New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-03
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
Freshly caught ees politicians promises, and love,
may be considered slippery articles creased pig is
hard to hold by the tail; it took fifty centuries - ind
| Columbus who could stand egg on end and he
couldn, set it up without breaking it down; the bis
torcal slip betwHt tn. cup and the lip IS confessedy
slippery but s these slippery realities simmerei in:o
one unctuous mess would be rough IS chestnut.burr
when compared with some of the sidewalks and c:oss
irgs of our streets yesterday. Down in Wal street
there was much fun; the bears, always operating fo-
fall were successful beyond their lyeliest hops BIZ
| ard little all were down on the banks with rush.
Bulls Jared little better most OF their rises were based
on previous falls End the whole tenor Of the street
| decidedly unstesdy. Broadway was scarcely better
| the hor.es were all evidently slp-shod; omnibuses
seemed to be running around loose, with particular
direction Notwithstanding the aring sns along their
caves pedestrians for Acknowledged general
want Of undertaking. and all were ia al ice rness.
! Ofcourse the women-we bent On having no such
word a. lady-vere out, weather or no; and some OF
their slips were Astounding even to tight rOpe-dancers
The old smile Of turkey walking over hot ashes oc-
cur TO US but reject i. as ungrscefnl IN fact, we
decline any attempt at descriptions the pers OF CATERS
| and crnone under and over such want Of footing,
mus. be to be understood. IL ia often bad to be
caugh: tripping but yesterday it was worse not to be
caught tripping, and many uckless fair one, though
unswervngly attached to the unOn bowed before ad-
verse circumstance s and forced TO "Iet her sde
as We do this slip of the pen.
| ACADEMY OF MusIc.-NorDa ia to be produced to-
morrow "wednesday evening, with Me. Teresa
Parodi as Norma Nine. Strskosch viii take tn pat
| of Adalgiss-
| Mr.. AP1oMNAS's HARP SOIREEs.-Thc last Of
these entertainments will take place this evening at
Dodworth's, No 500 Broadway. Programme; Grand
| Duo for Harp and Pisno, by Messrs. Tiulm aud APP
tommas; Song the Prayer from l. Etoe du Nerd,
! by Madame Nina Van B.rkeli the "Oberon' Fsnts-
.is, by Mr. Aptommas; Reisingers Lied "Swei
| Aeglein. BY Nine Van Berke; Guitar Solo, by Mr..
Schubert; la Complaints and Venezis, Scene de La
gunes, by Slr. Goldbeck, &c.
| LECTURE BY DIR. ELDER To-NIGHr.-Dr Elder
who enioys large reputation lecturer will appear
10 that capacity nsht Dr. Chapins Church before
| Young Mems Christian Association. His subject is
| absolutely new: 80 The Germans of Pennsylvania"
We bave had thousand more less lectures on the
| New. nglsDders; but never single lecture on the
| Germans Of Penns vlvenia, who have contributed 10
build up that State TO proverbial degree OF wealth.
We Learn that Dr. Elder viii take favorable view Of
| his German friends.
| Temperance demonstration Will be made at tae
nall corner Of Sixteenth sheet and Eighth avenue To-
night.
The Parfh VIII csse again ceme this morning
before the Surrogate, but was again adjourned until
Saturday, Feb. :.
| The Supervisors had meeting yesterday aud or
dered bill OF 81 600 70 be paid VIM. Mackelar for
services az Clerk 10 the Commissioners Of Police.
The Board OF Aldermen did nothing of public in
portaDce.
| WHAT TIE BOARD or CoUscILNES THINK or TIE
| BoNp STREET BUTcHERY.-In the Board OF Council
men last Eight resolution offered authorizing the
Msyor to proclaim reward Of a. 900 for the arres of
The nurderers of DR.. Burden, provided they should
not be custody at the time Of making The offer pub
Sc To the surprise Of great many worthy citizens
The resc luton wes received with merment and even
ieers One jolly member moved % refer it 20 the Com
ut,ee on Arts and Sciences. another would have it 90
10 the Ordinance Commsee; third moved - refer
eDce TO the Committee on Police and forthwith before
word could BE- said, the last motion was carried
Thinking the sum named might be the point Of objec
ton the members fson the Ward IN which the murder
wss committed renewed the resolution, leaving the
SUD bsLk, and respectfully sskng the osjecios 20 III
whatever amount they pleased Two thousand dollars
wac named and then one Thousand. a brief debate
followed ehsrseterzed by spin; OF leviEy in regard
the late hoid tragedy which was, TO say TIE least
moe; singulary out Of place The whole affair seemed
70 be booked upon party scheme coming from
source which must be opposed IN any event. The
csptrsp Of ich and poor was brought II, and every
effort made by those vho opposed the reward 70 MAKE
| kght Of the murder. Finally half dozen members
objected to the consideration snd under the rule !;
| was ordered TO lie over until the mex; meet
| ing Of the Board. The fifteenth Ward men,
bers, unwilling to abandon the matter, then moved
Suspension Of the rules that the resolution could De
acted upon st once. This requires The ascent OF forty
members; but Il was thought that 10 one would Sc
rously object. Vote was taken, and thrriytI Ineu-
bers voted for and twenty-five against such susPensoo
TIE twenty-five members who consider the butoAery
not worth special attention Couneihnen CLARK,
| Hughes, ODonneu GlmArin, Warner, Barry, Jud-
so, Crsvfcrd, Franswsy, Campbell, Dosy, hcCon-
mel, J. W. Hsnt Kelly, n. Smith, Mansfield, b.
Reilly, Wallace, Hasvez, McCAhn and Doheuy.
But latls more thaa veek 49, the graft Of Q sage
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