The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-16
City lntslliGence.

TEE INV MiRxoRs I'VE CArIroL Al WASHINGTON.
There exhibitions yesterday Afternoon 81 TIE store
OF W. Merriam, dealer In looking glasses, oS shc new
mirrors intended for tho Capitol ~ Warrington. There
thirty mirrors; the principal plate iol By 70
inches set In deep nsree frame, srtsslcay ornament
cd the centre top piccs having gilt figure fifteen inches
10 Ter 9Th representing Warrington delivering bis fare
well address Tae frame otherwise ornamantsd with
appropriate emblem There arc twenty n'ro o.sss
for the In the Capto they In pairs ranging
frcm es ~ 81 70 90 by g. Tne largest cl~s Is for tbs
Of the President of The senate The gilt frames
modelled after original dcsgss and executed In the
hghcst tiyle OF American ART and reflect great credit
the manufacturer mo mirrors VII DO shipped on s.tsr.
day and put boerd the steamer Mount vernoa which
viii convoy them direct 10 Warrington. After the
ADDITION M kerrinm entertained bis friends 81 dinner
at Crooks hotel, bis estaoshment whore they
passed pleasant tire.
FATAL BLASTING ACCIDENT coroner Gamble held an
inquest yesterday No. 27b West Twenty ninh street.
upon The body Of Thonas MccAllon, who died from
the effects OF Injuries received Tuesday by being
struck on The heed with stonc thrown from blast In
jury reudsng their verdict censored tho contractor
Joha Cummings, and John Glover, the foreman, FOE
propsry srsd win psuks and for sos hsyue Cars
placed 70 warn passers BY
Tur Afrnu or CoLuxHIA Cotraos -rne annual meet
rg Of this association took place Tuesday the lecture
room OF NE New York Historical Society, corner Of
Second aveuss and Eleventh. street. The exercses were
Of highly interesting character, consulting prnopay
OF au orasou By Mr. John ~ Van Buren, Of the class Of
1890 and Of poem by John Lock wood Of the class II
lssT both OF which listened 70 with the profoun lest
attention. The sssry festival toox psco 81 The nh
Awnue HotoI In tho evening".
RsyxrSrAnvs woxr.-A iarys and very sciec. audi.
erce assembled Monday evoains, In Clinton Hall, Astor
place to nsen the nrst Of Of lectures by The Row
John Lord upon ibs shove subject rhcss lectures ara
intended to give history Of the successive dsvsope
mers tho condition Of since the Introduction Of
Christianity and her rea.ive position In dlEercas ages,
vi'h tho view OF tracing the progre0 Of her
elevation. To illustrate this hissory the
reverend gentleman has chsscu Tor his SIX sublsis
the foilsunrs-1 Pauia-The Roman Christian Wonan.
q ttalippa-rne Woman Of Cnivalry. 3 Eiza5ath-
wcrnsn a. Sovereign. 4 Madame De kantauon-he
wcman OF Scclety. Madame do Sssel-Tns Literary
wOran Mary Iyen-Wonsn ~ III kiucsscr.
me lecture MONDAY evening was listened To with the
gfcat,t attention throughout We omit ~ nopss o. 10
og TIE scrt. ressgn mai wouid be dculi 70 convey
idea OF ia ohsrasisr, 70 do justice 70 either tns
speaker or snhiect
rsooys IN R0cn ron rus aorrH-Company D, Of The
Second regiment Of United States artillery, numbering
ifty elk men, and under the command u Nsior An
dersop, who Ian Fort Hamilton, Sow York harbos, On
saturday last IN roate for Fayetteville North Csrona
take charge q the United states Arsenal 81 that place
arrived ~ wmineton, North CAroins, oa Monday, ths
l2in nat They lsf The latter place a. tso oeock r.
On Tuesday.