The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-28
NEW YORK.

Mrs. Tom RijOn Lectnrcs-A Negro Min
strel to Become Temperance Lecturer
The Christian Isra clites-Sieishing
In Central Park-A Big Racing Event
An Amendment to the billiard Rules
Police Items, Etc.
New YORK. Jan. 2-Mrs. Tom RijonI and her
husband lectured again last night. Mrs. Tom
ductor OF the Elevated Railroad. She dressed
In male attire. she said. because she wanted to-
female suffrage; The couple were acc9mpa-
pied by their children, Avenger and Retail
Cool Burgess the famous minstrel who has
been thirty years In the profession. astonished
a cold water audience at the Cooper Institute
last nisht by taking the pledge: There was a
was followed by number OF men end women.
Burgess is nowIannounced for temperance leo
Mrs. Catherine schiertz, we'll on in years,
and educated, preached at the Christian Israel
Ito Sanctuary last evening. The members Of
ne Sanctuary ea themselves Christian
never been a Jew amoDg them. They 60 further
and insist that there Is not Jew now on earth
without guilt. The society meets in o little
chapel on First street. 1t is one of two of this
denomination in the United States; the other
others who are prepared like them are mem
bers of the lost tribes of Israel and that they
are the nucleus of $4,000 OF all the tribes of
second coming of Christ. The sect was
founded 10 England In 1922.
The Tribune says that is stated IN the most
positive terms that the body Of the late A. T.
Stewart has not been recovered by Mrs. Stewart
or Judge Hilton or any of their agents. The
Tribune however does not say that the recovery
The Star says: It takes a good deal of the
poetry out of The life Of Ida Lewis. the Lime
Rock heroine. to think that Sherman allows her
$3.50 year for saving human lives.
The plan OF the equalization OF through
freight rates from the West to Europe. pre-
pared by the North Atlantic steamship confer
freight Committee of tho trunk lines and with
slight notifications accepted. 1t viii be re-
ported to the executive committee Of the trunk
T The 1ner 1 Exchange says that money is
flowing into the New York banks at a rate which
Is anything but aattering to the abilities Of their
The Central Park lakes were alive with
merry skaters yesterday while snow covered
drives were thronged with equally merry
family sleighs and $4,000 single teams passed
through two of the, principal entrances to the
park: It is not known how many passed
thousand were on the great speeding 70 Ids
above the park. The Brooklyn skating and
sleighing drives were also thronged. The
Gel ent ad vantage Of the winter sport
cr rhere Is stir on the turf and In sporting
rsce Of hs se r S for e d0n m
hoo, L
beats. best three In five. June a. The turf men
are are 10 quandary as to the challenge Bonner
Wi1n me galloway fast horses Greene with Lu-
ci 81 cold Dust and Mate. Richmond, the owner
=, hopeiul and Mate. and Vanderbilt with his
famous flyers are mentioned,
o,a aue Mlndsor hotel will be sold under FORE
cinnsufe q mortgage February5.
Frol. FELIX Adler calls missionaries half
edncated men, ready to sell cheap clothes"
Ing morning papers say: All who take
pride II billiards will be glad to hear Of nro.
posed amendment 70 the rules SO as to forbid
any ptayei, m maxim more than twenty sue
cessive rail- shots before spotting balls
Gus Phillips and Mrs, Hooper are Still in the
HOSPITAL. The ball In Phillips has not vat been seo
found. He is in weak condition. Mrs Hoonar
is doing well. except that her eyes are still
blacker than nature intend d. Among the the
visitors to Phillips was middle aged iady ac7
companied BY g handsome girl Of eisht.ee an
They are his wife and daughter. from whom he
has been many years estranged. Phillips refused
to see them. and they seemed greatly dishearten-
ed The lady said that the separation was
caused by Phillips or "Oofty Gooft's" violent
temper. Phillips proper name is Alden. He
is son of Stephen Alden. formerly q prosper