New-York tribune., 1873-07-25
NrW-YORK CITY.

At a meeting of the Liberal Club, tonight,
Prof J. storcr Cobb will read paper entitled y io"
words on Grammar" 49,
The old Volunteer Fireman's Committee
held reunion and excursion mp the East RIVER yesOei
day, on board the police boa, Henry smith,
George Voss and W. c. Tucker have been
appointed to represent the taors OF this city at thc
Taors Convention, wnlch will meet at N0ioiA' Va" Oh
Aug. H.
Charles Julian, charged with robbing the
ievelry store OF Alfred Picard No 800 Second-ave.,
about week ago arrested IN Washington last eve
ming.
John Lorigan, who was concerned in the
fight during the excursion TO Dudeys Grove, On Mon
day, claims that he was the person atJacAeu auu 'H0
lac offered no resistance.
James Lees, of the firm of Lees & Waller
Of No 50 Pnest Of the largest houses engaged N
the California trade died suddenly yesterday mornag,
at II gh Bridge, from an attack oI ehi4' anu Ic'ci
Among the passengers for England by the
steamer Wisconsin on Wednesday was william H. NeOD.
II is understood that the object OF his visit to examine
into the comparative cost building vessels IN England
ana this country.
George A. Hussey has been elected Captain
Of Company 9th Regiment, IA place Of Arthur B1nej'
resigned and W. A. Lcck,er has been elected First
Lieutenant, in place OF MI H-ssey, WHO was promote"
IrOm that position.
The question came up before Judge Pratt,
Yesterday, in Supreme Court, Chambers, whether
Louis Mahanoy, who committed TO the penlienary
for year, escaped before his term expired and was
captured after the year had elapsed, and sent back
could be legally held on the old commitment lie %aS
brought into court on habeas corpus and As dscharg
asked the ground that he could not be sent ock
to prison without another commitment. DECISION Ee-
served.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Kron Prnz Frederick wilhelm, which sailed
from this port on Wednesday, took four
additional cases OF books, contributed for The
the University Library at strsburg through Col NJ.
Kichards Mucke OF The Phtttdeiphg Ledger, VINO was
selected by the Imperial Government OI germany LOT
the purpose Tins makes ia an 10 cases ol Do9fh''
many considerable value, Wllch have uerh sent Aa
steamship company transport these co"'io0'-o1' N00
OF charge
The last public meeting Of the Working
Boys Protective Association held last evening at
the Cooper Institute. At meeting held week ago, a
committed Of SIX appointed 10 wait upon the Park
Commissioners and request answer 60 the boys peu-
ton asking the privilege Of being allowed 70 play pan
IN Frankinsquare It was subsequently 9ecldeu hOI "
call upon the Commissioners, but to await her pressure
consequently nothing took place last evening out tIc
enrolment of Few new membel-. Inc As,oCia'iUh "a m
now contains about TWO hundred members, ana Is de-
signed to DC permanent Organization.
An autopsy on the bodies Of the unknown
woman anu boy found tied together with shawl and
floating in the East River, Wednesday night was
made by Deputy Coroner Leo, at the Morgue, yester
day. The face Of the woman, who was about 80 years
old was found have been severely bruised. and the
skull OF the boy, who about eight years Old, was
discovered 70 have been fractured. IL was impossible
to determine, however, whether the injuries had been
received before or after DEATH though 10 ts deemed
PROBABLE that they were caused by blows nom me
pAdde-whcels OF passing steamers. Tie clOthng oI
tire deceased indicated extreme poverty, am 10 ls Dee
lieyed that the woman while suffering from desutuuon'
DESTROYED the OF both herself and her supposed SON
by jumping overheard, after tying 10 her feet the Musn
SKIRT containing several hraS stones, Whlcu was sun
attached 10 the body when found. A woman ana boy
vino had been sitting the dock H the lOOJ Oh
Twenty y-eIghthst., about ten days ago hdd suddenly
dsappeared and could not he found. The deceased
Dceye0 to have been the persons but they have
not been identified.
BROOKLYN