New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
NEW-YORK CITY.

Valcnciennes is no longer used for collar
| cites.
The old Normandy" shape is being worn
| for evening bonuets
The condition OF Thomas Lord last night
was reported o he slightly improved.
At fashionable wedding the other alter
noon. the bridesmaids wore white silk bounets
TIE TRIBrNE has received from p. c. w.,
30 cents Burcor' family, NJ No. llo For'vth-~f
James McCrccry is having special sale OF
darIassC silks in lovely evening shades, at reduced
pricea
A fire occurred yesterday in the Elevated
Railroad station Rector and Whtchasts.. damaging
1t 800.
Mrs Annie Dcv"reaux, age twenty-ciglt,
of No - Hnra'nst acc.i c.icntly toak an overdose ot
| mo"ria pills Yesterday and dcd.
The police ore looking for James Purtrll.
a fortv o. so SIA xth # who Yesterday kicked his
VIE So t'at shr g uGw IN . c-iticaI CONDITION.
! u. G. Robinson, son of Governor Robinson.
arrv,T ~ tho citv vcsrriay. and n'li consultation
Will N,cor Corncr, returning to Albany in the after
| noon.
| H. /. Powers. proprietor Of the Grand Cen
tr, Hotel has CIV II 200 coal for the of tn"
ciiv Mavor Coou"r tur1cd tho Gift over 10 the 'oimS
! sior'rs ~ CEar'tic7 Hnd C"ir"ciI"n.
| New dinner cards are in variety 0l forms.
orc very lret:v style is in the shape OF tiny dinner
,l,." Win Ll"an"sc decorations; ot'"rs 2rr n'a,w
i'C' 5G"'rr ia y,i'' w. c"y, I,,'' or '''' '''o'
| At thc hall of the Ncw-York Academy of
Mrlcnc No ~ Wns' Thirty -ff~tst., hs evening eX-
| President Or : =. Puruc ", deliver hi- vacdctory
cd irrss Dr Tor,fc" Barker VII then b. installed "a
! ur.s lru; far Tvs,
IIuch p. Welsh, are fifteen, and Daniel
OF ar. age sixteen lef their homes Glcnwoodav"..
YonI;cr- q week ago. aud have not been heard FROM
-i'ce The bov- had been r"adinF dime rov'- lately.
had made repeated threats TO 70 WcSt to '5o"t In
dI1us
Morris Wilkins sold at his auction-room III
Pinr- Yesterday SO 900 of T'mma,y per c"'t c'a-
non houls dated August /, 1867 md issncd for the
rurposo of der wing flc ofer"cti"G he rSt
Trm'ranv rill. Tho bonds brought ~ cents on
the doilnr
The United States Menhaden Oil and Guano
Compony held its sixth annual meeting at th" t"te1
States Hotel yc.t"roy Al the election Of oHc"rN r. L.
Fowler was chosen president y. r. Church. first yicr-
nrrsidcnt b. F. G 'up. sc.ond N''-pirs'e"t; IT, L'
Dudley, secretary and treasurer
The election of officers of the Society Of
Mechanics and Tradesmcn for 1879 was held Tuesday,
and resulted as toows: JOHN r. yoorlis, president
Alexander CAV, vi"e-presidcnt Jo!n Baata second
wee president; Jam s J. Burnet, treasurer; lh0ma'
Earle, secretary. ana Euoch Strat'on, collector.
joseph Cook, in his lecture at Association
Hal this evening will speak THE Iniidcl Mt'ck "n
prcpertv" HE prelude will be d" The Tufdol Aitack
on Pnbic Moral. ard the Abusos Of the United states
Mail IA hicr OF Corruption" II - likely that An
thonv Comsork and his work will receive some attention
Il. w. Cameron of No. % South William
st has been delegated full nv the Secretary "f
the Agricultural Society of New South Wales 70 act on
behalf of counsel Of that socry IN ~" United states
and Canada; in c,nnecon "ith me Ansraan inter
1879 ~" continuing for four months
Officer Chiardi of the Society for the Pre-
vcnton Cruelty to Children, found little bov named
Henry Weber begging in West Nnctccnth-st. TUESDAY
and arrested him. At the Jefferson Market Police Court
vesrdov the hoy was arraicnod He said he lived with
D. fapfN NO
years old. Justice Wandcl' DISCHARGED him.
Ellen DOYLE, of No. 3 Nandam-st., left n
pail OF standing in OF the halls OF the build
ing yesterday, and Henry " Nicholson who has apart
rcnts the house fell It, spllns il over the
n,or. Hot words rnsuc1 between Ellen and Mr.. NichoI-
son. and she followed him to his aparfmens u" shut
arrested for dsOrdcrlv conduct and fined SO
Francis McKcnna, now on trial before Judge
Cowne in the Court Of General Sessions. for the murder
Of william Wtsc, testified yesterday in his own hhaf
Ills testimony in substance that he had on the night
Of the arav pistol that hc had been prt vious!y "a
sailed bv the brothers. Isaac and William Wtse and was
against Isaac Wtsr which resulted In his conviction
The Court then adjourned.
At the thirty y-secOnd annual meeting of the
Atalanta Boat Club the following officers elected
President. George b. Daane. ir; first vIce-preSd"nt
Edward G. Ripley; second vice-preSident. II. G. Me
v,cEar: secretary, John r. Euss; treasurer Henry =
curou; financial sccrctary James ", Ed%ardS; can
H.
keeper. George NJ Young; Board Of Trustees: h Par
kcr JOHN King, CHARLES Deyoe, Seth H. Noyes ana A.
Il. Gross.
At 80 Nirth-avc, between Thirty-eighth
and Thiry.ninth-st-., is a woman-by name Nrs. Jane
Taylor-of fine ntelli :cncc. weeducatcd. and thor
oug1 musician She widow, with two little Children
and all are almost - starving condition she cannot
leave her children teach and would gladly take III
washing or dc sewing Any present relief in discarded
clothes money won be worthly bestowed. " more
couvrnent, they may be sent TO Mrs Fanny Barrow No.
30 Eas' Thirty hist who Wul convey lh'lh 10 MrS'
Taylor ,.,.,,,,,
Deaths in brooklyn last week, 243; births,
go; marriages. IL.
Several Deputy Revenue Collectors on Tues
day afternoon discovered illicit distilcry on the
Jamaica Plank road. John Hawkins, who was In
charge was arrested and 5000 gallons OF mash were
Inc stl and other apparatus, IN all valued
at - ,oo0 were +cz"d
No business was transacted yesterday in the
Supreme Court and IN" Court 81 oyer and Tera ncr.
Judges Pratt and Gilbert having gone 10 White Plains
10 attend tho funeral OF judge DyKman's daughter.
Jrdcc Pratt will render his decision to-day III reference
10 the demurrer 10 The indictment of VI ). D'Hy ana
Peter MGc. ui The Depart fncnt oi cry works.
Mardllandts brewery, at LldgcwOOd, caught
fire on sIa, - ard although situated outside the city
limits it, destruction prevented by members of the
BrooHlyu Frc 'p'rtment. On account OF thrir
services ~. Marqulndt sent check OF $500 to tue
re- to1ni >>ouc e., aud tins 'um Las Ju'i ncrn dN 'd
arno.g TIE members ot Truck No 1, and Engine Nos
-. l. ard -.
An inquest WAS held yesterday by Coroner
Smms upon the body Of Charles NicIaa, sailor on
board the White Rose. lying at Harbcck, Dock. who
WAS killed on Tuesday by falling from the yardarm to
the deck distance o: l4O feet Frederick Carlson,
sal or who the yardaIm ~ the time, stlhod
that Nclas Slipped and caught small rope about
thr OF CIOtheSliup. lie shouted for brlD, and
Carlson threw rope To him. but II too short to
reach mn. Niclas unable Ia retain his hold and
fr striking the light screen, and instantly
killed lie Russian, thirty years OF aud un
married.
The Rev. DR.. Storrs who is soon to deliver