New-York tribune., 1868-04-20
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p..ss lately wrecked OF Fire IsSnd was disposed Of on
S'sai SiT ocean steamers left this port on Satur-
day, carrying out 637 passengers and N'cS'A beside
valuable cargoes. no
The grand fancy full dress Bal GOp.sra .nt at
Pixies Opera House, Is TO take place I''' ''se ~
not TO morrow as erroneousIy announced.
II Is said that the Cunard line dispatched tne ne
Cuba as an extra steamer for Liverpool from @ IN, ,
Saturday, for the express purpose OF racins "A W -
Of Paris the fastest inman steamship.
Mr.. Park Goodwin, of The iEreninG Posi-, the
Rev r. EkentOn Judge Hale the Rev o. "A a. Gar ' do
Rev d. N. 0'CarrOl, DR.. Van sndley, ano M Iou w
Castro sailed for Europe on Saturday. .
A single match game Of Quoits is to be played yea
this afternoon on the grounds Of the Normal 2sIb
No. IA Broadway, by BOD Green ana AnuS 'on'i'0AS
for 500 side, 6l points mp, 10 yards'
The iourneymen bakers resolved on Saturday
night 10 strike for s week and y hours Work per ~
names by the 10th Of May the day hxed Tor tne pro
An unknown man attempted to jump on
US ieayng the slip but missed the boat, and falling
into the water, drowned The body was not rcco''
The 10th anniversary of the Phrenocosmlan
Society OF the College of NewYork, on Friday eyehg
The f,f oraos ~ en SeTf Ed%n Treman the
music frst-class, and the audience eue'
While Mr.. A. II. Almy, of The Ker- York sun
rd his y.ie were az breakfast the It, james Hotel
TWent9 and broadway yesterday their room IN
the hotel entered by thiei VINO % s.oe escened ed
| iewery valued at 81 ,50O with WDlch he escapeu'
The funeral oil the Iate NdTrlJ IL CItlhp, -
ar q, took place from his late residence, strykers-
ions' between Fifty SECOND aud Fifty thrdss on sat
mrday afternoon. Mr. Striker was Intimately cohhecteo
win All the old KnlekerbOcker families of the city
| AT a special meeting of the Board OF Ere
Commissioners at their Office on saturday the report
m m SIbany aud oppose tho passage OF D which con
empates a Increase the expenses OF the department.
! read and adopted. -.
Tho Ladies' Union Relief Association of this
city received last week fifty pounds OF tobacco each from
Mcssrs orilad and McAlpn, tobaceoTYsts IN ara OF .e
soldiers Home In Albany. stenway Han was reeehliJ
craiuiosy gwen for reading entertainment under tne
auspices OF the Association.
The course of lectures on Natural history
by Mr. Watcrnouse Hawkins Of London, Will be given In
and FRIDAY Of this week and Monday and Tuesday
next They viii be Illustrated by ulaednS anu u'ii"'
aiiOns on the blackboard
The sloop Celebrity of Ilaverstraw, n. l.,
laden With BRICK struck rock while coming through
Hell Gate, Saturday night, ana SANK Two Oh @ tnc
crew. Charles johnson and Benjamin Beycr swainasoIe'
third VIM. Taylor. escaped on plank, and afteI n1al
Ing the Last River for nearly thiSc hCHls "d' poA'"
up by the crew OF lIunter's Point ieriybo"t'
Gen. Il. :. Grant and son left the metropolitan
Uorcl en- routc Tor Washington, last evening Yesterday
hc attended the forenoon service oi IyinOuu Onutcn
Brooklyn listening TO the discourse OF me REV. IvnIy
Ward lrccher. During the afternoon hc was Waitu
up0n by many prominent citizens Among Others OF MS
Hilton. who spent some time ia hls apartment
The mauglcd body of Charles McCue was
found lying in tie railroad cut at Nneyi0urthSt. ana
Folrt ave. early yesterday morning McCGc was !ast
seen alive Ia the liquor store az XVI 81 ana
Fourthayc.. shortly before midnight, ana - suplos"
that while intoxicated lie fell from the hish cmnaiN'
mcut into TIE cut aud was run over by passing taiH'
The body was taken 10 his late residence lu Ninety MIN
st. Fourtivc. where an inquest Is 10 DC He'u 10
day by Coroner scAruer.
The Rev. Theodore Cuyler preached at the
reunion held ia the Old Narket,t. Chu!ch& & oi
which hc was formerly pastor yesterday Afternoon The
tcvt j. found in the chapter l'th verse OF Ist Tno
thy "Tl- s faithful saying ahd WoliHy Oh a'' t.rp
ton that Christ Jesus came into thc world Ia save shcL
of whom am chief" Nr. Cuylcr came from the bc0sd,
- H. rd Who hourly Was expected die. As the old
at.f ffttIgp pf
affected 20 tears.
The Senior Warden, f. W. Wclchman, with
The aid Of che police Is sili ~ ro,g,oH %. t1 M Will
Yesterday. portion of tho congregation ga,IeIcu "'
Cooper Institute thS noIhug Nn.le .'' I rs
ducicd hy tie pastor. tie Rev Nj scott ia 'Hc venus
service was held in 81 Marhs Church paper slyh'a
hy large proportion Of the congIc m' @ o'Sn m
drawn M 20 bc pr,scu,ed To the Bishop praying HIS III
tclfrtcncc in the matter
BRookLYNIIRhG, R Tab l"50Ters ,Ters. "t h"iDecA
A spirt-lcvcl fell on the head of Cecilia Co
uiusxy from the ucW bu.ding at No 5c2 GI"ndst Oh
Saturday causing severe injuries.
The ladies of the Church of SITS. Peter and
Paul riyc calico ball tonight for the benefit OF the poor
OF the Eastern District
Thomas Burnett, residing at No. $50 Collm-
hia-s attempted 10 commit suicide about O'clock on
OF sacKctst. His situation was discovered by onecr
Brauni-a and some citizens VINO succeeded III a"us
conveyed 20 his home.
BRONXVILLE-The conservatory of plants
belonging the late M Loriiard IS to be sold here
to-day.
SOUTHOLD.-Thc Presbytcry of Long Island
meet here on Tuesday next
OYSTER BAY.-Jas c. Townsend has been
appointed Coroner ~ 5G I GIorEo a Scsopc "U oT
Friday ,st hy eating horscradsh IN which The root oi
pokcy ced had been grated death rcsulns IN Jew
! taken i. bnt VIII probably recover.
RIDGEWOOD. l.. I.-On Saturday afternoon
las Mr. Iacob Whtson Of East Jamaica visited farm
his Irlfi ior AZ
barn and into the haymow. 10 look az some hay. While
there hc missed h' goilR; hu Ivtl 10 tnv "tt W. @
broken, aud lie extinct
JERSEY CITY.-Augustus Schlling was
committed ior ila %" Sa.uluay 'or h',5us Z os,,y
assaulted Dr. jacob stc'nmaI t';srll,AIy surgeon
while both were in the saloon No lli Nashinrlonst...
The Jersey city Normal school closed it, examination on
saturday The following is the result o.. the official can
vac, OF the municipal election, Mayor ONrlI. Dem,
Mccoy l6. 10 opponent Aldcrmen--Frst Ward Bal
lev Dem. 4aS scnemcrhorn. Rep, iiE second ward,
3ia: Third WSri. Gross. Rep s55 yandcrbcek, Dem,
i57; Fourth ward, Kinster, Rep. So; rerveill Dem,
53l: Fifth ward, Christie, Dem, 45O kollum. Rep 4g
s,NIh "n,u w., ea,yrth Word Eaaar Dem 9fi: oar,
rett Iud DEM 25; Wallace. Ind Dem, 2l7 Boyle Eepr
IS. The Board stands four Democrats auu tlsc h-
pubcans the FAR III i"sIfss " ~ h'ge W. m
gwen the jersey City Fire Company receiving the
| largest number of votes.
| HOBOKEN.-The residence of French
Fz." Union Ihll, searched ON saturday morning,
and Go worth Of prGperg sh rd TO O9 & rCod C iS o % @
worth ul goods recently Snth ulg E'"a 9NOit li
| Grand st., Ncw-N NOrk, discovered.
! PATERSON.-A new Roman Catholic church
WAS yesterday dedicated at laekcnsack by Bishop Bay
| ley The Bergen County Board Of Chosen FrcChOldcrs
! is sDcmOcratc" " The old North Ward. Paterson having
gone Republican, after its recent division INTO the tlrt
and Second Wards, at Ilamburghave bill has passed
the Legislature dividing the ward at Temple st., to secure
| Democratic success which statistics prove, however,
cannot be The caucus 10 canvass Tor new city
officers showed n disposition to elect responsible men to
the positions Friday last little daughter OF Abra,
ham BOgcrt OF PassaC run over near the depot ana
killed . John Van Vlet, jr, was injured on Friday by
the premature explosion or rock blast at PasSac The
Grand Jury has adjourned after finding 80 bills OF ndict-
mrnt Thc Common Council has given az cXtra pay ~