New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-09
as nearly as we can learn, are as follows

With other small losses the whole amount not less than
100000
Of the fire. we have learned upon good authority
that three lives if not more lost n the last mig
FIRE, All in the Rassete House One 10 Jump
from the third story window bis bsdy not obtained
woman upon the part Of the building and
suddenly the fame cured over her and she Lost
other woman cngDg from the sill Of third
thrown out OF third story window, but caught aud
received but little injury. Alta Cal, May 4.
MAY DAY-The feature Of Monday decidedly the
celebration of May Day by the school children OF an
Francisco Everything combined to make the occasion
Joyous The monies off successfully and
accident occurred to the pleasure Of IN, festival The
shone brilliantly and il almost seemed that Flora and
the Graces had from he Hydrologic age broken
through the wall of these uaran centuries and entered
among with their guiding Influences such the taste
with which everything arranged-such WAS the pro
fusion of flowers which had been shOwered among the
pageant. Hands Of invisible spirits seemed indeed to
touch the strings AT early morning hundreds of little
children gay ssed might have been vending their
way, hand in hand or singy 10 the general rendezvous
the Pine st. Baptist Church And when the little happy
things gathered together before they had been ar
ranged procession the effect Of the confused
dsppled with Wresthes and ribbons and banners tho
Of flowers the boys all neatly dressed and the little
girls mostly in white was unique and truly beautiful A
sight cheerful gentle in its Influences has never be-
fore presented Itself on the Pacific coast
The GERNAS CELEBRATIoN.-The two German societies.
the Turner and Singer Corps celebrated their an
Diverary on the 9Th u on the farm of Mr. RUS near the
admirably adapted to the occasion large space was de-
voted 10 tho tables where all the Injuries OF the
spread TO which ample justice done by the num-
bers OF invited guests after the athletic exercises of the
were concluded Gymnsstic feats songs le .pinp RIM
ming wretng, musc and dancing comprised the amu.s
ments Of the day IL appeared as if half the citv
had made point OF attending his curious display Several
other societies present. by invitation and neither
among the guests the members of the clubs or the se
tstors, there gle instance Of ds RIDER Fvsrv+bin
went off " nh the greatest harmony The celebration
srtuyinaon Of Of the old customs the fadar an
and L. we understand OF very ancient date The f,
tyities to be continued
EPISCOPAL COSvESTIOS--On Thursday Nav tho tr;e,,
nal Convention Of the Protestant Episcopal Church Of
orla commenced is sessions in San Francisco This i
the second Convention only that has ever been held IN fb
Safe the hrsi having met in the year 1850 If we mistake
not there only Episcopal parishes which can
ery be called such in California We alude 10 tbose
in most hourshing condition in San Francisco Grace
Church OF Sacramento has been without rector for
years al least and had church edifee 1t Johns
Church Of Stockton has only just been organic and
Yet without rector Still affairs look prosperously and
the Convention of this year is decided Improvement 40
far IS the number of It's members concerned ON th NJ
the year le50. We understand that II possible ths
ton Of the election of Bishop may arise for
before adjournment
The Convention decided to send Messrs Jonathan Ed
wards, j. d. Hawks, j. M Russell and Ed Aud,r;sse "a
Delegates TO the General Convention which rne - j.; n 20
Der DeAt at New York also procure if plssible Wis,
from some Bishop OF the Church OF this Diocese
BIsHoP SouLL-We understand that Rev. Jo,hua soula,
DID, senior Bishop OF the NJ f. Church South design, Wis
Ig the principal towns in California before returning 10