New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-15
CITY ITEMS

CITY ITEMS
We had true March weather yesterday, sharp wind
and sunshDe alternating with driving dust The mod
through which New York has so long Houndered SIN
stcks TO the Streets in another form whrs through
the air in dense clouds soliDg the clothing suarisg
the eyes and filing the fauces Of all those who go ezs
of doors. Nor eoes 1t stop here Through every
crack and crevice finds its way into our homes, hko
he Egyptian plague poisoning US with ls unutserssss
sbominations. The Superintendent OF Sanitary In
specton reports that DO has three hundred and my
men and four hundred carts at work, but these do nss
seem 10 make any impression upon the streets. Nc.
CITY Inspector when do you intendto stop this dls'sy
course and do your duty, by advertising for oids ass
letting out the contract for cleaning our streets 70 ss
lowest responsible bidder
RAILROAD CAsuAL1Y.-As the midday express trans
down the Hudson River Road was approaching the
little village of Croton, three miles above Sing Sing.
at 81 o'clock last evening" and while 1t was upoe q
long bridge over bay Of the river, the locomotive
Columbia" which was drawing II, broke its OF
driving wheel completely in tTo half of falling or
the bridge into the river. The train was soon stopped
without losing the track, which was but slightly in
iured hand car dispatched forthwith to Sing Stag
summoned the locomotive " Undertook to the aid
of tie crippled train, which, including its disabled 10
comotye, was drawn to Sing Sing within an hour and
a half of its proper time. There the Columbia wse
left, and the train brought along by the Kmderhoef,
reaching Thiity-6rst street about six o'clock. Tbs
evening way-train from sing Sing, which the Kis-
derhook was have brought was necessarily given uP.
We learn that the representations at the Freaoh
Tbeaer viii close on the 3st inst. The pieces PLAYED
in the intervening time will be performed once only
Horace Greeley will address the Republican Centre
Campaign Club this evening. See advertisement -
first page.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY," LECTURES on EoYPr.-The
second lecture of this interesting course will be delv-
cred by the Rev. j. P. Thompson, ID. d. this evening
at the hall of the Historical Society The object Of ths
Society is to obtain the celebrated Abbott collection q
Egyptian Antiquities, and prevent their removal fsn
the country. The lectures are free to members anA
their friends.
CRIxIsAL ON THE BEscB.-Alderman Barry
over whose head hangs four months sentence 70 ths
Pententiary has been Officiating Police Magistrate
at the Tombs for several days. Barry was convicted
of an assault and battery committed in disordsny
house, and received his sentence; but has manager
thus far to evade the penalty through the instrumental
ity of bis friend Judge Russell.
SUIcrDE-Henrietta Hamilton, the woman who WIS
Yesterday morDings TRIBUNE having taken pos
soa emily de& the Newf Hossa An inaucs
will be held TO day BY Coroner scAGmer
STEALING Dry Goops-Aldermau Barry yesterday
committed 10 Tom5s named James Connc charged
with larceny. Tbe accused went into the store OF David
e Avery $40 Broadway and on leaving 10 Ok With him
box Of goods valued *2s. The property was found In bin
possession.
BURGLAR CAUeHT Edward Mclaughlin was
Yesterday sstsd ch sed with having stolen $50 worth ~
goods om Rose. Dr. Rose lives Na 100 Moot stree
and nights since broke Ia his door during his-
absence ca bis furniture Mclaughlin
peed being arrested CONT ed the crime The goeds
and the prisoner locked to tusss
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