New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-14

friendly to the new Prohbitory bill, at the Academy
OF Mulic, Fourteenth-st Thursday, the goth inst
R,sosD. ScHcoLs.-An Address will be delivered
at The Brosd~ sy Tabernacle on Sunday evening,
April IS, by G. S Bruce Secretary OF Childrens AID
Society, upon the Ragged. Schools of England. Ex-
ercises to commence at u o'clock.
BISHOP HUCHEs-Tbe Bishop vi,ited Georgetown
few days since, for the purpofe Of bapdzing Miss
Poe Of tba, city. He returned yesterday TO his resi-
cence in New York.
TIE IRyIsG HOUSE, CLOSED This old, popuis,
Broadway Hotel clo.es its doors this rnorrios for
the purpose OF making a )mplete and thor jugh reuo-
vaion snd change in all its arrangements for accom-
modatipg the public. This house was first opened
about ten years ago, by ID d. Howard who had
Raire much celebrity landlord of the HoTard
Houte corner Of Broadway and Maden.lane. The
Irving House was not built for Hotel but made
mp by Opening 81 that end Of the block bo.vsen
Chambers and Reode sts,, composed Of about zen
private. houies. II soon became one of the gres.
Hotels OF the City, and maintained ts position until
the opening of the Metropolitan and 81. Nicholas
Mr.. How erd about thai tine, sold cut to Borroughs
& Bradley who made great deal Of money during
the Crystal Paltce year Of Gro rded houses. S.ncs
then il hs, no. been very profitable coocern,
though it bas been popular with many Of s old Gus
ton CTS, and admirably conducted by NJ Burroughs.
His rent, $50 900 yesr hs been too high and late
ly the enormous rise Of Provisions has cut OF all the
profits Lot only Of ths, but every other ho'e 10 the
CITY. Several have failed, and Others mus. raise
their prices go TO the wall
Ire Irving House will remain closed aboI. three
weeks, and then open again upon sd emit ely new
plan, compared with former time It's ne what
Ike The plan Of many Engish Hotels, and usually
called the European plan 1t is unlike them in this:
They depend greatly upon their bar and drinking
customers. TIE Irving House will take tho wise
of obeyiDg the new law, aud turn its bar out
OF doors. The dining hal is to be turned into agrand
restaurant, where eas will be served to dodgers
Others at bill of-iare prices. The will be let by
III day mig hf, and mesls served to order. II will
sill be q OF family Hotel. Several changes will be
made in the Interior arrangements. The broad err
trance hell the Broadway front is TO be divided
into passage and two small stores the priva'e en-
trance on Chambers-st changed, aud the bar.roon
devoted to some better purpose.
Tire change is Of the necesstes of the march Of
improvement Mt in this great, growing town. There is
need of more house, upon the new plan in ths bust
ntss part Of the City, while the old fashioned no els
are constantly moving up town. Who can foretell
the charge OF The mex ten years
MILITARY The Fifth Regiment N. Y S. NJ. uu-
der command Of Col Scawarzwalder made their
Spring psIsoe yesterday afternoon and were revi7s
ed in the Park by Mayor Wood aud Gen. Hall. The
regiment was accompanied by bod crth's full baud,
and pretented fine appearance.
Gov MEDILL AND THE MAYon.-Gov. M,diil, of
Ohio, called on the N .yor yesterday. la the course
of bis interview he told the Mayor that Fernando
Wood was the most popular man vest of he mouu-
tsirs, and he believed all the women in Olio we're In
love with him.
OPTHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AT the les. meetiog Of
the Board Of Directors, the Surgeons rep ,rted 3t9
new cases. Total 1850 with diseases Of the eye. The
poor are tIeaed gratuitously at this Institution To-
Gated at No. Stuyvesan-st, near corner Third-av.
and Ninth s in the vicinity Of the lie Blble-IIouse.
School EXHIBITION An exhibition OF the senior
classes of Schools in the Seventh Ward took place
lost evening, in the Market ct. Church The Board Of
School Officers in attendance, and the exaniua-
tons were conducted under the superin'eDdcn Of
Mr.. Joseph McKeen. The Rev. Theodore L. Ciyler
opened tie exercises with prayer, after which very
goOd muOOucrCry WIS ny Mhster
Morrel,, of wad School No. 81. The order of exer-
cses was of the character usual upon such occaions
The classes in algebra and be kkeeping evidenced
considerable ability ard though the compositions and
music were generally crude AID commonplace, they
gave promise Of future improvement. valed;tory
address, written by Master Lowrey of Ward School
No. Q, concluded the exercises Of the evening.
Tn al
Convention dinner last evening, at the Metropolitan
Hotel, and no doubt enjoyed themselves vastly
No MORE MUsKEToTs The following letter hss
been addressed to the Hon. Fernando Wood Mayor
of NewYork:
SIR: As the sewerage of New. York is probably the
the msn the sole Of the annual pet Of nusktes
cot Let every mouth opening the be e.
ted with ANAL tight reservoirs of stone Of the width Of
with The four sides he level with sale cutters .nd
then drop q .ioas eG'e2 me entire re OF 20. open
say tbe inches beo~ sies With this Arrangement the
over into the sever and :. drop would then
mened in the three inches neither Insects nor foul a.
ieep ANAL reservoirs from bers elossed wth mad
and leep them filled with clean ~s,e should be In
nvpept to change = water eq1enuy little lime ocea
.on.y will of obvae the necessity The drop
.hood he 80 s1.ies that my be sn,vsS IN sn,sr 70 pre-
should be pleased 70 hear u this meets your .pp-ovs
ude vi nout coDfrstus ps that eff
eept and reformer you nd foremost among our
eoupiIymtn. Most respectfully yoos.
CH,RLgs z TOWNSEND.
Sapgotis', Ulster Co N. Y, Apri HISS
The Kno Something's" are being organized s,
many places in this State. correspc lent writes
us that all persons desiring information az TO this
Order can get il by addressing Box No. sI' Aubura,
NY.
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