New-York tribune., 1877-10-30
NEW-YORK CITY.

Phelps, Dodge e. Co. have subscribed 5000
to the Z n Regiment New Armory Funi.
Old fashioned purses with slide IN the CEN
tire are shown at the most fashionable stores
Necklaces and indeed whole sets of filigree
silver jewelry will be much worn this winter
Postage stamps amounting to SOL, 30
were sold last week at the Post Office In this city
Gentlemens Winter overcoats are cut much
shorter than they have been worn for several years
A novelty for ladies is the "balayeuse,"
either in black white tarletan bordered with lace
Pocket-hats of cloth, such as gentlemen
wear been adopted BY ladies for travelling hats
A downtown restaurant keeper exhibits
large fancy piece In representing deer-hunt IN
its various phases.
Gentlemen's half-dress suits are made of
piqu~t and black, with smooth face. closely re-
sembling broadcoth.
The Union Theological Seminary, of this city,
in forty years has sent out 12S5 cergymen l4oi whom
are foreign missionaries.
The City Chamberan's receipts last week
were - O904i5 Is payments. Sl,s50930 50 baa"ce
October 27. sl,5326S3 "a.
A tiny sewing machine in a tOrtOise-shell case,
is exhibited the window OF the Wheeler & Wilson ma
chine rooms. Fourteenth-st
An old-fashoned spinning wheel in Broad
way window exccs considerable curiosity on the part
OF young ladies' who confess that they don't know what
it's.
The following liquor dealers were arrested
yesterday for violating the excise law: Fourteenth re
cinc-Mary Roach. j. Christ and John Corcoran INT
teenth Precnct-Edward Hiderbrand
The proprietors of the Aquarium have en-
tered INTO negotiations with Mr.. Ufner for the exhibition
ot "thc Mdgets" Lucia Zlrate, General Mite and the
giants, Mr. aud Mrs. Bates at that Institution.
A pocketbook with a secret compartment,
which ony.be opened by touching spring. Is SHOWN
by Broadway jeweller. The ImpccuDioas are waiting
for wallet from which the Sreenback viii spring eter-
nal.
Canal freights from this city last week were
very heavy and the facIties for loading boats at
the River slips from COentes SIP to lhe Battery
was clearly shown. Coenes slip, as far as Pearl-si,
dJuhlebInkrd yesterday, Dy loug ines Ol tlu'hs
waiting 10 b. unOaded
The Grain Committee of the Produce EX-
change met yesterday and decided that all new corn
arriving from to-day, and graded No. 3" or higher,
should have the word preixed the grade, and
that there shall be- distinction between old and new
corn below the No. grade.
Large quantities of machinery and copper
apparatus lor sugar manufacturing are being
shipped the West indies. Cuban planters, 1t IA said
decline to snip any more SUGARS until tue American
market better prices. instance OF this act
the English steamer Ayrshire arrived recently from
the West ndies in ballast.
The SociGt6 FRANCHISE de Renaissance in a
year has expended SS,773 IT IN aiding poor and des
tute persons OF French nativity; 81 families
assisted, 2ss4 meals furnished and 1876 pounds Of
bread distribued IN addition, lSi dcsUtute patients
were and 2O6 persons sent back 10 France
at the expense of the society.
The steamship Bolivia of the Anchor Line,
is now days due at this port and nothing has
been heard of her sihce she left MovIle day
from Glasgow The steamship Britannia, which arrived
on Sunday from Liverpool takes about the
reports that she did not sight the Bolivia the voy
axe the agents lhink lhat an accident mas hanpeard
to her machinery, and hourly expect " hear OF her
tuln 10 MOvile.
At a meeting OF the Commissioners of Emil
grafton yesterday letters from Captain Crudelle of
steamship France, and Mr.. DE Beblan, agent Of the
French line ~ Stcamships, received denying the
charges of treatment made by eleven stecrtg' pIssen
gers the France on her last voyage from Hivre. Mr..
finds IN 4 the cnargts are un'ouuded The Counis on
ei decided Ia cOnHnue the invesilsdtiOn
The ladies' of the Cross and Crescent Society
have met with much raising funds Thei~ pro-
gramme of entertainments includes two French plays
the Lyceum Theatre on November 2; "A private conceIt
81 and ball on December IL. For the plays, half the
hose and All the boxes have been 40 d. while Eighteen OF
the boxes for the ball have been taken Among the gifts
received was 500 from Mrs. Parin Stevens.
The first of Il series of lectures ut the Nor
NAL College delivered recently by Samuel = Cox
The Tenth -; the second by Erasus Brooks,
on " Looking onward and Upward" Yesterday William
s. Andrews address on Dialect liumOr.S 1t Is
exp ctrd that the Rev. Dr. Taylor, Of the Tab Gle,
will be- the next sp iiker The addresses are limited To
one hour each. and are gwen once a fortnight The
Will probably eud about the Christmas holidays
with concert
At ST. Thomas Church the Rev. Dr. Nor
gans two large paintings by La Fargo, will BE- placed IN
position to-day the chdncrl wall The subject OF the
paintings each Of which is twenty long and fifteen
feet high il the garden the morning Of the Res
direction Between these pictures Is an altoreevo, six
teen feet high and feet wide by MI st. Gaudens. 1t
represents the alteration OF the mystery of the cross The
piece OF SCULPTURE and the paintings are memorial by
c. +. Hous. s.man. OF this city, TO hls mother
The following official report, compiled by S.
II. Grant. superintendent OF the Produce Exchange,
shows the amount of exports Of hreadsius and provis
from NewYork to foreign ports, last week Wheat,
1921 ,453 bushels corn, 1856 busheis oats 2157
bushels; barley ,O45 bushels; rye, 30i3j bushels
peas $3.50 bushels heans t23 hnsnelsi -four, 464l2
barrels noPs o 5aS VS. Pg peel 9o grs1s ss ana IC2e
lard, 3,176,97o pounds; talipw, lO95l3l pounds
cheese; i93527G pounds; butter, 5l7Gl4 pounds oil
cake, 4,5S6,io pounds.
BROOKLYN.
Mayor Schroeder issued an appeal yesterday
gifts relieve the 800 families OF Feruan
dina Fla. This was in response to an appeal from
Mayor Riddell OF the suffering city,
AS the ferry boat, George Law, was enter
ing slip at foot Of Grandst WILLIAMSBURG last
evening, unknown woman, about nfty years old,
jumped from the boat aud was drowned.
Charles f. Daniels, a boy three years of
age, was fatally injured yesterday by falling from the
second story window VIM Of h.S parea7 resldenee No 23s
In the pulpit of the Rev. c. w. Millen, at
the DeKab Avenue Methodist Church, Sunday even
ing, conducted the services. Mrs. j. W.
Hartt, OF Brookyn, offered prayer, and Mrs Matte ~
Brown OF Pittsonrg preached sermon
Judgments for absolute divorce were yester-
day entered for the plaintiffs in the following cases
Jane s. Hamilton against Louis NJ Hamilton; Francis
X. Gblett AGAINST Robert j. Glblcu; sarah A. Kdler
against Walter q. kidier; and Mrs. T. L. Carter against
j. q. Carter
Frederick Bonhurst, while temporarily in
sane Yesterday snot himself in an clubhouse of his resi-