New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-17
NEW YORK CITY.

Ancient
NETWORK CITY
Teams conrosed of members Of the Produce ard
Consolidated Exchanges VIII begin series of bowl
ing contests today for the championship Of the Ex
changes and for handsome prizes. The game to-day
will played upon the alleys Eiftysecondst st.
and Sxth-ave., at 9 80 p. m.
George Orrin, OF the American Circus Company,
now at Merida, sent four large African reforming
lions yesterday the steamer City OF Alexandra to
Progresso.
The steamer City of Columbia. OF the New-York.
Cuba and Mexico Line arrived here yesterday two
days overdue because of the severe storms raging
along the coast all the week.
Brother JUSTIN who has Just returned from Rome
and had an interview with the Pope, will be honorcd
with a reception by the Brothers of Manhattan Col
lcge to day.
Dr. Josiah Strong the secretary Of the Evangelical
Alliance and well known as the author OF Our
Country VII preach in the Collegiate Dutch Church.
at Twenty -nnth-st and Fifth-ave tomorrow morn
fng
Edward Lauterbach and Oliver ". Barnes, the
counsel and consulting engineer respectively of the
New-York Underground Railway Company, made ar
guments yesterday before the Rapid Transit Com
mttee Of the Real Estate Exchange.
The Harlem Choral Clubs concert which had to be
postponed last Tuesday night. viii take place Mon
day night I'm the Pilgrim Church, Madison ave. and
One hundred and twenty -frst-st
Jacob Sharp returned to this CITY yesterday from
his farm near Rome. He Is far from being in good
health his old enemies, heart disea and diabetes,
still keep up their attacks upon him. HiS health. In
fact. is In a precarious condition
A series Of popular sermons will be preached in
Trinity Church at every day during next week to
mixed congregations The preacher Will be the Rev.
Father Maturin, q member Of the English Society Of
St. John the Evangelist, and rector Of st. Glenn
ent's Church, Philadelphia He is widely known a.
an eloquent and effective orator.
William Blake spoke to young men last night at
Association Hall Sound Bodies and Pure Hearts,
At the egg call on the New-York Mercantile Ex-
change yesterday, eggs which at Thursdays call
brought 10 sold at IA 12 to 10 cents, and wero
freely offered at those prices The stock OF eggs
hand is fully sufficient for immediate wants but adj
vices just received show enormous quantity on the
rail
The summer sky which overlooks Gettysburg in
Phppoteaux's painting OF the great battle is one OF
serenest beauty. The widely spread announce mont
Of the management OF the cyclorama that q mffsum-
on view there had the effect Of draw
ing crowds during tho latter part Of the blizzard
week A midsummer sky is a pleasant sight Just at
present.
Charles W. Seymour Will this afternoon deliver the
first of course of illustrated historical lectures in
the new Berkeley Lyceum. His subject Will be
" Frederick the Great" The dates of the other
lectures Of the series March 20, March 25 and
March 81, and tho subjects "Caherine III OF Russia
"Charles the Bold and Louis N" AID Jane Grey,
the Twelfth Day oueen.'
Congressman Cochran Will lecture on Irish Nation
atty, tomorrow evening In St. Lswrence's Hal, at
tachcd to the Catholic church of the name. at
EIghty-fourthst. and Parkave Judge Morgan J.
O'Bren will preside The proceeds will 90 to the
fund for the completion Of the church.
The Senate Committee on Taxation failed to appear
yesterday at the Chamber OF Commerce to continue the
Bloomlngdalo Asylum inquiry but word comes from
Albany that the committee Will be on hand this morn
ing. Daniel G. Rollins has been retained by tho
asylum management joint counsel with Mr. Cad
wallader, and 1t is said that the assaults OF Mr. Ohm
stead and ex-senator Bixby Will be met at least half
way. lively session is predicted
John Sherlock al honsst district messenger. found
a diamond bracelet worth about $500 in the street
few days ago, and yesterday he placed II In tho caro-
of Property Clerk Hardot at Police Headquarters
Two members of the Princeton football team, speer
and George will address the young men in Associa-
ton Hall at 80 p. tomorrow.
"The Mner,r the Junior annual OF the School Of
Mines of Columbia College, made its appearance
among the students yesterday. 1t is a handsomely
bound volume, and contains larger amount OF read
Ing and readable matter than is usually found In
college publication Of that sort. feature Of the
of the college from students point Of view.
william Blake, the author of How to Get Strong
spoke In Association Hall last evening upon Sound
Bodies and Pure Hearts,"
The seniors OF Columbia College have changed tho
date of their class-day exercises from Thursday June
z, TO Monday, June IL.
Miss Mary z. Cherry, the professor Of eocution OF
the Rutgers Female College, gave reading last even
ing in the parlors OF the college buildings In West
Tifty-ffhst The audience large and enthusiastic
The programme included selections from Great Ex-
pectatlons" and Nicholas Nickleby." By special
quest Miss Cherry recited Poes " Bells' and The
Baptee ement O. the Bairn.'
"magnctfc physician" who calls himself Dr.
French at work Des Molnes Iowa, and is spread
Ing around circulars hch contain what purports to
be an extract from THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE de-
scibing the wonderful performed by him in
Irving Hail. New-York This must be
swind OF, for THE TRIBUNE printed any such
report and he never performed any such cures he
asserts that nc performed In Irving Hall
Professor G. X. Cromwelrs illustrated lecture sub
jcct at the Grand Opera House tomorrow viii be
4" Ire and" At the close Of the enter ainment Mr.
lockwood the Union Square photographer, Will
take a picture of the big audience that Is sure be
present
The lecture this evening in the Cooper Union free
course VIII be delivered b. Stephen Helm Of Brook
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