New-York tribune., 1886-06-01
LOOAL MISCELLANY.
COMMUNICATION OF THE GRAND LODGE.
NEw.YoRK FREEMAsoNs ASSEMBLING IN THE CITY
o,,,,x,so pvropr TUE TODGF.

COMMUNICATION OF THE GRAND LODGE
NEw.YoRK FREEMAsoNs ASSEMBLING IN THE Ciii
BUSINESS BrFORE THE LODGE.
The annual communication of the Grand Lodge
of freemasous will be held in this city during the
remainder of this week. The session VIII Dc opeueu
at o'clock this afternoon at the Temple, and the
been seen in this city. ]. Edward Simmons. Past
Grand Master is to sail for Europe the Umbria on
SATURDAY., but will attend the session t6t St
the Gfa.s on ao"ss sSonstsuton % and
Grand Master Lawrence will preside at tne Opening
ceremonies to-day, assisted by Deputy Grand Mas
ter John w. yrooman. clerk of the state Senate'
and Grand Wardens James Ten Eyck, OF Albany,
and John Hodge, of Lockport The representatives
of the other Grand Lodges in the United states anu
Europe will also participate III the opening Oh tnlS
The revenues Of all the lodges have been paid in,
nggregating over $50 OOO This EMBRACES tne s. PEI
of the Temple BY circulars to the different lodges
it has been proposed to raise stipulated snm i9r
the reduction of this debt, and when this shail
talked yesterday as if they considered
this an unfair proposition, because IL
would enable the wealthy lodges to nd them-
selves of this burden while those too poor to raise
the stipulated sum would still be compelled 70 CON
tribute toward the slnkIng fund; Some OF .he 10.
fuential Masons said that they believed tnat tnls
whole movement to take up the bonds and ex'ln-
guish the debt by any other means than those al
ready provided was III the nat are OF Vloiilon Vi
efts promised to those who took the bonds whcn
thcy were not regarded sound investment. NO
scheme. IT was said ought to DC
that was based on plan OF repudlating portion
of interest which those who hold the Donds nave
the right TO expect. .u5
There are many important matters to be settled
at this session. The question whether the lawfully
chartered lodges OF Quebec arc oDlged 10 oDcy ihut
Grand Lodge, although they prefer TO continue
their allegiance to England seemed to have been
settled by the action taken IN this State forty
wears ago 1t was then held that Only ono Oranu
Lodge could exist IN the same ertots o 'ts he's
ieyed can decide only to sustain the Grand Lodge
of Quebec.
RUNAWAY CAR HORSES IN THE BOWERY.
Soon after car No. 90 of tho Fourth Avenue line
swung into the Bowery on its way up town at
l2:2O D. III. yesterday. the hook which hciu le lhe
horses TO fbe car broke and let the whincticcs III
mon tno horses heels the frightened animals
started to run. Thomas Kennedy, OF No. 3zi East @
Fifty-fourth-st the driver was pulled over % the
dashboard. He lost Lis bold OF the rcins ana inc
horses dashed up the llowcry at frlghtiul pace
Their terror was increased by the whliietrecs
ratified on the pavement behind them ana siauoh aic
their heels ut every jump. AT BroonleSt. inc uyins
whiiletrees struck Francis kavanagh an oid iisn ,
man, and broke his arm At Springst. one OF tns i
horses ran against telegraph pole and broke ~, its
| leg That stopped the runaways. An officer of the
Society for the Prevention OF cruelty 10 hhlilais
shot the injured horse. Kavanagh refused TO mas =
| a complaint against Kennedy when he uhderStoou
| how the accident happened.
BLOWN OUT TO SEA N A SMALL BOAI
| William Datrah, Leon l.. IldDif, and Thomas
WimhIe of No 90 Hrnry-st Brooklyn. started ont
for an afternoons boating on the Lower Bay week
ago to-day and since that time have been crnisins :
about the broad Atlantic III variety OF craft.
| They started from Fort Hamilton for staten
Island in a small boat. but were blown out to sea-
When they were picked up by the steamer Bea,,
cons;ield, bound for Cork, they were heiPeNs ana q
had to be hoised over the steamers side lie pll"t
boat Francis Perkins fell in with tho steamer ana
the men were transferred to her and are sun crus-
inc abOut Oh board her.