New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-28
NETWORK CITY.

Lena. Little Falls.-Clrarlcs f. Locke, Academy
of Music, Ncw-York City.
The increased business at the Produce Exchange
last week advanced the price of memberships
from about So, 900 to $4,000 bid for them yester-
day. and SO, 100 asked.
oILING ELEVATED ROAD PLATFORMS.
The platforms OF the elevated railroad stations
arc receiving coating of white pine OIL. Inc work
was begun on Monday at the upper END OF the . C.
ond Avenue road. The oil vii give me to the
wood and by absorption prevent IL from rottinE'
THE TUxEDOE PARK ASSOCIATION.
Peter Lorillard, Pierre Lorillard, ir, Gouyerncur
Tilotson, William Kont and George ID. t1nlay are
the lncOrpOratOrs of association just formed Tor
the purpose of improving lands in Monroe, n. y
and Ramapo n. j., stocking he lakes and streams
with fish, preserving game ana erecting nweInngS
doe Park Association.
AN HISTORICAL GAvEL FOR THE PRESS CLUB.
William J. Florence has sent to President Cum
ming of the Press Club. gavcl hoopcd win
silver and made from the wood of one OF the
orders under the stage of the Walnut street
Theatre Philadelphia. The gayel Is appropriately
inscribed. The Walnut Street Theatre was bnllt
IN 1905 and nearly all the great dramatic artIsts
of the century have troddcn its boards.
PREsBYTERIAN EvANGEIIsrIc, MEETINGS ..
MANY PRESBYTERIAN ministers and elders met last
evening in Dr. Cr0sby's church TO arrange for the
evangcistic meetings to be held during the pal
ance Of the winter, IN accordance with the recent
decision of the Prcsbytery. Public meetings VIII
be held in different churches, the first on saturday
evening in DR.. Van Dykes church. at flfth-ave
aud Thirty seventies.
The CITY Mission, of No. 30 Bible House, reports
for October AZ city missionaries 27o gospel meet
ings with an attendance of 10, Isl persons 4Sl ~
tracts books and papers circulated, ITO volumes
loaned from tho peoples libraries, A.79l visits,
2Gl temperance pledges and 2o5 families relieved
with medicines, food clothing, etc The receipts
for the month were So Ola 10 and the expenditures
$3,G35 40.
HEARINGS on STREET RAILWAY MATTERS;
The Railroad Committee of the Board Of Alder
men on November 20 at a. m, VIII give near
,,.to rod in ho NIpltnlaS
and Boulevard Railroad Company. On the same
DAY hearing Will be given on tine Application Oh
the Madison Avenue and IwenE-thlIH street h ha'r
way Company. This Will he followed by n near,
ing the application of the Broonc, Delaney ana
Sprirg street Railway Company.
ACTION OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Vice-Presid,nt Jaehpe, at the meeting OF the
Aldermen Yesterday, tried 10 have the resolution
regulating the running of dam NY engine; IN West
and Hudson SITS. aud Elevcnth-aVc., called up aud
acted on The whole subject was referred to the
Law Committee. The Board III response to con-
munication from General N. /. Mc&ahon passed
resolution requesting the Board OF Estimate 10 m
cluGc in tho next tax levy the sun of S2,1OJ To
pay the expenses of the next animal cncanpinent
of the Grand Army of the Republic IN this city.
IMPURE MILK Sod At PREMIUM.
The State Veterinary Society informed the Board
of Health yesterday that the employ meat Of rcgu-
lar veterinary surgeons IN the various he"l'h Gc
partmcnts Dt the country had been urged. Inc
statement that milk from cows suffering from tu-
berculoss was being sold i'll this city was made ut
tie meeting OF one herd of ninety Aldcrn"ys.
whose milk sold IN the city at a premium. IT
was said, three or four cows died every year from
tuberculosis,
BURIAL OF COMMANDER GORRINGE.
The body of acknowledgements GOrrlnge
was taken yesterday from tho vaults in Grac.
Church to its final resting place at Rockiahd
Cemetery, Sparkil n. Y. hcarse and single
carriage drove to the door of the church and the
coffin was taken to the station OF tho Northcrn
Railroad of Ncw-JcIsey, III Jersey CITY. The
mother of the Licutenaut-Commander d.. and
Mrs. Iylaud. his bIOtheI-in-law aud sister, and
| the Rev. DIR. W. X. Huntington, rector OF Grace
! Chmch, went to Sparklll, where the burial ser
! vices were held.
SWEARING THAT SHE WAS STILL A WIDOW.
! Treasurer Colt Informed the Police Board yes
! tcrday that Mrs. NJ. 5. H. Slnallcy, Oh the pcn-
! sion rolls of the department the widow of II
! policeman vas remarked about two years ago.
! The woman had drawn her pension every month
since her second marriage, making an affidavit
was dropped from the rolls by order of the Board
| aud tho Corporation Counscls advice was asked on
the subject OF beginning u suit to recover the
money paid 10 her.
MAKING ICE AT THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
Tie attendance Of visitors AZ the American In
stitutc Fair continues to increase daily clearly
indicating the excellence Of the exhibition. Tho
| machinery department contains recently devised
steam engines and boilers, gas and electric motors,
metal workers, radial drills drill presses, steam
! hammers, lathes. sharpeTs, gear cutters millng
tanning, profiliug and screw slOtting machines,
! wood cutters, resawIng machines. plancrs, jiI,
band and other saws well as steam appliances Of
great VARIETY One of the most interesting cXh bits
| Is the ice makng machine which Is i'll constant
| operation producing large blocks of ice.