New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-31
CITY ITEMS.

II The River is now fairly open, and
several boats are running. The Hendrix Hudson
and Isaac Newton ere at work, and the Empire,
Troy, and sOregon ready. The Eve boats form
ing the Peoples Lne) have been thoroughly repaired
and newly furnished, for the comfort and luxury OF
travellers, and will doubtless have large share OF
custom The day line is not yet started, and In this
we fear the public will miss their two favores the
Reindeer ard Capt. DeGroot However, there will
De no lack OF capital accommodations for all who
prefer the river to the rail We notice that epposi-
lion has began already, the Manhattan having left
on Monday night at so cents fare.
II The Presidents Of the Atlantic Mu.
quail, General Mutual, Mercantile Mutual, san Mu-
tual Astor Mutual, and Union Mutual Insurance
Companies, each generously presented, on Monday,
William j. Murphy with $2j, TO relieve the distress
o. of Josiah G. Kelly, Ffscerick Colby, and the
widow Of Isaiah d. Phillips, master, mate and cook
of the unfortunate schooner Reaper of Yarmouth,
Mass, which vessel foundtred off Mon,suk on
Thursday last the survivors having been rescued
BY the Pilots and Of the pilot boat Yankee only
BY the most srduous exertioDs.
OMNIBUS DRIVERS MEETING. There
Sss a meeting Of the Omnibus Drivers Benevolent
Association held the evening of the 25.h inst, at
Masonic Hall, No. 600 Broadway. attended by about
three hundred drivers Resolutions were passed
directing Trustees to apply to Mayor and Aldermen
Tor leave TO put twenty Omnlbusses on some route
hereaft to be determined, and organizing Joint
Stock Company, the price OF shares to be $40, and
300 shares were taken up on the spot
The EXPLOSION AT HELL-GATs.-The
testimony before the Coroner in regard to this catas
trophe does not develop any new facts. The Jury
, attached blame to any one. except pilot who
when requested go to the assistance of the wound
cd persons, refused, saying: "Thsy should have
been blown to hell long ago." OF course no ship
owner or Captain will ever again employ such
Aesrtless wretch.
UNION PRAYER MERTINe.-Some of our
readers may not know tina. such meeting is held
every morning, at oeloct, in the Central Pfesoy-
terrain Church, Broome-st. The attendance, which
Is large and respectable, is continually increasing.
On Monday morning there were about a thousand
persons present.
rY The Winter Term of the Irving In
sstute, at Tanysown, will close with public exhi;
bition at the Institute this morning, commencing
NJ 10 O'Clock, A. N. The O'Clock train Of the Hud-
son River Railroad will stop at Tsrrytown on that
day, and afford good opportunity to such Of our
citizens Interested, to witness those exercises.
u Livingston, Archer & Ostrander's
Express, per Hudson River Railroad, brought US
yesterday mornings Albany papers at III AN.
Hereafter the morning train will leave Albany at
eo'clock. The fare on this road is put down to
81 rs for through passenger
" A bargain has just been closed, on
behalf of some English capitalists, for certain lots
m q5thst, s6th, 29Ih, and 30th SITS and portion OF
che Harlem Railroad property, in all amounting to
NE sum of &226 900. This is an advance Of $4,000
on the cost Of the same property only two years
since.
u The New-YOrk College of Pharma-
CIV, on the 25th inst elected the lowing officers
Geo D. Cogseshsll, President Jno. H Currie, VIM.
n. Rushton and Oliver Hall, vice-Presidentsi Jas.
s. Aspinw all, Treasurer, and II. w. Bull, Secretary.
~ SamI Colt, the inventor and maker
of the well-known Revolving Pistols, whose manu-
factory has hitherto been in Hartford, has purchased
some property in the upper part Of the City to which
his factory is 70 be transferred
~ A lumber of purchasers of lots OF
The Amory Estate having failed to comply with the
lots are to be re-sold this day.
(g The pavements in Broadway have at
aa, the attention of the Street Inspector,
ard sundry amendments are in progress, especially
among the mountains and valleys near Pearl and
Dusne.sts.
~ 1t is intended, by some OF our mill
tary citizens that the anniversary Of the Battle OF
hss tfv prf he
fApril.
~ Van Amburgh, the renowned Beast
Tanner. arrived in town few days since with ne "
lot OF animals.
~ The following sales Of Real Estate
we're made by auction on Monday by & H. Ludlow;
Hou.e dIot No asa 10 hav $50. house and lot No.
50 9TH a.. GtO: house and 10, No ,es ,ote sv size
Nous. No iss West ,ss ss SS 81; .na ie'
s,sS 49, house ,ss an 40 ass s.. $3.50 hons.
ls: : and 81 ~ sss.; ss I'D ~ & s
u on SSH st. nsa. iObsv sse; house ana io' adIo'cs
sths above Ssl5o lots ON a3d Of hear ON sv eaca
The following sales were made by James Cole
BRooKlyN PROPERTY lots On Columbia st.; near or.
ssas lo.en I'd av Each s'0e - COO gre ns
s,ss LOT ,s' o on H'
''is 81 ' ss .G near n Fla.
Gold 1t jonrg, t3s3; bouss and lot No ~ Bridge
~. "a 900 house aod lot NO. 100 Ss,'iv
asd lot No 40 La raye,ie 81 47o; house and LOT No
~ Adsms-s at 81 $50; house ana lot SO 9s Sos stu 81
shlamsbursh, esteo house aAd o'' Sv~oh-aS' $''0'
FiRrs.-About IL! o'clock Monday night,
ofhcers BRAY ard Pnvet, OF the rnird Ward, dis
covered IRE IN the second story OF the iron store,
No. 25S Washington o. occupied by J. Wheaton d
Co provision dealers, and w. Bann, butter dealer.
OiceI Bray climbed 40 the awning post, broke the
window, and entered the premises sRd succeeded In
putting cut the IRE without giving snv alarm. The
Are was evidently The wotk Of design, having been
started in box IN one corner Of me room, and was
tnder good headway when discovered
About n o'cicck Monday night Oficen Payne and
kynders discovered FIRE In the furniture store OF
Vim. simpsos, No. sol Broadway. They immsdi-