New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-09
THE CITY.


this evening at the Grand Hotel.
The officers of the Erie Railway say that the
strike OF the brakemen Of the road does not ~
The running. OF the passenger trains
Mr.. George b. Lincoln, President BOARD OF
Health. has become associated with Mr. W. Purpow
in the Advertising Agency business ~ NO 81 iN-'"'
the firm being YOungblood Lincoln
barney Derln, a ahOrer, residing at NO. 221
East Forty dfst yesterday fell from the secondstoy
OF the new building at sxtythird.st and IlIdave anu
had his leg broken. beside sustaining Other Injuries.
The Ninth Quarterly Convention of Good
Tempsrs Of the First Grand District comprising the
Counties Of Work iehmond kings queens a ana
row, ut o a. Public meeting IN me evening" u Do "u
dressed bg Matthew Hale Smith and others
DIR. Henry NJ. Ranneg last evening delivered
lecture upder the auspices OF the 81 Andrews DIVISION
OF the Sons of Temperance ~ their rooms Tue suDect
discussed Digestion and VI the course OF Dis
he showed the rreparabe injury done the human ~
by the of alcoholic liquors Several charts were put
~ use ioT Gi s sTG fe s1 S e'
The Association for the Advancement of
Science and Art held meeting last night IN their r9qls
No. Thrdave, &r G. RooseyeI ~ .e mar a 20 n"na
mate officers for tie ensuing year was appointed anu
Mr. Roosevelt described an apparatng lie has invented
designed distribute and ecOnomze the ght OF street
lamps At the meeting he will exhibit the modei
and offer fuller explanation.
Early yesterday, a fire in the basement OF
No III Greene-st occupied by Francis Nugent, manfac-
turer and rapairer billiard tabo cloths damaged the
property the amount of 1000 insured for $3.50 by the
METROPOLITAN Company The fire is supposed TO have
been kndled by French woman who was e1eeted from
her apartment I'm the upper part OF the house snort
time ago. Flre-Marshal Bracket VAL make an nfes'ib"
ton.
Henry Vasquez, the Cuban engineer who muir
dered his mistress Josephine Weiss. at No 80 Cr0sDys
himself far recovered yesterday as TO be able 70
be removed from the hospital on lsan1 o ana
In his formal examination he stated that he was nauve
Of Cuba, aged % years, maenist ana win IeieSHc9
TO the charge OF murder had nothlng 10 say Co'eu
to the Tombs TO await trial
Steinway Hall was partially filed last even
ing with appreciaye audience the occasion being
Association of this cty Tor the benefit OF the German
Evangelical Mission Society In the United states. Inc
Carl Feinnger and the programme provided was
lengthy, varied and pleasing Most OF the tickets were
sold by individuals from whom returns nave NOT yet
been received and therefore IL Is impossible 10 state
whether the concert was pecuniary success or not
The sale of autographs at Clinton Hall
Robert Robert Morris aud Richard Henry Lee brought s. 50
each Thos Jefersons 81 80 and s. 5O Joseph Hewess
VIM Ho0pers S23. military letter signed Lafayette,
Mai-GcD" brought 81; and order TO Col Monltrie.
MaoTCien me Chas Lee, 80 50; letter Of CEN wash
ingon dated 1881, sold for $40, aud one Of washing
ton Irving dated Sunnyside 1s4 for 81 80. The prices
reached at this sale SMALL but they were IN reality
large when considered that the collection comprised
only surplus copies many Of them by no means perfect
The style of the Signatures too Is always taken Into the
account by autograph collectors For instance an, e c
mands a comparatively low price; whereas an "Abra,
ham Lincoln is eagerly sSng io ana csS I"T Sg%
and {" John Tyler" to a collector is about the same
that between reprint and the original OF valuable old
book 10 a bibliOphle.
BROOKLYN. VIM. Bagley, young man,
found dead IN an open boat on NewtoNn Creek yes
terday.
The dry goods store of Mrs. Finnigan, No.
sos Fultonaye. was damaged by fire yesterday 10 the
amount OF 500. Insured by the international Go.
The November Term of the Court of Oyer
and Termner opened yesterday and the Grand Jury
There being no cases Oh the calendar ready
the Court adjourned.
The State Arsenal in POrtland-ave. was
crowded last evening with eager throng OF officers
anxious to learn the result OF the election Tor Com
mandant OF the Fifth Brigade Second Division Major
Gen Woodward presided and Col Heath. A. G. Of the
Brigade, acted as Secretary Twelve votes were pSieG
s. y. " received votes, majority OF over col D. a.
Cullen, and accordingly declared elected Col T. =
DakoD has been for II years connected WIN the Jl
Regiment served as private during the war, and
passed through the different grades 10 his present POSI-
tOn When the result OF tie election Was announced
Gen. Woodward comphmentcd the Brigade Oh It's new
Commander
GREENPORT.-The season for menhaden
fishing GreenpOrt Bay Is about closed. Several OF the
companies have already laid up and Others abont to
do 50, as the fish very scarce In the bay. The
number taken during the has been considerably In
excess Of last year. and as whole the season has been
prohtable. Tie companies located shelter Island
have tried out 100000 fish, yielding from Ia TO Is
gallons per loo.
NEWTOWN.-Ther bids fair to be n perfect
flood OF German settlers IN this town during the next
few years. Recently several German building asso-
Citations purchased several hundred acres OF land IN
Buidng win be commenced several these tracts In
the Spring one architect already preparing plans and
specifications for upward Of "a buildings.
COLLEGE POINT.-Last week John RENE
and John Rusman, both residents OF this village got into
an alteration. During the heat Of the dispute Refine
seized scythe and commenced an attack on Rusman.
nearly seycrng his right thigh wouudng him severely
to leave but little hope for his recovery on Saturday
Coroner Hicks took Rusmans deposition. and Rene
arrested and committed 70 the county jail.
PORTCHESTER-W Within the past week or
two number OF hay-sacks In THIS neghb0rhood have
been fired by tramps aud entirely destroyed In another
case they entered the stable OF the Hon George Wood
ward and stabbed fine horse YAlgsg at $1,000 belonging
TO MajorGen. Woodward OF Brooklyn.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hudson River Min
iseTial Association convened here night The
towing are the officers President The Rev W. G. Smith
Secretary, 81 s. Terry OF Peekskli; Treasurer. h. H.
Bukin Of Neyburgh,
HOBOKEN.-A fight took place last night in
Dakins saloon, in NewaIks, between Washington Iar.
rngton John Sinclair John Brennan and Peter Schmidt
during which pistols were drawn but no shots were
on the way to the statonhOnse but recaptured by
the officer after two shots had been fired at him.
with having passed 81 counterfeit on the ST. Nicholas
Bank. lie was held in 900 bail for examination.
JERSEY CITY.-The "New-Jersey Railroad
Guard composed Of employees of the NewJersey Rail.
road Company, went TO Guttenburg yesterday their
annual target excursion. The "steel Factory Guard"
held their annual target, shooting match on Staten
81 L. o. Of o. +. have been installed: VIM l.. Boone, W.
Van t sseS Rq wm 4M sNsg g. T s
Stevenson, w. r.; Herbert Quae, w. c.; James Knapp,
W. M; Kate Knapp, W. d. NJ; Mary A. Garritson, W. J.
g.; Garvin Meckle w. o. S....The Hudson County Ar
tleTy Company has received two pieces, with calls
SONS and harness, from the Ordnance Department at
Trenton.
BERGEN.-JOhn Feed, Michael Smith, and
Charles Murray were committed 10 the County jan to
answer charge OF having stolen three valuable sets OF
harness from the stable OF Mr. Joseph Eager IN Pasado
ave, Hudson City.
Observation-Disclosures Nettleship yesterday
arrested Henry Graves, young man. who stated that
IA wa having
been engaged In tho cOunterfeiting business He
Committed by Commissioner Whitehead In default OF $1,000
hail Abraham Levi was also taken before the Commits
oner Yesterday afternoon charged with having passed
s0n hill WAS further eXamlUa-