The New York herald., 1874-12-13
NEW YORK CITY.

The Union League Club VIII give public recep-
tion tomorrow evening TO Hon. WIN. Z. Forster
the English statesman.
The steamers Drew and st. John, OF the Peoples
line OF steamers to Albany, have discontinued
their trips for the season.
Dr. william F. Thomas will lecture at the Nau-
tical School, No. 92 Madison street, tomorrow
evening on How to Prevent Collisions at Sea-"
Mr.. De Cordova will deliver his humorous lecture
on "Mlss Young's Wedding-No Cards" at Assocla-
ton nal on Monday evening, December a. for the
benefit OF the destitute Cubans IN New York.
The third lecture OF the Young Mems Hebrew
Association will be delivered at Sreinway Hall on
wednesday evening. December 18, py Rev. John
Weiss, on "Irony and Aumor in shakespeare"
Mr.. Arthur Gilman VIII lecture tomorrow even
ing on "EngIish Cathedrais," in the Sunday school
room OF st. AIMS church. Eighteenth street. near
Filth avenue, In aid OF the mission work OF that
church.
Mary Smith, German woman, forty-nve years
or age, who was serving out three months sem
tence In the Penitentiary on conviction ior lar.
ceny, died suddenly on Friday evening. An IN
nOtl1ed
Chancellor Crosby will deliver the Introductory
lecture OF the course before the New York Associa
tion for the Advancement ofScience and Art in the
church corner Of Fourth avenue and Twenty-sec-
Ond street, tomorrow evening. Subject "The Bible
on the Side OF Science.'
man about thirty years OF age and born In
Ireland, whose name from papers found in his
possession Is supposed to have been Thomas
Lynch, was yesterday morning found dead in his
room, at Van Dykes Hotel No. Is catnarlne
slip. Tho body was sent TO the MOrgue and
Coroner Woltman notified.
Mr.. George Vandenhon will give the last OF his
course OF Shakespearian reaaings and lectures al
Association Hall, tomorrow, at hal.past eleven,
on which occasion ne win read the whole OF the
noauced that Mr. Vandenhon WIN soon ans wer YER
MIR. Talmage's structures on the stage
On Friday evening Mr.. John W. James, a gen.
tleman seventy.fve years Of age, and native OF
Saratoga county, this State, died suddenly at his
ago deceased was banker In GAINESVILLE. Sara
tOga county, and he was also extensively engaged
in the iron trade. Coroner Kessler was notified
to hold an inquest.
grand dramatic and musical entertainment
win take place at the Academy OF Music on satur-
day evening, December 10, In aid Of ST. Enzabeths
Hospital. Tickets can be purchased on application
to Mrs. Samuel G. Courtney, No. pa West Thirty
fourth street; MRS. sheridan Shook. Union Place
Hotel; Mrs. y. Z: Mortimer, No. 2oo West Thirty.
Thirty-nrs street; DR.. 0. 8. Paine, No. IS East
Thirty trst street. and Of the sisters In charge OF
the hospital, No. 225 West Thirty first street.
At meeting OF the Chemical Society OF the
Cooper Union held last evening in their rooms,
Cooper Institute, W. II. Conneil presiding, lee
ture on the "Union OF Chlorlne ana hydrogen"
was read py William Fake, recording secretary
Tor the organization. Experiments constituted the
greater part OF the lecture. The same gen tleman
also spoke on the vine disease, stating that last
year In the commune OF JOurvis0n the mean rot
was only SO hect0itres; In 1872 100 hectolitres in
1871, $50 hectolitres; In 1870. 400 hcctotres; IN
1882 200 hectolitres; In 1883, $500 hecrolitres,
while the previous year 1t had been 900 hectoii
tres. The meeting closed with general ilustra-
tions.
fair will be opened tomorrow, at the Masonic
Temple. sixth avenue aud Twenty third street, by
the Ladies' Union Relief Association for the care
OF sick and disabled soldiers and the widows and
orphans OF those who fell in the late war. AS the
ladies' have received no assistance from the city
this year they obliged to appeal most earnestly
to the patriotic for means to enable them to con-
tinue their care OF over 800 sick soldiers and their
families In New York and Brooklyn who look to
the association TO keep them from starvation.
Donations OF money, useful or fancy articles,
no wers and refreshments, will be gratefully re-
ceived and promptly acknowledged, and may be
sent to Mrs. John A. Kennedy, No. 1876 West Twen-
ty-second street; Mrs. william r. Havemeyer, No.
S35 West Fourteenth street; Mrs. @. v. Garrison,
No. 90 Park avenue, or to the Masonic Temple d.
rect. Xr<s sH t-~