New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-10


AMUsEMESTs.-At the Winter Garden, dot con-
tnues to draw full houses, and will constitute the at
traction for the present week.
At Laura Keene's Tneater, the "Sea OF Ice will
be presented for three nights more when it is under
stood that it will give place to Midsummer Nights
Dream which has been in rehearsal for some time
past
Mr.. Burton will appear at Niblos Garden every
night this week. Tonight will be given 1.-The Old
Dutch Governor and "Charles the Second Mr..
Burton being in both pieces.
At Walsck's Thester tonight will be presented
{" She Stops to Conquer and Glove and Murder.
Other of the old comedies will be given during the
week.
"Out Of the Depths is announced for afternoon
and evening at Bsrnums Museum.
Nixon's Circus will exhibit twice every day this
week, on the corner of Broadway and Thirteenth
street. Today, the entire troupe will pass through
the principal streets in grand procession.
The Republican Central Committee, at meeting
held last Wednesday evening, fixed on the 18th inst
as the day for the Republican Associations to elect
delegates to the different Conventions.
The funeral service, of Albert Galatn grandson Of
the late Hon. Albert Gsatir, whodied in Switzerland
on the l0lu ull Will lake pIoSo tuio Aioauihb -
O'Clock, in Trinity Church.
The EVERETT HOUSE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee Of the Everett House
Democracy met Friday night, when the decIina.
ton of Mr.. Wilson G. Hunt, who was elected Guar
man of the org snz alton at previous meetog, wa
received and accepted. Mr.. Watts Sherman OF the
firm of Duncan, Sherman 81 Co., was then elected
Chairman Committees on Finance and Invitations
were appointed, and circular adopted, and ordered
to be printed inviting the leading merchants OF The
city to meet at the Cooper Institute tomorrow
evening.
ALARMING ILLNESS OF Cart. BOWIE. - Capt.
Bovine. the well.known New.York Underwriters Gen.
eral Agent, was on Friday attacked by paralytc
stroke. He he's lost the use Of his left side
FUNERAL SrRylcrs OF THE LATE DR. ALEXANDER.
Yesterday morning the Fiah.avenue Presbyterian
Church, corner of Fifth avenue and Nineteenth
street. was crowded to its utmost extent the occasion
being the funeral sermon Of DIR. James W. Alexander,
late pastor Of the church. and likewise the reOpening
of the usual services after the Summer vacation. The
pulpit was drsped in mourning. The Rev. Dr.. Hodge
read the following paragraph, which was engraved
upon tablet Of stone, and put up in prominent
part Of the church:
In memory Of james wadden Alexander for thirteen
the beloved pastor Of this church. whose singular natural si
rpeped BY successfully 70 the Sacred
Word and who by erveDt end pare love pous affection large
labor endesed himself 20 his
pie they 10. hun for dear brother and beloved
Glazing biz faith, 'Eor know whom have believed. and am
persuaded that be able to keep tina, which have committed
'to him. against ths. day"
DIR. Hodge then selected his text from the 10th
verse of the 9th chapter of Acts: eve preach
Christ The sermon was euogy on the life OF the
late pastor Of the oongrega tion and ansyzson Of
the particular in which he lad become so gen
orally beloved. In the course of the sermon ii was
stated that Dr. Alexander was born the estate OF
his maternal grandfather, James Wsdden, ID. d., in
Louisa County, Virginia. that he graduated at the
College of NewJeTsey in 1920, where he served the
Summer following tutor was licensed to preach in
1926, ard chosen by the congregation of Charlotte
Courthouse, Virginia. as their pastor otliciating in
that place for several years. In 1929 ne was called TO
preside over the congregation Of the First Presoyte
riap Church in Trenton, New-Jersey; In 1888, was
appointed Professor Of Beles-Lettres and En-
eIsh Literature at Princeton College, in which
espaoity be served with marked ability for eleven
wears. and II 1874 was compelled to resign
the position in Consequence Of i'll health. Not
long sAeysxi be was chosen pastor Of the