New-York tribune., 1896-03-31
NEW-YORK CITY.


Justics Lawrence In the Supreme Court yesterday
granted to Genereuse Borel. wife OF Pierre Borel
who ia the chef at the Windsor Hotel, separation
from her husband and $25 week alimony. 1t was
alleged that Borel had treated his wife cruelty.
He earns 500 a week. and owns considerable real
estate.
~. p H." sends $40 TO this office for Mrs Becker.
in Christopher-st. East New-York
The Controller yesterday refused to award the
franchise OF the Peoples Traction Company in
Guiding the right to build surface roads In about
thirty miles OF streets, to that company Corpora
ton Counsel Scott is going to take the case TO tho
Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court TO ina
out the city's rights in the case
The trial OF Juan Campelo for the murder OF
Francis Mcmahon continued yesterday before
Justice Smyth. In the Criminal Branch OF the ST.
preme Court. Campeo took the stand In his own
behalf and >enied that ne had done the staooins
II was learned at headquarters yesterday that
the Board OF Fire Commissioners had retained the
services Of General Benjamin F. Tracy to repre-
sent them before the Legislature In the case OF tho
2 per cent tax foreign fire insurance
The well-known collection OF paintings and or1c-
A.brac that has been so long the property OF Ma
poleon Sarony will be sold at public sale this and
tomorrow afternoons and evenings at the Ameri-
can Art Galleries Madison Square south.
The Central Congregational Church has secured
William Russell Squire and Morris b. squire as
tenor and bass respectively for the coming year.
w R. Squire Is to be the director OF the music
These singers are now at Zion ana 81 liiio'ii!
Church. In Fifty-seventh-st.
NJ de Routkowsky. Of Washington. as agent OF
the Russian Minister OF Finance visited the Clear
ing House yesterday to witness the system In op-
GRAFTON. Clearing g-houses to be established IN
Russia
The Yale Glee and Banjo Club, forty in number
and the Yale Baseball Club numbering twenty
will leave New-York the Old Dominion Line
steamer Yorktown on Thursday April 2 for 'neir
annual Southern tours. The Glee Club Will visit
Old Point Comfort and return TO New-York by
way Of Washington, giving concerts at both places
The ball club leaves Norfolk, Va. on Wednesday
April g. after playing at several Southern cities
An application made to Justice MacLean IN
the Supreme Court yesterday morning for GER
tAcate OF reasonable doubt as TO the guilt OF Harry
Wilson who convicted OF stealing >i""V
vorth OF diamonds from the house Of Mrs. Frances
NJ. Barnes. at No. 239 Central Park West, on De-
cemher a. 1895 and sentenced 10 twelve years I'M
nrsonment at Sing Sing. Decision was reserved.
The end OF the second successful year OF the John
r Mlhol,and Club No. 100 Clinton Place. VIII be
celebrated by a stag entertainment to be held
at the clubhouse tomorrow evening at $50 O'CLOCK
The sixteenth annual prize-drill Of the Berkeley
School will take place at the list Regiment Arrnory
Thirty-fourth-st ana fark-aNe.' to-H"oiio" a.
n m The drill will be in accordance with the ne"
Infantry regulations General Horace Porter viii
review the contestants. after which there VIII b'
regimental and competitive company drills An In
teresting part of the programme will be eating
battery drill by officers and cadets. under command
Of Colonel Henry A. jackson. jr. The other oncer
in command will be Majors Franklin b. Lenert
and Frederick l.. Bullard, and Charles A. Drake
adjutant.
The Rev Russell II. Conwe. OF Philadelphia, vii
deliver his popular lecture. entitled Acres 0
Diamonds; or, Where to Obtain Riches, at tn
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church. One-hundred
and-twenty- -ninth-st and Seventh-ave. on Thursda
evening. Reserved-seat tickets may De oo'aiheo o
the financial secretary. Frank NJ Curtis, No. 2ls
Seventh-ave.
In ,,a athletic contest held at New-York Uni
vers,ty last Friday night the gold medal for IN
highest number OF points was won by Ralph camp
bell, and not by " s. Tompkins