New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-28
THE CITY.


The German Society of Intellectual Progress
of this city will hold May festival at Funks Union Park
on Monday next
John Lang, aged 10 years, residing at No. IA
Frstave., while at work NJ NO lS1 mhtest, was sGrt
hOl lamp.
Patrick vaun and q companion. yesterday
morning assaulted John OSSnn0r rr St az
nor on the head with weapon OF some Kind causing
serious wound. The latter was taken home TO NO. ~
Olyerst.
The Staten Island Ferry Company has pre-
pared new time table, according to which tho boats
VIII leave Staten Island every hour from GS c from n
foot OF Whitehast, from a. IN to p M mght poaI az
HAS
During the sitting of the Court Of Special
Sessions Yesterday criminal called TO the bar on
charge OF embezziement Simultaneous with his appear
ance, Mr.. John A. Andrews announced himself as inc
sharply said can't appear In this Court as oonn
sell Sir {" "Why not your HonorP' said MT Andrews,
because you sim stand convicted Of being ono OF the
alleged leaders of the riots in this city in ls6s" replied
the Justice Mr. Andrews made seyer RAJ nSco
he had time to get further with his sentence than e
& tiSe DoIne deferred the case until other coun-
sci could be procured
Senator Trumbull of Illinois, Senator Scott
and ex Congressman Dawson OF Pennsylvania ana o. D.
Iippinoott Philadelphia, at the St. Nicholas Hotel
The Hon. W. b. Allison, M: C., Iowa, ana COmman 1
Brown u s. Navy are at the Brey9Grt House f le
i. Chandler, exAssstant Secretary OF the Treasury
Colt OF Hartford, and Marshall woods OF ffONl-
dence are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Senator John p
Stockton Gen. II. f. Stockton and eXGOy Price OF New
Jersey and the Hon James h. BabcOck Of New-Haven,
are at the ST. James Hotel Senator NATION OF Oswego
is at the Wesmoreand Hotel Ex-senator wall OF New
Jersey and Col Ignatus ScymaLsH OF NewOrleans are
at the New.York Hotel Capt EcCrae, U. S. Navy, and
the Rev. j. A. Henry philadelphia arc az t3e ESStett
Rev r. L. Drown, Pbiiadephla are at the Aibemare
Hotel The Rev. j. b. Billings Pittsburgh Is at the Gar
endon Hotel Commander Hopkins, u s. Navy Is at the
Aston House.
BROOKLYN.-Mr w, t. Lee, the Secretary
OF the Brooklyn Yacht Club has been presented by Com
modoro Kidd with handsome badge and medal, pre-
viously ordered by the members Of the Club.
Francis Mehan, aged IA years, was seized
with cramps while bathing in the river at the foot OF Jo'
raIemo-st yesterday afternoon lie was rescued from
drowning, and taken to his home, No. % Safest
Adolph Jasscen, mate of the bark Loyal,
lying in Atlantic Dock Basin was brought before Justice
pereE a V Him with threatcnng to take
his life with n slungshOt The accused was committed
70 Jail 10 await examination
A meeting of the Commissioners of the Fire
Department was held yesterday morning. The reports
Of Chief Engineer Cunningham OF Tho Western District
received in relation the apparatus IN their respective
localities. In the Western District "a steam engines are
in use OF which nine arc In bad condition, ana hye ~
good condition In the Eastern District only Engines
Nos aud can be adapted TO the Paid Fire Department
system.
FLUSHING, L. I.-Comucopia Lodge T. and
n;ecd bi visitations II Port Jefferson last
efty to col Louis Homerguc who win rent the hotel
and ornament the grounds for picnic parties udge
aud C., X, Lincoln Commissioners Of the Weigh Route
| at Flushing.
| JAMAICA.-On Tuesday next the new Lee
ture Hall and sunday School Rooms Of the Jamaica Pres
byterian Church will be dedicated with appropriate cere
monies. The Rev Joseph T. Duryea, d. d., Of Brooklyn
| will conduct the exercises
HEMPSTEAD.-The Governor having re-
TUNED the bill IN regard TO tho selling Of the Hampstead
proceed TO sell the land Under the provision OF the law
already on the statute book; Bishop Lttleohn vii
ns ts ,h giS rate V OF eoad@aon o " '' "
! GREENPOINT.-On Wednesday afternoon,
as MI Fred Ellis and a number Of were engaged In
repairing the coal docks Of the roenpont Ferry Com
pany foot OF GreeDpOint-aye they discovered large
| fsh swimming by harpoou thrown into It by ouc
of them and on hauling 1t upon shore II was discovered
10 be devil nsb, feet long % inches broad aud weigh
QUOGUE.-The schooner ashore ut this place
was sold at auction Saturday last she f. IN the same
position last reported aud has been stripped clean
Her cargo Is under water
PORT JERYIS, n Y.-Joseph Chandler, a
gentleman widely known and highly esteemed Ia this
Vicinity died on the cath inst, aged 81 years lie was
Port Jeryis Railroad Is being pushed ouorgoucaly for
ward, and everything looks favorable for ts early com
pletiOn The wood burning locomotives the Erie
Railway all % Dc transformed into 6Oabutncrs
practicable The Office OF wood agent the road
has been abolished ana no more contracts for wood are
being made The Building and Loan Association, or
ganized here time since Is proving great
by the workingmen, for their own benefit. The old
Fowler House, which was quite fcsOr for city boardcrs
few years ago, but has siucc fallen into disuse has
Gently been thoroughly reftted aud again opened
hotel II Is leased by Mrs. Il. W. Palmer. Us Old land.
lord, Henry Foster, has taken the Hugueuot Springs
House for tho present season.
HUDSON, n. Y.-On Wednesday an I'M
known was found dead the railroad crossing
OF the Albany and Boston Railroad IN Canaan There
were marks OF violence on his person. From the
papers found In his possession II appears his is
Charles Stocke and that no had formerly worked at
Glendale, Mass. lie was about Ij years Of age
NORTHEAST. Wv ebster Morris, we'll
known offender, arrested yesterday. having In his
possession valuable horse stolen from John Essestyn
Camrook lie was committed TO Jail IN Hudson.
FORT PLAIN, n. Y.-The carriage and paint
shop VI David Myers & Son entirely destroyed by
hre yesterday morning. The property was not Insured