New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-23

III the weather be Inc there Will NC az
the Central Park this afternoon.
Jane Welsh, age IS years, died suddenly
last evening at No Mulberry-st.
A male infant, age two weeks, was yesterday
found in the basement Of No. 2S9 East SeVenth-st.
A slight fire occurred last evening in the
OF Mary A Cashow on the upper noor OF the
tenement No. 425 East EleYenth-st.
Patrolman Ferguson of the Nineteenth Pre-
cinc was last evening caught between Third-aye car
and Wagon, at Fiftyninth-st, and severely injured
A match game of baseball between picked
mines OF the exhibitors at the American Institute Fair
will be played to-day at 10i on the Dexter grounds
Fiith-ave aud Sixty-nlnth-sL
II. b. NJ steam sloop- of-war Vestal, Com
mander Hunter, from PortauPrnce Oct: 2 bound ITO 70
Halifax put into this port yesterday short Oh coal nd
Vesta is propeller OF 0sl tuns, mounts -FOUR GUNS anu
has Il OF 1873 officers aud men,
The Cuban Junta contributes S12 weekly to
the family OF Nandrus Mum, who had MS ngnt arm
the 10Th inst Cuban anniversary day. The Junta has
also subscribed 500 toward an annuity fund.
The girls of Randall's Island will by invita-
Visit the exhibition Of the American Institute AZ o'clock
this forenoon under the direction Of President Ely OF the
managers to do the gracefully polite on the occasion
The East Side Association, composed, of
prominent In the Nineteenth Ward, have formed an
Executive Committee whose duty 10 take charge or
matters relating to the sanitary condition OF the streets
and avenues OF the district and together WIN tne
Citizens Association they are hausuFa'ins inporn'
reforms.
The apparatus of the Empire Fire Extin..
gushing Company, for putting out fires by means OF
carbonc acid gas conveyed through pipes ana unuer
ground mains like ordinary illuminating gas was tried
yesterday at the Battery Win az e same
place next Tuesday afternoon ut O'Clock
The "Society of Progressive Spiritualists'
held sOree dansane last evening a. ne b rSOs
w Barnard as floor manager AMONG .no SaneeLs was
Miss Ne one Of the psssed of
with apparent pleasure to all concerned
Last evening, Catharine Rankin, age 80
years of No AZ Jacksonst left her fonr children In the
street near resdece and proceeding to Pier No -
East River attempted to commit suicide by leaphg INTO
the water She prevented from carrying her design
nto execution, and taken to the Oakst Poeesta,
ton family quarrel was the origin OF the analr and
had rendered the woman partially insane
Charles Schwarz, the keeper of a restaurant
Mt No stuyvosantst who charged before Commits
soner Shields with having unsamped kegs Of lagerbeer
Slammed kegs has been honoraDy discharged 1t appear
ing that the kegs had been delivered on the sidewalk IN
stamps had been removed by some children who were
playing near them'
Coroner keenan, yesterday held an inquest
at No 1888 East oyer ,T IN. ths eS 81 Of scad
received by falling into tub OF boiling water Also at
Who 1 died suddenly from disease Of heart Deceased
grocer native Of Ireland age 49, and was lG,se
man ago as who died suddenly Of apopexy' at NO. lSS
Essex-st
The funeral of James Kelly late fireman be-
hanging 10 Engine Company No. ga took place yesterday
BY order Of the Chief Engineer, one assistant foreman
and ten fremen the 1st Brigade were uetaieo as
Sners escort and six fremen pallbearers The mem
beps of the company to which Mr. Kelly belonged acted
as mourners At l2t o'clock M the details assembled
in full uniform ut the house OF Engine company NO, ~
AZ n m the funeral proceeded from No COL Greenwich
a. and was escorted by the remeu as far the ferry
The first entertainment of the Irving Literary
Union took place last night az al before nrn
emf day attempt 10 demonstrate that an organization OF
inmate In their general advancement in the science OF
letters Many die out altogether others continue an
eventu existence while few go even 80 Tar as TO make
,hIIc which do not always prove sue
cessful But the entertainment last night though nG
OF extraordinary merit good representation Tor
first attempt and the original essays and oratons gave
evidence OF much study. Choice selections OF music
were given by popular band. and the audience showed
It's appreciation by frequent bursts of applause.