New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15


Souls Church. Fortyeighth-st west of sixth-ave
Dr Herber Newtons church) will begin its third season
under the leadership OF George Gunton, author Of
"Weah and Progress" Wednesday evening An
tfc investigation of the industrial question to attend
The class meets every Wednesday at o'clock 1t
Is wholly free.
Tho winter circus at tho American Institute is none
the less popular for having through a season Of
three weeks. The bill Is changed each week and to-
morrow the programme will include corps of leapers
who will Vault over many elephants can be made TO
stand In Tile circus is unusually clean and Is
attractive place for the children every afternoon In
the week
On Wednesday the Escosura collection will be opened
to tho public at the Bucen art galleries, No. s17 and
SD Broadway. 1t comprises his studio effects in
which included some forty of HIS own pictures and
number Of the old masters tapestries, arms, arnor,
costumes, furniture brio brac etc, and is estimated
to DO worth S25O.OOO II was brought to this city
from PARIS for exhibition and sale. ON Friday of each
some noted charity, the second Friday being gwen TO
THE TRIBUNE FreshAir Fund The exhibition bids fair
TO attract widespread public interest
Among those who viii assist at the complimentary
concert DO given to Nils Agatha Muner at the
Academy Of Music tonight are Madame Ella ID Carlo
Henry Dnz nc Albert Ia neS M,cni CAL Han,or, y ID.
Mills, Paul Tfaff, NJ Nussbaum and Felix McAulhe.
Visitors to the Battle of Gettysburg surprised
when they enter the great building Fourhave. and
Nnccenthst to ind themselves the battlefield in
1t was decided at the last monthly meeting of the
trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to recon-
mend for adoption at the next annual meeting of the
corporations, two amendments to the constitution.
Hereafter 1t Is proposed that the Executive Com
mittee shall consist of eight instead of six members.
At present the Executive Committee includes Cor
nelus Vanderbilt Robert Hoe, ID. o. Mills, Heber X.
Bishop samuel p. Avery and william L. Andrews. At
the annual meeting which Is to be held on February
49, there will be chosen three trustees TO succeed j.
n uapb Iuhn
whose terms expire on that day
Students from Williams College will conduct the
dcnts meeting Dockstader's Theatre this evening
organ grinders at alarming rate Wall Street
seemed to be their favorItc resort. All the ogans
looked new.
Tobogganlng wcs resumed at Fleetwood Park and
at the Polo Grounds yesterday The slides at both
places were we'll patronzed and In fairly good condi
lion
Croton Water rents for the week. S1G.115 A.
Mayors Marshal Bylncs during the week issued
315 licenses and received therefor S4,161 80.
The National Amateur Skating Association will give
a series of skating contests January 90, 81 and "a
The dates, distances and locations Will be as follows
Friday, 80 p. M, 900 yards at Van Cortland Lake,
n. Y. evening" the twenty five mile race at Fleet
wood Park; Saturday, 80 p. m, fve-mlc race at
Van Cortland Lake. and In the evening the figure
skating at Fleetwood Park; Tuesday afternoon
at Greenwood Lake the quarter mile, one mile and ten
miles. Entries close January II.
Walter Punkctt age sixteen had his left arm
crushed yesterday In the machinery of sawmlll IN
Fast Ninety seconlst. where he employed. His
home Is at No. $50 Second-ave
The seventeenth annual dinner of the Alumni Asso-
citation OF the Medical Department of the University OF
the City OF New-York Will be held at Dclmonicos,
January 81.
William Turnbull, Of the few Of the old-tlme
roadsters OF New York CITY, is getting better lie mas
been seriously i'll for over week.
The fruit dealers Of Boston seeking tho CO.
operation OF the trade I'm New York In their efforts 10
have Congress repeal the law relating to damage al
lowance oranges lemons, raisns pruncs, nuts, enc
The sentiment here seems to be In favor OF thc IT,
peal of this law.
oliver Tidcn Post No. 96, G. A. r., is about 10
Issue a history OF the Post together with sketches
of Oliver Tidcn Camp No. 90, Sons Of Veterans ana
the Womans Relief Corps No. 101. The proceeds %,
tire work will 20 toward the post = monument W W
erected at Woodawn, at cost OF $1,000.
Why should the Dock Commissioners complain
that Mayor Hewitt pays attention to their III
crease Of salaryl Their very title compcb him 10
ID dock their salaries.
However we'll surface railroad companies may
sand their tracks they bound to throw dust ih'o
tho eyes Of the public.
Tho library Of Columbia College now numpers
more than 100000 volumes Tho collection ha'
doubled In size In the last four years.