New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-25

ing Yesterday afternoon at no University Place
The subject was Partiipia Clauses on Monday
next the treatment Of clauses Will be further discussed
The Washington Memorial Arch Fund, by the ad-
dition Of subscriptions Of 500 from I. j. Oakley
Rhinclandcr and Mary c. Scrymscr, now amounts l"
S71.411 l..
The Board appointed TO devise method Iy "Ih'I'
the apprdscmcnt of silks be made uniform IN All
United states ports met at the oAicc of Appraiser
Cooper Yesterday and organized follows: NJ W.
Cooper chairman: +. = sharrcttS appraiser IN Haltl
more. recorder; F. c. IIaync appraiser IN 'hI''Eo'
vice. chairman. Daniel Clark, assistant appraiser III
Philadelphia, also present The representative
from Boston being absent, The Board adjourned WIN
out doing any business.
A Civil Service examination for the once oi po-
lariScopi,t in the Customs service was held at inc
Appraisers stores Yesterday There were twelve ap-
plicants. The result Will be announced as soon as
the examination papers are read
some Of the new postage stamps issued on Satnr-
day were unpackcd at The po,to'cc yesterday. Pack
ages containing 100000 1-ccnt stamps, looo'"o
2-cent stamps, and smaller amounts OF other stamps
of the new issue, were received on Friday, bat were
not opened until yesterday. They VIII moi be SOFA
Till the old all u~cd.
The annual Charity BAH Of the Turim Association
will take place al the metropolitan opera House "n
next Tuesday evening and promises 10 be even more
successful than IT, predecessors were. The lit OF
patron, includes the names Of great many prominent
hebrews Of this city.
Postmaster Van Colt has been informed that the
steamer China arrived at san Francisco on Friday win
mails from China and Japan of the following dates
Hong Kong. January 80; Shanghai, January Il and
Yokohama February Tie mails axe Guc 10 arrive
here tomorrow morning. The next mail for China
and Japan will close at the general Po>onicc here az
D. m. Mar,h Is, to bee sent hy the steamship emma
from san Francisco on March II.
An exhibition ol portable and hand cameras was
held in the parors Of the New York Camera 'luo last
night. About Il hundred people, among whom were
many ladies' prc-cut Representatives "i tA'
various Photographic supply companies throughout iHr
country displayed and manipulated their inventions.
Cameras ranging in ~i/c from those taking photographs
no larger than postage stamp t. portable cameras
carrying plates by niche, were exhibited.
Mrs NJ II. Peabody viii give hef last lecture oa
"The Historical Development Of AT az the h"u-o "i
Mrs. William \. Caldwell this morning AT II "''"'".
The exhibition Of art boob, on Na-huet"n's bitl
day at the library Of the louu- Men, Christian A.
ISOLATION wa, seen by large number % ART -tudent-
from the different ats,hop~ Designs from Tie rtc''
masters illustration, Of ornaments. costume. pieces
Of sculpture ccrmic> and natural history were AMONG
the objects Of interest Tia, j, the second special
exhibition given at tins library the onc last year Was
to architects and architectural students.
The Painters Council met Do clarendon Hall lat
night and arranged for series OF MASS meetings T.
push the eIghthours agitation. Ab'u, 400 painter
were present.
Dr. Tranci. Walk read paper before the meeting Of
the Medical society If tie Comfy # Sew orA az
40 l. West Thrty first It, last evening. His subject
Eye strain, Its Cause. symptoms aud Eh"'t-.'
He also spoke Of simple method, for d. detection.
The paper was discussed bV DI-. David Webster.
oren PomerOy, J. \. Andrc0,, L. Grucnins and ~ l..
Ranney.