New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
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The committee which has been chosen BY the presi-
dent Of the Board Of Education to visit Chicago Bos-
ton Philadelphia and other cities for the purpose Of
studying their school systems will be announced on
Wednesday. Much Interest is taken in the appoint
ments.
"U.7-IIenry VI. Stanley will lecture in the Cal
vary Baptist Church January 20. lie will
also be guest at dinner at Dclmonco's
on January 81. lie will to the Pacific Coast early
in February and return to Ncw-lork on April =. re
naming until April H. when he will sail for England.
At the regular meeting Of the New York City Indian
Association at II 80 a. m the Rev. +. II.
Wright. from the Choctaw Nation. Indian Territory,
will make address.
Among the passengers arriving from Europe by the
White star steamship Celtic yesterday Ley Brooks.
Lionel II. Palmer, lIeny Vaughn, l.. f. Wentworth
Irving, f. J. G. Lecch and A. f. Newton
The steamship OInda. which arrived yesterday from
oporto reports heavy weather. in which She received
slight damage about her decks and had two boats
ms she'd.
DR.. Charles stuart wclcs continued last night the
series Of free saturday night lectures AT Cooper Union
with a lecture illustrated by sixty three scrcopticon
pictures descriptive OF tour through the Holy Land
In the Licderkranz concert last evening Miss May
Beesley sang for the first time in this city she Is
the soprano soloSt of the Third PresDy terrain Church
in Pittsburg She studied for years in Dresden under
the instruction Of Frau Oo-Acrlcben and Herr Rein
hold Becker the songwrter and director Of the Lcder
tafcl
The schooner John +. Sllafori. from Halifax. came
in Yesterday. reporting heavy weather, In which the
terrific seas swept her decks and washed overheard her
deckOad Of empty barrels.
The pcw directors Of the Board If Trade and Trans
portation met Yesterday and elected the following
officers Of the Board President. Ambrose snow; vice
Peas HI.
William IT, Parsons: secretary, Darwin X. james; ana
treasurer Frank q. Herring: This Is the thirteenth
time that Captain snow has been elected president OF
the Board.
Water Red ,ter Riley collected 52o.io9 9d in water
rent, last week and Mayor, Marshal Engcllmrd Issued
a57 city licenses the fees for which amounted 10
500 30.
Frank Mccoy. Of No. ZIG Fast Fifty sevcnt''t
and John salmon Of No. Il6 Fast twentieth ST. were
yesterday appointed forcmen III 'lo Su'cc' ''"'"'
Department mt $500 a year each
one of the principal current attractions in town Is
Uar, the prctv japanese contorti1ni>t who delights
and astonShe the audiences at the Eden Muscc by ci
remarkable bodily movements. The stage entertain
ment i, now continuous for three hours ana lh'lu'c'
the Imperial japanese Troupe. the graceful o'e"' an"
the Hungarian orchestra Of Piro> josef. Ne" tmhr'
In add novelty 10 the great 'oIIe''on' i"''' w."
be sacred concerts to-day
Before Justice Wcidc on fIhhN III Alr ii'''''' -
lice Court the complaint Of Thomas kceoh against
william 4 Livingston whom hc charged with forgery
in tb. third degree arising ont OF alleged false entries
made by him aS bookkcepcr In the books OF keech "
Livingston hi, father dismissed on the testimony
Of Kccch himself. given on croa-eNamin"ii'n.
DR. John f. CRUISE. aged twenty four. surgeon on
The steamship wyoming. -cut TO the hoalih he
partment's reception hospital In East 'Nteh''''' ."
Friday lie was suffering from measles
The canaboat Morrcy. loaded with coal sank III
the North River at Fifty r>t,t early yesterday morn
ing. Nobody WI, the boat
Russell stursi- delivered an interesting illustrated
cctur, at Columbia COLLEGE Yesterday morning OIL Inc
,rt.Lovcr's View Of Fine Ara The hall was hI'd
with apprccativc listeners.
The thireth anniversary Of the W"man'' mon
MISSIONARY society will be- held ON January Il al II
and = p. M. In the First Reformed Epic cop"
Churcn. Al Madi sOnayc. and tiiil hnh>i'
The members Of the school Of Pedagogy we're eh
terained Yesterday afternoon by a lecture on h3P
rotism in Educaron~ I'm one II the halls 81 tlc I'M
ver.itv Of the CITY of New York.
The second course Of free lecture gwen u tho p'
rrdcr thc ausplcc, Of the Board If Mucat"n VIII !"
Gin in seycn school, Of hi, CITY 10 morrow evening
Tho Tribune ha, received so from W. = ~ /"
.he family Of James Holmes; Of ProoltNh
The reception Of the ". g. IHine N'-'''''''" w"
he held AT the Lyccum Opera House l" n'i'o" o''7