New-York tribune., 1879-03-25
NEK-NORK CITY.

The now sbapes for hats and bonnets are out in all
| the new stTaws, ut MacSS. , . :,
New parasols at DanelPs have sixteen rlps iiS'e"u
| of eight. The are very handsome
New camhrlcs at A. L. Stewards are IN q'ihiht uc-
| signs and look like the popular lndia Sins
| The cloyer-leaf pattern is the newest design at
! SoomOu's III new cashmere furniture coverings
Rovell the English champion pedestrian, mas the
good sense to carry one OF llhahy Ainoi4'"" p'O'
| meters. o oo
Four-button kid gloves are sold for ~ 80 af
O'Donoghues and every par IS Warfahieu u III anu
wear well. nj
snoci,l matinee performance OF " IL. VI. ;. Plna-
fore will be given by the Church Choir Company,
| az the Broadway Theatre, on Thursday lor the pro-
| fessiOn.
! J. &, C. Johnston are having an opening in Their
| suit 0eDartment which Will continue thiSS WecH.
Many handsome costumes are shown from INC "ii'
| houses.
| signoble reason except bad whiSkey, threw basln
of boiling oil in his wife's face last night lhJrhg
! her severely and endaugennG her slght.
| George F. Slosson has challenged Maurice IL
nc9ux 70 match game of billiards for the CoenI
der Challenge CUP enhlematc OF thrcepall billlard
championship, which NIgneauN has held LOT lOur
/ years.
The Ncw-Icrsey Association has invited repre-
sentatiyCs of each of the Ncw-JeIsey ralT0au com
panies 10 meet IFS committee to discuss inc SuJcct
| of cheaper transit between New-1ork ana New
! jersey suburban towns.
lanes Ionrmore pleaded guilty TO robbery in the
first degree before Judge COwIng, in the Court OF
General Sessions yesterday, and was SelIeHccu 70
state Prison for ten years lie ioL ronoGI Is7o
Collier of a watch and chain on March L. so
4 protcst AGAINST the action of the Board of Edn-
cation III admitting colored children lnto Tnltg
schools was made at o5 cooigu vYnrc
made by the Rev. Christopher X. Brown, ana the
Rev. Henry highland Garret.
Amemor!al service for tie late Henry Sutherland
will be held in the West Sixteenth street BaDtiSt
Church, near Eighth-avc.. tins evening at Quarter
before O'Clock. Addresses bY the Rev riEng, IT,
the Rev Stephen Merritt, and the Rev. D. B'Juiteh'
pastor of the church, Will be made.
DrJ w Ram will deliver The last lecture OF
| the course before the Manhattan Athletic club at
Chckcrng Hail this evening. on the " Development
and strengthening of the Intellect" lie VIII also
! speak ou Respiration and GHcuiailon,D ana VIII
! illustrate his remarks with the 8tercoptlcon.
The Mavor. Controller aud Commissioner of Pub
! lie Works, constituting the Gas Cominlssion, IieI
| yesterday, and approved inc sPccihcaIlonS M Ipr
! lighting the city lamps, including those III tne
| uarks which have heretofore been lghtcd ny INC
| Park Department, for the year from May l, 1879,
to April 30, 1880 Proposals VIII be received uh'ii
! April z.
The Sinking Fund Commission yesterday decided
! 10 sell number of old enGnc-houSes, vacant lots
| and other property on winch leases VIII ehPie MaS
! l, and which will require much repairing II aSalll
! leased. The piece of property north OF tnc f0St
| Once binding, which the GOyernment desires lor
the purpose Of erecting an extension, mas oeeh ap
| praised at $4,000. This was accepted
| Henry A. Gumblcton was in the Harlem Police
! Court Yesterday. but did not remain there long
his dcDarture Chlcf-J Jerk Rockwell. or
the TOmbs Court entered the private room OF JUS
tlcc Duffy and was COseted for long time with
the magistrate. When questioned in regard TO the
meeting, Judge Duffy denied having issued any
warrants IN the interest of Mr.. GumbletOn, but lnt-
mated that the matter might come up III his court
before long,
The failure of Charles Walsh 6 Co., cotton bro
kers of Nos ) and South Wiam-st., posted
ON the bulletin of the Cotton Exchange yesterday
by the Supervisory Committee. The firm has been
embarrassed for ten days, and ascbes Its failure TO
q rising market and the refusal of ITS customers to
meet the call for marquis. The firm consists OF
Charles Walsh Charles Walsh, jr., and Henry
Blood. Their Liabilities will not amount to more
than $1,000.
Superintendent Grant, of the Produce Exchange,
received several copies of the canal toll-Sheet
Yesterday as established byi the Canal Board, to
take effect on the opening of navigation. The rates
of toll differ very much from those of last year, as
MANY articles are OH the free list and there Is
general reduction, based upon the rate of bali mill
q mile for each thousand pounds carried to ward
tlde-wateT and Onc-quarter of mill mile for the
| same weight from tidc-water. Flour, corn meal,
cheese butter, ilaX-seed, OIl-meal and olcake are
placed on the free list, and special rates are made
1 Oh coal and petroleum. so that the cost OF traus-
pOrtatiOn is the same both ways.
| BROOKLYN.
| A fire. probably caused by the rTpi0S.cn of
Kerosene lamp, started III the second floor of four
! story brick building at No. 81 Hamilton-ave. yes
terday morning. +. BellOni occupied the rooms on
the second floor and also the first floor as ship
chandler shop. His family had narrow escape.
The upper stories were used rs sall-Inakefs IOlts
! The loss TO stock and furniture was $3.50, and the
| building about $500.