The New York herald., 1867-03-09
CITY INTELLIGRHCR.

fm Ro1L or HoSoR.-Ths Rev. Dr. Chapin delivered
lecture last evening, in the Univesaist chuych cor.
ner Of Bleecksr and Downing streets before tie Lee
Literary Union, on the "Roll Of Honor" The church
was crowded Tho reverend gentleman's discourse was
similar to that spoken BY him on one or two occasions
q other places during the past month He alluded In
eloquent terms to the honor that should b paid to
GEORGE Peabody, the eminent American banker who had
nobiy contributed his money for the ameIoraisn of
the people, and also the courageous and peseverng
men who had succeeded In linking two continents To-
cable
PIzRs AND wuARvxa--A lecture was delivered lass
evening in the rooms OF the Association for the Advance
ment OF Science and Art, 1t the Cooper Institute by
Richard A. Geipin. explanatory OF his scheme for
the construction Of permanent piers and wharvss and
tho prevention Of accumu lations tho docka The
meeting having been called to order, Mr. Glpm
was introduced, and 1t once, by means Of diagrams
proceeded to exhibit to the audience his plan Of opera
aons no proposes to construct permanent docks Of
non piles and plates filled in with concrete There
~ ~ several angular channels In these docks to
optan steady current from the back part the pier to
.ne middle OF the river sufficiently strong TO carry away
AVOID the necessity OF dredging The expense or con-
s,rue!'ng & such dock as this, is claimed would be
ond &c ess an that involved in stone DOCKS while il
WEATHER will snow or rain within forty.eiQht
hours f..s&e Gs.s- III ICHafal fT8NtTNl'
ALLEGED AuRpra ON TINS HIoH sxAa Yesterday Captain
hart and Ronndsman Thompson, Of tho Harbor Police
boat, boarded the ship wm F. storer Captain BRYANT
commanding on her arrival from Liverpool and arrested
the first mate, seden r. Tucker on charge Of murder
Is stated that ON the last voyage ont 10 Liverpool the
nrs. mate beat young man Whose name has not been
" IN so unmerciful that ho jumped
overheard TO escape from his tormentor and was
crowned. The second male John wiilians Is reported
70 pave been assisting the first mate He remained
behind In Liverpool. T ~
TEnrERAscs DEHoSsrRArcs.-A temperance meeting
was held last evening in tho Presbyterian church cor
ner Of Henry and Market streets. There were about
three hundred persons present Tho exercises were
commenced with prayer after which two solos were
sung by two young ladies to the accompaniment or the
organ. lecture OF humorous character was next
delivered by Edward Carscwc, OF Canada which sas
luil OF The usual denuncaiion of liquor, liquor sellers
ana liquor drinkers Other exercises succeeded and
collection beng taken up the meeting terminated
FREE READING AND Meeting Rooh, OR SrRAYcERs RE-
the last two months therc has been opened
a. NO. 40 Ludlow street. by Mr. Jno. W. Farmer free
reading ana meeting room for persons Of boh scses
whose pecnniary resources limited 1t has already
been visited by large numbers OF persons aud the |
patronage w' doubtless be much extensive as the
establishment becomes known Mr. Farmer In his cir |
cu,ar, says:-'Ladies and gentlemen have free
sSoe a. a mes soap hair oils shaving apparatus,
snoe o'acSing. orushcs &C., being always on hand"
THH Nsw GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN 18TH STREET The |
new grammar school on 1l5h street. which with bc CON-
ncnced forthwith by order Of the Board Of Education,
VIII De great Improvement archtecurally to that part
u the city will be hundred feet deep BY sixty
eet wide and four stores high, with two wugs. The
stimaied Cost is SlS0.o00 aud t Is estimated 10 accom-
icuafe TWO thousand five hundred boys and girls II ia
o be completed by the end Of the year.
UNITED COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION Tho first invita-
Ion bsil OF this society or last Thursday even
ng at Central Hail. Nos 81 and 80 Bowery The lecture
ball OF this building vas brilliantly illuminated and
oRether With the gorgeous dress OF the fair sex the
scene was aLinla,ins and bexitching in the extreme
;hnrtes II CRUDE Is President, and LOUIS Wengenroth
secretary Of tho association ..4 E .Hts ~ \ /
MIRACULOUS EscAfE-Yes,erday afternoon while the
feamcr Elm City was proceeding up the East River,
Ehen abreast Of Haskins wharf, she ran down
ow boat with two in Il. They fortunately succeeded
catching hold Of tho guard braces and chung TO them
Until rescued Strange TO say the occurrence was un-
0servcd by any one en- board tho steamer sergcant
passenger on board the steamer Sylvan Grove Which
vas passing at the time, witnessed the affair." however
ND called the attention OF the pilot or the Elm City To
lie pcrilous situation of the two men. .a.a |
AccDESrs.-Thos. Evans residing at IS Oliver street.
'hi'e attempting to get on the at the corner Of
hcrry and Oliver Streets Thursday last slipped and
ell the car passing over and completely cutting one
Frederick Slcnnan, soap maker residing al co Suf.
ok street, while at work yesterday forenoon at tho
orks Of Monroe Taylor % Clinton street. was caught
the macLiaery and had his broken In two places
'olh the above were taken TO the Bellevue Hos,ital
Greenfield & Young, ut No 63 Barclay street had
rs hand severely injured by being caught In the ma
hhery. He was conveyed TO the New York Hospital.
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