New-York tribune., 1875-02-01
NEW-YORK CITY.


will give literary exercises Wednesday evening al
the College Of st. Francis XAVIER.
The foreign mail OF Saturday was composed
~ 5o5 letters and 50 bags OF papers. The Oceanic
took letters and as bags the Colon ao letters ana
bags, and the Hermann 25OO5 letters anu % pehS'
Stephen Aust a German, of No. Is Chrys-
test died at st. Francis Hospital on Saturday from
tho eGects OF Injuries received In braw In MS peer
saloon, at No. 1913 Broome-St on the hEhI oi jan
The Society of German Patriots OF 1913 ana
the NewYork Turner's gave reception last evening 10
Frederick Hecker, the German patriot, at Tnfn & Iia
Addresses were delivered by Gen. Sgei, Mf' uecAeI
Col. A. Dengler. and f. Strauoer Mueller
Several correspondents complain of the con-
dition of the sidewalks Two citizens write protesting
against the state Of things on the west sde OF broau
Wov nj the Chambers-st crossing, where ladies' are
compelled TO go TO the other sde OF the sr1t' HHu
where much Inconvenience is caused to the public
At the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy in
Honston-st. on Saturday SIX young women took the
black vail The services, conducted by Archbishop Nc
Closky were vcry impressive The sx nuns are Misses
Emily and Rose Latouche OF ew-Orleans' mar MAY
Hazard Garlic oBricn, Margaret Tully' ana eczema
Brauscom0. "
The last exhibitions this season of Mrs.
JarIev W3xworks by the original St. Peters Hall Am
ateur who furnish their services gra:utousy will take
r,ace nt the new ball OF the Masonic Temple, a wonty-
third-st. and Sixtb-ave, on Tuesday ana Ne9neIIa&
evenings. The proceeds are " ~ W tHo H'So"i0 ~
and As ylum Fund.
Al one of the liquor saloons Of this city,
on Saturday evening pools sold on the result oi
the Beechcr trial. The Oass of the pools was dsa-
greement OF the Jury against verdict. disagree
nrnt The first choloe sold Tor $50 the second chocs
for el5 A verdict Tor TtOu, tuiri choice, brought s2
while "a verdict for Beechcr brought 81.
Louis A. Grill of No. 22j East Thirteenth
st. committed suicide saturday morning by shooting
himself 10 the head With pistol. Mt Grill had served
through the war as "a Captain on Gen. Grahams stan
lhe GU m o. % ,i.'rt, ncs I'M rill'- friends ns
Ella "a
error.
A woman giving her name as " "Schaefe"
+ vorou, times has applied to business this and
adjoining cities Tor money burY her child whom she
reports as having diad in the Hospital for ne R.e o.
the pturcd ana Crippled. sh' - an lmppStor, az "c
Hospital has always made ample provision !oi tlt
burial OF all children whose parents are TOO poor 70 meet
the expenses.
The Brown Stonecutters' Association on
Saturday demanded 500 penalty Tate osborn for
alleged underpaymeut of member OF the association IN
the sum OF &C. So The firm refused 70 occede % rhe
dc1uaId aud tner whole force, numbering % men; Io
cincd 20 continue work udul Tic peh"ity sh7u 4 DC
paid. The strker5 viii p!OJd0y W VuS VI "orA I0t
some time. .tocome.
Thomas Fitzgerald, age CT, OF No. G42 East
Twentysl1thst. became engaged in an alteration at
his room yesterday morning with Joseph Courtney and
Margaret Hart, who visiting him. II thc scuilo
FITZGERALD stabbed COurtaey In the grOin lhulciuG
serious wound and cut Margaret Hart in the rs4i arm
Courtney taken to bellevue Hospital @Ld lI'z~--
aid was arrested.
The Charity Ball, az our rca1c-S are aware,
IS 10 take place al the Academy OF Nuc on Ihursddy
evening next. The managers have perfected their
arrangements, and VII, endoavor 10 make It more
brilliant and fashonaBe than its predecessors. 1he
boxes all disposed Of long ago nut cAets nSy e.
mOncos, at Fifthdve. ana FOurteeuthst'
The New-YOrk FREQ Medical College for
WoineD at No 81 St Mark's-plsce, IS growing IN nun
bers and influence At 1t contains about GO stu
dents and at its last conferred tho de-
% %Slec % % - " % ~ d,tireJ, fr"e Iadv Tenr or lie
has presented the surgical department Win
over 500 worth OF valuable Iustruuents.
The steamships which sailed for Europe on
Saturday carried heavy eights and many passengers.
The California took out 25 cabin ana so storage pasen
gers tho City OF NewYOrk. Il cabin and 100 steeroge
passenger tho Oceanic, . or the former ana s. of the
senger Canada Is Of the former and ~ II inc
latter. Very little specie was sent aofOdl
Assemblyman Jacob Hess was swindled ont
Of Si9j recently by new and ingenious method, a
forged telegram, purportng to come from nim at
Albany was presented to his business partner eQuest
be- maid if presented Tue bill was presented soon after
ward and paid suspicion " fraud arising until Mr.
Hess returned from Albany. Tho detectives aro after
the thief.
A meeting is to be held at Association Hall
this evening under the auspices OF CT the Youngest
but not least active Of the Christian and phaD thopc
societies OF NewYOrk the Young Ladies' Christian As
ISOLATION. The Rev DR.. WIN. Adams, Mr.. W. J.. Dodge,
IT., aud others Will set forth some or ITO GlI ditcS
surrounding woman's work and the best methods Of
meeting and overcoming them. Admission DO OH
tanned by tickets from any of the active members.
Inspector Speight at the Police Central
ONCE was called upon last night 10y A. s. Robinson
nverystable keeper in Astoria, who driving hack
in Which was a sick Mr.. Robinson stated to the
Inspector that he had brought the from the
residence Of j. NJ Blackwell OF Astoria where she
servant by the direction OF Dr. Taylor, physician or
u a. village, who told him to report her case TO the
Board OF Health. The woman was taken to the Recep
of TNra IN
the physician In charge pronounced the De
Of small pox. Inspector Speight Will call the attention
OF the Health Commissioners to the action OF Dr. Taylor.
The early return Of NJ. Vignaux, the billiard
champion from his trip with A. r. Rudophe to the West
relieved both gentlemen Of the suspicion which their
departure together had evoked. From the fact that
there are at present two distinct champions 10 the
field, the situation Is somewhat confused. and IL ID
these experts Will far 10 settle the question OF
parave superiority. This dates OF the games have
been fixed. In fortnight series OF hOme-a ndhOIne
cushion games between Messrs DAILY and GARNER viii
be begun the prize being diamond ring-the present
OF friends OF each
The sixteenth anniversary of the House of
Mercy was celebrated last evening in Trinity Chapel on
Twenty hfth-st, Broadway. The Rev. DR.. Seymour
read the annual report of the institution The house is
under the OF the Sisters OF st. Mary who devote
all their time and attention. The statistics for the
past year were az follows: Number OF inmates at the
time OF the last report 63 received since that me 10
whole number for the year. 1856 number sent to sua
the Q; transferred
tions 10; returned to parents ard guardians al left
with permission, 16; died, Z present number the
house. TO- TIE Treasurers report showed the receipts,
S23 sOj 43; expenses. $5,OO9 S. leaving balance OF
S8.793 81.
The funeral of Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts
took place Saturday at the University Place Church
The services conducted by the Rev. Dr. Booth and
the Rev. Dr. Taylor made address The pal.-bearers
we're Charles Abernehy, Judge J. E. Bosworth Angus.
tus L. Brow n. Dr. j. r. Wood, Moses Taylor, Edwards
Pierrepont William K Stewart. Samuel Sloan, Henry G.
Stebbins CYRUS w. Field William II. Thoms, and william
l.. Dodge Mrs Roberts tue daughter OF an eminent
New-En gland Clergyman. She had been suffering for
some time previous to her death, and went England