New-York tribune., 1867-08-12
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| the North River yesterday of Per No. 49,
The Astor and MeIcantile Libraries were
closed Saturday an0 are not TO be opened until the
| I'd prOx
| The Chamber of Commerce cOntemplates the
purchase of the Post Office building whenever the new
| edhce in the Park shall havelbeen completed
Postmaster-Gen. Randall sailed for Europe on
Saturday. His visit to the Old World was hasened by
news of the serious illness of his wife in Scotland
At about noon yesterday Lena Eller, aged
years fell from fifth story window OF No 60 First
ave, 10 the pavement and was instantly killed
Charles Gerish, a boy, fell from the pier at
the foot Of Twenty afh,st East River yesterday ana
MOrgue
James G. Platt, aged six years on Saturday,
fell from fourth story window at No 23S East Forty
| third-st., and died soon after.
A small assembly at the AstOr, on Friday
evening, nominated Gen Ph sheridan for the Presi-
dency, and Gov Reuben E. Fenton for the Vce-Presi-
dency.
Another Grant Club was formed by the pOr-
crhouse politicians on Saturday evening rd mT He9 M b
Eleventh Ward is the place OF meeting.
Six horses, which the steamer Providence
brought to this city, on Wednesday night. from the
opening OF the Narraganset Park at Providence are
| valued at $4,000
A boy named Rodgers was drowned yester-
day morning while fishing OFT the bnkhead OF n Pier NO. S
! residence, at No. 600 Greenwichst
While Mrs. Eliza Blauvelt of No. 43 Down
ng-st. fling lamp with kerosene oil on saturday
evening 1t exploded seriously burning herself and daugh
Last evening Gen. Samuel b. Spear late of
the United states army and now Chief Director IN I'm, the
Fenan organization left this city en- route To the South
West on important official business.
The body of man supposed to be Henry
Abel OF West Fiftysecondst who was ,,e drowned Oh
while bathing, Saturday found In the North River
of Forty nnth-st
The Hon. Henry B. Stanton, Geo. w. Bungay,
JAMES AifnSn. and others, viii speak at Crossetts
Grove. at the picnic and collon excursonof Council No
l. u. l.. A, August lS.
Another reduction has been made in first
class fares upon the Erie Railway Until further notice.
tickets good for two days from Their date ana ,9r a
IS Salamanca. 81 rs; Rochester 60 90 and BataVla$6
Mr.. Ben Holiday appeared before Justice
edwlth on saturday and made oath OF ms beef that
mansion 5000 worth Of ewelry and plate part Of
which had been found buried in his rear yard The
cused were committed.
Among the passengers by the steamer Henry
Chancey for California, Saturday, were Mr. Dan
Bryant, the actor Breyet Brig Gen, Frederick Towssend
william shackelford and Acting Assistansurgeon j. NJ
Dickson.
Adjutant- en-. Marvin has promulgated an
order dismssng, for failing to appear for examination,
Capt Stafford Godfrey est, and Second I4entenans'
DOugheTty, 9TH and Frank H. Johnson elst Regiments,
National Guard.
At the meeting of the Society for the Sup
bawd houses Of high aud low degree throughout the city
dition aud upon that OF their inmates
Louis Kalb, n young German, who was on
Saturday night arrested for intoxcation attempted To
commit suicide n the Union Market Police station, by
hanging himself the bars OF his cell with his suspe-
ders. lie cut down BY the doonan In time to save
his life.
On Saturday night Patrick keete of No 5l7
Greenwichst accompanied Sarah smith to her room IN
the vicinity OF West broadway and while there had $40
stolen from one OF 4 boots where ne saa aSS'T apS
dny Justice Bowling committed her for trial.
A pair of horses attached 10 truck, owned
@ fans |S a. So% p9 Sy yeT and v fn EnocSg DOWN
aud injurng the driver nnd continuing thcir nght ran
aud severely nurng l. Lowe aud lady OF Staten Island
The Bloomingdae Roman Catholic Church
Association has been authorized 10 form new Roman
Catholic parish embracing that portion Of the city lyng
hundred and fifteenth sta. and has purchased site for
church at the intersection of Ninety-seyenth-At and
broadway.
An unknown man was on Saturday rln over
~ Fifty ninth IT. and Fourthaye by the o'clock J. m
NcNayen express train bound up lie died soon after
being taken to st. Lukcs Hospital. He was nged about
ycars has dark complexion block side wbskers, very
thln and dressed Ia black rock coat dark panta
looms. check flannel shirt cloth cap, and caskn boots
On Saturday Henry TyRhe, or Thompson, or
"sknner'-whatever his true name may be who had
escaped from one Of the keepers on BaGhwens Island
on his return from the Court OF General sessions was
arrested 10y Capt Jourlan Soon after his escape. hay-
ing been arrested FOR picking pocket ON ThrdaHe;
him.
The Goth Regiment, n. Y. s. y. c., will pa
raic FOR instruction, dril and target practice n Union
Park foot OF Sixty third st., East River to-day the uc
10 bo formed In BOnds nc o'clock .. IN At an election
held on Friday evening last at the Amoy OF ih.s rcSi
Colonel, aud, * AdJutaut l.. l. unkart was chosen
Major
Harriet sherman and Julia Judd, inmates of
house Of prostitution In West Houstonst who were ar
rested suspicion Of having stolen from Albert p Den
nisou, ccrkin the First National Bank Of BROOKLYN,
81 900 the property Of the bank while In their company
High Bridge ana elsewhere, on Thursday night last
were Saturday discharged from custody by Justice
Bowling.
George W. sherman of No 1S7 WooSter-st
exposed bis iudscrciion before Justice Ledwh, at the
jefferson Market Police Court, on saturday by swearing
Wright Mary Bird. and Eliza Culver to furnished room
IA West oustonst and there robbed Of gold watch
worth sGj, and Sle0 I'm money The girls were committed
Neither watch nor money has been recovered
In the Court of Special Sessions, on Satur-
day. o. prisoners called 10 trial Among them,
knew NO better was fined $50 for scng obscene prints
Robert Noach OF No. II Nassaus keeper Of peculiar
kind Of intelligence oncc was sentenced TO two months,
imprisonment and 10 pay $50 line for falling to iuhl his
promise 10 get situations for three young German inni-
grants who had paid him - each.
At 4 o'clock yesterday morning Louis Sap
pho, French cabinetmaker also is believed 10 be IN
entered his apartment IN the tenement house No
Il West lhreenihst, where his vile lay scrping' ana ana
dealt her heavy and probably iatn blow upon tho et
temple with an iron bar He then ran into Tho street
where he was npprcheudcd by Policeman hamburg, who
took him 10 the Mercerst poice-stati9n justice Led
with committed him. The wife was taken to Bellevue
Hospital
Early ON Saturday morning an incendary
fire was discovered closet the second ioor Of Mr.
81 n was sncediy eXtinguiAhed Thomas Lambert
whom Reed had dismissed from the house the day pre-
vous FOR nonpayment OF board, was arrested ouidIo
OF clothes having been found In the rear yard aer the
fre which had been stolen from the house and was &c
cured by "A sash owned by Lambert. Keys which htted
the rear ana other OF Reeds house found on
lambert and his boots fitted the imprint In the mud In
the rear yard Yesterday the complaint OF Fire Mar
sha Baker the accused was committed without bail by
ustiC