New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-02
NETWORK CITY.


Hall
Sophia c. Thompson died April %, at the
Samaritan Home the Aged, having passed her 101st
birthday.
Philip Walsh, for years one of the prOprie-
tors of a notorious farOban in Barclayst, died. ut his
residence in tins city, on Monday.
A concert will be given at the Church or the
Disciples OR. Hepworths) tns evening for the benefit
OF the church The programme includes both vocal and
instrumental music.
Chief Deputy United States Marshal Michael
Cregan has seat his resignation 20 Marshal Payn Chief
Clerk John T.. Kennedy Is mentioned as the probable
nominee TO ill Cregan's place.
In consequence of the strike of the silk
weayers, nimDer Of girls employed in steinhardts
factory lost Il cir wck Tie strikers expect to be sup
ported by the Frcnca, English and German Neayers OF
Paterson.
Superintendent CT Schools Thomas w. Field
says is good g:Ound for the report which
Anthony Constock claims to have heard, that improper
literature is being circulated among the pupils of the
public schools.
There arc already about 1000 entries for
the coming dog SHOW aud the European entries have
not yet been received The managers state that the
quaty and the variety than the entries
Uf last year showed.
Frederick Koppcl, who has long had one Of
the beet odd pint" shops in TIE cry, has removed BIS
al Park. He nself ent rely TO the collection
Of rare ana fire cngrayirgs ana etchnCs.
The Gold aud Stock Telegraph Company
has mad. a contract 5000 telephones which will be
manufactured in the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's shops They embrace the patents OF Elisha
Gry OF Chicago, ana L. A Edison ana are Tor use III
the West
Among the passengers who sailed for Liver
pool the steamship Scytha yesterday we're ChefJus-
cc Noah Davis, Judge John r. Brady Il. j. De Cordova
A. j. Droxel, Of DrcXe Morgan & Co.. and WIFI and j.
A. Garland superintendent cf the bond department OF
the First N8,ionIi Bank.
The American (Blue Ribbon) Temperance
Union has elected tic following officers: william b.
Ahlcck prcsicni IDgcfsoll Lockwood, Il. II. Jenny H.
G. Dexter Ms Colonel Hills and Mrs Van oreten vice
presidents; j. b. Gum, Emma Gates ConkID and John
Crawford, secretaries; Joan Mobiles, treasurer
Five hundred and twcnty-six passengers ar
rived roa EGrope III FOUR steamers yesterday 4lG COM
ing In he s;eeragc. The yona from Glasgow brought
$780, tn, Nevada. rJu Liverpool, l29; the st. Laurent,
from HAyrr, %, and the Anglia, from London, ~.
argr uuJtr OF tc SeerlSe passengers were ltilih''
Francis o. French, managing director of the
First Nronl Isan and prominent in the Syndicate ard
TnIu: As,oci t:ion WI sail for Europe to-day, in the
scanshp AGrItie. Nh Frcnch goes abroad on account
Ilhcaltn. ii" VIII be accompanied ny ms Iauliy ana
GLt squad Iuyst VI hts tGie abroad at Lexington
SPRING. EES!1&i.
A sleigh which formerly belonged to Ma
rocon attracted attention at No. li2 Grand-st
this ,.col. 1t isown Ly Simon Bernard. who bought
IT, together witH carriages. hjusehold furniture PIC.
u s. ETC. at auction Parls, the close OF tie Franco
cail!usc which was the property Oi Napoleon.
Inspector Conway, of the Board of Pilot
Commissioners, with n force OF men, went up the
North River yesterday on the tag Commodore
Dnryea, aud began pulling up tie shad poles Which
were OF the middle Of the river There ere clG
rows 81 poles. cGtcOding nom Thrtyhth 10 One-hin-
drcdtlSs., and the work was begun NJ tile upptl emu
The annual meeting Of the Downtown As
ISOLATION WAS held yesterday Twony-throe new men,
bcrs were ol.ctcG. and Benjamin G. Arnold, Samuel d.
BlbcocR, Christian I. Christensen, kIehaid d. Perry,
james 4. hewlett, Francis +. Marbury. jr., John -.
Wood, Charles II Arnold James Scott, Gustav AmsiHck
were chosen trustees Tue el,cucn OF officers was post
pUIeG.
Detective Shelley, of the Central Office,
brought to of,c, last night, George Davis, OF No.
22l Hudsons the receiver - the property valued az
$1,000 STOLEN in August, 1877, from the residence OF
An-us.us Floyd. at Engcwood. The stolen goods
were recovered. by Cf an nous letter, from
lousc lludson-s'., IN ibis city The occupant of
this house, DAVIS, Wa, not to he iuuni at the time
The Commissioner of Public Works has
sent TO ,IayOr Ely and the latter has sent to tic
Board OF Aldermen communication IN regard
10 the Obstruction Of streets and sidewalks by
li.i. fruit and stands. The Commissioner says
mat ,r BuicGu II iEcanhrauce has been greatly Grip
pied with reference 10 the restriction and
removal AMI sidewalk distractions by the ap
any ana an kinds of such privileges
The Ncw-YoIk Exchange for Womans Work
has secured the occupied by the Society Of
Decorative Art al No East Twentletn-s, where, after
Ma, a article. for golc VIII b.. received On Decoration
Day tc salc>rooms VIII Ice opened for business Articles
Tor safe will be received through the recommendation ot
MANAGE, OF ANY "ac who has contributed 70 TO TIE
funds OF the society during the Cugrcnt year CUntrbu-
tonS may Tor the present to Mrs. f. b. Arnold
Ne. II West Thirty e. ght2-st.
The gold medal of honor awarded by Con-
grcss to Chcer Thomas Mcbride is two inches In diane
ter. In the OF the Obverscs pedestal on which
rests eagle. To the right OF the pedestal and leaning
against it, anchor and seNtant and on the base
spray Of laurel leaves while in the backgrOu nj is yes
scs mast, with zoos, banging sails. On The LETT If tne
pedestal aud with ann resting lightly ON IT, stands
female hgurc. On her left aim she carries wreath,
and hol Is Ia her GIT hand Stylus. ON the front OF
the pedestal ~ the DESCRIPTION, 10 Ihomas Mcbrte'
for rescun.. on several occasions persons from afOW
ing at me great risk Oi his hfe-lSIi to ISIS Around
the OF tho medal f., the legend. In testimony Of
heroic deeds saving life from the perlis OF the sea-
1hc reverse portrays Il rcscuc at sea.
BROOKLYN.
County Treasurer Gardiner yesterday began
the payment OF $40, 900 Of matured county bonds.
The Police Commissioners have determined
that the police uniforms shall be made hereafter ut the
police headquarters and tailor has been appointed TO
take charge Of the work.
). II. Mlldcnberg, who was made Superin-
tcndent OF Excise, last Winter has been removed from
that position anG made clerk the department. which
viii hereafter De under Tue p,Tsahdi supervision Oh
Police aud Excise Commissioner White.
Deputy Revenue Collector Thomas j. Young,
who had charge OF the district embracing the Seventh
Twentieth and Twenty NTH Wards aud FlatlaGdS,
signed YESTERDAY His removal had been recommends
by special AGENT WeDstcr, who recently examined Col
hector FvecandB Oicc the ground OF lncompetcncy
and irregularity Mr. Young has been connected with
the Revenue Service for nine years.
William Ii. Moore, who was arrested for
alleged completely in the robbery OF the First National
Bank OF Clmbri1gepor Mass. is the owner Of house
at No 306 Thirteenthst. on Tuesday, Luther Slater
Judge Pratt au order attaching this property. and also
for tue arrest OF Moore for wrongful conversion OF prop