New-York tribune., 1878-02-02
NEW-YORK CITY.

! John kchOel Is the appropriate Eahe VI d
| Wessde ockhtter.
Silver and gilded goose quis are in demand
| for ornamentinL the hair.
| New tomatoes and tiny green cucumDers nave
! APPEARED in Broadway fruit stores.
Chenille embroidery Is seen upon black silk
costumes adds much to their beauty and expense
| Professor L. S. Morse, of Salem, Mass, Will
lecture in the Cooper Union free course this evening" on
| "Glimpses of Life in Japan"
| Henry Guthrie, age three years, fell into
tub OF hot at No. 81 City Iaplace' yesterday
| afternoon, and was fatally sealded.
| In East Broadway rusty tin sign makes
known the following remarkable accomplishments
Washing Ironing, and Going out to Days Work Done
| Here
The American Free Church has returned to
1t. original home Chapel of the University. Wash
ngtOnsquare, as the new meeting pace WAS iouuu " oe
| too far up town.
| A BROOKLYN coal-dealer offers, as an induce
ment tor trade the privilege OF ordering coal from the
yards three miles away, through telephone In
| his Fulton-st office.
| The Fire Commissioners, yesterday, appointed
committee test the aerial fire ladders belonging to
the department, and recommend any needed improve
| ment I'm construction materials. The COMMISSIONERS
think it will be cessary them on account OF the
| increasing number OF high buildings.
The Young Mems Christian Association re-
cords Januaryan attendance at the rooms of2l7I0
|
800. The prayer.meetngs in the rooms had an an at
tendance OF about 1000; 2,69l papers were maled 10
the soldiers and sailors IN the United States service.
| A strong opponent Of the Excise law having
yielded his hold friendly lamppost at Spruce and
Nassaast was removed from his snow-bed by police
man. last night When asked where he lived In maudlin
| tones he said: I'm all right. | am waiting for the
tram" and pointing 10 The Tribune Building he added
exutngly, there's the Grand central Depot lie
| slept at the OAK Street Station
The hquor-dealers are working hard to push
| forward The Excise Bill. They have engaged several
prominent lawyers, who have been at Albany Tor the
past week On Tuesday all the members OF the Agita
ton Committee will go to Albany TO exert their influence
over the members Of the Assembly. the bin will be
brought before the House on Weincsday; Aiterwarn
they say they VIII sue the CITY OF NcW-hOfh IOr the
money stolen by owen Murphy.
The building at No. 1Gl Ffth-ave., belong
ing to the estate Of the late william A. Bndd, was
entered and robbed Tuesday. As the house has been in
the hrnds Of agents for some tme the mao In charge
unsu, pccngy took the thieves all through H. aud hav-
ing occasion to leave for few minutes, the theft
was probably then pcrpetratel. Some OF the articles OF
jcwelry taken heirlooms Of considerable value
Ihc thieves have been cauIh and committed Tor tHa
II has been reported that Corporation COun
whitney and Allan Campbell. Commissioner OF Public
Works members OF The Ciiy record Commission, are
trying 10 reduce the salary list OF that Office. ard to
abolish the position of Supervisor made vacant by the
appointment Of Mr.. Morrison Excise Commissioners.
Commissioner Campbell said yesterday that II Was tn
desire OF every member of the commission To reduce the
expenses. lut tcys have not tie power to abolish tine
Office of supervisor.
Several hundred people paused on Broadway,
opposite the Equitable Building, yesterday afternoon.
10 watch the removal OF the st eagle. surnountng the
GarstlR which was nearly blown OF by the storm on
Thurtday. sailor named Mack hOs,ed 10 the top
Of tine pole $50 feet from the street hy OF the ag
ropes. and three hours of hard work succeeded IN
lowering the eagle He seemed to work with the greatest
composurc. although toe wind caused the tall pole To
sway Violently from side 10 side.
BROOKLYN.
Four groccrs charged with selling oeomar-
carnc butter, held by Justice Walsh yesterday,
N 500 bali each. for trial
Justice Walsh has fined William King, of
No G97 Bcrgen-st and Catherine DuiJ, OF No % Ber
gcnst 50 each, for selling kerosene OIL without hay
secured licenses.
Postmaster McLccr has consolidated the
office 81 superintendent of Carriers with that Of super
mcndcnt of Carriers Delivery and dismissed Nicholas
" Wilson. the former superintendent OF Carriers.
Mary \. Spencer, age ninety, and her
daughter, Della age n'tyour. found at No. G2i
Flushing ave, Thursday, without nrc and with moth
Ing TO eat. The daughter sick in bed They were
provided for by the police.
Edwin s. Adams, for many years the prin-
cipa Public School No. II, died Thursday at hs
residence. No 10 Qnncy-st iio was sxytwo years OF
Adclphi-st, was closed yesterday.
over Il hundred mechanics and laborers were
discharged from the Navy Yard yesterday because there
was 40 work them. They mostly shipwrights
aud have been employed by the Bureau of Construction
during the last three months III repairing and Hitting Tor
service the steam sloop Alaska.
Sarah Sands, q cOlOrcd woman went Thurs |
dag 10 obtain relief from one Of the Charity Comm,
sioners. leaving her two children a her home, at Utica
aud Unonst. on her return she found her little
boy age eighteen monhs burned to death his ciohng
having cHugHt iro from the stove
Four extra clerks, employed in the Tax |
ONCE during the busy season. have been discharged
Collector Tanner has also removed John Brady, return
clerk been In the Office for fifteen years; J. ~
Mills, assistant bookkoeper and John scrymser, book
Keeper j. Thomas bill clerk, has been promoted 10 the
position or bO0kkeeper, at salary Oi TI,JoV
JERSEY CITY.
The body of an unknown man was found |
Yesterday morning the endcrson-st crossing the
Erie Railway. lie was evidently laDOrcr.
Ii is reported, though the rumor is not au-
thcucacd that the seat or Mr. Butler, III the Board OF
Aldermen viii DC contested IN the courts ana If the de-
cIsi0n should be against him. the effort Will be made
mya!dac the election of Messrs. Mullins and Ester
brook, members. Of the Board of Finance. 1t is also
said that MI E,tcroOks seat VIII be contested the
ground that has not lived three years III the city,
required by law
NEWARK.
William, alias Buck" Albert was sentenced |
ycsteraytO two III the state Prison for an afro
clOus assault upon u woman.
William Deyuc, Il policeman in the Third |
Precinct, was arrested for being drunk and fined |
yesterday 80 by Justice Pcoubct. His captain Will pre-
Ter charges against him.
In IHc tu>t OI tHc Stttn 1ncll lOI |
rot in Gutenberg, the jury after being all night
yesterday found two of ihcn, john Moore and james
Shields, guilty aud the others not guilty.
1t il thought that the amount Of the dcfal |
of f. G. Knapp the real estate agent. is from
$1,000 to 5000. lie collected rents that he never paid
over aud forged bills for repairs to houses that were
never done
Frederick TaGchc, sixteen years of age, a |
of the antor of spruce street Public School was ar
rested last evening On charge OF attempted rape upon
the person of Jane kaz, girl nine years Of age, ot
Lewis and West Kinney SITS. The offence committed
on ihursday afternoon. Taschc admitted to bail