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were prouoeed. The Mutual Company Hgnihed rts
Willingness to make the improvement at once.


were proposed. The Mutual Company sgnihed its
Willingness to make the Improvement az once
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN BROOKLYN.
SPRING MEETING OF TBE NEw-YoRK AND bhooA-
LYS coNoRgGATIoNAL ASSOCIATIONS
The Spring meeting of the New-York and Brook11
lvn Association Of congregational Churches and
Ministers held Yesterday IN the ~ Stors
Plymouth Church The Rey Or. Henry az 0S Min
recorded the proceedings. Among the clergymeh IN
attendance were Mr. Beecher, Dr. Edward Beeehe5'
Lyman Abbott S; H. Virgin Dr. los Joseph M Me.
RinIey " Of the Church Of Christian Endsayor the
Rev William Lloyd the Rev. DIR. J. W, MhitSn, sS OF
Newark the Rev. y dr. Melan and ID the Rev j. G.
Ager, of the SwedenbOrgan Church. VINO H were
present were made honorary members Oh 'i'o h''V
Reports were presented from the various Churches,
Mr. Beecher said that the influence OF PiymOutaf
Church reached fully 1900 400 PEOPLE we're r 30 many
churches in his neghborhOod that there was q
scramble among them whenever f4miiy m M tSs
East New-York Church, said that his church was
between Canarsie, famous for clans, ana East NV
York. famous for beer-drnking and desecIatlo oI
His church. he said, was like some OF the vesse:is
at Canarsie when the tide had gone 0utIs!!in1ck III
the mud to some extent. The Rev. DR.. Wild Pr pre-
sened ScTptural exegess on a. PS obo+s s reod an
essay on "Suhiective spiritual knowledge OF G1a
and Christ" Last evening there was Social g''h-
VERY LIGHT COMEDY AT THE CITY HALL
The Aldermen were in joyial humor YESTERDAY;
Several resolutions were paSsed authQrlZIE DnviS
One of these permitted Patrick Healey to put up
meat rack in Tenth-ave. Alderman JacObus laugh
ingly moved that tho matter he re1elIed 10 VIZ
Committee on Law, and this was agreed to AND
much laughter. Just then an lrishman among me
spectators exclaimed: "Why, sure, that's Fat
EiIeyrmnn CoGgev who represents that district,
asked sharply @WhOse meat rack
aPat Heaiey's and he ought to have it," was
aThat's So" said Mr.. Coggey, and amid renewed
laughter he moved that the vote be reconsidered'
and Mr.. Pat " Healey received the desired per-
A minute or two later Alderman Shells was
speaking and was startled by some one in the all-
dienee who shouted Is out rd Sl O Maie him
set down. This "pont of order was immediately
decided not we'll taken by two poeemen who hn mr.
the fear of the City Fathers before his eyes.
At the same meeting one of the Aldermen an an;
nOunced at the conclusion OF vote that lie "lSneu
to be returned i'll the accordatlVe.'
THE NEW WASHINGTON MARKET SCHhME.
A commttee of the Central Taxpayers Assoeia-
ton, headed by DR.. NJ. j. B. MESSENGER. presented to
the Aldermen yesterday protest against the oll OF
Senator Bixby now before the Legislature, prnTld-
ing for the rebuilding of Washington ana west
Washington Markets and for buying nelgnporlnR
block for market PURPOSES the expense to he borne
by the city This bill also practically repeats the
provisions of the act widening West-st. at this
point. 49, c.,,- ,,,,
He said that the State had given deed to the West
Washington Market ground for dock or wharfage
| purposes and that the Dock Department would
probably lay claim to the property within the next
six months He favored the erection of one-story
iron structure on thu, site of the old Washington
| Market, which extends from Fulton to Vesey ana
| from West 10 Westinghouse: He was, however,
opposed TO the purchase OF block OF land 1Or mar
knt nurnoReE m that vicinity.
| A NEGRO MURDERER SHUT UP FOR LIFE
| The Queens County Court of Oyer and Terniner
| Judge Barnard presiding, convened at the Court
| House Long Island City, ON Monday. The colored
man, James Seaman, jointly indicted with William
| Weeks for the murder of the old fisherman William
| Rhodes at Hicksville in 1878, was aTraigned and
through his counsel George A. Mott, pleaded guilty
to murder in the second degree The details of the
| crime and Seamans confession have been published
| in TaE TRIBUNE. The Judge sentenced Seaman to
| State Prison for life. Yesterday, Also Weeks was
brought from the State Prison on writ of habeas
| corpus by Warden jackson and Officer Smith, in
| order that he might plead TO the indictment He
| denies all knowledge of Seaman or Rhodes, or 81
| the murder. He was remanded. His pardon will
be asked for by the DistrictAtorncy III order that
| he may be tried at the next term OF the Court