New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-10
CITY ITEMS

CITY ITEMS.
Musrc.-The first concert Of the Philharmonic So
ciety will take place this evening at the Academy .,
Music. The programme includes Schumann secOna
symphony, Beethoven's Leonora, overture, NO. l,
and Mendelssohn's "Calm Sea and Happy Voyage
Madame Schroeder Dummler and Dir. Noll will assist
The last rehearsal for this concert will take place this
morning at 10 o'clock.
A CHARITY FAIR.-A fair for the Protestant House
of Mercy will be held during the week beginning Now
II Monday next, at No. 738 Broadway, between
Ninth and Tenth streets. This association is for the
purpose Of furnishing home and place of refuge for
girls who msy be disposed TO reform their unfortunate
lives. Bishop Potter is Chief Trustee. The Ladies
Committee Is Mesdames G. C. Collins, Il. s. BuIis,
w. G.. Moore, T. M. Peters Priestly, Ellen Kemble.
REPRESENTATIVE WoaES.-We would call attention
10 the new course Of lectures on Representative
Women, by the Rev. John Lord, commencing on Mon
dsy evening, at Clinton Hall. These lectures treat
historically Of class Of subjects, both attractive and
pnhackneyed.
STEALING SEwIsG-MAcHISEs few days since
two young men called on Mrs. marceus Hunter, oil
No. 40 Sixth avenue, and offered 10 sell her new
Grover & Baker sewDg-machne for $50. They re-
presented that they had taken it for debt, which
would account for their osring TO cell it 80 cheap.
Mrs. Hunter finally purchased the machine, paying -
down and promising the remainder in a coups OF days
Subsequently friend Of hers tld her the true vslae
of the machine, and limited that il must have been
stolen Mrs. Hunter Immediately notified Grover &
Baker of the fats stated and the machine was ident-
fed as one that had recently been clipped BY them
While their sgent was at Mrs. Hunters house, one OF
the men of whom she had bought the machine, called
for the balance due him. He wa, Immediately arrest
ed by Officer Gala, Of the Ninth Ward, and on being
taken before Justice Connolly he gave his name as
John Sharkey, AID was locked up to answer. Subse-
quently the man who accompanied Sharkey to Mrs.
Hunters houae was recognized 10 The person of James
Fitzsimmons and be was also locked up. As num-
Ter of machines have recently been stolen from Grover
& Baker, it ia thought that some one Of their en-
ployees were IMPLICATED with the above prisoners
The prisoners were confined in the prison attached to
Jefferson Market but Fitzsmmons not relishing the
cloes quarters Of bis cell, cooy walked cut into the
street and Gissp around the corner without let or
hindrance This is the second prisoner who has es-
capped from the prison within two weeks
FAIR FOR THs BEsEFIr OF THE DEAF MUTEs.-
Fair for the benefit of st. AIMS Church for Deaf
Mutes is to be opened about the second wesk In
December next and general invitations have been sent
TO the ladies of New-York and elsewhere, inviting
them to assist in supplying the tables, aud sending
specimens Of their hanowork, and also 10 be present
themselves. The rectory of st. AIMS Church, No.
West Eighteenth street. is the place where articles for
the Fair are being sent preliminary 10 their arrange
nent for exhibition.
RATHER A NoyELTY.-Ws are not aware that there
has previously been record OF suit for libel
aeairst an agricultural editor The sphere OF such
journalists lies more particularly in peaceful domain
where the personalities and bitterness of political and
news journals are unknown. The rule mas been bro
ken at Last by an action brought against the editor Of
The American ercriturist. The complaint is that in
article cautionng persons against Investment with
out personal examination, damaging libel on the
waste lands of Long Island was contained and $40 900
damages claimed by the plaintiffs who are inter.
ested in portion Of this particular tract
SNAIL .PoTATo VESGEAScE.-Ths general forbear-
anee of our friends before election and their magnan
imous course since toward the go terribly routed op
position would appear to be but poorly appreciated in
the light Of an occurrence on Thursday evening in
front Of the Stuyyesant Institute. While Dr. Snod-
grass was Addressing the crowd which, unable to gain
admittsIce, had camored for him and o.her speakers
outside and lust at tire moment when ne was de-
scribiug the impoverished condition Of the coil of his
native South, scsroey capable now, in many sections,
of raising even small potatoes, and few in hill ="
number Of that indispensable edible (ft emblems
of their fusion with the Irish were hurled at
bis head from the Bell Everst headquarters directly
opposite.
The Doctor who had long sinee become used TO that
sort of interruption, aud far worse, from she masters
of those who threw the missiles in the South, contin-
ned to speak uncoDcernedly. he seemed TO regard
himself quite safe with his then surroundings; and in
this ne reckoned not without his host for 10 moment
under the cry of "Chsrgel Wide-Awakes" hun
dtd torches advanced toward the assaAnts. They,
REGARDING discretion as the better part of valor sud
denly formed in line and Te.reasd to jersey City in
search of few crumbs Of consolation, leaving the
Wide Awskes smenable we fear, TO the serious charge
of driving at least one squad of Union men 0 Of
me Uai0H!
yIsIr TO THE SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMoRY.-On
Thurtday evening Company b., Seventh Regiment
National Guard were honored with visit from Lady
Franklin, accompanied by number Of friends. Her
Lsdys! p was received most cordially by Col. Lefers
and Capt. Shaler. The party were shown all over the
srmory and the Second Company went through with
one OF their Characteristic drills to their extreme de-
leetaiion The utmost enthusiasm and delight were