New-York tribune., 1896-11-25
NEW-YOHK CITY.

. dinner will be given for Major John Byrne
president OF the Dsmocratic Homes, Money League.
this evening at the Waldorf Among those who
are expected 10 be present nr" "X-Mayo- Ab'am
2 Hewitt who VIII probably preside. cN-,'ov'rnor
Roswell r. ?Iowcr W. Bourk. Cochran. General
l lloyd Bryce. Jphl ID. crimmns. John Metal
Asa A. Alling John L.. Coxen. Colonel }. T.. Bl"om
~ sallrmon F. T. P,mb.rton. John j Rooney
ard John Crane.
Rabbi Raphael benjamin will preach at 10 a m
in the Eighty-six,h Street synasogu" tomorrow
Iamos II Turner who was arrested Monday
after an exciting chase In Fast trf'y-n!nth-st. WAS
held for trial In 500 hail yesterday morning In
Yorkville Court for having passed bad check 'or
So one year ago on Mrs. Lizzie Saalneid. OF No. 81
West Seventy -frsi-s'.
The Gag will be raised n. IN. Battery II, sunrise
this mornin, in celebration OF Evacuation Day 10y
christopher r Forbes great ndson Of Sergeant
John Va, Arsdalc % Revolutionary fame The
Anderson Zouave Veterans and other military or
ganlzations are expected TO be present and assis
In the ceremony.
Robert NJ Galaway president OF the Merchants
National Bank IL confined TO his home by nn at
tack of gou, and by "A sprained wrist caused by a
fall from his horse
,,ne Hell Gate Republican Club. No 80 East
Eighiy-sixth-st. Will have the first Of series OF
monthly smokers on Saturday evening.
the Hebrew Benevocnt and Orphan Asylum So
cietv Amsterdam-aye. and Onc-hundred-and-thir-
tv-sixth-s,. will take place tomorrow
Tho Patriotic Republican club. No. 2S East
Scyenty-eighth-st.. will meet this evening.
Philip Ball librarian OF the Board Of Aldermen.
Yesterday reported tho loss from the city library
| Of a volume az the testimony taken before the
| Icxow Committee. The chief clerk has now been
directed TO take proper measures 10 preserve thc
| books In the library.
The maritime and commercial bodies OF the city
Mill give a complimentary dinner FOR General r..
| g O,Brien president OF the Dock Board. at the
| Hotel Waldorf on Saturday evening. Deccmbe: 5,
| at o'clock.
| Resolutions were adopted by the Aldermen yes
terday instructing their Legislative Committee TO
| investigate by means OF public hearing the mat
ter of the south approaches TO the new Third ave.
bridge As planned. there are two wagon ap-
nroaches one AT Lexington ave and Onc-hundrcd-
and-twenty- mini HIST and the other in One hundred
| Iand-twenty-ninth-st. between Second and Third
ayes under the elevated structure. There IL no
| enproach at the head Of Third-ave.. except two
| s,airvavs for pedestrians. The merchants and
| property-owners in Thrd-ave. say that this ar
| ranecment viii injurc the avenue above One-hun-
drcd and tw cnty y-eighth-st.. and they desire tho
avenue widcned and an entrance for vehicles built
directly facing the bridge.
The contract for printing tho 3ik per cent gold
bonds recently sold by the Controller was awarded
Yesterday to the International Bank Note Com
pany. which bid $500 for the work. The Homer
| Lee Bank Note Company bid 1884 80. and tho
| American Bank Note Company S3.5O. The print
| Ing OF "Thc city Record was given to the Martin
| u Brown Printing Company. which bid sH.2l4 for
It. This IL about SsA less than 1t cost last year.
The Pottsyille Iron and Steel Company has levied
attachments against such funds OF tho Prohsl
| Construction Company as are IN the hands OF the
| Sicgel- cooper Company and the United States
| Government. The funds are owing to the Probs
| company for work on the Siogcl-Coope- Building
and on Memorial Hall at West Point. The attach
| ments served yesterday.
The only brick street pavement laid in thh
city was torn up by employees OF the Department
% Public Works yesterday. 1t was IN Ninth-ave.
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth SITS, where i
was laid about six years ago by company tha
soon aftcrward failed. Water Purreyor North
who has charge Of the street pavemenis. said tina
the bricks had worn remarkably well. and the cit,
had not been compelled TO expcnd any money fo
repairing the pavement since II was laid. A
Fourteenth-st. and Ninth-ave. where many heav!
trucks pass to and from the river 'front.' tho brick
were much worn on account OF their having beei
laid parallel with instead OF diagonay to the lint
OF traffic The bricks said to have been al
durable as granite pavement would hive been &
subjected to a similarly severe test.
A public meeting In the interest Of Hampton In
stitute OF Virginia. will he held In Philips Pres
byterian Church this evening Mt o'clock. DIR
IT. B. Frissei the principal. will make addres,
concerning the school and It's sphere OF influence
along Industrial lines.
THE PHILADELPHIANS STILL IN IT.
Herbert II. vreeland. president Of the Metro
politan Street Railway Company. said last evenin;
trt,fh In hat Aoe~