New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-22
NETWORK CITY.


NEw-YORK CITY.
A large striped bass, weighing 80 pounds, is
! exhibited ut Fulton Market.
The Union Evangelical Tent at Fifty
second-st. and seventhaye., was blown down at an
| early hour yesterday morning, by the high wind
Mingiing OF National characteristics A fat
! German baby in perambulator the Bowery with
pretzel in pudcy hand and small American nag III
! the other.
Washington Market was never more attrac-
tive than The strawberry meets one ut every turn
and its faint pleasant odor ILLS the ar Chcrres also
aiOru few stands.
The lemonade vender, who has been forced
of late to drink the greater part OF his stock OF ruby
coored beverage yesterday besieged ~ the THIRSTY
and drove e thriving trade.
| The nomination of George Jones for Police
Commissioner rejected by the Board OF Aldermen,
Yesterday. by unanimous vote. Mr. Jones had askeu
! tbathis name should be Withdrawn.
Between 300 and 400 men gathered at the
mass-meetlng OF furniture workers, in Teutona Assem-
bly, Rooms last evening. Charles Stoer the chairman
! advocated the formation Of Il central organization
! The Produce Exchange yesterday passed
resolutions efyng to the esteem for Its late member
Herbert Taylor and appointed a committee OF twenty
sx TO represent the Exchange at the funeral to-day
/ The following persons We're elected trustees
of the Clinton Hall Association yesterday: Isaac II.
/ BaIcy IIugh Camp, NJ c. d. Borden. Daniel i.
!
/ II. isham.
General Hancock has directed the Bragg
Battery OF Light Artillery, stationed at Fort Hamilton
to held in readiness for the general parade on Decora
ton Day, requested by General Nelson Cross ch'
! man of the Committee Of Arrangements.
| A concert, in aid of the Franklin Arctic
Search Party, will be given at scinway Hall this even
ing. Among the artists who have volunteered theil
services are Miss Annie j. BOrc, Miss A Hcnne Harm
son M'nard :. b. Mills, Or. l.. Damroscl, L. Bergner
! and +. Glider.
The annual election of the Mercantile Ii
hrary Association held yesterday at Clinton Hal
Four directors were chosen to for three years ano
the following cectcd without opposition VIM II
Cuou it, ". ID. ncarl,, George d. tarrnr ana seymour
A. Buiicc. Two hundred ana sixty eight ballots were
! cast
/ Miss Kate A. SanbOrn will give reading
at Old Chckcrlng Hail. No IL East FOurteenth-st, tis
evening, Oh Newspaper wis" This lecture is one OF
the most attractive Of the series which Mise SanbOn
recently delivered m DR.. troShyS church, ana VIII pe
the last she will give III this city AT present Aed L.
/ Burbank Will assist
The Ncw-Yorl and Harlem Railroad direc-
tors were reelected yesterday There was no opposition
ticket. The names William II: vanderbilt Come
Tins Vanderbilt, William h. Vanderbilt, WILLIAM & WEI
more Augustus schell Abraham b. Baylis, lanes II.
Banker, John Is. butcher. Joseph larker, Robert D.
! Sivcu and Chauncy " Depew
The annual meeting of railroad purchasing
AGENTS was begun yesterday, at the st. Nicholas Hotel
The attendance large The object OF the meeting Is
IN regard 10 The quality OF railroad naerdl'
Thc question Of prices will not be discussed Inc con-
| vcnti6u Will last Tor several days.
The members of the Congregation Gates of
PRAYER met last evening and appointed committee OF
seven 10 prepare suitable resolutions regarding the
death OF their minister the Rev 8 NJ Isaacs. letter
OF coincidence and copy OF resolutions tom The Nine,
tecuh street Congregation were read lhe luberaI VIII
| take place at the synagogue Tomorrow
Among a number of tropical fishes and curl
Gus creatures received ahe Aquarium yesterday from
TuIic Il IiyD
brought D. THIS city, but the creatures soon die mere
Ths one IL lnc scciman and from the tip Of
The tentaces when expanded about three feet It's color
changes rapidly from white 10 brown and occasionally
| 10 emerald green.
| The annual parade and festival of the Har-
lem sundayschools took place yesterday. The schools
assembled In attachments in the different churches and
listened To addresses The parade took place afterward
In Mount Morrissquare under the direction OF Grand
Marshal Charles T. Pierce. About $500 children were
| teachers took pace in ~. James NJ. l.. church.
Thomas Kennel, age thirty years, OF No.
COG washingtonst found the street early yes
terday morning, suffering with wound under the right
ear He said he night Waterman at the bonded ware
house at Washington and Leroy.sts. and that he was
Shot by some unknown person. The wound was found
! instrument. lie had evidently been intoxicated
Brayton Ives, president, and other officers
| OF the New.York Stock Exchange, deny the Wast
rnmor that member OF the Exchange is charged with
taking for his own use So 900 deposited with him by
widow OF former member on the ground that he was
! indebted 10 him in that No such complaint has
been made and officers ~ the Exchange stated that
they had heard Of the story until informed by
| the reporters.
The following subscriptions have been re-
ceiyed III aid the Seaside Santarum: William Bel
den 800; James Stokes S25 Oerchs x Co., $50; Mrs.
n T., Baylies $50; Margaret G.. HiggnsOn, $40; Emil
Caman 4 Coz -; Il. I. Rabbit, three boxes OF soap;
through H. NJ Nermilyc, -. Further contributions are
solicited and may bc to Henry Bcrgh, Tweny-sec
oui-st and Fourtlaye., Caswcll, Hazard Il Co., No.
loss Broadway, TO Henry King. No 3Oi West Tween
| ty-eighth-st ,o,,.,,,,,
Mrs. Ellen Johnson, residing in Kosciusko-
ST. has been missing April l. She left her home
10 call ON friends in this city and has not been seel
or heard OF since.
John H. BurlesOn has been appointed q
Deputy Revenue Collector, and assigned TO duty in the
sixth Division, in the place OF Captain Enoch Jacobs
who is assigned to the seventh Division, 10 succeed
| Frederick C0cheu removed.
General A. j. Meyer yesterday telegraphed
Yesterday from the Signal Service Office in Washington
| TO A. j. KlmbaIl Marshal OF the Clinton Avenue
Division, TO take part IN the Sunday-SchOol An
niyersary to-day, "A pleasant march Tor the SUNDAY
| school army
In addition to simple verdict OF accidental
death In the case of James McCall, the jury declared
that McCafs injuries OF fatal nature when h
wa. frat discovered by the surgeon and recommended
more careful examination OF Injured or sick persons