New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-02
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course Of ten lectures upon Dante's Divine
Comedy will be given by Professor Thomas Davidson,
In All Souls Church, in West Foryeighthst, on sue
cessve Friday afternoons beginning with December IA
The Central Methodist Episcopal Church will hold
ladies' fair, beginning tomorrow and continuing
until Friday, in aid of the Church Improvement Fund
Unlike many fairs, there TO be no lottery schemes
OF any kind connected with IL.
Secretary Berry, of the Mayors office, was absent
from his post yesterday owing to the death OF bis
fatherin-law. Frederick A Seaman. Mr. Seaman dled
al his nome in Madison. y. j., on Friday night.
Croton water receipts FOR the week were $lei96 80
The Mayors Marshal issued 1,715 licenses and re
ceived "a 0so.
The Rev Henry Kimball made his usual Saturday
distribution of food 10 the needy yesterday at the
City Hall About fifty lOavcs of bread barrel OF
-FOUR barrel of crackers, and barrel and quarter
OF hominy were given away One hundred and
twenty persons, men, women and children, were tie
recipients
There will be private view of the art gallery of
the Eden Musee Thursday, and on Friday 1t VIII
be open 10 the public. The collection IS large one
and includes many paintings from the PaIs Salon Of
1888 as well as specimens of the best work Of the
American artists. A novel and effective canvas Of
immense size represents the Brooklyn Bridge 1t is
a masterpiece of f. Rcnouf, the wellBnown French
artist now in this city, and cannot fail to awaken
admiration and praise.
trated historical lecture The Swiss Republic To-
morrow afternoon at Chickerlng Hall.
The games of the Manhattan Athletic Club, TO be
held in Madison Square Garden on December ID,
promise 20 be a successful indoor sporting affair
Entries from prominent athletes are being received In
unusual numbers
The Americ an Association for the Advancement OF
Physical Education concluded its fourth annual ses-
sion on Friday evening. Tho association has been
Inyf cd IN
Mass.
"Fidelity The man whom 10 would be to your
interest 10 SEQ 10 hear OF your los; brother is Ernest
Bohm, secretary Of the Central Labor Union when
meets every Sunday in Clarendon Hail. in Thirteenth
ST. There IS a shoe salesmans union connected wth
the Central Union, and II your brother belongs 10 IL
his will be ON the roll
The photographic Bureau of the Navy Department
has issued 10 mariners pocket manual OF information
concerning the nfe-saving stations the coast. Il
was prepared by Lieutenant c. H. Mcclellan, OF The
Revenue Marine Assistant Inspector of the Lfc-saving
Service.
Professor W. A. Dunning. Of Columbia College VIII
deliver a lecture on Mr.. Gadstone's Home Rule BiP
before the New-York Academy Of Political Science
tomorrow evening
Bishop william Taylor, the Methodist Bishop for
Africa sailed yesterday by the Cunad steamer CANA
for Liverpool From Liverpool he viii sail for his
friends from different Methodist churches were al the
pier to see him of.
Carl Schmidt, of Berlin, German, age forty
passenger I'm the second cabin Of the steamship Nood
land which arrived yesterday, committed suicide on
Monday by hanging himself from his berth
Roger Connor yesterday signed contract to play
with the Ncw-Yoik baseball club next year.
The following series of sermons upon the Christian
Church will be preached in st. AIMS Church. East
Tv.elfth-st by the Rev. T. S Preston: To-day, The
Divine Institution Z! the Church December D. Inc
External Unity Of the Church December TO- Inc
Internal Unity of the Church December o. " Tic
sanctity Of the Church; December %, I" The Union
! of the Church with the Incarnate God"
Collector Magonc yesterday appointed special
Deputy Collector McClenand as Chief Clerk OF the
! Cores pondence Bureau of the Custom House al a
salary of $1,000 year The place has been vacant
for months
Professor Stevenson delivered an interesting lecture
on a. Balloons Cooper Union last evening.