New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-13
THE CITY.


residence. =,
Mr.. Henry A. Bowen of Wall-st leaves the
City to-day by the Baltimore Tor London ana Pas, 10
special financial agent of leading railroad corporauon'
The degree of "RebekahD was conferred on
80 ladies' wives and daughters or members, by figrI
Lodge No. a. l. .. OF o. f., on Thursday evening lns
degree is recently Instituted ana ID aireau5 ''
popular among the ladies.
The Hon. Rufus L. Andrews was unanimously
elected Chairman Of the Twentyhirdst Executive I'm s
mittee by the General Committee Thursday evening
The Committee arrangements for attending the In
auguratiOn OF Gen. Grant.
The body of an unknown man was yesterday
found floating the North River, off the foot OF WAITS
ST. and removed to the Morgue The body Is tat h ~
about IS years OF age, having brown har anu d
ers, and clad in brown coat black pants anu 'o' anu
blue SHIRT.
The Executive Committee OF the Trustees, OF
the College Of the City of have non Noois
the department OF Mixed Mathematics Mr. Compton
graduated from the College In 1853 Inc honhnaou
is virtually equivalent to an appointment
The Rev. f. o. Flagg, ID. d., Rector OF the
Church OF the Resurrection, Madlsonave;, corner ~
FOry-seyenthst, having decided To Visit EurOpo Win
Of Gs orsan S o Church for
or until the completion Of their new edihee .Yl
The free religious services in the large hall
OF Cooper Institute will be continued tomorrow, morn
ing and evening, by the Rev Edvard Everett Hale, D.
d., OF Boston. Mr.. Hale's "Man without Country,
' Yes and Perhaps" and other writings have secured
him wide literary reputation. ---
Early yesterday morning some unknown per
SON gained access 20 the cellar OF tho tenenent TO ~
ohST fred the hssp
discovered and extinguished before II had attained Gn
headway and heavy loss " io was Ihus afeI'eu- 4o
incendiary escaped. .t. rs'.-
The public opening exercises Of the Morning
Star Sunday School formerly held IN flkes opera
House. viii take place o9T0w and 3 tT
The meeting win be by the Rey JosePh ad
Church. and Andrew A. smith esd of Brook
Ign. ..- "a, r'7 ,. E.. .... 'Is,..-
The oa interim meeting of the officers and
committees o the American Pathological Society closed
yesterday with brief address congratuaton from the
President the Hon. Marshall T. Wilder, upon the haIkea
amoint OF work accomplished. The Convention adj
ourned, TO assemble at Philadelphia on the S'n u eep
TENDER next. - y~s,r
The members of the Purim Association will,
this wear ms usual celebrate the Jewish festival of Purm
by masked ball the Academy OF Music The reunion
takes place on the night OF 9 of an
efficient Committee Of Arrangements, ana the dlseflh.
alton with which invitations being Issued guarantee
that II Will be notable FOR Its blancy and ior the char
acter OF the attendance. ...
It is shown by the report OF the Commits.
siOncr Of Internal Revenue that tho total net receipts OF
taxes by tho Treasury last year were s9 and that
Of this amount S22 or more than ~ per cent were
York 2ity paid 100 out Of 81 collected from
the whole country being more than Is per cent OF the
whole, nearly five times the proportion which could
be levied here if taxes distributed equally accord
ing 20 population. '7.
At the jefferson Market Police Court yes
teriay before Justice STANDBY, Charles H. Brown. a
10 answer charge OF robbng Mr. James Cox Of Spencer
and other Sfees Valued at sic Mr. Cox sad that the
accused boarded at his house four days and when ho had
quently he dle complanan received letter from the
prisoner containing three pawn tickets FOR some OF tho
ho had done and that some day the loss would
be made good John = Young was committed on
charge OF malicious mischief It appears that while at
Talumany. on Thursday evening he cnt six or eight
inches nom the Of Mrs Elizabeth Carleton. who
was standing In front him. and also appropriated
portion of the trimmings Of her hat.
Ex-Gov Fenton; ex-Gov. j. Gregory Smith,
vermont; Mnior-Gen Harvey. st. Louis. A. Is. Cornell
ithaca: the Hon. NJ. r. BeIaas. Maryyie. y. Y. and
Chabcellorl Van kouglee OIL Canada arc at Tue Ehth
Asfboo ona Cen cor.e Cbicaso The Hon c. e.
Gilman Iowa and the Hon II G. Lord, Ono. are az the
j. ~ french, Now-orleans; Col, +. Van vieet u 5. A.,
and tho Hon. W W. Hegeman. Poughkeepse, arc at tho
Of Boston are az the Brevoort House. Capt Ban aud
". Fzgeorge of the British army and DR. e. woernaun
of Hamburger arc at tho Clarendon Hotel Commodore
Emmons. U. 5. Navy, Is at The Astor House. The Hon
Francis Keenan, Utca is at tho Hoffman House
BROOKLYN-The popular humorist, Mr.
Stephen AaSsett deems Pipes delivers hs lecture sixty
minutes in japan and China" ut the AthenGun on Mon
day evening.
The Columbia Mission School held concert
with aheaux IN their Sunday SchOOirOOm, No. 6Gi Col
unbiast., on Thursday, Feb. ii.
John NJ. LoretZ jr, will play several pieces
OF music on the Plymouth Church organ today, com
merlcng a p. m. This ~ n series Of organ
certs at this church for charitable purposes.
An illicit distllery, in tho vicinity Of Pros
pectst ana IIudsonaye was seized yesterday for VIC
laton OF ihe internal Revenue law The PROPERTY liable
were placed IN charge Of United States officers.
Mrs. Amelia Kenneday, an old lady, fell from
ne. na,r. ~ % r r' T o Ss' W. I'm III
and caused almost instant death Coroner Jones hold
inquest.
The literature fund of the New-York City
University for leCs amounting 10 $1,000, has been dis
tributed by the Regents to Che different academies
titled thereto. Long Island receives tho following:
poc IN Ia.
Union Hall Academy OF Jamaica. s225 J6 Union school at
Huntington, Suffolk County, sli3 Ol.
SING SING. n. Y.-The family of Mr.. and Mrs.
DsaIy Increased by the b o. p-rss bOuaeas boys
ha held meetng and decided to make number Of important i'm
Pryeeri the streets Of that village BY Sdeng them establishing
better grades and constructing good ,deSak In order to out
they have selected Committee prepare act he
6, and 10 lev .y s1S for The enc
Frost Horton Joseph Cook and Seth Allen appointed c0as
FIsHKILL LANDING N. Y.-The track of the
sSs Sgsso, nosd IS .s .d RON 3 ,s 0
tive expected 10 afew dsi when eonsqenon train vii be Sc, to
,sa, Wi te ccsHeSesi ia The sbnss
NYACK N. Y.--Prof. A. J. Ebell has just closed q
9 sG eaa S"a eS rs 81 70 the youns s a Of s Ro
land Institute zoology
MAAlARONECK, y. Y.-The Improvement Assoc
alton last meeting passed resolution that public road a,
present should be made less than 100 feet Ns aud particularly opposed
citizens Those favor Of making the avenue 400 feet vide
,d % represent eyesiI Per cent Of the eSpsry on the
Winchester Coanty Tor the f4n term OF sI ysaiL
RICHMOND, 8. la special meeting Of the Board !
Of held on Saturday last at which resolutions
opposition the proposed as about be enacted by the
siemphg The Sailors Suus Harof properly the island
soa1ty proceed 90 Abby and lay before the Legislature their
mOnttTanoe IN the matter
NEW-BRIGHT0N, s. 1.-Ycsterday afternoon n |
man apparently licensed yender arrested suspicious ehao
ON searching bic Eve barrels found be he with tho
which had been smugged from vessel
hand which trying get uuoles,ed
The frequency Of the island Of late
taken by the driver 10 g 10 tue city
bnd exciting the suspicious Of gentleman thI Huhsonl who
caused tie arrest The prisoner u held TO ansver
HOBOKEN ". J.--Several river thieves, at an |
hour yesterday morning. attempted 70 % Aot OF pig iron
loboheni bal before they