The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-28

of the Widows orphans fund Of the Fire Depart
ment
RELIEF OF THE POOR OF JERSEY CITY.
Mayor Manners has called public meeting Of citizens
at the Reformed Dutch church, Friday evening to
devise measures for the relief of the poor.
Personal Intelligence.
The Right Hon. the Earl Of Egn and Kincardne sailed
for Liverpool yesterday in the Collins steamship Pacific
Lord Egin arrived in this city from Montreal Tues
day. and the evening visited the opera, in CON-
pany with Royal Phelps, Esq, and others. The late
carries with him the Canada subscrp-
ton twenty thousand pounds sterngto the fund for
the relief Of the widows and orphans Of the soldiers
who have been killed in the present with Russia.
This raised in equal proportions from the
French and English population of Canada-f1o 900 from
each An amusing circumstance connected with Lord
Elgins visit transpred yesterday his lordship in
want Of funds to settle his hotel bills and FORTH and
presented at the Bank of Commerce draft from the
Bank of Montreal ordering the first named institution to
pay to the order of the Right Hon. the Earl Of Egn
and Kincsrdne the of E250 &C., &c The teller Of
the Bank Of Commerce assured his lordship that he
could not pay the draftcoud not say whether he
the person named in not The Earl replied sWhy,
am the person-I will endorse it," and forthwith wrote
ssEgin and Kincardne' the back Of the document.
The teller still increduous. That sort Of thing had
been done by several confidence before, and the
claimant Of it had proved his identity by person
known to the bank officers Here fx Lord Elgn
looked about in vain for person who could testify
that he really himself. He Gnally obliged to
depart without the money there not being sufficient
time previous to the sailing Of the steamer to allow him
to send for friend to identify him. Lord Egn
companied to the steamer by large number Of dis
| tinguished citizens.
Senator Houston has not yet arrived in Washington.
i'm
modore Moore The lusrious Sam has been too recent
ly and too deeply immersed in the waters Of the Rio
Grande to render his friends any way apprehensve in
| regard to pistol and coffee arrangements
Epbram Iittefeld somewhat notorious as the chief
witness in the trial Of Dr. Webster for the murder Of Dr.
Parkman has in consequence of painful disease Of the
| ear become insane
General scroggs of Buffalo, the American candidate
for Lieutenant Governor at the recent election has
cepted invitation to deliver the address before
the State Military Association in the city Of New York,
| on the 9th January next.
The marriage Of Miss Ida Bacon to Professor Latham
world Of Washington The ceremony took place in the
East street Baptist church. the 25th inst Six
groomsmen and bridesmaids on side White vests,
gloves, satins, slippers and arti6cals, ad infnitum
The men all grns-the girls all blushes-elderly spin
sters hystercaand mothers lachrymose The bride is
the daughter of the Rev. Dr. Bacon, OF Columbia Col
lege The groom is Professor in Baptist female semi
nary at Richmond.
Senator Bell of Tennessee appeared in his for the
| first time this season on Tuesday.
ARRIVALS.
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Albany q W sciaher Kingston Goe P. Evans. Phiis
Sf''iy SEEING
Major p nasnor Payston Virginia.
Mason Broxa kentucky iTs o.Surn. Eiassrs rails
Boston; j. Lounds South Carolina; Judge Barnwei Lock
port
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Roaesse France George Ledyard Chas stebbns II Ca
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George Fustl; Georgia; Andrew Baxter Canada; William
EssiSs James T'r.n France Mathew Asa
For Punss California the steamship North
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Day, Miss HINT, baldwin, wife, two children and
WIWsiIaes and child, Mrs Emily n Page, Miss Hssy
Monroe smith Mrs Thayer and child, Cole, Catn,
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Arnold TSsg winssrmaas fS!5 Jones Dfif st
scn Geo Matison, Matison Coy Howard and others
Fer eharIes.on. in the steamship yarion.w Martin,
children, MITCHELL two shiisrsn and nurse Mrs
s ss:' Pi:rss RisuT Fey
sais so w W Rs s Ecass rS Sa
Dwycr Bakman, & Simmons, and 3s in the steerage
s'Ss New sssn sa. a Peter
Cart Lawrence Carr Samuel Le,e samuel speisht Thes
asss.S 5: sss
Mrs Cornell ningo Elliot Timothy Finegan Rob McCor
Little John Little Jun NJ: Little James Nay RoSs smith
Knuckey Patrick Duffy, John Clark, Mahony, Thomas
Wallen 1hos Fleming Jas Glbertson Alex Morrison John
Pndssrs. JGhn HINT John crerar John Spencer Rishd
NIGHT VIM Edwards, Bumstead, Pinch, Mathew Dugan,
Matthias Phor, Patrick Macnelley; in first cabn-Capt
Jones lady and children; Mrs Davis and children
DIR Cbeetham.
Married.