New-York tribune., 1878-04-12
NEW-YORK CITY.

Jet vines are made very tasteIuily loI coi-
| arettes and necklaces.
| Something new in painting is a landscape
done upon smooth stone
Children's Summer suits are made of mode
cloth, with silk trimmings.
Alligator-plants, from Florida, were offered
| for sale Broadway yesterday.
Straw fringe with jet iassementerie above
| ia rich and handsome trimming.
Face walls are of black net, dotted with jet
or amber beads, and fringed on the edge.
Tortoise shell buttons for fastening the dress
| are among the novelties at Miller Grants.
| Stockings for wearing with slippers are OF
| solid colOrs, richly embroidered up the front
| Oxford and Cambridge Oarsmen are repre-
| sented in a pair OF green bronze candleshcks.
! Ladies are appearing in straw hats and Sum
| mer suits, and waiting for Easter as heretofore
An Eighth-ave. shOe-dealer advertises to
make pair of boots, warranted to f" in one hour
! New umbrellas are of French Levantine
silk aud the English pugs head is much in demand as
ever
! Maiolca pitchers representing ears of corn,
pneapples etc. are fashionable addition to the dinner
| table.
| Pleatings of half yard in length are put in
the trains OF dresses, taking the place Of long white
skirts.
A large silver bowl is made to resemble an
| acorn.
In the reception room of A. 7. Stewards
store several handsome imported dresses have been
| displayed.
The Countess of Rosebery" is a new COM
bnaon Of the finest ostrich feathers OF the most deli
cate shadngs.
Illuminated menus of unique design are
shown Tfanys Many OF these are in special devices
| expressing individual ideas.
The combination of the colors, yellow, red
ba Is
| and will be much worn this season.
! An old farmer riding down Third-ave., re-
marked that they were building the Elevated Road the
| way a boy hoes corn, " here and there In spots
| Pianoettes are the latest musical novelty.
ln appearance they resemble the keyboard Of piano,
nd may be placed on any table They sold for ~ so
The latest caprice of a New-York bride was
to wear thread lace veil heavily embroidered with
J pearls This was made France especially for the oc-
casiOn.
| Noah Brooks will tell the students and
friends Of Packards Business College How Our Laws
are Made" in the ecturerOOm Of that institution, this
| afternoon, at li2 o'clock.
! Odd square Chinese figures on Grape, sur
rounded by coore satin and finished with white lace in
the form tides bureau mats aud chair covers are the
| iavor!te fancy work for ladies at present
| Henry Rice, who was arrested last week
for passing $50 counterfeit Of the Third National
Bank OF Buffalo, held yesterday for the Grand Jury
by COmmiss ssioner shields lie had waived examination
The members of the Produce Exchange have
sent q petition the Board OF Managers, asking that
meeting be called for the purpose OF taking ballot as TO
i the practicabty OF closing the Exchange on Good
| Friday.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning the tug
boat Nellie ran into the Fulton ferry boat Farragu cut
ting hole the side OF the latter few feet above the
water line. The tug had her stem shattered Inc fa'
/ rsgut had no Passengers on board
An immense bass, weighing ninety-one and
one half pounds. exhibited yesterday in front OF
Nas-au-st restaurant. The fish measured nearly hye
feet IN euRth aud two and half feet around. IL
was caught net in the Sound, opposite Port Chester
Messrs. Wright, Fulton. Dart, Warner, Bon
nett aud Hart OF the Board Of Directors Of the New
Confer with Governor Mcclellan best place for
rifle range The association has several suitable plots
| In view.
! Alta meeting last evening of the Bricklayers'
tnon It was reported that all the builders had yielded
70 the demand Of 81 80 except James Frame. samuel
| Iowden. Robert Glinn and Mcdonald Kennedy. Many
members were admitted ana efforts are Oelhg mace
| TO strengthen the Union.
Pliny White against whom, on the demand
| Of the Governor OF Massachusetts, Governor Robinson
has granted warrant OF extradton. obtained yestcg-
day from Judge Donobue, in Supreme Court, Chambers.
writ OF habeas corpus returnaOle tOihOrrOW 10 test
| the validity OF the writ
Michael Mcdonald and Thomas Brannigan
quarreIed, Saturday, No. 30j IudsOn-st, and II is
! alleged that Mcdonald knocked Brannigan down and
kicked him all over the body very severely. Brannigan
was taken TO his home where he lies in yery pre-
carious condition. Justice Duffy yesterday held Nc
| Donald await the result Of Brannigan's injuries
The following additional subscriptions have
been received TO the 9TH Regiment New Armory Fund:
Goddard Brother $3.50; Leggat Brothers, Sl00 Mrs.
Caroline L. Ghon, 500; Harrison Durkee, SlOO cash
! Company 800: also subscribed by two companies do.
ing business this cty, $500 and 1900. Total $50
! John Carpenter, of No. II West Twenty
thrds left his wife six weeks ago, and having previ-
ously assaulted her. sent TO Blackwes Island for
| III, "A
and Yesterday met his wife carrying child In Manat-
1onyfIe Carpcnter tried 10 seize the child. and when
Mrs Carpenter resisted, threatened 10 kill her Officer
Byrnes. who had been watching the proceedings then
| arrested Carpenter.
William Glass, formerly policeman, resid
ing at No 2l3 West Twenty brought be-
fore Justice Duffy, yesterday, charged with brually
| abusing his wife. On Wednesday night he was drunk
and burned her clothes and finally, to protect herself
she caused his arrest She refused to press the charge
and Glass was discharged. On his way of court he
said his wife, This is the last time you will ever tie
your shoes again 10 go TO court against me-
The City's Aldermen and "Our Aldermen
have been fraternzlng. The instruction which the
tors obtained by witnessing the proceedings at the City
Hall few days ago. equalled by the pleasure with
which the cItys representatives apparently viewed the
| performance Of "Our Aldermen at the Park Theatre
last evening Seats front had been reserved and
occupied by Alderman Roberts President OF the Board,
and Aldermen Lewis shies, Keenan, Waehner, Foster,
Pnckney Sauer Bennett, Hail. Jacobus Carroll Reilly
! Bign and Sleyln.
BROOKLYN.
Thomas Oliver, aged forty, of No. 343
Graud.st T. d. attempted to jump after Houson-st.
ferryboat yesterday morning and fell INTO the East
| River He rescued hy police and ferry hands and
| taken home
In the suit of the Newark City Fire Insur-
apce Company against Charles F. W. Dare to
the amount Of an insurance policy the jury yesterday
after an absence OF ten minutes returned verdict for
| the defendant
| Winchester BrittOn, x-Distrlct-Attorney,
was asked by the Supervisors early the furnish
them legal opinions when requested. Yesterday he in
formed the that he considered his legal services
| proper charge against the county.
| rb,rlos III RlVdanhurph who was sant fo