New-York tribune., 1896-11-18
\EW-YORK CITY,

Members Of a number Of the Republican clubs In
the city will 90 TO the new Murray Hill Theatre.
at Lexington-ave and Forty -secondst.. on Friday
evening 10 witness the performance OF Peter +.
Daley in "A Good Thing" Among the clubs are
the Murray Hill Republican Club. the Blaine club.
the Mckinley and Hobart Wheemen the Garfield
Republican Club the Charles Iexow Republican
Club and the William Henkel Association
Richard Watson Glider will preside at the meet
ing of the League for Political Education. at No.
q West Forty fourth-st.. at 40 y. m. to-day. and
John r. Proctor will deliver lecture on 'rhe
Federal Service"
A THANKSGIVING appeal has been sent out by the
New-York Diet Kitchen Association. which pro-
vdes nourishing food to the sick poor. for contri-
buttons Money checks may be sent. with the
names and addresses of the donors TO Mrs. Will
lam Wagner the treasurer OF the association. at
No. 222 West Twenty-third-st. The diet kitchens
of the association are at Ninth-avc. and Thirty
sixth-st No. lS7 Centre-st. No. 7OG East Fifth-st
and No. 3i7 Second-ave.
John Lee. "A single man, twenty-five years old
who lived with his parents on the fourth floor OF
the tenement house No. 1926 Avenue A. was ar
ranging a clothcsne at the rear window OF his
home at II O'Clock yesterday morning. when he
lost his balance and fell headlong to the nagstones
in the yard below He instantly killed.
Harry Goblinsky. who was recently arrested on
a charge Of teaching small boys to steal. was yes
terlay sentenced by the Justices of Special Ses
sons 10 eleven months in the pcnitentiary and to
pay fine OF 500.
Vito Caibon bootblack. living at No 81 Crosby
st, was found dead at the bottom Of an elevator
shaft at No. Clinton Place yesterday morning.
1t Is believed that the boy walked off the landing
on the first floor The fail fractured his skull and
killed him instantly
Judge Fitzgerald in Part ". General Sessions.
yesterday imposed sentence on Charles A. Moffatt
and his colored housekeeper. Emma Booker. who
were convicted last week OF renting fats for i'm
moral purposes MoTatt Is the owner Of three
houses in West Thrty-ninth-st., known as Sou
| brette Row" Moffatt sentenced to six
months in the penitenary and TO pay fine Of 500.
| and Emma Booker to thirty days In the City
| Prison.
Professor Ernest d Burton, Of the University Of
Chicago will deliver his last lecture 'The Study
| of the New Testament In the Fifth Avenue Bap-
| tist Church. No 4 West Forty-sixth-st this even
| ing at o'clock.
| The West Side Taxpayers Association yesterday
sent to the Board Of Aldermen n protest against
| authority being given to any new gas company to
| tear up the streets the west side OF the city.
| alleging that the Department OF Public Works Is
| already TOO prodigal in this respect. The protest
MAS sent to Commissioner Coils.
Alderman Randall. Of the XXIvth District. In
| troduced a resolution in the Board OF Aldermen
Yesterday urging the Gas Commission and the
Corporation Counsel to look into the law affecting
| the Northern Gas Light Company OF the Annexed
| District Mr. Randall asserted that although
| there is a great demand for gas mains be-
| yond the Harlem the Northern company refuses
| TO accommodate the people by laying mains In
newly populated districts The matter was re-
| ferred 10 the Gas Commission.
The annual meeting Of the New-York City Indian
| Association was held in the parlor Of the Broad
| way Tabernacle on Sunday. An interesting and
| complete report Of the work accomplished In the
| last year was read by Mrs. Horace Green. cor
responding secretary Of the association. Resou'
tions were passed to continue the support OF Dr.
! Hallowen the medical missionary at Aqua Ca
nente Arrangements were made for the reception
Of delegates at the annual meeting OF the Women's
| National Indian Association In Calvary Baptis,
| Church on December and 10.
Dr. Horace Howard Furness will read THE Mer
chant OF Venice this evening In the Library Build
ing of Columbia University. under the auspices OF
| the Shakespeare Society
| Professor William ii. Goodyear will give an Illus
| trated lecture at the Teachers College Morn
| inesfde Heights, to-day at $3.50 o'clock. His sub
tect will be the Cesnola collection Of Cypriots
| sculpture.
There will be social gathering under thu
auspices Of the Library Committee Of the Church
Club In the rooms at No E7s F'''hsvA- this svsn