New-York tribune., 1874-01-15
LECTURES AED MEETINGS.

The second Astronomical lecture 10y Richard
Proctor vii pc delivered TINS evening al Association
l.t!l. on The SIU'~ Family OF 1lahct,
A., q meeting Of the 1T Assembly District
LIBERAL !. .puyI,aa A cciIton last night a; No HG
Cs.cuwchst.. artor tnc iln-aot ti'1 e th usual nin
bIsucss taipe nunDcs"l names were a'ded 70 Tie roll
Of membcIshl
Tho Tcrnporarv Committee on Organization
OF ralnmauy Hall net ~ =. ~ yesterday To near the
testimony of The delegates from the twenty Id Ndtd
tuorris1nial. The testimony not completed ald
Inc meeting ad iourncd until to-day at p. III.
Mrs. /. NJ. Bronson read an essay before the
members OF the womcn's Social Education Society IN
PIympton Hall yesterday on Corporal Punishment IN
shools shr said that she opposed 90 punishment
m scools belle wing that ii buncd ha liner IeennSS or
cuIdreu Cuguudrrrd lear 10 heu icd 10 ai'Ooi' an"
gave felOus to society Mrs T. D. 'ohaht rcdu u" 'ssdg
On hnteTgaTtrns.
The following are the new officers OF the
Licderkranz Society: President. ex-Mayor Godfrey
Gnnthera Flrst VicePresdent Dr. l. kamnerer :;
Second Vice President. T. Glerlcufeld; sponing
cTCr - O.r- Mathwsias Musical Director
Adorh Paur. The Treasurer reported that the receipts
last ear amounted 10 sl55 o. and the expenses 10
s19A5G ".
The twenty-s!xth annual meeting OF the
A,alanta Boat club oi the city OF NewYork held
on Tuesday evening, and the following Ohiccrs were
elected: President Ransom Parker. jr Vioe-PreSldent.
William H. Webster; Treasurer. Henry ;. Sprou; Sec
rotary. Janos W. Edwards; Financial secretary, VIM
C. Mainland: Captain, George H. SprinCsteeu; LIeuten
Anuau, Henry H. DJ eT tDe Nice-iresllcnt ahu lftas
uIeT.
The Charity Amateur Dramatic Association
held a regular meeting AT the Union square Ihoaer Oh
Tuesday at which resolution was adopted authorizing
the distribution OF the funds accru:ng from the per
formance at the Academy OF Music on Dec 20. Ihe
proceeds, amounting several hundred dollars viii be
distributed pro rata among the widows aud children
Of Capt and Mcssgs. Cespcdes Del Sol, aud snt.
Rosa. Gen. N. T. Mcmahon. President OF the Cuban
England. and Gen c. X. Graham, Treasurer OF tue
society, VIII carry the resolution into effect.
meeting of the Ship-owners Association
held al No. 80 Paes,., yesterday afternoon lie
Committee DISTRACTIONS To Piers made detaiiea
report and submitted decision OF the Supreme Cour'
General Term against the power Of the Iosrdot Depart
ment Of Docks TO permit the erection OF sheds on he
pubic piers. 1t stated 10y the chairman Oh the
committee thai unless the owners and agents o'
vessels ehowed sense OF the Importance OF u's mater
their interests would be seriously lupalr'v the.e
were at the present time Ony ten piers on tut oItn
River ayasoe 10 vessels OF large slLe. ana az owners
should bestir themselves their Snts "ouu DC per
manently endangered.
quarterly meeting OF the Board OF Man
ayers Tract Society Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church was held at No s05 broadway yesterday John
French presided 4 communication was received from
the American Tract 80 ety relative 10 the formation Of
a union OF the various benevolent publishing houses IN
thc Use OF undenOnnatOnn stereotype fI1t' .h'le@i
of repafale sets a. az pr:seut wh,en we, % - % %
Executive Committee IT decided 10 PIyilau AN
caution O the DOuay Testament for gratuitOhh d-IlDu-
ton from seIeoyp plates donated To the society Ov
Nj Bewley. john French and . A. PdrdS were elected
Nre Presidents aud the Rev. james NJ Freeman was
chosen Recording Secretary.
A free lecture was delivered last night by
MIS- !i2a Burns, the lecture room oi the hc'cdn
tie Library Association. Clinton Hal on thr Uaes oi
Snort hand General Business" IN which sho began by
txplaiubs th, difference between sienogia?hy apd