New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-26
NETWORK CITY.

and One-hundred and TWEEN -ninthst. at IL a. m on
Thursday which will be participated In by the pastors
of the different evangelical churches in Harlem Inc
Rev James ca ambes, of Calvary Presbyterian Church.
will preach.
Judge Bookstaver in the Court of Common Pleas
Yesterday granted decree of absolute divorce 10
Mrs Kate Meixmer from Charles Paul Mexmer upon
the statutory grounds.
The Rev. DR.. Robert Russell Booth will lecture on
sChurches and Church Architecture" AZ the Rutgers
Riverside Church. seventy hird-s and the Boulevard
this evening rs O'Clock, under the auspices u
the Young Peoples Association.
At the recent meeting of the Council Of the Amer
lean Association OF Public Accountants, held al NO
100 Broadway the following officers were duly elected
President, John Helms Philadelphia formerly vice
president; vice PRESIDENT Z. II. sewel, New-Iork OF
the firm of Barrow. Wade Guthrie & Co.; secretary
and treasurer William II. Veysey. New-fork'
The managers of the Colored orphan Asylum at
hundred and-forty hird-st and Ientha ave, ntenu
giving the 30S children under their care a bountlI
Thanksgiving dinner, and earnestly entreat the as
sstance of the chariably disposed. Food or money
NAV be sent TO Mrs Van Dusen. No. 81 West Thirty
sxth-st 10 the superintendent the asylum, or they
will be called for notice 10 the superintendent.
Marion Hail. twenty-five years old of No. 451 West
Thirty was caught coming out of Manhattan
College on Sunday wearing three suits of clothes be
longing to the students of the institution. lie was
arrested and yesterday remanded for trial IN the
Harlem Police Court
Mary Morgcnweck the wife Of Henry Morgenweck
who is on trial before Judge MARITIME for murder, tes-
titled yesterday against her husband She told the
same story of the killing Of her son by her husband
as the other witnesses had told The defence was
begun and further testimony for tho defendant viii
be given to-day The defence offered is that the shoot
ing was accidental
Four hundred and twenty-one unions Of the United
Brotherhood of American Carpenters and Joners have
voted on the question of an cighthour workday.
Eight thousand nine hundred and thirty seven mem
bers of the unions voted for and 1874 against it,
company has boon formed IN this city 10 man.
ufacture and deliver soup in bottles regularly or to
order from house TO house, as Is done with milk
An investigation by the police yesterday failed TO
discover of the explosion which tore up the
wooden flooring of the alley at No 900 Mulberry-st
and slightly injured young Michael Phibbs on sunday
night. The damage was slight.
Inspector Byrnes yesterday expressed d"rison for
q published story that Greenwad, the convicted muir
derer Of Lyman S. Weeks, innocent, and that Paul
Krause, now In prison in Baltimore, was the real
murderer. 1t rather late in the day. he said.
for such alleged confessions 10 have weight as Green
wald had twice been tried and twice convicted. He
thought the story last desperate effort TO save
the murderer's neck
william Howard the gray haired who was
found senseleSs with fractured skull seventh
and Forty seventh-st. Saturday night and died IN
the Roosevelt Hospital sunday. lie was ARGUS
toned to take exercise at Woods Gymnasium nearly
every day, but il IS not known where he lived. His
acquaintance said he a bachelor and clerk in
q downtown insurance Office but he never spoke TO
them about his own affairs. The police think that
Howard received his injury by an accidental fall on
the sidewalk.
G. b. Lawton of No. 1c7 West Seventy sixth-st.
sent letter TO Mayor Grant yesterday the subject
of rapid transit, proposing the construction of three
tier four-rack road, the first tier TO be underground
and for the transportation of freight the surface tier
be for passengers and the third elevated tier
for rapid transit He suggests that the franchise
should not be given 10 the company willing TO pay
the largest for il but TO the which will agree
carry passengers for the lowest price, which should
not exceed cents.
Edward Kemp wrote to the Mayor yesterday. COM
planning that he had been persuaded to pay Fl for
ticket to ball given by the Pilgrim Association al
Florence Hall, Firstst and secOnd-ave. the mem-
bers OF the organization making him believe that they
were ali employees OF the Mayors Office The COM
plant referred to Police Headquarters.
At the regular weekly conference of the Reformed
pastors. held yesterday at the synod rooms in Reade
St., paper entitled The Church Attendance of Men"
was read by the Rev. c. NJ. Clearwater. general
discussion of the subject followed.
The Baptist preachers held meeting yesterday In
the Tabernacle Church, at feminist and Second ave
The Rev. DR.. D. c Potter pastor Of the Tabernacle
Church read paper entitled The Catholic Congress
and the Present Drift OF Catholicism"
delegation from the Foreign Fruit Exchange
called on the Collector yesterday to urge him to re-
peal his order compelling all dealers or brokers who
want damage allowance goods take their al
tcles 10 the Public Stores. The Collector made nc
decision yesterday, and It is not likely that he will
rescind his order.
Gerhard Ebas. Of Hoboken was taken to the Jeffer-
son Market Police Court yesterday, on charge Of
larceny committed in New-Jersey last July Justice
German committed him TO await reQuisition papers
from New-Jerscy
Thomas H. Moore, OF No. As Perry-st. was arrested
yesterday I'm accordance with request elegrapbed by
Police Superintendent Hubbard, of Chicago which
charged Moore with stealing $500 from music store
in Chicago In which he employed Moore was
rcmanded in the jefferson Market Police Court pend
ing the arrival Of requiston papers.
The Pacific Mail steamship Company was delighted
TO hear yesterday from Yokohama that their new
steamship the China, which went aground in the har-
tor of Yokohama on Saturday, had noated of wthou,
any apparent injury.
Al q meeting of the Board of Directors of The
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company yesterday, Genera
Russell A. AIger of Michigan, was elected directo
IN Mace Of Ex-Governor John &. Brown of Tennessee
who died recently. Ex-senator Thomas c. Platu ha
heen elected president OF the company In place O
Dir. Brown
Treasurer william II. Stewart, Of No. % William
st. acknowledges the receipt Of the following anai
nonal subscriptions to the Washington Memorial Arcf
Fund From employees in the Collectors Department
IN the Custom House. S146 rs; previously acknowl'
edged s6O,6Os % grand total. $50. 756 so.
At the meeting last night Of tho New-York Academy
of Sciences Professor John X. Kees read paper on
the total solar eclipse Of December 90.
There was good attendance at the public moeI
ing OF the United states Catholic Historical socieV
last evening Al hall of the De La Sale INSTITUTE
Fifty.nnth-st. and Sixth-avo. An address was de