New-York tribune., 1868-05-28
TIE CITY.

The jerome Park Races begin on June 0.
! Herring are being caught in the Hudson.
| The pilots on the Union Ferry Company Is
boats nave received ten per cent increase Of salary
The fare to Boston 10y the Bristol line is now
81 90.
| The newsvendcrs on the Hudson RIVER ROAD
| are uniformed IN gray
In the Metropolitan District for the last quar-
! ter n Al arrests were made.
A cheap fire and burglar-proof "Secret safe
/ has recently been patented by iirm IN this city
Fifteen hundreds new houses are being built
IN this city. and 1850 old ones are being torn down
| John Cook fell into the East River from
Pier No 20, yesterday, but was eventually rescued
| The University Law School Commencement
yersity Building, Washington square.
The wet and cold weather this month has
proved fatal to nearly all the first brood Of spdrro"s III
TIE parks.
The American Microscopical Society at its last
meeting elected Mr. James W. Ward Corresponding See
Ietary IL the place OF DR. A. NJ. Edwards, resigned.
DR.. w. +. Thoms lectures on the Law of
Storms at the NewYork Nautical school, No. ~ M"d
sOu-st., this evening
James Bell, n clerk in the Post Office in this
city arrested yesterday for purIonng letters from
the Office.
The second anniversary of the. Children's
American Church Missionary Society viii be held IN
Steinway Hall ON Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The time of the night trains between this
city and Boston has been shortened and The run Is made
IN clght hOufs.
The body of an unknown boy about nine years
OF age was found in the East River yesterday, OF the
junction OF East and Watersts.
Tammany was iubilant yesterday over Andy
JohnsOns acqutta aud hOised the flags over the CITY
Hall.
Col Wilcox of the Eighth Regiment, is said
10 be preparing medals TO be presented to
the three most efficient officers OF the regiment.
The supply of ice for this city during the
coming Summer will cost least SJOOOOOO The amount
in store that OF lsGGG7 by about 100000 uns.
On July 1, eight postal cars are to be placed
the Hudson River Railroad These ears are also To pc
put the road between Ncw-lOrk and Boston, VIA
Springfield TO Albany.
The proposed National Fair, in aid of the
widows ana mothers Of soldiers ana sailors who Ied in
Government dnrng the war, has been definitely
liked for the 2lst OF September next
|. A public memorial service in honor of Our
fallen heroes will be held at The headquarters Of Post
Sedgwck No. II, g. \. R No. Sjj Broadway on Friday
evening
Gen. VI. r. Mcmahon, who resigned the office
health has returned from Southern trip aud resumed
the practice OF law ia this city.
Fifteen years ago the New-Y York and New
Haven Railroad had only Is locomotives, % passenger
cars and 100 freight cars Now The road requires % loco
motives 100 passenger cars AMI 900 or 900 freight cars
Justice Dodge committed Alexander ID. Smith
yesterday Tor rccklcSsy driving over aud thereby
seriously niuring old man at the corner OF Thirty
frstst and Eighth-ave.
Competition between the Boston lines of steam
ers becoming lively. Yesterday b0Nwagon, covered
with posters, announcing the reduction Of irc tOt 80
driitcd up and down Broadway.
The Old Union Republican Presidential Cam
paign Club have nunga magnificent banner the breeze
IN front Of their headquarters of Broadway and
Twenty ysecOndst. II cost over 500
A benefit concert is to be given to Prof. j.
l. Watson AT DOdwOrh Hall this evening the occasion
Of his accepting invitation from Ole Bull TO visit Inn
at his home ia Norway. Some distinguished artists have
volunteered their aid.
A bet of $1,000 was made at the beginning of
the month that there wOuld not bc "a hours continuous
fue weather during the month; and another has since
been made that will have ram every other day until
September l.
Coroner Keenan, held an inquest at No. 3O3
Third-ave YESTERDAY the body of Francis Madden
years age WHO died from the effects OF sCalds ac
cldetay received Monday last by falling into pal
OF boiling water.
The German ShaIpshOOteTS, about 400 in
number. under command OF MJOr Hennner made
cursiOn on Tuesday 10 Landmarks Park, where they
presented by Gen Sigcl behalf 0f number Of
Ladies', with "A beautiful embroidered silk banner
The first picnic of the season is to fol low the
second annual cOiOn excursion OF Council No u. l..
OF A., OF the TwentysccOud Ward June -. A steamer
and Two baRs have been chartered "a take the party 10
pndley's Grove
over $4,000 day are spent in the ! OH "pOlicy
sops O TINS cy, averaging over 80 at each office. Tie
.tcuN receive coninlsaOn Of l2t per Where does
'"S money como roDi Certainly not from mechanics