New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-07
NETWORK CITY.

StraWDelllCS nave Hlduc tllCll appearance az
the fruit stores.
Monogram fans are painted to order at Alt
mans " while you wait"
Colonel George c. Kibbe yesterday took the
oath a. Special Deputy surveyor OF the port,
Alsatian bows arc n special feature at II.
O'Neil's They are made of tho Persian ribbons
New ribbons at Stewards are in the Persian
designs with the flowers formed OF silver and gold
threads.
A beautiful bust of the Queen of Portugal,
daughter OF Victor Emanuel shown In Theodore b.
Starts art room.
DR.. Willard Parker, jr., will give a medical
talk evening before the Young Mems Christian AS
sociatlon on Digestion"
Beautiful cut-glass toilet bottles, designed
and manufactured by the Merden Company. are held
standards OF French gilt and steel.
TIE TRIBUNE has received 81 from c. J..
F. Il, >" and and ST from Malcolm n NJ. l." for the
Harding family, of No. % Thompsonst.
The report OF the trustees of the Brooklyn
Bridge Company for February shows the monthly re-
ceipts at 81, $50 81, and expenditures - sos 81.
The provision trade will meet at No. 81
Pearst Monday. at $3.50 p m. TO consider the ques-
ton of making settlement price IN failures pork
William A. Boyd. Corporation Attorney, paid
to the Controller Yesterday the Of 1929 m penalties
collected during February for violation Of city ordnau
The distilled spirit trade will meet at No
80 Pearl-st., March o. 10 consider the advisa-
bhty Of using the Government hydrometer for testing
hlgh-wines.
"Roast Rat and Nankeen Brooches" is the
subject Of W. A. Crours lecture this evening before tie
Liberal Club in Science Hail, Eighthst near Broadway
1t Will BE- a plea for john Chinaman.
FultOn-st. newsdealCr says that although
about many women AZ men pass his stand, that the
proportion OF buyers Of papers about one woman 10
twenty men. woman reading In the street-cars OF
ferry boats "a novel sight
A slight delay in travel on the Metropolitan
Elevated Railway was caused yesterday by the breaking
OF the counectingr0d of one Of the engines the
Twenty third Street Station. Several scepers were
splincrcd but no one was injured.
William s. Sloan, son of Samuel Sloan,
president Of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company has been elected managing editor of
The Coium6io Spectator for lS79'e0-one OF the publ
cations OF the Columbia College students.
The Tammany General Committee in regu-
lar monthly session last night, listened speeches from
Asscmbyman Grady and others. On motion Of Gcneral
Spino!a a committee was appointed to petition the
have already assumed regarding the election laws
General Mite, one of the Midgets now on
cxnbtion at the Masonic Temple. was informed yoster
day that he the brother Of new little sister The
General was considerably mystiheG. Being fourteen
years Old and weighing only nine pounds ne coud uOt
understand his sister at her birth could weigh nine
aud IA hall pounds
In the case of Mrs. VOglc, of No. 80 East
Tenthst. who was SAID have been killed by over
dose Of morphine, administered by Dr. Abin Fulda, OF
No 367 East feminist, Coroner WOtman has decided
and thar In" fatal ct of the morph ne is to be attrb-
utcd 10 her delicate cOnGlton.
The members of the ST. Nicholas Society
last night voted down the proposed amendment TO the
constitution, limiting the membership to 800 unless the
applicant the desc endant IN the oldest male line of
,4rltlp or mel "
made the Limitation, the result last night only
showing enc majority on ballot Of seventy members
w. II. LIngard will have benefit at the
broadway Theatre this evening In addition To tho
regular programme" Iadron' and " The sorcerer -
Mr.. Lingard will give his character sketches Miss
Ada Caycud,h i, suffering from = attack OF hron-
cnlts and according 10 the advice OF her stefan, Dr.
Phelps. will not undertake her professional duties for
at least month.
Commissioner Erhardt and Mayor Cooper
have concluded their conversations and the stcnog
rapher's have been revised and transcribed by
the aid of q Typewriter The Conversations" TIL 900
pages. copy was sent 10 Genera. william +. Smith
At his request. and Commissioners Nichols aud Wheeler
were also allowed 10 perus@ COPY Inc Mayor mas Lot
dccid, what action 10 take In the matter
BROOKLYN.
Births in Brooklyn last week, 258; deaths,
2l2 marriages "a
The new patients treated at the Long Island
College Hospital during February numbered 5os.
The residence of Mr.. j. w. Hucstiss, at No.
1919 Rodncyst, was entered by burglars yesterday
morning and slvcrware and clothing TO the value Of
$40 stolen.
The trial of John Wilbur, one Of the al
legged Patchenyc burglars which has hc, ia progress
IN the King. County Court of Sessions FOR week past
was concluded yesterday. The jury declared that they
could not agree.
Coroner Simms was summoned to Fort
Hamilton sterday investigate the death Of James
Higgins. who was said to have died under suspicious
clrcIrn, stances. HIggms'- death was found 10 have
been caused hy Il too free OF the intoxicating bowl
Police Dnll Captain Henry l.. Jcwett was
recently promoted be First Lieutenant Of Co. l. l3d
Regiment Yesterday morning numbrr Of hs friends
urrsCned him VITA ull set Of equipments. uniform
etc. Lieutenant cWctt served IN tnc Int war ana Is
VERY popular ~ the Police Department.
Edward f. Remington, son of the Rev.
T. F. Remington, local preacher. OF No. 257 Ber
ceu-st was arrested Myrte-aye by Detective Riggs
Yesterday on rue charge or obtaining money under
Is. pratcntc= About four months ago hc took 5000
Tinted states registered bond belonging 10 his father
and \ Ild II to Thomas Newman, pdWnbroktr, OF No
5qi Tultou-st. tor $3.50. Nr. Newman learned on We'd
re~dav that Young Remington NOT the owner ~ The
bond and caused h arrest The young man Is twenty
three years OF age and "a married