New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-01
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
| NEw-YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD.-The new
time table which takes effect to-day upon this road
will prove great benefit to property owners and resi-
dents between Paterson and Sufern. who do business
in New YORK. Heretofore but two trains had been run
for their accommodation and those at hours quite in
convenient to the majority of the commuters between
the points named. OF COURSE under these crcum'
stances, settlement has been SLOW and confined mainly
to the select few whose duties in the city enable them
to go home early in the afternoon Thus while on rival
roads radating from New-York, by frequent ard sea-
sonable trains large and lucrative local travel has
been built up and sustained the Erie looking rather
to through business has made but slight progress in
this direction, beyond Paterson Now tie case will be
altered. With three morning trains from SuiIeru
stopping at all stations reaching the city at ss s3s
and 1923 all classes will be accommodated The hours
If denorture from New.York are 4. $50 6l5 and
n m eforlng ample time for the transaction Of bust
noss ol;lc IN the merchant and mechanic. This wise
stem of Slr. Supt Minot, If well followed up. will
eventually swell the local receipts of the Erie Railroad
TO respectabe figure and open 10 the general public
most saul,rious region. unsurpassed for natural
beauty and general eligibility anywhere within thirty
miles of this city, The land is cheap and fertile and
with taxes and the cost of living constantly increes
ine in New York. no doubt large numbers Of persons
Of moderate means will be induced TO make their
homes in she suburban villages and hamets along the
Erie roa1
City MISSIONS. Tuesday evening the
Tract Missionary Society held meeting in the harket
st. Reformed Dutch Church. A. r. WetDore esq pre-
siding Several Of the nissionaries made statements OF
facts showing the they gain to the heart Of Inc
people ia going from house to house. and tie good ac
compished by Mission stations and Mission SaoDath
schools who had been going -four or I'VE nights
in the week to heaers and other ouch places now leaves
his home of an evening only TO go TO tire Mission nnd ut
tie child OF dollar hearing teacher ncden
tally speak o. the need Of Sabbath schools Mt the west
voluntarily brought the money she had przsd so mucH
and begged thot it might be sen; to the destitute anu
thus the poor child started impromptu Missionary
society and her companions stimulated by her exam
ne broncht in their PENNIES until handsome sum was
raised The Rev. j. G. butcher pastor OF Tue chfch
expressed biz great satisfaction at the results ana sara
no could properly estimate the iarreachllg lAuu
enee OF Christian beueyoence; it lays hold on the
present rot only bgt stretches away into eleini,yi
though the good accomplished now might seem 70 DC
small set the future harvest would be grand indeed
The tabled results given up to the general average
Mr. FREDERICK MoLLEyHAUIRS BENEFIT
The Grand Concert for the benefit Of Mr. Frederick
AIolcnLaser win positively take place on THURSDAY
evening December - lsei, at N.blos Saloon, Broad
WAY. All parties haying tickets for this concert are
particularly requested TO call Tor checks at the music
store Of Messrs. Scharfcnberg Luis broadway as
tickets without check, viii not be received al the door
of the concert Tickets dollar each 70 be had only
nj the music store of McssIs ScharenbcIg Lals no
rs Broadway. Committee OF ngoments-Messrs
Scharlenberg. l.. y. wyman. " Grashof. s T. Mills
Dr. Quiz, j. N.Tiht, &. Bergman, II. +. Tiht' FREEZER
ck Stems Mai1sa.
ARRIVAL OF Roger 4. PEyoR-This n0torl-
Gus Rebel SCOTT who captured before PETERSBURG
by some men OF the Second Corps while in the ACT oil
exchanging newspapers with our pickets, arrived lers
yesterday morning in the custody of Brig" Wes
sells and Lieut. VIM Il. Shaw. route for Fort L1iay
cite. Tho party Travelled all night from Washington
and reached tbs city at 81 O'Clock this morning, when
they took brcakt.s, the Merchants Hotel IN Court
andt ST.. AMI AZ started for Fort Lafayette, where
Pryor /. now safe out of harms way, both to himself
and Others Pryor sat At breakfast with considerable
him out he escaped observation until Just on the point
Of leaving when o. course he became the center OF con
siderable interest He wac however, well treated by
Al, and freely and chcerfuy conversed respecting his
CAPTURE. He safes that be WAS unaware of bis
danger until he saw FIVE siI men with
,beir ,uns pointcd AZ him and that lie immedi. |
ateIy made an attempt 10 draw pistol, but on sccbnd
Thought concluded il would be more prudent for MN 10
surrender His horse which he says was the pest IN the
4. NOT
disgust or. hearing that there were over twenty-five
thousand Southern refugees in the city, declaring II
was shameful for them 20 leave their country whcn
she needed them - much ne also saio' IN "nlc ,s
manv will agrec with him, that they ought 10 have self
meet enough 10 return. Pryor registered his name
ou The book Of the hotel in bold angular hand "
Roger A. Pryor Fort lafayette, The names oil Gen
Vessels and Lieut. Shaw following " o'clock Tie
party walked down Broadway Ia Hamilton Ferry 10 |
take the city railroad ears in Brooklyn 10 Fort hamt
ton whence Pryor was transferred Ia For Lafayette
III. few persons who in the strecss that hour
nked ri Pryor with curiosity on account OF hS
Rebel rni!ofm but II does not appear 'hat he was
recognised.
MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRA-
rroN.-The Commissioners OF Emigration held their
usual forluighy meeting Yesterday afternoon at their
offices Castle Garden bu, quorum not being present
at the time of meeting no business MAS transacted Inc
following j. the regular statement;
No OF rmigrsnis 10 NOV % 1864. i'3bs
No. o. cngranis arrived since 10 Nov. jo--.. l'ei
ro,, ..I.s95q
10 zane dat, in 100
l,5i l-o3. 1852. 1861.
wSrd's island. '............. 9;j 3'5 OH -
Balance, January J, rot .-'s-'o'" W
Aggregate receipts 20 NOV, -. .sste" -
Receive. since Nov. 80, Tor
commuraiion OF passengers, &c. 3s.i o'-i-'''o 70
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