The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-27
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Hewitt Deserves Credit Which Van
Wyck Gets.
NOTED CHURCH's ANNIVERSARY.
Man Tries to Commit Suicide at the
Altar-A Typographical Unions
Good Work-Dcath of q
Prominent Preacher.

NEW YORK, March: 26.-SpeciaL-Ih
nan to 3nom is due more tran any otnsrs
man the commencement of the undsf-#
ground railroad was not present at yes
Ierday'S ceremonies wilen the lnau2urt-4
ton OF this great enterprise was ceie
brated. I refer 10 Abraham $ SteNitt.
who was formerly mayor OF New Z OK
and one of the best that the city ever
had. He did not even receive an INVITA-
ton to the ceremony until somebody nap
pened to call attention to the oVers!shIe
and at the last hour card was Se1il 10
nin. On the other hand the man VINO
has done less than anybody else IN an
official capacity TO promote EMS enter
prise, had the honor of digging the hrst
snovelful OF dirt. That man IS Mayor
Van IVyck. Others did the work and ne
will get the glory.
LITTLE CHURCH AROUND COFaNtlts-
The Church of the Transdgurat ton, pop
ularIy known as The Little Churcn
Around the Corner celebrated its III
tieth anniversary yesterday. HOW 81 the
church acquired this title Is told py Jos.
Jefferson in his "reminiscences. ana mas
been often told in the newspapers. Inc
ch,srch has always been favorite WITH
the actors and from it the funerals OF
Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett TOOK
Mace 1t contains a memorial wlrldoW III
honor of Bodth. J. w. Waliack anu
Harry Montague used TO rent peWs iASte
and Charlotte Cusnman was a Irelueiie
attendant But the church does not ds-
nSnd OF, the actors for its support. II mas
a large number of members from ootn
| the rich and poor classes. 1t Is said mat
the rector. officia ties at something like six
hundreds weddings every year Inc cele-
bra ton of the golden anniversary ycsier-
| day drew large crowd at every service
The sermon OF the occasion was preached
; by Rex DR.. Leftinswell, of Portland, Me-,
and the rector, Rev. Dr. Housnton, made
! a few appropriate remarks. in the course
Of which he noted the presence OF a few
| persors who we're at the first Service fifty
years ago.
Typographical Union No. 6 will hold In
Grand Central Palace during the month
of Maya printing exposition and fair IN
| aid of the benevolent adJunctS o. the as
| ISOLATION This union has paid out S239,oco
| In charity to its members, and those de-
| pendent On it, since it was organized The
! exposition is to show the progress in the
| art of printing since the union was or
( garized in 1860 with Horace Greeley as
| its first president.
LOVED A CHTNAMAN.
! William C. Riley, a hotel empioye, mas
brought suit for divorce from his Wife.
and the story is a most remarkable one.
The wife abandoned her home and after
| a search Of seven years, during which
time the tobacco plantation he owned was
sacrificed to provide funds to keep up the
| hunt, the husband succeeded in locating
her at NO Il Peli Street, where she was
living as the wife of a Cidnaman VINO
had taken the American name of wilson:
! His fortune all gone, Riley was oohged
to accept a place as a waiter Ihrlce ne
begged his wife to return to him, SAYING
that he would forgive her She refused
to listen to him. The last time he called
she said:
you married me when was a cnlla
of thirteen You were rich then, ard
liked you well enough, but grew tired
| of seeing your face always around. ane
came to Chinatown. / am glad I dld. tor
this life just suits me. and I propose Hto
live it,
Joseph Glass. a butcher, who has VIE
8 and three children. attempted yesterday
morning to commit suicide by gas as
| phyxia ton under the holy light on the
| altar of the Ateris Zwie Synagogue on
One Hundred and Twenty-first Street he
was found there at 6 o'clock by the sex
ton in an unconscious condition aad was
taken to a 1reighboring hospital for treat
ment. At last reports his condition was
Il said to be critical.
Rev. Dr. Peter Stryker. one of the most
| rrorninent ministers of the Reform
Church in this country, died yesterday al
Asbury Park, aged seventy-four.