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After farther debate the resolution agreed 70 by
ten majority.
PROTECTION OF FEMALE EMI0RAHr PASSENGERS.
The House concurred In the amendment Of the Senate
to the bill for the protection Of females on board cm
grant veeses.
Adjourned.
City Intelligence.
ORsEoulrs OF THE LATE GEORGE wooD.-The last scenes
the earthly career Of the late George wood-a bogra
phical sketch OF whom published few days ago in
this papertook place yesterday afternoon at the Dutch
Reformed church, Of lafayette place and Fourth
street, and 1t Greenwood Cemetery little after two
O'Clock the remains Of the deceased gentleman
ried into the church, followed by number Of distin
guished citizens and intimate friends Of the family.
Among those present noticed the veteran hero Lieut.
Gen. Winfield Scott Hon. Charles OConor, George Law
u s. District Attorney Roosevelt, and the following cer
Rymen attired In their clerical garments-Hev Drs. De
was, vermyea, VDaon and !. = smith; Ine pan pear.
Ketchum Joseph Blunt, Seth p Staples. Judge Pea
body, Judge Mccarthy and Drs G. S Bedford, MetcLfe
sermon on the deceased taking for his text the 18th
chapter Of the 1s Epste to the Corinthians beginning
Rev Dr. De witt the coffin was removed to the hearss
and conveyed 70 Greenwood Cemetery for interment
An immense number Of persons in carriages accompa
MED the remains to their last resting place.
DANGEROUS Iuxyss OF AN OLD NEW YORK MERCHANT
Mr.. woodruff, formerly Of the firm of Woodruff &
Mnturn, and brother OF mayor woodruff Is
fined to his residence in Fourteenth street. by dangerous
lress Mr.. woodruff retired several years since from
S S ne w one 81 ae or o me
name Is ocated with OF the heaviest monetary
terprises Of New York in former years.
TIE wEArnAR-Contrary 70 general expectation,
storm set in yesterday but left little traces after it,
the accumuatons uurodden housctops and awnings
This s the form taken by the equnoctiM storm Of the
spring Of 1850 The wind cold and sharp, while the
atmosphere surcherged with consumptve moisture,
and the streets were sloppy and slushy The change
bad though must be called, preferable TO the de-
| Wednesday.
| NuxuPAI MATrxRs-sevcral Of the City Fathers have
gone Albany, with the view Of lobbying against the
Charter BILL which decidedly adverse to their idea
OF equitable share Of tho apois few days ago. Mr.
Comptroller Haws dsbursed two checks to the order Of
the City Chamberlain, amounting in the aggregate to
81, COZ, ,oC0. On the LIST Of April next he will pay
$676 800 Of the city bonds which money we'd
in anticipation Of the city for 1850 The laying
Of the pavement In Cortandt street has been
dvi"s o the oarnorson Counss Who object. to sbe
work legal grounds. The contractor will be paid for
the block which has already been paved Mr. James
Bogardus has sent bill Of $40 tho Street Commits
soner as charge for the employment OF his patented
plan Of erecting iron buildings, in the construction Of
Tompkns mari ket, which is almost completed.
TIE TINE BALL THE CUSTOM Houm-The new "tme
ba whereby the inhabitants Of the city, and likewise
lower bay, may be enabled to tell To nicely the hor Of
noon, is now all ready be hoisted above the Custom
House, and doubtless in few days will enter upon it's
career Of usefulness The ball is manufactured Of ash
wood, painted red weighs one hundred pounds and Is
exacy six feet dismeter The pole on which 1t Is 70 be
displayed plain iron staff fifty feet in length and four
inches In diameter and the elevang thin rope Of wire,
almost as flexible as common hempen cord At noon
mical Observatory Albany, the ball will be shot off
! pole by means Of powerful electro magnet.
PRIZE MErAIRH (NEw ORIxAss) JOCKEY cLuB.--
Messrs Tiffany Co., Of this city, have just completed
magnificent prize for the Meaiie Jockey Club race which
H TO come off In New Orleans In next April II consists
Of crescent shaped bowl with pedestal fashioned after
Moorish urn, and splendid piece OF workmanship,
worth $500. II s manufactured OF silver twenty
two inches high weighs ITO ounces, and capable Of
holding about gallon. On side Of the bowl rep
refentsor Of the and stand, and the
base Of the pedestal the figures Of two horses are exqu
sitely engraved.
FIRE IN THx ST. DENIS Hom-DAMAGE BY FIRE AND
WATER ABOUT SO oooo-Between eight and nine o'clock
last night Gre discovered in Of the rooms on
the seventh story Of the st. Denis Hotel Of Broad
way and Eleventh street The nre 1t seems occurred in
Of the bedrooms the smoke In the upper part Of the
house was tho first intimaton given Of the fire. The
alarm spread through the house, and great
the So,Tdsr: on the aooss d began
escape with but just the clothing they posscssed about
them The alarm brought the fremen TO the build
on The fire in consequence Of The height o the building
The hotel kept by Peter Degve; the damage the
600 in the Rutgers Excelsior River Relief aud Everett
| Insurance companies The building damaged about
fully insured The bosrder: in the rooms nearest
to the fire win lose about 81 000 Acting General Super
excellent order. The Of the fire al present
known.
FIRE IN Ninth AVENUE. Shortly before six o'clock
yesterday morning fire broke out between the build
20 Vaod hu
spark from stove in the premises Of James Judd, who
occupies the lower part Of No II segar store and
dwelling appears that Wednesday night, during the
gale, they heard loud noise apparently coming from the
chimney, and on examination found large crack down
the back Of the chimney The fremen exunguished the
1re before IT, did much damage Mr. Judd has sustained
about $25 damage By water his furniture Insured for
$500 in the North River Company Tho build
ing No II Ia Owned By Stephen Cfonkrght II Is damaged
about $50; not insured Tne building No 10 s tenement
house Much difficulty was Incurred ,s BY the police IN ex
the fire occurred 10 the night time several lives 10 all pro.
bAbity would have been lost The damage 10 the furn
s owned by Cornelius Crookrght Il is damaged about
$75 and insured for 81 500 In The North River Iusur
ance Company.
| FIRE IN CHERRY srRnr-OSE HoRsz BURNED TO DEATH
Shortly after nine O'Clock last night the alarm Of Are for
the Seventh district caused by Are in some frame
stables rear Of No Ga Cherry street. owned by Charles
Kelly. Several stables were destroyed horse belong
Ing 10 John Cutck worth $40 70 death
Inc s'aos were worm ABOUT $3.50; no insurauce Inc
IRE was caused Is is said by the creessne@ Of one OF
| The men with pipe.
FINE AR7s-The fret annual reception Of the Brooklyn
Gtists took place Wednesday evening" at Dodswortns
rooms Montague street. The show Of pictures was ex-
cmely sAsacsory Of our best known artists ouch
Messrs Ggnoux, Coleman, Innes. Believes, Carpenter
OeTte and Carmcncke being among the resident consr
butorr. One lady artist, Mss Indiana Oakley, sent In
copy Of painting Of Paul yerouese, and several original
pictures which evnccd great talent There were between
thousand twelve hundred persons present. including
oS ne loadnc fsabionah of Bsooklyn.