New-York tribune., 1878-01-31
NEw-YORK CITY.

A slender wire OF gold, with medalllOn SET
in the ccntre is the latest novelty for bracelet
The annual meeting of the Metropolitan As
socaton OF Amateur Oarsmen will be held al the siure-
want House. Saturday evening.
The engineers in marking points for Che piers
of the Elevated Railroad on Trdave, have arrived at
the upper end of the avenue, in HARLEM
A life insurance society has recently been
formed among the public school teachers. when men,
dies the society gives the mex Of fin check Tor
$500.
Business is so light with grocer on Third
ave that he found time to count the number Of begsa
who entered nis Monday. There were only
uincty ty-seven.
Imported straw flowers Of every hue were
hawked about Broadway yesterday and met Win
ready 4ae. These flowers are preserved IN such man
ner to retain their natural tnts
At q meeting of German machinists, last
night action taken 10 open free employment ex-
change 10 procure work for the unempoyod members Of
tbp trade The Office will be at No. % 1ianon-st.
The meeting to be held in opposition to the
abolition the College OF the City OF Aew-fork ut wash
ingon Square, this evening H. 10 b. mass meeting OF
French residents-uOt o. the WOrkingmens section
The State Commissioners of Charities have
sent TO the Board Of Apporonment letter urging the
necessity for establishing lunatic asylum for the
insane OF this city II gives statistics SHOWING tna' e
present hospitals very much crowded.
The organized tax payers OF the vim and
KILN Wards have ,ermined petition the Board Of
Education that no teachers shall lie appointed who do
not reside in the city They also intend to Apply TO the
gas companies for reduction 0t tie present prices o
gas.
A petition asking Congress 10 sustain the
present tariff on nportcd clgas, circulated among
.ne Spanish and American cigar manufacturers ana III
porers Of yesterday aud received l27 sigma
lures. DELEGATION representing these Interests vii!
start for Wdshinl on to-day
The American Rifle Team of 1877 held
meeting yesterday. decide upon tho time ard place
shooting the next nterqaonal match After consd-
eabl. discussion u concluded that the mltct should
ra It be suot at Chicago but the question was lef oIen
for future consideration
The American Athletic Club. consisting of
young men, most Of whom arc members Of iht Young
Mems Christian Associaon. but whoas club are :nde-
pendent - tn oIGnization met M the College OF Pysl
cians and Surgeons last nght 70 complete the list o.
chatter members The club now numbers ninety ACTIVE
me; hers. In TIE spring grounds VIII DE secured.
The poultry show, at the New American
Museum, is now rearly completed Many Of the best
iauc rs Yards age represented. over 400 fowls are
c and nSoTly al" Lag are EirdS @ TGg ARye i6n 5tep
Wcstclr-icr County \. Y, VIII supcrin'eGd tn alai-
Professor Loereni appea.- VIII hs performing BIRDS.
At the twelfth annual meeting ol the Home
for Fallen and Fueudl,ss Girls, ye,tcfd'y report.
were r.ad sLowiu; the institution 10 be IN prosperous
condition During the past year 2l2 young girls have
been ADMITTED Th, following officers wee elected
President A. Z. Wcmotc; secIetar' ana treasurer
otrpn,n Gutter; physican C. T. Tucker ha'lo"' MIS-
The Union Ferry Company erectel gates IN
the ferry-hou.es to keep passengers from jumping after
the boats Between and o'clock tn the Afternoon the
boats are very much crowded. ani many passengers
WAT on inc b.luee o ,I" 'upy sp n V .o Tn,s nr1
la. already resulted in numerous naIro" escapes
from accident.
At the annual election of the Telephone
Company o. Ncy-york. yesterday. 81 the company's
Office in th3 Tribune Baiidag the following trustees
were elected for year: Cnas \. CheeVer, ". '.
Roosevelt: G.. q. Hubbard, Charles ". Marsh :. T.
Browne, and Nm. X Applebdugh. The company, With
few DAYS. has established District Telephone Com
pauy ~ Ncw-IlaVcn.
At the meeting Of the Dock Commissioners,
,cs crday communication received from the New
York Central aud udtson River Railroad Company, ask
Ing that the west side Of Pier 30 g. East River be built
ot on nr with tho L. sttho end OF the pier Ihe mat
Ter wa lad the tab" Permission was granted TO me
No,.i ohor staten Island FERRY Company transfer
ihc lease c' Pier No 1. East River, 70 John IL starn
The Scottsh-American Rifle Club enjoyed
their first annual dinu"r 80. 20 East Ninthst last
evening. Several speeches appropiat" to the occasion
w, rr mad, The following oticer were elected; Pres
ii',Hth J"SP. nnS,, UrI ,f U,rSri, ID r.
NanuciL y. Lindsay VIC CLARK JoAh bootH anu ~
Ncluur-.
Probably the smallest vessel that ever
sailed mo seas over" WAS the .iny boat New-Bcdo.d
Of one and hundrldths tons, which. with
Captain Grape skipper aud Mrs. Crdpo rs frs mate
COOK cabin boy and all The rest OF the SAILED nom
N.N-Eedfora to Pcuzluce last summer. Captam CItpo
has published his "yarn," and - now eXhiDltlng hs
N"-sc and telling the story O his somewhat dariS \Oy-
a.c at ND Ga Broadway.
Townsend and Fargis, auctioneers in con-
ardt sold 10000 pieces Of worstcd coangs yesterday
for account OF Schcppers brothers manufacturers OF
Philadelphia. There large attendance Of buyers
'om all the principal ma,kcts, hut prices were unsats
.,ctary aud oulS u par; of the duplicates we're SOLD
Coton arp foul-ouuce goods brought 81 cents eight
ounce goods. - cents worsic"-"arp sAIuar'er daS-
onals. from Il 3'l2 To ~ 1-is
A preliminary meeting of amateur athletic
and boat clubs was held the Knckerbocker Cottage
last evening for The purpose OF organizing general
athletic association There present delegates from
twelve clubs. uclulng the Police Athletic cub.
committcc was appointed to draft constitution and
Amateur Atnlrtcs was adopted. Tho next meeting Will
take place on tAe irs, Wednesday " March
BROOKLYN.
The Brooklyn Park Commissioners have
lust completed report Of their work FOR 1871 which In
cudcs the construction ot the wiirk entrance - Pros
pcct Park the erection Of skang-hodsc and OF shell
ter Oh The picnic grounds.
Ex-Di,trct- Attorney Britton will furnish to
the Supervisors to-day opinion As To their power 10
furnish outdoor relief He holds. II is understood that
the Supervisors arc authorized relief those
recognized by law M objects OF public charity.
Snce the new Police Commissioners, Ward
and whitc, entered upon the dues of tlelr positions,
last November ten new have been appointed TO tho
police force. Out Of large number of applicants for
positions whrl vacancies occur the Conn si u@rs have
examined about forty during the past two weeks
William VI. Murray, u member of the 18th
Rcgimcu Who arrested last Monday for being drunk
and dsorlcrly at tho openin: ot the 1+th Regiment
ArIory has brought SUIT for $40 OOO0 for taSc nqris-
onmeut. against Colonel DAVID i. Austen. II the l3th
Regiment who, he claims caused his imprisonment.
+. G. Richardson was forcibly elected from
the Catherine rerrvbousc for oerinsa ticket wnich
had been detached from coupon slip. lie immediate
y Obtained from Justice Walsh warrants for the arrest
Of two of the employees Of the company. Ihe cases