New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-03
GENERAL NEWS.

The unfortunate occurrence of the murder OF
woman in Broadway by the reckless driving of the
driver Of heavy truck is recorded to-day. II is TO be
hoped that this fragrant case testified to by witness
whose word is OF the greatest weight Dohn Young.
Chief Of the Detective Police) will induce the proper
authofi,eS to put sudden and eeetual stop to this
dangerous business. We have seen drunken boys
driving It swift canter through the most crowded
streets we saw only yesterday truck driver deber-
aiey sheer his the route Of stage for the
purpose Of killing inurng the horses and wondered
that the stage driver did give the but OF his whip 70
the jeering ruan 1t is high time to stop such bust
ness TO arrest by the virtue OF locust if softer argu
ents fail every Of these reckless drivers; to take
away and hereafter refuse licenses to such dangerous
men, and give the public assurance that they
can walk the streets in safety Some years ago. the
writer of this nearly driven over by drunken
cartman. but knowing little of the law, he brought
the offender to the Mayor had his license revoked and
heavy fine imposed. The public should know that the
law gives the foot passenger the right of way; that
instead Of standing quarter Of hour a corner
waiting for an opening in the line Of vehicles he has
the right to stop the entire procession until he gets
safely across VIII the police look to it, and promptly
arrest the fast drivers and other gross offender.
Here is one of the periodical eruptions Of the
envious outside press concerning our city; New
York is filed with the small poI. Its form is yirulent
that of the genuine continent disease. In some cases.
bodies have been buried in wrappers having nearly lost
all shape and cohesion" Now this is very wicked
fllsehood. The deaths from small pox for the last ten
weeks viii not average six per week which down TO
the most ordinary average. We nd every few weeks
just such saderous statements on their travels Let
us brand them one and al as false. There has been
nothing the slightest way approaching to epidem.
ic in the City OF NewYork since the cholera of 1854
Ten years ago we had deaths by small pox with
much less population than We have now yet nobody
dreamed Of epidemic.
A fire occurred in Philadelphia at o'clock
Oh Thursday morning. damaging ten buildings on the
North Delaware avenue. Nos III TO l26 occupied by
Felix Trainer iron dealer, loss $780, Samuel Meak-
ings tobacco manufacturer loss s25 900; " Helings
Co.. commission merchants. loss $4,000 b. Love.
commission merchant; j. II. Daufn, produce broker,
H. II. English, grocer; A. F.. Outerbridge, shipping
merchant; VIM Wndcy. produce dealer j. X. Schell
Co. fish dealers loss $1,000; Alex. Heron jr, Co.,
shipping merchants Most Of the loss was occaioned
by water. and large quantity Of articles were stolen
by men in the dress Of remen the preext that the
owners were Coppcrheads. There little insurance
on the property.
At the meeting of the Chamber OF Com
merce on Thursday afternoon, communications were
received from the Secretary OF State in relation to the
action of the Chamber in the affair of the Chesapeake,
from the Coast Survey and from the Montreal Board OF
Trade the latter requesting opinion in regard to the
reciprocity treaty. series Of resolutions offered by
Capt Marshall Ia reference to the reception Of the re-
mains OF distinguished officers their way through
EswYork were adopted.
Bids for cleaning the streets were opened at
tbe Cts Inspectors Office Thursday in the presence
OF IT,, Mayor Controller. and City Inspector Il large