New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-08


snow I'm came on last evening and continued gently
up to midnight At that time the mercury rising aud
there was prospect Of thaw.
CIoupLAsD-Yes.erday morning was bright and cold
legitimate winter morning There sparkle in the
cir liz that Of the genuine Catawba Ten thousand col
uups of smoke from ten thousand chimneys and went
straight up white and eecy and how the fires have
rosred ard giowed beneath.
Pretty soon the sun looked over tho eastern rim Of the
horizon and the tops OF the columns crimson and gold
Az rose higher they wned to pillars Of fire. gorgeous as
an Arabian dream while here and there below them gilt
tered the silver clouds from the steam engines 1t wss
beautiful and ey6nescent spectacle.
From huge chmneys like volcanic craers the hot air
cuvered up into the frost and grew still There others
again tina, looked cold and dead There pipes pro-
trudng from roofs and windows whence came cur
rent Of air but thin pale wreaths Of smoke crep.
slowly out and blended with the blue Of the sky II was
easy to that they the abodes OF poverty and want
So above the roofs the City, the realm Of cloudland
but it soon disappeared the coorng faded out the col
urnns melted avay one after another and by the time the
City below was astr the city aOft had vanished away
John H Chambers he's been reelected Deputy Clerk OF
the Common Council. Mr.. C. has filed this post with
fidelity and rare ability for several years and his reelection
is well deserved compliment
WIG GEsEnAL CoxxIrrEE-The General Committee
met last evenir the Broadway House, and appointed
Stendng Committees for 1854 After the transaction of
some other business. the Committee adjourned to meet
again the first Tuesday in March
The GREAT REPUBLIC The hull Of this ship will be
towed WILLIAMSBURG. to day, to await purchaser
DEnmr DIsPyysARY-RepoH for JganIry,. 1854 -
Whole number Of patients treated during the month 1850
new patients Attended the Dspensary 725 their
dwellings 2G5 Males 455 females. 535 Natvity-United
States 500 Ireland. 579 other countries 81. Remaining
under treatment 100, vacenaed Ill sent TO the Hos
pital, 10 died, g Prescriptions dispensed, 1876
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS BIZ THE LATE FIREs-
Our appeal to the benevolent day or two since IN behalf
of the sufferers by the Pearl and other fires has
happy 10 say been responded to- Mrs C. II Brown of No
los West Fevenihs. handed to Lieut. Snodgras at the
First Ward Police Station large bundle Of clothing
and sum OF money be distributed to the sufferers by the
Pearst fire Mr. Phelps of the firm Of Maitland, Phelps
Co also called the Police Station, and with Lieut. s.
proceeded the location Of the fire where they found
thirty or forty poor families living in the dapiaed build
ings lie kindly distributed $50 among them aud left in
srucous for the most destitute to call at his store for
further aid lady living in Sixteenth st. sent large
the Sixth Ward Police distribute among the sufferers by
the late fires in Duane Centre and Pearl SITS The gifts
already received have beer judicouy distributed and
have partially relieved the pressing wants Of many Of
the sufferers We hall be happy announce further
tribuons in their behalf
TEX LOTTERY Policy yESpERs-The following the
names of the persons spprehended Monday afternoon
a. dealers in lottery policies Chss Foote whose Office is
at No lle Lewis Il Lewis T Hansen colOred No. 3l9
Stanton It Patrick McGnn, No Isl Houston ST. Chris
tan Nipling No. 100 Houston St. and Conrad Rspp,
No 81 Avenue b. In relation to the arrest Of these per
,ops Cap, C. Squres of the Eleventh Ward Police says
Oh bis yesterday morning to the Chief Of Police
1T will be seen that yesterday made descent upon
the policy shops, causing great hutter ing among the
engaged in that business In these shops found
rom thirty to forty and women who were waiting
for lucky Of the wheel of fortune Some Of them
are wve. Of honest hard working men whose earnings
thew thus squandered They begged peously not to be
e1rosed is my intention TO root out all such places in
the Ward"
Justice Welsh was engaged yesterday in investigating
the charges against the accused parties 1t appeared hs,
JAMES Crossmsn is the proprietor Of the shop at No 81
Avenue B. whose agent Conrad Rspp, Of No 10 Gin
ton Il Rspp made affidavit that his daily sales Of pol
icies rar geo from eos to ESQ Hsnsea McGnn and Nip
ling three Of the accused were held to bail to answer in
the Court Of Sessions warrant has been issued for the
and will be resumed oday
pt.1H FROM A CIV SHOT worsD-A lad IS years Of
age named John SHang died yesterday at the New.York
Hospital from the effects Of gun shot wound accidentally
received on the 26th Of December last while on cunning
expedition on Long Island with his brother lsd 10 years
of age 1t appears the Deceased received the gun from hs
brother as he passing dock and taking It by the
muzze accidentally shot in the arm and shoulder
The limb was subsequently amputated and he fingered in
sres, pain until yesterday Coroner Hilton held sninquest
upon the body and verdict Of accidental death was rem
dsed By the jury Deceased ws native OF England and
resided in Flushing, L. l.
Hr.vr RoBBIRf-ArreT on SHsPbIoR.-On Last Sunday
night the room Of Mr. Claus Berewve 81 No. 81 Mott g.
was entered and robbed of $500 in gold CON- mostly
double eagles which the thieves found in trunk WHICH hsy
broke open Three Germans, named Samuel Wood Ansu"
Meyer and Abraham Reyner yesterday arrested oy
Oheers Smith and Bowling Of the Lower Police Court
On suspicion of being the robbers Reyner appears was
seen lurking sbou, the place about the tine the robbery was
committed and on being taken to the Station House threw
srsy KEY which was recovered and found to ft the out
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