New-York tribune., 1868-04-01
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TIE C.rTY.


The Board Of Excise calendar yesterday EN-
braced l6 cases
The old Appleton bindery on Franklin-st has
been completely demolished
Gen. f. p. Blair of ST. LOuis, is at the Metro
politan Hotel
James McCabe, who was stabbed early
yesterday morning, while IN INenty-eighths' Is io
covering.
An infant was found in the hallway of No.
go Eeyenthaye. ON Monday night, ana taAoh 10 io'o
Headquarters
Ex.Lieut. Peter j. Bogert of Company A,
7th Regiment, was presented ON MONDAY hs, ny ,od Mill
complimentary letter Handsomely ehgrosseu anu p,u'u
The Rev. w, C.. Van Meter, Superintendent
OF the Howard Mission sails for Europe today where ne
will remain during the Summer to examine the Oeho'o
lent Institutions
claims yesterday William H. IGwell slev Iot RSi.H W.,
portrait of Gen George T. Mcclellan; frederlea @ an
nemacher sos for music furnished the city July 1000
The Church OF the Messiah QDT. Osgoodsl at
the intersection of Thirtyfourhs and Parave wll DO
cousecrated tomorrow evening Win appropriate ccIo-
monies.
Collector Bailey seized in Walker-st; on Mon
day night Illicit still Of about five barrels capacity
When found It was in fun operation me M & aPPafaTs aus
removed to the bonded warehouse No 56 broadway
An inquest was held by Coroner Sohlrmer
Yesterday at No 60 ewiss over the body OF mla
Zimmerman, who died from the effect on injuries receiver
on the i7h inst by bale Of cotton falling upon him in
the warehouse of Messrs. johnson, Lane 4 Kimberley
Mayor Hoffman has been served with an IN
Junction issued the application or T. v IS OsiI-
der restraining his Honor the Aldermen ana common
atty from LAYING the NeosOn pavement III hee' l"cHJ
seYenthst. between Fifth and slxthaves
The Sanitary Superintendent, IN cOmmunl-
cation to the Board OF Health, says that There s no
practical difficulty in the way of the prompt removal OF
from the city limits but that the price OhSht 10
be reduced that farmers may be induced 10 reccNe'
From DIR. Harriss weekly letter, we learn
that scarlgna continues TO be very 1ata IN me sever
tGeRh ana dea W, ga 6 Goon The DEAN rate MAS
excessive in every Ward and unusually 50 IN the puDc
institutions.
While George II. Beyer of No. II West Sew
cuteenth-st. turning horse attached TO wagon on
Pier No 80 at the foot OF Chambesst " r. yesterday.
the animal became restive aud backed from the pier into
the river Beyer was rescued by officer Kelly and some
citizens. The horse, valuable animal, was drowned.
The wagon was not recovered.
Mr. If. O. Briggs, the General Manager of the
left NewIork Friday. March 90 behind all the other
Sound boats. she came through the storm without the
slightest trouble, and landed her passengers in Boston on
saturday ahead OF any OF the other lines The passen-
gers by tho sonngon route did not arrive IN Boston un-
nj sunday az y o'clock.
The meeting of the American Institute Far
meTs Club unusually well attended yesterday Let
tiers on Appletree B0rers"" Southern Iaborers," Po
tato Disease" and Upland Cranbtrries were read and
discussed Mr. Lyman read - favorable report ON The
petroleum stove which was exhibited few weeks
ago Dr. Grants famous trcnchinc plows. u new stump
pulling machine family balance, fence post-dnyer,
tral Asia exhibited and commented on. letter
from Mr. Bcrgh touching resolutions passed at previous
meeting was read. Horace Greeley spoke at length on
several important subjects Full reports will appear in
TIE WEEKLY and hEMI-MEEkLf TRIBUNE
BROOKLYN.-Hi and Summt-sts have Of
hate been the scene OF lights between young rougha
Annie Wclcb, aged II, escaped from the Mag
daleu Asylum and arrested on Monday night.
Lizzie Curtis, aged IL, had her nose broken by
bar Of iron projecting from cart that was crossing
FuOn-st.
The tug Martin Kalbheisch was nun into 10y
an unknown schooner Hell Gate, Monday Dam
age 500.
A severe explosion Of gas occurred near a
sewer COluulbiant a few days since. The massive
iron covering Of one Of the manholes waS completely
shattered
Mr. Isaac Van Anden, proprietor Of The Brook
IN, Dailv EGge and Br William Marshal were lately ap
pointed Commissioners Of the Park n the bill before
tho Legislature Il passed Messrs Bergen and McIaih,
Who aic neither residents the city viii be ou.tcd from
it. proposed to appoint Mayor kabhcsch as an ca
ofncO member of the Board.
The Spring meeting of the National Associa-
ton Of Junior Baseball Players wac held a- evening at
Masonic HAL on IAreenlh,it with Hr Henry C,g9gel
rrtary aud Mr H. {. Collins Recording Secretary.
The f9iowncramed clubs we're represented: Alliance,
Anericus Jerome PARK, clarendon, and Gramercy Of
New-NOrE Brooklyn and Montague oi brooklyn t.tuA,
Atlanta Marion and Oneida OF Jersey city Alert Of
south Orange Atlanta of Newark Franklin and MYs.
tic of Paterson, and ka, ,ensWood or EdNcusWood Inc
fret business was the reading Of letcrby the secretary
OF the Jerome Park ub the Secretary ~ the Put
Club Of Troy rcquc ting the decgatesoi oi tht former
club 10 Pre- sent them the meeting which arangc-
mcut was acceded 10. An application for mcuhcrsllp
fom the Champion Club of West Troy was read ana The
club admitted consdcrahie amount ul dur. Nas thrh
paid thc Treasurer The amendments reported hy
| Tho Minority Committee ON Rules and Regulations Tor
| the government OF The Association ioI the
ensuing year were then read aud referred to TIC
Printing Committee, with orders to nave thcm printed
before May the ioiio"nghamcd Queer were e,.ct'I
for the present year. Nr Henry {. NoSel reelected
President; Ar j. g. H. Meyers OF the Jerome faTk O.nb'
First Nicc-lresdcnt; Mr. W IL LoLa 9l IN" Ravens
wood second NiceIresident Mt, X W NOR oi the
the .tno, Recording SECRETARY MI. > ". Isat'9MH M 81
the Putnam, Corresponding secretary, anu Ni. W y.
Kelly Of the Alert as Treasurer The meeting then ad
jOumcd.
4 large gathering of the believers in spirit
uasm assembled &C the Everett Rooms, Broadway aud
bIaiiyg m icteh EN- anniVerry Of he dynt Of sprt
nal manifestations The programme oi exercises on thc
occasion Of varied Character comprising addesse-,
readings. Rotations and vocal and Instrumental music
The chief attraction, however was the presence o Two ol
the Fox sisters, the first mediums through whom The
alleged communications from the sprii-World were made
10 residents s planet just 20 years ago Afef these
the audience iIr oliver johnson inquired II there
present any spirits who could communicate with the an,
dicnco, winch query wac answered by succession OF
Tap or knoekgs hat npP,area 10 cone m IRON nnI5r %
audience the ladies' then went 10 we ea ol inc stage
placed their hands against partition there aud nmc-
diaey the sounds increased in vehemence whrreat there
was much applause among the auditory inc ladies' theh
crossed the stage, stood beside plano which bad been
used during ihc entertainments and placed their hands
upon H. when raps were sun more ueuhcuy l"aId hane
apparently Oh the piano lid Mr. faInsworth, Chairman
Of the Committee of Arrangements said was not the in
tcnton OF the Committee 10 TAKE u tme lhs evening IN
entering INTO any proofs O the genulnen OF hos" mani
fcstaoDs they were given merely to satisfy the curiosity
Of certain persons who wished 10 hear them produced
through these highly developed mediums. Warren Chase,
InaGo short addresses touching sprualisn is spread
an1pTOgrcss during the past two decades aud the
cses closed with SOiree ddisne, which kept up til
past o'clock IL announced that this anniversary
will be hereafter celebrated yearly
JAMAICA.-A collision took place, on Monday
evening ast in the depot yard OF the Long Island Rail
road Company in this village between the engine North
poIt aud a freight train coming from Hunters Point The
N0rthpOr at the time Of the collision, engaged in
shifting freight about the yard, and placed she
between two freight cars the engineer unable
TO the approaching train until 10 upon him. Both
engines and several carawere badly damaged Cortu-
natey, no person injured.