The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-14
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

L.cruRs ON Cososs nv The Rev II. B RrDGwAv-Aa
excellent lecture was delivered last evening in the
room Of st. Paul's church, corner or Twenty secooo
street and Fourth avenue, by the Rev. H. b. h'dg~Ay'
his subject beng Richard Cobdsn-the Representative
Man" The proceeds Of the lecture will be devoted -
the Young Mems Christian Association The lecturer
compared the loss sustained by England IN the ios ~
this statesman 70 the recent loss Of own President
Both were OF the wisest the age and both were
handed down 70 posterity The one had emancIpated
the working classes while the other had tes
slaves He gave . succinct account Of his whole life;
be traced the turning point Of his life 70 be upon the
death OF his father, when he necessated TO leave
his home ana was thrown upon his own resources and
Americas best friend in the cause OF freedom The
lecturer spoke Of the feeling in England existed at
the commencement OF the war. and OF its revulsioa
caused by the great advocate Of freedom Golden He
was . man taken from the people; he as one q
them and their interest was always at his heart He
mentioned numerous circumstances connected with hs
life, which highly interesting to his hearers Pal
ster in England yet he could acknowledge his death
bed that he generous enemy Is was strange that
he should decline the em0luments OF government for
during his whole career he had never once held ohcs
True to his instincts early life he rejected the burial
in Westminster Abbey but asked 70 % buried oy ne
was at that he should make his grave among the people
for whom he had been laboring while alive.
MEETING OF THE MUSICAL PRorEcrIvE UNiou.-A Won
attended meeting Of this organization was hold at The
Germania Assembly Rooms yesterday President Bsis-
Scn06rk
cating a. secretary Tho only business OF Importance
transacted was the adoption Of increasing tho
rate paid members losing their situations ON &C.
Of their adherence to the scale Of prices nxed ~
the Union from 314 to $40 per week. This amount
however is only to be paid entirety to those mu
clans who receive salary from any source whatever
Another meeting Of the Union will DO held on AondA5
next
CoiORED MANS CoLLuciArE INsrrUrR-A meeting Win
be held the Cooper Institute this evening, commence
ing eight o'clock for the purpose Of encouraging ana
setting forth the advantages Of the Ashman Institute
for colored preparing for the ministry at Oxford
Chester county, Pennsylvania Addresses are expected
from Rev. Drs Rice Adams and Delaney, General
Patrick, William e. Dodge, and Professor Cunnei a
Liberia.
SHOOTING STAR AsNIvERsARY.-Last evening the
anniversary Of the great shooting star excitement OF
1888 There but few indications that the heavens
we're giving due observance of the Some per-
sons who recolected the falling stars OF 1888 thought
they could than the usual number OF thess
last night but the w as 'hss
tumber until their optics could not BIO safely dependea
upon.
ANNUAL MEETING FrREMEEs BALL COMMITTEE
This committee held their annual meeting last evening
at No l. 100 Broadway the purpose Of making tho
necessary arrangements for holding their annual ball. In
aid of the fund for the orphans Of deceased
nremen His Honor Mayor Gunther presided COM
mittee consisting of the following gentlemen was aP-
pointed to select suitable place for the ball James
elected for the coming year are:C Godfrey Gunther
President James F. wehrman, Secretary; A. J. Della
tour Treasurer The following figures showing the mes
receipts Of this praseworthy and benevolent nst
tuition will bear sufficient testimony to It's good manage
1890 ,si '82 were eight thousand four hundred and
seventy eight dollars while for the years lS03- o4oS,
total paid into this fund has been more than
doubled. amounting TO seventeen thousand ana Ion
dollars
PRESENTATION TO CAPTAIN RExNEy, TwEsTr sScoNs
RgGIMESr NATIONAL GUARD.-At the Twenty second
regiment Armory Palace Garden, last evening" Captain
William w. Rcmmey, of Company B, was presented
with magnificent sword by the members Of his COM
mand The presentation speech WAS made by Mr.. Hart,
President OF the company, to which Captain Rcmmey ~
spOnded in appropriate language Remarks were also
made by Colonel AsPnwa Of tue .rS
twelve members and the largest at present in the Ma
tiona Guard OF this city Its military efficiency and
discipline equal in every to It's numerical strength
FELL OvERBoARD.-Petcr Coughlin aged thirty i've
years believed to have been insane last evening fell
overheard from Harlem bridge, and drowned. The
body subsequently recovered, and coroner notneo
10 hold nm inquest
Bold ArrExrr TO DESTROY A TENEMENT Housx NJ FIss-
ARREST ov THE SurPosgD INcEyDIARY.-On last sunday
evening" at about O'Clock, fire occurred under worry
suspicious circumstances the premises OF Robt Lawn.
No ail Monroe street. subsequently roundsman Browa
Of the Thirteenth precinct police arrested Mr. Lawn on
suspicion of being the author Of the Arc Fire Marshal
Baker teegraphed for and an Immediate inyestiga-
appears by the dispositions taken before Justice Shand
ley that the accused keeps grocery and liquor store -
the said place. tho upper part Of the building being
pied by some twenty 1--WE thirty families, lawns
premises extending under the first fight Of stairs leading
TO the tenants apartments Immediately under the hrs
ianding-some ten feet In height from Lawns floor
was kind OF box, enclosed with boards IL in this
enclosed box where the IRE was discovered; mo-
one having access this box except Mr. lawn, or by
his knowledge ladder there, which gave easy &C.
to IL. ON replacing the board which had Deon
knocked away by the tenants in putting out the hro
hole found to have existed and II directly under
hole that the boards burned On the inside OF
the surrounding this burning remains OF burnt news
papcr were found and Of very date This paper
also found have been saturated with Kerosene OIL
The belief that newspaper was saturated IN kero sene
oil pushed through the hole into this enclosed box, and
then match applied TO II. Luckily however, the nre
discovered very early period and put out BY the
exerons OF the tenants Mr. Lawn, IL seems, has an in
surance Of 81 500 his stock in the Park Insurance
Company when IL Is said his stock will not amount to
one. half that sum The accused conveyed beforq
Justice shandley the Essex Market Police Court, and
committed for examination.