New-York tribune., 1868-11-11
THE CITY.


Hall ON Wednesday evening next.
John B. Cough will lecture on Curiosity
at the Cooper Institute on Ihursday OF hef week. lor
tn benefit Of the Ladies' Union Relief Association.
The Ladies' Domestic Missionary Relief As
socaon will hold the hrst stated meeting at noon to-day
in Grace Chapel in FOurteenth-st
Union No IS of the Cigarmakers met last
night at No &c East Broadway, and discussed sundry
matters Of interest to the trade.
Coroner Schirmer was requested yesterday,
20 hold inquest the body OF an unknown man,
found floating in the North River. off Pier No A.
Esther Keenan,, aged go years. of No. S&'
Thirdave at the corner OF Twenty ninth
and Ninthave. by stage. and seriously injured
DIR. J. V. Rich lectured last evening at the
Homeopathic Medical College on Life, ana now 10 ENJOY
IL" There was a good attendance
Mr. De Cordova will deliver his comic lee
ture on The spratts at Saratoga on THURSDAY even
ing the l2h inst at Pixies Music Hail. for the benefit OF
st Peters Sunday School
The quarterly meeting of st. Andrews So
ciety of the state OF New York for the election OF officers
will be held tomorrow evening at Delmohiess C. foui
teenthst.
The Association for the Prevention OF tam
bling report that during October 81 new memoers "sc
obtaaed and g. employees reported TO members AS IRE
quenters of gambling houses
The semi-annual games of the New Ork
ctv sat"g RINK over 100 entries nave been made
Dodworth's band will furnish the music
At the Wilson Industrial school in Avenue me
A. dlnncr will he given Thanksgiving Day. to all me tne
families connected with the Mission 1if'S ior 'nS
object are solicited.
The Boys in Blue of the Ninth AssemoY
District will hold n congraulatoTy meeting TINS evening
At Armna Hall No 10 Bauk-s, in honor OF the success
ful terminationof of the campaign
The Department for the Survey and lnspec-
tion OF Buildings has Issued since Jan 1865 ss pans
Tor new buildings 29 plans for alterations aud repairs;
and directed the erection of 6,si7 fire escapes
John b. Cough delivered his lecture on
of the Newlork Dry Goods Clerks Early Closing Asso-
citation.
Gen. Rosecrans and family sailed in the
SION i'm Mexico Gen. Longstreet and Gen Sturin were
passengers in the same steamer
The annual convention of the New York
Stale Association of Base Ball Players will assemble al
noon to-day the Senate chamber At Albany The New
Jersey Association will also meet to-day at Ne" Bruins
wick
Ii is proposed to hold grand concert Mt
stenway Hail on Saturday .2ls inst FOR the benefit Of
the family Of the late Edmund Remack A meeting OF
his friends will take place at irving Han to-day al y
o'clock.
Doretta Hirschfeld. living at No. &c Christie
ST. was knocked down yesterday, run over ana seriously
injured, the OF Bayardst. and the Bowcry py
horse and wagon driven by James Watson. She wac
taken home. Watson was arrested
A meeting of Seventh-ave. property owners
was held at Mman's Hall. seyenthave., near Twenty
sixthst last evening take action regarding the lay
ing Of the Stafford pavement After short discussion
the meeting adjourned 10 Thursday evening OF next
week, when committee Will report
The Hon. George S. Fisher, late [. 5. Con-
sui 10 japan will lecture IN the Presbyterian Church ~
between seEensh ana sna ans tIe
Japanese" MI Fisher Will treat ~ both ably ana IN
structyey.
| The annual ball for the relief of the widows
and orphans OF members the Volunteer Fire Depart
will be given at the Academy Of Music on the night
Of Jan rs The ball eommse have chosen the WDms%
Treasurer.
AT the request Of the several trustees of the
Anotam Cemetery, who also trustees OF the GStiys
! burg Cemetery. the President, MI jay, mas caled
"wednesday evening the 9th Of December, when it is
peced that the disposal OF the remains OF the
ate dead Will be finally determined
Before the New-York Photographic Society.
at their regular meeting last evening, Mt Thomas Cal
field Of Boston made some very interesting sta,ineils
regarding changes which In the color OF glass
by the action OF the Suns rays, and illustrated them ny
number Of specimens which he exhibited some & Deng tne
results OF experiments performed by himself ahu o'os
fragments taken various old wihdows, &c Mr Ehi
fields conclusion was that 81 species OF elass 40 ~ Pr
ent manufactured liable or less change g
the action OF sunlight AT the close OF Mr. Ganelds 10
marks the facts presented By him were discussed by the
Society.
Judge Busteed and Jacob Stanwood of Ala
hama and Gen Fitzpatrick. are at the Metropolitan Hotel
The Hon. Sanford T. Church Albion, ENCongressneh
Brandegee OF Connecticut, Col j. X Fellows, Arkansas
and the Hon NJ. q. TIlden Columbia Co. n u, are AT
the St Nicholas Hotel Congressman Window OF Mime
manders C ark Terry and Wright L. s. Navy are at The
TIfth Avenue Hotel Judge Samuel Nelson. Cooporstown
bell. Coxsacke, y y are at the Hoffman House. Con
gressInan Cake Of Pennsylvania, is at the Astor House
Congressman Ketcham OF Dover Plains " Y, at the
Coleman House. Reginald Bright OF London, ana Dr.
II. C. Dean, L. ;. Navy. are at the Clarendon Hotel
The repOrt of DR.. Harris of the Metropolitan
Board Of Health for the week ending on Saturday. the
sth inst gives a total Of 1886 deaths IN Newlork and 55
I'm BROOKLYN The decrease the death rate is attributed
10 the hcsthful and invigorating atmosphere The
port says that light mortality has not been expo
renced in New-YOrk in any previous week since the or
ganization Of the present sanitary system. In both elites
the death rate less than Is in oo per annu Iae
Ward Of Brooklyn, mentioned as being deficient IN
sanitary advantages The 81 deaths which occurred from
ZymOe diseases sO-called, is the smallest ccntage
yet recorded. The mortality Of children under hye
years Of only S7 or less than Al per cent OF the
| total.
| ing erected OH Dekab'ave.
=. T. Barnum will lecture ut Washington
| Hall tomorrow evening.
Dudley Kavanagh and other prominent billiard
players win assist at the reopenng OF spaudngs billiard
/ Hall, at Court and Butler-sts, this evening
Amelia McGurrish was convicted Of grand
larceny yesterday IN the Kings County Court OF Sessions,
and committed to the pententiary for ak months
The residence of Mr.. A. Thomas of No. lG7
Pacfcst was entered by thieves Monday night aud
robbed Of wearing apparel. No arrests
The Kings County Board of Canvassers met
yesterday afternoon, and adjourned uht THIS afternoon
| at 3p M
The Rev. John X. Mcdonald, pastor of
ST Marys H. G. Church. viii lecture on the whole Duty
Of Man." tomorrow evening at Masonic % Ielnb, m nrao 10
charity.
Thomas Kennavan, who escaped from the
Astoria ia some time ago. while awaiting trial for bur
eIary was recaptured. yesterday, by Officer Edward
Brown OF the Forty fifth Precinct and handed over Il
| the Queens County authorities.
The monthly meeting of the Brooklyn Sun
dav school Union was held on Monday evening, at the
| Cailton.ave NJ T. Church. The Rev. q. l.. Taylor ad
dressed the large congregations ana gave complete ms
tory OF the work done by the Union since ts organization
The nnnber Of scholars attending the NJ f. sunday
schools IN this city is now lO,7S9 and the number o
schools is 30.
A passenger i'm one of the GreenpOint cars
Yesterday esented s. bill in payment OF his fare bu
the conductor objected changing IT, ana after lnti
bill had been presented