New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-08
CITY ITEMS.

This evening Lieut. Bartlett, U. S. N. will deliver
lecture before the American Geographical So
ciety on the very important subject Of Lighthouses
and their Recent improvements" As Lieut.. Bsrt-
lett was sent out by Government to examine the
FresDol System, may expect paper not only
highly interesting, blu, very important to our great
commercial interests. To illustrate the wonderful
effect of this system, Washington-squsre will be lin
minated by sn apparatus from 10 o'clock, at which
hour the lecture will commence.
CONCERT BY THE NEwsBoYs.-That very useful
and worthy class of our City juvenles-the Newa
boys-under the charge OF M c. c. Tracy, Superin-
tendent of the Newsboys Lodging Rooms, have an
nouneed Concert for their benefit, to take place
at the Broadway Tabernacle, on the evening of St.
Vaes tines Day, 18th inst, at which they are to be
assisted by Dumb Of the first artists and an aeurs
of the City. The boys have, for several months pss
been receiving instructions in music at the hands Of
Mr.. W. c. Van Meter, not wholly in view Of this
concert, but for the purpose of improving and i'm
parting refinement to their unschooed natures, and
We understand that many Of them have been found
10 possess rare musical talent. The proceeds Of the
concert will be placed in the hands Of Mr. Tracy, to
be expended for the benefit Of the boys The occa.
sion will be novel one and the object is worthy the
patronage of the public and we trost the Saiat who
presides over the day they have selected, may
shower his silver favOrs upon them in rich abund-
aIce.
AMATEUR CONCERT FOR The BENEFIT OF RAGGED
ScHooLs-A vocal and instrumental concert was given
at Stuyvesant Institute, last evening" by number OF
amateurs, the proceeds of which amounting to about
$780, will be applied to the assistance of the Ragged
Schools Of this City. The weather mos. unto~ard,
but despite this serious drawback, the hall nearly
filed The female performers were Mrs. Morris, Mrs
Mayer, and Misses Plat, Fitsh, WolIenhaupt, Nc
Cauley, and Tryon; and the male perforners Messrs.
Phillips Mayer, NolI, Reyer Matzka, Bergner,
Chester, Porter, Jessup, and Lloyd. Among those
who elected marked applauee were Misses McCauley
and Tryop and Mr. Philip Meyer; the former Of these
ladies sang an air from Besars with the ease and
finish of practiced vocalist. The perform snce, as a
whole, was quite creditabe to the participants and
the concert passed off with much iprit.
PosTPoSED AGAIS.-Miss Pyns not having sufi-
GENTLY recovered from her Illness there was no per-
Torrance at the Broadway last night, nor will there
be any tonight. Tomorrow friday evening, it is
expected that Cinderella" will certainly repeated
HE T.. Il. cNOW SOClAL UNION neiu us u'pt
monthly public meeting on Tuesday evening last in
Friendship Hall, Sixteenth-st Notwithstanding the
severity Of the weather, there was pretty large
attendance. The exercises consisted CT speeches aud
songs. Mr.. Duff occupied the chair Messrs Cor
don McGrath, and Mrs Watson, were the speakers;
Mr. and Mrs. Brewer, Mr.. Anderson, and Mr.. Austin,
eDiveped the evening by singing several temperance
songs.
REAL EsTATE-The season for the sale OF real
estate lie upon u.s. and it is matter Of surprise among
many that so little has yet been thrown into the
market, or advertised for sale. Judging from the
great losses which have been sustained by capitalists
who have invested their money in stocks and other
paper securies one would naturally infer that expe
rence must have directed their attention to the more
safe, sure and profitable nature Of New. York real
estate investments.
very superficial observation will soon convince
us that millions Of dollars have been lost by our
moned men in stock speculations during the last
year, while those who have made permanent in
vestmert in low-priced real estate in the City and
suburbs have not only not lost anything, bat have
constantly felt the growth of the City and have the
NOS. sure prospect Of large profit being ultimately
realized on their judicious investments.
A company Of Philadelphia Councilmen, who had
come to escort one OF their fellow Councmen, San
G. Randall, on his way to Europe, called on the
Mayor, yesterday. They congratulated him on the
success which was GROWING bis efforts to enforce the
laws and the Mayer responded in a neat and digni-
fed speech.
A DANGEROUS TRAP.-The Police report that
deep well which has recently been dug in Seventy
ninth ST., rear Thrdav. is allowed to remain without
any covering to prevent night.traveers walking
into 1t.
The license of Dreyer & Kaufmann. who keep an
Intelligence Office at No. 4so Broadway has been
revoked, on complaint of Gustav Wather that he
paid them one dollar, on promise of immediate em-
ployment as salesman in cigar store, which he did
not obtain. Mr. Walther threatened to apply to the
Mayor, when Kaufman replied that he did not care,
and if the Mayor came he would throw him out OF
the office.
ARREST OF A FoRTUNK-TELLER--Of6,e ser huise,
ofhe Iwereh Ward yesterday arrested Catherine Weit.sa
German womfn living at No let West Thirty 81,
On o. Jseoe Wagner who ehsrses her witn os1s
fortuneees oth~rv desaasd Of
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