New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-28

.Nsft SOLDIER Dtpof. h0s - sHd u h0hafd e.
ARTISTS FUND SOCIETY. "A catalogue ~ PIC
ture. and other woIk. Of art viii be sold Friday
evening by Leeds Minor. for che benefit OF the AT.
,.ts' Fund Society Among the names Of contributors
We observe those OF some OF our bsstiEown artists
The Alvcrtl,emen, will be hund Nv another eolGUn.
SUICIDE BY SHooTTHa-CoRogER's lSoCEsrs
Coroner R,nncy yesterday held inquest at Bellevue
Hospital. on tie hody Of Dorerhus Tutilc, Vio com
miited suicide on Sunday night by shooting himself
through the head mile standing tho steps house In
West Twonty.siIth.st. csusine almost instant death
From evidence sdduoei CT the inquest appears that
abou, ,wo years since the deceased married Miss smith
in Boston Mass Before her marriage she learned mar
The deceased was married. bat be showed her docn
ment purporiug 70 be divorce grantee by !egaI
court Unil within 'hor' tine patt they vea happ!
together. A few days since, however, the lady was
assured by a member 81 the New York bar that me
order OF divorce forgery aud she then told tie
deceased that she intended 10 l'svo bin.
| On the evening in question be called on her az NO
81 West Twenty slths,, md asked her II she fully In
tended to loAye him She antvered m the affirmative
and added that another woman had higher and hoer
clam on him. He then started 10 at the same time
betting her that be would do something to cause her
while standing on the steps. he drew pistol rom his
POCKET She sezed bis arm, and endeavored 10 pre-
vent him from using Il but 10 shook heT on and pao
ing the uuyzle his right forehead fred with the re-
sut mentioned above. The jury returned verdict in
accordance With the facts. Deceased aged tv eDty
eight years.
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIoS.--Three Of the
schools In connection with the New York Juvenile
Guardian Society," consisting mostly Of German child.
rep had a festive time Monday afternoon around three
spendid Chrstmsstrees arranged with the tempting
gs Of the chdrens old friend Santa Claus. The halls
al Noe % Bowery ard lsi Cbryste 81 were ta'efnly
decorated with eyergreens and Christian enibefns and
\ presented suggestive and picturesque appearance
4 These schools together number about 3oa children
The exercises consisted Of singing juvenile addresses
and remarks by several clorgymcn in German and Eng
| fish, The Rev. Rccs firger spoke IN German ON the
,clrcumstances OF our Lords Nativity aud the Rev.
Cornelius W Boulton. Of st. Georges Mission spoke on
tho pleasure there IL IN beng and dong gooo. ana CAV
ing ourselves up 10 early life 10 the service OF God 10
ali things The 18th Ward Missionary; MI Munroe
made some interesting remarks on the great df
ferences between children In Christian and heathen
lands and urged his young hearers to he true and
sought o1o celebrate. Afier some remarks BY
| the Superintendent of tho Siith st. German School
ard Others the distribution oi ,hs hoera giits o,
drums. boIes books hss. bonnets' So we're borne OIL
10 triumph BY the oyous Juveniles The society super
bna,J Of IosnsSers b, Rev ID. f. Robertson, and has
opened and sustained nineteen different schools III
various destitute neghborhoods Of the city During
this period II has had under Its care
children it, annual Income has been from 81 400 TO
o. .O0 There ~ room In these week day and Sunday
schools for voluntary Christian effort by gentlemen and
ladies feslroua OF doing good .iDouR ne young lhe1o
is preaching every sunday in German a, - M and In
English al I! p. M. In tho Hall. No. w BowcIy. IL
should be added here that these schools arc intended 70
embrace large and increasing enss OF neglected child
ren not reached by the present Public School system
| -
! BOARD OF ALDERhES.-TLe Board met az
la oclock N. Oh Tuesday. report was RECEIVED from
! tho Committee Streets IN favor Of widening Church
o., from Fulton 90 Morris ste, In order that the entire
i width of tho thoroughfare will reach eighty feet
Adopted. ny resolution the board donated 70 the
Sailors Homo the sum OF $50 Tho Mayor sent In .
communication reappointing Daniel Derin City Cham
borlan. Mr.. Farley moved that the Board do advise
| ard consent with the nomination OF tho Mayor. Mr..
Jeremiah moved tho whole subject be laid over for the
| present. Which wac lost. The Board then confirmed
The mnstion-twelye In tho affirmative, two In the
negative (Msssrs. Jeremiah and Mastenop). Ad'
| Iournsd ~ "Wednesday Afternoon at ono o'clock.
|
| FESTIVAL OF ST. JOHs.--The Festival Of st.
John the Evangelist was celebrated yesterday morning
in the various Episcopal and Catholic churches OF this
city The Order ~ Free Masons celebrated the day by
| bsnQues and appropriate exercises III tho following
1 Lodge: The Rale Lodge No. so. at Delmonc0s.
la Sincerlta French Lodged No 373 at Courcts, No.
| 76i Broadway; the Zchokke Lodge. No 2O2, at No.
10 Houson.sti the Germania Lodge. No ls2, ut No.
40 Bowery; ihe Trinity Lodge, ~ Nos. u and ~
| Essex VI.
ALDERMAN JONI ID. OTTIwgLL. This gentle
man, the present Alderman nom the XIyth District
was The recipient. lac. evening, Of magnificent gold
hunting magic case watch and massive chain nom biz
numerous friends Of the Eighteenth Ward. A mark
Of their admiration and APPRECIATION. The GIN svaued
1T $50 ard 10 ths worhmanship d y. H. Jchheton =
g. Of No. 10 BoweJ. The yrestrtaiop tow psse At