New-York tribune., 1868-02-15
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ouened as an auction room yesterday.
We are to have night boats running to New
burgh after the opening OF navigation >,
Connecticut papers growl over the new man
arrangement on the Eew-Haven Railroad
The steamship France, leaving this port on
the 9d OF February arrived at Liverpool ON the 18Th is
This evening Mr.. John T. Doyle, in Irving
Hail, lectures on "The Shamrock, or Chips from INC
Blarn ey Stone" -,
The Leiderkranz ball is to take place on the
2oth inst II promises to be the finest masquerade ever
given in this city.
At a late meeting of the Farmers Club, lead
pipes declared unhealthy 0I conveying wafer io'
domestic purposes
The twenty ninth annual reunion of the
With Ward Pioneer Clay Club is scheduled az 'ns
Han for Monday evening next
Tomorrow evening Sig. Antonio Farrini is
10 give his farewell concert lie win be assisted by Mr.
De COrdOva the popular lecturer
Two destitute Arabs were on Thursday even,
ing found in 6Outhst They were yesterday cOnnt.ou
20 the care of the Commissioners OF Charities and COIIec
ton.
Proposals for the purchase of the ice in Cen,
tra Park tonly such quantity as can 9e spareu on
spoilng the skatlng) viii be entertained by INC 'on
troler.
The Hon. VIM. f. Dodge is to lecture on
Mercantile Life I'm ew-York Forty years Ago. at t to
Presbyterian Church. Broome and Rdgests on Iuesday
evening next
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Charles Graham
speaks on Temperance before the Father Mathew iem-
perance Society, No. at the Junction Of Broadway anu
Seventh-aye.
The billiard match between Melvin Foster of
this city and the celebrated PLAYER John MeDeyltL iHr
the championship OF America aud SlOO VIII take pce III
Chicago. at the Music Hall
The old officers, Elisha p. Smith, President,
and A. W Warner Secretary and Treasurer OF the sre H
elected by the Board of Directors
The work on the foundation of the north
Nde Of the new Harlem Bridge has been resumed, as
both the approaches, the bridge will be finished
The steamer Daniel Drew it undergoing inn
provements Beside being oyerhauled sue VIII pe u ,e
tied number Of bridal and family saterooms are pehg
fitted up with all the modern improvements
Yesterday morning an unknown man, aged
about 40 years found in the hallway Of the tenement
tionhouse he died The deceased habIted In black
oyercoat gray pants, black soft hat, and one shoe.
All the graduates OF Yale College, resident in
this city and Brooklyn are requested TO meet IN ie eo-
Ientrance on Twentyfourthst) Monday evening, at
o'clock to consider the oxpediency Of forming Asso
signed by Daniel Lord Henry d. Bulkey, VIM NJ Eyarts,
the Rev VIM. Adams, D. D. JARED Linsley, Sidney Web
ster, Edmund u. Stanton, and others
The Report of the st. Lulle's Association OF
50 Marks Church. Bowery, shows that during the past
year the expenses OF tile charity had been 24 and The
ing balance OF ts5 o. Tho Report speas strongly OF
the unprecedented distress among The poor s Winter
and makes urgent appeal for funds TO euabe them 70
meet the unrelaNing demand Tor all Inc omceTs are
and Dr. Gardner, Medical Attendant
Yesterday the accumulation Of ice, both in
the East and North River, very great and the fer
ries and general navigation suffered very much from r.
On the East River especially the ebb aud how OF the tide
particularly felt aud the floating helds OF Ice II
not presenting nsupeable Obstacles ~ east
ay Of dispatch caused the streets adjacent 10 the river
to be va MIN Se Gt and bat few
OF them escaped having 10 wait long time 70 be trans
ported TO the Brooklyn side
The lecture which DIR. 7. s. Lambert pro-
poses give steinway Han on Tuesday evening next
on Family Inheritance and the Personal lndcations OF
LS9TSy a. Ss .aedes 81 sns At Cooper nSae under he
auspices OF the Cooper Union The special object OF this
frther elaboration and discussion details OF this
subject The lecturer has engaged the services OF George
W Morgan esq the Orgnnis with the evident desire of
making the entertainment complete as possible
A collision occurred yesterday morning at
o'clock near Onehundrcd and twenty hfth st. Harlem,
sleicb returning from Yokers were run into by party
of roughs aud dispute arising one oi the rogghs drew
Joseph Crowley wonndng him In the leg The asailant
after firing made good ef ess1 - eer ses sa
Thirty where ere p9ysaa, e sa, Sco5s was procured ana
John Webster and A. f. Evanston of Hudson,
Mich whuo on their way 10 san Francisco on Thursday
afternoon, made the acquaintance of g. Carh on the
a cabinet maker of san Francisco on arriving In this
city the Mchganders accompanied their friend 80 tho
where they loaned Mr. CLARK tlso taking in return
check FOR sioo, drawn on the First hatona Bank by
and al a. has sSiSoHIs mot been eS heard from from since
At Vandewater's horse auction, yesterday,
nrires looked little better and good sales woIc
Effected The trottng Tom White sired by Henry
Clay can I'm 20 not warranted was sold for $3.50
The bay mare silk stockings nrod by Norman. trot in
$40 not warranted, fetched teso bay family horse
Morgan stock. warranted. was Knocked down for t225
An Ethan Allen mare si hands, years, warranted not
very fast realized tls5. handsome bay marc Of the
Hamilton Abdaah stock, III hands, years old, war
ranted, was sold cheap for s326.
Last evening a pedler named Keyse called
on Mrs Mary Ann DUNN. at No. 90 Mulberryst., and
wished 10 sell new patent kerosene lamp warranted
OF the good qualities Of the lamp keyse filed with oil
and then placed lighted match 10 II, aud the conse
quence Immediate explosion Mrs DUNN was
badly burned about the and body The frightened
peder, alarmed at the consequences OF MS act rushed
since been seen. The flames we're soon eHtlhgsshed,
after having oauscd slight damage The Injured woman
was taken 20 Bellevue Hospital.
A meeting is to be held in the Fifth-ave.
Church Nineteenthst, tomorrow eve
ming in regard 70 the work OF the AMERICAN trg 2ocey
il Will be addressed by the Rev. q. L. Shearer Of Rich
mond. Va and Uncle John Nassar, missionary IN the
Army OF the Potomac during the After listening TO
facts related by these gentlemen In public meeting in
WashingtOn Senator wilson warmly Comnepded lle
adantafon Of the Tract Society TO The work Of reaching
the sontb and turning to inc ebers OF ConRress pres
emit said "These men and this agency are doing
for reconstruction than a Of us'"
An organ exhibition took place last week at
Mr. Henry Erben's warerooms IN woosterst, OF largo
organ built by lin for Christ Chvrch, thcags. Ii was
performed by Of tnf most csitb5i 5rgahi5s5
Mr. George W. Morgan OF Grace Church especially ao.
notice for the mastery manner In which he showed
up all the stops In the organ Mr. Henry L. browne qua
Mr. Caued OF st. Stephens Catholic Church, ana other
eminent professors displayed the organ 10 the best posi-
be advantage. The audience were delighted win the
paylng and the organ which exceedingly hre-toncd
Instrument It has sets OF keys, stops octYes ana
pedals from CCC and 1850 pipes The case ls III The
Gothic style Of blackwalnut - feet high II feet vide
and 10 feet deep.
Part of the trial trip OF the United States
steam corvette WampanOag Commander Nicholson, was
brought to an end Tuesday by her arrival In the Lower
Bay. The weather had been very stormy since leaving
port and behaviour through the strong gales was adj
nrable The throttle only open enough TO allow her
10 steam II knots an hour Her consumption of coal
averaged one tun and half per hour. The engines
worked very satisfactorily, and the bearings renamed