New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
NETWORK CITY.

now in favor.
Professor A. Geke. of Edinburgh, arrived in this
city yesterday By the Circassa' and Is now at inc
| Windsor Hotel.
Lace mtts and gloves arc almost universally
worn at present, and may be bought III great
| variety of coIors.
Ladies with artistic taste and talent are turning
their talent to account by painting silk or satin to
| be used a a costume for the evening season.
MAYOR Cooper Yesterday instructed the police 70
arrest any steamboat runners or persons soliciting
| passengers who cannot show license from the
! city.
Trnidue costumes are made for little girls Of the
| gay bandanna Daids Sometimes the entire dress is
made of bandanna haudacrchcfs, aud a softenng
effect is given with plcatings OF lace.
Japanese fans covered with silk or satin and
painted BY hand are among the fans this
son. Ladies industTiOusly inclined take the cheap
japanese fan and cover and paint it to suit their
| tastes.
! THE TRIBI-NF has received q check for $50 from
G.. G. W., Jr." to aid in sending poor children TO
! the seaside IL will be divided between the Sea-
! side Sanitarlum and the Sick Mission, Childrens
! Aid Society.
Pretty bathing costumes are made with kilt
! skirt quite long. with a deep, square jacket worn
over it, This jacket is sometimes cut square neck,
| with short sleeves but is oftener high and close
! about the throat, and with long sleeves confined
! about the wrist.
! White bunting costumes are greatly in favor this
season, especially at the seaNhore, on account OF
their resisting the damp sea ar, and still remaining
soft and graceful. Black velvet is a favori:e trim
ming for these snlts, and peatlngs of Breton lace
! are also much used.
The United States Local Inspectors of Steam YES
sells have suspended the license of Francis JaycoN,
master of the steamboat City of Chester for thirty
/ DAYS. The City of Chester and barge in tow of
/ the tug Martha Stevens were IN collision in the
| North River some time ago. and the inspectors find
that the collision was due to Jayc0Xs reckcssness
and carelessness.
! The funeral services of the late Major Leland
| were held yesterday morning at the Church of the
| Transformation, in Iwenty-nuth-St The church
was filled with relatives and friends OF the dead
| man among whom were George and Warren Lee
! land. The Rev. DR.. Houghtou, and the Rev MesSrs.
Mcmillan and h. o. Flagg read the Protestant Epis-
! copal burial service, after which the body was
| taken to Greenwood Cemetery.
! Colonel John +. Mines who had been missing
/ from the Aston House for three weeks, was found
| Yesterday by his friend, Excise Commissioner l..
| Ilaide of Utica, who had been searching for him
m this city for several days Mr. Hcdcll telcgraphed
/ the news to the MavoT of Utica and To Colonel
| Miness wife. lie said that Colonel Mines had been
ill., but was in the care OF an experienced physician.
| and hoped to return home in a few days.
Ellen VI. Malloy, who charged George Leland on
! Saturday with the theft of $50 worth of clothing,
| appeared Yesterday before Justice Duffy, in the
| YoTkyIlic Police Court, and accused the Justice of
Unfair treatment. She then turned upon the officers
and clerks Of the court and abused them. Justice
/ Duifv committed her for examination as 10 her
/ mental condition. Dr. Heath, of the court prison,
subsequently came into court aud said there was no
/ doubt the woman was not IN her right mind.
! The new Sanitary Company Of Police recently
I
/ Board of Health, was set at work by President
! Chandler yesterday. The company consists of two
| roundsmen and twenty-eight patrolmen. Each
! patrolman has a district assigned him, and he re-
! port 10 the roundsmen all violations Of the SAM
! tary Code which he notices IN his rounds through
his district The sanitary policemen will be called
on whenever arrests are TO be made Tor violations
! of the Sanitary Code, aud they Will also perform
the duties of sanitary Inspectors. They will spend
most of their time IN pdrolIlng the tenemcnt-LOuse
/ districts.
BROOKLYN
During the past week, 1881 persons bathed, free
! of expense IN the public baths in Brooklyn.
! One hundred men are at work ralaying the net
work of tracks OF the CIV Railroad Company, near
the foot of Fuitou-st. Travel is somewhat impedcd,
as the number OF cars starting from this point is
very large.
+ Ro,sitcr. of No 222 North Eigth-st.. fell down
flight Of stairs az his house early yesterday morn
/ ing while intoxicated and received fracture of
the skull lie was removed to ST. GATHERINGS Hos
! piu where 1t Is thought that his injuries will
! prove fatal.
| The Commissioners Of City Works yesterday re-
moved from his position as assistant clerk IN the
| Burrau of Construction cN-AldcmIu George II.
! Sterling, of the Second Ward. His salary WAS
81 200 He is an Independent Democrat The
vacancy was not filed.
The Suahians of Brooklyn began their annual
VOksiest at the Myrtle Avenue Park yesterday.
! The festival VII be continued for three days. y
number Of vocal and musical organizations particl
patcd i'm the festivities. In the forenoon there
procession from the headquarters IN Meserole-st.,
aud III the evening fireworks were displayed
Work was begun yesterday in driving piles for
supportug foundations for the BROOKLYN Elevated
Railway, in Natcr-st., between Fulton Ferry and
Nain-St. Of the granite blocks used for fouuda-
tionS IL have arrived. Meu busy putting them
in place in Grand-ayc, and 600 excavations are
ready The ron Tor the superstructurc Is expected
by September /.
Nicholas Mcvncrs, under confinement in the Ray
mond Street jail, awaiting trial for shooting and
killing Patrick McDcrmOtt IN front OF the house
No. 81 Hudson-avc., III which they lived is suffer
ing severely from the lack of the stlmuauts to
which he had been accustomed before lie
arrested lie has been confined about six weeks,
and of late Ina, been under treatment az tho hands
of Dr. Shepard, the County Physician who has en-
dcayOTcd TO build up his system without giving
him any liquor. The Sheriff furnishes at his own
expense the food prescribed by the doctor. aud
Meyncrs is permitted 10 walk for exercise III the
corridor, properly guarded.
JERSEY CITY.
FN-Poicemau George Schng is under arrest for
as,autug his wife. lie is supposed 10 be insane. 4
few weeks ago lac drew his revolver aud attempted
to Kill her
Charles lluck aud Thomas JAY of No. 138 Ninth
ST.. south Boston, who had run away from home,
picked mp BY the Jersey City Police last night
liuck Is nine years of age, aud Jay IS eleven.
Mrs Catherine johnson, of No. 900 Orancc-st.,
attempted 10 Kill herself sunday morning by cut
ting her throat with an Old knife, while insane.
Tie wound was dressed by a physician. but the
woman made several attempts TO pull It open again.
Yesterday she was taken TO the County Asylum.
Daniel Donovan and Hugh McCullcn, the two
| traups who were arrested on sunday in the room
they hdu punt uuurI luluOtI pie NtIc Htlu YES
| terlav 10 await an examination. Officer Bowe yes
terday, at > a. M, arrested Benton y. Phillips,
| other member Of the gang, aud ne was also held.
\ box containing $50, aud some gold jewels valued
a 500 has been missing from the residence of John
t. Romano, No. 20 Nl.ke-st., for three days. Yes
trrday he bad ms servant, Cathaune Doyle arrested
/ on suspicion of having stolen tAc box and It's con-
! tents. Judge DAVIS held her to await an eXamna-
| ton.
The Police Commissioners met last night. Will
lam A. Buchyce was made q SCI gcant to MI the va
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