New-York tribune., 1870-12-16
LECTURES, MF' e.rINGs. ETC.

The quarterly New FORK East Conference OF
the Methodsts VIII be- held at Bronxdale WestShester
Co., Dec "a
The French. Canadian Club meets tonight In
Masonic Hal sirteenhst, to promote the scne"e i''
tho enneS<tiou Of Canada ., 80,
John r. Bay. Vice Consul at Joppa, lectured
last connp upon "Joppa and Jerusalem" In the chapei
of Calvary Church on sixtnave.
The fair for the benefit of the Church OF
the Epiphany, Second ave-, VIII close next nonuS'
About 81 500 has been realized, thus faf.
The Baptist Reunion continued yesterday at
The Flftvthrdst Church. and addresses were made ny
the Rev Doctors AndertOn, Arinitage and other'
The harbor pilots met yesterday, and peu-
,oned The Commissioners Of Pilots allow them TO de-
crease the number OF their boats during the "ihtet'
The Police Inspectors, Captains, and num-
her Of the sergeants yesterday passed series Of reso
lions 81 complimentary to exPOee Commissioner Brennan.
The Hon. p. Il. Barnum delivered the first
OF course OF popular ecturesn edof the building inho
OF the Harlem Uniyersast Mission, last evening, IN tns
Hall corner OF io 10y S a. I
Thirdaye. nis subject wealth. Health, ana nap
piness"
The Springfield branch of the Jamaica
Farmers Association proposes that the farmers OF Kings
and Queens Counties be called together in mass ineene
az Janaca about the 2st OF January ISL TO take aee
i've measures relative better market ACCOMMODATIONS
| In Brooklyn and New-fork
The tax-payers of Westchcster have organ
iyed Themselves into 'TaIPsyers Association" VIM
Watson PRESIDENT T. HaTTaS&Sn rim & seSses @eSnS S sp be
held tonight and only landowners NH We ori
The Association ntenG5 to oppose any further Approp
| ations for bouleyaTds, new bridges, ETC.
The George 7. Tfimble Association of the
old Public School, No. 7,ast evening elected the ioow
ing officers President John " hsrr1oui Nioefres
dents, n. 7. Beers, Thomas Palmer jr. ana =; " ".
Creation: Secretaries Joseph H. TO0ler aud : - Ai-Oh
PreSsUrer AIonso slote; Executive Committee Harvey
Woods, William Pooey David Earle George r. uAi'~
| Abner Hayward, David siote snd las l. harNH'
| e ~. IInl. 'hnr mt
amounted a. tire close yesterday, 10 over siSoe The
drawing Of the 100 prizes given by the Thirty nnths
Concregatjon took place last evening ia the presenes
Sr. Srinc'a Si T<i-es ycTe: srand rianc value
81 500; 262S-cabinet piano, Ssn Ss-Te BOZ >e' s'ts
| day night with q Lvp.
The Board of Docks yesterday ordered PEE
No A. occupied by the SAIsOa-l Steamship Co.. 10 +
wdened 50 feet provided the Company viii pay $50
year additional rent Treasurer Smith reported tiR
be a1s on a45s aana S 81 @ = S "a to
lam Bradley for rent OF psr $3.50 i total os % n9f 81 y
manual for the use Of the department was ordered "
be prepared.
Prof. Tillman read paper last evening, be-
fore the Polytechnic Branch Of the American Institute
upon the OF compressed air for the Transmission
power. He described the apparatus used IN the Mon
Gents and Hoosac tunnels, aud referred 70 Horace ii
Fails 70 Rochester and from Niagara Falls TO Buf
fo, by this means Mr Day proposes ppe 50 inches IA
100 pounds producing 5000 horse power, with oh'
from friction OF but per cent. .....
The quarterly meeting of the New York
branch OF the womans Foreign Missionary Society s
| the NJ. l.. Church held yesterday In the Mission
Building, on Broadway. Mrs DR.. Butler, the Core
spending Secretary interesting letters from auxi
larry societies in this State and NewJersey setting fortt
the excellent condition OF those societies. and the eoiec
! tions made by each The sums reported amounted t'
| several hundred dollars 'Mite-boxes" which are fur
nished to all proper applicants have been found greatly
nGTsSS9d nGTo receipts Board OF "a man
elected Letters and reports read from DR. haca
OF the FOoChow Mission, China, and from Mrs Fox e
:, route thther.
About 500 members of the Westchester Count.
Agricultural Horticultural Society met yesterday
White Plains Gibson presiding. The report Of th
! Auditing Committee showed that tho expenses Of th
Fair and had been s15 0i Rndrhe receipt
had been S2l The total Indebtedness OF the Society
exclusive OF mortgage for $4,000 is 81, 200 The value
Of the Fair Ground property Is $4,000 The following
eficers elected President n Holmes Odell Wee
Presidents, Edward Dewitt, First District, Francis
Palmer Second District, Walter II. Haght, Third Dis
trict; Managers, j. W. ScTibner and C. W. Batheate
Treasurer, John Bussing Recording Secretary JOSEPH
II. Miller; Corresponding Secretary, Daniel X sheS
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