New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-05
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Mr.. L. C.. Wightman, clerk with Messrs. Jay
Cooke & Co.. has been elected member of the New iorA
Stock Exchange
The varnishers and polishers in the Hai n $
reduction Of wages, and have therefore struck.
Peter Waters, sailor on board the steam,
and was dangerously injured lie was taken " Bene'
vue Hospital.
The Commercial Advertiser has leased the old
Sun newspaper building, at the intersection of Fulton
and NaSsausts, for ten years. at an annual rental Vi
s2s, COO and the taxes.
Sophia Immerish, residing in Broadway, be-
tween sixtyseventh and sxty-eghth-sts while stepping
platform OF Eighthave. in Fifty ninthsl,
fell and sustained serious injuries.
Children increase in this city more rapidly
than school accommodations provided SO that some
Of the classes which should contain but S5 pupils nave
from 100 to $780, and rooms intended for 40 have 6ocrowded
into them.
< Hudson paper SAYS that the vice-president
of suburban railroad applied 70 Commodore VanderOr
recently for pass the Central railroad The reply
your Internal old railroad" $500 7'
Patrick Anderson, aged SO, residing in Sew
enJeenthst near secondaye while at work at whitney
seriously injured by barrel falling on his head lie
was taken home.
Daniel Winkens residing at the corner OF
Fifty-eighthst and ThTd-ave., seriously injured
yesterday morning while riding the front platform OF
Thrdave. ear, by being struck by the pole OF car
coming in the opposite direction, at the intersection vi
Third.aye. and 1hrtyfourth-st.
Controller Connolly has decided to pay the
salaries of Messrs Bryan Reilly. John stacOm Peter Lui
pin, Patrick Gibney Thomas T. DAILY John Hart ana Ber'
nard Kenney for the month Of January These gentle
elected 10 the Board but have been, ana
still are. acting with the old Board Of Councilman.
Last evening James Murphy, aged AZ. re-
siding at No 217 East ftyhrds was run over at the
Of Twentyninhst and Third-ave. by car NO Is
Of the Thirdaye Railroad and killed His remains we're
taken to the MOrgue. Chas Falling the driver OF Tie car
arrested and detained to await the result OF the IN
quest.
The Chamber of Commerce of this city will
be presented at the Commercial Convention. which as
sembes to-day at Boston, by the fonowingnaned: Hiram
Walbridge, David Golden Murray samuel ID; Babcock,
VIM NJ Vermye, L. ]. " Stack, John Austin Steyens.1r
James s. 4. stranahan Joseph j. Comstock, Martin
Bates, jr.
The Readings of the Rev. Noah Hunt Schenck
evening the Church OF the Holy Trinity corner OF
Madson'aye and Forty-second-st, were attended by
very select and numerous audience who evidently thor
Oughy appreciated the rendering OF the reverend gentle
man The extracts from Dickens particularly well
received the audience expressing much satisfaction al
the entertainment.
The Ladies' Union Relief Association, for
the benefit OF those who served in the Union armies.
their widows and orphans and the procurement OF EN-
poyment for those who are able to labor, meet at II
Young Mems Christian Association, corner OF twenty
thrdst and Broadway Mrs. John A. Kennedy is at the
head OF the movement All chaIitapy ospo'eu pe'soS
requested To aid the movement.
The regular monthly meeting of the Photo
graphic branch Of the American Institute held at Cooper
JOY occupied the chair Mr. Hcllenbeck acting as seere
tary pro tenn. letter from MT John johnson OF Maine
read. suggesting method OF taking solid figure
within semi-sold substance. Prof JOY presented some
photographs of iccbergs when off the coast Of Labrador
and Mr. Wilson exhibited some carbon prints III coo4s
which elected universal commendation
Yesterday, at Bellevue Hospital, Coroner
Flynn began investigating tie causes which led 10 the
death Of Adam Kruger Several witnesses were exam
ned and their testimony showed tiat on tle night OF
Jan 49, occurred in the lager-beer saloon No. I2l
number OF persons were beaten. among them kruger.
Joseph FINN and John McAulile were arrested at the
time, but complaint was made against them they
discharged. Since the death OF Kruger, they have
been rearrested.
BROOKLYN.-Thomas Craig was taken be-
fore Justice Cornwe Yesterday the charge OF selling
liquor on Sunday The accused waived examination aud
gave bail TO await the action Of the Grand Jury.
DR.. John Hall, the Irish orator, lectures in
the Lafayetc-aye. Church tomorrow evening on TEN
perance.
This afternoon and evening a child's fancy
skating carnival is to take place at Major oatmans
Central Pond, at the intersection Of Bergen and Power
At a regular meeting of the L. !. Historical
Society held the chapel Of the Packer Institute lat
evening paper was read by inc Rey; Dr r hDers -
a fair attendance.
A German rag-pclSer named John Reister,
was taken before Justice Morehouse yesterday the
charge OF cruelty to his dogs which attached to
cart loaded with Rubbish and which they were unable To
draw. He was fined VI.
A respectable-ooking woman called at the
house Of Mrs. Jennings, No sandsst, on Monday and
engaged board After tea she absented herself and
discovered that velvet CLOAK ana basque,
valued at 500, were missing She ala not return
In the Kings County Court of Sessions, yes
terday Mary Butler tried and convicted for entering
the house Of r. T. Howe No 296 Dean,st on the ga Of
10 the value Of $40 She sentenced 10 state Prison
for two years and six months Ann Farrell decent.
looking WOMAN having infant IN her arms, was tried
aud convicted OF stealing articles from Duoornat Co.'S
dry goods store No 1873 Godst on he 18Th " November
last was sentenced to the Pententary for one year
A regular meeting of the Board of Education
was held evening. the President, Mr. g. T. Smith, IN
the chair The principal business transacted was the
adoption OF the report of the committee on the suc OF
adjusting teachers salaries by which the salaries OF pm
cipals Of female grammar departments was nAed at 80
a year IN grade grammar departments, $3.50 first
grade primary departments $780, and teachers OF lower
grades less i'm proportion ~ per cent Is added TO sa-
es Of male principals and also to salaries OF lady primer
pals doing duty as male principals from February l.
The office of the superintendent of Outdoor
Poor yesterday morning crowded with number OF
those who suffering from restitution The morn
ing was bitterly cold that the distress depicted ON the
Of the applicants was rendered d3nbly
Int the effort was VAN one II was PLAIN that few II
any, OF these applications would DO made a every hope
tons it was, no work to do and wife and family to
support lew young men p %'gey hungry; bqt cray
OF applicants Some mechanics who have been idle for
XVlIh Wards, and Of Baxter, Mott Mulberry Oak and
Westinghouse.
There have been three collisions between fire
APPEARANCES and railroad cars IN Myrteaye on the occa
sion Of an alarm Of fire; Engine No 10 ran into Green
point near RaymOnds causing considerable damage
10 the and sides, and niuring named Thomas
Maglath large crowd collected and but for the inter
ference of the police fight would have been the result
subsequently, Engine No. into another
Nayy-st causing some damage but niuring no person
The third collision took place HudsOnave. Hose
rage No 10 ran into thrd car ana stopped travel Tho
crowd became numerous and excited and fight
commenced those in charge OF the apparatus refusing to
give way or allow the 10 pass up or down. In at
tempting clear the street the police assaulted aud
several were injured ono Of the assallants named
Stewart Barr arrested.
MONTICELLO Col. John G.. IIoley
prominent Democratic politician OF Sullivan County
died on Thursday last.
THE SOUND.-The steamer Glaucus of the
New-York and Boston line. which recently ran on the
rock, at Hell Gate, coded with the fishing smack Ecc
trio Flash, off New-Havcn, on Monday morning. and
sunk her She was from Newfoundland, and loaded