New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ANOTHER NORTH RIVER TUNNEL PROJECT.
pt.Nro REIvG FREIGHT CARS FROM JERSEY CITY
~. ,.r... ,.onK xIrnnI,T BREAKING BULK.

tn NEy.YoRK WITHOUT DREAMING buLh'
For some years past in qnet way engine tnSnn
this city have been planning plopose11 of
t t;h, , w.. similar 10 the Hudson River
Tunnel now in the course OF constructors
,rhm nro;ect antelates the latter enterprise.
!, ;,clphcs the Central Tunnel and Railway Com
nanr,s movement for which articles OF incOrpora-
non were fled in March ISL AID newer R ro!ecii
II was stated Yesterday that such men AS LOUIS ana
teo,ge LOMBARD. Henry Stetson john Nc
Crackers wc,lthy Ga iiornlan G9Sv pnea' We" r
Hatch, James Boorman Johnston ana memoers oi
the SCHUYLER Kent, Ogden, scnienehl,n s rnt
Nichols families ar, interested III the n,st,
and that o. p. c. Billing. representing his br0ther
of the Northern Pacific, H.. Clark ana .. ID. WI
brook. bldcrs of that road, are among those 'h'e
eSJ be X and NewJersey Tunnel is designed
to cross the river at point beiow the CITY nal
thus allowing the New-Jersey oSnt ,r crssy side
yania and other railroads on the New-JeTsey sluo
10 forward their fret ght cars without breaking uA
Several SURVEYS have been made az various p9 ths
on the river and still going on he result - .o
scnndincs which have been taken shows that there
is a stratum of bed rock underlying IN" river oen o
nearly all the way and suddenly drops and
strikes the bed rock. Further up the river iR9 oeo
rock lies deeper and extends thIoqan 10 he hart
Of DE fhn PaIIsades. The depth of the ledge IS
IS feet Above it is Sill 90 poct Ree snd G tbs
The engineers of the tunnel say is the only eas th
yav for snch tunnel designed rs IL is 10 snt t tho
STRAIN of heavy freight TRIMS tran be ~ pTcmnary work
pun t $40 600 and the estimated total cost IS
S10 600 600 commission was appoihteu Ia .ne
matter last December but as one OF Tue ineauens
faiIed 70 act another will be named by Judge OF
The Superior Court at the coming General Term:
The Central Tunnel IS ntHndgf Will Will, Tun uuder
Fim.st Iafayette place and Fourth-ave ana con,
meet with the Fourth-ave tunnel Inc rVeI eun nd
t Mi 81 from thirty-six to fifty feet under
s spomna near the City Hall. At the FIVE
Points, where the land IS lowbs', ON. i. Of the per
sons interested that st. Paufs CnuIcu anu .h
grounds would he obtained for an entrance " ;mt
Funnel while others interested said that no PohV
mad been settled upon and that they were no t S
ing about the church property AT the Once Vi uno
Trinity Church yestry IL was th nronery that it
would not be sold, and could not pe taheh' ioi any
such purpose.
PRESBYTERIAN WORK AMONG CHlNAMEN.
.The Question under discussion" said the Rev.
Dr. John Hall at the meeting OF tne n
about $500. We have been considering 1t now Tor
at least an hour and venture 10 assume naat 'ne
time of those present is worth more . aon tbn
religious work of Pres yterians among me Gnlhese
in this city, -, which wa: presented .hnt .hd by
were about 1000 Cinnamon IN New-York
and vicinity, of whom 600 were now re-
ceiying instruction in eighteen schools under me
superyison of different churches. four of them be-
inc connected with Presbyterian churches ~ was
suggested that the Presbytery should employ usa
in order that the work might be carried on
more Systematically. The committee further andhSG
s 81 nder t hS care Of the Home Mission Board and
finally submitted a resolution recommending the
General Assembly, which meets IN Saratosa mex
month TO dispose of the matter IN that manner.
After several addresses on the subject had been
made the report laid on the table ana the
Board of Foreign Missions was asked 10 MAKE re-
port at the next meeting of the Presbytery on the
same subject -
The seventh Presbyterian Church was allowed
to extend a call to the Rev. p K Day 70 become us
pastor at an annual salary of $500. The instala-
ton will occur on April 20. The Key; Dr; Marvin
X. Vincent will preach the sermon. Inc ioowhe
terry at the General Assembly,; The Key. Dts
Howard Crosby, NJ. Il. Vincent, J. G, LoWrie, p. I.
H anio anu and Judge H. G: Van Worst, W. 4.
Wheelock, Walter Garter, w. ii. Christie, l.. f.
Jackson and 5. H. Thayer
TEACHERS OPPOSING THE PENSION BILL
meeting of public school teachers called to con-
sder the Objectionable features OF pension OF re-
ture was held IN Grammar School No. AZ, In
Twelfth-st., yesterday afternoon. was
tspdSd by for S aa of eac cheers
now before the Assembly was decla TO be unfair,
and its promoters were denounced IN strong terms
A. j. Schaufller was elected chairman and called
on Professor f. II. Day, of the Normal College, to
state the object of the meeting. While doing 20
Professor Day said that he wished to ask
Nil a few questions Mr. Frisbee was over
twhelmed by questions from the young women who
objected 10 his action in the matter. Edgar Knck-
erbocker of Grammar School No. So was ina grant
at the methods which Mr. Frisbee, who is also a
without any authority from the body that had APP
pointed the committee. He said: " If man has
Taught twenty-five years w b go3a Saay a%a
shaving from the smaller salaries OF younger teach
ers, say let him rot" Cries OF No No that's hor-
MIR. Frsbee said that he had petition signed by
1000 teachers favOring the bill Yes" answered
a woman, " and have a counter petition signed by
ten ladies whose names on your petition. They
said that they were IN favor OF pension bill but
not of the one which was now under discussion"
said that all WHO signed the petition asking. The
Legislature to adopt The bill did not know what
tbey were signing. A Miss Roberts said that the
bill had now gone TOO far in the Legislature TO be
stopped by protest from the teachers, but it could
SS SppG I'd Gc2iuoP 'e hsr
was adopted, and petition was signed by nearly
all present asking the Governor TO withhold his
signature from the bill. committee was APP
poipted 10 carry the petition to Albany and explain
the objections to the bill. Mrs Doepp, of Grammar
School No. AZ, will receive signatures to the petit
at her school this afternoon.
NOT AWARE THAI lie is THE PLUNGER."
Edward A. Condit. who was accused of obtaining
money under false pTetences by giving worthless
checks to Wal-st. brokers as margins on orders for
stocks was yesterday placed OH trial IN the Court
OF General Sessions. He has previously been tired
and acquitted on an indictment charging similar
offence Mr.. Tillinghast, Of Atterbury & TIlling-
hast gave evidence concerning the receipt of the
checks and then +. Il. Walton. who a special
partner in The firm, was called as witness. On
cross-examination Orlando Stewart, Mr.. Condit's
counsel asked the witness, :" Are you not the Mr.
Walton who is known as The P1unger"Y
Mr.. Walton assumed an attitude of much dignity
james Hotel, am partner in firm of brokers' and
have a contract for cleaning the streets.
"But you won much money from the English
people by betting on Foxhall r.
ayes (; happened to be in England at the time
and backed Foxhall heavily. If you had been
there should have advised you 10 do the same"
"And you brought back lot of money I" con-
tinued the counsel.
The witness did not seem to like the questioning
of the lawyer but answered: Yes; l brought