New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-16

nobody tell what viii turn up II ths next throw
iheTe are incident and romance enough tranprng ever
Gay IN the streets Of The sropOs to furnish szere o
the poet and novels: to the end OF time
Yesterday afternoon well dressed gentleman pass
Ing up Broadway. Foreign bad evidently given to
faoe once fair nge Of bronze and though nearly hall
a century might have rolled over bis head yet Is had
l few trane' behind it, and evidences that the shadows
were falling far to the eastward
Near Trinity Church sat an old apple woman. tsssrei
clock OF paid was thrown her shoulders her eyes
were dm her hand trembling and TIE thin gray hair
csped from the keeping Of cap guilless Of lace,
10y upon her .choek The old woman was watching
for purchasers, and her eyes rested upon the firm
OF the stranger as he proceeded esurely along paIs
| ifg now and then as he seemingly recognized some
spot familiar in other days or noted some unexpected
and TO him doubtless, painful changes
The old woman suddenly dropped her basket aud the
apples rolled hher and tbber but she did heed them
"Georee" che exclaimed, she sprsng to her feet
"George The stranger turned in the direction Of the
voice In On instant hi quiet vanished "George
Mother and the twain clasped in each others
arms. Greatly did some marTe at the Has the
"old woman tainted r. cried one Has she been steal
"iDgf" asked another Yes she had been stealng-teai
ing whole years of care from Time and fnging to the
winds But one touch Of nature makes the whole world
KIM and there many heart that beat softer at the
scene Twenty years ago George had left his home in
Utica New YOrl and gone " down to the sea and done
"busDess upon great waters After varied fortunes that
frightened at lat he had returned 10 find the old home
stead RACED to the ground block of stores occupying its
site every inch of which had been dear him lie found
no brother, sister to welcome him-but old man
pointed out hs fathers grave 1t sunken ald without
stone TO mark where he lay OF his mother he coud OBJ
tain trace She had left Utica long ago seek her
in New York and had never returned.
Who tell bow she watched and waited and wept for
that tint born. wandering son Who can tell by what
painful descent she down from comfort and home to
the street, ID age and poverty
But yesterday It all made right The dead
alive agsiD, and the lost found" And to-day, who
thinks che would exchange places with the most favored Of
fortune that dwell in mansions of marble
God grant that much joy break not the pitcher at the
fountain the wheel at the ciSern God grant many such
meetings in this world of partings.
Tie Board Of Aldermen at their meeting last evening
received petition from the President and Directors Of the
Crystal Palace Association asking for arenewa OF their
lease that the Reservoir square may be secured them for
purposes Of the exhibition for longer period than the
present lease warrants The application referred to
Committee. Aid Mott offered resolution setting forth that
the interests of the City requires that the Legislature should
before the close of the present session. repeal the amended
Charter of the City, wl referred to Committee
Ordinances with directions to report by Friday Aid
Williamson presented the report of the Ferry Committee on
the of better accommodation on the Wlllamsburgh
Ferry, which ordered to be printed The Committee
recommend increase in the number of boats &C. and
that The present high of fare be reduced The new
regulations submitted that after May J. 1854 the Peck
slip Ferry shall four boats from o'clock till 10 in the
morning and from o'clock till in the evening Of each
and every day from o'clock in the forenoon till p
three boats shall be kept constantly plying from
O'Clock in the evening till IL at night and from till
o'clock in the morning two boats shall be kept run
ming from ~ clock at night to 4 in the morning
one boat shall be kept running Five steamboats, equal in
sze and power and capacity to the Oneota Niagara aud
OMAHA Ia shall be furnish ID and kept for the OF said
Fery by the esees The essees also to keep the proper
number of capable TO attend the boats and bridges
and to keep the boats clean aud well ventilated and TO
preserve order &c 1t further directed that the lessees
of the Ferry rucnDg from Grandst n. Y, 70 Grand St,
Wiltmsburgh shall keep their ferry clean, keep able
bodied the boats and bridges 10 faen the b,ats
&c Ii is further directed that the lessees Of the Ferry
running from Grand ST New York, to South 9Th at vii
lamebuIgh keep two boats running on said Ferry fIom
GA NJ till Z NJ, daily and one boat from z 81 to
III A. NJ every night and observe similar regulations as
those mentioned above The essees of all these Ferries
are directed to supply all the boats used on said Ferries
with life boats and such other articles may be necessary
for the safety Of the lives of passengers The schedule Of
follows:
t. Rlfs' FOR Foot P1'ieng1i
On Peel slip Feuy for passenger. ..........
On Grsnds Ferry 70 seyen,h-st for si0ge pnsonser
On GIandr Fe1Iy to Grandst, FOR single psHsnFeF;.
for foot which shall include the .
privilege Of crossing all three ierries .slo ~
All females and boys under 81
ITo,O Caytf, 81,
At either Of the above Ferries
For horse, PIE csrrisge with two persors ~
For X, with two %
For pleasure with oar and driver -
For and loaded with tao 70
horse and light 10
For horses and loaded With nay sra~... ~
Ior ~
For
For every cider qoof -four
All milk neons with horse shall be allowed 10 commute
monthly by paying for such privilege %
All other aics not shall be charged proportion
the sbOveTaea
DIsTINGUIsHED AMERICANS We have received a new
and valuable engraving entitled Distinguished Ameri
cans designed and drawn from life by MIR julius Column
a young German artist of great merit who has within few
years taken up hs residence in this country The engrav
ing mezzotn % by 30 inches in dimensions and con-
the heads of fifty well known public character in the
different walks Of political literary and professional life