New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-17
NETWORK CITY.

reception will be given to new students IN tde
colleges semnarles and professional schools OF the
city on Saturday evening, at the metropolitan opera
House assembly rooms by tho Students Movement.
4 number OF prominent city professors win make aa'
dresses and refreshments will he served
First Lieutenant Richard waach. Of the Marine
Corps. on duty at the Navy Yard was yesterday de-
taChed and ordered to duty on the new cr"'se' "a"
Francisco on the Pacific Coast.
Daniel W. Tomphns thirty years old. accidentally
shot himself IN the head Yesterday morning when he
was handling sclf.cocking revolver in his home at
No. o5T East Cne-hundrcd- nnd-twcnty- nfth-st Tho
v.cund was serious and he removed to the liar
lem Hospital.
A retention was given last evening BY the children
Of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, Fnty-hrstst'
and Madisonavc. Archbishop Corrigan. Bishop NC
Ouad of Rochester, several other Catholic preates ana
many priests and prominent Roman Catholic laymen
were present.
The Dock Board yesterday decided to build new
r,or at East River and Twcntietls The engineer OF
the 30 ri was instructed to cpare tie noe ry plans
Immediately.
The reception to the Count OF Paris by General
Alexander : Webb will be given at the GeneraPs
home. No. 10 Lexingtonave.. from to O'Clock TO-
day. and not from A to s, as announced In the In
vitations.
At the request Of the members Of the Church Club
NJ
Duv OF Churchmen to the state" given at the ami
versary dinner CT the cup last year, "eS o00" P'
slred in . pamphlet
The Rev w. H. p Faunce will begin In his church.
the Fifth Avenue Baptist. next Sunday evening
series of sermons under the general title, Moocrn
Problems In David's Life"
The Young Mems Christian Association. Twenty
third st branch, begins this evening series Oh pfac
teal talks BY prominent men, to young men only
There will be four talks, OH Succeeding FRIDAY even
,nrs the first speaker being John Lloyd Thomas, ana
The sbicct The American Mechanic ADMISSION o!
ticket only TO be had free on application AZ he as
scc,n,Ion rooms, No. 81 East Twenty third-st.
The students of the University Medical College
,,cctcd the following officers on Wednesday night
O. :. Langworthy, PRESIDENT g. y. stockweil, e1ahd
marshall Harry B. Henson, secretary W. IL. Mhocr
,r,.urcr. g. j. (ornaa Charles E. Morris. E. Everett
Field J. p. IIawley. T. j. Ward, George schupcs ana
A. +. Leonard, governing committee.
Thomas Bracket Reed, the famous speaker OF the
uousc NJ Representatives, will be ffty-0ne years Ola
tomorrow.
sm,cl TO bring q live load of them To this city this
,u arrived In the first part Of the week from tic
Georges Banks, OF Cape COD
Tile blockade In westst, at the Cotlandt-st ferrv'
between 4 and O'Clock yesterday afternoon was 80
dense that trucks and other vehicles arriving on inc
boats we're forced remain on the ferry bridges Dcs
unable to force passage to the street. The male pas
.engc-s who were In hurry had 10 mount the ughlly
wedgcd mass Of wagons horses and drivers, ana make
living leaps hitler and thither to gain the opposite
side of the street. Women had to walt ior long tmc
nm both sides of the street before they dared 70 cross
The annual dinner Of the police captains and In
spcctors will take place on the thira MONDAY III jan
NARY at DclmOnico's. committee VI caP"i,n' "e.
~cs,crday in Acting superintendent Ryrncss Office and
made the necessary arrangements
Henry Clews. the wall-st banker. appeared at tho
rombs Police Court yesterday in connection WIN inc
- oco,nst his clerks, Charles NJ Rurts and Oscar
= uoae. who had Systematically robbed the banking
nousc of large quantity Of postage stamps The prs
oncrs we're held In 900 bail each to appear on
Tuesday next