The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-16

appropriate discourse This mission enterprise has
been started under the most favorable auspices ana
the festival which held this week 10 par Tor the
erection OF the building was complete success.
"RAT' RErLLY.-George Reilly. who reJolces In
the euphonious soubriquet OF "Rat' Reilly. ana
says he Is best known In the locality wherein ne
resides by that name denies that he was engaged III
the shooting Thomas Costello nj First ave.
nue. and Twenty NTH street. on Thursday night, as
stated In yesterdays HERALD. ana claims thal ne
was several blocks away from the scene OF the shoo''
Ing at The time OF Its occurrence.
THE MIDNIGHT LUNAR RAINBow-At midnight on
Thursday, while 81. Johns church clock was striking
that hour, 1t commenced to rain when suddenly the
moon, then nearly three days past the first quarter
shone through the opening clouds and portrayed tnls
the northeastern horizon. The altitude OF the veItex
OF the bow was rs degrees. IL vanished AZ three
recorded In New York was In the autumn OF 1901
THE HUMBOLDT MoNUMENT.-The General Com
mittee OF the Humboldt Centennial Celebration met
on the 9th INST to audit and settle all accounts the
total cost or the bust aud pedestal, including the
erection OF the same and Oil the expenses OF the les
tiva amounted. to 81. 542. The total receipts from
subscriptions, as published from time TO time IN the
papers, were $4,Sl9. leaving deficit OF so; Ihs
deficit, well other expenses connected with the
celebration, amounting to several hundred dollars.
were paid by the members Of the committee.
MEETING OF THE NEW YoBK MEDIco-L LEGAL So
CrETY.-An anniversary meeting Of the Medico-Legal
Society was held at the College OF Physicians and
surgeons, corner FOURTH avenue anu twenty -tniIu
street, on Thursday evening, al which the following
Officers elected for the ensuing year--JacoD r.
Miller, president; Wooster Beach, M. D., and J. ..
Morton, Nj. d., vice presidents; John Q. Peters,
NJ d., recording secretary; Jean +. Chayeau, NJ D.'
corresponding secretary Thomas 8. Bahan, NJ d.,
treasurer; VIM. Shrady. LIBRARIAN; Jos. Cushman,
M. d. curator; Thos, O. Flnnell, M. D., Francis
Tilou, Jacob Shrady A. WohlIarth Nj. D., and
Stephen Rogers NJ. D., censors. The society IS In q
nourlshing condition, and under the administration
OF It's late president, Dr. Finnel has Increased from
q few members to its present proportions. IL con-
sists now OF 100 members, among which number are
many talented physicians and lawyers. The next
meeting will be held at the same place on the 10th
OF November.
CHANGES IN THE CUSTOM HoUsE.-The scythe has
again been at work In the Custom House, ana the
periodical agitation among the attaches has been
caused by the removals and changes that have been
made and by rumors OF removals and changes that
are In contemplation. Since the beginning OF the
current month The following changes have been
made:-lnspectors OF Customs-James F. C0lIyer,
vice II. G. North, removed; Charles Warren, vice D.
Van Fleet, resigned; Charles Johnson, vice II. G.
Manning, promoted to $4,000 clerkship. Night In
spectors-Ihomas Keder vice ]. +. Kavanagh, re-
moved; James A. McFadden, vice J; +: Williams re-
moved; Tobias Lawrence, vice. 9. +. Meyer. re-
moved; Albert @. Price. vice O. w. Struck removed
Surveyor Cornell has appointed Edward y. Doty
OF Genesee, N. r., inspector for admea5urement OF
vessels, vice A. O. Tate, resigned.