New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-04
CITY ITEMS.
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

CIL I IIAIHO'
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.
wr,,cr,. TnR.rxn--No Ga Broadway, " Old Heads and
Young Hearts"
w,yrrn GAaDEs-eroadway " Camille
LArRA KEHsLjs IhEArEa-pfoaa"a'' A"'
y,uo,s G.spES-Broadgsy. Pizano. or tho DEAN Oh
Roll.r and THE Honeymoon"
MARY Paovosrs THEArgRoNo 4S' broadway ino ''O'
bersD and "Simpson II Co."
R.nxrrs AMERICAN MusErn-Brosdway Com Mutt, lay
ius uippopotsmms Whale &c, day and night; "SaoaA
and KaisGsde," afternoon and evening
VAN AxnuRen CO.., .Iermup Elephants
The Lion Tanners, &c, three times day
I.vo Hrrifeenth street and Irving place. Grand Bill
lard Tournament"
Curpou,, HEART OF rHE AsDEs-Goupps, No. ~ Broad
uopr Ca.prn-No. no Broadway. South See Whaling
Voyage"
Prof Agassiz viii deliver supplementary ana
last lecture this evening, at Irving Hall, which WILL
no doubt, surpa.s in interest every other oil the
course.
A NOVEL PRocEssIos.--The great procession OF
Van Amburgh's Mensgerie yesterday excited good
deal Of curiosity in the city, and many thousands OF
neope turned out TO witness the spectacle. AS might
be supposed the gorgeous chariot, the scores OF gay
painted vans, the mammoth elephant, and the splen-
did display Of horse flesh, made an imposing appear
spce. The menagerie has been in the city all the
winter, preparing for the Spring and Summer cam
naion and will soon etart on it's annual tour through
the nroviuces The concern is owned by Messrs Van
Amburgh, Kelly, and Frost and cost slO5,Ooo. IL
expends daily $780, SO that in order TO sustain such
heavy outlay, the proprietors have to keep moving
During its brief stay in town, the great chariot win
the band will he driven through The streets daily,
followed by Van Amburgh, in an open barouche'
with his hunting leopard seated by bis side.
DELIBERATE ArTEmPr AT MURDER is A Broad
WAY SALoos-About 81 o'clock last evening,
James Francis Normand went into the low concert
saloon No. 4i4 Broadway, and almost Immediately
after bis entering, deliberately pulled pistol from
his pocket and shot the girl whom be had Just e.
gagged to bring him drink. II appears that, some
time ago. he became acquainted with one OF pe
prs in the SALOON referred to; that the acquaintance
ON hi- part grew into love, and arrangement was
entered into that they should be married imine-
dately. To this end, he gave the in
tended bride the sum of 800 with which 10 purchase
White, upon receiving the money, left the sa'
loon. For several days he haunted the oics OF the
Detective Police endcavoring 10 get an officer 70
help him 10 hunt her up but II appears there was
none to help. Accordingly he went to No. AL Broad
way Last night, "a has been stated, sat down
beside one Of the girls, and entered into conversa
ton with her. She told him that she had heard he
was going TO shoot her. lie said, NO. never
sa;d so.p He then nsked her TO get two drrks
This she proceeded to do and on her return he shot
her in the left side. lie a, once arrested and
taken To the Fourteenth Precinct Station-ilouse
where he declared himself sitisied; that he intend
ed TO Kill either Kate White or her acconplice, and
tha, be was souy that lie had not blown Der bran'
out Ho said he had plenty Of money, ana wal
willing 70 spend it all 10 crafty his wish. H'
claimed 10 be a relative Of OF the members o
the Cabinet; said be resided with James Farley, No
Sc Morton street, that he was seafaring man, bn
for tie last year lad been living bis money. Ou
reporter called the Hospital TO find out the condi
ton Of the grl who had been SHOT be; owing to III,
Objection of gatekeerer WAS unable to see the sur
econ. and therefore did not learn the name of th
girl. From Capt. Williamson of the Fourleenti
Precinct, who also at first refused admsnce q
tie Hospital, and who succeeded by expleinng 4
the gats-keeper the urgency of his business, w
leaned that the girl not dangerously wounded.
DTNocHIIic NOMINATIONS Is HoBoKkS-OPPo
sIrloS 10 rur CLiQuf."-Thc Democratic Con
yention for The nomination Of City officers in Ho
boknn was held at the Hotel Vollman, in IIudsor
street, Oh Wednesday night, at which q portion o
tie nominations were made, as follows:
70, NayJ,-S~bs NJ Bcgert
for 1y,Isgf>f--I. J. Stiastry.
f'or fay ffeTk-Johu keuueiy.
4 Far S,Bo.at-ndsHfqf SeAoo DIR. s. W. Elder
FL Coner,0r-lieuIy J. Bohr.
! fsr C,iiecfor Of ifrsus-Edw. Monk
t'ar Sfyrof tonmusiyrer-Thos Smith.
Fe' O,rrsesT " PooS-Joseph Wood
The nomination for Mayor has given much dissatis
fiction to the masses of the Democracy. who ar,
rlani.e.tiy favorable 10 the denomination Of the Hon
John X. johnson, the present incumbent; and u cal
Las been issued, signed by large number Of III,
leading Democrats OF the city, for public meeting
TO be held ut Odd Fellows Hall, on Saturday even
ing, at which Mr. johnson " hi undoubtedly be til,
nominee. The Republicans viii not nominate
regular party ticket, but will probably supper
Mayor johnson
PosT-OYFIcE MATryRs.-Postmaster WakemsI
has commenced his work iu good earnest and i
acQuaihting himself with the duties Of his office
Under the notices given that changes viii be made
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