New-York tribune., 1868-05-16
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Liberty-st is being paved with wood from
Broadway down to West-st
The speed of all trains on the Hudson River
Railroad has been increased.
The Street Cleaning Commission approved the
bill of the Street Cleaning Contractor for The last fort
night, yesterday
The match between the Atlantics and Ath-
etics OF Brooklyn has again been postponed it will be
played next Monday.
The new church of st. Michaels on Thirty
secOnd-st., Nnth-aye Will be dedicated tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock. Sermon by the Most Rev Arch
bishop McClOskey
al. C. T." informs us that " Adventsts as a
body" believe that the I'd of October will De the
last day" only five per cent Of them having any conf
dence " in any set time"
The Ladies' Home Mission at the Five Points
has cared for than 1000 children and the num-
bcrs depending them for food clothing are ncreas
ing they appeal to the public for aid.
The 1900 laborers who struck" for an adj
resumed work the bosses having Yielded About half
a dozen Of bosses" however, still hold out.
The Hon. William E. Dodge delivered the
OF OF lectures arranged by the Young Mems
Christian Association of NewY York, yesterday evening at
the College of Physicians and Surgeons IN Fourthaye
The subject was New-York Fifty Years Ago.
Mrs. Bridget Kinney, living at the corner of
Tcnhave. and Sixtyffh-st fell dead at the corner OF
Nnthaye and Thirty ffth-st. yesterday The body was
removed TO the East Thirty ffhs Police station, where
man was native of ireland, and IS years of age.
In the report of the socable of the Duane
Lodge Of Good Tempars on Wednesday evening, typo
graphical mistake occurred In tho OF the Worthy
Nice-Templar This position next TO the highest in the
State, is ably filed by Mrs Mills Mrs. L. A. Marshalls
name 10 whom the young folks were largely indebted
for the evenings enjoyment, was also inadvertently
omitted
The Columbia University Nine will play a
return game baseball with the Yale University Nine,
on May 23 on the Captone Grounds, Brooklyn game to
be called at p In the evening OF the above date
men at the Hoffman House. The Columbia Nine Will
also play game with the Princeton Nine at Princeton,
n. j. on saturday, May l6.
At a meeting of CoOpers' Union No. 4, re-
Gently II announced that the strike at Mr. Br1ggss
ls ended compromise having been effected The barrel
makers who struck for advance Of three cents per
barrel have obtained an advance Of two cents, with
promise OF no deduction during the dull The
men now receive Il and 10 cents per barrel
An examination will he held at the rooms of
the Board Of Education, next Tuesday afternoon, 10
lect candidates from John W. CHAMBERS district the
seyenth TO vacant cadetships in the United states Mill
tary and Naval Academies. The following named gentle
John Kelly, Prof. Horace Webster, William schirmcr,
Samuel Z. Patterson, Theodore Cooke, and Francis N
Ewing.
The steamboat Old Colony. of the Newport and
Fall River line to Boston, will resume her place the
Monday next leaving Pier No IS North River at
D. m and alternating every other day during tue sum
No expense has been spared in her repairs
and she IS now considered stronger and better every
than before she met with her accident Her RIBS are
many OF them entirely new, and she has been newly
upholstered carpeted cleaned and painted inside and
out. Capt " B Allen commands her, with j. b. Bray
ton. clerk and George A. Rice, steward.
Those opposed TO the ticket nominated by the
Regulars" Thursday evening for officers OF the Mer
camille Library Association for ls6s6g published IN yes
teTdays TRIBUNE met last evening No Broadway,
ana Nominated thc Wlhsilsed gehuemeh as thelI
choice for the positions TO De hed at the coming election
For President Charles +. Allen Vice President. NJ G. d.
Borden; Corresponding Secretary, j. j. McCanls Re
cordng Secretary. WIN. Bailey; Treasurer, VIM Arm
strong; Directors Harvey H. Woods, b. W SOuthwick,
A. B carpenter, Johh hodRers Hainuel futhahi' n ::
Bunson. John H. Lawrence The election is to be held
on Tuesday next
On the reassembling of the Universal Peace
Society last evening the following officers were declared
elected President, Alfred II. Love, Philadelphia; Cor
responding Secretary Henry Child, Philadelphia; Re
cording Secretaries IanIa hyings PROVIDENCE Rhode
Robert f. waco; YlcePresidents, Lew X. Joshua Pro
yidenee. Rhode Island A. r. child, Boston; Hon. Geo. Geo
liam Chase, Providence, Rhode Island, and seventeen
Mr. Love returned thanks for the honor that had been
done him This business concluded, letters read
10 the audience from " + Pa. Secretary Of tie Inter
and four others The letter. which ehPoanissd
as sasess ssnmfnS es sG we're n1S
yShemequy The reigglons Ef9lea BAD been
read and adopted II was resolved that the next meet
ing Of the Society should he held In August next In the
pointed 10 make the necessary arrangements several
ladies and gentemen thet addressed the meeting after
which II adjourned.
subcommittee of the Executive Commit
tee Of the East River Improvement Association met last
evening at the Cooper Institute. IL was determined 10
forth the immense advantages that will the
Of the country by the removal OF the obsuc
gerous rocks In the harbOr Of NeWHurk Diamond reef
and Coentes eef wore mentioned as being particularly
dangerous Lieut. II. DAVIS with respect tO these mped
ments 10 navigation gives as his opinion that one out OF
trunentaty Of these and Commodore Porter says that
during the two months he was In command In the year
the country annually the enormous of a. 10000 Ac-
c0rdng 70 the report and estimates Of Brcyet MorGcn.
John Newton the expenditure OF N5b0cO would render
glta nv flp M lie
largest tunnage, thus Obvating the necessity Of going
round Sandy Hook The Committee On Commerce have
budget the proposition Of cNpcndlug 100000 In
view OF all these facts, tho Executive Committee think
that the country at large must the necessity Of
make the necessary appropriation. Another meeting will
De called next Monday for further consideration OF the
subject .....
BR0OKLYN.-LeffertsP Park has been greatly
improved this Spring.
The pupils of the Collegiate and Juvenile
Institute, No. 70 Orangest, had reception IN the
Brooklyn Institute, Westinghouse, last evening
William Strothers of No. 40 Grcenwich-ave.
was run over In sixth-ave Thursday evening po-
lceman followed the coach, but lost track OF at the Full
ton Ferry.
Two hundred pounds of pig lead. said TO have
been stolen from wagon bclonging 10 the Union White
Lead Works has since been found by the police ylng IN
the street where 1t had been dropped
In Justice Delmars Court, Brooklyn, ycstcr-
day Patrick Hayes was held for examination for steal
ing horse and valued at 500, the property Of
Jacob Lutz OF No. l7J Smith-st
senator wilson lcIJ yesterday morning tne
residence Of Mr.. II. G. Bowen, whose guest hc dur
ing Thursday and Thursday night, to participate the
impeachment proceedings today at Washington.
The police made n descent on the policy
shop Of Sam" Platt, No 90 Waterst yesterday
ing and seized all the property apperainng To the
found in the place Plat arrested aud is held to
await the action Of the Grand Jury.
II. G. Enright, one of those convicted in the
United States Court OF frauds against the Government
transferred yesterday from the County Jail To the
Kings County Penitenary. there tO await the orders Of
the Court 1t reported that he had escaped from the
officer having him In charge, but such proves not TO be
the case
In the Court of Sessions, John Maynes was
sentenced TO months imprisonment In the Penitcn
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