New-York tribune., 1885-01-29
NETWORK CITY.

The report that tho Guon Line had offered tho
steamship Arizona for sale was declared yesterday
to be without foundation.
Carlo Fontari, one of the five men who were ar
rested in Jersey-st. for selling counterfeit money
was convicted yesterday in the United states Oir-
cult Courtand remanded for sentence.
The exhibition of the -Fanciers' Club. at Madison
Square Garden, will continue from FEBRUARY 10
February IL. Entries close this week.
TO CONSOLIDATE OIL INTERESTS.
Tho Governing Committee Of the New-York Mining
Stock and National Petroleum Exchange yester-
day appointed a committee to confer with the com
mittee of the Produce Exchange in regard to a
consolidation of the oil interests OF the various eh
changes
SOMETHING THAT THE BRIDGE NEEDS.
The hollow iron supports OF the Bridge statloh
have been boarded in above the car tracks 10 pre-
vent smokers from throwing cigar butts INTO
them The want of a receptacle for butts" Is
now sadly felt.
BARK AND BRIG IN COLLISION.
The bark Rosebud, which arrived from Peinam-
buco yesterday run into Oft the raven 1hoa,s h
bv the brig Nettie. and had her bowsprlt and hesa-
gear re, carried away The brig was uninjured; The
NettIe was eighty-cight days out from Auckland
New-Zcaland.
rxHIBIrTyG CENTENNIaL MEDAL"
At the meeting the American Numlsmatc Society
in the University Building, in Washington square,
last evening, the medal struck by the ChamueI of f
Commerce in commemoraton OF the centenaa aaen o.,
Evacuation Day was exhibited. IL has just been
received from Stockholm, where II had been en-
graved by the ongraver of the Swedish mint.
ARE THEY INVESTIGATING MR.. EDsoNi
Ex-Adermen Pearson and Kelly John y Drien, a
the contractor, and Detcctve-Sergeant Lahgan
were before the Grand jury yesterday Dei' I've
Langan is of the officers who attempted 10 selve
subpoena on Mayor Edison just before the close M 9i
Lis official term. Mr. OBren has previously MADE
complaints of Mr. Edson's acts
TWELVE YEARS FOR STEALING KNIFE.
James W. Foster. who, though only twenty-one,
il an old offender was convicted yesterday betore
Judge Cowing Of robbery IN the second degree and
sentenced 10 twelve years in the State Prlsoh'
pocket knife valued at twenty-five cents was an
that was secured by the robber lie met Jeremiah
Corcoran n telegraph boy, on December 80 IN
Forty-eig h hist. and asked for cigarette. Inc
boy said tnat he had none, aud Foster searched MS
clothing aud took away the knife.
ITALIANS CONVICTED OF RoBBEEY.,
Felix Luigi, an Italian pedlcr VINO had ar accu-
INFLATED about $1,000 in gold com ana paper
money, prepared to return TO ltalv ana on January
o went on a final spree. Before h became sober
he was robbed by Giovanni Rocco aud Adollo far.
doni who entered tho liquor store where Lalgi
was. and pretended that they also were gong 10 10
Italv The two thieves were convicted yesterday
IN General Sessions.
DEATH uF VETERAN ENGINEER.
News of 'he death OF Robert Crawford, one OF
thc veteran engineers of the North German LIoyd
Line was received yesterday by cable from Loud"h.
He was the chef engineer OF the fuidai now III
London aud had been chief engineer OF the oaer I
and Main. For a long time he was engineer on the
Peninsular and Oriental Line. AZ one time ne Vas
chief engineer of the yacht oil the hhedNe isuaii'
lie was fifty years Old.
To I~cEFAsE TIIE GAELIC sOClE1Y's WORK.
A meeting Of the Gaelic society was held laSt
evening AT Eightcenih-st. and Fourth-ave to ais
cuss the present position of the society ana tue
prospect of still further onargnR ITS sphere OF ope-
ratIons. The secretary, Francis Ward. SAID To n
TEIBUNE reporter that they intended 10 raise
- 900 for the establishment OF an llsh Literary
Imstitute one portion OF which would be devoted
To a fcading-room and the other 10 instruction m
the Insh language. They had already the offer OF
the money cdcd from few generous persons, put
thew meant 10 give every one an opportunity OF
aiding in the work.