New-York tribune., 1886-06-05

ihe Conn, ,ssIoDers revok d the permit to carry
pistol held by Charles Weeart who tried TO- b,eak
up meeting of peaceful Bohemlans III Illth-St.
and arrested as an Anarchist.
THE HALF-HOLlDAY MOVEMENT
now GENERALLY II WILL BE ADOPTED TO-DAY
THE COMMITTEE GRATIFIfD.
The members of the Half-Hoidav Committee
vere in birb sojrits Yesterday in consequence Of
he assurances they received from all SIDES that the
reform wl be adopted IN general way IN tins city
to-day Many stores are fa iIng into line that have
not favored the movement heretofore.
some arrangements have been comp leted fer the
entertainment of thos. tC whom the hal 'hO.lday
will be gwen. James Day has authorized the an
nouncenent that he has thrown open 10
the free use of all his grounds at shady
Side on the Hudson, opposite Nlnety-slXthSI. lhe
families If clerks and employees can take the morn
ing boats TO shady Side from Canal,st., Twenty
second-st. and Thirty .ourth-st., or the o'clock
boats from the same places.
lie following letter was received from Superin-
aud Hartford railroad:
when W. change timetable (which will he June l3l
y, sh4l have an accOmmod ttion train leave Grand
G nra Depot at p which will make all stops 10
stsmford THIS is done entirely to accommodate the
cary-cosin. movement
U.H. Cammann, president OF the Real Estate Ex-
change, wrote:
adoplei the SATURDAY. hal.hoilay durn: the summer
months aad we intend to follow the same course this
year
Secretary Wilson, of the Chamber of Commerce,
sent thls
lam requested transmit to yoa copy Of the fol
loving resolution adopted by the Casmpera meeting
heli the Ith OF Iuue last:
Rcsoeed That , Chamber suggest TO iis msphars the
On caca atl.dy nom Iune TO sep e nber l.
Tie Board of Education has adopted a resolution
to have A it's offices closed Saturdays at
O'Clock until October l.
The music trade has adopted the early-clolng
movement most unanimously. over hlly OF the
largest dealers ani manufacturers have agreed 10
close their places at o'clock on Saturdays during
June, July and August.
Durlng June James McCTeery & Co. will give
one-haf of their emIlcycs. Alternately, the whole
Of SATURDAY. each week In July and August they
viii give 0nc-hali of their empioyeS alternately
the whole of saturday in eacn week, besides clos
ing Their stOr, as usual every Saturday at noon
during these months
The leaf tobacco trade of he city announce their
intention of closing on saturday afternoons during
the summer months.
AN OLD UNDERGROUND ROAD CHARTER
TRYING TO KFvIVK THE vANpENBURGH VENTURE
THE PROPOSED HOU lES.
TIE Arcade Railway. the metropolitan three-tIeI
road. OF whose divisions is capable o! gong
underground. the terminal Underground karoa al
aud the District Railway are to have another
rIVa. according 10 present Indications, Tor the
privilege If rapid transit underground IN tins city.
An effort AT least being made for he revival OF
tie old New-loik CITY Central Underground Rail
way Company. he corporation came into exist
ence in lS6S and among the corporators were W.
Butler Duucan. William b. Ogden, James NJ Brown.
William Dodge, J. :. lhayer, Henry W. slocum,
HeDly J.. DAVIS Horace l.. Dcmng, john FItcn,
L.
route of the road began AT Broadway and Cham
beF-st. ran east TO Chatham-sf thence to Null
berry-si.. ~ that street ana thence unoer Latay-
etGe-piace, 10 FOurti-aye., TO Union square. TO
Broadway al atNlueteentl-st there the route divided
iuto two, one gong under Madison square to Mad
sOn-aye. and to the Harlem RIVER thc other up
Broadway TO the grand cncie at Central Park.
THIS road Is generally known as tie Nandenburgh
venture. as lis prlnclpal promoter was Orlgen Van
denDureh The company went lar enough 10 get
into ocbt ana morIsaged IT'S property to Henry VI.
Alexander and George Hunter Brown III 1873 as
trustees. SUIT was brought 10y Mr. Nandenburgl
against tie company the trustees and the city, iOr
SUNS due blm. Judgment was obtained IN the
Specia erm OF the superior Court and III $40 he
road and ITS charter were sold ut public auction
and bought III by Mr. VaudenbuYgh.
That gentleman is now seeking TO revive the
char,er ana to effect something with his property,
precisely what seems TO be uncertain. MI. Nandcn-
burgb, who now about sixty five years old ana Is
familiar figure 10 surface and underground rall-
road men, declares that his charter IS good iOr
ninety nine years and ne proposes to put IL ON Its
legs again. II he can get capitalists 10 embark III
the venture.
ASSURED THAT THE DOG MEANT NO HARM
Among the complaints which were sent to the
Sanitary Bureau yesterday was the following,
neatly written on postal card
DEAR SIR: VIII you please ca! to-day If possible at
222 Chryse-st. room 10. a Lady has been btten by
dangerous Respectfully. MRS BECKER
1t was ascertained that Mrs. Becker a tail Ger
man woman on the third floor OF the big tenement
house, was the lady " who had been bitten. I here
dogs teetn had grazed tae flesh. She SAID that she
had been much alarmed al the bite, but she had
come to the conclusion that IL harmless be-
cause the dog was not mad. The dog was an Eng
hsh pug of pure breed belonging to Mr. Shaeier,
the proprietor of teer-shop the first
floor Of the house MIS- Shaefcr took
the dog III her and let him lick her face 10
show That he was harmless. She also exhibited
with pride the dogs mate and puppies. which
were kept in room back of the bceT-shOp The
puppies were barely old enough 10 crawl about and
they had not opened their eyes. but they had been
sold Tor $50 each TO customers. Mrs. Shaeicr said
that the pug snapped at Mis-. Becker Ill play and
had been known to act III the same way TO other
persons, but IL meant no HARM
dog wnlch appeared 10 be rabid was shot by q
policeman at No. III Second-ave. yesterday.
A THOUSAND WOULD-BE COLLEGE GIRLS
After the regular cha pei exercises in the Normal
College Yesterday and the students had been DIS
missed To then class-rOOms, The chapel was filled
with girls from the Guy grammar schools. They
numbered OO4, an increase of seventy over last
year. All have passed examination III their various
schools. ana viii be graduated this month. William
Wood and DE Witt j. ligman were present. Dr
Hunter wsooIned the girls 10 the college, but re-
minded them that all could not be admitted, and
those that passed the examination would be received
&n the order in which they stood. He called