New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-15
HOME NEWS.
THE CITY.

The Continental Insurance Company pay
semi-annua dividend of per cent Thursday.
p Mr.. Jacob Sharp, of the Broadway Surface
Railroad has just completed fine country residence on
JUS extensive estate IN Rome.
u Dung Mems Associations eleventh annual
bsu for the benefit Of the n Y r. Orphan Asylum in
the Academy OF Music, tomorrow evening.
Deputy Commissioner Thomas Harland left
this city for Washington last night in obedience 10 tel
egram from the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
George Stanger, German, aged 40 years, who
mve t IN cabin in FoTeth,st near Twefthave com
United suicide yesterday by hanging himself to pea
Collector Bailey ordered the seizure, yester-
day, OF two distilleres in Mots one in the Bowery,
one in Mulberry-st, and a large concern in Seven
"The Romance of Cavalry Life" by the Rev.
Edward p Roe pastor OF the West Point Church Of the
Highlands details the authors experience in Kipatricks
raid. See advertisement.
The Arion Vocal Society's carnival" enter
tanments are announced for the evenings of the 10th and
Soth of January and 18th and 9th of February In the
Germana Assembly Rooms
VIM. Seton of CraydOn, Westchester County,
formerly OF the L. s. Navy died this city Monday,
in the list year of his year. and is to be buried from ST.
Francis Xaver's Church tomorrow
Stephen Kenney patrOlman of the Mayors
office dismissed from the Police Department yestef
day because he went TO Troy and arrested an alleged
swndler after he had been forbidden TO 60.
The Board of Audit considered claims yes
terday. as follows: Abraham Depew 5000 for DAMAGES
sustained by the regarding OF Ffyfourthst ROBERT
sons Eighth Regiment Band si24, for music.
MI. James l.. MuIlSOU VIII lnt ST.
ond elementary course in Photography in Room No Il
Clinton Hail. on Monday evening, Jan 20. and the first
advanced course on Saturday evening, the 18th.
This morning the members of the Jerome
Park Skating Club will depart in the II O'Clock train from
Tweny-sxth-st., Mr.. Theodore Moss, of Walacks, at
their head. taking with them full band OF music.
Forty coopers represented the trade in the
United States yesterday I'm the Coopers Convention at
metropolitan Rooms Mr. Patrick Purte the President,
in the chair No important business was transacted
Since the announcement of an increase of the
,f Latte Dnefna Lall
beseged by applicants. Every opening has been hled,
far possible by honoraby discharged soldiers aud
sailors.
The Farmers Club yesterday discussed va
rous agricultural subjects and there were exhibitions Of
fruit packages and Of preserved pears and grapes Pun
reports will appear in THE WEEKLY and sEMI-WEEkLf
TRIBUNE.
Leverich, the defaulter, is nephew of Mr..
Charles T. Leverich President OF the Bank OF NewNork
not his son, many persons might suppose from the
identity of name is supposed that the deaulter has
not gone out Of the country.
The Liederlxranz Society held their annual
meeting last night and after the reports OF the flhahe
Committee and officers OF the society had been aaopIsd,
the members elected Gen Burger President Inc
annual ball takes place on the 2Oth OF February.
Before the Board of Excise, yesterday, u
complaints were entered against liquor dealers for selling
on Sundays social clubs, and for falling efectualy TO
insufficient, and the licenses were not revoked
Collector Shook seized rectifying establish
ments yesterday. follows r. h. Casey d Co.'S at No
and Prendergasts, at No 4s2 Pearst Ten barrels OF
spirits seized at W0odman Brothers store at NO 81
New-st. aud held subject to proof Of the tax having
been paid ...
On board the new steamboat Stonington,
Yesterday afternoon the opening OF the new line between
brafed The new sie9mer il a fine boat 40 Zee. in
length ~ feet of beam and IS feet OF hold and VIII ac'
cOm0date 500 passengers She viii start on her trst tnp
on Monday next, AT o'clock.
The General Society of Mechanics and Trades
held their annual meeting last evening and elected
small; First vice-Pfesidont, Cornelius II. Deamater;
Second NlcePresdent Adophus f. Ockcrshauscn Treas
urcr, Richard T. Mount Secretary Vim. Van NOrden;
Collector Frederick W. Williams
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the remains
OF Mr. Joseph b. Taylor were borne from his late reel
road depot thence TO be transferred 10 Albany for inter
lass j. NJ. Tuthn. j. 5. Thompson T. J. Miller william
Pond William Harcul William G. Conner, and j. Saw
The flags were displayed at halfmast on the pubn
The Knights of ST. Patrick held their annual
foow. President John Mehs Ve John
McAufe lgnatius Flynn and Gerald Lalor; Treasurer
John Duane; Recording Secretary Richard Y. Hardneit
Corresponding Secretary Capt John Hennessy; Exeou
tive Committee, William T. Lyons, John II. Hardncr
Hugh Ferrigan Judge D. Quinn, James J. Treanor, VIM
Warner Martin Brown, John Foley. aud 7. j. Wall
A large number of delegates from most OF
the Temperance Societies OF the city met last night at
Association to represent the Interests Of the total ab
nance organizations Of New York The Chairman Mr.
Of The Kings County Central Association composed
OF delegates from all the Societies and advocated SINH
lar plan FOR the NewYor Central Association Many i'm
portan points relative to the proper organization o
proposed Association were ably discussed by Mr. era
ham Mt McMurr e. Or snodgrass and other; after
which the meeting adjourned 10 meet Oh next Tuesday
evening.
The fifth lecture of a course in aid of the
Free Church OF ST. Matthias, delivered last evening
by the Rev n. T.. Cornwall subject, The Bible. safe
and Supreme in all Cases The lecturer argued that the
general estimation In which the Bible Is held different
from and superior 10 all other books could not be NJ
To Snsd ws sGfy e Ks aSSi to the US Sag
the distinctions OF the dark ages nor that Il was the
tIst book g whose production the art OF printing
had their nauence The pnatis. --hssh DiDle Decd
pies must attributed TO something inherent in itself,
and In this find In the fact that It's source Is one far
above that Of any merely human volume.
BROOKLYN.-A skating carnival on Oat-
mans pond, Bergen and Powers-st., tonight.
Coroner Smiths jury reported a verdict of
death from accidental poisoning In the inquest the
body OF Mrs Annette HAYDEN who took an overdose OF
audanUm al the Franklin House on Monday morning.
The revenue officers seized Henry Lewis's
disery at No LOG PymOuth-st., yesterday afternoon
with all its apparatus, mOlasses hafmade whisky &c
The disery licensed, but had been sending whisky
TO New York by the bOatoad, instead OF placing II In
bonded warehouse
At "A special meeting of the Long Island
Historical society last evening, the Rev. Vim. NJ
Martin OF Virginia City, eotured upon the Pacific Rail
road and its tendency 10 develop the OF the
country. He said that far already completed the
road had paid beyond anticipation, and the country
along the being settled with magical rapidly
Prize fighters need no more seek the sequcs-
tered des behind the Palisades deserted barns IN
East New-YOrk when they wish 20 bruise each other
twO-hour ght. witnessed by multitude OF roughs and
ing In a saloon Myrtle-ave. The contestants were
barney" Haoran and Jack" Farrell aud the purse
500. SiXyseyen rounds were fought, HallOran badly
beaten and thrown against bench sustaining severe
cut In the head
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