New-York tribune., 1875-02-12
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-YORK CITY.
The 230th regular lecture before the Liberal
Club will be givon this evening by DR.. C. HeZmann on
"The Physiology OF tho SKIN"
A coored man and white woman called
| Yesterday on Mayor WIekham and requested him to
mite them I'm marriage The Mayor declined to do
for the reason as he said that Africa and Crcassia"
| could not matrimonial ground" before him.
Notwithstanding the severe weather, there
has been no dmnuton IN the number OF persons attend
ing the sale at the Astor House The bar-room appnrte
nanccs were disposed very moderate prices yester
day. the pump and nearly 1876 feet OF pipe DelnR eOld
for s2s and another lot oil sinar character bringing
only so.
A meeting Of the Importers and Grocers'
Board of Trade was held yesterday to take action on
tho death Of George c. Collins, esteemed member
Appropriate addresses were made and resolutions OF
regret and coincidence aaoptc; Inc D''evtGis , W hIe
action in regard to the death Of Mr COLLINS WHO was
| one OF the Board.
The Trustees Of the National Trust Com
pauy and OF the Excelsior Bank the Directors
Of the National aud Leather Bank and OF the Mer
chants Life Insurance Company. and the mannfac,
turers ana dealers in straw goods have held meotgI @
IN regard to the death of Benjamin T. Beeklhah ana
pissed Appropriate resolutions of esteem ana apprecia
! ton or his character.
The annual meeting of the United States
Military POST Library Association was held last evening
at the Bible House, Gen. Lloyd Aspinwan presiding
The annual report OF the Treasurer read. showing
me receipts been 9lS998 C5 tho exprndtnres
{I8s.5 a. leaving balance OF Sl93 o., The Secretary
read interesting report or the distribution Oh pOOhs
| during the past year to army posts
The faculty and medical officers of the New
York College OF Veterinary Surgeons, who have been
connected with the college during the past ten years.
unanimously have resigned their positions. Difficulties
existing the Board Of Trustees OF the college nave
been for the past four months before the courts Tor
settlements. The control Of the college by trustees
ODe ctOnabo to tho faculty led to tLe reslSnatlons
The New-Yorl1 Yacht Club held special
| ,l,at IN
location and construction OF new clubhouse. The
offer Of Commodore Garner to build house for the
use of the Cub the eastern shore OF Staten Island
near Stapeton, was accepted. dne mousse ~ 70 o w
erected spring AMI Will DC Gu Oy 50 lect, ana TWO
stories In hight II will stand on inc emu OF pier run
ming 400 feet out into the pay Drfcy IN nr"e 0 ~ II
will be anchorage Tor yachts and tue starIns point
| Tor reSat tas
An amateur vocal and instrumental concert,
| nnder the management OF Mrs. David Dudley Field
Mrs j. Marion Sims, Mrs. Alexander f. Sterling, Mrs.
John d. Townsend and several other welknown ladies'
will he given az u, GIrmo Han at Ffth-ave. and Four
teeDth-st, Friday evening. the ~ INST, III aid OF
ST. johns Ghld. Several accomplished amateurs have
volunteered their t,yces aud Prot DAchauer VIII take
the direction TICK ts q eacd, can ne procured upon
Tnirty-fOurhs and to Mrs. ID. ID. Field at the Gram
! Grey Park Hotri.
An application was yesterday made to Judge
| Lawrence in Supreme Court Chambers, vacate a
assessment the Church OF the Holy Sepulchre levied
by tho Board Of Assessors under city ordinance Elliott
sandford on behalf OF the church claimed that under
the law forbidding assessment for more than one
half the assessed value Of property. this property
snre on The Assessors books this properly was
valued at nothing. VIM Barnes, Appearing for the cit"
caiied that tic lots sand by the to
| be Of no value but merely marked exempt" because
they exempt from taxation. When an assessment
wus imposed ron which they wore not exempt. tLelr
share fixed by that Of the ncs ADoring vacant lots
Decision reserved.
BROOKLYN.
About 4 p. IN. yesterday, a colO1ed man
named william Hanson stabbed by one Of gang OF
men on sinas-st. His woand pronounced fatal
Harry Kennedy, of the gang assaulted Hanson
was arrested by Ofcer Miles oRcly.
For the past four weeks the bOokkeeper of
Tiylor's iron fouudery has missed small Of money
from the safe. lie arranged pistol n such manner
| that when the money drawer was opened the pistol
| would DO discharged. Lat Sunday the thief, John
FHngan Young man employed IN the funldery, aged
rars opened the safe aud was shot IN the lower
| oi the face, inflictng painful but not dangerous
wound. The boy opoued the safe by using broken koy
| which he turned with a wrench
The inquest in regard to the Hoyt-st fire
was concluded yesterday Tue Fire Marshal being
bic to attend in person, sen: written statement In
which he testiacs that from the investigation he made
he finds that the plumbers the last to leave the
cellar where they had been thawng out the pipes, and
that II opinion that they accidentally dropped
lighted paper the boxes aud barrels which
stored there at the time o the re jury found that
the regard to rc escapes had Deen violated, and
they reGoen"ea t9o pacg & o. sgnaS & at
three-quartcrs OF mile from the scene of the fire.
LONG ISLAND
| JAMAICA.-ln answer to call issued by the
Board of ucation Of this village there meeting
| of citizens at the Town Hail. on Wednesday night, TO
take into consideration the matter of increased
mediation OF the scholars IN attendance upon the public
| school The question whether q new school build
ing suOud be erected or an addition DC made to tho
present Que, when Is very much crowded. especially
the primary department. motion 10 raise - 600 To
enlarge tie present building O1erod, but Withdrawn
aftcr GiscusAit ana finally committee OF
at an adjourn meetinS 10 be held on Wednesday next
HUDSON RIVER COUNTIES.
WHITE PLAUs.-The following sentences
were PRONOUNCED in the Court OF Sessions yesterday
Charles Van Scoy. found guilty OF In the third de-
gree was the Albany PenItendary for Ave years
Nora Brown, for stealing quantity OF iewery from the
residence OF LYMAN Cobb. ir, sentenced for three
years; ClGyG Bark r, cOlDTei Ound guilty OF stealing "a
horse from Joseph WhItymau OF White Pans sem
fenced for three ycdr6 Charles h. Hheoer. school
battery chiI old pleaded guiiy aud
tcnce deieTfol; Henry Maynard convicted of Keep
iuL saMbHns-L0usc IA YoHkcIs, WAS hnad SlJJ.
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY--Dr. LOchncr City Physician
tor the Third District tell tue at Jersey aud Ral
road-aycs yesterday disiocaing his left thumb aud
MIS-. Eyessun, residing Ia .gn.st fell the Ice at
Henderson AMI Mun'gJmcr, ,-,ts yesterday. aud was
SeIcI,. i,JGlcd H.llc stepping from strrcG
Au attempt made 10y burglars tO trc" an entrance
tie residence OF Mr. An,tin No. l75 Grovo-s'..
Wednesday nst but the barking ot the dogs frightened
Il nics. myoyIus loss ;4L4i3. Insured Tor sl,o5
the past inOuth....ihe Waterman Ou Erlc-st