New-York tribune., 1868-01-17

then accompanied Commissioners Nicholson to the Essex
Market aud Jeffereon Market PRISONS
A meeting of the Presbyterian Historical
Society was hed last evening ut DIR. Adamss Church.
Madson.sqnare The attendance was meager The Rev.
~ sbe %omSs o, te society and very earnestly urged
the necessity Of erecting flreproof building for the
d aSs Of oceS s the Rs Dr. Es s
There Is not church in the country which has done
is not only gioious earth but on high In 1882 fSw
sCs s sSGfs and on m s 1o @
ume Pamphets and 800 PORTRAITS al Of which are
dse ansy SsfSea f%ny
tIcular look painting They have twice or thrice mar
70 NE eaarc6 il house not built where these works
may DO preserved The speaker closed urging the Stew
sands or at least, to give lot for the benefit Of this
society.
THE HARB0R.-The bark Sirene, which ar
rived from Antwerp yesterday reports that John Muller
tbe earpenter fell from the manopsa yard on the 5th
utmo and was drowned. The steamer Artisan; from
yesterday morning, and filed The steamer Rescue and
tug John Fuller pumping her out and the G smith
DR. Reid reports that all the passengers have been trans
ferred from the ebnz to the hospital sp ina, nat inc snip
cholera have been reported ana that tho SICK are
cOnvalescent.
BROOKLYN.-Thomas B. Atkins has been
chosen President of the Nered Boat Club.
Clerks in the City Clerks office have been ap-
pointed as follows Dennis Mcnamara Deputy; Thomas
Ennis License Clerk; Francis Markey r Michael Ryan
IL
T. Wilson is to take his place.
Justices clerks in Brooklyn are to receive
g. year. hereafter instead OF $500 me rage says
for by e potieans The fact would occasion less sur
prise the public afforded an opportunity OF com
barring the amount OF fines collected by these Officials
with the sums returned by them into the City treasury
Before the Legislature goes further into the subject VII
figures u
WILLTAMSBURGH.-Mr Charles f. Foley,
Of wam-burgh has recently patented new % s bo os
taken his Improvement from Nature and thus effected
reduction in expenses Of 60 per cent in OIL 70 per cent
room 40 per cent coal 60 per cent III repairing An
immense eoncourse of skaters assembled on the Union
Pond last evening to participate la de nn d
night At least one-third OF the number appeared IN
sood and the rreVey unConned Nuns gied gracefully
and fearlesy beside brigands Processes 70
devoirs to daughters OF regiment AT midnight the
Joyous gathering dispersed in the midst OF grand dis
play Of pyrotechnics
JAMAICA.-Lewis Cornell an old resident of
this village died suddenly yesterday morning MI Cor
nell IN the morning in good health apparen ahe he
he took seat and without groan almost instantly
expired.
SAG HARBOR.-The Rev. VIM. P. Strick-
land ecured last evening" upon Pioneer reacns M St ~
the West" Woodford Lieut. Governor OF the statc
Htchcock fell through the ice while skating He slid
some distance under the but seeing the hoie
out for H. and rescued by his companion ice ~
now about nine inches thick, ard every ce-house s fn
CouDtereiters are at work here one hs of he
for 81 81 hat. This evening inee'hs Vi 'no
sportsmen's Club is to be held
MORRISANIA.-Owin to the increase of pu-
pills. the Board OF Education Lave decided TO buld new
sehoo.house between Mott Haven aud North New-l0rk
one Auchter boy - years OF age, had several OF his
ribs broken by falling through the hatchway OF hvrI
brewery. on Fordhan-aye Little hope 10 entertainer VI
his recovery,
NEWBURGH-In February, skating match
10 to be contested the Hudson by " I'm Dohgushue
100 miles the contestants start from Newburgh skate
80 miles up the river aud return No positive uae Ias
been fixed but each contestant, when ready 10 Wy hs
prowess is 10 give his rival three days notice Joseph
Porter fell into tho river while skating near the cotton
factory on Wednesday and must have drowned ad NOT
fellow skater rescued him. The Horse Thief Dettethg
Society of ths town has reelected officers Tor inc esg
wear President Eli HasbrOuck; Vice President telsse-
laer HOWELL Secretary, G. Gilbert Fowler treasurer
L. c. Ring
FISHKILL.-The stockholders of the National
Bank have elected the following officers: saml A. Hayt
President; Dr. L. White Vice. President, and James r.
and Chas Du Bos were elected Inspectors of Election 70
be held the second Tuesday IN JIIay =, h fsnrc
steam ice-boa Minnie H. Todd Is sald 10 DC iailuie
WAPPINGER's FALLS.-The comb factory,
the principal branch OF industry here has ceased opera
tons.
POUGHKEEPSIE.-The Rev. Daniel Card,
the tn Poor House at Washington Hollow.
MATTEAWAN, n. Y.-The Sons of Tenn
perauce have installed officers for the year "A meeting
has been held prevent the laying Of the Ducless ana
Columbia Railroad through the principal streets
THE SOUND.-Mr. Wm. C. Vail has gone to
to EXHIBIT @s S5e6S1 n hi. Sonad S NSpae
and exhibited al the Suffolk County Fair II IS enor.
nous rdgedbaek turtle, Of kind unknown IN TINS conn
try dimensions were when caught, width from up 10
tip Of nppers feet length feet ana weight Det"eEn zen
700 and 500 pounds. The animal lived ten days lts
strength In the water prodigious. the shell was
carefully preserved under the supervision Oh pr ireland
presents its natural appearance MI Fall mas
been offered 5000 for the monster
STATEN ISLAND.-Mr. Standings house
New-springyille entered by burglars Yesterday
and two 500 and $50 and 500 In Treasury notes
stolen from bureau Mr. Myers house at Port klch
also enteradby robbers and $50 was stolen from
| hang in hfnr
tonight In the old meetiughouse III Iompklns
VILE The Rev John Coye, pastor OF the stapIeon NJ
f. Church, was made the recipient on Monday evening
of photograph album, and at the same time wenlleu
purse was give to the organis Mr. George H. Berser
JERSEY CITY.-Patrck Cummings, about 10
wears age while attending the rollers used for COM
pressing steel in the Adirondack Steel Works yesterday
afternoon had his foot caught In the pinons OF the roll
ers aud his body WAS drawn through space OF about
four inches reducing IL to shapeless mass. The Ma
sonic Board Relief have elected officers as follows
President, II. A. Greene VicePresdent, J. NJ Clark;
Secretary, ID. W. Wilson, Treasurer, George f. curtis
HUDSON CITY, N. 1.-THE Common Coun-
ell has authorized the organization OF Hose company NO
the West end, and "a new hose carriage for Hose
company NO l.
| HOBOKEN.-The opening of the new pas
senger depot OF Morris and Essex Railroad made
the occasion OF rejoicing yes.esdsy inns imnense M
Moeker a Hedden OF Newark.
PATERSON-The Paterson Curling Club will
soon contend HoXey's Pond with the 81. Andrews
Club OF Jersey Cy for the silver medal which the Royal
Cluo of Scotland sent to this country last year.
NEWARK The State branch of the National
Baseball Players Association OF NewJersey. at their
annual meeting on Wednesday, elected the following
named as officers President, f. A. Ward, Eureka Club
sheSnG s yea resident '" " MeKeran olympic Club
Paterson; Recording secretary George Warren Cham
H1dnet princeton Club; Treasurer, Jacob Westcryelt
Bergen Club.
ELIZABETH.-The Central Railroad Co.