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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
COLUNBIA GETTING HER NEW SiIH'

TIN FIRST PAYMENT MADE suB>oihi iiN'' ~
4 BUILDING FUND.
PHI, ,,,r,c, between the trustees OF Columbia COZ
logo md the York Hospital Tor Tile puro"'o "
the new college site, near M0rninG'ioe r"'"' Wv ~
ccuted Yesterday and payment ol tnc Nv ~ '., .
OF 800 900 wa, made. The diuh'ii' VIM ' ou.
unanimity urged the purchase OF INC ~" ~
nropo,e TO raise a building fund ana IL 10 "op'"
niolres of nj least fjO0O0O may De '"'' ~
a., TO-, a, their last meeting adopted RESOLUTIONS pi"
yidnc for the pcrpetuation Of tue "'"o' VI 'i
hill aid the college Before work - uhderthAc"' a."
i.cnt scheme Will be developed 50 thi'I cav" D"
Ing shall form part Of a harmonious "hoi"' -,
r,o .lrpni huyc issued a circular telling ABOUT u'c
. ,,. Ling for subscriptions. The Legislature
s..d an ,c, which is now Law 10 keep the plot IRON
h,,po emf M by streets. The circular says;
rn huIIdng, upon the ground can. AT a 'ohl
ii ,,,,n .mnI eNpcn-c he converted TO the TEN
'rrv n.c, OF the college. bn VIII DC ht'c'in I'd
erect once, beside oher co crrc roGs suitable
s ,h LAW school and soon IL they can De haa
hmIdng. which hall be suited ior the pv,t ~ ,nc
cmpancy Of the college. II Is ln ,, I,o hcfnrc
rtnes 10 make a very careful study OF me .itc oio -,
crc.iin. buildings or detcrhhnhS "i," n, worthy
,n'nrovcmcnt IL l. not prOuibic tE'' any M'' -
iin IAN lac wholly completed IN fchei;'tio u,' -
nI"ortant thar Whatever i, done 'hoa ne ,',' line
Observation-Disclosures plan which may bc cohpie'cn u "n
,,. While therefore. IT, !, not vet po''lbie 10
uicic the location uf particular 9uiiinG nj Tia, nrrc
nm ~ money should be available tor bIlliiS p"d IT,
M o" ~" a. the trustees come Into possession oi XIV
lind which viii be january |, lsoo
=, = .i,nrd by Abram :. Hewitt. Joseph lHrocl"o
rdic II Coldcrt Frank L. Church, GEORGE "'u
Mpcton William &. Iatlop IT, John +. i. N'''ic"
DR. Charles sjcdman Bull. Henry Il. Bcchha"' Jun
r. Davies, Nicholas Fish. W. Alexander Duer' p"N"
Il ogden Edmond Kelly. Clarence H. 'ohEcr' p''''''
Matthews. George G. Kobbc. ASter Greene T. hen''
Ducro Icaac ~ Scligman, Frand, :. Bangs. NlII"n
BARCLAY Parsons. ". Harris Roomc, william : SUM"
W.rr \
po,rt r,mcs l. Inlrgles stewart l.. WOOdfOr. VIII
INN Lummis, Cornelius Is. Mitchell. William Henry
Willis the Rev Dr. IIcnry y. satterlcc. JOhn '
Wheeler william q. Low. George q. DrWitt Frederic
de p Foster Charles A. Peabody, r.. Henry C. sturge'
r. Fulton Cutting Frederic Bronson. spencer Adrch
b. Aymar sands. George sherman. james \. Rcnwick
William f. Yer Panck. Charlie, f. Hoffman. lr., =
Victor Con slant. William r. Lawson. John Armstrong
Chanlcr Ruford Franklin and CnrtEIndt Held ilshpp
In response to the appeal OF the alumni inc Inl0~ "
Ing subscriptions have already been received tlOoOu
from Il. Fulton Cutting. and 5000 each from AbI1n
: Hewitt. seth Low Samuel ID. Babcock. Jacob II
Schin and Samuel sloan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
GOOD PRICES FOR D. d. WITHERs'S WINES.

Tho rare wines and liquors belonging 10 the esoA'o
Of David Durham withcrs, the famous tur1maN' "ero
cold nj auction under the direction OF A. T. Mohsoh'
+ns executor by William b. Norman yesterday NJ
No 23s Fifth-ave. Mr. Withers died at the BiceVoft
pou.e in this city on February IS. He was man OF
large wealth. and at his farm in Brookdae. y. j. ne
was accustomed to entertain his friends snmptuousy
Tia had a cellar stocked with wines which ne had
,ol,ected IN the course Of many years. seventy
,eyen lots containing over 800 bottles OF wine ana
some gin whskey rum and brandy. were sold Inc
sum realized was 3d. 3O.4O. Among the buyers
uars MANY old friends Of Mr.. Witbere. as well as
number OF connoisseurs Of wines Some OF them were
Robert L. Cutting, Robert Center Charles II. Fear
,ns II G. Crickmore, II. c. Saaheld George dc
ing Robert Goelet Il. J. Woolsey and James ID.
Coin.
The bidding was spirited and the prices averaged
much higher than the sale Of the wines belonging
10 the estate Of A. T. Stewart. The highest pr1ce
realized was on one case containing twelve bottles
Johsunisberger, blue SEAL D. Leiden. 1870. r. L.
cutting paid $40 for this. Mr.. Vandervoort paid
soI for twenty -four bottles Of Chateau YQucm, Luc
=. In. Knickerbocker Club, paid $50 for twelve bot
,I.s NJ Amontillado 1s4s. lie bought a large guam
,,tv NJ goods for the club. A case OF Murdoch
M.deir. brought ~ 25 bottle; old white port S3 80
.rn,a brandy, IS SO; J. E. Duary oognac, "a o. and
crsna champagne cognac, 1880. 80 80. gallon ST.
croix rum was sold for SO. One case OF Gcislcr
Brut brought $40. ... ,. ,.,,
ana Naners imported by the late Ramsey Croos and
1~rt3tv ~ cherries from the cellar OF ". H. Sta1n
were also sold The total sum realized was $3.50 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11

TALK WITH ITS PRESIDE VT +. T. JrFFERY-
CONGRFSS AID THr FAIR.

TALK WITH ITS PRESIDE ut. +. T. JEFFE RY-
CONGRESS iND Tnr FAIR.
f. r. Jercry, president u the Denver and Rio
Grlnde Railroad Company, who Is her, 10 attend the
meeting Of the Advisory Board Of the Western Tra1c
Association. that the general outlook for th raj
road mineral. agricultural and other interests Of
Colorado and the far West generally IS brighter At
present than It has been for years. Mr. Jercry
since he left Chicago and made Denver his home has
become most enthusiastic about the greatness u Colo
RADIO and The adjacent states. Tho tendency Ii to
pI,h along and 10 develop the resources said MIR.
Jcifcry when at the Windsor Hotel last evening
The prosperity Of Colorado to a great extent, will
depend nppn the price Of silver. 4 few low grade
mines have been closed, but the mines generally have
not been curtnng their output. The snow prevented
as large yield there otherwise would have been.
Tho Indications now that the output at the mines
will be greater this year than in 1891. The
san Luis Valley and southern Colorado have
been opened by the construction Of the Rio
Grandc southern Railroad. and there too there
will BE- unusual activity in grruurc and mining In
tcrcss. Al Rico, an important point on the Rio
| Gmnde southern road, some important discoveries
Of silver In unusual quantities. have been made.
and viii afford large daily shipments But
although Colorado Is rich In coal. iron zinc lead
roh. coke and other metals and minerals the
annual agricultural products amount o than the
| value OF the prcciou, ores That statement may
"The Denver and Rio Grnndc Railroad Is making
rapid strides I'm the night direction aud It's financial
standing Is better than could have been expected
at this time. II has paid on a argc amount Of the
floating debt, and meet II, vouchers
every month. IL also has low Interest account
| and Is IN good physical condition. | am positive
that at the close Of the present calendar year the
Denver and Rio Grnndc road Will compare favoraby
with any railway system west Of Chicago and st.
Louis both financially and physically"
Before Mr.. Jcrcry called 10 the head OF the
Denver and Rio Grnndc Railroad he director
| Of the Worlds Columbian Exposition aud Of
the trclcss workers In the interest Of the Fnlr He
forced to resign from the directory when he
moved 10 Denver. but be is still devoted % the success
Of the great undertaking. visited the Fair grounds
when In Chicago recently snid Mr. Jcncry, and |
found that the site. buildings and everything are
beyond any expectation Of one year ago. The prog
ress made there Is something marvellous. The build
ings are 80 far advanced that the architecture Is
well defined. a person visiting the grounds can
| not help being Impressed with the magnitude and
| sIv;l ptectur7 beauty Of the grand enterprise.
Congress certainly should the cntrrpn -throug l
10 success but II H. does not appropriate 1000 600
Chicago VIII not fail to raise the amount herself"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
MISSION BOARDS IN SESSION.
WOMEN HEAR REPORTS AND HAVE lNTEREsTlN"
EXERCISES.

WOMEN HEAR REPORTS AND HAVE INTERESTING
FXERCISES
Tho vomen,s boards OF foreign and domestic his
sions of the Reformed Church In America met Scs'r
day In Joint session In the Cohcglatc Oh"on' I"'"
ave. and Forty -eghthst. Exercises were he'u !"
honor Of the eighteenth anniversary OF the io'c'r
branch In the morning. and the tenth anniversary III
the domestic board was celebrated In thc 'i'o"o"
At the morning session the Rev John Iiutchine pre-
sided lie was assisted 10y the Rev. DR.. b. H. zoe
and the Rev j. W. Conklin. The report OF the sce'o
tary showed an Increase OF forty two In the hummer
Of auxiliary societies and OF $3.50 in annu" receipts
The collections were s2O,so5 A.. The ecc"oh Vi
managers resulted as follows:
Mrs. Jonathan sturges. New York; Mrs Paul d.
Van Cleet jersey City, n. j.. Mrs. &. L. Vanderbilt
Flatbpeh L. l. Mrs. VI. F.. saug>tcr. BROOKLYN. " Y. :
Mrs Peter Donald Ncw-York; Mrs 7. W. thhnbcr'
New York Mrs. a. l.. Gushing. Ncw-l"rk; Mrs "coec
5 Bishop East Orange. n. j.. Mrs. Joseph scudder'
Pougbkecpsie y. v. Mrs a. \. Raven. BrOoh!NH'
n Y: Mrs. Henry CameMcn. New York Mrs Has
brouch Du Bots. High Bridge. y. Y; Mrs. H. H.
Andrews Hudson, y. y; Mrs. David Walters. Ne""rA'
~ j.; Mrs j. d. Batine, somervillc. y. j.: Mrs Henry
n Cobb East orange, y. j.. Mrs f. l.. Coz New
York Mrs John +. Post, Pompton, y. j. MIS- j. H.
Durycc New-Iork; Mrs. George Du Boise. Bro'hlyh'
~ y; Mrs. A. b. Claim, Fordham, y. y Mrs r. t.
Janeway, New-YorlI: Mrs. Isaac W. FERNS Mount
Vernon ~ y; Mrs. d. J. Burrell Ncw-fork Mrs.
Edward Phillips, Tassaic. " j.; MISS 'hN'a H.
Lawrence New York Miss Mary O. Durycc. Newark,
n j.: Mrs ID. B. Van Iioutcn, Ncw-lork; Mrs i. :.
Douglas Newark y. j.; Miss Louise ;. Chambers,
New York.
H. V. ;. Pceke delivered an address upon foreign
missions and the Rev. DR.. J. NJ Fariar Hpoh' I'll inc
need OF greater energy in the mission Held NJ noon
a luncheon served TO the delegates ana tnelr
friends in the basement of the church NJ the AFTER
noon exercises the Rev. DR.. Joachim Hlmendon pre-
sided Mrs Edmnnd Burke Horton delivered an IN
tercetng address upon, Holland In America" ana
the Rev. DR.. d. J. Burrell preached a sermon Mrs
Paul d. Van Clecf submitted her resignation as preN
dent OF the board on account Of lheath, but II was
not accepted. The report Of the treasurer showed
that $4,000 had been received In the afternoon
a solo was sung by Mrs. Sarah Baron Anderson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
THE NEW QUARTERMASTERS BOAT ARBIyps

People who looked over the river toward Governor
Island yesterday a craft, which lookc, Hike
copy In miniature OF cruiser belonging 10 the
Squadron Of Evolution, wita snow white handsome
hull and tawny yellow snOkcstack. II was the new
q,nrteflnaster's boat Geneul Mdgs which arrived
OF the island yesterday shortly after noon after a
highly successful and satisfactory run from Pbiladc
lslda, which place she left 3 p. m. ON Monday
The new boat Is expected to prove herself superior
to any of the other boats now plying The harlor
stationed around the city. size Wits designed nv
Burgess. being one Of tho last boats which he made
plans for before his death. Her two compound
engines also designed by him. lie died shortly
after his plans had been accepted md his assistant
Mr.. Waterionse being thoroughly acquainted with
Mr.. Burgess deSris, was charged with the super
vision and inspection OF the work VI building her
The boat Is built OF the best quality OF steel and has
twin screws. She Is 1876 feet long and has beam
OF about tlhrty-six feet IN order 10 make her
serviceablc for the shallow water around some Of the
Army posts she has been designed 10 draw only seven
Of winter. She will carry both stores and troops
to and nom the city and between the various posts
and SHE has extremely convenient accom-
modations for all purposes 10 which
she may be put She has a larger freight
carrying capacity than the Chester A. Arthur the
place Of which she will take. Besides having the
best OF fsciines she Will be much faster than the
Arthur and able 10 do the work required OF the
Quarterumster's boat. In her trial trip. saturday.
April, 30, she developed average speed Of fifteen
miles an hour Captain "JOe' Bsulsr. who
commands the Chester A. Arthur will take charge Of
her as soon as she Is put in commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11

10 the Central PRESBYTERIAN Church OF Buffalo While
a pastor there he was the host Of the General As
seml,ly receiving this tribute from Dr. ;. ircnncns
Prime Of "Thc Ob>crvcrs: DR.. James Mcleod In
whose church The A>semhlv met. won golden opinions
and more than thS the gratsful csfccm Of the mem
bcys by his kind consdcratc ard untirng devotion to
the wants Of the brethren. His courtesy. patience and
zeal were unbondcd and he deserves this honorable
MENTION" shortly after this Dr. Mcleod WAS
elected Moderator Of the NcwYorl synod at IT, meet
Ing in This city.
when Or. Mcleod had been five years In Buffalo
he called TO the second PRESBYTERIAN thurch OF
indianapolis. following Or. Arthur r. Person in the
church early made famous the one to which Henry
Ward Bccchcr mni,crcd before coming to Brooklyn.
Dr. Pierson had remained in Indianapolis lcs, than a
year his stayed five years. Dr. Mcleod has
been n commissioner to the General Assembly several
time, and has twice been honorcd with al election
n Il representative Of the Assembly a. the Pan Pr"bv-
terian Council. lie has given much attention ~
Church history. well to theology. and his his
torcal d,conScs hav. Interested llrl,a audiences
wherever delivered DR.. Mcleod Is settled In
Albany in a Congregational church. In which he has
been cmnpnty successful. lie has Just finished "A
course Of sermons there on The Early Years Of
Christianity which have attracted considerable at
tennon.
Besides performing tn" ceremony at IN" marriage Of
land Theolog caIy hc thinks the Presbyterian Church
j. large enough to hold every variety and stvIc Of
preacher who's" doctrine, are Ia harmony "ith the
CalvInstic system cmholci IN The standards Z IN"
Church. one II hi, brother, died In south Airi' a.
whore he fordsn missionary. and another brother
n Dr. Thomas Is. Mcleod. popular Iirohlyn Ppt"r.
DR.. Mcleod writes his sermons With car, bat j. not
confined 10 hi manuscript while preaching ThlS"
who have heard him preach frequently declhr" that
he has never preached Sensational sermon aud
abhTs the idea IL commonly understood, though his
preaching Of Gospel truths may hav" produced .cnsa
ton. Ill, single sermon In the Fourth Avenue Church
recently, ~ supply and not AT all a. ctndldaic,
secured his approval by the committee on pcrTna-
ncni pastor. He has been earnest 'rleni of tho
National League for III" Protection Of Amer ican In
stifuiOns while nj Albany. taking actvc part
during the last session II the Legislature IN opposing
the sO-caed Freedom Of worship bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
CHILDREN ROMP IN THE COUNTY,,
LITTLE MOTHERS HAVE THEIR FIRST EX-
CURsION OF TIE SEASON

LITTLE MOTHERS HAVE THEIR FIRST EX-
CURsION OF THE SEASON.
The walls Of an old farmhouse the shores Of
Pelham Bay Yesterday rang with childTn's laughter
and its broad verindas echoed with the sound
of hurrying feet. out in the orchard. upon the big
grasspot front of the house and along the shores
Of the bay 100 children romped In the spring sunshine
and brcatlcd an air untained by smoke and dust
They had been brought from the tcnementhou dis
tucts of New-York TO a land Of trees and
flowers by the Little Mothers Aid society
for the first excursion of the Every Tuesday
and Friday during the spring and summer the society
takes "a party Of children 10 enjoy day In Pelham
Bay Park. The children are girls who spend their
lives at home nursing fretful babies ard attending 10
household duties while their parents are at work
They are the " little mothers" who experience the
cares OF womanhoOd when they should DC in school
at play.
From their meeting places in Grand-st, in Washing
ton and Stuyvesant squares and In Bryant Park. the
children walked yesterday 10 Thirdavc. and took the
elevated road TO East one hundred and twenty ninth
st. Each division was In charge Of chapcrone and
the party conducted by Mrs. J. II. Johnston and
Mrs. II. Herman At 10 O'Clock the little army
was on its way to Barlow where the party was
transferred to Of the Barlow and Island
City Railroad Company. part Of Pelham Bay
Park around the old IIocOmb homestead, is the head
quarters of the Little Mothers Aid Society during
the months The house is big. old fashioned
structure. with plenty of airy rooms and large
vernnda. The place IL ideal resort Tho
children were allowed to wander at will
through land where signs failed to warn
them of the grass and the voice Of the park police
not heard. They walked through the or
chad picked the fragrant apple blossoms. despoilcd
the lilac bushes and hunted for viocts in shady hooks
and corners. Shortly after the arrival Of the party
a breakfast OF bread and milk served and at
| O'Clock n bOuntifu dinner eaten.
The Little Mothers Aid Society Is making arrange
ments for extending its work and Increasing the
territory to be covered. The Offices Of the society
at No, 30J East Seventeenth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON TO NIGHT.

People In New-York who look at the moon when 1t
rises tonight will it partly covered with the shadow
OF the earth. This is The first eclipse Of the moon
during the year. There will be one other. which will
be total. and seen in Asia and Europe but invisible In
the United states. Tonight IL the sky Is clear the
darkened moon will be along the eastern coast
Of the United States and almost as far west rs Gin.
cinnati. The beginning Of the eclipse will be visible
in the easerly portion Of the Atlantic Ocean. the
western part OF Asia, Eastern South America Africa
and Europe In Europe. Africa. Western Asia and
south America the end Of the eclipse will be seen as
well as here. The moon enters the penumbrn at
40 p. IN. and the shadow nj 10 p. M The middle
OF the eclipse will be at 53 p. Then 90 per cent
Of the moons disk will be covered. a, the moon
rises in Ncwlork at ;O6. the middle OF the eclipse
Will have passed before ii can be seen here The
moon will leave the shadow at SO and the penuInbra
at :53.
Owing 10 the moon being so near the horizon no
observations here would be Of scientific value Pro
fessor J. X. Rees OF Columbia College, says that he
Will not attempt to make any observations because Of
the Interference Of the earths atmosphere. One Of
the most valuable studies TO be made Of the moon
under the present conditions is the determination OF
the amount Of light and heat reflected from its dark
ened surface. but there Instruments I'm this city
for that purpose. Professor V"ry Of pfttsburg has
such instruments and may take observations with
Them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
A SUCCESSOR TO DIR. CROSBY.
WILL IT BIZ Dir. M'LE0D OF ALBANfT
TUE rorETu AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN cHUH"h

THE FOURTH AVENUE PRESBYTEhAN Cho'@"
ro carr . p,sToR-DR. M'LEOD's WORK
w.. noar,y fourteen months the Fonth Avenue
,..,., cburcb hos been without pastor Ut
Howard crosby, for nearly thirty years lis he"" u'u
=, vorch - last year and shortly after his dcath
largo committee appointed to secure new p"e'V'
The attempt 10 fill his place or 10 QUINN i'"
night he Justly termed his Successor. wa earN s''"
~ Moro than a score Of names have been con'idcreh
-, .,o committee IL is said but the only name that
~, hoe ,rescnted 10 the congregation is that OF Dr.
lanes Mcleod Of Albany. Two meetings have necn
held where his name has been discussed, ana '''"
CONGREGATIONAL meeting has been called for this even
ing ~, ,,, 49,.
DIR Mcleod was born In the North OF Ireland where
nj. father was a school teacher for more than forty
years and where al the advanced age oil cg"'y e'H"'
o,r bc SIN lives soon after coming To this country
,h ca, entered Princeton University. HIS theological
training WIS at the Mccormick Seminary In Chicago.
After preaching few years in the West he wis called
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
TR1TNLO1DN or PRESBYTERIINS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATES START Across
THE CONTINENT.

THE CONTINENT.
~ faithful PrcbJ ierlans directing their steps
day. and whcr II Is expected that tho eyes OF Chri,
tendon will centre next week. II I, not expected
that Dr. ". II. Green. OF Princeton the retiring
moderator Will b. pr>dit At the meeting Of the Gen
crl Assembly. his physicians have forbidden his
taking the long Journey. In his absence the opening
sermon would naturally b. preached by former
mod"r,tor. hui, although there nearly Of
who have held this Office not one Of them f.
a commissioner 10 the present Assembly DR.. Greene
T. a member Of the Revision Committee. and would
b. tn chairman ~ the important committ., bills
and overture, n he wer, able 10 be present. lie
last year IN favor OF the report vctolng tho
appointment OF Professor Briggs in Union seminary
special trains ned with mmisioners and friends
desiring ~ attend the Assembly will start this after
noon from New York and jersey city and through
10 Portland. The Pennsylvania train will start at
. p. and reach Chicago az Is p. m. to morrow.
There II will divide. several cars going by way Of
the Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway to st.
Paul and frim there over the Northern Pacific road
% Portland. Stopping at Helena over sunday. The
other cars from this train will run over the Union
Pacific route the passengers spending Sunday at salt
Lake city. \ solid train the New York Central.
leaving the Grand Central StaIoN mt 80 D. to day.
will also stop at salt Lake city over sunday. Two
three special trains In addition Ia those mentioned
will from Chicago. II. Paul and other Western
points and Will aid In carrying ia" followers OF Calvin
10 Portland where the needing will begin on Thursday
% week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11

T. Neumann, Edward c. Rice MI anu "'s. .,,"
I,ed.nhurc Mr. and Mrs W. II. weimer NJ ; oalin'
cor Anton II. Thicrmann Mr. and Mrs. Weinh'il
Professor II. A. Ward Albert Zimdars and Howard
d. Rice. ,,-.
Among the passengers arriving on the Netherlands
American steamship Maasdam from Rotterdam yeS'cr
day was the baroness T. Van FrackcnbcrS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
IT IS DOING MORE WORK EACH YEAR.

The New Amsterdam Eye and Ear Hospital NO.
2l2 Wc, Thirty elghhst has Just finished ils ionrth
wear and gave reception Yesterday afternoon to show
visitors what 1t has accomplished. short meeuus
over which l.. A. Jackson presided was also heiu
in the dspcnsary room DR.. Thomas H. fooeS'
secretary and executive surgeon Of the hospital an
nounccd that 2O0l new cases had been treacd his'
wear compared with .7i7 for the year preceding.
The aggregate number Of visits paid Ia the dspeisay
was 1888 for last year. and 6.531 for the wear oe
fore The number Of operations performed last year
wns 1896 against l3i for the year preceding. ~
Indigo George VI. Curtis made m address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-11
10 GET RID OF NEGLECTED GOODS.

The Treasury Department has decided that the Col
lcctor of this port hns the power to sell at auction
Goods which have been in the bonded warehouse for
three years whether the duty has been paid upon
them or not. Mr. Couch. the Acting Collector. said
yesterday that these goods could be sold abandoned
goods but he could not recollect case wherein this
had been done when the duties had been paid.
1t probable that the Collector VIII publish de-
ecrpton Of the articles which have remained In bond
Tor The time specified aud after the expiration Of
certain period they will be sold unless Claimed BY
their owners.