New-York tribune., 1868-03-24
HOME NEWS.
THE CITY.

| In this city Tor more than " 600.
| Gen. Abram Duryea has been chosen Colonel
| Of the list Regiment
The literary women of this city are organiz-
| ing The Order Of the Pen"
The Board of Audit considered several claims
| yesterday, reseryng its decision in all cases
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
| transacted only routine business yesterday.
The Howard Hotel, on Broadway, is to be
| closed permanently on the 1st OF May.
| The Third-ave. Railroad Company will pay
for music at Central Park this Summer
The Rev. Geo. j. Mingins lectured last even
ing IN the Twenty-thlrd-st. Presbyterian Church
| Mr.. John Norton will lecture. next Friday
| Christianity and the Law"
| MIR. Henry s. Smith read an original play, en-
titled Loves Vicssitudes at Dodworth Hail. last even
| A heavy truck ran over and severely injured
unknown deaf mute in East Broadway jefferson
ST., last evening. He was taken TO Bellevue Hospital
| The Croton Aqueduct Department awarded
contracts yesterday for the construction Of several
| sewers.
Navigation visited the ferries both the North and East
| Rivers yesterday.
Marshall Murray's officers seized the steamer
MementO, yesterday for damages done schooner Dy
collision in the stream.
| The new fire escape completed the night be-
fore the enementhouse No lla Eldrdge-st saved IL
lives at the recent fire. .
Coroner Rollins will hold an inquest to-day
over body OF Moz Hartmeyer found dead in bed at
No. $50 Forsyth st. yesterday.
package of linen fringe, marked Art.
49," found ON Broadway yesterday morning, waits an
owner at the Frankln-street Police Station.
The annual public examination of the Ger
man American Academy commences today and Will con-
tinue four days.
| Burglars stole from A. C. Kingsland g. Sons
banking house. No. IS Broad-st. saturday night or
SUNDAY $4,000 worth Si t6 Soas aTve ana @ o oa ed CURRENCY
Mr.. b. Waterhouse Hawkins, Lecturer to
the Rya Kensington School of Art" will speak next
Thursday evening, in Cooper Institute, on tho UNITY OF
Plan In the Animal Kingdom"
| Mayor Hoffman will, for one week, receive
objections to paving Onehundred ndwenty- -fourthst'
from First to hrdaves with the Fiske Concrete Pave
| ment"
The rotor water-pipe burst yesterday morn
ing at the intersection OF fifthaye and one,hundred.
and ST and at the intersection OF Ihrdave
| and One-hundred andtwenty-thirdst.
| The Board of Aldermen yesterday referred
the petition to connect sixhaye with West Broadway
and the Mayor vetoed the resolution TO pave COurtland
st. from Broadway to Greenwich-st with the Nlcolson
pavement.
Mr.. Hamilton f. Towe has issued map Of
the upper part Of the City OF NewIork from FIFTY
sevenist to Kings Bridge showing the West Side I'm,
provements" with Dimensions, elevations Of grade and
| distances complete.
| Moses Davis's secondhand furniture store,
No Greenwichaye, was damaged by hre Yesterday to
aged to the amount OF 500. Insured John Kelley's
crockey store, adjoining was damaged 10 the amount ol
$500. principally by water.
| Coroner Schfmer held an inquest yesterday
over the body OF William McCunnfe who was murdered
in seventeenthst Saturday night No new facts were
elected and verdict was rendered against Oshea who
Grand Jury He is native OF Ireland, and a years Old
| In the Tombs Police Court yesterday, before
held 10 bail for having driven over Francis Keaey OF
No 2s3 Mulberry St. in Grands near Crosby the vehicle
The accused said that he attempted stop his in
time to prevent the accident. but could not do So
| Dr. r. II. Gilbert is to lecture on the Life,
characteristics, and Humorous sayings OF Artenlns
| Ward" at Dodworth Hall, on Monday evening April l5
Dr. Gilbert personal friend OF Artemus ard ana
speaks the benefit Of the typographical Unions now
raising money for monument 10 the memory of the IL
| lustrious humoFist
The Yale College Alumni Association met
last evening at the ball OF the Madisonsquare Presy
tcrian Church. the Rev DR. blanchard In the chair The
Executive Committee reported that about 200 had sgni
sJ and not yet definitely settled whether the
Association shall have club rooms always open Tor the
reception Of members or merely have monthly meeting
The live stock markets show unusual firm
ness owing TO light receipts The storms and freshes
prevented bringing the stock forward ana during tne
| pected 10 decline with the rush which usually follows
aSoa as nG mas wss wss @ aSpd STs P 5 %
! everything went of.
The Rev. j. w Korne lectured in the Willett-
Church last evening for the benefit OF the Cannonst
Mission School. The subject was Adventures Of Mis-,
sionary In Africa and the lecture was listened to with
interest Inc speaker presented many facts regarding
connected with Monrovian college and had every OPP
portunty for gathering valuable information The meet
Capt Petty and detective Field yesterday OBJ
served two men following Of Martina Express wag
and after following them an h0uf, when the wagon
stopped IL the OF Broadway and BrOOmest, and
the driver Geo w. Baker had gone into store TO de-
liver package, George Burns, OF the men, take
which he and confederate attempted escape Capt
Petty and detective Field chase and arrested Burns
but the confederate escaped The prisoner was locked
| up In the LeOnardst. Police Station.
Louis Napoleon, for many years the carrier
OF The Standard in tins city, wants to realize 800 In order
leon and has been associated with the old
Manumssion Society and with the American Antslavery
Society. He well known the active New-fOrk agent
OF the whilom Underground Railroad" No more faith.
fu worker Of the cOored has ever lived and as he
s now upward Of 10 years Of and becoming too old
for further labor IL may be desired by many to aid him
by adding to his own savings the necessary pur
chase home. Napoleon has long been employe Of
THE TRIBUNE, and contributions In answer TO his appeal
for assistance may be left at this office.
Capt Helms of the Thirteenth Precinct
Police came before Justice Mansfield, at the Essex Mar
ket Police Court yesterday morning, accompanied by
that old lady 50 years Of age bind and parayzed
living in miserable attic room in Delancyst where her
daughter pr0fcssed to support her, was sometimes left
alone for days together without fire. light attendance
OF any kind the door OF the room being locked TO prevent
any person from having access TO her The companant
said that the daughter Mrs White wasa widow possessed
stances In Wllamsburgh After consultation as TO
what should be done IN the case the Justice decided to
issue a summons for the appearance OF the daughter at
be made.
John Wesley Riker pleaded guilty to bigamy |
and held in bail 10 by Justice Kelly on Saur
day last Miss Tlle DE Puy married to him on the
18th OF October 1865 In the NJ f. Church In West Forty
eghhst she supposing him 10 be single and OF unexcep
tionable character They have child now about 10
months old She first learned Of his having former wife
from distant relative OF his fathers living In this city,
and immediately investigated the truth OF the informa
tiou After visiting Emira HOrseheads and Chestervile,
Orange County search the former wife. abe found
her residing some distance from Sugar Loaf with two of
her children the other two living with some OF her rela
tiyes. The former wifes maiden name was Miss Hannah
n Acky, and ner marriage with Riker took place is |
years ago Her brothers, the Messrs Acky accompanied
Miss Puy to this city and present In court when
entering her complaint before the magistrate.
An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner