New-York tribune., 1875-03-08
NEW-YORK CITY.

Custom house officers seizeu oi iAiso o"eho''
Of Brie cheese passenger on Tue seaier france
on Saturday. The owner had attenp'o' W e""sS' ~
through personal baggage.
On and after to-day, the steerage rates on
the White Star and Inman steamers will be Increased
from $40 TO s25 and tho Williams duon' the o'ate'
aud the National lines, from sio W S|''
Tho nevt regular Church Conference will be
,d to-day at 2:so D. m the chapel of the Church OF
tho Incarnation at Madison-ave. aud 1hrty-nfth-st
the % Rev c. c. Tiffany viii read paper on "ChuIch
Architecture"
Tho foreign mail of Saturday consisted of
,c,c,,cr and 81 paper bags. THO Tybee took letter
and q paper baGs the Mosel 10 letter and 10 paper
bags the Celtic. Sl letter ana 20 paper odgs' ana Tue
France letter and paper oags
A lecture is TO be delivered at Cooper In
stItrte on March 1e by the Rev. T. Dewitt TImage in
aid of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Of Peek
Homes OF NewYok and Brooklyn
The thermometer during the past week, ac-
cordug TO the report Of the Central Park Meteorological
Observatory has ranged from l2o to 43o above
snow has fallen the depth OF & lncDes thc "lnd mas
Travelled 1s0l miles. TIE barometer su7Heu u maxi
mum OF 30.355 aud 29578.
The subject of the lecture on Saturday even
ing in the iree course at Cooper Union. was Alchemy
the Cradle Of Chemistry" II. c. Bolton PHI D.. OF the
School of Mines of Columbia College made very FRY n
teresng address upon tins SUBJECT iusVIaunh nis ie
marks by diagrams ana poria'.s
The chess tournament of the Turner'S Chess
Climb at the Turn Hall in Fourthst IS approaching an
end The following is the score of the principal PLAYERS
thus far Mr. Benne won 80 iot o o. os S M Mc
uer won 80, lost 81 Mr.. Hesse won 81 Iost e.
Coroner Woltman, on Saturday, concluded
the Investigation into the cause OF the death OF MINNIE
and Augusta Levy Tie jury found that the children
died from sufocation at the fire in the tenemenhonre
~ No gGg Tcnhaye on the morning OF Feb o. 1875 Dut
the nry were unable TO determine as 10 ihe orsIn VI
the fire.
The walls of the old House OF Refuge, at
Nos 4Ol and East Twenty fourhst are reported 10
be very unsafe The boys cerday attached rope TO
ono of the beams OF the first and pulling
It, when whole floor fell ln fJrtnnately no one
seriously hurt The buiIuinR, 'nc pocc say - no'
fit for habitatlCD
Mr.. George Ticknor Curtis is to deliver
lecture this evening in Mr. Rogerss church. the cor
ner Of Fifth-avc and Twentyfrsst In response to an
invitation from the NewYOrk Association Tor the Ad
vancement OF Science and Art, OF whlch Dr . lIeeuS
the American Union as the principal Controversy in-
yolved IN the late CIVIL war.
| The sale of "prize candy" which is said to
be very extensive nj present has attracted the attention
of the police On Saturday. officer Myers at the order
Of Can't Petty OF the Second Precinct arrested Andrew
Shades and Henry Mcnagcr OF No. 10 Parkrow for selling
| nrze packages Of candy. They taken to The
Pombs Pohce Court and obliged to furnish siOO bail
each appear for trial This Is nten1ed as cst case
| Emma Exner, ii months of age, of No. 5Gl
West Twenty y-nnth-st.. died yesterday OF smallpox
without medical attendance. The Coroner was informed
Ca SP,
date action t6 prevent the spread OF the disease Inc
parents IL is alleged, aware of the nature OF The
disease OF the child. and concealed H. because the' nd
not wish 10 have their chid sent " 1ho Sma'poA 0S
pital
The "COnfercnce on Commercial Facilities
made up OF representatives from the several business
exchanges met at the Chamber Of Commerce on SatuT
day 10 consider bill which has been suggested foc
the estab.h .hment OF bureau Of statistics Tor hs port
Several amendments were sugseetea ana were reered
be made atterward to have the bill passed By the Lcg
lature.
Jacob II. Stone OF No. 113 Bleeckor-st., was
Saturday, charged with obtaining money by
trick and device He advertised for help requiring the
applicants for tho position 10 deposit certain sum OF
money In this way Henry Brown OF No. Al FOrsy th-st.
lost $780, for when he asked for his deposit some ran
away Brown attempted TO arrest hun himself, When
he next saw him. ard was himself alr9sea ] i3r assault;
| the truth OF the matter, and stone was arrested.
A meeting of the Social Democrats was held
| on Saturday evening at Germania Hall to protest
against the proposed Conspiracy law A. Strasser was
elected President. Speeches ,made by g. Winters
| Gustav Lyser and Ms lie Marie denouncDg the pro-
posed Just and illegal No law lt was as
serted, existed against combinations OF railroad ana
steamboat corporations to RAISE passenger ana irSshs
rates against manufacturers or traders VINO cohou
10 raise prices. Resolutions were adopted expressing
these views and advislng thC working men 10 attend
assDeeting al Cooper lnsttdte on March II.
special meeting of the members of St.
Johns Guild was held recently and it resolved TO
give a Lady Washington reception at the Academy OF
Music ou Tuesday April G, aid OF the building fund
of the permanent floating hospital of st. Johns Guild.
| The following members of the Guild elected
trustees OF moneys received for this object William H.
Guion, Oswald OttendOfer, l.. A. QliuArd, Samuel A
Andrew W Lagsa john Ii. Kcinp. Louis V. some, ana
mes Is. Barron. The ExeeutIYe Committee Of tue
Guild then appointed to make all Arrangements for
me reception. This Committee held their gst meeting
on Saturday evening.
BROOKLYN.
| There were GO convicts in the Pententiary
| yesterday.
Last week the tax receipts amounted to
s1Oi,25l 7s.
The Rev. r. De Witt Talmage Yesterday
preached his sixth anniversary sermon at the Tdber
| nacle.
Henry Havens, a colOred man, is charged
with bgamy, and Yesterday warrant for his arrest
| WAS issued by Justice Walsh.
Chas. A. Outflow, a awer, sned The Brooklyn
Eagle for libel and asked for 10000 damages The jury
disagreed, standing eleven for tho defendant.
At a meeting of the Irish societies, held yes
,erday at Hbernia Hall, Alderman Daniel OR9ily was
elected Grand Marshal OF the societies which ale to
| parade Oh 81. Patrick's Day.
Two secret meetings have been held by the
committee appointed by the Board OF Education 10
| vesticate the difficulty between Thomas Field and
| Thomas Kinsella, members OF the Board.
Andrus MOntfort of New Utrecht, has been
arrested on q charge that he anonymous let
ter TO threatening to burn the atters
barns Mr. MOnfort baed In the sum OF q 0OJ. He
highly respected by his nclghbOrs, and Is said be
worth sl0O0O0 He denies the charge made against hun.
LONG ISLAND.
| LONG ISLAND CITY.-The Committee of II
OF Newtown will hold meeting tomorrow evening TO
take into consideration matters connection with the
| coming town meeting. The President Mr. Warrin will
submit report, showing the comparative expenses OF
the town during the past three and under old
| regime.