New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-06
CITY NEWS.


TuE FRIBxb. are assured on good gu.
thoriy that the new monthly publication entitled The
FRIEND s not In the interest of the Society Of Friends
but on the contrary Is d@rproved Of by that Society
nasmuch 1t holds forth views and sentiments wholly
at variance with those entertained by Friends and that
t\e Society 10 In no way an,wersbe for what moy ap
peaN In its columns.
NRY-YORK HISTORICAL SOCTHTY.-The first
regular literary meeting 1.-THE n. Y. Historical Society
win be heli Tuesday Qhb) evening, when lectuIe
will be delivered On the History ofLibery By John F.
Aiken, esq.
A Lecture for the benefit Of the poor under
the charge OF the Conference OF ST. vinccntde Poul at
st. stephens Church. will be gwen this evening BY
Archbishop Spalding Of Baltimore; subjeot. " The
Church the Civilizer Of Nations"
CARL SCHURx will deliver an address on Ma.
tiona affairs this evening at the BROOKLYN Academy OF
Music being the first Of the course Of Fraternity leo
lures In sister city.
The first annual ball Of Company G, Haw-
kins Zouaves will be given at the Germsnia Assembly
Rooms Nos. 2el and 293 Bowery on Thursday evening
the 18th inst
CHAMBER OF COMMERCIAL special meet
ING Of the Chamber Of Commerce will be held to-day at
o'clock .. m to take action in regard 10 the passage
OF tie Metropolitan Health bill now before the Legis-
lature.
VACCISATIoN.-By reference to our advertis-
ing coumns, it will be that Mayor Hoffman gives
notice to all persons who require TO be vaecnated that
they can be attended to upon application to either OF
the dispensaries described in the advertisement.
TAXES COLLECTED IN ERROR. AT 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon about 300 representatives, Of the
Banks and Insurance Companies Of this city appeared
before the Committee Annual Taxes Of the Board Of
supervisors to present their claims for the repayment
enormously imposed upon United States secur
tiles owned by the various institutions above named
The cllims Will, 10 the aggregate. amount to over
81. 100000.
BULLS HEAD, Monday, Feb. 5.-We find only
2e23 head OF bullooks in market at Forty.fourth's
to DAY. and the total for the week at all the market
places foot up far only 4es5. which Is considered
short supply. and in consequence an effort was made
early in the morning to advance the rates current last
week. but II proved failure except upon real frat
class stock which wero held rather SITTER and some OF
them sold at shade better rates for droyers than last
week but upon all grades be!,w Grsclass. there IL No
improvement and on the average the market Is not
quite as good for drovers as 1t was . week ago.
and nobody seems 10 have any. conflenSe that
present prices con be maintained 10 'fotnre'
They NAV rise higher for a single week.
in con sequence ~ failure In transportation. 1t IL
probable that the market slightly atrctrd to-day
by loss and fnry Of nearly 500 head by the npsrtthg
Of TIE ferry. bott Kill Won Krll Of the New'Jersev
Central Railroad iine. The cattle were principally
from Ohio. mostly shipped BY John Moss and the drove
OF 81 good OHIO Duihans owned by John Boegs. acre
crtrely lost The very best IT. ok sells to-day at ia
lee y ~ net. seller sinking Qffnl real good drove
Of Illinois steers will average 10 cents, and good up
country about the same, md inferior stock range
at i2dlfc The weather today Is quite favorable ~
droyers being clear. dry. severe cod bat trade has
rot been very active at any time, aud In the
afternoon Is called "slow." and not as good as
In the morning The number OF Hp-country cattle Is
large but none ofthe owners brag any OF the mo.ey
they make rOr do those who bought at bany. while
Western drovers. with stock bought two or three
months since are all osng money. The Price 10 GER
tsiny declining aud It Cannot be stopped ny specns'
tors brokers aud butchers. all comointd The people
butchers may well obey the decree as fight against
H. Some extra fine bullocks ore expected here next
week. One from Duchess County, years old To AZ
rive Friday. is reported 10 weigh 1925 10 He was
raised sud led BY +. II. Trip II stamford;
The Sneep market Is again Ov~r-et cked and prices
declining; good sheep SCH 1T o. a7!c. ~ On SATURDAY
60 Illinois sheep average 02 10 Gu Is ou' sold atso
and 800 Michigan previously sud at e3c average iof
D. but they could he sold at that to-day as prices
are really Ia 10 10 lower. The wholesale market Is
full of mutton. selling slow. - -.
The swine market 10 nssry unchanged 10y a ioac.
being thu ruling prices upon the h~ IN the seIe pms,
but 20 have been expected at ally moment slhoe
morning and liable to dcpress prices.
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