The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-09
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win be proceeded INST as soon az Judys Pierre
pont returns from washington.
BOARD or ExCIsE.-Ye ;JerdiY no trials OF alleged
excise violations were had. delegation ofctizens
hving near the coraer Of FrlnKm ana W'lioughby
avenues brooklyn q lrcs3el the Board In opposi-
lion " lnc granting ot license to u. s. Newman ana
Joah srat I'd oDen a liquor store on the corner
named The ioard reused the necessary license.
HUDSON RIVER NAVIGATION CLosED.-Thc Peoples
Line Of boats are all lald up for the winter,
AM navigation betw zen here and Albany IS
closed Some few boats are frozen I'm ut Al
Dlny. Nearly al the boats on the canal
reached Ld9 water IN time To nc towel TO New
YORK. Some few lows are stnl ON the wav down.
Tue ice Is quite aetyy for sixty miles beow Albany.
the DAan 2icnloal left Al lany on Monday evening
ana COY as lar as Athens, where sac remained I'LL
uaYiiShl, ANA reached here yesterday afDern0on
TnE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION was
duly celebrated IN the Catholic churches throughout
the city yesterday. In the Church OF the Immacu-
late Conception the affairs were proIusey and hand
sonelJ decorated with flowers ana lighted tapcf5,
ahn az lle lriacipai macs an inlposlng procession
Vi me Societies aud sOdlltlcs attached TO tue cnnrca
aiucu To the general spendor OF the ceieDratlon
In 81. Peters churca, Barclay street, anu IN the
METROPOLIS, although religious services were geld
yesterday, the principal puDic cercmolles viii come
Oh GU SUNDAY aiteIuoon next
FEaRYDoAr CoLLIsIoN.-Yesterday afternoon,
soon alter the las ierryboat Warren had lett the
Williamsburg side. the ferry0oat Idaho, approach
ner. ine warren was struck forward large portion
OF lne ladies' cabin Oeins smashed n But Tor the
warming given ny the grating OF the boats Wnen
they nrsG Game contact, many lives might have
been sacrificed; fortanleiy, however, the passen-
gsrs aa s Time 70 gst oat Of the way before .ae
0asiy injured Ia the back Great CONSERVATION pre-
vailed several ladies' tainted aud otners gave eX-
preston 70 Their fear IN up pallns screams.
| SUDDEN DEATns.-Margaret King woman OF IN
| temperate habits, without home or means OF sup
mort. who hal narmutel Slaen In the
| basement OF premises No Is Thomas street, died
| suddenly yesterday morning. Coroner Keenan,
caused the body 10 he removed 10 tue Morgue, where
| al inquest VIII be neld To-day. Decease was aoout
| tnlrty years Of age
MIS-. sllverman, an aged lady OF the highest re-
specaDuiJy was taken snldeny Ill AT her late resi-
oencc NO. 90 hlvmgton street, on Tuesday ngut,
| aud expired snortly afterwards. Coroner Flynn
was noned to mold an inquest on the body. son
OF the deceased LADY does business corner or Broad
| way aud Spring street.
| THE STATE POULTRY FAIR-The poultry show al
| the Empire Rink on Third avenue, Will close
tonight 1t has been success IN the matter Of
daily attendance and IN the object designed ty It's
lnanagers-tne production OF poultry as an economy
OF table food, combating the finest qualities
with their breeding anu feeding. In addition
" the many varieties OF fowls on exhibition there
are uOSS OF every kind and color, ponies ana phea-
SAINTS 10 be seen wnile the snow OF iisn, ana the
practical Illustration OF now small stream may Do
hn'iy rioe IS essentially well worth seeing. There
VIA be an auction sale OF selections Of tue various
classes GU exhibition this alsernoon.
THE WALKER STREET FIRE.-The following are
the assurances the fire AZ No. o5 Walker street,
Frankensten Wagner, insured for $13,5oo in the
following ompanles:-Greenwich, $4,000; Mer-
chants', Zoo; Lafayette, $4,000; Mechanics,
$4,000; Home, New Haven, 5000; loss, 5000.
LOUIS MenteI who occupied portion OF the
first floor, Is insured for S3,O0o-in the Corn Ex-
change Sl,0J0; Westminster Colnty, $1,000, and
Exchange, $1,000. Frediand Co., dry goods;
insured III the Grocers' $1,000: Paciac s1,0)0; Corn
EXcnange. l500; Mechanics AMI Traders, ST. 900;
Coinmpnweatn Sl,090 and Mechanics, S., 00). The
puiding Is owned by Mr. J. Holcnkins; damaged
about $1,000; Insurance not ascertalncd.
LECTURE ON PoPERY.-Last evening Paul Revere
delivered lecture on the ABOVE sub ect at Alaska
Hall, corner OF Thirty fourth street and Eighth
nue.. The lecturer commenced by referring to the
EcuInenicai Council, stating thai good results
would be obtained by That body. The lecturer was
very severe upon several OF the Popes
OF Rome, speaking in very harsh terms
OF Benedict the Ninth, who placed
In the Papa chair as the early age Of nine but was
displaced on account Of hts righteousness. Also
upon John the Eighth ana John the Twelfth. He
Charged The Popes with ali manner Of cranes in the
past, and said that in the present they seek to
our free institutions. TIE audience, winch was
small ana mostly composed of Orangemen, IRE
quently interrupted the lecturer with applause.