New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-24

ess c;nls IN the REFORMS nir dUced there wn the rogl
Of Mahnoud end Add ul Medid long residence st Con
s;ap.nope ss aicb6 70 The Ameri~aa legation qualities
Mr. Homs to useful lis: upon the quest oas that
now 50 deeply the world in connection with Turkey
There little OF importance done in the Board ofAlder
men last evening excepting the edopon Of resolution
calling upon Tie Hudson River Railroad Company show
cause why the grant in tho City should not be taken
from them fr not complying wih the ordnance to take up
iber rails in Hudson and other streets and PM down other
rails ms ED
Grant Thorburns removal from the Custom House is
matter Of consequence perhaps bu. since Mr. Hunt
states that be orcered the Old out for breach o. rules
nay well add that Mr. quite ignorsnt OF the
order which he violated and thought he had as good
right to q candle for morent as Mr. Hunt had to
dozen or two burning at once in his the build
ing Grant thinks his ofenSe not so much the candle
light IS the publication few weeks ayo Of Bit Of pretty
strong Native Americanism However It is OF no conse
quence Grant hrs too much Of the ups and downs Of
life to take the affair heart and quite willing to make
woy eighty years Of for some lusty young Office
beggr who is lazy enough TO take his place.
TIE TELEGRAPHIc WIRE GROSS Tar HUDSON RIVER
On Saturday afternoon The telegrapic cable made by
Mesrs Newell & Co, at GatesheadupO Tyne, England
extended the Hudson River from Fort Washing
ton Fort Lee by order Of Mr. Rogers Superintendent Of
Houses New York and Washington telegraph line The
cable contained single conductor Of No 6 copper wire,
covered with Of gutta perchs and wrapped with
rope yam forming core, which sPrally laid
eight No 10 galvanized iron wires metallic covering,
to protect the incloed copper conductor 1t weighs 1926
pounds is three fOurths Of inch thick and one mile in
length II was unroed from a capstan on board the
steamboat Delaware and the time occupied in getting
everything ready and in putting the cable in its proper
place was one hour and twenty minutes.
Tie proprietcrs Of Tammany Hall have instituted
ton in the Superior Court against the members Of the Dem
ocrac General Committee ofthe year 1852 to recover the
sum of sl6l7 alleged TO be due for rent broken glass
broken furniture refreshments &c
JEWS HOSPITAL IN NEwYUnx.-A dinner and ball viii
be given al Nblos or Thursday evening the 26b ins in
aid of the funds of the Jews Hospital in New York The
corner stone has been laid and the Directors earnestly
desreus that the building in progress may be com
pleted fitted up and ready for the reception of the suffer
ing Jews with as little delay as possible.
TIE FIREMEN's BALL-This annual fete came of last
night at Niblos in le unsurpassed by any former
sembly There was very large and well pleased
company.
MAN TRAPs-We rot going into The enumeration or
the history of these articles Enough to say they Of all
not always made Of steel and no; always set upon
forbidden ground.
New York has its share OF traps both IN number and
variety and who does not take heed to his ways will be
apt to find one or another Of them found one last
night in Fulton st when he iumbled Though hole 10 the
sidewalk. Had he seen it BY day light would have been
avoided for it resembles deserted stone quarry than
a tbronged thoroughlare.
There is man-rap in Nassau ST disguised lumber
yard after hurricane Many is the man, that has gotten
knocks ON thing but Apostolic " in that locality
number of beautiful pits have been dgse1 in sundry
places beneath whore the sidewalks ougM to be Broad
way and elsewhere but they brdged-Oh Of course
but now and then with ingenious little places to let man
through in q twinkng Like the little joker, now you
SIC him and now you don't see him We had the pleas
ure of seeing a man "di;Gppear thus the other day
Had il occurred the theatrical boards it would have
brought down the house As it was nobody brought
down but the performer Welooked to if he had actual
" gone through the Celestial Empire and there he lay
enug and comfortable in the incest bed Of mud and water
you can imagine and what is more, he wasn't hurt BIT
only little dasty-ihat was all.
Sometimes we see plank invitngly extended over
collar couple of stories deep occasionally is in
duced to walk the plank down goes the plank and
down goes the and altogether ii forms nice ttls
device and pleasant surprise and breaks agreeaby the
monocny Of street life prorided a~0ys doesn't break
any btnes.
When chasm aforetme, yawned in Rome it kindly
consented to shut up ody could Be found loving
Rome more than himself to ride into it The was
found, and the chasm was satisfied But New York
gui are not satisfied with a single sacrifice they are
oamorous for more On for Roman chasm, and if We
cant have that then LET us have CUETIUs.
PREsEYTATfoS--Last night number OF persons doing
business in the Fifth Ward assembled at the Salon Of Mr.
Harrison corner Franklin and West sts for the purpose
of p1eontng gold watch to bir Taylor Ey-Alderman
Candle was to tie chair Order being restored the
chairman stated that year ago, Mr Hopkins. the
proprietor of a store in that Ward frequently missed
t,es from his store which fast no mentioned to his clerk
Mr. Taylor The clerk fearing no might be suspected Of
puroining the articles missed from time to time arranged
plan for the detection of the thieves in which he
ceeded Two persons he said who instead Of protecting the
properly the citizens in the Ward detected ia bur
glsrous operation These men Policemen they
arrested tried and convicted Of the crime but were after
ward pardoned by the Governor The speaker then pro
ceeded to give his opinion relative 70 the Governors action
in the matter &c and conc ndedby presenting Mr Taylor
with splendid gold watch as testimonial of reg ard from
some Of the merchants of the Fifth Ward for his action in
the matter Mr.. Taylor sponded in appropriate sern'
FIRE IN NASSAU STREET Last night about 10 O'Clock
fire broke out from unknown in the basement of
No Is Nassau Il occupied by Thomas Saunders boot and
shoe maker IRE flames were spoady subdued by the
fremen Damage about 500 The rs floor, occupied by
Chiffon & Co auctoneers, slightly damaged The
building damaged TO the amount OF al nut $50 Had
this fire occurred at later period IN the night .woud in
all probability have proved very destructive IN its coase
quences.
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