New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-06

wholly volunteer affair, by all the performers great
and small and the pubic should remember such an
occasion and come forward generously.
THE YoUEG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Of our
City have called meeting at the Metropolitan Thea
ter this evening to devise Of afording sorely
needed aid to the many orphans made such through
the terrible devastation by yellow fever at Norfolk
and Portsmouth, Virginia.
We do earnestly urge al who have hearts and
rockets-the former not be in bectiou to the lat
htter-to attend and especially those whom the As
socation because of honest difference in interpret
ing sic Scriptures does not admit to it's membership
We infer from the fact that the Rev. Mr.. Osgood is
advertised as one Of tie speakers, that anybody is
considered orthodox enough by the Young Mems
Christian Association TO participate in its present en-
erprise and we urge the Heterodox especially to be
present. Ii the other sort needed urging we would
enreat them too but we trust they do not. This is
Christian meeting, called for an undeniaby and ex-
pansively Christian purpose. Let US try to make it
worthy OF the cause and the occasion. Remember
the place is the Metropolitan Theater and the time
o'clock This evening.
There will be Temperance Meeting a. Lamartine
Hail, corner of Eighth-av. and Twenty ninh-st, to-
morrow Sunday evening Free.
The Diorsma of the Battle of Bunker Hill, in con-
nection with tie Alleghansns at Academy Hall, is
open to the public inviting the attention of the lovers
Of art and those interested in the various incidents of
that me orsbIe contest.
GREEDY FOR GRAPEs.-One of our neighbors-that
il proximity makes people neighbors, for cur yards
jOin-has vine, noble old vine planted by the old
| KniokeIbocker owner who built the house when the
| locality was up town"-it is not up to gn now.
Last year this vine bore fair yield of grapes though
was net trimmed, for it had its roots within
reach Of one of those City reservoirs of fertility that
POISON the air of backyards with the eiiuva. Last
Spring TIE new shoots started out full of vigor and
set with fruit in such profusion as foreold the result
hist would follow where the pruning-knife Is ne
elected. The new owner Of his own vine,' with
out the " fix tree" was greedy of great crop. He
, certainly had the promises. But promises are Like
pieciust" In this case at any rate they were made
/ to be broken. All through the Summer we watched
the progress of this vine and its bushels of fruit We
never saw vine heavier loaded II had been trained
sopg trellis and upon roof, spreading over some
Aee bur bred feet of surface 1t was sight that we
Doubt BOT gladdened the heart of many one that
OOked snxiously forward to October and rich ripe
grapes How o.ten as we looked down from our side,
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cutting away twothirds of all that promised crop.
We did not even offer to tell the what to do,
because unasked advice is rarely kindly taken. So
tie green grapes grew, and looked well till nearly fall
s1e, aud then the over taxed vine began to d'oop,
| and dsy by day the leaves turned brown and sere,
snd now October is here, and there hang the green
grspts withered and worthless; not single one viii
ever ripen Greediness of great crop, or want OF
knowledge how to gain L. has lost the whole. Ethat
vine had been vigorously pruncd last Fsl or Winter,
,nd full two Thirds OF the branches cut away as soon
q they formed, those that remained would have
gown perfect, and the owner would have enjoyed a
oscious repast. Let all owners OF vince be advised
in time for another year.
PRIMARY MEETISGs.-rhe HaleSheu Democrats
and TIE Rumsellers held Primary Elections last even
ng Buta few persons participated and few fights
Consequence occurred. At the Fifth Ward meeting
Othe Half.Shells a pair of Milesians, whosc politics
vGe Hard and Soft, fused on the sidewalk with con-
sderable confusion After a free fsticuf fight they
ne, on the common platform Of the Hslf-Shells, and
u affair ended in general "snnile.'
BRiGGs.-Msckellar, Mccain, and Webster, the
onunscous three. are TO be brought into the august
Presence Of the infexibe Alderman this afternoon to
receive the corp de grace. They will have to make
Aer villa this morning. Mr.. Noyes's partner, Mr..
rosers, attempted to get an attachment for George
W. astsei yesterday, but Judge Ingrahsm hesitated
"grant It and put him of for day.
r@oAihfroRr LAw.-The arguments on the CON-
.en' against Messr. Coleman and Stetson Of the
10y HOUSE Tor violating the Prohibitory Liquor Law
., 70 nave been presented on Friday in the Court
''oclS Sessions. At the hour fixed by the Re-