New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-09
NETWORK CITY
Kingsbridge road is being repaired.


Kingsbridge road is being repaired.
The One. undred-and- nineteenth Street M. Il.
Society will enter its new church In East One-hun-
eighteentl-st. ON the first Sunday IN May
Motrsania boasts q brewery-drver reputed to to
own property worth 500, 900. He Is supposed 10
be q retired hackman from Niagara.
The steamship Assyrian Monarch aground in
the Swash Channel while coming up the bay yes
terday morning. and remained fast until ABOUT D.
III.
The steamship Italia. from Mediterranean ports,
brOught765 Italian immigrants yesterday. ltallahs
are in great demand now for railroad construction.
GENERAL DIAz GONE TO NEw-ENGLAND.
The flag of red white and green no longer ioats
over the Windsor Hotel, for General Dlaz IS gone.
A special train took him and his party to Boston
Yesterday morning He will probably spend week
at the Hub" and then return to this city.
DROWNED IN A FERRY SLIP
While the ferryboat Pavona was leaving her slip
at West Twenty:tbird.st on SATURDAY hIgoo, y6 an
board and was drowned. The body was not re-
covered.
QUIET SUNDAY ON THE BRIDGE,
frances of the East River Bridge was increased Yes
terday. and the troops of small boys that lowered
about could do no more than gaze wlstiuily at the
playground OF the previous Sunday.
CHURCH DEBT PAID.
The Rev. +. Winchester Donald, of the Church OF
the Ascension, announced TO his congregation yes,
been paid The amount was raised through tue
personal efforts of the rector during the past year
the first of his connection with this church.
REsCUING DIsMAsTED VESSEL.
The schooner w. X. Chester, which arrived from
Nuevias yesterday, when sixty miles from Sardy
Hook last THURSDAY, met the disabled brig Mary
Gibbs The brig was from Sagua ioi 6osOn' ana ana
munds Blunt tell in with her OF the Highlands. Sne
dismasted and short of provisions, and the pilot
boat towed her TO this port.
THE IMPROVING HEALTH OF ERAsTUs BROOKS.
The condition of Erastus Brooks is by no means
dangerous He contracted severe cold IN Albany
which was somewhat complicated by symptoms Of
sore throat but his rest since Thursday has proved
decidedly beneficial, and all causes OF Anxiety mad
disappeared yesterday morning. Mrs Brooks was
greatly annoyed at the unfounded rumOrs OF the
death of her husband.
DE LEssEPs EXAMINING HARDOR IMPROVEMENTS:
NJ de Lesseps, son of Ferdinand dc LesseDs, and
constructing engineer OF the Panama Canal Com
pany Yesterday inspected the subteIIanean work
now in progress at Flood Rock, and also the i'm
provements at He'll Gate. He was accompanied by
General Newton and Others OF the engineer corps
of the Army. who were given the use OF the revenue
cutter Chandler.
CHARGED WITH THEFT FROM A BENEFACToR.
John hynes, acoachman at No. IA Wsst Fliteth-
ST.. in his compassion for young man named Fred
erck Cole, who had formerly worked with him, and
is recovering from fit OF sickness, shared his
s % sdS1s sgfS 'hi sn TGpaa
terday Justice Herman In the YOrkvllle Police
Court, held him for trial.
BUILDING NINE CHURCHES WEEK.
The anniversary of the Church Extension Society,
Cornell Memorial Church last evening Chaplain
McCabe conducting the services. During the seven,
teen years of ITS work the society has collected and
disbursed $1,92O752. From building
church day throughout the year, the society has
now reached nine week, and 1t soon expects TO
make the number two day.
A SALESMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING.
W. II. Fewweilen. OF No. 219 East tifiy-seventh-
ST., clerk in the employ OF Bloomngdale Brothers,
was suspected by them of taking money. On Sat
urday l.. Bloomngdale caused an acquaintance to
purchase two umbrellas of the suspected salesman
and pay for them with four marked trade dollars.
The firms cashier, Minnie Connery reported that
Flewweilen had turned in check OF 80 on the sale.
Detective Gowan, of the Nineteenth Precinct,
then called in. found one of the marked SILVER
In The Yorkvle Police Court yesterday the accused
protested his innocence. but was held for trial
BROOKLYN.
Efforts are making to have SecOnd-ave. opened.
The place Is now q street III name only.
The Rev. Dir. +. l.. Cuyler preached yesterday the
twenty-third anniversary sermon of his pastorate
of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Ralph Wood Kenyon preached his first
tant Episcopal Church, ClintOn-ave.. yesterday. He
has accepted call 10 become rector of the Church
Reynolds, of Trinity Church, will be his successor
LONG ISLAND.
COLLEGE PoIST.-Owing to the corner in rubber,
the Inda-rubber factory, employing $50 men, is
working on half tina.
FLUsHISG-The egal tax sales OF the town have
been IegalIZed by an act OF the Legislature,
aud the Supervisor of the town has been empowered
to refund $25. 0U0 of the public debt, winch fails
due in 1854 .... The farmers and gardeners In
Queens and Suffolk counties have been busy during
tine past week, although the season IS the most
backward known in many years The work, there
FORE will come all at Ouce, aud al! the available
labor force has been engaged by the farmers. Peas
have been planted only to limited extent, and
only few potatoes. from present indications, an
unusually large quantity vi potatoes Will be planted
this season.
LoNG ISLAND CITY.-The April term Of the Su-
preme Court and Court oil Oyer and Terinner viii
begin before Judge Barnard to-day. Among the
causes to be tried the suit instituted through the
Citizens Committee OF Astoria against ex-Mayor
DE BevOise recover 104 600 that IL Is alleged he
misapprOUrated during his term OF Office. IL Is ru
mored that an attempt will be made TO have the
case sent 10 referee. There criminal suit also
pending against the ex-MayOr, growing out of the
tcrest Is manifested in the case of Officer
Casey who killed Sergeant COmsky at
Hunters Point recently. There Is no
DOUBT that he will be indicted. James Reilly, who
is under indictment for the murder of his brother
iu-law, Robert Il. Desmond, last summer at Dutch |
Kills. will also be tried this term. The police
are compelling a strict observance OF the Sabbath. |
$3.50. .Ex- Assembyma John keegan Is announced |
to address pubic meeting at Astoria this evening,
when he will xplaln all the circumstances leading
TO his recent arrest in connection with his alleged
libel of Senator Grady, and the agreement"
through which the was satisfactorily settled
STATEN ISLAND.
ToMKINsyILIE-The fire in the ship Zorka has
been extinguished. The hulk Of the vessel lies
afoat of tins village and can be converted into
large barge.
received a call to the Park Baptist Church at Port
Richmond