New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-25
NETWORK CITY.

Tho Armstrong Fire insurance company hao 'N''
begun business at No. 155 Broadway. The oash
capital is 100000, and the officers are p B. Arm
strong, president; Oscar r; Meyer, vicepreslden''
and J. c. Hattie secretary.
Henry Benedict, compositor, was held yesterday
by Commissioner Shields for examination on uo
charge Of sending llbellous matter through the mails
Tho alleged lbelous statements were written Oh
postal cards and sent 10 neighbors of Mrs Llopie
swayzs, of No 81 Cranberry-st. Brooklyn. Ihey
contained imputations against Mrs. eWayze.
Recorder smyth yesterday decided to allow bail to
he given in tho Of Vincenzo Quartcrao who was
tried for murder first degree and In whose case
the Jury disagreed nine OF the Jurors being In favor
of acquttal. The bail was fixed at S''ooO haii
Will probably be given In few days.
Tho following additional contributions nave oeeh
received at this office for the family of Patrick Nc
Tamany who lost his life in saving that of child
nj a railway c?ossing In jersey City: " f. t." 80,
"E T. W. So &C. J.,7 81; Saranac' SO
Tho anniversary exercises of the Wilson Industrial
School will be held In the chapel, corner of Eighth
st. and Avenue A. tomorrow evening at o'clock
The misson-house Will be thrown open and all guests
find a cordial welcome.
Many of the engineers the elevated railroads of
thi, city and Brooklyn have already decorated their
engines with flags and bunting for the Centennial
Edward Kemp, a we'll known merchant has made
application TO the Treasury Department to permit
handsome and valuable work of art, horn made OF
gold and silver, valued at about $1,000. to come III
duty free. He IS present II 10 the STATE with the
condition that 1t shall be competed for by the com
panics OF the 9TH Regiment with the rifle, and to be
held for one year b. the winners.
Fine spring weather and numerous Centennial
visitors give the tower elevator Of the Pr, ducc En-
change liberal patronage for view Of Ncw-York
Bay and its surroundings
Thomas r. Barry grand organizer Of the Brother
hood OF United Labor, delivered lecture last night
before the anti-Homc Club faction Of Dstric; As
sembly No. 40. The subject of the lectmc was the
adv antages Of his new organization and the rotten
of the Knights of Labor
A compact and carefully prepared guide book Of
@The New-Jerscy Coast and Pines has just been
issued by Gustav KObbc. 1t is rcplcte with hand
some Illustrations excellent roadmaps and historical
incidents, and is vouched for thoroughly accurate
descriptive guide book to the extensive region to
which 1t relates.
The white flag of " The Judge flies from the
new building at Fifthave. and Sixteenh-st and tie
next number of the paper will be issued from there
The Rev Dr. Maynard Will deliver historical
illustrated lecture Germany next MondaJ after
noon at Chckering Hall.
In the recent North River fro $1,000 bags of
Timothy seed and 5000 bags Of clover seed wcra
consumed 1t was old, lOng-carried stock, and for
some time has had depressing effect UPON the
market for new, grass-seed merchants do not de-
ploro the event
The Aqucduct Commissioners yesterday accepted
Section ii Of the Aqueduc from the oOntrac tors
John Brunton & Co.. Chief Engineer Ftocy having
fled his report that the work properly done.
The Republican Club has issued invitations Offering
tho privileges of its clubhouse froIc April 90 10 May
6 to tho President and his Cabinet, Senator'S Rep
resentatives, Governors, members of the New York
Legislature, and about 800 we'll known Republicans
from parts of the country outside Of the city There
are about GOO Invitations In all.
The annual sale of useful and fancy articles made
by tho ladies and children Of the Industrial School
Of the Amity Baptist Church was held on Tuesday
and yesterday at tie chapel OF the church Fifty fourth
st., near Eighth-ave.
A COMFORT OF vocal and instrumental music Will be
given at the Free Episcopal Church OF the Archsngel,
No. o64 West One hundI ed and twenty ifth-st to-
night the benefit of the building fund of the church
Among those who will take part arc Mrs D0ro Lyon,
Mrs. Frank J. Sprague, Mrs. John Allen Miss Jennie
Parker, Miss Viola Zachare, George S. sturgis and
Gaylord B. White.
The Centennial Tea Party at the Hotel Brunswick
on Saturday afternoon next will be In charge Of some
of the most prominent women in the city, and prom
Uses to DO brilliant affair The tickets in charge
of Miss Leary, No 90 Fifth ave. and Miss Garcia
Livingston, No 800 Ffth-ave.
Sixty members Of the Alumnae Association Of the
Van Norman Institute Sixty second-st and Central
Park West, attended the first annual breakfast OF
their society at Clark's yesterday morning.