New-York tribune., 1868-06-13
CTTY
CITY.
Gen. ScOtt's birthday to-day.

hector Field OF the With District from the lO 10 the JUN
instant.
The public examination of Hebrew Free
School No takes place at the Greenest synagogue Oh
Sunday.
Counterfeit 500 notes on the First National
Bank Of Boston, altered from hyes, were ia crcuauoh
last evening.
One Kelly, an Englishman, has been matched
30 walk miles in 10 hours, over the Rensselaer, T'A
caurse az an early day
TIE Home for the Friendless will give a
strawberry festival in aid of the institution on Wednes
day and Thursday next. -,
The annual "opening" of the Americus Club
be celebrated as usual on July u AZ lho
Indian Point, Greenwich
The Board of Health are adopting the neces,,
sary measures to prevent the recurrence iii the CITY VI
cholera any other epidemic
Thomas Duane was arrested q few nights
ago for picking the pocket of Mr. A. T. Stewart on the
steamer Providence of the New-YOrk and Bristol line
Margaret Bailey of No. 1863 Hester-st, rear
house an appeal for whose aid recently appeared IN IE
TRIBUNE acknowledges with thanks the receipt OF S5 3D.
The German delegates to the National Saen-
gerfes at Chicago visited the Mayor yesterday at ns
office in the City Hail. Complimentary speeches were
exchanged
DR.. Lively. who has been engaged for more
than 80 years home missionary works reports lnSt ne
has visited 200 families during the past year. to Wnom
he has given instruction.
The return game of the st. George Cricket
Club-marred against singlehas been postponed from
to-day 70 Wednesday the l7th inst the stormy weather
making the ground unfit for playing
Justice Bowling committed, yesterday, wo-
man giving her name Josephine Werner ana VINO mas
recently imposing German citizens by represent
ing herself niece of Werner the celebrated German
author.
The New-YOrk Board of Fire Underwriters
at late meeting adopted resolution not TO pay any loss
occurring within the limits OF the District Of the Metro
potan Fire Marshal until he shall have made report
Oh the same.
The Central Park Commissioners give notice
that the weather fine there viii be music this after
noon by the Park Band on the Mall at O'CLOCK seec,
lions from OGenbachs 0fphee dlT Enter form part OF
the programme.
In the United States District Court, yester-
day il ordered, in the suit OF John Graham agI,
discharged from arrest and from the custody OF the Mar
Hhal, on filing common bail.
George Berline, a German, living in Twenty
Eixtl-s, near Avenue A. willie engaged in taking down
old building at the corner OF Columbia ana 5ylglo-
ets Yesterday, seriously injured by the fall OF wall
He was taken home by the police
Regular Sunday breakfast for POCe-statiOn
lodgers, at Howard Mission, tomorrow morning at SS9
sabba athschoo and Chdrens Meeting from TO a. inter
esting services. The Little Wanderers will sing
The Republic, one of the Wall-st. Ferry
boats while entering her slip on this side yesterday fore
noon, coided with the steamboat Bay Ridge. The
ladies cabin was smashed ~ much TO the alarm OF the
fair occupants. Fortunately no one was injured.
Everett Babbitt, formerly cOmpOsitOr in THE
TRIBUNE Office, has recently arrived in this city from
Chihuahua. Mexico, where he editor of the ChlhUa
hua Videtd, and captain of Liberal Police. He was
country.
The Rev. j. L. Corning formerly of West
starts on the 18TH INST for "Trip in his little boat the
Nellie" on the Merrimac and Concord Rivers, rowing
from Concord N H. TO Concord Mass ana thence tOthe
mouth of the river.
Joseph Mills, lad of 10 years. living at the
Of 52d-st and Eghthave. was kicked III the face
yesterday by mule, which he was driving through 18th
st, near Ninth-ave. and received bad wound He was
taken the 7thst police station, where his wound was
1dreSSed, and he was then taken home.
An INQUEST was held by Coroner Flynn, yes
tEH S 81 West & 9st ce @ysf the ii sPS SqSy rs Of
ceved two weeks ago. by her clOtng taking fire from
stove in her apartment Mrs Cole was native OF this
city and 2s years Of age She leaves husband and two
children.
Alexander True, IA years of age, living with
ms parents at the Of Fifteenthst and Firsaye
was run over Yesterday and instantly killed by car No
Of the Dry Dock line, at the corner of imftee9thst
snd Avenne Te 60dy %s Keegap S % hold o
Inquest.
So great is the competition between the rival
steamboat lines 10 Boston that il is said the directors OF
one have 1ecded to offer SO cents 70 each PASSENGER on
their boats This will be followed by the other with the
offer OF like amount OF money, llee DSas ana IIee
staterOom TO every man and woman aYeillg 70 Boston
by their line, - .s-ts u. - 4;>.' p
The graduating class of Columbia College
will bury the Ancient ceremony annually peTi9TnfMt, M
sSdes ON bc rycng Of June Is funeral procession
with torch lights and brass band performing funeral
marches, is part Of the programme.
Detective Farley arrested one James Brady
last evening suspicion Of being one OF the men Who on
Sunday last entered the store OF Oppenhelmef Bros NO
Broadway and took from them 5000 worth OF prop
Sunday afternoon last Detective Potter OF the
Metropolitan Hotel saw man come OUT OF OIPenhemer
Bros store, having large bundle and Mr. Potter has
Idented Brady this man. The accused was locked up
sat Police Headquarters - = So. = -
Robert Heller the magician, whose real name
isW H. Palmer, formerly OF Washington Boston PhilR
delphia York, and elsewhere has applied to be s-
charged his debts by the Bankruptcy Court Lon
con where he now great TibulatiOn. His creditors
with one exception live in this city, ana have claims
ns the san Francisco Minstrel Hail. No. 5S5 Broadway
was fitted up for Heller
The Columbia and Atalanta Boat Clubs will
row cared this afternoon at o'clock over the
course the Hudson River of the Eysian Fields Hobo
ken. It will be three mile race, IL miles to stake boat
and return, and will Ice rowed under the rules OF the ud
son Amateur Rowing Association, TO which fine OrCdnla
lion both clubs are attached. The is surveyed
fnl three miles, without any" cut Of" at either end
Those who think Charity dead, or that no
warm hearts beat in this gea city had better read ihe
following list Of contradictions received for the wounded
Major H. C. Turner al No 2s ClaIkst, spoken Of in THE
TRIBUNE yesterday Eleven dollars was raised on a
Staten Island boat. Cash, 81 No name 50; A D. W., 81
q. H., 81; c. T., s. A. ID 5; 81 G.. b. 81; g. w. q;
Charles c. JudsOn, g Friend 81 Edwin H. Champion,
Total, $40.
The Stone Rubbers' Union Protective Society,
an organization numbering $50 members neid sp5eai
meeting last evening ~ No. l47 West IhrysecOndst,
for the purpose Of hearing the reports OF the men 0n
The various shops, relative TO the operation OF the slke
movement nauCurated on Monday last The report was
very satisfactory, but "bOss" being reported ms
having refused TO give tho advance. BY unanimous
resolve this establishment was ordered on strike on Mon
day next. Inc OlQ rate OF wages was - % uuu ll'
wages demanded 50 cents per day additional.
Mr.. Philip Phillips, the musical editor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, sails for Europe IN the
Cuba the nth Since the days Of the Mesoys there
has probably been N that Church who has been
50 popular leader and singer OF sacred songs MI Pl
lips attends the General Conference at London and VIII
no doubt lead the singers, he did the General Con-
ference at Chicago He carries letters Of eOmmendaton
from the Bishop and leading men IN the Methodist Eis-
copal Church, ana proposes 10 compile, during his
journey new book Of that VIII be adapted TO the
wants OF both sides of the Atlantic, be published by
the Book Concern IN New-YOrk
The Polytechnic Branch of the American In
Rttute held regular session Thursday evening al the
Cooper Union Prof. Tlman IN the chair Some cor
respOndenee having been read Mr James w. Gerard read