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NEW-YORK CITY. The XVIIIth Assembly District Republican Assoclation held a meeting at No. 457 Fourth-ave, last evening, Wilmerding presiding in the absence of the President, Alderman Howland. Wilmerding was nominated for Treas urer and was elected. Fifty new members were elected. Information has been received at the office of St. John Guild that some person is soliciting aid for a Mrs. Hutchinson ef No. 84 Perry claiming to be authorized by the Guild The officers of the Gaild state that they employ no solicitors, and any one who asks money in its name should be handed to the proper authorities. Coroner Woltman was informed yesterday that Mary Koehler had died at No. Stanton st., from smallpox, making three deaths in that vicinity within two days. From information obtained at the ofder of the Board of Health appears that when case of small pox occurs the neighbors do they can to prevent the facts reaching the authorities, until death makes it unavoidable. The laundry of Vincent Johnson, in Forty-thirdst., near Second-ave., was forced open late on Thursday night, and It was discovered that 100 sheets belonging to the Wagner Sleeping car Company had been carried away. The Sheridan Pool Duane was also late on Thursday night of between $200 and $300 worth of cloths and sewing silks. The Commissioners of Charities and Correction. at their meeting yesterday, appointed Dr. Thomas H. Manley AS junior assistant physician of the Park Hospital; Dr. Clifford M. Stella as senior assistant physician of the Reception Hos. pital at Dr. Frank B. Burnell to be junior assistant physician the Ninety ninth Street Hospita and Dr. Peter John Popoff to assistant physician at the Nursery Hospital at Randall's Island. A miniature automatic representation of the Pennsylvania oil regions, made entirely of wood. is at present on ex. hibition in this city. It was whittled with a penknife, and is intended for exhibition at the Centennial. The model is twelve feet long and five feet wide, representing the bills, villages, derricks, and pipe lines. &e., of the Oil Region. Pumping and fouring mills, coal mines, and railroads are all shown in full operation. When the steamship Crescent City arrived at her dock, from Havana, yesterday, a Large crowd gathered in ex. pectation of secing the condemned murdorer, Wm. J. Sharkey. But the officers were again disappointed. Capt. Curtis said that just before the intelligence was received from Santiago that Sharkey was kept in close confinement at that place. Detect Davies was ena awaiting his arrival. The cause of Sharkey's detention by the local authorities is known. not The XIVth Assembly District Republican Association held the regular monthly meeting, at No. 20 St. Mark's place, last evening, J. H. Brady. the President, in the chairAfter electing 13 new members the follow ng resolution passed: Resolved. That the passage of the Civil Rights bill, whereby the humble and defenseless, 28 well as the strong. are protec meets our earne approval ndersement, 88 30 ditional evidence of the faithf of the Republican party to its pledges and the principles of justice." The hildren of the Randall's Island School were entertained yesterday afternoon by a performance at the Hippodrome, the manager having given them. through the Commissioners of Charities and Correction, an invitation to be pres. ent. The children were brought to this city on the steamer Bellevue, and were met at the dock at the foot of East Twenty sixth-st., by missioner Brennan, who superin. tonded the transfer of the smaller children to the Department wagons, while the larger boy and girls marched to the Hippo. drome accompanied by the Randall's Island rvenile band. to enjoy the performance very much The XXth Assembly District Republican Association held its regular monthly meeting last evening, in Brevoort Hall, No. 156 East Fifty fourth-st A large number of members were present and great interest was manifested. During the evening the meeting was addressed by Major Bullard. the Hon. A.J. Dittenhoefer Mr Babcock. and others. An interesting feature of the meeting was the presentation to wood the bang Pinckne of Admiral Farragnt's flagship Hartford. Preparations for the Fall campaign are being begun already The members of the Children's Aid Society have concluded to distribute the proceeds of the late fair, amounting to $7,646 34, as fellows Ensigration to the West $2,000 Italian school, $1,000 Hudson River school, $500; Park school eighth $500 school in -second $500 Fifth Ward school, $500 Water-st. school, $500 Rivington ST. Lodging House, $500 Girls' Lodging House, $500 Sick Children's Fund, $500 The balance is to be used where shall seem the most needed. The Secretary Mr. Brace, has sents letter of thanks to Mrs. Van Rensselaer and the other ladies under whose auspices the fair Was conducted. BROOKLYN. William Glocken, aged 7 years, while playing in front of his parents' residence at Fifth-ave. and Bergen-st., last evening WILLS run over by a wagon driven by IT. We. brend of No. 089 Washington-ave, and sustained internal in juries. The Assessment Committee of the Board of Aldermen have confirmed 1830sements amounting to over $462,000, for sewers const in the Twenty first and Seventh Wards. The property -owners III those wards are endeavoring to have made payable in five annual installments A motion for counsel fee and alimony was made yesterday in the City Court in the suit Mrs. Isabella Tucker for a divorce from her husband, William Tucker. The complaint alleges that the defendant. while living in England, eloped to this country . -- grvant girl. Decision was re. served. Justice Pratt of the Supreme Court granted yesterday a stay of proceedings in the ease of Silas B. Datcher, the Receiver the Central Pank. H. Havens, a depositor in the bank the failed, seed for and recovered judg ment for $4,700. Mr. Dutcher refused to pay the money, and motion was pending to punish him for contempt of court. The suit of the Rev. George II. Woodward against William H. Youngs, for slander and defamation of character, was tried yesterday, before Justice Semier, in the Sixth Dis trict Court. The testimony showed that the defendant had used profane and obscene language toward Mr. Woodward, and had also ned him with personal violence. Yonngs was found guilty, and bound over to keep the peace. The con gregation of the Evergreen Avenue Methodist Church has instated Mr. Woodward as its pastor, and has withdrawn from the Methodist Conference. JERSEY CITY. City Controller Carman reports the receipts of the past week to have been $30,256 62. The City Treasurer reported balance in the bank of $43,437 79. Robert McCaffrey and Walter Bingham were committed yesterday, in default of $1,000 ball, to answer for an atrocions assault on John Toomey. The trial of Alexander D. Hamilton, the defaulting Treasuver. has been postponed until the May term, and his bonds have been fixed at $15,000. The trial of Louis E. Fround, the Secretary of the fraudulent Palisades Insurance Company, was continued in the Quarter Sessions yesterday The prisoner was Cross-examined at length by the similar to the statement already published. The books of the Company offered in evidence. Ex-Coroner Mahan was examined yestorday by Justice Keese, on the charge of disorderly conduct preferred against bim by Police Captain McHorney and was discharged He has been held in ball to appear before the Grand Jury to answer charge of disorderly conduct DE terred by George Meschutt the proprieter of saloon. Coroner Lyneh also bonds to appear answer similar charge, growing out of the fight between these officials last Saturday night. Officers Cornelius Lott and Edward Duncan, convicted of manslanghter for shooting William Bagley while he was trying to effect his escape from them last December, were arraigned in the Quarter Sessions yesterday for sentence. Judge Hollman. in passing sentence. sald that the Court was satisfied that the homicide unred through without intent to do wrong impose fine would he no purticular advantage to county they poor men able and the Court thought, under the imprisonment was unnec The were discharged under suspended entence on payment of costs. NEWARK. The salaries of the employés of the Water Board have been reduced. The Rev. Henry Spellmeyer, the newly-appointed pastor of the Central Methodist Episcopal Church, will assume to-morrow. church of the charge Henry Bergh has gone to Philadelphia to lecture this evening before 3,000 in the Academy of Music, on the subject of Kindness to Animals.' The members of the various Conferences of St. Vincent de Paul will receive Holy Communion in body at St. James Roman Catholic Church, at 7 o'clock Mass, to-morrow morning. The Rev. Dr. William R. Nicholson, late Rector of Primity Protestant Episcopal Church, of this city, now Rector of the Second Reformed Episcopal Thurch of Philadelphia. will preach to-morrow evening, at the Reformed Episcopal Church in Association Hall. NEW-JERSEY. HOBOKEN-The Committee appointed by the Independent German select ticket has indorsed the Democratic with the exception of James Curran and John Meigbam for Freeholders, and John C. O'Sullivan Collector of Revenue. The ticke selected Joseph Russell for Mayor John McCulloch for City Clerk, John Kemena, City Treasurer John A. Melhargy, Assessor Andrew Illman, Collector of Stahr and Ramon M. Cook for Freeholders. The Third W and Democrat have nomtnated Patrick Sinnis an Lorenzo Tiry for