New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-07

pafa5es excurti5D and ieslVas nottasHst pleasant
Of which wac the Sommernschs Fest held ., Guards
Yorkvile Park, by Company Fifth Regiment
German Rifes), Capt. Gsrdes, on wednesday night,
when upward of 600 visitors went 10 the Park, and
the festival was continued until nearly dAybrsak.
Yesterday the Fifty-6i Regiment, CARD Lfeycts.
under con mand of Col. lie Gal conmemorsssd The
anniversary Of the birthday Of the llustroas solder
whose name they bear, by an excursion to Laa,nsnn'e
Hamilton Park AT o'clock m, the regimen, mus.
tered in full force on Lafayetepacs, whs. az, =
view BY Col lie Gal, the line br,,ss, ina CO., "
! maIcosa dowh Broadway, company from. ak sI.,
deep, 70 the Park, where they expected 70 ,,v bv
TIE Mayor but He Excellensy had not ye, arrived a.
| the City Hail. Thence the X. giment proceeded "a
Hamiison'park, where they passed the remsnIer of
the DAY very pleasantly. The wives and the soas and
daughters with the numerous fri4nds Of the soldiers.
we're present, swelling the company 70 TWENTY-FIVE
hundred or three thousand persons r. 80
While the little ones sported and played r,,,, ,,s
green sward, the young girls piued win .s 49,.
in the merry dance-the old soldiers dine aon.no
themselves at mastery games qui .ly suuipg mel,
wine. Speeches were made b. Col. 10 Cal and
Others and high tribute Of respect was paid 70 the
memory of the gallant lafayette The weather was
all that could be desire and the excarsion wa, one Of
80 delightful and pleasant nature that years win
eapse before "a recollection be sffaeed f. the
memory OF French citizen soldiers--tbe Gar2s
Lafayette. ..i
1.aE OUTRAGE AT ELzABETH.-Mr. Jnstus Mcrra
Of Elizabeth, who struck the head from be-
hind by Mr.. j. Crane on Friday evening last, still
les in precarious condition. The indignation at the
dastardly outrage upon him is extreme among his
neghbors. Crane stl kegs out Of the way Whether
have been taken by the authorities
tain his place of conceament and him. have
not learned. Such steps certainly ougb. to betakeo.
SwISDLER PERsosATEs Az 0yT1cER-Last
Tuesday evening a well dressed man whose usme is
said to be Henry III. Southwick, alias Simmons
rested in the City Hall Park by Officers Carr and
Phillips, charge Of having personated policeman,
and having by false representations obtained consder
able sums Of money. His victims were for the most
part street-walkDg prostitutes whom he would sccost
in the streets and fghten into giving him money. He
finally became 30 bold that he approached 0a1oer
Phillips of the Second Precinct. and attempted "a induce
him to effect the release Of prostitute named
Elizabeth Ftzsimons who had been sent 70 the Peni
Tertiary through the fundamentally of said officer.
Southwick said that his mother wss sister 70 the
mother of Police Commissioner Bogen's sife, and
that this circumstance and others gave him god deal
of influence with the Police Board. He promised
Officer Phillips that the reesa of the woman sAeud
enure to his Ph llipss) benefit in other than financial
sense Phillips refused ths ofsr ndhsying suspicious
of the man. desired bis shield South wick having
stated that he belonged to the Brooklyn force and wss
detailed at Barclay street ferry The impos.er had no
shied TO show stating tn he had left il az the station
house. Officer Phillips made inquiries, convinced him
self that the man imposter, and, meeting him
on Tuesday, at once arrested him. Justice Brennan
committed him for examination.
DISTURBANCE AT NEGRO DAScEHousZ-Two
MEN STABBED.-About two o'clock on Thursday
morning disturbance occurred in the negro dance.
house known as Union Hail. No. ID Laurens street,
kept by Sidney mcfarland, between g number Of
negroes there assembled to participate IN the amuse
ments. During the 8ght Alexander, colored waiter,
as charged drew knife and stabbed Richard Vassar
of No. So Thompson street, in the breast, infc!ing
very severe wound. Turner also stabbed John Cut
lett in the abdomen and thigh, after which he attempt
ed to run away, but Officer Goodrich of the Eighth
Ward came up and arrested him. The wounded men
were taken TO their homes and attended by physician.
Turner who says he recently arrived from Phladel-
pbis, was arragned before Justice Qua:kenbusb aud
committed for examination.
The SYRIAN SUFFERERs.-The Committee for
the relief Of the desut. and suffering in Syria sehpowdss
the receipt of the following sums:
St Michaers prot Ell IEstele s,,.,.,,,,,,,,.85 90