New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-05
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
CELEBRATING THE FOURTH-NOTES ABOUT
POLITICAL CLUBS.

POLITICAL CLUBS.
Tho du,ncss ot tho summer sostlce was relieved BY
the Observance Of the National holiday. Harlem IS ms
tor,c ground Here was fought the battle OF Hmlenl
Plains Washington Heights IS name that reca'.s
the struggles and glores OF the Revolutionary peiV
Forts Lee and George are relics OF patrlotc Pat' ~
over at Riverside is the tomb Of that later sodler VI
the Republic over whose remains MONUMENT wiz
some day be raised
Tbore uas A profuse display of bunting yesterday,
the small boy and bis sister made the usual amount OF
rose and tho clubs. social and political, Kept open
bouse. Speaking OF clubs recalls the fact that The
Tribune's announcement that the Hamilton RepuDncan
Club would move has been verified In the week. lIlo
Climb has gone ont 4 the old quarters over the Seventh
ore uoror shon and taken house at NO 254 West
One hundred and twenty sevenths Although they hah
leased the old clubhouse for year from May l. te
members hold that the ease Is void because OF mis-
representation the part Of the agent IN the pase
ment-a familiar story now. The agent OF the Duhd-
Ing will sue the club for rent until the expiration OF the
lease At the regular monthly meeting of the club, 10
be held tomorrow night action viii be takon upon
the recommendation OF the Executive Committee tiat
the members who had charge OF the unfortunate leasing
of the old premises be expelled.
Father Ignaius is announced to preach this morning
in the Church OF ST. Edward the Martyr.
East side people are still loud and emphatic In their
complaints against the alleged nuisance CT the Gas Com
nany,s works In East one hundred and -ffteenthso
They seem to think that the Health Ioad despite is
fair promises, is slow III coming to their relief.
The XXIIId Assembly District Republican Club held
It's regular meeting Thursday evening The presiueh''
David FrieIsam presided. The recording secretary
p NJ Cassidy real letter from r. G.. IIorr OF Michl-
gan. who regretted that he could not be present 10
sneak at the meeting but who expressed the hope that
he might be with the club at lis next meeting, on the
first Thursday in August. The election OF seven new
members brings the list up to nearly 700 names
Farragut Post, No. 40, G. A. r., celebrated its
twenty first anniversary at Lion Park on Wednesday
afternoon and evening. Addresses were maze Oy ueh-
eral O'Beine and others and there fine display
NJ fireworks Robert S. Hclferty IS commander OF the
post.
The Harlem Yacht Club started Friday on its tenth
annual cruise which is expected to last week.
Thirtytwo boats started. On Thursday evening the
Yorkville Yacht Club sailed for cruise Of week.
leaving Onehundred second-st. with twenty seven
boats in the fleet.
Through the generosity Of Charles W. DAYTON the
Harlem Young Wumen's Christian Association has
secured rooms at No. West One-hundred and twenty
fourthst. a. a meeting of the board of managers held
on Tuesday preparations made for the formal
opening OF the rooms to the public Every Sunday
afternoon at 80 O'Clock Gospel meeting will be held
conducted ty women connected with the association.
The XIXth Assembly District Republican Club Is
keeping up lis work during the su,nmer. President
Timmlns presided over q well-attended meeting held
Wednesday night. Reports Of various officers and
committees showed the club to be in 6ouri'hng CON
don. The election Of several new members was con
frmed and propositions for membership were received
The closing exercises Of numerous grammar,
parochial and other schools held in the week.
The exercises were interesting and well attended The
close of the week saw the end Of the commencement
season.
A monument to General Hancock is to be erected In
Hancock square, at the junction OF One hundredand-
twenty third ST. ard st. Nchoasaye The bronze part
Of the work already cast and the contract has been
let for the granite pedestal Harlem citizens the
subscribers to the project. The unvcng OF the
ment will probably not take place until some time
late In the summer.
some ore has asserted that the resignation OF Thomas
Allison from the Harlem Republican Club was due TO
political disappointment on the part Of that gentleman
but to reporter, who saw Mr.. Allison last week, he
said that he had always been and always should be
Republican, and that he had intention Of Identifying
himself with any faction of the Democratic party
Last Sunday was full Of incident. The cable cars
killed at that dangerous spot at Amsteram-ave
and Manhattan-st, aud the old MadisOnave. rock
gang" INDUCED in its familiar pastme Of mobbing
| policeman. The reserve force from the East one
hundred and twenty sNth-st. station had to be called
out to prevent riot The chief offenders were
4; rested after a sharp struggle and promptly sent TO
| the Island on the following morning.
Mrs. Mary Forbes, of No. l61 East One-hundred-
andtwenty- thirdst., who on Monday night shot a
fourteen ycarOld boy named George Rathorn, Of No.
| 155 East Northumberland twenty -thrt-st., ar
rested during the week by Detective Mott and held by
Justice Diver In the Harlem Police Court to await the
result of the boys injuries. Mrs. Forbes has been in
the habit Of shooting birds from her window with an
airgun. on Monday light, when the RathOrn boy was
at play in tree with TWO companions, Mrs Forbes
| fired TWO shots into the tree. The hrSt passed he
tween the boys gers. but the second entered his left
eye The who attended the boy says the sight
OF the injured eye is completely destroyed, and that
the bullet in the boy head endangcrs the brain
1t will require time, he says, 10 determine what
| the final result will be.
The Washington Republican Club met on Monday
night i'm it, house, hundred and fifty second ST.
and Amster1am-ave. motion was passed favonne
the calling of the state Convention at early DAY
~ possible The report Of the club treasurer showed the
! organization TO be entirely free from debt. The
club is constantly growing in membership aud eX-
poets 10 take a decidedly active part In the coming
! campaign.
The congregation of the First Reformed Presby-
terrain Church. in West One hundred and nlneeenth-St
have voted by large mai ority to sustain their pastor
the Rev. j. X Miigan. in his coming trial by he New
York Presbyery for breaking the rules OF the Church