoted to eulogies o
Inc Faith. ~ his Country; delineaiions OF his noble
n,,,,o,,. = Inhexible adherence to principle, hi.
All. imno,,,r, tors for liberty and the influence
Which ri. .,o,,o, example has had, has now, and
ought to have herea ~1 upon the men OF THIS srea'
Republic To-day s-s,,nn 70, ,h enole sao"
which We refer the reade. scs OUT sd.sIsns col
umns There will be Pr an .Hu.es, a,s.
works, and, most important o., ~; supper III 'he
Tea Room for the Common Coun
The meeting of House 'arpenters at
Convention Hall (Fnday) was uncomn. only vel at
tended. Mr.. E. w. Paul was elected Chairman
and John Shelley, Secretary. great deal 81 en- 'nu
siasm seemed to prevail. number Of spin. "a a.
dresses were made. The question of 81 day was
proposed, and supported by several speakers. Afew
Of the gentlemen present seemed to think that Is
would not be good policy to demand so much of an
advance that 1t could not be established at that rate
be as well established at - as at 81 IS per day.
The majority of persons present seemed sangune
that the proposed rise could be easily effected 1t
was argued that the price of the necessarics of lfe
the exorbitant rents charged by landlords for their
tsnemens, &C., &c, made it really necessary that
an increase Of wages should be made. report Of
the rate Of wages now being paid by the different
employers was made, when It seemed that major.
lty Of shops was paying 81 IS per day. After some
further business the meeting adjourned, to meet
again at the same place on Thursday evening,
Feb 20.
Hose Company No. 46, on Saturday
night, broke the Ordinances. and nearly broke
mans neck, by running their cart furiousy along the
sidewalk in Broadway Hear the Society Library.
ORe man was run over, and several ladies and chill.
dren narrowly escaped. Companies who cam dnd
room without getting upon the sidewalks, should
have their apparatus sent to the Corporation yard
The Printers Library received on Sat
urday evening most valuable donation from Geo.
Bruce Esq, consisting Of five folio volumes Of speci
mems Of ancient pictures and works of art, with ac
companying letterpress descriptions, volume Of
French Monuments, Ancient Universal History, 90
volumes and Johnson's Typography, vols. We
are requested to state that the Society about get
ting up new catalogue, and would be happy to re-
ceve donations of works from publishers and friends
of the Society before 1t goes to press.
MIR. Ralph Waldo EMERSON will sus-
pend the continuation of his Of lectures upon
the Conduct Of Life during this week Due notice
will be given Of the next lecture
-Leutze's great picture of Washington
Crossing the Deiawars has passed from the hands OF
the recent proprieors, Messrs Goupil vibert into
the artists possession. 1t is Mr. Leutze's intention
to remove it to Washington, where we are sure, 1t
will attract the same universal admiration that has
followed it here. We sincerely regret that aec.
ton OF the hand at present prevents the artist from
prosecuting his labors.
The American Geographical and Sta
tstical Society held Its Annual Meeting on Saturday
last at the Geographical Rooms, No. l79 Broadway
when the following gentlemen were chosen officers
for the ensuing year, viz GEoRaB BANCROFT, Ii D.,
President Henry Grinnell, Esq, Francis l.. Hawks
DID, and John C. Zimmerman, Esq, vice-Presi
dents Charles CongdOn, No. % Cliff st., Treasurer
N. Dudley Dean, No. 80 Water-st. Recording Sec
rotary s. De Witt Bloodgood, Moo Wall-st, Secre
tary for Foreign Correspondence Archibald Rus
sell, No. As Tenth ST., Secretary for Domestic Cor
re.pondence Joshua Leavitt, Librarian Henry E..
Pierrepont, Freeman Hunt, Alexander /. Cotheal,
John Jay, J. Calvin Smith, Hiram Barney, j. Carson
Brevoort, Cambridge Livingston, H. v. Poor, Luther
b. lyman
William Niblo, Esq took his depart
ure in the Pacific on Saturday. He gees to Europe
for the purpose of making arrangements TO bring out
an Opera Company. He talks mysterously as to
who he intends to engage.
The fire mentioned ia another part Of
to days paper which occurred at 81 O'Clock Sa.ur
day morning, was IN the large f0ur-story building
| No 100 ThlFd-av, occupied by Mr.. Whitaker, MIS-.
Hesmandez, and Mrs. Read. The FIRE originated in
eho haso QkatFu nd ~
| carried upward through the various staifways In
each story, by strong draft destroyed the entire
rear portion OF the building The flames also com.
municated TO adjoining building, No. lSe, occupied
as camphene store and boarding house, the roof OF
which was destroyed before the flames could be sub
dued The furniture of the occupants Of both these
| inss are owned by John Petsrew and are fully in-
sured The total loss will amount to about % 500
only part of which is covered by insurance
Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock,
FIRE broke out in the large boarding house Of Mrs
Plummer, No: IS Broadway. The Are was occa-
stoned by defect In the chimney, and was soon ex-
tiDguished. Damage trIfins.
About 81 o'clock Saturday night, fire
occurred in the grocery and meat shop No. i3l
Leonard.st., occupied oy Samuel Leckman Ihe
the flames before material damage occurred to she
premises The suppOsitlon Is that the place was set
| on FIRE, as 1t closed when the hrs was discov'
| cred
Yesterday morning at 2 o'clock fire
| was discovered in a new unfinished building In
| Third av., between Thlty. seventh and Thirty
| eiQdth. SITS but The flames were eKtinguishsd De-
fore any material damage occurred to the premises
Last night, about 81 o'clock, a fire
broke out in the building No $50 Broadway-loser
| part occupied by Mr.. Sheppard genslemens furnish
Inc store upper part as a dwelling The FIRE ongi-
| mated from the burning out OF q s0oty chimney fne
roof was slightly damaged by FIRE, and the contents
| OF the premises more OF less ihJuIeo W 'n0 "i
thrown upon the flames
"A man named Thos. ]. Clements was
nm Saturday arrested and co nmitted to prison under
the following circumstances Ii appears that In the
summer of 1916, Mrs. Best, wishing 10 20 TO New
living there placed her two daughters, Matilda and
| Correlia, who were at that time between the ages
of S and years in the care Of Clements, who tnen
lived at No. 100 Ciilton-st Sne paia nan mon.zs