New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-25
NEX.YORK CITY.

School, of Newark delivered lecture at the Industrial
Education AssocI alton Building IN University place
yesterday, on " Profession Reading"
Tho Washington committee. which has been engaged
for three weeks In the Investigation OF the local steam
boat inspectors, busy yesterday examining records
in the Inspectors Office To-day the members Of tho
committee Will go 10 Washington, where they Will
make their report
Captain Dodge and eight sailors, formerly the crew
Of the schooner Elva f. Petngill which was wrecked
on the Abeco Reef Bahamas January 90, arrived
here yesterday on the steamer Santiago
Customs Inspectors Brown, Dcrohue and Benedict
followed a wagon Of tho New-Jersey Steam Laundry
from the Santiago from Cienfegos yesterday,
and found secreted In the soled clothing about 5000
cigars, which they seized
tionsl Church will give entertainment in the church
on Friday, March @. They will be assisted by the
humorist, Marshall p Wilder, and L. Gustave Schmidt,
the boy violin virtuoso
Tho evening schools Of the city, with the excep-
ton Of the evening High Schools completed their
winter term last night The schools were opened In
October and have been in session for ninety nights
Tho registered number Of pupils this winter was about
2l,0o0 and the average attendance about 1000.
A catalogue Of oil paintings by Joseph vollmering
and also choice examples by the old masters, desig
mated by MIR Violin erlng correct free eXhib
ton day and evening at the galleries, Nos. S45 and
a47 Broadway, will be sold by order Of the executors
Messrs Alfred ROelker and Charles Froaz, on Thurs
day, March /, at p. m
The young players OF the NewYork Baseball Club
will not start South to-day as originally intended
They will go on Monday
Lady-apples sold In the markets for thirty five
cents quart. Geneman-apples, It is surmlsed are
too scarce for sale at any price.
Dr. MacCracken echancellor Of the University of
Ncw-York, goes the newspapers with pair Of
scissors before he allows his children to read them.
Where Presidential timber should go after the cleo
tion-DeadwOod.
General verdict the treaty-It has a nshy
look
The Welsh poem published in THE TRIBUNE in con-
necton with the recent Esteddfod is literary curos
y, lnasmuch II does not contain single consonant
or harsh.s sound. The quatran depicts the movements
Oh bc inc sp IN be and IN"
but II the spider had been introduced. 1t would have
been I'm some such alphabetical oontOrtion as Iadd
wrgyrtd"
In all the talk about trusts nowadays, little is
heard of the Significant which finds expression
the other side Of a twocent piece.
Noodles can't understand why there isn't clause
about Illegal Sunday fishing in tho now treaty. He
feels sure that fishing will become unpopular as
pastime since the fishermen not allowed to go In
shore for proviSIons-Hquid, Of course.
r,,'u">s failures throughout the country In the
last week as reported by r. @. Dun & Co., Of the Mcr-
camille Agency, numbered 237 for The United states
and thrythree for Canada, total OF 2fO against 2'3
last week, and 2e9 in the preceding week
The Rev. DR.. John DC Witt, Of the Theological Sem
mary the Reformed Church Of New brunswick. has
been secured as temporary supply for the pulpit made
was one OF the revsOrs Of tho Old Testament
Tho lecture this week in he Cooper Union free Sat
urday night will be delivered by the Rev. John
c. Ecclcston OF Clifton Staten Island, Dantes In
fernO," with stereOpticon Illustrations.
The annual report OF the Mount Sinai Hospital for
1887 shows that 1878 patients treated The
gQoc ~ u,icb al.
lectcd from patrons and membes-an increase Of
81 300 over the previous year. Tho expenses were
$40 681 So for support Of the hospital and dspensary,
and sos 81 for improvements and repairs so that an
increase Of income from mombers is desired The
total membership on DecrHber 1, 1885, was 1858
Last year there added $50 MEMBERS eight patrons
and one life member, and thirty nine members were
changed to patrons Tho net increase of membership;
deducting deaths etc. was IO1, leaving the total
number Of contributors on December l. 1857 8'6o4-
The charity was improved In numerous ways
delegation Of students from the University Of
New-York Will deliver short addresses III Association
Hall, at Twenty hlrdst and Fourth ave-, tomorrow
afermon. at 30 O'Clock. The University Quartette
Will be present and will sing while all young men viii
be welcomed
George f. Wheeler, dealer in shoes, at No. ACT
Sixth ave, who has been in business on that avenue
for years sold out his store about two weeks
ago for $1,000 cash. and has gone away. Creditors
have been searching for him HIS largest creditor sad
yesterday that Mr. heeler paid 800 Of bis account
and also S400 TO another firm short time before he
sold out
Inspector Steers aragned the thirty three gamblers
" HON he arrested No COS West Thrtieth-st. on
Thursday night before Justice Welde at jefferson Mar
kct Court, yesterday morning. Charles Murphy,
twenty five, OF No. 335 West Thirty sxthst and John
Kerhan, age forty seven, of No. 531 HudsOD-St, the
dealers and Henry Green, thirty OF No. 1852 West
Thirty and Albert Warner, twenty seven
of No 800 Third ave. the loOkouts' were hold in
500 bail each for examination. The other prisoners
were discharged
fba Ton Pol ch
Mccarthy, alias Curly" Brown, who is charged with
stealing cigars from the store of sidcman, Lach
man & CO.. No 900 Pcarst., on the night of January
Of was committed without ball for examination.