The New York herald., 1874-08-20
NEW YORK CITY.


The Catholic Cemetery at Wards Island is to DO
consecrated to-day.
The Eighth regiment, NG.s.N.Y., win proceed
to-day to the ranges OF the National tne Associa-
tlon, Creedmoor, Tor bah practice.
The Erholung Society. popular Hebrew organ.
1a'0n' wiz s:tiye srala Promenaaae SSases' wv
r summer ps...- ,ssnva, a, terrace Garden on
sday evening
grand concert will be given on Saturday,
August %, at eight P. NJ, at the Mansion House.
Long Branch In aid or the Free Training SCHOOLS
ior women in East Tenth street.
selection OF pieces entirely from WagnerS
music VIII be given this evening at Theodore
Thomas concert 10 Central Park Garden THIS Is
the one hundredth OF these concerts.
A solemn high requiem mass was celebrated
yesterday at the Church OF the Iransflguration'
Mott street, for Miss Gate MCGUIRE. who was acci-
dentally drowned while batning at Coney isianl.
Mr.. Bergh's society offer $500 reward for infor
nation leading to the arrest and conviction OF tue
person or persons who stabbed and killed DIVERS
River, on the night or the 17th inst.
Frank Dunievy, aged twenty-three, residing
at No. s. Carmine street, who accidentally fell
nom the fourth story window Of his house TO the
sidewalk on Tuesday last, died at Bellevue Hos
pltal yesterday afternoon, at two O'Clock.
A bale of cotton from Tate county, Mississippi,
being sample gathered on the nth inst., was
yesterday exhibited In front OF the Cotton Ex-
change This is the earliest yield in nine years The
next earliest was grown IN Alabama IN 1872 and
received here August l6
The temperance advocates In this city Will send
delegates to the coming convention, which meets
In Utica on the $50 OF September. Each Assem-
bly, district Is entitled TO three delegates. The
convention will be composed OF temperance
voters OF the state who have not c0-0perated with
third party movement
special meeting OF the New York Board Of
Steam Navigation was held yesterday at the
Chamber OF Commerce. Delegates were appointed
to attend the third annual meeting of the Board
OF Steam Navigation at Buffalo on the "a OF sep
tember next. The constitution and bylaws as
amended were adopted and ordered to be pub
llshed.
An Engltshman, whose dog was snarched up and
hurried Off to the dog pound, found it would not
be restored without the payment OF So, to which,
after considerable grumbitng he consented He
called yesterday at the Mayors office, requiring
the repayment OF this sum, and beng informed
that redress was not possible was exceedingly dis
gusteu.
At about ten O'Clock last night August Pressic,
aged thirteen, residing at NO. 90 Third avenue,
while playing In front of mis- house was run over
by Third avenue car. The wheels passed over
one OF his arms above the elbow, breaking II. An
ambulance was called and the injured boy removed
TO Bellevue Hospital The number OF the car was
not ascertained.
AT tue annual WeeClng yesterday OF the sSock-
holders Of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad the
following Board Of Directors was elected for the
ensuing year:-,Andrew. Pierce, Thomas T; Buck
ley. Joseph Sellgman. Andrew Y. Stone, William
Fl. Coffin, Clinton b. Fisk. David Solomon, Oorne-
lius J. Bergen, james d. Fish, d. X. Garrison.
Charles p Cnoteau, Thomas W. Pierce and Henry
r. Verhuven.
There is another vessel high ana dry on the
southerly end o! Hart Island: this is the sixth
since April II is said TO be one Of the most dan
gerous places on Long Island shore. Two years
since large quantity OF stone was placed there as
@ lighthouse i0undati0n, but now 1t is stated that
one is to be erected on stepping stones" one
mile south. 1t is to be hoped that this will Oe
done, but the lighthouse erected on the spot shown
to be so dangerous.
The "Peabody Home and Reform Relief Associa-
ton" solicit subscriptions to their worthy charity.
Their charter not only provides home for the
aged women, but furnishes food and medical at
tendance to the aged aud sick poor outside O their
home. 1t Is a lamentable TACT that the society
funds have neen exhausted over two months. sub
scrlptiOns NAV be sent 10 the Treasurer NJ. N.
Baker, M. D., No. 303 East Eighteenth street, OF
groceries, &c. &c. to the Home, OF ThiY ty-
thlrd street and Lexington avenue.