New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27
NEW.NORK CITY.

The lecture this week in the Cooper Union free sat
urday night course will be delivered h. Court nay
Dc Kalb, on The Amazon River with new and
original lantern views.
Deputy Commissioner Dalton sent a letter to sec
rotary Miller, Of the Central Labor Union, yesterday.
saving that he had been holding open tho Morrison
Investigation to give the union an opportunity to be
heard. lie requests the secretary TO call ard present
any facts in his possession at the street Cleaning De
partmcnt at noon tomorrow, when /, IS probable the
case will be closed.
Commissioner Gilroy will start for FLORIDA today
for a vacation Of ten days or two wcchs.
Patrick McCann's snail fame stable at Brcmcr
ave. and Dcvoc-st., HichbriGcc, was destroyed by fire.
carly Yesterday morning. and three work horses were
burned 10 death. McCann's loss was ab'ut S1'"'o.
Mrs. siiverberC. living on tho third floor Of the rear
tenement house No. 2,71s Third ave, loft hr It'll"
son Anthony alone In her rooms yesterday while she
went TO a store. In her absence TIE child set ire 20
his clothes and was burned seriously. The Nor
rlsania police sent him to The Harlem Hospital.
The Board Of Excise yesterday revoked the license
held by John Hertz at No. II F~irstst., on the com
plant that Ilertz's place was not re pcctihic.
II. l.. de ZayOs has been recommended BY the Com
mlttee on Evening schools a, Spanish Instructor in
the Harlem Evening High school.
The Merritt Wrccking Company was successful yes
,erdav in raisine the snnhen bark Narcotic from IL"
centre Of the channel opposite Hu"y Nc. 20. and NOV
ing her 10 the s~tapletOn hats. Divers have ur,ucces-
fully searched the wreck for the bodies Of The t"o
boys who were drowned.
"X."-Vetcrdns Of the Army. Navy or Marine Corps
who served throughout the Civil War are not now On
tilted to any tax exemptions. Prior - 15G7 the law
| allowed. as il; does now in many other states. an cN-
| cmption Of 81 ,OCO value Of property from the pay
| meut Of taxes. That IS, a veteran Of tho civil War
paid taxes only on property over and above $1,000
assessed valuation but the Democratic legislature
and Democratic Governor afterwari succeeded In re
pealing tho law.
The free lectures to the people under Tie auspices
Of the Board Of Education were continued laa' even
ing in Grammar schools Nos. II. u, ., IL, -. 20 and
-. Among the speakers were Professor g. 7. smelling
Captain Joel Wilson, Professor D.. :. Martin. y. I
Jcneris, Clarence pullcn and William bradford.
A reception will be given by the Rutecrs Female
College Alumnae Association at No. 50 west Fifty
nfth-st. from : to II O'Clock This evening. MIS-
George wetmore COLES, of Mo:Ii-town, will read selec
lions from Frank Il. S%tockton's works.
4 concert will be given at Pilgrim Congregational
Church. Madison-avc. and Onc-hGndred and twenty
drstst., tonight. Among those Who Will take par
are Miss Liz Runals, soprano; i. 7. CriSpin. teno
solo singer Of Trinity Church Nile. Bertha Eron,l
violinist; Professor Mincr {. baldwin, Orsanist; ant
Ramon S. A~quabclla, acconpanist.
The Tribune yesterday received the following con
tributions for Mrs. Celia Dutchmal, Of 80. 81 Mort
sixth ST., Brooklyn. who attempted 10 drown her tw'
starving children on Tuesday night: s25 from o.,
50 from M. NJ. P,o and 81 from j. ". H.
The general sales agents Of the anthracite coal pro
duc,nc companies met Yesterday and decided 10 fl
tbo March output at 100000 tons. No change wa
made in prizes. and the action as taken IS expected Z
relieve the market OF recent congestion.
George II. I~ourhton, a burglar Of cmiTepcc in hi
calling. was convicted Of having burglars tools IL
his nossession I'm General sessions Yesterday. lie W.
arrcstod on the stoop If No. 2O5 East ThIGiicth--t. OF
January % by Detectives Lyman and Mctuinncss
Recorder SMITH rcnanded him for sentence.
Professor Thwing, Of Brooklyn. lcctu:cd at the Val
~o-uon Institute Yesterday on &" Japan " a. seen b.
him In a recent tour. The students sang a wclcom
inc song and several medical and clerical guests wcr
present.
Dr.. william S%tratford, The professor Of natural his
torv I'm the COLLEGE Of The Ci;y Of lew York, VIII spcal
in Association Hall this evening on " Life in the open.
Fx.Goycinor John p. II. John. Of Kansas, vii
sne,k in a Gospel temperance service In the Harlem
rbcot-e on Sunday afternoon. The cS-GoveinOr vii
i've assisted in the service by Miss Lily Runais ana Pro
fe,sor Minor C.. BALDWIN
WASHINGTON Irving will be the subject Of a lcctur
rr George william Curtis AT the Berkeley LyccUIn, 70
,Ho benefit Of the scholarship Fund Of Barnard Col
10 at q y. H.. on March g.. Tickets may be obtainc
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