New-York tribune., 1878-01-03
NETWORK CITY.

Medieval styles prevail in rich jewelry.
| Four-buttOn kid gloves are reduced to 81 SO
| pair.
For ball dresses the P1ncesse shape is the
| favOite.
Fur bonnets are fashionable with all cos
tunes trimmed with fur.
The Sandy Hook pilots last year brought
1866 vessels into this port
White Organdy is the popular material for
evening dresses for very young ladies.
"SmOked geese legs" is the latest delicacy
for epcures. They prepared in and shipped from
Hamburg.
The work upon the foundation of the New
York Elevated Railway Third-aye had advanced as
far as sixty-fourih-st yesterday.
A decidedly unique finger ring consists of
plain band OF gold. surmouned by vulcaDe mouse
chasing a small diamond which il pendant near its
mouth.
Meta Ohm, about fifteen months old, fell into
n boiler of water yesterday morning. at No 4O7 East
Fifteenthst during the absence OF her mother, and
drowned.
The Park Commissioners are much aggricycd
that their estimate for 1878 wascut down GOO They
propose to hold meeting in order " to do something
about it,"
Novelties in silks are the cream white bro
cades wit woven bouquets OF flowers of all coors scat
tered over them and natural that wants 10 pick
Of the flowers.
Vital statistics for the year 1877 Indicate
that II healthy compared with 1876 for only
2OJl persons went the way VI all ncsh, against ~
lJ2 In the latter year.
The funeral of Thomas NJ Adriance, the
Oldest member of the 7th Regiment Veteran Assoca-
tion took place yesterday from Georges Church The
Veteran Association attended.
Inspector General Wingate, of the State
Guard says that the increase skill and the decrease in
Ignorance of the usn Of the rifle have been very marked
among the militia Inarksmen at Creedmoor.
spirit of retaliation is abroad. Over fifty
citizens arrInged yesterday in a single police
court for clubbing policemen. Time about Ncw-Years
Day and the Fourth OF July brings about revenSes
James Franz, age Twenty-Five, and Antonio
spanior age thirty yGye, both of No 316 Motst had
alt. rcaiOn carlY yesterday morning In front OF their
residence and Franz shot his companion IN the LEFT lex
Nearly all the leading hotels above Twenty
fourtbst have been built within the last twelve years,
and all the large apartment houses Central Park
less than decade old while many OF them have
been five years III operation.
The savings banks were crowded yesterday,
many Geposiors having waited until the beginning Of
year ing any portion OF the deposits
rule Of the banks provides that miercs: will be al
lowed on sums drawn out before Jsnunry /.
The Pilot Commissioners, pilots, fruit deal
and barkceper- highly elatcd yesterday at the
destruction OF the booths which have long stood at
foot ~ BuIllng-sip. and which Geclafed by the
Grand Jury, its last session, 10 be a nuisance.
Pawnbrokcrs' windows are now heapcd
with ancient ornaments and many rare and quaint oh.
iccts. These relics OF misfortune afford curious study.
And a 2ns SIgar aq tiar n gts u ts noyrliss
fancy.
John MorIissey writes To his friend Colonel
Ford from Jacksonville Fla. that except for = swelling
Of his legs he is decidedly better but encloscs ccrtd-
cate Of two physicians that trip North at present
would certainly Iyuie hs hStL, ana probably endanger
his life.
AZ special meeting of the Tammany Com
mttec on Organization yesterday arrangements
made for the organization of the General Committee
for ISIS which will meet this evening. II is Understood
that Henry l.. Clinton viii be- reelected chairman 0f the
General Committee.
Patrick Flood, of No. . Union Court, was
severely Glcked by Michael KIan, OF No. los Mulberry
IT,, CHRISTMAS Day, at a saloon sxteentlst. aud
died from hs Injuries Tuesday night. Yesterday morn
ing Kan was BROUGHT before Coroner Eiinger ana TEN
porarly committed 90 tile city Prison.
John X. Hart reported at the Twentieth Pre-
cnct station House. at o'clock yesterday morning.
during quarrel which he had with Peter Curry, OF
No. @i7 West Forethst, at the aters residence at
p ~, ruesdny. Curry stabbed him In the neck inictins
a wound which Is not considered dangerous.
The unknown man who was found dead in
front OF No III Cha,haHst. Tuesday night. has been
Identified Thomas A. Glover veteran of the Mexican
War He employed on The Si0ckhoder a proof
reader and compositor. lie was returning from Mr.
Dnsmore's house with proofs when he fell dead from
heart disease.
Persons who crossed Sixth-ave. last evening
thought of sandsiorns the desert The thick layer
Of ,and which IS allowed 10 remain the during
the work on the Gilbert Elevated Railroad caught
by the ish wind, and carried up the avenue IN dense,
hImd.ug clouds, against which II was almost impossible
To make progress.
Some moral improvement records Attend
anoe the Young Mems Christian Association for
1877 1734i equal to daily of GA. Attendance
in reading room, G7s6 gymnasium, BIS library 3075
hot ADJ Tbp fpf rqsp fn he
library and raing for mental exercise and there
Is large majority over the muscular young Christians.
During 1877 there %, 500 births l20 marriages,
and 2GI04 deaths IN this city, These figures show an
Increase OF ,s23 births and 80 marriages. and de-
crease of 30i7 deaths as compared with 1876 There
were II deaths from smallpox, and 95o from
dphthcra The number OF deaths from smallpox was
30l less than In 1876 and less than III any year since
1872
The appropriation for the Health Board having
been reduced, TIE following employees OF the board have
been discharged: DR.. NJ. j. Fleming Dr. A. DcLima,
Dr. W Dyer Dr. j. s. Rowland, assistant sanitary
inspectors; :. Banton, W. A. Smaley, ii. G.. Whelock
Thos. j. Mcnamara, clerks; John Il Yale OF the
special service, and Matthew Dunn, OF the disinfectng
corps.
Ficty-twO coOred emigIants sailed for Ii
bcria yesterday in the bark Liberia. They were
forwarded by the American Colonization Society.
Three among the cabin passengers,
Of whom goes to the Boporo Mission in the interior.
Each single Immigrant receives ten acres OF land from the
Lihcrian Government, and the head OF family twenty
five acres.
The oil paintings exhibited in several So
called {. art dcpots Broadway fitted to make n
tayeIn-sign blush TO acknowledge them ~ kindred
dauls IL OF these places, auctioneer whose nt
mate acquaintance with art would make Ruskin grow
green with envy regularly dilaes To gaping crowd
the beauties o the spoiled Dlt Oi canvas WHICH happens
to be on the block.
The New-York Historical Society, last even
ing elected the following vcers President, Frederic
de Peyster Vice Presidents william Cullen Bryant and