The New York herald., 1874-11-28
NEW york CITY.

| Professor Bonamy Price, or Oxford University,
England, viii lecture on "Panlcs and Crises" at
Stelnway Han on Monday evening. under the
auspices Ci the Mercantile Library Association.
James Hay, Scotch sailor on the steamship
European. win lies at pier 2l North River, fell
from mast which he was scraplng yesterday af-
ternoon. He was hurt severely and was sent 10
| the Park Hospital
| Thomas O'Neil, young man VINO resides at
No. 239 West Thirty-tnird street. was throwing a
stone 'sfor fun' yesterday morning, when by
some strange movement he broke his right arm
| lie was sent TO Bellevue Hospital.
ST. Andrews Day, the anniversary OF the patron
saint OF Scotland. will be duly celebrated by the
natives OF that country resident among us by a
| public dinner at Delmonicos on Monday evening
under the auspices OF the 81. Andrews Society OF
tins city.
The Receiver OF Taxss gives notice that one per
cent win lie added 10 all taxes unpaid on the 1st
OF December. also an additional one per cent on
December H. On all taxes remaining unpaid on
January interest at the rate OF twelve per cent
per annum will be added.
On Monday evening next, the 30th inst, the
first anniversary OF the Albion Society, composed
OF Englishmen, viii be celebrated at Beethoven
Hail. IN Fl IN street. This society, although but .
year old numbers $50 members, and 1T is expected
tiaI the OCCASION OF their anniversary Will be
marked with considerable ectuI
James Burns. aged sixty-seyen years, having no
home. was Knocked down by truck last evening
In Thirty eighth street. between Ninth and Tenth
avenues The wheels passed over him. bIUislng
his body and breaking his lett arm. The driver,
Owen GilIeather, OF No. 4l2 West Thirty eighth
street, was arrested by the police OF the Twentieth
precinct.
lecture descriptive Of ''Midnight Church
Work in London to Rescue the Fallen" will be de.
livcrcd tomorrow evening In the Church OF the
~ The ev J. he cSueS
evangelist. who visited London to study the
largest churches ten days before Lent.
On Thursday night some OeraOn threw a liNht
into the letter box at Forty-eighth street and
Sixth avenue. Six or eight letters were entirely
destroyed and twelve more were considerably
damaged. but their addresses are stlll legiDe.
tion oi Offenders 0! this kind Persons VINO posted
letters last night at that place can obtain norms-
ofce station q.
The Dwelling Reform Association organized
yesterday a. No. 1l3 Broadway, with the following
oflcers:-ParKe Goodwin, president; J. NJ. Bundy,
vice president; s. Leavitt, secretary; directors,
Howard Crosby, Abram s. Hewitt. ParKe Goodwin,
Samuel Wiletts, stephen Smith, ]. b. Hodgskin,
j. NJ. Bundy, Carl Piciner, O. F. Deems, G. W.
samson and J. K ingalls,. The objects OF the So
the masses Of the people and promote the normal
distribution OF population Ia town and country
The Managers OF the Howard Mission and Home
for Little Wanderers, No. 40 New Bowery, return
their most sincere thanks TO the generous public"
who so kindly responded to their thanksgiving
appear that they were enabled TO provide q good
turkey dinner Tor aoout 200 OF the 'poor and
needyn OF their district without drawing upon the
funds contributed for the Irregular work'' OF the
institution. The Mission al yesterday sent TO
the SICK and others who could not come i25 large
baskets OF food from the surplus OF the Thanksgiy
ing least. sstt4a
Within a few days the entire squad OF Custom
House officers working under the inspectors OF the
Surveyors Department have been retired. Their
business was to attend personally oil the steam
ships arriving in port, and to examine passengers
luggage. with pow er at once 10 settle all minor
questions reia ting to dutiabe articles without the
de tentiOn ana vexatiOn which would result from
sending small articles or lots OF merchandise to
the public store The officers designated for this
business could both appraise and collect, guiding
their actions SIMPLY In the exercise OF private
Judgment under the law.