New-York tribune., 1879-12-06
NETWORK CITY.

plays. and the streets are thronged with shoppers
The steamship Etna. from Hayti. arrived at Guar
antine last night, thus allaying all fears oi hef
safety.
The American Bible Society issued si,i2s vel
umes in November. The receipts for the month
were $i3,5S7 62.
The steamship Belgenland, from Antwerp, landed
35i immigrants at Castle Garden yesterday ana
the City of Brussels, from Liverpool, 2v3.
DIR. Colyer has gone TO Chicago, to he present NJ
tie OF his son SSrch ama ,s IN Se Messiah, Viii
occupy the pulpit tomorrow.
Prune and plum colors and all tho darker shades
of purple are very fashionable colors tins WINTER.
An shades of purple are worn, in fact, from the
paest lilac 10 the deepest plum color.
The committee OF the State Board of Charities,
now INVESTIGATING the affairs oil une honsg Oh
larly the school departments and tea chers oi the
institution
Turquoise blue is the favorite shade of blue this
season. Navy blue has been worn so long that II Is
going ont of favor. The same may be said OF gar
net although i'll the deeper shades IT Is still very
much used.
The next lecture IN the Cooper Union Free Course
will he delivered this evening IN the great ball Dy
Professor William IL. Goodyear, Of this city, on on
Modern Architecture" illustrated with views Oh
buildings in New-York and elsewhere.
Baptist Church, viii be be given chiSkerns Hall
KlaniSif. George Wcrrcnrath and Henry Eyre
browne of Plymouth Church. Samuel Young and
Caryl Florio will take part.
q benefit at Niblos Garden next Wednesday alter
noon. The. Fire Commissioners and other city
ss cc@s ~i s1oo a,epe veseray Gifts were ' also re-
ceived from Congressman ). s. Cox and McCook.
The managers of the Produce Exchange, by virtue
of resolution have posted the amended Hour % anu
December 81. The amendments referred TO are
those which were made 10 conform TO the use OF the
GENITAL system, and were posted TO meet the legal re-
quirements.
The State Board of Charities received yesterday
request from the Commissioners of Charities OF
IN this city regard the of paupers TO send
them the and dates of the special cases cited
by the New-York Board IN its complaint against
Massachusetts. Particulars of the cases will be
forwarded III few days
The agents of the Anchor Line of steamships re-
ceived a dispatch from London yesterday, stating
that the steamship Anglia which sailed from here
for Glasgow with freight only, on November -,
nn naI the low rocv Island of Plsdda in the Firth of
Clyde II was expected that the vessel would be
oalted off with little difficulty.
c. 4. walworth, teacher of phonography, pen
manship and bookkeeping in the College OF the
City OF New-lork, has sent communication TO The
Executive Committee and the Faculty of the col
lege IN answer to the parts of the communication OF
Commissioner Walker which objected TO the study
OF those branches III the commercial course IN the
answers TO the different points. Mr.. MMwoinn pre-
sents his arguments Tor those studies iully ana
clearly.
The ladies connected with the Business Mems
Society for the announcement of Moderation are
seeking the assistance of other ladies' of the city
i'm an auxiliary movement for the suppression of
intempcrance among men of their acquaintance
The Society has been asked to furnish to tnem two
forms of pledges to be signed by them. The first IS
" 10 have no Intoxicating beverages on New-lears
Day, and TO display the New, ear pledge on their
tables. The second is 10 drink nothing intoxicating
at lunch OF dinner at restaurants IN company with
gentlemen.
The New-York Master Stevedores Association has
completed revision of the scale of charges for
Loading and dschargine cargoes of vessels at this
port and owing 70 the recent strike OF the long
shoremen has advanced ITS rates about 20 per cent,
with the privilege of cutting in case OF outside
conpetitiOn. General European caTgOes, usually
discharged at 80 and loaded at 40 cents a ton, are
now to be charged respectively 40 and 80 cents a
ton. For handling OIL the charge Is TO be o2 cents
for each forty gallons instead OF prce per barrel
as the sizes of barrels vary IN their contents.
Douglas b. TAYLOR who, with Henry Giles, was
rested some days ago on charge of robbing two
of their friends, who had come to spend the even
ing with them at the Observation-Disclosures y-hfth
Street Station of the NewYork and Harlem Rail
road was honoraby discharged yesterday by Jus
tice Wandell in the Harlem Police Court. Evil
dence of Taylor's innocence was produced in Court
yesterday, but justice has been done him rather
late. he having already lost his position on the
road. Giles Is under 81 900 bail to stand his trial
Oh a charge of grand larceny.
The breadstuffs market unsettled yesterday,
with an active speculation in Winter wheat, espe-
clally in No 2 Red for January and February which
opened at y cent lower and closed at from TO LIZ
cents higher from the lowest point of the day.
Spring wheat was offered lower Flour was dull,
and the shipping movement light. Corn was y cent
higher with fairly active export demand and mod
and dull. Provisions were lower with strong
pressure 10 sell. With the large amount Of shipping
now in port, there Is very little inquiry Tor freight
room.
The schooner l.. & NJ Knowles which sailed
from Havana October with a cargo of sugar, ar
rived here yesterday. On November II, off Cape
Cauayeral, Fla, u severe hurricane was encOun-
tered lasting six hours, which the sails and rig
ging were blown away, and the vessel was caused
TO leak seriously that she put into Charleston on
November II for repairs, sailing again on Novem-
ber 20. The schooner Oregon, from iiOboken, with
coal for Fall River was run INTO on Thursday night
in the Sound by the schooner Mabel Rose. and was
cut down 10 the waters edge besides other damage.
She went to City Island for REPAIRS: The Mabel
Rose lost her foretopmast aud flying jib-boom.
Nearly all the leading firms engaged in the
butter trade in Newiork were represented
in the attendance AT meeting held at the
poSe Se''V of taxing sction.S the call said, Ito
suppress the fraudulent sale OF oeomargarlne,
and to raise funds to prosecute all Offenders vlo-
lating the statutes prohibiting the sale OF the same
without branding The OeOmargarlne trade was
denounced in the strongest terms. John y. smith,
James Kay ID. j.. Manton, J: ii: Seymour. 4. NJ.
Seaver. LOUIS DOdd and A. YanderbOget were ap-
pointed a committee TO raise $1,000 or more to be
cxpended in the criminal prosecution of all persons
found selling Oeomargarine III violation OF law.
The English papers state that the lnman Steam
ship Company has signed a contract with the Bar
row Shipbuilding Company to build gigantic
steel steamship the Atlantic service. IL Is to be
IN dimensions, speed and appointments the most
superb steamer in the world, not excepting the
SAHARA and the Parlsian now building Tor two
other transatlantic lines, which are to be OF about
300 tons burden, 500 feet i'll length, 90
feet IN beam, and fl feet in depth of hold
Agents of steamship companies in speaking of
these new and large ships, SAID yesterday that
tbere was a great need for larger vessels IN the
European passenger trade, but owing TO the Sandy
Hook bar and the increased draft of larger vessels
there had been some hesitaucy in supplying this
need.
Patrick Coffee age twenty-one of No. 319 East
Eighty III ith-st. about "a week ago was sent TO the
Island from the Harlem Police Court for SIX
months, for abusing his aged mother and crippled
father. The young mans aunt, Mrs. Mulhgan by