New-York tribune., 1888-04-14
NEW-YORK CITY.


&C A. Dr-No. The person who first takes pos
session OF a double seat in railway car is entitled TO
neither two thirds three-quarters of it TO the end
OF the trip but TO only oneha You are by no means
alone, however, In your error
The Central Park Presbyterian Church, the name OF
which will be changed to Prospect Hill Presbyterian
Church at Eighty second st. and Park-ave., was Off
cially received by the Presbytery on Monday On
Friday night the Young Peoples Society held bazaar
the proceeds from which will be divided with the
following: The Tribune Fresh-Ar Fund, the Health
Home OF ths ChIldrens Aid Society, and the City
Mission Vacation Fund.
The second annual amateur tournament for the
amateur billiard championship of the United States,
under the auspices of the Racquet Court Club, VIII
begin on the evening of May Ii. Entries VIII close
on April 80
A successful parlor sale held yesterday after
noon at the htme Of Mrs Harris c. Chlds, NO. 90
East sixty-eghth-st., In aid Of the Ten Minutes
Day Society," Many fancy articles were offered for
sale and there was Punch and judy show for the
young folks The sale was well attended and lSrge
sum was realized for the society.
The Columbia College Baseball nine will play with
the Brooklyn Athletic Association at the Brooklyn
grounds to-day. The freshman nine Will play tho
Polytechnics at Prospect Park at the same time
The Columbia College Dramatic Club gave a repe-
uon Of Captain Kidd" at the Berkeley Lyceum last
night, before . crowded house.
Appropriate action on the death of Asa Stevens was
taken at the Produce Exchange yesterday. Resolu-
tions were adopted and a committee appointed to
attend the funeral.
The Ladies' Art Association will hold its annual
election this afternoon at the studio in Fourteenthst
IL the evening 1t will have a reception at the house OF
Mrs. George Kyle, No. 3o2 West Thiry-second-st
Dr. william A. Hammond who has been confined
20 his home In West Fifty -fourthst for two weeks
stcay for several days and expects to be out next
week.
Tho Peerless Association of edge-tool makers at
n meeting at Kosur Hail. in Tenth-ave., last night,
passed resolutions, indorsng the Tonnage bill, now
before Congress-
The County Democracy County Committee last
ing appointing the Standing Committees for the year.
Resolutions OF regret at the death of John T. Hoffman,
William DorShemer and William Smith were
adopted
Dr. Cornelius II. Agnew resting easier last
evening after an operation which performed by
Or. Sands assisted by Drs. Webster and DeIahed.
He experienced Ill effects from the operation and
there indications Of recuperatioE.
Frederic r. Coudcrt IS celebrating his third leap
pointment a Government director of the Union Pa
cHc Railway Company. This reappoinment has got
into the habit Of coming around regularly every year
with the punctuaty OF the old time annual pass. Mr..
Coudert has accepted the reappointnent once more
The senior class Of the School Of Arts OF Columbia
College has decided invite the Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix
TO deliver the baocaaureae sermon TO the class in st
Thomass Church this year
One can realize what 1t Is to go like Z" q streak Of
lightning" when he the English whippet dogs
In Barnum's Hppodrome around the ellpse.
r. 6. Dun & Co. report the failures In the United
States aud Canada last week at 222 compared with
227 week ago, and l75 in the corresponding week
Of 1857.
jeremiah Murphy, butcher who stabbed his cousin,
Michael J. Murphy, on January 20, pleaded guilty
yesterday before Recorder smyth to assault In the
second degree and was sentenced to four years and
eight months in the State Prison.
Ifawa-Hio, the Indian model, also known as An
tonic Esquivel held Jefferson Market yester-
day in 800 bail charges of larceny and burglary
The contractors OF the building, No. West Twenty
eghthst., which fell in on Thursday and killed one
and injured two others, gave themselves up the
coroner's office yesterday. They Messrs. McGun
ard St1ne carpenters, Of No. l55 West Twenty eighth
ST. Gamsey Brother. masons, Of No. 231 East
Twelfthst. aud stubenfaa KrOtenahler trainers, |
of No. 264 East Seventy-eighth-st Coroner Edman
discharged them on their rccoguzancc to aplear
at the inquest next week
The funeral Of Thomas Morrell took place yesterday
al ST. Thomass Church at Fifty third-st and Fifth
ave The service was read by the Rev. Dr. william |
+. Morgan, the rector, assisted by the Rev. r. s. /
Starr and the Rev. Charles r. Street.
The enrolled Republicans of the XXth Assembly |
District met at Nc 154 East Fifty fourth-st last night
and much enthusiasm manifested. William A. |
Cans made short speech on the tariff question.
BROOKLYN.
The date for the sale Of tho East Side Park lands |
north OF tho Eastern Parkway, has been fixed for !
April 25.
The will of MajorGeneral O. A. Gilmore was
offered for probate yesterday He left 500 TO each
of his four sons and the OF his estate to his wife,
George Vrooman, OF No lO2 Ryelsonst., who has
been employed salesman and collector for Chester