New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-08
NETWORK CITY.

MAYOR G,Iroy President Barker and Commissioner
DAY. the Armory Boards Committee on Plans, OK
amned the thirteen plans for the nrmcry for Troop A.
to cost $4,000 at Mr.. Barkcr's Office In the Tax
Department yesterday. No conclusion was arrived
at and the committee adjourned TO p. m. today.
The New.York and Boston Pullman Qimitcd) FIX
press by way Of the New York and Northern and the
New York and New En- gland railroads. will leave the
One-hnndred and y-ffth-st. station OF the Eighth
Avenue Elevated Railway at 10 p M hereafter OK
ccpt on Saturdays when 1t will start at IL midnight
The change In the time table OF this train begins to-
day.
The last excursion to jamaica and Nassau Will leave
Port Tampa Fla. on next Tuesday. The two previous
excursions have proved highly successful. and num-
Der OF prominent names are booked for this hnal one
A collection Of 400 books scd yesterday after
noon Mt auction by Bangs Co.. No. 100 Broadway.
The lot comprised medical books. Americana and gen
cral literature A similar sale will be held this after
noon.
Marion Kcrner gave his illustrated lecture on the
Oberammergau Passion Play at Chckering Hall yes
terday. II will be repeated on Tuesdays and Fridays
up TO and including March "a.
The Executive Committee OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company yesterday recommended the dec
aration OF the regular quarterly dividend OF Ia
per cent by the directors today. At o-day's meet
ing II is probable that the OF DR.. Norvin
T. T. Eckert vice president will be chosen
The annual meeting OF the Sterling Iron and Rail
way Company yesterday resulted In the choice Of the
following directors: Magranc Coxe james p. Scott,
Peter p. Barlow, W. Is. Anderson Victor Gullon.
Jay Cooke, IT., and James p. Rowland. The COM
pany has n capital OF 81 600, and owns ".oOo
acres OF land In Orange County. containing extensive
iron mines. 1t was from the obtained from these
mines that the iron chain forged that stretched
across the Hudson River In Revolutionary times To
obstruct the passage Of the British.
To make the collections In the American Museum
Of Natural History Of greater educational value TO the
public. the assistant curaOrs In the different depart
mcnts will devote M hour on saturdays, from to
D. M. to explaining and describing the collections
under their charge. month will be assigned to
each department. During March those Interested In
the subject OF entomology arc invited TO meet the
curator. W. Beutcnmuller. In the library OF the mu-
scum at p. m. on Saturdays.
The sale Of a large and valuable private library will
begin at O'Clock TO- afternoon ut the auction
rooms Of Bangs d. Co., No. 100 Broadway. The
library contains a large number OF Confederate pub
ications, works slavery Americana copies OF the
first American editions OF Lambs Essays Of Elva,'
Thackcray's "Yellow Flush correspondence Gold
smiths Vicar Of Wakefield and other works.
been seriously III at the Murray I'LL Hotel. said
has been suffering from pneumonia, but last evening
he was able to sit up. lie will be able to go out Of
In few days DR.. Il. G. Myles Is his physician.
John d. Crimmins. the wcknown contractor. has
been confined to his house for the last two days,
suffering from the effects Of a cold, which he
caught while witnessing the Inauguration ceremonies
at Washington.