New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-13
NEW-NORK CITY.

The Tribune has received b from E. w" and s.
ANONYMOUSLY for the family Of James MCGrady. whose
destitute condition reported i'll yesterdays paper
series of Bible readings illustrated by over 300
stereoptcon of the life Of Jesus Christ are be
ing delivered by George d. Mackay in the Phillips
Presbyterian Church, at Madisonave. and seventy
third-st. They will last through next week.
The Rev. DR.. Reid, secretary of of the Boards
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church. addressed the stu
dents of the Union Theolosical seminary yesterday
afternoon upon Foreign Missions"
The staff of the Special Treasury Agent at this port
was increased yesterday by the appointment of Robert
L. Cook of Brooklyn. and A. L. Cheney OF sayVihe'
L. l., as inspectors
Thomas Waugh, a stonecutter. of West Twclftl-st.
was at work in the building at fntllaVe ana
Fiity-,eventlst. yesterday and was killed by all ac'
cidenta fall from the fourth to the second story.
George Brown who charged with advertising
counterfeit money, acquitted III General SESSIONS
Yesterday John B. Roey, of Lorraine Ill., the com
plainant testified that Brown pretended to have for
sale good money that had been Illegally issued ana
not green goods
The Grand Jury found fourteen indictments ycster-
day AGAINST Eugene Pguet, formerly cashier OF the
Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, who absconded
with I'll 900 Of its funds. lie was arrested IN Geneva
switzerland recently, and will be brought back to this
city.
John Reilly. fifteen years old, of No. 1os West
Twenty cighth-s was TO the House of Refuge In
General Sessions yesterday for stealing an overcoat
from Horace Drake, cashier of the Surtevant House
The lad is said have stolen articles worth Sl4oo IN
various hotels.
The United states gunboat Concord went on pre-.
uminary trial trip on Long Island Sound Yesterday
AT night she returned and anchored at CITY Island
To-day she will make complete trial OF her engine
capacity.
AT a meeting of the Hudson River Yacht Club held
Yesterday Il. V. Freeman, Joseph Sllgcr ana Henry
F. Allen were appointed delegates 70 the New-fork
Yacht Racing Association. Z. Il. eangcrfeld, r. A
Dreschler and Robert DaTow were elec'ed aS 'iic
finance committee
DENNY Coroner jenkins yesterday decided that John
f,umminsky the pianomakcr. who died at his nome
No 1876 Thirty sixth St, had committed Sni'iue
bv swallowing a dose Of Paris green. CumminSKy o'eo
ON SATURDAY, and until the autopsy was held II was
thought that cholera morbus was the CAUSE VI HIS ~
The case will be investigated
James : Coleman presided last evening in Stem
rav Hail at lecture by r. ONeill Russell under the
auspces of the Gaelic society on Ancient lriSh Manu-
,crip,so A large Attendance greeted the spedher
John W. Goff in an eloquent speech, moved NO'e vi
thanks 10 the lecturer which was Secohocu ny D. W"
O'Bren and passed unanimously
. The Plattdeutsche voksfest Vcrein has decided to
hold IN, festival this year in Union Hill Park as usual
Accordinc TO il, report the society has now balance
an the treasury Of ST. 900, and has given more rha
$4,000 70 charitable institutions during the last zen
years
The Committee Buildings of the Board OF hauca
ton met at Grand and Elm SIS. yesterday AFTERNOON
Reference was made ihe favorable criticism passed
upon the school buldngs OF this city by superintendent
Aothv of Montreal. It was reported that the ne"
buidiuc in One-hundred and thirty fourthst VIII DC
opened in about one week.
4 meeting of the Committee or Teachers OF the
BOARD Of Education will be held at the rooms OF Inc
BOARD No. l46 Grand-st., this afternoon. Among INC
,binrs that are TO be acted j. the proposed appoint
pent of Mr. Agnes OBrien As principal OF one Oh 'nc
Grammar schools in the Twelfth Warn III = PIOodulo
NAT she will receive the appointment
The anniversary Of the Woman's Branch OF the Cly
,son took place yesterday in the Christian NorKcrs
IIonc No. 1913 East Tcnth-st., when memorial services
Gov Mrs A. r. Brown were held Addresses were mace
bv the Rev. Howard Bliss and the Rev DR.. AZ r.
echauGcr.
The E>ecutive Committee Of the Normal College held
Meeting Yesterday afternoon. several questions Oh
;,rc IN the students were discussed. They VIII Dc
,onsdered at the meeting Of the Board OF Education
o-mOrrOw.
The Rev Dr. Howard Crosby delivered an inter
,i address to the students of the Union Theological
seminary last night under the auspices OF the homi
,.tIcal society OF the seminary.