New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-28
THE CITY.

In the case of The Brooklyn Oil Refinery
against Daniel Brown motion for a trial has been
denied by Justice McCunn.
Dr. ID. p HOlt0n lectured last evening in the
Amity Baptist Church IN West yourthst on Phys
OlOgy" the lecture being illustrated and explained by
of several charts and skeleton The lecturer was
frequently applauded
The annual dinner of the Yale Alumni As
sociation of this city takes place at DelmoncOs this
delegations VIII be present from the associations Of sew
era other cities.
Steinway Hall was filed to its utmost ca
pacty last evening the occasion Of the grand concert
given for the benefit OF the German Ladies' Society Tor
widows and orphans. MISS Fanny Janauschek, Anna
Mehlg and Henriete Beebe, and Messrs. Fred Stems,
C.. Werner and Geo. Matzka were the artists.
Collector PeasontOn of the Fourth District
Ferry the barrels not having been branded according
law. The liquor on its way to Boston SUIT Tor us
ney's office.
The Board of Health will commence their
sreetcleanng operations today under the direction OF
cleaned the cutters washed with hose and the dirt re-
moved outside the city limits one hundred men are
to be employed, and about two days VIII DC requed 10
finish the work.
At the meeting of the Polytechnic Branch
of the American Institute Prof Phin dlseouFsed con
to discussion, in which several members took part
among whom were Norman Wizard, Prof Van der Weyde'
lowed by attempt explain the philosophy Of the
Mirage" by Chas. Boyle
The statements to the effect that District
Washington TO engage additional counsel to ald MIN IN
prosecuting the Fullerton and that he has found
monopozed all the brilliant lights of the bar to defend
him. characterized by Mr.. PIerrepont as untrue lie
deny sensation reports OF this character.
The Rev. VIM. H. Pendleton, pastor of the
Fifty thds Baptist Church last evening deVereu te
first OF course OF three lectures IN ana OF the Sulc
the subject being The Old World as Saw It. The au
dence was large and appreciave and the lecturer VINO
has Just returned from trip through Europe and the
Holy Land described in an entertaining manner tnd
to the benefits to be derived from European travel
At the opening of the Marine Court General
Term, yesterday morning, the death OF the Hon T. H.
by MF campbell. Who moved that the Court adjourn as
mark respect for the memory OF the deceased The
motion seconded by Mr. Furlong and responded TO
by Judge Curtis the OF Judge earne upon the
Marine Court Bench whereupon ChiefJnstlce Alker
Thursday, the Sd Of February, at 10 a. IN.
Yesterday afternoon William Varley. better
known as - Reddy the Blacksmith" while intoxicated
himself by assauting several persons on Broad
way and finally smashed small show case IN IRONY OF
No Ga. Information of the affair having been gwen 70
Capt Walsh Of the Fourteenth Precinct went TO the
of Reddys exploits, aud took the redoubtaDle out
law custody, not without some resistance on the
part OF the latter ON the way 10 the staton-house
Reddy" broke away and ran into cellar He was re-
captured taken to the Tombs aud committed by Alder
man Moore
The sixth of the course of free lectures be-
fore the West Branch Young Mems Christian Ass9claon
Fifthaye Presbyterian Church. The lecturer declared
1t 20 be the duty Of every young man 10 acquaht hs
minds OF this world He reviewed science in many OF It's
branches and showed that though some OF them at st
seemed either too absruse or merely abstract we De
rived the great blessings OF our lives from them. The
lecturer related many interesting historical incidents OF
scientific character, and threw m occasional ceNef
hits az fashionable ignorance. Dr. Hall listened 10
with interest throughout, and was warmly appauded at
the close. =,
The second Arion carnival for 1870 was held
last evening, at the Germana Assembly Rooms ana was
of those sessions of wit and Jolty IN when the
Germans general and the ArOns in particular at once
delight and excel The keiner rdu which appeared two
the Tcumenca Council and presented array OF pOpes
and cardinals somewhat more cOmical than reverend
sca Gave d f 60 5 Of clown
capped gentlemen accompanied by troops OF merry maids
and mirhful matrOns, crowded the wine laden tables
applauded 10 the echo the spicy but harmless hunor OF
each successive jester, Joined with infinite zest IN the
frequent songs and prolonged the unrestraihed meTr
ment far into the small hours OF the morning.
Messrs Bangs & Merwin, auctiOneers, COM
menced the sale, Monday last at their saesroom Nos
Goa and 6J6 Broadway, OF valuable collection OF books
consigned TO them directly from Amsterdam inns con
Segment consisted principally OF rare works OF theology
collection Of the earliest Hebrew books Indeed the
collection such one as rarely delights the Do1k
w0rshipers OF America perfect Wealth OF NoIks VI Ie
Fathers OF the Church Roman Catholic the0logy bl
BILE prints and early printed q2oks MIN e' coyeyad me
in the rooms OF the auctOneers Inc prices re-
allied were very satisfactory buyers being present from
all parts OF the Union TO seize upon rarS Wohs S
competition very brisk As specimen OF the WORKS ana
n"biisbed in I5C3 brought So Martyroogy. 1885, fine
COPY with brass angles and clasps, So Novum Testam
dcrs ~ Inthers Bible, with great brass clasps pub
lished in 1929, sl3 Albert Durer SO wOodeuts, HIS
brought SI4; Joannis Historic ct Monumental, 1883
s.; Lucen % c. Thesaurus EcclesiasuGns hne copy IN
yelum published in 1925 brought s.; WOllh lChrl OPP
era, volumes, calf uniform, IS; Mus Gothic letter
the initials painted cOors, fine and large copy printed
i'm 1l77 brought $40; OrOs (P) Histiorlarum Opus, in
vellum, brought s. Orosus %, Gothic letter, many Gu
rious wood-cuts printed at Paris in l49l brought sJ
Uno Ueonardus De- the initials painted in red by hand
old calf wood, printed in 1873 brought Sill or the
he cl Joseph
ben Jehie 1855 Moses Of Coucy, l5i7 and Mlzrach
6ercd many hundred others equally antique aud
equally as valuable to the book-gatherer.
BROOKLYN.-Michael Kellaher, a contractor,
dropped dead yesterday afternoon while inspecting
sewer at the corner Of ConOyer and Walcott-sts.
The dramatic readings of Mrs. Frances NJ.
the Chapel of the Packer Institute last even
M the re0uest OF number of the wives and OF
wellknown cuzensi
In the United States Commissioners Court
Yesterday Charles Canach, liquor dealer, doing bust
ness in Meekerave, L. d., was held to bail by Commls-
sioner Jones IN $780, for an alleged omission to pay the
special tax u retail liquor dealer.
At the meeting of the Kings County u. l.. ~.
the following named gentlemen unanimously elected
officers the present year: Col j. W Jones' President;
Col Geo W ,stiwell Vice-PIesident: solomon Sptzen,
Assistant cePresdent; Thomas Dowse, Recording
Secretary; John p; .Dncast Assistant Recording
Secretary Gen VIM DE Lacy, Corresponding Secretary
Eodny Lane, IRE surcr; VIM. DAVIS. Assistant Treas
urer Geo. Buckridge Marshal Henry A. Spear Herald
The annual meeting of the Graham lnStiiu-
ton for Old Ladies Htlu yesterday! luCIo 40
inmates in the institution. The Treasurer reported the
receipts for the S32lS 49, expenditures slOgJ 81;
on hand. s2724 IS. The following named ladies were
elected managers for ls7O Mesdames ID. Johnson Lucy
Thompson, J. II. St John Hosea Webster, T. Ponemus,
ir d. NJ Stone N BurChard, VIM. &. Bowers, j. j. Herr
man. X. l.. Buck d. GOo6n, A. NJ White, Peter Duryea.
A. Frank j. d. Hurlbut j. Ogden. W. SANFORD, Z. Viii
ting W. H. Hazard. d. Fairbanks, ;. b. Gregory, j. NJ
Miner f. Merrill, j. h. Johnson, j. A. Dayton, A. ;.
Barnes " C. Dunton, Z. ". GODDARD, C. Hammill, ID. W.
Fish William G. Brush, Miss Duryea, Mesdames II. {.
Bowen j. = Utter. D. j. Hardenberg, W. j. Muller, n L.
Euyard j. A. Van Dyke G. W Wright, d. w. Hasbronck,
D. Rowe l.. 4. K. stockton, r. summers, Seymour
Fletcher Huckeudyl, Randall III. Green, aud Miss