New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
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The Rev. DR.. Theodore Carson, pastor Of st. PANS
Episcopal Church. Lynchburg, Va, and MS wlie arc
the guests Of General Horatio C. King. Dr. Carson
was chaplain OF the famous It'll Virginia Cavalry OF the
Confederate Army in General j. E. B. stewards corps
II is expected that he will preach in Grace Episcopa
Church. Brooklyn
Three OF the poor coroners whose salaries nave oeen
mp by Controller Myers because they have
TO account for the fees which they coliecteo "hne
acting in place Of the sheriff, have filed oono y" pay
such fees into court in the suit winch is penuis
to test the Controllers contention Is decioed against
them. Those who have given the bond are Coroners
Levy Hany and schntze the Controller thereupon
paid them the back salaries withheld from May l.
superintendent Jackson, of the Railway Mail Ser
vice. yesterday received telegram from the Cincinnati
Railway Mail Service officials, saying that railway
wreck near Steubcnve caused the loss by fire OF the
ordinary and registered mail which accumulated at
Cincinnati between noon and p. m. on Friday
The bark Dona Evelina, loaded with phosphate, put
in at this port in distress yesterday, having sprung
leak Her sails had been almost all carried away and
her bulwarks were gone On October she encountered
fierce gale from the norhnortheast, which lasted till
October TO- and hurricane struck her october IL.
lasting till october 49,
meeting of representatives Of the American Ship
ping and Industrial League will be held in the rooms
of the Board OF Trade and Transportation at 80 p M
tomorrow. There Will be general discussion Oh he
interests Of American shipping, and Of the question:
American or Foreign ships; Whichl' There VIII also
be an election of delegates TO the council OF the Bath
branch Of the League
The Rev. Drs. R. Heber Newton, J. r. Day ana
others will address public meeting tomorrow evening
held 10 limit Iquor-stores the West SIDE The
meeting will be held at the West End Presbyterian
Church One hundred and ff-st and Amsterdam ave.
under the auspices Of the West Side Excise REFORM
Association. The public are invited
The daughters Of the comrades Of Lafayette Post.
No 40 G. A. R.. organized society on Friday. Inc
following were present at the first meeting Miss stro-
bridge Miss Greene, Miss Vessels, the Misses FAR
man, Miss Gum and Miss Garrison
The large library Of the late Benjamin " stlweii
will be sold at auction tomorrow and next day oy James
p siIo at No. AZ Liberty-st There are more thaD
g 900 volumes including English literature Americana
Napoeonia shakespeariana, political economy bacH
letter Illuminated missals. manuscripts, Lord kings
borough's Antiquities Of Mexico etc.
A new pantomime entitled The Brigands" has been
mt on at the Eden Musee, and is the brightest and
most attractive oS the series Nile. Waltz continues 10
please with her French songs which are set on oy
some excellent dancing ParneI in wax draws crowds
There will be sacred concerts this afternoon ana
evening.
Eight excursion parties are to leave New-York for
California during the coming season under tIe uiS'
| ton Of Messrs. Raymond & Whitcomb November IL
and December 10 being the first two dates Of departure
In each instance vestbuled Pullman palace sleeping
and dining cars Of the latest and most elegant style
! will make up the special train. The scope OF the
excursions has been greatly enlarged within few
years Descriptive circulars may be obtained Of Ray
| mond & whitcomb, No. 257 Broadway.
The special passenger trains connecting for the last
six months az New-aven with steamers leaving Pech
| Slip have been withdrawn for the season. The steam
ers however, will start usual at p m. and II
D. m, Sundays excepted, arriving in time to take
| trains 10 all points North and East
Major George ". Mclean, Receiver Of Taxes, re
ported Yesterday that the total amount Of the taxes
Of 1891 collected from october when the textbooks
were opened, until October IS was S11,190121 10
This is about onethird Of the tax levy for the year
Water Register Riley's report for last week showed
that S47 731 As was collected for Croton water use
Mayors Marshal Engehard issued 1,423 city licenses
| for which the fees amounted to g. 068 %
The Associate Alumnae of the Normal College held a
reunion.n the college chapel yesterday afternoon The
aumnae library and the Wadeigh Memorial rooms were
open for inspection. The programme for the after
| noon contained musical solos. and three short adj
| dresses by Dr. Emily Ida Conant and Hamilton W
| Mabie.