New-York tribune., 1868-05-07
HOME NEWS.
THE CITY.
No quorum in the Board of Audit.
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No quorum m the Board oil Auult.
Public reception at the WOrkingwomen's
Home this evening.
Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue
1r Thomas Harand left this city for Washington yes
The annual meeting of the Chamber of Conn
for the election OF officers viii take place tins after
noon at o'clock
Fifteen hundred baseball bats have been
sent TO this city from Wespor Conn., They are made oi
Eastwood and willow
The Catholic priests are collecting subscrip-
tlons Of 81 and upward Tor the purpose OF completing the
great Fifth-ave Cathedral
Peter Regan and Ellen McCmty were knocked
down IN WashinG tont near Ceual yesterday %! rum
away steer, and badly injured.
The rush for licenses on the part of the
liquor dealers has fallen OF somewhat, the attendance
yesterday beng quite moderate
Five companies in this city have stored
l26OOOOOoO poHDds ice during the past Winter The
ice was gathered from area Of 400 acres
The preliminary work connected with the
| the Broadway end Of Murray-st. yesterday
:, The body OF a man was found in the Nortl,
taken to the Morgue 10 await Identification.
A lady living nearly opposite the new Tam
many Hall has ld in 800 baskets OF wine in anticipation
OF the meeting Of the Democratic National Convention
| OF the ten richest men in this city, four arc
of German stock two Of Hnguenot French two OF scotch
| or Scotch-Irish, one of Hebrew, and only one pure
Yankee.
ST.. COLUMBIA Circle, +. b., met last evening
in Temperance Hail. West Twenty ninth St, for the ur
electlng
! Syracuse
An unknown man jumped into the East River
from the foot Of Thirty st. yesterday. lie was
rescued in exhausted condition and taken TO Bellevue
Miles and Goulding, the pedestrians, are still
Walking, and midnight they had accomplished 2lc
feet beng little sore.
The ladies connected with st. AIMS Episco-
pail church in West Eighteenths, are holding fair IN
the basement OF the Church. for the benefit Of the sick
and poor Of the parish.
An old Doctor who is personally known to
a gentleman OF high attainmeHts ana undoubted
honor advertses, under Business Chances ii another
column, for an associate.
Excursion tickets to the Republican COnven-
tons at Chicago, via Alent9wn Route, Fennsyyanla
ways sold at half price.
The elevated railroad in Greenwich-st. will
soon be put 20 practical test, as TO IT'S utility, although
the Legislature has granted an extension OF Six months
time within which TO make tile test.
Mayor Hoffman. accompanied 10y a few of his
political friends and an escort from the 2lst Regiment,
present at the inauguration Of Gov. English Of Con
necticut
The Graduating Class of Columbia Law
The exercises were Of high order and the intellectual
wrestlers for fame and the wooack earnest
petitors. large audience WAS present.
The Third Union Cooperative Building
Society meet this evening a,N a. Mr. John Farmers
Tuesday evening next $4,000 has already been taken
up in shares
Mr.. Edward III. AlYerson, living nc NO. 81
Unionst BROOKLYN fell overheard from UamiltOn-ave.
ferybOat early yesterday morning while the latter
lying in the slip at Whlehast but was rescued by the
police and boarmen
The semi-mOnthly report Of the Commissions
ers of Emigration the 10th 20 3Oh Of April. shows
that during period the applications for employment
4Oi; the orders Tor empOyes, ltlG ana the per
sons employed 1,4O4.
The Rev. Jos. T.. Elder of Orange, n. j., the
Rev. Geo. Lorimer Of Albany Y. and the Rev. Way
Union this evening in the Meeting House, OF Mad
son-ave. and Thlrty-frstst.
Nicholas Bahlinger, German 55 years of
age fell dead in the hallway Of No. 253 Thrdst yester
day where nc was engaged In whtewashing The body
was removed 10 the Union Market Police Station where
an inquest will be held today.
John Monck living at the corner of Washing
ton and waverley aves, Merose. Westchester County,
attempted get upon the O'Clock express train bound
fraetre of fhe right arm and other Injuries OF danger
Gus character. He was taken home.
Some burglars entered Thomas Whelan's gro
cery at the OF Firstave and Tenhst early yes
terday morning by boring hole in the floor from the
cellar and removed box of tea in bag TO the hallway
flight Leaving their booty behind them.
The Varnishers' and POlishers' Society met
last evening Lincoln Hall corner Houston and Allen
st one shop that OF Halnes Brothers. piano makers,
was reported 10 be on strike since Monday last but the
prospects that the increased wages demanded by the
this class OF wOrkIDen, now, is s. per day. t q
The Hon! r. VI. POmerOy and Gov. Fairchild
OF Wisconsin. at the ST. Nicholas Hotel Gems Caring
ton aud Dandy o. A., ana fuhaIlSf OF
Japanese Navy are the Metropolitan Col John Ten
nent Of shisOUx Glasgow. IA az the Clarendon Gen.
Reese, L. s. A.at the AlbenaTle; and Miss McVickar
and Fred 6onefsal the English equestrian, are at the
Hodman House.
The Union Practical House Painters AssOcia-
uon held its regular weekly meeting at No 5N BOwely
last evening rhe reports received from the regular
committees showed that the regular standard OF wages
was now being paid throughout tho city, aud that there
was no strike existing Several candidates for member
ship were elected and after transactng routine business
the meeting adjourned. II.. fr.
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by name were seriously injured yesterday by the expO
son OF some gas n The cellar of No. ~ DiYsOnst used
IOf e storage or masOn's tools The floor OF the
bnldine - occupied by MIR Kelly paint store, and
>9pViL9n " Inc S4eisAe 81 barrel Of leDzne baYlng