New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-29

The twelfth annual games OF JILL, tilS On THURSDAY
Caledonian Club will held at Jones Wooo OF by
next An attractive programme has been ~ fbe day
the committee OF arrangements The spCih'T reel
viii be opened with an old fashioned scoten i.
Tho American Conservatory of Music, at NO.
z. Fonrtb.aye will open on Monday next uhgeI inc III
Yecton Of Henry Schroeder assisted by NINE E,. Lu
lev MT Carl Anschutz, and other competent.
he nnns viii receive their lessons separaey claSseS
being formed only for chorus practice anu mar
Coroner Rollins yesterday held an inquest az
80 Who was run over on Thursday night and instantly
killed Sxteenth-st and Avenue A. 10y "a ~, co az he
street i'm front of the car and although the horses were
proceeding at slow rate OF speed, inc clu no
down by them and wheel OF the car passed over he
causing death IN short time The jury rendered YER
dict in accordance with the facts and eensured le de
John Garreson for not applying his brake soon
Among the arrivals in the city YESTERDAY
were Count ottum Secretary TO the Pruss0n Legation,
the BrevOort House. Gen. b. 3 EWel VI @ ANU anu
Gen Andrew Porter OF Pe91syvaRa RodenSeTcb ~
A. and T. L. TulOck, Washington, al INC FlIt AFehue
Hotel Gen g. E goS GGnheeecIP5 PENNSYLVANIA at the
Metropolitan Hotel The Hon. Ulysses MeIcuT fenIsy.'
vana, the Hon. E. 3D. Phillips Chicago, une non - b b
Joy, Detroit, and the hon. H. u LoIu 'A0i'' q" 'Ao
ST. Nicholas Hotel.
The annual festival of the various Turner
Societies OF this district Will commence today al Morrs
ania and continue for three days. saturday VIII DO
chiefly devoted to the reception OF visiting delegations
on Sunday morning there will be Convention OF the
various Societies at Turner Hall In the afternoon they
will make excursion TO some places In tho nelgh9or
hood OF Morrlsana in the evening concert ana PRIZE
in Fourth-st on Monday morning the members VIII
meet at Turner Hail. and march in procession from there
ymnastc entertainment will be given and an address De
delivered by Gen. Franz sge The anair Will terminate
with grand festival In the evening at the park
Late on Thursday night Policeman Kern or
the Eleventh Precinct discovered fire In the grocery OF
John Hyer at No. 1A Avenue supposed to have been
caused by some paper bags taking fire from gashght
1t was extinguished with trihlng damage Soon aIter
midnight the officer discovered another nTe ID tue
store He entered place, eItngushed the fire, and
agcertaiued that the gaspipe haG Decn
of the meter placed under shelf and then ghteu
Relieving this 10 be OF incendlary origin john Hyer and
his wife were arrested and held in custody TO await the
result OF investigation by F1re-Marshai Bfackeat
definite was learned and the adjourned until
to-day, when the examination will be continued
Samuel jackson, an elderly man of Pennsyl-
wanna, but temporarily stopping WIN some rT roSos
sessing female In Twenty secOndst near Br0adWay anu
induced to accompany her 70 house IN m m and
Mrs Everett Later in the evening jackson and the
retired to apartment, and soon AFTER Jackson
fell asleep When he awoke, an hour or two aitef-
ward found that his late companions had disappeared
very Generously left him sl2c He made known his loss
at the Twenty -nnthst Police station ana an oheer on
occupied furnished rooms the above place, and when
they left they took with them what few effects they pos
sessed, rendering il difficult 10 trace them
The third annual Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association Of the state OF Newloiks
TO be held at Auburn Sept g. 1t Is regarded as i'm.
portaut by the International Executive Committee that
every Association In the state be represented In the pro
posed Convention by its most active and earnest men
No limit is placed TO the number OF delegates but 1t Is
desired that least three four be sent from each
Association. Christian young men from cites and towns
where no suel organizations exist also cordially
invited 10 b. present and take part nthe deliberations,
attendance of such ~ desire TIE eStabshneil
OF Associations 40 their homes especially desired.
Cergymen Of all denominations earnestly requested
cooperate with them Associations are requested tjuse
theu influence 10 secure arepresenAuOD Vn Clees anu
towns in their vicinity.
BROOKLYN.-The will be q sale of Gov
eminent vessels at the Navy Yard to-day
Kings County elected delegates to the Dem
ocratic state Convention last evening.
The Post Office Department has lately been
testing the ettercaryng system The result shows that
it is as nearly perfect as any system can be.
Samuel Hastings, Henry Brown, and Thomas
day and sSeh before the United states COMMISSIONS
on charge OF having stolen materials from the lard
Their examination is set down for next Wednesday
Unnecessary apprehension has been caused
among horse by the report that epidemic eN-
prevailed among streetcar and other horses
COMPANY were recently attacked with n strange disease
but This has abated aud the ANIMALS are slowly recover
ing In the PoWcrsst. stable, where tie disease hp-
peared ali horses removed by order OF Mr. Per
son. President OF the city Railroad and placed - stable
diagnosis OF the disease on Thursday showed
the brain 20 be slightly eongested The mt
was al Woodbridge, New-Jersey during last runmef,
when several horses were Lost BY H. OLe Of he horses
lost was owned by DR.. Watson OF Brooklyn and high
y valued 1t had carried him through shernans cam
paIgns The veterinary surgeon who attended the horses
used aconite and tinctuTe VI nuI vonca, with bench
cia results Clean stables and good ventilation together
with proper food and moderate exercise are recommended
as the best preyentatyes against the disease
COMFY ISLAND.-The Rev. Mr.. Orchard of Green
s,h vi" preach Omoros at p M N The Mission thueh the Ter
SHEEPSHEAD BAY.-The blue fishing has been
the wees 10 drAs large usmbe Of tue disciples Of
FORDHAM, \. Y-A Union Mission Society of
oOlored peons will BE- organized At the tbale We'd
MOUNT VERNON n. Y-The Seventeenth Regi-
ment g. s. under eonm.nd Of Col CA Ns' hhaT mastered
% A. 81 :'i s1 % o sl IL, Ss Last
' BEDF0RD VILLAGE r. va grand Sin vocal Com
cert va, gwen on IhS1 s,snsg =. The PssA Ch9Iss BY .ss
IRON Rochelle PsI,l which latter place
haeo kss Church vas nsa 70 osao"s A'd TIE
YONKERS-Messrs. Robert Faucett and J. +. Mil
Of the pde Boat GSb Y.ner' have sBsosbes their Besn
prize expected Of saly dar. M Faror
have also arranged rsss former abel
beat sho be sOset ninute mile The sabbath school
pie SbonbArds Woods lev days AID had pleasant
The Hudson liost Company viii 50 on moonlight sIeson
September to DudeIs Grove
MIDDLETOWN n. Y.-The Directors Of the New
York and oswegO Midland Railroad Company 10 ei ihs village
portion, Of the The ,hnsshh semi Ansus couveh
3D. 3D. and 9Th September
HUDSON, n. Y.-Alderman Macher disposed Of
Ne Sc hose TUESDAY TO BobofsH COMPANY fer ESQ
HOBOKEN.-Ch Schielbe and Diedrich Hide
The city limits oS Edmosson Roas. near the meadows
shOt nae Scblslr
Diedneh bned e. ehJane Wallace arrested yesterday
beng duDt and dorisry She detained custody suspicion
child month old tbs obOken Hospital
JERSEY CITY.-The residence Of Mr. ID. $. Mercer,
Ne IS Gan'L r.bted Thursday night but the most aA
deposited 10 bank
pad for their nShusIsn Terminated last night By
gran. ssItI d 5s s., s aud e q Sh
hall the hou's No. " hOOms't aud vas nAeS " the Am'
House
HUDSON CITY.-Stephen Boyle was arrested in
tdson YESTERDAY the charge having Ton watch valued
property Francs b. BOYLE sad entered Myerss
the Of le
tosk befsfrom The watch Al<ged have been stolen.
EEWARK.-The Valley Presbyterian Church. be-
South entered THURSDAY Ba and
robbed Of about yards Detectives Smith and Bran q New
yestery Quay Day
charge thieves They comw,d Po