New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-03
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
FORTUNE TELLIyG.-Wm c. Cover. Sergeant
of Police in an affidavit sworn to before the Mayor
yesterday gives a curious scccunt Of IN interview
which be hat with a cettzin Madame Henry, No. 263
BroadEay on Tuesday. He says that he told her
that und rtanding she tod fortunes be had come 10
consult her 10 relation to valuable watch which had
been stolen from hm and ~ishsd TO learn ii his sus
pciors relation 10 lis whereabouts were weltOunl
cd. She answered that she could not tell who the
eerson was that stole it, ba. that she could te. the
color Of that persons hsie and whether he w0ai get
Lis watch again. Her charges we're from 81 % -,
but he would allow hin three wishes for fifty cents.
Be sgfetd TO take the wishes. She then went ID
closet ard took out book with massive iron key
confined in It by piece # red tape. She direc'e ed
him TO stand up and hold tije Of the key with his
right re6nger and 10 wish alOud, and she said il the
book turned arouno be would get ha visa. Tne book
was held b,txeen them according Ia directions the
sergeant wi.hed Tor HE watch ard Madame laid he.
hsnd on her bresst relied her eyes and exclaimed,
Almighty God, do tell whether tia, young man who
" stands before me will again get his watch. She
then muttered over something 10 herself, AMI the
BE- ok uoved slightly, which Madame sa,d was m in-
dcs'.cn Of ho.o. Theu sLe t,ld hi.o, When he went
home 10 take piece of paper and pat into /, pach
Of sslt a small piece Of brosd, and little lard, to
fold il up and in the evening" when alone, to thIoT
it into the fire. ssying: This far thief who stole my
watch may he have pains in his heart, in his liver,
and in bis luDgs, until he brings back my watch
TT thief could then have rest, che said, until he
brought back the watch. The Sergeant received
vey sttering snswers the second and third wishes
He paid Ter the fifty cents, and she then gave him
Ter card. saying that when his watch came back he
must cone and give her present
The uDeraiefu Sergesn', hoseger, complains OF
Madame as disorifrly person; alleges that abe
sWinded him out Of four shilius aud prays that she
u.ay be arrested, which il to be done.
Last evening be Right Rev. DR.. Nc Ciosky, r c.
Bishop Of the Diocese Of Albany, preached before
very numerous congregation in St S,ephen's Church,
Twenty sbth.st., near Third.av. The sermon re-
ferred principally TO the recently established dogma
Of the Immaculate Conception Of the Virgin Mary
and her publication; AID recommended implicit ODE
6ence thereto as now being the doctrine of the Alb
clio Church
FREr.TRADE AND PRoTEcrIos Mr.. Thomas NJ
Frazer, No. 1873 East Broadway. upper floor, wil'es
ia note 10 say be ssy he is ready and willing to Dis
",
Protection and Free.Trsde, accordiog to the caT-
ltnge Of the latter.
ToKEs OF EsrEEy Mr.. j. W. Herbst, who for
some years has acted clerk aud interpreter IN the
Office of the Chief of Police having within day or
"a o resiened hs situation to ill lucrative one
IN Bansing House in Wall st., was yesterday pre-
sentd BY biz feos clerks with an elegant gold Zen
ard Pencil Case, gold Desk Pen and magnificent
Ink Stand as a token of their esteem for him. MI
itrb,t is Frenchman, nearly 60 years of age. and
served in the French army under Napoleon Bona
psTte.
The article on New-York PAce copied into yes
,e,dsys TRrBrsE, enormously states that officer
Bower is the II spector AMI OF unk-shop',
&c. II should be Sergt. Wn II. Lererts.
No MoRF SHAvISG OF SUSDAY.-A paper has been
circulated under the auspices Of tho Mayor, among
the BARRIERS Of the City, and thousand of them
have already ogreed close their shops on Sunday
Messrs. Thompson & Hale, power-press printers,
Of No "A Ann-st., beg to iuform the public that the
CON plant entered in the Mayors book by Messrs.
Hetrck & Ropes, stating that tae engine 10 their
establishment was dangerous, being attended % by
boys il utterly false in every respect and originally
emana;ed from the man who bad the charge Of the
~ CINE up to last Monday, and was then discharged
for negec; Of duty.
THE SANDMAN CosvIcrs The Mayor and the
Sandman Minister had conference on Thursday, at
which It was agreed that the Dee Geneys, when she
arrived should anchor off Quarantine until the
MAYOR is satisfied as to the character Of her passen
gers.
SEMtAsyUAL SCHOOL ExAMISATIoy IN THE SIX
TEESTH WARD The Male Department of Public
School No %, in Twenty fourth.st between Seventh
ard EiPhth.ays, with 500 pupils, under the charge
of Thomas Foslke, Esq, Principal; John q. Nc
Nsfy Weep n pal, and eight Assistant Teschers
Wa examined yesterday By Mr. Superintendent Nc
Keep sssis'ed by numerous School officers, and 9th
es in tho presence Of very large number Of ladie
trd other visitors. The mos. noteworthy Of the
exc ,cises we're the examination Of BIZ. McSarys
Clessin Analytical Grammar and Algebra, and scv-
eral essays and declarations, Interpreted With nv
SC 4 copy Of Shaksperes Works, and copy oil
B,Tob- Works we're presented to the Authors OF tne
two best specimens Of composition, O. awarded by
Pro-. Over, Of the Free Academy
The presentation was made By the Rev Dr. Hh'
leth, prefseed by appropriate remarks:
Eighteen certificates we're given Oh. 10 pup'i- Tor
puucuslity and correc. department during the last
six months Tsere we're several specimens Of draT v
inn and ho.k keeping OIL the tables thst we're much