The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-17
NEW YORK CITY.

Mrs. Eliza Merwin, Secretary OF the New York
Free Medical College Tor women, No. 81 st. Marks
place, has been unanimously elected chairman Of
the Executive Committee OF SOrOsls.
The body OF a new born Infant was found under
the he'd Of Willamena Anderson, at No. Carlisle
street, yesterday. Coroner ElckhOn Will investl.
gate the case. Willamena was arrested.
The sixteenth annual ball OF the Baxter As.
sociation-the "Baxter hop"-wil be held to-
morrow evening, at Ferreras, Tammany Build
anticipated.
The Wreckers' Benevolent Association held q
special meeting yesterday at which resolutions OF
coincidence were passed relative TO the death of
the late Vice President OF the association, Mr.. Geo.
W. Chadwick.
Yesterday sneak thieves entered the apart
ments OF Frederick Oppmann, At No. 1888 East
F0rty.sixth street. ana carried on clothing Jew
elry and other property, valued Ut $337. No clew
to the thieves was obtained.
Mr.. William Cullen Bryant attended the opening
exercises at Ward School No. so, In Twentieth
street, near Third avenue, yesterday morning,
wnere he made few felicitOus remarks compii.
mentary to the teachers and encouraging to the
pupils.
Charles Bradley, Of No. 70 Henry street, at.
tempted suicide by taking poison, at his resi-.
dence, yesterday afternoon. He was removed to
the Park Hospital and hopes entertained OF
his recovery. The man would assign no reason
for the rASAAch
hold an inquest on the body of Louis WOLF who
committed suicide some time during the fore.
noon, by hanging himself to clothes rack, at his
residence. No. 42s Sixth street. Deceased was
thirty years OF age.
The body OF an unknown man was found noat-
ing In the North River, at the loot Forty-second
street. yesterday morning. by an officer Of the
Twentv-second precinct. Deceased Is about FIVE
feet SIX inches high, and had on blue blouse and
pants. Coroner Eicknon VIII hold an inquest.
relief n Ia NJ fha
Tenth ward distributed rations to ITS destitute
families yesterday. There was only q small SUP.
ply, and many applicants had to be sent away
without anything. The Officers OF the association,
however nope to be able to give more rations in
Q few days.
An unknown man. a passenger by the steamer
Elm CITY, from New Haven to this city, fell dead
In the washroom of the steamer yesterday morn.
ing. just before arriving in New York. He had on
black coat, black pants vest, round top felt nat
Congress CATERS and woollen socks. He was about
five feet seven inches nigh and had sandy
mustache and side whlskers.
The third social meeting OF the Association OF
Alumni or Columbia College will be held at the
Fourteenth street Delmonlco's tomorrow even
ing. at eight O'Clock All graduates, whether
members OF the association or not are invited to
be present. Mr.. Leonard Waldo, who represented
Columbia, upon the Swatara. in her expedition
connected with the transit OF Venus, will give an
account OF the expedition and Of the observations
at the time OF the transit.
meeting OF the members of the Importers and
Grocers' Board OF Trade held yesterday to take
action relative to the increase in the duty on
chiccory. When Mr.. Boutwell, was Secretary OF the
Treasury he decided that the duty on chiccory was
one cent per pound; but when Mr.. BrIstOw be.
came Secretary he fixed the duty al I'VE cents per
pound. The only business Of importance trans.
acted was to appoint Messrs. G. A. Merwin and
A. G. Blume a committee TO proceed to Washing
ton, ID. e., 10 make inquiries In to the matter.