New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-04
NETWORK CITY.

| ing evening dresses.
FIchus are worn with all costumes, and are in n
variety of shapes ana materials.
| Ladies in mourning edge their lace handkerchlefs
with black bread lace instead of white
Fur bordcrIngs will be much worn this Winter,
especially on the clotn suits that necessarily nave
| little other trimming.
Among the immigrants who arrived YESTERDAY on
| the steamship Spain was n number ot silk weaveTs
| and mechanics from the Bradford district, who were
recently Oh strike.
| improvements are In progress IN Washington
Square. New concrete pavement is being laid III all
the AXIS and the old rotten wooden blocks IN the
| road way have been replaced by stone.
The new ruffs are of lace plcated FULL with one
| half standing up around the throat and the other
| half falling down, exactly ike the Queen Elizabeth
ruffs. They worn very high around the throat.
The receipts of grain at this port yesterday az
| gregated 1270,O93 bushels, of which 00G, 900
| bushels arrived by canal. OF the total receipts
794 1897 bushels were OF wheat and pa $50 bushels
OF corn.
The amount of grain on the canals coming toward
! Underwater from Buffalo and OswegO on Saiur-
day was: Wheat, 2,5fOOO0 bushels corn,
| 1,10l,OOO bushels; barley, $4,000 bushels; rye,
| $4,000 bushels.
various stations III August last to receive contrIOu
tions for the Memphis sufferers by yellow fever
removed YESTERDAY. The total amount of money
| cciNcd IN these boxes Was 81 OBJ 50.
The sales of postage stamps in the Ncw-York
! Post Office for the month of Octobcr amounted 10
/ S2s2, 762 Il. and Of newspaper stamps, $50 $50.
Postmaster James said Yesterday that these figures
are without parallel III the history of the office.
The new iron steamship Chalmcttc, built by
Cramp a son for Morgaus Texas aud Ncw-York
line. and completed several days before the cApra-
ton of the contract, sailed yesterday with of
the largest cargOes OF freight which ever left this
port
The shaft of the Hudson River Tunnel Company
AT the foot of Flitccnh-st, Jersey City has been
sunk and at the depth of siXtl feet Il concrete
flooring now beng laid. IL l. expected that the
work OF driving the tunnel Will be begun next
| week.
In the session of the Police Board yesterday Com
missioner Macl.cau moved that Isaac q. Hunt super
nicndcnt OF Scows, he dismissed on the ground ot
the Rcpuhhcau C0mmls loncis. M. French insisting
upon mguirIng INTO the case for himself
The Manhattan Athletic Club vii have games on
lis grounds al Fny->iyth-st. and Eighth-avc., to-
dav There VIII be- q IlO-l ards run for those who
have never beaten 90 seconds "a I.OOO-yards ran,
handicap; a unc-miic rain, handicap; and "a tGr ol
War for teams OF two men each, 10 rou.ds and
under.
The Committee on Maritime Affairs Of the Pro-
nucc INt ...i1 gc n0lCS meeting al I'D "a. to-
moirow 90 dcvisc plan Tor the sci tcmcnt 1T all
cstIDus arising between merchant, AID shp-Oru-
cis, aad viii receive such suggc lions from ship
0Nn,Is ana shippers may be IJr Tie advantage oil
the trade.
Al Unknown man. about twenty-five years old.
wcl-irg>,rd IN daiH clothes. We, iouhd UHcon-
~,iOI- amt apparently seriously injured af Eighth
ave. aud Observation-Disclosures euif-lir.f-.t. sui
day. AID was sent to The Ninety ninth Street Hos
pllal. The oice believed that Dee mad fallen from
an elevated railroad car.
The Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children Sunday rec wed a dispatch from super
lutcnHcut jackson stating tiat padi"nc AMI seven
Italian boys had been detained an Castle GARDEN.
They had lcea brought from an Italian town near
Naples. ~ way OF llavfc, 10y john Ancorola who
said THAT be was taking the boys to the homes OF
relative. In Montreal.
Thomas Smith and Hugh Slcvn. of One -hundred-
and-hlty ccond-,t., broke iii The front door oi fhc
house of Martin Mctzkey. nervous old man, ON
sunday night, and fri shtcned him that ne jumped
on al the window. seriously nilrinI himself Ia
the Harlem Police Court yesterday they had 10 pay
- each for their practical joking.
Among the immigrants the steamship l,ivsia.
iron london on sunday. superintendent JacA-on,
of Castle Garden, discovered rddIOnr los the
name of Ancarola and seven ltalau boys. WAC
"tf. brought here iO the purpose OF begging. An
Garcia had hap which ne ielt al Castle Garden,
aud then disappeared. Two detectives have been
detailed 10 secure ms arrest.
The annual meeting of the shareholders of the
University of Ncw-loTa was hcid yesterday morn
ing the University buliflIug. he only business
WAS the election of seven members of the Council
To serve for Tour years. The following members
were elected: The Rev. Dr. VI. :. Hutton. William
K Martin, George II. Aoore. the Ecy. Dr. !. H.
Thompson. DIR. Is. Il. AycTigg, Lie Charcr and the
Rev. Or. l.. \. Washbarn.
The steamships arriving yesterday from Europe
all reported severe weather on The Banks OF New
t0uudiand. which detained them from twenty four
to iorty-cignt hours beyond Their schedule Time
The steamship ALBANIA, from Cardiff. October %
was thrown 81 TAR over Oh her side thal it was di-
cult 10 Keep her headed up 10 The gale, ana the seas
swept over the decks lore and at. carrying over
board everything movable, and doing slight dam
aye to the upper works.
The first of a series of dscour,es on the subject Of
Heaven aud He'll was delivered by the Kew e..
C. G0ss sunday night, It the Peoples Church, at
Eighti-avr. aud Iwentytti list. Inc speaker said
the present unbellef IN the existence of Hell
from ignorance or neglect to study the subject The
Bible mentioned the word Heaven 100 times aud
Hell 60 times. The inspired writers evidently be-
llcycd IN the existence OF bOth, Mir Go,s SAID that
he had no faitn tine doctrine Oi the maoria!Ity of
either place II would rather be the condition of
the soul.
The November Term Of the Court Of General Ses-
sons was begun Yesterday. although the pci jurors
were not required To nc In attendance. Judge Gil
deIsceVe presided IN Part l., III the absence of Re
cOrdcr llacKctt, and swore IN the Grand jury
Francis III. AmidOn vas nominated foreman. The
charge was OF the usual nature. After the jury had
retired. the Court was adjourned until thursday
morning. Judge Cowing presided IN Part H. but
only opened the Court formally. lie ordered
adjournment until Wednesday.
The exhibition of paintings and other works of
art at the LenOX Library, No. l.OOl Fltl-ave.,
opened To the public yesterday, and viii remain
open. free of charge, every weekday from III 10
o'clock until further notice. Munkicsy' picture,
" Blind Milton debating Paradise Lost to bis
Daughters" which was presented To- the library 10y
Robert lenOX Kennedy, has been placed IN the gal
lery. No person will he admitted without ticket:
Application for tickets should be made by postal
card to the superintendent, George IL. Moore, No.
l,OOl EIith-aNc.
I'm fine divorce suit Of Bernard Smith AMI wife
John W. Green IA witness for Smith, has made
nff iav.t charging that he was approached by james
Il,
sitlon that he and Blanchard should take Mrs.
Smith rowing, and that the BOAT should be upset
lie also stated that Blanchard mad offered him
coach to he used public vehicle IN con sidera-
ton of his not exposing blanchard for having
sworn falsely III the trIai. Blanchard was one of
The principal witnesses the Ry Oschwold muir
der Irial in 1877.
The congregation of the Church of the Holy Com.
uunor, at Iwenteth-st. aud Sixth-avc., held "A
meeting last week the Sunday -school room of the
church to nominate successor To their late pastor
the Rev Dr.. +. T.. Lawrence. Two hundred and
sixteen votes were cast, and Il was announced that
the Rev. Henry MOttet. Dr.. lawIcnccs assistant,
had been unanimously chosen. IL then remained to