New-York tribune., 1868-04-23
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We are again indebted to Purser j. E. Huer-
tas of the steamship Eagle for early delivery Of Havana
newspapers.
The Third Union Cooperative Building Asso-
citation meet at Mr. John W. Farmers Institute No. ~
LudlOwst., tonight
The furniture in a bedroom on the third floor
of No 81 Wakerst damaged by ne yesterday morn
| ing to the amount OF $780, Not insured.
| Messrs. Leavitt, Strebeigh g. Co.. Auction
eers last evening commenced at Clinton Hall the sale of
the private library OF the late Mr.. A. NJ. COzzens.
The Messrs. Leland of the New-York Metro
potan Hotel have purchased for s20OO0 Taylors Hotel
Jersey City, recently the headquarters OF the Erie d
rectOrs
John Larkin, residing at No. 4 Seventh-st.,
was badly injured yesterday by falling the curbstone
at Twenthfourth St and secondave. He was taken to
Bellevue Hospital ... III
Thomas O'Brien had his foot badly injured
Yesterday while stepping from street at the corner
Of First-aye. and Twenty-shth-st. He was taken 10
| Bellevue Hospital.
The Grocers, Tea Dealers and Clerks Early
Closing Association has removed from the so long
occupied by them, at No 267 Bowery to the southwest
| corner Of Broadway and Thirteenth-st
| Lieut. Gov. Stewart l.. Woodford will lecture
this evening Crete and the Cretans" for the benefit
of the Masonic School and Asylum fund Graiuhas
Seventh Regiment Band will furnish music.
| The corner stone of the Broad-st. Baptist
Church. corner Of Broad and Pearsts viii be laid TINS
afternoon at o'clock. The Rey D1wling d. d. ana
other eminent clerymen VIII deliver addresses
The Sunday School connected with the Church
OF the Holy Sepulchre, the Rev. Tutte Smith rector
hold an Easter Festival at ther church on ihra"'e'
| Edward Butler, aged 8 years, fell from
freight car Of Hudson River Railroad at the depot In
Iudsonst yesterday, and was dangerously ger Es INJURED
The Young Mems Christian Association, con-
nected with the English Lutheran Church OF ST. James
celebrate their second anniversary TINS evening III inc
Church. Fifteenthst. between second ana lhfuaNcs
! The Union Temperance Society holds its
second annual jubilee in the Presbyterian Church of the
Sea and Land at the OF Market and Henrysts'
this evening. The Rev. ]. Hyatt smyth delivers the adj
| dress
The 22d Regiment give promenade concert
in their Arm0ry IN Thireentst oil Friday evening next
Among the incidents OF the evening will he presentation
OF medals to the members OF the regiment by Gen. LLOYD
| Aspinwal.
Among the passengers in the steamer lod whlGa dc6
took ont Mr. Dickens yesterday are r. Lawrence ana
wife Major G. W. Anderson Of savannah. the Rev Mrs
Dyer and daughter and Mr. and Mrs L. Waterbury, ana
j. Flagg.
Travel on Nassau-st. between Beellman and
Fulton was completely stopped for more than nan h an
street was blocked up with vehicles OF all kinds unable
move either way.
The Secretary of the African Civilization So
ored woman calling herself Mrs Jones is collecting
money the Society without authority He requested
| that she be arrested
Twenty-eight kegs of nails, bought of Mr..
John W. Quincy No. 9s Wlliam-st. marked Rufus Trow,
Meriden Conn.,, and shipped TO that place on Monday
night were paid for with forged check on John f. Tf0w
Co 1t is reported that other worthless checks on the
| same firm have been given In tins CITY,
Young Miles, champion pedestrian of Califor-
| mia and Australia and John Gouding, eX-champion
hurdle jumper and long distance pedestrian of England
city commencing on Saturday II both shall accomplish
this task they Will continue to walk mile and mile tn
one or the other gives up.
Edwin s. Dougherty, n coachman, living at
the corner Of Tweny-sxth-st. and Madsonave, quar-
relied yesterday with Edward McGovern, OF NO 292 sec,
Oud-aye. and Dougherty struck McGoycn on the head
with a pistol, which was accidentally discharged, the
bullet striking McGovern on the forehead aud ganelng
locked up at Police Headquarters.
The twentieth anniversary of Mount Vernon
Section No. Cadets OF Temperance was celebrated last
evening DOdwOrth Hall with becoming eclat. After
the reading Of the annual report by Mr. A. r. Fisher the
proceedings were interpreted with selections OF yoca,
and instrumental music which were received win marked
appreciation An important feature Of The occasion were
Fauds-1homs, which were warmly applauded.
The Rev William Morley Punshon, delegate
from the British Wesleyan Conference 20 the General Con
Scotia He met at the Jersey CITY dock by DR.. Mat
son. and J. owen Rouse and John Elliott esgrs and
Waited npon today by a Committee OF the Ncw-York
Preachers Meeting OF the NJ L. Church and will proba
bly, Friday to meet his engagements In Montreal
on Sabbath next.
Messrs. Tanner g. Co., brokers, at No. 80
Ma yeserdM ~ th @ pseGsS & Snnd hnG
been stolen from tin box Ia office Nhen or by whom
the bonds taken is not known the fact Of the bonds
having been distracted not being ascertained until late
yesterday afternoon Detective Enstace was yesterday
engaged upon the case but not with mnch prospect of
reward OF 5000 is offered by the firm for the
recovery Of the bonds.
An inquest was held by Coroner keenan,, yes
the body Of Samuel schlaer. emgran VINO committed
suicide by drowning ON Thursday last the deceased was
To enter clubhouse adjoining the hospital and was
not again until Saturday, when his body found
floating in the Eas! River of the Island No cause for
the act could be assigned except depression OF spirits
c6n5e1uent upon sickness. Deceased was native OF
Switzerland, aged IS year.' -. = 90
A committee of the Liederkranz Society, with
Gen Burger. the President Chairman, visited the
North German corvette Nobe now IN the harbor, ycser
day afternoon and invited the officers TO a reception at
viii leave on Saturday the invitation declined. The
yawl in which the committee proceeded to the corvette
upset To-day the German naval officers are the guests
OF the Commanding General on Governors Island.
Last evening the remainder of Mr.. Samuel
r. Ayery's collection OF watcr-cOOr drawings, by
European artists OF more or less merit was sold at public
auction the Art Gallery the southwest corner OF
Fifth-ave and FOureenth.st The attendance good,
and the prices obtained for OF the drawings were up
eoeeton ORIGINALLY included nearly 2oodiferent pictures
from the hands OF ll2 artists ana were obtained wme
Mr. Avery in Europe agent Tor the American Art
Department at the Paris Exposition.
Coroner Keenan, commenced an inquest yes
terday the body OF Charles A. Marcot native OF
No 1854 East Twenty yesterday morning VIC
tor Chome, with whom the deceased boarded testified
aud about midnight retired TO lis apartment. Yesterday
and he did not respond TO repeated calls the door
broken Open and the occupant found dead III bed,
with his head enyeloped IN blanket ana sponge sat
rated with cOr0form, pressed to his mouth and nose
DR. Beach made postnortem examination, and found
traces OF choroiorl Leon A: Mareott OF no Ss last
formerly In business with him. but about eight years
ago eS HerG IN anu nccoranee with b % was rep
dered
The Post Office Committee, consisting of
Representatives Ferry OF Michigan Lawrence OF Penn
sylvania and Lincoln OF New-YOrk with Postmaster
General Randall, have been In the city for few days
past engaged taking the opinions OF prominent mer
chants and others touching the erection OF new post
Office. The Committee held final meeting at the Gener
al POst0ce In Nassaust yesterday afternoon In which
they approved Of the plans and site already chosen.
The gentlemen OF the Committee fully con-
nf fhG tV n Hn n "A
Post-Ofce, they having taken pains 70 acquaint
themselves by personal observation with the utter IN
snf of the accommodations the old build