New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
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Edward o. Leech, Director Of the Mint, and J. II.
Carter, Commissioner General Of the Land once came
to this city yesterday from Washington. Together
with Henry w. Cannon, president Of the Chase National
Bank they will be the guests to-day of George Rutedge
Gibson at the Country Club
The entertainment presented this week by Mr..
Worth at his family museum and theatre is one Of
unusual interest In the work OF Seymour, the mind
reader and Branch, the hypnotist there is much TO
cause wonderment and thought. On the theatre stage
the Days and their dog called Halliday; Jeppe and
Fanny Delano, and the Mackleys will be among the
features The usual Sunday concerts will be given.
The Lincoln Club will present portrait to Post
master Cornelius Van Cot at its clubhouse, No. So
Clinton Place, on Wednesday evening The committee
in charge consists Of F. A. Shields. William Morgan,
Whitfield Van Cott, Samuel NJ. Johnson, Thomas
Coakly, and Alexander II. Reid secretary.
The Republican District Committee of the XXIst
Assembly District will meet at No. 1o5 East Fifty
ninth-st tomorrow evening.
The New-York Historical Society will meet at Sec
ondave. and Eleventh-st. Tuesday evening. when
the Rev. DR.. B. F. De Costa will read paper on
"The Genesis of English Society In New-Yorl."
The Academy Of Political Science will in Ham,
ton Hail. Columbia College, Tuesday evening.
]. Hampden Dougherty will read paper on " Alex
ander Johnston and His Contributions to Political
Science"
meeting OF the Geneal0glcdl ana Biographical 30
ciety viii be held at the Berkeley Lyceum on Friday
evening next. The Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix will deliver
an address on al. ]. Astor and His American An
cestry."
The Commonwealth Club will meet at No West
Twenty -ninth-st. at 80 p. m. May IS, and after
the dinner Simon sterne will speak How TO Set
Our Legislation on Scientific Basis and Abolish the
Lobby"
The James G. Blaine Club of the XyIIIth Assembly
District will meet tomorrow night at No. 900 Third
ave-
1t was a pleasant day at the Custom House yester-
day for several faithful officials Colonel Henry d.
Stsnwood was sworn in as Auditor, Disbursing Agent
Samuel W. Thompson was informed that his salary had
been from SO TO "a 900. and Assistant
Auditor Josiah n. Knapp that his salary had been
raised from So, 700 to $4,000
The japanese troupe of acrobats at the Eden Musee
at the height of their popularity Two sacred con-
certs by the Hungarian orchestra will be given to-day.
Beginning to-day, the regular spring timetable OF
the sea Beach route to Coney Island is In force and
at ten minutes past each hour its commodous boats
leave the Whitehast. terminus Of the elevated roads
The trip is made in little half hour, and at
this when it is not Overcrowded the beach fur
nshes charming relief from the already sultry at
mosphere of the city.
DR.. C. A. Dorman of NewIaven will give special
address 10 young men this afternoon at 3 80 O'Clock
in Association Hail. Twenty third-st and Fourthave.
The subject Of his address will be The Wages Of
SIM or the Terrible Effects of Impurity" IT will be
Illustrated by remarkable series Of diagrams and
paintings.