New-York tribune., 1868-02-21
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The body of an unknown man was found,
yesterday morning. at the foot Of Carksonst, N"rtn
River.
James Miles of California, who recently
walked 100 miles in "a hours, il IN this city anxious io
pedestrian match
The Arizona, which arrived Yesterday,
brought 263 passengers. Tue TRIBUNE puohsn0" 'NN
names on Monday last.
detachment of 1J0 recruits for the fapai
Zouaves arrived in this city from Montreal on uie slA
O'Clock Ncwliayen tram, last evening
The Union League Club move INTO tne ne new new
square on Ist of April The club Will change its name
Michael Mead, in a drunken dispute with
John Kelly, at No. 81 Mulberryst, last evening" saboe0
him in the throat causing slight wound helly was
taken 20 the City Hospital
Cbaplain f. p. Roe, formerly of Kilpatricks
Rroode m 10 Lecture on 'rhe Romance OF Cavalry Life"
at the sprngst Presbyterian Church, tins evening, Tor
She benefit Of the Sabbath-schoOl.
The brig J. H. Epping, which arrived yester-
day from Newcastle England, reports that on the an
foretopsailyard and was drowned.
About 27O people received breakfast at the
Tombs, Essex, aud Jefferson Market Police Courts yestsr
day morning OF this number, 150 fed at the IObs
10 at jefferson Market and the remainder az EsseA Mar
Nh. McGregor is aided considerably by tenants
IN enforcing the relative to tenement hOnses The
tenants say the landlords exact the rent hut care
little do anything toward rendering the houses nj 10
i've in.
A lecture on the Criminal Institutions of
NewYork delivered last evening by william skledy
No at the hal OF the Society corner OF seventhaVe
and Forty-seventh-st.
The annual celebration of the anniversary of
washlngons Birthday by the pupils of the Cooper nt
tnte to take place this evening IN the large hall o the
strumental, OratiOns addresses, etc.
John Kellaher, laborer, living at No. 41O
East Twenteth-st., dangerously wounded yesterday
bya quantity Of coal falling upon him IN tne YARD Gi .e
gas COmpanys works at the foot OF East IWeHtylubEs
He was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
Carl Weber, the German matchmaker who IS
alleged to have robbed Mr. j. NiggerscamMIats M WSach I
arrested in this city on "Wednesday with ms hal,
dyed, and his mustache whskers and imperial shaNed
of. He has been identified by Mr. Niggerschmidt
Capt Dalton, who was sailing master OF the
vesa the contest with the Henrietta and Fleetwng IS
20 sail the Atlantic Ocean, from sandy HOOK 70
Cowes England IN boats not exceeung 20 leSt III ehsh
the prize sailed for TO be set OF champion eolors
The Third Union Cooperative Building S0cl-
ety held public meeting last evening at Mr. John W.
Farmers Institute, No. 40 Ludlow-st., Mr. Johh W;
by the Secretary Mr. Robert Grove, and q members
were enrolled Shares amounting 10 si4OOo were TAKEN
mp. This Society now numbers "a members, and pro-
crosses rapidly.
The lone Yacht Club, on the 18th inst,
elected officers for the ensuing year. as follows: Gommo
dOre L. f. TOnpkins Vice Commodore, VIM. l.. Wlpans;
Rear Commodore. j. A Lucky Secretary, Owen Clifford;
Treasurer, p. Felix; Corresponding Secretary, n. A.
the wives and lady friends of the members of the club
gave surprise party which passed of very pleasantly
Mr. James w. Ward of the Auditors Depart
rnen the Custom in this city has just received
the appointment Of Corresponding Secretary and local
agent for the United states OF the society
Of Great Britain OF which the Duke OF Argyll Is Fres
dent The Society is to give exhibition Of objects and
projects of Aeronauc character in June Commuuica,
receive the attention 0f the local secretary.
The closing exercises of Grammar School,
No 49, held at Harlem on Wednesday evening over
800 scholars present and Certificates of Scholar
ship were presented The Messrs Lawson Fuller, David
H Knapp, DR.. III. H. Gregory, and H. L. Robertson made
exceedingly
Of Prof B0etger OF the Harlem Conservatory
and Mr.. McGregor and Others Under the able manage
lnent of the Principal, Chas McGreoor m, -runo mis-
been very successful Mr. MeGFsgoF has been assisted
ey the Messrs Knapp aud Porter
"A circular r has been addressed to the men,
etsVt sne SV-"Se VI thS Ycfk Legislature and TO
.rnor and Iieutenant-G Governor Of the state in
icb an earnest appeal made for the maintensnco OF
the Excise law in It's original M ~ se law and be
good society has received from H. are Urged as seaSon
why its repeal should DC aepsS & as ~ be me
nuence Of the law in lessening CRIME ana 10 te Tenv AZ
torded the various charities OF NeW-1OFA ana bIoOAl9
by the distribution OF money
commissioners Brennan and Haley, and
inspectors and OtteTson OF the ffsI sG.Soi Fi,
tSt WapSs S S CONJUNCTION with City supernten
aent Randall and the Trustees OF the seVeIh MaIus'
ing and inspecting several schools of every grade in
their District and Wards The results nave peel III gen
-i very safsfactory The schools of the Second Dis
fricf are 10 be visited during the ensuing week Asss-
tsnt Superintendent Kddle, Harrison Jones and Cakns
the Ne,r- YORK. Commercial AdrertiSer having
purchased The Building at the corner OF Fulton ana
Nassau sts the Newsboys Lodging House, which, Io "a
response 10 call from the Chdrens Aid society IoI he
purpose of erecting building, 10 be permanently ns9u
scribed Il Is expected that the building fund VII be
Increased to $1,000 AS the removal must De esStsa
before the first Of May temporary home ssc d De
found for these hardwOrdng boys, who are ss much
necessity newspaper readers as the newspapers them
selves.
Mrs. Ellet. author of "Queens Of Society"
gave reading last night in the chapel OF the Curch OF
the Holy Trinity corner Of M Ma4lsGavg Ird ana sS
tion organization formed for the purpose OF ltng
the fallen and restoring the lost MS Eet IS very en-
Pertaining reader and although merely amateur Tar
more accomplished elocutonst than the great ma
yeadn% Of the Shirt Button Lecture by Jerrold
well DONE and her other pieces an OF which eyinced
taste i'm the selection, excelenty rendered ana
warmly appauded by large and intelligent audience
The Children's Aid Society, in view of the
terrible destitutiOn and homeessness OF the poor hs
Winter, have resolved Il means be supplied 10 open
new Lodging-HOuse for homeless boys similar 10 the
Newsboys' Lodging House, which has accomplished so
much good for TINT destitute class They VIII open ~ IN
a Ward where much poverty prevails, and where there
arc many houseess cdren-the Thirteenth Ward, near
DOSE and at once to feed Shelter and care for great
number of wretched homeless boys Contributions may
ss the object VIM A. Booth. President, No 80 Front
st, ]. L. Williams Treasurer at the Metr0P0htan Na,
fiona Bank, l.. f. Brace, Secretary Chdrens Ala
Society, at No. East Fourth-st.
Mrs. Mary Hart, living at No. 76 James ST.,
made complaint yesterday TO Inspector Dks at Police
Headauarters that Saturday night last while waiting
Tor her husband who cripple at the corner OF Roose
welt and Chatham-sts, she was accosted by Policeman
John ri Garretson and ordered to move on" She eX-
nlained 10 him that she had just returned from Washing
ton Market and waiting for her husband Inc ohceI
again ron ghy ordered her TO away At this moment
fhe wopans husband up and demanded the officers
nntnher A Wrange ensued, ending with the husband
heng Knocked down The interfered 10 save her
husband and was in turn beaten the head by the offs
GER receiving scalp wounds ana was then aIestee
speas has from the effect OF the beating and
the woman dangerous condition Inc oihcer VIII
ne hronght 10 trial before the Police Commissioners.
At the meeting of the Polytechnic last
evening Prot Tman in the chair. a model OF steam
walking carriage was exhibited Ths machlne Is pro
Oh nv he OF double cams