New-York tribune., 1869-01-15
THE CITY.

John G.. SAKE delivered brilliant lecture
last evening at Lyric Hail. on Poetry aud the Poets
The Young People of the Broadway Tabor
nacle Church will enjoy their third social Reunion TINS
evening, ia the parlOrs OF the Church.
The frst anniversary of the De La Sale
Catholic Association was celebrated at Stenway Hall
last evening.
The female department of Grammar School
No q held annual graduating ceremonies yesterday
when u young ladies received diplomas, and several
prizes were distributed.
Mary Saunders aged % years, from Norris
town. ~ j. taken with labor pains at the Liberty st.
n-iousc, last evening She was sent TO Bellevue
"The Errors in Diet will form the subject
second lecture OF Dr. Pcnsee at the rooms or the
Young Mems Christian Association. No lGi Fiuh ave-
this evening. Admission viii be free ana to gentlemen
only.
John Gardner, stevedorc, residing at No. AZ
Downing st. while at work on board te steams mn Coor-
ado lying at Pier No. 46 North River fo into the hold
distance Of twenty feet and was dangerously injured
lie was taken home
A grand chess tournament will begin this
evening az the rooms OF the Europa Chess Club Nos l2
3cssrs H. C. Stanley and Dr. Leon compose the Com
mittco OF Management
From the lst of Feb. commuters on tho New
their tickets every time they ride cars able
TO show their tickets they Will be required TO pay their
fares, as would ordinary passengers
A meeting of insurance agents outsde of
the city, held at the ST. NcholaS Hotel yesterday TO
discuss the rebate system adopted by the Board Of FIRE
Underwriters. which is claimed To have operated 10 the
detriment provisional companies Tho proceedings OF
the meeting have not transprcd.
Mr.. Macgregor, Superintendent of Buildings,
has obtained injunction against the building
in Of erection secon lave, 100 feet north Of
Fifty lithst., restraining him from dong any further
work said buildings In violation OF Chapter s73 Laws
Of s6G and acts aendaoTy thereto until further order
Of the supreme Court Tho violation consisting IN build
ing walls 50 that every nth course OF bricks VIII not be
heading course
The annual meeting of the Trustees and
Stockholders of Rutgers Female College took place on
presented by the President and showed the College 10 be
IN honrshng condition advancing the grade Of iis IN
structOD, ana having under us scarge goody NUMBER
Of students Five members of the Board whose terms Of
office expired, reelected, Messls. $. H. Tyug, jr
Edwards Hall. NJ D., Moses Chamberlain James b. Bur-
CESS, aud G.. Warren Geer.
Early yesterday morning, the residence of
Mr. e. Pratt I'm irsf-,t near
second-aye was entered by thieves who pied open
front window they found nothing OF value but silver
castor and some smaller articles which they apprOprlat
ed As the thieves were leaving the house. they were
rested by officers Culham and Gilmore and locked no
They gave the OF Peter Holden native OF Ire
land shoemaker aged 20 years, and Patrick Martin an
Irish labOrcr, aged 20 years
The follies and tendencies of modern fashion
humorously illustrated IN The GrI of Me Ia-igG'
Atnande issued. as a holiday annual by tho London
Echoes from me clubs and Just received by August Brcr
coming TO-" Bgentano has on hand the January
numbers OF London Society," TnScyS Ndga,ine, az Cgyi-
roman Domestic Mega.iae and the World oS FiGior
lie is also the agent in NewY0rk for The American RgS
ter for Paris md he Continent
At an election for officers of the Ncw-Y0rl,
Juvenile ASYLUM for the ensuing year, held a thcrrous
No. 70 West Tureenth-st, on Wednesday eyoDing tho
following gentlemen elected: President. AtOos r.
Wetmore; Vice presidents Peter Cooper ana John y.
Adams Secretary. william c. Gilman; Treasurer Benz
i. Butler; Directors whose term expire IN lt2 B. i.
Butler, G. 4. Buckley, j. f. Trow G. Crous, j.. Dwight
c. d. sutton, g. Pa PaT'rdge, & o: T. Wooa DicGtITs & yx
Bowen; Committee on Finance Messrs. Denny Gilman,
and Dwight
4 Convention of all Companies working under
the Robbins Wood Preserving Process held Yesterday
at the Astor House. Delegates present from tnU
l Df-
necticut Wood Preserving Company Mafsaclnsetts
Wood Preserving Company; Pennsylvania Wood Pre-
serving Company Wood Preservation Company Of New
York, and metropolitan Wood Preserving Company. The
entire number OF delegates was 80. Gen. Alexander s.
Dyen was elected President, and Mr. ". 4. McCumb
Secretary IL was decided that IN case on division each
each Company was then appointed 10 make report
the subject OF ROYALTIES several OF the delegates desiring
that uniform charge for royalties be established In all
States. After addresses from several gentlemen tho
meeting adjourned
BR00KLYN.-Sittings in the evening at Ply
mouth Church arc advertised at SIC each the year.
Fred. Douglass lectures in the Academy to-
night in behalf of the weekly public temperance
The Rev. DR.. Prime of The Nec- York Oh
serrer. lectured on Turkey aud the Turks" at the
Frankn-ave Presbyterian Church, last evening
Two ladies were relieved of their pocket
books, by lght-nngered individual, Willie attend.
Ing funeral at the Westinghouse NJ T. Church. yoster.
day.
A prominent jewcer has presented silver
partment IL is 10 be presented To the person having me
largest number Of votes each voter viii be charged
fifty cents The entire proceeds to 20 10 the Widows
ana Orphans Fund.
At an election held last night in the Fire
Department. the folow1ng-na olcers were elected
President Charles H. Dover, reelected; yice.Preslden
Charles t. Curtis Secretary Michael j. Loo Treasurer
Daniel 3D. Wnant; Collector. Patrick McGhun; Fire
Warden Bernard Woods. The Tfcasurers report shows
the assets Of the Department 10 De S2l, ,s29 d.
The annual election for officers OF the Dis
pensary took place last night Mr. John j. Hicks, former
President. declined Tetocton ad Capt samuel Groves
lv y
and g. S. Harding were elected NiOo.fresidcnts, Hhnm
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