New-York tribune., 1879-04-14
NEW-YORK CITY.

novel lace pin at Theodore B. Starr's is of sil,
yer in lace pattern, with border aud design III small
diamonds.
Charles Hareck the bartender who, driven by
ealousv shot himself in the saloon nj No. 16 North
WllHam-st.. on lhlrsdav, died yesterday III lhe
Chambers Street Hospital.
quaint card-rcCcvcr at the Meridcn Comp2nYS
is a low chariot between the shafts OF when IS"
silver stork This cquipage is completed with cut
glass boat between the wheels
N ore were thrcc small fires i'm Harlem on Satur-
dav involving a total loss of -, 600 CaTcIcSSlN-
dropped match caused one an overhcated stove
pipe another; the origin of the third remains a
mystery.
A committee will soon report on the site and the
mans for a new buildirg which the Hebrew Orphan
hsvlum needs. This Institution now cares for 3ol
children. new building is to he erected also Tor
the Home for Aged and lnfrm Hebrews
Andre Brcs>aut. a noted Italian confidence
man and swIndcT who IL was supposed by New
York detectives III prison for Geiraudng
Boston shoemaker ont Of $914, was dISCoNcIcd on
Saturday at one of his old hauhts III the Lighlh
Ward.
The Rev. c. {. Williams formerly Of Norwalk,
Conn Yesterday succeeded the Rev. j. l.. glider
as pastor of the Seventh Street Methodist EpSco-
pai Church. Nr. Glider. who had occupied the
pulpit of this church ior one year. removed 10 "'eh
Cove, l.. l.
There arc scvcnty-fvc Of the two thousand or
more members of the Produce Exchange who ar" so
anxious for their share about S1SN each Of the sur
plus fund that they have for the second time petl-
tioned the Board of Managers to order a ballot on
the question of the division.
The slOOp-yaCht Annie, formerly OF the NeW-1 oTk
Yacht Club on which II was said Prince Harry
Genet escaped from Ncw-1OTk. and which has been
sold to Mr. Jahcz Ho"es, Of San, Francisco one OF
ont on the deck of the Three Brothers.
Miss Henry. the soprano of the Church Choir
Company. now at the Broadway Theatre, mas ntth
asked to accept position IN the choir of one OF the
fashionable churches IN Elfth-aye. She has the
matter under consideration, and may perhaps aG-
cept the offer at the close OF her engagement with
her manager.
Arrangements have been completed for lighting by
electricity the General Post Office in this city,
test of one Of the machines was made on saturday,
and the experiment was witnessed by Postmaster
lanes Assistant Postmaster PieTSon, Supernten-
dent Yeomaus and others. A fuller test viii be
made early this week.
The Avery collection Of Oriental porcelain will he
Withdrawn in a short time from the gallery al No.
So Broadway Meanwhile the exhibition VIII bc
free daily from till g. and on Wednesday even
ing. plan Of an appeal to the public for ITS pur-
chase IS in contemplation by the trustees of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Will soon be made
public.
IL. Rice an elderly member Of the Produce Ex-
change, vino struck IN the eye for making un-
called-for observations about the clothes of K. II.
Turtle, younger member, on "Wednesday last, was
suspended for thirty DAYS, and IuTlc for fifteen
days. On saturday petition to me Board OF Man
ayers was signed asking for the abrogatIon OF the
punishment of MI. Rce.
On the NewYork Elevated Road last Friday night
n bullet, apparently fired from some house near Nv
AT Nnetv-ffth-st, and gTaZed the cheek of Oscar j.
HOckSlatter. a young lawyer, of No. 229 Broadway.
Mr. HOckslatteT reported Tie occurrence at the
compauy's office. and an investigation was set on
foot, but without result.
At a meeting of the Military Service Institution
Eeld Oh Governors island saturday, General Han
cock presiding, sketch OF the ESTABLISHMENT ana
progress of the institution. prepared by General -
b. Fry. who was absent 10y reason of sickness, was
read by Major a. b. Gardner; General Cnttenden
also read paper on Marches" lie institution
numbers about 800 members.
The trunk line representatives. will report the
names Oi the members of the JOINT Executive Com
ulttee on freight arbitration tins week. George
r. Blanchard Tor the Erie, and John hing, lr., 1oI
the Baltimore and OhIO, have been selected and
il is understood that John II. Rutter and 4. j.
CaSsatt will be chosen respectively for the New
York Central and Pennsylvania Roads.
Gunner Edward J. Waugh. of the United states
Navy who was recently tried by COurt-maTtlal Tor
misappropriatlng metal valued al 4boui 500 from
tine Ordnance Department OF the BROOKLYN Navy
Yard has been found guilty and sentenced TO one
wears solitary confinement at Nethcrsheld Prison,
Connccticut and TO he dismissed from the service
M the expiration of his sentence. lie was taken 10
Wethersfeld on Thursday last.
At meeting Saturday evening of the University
Club the action Of the Council III leasing the Cas-
well House was ratified, and committee was ap-
pointed TO take charge OF the work OF preparing the
Gouse for the use of the club. The reports show
that the club has now a membership of 3J2, and
funds amounting to S1l,7J0. About one hundred
names have been proposed Tor membership; Inc
the 1st OF May.
meeting of steam engineers was held nPythag-
oras Hall, on Saturday evening 10 discuss a pro-
posed till 10 be sent the Legislature establishing
n bureau of examining engineers. and providing
for more thorough examination OF steam boilers.
The bureau would be supported by an annual cOntrl-
button from the 5000 engineers IN thScity, amount
ing TO y each. The meeting dlsapproycd OF the
action OF the Legislature III reporting adversely OIL
two similar bills.
The superintendent of the silk department at A.
r. Stewards suspected that two young women WHO
were tumbliDP over some silks on Saturday.
sboplifters Detective Dunn. who was directed 10
follow them said 10 one of them as they lett the
Fourth-avc entrance, Let me have that SIX which
yOu took without paving for" After some lndlg,
nant protests of innocence, the woman addressed
finally took from her long cloak seycnty-siX wards
of silk worth Sj7 Ia the Jefferson Market Police
Court the women gave their names as Mary Ander-
son ace eighteen of Eldridgc,t., aud Anne Moore,
of West Hoboken. They were held IN 5000 bail
each.
The Committee Of Five appointed by the State
Homeopathic Medical Society 70 consider the row
Ter resolution which has caused much discussion,
has prepared its report. The Fowler resolution de-
Tended the right of every educated physician 10
make practical use OF any established pIhGlp!t III
medical science or any thcIapcutCal tacts so lar
,S he NAV consider them beneficial 10 hls patients.
The Committee of Five holds that the most brilliant
t-iumphs of homeopathy have been achieved by
The use of attcnuated medicines. While refusing to
i0in with those who decN attenuated medicines,
The committee III favor OF not refusing TO Tec0g-
nize as brethren those who, governed by Their
honest convictions. can only exhibit crude medl-
clncs or the lowest attenuation III the treatment OF
the sick"
Nearly 300 persons attended the funeral OF Mrs.
Marie : Connolly, the wife Of cX-COntrOller Con-
molly, on Saturday at DR.. Chapins church in Fifth
ave Among those present were eX-Suposate
Hutchings and family who, with MT; ana MT'.
GtomweU MIR and Mrs Dayton and r. II. l..
Townsend. occupied The seats reserved for relatives
OF Mrs. Connolly; John Mckeon, Tax Commissioner
dunlap +. j. Creamer MAJOR Noah, eX-Naval
b"ent Marshall Eugene II. Earle and Vincent
King. Besides these there present representa-
1Iyes of the Boards Of Trustee, Of the Chapn Home
from the Womef's and Hahnemann Hospitals.
The Rev. Drs. Chaplin and Sawyer conducted the
services. The latter was formerly pastor OF the
Orchard Street Univcrsalist Church, and Oihcated
- u Gnnn.llria 1narrinQe. Ihe floral Otierlngs