New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-21
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10 he eonsecrated tomorrow Afternoon
The house-paintcrs met last evening at No
81 BOwery The business u"i''"V'e" wac vi " 4''
character.
An illustrated lec,ure sf travel in Egypt,
Hoiy Land etc. tonight at the Eighteenth'st NJ f.
Church. near ElghtfaVe
A firm IN this city received from New-Orleans
ON the nth INST cargo of goods shipped from there by
the all rail route on the 4th 'hst'
The Carpenters Union meet Monday evening
wenty-third-st. and seeOnd-aVe
A NewYork correspondent says that T.. r; VA, a.
Pollard the Southern HISTORIAN Is the editor VI Inc NeW
York Necs The journal don't show 1t.
Collector Bailey's officers seized yesterday
three cases of plug tobacco also quantity OF TOBACCO
shipped from Norfolk, in dried apple barrels
Hugh Bennett. a vaTnisher, aged 80, received
a severe scalp wound yesterday, by plank falling down
the hatchway of the building No AGO Pearl-st
The journeynen stairbuders met IN Yves, West
last night 10 perfect their organization
for a Strike. 50 rs day is the wages 10" PAID
The Sunday School Concert of st, AIMS
Church VIII be repeated tomorrow ana saturday even
ipgs, in the basement Of the church. "ishte"nin-S''
Early Yesterday morning j. ID. Kennedy,
living at No SOC Westinghouse was seriously seaGoH "'
the Magnolia Hotel. Taken 10 the New YORK Hospital
A brute killed an emacated and blind horse,
yesterday il front OF Cooper institute by beating IHe
animal on the head with the axle-tree OF cart NO
arrest
The second anniversary and the opening OF
the new rooms OF the Western Branch Young Men CHRIS
tian Association will take place this evening at NO 100
HudsOn-st
steamboats, Thomas Powell and Mary Powell, has as
sumcd the management Of the Bristol Ahe oil steamers
for Boston
James Quinn, n lOngshOremaP, fell through
the hatchwGy the snip Hayes az Pier No 45 East River
Tuesday evening and sustained injuries from which he
died a few hours.
Yesterday Frederick VOst OF No. 41G West
Tfy rdst was knocked of me StoGR OF the ne E ass
he,r saloon corner OF ftelh-sI ana Nlh.n,aNe ny I'm
escaped
Frederick Sclaine, a German. living at the
corner OF sccodave aud Forty yentlst, attempted
suicide ycsteIday by jumping INTO the Ldst Ns a6 a,
the foot Of He %as rescued ana taken
Young Miles and John Gouldng completed
their Cl2th mile last night at quarter 10 ~ Mics be
ginning 10 exhibit symptoms OF fatigue, but G3uldns
6o4th mile III 10 minutes and 20 seconds
A public meeting of Manhattan Lodge No.
S. o. S g. ~ T oS ey Sq f d Lodge d ca5
lDc Rev stephen Merritt the Hon Chas Mills chas. a.
Clark, and others Will assist IN the exercises
Among the passengers 10y the ending star |
for Francisco, yesterday, were the Rev. r Dombra
Drs O. : lin, j. W. williamson, s. DyeIs, Z. NJ. Morse.
asian for Liverpool, the Rev. r. sorn of Indiana.
C. Vanderbilt, w. II. Vanderbilt, w. G.. Wet !
more A. b. Bayhs IL r. Clark Angnsips rs, Seheil j. H.
sam Oliver ,harlck, Joseph Barker, aud e. Vanderbilt
jr, the Directors OF the NcSfoik ana Harlem k"il-
The strike OF the carvers has terminated, a
majority of the bosses" having yielded TO the demand
for increased compensation. meeting Of the assOca
ton was held last evening al the StcUbCn House, aud
Fluctuations INDUCED the successful result Of the
strike.
The PianO-forte Makers Protective Union
No. Sauton-st last evening, when reports
read Of the general demand for increase OF 10 cent
on the present rate OF wages McsSrs stehwy * sons
and Bacon Co. reported as having aeceded TO the
increase
The Fire Commissioners have been informed |
by ChiefEngneer Kngsland that IN Tie lower part Of
Greenwich and Washington SIS. it would be impossible
for the engines TO get to work until fire had attained
carts, and wagons left In front OF the hydrants.
At meeting of the Board of Excise yester- |
day the licenses OF John Gass No. Diysouave Brook
AA5fe revoked. The fnaGcal Committee reported IN |
favorof paying number Of clerks for special services
and Of making the salary Of the Treasurers Bookkeeper
5000 year.
In the jefferson Market Police Court yester-
day before Justice Lcdvitb Eliza Willis, Louisa John
son, and VIM II siebm all coored, We're committed Tor
dav & WIN te oets WeTe taxing me prisoners
TO Court Eliza attacked Policeman keDy and repeated
the assault IN the courtroom
The Board of Education, last evening, APP
Ir0prSted S23J2 80 20 erect wings, &c. for Grammar
SclOOHou No. q in the Seventh Ward $I25s6 for
larRng Grammar school No. in the Fourteenth Ward
Sl0s3 10 furnish Grammar school No 81 IN the Twelfth
Ward 81 1888 furnish Grammar schoolHouse No 80 in
the TTenyseeo1d %aTd $50 iGr the pnPGse OF heat
Ward, and Sl,5o to furnish new Primary scboolIIouse
No Il in the Fourth Ward.
About 80 members of the Mercantile Library |
Association, last evening. the guests Of Mr. Emil
Helm, Of No 10 Broadway who entertained them with
snmptuous banquet. His new rooms were opened for
the first time, and at the table the guests who dyi
ded in The choice Of President at the late election,
duly buried the Ratchet. Among the guests were Mr..
Chas. f. Allen the newly eocted President EX-pTesident
Alexander Rhnd; Mr.. Green. Librarian; Mr. Charles
OsgoOd Mr.. Samuel Harmed, aud number OF the
bers OF the Aron Singing Society.
\ very interesting sale Of autographs took |
place Last evening al Leavitt SreDeigh auction rooms
III ClntOnpacc The prices realized were high, but the
specimens were fine and in good preservation The fol-
Jefferson, sl5 eight of Washington Irving s2j
Fnnkhns father, 50 IS Gen Warren, w; Gen Wash
sarah Bach, Sl1 Benedict Arnold, $l2 Josiah Bartlett,
$40 So CG9Tles Carroll s. 5o Gen Green s. co. Robert
Patrick Henry, % %.
observation-disclosures Park opens to-day.
Fifteen miles of additional water-ppes are TO
be laid the present season
The Rev. VIM. Kugan lectures tonight at
the Assembly Rooms in WasbiRgtoAst.
The body of laborng man was found in
nc ,!yeT az ne foot Of laclht-St on Tuesday
The Star aud lndependen, baseball elIlps
play a single game on the Independent CLUB grounds
Three horses belonging TO Samuel Norris were
stolen from the corner Of Cooper and Eyergreenayeso
Tuesday. No clue to the thieves.
Six hundred and eighty-fou thousand six
hundred dollars are the estimated expenses for the sup
port Of the public schools IN 1869.
Officer Hennessey of the Forty-third Precinct
was slightly wounded in the hand, yesterday, by the
accidental discharge OF a pistol
An additional gas-Iamp is being placed at
the intersection Of each street FthaVe. between
Flatbush-ave ana twenty slAth-st.
William Smith, employed in the wood shop
in the Navy Yard had the reinaer Of his right hand
severed by a crcular-saw on Tuesday.
ROsanna Smith, aged four years, whose
parents reside ~ No Garrson-st, died Tuesday
the effects OF scald received on Sunday last.
The Brooklyn Juvenile High School, Misses
DObbn Rogers Principals has entertainment at the
Academy OF Music, Friday evening. The 4Sd Regiment
Band Is engaged.
b. Englehardt, while digging cellar in
IN HE lac