New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-17
NEw.YoRK CITY.

lecture entitled Tho Desert Of SNAP night In tn
Church of the Reconciliation, No. 244 East Thirty
nStst.
Harry Coffee. the dude skeleton" in Barnum'
keeps autograph album. 1t IS filed with sue
good wishes as Z" May your shadow ever grow less -
Higher Education" was discussed by the Baptis
ministers yesterday at their weekly conference o.
the report Of the Educational Committee.
Through the kindness of Thomas Boese clerk Of TIT
Superior Court, the Senate Committee appointed Il
investigate the departments will meet In Part H. Su
peror Court, on Saturday.
Tho Rev. Theodore Bischoff addressed the Reformed
ministers yesterday Christian Work in Bulgaria.
The man and horse race In Barnum's hppodrome I:
not prearangcd affair, people apt to imagine
IT Is real contest of speed, and the man generally
wins.
To one who looks at the huge masts that have
recently been erected in Lexngtonave., near Forty
second-st, 1t naturally that one telegraph
company, at least expects to string its wires aof
for many, many years.
Third-ave is now lighted by electricity as far up
Is Yorkvillc
Archbishop Corrfgan will make the canonical vis-
tation of st. Stephens Church to-day.
The wooden grating in the horse cars wrenches
the ferules off umbrellas and walking canes at the
rate OF dozen per day for each car
/ Captain Edward O'Meagher Condor was nearly
drowned Q few evenings ago. He was on bis way
ito tho Second-ave elevated station and stumbled and
fell into the Harlem River Tho nervous shock has
rendered him weak, but he is now almost himself
again.
Now that there is q bitter quarrel between the
brewers and the brewery laborers, there is . good
opportunity for some Of the latter to inform the
public what the abominabe connection they have
boon turning out is made Of
Lawrence J. Gouding, the IrshAmerican poet
and orator. is writing book 10 be entitled Crests
and Sketches of Irish Families"
Fathers Elliott and woodman, Of the Psullst
Fathers in Fifty ninthst, wear long boards.
United States Minister Phelps says that his own
we'll the general opinion In England Is that
public speakers here are, as rule, ADLER than there
The Rev. Robert Fulton Provincial of the New
York and Maryland Province of the Society Of Jesus,
Who visited tho houses Of the order in ireland at
the request Of his superior In Rome, has returned
and Is 1T the Church of ST. Francis Xavier
The big crowds at Madison Square Gordon always
cit out the whole performance In laughter and in
tiers
A convention Of Alpha Province Of the Phi Delta
Theta Fraternity comprising chapters at Lafayette,
University of Pennsylvania, Washington and Jeffer
son, Dickinson, Lehigh, Allegheny Pennsylvania Col
lege Cornell, Union, Columbia, College of the City
Of New-York, Syracuse, Williams, Dartmouth, Uni
Pennsylvania Alpha Chapter of Lafayette College,
Easton Penn, Thursday and Friday. Members
Of the fraternity obtain particulars from Dudley
r. Horton president Of the Province, No. 40 Broad
way.
Customs Inspector Henry L. Robinson was sus-
pended by Collector Magone yesterday for accepting
q bride from passenger on the La Bourgogne.
Joseph W. Corning, Republican, clerk in the third
division, at salary of 81 200, yesterday re-
quested to hand In his resignation to take effect
April 80. Three other clerks were also asked to
resign.
The steamships Cashmere and India, which were
det aimed at Quarantine last week with smallpox on
board, have not yet been allowed to land their pas
sengers.
Barnum's prize acrobat says turning double
somersault is as easy as snoring He does 1t in
his-leap.
Application has been made to the Park Board by
speculator who wants to erect hosks In the parks
for weighing machines that will weigh visitors for
one cent and drinking water machines that when a
is dropped In them will deliver glass Of ice
water to the thirsty.
Commissioner Eugene g. Baclierd is q generous
man in spite OF his business, which makes him SELL
fish
The American Cooperative Savings and Loan Assoca-
ton viii hold public meeting tonight at the Horton
Building No. 10s East onehundred- twenty fifth
negro who has been stunted in his growth can |
comfort himself with the thought that he's not a-tall
black.
The suit Of Miss Louise Saussy against Edward |
B. Ketcham alias Frederick X. Reed, for larceny was |
dismissed at Jefferson Court yesterday, at the plain
lifs request.
The Rev. Malcolm MacGregor delivered an interest |
Ing lecture at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church |
last night The Traits of the Scot" He illustrated
with many incidents the dialect, the wit and pathos
u the Scotch people.
George Cartwright, the English champion short dis
ance runner arrived yesterday the servia- He is
confident Of IN the Blk days. gOas you please
ace that begins on May at the Madison square
Garden
The Lincoln and Empire clubs Of the Ixth Assembly |
District have consolidated and met last night at No.
Abingdon square, TO consider bylaws and con-
ttution. No action taken and they were referred
back to tho committee for revision and discussion at
} future meeting.
The Tammsny Committee of Twenty five has added
the names Of John. Sargent Cram and ex-senator |
Thomas +. Grady to the committee who will appear
before the Legislative Committee Wednesday and |
advocate the passage OF the bill relating to Trusts
BROOKLYN
The announcement was made yesterday that Joseph
b. Miller VIII be the new captain OF the Navy Yard.
mayor Chapin TOOK no action yesterday In regard
70 the Excise Board. the members of which fail to
agree and be refused TO state whether he would call
for the resignation OF any Of the Commissioners or not
The Aldermen adopted an ordinance Yesterday re-
curing property owners TO keep the sdewaks IN front
OF their property in repair.
The trial Of Michael McNichol for uapslaueht.r I'm
the second degree in killing Nathaniel Cummings by
beating and kicking him on December is. 1851 wss
begun in the Court Of Sessions yesterday
The Rapid Transit Commission, recently APPOINTED
By Mayor Chaplin, adopted yesterday two new routes
one In the Eastern District. from Newtown Creek Al
to Kent and Ny rtle aves. ana the
other In the Twohiy-sixth Ward to extend the Kings
County road to the city line.
Legal proceedinse will be begun to-day to ascertain
tho rights Of John Y McKane 10 the seat In the Kings
County General Committee, 10 which he recently
elected from Grayesend, but refused admission.
Theodore W. 5wiDm. real estate broker who Is
defendant In Q suit brought BY a Mr. sbley, Of New.
Haven. TO recover 81 600 damages for the alienation
~ MS wife's affections, has transferred TO his wife