New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-17
THE CITY.


A contract has been concluded Tor Oullulhs |
treat organ for st. ThOInas's Church, on FHthAEe
Mr.. John BloodgOod of No. & Mill laI Rnnd
Temporary Treasurer OF the Peabody Mi sbscr1bed
Tlo poord of Conptv Canyassers completed |
The canvass OF the Tenth, Fourteenth ana A"onS
Wards yesterday. -.:..o1 |
Ccoroo Davis. n discharged soldier, c0mmltted |
a,'cd YESTERDAY at the Paoify Hotel NO 80 bo"eiS'O
The Rev, William II. Milbum, the blind
preacher lectured last evening III AIenoi nun VII
.'What blind man saw ID fails
Cbos TAYLOR pilot of the tugboat La Verge
Sell into North River at the ioot OF @ s5a
the HarbOr Police
promising fair was inaugurated last night
OF 1astop Of the church assisted by his associate
clergy, busy experimenting the aTrah 1Ho
tables contain many handsome and valuable articles
The labor of counting the money IN the sub
neid being represented by Mr. Mccarthy, the Govern
OF the most able accountants the Treasury have been
detailed 70 assist, under the direction of Mr. Camp
Snow does not often fall covering the ground
70 depth Of inch until about the trs part OF De
cember In 1862 November T. 1t was showing hard at
I25 and 2 p M also on tne Sh, az IC anu T nee a.
In 1868 the fret snowstoTm began at lOSt p m DJG
In 1862 first falling snowhakes sept l. FIRST Sesnins
from 18th to nth Dec, but this was unusual
Mr. Henry Bergh, the President OF the So
sety for the Prevention of Cruelty 10 Animals protests
against the cruel and demoralizng practice OF Wiog
wager as contrary Is law and says that his Society mas
Is the necessary enforce the law by eaus
Asg the arrest and punishment OF offenders
Operations for the removal Of distractions at
Hell Gate advancing fayOfaoiy large copper ualh
has been completed, and forcepnmRs are at work Keep
blasting and drilling for the proposed shaft which w9
have been erected at Haett's Point which TO place
the boilers and engines 10 be used for hosting me broken
and rock after blasting Work VIII soon DO com
Ineneed with two steam drills. 1'
Miss Olive Logan is to lecture this evening at
5Ieinway Hall the subject OF Girls There are great
1any reasons why she ought TO nave large aqdehGe.
portance and universal interest In the second place
Miss Logan very attractive lady, whatever her sub
jeo and lectures with much wit sense. and eOquee,
that she has been heard with applause even in Boston
the G. A. r.. for the benefit Of disabled soldiers.
The first day eff Messrs- Mason g. Co.'s coin
sale at the rooms Of Messrs Bangs Merwn Co was not
very successful one, the prices obtained being very
poor The highest was for hef dollar OF lG B starr as
went for S. silver dollar of 1884, in good state Of
preservation excessively piece In any condition
for mere sonrIO to 20 cents each The Collection
that Of Mr.; J. w Hazenne of Philadelphia. The re.
mainder Of will be disposed OF tomorrow at O'Clock
Pm.
By the fire at No. 8 Greene-st, on Monday
sustain loss Of siOSSo on stock principally by water
They insured follows: Wilamsbnrgh City, o. 600
national 5000; Greenwich 5000; Bo~ery 5000; Ham
llton $1,000; Franklin 5000 Phenx 5000; Park & 500
mcrcia 5000 Pacific, $25OO Excelsior. $500; Hope,
ESQ; stnyyesant $500 and Columbia SEQ Inc
aged to the extent Of $1,000.
Wallace j. Van Vechten, late a receiving
Sessions yesterday was remanded for sentence
Saturday charge OF entering as received on the
had neither been bought received Nicholas Keper.
for picking pockets in concert saloon In the BS%ery;
Carol and Margaret OBren charged with stealing
20 the onse OF the Good Shepherd the
Penltentiary for four months
Mr.. Meredith Rowland of the firm Of How
land Aspiuwa Co., married in the Church Of the
Heavenly Rest yesterday Miss Ada Torrance grand
daughter of Commodore Vanderbilt and daughter Of
ofhcisting clergy the Rev Robert g Rowland,
brother OF inc gTGS ana o 6e ase
among them Gen. Lloyd Aspnwall, George VIM. Curtis,
Aspinwa esq, and Mrs Judge Roosevelt In even
ing there brilliant reception at the residence of the
brides mother This morning the BRIDE and bridegroom
will 20 on their bridal tour.
The report of the Castle Garden Labor Ex-
change. from Nov to the 18th, shows the following
4s orders Of employers for laborers males 1923 fe-
Among these were famhes, Comprising 10 persons
Average number Of applicants III per day; of orders
wages paid males, s4; females SO Males mechan.
zeal LABEL 5 a 10 ic deSp anS S kea sGS
able 1853; females able to read and write, 2G not able
Coroner keenan, will hold an inouest TO. day
the remains of Austin Wabridge the engineer who
died yesterday at No 7I3 Thirdave from the effects OF
by his engine being upset by the disarrangement Of
switch Coroner Flynn held inquest yesterday IN
18th INST by truck driven by VIM NJ Metz in william
The Jury censured the driver for driving
rate of speed and the Coroner held him to bail 10
An inquest will be held at p; m. to-day, by
IN the case of VIM. Keane the man who killed by
pistol shot wound. on Monday, by James Lee. The
necessary pOstmortem examination made by DR..
Wooster Beach yesterday.
BR00KLYN.-Prospec Park last week was
visited by 81, $50 persons
The Rev. w. H. Milburn (the blind preacher)
will talk on Temperance at Plymouth Church this even
tDg. Admission free.
Joseph Hart James Stratton, Geo. w. Brant,
and Daniel Fish arrested Monday night charged
with having committed heavy robberies in Queens
County They were sent for examination 10 NewtOwD.
Mr.. Luke r. Merrill of No. As South Oxford
dangerously injured yesterday by being thrown
from carriage in Henry-sr, his horse having become
frightened at steam roller used on the concrete pave
ment.
The trial of Robert Berry, for the alleged
murder Of James Donnegan, continued In the Court
OF oyer and TermneT yesterday Late In the afternoon
morning
Gen. Stewart L. WOodfOrd delivered his lee
Phil Sheridan" at the New England COngrega-
tOnal Church. south Nnth-st, Williamsburgh Tues
day evening The audience large and apprecative,
and the conclusion OF the lecture the General received
vote OF thanks.
The number of deaths in Brooklyn last week
was lTGs5 males and 81 females 20 died from pneumO-
consumption and 70 from brain disease between
the Of and three Natives OF the United States
l6 ireland, England 9; Germany, Is; British Amer
tca Switzerland, and Sweden, each
The Prospect Park Commissioners held q
meeting their rooms last evening j. s. T. Stranahan
the President stated that the force OF
iaborers had been discharged from the Park and the
mainder would be within two weeks Ile police force
would be dispensed with. The wOrkmen at Washington
Park VIII also be discharged The gardeners VIII be re-
tanned 10 do the necessary planting In the Spring.
IEMPSTEAD, l.. 1.-The recent purchase
by Mr. \. T. Stewart, addition to his former purchase
AZ Hampstead Plains gives him an aggregate OF about