New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-09
LECTURES. MEETINGS. ETC.

George NJ. Beard, NJ. d., will deliver a
scientific lecture on the and Abuse OF Stmulans
and Narcotics" at the Adephi Academy Brooklyn, this
evening.
The new rooms of the Harlem Young Mems
Christian Association OF Harlem opened last even
ing and addresses were delivered by the Rev. Henry
Potter, the Rev. Ii. b. Rdgway, and Messrs Dodge and
Blodgett.
The managers of the Institution for the I'm
proved Instruction OF Deaf Mutes, Broadway, near
Forty-ffthst. will give exhibition illustrating the
method OF instruction by articulation and npreadlng, at
Irving Hall Thursday evening.
The Norwegian Society, lately organized,
met at No Thrdave. last evening" and elected the
following officers: President, James D. Reymart;
Treasurer q. Gabrielson; Secretary, A. c. Hanson.
constitution was read and adopted
"Delsarte's Science and Art of Dramatic EX-
preston" was the subject OF James Steele MacKayes
second lecture last evening at Stenway Hail. The dis
course was illustrated in striking manner, and the
changes Of gesture and expression were loudly APP
pauded. At the close OF the entertainment the Lecturer
maid glowing tribute 10 the selfabnegati0n Of Francois
Desarte whose life had been devoted TO the perfection
science and art that had barely been touched
upon.
The Society of Natural History met at No.
GA Madison ave last evening" Prof. Newberry in the
chair Prof D. s. Martin exhibited specimens Of small
sharks teeth from the phosphate deposit OF Charleston
s. c. Large teeth he said, are very common, but these
seeley exhibited amalgam OF bismuth and sodium
which, he claims absorbs amonla and forms substance
analogous ~ what has been known as hydrOgenIum
aInaig gam.
The German residents of the Nineteenth
Ward held large meeting last evening, at Terrace
Garden, Fifty-eightht and Broadway and organized
Nineteenth Ward GermaI-American National Union,
with te following permanent officers: President Henry
Claussen; Vice President Henry Schwatz; Secretary,
Ferdinand Frand The object of the movement Is To in
era Committee Of the late German Peace Festival to
permanent organization OF the Germans through
out the country for the purpose OF protecting their
distinction
The annual election of officers of the Stock
Exchange held yesterday The canvass Of the votes
was not completed last night. but the following
ascertained to be elected Win. b. Clcrke, President
NJ. A. WheelOck, Chairman James Mitchell, Vice
Chairman; b. o. White Secretary d. G. Hayes. Treas
The titles Chairman and Vlce-Chairnan are new.
There lively contest over the latter Office, the de-
feated candidates being G. H. Brown and G. \. Mnturn.
1t il yet known who have been elected members OF
the Governing Committee To serve four years. Much
pleasantly INDUCED in In making nominations for
the places on the Committee one ticket being cOu-
mended to favor by the heading No tines, free smOk
ing and free beer, and another bearing the motto,
Put none but Germans on guard tonight" presenting
the Of an OBren. The canvass OF the votes will
be completed to-day.
The New-York Presbytery met yesterday
afternoon the Of the Presbyterian Church
at feminist. and University place. The Rev. Charles
H. Payson was elected Commissioner to the General AS
sembly which meets in Chicago next month, and the
Rev. Dr. Hatfield, Alternate Commissioner The project
OF the purchase Of a Presbyterian House" again
discussed but conclusion was reached and the whole
matter was recOmmted to the Committee OF nine for
further consideration. Many mcmbersof the Presbyery
are Of the purchase OF house TO be- devoted TO
headquarters OF their religious and benevolent assOca
tons they object to the location OF the proposed
chase at Nnth-st aud University place. Others ct
10 any purchase, the ground that the necessities OF
the denomination do not Justify special building
The following officers and committees were
elected, last evening, at the NewYork Law Institute:
President, Chas OConor VcePresdents Charles Tracy
Samuel Blatchford Treasurer. Edward H. owen; Record
iary, Benz ID. silliman; Librarian aud Assistant Treas
urer Aaron J. Vanderpoel Library Committee-Edmund
Terry, Lewis s. Thomas Hooper G. Van Worst, stephen
Il. Nash, James G. Carter, Thomas NJ North, William
Watson: Committee on Jurisprudcncc-Wm. Nj. Eyarts,
NCiamn V. Abbott, Edwin W. HOughtOn, John
=. Burritt, EnOch l.. Fancher, and Edmund
NttuDle Committee on CensOrship-Erastus C. Bene-
Ill T. Charles f. southmayd, John McKeon, John W. Ed
nnts, Benjamin T. kisham, Henry d. Scdgwick, Everett
Z. Wheeler, Edward Pierrepont, and Montgomery III.
TmOop The appointments for the ensuing year are az
follows: Assistant Librarian, John M. Sedgwick ir.;
Second Assistant Librarian, W. Holman winters; Clerk
trI Messenger, Thomas Campbell.
l.. B. Wight hctured on the "HistOry of
Architecture" last evening, before the New York Chap
f Of the American Institute OF Architects. lie traced
t progress OF art from the fall Of the Roman Empire,
years after the beginning OF the Christian era and
said the change from Paganism to Christianity
strongly marked In architecture the Byzantine order
In Italy the Romanesque school hal especial de.