New-York tribune., 1879-09-15
NTW-YORK CITY.


the waist line scarcely more than an inch wide on
each side.
Anew trimming material is tsn-colored velvet
with irregular spots OF dark brown III IT, ahd Is ai-
propuateiy named tiger NelVet.
French felt hats have already appeared, although
il will I've long time before they VIII be III USE
They have the brims finished with iur.
Full waists are again seen in the latest costumes
One of the prettiest is the O,d-iashOncd fan waist
which is fulled on the shoulder and at the belt
The Rev, T.. c. Swoetser preached lis farewell
sermon at Beecker Street Univorsnlist Church yes
tcrday lie to take charge OF church III fhlia-
dclpha.
Solon Chase. of Maine, has been invited by Peter
Cooper to present his grceAbacG theories at Cooper
Institute next Wednesday evening, aud has accepted
the invitation.
Brown will he one of the favorite coors this
Winter aud viii be seen in a great variety of
shades One of the newest Is called " acJou'" anu
Is mahogany color.
The new ulsters are handsomer In shape than
those of last wear, and are fnisned WIN ho1i'
which, when unsrapped aud pulled up ever the
head, forms a cap. vigor and all complete.
The funeral of the Rev. John + Betker VIC had
took place yesterday at he Rev. d.. Crosby's
church. at Fourth-ave. aud Iwenty-second-st
Tammauy Hall is wasting no time. On Saturday
arg % m cns wn. ftrrS Lee Wns placed on thc
balcony OF ihe socicty's building III FOurtoent-st
The employees OF L. Strobcl d Sons chair manu-
factory mt Nos 53 and % Elzsbeth-st. on SatuT-
which refused, and the men are now on strke.
The trains on the Metropolitan Elevated Railway
will begin regular trips 10 One-hundred,and-thirty-
ffth-st. to-day. Hereafter during the busy hours
Of the day trains viii CONSIST Ol three CARS lstcau
Of four.
United States Commissioner Osborn on Saturday
held Thomas Mccarthy. Edward Hyan, Denis
Hickey aud Thomas McGee each in $1,000 bail 10
await The action of the Grand Jury on charge Of
attempting to pass counterfeit trade dollars.
IL fight among the tenants. at No. 90 King-st.
Yesterday nj noon, Michael ReaTdon. age thirty
Two, was struck on the head with shovel and hs
scalp severely gashed, ard Hannah Donovan was
cut on the hand. Both Were sent 10 81. |incents
Hospital by the police.
the United States Circuit Court before Judge
Blatchford, on Saturday, and argued II motion for
an injunction in suit for infringement of patent
in which She Is the plaintiff Tins l. tue ilrst ime
that woman has Appeared as counsel IN the ed
eUl Courts III tins city.
yacht race Will be sailed over the Long Island
Yacht Club course, from lhirty-scventh-st. brook
iyn. on tuesday, September % Tor sweepstakes
and her prizes IL is open 10 all yachts CLASSIFIED
as folOwsi First class, ih and muiusa'l, twenty
two feet and under; second class eat .rggCd, eight
cen feet and under. Many entries have already
been made
Contrary to expectation, Ira D. sankey was pres
cnt al the Gospel Temperance meeting at Cooper
Institute last evening. and his singing added
greatly To the interest OF the occasion. Inc cAeI-
clsos we're closed with prayer ~ George Mclar
lane, melc chant of scotland. ana ono ol the com,
mt. e, of welcome when Moody and Sankey visited
that country.
Park Commissioners Wonman and Conovcr have
replied 40 mayor CoOpcIs Geuanu loI iacts ON which
the charge made by each COMMISSIONS against Is
60 leagues are based. Commissioner W Nennans let
ter could not be Obtained. Commissioner ConoVor
sad he knew nothing about the matter except
what the minute book would show. lie also reior-
Ied tie Mayor TO Mr.. Nenman.
The wages of train-rnen employed on the elevated
railroads have been reduced about 20 per cent. The
reduction takes effect from to-day Al The same time
the wages have been made uniform lOl like service on
the Eastern and Western di visions. Iraln-mea viii
receive - and gatcmen 81 80 a day. No change
has been made III the pay of the engineers.
James Duffy and Thomas Morton were on Friday
released from State Prison. having served their
terms Oh "A sentence of four years for burglary. out
side Of the gates Of the Auburn Prison Detectives
Field aud OConnor Teariesied them on "a bench
warrant on the charge oi having broken into tie
dwelling OF LOUIS A. Jackson ana having stolen
ttcIcfrOm about 5000 worth of siiycrWale. They
were brought to tins city and committed TO the
Iomhs.
| The rccepts at the Custon-Honsc for the week
ending saturday, september l3. amounted 10
S3244 597 us. wiich j. the largest sum received
any one week sincc 1877 j he receipts Of the pre-
yloiIs week were 81, $3.50 81 making total for
| twcive days oi rG06G.521 90. Ia regular business
This record probably has not been beaten more than
| One. Tie number Of bills passed through the APP
| piascrs office last week was gIeatcr than during
| any other week since 1913, ana The goods with
| drawn from bond exceeded ~ amount the with
! drawals of any week since 1870.
| The Society for the Prevention Of Crime cOntem-
plates Indictment OF tho proprctoIs Of the news
| napeIs advertising lottery schemes 4 comparison
het wcen the ady vert ,scmcufs now and as tbev an
pcared week ago, shows material changc,sO as 10
cyadc the penalty Ot the law. HE law states that
the advertisement Of any lottery scheme or the pub
Icsilou Of Information where tickets can be pro-
cured is IA inlsdemcauOr. Bdi the advertiser ment of
the result Of lottery or OF the drawing of prize
hy particular person IL construed TO be news and
| not IN violation Oi the Law.
The breads;ufis market was less excited on the
Produce Exchange on Saturday than on the day be-
iore. yet there were evidences that Western specu-
| lators were irving 10 holster up the market. Con-
scryaivc members of the Exchange believe that the
risc il due the rlng OF Wall-s;. speoulaors who
are operating with Western men, aud that there
isnOthin. legitimate In the frequent fluctuations.
Iiansactiois IN wheat were LARGE while the de-
| mamd for ireghts was only steady. Spring wheat
met with the strongest advance of from to cents
! Il hushcl with an active trade for early delivery
WIrI,r wheat opened from to . cents higher, aud
reacted cent before the close.
BROOKLYN.
The new bridge over the Newtown Creek at
Metropolitan ave. Is now open To the public.
In August ,3ss patients were treated and ,GO7
PRESCRIPTIONS were prepared III the Eastern District
Hospital.
Thirty-four newly hedged lawyers were admitted
To the bar 10y the General Term OF the supreme
Court On saturday.
The first meeting Of the Board of Health since Dr.
OttcIsen became It's president was held on Satur-
/ Gay. OnlY routine business was transacted.
Di~ordcrly houses at No. 81 Bartlett-st. and 10.
~ Nasi-si. were broken up hy the police of the
| Thirteenth ana Sixth Precincts durlng Saturday
| night. len persons were arrested.
Officer Thomas Clifford, OF the Now-Lots Police.
| jumped of rhpid-iranslt tram before IT came 10 "a
| full stop al Easl New-lork Friday night lie MAS
| thrown down violently aud received severe inter
| nal injuries.
The Rev. James a. hpurgcon. younger brother
and assistant of the celebrated Baptist preacher of
| London, the kcv. Charles H. spurgeon, preached
| Yesterday morning i'll the Washington Avenue Bal-
| tIst Church.
MIs. Caro-. of No. 400 Iart-st.. on Friday engaged
Jane Homer, age twenty five. servant at an
| intelligence office on FOurth-st. The grl disau-
! pealed on saturday afternoon with PAIR of lace