New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21

The Board Of Aldernau last eruing concurred in appro
rrionc zoo for the celebration 81 WPshingtons brh
day and appointed Special Committee on arran seeh.%
They received q communication from the Counsel to the
Corporation in to resolution asking legal inJrma
ton in regard the powers of the Board Mr. Dillon is of
opinion that under the Charter all papers involving
the expenditure of money must originate in the Board OF
Counclnen The Board adjourned a, o'clock to attend
the dinner given by the COunclmen
The FIREMES-In spite Of the desperate storm last
night the remen were ont in force to receive the visiting
Company from Baltimore but up to II o'clock nothing had
been heard of themthe trains having been blocked up
by the
PS-Tbe Baltimore Fremen arrived at jersey City at
III NJ in the Express train The Committee Of No. Il
were in waiting receive them and escorted them to their
lodgings
The Randall Island Boys will celebrate the 22d in grand
style by an Grafton and other exercises They will also
be visited by the Baltimore Firemen. The boys viii dis
play all their new banners the occasion Mr. Draper
and other Governors viii be present
THE SAN Francisco IyqUIRY-SergeantAlajo Ora
ham and Corporal Smith and the Engineer were examined
yesterday but nothing new was elected. Capt Watkins
is expected to arrive 10 day
FoRoxo BANK CmcKs-A young Englishman named
Wm Garter, employed assistant book keeper in the
dry goods importing house Of Lotmer Large Elery Co.
was yesterday arrested charged with forging the Of
the firm upon two checks, drawn the Bank Ct Amer
lea for $500 the other upon the Bank of the Republic for
$3.50 The forgeries committed in the early part OF
January and the accused left the employ Of the firm the
elst of that month He was taken before Mayor Weser
Welt and committed for Trial He confessed his guilt to the
Mayor
ACCIDENT on THE NAUGATUcK RlILRo.D.-The first
train from winsted yesterday morning met with serious
accident about three miles this side OF Naugauck The
engine and tender thrown off the track down an en-
bankmen Mt about twelve feet into the river in deep water
killing the engineer and slightly injurng the fireman
The engine ran off the track in the road the
opposite side from the river running ten rods over
tie ties when it brought up sganss projecting rock
SCATTERING and tearing many portions of its iron work
From thence about FIVE rods plunged over the wall into
the river The fireman pitched entirely the mass
of broken machinery head foremost into the river Being
good swimmer he up and swan 10 the shore. The
engineer was discovered the surface of the water and
after few slight struggles sank ii being impossible to
reach him He was taken GU. in about twenty minutes.
dead.
Though the fireman escaped, his watch. which was in
bis pocket to atoms Many portions of il were
picked up the road after the engine ruck the rock aud
before plunged the bank into the river Altogether
/, was most fortunate escape for the passenger which
broke loose and passed on in security.
TIcKFr SwISDLE on CALIFORNIA EsIGRiSrs-Yester-
day afternoon nearly fifty young men who had been swim
died out of from s75 $500 each by the plrchsse OF
worthless tickets for California the office Of William NJ
Young Co. Broadway, corner of Beaver st, appeared
before Justice Bogat a, the Lower Police Court to prefer
charges against Young and his confedeaes take such
other steps would insure either their passage to C.for'
MIA or the return of their passage money Most Of the
vounr men are from the far West and many without
funds either to procure passage to the gold regions or for
home Daniel Mshone, OF Chicago. IL. stopping at No
Chestnut S, made lengthy affidavit before the Magistrate
detailing the circumstances under which he and seven
Of his companions from Chicago were inveigled into
Youprs Office and there feeced out OF sil4o BY Young
hs runners and conderstes -Four Of the men who were
in the Office at the time these fraudulent tickets were pur
chased represented themselves to be agents and part
owners of the steamship North Star and the tickets were
purchased for passage in that vessel These 0ur ~ we
noticed yesterday morning were arrested ana are nov
..;,,, AZ buf Young the bad and fIVcf OF