New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-02
NEW YORK OTY.

The judges Of the debate in Association Hall on
Tuesday decided the question In favor OF ProhDitio
and not High License, as was reported.
The hundred and tenth anniversary OF thc birth
Of Robert Emmett will be celebrated at Cooper Union
on Monday night. Judge a. l. Morrison, OF Arizona,
will deliver an Grafton and the Goth Regiment band
Will play Irish National airs.
Louis Leakey the elocutlonst and reader began yes
terdsy afternoon series Of four parlor readings In
French and German at his rooms No 833 West Thirty
fourth-st Mr. Ieahey read from Coppec, Dobson,
Lsnor, Bayard Taylor and other authors. The next
reading comes March s.
Since the appearance in THE TRIBUNE OF Sunday,
February TO- OF a review Of The Master OF the Cum
nerys a memorial of the latc F. W. Gum, under thc
title "A Man Born to Teach,' numerous inquiries havo
been received at this Office to whero tho book might
be obi aimed Although tho memorial privately prh'od
by the Gum Memorial Association limited number OF
copies may DO had of H. W. y. Howard, secretary NO
e7 Park Place. York, at "a each the cost OF pro
duction
Mrs. Mary Murray, an Irishwoman,. whose ago was
said to be 1O2 years, died on Wednesday in st.
Joseph's Homo for the Aged, in West Fiftcenth-st
Dr. T. j. Keane her physician, reported that she died
from asthma She had lived In this city hhT years
The Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions has sold
its old building In Centres to Thomas A. Codwin
for $4,000.
Inquiries yesterday showed that the broadway and
Seventh people got Left In trying to BID IN
tho South Ferry Railway franchise and pcrqulsitcs.
A mortgage was recorded in the Registers Office
yesterday by the Stock Quotation Company, OF Its fran
chises property, ETC. to the Central Trust company
to secure bonds OF $500 each, amounting to s2OoooOo
Tho bonds arc issued TO pay off an Indebtedness OF
s22 900 and to extend the lines and improve the
business of the corporation throughout tho stato
1etp VufO
has boon lighted by a number of electric lamps scat
tered in different parts the enormous central mast,
with It's four long guy" cables and unsighy anchor
age posts still dcfaces the park If the system of cen
trail lighting has been definitely abanIoDed these
should be Immediately removed
j. Patton has written to Charles d. Kellogg secretary
Of tho Charity Organization Society OF this city, de-
nyng that the society had nterfcrcd with the WORK
OF the New York Association for Improving tho Con-
don OF the Poor cordially mentioning the harmonious
relations that exist between the two bodies, and call
Ing upon the public generally to "agree heartily In
the strong Endorsement OF Bishop Potter and Mayor
Hewitt who gave such eloquent expression to their
alton" Of the Charity Organization societys
work
The annual dinner Of the williams College Alumni
Association Will take place at the Hotel brunswick
next Thursday evening March 8.
The Now York Life Insurance Company has bought
for s165OO from r. NJ. Henry referee, @ plot
75x1Oo5, on the south side OF Fifty eshthst, 100
feet cast Of Nlnthavc.
fire broke ont yesterday in the basement OF the
fvc-story brownstOne dwelling house, No $40 Fifth
avo. occupied By Mr.. ind Mrs. Thomas MoreI 1t
did only 300 damage
John Thomas wood, who wsylaid and rlcd to XII his
Wits in East Fifty iourthst last night was held by
Justice Wcde In the Yorlyllc Court yesterday with
out bail for trial
private view Of crayon portraits, By George H.
Boynton OF Daniel Manning, the Row Drs william
OrInlston c. H. Parkhurst and william NJ Taylor; DIS
W. II. Thompson, Fordyce Barrier and Edward d.
Post was given tho artists rooms in the Sherwood
studio building No 5e West Fifty scvcnth-st, ycstcr-
day. great many members OF tho different con-
gIegatlons called view the portraits Of their pastors
Tho Rev. Or. Gottheil delivered witty and interest
ing address last night before the New-York City
Woman Suffrage League, at No. Lexington ave. Or.
Gotthc ticklcd his auditors by confcssine that no was
doing missionary work for the cause
Charles Dickens Will make his one hundrcdth appear
ance in America at Chickering Hall this afternoon,
when he VIII read his favorite seectons-' David
Copperneld- and Bob Sawyers Party"
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