New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-14
EXPERTS WITH THE RIFLE.

I Tho Executive Committee of the National Rifle
Association met yesterday afternoon ~ no 81 d ~
Wingate. in the chair. A long report 10 tho DOun
of Directors signed by General Wingate, was read
he report stated that the condition OF the ass0cla
fion was never better than at present: Inc report
recommended tho passage OF resolution requesting
all who are DESTROYS Of maintaining Crecdinole as
SCHOOL of instruction to the National Guard TO assist
If by becoming life melabers in tho association Ills
report was adopted. go ,. II A.
council of the English Rifle Association 10 General
Wngate was read, in which the association regrets
that it cannot send team OF smooth pore rie snos
10 compete with an American team this season, but
IN IA hoped that next year eight gentlemen may DC
found who will 20 10 New York for the ntsrnatonaI
rifle match. 1t was moved and carried AS the sense
of the committee, that it would Dc incxpcdicnt to
send n team to England this year. General MlEgate
proposed for life mcmbeTshIp H1heIh MiT WI'
auisioper of Public Works Hubert q. Thompson:
A letter was sent last Tuesday by General Win
field Scott Hancock, president OF the associauon'
TO Acknowledgement Townsend, asking that the AS
sociation be allowed TO offer u badge OF some &c
scripuon III Place of the "Narksmans D"ago, unt
was shade that the old die by Which tho badges were
struck oil DO given 10 tho association for this pur-
pose.
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF TIE CITY.
AT the meeting Of the Ncw-York Board of Irado
and Transportation, yesterday; several rcso9t1 pi
relating to matters affecting tho comnncrcc OF inns
CITY were acted upon. One offered by A. Is. Miller
proved methods of transportation the Mississippi
Riyer which brought New Orleans into dangerous
competition with Ncw;YoTk; and c''ilng Oh tL,e
1,cgislature Immediately to abolish Tolls on inc
canals of the Statn and thus TO enabo the Canals 10
compete with rival routes
long series of resolutions was olierc py. nonts
r. Ball aud was referred to appropriate committees
calling for an amendment To TIC act OF iolD Ic1
stricting or preventing the inrthI c ;nnIndin No
piers tho transfer Of certain steamships, inciunuY
The Sound steamers to permanent Dcrtls on INC .
River above the bridge; md tho immediate cnttlhg
through OF tho shie canal at Spuyten DuyYI Cfeek'
resolution protesting against the granting OK eX-
elusive dock privileges to particular INES Oh Vessels
WAS adopted. The bill of John N browning 10
regulate the charges for loading and unloading mer-
chandise from certain vessels was declared To DO
resoluton, ofrsrcd by Mr.. Ball, was adopted adj
yocating the establls hmcpt OF permanent Depart
nent Of Commerce. to consist OF the Mayor and Con-
troler with tho presidents of tho Chamber of Com
snerce Produce Exchange and Maritime Exchange,
all other bureaus. commissions, ETC., now having
amy duties aP?eaining TO the commerce Of the port
TO be abolished.
IN TROUBLE WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS.
Tho 200 cigannakeTs employed by Frederick
Terri of No so Canon-st.. held meeting yesterday
morning and decided 10 quit work at once, In con-
sequence of refusal Of tho finn to increase their
Rohn & Kandcr's cigarmakcrs returned 10 work
yesterday at the old wages o,,,, h.,d ,ooo,;no
last evening at No. 23o West Thirtieth-st, 70
strengthen their position in the strike ut Matthews
The Bluestone Cutters and Flaggcrs Association
held meeting lest evening nt Milliman's Han, al
Qwenty-snxth-ht. anu Sctcilh-aNc. ltwhs IePolUce
at the meeting, that although tae employers vet,
now giving tho wages asked iof hy the members o.
association. they would ~ do 10 on Saturday
m was resolved that IL the present rate OF wages WA
not continued q strike should bo ordered, not only
Tor the maintenance of 50 so per day. which 10 nov
received, but for 81, with nine hours Tor q day
work.
EIGHTY.FIvE PICTURES FOR $2o22.
The Sirst half Of three collections Of modern oil ant
wafer'color paintings was sold at auction a. Leay
tst;s ART Gallery last evening. The bidding wa
Allow and tho prices generally were low The eighty
dyc paintings sold brought 81, 022 90. " 81 Maggie
lena n, the Esottc7 by Thomas Couture brough
The highest price--$l55. The pictures bringing
S10O aud over were az follows: A Corner OF
1Ndy's Bogdoir, y By u. Mnraton $loo Fanil'
Happiness by Compile Calix, $l3o; Interior 0