New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-18
NETWORK CITY

A pleasing musical and literary entertainment,
under the auspices of the Young Peoples Association
Of Memorial Chapel given last night in Annex
Hail. Nos. IA and 10 Fourth-ave
general discussion of The Utility of the Week of
Prayer" was held by the Pastors Association Of the
Reformed Church yesterday.
The Duchess Of Marlborough and others as the
executors of her husband, Louis W. Hamersey, have
loaned SEC, 900 TO Norman L. Munro, the publisher
They take as security for the loan a mortgage
his house, No. 20 West Fifty-seventh-st.
An ingenious Typographical model of the proposed
interoceanic Nicaragua and Costa Rica canal is on
exhibition at the Maritime Exchange. 1t IS twenty
feet by six, illustrating, by water, Lake Nicaragua
and its DRAIN the San Juan River, with other smaller
streams running through the dcpressions of the
surrounding country
The Japanese Manufacturing and Trading Company,
No. s65 Broadway, has exhibition collection
Of Oriental objects.
Police officials yesterday inclined TO dis
credit the story that James Delamater, excasher of
the Marine Bank and vice-prcsdent Of the American
Institute nearly killed by robbers at Twenty
seventH-st and Lcxington-ave. Thursday after
An investigation was in progress not because
the family Of the ola had asked for It, but
because the reports in the newspapers had stirred
up the police.
Mary DAILY and Gertrude DAY. sisters fifteen and
fourteen years old respectively who live at
No. 1,0s1 Tenth-ave., pleaded guilty yes
terday, before Judge MARITIME a charge of stealing
clothing from school cloak-rooms The elder girl
sent to the House of the Holy Family and sentence
vas suspended in the of the other.
Edward Meredith and his companions, accused of
attempting TO rob Philip DAILY. No. 406 Fourth
ave, were in Part of the Court of General Sessions
yesterday, but called TO the bar Their
cases were set down for trial soon.
The taking of testimony by the Elevated Railroad
Commission, in the case of the property Of James
Henwick. at Thirdave. and Seventy sixth-st.
completed yesterday, and to-day the counsel will
sum up.
The AQucduct investigation will be continued to-
day.
The Board Of Estimate postponed its trip TO Isllp
yesterday, to inspect the buildings for the insane,
until Thursday at IL m, on account of the storm
The opening of the Gansevoort Market, which
TO take place yesterday, postponed TO
January Is.
Twonty-o managers for the German Evan
gelical Alliance elected last night at meeting
held in the Dutch Reformed Church in East Houston
st. The Alliance is to perform the work
among German Protestants that the older Evangelical
Alliance does among English-speakng Professionals
The Board of Managers of the Produce Exchange
withdrew yesterday from the position it had assumed
last week on the question of ballot for closing the
Exchange the Monday before Christmas. The
to take ballot The Cotton Exchange decided by
ballot Saturday not to close Monday and It IS
probable that the Produce Exchange will do likewise
Fans with handles made of some variety Of fragrant
wood are having a run of popularity now.
When two Italians save enough to buy big hand
organ Of the piano variety, mounted push cart,
their fortunes are made. They count from 81 to
IS day to divide between them and they get it.
The who is master Of what sangy people call
the hat trick do end of pretty things with
IT, Almost as much expression be conveyed
by man in uncovering or not uncovering his head
and the manner of doing 1t woman can with
her fan.
Dressmakers with fall fashions in stock praying
for cold weather to drive many people out of their
country homes into town, who still Iinger there
saving money and making the most of the long
autumn
The following contributions have been received at
I Is Office for the unfortunate veteran B. s. W. c.:
as d. l." So, "B. S W. c. 81, al. s. B.s $40,
~ J. A" IS, "w s. X" 81
Clayton Colvin chief clerk TO the Superintendent
Of the New-York division Of the National Express
Company, who recently married Miss Louise Hull of
Fort Ann, ~ Y, returned from his wedding trip last
evening and was surprised by a presentation Of a
handsome parlor suit, the gift of the officers and
employees associated with the happy and handsome |
bridegroom.
Attorney General of New-Jersey, offered for sale
at the auction rooms of Bangs Is Co.. No 739 Broad
way, yesterday. The auction viii continue until |
Thursday inclusive The rarest books will come
under the hammer to-day. The books sold yesterday
Brought about al ,O00
The reduction Of wages in E. S Higgins & Co.'s |
carpet factory began yesterday, but In spite Of this
the mills are still running usual A large number
Of hands who were known 10 belong District |
Assembly No. 1875 were discharged and their places |
flied by members of the Freedom Club Of carpet |
workers. who antagonistic to the Knights Of |
Labor
The Congregational Club Of New-York held It's
regular December meeting last evening at Ciark's |
About 1875 sat down to the dinner
Vassil Veres chagn's second talk about art which |
was TO be given last night In the rooms Of the Amer
can Art Association, postponed till Saturday on
account Of the bad weather
Richard Rush Brawley, once a paymaster I'm the
United States Navy, and Of wealth. who died in
the Bowery week ago last Saturday, was buried
yesterday in Cypress Hills Cemetery.
Justice Scion d. Smith slipped on the pavement
yesterday at No 81 waker-st, as he was going 10
the Court OF Special Sessions and dislocaed his right
shoulder He was taken TO his home in a carriage
Walter T.. Hicks, of Brooklyn, yesterday exhibited
at No 10 Broadway his dynamite gun for coast
defence. The dynamite she'll, under the Hicks
system Is to be hurled at the target by centrifugal
force being released from the periphery Of RAPIDLY
revolving wheel
The Young Mons Democratic Club last evening
decided against Increasing the annual dues from as
to $40, and In favor Of hiring house for the use of
the club the upper part OF which they will rent out
to bachelors
The Rev. E. L. Tomlnson. Of tho Central Baptist
Church Of Elizabeth. N. j., delivered An address on