New-York tribune., 1879-05-10
NEW-YORK CITY.

| NEw-YORK CITY.
Ieorv Of the rubicund pseudonym still seems TO
be about seven laps ahead r.oe
A now and pretty design for lace pm at lii
any's is a sheaf of wheat in dead gold.
Tho daotb of Mary Brown, found drowned on the
Jersey shore is ascertaned 10 have been accidental
They keep piing new handicaps upon Parole. How
fast Will he run when he is compelled 10 carry
toni
Ono tbo citizens of New'York states his occupa
ton as " bank-farmer" Perhaps h business is
raising checks.
The Brooklyn rufiians at Erie seem to have
thought it cunning TO register themselves from
Beechertown."
A handsome ornament for the hair at Kirkpat-
rck's is i'm the shape of draGon-fy, thckly stud
ded with diamonds and with brilliant ruby eyes.
judging from the testimony of his friends and and
comrades, Red LeaTy possessed all the cardinal
virtues in excess and did works of supererogation
al hope ! shall meet you in Heaven says Tai
mage, in generous phrase. :" / hope / shall meet
Van Dyke even-but not the first two OF three
daysp
Sarah Hawlev. a cOlored woman seventy-one
years old. is missing, not having been seen by
friends since she took the Ncw-Liayen tram
April q.
viii the two prize-fghters be arrested and pun;
ished on their return for training for light here
or will It be decided that the law was not made
to be cnfOrcedf
The St. Johns Guild has purchased six acres of the
beach at Cedar Grove, Staten Island, for the pur-
pose of erecting Sanltarum, similar to the one at
ROckaway Beach.
An airrette at Theodore e. Starrs in the shape of
rose with sprays of lilies-of-the-vaey, defined by
diamonds, be worn as an ornament ior the halr
and also as a DrO0cn
Dainty new designs are received at the Meriden9
| COmpany's every few days. \ card receiver Oh
uniGue design is supported by butterflies and but
| tertes perch on the handle.
Mr. Talmage can afford TO have some of the Pres,
bytery lifsthe eyebrow and eXcaim Fie y for 10
are not his sermons telegaphed all the, way to
| The Cincinnati Enquirer, two columns and half
every Sunday
Policeman LalIy was rebuked yesterday by JUS
tice Wandell, OF the TOmbs Court, for repeatedly
aTTestiug his step-daughter 1Or Gaining MN
names' lie will have TO select some other method
of domestic discipline.
In the case of Charles Thomas, age nine, Of No.
~ Stanton-st., killed by SNOWFALL on January
%, the CoroneI's jury find that the SNOWFALL was
flung by Dennis Mccarthy, OF No II StantOn-St.,
Who Is held for the action of the Grand Jury.
Only 500. 600 in funding certificates were sold at
the post office yesterday, this being all received
from Washington. Postmaster James has decided
to discontinue the sale OF the certihtates at the
branch Offices until he can obtain larger supply.
An unusually large number Of immigrants was
landed at Castle Garden during the past week, the
total being ,SsG-79 more than the total arrivals
during January and February. Yesterday ], jig
immigrants were landed, $50 by the Cliy OF Brus-
sells, from Liverpool, and 446 by the Donau' from
Bremen.
Captain Byrnes and Detective Dorsey yesterday
afternoon returned from Philadelphia with John %
DobbS, the bank burglar. inc same hanaGuliS tHat
morning of the robbery were taken to Phliade-
pha, and served to secure tine robbert TO the detec
tives. DObbs was locked up Iii the Mercer Street
Police Station.
The colored wanderer, Williams, who was so GER
tain that the $50 bill found by his washerw woman
was not his, but had been planted" by some
body, has at last reCanted far as TO fling out
legal hook and line and drag that bill in. The |
great Judge" Otterbourg thinks he lWilliams) is |
an idiot for exhibiting such acqulsltyeness, and |
will very likely arrest the poor sealaring black
amoor for contempt of court
At the Civil Service examination at the Custom |
Uouse Yesterday twenty-nine candidates presented
themselves Three of the contestants retired early |
George William Curtis the only visitor. AnOth-
er examination Will be held to-day TO ill the yacan-
cy caused by the resignation OF Charles Backie. |
The weighership recently held by hm has attached |
to II a salary of 81, 800 year. There are only few
applicants for the position, the competition being |
open only to persons now IN me service whose |
salaries are at least $1,000. The results of the !
examinations held last week have not been an |
nOunced
The strike of the 'lOngshoremen still continues |
The White Star Steamship Baltic; the Canada of !
the National Line the Devonla of the Anchor |
Line the State of California of the state Line; and |
noon Tie Queen. of the National Line, tor Liver |
pool and the Australia, of the Anchor Line, for |
London which were to have sailed to-day, will not |
be able to get away before tomorrow. The Savan-
nah Line has yielded to the demand of the strikers
for the old rates OF wages; 1t was Ininored thai
the strikers would violence to prevent new men
from being employed, and extra measures Of precau
tion were taken by thepOlice.
BROOKLYN.
The 10Th Regiment had its annual review yester-
day afternoon at Fort Greene Park.
Under the auspices of the Association Of Christian
Workers services Will be held at Leterts Park on
each sunday afternoon during the Summer. Seats
have been provided for 5000 persons. The Rev. j.
HYATT Smith will preach tomorrow.
As the ferry-boat Commodore Perry. Of the Grand
Street Line, was entering its slip at the foot Of
Broadway at q. III. yesterday, Eliza Miller, who !
had been released from Biackwels Island two days
before, jumped overheard. She was rescued with
difficulty.
In the City Court yesterday, before Judge Neil
SON Jesse johnson finished his address to the jury
in summing up tue defence Of the indicted officials
of the Department OF City Works. The case was
then adjourned until Monday, when Ira Shafer, |
senior counsel for the defence, viii sum up.
BY the explosion under thirty pounds Of steam Of
a heater kettle for bleaching jute, with which VIII
IAN Wheeler experimenting in the foundry at
Adams and WateT-Sts., yesterday, William Burke
was severely, if not fatally scalded. He taken
~ the City Hospital. Mr.. Wheeler and another man
were slightly injured.
A conference was held yesterday between Colonel
PAYNE assistant engineer of tho Brooklyn Bridge aud
Mr. Hill advising engineer to Controller StrinmetZ,
resucctinP such notifications the specifications
As Will allow crucibie steel manufacturers To put
IN bids for the contracts for material to be used in
the suspenders OF the bridge.
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