New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-20


PRICE AND KIsG MATcHED-MoRRIssEY AND HE,.
NAN Nor TO FIGHT.-Ths prelminares for a prize
eight between E1 Price OF Boston the late victor in
his coDtest with Kelly have been made with pugil
list named KIpg the fight to of in three months
and in conse Iuepce Of the approaching cold weather
the battle-ground will bs selected at the South. Tue
sum Of $500 side was put up yesterday. King wanted
six months time 10 prepare for the fight, but fnsUy
agreed on three. There ia probability Of fghr
between Heenan aud Monisssy, in consequence o
their inability TO agree ossis of operations Nor
rssey agrees to fg.t Heensn for $4,000, after the
contest between tho latter ard Sayers, tue champion
of EDglard but Heensn d.clises Tia" proposition, on
the ground that the resut Of his contest with Ssyers
m.y be defeat and perhaps disable him, aud by such
mshsp would lose the forfeit with Morrlssey He is
willing 10 ght Morssey for the OF $40 600 before
he goes to England but the latter positively declines
ST. LUKE's HosPITAL.-Tuesday being 81. LukeS
Day tire Society OF St Luk5s Hospital held their an
nusl meeting in the spacious and splendid Chapel at
the hospital, situated in Fifth avenue, between Fifty
fourth and Fifty fifth streets. The exercises were
conducted by the Rev. DR.. Muhlenberg, who was
assisted by the Rev. Dr. Spencer The support OF
the institution since May 1853, cost 1000 During
that time there had been 3Ol patients in the hospital
and tender treatment. There are 40 charity beds,
which are subject to the order Of their respective
patrons. There are in all about 800 beds in the build
ing The Society receive into the in ution the sick
of all denominations. The management, however, is
strictly Episcopasn.
ST. LUKE's HOME FOR INDECENT CHRISTIAN
FEMALEs.-The annual meeting Of this institution was
held in st Lukes Church, Hudson street, on Tuesday
evening, After the usual evening service the Rev. Mr.
futile read the annual report, which set forth that
the Home capable Of accommodating % inmates,
but was not full to that extent During the year
death had occurred. The treasury never empty,
the managers awaye take the precsution to raise
the necessary funds year 10 advance. About $500
had been needed to supply its wants which mad been
fully provided for. II is contemplated to enlarge the
Home at DO distant day. there is ample ground in
the possession Of the Committee upon which to build.
DEFAULTIsG COLLEcroRs OF AssEssNESTs-A
great deal of lost time and annoyance is caused TO the
present officers of the Controllers Department by the
daily reception of complaints and denunciations, re-
quilting from the defacstions Of several previous Col
leotors Of Assessments and their deputies. notice
gwen some time suce by the Controller that he would
receive applications for the discharging Of liens cre-
ated by assessments for street and other improve
ments the amount Of which assessments had already
been paid TO the regular officers of the Cooperation
and receipted by them, though not reported to the
head of the Department, has resulted in the presenta
ton of a very large plumber of such claims.
The amount of these claims already passed upon is
said to reach many tens of thousands of dollars. No
report of the payment Of such assessments having
ever been made TO the Controller, the property own
ers are of course resssessed. The old receipts are
therefore hunted up aud presented. These receipts
row coming in bear, in great many cases, the
names of Joseph X. Taylor Collector, Ira A. Libby
Deputy, and Walter Oakley, Deputy.
BRUTAL AND COwARDLY AssAULT.--Mr. James
Irving, Inspector of Markets under City Inspector
Delavsn, wac the leader of most u1provoked and
covardy attack MADE Wednesday morning, by
portion of the cavalry attached to the Deavau
Musketeers," upon some of the workmen employed at
Singers sewing machine msnufactory corner of Grand
street and Broadway. The following the facts OF
the case, CLEANED by reporter from several wit
nesses of the assault wagon belonging to Mr..
Singer standing in Grand street, backed up
against the cuIb-stone, the horses being cramped
around with their heads down the street, so to
leave the street upobtucted, and the driver Of the
team was receiving load for shipment The " Dels-
van Musketeers" were f'rmicg for psrsde nearly op.
poste the wsrlite Cspt Irving and his staff Of OIL
GERS nouflshlng ABOUT ON IneU EdiiauI CudTSeTs
When nearly ready to mercn, Irving rode up TO the
driver of the wagon and ordered him to get his team
out of the way. Toe driver replied that he was not
obstructng the street, aud refused 10 move. Irving
theIeupon advanced toward the driver, ard threat
ened 10 jerk him out of the wagon al the same time
ferociously displaying his sword. A, this the driver
ran down the basement stairs TO the wO kroom, and
told the foreman Of the occurrence. TIE foreman
then went up to the Sidewalk, and was followed by
asked what the matter was, when Irving, who had
dsmounted from his horse answered him by striking
him in the face.
One Of Mr.. Singers workmen attempted to remon-
srste with Irving, when the rufiian struck him VIC
lent blow In the eye They then clirched and bully
Irving was getting rather the worst of it, whsn sever
aothers of the gallant /" Delsvsn Musketeers rushed
to rescue aud between them three four of the
workmen were badly bruised One Of them was
seized BY two or three of the soldier men, who beat
his head violently against the building. The crowd
finally interior and the row was stopped. Among
those of the D.lsvan Musksteers' who assisted
Irving in his cowsrcly attack Frank Clark,
formerly foreman of Eogire Company No Al, snd ths
man Hines alias Fiss-y," who attempted to rescae
McCue on Monday last after thM person had muir
6ered Samuel Reeves.
All who witnessed the assault on Mr.. Singers work
men say that it entirely unproyoked, and could
only have been perpstrated by sach band of COW
andy ruisns as Irving and bis associates Irving is
notorious Tammsby Hall bully, who b. committed
outrsges enough this city TO oonsign dozen less
svlU til Al. D.