New-York tribune., 1879-05-20
NETWORK CITY.

Thousands 20 to Coney Island, but nobody
bathes.
Thursday will he the Feast of the Ascension and
will be appropriately celebrated Ill the GpsooP"i
and Roman Catholic churches
The library of the Eucleian Literary Society CON
tans about $500 volumes, and many Valuable
works are soon to be purchased.
II is said that the Spanish residents of New-iorE
have secured site IN the upper part OF INC CITY an
are about TO erect a club house.
The year-old triplets of an uptown young physi-
clan are the pride of their fathers heart anu thc
despair of all his brothers in the profession.
Handsome berry sets consist of howl, sugar dish
and cream pitcher. These sets are IN beautliul de
signs at the Meridin Britannia establishments
One moro pedestrian tourney" is done, stretch
ing along through the middle oil NAY npp9uS ddo cC
a red cent who has won. foIderoi uluule uo 1oiu'
rOl day!
Improvements are rapidly nearing completion at
Tompkius-sduare, and soon the people living III
that densely crowded district will have at least one
breathing spot
The ,Iongsboremen are making trouble. They are
giving policemen in several precincts double.duty'
and causing good deal of perSplratl0n ana lIrla-
tiOn with n big, big ID.
Three Enropean steamships which arrived yester-
day landed 1,SG2 immigrants at Castle Garqfil.
The City of Berlin brought 1,OSO, the Kepuohc
7O6, and the Mas 7G.
"Who was the first man'' asked Sunday, school
teacher of her prodigy. AdamW And VINO was
the first woman y lie hesitated but moment anu
then shouted "MadamW
The steamship GallIa which arrived from Liver
pool Yesterday. ran aground at the mouth OF Ged-
ney's Channel, while coming up the bay. She was
noated at the next high tide.
'Pinafore" is still impressive. Ralph Rackstraw
hats and Dick Deadeye spectacles are already In the
market, and doubtless Little Buttercup and
Saucers will be for sale at the crocKery stores
Information has been received by the agents OF
the schooner Hattie NJ. HOwes, from MlragQane Tor
New-YOrk. that the vessel is delayed at baracoa
with the mate dead and others OF the crew sick with
fever.
James McCreerv senior member of the firm OF
James McCreery & Co., Will go to Europe tO-lnor-
row to complete arrangements TO meet the INCREASING
demands of his customers for the latest Parislan
novelties.
Perhaps the reason why nobody seems TO take
any interest IN suggestions to render executions
more humane, is that nobody in particular expects
thereby to smooth his own pathway to the tomb,
as il were.
On the West-Side roads mosquitoes already ply
their sanguinary Investigations TO the consternalon
of passe ngers who reflect that this Is only May.
However they evidently came from Philadelphia
and may return home.
Edward Mansberg, age forty-two, while suffering
from a I'll yesterday morning, fell from the fourth
story window of No. 337 East Flfty-tourth-st. ana
received fracture of the skull, from which he died
within twenty minutes.
The season of fans is come, and from their Winter
retirement appear coolers of all sizes. shapes and
colOrs The amount of wind they will create In this
city this Summer would watt three-mastcd
schooner around the world.
The barrel of new -four sold for the benefit Of the
Episcopal Church at Americus. Ga, at the Produce
Exchange last week, has been sent TO the Stock
Exchange by Lang & Robinson, the purchasers,
where it will be sold again Tomorrow
Sanitary Inspector Tracy of the Board of Health,
inspected the Produce Exchange yesterday, on the
application of the members on the lower tioor who
desire new building, and found that several i'm
provements are necessary Ill drainage, etc.
Christian Cordez, of No. 04 Seventh-ave., was
arraigned in jefferson Market Police Court yester
day morning, charged with beating his wife
Adelne, who lies in critical condition at Roosevelt
Hospital. He was committed to await the result OF
her injuries.
Welcome news to travellers. Following the re-
duction Of fares on the Second and Third Avenue
Railways and the Broadway stages, comes the an
nOuncenent that hereafter the fare on the cars
from Vesey-st. through Church-st. to South Ferry
Will be three instead of five cents.
The latest pedestro-maniacs are coored women.
nine of whom are treading down the sawdust in
six days match. The industrious proclaimer OF the
merits of the show, who tries to induce spectators
10 enter, declares that such a trial never was seen
before and never Will be seen again.
During the week ending May II there were at
the Cooper Union Library 800 visitors, and 3 1S4
books were consulted; at the Astor Library there
we're OO7 visitora and 2 676 books were used ut
the Mercantile Library where no record OF visitors
is kept, there were gwen out 2,SS0 books.
Workmen are engaged at the stations of the New
York Elevated Railroad extending the platforms so
that they will be long enough for four cars AS
the management to add another car to each train
drawn by the 16-tOn engines now running on their
road.
The Baptist ministers at their conference yester-
day decided that after the Summer vacation they
would hold their meetings IN the rooms of the Bap-
fist Publication Society No. 8 Murray-st Professor
w. T. Knapp read paper on the Attempts of the
Spaniards to Translate the Bible into their Ian
guage."
The Manhattan Beach Railway will be opened
with a limited number of trains both from Bay
~ ID -
will be made, but not as frequently as later in the
season. part of the hotel will be opened at the
same time. There Will be no music until about
June 10.
The following additional contributions in aid of
the Seaside Santarium for destitute sick children
have been received: Jas. McGee, S25 Enrich &
Co., SO; Miss J. II. SweetseT, $40; Sarah Hage-
man, SO; through Henry Bergh, Mr. and Mrs. Seth
Robert Begg, Mrs. y. E. Baylis, $50.
There was no change in the 'ongshoremen's strike
yesterday. and there were 10 signs OF yielding
either by the companies or the strikers. The Bolivia
and Asatia, of the Anchor Line, which were adver-
tsed TO sail on saturday were DELAYED by the strike,
but will probably sail to-day The other lines do
not seem 10 suffer any Inconvenience now.
The four per cent Syndicate, composed of the
First National Bank aud It's associates sold on Sat
urday T1OOOO,OOO fodr per cent bonds making
SAC, ,O0O. 600 for the week and 800, 1000 900 since
May /. This leaves only S3O,OOO0OO of the bonds
available out of the subscription of S121 900 900
with 5000 ZOO, 900 called bonds not yet converted.
The Edison Telephone COmany of Europe, Limit
ed filed articles of incorporation Yesterday, the
incorpOrators being Thomas A. Edison. Robert l..
Cutting. Robert l.. Cutting, IT,, $. S. White and
James III. Banker, who are also trustees for the
frst year. The company is to continue twenty
years. the capital being 100000 divided into
900 shares, the par value being 800 each.
The bicycle feverwill probably break again in ma
hgnant form. thousand miles in six days is
the record recently made IN England, and 1t Is a
good way for man to run with any sort of
gear And now we shall have female bicycists, col
ored bcyclists and so through the list, ami am
bitous lads will back up 20 their pas, and entreat
in wheedling tones to have wheels put 10 them.
If is enough 10 excite the Joy of the sternest be-
holder 10 see poorly clad women and hungry-lOOk-
ing children standing in the queue at the Post Of
fee for hours to buy the precious $40
per cent bonds and then scud aud hand them over