New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-31
NETWORK CITY.

The examinations for admission TO Barnard College
for Women VIII be held at Columbia College on Mon
day Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat
urdsy of next week, June 8-s. at 10 o'clock In the
morning Of each day Those who desire to divide
their examinations for admission may do taking
part of the examinations next week and the remainder
the first week In October.
District No of Odd Fellows Of this city Will
hold memorial service IN the Berean Baptist Church
ON Monday evening.
boy who was found wandering in one-hundrod-
dthrty -thirdst on Tuesday evening was taken 10
Police Headquarters with other lost children. and as
he had not been claimed yesterday tho police were M
ytructed by general alarm to hunt for his parents
He is three years old, and cannot tell his name.
Frederick Virgin, one of the middle-hrst class OK
Berkeley School, and OF the Rev. Dr. o H.
VIRGIN pastor of Pilgrim Conversational Church. won
the first prize In the annual defamation contest On
Tuesday night In tho famous elocuuonary contests
in the old Latin School, Boston, DR.. virgin WoD
similar prize when a Lad in the second class.
The latest thing in womeu's riding-h is high
srowned straw, with brm curled UP at the sides, hks
. mans silk hat, but not so tail.
From Easter to the summon holidays is the florists
harvest. Weddings church decorations, MemSrfal-Day
offerings and school commandments provide great
market for the blossoms
An elective tennis apron for girls is made of cord
of pocket for the balls lends some utility to IT,
With the growing scarcity Of timber, new uses arc
being discovered for woods formerly despsed. Fort
unes are now being made out of the Southern cotton
wood that for years thought 1T only for steam
boat fuel and poor fuel at that.
Tho Building Trades Section Of the Central Labor
Union has been reorganiEed, with twenty.one unions
A mass-meeting Of cgsrmskers of many unions
viii held Sunday to act upon the report OF the
district committee the state Of the trade
There VIII be a meeting at the Stevens House at
8 80 d. m to-day Of members Of the Consolidated
Stock and Petroleum Exchange who arc DESTROYS OF
organizing opposition to Charles George Wilson as
president Of the Exchange.
Ascension services were held last night by
Palestine Commandery No 49, Knights TemplaT in
the Masonic Temple. The Rev. Or. John NJ. Worrau
delivered an eloquent Grafton. which was enjoyed by
4 fair-szed audience There also some good
singing by Miss Jennie Laymsn, DR.. Carl Z. Duff
ana Charles II. Baldwin.
Richard Davis was remanded at jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday, charge Of passing
worthless check for $500 silk manufacturer named
soloGnon at No. 10 Greene-st Davis said IL was o
case Of mistaken identity.
Mrs. Bertha schmidt who shot on Wednesday
night at her home, No. 400 West One-hundred-and
forty-second-st, by John D. Menken. because she
would not marry him, and who is at the Manhattan
Hospital was said to be somewhat better last night
although she had no chance Of recovery
Third-sye elevated train was delayed twenty
Eve minutes at Eighty -ntnth-st, about O'Clock last
sight by broken axle