New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
NETWORK CITY.

The annual meeting of the Chelsea Hook and Ladder
Company. No. . of the old Fire Department was
held at No. 202 Eghth-ave, last Thursday night
The following ohiccrs elected John Mcconnell,
president; William Bennett, secretary ana hoi"'
Burnett. treasurer
Curbstonc brio brac includes by the handcaft
load natural oars OF with thermometers inserted
This party accounts for the recent advance In quick
silver but il certainly disgusts the industrious madens
who worked all winter in constructing similar ofha
mcnts for Christmas presents
The managers of the toboggan slides at the Polo
Grounds have arranged what they are pleased TO call
Grand Winter Carnival" which viii take place on
Tuesday night There will be a display of fireworks,
and the grounds will be Illuminated Cappas Baid
Will furnish the music
Although whalcbone has several good AMI ingenious
substitutes, II holds its old popularity and IS quoted
strong at $50 % per pound for prime Arctic catch The
available stock OF the country IS about a han million
pounds.
Breach of promise jokes begin to bag at the knees
The annual entertainment for the benefit OF the
Roman Catholic orphan aSyums I'm this city, Will
take place January 49, in the metropolitan opera
House, under the management of Augustan Daily.
The mild weather Of tho month has evidently
sofened the resolutions of January j. for the synd-
cate of don't mind If do' Is well represented
II is reported that T. L. C. Steele president of tho
American Sugar Refinery at San Francisco Will soon
start for Europe to investigate the beet sugar subject
with the view of competing with Claus Sprcckels'S
project of cultivation on the Pacific coast.
Major Pond announces the last appearance in New
York. before lis departure for the South and Cafor
MA of Charles Dickens, who will read at Chckcring
Hall Oh Friday afternoons. January 90 and 81 and
s sss,.a ray D'S% rSaRassa?sr r %So
wick and t ~ S Sa been eU Ms rsceye es
wherever he has read worthy Interpreter of the
writings of his Industrious father
Brooklyn grocer's sign reads: Philadelphia
Free concerts are to be given TO working girls every
Sunday afternoon at Cartier Hall, No. so Fihh-ave.
1t is UNDERSTOOD that the firm Of Baumann Brothers,
furniture and carpet dealers, is about making changes
in its membership.
"A smoking concert" Is to be given by the Amateur
League OF New-York at the Hotel Hungarla Thus
day evening In which amateur clubs Of New-> orlS
and Brooklyn expected TO be largely represented
Mrs. Sherwood will give a reading for the benefit
of the Home for the Aged and Destitute Blind at the
home OF Mrs. Baldwin. No. 900 Fifth Friday,
at half past o'clock She will read original story.
Tickets may 10 procured II Mrs. Abercrom' 10, NJ IS
Past Tweniysixth II, Mis. Charles bergman No. 8
East Nlntlst., Mrs valentine Hail. No IL West
Thrty-scvent-st., and Mrs. John c. Peters, No So
Madison-ave
Timothy Dry Dollar sullivan has introduced bill
at Albany compelling Cinnamon to give receipts in
English for washing Some people I'm the Chatham
SQUARE region want 10 know what has become OF the
ordinance which the Aldermen passed nine months ago
compelling the thing. lrnis ksdrney ought
to know
The frequent statements on the platform and In the
press that "the eyes Of the world fixed on Ireland
is 10 Il large extent believed IN Ireland. william j.
Connolly superintendent OF the Labor Bureau ut Castle
Garden, receives letters almost daily from IN Ire
land whom he never even heard of introducing Mike v
"Iar or Tom" and a who " had 10
lave" on account Of his devotion to " tho cause"
ghe branches OF the Irish National League I'm this
city which have an aggregate membership Of between
10 900 and $1,000 organizing for big demonstra
ton TO he held simultaneously with the opening OF
Parliament 10 protest against the continued coercion
Ireland.
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