New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20
NETWORK CITY.

The Dock Board opened bids yesterday for dredging
$4,000 cubic yards Of mud at Pier new NO. ~
Tho lowest made by the W. NJ Tebo Dredging
Company. at "a per cubic yard This is cents
yard than the city has paid since 1854, when
Controller Locw brought down the price from 30 to
90 cents. The Jaion Dredging Company, which has
been receiving the bulk of the Dock Boards dredging
favors during the last ten years. refused TO put In
bid.
The Aqnceuct Commissioners at their meeting yes
terday passed a resolution offered by Commissioner
Scott opposing the bill before the Legislature which
provides for and irregular way of settling the
Aqucduct contractors claims, and providing for the
appointment of two Aqueduct Commissioners to 60 to
Albany and prevent the measure from becoming law.
President Duane appointed Commissioners Scott and
Howe.
Controller Myers received a reply yesterday from
r. NJ. galloway, vicepresident of the Manhattan
Elevated Railway Company, regarding the 5 per cent
alleged to be due the city from the income OF the
Third and Ninth lines, promising TO bring the
matter to the attention of the directors OF the road
at their next meeting. In the meantime, Mr.. Gala
way said the Controller would be furnished with any
additional information he might wish
Major James a. Dennison, formerly Of the Egyptian
Army, will lecture in stcnway Hall next Wednesday
evening, on "Thc Land of the Pharaohs,T for the
benefit Of the charity fund of James c. Rice Post.
u. a. Il. A concert will follow.
Mrs. ]. Eddy, of Newark, ~ j., dropped her pocket
book, containing $40, gold chain and a pair of
diamond earrings in Tenth-avc. car several weeks
ago, and was convinced that Edward Noah, of No.
$50 West Thirty -fourti-st the conductor had picked
it up. A detective learned on Tuesday that Noah
had pawned of the jewcry and arrested him.
Noah did not deny his guilt, and was held in police
court
Mrs. Caroline Gladys Dinsmore, who has brought
suit against Joshua Gregg, the carpet-deaer, TO es
tablish her assertion that she is his wife, was ar
raigned in the Tombs Police Court yesterday on the
charge Of perjury. The allegation IS based on test
mony which she gave in the supreme Court. She
waived examination and was held await the action
Of the Grand Jury.
The American Express Company has filed plans
for tenstory brick warehouse at Nos 80 to %
Hudson-st., to cost $4,000.
Samuel Newman, District messenger living at
No. los Monroe-st., held in $500 bail in police
rOurt yesterday, charged with stealing SIS which was
given him to deliver.
The Rev. DR.. c. H. Parkurst delivered inter
esting address at Columbia College yesterday morn
ing on Ideal Manhood" The address listened
to by large number Of students.
The Columbia College freshmen will give an en-
tertanment tomorrow evening at the Berkeley LYceum
In aid Of their class crew.
A sensational report concerning the recent burial
OF Mrs. Minnie IIerrick's body at south Atkinson Me-
was published yesterday. MIS-. lIerrick died at No.
30 West NlntlSt. March 4, ana the
her husband lad taken a strange woman's body to
South Atkinson Me-. for burial instead Of his wifes.
Mr.. Herrick said yesterday that the story was en-
trely false. and that many Of his wifc's relatives
saw her body just before it buried.
John G. Renner, the chc->player, from Winter
schneidlbach Bavaria and james c. sanford. Of the
United States Legation at Berlin, arrived here yestcr
day the Vera.
Leopold Bernger an agent for the United states In
of ri
held in $500 bail in the Yorville Police Court yes
terday, on charge of issuing policies although his
company has not complied with the insurance law Of
this State.
st. Timothys Protestant Episcopal Church Ia,
bought from W. c. Hitchcock piece Of property -
BY 100 feet, Irregular in Fny-sxth-s east of Ninth
ave., for $4,000. The land is in the rear of the
church's present property. st. Tim0tlys recently
united with Zion Church, and the combined societies
will put up fine church in Fifty seventh It.
Albert O. Young a former assistant engineer in tho
Navy Yard, was charged with abandonment ycster
day in the Court Of Special Sessions Ills wife is the
daughter of Albert odel the livery stable keeper i'll
Lexnctonave. The couple were married six wears as'
but lived together for only year. 1t was shown
that Mr.. Young sent money 10 his wife for her sup
port, and the case dismissed.
The Hopeful Circle of Kings Daughters yesterday
afternoon and evening held sale Of etched linen good
and variety of other fancy articles in the parors d
No. Go Irving Place. The stock sale con
trbuted by the members Of the circle, the proceed
10 be devoted to the babies ward Of the POSTGRADUATE
Hospital, East Twentieth st. In spite Of the dis
agreeable weather, the attendance was fair and TIL
results were satisfactory.
The Park Department yesterday rejected the bio
OF John Cox to build a surface railway through th
Eighty secondst transverse road in Central Park. Al
offer was then made by the johnson Company to bu'
the road for 81 $50 by contract. The Board decides
to take this proposition under consideration.
At special meeting Of the Postal telegraph am
Cable Company yesterday the increase Of the capita
from five TO ten millions was approved by vote 0
nearly thrcefourths Of the capital stock. OF the nc'
issue, three millions will 60 TO Mr.. Mackay for cas-
advances, and the remaining two millions will be re
tanned in the treasury of the company. At the ohc
Of the company it said that ii about time tina
Mr.. Mackay received something for his advances.
Inspectors Brown and Donohuc, of the Surveyor
staff, seized dutable jewey yesterday from Jaco
Arnold. his Charles and Joseph schmitt, pa
sengers on the Vera, the ground that the article
were being smugsled into tile country.
A Joint meeting of the Congregational Club an
the Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian unions wi
be held at the Lcnox Lyceum MadsOn-ave and Fifty
ninth ST., on Monday March 81, at : 80 o'clock
General James II. O'Beirnc, who is to be the fir
assistant to Colonel John b. Weber, the newly al
pointed Federal superintendent of immigration, vi
tied Bcdow's Island and Castle Garden yesterday
look his new field Of work.
John Doyle. age sixteen, and Martin Grove. fou
teen years old, who had run away from their hom'
in Rutland. VT, were taken to Police lieadquartc
yesterday by officer. The boy, reached here
stealing rides railroad trains, but having spent Il
their money except IL cents were anxious TO retui
home. They Will be sent TO their parents
United States DisrictAtOrney Mitchell began si
yesterday in the United States District Court again
eighteen boxes of glass which were imported on ID
cember 81 on the steamship Victoria The goods b
longcd TO various merchants of NewYork and OF son
Of the Western cities, and II is charged that they we
undervaued to make the duty lower than it shou
have been.