New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-10
CITY ITEMS.

A lively snow-storu came upon "a yesterday morn
ing, and lasted all day, abatmg somewhat after sun
down bnt bidding fair to continue through the night
Snow enough fell to make tOerably good sleghing out
of town and in some OF the retired streets OF the
ety but in the main thoroughfares the travel was too
much for il altogether. Snow is nuisance In New
York and ought TO be abated. Instead Of coming
down deep enough to bury the wheeled vehicles, and
compel the crusty old stage owners to haul out their
f'Great. Eastern sleighs, for good, old-fashoned
Winter carnival in which the big folks and the little
folks could all take hand, just enough falls to
louify the thick mud with which our streets are
40 literally coated on the first "solt day
that comes along, and they are usually pretty mgh
about such times when whoever ventures out OF doors
must do 10 at the peril of being spotted and spashed t
his beet friends would mistake him for scavenger.
OF course under the present regime this sort of thing
il inevitable but if the clerk Of the weather has no OBJ
ectons we will take the next insallment when MIR.
Delayans department is in funds or il itsall the same
to him, would he please wait till the new sreet-clean
inc contract has been confirmed Meanwhile, let all
coed citizens gee to il that their sidewalks are promptly
cleaned off early this morning. by the poor shilingess
fellows who will come and tender their services. Po-
lcemen who understand their duty will notify deln-
SO shall the great perpatec public be spared nnumer-
able sps slides, falls, bumps, sprans bruises, and
broken bones.
Bulls HEAD.-The closing day at the great weekly
cattle market in Forty-fouth street did not exhibit
state of things calculated to make the droves partc
ry hilarious The range of prices through both days
has been generally half cent pound less than week
Il. IL. &c al 4 arpf NJ
10 impossible to sell ont all the stock without making
still greater concessions to the buyers The cause OF
the decline is an increase of 900 head in the sup
ply, making larger total than the average weekly
supply all Last year.
CosoERT.-A concert in aid of the St. Johns Chapel
Industrial School will take place this evening at Irving
Hall. Beside selections from the popular operas,
"The Desert will DO given, under the direction Of
George F. BriAow, esq, assisted by Miss Maria
Brainerd Messrs. Hazelwood Eben Wooster, Beames,
and the members of the Harmonic Society.
CISpyRELIA AND HER SIsTRRs.--The exhibition O.
this picture which has attracted much attention in
THE city will close at Scauss Gallery No. 629 Broad
way, on Jan. 81.
LECTURE BEFORE THE NEw-Y0RK TEACHERS Asso-
cI,rIos-prof. j. Graef Barton Of the Free Academy
delivers lecture on The Mission and Constitution OF
the English Language" this evening at n O'Clock, at
the hall Of the Board Of Education
Mr.. Ferrero announces that he will give his third
annual private Soiree Dansante at the Academy oil
Music on Thursday next, for the qualification OF his
pupis and their relatives and friends. The floor will
be given up to the children from until p m, and
after that hour 10 adults exclusively.
The church on Fifth avenue, recently under the
pastora charge Of the late DIR. Alexander has given
unanimous call TO the Rev. DIR. Rice of Chicago.
Mr.. RAEIr's LECTURE To-NTGHr.--The third
practical lecture of the great horseamer will be given
at Nibos tonight, at "A o'clock. Yesterday morning
by o'clock crowd bad gathered At the box-oihce to
secure places for this lecture and by 10 a. m nearly
every seat in the parquet had been taken. This "a
certainly sure indication Of the popular interest which
Mr.. Rareys performances have awakened, and augurs
we'll for the success OF long Despite his lib
eral offer Of 400 for every very vicious subject which
NAV BE- offered Mr.. Rarey has experienced the great
e-t difficulty in finding horses sufficiently violent in
temper to make an interesting fight at Nibos. This
no doubt arises from the fact that have few thor
oughbreds in this vicinity which, when really bad in
temper make very violent resistance to his arts Our
horses are mostly base-booded and while they show
ome eight have not the obstinate courage TO resist for
full hour az Rareys most famous foreign subjects
| have. For tonight an ugly kicking horse, named
Peacock has been offered from the Hudson River Rail-
road stables and others believe have been secured.
THr Hon BRIDsE CRoros M,tS.--The great Gro
ton pipe over TIE High Bridge is rapidly approaching
conpleton-all bur onethird Of il being already laid
and ryeted and the remainder viii be taken from the
yard at Greenpont, where it is manufactured, in the
coure Of the present week. After the main is laid a
good deal Of work will have to be done TO con-
meet the ends with the aqueduct. This work cannot
he performed in cold weather the cement in freezing
losing its cohesion it WILL therefore, probably be the
frat Of May before the water Is lot in.
RoARp oV CouscuNEs.-Th Board met for the
third time yesterday at p. After waiting half
hour and none Of the Republican members or Mr..
Reprer Mozart Democat) appearing, the Chairman
pro tenn. declared the Board adjourned to Thursday, at
dp.m.
A NV IsDUSTRIiL SoHooL.--An interesting scene
occurred yesterday on the Battery in the opening Of
new school at No 10 State street. for poor children,
under the auspices Of the Children's Aid Society.
Numbers Of ragged, shoeless, wreched little girls and
boys gathered around the doors to obtain the benefits Of
the school most miserable population has gradually
grown mp in what was once the aistocratc houses Of
this quarter of the city, who need the charitable efforts