New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-10

void Beside the eTnouIt Tor new f'its, ABOUT
$2iO(00 .ss slscappropriaed for ~ repa's aud c'u-
elton Of ether for ,fcsions in ard about the nsro'r
STATE, I,LAsp HIsroRicAL SocIErT The R-v.
Hctyy Wssd Beeoh.r is expecei to deliver l-ctars
bef r. tie Stst,r Island Rhetorical Society os the
evening the 18th inst TIE subject chosen for the
occasion i, The CHRISTIAN Common ~ealth -
CRUEL ABAsDoSsFsr.-PClcemsn Dumphy OF the
Tver,y FIST Ward. ~tre ou duty wsdo.scsy niSht,
heard tie screams Of child proceeding from the Cd
lar of No. Isl East Thuy -fh street and entering
the p,scs found an infant FIVE months old which bed
been deserted and eft 10 perish in the cold celia. He
made inquiries Of per- living in the house in regrd
to tte child but all prossed ignorance as 70 where 1t
belonged The officer then sent ii TO the Aims Hou.e
Tie Board Of Alderms last evening adopted re-
port 70 TO |, against the nessure Of the Counclnen
ts ibc1esse the psy Of members from 81 to - per
meeting. A communication received fro tee
Conn.ssortr of Streets and Lamps in relation 70
street. cleaning. An opinion WAS received from The
CcADsel TO the Corporation TO the EFFECT that toe Bs'-
tsry Enlargement contract is illegal Remou-trsnoes
were adopted sgainst the Broadway Railroad bill aud
other bills before the Legislature.
a hungarian, VINO speaks 'ne UeInsn, CuEnsui
French Latin and Greek lsrgusse s, as we'll as hs
nsve tongue has been in this city Elk weeks. and
in state Of woful 6estt1ion He is anxiru. to earc
bre-d for h. wife and boy teacher, writer 'erk.
porter, or in any honest way. Inquire of M. D,Gi-
ter No. 81 Worth street.
In SHAmKFUL CoSDITIos.-Loud complaints are
berg t.ly made against the CONDITION OF toe c'oss-
walk between the s,uth-west corner OF the Bible
House (Four'h avenue) and ST. Marks place aud, as
If to make the matter worse, the gas-laup located
abou, midway is frequently neglected, especially on
storm rights when il s mott needed by ped' sr'ans
who nay in sroh think themselves lucky If they
escape Without sprOined ankles or broken limbs.
SrpprS DrAru--"I Love RUM"-An inquest
wss beld yesterday at the Thrd Ward Police Station
up,n the body OF George Is Smith, youcg NAV,
who few hour. before fell dead ia the street. The
dcceased lad for some y-ara been an inve'erate
druker AID rom finally brought him to HIS grave. He
belonged to n respectable family ia Massachusetts but
on ing 70 an unfortunate love eff r, compelled to
cave his native village. He cane to this city
after or for months did nothing but loiter about
run procery in the Third Ward. On bis right arm he
had tatoocd his meme and figure of too hearts
pierced by dart. On his left arm, the words. " 1
lore Rum" in large Letters were tattooed. He died
Of epilepsy produced by intemperance, and verdict
to that effect was rendered by the Jury.
4 RoYA1 Doc Gen. Hall, while yesterday NOM
irg passing Trinity Church, WAS nesry Knocked dowo
by large Newfoundland dog sprngng upon bin from
behind The animal went as far ~ the chain would
allow a, fastened 70 the iron railing. The dog
YVES LEO" the faithful Waterman of Halls Piano
Forte manuft ctory, from which he was stolen fev
night. ago The dog.me chsnt, An hishmsn, declared
tina, he 4" brot No The haste" The General no ~ever
soon convinced hln of his mistake. and the faithful
fellow elady followed his owner home, He is mag
nifceDt specimen Of bic breed and deserves HE royal
lame.
BLOODY STABBISG AFfRAY AT THE MERCHANTS
HorzL-On Thursday morning, about o'clock, al az
ira, occurred al the Merchants Hotel CoulaDot street
which came hitting fatally to Que of the parties
implicated. II appears that James II Cheese, sales
msn in the employ Of Messrs. VIM. q. Lape Co,
No l9I Broadway, and Robert III. Little, ENGAGED in
The store Of hessIs. William X Breweter & Co, No.
81 Dey street net by accident at the Merchants Ho
ie where they bai few angry words, growing out Of
\ previous DILIGENTLY. Cheese havipg tbreateced 10
punish Lite for real imaginary WONG knocked
him from chair to the floor, where, after a brief
scO6e both regain ed their feet Little then pulled
knife from his pocket pursueG his a.ssilant toto the
diriI groom and coming up TO him, ga bed him twice
u the ride ard in the cheek, iucting aud
DANCE rops WOUNDS
The wound in Chssses face is Of very serious
character the knife having penetrated into his mouth.
In al probability tho injured will be disf4ured
for life. Officers Kleider and Sullivan Of the First
Ward were called in and arrested Little, whom they
took tothe Tombs 10 await examination before JUS
,ice Osborn. Cheese was conveyed TO private rom
in tie hotel, aud q physician called To attend him.
Mr. G. ID. Russell psiron Of the hotel witnessed the
aTray and thinks Cheese 10 be the sggressor L. is
aaid ha. both Little ard Cheese solicitors drum
mtIs, = c,ss Of people 6bo visit NewYork hotels to
form the acquaintance u country merchants With the
view OF selling them goods and 70 keep eve upon
their old friends from the interior whom they have
previously had in tow while in the city, 10 prevent
their wandering in by and forbidden paths to make
purchases.
Crr HIS THRoAr.-John Ready residing at No. 80
Cherry street made an attempt yesterday to put 40
end to bis existence by cutting his throat with
a rsEor. It appears that he WAS in the h.bit Of
drinking ard quenerng With bis wife, aud yes
terday morning they hsd dispute. 10 the coure
If the day bis wife went to Brooklyn TO see
somo friends, and while she away he went into the
waerclOset in tbe yard and msde gash u hi. toroa
which caused the blood to flow profusely. Half 40
hour aferward he was discovered ing In tie lard in-
sen-ibe, AMI WAS aiken TO the Hospital in charge of an
officer.
A HUNAs SKELETos FoCsD Sergeant G lmsn
Of tho Seventeenth Ward found hu nan skeleton 10
Thirteenth street, ros- Third avenue the rem,ias, a.
Is alleged, having been stolen fom 'he MedcI Col