New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-18
CITY ITEMS.

A HORTICULTURAL Society. The Flor
is,s OF cur City are moving Tor the formation Of
Horticultural Society, which We presume no other
ci.y ~ large a. ours In Christendom 10 without
Those of Boston and Philadelphia now entering
upon sfssn old age. with ther activity and eicien
CIV unSimnisbed. These Societies cultivate and diff.
fuse taste for the most refining and human zing in
fuences of Nature and serve to nsutralzs the arii
fetal and narrowing tendencies Of city life. Es-
pecially to city children, TO whom the sight OF
ereen fields and shady walks is festival the study
ard pursui. of Horticulture must prove alike attrsc
tive and sslutsTy.
Our City numbers among its denizens some hum
6reds of capitalists retired merchants and other men
of leisure and competence who might devote poS.
ton Of their spare time to this pursuit with eminent
advantage to themselves and their feowcitizens -
We urge this class to attend the meeting called by
the Florists lat s,uyvesant Institute, on Monday
evening nsxt) and give their names and influence to
the proposed horticultural Society. Tho expense
will be trihing.
The HERMAN RETuRNEm-The steam
ship Hermann, Higgins, hence fer Southampton and
Bremen, returned yesterday morning in consequence
of having on Thursday, March II, at 80 min. LAT.
43 S. Ion So 35 broke the center shaft of the port
engine, being at the time 100 miles from New York,
at o'clock of the same morning. Having discon-
nected the port engine, and anticipating heavy
gale from the deemed it prudent to return.
She arrived off Sandy Hook at P. NJ March 10.
March IA, at IL p. NJ, distance 800 miles east Of
Sandy Hook, saw large steamship steering E. sup.
posed to be the Franklin, hence for Havre. The
passengers express themselves highly pleased with
the ship and her officers.
PRAIsEwoRTHY LIBERALITY.-We have
Just card of an &C. of practical kindness the part
of one of our Life Insurance Companies, which in
these times of mere selfshness and expediency,
merits more than passing notice. We learn, thai
one of the Insured, In the Mutual Benefit Life La
surance Compsny," No. II Wall-st, contrary to the
requirements OF his Policy, and without protecting
IT, by what is termed "sea risk" proceeded on a
voyage to Europe while at sea, under the influence
of insanity, he leaped overheard and was drowned.
Under any and all circumstances, suicide vsistes
Policy of Life Insurance in this instance, however,
the Company vie we'd the matter through benevo-
lent medium and paid to tho dead mans widow and
bis two orphan Children the full amount Of $4,000 for
which the husband and father had insured This
act of goodness was performed by the Company
cheeIfully and promptly, and they deserve credit for
such generosity
CBILD's LocOMoTIyE.-J. S. Cuts, No.
All washinsto n-st., Boston, gets up Locomotive
BABY. Tender or Parlor Coachs, which costs but
trfe and enables ore child to take care OF another
without danger of harm from falls, &C. II is very
convenient and useful to those having charge OF
young children.
Coolest WINTER.-The average tenn
perature of the winter months since 1885, recorded