New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-01

AMERICAN Iss1IrrTE FuR.-The Fair at the Crys-
cal Palace has been open for week. and has quietly
taken il. position OF the institutions Of the city
hut until Yesterday lacked one Of It's greatest strsc-
.iors. The engine, from which III the machinery on
e,Ljbon l. TO derive its motive power first put in
motif n Yesterday morning. The printing presse, and
tb, pump-. the la,hes and the saws. the knng.ma.
chimes and the paners VIII ali be- in full operation a.
,oop NJ their owrers put on their bolts
Tur U,nBoR CoaNIssIosEEs.-The Harbor Com.
mi>.ioness met yesterday morning e; their Office in
BROADWAY. with Gen. Toton Of the Corps Of Topo-
pranhicsl Engineer PROT. Bache aud Prof. Davies
an Advisory Board to consult N regard to establishing
On exterior water-line about Brooklyn. II proposed
10 oreu a new street along the East River shore
tsri;r, rom Newtown Greek TO BGttermilk Channel
ot po-ite Governors Island and TO build wharves,
utrs and warehouse. along the new thoroughiare,
thus creating If possible rival to South street on our
own i..and. The slre l. opposed by the property
oyn.rs, however who appeared before the Commission
ye,t.rday ohjecting to it uncaled for, and detr
mental 10 the best interests Of Brooklyn Several
statements were made in regard to the proposed open
Dg. and the Commission adjourned for the day. The
.eion Of the Board will be continued til the end Of
the week and WILL probably attract the attention Of
;p.ere,.ed parties. The Commissioners have now
n.ory completed their labor'. The surveys and sound
mos Of Harlem River and about Hell Gate, By the
Tonographical Engineers will be terminated IN few
dave. more than 30 900 soundngs having been taken.
A. .oon a. the Brooklyn matter is settled the Com
iseion.is will prepare their report.
Singular SHOOTING AFPRAY.-Lat evening, about
II O'clock nan in the guise Of sailor entered the
Iouortore and boarding house Of John Brady, at No.
Isl Cedar street, and asked if he could be accommo-
dated with lodgings for the night, and how much it
would be. Brady replied in the affirmative and told
him the price was three shlIings The sailor said it
was too much, whereupon Brady recommended him to
another place. to which he repaired but he here failed
10 get the accommodation he required.
man named John Curen, who sitting in the
bar.room Of the latter house told the sailor that he
could show him place that would suit him The offer
was accepted, and both started out Of the house to-
gether. When opposite No. l57 Cedar street, the
sailor drew pistol and discharged it at Curen, the
charge taking effect in his belly, and producing q
frightful wound. The sailor, Immediately upon dir
charging the pistol ran Off and has not yet been up
pretended.
The wounded man was taken up BY some citizens
DOW lies in a critical condition. The surgeons say that
il il impossible for him Ia survive the injury. The
wadding was taken out of the wound but the ball
could not be found.
The Occurrence wa witnessed BY Martin Rastry
who say. that he would know the sailor again If he
raw him.
IMPORTANT ARKTsrs.-The Messrs. Iceland Of the
METROPOLITAN Hotel were aTrrrttd on Saturday after
noon at the instance Of W. l.. Culver, banker oil
Louisville, Ky. His affidavit charges the accused
with having purchased sl5,oCO worth Of bonds, aud
paying thor,for in Valley Bank money two days be-
fore that corcern failed Judge Bo-worh of the Sd
perior Count iseued the warrant.
Cyu Suit AGAINST THE Parties TO rHE KALI
WAY FRlrp.-A civil suit was commenced on Tueday
by the Northern Railway Of France against Mcssrs.
Gr.let & Carpenter, Porot & Guern the parties To
the great fraud. Judge Davies issued an order oi
arrest holding the parties to bail in the sum of 500 ooV
The plaintiffs claim amounts TO upward OF million OF
dolb,rs. The facts sa forth in the complaint are
already known to thr public Louis Norrogh ap-
pears for the plaintiffs.
The GALE.-Since Monday night a strong gale mas
been blowing from the S. K. to f., with heavy ran
port. There is at present a large feet OF outward
bound vesscE anchored off the North River, but they
all seem TO have wes,hered the gale. Several cellars
along the East and North Rivers were flooded, owing
to the high tide We had on Tue~day morning.
An Association mas been formed by some OF our IN
fu,ntal citizens styed The Self-Sustaning Human
tary Institute. It, object is to dispense with inter
rnedate., or middle men, and bring the producer and
consumer together thus saving the purchaser many
dollars that are paid 10 an unnecessary agent
meeting VIII be held tonight q; No. 695 Sixth Avenue
AMERICAS BIBLE CSIos.-The Anniversary OF the
American Bble Union will be celebrated this morning
at ~ O'Clock in the Fir. Baptist Church, corner OF
Broome and Elizabeth streets.
Mr.. Philip j. Forbes. the former Librarian OF the
New-Yort Society Library n DOW engaged % aseni
Ia -en sharee in that In-tiiuion-
foR ErRoFE.-The steamship Nev-fok let this
port yesterday for Glasgow, with sixty CABIN sod
eighty Storage Passenger and iul cargo OF ns0r'
beet, pork, &c,
The A,ia VII leave Jersey City for Liverpool 81 y
q. ID. to-day.
TIE GrsEnAI CosyYsTIos oY THE PRorEsIAs'
EfiscorAL CHrRcH.-This Convection VII assemble
to-day at ST. Luke's Church, Philadelphia o. iVi
O'Clock. sermon vii be pre- cached BY the BIshop Oh
the Dioc-se Of JewJerey. Immediately after toe
c!o-e Of the morning exercises, the two House. VIII
prce~! 70 organize for business.
DEATH OF RoBrRr N. X. SrEOso.-A remshso'e
mortality hss visited the Bar of Hewfork WITHIN tue
lat THREE years. Death hsI dooe it deso4sons W.T.
not 20 much BY immediate visits,icos 70 'ne c0ui-
ru N, the chambers and the office, % oy ssec"1s
Of terornrv axat,on OF retreenent sod tAefe