New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-09
NETWORK CITY.

| Meeting OF DOCK Department, noon.
NETWORK CITY.
The Park Board yesterday awarded to Brown q
Flemming contracts to supply gravel for the ParA
drives. d. Stein received the award for policemens
| uniforms at $5,765.
The executive committee Of the New-York Mercan-
| tile Exchange adopted resolution on Tuesday favor
ing the repeal of the Saturday Half holiday, and re-
questng the State Legislature to take steps LOOKING
| tow ard the abolition Of the Same.
The Psi Epsilon Club will give its first annual DIN
ner at the Hotel Brunswick this evening. Surrogate
Daniel @. Rollins will preside, and speeches are prom.
ised by the Rev. DR.. James NJ King the Rev; Dr.
George r. Van De Water, William p. Chambers
| George b. Lorng, and Others.
Thomas J. Mooney, who threw bomb on the steamer
! Queen and was recently discharged from the insane
asylum as cured of his delusons, was again taken be-
fore Judge Gildersecve yesterday. He still has some
queer notions for he explained to the court that he
had no lawyer, as the British Government nad pough
| up all the lawyers whom he attempted to hire
Bernard David who was charged with disorderly
conduct In the nelghborhood of Ottenbourg's cigar
factory on Tuesday fined 30 by Justice Wede, in
the YOrkve Court yesterday.
The fair of the Baptist Homo Society, hold in the
parlors of tho Homo, at Sixty-eighthst and Lcxing
ton ave. yesterday, successful beyond the officers
expectations large variety OF articles was offered
for sale, and there especially largo assortment
Of wearing apparel and fancy articles made by the Ola
ladies.
The Authors Club Will hold their regular fortnIghly
reunion this evening, at their rooms, No. 10 West
Twenty fourth-st Among the guests expected are ex.
Judge Noah Davis, j. Q. A. Ward, Judge Barrett ana
the Rev. DR.. RainSford.
notable amateur entertainment will take place at
the Lyceum February %, for the benefit OF
ospltal charities and the Shetering Arms.
A meeting will be held in the Academy Of Music
next Sunday evening" the proceeds of which will be
devoted to the relief OF the minors and railroad en-
plOyes strike In Pennsylvania
The ball Of Company G, Goth Regiment, will be
held at the Armory on Friday evening.
Tho committee of the Anti Poverty Society seems
to have been stirred into activity by the anonymous
circular distributed at the last meeting in the Academy
ment for January follows Receipts. 1881 90;
disbursements, 81 ,224 "a; balance, 1927 SO.
The downtown Anti Poverty Club lately established,
will hold public meeting this evening in Pythagoras
Hail. which will be addressed by Father McGlynn and
Henry George.
Some of the conductors on the Third Avenue sur
face cars are evidently so recently imported that their
ignorance in regard to streets Is excusable Angry ,g
demand higher tariff on mules.
"Johnson, Gallup & Hurry" s the name of down
town firm which s said to be busy and enterprslne
one.
The annual concert for tho benefit OF the German
Enigrant In Safest, takes place this evening
al Stcnway Hall. The programme offers some inter
esting features.
There will be a meeting at the Masonic Temple TO-
night for the purpose of answering criticisms raised
in the newspapers relative to the proposed drive on
the west side Of Central Park Alfred de Cordova
will preside. There will be music. Among the sign
ers for the movement are Robert Bonner, Charles NJ
Patt. S. z. Morosinl, J. Hood Wright, John Hoey,
Brayton Ives, James A. Flack and William and John
d. Rockefeller
At the annual meeting Of the American Branch AS
| Of ha nj Ierd follow
ing officers were elected Person E. Sanford, pres
dent Warwick, N. Y; George P, Farmer, vice-pres
dent Montclair, ~ j.: Frederick H. Beach, secretary
and treasurer Dover, n j.; F. B. Sanford Inspector
James Williamson, NewYork directors.
Fourteen offending beersellers were tried by the
Excise Board yesterday, found guilty of selling liquors
in violation Of the terms of their licenses, and had
their licenses revoked.
Romano Dillon was buried yesterday, the funeral
being In ST. Patrick's Cathedral, In Motst. The SER
vices attended by only a few people and there
were no pabearcrs Solemn requiem mass was cele
bra'ed Mr. ana Mrs: w ": bal ot ana Mr. ana
burial was In Woodlawn.
committee of sporting news reporters has ar
ranged for a pugilistc and athletic exhibition to he
held in Madison Square Garden on Saturday, February
49, for the benefit of the widow of william Dempsey,
the press feeder who Killed in the ring in fight
with "Swlpesn the ncwsboy. "SwipcSr has promised
to take part In the affair Mrs. Dempsey, who lives
in Hichsst, Boollyn, Is said to be utterly destitute
large audience gathered at Columbia College last
night hear Charles E. Bolton deliver interesting
lecture on the Glands OF the Midnight Sum- which
illustrated by means of sixty brilliant StereOptlc
vicwe.
Washington Woodwork and Edw ard Winters
Gently arrested for numerous robberes of railway
stations along the lines of the Hudson River, New-York
| Now Haven and Hartford. and Harlem roads were
arragned In the sixth DISTRICT Police Court yesterday
and remanded for trial Much of the stolen property
| has been identified by the owners