New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-22
NETWORK CITY.

The stockholders Of the Manhattan Beach Improve
ment Company held their annual meeting yesterday
and reelected the present directors
schwarzchild & sulzberger, the wholesale butchers
have contracted with the National Line and the Red
Star Line of steamers for steamers 10 transport CIV
head OF cattle TO Liverpool and Antwerp Inc 1eisnE
rate was $40 so head
DR.. owens, General superintendent of Immigration
visited the Barge Office yesterday, on business con-
rected with the transfer of the Offices Of the lmmigra
ton Bureau to Ellis Island.
The Board of City Record yesterday opened BIDS
for supplying city with stationery There were but
two bidders, NJ B. Brown and the l.. w. Ahrens Man
ufacturing Company. Mr.. Browns DDS weie gen
erslly lowest. The sum involved is about $36oOo
After the bids have been tabulated by supervisor
Kenny, the award will be made.
Pedro Montt the Gillian Minister Mt Washington,
accompanied by ex-Mayor William r. Grace, visited
the CITY Hall yesterday, and was cordially received
nv Mayor Grant. Mt Months object In calling was
10 obtain some publications concerning the mumclpa
government which he thought might be serviceaole In
Chilli Secretary Holly promised to send the Minister
what he wanted at Washington
Charles S. Morris, the colored inspector who was
recently appointed by secretary Foster, and who has
hem temporarily attached to the Contract Labor
pprcau nj the Barge Office has received orders to hold
himself in readiness to proceed to Key West where
he will take charge Of the immigrant station
The police captains had meeting with superin
tepdent Murray and Inspectors Byrnes, Steers, Will
Jams and Conlin at Headquarters yesterday, and DC
c,ded TO have their next annual dinner at Demoncos
On January oo.
John W. Mackay, the president of the Commercial
rab,e Company has made his annual Christmas pres
entation to each employee Of the company OF one hal
o months salary. 1t cost S2o,ooo 70 10 tniS
Indigo Wallace. in the United States Circuit Court
II
KetchuIn and Henry n. Burnett $500 each TOR tneu
services in spprasng part of the site OF the new Ap
praiser's Stores, in Christopher-st
The public schools of this city will be closed on
THURSDAY at o'clock The vacation this year
will last until Monday, January 4, at 8 O'CLOCK
The stockholders Of the American District Tele
graph Company will meet on January IL 10 vote Oh
the proposition 10 increase its capital stock TO s4
100000, and to ratify the purchase OF tie Mutua
District Messenger Company and the Mutual DistHc'
Telegraph Company.
1ohn Mccormack pleaded not guilty to four indict
inents for forgery in General Sessions yesterday, and
was committed for trial. He was formerly assistant
treasurer OF the Metropolitan Life Insurance tom
many. and was arrested In Scotland, whence he wa;
extradited.
The trial Of Billy McGlogy the charge Of keep
ing dIsorderly house at Fourteenth-st ana irving
Place was postponed in General sessions YESTERDAY
until December 70 al inc foquoee va NOAOANN $1,000
counsel for McGory.
Tho New-York Exchange for womens WORK, al NO
600 Fifthave will be open evenings during Cnrisuhs'
week In order that the public may avail itself OF tn
opportunity to purchase Christmas gifts ana al th'
same time benefit an institution founded for womei
obliged by adverse circumstances to make acc'nlpnsn
nents or practical knowledge aid them 10 make
living
Thoms WEIGH. pilot Of the tugboat F. W. Devoe
xvbo was convicted OF manslaugbter In the SECOND
degree. was sentenced to five years Imprisonment py
Judge Cowing in General Sessions yesterday On june
"a In the Hudson River, he down tue yacht
Amelia causing the death Of two persons
The Rev. Dr. Marvin r. Vincent, the professor o.
Greek at Union Theological Seminary has been opheec
TO give up his work for the present ana mas gone y
11ba for his health 1t is expected that he will bt
away for about month.