New-York tribune., 1878-04-03
NEW-YORK CITY.

| Over 500 persons have been granted per-
| mission to carry pistols.
Shoes made on the Spanish last are intended
| for ladies with high insteps.
Custom House Inspectors seized ZOO snug
| gled cigars from Havana, yesterday.
walking match between clerks in the
Health Department has been arranged
| Brocaded grenadines of two distinct colors
| are handsome materials for Summer dresses.
| Blood oranges, many of which are seediess,
| are the choicest additions to fruterers stocks.
| Sunday is the busiest day Of the week with
photographers. photographer In Eiehth-a'e 'ooA
| 476 pictures last Sunday.
| General Smith and Commissioner Nichols,
of the Board OF Police inspected the police force in the
upper precincts of the city yesterday
The Department of Docks has granted the
Health Board yerinisson erect reception hospital
for contagious diseases at the pier at Twcntyeghth'
and East Rivey
The Womens Christian Temperance Union.-
of Harlem took possession yesterday, OF Its new quar-
ters IN Harlem Temple, on Observation-Disclosures
fftl-st, near Lexingion-aye.
II. O'Neill g. Co.'s opening will take place
to-day. The firm has very extensive ana Varleu
of goods and the opening especially in suits ana
bonnets, is expected TO be very hne
Professional beggars occupy nearly every
corner on Broadway from the CITY Hall to Fourteenth
At On the approach Of police officer they quickly turn
down side street until he has passed.
The class of '7S of the New-York Homo
pathic College for Women will hold its Commencement
at seinway Hall tomorrow evening This class Is one
of the largest that has ever been graduated nom 'i'
college.
James Callahan, age sixteen, OF Pittsburg,
was arrested this city, yesterday, for stealing $40
from Hitchcock Co., grain dealers In Pittsburg' Few
weeks ago. He fled to this city, and at once began
riOtous course OF living
At n meeting of g0d-frame makers, last
evening steps were taken form organization for
the purpose of enforcing higher rats of wages From
Chicago a communication received announcing that
fnc god-frdme makers there engaged In strike
A letter was received yesterday, at the Con-
trollors office, containing the following: "Pease find
inclosed Sl25 conscience money 10 be returned to the
city" There signature OF any kind. The money
nclosed deposited III the CITY Treasury to the credit
Of the General Fund.
A Home News paragraph a few days
ago spoke of the establishment OF George c. Flint *
sons. As George C. Flint happens TO be bachelor this
correction Of his mistake OF lifetime needs now 10 bc
corrected more by stating that the proper firm
name Is George {. Fnnt Co.
President Cole, of the Produce Exchange,
received dispatch from Albany, yesterday, stating that
Superintendent Clark officially announces that the Erie
and Oswego Canals will he open for navigation on Aprii
I ard that the Canal Board mas adopted tue tosheet
OF 1877 the Of ISIS, with slight changes
The newly elected directors of the Second
Avenue Railroad chose the following officers yesterday
s. Mehrbach President; ThomasJ. McCahill, Nice-Prcs
dent and william ;. Thorn, Treasurer No action was
taken upon the proposition Ia reduce TIE iare On Inc
road, ana no changes viii probaOy be made aI Prcseu
The Williams Il GuiOn Steamship Line has
constructing on the Clyde steamship to run between
this port and Liverpool which VIII be the largest
steamer with the exception OF the Great Eastern In the
word. she Will be 800 feet III length, about 5000 tons
bugthen, aud is TO be named the AriLOna shc VIII DC
completed IN about year.
The Young Mems Christian Association re-
port for March: Attendance mt their rooms. 23,i00;
library, 3000 rcadng roOm l0,92Oi gymnasium, s.
3OO Issues in the library, 1000; papers sent to the
army and navy, 2I59 Attendance praycr-mec;ings
at the centra! rooms i.3sG at the various classes
4s62; at the Railway Branch. Grand Central Depot
1.1Il
The following Is a comparative statement
ot cases of contagious diseases reported for the
weeks ending March 80: