New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-08
THE CITY.

Arrests for the week, 1,441,
| Superintendent Kennedy has announced the
| Winter tours Of duty for the police.
At the Mayors office, last week, 1,45j licenses
| were granted and 81 ,739 30 received.
| The Receiver of Taxes collected SS2t, 739 10
last week for upon real and personal estates
b. T. Hanlon, guest at the Whitney House,
found dead last evening III his roou supposed from
| disease OF the heart.
| On Wednesday evening Frederick Gein, age
S. fell flight OF stairs at his late residence No.
$50 East Twenty ST. and died yesterday morning
At the Free Labor Bureau last week, 1863
males applied for situations and 500 females male help
required 49, and females 594 situations furnished
| TO l29 males and A79fepaes.
The annual meeting for the election of
officers OF Working WOuens Protective tho
year 1870 will be held at building the Unon No
! Bleecker-st.. this afternoon, at ~ o'clock
The pilot Of the Pavonia ferry boat Delaware
has been deprived OF his commission 10 SAID. for per
pilot OF the latter boat will have hearing this week
Sinclair g. Milure's stable in Twenty ninth ST.,
near Frstaye took fire 1--WE horses burned on
! Saturday evening Loss ON building, $4,000; loss on
horses, 1880 Insured for $500 by the Metropolitan Com.
| pany.
This evening the new Station House for the
Police Of the Thirty first Precinct ouehundredthst,
between Ninth and Tenthayes will be formally opened
Capt Heme and his officers have issued large number
OF Invitations.
A fair for the benefit of the unfinished r. C..
Church of the Epiphany, In SecOnd.aye between Twen
ent of the church. from the 9th to the 2d Of November
There will be promenade concert every evening
George Gilbert and Joseph Welch, Of No. 80
the residence Of tho latter and welch thrown
celving severe injury 70 the spine. from the effects Of
| locked up in the Oak-st. Police Station.
ROundsman Whtcomb on Saturday morning
discovered that thieves had broken open the door OF
Fiftysxth-st, aud threw out box and bale OF dry
the car.
| The twenty-ninth anniversary of the Sons of
Temperance was duly celebrated yesterday at the Tenn
perance Han on the corner OF Eghteenthst and Eighth
Grand Worthy Patriarch, the Rev Stephen Meret
IT, presided and the exercises we're OF All interesting
| character.
-four store in Thirdave, between Seventy aud
Seventy eghthstsr, exploded, blowing ont the show
and Mr. Hull were severely burned about the hand
and face while trying to exthgush the flames.
The NewYOrk Dispensary for Diseases of
the skin, At FOurthave and Thirty frstst, will be open
daily for the gratutOus treatment OF INDECENT patients
affected with cutaneous Diseases and the Trustees APP
deavor TO place institution upon firm and enduring
basis Contributions the building fund, toward tho
or forwarded 70 the Treasurer Edward Haight esq
National Bank Of the Commonwealth.
Perseverance Social Temple of Honor, No 6.
ner b. T. IT, Joseph NJ Joy; s. V. IT, Sarah BurtOn b. "
T., W. H. COggsha; s. r., Mary K, Chandler; b. r. 10.
seph NJ Browne; s. T., Anna DanlelsOn b. +. H. Wm u.
Wadsworth; s. w. Anna b. Stevens b. L., Win. A. Temp.
hns s o., Fanny Halliday; r. s, George H. Barton.
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retiring officer, Sister Barton, beautiful Inner Temple
regaha, after which address made by Bro.
George W. Bnngay
Not for the past 81 years has there occurred a
variety OF the red aurora equal to that which prevailed
from a. IN. on Saturday TO O. and during the far
advancing twilight Often between the above hours the
sky covered with brilliant earmlne color. then
rosy hue would prevail, then deep red or scarlet,
then quiet transit from the brightest to tho darkest
red would occur. The aurOral arch beams or corona
were not visible AZ Sl5 hne emerald meteor OF daz.
cling splendOr lighted up the Southern heayens shot
up eastery over sharp curve OF II degrees from DO
sOuthsOuth east OF Sirius lt appeared Onelaf OF the
diameter OF fu moon, whcu that Is the hOr
10 threw around dark shadows OF buildlngs and
other objects Twenty neteOrs counted below tho
magnitude OF POlaris.
Messrs. Leavitt, Strebeigh g. Co.'s sale Of
autographs OF distinguished included letters from
many OF the Governors OF various States dated from 1873
10 the present year and we're sold at prices ranging from
20 cents. Judge StOrys autograph so
cents ChefJustice Marshall, IS cents; q. 4. Chase
rs cents; VIM NJ Eyarts, 10 cents. or other prominent
JEFF Davis 50 cents; j. c. CalhOHn, j. O. Adams, and W.
Writ, 60 cents each; james Buchanan, W. J.. Marcy
ReYerdy Johnson, aud Lewis Cass Is cents Winfield
Scott so cents Is. Butler 90 cents and Daniel Sckes
at IS letter written by Washington Irving dated
sunnysde s47 sold for 81 go while another by Martin f.
upper brought - 90 An autograph OF Edward Everett
SOLD for 81 rs; W. g. Bryant, 81 90; JareS Sparks 81.
Botanic Hall, in East Broadway, was filled last
evening by an intelligent audience assembled 10 hear
Horace Greeley on Temperance" The meeting was
conducted under the auspices Of Standard Division
OF l., NO lie. and the Chair filled by Mr. George
Ree!eY MI GTeeeys remarks tended TO show That the
temperance movement has affected society at large other
than those wbOu u had entirely converted 10 having
been universal custom IN this country 40 years ago 10
drink upon every social occasion, while people don't
generally Drag OF W He showed from the Acknowledge
WeDs OF dtliiers that all liquors poisoned. ne