New-York tribune., 1879-05-19

night amid loud cheering the part of the friends
OF the two DE Noieles who won the first aud second
prizes. I he son made 900 miles and the father a
few laps more The Engishmau Rutland, took
third prize with 376 miles. and the. Ifenchmnu,
lSeard was fourth, with 315 miles. The scoring
was unsatisfactory.
Henry G. Ieask, clerk OF the Eighth District
Court. and leading Republican in the XVIII AS
sembly District. fell through shaft in the Trinity
building on Thursday distance of twelve 1eet
He was severely nued on the head and 1T was
feared for time that the worst results might fol-
low. He was unconscious until Saturday evening.
Yesterday he had improved, and his physician, Dr.
Pratt last evening regarded his recovery certai
unless some unforeseen complications should be de-
velOped.
Henry Ward Beeeher Is reported to have SAID to
The LoRisbUe COsrier-jOuRaI: "As far as have
had an opportunity of Judging love the Southern
people. They noble, kind, c0nsideTate aud en-
thusiastc. have lectured in Europe and all over
the United States, but never has IL been my lot 20
meet with more intelligent and bettar people than
You SoutherneTs. The Ovations rendered me at
Memphis and Nashville consider the pleasantest
OF my life"
Cyrus w. Field will sail for Europe on Wedues-
day. He will attend, as the delegate of the Cham
ber of Commerce, the International Congress at
Paris to promote the construction of canal across
the lSthmus of Darlen. Subscriptions We're opened
on Saturday to the stock OF company to he formed
to lay submarine cable from the Pacific coast 10
the Hawaiian Islands and Japan. Mr.. Field headed
the list with subscription OF 100000. A sub
scrptiOn of T1,000,OOOis expected from the Ha-
wailan Government.
Three hundred workmen were busy yesterday In
laying the tracks of "A street railway over the
Harlem bridge. The new tracks terminate on the
south side of the bridge. near the station OF the
New-York Elevated Railroad, and form an extern
sion OF the Harlem Bridge, MOrrisania and fordham
Railroad. The Aldermen passed a resolution over
Mayor Ely's veto on December 81, authorizing the
company TO extend its tracks over the bridge and
the specifications have been approved by the PARK
Commissioners and the Commissioner OF Pubhc
Works. Cars will be run until a, m. every night.
The rails of steel and of the Philadelphia
pattern.
An earnest plea for funds to erect and maintain
Gospel tent through the coming Summer months
made by the Rev. DR.. Stephen H. Tying, jr., in
his church last evening. The Christian Church. he
of New-lOrk to Satan on the 1st OF June and
claiming il again on the 1st of October and this
that 81 900 had already been pledged, but about
$4,000 more was needed He desired that twenty
gentlemen present should give 500 apiece and 200
other persons IS apiece tc make up the required
amount The vacant loo at Forte-thrd-st and
Broadway had been secured and If the money conld
be raised the tent would be erected at once. The
contributed last evening, 1t is understood, was
sufficiently large to guarantee the success OF the
plan.
BROOKLYN.
The Eighth Precinct Police at an early hour yes
terday morning arrested Mary Everett for keeping
n dlsorderly house at No. 4SS Thlrd-aye. -Four men
who were In the house were also locked up.
Bishop LittejOhn has announced that on the
evening of Rogation Day, Tomorrow, IN St. AIMS
be service of IntercessiOn and a sermon IN behaH
Of the Church's missions throughout the world.
The General Term of the Supreme Court has re-
versed the conviction of William ii. Bartlett and
George Martin charged with knocking down war
rem H. Lane, the cashier of the Planet Mills Manu-
featuring Company, in Presdent-st., over a year
ago, and robbing him of $500. Their trial occu-
pied fourteen days. new trial will be given them.
Joseph Eagan, age twenty, who has charge OF the
shawl department in the dry goods store of james
F. Farrell Nos. 4s and 90 Walker-st. this city, vas
arrested on Saturday evening tor pawnlng roll OF
cashmere, suspected to have been stolen. In ms
room were found 129 pawn tickets representing
property, mostly shawls, valued at $4,000, winch
is distributed in sixty pawn shops in this city ana
Brooklyn. Eagan admitted his guilt.
Franz Abaum's saloon, No. 352 Fifth-st, Brook
lyn, Eastern District, the scene of bloody
quarrel Saturday night between Edward Mester,
age twenty-five. of No. 2S9 Ffth-st and John Hon
man, age twenty-five, of No. 129 Seventh-St:. TINS
city dispute arose about a dog, aud Mester
called Hoffman a liar. in the fight that ensued,
Hoffman stabbed Mester in the abdomen with
knife, infctnga wound which 1t is thought VIII
prove fatal. The wounded man was taken to the
Eastern District Hospital. Hoffman escaped, Dat
was afterward arrested.