New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-13

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TIM AMRRIcUs CLUB-Thc Americas Club
Of New. York gave It's opening ball Monday evening
at its charming grounds In Greenwich. which were
hronced with the beauty ard gallantry OF New.York.
well Of that little village and the region round
about This Club is association Of hundred gen.
emen for the purpose Of enjoying the fine fishing and
yachting and the health and comfort generally, to be
found about the picturesque promOntory on which they
have erected their cornmodious clubhouse They have
in gas and all the modern Improvements Supervisor
Tweed 10 President Of the Club. aud Alderman Hall
SECRETARY The grounds profusely decorated with
flags and streamers The festivities compri1ed clam
bake at 6. fireworks at 2, and dancing at 10 p. NJ,
which was continued with intervals for supper, until
or 4 a. IN. Beside the two or three yachts and the
score Of boats OF the Club there many private
boats present. among them the yacht Lurine manned
by Mess Hcdenhcrg. Marcillott Harris Wood,
Launy. Easton. and Allaire.
LECTURES IN ENGLAND on OUR WAR-Ihe
Rev Crammond Kennedy. known throughout the
country four or five years ago The Boy Preacher
and late Chaplain Of the 10Th lIighanders n. Y Vols
sails next Saturday for England lie has written two
lectures which he proposes TO deliver In England. on
the Tennessee Campaign one descriptive OF It's warke
aspect the other Of the Romance and Suffering OF Il
Soldiers Life and the heroic devotion Of the East Ten
nessee patriots. Mr.. Kennedy is native of Scotland
BULLS HRAD.-The market was overstocked
this week with 9s5 bullocks and II closed very hard
for drovers Prices are reported at 10 TO Ice y 10 for net
weight Of beef less the value Of hide, tat &c. Some
interesting matter IN answer to complaint about our
"cryng down the market" will be found in the market
reports Sheep are higher this week. Lambs lower;
over H. 100 have been received this week Swine are
highcr-tho highest ever known-the best HE & h
live weight Receipts Of the week s. 365-a big supply
OF pork for one July week.
REPORT OF THE ONION CoMMTTTEE.-The
agent appointed by Messrs Marshall and Blunt to dis
tribute the onions to our soldiers makes the following
report:
NEw-YoRK, July IL. 1864.
Messrs. q. II. MARsuAtL and e.. w. BLUsT-GsRfl,.
Pursuant 10 orders received the morning OF
July 2 repaired board the steamer Belydere then
lying at the foot offspring street N r. ut - p OF that
day and expecting 10 start Immediately for City Point
with vegetables for the army in front Of Petersburg.
The vessel was then hauled over TO Canal street for
the purpose OF filling her boiler but serious leak was
discovered the nrcbox and tho necessary repairs
delayed until 30 Of the next day Sunday. at
which hour cast of aud started for our destination
We arrived at Fortress Monroe on July 5, at o'clock
started for City Point which we reached at a.
on the 9Th.
at once went ashore TO confer CAS- directed with
Doctor Douglass. the agent In charge Of the sanitary
Commission Depot but he being absent his able assist
ant DIR. Macdonald very kindly gave every assist
ance in furthernnce Of the business In hand.
In the afternoon repaired with DR. Macdonald 10
the headquarters Of Gen Grant and delivered the let
ter Of the Committee after reading which the General
indorsed ii 10 Col. Morgan. Chief Commssary Of
the Army. who, he informed me. would that the
vegetables promptly distributed among the troops
at the front.
This work at once begun, and continued with
slight interruption until all we're delivered
Upon stating 10 the General that the goods were 10
have been delivered the Fourth and the cause of the
delay. he assured me that they would be fully as well
when received and that the troops had been well
supplied on the Fourth. large quantity Of onions
and other vegetables were distributed on that day
On the afternoon Of the 18th, the goods being ali dcy.
cred started for New-York by the way of baltimore
aud arrived at 81 p. III. on Saturday. July9.
Very respectfully ID. A. NASH.
TwENTY-sICogD WARD.-The German Lin
coin and johnson Campaign Club fthe Twenty second
Ward on Monday night had large and enthusiastic
meeting at their headquarters No Cs7 Eighth avenue
Mr.. Adam Roediger in the chair. who addressed the
meeting at length the present unhappy state OF
our country. urging the memben to DO prepared and