The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-20

this city.
Mr.. Sanlsey will return from his WASH
ington visit today and will be present to
assist at all of the services in Music hall
tomorrow
Hon. Edwin c. Pierce discussed the
tariff and the Wilson bill last night, be-
fore a good sized audience at the Bell
street chapel.
The Commercial club meets tonight at
Narragansett hotel at $3.50. Colonel In
gersoll will address the club on "The
Present Situation"
Professor Davis of Harvard college de-
livered his second lecture on "Physical
Geography" before the public school
teachers at the Manual Training school
yesterday afternoon.
IiWilliam Staples living at 20 Francis street
led suddenly at his home at 2 80 a. m. to-
d iy. Medical Examiner Palmer was no.
lifed ard decided that death resulted
from natural causes.
At Silver Hook the Vickery Memorial
Sunday school will meet at o'clock;
preaching service at 3 O'Clock, assisted by
the chorus from the Edgewood M. Il.
church, 4. J. Bunker, leader.
Prof. John b. DE Motto, A. NJ, Phi. d.,
lectured on "The Harp OF the Senses" at
Y. M. G. A. hall last evening. large
audience was present and Prof. DE Motto
was assisted by Truman w. Harrington
of Chicago.
George Reynolds, for the past II years
conductor on the Eddy street horse car
line, died at his home this morning from
complication of diseases. Deceased was
member OF the Knights of Honor. A
widow and four children survive him.
John Brandemean OF Woonsocket and
William j. Sheahan of this city are among
the most prominent applicants for the
position of door keeper OF the house of
representatives that was made vacant by
the resignation of Thomas Kavanaugh.
Rev. Edward Abbott, ID. d., rector Of
St. James church, Cambridge, and a
preach at st. Johns church, North Main
street, tomorrow night at 7:30 O'Clock, be-
fore the Providence council OF the Bro
therhood of st. Andrew.
Antonio Leono, the blood-thirsty Ital-
inn who made a murderous assault on
Peter Demair on Thursday morning, was
arraigned in the sixth district court this
morning and pleaded not guilty to the
charge. lie was held in 800 surety for
trial Tuesday.
The residence of Galen +. Nichols was
entered by burglars on Thursday afternoon
and jewelry and ornament to the value of
over 500 were taken. The matter was re-
ported to the police yesterday but no clue
has been found TO the identity of the thieves
and the property has not made its appear
ance at any of the local pswnshops.
Miss villa w. White gave the second OF
her series of lectures on music at the
Friends school yesterday afternoon. The
subject was, "The Song In the form of the
Aria from the Seventeenth Century to the
Time of Beethoven" A large and criti-
cal audience of those interested in music
were present, and were afforded an ex-
celent treat on subject made doubly in
teresting by the speaker.
The following notices of intentions to
build have been received at the city en-
gineer's Office during the week ending
January 10, 1894. III. A. Burlington, West
Clifford street; Emma B. Franklin, West
minister street; William A. Sprague, cor
rer Harrison and Cranston streets; Luke
Kavanagh, West Exchange street; l.. &.
Eddy corner West Clifford and Lockwood
streets; j. III. Higgins a. Co., Mathewson
street. Albert A. Smith, corner Miller
and Durfee streets.
The committee on parks gave hearing
on the petition for the Blackstone park
extension, at the municipal court room
last evening. Remarks favorable to the
petition were made by Alfred Stone,
Augustine Jones, principal of the Friends
- School; ID. NJ. Thompson, president of the
Advance club Charles M. isbury, Joseph
A. Miller, Benjamin Green and Miss Man
san. There was no opposition to the pro-
ject and the committee held the matter
for further consideration.
The American Brass Band Veteran assoc
citation met at Spinks dancing academy
last evening, the occasion being the fourth
annual reunion of the organization. Dur
ing the early part OF the evening n banquet
was served and after an hour had been
spent in social manner the event was
brought TO pleasant ending with an at
tractive musical program. The committee
of arrangements consisted of Messrs. y. ID.
Sphinx, A. G. White, A. T.. Dickerson,
Thomas Thorp, and Joshua Lothrop.
The citizens who are attempting to es-
tablish supply kitchen where the poor
OF the city may obtain necessary food
are receiving considerable aid from the
charitable people of the city.
Already some fifty of the 200
subscribers that are needed have
been secured and as the local clergy
have consented to explain the scheme and
its practicability to their congregations
tomorrow IL is believed that there will
be no difficulty in finding more than $50
persons who will be ready to contribute
g for such cause.
The appointment of Rev. Father Doran,
the pastor OF st. Edwards church, to be
the successor OF the late Very Rev.
Michael McCabe, was announced by
Bishop Harkins yesterday. The selection
is one that will receive the hearty appro-
val of the entire diocese as the new vicar
general, although comparatively
young man, has already been
regarded M one OF the most