New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-10
NEM-YORK CITY.

The spring games of the Pastime Athletic Club
will take place this afternoon III Washington rarh'
SiIty-ninth-st and East River
II. c. Sylvester of Sylvester, Hilton & Co., will
sail on the Baltic to-day. He Will visit the various
cities of Europe ON the interest of his firm
The Rev. Henry Kimbal will begin series of ser
wees tomorrow at p H. on the CIty nan sieps
Christ, our Prophet, Priest aud King" NO hungry
ones will be sent empty away.
FROM ONE FIRM TO ANOTHER. -
Henry ]. Robinson, member of the Produce EA-
change has Withdrawn from the Hour firm or Lang
d Robinson aud has become special partner WIN
Miller & Huber, tour merchants al NO. 10 water
and No. IS Front sts
DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.
Mrs. Margaret Hackett, widow died IRON ola
age at No. 514 West Thirty mint hist, on Wednes-
day at the alleged age of one hundred and SIX years
She was born in Ireland and came to tins city
thirty-hye years ago. Her body will be buried III
Calvary Cemetery to-day.
LECTURE on EGYPT AND PALESTINE.
The Rev. DIR. j. =. Newman delivered his second
lecture last evening at the Madison Avenue Con-
gregatiOnal Church, Judge Noah DAVIS presiding.
There was large audience. Egypt and Palestine
and the light thrown on Biblical history 10y modern
research was the subject.
GOVERNOR sTANFORDs TROTTERs.
Governor Stanford's Palo Alto Stock Farm for
feted on all nominations due May IN the stakes OF
the National Association OF Irottng Horse
Breeders TO be trOtted for at Morrsana on Se)tem-
Der Q, 10 and H. This indicates that the Governor
does not intend to appear on the trottng turf TINS
season. This will affect greatly the Wilson stakes,
present value So, 100, and Produce stakes 1920.
ROLLER SKATING RACES.
Professional and amateur roller skating races viii
be held at the American Institute on May n, ~
and "a The prizes for professionals are 500, 500
and $50. The amateurs will receive gold and sill
yer medals. The distances will be three and five
miles, Among those already mentioned are K. A.
Skinner. the present champion n. f.. Clark, W. IL.
Day and j. w. Atkinson whose records are within
few seconds of each other. Entries will close on
May 20
DIsPOsING or A BRUTAL NEGRO.
coored man brandlsl1ng a bloody knife ran
down Sixth-ave from Fourth-st. on Thursday
night Officer Kennedy arrested him and was TAX
ing him to the station when William Nolan, OF No.
1876 PrInce-st., came up and said that he had been
struck on the head by the negro who gave his
pane as Henry Jenkins, of No. ID Carmine-st lie
gave reason for his attack and was sent to jail
for SIX months by Justice White yesterday.
REMOVAL OF ASSIGNEE.
The General Term OF the Court of Common Pleas
Yesterday affirmed the order of Judge Beach for
the removal of Gustav GumpTech, the assignee OF
NJ Wolf Il Co.. of No. sos Broadway, and the APP
pointment of William A. Harding in his place
tumprech had sold the stock of the assigned entate
TO his fathcr-in-law and cO-partner, Louis School
herr, of No. 451 Broadway, preferred creditor at
considerably less than its sworn value. Ferry X
Napier. of No. 1913 GTeeue-st, were the petitioners
for Gumprech's removal.