New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-02
NETWORK CITY.

So much water distributed all over the city
yesterday that the members and friends OF tbs Ameri
can Temperance Union felt little need Of imbibing
temperance principles at ChIckering Hall. Only q
few people were on hand, and the meeting was post
poned till next Sunday In the hope of better weather.
Captain HaInes of the tug Cynthia, Of Philadelphia,
brought into port IN tow yesterday the schooner Helen
A. Chase. from Savannah. The schooner was loaded
with 400. 900 feet OF yellow pine. She had sprung q
at the weak SPOT Sic was coated with Ice eighteen
inches thick and some Of the crew were badly fiost
bitten.
@. A. Hail. State secretary Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, addressed largo number Of
young men at Association Hall yesterday, taking for
his text "where art thou' The remarks made by Mr..
and embodied lesson OF great value to young men
in enabling them to understand their duties to them
selves and to their fellows.
Two Thousand volumes have been collected for the
circulating library in connection with the Cathedral
Schools at No. Ill East Fifeth-st., which will DO
open for the first time Wednesday evening
Father Charles NJ o'Kecfe has purchased for
100000 lot at One hundred and forteth-st. and
seventh-ave a site for tho Church of st.
Charles Barromco
With any freezing weather the toboggan slides at
Fleetwood Park will DO open to-day.
The United States Evangelical Alliance has issued
circular containing topics suggested for exhorta-
ton and prayer during the Week Of Prayer, January
1-e. Following are the subjects Sunday, sermon
Monday thanksgiving: Tuesday. confession: Wedncs-
day. prayer for families and schools Thursday prayer
for the Church OF God; Friday, prayer for missions
Saturday, prayer for nations Sunday, January g.,
sermons.
James McCabe, the newly appointed chief clerk In
tho Observation-Disclosures Office, Saturday night re-
cevcd a god-headed cane from his friends in the
Central Union Club. at Sixty firstst and Thrdave.
Tho Union for the Protection Of tho State Canals
has issued call for canal convention to DO held at
Union Hall, Albany, Thursday, January IT, The call
is addressed to citizens of the State who favor the
protection Of the peoples waterways from elevator.
wharfage, railroad and other abuses. The purpose of
the convention will DO to elect officers and appoint
committees to carry out the objects OF the organlza
ton.
Timothy Sullivan. the fireman of the City Of Rich
mond. who was scaldcd by an fterdraft when the
steamer sprung leak In the East River last Friday,
died yesterday at Bellevue Hospital. He was fifty
four years old and lived In South-st
Adoph May. Of No. 800 East Seventy ffth-st who
by wagon Saturday, died at the
Presbyterian Hospital yesterday morning.
Bernard Brown, boy, living at No. II Pike-st was
burned to death yesterday while his mother out
Of tho room. His clothes caught fire from a crate.
During quarrel at No. 46 Mulberry-st yesterday
Nicholas Michel was stabbed In tho abdomen and
severely wounded by Carlo Chumarlo Michel was
taken to tho Chambers Street Hospital Chumarlo
escaped and the police looking for him.