New-York tribune., 1878-02-18
NEW-YORK CITY.


basque, vest, and kilt skirt.
New paper and envelopes are covered with
japanese designs In pale nts
| The Secretary of the Treasury has issued an
order directing that all out-ofdoor employees OF the
Custom House shall dress in unorm,aer March 10, OF
| navy-bue cloth.
Eliza Moore, age twenty nine, of No. 70
Kng-st., severely stabbed by Eugene Butler and
Annie Wilson, in quarrel in Thompson-st, near Bleeck-
er-st., early yesterday morning.
A complimentary dinner was given Saturday
evening TO the American Art Association Mt the rooms
Of the Palette Club. Speeches were made by the Rev.
DR. Bellows, the Rev. Mt Alger Chauncey M Depew and
Others.
There have been no new discoveries in the
forgery case OF william +. Reilly Pinkerons Defective
Agency has issued circular announcing The forgery and
giving description Of the brothers Reilly ana ther
associate, Louis Carn.
The steamship Atrato, which was being tOwed
up the North River Saturday into the new stone
pier No. !, near Castle Garden and tore away about
thirty feet Of the sirngpecc Of the pier The steam
ship suffered no material injury
! The new system of cOmpcnsatiDg railroads
aud steamship companies for mail service went INTO
| operation Saturday at the NewYork Post Office The
total weight Of the mails handled from Friday night to
| Saturday night was over OS tons
Prominent shipping men say that 1t is not
surprising that the steamship Mercedta has not reached
Para Brazil, whittier she bound, from Philadelphia,
I with materials for building the Madeira ana NaIOre
/ Railway. News Of her arrival Il expected daly.
Two freight trains came in collision on the
| Hudson River Railroad Fort Washington, early
| yesterday morning. Two ears loaded with grain
were thrown into the river. Twelve cars were
thrown of Of the track. Nome OF thc tlah-heh were
/ injured.
Commissioner Campbell. of the Department
Of Public Works has sent TO tho Board Of Aldermen IN
RESPONSE to resolution passed two weeks ago, state
mcni showing The amount Of money expended for rerav-
ng during the last tae.yo yeais to have been
| -j,2lI,3jJ IL.
Canal Inspectors Chittcnden and Rankin, of
Buffalo have been the city several days inspecting
the boats the coming season. Many ncw boats have
been built recently, mauIv fer TIE gram trod" Tie
canal ec' empoy cd last season Tor local anu tMouSA
traffic numbered about 1000 boats.
1t is expected thai President Hayes, his Cabi-
not tie Governors OF Scw-YorN. Ncw-Jcrsey and Com
ucctcut with their staGs the mayors Of many cities,
AMI many and prominent aiy4l aud military officers.
viii attend the Martha Washington Reception at the
! Academy ot Music, thursday evening next.
Il. X. Bliss Il Sons. of No. 81 Barclay-st.,
state that calling himself c. L. Bliss, AID repre-
fcn,ins himself 10 be member oi their firm, who Is
soliciting subscriptions to d magazine. Is not connected
with them In any way, aud they warn people against
BENG deceived b, hin. Ihgy s,y that he las already
The Rev. Father TIanor announced at St.
| fawreucc's Church yesterday. that collection would
b, taken up next Sunday for the Soldier, Home. lie
said there were about 600 soldiers, many Of whom
Catholics, living III the various county poorhouscs II
| contribute toward 70 armament home FOR ticm
The Board of Commissioners for licensing
Sailors boarding r-hous"s. Saturday concluded syc
the preference 10 such houses IS dd not s, liquor.
communication received from Commissioner {. C.
Duncan approving petition cent to the Legislature by
ferris rcmonst strating against the passage
OF bll framed by Mr Blunt, 10 rcorMnizc tue board.
The Great International Congress of Beauty
and Culture closed Saturday evening. The sixty
women expected to receive their promised salary, and
considerable confusion prevailed among them when
they l,arncd nseld, that they were to have certain
paper slips ashcd at No. 10 Corlandst. ths morning
,,nr,1'. were awarded. Several women complained
tnai their wardrobcs had been stolen.
The Sixth Avenue Railway Company intends
o place ouchose ears IT. Canal IT, line instead Of The
ones now used. T. Il. Butler, tue president OF the road
claims that for twelve years the Canal street road has
o-t money Notwithstanding the various expedIents
which have rcsorte To FOR the purpose Of mcrcas
ug the revenue. Tie new cars "l scat sixteen passen-
gers
The Erie Railway Company will adopt a new
time table on Monday February -, putting two
passenger trains. The fast ST. LOUIS express viii leave
Ncw-York at p daily, arriving In Buffalo at S:l5 %
Cleveland 2lJ p. indianapolis ll:2o p H., and ST.
Louis $50 a. the second morning The new train East
bound Will leave Buffalo at 4. m. IN connection with
fast trains from the West, and arrive in Ne@YOlk at
1880 y. IN. the day smu ulanconsiy the Elic
Railway Company VIII equip It's trains with the West
iugnOusc ar-Dgakcs
BROOSLYN
Alfred Ellis, charged with stealing $3.50
from the trunk John Baker, at their boardnghouse,
| No 372 Graud-st., arrested Saturday.
Three newsbOys were arrested Saturday, on
the complaint Of John Chiry, newspaper carrier who
charged boys with stealing papers which he had de-
| lyefed AT his customers residences.
The body of a drowned woman was found
Saturday morning Pottery Beach. II identl-
fled "a that Mrs Kellner. of No. liz Grecn-s Mrs.
| Kener had been Ill Tor Il long time.
| Henry Aumann, who was charged with as
sautng Oliver Cotter when Cottcr attempted TO enter
his saoon was discharged Saturday by Justice Walsh.
Aumann will he tried by the Police Commissioners for
| violating the Excise law
| Detectives Corwin and Frost, of the Central
| Office, arrested, Saturday, John Sharkey and James
McNeeley, OF Gold St. for stealing dry-g0ods from No.
6j9 Fuon.st. They admitted that they had taken goods
valued al 1900 and paWncd them
Samuel McCaul, age forty, a married man,
residing Mt Court aud Bust-sts arrested. Saturday,
ON two little girls, Annie Handy and Katie Kane, aged
respectively eight and years of No. 1876 Church-st.
aul induced girls into the cellar of No. 5l7
| Courst. by promising to give them some money.
| The Westinghouse. police were informed last
evening that about y. yesterday bullet from
pistol came crashing through the rear window OF No.
lO5 Columbia Heights. which the residence Of Henry
Mallory who engaged in shipping business No.
| 1913 Maidcnlane, Now-York. nurse. with infant,
was sitting by the window at the time. The police, up
10 late hour had not discovered who fired the shot.
Mr. Mallory thinks toy pistol was accidentally pointed
| In the direction OF the window.
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