New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-16
NEW-YORK CITY

| city receive and dsburse annually Si00oOOO
"Fire-proof vaults for storage" Is a pacard seen
| in jewelers. windows since the Bond ST. fire.
| Silk umbrellas and sunshades bearing the owners
monogram embroidered in colors are Spring novelty
| China Templates ornamented with the portraits OF
| pretty actresses exhibited in a Broadway store.
The business of shOwmen Is So dull this Spring
that only preparing for the Summer capg
| Rents are coming down rapidly, but there's no
and enough exist for them to fall lower
Pictures of the Stewart Memorial Church mt Gar
City exhibition in the ladies' room at stewards
| TentlLst store
| Spring overcoats will be shorter than the
Winter styles made OF dagonas in and brown
| mixtures the favorites.
| The streets which form the line Of march for the
procession on ST. Parcs Day will be swept and garnshed
by order tho street Commissioners.
It's an illustration of consistency that when a
man banana skin orange peel he In
vaIably tropical figures OF speech
The rivalry il SO great among the dry-gOods stores
Hudsons and Eghave that the owners nov ohef pres
ens to those buying in sums Of 81 and over
In order 10 keep principles of virtue constantly
before the eyes commercial community bomg pads
are distributed bearing Biblical quotations.
Only 80 stalls are occupied in Manhattan Market.
When the proposed ferry from its pier New Jersey Is estab
lished, velior times are expected at this market
There are 2G6 missionaries, making 100000 visits
yearly among heather OF this city, who are nj subjects fOr
missionary effort although they don't happen to live in Africa
Circulars in imitation of greenbacks are eagerly
caught p by the unWary foreigner was seen Yesterday
irving to pass one of on banana 1t didn't bring
forth fruit
For mems Spring and Summer suits broken plads
and stripes will fashionable. Within few years the de-
mand for home cassmeres imported goods has in
creased 10 per cent
The "subiection of women" promises soon to be
one Of the falaces past: inteenc Offices report
that get better servants and are III
greater demand than men.
The steamboat Only Son struck sunken obstruc-
ton Communpaw Bay "Wednesday and sank The vessel
pumped by the wrecking steamer John Fuer e'
day and placed on the Dry Dock.
| The New-Yorl Diet Kitchen Association has three
branches OPERATION and during the past year dis
ruted $40 pnts 3jiGi pints OF milk, 1ii20
eggs large amount Of other food among the sick poor
new readng-r room for laborlng men has been
opened Watcrst by OF the veteran city missionaries
building and the funds are given by Wals broker
Lodgings and meals will also De furnished to the deserving
| poor.
James Fettitch has applied to the Superintendent
OF Buildings permission four story brick building,
TO be used as French fats Thiraye and northumberland
twenty sixhst. The building Will be OF brick ana VIII cost
| $4,000.
Tie only varieties of game now in season are wild
ducks pigeons poyer and supe. Canvasback ducks are
very dear pigeons that have been trapped Pigeons
shot priced because they are considered inferior to
| birds caught in traps.
| William Webster n man over 20 years old, was
put under 5000 yesterday 81 per for the sup
port of his wife, aged whom he had deserted He said he
left years ago she threatened TO pour boiling lead
| into his while he was asleep.
| The latest ornaments are brooches aud earrings
cut from the inside Of large shells The material gives
beautiful play coors and the jewelry will probably be
favorite young ladies' like the heroine OF The Great
| Match" who ardent admirers OF muscle
On the night after the fire III Bond-st gentleman
living IN Twenty picked up in his yard bank cheek
for 900 which was the only This proved
TO have other kept In boxes on top OF one
the safes in the Naltham Building
The Committee Sites of the Board OF EdIica-
ton have decided purchase the lo adjoining the
house IN FCrest 1heOwn'r intended Ia erect
upon it which would have entirely cut oil
all means ventilation IN the school building.
CustoIn-house Inspectors belonging to Special
gent Brackets Office yesterday seized 4OO cigars and
quantity Of brandy found concealed on board the steamer
Wiea Inspector took 800 snugsed cigars from
| the steamer City of Ecw-YOrk from Havana.
The Commissioners of Charities and Correction
Yesterday opened bids for furnishing supplies for the depart
an The fOr 10000 pounds OF sugar at - 90 the
100 pounds and 5000 barrels Of -four az 6 "a barrel
awarded to II. X & F. b. Thnrber & CO. a
Incorrect statements have been pubfshed about
the Of money which NewfOrk contributes yearly 10
support Of the country schools The amount has been
placed 100000 and again AT 100000 President
! Wood says 1t is between 100000 and s6VO,OOo
Callers upon an always busy and courteous Federal
official city seated III front Of large printed paead
bearing this Legend Oco hours fr listening to solicitors
|
Using men, stationery pcdders ard insurance solicitors all
day. e attend t own business at night
A pair of valu able solitaire diamond earrings cost
ing POO Disappeared nysterosly the jewelry store of
Thomas Kirkpltrick $50 Broadway, March l. The
los, WAS discovered by clerks upon examining the
stock at night Of $500 has been offered for the re-
| turn Of the Jewels
Two boys of 7 and 10 years, named James Aims
worth and Joseph Murphy away from their homes In Fail
River Mass yesterday found wandering in the
streets city They wanted 10 enlist IN tie navy but
the pfoac police nipped in the bud these prospective rear
! aimrals by ng tlsm home TO their mothers
Charles He,tler. u German druggist, who was ar
rested ay night charge of having assaulted
Nina Stcnmeyer whom he had been living at NO 81
Edrigest committed to the Tombs yesterday III VAS
claimed that the prisoner insane and he TO be exam
ned today The wound upon the wonans head turned out
| 10 be only a cut through tho scalp
petition now in circulation among the merchants
OF this city large number Of signatures urges
the Secretary Treasury TO enlarge this collection dis
rct 50 as to johnson and Ezabehport now III
the District NewJersey at present vessels loang at
these ps are obliged 10 clear NewYOrk ana again at
Newark 1t great loss to commerce results
from this. without advantage to the Government
Officer Flannory of the FOurth Precinct found the
sbptter Of secondstory window open Jessup S sons
metal warehouse Wednesday night and en-.
te,pr the occupied Joseph elliot the pen manufac
nrer he found burglars hal packed up quantity Of
ready for removal large package was found on
the window containing about $500 worth Of stock which
the thieves evidently dropped in their hasty flight No
arrests been made.
saving the transport alton OF cotton Is promised
by reduction bulk Yesterday five packages Of cotton
were exhibited front Of the Cotton Exchange which con-
tanned the weight OF bales 1918 pounds These
baed by Of the Louisiana Cotton Tie Company
Of New which exers of 1000 tons upon
bne ship usually carries little 5000 bales
hut ,y this reduction carry
900 bales cotton merchants claim that the saving In
freight by this Ia pound 5000
| bales $3.50.