New-York tribune., 1867-03-22


orn nnt all American There are likenesses OF nearly
every distinguished foreigner who visited the United
tourists etc. and glancng along It's walls Is ike reading
the chapter headings Of the ast deeanc Or our for o,
public institution but for some reason or other al eilos @
| body Educational Fund might think Of IT, aud preserve
for us collection Of portraits at once Interesting ana
variable.
CITY ITEMS.
! THE New PosT-OFuCE.-No less than IS architects
of this city have entered competitive arena and
are preparing designs plans and specifications iOr INC
| new POstOfnce building.
LECTURE ON Cattle PLAGUE-Dr. Rufus King
Browne will deliver lecture on Cattle PIague-its HIS
tory It's Pathology and s Ae,.a The rooms ,S Sf ir tne
| Cooper Institute, thus evening
| Found DRowNED.-Coroner Wildey yesterday
held an inquest body Michael Moter lately EN-
played on the st. John. whose body was found
floating in lhe lust River at The foot Of Eieventhst
| lie hadibeeD missing for seNeral days.
BoRD OF CoUNcIIMtN-No QUoRM-The Board
met at O'Clock yesterday afternoon, the President James
g. Bnkman, esq, In the Chair. Eight members only APP
pearnc and that number being insufficient for quorum
the President declared the Board ADJOURNED 10 Monday
afternoon next
4 NEW STE foR TAMMANY llALL.-The Tammany
Society yesterday purchased the lots adjoining the
Academy Of Music Fouteenthst the site OF the old
Medical College. for the Of $4,000 on which to erect
lding for The purposes ~ the Society. The lot In
gross is It fourircntst by III feet extending TO
! FliteeDtl 4.
Ct.ss RrlNIoN On Wednesday evening the
members Of the old ninth class ~ Public School No H.
located IN hr Tenth ward, met and made arrangements
TO hold their fourth annual reunion at Masonic nan IN
Last Imteenih-st nn wednesday 'S,hus nr cI,t,ens
Who have become Wei! known n poh's' Ia" anu u"uo
SUDDEN DrArn.-On Wednesday Mr.. David II.
DAVIS while passing through HanInondst, near West
Win his daughter fell the pavement aud immediately
eNpr Tbe body was taken to the NiDth Precinct sta
ton House. and nom thence To ls iesdrncs' no; 1v m
W,st Erhir,uth-st. Yesterday Coroner Mlldey hcd an
uGussi o ~, body, and verdict Of death from disease
~ "a. leait was rendered
IxrrEvu RryI.SuE SrATsucs. - The laxity Of
busress IN the city during January aud February Is
shown ~ the amount of collections the Thirty second
~ -sS @ % ss s s 81 ~h & are ry %SIy 9f%"Sa sna @
oepis for October last were slon -; for November,
81 as ~ for December. Sil23sG ~ those for January
we've Stg..f -. ana for February bIt tDig7 S. There
goods ia bond on March lht 20 an anOdnt exceeding
! N,Wvoco.
! LETT HAND PrSNASsIur PRIrs.-The Editor of
Ttc Socrs I5t Of THIS city has Offered 500 prizes
ior lrft hand reunaushIp by soldiers who learned 10
wnto with Tho cft haud after having oa the of their
/
uf So each, under the names OF ~" follow ng officers
Gcns. Grant sherman, sheridan, Howard, Meade, Han
Iah winner Of pii1e wIll receive autograph award
ly the general whose name bi- Ireniiom bears
Fatally INJuRED.-An inquest was yesterday
held uy Coroner Wildey the body OF James g. Hope,
aged Year, who Injured on The 9TH Of July last
ON that day the boy was standing under the wooden
awning fout 0 No. 81 Thirayc, when cart No 81 OF
the knckcrbocrr lee Company Was driven against u,
knocking the structure do~p ana 20 hcyerely iiDurng
verdict Ina accordance with the facts Was rendered by the
Jury, WHO cersmcd the driver Of the ice cart.
NEw-YOEE lloHEOrAIHuC DlSPENsARY.-The sixth
annual report this institution shows that IL has gradu-
ally enlarged ts and It's sphere OF usefulness,
III instead Of treating only patiouts IL did In
1864. II j. treating 10000 annually During the first six
years and mouths the existence OF the Dlspen-
sy, 1t treated, expense of SlJ5Oi, patients,
~ cost Of only about 2s cents eac and this expense
Of the building ana the like. The Institution is situated
| at No. 100 West Thirty fcurthst.
THE PURni FEsTIvAI.-Yestertlay was celebrated
by the Israetes of this city the anniversary Of Purm,
day Of great rejoicing among that portion OF popu
aton. At 10 o'clock the synagogues were opened
and The ministers once repeated the old story,
related in the Book Esther Services were also to be
held at o'clock p NJ eIt were probably interrupted by
chants closed their stores az T. H. add the evening
spent ia merry making.
The YOSEMITE NAILEl.-Ihc third of q course OF
lectures before the Young Mems Association OF At.
Timothy Church delivered last evening by the Rev
]. g. Ever. upon the wonders grandeur OF the
Yosemite Valley, which the speaker described being
not u long irregular valley but great chaSm in the
earth. hnc miles in length from Une-half mile 10 one
mile n width, aud bounded by hugc perpendicular walls
81 granite. The towering mountain peaks, the wonder
fG waterfalls. and the gigantic vegetation of that por-
ton o the sierra NcNadV5 were wildly described by the
lecturer,
TnE PEABODY EpI CATIONAL FCND.-The trustees
Of lhc southern Educational Fund continued their session
yesterday afternoon The meeting Is strictly private
one, and nothing Will be- made public until the decision OF
the tstees, with regard ihe disposition of the nnd
has been arrived AZ. This - expected SATURDAY Yes
terddy morning Ar Peabody, accompanied by the trs
tees, visited Brady PhOOga phic Gallery, where they
sa iQI tN.p pQlIait IN The evening hc dmed with Mr.
samuel Wciitfc ~ his house IN NAvcrly Place Tonight
the gI9nd banquet given 10y Nj Peabody takes place ut
ne ave IlOcL seventy i've guests have been In
l!Ied,
So
MEETING OF THE CoMNIiSSfONERS OF CHARITIES
AND ConREcIIoS-The commissioners Of Charities and
their Office No. I Bondst. yesterday afternoon The
usual anount of routine business was transacted which
contained little N general interest. resolution
adOpted directing fhe Warden OF the Charity Hospital to
apart two IN the hospital quarantine for
suspected typhns fever patients. IL asOs resolved
that the present distribution OF relief TO the outdoor poor
be discontinued the expiration OF the present month
aud thereafter all applications for relief viii receive full
examination TO their particular condition and require
men the disposition OF each will be subject to
the action OF the Commissioners DTs. Ell Warren and
j. g. DawsOn were appointed Assistant Physicians at
HO.uifa fill vacancies. Five DOya selected