New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-14
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no1Inced for the sth of January, in Masonic Hall
The steamship Monterey will sail on Nednes-
day next instead of to-day for New-Orleans.
Susan b. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
ond Ceorge Francis Tram will discuss WOmens Rights
aud the like at Steinway Hall this evening
Mr.. CYRUS W. Field is to be made the recipient
Of magnificent silver dnherserNlce Oh ~ PeV' inc sV
Of George Peabody.
Mr.. Stephen Valentine, of the Seventh Ward
deposited quantity Of bread in the Madsost ponce
station, yesterday, 10 be distributed among the poor
On and after Monday through express train
FOR Philadelphia is TO the foot Of Courtandtst at
a. M and the $3.50 p. through tram is to leave at
Mayor Hoffman g. Co. propose that the Com
mon Council shall take definite action respecting the
recent Fcnan executions
Theodore Fisher, aged G5 years, died sud ID.
denly yesterday OF disease OF me heaft Ill oht Oh HIS
residence, No East Thirteenthst
On Thursday next Archbishop McClOskey will
administer the sacrament Of confirmation at The koman
Catholic Church of st. Theresa, the Rev. MI joyce
| Pastor.
The January number of The Soldiers Friend
will contain the nat Of the judges appogtcd to %ffSd
| for their inspection
| A little son of the Hon. Chauncey Willard
was knocked down by three mians androbDed OF eou
watch while returning from school IN thirty lou''S'7
| near Lexingtonaye., on Thursday afternoon.
The Fire Commissioners ask citizens who
dwell in the immediate vicinity Of fire hydranis to bfGp
f4e IS odT o not f DETAINED in getting water
The Rev. S. W. Bailey will lecture in the
Cooper Institute on Monday evening. Snggct historic
] BubDcr, OF tuc WIN hlVtu4"tIOAe Va WV '''
! turtles
& Lawrence Leandcr of No. 45 Grecnwich-st,
while getting OF the South Ferry boats last even
ing accidentally slipped between me boat ana the p"s''
and his left leg was badly fractured
CITY Chamberlain Peter b. Sweeney has kept
his pledge 10y depoStng S024to the account OF FRONTS
ON moneys of the city and county, in his custody over
ana above salaries and expenses OF Office
Frank McIntircs pedestrian feat of walking
10 Philadelphia hours of uut the roads shah have
been opened The persons who are pecuniary interested
in Annst dram-shop, yesterday ana drew an nu
$500 OF the stakes agreeing TO put up the SAVV o co
days notice
A Fenton Campaign Club was organized in
the Id Assembly District, last evening with MI lhco
Crane vcePresidents, George Reed as Recording sec
rctaIy Daniel Moore as Corresponding !secretar, and
George Ross as Treasurer.
Last evening Detective KelsO arrested Pat
rick Mcdonald ticket agent at No y AlbaHys on The
complaint Of Frederick schWaeglo' q German, VINO
charges that the accused IN making chaugc dtIr9n'd
him Of 200 in gold coin lie was locked uPai the Police
Central Office.
Edward Bolkert of No e73 Sccond-avc
oulrreled last evening with James White eVprc.an
In the employ Of Mr. John EOger of No 2l2 West seven
tcenths and after dIspuug while, White cut Bokcu
in the head aud back with dirk knife White was ar
rested.
Mr.. WeiGcnbach, who was murdered in this
city ON election night gentleman az culture. son of
German clergyman, and brother Of two professor IN
the University of Grssen. Justice AXIS that the au-
drunken rulians that committed the murder Justice"
Will Ice glad to learn that % the under arrest
A young man representing himself To he an
expressman, called yesterday tho residence o. SIR
Tefts Fiflh-aye and Fortyeglth.tr aud left small
package which he said had from Boston. ana ON
which he collected from Mr. r. - As. The package CON
tanned note and blank check on the SIXTH National
Bank.
A committee rcported to the City Cauvasscrs
yesterday that 1t is duty simply 10 canvass a ,loc
lion returns that they may receive and 10 detect ana 80
pose frauds. II any, therein and 10 maze return q" ih,
votes received aud officer. elected In other words they
cannot notice the Councnens protest against the can
! wasting of votes for COuncllmen.
| TT.lh u. I'll n
Tlrdaye was swindled YESTERDAY 10y three men two ~
whom hTst eatersd me shop and OieIed To EEL certain
ward, SAID that the articles were worth $780, and offered
II Hoffman would buy them 10 take them oil !s hands
AZ that fguie lie unsuspcctugy closed The trade The
t me money promised by him and OF course did not
return ltnecd not be added mat the articles were com
parauyely worthless.
An inquest was held by Coroner Schirmer yes.
terday a. The Newest Police s4tiono'e the body ~ lac
i. Brevoort, who committee suicide On fIusI.! az
taking poison. lie was apothecaTy on 1oad the lht'd
Gently he dismissed from his position and b'c9m
OW-spIfited, he took strychmuc morphine ami audt
lie left note asking his brother 10 bury bis body
i'm the war for the Union DC served win distinction lie
/ was native OF Cazcnoya, y. " aged - cars
/ Owing to the sickness Of Admiral RavigcauX
Of the Haytien corvette Alexander Potion, uow under
going repairs in this CITY, 90 the unexpected absence oi
Who has becn called to Washiuronon important bls
ness @ the late STORM aud TO the extreme cold last even
nounced to take place o. the Cooper Institute About 100
CU4OrDd Gathered the hall, and
Lieut.. Leo J.. Lloyd of Liberia read letter from r.
Bastcr and announced the po-tponemcut. Some delay
was experienced hy the multitude I'm recovering their
admission fee; but after they had waited iu the cold
about quarter Of an hour, the agent appeared Among
| the company were Captt chapman ana come Leuls
| Galard aud Patrice, Mldshmnen sayorand Oliver aud
| Chief Eugene Hutchinson. The bah 20 Ebbtt Rooms
! was not 30 well attended a. had been expected.
! BROOKLYN.-Yacht Club promenade con-
/ cert IN the Academy, Oh Monday evening.
0atmah's pond, Bergen and Powers-sts, is
TO De formally opened 10 the skating public to-day.
Addresses by McSsrs. Bcechcr, Eddy and
Storrs, in Plymouth Church, at This afternoon.
The Brooklyn Merchants Exchange, other
wise styled The Gity sale'ro"m ana formerly known
Montague Han has been completed and is 10 De form
! ally opened on Tuesday next
| Mr.. stephen VI. Griswod one Of the Quaker
! City party, will lecture upone' Turkey and the Holy
land on sunday afternoon, the 22i lust in tho tcost
| NJ. +. Westinghouse
Coroner Lynch concluded an inquest ycstcr-
DAY, over INC body OF Mrs. Maria Shelton. Who died n
mo her tea by M 5ohn 4 FIRTH one Of her nrighbprs
m was shown that the poison was uSrd t0 ouict NJ.
shcOus nerves. and not by any means with nurderous
intent, and that nothing said or thought az 10 until
recently when Mrs Hurley hay ing quafrelcd with Nh
Firth made a complaint against HIM The jury hOnora
/ bly acquitted Mr. Firth and censured Mrs. iIuiIey.
Early on Thursday, Coroner Lynch received
from correspondent, signing himself Justice note
expressing the nope mat he would MAKE me YAH inquest
gorOus as possible. As reason for his conviction
that Price = The murderer, Justice suggests The
theory that Mrs Fall exorbitan in her demands
for money; That Price refused 10 comply that She
his wife. and that, ct rid of npOrtundtc persec-
tor ne iused poison in the bottle Of ale which and
/ the nr drank on the night before their death.
! WILLIAMSBURGH.--H he Times talks about
park to surround Evergreen Cemetery and Rdgowood
Reservoir The editor argues that, were such 20 park
erected there conld be no improperly IN including The
tons Of erecting such park should De- the annexation OF
| East Newly FORK TO Willamsburgh
! LITCHFIELD CONN.,. ". Strong Super
! luteudent of the HOusatOmc Railroad Company. has
resigned FROM jan and to bo succeeded by Lawrence
Hopkins OF WillinmstOWn Mass The surveyors for
proposed Springfield and Fishil Railroad estimate the
cost Of grading fellows by the DanbuIy route, S5jO