New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-21
NEW-lORK CITY.

NEW ORk tlI1.
People who live in uptown fats are being continually
ANNOYED BY urchins who ring their bells ana ASK
for money or something 10 eat
The Board Of Estimate held brief session yesterday
and considered General SickleS's deficiency bill Of
soj1O3 % for running the Sherfs Office in 1870
Controller MYERS reported in favor of the claim BAT u
was laid over for the Commissioners Of Accounts
IN examine The Board Will hold another meeting at
10 80 a. H. today and probably will take action.
The Board of Aldermen decided yesterday to attend
the funeral Of exAlderman George Hall in body.
A revision Of the Municipal Code is badly needed
in the opinion Of both lawyers and city 0mc'ais
Yesterday Mr. Flescnhcmer. OF the Nth Ds'rlc'
offered resolution in the Board Of Aldermen request
ING CORPORATION Counsel Clark To undertake the prep
aration OF a new code The Law Committee was III
structsd 10 confer with Mr.. Clark on the subject
George F.. Hardy well known school principal OF
this civ delivered an instructive lecture yesterday
afternoon before the school OF Pedagogy, at NO. >
University Place. THE Place and Function OF
Literature in Elementary schools
AT the meeting Of the alumni Of Union Theological
seminary held on MONDAY at No. 1856 Fifth ave. the
date Of the annual dinner fixed for March =
The Committee on Teachers of the Board Of Educa-
ton held meeting Yesterday afternoon Inc ap
Monument Of several teachers ~ German to take the
nlaccs Of Teacher, who have resigned recently was
\ concert was given last evening in the hail Of
The bedford Flats, one hundred and thirty >evcnthSt
and Scycntlave under the auspices of the people
living IN the hats in aid of the church OF ST. 'hdIc'
Eor,omeo, of which the Rev. Or. C. VI. O'keche Is
pastor
70 day il the feast OF -. Agnes: but it Will not
I've observed in the church Of that name III EaSt
Forty third It. until next sunday. as then memorial
tablet in the church to Father Mcdowell Us lorhcr
pastor. will also be unveiled The p"h'ihcai iha'.
will he celebrated by the Rev. DR.. Cor;ss. Bishop OF
Wilmington. Del and the sermon VIII be prcached
by the Rev p. /. Chspelle. OF Washington.
The engines OF the wooden corvette lantic had
dock trial Yesterday and they worked SATISFACTORILY
Their, is moro less anxiety among boih o'ccis ana
crew 10 learn wcthe? she Is 10 he sent 10 the south
Atlantic station or whether she IS to be USED 10
recruit seamen for the new ships.
The BOARD of Education will meet this afternoon
4 number of important matters Will be discussed
The Merchant Tailors' Society OF the CITY Of New
Work will hold lis first exhibition Of the tailoring
elias, at the New-YoIl Trade Schools firStave,
ivtvsevcn,h and sixtyeiehth SITS. This evening. al
o'clock Addresses will be made by David McAdanl'
oscar s. Straus Colonel II. r. Auchmniy and others
4 special meeting of the Board Of Trade and Trans
portation will be held to-day at 3 p m 10 CONSIDER
the subject Of the completion of the Work III the hau'
of the .Iqucduct Commission for furnishing wafer
SIMPLY for TN, city. and also Ia consider the necessity
~ romuletiug the improvements Of the state canals
The sale Of the library of the late General James
uowcn wa, continued yesterday afternoon at the
auction rooms Of Gangs a CO.. Nos 7J9 ana al
p,oadway The attendance of buyers was large ana
.,,ont 700 volumes were sold. The sale VIII be
concluded to-day.
4 cable report came 10 New York Yesterday winch
,id that 100000 bushels Of scotch potatoes VIII De
nronptIy bought by the British Government Tor as
t,ur,tiou among lis suffering subjects chiefly IN III"
land This il tue. will cut of useful supplies Of
foreign potatocs from this market.
Florists uptown brighten the winter promenade by
unusually fire window displays over a ooh'h
varieties Of choice roses to DE seem with bean'H
rclid, and tulips intcrspcr,ed Two new bulb pro
ductou, will soon be in selling parcels Dealers say
that fhc decorations Of the Holland society ie'tVai
have called out increased numbers Of BUYERS Oh Jumps
Though hot house strawberries are selling at - %
for ems each containing about ten berries few
restaurant keepers offer them to customers.
There will he an exhibition Of the paintings Of
Miss Ella Suydam to-day at the Ladies All NSeola'"i'
40 % Fast FOurccnhst.. which VIII illustrate INC
,ror Of the class in landscape painting who studied
under Robert e. Minor
The annual reception and ball Of the IXth Assembly
District Republican Cub promises to he more ATTRACTIVE
,bap any previDuslv given. 1t will be held at me
Central Opera House. SiXtyscvcntlt and Ihiid ave.
an March > The boxes will be sold al the cuh-Ipoh'
No Abingdon square, on the evening Of February a.
Tho Board Of Army Officers met in Room u. Army
Building Yesterday morning. but adjourned uhui IL
a M today when important matters VIII be
considered.
A course Of six lectures is 10 be given before the
Archaeological Institute Of America in the buildings OF
Columbia College. Professor rockingham. Of Prince
ton will deliver the first This evening. hl- subject
la .Pnmc nd OF
Al a meeting Of the Academy OF AnthrppoloN at
Coopcr Union last evening. Or :. b. CrothcrN read
. noper entitled some New iacts Regarding Alco
holc IIeredity7 The lecturer cited many cases Nus
,ratng the various ways in which the excessive use
of LIQUOR is Inherited.