New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ARRANGING FOR THE BRIDGE opENlNi.
TIE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME "F EN'hOiN'''-e A''

ARRANGING FOR THE BRIDGE VfENlN|'
TIE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME oF ENthciNi.'-cAES
FOR The CABLE GALWAY.
The official programme Of the opening OF the New
has heen prepared. James : /. Strana'an VIII pre-
.,Jc and tine cNercIs. VIII be as follows:
. r''|,r ............. Bishop Litjlcl An
: pr1sentation addrc,- in hcn.if OF he trustee,
W4luuiu G. kuE,.cy. wee president
AcccPiancc address ~ 'enali Of tne Sy Of
r Ar-cpi.,nce a dress IN behalf ol tn CI,y Of
Ncw-Yolk. .............F franklin Li.oa, Mayor
6. Grafton "A 'i"n : II
: Grafton ...............s''ch1rl > aiotfs' ~ ~
: Musc........... ........-...'th Regiment i'HH
Tn. Marshal of III" day will be Ma0rGencral
James Jomdan. The President OF the tntel
States and CABINET the Governor OF the Ntttc OF
New-York and stan with others will be escorted
from the lIith Avenue Hotel 10 the New-l@ rh an
choiage by the 7th Regiment Colonel l.nin"nS
Clark commanding ana thcie lcGclNth ny ,uc
from which pomC the % Reg ment Colonel kod-
ncy {. Wari commanding, Will act as escort 10 we
Brook n approach. Seats Will he reserved for the
President ana Cabinet the Governor aud stan,
United States Senator'S members OF Congress- "oN-
errors OF other states, members OIL 'he l.
the Common Connects Of New York and BROOKLYN,
CIV and county officials OF Ncw1Ork aud liro1kf H.
Army and Navy, the NauOual Guard, the III. 50
especially II vlted guests and me enPI|> g, % 'no
Bridge O facilitate the drf1ns IN = IoI u'sP'"f
of fireworks the Bridge VIII be cleared c"'I'S al
6:3O y. ., ..1. s,.ol
h,+ iL ru.trr.' COMMITTEE on Oprnins. Mayors
Edison and Low and Engineer kot"lIns WIS l','hS-
mlt,ed to tnc President yes tIddy' ne tChv's
admit uug invited guests 10 me privileges "a 'Hc
tootwav ami the brooklyn station on the opening
Gay have "a handsome steel engraving o. the COM
pletcd structure. ,,.. ..t.n
an acceptance OF his invitation 10 the Itc>"cnt 10
dine al MS house oL the day OF the Brd-e oprhihS
and 10 attend public rec puoh III tue b!o"h'Fh
Academy of Music IN the evening. Governor
Cleveland is also expected to be present II Is
prouoSed to have the reception nom $3.50 10 lO:3O
10 q
The Bridge and the towers. Inc Academy
Will be decorated and music Will De IuI-
Ilshed 10y Two bands, and the street III
front OF the Academy wiil ne Illuminated VITA cu-
cum lights. he Mayor Will ISSUE pioclthdloh
Callng upon all Cltzrhs OF br"ohi|E u decorate
and illuminate tdclr OuctS ana UNc4lH%N; IL i II'-
posed, also. to have a band stationed at Fort
Greene and also To have salute fired there 1T tue
time the Bridge Is opened.
Mrs w. A. k0cuuug WIlc OF the CnIct Engineer
Mi Roeb ing was unable 10 flde Ia II, liz hlsl
saw the Brooklyn station a few days ago.
Five OF the ears for use on tAt bridSc' Whefe lley
vii bs run Uy an endless cable, were UciINcItd al
the Budgr yard yesterday. here WI oc - III AL ;
20 OF them 80 1cct 50 inches "hG' anu
the others - feet inches IN Length. ! ne
larger size cost t3.lGj each and the small ei
SyNGJ eacn Tlc cars are buIt alter tne
best model of the elevated railroad cars IN TINS ctt,
but are eight inches wider They are painted a
light brown with owe green trimmings ana are
trimmed with MAHOGANY and maple IN the inside,
ana have cane seats The words New York ana
Brooklyn Bridge fare the sides Each car VII
with air bIahcs Thcy Will bc run III trains OF four
car, each attached To cach other only the forward
one being attached by clutch L. the cable Al the
Brooklyn terminus the cars VIII oe switch. ~ two
duunV engines. The caIS will he stored above tie
ground at SANDS and W sahngton-sls., opposite the
station
the Bridge opening has been Practically "oah
dOned.
RELEASED At TIE REQUEST OF ENGLAND
l,.,,
rested A. beng James Rothwell, an escaped Eng
lish forger, was AGAIN before Commissioner Osborn
Yesterday Nj. MarbuIy, the counsel for tie Bllt-
lsh Government >ad that lie mad not yet received
any further instruction from England, ana he de-
sired another adjournment. rs the steamer on which
he expccted 10 receive written Information WAS
nearly due. The Commissioner agreed 10 grant an
All iOuI Mt until TO day, but rendered written
opinion that it the duty Of the Government
demanding the eXtTadltlOn of a prisoner 10 FURNISH
statement Of the particulars OF the charge. In
This case the direction from the BItlsh Government
had simply been to arrest certain man Ior OIgery.
The demanding Government was bound 10 Ne tle
cable to obtain Information as t. the place ans time
OF the allie ged offence 81 that the accused person
might know of what lie WIS chan gcd. lie Com
missioner considered that the British Government
had been derelict in not furnishing these pdrtICu
lals Inc opinion OF the Coinm.ss iOner was cCm-
muuicated TO COnsu!-Generdl Booker.
About TWO hours after the Commissioner hdd
given his opinion cable message Was received 10y
the COnSu!-General from Lord Granville stating
that the person arrested was not the James Roth
well who had been charged with forgery. and d.
recting his immediate diSchaIee. Inc prisoner
vino had been taken bac 10 Ludlow street JalI
was sent for and was discharged by Commissioner
Osborn. Lewis has been several days in jail lie at
first gave his name 10 Davies He had been a poor
rate collector IN Wales and admitted that he and
fellow collector hau been III trouble concerning
then accOHnt, with he Government. lie denied
that he had been guilty OF an eXttadItabe offence
or that he had ever given the name OF ROthwel
lie accounted for h .arreSt by saying that an Eng
lish detective had ccosted linn in Queenstown and
said that he rosem1el man be wanted. Lewis
gave his assumed name and the number of his berth
TO tho detective who allowed him 10 sail for Amer
lea IN the Scythia lie was arrested immediately on
his arTlV al here