New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-27
NETWORK CITY.

| be much worn this Winter.
1t is said that the old style MORE antique
silk viii be used for trimming bats and bonnets
Flchus. rather deeper THAI those worn this
Summer, will be worn for the early Fan ana VIII oe
made Of heavier materials.
The body of Dennis Sheridan, aged nine,
who fell into the water at foot Of Deanceyst, on
Saturday. recovered yesterday.
| Only a few days more and the Fall fashions
will be established. As yet only few fabrics have
been received and these only sample pieces at the
! wholesale houses.
Cav colored belts are worn with all cos
! tunes but especially with black. Ladies who have
taste for embroideling work their BELTS Others
the gay woven ribbons in the oriental designs
| so much in vogue.
Patrick Cusick, painter employed on the
steamer c. H. NOrtham the foot Of Seventh-st East
River accidentally fell into the water yesterday aud
was drowned. His residence was not known ana his
body was cent TO the MOrgue.
Six hundred and sixty immigrants were
landed at Castle Garden Sunday and yesterday 342
coming from Liverpool by the City OF Richmond 242
from Liverpool by the SPAIN "a from London by the Vic
toria and IL by the Acadia from Gibraltar.
John Spaulding, of No. IL East Fifteenth
st.. was driving spirited horse at Madison-ave ana
Thirty-nfth-st, yesterday, when he received kick in
the body from the animal He taken 20 the New
York Hospital suffering from serious internal injuries
A new water set at the Mcriden COmpany's
is in French gilt and steel The pitcher Is smaller than
formerly as also the gobets aud bowl The server
Is oruamented IN decorations and covered with
heavy glass TO preserve II trom scratches ana dece
menL
The clerks in the Custom House have been
victims numerous petty thefts Of late and between
Saturday afternoon and yesterday the rooms connected
with the Auditors division entered and robbed OF
coats and other property The matter Is under m'esl
cation.
The Customs seizures yesterday included
bags OF sugar Brooklyn 675 loose cigars from the
Havana steamer Niagara; packages OF snuff bottles
Of gin and bottles Of bay rum on the steamer oder, at
bundles Of cigarettes. In Wooster-st.
Collector Merritt was reported much better
yesterday with probability OF his return to the Gus
tom House by the latter part Of this week The Collector
was threatened with severe attack OF pneumonia and
Tor a few days he was very Ill., Special Deputy Collector
Balch Is performing the duties Of Collector.
According to the papers in the case, Henry
Bergh charges one Charles Lyon with wiliuly unlaw
fully and wekedly overdrylng certain living crea
ture called horse" Lyon, who Is stage driver, de-
manded trial nj the General and gave bail in
Sl00 yesterday one OF the owners oil the stage inc Oe
coming his bOndsnan
Twelve hundred and ninety-thTee carloads
OF grain arrived New-York during the fortyeight
hours ending ~ yesterday. The Hudson River
Road brought 583 cars wheat 1873 Of oats and 1877 OF
corn By The Erie Road came 800 cars OF wheat
GO Of oats, aud IA OF corn, and by the Pennsyl
yania Road l2l cars OF wheat.
lne IOllct COMMISSIONERS ltsltIudg btul W
the Twenty-second Precinct Sergeant Tuck, who was
transferred from Police Headquarters TO the Nineteenth
Precinct last week. They also transferred Sergeant
Groo from the Ninth TO the Twentyhfth Precinct Ser
geant Sullivan the Twentythird 20 the Ninth and
Sergeant Buddngton from the Seventeenth 10 the
Tweny-ihird Precinct Several transfers OF patrolnen
were made.
A novel and very useful form of adverts-
ing has been devised by the Bradstreet Company
Commercial Agency It is a pocket atlas for the OF
In vaufau form,
mans of all the states with various particulars relative
TO each. 10 Is handsomely bound In Morocco leather
aud II really an ornamental article 70 carry ln Ones
pocket. There are also spaces Tor making memoranda
Mrs. Matilda Ann King, wife of James
King died August "a, at the age of seventy-seven
years in her home. No. so East one-hundredand
twcnty-seyenth-st, Harlem Her maiden name was
Bogart. She was vell-known in the Twelfth Ward for
her numerous but unosteutatous charities, and for
twenty years was OF the principal managers OF the
Old Ladies' Methodist Home In Forty secondst The
funeral Will take place at the Methodist Episcopal
Church, at p. IN. today
An Austrian nObleman is probably to be dis
appointed In one his scientific ancies small wooden
box was stopped at the NewYork Post Of1e yesterday
which was directed to Alexander Baron Won Feseu-
hasen schmedegasse No. II, Gratz, stegermark Aus
ria i" and which contained several hundred specimens
OF American insects each folded m separate paper and
carefully labelled with its scientific name. Although
the insects detained as perishable material"
the bugs are dead IL Is possible that the Baron may
yet receive his curiOslues.
James II. Cross, formerly n canal boat cap
tain was arragned AZ the jefferson Market Court yeser
day. for stealing canal boat laden with ice, the prop
erty OF Montgomery Rhinehardt, from the foot Of
Thrtyhth-st North River u appears that Cross cut
the boat adrlft and when she had hoated little
into the river he hailed tug and under prctence that
the propretOrs owed him money induced the captain OF
the tug the boat 20 Jersey CITY, where he said he III
tended lbeling her Being unable 10 pay Tor towing.
the captain informed Mr. Montgomery. Justice Murray
rcmanded the prisoner for further evidence.
The Aquarium has received n large supply
Of tropical fishes its agents at Bermuda and its
vicinity The extreme scnstveness OF these fishes
ders almost impossible TO keep them alive for any
length OF time confined tanks and strange waters and
hence frequent Journeys have to be made TO collect
them, which only be done during the summer
months This IN oil probability viii be the last received
port them. Among those received are the beautiful
angel fishes, triangular fishes, Hamets peculiar looking
Holsters, cray fishes, grupus snappers squirrels, etc
BROOKLYN
Thomas Murray was before Justice Riley IN
Brooklyn, yesterday morning, charged by his step
| daughter with an assault upon her.
The Board of CITY Works yesterday issued
order forbddng employee 10 exact or accept any
fees for administering oahs or performing any duty OF
| his position
Corporation Counsel William c. Dewitt
Yesterday gave decision In favor Of the Water Boards
power repave Fourthave for which there Is an ap-
preparation OF $4,000.
Samuel PATTERSON, age twenty-three, died on
Sunday ut his residence No. 90 South Seconds E. d.,
from injuries received by being caught in the machinery
OF steinways piano factory, near Astoria