New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-15
CITY ITEMS

don't .uppose that the readers Of the City iens he0u
"a be told that we have had what Mr.. Merriam woui'
aye "eold term" for the fact doubtless, has Dc n
made tolerably apparent reeenty-in truth mas rua
" forced itself upon Us in spite Of all we could do' 10
the way Of nuiers wrappers, steam radsVofs' aau
registers TO keep comfortable. On Saturday nsn! Ine
mercury fell down below zero bereabouts and on son
dsy tight i. was almost 20 bad. Yesterday, however,
the temperature moderated greatly during the sno"
fall and ut 81 o'clock D. M. il stood 30, with light ran'
There was o great deal Of ice sdrift In tne nai'
| bor and yesses moving about were compen'
ed TO use steam.tugs and then met with mucn a'''
fculty During the past few Winters vessels towing
in from aea have frequently been anchored N the MOTIF
River This sbould be avoided ashley in greater
danger from the ice than II taken into the East hger
or fastened 70 pier which can always DO DONE Most
Of the ice coming down the North River passes down
l the bay--and but o small portion OF It returns
| Our ship news agent last evening reported' Inc
weather at sunset 10 yet stormy the wind from noro
| cart ard snowng. Large fields Of ice are passing
| down the North River, and impeding Navigation
There have been but few arrivals from sea to-day
Several .chooners that ,owed N report the weather 81
| being very heavy outside. with intense cold Among
the m was the schooner John Perkins, from Rockland,
Maine, after pauage Of thirtyfve days. having been
blown off shore twice to the western edge Of the Gull
There has been some damage done to vessels by the
ice The British ship Wsnonsb, from Androssan at az
| Choir in the NortL River, was badly cut about lhe
bows. The British shp strsthfeldaye had her rudder
injured while OVERLAPPING the pier at foot Of Jefferson
street. East River. Several pilo,boats came in from
sea- but repor. no Disasters. The steamships Bremen
| from Bremen, John Bell from Glasgow, Zulu from
| Kingston Jamaica are considered now fully due out
| if the storm continues, will not probably come INTO
night. The Eastern boats left at the usual hour.
| Mrs. Z. Bell Whitney, widow Of the late u. b.
Whitney, will read Macbeth and the American Flag
by j. X. Drake on Thursday evening, jan ~ at Cooper
Institute.
Nh. R.RrY's FIFTH LIcTuRr.-The fifth lecture Of
Mr. Rareys very sucoesdul course will be gwen To-
night. st Nibo's q. ca o'clock; and we would advise
tho,e who have any desire for seat 70 60 carly BONE
of the reserved seats for this lecture sold last week.
and rome have already been engaged for the 1hnrsday
evening and Saturday afternoon lectures Thai
Of Saurapy will be Mr.. B,reys hss appearance bat
one In Tho city. He has engaged 10 deliver three lee
lures a, the Brooklyn Academy Of Music and conteni'
plates giving one grand farewell exhibition .; the Aead
emy Of Music in this city chSgingone dollar Tor admis
sion TO all pans oftbe bouse and giving bali the pro-
| ceeds 10 tie Widows and 0phsis Fund. This Will be
poble charity q, this ncleent season OF the year Tor
the donation mus, be sufficiently large 70 relieve the
necessities of many suffering woman and child. Mr..
Rarey has had applications to lecture in many OF our
large cities and will perhaps 20 to Philadepbis or
Boston after leaving here. Iii to be hoped that either
he or able representative Of his selection may VISIT
all the principal cities Of the United States to promui-
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| borsos.
| THE.rmcALs AT PBILADZLPBIA.-The engagement
Of Mr. Edwin Booth and Mrs Cushman at the Academy
| Of Music at Philadelphia, which had awoke 80 much
excitement in that city, was brought 10 close on Fri
day evening on which night Mr.. Booth took his fare
well benefit appearing "a Shy loek to house crowded
with brilliant audience. Speaking Of the performance
| tho critic OF 7Ae Philadelphia Press renarks
M BooS. rrsaGn Of ssyosi la, evening fs' ana an sa%i
h. ap ne than he has ben able TO do the 9th
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session only and talent bat lie ~orshs' eosdu'o se
| pniu. conceive. aud etsoue,'
Air. Booth has arrived in town 10 prepare for His
| gasement ut the Winter Garden which commences on
| Monday next
| Thy TRooPs OK GovrRSoR's IsLsyp.-GoverDor's
Island pres,n occupied by an unusual number Of
troots chiefly raw recruits, Of whom an unusual num-
Der are HOckng In owing il 10 thought, % the hard
tines of which many Of them speak. Thsse recruits
come from different parts but mninly supplied by
New York; Of 625 men, more than threetourths
foreigners many OF them having previously served in
| tie British and Prusean armies Of them having
! but recently been discharges. The banack-rooms Of
1 Fort Columbus and Castle William, crowded and
| present lively scene. At 81 a. there Ia drill,
which contnu,s for one hour, and at 3 p. the exer-
cses are repeated. Yesterday dreary day at the
leland; owing to the snow.storm, which continued all
day, there were no outdoor exercises. The barge,
Piled by six sturdy oarsmen made regular trips back
and fo th forcing ts way through fields Of Ice carrying
10 tie Island and back the wives and friends Of the
soldiers. general opinion seemed 70 prevail among
The latter that tie secession troubles would BIO " set
tied because war between the States would be
to operate inurously upon both parties The soldiers
wore a careless look generally. There were new re-
cuts coming in at the rate, daily, of thirteen to twen-
| iy-fve The officers on the Islsnd are Major T. II.
Holmes Superintendent Recruiting service, command
| ing; Major A. Edward johnson, Commandant Of Re-
cru.s; Lieut.. Chas. Woods, Assistant Qusrermaster;
Lieu, John w. A. Webb First Adjutant Lieut.. Rey
nolds, Lieut. Thomas Lieut.. Huger, Lieut.. Smith, and
| DIR. Lamb, Surgeon.
The CRY DEPosITs.-1he Park Bank while pro-
feseng willingness to transfer the city funds in &C
o,dance with the requsition made by Mr.. DevGn,
wishes to have the opinion Of Mr. Noyes as to whether
or not il legal requirement and the time has been
extended one dzy TO give opportunity for considea-
ton uIon the matter. Corporation Counsel Bronson
Ii -. 4Ia aror.-