New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-06
TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6,
CITY ITEMS.

TIC snow ,stgm of Tuesday left w IN doP"rAble
digit ye,esslty On the shady ido Of the streets pc
dest la den Ngss peculiarly Ierous, the frozen num-
moe AZ al1ne the sidewalks, canning the unwary To emp
ana slide about in the most undgnied manner, ana the
carriage ways, especially in those streets through w'ch
lie cara pass were swimming in compound oil salt ana
tash provocative Of colds and catarhs to those VINO
,tepred into the freezing mixture We believe there ID
nm ordinance requiring househoders and storekeepers
IN clear The sidewalks in front of their premises Oh ice
md snow at an early hour in the morning. yet the east
side of Broadway had been untouched at noon ye'ter
day. It il the duty OF the police to see that this whole
some regulation is complied with.
BuLI'e UrAp.-The beef cattle market for the week
closed last night at lower rates than at any time TINS
wear. The market was entirely overstocked win
coare rough stock and lean steers, 70 that all the cat
lie could not be sold though offered at their cost IN
Ohio or other Western States sinking cost OF tf'1ii-
rotation The prices Of lirstclasG stock were not 20
eb depressed the best ceiling readily at &C. pound,
sinking oIal and few extra good at 91c. Full paric-
ulars will he found in the regular report OF The market
Hour FOR THE PooR.-St. Paurs Home for Poo
Men will he opened to-day at No. LOG Franklin street
II is designed 10 meet the wants of the hungry and
homeless poor who, during this season Of the year.
beg during the day and have shelter for the night
Every person applying with ticket obtans agood meal
or has warm room 10 lodge in. Tickets In packages
of % for g. may be had Of Alfred Whitfield, ST. Panis
Mission Office, No. - Vesey street. between 10 q. m
and , p. IN.
FIeur BETWEEN WOODS AsD KIsG ToR PURsE OF
nh ,oIl,. "A If c,,bt hot al
of Boston, and George King of this city came off early
Yesterday morning at Bulls Head Ferry, making the
third prle.cht that has taken place on the ground
within thepreeent week The fight lasted FOR one hour
and fifteen minutes and IS rounds fought before
the winning man was named. About 500 persons were
present. including several noted pugists. King won
the first knock down and the {" frst blood, and at
the commencement he had the best of the fight. The
puyi-ts were by turns knocked of their pins, aud
bestowed upon each other punishment and az
one man or the other appeared TO get the best OF it
cheers and eers were given by the friends Of the person
doing the most damage. Kings left eye was nearly
closed by the twenty-;hird round and al time he
wac driven back into his corner, where he fell into
water rail- Woods WAS finally declared the victor
King having dropped foul" without blow. There
was nointorerence on the part Of the police, aud no
disturbance occurred during the whole affair.
Last night, Officer Dunning Of the Eighth Ward,
arrested Woods al n drinking saloCn in Mercer street
on charge of leaving the State for the purpose Of
engaging in prize Eight The Sergeant in command
of the Eighth Precinct SationiIouse entertained the
charge and Woods was committed to & cell for the
remainder Of the night
FIRE IN WAsHRGTOH SrREET.-Lsst evening a
fire occurred in the cotton warehouse, No. l63 Wash
NJ
ting of fluid lamp The flames were speedily extin.
ushed by the persons at work about the premises, and