New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-06

The alarm Of fire on Thursday morning was csusef
by The burning out Of sooty chimney at No. 62
Leonard street.
CITY ITEMS.
The Aoadspy. with the Strakosch troupe opened
Oh Wednesday with the Notwithstanding Brig
poli and Amooio. Mr.. Briguoli seemed to b. labor
ing III der a cold but otherwise the performance ws
a. usual. The aitendaLce WIS good. Tonight Don
Pasqusle will be given
MogE OLD REcoRDs.-lt is stated that the Con-
tr.ler recently discovered, among the rubbish OF bis
Cfiee the y-Iitable Dong Charter. Ii had evident
" been Knocked about good deal, but the parch-
neLt is stll tough the writing clearly legible AMI
tie drcuinebt Will last thousands of years il well
taken care of. The Controller has had stout box
made for it, and put away in honorable retirement.
NOVEL UsE FOR FLoCR.-Scvcral hundred bar
res of urs0und -four have been purchased in this
market within few days, at price not exceeding
60 50 per barrel, which to be used in distilling
f,r tie naIufacture Of whisky, article the m
po,tnr ee If which, commercially, few but those d-
+, city nlerested will understand
NICHOLAS Hula meeting At the Bar, TO express
their sentiments in respect TO the den'h Of Nicholas
Hill Will be he'd at the General Term Rooms OF the
Supreme Court, at - p. m to-day May o.. I'D
dresses are expected from Messrs. Conor, Edmonds
Girsrd and Brady
Crrr FATH,Rs DEADHEAD3SG on SMALL SCALE.
Last night after the Board Of CouncimeD jeurned,
ope Of the members cried out 10 another the OPpO
site side Of the room, to get three tickets for each
If n. on the Third avenue Railroad" II d;i DO. ap-
r, m /, the .onversaton whst BUSH 90 haDI.
bat it must be presumed, however from the above
temsk that It not OF elisIcr6cing character;
for If it Lad been, the magnificent eun Of II cents
for car riding would scarcely have entared their
thoughts.
INV ApPoIsrsssrA-The following persons wsrc
sworn into office yesterday, al the Tax conrnss"ners
flee for term of ive years: Deputies, at eaary
of e. eco per annnm-S. T. Mckinney, W. +. Powers,
G. II. Franklin A. J. Campbell, c. j. Dodge james
Andrewa jr, r. Mott, w. Sinclair, j. Denais, q. L.
I.eutrcl, W. Brady, and D. w. Allen. Clerks-A 5.
Dusenbeny, L. 6. N-wkin, +. D. DAYS, \. 81
IIute,i, H. T.. Beach, I. b. Glover, j. l. Saith, u.
Conner, and L. Morgan.
ST. Thomas caVRcH PRoPrRTr.-A number OF
statements have recently been Published IN regard to
81. TT omas Church the safe Vi the property corner
Of Broadway asd Houston street, on which the
church Laldisg stands, for nall million OF doiars
TIE proIimste removal OF the congregation TO ne"
location I'D town &c. We understand that nothing
decisive has IS yet been done in the matter. The
Rector, WArdens and vesHymep. have been assured
Nh very high price in cash w"ald be given FOR The
si.s-enosgh to pay for church, and leave
rzissioD in the Old parish Inns. They have infer
consideration the project Of removing to he neisa-
bOurh eoi u Fifteth street and Fifth avesae bat Qf
not contemplate taking any active steps ior PEAR or
two.
BRIcKLAIIRs MEETISs.-The Brsklsyers' Union
ret last evening At Steuben Hall 10 ihe Bo~sry and
elected the fosow wing psrsons ocers or Abe
ing year: President, j. ii. WDd; Vee-ft e-idert,
DAVID Montgomery; Secretaries Timothy Csppsge,
Wm. Holt; TT. asuIer christopher CsPPAge. II wa
also decided thai, upon tho idsh inst, general de-
msnd should be made for e per day, DE price paid
before the panic, instead Of q Is, the amount paid