The New York herald., 1871-02-16

| The Thomas Foulke School Association wln meet
| this evening at the Astor House.
The boys OF st. Bernard's Sunday school gave an
exhibition last evening in the basement OF the
church West Thirteenth street, before large and
delighted audience.
ladies' fair Is now going on at ST. Stephens,
East Twenty eighth street. for the Industrial Home
for Young Women. The object is most deserving
and the air should be literally patronized.
'Rome and the Catacombsn Is the title Of Dr.
Adams lecture to be delivered tomorrow evening
at Association Hall. 1t will be Illustrated bv photo
graphic views Of 400 square 1eet and must be Ut this
time OF great interest.
The annual reunion and dinner OF the New York
Association Of the Alumni OF Dickinson College
takes place at Delmonco's, Fourteenth street, this
evening" at SIX o'clock. The occasion Will be
graced by the presence OF many ladies. Rev. DR..
Durbin, the President or the association, will be
present.
/ The committee in charge OF the French relief
fund announce the total amount received up TO last
evening as $72 ,657. In addition to the above the
committee has received 1000 cans OF preserved
meats and soup from Kemp, Day 4 Co., ana = three
barrels dried green sweet corn from South Family
OF Shakers, Mount Lebanon, N. Y.
The stockholders OF the Sixth Avenue Railroad
have elected the following directors and inspectors
for the current year:-Richard Mortimer, G. ".
Burnham Frederick dc Peyster Jonathan Tnorne,
j. X. Butler, Waldo Hutchings, William X. Stewart,
Abram Il. Van Nest Edward Minturn Robert J.
hsney nen9res josla lex ana ste
James McKenna and Dow 8. Kittle
Coroner keenan, was yesterday afternoon called to
hold an inquest at the corner Of Canal and Orchard
streets on the body OF an aged man named Connolly.
About q week since an awning Of his house gave
way and fell on Mr. Connolly fIacturing one OF his
legs and otherwise seriously injuring HIM. IL is al
legged by the friends or deceased that the awning
had been MADE unsafe by the recent erection OF q
fire escape by The owner OF the premises. The mat.
ter VIII bo thoroughly Investigated.
The funeral OF the late Postmaster Wm b. Taylor
took place yesterday morning at DR.. Hutton's
church, in Washington square. In the presence OF
very large assemblage. The attaches OF the general
Post ONCE and subs atoms were present III large
body. Postmaster p. II. Jones, Abram +. Wakcman,
Wm L. Raymond, James Kelly, DR., eX-Cnancellor
gentlemen were present. The funeral services were
performed by Rev. Dr. Hutton ana the address was
made by Rev. Theodore Cuyler, OF Brooklyn. The
remains were taken TO the Marble Cemetery in
Second street.
"A convention Of poultry breeders held yester-
day at No. 81 Chatham street. to revise the scale OF
points Of fowls aud to correct the errors in the
American scale Of excellence s. J. Beston of Hart
ford, Ct, was chosen chairman, and A. NJ. Halstead,
OF Rye N. Y, secretary. MIR. Nj. q. Yields proposed
to make the standard number OF points 100, instead
OF the English system Of fifteen This was discussed
at great length. 1t was unanimously agreed TO
ignore weight in the list Of points. Twisted feathers
in Asiatic CochIns were decided disqualification
IL was decided that the head and comb should con-
stitute two separate points.
AT ST. Joseph's Roman Catholic church yesterday
morning solemn requiem nigh mass was said for
the repose of the souls OF Antonio Baglol VINO died
last Saturday. ana hls daughter, Mrs. Sickes, who
departed this life In the year 1867. Father Dunphy
was the ceeurant Father McClancy deacon and a |
clergyman from Morrlsania subdeacon. The choir,
which was conducted by Antonio .. Martinez, and
augmented by Madame Manzoccht and her daughter, |
Mrs. Stagg and Mrs. Johnston, saig Cafcanos I
..MessO Funebre." Mrs. Manzocchi sang "Anges
Ever Bright and Fair" "Salve Reginan composed |
by the deceased, was sung by Madame Martinez;
.Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer" was sung by Mrs. /
Kennedy. There were great many friends Of
the deceased present-am0ng them large number |
OF prominent artists new In the city. The body OF
Signor IBagoli was enclosed in black walnut |
casket over which was cast black velvet pall,
edged with white satin, aud large cross OF the
samo material was embroidered In the centre.
These stosd In the middle aisle having at head and
foot lighted candelabra Alter the service the body
was borne Down the aisle to the hearse, the pail
bearers being Gustavus Sacchl, Raphael Molini, /
Secch Di Casall, Mario BrIgadi, Sebastiani Da Cor
sla, and Signor Cason, tue sculptor The remains
were inferred at Greenwood Cemetery.