New-York tribune., 1878-04-26
NETWORK CITY.

Inere nave Dceu ONcI I,ooO dppilVdtloho ioi
nos tions on the Gilbert Elevated Railroad.
II. O'Neill & Co. have thrown the centre
part of their open for the display of handsome
dress goods
The Board of Excise yesterday granted
twenty-five licenses A general transfer Of Precinct
Inspectors wGs made.
Special Treasury agents seized 1925 cigars
Yesterday concealed in passengers baggage on the
Havana steamship Columbus.
A meeting of the depOsitOrs of the Sixpenny
Savings Bank will be held at the Germana Assembly
Rooms this evening at o'clock.
A pretty fower-girl on Broadway offers as
an induccmcnt to purchasers " an elegant crow mo O
my yself. with every twcnty-ccnt bouquet"
Intelligence Offices are Oyerflowing with men
servants who will cot hire for wages TO suit the tmes
Women now get wages and in greater demand
IA servants than men.
Mary Walsh, an aged woman, who says she
lives at No 90 Eiizabcth-.t, found, yesterday by
O..!cor Reed wandering in amiess manner through
tie streets Of Harlem
There has been constructed in UniOn-squarc
reccy large booth FOR the sale OF rare loose iowers
Ladies select flowers ana have them made up in bouquets
suit their taste. These are sold huch chehpef 'hdh
by regular Gurists.
The Aldermen will hold q special meeting to-
morrow for the appointment of a committee 10 he seut
10 Albany 10 protest against interference by the Lagisl3
ture with the ordinance recently passed by the
board permitting Licenses only to carInen wEo reside IN
the city
Francis Langley, the actor who appeared as
H,rGtj Ibb,us in the comedy OF Brass at the Park
Theatre years ago, s at present an inmate OF ST.
Lulc's Hospital IL Is suffering with quick corsml
ton Miss Maggie Mitchell, John BrOucnam ana Others
engaged In organizing benefit Tor him
Adam Gels, on Wednesday night, when Or
dcrcd o behave himself In q saloon in Niutravc., near
West sayenuetl-st., severely beat Peter Becker boy
Who was in charge Peters brother Charics, with his
mother aud crippled uGIe went 10 urIs ',."
Mrs. Becker AID Charles held Ges While Tie GRIPPE
whipped hin.
Charles Gordon was arrested on Wednesday
ngn by Detective DoI0non suspicion of being concerned
III The robb " Of three bales ot silk from the warehouse
OF KING q Go. lie found Offering sample OF thc
six nuic and sa.u II part OF three bars thht
were stolen Gordon gives his residence AZ No. 20 West
Twrnty-iifth-st.
SUPERINTENDENT Grant, of the Produce En-
change received information hom Canal Collector Mar
tin of Uuci yesterday stating that the first canal-boats
oftie season. from Bufflo to New-York, passed that
point Wednesday afternoon The gram msrchaniT atT
ability 10 IN their contracts for April
Henry Bcrgh called upon Mayor Ely yester-
day to protest agans: the bill before the Legislature
providing that onc-liif the cost Of repavng FfthaEe
shall be paid by property lie said that they had
The nayrI3cnt wa. rdly worn out by people who lived
elsewhere, the whole city should pay forit
Thomas Welch, of No. 139 LerOy-st
young wharf thief. well known 10 the officers of the
western Steamboat squad yesterday knocked down on
Grcenwct-st william Leach thirteen years old OF NO.
"a Chatham-st and stole from him small sum OF
money. The young rObher then ned Dnt nc was iloI-
ward captured b. OnCer Bltil'
All Moo, All Lee and All Sin were commit
ted by Police Justice Murray for gambling They have
applied To Judge Potter OF the supreme Court TO release
them. They say they Chinese and were not guilty
of any offence agnnt laws Of the state Of NewYork
but were simply ndulging III social pastme among
to-day.
Surrogate Calvin has sent letter to the
Speaker Assembly IN answer 10 the inquiry as to
the administration OF the Surrogate's Office He says
that the nrorma ION sought viii require the eXamina-
ton Of 5000 aud dccrecs aud take much longer
than the time given. The Surrogate asks for time.
aud that resolution OF the Assembly may be 80 en-
largrd ~ To permit the furnishing OF lnt9rmation con
ccrning the rcasonaDleness o attorneys Ices ETC. O
submitting the facts respecting the character oil the es
tutcs and Oi the services rendered.
BROOKLYN
James Galc, Il painter, age fifty-two, com
nitted suicide yesterday morning, at No. 36i Van
by cutting his throa, with razor He was out
OF employment and had recently been drinking to excess
lie leaves a wife and two Children
An unknown man was drowned about a. m,
yesterday at the foot of Van BInt-s;. The splash
heard by Michael Cody, night watchnan, who sum
moncd assistance md recovered the body The man had
light hair aud complexion, and wore dark clothes.
The 22d Regiment, at the invitation of the
23d Regiment will visit Brooklyn on Saturday after
noon The two regiments viii march through the prin
cpa streets reviewed at the City Hall by the Mayor
aud city officials and partakc OF collation. at tie
armOry In ClermOnt-avc.
The man who committed suicide on Tuesday
in the bar-rOom Of the Howard House, in East New
York. was identified yesterday as Mortimer Rogers who
recently resided at No 2l6 Macon-st Brooklyn Rogers
was ffty-twO years OF age and unmarried He was for
mery in good circumstances aud more recently DooA-
keeper III "a wholesale iqu0rsOrc In this city.
John Fisher, who was arrested "Wednesday
rs the wEo deposited raised check IN tho Long
Island Bauk brought before Justice Walsh yostcr
day, but complainant appeared. subpGnas were
issued and served upon the officers OF the bank They
refused however, to make mp!ain saying that they
were unable identify the prisoner as the man who de-
posted the check. Fisher accordingly discharged.
lie has served IA term In Sing Sing for burglary.