New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-19
CITY ITEMS.
The cold snap Yesterday eliminated last evening hss
pretty sharp snow storm which bids fair to coatium
through the night.

h'e weeks heo young ana esunabie girl, about ekx
teen years old, who, with young brother were ths
cole support of their mother and four other small cbn
was unfortunately burned TO DEATH while in the exsr
cse OF Der profession, which that Of singer the
concert room in Broadway, known ss the Gaistiss.
her true name was Sarah Lewis, though che va
Known on the bills Of the house and to the public .
Hattie James"
On the evening which proved 10 her 70 fatal. she.
the usual hour, went to the concert room 10 pcrfu
her usual duties. She dressed for the stage and
had just stepped before tie audience, and had eive
the first line Of her last song Of tie evening. "Kass
Kearrey," when she incautionsiy ventursd too pes.
the footligbb, which not projected with win.
guards her light muslin d. caught fire. and N ~ in.
slant the pink gauzy robe that made her 70 pessas %
the eyes Of the audience proved her fiery shroud In
single moment che WIS fatally burued, although shs
lived aiieward eek in The cst ptolerabIe ~ suy
Since her lamestable death, the family have asss
otherwise sadly afflicted ia the death Of yoaBe1
brother aged s; lie deeply attached to bis aufess
tunate sister and recovered from the sb, ek d
Der awful fate. He pinned from tie moment SIZE We
brought home and his dee grief superinduced ar aeu
disease tlat carried him 10 be death tie day az er Id
sister war buried. Still another blow War dealt % this
unfortunate family by the closing Of tie dining slooa
OF Frencls Hotel the elder brother lost Lin e uatisu
and lie bow without business.
1t is now proposed that the members Of the profes.
sion to which the young lady belonged volunteer tes
professional services to make public benefit fozths
bereayed mother and her young children, which shah
prove TO them substantial help As this Ia OF the
where the benefit il seeded well deserved
there is no doubt the public will do their full share
whenever the professionals tender their services.
If those members Of the profession who desireN
give an hours service in 70 good cause, sorls
given evening, will send their names to Dobson y
Brothers. Nos SCI and 563 Broadway, entertain.
msut DO arranged that viii doubtless prove r.
muEerative to those who reed it 80 much.
CHARITY CoSoERr.-On Thursday evening q cos
cert il TO he given Dodworths rooms for the benefit
of the Italian and German Industrial Schools connsetnt
with the Childreus And Society. These schools hass
been in operation for time, AID the good which
they accomplish among the Italian and German
children Of the metropolis is too well known to need
more than mention. The programme for the entsrS
tsinmen is attractive, aud Will be performed by the
following artists, who have voluntarily offered their
services Miss Emma Trowcroft, Mad Grsever John.
son, lady amateur, Messrs. Ma! en- Schreiber Timm,
Hagen Brannes The concert will commence ut
O'Clock, and tickets may be procured at the principal
music stores.
CARLoox REDIvVUs.-The "riDg' operation By
which Alderman Bradys brother-in-law A. b. Car
lock- got the ob Of making alterations and additions
Essex Market trtlout contract needs but cursory 70
muder it is fresh in the memory Of almost every
one For the portion Of the work completed tie blh
already rendered amount about $40 600, while it h
alleged that less than half that would he good
pay. 1t is doubtful however, whether the Controlle
will allow the bile as the work was commenced with
appropriation, and il decided in the Superior
Court but short time ago that in such tbs city u
not bound for any amount, matter how reasonable
may be The charges. TIE TRIBUNE has exposed thu
fact that the Aldermans brotber-in-law was acting
as a Street Inspector at the time the job was eivss
him and for this other reason the Street Con-
missioner, in O communication 20 the Common Council
stated that said Carlock did not commence the worn
till February The joke of the matter Is that In
sVector has received certificate from the Street Com
mfsioners Office for overseeing the work on Laser
Market for several weeks prior to the time that Car
lock- according the statement of the Street Comnis
sioner himself, began the work. And upon hat CERT
fcate he has been paid.
TIE STREETS, AND THE PAY FOR CLEAkHe
rHEM.-The mud was frozen upon the streets yes.er
day and little could be done in the way of cleaning
The Street Inspectors report that in general the ash
carts were busy. Ii will be some time before Mr..
Hackley will be able TO draw from the treasury-si
adv rate he can get nothing until the levy parsed
and it believed that the Controller will then require
sworn vouchers from the Street Inspectors that the
contract has been in every respect fulfilled. BY ths
time The levy gets through the Legislature the excus
viii be no longer valid that there has been suiicf
ent time organize the force. The contract must b
fully carried oa
BOARD OF CouScmMES.-The Board net yesterday
and after the reading Of the minutes adjourned te
next Monday o. ) O'Clock P. m.
Police CoMMIssIoSERs,-At the meeting Of this
Board yesterday Sergeant Lucas was transferred from
the Fourth to the Ninth Precinct. For the purpose %
equalzng the force the following number Of men were
transferred from one precinct another: Seven
from the Seventh 10 the Thirteenth Ward six from
the Seventh 10 the Tenth; four from the Seventeenth
to the Tenth, aud five from the Seventeenth TO the
Thirteenth. The designations of Thos Wiley and
Elias Ellis Of the Nineteenth Precinc. were received
and accepted.
CRY MORTALITY The number Of deaths IN the City
and County of NewYork for the week ending March "a
wac 1917, which was less than the week previous,
and decrease Of % from the mortality of the CORE
spending week of last year. There were Of men q,
"a women, l3l boys and ITO girls. 0f2O7 dea,hs fror
acute diseases the greatest number from scarlet
fever, Al; convusioDs, infantile, q inflammation Of
the lungs q; croup, Is; diphlheria, 70 congestos
of the brain, 81 bronchitis, 81 inflammation Of the
BRAIN 8; small pox z. OF l39 deaths from chronic dis
eases, IS were cases of consumption; infanile maras