New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-23
NETWORK CITY.

Education rooms az A p IN. on JUNO U, W ooh'i"0i
communication from Commander GARRISON OF La
fayette Post No. 40, G. A. r., who wants to present
the college with nag in the name Of the Post, on
Juno 6. The meeting was called for yesterday out
thero not being a quorum present no action was
taken.
Tho Shakespeare Society is going to hold iar
and festival at the Metropolitan Opera House on
June 4, and 6, the proceeds to 70 to the Grant
Monument Fund. The appeal for financial ala mas
boon literally answered The contributions during
the last week from 1O1 contributors amounted 10
81 1856. Among the largest contributors wero Neal
1.-THE horist), 800 st. John Co., s1O4 Charles L.
webster & Co., sl75; and wyckof, scamans q Bene-
dict, $125
Boxes for the reception to Sir Thomas Esmondo In
the Academy Friday evening are for sale by Patrick
Gleason, of No. 242 East Thirty Hfth-st
Cofce is about the only prominent item Of produce
that has maintained uninterrupted strong prices ana
steady liberal trading for nearly three weeks
The small catch of porgics this spring Is lamentcd
by fish dealers. They now looked for as cheap
variation from shad and othor fish, especially as
fresh mackeral will not be salable until May Is
out
Tho artist exhibitors at the Fourth Prize Fund Ex-
hlbton have voted the four gold medals, rendered by
the American Art Association, to tho following:
Charles Harry Eaton for best landscape No ZIG; j. c.
Ncou. for best marine, No. 900, The Sea- ; Percy
Moran for best figure subject, "A Forgotten Strain
No 212; c. E. Dallln, OF Boston, for best sculpture,
Indian Hunter No 30.
Public appreciation Of the sklful work Of the
vicnneso lady encers continues to increase, and the
fair swordswOmcn the most popular attraction
vet seeu at tho Eden Musec. Tomorrow night there
will be exciting contest between the pretty fencers
for valuable silver cup, offered by The British
American" newspaper. The Hungarian Orchestra under
will xIaue aarh Orm-
ance.
An electric light wire yesterday morning set fire
to the woodwork In the Office of G. p. Ockershausen
Co., sugar importers, at Nos. 1ol and lo3 "ail-st'
The damage trihing.
The British ship Harvest Queen, Captain Blegdu,
from London, arrived on Monday night, having on
board Captain Griffith and his crew Of eighteen men,
rescued May by the Harvest Queen from the
British bark Lady Rowena, which bound from
Liverpool to st. Johns N. F., and which, when
sighted, was in sinking condition.
On Sunday evening General James r. o'Berne
VIII deliver Grafton before Dahlgren, Adam Goss
and Peter Cooper Posts of the G. A. r., in the
Emmanuel Baptist Church in Sufolk-st near Grand.
The church will DO suitably decorated.
John Fitzpatrick, better known as the notorious
Liverpool Jack" fined $50 yesterday In tho
Court of Special Sessions for violating corporation
80 Greenwich-st without license. A Polish i'm
migrant named Jasowilz, to whom he had promised
work, was the complainant.
member of Grace Church Parish has undertaken
the expense OF having erected beautiful Episcopal
church Blackwcls Island, TO be called the
Chapel of tho Good Shepherd. 1t will be built of
brick and stone, and It's location will be near the
almshouse Tho Rev. william C. French will be the
minister in charge. Mr.; French has had fifteen
years experience the Island as missionary.
Tho annual Strawberry Festival In aid of the
Young Mems Hebrew Association will be held at the
Metropolitan Opera House juno IA.
Tho Special Committee Of the Board Of Education
appointed to investigate the charges against John
Jasper, Superintendent Of the Public Schools, will
hold its second session this afternoon at the build
ing of the Board Of Education.
The local members of the Society of the Cincinnati
will have their annual meeting on the evening OF
June II at Delmonico's, to commemorate the ami
vorsary Of tho Battle of Bunker Hill.
Tho Aldermen yesterday passed q resolution re-
questing Governor Hill to approve the bill which pro-
hbits the erection Of any moro public buildings In
City Hall Park
The exports Of specie, which have been delayed
this year, wcro sufficiently large yesterday to at
tract attention. The engagements amounted to
80, SOC, 900, If the late application for s5oo,ooo on
Monday is not excluded. With the possible excop-
tion Of s25o,oo0 ordered by the Bank OF Montreal,
the gold goes to Germany, which has been drawing
heavily for several weeks on the Bank Of England
reserves. The total shipments, II these engagements
filed, amount to "a, 100000 since the beginning
Of the present movement March &c
An interesting lecture was delivered yesterday after
noon in the chapel Of the City College before the
Teachers Association of New York, by Professor IL E.
Holt director Of the Music School, of Lexington
Mass. The subject OF his lecture " The Value OF
Music Educational Factor
Among the two dozen vctoes sent TO the Board Of Al
dermen yesterday by Mayor Hewitt was Withholding
his signature from ordinance restricting the bidders
for city work to those who citizens OF tho United
States His first reason is that 1t would narrow I'D
tho area Of competition to mako public work
expensive, and Is therefore against public policy
The Mayor then discusses the question as one Of
stitntional law. With his message the Mayor ssnt in
long opinion from ths Corporation Counsel sustaining
bis views.
The quarterly conferences OF the Catholic clergy OF
the archdiocese OF NewYork, which take place during
this month"; wore begun yesterday in the schoolha
tached TO st. Michaers Church. Thity-second-st and
Nhth-ave The parishes represented were confined to
the district on the West Side north of Fourteenthst
and also those In Sullivan Ulster Rockand and Orange
Counties.
Tho Diss Debar case will be called today before
Judge Glderslcevc, and Assistant Dstriet-Attorney
Davis, who has charge of the case, Will move for a
postponsment 1t will probably DO set down for next
Monday.
The transcript OF the testimony taken bofors
Levy and tho accompanying payers relating to the
death Of Nathaniel W. Hatch were received at the
Attorneys office The testimony as to the re-
lations of Mrs. scoGeid her husband and Ferris to Mr.
Hatch viii be laid before the Grand jury but tho pros
ecut.ng officers do not expect that any Indictment VIII
bo found.
George Francis Train has como back; At least,
q fhaf,s what the Dckey birds say I'D In Madison