New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-16
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY CD
NETWORK CITY.

Tho cbi,dren,s Aid Society had arranged to send
West on Tuesday a parts OF children for whom u haa
found homes In Illinois and Iowa The storm post
poned this Journey for few days. but the officers nope
10 get the twenty-five children started In day or
two Agent stockwell had the party In charge An
other marty of young boys being made up to start on
March 81.
snow bank IN front OF q shoe store In Vesey-st
bears q sign with the following advice: Don't swim
homo, but come in and get pair OF ruooers.@it Is
u pposed that the slush is "ovcrshoe' deep In Nesey-
st
John Mccarthy, secretary OF the Manhattan Branch
Of the Irish National League says that everything Is
now ready for the seventh annual entertainment IN
the Lexington Avenue Opera House In aid OF the irish
Parliamentary Fund, which will take place this even
ing in addition to the ordinary programme new
feature In the of short Irish play will be added
Bayne's 69th Regiment band will give the music, ana
Mayor Hewitt has consented to deliver brief opening
address.
Messrs speer and George, members Of the Prince
ton football team will speak to young men only next
Sunday afternoon, at 8 80 In Association Hail.
The tug boat Mary Clinton sprung leak and sank
IN the slip adjoining the Dock Board pier yesterday
She is owned By Ambrose Jane, of Brooklyn The
loss is placed at SO ,o00
The schools in the city were all open yesterday ana
In most cases the attendance larger than the aver
age No reports have been received of any serious
injuries to school children from the storm.
Frederick W. Hollis will entertain the Martin Luther
Society on Monday night with tourists notes Oh INC
Oriental ORTHODOX Russian) Church.
The keepers Of beer shops in upper Third ave- nave
Embedded beer kegs in snow banks along the sido-
walks in front of their places, from which they retail
sBllzzard Beer on Draught'
The March number Of The Grand Army Gazette
and National Cuardsman' contains much interesting
matter regarding the pension question, including Iun
report of the proceedings OF the recent Nsona fer
Diem Service Pension Convention In this CITY, vet
Grams interested will find the subject fairly and In
diligently handled.
Mrs Ann Hughes an Irishwoman, who was SAID 10
have been one hundred and two years DID, died In the
charity Hospital on Backwelps Island on Sunday
from " old age. She formerly was COOK In the oid
rontine Coffee House In Fulton-st In November
some reporters found her and her niece III nan
.tarved condition I'm q house in Spring-st and pro
cured assistance for them Tho niece oleo A' No'
ee3 Elizabeth-st Q few weeks ago.
Mary Cox. young woman who was an inmate OF
The Samaritan Home at Seventh ave- and Thirty
s,ghths St. threw herself from q. first story WINDOW
NJ the house yesterday and injured herself seriously
She was taken to ST. Vincent's Hospital
The blizzard is the boss boycotten
Snow heaps are serving as pedestals for advertis-
ing signs.
Bowery dime museum advertises a " fish with iour
logs.n 1t Ia not dog fish as many suppose
There is q little girl in Harlem whose commercial
interests are precocious that she rents iurnishou
noms I'm her dolls house to her sisters for liked
number of caramels per week
n farmers would keep their apple1ack in the attic,
the cellar stairs would last longer.
spo know the way to the First National Banhf'
said disguised member Of the Cabdrivers' Brother
hood TO a stranger yesterday -Weu' ought W
It's my own bank. man !"
The yellow flag on the Hotel Brunswick yesterday
nc not quarantine signal 1t merely Indicated that
The alumni of Princeton had turned out for their an
nual dinner.
The receipts of flour yesterday were only 1,42o bar
,.,s the smallest total ever recorded at tho Produce
Exchange
The vtrtuoso,s sight will be gladdened tomorrow
nth the annual exhibition Of ancient castings OF sto'e
pipes
Tho rrcntv.thIrd Ward Bank Of the City OF Now
York has been incorporated with capital OF Sloooo'
to be increased, II deemed advisable, 70 eooo,oov
Among the shareholders arc Hugh N Camp, hiohaiu
"a Elmer Louis Fitzgerald, Theodore n VAIL Joei b.
Erbardt. r. N. Hazard, Thomas MacKellar, d. ".
pooper Edward p Steers, John o. Bache, and Ellne'
r. olcott.
The roof Of the City Hall evidently needs repairing
Tho Chamber of the Board of Aldermen was partially
aooded Yesterday and Of the rooms on inc nain
aoor also felt the effect of the thaw
William Blake, Of New York, will talk TO young
men in Association Hall .on night, on Sound bodies
and Pure Hearts"
A paper on "The Influence OF Immigration on 'ho
Increase of Mental and Nervous Diseases VIII 10
mad by Dr. c. L. Dana, at meeting OF tne Now
York Academy of Medicine, at No. 100 East fH'y-
erstst, tonight
Governor Lounsbury, of Connecticut and his FAMILY
were guests Of MIR. Rarnum last evening anu all
visited the show the party occupying Mt barnuh
private box.
The Rev. H. I. McEwen, Of Adelbert College, 49,
viii lecture to the Columbia College students 'hiS
morning
A mass meeting of the employees Of Jewellers ana
.uvesmths was called at Cooper Institute ias' hen'
IA discuss toe advantages of building ana loan
.oc,.tions About fifty persons were present. L. q
nod called the meeting to order, and the nie'nouS
hr,Idine and loan associations were explaheo ny -
Southern.
hiring the storm Of Monday night the ROOF OF 'no
rraDd stand Of the Polo Grounds on the ONO nu'1.D
Md tenth st. side was blown entirely OIL 'n' '0o
~ the covered saircases we'll Is the cupoia "ei0
siso demolished. The damage Is consdel@oio
BROOKLYN.