New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-06
PHILAD ELPHii.
MIR. HARRITY- SOUVENIRS OF JOHN MCUL-
LOUGH ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCI

ENCES.
IRON A. OCCASIONAL CORN sroNpLNr or THE TRImNEl
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. BIT was unfortunate
for Mr. Harrty, tho Democratic postmaster that ii
first oil, ia order close the post Office on Tues
av the day of the funeral of the Vlceprosdcnt ross-
hv NJ, uarrty could avoid tins hut be has To bear
t,, brunt Of the complaints. and tho nuisanccs was
r,ot IL was all the Objectionable To tho people
r,cause only a snort time before Thanksgiving Day
tccre had been Ike Interruption Of business
Tho retail booksellers arc not worried over the
s,,,cmrut that thcre careful efforts to
,.o,, IA, " Personal Meuoirs OF General L. g.
Grant" out of their hands, rs II is desired that
,tc bcok shall be sold only by the authorized
g,uts OF tho publishers. Tic retail dealers say That
tbcv Will eet all the copies they want and that no
nnctp,on book which they desired had ever boon Kept
from them.
Mthc eighth annual mcctiug Of tho Philadelphia 60
tv for ORGANIZING Charity il WAS shown by the report
- mo Hoard OF Directors that since 1873, when ihe
.y began its work. the appropriations Of the city for
the support Of tho poor nave largely decreased
rhc Executive Committee oi tho Independent German
Association is to call meeting OF all tho German
soc,e, for the purpose Of securing modification OF
Inc sunday lava.
Fo.ct KIRK until lately Editor Of LiPpiHcoHS Mrga
-. h,s bcen elected ccturcr history at tho UnWer-
sity OF PrnESylYeniA
Tho Kindergarten Helpers is tie name OF society
Organized 20 give poor and endIeSs children presents
al Christmas.
Tao Academy Of Natural Sciences has come into pos
c.iou of property l-t by Denry n. Johnson. OF Ger
n,,ioOp TO the yaus q; SJO.JO0 A" Henry n. John.
ann Fuud Ia, been crcn; o The income TO he devoted to
the general maintenance OF the Academy.
I'm, n,ansoieum built - john Bctz in West Laurel
IlI tcmctcTy to jhe memory VI MS VIII dI cuoI VI
$40 900 MAJ b.cn competed. ,,
All, Cremation A-suciatloh mas deClded 10 Duid Il
ereinhtOIy cary next year near FshcIa Lane German
,,.., -..,,..,...t a.....t. -.
c..,es Tor cndfou who AFRO uhao'o 10 attend on other
Industrial AIT school for colo7ed children la pro-
I'm, Rev Naomi rnlrwa .. Toxic. Japan, delivered an
.ddrr., gu Iaufsday cning, giving sketch OF the
lie aud mannars OF he people ana speaking oil
HE good wGTk done Wy Tie Christian nlsrioll-
sT,., VtnayEk Jo.hee, an educated and we'll
informed HindOo BrahEH from bombay, lectured on
Tuesday evening nn ie present condition or INDIA lilo
wt@ iauntiSc costume. lie came To THIS country TO at
lend he graduation Of his wife from the Womans Medi-
cal College Oi tins civ
lion to-day aud yesterday in tho window OF u
| Chestnut.si. store. W. +. Johnson has pre-
srr!ca Colonel James NJ Seovel, Of
Camden n check TOR $1,000 drawn by Mccullough on
hr Fan. of California Ia favor OF William c. RastOn.
George ". Cnids has %iven ground valued ~ S2ooo
for an Episcopal chapel al Wayne.
The sister OF Edwin n. stanton, the only surviving
near ratye the War secrotnry has written TO
Judge Kelley thanking him for his book on the rela-
tlour between President Lincoln aud Mr. stanton. D.,
Al the annual meeting OF tho College OF Phyhcnns III
WINS stat that the committee Directory for Nurses
| Is cooperating WIN the New-lork Academy OF Meu
cine TO establish similar Directory III tnat cly me
purpose 10 supply experienced n1rseA Oh the shofes
1 polieos