New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-17

southern newspapers ana orators III utOiL on
applying to the people of the North.
The gentlemen against whom these attacks are lev
eled do not feel inclined to cOncede that because
they have chosen 10 leave their country empcra
rly for one that offered them greater inducements in
opportunities for labor and freedom of thought and
speech they should therefore be classed among tho
chefest villains Of the earth. and this meeting wa.
called to protest against that practice. Spirited
speeches were made by number Of gentlemen. and aQ.
propriae resolutions passed. and it is not unlikely at
even decided measures may yet grow ont OF ths
| movement
CITY NEWS.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES will deliver his
lecture on the Poetry the War" before the Mercaa
tile Library at Irving Hail. this Friday) evening at
o'clock.
MEETING OF THE HEALTH COMMISSIONERS.
The Health Commissioners met in the Mayors Office
yesterday, his Honor the Mayor and De. Swinburns
present. DIR. Burdet sent in communication satias
that the ship Jacob A. Stamler had arrived from
Havre with all her passengers in health and free from
cholera that the vessel after being thoroughly fami'
gated viii come us the harbor.
FIPTH.AvE SKATING PoND.-This excellent
institution is being put in readiness for freezing
weather and will as usual be under the managemsns
Vi hd Odsuhn' II VIM 10 ""'N'NN N~N'~'-'N'@ -
class families and their children
THE STRONG DIVORCE CASE.-As the case OF
the Napoleon Oil Company before reported is likely to
occupy the rest Of this week. th Of Strong agt
Strong has been set down for Monday next
RELIEF FOR THE RCPTURED AND CRIPPLSD
Poor OF OUR CTTY.-A semi-annual meeting OF tns
New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured ana
Crippled was held on the lith inst at the Rooms n"
80 Bible House. when Report was read y! D G
knight resident surgeon in which Is stated tha' ''
patients have received treatment during the paS' M
months being An increase of 81 per cent over wy
cns months and "a per cent pro rata over that Oh
tbc first year-their Institution having been N opers
tion two years and SIX months no9 - zoo 0f tho
patients treated to tue present time. 2osI. VI "a
whole number treated, 2,l97 have peeh rene'Sa n,
many OF them enabled to resue laoyr ao~s
been able work for month ana even yeh,s pI'
General Institution No. - Second'hNei brahSL oncc
No. los West Thiriy.elghtg.st.i O,ncers' 1ohh u
! Green President. Vice-Presdents-Jam ames LeDox' IL
| b. Minturn, John David Wolfe, Stuart Brown aud
! A. r. Wetmore. Jonathan Sturges, Treasurer X NJ
Hartley. Corresponding Secretary Joseph b. Colns
Recording Secretary.
FIRE IN Enthusiastically before o'clock
yesterday. fire discovered N the atuc oil tba
buding No l03 EsseXst.. and. before u was extln-
Cushcd the building and contents were seriously dan-
aged The second story and attic are occupied Dy Wm
4 L. Stephenson as dwellings loss by IRE ana water,
first floor is occupied by William +. French; loss on
furniture by water, s2JO; insured for SlgO IN the
Beekman Company. The building IS owned oy I" IN
II. Titus ana is damaged TO the ainoHnt OF e|Voi in
sured. The Police from the Tenth freclnct. uhdef
Sergeant Davenport assisted by reserves from tue
Seventh Eleventh. Fifteenth and seventeenth Pre-
cucts were present and kept back the crowd sufficient
y 10 enable the hremen to work with some degree o.
! comfort The new system OF beu-signals was trred
Yesterday for the first time with perfect success Ihs
old system Of striking the number Of the district IN
which the fire may occur Is done away WITH ana In ls
place signal is substituted, whereby those who are 40
guantcd with the new system can divine al once ths
locality OF the fire. and proceed thither without delay
MEETING OF THE STREET CLEANING CoMMIS-
sIOyErs The Street Cleaning Commissioners met at
N o'clock Yesterday morning IN the Mayors Olhee.
present-His Honor the Mayor, Recorder Hoffman and
Civ Inspector Boole. Complaints were submitted loni
residents OF Twenty thrdst. and East Broadway thai
these streets had not been properly cleaned aud calling
the attention of the Commissioners 10 tue iact mr.
Brown Of the contractors for cleaning the strees
said tho evil complained ot would DC remeiled;
that in some cases the reason why the STREETS
had not been swept was owing the fact that build
ings were being erected Upon promise rom tue
ooRtractors 10 carry their contract more faithfully.
the Commissioners audited and allowed the regular
semi monthly bills OF the contractors. Adjourned.
ARREST OF Observation-Disclosures Bennett
and Coye yesterday arrested Frank Long and Adam
Smith both young men, on suspicion OF having on tne
night of the 18th inst, broken into the store NO. sc
Broadway, by pryiug open side door with a jimmy
and stealing 81 100 worth OF sewngmachne needles.
large portion OF the stolen property was ouna IN the
possession Of the prisoners. They claim that tne
needles were given them to sell. They were committed
for examination.
THEFT OF EwELRY.-Bridget Clarey wa
Yesterday arrested by Officers Mccarthy and Roland
The Twenty ninth Precinct ON the complaint OF julie
A. MenkeD boarder at the Hoffman House. Inc ID
iendant is Il washerwoman aud being temporarily lei
alone in the compainants room, stole from trun
coral ieyyelrv valued al 500 She Was committed D.
Justice Dodge.
: ATTEMPTED THEFT OF A DIAMOND RING
While Charles Jones was looking at some damon
rings in the iewery store Of Messrs Reed Taylor
Co, No 9 Mailen lane on Wednesday afternoon he wa
observed by one OF the employees slpa diamond ring