New-York tribune., 1868-03-21
HOME NEWS.
THE CITY.


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Tbs Hone House is tefunct. The building is
Beng altered and the East River BANK Is 10 occupy
Tbe buIdng formerly occupied by the MeSsrs.
ApnIetop as book mandatory is being taken down.
Mr. j. F. Cake of Congress Hall, Cape May.
4, about TO open first class hotel on the corner oi
1hirteenth-st. and Fhthaye
Betsy Sullivan fell through the hatchway OF
No ss Fulton-st yesterday, and seriously injured her
spine. She taken home TO No. % Bsxterst.
Mr.. A. w. Green has resigned the position nr OF
librarian Of the Mercantile Library, and VIII pe su0
ceeded by Mr.. j H. Houston. late Assistant Librarian
Moses Collyer, painter, while at WORK soo1 yes
teIday at No i2s secondaye fell down the iront s0e
injured. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital
Mr.. Waterhouse Hawkins of London wall re,
peat the lecture lately gwen peiSG 1sute on Thursday
svening Of next week. II viii be free
VIM. Skiddy Wood, A. NJ, will deliver his
eopa% evening before the Young Mems F. NJ. T. A. B.
Sceiety No. / OF Brooklyn at the hall, Courtst.
The machine exhibited before the Polytechnic
Club on Thursday evening last was rot ypesetting
but printing machine, and instead OF being foreign
10 an American invention.
At the annual meeting of the NewI 0rk Col
Iege of Pharmacy held Thursday evening, at their
the University the degree OF Graduate IN PnsT %
GERS for the ensuing year elected
Hugh McAllen's pawn-shop, at No. 557
Second ave, was damaged by hre YESTERDAY, day TO & tne
and Jefferson Companies. The building is owned by NJ
COhn, and may be repaired for $500 Insured.
A
Home has been opened at No 29O Thirteenthst.
1t under the charge OF an experienced lady ana Is
desgned TO have the Home" under religious lhnu
Mr.. Charles II. Sweetzer of The Erening Mad
will read the poem before the Annual Convention OF the
18th Of june next The Hon Galushs A. Grow Of Penn
syvania is TO be the orator of the occasion.
The Rev. j. w. KOrne will deliver q lecture
on Monday evening next, in the Wettst NJ t. Church,
he interest of the subject and the weknOwn character
a
pated.
The furniture in Emil E. Smiths apartment,
was damaged by fire last evening the amount OF $500
Not insured The building is owned by George IIempy,
caused by the explosion Of Kerosene lamp
John Delaney, an Irish laborer, went into
last evening and drank glass Of liquor He died soon
after The body was taken to his late residence in
in the house. and 1t was taken TO the Morgue
The monthly meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association viii be held ON MONDAY evening
"spare Minutes" The next Of the course will
be by Dr. yinton tomorrow evening
Mrs. Ellen Wallace attempted to light fire in
her apartment at No 623 East Eeyenhst yesterday Dy
In the can gnited and exploded burning the woman
badly about the face, head, and body that there little
hope OF her recovery.
Within the past few weeks the stages on
nearly every line in the city have been robbed in rather
msnneI IL Is suRPosea & TO naVS Gee e gr ~
the stage was directed elsewhere reached through
the small opening beside the cashbox and stolen the con
tents of the latter.
An inquest was held yesterday 10y Coroner
Rollins, at Bellevue Hospital on the body OF VIM. V.
BmpsOn, native of London, England, 80 years old On
Tuesday last while insane he cut his throat with razor
IN his apartment at No. 2l8 East Forty seconds and
accordance with the facts rendered
An inquest was commenced yesterday by Cor
Philip Wahi German, 50 years old who on the 29d
ult, was run over by street car in Chaham-st FROM
jump the front platform OF the car but slipped and
FELL aud the wheel passed his right arm, Tactung
IT, and causing death Thursday Owing to the absence
Of witness the case was adjourned until to-day
George Meyer and Leon Ruher were arrested
pass IS bills on the National Bank of Redemption Boston
Mass, altered to Sos The accused attempted to pass
of Howardst. and Broadway and at the Inter.
fe true character Of the hills The prisoners were oc kod
up at Police Headquarters
John Eagan, an English ticket-of-leave man,
sent to this country by the Prison Association
ofLondon applied for relief few days since TO the super
offered assistance by his professional brethren in tins
city, but would not accept IT, The superintendent sent
ease.
Several Government steamers were sold yes
terday at public auction by Mr. John II. Draper, auc
toneer The steamer Harriet Lane knocked down
steel hun propeller built IN England brought $4,000
The Thurber, tugboat was knocked down to William
and the Richard Doane $1,000 The last two, 1t Is believed
were not sold.
The committee which has in charge the az
rangements for the proposed National be held
city the benefit Of destitute widows and mothers
appeal to the people Of the United States for contfbu
tons of money goods The Fair VIII be opened the
14th Of April next Contributions IN goods may be sent
TO the rooms Of the Association at No 69l Broadway
Donations in will be received by Anthony Lane
Cashier OF the Fourth National Bank. Mrs W. T. sher-
man is at the head OF the movement
A fire broke ont in one of the sleeping rooms
OF the Como House. ST. Paul Mimi, the morning
Of the 18TH which caused panic among the occupants
from the building believing IL wOud inevitably be de
stroyed Fortunately the alarm was heard by Mr. William
Hunt old New-No fireman. now residing at ST. Paul
who TO the spot and seeing the situation Of affairs,
crawled into the burning and alone and almost
aided, succeeded ia eXtDSushng the hames aud saving
he building.
A very respectable auditory assembled last
evening at the NJ l.. Church in Forsyth Division
st. for the purpose OF listening TO address by Mr. Win
r. 0smun. the reformed rumseer OF Providence, Rhode
Island. The lecturer, after recOuntng his varied
peTiences dispenser Of ardent spirits made
appeal TO the young men OF Ihe congregation TO refrain
from nduging to any extent IN the use OF Intoxicating
liquors. The effective style Of the address together with
the decided honesty OF the speaker made great mpres
sion on the auditory. Mr. Osmun has been engaged in
furhering the or temperance but little than
ayear He intends we believe, to prepare himself for
the Gospel ministry.
Coroner Keenan,, at the COr0ner's Office yes
teFday, concluded the investigation into the circumstan
ces attending the death OF Richard Cornell who died in
Bellevue Hospital from fracture Of the skull caused by
falling IN Westst. near Watst, on the nth inst, while
intoxicated Isaac Shecer catater at the foot OF Des
brOssest and Joseph Cantor. Of No 90 Laightst tes
ned that deceased was intoxicated on the day IN ques
tOn and that after striking the prisoner james Horoho
oTertaFe him howeyer I' the deceased fel and strPin
his head the pavement. received fatal injury AS
the testimony OF these Witnesses cODhcted somewhat
with that given by other witnesses the Coroner held the
accused 70 bail ia the sum OF $1,000 TO await the action Of
the Grand jury.
The commencement exercises of the New
York College OF Dentistry were held at Cooper Institute
10 OverhOwing AFTER music from DOdwOrth's band, and