New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-19

Meeting
American society of Civil Engineers NO IL East
ndtan athjcid club tournament Tsmmany Hail.
Greenwood Cemetery lot-owners, No so Broadway
The Rev. John McQuirk. Chickering Hall. M
Riley Rennev shooting case inquest BfookIym a. 80
ssiine Of Lawrence Barrett FOR Europe Galla' a. ILL.,
NETWORK CITY.
Tho contract for the completion OF the new
va"bncton Market building was awarded yesteT-
day 10 Bernard Gallagher, of BROOKLYN AT Sloo'ooo'
Twelve new members have been admitted TO inc
New-York Petroleum ExehanSS goo seats nave u'
clined from $500 to less than S3UO.
A train on the Hudson River Railroad ran owe, over
and killed Robert OConnor, at the foot Oh "es'
One-hundred- and-twenteth-st yesterday
,irdes has been mort gagged for 900, the loan
being advanced by the Eqmtaple Liio
Society.
STAGE ROUTE DIsAPPRoVEn.
Mavor Fdson Yesterday disspPrOved an aaPrlA:,
t,on for stage route from sha Harlem
tynnthst and Third,aEs;; acres across One,hundred
River to the Southern BouleV aIo, On az
anS forty fonrth-st. and Westchester-aVe'
CHARGED WITH RrsCrING IRLsoStS; ,ros
William McWilliams OF NO. 10 f;n noSIy this
,%oTninG. charged with rescuing prisoner IRON
Policeplan Lynn. As his nose had been broken ny
a cuh he was sent 10 Bellevue Hospital
rur EMPIRE GARDENS LICENSE REVOKED;
The Excise commissioners yesterday revoked the
license for james Irvings Empire Garden III ol4tn-
ave on the testimony of the police Of the twenty
;n;b Precinct that the place open for the sale
Of liquor on SUNDAY morning g.a The esnsS
was given in the name OF A. u Noss' ai'ho"sn
Irving was the reputed proprietor.
Pr-RIM RECEPTION AT SCHOOL.
The Ladies' Bikur ChOlim Society lndustnal
School gave PRrm reception e ReV Dr. jacobs
delivered an address, Miss Phoebe Morton gave az"
piano solos and the children performed Little 30
Peep
FIVE YEARS IN THE STATE PRISON.
In the Court of General Sessions, Yesterday
No(o rrnia oh N &
on February 6, while disguised as woman was
sentenced to five years in the State Prison.
THE INMAN LINES NEW OFFICES.
The Inman Steamship Line has rented offices on
the lower floor of the Broadway side OF the new
building of Cyrus w. Field. opposite Bowling
Green and will remove into them on the last q ths
month Meanwhile the offices are being nGno-
somelv furnished in both JOINER work ana up
holstery
DIRECTORS OF A GAS COMPANY.
The stockholders of the Equitable Gas Company
Yesterday elected the following directors: f. e.
benedict Jacob BsrtiihmaPn G GalGin RriS
Graham f. j. Jerzmanowski. James r Keene,
Eugene Kelly. John Sloane. JACOB ID. Nermnye'
Jerome b. Wheeler, K. /. Wilson
CHARLES II. RUsSElLs BEQrEsrS.
Charles H. Russell. by his will, tiled yesterday,
leaves S1O00 to each of his six children one-hai
3On Ge fpr i tb al bene The esaor leaves $4,000
TO each of his four grandchildren He provides Tor
certain charities and gives the mOsto me pIopo9
TO his children, two SONS and four daughters
AN IMPORTERS PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.
An effort Is being made to form an Importers Pro-
tective Association in this city ana petaioFs n9
and has been signed by Nc kesson * kooolns, ana
forty -four other business houses. meeting mas
heen called for Friday. at $3.50 p. at the MAIL
time Exchange. winch will be open to all importers
AFFFCTIoNATE CONDUCT OF LIIIGANTs.
Jnstice Duffy at the TOmbs PQilce Court, yes
terday, ordered Hugh {. Miller 10 pay his wife;
Mrs Carrie NJ Miller, $50 a month in the trial Of
her suit for tiv sIc eH each other
CORDIALLY and after the trial they left the court
room together
NussIoNARY's LECTURE on JAPAN.
The Rev William b. Cooper, recently returned
from seven wears missionary work in Japan lee
tured on that country and rs ISt re
was illustrated by stereopticon views aud large
audience was entertained. 1t will probably be re-
pcated at Cooper Union at an early day.
PROVIDING FOR NEW FERRIES. .
The Aldermen Yesterday passed over the Mayor
the res out.p AUTHORIZING the SnKIng p pnT
Commissioners 10 establish a ferry between III
No . East River and the foot OF Iwenty-cghth-
st. Brooklyn. The COmmittee on Ferries ana f ran
chises reported in favorof selling the franchise Tor
ferry 10 be established between FoHteehIh-S'"
North River, and Iwelfth-st. Hoboken
KILLED BY FALL WHILE ASLEEP;
John ONeil age twenty-eight was found uncon-
scious in the aeyway of No. 81 CheIry-st yester-
Jav morning. and was removed by the police to the
Oak Street Station house. where he died lie was
n SaiLnaker living on the fourth floor and 1t IS
;bongLt that while intoxicated he lay down 10
sleep ON the landing and rolled on Ills outer colh-
ing was found on the window Sill.
The certificate of incorporation of the Rapid
Steamship Company was filed yesterday. The cap
ital is 100000. The corpoIato[s are Joln hoaGh II
REYNOLDS and Miers Coryeil. The purpose OF the
company is the manufacture Of steamships steam
boats and other vessels. Inc company intends 10
supply these vessels with an auxiliary screw pro
peiling power in addition TO that in ordinary use
with the object of securing greatly lhcIedseu
speed for the vessels.
ROBBERY BY A DISTRICT MEssENGFE.
George H. Thompson, formerly employed as
messenger by the District Telegraph COMPANY, was
arraicned before Justice Power Yesterday, at the
'Tombs Police Court James +. Ryder, inspector al
tbe company's office at No. 20 MuTray-st., stated
that ON January 30 Thompson was intrusted with
an envelope containing 5000 by the firm of Stone
d Co. No - Newest. TO deliver at No. 2d2 Filth
ave. and that be failed TO do So ana retained the
money. lie was held for examination
INSTALLING APAsTOR.
The Rev A. Woodruff Ialscy was installed pastor
Of the Spring Street Presbyterian Ghurch asb even
ing The exerciees were c9ndpcten oy inc heE .e o.
mon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wilson PhTaner,
Of Sing sing; the installation prayer vas maze Py
Rev DR.. Joseph r. Keir delivered the charge to the
uastor and the Rev Samuel Hamilton tue charge to
NOT PLEASANT PROSPECT.
Three indictments against each defendant were
found Yesterday in the cases of Jesse Williams and
Gertrude l.. Ash, the coOred man aud woman who
are charged with the robbery in the Sloane apart
ment house, At Thirty -second,st and Broadway,
on March >. They are indicted for robbery in the
first degree burglary the first degree and grand
larceny in the first degree, and If they are con-
vcted they NAV receive a sentence Of twenty years
on any one of the charges.
ARRIVAL OF sHIPwRFCKED CREW.
The steamship San Antonio which arrived from
FernandIna Fla yesterday, brought as passengers
Captain Crowley aud the crew of the brig Adde
Todd of Calais. Me. The brig was from Manzanll-
TO- Cuba with cargo Of sugar for this port, and on
the morning of March 3, in dense fog, off the
Delaware Lightship, she was run into by the San
Antonio and so badly damaged that she sank in
twenty minutes. The crew rescued and cared
for Oh the steamer.
THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE TO CLOSE AT THREE.
The members of the Produce Exchange yesterday
decided 10 close trading the upper floor at p. NJ
daily new rule WAS adOpted DrOyidluQ that all