New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-20
CITY ITEMS.

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CITY ITEMS.
The German Opera Troupe will give, tonight, at
Niho's Garden, Flotoros opera Of Aessandro Stra-
della" for the first time.
Miss Emma Stanley has engaged Niblos Saloon, and
will next week reproduce her pleasant entertainment
Of Z" The Seven Ages of Woman Herr Stopei Will
furnish orchestral music; and Allegri has arranged
a fine new boudoir for the scene.
TwEyTIErH WARD REPUBLIcASs. The regula
weekly meeting of the Twentieth Ward Republicans
was held on Thursday evening at Continental nan,
Eighth avenue Mr. McAdam presiding. The attend
ance on the occasion large as all the meetings OF
the Twentieth Ward Club have been during the cam
pacn. Speeches were made by Luther r. Marsh and
Judge Culver. The Glee Club enlivencd the meeting
by their music.
FUNERAL OF ALDERMAN MOsER.-The members OF
the Board of Aldermen and COunclmen assembled at
the City Hall yesterday afternoon and thence pro-
ceeded in carriages to Brooklyn to attend the funeral
of the late Alderman Moser The remains OF the de-
ceased arrived in this city at early hour yesterday
morning and were conveyed by his relatives TO
the Methodist Church in Washington street, Brook
lyn, where appropriate services were had. The re-
mains were inferred in Greenwood Cemetery.
STATEN ISLAND RAmRoAD.-This work the grad
ing Of which was commenced at the west end of the
Island opposite Amboy, has been completed to New
DoIp lane q distance of seven miles. From that point
the route has been located and the surveys plans and
maps finished and filed in the County Clerks Office.
The ground selected is about quarter Of mile south
Of the Pankroad till it strikes the lands of c. Wander
bill, W. b. Townsend and others, and reaches the
deck of w. b. Townsend at Clifton where the depot
to be built and the ferry established to this city, The
entire length of the road is about fourteen miles.
We are requested to call attention to the proceedings
of the Stockholders of the American Guano Company
in another column.
We are requested to call attention TO the advertise
ment Of an inventor in another column, who wants
partner. The invention is useful and promising
few enthusiastic Fremonters, who believe that
good can be done by organization, comprising
two delegates from each Ward Association have
called meeting for this evening at Clinton Hail. Aston
place. II is thought highly desirable that the Prcsi-
dents of the various Clubs should promptly appoint
the delegates that there may be immediate action
The Rev. Theodore Cuyer of Market-street Church
has declined the call from the Reformed Dutch Church
in Twenty-third street near Sixth avenue
The German Republicans of the Eighteenth Ward
held regular meeting Thursday the 18th inst, at
No. 222 avenue A, Mr.. Glaubensklee presiding
Spirited addresses delivered by DR.. Schramm
and Mr.. Liders, in consequence of which quite num-
Der of new members joined the Association.
LAUNCH.-A fine schooner of 80 tuns was launched
at East Haddam Saturday last, from the yard of
u. b. Warner, esq, under the supervision of Mr..
Frederick Gladwin She is called the Maria j. Carl
ton, and will be commanded by Capt. Orlando Smaller.
She il owned in East IIaddam and this city.
The LATE PRIZE FIGHT-SCPPosED DEATH OF
ONE OF The PUGILIsTs.-The prize fight noticed in
our edition of yesterday is ascertaned to have taken
place in the State of NewJersey and is said to have
been between man named Kelly and one Lynch,
keeper Of low GROCERY called the Band-Box IN
Water street. The fight is represented as being one
Of the most bloody and revolving record and 1t is
said that even Monissey, the pugst left the scene in
disgust some time before closed. Eighty rounds
were fought, at the end of which Lynch was pro-
nounced the victor. Kelly, it is thought, was brought
to this city and placed in the Bellevue Hospital under
Il fictitious name.
The Twentieth Ward police state that Thursday
they saw a taken from barge at the foot OF
Thirty Fourth street North River, and driven off in
carriage; but they made effort to ascertain the ma
ture of the This occurred about noon, and
shortly after carriage drove up to Bellevue Hospital
and left man named az was said John Williams.
The keeper of the Brown jug and John Wright of
No. 5O7 Greenwich street accompanied the man, and
stated that ne had been beaten by some boatmen at
the foot of Thirty Fourth street, North River
Wright said, further that he had Witnessed
portion of the ARRAY. He gave the number OF
his residence and with the Brown jug man thenlet.
The injured man remained insensble during Thursday
night. and died about daylight About half an hour
after his death, two men called at the Hospital and
made inquiries about him, and ascertaining that he
was dead they left in haste. The Twentieth Ward
Police made no mention of the occurrence and when
requested yesterday by Coroner Perry to serve some
suhpenas and assist him in other ways to unravel the
mystery they refused saying that was not their duty
as il was out of their ward. The parties who took
Williams to the Hospital were searched for by Officer
McChsky of the Coroners Office, but they
could not be found. On calling at No. 5O7 Greenwich
street the officer ascertained that person named
John Wright lived there and the Brown jug indi-
vdual was also not to be found. 1t is quite evident
from these facts and circumstances connected
with them that the man who was admitted into Belle
vue Hospital was'Kelly, the defeated pugilst' Coro-
ner Perry has subpenaed member OF persons as wit
nesses and will bring up all that he can ind who wit
messed the brutal fight, thorough investigation
viii be made by him to-day.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AND MURDER.On Wednes-