New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-13

The first annual ball OF the "Prc5s' Lodge,
No o. Knights or rytniai wall take place thi5 evening
at Idmuudny Han.
The Book Publishers Board Of Trade con-
sdered yesterday al the Grand Central Hotel various
plans for continuing The ORGANIZATIONS
a special meeting OF the ilopeopathic Med
cal Society OF tho County Of &cwYork was held last
evening the OphtlaImc Hospital, at Tnriayc. ana
Tweniy-thrdst.. aud WAS Wen attended, An interest
Of the Bureau OF Ma..la Medical aud lis reading was
followed by an animated discussion npCn the various
presented In which DIS Alien, HIS, swan, Es,
and GtAcrs ,ook part
At a meeting Of the Dock Commissioners,
yesterday, repairs ordered TO % aade % tie pier
~ 81. r. Piers Nos. p and 50
f. r. aud to dumpiu aoar lt inc foot Of Forty sixth
pier $50 ect oag ana 20 sees wdo on the rortwrsteiy
eide OF Rlntlii5 .ud. Tho owners OF the following
%, T. r. and the oul%cd a, the ioOt VI foity-sSFehth'
It,, y. Il.
a meeting Of prominent citizens Of the Ninth
ward wds held the resi.cUcc OF OK Commissioner
Lewis in FoGT,ceDthst. on wednesday evening whcu
preliminary measures adopted toward organizing
relief for the poor OF that Ward. committee of 30
citizens appointed ana COMMISSIONER LAWS aii-
nonncoI that ne had ENGAGED the Academy OF MUsr fOr
a dramatic performance Oh Tie evening OF Saturday.
Feb n. \ communication va, read from the Murray
Iull Amateur Dramatic Association, Offering h,ir SCI
vices for The occasion Another meeting Oh tue Commit
feet the ssary arrangements.
y EOOu SlLtu duhtltCJ SdiItIcu III tit loOillS
o. the Young Mons Christian Association m Brooklya
last evening to hear the lecture OF Prof r. ID. Hcacoch
ON Christianity Proved By its own History" He said
the argument Of presupposed the moral govern
ineu of the world. b. what Christianity has done II
should stand or fail. IL ur conflict VITA Judaism;
ud had the Jews listened 20 Jesus or Nazareth tuey
would nave been saved. The next cOulLct Ook place
III Greece Rome. ~ first converts there tho
mercantile ella s7s-thcn came the scbolirs The great
question which now concerns tho world IL, whether
Christianity shall reach Uc.ow ID tie cellars ana above
~, pUNA1lNS
~ run IN a rut.
Less than $50 men assembled in the Casino,
at Houston aud Mottst last evening to attend
meeting OF s1caed working men under the auspices OF
the Committee of Safety. Leander Thompson presided
and introduced resolutions and declaration OF pgncl
pies, which adopted unanimously. Tie resolutions
favored the proposal that all railroads, canals tce-
graphs Mines ana gaswOris shall become tho property
Of the people, to be held By tho Government ia trust
the profits accruing thercirOm replace taxation TIey
also provided mat any nln elected by them 10 Olco
pledge himself TO have every OF the barbar0Js
Police Comni aBI their gang OF rioters Tried
sicted aud punished without mercy. b. J. Mcclure
called upon tho wOrhngincn 10 60 to Tompkins-sqnaro
with pistols aud guns ana defend the mselves ir modest
ed Bucien SdnIc rdcucd tHe soupnouses about TO be
established throIshoaI inc city. Messrs Banks and
rights aud Degrading monopohes.
The seventh anniversary of the WOman's
Aid Society and Home for Training Young Girls, was
celebrated az the Institution 40 scvenhaye and Tuir-
teenth-st, yesterday. Tic Rev. Samuel ID. Burchard,
d. d., presided aud conducted tie opening religious
exercises From the annual report, which was read by
the Chairman, appears that III homeless gals between
tie ages Of 10 and % admitted TO the Home last
year, II Of whom s remain Most or the number ad-
mit,ed have been provided with comfortable homes IN
the country. Previous 10 their departdre they are
taught some kind az useful occupation. rle receipts
and disbursements for the exactly the sane
amount 1928 20. dresses were mlds ny the Rev
Samuel Hamilton OK tn Fourteenth 81. Presbyterian
Church; the RoV. Geo. j. hngiuS, city missionary, and
b. the Rev Mr. Bdrchir Sir I'nsis said that ther1
were 1900 more WOueU thin ia the citv an tnat
IL times more women imam were colnM,ttc 10
Bia kwclls island Last year The society Lc addressed
aimed 10 preyout Crim0 rather thln reform Criminals
hence ne gave 10 rs much help - lc could tho R.y
Richard Parker offered prayer, aud dismissed thc dIdi
with tue ben 3,ctiOu.