New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-16
NEW YORK CITY.

The Merchant Tailors' Society Of this CITY VIII hoiu
its annual dinner this evening at O'CLOCK III ''e
Hotel Savoy
A meeting of the Board OF Trustees of Barnard
College viii be held at the college No 343 MADISON
ave. tomorrow at p H.
Ira d Sankey. the evangelist and Gospel singer
Will preach and sing In the Memorial Church' WASH
ington Square South this evening.
Al N. Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms. NO. 23S
Fifth-aye yesterday afternoon the sale Oh inc H.
Van Slochem collection of choice furniture porce-
,a,ns old silver paintings, fans etc. was begun
The attendance was not large enough 10 crown inc
rooms and while prices in some instances were up
TO the value Of the pieces offered the genera run
vas low The sale continues this and to-morro"
afternoons the list for to-day including TWO me
od-style eghtGay clocks one having fifteen Deiis
a ,,ertv-two. hammers chimirs four different
are the dials showing the moon and caienda', Gays
of the week and the months.
On recommendation of Assistant District-Attorney
Lewis Yesterday, Judge Cowing In General Hes
sions dismissed the Indictment for arson against
yuen Hoy, the only Chinaman in this city known 10
have. bee, indicted for such offence ON the COM
naint of Assistant Fire Marshal Wilson, HOY was
accused of setting fire to the dwellng-house at NO
CO. Columbus-ave on April % last. Mr. Lewis SAID
there was not sufficient evidence to convict.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted for murder in
tho first degree John Mitchell mate Of the lighter
Ajax accused of killing Captain John knight OF the
Ajax ON the night OF November j. last "hle 'he
lighter was tied up at Observation-Disclosures
East River.
4 iurv for the Lennon trial for mansaughter III
connection with the Orchard-si. building coiiaise
was secured Yesterday. and Assistant Dstrct-At-
torney Lewis " adc the opening address
Tho Rev John C. Ecclestoa will give two Illus
trated lectures at the Railroad Mcrs BUILDING the
first to be delivered tomorrow evening. Cornelius
Vanderbilt will preside at both lectures.
At the annual meeting of the Incorporated Society
Of Pilgrim Church held Tuesda1 evening. January
a. James NJ Horton. Charles W. Lindsey ana Johh
Adeir were elected trustees The other members oil
the Board are George S. IIickok. George L. Van
Emhurg and Richard l.. Sweep. Reuben Small! was
reelected secretary.
AT the Produce Exchange a subscription IS being
raised for the purchase OF oil portrait OF the late
Edward AMMAN The picture Is to be placed con-
spicuously in the Exchange
Professor Hiram Corson. OF Cornell University
win lecture on "The Voice It's Relation to Literary
Culture" on Saturday at p. m. at Carnegie Cham-
Der Music Hall Cornell men and all Interested are
invited Tickets be secured by addressing Dr
Ius,in l. Barnes No l6 East Forty-t. .rd-st
The Rev. DR.. Emil G. Hrsh. Of Chicago VIII de-
liver a ecture before the Independent order B'nai
Birth at Carnegie Hall next Wednesday evening
The American SYMPHONY Orchestra VII. play
Miss Florence HOLSTER Dangerfeld Will address
the Political Equality Club of the NAIld ana
%XIVth Assembly districts Tomorrow at p m AT
No 2l2 East Forty-sxth-st. on some questions OF
unconditional Law Which May Arise If War Is De
cjared with England"
uoeenh I O'Donohue will formally give TO the
Catholic club on Saturday at $50 p m, portrait
of Archbishop Corrigan. painted by Frank Fowler
Archbishop Correan. Mr. O'Donohue and Judge
Joseph f. DAILY are to make addresses
The opening Of the New-Yofk Mining Exchange
will not take place until about February l.