New-York tribune., 1890-06-12
NETWORK CITY.

watch officer the cruiser Boston. While riding on
horseback at Gibraltar a month ago he was thrown
from his saddle and sustained fracture OF the right
leg. He was taken to the Military Hospital at Glib
raltar and improving rapidly up to May "a, the
date Of the latest news from him. If he Is able TO
take passage On the Yorktown he will return upon
that vessel otherwise he will be sent home on some
regular line Of steamships.
The 'war-vessel Pensacola was put into the dry
dock at the Navy Yard yesterday. She will be LII
dock about a week, receiving repairs to her bottom
typographical map OF Staten Island, just issued
by vermeule e. Blen, gives at glance compre-
hensive idea of the location and size of the towns and
villages the island, and curved and level lines give
the form of the earth's surface The photography
and shore lines are taken from the surveys of the
Coast survey, and the pier and bukhead lines from
those of the Harbor Lines Board.
A lfelike figure of Caprvi. the successor to Bis
marck has been added to the collection OF famous
men at the Eden Musee, and is attracting much at
tention new group in wax represents Cromwell
opening the coffin of Charles l..
The thirty sixth annual excursion Of the Sunday
school of Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church will take
place tomorrow. The steamboat Sirius will leave
Thirty fifth ST. North River, at rs a. and go to
Laurelton Grove, returning at p. m. The Sunday
schools of the Forty fourth Street and Washington
Heights Methodist Episcopal churches will accompany
the Chelsea in this days outing
James r. Hyde has written to the Park Commits
sioners offering to give cup to the Park policeman
at the next who is most dextrous in stop
ping runaway horse
The training ship jamestown was towed mp beyond
Fort Schuyler BY the Navy tug Nina yesterday morn
ing and then put under sail her way to Newport
report was published yesterday that apprehension
was caused by the nonarrval of the vessels of the
North Atlantic Squadron which sailed from Charleston
on Sunday There are two why they have
not arrived They will be under sail alone most Oh
the way and they intended to stop the to have
target practice at with the great guns
The wyanoke Boat Club Will hold its sixteenth an
nual s,Snmer-nights festival at Washington Park, Six.
ty-eghthst. and the East River, tonight
The examination department Of the State Unver-
ty has issued this notice Owing to the increase in
the number of candidates. the Regents examinations
for law and medical students, which have been held
at the University of the City OF NewYork and at the
bellevue Hospital Medical College, will until further
notice be held in the larger Room No. at the Col
lege for the Training Of Teachers, No. University
Place, on September 1925, November 1920, 1s0O
January 2O-22, March 3-5, June OIL, 1601."
The trial of George Spence, age twenty accused Of
the murder of his wife. known as Kate the Rebel
on March 20 at No. 3O2 West Twenty -ffthst., was
begun yesterday before Judge Fitzgerald. Ex-Judee
Bedford conducts the prosecution Twelve Jurors were
secured yesterday, and the taking OF testimony VIII
begin to-day.
call has been sent out by talors of this city for
meeting of the trade at O'Clock tonight at No. $50
Broadway TO take action on the Mckinley bill and
upon the recent Of smuggling (which indicates
determined and widespread conspiracy to dcfraud the
Government and seriously Injuries legitimate tailoring"
Thomas Lester, age thirty two of No. 1889 Third
ave. was held in 49, 900 bail in the Harlem Police
Court yesterday morning. Lester IL the man who
stabbed his wife and son Tuesday evening with a
carving knife His wife also in court to appear
against him.
The certificate Of incorporation of the shinnecock
Bay Yacht Club filed yesterday in the County
Clerks Office. The trustees Francis and Wendell
Baker James c. Carter Peter Glsey, L. Dinwiddie
Smith, B. II. and H. B. Howell Lewis Edwards, Will
lam NJ Lawrence, George c. Stone and George NJ
Eddy.
Two large ocean tugs sailed from this port yester
day for St. John, n. B.. for the third large lumber
raft which James ID. Leary, Of this city, has con-
structed to tow 1t to this city, This raft will be
about 1000 feet long, and is built In seventeen sec
tions The raft Is said to be valued at $156OO0 and
is expected here in fifteen eighteen days after 1t
has started.
The Board OF Directors OF the Maritime Exchange
Passed resolutions yesterday urging Congress to grant
approprations to reestablish the signal station at
Ocracoke Inlet N. c., which was abandoned in 1887
on account of lack Of appropriations. Resolutions
were also adopted asking Congress to enact Senate bill
No. 3017 and the State Department was urged to in
vite all Governments to adopt the regulations.
The Cosmopolitan Cricket Club will play match
with the Berkeley Athletic Club team at the Berkeley
OVAL Morris Dock, to-day, beginning at p. M
A mass-mceting of the General Food Producers
Council will be held at Clarendon Hall tomorrow even
ing. President GOmpers. of the American Federation
of Labor; Edwin King, Henry Meisel James Hamilton
and others will speak.
John j. Cumlskey, clerk in the city department Of
the Postoice was arrested yesterday and taken be-
fore Commissioner Shields charged with forging the
Endorsement money order for S20 so, made pay
able the Rev. James J. Dougherty Of the Mission
OF the Immaculate Virgin The letter containing the
money order was 1t is charged, stolen by Cuniskey
while in the Posofce and he offered boy S5 TO have
the order caslied He committed 10 Ludlow
Street Jail in default OF 81 500 bail for examination
The parshoncrs of st. Agnes's Roman Catholic
Church will present next week testimonial In money
to the Rev. j. II. Bgley, who has been promoted from
their church to be pastor of st. Elizabeth's. WASH
| ington Heights.
Dr. Richard H. Clarke has been elected president Of
the Catholic Protectory. in place Of Henry L. Hoguet
| who died "a few weeks ago.
| The Board Of Trade and Transportation passed res
olutons yesterday indorsng the request of the New
Orleans Board of Trade that naval station be estab
| ushed there Another resolution adopted md0rs
ing Senate bill No. 305 providing for the transfer Of
the Revenue Marine Service 10 the Navy Department
| The portrait of the original John Jacob Astor
painted by j. II. Lazarus after Stuart has been placed
In the rooms of the Chamber OF Commerce. II Is
the gift Of William Waldorf Astor In the name OF his
| father
| The commissioners appointed to locate the New
York terminus OF the Hudson River bridge will meet
at noon to-day in the Office Of Andrew II. Green, No.
.l6 Broadway.
| The Committee on Superior City Courts Of the
Judiciary Convention met for few minutes yesterday
| afternoon In the Office Of the chairman, Daniel g.
Rollins, at No 80 Nassau-st. Franklin Bartlett
George G. Reynolds, Thomas X. Pcarsall and William
G.. Greene were present The other members are Mr.