New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-11
CITY ITEMS.
ENTERTAINMENTS, &c THIS EvEyry'

TONY Lumpiin. 10 conclude with the dram. B.ctEyed
BLAcKEyrD SUSAN .,6s ci... hi, .encon To cOpclqd.
Fl sf and es
Tas presents evening"
y.ey Of performances Races Tournaments trained Aninal
wofg No q s . interesting and amusing
Ow.ss AcIsT horr BLANC exhibited at tbs Chinese Build
BAsy;Eps Holy LAND may be the usu, hours No So
sArroELs exhibition Hail. No 500
TEE WAsHiscros EXHIBITION Paintings other Art
nay be seen At the At-EGion Room; I'll. ,r. n,
"a, Broadway.
We should have stated that the proposed Park alluded
to by the Adermanc proceedings of Thursday night would
comprise hundred and fifty instead Of too hundred
and fifty acres petition is left at office for the
of persons in favor of the project
Projection or THE HARBoR or NEw.YoEK-MEETIyG
OF MERcHASTs-About Fl o'clock yesterday afternoon
meeting of merchants. shpowners and others held in
the Insurance Buildings in Wall ST. of William, to
decide upon to be taken 70 prevent further
croashnens upon the East River Am ing the gentleman
present we observed William b Crosby, Esq., Asssrs.
Petit Walter Jones' Merriam Roberts, Professor Bach,
Superintendent Of the United States Coast Survey, and
others.
On motion, Peter Cooper ESQ., called to the Chair.
and Tansn j. Waters, Esq, appointed Secretary.
Mr. Walter X. Jones said that the meeting had been
called by Mr. Merriam for the purpose Of taking so ne
active and immediate to prevent the encroach-
ments continually being made upon the East RIVER both
on the New York and Brooklyn side by the building of
piers 60 &c. Ii these things continued said he we
shall soon have no East River at all
Hon Moses H. Grinne next ad dressed the meeting. HI
stated that within few years past great encroachmsnts
had been made upon the regular line of the East River by
the building of piers several hundred feet ia length There
was 10 be some wanted, and room was thus made
but at the same time made the navigation Of the river
hazardous large ships These lengthy piers extending
so far into the river changed the current With Hood tide
aud westerly wind il extremely hazardous to turn alrge
ship in this river at any point between the Fulton Ferry
and the Hook The piers have been carried out 80 far that
they have narrowed the river At the sectional docks foot
of Pike street and above large numbers Of vessels
tinualy lying awaiting their turn for repairs Ga coming
out of the dock il extremely hazardous undertaking
for them to turn round TO come down. In conse
quence of the strength Of the tide he said took two pow
erfu steam tugs the vessel around. The gentlemen
recommended that memorial be sent to the State Leg,a
ture petonng them to pass ordinance SO as to put
a stop to any further encroachment
Another gentleman briefly addressed the meeting He
said that the persons who were now encoachng upon the
river by the building of piers coneoded they had right
so to do agreeable the Ia passed by the Legislature of
1893 fixing the exterior line of the city the East side at
a point covered by water They sss say that South
the law Of 1893
None Of the gentlemen present seemed to be posted
the subject and motion there made and carried that
Committee Of Three be appointed to collect necessary in
formation relative to the line of the East River and report
at future meeting
On motion, Messrs Petit Jones and Grinnel ap-
pointed said Committee. On notion Mr.. Walters was
added TO the Committee.
On motion the meeting adjourned subject to the call of
the Committee.
Among the passengers in the Atlantic to day is Allen
Dodworth who intends spending the in London
and Paris for the purpose of studying whsever he can
learn new in the dancing art, which will be introduced at
hi, academy the ensuing fall. Mr. Dodworth will be ac
companied to the steamer by Dodworths Band whS will
play some appropriate airs.
THE Assay OFFIoE.-A Washington correspondent Of
The Courier and Enquirer after mentioning that the
of delay in establishing assay Office this City, under
provisions of the bill originated by Senator Fish the in
ability Of the Government to obtain the necessary build
ngs add that if the Cit, will surrender to the Federal
Government the upper half Of the Park, including the City
Hail. proposition will be made next winter to purchase
with the purpose ofremovng hitber the Custom House
Post Office and United States Court Rooms. II such
rangement is made the present Custom House will be
verted into Assay Office
ST. ASKS CHUEcH FOR DEAF MUrEs.-Ths undertaking.
is longer experiment 1t must now be considered as
one Of the regularly established parishes OF the City The
building fund the proposed church already amounts TO
nearly &c 600 most of which is in the hands o the Urea
surer Tue services of the church temporarily held ia
the small chapel of Ne University where The Sunday school
also held at "a A. NJ Deafmuts children, TOO young TO
be sent to the Institution will be received into this school
foI instruction. Tomorrow at p NJ, several Deafmutes
viii be confirmed by the Provisional Bishop whose address
will be translated into the sign language.
BOARD OF ALDERMFN-Spceial Rcport-This Board
met last night 1t the usual hour O'Clock p NJ The Pres
dent in the chair.
Aid Alrord moved preamble and resolution empower
inc the N.yor TO offer OOe in order gain such inern
ton "a would lead to the discovery of the murderers OF Miss
McEroy whose body was discovered in the East River on
the 9Th inst
AID Peok-I wanted to move An amendment not win
the view to prevent the passing Of the resous but Tor
the purpose of making it more effective In cases OF aeh
dabocal nature as the one present under coasders
ton be satisfied that of the most oepraved
character have been concerned have not heard anything
Of the affair until to-day when the matter aud some OF the
circumstances connected with the detailed to
me by the District Attorney and more narrowing case or
cool. blooded and vlsnous transaction have
ever heard Of We must do something to discover
the perpetrators of this crime and We must endesvor to
reach them through the cupdiy Of Of their accom-
plices in crime move then sir that the Mayor be au-
horned TO offer $4,000.
mount proposed. with the $500 already offered by her
riends would prsve sufficient to tc0qt the cuPadty oil