New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-29
THE CITY.

| adjourned after "A short ana unlmpOTtduI hesSlOn
The stock in Joseph LIGHTS newsstand. at
the corner or CaTksOn and HudsOnst was o
| fire yesterday morning.
On Dec %. the store No SO Pine-st, was
broken OPEN and 30 boxes OF THE valued at $1,000 belong
The Messrs. Claflin g. Co. lost but $1,000
! by the operations OF Mr.. Josephs, the Cincinnati
merchant, and not $4,000. as previously published
The apartment of George Gates, at No. 1,59i
Thraye.. damaged by e yesterday 10 the amount
Of 500, caused by the explosion OF kerosene lamp
The Controller has disposed Of about GO
more OF the stands and stalls n the Eighteenth ward
Market from SO2 Ia $780, premiums FOR eac Tor term
OF one year from January 1870 The remainder OF the
stalls Will be sold to-day.
Bridget Shay, widow. yesterday morning
called the Oast P0lcc5taton and said she expected
! So 20 be confined. An ambulance was sent ior, Dut
before It's arrival boy born. Woman and child were
| subsequently sent TO the hospital.
! The Bookbinders' Provident Association, now
the purpose OF providing fund TO- the heirs Of its de-
Ciau. Dr. Geo G.. Necdham on Monday, elegant copy
| Of the Holy Bible, illustrated by Dore.
! Stephen AlaSsett deems Pipes Of Pipesville),
! delivered his humorous lecture sixty Minutes Chat
about China and Japan in the Berean Baptist church
last evening for the benefit OF the suudayschool There
music and rcctatons addition 10 the lecture made the
| entertainment one Of interest.
| A meeting of the New-York Association for
the Restoration OF the American shipping Interests was
held last night No. Icwis.st Daniel CCger IN the
chair 10 make arrapgcperts for "A monster meeting at
forth the sucrings OF the mechanics who have been
ureG By the depressed condition Of commerce, and 10
! take action toward their relief
| The Sunday School of the Church of the
Holy Trinity MldisOnave. and FOrty-secOndst" VIII
celebrate lhelr ChIstinaS-iIe rec IN inG t,
tins evening commencing al O. Inc children Diing EIts
To he distributed among The little ones at St LuAcs HOS
| Fuptnred and Crippled. The Rev. Dr. Tying and the
Rev. W. 7. Sabine are expected to make addresses
Thomas Fitzpatrick was sent TO the peni-
Tertiary yesterday fOs six months by Justice Kelly Of
he ID "a
assaultiug his mother. James Dunn, pckpockei was
sentenced 10 four months in the penentiaryi Mary
place; John williams market thief six months in the
penteutary and fined $50; and Margaret buchanan for
stealing shawl, four months IN the ptuitenilary.
The Robert Emmett Guard ] Company,
| Goth Regiment, Capt d. Browne commanding, gave "A
very enjoyable ball last night NJ the armory OF the reg
ment Notwithstanding the dlsagreeablc weather there
a numerous aud fashonabiyattired company. Many
Col James Cavanagh aud Lieut.-COL llarguuA other
corps were well represented The floor committee
tendance comprised sergeants John McIugh and John
Kelleher, Corporal Charles Gallagher, and Private g. T.
On Saturday. Dee IS, Michael Meade, age 40,
living In the tenement No. j. BaNterst brutay beat
and kicked his mother. -N years The wretch, after
almost killing her Informed the authorities that us
mother was sick and destitute ana she was taken 10
Bellevue Hospital On Monday she died from the effects
OF the wounds, and upon hearing OF the death Meade
disappeared Hc was found yesterday M the rear OF
novel IN Bavter-st and taken 10 the sixth Precinct
statonliousc where he Is held TO await tho CoroneTS
inquest.
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sumner Post No ~ G.. \. L., the following officers
were chosen: Frank NJ Clark. Commander; Benjamin
= Finley senior Nlce-C commander George Woodward,
Junior Ice. commander: samuel Mcdonald, Adjutant;
Matthew ". Ferns, Quartermasteri Thomas Nort0I'
stahsbury. Officer Of the Guard Peter J.. Murray,
scrgeantMaior; James II. Hatch Quartermlsier-ser'
gcant Delegate. to department Convention tsa'' w
| COurtan, Samuel Miunes.
A large collection of autographs was sold
by auction last evening by Messr-. lraylt htrebegh
Co An autograph viii bring from ten cents 70 ten dol
have rage Tor these thiugs Will often give large sums
Last evening folio page of Lewis Morris. throciaphy
g59 ,od iPr 81 .sg gn9Tt@ 81 y4Ssg' Vt9. l.
aud octave page Of John Nithcrpoons uI'sl - L!
Tie aboye-uamed gentlemen vii! be immediately recog'
nized a. sighers oi the I''laia,loh oI & iI
The collection numbered about lpH INC DuIh ol WHICH
FOR ~ the vicinity OF twenty -hVe cents
The case of the United States agt. The
DsuIery OF Joseph H. steiner Iial yesterday m
the L. :. District Cou:t The establishment was seized
on June IS 1867 by Mt Cornelius stagg special agent
OF the Revenue department on the ground that there
double the quantity Of gram n fermentation IN the
establishment than what the books Then called Tor Mr
Stagg deposed that examination e found about LOO
bushels Of grain on the premises, e the number on
the books was some 400 me own OF INC premises
NJ. steiner. and NE superintendent oil the dstlLtr,
found IN the establishment had been recorded IN ho
aud Judge Batchford having reviewed the evidence
gave the care to the jury
The Rev T. DE Witt Talmage pastor OF the
Central Presbyterian Church OF Brookyu irctured last
ayeung In Westminster Church upon the Pleasures Of
House Hunting" rather more strictly speaking upon
Tho Pleasures OF Home building" spirited voluntary
o the organ begned the half hour before the lecture
which was a tissue Of anecdote, ninety minutes
long. and sufficiently pointed ana conlcai 10 lncitc the
goods zcd audience frequent applause and almost con
Unu0us laughter IN England SAID the speaker, with
population Of over lGOOUO $1,000 people own a the land,
bus u this country every man may and should own
house Some advise boarding rs means or escaping tho
terror OF houchuutug but then you live chiefly ~ your
trunk and have 70 Swailo" melancholy hash ana unotr
tain sausage, and often tempted To make the mistake
OF the bashiu Princeton student who sald me dinner
very good trtHf mare rds ." u" anu ueh llleu tu
nppeasc his audady byeN planning that There was plenty
oil H. irh as 10 as" Nothing but very strong prOvidcu
ual Indications tholld hahe man poA mn ' iole 49,
most caseE be- should suild house Assemble al your
friends the laying OF the cornerstone Let the roof
project far enough for geuug row OF lctIts-sWOrus
that Winter has captured from the storm ana hung uph
her armory Let the windows be just high enough Tor
which you easily buy with the money yOu have been
I'm ,he dining room culture the domestic virtues three
times a day and let the nursery be place OF lawful
n time are NJ for nothing but 20 make sabbath schoOl
books or while chirens glee Is the need.egun that
can shoot yeXaOns ~ big a. Austria And finally
let the seepingrOOms be ample aud convenient well.
lighted and ventilated aud there may Gods good angel
OF seep shuSer down sweet rest upon you from MS
heavenly wings!
BROOKLYN.-Prospcct Park was visited by
80 22O persons last week-lC,oll on Christmas Day
There will be an exhibition OF TableauX at
the Plymouth Bethel Mission ths' ana tohiorto" eve
ming. $50
Miss Olive Logan delivered her lecture entitled
Girls" the Academy Of Music last evening Tor TIE
benefit OF Post Rankin No. TO- g. A. X
The Rev Joseph i. Thompson, ID: d., of
New York lectured before tho Long Island Historical
society. last evening, on the SueL canal
William /. Fisher, charged with subornatlOn
OF perjury who admitted 10 bail IN the sum Oh SVV
has fled leaving his bOnd-man m the lurch.
Prof Winchcl of the Michigan University
will lecture before the Young Mems christian AssOcla.
ton on Thursday evening subject: world Making
In giving a statement of the deposits of the
Commercial Bank BROOKLYN. rendered To the officers
OF internal revenue few days ago, cpher was bc'
dentaly dropped, making II appear Woo" 'ns'o"u u
$4,000.
There were 142 deaths in Brooklyn last week
a. males and IS females a. were between the ages vi CIV
! IN mali