New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-06
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THE CITY.

| Hotel tonight g.,
The Board of Aldermen adjourned without
| day on Saturday afternoon.
Benz. II. MCGOWAN leaped from the ROOF or
| No II Stantonst yesterday morning
The City of London was the only steamer
| that left this port for Europe on SATURDAY
The Empire City, Fire Insurance, Company Comp
will pay u semannual dividend OF per cent iree'
Marshal Tappan of the Mayors Once granted
s96 licenses last week. and received therefor s9S2'
Sarah Ann MCGEE of No. 90 West Twenty
eighth.st poisoned by whisky 80 sau LILO Oorohers
| Jury. She was three years OLD.
Messrs. Mark NJ Price and b. r. Blekey
made speeches at temperance meeting Al oen'ai nan
| Oh Saturday evening.
| A Broome-st. tradesman was relieved OF ms
wallet and l22 Treasury notes. aUniyersityplace
car on Saturday morning.
The "Cercle Francois dc rHarmonie" give
| only French club in the city.
Drs. Austin Flint and Benjamin Howard will
read papers before the Medical Society OF the County OF
| New York this evening.
The bullet factory at the foot of West Fifty
nrstst. damaged on Saturday morning Dy an expo
| sion caused by the ignition of a cartridge
An inquest was held on Saturday, by Coroner
schirmer over the BODY OF william smith VINO hao iaieh
Commissioner Barnard of the Department OF
Education is in this city from Washington in quest OF III
formation for the completion Of his report to Congress
The Postmaster General has already granted
hundreds OF licenses TO respectable tradesmen 10 sell
postage stamps in this city at "a per cent commission
The Rev. John Cotton Smith spoke In st.
George Church last evening an dea
Coroner Rollins held an inquest on Saturday
at Bellevue Hospital over the body OF painter named
John Aenworden who fell from the roof OF NO $40 East
Broadway.
Thirty four judgments were obtained against
the city last year Involving s2s7l32 The Corporation
commenced lO76 actions and has on and l9o suits that
have not been argued.
Mr.. Charles Hubbard will deliver the first of
the course Of Practical steam Engineering
next wednesday evening at the Engineers eocieS
Mr.. James W. Gerard is to lecture in the
Chapel of the Holy Trinity Eightyfourthst Third and
Fourthayes, on Thursday evening next oui9ect' 'oF
canoes and Earthquakes"
Calvin blanchard the well known Ann-st.
bookseller died at Greenyle South Carolina, on the "a
inst His remains 10 he be brought North Tor inter-
| ment. He was co years OF age
| On Saturday Mr.. Henry Krepps,. q picture
dealer In Broornest, Crosbyst, had his pocket
picked OF wallet containing S,l23, on the broadway
and University place line ofcars
The Board of Councilmen on Saturday held
short session at which it was resolved to pave william
~ entire with the Nicoson pavement Inc Board ad-
jouned till 10 o'clock this morning
Coroner Schirmer held an inquest, on Satur-
day. the body OF Lawrence Leander OF No. Green
wchst; Lenders leg was crushed recently between
the bridge and boat, at the South Ferry.
The Executive Committee OF the Central
Grant Club organized Saturday by eeetng Gen Ches
ter 4 Arh1r Chairman ana John G snaw george H.
Horace Greeley and others spoke to the chill
dren the Bleeckerst Unversast Sunday School last
appropriate poem was read by Mr.. Charles F. Lee.
This evening the choir of the Church of st;
Francis by % IL thy s enSgs nall P Of
the college FOR the benefit OF the poor OF the parish
About a month ago. contractor, in moving
house reached the intersection OF Hundreds and
twenty eehthst and Fourthaye and left the building
there standing the upper crosswak IL Is there today
The State Controller has appointed Col. Chas.
O. Jolne Of the Mayors Office his asent for this Metro
pSan P ce 20 aye an Office in the main room
Of the Mayors once.
James Wiegand, who was shot in Mosbach's
his residence, No sio seeondave in a critical
dton Coroner Flynn was notified yesterday to take his
ante mortem deposition
The Secretary of State of Rhode Island
has contributed tho Law Institute Library Of New
York the Acs and Resolves OF the General Assembly OF
that State for ls67 together with copy OF the census
Of Rhode Island for 1865.
The police captains have been ordered to re-
h a. o tbe Number OF buildings completed in 1851 the
number OF buildings unfinished, their dimensions, ana
for what purpose intended.
At meeting of the General Committee OF
the Brckayers Union OF New-York and NewJersey, on
evening ~, %eTs %n as P TSoSr
Societies are 70 be represented
Between and o'clock on Saturday after
as The Grand y ferry oneida had Just eesrea
stream struck her amdshps. head on, and smashed her
guard beam. Nobody was injured
Capt y. II. Mills, Messrs Nathaniel Boyd,
Iohn Mcdonald and others OF the passengers officers
and crew the Raleigh have published card
rendering thanks TO the captain OF the steamer Mahhat
tan for his kind treatment In bringing them from Charles
ton to NewYork.
At meeting of the New York Cooperative
Building Association. on Saturday eyenngIMr Robert
ballot OF OOO fell 10 Conrad Miller the other by highest
bid OF $4,000 TO John Bailey for $500 &c. Bids ranged be-
tween SO To 1850.
AT n meeting of the New York Journeymcn
Bakers Society on Saturday evening. subscription list
opened for members In good standing now out OF
work. NJ NJ. Drury, who proposes to establish work
ingmans solidarity or organization for mutual relief ad-
dressed the meeting.
At n meeting of the Operative Bricklayers
Union Saturday evening" arrangements were made to
commence work again at the new Park Bank ana on MT
Edwin BSG a M nsys Consulted S to pS
the established rate OF a so az day.
At n caucus of the delegates from the varl-
posts OF the Grand Army Of the asPao me on ssu5
MsjorGen Daniel Sckes for the office OF state Com
missioner and that OF Capt Joseph Forbes for the once
OF Quartermaster General OF the state
On Sunday evening next the Rev. Mr. liecker,
Paullst Father, viii lecture IN the Church OF 81 An.
district and on the sunday evening following his Grace
the Most Rev Archbishop McCloskey, to preach IN ST.
Peters Church Barclayst, for the poor OF that region
The Presbyterians held n Union Convention
in the adisonsquare Presbyterian meeting house last
evening. The building was crowded. Several eminent
ence All were for working for Christ and helping In the
work which to be done This can be accomplished only
by unity.
TO those soldiers and sailors who lost their
right arms during the war; premiums have Just been
awarded for the best specimens OF left hand penmanshp
The rewards given by the Soldiers Friend Society,
which is under the patronage Of Gems Grant Sherman,
Sheridan Meade Admiral Farragut, and other distin-
guished officers.
At a quarterly meeting of the Journeymen
Taors Protective and Benevolent Union, on Saturday
evening, officers were elected as follows President,
Henry Tucker; Vice President, Thomas Broughton
Financial Secretary Edward sterr Recording Secretary
W. G. Tucker Delegates TO the Workingmen's Union,
James Gibbons and Henry Tucker
CITY Chamberlain Sweeny has paid S12 $50 80