New-York tribune., 1884-01-15
NETWORK CITY.

Nfafe PflsOm.
highway robbery made by George Reichemacher, a
Westchester farmer who was met by several men
in Greenwich-st. on the evening OF November ~
and robbed of pocket-book containing he"liS Pfo'
LECTURE BY MIR. MOsCHELES.
Felix Moscheles, the English portrait-palnter,
Yesterday addressed n select audience 9t artsts ~
a FOurth-ave studio on the subject or forlral'ue,
making his method visible TO the eye by painting
on the spot within the hour the oil portrait OF
gentleman who came TO listen. Inc taIk was
mainly technical, but being impromptuI was IN
teresting to nOn-eXperts also: The portrait vas n
finished: but il was strongly and vigorously lald
out, and can be finished at another sitting.
TRUTH OF BIBLE HISTORY C3NFIRMEP;
The Rev DR. Howard Crosby delivered a lecture
last night i'm the Seventh Presbyterian Church, NJ
Broome and Ridge SITS, Bible history Illustrated
by late discoveries" large audience listened 10 the
IN the sketch of Assyrian and BabylOnlan history
where it touched the history of the Bible during
the 1000 years and more prior 10 oOo ID y.
Blackboard maps of the BLDG lands were useu "
illustrate the lecture.
THE IRvING DRAMATIC CLUB.
The Irving Dramatic Club was formed IN the city
last week. 1t is composed OF coored peopie possess
ing dramatic ability. Its Objects cultivate literary
and dramatic taste among Its members, ana 10 give
entertainments once month during the winter
season. The officers are: Charles g.. Bovine, presl-
dent Mrs. A. NJ. Mangin, vicc-president; W. Ii. 4.
Moore, secretary; Mrs. W. L. Dennis, treasurer; VI.
r. ID. Henderson, stage manager; ana fleuellcA
L. Hayes, business manager.
"s,NDY" SPENCER CONVICTED.
Alexander X. Spencer was convicted Yesterday
after three days trial in the Court Of General
Sessions, charge of violating the excise laws;
An agent of the Society for the prevention or
Cruelty to Children, who in the liquor store
called Spencer's Music Hail, at Nos. 300 and 3O2
Bowery, early on the morning of Sunday, December
g .estifed that he bought gin and brandy, and
that il was sold to him iii tho presence OF MI.
spencer He produced in court samples OF the
liquor he had bought on Sunday. Judge Cowing
reserved sentence
wOMAN's WORK IN THE CITY MISSIONS.
Tbo ciy frst Woman'J
Branch of the New-York City Mission and Tract
Society was held yesterday morning at the Home
for Christian Workers, No. 1919 East Tenth-st. The
Rev Henry J. Van Dyke, jr., conducted the ser
vices The report of the treasurer, Miss Wright,
showed the receipts from all sources 70 nave Deen
S131JS 90 and the expenditures 1927 ". Mrs.
Brown, the superintendent, read detailed report
of the work Of the society The Rev: William r.
Elsing and Mr.. Van Dyke followed With snort ad-
dresses
LOCAL MINFRALoGY AND THE GLACIAL PERIOD.
At the meeting Of the Academy of Sciences last
evening iu Columbia College, papers were read
by b. w. Chamberlain. on Field Work In
local Mineralogy,0 aud Dr. John 8. Ncwberry on
"The erosye poSer of glacier ice and its influence
on the topography of North America" Mr. Cham-
part of the city, i'll which interesting mneraloglcal
formations have been observed. DIR. Newberry's
paper was the one which leread last summer before
the American Academy of Sciences at Minneapolis.
II was designed to refute the arguments OF those
who claim that the soca He'd glacial period was one
of heat, or that ice has had no erOsye power.
WILL THE CABLE SGPERSEDE THE HORSECARf !
The Rapid Transit Commissioners will resume
their sessions to-day in Room No. L, TRIBUNE
Building. They all speak 80 highly of the worklng
Of the cable road IN Chicago that there Is ilttle
doubt In tine minds of the officers of the National
Cable Railway Company that their system will be
adopted. The route of the proposed road is the
uppermOst question at present. All who are inter-
est d will have an opportunity 10 give their views
on tine subject at the public meetings to be held
daily hereafter. Park Commissloner Nlele, who
accompanied the commissioners to Chicago brought
home with HIM specimen of the cable IN use there,
aud expresses his confidence that cable roads will
soon be in successful operation III tins city.
BROOKLYN.
An absolute divorce was granted Yesterday to
Mrs Adclia /. h. Barnes from lhonla, d. Barnes, OF
Suffolk County
The second trial of a suit brought by Frank
Horton against the estate of the late John ID. Grady,
a we'll known diamond broker to recover S2J.0OO,
the value of property stolen from his store at No.
II FultOu-st was begun in the Supreme Court yes
tcrday. 1t alleged that Grady received the
stolen goods from the thieves, and refused TO give
them up unless a reward Of $1,000 was paid.
The Brooklyn City Railroad Company elected yes
terday the following directors: Seymour L. Hustled
James How George y. Curtis, Alexander StudWcll,
William II. Hustled. Crowell Hadden, William II.
Thomas William II. Hazard George W. Bergen,
John {. Barron, Abraham b. Baylis Daniel +.
Lewis. Edwin Packard. The last named is the only
new member; he fills the place left vacant by the
death of Joseph Lyman.
Mayor Low Yesterday vetoed resolution of the
Aldermen of 1883 granting stage route from Red
Donovan.
The new Board Of Aldermen in Brooklyn met
again yesterday and adjourned without eiiectng
pernanent organization. Adcman-at-L Large Olena
being elected temporary chairman by vote of to
g. Fifteen hundred copies oi the Mayors message
ordered printed.
Captain A. w. Richardson died on Sunday morn
ing at his home No 247 lIOoper-st., at the age of
eighty-six HIS wife, who was scyenty-seven years
old. was his constant attendant until she too was
taken sick, and her death took place few hours
e. 81. ,f l,,,.l Ri,IaV
was for sixty years IN the merchant marine service.
JERSEY CITY.
Daniel Harper. of No 4O3 HendersOn-st,. was ar
rested at 3 o'clock yesterday morning while on his
way to the Pennsylvania Railroad Ferry with a
When he was searched in the First Precinct station
one silver and two gold watches with chains at
tached, some iewelry and SSl in money were found
in his possession. When he was arraigned before
Judge stills ing for examination his wife stated that
at a late hour Sunday night he announced his
intention of leaving her and going away where she
would never see him again. Mrs. Harper fearing
that he might change his mind, even gave him her
own gold watch telling him that he might be
able TO sell il and the proceeds would % be OF some
sweetly when she was telling her story, " hile the
prisoner looked very sheepsh. stilsing advised
him to return home and discharged him.
NEWARK.
William Lindsay, in the Court of Special Sessions
yesterday, pleaded guilty TO charge of bigamy i'll
marrying three women. He was sentenced to five
wears in the State Prison.
STATEN ISLAND
CIIFToN.-The house Of j. III. +. Mayo was en-
tered and robbed early yesterday morning. The
thieves took away only valuable property including
solid silver clothing and costly books, III all val
ued at several hundred dollars.
TOMPKINsvIII.-D. r. Hitchcock the old real es-
tate agent while attending services in the Reformed
Church Sunday was stricken with paralysis. He
was removed to his home on Castletan Heights in
an ambulance.
LONG ISLAND.
LONG ISLAND CITY. Judge Barnard. in charging