The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-09
BITS GOTHAMIC.
CONTACT GRANTED FOR A GRA-
WITTY RAILROAD.

NEW YORK. Mar. S.. Special. The con-
tract for building the East River Railway,
between Brooklyn and Broome street. New
York. to Dee operated under ;nc IIenning
GRAVITY system. has been entered into by the
American Tunnel Construction Company,
organized under the laws Of West Virginia.
with capital Of 100000, an an
uth0riiy 90 increase to S2O00.00O, of
which Colonel Il. r. Hunt, Of Kansas City
is president and associated with
him strong capitalists. both in this city and
the West. By the terms OF the contract the
survey and b0rinss are TO be made within
sixty days and steps taken tO secure the
assent of the municipal authorities Of Brook
Ism and New J York Tor such privileges rs are
required. and the tunnel and railway are 10
Doe completed and in fun running order
within two years after the consent Of the
municipal authorities is obtained.
nEBREw CLUE HOUSE.
Ihe opening reception at the new Hebrew
Club House Of the Progress Club at
liuh avenue and ~iXty-third street took
place ibis evening. There is nothing equal
ia the club house in the United states. Its
great ballroom. ninety feet IN length and
siAty-fye Gin width magnihcently decOra-
tea. i- lhe finest in the city. The banquet
room Will seat seven hundred people. nearly
three times as many as Delmonico's ban
qufl-r00m. An the apartments exhibit
exquisite taste. The interior of tine build
ing is more like "a palace than a club house.
and iho artistic part Of 10 is as dainty as
That Ol other club houses is sOemnly over
Iowerng.
TIE YACHT REGATTA.
Captain stephen n. Peabody. of the re-
gaiia committee of the New York Yacht
Club. h1s prepared a challenge 90 the owner
0f The Nalkyrio, Lord Dunrayen, in behalf
of ihe AuchinclOss brothers. owners Of the
Katrina. and tor y. r. Maxwell, owner Of
the Shamrock. The draft Of the challenge
uas not acceptable 90 the Americans. and
Mr. Peabody Will write another on Mon
dnv. boo accordance with their wishes.
The MO-srs. AuchinclOss and Maxwell
have Instructed Mr.. Peabody % make
many concessions not usually granted.
iloF viii So frame the challenge that the
Earl of Dunrayen cannot possibly refuse 20
accept 90. The owner of the Iitania, the
famous Burgess slO0p, is also eager % take
part in an international race.
HUDSON RIVER ICE.
The cold snap continues and the hopes Of
a Hudson river ice crop are revived. The
companies can begin 20 cut on Monday.
For a distance Of thirty miles the ice is now
five inches thick.
LOCAL JOrTINGs.
Dr. McGlynn and Rev. :. W. Thackeray.
OF Cambridge University, England, Will
speak at Cooper ni0n tomorrow evening
on the topic. ''Who is the real owner Of the
land" This will he DR.. McGlynns frst
public appearance since his Illness.
The authorities here brought Mrs. Flack
t0 the city. and she viii Doe forced % attend
the trial on Monday.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Increased earnings of the shenandoah
Nai'c} Railroad for the month OF February.
tnUOn. The shenandoah Valley, which
does not regularly report It's receipts, is said
tO he oarnu. at about the rate of 80 per
cent. more than last year. II is singular
that a, the bonds of the road keep ON going
up. there seems no disposition Whatever TO
hurry the reorganization of the company.
which has been boo the hands of "a receiver
llr four years ormore.
The present freight-car equipment Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is about 26,-
600 cars. some of which are not in good con-
dtI0n. and 10 is said that the company is
considering the adyisability Of ordering sew
cral thousand new cars. .in the belief thatthey
VIII ali Doe needed for this years service
There aro 80 passenger car, in the c0mpa-
n1'- service now. and it is probable that
Gur neW ones VIII Doe ordered.
The bonds iO Dee Issued by birmingham,
Ail. amount l0 s2OO.OO0. and form part Of
4u i--u. OF 100000 per cent bonds. The
6r.f block was sold at lu3 and interest
CHURCH WORK.
a public meeting will Doe held 40 Ply
mouth Church. on sunday evening. in the
interest Ol ncgO education in the South as
rarre-0utad hy the iu-kegce Normal and
Industrial Institute 900 luskegee. Ala. Mr..
B0neer 4. Washington, principal Of tine
school. and the Rev. Lyman Abbott, will be
fbe speakers. 4 quartette Of Tuskegee stu
dents will sing plantation songs.
80 the last stated meeting of the Board Of
Management Ol the American Bible society.
James n. Taft. of New York, Augustus
fah.r of New York, and Annis Merrill. Of
California. were elected vlce-presidents of
iuc Society.
Among the communications from foreign
lands were letters from Rev. DR.. ". W.
Fldy. of Beirut. writing in behalf Of the
syrian Mission. from Baron i. Nicolay. Of
~. Petersburg. concerning the wide field
-fin omen before the Russian Bible society;
rram Dr j. Milton Greene, OF Mexico. con-
corning the valuable assistance afforded
o SIR. Pratt in his work of translation
nv the Mexican missionaries from
f6a Rev. John Darlington. announcing his
arrival in Bangkok On the 18th Of January;
from missionary fields in sweden. Austria,
and India. and from the Bible Society OF
France. with reports of Bible distribution
and requests for further aid; from Mr..
pen1oui. reporting the sale OF more than
10 |.HIH LI
..a.f of south America in ls,H and from
.fher AGENTS Of the society, with their an
ulai reports and their estimates for the
coming year.
Grants of books were made 90 the value Of
about s3.lI2 Funds were also granted 10
tna amount of SGg, ,l0s n. including appro-
nr.ationa 90 lhe Presbyterian board Of For
tirn Missions for Bible work in the Lodi
ANA Mission. tO the American Board for its
Aulfria Mission. lO the Missionary Society
,f fbe Methodist Episcopal Church for its
-y0lpn Mission. 90 The Bible society OF
rranre. to the Russian Bible Society. and
f1 the sOcety's agencies IN Mexico, CUBA
and the leyant. The issues from the Bible
bonso during the month Of February We're
fdql-g volumes; issues since April /, leo'l,
g32. 1888 volumes.
j UI So NlIiNlN-s i' iAttA" 'tttA t't -t NttN''
,l fact wide aud 800 feet deep, built IN the
shame of "A cross and after the Italian Ro-
mane.que style. The interior decoration
Min he Inn old oak. and the floor viii be laid
in mosaic. The building is TO be ilre-prOof.
N will be finished with huge square tower
2le feet high.
The old church will be torn down at once,
and the new building will be standing IN It's
Stead inside of q year. The altar and win
low- are 20 DE presented as memorials, ana
fheir designs have not yet been decided
upon. The design calls for an outlay Of
Si2O.0OO.
Mis-. william II. Vanderbilt and her son,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, have given the funds
NhareWith 10 build a handsome mission
chanel i'm east f0rty-sec0nd street, 10 take
fbe nlaco of the Rescue Mission, that has
Ione much good work IN that locality dur
in.r the past year. IL is 10 be an adjunct OF
~ R,rfholomew's Church. and work upon
In il to Dee commenced very shortly. IL Is
designed 10 help uniortunates Of both sexes.
The treasurer Of the Hebrew Educational
Fair. lately held. has handed IN his tinal re-
nort. showing the gross receipts TO have
been Sl37.5ll.1O, and the net receipts Sl2j,-
6l3.jS.
The congregation Poel Zedek has pur-
chased tne building No. "a and 81 PIT street
and will erect "A handsome synagogue upon