New-York tribune., 1868-02-01
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Iontv Wilson IL in town.

Senator HcnIY W lisOh II III toNH'
Three car blocladcs down town last evening.
The Hebrew Charity Ball Is 10 take place at
the Academy OF Music Oh the 9th INST
This evening Miss Sallie Br0Uns0n Goodrich
y 10 deliver lecture in DOdworth Hal on The Md
night Mission
The Rev. \. b. Earle is TO preach Tomorrow
afternoon and evening ia Dr Armiiages OAuIth rory
sixth-st.,Hear Flfth-avc
Correspondents of country papers say that a
comic daily, under the carlton OF Tie M"gpf VIII soon
make its appearance III THIS city
VIM Finn, driver Of one OF the Hope EX-
press Company wagons fell from his wagon yesterday,
In Grcenwlchst near CourtanGst and broke his arm
In the report Of the Chicago fire it was in
adycrtcnty stated that the North American Fire lnsur-
loss is only 5000
Yesterday the Central Park ponds. were
the skaters made the most Of it, continuing the healthy
pastime til late IA the evening"
Rev. Henry Blanchard will begin course of
fOur lectures Rational Religion, az DodwOrths stndO
Building 40. 2l2 Flfthayc. tomorrow afternoon at -
o'clock Subject, Rome or Reason
The ST. Andrews Club of this city and the
Thistle club Of Jersey city are skate match for
three silver medals, which daily expected from the
Royal Caledonia Club OF Scotland.
The only business of importance transacted
by the Street Cleaning Commissioners yesterday was the
adoption Of resolution auditing the usual semi monthly
payment TO the streetclcanng contractor
At o'clock this morning, a gang of men
with horses and carts were busiy engaged demoish-
ing and carng OF the eastNOrks which have lined the
railroad tracks in Parkrow Tor the past two weeks
To-day at noon there viii be a meeting of
referred the resolution in favor Of extending fftb
by widening Lauensst, when all parties interested
A burglar, at an early hour yesterday morn
ing broke open the hall the Of
Thomas Joyce, at No 269 Firstayc andad removed $50
rascals fed and escaped
Dr. David r. Holton is to give his second
lecture on ply sioogy IN the large hal Of the Cooper In
tnTe Is more particularly addressed 10 children with the
view Of teaching them the mysteries Of the human
frame.
A till-tapper entered Hincks's grocery, at the
intersection Of Secondave and sxth-st. Thursday
morning and was seized IN the act Of rObbng the money
drawer. GraspDg butcher knife from the counter he
made lunge at the clerk who thereupOn released him.
and he escaped
An arrangement is being made for dcpositing
and receiving the mails by the express trains at the way
stations the entire route between this city and Boston
New.Havei and the posts are being put in at all the
stations between Springfield aud Worcester.
In the account of the shooting of Henry Mil
ss 1t inadvertently stated that Policeman Gayican
of the l4th Precinct who took the wounded man Belle
he was 1t should have read that the woundedn
knew his assaiant but refused To tell his name
An inquest was held yesterday by Coroner
Rollin at Bellevue Hospital over tho body OF Thomas
Campbell machnist, lately residing at No 3Oi East
Eighth The deceased man, with others was engaged in
East Ninth ST., and while thus engaged he fell from the
deck into the cylinder OF the engine fractuTng his skull
Messrs. Leavitt, Strebegh & Co. are to sell
at auction Tuesday and Wednesday Feb 4th and 5h,
at the Clinton Hail Art Galleries beginning at Z. o'clock
each day. large and choice collection OF oil paintings
water coore marble and terra statuary The
aogue contains many paintings by favorte iAmerican
and foreign artists among them some y pictures never
before exhibited in this city.
Yesterday afternoon contrivance desi gned
TO make wheeled vehicles as servceabe the Winter
are seighs, was practically exhibited Nassau and
other streets IN the lower part the city Four strong
runners were firmly secured by Of braces easily
detached, to the wheels OF heavy wagon essenti
ally converting into sleigh The application was ap.
parently quite successful.
Capt: Mills of the Eighth Precinct yesterday
received Information that party Of roughs from hs
Nard intended visiting the saloon Of Rocky" Moore in
fremont Tor the purpose OF witnessing prizeght be.
tween two noted bruisers from this city The superin-
tencent OF Poce was notified Of the projected ght and
he instructed the fremont Police 70 look out party
AL ater hour The gang Of rOughs made their appear
anee Dat were dispersed by the Police, and returned
this city No arrests we're made
The stfeet-caIs are now alive with pick.