New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-19
NETWORK CITY.


NETWORK CITY.
The alumni of Rutgers Female College held re-
union yesterday at No. 5S West flty-nIth-St'
Mrs. Pearson, the English temperance Lecturer
who is to sneak in this and other cities, arrived on
the steamer Italy on tuesday.
The commencement exercises of Rutgers Female
College will ia Ike lace at the Church OF inc Dlscl
pies at o'clock this evening.
Superintendent Jasper will hold an examination
on June 81 to select a candidate for the Naval
Academy from scholars in the lXth Congressional
District
DISCUSSING UNDERGROUND WIRES.
The New-York Electrical Society held ITS forty
eighth meeting last evening in room NO. "a;
Cooper Union system OF insulating lnuergro
tclegra oh and telephone wires was discussed
ONLY LITTLE PREVIOUS IN HIS WELCOME.
band of Italians wandered through City HAN
Park yesterday carrying heavy pags WIN al tue
dust of q long tramp on their clothing. PARK po-
liceman observed with considerable satisfaction:
q BE dad, the Tammany min have bolted and here
they come"
ARRIVAL OF ASSISTED IRISH IMMIGRANTS.
The Anchor Line steamship DevOnia landed at
Castle Garden yesterday 243 assisted Irish imml-
grants As they each were provided with sums
ranging from f5 to f1O, and many OF them ha ~
friends in this country, they were permitted TO
leave Castle Garden.
MODIFYING THE LINE OF THE NEW AoUEDUCT.
The Aqueduct Commissioners yesterday modlhed
the line of the aqueduc so that IL VIII run east
of the original survey and will avoid the Gould
Swamp back of IrvinGton. The modlhcatlon VIII
extend the line of the aqueduct through rock.
SENT To PRISON FOR ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.
William Enrlght, who was charged by James
Trainer with being one of ten men who assaulted
and robbed Trainer in Desbrosses-st, on the night
of June g. sentenced yesterday by Recorder
Smyth to five years in the State Prison.
THOUGHT HE SAW THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
"Theres the next President" said an excited
Juror, as a man having in almost every feature
marked resemblance to James g. Blaine walked
into the General Sessions Court room yesterday.
When the roll of Jurors was called the man who
had caused the excitement answered 70 th eo name
of John Henveman, iron merchant, OF NO. o3 west
Fiity -third-st.
IDA RAY SHOOTS AT WING HOOK
In the Tombs Police Court yesterday, Ida Ray,
the wife of Chnaman living at No. II hottest,
was charged with assaulting Wong Hook, OF NO.
ii MOtt-st. The woman asserted that she had no ~
tention of harming the Celestial and that the dis
charge of the revolver was an accident. She was
committed for examination.
BROKERS NOT TO HAVE TWO FOURTH OF JULYS.
The Governing Committee of the stock tx
change at a special meeting yesterday discussed
for some time the proposed amendments IN regard
to the deliveries of stocks, No conclusion was
reached. A petition signed By over 300 members
of the Board that Saturday, July ., should be OBJ
served as holiday, was denied.
TO URGE BILLS RELATING TO THE HARBoR.
Committees of sthe Chamber of Commerce and
the Produce Exchange, accompanied by Com
mander Henry G. Taylor, UnitedfStates Navy, and
the Mayors naval aid started for Washington last
night, to urge upon the Committees OF Congress
favorable action upon the bill providing for Deepen
ing the channels at Sandy Hook and upon the bill
to prevent illegal dumping in New-York harbor.
ANXIOUS FOR A WIFE To WORK OF A FARM.
Wilhelm Kemft is a lonely German bachelor
forty years DID, living at No. 1S2 East houston-st
Having saved from hard-earned wages about Sl,O0O
and desiring wife and farm, he went 10 castle
Garden Yesterday to search for n "better half"
Being unsuccessful I'm this effort he promised TO Try
for better luck In day or two. lie desires Ger
man gIrl of comely countenance and appearance
not younger than twenty-five nor more than thrty
years of age, with some money and not afraid to
work on farm.
A CONNECTICUT MAN NOT swINpLED.
J. c. Stevens, who is charged with being saw
dnstD swindler was arrested yesterday by Anthony
COmstOck land his officers on the complaint OF u
Schwartzchild, of Waterbury, Conn. schwartz
Guild received letter a few weeks ago In which
the writer said that ne wished TO sell gpeeniet al
the chief of police at Waterbury, who wrote TO
Stevens receiving in return one or two genuine DIS
as samples lnclosed in a letter signed &c. f. john
SOM After further correspondence meeting was
arranged to take place ut the Putnam House IN this
city The man who kept the appointment was ar
rested and held for examination by Commissioner
Shields
OBJECTED TO BEING KICKED AND POUNDED.
John Olsen a seaman on the American bark Pro-
teus, made complaint yesterday before Commls-
sioner Shields as to his treatment by the captain
and first mate on voyage which was ended rev
days ago. He said that on January z, the mate,
Peter Harsen struck and kicked him, and the cap
tain Charles w. Baltic. struck him with an iron
bar infctng severe injuries; At the request OF
Assistant Distrct-AttoTney Foster Commissioner
Shields issued warrants for the arrest of the cap
tain and mate The captain saws that no violence
was used beyond what was necessary TO preserve
discipline. The captain was allowed to 90 on his
own recognizance and the mate was held I'D 1000
bail for examination.
BROOKLYN,
Over fifty miles of streets have been cleaned this
week.
The cadets of the 18th Regiment will visit Sing
Sing to-day and be the guests OF the Mt. Pleasant
Academy Cadets.
The funeral of James Hazlett who committed
suicide in Minneapolis on Sunday, took place yes
terday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles d.
Pratt No. % Halsey-st.
MADAM Phebe" the fortune teller who was ar
rested on Tuesday pleaded not guilty Yesterday and
was released apOn 5000 bail: She evidently could
not tell her own fortune or she would have avoided
arrest by leaving the city.
The closing reception of the Young Peoples Asso-
citation of ST. Johns Methodist Episcopal Church
and Sunday School was held on Tuesday evening.
The programme comprised organ solos by Professor
Lorette, violin solos by Professor Mollenhauer, yo-
cal music by Miss Clara Stutsman and the Meigs
Sisters and readings by Miss Nette Taylor.
Elmer Filler was awakened in his room at No.
1913 Adams-st. yesterday morning by a thief. He
drew his revolver from under his pillow cooked 10
quietly and as the thief turned TO search the cloth
Ing on n chair cried out TO him. The intruder
spTang for the window as Filler fired and made his
escape.
The Greenwood Cemetery Company offers to pay
one-half of the expense Of properly paving Fourth
ave from Flatbush-ave TO Twenty-hfth-st If the
CITY will do IT at an expense not TO exceed $4,000
Ii Is proposed to lay Belgian blocks for twenty
four feet in the centre and TO pave with cobble
stones on either side of the roadway.