New-York tribune., 1876-11-27
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-YORK CITY.
II. O'Neill g. Coz Nos. 321 and 500 Sixth
ave. are Offering coaEs and suits at large reduction ID
prices.
The Board of Education will require 500, 900
purchasing aud leasing sites for schoo buildings INC
coming year.
The second of the course of lectures by the
Rev. W. T. Jowt Will take place tomorrow evening al
the Church OF the Advent.
The luxury of tirst-class accommodations can
be enjoyed at the Grand Central Hotel for $40 per week
transient, - 90 and 93 per day,
Hard times do not extend to California. A
Broadway house sold $4,000 worth OF gas hXtures TO
lady last week for private residence there.
The seal Ned" has been removed from the
Aquarium for the purpose OF having nm trained Ai-
he win fold his hppers and pretend to 90 to sleep
when told to do so.
The total number of letters sent abroad by
the Post0hce on saturday last was 49ogi SI these &
Asatia, $780, the City OF Havana, 5s49 and the Iybec,
506
The award to ]. A. Crandall of Brooklyn for
cbidren's carriage and rocnghorse. exhibited at the
Centennial ExUostion was published in THE TRIBUNE
by error awarded to NewHork manufacturer OF tne
same name The credit belongs by night to the "Chds
Bcnefactor' 0! Brooklyn.
The referee in the matter of the receiver
ship Of HOyt Spragues Co has made further repolt
$IOOil tie Tenth National Bank Si5o143 5oi to
the Continental National Bank S2is99 AZ anu 10 TIC
metropolitan National Bank, $O3423 81.
Jacob Rice of No 354 Broadway called at
the Police Central Office last evening and stated that
while he was riding in ThirG,aye & car vanspe a m ai
in the car. lie consulted with the detectives a. the OF
fce and gave descriptions OF several persons VINO were
in the nj the time
Specal Treasury Agent Bracket has dis
covered that extensive business III smuggling dcts
IRON Canada has been carried through the mails by
John Cox a lace dealer in Paterson. TTeny-sX pieces
day aud 20 pieces we're seized letters the Newark
POst-Ofice addressed 10 Cox The goods seized were
valued at 81 600.
The failure of Hunter g. Munsel, tea inn
rood tt.n EEn
among The trade The liabilities Of the firm arc said by
j. T. Munse, the assignee, to be under r5OoOO, wllle
amount The failore q due mainly - depreciation In
values and inability 70 collect outstanding accounts "A
meeting OF the creditors viii be held on "Wednesday
Cant. Allaire OF the Fourteenth Precinct PO-
lice made descent the faro hank the second floor
OF No 616 Broadway, late on Saturday night ana ar
rested the proprietor Peter H. Hogan and Ii other per-
sons who were found gambling there full set OF gam
bling implements was also canuIed TIE arrests % We're
made complaint Of Albert williams Of No 40 Henry
ST. Brooklyn, who had been cheated out Of 500 at the
place.
The Bowery branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association No 134 Bowery still continues
the sale OF meal tickets These tickets are designed TO
be used relieving calls for aid when are so frequent
Each ticket entities the holder meal of bread and
coffee soup They can he procured at the ABOVE ad
dress or viii be sent to any part Of the city receipt OF
the money at the rate of - per 100 Orders ahoud be
addressed 10 John DOOly, General Secretary.
The forged checks of c. G. Gunther which
If was stated at tine bank on saturday did not exceed
$3.50 j. A. BLAIR, the paying teller, positively denied
had received notice Mr. Gnther that Hart one Of
bis clerks, had been tutoring such checks Hart
has been arrested, but Efforts are making 10 ds
cover hls hidlngplace
Another case of breach of promise of mar
age with charges Of seduction came before the courts
ON SATURDAY. i'm an application by Mary A. VI. AcOck Tor
the appointment OF guardian TO sue James Mchcan
She IS under q years OF age, and according 10 her
she was introduced thIes Years a ~ te i r u III
long c0urtsnip she says followed ana IN Ju iht formal
proposal and assent made His visits dd not cease
until December. She produces letter strongly cohnIm
ing her story guardian was appointed.
The festival of Saint Cecilia, the patr0nesS OF
music, celebrated Yesterday with much ceremony ~
ST. Cecilias Roman Catholic Church, at One-hundred
and-hftl-st and Secondaye IN the evening tleIe was
the service of yespeIs under tle direction OF Iol DaI
that the Cardinal would he present Dut VlcaI,ienea
change i'm the weather Cardinal thought IL prudent
not 10 expose himself lecture on music was dehNeled
| by the Rev. DIR. Braun.
George II. Gauier, teacher of French, was
evening on the charge OF exhibiting obscene pictures
699S sSa e S eqd m s When MIN lie used in eydece
The prisoner about 40 years OF age, OF line pres
euce good reputation as an excellent tuJOf
in the French language: In this capacity he mas been
connected with nearly an the best private schools ih @
professor OF French in the Packard institute and IN the
Murray Hill school The information that led to eau
lers arrest from two young men TO whom he had
shown obscene pictdres The prisoner was aTTalgnei
yesterday at the TOmbs Police Court, and In default or
/ $4,000 bail was committed to answer.
! The Five Points Mission, the pioneer in
mission work in that locality, will give THANKSGIVING
dinner 10 IUD or SUI pclhOhs hedilN ull VI "hoh
children. the following day what remains VIII De
distributed among the destitute families In the neigh
bOrhOod. Last year 800 families were thus assisted
Exercises in recitation and singing will be held on
Thanksgiving Day at y. aud dinner VIII De served
at D. Donations OF money, food or clothing VIII be
thankfully received and should be addressed TO the Rev.
| c. 5. Brown, superintendent, No 81 Park-st.
Controller Green has approved the sureties on
the following works TO be executed by contract Geo.
A. TreHcy, paving Fifty y-siXthst. between Sixth and
Seventh-aves 81 133
/ from Avenue A TO Harlem River, $29l7, and Little
Twefthst. from Tenth To Thirtccnth-ave S2,993 %
| George + DOuk, paving of Lawrence ST., from Ninth
ave TO the Boulevard, - 376 so; Patrick Burns,
latng grading, &C., Eighethst, from Fourth 10 Madi
son-aye 1851 10; A. & T. Robbins, furnishing l4,OO0
pounds poultry for the Of the Department OF Public
| Charities and Correction, $l,735.
The American Institute Fair was closed on
Saturday evening with appropriate ceremonies The
orator OF the evening, f. d. Curtis Of Charlton Saratoga
County briefly reviewed the history OF the association
and stated that its membership how over 1000 and
its library contained IL 900 volumes. the entries at
this exhibition have numbered 233, and 100000
visitors have attended IT, Nathan {. Ely followed with
few relnarks IL announced that the awards had
been made and copies would be furnished TO exnibs
on application 10 the secretary. They are very nnuef-
ous and will be published shortly by the Board oI Mana
gers.
The subcommittee appointed by the Mis-
sonary Committee. which met last week, Lave SUD-