New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-11
NETWORK CITY.


candy store.
Sensible women have adopted the short,
round skirt for walking Trained dresses are only worn
in the house.
Travelling pocket cases for ladies contain
tongs for crimpng hair also apparatus for beat
ing the tongs.
Dress sleeves are made tighter than ever be-
fore and without trimming the wide linen and lace Guns
taking its place.
A prOyerb for the day: Better is a dirty
doorstep than freshly scrubbed staircase which ureth
the unwary to destruction.
Woocn stockings Gene in the long English
shape in Grab cOlOrs and far handsomer In finish
this Winter then ever before.
Square cards, with the name of the writer
Engraved in the lcthand with envelopes to cor
respond the most stylish
The proprietor of a saloon in Seventh-avc.,
his closing. placard In the window III the
words, " have gone to find Murphy"
The eagle, which occupies prominent posi-
,ion IN the man office of the Post-0Ice is over thirty
eight years old, and originally cost $500
A. r. Stewart g. Co. exhibit silk stockings
in all the shades from the darkest to the ighes heavily
embroidered with gold and silver spangles.
Thomas Herman, age forty, of No. 632
Thrd-ave., attempted suicide yesterday morning, by
swallowing quantity Of Paris green. He was sent to
Bellevue Hospital.
The new Maternity Hospital, on BlacliwelFs
Island will ready for occupancy in few days 1t will
consist OF two wooden buildings, and has been built en-
tlrey by convict labor.
Christian Brann, age fifty, of No. 29S First
ave. suffering from poverty and the loss OF bis friends
killed himself yesterday, by cutting one OF his wrists
with shoemaker's knife.
The Aldermen yesterday repealed the Ordl-
nance requiring fees to be paid to inspectors OF weght
and measures and directed proceedngs to De taken 10
recover these fees which had been Illegally Withheld
CAPTAIN Williams of the Twenty ninth Pre-
clnct says that there il Truth In the statements that
he htrcated Marshal Curry GiimOrc's Garden. The
uias OF Captains sebcr and Foley have been postponed
William Kennedy, a convict in the pcnten-
tiary on Blackwes Island, escaped early yesterday
morning and the police axe searching for him. Kennedy
was sentenced William Gleason. January Ii, 1879
aud a. Patrick sullivan, MAJ 10, 1876.
Tnurlow Weed was reported last night to
he some better. Weln 'sdy Git he was restless
and fcycEh and got lttle sleep. Yesterday afternoon
however. be seemed much improved Tie IS sim confined
30 his bed receiving no visitors, according 10 Ills phls
clans orders.
4 number Of prominent gentlemen, friends of
roln T. Raymond, Will ds the Jury ia Colonel Sell
ers at The lO00th performance OF the comedy tonight
I'm cxugo will probably the foreman Of the respect
able twelve Each lady IA tie orchestra seats WI! le
ccyo q souvenir
Fashionable ladies select their gloves TO cor
.cspoud with their costumes With maroon colored
suit they white undfesSed hid gloves and with
prune coor,d costumes are worn gloves Of old gold
color: with all black costumes either putty color, or
French gray gloves arc chosen.
The special committee of the Cotton EX-
change, which was appointed Tuesday TO draft reso
buttons in respect TO the silver Bi setting forth the
views Of ne membcra Of The EXchagge, have called
meeting OF the Exchange to-day AT .. m, when the
resolutions viii bc submitted and acted upon.
The recent drop Of the mercury has acted
Ike galyanlc shock Oh certain branches Of trade Sew
ral shops been opened Broadway Tor childrens
sled. and skaters pedal furniture, while all tue large
carriage stores make an attractive DISPLAY OF entering
.icigis and bright hlFd robes or sleek. warm flf.
The Lincoln Club of the With Assembly
District have elected folio wing officers for 1875
president Cornelius Van Colt; vicepreslents c. Voney
Knis and John IL Dorm; treasurer, James ii. stevens
secretary. Alexander H. Reid trustees, Wm Morgan,
~. Oliver amt VIM. Icrhune; serecant-at-arms, d. j.
Kelly.
At n meeting of the Executive Council of
The Independent Greenback party yesterday Marcus
ianon. Chairman OF The Committee on Organization OF
New York County, ordered to call a meeting Of the
committee ~ Masonic Hall January Il to make
tization.
The latest authenticated llibernicism /:
lady in Twehst. who directed servant to take out
aud clean the windows in upper story, was intensely
Disguised whrn on making visit for Inspection she
found that Bridget had removed pane Of glass from
he sishcs and neatly washed them ana pleu them on
the floor.
The Eldridge Street Police Station is now
the hollc OF sparrow that hops about the floor
and takes crumbs from the hands Of the officers without
fear The bird came into the station about week ago.
ying one ofs wig, broken. It's injury was cared for
the surgeon aud Il continued 10 ENJOY the hospitality
Of the place
Truck drivers, when watering their horses
AT the fountain ut the Union Square Park have
unrleasau habit of hang their teams squarely across
h sidewalks This obes people on foot TO step oil IN
bad weather into the mud snow and Is exasperatins
especially to ladies who walk without overshoes. AL
tho while the policeman looks calmly on
Police Commissioner Erhardt writes to the
Municipal Society that his motive in asking permission
To answer the charges made In the report of the soeieys
committee street cleaning was, that his answer might
made pubic at tne same time rs the report As the
to any tate publication OF n cOunter-satement.
Dr.. Macdonald, Superintendent of the In
sane Asylum Wards Island submitted report TO the
Commissioners Of Chlriics and Correction yesterday,
stating that the keeper John kavanagh, who was as
saued by inmate of the asylum. and two of whose
ribs broken intoxicated at the time, ana was
himself responsible for his injuries. Inc COMMISSIONERS
thereupOn discharged kavanagh.
A number of striking cigarmakers who arc
not delegates to the Central Committee, yesterday OK
pressed sasfac ion that the Commissioner OF In
ternal Rcvenue gong to take measures TO abolish
the tcnement-shop system The officers OF the strikers
organization sim Show no lelinaon To urge the aDoi
men no worked in Ottenbourgs cigar factory struck
yesterday.
The Out-Patient Department of the Good
samaritan Hospital, for the treatment OF hemorrhoids,
h.tuln and other d of the rectn opened on
Wednesday, at Nos i6S and 40 Sxlh-ave. The con-
sultiug hours from to p. IN, Mondays Wednes-
DAYS and Fridays being set apart Tor men, ana
Thursdays aud Saturdays Tor women The nedlcal
board Is composed OF Drs William Ii. Van Buren, r. H.
Hamilton. Henry H. Sands and Edward d. beimhgn'm
Distrct-Attorney Phelps closed tho Wick
BAN before the Normal College yesterday by
Lecture California Mr. Phelps prefaced his lecture
with pleasant address the $500 students, alludng
to tlom "a "a homogeneous representation OF homo