New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-20
CITY ITEMS.


AsUsEmEsrs.-We are in the closing weeks of the
Sumner season and have consequently TO report
nothing new"
AT Laura Keene's, "Our American Cousin attracts
excellent houses and Is TO the week and season
through.
Niron reioices in the Circus, which attracts good
houses. Tonight Mr.. Ten Hanlon reappears on the
Perlous Ladder. He has entirely recovered from the
effects of his fall. Zoyaa and the entire troupe appear
nightly. "CDderea' is still demanded by the public
Florence gives tonight "Insh Assurance and
"working the Oracle" Last Thursday night, Mrs.
Florence had benefit of the most substantial charac-
ter, there being very near 900 in the treasury-a
larger sum than ever before taken in one night at wal
lacks Theater. The house crowded to its utmost
capacity and Mrs. +. was most enthosias ically APP
plaoded encored, and called out. II was well'de-
served triumph.
At the Ner BOrery, Mr.. Eddy has done a fine busi
ness He continues three nights longer. This even
ing "Joseph and bis Brethren" and &C. affaels the
Reprobate," with farce.
The Rarels farewelled all the week to full houses.
and really bowed their adieux Saturday night This
evening the Winter Garden becomes aPsychom anthe-
um, and Prof. Anderson begins his Magical Soirees,
which if within reasonable distance Of his astonishing
advertisements, viii be worth seeing.
Hooley and CompJeFs Minstrels offer an interesting
programme for the lovers of Ethiopian fun. The
house is comfortable and the performance enjoyable.
Barnuns Museum is constantly receiving new ac-
cessons from all parts of the world, aud has now the
greatest collection of things worth seeing to be found
in America. The Wren Family occupy the stage this
week.
Adah Isoacks Menken advertises Shakesperian and
Poetical Reading a, Hope Chapel tonight.
/ Among the Pictures now on exhibition, we observe
the Du, seIjorf Gallery collection, Browns Bay and
City of New-York at Sunrise" and the International
| Art Union.
At the Palace Garden there viii be through the
week the usual varied and interesting performances.
| hessrs. WEeotley and CLARKE Of the Arch-street
Theater are first in the field of theatrical enterprise in
Philadelphia, this season. The of their man
sgenent suffers no abatement by the lapse of time,
and with thealer freshly appointed, and equal in
comfort and elegance to any in the Quaker City and
capital regular company beside fine series OF star
engagements the prospect was never brighter. The
house opened on Saturday night. Bourcicauts
"vanity Fair" will be produced this evening. The
company includes Messrs. Chppsndale, Shewell,
Lewis Baker Wheatee and J. S. Clarke; Mrs. John
Drew, and Misses Mary Wells, late of Laura
Keene's, Emma Taylor and Rose Skerrett.
| TIE Drunk AND DlsORDERLIEs.-We object most
decidedly to the manner in which those degraded
women who are classsd as Tombs RevOlvers' are
transferred from the City Prison to BIackwsls Island
IL is right and proper that the Commissioners of Public
Charities and Corrections should require those unfOrtu
mates who are committed to prison for drunkenness to
serve their time at the Workhouse. Such proceeding
not only sleeves the Tombs from its crowd Of prison.
ere but makes the drunkards useful But there is no
necessity for outragiDg public decency while transfer
| riog them from one prison to another These women
are ranged in the prison ard every morning in double
| file when having answered to the rol-cal they are
marched off to the number Of fifteen, twenty, and
sometimes high fifty, wha body guard of attend
ant policemen. Many of them have scarcely sufficient
clothing upon them to hide their nakedness, and no
covering whatever can conceal the traces of their
cent debauches. Up through Chatham street and East
Broadway to the foot Of Grand street is the line OF
march, and there they ars forwarded by steamer to
their island retreat. Street rowdies eer at them aud
small boys follow in the Of the procession with
boots and yells. Pedestrians shocked by the OBJ
scene and proane remarks Of the utterly abandoned
| among the women, who do not shrink on some occa-
sions from the most indecent demonstrations while on
the march. Sorrowng humanity hides its head in
shame at such outrag's on public decency, and cries
aloud for their suppression Scenes of this kind only
serve to harden those unforuuates in the procession
who are not already entirely lost Having been once
dragged thus through the Streets they apt to lose
what little selfrespect remained. If we have such
iniquty among us, it is scarcely necessary to make
spectacle of it. and thrust it upon the sight aud under
the Iostris of both citizens and strangers. We hope
the Board of Commissioners viii hereafter provide
some vehicuar means of transit for these wretcEed
people.
SUICIDE BY HAEGHG-Coroner Jackman yesterday