New-York tribune., 1896-12-04
NEW-yORK CITY.


Tho pov Russell H. Conwell, OF Philadelphia.
will deliver a popular lecture nj Calvary Methodist
rn,scopal Church. one hundreds and-twenty-ninth
St. and scventh-ave. on Tuesday evening. on "The
Heroism Of Private Life
The fair which the women Interested In the Chii-
dreu's Surgical Hospital Of this city are 10 hoid
for the benefit OF its building fund VIII take pace
on Friday next afternoon and evening, ins'e"h oi
to-day as has been previously stated IL Is to be
held at Shcrry's and will probably attract large
number Of visitors the charity is on" In when
many New-York men and women are Interested
Th. first half-honr noonday service for business
men will be held in 81. Paurs Chapel to-day. Tho
Rev. DR. f. Walpole Warren will deliver the nd-
dress.
The National Democratic party OF tho WITH As
semblv District has taken permanent headquarters
at No - Grcenwch-avc.. where meetings VIII be
held on the first and third Fridays OF each month.
beginning tonight
The Ncw-York School OF Clinical Medicine VIII
have i,s annual dinner tonight at Morcllos. No >
West Twcn,y-ninth-st.
A, the Liberal club No 20 East Fiftcenth-st..
this evening. Charles Watts. the English apostle
of socuarism will speak on its philosophy.
Lcopold Won Waldorf. who said he was a Ger
man baron from Thurcn and during his three
months stay In this country attempted suicide
lve times was again arraigned In Yorkville court
Yesterday. Magistrate Crane, on being Informed
that Frederick Hoffman. a tobacco manufacturer
would pay Leopolds expenses 10 'eih"hy' us
charged the prisoner
Abraham Gruber called on Secretary 8 Williams
Briscoo OF the civil Service Board yesterday to
get some Information as TO how civil Service cx-
amlnations are conducted. Mr. Gruber has not
been II friend OF civil Service Reform Mr.. Briscoc
showed him number Of old examination papers
and Mr. Grubcr admitted that the examinations
were practical than he had thought
William H. Osgood has been seriously Ill for some
time and rumor was started yesterday 10 the
effect that he was at the point Of death Trb
une reporter learned last evening at Mr.. Osgood's
house. No 10 Yves, Twentieth-st. that. while he
had been sick he now out Of danger and i'm
proving rapidly.
Miss Helen Kelcher. Of San Francisco. enter
tained over one hund ed newsboys at the Brace
Memorial Lodging House. No. Duanc-st.. last
evening. Tho boys listened eagerly 10 Miss Kel-
leher's rccitations, and were loud In their demon
strations of approval Harmonlca- playing and solos
by the boys supplied the intervals in the entertain
ment and the hall rang with the choruses OF pop
ular songs.
a cable message has reached the Board OF For
egn Missions OF the Presbyterian Church at It's
headquarters here reporting that Robert +. Speer
was III with fever at lIamadan. Persia and would
be detained there time. Mr.. Spcer sailed
from NeW-1 Ork on August ~. accompanied Dy
Mrs. Speer. tour TO visit some of the missions
OF the Presbyterian Church, going directly to
Persia and had intended 10 sail from Bushire for
India December H.
The cold snap during the last few days has had
a decidedly improving effect the wholesale dry
goods market Ia this city The sales of seasonable
goods yesterday were greater In the main than was
the case for a single day I'm some time The prln-
cipal orders placed were from city and nearby
whose stocks low and nd
which in IN consequence OF the wntry spell
made necessary a replcton OF different lines OF
merchandise.
The sale Of Arthur Voegtlins oil and water-color
paintings was begun by William b. Norman. auc-
ioneer the Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms last
evening There Il limited attendance and the
prices realized were exceedingly low. being In many
| instances much less than the of the frames
| Twenty-one oil paintings were sold for from 81 10
| SIS each. The sale will be continued this evening
A committee of the General Synod Of the Re
| formed Church of which the Rev. Or. Edward u.
| Coe OF this city is the chairman. has undertaken
| TO raise fund OF 5000 10 secure transatons of
several hundred letters and documents which were
| sent from the Dutch churches in America TO the
| Chassis OF Amsterdam. In Holland, between 1925
and l7s2 Many of the documents are Of much
| historical value Subscriptions are to be sent to
| William L. Brewer. the treasurer OF the fund at
| No. 10 Wiliam-st
| a concert was given at Carnegie Music Hall last
evening by the NewYork Bankers Glce Club. The
| hal filed overlooking, and the numbers
| were greeted with applause The concert was
| given under the direction OF II. r. Humphres
musical director.
Residents and owners Of property on and about
| Riverside Drive. In the neighborhood OF Seventy
seventh and Seventy-nnth SITS. up in arms
against what they call the desecration OF the
waterfront at that point by its use for storage
| purposes. Thomas W. Brashcr. John Mcdonald
| Cyrus Clark. president Of the " est End Associa-
| tion; Harvey Murdock and others yesterday ap-
peared before the Dock Board to protest against
the erection Of storage sheds piers ssvsntv.