New-York tribune., 1868-06-24
THE CITY.

THE CITY.
Ex-Gov Seymour is in town.
Gov. Fenton will return to Albany tO-mor-
The Allcn-st. First Presbyterian Church had
an enjoyable picnic yesterday, at Beach Grove n j.
Company ID of the 7th Regiment start on
Thursday on excursion to the Highlands
The usual order, calling the entire police
force out for duty ON the Fourth OF July has been pup
!ished.
The eighteenth annual banquet Of the Saint
JeanBapste Society Will be enjoyed AT No 4O7 Broome
ST. this evening.
The Excise Board granted 100 licenses yes
teIday, beside annulng Ihc incense OI JOnh SCh0A Va
No. $40 SiXtl-st
A strawberry festival will be held in the
North Baptist Church, corner Of Christopher and Beu
ford-sts this evening.
Al. Bleecker, late Assessor of the Eighth
District has been summon ed to appear before the I'M
parchment Committee.
Mrs. James Gordon Bennett, daughter, gov
erness and Judge A. j. Dtenhoefer and family
and Dr. Joseph Czaska sailed III the Alemannia yester
day.
At the first meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the City Central Underground Railway, held
on Tuesday, June 2J, Mr. VIM. b. ogden was eIecled
President.
The friends Of the Childrens Aid Society.
Were snteIlahea' yes.'luay, q, ] sIc ti ~, Hra
and Others made addresses.
The examination of the students of the Pro
Yesterday The annual meeting Of the Board Of Trustees
was announced for last evening.
The Chinese Embassy 20 TO Washington this
deyoed TO dpioHatic business Saratoga and Niagara
will be visited by the Embassy on their return.
| Proposals were opened at the Controllers
Court House stock No. D" and the whole amount was
| awarded to Harry Cews Il Co., at par.
The steamship Mississippi, for Rio Janero
yesterday, took out Gen Jose NJ Paez me Rev ~ IA
Couceraco. the Rev j. T. zoon, and the Rev Mr. Ginzn-
ski The vessel carries $4,000 IN specie
The body of Albert Bergstcin. one Of the two
young men who were drowned Sunday while boating
covered Yesterday The body OF Henry None his com
paniOn was recovered ON Monday.
The passengers Oy the 10 a. IN. train on the
New-JeTsey Central Railroad, yesterday were met on
mouth, and causing great CONSERVATION squad OF po'
lice finished him with their clubs.
A correspondent, writing from this city, says
that new evening paper. 70 be styled The Common
cealM is about be started here and will advocate Re
publican principles Mr. George Mausland, formerly OF
Ihe Ece,ting fosi, is announced the principal pro
prietOr.
The annual examination and exhibition of
the pupils Of Patucks school took place yesterday
at the schoOlhOuse in Mulberryst near Prince. The cx
erclses ncuded decanatlons together with vocal and
instrumental music. There was "a large attendance Of
the friends and relatives Of the pupils.
A floral and musical festival was held last
evening IN the basement Of the Broadway Tabernacle Of
which the Rev Joseph p Thompson is pastor. The order
OF consisted OF addresses and the singing OF
number Of anthems beside other exercises Of interest
ing character The assembly consisted mainly OF the
ladies and younger members OF the congregation.
The name of the young man who was killed
the Broadway explosion discovered TO be LawTepce
Ludlow Lyon instead Of Theodore Lyon, printed in
report the second page, and he resided AT No 239
Last fOry y-hlnths Inc insurance on stOch - SyW III
the Western Of Buffalo and Mutual OF Buffalo. The build
ing is insured for $4,000 in the Liverpool and London
ksivsso. ;;occczer 9QQtMe4t9l and other Companies
The JOurneymen Plasterers Union met last
evening at Demit Dspensary, ana voted 70 place te
Of 5000 al the disposal OF the Bnckayers 70 ana
dent also announced that the society was prepared y
come down with 5000 more If necessary DELEGATION
from the Labor Union present for the purpose pro
posing cooperation Of the two Unions the Union Of
the to work up for the Union men Of the other.
The competition between the rival lines of
Hudson River steamers has again commenced. On sat
urday last the Peoples Line put on the steamer Rip Van
10 carry passengers TO New YORK for IL cents In retaa-
tiOn for the fare by the Connecticut being reduced 20 50
stump speech to the crowd which had collected about
the boat landing declaring his determination not TO be PUT
down or underbid Considerable excitement prevailed
The last picture sale of the season took place
at IeaYitt & Strebeghs rooms Clinton Hail. last night.
TO tLe collection OF the late Septmns Crooks The prices
reached very poor except for large proportion Of
ripe their intrinsic worth "Dogs and Game by War
field. brought slO landscape by GainsbyrOugh, S3;
sketch by Hamilton Of Philadelphia $40, aud
number OF small and inferior things by SeyOn, various
prices ranging from S. 10 .7 Copies from Titan, Guido,
Munlo, Salvador Rosa and other masters some OF them
very good. for next 10 nothing The sale well
attended, but the bidding was exceedingly dull
The hearing of the matter of Mr.. BOnner's
Sxthaye lots came up on the testimony which had been
taken before 3 &. Hawlcy, ESQ., referee appointed by
the Board for that purpose IL appeared by the testmO
ny OF Doctors john III. GriscOm AiOnzO L. Clark j. NJ.
CaTnOchan, MaOr-Gen Buttericd, and many other sci
entc experts that the lots were IN thoroughly sanitary
condition. aud that 10 MI them mp IN accordance with the
order Of the Board would render them usanltary and
endanger the health OF the ucigbOrhOUd Mr. BOnners
counsel W o. Bartlett esq, said that they had not com
plcd ana never would comply with the order OF the
A0dld, ana demanded that 10 should be Tescuded. lie
also SAID tla the testimony OF the Boards inspector
revealed the fact that his original report condition
OF the lots, on which The order OF tie Board made
was untrue In fact and therefore fraud on the Boad
ana on MI Bonner also, that the Boards own engineer
tesllhed hat he never intended that the Board should
make All order requiring the lots 60 be hlcd IN After
inquiries madO by Commissioners Bosworth and Stone
ana by the President IL moved that the order re-
quiring the lots 10 Dc filled up be resclnded TINS ma
ton was unanimously adopted, and the Board adj
jOurned. "
The Alumni Association of Columbia Colleoe
held their annuar meeting last evening at the library OF
the College About IS members OF the Association were
present. among whom were eXJudge Mitchell of the Su
esq President OF the NewYOTk Historical Society of tLe
class Of lslG; Professor Henry j. schmidt J. Walker Fow
ief esq, Geo. p QuackenbOs, George 4, Strong james
T. De Puyster, A. ;. Van DUef GratZ Nathan
John Howard Van Amringe, Dr. Agnew, Dr. EmOtt and
Others DR. Anderson President of the Associations pre-
he sua reports OF the Secretary Treasurer, and
ing committee The latter, presented by Mr. DePuyS-
le eeWed e history OF the College for the past year.
ana gave hlghy nterestng account Of tie Inception
ana CROWN or The new School of Mines"
with A reference to its futuTe . prospects : and
the influence it must updoubtedy exert IN the develop