New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-22
NFyV-YOPK CITY.

NtN-lOlth vi 1.
There are three leading churches III TINS CITY WIN
vacant pulpits.
Six European steamships landed 2, 745 immigrants
at Castle Garden yesterday.
The Union Theological Seminary students have
vacation from to-day till next Monday
The Harlem and West Farms Street Railway
COMPANY is laying a double track IN BoSton-ave.
The body of an unknown man was found IN the
Harlem River ut OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hhth-S'.
yesterday.
John Freitag. age seventy -one night watchman
was found dead in the cellar of No. 20 Bediord-St
yesterday morning.
Columbia will play match game of football with
the University of Pennsylvania on the 700
grounds, Saturday at p. m.
PROMPT RESPONSE TO AN APPEAL
An apppal to enable the Society for the lreven-
ton Of Cruelty TO Children to extend It's work was
presented at the Cotton EXCHANGE YESTERDAY AM
thirteen subscriptions of - each were received
within a few minutes.
THE WILSON MISSION rnANKsGIvfNG
The annual Thanksgiving dinner OF the wilson
Industrial School will take place ON THURSDAY al
o'clock at the Mission House, l20 ST. Mark S-p!aoe
at avenue A. Contributions IN money and pro-
visions will he gratefully received.
EDUCATION ~ HE SOUTH.
The Rev A. -. Mayo, CT Springfield, Mass, VIII" IS
n well known lecturer on educational subjects VIII
deliver an address in the hall of the Union League
Club this evening on Education IN the southern
States: its present condition and needs"
TO CONSIDER BANKRUPTCY MEASURES.
The Committee on Bankruptcy Legislation ol me
Board of Trade and Transportation has invited
representatives Of financial, industrial and commrr
cal bodies of this city which favor the enactment
of a just and uniform bankruptcy law to meet IN
convention at the fl1th Avenue hotel AT o p H.
November %.
SIX FAILURES II FOURTEENTH STREET.
Charles II. Flint and Tracy, H. Warner. Tctail
made an assignment to William IL. Fhntner The
firm started here only two months ago having re-
moved from Bridgeport, Conn. Inc ilabilltles are
not definitely known but one currently reported at
about $125.0O
GENERAL HuIHoUsE's RESIGNATION.
The resignation of General Thomas hhlhon~', as
Assis' ant treasurer Of the tinted states al heW-
York is understood to lie III the hands OF the lrc'i-
dent, who has asked him 10 continue IN the Once
until a suitable can be selected 6cneIal
Rilbouse has resigned in order to accent the posi-
ton of president of the Metropolitan Trust Com
pany. - -
The New-York Sunday School Teachers Associa-
ton held its annual meeting yesterday aud elected
the following officers for the ensuing year: Caleb
ident j. w Z. Leverage, secretary; j. ;. Busslnr
treasurcr w. A. Caldwell. librarian. 4 board Of
managers was elected for two years, of which Ralph
Wells is the chairman.
| TIE sUB-TREAsURY STATUE.
| 10 A. Ward. the sculptor met the Chamber Of
Commerce Committee on the Washington statue az
the Sub Treasury yesterday to test the location and
| size of the proposed statue on the sub treasury
| steis. wooden model of the pedestal and plat
form placed on TIE steps and various positions
| tried. 1t was found that the most available posi-
| ton would be about midway OF the Steps.
| GUILTY or CRIMINAL CARELTssNEsS.
| Coroner Knox held the inquest yesterday iii the
| case of Adolph Meyer, the machinist who, on Fri
| day morning was shot and killed by Alfred Lyons,
| a shoemaker, at No. 80 Lewls-st., Lyons miStaking
| him for burglar. The jury found that the act was
uujusthable and that Lyons was guilty OF criminal
| recklessness lie committed TO the 1Ombs
without bail to await the action OF thtsirand jury.
| ITALIANS WHO MEAN TO WORK, not TO PREY.
| The steamship Chateau leovllle OF the Aew-f York
and Bordeaux line, landed at Castle Garden yester-
| day 10 Italian immigrants. Secretary jackson
| said of them: These arc all NeapOlltaHs. and
| are not OF the class who rush up to BaXter-st. as
| soon as they arrive, and are found the next day
| with hand organs preying upon prOmlscnOus char
| ity. They come here 10 work, and nearly all OF
them have been engaged for railroad and other labor
| CHARGED WITH RoBBING RAILROAD CARS.
| Detectives CarmIch, DIggart and Deneng, OF the
Twentieth Precinct; YESTERDAY aTralgne5d n the
| alias Dick" Michael Simmons, alias Mickey
| Dutch" and Ferdinand Claugh, alias Dutch "
| Claugh OH q charge of stealing property worth
| 50 1000 from the Ncw-Yorli Central Railroad cars.
Burns, three months ago. was sent to presenter three
| months on a similar charge Justice Smith held
| Claugh and Simmons for t1ll and delivered Burns
into the custody of officers from Troy, where hc IL
| charged with burglary.
| THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR SOLDIERS.
| The ladies of the Union Relief Association are
still caring for over two hundred disabled soldiers
| and widows of the war-Inany of whom receive no
! PENSIONS and others such small amounts that III
their sick and helpless condition they are scarcely
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friends who have always generously responded 10
their call to aid them again in their eDdeaYOTs t1
| furnish those 20 whom the country owes 80 much,
| with supplies, to enjoy, III their own homes a
| Thanksgiving dinner Contributions of provisions
may be sent to-day and tomorrow tgsh ArmOry of
the 221 regiment, in FOurteentst., vest of Sixth
| ave. aud gifts of money 10 Mrs. John A. Kennedy,
president No. 1875 West twenty or Mrs.
| William f. Hayemeycr, treasurer, No. 335 Vest
| FOuTteenth-st.
| BROOKLYN
| Alderman Kelly has withdrawn his protest
| against the election OF James III. Ruggles Rep t.
| be the next Alderman from The XXlVth Ward.
| The longshorcmcn at work at RObInson's stores
at the foot of Amity.st.. struck for higher wages
| Yesterday. They were about seventy-hye In mum
| Der.
| A policeman, at William and Fulton-sts.. yester
| day morning was illustrating tho virtues OF his
pistol 10 an admiTing friend. pedestrians qluckened
| their steps as they went by.
| A resolution providing for the purchase Of
steam fire boat for the OF the Fire Department
was introduced in the Board OF Aldermen yesterday
| and referred to the Fire Committee
Subscriptions covering the entire amount of the
| Indebtedness, $14, 00O of the Marcy Avenue Bap
| is pastor, were completed Oh Sunday.
The resolution offered by Alderman LePine, max
| ing it violation of q city ordinance TO throw
orange peel apple skins, etc, tue sidewalk, wa!
adopted by the Board of Aldermen yesterday.
The lack of proper bookkeeping on the part of tn,
employees of the Board of Education is illustrated
| by the fact, which has just been disclosed. tina
about 81, 600 has been overpaid to employees in t.: