New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-29
NETWORK CITY.

The trial Of John Duffy, liquor-seller at Twen-
tieth-st. and Thirteenth-ave.. for assaultns r. J.
HARE. the lawyer. on May 49, was finished in Cen
eral Sessions yesterday as far as the taking Of
testimony concerned. Duffy declared he acted
In self-defence. Both sides will up to-day.
Company b, list Regiment. will give a reception
at Harlem Opera House Hall this evening. and
Company B. Of the 18TH Regiment. will give re-
ception at the armory. Columbus-ave. end Sixty
second-st also this evening Company j. OF the
14th Regiment. Brooklyn. will give ball at the
armory tonight. The 47h Regiment, OF Brooklyn.
will give a reception at It's armory this evening.
The Dore Gallery will be open on THANKSGIVING
Day, from 10 a. m. to p. m. and from 7:5o 10 ~
p. m. The public can then see this famous collec-
ton of paintings under the electric light.
The papers for beginning the suit against the
Manhattan Railway Company to restrain 1t from
constructing a third track in Ninth-ave. were not
ready for filing yesterday. but Corporation Counsel
Clark said that he having them drawn up as
rapidly possible. and expected to submit them
to the court to-day or tomorrow.
Charles Rockwell. the cubman who had Manuel
de la Cueva, formerly vice-consu OF Spain here.
arrested on a charge OF sending annoying letters
to him. withdrew the complaint In the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday. and Cueva was
discharged.
The Tribune has received from Miss Porters
school. Pennington. Conn, &c., to be forwarded to
Miss Clara Barton for the relief OF the Sea Islands
sufferers.
The Museum OF Art will be open free to the pub
lie to-day, tomorrow and Saturday from 10 a. m.
to S p. m; Sunday afternoon from to o'clock,
and Friday evening from to 10 o'clock. The adj
mission on Friday from 10 a. m. to p. m Is %
cents.
Admission to the Museum of Natural History Is
free to-day. tomorrow and Friday. from a.
to D. M: Saturday. from a. m. to 10 p. m,
and on Sunday from to p. m.
Governor Brown, OF Rhode Island and President
Andrews. of Brown University. have Joined In an
invitation to Jacob A. Rs. the author OF the book
"How the Other Half Lives" to deliver lecture
on 1.-The Children OF the Poor In the hall OF the
university on the evening OF December 8. and Mr..
Riis has accepted the invitation.
George Dolwagen, n gravedigger. sixty-hve years
old who had been employed for number Of years
in Woodlawn Cemetery. was found dead yesterday
in shanty in a secluded part Of the cemetery.
He had killed himself with rat poison.
Charles W. Brooke explained to Judge Fitzsmons
of the City Court yesterday that he was unavoid-
ably detained from court last week. when he was
summoned In supplementary proceedings. and that
he meant no contempt. The Judge excused him.
his promise to appear for examination at an early
date.
The certificates to be used by the Clearing House
Association against It's deposits OF gold In the
vaults of the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company. for
the purpose of settling balances between the asso-
ciated banks, will be ready for issue December ].
Certificates have been engraved to the amount OF
SIS 900 OOO In series Of 5000 and $4,000 mainly OF
the latter denomination. The storage capacity COW
ers s2 900 gold. and II necessary, other arrange
ments will be made to provide storageroom for adj
dtional amounts OF the precious metal
The first autumnal review Of the Baptist Boys
Brigade Of New-York and Brooklyn will be held
in the 18th Regiment Armory. Columbus-ave and
Sixty-second-st. on Thanksgiving Day.
The friends OF the Rev. Edward Kenney. rector
of the Church OF the Holy Nativity. One-hundred-
and -thirty-sxth-st and Seventh-ave. gave him last
evening a set of beautiful vestments. They are OF
violet silk and embroidered in silk and gold. The
presentation was made by Assistant United States
Attorney Charles Duane Baker.
Thomas Welsh and Thomas Daily, the profess
sional beggars who have been annoying Eugene
Kelly and others for three weeks by sending beg
ging and threatening letters. were yesterday after
noon sent to the Island for six months by Justice
Grady in the Yorkville Police Court.
Edward s. Eggart coored porter. twenty-eight
years old, while delirious from pneumonia, jumped
from the thirdstory window Of No. 20 Jones-st. at
4 o'clock yesterday morning and was killed.