New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-26
HOME NEWS.
THE CITY.


The chamber of the Board OF Aldermen Is
be1Dg renovated and refurnished
At the Police trials yesterday five or Six
complaints were made against officers.
The steamboat Thomas Colyer will take the
place OF the steamboat Sleepy Hollow this season
The Moffat mansion, of Fenian fame, is to
be transformed into fashionable boarding house
Judge Henry R. Low of Sullivan County, is
become the law partner OF Judge Davies OF TINS cl'
and viii shortly take up his residence here.
The seth Regt Annual Reception at the
State Arsenal on Tuesday evening, was priIian' d.
The infant son of Mr.. Philip Wilson. residing
at the corner OF Casson and Greeneaves was sunO'u
an bed yesterday morning. -
The rear of Horace Austin's house, No. 4s
South Tenthst damaged by hfe " 'ue "i"0A"''
$50 on Tuesday evening.
The Commencement exercises OF the New
York Evening High school are 10 take pi"oo 'VOi0"
evening, III Steinway Hail. .
Horace Greeley lectures on "Self-Ma Men"
10 night at the lecturero0m Of ST. AIMS, III eighteenth
u near Ffh-ave for the benefit OF mutes OF TINS clty
The Third Union Cooperative Building SOcl-
sty held their weekly meeting tonight at MI John w
Farmers Institute No. 40 Ludow-st Their number VIII
room be complete.
Gen. James L. Kirwan, T. S. Consul to China,
win lecture tomorrow evening III Irving Hall, on Amer
iea and the East-Particularly China aud Japan; Our
Present and Future Relations"
Mr.. George II. Stuart, late President OF the
United states Christian Commission. will lecture TINS
ave; subject "BOys in Blue"
John White. longshoreman, living at No.
Greenwiehst Was seriously injured YESTERDAY FTa 10y
He was taken 10 Bellevue Hospital.
Fares on the Hudson will be cheap during
the coming Mr. Drew is 70 place Two mrs
steamers on the river in opposition 10 the '"nueFO"'
The Courtlaudtst ferry boat Hudson City
ran into the bridge on the New.Hork lde on IuesdS
evening tearing away several OF the umbes Dut SUSTAIN
ing no material injury
The fur manufacturing establishment of
Messrs. sleder Legare, in the basement OF NO GOV
broome-st was dan9sed last evening ny @supposou III
eendiaTy fire. Loss slight.
The Union Republican Presidential Campaign
Club held meeting at the RebuDlean heaIqGart;cis'
The Hon. Chas. 5 Spencer presided, and introduced
Horace Greeley who spoke for an hour ana 10 mhules
Michael Riley, a wTeckeT, came to the LlO-
srtyst PolceStaOn last evening suffering from dis
location Of the shoulder. He said that while at work
Rpon o wreck of Sandy Hook spar fell on hun, causing
the injury. lie was sent TO Bellevue Hospital
Prof. Blot, late of this city, has accepted the
DrectOrsbip OF Rumford Food Laboratory of Boston
ten hours distance from the Laboratory Operations
VIII be commenced IN April
A match game of billiards american game),
800 points push barred between the noted billiard
lists Michael Phean and John Deery viii take place this
Thursday evening, at shaTkeys billiard rooms NO 2o2
Broadway.
All the Government offices in this city are
20 be removed on the Isl Of May, to building on the
by the Government for $4,000 per and fitted up
for the purpose.
The steamboat Thomas Cornell will leave
o'clock her first trip for ROundout POughkeepse and
Eewburgh, landing Esopus Milton, Marlborough Corn
wall and COZZens
The meeting announced to take place in
Plymouth Church on Tuesday eeng d Of ns m
owing the fact that Mr. Beecher had not been properly
informed by the Committee.
John O'Malley, an Irish labOrer, employed
upon building at the corner Of Fifth-aNe and
Forty-sixths yesterday fell from scafold erected
she third story to the ground and was dangerously III
cured He was removed to st. LuRe's Hospital.
no Of ha otiO no
of Science and Art listened TO paper, last
night at the Cooper Institute on the influence OF Sn
voly discussion on the subject was INDUCED III by the
members.
A slight fire occurred in the stOre-room in the
Of the Chiefs office in the City Hall. on Tuesday
evening which was caused by a spark from cigar
which the engineer smoking, gnng the fumes from
can Of 1uid that was in the room. The flames were
soon eXtinguished
Norwich paper says: lowing to dense
fOc the signal at the Coscob draw-bridge the
York aud New,Hayen Railroad, could not be seen one
stent and Sc1Sd the draw omen narrow eseane from
another horrible accident.
Early yesterday morning roundsman Meier
arrested sigmund Hertz, whom he found coming OF
hessrs. j. c. Ltchtenheimer's sGre No 43 Chambers
at with two pieces Of muslin in his possession. Hertz
sflareeny.
shrewd thief stole $3.50 from the Metro
poitan Bank, on Monday. clerk in the store Of Mr..
LOUIS Daniels Pears, had received the cash for 81 900
check aud was counting II near the paying teler desk
money The clerk cast his eyes on the floor tie
thief seized 500 Of the money and decamped
The following appeared on one of the police
returns yesterday morning: Margaret Barry ar
rested charged with p Larceny, stealing IS from com
nde1 her PoS she Bens S WITH lodgings
for the night by the complainant she not having no place
" stop"
The Metropolitan Fire Commissioners yester-
day authorized the leasing for two years Of the premises
No 253 Spring-st a yearly rental Of 5000 Permission
was granted the Croton Aqueduct Board TO occupy
room IN the house No Centre-st resolution was
adopted recommending selfclosng hatch prevent
Martin Wallace a rigger was found dead
YESTERDAY IN clubhouse Of the tenement No 1858 Water
st. where he resided IL is alleged that deceased com
gtted sncde by hanging himself 10 beam OF the out
he died in apJpletic t. He was native OF Ireland,
years old. Coroner Rollins Will hold an inquest to-
day
Continued reports of pretended dog and cock
nights appearing IN the newspapers and written with
more or less seeming Pansl9l the society Ior the Pre-
venOn Of Cruelty TO Animals after searching lnyestga
lions as well the authority OF the superintendent
reports are fictitious and that those few based on fact
receive the prompt attention OF the Police and It's own
detectives.
An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner
Rollins al No 10 Muberryst over the body Of Edward
Colbert three years old who died from scads received
On the 10th inst that day the childs mother while
passing through her apartment with the little boy in her
arms and OF hot water In her hand, stumbled and
fell and the hot water thrown over herself and the
child. Mrs. Colbert severely scalded about the
breast and neck
MayOr Hoffman, on Monday last, sent dis
patch to the general Of tuba c0ngTatustng
from Key West 20 Havana. Lersundi the Captain
thanking the Mayor and expressing the hope the
sable would be used for the furtherance OF all good and
patriotic purposes interesting both our countries, lying
70 near to each other"
The New York correspondent of Cincinnati
paper says: "Ilearn that Mr. John Hecker, the well
known ere) dealer flour farna is about starting
magazine or newspaper put forth his peculiar views
about social life in general and the administration Of law
and justice the metropolis 4Ie has already purchased
printing press and some Of the material new