New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-08
NETWORK CITY.

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| Methodist Episcopal Church Conference, Yonkcrs.
NETWORK CITY.
Dr. James D. Spencer. OF Watertown, was elected
fellow of the New-York Academy Of Medicine at Its
| last meeting. He is well worthy of the honor and
his reputation and in his profession are alike
exceptional.
At the regular meeting of the Ivy Association,
composed of the young Republicans OF the Win
District held recently at its club-rooms, NO. 30
Wcttst resolution indorsing the name Of Cornelius
Van Colt for Governor of the State of New-fork
was unanimously adopted The officers of TINS as
ISOLATION are Charles Buermann, president; Emil
Oppcnheimer and c. &. Springer secretaries.
The Rev Arthur Wentworth Eaton will read
paper before the New-York Biographical and Genoa
logical Society No. 30 West Forty-fourthst, on
Friday evening, April 10, at O'Clock, on The Ira
dons and Social Life of an English Garrison Town"
"B. X B.n-BIanche X. Bruce, of Mississippi, was
never Vice President of the United States lie was
United states Senator from March, 1873, to March,
1881 and on two occasions presided over the
Senate in the temporary absence OF the regular pre-
siding officer. lie afterward on May 10, 1881
appointed Register of the Treasury and succeeded
by General W. S. Rosecrans
Morton ~" The American Female Guardian Society
and Home for the Friendess is the corporate name
Of the organization. 1t IS at No. 20 East Twenty
ulnthst Il is supported by voluntary contributions
and the public school fund Its objects are to visit
and give relief in Sickness furnishing nurses ana
obtaining admission TO hospitals when desirable IL
also finds employment and transportation TO persons
employed has an employment bureau TO furnish women
with sewing to do in their own homes, and mas a
| widows fund, which pensions old employees
The Park Fire Insurance Company retired recently
from business but on Monday President JaiIray and
secretary Valentine will probably wind up the affairs
| of the company This result was arrived at al INC
annual meeting of the stockholders The vote stoou
Cos to sos. The board of Directors Is composed
Of Edward schen, MOrdaunt Bodine, Joseph r. sahHay
| H. H. IIaight George Msgnus, Robert W. Aborn,
| Edmund S Bailey, Timothy Donovan, A. +. Hazen,
| Thomas c. Higgins, William P. Ketcham, Henry
| Kloppenburg Edwin F. Knowton, Frederick Knubel
] and Lawrence NJ. Van Wart
A general temperance meeting will be held In the
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, Harlem, on sun
day night The principal feature of the meeting VIII
be addresses by weknown clergymen showing the
necessity Of opposing the project to establish liquor
sbop at One-hundred and twenty and
Seventh-ave
TIL New-Yorb Branch of the Vassar Students Aid
Society gives notice of a scholarship competition for
entrance to Vassar College. 1t will be open 10 resi-
dents of this city and its vicinity included in the New
York Branch The award WI be made to the applicant
who passes the best entrance examination i'll June.
Further information may be obtained from Miss T. X
Clarkson, No. 80 West Twenty second-st.
The German Historical Society will meet at the
Aron Clubhouse, Fifty-ninthst and Park-ave., to-
night. when Dr. julius Goebel will give lecture on
America in German Poetry"
AT the meeting of the Board of Aldermen yesterday
a petition from numerous West Side residents was
presented requesting that the running Of freight
trains and steam dummies and engines be allowed
below Thrtieth-st only at nigh. The petition was
referred to the Committee on Railroads.
The Armory Board held an executive session in
the MAYORS private office yesterday at which the
| purchase of the armory site In Fourteentlst.
west Of Sixthave was considered The reason given
for the secrecy observed that there were many
conflicting interests involved which required discussion,
and that as matters stood it would not be proper to
| consider them at public meeting.
The stockholders of the Consolidated Clearing House,
| limited which conducts the cearances of the Con
soldated Stock and Petroleum Exchange, yesterday
reelected the old Board of Directors follows Samuel
| F. Strong Charles II. Badeau, W. A. Tompkns NJ. E.
| de Aguerro Dudley S. Anness, William F. Daniel and
| Howard A. Haven.
Henry W. Blair, the newly appointed United States
Minister 10 China called Collector Erhardt yester-
day.
The directors of the Washington National Bank Will
try once more to get together on Monday when IL IS
expected that General g. NJ Dodge vice-presdent OF
| the bank will be here again from the West. Several
| banks the Corn Exchange among them, allowing
the deposors of the Washington 80 per cent on their
| deposits
The Alumnae Association OF Rutgers Female college
| will open bazaar of useful and fancy articles in
of the American School of Art No $50 Fifth
ave. tomorrow evening, and will continue 1t on Friday
| and Saturday evenings. The alumnae and the
undergraduates will preside at the tables, where
| fresbments well fancy articles will be found
| for sale.
| f. j. Denning & Co.. successors 10 A. T. Stewart g.
Co.. have just issued directory Of their store. The
| book will be found useful for those who may wish
| to visit this wellknOwn and popular establishment.
Tho little work contains plan Of the first and second
floors and list OF the various departments alpha
| betically arranged.
The annual entertainment Of the Alexander Hamilton
| Post q. A. r., will take place tomorrow evening ut
the Pilgrim Congregational Church, Madison-ave and
One hundred and twenty -frstst
| Professor Daniel S. Martin lectured on The Sur
| vval Of Supersttons Among the Enlightened last
evening before the American Institute Of Christian
| Philosophy. The meeting held in Hamilton Hall,
| Columbia College, and presided over by the
president of the Institute the Rev. DR.. Charles F..
| Deems.
| George W. Debev0ise, Superintendent Of School
| Buildings, who received leave OF absence for two
months account OF Sickness has gone 70 Michigan
| in the hope OF regainng his health
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