New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-25
HOME NEWS.
THE CITY.

A thief whom Capt. Petty capturcG yesterday,
wore Deputy Sherihs badge
John jaw. of this city, has been appointed a
Special Commissioner to cooperate with the Board OF
Managers of the Antietam National Cemetery
Thomas Hughead, painter fell through the
hatchway of the stable No 22 West Thirteenth ST. yester
day aud died while being borne to Bellevue Hospital
Edward Brophy of Brooklyn, who was caught
between South Ferry boat aud the pdge' died yes'eE
day in the New-York Hospital.
A curiosity hunter informs us that a dram
shop far up Broadway Is styled me wSrlds Eha "ne
another, downtown, IL the Hell-Gate fuotomce'"
Coroner Cover held an inquest. over the body
Of an unknown infant found In Perryst Hhau eViuehy
been sufiocated
Messrs A. j. Blocker, Son & Co. sold, yes
teray the house lot No 10 East Fortynnthst for
S2OO0
Mr. Samuel Rayan, compositor, was crushed l,G
and nortay wounded yesterday afternoon, ny tne l"li
ing OF an imposing. stone AT No. Parkpiaee'
The Managers of the American institute an
have given 1900 tickets to the widow Of Mr. d. B. Lnne
the engineer who killed at the exhibition.
Prof Blot ectured again at Cooper Institute
Yesterday his subject being the cooking OF poultry anu
game. The lecture well attended ana hghy appTe
Gated.
Coroner Cover held an inquest at No. 3l4
Firsave over the body Of Catbarine Thompson aged IL
The girl died OF burns her clothing having taken
lire on Wednesday evening.
Last evening Mary Waters of No. 1O4 Bay
ardst In attempting 70 leave the BEdge-sL letry-DOat
before secured to the slip fell into the river but
was rescued.
On Wednesday night John Flynn, a native
OF Ireland aged "a years and killed ~ the
Intersection OF Tenthaye and Eighteenth ST. by freight
train
Mr.. William A. Wallace's store at No. 10
AIbany-st was entered Wednesday night by party
burglars who tunneed through the side wall OF the
adjoining tenement.
Messrs. Muller wilkins & Co. sold, yester-
day, lots on Ninth and Eleyenth-aves near Ohe-hund
rodts for $500 10 slOO EACH and corner lots III the
same neighborhOod for s2,o0o each.
The Clerks Aid Society will open an evening
| ~ yfa-V.las mo nf
The Situation Committee" meet at No. 1T. Marks
place every Thursday evening.
The New York Submarine Company's steamer
Rescue arrived yesterday from Montauk Point with
part OF the cargo Of the steamship Amsterdam, ashore
there. - e. FYt - e. .-'- rs
The Hon. Isaac n Arnold of Illinois repeated
before rather meager audience at Cooper Hall last
ssnns The seetnrsE was introduced Oy horace Gree
Contractors dre raising the grade Of West-st.,
between ChambcIs and Canal ia some places eight ana
In others twenyone inches as may be necessary, Inc
street is also TO DC widened and paved Win belgian
blocks.
The Grand Division Sons of Temperance of
Eastern New York continued their annual session yetel
day at the Germania Assembly Rooms Win tle Grtna
Patriarch in the chair In the election for Board OF OH
many OF the old ones have been retained.
Judge Fullerton of the Supreme, Court yes
terday ordered the Osdensburg aud Lake Champlaln
Rasd Company to produce for 9 iii S Sod 5s
papers, &c belonging TO the latter IN inc possession oi
the former
Capt. Petty entertained more than 500 Fifth
Ward merchants yesterday, at the Leonard.st police
station whittier be- mad invited them to view the noted
sh0pfers-JohnSon and Patterson by name-whom ne
had captured In the afternoon The fellows were pho'o
graphcd, and then turned over 10 Justice Hogan
Policeman West found on a slOop at the foot
OF Canalst., Yesterday mornine two bags e9ntainnS
tanning the property stolen from the steamship city
OF Boston lying At the adjoining pier and the goods are
beloved TO nave been smuggled
At the meeting of the friends of the llomeo-
pathe Hospital FOR Women, letter Has Iead rom MI
900 ,doDtr me Homeopathc system ana since expe-
rencod great benefits, trust your Efforts 10 pace us
method OF treatment fully within the reach Of sur
isci4s women " ''' '"''' WIN ~
Yesterday a female infant about two weeks
Old was left IN the Of Mrs EhEa Kelly OF NO ISL West
Fiitysccondst by 40 unknown who promised 70
return I'm few moments, but who has as YET faeu 10
left by an unknown woman In the care Of Mrs mary Nc
Connc Of No % James under similar ,if ui c
soners OF Charities and Correction
Mr.. Judd had 100 distinct entries of grapes
from Ohio Pennsylvania, New-fork' HcW~efscy, ai,
BROADWAY Grapes 10 be discussed at me AD'eutI-
oice at to-day Among the distng iSeu poHoi i
osts who were at tho exhibition Yesterday We,e ~
Wilder Mr. Downing Gen Nesey Dr van u hneni rS y.
exhibition closes at noon on Saturday
YONKERS.-On Wednesday night Ann
Mitchell. aged ycars. was knocked down ana received
fracture Of the skull
Nv
neyoent society Of this city gave an annyers1y supper
at People. Hail Tuesday evenings The address was
delivered by the Rev. II. Ii. Garnett
ASTORIA.-Mr j. G.. Konyalinka saved the
steamboat sylvan Stream from destruction by fire
on Wednesday morning. soon after the boat had LETT
Peck Zip on her q o'clock TRIP kerosene lamp iei 10
must undoubtedly lave exploded had not Mr. n GOV
cred with his hat and thrown both hat and lamp over
STATEN ISLAND.-With a view TO carry
ing out plan OF drainage Cen Nnton OF the schoSt o
Mines OF Columbia College Mr. W0rthcn engineer OF the
OF vital Statistics visited the Island last week They
were a,slS,,o III Ic dP and Mr. g. N Root and
nished the evening the house OF Mr. Appleton, where
being joined by others, an association was organized
Hon. Dwight Townsend, Secrcary.'
BROOKLYN-One of the police captains of
this city has collected 500 for the widow OF the murdered
policeman, McChesney.
The cobbe pavement in JOraemon-st., be-
hind the city Hall, has beenltaken up aud Is to be re-
placed by concrete
No public notice was given of the laying Of
on Wednesday. The building is 20 cost about sl50OO0
WILLIAMSBURGI.-H Furlong fell
from the top OF the chimney OF Eys distllifIy III FIRST
st. where he al work into the yard distance or 40
feet. lie was fatally injured
JAMAICA.-Wright Remsen, lad - years
OF age while nuttng ia the woods Yesterday atternoon
over 90 feet. He fatally injured.
FLUSHING Barrtto Kerosene Oil
Marshal Nodnc for alleged frauds upon the revenue An
officer placed In charge.
HEMPSTEAD.-The Board of Village Trus-
has reduced the license fec for crcuses aud nenag
cries from $50 10 S25 The Board OF Supervisors has
named me Picket aud The Flushing Journal as the official
papers of the county for the ensuing year. Ohver
Charck IL said TO have built something like quarter OF
mile of railway in one day-or nght-ast week, oyer
land that did not belong 10 the company grading laying
Of land lies adonng The depot at syosset and belonged
10 owners who refused to grant the right OF way WITH