New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-18
NEM-YORK CITY.

| The newest lace is the black Breton.
Worth's last dresses are shorter even than
| those now worn here.
Few persons were to be seen at the Man
haitian Bank Yesterday morning and the run consid-
| cred at an end
New dresses at Arnold g. Constable's are of
greuadine combined with satin, and trimmed with the
new black Breton lace.
The PENNSYLVANIA Coal Company circular
for April just issued shows an advance OF ABOUT Genus
n ton on each grade Of coal
The steamer Mosellc, which arrived from
Bremen yesterday contained cargo OF animals for F.
T. Barnum. among them being elephants, Glands and
tapr.
Henry Ward Beecher will deliver his new
lecture entitled "Why should the Chinese goP to-mor
row evening at the Thrty-fOurth Street Reformed
Church, between Eighth aud Ninth-aves.
A petitiOn was i'm circulation on the Produce
Exchange yesterday in opposition to new building ;
and another petition circulated asking for division
OF the surplus fund Neither petition received many
ST. natures.
Charles Dennison has been elected presi-
dent of the Groccrs' Bank in place of Samuel b. White
resigned Charles Dennison the father OF the new pres
ldent was the founder OF the bank and held It's pres
idency during his lifetime.
A representative of the Municipality of st.
Petersburg. whose card bears the name II NJ b.
Barry" was busy yesterday examining the apparatus
said that the ST. Petersburg authorities intend to engage
several NewYor fire officers TO Introduce the system III
the Ru 'san capital.
In announcing the embarrassment in bust
ness OF II. L. Oakley Co, of No. IS Pearl-st last
we H. THE TRIBUNE stated that 1t in part caused by
their indorslng for Oakley Place, OF Oswcgo. mem
Der Of the latter firm said Yesterday That this report was
untrue, and that Oakley Place hold III. b. oakley q
Co.'s paper To the amount OF Sl,2OO.
1t was officially stated yesterday that the
hast rail of the Chicago aud Alton Railroad extension
had been LAID the Kansas City end and that the new
route would be in readiness for regular trains by APRIL
The equipment Of the Chicago and Alton. it is stated,
viii be increased contracts having been made for seven
now locomotive engines 900 freight ten passen-
ger coaches and three Pullman se-pers
Maurice V. Freund has sued Mrs. Theresa
Percy Bell To- $4,000 for his services as her agent in
1876 and ST. and has secured an attachment against
her property, mainly diamonds Mrs. Bell at once gave
all nee led security release her diamonds. but her
counsel applied TO the Court for the vacation OF me
attachment on The ground that the claim was Wholly
without foIudaton Judge Lawrence, on motion OF
joseph stein directed mat the plaintiff give security
for $1,000 on tho attachment.
BROOKLYN.
sign OF Spring: Forty building permits
were issued I'm Brooklyn last week
During February fifty prisoners, whose SEN
fences did exceed six months cach were sent to the
Kings County Peniteniiary.
The Common Council refused yesterday, by
a vote OF II TO :, to adopt resolution approprlatng
$3.50 for the expenses OF the Committee on Legislation
IN going to Albany to advocate or oppose certain bills
pending before The Legislature.
Detective Short Yesterday arrested Edward
Burke of NO. s2s Pakaye., warrant charging hun
with being implicated IN robbing MIS- Amelia Holman
of No % Broadway. OF 81 500, which she had drawn
from a -avIns~ Dank, on y ptembcI 20, 1873
The Fulton Municipal Gas Company of the
City Brooklyn has been Incorporated. with capital
OF 81 500 900 directors James n. Smith, WILL
lam schwarzwaeldci, George IL. Roberts, F. F. Jones,
William Foster, T. H. Dickinson and Henry b Bennett
number of property-Owners IN the county
towns yesterday IN the County Treasurers office 10
express their opposition to the proposed annexation OF
the towns to the City of Brooklyn. committee was
appointed 10 visit Albany and oppose the bill having
that project in view.
j. +. Weeks, who was associated with Sam
ue Y Hines IN the hoax played Sunday night upon the
audience which gathered at Everett Hall to witness
marvellous spritualisic phenomena, arrested IN
Chatham. ST.. NeWY1rk, yesterday BOlh prisoners
pleaded not guilty before Justice Walsh, ana were held
for examination tomorrow.