New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-06
NETWORK CITY.

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meadows.
New books are finished off with silver edges,
instead Of gilt
| Russian lace will be favorite trimming for
| Summer dresses
! High back combs are made of solid tortoise
shell, with no carving.
A Bowery dentist advertises an artificial
gold palate by which speech Is instantly restored
In Third-ave. pawnbrOkers shop window
IS the silver model OF the first street run in this city
Plain wooden fans, handsomely painted,
with grotesque figures carved on the outside are among
the novelties.
Easter eggs from the Madeira Islands, In
bright oolors delicately ornamented by hand, are
novelty at Mays.
Katharine Reddin, forty years old, residing
in spuyten Duyye committed suicide yesterday after
noon, by taking Paris green
Fashionable ladies are making monogram
fans. The monographs pasted on black wooden fans
and unique and pretty.
The steamship Mercator, which sailed on
Thursday with for Antwerp, returned to port,
yesterday being too heavily laden.
The Young Mems Hebrew Association will
celebrate s fourth anniversary. tonight, at Lyric Hail.
The society IS free from debt, and has 900 members
The New-YOrk Bible Society distributed
during March, 6l52 Bibles and Testamens among 1878
families, 220 vessels, and 5,4s6 emiTants at Castle
Garden.
At odd imported bonnet, seen at one OF the
openings this week, composed entirely of lunches
of grapes the ends being Of grape leaves. The price
was $50.
Company of the 9TH Regiment gave a large
reception Thursday evening, at the Regimenta Armory
Thiryfour Of the members were presented with marks
mems badges.
The large amount of silver-ware furnished
10 the Stewart Hotel for Women designed and man
| ufa IA thp
over 5000 pieces of silyerplated ware.
An advance of wages will be demanded by
the bckayers in OF expected revival Of bust
ness. BY an order OF the Brchayers Union - 90 a
! day will be demanded from Monday next
The mania for decorating pottery increases
and instead Of pictures ladies flowers, vines
and leaves cut ont Of gay-colorcd silks These look like
| hand painting aud give less trouble In the work.
! An unexpected use for the Elevated Rail
/ road couinns the Bowery places Of vantage for
! street urchns 10 view passing professions. Nearly
everv pillar had two or three occupants yesterday.
| The Police Board yesterday decided to pre-
sent Rounisman Francis j. Mccarthy with resolutions
cuth-st.
! Postmaster James is making arrangements to
place q large blackboard the main entrance Of the
Post ONO, building upon which VIII be announced the
arrival 81 all foreign mail steamships. This VIII save
/ the inside clerks much trouble from inquiries.
abe will of Madame Restel was admitted to
probate yesterday. by surrogate Calvin The affair
managed quietly 10 avoid attracting public attention,
and few persons knew who the members Of the family
who attended 70 perform the necessary formates
The ship Gold Hunter which Is now load
ing for a voyage China, has taken board several
tons OF shaftlug aud other machinery for steamer
building IN Shanghai large sHty-poundcr gun, with
its carriage weighing eight TONS Is also among the
| cargo.
a large eortng-table, which has long been
among the requirements OF the Post ONCE in this city,
has 90 provided for. The required f. not
like those 10 ordinary u.s." but viii De massive struct
urc costing $1,000. The contract has been gwen
| 10 a nrm IN this city.
The Police Board yesterday transferred the
following serccants: Joseph W. Ely, from the Ninth to
the Twenty.xtn Precinct Henry d. Hooker; FROM the
Twcnty,Xth 10 the Thiry-hrst PRECINCT; Francis b.
Precinct Roundsman John Mccarthy was transferred
from the Fourth to the Tenth Precinct
At the meeting of the managers of the Ameri-
can Bible Society. Thursday, Lafayette 5 Foster, OF
/ Connecticut, and Robert Carter Of this city, were
elected vice-prrsdents Appropriations Tor TRANSMITTING
printing and distributing the scriptures IN foreign lands
during the present year amounting To rS3,OoO were
made Grants Of scriptures were also made amounting
to about 10000 copies Tue receipts for March were
S60,57y IA The volumes issued In March were i0,333
The building at Nos. 81 and 80 Pine-st,
which purchased recently By the Imperial Fire Ia
surance Company Of London for 1925 900. viii be
creased in height this summer by the addition OF two
stories. r. d. Alliser, the American manager OF the
important changes In the interior arrangement OF the
building by which the number Of Offices would be III
creased my and 1t would be KNOWN hereafter. as the
| Imperial Building. -
Daring the past week there were thirtytwo
cases of diphthcra and forty-eight Of scarletna.
Nine men who attempted to vote illegally at
the Flatbush Town election, Tuesday have been held
for the Grand Jurys action.
Franklin Woodruff, John K. Kennady, Milan
Hubert b. Chitcnden ir, aud Alfred c. Barnes have
been elected directors the Mercantile Library
| citation.
Mrs. Mary V. Ainsle, one of the oldest in
hnbants OF the Eastern District died yesterday at her
residence, No l57 South FIfhst She born in Bush
| wick, l.. L. In 1896.
The Kings County AHlk-Dealers' Exchange
yesterday appointed committed OF five to confer with
the dealers Orange County in reference TO establish
| Ing an uniform market price for milk
The concerts which have been given in
Prospect Park Saturday afternoons for several Sum
mers will be discontinued this year. the appropriation
for ant OF the parks having been reduced from
Sl25,OOO 10 100000. The cost OF the music last Sum
mer $500.
Della Dunleyy, employed as q nurse by Mrs.
r. Martin Of No l2s South Eliot-pace. having faith
in savings banks has her earnings for the five
years and treasured them In morocco pOcketboOk On
Wednesday the pOCketbOOk, containing $40, dropped
from her pocket and has not yet been recovered
r. Cornell Whites new excursion steamer,
the Grand Republic, will be launched from the ship
yard Of John Engls & SON, at Greenpoint, at noon
today This steamer will be companion to the
Columbia built last year, and Will make daily excursions
10 Ruckaway during the summer season. she Is one
0uartcr larger than the Columbia. Der dimensions
Ienpth ON deck 300 feet; BREADTH ~ feet depth of
hold - feet draught OF water, Gl2 feet She will
cOmmodate 1900 passengers.