New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-YORK CITY.
| Frcnch-hceled boots for dancing must match
| tho dress.
Prncapples are displayed at the Broadway
! frlit-storcs.
! Bouquct-holdcrs OF Etruscan gold are seen at
! Stlrt's on Fifh-avc.
Miss Anna Dickinson lectures on Platform
AMI STAGE" at Chickcrng Hall tonight.
The Old Guard will give reception soon
n the Academy al Muse Tie arrangements will be COM
pete and elaborate.
Marshal Neil roses are seen in proluslon III
florists Window. hut tc lovely Jacqaemnot roses are
very rare a. present.
The Anti-Tammany caucus at John B.
Uasin's Office yesterday afternoon ended j" 40 definite
/ result aud adjourned to meet to-iighi.
Charles \. Sweet * Go. and George q
william Ealou Of Ncw-Nork aud Roslon. have bee"
awarded the loan of - 100000 bonds ofhe city Of Gin
ciluiti Ht SOB -.
General Franz Sigcl slipped on the lee and
hurt him-cG last Fllday evening" bnt nos seriously
enough % preycut ha from attending t. h1,h'ss. II
was reported at ii.si t.iat Ills ir. "aH broke"
TIL" silk tUrban popular for evening wear
De bought ready m1l" a H. o. Neiil & CO.'S. L.dr-
arc w,riu. .or the street uitban- made Of cloth or Xix
With bands ~ fur These arc finished Win gold tasirs
Jacob Spraig, ago fUy-cicht, of No. 1G7
Lrdow-s:. dropped lead of heart disease yesterday.
while clearing The rom The Sidewalk N trout Of
employed A. sc@.ou.
Captain de Ia Grange. Of the French EXplor-
ing Comil'ssicn Eao returned from South America With
q rarc collection ot animals. which he will tax" 10
France on TIE s'caw.lip AmeriGue. Wednesday n,Nt.
Capt1in dc "a Crane and several other members o hr
comnl.slon wen, to Canada Yesterday, and VIII return
on Monday next.
Assignments for the benefit Of creditors
iicd yesterday hy DoiuYique Durand 10 Ergcn"
MarnGchc; by Daniel Webster Arnold 70 william Il.
Swift with preference; b. Thomas ONcll Of No. II
Fourtayr., 10 H. Alien; bv I,idore Pial 10 I-idor"
Bnfch. Win preferences OF SEQ; and ny NJ SpIess 10
LouI- Weller, with preferences % Sl."2J.
The following officers and directors Of the
American Speaking reo.'houo Company were elected
yesterday: President, George Walker; yicc-rrgsdcIt
Noryln Green; directors George Walker Norvn Green
Tracy, Il. EI-on. Elisha Gray samuel T. White II
Banker. An,on Stager and George g. Prescott.
President Edison, of the Produce Exchange,
Yesterday appointed the following members Commit
Canals to have charge Of all legislation and ohc:
matters affecting canal Transportation both on the Tx
change and ut Albany: J.. j. " stark J.. Il. LivcmoTc,
v. A. Cole, Edwart lIucken Edward Annan, Theodore
j. Hustled t. l.. Williams. j. H. Taylor. ". NJ. Ondcr-
donk.
The officers of the oh Regiment held
special meeting at tho Armory in TwcnU-,Ixtn-
St. last evening 10 elect colonel to fiji the
vacancy caused by the death OF James r. Hitchcock.
The election was very Aotiy contested. Lieutenant
Col0nc :. oscar Ryder at length elected by one
a
Office with hank.
1t has been aSccItained that J. w. Hull ne
gotIatr five ~ Field & James's 100000 il9 per cent
bonds with John Nurroc * 60. lie owed Mr.. Murroc
$500 and the day he received the bonds he caodat
Munoc a COS and prc-cutcd five 0f bonds IN
payment OF Od dcht OF $500. A accommodation
NJ. Munroe gave Hull $1,000 in cash. retaining the
money owed hy iiu!. ON The following Monday these
bonds were cold e. the Irst National BanA.
bEOOhLIN.
tV Ui
al No rs Couna-s. yesterday, suddenly fell from her
chair dead
The total amount of revenue collections for
1875 reported nv C"ccor Trcrand wa@ S3 62I $40 GO
This ~ .50l - less than reported fo"
\ Number oi friends OF Alderman James G.
Powers. ~ tle TwcnH-d,jh Na.G. net at his house
Wednesday evening aud pIc. onci Elm i gold Jadgc
of office.
Fredcncl, Bishop, age folty->iX, of No. 378
South Fitt.-sr, attempted commit suicide last
! rs by jumping overheard from Roosevelt St.crt
ferry boat while yng IN the spat the foot ol Broad
Wy. lie WIS rescued.
The friends and relatives of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. ;dinand Wa,cr gathered al hcIr residence, No. 40
Adclphi-st "Wednesday evening celebrate the golden
Wedding of the couple. WHO received numerous c0ngrat-
ui:.iion. and valuable r;csrnfa.
Coroner Nolan yesterday held an inquest
upon The bedv oj Hcu Vober, Of Last Nc"-YOrk, VINO
coGintcd suicide "Wednesday Is cutting the arteries
with arizor, and rn lay down wla prayer
ooa by hs side. The testimony showed that MA mind
was partially deruscd. and verdict rendered to
! tha' Effect.
Justice Elliott yesterday dismissed the charge
Of assault and battery preferred against l. Wiuijcn, If
,h" fnn 81 WiuUcn& Harms, sus3r rrhurie iy JOHN
ScAcnns, " ho ALLEGED that IN {, tobr last ~. Nut
| iln rolled heavy En4>Icid Lin. crushing his
hr,a>i-honc, and .nh tH other injuries, winch al
| ltEc'! 49, Bee Iucu4Ibc c.
! Madame Anderson, the pedestrian, was the
recipient iast c'tn.n oi silver service which
presented by nuHprr ol .}rook IN cdl.i.s. The pre-
e,utatiJn took place thr IozaI Garru. " mere re-
fr ,hWcu- Wc., -.ttcj. District AttuintY Cduu made
J the prcscntIl:"1 'Vp.ch, and Madame Anderson Ic-
, rIoLd'i n "a -Iaerfui Mguhos
! William \. llanis Brooklyn journalist
lrtureG at gttnoin of Tie Law aud Ordcr LelsUo IN
tac Nddr Reformed Carrc,, last evening Ills topic
VAS Iae Great Eyii"; and the hact.cvrl sui .c; Of
/ luu,WItrur" WJ- discussed ~ ar entertaining WH'
| Thc i.clfr'r denounced social drlnIL, OF TIC
! most pt'iihc r"dS'e "i lhi"uperiu.c.
! The following directors Of the Brooklyn city
Earo.t were elected yesterday: S.! iaouc l.. Hustled,
Thomas Brock. fua;,r- e. H'ta Jfn' How, Abraham
T. GalH--. liyn.y g. Narphc, iAJm g. tiu-;,d, tn the
pa,, cyrus T. smith. deceased: .Icrciii.ii Gurus
J lHuuas SEy3u, Francis Par,~, G.pi-c y. (rrt.. C.u
wei It4idr. IN the pic" of J.. !. Robbins. G"""1scd
/ ami Al,Nander StnGWrl. thomas sullivan VII rc-