New-York tribune., 1878-07-08
NEW-YORK CITY.

Alsatian bows are worn on dresses, hats
and slippers.
Beige-colored net, worked with rosebuds,
makes pretty Summer bonnets
There were reported last week 143 mar
rlages, 732 births and 66j deaths.
New and cOO-lOOking neckties for men are
Of white pique, in the Stanley shape.
Organdie muslin plaitings are used on shade
hats 10 give them dressy appearance.
A skilfu imitation of bee is used to deco
rate costumes intended for garden parties
Blouses are much worn. and one OF the
newest makes is called the Carmen blouse
Seaside hats are trimmed with broad gal
loon with gay wing on the left side Of the hat
Russian green is one of the favOrite md
summer colOrs probably account of its cool appear
ance.
Appropriate resolutions have been adopted
lv the stock Exchange on the death of Thomas Adams
and J. Gilmore Reed.
The profusion of broad-leaved plants in
Trinity churchyard gives it somewhat the appearance OF
tropical nower-garden.
Bouauet" bows are used to trim light
dresses They made OF short loops OF manycoored
ribbon. aud are very pretty.
The wide white lace cuffs grow in favor
and arc now worn the sleeves which reach only to
the elbow as well as on the long, tight sleeve.
Sergeant Kealcy, of the Detective Squad, Is
expected arrive tomorrow on the steamship NeFaua
having in custody William L. Gray, the fOrger
During June, the Street Cleaning Bureau
swept 900 miles OF streets removed G3556 loads OF
ashes 2s397 loads OF street dirt and sos loads of gar
bagc.
Jane Carey, of No. 341 East Forty-eighth-
ST. attempted commit suicide early yesterday morn
ing by cutting her throat with razor She was not sue
Cessiu
st. Peters Roman Catholic Church obtained
leave from Judge Daniels, in Supreme Court Chambers'
Saturday, to mortgage its property in Churchst Tor
$4,000, to pay its debts
Fifteen Yale Seniors sailed on Saturday iii
the stecrage ofthe steamship schoen bound for Rotter
dam They will spend the vacation in travelling on foot
through Germany and the Netherlands.
The body of Charles Willie, painter, resid-
ingat No. 266 seventhst this city, who was drowned
in the North River, near Pleasant Valley. week ago.
was found near Gutenberg, y. j., on Friday
Henry Wilson attempted TO divert the atten-
ton OF Elias Moore of No 3Os wessf., while another
man robbed Moore's safe Justice Smith held Wilson
yesterday for trial in default Of $1,000 bail
Albert Mexican, age twenty years, employed
as a fireman at the Anthony House. on Broadway, was
found dead in his room on Saturday morning He had
become very much intoxicated the day before.
The creditors of F. w. Silliman, wholesale
liouordealer at No. III Frontst at meeting before
Register Ketchum ,turday, elected James L. Bishop
assignee The liabilities amount to about 100000
The "corsagc bGbG" which when translated
means the old.fashioned baby waist which
generally worn IA again in favor well for handsome
dresses for the palmer ones made OF wash materas
Excursion parties landing at Piers Nos. and
North River. complain OF the offensive odors arising
from the garbage barrels that allowed TO stand ON
the sidewalks OF Wesst and other streets IN lts vicinity
General Webb suffered less pain yesterday
than previous days aud his condition seemed to be
improving lie sat up for an hour during the afternoon
Several friends called to see hu-among them Ihuio"
Weed
The transfer of troops from Governors Island
10 Davids Island was completed on Saturday. The only
garrison At Governors Island at present Is Company
Of the 1st Artillery General Hancock in aiew days VIII
make his headquarters on the Island
James c. Green, an emplOyG of the Metro
politan Elevated Railroad Company was held In 81 900
bail by Commissioner Shields Saturday for an as
saut upon Joseph Collins, letercarner OF Station C.
Collins was badly beaten and bruised
The formal charge against George F. How
ELL who recently shot James p. DeernR, was made on
Saturday before Justice Morgan in the Tombs Police
Court Howell declined to make any statement and as
was reported that Deerng was out Of danger bail wac
placed at $4,000.
Robert Swift a conductor on the Harlem
Railroad left White Plains at 915 M, yesterday and
Oh approaching Williams Bridge leaned forward from
the platform TO see bow many empty had been left
there His head came in contact with signal-pOst,
inncting very scalp wound aud injuries to his
back.
Peter Gilman, aged fifty, and Charles MOer-
ler twenty years old both live at No 35l West Thirty
nnth-st Yesterday they had angry dispute, which
ended in fight. Gilman stabbed MOerer in the abdo-
men with knife, and arrested by the police OF the
Twentieth Precinct M0erler Yes IN critical condition
az the Roosevelt Hospital.
An "expertn writes from the Catskils that
new departure in art has been madel among the Sum
mer boarders among the mountains. Painting on tiles
superseded by decorations on old shingles from tum
be-down roofs. The older tho shinge the better.
The soft gray tone Of the old wood makes an excellent
background for rustic scenery.
The new tickets of the Metropolitan Rail-
way are eaboraely engraved with nterlacing scroll
work and fancul letters and figures that II is thought
impossible to counterfeit them. Each depot at which
the tickets are sold is supplied with tickets with
different enumeration thus forming additional check
on the tcket-sellers and gatemen.
The creditors of Ponvert g. Co., sugar
importers have elected John II. Platt assignee. The
schedules show S292,0OO Of firm Liabilities the in-
diydua liabilities of Elias Ponvert $4O3,519.
Among the claims proven Saturday were those of the
Phoenix National Bank, $27.971 80, aud the Manhat-
tan Banking Company, Sl20Ol 10
Jules Lachaume, director of the Jardin d.
AccmaauOD in Havana, is at present in this city on
mis- way TO He represented the island OF Cuba
at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, and has
been appointed by the King Of SPAN Commissioner
from Cuba to the Paris Exposition He formerly in
business in this city for many years
Henry Albert Dregens, arrested on his ar
rival in this city both civil anc criminal proceedings,
as already reported in THE TRIBUNE, has obtained writ
Of habeas corpus the criminal proceeding, reurnabe
to-day and an order to show cause why the civil war
rant of arrest should not vacated returnabe We'd
nesday Both are TO be heard by Judge Daniels in Su
preme Court. Chambers.
Five men, among whom were James +.
Hanon age thirtyfve, of No 800 East Seventy yfth-st,
and william Mccarthy, age thirty, OF seventy-hftl-st
1.a.f fla Iaat ntraW'
When off Rker's Island the capsized and the
occupants we're thrown into the water. Hanlon and
Mccarthy we're drowned; the other three men were
cued by apassng boat.