New-York tribune., 1874-03-07
lFCrCREs AND MEETINGS.

Prof. c. f. Chandler viii lecture tonight in
Cooper Inetutc Health aud Health Liws" 10 the
Cooper UaiQn Free Course
The Rev. Wayiand lIoyt vii deliver bis fare
well sermon Of the Tinernacle BIptst Church
81 SteuWay Han, t0-mOrTOF evening
The New-York Universal Peace Union viii
meet tomorrow at p. In No. 31l West Trtyiourt
Il. Dr. Marvin viii speak aboIs capital f'nshnchI
Il. J. De CerdOva will deliver his lecture
"Thetn B-own Bows Of Browntovn" FOR tho bench. of
The Chaplin Home for tho Agel n tle Ry DR. Cnapn's
Church. on Fi,h-aye., next Iu-a IiJ eNeAhg.
Tic owners of property on the west side
o! me city Interested in the Of tno 0hi now be-
fore the Legislature for The improvement Of Riverside
Psrh VIII meet al the Office OF JOnI McCIYe, 90 No.
Pne.at. to-day al ~ ID.
The Murray Hll Amateur Dramatic Asso-
citation will give performance tn. evening at the Lex
.ugtou Ayon1c Opcra House. in Ffy-ssItn-st, near
LAxlpeton.ave IN aid OF the poor Of the Ninoeenth
Ward cOintdcltI, The MUlang q H. anl " Every
body's Freud" VIII be giYch sIc cb,eii1lhht ~ j.
given under the auspices oi hc h'1ctern'h W'iJ hei
Comm tee, winch mas aided, su.u 10 Uesan ls wOlE ~
January more tiau 5000 people
The Convention OF Irish societies met last
evening HiOornia Hsh, at No. % Princess. for tue
puypose Of completing their arrangements for the
parade on ST. Pirlcl's Day ine Committee aprolnte1
io wait Ou ;he P'c5 Commissioners stated tIat tuey
had been pgon.et escort of mounted police and
u .trOmen and rre line OF march iud out Oy ;hc Com
insiouers read ald acceped. Tue procession VIII
form at noO1 and mayor viii rcE3w u "a tI5 Nty
m Park, previous 10 wncA salute OF u guns viii be
fred.
The sub Committee of the House Commit
zee on Pubic Buildings, appointed 10 inquire INTO al
eged violations Of the E.tt-nOuG law tue erection
OF the new Office IDet yesterday te Office Of The
superntendcnt Of the building. M. Semm:i the eng
necr ana superintendent HGIDurJ tes III u nat the
men employed by the Government wOgksd only eight
hours; working by contract were not uUier ~ r
control. Mr. Davidson, contractor, SUI tAit a mad
employed o. ten hours day, Dut tley were not
Government wOrsmen. Several of toe worEuien were
Afterwards examined.
The Junior Exhibition of the College of
Ecw-York took place seinway Hall last night.
President Alexander Webb Prof Draper Albert b.
ManD, Judge Iarremore, the Rev. Dc. howllnd, Mat
thew Bird, Alderman GA0n, CO.. Taos. .DcvOc, Prof
WaterhOu9c Hawkins and Baker Sherwood we're among
those the platform. ihc exercises cOLbl5,Cd " the
following OrsUODs:
.o6i seatmeueiT1 G5Os Putiel American AntqatesD
Geo Mefs.er The Wig the FJot't,p"
Joseph Miuu" wm A. lraul "fat yue Of AEiom' .ool d.
spaesI lin, CITATION and Caartdsr A. G9asltn average saa
hood" Wilbur Lafiemois' hoMt - ntr Witn'r,he
The N2us Of Nork h4nOri -aNi0d hsas Re alton % dsn
yam.s H. Harper: AoT.,' W. Ia.nlI;
on Hewitt; "H0nsf Cusres D. Laco-b Law VI
Libeuy,' Louis werner
The first annual commencement and reCcp-
ton OF the New.YOrG Opthalmic Hospital took plsoe
last evening CT the Hospital building, at Twentythrd-
ST. and Th.rd-ave The President Thomas c. Smith.
presided aud the proceedings opsnei with prayer
by the Rev. Dr. Basklns. After brief historical ad-
by the President diplomas awarded to the
following graduates: Ira b. Cusning, Nj D., MdssacAu.
sotts; Clara G.. PImptOD NJ. d, MiSSachusettsi w. L.
Rounds, N D., NewYork; Harvey Giibert, NJ d.,
Canada; and L. Is. Couch, NJ d., Massachusetts. la
awarding the diploma 10 Miss Pimpton, he seated that
she Was no first lads graduate OF the institution. and he
thought the hrst lady who mad received diploma Tor
eye and diseases in the United SitJs. Addresses
we're also delivered by L. +. Aion NJ d. and the Rev