New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-20


,ru,hfulness to the soft Illusion Of the scene when
"Tbe siamese Twins has seldom enjoyed.
Next Monday evening Miss Olive Logan Will /
commence an engagement appearing III
drama entitled "Eveleen."
TIE RIaurnIgH KIDNAPPING CbsE.-Ihe case
of officers RigLtmire and WeDo, OF INC ~is' WV
procinct who have been aTaigned before the Board
of Police Commissioners fol some time pas', on
charge OF kidnapping colored men and taking them
10 Boston to enlist them, was closed on Wedhes-
dey. The charge was not proved against them, but
tLey were each fined six days pay, for being absent
from duty without leave. Officer Rightmlre was
transferred to the Fifth Precinct, Capt Petty, anu
officer Webb TO the Second Precinct, Capt Mills
RErrsTArT RrBTls 10 FIGHT FoR TIE UNION
The steamship Continental Captain Somers, AZ
rived at the Long Dock, jersey City, On Wednes-
day. having Oh board The First u. s. Infantry ree'
mcut. from Norfolk. and bound for the frontier To
engage in the war against tbs Indians. This reF-
ment numbers go men, composed OF rceel p1Soh'
rs. who have taken the oath OF allegiance and ell
listed in the Union Army. They arc under com
mund of Col Diamond. The regiment were to have
gone Yves, Oh tie Erie Railway, but were detained
in CONSEQUENCE of the freshet on Tuesday night
carving away some eight or ten Of the railroad
bridges.
CLEANING STREETS. - The Commissioners for
" cleaning streets" met yesterday morning at Inc
Mayors Office The Mayor AMI Comptroller were
present. The proposals OF ID. ID. badger, Offering
to clean the streets at the rate OF $4,000 per All
mum, were submitted. IL tAeoPinion OF both Com
missiouers the proposals and specifications were
defective, i'll emitting to provide To- the Fcnov'l OF
ashes and garbage. This deemed so important
an item in the matter OF cleaning the streets, that
the OMISSION could not 90 neglected. and this duty
of the contractor lett to implication.
| ANNUAL MTrTrHG OF TIE GOOD SiNARITANs-h
temperance organization known as the lndcpen lent
Order of Good SGmartans, held its annua! meeting
Il, Room No. 1875 Bowery, on Wednesday. Mr.
Charles A. Guinard presided. lie stated that The
Order has had an accession of three hundred ne"
members since the last meeting Ladies are per
mtted to speak at these meetings, and the delegates
of both sexes are present, representing five Grand
Lodges, and the forty minor ones, into which the
Order is divided. Tine session viii continue several
days.
| Pc J0REss OF RECRUITING. Recruiting goes on
bu; slowly, the near approach Of the daft s'eanus
only TO discourage enlistmcus. Another reason,
perhaps il, that our Weather citizens liable 20 the
draf, are Offering prices for substitutes which en-
trcy eclipse the bounties offered ly tho County
Volunteer Committee, in some instances ranging
as lig Oh a. 500 or s 600.
TIE Horse SEo2Es STmKE-Thc jcrrncymcn
horse shoers heretofore employed by ihe several city
railroad companies, have been on astlikc fora coz
siderable time because the companies exccp, the
Fourth avenue use the machne-made horse shoes.
These shoes have been made for several years, be-
cause they are cheaper than handmade shoes and
just as good. A box OF machine made shoes con-
tans six dozen, Weighing one hundred pounds ana
costing sl3 II those shoes were Manufactured by
hand, each box would require one hundred and
twelve pounds of iron COSTING So II coal 81 labor
of Two men for one day, s. JO-making toGl of
SIS 81. SO that there is "a saving OF - Oh per box
by tic Use Of the machIrt-shoc. la consequence OF
the strike tie unshod horses and nnf Der at ears
are Withdrawn from the roads Occasioninc great liz
convenience TO the travelling pabic, but il Las been
a ,rcat advantage t. the companies whose ho..cs
| have been IDLE at a time when the increased Price
of horse feed aLnihilaics III ihcir otis The ma
fchinc-shocs are made Of American iron; hand-shocs
are made of imported iron, aid II Is ailcded that
several importing houses baye volunteered to fir-
nish funds cough 10 keep up the strike. The
''UniOn" paid unemployed men 10 are singles
and married men go per week, until their treasury
was exhausted. The contest now appears TO be be-
tween the iron importers who sustain Tie strikers
and the public who need the accommodations that
are withdrawn from the railroads.
I
| SATURDAY CoNCERT.-Ihe Central Park Com
ussioners announce that there will be music at the
Park on the Mall thisafterucon, commencing ut u
clock, BY the Central Park BaAd, under the lead
erShip OF IL. d. Dodworth, ii tho weather is dine.
I,Thc following is the Programme:
PROGRAMME. AUGUST 20. lsCi.
PAIT let.
Park March.
|. Oyeriu-e-"Linda ChamOnBiY 7....... .Doniyetti.
. Geburstag Polka. .GungL
J. Baicaroe rom 'xiarini Fallicrc" " or Che
In Clelo, .DOhzetu
pAEr 20.
0 0T,pp1e W. He eroG
B Fantasia German Airs. spaeth.
l. Grand selection from L. D0ri'ro SOir" AGbeT.
Part Sd.
Ssser Ma,cn hoc ikrhcf.
iosalii" Waiizcs ..........-....... sehalchn.
/ B. Quartete from aRiggoouo" Verdi.
L. Mazurka e ayorita" Cramer.
| National Pot rourri.
ALLEGED THEFT oP SHAwLs-0ficcr Golden of
the 9th Precinct, yesterday arrested John Smith on
a charge OF stealing four shawls from the store Of
Mr. Jacob Lansing, No. 10 Chambers street. A
few days since the accused called on Mr. L. and n-
troduced himself as Mr. J. Burton, OF the finn of
Burton a. Co., Of st. Louis, No. He stated that
he wished 20 purchase quantity Of cloth cloaks,
80. LII fla ~.