New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-13
NETWORK CITY.

town wards.
Black dress silk is shown at Mays as low as 60
cents yard.
The raindrops that fall when the brightness is
gone are the tears Of the sky for the loss OF the
sun.
special sale of goods at reduced prices will he
held at EhrcRs to-day and every tuesday mere
after.
speciality in hosiery at Lord & TayloTs is in
the mottled hose with embroidered tops, made es-
pecally for this house.
The Bowerv is badly blocked up by elevated road
Announcements, material and debris, interfering
with the rapid-tTansit of pedestrians.
new material for trimming Summer costumes,
at Johnston's is the Oriental summer velvet IN ga
mass6 bTocade, which comes IN all the new colors'
An unknown man, thirty-fve, years, OF age,
probably a tramp was run over and killed on the
Hudson River Railroad at SiXty-elghth-st ana
Twelfth-avc.
Is there any such thing as any merchant beng eng
subjected to any fine for any amount Q! r ua{
goods boxes on any sidewalk Whom do the streets
belong TO, anyhow -
A daily paper on Coney Island is announced: Ihe
Nfirs to be edited by W. MOiiat, and 70 PRINT aii
hotel arrivals. unless IT Is found that the pIacoo
keeps visitors away.
Young memberof the Produce Exchange wore
a straw hat upon the floor yesterday, ana IN Two
minutes and half there wasn't enough lett ior
humming-birds nest
A cigar case at the Mcriden Company is so con.
structed that there are two compartments, eacn OF
which is locked with its own key. On the top Is Il
pretty oval match-holder.
The eemi-centennial Of the College of Pharmacy
Of this city will be celebrated by social reunion
Nav IL. Addresses will DO made by Professors
Chandler, Bedford, and by others.
There was once dipper PANIED Fulton they
Quilted he answered qucB-wItted, Good nd
dancer and skipped, did this Fulton.
now station on the East.Side branch of the
New-York Elevated Road Is building In East
Twenty-eighth.st, II is the first additional station
constructed since the line was opened.
Police Commissioner MacLeanl threatens to clean
the streets, and there IS some danger that ne may
attempt TO carry ont his fell purpose. Are the tra-
tions of this city to be wantonly tTampled under
foot
The New-York Nautical Schoolship st. Mary's will
leave the wharf at the foot OF East IwentythlId1-
st. to-day for her usual summer cruise. She sails
directly TO Lisbon, where she Will remain ABOUT ten
days
The Sheriff has prepared his answer to the charges
against him now before the Governor. lie Will
nTobablv appear In person on Wednesday, the day
set for the hearing. He makes general denial OF
the charges.
The sale of funding certificates at the Post Office
amounted TO $4,000 yesterday. The demand is as
active as ever, but the supply Is limited. Inc safe
did not begin until late in the morning, and 1t was
over by $50 p M
Police Commissioner MacLean personally called
the rolls of the Street Cleaning Bureau yesterday
morning, and afteTWaTd, in walking through the
Sixteenth Precinct, took the numbers OF several
officers whom he found with unbuttoned coats.
III is ungTateful for LcmUel Williams. cOlOre0, 70
90 away when he is becoming useful In consolidat-
ing the Democratic party OF the metropolis. If he
persists however perhaps old Mrs. Brown, his CUR
cOlored washerwoman, can be dragooned INTO the
service.
The annual parade and inspection Of the list
Regiment took place yesterday afternoon. The re-
view ground was In Ihirty-fourth-st., between
Fifth and Madison-ayes Colonel Richard Nose was
III command. and about 450 men were in line in
fatigue dress
The premises of the Bowery branch of the Y NJ.
c. A., at No 1874 Bowery. are closed for repairs,
which Will occupy about two weeks. The rooms
are to be painted and otherwise renovated, SO that
the religious services and other work may be car
ried on daily throughout the Summer.
In the BAPTIST Ministers Conference yesterday.
the clerk read brief letter Of resignation from the
Rev. DR.. Justin ID. Fulton. No reasons were given.
The Rev. X. <. Macarthur moved that the resi- gna-
tion be accepted, and the motion carried, about
one-third of the members voting in the affirmative.
The steamship Hadii, which arrived from Porto
Rico Sunday night, brought the mate steward
and two seamen of the schooner 5. j. Hull, from
New-YOrk for Arroyo, with cooperage lhe HUI
stranded on reef near the Virgin Islands, on April
% and the crew went to st. Thomas III small
boat from the wreck
The Rev Albert Van Deusen will be installed as
pastor of the First Union Presbyterian Church, at
Eighty-sixth-st. and LeXington-aye., this evening
The Rev. George ;. Chambers viii preach tho ser
mon, the Rev. Charles - Robinson will deliver the
charge 10 the people, and the Rev. o. c. Lesley the
charge TO tine pastor.
The first barrel of new crop wheat -four was re-
ceived at the Produce Exchange yesterday, from
Americas Ga. Ii will be sold tomorrow Just before
the closing of Change, for the benefit of the Epis
copal Church at Americas. The wheat was grown
in Summit County, on the plantation of Captain
John l.. Addertat. and was threshed on May =. the
day after cutting.
OF the total quantity Of grain and flour received
at Ncw-York, Baltimore, PHILADELPHIA and Boston
last week. this port received only $4,000 per cent,
and of grain only 3OG5lOO per cent From the LIST
OF January to the present time the receipts at Phil
adepha. Baltimore and Boston have been about
(
last year the receipts were about equal.
A new counterfeit 80 note on the National
Bank of Pawling, y. Y, has appeared. 1t is a re-
production of the old counterfeit Tamaqua plate
which has been altered to meet the requirements OF
the case. Sunday Thomas Roberts arrested for
attempting TO get one of the bills changed at "A Ii
duor saloon in Mott-st. He was held by United
States Commissioner Shields in 81 900 bail for ex-
animation
The Southern visitor to this city who at home
never deals in any change less than nickel, and
scomfuiy declines the / cents offered him by the
Centre Street conductor needs 10 be disciplined by
| stern souOw. Let him arrive AT Fulton Ferry once
cent, and he Will learn TO look with more charity
| upon that insignificant medium OF exchange and
! transportation.
| The reduction of the annual dues of the Mcrcan-
tile Library to 50 has been discussed FOR some time.
As this involves the amendment of the constitution
the question will come up the annual meeting this
evening, at CLINTON Hall at > O'Clock: 1t Is also
choosing the whole board OF officers each year, III
| stead If electnc, as now, Onc-third annually, TO
! hold Office for three years.
The NcW-YoTk Law Institute Yesterday elected
| Charles Tracy president; Samuel Blatchford first
vce-presideut Joseph Ii. Choate, second yce-presi-
dent Stephen T.. Nash, third vce-president; Cor
nelius Van SantyOOrd, treasurer; Joseph $. BOs-
worth, recording secretary Benjamin -. Sillman,
corresponding secretary; Aaron j. NanderpOel,
Librarian aud assistant treasurer.
The following officers of the American Dramatic
Fund Association were elected yesterday. pres-
dent, ). l.. NJ. Barlow secretary and treasurer.
w. b. Harrison trustees, r. b. Roosevelt, w. X.
| Brougham directors, john Gilbert w. Daydgc.
| j. s. Chaufrau W. j. Florence. III. Sherwood, G..
Becks, w K. Denhanl, I. l.. Rogers. T. j. ilurd j.
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