New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-21
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
/, WEEK OF CONTEMPORARIES SOCIAL
AFFAIRS.


accustomed to keep the festival. Perhaps the noo'
elaborate services were those held in the evening az
the First Reformed Collegiate Church In East one
hundred and twenty hrstst. The chnrch was hlieu wiz"
a large congregation and was beautifully decoh'oN
with flowers. There were musical choruses anu soiO
and recations by the children of the SUNDAY -sohoo
and addresses by the Rev. DR.. Elmendori pastor vi
the church. Joseph T. Brown, ana CharleS a. 'i'Pe'
superintendent OF the school.
The fifth commencement exercises OF the Barha'u
School for boys took place on Monday evening a' hO
citation Hail. No. B West One-hundred'ahd-t"eh'-
1fth-st The heat was almost intolerable but III
spite of the discomfort the audience, which nearly lled
the hail. remained TO the end Of the programme william
L. Hazen head master Of the school, presided Dec
lamations were given BY Hudson n. Mason, Waiter
c. Nichols, Louis J. Batter lin Germanl d. bralch
Warwick, Ernest II. Lloyd Byron W. smith, Iheouore
D. Mcdonald william Is. Symmes, lr., Ho"eh u
Perrin lin Germanl David a. Lesperance, lr, ana
Robert G. Howard. Essays were read by Wlham y.
Bensel. H. Frank Wells william II. Lockwood, and
Charles c. Hough All the decIaimers and essayists
were prize winners in the ANIMAL contest which TOOK
pIace at the school building May 30. The speak
ing and reading were intcrspersed win piano ducts
by Irving Hamilton and Charles A Westheimer each
playing with his teacher OF music, william ADRIAN
smith: with singing by the school glee club and the
presentation of a farce called I" Sea OF Troubles
in which Robert G. Howard, Frederick II. Hazard.
John w. Russell, Arthur S. HYDE Irving Hamilton
George S. Jaeger, Percy W. simpson, and Charles l..
Jaeger took part.
large number Of boys received medals for faithful
ness in attendance and studies during the term and Tor
proficiency in military tactics as determined by the
final drill, which took place at the eth Regiment
Armory on April "a. The prize speakers ana essayistS
also received their awards. The judges In military
tactics were Lieutenant J. Watson Cochrane, OF the
9TH Regiment and Captain Clinton H. Smith, oil the
list Regiment In defamation, the Rev. Dr W. W.
Giles, and in English composition, John n Gore Inc
four graduates OF the school who are prepared 10 enter
college are Theodore d. Mcdonald, Howell c. PERRIN
David A. Lesperance, jr., and David Baldwin. The
year lust closed was the most successful In the history
of the school, the attendance having reached l3o
pupils After September the headmaster viii be at
the office of the school, No. 119 West hundred and
twenty-ftth-st. between the hours OF 10 a. m. ana
10 m. and 5 p. m and anu p. IN, to receive
applicants for admission.
Tie students of the New-York Institution for the
Instruction Of the Deaf and Dumb, at northumberland
xtvthird. st. and the Boulevard held their seventy
,biri animal commencement on Tuesday morning.
There WINS large attendance Of officers and directors OF
the institution former pupils and their families ana Tel
atives and friends of the graduating class The Rev. Dr.
Thomas Gaandet represented the Board OF Directors
and presided over the exercises, making brief ad-
dress after prayer offered by the Rev. DIT. Henry b.
Chaplin The programme included reports OF the
varous committees on examination, exercises by the
children OF the primary department, conducted by the
principal OF the school, Dr. Isaac Lewis Peet; the
sautatory address by Richard Il. Tweed exercises In
reading and writing by Orrs Benson and Richard T.
Clinton two blind deaf mites, the last named using
a typewritlng machine; the reading OF the Holbrook
prize essay by May Martin; the poem, The Valley OF
Silence" given simultaneously IN signs and speech by
Ella f. Taylor and Miss Martin the valedctory
Grafton by william Coombs. and the distribution OF
certificates diplomas and prizes. The most interesting
feature of the exhibition the showing of the ad-
vance made in the study Of labioogy and the develop
nent OF articulation under the combined system
which has been successfully adopted by the institu
ton II Is longer the practice of the Instructors
to develop the power Of speech In a few selected
pupils but to take every SPECIFICS boy or girl who
enters and give them ell the possible benefits OF
patience and experiment..
The following is list Of the graduates OF '9l
High class course-willIam Ccombs, Richard R.
Tweed Agnes Craig, Martha Hasty, Mary A. Kelly,
May Martin. Special supplementary course-Henry j.
Kennedy, Dora Streeter Eight years course-Archi-
bald Mel. Baxter, Henry Bettss, James Britt, Nicho-
las Burland, Gustave Ertman, Peter Fater, Peter
Glosque John COOr, William Gunee, Theodore Lorcer,
Robert f. Maynard, William Moore, John J. McEvoy,
Frank H. McMickle Andrew Paul, Herman PfObst,
Stanley Robinson Burdette Smith. James Thompson,
John II. Van Seggar, Antoine Wagele Johanna Buss,
Mary Eaton Florence II. Hand, Eliza VI. House,
Mcna Jost Annie Phl1psk, Ann l.. Waidler. Mary A.
Zenner.
Its offence is rank and smells to Harlem, is the
opinion Of considerable number of people who live In
Pleasant-ave and other streets the East Side, In
the neighbOrhoOd OF the works OF the standard Gas
Light Company at one -hundred and Sxteenthst. and
tho East River Over 500 OF them have sent petition
to the Board Of Health Of the city, and also to the
state Board. They say that the smells from the
works are unpleasant and unheathfll, That the sudge
oil is permitted to polue the waters Of the river and
that large quantities of naphtn kept stored there,
10 the imminent danger Of the residents OF the neigh
borhood in Of lightning striking naphtha-tank
In consequence Of the disagreeable odors the pro
testants declare that many OF their best nelghbors
have moved away. Among these they name Judge
MARITIME Judge Andrew J. White. Richard NJ. Walters,
ex Ex-senator Fox Mr. Lombard and Mr.. Ayres, the we'll
known oil merchants and others. meeting Of abOut
fifty Of the residents Of the district was held on Tus
day night at the Office Of the London Needle Com
pany No. 541 East Onehundred and sixeenth-st, to
discuss the matter and determine Oh some plan OF
action the Board OF Health it Is alleged having done
nothing TO abatO the nuisance. J. T. ROscnhemer
was chairman, and william J. Tucker secretary The
object Of the meeting explained by John j. VaSe,
lawyer, and remarks made by X. F. Smith, Mr..
Tucker, Thomas Thodford and Others II was finally
decided to appoint committee, who should investigate
the subject, formulate plan Of action and report at
subsequent meeting. The committee consists Of j. T.
Rosenheimor Robert Mills, W. P. Brown, r. f. Smith
and Thomas Thedfod.
The president of the Hamilton Republican Club.
Colonel T. c. Campbell. yesterday by a Trib-
une reporter and asked what the club purposed doing
in a social and political way. Colonel Campbell
piled:
Nothing will be done in political clubdom worth
spoaking of for the next few weeks The Hamilton
Club will probably remove from their present quar-
1ers owing 10 the Infamous nuisance of the liquor
shop which rs been put in the basement of the club
house against their wishes and In face of their protest"
In a further conversation the president Of the Ham
iltOn Club said
les politically think there will be very active
time in New York this fall. That is Indicated by Mr. Plat
and the leaders generally OF the party in this state. The
members Of the Hamilton Club well satisfied with
the proceedings Of the Columbus Convention, when
Put The apostle of protection in the w;S q becoming
Governor OF ohio That he Is to be, and indeed
! thing higher honors await HIM The platform
adopted al Columbus will meet the approval of Repb-