New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-12
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THE CITY.

The Winter eXillOltlOn or TIE Academy u
Design opens on Friday next
Messrs c. & II. Rose have given the Colored
orphan Asylum S9'oOU
4 hand-car has been placed Oh the Green
vicl.st Elevated Railway track.
q 4. Garcia, Peruvian Minister, and Peter
Castc Italian Consul, are AT tne Fifth Avenue Hotel
The fricate PiscataqWa arrived here from
Portsmouth, \. II, YESTERDAY, and is anchored on 'e
Battery
The Henry Channcey took ont yesterday, for
California Misses Hook AMI Norris MISSIONARIES 10 '"i
cItta scnt by the WOman's Union Missionary society
Mr.. Richard Ten Brock is nominated Tor the
Presidency of the Jockey Club whose track Is to be
fine dilapdatcd Fashion Course.
The sloops Evening Ssar and White Hawk
were in collision of the PdNOnla feiTy, yesterday Oi
ing The star was sunk
Fiobtinr.mcn say that Joer Coburn leaves
the city for Cincinnati to-day, TO make the long aheu'o
match with Mike McCooe.
Alfred 8erghod of No. 1jS Delanceyst at
eInned 10 commit suicide. Sunday night OF laudanuln
while in No 80 Bowery. physician rehe1cd him.
4 female infant about four days old, was found
on Sunday night in the hallway OF No. $40 Last twenty
eightl-st Sent 10 the public nursery.
The House of Bishops is soon TO I've called to-
eether m This city 10 name Bishop Scott Of
Oregon Dr. LittleOhn OF Brooklyn has been mentioned
Superintendent A. F. Smith of The Hudson
River Railroad Company having resigned, Mr.. Jesse
Burdett has been appointed his successor.
The body of A. b. West, who committed
suicide at the Frankfort House, has been taken 10 INC
MOrgue.
William Swnton will contribute TO the De
ccmber Gdidry "A noticeable article ehutcu HoN "'O
Ring Ran Pacific Mail"
The Councilmen passed resolutions. yester-
day, rendering the freedom of the city TO aaI2en'
George H. Mcclellan. According TO the latest adNces'
that gentleman will spend another year IN Europe
The KnckerbOcker organization Iaraded yes
tcrday in honor of the settlement Of New-Amsterdain
They dressed in the Old Holland costume OIL khco
brooches, buckled SHOES. and cooked mats.
Company Il of the 22d Regiment enjoyed ITS
sixth anniversary at the regimenta armoiy' last eVehg
ant remarks bv col POST Gen AspinwaL Col. Remmey,
Lieut. Cullen Of Company" Capt Camp ana others
The Central Council of the Pan American
Alliance of which Prof George Bachclors Correspond
ing Secretary, met az the ST. Charles Hotel YESTERDAY anu
resolved to call the delegates from the various assoc
tions together In this city on the 18th INST
Patrolman George s. McWatterS, one OF capt.
Braekctt : best policemen has been detailed 10 the new
Bureau Of Information, IN Inspector Dllta oee ~
the Police Central ONCE hereafter TeeGd 10 DC Aep
Coroner Schirmer held an inquest yesterday,
over the body Of Timothy Collins Of No 5!l Wet Iweny
eglthst. Collins was supposed to have ara 9i F'1vo
at the hands OF Henry Jenlz, but appears that ia,e
pcrance the Of death He was y years OF age
The Convention which meets in this city to-
morrow, though called by the Young Mns Chiistln
AssociatOn n Convention OF Young Mems CbflsaI
Associations. but is dcsgncdto embrace al Evangelical
denominations.
The Association for the Advancement OF
Science and Art held an interesting meeting last night
Prof Hart gave entertaining account OF recent VISIT
Ia Brazil, during which he was busted II scientific III
yestgatOns
The service list of St. Johns Trinity Parish
Church for tomorrow OF selection and com
prises the following lie Drum J"bidte, kyrie Etcs2l,
Trinity Parish organists, Will preside at the organ
The Manhattan Cricket Club beat the second
eleven Of the New-lork Cricket Club yesterday Inc
score of the innings 90 10 S. Outhe scconu III
nngs NewYOrk made - and Manhattan Only -, with SIX
vickets down Darkness prevented The completion OF
the game
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Atlantic Mail steamship Company Of Ncwlork and the
Commissioners 81 the Royal Mail service Tor the trans
portaton of mail matter from Ncw-No-k 10 Nassau.
Bahamas and Havana, take effect on AMI after the J0th
day OF January, 1865.
Justice Bowling signed discharges Yesterday
for batch OF inebriatcs Backwels Island. Among
those restored 10 liberty John Doe. who has been
over to Blackwes 10 times; Joseph ~ Clair 40 times;
three others each 49, Catharine Rogers and susan Riley
each n; John Donovan, 10; Mary Gallagher, ~ Ann
Corners, 81; and punctual Mary Howard ~ tunes.
An effort is to he made this week To induce
the President 10 appoint agent. through the Post
Office Department WHO will be empowered to receive
postal law recently concluded between this country
and Prussia The object OF this agency u to take the
place Obviac the necessity oi sending nueh packages
by express.
The Live stock markets are NIL crowded with
animals. and each kind Is lower in price. Cattle have
7Is7 head Of which 1850 sale yesterday Trade
slow. sheep number 1924 for week and nave de-
cined L. in price several thousand REMAINING hsou
OF hogs have 3Cl0 while warm weather foTbids Tree
packing ana curing. hence q SLOW, utcilhllE
The Boards of Audit considered claims yes
terday In all amounting S257i 50. the most noticeable
OF which those Of Mr. Charles W Baker, namely
65 for services In preparing the minutes Of The Com
mon Council for printing. from 1855 To 1860 and William
Bell sl for ringing the bell Of the Calvary Episcopal
Church the occasion Of the death of Abraham Lincoln
i iss, Fourth Of july 1862 anu "''nHS'0n' ''"0''
The Annual Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the Diocese OF New York will re-
assemble pursuant to adjournment on wednesday morn
ing az 10 o'clock In ST. Johns Chapel when there
will be full service and the administration o the Holy
Communion immediately after the service the Convtn-
ton will proceed to business IL y understood at me
Report of the Committee Of Fifteen the two proposed
Diocescs on Long Island andin Northern New York,
will be presented on that day, aud "a is most probable
discussed Thursday after the annual address lay the
Bishop which will be read on the morning Of thar day
The New-York Liberal Christian Union.
which organized last Spring for the moral and spir,
itua culture Of s menbers the cultivation OF fratornal
spirit among the disciples OF Jesus, Of every name and
sect the extension OF active and liberal Christian
met last evening at the Third Unitarian Meeting house In
Fortethst and the Rev. Henry Blanchard OF Brooklyn
delivered lecture. the subject being The Religion OF
Science" The meeting well attended and the lee
tre able plea for the recognon Of the teachings OF
science by the religious world II proposed 10 continue
these lectures and that they be Of popular yet religious
nature.
The cost OF opening the circle at the intcrsec-
ton Of Broadway aud Fifyninhst was discussed he
fore the supreme Court recently Mr. George H. Purser
appeared for the Corporation and scrutnzed the taxa
to the bill especially To the larger items. The Commits
sOners fees were $1,000 which Mr. Whtbeck said Is a.
than they legally entitled 10 receive. The sur
veyOrs fees are s52O these IL claimed are unau-
tbGriZed by law and moreover, what were charged
surveys simple copies OF the Ward maps. CLERKS
fees $4,000 this objected particularly the charge
OF $1,000 for drafting and copying report IL was IN
sisted that this report wholly yaaeess and only
made for the purpose Of running bill Appraisers fees.
IS 600 in this item II was said that II business man had
wanted this property appraised e could have had II done
for $500 we'll II better IL insisted that $1,000
should be struck of this item Decision was reservcd
Yesterday afternoon a very bold and almost
successful attempt was made by three young men To
rescue from the Vorkhouse on Backwels Island, Mary
Holt 0f the prisoners AT about o'clock they hired
boat at the foot Of Fftyfourth-st, East River, aud,
without delay, roved directly toward the Charity
Hospital While they approaching the island, sig
nails thrown ont from the boat and answered from