New-York tribune., 1879-05-24
NEW-YORK CITY.

with black satln aiu Jci oiHahiOh'''
Ecru pongee dresses have the cniis, vests anu
pockets embroidered in dark brown SILK
silk ties for the throat are made up without lace.
The material of the tie matches the dress
The city was noisier last night than it has be been
i'm some months. The Legislature mas auIou'neu
Trimmings of black and white, or PLAIN blaek, black
have heeffect of freshening mp Dlack sul's' naA"s
them quite stylish.
.Japanese-shaped parasols, 70 match the color OF
the costumes with which they are worh' are III
great favor this season.
The indiscrim,nate sale of firearms in stationery,
hardware and pawnbrokers shops 10 3o""s '
ought to be prohibited. - r
DIR. Cotton will give the second exhibition OF
laughing gas for ladies at the Cooper Institute
large hal-ths afternoon.
Mrs Elizabeth McCue, age thirty-ninei OF NO.
20 Perrv-st. is reported to he missing. one ""'
subject to fits Of insanity.
The Rev William r. AGoT lgtG p3ib,TF tba church Oh Tb
tomorrow morning and evening.
This evening the crescent Moon pays her respects
to Venus and the meeting of the two lulhlhaIIes
will well deserve a passing glance
French Isle thread gloves are much in favor ioT
summer wear The finest quality, III all shades anu
long wTisted. are sold at Daniels Tor II o.
New designs IN sleeve buttons and scarf pins are
square. in dead gold. with stork ana plsses IN 'ho
different colOred gold so fashionable AT present.
Cato's remedy to exclude the tramps from the
Forum. by paving it with hard, angular stones,
might be applied with advantage to CITY Han faik.
French sacks are seen in many OF the latest
imported costumes. They are preferred loI
slender figures. as they do away With 80 many
seams.
little picture published some years ago in HGr,
Derjs WonfLlg entitled q" He COmeth Not! She SAID,
is shown at Macy's, painted on wood ana IS one oi
the most amusing things that can DC lui'EIi'''
At the annual meeting of the State Associated
Press in addition to the officers already announced
the Association also chose Mr.. John a. eieiGheI 70
continue as resident agent OF the assoclatloh III
New-YOIk.
A costume from one of the most popular OF fash
ionable dressmakers was sent home devoid or trln-
ming of any sort the skirt being full and perfectly
plain, and the basque finished WIN "lue saSn
tied careessly In the back.
A number of vouno bows visit Central Park at an
early hour IN the morning for the purpose OF tTap-
ping birds. They have aneatly arrangeu cage, altP
which the birds coaxed by the presence VI seeu'
The boys then sell the birds.
On complaint of August Woletz, Of No. 12S For
sytll-st John Mcdonald, age thrty-six years, was
required to furnish bail IN II 600 YESTERDAY at
Essex Market Police Court for selling lottery poHcy
slips at No. 50 Oak-st. on May l3.
Tn some pnblic schools the absurd practice Of de-
tanning pupils during lunch hour still continues.
Children living far from the school-houses are
thereby compelled TO wait several hours longer thah
their rapidly growing bodies permit.
Frederick Gundersdorf, age twenty-four neigh
bor of the BludovIsky my who were sick with
the smallpox at No. 131 East IhiId,st, was founI
yesterday to have the symptoms OF the disease, ana
was removed to the smallpox hospital.
A philosopher spoke to an audience Of four last
evening up-town The audience which he didn't
have was gathered to the number OF HUI III Mott-
ST. to kill "a mouse that had run under wagon.
The practical is moro important tnan inc merely
sentimental and theoretical.
The bodies of three men we're found In the North
River yesterday. One found at Pier No. 40, ana an.
ot her at Fortysxth-st were bodies OF mlddie-ageu
men The third was found at Seyenty-second-st.
IL was that of man of twenty-five years, and was
we-dressed. All await Identification at the
MOrgue.
The death of Charles Matthews was made known
on the Produce Exchange yesterday. Mr. Matthews
was prominent in the provision trade several years
ago but was not a member OF the Exchange lie
retired few years ago and purchased the LeGrand
Lockwood farm in Connecticut. where he resided at
the time of his death.
]. NJ. Mills bookeeper formerly In the em-
ploy Of The Grocery Publishing Company, At NO 1?3
Chambers-st., was charged by Charles Gillespie,
representing that company, yesterday at the
T0mbs. with embezzlement. The alleged pecula-
tions extend over some time and amount TO about
SIS, 600 He is also accused of an attempt at arson
to destroy evidence of his guilt lie was rellanded
Harkl What Is the sound that now breaks on
the earl 'Iis the hand organ grinder delightfully."-
near: the little girl comes to the window to hear,
while the old monkey holds ont his cap TO the dear,
then climbs to the ledge OF the window to see'er.
and presently. yanked by his master severe, looks
down, being checked in his upward career, and the
crowd moves along, just observing, how queerl
The White Star steamship Republic was ex.
pected to sail at p. III. yesterday. She was loaded
and ready. but during the morning it was decided
to make some repairs In the engine,r00m, and at
noon il was announced that the Republic would not
sail unul a. III. Sunday. Madame MOdjeska has
taken passage the Republic. Dion Boucicault,
II. J. Sargent her manager, ana other Trends came
to the steamer at 4:30 o'clock to bid her goodbye
but she had received notice of the change OF the
date of sailing and was not present.
At the funeral services over the remains of the
late Mr. Roes at No. 10 East Forty-sixth-st. yester
day morning a pickpocket named John Gray took
a Uol1 watch VoluCl 600 from David lOMel-
bein of No. 3S West Fourteenth-st. Mr. LOwen-
bein while standing near the coffin noticed that the
prisoner pressed against him rather fOrcibly. He
tet lnstnctively for his watch, but it was already
gone He saw Gray leaving the room just then, and
following him TO the sidewalk asked him TO return
his watch. Gray did so, and Mr.. Lowenbein then
caused his arrest. Gray was held for trial. When
arrested he had $125 i'll his pocket
Mrs. Jane Donnelly, of No. 241 Delancey-st., Is
regarded by her neghbOIs as hard drinking
woman. thursday evening, while intoxicated, she
beat her daughter Rosa, age eleven years. very
severely. The child ran out into the street IN her
chemse and took refuge I'm the Thirteenth Precinct
station House, where she appealed for protection.
Her mother arrested, and Special Agent
Chiardi of the society for tho Prevention of CRU
eltv to Children Informed. The child's back
was covered with blue marks and bruises. To-day
Mrs DOnneliy was arraigued before Justice BIXby.
at Essex Market Police Court, and was committed
TO Blackwclrs Island for one month.
Colonel W',g d T n IboW,Gn thS P9pRew Of samuel
bosom friend of Mr. Tilden until the public was as
sured ''officay' that MT. Weed was only an
oficious II not wicked iDtermcddlor-wero oocn To-
aethcr IN the corridors OF the II1th Avenue Hotel
ON Thursday evening. and were seen to 90 upstairs
together Two Republican politicians, who were
also in the corridors, were naturally interested at
seeing the two great cipher cOnspratOrs in broherly
converse One of the Republicans remarked:
They've probably been down to Gramercy Park
TO see the old man; and you depend upon they
will have in one way or another, much interest
in tie chIcanery of IIden's next campaign they
had in the last"
One of the officers of the "Old Gentlemen's I'm
sectarian Home" at No. 521 East One-hundred-and-
twentieth-st conceived the idea last Summer of
establishing a number of free cOnyeyances whereby
the sick poor in the hospitals, homes and private
houses of the city could enjoy, without cost, the
Owing to a lack of funds only vehicle could be