The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-15


held at their club house. the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:President, william A.
Martin: vice PreSldent George M. Young Secre-
tary, Henry w. Hunt; Treasurer. William J. Knight;
Captain, Charles b. Zachman; Lieutenant, George
n. Young.
grand concert IN aid or the organ fund VIII De
given this evening at the Canal street Presbyterian
church, No.l7 Greene street. Mr.. L. G. Jaltiine will
preside at the organ. Mesdames Vienna Demorest,
Baldwin. Holloway Disney, George sheppard Rob
bins and Bryan, and Messrs. Lock, Jewett King,
Weeks, Adams, Thomas and Bryan VIII do til, vo-
caitzaton.
AT late hour on Tuesday night an unknown man,
about twenty EIGHT years of age FIVE feet sevea
inches In height and having brown hair, dressed In
dark coat and pants and blue shirt, fell into the
dock foot OF Fortyninth street. East rver, ana was
drowned Captain Gunner and Sergeant Barrett,
or the Nineteenth precinct, subsequently made
search for and recovered the body, which was sent
70 the Morgue
At the annual meeting OF The New York Caedo-
man Club, held OF their rooms on Tuesday evening"
18th inst. the following gentlemen were elected
ofncers for the ensuing year:-Presdent or Chief
John Watt; Wee President or First Chieitaln, Rob
ert Hamilton, ST.; Treasurer or second Chieita.n
James l.. MeEwan; Recording Secretary or Third
Chieftain James A. Craig; Corresponding Secretary
or Fourth Chleitain, l.. d. Robertson; Financial
Secretary or Fifth Chleltain William Deans, Jr.
the experiment OF blowing up wrecked vessel IN
menced on Tuesday last. has proved successful.
Six tin cans, holding about ten pounds or
powder each, were successfully lowered into the
wreck and fired by galyanic battery. The shock
was terrlnc-a solid column OF water, some twenty
feet in diameter being thrown into the air FULLY
forty-hve feet The wreck having been thoroughly
broken up was completely dredged out. The cX-
pertinent Is an important one rs II proves the FEAST
bility OF hitherto doubtful method OF removing
Sunken vessels from haroors.
7 The Southern Woman's Bureau is one or the nsti-
futiOns sprlnging up IN this city from the general
agitation about womans right TO work and wages
thar cannot but meet the hearty COM
m nndan OF every man who has any
&. Holloway, one OF the prominent members OF the
bureau, WIN lecture under It's auspices al Cooper In
stitate Tomorrow night, on ''rhe Pe.is OF the
Hour" She is very pleasant lecturer, and Is
Kindly remembered by or ecture-goefs for the en-
qlisiLe discourse on Charlotte Bronte with which she
made her debut on the nostrum last winter.
The "Knights OF st. Patrick,'' who have hereto
fore confined themselves TO their annual dinner and
such modest ana quiet works OF charity as do not
often meet the public eye, have resolved to show
themselves to the pubic III new light. They
about TO enter the arena OFT erpslchore III
grand invtauon ball. to come OIL at The Academy OF
Music on the nth OF January. The arrangements
arc all made Tor the entertainment OF some four
thousand invited guests OF both sexes. AS Inc
Knights have never lailed in anything they under
took, il is presunable That their first ball Will be
grand success. IL Is SAID mat the intention Is 10
make IL very superb AFFAIR
The memorial services IN connection with the
opening OF new Baptist church in Ffty-thrd street,
between Sixth and Seventh avenues were COM
nenced yesterday. AT two O'Clock the service
opened by prayer AT three O'Clock public exercises
were performed under the presidency OF Rev. Il. I.
HiscoX; also devotional exercises by DfS. Hedge,
Hutchlns and Evans. congratulatofy address
was made by DR.. X. Williams; addresses were also
delivered by the Revs. Merrill Richardson. A. l..
Behrends and K ). Macarthur collation. was
served at SIX O'Clock. and at halfpast seven the
Rev. Dr.. Fulton. OF Boston, preached an eloquent
sermon upon the True Mission OF a Church OF