New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-15
TIE CITY.

DR.. +. /. Harris of this city returned from
Europe In the steamer Napoleon Ill
The Newark and Paterson Railroad has been
leased in perpotuity the EewYork aud Brio Railroad
Gov. Fenton and Vice Admiral Porter and
family are at the Fun ave. Hotel
Gen. Judson Fitzpatrick, United States Minister
10 Chill arrived IN the steamship Henry CAAuuccy yeS-
terday, and is at the metropolitan Hotel
Sophia Smith Of No. 500 Pearl-st. was stabbed
In the right side yesterday eyenngpy her husband Az
fred Smith.
The Consolidated Union of Carpenters met
last evening and elected Sir. Gndcy delegate TO the
National Labor Congress.
The Sherin-s Office was removed from the City
Hall To tho southwest wing Of tho ncw Court House.
yesterday afternoon.
The uniform Of the Boys in Blue is furnished
by Anfepger 30 go BroadMay liz p"oe' arc reason
The picnic of the Combined Cooperative
Budng aud Building Lot Association takc, place to-day
| al suffers East RIVER Park, Eightyiourtrst
Michael Cummings was found SICK with ship
foyer at the OF Ihrdayc. aud Eighty siAtrt ,ALd
was sent to the Emigrant Hospital Oh Wards Island
! The Board of Couuclmcn met at p. m, yes
terday but business 81 Importance was transacted
An invitation TO meeting of IAo Mcclellan Logon To-
morrow evening was acccuted.
Coroner Flynn commenced an investigation
Yesterday into ie circumstance attending the ,lub.Dg
| ~ Robert Wateou by 1mothy Murphy iu "A saloon in
Canalst, Oh sunday morning but postponed II untll
Watson Is sufficiently recovered 10 make statement
Prof. l.. YOumans has sold his residence in
Saratoga with the intention OF taking mp bis permanent
abode IA Newl lie leaves tins city Tor London IA
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return IN time FOR the lectuIiug season.
The Travelling Committee, sent ont by the
Brckayers' Unions OF this city for the purpose OF raising
cight-hour system Of labor already forwarded
1880 and write that they have several hundred more IN
hand.
The remains of an unknown man were found
In the cellar OF the building al the corner OF thirty
ninthst and Eghtl-aye. yesterday morning. The man
rs supposed 10 have fallen into tie cellar during the night
The remains removed TO the Morguc for identified
ton.
A meeting of the employing masons took
place Yesterday tie Labor LAchau Rooms ln Liberty
a. The opinion was generally xpresscd that the strkc"
the bfickayers Is at end aud Mcssrs Tosteyaut,
Ross and Vok said that Ihey WeIe supplied with all tho
nhOur men they needed.
Pixies Music Hall was crowded last night;
Dr. Bnrselrs Church in Tweuiysccondst near Second
ave, had benefit. Mr. McEyoy, proprietor Of the III.
herman having Kindly rendered the use Of artists and
hall There were upward Of 1900 persons present, aud
from coo 10 800 could not gain admission Mt hcEFoy
rendered the use OF the Hall again on Monday evening
A meeting Of the Benevolent Protective So
cety OF Practical Painters held last evening NJ No.
% sIxthaye., the President Mr. James Connolly IN the
chair, and Mr. VIM b. Matthews officiating as Secretary;
large amount Of routine business transacted. aud
some new members admitted. Tho division Of the
Painters Association now numbers 900 members, who
work eight hours "a day each.
Gen. Judson Fitzpatrick, y. s. Minister to
Chil arrived this morning from Chil with MS family
In the best OF spirits and proposes with the apprO
baton or the State department. 70 devote himself 10
speaking In behalf OF the election Of Grant and Coax.
Cen Fitzpatrick by the advice Of the Republican Ma
tOual Committee, viii speak at Cooper Institute on the
l7th INST, aud, during the campaign, Ia New Jersey,
Peunsy lyuuia, Ohio, aud Indiana.
The evening Branch of the Orphcon Free
Choral Classes opened last evening with iue attend
ance, the OpheOn Hail. Cooper Institute. These
founded by Mr. Jerome Hopkins for the free cnl-
tvaton Of vocal and choir music enter now upon the
eighth year Of their existence Last year they supplied
free instruction to ll6s ladies' gentlemen, girls, aud
choir boys, and the present prospects are that much
nrgcr number will Join this year The classes now
forming and will be open during the month. Adults OF
both sexes. apply at the aforementioned room on Mon
days aud Thursdays. at to9p IN Ch0rboys ana girls,
at in, the afternoons OF every day, up stairs
The following are the assurances of Mcssrs.
Pbelon Collcnder whose billiard factory at Thirty
sevenhst and Tcnth-aye seriously damaged by iro
on Saturday morning AS published III llik IkIBUSL Of
that day: On Thirty sixthst buding-Niagara 5000
u. h. Of Baltimore (2aO0 Williamsburgh CITY, E5OO;
LenoX $500 State, or Jersey CITY, R5OO Mechanics OF
BrooklyH, (2OOD; Peoples. $500; Peoples Mutual Of
t2 900. ON Thirty Heyenthst. building NNhainbDurgh
city S25O0 Citizens $500; Union OF Baltimore, $500
NOrwalk OF Conn., 300; Bcekman. $1,000; Relief $780,
Hamilton, 81 900; Albany CITY, $500; u y OF Baltimore
t25O0; New York. $500 Total 81 300 on machinery
Humboldt, $4,000; Empire city, $4,000; New,Amhler-
dam $4,000 Security. $4,000; Y0ukors. 5000; Norwich:
Conn., s2JOO Hope Of Providence, $500; Franklin OF
Philadelphia, 1900 Firemens Fund. N5OD; flremens,
$500; Commonwealth. 5000 Grocers' $4,000 Exchange
$500; Niagara, $1,000 GUARDIAN s2WO Mafinerss or j.
C., $4,000 Sterling, $4,000; BoWery, 5OO Total, 10000
The Board of Aldermen met at o'clock yes
terday afternoon. President Conan IN the Chair. An
invitation Oattend meeting " the Mcclellan Legion ht
Masonic Han tomorrow evening was received ana hc
ccptcd communication from the CrOtOn Aqucduct
Department In 10 an inquiry rs To the cause OF
delay IN paving 1hirdaye. from Eighy'slNth To one
hundred aud cntlst was received and ordered 10 be
printed II states that the contract for the work was
duly awarded to Mcssrs Myers aud Taylor but before
the work was commenced the Common Council had
passed an ordinance repeating all ordinances for paving
with Belgian paw under which contracts had not
been made aud the Corporation Counsel hdd hed tht
that ordinance applied 10 this case and the contract was
therefore suspended by Inc controller Inc cohIh.tVls
thefcupOn obtained order from the Supreme Court Tor
tract should not be regarded aud the litigation was inc
COMMUNICATION batedst pending An ordnance RullOf-