New-York tribune., 1877-08-17
NFW-YORK CITY.


offered following three cents II not sold they are
skinned and sold for penny piece.
The sons of toll from ac, oss the don't seem to
yearn for striker arrivals at Castle Garden
grow small and beautifully less every month
The Transatlantic COmpany's steamship A. Laur-
ent reached NewYork yesterday, having on
board forty cabin forhree steeTage passengers
The Dry Goods Clerks Association will have their
annual picnic Washington Park, on Monday
August p. silver cup will be presented to the best anna
teur dancer
The Church Women's Association have estab-
lished reading and employment agency at 10 22'
Tweny.thrdst, for the benefit OF sewing girls and
saleswOmen.
Two hundred city laborers, who have been en-
gagged repairs and paving have been discharged by
Department Of public Works account OF the exhaustion
OF Appropriations.
During one of the heavy showers yesterday a car
rage passed down Broadway the occupants Of which had
spread nm umbrella in orer TO protect themselves from the
rain which was pouring in through the roof.
A gentleman in this city has a pair of trousers
hch were OF his ancestors hundred years ago
They are made home.pun CLOTH except the seat which IL Of
leather The original owner was probably book agent
nenry Singer of Newark who has been working
at Bars factory IN Duanest for several weeks was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Mcuade on chase"
causing the arrest OF the knights Of St. Crpn by
faise testimony
The picnic grounds for the poor of New-lork are
on the East and North docks these warm evenings
Crowds OF and children lunch there and watch the
animated panorama the while the men, after Dusk
indulge In bath.
Contributions amounting to $l07 have been re-
Gently added to the Floating Hospital Fund Additional eis
are solicited and shoud be sent to VIM H. "nion'
Treasurer 20 Broadway F. Shorthand BIO gave 'lc
use OF a tug for the last two excursions.
Rents are down, clothing is down. all the necessa-
ries OF life are gradually decreasing in price and man can
nye in NewYok comfortably the income which he had be-
fore the matter has the reduction of prices been 80
marked As in rents But IL you are comfortable elsewhere
don't come here on nothing
4 committee from the National Temperance So
ciety Of which William Dodge President has been ap
pointed to confer with the law committee OF the society TOT
the Prevention Crime The object is to have both societies
cooperate in the against rum-shops
Somebody interested in the Industrial Exhibition
scheme Of the American Institute las started the absurd
story that il is proposed bring the Main Exhibition Bnd
ing from Philadelphia and it on tine site OF the Rink OF
on the my Lands supposed 10 belong o the Industrial tx
hbition Company.
The reading-room of the Mercantile Library looks
ike banquet hall deserted In place Of the scholastic quiet
thar us.d to reign heard the sound Of the hammer
and saw rapidly being put up Tor the reception
Of books while the readingroom proper w" DC u 'o
upper door. facing the Old library.
GEN Shaler has called the attention OF the Board
of ,dernen to law s7G that authorizes the Mayor Con
toer and Common Council to lease or purchase lin ana 10
erect ia, reon other City property other than parks
lnnories the National Guard Gen. shuer wants the
Aldermen to exercise these rights
combined Turnout switch and turn-table
has pu on the Elevated Railroad Fiyninthst 1t is
nearly 600 feet long columns and orders are much
stronger than the rest OF the road by us au inc
ENGINES will be brought the front OF the ran and VIII no
longer steam in their former craDke manner
Al the r.auest of the captain and passengers of the
eevbia headed by the Earl Of Durnayen lecture was
given on Monday night by p T. Barnum in the saloon Tor
the benefit of the Liverpool seamens orphan Home Judge
brewster Philadelphia presided The lecture was re-
fr1 md NDfp Of "
given the speaker.
Dr. Edmund H. MOritz of No. 81 East Ihrd-st
reported to the Register Of vital statistics yesterday that Mrs
Mary OF No. 241 secondst had died Of cholera re-
semb,ug Asatc type. An autopsy was made by Deputy
Coroner MacWhnnie and was ascertaned tha the woman
died Of sporadic cholera death ben. hastened by degener
alton OF the liver and Brights disease.
Many of the pickpockets and thimble-riggers of
this city recently felt the STRINGS OF patriotism within he
and started Bennington. At Troy Frank NJ smith and
companion arrested for swindng jeremiah Day out OF
fifteen threecai monte The others departed for
the battle ded and will doubtless take hand in the eeeba-
tomas a sort OF hghtdngered brigade.
Several young ruifians attempted to steal pies
from william No. 5G3 Nnthave on wednesday
night ana d. ais resisting them. he attacked bv three OF
tem Edward Ryan, John Murphy and Walter Moore
They aud yesterday Justice Wande at the
Jefferson Market Police fined them $40 each and held
them in $500 bail for their good behavior.
Superintendent Waling was informed by tele-
grap Yesterday that boys fourteen wears OF age each
named Pa and Martin Connolly, had run away
from Housonc Mass with the intention OF out on the
Plains to gh Their inspiration had been dime novels
The runaways will probably any moro realistic In
dsns than the in the Bowery who solicit
the public smoke the pipe OF peace.
Ditson n Co. Of No. I'll Broadway, have missed
recently numbers books Detective Rutland on We'd
ne,day night tracked their employees VIM. Whe
after store and arrested him He had several stolen
hooks in his sson confessed he had been robbng the
firm for some time Albert j. Simmons young friend OF
Whean assisted him in stealing and selling the books
arrested Both boys held In 5000 bail for al
at the Jefferson Market Police Court
The old bell in the steeple of the Collegiate Dutch
Church Ffthave Forty ghthst, the oldest in the
city 1t 1881 Amsterdam. and presented by
terward City During the Revolution
ay bell concealed from the British soldiers, who
occupied church. upon their evacuation Of the city il
swung the old place. and out the glad to
the inhabitants.
A new locomotive, Of peculiar style, has been
placed upon Hudson River Railroad for the exclusive
Tousey only about half the size OF
ordinary locomotive the and tender built to
gether frame catcher at both ends. and
draws no cars cab which tbe entire boiler being
divided two apartments for the engineer and fireman.
up upholstered the OF the
Superintendent There only drive WHOLESOME on
the machine kept In the round house with
up although IL sometimes out only OF twlce IN
q month. Its name Ia the Monitor"
Thomas i. Eagan. a printer, brought suit In the
Court Of Common Pleas against Hugh III. Moore Michael