New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TWO FISH EXHIBITIONS.


TWO FISH EXHIBITIONS.
The season when the disciple Of lzaak W alton c,h
throw his fly and land trout without v'ans ceIr
cable 10 the laws opened yesterday ~ M NJ
H. o,sning his cases at Fulton Market. On enter
ing Mr. BI9GkoF%s E9F' rS S1 'S of R R's sun
3 3lW was Tron tbo scSIcs of the hundreds OF
front which were spI ad upon the SLABS n
large tank of frozen trout os cGup'eIL osidns
end Of the space allotted TO tT arbo covered with
trout, and tanks of swimming 'iIu' ,at.d With
and varieties. The cases were t,,ccs tbe
fcstoons OF cut0wers, and IN many insud'O ,,oter
feh were resting ON beds Of moss ana Whn Ied,
plants The exhibition was vsiteh ny a aoouo -
persons. among whom were uen oiad nr n. Me
I,onold Fish Commits ,ioner of virginia ~. - on
ton of Connecticut the Rev. Henry W arg Devc ,ro,
Ned Buntlnc Josh B Hdmng,I newton
Clark, Hubert o. Thompson, Ucnoi"i
Judge Moore and Henry liayemeyeri, ev-
EIGHT hundred pounds of the cad brook -'roul gA
mbtcd were furnished by the south o"1 If fp"resl
Meadows l.. l., contributed nulhper o, ~
specklod trout and German carp. freueriIh Ma,n
ers sent some landocked salmon eggs ., 1',,d,i i
of Caledonia n Y, some trout eggs ana laIe Spc
men of dead trout Livingston Stone, % 2h''i,
Cal. a nine-pound rainbOw-rout, caught III
fhe Mel cod River Cal: H. Il. Chalker,ot say Drook'
Conn n spccimen of the Saline iridod closely re,
sembiing smelt and caught III the Long Island
Sound the Suffolk County Club sent a IIigo
uUmbpr q
smelts came from George Ricardo, of Hackensacki
~ d. together with some CATFISH anu a
GELS Fish Commissioners Seth Green 1ur-
nshed several hyS 9a a 2 sGS Number
OF hvhrds from the salmon and brook-troui.
number of tanks and cascsof trout were shown IRON
Easi P9tcb0guc, L. L., j. n. Bennett. of Stamford,
n y. G. A. Starkcy, of Troy, N u, N e. Mlller' 81
Brookhaven, j. l., II. Burgess, of Bennmgton u f
W. l.. Gilbert of Plymouth, Mass. and j. fario"''l
ho
Messrs Middleton. Carman & Co. gave an eXhibl-
ton yesterday similar TO Mr. Blackiords. a larBe
cents to 81 80 a pound. and their quality especially
that of the samOn-trout, was pronounced me oes'
for many seasons. The exhibitions viii be cOhlih-
ued several days.
MR.. OLIIFFE on CENTRAL PARK.
Park Commissioner Olliilc, on being asked lately
what is the present condition Oh CeHlral LIZ, TO-
piled II has never been in as good condltoh loI
The last ten or twelve years All this talk IN the
newspapers bout its running down p Uses iIo'H
misapprehcusion. So too, everyone THINKS tlat re
Park Board spends all its time i'll wTanglng; lhat
is moi 81. either The Board is as harmonious as
any such body can he. and we are animated WIN
the desire of making the Park rs nealtlul as p"s-
sible Bnt 10 come back to the point You askcu me
about | am perfectly willing 10 lei me arriving
public decide whether or mol th9 lIh Is III I'U
what say. But people say We ought 10 nave con-
crete instead of gravel on The W2lks; 10 iuoh
pcople reflect that il would cost hundreds 81 thou-
sands of dollars to do that alone and that the appro-
priation for all the par Ks III the cry more e
thirty IN number, IS only about nan Il HlIil'n ~
We had million a year for the Park. rs we 0uphl
10 have we could do many things that should Dc
done; but with the money VIC nave theIc - HVJu9V
cause for complaint" -, ,,
What do You think 81 Nr. Ounst'uS pahIiic'
The SpOils Of the PaIkP'
copy, and have not seen one yei Sc C'"t in"H
is himself responsible ior many ol the oelecIs III he
Park to-day. | could name oihersrone man III
Darticular-WhO are far better qualified III every
way than Mr.. Olmstcd stO preside oyer tho dos
tinjrs of the Park. People have got the idea tlat
Mr. Olmsted made the Park, and that ne Is neces-
sarv 10 lis existence. Both suppOslti0nS are IN
am perfectly willing TO b. responsible. and You
can us my name in public a manner as you
choose
MR.. COLLYER NOT GOING To CHICAGO.
The Rev. Robert Coilyer returned TO this city on
Friday from Chicago, where he has been VSLtnE
his Old congregation of Unity Church, from "hich
Mir Min was recently dismissed TRIBUNE re-
por.cr called upon Mr. Colyer yesterday az his
house in East fhrty-nntb-St. ana asked HIM II
there was any truth IN the report that nc hau re-
cevcd a call to 60 back to Unity Church, ~.
al have had he answered, mo call from on
caqO and am sure | shall not receive one; went
III re 10 see nv friends and to talk over their plans
for the future with them Some OF the older mem
bers Of the congregation were, lhhk, IatheI
strongly in favor OF asking me ~ come pack but
advised them earnestly to get some strong ehcI-
getic Young man who would carry on the Work
fLere that [ began and Mr. Min continued for a
time. gave them the name or man VINO coma
do this and think they Will be able to get hlin"
Then You would not have accepted call, il you
VA. the work am doing in NY church here il
such that couldn't possibly leave It, even II J
thought it would be of advantage TO my old chuTch
Did you ind Unity Church in good condi-
tionH .,..,.:..,. A., ,;..,,i.,.l 81 Mr.
Min has affected or Will AFFECT II at all
10 Ice sure there were few, perhaps VINO
didn't funk il best to dismiss Mr.. Miin
but there WAS disagreement about II, ana
the members of the congregation are now, II
perfect accord one with another. Yes. had
a very pleasant visit III Chicago; 1t was good 10
meet and talk with Old friends. They were WltIout
and preached last Sunday. NJ Mlln was to eN-
change puiplts with ne on the sunday when l9i-
lowed his dismissal. My visit 10 Chicago was de-
laycd by that event TIL now"
TOM LEES FEAST IN HONOR OF HIS HEIR.
Annals Mott-st Yesterday Tom Lee banquet
ed forty of his fellow Celcsiials lie l. Deputy
Sheriff and leader of the Chimes OF the cliy. MIS.
Tom Lee. who is a German, recently gave bIflh 70
a and heir 10 Toms weaIthi which J.. Is.'liai,
a feast to the members Of the CHI
nese Club. of which he Is president
The walls of the room III which tho dinner was
given contained pictures by Chinese artists. and
an historical account of the founding Of the
Climb hung from the ceiling. The guests were
seated at four round tables win thelr
hats on and their cues were cOlcd tightly IN Knot
Tea was poured from lttlc pitcher shaped Ike
naroda into delicate little cups about the
SIC and shape OF a thimbe, and slipped
with easy grace 10y, the smiling Cinnamon
The chopstcks were handled WIN dizziness ana
avidity and the clatter OF the dishes kept tine 10
the pure Asiatic of the banqueiers Dessert, con
slstiiig of picked cucumbers, served at 4 side
table The feast lasted two hours Inc entertain