New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-03
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1888

| OF which General Grant ana Mayor Dason woIe
present. In the evening, General Diaz remained 81
home. owing to the Illness Of Madame Diaz, who
has taken sudden cold.
CAMS IN THE RACQUET TOURNAMENT.
| At the Racquet Climb yesterday afternoon, series
| OF second class handicap and championship games
| was begun. The handicap game was played DY D.
b. Kirkland and O. +. Kerr: the score OF the 1orme
being 9. 10 10 and II; and Of the latter t do =
| III. Clarke Is. 10. IS; w. Rutherford, Ii, u Il
OFFICERS OF AN IRISH SOCIETY.
The Irish Emigrant Society held It's annual meet
ing yesterday at s i99ms IN ne ne thans Of the
| society were rendered to President James Lyncn
for his SERVICES during the year Tbe otreeTs were
reelected as folow.: PRESIDENT SaGes He%i,
| and Edward C. Donnely; recording secretary
| Jeremiah J. Campiou; corresponding secretary
| James Mcmahon; and treasurer, william T. byrne'
FOUNDING 1.-THE SWISS HOME"
! A benevolent society to meet the needs OF poor
| Swis immigrants was organized in this city MY
years ago Ont ofths grew the Swiss boeVoiehy
| Society" which was Incorporated IN 1921, ana
which twenty years later united with ltset
Younger society formed for similar purposes mere
| are now between 1000 and $4,000 SWISS IN New
York, and to meet the increasing demands upon the
society it has been decided tO construct building
| for its purposes, to be called The Swiss home.
| Among the members of the Executive Committee
| who are now receiving subscriptions, are Augustus
Richard. Pr, sident; Alfred Merriam, Treasurer;
August Honrlet Secretary, and J. Bert Schmann,
Counsel.
BROOhL1N.
Deaths last week, 30; marriages, IT; births
ga.
General Grant and his son Ulysses s. Grant, jr.,
were among the guests Of the Brooklyn CLUB on
Saturday night.
An absolute divorce was granted Yesterday by
Judge Cullen to W. j. Blckerton from MIS-. Ellen
BlckertOn.
Revival services were conducted by III Key. Ed
ward Pays,n Hammond in the Brooklyn Tabor-
naclr Yesterday.
Districi-Attorney Catlin yesterday returned from
trip to Iowa, where he was called to attend to the
bu siness interests Of u client.
ihe April Grand Jury sworn in yesterday by
Judge Moore, with Jacobus Lake, a farmer OF
Gravesend foreman
One-haf of the police force was inspected yester-
day b, Drill Captain Mck-lyey, i'll the arn0ry III
Portand-ave. and The other half will be inspected
to-day. The force now CONSISTS oi 900 men.
Alexander Jefferson, the condemned negro Inur-
dereI. no - sentenced 10 be hanged next month,
displays mucr courage and cOolncss. lie eats anu
sleeps well and pays much attention to his TelIs-
iOus Observances
Board of AldTnon yesterday the estimate for the
expenses OF maintaining the wat"r works for me
year b. ginning Nay /, 1883. The amount Is S3O1,-
03l %, an iucTe Use O T32.S'O.
Mr. and Mrs. Amet Jenks's operetta of Robin
son Crdsoe VIII be repeated next Saturday even
ing. ut the A. hen@un, Br oklyu IN ald of St.
johns Hospital and the Training School for Nurses.
Mrs. :. Is. Chttcnden has tickets for sale.
Jacob g. StrySer, of No. s56 Atlantic-ave.. fell
dead while visiting M u friends house in B0eruIn-
pace, on sunday evening. lie was seventy one
years OLD. Mr.. ,ryScr was ratlye OF Bio1kiyn,
and IN 1882 pc scnted the Fifth Ward in the Board
or 81 ,crvis "a. IL 1857 he was a deputy sheriff
His tnlrd wife survives HUI
Ex-Sccrctary OF State William VI. Evarts called
upon MAYOR Low yesterday. He ace.iousiy OBJ
served that he nad never been IN the Mayors once
ID lore. and he did not suppose lie would 1--we lone
enough 10 entrr It art Mayor Low had gone out oil
Office. They then briefly dgcusse1 tine new Arrears
bhl which Mr.. Evarts drew up, aud under when
Sss,G75 81 had been paid up to Saturday night.
Justice Walsh held John A. Husson. OF 10. 81
Highest, for trial yes erday. upon two COMPLAINTS
ave aud Nyckofl-st. took check for $40, drawn
by Ilusson. on the American Loan and Trust Com
paIiy, of ~. ll3 Broad waY New-fork where he
had funds Joan sch 'nc&, OF No. 1872 tiith-aye..
ca.hcd chcca for $50 which tlusson presented 10
hun. IL purpDrted 10 be- drawn by otto LOcschiSh,
on the National Park Bank o. New-iorG. bat tao
signature was forged.
The United States Illuminating Company made
applicai % the Board of Aldermen yesterday for
permission erect poles aud put up wires for cleo
tr.c igitiug many of the principal streets OF the
cty, agreeing furnish one light free OF charge Tor
six mon la al Il n II the 'oowing points: Futon
~. and Greene ave. tultOh-st. and flatbus.-ave,
IutOn-st. and DekaIb-aye., CITY la SQUARE,
Broadway ana Fourth-st.' fourth-st. and Bedford
ave. The application was referred To tAc COM
mittee on Opening Streets
LONG ISLAND.
Long ISLAND CITY.-,t reported at Hunters
Point, Yesterday. thai the men employed 10 the
STANDARD OH u Orks womb StllkN tOr h2Urr wages.
They decline TO saw much about the matter. but do
not deny that II movement of that description Is on
foot.
JAMAIcA-An adjourned meeting OF the Law and
Orer Association was held at tht Town ltall yes
terlay. Delegates were present rom ali the local
organizations, except North Nsmp>tcad and Locust
valley, Tno Dt-ia"s and constitution 10 amended
declare the objects of tho association ~ Ce to
dImin IA and ard the enforcement OF the most
o,csomc laws to secure correct pubic sentic
m-lt 10y public meetings and the dissemination OF
ia lorna ion throu tue public press, anu 10 sccnro
such amendments TO existing laws ~ The wei'-belng
press purnya, disapprOyal OF the election OF can
OIdates Tor office was lost.
MISUNDERSTANDING the many interesting docu- |
ments on nlo in the Queens & unity SUR gates !
Office rs the will made by Robert CrOmmeiin, OF |
Flu hing. III 1859. After commenting his sonl to |
he ,nercy of GOD Through Christ III hopes OF = |
10y N resurrection AMI eternal te," he bcqueathed |
TO hi, wfc. among other things, many black SER
otner clause III the viii btqurathcd To Mrs. Crom-
ne III a The negro slaves that dld belong 10 her
before her marriage. The will ais" set apart E2OO
rs a fund for IT, support u. the minister OF the J
olrs. ant Episcopal hurch. III Flushing |
codcIl added to the will IN l701 gave freedom to
the slaves at Mr. Cromm'llns death.
JERSEY CITY.
August kazeosxy, n painter. while painting the |
on val al Is orhS Hotel on Greene-s yesterday
afternoon, fell from Scaifold and sustained III |
jurIes of faiai nature
NEW-JERSEY
HoBoKES.-A man, who gave his name AS August |
Hns-ang, of No 100 EIdridge-st.. New-fOrk, |
walAed INTO the Polce Station on Sunday night |
a. ii asked the sergeant ~ cl rye Tor a reyC liver
with which he could 5hpOt himself. The sergeant |
locked nun M and yesterday ne was sent To tine |
County Jail to await an examination ~ 10 his |
sauiCy. In small satchel which no carried were (
four razois
IOOKJNG FOR " Ell MEDHLD