New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-26
NEw.YnRK CITY.

The members Of the Church Club and their friends
win give reception at o'clock tonight at the SEQ
House, No. 90 Lafayette Place, to the bishops ana
deputies of the Federate Council of the State of New
York 1t Is expected that tho president VIII make
short address, and the bishops and Others VIII be
asked to respond
At the Produce Exchange yesterday stylishly at
tired woman nImbly assembled the bootblacks plat
form, and composedly had her dainty pair of shoes
polished. Next
Extracted honey from California is acceptaoly
piecing out this seasons small Eastern collection
The iron steamship Breakwater, of the Old Do
mnion Line, has been sold TO Southern company, TO
run between New-Oreans and Honduras
The cold snap gave Incoming ocean steamers yes
terday picturesque appearance, their rigging spars
and upper h,lIs being brilliantly enameled with
frozen spray.
George e. steny and John Stewart win give an
account of a recent trip to Nassau this evening In
Hope Chapel In East Fourth-st. near Avenue ID.
There VIII DO music and refreshments
The senior class of Columbia College viii give an
entertainment Thursday evening to aid In paying
of the class debt
The Rev. John Hutchns addressed the Pastors AS
sociaton of the Reformed Church in America yester-
day. on the subject @what and for What is the Offer
Ing?7
The Rev. DR.. c. C. Biting, Of Philadelphia. spoke
on Mission Work In Armenia and Bulgaria before
the Baptist Minister'S Conference yesterday
The canalboatmen win hold meeting at No. 10
south-st today to take action in favor of the Nc
Evoy Elevator law. Offset to the recent action
OF tho Produce Exchange in attempting to effect Its
repeal
The bark Petuna, Captain Nichols, reached here
yesterday from Aracaju in badly damaged condition.
having been in collision with the piloboat Edward
Cooper fifty miles of Barnegat at a m ON Feb
ruary The plotboat had her bow stove in, but
declined assistance
Bernard Cullen. laborer of No AS West FoItiesh-
St, while at work the first hOor Of the building
No. A Wallst yesterday afternoon. was caught by
the elevator and had both legs broken.
The following Governments have accepted the In
vitaton of the United States to participate in an In
tenaona marine conference to secure greater safety
ct Great Britain, France. Germany Spain. Italy.
Sweden Norway. the Netherlands, Denmark, Brazil.
Chill. Uruguay, Japan and Hawaii
Mrs Margaret Pcreris accidentally set fire to her
dress in her home at No 40 Greenwch-aye- on Sun
day. and she died yesterday from the effects Of her
burns.
At the Berkeley Lyceum, No. 81 West Forty-fourth-
St, on March is. at . rs p m, Locke Richardson
viii rccte from Shakespeare and Miss Emily winant
win sing. for the benefit Of the school and mission
work Of Grace Reformed Church. seventhave. and
Fifty-fourth-st
No less than 2s3 quarts of champagne were lost
washington's Birthday.
Michael Gibin has given $50 and J. p. Farrell
sos to the Parnen Defence Fund
Father Joseph wald. o. NJ Cap. for many years
at the Church OF Our Lady Of Sorrow. in Pttst has
been transferred to Milwaukee.
The proceeds of the big entertainment to be held
I'm the Madison Square Garden the eve of 81 Pat
ncSs Day by the Goth Regiment VIII be gveu to the
Irish Home-fsule cause
Eugene Kelly VIII set out on Southern trip to-
morrow, to be away for some weeks
Frank E. Pearson stable-keeper at the Grand
Central Hotel. was held In $1,000 bail to answer at
the Yorkvlle Police Court yesterday. charged with
approprating to his own $500 which had been
intrusted to him by Annie Wakefield, of No. 351 West
One-hundred- and twenty thrd-st
The Tribune Acknowledges the receipt of the fol
lowing subscriptions behalf of the family OF Ed
ward O'Meara TO whose sad attention called
by Montague Marks In a letter published few days
ago: L. NJ. B.. $40; II. and J. NJ. 81 so; Nrs. H..
L., s5.
The St Joseph-s Lyceum held IT'S twelfth reception
last evening at the Lexington Avenue Opera House.
The attendance was large and the evening passed
pleasantly.
wilhcImna Liebkuchner, who is accused Of murder
fn the first degree In killing her two young children
on March Ia. 1898 by giving them preparation con-
tanning arsenic, taken before Judge MARITIME yes
he adjourned the examination until to-day.
George Brown, who robbed Frederick Berger Of a
brass watch in West Thirty ffth-st, sentenced
yesterday by Judge MARITIME ten years in the State
Prison
John Flynn age nineteen, was allowed yesterday
to plead guilty to manslaughter In tho FIRST degree.
and was sentetced by Judge Cowing to fifteen years
In the State Prison He was indicted for murder 10
the first degree for killing his father Miles Flynn,
September O. Tho Assistant trictAttorney re-
ported to Judge cowng that the efns of murder could
not be fully proved.
The annual meeting OF the New.York Academy Of
Sciences held in Columbia College last evening
The following officers elected for the year 1890
President J. s. NewberTy: FIRST vico-president, O. p
Hubbard; second viceprcsidspt ". r. Trowbrdge;
corresponding secretary, Alexis A. julien: recording
secretary, IL Darlington Bolton; treasner Henry
Dudley; librarian, n. L. Brttop; councillors J. A
Allen, p. X. Dudley. A. II. Leeds. d. s. Martin, J. j.
stevenson and c. Van Brunt; ourators, Franz Boas,
Bsshford Dcane s. Lowell Elliot, George p. Kunz
and John J. Northrcp
Francis Murray, an old man who lived alone in the
basement OF the rear tenementhouse No. 301 Null
beryst for many years, died Sunday at st. Josephs
Hospital. He welinformed man, and had been
weto-do merchant In New-orIeans. but he lost all
bis properly In middle life and drffcd to New-Yorh
10 exc out a poor living by selling pctufe-frames
The West Side Republican Club will give a reception
tonight TO its members and the ladies' OF the men,
bers' families. Tho club house has been beautifully
decorated for tho occasion Among the ladies who
have, accepted invitations are Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
Grace Greenwood and Aunt Fannies
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MRs. C0RDEs HELD FOR THE GRAHD JURY.
Coroner Messemer hela inquest yesterday case
d Harry cof1es the psper-box who killed
st No. 1902 Beeckefst the night OF February o.
Several witnesses testified hearing cordes and his wife
aussreiins On that night and Louis cheesmsn said tn
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