New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-18

% aebtt was noncoeted by weLknown "sportngman"
Of the city for the accommodation Oh Ger" and otber
city dinitaries, who desired 10 wltless gchuo PiiNo
fight and willing to pay $40 each LOT tchots'
TIE Hon. Clinton Roosevelt delivered, last
evening The third Of the course of for the benefit
Of the Free Church of st. Matthias taxing as ms suDei
NV science Mr. Roosevelt illustrated his subject by
maps diagrams and apparatus ana comDatteu III very
ing attention chiefly the glacial theory OF AgassH ana
referring such phenomena 20 motion IN ihe crust
81 the earth founded the principles OF the preces
of the equinoxes by which collapse Is oecasloneu
and masses oil rex ana eaT eana the next collapse is
expected in the year 56-a period so remote as NOT 10
affect the current price Of real estate OF Oh water os
The newly elected officers of the New-En-
VcePresident, Elliott C. Cowden second presideht,
| w Quincy Col William Borden Col Frank L. Howe As
sistant Councillors, Timothy ChurGhl ",l4n a. Ieo
| William T. Blodgett, William H. Fogg, Josiah
NJ. Fiske; Treasurer Luther B, wyman seere-
TSy ching annual banquet have been accepted by
| Senator Sherman Of OHIO. the Rev. Henry ward
nectlcut New-Yor Maine. The report OF the Char,
ty Committee Of the Society showed That they eHpe1qed
the expenditures Of the Society for this object during lhe
last 90 years amount to s2i99 applied to the assistance
RROOKLYN-GeOrge Wilson of Elizabeth
and IVAN Bruntsts. found dead in bed yesterday
| morning
In honor of the completion of Holy Trinity's
1 lft
strurnental concert for Thursday evening
Dr. Mlrick has been chosen President, Dr.
Childs Recording secretary and pr Muhioe the AIe"S
urer Of the Brooklyn Dental Assocatloh'
Catharine Jackson, aged ~ years, was fatally
burned on Monday evening by the bursting OF can OF
kerosene which She attempted to pour upon a fire.
Twelve hundred worlmen were dismissed
from the BROOKLYN Navy-Yard on Monday evening, ana
the Commandant received orders stopping work on the
steamship Java.
| At the last meeting Of the Cooperative Build
I N.fV
chased 3j ots from Mr.. Stockholm, IN the Eighteenth
Ward Of Brooklyn, with the refusal OF lo mofc o'o
! the same form.
! The Rev. c. A. Harvey is to be installed pas
Tor Of the statc-s Congregational Church this evening
The Rev ". Budington D. D. will charge the pastor
Alvin Bartlett wiz extend the right hand OF fellowship
Mr.. Christopher Dillman collector for the
Brooklyn GasIlght Company, was Knocked down ana
near Tompknsst The robbers dressed marines,
and approaching him from behind threw snun INTO Ms
eyes before knocking him down.
The sessions of the Brooklyn Sunday school
Institute continued yesterday afternoon and evening IN
The afternoon The Rev Dr Buddnson u1NTIv" ~ %
savior" and Rev. Dir Eggcston presented scheme
ioT a.. fe Model TEACHER was read 6 the Rev D. R.
Brewer and the Rev. DR.. Robinson presented paper
popcr study of Scripture lesson. Mr. Sutton Illustrated
he use of the blackboard in explaining the subjects OF
the lessons 10 the pupils.
Fair in aid of an enterprise established by
Plymouth Church called the Bethel Chapel and WORKING
mcus Reading Room, was opcged yGst,rlny a,lrUol
u the sunduy--chool Room OF the plymouth Wtrllng'
house and the rooms adjoining. The most extensive
pteparai.Gns hnd oech mate anu Tue an T. u A., 10 ' Az
GALLERY is attached, and taheaus are given In the Church
The object s 10 raise $500 Tor The purpose of furnishing
the nc8 Chapel aud Reading Room About 200 persons
81 both wercln charge Last evening ot the tans
blo variety The display 81 tab'caus was witnessed W
multitude series Of grand concert, n announcer iol
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday nights.
WILLIAMSBURGII-M Hubbard, aged
II year,, died al her fathers m Ewens corner Of Noth
second yesterday having oee4 burned Ht ol the 'AO'0H
FAST NEW -YORK-The Smith Guards. of
40 800 Pearl r.. NcW-lork, under Capt J. Buckley
visited Cooks Hotel yesterday afternoon ON 3is,J ca
the extension of the Carnlr-e road 10 lunter T9ht
horc railroad ON Iui"nhye through ~ mit 10
Ceurcyllie. DC. and one 20 lorbcis Landing. IN
hs95aTa s ie * 10 tie central part Of East
CyTr,s His gave hun a cali on Tuesday evening last
and made him present Of 500 Fourteen new build
ast month 4 daughter of Mrs. Van Gleson. residing
ON Atauticavc, was seriously frozen during the late
taken home in , diving condition: Mr. Hamburger ~ At
antc and Vansiccuaves. was also shockingy frozen
FLUSHING.-At 10 o'clock on Monday even
eung. Robert Hariotf, commonly known 49, =" mickey
Free" pedestrian aud Poundmaster ~ jersey city com
plrcd Dol. task ~ walking without iood or sleep ITO con
secutVe hours, 40 the II Romans Wen IIo,b ne"I ts
place. The match was iof wager 81 500 WmcI ,ho
pedestrian receives Having 'uce,,,n} a'nl.s s, ts
next 10 Lowell Mass. another ual 81 his powers h
MI Robinson the terms u'lIE ilht iihl
hun and both continue 10 walk ia company until one OF
the other falls exhausted the victor to get 500
pOTGUKEEPSIE.-Th Hudson River Is
frozen over, the being clear hard, 'nd thick Inc
ccboat Association Will soon put their boats on thc river
aud coniend ior pt+I Inc 1oi,, AZ 1I oiir and
wire rigging \. duck for sails, brass elects ana docks
Iiu .rt- of color splendid spar. booms bowsputs.
nnii.bcd stcrl runncrt buffalo robes &c Each BOAT
weighs rom 800 20 1000 pounds ~ nee Doat' are HBt 10
beat two points closer 10 the wind than sail vessels on
n1tcr The Poughkcopsic lcc-bOat Association Is com
posed gentlemen Of wealth and influence ana st2hd
he Grinnell OF New IIamburgh. The Commodore d, @
IT, Booth. gentleman of much influence ana an ardent
The names of the vessels of the Associations Restless
lcclc Arctic, lna EespGr DAir, MINE Hh'' 9%a s
one l. being built az Icw.hurg for one of the gentlemen
Of tho Association, and viii be- flushed soon II Will be
called Tonipus
HOBOKEN.-Oniccr Dewey found woman
Mary Ann Wilson by name. ON Monday evening ylns
,pccchlcs a the foot Of Fcuys She had been drinking
Now Jersey whisky After remaining m the police station
an night she went home sober
HUDSON ClTY.-Eaglc Lodge No 81 +. 4
hal n nag &5esa RsD h2asi'% j. oedse
Treasurer. and Peter r. Wortcndyke secretary. 4
festival the benefit OF the 81 Joseps Roman Catholic
Church is 10 commence ia the 81 Joseph sth2ol ose
Christmas Eve and 10 continue duilnG inc loHdAy
NEWARK.-Thomas Welsh. the boy muir
a most aeonizing state Of mind Efforts are being made
by his friends TO obtain po'tponement OF ihe dfc8u
event but there but little popc entertained that the
Governor can De induced 10 grant a repHeIe. a
stranger, who pretended 10 be upsy, recently
slipped on the step in front of a machinery ware ware
room near The Markest depot, aud broke large plate
glass window. The owners demanded payment D9t tn'
man said he had money. though ON btihs seHI'nouN
500 bill was found Dbl, pocket The proprietor mime
datoly changed the bi and returning SSS TO tno mn
ku0wn's pocket sent him staggering ON ms way; luc
b having been sent 10 be deposited was relulu i'u
the bank marked counterfeit ana 1e l,'m mar, ' Soj
not be prosecuted as he ala not attempt 10 pass 'o 'p"
rious note.
TRENTON.-An interesting decision was re-
fIt lvf lp