New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-25
NEw-YORK CITY.

Crooks Amateur Band will play at Battery Park
this evening at o'clock.
Small bone, pearl and metal buttons greatly
used for garnlshng street costumes
The exquisite Pekin ribbons arc those preferred
for garnshing black grenadIne dresses.
One of the prettiest styles of costumes seen at
present is the short plain skirt with the bouffante
matinee as tins style of poonalse is called.
Rcmpt Folkert, a sailor, fell from q thTd-story
window of the lodging house No. II Jamesst, while
intoxicated yesterday morning. and was killed.
Organdie musns have returned to favor this
Summer and are almost invariably made with short
skirts, much trimmed, and the bouffante paner pol
Onalse.
gentleman. recently from Halifax, declares
that the young blOOds OF New-1Ork exact re-
productions OF the young bloods OF Halifax IN point
of dress.
Delegates Of the employees of the furniture manu-.
featuring industry held meeting last night, and
discussed plans and projects TO enforce the eight
hour system.
Tho English jockev-cap, with its stiff visor. is
taking the place OF the silk hat 30 long worn for
riding, and ladies have them made from the mate
rial OF their habit
Dark blue flannel suits are in great favor with
young ladies, they suitable either for seaside
or mountain wear they are madc very plain, with
long, draped oyersklrt.
The fng red silk net gloves are increasing in pop
ularty they have but one fault. and that is that
they are very pershable. making them much more
expensive IN the end than the best kid gloves.
While bathing in the East Riyor at Seyenty-fTst
st. YESTERDAY, Edward Callahan, age ffty-three,
was seized with cramps and was drowned. His body
was recovered and taken to his home at Seventy
sccOnd-st. and hvenue-A.
w. II. Cole, chief officer of the bark John Ruther-
ford which arrived from Marseilles Yesterday, was
severely injured IN the thigh by " chain stopper"
while letting 20 the anchor He was sent TO the
Seamen's Retreat, Staten Island
As Moore-st. ~ being repaved, the officers, mana
gers and members Of the Produce Exchange have
signed a petition to the Department of Public
Works asking that asphalt p22Tyement be lad ION on
business hours many of the members use the street
as High Change"
The flowcr-beds which beautify the space border
ing the Murray Hill Reservoir, for n distance of
two blocks on FIfth-aye. and one block on Forti-
eth-st and which are kent IN the highest state of
cultivation, never looked better than at the present
time. They excite the admiration of passers-by,
and with the vines that grow the reservoir walls
make very slightly thing of an otherwise unsishtly
object.
Business is fast encroachng on fashionable Fifth
ave. A private house between Ihirtieth and Ihir-
ty-iTst-sts. Is being changed into handsome store.
This is only two blocks from the private residences
of the Asors and three blocks from the A. l. Stew
art palace. Alterations are also being made in
house on the block below ThTtleth-st. with an eye
to commercial traffic. There Is not more than one
block on Fifth-ave., between Fourteenth and Ihlr-
tyrSt-ss.. that has not been invaded by business,
and retail colonies have also settled In the avenue
near Thirty-seventh-st. and Forty-sixth-st.
BROOKLYN.
The deaths in Brooklyn last week numbered 351.
sway Home-stD which is in Brooklyn, is one
that every citizen should traverse early in the
ing
Keeper shcvlin, of the Kings County Penitentiary,
at his own request had his salary reduced per
cent by the Board of Supervisors yesterday. The
reduction goes into effect August /.
In accordance with the request of Sheriff Riley,
the Board of Supervisors determined to continue at
the Jail the watchman who was appointed TO serve
until August /. until further orders.
Sheriff Riley was reticent yesterday as to his part
in he fail to BURGLARS. Porter
Irving at Passaic Wednesday morning. He de-
clared however. that the story of his having seen
them was untrue.
The Board of Supervisors yesterday decided by a
vote of ID to IL to award the contract for extra
plumbing in the new wing of the Kings county
Jail to the second lowest bidder. Hawkes. q Haw-
ley, the lowest bidders, asked leave to withdraw
their bid.
Samuel COIN was arrested yesterday by United
States Collector Phillips for selling tobacco IN
Court-st. in loose and fraudulent packages. Property
valued at $500 was found in his wagon and turned
to the United States Marshal. COIN was held
for the Grand jury
The funeral of the late David Williams, president
of the Fire Commissioners Of Brooklyn, took place
Yesterday afternoon at his late residence No. ,4S9
Pacfc-st. Many representatives of tue Board OF
Aldermen, the municipal departments ana the Fire
Department were in attendance.
The committee appointed to consider the charges
that the specifications of the contract for the build
ing of the County Jail had not been complied WITH
reported yesterday to the Board of Supervisors that
some of the charges Were well-founded, but made
no recommendations. The matter was held for
further consideration.
As Charles II. Wilson, age forty, the assistant
cashier OF the FIRST National Bank, at Broadway
and First-st. in the Eastern District, was passing
through Ffth-st. yesterday afternoon at g O'clock
hc suddenly fell dead. His home was No. lS6 south
Nnth-st., whittier the body was taken. Heart
disease supposed to be the cause
JERSEY CITY.
The Health Inspector of Jersey City has served
notice on the owners OF the houses in Canal-st,
compelling them TO remove the drains running into
the canal.
The National Association base ball club Of Worces-
ter, Mass visited jersey City again Yesterday, aud
played the return match game with the professional
Jersey CITY Club. The score was as follows Wor-
ccster, Z ; jersey City, 4.
Train No. 81 of the Ncw-Jersey Midland Railway,
while on it, way fEom jersey City Thursday night.
stopped below the crossing OF the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railway for signal that the
track was clear. When the signal appeared the
train was started again, hut at the same time tram
emerged from the tunnel of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad The engineer OF TINS
train was unable to stop his engine as the air Ill the
gcthcr at the crossing. The Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western engine was badly broken. The only
person injured was Eugene Blossom, the engineer OF
the Midland tram.
George stoudlngcr, one Of the oldest and most
highly est lemed residents of Newark, died suddenly
of heart disease Wednesday evening.
The house OF Mr.. Chapel, No. go Pennsylvania
ave was robbed YESTERDAY morning of a quantity
of silyerware and clothing. The ponce have no
clcw.
John King of Passaic-ave., East Newark. who was
Amounted treasurer at the Blair-AmsrOng meet
inc on Tuesday night, declines to serve, on the
ground that ne il a law-abiding citizen, and does
want to be made the tool OF politicians.
NEM-JERsEY.
EAST ORANGE h. Colby has been elected
successor to his late father rs trustee OF Colby
University, at Wateryille Me.
HoBnKfN.-Albert P,troskie. Polish shoemaker
at No % FIr,t-st. uuatrellcd with his wife yestcr
,ay and then attempted TO kill himself with
laudanum. lie was attended by physician ana
then committed to the County Jail for three months