New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-18
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CITY ITEMS.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER
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Provo DAY OF GfSgRAL FAsrIsG.-A movement is
in contemplation in accordance with which the churches OF
all denominations of Christians throug the United States
and Territories respectfully invited to JON in The OBJ
seivance Of Friday week. May &c, as SOLEMN DAY of
Fasting md PRAYER, absninng from all secular Business
and that they meet in their respect places of worship to
duplicate Almighty God 10 avert tie evils which now
threaten tbs nation; that He would remember the Prcsi-
dent Of the United States and Congress assembled,
and al Others that authority and particularly all the
representatives. from the free States who may still by Their
timely action prevent the evils deplorc. As lar
,te preparatory meetings to be held Friday evening
Of Tie present week, At O'Clock.
We saw Il living picture, on Saturday, At the corner OF
Broadway and Chambors-st.one OF kind thai may DO
focn almost any day il this Babel of tongues This wa,
However rather mcommoly interesting picture Fly
men vomn and children OF the most respectable class Of
German formers had Just up Chamhent from The
station OF tie Erie Railroad TO catch one g,abce OF The
city before ihoy took up the continuation OF then journey
toll. final termination IL tie Wet, predetermined upon
before they lo Tire Faihcrland. We have seldom seen
finer looking Sc. Of immigrants. Tho were tail. nth
tic vii. chances Lronzcd by fed toll wearing, The
cider portion long of hcme-rn cloth and tho Young
mon and boy. hue ochs of stout linen and wooden fab
ric Tic seams covered wiki white tape, and scout leather
shoes with thick soes and caps, except three or four Of
the Old men. who wore hats.
IL. women were generally more barchcall tim ou-
Fashionable ladies' Some 81 The Oldest Of them Wore tasty
tte coorcd cops but tire majority had nothing Oh their
ho0ds hut y cir brown hair which grew Proiu-cy and
was coe up and fastened by combs ornamental h'r-
pins The other extremity OF the BODY however scoaed
10 BE- mos. carefully Guarded against the danger OF wet
feet There were paper shoes in this group some "i
them stood upon solid Leather soc- hall an inch ck AMI
all wore good .ou, Linen or wooden stockings made by
IIer 1vCr Of
cut short !, both ends There costly i.k dragging
M tir hcc- the rub indecent exposure a. The bu-i
for hat was covered with dose Gliin- kcrchel nni lAi
w.s about h- only article not made IL the domestic loom
in the whole gGrdrobc.
But the pr, te- sight - AL i-cvcry osc 90! hose
female uces the ruddy glow Of robust health ana
every one looked intelligent AMI Interesting and several
OF item GstSed in ridiculous 'euale costume "oa-i
have leon pronounced by every scntee " man VINO
chanocl to lock at it through his qazzns glass dcmd
" fine lpcn nv homer" And were they no. beautiful IN
their own native common sense costume We say 'ci'
beautiful in health and ronghbeaUiilu IN the IDEA Iai
Eey are lie poor weak helpless creatures that we ses
every day upon tie same pavement swelIerns under
load OF nliners goods, helpless, useless IseFso!e i''
ia5hion makes them so.
low there strangers did look at tie strange seh.s 6soe
tl, IN ,, great busy emporium of the Western Word
40 long dreamed OF by them at home SO long hopsa 'I Oh
the ocean VOYAGE and now for INC hssI 'ihe ieA'@o "
they will remain long just as soon as 'hey can =.
away they going Wisconsin Tor there ''y eau ~
cbeap 10 cutivaieand that they can call lher own
benr. scr s-homo. foreycr-God speed then-Cod bless
them.
CsysrN PAAcE-Mr. John II White, on behai! oi
the Director. of tie Association waited upon
FII1Nors q, the ST. Nicholas last evening ana rendered
to himself and friends invitation 10 attend the I!s''
Palace which coureously accepted. lie WIZ cA'c
the ST. Nicholas for The Palace this day al u clock
TESTIMONIAL rHE 0rTICERs OF rHE WA'aiN'loS'-
A9I O'Clock to-day public meeting Wi be held al inc
Merchants Exchange take into consideration the noble
conduct Of Capt Fitch and the officers and crew oil the
steamship Washington in escuins the passengers from the
ship Winchester Capt. Fitch the gallant sailor Is eS'
pec;cd TO be present.