New-York tribune., 1886-04-04
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"A Rag Baby" at the Theatre Comique, Harlem
this week.
The Rev. DR.. Maynard will deliver his illustrated
Lecture on pompen Ias and fTeSen' He On we'd
The twenty first anniversary of the National
Temperance Society will be held in the Broadway
Tabernacle on May H.
At the Temple Emanu-El, Forty thiId-St.- and
Fifth-ave., on Tuesday School Commissioner Seig-
man will lecture on "Our Dnties."
A number of the officers of the Swedish corvette
"Balder" now In this harbor. visited tue Monitor
and Merrimac panorama.
Croton water rents Ior the week. $13, 3,56.: the
Mayors Marshal issued SO licenses and received
therefor $1,615 25.
Wreckers boarded the stranded steamship Europa
yesterday but were unable to work on her owing to
the heavy seas.
The Rev. Dr. Maquard will deliver his art and
historical lecture on "pompe Past and Present."
illustrated on Wednesday Afternoon, at CHECKER
ing Hail.
The Faculty of the Medicsl Department of the
University Of the City of NewYork have adopted
resolutions in honor of their eX-president, Dr. Airod
e.. Post, who died recently.
One hundred years ago to-day the batta on
which afterward became the Sth Regiment was or
ganizea, as portion of the FIRST Brigade OF the
FIRST Division of the militia of New-Iork.
Professor Draper of Central Park reports that
the wind travelled 1,451 miles last week. The
mean barometer was 20 976 inches; the mean
thermometer 45.7', and the rainfall .O5 inch
-Four lectures on the Great Battles of the civil
War" will be delivered in Chckering Hall on the
afternoons of April Q. 1923 and 30 $3.50 O'clock
The lectures will be illustrated with sereopticon
views.
Next Sunday is to be generally observed as
Cough memorial day by the Good Templars and
the Womens Christian Temperance Unions OF this
aud other cities.
boarding 1T No $40 Vest Fonrteenth-st.. was found
dead in his room yesterday. He had been employed
by All insurance company as Il surveyor.
The steamship Persian Monarch. which stranded
at Start Point near Iorbay, in a iog on March 20
arrived yesterday. She remained aground only one
tide and was uninjured
Frederick Finger. a tailor OF No 1913 Rivington-
st. became despondent yesterday and cut his throat
with razor. He was removed 10 the Gouverneur
He pital.
Dennis Swinson a laborer OF No SIG Washing
ton-st was drowned in the North River on Deccm
Der 10. His body was found yesterday at Bloom
feld-st.
A large black dog tried to get into the store at
No 80 Bleecker-st. yesterday. some boys raised a
cry of "mad dogp' and Policeman Gick shot It,
Another dog was killed at No. 3s6 Firs'-ave
In ChIckeung Hall tomorrow evening the Rev;
S. Miller Rageman VIII read his original bird
sonrs" for the Barthod Pedestal Fund. The
reading is gwen at the request of several prominent
citizens.
Ellen Mahonev. a servant Of Charles Davis at
No. 1,257 Broadway, was found lnSenslble IN BED
Yesterday. Her room filed with gas from q
half-closed burner. She was sent to the Nev-Aork
Hospital.
The Rev. William c. Ackerman, who tried TO
kill himself at the Grand Union Hotel on FRIDAY,
was held in $500 bail in the Yorkville Court yes
terday. Re sad that he took laudanum because
ne wanted 10 die.
The State Committee of the Woman Suffrage
Pal ty of New-l Ork have written TO Pope Leo Atu
thanking him or his . just and benebcent DECISION
IN the case OF The Primrose League OF England,
sauctiOning wOman's taking part IN politics."
variety bill will be presented at the Comedy
Theatre this week. Among the principal features
are LA Paine, the rifle shot the MahlemanMns. ms
GSwiss Singing Birds; sBilly" Carroll Nellie
Parker =" Tim. Murphy the forresterS: Florence
Jordan George ID. Melville and the JerOmes.
Postmaster-Genera Villas has telcgraphed TO the
Memorial Committee of the Grand Army OF the Re
public accepting the invitation to deliver the ora
ton at the Academy of Music. on the evonin2 OF
Decoration DAY. General Sheridan has promised 10
come and President Cleveland and Governor Hill
are expected.
SSummcr Homes and Families on the Picturesque
Erie is now in press and is expected to be ready
fol distribution about May l. 1t will ontain much
information respecting boarding places along the
line OF the road The illustrations and letter press
will be entirely Applications for the book
will he filed for prompt attention zen the pooK Is