New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-02
NEW.YORK CITY.

Hamilton College.
NEw-YORK CITY.
Thu twenty ninth annual ball Of the Purim Assoca.
ton will be held March at the Metropolitan Opera
uonse The proceeds will 30 devoted to the united
Hebrew charities. The sale Of boxes will take place
an Tuesday at p. at the Temple Emanu FL vestry-
room.
A successful production is the novel ballet der
Tommelhaus" which is given by sixteen young women
at the Eden Musee, to the music Of the Hungarian
orchestra. The wax groups, the art gallery ana
the Oriental smoking room all find their adnirors'
The orchid show which opens at the Musec Oh
February 10, promises to be Of the most extensive
exhibitions of the kind ever seen In this country
The Chief Examiner of the state Civil Service Com
mission, John B. Riley, will examine such apPhca'S
for inspectors of the Board of Electrical Con'foi as
present themselves at Room 81, Cooper OHioi' VII '0
day, February IL, at 10 a. M
The Columbia College Saturday morning lecture was
delivered by Professor J. X. Rees yesterday on
"Eclipsess The subject matter was made interesting
by stereopticon views Of drawings maze OF eohpse'
during totality" and also by some remarhapic iaoO
which Professor Rees tod regarding the velocity Oh
the moon.
Professor Bckmore began his new series OF lectures
at the Museum of Natural History yesterday morning
h.tor. an annreciative audience His subject was
"oregon and Washington" and the views OF the cltles
and forests of those States helped to make the lecture
of intense interest.
strike of 500 cigarmakers began yesterday in the
factory of Herbs Spess, second-ave ana Fifty nt'
st., to enforce a demand for an advance in wages
"E. E. Cs-The Standard Theatre is at No. 1887
Broadway between Thirty second and Thirty third sts
The Republican Club Of the XVIII Assembly Dis
trct will have a reception at Lyric Hall on TUESDAY
evening.
The Atlanta Boat Club will give its annual re-
ception at the Central opera House, Sixty
and Third-ave, on Wednesday evening. The overture
will begin at 80 D. m. sharp and the opening march
will follow a half-hour later. Supper VIII DO serVeu
from 10 p. m. TO a. m. In the dlnng-nah'
The Teachers Mutual Improvement Association VIII
meet al No University Place tomorrow at p H.
Professor Harris r. Green, Of Brooklyn VIII lecture
on Methods of Teaching Language
meeting of graduates of the State normal SCHOOLS
was held yesterday at No. University Place. 10 Or
canize themselves society. Addresses were mage
by E. H. Cook, of New-BrunSwiCk, James NJ. Green
and Dr. Jerome Allen The following officers were
elected until the annual meeting in May W. E. Earnes
president; J. F. Harris secretary, and E. H. schuyler
secretary.
The complaint so often heard in large halls and
cycorama buildings, that the temperature Is either
unbearaby high or unpeasantly low, cannot be al
vanced against the cyclorama building of the Battle
of Gettysburg" The management has introduced
system of heating by miniature gas-stoves concealed
from view beneath the foreground, by means Of which
the temperature be increased or lowered within
few minutes.
Worth & Hubers Palace Museum, in East Four
feminist. announces this week two "sacred horses
Of the sum- Zeno and Avesta. The other curosities
Of the long continue. and does the stage per
Torrance, by the Athenaeum Speciality Company.
The Lombard Investment Company, which has been
in existence many years. has just printed statement
of its condition at the close of business on January
81 1890 1t shows resources Of So 244 275 49, While
the liabilities include a fully paidup capital OF
81 $50 900, a surplus and reserve of $4,000, I'M
divided profits of S5O,O57 Is, and dividends payable
in February of S62, 500. The statement printed else
where gives the character of the resources in detail
Water Register Reilly reports the receipt of 49,,
500 81 last week from of CrotOn water Mayors
Marshal Engehard issued 167 city licenses, and re-
eeived 1862 IS in fees
The proposed chess contest between Mr.. Lipschutz
Mr. Delmar is postponed, because of the attend
ance of the former at the st. Louis tournament
A concert in aid of the st. Mary's Homo, for the
protection and comfort of respectable young women
while seeking employment, will be given at steinway
Hall on the evening Of February IL.
In the published reports Of the meeting of the |
Shakespeare Club held last Saturday evening" was
said that the club had pledged itself to cooperate with
the Shakespeare Society in securing TO New-York the
Halliwel Phillips collection. That the club has |
pledged itself in any such as body IS denied by
members of the organization. 1t is true that indl- !
vidua members promised to do all in their power
to assist the Shakespeare Society in raising the neces
ssry funds for the of their plan but That Is
all that has been done or agreed.
John VotozI the Bohemian cigarmaker who while |
insane threw his fve-yearoh son out OF window |
and killed him. held in police court yesterday |
TO await the action of the Grand Jury.
John Morono was remanded in police court yes |
terday for stabbng Leco Moriano at Brewster, " y,
a week ago. The wounded man is in pecarlous |
condition at Bellevue Hospital. MorOno was admitted
30 bail in Brewster, and fed to this city, where he
was arrested lie will be taken back to Brewster.
ExPrcsidcnt Grover Cleveland, referee, yester- |
day took testimony in the suits for 100000 brought
against city for damage alleged to have been done
TO the LangdOn estate. the Hudson River, by the
erection of piers in front OF it. The hearing will be
continued on saturday. The suits were begun thr- |
teen years ago.
w. S. Campbell, bicycle-rider of the Berkeley Ath- |
letc Club, has issued a challenge TO Arthur f. Lums-
lien, the amateur champion Of America.
The entries for the games Of Company D. 47th Regi
ment, will close tomorrow with Lieutenant f. F. |
ClristOfel.
The Nautilus Boat Club has received 276 entries !
for its games Wednesday, including the following
prominent athletes /. !. Lee, W. H. Morgan, E. f.
Barnes, \. Brown. c. L. Nicoll. W. a. Berrian p. d.
skillman, E. Hlertberg, S. l. Frceth, c. NJ Raymond
!. A. Coett. W. F. Thompson, II. Hornbostle, w. NJ |
Norris, C. A. Niekerson, F. J. Horp, Z. A. Cooper |
and w. r. Burkhardt.
Most-See what we have effected for humanity.
Magistrate know you have affected the atmos
phere badly.
Judge-So you struck a buncoman?
Countryman-NO, yer Honor; stuck bunco
man.
Judge-Good. Discharged.
els using a falsetto voice criminal ofence?"
"Why certainly utterng forged notes. you know"