New-York tribune., 1884-10-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ORNITHoLOGIsTs IN SESSION.
"a ptscrss THE PATE or Tnr KSGLisu SPARROW
pfuD NOMENCLATURE.

NJ Tho ,jnIon was tho classification OF tho icnihcfcd
tribes Of North America the @ Gd ,c,d of m
formation respecting the status oi certain puns,
notably the English sparrow, ana tha' ninerica ,'.
mirLt be on an equality with other nations iohg
posscssed of kindred associations. The second an
nual congress Of the union began It's Sss,oh ,s1,n
II the American Tho aSuh"rsbi, M1sG"in of tbe union
includes of the prominent oTnithoIeolstsin IN te
United states aud Canada. Among the snplecis dt 10
be discussed il the English sparrow. his small
bnt numerous Immigrant has occupied the at'en-
tion not only of ornlthologsts but OF people who
look at birds from business, rather thana scicnlhc
point of view, ever since his arrival IN America.
Opinions differ as 10 his usefulness, but the welghi
of testimony seems TO be ovcrwbeiningy agalns,l
the intruder. 10 settle the question the Union TOOK
steps last fall to procure information of all kinds
touching the bird. The committee having charge OF
the subject has devoted much time
to it, and believes that the information
In ts possession is full enough to form the basis oil
decision on the question. ~,
Before assembling yesterday the members of the
Union took tour through the various departments
OF the museum. The congress was called TO order
Dr. e. Hart Merrioni, the secretary. read tho min
utes of the last congress and called the roll OF ac-
tive members who number 0rtEs1 ianIrsrs s0 Mass me
n. b. Bailey New-York; Eugene p Becknell, Riv-
erdale; William Brewster Cambridge. Mass; Mon
tague Chamberlain, 81. John, New-Brnnswlck; Dr'
Eliot Couls, Washington; Daniel &. Elliot New;
Brighton: Dr. Albert X Fisher, Sing Sing; Colonel
Ms. Goss Topeka, Kan; pr J: 3. Holder, ,hn MeW
Sage; Portland. Conn, and George Is; sesnell, M
Meadvie Penn. The visitors from England were
Dr. Philips Lutley Sclater, Howard Saunders, OF
London and 6. +. Dobson Netev and Mr.. knub-
lev, of the British Ornithologsts Union, London.
Papers will be read ON the Classeajion ana ana
Migration,' "The Eligibility of the English spar
row. avian Anatomy and other subjects AL
inc CONCLUSION OF the routine business pr NnT LalO1
elaure read his report. lie felt sure the commit
tee had made satisfactory progress III proposing lor
adoption certain canons of nenca,urc;
The report determined the species and status of
American birds. The general principles OF noineh-
claturc are divided into the law of priority and the
definition of benoInial and trinornal nomenclature.
The sparrow question will occupy the attention
OF the ornithologists this aiternoon. ne niue
pest as II is generally called, will be disSccted IN
o thoroughly scientific manner. His habits. bad
and good VIII he discussed at length. and upon the
verdict OF the American Union OF OrnltnologlsIs
TIE ARREST OF LEVY IN TIE PARK.
There was much excitement and good deal of
MN Levy. who arrested and brually treated,
they say by Policeman Murphy. Of tne Central
Park Police. on Monday. Captain Beatty sald 10
a IiIBUNE reporter yesterday:
" The charge Of false arrest can certainly not be
sustained. officer Murphy had just returned from
codrt, had put on n cihlen's coat and Wals'c'a',
and on his way 10 dinner when he "a" Levy
ana his companions cross WIRE renee
then q Prass-plot and then another wire
When he saw their infringement OF the park rules
he said, You ought not TO go that way. IN rcpy
using epithcts that would not be fl to pIlnt. Even
this Murphy would have let pass, but when one OF
tbs party aimed a blow Al HIM. and Levy actually
did strike him. he Thought IT wa, time to act and
arrested Levy and Lawrence Blalam ana brought
them 10 the Arscnai." -,
q think not. He was here not more than fifteen
or twenty minutes before tie arrest vas made, and
conld hot i'll that time have become much lnioAi-
WhcnLevy was brought to he Arsenal there were
no marks OF violence on hun. but on the way from
I.n Etif h ~ il re-
pcated efforts to escape, and in one Of his attempts
20 break loose both he and the officer fell and the
All day YESTERDAY Levy was confined TO his bed
and was hot certain whether he would be abe 10
attend the trial TODAY or not. numbero OF persons
have offered to be pIoscDt at the ta TO-DAY 10 uI-
Dish testimony, among whom arc David SilVeTsteln,
Of No. l,2l3 lhirdaye g. Locbe OF illty,,cc,2hd, ,
1T. and first-avc. W. II. Pearson, of NO. 100 Last
Fnty-hird-st.. and Charles BeInugcr. Of NO. 1ol
East Forty-scyenth-st. Levy is dealer IN rough
diamonds. His place of business is at No 100
FultOn-st.
THE BROADWAY FRANCHISE DECISION.
The decision of Justice Donohuc. dissovng the
Injunction restraining the Aldermen from giving
their consent TO the building Of a rai!rOad IN Broad
way by the broadway surface Railroad COMPANY,
was the leading topic OF conversation YESTERDAY
among those Interested There was no dlsposltl IN
TO call IN question the soundness of the view taken
by the Judge, and 1t was generally, agreed
that nothing further could he done IN
the matter By the opponents OF JACOB
tain favorable action from the commission appoint
ed by the Supreme Cont and should attempt to
build such road. In that case another INJUNCTION
against that company might be applied for. In re-
ply to the inquiries of Tribune reporter Mayor
Edison said: The decision dlssolves the lWnnct on
which was obtained against the granting OF me
privilege lay rails in Broadway and training the
Broadway Surface Railroad Company from accept
ing the privilege from the Aldermen. Ihe ues-
tion of the legality of the special meetlng
is not touched, and think a good deal VIII hang
upon thai had any of te ah Ronrd an @ of
Aldermen Although am not lawyer, | think 1T
is not good conmon-sense for the law to direct the
Aldermen to do thing aud for the Courts to pre-
vent it. do not believe, however tn At the bulld.
ing of railroad in Broadway will he permitted
under the action thus far taken by the Board Oh
Aldermen or by any one else"
KILLED By THEIR OWN CARELESSNESS.
The inquest in the case Of the boys sadlier and
sH1 1Hs ssscad Avenue s' fss0n a
finished Yesterday before Coroner Kennedy. Will
lam H. Everly, of No. 245 East Twenty hist,
testified that the tram was gong at great
rate of speed much faste, than usual
g,ue Since the accident the tram hat run much
slower, and the engine bad headlight lie knew
that the boys had been i'll the habt OF climbing up
on the track and had never been warned OF; The
train gave no signal of its approach. ana dld not
stop after the boys Were run oyer YER ~ % es'pE9 S Eas
Twenty-ninth-st., John McGee OF GA SccOnd-aVe;,
Frank Conroy, of 500 First,ave., and William };
Ferguson, of No. 213 East Ihirty-eighth-sl, all OF
whom saw the accident. ans
The verdict of the jury was. that The boys
were killed bv their own carelessness and negli-
gence, beng ON the structure illegally"
A CORNERSTONE ARRIVES TOO LATE.
Half-a-dozen carriages and a group of several
hundred people, mostly women, were gathered yes,
terday afternoon at Sevenh-ave.. the Boueyaid
and Onc-hundIed-and-twenty-e eehth-st. Inc New
York Presbyterian ChGrch, formerly of West
Eleyenth.st is building new church at tins
Dlace and the cornerstone Of the chapel was 10 be
laid but 1t had not arrived at 3 o'clock, and after
waiting half an hour after the appointed time, the
Rev. w. W. Page, pastor of the church, SAID that
he would be Obliged to postpone the services uhtii