The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-14


strec,, be was suddenly stacked By three powerful
men, one Of whom hurled nim 10 the ground AMI
ansts O. klsksd tin, While TIVE aird struck him
heavy blow O. tie ',f, ,e-nple with = thick lager
beer gas, ooupistviy Fins over the flesh, and
terribly d, hsuHog he upper EFF portion OF the
face. The d-peradoes then sreJted iheir escape.
Afsr lying nsensible for some time, officer Temsnn
managed 10 crawl - the uee,iq' rrters Of the P0-
lice, corner Browne and Elm street, covered with
blood and weak from It's loss. ne was immedi-tey
attended BY the Police Surgeon and placed in bed.
Being strong man, his s eep served him we'll, and
ne was this morning able " be about, As he ia
stranger W the three mon, and enjoys reputation
for great modes,y and politeness, 1, Is the general
,rinion that he WAS mistaken for some other party
foinst whom the dssperse fellows held amnesty,
WAsHINGToS's BIRrHDAY.-The Eleventh
Regiment N. Y :. N Colonel NNdh,H a, will psrAd
on Saturday ed inst, in celebration Of the anus
versary Of wAshineton's Birthday. The regimen
tai line will be formed on Second avenue nigh
resting on Fourth s., at o'clock L. NJ.
CONFUSION IN BALL RooM.--At the bal
u Co. +, 9TH regiment, N. Y. 5. NJ, which came oil
at the Apollo rooms on wedn esday evening last
incident of rather unusual character took place At
an hour too late for publication In yesterdays pa
per. dinner wasgSen, the same evening, at the
Metropolitan, by the officers Of the 69th,'to Lieut.
Connolly, and subsequently, by invitation. the on
GERS visited the ball. Here they found prominently
displayed ON the 'front.' balcony over the ball room
door, large British flag N which they objected ~
the lag Of nation hostile W our country and
hereditary enemy Of ireland. TIE officers ~ the
company refused 20 remove the obnoxious banner,
when IL va, forcihly torn down bS Mr.. J. HennoSC,
al old and well known Irish citizen, Of the in.
oi,ed guests. disturbance ensured, and the ofi-
srs ~ the company, seeing q cmselves coming ont
scond best, called in the police to aid them. The
Ulcers II the G9th then len. Capt. McMNhon, II
c.. Z, then attempted a. ain 20 raise the n'g, bu,
TIE lar. e auli'fc &c present hssed. We are inform
that several times during the evening, beiore the
Ulcers Of the Geth arrived, there were cries Of
take down that flag"
JHH NUMBERS or THE RING" are said 10
have made an M successful att mp, to hold eau as
IN Wednesday light, ~ n range programme ~
feraiirns in Tan many Hall. The recent changes
u the Tamman> ciely, ref, FRED 10 in the sUS Of
yesterday, have excited their fears in regard 10 the
IA luence Of the " Snchems'' in the c1unses Of the
Gen raj Committee.
SUPERVISOR PuRDY, who has boen suffering
.ovtrcd ~ be out yesterday.
THE NAME or JAMES T. BRADY should have
appca ed in the list Of these recently admitted ~
the ,,cr,t counse's II the Tammany Society," pub
ishcd in the stS Of yesterday.
ENLARGEMENT or rnE Posr OFFICE. -
MeSsrs. Thomas and Bon, architects, have Just orm-
ret,d the plans for the addition TO the present,
psf once, which,wil he erected shortly. phe I'D
dtlon wilsbe story in height, exten ling clear
aong.the Nassau and Cedar street fronts ofthc pre-
-ent ell hce out n the sidewalk. A great deL Of
additional rom will thus be given for boxes and
other-b,pness inside the IN e, while the accommo-
dston- for the public will be materially increased.
corr dor, feet In width, will extend along the
Nat-sl street SIDE and another, 20 feet wide, on
Cedar street. The rcw,papsr dep 'rtnent and mail
| delivery will Dee located in the new portion ~ the
| Duildtng 1t the corner Of Liberty and Nassau
-,rcs Almost the ,ntirc front OF this "a l,rgemon,
| ,i'l be of s,shes, glass and wood.
PAT. MATTHEWS lut evening was still alive,
but appears - be sinking rapidly. The physi, ian
| IN attendance upon him has renqushed all hopes
/ u his recovery.
THE HOME FOR DESTITUTE CHIIDRES. -
/ The opening ceremonies Of this institution
tnued in Broohlyn yesterday, ard large num'e
IL visitors called and inspected the building, which
is conveniently fitted up In every respect FOR the
ccnmcd,ton If children who have ono e. care
'or them. Contributions In aid Of the Institution
| we're handed Ia by number, and considerable wa
dso realized by the sale # articles by the lsdie
| having the Home in charge Tie Home IL row ope,
FOR the reception Of those for whom it designed
"USprNE" AT BABNrM's MusEuM.-Au tn,
,sitors 90 the Museum join In expressing uuqualli
| FED admir- tion At this spectacle. The parade 60
the female AmUons, anil tho dag1 ing t,blea,
which closes the piece, are spoken Of ~ mastery
| Ell r., In the last t,llcau, an enchanted lax,
scene-mirrors plaoed LorriEontsliy ON tho hpo
Of the entire stase-ailord one Of the nearest re
presentations to real water that has yet been pr
lucci.
| THE LIQUOR DEALERS IN BROOKLYN
Heretofore licensed liquor dealers who were brough
before the Brooklyn Court Of Sessions on indict
ments FOR selling liquor on Sunday, sentence,
u pay fine ranging from 40 10 $50 hut lntterl!
the Court has decided 10 omit the fine altogether
and in lieu thereof imprison the parties in TN
County Jail. Since the opening OF the presen
term Of the Court, more than dozen have beer
sentenced 10 the County Jail for FIVE days each
Unlicensed liquor dealers are disposed Of az former
ly, except that the amount ~ fac Ia increased
Formerly they were hned an average sum Of abou
SIC each. Now each Jne coveted of selling liquo
without "A license is fined $50.
THE 3jTH ANNUAL Report Of the New
York City Tract Society, auxiliary n the Ameri-
can Tract Society, presents the following TN
Statistics for the past year Average number q
visitors, ssI; l,Ol6,93l tracts In different Ian
Fusges distributed 97s Bibles and $50 Testament
supplied h. the destitute on behalf Of the New York
Bible sDcety 5,G4+ volumes lent from ward Ii
biaries 2,9Ol children glthered INTO ibbath, an,
i24 into day schools 324 persons gathered int
| Bible classes 1895 induced u attend church
1887 Temperance pledges obtained 3lOd religion
MEETINGS held 50 backslders reclaimed 533 per
sons hopefully converted and 45s converts unite,
with evangelical churches total receipts, 8lT
N6,26.
A LADIES SKATING MATCH, started by som
| ofthe refreshment booth-koeperr, has been in pro
| gress in the Contra Park for three days. The Ia
dies -kted at such hours that they were not In
terfsred with by the crowd. Miss Jennie Bsho
won the prize, pair Of silver plated skates wort
forty Ave dollars.
IT IS SAID that CDR. Ives the person VIII
has been ~ mt " Fort NcHenry by order Of Secrets
~ stanton, on charge q reasonable spying in III
War Office, has been di,missed from the Custor
House, where he had held an appointment receive
under the administration OF Mr.. Buchanan. IL
name was at once erased from the roll Of inspector
| GANTERRURY MTsIC II Ar has f,ona ha,L ,