New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-20

The Supervisors and Aldermen had very active
sessions last evening. The Supervisors passed sn-
dry bills ard made an effort on increasing the Msrse
Court Clerks salary, but failed for want Of constu
tiOnsl vote.
In the Board Of Aldermen, Q resolution suthosisag
the Mayor TO offer reward for the srres Of tie mar.
derer of John Swenson was adopted. rumbss u
speeches made in favor of the land grant to the
Catholic Orphan Asylum, and the report wss fssaJ
concurred In.
The PRESSURE IN BRoADwAY-MRs. TooDLKs
ABRoAD.-No person who was 10 Broadway on
Saturday afternoon can for moment doubt the pre-
sure being very severe. In fact good masy persss
about three O'Clock found themselves in tight pIc4
ard had it not been for the yielding nature Of sase
We should have had to record fearfai erush snpsg
those in the dry goods trade. As t wss, "iAs rua"
upon Lambert g. Co. was 90 greet that they we
obliged to call in the sid Of several extra pohesnss-
regular force being on hand at al tmes-and stsnoa
them at the door 70 keep out the crowd Of anxious
depostors of cash for dry goods. II wss
estimated that two thousand indvidsals snx-
ious for q chance to buy cheap goods wers
refused admi tance, for the sole reason that the
store was 90 full that no more could find standing
room. and the clerks could not attend TO the wants Of
The Large number who came TO buy, and the muon
larger number Who came TO "juss inquire the pncsot
tbrgs." Not only the store but the sidewalk in ffos
was crowded for hours with sufferers from the ssss
the money market, who have nothing TO veal, s.a
had taken advantage of the frst sunny day a lne
week to go shopping. As we were not sucosssfd 10
getting inside of this Establishment on Saturday, We
cannot speak of the interior; but yesterday q ssfy
ss eleven O'Clock, notwithstanding the lowering couos
ard sprinkle of rain, the room was 20 fuu that
passage could only be had through it BY
composing great Numbers Of steel Springs, or forcing
silks and founces to give way 10 the pressure. We
found multitude Of desparing looking clerks behind
long counters, upon which goods we're piled two o.
three feet deep in such state Of confusioa ., wouh
drive man with large bump Of ordsr ino spssn.
The sales Of dry goods this house amount to about
$500 a day.
At Bowen & Men .mee's g. On Saturday, we succeeded
in getting inside the door, ard then with strong Of.
fort work ng through the crush. The goods hare are
not offered over counters but spread ont upon low
tables, standing in tiers the immense q ,ors Of
the establishment, and every svsilsble pa
Of standing room between, up stairs snd
down, wss full. Standing upon the stairs and looking
down, it reminded one Of jam ct the Crystal Palscs
Fair more than it did Of a retail dry goods store II
was scene worth more. with the re6ecfions
brought with it. than any crowd Of sght+sers that We
ever cav. About the same amount Of money 10 dauy
deposited with this house ss with Lambert d Go.
Most of the dress goods are sold in patterns already
cut, go that there is not as much cutting to b dons
and, as the store s muca larger not necessarily -
compact crowd nor such filing up and confusion OF
goods. To all who really wish to bay good articles at
the same rates they are usually sold at Wholesale, or
little less, We give this sdvice Get up earyi ess yor
breakfast early; put on . plsin, counop drsss, and
90 out early; 20 TO sone iun.nse dry goods ssasI'a