New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-26

business and the facilities Of railroads. together with ID
convenience Of Rocksnd Ice has extended the market for
shsd all through the country thereby increasing the de-
msnd aud value They sent west packed in ice,
Cincinnati and Chcsgo in ~ hours by railroad They
also sold about the country in wagon supplies being
bad at the fisheries steamboat landings and railroad d6p6
The fheries extend from outside Of the Narrows up the
Hudson River as far Tappan Bay. twenty miles above
Balls Ferry. There caught at Newburgh, and
further ID the river These fisheries have about Is differ
eDt owners-each owner having from to ten
row includes about thirty poles and nets The poles
ere from forty to hundred feet long There in
the distance named about two hundred rows Each
row for poles. nets and boat about $3.50. Each
row requires the attendance Of three four Shsd
fishing usually begins from the 18th Of March to the LIST Of
April and not Gar from he LIST Of June bat these fish
often caught early St Patrick Day Nth March,
In years Of scarcity they have commanded very high
price, In Of great plenty they have sold low
s9per 100 This year the usual price has been about ss5
per 100 MsDy ofhe fishermen live in Jersey City Others
in Shrewsbury, Communi law. Wehawken. and within a
few miles Of the shore the whole extent Of the fisheries
The employed receive for experienced men, from SIS
S4O per month sn hands get from 500 to s25 per
month The nets used eighty meshes about 20 feet
square They sunk about feet below the level of the
water Lifting the nets takes place at high tide twice in "a
hours whether day night rain shine The beats with
the feb ere usually taken directly from the the
kes The bauls vsry-esch net having from to 30 fish
usually yields from 1000 to 5000 shad during the
season.
Tie fishermen say that the best run of shad is at the
same time that peach 10 blossom These fisheries
considered the right and property of the and
those rights respected When they change hands it
is with the purchase Of the boats poles and nets belong
ing thereto. In the shallow water Of the bay toward
Commnipaw, fishing done 10y fixes These made by
sticking hedges of brush under water in such manner
that the FISH run into the nets About half many
employed at fishing with kes with poles and about
hall many fsh caught in that with poles
There altogether 1000 men employed in fishing
The capital invested not far from $4,000; and the pro
ceeds Of the business during e ast closed is est
mated at 100000
IL The Lantern has captahin the form ofa picture Of
Railroad Director being forced by couple Of stawar fell
lows Of lis own line against his WILL he has
notion Of being blown up dashed to pieces 1t only to
be regretted that there much fact fancy 10 the
sketch II a railroad director two forced to sit
r, eulary in forward car it would prove powerful
means preventing accidents For instance let the New
Haven Company set apart a special car in each train and
aavt rise, "a comfortable and experienced Director
AWAY on board ard it will do much to revive the
fdence Of the public Perhaps it may not be absolutely
Necessary present but after the three years have expired
which Mr. Smonds, the Superintendent Of the Motive
Power that road thinks must pass before another great
disaster may naturally be looked for something Of the sort
will be indispensable.
~ The Methodist Conference engaged all day
Tuesday in discussion oflhe propoont build Church
at shngton City, to be called the Metropolitan Church
The following persons ordained Elders and Doacons
ELDERS.
VIM F. Smith, d. A. Lounsbury Lorenzo D. RushmOre.
DEAcONs.
Gilbert HuIbel, William Svehome
Alexander McAlser, John w Simpkns,
David Nash. Samuel III. smith,
William NJ Russell, George Iilmam,
William A. Ill., Daniel Jones,
CoIingwood Rutherford
rYs The Aztec Children now at the Studio Curoso No.
62o Broadway are TO be to Europe about the middle
of June
We by advertisement that the splendid gold comb
presented by President Fimoro family to Barsla, was
stolen yesterday afternoon reward of 500 is offered
for its recovery.
~ The Railroad Excursion Tickets for 40 cents to go
and return between Newark and New York, viii be sold
at both places on and the 27t Of May and The tickets
sold on any Saturday will be good to return the next
day.
STABBED IN A GRocERY.-Chas. Thomas clerk in 8
grocery at the corner of Roosevelt and Madison SIS was
Yesterday arrested by the Fourth Ward Police charged
with sabbing man named Michael Lawlor, iniiicting
wouno which will probably prove fatal The injured
WAS the New York Hospital and the accused was
held by Justice Bogar to the result Of the injuries
inflicted LAWYER states that he in the grocery at
about O'Clock yesterday morning when the accused first
assaulted and then stabbed him with cheese knife in the
back with tie intention of taking his fe The prisoner
on the other hand states that LAWYER somewhat under
the influence of liquor the time, and when he THE prs
oner) was alone in the store Lawler came in and com
menced assauting him. and drew knife to stab him lie
then on seeing the knife in LAWYERS hand took the cheese
knife commonly used in the and stabbed him in self
defense.
ts The ARRAY between the Of the San Giovanni
and certain Italian residents is told settled without
trial the Captain OF the frgate having through the Dis
tic Attorney made ample apology for the conduct OF his
~ Look out for an accident in Nassau ST. soon. The
nile of bricks in front of the site of the old Bible Houses
very unsafe and may tumble down any moment Should
any person be killed. who viii be blamed Nobody, Of
course.
TArLoRs New HOTEL AND REsTAURANr.-This build
ing situated on the of Broadway and Franklin ST.
is approaching completion 1t is considered the largest
and most elegant restaurant in the world and when com
peted will have cost about s350OO0 Wis the lot sl2000O