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and progress from the first discovery Of gold to the pres

cnt day.
The Rev. +. c. Boles delivered an Illus
trated lecture before the Young Mems Unversas Asso
citation last evening in the Church OF Our Savior West
it's Revelations"
The Lyceum of Natural History met last
evening Prof Newbcrry in the chair, and examined fos-
sils from the green sands OF NewJerey. Dr. Fencht-
wanger exhibited specimens Of lava from the sandwich
Islands looking Ike white silk Prof. Newberry DE-
serbed and exhibited drawings Of fossil sharks from
Ohio.
A meeting of the Alumni of the University
at Lewisburg, Penn, largely attended yesterday
afternoon, at the Astor House. Chaunccy j. Ripley de-
lvered an address on the object and benefits OF the
Alumni Association The following officers were elected
G. B. Ripley, President; Alfred Taylor, Vice President;
the Rev. T. A. X. Gesser, Secretary d. H. hue, Treas
The election of officers of the Gotham Base
Ball Club last night. resulted follows President, A.
T.. Smith, Wee President, A. j. Wheside; Secretary,
Chas. A. Meyer; Treasurer, VIM. b. GOOdspeed; Dele
gates 20 State Committee, l.. r. Barnum and Jas r. MN
gay; Directors, A. Hall Chas. II. Beadle, and william H.
Cox. The Club will take the Eysian Fields for the sea
son, and play the opening game April 49,
The 18th Infantry, n. G.. S. n Y, held a re-
ceptiOn at Irving Hall last evening. Col. Funk, Lieut.
F. Unbekann Major W. r. Obermann, and Lieut.. Charles
yogeof the Regiment appeared in brilliant uniform and
performed the hOnors OF the evening In receiving Their
friends making the Hall pleasant retreat nom the
drencbed streets without. Among the guests were Col
James smith OF the 2ls Regiment tPOughhetpslel, MAJOR
Henry Fisher aud COmnssary Charles Raynor OF the 6h
p. B. Wright delivered the Introductory lee
tre OF the before the NewYork Chapter OF the
American Institute Of Architects last evening at their
Rooms No. 925 Broadway, on the "HistOry and Esthe
ties Of Architecture" He dwelt particularly theg
eminent and arts OF the three great races OF mankind
the Turanian, Semitic, and Aryan, and the ages the
TeprCsen-the stone, bronze, and iron. The first left
nothing that be called architecture The Bronze age
OF Northern Europe has left hut little, and since the Re
formation modern architecture has been like collection
OF dried specimens.
The Methodist Preachers, yesterday, dis
cussed their duty with reference to dancing and theaer
Several OF the members eyaded the discussion by saying
that those diversions did not exist among their people
and therefore they totally unacqllnted Win the
subject aud could not speak on IT, Inc CHAIRMAN cae
them InnOcents Abroad" The meeting, however as a
body condemned both dancing and going 10 tneates,
IL agreed that there could be but niue spltluay
I'm a church where there taste for those hlnHs'
People could not serve God in the tleater ana ne 9s
cpne OF the church should be exercised TO cure the us
position for such enjOyments.
The annual meeting of the st. Daylds be-
pevoent Society was held evening" at Room NO a.
in the Cooper Building Richard Tereharne IN the char'
Sly new rnembers were elected, and Judge Henry T.
Davies was made a life-member Inc total hulnDeI y,
members IL about 300 and the amount or the pernaneh
fund Is 1886 g. The following officers FOR the ensuing
wear were elected: President Richard Iereharhe W.
Presidents John f. Davis and william jones' treasurer
II Y Morgan: Recording Secretary, JOhn III: "illtIS
Corrrsuonding Secretary John Evans chaplain, f0Wt
Powell Mr. Powell is to delivers lecture III the Nesl
Ian guage for the benefit OF the Society.