New-York tribune., 1868-03-17
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not penetrated the Interior Of Africa"
The battalion drill of the 1st Infantry Reg-
nert v G. s. " Y, ordered for this evening. is post
poned ti Tuesday evening, AprlI
The First Annual Concert of the Choir %. or
Chapins Church viii be given this evening III 'Ho
church. cor. Forty ,iftlst and tifth-ave.
Prof Philip Schaff, ID. d., will deliver Ilee Il
lecture at the ReadingroOm, No 7G g C"T
this evening. Subject Europe ana AncI'" N0"'
pared"
The steamship Gen. Barnes. from savannah,
rcnorted I'M Yesterdays Her0id had not aIilNeu w
.. IN. yesterday. steam yachts are hot "i""9' ""''
Worthy. :,
Daniel SuilIen. boy. residing in a slanty IN
Fiftysixtst between Second and TAirdayes zen uCTn
The rocks that vicinity yesterday ana WAS S''O"'
injured ,-.,~
VIM. Skiddy Wood lectures on "St. Patrick"
in Oriental Hall tins evening. after when mere are 10 DC
Tecitatons. and vocal, harp baglIe ana uuclun uSIc
at the same place.
The New-York correspondent of The Nele-
bUgh Times says that new iToceIt DemoGIauG e. o1y @
city on April
The freight on coal carried from the Penn,
.v,varia mines 10 tide water via the Delaware and Hud
ron Canal has been put at % cents tun up 10 july Al
Ter July il will be 20 cents.
Michael Keene Of No. $40 BrOome-st., fell
from the top of dummyegg Hudson hEeI W aG kipac %
ternaliy aud about the head.
Coroner Rollins held an inquest yesterday at
No 2l7 Avenue b. the body OF Thomas Mliau aeed
sx years who sunday fe from the roof OF the above
premises while flying Kite.
The suit in the United States District Court
against steamer St. John for sinking the barge Ulster
County on the night Of November 10 lS6i mas hhaHy
been decided in favor Of the barge
A method has been devised by which floors
NAV be rendered frc-proof by laying hoov square tiles
bed of plaster between the l"sts' ana hnhs With
plaster the spaces around and above
Michael O'Bricn, residing at No. 155 West
Thiricthst fen from the window Of new building, al
the corner OF iliihdNe ana II. ST. H.
aud dislOcatcd lis hip He was taken 10 81 Luxe HoS
pitaE l.
The schooner Fly was run into yesterday
morning on the North River, by tlc ferry boat D. > Greg
ory Of The DcsbTOsscsst line. The schooner hId hef
iarcd Sdr''' ''''''' '''''
The anniversary meeting Of the missionary
circles tire sunday School OF The FouIFSt MeIA9disI
on sunday evening. The amount Of money COLLECTED by
scholars during the year was reported by '" AHIeu
Gedney the secretary rs Sl,ioO
A regular monthly meeting of the Colored
Young Mems Christian Association was hed at 30 -
woosicrs last evening The 6al WAS crowded no'M1l IG
read an Original 2c,@ @ EiSG @ y ls',t iro "T which VAS
received with applause.
While 4 garg Of laboIers were engaged yes
terJ,V m once more cleaning the street at sccoud-ave
aud Nn-st they found the body Of infant which had
evidently lain the Of mud and lee for long
Police station and an inquest held on it by Coroner
Flyuu. The child is supposed TO have been stilborn
James Kelly, an Irish laborer 80 years old
fatally injured yesterday by quantity OF earth fal!
Ing him while eXtavatns in sNty-eiehth,st. between
Hospital but died soon being admitted. The body
was removed to his late residence in slXtysecond-st
F0thavc, where an inquest VIII be held To-Day Dy
Coroner lynn.
The captains of the police force met last
evening at Police Headquarters by order supeintSnd
Tho force will be duty. The of patoons OF the
uptown precincts and those located below the CITY Han
viii be sent the CITY Han and elsewhere along the line
O. march 81 the ST. PatIlChs procession IHe Isuti "
escort win be furnished the procession No disturbance
Of any Kind IS anticipated
Proposals for the erection Of n new female
&VIth Ward Common school Trustees Thirty.one rro-
posas were received Tor the different branches Of work
required The contracts subject to the approval OF ihe
Board of Education. were awarded 10 refer D. NaIdI-
Barrett 81 75 the school 10 accommodate $500 schO
Hrs and TO be ready for occupancy by May l.
IN With only $50 beeves on sale at 0ne-hund-
. recovering the sustained the river during the
week The supply proved sufficient 1t, for i, tHe limited
10 md substitutes sheep are going on rather slowly at
spring lambs made their appearance, not waiting
f0r the usual advent - 81. Patrcks day. Hogs sell
iSf sort of 100 on ae @ not called called T Tor @ "'' '' "''' '
The Board of Directors of the n. Y. Juvenile
Srsn Tho have heen in the institution during the past
year discharged, and ls5 ndentured-the aver
that children remain is less than year aud some DO not
stay than three months; l2e42 children nave becn
received by the Asylum since its OrgaDiation 2s6 OF
whom were placed in country homes Ihe buildings @ At
be cared for at the Home in Thirteenth-st.
The case of John Smith, Henry Walker, and
IGh nlied sates commsge Tor r4nSng bogus mint at
No 81 Cenre-st, which they coined scent pieces and
Having shown that walker and Cooper were accidentally
the premises. and had connection with the crime,
guilt was committed Tor trial. Smith says that he Is a
sOnthccr aud driven by poverty 10 engage in this
the bogus scent coin had been West, and prcpar-
lions being made TO send much more.
In the Tombs Police Court, yesterday, before
acting gistrate Alderman Conan, Lily Kane and Mary
Welsh two mere girls, were committed Tor having
attempted to steal quantity Of fractional currency From
the money drawer Of the stationery store OF j. W.
OBrien No. 90 Nassau-st Henry Busey alias johnson,
pedder attempted yesterday to steal from the Office or
ts5 He was arrested and committed Mary McLougi-
liz committed fOr having as alleged struck Ellen
charge of stealing two coats the property Of James
Ferguson Of No 23 Frontst was held TO answer John
Brady, No % Chatham-s; Tor alleged violation oil the
Excise law, was held in bail TO answer
The Committee of the Assembly on Com
merce and Navigation composed Of Messrs. Lawrence ID.
Kieuan lcharuau), James McKeeyer Peter Trainer and
George Bruut members from this city, PatrickBurns
Of Kings County and w 8 Cameron Of ChautauQua COun-
~ met yesterday and organized for an examination Of
the prevailing management, or rather msmanageuent,
OF the several ferries connecting NewYork with the ad
iacent cities and towns Inc only business, however,
transacted 10 issue a number OF subpenas 10 be
served upon persons who are supposed to possess the
information desired by the Committee, and who VIII
be required TO attend the investigation.
A fire occurred last evening on the third
aOOr Of the building No. 237 Waterst occupied by j.
floors were ont causing Of s266OO
and on building Of $4,000. The amount OF insurance
Nos 239 and 2 occupied by Messrs. Sanford,
TTus0g & Co.. dealers In stoves and hardware Building
No ass occupied by j. A. Bartlett dealer in sheet iron
and stoves slight damage by water No 2?o Front-st
mission merchants. There was quantity Of tobacco
and -four in the building which was damaged by water
BUR- & Co, ship chambers. Stock slightly damaged.
A strange and unexpected sight greeted the
eyes Of reporter as he returned from late expedi-
in search OF last evening In Nassaust, be-
Spruce and Beekmansts. about a dozen men and
twOesrts were engaged In the apparently hopeless @ task
which, for than four months have been gathering