New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-17
NETWORK CITY.

Tiffany g. Co. are having dog show in their
window.
| A Fourth-ave tailor, who makes specially
clothing dramatic gentlemen places in his window
| list of his patrons, among whom are many prominent
actors.
United States Marshal Payn yesterday re-
ceved the resignation Of DeDuyMarshal John Robinson
an ex-Alderman and the oldest deputy in the marshas
Office.
| CatharIne Leitjen, age twenty-five, fell from
the thrdsOry window OF No l31 East Sixtiethst, yes
terday, fracturiny her skull and right arm. She was
TO Roosevelt Hospital where she died at p m.
in addition to the other attractions to be
offered at the testimonial entertainment for the benefit
Of Mrs James H. Hackett at Steinway Haul. on Monday
evening, George VandenhOf has volunteered 10 recte
two pieces
The steamer Mary Powell Captain Ander-
son. will leave Pier 49, North River, at the foot OF Yes
tryst, at $3.50 p next Wednesday afternoon on her
first trip the season The regular landings are at
Cornwall. West Point, Nowbursh, Poughkeepsie' Ron
dout and Kingston.
At the meeting of the New-YOrk Yacht
Club, last evening Captain Colgate owner OF the lder
that his yacht would enter for the Brentons
Reef and the Cape May this lie therefore
returned the prizes by the Idler last year In
the above races TO the club. t was decided mat the
Brenton's Reef cup prize would be competed for on
June 81
James Kane, with his wife and two young
children, this city from Albany on Tuesday ex
pecng TO be sent West by the Childrens Aid Society
Disappointed In this their last money was spent for
lodgings Tuesday night. Next morning Mr.. Kane
left his family at the Chambers-s and started TO
look for help. BY nighta he had not returned, end
the family to tue Central Office Kane is said
TO be a sober man, but deraDged at times
Ernest w. Mundy, of No. 105 West Sew
enteenthst in civil suit recently that he
freeholder and worth $500. 1t appears that
Mundy has been only five months in the country, and
has not property Of the value mentioned. lie was ar
rested yesterday and taken before Justice Murray:
Mndy said he under the impression that he signed
a bond for only SIS. He committed for trial, In
default of 81, 900 ball. on the charge OF perjury.
The following entries have been made for
the Spring regatta OF the Empire Yacht Club, on June
Is: Cabin boats-Chester A. Arthur, Isabella Bean,
Thomas Elamore NJ Conway Melvna and Hattie;
Open boats-John N Lauthier Polly, Matthew NJ.
Sophia Emma Katie, Emma D., Cora D., Dream, Matte
b., seabrd Inspector. Mary. Mary Gibson. George b.
Dean Kosna Peter Brien saIia Jr ~. j.. V[' Mny
maran between the Amaryllis, Minnie ana Bella
and the Tarantclla
Scene the other day in a New-York china
Enter stout lady from her her attention
attracted by copy OF the Venus OF Milo, in Paran
marble. How much is that worth T. pointing toward
the armess figure "Tbat statue Is worth nine dollars
madam" replied the polite attendant " That worth
nine dollars with the arms broken of !" They were
not broken of. madam it was made So" "Ahr she
exclaimed; you can't fool mel woman without
superior knowledge had readily detected cheat.
The following persons will sail for Europe
by the Inman steamer City OF Richmond tomorrow:
Marshall Wood Of England, the noted sculptor; Captain
A. Butler; General Ferrero and wife; Mr.. kinzabro
Yaye Of Japan, Special Commissioner to the Paris Ex
hibltion Professor NJ B. Riddle and family Of New
Haven; Dr. T. +. Castle and wife, OF Hartford exJudge
Ma nsds Sd tSo john
r Holman. MR. Hoffman and Miss Hoffman, Colonel Il.
W. Deaplaine and family Of Wheeling, W. Va; Dr. j.
". Barstow aud wife, Flushing. l.. l.
BROOKLYN.
There are 12,2S1 persons in Brooklyn liable
to jury duty. and 607 IN the county towns.
David Saunders, a painter, age forty-f0ur,
working on a scafrold at No $50 Dean-st, yesterday
afternoon fell considerable distance, receiving very
injuries. While IN the ambulance on the way TO
the City Hospital, he died.
The annual conference OF the Unitarian
Churches Of Sew-York Brooklyn and the Hudson River
District held Wednesday, in the church in Classon-
ave. The Rev Dr. Bellows presided The reports from
the various churches showed that they were In pros
porous condition.
Thomas Whitford, Chief of the Bureau of
Combustbles I'm the Fire Department has analysed the
liquid stove polish by the explosion OF which Mrs.
Abraham ]. Coles. OF No 1913 Calyer-st, fatally
burned last Saturday lie reports that IL IL composed
of naphha and graphite, and that II Is extremely dan
gerous.
Andrew Yates, who was released from Sing
Sing Prison short time ago, after having served a
OF fifteen years for the killing OF Officer Curren OF
the Second Precinct many years ago, complained that
his gold watch and chain had been stolen from him by
John Mcclure. whose acquaintance he had made In the
prison Mcclure was arrested in Albany Wednesday,
at request Of Superintendent Campbell, and yester
day officer sent TO that city to brlDg him 10
Brooklyn.
Since John NJ. Wright, the murderer of
Bernard Ferron has been in the Raymond Street JAIL
he received letters from his relativesone from his
father other from his grandfather. The latter
who is eighty old wrote that he thought lie
should live such disgrace brought upon his fam
lily and the town In which he lived Wrghts father said
got OF his trouble These letters caused change In
Wrights careless manner. and ne became melancholy,
occasionally burst into weeping He still persists
that his story Of the killing OF Ferron Is true.