New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-25
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Building Society was held last evening" at No AZ Lud
| low-st
A distllery in this city, operating under the
check OF lhs ne ter paid So 600 lst week as lax upon III
Capt. Charters of Brooklyn will speak ut the
Church this evening
7. L. Barnum ia to lecture in WiamspOrt,
Pa on thursday evening next, for the Young Mems
] Christian Association.
The First Metropolitan Land and Building
Association meets Mr.. John W. Farmera Iustituta Ma
| ~ Ludow-st this evening.
Alexander r. Jewett, a boarder at the Cirard
House, ic n Hudson, near rows. yesterday, and
was badly injured about the head.
| Tammany Hall fred 100 Joy guns Yesterday
morning In honor Of the Democratic National COnven-
! ton. which is to meet here Oh July T.
The steamship MarmiOn, which arrived at the
port on Sunday ght, from Savannah, was obliged to
anchor IN Grayeseud on account OF the Ice.
The ice in the rivers is now heavier than be-
fore this Several accidents TO ferry boats oo-
! cured yesterday, but none OF a serious nature.
! Mr.. Michael Sumpter, n conductor on the Sixth
| ave- line Of cars. by his yesterday
morning. and had one Of his feet badly fractured.
DR.. Withers, the champion of the Atlanta Club,
and Mr. Ohoi Of the Columbia Club are 10 row In COM
| pany from NewYork to Buffalo the coming season
| MIR. Peter Turlcy, who fell into the dock on
Saturday night while IN the act OF getting on The Brdges
at ferry boat, died at Bellevue Hospital yesterday morn
| ing.
Alex III. Stephens, ex-Yice- President of the
Southern Confederacy deceased left for Boston yesterday
| morning at D O'CLOCK Ho VIII relufn 10 NoW-lOIA on
Friday
The steamship MOneka. plying between this
port and Charleston seized yesterday by the United
States Marshal for the southern District OF NewlOrk for
violation OF the Internal Revonue law.
! Dir. j. G.. Minch, German seaman on board
The bark Ocean, which arrived at this port Yesterday
FOL- the 10th inst from the main topSail yard and was
drowned. Deceased was 30 years OF age
The sale of the library belonging to the late
Rev Thomas House Taylor ID. d. for many years rector
OF Grace Church commenced by the Messrs Leaylt
! StlFhFlgl y,
cheap.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Young
rooms No Fifthave After the usual exercises, Mr.
necessity for moral reform"
James Logan an Irish laborer, living in Sixty
hrs-st, Broadway, severely burned about the
face and hands Yesterday by the discharge OF
taken to Bellevue Hospital.
The Rev. +. G.. Ever lectured on "The YOse-
mite ygley st evening. before the All SAINT Relief
entertaining and at times poecal The audience was
fair. considering the weather -
Prof John Gamgee of the Albert Veterinary
College, London, speak 10 tho Farmers Club, at the
Cooper Institute. today the Importance OF inyesti
Commerce, and the Food OF the People"
The Order of the Good Samaritan" held n
temperance meeting last evening" NJ the Aenst d. H.
Church The members in full regsia, and many OF their
0Lds present and the meeting was addressed by
the Rev. Geo Porter, an English clergyman
AT the Tombs Yesterday morning there were
ng previous Al Essex Market S9 applicants presented
themselves. al Jefferson Market. 49, OF whom Is we're
IRISH, AZ Americans, Germans. Scotch, aud French
The Association for Improving the Condition
% the Poor has Us relief list S.224 families. num-
beng 2o0 pet,ons and appeals for assistance 70 enable
them supply these with the necessities OF life
aid that since tho Winter OF 1855 there such
suffering exists ia this city.
The Superintendent of Public Buildings has
called the attention. within the last few days, OF more
than % tenement houseowners to their oncomplisnce
with the law relating TO tenement honses The superl
Shortcomings comprising almost every omission that
could make house uninhabitable
Cattle are very scarce and sG1c. higher, all
selling on clean. and butchers anxously waiting for
more. Only I,loo sale yesterday. ana prices
ranged nom IL 10 De per ~ tho average being above
to-day; former barely sustained Hogs are ic
lower with Increase receipts. Tho best are selling
a. &C., aud rough az sic.
Deputy Commissioner Hartand has not yet
returned 10 te city from Washington but Is expected to
tiers require his immediate attention. Gen. BoyntOn is
busily engaged upon PETROLEUM aud distllery bonds
some 81 the latter the old bonds under which the dis
te4ies running, and many OF them proved 10 be
Worthless upon Investigation.
Mr.. John Savage, G. f., Of the Fenian Brother
Patriot Priess OF Ireland" lie read copious extracts
rom REPORTS OF engagements between the nsnrgent
had distinguished themselves The assertion that the
BED Croaof st George had often bowed before the Wig
plause. The lecture was well attended
The bal masque of the New-York Turner's
va. held in their hall NO Orchard.st last evening.
formed headed by Mr. Julius +. Kaufman,
the Klsdderadasch who introduced TO the Prince, In
succession Pho Mono, Napoleon Ill., Eugene with Victor
Emanuel trail bearer: Isabella OF Spain linked with
e1King Of Hanover Eeeior OF Hesse and Duke OF Mas
sau, Garoadi aud bismarck John Bun and Uncle sam
following each Introduction with few caustic remarks,
which caused great merriment. The affair was COM
pletc success both socially and financially.
The cap of still in Mr.. c. T. COpelands
distery opened No 5Jl East Twelfthst yesterday
v afternoon,
story brick building with one story extending IN the
causing second terrific explosion The rear building
was entirely demolished, scarcely one BRICK being left
out the side wall shattered and the stills and other ma
eiuery damaged Loss about $1,000 insured for 5000
writer's VIII probably refuse to pay the whole Oh the
policies James shaw the engafer and man named
Injured twostory tenement house in the rear OF the
we're hurt The house il owned by Mr. John Mccartney
aud may be repaired for 1880.
BROOKLYN-Number of deaths in Brook
Ign last week 100
John AUrcnhlemeT was arrested yesterday Tor
dsting Liquor without The special license tax
Mrs Baegot No. Hcks-st., was severely
injured by fall ON the ice, near her house, on Sunday
evening
Mrs. Laura j. Hertson was run over by
wagon while crossing FOuIthaye, on Sunday AFTERNOON
aud was badly hurt.
M,s. Sabine Cushman was found dead in her
PnsSISicb ave- and North secondst Her husband was
sent TO prison few days ago for abandoning her. and
not yet released.
Geo. Simonton was committed by Justice
Buckley yesterday to await the action OF the Grand
Jury FOR having stolen ewey TO the value OF 300 from
Mrs. Elizabeth Gallaghers residence where he remained
the night OF Jan. y.
man who gave his name as Thomas Nc
Iouphlin but whose real is John Bailey attempted
10 COMMIT suicide In the Forty Precinct PoceSaton
AT aou o'clock yesterday morning by cutting his throat
with knife He discovered In time 10 save his
fe Cause. delirlum tremens
Coroner Smith concluded the investigation
yesterday the circumstance attending the death OF