The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-07
City Intelligence.

FEAM THE IMAcuIArR CONCEPTION. Ito morrow
will be the Feast Of the Immaculate Conception Of tho
Blessed Virgin Mary, and will be celebrated in the
various Catholic churches throughout the city with
than usual Slok In many Of tho churches the school
children have societies which dedicated 10 the Virgin
and known Sodalitics Of the Children Of Mary.
These associations formed in solemn procession parake
Of the Eucharist and listen the addresses which will
be made in the several churches the nature and orr
gin OF the festival Of the Immaculate Conception In st.
Peters church, Barclay street. Church Of the Immacu
Cathedral Church OF the Holy Cross West Forty second
street, and several Others the services will be Of In
teresting and instructive character
THE PATRIOT ORPHAN HoxK-Thcre at present
one hundred nineteen children of deceased
disabled soldiers n the Patriot Orphan Home located
At Flushing Tho managers propose holding Thanks
giving festival Friday, the sth inst Donations may
be sent TO Mrs W. j. Haddock, Treasurer, 70 Hammond
street; Mrs Fitch, II East Twenty seventh street,
to any OF the managers The Rev. Dr. Tying is Prss
den. Of the Board of Counseors and they have deter
mined to purchase at once, build, moro commodious
building which shall be devoted home for depend
emit old men, when there should DO no moro demand for
the present charity
ARRIVAL OSE HrNDaE, SEVENTY FIFTH
New YoRx RpGIMksr.-This regiment arrived at the Bat
tory Barracks Tuesday night route TO Harris
Island for final payment and muster out In November,
1858, the One Hundred and Seventy nth detached
from Corcoran's Legion, at Viewpoints News, Va and
ordered 10 accompany General Banks the Department
Of the Gulf where they fought At Bertrand, La, Port
Hudson, where tho Coloncl-thc gallant Bryan, Of
Albany-fcll They also fought at Baton Rouge and
took part In the Red river expedition IN August 1884,
18th the Nineteenth corps, reported to General sheri-
dan, where they shared the glory and perils Of his
campaign in the Shenandoah valley. after which the
regiment joined General Schoned, In Central Georgia,
WHERE until the present time they have doris good
vice TO The country. The regiment is under command
Of Capt Charles Mccarthy, OF Troy, and numbers about
two hundred men. Captain Mccarthy Ia a brave and
gallant officer and the hero OF many hard fought
battle.
LECTURE ON rHs GEOLOGY OF MINNESOTA, Nova scorA
AND CoLoRADo.-An interesting meeting held last
evening by the New York Association for the Advance
ment Of Science and Art, at the Of tho society
Cooper Institute The order Of discussion for tho
Ing embraced chemistry, mineralogy and mining. Tnc
meeting was addressed by Dr. r. r. Stevens, who gave
account Of his recent travels In Nova scotia, with
some interesting statistics He described the coal beds
In some regions being forty thick yot deve
oped and said that wo should have 70 look there for our
bltuninous coal In future, Gold is found through the
whole length Of the island but not having been fully
plored " not found In paying quantities Iron Is not
mines Of Londonderry which are worked by . nrm In
Shefcld England, pronounced by them 70 be the best
they able 10 procure Professor Amos, Of Mime
sofa next very interesting account Of the geology
pector OF Colorado facts highly Interesting TO
the mining community, respecting the immense wealth
lying In that State only waiting for capital 10 be deve
oped.
held an inquest NJ the New York Hospital the body OF
Constance Messing, German girl only seventeen years
OF age whose death the result Of burns received by
her clothes taking Are from stove nj No. ~ vision
street. where she employed % domestic Tho burn.
ing took place on Tuesday.