New-York tribune., 1869-03-30
THE CITY.


7h lIh and 2lst Of April for the benefit OF the Free
Church at Cooper Union.
The New-York Society of Practical Engineer
ing will hold its regular monthly meeting thls even
ing, at Room No "a Cooper Institute
Lawrence Reilly was drowned on the morn
ing Of the 22d inst, while endeaVOIlnR 10 escapo o
Randalrs Island. His body has not been recovered
Assessor Webster who has been absent IN
Washington for than two weeks past gathering IN
formation regard to the Wallst cases returned 10 TINS
city on Sunday and yesterday resumed his oiela dues
The Hon. Thomas c.. Acton, President of
the Board Of Police Commissioners has returned from
the SOUTH His health Is somewhat improved put no
s far from well. He has not yet assumed the dules oi
his position.
Baron Kurd Won Schloezer the newly arrived
North German COnsul-Genera TO Mexico left Tor WASH
man historian. August Ludwig yon schloezer, and an
author Of historical works himself,
J.W. Currier, Consul-General Of the Do
mincan Republic, having left for st. Domingo the con
sular duties Will I've performed during his absence 10y A.
Ebermayer, Vice-Consul Of the Dominican Republic III
the Consular Office No. 81 Broadway, New YORK
The schooner Abbie s. OalIes from Baltimore
for Portsmouth, before reported sunk of Hunters Point
has been pumped up by the wresns steamer 1Shn a
charging her cargo after which she VIII go Oh Dry
Dock for repairs.
Late on Sunday night, james Mahoney. re-
corner OF Twentyeighthst and Firtaye was set upon upon
beaten about the head. He was removed To Bellevue
Hospital His assailants escaped
The Committee appointed to investigate GER
tain matier In wh the Merchants t HnUn on
the results which will not be made public until they
submitted to the Legislature
The adjourned examination into the charges
preferred by the passengers Of the James Foster J 0r
cruelty &c. against the officers OF that vessel, held
Yesterday at the OF the superintendent Castle
Garden. before Commissioners McElroy and OGorhah
The testimony merely cOrroboratory
At a meeting of the German Republicans OF
the WITH Assembly District, held Saturday evening
The platform OF The German Republican Central Com
passed favorng the introduction OF the German language
branch Of instruction In the public schools OF the ds
trict
The 2jth anniversary of tho foundation of
the Redemptorsis' Church, East Thrdst, was cele,
brated by the Fathers yesterday, with High Mass ~
bishop MeCoskey presided the ceremony OF blessing tne
formed The church has a complete set OF chimes
The Assembly Committee on Privileges and
Elections met at the Metropolitan Hotel yesterday AT
10 o'clock The Hon W. W. Heeeman In tho chair. There
was full session 0f tho committee, with the exception
Of Mr. sckrcg The under consideration was that o
Mcleod against Talpiu. After several witnesses had
been examined on the part the latter the committee
adjourned al . o'clock 10 meet again Oh Saturday.
The steamship Arago, from Bremen, via
Falmouth I'm gland hound 10 New-lOrk by way OF Phil
adelpa, was compelled to steer Tor ths port direct on
account of a leak n her boilers. VIM Decker, WAITER
Falmouth Roads and l. supposed Ia have drowned him
self The Arago brought the captain aud crew OF the
schooner y. !. Folsom Of Baltimore, abandoned at sea
Oh the "a OF last month.
Several days ago the Board Of Police Com
mrsioners requested Mcssrs Brown, Han Nanderpoel,
counsel for te Board 90 render al opinion whether OF
not the Board could any or ali OF the $4,000 paid
to Capt John $ Young late chef OF tue detective I3rce
at Police lleadquaTer by Tie othcciH of he New-Whd
Carroll County. MD bank for recovering the bonds
stolen from their institution The counsel. after eNainn-
Ing the facts In the decided that there was good
ground for commencing an action against Capt John
Young.
Frank Moore. Secretary of the United States
legation at Pari the Coleman House Baron Holz.
Cen A = Huford Of ..Ichmond aud Robert H. Beidel,
AT le Hotter H..
Toronto AZ the Aibcmare Hotel Judge Byrd OF Ala
via Of sarOtoga Il at the New-York Hotel the Hon.
Homer A. Nel."n. Secretary Of state Albany; Cen II.
Dodge Ohio the Hon A. Murdoch, Mississippi. aud tie
lion. G. H. Gggs, Illinois, are at the st. Nicholas Hotel
Coroner Flynn was yesterday requested TO
take tc cmortrm examination OF Thomas Nssei the
sailor who stabbed Saturday night last by stephen
Jones' Assistant steward steamer sodona. then
lying at Burnssp. East River On reaching the hos
few previous The particulars Of the stabbing
have been already printed Ia TIE IEInuNE Jones, who
was arrested Immediately after the anray, Is now con-
fined III the Tomhs Ihe deceased was native OF Ger,
many aged q years Tho lnqnest has been adjourned
until the arrival of the steamer from NeNOrleabs
new design for an iron drinking fountain
has prepared by Engineer worthen, aud the Board
Of Health yesterday appropriated $50 ior the cont1e.
larger much elegant and only about half as eHpen-
those I'm Some hundreds Of them are TO
he erected during the In different parts Of the
city, OF about SIS each. The alleged hme-kn
before the Board and ordered 10 be- laid over for
month, 10 give the proprietor Mr. Malone an opportu-
with all for complaint The Board likewise ordered
that suit bc commenced against the Rev John Cotton
Smith, for failure to report the marriages sOennlLed by
him. b.
BR0OKLYN.-In the case of j. II. Whm-
sor. Of the men implicated IN the alleged Draw
cncd To- nx the amount Of BAIL aud decided to let the
matter until tho Grand Jury had acted upon the
papers presented 20 them The question OF jurisdiction
Was left to the decision OF the District Attorney
The Sunday School of st. Peters Episcopal
Church held s Easter Anniversary on sunday eyenng
Tho audience was very large, ana tue exercises
10 the miss on cause Easter Offering MI MI sntnpal
mSao fho amount o these s was upwards OF 5000
Coroner Jones held an inquest yesterday
upon the body Mr. Samuel ID. Brown residing ut No.
lG5 Johnson-st. who committed suicide the day pre-
yousy by humping down the cstcrn IN the rear yard.
having previously tied two bricks TO his meek with cord
The deceased was mason by trade aud had formerly
been employed u the Navy Yard Being discharged with
many others when the working force was reduced le
became dcspOndeut from fear that no might come 10
want This idea preyed much upon his mind that II
was noticed by his family aud friends, but lac never III
timatcd that lac Intended sefdcstrheilOn
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen
yesterday n communication was received from john
Nnddic Of No. % Fnltoust, asking compensation TOT
suudry injuries received from hremen ~ NoEsiper
Laid over. A communication from VIM. hlehaIuuson'
pr0prietOr Of the Atlantic and FlfthaNe hh"Hy hh,s,
rdnred to Ave cents was received aud ordered to be
printed. Mr. Richardson claims that tue hctuh cust ~
railway iyo cents aud quotes from tue reports % Tl
various companies IA support oi hls u.s. hv linn nm the
payment of the cash invested In them proVucu vi"
VIII guarantee 70 carry passengers ut hNe SontH ao
offer open until June L. resolution hutuVi
zng the renting of house for the Fortyth lretintt
Police station was adopted The report OF the Sontso l
on Ferries, recommending that the Navy lard Ferry
Company be instructed 10 recomnenee running 'hsH
| boats. was adopted.
MT. VERNON.-A large meeting of the tax
pa,s held uaon Hall sat
urlay r The Of taking acton rca The construction oi
already four bills the Legislature with reference ne matter
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