The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-27


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The DoRB PAINTINGS Dor6 paintings Will
be on exhibition a. the S0merve Art Gallery dur
Ing the remainder OF this week. after which they win
probably be placed GA view Otaer large cities.
They nave been very largely patrOnized here, and
have been greatly admired.
REUNION or TIE PRESBYTERIAN CHuRca.-The
EDITORS Of the Observer have received returns
from more than two-tnrds OF all the pres
bYterles ra ifving the reunion OF tho Presbyterian
iurca nJ the sr4a,rcd majority. Tao two generat
assemblies wl meet In Fittsburg November ", to
count the votes and declare the result.
COOPER UNION FOR THB ADVANCEMENT OF SCI
EScE AND ART.-Tne inaugural address before this
body will be delivered SATURDAY evening" in the
large han OF the Cooper Institute. by William @.
Piymptun, who has been appointed to the newly
constituted Prolessorsnlp OF Natursl Philosophy and
Mechanism. The course OF lectures viii De cUnIn-
ueG every evening IN Jae week, except Saturday and
sunday, by rioiessJfs lIympton ana Storm alter
nately aud Will TO Tree.
FAIR OF THE CHURCH or THE Holy INNoCRNrs-
This charitable enterprise which inaugurated on
Monday evening" promises to DO o very aattering
success The building, which is now In course or
erection Is located on 1hirty-seventh street, near
Broadway, and Will cost ABOUT 100000. The trout
will be made OF ohio and Believiiie stone In alter
nate layers ana wall DO surrounded by four DIN
nac.es. The church VIII seat about l, 500 people.
TYPHUs FEVER AT QUARANTINE superintendent
; O'Rourke teegraphed yesterday to Commissioner
Curtss from Quarantine as r0ows:-"Ihe bark
Linda arrived at Quarantine YESTERDAY, having had
fourtn deaths In the port OF MIX River, jamaica
and two on the passage. We admitted from her
last evening seaman named James MINI. aged
twenty live years, native OF st. John, N. b., who il
now suffering non Vpnus lever"
Donations TO BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS -Ex.
Mayor Gunther, as President OF the German Hospital
OF this city, End Simon II. STERN Assistant secre-
tary OF the Hebrew Benevolent Orphan Asylum,
severaIly acknowledge by letter, on behalf OF their
respective Institutions the receipt from jacob Cohen.
candidate Tor the supervise snip OF policies Of lie
insurance In the National Lie Insurance Company.
for $4,000 each, on the ie OF the donor, "
these excellent charities
A SERIES OF FATAL AccIDESTs.-Coroner Flynn
was notified yesterday to hold an inquest OF No. Al
First street, the remains Conrad Letcn aged
| dity and German. who DIED yesterday from the
elects OF Injuries sustained on Monday bv fan from
| the tnrd story to the basement OF a building
when he had Snree ribs broken ana also sustained in
| ternal injuries
| augustus Butler aged ak years of 90 Stanton
street VINO was rah oyey. Oh The leth Inst. % q
from the effects OF injuries one OF ms legs having
| Teen amputated. Coroner keenan, will hod an In
About week ago. a. Louis Schancr, a boy, was
sIttang benc near the fire, at % Henry street
with piece OF iron IN his hand, ne slipped and cll
on the ton the point entering the skull ut the eye.
Commissions sub eluently ensued ct Bellevue Hos
pitai ana oeath occurred Yesterday. coroner hee-
| usn bed on Inquest and obtained verdict In ac-
| cOrdance with the facts.
1 Henry 0'Netl, the laboter who fell on Monday al
| a building being torn down The corner OF Morris
ana Greenwich streets, died yesterday at bellevue
Hospital. Coroner keenan, VIII hold au inquest
| THE PARaGuAYAS IMBnoGLro.-The SUB. Commit
| tee ON Foreign Affairs met Yesterday morning al
| half.past ten O'Clock IT. their private room nj
| the st. Nicholas Hotel. and continued tneir
| investigation INTO the alleged paragusyan out.
RACES. Commander r. NJ Ramsey, wno ut that
| time was The Fleet Captain OF the South Atlantic
| squadron, WAS the only witness examined to-day.
| ile was tho executive oficer OF Adnira DAVIS and
| coatradicts the statements made by Messrs. isl
! and MaStetmann regarding the treatment
! tDeY received WINE on board the ntcd
/ states vessels. fhey had been received on
| board as prisoners from Lopez, who accused
| them oil plotting against his life and such tnoy
! were held. aud ia lIs opuon the treatment taey
| received from Admiral DAVIS was JnstiHci Captain
Ramsey was one 81 the officers present as Witnesses
| before no tribunal. when both the prisoners were
! compelled % TESTIFY 10 the truth OF their IRE.
! yiods confessions and STATES that on That
occasion Mr. Bliss appeared both cool and collected
| lld nos seeming 10 90 under any undue inH uence,
but Mr.. M1sernann. on tho contrary, appeared
considerably heightened and answered the questions
putto hin with much diindence. The Commttee
expects TO continue their investigation In this
/ CITY unsh Friday. when they will adjonrn 10
/ Washington.