New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-19
NEW YORK CITY.

| Ribbons with graduated stripes OF announcer
color among the latest importations in millinery
goods.
One of the new shades in the fancy pushes
to be used this Winter hats and bonnets is called
| 'Gramoise."
| The Young Women's Christian Association
mas received an unusual number Of applications for
work lately.
Evening bonnets composed entirely of os-
trich feathers transparent frame are among the
novelties In millinery.
Michael Desmond, age three years, was play
Ing in slip at o'clock last evening when
spar rolled him and crushed his skull.
President Thorn, of the Second Avenue
Railroad, on Tuesday presented $40 to each OF the
drivers Of that line who refused to join in the late strike
Seventy-fve laborers are now at work in
Tompkns-square, and 1875 will be added to the number
in the Of ten days. the six carts now employed IN
removing earth will be increased 10 thirty
The body of an unknown man was found at
Thrteenth-s. in the North RIVER yesterday and was
sent to the Morgue 1t Is described rs that of man
thrtynye years Of age feet inches lgh, with dark
hair.
An examination was begun yesterday before
the Local Inspectors Of Steam Vessels, relative to the
cause OF the collision the forryDoat Payona and
the steamboat j. W. Baldwin, az 3 a. m, September A.
The evidence was conflicting.
The Park Commissioners yesterday dismissed
Joseph LEM recently reduced for ncompetency, from
ing scurrilOus articles published IN low newspapers I'D
regard To the Department OF Public Parks.
The schedule of Maltby p. Pelletreau, a
printer OF Nos. 81 and % Barclayst. who recently
made an assignment to William D. May, was filed yes
The liabilities are S3i i3l 49, the nominal as
sets, a .5U7 y, and the actual assets SiS 30.
The Aldermen have granted permission to
the Forty-secOndst., Manhattanyle and st. Nicholas
ave- Railroad Company 10 lay double tracks along
Foriysecoudst TO the East River but the resolution
THt. lay
has been laid over
Aninfurated steer, escaping from a slaughter
house on East FOrty-sevcnthst created panic on the
East side between and o'clock last evening. He
rushed mady down seeond.ave.. Twenty-fourthst and
Firsaye, aad was finally killed at Iwen'ysHth-st IL
II not learned that any one was Injured
Postmaster James has returned from a short
visit to the White Mountains, made the Tecommen
dalton Of his physician. He attacked by hay fever
and although I'm better health than when he went away
lac has not recovered fully IL il not improbable that he
be forced again to leave his labors In order to
throw of the fever.
An inquest was held yesterday in the case
OF Michael Clifton, age fortyseyen, OF No. 2O6 East
Forty-iourh-st and the verdict rendered by the jury
was that due fracture 81 The skull caused
by blow from Ratchet IN the hands OF John Lynch
a quarrel at No. 237 West Thirty seyeuth-st.
The Splnola scheme for supplying steam to
the city has reported fayoraoly by the Alder
mems Committee Public works, and after discussion
laid The resolution giving permission 70 the
gon Ashes aud Garbage Naut company ana other pei-
place rcccpacics In the sidewalks without pay
ng city fees has been passed over the Mayors veto
The petition of Thomas Fealey, contractor
who is in voluntary bankruptcy, has been referred to
Register Dayton The liabilities aggregate about
$4,000 OF which 100000 are secured and tho assets
are nomiualy valued 80 T99S 30. Among the secured
creditors are the New-York Life Insurance Company
$4,000 estate OF W. V. Brady. 100000 Elizabeth Gil
bert. $4,000.
The Board of Apportionment has been
sI, o. f1a tn bs,.H
100000 In amouup appropriated for the construction
OF bridge over the Harlem River between head OF
and one lud-thirty eigbthst The
for 700 we're issued which only 81 500 has been
expended for preliminary work
President Smith presided at the trials of pO-
cemeu yesterday. IL thought that Captain schultz
would be arrairned the charges preferred against
him by Commissioner Erhardt As the stands, how
these charges are yet to be referred TO the Com
20 me board They may be brought 10 trial next week
All the trials OF yesterday were for minor offences.
BROOKLYN.
While temporarily insane, Tuesday night,
Catherine Baxter, age fifty nve OF No ll9 Kent-ave
walked the pier the foot OF South Eeventhst and
| was drowned
| Republican primaries were held IN the sew
era wards Brooklyn last to choose delegates
to the Assembly district conventions which win meet
| ton at Saratoga.
Fifty-onc laborers were discharged from the
Board Of City WORKS about fortnight ago. As work on
new water main IN Rockawayaye is 20 be resumed on
October l. about fifty labOrers VIII have TO De engaged
| for that purpose.
The. Rev. Joseph G. Williamson. jr., will
be installed THIS evening pastor OF the Ansne Street
Presbyterian Church DR.. Talmage will preach the
mon and the Rev Drs Cuyer and Duryea will deliver
| the charges to pastor and people respectively.
| The Police Commissioners yesterday dis
| missed the complaint OF contractor Edward Lynch
against Sergeant Baoe, Patroman Lennon, and Door.
| man Hall, OF the Myrtle Avenue Police, who were
charged with having caused the death OF Patrick Nc
DOnnoll, on September D.
Coroner Simms, of Brooklyn, held an in
quest in the Mrs. Mary Riley, who died at the
Long Island College Hospital Sunday night from iu
ures received b being thrown by her husband from
second story window OF their residence No. 80 Deau
st. on September The jury rendered verdict In ac
cOrdance with the facts.
Patrolman jeremiah Cavanagb, who at
tempted TO shoot Captain Lewis Worth, of the stagg
Street Police early Monday morning, held by JUS
ce Elliott yesterday for the action OF the Grand Jury
Cavanag hw be brought 10 the Supreme Court writ
Of ha0eas corpus tosday for the purpose OF having him
released on bail
The Supervisors Special Committee on Re-
reuchmcnt Ia expected TO report the board to-day In
favor OF reducing the county expenses the extent Of
nearly $50 600 year It proposed TO reduce the pay
OF Court officers from 81 to So day, and the salary of
the clerk OF the Supreme Court from $4,000 to So 900
year. Other reductions are in contemplation.
The examination iii the case of John and
Daniel Peutz. who charged with cOnspiring
with John II. Mitchell, an assistant-welgher, and
with Youngs & Co., to dcfraud the Government by
underwelghing cargo Of sugar, resumed yester-
day before Commissioner WinslOw. II. Wheeler, Gus
tom House clerk testified that the duty paid the
| cargo was $33.945 80. The estimated weight OF the
| cargo l,433.956 pounds, while the weight
turned by the weigher was 1880 1873 pounds The hear
| ing Will be continued on saturday.