The sun., 1865-06-07
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY.

GEN. GRANT COMING To-DAY.-A telegram
nom Washington state. that Gen Gran, left the cap
ita for this city Last evening. lie viii arrive, with
his stan, this morning and -ill stop At the Astor
House where he can be visited by those who wish 70
zee him during the day. This evening. ~ hoped and
expected, he will attend the Union meeting At Cooper
1nstitu,e where ,pcechs, are promised By Governor
Fcnton, Lieut.. Gov. Ayord, Daniel g. Dickinson,
willan NJ. EvAr,s, Horace Greeley and others. Gen.
Thom1 Il Ia announced will also be Al this meeting,
and Gems. Terry and Lossn are slso expected Gen.
Grant viii so to West Point tomorrow morning. and
thence 70 Chicago.
T,n STREET CLEANING COMMISSION met
yesterday, and awarded the contract for cleaning the
streets for ten years, at s4os.5O0 pr snnum to
he.srs. J. L. Brown, shepherd y. Knapp and WIN.
" DoTe Tho Mayor In announcing the decision,
Toko Of the character Of the men AS being moro
important than anything elss In this matter Mr..
Brown was contractor for repairing the streets In
1864, and had done his work ven Mr.. Derive had
pecn the oontrartor for cleaning Broadway and Mr..
Knapp had bsen Street Commissioner; knew the
sity ordinances thoroughly and vns man Of abun-
dant means. Tho N. Y. Sanitary and Compo-t Co.
sere the lowest bdders but II wr held that the con-
tract could not legally lie entered into vith "corpo
ration" Bc,ides this It VI. claimed that tho work
could no, be Satisfactorily dsns Tor less than the
oamod by Brown Go.
Mr.. HESRY DIrFrSDERFFER, . well
tnown contributor To the press, has recently become
ihe manager Of large dry goods house, having for
.his purpose, resigned luerauve position (which he
o." he'd for the last Eve yoar,l With A. r. stewart
Co II 10 70 be hoped that he viii continue 70 employ
oils pen In literary labor.
SALES OF COTTON were made by suction
yesterday TO the amount Of $500 b.o. at an es,ms-
Tin soldJ RANGED from lO% cent? for picking, Of up
land N 81 cents for hrst quality Of soa Island.
The GERMAN ScHUTzESFEsr-Tbe Sehut-
zen Corp, tGermsnl Of New York city, yesterday
commenced their annual festival 81 Jones Wood.
The pr'sent la the farewell festival OF the sharp
sboo,er," previous 10 their going TO Bremen 10 the
Grand festival which 10 TO take place there The
corps IL composed OF hrs class solid men," erchants
and others Of the community fory-hve men will
embark for Bremen shortly after the festival shah
have terminated, thirty seven Of whom have already
paid there passsee money, sii7,5ol In gold, which
Amount secures a return ticket. Captain II. ID.
Busch, commanding, says no 10 proud to bring to the
old country the record that Of the 1876 mon COM
posins the oorps eleven 20 with him Who have
Psssed through this unnatural civil var. This viii
oesco, bearing the ass OF foreign nstIon, be.
SnsI,,b i.nmaSs Tbe Rmetic., And IAN a., ,n.
are TO be carried side by side on entering Bic
sn & s fU,%T, ,sns 9s PU Sl n0@Sr o ,bs
Nv fopp Temnn Isdie. in eisht month, and eo- 81
30. One half this amount v. donated by the maier,
frnssd .ith yellow. On one ,ido1, The American
EAsle srssping an American hse In hi. claws In the
eu os 0opno, .sn e ,pro,d.d ~ ia we w ,Eh'
In the opposite cornsr arc the "schutIen" Corp.
.rm, and misam h leu WIN bows ana rtowi hbSve
~ ,hs NJ Yorh Sch"tyen copn. Nsw 'yn,. Ma
soth 1894" on the revere are the arme. Of 1900 and
Representation Of the genii Of America and Germany,
9Th Goethe, scheler, Aubu, &C u vs Intended
ss hu, 'bs hisatins aa, ~ .ha sss,s.s.
sar prevented It,
Yesterday morning tho ceremonies attendant on
the festival we're performed as follovsi
Captain Busch, Lieut. Luer.en and friends len The
aouse o. .ne osptsn AZ oe.oSs r. n, and pToceeded
SKoens" tKins, of i.,t y.sI Siiery .,inse, w VI,
II 1863 Ey-Counciman !. Repper) From inenc,
sey P,oeceasd 70 lone. Mood ana AZ "eIe received b,
5erdes with presented arms and other honors, sfte
rsn,s, No. SS. ,no m. e'9h,,ons ~ & sna 'nel
.hen marched to the shooting ground, whsre on
man eagle a.nsed by Two a.ss mi, rs, 10 Ss sSo
At ,oI priEss the nuwher Of piece TO be tAien dow
and middle crown right aud lett seci right an,
sn wing Ttsht and len ring right and len flag
ILe follou ing ON priz .tatad MIA
lie crown. IA schliotsi ien srosn. W I,r,st.
risht crown N I;rnhli.. ian wing Iion InI,u
koru risht head ii Uroektng' ri,h, nneL
t;soGse Weimsnn leit aas w R.nsap ~, ~,
ret ,hootine vas / ami nm in anath.p ~, =, a.
srnndn nhere nyisi ,n.,. ,cIs na ittaa tn ii, a
ons pnIe hers VA, Ssinsd bv roi n q MYn,"r II, l, :
Nav Nork (Nilitinl Cavalry ~
rr 49,,
The hrtns viii be continued to-day and tomorrow
and he who brinss down the body of the bird will N
,,-.., a., A.. -, -, ii,
crowned hlhS py young lady who VIII make
speech on tho occasion. The king will sppear A
Fireman In nj. crosyp and ,oh..
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NEW YORK YACHT CLuB.-The annual RI
s,,t, mt. ,..,-,ii J.. -. 49,. .... a,
'"s car WI 'e Nj ocean one ana Nill tax
place on Thursday next Five bogt, fpnr NJ rbic