New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-17
THE CITY.

Mr.. William Cullen Bryant Will deliver u
discourse on tho Life Character and Writings OF Gnu
Vcrnlanck this evening ut Steinway Hall, at O'CLOCK
An unknown man, age 80 years, yesterday
afternoon sunstruck at the corner 4I "nu
sixteth-st. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital
The Excise Board has voted to adjourn over
until tomorrow in consequence OF the elecuoh
No application Tor license VIII DC ieeei'ou '"''i 'l
time.
The residence of Jacob Rein, in Manhattan a,ttanv
ST. near Tenthave. entered by burglars on sunday
night and So Bowery savings Bank book ana o'hef
property were stolen. o. wv a,
ander in the Caxton building os 81 50 and s. Centre
ST. which was partially destroyed by fire ie" "eoAS
ago, has been fully repaired.
Sir Balbino Cortes, Consul General OF SPAN
in this city, has beel ordered to return 10 I The
portant business. His place VIII be suppcM ~ no
second Secretary Of the Spanish Legation at "aSnH5
On Sunday night the police saw four me, men
about to land III two Tow-Doats az firr 10 80 80 fnni
TO contain about 1900 pounds of pig iron The property
was given into the custody OF the Property CLERK.
Ex-Judge Lewis Kingsley, of Norwich, The
i'm place of Mr. Cornell = Franklin, whose RESIGNATION
takes effect June Col silas W. Burt assumed yes'er
day the duties of Special Deputy, hitherto perioreuo!
Mr.. Franklin.
A car load of hay belonging to James Barker
of West One-hundredandthiricthst st., standing on tho
trackUf the Hudson River Railroad at one M
ST. took fire yesterday, from the SPARKS o
locomotive and was burned Loss on hay $780, Oh car
$500. Not insured.
Coroner Rollins yesterday held an inquest at
Mount Sinai Hospital over the body of Abraham Deusc
who died from injuries received on saturday ny SAUL
marble falling on him in the marble works No. lJi lse
Eishteenth-st., where he employed. He was ma
tive of Germany, age A. and leaves wife and family.
A new Chess Club has been organized, under
the name of the New-York Down Town Chess CUP OF
which Mr. Won Frankcnberg is the President III ind
numbers forty members The headquarters VIII 10
at the European Chess Rooms, in Diyisions commit,
tee has been appointed draft constitution, which VIII
be submitted at a meeting Oh saturday
Very few of the City Government officers were
t.rl he
of them being taken up in arranging matters preGnI-
nary the election that takes place to-day 10y pd
of Aldermen met hut did business OF public interest
The Board of Assistant Aldermen adjourned Tor want oi
a quorum.
The Cuttyhunk Fishing Association have en-
larged their grounds, near New-Bedt0rd by the puI
chase OF IL acres OF land ana farpehers nay th
work the past month fencing II M ana ehaigns b Wv
cook double its old capacity as steamer mas
been chartered 10 make two trips week 10 the isahu
for the accommodation of the Club, which Is largely
made up OF NeW-l Orkers.
Louis f. Carnns, who, on Saturday night,
stabbed Walter Self in the left breast causing danger
arrested yesterday by the Twenty second ire
cnct Police, and locked up IN the West
Police Station. Carnns claims to have acted IN self
defense. self who was taken to Bellevue Hospital ISM
a critical condition.
The announcements for the German Work
ingmen's Festival at Jones's Wood on Monday, are
nearly complete, and full programme Will be issued TO-
a number Of committees are al work, ana the
affair promises to be successful Between 80 and 40 soc
cites will appear in the procession IN The morning. with
eight music corps, besides the main band under the Oh
rcction of Mr.. AnschutZ
Last evening Bartholomew Upton and Ellen
Burke quarreled at No. Is BaXler-s Louisa Maxwell r
stabbed the other women several times on the heads
Upton and both we're locked up the Franklin-st. Po-
lice Station. The wounds OF the Injured women were
dressed by Police Surgeon Frazer
The New-Io Association of Sunday-SchOol
Teachers held its regular monthly meeting at the Fourth
Presbyterian Church last evening. The attendance
was large and the exercises Of very interesting
nature. Dr. Haney ID. Ganse addressed the teachers,
urging upon them the necessity Of lnpregnating the
minds children with doctrines TO enable them to dis
tnguish between right and wrong, 10 understand the
ward for the and punishment for the other. Adj
dresses also made by the Rev. Mr. Vail and Mr
Robert Carter
On Saturday evening Thomas J. Pope of No.
292 Pcarst. called on Capt. Todd OF the Hror Police
and informed him that Capt Edward Washer Of the
schooner Orbit owned by VIM II. Orkenbraek of No. II
southst. had been engaged by him uoPGl to carry 80
tuns of pgiron from NeWburgh to New-liavcn On the
way the schooner detained two days al HoDOke
When the iron was finally delivered at ewlayen It was
bill of ading. On Sunday evening the schooner was
9yerhaued by the PSlieeboat on the WAY from New
was brought to Pier No. North River.
Miss Edith O'Gorman received considerable
applause In her lecture entitled "GrleYous Charges
against the Romsh Hicurcly the Mass, and other Cere-
moncs," delivered at Cooper Institute last evening she
said she obliged to defend herself from the PLATFORM
in way could she gain thu public ear III her
contest with the lomish priesthood The only news
TIE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE. She charged the Roman Church
with attempting destroy all that is dear 10 the heart
for commanding her TO commit p rlury when she was
formerly She did not assert That all priests were
guilty of these deeds did that the priests al
luded to yirtuOus any III tine world.
At the Y0rkville Police Court, before Justice
Bixby, Agnes Donney and Susan Reilly, age reSpec-
lively about 10 aud years were arfagned yesterday
afternoon charge Of theft, preferred by officer Lam
brecht of the Nineteenth Precinct The officer observed
the girls going several shoe stores along Thdayc.
and coming with shoes under their arms When arrest
ed acknowledged that while one was pricing and tit
ting Shoes the other took the opportunity of stealing
They sent to the Catholic ProtcctOry. John
Dunn charged with committing fclonous assault
Thomas Bennett of No. 746 SecOnd-aye, by striking
him on the head with a slung-shOt, njuring him
severely that he IL under the care of surgeon. Dunn
held Ia await the result Of injuries
The annual floral tribute 10 the Nations
Dead" close at hand will be celebrated on DccOra
ton Day, May In order that the occasion may he
suitable expression of the cause for which IL Is made, IL
proposed that the demonstration be made with the
action of the citizens of NewIork, Kings, and
Westchcster Counties The ceremonies Of the demon