New-York tribune., 1886-07-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE LION OVERCOME BY THE FOURTH.
AMERICAN EAGLES THAT DID NOT RISE TO THE oC

THE LION OVERCOME BY THE FOURTH.
AMERICAN EAGLES THAT DID NOT RISE TO THE oc-
cAsIoN-CRowps VISIT GLEN ISLAND.
Two HOLIDAYS in succession and one OF them the
great and glorious Fourth must have taxed the re-
cupcrative powers of the Glen Island officials to
the utmost. More than that, the people VINO vislt
that small gem of the ocean must nave had tncu
powers of pleasure-Going somewhat sttaineu' Ior
Neen cleared away whom the Fourth OF July reyel-
lers began to appear on the scene IN throngs Ihey
nav not have been the @ same hs PeSSpe PSsSss tSev Sc
easily recognizable by their yoices, wn'ca
were vigorously exercised in the giorlhcaton OF
Independence Day they had been the day before
Early in the day the transportation authorities OF
the island saw the need of additional steamers %
garry the visitors ANA ana afSorihsV ing regular u:
Siarin fleet of four These seven steamers
Piled iucessantly between the hot, swetering cry
aud the cool. green little island. and on each ZIP ZIP
they landed a crowd eager for the pleasures on te M
carousel the swiags and the divers temples ue-
voted to The worship of Gambrnus. The patrloilSG
duties Of the insuar population we've discharteu
by salutcs fred from the muzzle of cannon whlcn
during the remainder of the year occupies purely
Gecorat We position on the lawn. =,
The geological section OF the island was cr0wueu
as usual by people interested in watching the an,
tics of the Gagged animals The hon which pacea
re tessiy up and down his cage properly came III
for large share of the public oppro6Ilnm as oo,ne LILLY
representative of the hated British YOKE
thrown of hundred and ten years ago ne hi
legs and cast sueakingly feroclous eIances
nj the American eagles over the way. Candor com.
pels the statement that these noble BIRDS ald no.
Show the eation and triumph due to the occa
SION but dosed stupidity on their perches OF siu.h
away firm the sticks OF lnqulsltVe specta,orhs mn
all the ,elerIty of bait-see9ing American schoonei
avoiding the redoubtabe cutter Lansdowne
Ahout o'clock the last boat load of pleasure seek
ers was shipped home and the island was deserted
The absence of any overcrowdlng on the boats was
noticeable.
MEETING OF THE NEw-YORK CINCINNATI.
The regular annual meeting Of the New-York
State Society Of the Cncinnau was held at Del
monico's yesterday at noon George Hunt fenqle,
ton. of Ohio. Minister TO Berlin; george beZaieei
Howe of New-YoIk; Robert Burnett, of NewDurg,
aud William S. Ketchum, OF Plattsburgh were
c.ected members and President Cleveland was
nominated 10 he an honorary member. c0nsutu-
tiOnal amendment was proposed limiting the sue
cession to membership In the case OF member
diving thout direct hncal descendants to colat-
eTal brothers and nephews General John Coch-
raue proposed that the section limiting memper-
ship bc re ealed so that all men hav,ng IN iner
views STRAIN of blood traceaole to officers III the
Revolution would be eligible. These officers were
ell, ctcd tor the ensuing year:
Prcsden amlto0 Fish ySe president Ae1anesr
snder James Clnton; assistant treasurer. Edwaiu
MILAN as ES iSn
Thomas wter Chryste Anthony walton wnite wi Hyans
fis"ry crosby Richard vsrcE DE witt John Rhine
Hamilton Fish John Cochranc John Schuyler Alexander
Hamilton and Alexander James CLINTON. Anerhales-
TWENTY-FIVE members present sat down 10 an eIao-
crate dinner, as has been the custom on lndepen-
deDce Day since the organization Of the society.
BITTEN BY A DOG THAT WAS KILLED
Small bows threw firccrackers at q vagrant vel
low dog III st. Marks place yesterday and frght-
ened il so much that it sought shelter in the area OF
the house No. 81. 1t lay there painting when two
servants went to enter the house by the basement
door and they did not dare to pass It, They at,
tracted the attention of j. r. Mitschke ladies'
talior who was at work in his shop at No. "a. aud
be crossed the street TO Offer assistance Inc dog
snaried az him. but he put out his hand to pat 1t on
the head. The cur. however, snapped at him say
ageiv ii caught his forefingeT in its teeth and hlt
II near the end. The wound slight. but Mr.
Mitscnke promptly decided to let some one else
dcal with the savage animal Policeman Patrick
Cox was summoned, aud with shot from his re-
volvcr. of regulation cabre, killed the dog Alter
ward be made IA report that the dog was mad. Mt
Mischke had tine wound I'D his finger cauterlzed.
but he was no. alarmed and returned to his work.
lie i, "A German, past middle age and not easily
frightened. lie was a passenger on the oregon on
her last voyage. and happened to he on deck when
the col isiOn occurred. lie IS dxed In ms belief
that the steamship sunk by all explosion.