New-York tribune., 1889-12-18
NETWORK CITY


Mems Association organized last night with thirty
members. The following officers were elected r. H.
spelmsJi president W. J. Speckman, vce-president'
Thomas NJ. Nugent, secretary Il. j. Blakcsy' treas
rrer
The tenth annual dinner OF the New-Iork alumni
OF Cornell will be held on saturday evening az ule
Hotel Brunswick Those expected to speak are
Charles Kendall Adams president OF the university
Andrew d. White ex-president; Grover Cleveland
Henry W. sage, Governor Beaver, OF Pennsy lvania; ;
Douglass Boardman, General Francis A. Walker
Henry r. Pierson, Andrew S. Draper and f. Benjamin
Andrews.
The funeral of Colonel Isaac Moses veteran OF the
Rebellion, held yesterday at the nome OF Ills
brother Lionel Moses No. a. West Ninety -seventist
The Rev. DR.. II. p. MendcS, of the shearith Israel
Synagogue offciated Members Of the Order OF the
Loyal Legion Of the United States George Washington
Post c. A. r.. the Society Of the Army of the Potomac
and the Society OF the Third Army Corps, Of which
Colonel Moses member, were present. The
burial was in Cypress HIS Cemetery.
There is a considersll lc dcmalId for the remaining
licenses for organ grinders, although the rush is not
no great as was expected. OF the original 800 there
are Just thirty mine yet 10 bc issued
At regular meeting of the Republican Club of the
Ixth Assembly Dis rlct Monday evening. the an
nual election Of officers took place, resulting in the
election of the following: William H. Corsa, president
Clarence A. Sears, first vce-president; Charles f.
recording secretary j. Lincoln Webb corresponding
secretary; Charles II. Macy financial secretary F. b.
Miller, treasurer.
Tho new bicycle railway system with which the
Sea Beach nd Coney Island road has recently been
equipped WIS tested few days ago and it is said
that though the drivers Of the engine made only
onethird Of the revolutions they capable of
making, part, Of the distance from Gravesend to
Coney Island covered at the rate OF forty miles
an hour Tho inventor thinks the system the proper
one for the elevated roads of New-iork
The second session of the semiannual conference
of the Jewish minister's Association of America was
held yesterday morning i'll the schoolroom OF Temple
Bnai Jeshurum, Madsorsvc. and Sixty ffth-st The
Rev. DR.. G. Got he'll chairman. There were also
present the Rev. Dr. Jastrow anG the Rev. Dr. Jacobs,
vice presidents; end the Rev. De sola Mendes, secre
tary The report Of the committee on the Zunz prize
awarding the $2C0 to the unknown author of the
essay on the life and writings of the Jewish phoso
pher after it shall have been modified in certain
ppects, was adopted. The closing session will be held
this morning.
Bernard F. Reilly, th reth I'd cotton merchant, who
6ied at his home No. Is East Twenty nintlst, from
acute gastritis nty buried yester
day in Calvary Cemetery, the funeral being held in
St Stephens Roman Catholic Church in East Twenty
eighthst.
The case Of James Lawor, liquor dealer of No 133
Westinghouse, again befOre the Board Of Excise
the excise law by keeping bis store open and selling
liquor last election day, alt hough his store is too
polling place to permit Of this without an infracton
of the law. The was adjourned until Friday.
The Business Mems Democratic Association of this
city will celebrate the anni of the Battle Of
New-Orleans on January by dinner at the Hoh
man House. Among those who have accepted inv
tatons TO be present are eX-President Cleveland
Governor Hill, Mayors Grant and Chaplin, ex-Speaker
Carlisle, Congressman Mills and Breckinridge and
Henry W. Grady, of Atlanta.
The Aldermen yesterday gave the name of Brad
hurstave. TO the first avenue east of Eighth
ave-, between One-hundred and forty and One
hundred and forty fifth stS.
Another attempt made yesterday in the Board
Of Aldermen to get street named for Harry Howard.
Mr. Flynn asked that the resolution changing the
name Of Elm-st. be withdrawn from the Committee
on Streets and that then amendment be made
changing the name Of Howard-st 10 Harry Howardst.
The matter laid
Archibald Claverng Gunter, the author has bought
for S34 900 four-story brownstone house No. 90
West Fifty-second-st.
The will Of Ebenezer Beadleston the wealthy brewer,
was fled for probate yesterday 1t provides that the
whole estate shall be divided equally among the
tcstator's two sons and three daughters. The
Of the widow is not mentioned.
The Republican Club has renewed the lease of its
house, No. $50 Fifth-ave.. for three years.
fee OF 90 cents will hereafter be charged for
every Official search for records Of births deaths or
marriages in the Bureau Of Vital Statistics.
Representatives of the wooen firms Of Frederick
Butterfed Co., Jerome Ecrnhemer d Co. aud others
appeared before the Collector yesterday and
pained that unjust determinations had been made
against them at the Appraisers stores. Collector
Erhardt Will investigate the complaints and until he
has made finding does not TO disclose anything
about the case.
n. T. Robertson, Of Danvlle, Va, came 10 this city
yesterday 10 place his brother Alexander r. Robertson
who accompanied him. in private insane asylum.
While the two brother the cafe of the Hotel
Barthodi yesterday afternoon. Alexander became VIC
lent and the police had 10 be called in to take him
to Bellevue Hospital
The 200 nonunion 'ongshoremen who went on
strike on the pier of the National Line on Monday
On account Of the employment of negro longshoremen
refused TO return TO work yesterday but hung
the pier ali day. They were kept In order bysa force
of police.
Samuel S. Milford forty five years old, the keeper
of the Summit House at Tannersville Greene County,
NevYork died from apoplcxy at the hotel No. 200
Westst Yesterday. He had been in the city for
week. He was mayried and leaves three children.
He owned farm OF 400 acres and was a Democrat Of
some local prominence
At special meeting Of the Board OF Civil Justices
and members of the Bar Association yesterday,
committee consisting of Justices Dean, Godfogle and
steckIer was appointed 20 draw up set Of resolutions
on the death Justice Ambrose Monneu II was also
decided that the Civil Justices should attend the
funeral this morning in body.
Az ,longshoremen were unloading freight from the |
steamer Chattahoochee at the Savannah Line pier |
yesterday, they were scared by the explosion Of
boz OF fireworks which had been lifted 10 the deck
of the vessel An alarm called the frcmen. but the
small blaze put out before the engines arrived,
and there damage
Postmaster Van Cott desires to caution the public
concArnng an mpostor who has lately and from time