The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-01
CITY Inte.ilrence.

NEw YORK oPIHAMc HosriTAL-ISTRoDucroR Ixf;frRE.
DR. Mark Stevenson delivered last night at the New
York Medical College, Fourteenth street. very interest
ing lecture, to large audience, the sspains, plea
and responsibilities incident to professional hfe
with general remarks opthalmc surgery" It
the Introductory to the fourth special Of Dr.
s. which viii be followed henccforth till March 1st,
every Wednesday evening at the New York Optll.l-
mic Hospital No. Stuy street, Of most
truly benevolent institutions The lectures will be IL
Illustrated by models pain tngs dissecions and engrav-
ngs on the pathology Of the and the ,fts from
the course will be given 70 aid in the erection of
building for the hospital The pressure upon adj
verifying columns and the Of the day de-
bars even from sketch 1t the Doctors lecture last
evening or otherwise 1t would be the best assurances We
could give OF the instruction which will furnished
through the series yet to
ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE ALUMNI CoLuMmA Cot
IreEA large and 4ashionabIe audience assembled ia
Hope Chapel last evening to listen to the literary
cses which always take place at the return Of every
niversary of the alumni These exercises consisted Of an
address by Professor Henry James Anderson poeun
BY s. Weir Roosevelt. The subject of the address vas
"lhe College Unit Alma Aacr d alumni" Mr. AM
defoD in The course Of his remarks paid high tribute
20 the learning Of the faculty of Columbia College, 70 the
character OF the INSTITUTION, and 10 the graduates who
had distinguished themselves in the various positions Of
life. The college of the most venerable In the
country and might be looked upon with pride ms one
Of its nobest Institutions Of learning Mr.. Andersona
address vas listened 20 throughout with much interest,"
and was frequently interrupted BY applause during its
delivery At its close Mr. Roosevelt read hs poem en-
titled The Age OF Progress which was full Of excellent
hits III the isms and nres Of the day. II the
highest praise give Il % say that II laughed
at from beginning 10 END. When the exercises
cIuded the audience that portion Of it consisting Of
the alumni, adjourned 10 aer's saloon where sup
per vas prepared Tor hm and The evening spent in
teasing and speech making.
TtE COMMISSIONERS or E,nGRAuoy-At meeting 81 the
BOARD Of Commissioners Of Emigration held yesterday ar
ternoon, letter received from the Hon. VIM L.
Marcy in relation to frauds committed emigrants
offending to TO this country in the ports from
which they sailed. II appears the Commissioners have
taken measures 20 put stop to the depreons Of those
who have plundcred he snigrants and the Secretary
state assures them that ha viii second their efforts.
Fom the weekly steemcut II appears that the Commits
sioners nearly 500 000n debt The value per per-
son, IN money oil The arrivals At Castle Garden $57.
Run AWAY CAsrAIrY.--Jsmes McDerrnott, q coachmar,
in the employ Of Mrs Hornby, residing the corner OF
Twenty nth street and Nj III avenue dangerously
injured by being thrown from ia II appears that
the team took fright, in Tenth avenue Tuesday even
ng and ran with great speed until the carriage
contact with cart loaded with trick Mci)ermotf was
by tlis collision thrown fom HI seat and very severely
injured The horses eontn ID their night but came
ia contact with an iron lamp post where Of them WAS
instantly killed. The other was occurred and with the
broken corriage conveyed to the owners stable McDer-
mott was taken TO the New York Hospital
FAIL IRON A ScAr1nip-Patrick iarkin mechanic
residing No is West sixteenth street yesterday sr1
from seao erected in The church corner Of Four
tenth street and Seventh avenue and sustained rac-
ure q one leg anc injuries Of the spine He WAS
taken 10 the New York Hospital.
FIRE ~ SIXTH AvEstEAoout So O'Clock last night n
fire broke out in the iron foundry Of Small Alden ia
Sixth avenue between Forty sixth and Fortysoventh
streets The fremen promptly the spot and soon
exnguished The flames. IT originated the scsfIoId
surrounding the cupoa supposed 10 have been caused
by The molten iron from the furnace, le the ground
by The wotkmen. Loss about $50. No insurance.
IRE ~ SHERIFF s1RrTT-A little before O'Clock last
nigh fire broke out in the third story Of Hoe Il Co q
machine and press mandatory, No 10 Sheriff street
IL originated % the tool room, destroying small portable
Forge anu below. The dremen got into Tho
premises which extngnished the Are and damaged tho
presses &C., to the amount Of about 500. Fully cover
ed by Insurance.
FmE N sEyESTH AyESrE.--0n last Monday morning.
between and O'Clock, fire discovered in the
liquor store Of John Eegln, No. $50 Seventh avenue
corner Of Tbiryfourth street. II was discovered Nv
policeman Munson % the Twentieth ward and priya q
watel man. The cor forced open and the Games
were eStinguished With few pals OF water, without
PvinF an alarm 70 the fire bell The fire appears 10 have
been The act OF an nce' diary Mr. Begin has an in
surance upon his sto,k hc amount OF 81 300 o The
Hamilton Insurance Company. Tie case IA under the
fife Marshal's investigation.