New-York tribune., 1869-03-16
THE CITY.

The New-York Port Society have purchase9,
the house No "a Pkest and IN snort tnie VIII aItcr
| as mission chapel and schoo oL Inc heees''i' ~
| tions are now being made.
! The Hon. Homer A. Nelson, Secretary, ,o on
state and Lansing Pruyn, Albany, are az e ~ ,t Eev-
York Hotel Ex.Cougressman John B. Alley OF N"'S"
| cbusotts Is at the AstOr House -,
Thirty-two policemen were tried before yas Iile
piia R1ard Yesterday on trivial charges. There was
mo decision i'm the of Officer Maurice W Loa L W
who is charged with having broken open Tue tton by
| Greenwich-st den on INC o00''io" Vi " i"'0 ''i
| the Health authorities ,ot
last evening fire occurred in the basement
of No ~ o SecnPeG ptoa oy a. = fT Insured The
building owned by Frederick H. Vute, was damagGo ~
| the amount OF $1,000; insured; The fro originator
| among some refuse In the subcellar
Mr.. John A. Iseln, well-known downtown
broker, taken suddenly III yeSerd&ay & IN o mo-
ments afterward from disease Of the heart The noay
removed to his late Residence, NO II /" sst
where Coroner keenan, VIII hold an inquest to'd"S'
horse attached to a Fifth-ave. stage fell
Yesterday morning Veseys aud the dfiyeT ~ % oo
began beating it in cruel manner whG Mr t ~ S,
city TO Animals, caused his arrest hc WAS coii"''
| by Justice Bowling ut the IomOS' .
tho College Francis Xavier will observe tng ist
val Of So Joseph Friday next Ivy giving nm exhD9h @
IN honor CI Ic it ~ docnes declarations ctc in
! terspersed with music by tine College cholr'
Mayor Hall yesterday offered to. Capt John
The MpiTopoIitau Detective Police lucrative position In
his Once Capt Young has the matter under consdera-
tion No action las yet been taken by the Police Com
nssoners with reference to Capt foungs resignation
The shin Thatcher Magown of Boston, Pc
tosen, l2iS tuns, built IN 1856 with Eenct CrIg @
ashore north OF Gdney's Channel, the Romer shoal
az high water yesterday mornng in hiGK so" % @ W.
their steamers, with large number OF men, at WorA on
her and expected Ia get her of at the sst hgh wafer
The German Mutual Assistance Society Tor
widows aud orphans held their annual msr,lng ~ S'
Matthews Church, corner Of Broome aud ELapethsls,
last night Mr.. H. Rocho presiding The society 9SuVS l
and affords relief 10 1O7 widows aud Tour ophaus OF u
ceased members The following directors were elected'
Messrs 3 zohnger, = stcger O. T. Bauer O. W. FaDer'
| O. l.. ZOlIkOErr, III. Drcier.
The annual commencement OF the New-1 ork
Coege of dentistry was held Irving Hall last night
'r fcgCee of ID ID 5 was conferred the graduates
10 In unubcr-Ly Dr. William II. Allen, The NceIIesl-
@itcrcstg @ @ address hy Prof Frank Abbot W r. Patton
was the yaedctoran, aud B Rust CuSlrr ih9 nonot
of the The exercises we're intespeiseu WIN ~ ,V
furnished by Theo Thomas and were witnessed by many
| friends Of the graduates and the college
It's salleced that when the New York Central
road recently declared dividend Of 80 per cent on II.
capital amounting to s2ioo0OOJ the OoyenmeI,t & tSh oI
i've per cent was not pam ~ nes1cd that The road viii
have to pay thi- tax u the case = bIousnt .oJ iJ '
corortons 20 nav Of five per cent Oh net earnings
before paying dividends 10 stockholders
George Bishop, a seaman, is charged with
HAVING murdered john Wilkins, ono Of the crew OF the
steamship Emua while that vessel was on the Iassage
from New Orleans 70 Hayre On ths ARRIVAL OF the Ebinh
AZ IIayre the defendant taken In charge by tue
United states Consul there and to this port on the
BisI steamer Celia as we're also witnesses, named
| resprctiyely Waters aud Ftzmauricc lie arrested
By Deputy Marshal Thomas sc9se brought before the
Commissioner and held for an examination.
In the case of an application by the Vice
Consul OF Sweden aud Norway al t- port 20 have Alfred
Weluan, A. +. Hahn and o. Bamhcrg three -camen on
the Swedish ship Lionel, detained IN custody aud sent
back 10 sweden the departure OF that vessel on ber
home voyage on the ground that they had attempted 10
desert from her by means Of small boat while sue was
ssrres,n hY 8cpnty Marhas butts aSd Foley and ON
before the held Tor
| examination on the lOlA INST
| In the case previously reported, and in which
Calvin Wills is charged with mailing ob.Sehe pnDica
tons. etc, motion was made TO dismiss tle Tonlmut
discharge the defendant on the ground tAt ihcFo
the mail the letter aud photograph received ~ Ridge
! wood " j. that the letter seut by special Agent
f6c dcfendSni the fnqiher hearing Of The case was
postponed TO THURSDAY next when the Comm4ssioncr
! will pass upon this motion.
The Bank Clerks Mutual Benefit Association
met last evening their fret election ~ occr Tuore
cast, aud tie election resulted a. follows;
| Charles W. Hubbel National Park Bank; Recording
Secretary, G. H. Dnmmer Merchants. Exchange Sau3haI
| Bank Corresponding Secretary h ! l1ehding Manbnt-
tan Bank Treasurer, = L. Raymond North River ba,h'
tional Bank J. II. Ackermnn Bank Of " y y; B. A.;
A. NJ. EaglcsOn, National Citizens Bank; D. 5 Iatt Pa
cidc National Bank; II 5. Murray Ocean National Bank
| W. A. Nash. Corn Exchange Balk
In April, 1867, n draft, puporing TO be
| drawn by tho Board OF Educatluu on the Chamber
lain for f75OO. in favor OF A. ID. Collins bearer.
was presented az the Broadway Bank aud paid When
| the check book Of the Board OF Education was
gerry, but the Chamberlain did not make the cor
icciion. The Bank now refuses 10 pay draft drawn
Tor j. g. & j. W. Bunton, for tll4 ~, the ground
OF 10 funds which would not be true bat for The debit
| ing to the Board of the forged check Of N7.5oO Tho
| case comes up mandamu-. 10 compel the broadway
Bank pay the Burnton draft aud was TO have been
argued Monday but counsel for the defendant being
engaged ~ the trlal VI ease, argument was pOsOhtd
TO Thursday.
The victims of Col. Hermans pcrfdy met last
night at No 1lJ Bowey, George j. Greene in tho car
and Justice Iuhrs aCug secretary II resolved
90 mrmoraze Gen Grant n relation to their claims, and
reysrer OF lie United states al New York Charles T.
Spencer having volunteered to take tho case the Com
mittee instructed to place IN his hands Mr.. H.
f. shearman OF No 81 Broadway having sent communi
cation 20 The S dscournGing the victims from proceed
Ing n resolution censurng Mr. sheaTIuan passed.
The Committee agree 70 pay all tho expense thcmseyes
decided I thelr favor As was necessary TO nave th@
memorial TO Gen. Grant signed tho meeting adjourned
until next Monday night sa -.
A rumor obtained circulation down town,
Yesterday that Mr. Charles h. Estce GOyernnent IN.
ferna Revenue statoner IN this city would succeed Mr.
Thomas HeTland as Deputy Conmissi9ner OF Internal
ment In 1862 In the Winter of tho Same year he W.,
transferred tho Internal Revenue Buree" qua ncld
the pQsiOn o Chief clerk AZ the ,me tile Hon George g.
Bmfwc the present Secretary OF tie Treasury, was
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue. Mr.. Estes became
Acting Commissioner the resignation OF Mr.. Boutwell,.
and continued to direct the ahhTs ot INC bureau uhu,
the appointment OF Mr. Joseph Lewis 20 the oce OF
nuay compiled the and regulations Of the Internal
Revenue Department for the convenience OF merchants
and officers duty ia this section OF the country
The fifth and sixth of the extraordinary
games PLAYED by Melvin Foster during his practice pre-
paratoy for the great match between himself aud Joseph
Dion the champion Of Canada, which is 10 take place
the 9th Of April Montreal yesterday played at
the AstOr Billiard Rooms. WIN. Wicks was his opponent,
ing him. TO the astonishment OF all, this gano Was
yielded Foster by Wicks the 18th inning 1t being at
| the time evident that tho latter could not win.
WcksO g. iC, as o. 10, D. a. I97otal l7a aver
total, sOO average, 6ll After the above Foster DIS