New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-18
LECTURES. MEETINGS. ETC.

The Sunday-schoOls of Brooklyn, e. d., hold
their anniversary this afternoon.
Prof. ]. Phin will read paper before the
Polytechnic branch of the American Institute TINS even
ing on Electricity as Motive Power"
Company c., ODD Regiment, will celebrate to-
NIGHT the tenth anniversary OF their organization, by
dinner at the Genham House, on tlftl-sve'
The German Evangelical Sunday-School will
celebrate the hfty-eighth anniversary OF the NJ Y.
sunday-school Missionary Union by exercises at Union
Hall, Fourth-st and Avenue c. this evening.
The German National Verein formed under
the auspices OF the German Peace Jubilee Committee,
met at Lederkranz Hall last evening Ex,Goy sal9-
mon presided and Lists circulated for the enrol
ment OF members .
The Southern Conference Of the Evangelical
Lutheran synod Of New-Ycrk met, yesterday, at the
English Lutheran Church OF st: James in East Fiji
teenths Reports received from the English, Ger
man, and Swedish churches within its Jurisdiction
The anniversary of the Uniyersalist Sunday
schools OF this city celebrated yesterday, at the
Bleeckerst Church Six schools were represented by
500 scholars. Speeches were made by the Rev. Dr.
Chaplin the Rev. f. G. Sweetser, and other eerSylnen
Dr. Cummings read an essay upon pleuro-
pneumonia last evening before the Eclectic Medical As
ISOLATION Dr. Rohland presented his theory OF the odo-
magnetic force and stated nat ssa nj
this force was concentrated had peeh successfully use
III curing disease
DIR. Ghislani Durant lectrred in Steinway
Hail. last evening for the benefit Of the Founding
Asylum recently established in this city which, he said
had been very successful He spoke Of the different sys
tens which prevail in Protestant and Roman Cathohc
countries with regard to the maintenance or abandoned
children and considered the objections which have been
raised against founding asylums, claiming that they
often save lives OF children that would otherwise be
destroyed and enable their mols to feturh to honest
ways OF lie. 1870 -'s-T
The Committee appointed to receive COM
plants from persons holding policies in the Knicker-
booker Insurance Company met last evening in Hub
Her's Hotel on Bowery, Mr.. Klein presiding Sew
eral complaints handed in including that of Charles
Faust VINO held policy OF $500 and hal PAID three
yearly premiums, which, by rule or the
Company would entite him to $500 paid
M policy but the Company declared the policy for
feied the last yearly premium had not been PAID IN
at the proper time IL was the custom OF the company
to send agents to collect the premiums, but this
year IL is alleged they had not. and when the policy
holders called at the Office to pay they were informed
that policies forfeited 1t IL nso charged that
the Company did not allow the pocyholaeis ialr
dividend
At a meeting of the Department of Public
Instruction. yesterday afternoon Bernard Smith in the
chair, Superinte ndent Riddle reported:
the public schools during April had been Si4I5
attendance during the corresponding month las. year. %
erpuons for misconduct Il Of absence On the part oil acf
l,1Oa.
case OF Anthony I. Gallagher Principal OF Grammar
School No 81 charged with neglect Of duty, recommend
ing his dismissal Adopted copy or an act passed by
amounting to s6SO00 for the erection OF public school
buildings and additional stock amounting To s2ONO Tor
the completion OF the Normal College, was referred to
the Finance Committee.