New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-31

drew a crowd and the customary plaudits. lie will
give c,n.ert on Thursday at Dodworths Rooms,
dedicated to the Spaniards and Cubans in which Will
be performed nothing but Spanish and Cuban music
THE ALDERNASIc CONTEST DRAWING TO 4 CLOSE
The Special Committee of the Board Of Aldermen in
the Drake and Seagrst met again yesterday at
O'Clock in the City Had. Mr.. John l.. White in be-
half of the former and Mr. Hayes for the latter occu
pied considerable time in the summing up. decision
will probably be given in a very few days.
MEETING OF 1Hr REPUBLIcAS STATE COMMITTEE.
The Republican State Committee met at noon yes
terdsy at the Aston House the Hon. f. ID. Morgan n
the chair. After Il three hour, session the Committee
adjourned.
COLUMBIA COLIsGE-The intermediate examination
will begin in the College Chapel, on Monday, the ith
of February, at 81 o'clock, and be continued until
Wednesday, the 18th, inclusive. Hours for eNanins-
tion from q 10 8, each day. The Senior and junior
classes will be examined from the 4th to the sth; the
Sophomore and Freshmen from the 9th to the 18th, both
days inclusive.
WIFE OF CATHOLIC PRIEsT.-The counsel engaged
in this to have met yesterday at the Oioe Of
J. NJ Van Colt in Wall street. for the purpose Of hear
ing testimony, but some of them were necessarily
absent attending Court, the matter was again adj
journed.
We are requested by Mr.. A. C. Ferris to correc! q
statement which appeared in The TRIBUNE along with
other journals W. II. Perry, who shot himself on the
18th inst represented having been deserted by
his wife. This is not So Mrs. Perry is q confirmed
consumptve, and is absent from this country by the
advice Of her physician and consent Of her late hus
band for the benefit Of her health. Indeed the de-
ceased had lately left his wife in Paris where she is
now staying for her health, where also her two
children
DIR. NFLPLE,C AND HIS Low PowDyRs.-J. C.
Merrill, alias DR.. yalpleau, the love.powder man.
whose arrest and subsequent discharge noticed by
Us about six weeks ago, was yesterday arrested by
Policeman Farley, charged with defrauding various
parties in the West, by advertising in the Western
newspapers that if any one would send him 81 he
would furnish them with powder, by the use Of
which they could win the affections of any Of the OPP
posite sex who could BE- induced to swallow the pow
der. BY these advertisements it appears he has re-
ceived from 30 to 10 letters per day, many of which
contained money and several persons who have
bought and tried the powder and found it wanting in
the qualities attributed to il by the Dr. have written
to the Mayor about it, and Mr.. Wood says he is deter
mined to stop the Lowell powder business. When the
DR.. was first arrested he promised to make no
powders, and to retsrn the money that he should
ceiye TO the senders. The Mayor locked him up to
await examination.
EXPLOSION IN Decentralization % O'Clock on
Tuesday evening explosion of still took place in
the establishment of Mr.. w. A. L. Ostrander No. ~
d. I,.o.- L., oh NJ
brother of the proprietor, came near losing his life
lie was engaged at dstillng absynthium, and while
sitting at distance of eight ten feet from the STILL
it burs scattered the fragments and the hot Goals in
all directions about the rooms, forced down frame
partition wall. broke the windows and set fire to his
clothes. The young man into the street and rolled
himself in the snow. Two men who were passing at
the time, Instantly sprang forward and aided him in
extngushing the flames, which they succeeded in do
ing not, however, until he severely burnt about
his hands and face. The report of the explosion il is
said was heard at the corner of East Broadway and
Catharine street, a considerable distance below.
DISTURBANCE AT la FAYrTTE HALL AMONG PU-
GmIsTs-At late hour on Tuesday night distur
bance took place in La Fayette Hall, Broadway
Houston street, between jim Irving butcher and
pugilist and Andrew Shehan also a fighting chsrsc-
ter which would probably have resulted in something
serious had not Lieut. Stage Of the Eighth Ward
Police and two or three Of his officers made their ap
pearance II seems that old grudgo has existed for
u long time against Irving on the part Of Shehan,
growing out Of a thrashng which the former gave him
some years ago, and this occasion the two parties
having accidentally met at La Fayette. Shehan
determined to have satisfaction and accordingly tsun
ted and abused Irving in the most shameful manner,
with u ~ f-rcng an 20 fight. His efforts would
undoubtedly have succeeded but for the timely piva
of the police.
Mr.. Irving l. the man appointed by " ). Selah,
Commissioner Of Repairs and Supplies, to the office Of
Superintendent Of Public Buildings sworn into office
by Mayor Wood, and twice rejected by the Board of
Aldermen. In spite Of this rejection he still Occu-
pying the Office.
THE LATE FATAL OCCURRENCE TO Mr.. WAN
xrE-CoRoSERs SeUEsr-vEEDIcr OF CEssURE.-Coroner
the body Of Mr. William H. Warner who killed on Tues
day the of Twenty sixth street and Fifth
the roof he dwelling OF Mr. " Wolfe located above, and
fell upon his head The Jury rendered the following verdc
That the deceased his death BY fracture Of the
skull ~ being struck upon head whe passing through
Of Jan g. 1856 by or ice thrown from the roof Of
the house the north Of Twenyszh street and
Fifth BY either Of two named hchae! fosan and
Patrick CAhen employed by n. H. Wolfe occupant Of said
house and further find that said exhibited gross care
the performance Of said aid that the occupant
said house censurab for not seeing that proper pre-
would further call attention 70 the public ssnoe 70 hs
reckless manner which snow frequently thrown IRON inc
roofs Of buildings"
Upon rendition The verdict Fosan and Csrhen were
committed By the the acton OF tue Orand jury
stances and carried on business in Wooster lie has left
widow and child bis lOss, Sheh most deeT,
felt BY both
Fousp DEAD.-Mr. Gilchrist weaver by occupa-