New-York tribune., 1886-02-26
NEW-YORK CITY.

Marie Prescott will repeat her lecture, " Among
the stars on Sunday evening at the COMEDY
Theatre.
The first concert in America by the pupils of
Signor Emilio Beari will be given at Steinway
Hall this evening.
The annual meeting of the German Society will
be held Tomorrow evening III LiederkrahZ Han III
East Fifteenths st.
Miss Kate Field will repeat her entertainment,
" Eyes and Ears Ill London" at the Union Square
Theatre on Sunday.
The Rev. Dr. B. F. DeCosta will lecture in st.
Peters Hall on Tuesday evening on ''The Influence
cf the Church upon New England COlOnlzation.'
Letters of administration on the estate of James
Henry Paine, the miseT were granted Yesterday to
Sumner E. Claggett and Charles f. Chickerlng
A. H. Hansen a Norwegian sailor. fell from the
deck 10 the bottom of the hold of the steamer
Louisiana, of the Cromwell Line, yesterday ana
broke his back.
The annual election of the Volunteer Fircmens
Association will be held to-day at Clarendon Hall;
The candidates for president are John Decker and
Michael Crane
Petitions requesting the Legislature to take fav-
oraoe action IN regard 10 setting apart an AIbor
Day were free signed yesterday BY members OF
tie Produce and Cotton exchanges.
The officers of the Peoples line of steamers. on
the Hudson River. are having the steamers Drew
and Dean Richmond overhauied aud put IN excel
lent shape for use so soon as navigation opens
The Normal College alumni, III their efforts 10
found a college library Will give second perform
University Club heatre next Friday evening.
Joseph Lentilhon, of Lentilhon & Lc Roy No.
~ Broad-st., and william I. Meredith, No. rs
Wall-st were elected members of the stock TX.
change yesterday. Charles Garlchs who failed
last summer, was rcinstatcd
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MUSICIANS.
The American College of Musicians has been in
corpOrated by Samuel J.. Warren. Albert A. stan
ley. L. NJ. Bowman, w II. Sherwood, Charles r.
Adams :. b. Whitney, DR.. Louis Mas, Lusa Cap
piani and Others.
CAPITAL INCREASED TO HALF MILLION.
The American Steam Boiler Insurance Company
of this city Increased their capital Yesterday to
five hundred thousand dollars 10y the unanimous
action of their board of directors.
pY THE STATE, NOT BY CONGRESS.
"Hp-It Is n legal holiday by the law Of the
State of New-YoIk, and not by act OF Congress.
Congress made IT a legal holiday in the Dislici oi
Columbia the State Legislatures made II holiday
i'll the States
CHILDREN, HANDIwoRK TO BE sHOwV.
The association having the matter IN hand has
engaged the old COSMOPOLITAN theatre for the cN-
hIblton OF children haDdlw0rk to he opened here
on March 30 Applications for space are coming
III daily from all parts OF the country.
LECTURE fuR A SUNDAY. CHOoI.
The Rev. Duncan NcGregor will deliver his left-
North New-YOrl Methodist Episcopal Church, One
hundI ed and fort y-fr-t-st and Wilhs-ave., on
Wednesday evening, March 3, 10 benefit the sun
day-schOOl library.
MR. Marines BROTHER GRTs PLACE.
The vacancy III the office of Deputy lax Com
missioner caused by the removal OF General Denis
r,
of John MARITIME, a brother of Dstrlct-Attorncy
Randolph b. MARITIME. The salary Is 2,4O0.
OVER $32 900 FOR Mns HANCOCK.
The Hancock 1und was increased by Sl,OjO yes
tcT'iay and now amounts 10 S32, 500 Several
thousand dollars are expected from Boston to-day.
l he new contributions were 81 900 from eN-Judge
Henry Hilton and 500 from p. VI. Hayerty through
Mayor Grace.
THOUGHT TO BE SUFFERING FROM IYPnUS FrvfR:
Ann Lew a Young woman living at No 53f
Second-ave., has been sick for ten DAYS ana was
taken to Bellevue Hospital yesterday. Her disease
toms that appeared 1t thought that 1t night be
typhus fever, and sue was isolated from the other
patients.
DEATH RESULTING FROM FRIGHT
Catherine Ferris, sister of Mrs Augustus l..
Ueckler was walking through West Nineteenth
ST.. near her nome at No. 202, Il few days ago. when
horse in the street frightened her that she fell
the head, besides n severe shock to the system,
from which she died yesterday III the Bellevue
Hospital.
sEDGwICK-AvE TO BR OPENED.
The Board of Street Openings, composed Of Mayor
Grace Controller LOew Commissioner of Public
Works Squire and Park Commissioner Beclunan
ended long discussed question yesterday by
Controller has heretofore opposed this work. as II
involved the expenditure of a large amount OF
money.
CLOSING KXERCIsEs OF AN EVENING SCHOOL.
A large number of people were entertained on
Wednesday night at Evening School No ~ III
Ffth-st. by the closing exercises OF the school,
which consisted of music recitaions and dialogues
DIstrict-Attorney Stephen A. Walker, School Com
mlssioners fraud. Holt and Schmltt, Trustees
Michlmg and Boyer School Inspector Anderson
and Emigration Commissioner Hau elt were
present