New-York tribune., 1873-05-14
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

The annual meeting of the American Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals viii be held at
Fourtb-aye and Twenty ysecondst on saturday evening
The Cotton Exchange. yesterday, confirmed
the appointment OF committee 10 assist in the fOrma
ton of a new Atlantic Cable Company and adopted reso
utons ayorng free competition IN teIegrapmng Dy sea
and land.
The annual meeting of the New-York AssO-
cation Of Uniyersalss took place last night in the
chanel OF the Bleeckerst Church. After prayer and
the singing OF hymn. the Rev A. Gunnson OF Brook
lyn delivered the annual sermon
The lid Assembly District Republican AS
sociation will hold primary election at their rooms,
No 19l Chstham-st, on Saturday evening to choose
member of the General Committee, in place OF Henry o.
Eeask who has been transferred to the AVth Assembly
District.
Prof. Henry Morton lectured last evening in
the hall of the stevens Institute Hoboken, Fuores
cent Light" showing the remarkable effects OF thaene
one OF the coatar products in rendering the Invisible
rays Of the spectrum visible HIS lecture was lIOusey
| illustrated with experiments.
The 14th annual commencement of the
Columbia College Law School will be held at the Academy
OF Music this evening The degree OF Bachelor OF Laws
| will be conferred the members OF the graduating
class and the prizes awarded Addresses Will be
Foulke, and yaledctory oraton by George lnSraham
The stockholders of the Delaware and Hud-
| son Canal Company yesterday elected the following
| managers: Charles N. Talbot Abel A. Low Robert
| Ienox Kennedy James NJ Hastead, Legrand B. Can
II. TayOr, Thomas DlckSOn, JOnn JACOB
Astor Thomas Cornell, W. j. H0pDiD J. Perpont Nor
| gan Geo Cabot Ward, and RObt. VI. Olyphint. The
DIrkson PRESIDENT; james c. Hart treasurer aud
| George l. Haight, Secretary
John b. Cough delivered his lecture, last
| evening, at steinway Hall, Peculiar People"
| Among those classed by Mr. Cough as peculiar were
bores stammerers, Hatterers, hypocrtes fast young
men, and stupid girls. He particularly detested that
class OF people who invariably inform others of their
altered appearance particularly when the change not
Improvement, ana people VINO arc always Willie and
made them they beng not only peculiar, but aosurdy
stupid.
The preliminary meeting of the Newly
and Hudson River Unitarian Ministers Conference took
place last evening in the Church Of the Messiah at hr
ST. and Park-ave. which the Rev. Henry w.
Foote OF Kings Chapel Boston, preached sermon The
Conference will be opened formally az a. m. today
with the usual devotional exercises which Will be iol
lowed by the business meeting Alter recess the mem
bers will again assemble at p NJ, when an essay Will
be read on Public Worship by the Rev Oscar Cute VI
Newark n. j., 10 be followed by general discussion
The annual meeting of the Board of Dele
gates Of American Israees was held last evening, at
the Tnirty-fourthst Synagogue, Benjamin j. Hart in
the chair From the report Of the Executive Committee
which was approved II appeared that the Board has
balance in the Treasury of s9,jsl %. The following
Pre.den Benjimin vlcePesdent. the Hon P J. Jo,t
mssn zoe hon mo nns n KSbU MsI sIs On
Kehg H. 5 Aen Abrahs" ~ Baum = j. solomon the Rev d.
= 81 Isaac Boienhem Trustees Louis Aseh Dane,
Bebmo Louis Ltstpgood Lou DAWSON Seer,isTy Myer
Isaacs
At the Stock Exchange election there were
sI7 votes cast Of which H. G. Chapman received, for
President 637 with 10 scattering; NJ. q. Wheeock, 5si
for Chairman James Mitchell, COG for Ylce-Chairman
b. o. White, GA for Secretary d. c. HAYS, 6i7 for Treas
urer All who the regular ticket received full
vote except Mr. Ives. II. h. Cooke elected by full
vote for two years on the Committee, and d. b.
Hatch elected TO the position oy vote OF 49
Tor James Struthers. The retiring President
and newly elected officers made appropriate addresses
which we'll received. Al meeting OF the Govern
Ing Committee Later in the day the following ap
pointed q Committee on Organization Messrs. sey-
nour, Manley, Brodhead. Cutting. and Monroe.