New-York tribune., 1878-04-18
NETWORK CITY.


81, 2,74s, 900 OF the floating debt fund city stock
The people living along Seventh-avc. are
loud IN their complaints of tho condition of that thor
Oughfare
Every morning member of the Flower Mis-
sion carries biskct OF nosesays to the sick on Black
wells Island.
\ free exhibition of rare paintings, by for
ogn AM American artists will open at the Gibbons Art
Gallery to-day.
A humorous apothccary on Eighth-ave. ex-
poses a OF soap in his shop window with TINS IN
scr ption Cheaper tian dirt"
Since the general depression the venders
Of smugged goods nave had TO dispose Of them to auc
tioncers at about one-half their value.
The pineapple plant was offered for sale
on Broadway yesterday This is novelty for window
dccuration which requires neitLer earth water to
sustain IL.
Richard Schmctzcr, aged nine years, OF one
huudrcdand-sxtcth st. and Courtandave., is suffering
from hydrophobia the bite of dog. received three
weeks ago.
Tea merchants shops are now loaded with
glassware which presented customers who pur-
chase to the amount OF dOlar-an Improvement on
the chrome business
The steamship Bolivia, of the Anchor Line
arrived yesterday from Glasgow bringing III passeh-
GERS and State Of Indiana, Of the state Line, from
the same place, brought ifiy-Onc passengers
A French colonization society has been
formed in this city, which Is To begin operations.
Three thous md acres OF land have been acquired III
West Virginia upon which To start Il settlement.
The lighter Eagle, with cargo of soda
ashes ran against Pier No - East River about p m
yesterday and spruug acal She abandoned by her
crew aud hoatcd, Slowly SINKING, toward The Long
Island shore.
The Governing Committee OF the Stock Ex-
change voted YESTERDAY TO lay on the table the report Of
the special committee. Of which Colonel Stebblns was
chairman, recommending the establishment OF system
for clearing Government bonds
WillIm Atchison, of jersey City, is organ
izng party Of gentlemen from Jersey City, Newark,
aud Paterson, viii Join the trip Of the Newlofk
Coaching CLUB to Philadelphia early I'm May Tie relays
OF will consist OI the finest stock In NcwJersry
stables.
A large transfer of real estate from Andrew
j. Garvey the wellknown ring pascrer, and lis wife,
10 William H. De Forest was recorded yesterday. II
covered the property the northwest corner OF llad
and sixtyseventhst, 2OO'6Xl0o feet and the
price was Sl7sOOO
The principal Catholic churches in the city
were crowded yesterday afternoon and evening at the
chanting Of the office OF TencbrH. The most impressive
ceremonies at the Cathedral in Molts, ST. steph-
ems Church. Church OF the Paulist Fathers ana tEe
Church OF ST. Francis Nayier
The lecture before the Young Mems Chris
tan Association the subject of the creation OF which
"A sketch appeared in yesterdays TRIBUNE, was, by
msprint accredited TO the Hon j. D. Mott. the lee,
joel b. Mott, eldest son OF the late eminent
President Mott, Of Union College.
The managers of the Camp Mission in Eliza
beths the necessities Of which have been mentioned in
THE TRIBUNE from time time, acknowledge gratefully
the receipt OF SIS from Mrs Ellen H. Smith of No. l26
Fhaye and $40 from the children OF the Presbyterian
sunday school in woodSde, New-Jerscy.
To-day is Holy Thursday, the principal
features which in the Catholic churches the bless
ing Of the holy and the exposition Of sacrament
Tomorrow cruchNion Will be observed in all the
churches. ON the following day, Holy saturday, the
water is blessed aud distributed 10 the people
The arrangements for the concert of the
New-Nork Stock Exchange Giee Club have been com
peted The gloes. solos and duets have been carefully
selected. Among the participants win he Miss Fannie
Kellogg Boston, Rudolphe Keppler W IL shelton ir,
Mr.. Hamilton and others George T. Aiken VIII act AS
The schooner Georgietta, which started from
this port April for East London Africa, returned
yesterday. During heavy gale on April o. in latitude
3io longitude GO, Captain Robinson swept over
board aud ost lie wentysN years old, unmarried.
and resided at Patchogue, L. l., where he was highly
respected.
James Calligan, n passenger upon the steam
ship Bolivia, from Glasgow, arriving here yesterday,
died on shipboard ON Tuesday After a residence OF
thirtyye years in this country he returned to see his
old fIcnds some months ago. but the voyage from Eng
land proved too great strain upon person OF his ad-
yanccd age. He over seventy years Of age
Chief Engineer Bates reported TO the Fire
Commissioners yesterday that examination made by
Foreman McCabe OF Company No. II, had shown that
there was danger Of fire at Booths Theatre during the
fourth OF The Exles," especially as the scene
closed with connasnnon. The foreman had detailed
The safety OF those the stage and Tor their escape
In ease of Il fire.
i. Il. Barnum appointed, at the request of
the widow OF AlmOnte, the clown. next Friday evening
for benefit for her. subsequently II remembered
that Friday would be Good Friday ana OF that
day very small audiences expected In OF the thea
tres circuses Mr. Blrhun yesterday, on discovering
this, letter 10 Mrs Almontr rcgrettn2 the uu-
fortunate selection such inappropriate day and m
closed her check for sou III lleu 0t the Denehl wch
he had offered her.
The milk dealers of this city, Long Island
and Orange County yesterday, to take final action
IN regard to the b pending before the Legislature
for reduction of the present railroad rates on milk Ii
was decided 10 send committee 10 Albany W Morgan
said that the midralcrS represented Ht the meeting
were opposed bT the dealers IN Delaware ana Ulster
Counties, who shipping milk from those places
by stcaboat to This city at much lower rate than that
charged by rail THIS milk could De sold for i've Gems
quart while the Orange County men could not sell under
seven or eight cents
BROOKLYN
DR.. Francis II. Stuart, Registrar of the Board
Of Health, resigned his position yesterday.
The new bath which is being built at the
foot OF North sixtE-st. he launched Saturday
Ex-MayOr ScmOedcr's daughter, LeOnOra,
was married, on Tuesday night. to William A. II. stat
ford.
President Hayes has been invited to review
the Carroll Park division of the Sunday school parade
on Anniversary Day.
The body of drowned man was found in
the Atlantic Basin yesterday. Tho man about five
feet nine inches In height about thirty eight years OF age,
with dark hair aud chin whiskers
The thiIty-iir annual meeting Of the New
York and Brooklyn Association OF Congregational
Ministers was held, yesterday, In the Park Congrega-
onal Church in Seventh st., near sxt-ave. Brooklyn,
There were present DR.. Edward Beecher Samuel Bay
nss = JOcelyu, T. H. Slicer. r. s. stone, f. T. Ihwlng,
samuel Cocord = H. Virgin, William James and Others,
Al the afternoon session there was discussion on the
question " How t0 strengthen Feeble Churches"
Charles A. Tanning, age twenty-fOur, was
arraigned before Justice Bloom yesterday complaint
prefcrred by W. Mex Lafan, Assistant Superintendent