New-York tribune., 1886-05-23
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NEW-YOkK CITY.

The Iron Steamboat Company's boats will make
their first trips to-day to the Coney lsiana PieTs;
IIcaving Pier No. l. North NiVer' houry 'lrom ~
4. m. TO p m.
The last of Professor Cromwclrs Sunday evening
lectures for this season Will gwen tonight IN the
Grand Opera House on THE Castles of the Rhine.
(,romweil's lectures will be resumed III October.
Professor Draper. of Central Park, reports that
the wind travelled 1872 miles last week. ihe
mean barometer was 299I9 inches; the mean ther-
momctcr GIL rainfall, 41e inches.
Peter c. Kellogg d Co.'S final spring auction sale
Of jersey cattle consigned by breeders vii occur on
Wednesday at the American Horse Exchange.
Sixty head, largely COWS fresh In miiK' are COLI
Ngned.
The original japanese Village which attracted
MANY people for long time III the Mad'soi SiIai"
Garden IL now to he seen at Cosmopolitan nan,
broadway and Forty -frst-st. The hal. is ventilated
with a view to overcome the oppressive summer
heat.
The twelfth anniversary exercises of the Grand
Conservatory of Music will take place at Chcker-
ING Hail next Wednesday 9t 7:4) p. IN. EX-Chlef
Jn.tlce George Shea Will deliver the address and
confer the hOuoTs on the winners.
meeting of he committee appointed lately by
the Actors Fund to look after the BARLEY Camp
bell Benont, met yesterday afternoon at the rooms
OF the Actors Fund. Many applications Tor seats
have been received ana an attractive programme
Will provided
The Mascomo House. at Observation-Disclosures
will be opened on June IL. The proprietor, as ~
well known. Is Mrs John Shoeffcl. Nlrs. Agnes
Booth. and the manager is Z. j. Morris, VINO VIII
during this week be the Victoria Hotel III TINS
city. MI. Morris Will answer all inquiries 'hAt may
be addressed to him.
The monthly reception of the Literary Society OF
the Young Mems hrls,an Association VIII he held
In the parors of the association on tuesday at
o. H. here will be music, recitation and "A debate
on the resolution That the daily press is faith
full educator of pubic mOTas.'
The twcnty y-seventh commencement of the Law
School of Columbia Col egc will take place at the
Academy OF Music on Wednesday evening Dlplo-
mas will be conferred upon the members OF the
graduating class and the annual prizes awarded.
Addresses will be delivered by Professor Theodore
w. Dwight aud Daniel H. chamberlain.
The Carteret Gun Club, of Bergen Point. will cell
citrate Decoration Day Dv shoot Tor a smDscilp-
tion cup and "A split bamboo trout hy-Tod Inc con-
diIons will be ten birds each, three misses out ties
10 be decided miss and out. A sweepstakes Will be
ODen to guests. sweepst axes at 30 each VIII be
shot at double binds, and team shoot Will close
the programme.
The rooms Of the New-York Flower Mission. No.
243 Fourth-ave (rcarl, will he open every Monday
and Thursday during the season for the reception
and distribution of flowers. fruit and decaces for
the sick poor III hospitals aud tenement houses All
ladies who interested IN the work are requested
10 give their assistance on those days, as tue
managers are greatly III need of helpers
The war veterans of the Annexed District. under
command OF j. Wesley Smith, on Decoration Day
will parade through the principal streets and ave-
nues of the Iwcnty-tmrd Ward TO 81. AIMS EplScO-
pal Cemetery. at ne-hundred-and- tbIrty-elgltl-
st. where the grave of General Morris Will he dec
GRATED. Incy will visit the cemeteries at fremont
ard West Farms. and also WOodawn, where James
X. Angel will speak