New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-10
NEX-YORK CITY.

addressed the Baptist ministers yesterday on the
Rhetorical and oratorlcal in Preaching
Tie KnIckeIbocker Telephone Company has been
Incorporated by Henry e. Townsend Gustave Frank
and Charles L. Cammann, with capital stock of
$4,000
The Park gardeners busy yesterday setting out
tulip bulbs In the City Hall Park, Madison and Union
Squares.
The Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power Company has
boon incorporated by Daniel 6. Thompson, j. Edward
Ackley Edward kaufman, George ii. Benjamin and
David W. Browne. The capital stock is 100000,
and the principal Office of the company will be in this
chy.
Thero were 500 immigrants landed yesterday at
Castle Garden.
The Terminal Underground Railroad Company,
whose charter Justice Barrett knocked in the head by
declaring the Tunnel Act under which It granted,
Unconstitutional went through the form of electns
Directors yesterday. The secretary thought the mat
of importance that he declined TO give out the
names.
The Aldermanic Railroad Committee yesterday re-
fered the Corporation Counsel the question of the
power of the Board TO grant to the Newiork and
Harlem Railroad Company the right 10 operate the
Fourth Avenue Surface Railroad below Fourteenth
st. with ciectrrity The committee Will report ad-
veIsely upon the NewYork and Long Island Rail-
way Company's tunnel scheme.
The following were yesterday elected directors Of
the Oriental Bank, Grand and the Bowery Charles
f. Goodhue, Thomas X Lees, Edward Wood, s. II.
Halsey, Daniel i. Youmans, C. W. Starkey, r. c.
Fisher, Charles ii. Bailey and A. W. Weismann
The steamer Burgundia, which arrived from Naples
Saturday night brought among her passengers ten
boys without money or friends Supe intendent Jack
son. Of Castle Garden, thinking they were arrivals
under the padrone system detained them and laid the
before Collector Magone who ordered their return
to Italy. They will be taken back by the same
steamer in company with two cripples who also
Gil board.
Nothing further done yesterday in the case OF
Henry F. Gllig and the diamond necklace on which
he had to pay 1905 duty Saturday.
DE- william NJ. Smith says that action has been
tahen under the Quarantine law TO make Cape
Henlopen the northern point at which vessels will be
boarded.
At meeting Of the Chamber of Commerce yester-
day Ambrose Snow and Samuel Harding were unani.
nously re elected Pilot Commissioners for term OF
two years
AT a meeting Of the Governing Committee Of the For
eign Fruit Exchange yesterday 1t resolved to call
meeting of the exchange for Thursday, April 10, at
80 D. M, TO ratify amendments to the bylaws con-
nrned at the last meeting of tie Governing Committee
After hearing Marshall P Wilder one feels like say
ing that wit is the soul of brevity.
President Barnard, Of Columbia College, returned
Sorn his trip to Florida, reaching New-York late on
Saturday night He did not appear at the college
yesterday, but visitors his house told that he
had been greatly benefited by his Southern trip.
Tho Columbia College Dramatic Club cleared about
81 500 by theatricals last week at the Berkeley
Lyceun, for the benefit of the Boat Club. "Captain
Kidd will be repeated
Superintendent Murray yesterday made charges
against Policeman Thomas Mccullough, OF the Nine
teenth Precinct accusing him of being off post, out
of his precinct grossly intoxicated I'm uniform
Sunday night He was fined in a police court for
disturbing the peace.
The well paved ball player leads a happy life. With
him its battin all summer and batten all winter.
The delight of France in the prospect Of receiving
bronze statue of George Washington from the women
of America, is universally expressed through Its jour
nails. The names of statue committee of prom
nent ladies OF Now-York viii shortly be given TO the
public.
A deed was filed yesterday by which the entire
property of the Standard Gasght Company will be-
come vested in Jabez A Boswick its failure at any
time hereafter TO its notes with interest given TO
Bostwick for sums aggregating $401 900.
The taIlors Of this city have decided to abandon the
credit system. This ends the dude trust anyway.
The Rev Dr. Maynard will lecture at Mrs Egbert
Guernseys, No. 536 Fifth ave-, this afternoon, on
SThe Cathedrals of the Netherlands and Italy" ulus
trated)
The wise youth will not try to raise a nustacbe
until he has stopped growing otherwise he Will grow
down.
A union bazaar will be held at the Central Park
Presbyt terrain Church, in Eighty second-st. between
Park and Lexington aves, Friday afternoon and even
Ing for the benefit of The Tribune FreshAr Fund the
Health Home OF the Childrens Aid Society and the
City Mission Vacation Fund. The admission will be
10 cents.
At the coroner's Inquest into the death Of Mrs
Margaret Packenham at her home, No. 212 West
Twenty seventh-st, last Monday, the jury gave a
verdict that she had tn her death from wounds
inflicted with razor by her husband Patrick, who
committed to the Tombs to await the action Of the
Grand Jury.
Recorder Smyth yesterday sentenced Thomas
Schoes of No 261 Frstave., to three months In the
Penitentiary for selling oeomargaiine scholos has
pleaded guilty TO similar charges several times and
tas escaped with fines under suspension Of sentence.
Chauncey M. Depew always takes dry smoke be-
Gore delivering after dinner speech.
The Rev. Dr. Charles C. Tiffany has accepted the
chaplaincy OF the Old Guard.
The exhilarating Rockn Is IN season. and the rap
turously significant "eins' and noch ems resound
through the saloons with all their customary Teutone
vocal vigor.
The market is bare OF unsold eggs, unusual In
eident for this date. Wholesale prices yesterday
afternoon 20 and 20 IL cents for all fresh lots
A Mugwump cannot spread himself on any OF
the seats In the elevated cars.
Yesterdays Norfolk steamer brought $500 pack
ages OF garden truck mostly kale, cabbage and
spinach, with some asparagus. The latter is plent-
full from Charleston and North Carolina
The number of regular Contributors of the Rev
Hugh O. Pentecost's New-York Congregation seems 10
have reached high water mark at 1872.
Mrs Catherine o'shaughnessy, of No. 1877 Hudson
st who took two doses Of cautbaiides on Sunday at
the suggestion Of her husband died yesterday at the
Chambers Street Hospital The husband, who had
also been III from the cause. has recovered and
was discharged at the Tonbs Court the charge of
attempted suicide.
Tho Acme Quartet has been engaged for the present
week 10 give the song concerts at the Cyclorama
of the Battle OF Gettysburg, and At their first appear
ance last evening the singers were Enthusiastically 70