New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-20
NEW YORK CITY.

Among James McCrcery's novelties are some
handsome French plaids in new designs and colors.
A rumor from Paris hints that mothcr-of-
pearl will be used for the omamenlat!on OF evening
dresses
Pretty new bows for the throat have jabot
Of Breton lace side and loops OF Eaud-panted
| ribbon Oh the other.
Pcrcalcs in the handkerchief effects, so pop
ular last season, shown among Arnold, Constable
! & co.'s Spring IDipoItaIiOns.
The exhibition given by the SalmGgund
Sketch Clu3 al Kurlzs Art Gallery IN Twenty thirdst.
| viii continue until February q.
Mary d. Hooper, the woman who shot An
susu- Philips. Ooity GOoft" discharged ycstcr
day by Judge Don"huc on ha5cas corpus
Some of the handsomcst Persian silks ever
| imported ERE exhibited ~ Stcwarts. They are heavy
enough to stand alone, and sold for - per yard.
defective flue caused a fire early ycScr-
day morning IN the residence OF william Morgan, No.
West Ftv-thi.G-st. The damage is estimated N 500.
Statistics show that thc whole number Of
churches ana missions IN th~ city ia $50, furnishing
sittnr' tor $4,000 persons ~ the churches, 1876
/ IIotroidLt, Vitn sittihSs for 2I1,VoO
! woman was arrested yesterday, and it
was believed that the pawn tickets in her possession
! represented stolen property But before the officer
! could secure The tickets she swallowed them.
Commissioner Erhaldt ard Mayor Cooper
private consultation Tor several hours ycstcr-
! summoned before then ana 1!su patroimm No N9l.
\ business man paid for his lunch yesterday
with trade dollar, rcmarking that the Fefreshment
cost him nothing a. the coin taken over bia conn
ter Tor $40 cents, ana mat vas IN" amount ut his chang"
II was reported yesterday that the Grand
Jury Indicted Mrs Burger Francis Coscroye Tor
the malpractice which resulted IN the death OK Cora
eamm but the ohteIs oi the court refused TO confirm
/ thc report.
The Iong,horemcn Mt Piers Nos. and 10
I f- - Dgt.
OF steamers, struck yesterday a,rnoon, and the Police
Department has called upon TO prevent trouble
this morning.
The Dramatic Society of St. Johns College,
Fcrdham, VIII perform n dramafiz,tion OF "OIycr
Twist Tuesday evening. their theatre in tn
! with scenery, etc.
The Rev. DR.. Rcuhcn Nelson, senior mana
ger OF Methodi- Concern, been III
several weeks, said to be dying last night. At =
O'Clock tis morning his physicians declared that he
| could I've only lew hours.
The cabn-sOop yacht Linda was sold yes
terday 10y Thomas Manuuc yacht broker TO Nicc-Com
modore A. j. Bal, Of the jersey city Yacht Club She
Is twenty-nine and half measurement. and
rebui IN sd when she was me property Of John W.
stout Of the Brooklyn Yacht Cub.
William Carly, age eighteen, n confidential
clerk In the office OF L. j. Crossman Co., at No %
libertyst Monday appropriated Sl7J OF the money
of the lie arrested yesterday he about
TO take steamer 70 Charleston lie had purchased
whc"i ~ tnrtunc which he say ne intended 10 use at
I the Charleston races next week.
| James aud Michael Madigan, children ten
aud twelve Old sought the protection OF Inspector
! TAor4e Central Ohlce Tuesday night. They had
been put tho By their drunken father a la
bOrer, who beat them brutaly Their mother dead
and lie had set them entirely adrlft The Inspector
them into the charge OF MatrOn Webb.
John and Catherine Croughin, Of No. S27
Tcutbavc., arrested Yesterday for habltually
eecrng and abus ing their three Young children Officer
~ he for NJ
Children Investigated the case and found tho children
all boys, whose are six. four and two years, IN
suffering r"nd ron. lhey were without food or tile
CrUugn and his wife were committed TO the Island for
/ Two MONTHS
There was q sharp advance in the grain and
provision make tho Produce Exchange yesterday
claimed he due bull" vcInent the strength
OF reports that the Wast " ring were again specula
lators Wheat rose from J.. cent to cent a bushel;
-four, 10 cents barrel; and corn WAS stronger Pork
advanced from cents 10 10 cents barrel. bur de
clIG.d agan toward TIC close. Then IL quoted
, cents higher than Tuesdays price,
BRODkINN
Deaths in Brooklyn last week., 2l2; births,
, 2Os; marriages, 40.
Cullliam Schenck, who was chosen County
Treasurer last week, III the place of the ato samuel =
Powell, took the oath Of Office yesterday
William Blake, who was held by the CorO-
nel'- jury The murder of Patrick White, Fcbru
Rry admit Il to bail m =, 900 by the DlsTlct-tt
! tOruey yesterday,
William IT, Bacon, chief clerk in the Dis
trc,-Attoruey's Office, has been appointed cOmm-sary
the stan Of ColonCl Henry Mcyenhors, of the 18TH
b"''"'""' "''' " '
| MAX 'Teli'lu' anu hlS Nli'' vi W. I0f Al
lantIc-lye " no were supposed he sick with trch
nosis arc recovering The servant, henrietta Diem
Win ATE the ham which was believed TO contain tr-
cIintU, l. also Improving
! Ndpl'oiHc i'"N' was 'I""''" f'H''l""'
afternoon by persons interested to watch 4 nNc-miic