New-York tribune., 1867-03-15


THE GREEK RELIEF FUND-Yesterday DIR. Howe
,,, hv the steamer Asia with the balance l2ooO) SUD
oa in this cty to the Greek Relief Fnnd and $4,000
i'm the City Of Boston and elsewhere
Auction SALE OF VALUABLE PAINTINGs.-The en-
tire collection OF paintings upon exhibition at Leedss
gallery is to he sold at auction by Henry H. Leeas MI
ner Monday next
Tup CoNTRoIIYRs OFFICE.-Under directions on
,, controller workmen have been engaged in renoyat
ING the Finance Department for the past TWO wee ho
heretofore plain dingy walls being beautifully nee.
coed a also the arches the windows on cner uo
~ thc room The room behind the various bureaus mas
also been enlarged by extending the desks two or three
feet on s .e snenty large fer ali practical purposes
over the entrance leading into the hallway ihe5e d mar
when the painters shall have been completed the
Finance department, internally at least VIII present
very fine appearance
pERsoNAI.-Major-Gen. Meade, accompanied by
Col Geo Meade and Major Emory as the GeneraPs sfa'
arrived In town last evening and are stopping at inc
don Hotel Peirpont Of Virginia Is at the
Metropolitan Hotel Major-Gen Daniel f. sickles U: s.
A. is at the Brevoor House. Gen. John Frazer Penn
H,phrcys aud Dyer U. s. Army, the Hon. John d. Nc
Pherson. Clerk OF the u House OF Representative,
House Gen. r. d. Johns, Philadelphia; Gen. j T. Crox-
ton u s. A. and Gen g. q. Bnrbridge Kentucky, are at
Mr f. Kurtzc Commissioner. arrived yesterday in the
8sfag SaG 20 Sase thee Railroad recently
ranted by Costa Rica to Fremont and associates
SuIpPING CASUALTIES. - Yesterday information
was received that schooner unknown, had struck
near the Roner Shoals and staff Of wreckers sailed In
,be relief ship their assistance. Attempts being
made the large grain elevator sunk IN the At
lantc Basin
PROPOSED COLLEGE or HEALTH FOR NEw- York.
1t is rnored that College of Health, for the improve
ment OF the sanitary condition of this city, will soon be
FATAL RUNAWAY AccIDENr-CoRosER's EQUEsr.Yes-
teray Coroner wdey concluded the adjourned inquest
IN the case Of Mr. stephen W. Jones' at No 80 Canine
81. Deceased knocked down, over and fatally
injured by runaway horse attached to truck at the
foot Of Harisogs the 5h inst The particulars Of
which have been already given From the evidence OF
ion the deceased who Freight Agent FOR the Benja
min Franklin Line OF barges was on the pier at the foot
of Harlsonst attending 10 his business duties While
thus engaged the steamboat Seth Low into the slip
aud as she approached the pier the engineer blew OF
10 trucks, and they dashed down the pier One OF the
horses In charge Of Anthony McDermot knocked down
lie was picked MP insensibie and conveyed TO his
denee where he died within an hour The Jury rendered
injuries by being over by truck No .oo belonging 10
ccnsurc said McDermott for leaving his horse unse
cured and the Engineer OF the steamer Seth Low for
mend 10 the proper authorities that law prohibiting
such manner OF letting off steam he passed.
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THE FIVE PorNrs HOUSE or ISDusTRY-ASNUAL
RrroRrTe last annual report OF the Five Points House
of Industry shows that the receipts for the year is7
were so9 ls6 and the dsbursements $3.50 & or0il3@
m e1cess of the receipts The receipts Include bal
ance from the previous year Of s634 81 and S939 ~ OF
the for rea estate. The inmates re
ccyed into the House during the year s9, and 21
st rmain: lG3 sent 20 situations or returned 10
their friends S?9 obtained employment for themselves
10 expelled. and died The average attendance IN
hool the the months,
The present attendance IL l25 During the year 800
different children have been taught, and Of tho entire
number registered, often not more than tws per cent
absent Nearly 10000 garments and 1900 pairs Of
during the year Nearly $4,000 In money food and cloth
ing, was distributed among OUT door sies and poor
held Monday last ID Willis James was elected mem
bcr of the Board TO f the vacancy oeoasoned by the
death Of James sheldon.
THE CATIEpRAIs or ESGIANp.-Last evening the
Rev George r. Seymour delivered lecture at Lyric Han,
corner Of Forty .scvonth-st and broadway, on The
Cathedrals Of England" II on behalf Of the Young
Mems Association Of st. Timothys Church. The rcvcr-
end gentlemen who listened 20 with marked atten
tIon said that travellers visited Paris TO paEIcpate IN the
sns' q q Ray s f Es:lsr Week. perhaps: to dssesnd
into the Caacombs; Greece 70 admire and examine inc
footsteps Of our beloved Lord b1, when the tSrrit'
nant objects ~ Pe examiled Many OF them are eight
aud nine centuries old and IN some cases pty h! S1x
over Thousand years IN England and Sss tnefs are
counted for by the Cathedrals OF Bath aud Wells Gou
Ss,s and y gS S GSys S SSs IF st. Pa
erected long before the Reformation ana ther sye
bury Cathedral the reverend gentlemen considers tho
most grand and imposing, and thought as he looked 1p
ward the beautiful curves Man can do no grnnder
work than this this is the pctrcfaction of religion
AMERICAN INsTnuTE-PoLYTECHNIC BRANCH
The regular weekly meeting Of the Polytechnic Club was
held In the Cooper building night Professor Tllman
ffic nd ,y
the Chairman Mr. J. B Hyde xplained the nature
and structure OF the castr6n boiler invented by Mr..
Joseph Harrison OF philadelphia Various questions and
ing discussion followed upon the corporation merits OF
| this and the best wrought iron boilers In use.
| Mr. Alfred f. Boiler, Chief Engineer Of the Hudson
River Railroad presented dagrans explaining the plan
NewYork. which was to be- 900 Feet in length, in five
spans and feet above the surface OF the water which
MIR Blanchard followed with an explanation of what
he regards new method Of calculating the forces IN
bridges Pending the discussion OF this subject the SO
| clety adjourned until next Thursday
| COMMITTED SUIopE.-On Tuesday evening Miss
Georgana Pollard committed suicide while insane, at
the residence Of her mother No. 253 West Eigheenthst
Coroner Wdey held inquest and verdict III accord
! ance with the facts was rendered by the jury.
Found DRAD.-At o o'clock yesterday morning
Jacob George was found Tying dead sofa in his mp
holstery store at No Astorpace. He is supposed to
have died the previous night. The body was removed
TO the residence OF his family at NO 70 Perys; "nTo
ceased native of Sweden aged 81 years ana leaves
wife and three children lie supposed 10 nave ded
! from disease OF the heart.
| Ruy OvER-On Wednesday evening n coachman
| named Sherman, while driving horse attached to
LIGHT wagon down Ffthave AT the corner OF Fourteenth
At. thrown from the vehicle anu seriously ro'pu ~
He was taken 10 the residence or ms employer MI ~ H.
| smith, at No. II East Tweny-seyenthst
| ruy co,,ruppS FAMINE RELIEF COMMISSION