New-York tribune., 1868-11-06
THE CITY.

HE Clll'
No quorum of Councimen yesterday.
Gen. Schofeld, Secretary of War, was al 'ho
Astor House yesterday ~ ;
Gen. Rosecrans, Minister to Mexico VIII o"'
for Mexico in the steamer OF the 10Th lhst
i O. Pratt fell to the pavement, yesteeiiuay'
and died The body was removed 10 MS Iate i la
No 453 West Thirty 'ninth-st' where an '"d"'''
held to-day. IT,
The directors of the Elevated Railway Oon,o
many have determined to complete the % ~ work
Thrtleth-st forthwith, and large lorce ID Ho" ~
on the line. :. A.
The auction sale of unclaimed goods IN Ine
possession Of the yeSterdm W o m Pearst and
was conducted on lottery principles
Coroner Schirmer held an inquest Yesterday,
at Bellevue Hospital the body OF John Farrell wno
died from fracture OF the leg and 9ther INJURIES i0
cni~ad a few doys since, by falling in Aladison-st
An interesting meeting of the Fruit Growers,
Club was held Yesterday. at No 245 Broad"ny M fo
read an essay on s c%airman Col j. D. Williamson
gave some particulars IN regaro "" no"
grapes. ;a;no in
% near Fiist-ave knocked down IN H Fpss @
Yesterday and badly injured about ne HOSPITAL
Charles Henry. she was taAe" "
The American Society of Civil Enginiseepts Ensgalisent
have chosen william McApRs & asam. assn for for vcePTesi
t and NJ lanes O. Morse for Secretary and lreasurei'
The society numbers over 100 members ..
Miss M 6o bI@GK%fMl adeS MemeTa xssoeaon Of Georgia
anels 70 the citizens for funds to renter
tbe bodies of Rebel soldiers in two cemeteries W DC ~
Gated at Griffin and GAINESVILLE, Georgia
Several locomotive builders assembled yes
terday mt Room No III. Metropolitan Hotel nut aI-
iorned until day AT noon. In consequence OF Ihe ap
sence of gentlemen who had been expected 10 pe
present. II is proposed TO form society
AT the meeting of the Board of Excise, yes
teriay the case OF L. A. sten charged with having kept
his saloon open after i2 n m adjourned until the oath
inst The charge against G0etz OF No n fouLth%hNe, %
10. nj
protest Of Mr. Lincoln.
On Friday last Charles Murphy, carman,
procured from the steamer Escort yis ao s onsS by
Messrs James Pryer Co.. oil manufacturers ana % om
mission merchants re h IN bT me Arm The order was
discovered forged. and deiectlyo Iltinah haNS
Fortunaoy the Captain Of the had taken the
carmans number H,3j9 ana on Wednesday ne "ar ~,
He professed be ignorant OF the name or vi to
man who had given him the order. but said he had de
yered the oil AT IL Bridgest No sueh number cou
on the walk in front OF No. ~. He was taken
! into custody and then confessed that ne haa
Stone stSne-st. SIX barrels OF the oil were found
in the warehouse The remaining eight mad been sppon &
by Pear.st nrm who had made an advance OF ~ upoH
if TO the unknown operator to Newark, Nj 1t VIII be
| recovered Murphy was locked up at Polce neau, ,,
quarters on suspicion Of having been cognLant VI the
| theft.
BROOKLYN.-At the annual meeting of the
Long Island Medical Society held on WedheSGay &
vnar: RolIin b. Gray, NJ D., President D. j. Everett
! NJ ID President; James RemOyef M D' SVVic'"'S'
| George ii. Billings, NJ. d., Treasurer
| little girl named Mary Sherlock, residing
ut the OF No. Deanst was burned 20 @ uea1h "a U
"Wednesday evening" M enc stov %s her elohns caught re
and she was burned 10 death before any person Ml.e
An inquest held by Coroner flaYi' ana EeruioI III
accordance with the facts rendered by the jury
Coroner Flavin held an inquest Yesterday
upon the body OF Mrs Ann Polum, lately Tcsdhg az no
Sbnrns Mn Poum was In the act OF lling kerosene
oil lamp the fluid gniting set her clothes ON nre
Her dress burned nearly on her person weh se Ns
discovered She died IN a few hours thereafter. YER
dict OF accidental death was rendered. by the Jury
The monthly meeting of the Brooklyn Acad-
omy 81 Eclectic Medicine was held Wednesday even
Ing at No lOs Clermont.ave. Many interesting cases
reported and new ideas relative 70 'helr
elaborated after which the subject OF dysentery was
Thoroughly discussed and various new means OF curing
the suggested The subject Tor AZ @ ,S
treatment This society open for all educated, LIBERAL
| minded physicians Of any school OF medicine.
At a late meeting of Perseverance Social
Tenne No the following officers Installed: > T.
r. Miss Alice Way B r. 7, Evans scudder' D 'Nvs
Miss sarah Burton r. W NJ Th1m.si Mi. ; R Mss
b. + r. J. Bartlett; S. L., Miss smith b. u j. Wnlt, @
I"SG nI 6erIs ii S %r are b. Past r. VIM D. wadsworh and
Past r. Miss zo smEso Bofi spepdi II nSeT
Temple regaa TO Miss simpson
A meeting of the Kings County Board OF
Supervisors held yesterday afternoon at when a
report Of the Commissioners Tor building de ,
bridge over Newtown Creek was presented, Ion MnS @
appears that the county liable for the cost ot erect
| In ~
referred to the Law Committee. The Board OF County
| Canyassers to meet on Tuesday next al p M. A
resolution passed 10 the effect that e 16th kegmehI
be renfter prohibited from letting their armory for
balls after which the Board adjourned
The citizens complain that the Williamsburgh
aal Prospect Park Railroad Company should have Dcen
ncnnitted TO break ground In Wioughby ST. TO tear up
me pavement cart their material to tue place 10 com
mence constructing the road and then be with
Inv an Injunction issued by OF tho courts The people
are OF the opinion that II railroad companies may con
srct roads through the streets at Their own yoio'
they should bc nterfered with aud II the law or b-
sence of authority prevents the proceeding on the
mart OF the COMPANY then they should be punished Ike
au other law breakers. At present Woughby-st. be-
tween Fleet and Raymonds st is closed TO public travel
A partv of boys last evening, between 6 and
o'clock amused themselves by throwing stones at an
ont house yard OF house In Colunbias near
Joralcmon.st Among the boys some 30 In number was
! aged u years his brother Peter, and Charles Murphy
were the yard at the time and threw stones at the
other party one OF the stones supposed TO
| have been thrown by Edward Burns, struck Mcmahon
on the head and fractured his skull Olcer Mcpermott
arrested Burns, and he was locked up TO await further
Inquiry. Mcmahon was removed to the Long Island
The free Reading room in the new Bethel
Mission building on liicksst near Fulton, was opened
proper situated on the ground floor the OF the
| building and communicates with both entrances Al
the back is sort Of anteroom IN which oheqnerboard-
have been placed and still in the Is another
handsomely carpeted which can be used by visit
the crowded all the evening, large number
the persons inspecting them being ladies' Mr. Beecher
present for some time, and the opening was cele
brated In social manner The tables covered with
daily and weekly papers, magazines and periodicals. and
large lumber Of persons reading from the
files. The walls Of the decorated with pictures
and the whole appearance ~ neat and tasteful This en-
terprso is deserving of much commendaton and II Is IN
bc hoped the workingmen residing In tho neighborhooi
will avail themselves of the advantages which II offers
Newspapers representing all grades OF politics. and all
shades n religion provided that eveybody's pref
ercncos may he met. Mr.. Robbins and his excellent
choir OF young ladies sang very pretty pieces and
the really splendid organ dlscOuTsed sweet music The
Keadin9roOm WIZ be open every night from o'clock
and all persons anxious To the latest