New-York tribune., 1869-05-26
TIE CITY.


Portugal sails IN the steamship Australasian to-day
The Hon. Vim. A. Richardson Assistant Sec
retaTy OF the Treasury arrived in town yesterday from
Washington. aud left for Boston last evening.
A child Of Homer Dixon, aged years, last
evening fell from hirdsOry window OF No 168 Broad
way to the pavement and died IN few moments.
The body of an unknown man, dressed in
dark Clothes and apparently about 90 years OF age
found yesterday floating In the Bay near Quarantine
Nicholas 0'Neil was found last evening lying
on the pavement at the corner Of and
taken home to No 400 West Forty.frstst.
The Five Points House of Industry. Mr.. S. b.
naiday snpGrntendent give receptions to me & PresOy
The exercises promise to be very interesting.
Col. Freyre, the new Peruvian Minister to
tho United States, arrived here by the Arizona yester
day, and Is at the Clarendon Hotel. SenQr Garcia
Garcia. late Peruvian Minister is also at the Clarendon
Early yesterday morning, some miscreant
placed quantity OF lighted rags on the staircase leading
nnth.s but before the fire had attained any headTay
it discovered and cxtngu5hed by the inmates.
William Bradley and Peter Byrnes, who. were
day morning, still In critical condition I'm Bellevue
Hospital There is not much chance for tho recovery OF
ants. ......
The Journeymen Framers have determined to
make a demand for an increase OF wages on Tuesday
s. for secoDdclass workmen 10 hours constituting
days work These are at present receiving from -
TO 50 90 per day
John Hennessey, employed In Hunter g.
Keelers mandatory nc No III walkerst while Ollng
the crank OF the 6ywhee OF the engine yesterday morn
ing dangerous cut the head and other injuries. He
was removed to the New. York Hospital
Yesterday, the hotel prOprietOrs informed the
taken by the Hotel Proprieors Association on Monday
last relative to the request OF the men for an advance OF
wages, Most OF the employers have agreed to give the
advance asked thus making the present wages OF the
men SIS per month.
The following is the California treasure list
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s6oi7S se l. 4 " selismann ( Co, $4,000 Eugene Kelly
waller sSoiS5 a. KunGafdt & CO., s29OO; Various,
$3.50; order. t6e,7Os o. Total, tJ9o,s67 6l.
At the grand National Chess Tournament now
I'm progress at Ieders Cafe Europa, - games had been
played up to u o'clock last night Eugene Delmar lead
Ing. His game stands "a won to lost; Dr. Jones OF
Washington has won Al and lost s. James Mason has won
q and lost and Henry Grayson has won and lost
Mr. Perrin was present last night and IT Is thought that
he will enter the lists next week
Some time during Monday night n thief or
thieves succeeded in getting into the room OF Police
Commissioner Brennan, at Police Headquarters and
officer OF the Broadway squad who was on duty IN the
corridor adjoining the room during the latter part OF the
to detect the thieves What place nexti
At $3.50 o'clock a. IN. yesterday fire occurred
IN the basement of No &C Broadst occupied by Messrs
Smith, White Wood, manufacturers and dealers In tin
Loss stock. 1900 Insured by tho Niagara aud
Globe Companies The first floor IL occupied by o. Law
& Co, dealers In liquors Loss ON stock and hK-
by smoke and water s5O insured The building *
damaged to the amount OF $500; insured.
On Sunday last n lad named Jos. Mccormick,
who lived with his widowed mother at No ~ Lewisst
drowned in the East River of the foot Of stanton St
lie was playing in a boat with some other lads and
either fell or was pushed overheard Capt Walsh Of tho
Eleventh Precinct Police yesterday took thFe or four
of tho lads into custody aud questioned them with
reference the affair and their answers we're some
what contradictory he detained them to await suinYes
CATION " the matter.
The Hon. Truman II. IIoag, NJ c., Ohio;
Gen. Winchester OF Peunsylyania; eN-CongreSsman Ju
lius Hochkss OF EewIayen; the Hon. O. X Babcock OF
ham OF Texas are al the ST. Nicholas Hotel Gen. st.
John H. l. skinner. late Assistant Postmaster General
chez aud NJ DOrautes Guatemala; Lieut. Basset OF the
French Navy Major Burroughs. U ;; A.. and Col r d.
eTn en awIehee aS L. D. g Minister to Rca W
Post. Paris T. p Cashm&n. Bosop and P@ymaster P as
Hodges L. <. A. at the BreyOOrt House The Hon.
Ulysses Mercpr NJ C. Pe3Hsyg, Sei HsnTy
Wells Anror1 dno' S a. ES0 5S0l o ~ maStsson utica a.
and James Van Etta Chicago, at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel The Hon Isaac Buchanan OF Canada and the
Rev G. w Edwards. Floria at the Everett House.
Lieut. commanders Cooper Ryan, and Brdgeman, u ;.
Island IA at the Albermare Hotel Lieut.. Commander
Jewell a. 2. Navy, and A. Van Yechten Albany. are at
OF the British Army, +. W Buxton and A; BanEes;
Boston Is Rt the Westminster Hotel
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Barrett II. Van
Auken President OF the Durango Silver Mining Com.
pany, engaged in conversation with some friends pa
I'm excellent health and spirits and cOnyersed pleasantly
on business matters. Leaving the party hs
the apartments occupied by tho East Ten
Zuo Company, and sent his office boy OUT win
friends with whom Mr.. Van Auken had been conversing
a time before entered the room OF the latter ana
was horrGed TO mud the occupant yinG on the sofa Win
hs throat cut aud the blood pouring IA stream from
tho wound lie at once gave the alarm ana friends ran
in various directions for surgeon, ~. s@%cr, the
family physician OF the wounded man. fortunately hap
pened to DO near at baud, aud he at once sanehed
last evening tie wounded man had not been removed
from his office, 1t was considered unsafe TO move him
Mr. Auken has been for several years well known IN
financial circes and bore the reputation OF being mil
honare. He s soninaw Of Mr. G. X Garrison; is aged
SO years and lives at No. i2l Fifthaye where ho has
wife aud family. What could have led him to make an
attempt Oh his life Is q mystery.
BROOKLYN-The number of deaths in
Brooklyn last week was l55.
A carpenter named Charles Gauick, aged GO
years, while at work on an awning coror OF Dean ana
hmith sts, yesterday afternoon Vas overcome Dy & tIo
Long Island College Hospital
Mr.. William Bond, a bridgeman employed at
Hamonave. Ferry. was caught, about O'Clock ysster
taped fracture OF one OF his thighs lie taken to
his home, No 10 Denuetplace, South Brooklyn.
The Board of Fire Commissioners met IN the
Controllers Ofco yesterday morning at which the Con-
troer was requested 20 furnish list OF leases on engine
house property and the amount OF rent ana ssary
Of the bCrngers taken up and the annual Ssay OIL
eaen tcd was 70 rSmoye all surplus hose TO the Corpo
ration yard. The Board adjourned shortly thereafter
Last evening shortly after o'clock, fire
broke out IN Tue nay oo ~ ., e near FStbushaye
brooklyn. Tho building OF brick and Tour Stories III
hight, erected about ono year ago at an expense OF
10000 The entire structure destroyed including
number Of carriages gs velOcipedes etc The whole
loss amounts 10 about $4,000 insured IN about IL COM
napIes In NewYork and Brooklyn The liquor store OF
Hoodenough Franke adjoining, and the residence OF
George r. Jarvis damaged TO the extent OF about
400 each All the horses IN the livery stable we're saved
Jersey CITY.-The body of Peter Logan
who was drowned from the Cunard steamship CUBA
about two weeks was recovered In the Day yester
day. Coroner warren VIII hOlu an inquest
The Common Council held meeting last
night but only routine business was transacted
The reported case of robbery 10y policeman
will be investigated by the Commissioners ON Friday