New-York tribune., 1879-12-24
NEW-YORK CITY.

lowing the decolletle corsage, to which 1t gives
added beauty.
Gentemcn's dress coats are slightly shorter than
they were last season. With this exception they
are not changed in stvle.
Robn's-eRr blue French linen handkcrchiefs,
covered with polka dots, are the latest style oil
handkerchefs for gentlemen
The North Shore Staten Island ferry company will
run special boat froV the city late on Christmas
night, and also on New Years night
The following Is n comparative statement or cases
OF contagious disease reporiedo the B0ardol heaith
for the two weeks ending December 20, 1879;
A number of shoemakers met yesterday 10 COM
pete their organzation the object of which Is to in
crease their wages, if necessary by general strike
At a meeting yesterday of the financial committee
for the Parnel reception. plan was drawn up ior
raising money for the relief of the distress IN Ire
land.
The directors N the Atlantic and Pacific Tee-
graph Company yesterday elected Albert r. Chand-
Ter president, IN place OF General Thos. l. Eckert,
resigned.
Tiny sleeves are seen on many of the new evening
dresses, in place of the almost Invisible straps that
did duty last season and troubled observers "A well
wearers with the constant fear that they might
give away.
The Board of Managers of the Produce Exchange,
at meeting yesterday. in view of the fact tnat The
official term OF State superintendent of Public
Works, H. $. w. Clark. was about to expire, passed
a resolution complimentng Mr. Clark's administra-
ton of canal affairs.
man named Martin Waters age twenty-one
Years, OF No. lDZ SccONu-St was Drought up AT
'rombs Monday before Justice Otterbourg on a
charge of having shot Stephen Jones, of Newark In
Baxcr-st. on Sunday. He was arrested by Detec-
tive DOlan. He was remanded to await further evil
dence.
The special committee appointed by the aritime
Association to revision of the pilotage laws
and to reduce port charges; met at No ll3 Pcarl-s
yesterday, aud instructed the subcommittee TO
employ W. w. GOodr1ch as counsel TO secure the
passage of proposed bill in the Legislature, or
Congress, # in their judgment they deem 1t best.
A.. -
Leonard-st. was re-arraigned before Justice Otter
bouTg yesterday, at the TOmbs Police Court on
charge Of shooting stephen Jones' of Newark, with
n pistol about . o'clock on Sunday morning. i'll
R,xtcr-st near WortIl-st He was committed for
trial in default of 81 ,5UO bail.
Secretary Sherman Yesterday visited the Custom
House and the Sub Treasury. At the former place
he remained an hour. and received in the Col
lectors room visits from the heads of departments.
Naval Officer Burt and Surveyor Graham were
among the visitors. The public business formed the
subject of conversation for short time. The Secre-
tarv was Mt the Sub-TTeasury only a short time.
Thedown-town cars on the Sixth Avenue Elevated
Road running about o'clock were so crowded
Monday morning that there was not rsom for the
conductors to stand on the platforms. 10 shut the
gates and they had to hold on by the hand-ralls
with their backs to the street. Yesterday morning
the company issued regulation that no person
should be allowed to ride on tAe platform, and that
no car should carry than scventy-six persons.
The seating capacity of each car is forty-eght per-
sons.
Nearly every steamer arriving from South Amer
lea brings a half-dozen more immigrants who
have been persuaded to leave their homes in Russia
and emgrae TO Brazil or Venezuela, upon the repre-
sentations of agents that lin those new countries
they would become rich in short time. Peter
Jacob, his wife and three children. and four other
adult immigrants IN wrctched condition, arrived
Yesterday on the steamer Graf Blsmark. They had
nearly starved in Brazil.
A complaint for assault was made Yesterday in the
Harlem Police Court by John Sullivan against
Giiicer Anthony J. Parett of the Eighty -eighth-st
station sullivan shot in the thigh by Parst on
ly conduct Ibut Justice Wandel discharged him. saw
ing there justification either for the shooting
for the = t%c srG Tut Of fSsa % gan
rendered himself and was held for examination.
Cerebro.
endlng lever fever insitis Measles theria pox
Fee. Fee Ill q l9i g ~
At the meeting of the Police Board yesterday.
honorable mention was awarded to Sergeant
Michael Tanning, of the Eighteenth Precinct for
his conduct in his recent struggle with two ruians
who shot and wounded him severely. and to
Ronndsman John Delaney, of the Thirteenth Pre-
cinct for rescuing child from drowning
r. w. Canter, lawyer, responded in the Supreme
Court Chambers, before Jnstice Van Worst, yester-
day to writ of habeas corpus sued out against him
by Richard sheat, lawyers clerk, who claims that
three wear old child, Blanche. Mr.. Sheat claimed
further that his WIFE with whom he has not lived
for some time, sold the little girl TO Mr.. Canter
This was denied by Mr. Canter who said that he did
not know the child OF where II was. The case will
be argued Saturday.
Yesterday there were larger export dealings in
wheat on the Produce Exchange than have oc-
Cured before in several weeks, less than 800 900
bushels of No. Spring being sold al all advance Of
from l2 to cent bushel over Mondays closing
prices Reports have been in circulation that the
railroads arc again cutting rates, but this they
depy claiming that the fluctuatiOn in freghts is
caused. by the absence of any established ocean
rates the steamship companies making conces-
slons in order to obtain business.
BROOKLYN
Thirty-two building permits were issued last
week
The public schools will be closed from to-day un-
til January ..
At the sale of pews in the Central Congregational
Church (the Rev. DIR. Scuddei's Monday morning
81 200 in premiums was received
William ID. V. Dvoe, one of the oldest residents Of
Greenpoint, died on Monday from brain fever at
his home in India-st. He was cighty-two years of
age.
Police Captain Joel Smith, of the Eighth Pre-
cinct yesterday requested the Commissioners to re-
tire him from active service upon half-pay. He has
been police captain for nearly twenty-nine years.
Hop Sing, a Chinsman. age forty. who keeps a
laundry at No. "a Middagh-st.. was taken to the
York Street Police Station at 10 p III. yesterday,
insane from the excessive use Of opium. At o'clock
be attempted to commit suicide by cutting his
throat.
complaints of blamy preferred by Martin Schmidt
and Amelia Schmidt. Martin alleges that in No
vember, 1877 Amelia, who is his wife, was married
10 August Walter, of No. 80 Maujer-st. When ar
rested Amelia declared that when she married Mar
tin he had a wife living in Germany. The Rev.
John Neander. II Presbyterian minister. testified
Ann Carpenter in November, 1877, but he could
not identity the prisoner Amelia as that woman.
JERSEY CITY.
William Brehen, an escaped lunatic from the
Hudson County Asylum at Snake Hill. was cap
tured yesterday while walking on the track of the