New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28
NEW-YORK CITY.

Felix Adler has written letter TO President Hub
bell OF the Board OF Education. warmly recon-
mendng Frank Damrosch for appointment as d.
rector Of music In the public schools Of the city.
Mornay williams will give an address on THE
Christian a Citizen" at p. m to-day at the
Christian Workingmens Institute, No 3l2 West
F.fty-fcurth-st.
The Monday Evening Equestrian Glass at Dur
lands, Eighth-ave. and FIftyninth-st.. will have
a charity flower ride tomorrow evening for tho
benefit OF the Church Settlement Club. orGaniza-
ton Of thirty-three young women, formed for the
purpose Of securing funds 10 aid In the carrying
out Of the practical charities OF the Church Set
tement House. No 329 East Eighty-fourth-st.. Miss
Marion l.. Quincy, director.
The Forsyth Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
In Forsyth-st.. near Division-st. will have ami
versary exercises to-day, and Bishop Andrews will
preach the sermon at 1915 II. m.
Youthful members OF the Mount Morris Anti-Rub.
bish League and OF tho Anti.Cigarette League.
Branch No 80. TO have debate and enter
tanment on next Friday evening in the Y. NJ. c. A.
Hall, at No. West One-hundred- and-twenty-
hf,h-st
Many well-known performers volunteering
their services for the benefit TO be given Wednes
day for Mrs. l.. V. de Ruiz widow OF the Cuban
who was said to have been murdered in a Cuban
prison by his Spanish jalers The committee hav-
/ ing the matter In charge is composed Of Mayors
Strong Wurster and Gleason. Benjamin j. Guerra,
I James f.. Thursby. William S. Moses and Professor
Charles T. Davis.
David and Robert Buchanan, composing the firm
OF Buchanan Bros, retail coal-deaers. at No 22l
West Thrty-second-st. made assignment yes
terday to Charles f. S Simpson. giving preferences
to Henry Topping $500 and Florence ID. Topping.
800 This Is the ninth failure In the coal trade In
this city in the last six weeks The liabilities are
about 5000
The Society for the Ala OF Jewish Prisoners is to
have It's annual meeting In tho Temple Emanuel.
Firh-aye and Forty-third-st.. next Tuesday
evening. Among the aims Of the society arc the
reformation OF discharged prisoners and the giving
Of relief TO their families
The Citizens Steamboat Company has chartered
the steamer City OF Catskill to take the place OF
the steamer Saratoga on the Troy route. The Cats
kill will start to-day from West feminist. at
p. m. and regularly thereafter until the Saratoga
is repaired.
Acting Inspector Allalre yesterday reported to
Chief Con.n that there not, In his opinion.
sufficient grounds for putting Acting Captain Petty.
OF the Charles-st. station on trial on the charges
OF corruption made against him by Mrs. Elizabeth
Merrill, OF No ~ Greenwch-ave. The report will
be sent to the Police Board
The members OF tho Colonial Club. the Boulevard
and Seventy met last night and elected
the following committee to prepare list OF officers
for the next club year the members TO vote on the
/ committees recommendations at the annual meet
/ ing in May: John f.. Wooster John J. earle, r. G.
] Dorset. George a. Fuller and Everett w. Little.
The family OF General George J. Magee arrived
here yesterday the American liner New York
with the body OF General Magee He went abroad
several weeks ago for his health. and died at Nice
after an Illness OF five days. The funeral will be
/ held at Watkins. n. Y, tomorrow.
The three nasted, molasses laden schooner Wan.
dran, which went ashore at Jones Inlet Long
Island in the early part OF last week pulled
Off the bottom yesterday by the Merritt-C Chapman
. Wrecking Company. She towed to the com
panys docks at Stapeton. Staten Island where II
will be learned II she has sustained much damage
D. Shs Is leaking somewhat
In celebration Of the golden jubilee OF the Very
Rev. Augustine f. Hewitt. Superior General OF the
Paullst Fathers which occurred March 25 q
solemn pontihcal mass Will he said to-day at II
m. by Bishop Farley In the Church OF st. Pau
/ the Apostle. Sixtieth-st and Columbus-ave. He
I the Rev John j. Hughes as sub-deacon. and the
/ Rev Father Nevlns as assistant priest Amone
/ those VINO are expected to be present Arch.
| bishop Corrigan, several OF tho Bishops Of this
| province and many priests Of tho New-York arch
diocese
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