New-York tribune., 1879-04-21

mttce OF when tfCOrgc W. Myers IS chairman, anu
which numbers TWENTY-FIVE. will receive snhScrip-
tiOns of money or contributions of anything That
can be used t0 advantage by the newly settling ne.
grocs The Union Christian ASSOciat Oh, No. ~
West Twenty y-sxth-st, Will also receive articles.
The laggard sun has dcigned to grant its ycrnal
blessing 10 the lea the clouds have sct their sails
aSlaut and sailed into the Eastern sea. HE SILVER
ing grass j. green again tie wondering hee j. on
her way, Xp.oriLg all the quiclening plain hat felt
the touch Ui yesterday. The zephyr. lettering along.
puts 10 ltS lip bugi" clear and pipes resurrection
song into the wild flowers listening ear: the song
bud and tree; and clouds have set their shining
sails and driit'd 10 the Eastern sea.
\ bill Is now before the Legislature to allow GER
tam persons 10 construct an island on Rubhlnss
Reef, lying between EliIs's Island and Staten
island, Tor commercial purposes. IL was stated on
Saturday by persons not interested lu the b;l that
the enterprise If carried ont would be OF great ben
Cit % the commerce of tins port, and was attended
with great pccuulary risk to tHc mcOTpbratOrs.
The island /, not 20 exceed ten acres m extent:
10 be- constructed within five years after the passage
oi tie act, and must not IN any way interfere win
The navigation of the bay. The island i To be
but on the reef with piers running out to the edge
10 allow vessel, t. come alongside.
The cold and the rain did not check the aIdor OF
the contestants m the opening spring haldirap
Games of the New-York Athletic Club AT Mott Haven
saturday. After great number of trial heats H. \.
stuart won the lOp-ydrds run in l2jf seconds. Oar
of fifteen pedestrians +. II. Noonen proved the best
at the distance of two miles, which he covered IN
l1:O1. \ protest was entered as n WAS alleged
that NOOucn bad walked for money in Boston. \.
/. GrrcuCugh IN 36is second, won the 3OO-yards
run for which there were ten starters, and G.. II.
laylor OF Columbia College, was the victor III the
GOO-yards run IN i2S.
The choice Of officers of the 7th Regiment
Veteran Association at their annual meeting ON
Saturday evening resulted - IoiloWs: William 4.
Pond, Colonel james Price. Licuenant-t tOloncl;
Charles Il. BostwIck, Adiutaut Captains-licnry
/. Hayden, W. IL. hOntanyc, W. \. Speusht, II. &.
Shumway and f.. g.. Arthur: iicutcnants--N. VI.
Whitney, VI. A. EverdcIl !. \. Goodman, j. +. Free
boTu jr.. and IL. G.. Fisher. The roll of mr!ubyrs
was reported as numbering l,OGO. Ihlry-elght
boxes ol soap the remainder ot contribution %
1000 boxes Tor the new aTmoy fund were rallied
for ana ncttcd r2G6. The total amount realized
from the contribution was $1,000.
u. G. Villas. general freight agent of the Erie line,
states that trc railroads cannot gree to the sugges-
tions OF the hour trade to extend the INIT
Of free slorage, on dock deliveries to TO
to ten days; but mat they have agreed to modify
their order on " free IgLtcTage' deliveries DV
making SIX days free storage on all lots Of
1000 barrels and over, all under 1000 barrels to
be limited to the tour days. After the expiration
OF tl limits demurrIge viii accrue on lois OF 900
barrcls and under al the same rate oi = cents
barrel each day, and an over 1OO barrels az ceht
a baIIei each day. The Hour merchants say that
this plan viii not satisfy them.
Two singular races were run at jerome Park
Saturday the starter timers and judges being young
ladies. !. l>ehn on his horse Bullet formerly q
stCrp.cchg-cr, gave 100 yards start TO Belmont
Purdy on q white hunter. he distance wa, halt
mile. blr PuTdy won by twenty yards IN l:O2l2
the track being very deep m mud. Mr.. HaUImau
riding Eustus Corning, Belmont Purly on BaIonct,
and samuel sands on BomDazne then had cor.
tcst of ye-eIghths of a mile, winch was won easily
by Dir. PuT!y m l:I5. Among those present besides
the riders were II. OcIUrhr, Pierre LuUl.aid, Jl..
Kane Mr Forsyth, Slrs. Belmont furdy, the Misses
Hewitt Miss Itirmdn, the Misses PcIh!ilau, ana
Mss Lucy Work.
BROOKLYN.
The house Of G. A. Van Ness, No. : IIoward-aye.,
was robbed otjcwe.s valued at $500 on Saturday
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