New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-24


firmly % permit crossing on foot. th1ueh Se bs
lleve souc few persons Ven.urej over ana a consid-
cradle number escaped from be'eagueIed ferry boats
TO The shores During the lOrenooa the Fulton Ferry
boats made bu, three trips. The afternoon WAS
somewhat better The other ferries were not
bacly hiBdored. As specimen oftle uncertainties
ofa voysgc 10 Brooklyn, We may mention that, day
BEFORE yesterday the feTy-boat Wyan'ank started
from this City al o'clock in The afternoon, and
iaIced her Passengers al o'clock yesterday morn
lne-mASmg the voyage in elern hours The Brook
! lyn papers say she bad about 300 passengers on
board, and that they finally escaped BY means Of
ropes and planks. The saten Island Ferry works
slowly, and with only abou, two or three trips per
cay. The Jersey City. Hoboken, and Williams
ouTah Ferries are ID better order. We heard of no
accidents yesterday
SINGULAR kUNAwAY.-Last night one Of
tie large freight cars Of the Harlem Road. which
had been left TOO the beginning Of the inclined
plane At Chanbers-Si, started of down the hiu
to the CONSERVATION and most imminent danger of
those who we're crossing Genter-si. Its speed was
entirely unchecked by breaks, and when it reached
Pearlst, It fairly hummed along the track. II
finally stopped at SanAlin-si just IN time, hun.
died feet more would have brought it in contact
with a coming car As it was, no one was hurt.
The ALLEGHANIANs. We remind our
readers that these fayorte vocaliss will We an
other entertainment on Monday evening. Their
quariet.e singing has been well known ioi IS har
Mony tina. i needs no further commentator They
have moreover the merit OF varying their Perform
to suit the different tastes NJ q scc.laneouS
audience To pieces % touching pathos. which move
! he finer feelings Of the heart they adj songs OF
! genuine humog. which would draw laughter from
the most devoted victim of the blues Their soprano,
| Miss Goodenow. has a voice of remarkable sweet.
ness and purity Of tone and sings with correctness
Of taste thai would do credit to many public Singers
Of more exalted professions Al the LIS, concert
! she enCored in every piece Those who have
! not yet attended their " Concerts for the People
should not neglect this opportunity of doing so.
They cannot fail to be benefited well a. pleased.
SAFES THAT ARE SAFE.-The late fire AT
Fulton-st has proved for the hundredth time the n
estimable value Of Silas C. Herring's Portable lnSu
rance Companies, generally known as Salamander
Safesr Messrs Shllwell Mcntrose and John l.
Watkins, Of No ll2 snd ia saved their books and
| papers in tbs " Saamsnders' and in one of them
! large number Of bank notes were kept unframed
| And yet these Safes were exposed to heat 50 in
tense to melt the brass knobs and the plates bear
ing Tlerrlng's card The outside ironwork of one Of
them was warped and corrugated like piece of
burnt sole-leaher Persons interested in such mat
tiers should examine these Safes.
The FRAsERs.-This talented family will
give concert at Rutgers Institute on Monday even
ing. This will be a good opportunity for people in
that section OF the Cityto hear tnem.
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TEspERANCE.-We notice on our first
page an advertisement of Temperance Demonstrs-
ton at KnckeIbocker Hall, Twenty third-st on
Wednesday evening next
The Seventeenth Ward Temperance Alliance
will meet in Stanton. st Baptist Church on the same
| evening.
THOMAS PANE.--The anniversary Of the
birthday of Thomas Paine will be celebrated on
Thursday night, At the City Assembly Rooms
u The week is likely to close in
milder mood than 1t opened. Yesterday the mercury
got up 2s and the air lost much of its raspiness
The thermometrical observations since Sunday last
reveal singular uniformity OF temperature. Elk
GLIDING tho 2Olh, which will be long remembered as
the coolest day within the experience Of the present
generation We find the greatest range TO be at
7 a NJ - noon, s 4. VI D. a. , L NJ, -
The morning temperature for the Eve days was
I5 10 I2 49, 10 1t is about time to expect break
ing up of the cold spell
RELIGIOUS FAsr.-The Synod Of New
York and New-Jeisey have appointed Friday. the
sOh inst to be observed by the Churches under It's
care. as day Of fasting, humiliation and prayer,
with special reference to the revival OF religion
There will probably be religious exercises IN all the
| Presby terrain Churches IN this City on that day.
PRIc. OF CoAL.-Withn the past few
dsys there has been very important rise IN the prl
ces of coal, which cannot fail to bear oppressivey
upon the poor. The Delaware & Hudson Canal
Company have made two advances of so cts. per
tun EACH and of course all other dealers have either
led or followed suit. The retail price no ~ usually
demanded is 81 per tun. great many poor people
cannot get coal at this price either from wan.
of means, room or forethought, they never try to
get tun or even half tun at one time, but run
hourly TO the retailer for "sixpence worth" by
which method they succeed III paying at the rate oil
$40 or sI2 per for fuel which they ought to be
able to obtain at the proper for so at fur
thest In Of this sudden rise IN this indspensa-
bic article We suggest renewed watchfulness on the
part OF Visitors Of tie Poor so that none shall suffer
Ia this freezing atmosphere
THE FIRE IN FULTON sT.--The total loss
&c estimated TO be 100000 The building No III,
owned by Gale & Son, was fully insured IN the
Eagle Company Watkins bootmaker, who occu.
pied the lower floor, insured 5000 In the North
American Company. Building No ll2, owned by
Mr.. Strong, was fully insured. Stillwell & Mon
,rose clotbiers, lost their whole stock, valued at
$4,000 insured In various Offices for s25,oOO The
building No. ll6, slightly Injured, is owned by Gale
l. Son. and fully insured in the Bowery Insurance
Company In Mr.. Creigheats department we're
| DESTROYED Dacotah Dictionary, in press for the
! Smithsonian Institution the plates oil Madame
! PuIzky,s Tales and Traditions of Hungary. pub
| lished by Recfed
TIE CUSTOMS FRAUDs.-Mr. Herrck,
the dealer in stationery who is charged with pass