New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-21
NETWORK CITY.

NEW-YORk CITY.
The music bills at st. Thomass Episcopal Church
amount 70 50 900 year. -
The peculiar tint of ruby called pigeons piood
is the rarest and most highly priced
In a Fulton-st. restaurant the Little Church
Around the Corner" In illustrated In butter
Ice is expected to be very cheap next Summer from
the great quantities harvested this Winter
The new style of Spring silk hat is less "beed IN
tho crown than year the curl In the brm greater
"Our boarding House." in its fourth week, nightly
crowds the Park Theater special matinee performance will
be given tomorrow.
The schooner Ada J. SlmOntOn, which arrived at
this port yesterday from Maanzas passed ship on IRE and
burned to the waters edge in Florida strait on Feb H.
Cherry-st. is o stranger to scayengers ana about
Pee slip impossible for trucks It's npe for the
reform that's air. doesn't get down to prosaic earth
The seizure Of 900 fine cigars found concealed
on board Clyde from Havana made yeSter
day by inspectors belonging to Special Agent BaoKes
Office.
At the water-color exhibition yesterday Teutonic
connoisseur after long study Saronys Love Scene from
Henry w." was mutter, 1t ish very handsome
frame"
Last weeks death record: Dlphtheria, 10; phthl-
sis pumona g. bronchitis p pneumonia IS heart dis
10 diseases OF the BRAIN and nervous system oil anu
Bright's disease, 90
Through the indsposition of Mile Aimee her place
was supplied Eagle Theater last night as will sao
be this evening temperance is announced for the ho
day matinee on Thursday.
In 10 years the gains Of the leading denominations
m this city according to City Missionary socieys report
are as follows EpscOpalians, Gl3i PresbyeIlans l9oo :
Baptsts 1892; and MethOdists li76.
A concert for the benefit of william Anderson,
worthy blind man. viii be given stenway Hall
evening Tickets sale Scrbn-r No I45 Broadway;
schubertha No 20 Union square, and as SeinTay Hall
The supply of fruit in the market ia unusually
large sson and the of both foreign aud domestic
fruit Oranges sold a, Wholesale for 81 80 box
containing ples in barrels are growing deacf
The price off pow rents III 1.-The fashionable
churches have fallen in the proportion Ia house rents
and the price % beef large humber Of the pe"oi ers
are now and OF them Will doubtless re
main 50.
A laborer on the new courthouse improvements
named Henry seriously injured Yesterday by the
fall OF derrick the second story Both arms
were broken he received also severe scalp wound He
was taken to the Chambers street Hospital.
Another system of steam power the canals was
exhibit ed Yesterday Exchange. The machinery
occupies hs OF the canal boat aud consists o. four
blaied screw simple mechanical device adjusting
the vertically adapt it to heavy or light load
The Committee on Teachers of the Board of Edu-
session yesterday, 10 investigate the charges
against Miss Marsh Principal Of Grammar school No. II
Madison st. for striking children under her charge.
Testimony was taken Sides and the Committee All.
jouIned without decision.
The Aldermen's Committee on Public Works yes
terday appointed investigation in relation to the offices
Alderman TuOmey officers Of The Con sJlated Coal
Company would be elected today ana mr. Campbell re-
elected President would resign the Commissioner OF
Public Works.
Several shrcwd swndlerS have been representing
then selves agents for weknown blauSng manufactures,
and selling small wooden boxes at from 10 TO 20 cents each
pleased with their bargains until thin layer
OF bleaching the top then te remainder
found to be flied dust aud snathemas showered
on the heads Of all agents.
The Aldermen, az a Board of County CanvasSers
yesel cayased the OF tho special election held in
the Ist Assembly District ill the caused by the
death OF Assembyman James Heaey. The vote was as fol-
lows: John T. Berrigln Cram. l,j53 John Moore (Ind
Dem) SSj John II. Grimes OIep), S7i and there were
scattering 3l0 making total vote Of 1873
William Fallon of Orange County, n. Y, has been
swndcd $500 by Charles Josyn OF New-faYen,
Conn., represented that he had lat bank account and
gave FaOn worthless check for his hard cash The COM
paDant Central Once yesterday charged Josyn win
perpe;ratng similar swiudles upon others description OF
the furnished aud the detectives are looking for NM
The following is a comparative statement OF the
cases OF contagious disease reported iOr the two weeks
endn Eel Il: