New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-17

The fifth hed.meeting of the, intercollegiate
Athletic Association will be held at Mott Ha'eh
Saturday. Nav 20.
NEW BRIDGE OVER THE HARLEM.
Considerable progress has been made with tho
rapid transit bridge across the Harlem River con
Meeting with the Metropolitan line. The CRIBS 1or
the piers are III place ana the aouImeuts hc"Aly
finished.
A FRENCH ART CLUB.
The French citizens of New-York who are artists
or who have interest IN art will hold meeting
at No. 3G4 Sixth-ave. this evening for the purpose
of completing the organization of the new art cluD,
the Cercle Artistique Francois"
IMPROVEMENTS AT NORTH RIVER PIERS.
The new Erie freight depot is finished and tho
unsghtly structure at Pier No. 80 North River has
been demolished The improvements OF the Penn,
syyania and New Jersey Central Railroads are also
noteworthy features of the North River piers
WANTING HIS SHADOW ARRESTED.
Thomas Brandt of No. So Eightll-ave., a we'll
dressed working man, entered the Ninth Precinct
Police Station on Saturday night and, cautiously
approaching the sergeants desk, asked If he would
away the shadows that were following him. The
sergeant took care of him for the night
AFRAID TO GO HOME.
Officer Klinge. of the Twenty-frst Precinct, ar
raigned in the Yorkville Police Court yesterday
Daniel O'Hare age eight years. Ie is accustomed
to sleep in wagons in the nclghborhO0d OF twenty
ninth-St. and ThIrd-ave. He said he was afraid to
whip him. The little fellow was committed until
May II, when an examination will be held
CHARGED WITH TAKING TICKETS FROM THE BOX.
George w. Reed. tcket-seller at the Eighty;
ninth Street Station of the Third Avenue Elevated
Railroad, was arrested on Saturday on charge of
embezzlemcnt, preferred by Columbus Stevenson,
station Inspector. Reed. 1t was alleged, had been
in the habit of abstracting tickets from tho cato
box and selling them over again. He denied the
charge but was committed for trial by Justice Pat
tersOn III default Of $500 bail.
BROOKLYN.
Crowds of people filled Prospect, Fort Greene,
City and TOmpkins Parks yesterday afternoon.
The annual collection of Peters pence" for tho
Pope of Rome was taken III all the Brooklyn Roman
Catholic churches yesterday.
Additional trains were run to Concy Island yes
terday on the Brooklyn, Flathush and COney Island
Road, and thousands of people were at the beach.
Mrs. J. S. Richmond, age seventy, living at No:
3f3 Fushing2ye Vas i4uHd dead by ncT nsn th
cause. Coroner Nolan will investigate the case.
James Mulhane, who calls himself secretary
of the Citizens Committee " that called the kear-
ney meeting at the Brooklyn City Hall Friday
evening, says that the Ercenback party had moth
ing to do with it that . iSeph +. Jones presided
that Mr.. X, nton did not speak. and that MI Robb
was not Socialist
John Worths, age fifteen. of No. 40 Wilson-st.,
was arrested yesterday upon the complaint of Lewis
L. JohneS of No. 81 WilsOn-st. WOrths had been
shooting at target upon board fence in lis back
yard, and of tho bullets went through the fence
and the rear paror window of Johncs's house His
family was in the room. Fortunately no one was
hurt.
Thomas McGann and James Burns, two members
OF the Jackson Hollow gang were quarTelilng III
stcuhen7st near Parktaye. YESTERDAY afternoon
tempted to arrest them. Mccain turned upon the
officer, knocked him down and kicked him over the
right eve and in the mouth. McGann was after
ward arrested and locked up in the Fourth Precinct
Station. ,,,,,, o,,,,,,
A bond OF Gypsies encamped in the Glendale
Woods Jersey CITY, accidcntly set fire to the tim
Der yesterday but the flames were extngushed
without loss.
To-day being PfnGst-MOntag. Q, festival will be
held in the SchutZen Park at Union Hill, near
HobOkcn, by the divisions of the Ncw-Jcrsey
Schutzen Corps A parade will take place IN Jer-
sey City and HOboken this morning.
Fruend's Brewery in West Newark-avc., Jersey
City Heights, and the stables in the rear of the
brewery were destroyed by fire early yesterday
policy in the LenOx Fire Insurance Company,
Morris Walsh, of Washington and Morgan-sts.,
Jersey City, who had his skull fractured Thursday
night by Patrick Duffy, of No. 1913 DiorGan-st. was
lying at the point Of death last evening Duffy was
arrested Thursday night by Officer Charles Reynolds
and is now in custody
NEWARK.
Patrick Mcdonald, who was locked up az Police
Headquarters late on Saturday night for ntOXCa-
ton, attemnted to commit suicide early yesterday
morning He tied his suspender to bar OF his cell
and hanged himself by it. lilo was discovered and
cut down before strangulatlOn took place.
Three burglars were detected by officers in q
liquor store in Boyden-st. early yesterday morning.
They had possessed themselves of some money,
which they threw away WHcn ucleCteu Ab IOllCC
Headquarters they gave the names of George Mercy.
James Fitzpatrick and John Gottis
A misunderstanding between the Senior and
Freshmen crews Of Princeton prevented race on
crews. The Freshmen arrived at Newark IN tho
morning but the Seniors had expected TO row on the
raging canal at Princeton, and did not appear until
too late IN the afternoon.
LONG ISLAND.
MoRICHEs-Alfrcd Lamb, of MOrichcs. while
passing near the house of Mr.. Floyd. Mt Mastc on
Saturday. killed black snake twelve feet i'll length
and six inches in diameter.
IIUNTINGTON.-An oak bureau has been in the |
Crossman family, at Huntington. for n CEN |
fury. and first presented to bride in the famy
4 l. rrci.nr.