New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-21

CoMuEDApLE GESERosIIY.-Many Of our readers
have seen man called Peanut Frank who for hong
time past has kept stand at the corner OF Pine aud
Fourh streets, where he bawled ont bis merchandise
in an extremely gruff, bass voice. On New-fear
Dsv this same Pednut Frank was generous and
thc nghtful enough distribute 600 oaves of bread
among the poor which he wheeled from place to place
with bis own hands. st. Louis Republican.
CITY ITEMS.
LECTURES IN AID OF A CHURCH.-There is s Ger
man Methodist Episcopal church in Twentyffth street,
near Avenue c. IN the midst of thousands of Germans
This society greatly embarrassed by debt of $ 800
on their property to lqudate which the Trustees, as
one effort toward it, have got up course of lectures
10 begin next Tuesday evening The lectures will he
given at Clinton Hail. the first by the Rev. DR. Muir
ray on Ireland and the Irish
PROF. MncHELs LEcTUREs.-These lectures are
drawing great crowds to the Academy Of Music every
niche and standing place beng occupied at the last
lecture. Additional room is to be made on the stage,
and no season tickets can be cold after this evening.
Those who secure them will be fortunate. Comets
viii form the subject Of the lecture tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. Vandenhof whose Readings have At
traoted much attention, appear again on Saturday
evening, at Hope Chapel, in series of widely differ
ing selections from current prose and verse.
Concert Of Vocal and Instrumental Music will be
given at the Church in Eighteenth street. near Fifth
avenue on Tuesday evening next in aid Of the funds
for the Music of the Church. Several distinguished
artists will appear, together with the Choir of the
Church and chorus of ladies and gentlemen amateurs.
The match game which has been going on at the
New-York Chess Club, at No. Sl4 Broadway, for the
last two months was last evening brought to close
by the triumph Of Mr.. Shultz over Mr.. Thompson.
The prize was a fine chess board. Mr.. Thompson was
concerned in the late match between New-York and
Philadelphia
The Knights Templars held their annual reunion on
Wednesday night at the City Assembly Rooms. There
was large party in attendance, and the affair was
one of the most successful yet given
MONEY WANTED.-ControLer Havs has not fallen
upon bed of roses. II seems he was notified wit hin
the first fifteen days OF his administration of the exist
ence of judgments against the corporation, amounting
in Il aggregate to upwards Of $780, O0O-a of which
are held by parties who, from being compelled to
prosecute their demands are in poor hunor to listen
70 bis assurances that he will give them his careful
attention, go soon as the Common Council shall give
him the necessary funds. There seems TO be necessity
for prompt action somewhere. Hungry creditors will
not wait always and if Mr. Lowber has left anything
saable il is reasonable TO expect that the little red
flag viii soon swing in Haunting triumph over the
goods and chatels Of the corporation.
THE Cry FINIscEs.-The Controller IS Informed by
Al - hso ol,t ivada
Judgment against tie city for the sum of sl7O7l3 81
being the per cent the city has retained for the col
lection Of the State mill and school tax. 1t has gen.
orally been supposed that the city was entitled to this
per censgs for the collection, but it seems tina:
Judgment has been very quietly obtained to the con-
trary There items with some other unorseen difficult
ties will iucease the tax levy nearly million dollars
The Directors of the New-York Juvenile Asylum
by the aid received from the City Treasury and few
of their fenow-citizens, have completed their new
House of Reception, No. IL West Thirteenth street
near the Sixth avenue. 1t viii be opened for the re-
ception Of children after the Goth isst.
We call attention to the advertisement in another
column Of Our Socisl Ball, which comes of this
evening at the City Assembly Rooms.
MoRE CIEEKs.-An ordinance wss presented IN the
Board OF Aldermen last evening and referred to the
Committee Salaries and Offices to provide the Con-
troer with nire additional clerks, to be denominssd
respectively two Assistant BoOkkeepers and seven
General Clerks; also two Deputy Collectors OF the
City Revenue, and two Messengers. The salary oftAe
Assistant Bookkeepers TO be 200 each, the General
Clerks 81 900, and the Messengers $500 each.
There is q man going round to various stores down.
town and representing himself being connected with
some arm in the immediate neghborhood Of the store
on which he calls and requesting, or the strength OF nd
proiessed connection the loan of small amount OF
money, saying he is clesn broke and Is almost
ashamed to ask for such loan. friend, who has been
vctimzed desires to warn others sganst HIM lie is