New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-21
NETWORK CITY,

NETWORK CITY.
Alderman Walker and a delegation Of citizens from
the Eighth and Ninth Wards called to see Mayor
Grant Yesterday intending to advocate the purchase
of property for the proposed park in HudsohsI'
and bounded by Leroy, Varick and Carkson SIS
Finding the Mayor absent, in consequence oil winch
no meeting Of the Board Of Street Opening was heu'
the committee postponed their appeal until next week.
Circumstances point clearly to the fact that the
backbone of summer is welnigh broken. Large nr"S
were kept going in several Of the uptown stauos vi
the L" road all day yesterday. IL may also DC duc'
that the II road people are not unnecessarily
eXtravagant
Those who heretofore have been cognizant of the
fact that they had any blood relatives are now
beginning to feel for with gentle pressure the SQUARE
tinted token of their uncle" esteem. and 10 Sign
for their listers
Inquiry at the various coal yards elected the iac'
that the sudden change in the weather mas III
oecunary sense of the word. been blessing 10 tneil
The sales for this last week show an increase ol
25 per cent
mass-mceting under the auspices OF inc Now
York City Branch Of the Local Women OF American
Liberty will be held in the Central MctnouAS'
Enscopal Church on Monday evening to discuss free
institutions and to protest against the Appropriation
of public money for sectarian purposes. MIS- Mar
garet L. Shepherd. president OF the Nauohu -AssO
citation, will preside.
The tide tables for the Atlantic Coast of the United
States for the year $780, published by the um,eu
states Coast and Geodetic Survey, are now READY i
issue and copies can be obtained at the agencies Vi
the Survey in this city, or by addressing 'no on00
at Washington Price % cents
prsnbio scene in the Battle of Gettysburg is that
which represents wounded Confederate olcer stflV-
ing desperately to free himself from the crushing
ecbt Of his dead charger who has been disem-
bowelled by shell and fallen upon his wounded
rider The scene is admirably painted and iuh OF
suggestive detail
The Science Association will meet in the University
Building on Wednesday evening
The election of officers at the annual meeting OF 'e
Beethoven Maennerchor Thursday evening resuINu
as follows: President, l. Ohmes; vice-presideh's'
william Tenbompel and Charles Kruedelbach; secre-
taries. Charles Knab, OTTO stroetzel, W. f. bodo'
treasurers DR.. Heinzmann and +. Fielder
The congregation Bet Hamidrash Hogodol Anshe
will dedicate its new synagogue in Wilettst' 10
marrow A. Tannenbaum assisted by NJ Alexander
and Herr Maiorovitz will conduct the ceremonies
The sermon will be preached BY the Rev. DR.. Motifs
wecbsel The Rev. NJ. Weinberger will also make
an address
Professor George Beigel read interesting lecture
IN The Ocean before the Society for Art and science
in the Germania Hall last evening.
Hundreds of telescopes all the country were
pointed on Thursday night toward the sky in the
direction of Mars and Venus, to observe the con
junction of those planets The sky was clear and
everything favorable for a good observation early
in the evening but toward morning at 2 80 O'CLOCK
when the conjunction was to take place, the sky
became obscurd with clouds, and the view from the
city and its vicinity was destroyed
The monthly examination of applicants for State
teachers licenses held at the Office OF the Board
of Education yesterday and will be continued on next
Friday Thirty five of the applicants were men and
thirteen were women.
President Wilson of the Health Board with three
sanitary inspectors, six milk inspectors and squad
Of sanitary police spent the early hours Of yesterday
morning examining milk that was brought INTO the
city for sale The milk was so good that the in
snectors could not spill any Of it into the cutters,
and Mr. Wilson missed one interesting feature Of a
raid"
At the International Cigamakers' Convention in
Tammany HsU yesterday little was accomplished.
The morning was taken UP in long discussion as 10
the mode of eleetng officers and the rest OF the day
with other discussions and disagreements. AT the
nresent rate the convention will last month.
The Commission on the Broome-st school site held
a meeting yesterday and heard further testimony III
regard 10 the value Of the property under consdera
ton The hearing was then adjourned 10 date 10
be announced by the commission.
Commissioner Gilroy has appointed Henry Mesa
an assistant to the Chief Engineer Of the Department
of Public Works; salary $1,000 year. Mr. Mesa
will take the place of Engineer Charles H. Bu, trans
ferred to the new paving bureau
Police Justice Charles N Taintor will speak to young
men IN the parors of the Twenty thirdst branch OF
the Young Mems Christian Association tomorrow
afternoon. Young mon are welcome.
The thirty-second anniversary of the Fulton-st.
noonday prayer meeting, will be held in the chapel
at No. 113 Fulton-st Monday
coroner's jury yesterday decided that Mrs Emile
schultz. of No. 4 Eldridge-st, was killed by her
husband on Monday, and Schultz was committed to the
Tombs to await the action of the Grand Jury
The Washington Memorial Arch Fund now amounts
to So, ISL 46.
Agnes Hartigan Of Orange, n. j., was knocked
down and seriously injured by horse attached 70 a
broadway car at Fourteenth-st. yesterday. She was
taken to the hospital and the driver james CLARK,
was arrested and held at the Jefferson Market Police
Court
Chief Inspector Byrnes yesterday received mforma-
aon that Thomas Murray, alias Martin, alias stuart
a troublesome burglar who escaped from sing sing
prison on MAY o. 1887, is on his way from Chicago
- - .la ,rieor in CHARGE Of Detective Jackson.