The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-12

this Board BY the District CanvasseFa:-"0n
CouncIlmsnic ticket WAS NOT cAnvassed The ballots
were returned 10 the boz from which hsv were saksn,
y the station hosse me suhJsot laid until
the nnai session Of the Board Alderman Ely said thAs
Board Of Casvssssrs Of che PIN Esc.oa disrc, Of che
thirteenth ward had been indicted tos uisde msanor
IN not counting The yosss co councilmsn IN :aa aus
consdef.ia, o. the canvass IN such district % ald
over until ne Ia session Of The Beard; which wAs
BIooxnGDALs cArnono ASSOCIATION. fourth N.
niversary reception Of this association came on on
Tuesday evening a Lyric Hail. Sixth avenue. In tho
presence Of largo number OF the friends Of the mem.
bers The exercises consisted OF essays and addresses
BY several or tho members, and satisfactorily rem
dered and well received.
TINS New Pusr 0SFicg The csmmisssa appointed By
Congress to report upon plan for the contemplated
new Post once building met at The Bank or Commerce
yesterday but arrived at determination as TO making
tho nna selection Of deslga for the building Ftfsy
two plans have been submitted 20 the commission, %
VIII CD number fourteen have been set apart for aw,ds
In the following order:-To the architect wh0ys plgn
e :Ss BE- .pDrovsa and adopted x y: oaD.on
merit 20oo 70 the fourth, 000 The balance OF tho
Plans e6l ara divided into two classes Of which Ave
The total amount OF awards $4,000 The OF the
contemplated building may be judged from the fact thst
square feet IN eItent whereas The City Hail building
covers only IT, 70J square feelless than onetnr The
doubt respecting the tile 70 the site conveyed 10 the
United States being fully vestcd IN tho city has been
sassIacIoy susled IAe istle has been investigated
and passed. and the purchase money paid into the CITY
treasury by The federal government The commission
Will meet again next week.
RussiA.-LEcruRz Rev. DR. TgoMrsoy-The Rev.
Joseph p Thompson delivered lecture upon Nhssla,
icing cha second OF series OF SIX before refined audi
ence last evening In the thirteenth street Presbyterian
church. The lecturer gave interesting account
OF the manners customs social life, form OF religious
worship and history and government Of the people OF
Russia and evidences Of the natioua
ure that the empire comprised 5000 900 square miles
with population Of So 600 900 souls II has standing
army OF $50 900 add ,ional, and an army or ordsr
composed OF 300, 600 more, while The general stalls
United states The nsrodusson under the auspices OF
the present emperor Of commerce and manufactures
marked beneficial result throughout The country. and
Us scientific, mining and military schoos wore equal 10
any IN Europe 10 conclusion he alluded % the eman
cipaon or 70 OO00O0 OF serfs ~ Russlas great pro-
gresye step toward civilization, and to America and
Russia as the two great Of the world both work.
ing on. paalie desniss under the influence Of distinct,
though equally noble, ideas.
Nsw YoaK Cry MISSION Tract SocIrry--The
forty first annual meeting Of this Institution held al
tbs Bible House yesterday. The Rev. Thomas Do Witt
presided According TO the essurer's report, which
was read tho past years receipts $751; 026 those in
aid OF the building fund, DO added. were S2s,54s
neIalion. s3o4O3 Tor tracts, papers &c. 81 co., for
pnnns soo' J ga S s on account o. mis-.
oaIance OF s4ele The directors annual report fur.
nsaes the following 2i7 religious meetings
have been held and H. 4S3 persuaded 10 attend
worship; persons united with the cnarches 052: mis-
sionary VISITS during the Year lle,522 Donations y
gifts In clothing aud goods Distributed for .he ree Of
Protestant WIDOWS aid Of HE educa,icn their c
seio Tor dsablcd soldiers and sailors 50 100 Tracts
distributed l,coTssl; Bibles, s32; testaments s7s.
Sahe.ed inio sabbath schools, 900 children. Names
enrolled on tee temperance pledge sjs. After adopt
Ing tie Directors report new Board nt!y in nunibe
was elected and the meeting adjourned.
TBE FARR.our PuzE Association regular meeting
Of the Frragat Prize Association was held las. even
Ing, at No. 50 east BroaiSay, c. II. Lockwood pre-
siding and ]. w. Sands acting as secretary. The
comrire appointed 10 wait on the Mayor With Wow
10 SECURE NJ the city Hail reported, through
Joseen Hatfield. that = rooa had not as yet been
secured rho report Of Admiral Porter jndlcary
Committee behalf o. tie cause OF the ASSOCIATION
was read IN this report tho Admiral stated that
tpi.y-sx vessels which on aged ia the
cagte Of New Orleans and the ioTs adjacent haze been
omitted IN the bill introduced by General Bnt,er-he
been included. the vessels excluded were ms foliows;
THO mortar ect under command OF Porter, whlch Do-
baTdet end reduced For; Jackson, twsn vessels;
seven steamers engaged IN the reduction Of The bat
icres taree vessels commanded by Adm raj Tariasu.
Nhsp o.a hct get past the oatteIlesi me Narnna,
CAPTAIN Bocgs when was sunk IN attempting 70 pass,
an oyesspls let by AdmIra apgnl 70 guard United
Sls,os troops endangered by gaaboats Admiral
Porter concluded BY recommending that The officers
or th<se vessels ne tncudea trtis3 Dill
lion tho effect that The oicsrs end men beloag 10
g3ocauon 10 assessed respectively one do lar and
hfiy cents per week was sdoS,oa, ai thc meeting
adjourned 20 meet on Wednesday evening next
CsEuE FRASoAR DIX LHAa,osiE-Th,s sociali musical .
aud dramatic organisation numbering many OF The
woahlsst OF French fellow citizens, gave enter
iainmont> las. evening in the elegant salons OF the
Aicrnaunia club. In sixteenth street. near Union
square. A fashionable ard delightful throng Of
the friends OF ,ls Csrcie listened the programme
whca embraced ne arcs Les Memores ie Il chelel,
tie pats snsaincd by Messs. L. Fromanihai, Mar
ine Nile. Sflange IN: Nine ncliVre tho singing Of
selections ~ Mcsss cbaiss qppeancm. Deligne, and
GLIDING with one act vaudeville mo regt OF Tie
eyeaDg was devoted 10 dancing and tho discussion OF
m n,err,edary supper. rho annual fancy dress han
Of the Cerce IN January next ut the Academy Of
Music. VIII DO among The most brillan. sla's of the
winter.
rHs SNIP I.oEp BRoucg.Y The Hamburg ship LORD
Eroughan, Captain Je-genseo, from Hamburg arrived
the oh inst, ana has snco been srchcr in ,hs
lower Quaran,ine, on account ~ oa Dcra among toe
passengers. She will 10 The city kr.say after
proper cleansing Rnd fcmigaiion. Her passengers are
al Satisfactory state OF ,aiescnncc. ami to-day
thoy r' bs transferred " tho hospital snip few
days
Aecpsvr sxa.--whns the s,canshp Haiiotas xss
her way this rcr, shc scciae nisy burst or. Of
her steam pipes, whom two Of the bands, named John
SULLIVAN and William Patterson, wore severely scaidsi
about tie BODY aud lea They Immediately recely d
whatever attentions could be got IN board; aad on the
arrival q tbs steamer At tiis gci they conveyed
70 the New York Hospital
FAr.L CAsrltry.--Yssterdsy sttsrroon William
WALL youth or eighteen years fell through me hatch.
way from tho fourth story Q. Meesrs. 3 A frny 4
Green printing establishment. IL Jacob street 70 ths
saca aeon .ter-arda IN inquest xili Dc had The
body eaay.
POLICE IsEEILlGE1CE.