New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-04-24
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NOME NEWS.
THE CITY.


II is renorted that the Hudson River Steamboat
Compapys steamers sunnysidc and sleepy Hollow are
to be sold at auction next week
Another attempt is to be made to organize
Soldiers and Sailors Grant cub tOm0rfOW evening
al Pythagoras Hall, No. 1876 Canalst
Water was turned into the fountain and ba-
sin in Unon-square Park for the first time TINS season
on yesterday morning
4 game of quoits is to be played at 3 o'clock
this afternoon, the Normal Quot Grounds, NO IA
broadway, between Bob" Green ana Andy johnson
The Board of Health filed their complaints
IN the Sixth District Civil Court YESTERDAY against numer
owners OF tenement houses WHICH arc Iepo'eu W Do
IN Il filthy condition
The subject of Mr. Warehouse Hawbins's Sec
ond lecture winch takes place this evening ut the Cooper
Institute is be The World Of Reptiles, Living and
Extinct"
Frederick Setter, a German, was severely
burned in oundery, at the foot OF East
yesterday by hot iron falling on him. e was taken
to Bellevue Hospital
The Spanish steam frigate Corona, Francisco
Niyerro commanding arrived in this port yesterday from
Havana The Corona mounts 40 guns ana has crew OF
10 officers and 560 men,
Detectives of this city are in search of the
burglars who robbed the National Bank az Deposit " ".
Wednesday night The loss OF the bank has not been
made public
The Rev. Henry c. Potter, d. d., Assistant
Minister Of Trinity Church, Boston, and Of the late
Bishop AlOzO Potter Of PENNSYLVANIA, viii enter upon
the Passionate OF Grace Chufch III ths CITY OH Suhday
next, 10th inst.
Among the passengers by the Weser for
Eremen are DR. NJ NJ Walker OF Philadelphia the Rev.
T. Kicscr Of Fond du Lac aud DR.. j. Reston and Mr..
out Isl passengers and >sgO,GOO III specie
Between seven and eight thousand emf
grants have passed through this ey during the past few
letter says that emigration from that port has never
been witnessed on so large a scale Us at present
The st. Laurent, City of Paris, and Cuba,
which are said be racing the Atlantic were not 20
minutes apart when last spoken Mr. Cunard denies that
his racing but the agents OF the other vessels
do say that they not striving toass the Cunardcr
Yesterday afternoon n small Sail-bOat, con-
tanning men, Michael Costigan and Philip MeAllister,
assistance could reach the COsgan who was aresldent
Of Michigan, was drowned
The Union Temperance Society held jubilee
last evening, in the church csrner Of Market and Henry
HYATT Smith, was often received with applause. The
entertainment was highly successful.
The Bethany Mission Sabbath-School No l3
held their first exhibition in the Fftythird-s Baptist
Church last evening The consisted OF prayer
addresses, dialogues, organ music, and singing: The
port were encouraging.
Miss Harriet A. Duncan, Principal of the Fe-
male Department Of Grammar School No 81, IN Eighty
seventst, between Third aud Fourthayes. Will today
be made the recipient OF presentations by the scholars OF
her department aud the officers of the school on the oc
eason OF her retirement from the position OF Principal
TIE fourth lecture of the course by DIR. Par
ker will be given this evening the College OF Physicians
and Surgeons, Twenty thirdst, corner of FOurthave,
under the direction Of The Young Mems Christian Asso
clati0n His subject will pertain 90 the LAWS oil
Health
The Sunday School fair of the Church of the
Atonefne mt now In progress at the kewYOrk Assembly
Rooms, Broadway aud Twentysixtlst, will close tins
evening After volunteer tattoo by the Drum CORDS 81
the ID Regiment, N. Y. T. NJ Co. at p the goods re-
maining after the far Will be sold at auction.
Coroner Keenan, is to hold an inquest mt
Bellevue Hospital the body OF Charles Peterson. who
Is supposed to have died from the effect OF fracture oil
the skull the result Of fall. Several evenings ago
Peterson was found by policeman lying AZ the loot Oh
the steps In front Of his residence No. harketst,
down which he 10 supposed to have fallen lie was ma
tive OF Norway.