New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-08
NEW YORK CITY.

Creme liSsc ruchngs are pleatcd much liner
| than heretofore.
beautiful bronze at Stairs is called "a
| Message from the Sea-"
Applique embroidery is something entirely
| new and very handsome.
"Our Boarding House" Is now appropriately
advertised by' animated sandwiches
All the Etruscan jewelry shown by Theo-
! dore Il. Starr is designed AT his own establishment
The steamer Batavia carried from the New
York Office yesterday IS 40 letters. and the Lab
radoI, 3O3i.
One of the prettiest designs for lace-pn
is spray lilies OF the valley each lily represented by
a diamond or pearl
The last performance OF 1.-THE DIa0ul-
maugh" at the Tifh Avenue Theatre this Will be
given at The matinee tomorrow.
! Cut jet fringe and passamentcric are among
the newest trimmings at Mllcr& Grants. This KIND OF
| fringe Is sold as high rs ST. per yard.
An extensive ladies' suit department is being
fitted up at Ehrch-, Transforming the oy-roOm into
| room for The display Of cioaks and suits.
A beautiful dinncr-sct OF "faiencC Il Angle
errc" at Bawo & Do,teis, IN Barcayst.. Is decorated IL
the style Of" sprinsime with tie Pheasintr"
One or the survivors of the "nOble six hun
drcd" j. policeman and il assigned to special duty
watching the Institutions along the Boulevard road
her oi eases Of dphca in the city which caused by
the foul gas emitted from old in poorly ventilated
rooms.
William \. Boyd Cooperation Attorney, paid
to the Controller yesterday the of 1861 TO- penal
ties collected during February for violation Of city 0rd
nIuccs.
The steamship OtrantO, which arrived We'd
rc-Gly brought twenty-five Jerrcy and Guernsey cattle,
which we've forwarded to Philadelphia yesterday Thcy
each cost about $500
Farmers visiting the city from Long Island
and elsewhere in the state, report that many Of them
have already begun planting peas ANA other setaoea
No frost remains ~ She ground.
At the Mount Sinai Hospital, during
January 23l pa,cajs treated only eight Of whom
were able 10 render payment Tn died lOi were dis
charged ana l2o remain under treatment.
John Marshall. age seventeen. was found
late Wednesday night drntn: wine in the cellar oi Mn
Annie g.. Mollcr's residence, Al No 2.l93 Tnrlavc.
Marshall had cinptcd two bottles peiofe lie was d.scoy-
cred.
\ crazy man. named George Morton, ir.,
81 pc1r- dolly AT tine Registers Office. and Offers for
record number G.. decd, large tracts OF land along
tie river nont which he claims have been decided by
spirits.
The fishermen of staten Island are already
preparing the o, ag Of the shad season They are
getting their nuuo,ou, boats, netting and fishing ap-
raftfus e that time be lost soon
The season opens.
Among the transfers of real estate. yesterday,
was a deed executed by General John NJ Harvey. Of 81.
LOUIS. renowned for his exploits IN Indian war on PROV
cy in SlXty-cishh-st near Eighth ave. Tor which lie
received $4,000.
The boilcr-house for the rev Cathedral is
completed. ana two large boilers have just been
placed IA po, ton 10 heat the immense edihce. II is
thought That IN year the structure VII be sufficiently
completed to hold services therein.
The lcttcr-carlicrs 81 the Ncw-Y0rk Post
OAicc during February. delivered 3,2oo2s5 mail let
tcs j.23J registered letters. I0li56 local letters,
and sol C2l ~ wspapors. During the same time they
collected G.i9io5l letters and 'i323i newspapers.
Gccigc W. Crcgicr, secretary of the Board
Of P6co Justices. reports Tie following receipts Tor
Sac. during February: Tombs 76 80; Jefferson Mar
kc S7l7 50: Es.cy Market Sio2 %; fli seycnih-st
-ils: Harlem. 773, aud Foldilm, so. Total. -
10. 30.
Counterfeit trade dollars have been diScov
cred in circulation In this city. Their appearance is ex-
ccll.nt and ii IL nurd to detect them The bad pieces
are nearly twenty grains lighter than the genuine, and
n yely nttc smaller IN sZ. They have htcn 50 ar
chiefly distributed among The German gr'c'ry stores.
4 meeting will be held at the Produce Ex-
change tomorrow afternoon, for the purpose OF
anirliug Edward Crane an opportunity 10 address
the Exchansc relative to the proposition now before the
legislature 10 build railroad the BANKS OF the Erie
Canal for toWn cAua,-boas aud FOR freight purposes.
Margaret Burns, bright young girl Of
fourteen years, while playing with several children,
cllay morning, ~ her parents residence, SNteth
.fa u
Tier heels caught In the pckcts ana SIC ie o her breast
AMI injured 50 severe! thar she dlcl within ten
minutes.
The steamship Atlas, which Iaruvcd from
Jamlcl yesterday. ports having experienced very
bot'crous passage. CA Sunday last she encountered
terrific northwest t1lc accompanied 10y violent squalls,
ana p cross sea The bad weather continued the next
dn and lht with rain AT intervals. causing the vessel
% labor heavily and ship Large quantities "I Wa'cf
The members of the Female Bible Society
VINO met yesterday az the Eihlc House, briefly
addressed by the Rev Or Schaufer, OF Coustlntuopc
The venerable preacher dwcit at length upon The
benefits which had followed thc wlte distribution 81 ne
srr:urcs during years. lie urged his hearers to
.,pcr study OF the WoId; not IN learned way bur
with heartfelt zeal
An Italian with huge basket Of bananas
tried 70 get on the platform OF Fourth Avenue
to-day IN park row, hut Was rcpulsed by the conductor.
The car led along. and the disguised Italian. between
sonorous oatis, petcd the conductor with oVcrripe
INIT The AZ ralnrd bauanas for few moments. ana
Inc s.irpuncLcr bore about with lin through the car
tie aroma or me tropics.
Mr.. Smalley finished the transfer yesterday
of The assets OF the Clnrmont Savings Bank 10 Clark
Brooks. who was appointed receiver about SIX weeks
after General smaley, by Judge Landon, OF sceneca-
dy I'm the suit Of the Attorney General. Mr. Hmallcy
writes that he voluntarily Withdrew from concStng the
poSitiun to the expense OF litigation which would
nave fallen severely upon the dcposJEs OF the EstItu-
ton
Representatives of the various Irish societies
wall meet No. 2S Tince-,t this evening 10 cOmllc
the arrangements for the parade St. Patrchs Day.
TIE election OF the Grand Marshal and other officers OF
the dag will be- the chief business Of the convention.
The Auditing Committee OF the convection. consisting
OF representative from each Of the societies. met IN
private session. last evening, at Fortiehs and Ninth
ave, TO prepare reports.
The following Is comparative statement
Of eases OF contagious diseases reported for the Two
weeks ending March ., 1873:
Week ending
Feb. 81. March =.
Tyrhus Fever
IvpIOid Fever.
scarlet r.. o.
Ccrebr0.tnal Meningitis.
900
"a.
smallpox U
A deaf old gentleman and TRIBUNE re-
nnrtnr cnnnn.ed tho ulence TINT last evening at