The New York herald., 1868-05-14

and brcklsyers struck yesterday for an increase
OF wages. Hitherto they have been receiving 81 so
per day. They demand an advance on this OF twenty
fve cents Until the bosses agree to pay 81 rs day
OF the laborers work ON buildings throughout the
CITY was temporarily suspended. number OF the
eismpioyers however, complied with the demand and
10 - anticipated that all will accept the new scale
to-day. Trouble ID not apprehended.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE LAW SCHOoL--0ne OF those
events TO which the student and parent looks for
ward with interest occurred al the Academy OF
Music last night, when, notwithstanding the weeping
OF the clouds without, many hundreds collected
within the noble edice to witness the ninth annual
The exercises consisted OF musical gems under the
direction Of Mr.. j. NJ. Lander, an able address by
dents The chaIr was occupied by F. A. r. Barnard,
:. I. D., president, who conferred the degree OF
Bachelor OF Laws upon about sixty young gen.
tlemen.
| AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SocrErY.-A small an.
| dence was I'm attendance at the haIl OF the New
| York Historical Society last night to listen to
paper "Prmeval Man and His Associates by
John Russell Bartlett OF Rhode Island, whose re-
searches in Europe have been productive of good
results. The author gave very interesting aud
able narrative OF recent researches as the early
inhabitants Of Switzerland and Denmark which
was repcte with many original ideas and facts not
before known. The occasion VIII long be renleD-
bered by those whose good fortune It was to be
present and listen TO the paper.
The NEW COMMISSION ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF
THE FISHERIES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.-The
Commissioners appointed to investigate and report
ON this important question are Horatio Seymour,
Seth Greene and r. A. Roosevelt and others, forming
the organization Which will visit, investigate and
take evidence on the pscatOr1al products OF the
various rivers and lakes, with IL view to ascertain
II tney can be rendered more productive, and to de-
eide what measures are desirable Tor restoring the
production OF fish, and their protection, propagation
and Improvement With this view 1t is understood
IL
with similar commissions already established in
England, France Australia and elsewhere.
PERsoNAL.-Among the arrivals in this city yester-
day were c. W. Mitchell, of Kentucky; Erastus
Corning and William Allen, OF Albany; Ex-Governor
buckingham, OF Connecticut; j. Ii. Forbes and Fred.
Il. Latllrop, OF Boston; Colonel A. Pepys Sixteth
Rifles British army; d. T. Vail, Of Troy; General
william Williams of Connecticut; Dr. uerrick Of
Albany;. .Lieutenants Clark and Mcguire, United
Edward Wheaton, eff Philadelphia; Thomas Nelson,
OF London; j.. T. liarney Of San Francisco; Charles
Wye OF OF Scag9 H. r. opy OF 9 naeo e. o.
Judge Hall, OF New Jersey; G. w. DE Forest Of Troy
and N. y. Whitney, OF Boston.
No PROHIBITION ON THE IMPORTATION OF RAGS
&C., INTO THIS CIrY.-On Tuesday the Metropolitan
Board OF Health, in consequence OF representations
which had been made to ii to the effect that import
ers OF hides, rags and wool had experienced great
loss and difficulty In Obtaining freight in foreign
ports on the ground tnat their articles would not be
permitted TO land IN this city by reason Of cholera
and other epidemic diseases which they were sup
posed To contain, passed resolution declaring hat
this Board Of Health, in order to dsabuse the public
Mnd on this subject, publicly declares that during
the last year no such restrictions were imposed,
does II anticipate the necessity OF imposing any such
general restrictions"
CITIZENS SHARPsHoOTERs SOCTETY.-Under this
designation prominent Germans, members Of the
LiederAranz, the Nineteenth Ward Lese Klub and
the Arion associations, in view OF the approaching
grand festival organized themselves with General
Burger as president. On Tuesday the Citizens
Sharpshooers had their first tar ct excursion to and
practice at jones' Woods There were u large num-
Der OF persons present. and among the invited guests
was General Franz Segel. The shooting range was
$50 feet and every third shot placed in the bulls
eve. Wemay here add that John G. Stelien, Pres-
dent OF the Executive Committee Of the North
American Schuetzcn Bund, has received notice that
1000 liorins ts500, IN gold, are on the way as the
contribution OF the Vienna Austrial Scheutzenfest
Committee TO the prizes TO be shot for at the ap-
preaching International SharpshOoters, Festival in
this city, next June. his is in return for 81 300
S'enway piano sent from this city to Vienna for a
s.lnnar purpose.