New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-12
NEW-YORK CITY

In the YorIyyie Police Court yesterday Justice NC
Nahon permitted Hugh Macallar who wrote offensive
letters to Miss Natalie Downing, Of No. 500 Fifth
ave- TO change his election for trial from the Genera
to the Special Sessions. Although Macaiiar no" COD
fesses that he wrote the letters, and is willing t
anolopize and promises to behave himself Miss Down
ing declines to accept his apology, and insists that
he shall 60 to trial. She will, however, recommend
him TO the mercy Of the court.
Albert schock the German champion bicycist. ar
rived in New-York yesterday for the coming interna
tional race at Madison Square Garden p Martin the
Irish Canadian, also arrived last night from Toronto
Canada.
sixty priests Of the diocese Of Rochester have sub
scrbed 47 900 toward the erection of the new Roman
Catholic Seminary at Yonkers.
The post graduate course OK evening lectures in the
College of St. Francis Xavier will be resumed this
evening and on every Tuesday and Wednesday even
Ing each week.
"Dany Reader Robert Bell, the ex-sexion OF Cal
vary Protestant Episcopal Church, who was charged
with the abduction of young girls has been sentenced
to an Imprisonment of five years and the payment OF
81 900 fine.
The country postmaster may tire Of reading postal
cards. but the New-York policeman finds perpetual
delight in compelling the italian frutvender TO move
on.
Mrs Catherine NJ. Purroy, the mother OF Commits
soner Purroy Of the Fire Department, died suddenly
at her home in Forlham yesterday afternoon from
heart failure. She seventy eight years old.
Chickcring Hall was well filed last evening by those
who gathered to witness Marion Kerners illustration
OF the Oberammergau Passion Play The lecture was
under the auspices of the New-YOrk Telegraph Club
Memorial services in memory Of the Rev. DR..
Harvey B. Ganse were held in the Madison Avenue
Reformed Church last nighe, where DR.. Ganse had
mil CiC IL I'D
dresses were delivered by the Rev. Dr. John Hail. the
Rev. DR.. Joseph r. Kerr, the Rev. DR.. Peter Sryker
and the Rev. DIR. Thomas S. Hastings, of Union
theological Seminary.
The Torrey Botanical Club will hold It's first meet
ing Of the tomorrow evening at Hamilton Hall.
Columbia College. The members will tell of the OBJ
servations made by them in the summer.
The New-York Academy Of Sciences will listen to a
memorial Of the late DR.. John !. NorthrOp," by
Arthur Hollck, at its meeting at Hamilton Hall.
Columbia College, this evening. DR.. ~ L. Drltton
will also read paper on "The American Species Of
the Genus Anemone'
Kane Lodge Of Free Masons will meet October
90 to act upon proposed amendments to the by laws.
Among these is one to limit the membership to 500.
and another provides that any member in good stand
ing, who has paid dues for fifteen consecutive years.
may commute for all future annual dues by the pay
ment Of $50 at any one time.
The meetings Of the Antl-Poverty Society were re-
sumed last evening in Cooper Union, after the respite
which was taken during the summer. The Rev DR..
Edward McGlynn, whose temperance was greeted
with prolonged applause, made speech "The PCpes
Encyclical."
At tho Church Of st. Paul the Apostle, Fifty ninth
ST. and Nlntlave., last night there special tenn
perance demonstration. TO celebrate the anniversary
of the birth Of the Rev. TheObald Mathew, known
everywhere as Father Mathew, the famous apostle Of
temperance. Societies attached to the various Cath
Ollie churches throughout the city sent delegates, and
ST. Paul's Temperance Cadets, 10 the number OF 200
in fun uniform made fine show. The celebration
was under the auspices Of ST. Paus GUILD and the
League of the Cross. Addresses were delivered by
the Rev. NJ ]. Lavelle rector Of 1t. Parick's Cathe-
dral; the Rev. Edward p. Brady, Of the Paullst
Fathers; and the Rev. j. s. Duffy, Of st. AgneS's
Church, Brooklyn