New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-27
NETWORK CITY,

Commencement exercises of the Mount Sinai
Training School for Nurses will be held at the nome'
No. S52 LexingtoD-ave., on wednesday evening"
The Rev. Dr. James ID. Wilson will lecture before
The Young Peoples Association of the Central Pres;
byterian Church tonight. ON Afghanistan ana
the Russian Advance"
johanna Thesis age sixtyye OF NO. 80 ba nonse
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon and was instantly
killed.
free musical entertainment will be given this
evening at the hall of the Young Mems Christian
Association, No. East Fifteenth-st, by the As
ISOLATION.
The prize exhibition of pictures at the American
Art Gallery was to have been opened to the public
yesterday for the benefit Of the Barthodl STATUE p
Pedestal Fund. Owing to the inclemency OF the
weather however, the Sunday opening was post
poned for week.
READINGS FROM AMERICAN AUTHORS.
Owing to the length and variety OF the pro-
rramme to be offered at the readings of the Amer
lean authors on Tuesday and wednesday at the
Madison Square Theatre IL has been decided to be-
gin the entertainment at $3.50 o'clock instead OF 4,
as previously announced. Among those who Will
read are Henry Ward Beecher, Marx iw yam w.
ID. Howells, Julian Hawthorne, Frank T. Stookton'
Will Carleton and Edward Eggleston.
HoUsE-wARMINa OF A POLITICAL CLUB.
The Steckler Association, strong political East
Side organization on Saturday evening recelyed
their friends in their newly renovatedrooms at NO.
SO East Fourth-st. Many prominent politicians
and business men were present. Speeches were
made by Julius Harbinger, Colonel +; 4: Conkling,
Colonel John OByrne.
FOLIAGE SMILING UNDER THE RAIN.
The slow rain and penetrating moisture of yesterc
day gave a new beauty 10 the deepening green OF
the lawns and shrubbery IN the Park. Few were
there TO enjoy the change, however. but those who
ventured out IN the last hours OF the day after tne
rain had ceased. were well repaid by the sight OF
bursting buds and thiokening foliage glistening
from their recent bath
ACCUSED OF PASSING A COUNTERFEIT BILL
John Riley was arrested on Saturday en- charge
of having passed O counterfeit ten-doar bill on
Frederick Roth, shoemaker. he gave SZ,6Ou Dali.
Riley is sand by the officers to have associated with
transactions. The officials ask that persons who
have been deceived by counterfeit bills OF the issue
of 1875 shall be present when Riley Is arrsigned on
Monday at 2 p. IN. before Commissioner Shields.
SUICIDE OF SPANISH PHOTOGRAPHER
Antonio Usda, age forty, Spaniard, who had
small photograph gallery at No. East Fourteenth
conscious yesterday morning about O'clock An
ambulance was called and he was taken to the
there. He had taken a big dose of cyanide Of
potassium. The cause of the suicide Is not known.
but it supposed that 1t is due to depression from
lack OF business.
THE POE MONUMENT DEDICATION.
The arrangements fer the dedication of the actors
monument TO Edgar Allan Poe on May A, In the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, are nearly completed.
behalf of the actors of New-York, Rev. w. K. Alger
will deliver the Grafton, Miss Sarah Cowen will
original poem p g. Gilmore aud bis band will per.
form an overture, and an orchestra and chorus OF
nearly 200 persons, under the direction Of Richard
Henry Warren. will be heard In new National
anthem. Algernon S. Sullivan will preside.
DEATH OF THE wAIF CLARENCE CLEVELAND.
Two days before the nomination OF President
Cleveland mother abandoned her three-weeks-old
boy in the Central Park dairy. He was sent TO
Randalps Island Nursery Thomas Cuff. but Gen.
eral Vieie who had found pinned on the little ones
dress slip of paper bearing the mothers prayer,
"Oh God, be good to Clarrie /" telephoned to the
Charity Department and had the boy called Clar-
A few DAYS ago the wife of Federal of1icehoder in
Western State came to the city to adopt the wait.
and at her request letter was written to DR..
Healy, superintendent of the Nursery Yesterday
the answer came back I" Clarence Cleveland Is
dead"
THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS TNcENsED.
There is much feeling shown by the Charity Com
mssioners growing ont of the action of the Society
for Improving the Condition of the Poor in asking
the Board of Estimate to stop the supply on the
ground that the distribution by the Charity Board
Is mismanaged. A reporter called upon Mr.. Hess,
supply, but the Commissioners would gladly have
the delivery turned over to this society OF any
other. Mr.. Porter denied that there had been any
irregularities except delay IN delivery. owing to
ice the rivers preventing the barges dischargng
superintendent Blake reports that for years the
society have been trying to get control of the de-
livery. and that half the coal delivered 10 to per-
sons recommended by their visitors. On one oc-
casons the society reported unfavorably on thirty
three applicants. We then sent the thirty-three