New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-19
NETWORK CITY.


Home study Of Holy Scripture and Church History
was held at No. 8 University Place yesterday after
noon Bishop w. c. Doane presided. The secretary.
Miss Smiley, reported that the society was in pros
porous condition. that the receipts of the year had
been 81 462 &c. and the expenses 1881 O6. After
December 1 the society will open its library at No.
o University Place, Room 80.
The Rev. Father Papn, French priest, who was
on a visit to this country and was staying when he
became i'll of typhoid fever with the priests attached
to the Church of St. John the Baptist in East Sew
th-st, and who died in st. Nncents Hospital
on saturday, buried yesterday In Calvary Gene
terry A solemn mass Of requiem was offered up In
the Church of st. John the Baptist by the Rev. F.
Tetran, assisted by the Rev. Father Petit as deacon
and the Rev. J. Tetran as subdeacon The dead
priest was native Of Bordeaux France. and when
he fell ill about TO return TO his native country
after a brief visit to the United states
Frank II. pearsall, who for many years has been
the agent of the Wagner Palace Car Company at the
Grand Central Station, has resigned and will take the
office of secretary of the Railroad Young Mems Christian
Association In place of James Patterson, who has re-
signed
The Rev. Dr. Maynard will deliver an illustrated
lecture ON the South of France this afternoon at Chick
ering Hall.
The dome of the City Hall is to be lighted by cleo
trcity Commissioner GilrOy, of the Department OF
Public Works. made a contract yesterday with the
Edison Company for putting an elecriclght plant III
the City Hall to illuminate the dome. The cost OF the
plant Will be 1880.
The managers of the Convalescent Home at Summit
" j. a charity which established primarily for
the benefit of the sick and suffering poor OF this city,
have arranged for of six lectures by George
KEENAN, beginning on November 90. The trustees OF
the Broadway Tabernacle have given the use of the
church. and the Rev. DR.. Taylor Will preside Tickets
NAV be obtained at the church, at Ponds muscstore
and of d. W. Robertson manager. No. 90 Park Row.
Commissioner GrOy, of the Department of Public
Works intends to ask for additional legislation this
winter for protecting the pavements. Mr. Gilroy
said Yesterday that he would eDdeavor to have law
passed which would authorize him to complete the
house connections for water and sewer in streets
to be repaved as far the curb-lne, so that the
tearing up of the pavements again may be avoided
The gunboat Concord left her pier at East Ninth
ST. at 80 D. yesterday. and went about 100 miles
nm Long Island Sound. She viii make her official
steam trial today.
Ralph Kennedy who is under indictment for larceny.
became so violent in the Genera Sessions Building
yesterday that it took several policemen to overpower
him. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital for examina
ton to his sanity.
Two special benefit performances in aid of the Irish
Home Rule fund will be given, one at Chichering Hall
ON THANKSGIVING night. and the other matinee in
proctors Twenty third Street Theatre on December q
Already SO 200 has been raised by the promoters Of
the fair in aid Of the parochal schools of Holy Cross
Church. in West Forty second ST.. and from the fair
itself which Is now In progress several thousand dol
| lars more certain TO be realized
The proceeds of the Irish celebration in memory Of
Allen Larkin and OBrien in Chickerng Hall sun
day evening will be applied to the building Of monu.
mrnt in Calvary Cemetery the Irish patriot Will
lam 7. Melvin Ex-Congressman FInerty, of Chicago,
will speak at another meeting In celebration of the day
| in Cooper Union Monday evening
Tho eipbtvsixth anniversary, Of the New-York His
torca Society was held az the library last evening.
| .bout 900 persons were present John ~ King pre-
| s;ded The exercises opened with prayer by the
| Dow Dr C. r. Dufie. James C. yelling president
| Of the Columbian University. Washington, then read
| . raner on Connecticut Federalism, or Aristocratc
Politics in a Social Democracy"
| pisbon Thobnrn who sails tomorrow for India de
uyered a farewell lecture last night at the Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church. lie said that the lindoos
| 80 ,o,ro ban,ized into Christianity at the rate Of
| .oo n month and that the Methodist branch Of the
mission church had doubled its numbers In the last
four wears lie expected to live 70 see 100000 native
| Christians in India
The Lincoln Club, Republican organization OF the
worbpgmcn OF the XIXth Assembly Distrct met last
| ,h. ~ te now onarters, 40. 1898 Broadway, and
,a,aned 10 rousing protection talk from the prcsi
| aon, Iereu,iab Murphy The club has now 100 mem
hers and will meet every TWO Weeks
,.rce a,dicnce listened TO the lecture of the Rev.
| ~ r.,mage ,a.t night at the Metropolitan Opera
uouse ON Charity in our Judgment OF Others lie
insisted ON the great influence OF heredity as ten
dcucy 10 wrOng-doing and the lhJusucc Z" u'e world
IN passng Judgment upon the unfortunate whose down
cal, had cen largely due TO hereditary Influences aud
carly surroundings