New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-24
NEW YORK CITY.

"Crtpe D'Arabian is used for evening
dresses.
Pearl easements and pearl fringes with
silver threads much used on wedding dresses
There will be several skating matches on
the Central Park Lake Saturday If the weather Is favor
able.
Mothcr-of- pearl buttons in tints Of rose
III ana much used on street suits OF SILK an"
camel hair
4. r. Stewards wholesale department has
been entirely removed to the retail house at Tent!st
and Broadway,
Hot-h0usc strawberries, tomatoes ana GU
climbers are sold at fabulous prices fruit They
are earlier this year ;hau usual.
g. l.. Sol0mOn'5 Sons are having closing
oct sale furniture at reduced prices previous to re-
naval Ia their store on Union-square.
TIE TRIBUNE has received ~ from . l..
IT," If AmcnIa. " " and - from anonymous cor
respondent for Peter Rooney, of No. go West Nine
tccat,i-si.
The annoyances of fog were felt for tie first
time since Winter opened yesterday morning. Inc
warning signals Of bells and wGtics began long before
daylight aud continued until after O'Clock, when The
fog lifted.
The Ncw-York Board of Trade and Trans
uOraton Ia, appointed its president, captain Ambrose
snow. delegate to appear before the Nenatc7 9ub-' ON
u.tcc on Commerce q; Washington, 10 adE9rate inc
9,i sage OF tie REAGAN Interstate COmmcre" DILL
An entertainment was gwen Wednesday
night to the hcunccs, boys Of the Rvingion street
Lodging House. consisting Of rccitation- and singing
Inv Miss Mary T. Cherry and piano -olos by Miss Agnew.
" L. and A. l.. Smith gave the boys least q" Ice cream
and cake
AT the annual election of the Long Branch
and sea shore Railroad Yesterday jay Gouid' r. :.
Green. W. :. srcrdcn, j. s Coleman. NJ = Coleman
q picrcv g. F. NorocIn. r. ]. Sheridan, W T. Conner.
y. f. Ham. j. NJ Ham, T. :. Connor and Nehemiah
Perry were elected directors.
Francis Easton Is locked up in the Central
Police Office. some time ago nc lived with William
Walker, Grnd-st restaurant keeper who was "ccnS-
toned To take small doses OF choroform 10 put linn To
sleep E1son AT tines administered the drug, aud once
while 81 walker waS unronIcious took a""'c" ana
chain aud other valuable articles.
Three assignments for the benefit Of cred
itors were filed IN the County Clerks Once !c't'r-
nay: Daniel Il. Harrison and Henry r. Mollcr, "t the
firm O, harrison Nolcr. t. Frederick W. Rchhann
Jane, G. sprinCstcd 10 James Nni;n"Sicd ana icihhh
Brock to Julius WOLF In the last assignment there was
u preference at $4,000 10 BrOch SchhdTS' OI E""i
burs, Germany.
Frederick Fest was convicted Of man
slaughter ia the fourth degree yesterday in the Court OF
General Sessions for the killing OF Philip Schlo>+
butcher December i, 1878. judge Gildc!secNe sen
druro quarrel Fest struck ~c.oSs blow on The head
win shovel from the ELECTS Of which Schio'S alter
ward died a. the hospital.
Martin Coleman, the young man " no stabbed
his father during quaIIe. Oh January IT, at iLcir
home, No. . Tcrron--t.. Newark, was locked
up IN the Un!on Market station Il.rsr ~, n
tl'is civ la.f night. The father dcd from IlS
,ynuad last Tuesday night. The son who had kcd MN
Hrd and detectives sought linn IN VAN laSi E-hi l''
trctiyc O'Couuor met The Young man. WHO t" me- ''oJ
aud vrut Willingly 10 the stat!onhousr. To re SCI
cant hc confessed his crime AMI nis p"n icnce lie VIII
he delivered to tie authorities IN Nc"aih'
BEOOKLYN.
Marriages in Brooklyn last week, ii; births
9IS deaths, PIG.
There are in Brooklyn 312 miles OF sewers
and D. 500 scwec basins. The contract for cleaning them
for one wear has iust been awarded for 5000
Mayor Howell has approved the Ald"rmcns
rcslut ON directing ,uit br BEGUN against 10" snrc
tie, of rXIaX Collector Isaac Badcau, ol whom TIE
MAYOR himself j. one
Assistant Corporation Counsel john II.
Kuachcl will from that position on FcorIarl
and his place Will bc hcd bv ID. VI. Dewitt. now ot
Kingston. ~ brother al Corporation Counsel b'Nll.
Wr kntrncr. salary j. Siuoo.
Martin Taylor, of ballot-boX notOricty, was
mt on rial in the Court Of Sessions Yesterday on the
charge Of obtaining on false representations number
NJ ,nu;c. ~ paucr rbli she'd by James J. ODonrcH.
A. II was shown that The papers were Tor flrc usrpu
non Juds. Moore dirrot.d verde, oi aeGuIt'a.
DIR. John &. Shaw, Medical Superintendent
of tbe Fat,u.h Asylum for The Insane, Informed the
Charities Cunmi> Wednesday that he desired
10 lppoint a more cOmrctcnt ply stefan IN me place "i
Dr W,ttlIug VINO has been the I-i utl tour ol I'VE
NcaiS The matter referred 10 the Asylum 'om-
tuIff