New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-22
NpW-YORK CITY.

A, ,ho Catholic fair which closed at Eliza
neth on Saturday night flag was voted 70 the hOel
Fire Company, No o. =, ~ On, |
The nroposed meeting last night at No 29l
~, 20 nominate n German candidate for Police
Commss oner, was postponed
WIN. Williams was committed to the Tombs
Yesterday for attempting to steal watch on broadway
from John G. wagner OF NalkersI
No contracts for pavements, sewers, ana
s,eerading were awarded yesterday by the Board OF
Public Works. owing to the absence Of Controller Con-
molly.
The meteorological character of the Palisade
range the Hudson, the subject OF lecture py
Professor Merz before the Lyceum Of Natural History
last evening. -.
The Board of Aldermen has directed the
Commissioner Of Public Works 10 advertise Boz proposals
for paving a large number OF streets with the hainl
wooden pavement
Louis Brogan. age 80, fell from the fourth |
60 the second floor Of building in hirdave, be-
tween Seventy fifth and seventysiXthSts, yesterday,
and received fatal injuries
David Grey, Scotch stou e-cuttcr, age 80 of
Thirty ATHEIST was found dead yesterday on plank
leading 10 the basement Of tho new building In Fifty
seventn-st., where he has been employed.
James McCauley, age IS, of No. S92 Broome-
st. was yesterday afternoon arrested for ntoxicaton
and locked up in the fra6kD-st: Eta non An
Carl Ruef age 81, of No. 264 Stanton-st.,
while atwork in Alexander STEMS sawmill yesterday,
was caught In the machinery. Both his feet were
crushed and he was otherwise seriously injured.
The 5th Regiment, composed entirely of Ger
maus has been supplied with spike helmets, such as are
worn in the Prussian army and VIII appear III tne new
equipment parade next Friday, Evacuation Day
The second annual ball Of the Upholstercrs
Trade Union given last night In the German1a AS
furniture each ticket holder being eDed TO chahee'
In the New York 0phthalmic and Aural In
stitue No As East Twefh-st, during the last three
months o. operations have been performed, l43 new
patients have been treated for diseases OF the car and
k45 for diseases of the eye.
The ladies of the SuffOlk-st. Dutch Re
formed Church. the Frederick Busehe, pastor will
open for the benefit Of their church building fund
this evening, IN the hall OF the German young Meh
Christian Association. No. 6 Ludlow-st
All but 81 of the pupils who entered the
Grammar School Class of the College Of New-York on
the usual eight weeks probation have attained the re-
Quired standard and been placed on the college rolls
those VINO failed returned 10 the Public Schools
The steamship Illinois has been on the dry
aock at the Of Rutgers-st since last Wednesday
being reSauseS she viii 60 to the foot
moved and be fitted up as hospital snip Tor use at quar-
snune.
The semi-anndal report of the Dover-st.
Free Weekday school, taught by Miss Lydia Davis and
Miss Games shows that during the past ak months lol
children received secular Instruction l46 children
have received help.
The Superintendent of the Government work
.tHcu Gate is using a new and ingenious submarine
M rIodine il A blast can be loaded beneath The water
and the cartridge ignited without DANGER and without
" fear Of it, getting damp.
The Magdala arrived at this port yesterday,
with a cargo Of tea from Shanghai being the first
steamer China by Of the suez Canal The time
the trip days. The time by the San Fran
cisco route Is 40 10 AZ days.
A bazaar in aid of st. AIMS Church for
Deaf will he held during the week beginning De
reInber in the han at the corner of Broadway and
twenty thlrdst. A promenade concert by Downlngs
evening, Dee 6, at O'Clock.
Prof j. X. II. Wilcox, Vice President Of the
Universal Peace Union, American Branch delivered a
lecture evening before the Sociology Club at tho
the Peace Resolutions adopted at the large Peace
meeting of Saturday night.
Yesterday afternoon, while Mrs. Dunlap was
stting near window the second floor Of her resi-
denoe No 900 East Thirty-second-st. buckshOt came
through the window crashing the glass and damaging
the sash The who fired 10 running toward
tecoDd-ave, but was not arrested
Prof. X. Ogden DOremus entertained large
audience last evening at ST. AIMS Church. in Eighteenth
with Characteristic lecture entitled Mud, mean
kdred purposes The proceeds the lecture are 10 20
10 the mission school attached to the church.
The New-York Association of Sunday-schOol
Teachers addressed last evening at the FOurthave.
Presbyterian Church. by the Hon. Israel g. Diehl, on
"HisonC Ruins in the East confirming Scripture" and
by the Rev. stephen H. Tying, upon The Sunday School
Friend"
1t is rumored that o. s. Assessor Lathrop,
acting instructions from the Internal Revenue
Bureau, several attempts 20 collect the on
the per cent scrip dividend declared by the NewYork
Central Railroad, and that Commodore Vanderbilt, who
went 90 Washington yesterday, went to arrange the
matter in which upward OF 81 10000 is involved.
James w. Gerard delivered an eloquent and
amusing lecture volcanoes and Earthquakes" last
evening before the scholars and friends Of Evening
School 10 H. in West FOrty-seyenth-st., near Eighth
ave The school. under the management OF Fred. W.
James assisted by 20 teachers has attend
OF 100 scholars than during Last Winter Two
large classes 81 men between 10 and 70 years Of age
1arDing 70 read and write
The third annual exhibition of the Ameri-
Columbian Society will open for visitors at D. H.
to-day, at No. 2o2 Chathamst Among the pigeons now
exhibition are the dun yellow red, white black and
blue carriers the two last being the now used
by the besieged Pasans In sending receiving dis
Patches the yelOw pied red pied, black pied and blue
pied pOu'eTs the shOrt-faced and Berlin tunbers in
Guiding the almond and notified pigeon; and number
OF buttOnbead and harbed PIGEONS imported from
England ~ cost of 400 each. The hngingirds on eY
hibon include canaTles, bullhnches goldtnches lin.
nets, and mOcklnS-MFct
Association Hall was filled last evening bv
an audience assembled 10 listen TO lecture by the Rev
f. IreDaus Prime, b. D., upon "spain and the Alham-
bra Tie discourse included a brief summary the
history spain the invasion Of the MoOTs
their expulsion during the reign OF Ferdinand ana Isa
bella general account Of the climate and architecture
Of the country, dissertation upon the progress mors
education and auusemeDts OF the people and minute
and graphic description OF the Alhambra, that Sun
splendd relic Of the architectural magnifcence with
which the ancient Moorish kings delighted to surround
themselves.
Early in the campaign John X. Spaulding,
gauger I'm the CustOmHOuse, wagered with friend I'm
Peekskll that woOdford would sit in the Governors
chair next year. each agreeing that the loser should
wheel 100 pounds OF buckwbeat -four from this city 10
Peekskl, the reverse the may be- Yesterday
morning AT O'clock nerTye eyed determined gentle
- aGN Of Haalr In ia audi "a