New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-18
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NORMA AT HE AcaDtsn last right drew the best
house of the season This mos performed Of all the
opera lit require. mention, except thst Madame
La Grange with her verss'e talent SO an actress and
Der besuii uy clear vOcaization, was a. successful
az on her first appearance, and Miss Hensl-r made
nice Adsgisa-the fee frenzy of prina douns not
being required. The mas-uline characters of this
opera are considered ungrscous, aod are generally
so sbhked that notice of them is unnecessary. The
singers were called befors The curtsin-
Thee is distributed gratis at the academy and
some other .beaiers here Eatr' act-a pleasant lit
tle musical ard dramatic sbeet-its criticisms copied
bot musical items orig nsl Mr.. Cim.n Is the pro-
piietor and editor. This spees of Journal is common
in Paris except that il is not there given away. The
American journal depends on advertisements for ox-
peuses.
TIE LECTURES OF Mr.. THAcEERAr.-N is ar-
nounce that Mr. W. NJ. thsckersy will deliver the
first Of his series of lectures the four Georges OF
En- gland, ard English society daring their regns, on
Thu sday evening, November l, at DR.. ChsPins
church, Broadway.
NAIURALIzTD cITIzTys.-Siuce the 18th OF January
lsst g.: 37 aliens have received their final papers of
and 4 o 3 in the court Of Common Pleas-m,kng the
whole number in both courts $3.50. Daring the past
week an average Of 100 per day have received their
certificates from the court OF Common Pleas, and
forty or fifty from the Superior court. Yesterday the
whole number in beth courts was li5.
THE FnIIBUsTFR TLIGHT.-There are letters in
town from Ssn Juan stating that Col. Kinoey has
abandon ed his grand expedition, there being only two
men of all his company who stand by him. He Is
expected ne in the next steamer As offse. TO
this, bereis paragraph from an evening paper of
yesterday:
"Ata meeting of the stockho lers Of the Central
American company, held on the 10th October In the
city OF New-YOrk, the company ~ss reorganlzed 10
conformity with the present favorable condition OF its
affair. Col. Benjamin Mooney Of San Juan Del
Nor e, the accredited agent of Cot. Henry L. kiaoey
cooperafed 10 the object Of tie meene aod assisted 10
give the company harmonious aud eff lent oryariza
tion. The Hon james Cooper wasreelecied prosdent
and William HipSins secretary.
THE TuRF.-CESTREvnLE COURSE, L I.-PAcIsG-
Htdnesdoy, Oct. :, s55-Matcb, $500; mile heats;
best three in five to wagons.
H. Woodruff names c. g Buctskin ....".l !
Tfme.........2;iS-2:G-aF
The pacing race came off yesterday afternoon
according to announcement Buckskin was the favor
DnpoIIcAL OUTRAGE Yesterday a rather interest
irg looking German girl, named Catherine Stickle
made ,fidavit to Mr. Bernard Casseley oIek to the
commissioners Of emig ration, that while gosg to Cas-
lie garden on the 18TH of October, preparatory to
leaving the city to Join her brother in Canada, she los
her way. In The vcirity of Whitehall abe asked of
some young men the way to Gas le garden Two OF
them ebv~ her ord .ooh her into oou' and
row ed her about the river until dark, when one oil
them knocked her down and held her while his CO
paIion violated her person; the second rufhan then
committed like outrage upon her, and then both OF
them rowed her a.hore and ran away. Tue authori-
ties are endesvoring to discover the perpetrators OF
this atrocious crime. Wha. are the Whitehall boat
men doing in the matter They should De the first in
chaee Of the williams.
AT1yNPr AT NrRDrR A disturbance took place
on Tuesday nigh. a, the tenement house No. go
Greenwich street in viii h Mrs. Bridget B1ter was
assaulted by Robert Cheney, who cut a fearful cash
in he, shoulder and arm with a heavy cutlass. The
parties were both occupants Of the house, and ieud
hsd existed between them r sometime pas. ABOUT
10 clock on the nigh 10 question, Cheney proceeded
to tie room occupied by Mrs. Butler aud her husband,
and stove in the door. Ms. b. then threw pail OF
his own room, but soon made his appearance at the
com of Ms. Butler with drawn cutlass 10 his hand
with which be aimed blow at the neck of Mr.. b,
evidently with the intention of cutting of her head
She. however. parted the blow with her arm, an1
received very severe gssh in the shou der and
elbow the bones of which fractured. Tbs cry OF
murc er' Yves Immediately rsised aud soon Police
men Petit and Bgley Of the Fifth ward came 20 the
house and after much difficulty succeeded in are.tiug
tie desperado He was taken before Justice Con-
noy al locked Up in the Tomb in default of 900
bail for Trial. The injured womanwas conveyed to
BE evue hospital and it is thought her arm will have
to be amputsied. Her husband was also wounded
while attempting to protect his wife from the c1hsss
OF the despe!ado.
ACCIDENT on Tue ERIE RAuRoAD.-The night ex-
press train that eft THE city for Dahkrk at D % on
n ,r dsy evening met wi serious, and what vas
well nh fatal accident near Erirs- II appears
theIe broken rail on this part OF me uack anu
a tie train wbi,h consisted OF an engins anl niue
car can laundering along the bar snapped, ani the
ereire followed by the cars sho' OF the trses 70 the
terror aid danger If the pssseJger' fortunaiey me
ground was level there being no emb ,nKmeot or fsd
Of ground aud e reversal Of tbs engine checked the
Iunav sy before any damage was DONE The tram
vas delayed four hours.
Tpr LATE RAILROAD ACCIDENT Simon NJ c abe,
brakeman On The Harlem rsrosA died yeserday .. 81 VIZ
cen :, ho.ri.. from nt received aanssy last sP
r,,r. b, \. vert uuon top Of the he tEn
,s.,t,s H,rtn IN he parposs Eins the belr1pe
and HI, fesd eont.et With 'he bn - al gassn
greet The bow fr.stured tis siu soa Lur-d n % ta7
,,ontd He did Of his jues aheve atsd ard tue eoro-
ner rseeeSsd svenins hid 40 qse Soo ne BODY
svrypIER CAUGHT "A young man, cIung ntn-
,.f e.t-r M.r,h.u yesterday crested eh,rsed Eh Sc
fir.D aVldM