The New York herald., 1874-05-31
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YORK CITY.
There VIII be social reunion OF the Alumni A.
socislfon OF the College OF Pharmacy at the rooms
OF the College IN the University Building on Thprs-
day evening" June IL
A strawberry festival-the first one OF this sea.
son-wiil be given BY the Ladies' Union Aid So
ciety At the institution in Forty-second street
near Eighth avenue. on Thursday and FRIDAY
evenings, June and 3.
Coroner Kesser was yesterday called to the
Filth precinct station house TO hold an inquest on
the body OF male child, found in the clubhouse at
tached 30 premises No. 60 Latght street. The
mother was sent To the PARK Hospital.
The body OF an unknown man about fifty years
OF age was yesterday found noating on the foot OF
slxty-irst street. East River, and sent to the
Morgue for Identification. Apparently the body
bad been in the water FOR several weeks. Coroner
croker was notified.
number OF Scotchmen met last evening at No.
90 Lispenard street lor the purpose OF making
arrangements for properly celebrating the cente-
nary OF the poet Tannahill, which occurs on June
d IL was decided TO hold a festival on tnat day at
Pacific Hotel, No. l72 Greenwich street.
Mrs Laura S. Webb win give reading at the
Academy OF Music on Monday. June Is. for the
benefit OF the sufferers by the late terrible over.
now OF the Mississippi. Mrs. Webb Is the daughter
OF SY LOUISIANA planter and SEEKS - to S enlist the
which prevails IN her native land.
On Friday afternoon, John McFadden, nineteen
years old, while driving horse and cart, corner
OF Tenth street ana avenue b. was overpowered
lice TO his residence, No 620 East Fifteenth street,
where physician attended him TILL he died. The
body was subsequently removed to No. 54l East
Sixteenth street and Coroner Croker notified.
The corner stone OF the new Girls' Free School,
In connection with st. Peters church, Barclay
street, viii be laid at three O'Clock this afternoon
by Very Rev. William QUINN Vicar General, at tho
De assisted by Father OFarrell, pastor OF ST.
Peters, and large number OF cergymen, and the
various churcn societies will be in attendance.
IRE broke out last evening In the nve story
iron building No. 1870 South Fifth avenue thae
caused damage Of $1,000. The third moor Of the
warehouse was occupied by Hiensbeck Adler.
dealers IN cloth caps Damage to stock 81, 900. On
the second moor the Myer Stern Cap ManufactuYs
ing Company carried on business. Damage to
stock 2,OO0 The building is insured TO the ex-
tent OF $4,000.
An immense audience gathered last evening Ia
the great hall OF the Cooper Union TO witness
the fifteenth annual commencement OF the Cooper
Union Free School OF Science and Art Among
those present on the platform were Peter Cooper,
Edward Cooper, Professors Plympton, Frank w.
Pollock Fitzgerald Iisdan, Frobsher, Miller and
Zaehos and Abram $. Hewitt. The salutatory
address was delivered By George Knox Nevan.
J. j. Heidems delivered q dissertation on tho
birth of Chemistry and Edward A. Miller an
address on "Public improvements" An orastoU
on the sciences was delivered by John Williams
Georges on American citizenship by George A.
Hogan. The valedict0ry address was made by
George II. 7. Doggett. The annual prizes OF the
School Of Science and Art were distributed TO the
successful competitors
The body found noa1ng on Governors island
on Friday was yesterday identified at the Morgue
by Thomas Carney, OF No. l46 Monroe street, al
that OF Thomas McCrossen, vwenty-one years OF
age, who lived with Carney. On Sunday night,
the 17th inst, deceased, who had been drinking
somewhat TO excess, went down to the Rutgers
street pier with James Tnchal, az they said, to
hear some music and there fell asleep. When
Thehall awOke ne missed his companion. and, re-
turning to Carney's place, which they had left
together, inquired for McCrOssen, but learned
nothing Of HIM, and he was not afterwards seen
alive. The presumption is that, while asleep on
the pier, McCrossen fell overheard and was
drowned. McCrossen and Thehal on one occasion
mad little trouble, but made frends again. not
withstanding which distant relative OF deceased
seemed to think ne had met with foul play. From
partial examination Deputy Coroner MacWhiD-
ME was OF the orinion that the wound on McCrOe-
sen's head was not a pistol shot wound as re-
ported by Sergeant Sminck, OF the Twenty seventh
precinct.