New-York tribune., 1868-01-18
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the Metropolitan Hotel
Mr. Dennis Stocking, veteran of the wax oil
1872 died in this city yesterday
The frst-class restaurants in this city have
reduced their charges Is per cent.
Within q fortnight the police have converted
10 tuns Of signs into kindlingwoOd
Mr. Richard 0'Gorman has been reelected
President OF the Irish Emgrant Society.
At the 22d Regiments concert, this evening, III
the armOry, DodwOrth's band will furnish music.
Counterfeit tens on the National Bank of the
State of New York were in circulation yesterday.
Paul b. Du Chaillu will exhibit his new and
beautiful diagrams OF African scenery before the Irhe
ers Club next Wednesday evening.
Miss Minnie Warren, sister to Mrs. Gen. Tom
Thumb is about to be led to the hymenea altar 10y oon
mOdOre Mutt. Their united wealth Is about s2joOOo.
Councilman James Long is to be buried to-
morrow, from his late residence, No. II Jayst boIn
branches OF the Common Council Will attend in Dous
Subscription books for the Blot Club were
opened yesterday at Hudnut Co.'s drug store on brOa
way opposite 81 Pauls About $50 names were entered
Can't. Doheny of the Street Department, and
Capt Quinn walked from this city TO Hastings - miles,
iiye hours including short stoppage at fonkerS lor
refreshments
An inauest was held yesterday by Coroner
Rollins over the body of Patrick Riley longshorelnai,
who died Of fracture OF the spine On wednesday isS'
Riley fell into the hold of the bark Ocean
Patrolman VIM. II. Morgan of the Fourth
Ward died at his residence No II Henry st
neced with the Metropolitan Police Department. Ho"
the date Of its organization
The Delegates, Committee of Arrangements,
and Committee Of Counsel OF the Temperate Assoca "a
Cooper Institute from to O'Clock D. the 18th and
25th OF January, and st, sth, aud 18th Of February
A train for this city leaves Albany from the
same depot, and at about the same time tba' ano'sn %
leaves for Boston. wag having changed the slgns t
other day the NewYork passengers were sent Oh lowalu
Boston while nearly all the Bostonns were started Tor
this city
A Newfoundland doc was see n carving n bun
die in his mouth down secondaye., ON Thursday night
Arriving at No. i5 occupied by Mr. var Winkle, , ne ne
walked up the steps and having deposited the Dud. on
tine topmost step, ran OF The package contained a
female infant about one week old
The Homeopathic Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of New York. a corporation propOscs 10
policies at udciousy reduced rates OF premium 70
persons who employ Homeopathic phy yslc.ans' ne ne
amount OF capital stockis To be sOo0v lad III er
vested In Government and state securities win interest
payable at seven per cent IN gold looks oi s1Dserpon
be open at the Tenth Nationai Bank Oh @i lnst
A New-YOrk correspondent of The Phiiddel-
pLia Post says that the people Of Harlem enjoyed sen
sation recently in the marriage TO two gentlemen ana
but found the day TO DO egil. The brides would
prefer TO abide by the law, but the Dridegrooin'
recognize the ceremony at all An appeal TO be taken
TO our Courts. or TO the Legislature
\ gentleman from Schenectady had his
pocket picked Of SIS on siXth-aye car on Thursday
evening Three known thieves were on tho PLATFORM
and the conductor Acknowledged that he knew them but
did not deem IL prudent to put the pdsscngers on thclf
guard lest he should get his head Knocked on 1he con
ductors say that tbe railway companies have not ndem
f6f[S f6f GTp5ssiHg r5sf5 Re Re" tSie2!ess bic! $
The members of the Second Union Co0pera-
tive Building society Pa1 n Their IGnth t1ts p d i.
lowst. The payments am0nhl'1 10 ~ ~, ,,a5 -
total In bank of 1866 O5. The rules OF ths Association
are 10 be 20 amended To- allow members who obtain
appropriations by ballot the pIiNiesc o s"nt ,m, ly'
their own yantage. The appropriations gcucItly rear
ize 500. The first l. C. b. o has sliot2 IN bank
The attendance at Yandcwater's horse auction
a fItfl IfIa
ers were plentiful handsome dapplcgray horse bred
in Kentucky the fret put up, ana after some c9npe
ttion was Knocked down for s5u The next lot oneitd
was bay Lexington trotung horse that realized $50 ana
the fast rotnghors Johnny Baker was knocSea down
S2s5. aud the bay horsc captain, Altc sA'hJ Was SOFA
ior S2i5.
The improvement Of the Alden Type set
ting Machine" is becoming NcACd question Mr; John
T. slingerland claims the honor. Mr Charles ncaton
hs rone torHr 10 eSr away the prize nom both Mi
H. W. Alden, relative Of the original inventor has NJ
tempted TO the dispute al rc, by pronouncng Seaion
pretcndcr. and slngerlauds monopoly ~ All ihe horrors
a barcless dream According to him hackay has nsh'
to halves.
The Board of Audit considered claim. yes
terlay for I5 81, which Was pr'cted 10y Henry hirI
stod. The claimant asked the city 10 return % INN an
assessment which be had paid on IL lots now embraced
I'm the Central Park Before this land Was taken Tor TIE
Park the grading OF SiNtynintl sevenueth and seventy
first 81 was IN progress but subsequently di-coniln
ued. and tie amount claimed wds deducted i"in hicf
the Common Council for redress without avail the b~ud
having rejected the claim under me statute oi Auilta
j
The Masonic Skating Match and Fancy Dress
Carnival on Major Oatinan's fifthaycuuc Inl i,-i
night was "A Decided success Tie rnt' rtalnnrut Wit'
gotten ,p under the auspices 0f continental Lodge No
Ss- y giid NJ FOR the benenI of the Masonic school
and Asylum Fund u aid which Major OatInHu had gen
crosy contributed the of his rink without charge
The pond wHs brilliantly lighted. the crowd Of people
who came skate and "a watch The skaters were IN the
hest possible humOr, ard what with the fin on the lee
the lights the fireworks and ire keeu bracng air there
was nothing wanting TO make the occasion pleasant one
10 all concerned
thas owey store. At No. 6 BoWery last evening ana
desired to diamond rings. After ssaminins tho
iewolry Jones attempted TO run away WIN me lhy con
tanning the jeweiry and 10 enter caIiase ~ ~ Hhen IRE
had been driven up 10 the door but before he coud
enter 1t. however Mr Syerlha bad seized him 6y & the
leg PatrOlnsn OBrlen soon reached the slo' au ook
the thief INTO custody The prlsoncr VINO Is ] aDon.
by downtown firm ~ travelling as,hti re ~ ,siy T
respectfully connected aud claims lha this Is ms t't
theft Jones confessed that he natuicd TIE pan TWO or
three days previous 10 tho attempt
AT the Blicklaycrs' Convention, yesterday,
the Committee Ways and Means reported Al estimate
Of the expenses OF tho Union for the ensuing year
committee was appointed Ia define the geographical
boundaries Of local unions aud To faclltae thc csthpr
ment Of new ones An amendment OF Article IL oi tr
Constitution TO give control Of the apprentice system 10
each Union referred 10 Committee on Constitution
The President said that no local Union should allow its
members work job where more than two hIprtn
tices employed employer having rgh To put ms
at work irrespective Of said apprentices. Inc sc.
President OF Union No OF NewYOrk gave the President
Mr.. John =. Frost, handsome apron ana badge, ana
made neat presentation address.
The Cork Herdid, Ireland tells an astounding
story os foliows. "A NorgeNan bark from New-Y orh
arrived here few days ago. having board young
American Of high birth and fortune. whose name VIII be-
forever remembered in New York In connection with one
Of the tragic, and the same time romantic, crimes
ever committed in that city. As he leaving Of
the theaters I'm company with his sister gentemanly
stranger accosted his companion OF familiarity
Her brother assured hin that he mistaken where
the rctorted that he not mistaken aud
that he had the lady house OF prostitution on the
previous evening Maddened Al this insult, the brother
drew knife aud stabbed defauer to the heart. Dis
guising himself common sailor, he escaped tho
eses of the law and his way 10 the metropo-
lis Of England"
BROOKLYN.-M Richard 0'G0rman will
lecture in the Academy of Musc next Wednesday night
Tie Prnsncct Park Commissioners have de-