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


Steel or brass buttons are seen on all dark
wOollen suits
Number Of deaths in Ncw-York in 1873,
1905: births. %, 5,729; marriages. 1920.
Grown braiis are again fashionable for the
hair and preferred py ladies' to the stiff finger puh
so long used.
Some of the pretteSt designs in Ncw-Year's
or birthday cards are seen at the Merden COmpanys
establishment.
A butter and cheese firm of this city after
several dnvs' labor has ascertaincd the amount Of
cheose now store in New York to he 396467 hox"s
The limb of tree in the Battery fell to
the ground Yesterday morning. striking John Mohitt
Of Morris and Crecnwicb-sts., and disIocating his
shoulder.
Striped silks or satins cut bias are the fa-
vorte trimmings for camel hair dresses. New cloih
suits trimmed simply with collar and cuffs OF black
beaver fur.
The police of the Seventeenth Precinct found
the dead body OF an infant in the hallway Of No. 52i
East Eieventh-t Yesterday. This is believed TO be a
casp Of infan'ici1e.
Marin NIiSslicr. a French grocer. died sud-
denly yesterday morning, at his store. No 13i Boecker-
at He y stout man. and his death is supposed to
have hfcu caus"d by arorlexY.
Joseph ]. Davenport, a conductor on the
New-York Elevated Railroad, fell from tn" platform ofa
the ,dcwolk at Cherry ond P"9r sts carly ye-ter-
dav moruing and received seriou' niu1os
Mayor Elv signed a resolution yesterday
passed nv the Board OF Aldermen. requesting he Board
of Police 70 nav hereafter sick pocemen one-han OF
their daily paw instead of on Guartrr ~ ~ present
The steamship CITY of Washington, of Alex
andres Line which sailed from her" Thursday last
for Havana. rcacNed there on Monday noon making III"
f:" n d"vs ~ hours. the quickest tim" on record
Mary More. young woman of respectablc
appearance. by profession covernc7s, has Brought
charges o. betrav under promise o. marriage AGAINST
- man calling him4clf Cameron Smith. Both persons
ver II TIE Police Court YESTERDAY 'nrronnded by many
friends. The examination was adJour"rd
Detectives Hubbard and Mccormack ar
rested Yesterday two weltnown hanco swinders. the
one known Henry Wost % jersey CITY, and th" oThor
as Charles Brown. ot No l72 West Twcnty-2ighth-st
They caught at No. - North M"or'-Nt.
The Rev Joseph Cook. in the Thursday lee
lure course AZ Association IIa tomorrow evening. will
deliver what many rcard as his greatest lecture Re
r, .,co aft.r Drpth" hr-ugo r.ulv t. Canon FaIrar
| ,nl Others. The prelude VIII be on Rcsnnntion
I'm accordance with instructions from Post
r-Cirncrl Key. Postmaster james has issued an
orfrr that ~ matter prepared by the tvp writer 'h
elrrtr'c prn the papvroCH"hic process. must Wc
drposfcd in the mails. IL. prepaid at letter rates.
David Stewart having been elected Alder
man Of The NIGh Ward, in Brooklyn, has r.ieucd h.'
position as >torct'epor in H." Custom House John
Emerson who vas removed under tho r"trcrc' noni
ori'r of Drrcmh'r1. was yesterday iclnsta'd ana ap
! pointed TO the vacancy.
The committee Of receivers certificate hold
crs Of the Nrw-YorT aud OsWcgo Midland Railroad yes
tcrday apuTov.d the plan ~ Reconstruction rs al
ready published in THE TERrNE The Committee Of
j. $, N0rto1re Bond holdar will meet 70 take action on
| thc p'an Tomorrow morning.
Stockholders of the National Trust Com
pauv owning s102 600 and renrcscnnc 10000 shares
! Of stock have si,neI call for meeting of all the
stockholders Janu Z nj 10 A. M to take action on
| 70 proposition to remove the company nom the courl'
| and 10 effect a reoTGanZa'l Il.
| The Board tof Managers Of the Produce EX-
| baa fed Jan members
vote on question of the investment in real estate of
much Of the surplus fnd as may be REQUIRED % TO pap pro
yd 'Or the future wants or the Exchange LILO sur
! plus funds amonnt 10 S442,213
Officer Hancs, patrollng his post in the
Niuctrenth Precinct last NIGHT, found in the hall ot NO.
326 Iadi-ou-avc. coored baby not over one day old
II was taken the C'ntral Oni"c, and ther"; While
feeding il with bottle. Matron WcDb discovered thdt IL
! Ii Il a tooth fully dey Hoped IN thc lower Jaw
Gospel Temperance meetings will be held
to-day At the rooms OF the Young Mems Christian AsS'
cilt on Fourth ave- and wentythirdst, az noon' $3.50
and : D. m Lunch will he served To those who have
hen reclaimed through the Influence Of the PARK The
tire temper: meetings. G. W SAWYER VIII he present
The following is a comparative statement OF
eases of contagious disease for the two weeks ending
| December %:
ending fever. fever. meningitis Measles theF,a
Bss Bss %I q g.. 2S % iissi . 81
During the legal proceedings between
Mc4,rs Flake and Harkus the Fhth Aycnu" The'tr"
viii remain under the direction OF MI ilrAnS aud the
busness will not be affected at all Mr.. Jefferson VIII
I'M his engagement ana afterwad sew RAJ n9ytiueS VIII
| be produced including revival Of " Midsummer
| NIrhf> Dream"
When the ferry-boat New-Iersey was on her
way 10 the Cortandt-.t. slip yesterday afternoon
! an unknown passenger Jumped overheard Before The
boat couid he stopped he sank and was drowned Only
n hat Ihat tloatcd on the water was pie ed up on th
| lining was the name of ~. !" tfOH, iuIsoh' - J.
| II G mt WAS of Duuap's manufacture.
Al the meeting of the Pilot Commissioners
vesteriay communication received from person
who proposcs a " perfected plan Tor disposing oi the
arIace ashes and street SwCepngs of this city. with
ont ermcu tho public health aud at less cost tome
city thau lie proposes a -y.trp OF Gtrntl" @ ..
| which the bulk VIII be- r'dHtth uletTo"tH7' "H"' J.
| Irf Will be sold for manure.
| Al Essex Market Police Court yesterday,
Washington T. Hall and Michael Murphy were required
70 furnish hail each in 81 900 on complaint OF jacob
u,tzel for having while recently acting ~ Inspectors
of Election in the Kiln Election District oI the ESh
Assembly District falsely testified 10 the number "f
yotcs cast District Aldermen III concert WIN 'orhe
| lus Foley and Ihon as Boahd ~
| Henry kiSSten, salOOn-keepcr. at No. l'S'2
| Chrrry-st was aTaigned On complaint OF hmEar''
sh,d his ,iser-n-law. for having obtained from heI
r,dc, pfomIse Of larrago l75Ol flames III H"lI@ei'
d ,vbit,er ne went to with her for the loss %
her m band AMI whom he abandonod aitcr orlns'nS 90
~ w.rY York on December 10. The accused man cOl-
| scented to marry the complainant
| The COr0ner's jury in the ease oi hail'eio
heccrpe the musician WHO was killed on Christmas
ry,. by falling from train on the New YORK Eie-
,ed P,ilroad n the Eighty fourth street -tsoh' reu-
der,d q verdict Of death by accident aud TecomMehueo
,hat some guard be placed around tIc station pIa,-
Ia - ~, ftclbIr. 10 prevent passengers IRON al
to,onfing 10 enter cars while III motion.
The Imperial Insurance Company OF Lon
d,u Of which r. u. Aiger l. resident manager eS'et
dow oo.ned s new offices at Nos. 81 and 30 PihAs 20
rho ,ibir. The building purchased from william
~ ,.kb,tn receiyer of the security Life and Annuity
,octatiop I'm March, for Sl25OO0. Two stories have
80 addrd the Offices have been reconstructed ihd
a. ieator and steam heaters have been Introduced AT