New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-02
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY;


Annual meeting Of Historical Society, Eevenh'st ana
~.r,spmens Of Backwss Island prisoners BY Den
man Thompson's company. 80 p m ..n, =,
Lecture by Major J. W. Poweh oeioro ~''u'"' "
Anthropology, Cooper Union D. m
Aoueduct Commissioners meeting p m. 49,.
Proclamation Of Emancipation mass meepne' 00'p''
0n Home Lodge, No pa f. and A. NJ installation Of
ohcers Masonic Temple. 8 p m
NETWORK CITY.
Tho Rev John f. Burke, pastor OF the coored
Cburh Of 81, Benedict the Moor. In BleecKerst ST.,
went or Monday TO Washington to attend the Co'rco
Catholic Congress.
Colonel Cavanarh, Of the Goth Regiment. is or
rantzing a dress parade and fancy drill by tne ree-
mont to take place in Madison Square Garden IN alo
Of the Parnell Defence Fund.
Tho man who sells the cards, "whcn am iuil
take me bomes steadily refuses to take dose OF his
own medicine
tn. covgnor Of the state Of Delaware has ap
potntcd Thomas F. Bayard, Secretary OF statc as
commissioner to SEQ that Delaware is properly rep
resented at the Centennial Celebration of tho Inaugural
ton of General Washington.
Tho Police Commissioners Monday retired Ser
eeant George Little, Of the Thirteenth Precinct Oh
a pension Of $500 per year. and filled the vacancy
bv promoting Roundsman Richard j. Barry, OF the
sixth Precinct, to the rank Of sergeant
The January meeting of the Academy OF Anfhro
pology will be held to-day at p m. IN cooper
Union Room o. The papers will DO From Bar
barism to Civilization and q Tho Origin OF Nature
worship Tho meeting Is open to the public
CORPORATION. Attorney Boyd paid to the Controller
nm Monday 1888 80 of penalties collected In December
for violation OF city ordinances, and paid to the Com'
missioners Of Charities and Correction &503
Certain theatres post notices that tickets rur-
chased from Spectators will not be received at the
door, and then inconsistency accept such tckofs
without hesitation
Young and old alike are the lookout FOL
handAme advertising calendars
Miss Emily NJ Lawer. contralto. will sing at
Gerit Smiths seventyfourth free organ recital next
Saturday at 4 D. M at the South Church, Fffthavo
and Twenty -frstst.
Captain Thomas Tucker, Of the Morton Guards
which, as the Harrison and Morton Colored Campaign
Climb of tho XIXth Assembly District, worked zealousy
in the Republican cause during the campaign, lie
drilling his company Of 100 nightly at their head
quarters, at Tenth-ave. and One-hundred and-h
sxth-st, with a view to getting thcm as nearly per
feet as possible before they start for Washington to
take part in the inaugural procession
Some allowance should be made for the dazed con-
dtIon OF gift-purchascrs at this time but tcketbox
guards at the Bridge and elevated railway stations
complain Of the bother given them by absent-mindei
persons who throw their change some other objects
Ia the box and put their tickets In their pockets.
The Columbia Yacht Club will hold its annual re-
ception on January IL at the Lexington Avenue
Opera House.
The Architectural League will have Pipe and
Beer Night, tomorrow evening at the Fifth Avenue
Art Galleries. Pipes will be lighted at 10 :o1.
Tho two committees from the General Assemblies
of the Northern and Southern branches of the Pres
byteran Church completed their conference at the
Presbyterian Mission House. No. SO Fifh-avc., yes
terday noon, and adjourned to meet at Baltimore in
April
The funeral OF Robert Weeks Nathan, who died on
Sunday. took place yesterday at his home, No. 191o
Parkave. The Rev. H. p Mendes, Of the Nineteenth
Street Synagogue read the service and then the body
was taken to Cypress Hills for burial
Tho second term of the evening classes In the
Young Mems Christian Association, at Twenty-third
st. will begin this evening. The studies Include
German, French, Spanish. photography, typewriting
bookkeeping writing. arithmetic, frcehand and me-
chanicaI drawing and musical culture, vocal and
fnsfrrmenfaI.