New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-03

VI u utdu lths AhcH Cucls
We call attention OF all who frequent such entertain
ments TO the ball at the Academy Of Music this even
ing II for the benefit Of the Nursery and Chiids
Hospital, Of the most deserving charities of the
city, while the eminent social position Of the ladies'
under whose direction il is given, renders IT certain
that it will be arranged and conducted in the nost
satisfactory manner For the last two years the balls
for this charity have been the most successful OF the
season.
NATIoSAL THEATER -kdsb Issscs Meuoken, an
amateur Of some fame in the West, is playing at this
house She has talent but it is like the gold in quartz
veins-al in the rough; and zoe must undergo the
refining process Of intelligent and critical audiences
before she can hope 10 become actress. She must
correct another grave of once, and that is her
style Of dressing in Protesn pieces When people go
to the ballet they expect to peculiar and question
able freedom in the toilet but that style ought never
to be mipsta.ed, much lees outsupped, upon the egt
mate stye-not even the eastern side Of the city
There is hearty esrnestness aud dsshing style about
Mis- or Mrs. Menckep, which, under proper training
gives promise Of better things bat, like most West
ern mental products, she wants tanning down.
Dr.. S. T.. Shepard will lecture upon egypt "a it
was and is il is" tonight at tho Mouut Olivet Bap
tst Church. corner of Forty first street and Sixth ave-
nue..
Mr.. Edward F. Underhill proposes to show that
large proportion Ct our citizens who are obliged to
study economy in their way OF living how they may
save thirty to fifty per cent Of their present outlay By
a new system which combines the best features OF
"boardDg" and excepting house. AS the rent oil
civ house, no matter how humble is already beyond
A. at,bthG of citizens, Wnle
bosrdi,g bss Families, many d5sgreesble features,
we think people in moderate circumstances may profit
ably hear Mr.. U. He gives bis lecture al Mozart
Hail. Broadway.
AMERICAN GEoGRAPHIcAL AND STATISTICAL SOcr-
E1Y.-The Annual Address will be given tonight by
he Rev. Joseph p. Thompson, ID. ID. Subject:
'value of Geography to the Scholar, the Merchant
and the Phlanthropist."
THE Masonic CHRoSIcLE, q monthly journal, de-
voted to Freemssonry; its history, jurisprudence and
philosophy, has just been started by d. Sickes, No.
421 Broadway.
NEw-YoRK STATE BUSINESS DIREcrORT.-Aessrs
Adams, Sampson & Co., Directory Publishers Of tue
Eastern Sats bsve Just issued from the press OF John
+. Trow of this city, Business Directory OF the
State of NewYoik. 1t large octave of $40 pages
well printed. 1t purPorts to contain the name ana
business address Of every business man. complete tables
of the banks, insurance and manufacturing Comps
nies pos-oiiices and postmasters newsp'pers rail-
roads, &C., and a large amount OF other valuable
miscellaneous and statistic information. 10 the gath
erpg of the mseral for this work, the Publishers say
that they have visited every city town and village in
the State employing the most competent csnvassers
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Tux DoSD.s1RKIT HOMEOPATHIC DIsPEssARY.-
by the fourth annual report of this Institution, it ap-
pears that during the year ending Feb /, ~" CASES
have been tire Ated and 76 prescriptions have been
dispensed A detailed statement is given of all the
eases that have come under the notice OF the physl-
clans, from which We learn that l,563 pstlents have
been cured 70 relieved, died. and in 266 cases the
result ia unknown. This institution was founded by
DR.. Otto FuUgrsff some years ago, and is sustained
entirely by private subscription obtained through
his personal application. The total expense lat
wear was Only sG77, Of which bat sliO were for
medicines and medical apparatus. DR.. Fullgrsf est
mates tia. every subscriber has furnished medical a.
tendance and medicines for than twenty psiers
during the year aud certainly t1e results here set
forth must induce s the supporters Of the dispensay
10 renew Il cir subscriptions for the present year. Tue
dispenssry indebted for It's existence and success
entirely to the energy ofits founder who i determined
that HoInet psthy shall have fair trial with Auo-
pa,hy in dppensary practice az least. he Is aded oy
many Of the best Homeopathic prse itionsr' in tue
city who give their personal attention to the dpsn-
sary every day from q to Il IN.
ST. LrKE's HosPITAL.-At the meeting OF the boar1
of Trustees Of St. Lakes Hospital held FEB. -, The
following AIMED gentlemen were elected to constitute
the medical staff:
wood r C;sill.ra Thomas w. II. Draper.
Afsssd'ag Sw0eoHs-Drs GGroon bacs uro ~ f'e'' -
Bumstesd. r. 49,.
Cs,,uItia9 PhyaH.-Drs. DelAhed, C4mmaan, b. osaen'
Cossririns S,seon,Drs J. Watson, MAId Parker A. T.
Peat EiEenbTeot
I1uRARY FOR SEANES.-An attempt Is making 10
collect library for tie use Of s'smen on board the
receiving ship North Csrons at the Brooklyn Navy
Yad. We are asked to solicit those disposed to aid
,ueh benevolent undertaking to send any books they
have TO spare on bosrd the ship, or to the Kew. Cna
j. Jones, No. 81 Madison street.
SHOCKING WIFE MURDER.-A most revolving a.
tempt at wife murder occurred in Foryssveitn street,
Yesterday afternoon. The would. be murderer was
Michael Kelly, q brutal Irish porter house keePer'
About clock he wert to his house in ForyseVeo'a
street. near Sixth avenue, in state OF ihtoA0A'''
His wife eproved hun for coming into her presence n
such a sts.e wherest he seized an iron sno'ei Az
ssssulted her with the ferocy Of savage Ia sP"7
ofb.r sbtieks ard eLtreses no struck Der upon tse