New-York tribune., 1868-05-27
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THE CITY.
Among the passengers by.the SaXonla yester-
day were Drs Waiewsk and Hun. .
The yacht SapphO was yesterday bought III
at $4,000. =,
The Grand Lodge of FreemasOnslwill hold
its annual communication on Tuesday june . Ill TINS 'y
DIR. Harris reports that zymotic diseases have
increased In the city, and that scarlatna is epidemic
Superintendent McGregOr has ordered num-
Der of buildings to be surveyed this week
The New-YOrk News Association reports that
that there less than l25 competent phohoGaphc le
pOrters in the United states.
Patrolman James n. Haines of the Twenty
third Precinct died yesterday after long and severe
illness.
The Board of Excise revoked the licenses of
Louis sOrg, No 900 SecOndaNeD ana Danei Diion' NJ
5l2 Monroest.
The exercises mt the Five Points House of
Industry yesterday were very Interesting ana the aua
ence select
Priscilla Steers 10 years of age, was found
dead i'm bed al her residence Onehudredaudt weuty
lirstst between Fourth and Ffthaves, last evening
Prof. Longfellow and his family sail by the
Russia for Europe. and will remain on the Continent
about two years. They are at present at the Astor
House.
The BOYS of the New-York Catholic Orphan
Asylum will give exhibition at Up. m. on Friday next
in the hall on Madisonaye., corner OF tlIlysec
ond-st.
William Wood-is to receive a complimentary
benefit at Gebhards Gymnasium, Twenty third-st ana
Broadway, evening The exhibition u to con-
sist OF gynnastic aud athletic exercises by experts
Inspector Harvey of the Thirty second Dis
trict has seized at Pier No. p North River nine hogs
heads each containing about 1000 pounds Of Virginia
smoking tobacco.
! A public meeting of the West Side Assoca-
Her of Broadway and Thirty forthst which officers
WILDE elected and other important business transacted
The city horse-c cars, running from Thirty
first 10 Chambers-s, in connection with the Hudson
River Railroad have been withdrawn for want OF patron
age.
| Mrs. f. Cady Stanton pays her respects to the
/ X,
and Parker Psbury wants the Democracy to nominate
educated but impartial suffrage its basis.
Patrick Mullany a laborer, while at work
& on It, the sieahp M celia Eng & at n e1 5 No.
was seriously injured He was taken to the NeW-iork
Hospital.
The Board of Audit met yesterday and re-
ceived additional testimony in the OF Francis Rubes
claim oi SOo for music furnished on the night OF July
served.
The fourth annual concert of the Senior Bi-
BILE Class Of the Forsyth NJ l.. Sabbathschoo 70 be
this evening Mr. W. j. Ill., Mr.. j. G.. Pearson. the Ire
maine Brothers and other well known voeasts arc to
take part In the exercises.
Neptune Division S. Of T., at their meeting
Sunday evening, subscribed s for the relief Of the
poor young woman rendered destitute by the Rlyngton
st fire and who arrested tor stealing -. the skirt
which she picked IN the street at the time OF the fire.
and wrapped around her to cover her Justice
Mansfield will receive donations in her aid.
The Croton water-pipe in Fifty y-eighthst,
near Fourth-aye. burst yesterday morning by a
large piece OF rock from blast in the sewer con.
sircting that street For two hours Immense
body Of water flowed from i5lnch pipe, threatening
serious damage The loss 70 the sewer contractor is said
to be $1,000
In the Essex Market Police Court, before
Justice Shandley, Sandeman Stockhold and William Wall
were held for trial for stealing Sl5 IN United States
NO 100 BrOomes "A wellknOwn PRIZE fighter was held
for trial for having beaten Rql Car mate OF the bark
Bessie, lying at Pier No. "a, f. r.
An inquest was held by Coroner Flynn yes
terday, at No Frstaye over the body of Mrs. Anna
GOetng, native Of this city, "a years OF age who died
on Monday. Or. Thomas c. Knox made post-mortem
examination and found that death had resulted from
internal abdominal hemorthage extrauterial CESSATION
OF two mouths duration:
yesterday in Bellevue Hospital The couple had fire.
and on the day in question: at their residence No. III
Willetst after quarrellng for time the husband
out his own brains An inquest Will be held over the
body to-day by Coroner Schirmer.
Mr.. John p. Krechting lectured on Home
Scenes Germany" at the FultOnst Dutch Reformed
Church, last evening He gave an interesting sketch OF
the habits and pecuafities Oh the German peasants he
also related many interesting anecdotes touching his
early experiences In the Fatherand Although the poor
of that country are otcntimes treated by the nobt
yet heooked back with pleasure to the scenes OF his child
hood.
The auction sale by Leavitt g. Strcbeigh of
the valuable library OF the late Mr' Smet OF savannah
Astor place number of books brought fair prices
Tour In France and Germany SIS; BibOgraphicaI De,
cameron SIS BibOtheea spenceIana Ss7 5G supplement
TO do s2 5O Poems - 50 Typographical Antiquities
s62. Durer, Passions Of Our Lord, 80.
Joseph Henry, lad of 1j years. residing at
No. 543 West Twenty ninthst, employed by Messrs.
McClOud Remmey, talloTsi at No GO broadway was
given sO5 in money! Monday and checks ~ deposit In
the Irving Bank Up TO late hour last night he had NOT
returned, nor had lac deposited the funds IN the bank
The boy has been employed by the firm for the past five
years. and has often been ntrused with larger 10
deposit aud they are unwilling to believe that he has
aDsc0nded with the amount intrasted TO binL
In eomplapee with the patriotic suggestion
Of Cen John A. Logan. Co.arnanderin- Chief of tho
Grand Army Of thf RePg2lcn Post Ellsworth, No. 80
OF their fallen comrades with flowers An appeal ls here
with made to the ladies OF New York and Brooklyn for
contributions wreats and garlands OF flowers that
object. Mr.. u. G. Townsend Chairman OF the Commit
tee, will receive contributions on Saturday the 30th,
his office No l07 Fu0nst, New York, second loOr front
room.
Thomas Watt of Washington County New
York was visited by confidence operator calling him
sell Charles Walker board the steamer Vanderbilt
ANe Az 30 ln brass coins Snspecng something 90 be
wrong wait followed Walker when the latter rcmenl-
pa mat lie had forgotten something at the hotel, and
CO. WI MN arrested Justice Bowling held him for trial
person were found some 15cent currency
FtSst M, pe.oleum glft enterprise aud check the
NhoIai Bank Tor $3.50 dated NAV 49, 1865 and pnr-
HYnE 70 nave been drawn by Hester Evans 4 Co in
| IANor OF John Hamilton - NO''S-' D"- - W. :"
., i, Inc third annual Spring tide Singing Festival
,GIpheon Free Choral Schools and C5ariv Cdren
H. @ @P.Ss last evening at the Academy Of Msic nnder
was very r jerome Hopkins The entertainment
aAu s.s young ehOTalists was warml3 e Sr
ttASpb fVnneneed Will the oyertura To- R.anS