New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-21
NETWORK CITY.

Bonnets are smaller and not as towering as
| they have been for several seasons past
Sandals with coored heels and straps are
worn with embroidered hosiery in the house.
Ladies' riding habits are composed of three
separate garmenls-basque. skirt, and trousers.
Ferdinand Schwab, age thirty-five years,
while asleep in the nth story window of No. 1872 Attor-
ney-st, early yesterday morning. fell to the sidewalk
Gnd was instantly Killed
Superintendent Walling yesterday received
information from sturgs Michigan. that j. Hunt man
seyentyfye years Of supposed to be resident OF
tins city, had hung himself tree that town,
Oh May Ia.
A private library of English and American
books finely bound, will be sold by Barker Co., at Nos
AZ aud 40 Llberty-st, Thursday. There Is good
variety Of works representing the principal branches vi
literature.
The contract for paving Fiftl-ave. from
Fifty-nnth seventy-second-st. with McAdam pave
ment was yesterday awarded j. Il. Byron the lowest
Of twelve bidders for S2Os50 The highest bid-I3|VOo
was made by John Satery.
The Inman steamship City OF Chester, which
will sail Thursday May 49, Will be open for inspec-
ton to-day and tomorrow. Her saloon Ia said to be
very elegant; and the ship large and built with "a"
improvements. 1t will wei repay visit
The annual meeting of the railway purchas-
ing agents will be held In this city to-day 10 Is stated
that the business will not be OF speca! public interest,"
but that most OF the heavy supplies, such machinery
and lumber FOR the construction shops, arc puchascu
here
The Memorial Committee of the Grand ARMY
Ofthc Republic having in charge the arrangements Tor
Decoration Day, sOlCits contributions toward the cx-
pcuses Colonel Charles II. C0ser Pension Agent, has
subscribed 500. The headquarters are at the Cottage
Unlom-square.
The Rev. Samuel ". Isaacs, prominent
Rabbi Of this city, and editor Of the Jevish Messenger
died on sunday last He was a native Of Tie Neither
lands and was seventy ave years old. The North Amer
lean Of
funeral III Il body.
The regular ticket selected for the annual
election OF the Mining Exchange June 3, has these
names officers President, George b. Satcrce; vice
president. :. V. White chairman. l. W Badger; secre-
tar, J. W;nan AOrrg treasurer John SantOn,JE Us
si,taut secretary, X. II. Gaahcr j.
Patrick O'kceie, age ten, of No. 600 west
Forty -scycntlst who accidentally shot by Thomas
cuhard Sunday on tile pier foot Of Forty-seventh-
ST. is now IN the Roosevelt Hospital, suffering from
wound In the left thigh. Justice Duffy yesterday com
united Bcrnhardt TO await the result OF Ohecfes H.
jurics.
The annual Spring parade of the 9TH Reg-
mcnt will take place Thursday, and the regiment VIII
he reviewed by the Mayor and Common Council at the
City Hall at / o'clock The line OF march VIII be from
the nrmory down Broadway to the Bowling Green. and
theme by way :" BgnyeL' Broad ana hn'sauS''' ana
Isabella Home is an asylum for aged
women at Astoria. endowed by the Otendorfcr family
on Saturday the thlrI anniversary Of the institute was
celebrated, when addresses were delivered by Oswald
Ott,Ldorf,r Mrs Otteudorfer, Justice OilcT5ourg'
Coroner Ehinger ana others. AZ present thtre are
twenty-five inmates. Tho receipts during the past year
were 80 800 Of tue expenses $500 10.
At the annual election yesterday of the
New-York Board OF Fire Underwriters. the opposition
ticket was elected. II made six changes among the
committeeman famed on the regular ticket. Eighty
votes we're cas The following officers were elected:
President Edward A. Walton; ylcc-prcsidcnt IhOs +.
Jcrrmiah secretary, Vim. W. Hcusaw; assistant sec
Rotary, James YpIcancc; treasurer Marcus T. Hodges
Thc'Ncw-York Agency of the Nevada Bank
was opened yesterday at No 81 Wa-st C. T. Christen-
sen and Charles w. Church IN charge. The business
will Ne the Issuing Of commercial and travellers credits
drawing foreign and dome site exchange, cable trans
fcrs tr purchas. Of gold and silver bullion the coec-
on OF california accounts and the pa ment Of securities
at maturity. No mining business. as reported, Will be
transacted.
A. 4. Low acknowledges receipt since May
II OF the following additional contributions flr the
relief ~ the sufferers by the famine IN China: Edward
e. Clark BiughamtOn, SO; Strnu- ct. 81 Horace
White, -lOO; Harriet y. Pond 500 Isaac -. Ogden.
treasurer, $40: l. Wiukc, Cedar Rapids, - :. q.
Harn!in, - " \. Ross Sl5 " W. 4. -" FLO; ". T.
wilson, lronton, ohio. ~ previously acknOw lodged,
Sl.709 90 total 1874 30.