The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-17
City Intelligence.

FAIR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ST. MATTHEW'S ROMAN CArHo
CHURCH, NEW ROCHELLE On next Tuesday ladies'
fair will be opened at Tuckahoe for the benefit of St.
Matthew's Catholic church, New Rochelle, Of which Rev.
Thomas Mclaughlin is the esteemed pastor The con
grcgation Of this church fast increasing. SO worthy
an object cannot fail to be literally patronized.
PROPOSED STATUES TO FULTON MoRsE-A COM
mittee Of the Board Of Aldermen on Arts and Sciences
the chambers Of the Board to-day, at one
O'Clock NJ consider proprety of setting apart
and fencing In the triangular piece Of ground at the
junction OF Broadway and Sixth avenue and also the
triangular piece Of ground bounded north by Thirty fifth
street east by Sixth avenue and by Broadway,
locations for the statues of Robert Fulton
the inventor of steamboats,. and Samuel f. Morse the
inventor of eegraphs They will also consider the man
ner in which the funds for the proposed monuments
shall be secured Parties interested in the subject will
attend without further invtction.
THE FAIR FOR THE SISTERS OF MERcy.-Thc Rev Will
liam Quinn furnishes with the following statement -:
Total receipts $2e 4O2 %
Expenditures /, 632 ~
Net receipts ......s2 7 7e9 "a
This was paid yesterday for tho redemption Of
the mortgages on the Sisters property
DEDICATION THE church edince of the Fifth avenue
Baptist church, Fortysi street and Fifth avenue will
be dedicated tomorrow. The morning services win be
at half past o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Armi-
tagc; the afternoon at past three, by the Rev. Dr.
Weston and in the evening ut hafpast seven, by Rev.
j. i. Chown of Bradford, England. Arrangements will
be made for renting pews on Wednesday evening: The
ZIst inst.
THE Iowa ORPHAN HOME OF INDUSTRY and its auxiliary,
the House Of Reception Staten Island will hold
meeting in the Church OF the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn,
the evening of Sunday 18th instant half past
O'Clock. The children and adults ready to 60 TO
''the Home in Iowa, and number Of those who have
been trained in that Home expected to be present
Addresses will be made and contribution taken up On
the following evening at the hour The
this meeting VIII be repeated in the Church OF the Ascen
son corner OF Tenth street and hfh avenue, and Mr. H.
G. Riley will address the audience In behalf OF ths work
COLUMBIA CoLLEGE-Last evening interesting literary
and musical exercises had At Columbia College the
being the presentation Of the Goodwood Cup to
the class of 1866 The college grounds were brilliantly
illuminated and the lady friends of the stadonts turned
out full force which added scat TO the occasion Mr.
George p Smith made the presentation which was hty
responded to by Mr. Vim. Potter The college band per
formed several choice airs which highly appre.
ciacd by the assembhge.
NEW GrRsAy Local ORGANIZATION Tho Union Bund
has recently been called into existence and is being
organized for the purpose, supposed, TO discuss
local politics in view OF the elections and to take
action in reference these 1t that the German
Republican Central Committee has been abandoned by
most Of its Supporters and therefore new political
organization has been created. The central organza
ton-the Union Bunds composed OF delegates elected
by the various assembly district organizations, and in
two three these district associations have already been
Organized. convention Of delegates has been held,
when some radical resolutions were brought up In
reference the question OF comforting the right to
vote tho negro population. The resolutions submit
ted the effect that order that the constitution
of the United States may become q truth the Union
Bund declare thai the right to vote should be conferred
without distinction cf race, color religion II was
observed that the statutes Of the organization sum
gently explicit the subject. n was however,
soved 70 submit these resolutions to the various district
organizations.
THE SAESGEErEsr the visiting musical societies
participate in the prize which is to take place
on third day Of the Saengerfes tuesday, the 18th Of
Julyand they have to reror themselves until the Is,
Of next month For the purpose OF securing quarters
for the visiting singers during their sojourn in Che city
the lists OF members being forwarded 10 the officers
OF the Fest delef ltss until the LIST Of July
TnE PEruASoLoGrAN SOCIETY Of this city will give an
exhibition at Dodvorth Hall Tuesday evening, the
Doth of June