New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-27
NETWORK CITY.

Tho Committee on Teachers Of the Board Of Education
held special meeting yesterday to consider the appoint
ment of q principal for the new school In the Nine
tecnth Ward The majority report of the trustees
favored Miss Cooper while the minority report favored
Miss Hoyt.
DIR Henry NJ. Leipnger, who was elected Assistant
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Schools last week. took the
oath Of Office yesterday. lie will begin his duties to-
morrow.
Professor Albert s. Bickmore will deliver an illus
trated lecture upon California and the Yosemite al
leyp on saturday Decoration Day, at 30 p M Work
lngmen and workingwomen especially are invited 10 DC
present Professor Bicmore will also begin series oil
lectures TO the members of the Museum this evening
The subject tonight will be Corals and Coral Islands
Alexander d. Anderson, special commissioner of the
Columbian Worlds Fair, Will address the dry-soods
trade at noon to-day at the Merchants Club No. los
Leonard on plans Of the managers OF the far ior ca
bibts Textile manufacturers and dry-goods mer
chants are invited TO attend
There will be a meeting and reception of ST. Nicholas
Lodge No Sol F. and a. NJ, at p m. at the Masonic
Temple this evening
Charles D. J. Noeke the Bowery steamship ticket
agent who was for having in his possession
the certificate of deposit for $4,000 which was stolen
from W. j. Ramsey by two "bunco" men, was held Tor
trial in police court yesterday charge OF forgery
He was admitted to bail.
The PhiloCeltic Irish Language School Will celebrate
this evening in Nilsson Hall the 1l2h anniversary oil
the birth of Thomas Moore. varied programme mas
been arranged including songs rectatons and speeches.
in Gaelic and English. John W. GOff will be the orator
of the evening.
The annual festival of the Catholic Benevolent
Legion attached to Holy Cross Church, In west Forty
second-st., was held last evening in Lion Park
William d. Marsh the son of wealthy resident OF
Morristown, n. j. pleaded guilty to grand larceny and
forgery In General Sessions yesterday, and Recorder
Smyth sent him to the Elmira Reformatory. Judge
Lacombe and Others wrote the Recorder in Marsh's
behalf.
James McCreery has bought from Mr.. and Mrs
william Johnston, ir., the property on the southeast
corner Of Sixthave. and Twenty third-st, formerly
Booths Theatre, for 81, 100000.
vicePresdent Levi P. Morton and George Bliss have
sold t Pauline Lemon the thirtyhve plots of ground
IN the map of the ChesebOrough farm, adjoining the
land of the NewYork Juvenile Asylum, for Soso'ooo
nrctty six-yea1-od girl named Frederca Berger ar
rived here on the Aller from Bremen on Monday ard
was landed at the Barge oifce yesterday she was
tound 10 Des Moincs, Iowa, and was alone tag
hearing her age name and destination was attached 70
her
Judge MARITIME in General Sessions yesterday SEN
fenced Thomas p Clark to twenty years imprisonment
Cor killing his aunt Hannah Riordan, January 26 at
No A,e West Twenty -ninthst. Clark was convicted
of manslaugher.
The Commissioners Of Charities and Correction yes
terday elected william Rourhe warden of Bellevue Hos
initial TO succeed John J. Fallon, who has become
warden of the Tombs Prison The new warden has
been steward of the homeopathic Hospital on Ward
Island The salary of the warden at Bellevue Is
81 700 year.
The funeral of Edward Kemeys was held at Grace
Church Yesterday at 80 a. m. Bishop Potter ana
,he Rev G. H. Bottome assistant rector OF the church,
ofHciated Among those present were Townsend COX
G. g. Haven S. s. sands, Charles Randall Conger
Oakley s. A. Walsh and Samuel ID. Babcock The
burial was in Greenwood.
Alderman George b. Morris, Of the Kiln District
presented a petition at the Common Council meeting
Yesterday signed by prominent cergymen including the
Rev Dr. Morgan Dix ArchdeacOn Mackay-Smith, the
Rev. Dr. John r. Paxton and Others, asking that the
ordinance forbddng the distribution Of cards and hand
bills in the streets be amended so as TO exempt the
handing out Of tracts from its operation.
Charles W. Mckee a cOlored citizen Of the XVIII AS
sembly District, who lives at No. 41s West Thirty
seventh-st was yesterday appointed by Commissioner
Groy an inspector Of water meters in the Department
! Of Public Works at So day. Inspector McKe passed
q highly credtable Civil Service examination.
Alderman Samuel ii. Bailey, of the XXIlld District
will celebrate his silver wedding this evening at Stuy-
vesant Hail. one hundred and sixh-st. and Third-ave
The Park Commissioners will begin their session at
IL m to-day. Routine business will be considered first
and at ] p. m. the Board will give public hearing
to those inteeted In the Battery Park and Ee
waited Railway question.