New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-09
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TIE CITY.

m lv,cnsion of the Desbrosses-st. ferry has
IN "oDNnenced on this side of the river.
~ Cos and Steam Filters ball SleIdeu Ihei
nnd 500 10 be applied in sick Deneh's
- poord of Health met on Saturday TO cA-
mime their annual report to the LEGISLATURE
IJorgbaI Tappan of the Mayors Office granted
lenses and received therefor, last week. s''0, O
A meeting of bOatmen was held aV COiilnSs
qIofei on saturday, 10 form boatnens cluo'
The Elevated Railway Company are eXteh9i-
ing their track experimental section R
81 having been approved Dy Tue "u'"o''"' c.
The Board Of Aldermen canvasSed on ca i-
rrday the entire vote in the Eighth Iweilh NlheIccn'
sud Twentieth wards -, of
A hall is to be given in the Academy pSr, on
Music on the evening Of January lo III dlu VI '"' ~
Catholic Orphan Asylum OF TINS cly ~, 4oo
Another acksmith-Michael Boch OF No , I90
siTthavc.has been wounded by th EaSIeis p@
his forge without first examining us paiIeis -
Cont Wm b. Oliver has ordered COMPANY
q ~ the ann Regiment to assemble in their ~noS '
evening. Fine for absence ~ :; No,-o,,
Mr. Bergh convicted nine persons III N NH,onnd
hcr of cruelty maltrcating then alNn"4'' "'"
SloO in fines. -. o,oo4od
Lent Col James Cavanagh has been elected Tea
Colonel OF the siXtyninth kesinien' ~ ~ 49, ~
Mcmahon resigned :. r,,,,l-
On Saturday a mart Of the roadway IN FRANK
fortst about two square eaNed ~, rev e"hns
'.veI ~ or IS feet in diameter and u ieet ueeP
meeting of dstilleTs was held at the AS
- 10, 80, Saturday The Committee TO attend the
National Convention left town last evening
The ponds in the outskirts of the city y, were we're
Oyer yeY5rG a b Sn% to skate
Mary Ann Mum. while intoxicated, yesterday
,orrnc died suddenly No Colister,St Joseph niI
,rr died suddenly yesterday, at No 90 IHs' 0'A''
a. lie had been drinking TO excess.
A safe in Mr.. Listens residence, ut No. 80
West Thirty d vas !, SPSn oT 81 ewer and $1,000
worth OF United States bonds were st"4ch'
AT the annual meeting of the Association i0l
The Advancement OF Science ana AT I'M r mon
Tooper Institute Israel > Diehl VIII reaa paper "f'
Asia Minor , ,f,,.
Mfr. Erastus O. Hopp lectured upon the FIRST FIRST
tbsbants ~ America In Room No D. Cooper lhstt9te'
an saturday evening II being the first OF series Oh IcV
lures upon similar topics
Mrs Kate l.. Switzerland saws that the story
which Was recently published concerning WO'S anS
,wnSng exploits al TaylOrs Hotel in Jersey Cty, ana
~ the Metropolitan in this clty' is "loH9 "'"O"' -1
datOn A., II
ments T. s caya{ y, lg [s SS o To ion their
rssncCtve commands, the first at camp Neiue AeA"s'
theIast at headquarters Arizona
The Thistle Benevolent Society, whose ball
,s5nponnced for next Friday evening IN Irving Hal,
in isS dispelses its gratutes 10 the poor
of an natiOnates, and aided about lV poor i"ii' "
thls city last year
change have sent Albany memorial asking me CSha
Board 70 postpone beyond the 10th ins, me eiosS % @
apas 80 that about goo grainaden boats MA! De eH"
Sied 10 get down 10 this city.
Tho lincoln Monument Committee have
s $3.50 ~ ni NJ x Browne for colossal statue Of
Abraham Lincoln to be erected IN Omoh'squaIe' 'H''
ask
4 number of shOemakers met on Saturday
evening and arranged for general meeting OF te StS
sunday evening l5t9 inst the PGrIGe Ceng
executed men of Manchester.
The cold of last night had no terrOTs for
Col Pnckney and corps OF tsE5nuS U1es, e TINS
morning find themselves the possessos u cs
property than they owned last evening
The first lecture of a series before the class
In Political Economy of the Mercantile Library AssoSla
ION was given nm Room No H. Clinton Han on saturday
lat nv IN lev
20 review the late report OF the Secretary oil the
Treasury, and a criticism thereof.
The Havtian Reception Committee met on
Saturday evening, and adopted programme Tor com
plmentary reception on Friday evening next, OF me
fountry, the Haytian ConsulGeneral and the Admiral
aud officers Of the Hayan war steamship Alexander re
lion now in this port The earlier part Of the evening IS
spent in listening TO speeches m the Cooper institute
by a number of most distinguished citizens, ana az =
later the guests win attend reception ball at the
Ebbitt Rooms.
The valuable wharf property of the Hudson
River Cement Company situated between Bay street and
IsrOadWay. Jersey city, sold at auction, on
heinz mlrchased by the Pennsylvania Coal COMPANY II
las frontage Of 2ss feet ana to Ss a gg @
under the water aud should ferry ever be established
nj the OF Harrison street in thus city the purchasers
pre to pay 500 10 Nj. c. l. Winants
number Of skaters took advantage Of a
hin surface OF ice at the Central Park yesterday on the
c SeT HfeSS t on aaTsy 2 Vas moi ftoabc for
The formation Of ice but the lower pond which IS 4ul
tyeng the ice on The other ponds Tas cute sod Snd II
weather continues n may ne IN goOQ cOhOIph
to-day for the formal commencement Of the season.
Int the "baPs up those persons who may venture Oh
the ponds viii risk cold bath
Detective Officer Walling of the P0st-O Office
srrested Evelyn p. Mussey at No 800 Cunberl lndSt
Irooklyn on saturday evening on the compliant OF
partment the New England states II is charged tat
On the night Of Nov 90 the accused entered the Post
once az Rutland VT and stole $500 in currency and $500
worth Of postage stamps portion OF the stolen prop
Fry was found in the trunk belonging 20 the accused
The remainder he had spent in the purchase OF lottery
which place he once employ ed as u teller OF the
National Bank. Capt Petty viii send the prisoner TO
Rutland to-day.
Patrick Mcdonald, keeper of an emigIant
tcketOce al No. % AlDanys, was taken before Justice
Hogan, on the Sth ut, and Antonio ChaInOy appeared
against him, and that on the 9th Of October, hay
ing bought ticket for Havre al McDonalds office, he
aid 20 be turned into gold favorable terms. When the
gold was delivered II was IN bag and immediately after
EewYork Of the lnman lins ana 50 busy was ne win
until tile vessel had crossed the bar lie then found only
70 NspOleOns whereas he should have received 2lG
man. and thai gentleman, at expense OF $780, tele
lraphed Mr. Dale, the lines New IOTk agent TO arrest
Mcdonald. Mr.. IuInan gave CharnOy passage back TO
this city and he returned and made complaint as herein
recited. Mcdonald baled in $1,000 on the stl ut
and nothing further was heard of the complaint against
until saturday when, District Attorney Hall consent
INK Charnoy withdrew the charge, saying nat he could
not swear that the accused had knowingly defrauded
him. and Justice Hogan granted Mcdonald an honorable
release.
BROOKLYN.-For inhumanly beating his
horse the animal could draw overloaded
cart up Fort Green hill John Kelly septuagenary cart
man, was committed TO prison on Saturday night.
William NJ. Campbell has been elected First
Lieutenant In the 18th Regiment.
Officers for the Board of Representatives Of
thoElge Department are to be elected tins evening.
The Excelsior Baseball Club has elected
deeSltes 70 attend the National Convention TO be held
lhIladelphia.
A thief entered No. 16s Pacifc-st.. while the
fhily we're % dinner yesterday, ard stole property
Valued al ~.