New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-02
NETWORK CITY.

80 fashionable this Summer for so cents per yard.
The new coaching umbrella is of black
satn ornamented with whips in white satin, and the
stick is OF ebony. with pug handle.
Louisa S. Wright and three others have sold
Nos 80 and III Broadway 306x100 feet TO Catharine
i. Vessels and another for Sl27,oOo
The lease of the RossmOre Hotel in Broad
way furnished by George Ross to Hawley D. Clapp, Tor
two years. at annual rent OF $4,000 was recorded
yesterday
Property on the west side of Fifth-ave., 81
feet north OF FOrty-thirdst, 2sx125 feet has BEEN
Wanssn S9 81 L. wales ana 70
General James Watson Webb's physician
considered his yesterday much better
than had been for several days General Webb him
self. however, said that he felt worse
The Twenty first Ward Taxpayers Asso-
citation last evening protested against the appropriation
of $500 900 complete the Court House on the ground
that the building could be completed for 100000
Andrew Murer was yesterday arrested by
Deputy Collector Hawey for alleged completely in car
rying on the Illicit distllery No So Rutgersst that
was seized recently. Commissioner Shields held him in
~, 900 for examination tomorrow.
The Western Anthracite Coal Association
has agreed advance the price of coal 80 cents per ton
over the June schedule. This organization has head
quarters at Buffalo and controls western shipments Vi
coal north and west Of the lake ports.
John McClOskey, a Harlem contractor, on
Sunday afternoon rescued little girl named Kate
Lymes, who had been playfully pushed into Harlem
Lake at the upper end OF Central Park Mr. McCloskey
has rescued from drowning twelve persons within ten
years.
The Grand Jury of the Court of General
Sessions was impanneled yesterday by Judge suther-
land James II. Pnckney president OF the Relief Fire
Insurance Company, being selected as foreman Judge
Sutherland confined his charge to the ordinary statutory
requirements.
The new law governing Custom House en-
only partially enforced yesterday, the change
being introduced by sections. The registry Of entries
begun and special officers were detailed In the Gus
tom House rotunda to explain to merchants the opera
ton Of the law.
No. AZ East Twenty-ifth-st., two lots in
wenty -ninth-st, Nos. 511 and 5l3
West Fortysixth-st three lots at Eleventh-ave and
Forty third-st and lots in Tenth and Eleventh.
SITS on the east side transferred by Carlos c.
French to Samuel l. French for 81
The basis of settlement agreed to between
the Panama Railroad Company and the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company was completed yesterday by three
directors o. the Pacific Mail giving individual notes for
100000, maturing in thirty. sixty and ninety days
The notes were Endorsed by Henry Hart.
A boiler carrying forty pounds of steam ex-
ploded yesterday in stoneyard OF Smith Edwards
In One Observation-Disclosures, between Frst-ave and
Ayeune-A The fragments were sent flying in every di
rectiOl aud n small frame building was demolished
The engineer who remained near the boiler, escaped n-
jury.
The Board of Managers of the Produce Ex-
change yesterday approved Of the following amend
ment the grain rules Any holder OF an inspectors
certificate may appeal from the decision OF the inspector
the Committee Grain and In the appeal be not
sustained shall pay to the committee Zee or y upon
each parcel submitted.
The report of Assistant-SurveyOr Lake, OF
the Custom House Weghers' Department, for June.
shows q saving to the Government iu salaries labor
expenses, compared with June 1877, OF Sll205 81
and further gain to the Government OF the duty ON
Si2ssJ pounds OF sugar on actual instead OF schedule
tax as heretofore, equal TO about S2l,OOO
1t was recently stated in THE TRIBUNE that
the Rev E. A. Reed OF the First Congregational Church.
at Springfield, Mass had been called TO the pastorae Of
the Madison Avenue Reformed Church IN this city His
Springfield church endeavOrcd TO induce him 10 remain
there but he announced Sunday that he had decided
TO not accOun. OF the higher salary but Tor the
opportunities OF greater usefulness.
The upper Quarantine regulations have now
gone into effect for the Summer months, and yesterday
there three barKs and small steamship
from southern ports at anchor OF Robins Reef Light
being permitted 70 come up to tne city an ola snps
anchorage 10 serve ns boarding houses Tor The seVedOs
engaged IN unloading the vessels.
At the Gospel Garden, in Seyenth-ave., FRI
day evening" about 1900 persons assembled TO celebrate
the thiry-ninth birthday of the Rev s. H. Tying r
tor OF the Church OF the Holy Trinity. gOld-headed
cane, made Of the pulpit stairs OF the Old Dutch church.
Fulton and Willamette, was among the presents
given Dr. Tying; there were also II volumes o L&hges
Commentaries, 1.-THE last puDlishedl Tour volumes oi
rocco-bouud book with the names OF 32J persons who
contributed the volumes. aud others.
The Life-Saving Benevolent Association yes
terday presented silver medal 10 Patrolman Robert
Walsh OF the Nineteenth Precinct. Walsh has saved
four persons from drowning III four years The lneda
has side surf scene with iie-boat rescuing
drowning from wreck. and on the diverse side
is the inscription, Presented to PatrOlman Robert
Walsh, Of the Nineteenth Precinct. Tor humanity aud
praseworhy efforts in rescuing James Healey May 49,
1873 foot OF Fftyfourth-s, East River, New-lOrk'
Ernest Schmidt who keeps lager beer sa-
loon at No.132 East Fftythird-sj, Lexington
left his home Saturday to 20 to Albany, partly
on bnsin ess and partly to see fend in Troy dis
Uuou Depot at Albany Sunday while acting strangely
aid committed to JAN ana Ia during the day lie had
s8vcn years old, and Is married. but has no children
His wife yesterday teegaphed to the police headquar
/ Is at Albany, but got no answer HIS brother then
went to Albany to give any assistance IN his power
BROOKLYN.
The clearinghouse at the foot of COnOver-
st. was opened Saturday and that at the foot of Bridge
| II. yesterday.
The East River Bridge trustees yesterday
awarded the contract for furnishing iron wrapping
wire for tue Lloyd Haigh for 3oaloo cents
| pound.
The Supervisors yesterday granted permis-
sion TO the Young Mems Christian Association
gOspetent for tho Summer on the vacant lots east OF
| tue Court House.
| Mayor Howell's nominees for fifteen vacant
places the Board OF Education confirmed yester
day with the exception Of Daniel Walsh, George H.
Fisher and j. j. Rogers.
The twenty ninth anniversary of the First
Place Methodist Episcopal Church was observed sunday
afternoon Several former pastors OF the church
present, aud interesting exercises were held
Communications were sent to the Aldermen
yesterday protesting the smoke and Of the
Atlantic Avenue Railroad ANA against the erection Of an
elevated road III SecOud-st They were referred 20 the
Committee on Railroads.
Winchester Britton, the counsel of the Board
of Supervisors Informed the Board yesterday that the
aries account OF the Charity Commissioners and that