New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-24
NETWORK CITY.

The Alexander Avenue Baptist Church has eXtendei
unanimous call to the Rev. DR.. X. NJ. HARRISON
Of Quincy, Il.
Customs Inspectors Brown and Donohue found yes
,e,day concealed on Henry J. Bergman, OF Pha-
dephia who passenger on the steamer lrao'
a quantity Of jewelry and silk lie was arrested ana
aken before United States Commissioner Romano, III
Jersey City, who held him In SlOoo psli ioI e"ai'
ton The goods were seized.
George Hcft a cabin passenger on the Trave which
reached here Yesterday from Southampton dleh on
August 81 Of Brights disease. His body was Dioueh'
10 this port and will be shipped 10 his nome Ill "oi
mantown. PENN, where he was a leading merchant
A fro in the room of NJ. D.. Berlitzs on the third
aoor of the Madison Square Bank Building No. o
West Twenty -ffthst, caused loss OF soo ycs''ru'
afternoon.
Visitors to the City Hall will miss for the next
fortnight the genial face of Police Officer f. " WOOD
who represents the majesty of the law in the main
corridor and keeps the politicians in order VINO ne
oucnt that part Of the building Mr.. WOOD, accoh-
named by his wife, will pass his vacation this year
AT OvYgo his former home
Tho steamer Italy landed at Castle Garden yeS'er-
day John Agncwa who has come $4,000 mhes he
SAWS IN quest of his sister, who lives at NO. - hur
ccrs'st in this city. Agnew had some valuable
diamonds with him. lie came from the diainohu
fields of South Africa, where he says he owns iaha
and diamonds worth $123,OOo
The steamship Prins Mauritz arrived here yesterday
from Port-a Prince, having left there on August IL.
She brought no fresh Haytian news the SITUATION III
the Black Republic being substantially the same aS
when last reported. Among the passengers was
stephen Prestonl jr, of Legitimcs Minister mere
His father had come from Washington TO meet hlih'
7 r. Bloehncdale of the firm of Bloominsdale
BROTHERS. purchased the Lyons estate In Nonk"rs lof
500 800 yesterday. The property and house mas Occn
the ACT
A powcrful local assembly of District Assembly No
40 ts tbe shirt Makers Assembly, which owns pros
porous cooperative factory in Thirdave one cause
of its prosperity the fact that it, members are mostly
women who mind their own business.
The nine lodges of the knights OF Pythas OF ths
city who have formed themselves into the Py'hah
society last night gave reception at suffers Harlem
River Park TO the recently elected grand officers OF
the order. The picnic great success
AT recent meeting of PressmeEs Union No. .
resolutions we're passed indorsing the action OF us
members who refused 70 go on strike with members u
another union.
The National Journcymen Bakers Union has issued
a BOYCOTT against Flelschmann's yeast as last des
perate attack on the Boss-BakeIs Association, which
has beaten them on their battlefield. At the
bosses employment agency. No. IS East feminist,
hundreds of non-union bakers have registered anxious
TO take the places of any body of men rash enough
10 90 out strike.
Matthew Sharp. of Far Rockaway, we'll known on
and among sporting men, appeared before
Justice Murray. in the YorlHvile Police Court yes
tcI,iay charged by his step daughter, Daisy sharp.
with calling her vile on the public streets. lie
was discharged with repIemand
The annual picnic and summcrnights festival OF
the City Tuinvecn of the city Of Newfork VIII take
place on Monday, september ., at Washington Paih
sixty ninth-st. and Avenue \.
Empire Chapter No 40, Royal Arch MaSons, Will
hold a special meeting this afternoon at th' Chimney
Corner SXth-ave and Twenty-.iNth-s! to confer The
Royal Arch degree upon several members.
The Charles f. Rrudcr Association VIII hold It's
annual clambake excursion and outing at Gie'nwads
Botanic Garden, New-DoIp, :. ] , Wednesday,