New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-30
NETWORK CITY.

| Rich mOuchOlr cases are nlade out vi cai'eo
| wood and are lined with quilted satin.
| Fancy coverings for the head are made OF
| navy blue Spanish lace with cardinal border.
| Furniture and ornaments of the greatest an
ouity are considered the fashionable at present
| New satin ribbons are dOuble-faced, the
favorite colors being dark crimson with light shade
| OF mauve.
| The Fall fashions announce a great change
in the shapes ladies' hats broader brims Will be worn
with much larger crowns.
Among the passengers who arrived yestcr-
day by the Adratc, from Liverpool were j. X Emmett
| the actor and Parke Goodwin and family.
George NJ. Mirriclees, a member of the Pro-
duce Exchange, suspended from his privileges as
member Yesterday, because Of his failure to meet a
contract
The Tammany Committee on Organization
held session yesterday, lasting from until r. m. but
it could be learned that anything of Importance was
transacted
The firm of Mauger e. Petrie believing in
the efficacy little relaxation, has decided 10 give its
employees a days amusement at Rockaway Tomorrow.
| They viii 20 by the steamer Columbia
Sparks dropping from an engine on the
Metropolitan Elevated Road fell yesterday on the avn
ing OF Margaret Naihan's millinery store at
No $50 sixth-ave They set fire the awning, causing
/ loss of SO.
Workmen are laying the foundations of
new Surgical Pavilion in the yard ut Bellevue Hospital
For this new building $50 900 has been given by Mrs
Osborn who founded the Training School for Nurses
III East Twenty -slXtl-st
Two officers Of the Eleventh Precinct saw
drunken man fall the East River at the foot OF Elev
enth-st carly yesterday morning and after hard
struggle him out In time 10 save hls life lie proved
to be William Pappcnourg. OF No. l29 Eldridgc-si.
The body of a boy about ten years old was
found floating The river last night, by the pilot of the
feminist ferry. He had dark brown hair, aud was
dir, sscd in white cotton shirt, blue and white check
wai, ami black trousers but had neither nat nor shoes
Mrs. Mary Kelly, of No. 80 West Twelfth
ST. YESTERDAY, the jefferson Market Court, charged
her hus nj with abandoning her and her five children
She that he had contributed to the support
of his family for four weeks He was held III $500 pail
The steamer Blackbird, on one of its river
trips yesterday, into the Western Union Telegraph
cable crossing Central Bridge the Harlem River.
The cable was broken The accident which occurred at
$3.50 p. H., interrupted telegraph communication Tor
time.
While Tie tugboat Indian, with three dirt
scows tow, passing through the Harlem Bridge
yesterday, struck OF the piers and carried away
a part of the brcakwatcr, the damage amounting TO
about $500. The collision said TO be due to the
carelcssness OF the plot
The work of the New York City Mission and
Society for August follows: With 40 Mis-
SONS Alb meetings held, 1850 visits made 26S
temperance pledges obtained 10000 tracts and papers
distributed aud 49, families aided The receipts for the
month were 81 2j6 -; payments, S3.3l226
A train on the Elevated Railroad, passing
over Thirty fourth-st aud Broadway, frightened horse
driven by orion F. Clark Of No $50 Thirdayc, ycster
day afternoon, that it ran away Before could be
stopped Mr. Clark thrown out INTO the street, and
was slightly injured by striking the pavement
William Cassidy, a workman on the Metro
potan Elevated Railroad, was occupied yesterday on
the track Sixthaye. aud Twenty when he
fell TO the street. He was taken to the New-York
Iospital. suffering from lacerated flesh wounds and
internal injuries. HIS aIiiy reside at NO $50
SiXth-ave.
The Commissioners of Emigration yester-
day appointed Rev. T.. A. FOgelstrau missionary to
the Swedish immigrants. Secretary Jackson was in
strcIed 10 represent the board ut the eighth annual
convention of the County superintendent OF the Poor,
OF ths state, at Canandaigua on Tuesday, wednesday
and Thursday OF next week.
The House of Bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal Church met again yesterday morning at
| Grace Chapel Itwas expected that sufficient num-
Der of the members OF the House would be present to
constitute a quorum Only twenty-cght out OF the
sxtytwo members were present, however, and the
son adjourned until to-day.
The Aquarium fishermen, while trolling for
large sharks off the OF Sea Bright captured after
a hard struggle. large sunhsh, weighing over 125
pounds. This is the first instance record where one
Of these fishes have caught this coast II Will
shown visitors long II IL in tit condition. after
which the skeleton and skin will be mounted.
The Rev. James S. Ostrander returned to
Harlem, yesterday and preferred complaint against
tried TO rob his house In East Onehundred andtwenty
third-st on Tuesday They held to each in
S. 900 bail Mr.. Ostrander found large trunk packed
lull OF valuable goods ready for transportation.
Patrick Sweeney, night-watchman on the
dredge Syracuse WAS drowned in the North River at
Twenty-fourth-st. Wednesday night. He missed
from his post the dredge early yesterday morning
and mis- and found In the water. His body
recovered after search or TWO hours Ii Is be-
eved that he became sleepy and fell into the water by
accident.
The Rev. George A. WASHER, of No. 1877
North Ffthst. Williamsburg, charged George Purdy,
age twenty-five. clerk, OF No 40 East Forty hrstst.
yesterday, III the Tombs Police Court, with having
stolen gold hunting watch, valued at $780, from
hun on August 20 while he was standing OIL the rear
platform of FOurth-ave car. The prisoner denied the
charge, and was held for examination.
The steamer Massachusetts, of the PrOvi-
dence and Stonington Line, placed in the dry dock
last evening for examination Of her hull On the trip
eastward Tuesday night she struck sunken wreck
above He'll Gate in the channel. but as no apparent
damage was done, she continued her trip, and
bly, resume her regular trip from Providence Tonight
A quarrel took place on August IL, in front
Of the Brewer House between Nicholas Langdon and
james Watson. Both we-knOwn sporting men,
Langion being intimate friend OF the late John Nor
Lanedon badly beaten and three OF his ribs
fractured lie has been In the hospital ever since
and only able 10 appear before Judge Murray yes
terday and make hil charge against watson The lat
ter held ia ~ 900 bail for trial
Elizabeth Miller, a gOOd-oOking young wO-
man of eighteen, yesterday, at the jefferson Market
Court, charged William DeBoy OF No. 224 West Twenty
secondst. with assaultng her. DcBOy appeared much
crestfalen at his position. He keeps "a fashionable
boarding ut the above number. aud the girl said
she hired few days ago by him rs cbambermaid
He denied tine charge but another servant corroDtcd
the womans story DeBOy was committed In II 900 bail
Andrew Mercius II grocer of High Bridge,
was on sunday evening. walking in the park with En-
ina A. Ricnaris. WuIle returning home, man, who
represented himself 10 he park detective. approached
and charged them with improper conduct. lie agreed
to rceas II they would give MIN Miss Rcnardss