New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
GENERAL NOTES ABOUT ENTERTAINMENTS
AND CURRENT AFFAIRS.

crosstown surface must run all night. agrecaoH
TO the Adermcns ordnance passed two years ago. uc-
lights the cable road patrons Of Washington heisns'
They have long been trying to get the ordinance en-
forced but pending appeal to the courts. the raiF
road companies have refused to comply with the law
Or recognize the popular demand. 1t looks now as
IL the railroad people could no longer refuse WhnV
other people ask Of them Whether II VIII pay tne
cable company to its all night Is duesuoh
OF no importance for the profit from the traifc AZ o'he
hours Is large enough to make mp for any small loss
the company may incur. Sundays especially are grcaO
days for the cable road which runs excursion trans
OF five or six cars ali day through Onehundred anu
twenty ffth-st Thousands upon thousands OF people
take the cars at Thirdave at Second ave. and other
places along the route and Just for the sake OF 'e
ride itself, really pleasant 60 20 Fort Lee anu
Fort George and up and ont Amsterdam ave- 10 Ohe-
hundred and-eighy third-st reporter. WHO rode 70
the end of the route last Sunday evening, found miy
5000 people waiting for in which to return do"h
town.
The annual reception OF the grammar department Oh
School No. 40 at Amsterdam and One-hundreo
and twenty nlnthst.. held on Tuesday morning III
the assembly Of the school, Among those prc'en'
were John whalen, Leopold Wormser Antonio RosiheS
Robert E. steel and William f. stellngs. IN lhe
afternoon of the same day the closing exercises OF the
male department of ST. Pau parochia school, in East
One-hundred and seventeenthst. took place In the
Columbus Theatre. An address delivered by the
Rev. DR.. John McQurl Twenty-siX OF the pupils
PASSED their annual examination with the honor OF
receiving 100 per cent In all their studies.
The decision Of the Court of Appeals in the peculiarly
mixed suit growing out of the attempt to consoioate
the parishes Of Holy Trinity Of Harlem and 81
stephens is regarded as virtually defeat for the
consolidation scheme There have been nearly
dozen different legal proceedings In the case.
The resignation of George W. Debevoise as superin-
tendent of Public School Buildings was as much OF
srrse TO his friends in Harlem as 1t was to the boau
Of Education Mr.. Debevolse has been highly
efficient superintendent. His reason for resenihg Is
his employment by j. d. & J. NJ. cornell aS ecner"i
manager OF the iron works Of the firm.
Leroy r. Crane who IS spoken Of as the possible
RennbIcan candidate for the scnatorshp In the Nlh
district declines TO speak for publication upon the
subject at present. $780,,
The Rev. Dr. j. S. Ramsay pastor Of the Harlem
PRESBYTERIAN Church. explained to large congregation
last Sunday morning his reasons for NOT Vots as"i,'O
DR. Briggs in the General Assembly at Detroit lie
o &c bis main reason the opinion that, pending the
t,aI % Dr Briggs and an announcement OF the olncai
orsct his fitness for the proessOrship In the Union
Theological Seminary had not been iudically es'ao
lshed and hence could not be Judiciary acteu "po'
nv the General Assembly. There was no reason, NO
sa,d why that body should drag Dr. Briggs INTO tneiI
discussion or canvass his theology at this stage ln'
dr+v belonged to the New York Presbytery The AS
,nn,v cou,d have covered the case by simply deciar
inc that no election had taken place and reiTnns
TOOL, % tho Union Board with instructions 10 eoPo" ~
anew and report to the next General Assembly,
rho cornerstone of the new West End Presbyterian
coroh AZ Amsterdam ave. and Onehundreh ana MIN
81 fnlv described in last Sundays Tribune was Ia'u VII
Monday afternoon with appropriate oereino,
Yesterday the children Of the Protestant Haoi
-, IN vos+ Tenth st. were moved 70 their
, ,oroe IN Nanhattanave. Tho land for the onllo-
Too rros Tho Gift Of Mrs Robert L. Stuart one OF inc
poord NJ Managers of the asylum. The new struo'.e
is an impoHnc building and its interior arrangements
are exceptionally admirable and complete
Mrs Eliza VI. Bunce. widow of George W. Bunce'
o,ed last week at her home, No 1ol East oh. %
drsd and twenty. third st. Mrs. Bunce was eighty
";.,. ro.rs old She was the mother Of Oliver Bell
Rnnce editor and author, and Of Seymour A. bunoe'
prcsidert Of the Citizens Savings Bank
Tho committee Of five appointed to consult with
Tho po,rd NJ Health regarding the alleged nuisance
maintained bv the Standard Gas Light COMPANY ''o
Fast one-hundrcd- and -sXteenthst and the Eas'
River visited the Board last week and presented te
grievance The Board promised thoroughly to inves-
tiCate the affair They said they "oviu nave 'o'o
watch kept upon the gasworks
The Rev. James A. Francis was on THURSDAY nisht
installed as pastor Of the Riverside Baptist Ohurch'
nj Ninety secOnd-st. and AmsteIram-aVe Inc new
Richard Hartley, pastor Of Hope Bapust Cnurr"'
presided Those taking part in tho services were lhe
Rev. Walter NJ Walker. Of the Central Baptist Chnrch
Tho Rev. W. c. Biting of the Mount Morris Baptist
Church: the Rev Donald d. McLaurin OF the zap
fist Church of the F,lphany the Rev. Dr. Edward
rpdson. Of the Memorial Baptist Church: the Rev.
II Ualdenan of the First Baptist Church and tho
Rev. NJ r. Demming, Of the Bowdoin square baptist
Church Of Boston. reception followed the eXer-
ciscs. Mr. Francis who IS about twenty-scven years
old, comes to the Riverside Church from Peters
borough. y. II.
The openinc reception Of the Harlem Law Library
took Mace Thursday evening In the library rooms at
No 100 West One hundred and twenty -fifthst' Inc
library was started but few months ago. and has
115 Subscribers or shareholders. 1T occupies two
large rooms well adapted for the purposes one OF
them is the library proper and the other reception
reading and smOking room. Upon the library shelVeS
are about 200 volumes. the number of which Will
be increased 10 5000 more necessity demands
and tlnds will permit. The exercises on Thurs
day night were informal consisting OF snort
addresses by the president Of the library. Ezra
A. Tuttle and Austin Abbott. Refreshments were
served under the direction Of the steward OF
the Harlem Democratic Club. The officers ana
the other trustees If the library follows Ezra
\. Tuttle president; Charles F. MacLean, vice-rres
dent; Daniel r. Hays, treasurer George & lay
James G.: Delamar, Judge Henry P. Mcoown and
among Others present THURSDAY who are subscribers
TO the library, were Thomas Allison, Henry Grassc
ROYAL 5. Crane, Frank Keck. Charles W. Rldgwayt
NJ j. Early, Leroy b. Crane, Charles ii. Pryor, Percy
d. Adams, J. ". HYDE, Bernard J. Tinney, George W.
Ciallnger Vernon NJ Davis f. L. steers Thomas
Kilvcrt. David Welch William f. benjamin. p. Q.
Eckerson J. II. Cromwell and George H. Burfod.
The Park Board has Jet the contract for resurfacing
the asphalt walks IN Mount Morris Park.
The men who run the elevators in the elevator
buiIding al the West One-hundrrd and siXteenth-st
station OF the elevated road complaining bitterly
and with of the almost ntoerabe heat Of the
close boxes in which they compelled to ride mp and
down during the day. 1t Is unfortunate that some
means of ventilation not thought Of and adopted
when the building put up.
Christian Unity so far outward appearance goes
IS rather peculiarly Illustrated at point in Harlem
ON st. Nlchoi-save., inst above 0no-hundrcd and
sevcnennth-st. stands the Episcopal Church Of the
Archar gel Drecy In tho Of II and not than
five feet slant Is the Catholic Gnu Oh Of 81 Thomns the
Apostle. and hardly fifty feet away. or the corner be
low vacant shop Is used as the Baptist MOrningside
Chapel 1t frequently happens that services being
conducted in ALI these places at one time, and the con
grecaOn in each place Of worship plainly hear the
singing from the Others. The harmony earth Is
not always perfect but probably the music blends sat
isfactorily when II reaches higher sphere.