New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-13
NETWORK CITY.

the coming season.
The majority of imported dresses are short
for the street No lady's wardrobe Is now complete
without q short wakingdress.
The new picture-frames are Of smooth, pol
ished wood, without any carving or tracing.
Over one hundred vessels are anchored IN
the Lower Bay waiting for the weathertO clear that they
may go to sea.
The deep Russian lace collars and cuffs are
still worn Some OF them deep enough to reach the
| bottom OF the waist.
Nearly all the new cOlors this season take
their precious stones. For instance there Is
garnet ruby, topaz emerald, sapphire, amethyst ETC.
The cTaDk-pin of an engine on the Metro
politan Elevated Railway broke yesterday near the
station, causing delay OF half an
| hour TO other trains.
! The body of an unknown man, about twenty
years Of age and feet inches in height was found
in the East River at the foot of Twentynnth-s, at
O'Clock yesterday morning.
The captain of the ship Helios, which was
sunk during fog Friday night last on the Banks OF
Newfoundland. by the steamship Utopia, has applied for
a marine protest against the Utopia
Three hundred and ifty-fve immigrants
landed at Castle Garden yesterday, 200 coming from
| Bremen on the steamship Leipsic. and 155 from
Antwerp the steamship Switzerland.
Matthew ORourke, keeping a liquOr-stOre at
No 724 secOnd-ave, before Justice Bixby. at the
| Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday morning,
| charged with abandoning his wife and child
| A slight fire occurred in the basement Of
st. Ignatius Church, West Fortieth-st, at $3.50
yesterday The quickly the spot and It
was extngushed The floor and halls were slightly
damaged by water.
The Hon. Henry Ruggles, of Connecticut,
formerly United states Consul at Barcelona, and re-
Gently appointed Consul at Malta, will sail 10 the
Britannia, OF the White star Line, tomorrow Tor LIVER
pool. lie will be accompanied by his wife and daughter.
The steamship Leipsic arrived from Bremen
Will
comprising 200 persons, from the Woga district in
Southern Russia. OF these five families were Roman
Catholics and the rest Mennonites Vi the eighty-t"o
adult males, eighty are farmers
| The Dock Commissioners have referred the
charges Of the Pilot Commissioners against the dump
ing Of several scowoads Of dredgngs Fort Wads-
worth by the Union Dredging Company to the a =,
| law and the penalties incurred therein.
I'm the case of Joseph Gum, of No. $50
West Forty-sl1h-st who died at Bellevue Hospital on
August 25 alleged have been cruelty treated.
the testimony taken failed TO show any cause for such
! death. Such was the verdict OF the jury.
! On Wednesday afternoon, James Tracey was
caught in the act Of rnug the TIL in the cgarstore Of
John strohkamp, Rt No. 1913 First-aye. When Stroll
kamp went In pursuit Of the thief he knocked down
by two acting In concert with Tracey. Yesterday;
$500 bail.
Bernard Hasson was driving an ash-cart
last night through Firsaye. Turning the corner Of
| Twenty-hrstst. the cart Edward ODonohue,
age three whose parents reside at No $40 Firsaye.
The chid crushed under the heavy wheels aud IN
stantly killed. policeman arrested the driver who
was held await the result Of tho COroners inquest
A number of boys were playing last night
around a derrick drum used about the at Brook
and westchesteraves. Michael scherer, fourteen.
Of siKthst and Courtland-aye.
dew out Of his hand with great force and struck him
| on the head. The boy was INSTANTLY killed.
| Thomas McGrath, the piano swindler, was
again before Justice BiIby, at the Jefferson Market Po-
lice Court. yesterday morning, but his counsel waived
further examination and he committed to prison on
two charges OF grand larceny in default OF $1,000 bail
each. and on two charges OF misdemeanor under the
| statute in default Of $500 each.
| The petition which was circulated on the
Produce Exchange on Wednesday, requesting that An
derson Fowler, who was indefinitely suspended from
the privileges of member on Friday last for fighting
be reustated or receive the same punishment as VII
liam g. shaw has called forth contemplation, which
| was freely circulated yesterday for signatures
A pedestrian contest between O'Leary, the
champion and Hughes has been arranged to take place
at Glmore's Garden. for the Ashley belt, won by
o'Leary last May in London and stake Of $500 side
! both contestants will be required 10 stop walking at
1890 p October o. One track for each competitor
! will be built
Nellie Byrne, Mary Z. Arthur and Thomas
Cousins have been accused OF fraudulenty obtaining
pension money Miss Arthur the daughter OF soldier,
after the death of mother thought herself entitled
20 the pension ~ per month aud In order TO obtain
IL persuaded Mrs Nellie Byrne. her aunt, TO personae
her mother her identity was sstaoLshegr oy tne
confessed their crime on Thursday and threw them
| selves on the mercy OF the Court
A colored man was arrested on Broadway
near Twentysecondst yesterday and taken before JUS
tice Bixby at the Jefferson Market Police Court He
had been marching mp and down the street, bearing
tattered with pacard having the inscription
0raIc nbpalla
| use" He was charged with creating breach OF the
peace c. NJ Seymour. Of Chicago, appeared for his de-
fence ana Informed tho Justice that lie had purchased
the umbrella about six weeks from the Johnston's
for rstclass article; that the silk had broken out in
q few days. and that the merchants from whom he had
purchased mad declined TO give him any satisfaction;
he therefore employed the prisoner to exhibit II on
the peace Justice Bxby said he could not hold tho
prisoner there did not seem to have been violation
| OF the law.
BROOKLYN.
Mayor Howell returned yesterday from n
three weeks vacation, which he spent in the Adiron
dacks.
Nine hundred and forty-six new patients
were treated Long Island College Hospital during
August, and $50 prescriptions were prepared.
The body of a drowned man was found
yesterday afternoon at the foot OF COnoyerst He
fortyAye years OF age, feet inches In height with
light hair, smooth face, and black coat
The Rev ARTHUR T. Parsons, of DanielsOnville,
Conn., married Wednesday night, at St. Georges
Protestant Episcopal Chapel I'm Greene-aye, to Miss
| Eta Peck daughter OF X. W. Peck OF Brooklyn.
Charles Mcdonald and William Whaley, the
two boys who were arrested in Philadelphia Tuesday
for stealing $50 from John HotE, Of South First-st,
we're sent House OF Refuge for year. by
tce Elliott, yesterday.
Detective Brennan, of the Washington
Street Police. yesterday arrested william Brennan. age
twentyseven for selling policy slips OF No. 81 Atlantic
ave. Slips and books found in the place and
| brought TO the police station.
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