New-York tribune., 1879-10-25

Tho first sealskin cap--sigu OF approaching WIN
ter--was tD bc seen on Broadway Yesterday
The old cobble-atone pavement In Wa,9r-st. II
heing taken up and is replaced by Belgian DiocAs.
The Park Commi. sioners YESTERDAY reluIe9 u
cvcle riders permission 10 practice III Nch'l"l "'A'
Never were buttons seen IN more varied designs
or more beautiful materials than on laolcs cV'-
tunes at present
Pea,l bnttnus aro carved as handsomely rs
cameo in flowers. classic heads aud miniature
landscape designs, ANA sOmo arc seen eh'inc4lcU
and gilded.
Velvet. embroidered in sets comprising vest.
cuffs collar and pocket laps. - shown for handsome
costumes. Satin. embroidered IN the same manner
Is shown also.
James Gii. arnoncv-brnker NJ Chatham and Pearl
house, No. q MacDougal-s... yesterday, and was
killed. Before Ia died he said he fell out.
The police found Yesterday the body Of woll
dressed Iusn. Apparently thITty-hvo years OF a7e,
with very iOng black beard, IN the river ~ t'
foot of BeoAmau-sL Tho body was taken 10 nc
Morgue.
.Iuage D1nchue yesterday granted stay ~ Tr'-
ceedirgs under tho conviction of john Hone lur
participation in the Manhattan Savings Bank rob
berry, pending the appeal to TIE General Term Tor
new tIla
Coroner Wotm1n held m inquest IN the case Of
MIS- Maria Sheridan yesterday and DISCHARGED ~"
husband from custody, there beng no proof that ne
had kicked her. alleged b. the woman III Ler
ante mOrttm statement.
The bank Arieta which arrived from Boston. Eng
land Yesterday. ercountored severe gale on OctO-
ber J. IN Whirn u. 1raclavich. q seaman, was lost
overheard. Three of the boats were swept from tile
dayIts and several sails weIe lost.
The Tor.y-secoud street Mauhattanviile and st.
Nicholas Avenue NaiNat Company " NC" "'tHiic"
q charter ab 1T year aF". bnt wmch h's peeh
unable tO begin work on account oi the slckhe-S
and absence i4ou TIC ciY oi li' lre'ir"nl, N'oi-c
". Van Noit. viii begin operations within a ie"
weeks.
There was n strong speculative feeling IN tho
hreadstuff- market YESTERDAY particularly In Red
Winter Whcat' " lich al the iast call vfs sold at
three cents p busAe higher IMAM tie Gay before.
a. evidence tnat ihr I' . r-r in f,'..t j. "",
10 q speculative movement. u D. stat t"' ihat mere
were 100 900 bushels less of wheat exported last
week than the week before.
The total number OF imui Grants landed nc Castle
Garden last wtc> was :,IDN. I-cie are o4 theif
way to this CoIutlY many engineer, ana maciiniat,
who tOr q lonr time have 6ceh Oh strike III tne
Bradford Dis uct England, among whom is tne
chairman of the sttiko commit zee; many silk
woayers are also oowil-. They wi il arrive by tie
steamship SPAN about November j.
The GENITAL system. which goes into effect Janu-
arv l. WAS brough, into prac. .cal Use on the ITo-
duce Exchange yesterday iol the inst time, on the
cal for January eiain.' ne oliecl being 10 make
the merchants familiar with the system. Iheie
was 80 wide difference IA the bids and oilers that
the call Was turned INTO farce, and II Is doubied
il the system can be practically adopted without
National legislation.
Captain Eldrdgc, Superintendent Of the Rhode
Island state krlom School at Providence, was the
only witness examined yesterday by the State
Board of Charities now investigating the House of
Refuge. Captain Eldridgc was the predecessor of
Colonel Clay Assistant Superintendent of the
House of Refuge. He WAS examined generally as TO
the management of the institution during his term
Office especially with reference TO the charges OF
Colonel CLAY. HIS testimony was In support OF some
of these. and in contradiction OF Others.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners Yesterday
awarded the SG,0OCO0O OF city bonds for which
bids had been received. The Williamsburg CITY
Rank was awarded 100000 at SlO2 27. which was
The highest bid. Moron, Bliss & Co.. and J. & ".
Sclgnan & Co. were awarded S2,GiHoOO at
s1O1 Al ths Lowest price for which any award was
made 10 redeem equal amount ot six and seven
pcr cent bonds with an average saving IN interest
Of ll2 per cent
Speaking to a TRIBUNE reporter yesterday on
the suicct OF the reported presence IN Newly orlS uf
! a number OF Spanish naval officers from Havana,
who were said be- on secret mission To purchase
shils for police service about Cuba, the Spanish
Consul said: "Ihcre i no tInth I'D the rllmorS.
Su,ush naval engineer has come 10 this city 10 buy
n boiler for "A steam 7. not an uncommon circHm-
stance Ont Of one naval engineer they have made
a dozen. and out Vi "a boiler they have constructed
"A fleet"
The drivers and conductors-of the Second Avenue
Railroad have of late become 50 much addicted t.
tbe pl.vng of policy that the Officers of the road
have been compelled TO interfere for their pro-
tectIon They state thai at time, the attention of
the men is completely diverted from their REGULAR
dutes bv tins species Of gambling. II found that
the dealer of the slips was William Smith, Of East
-and-scvou lecuth-st. lie was arrested
and IN ihe Harlem Police Court yesterday Was held
for trial IN default of 5000.
A man about fftv-iive years OF age pivnc the
name 81 Colonel LAFAYETTE ~ F. GRAY, ap.licd for
admission TO the Ncw-York Hospital on Ncdncs-
dav afternoon. He was in The last stages Of con-
sumption wacn received, and Gcd Yesterday morn
mo He SAID be was from Lynchburg. w.. where
Inc had several sisters living. Eoits 10 find them
have failed. Among the papcrs found on the pc
of Colonel Gray were about $50 railroad passes.
These showed him 10 have been au advertiser of
railroads and hotels The body is still at the
hospital.
+. II. Walker, satistcian of the Produce Ex-
Change after careful estimate flom authoritative
al. thf4I lt..nf gfp lie.
tnr 1879 at abOUt 12J.OOO.OOO bushels. The
spring wheat crop will not hc 80 rye as was at
first expected, that OF Minnesofa hcIug no more
than %. 900 600 bushels. instead of 4O,0O0.OOO as
estimated eIT.v IN the season. The amount con-
su'ned 10y 1s,O0O,000 persons, plus the amount re-
quir,d Tor seed ana other purposes, = placed at
10000 600 bushels. leaving l75,Oun,OO0 bushels
for export. 1G00O0,oco bushels for Europe, and
| $4,000. coo Tor other ports.
A boy playing about No 80 Forsyth-st. on going
into the cellar yesterday afternoon, was frightened
nearly out of h- WI, 10y stumbling over the body of
a dead man which lay Oh the floor, his throat emf
from eut 10 razor covered with blood Law near
by. German woman living in The house recognized
IN Ire dead man her former husband. pmhp NJ Her
once a sailor, hut irr years drni ken. ldc wretch
ON Thursday night the two met ln Canal-st.. after
lapse of year. and the man begged few pennies oi
tn wondn's hard earn uss 10 invest ~ rum. No
ono saW hiu a..iin Iiti ho Was found dead, Killed
by his own hand
ST and Sccond-aNe. could moi hnd his natnraliza-
| tIoH paper Yesterday morning when he wished 10
| register. lie asked MIS-. Mooney IL sue knew any
thing ot them. and she replied that she would find
them for him If lie promise 10 vote for JOnn KcllV
| Mooney declined 10 accept OF his wiiSs dctation
| and Mrs Mooney mildly said ".iI ngm then 'Iim
| ri keep the paper until next year. Tlcreupon
| her husband proceeded before Justice NaniclL In
| the Harlem Police Court and stated his grievance
( lie Justice told hun t. 20 home ana when he WA
sober 10 return and he would assist him IN assert
| ing his rights as husband as wei a citizen
Captain Ba,keI' q piacdi'ea' seaman. has devised
"A " marine safely sisnai." which MAI 0c attached
10 amy class of vessel und by which he claim, Az.
signal Ia auA kind u weather with certainty and
necessary lCIcu,ss If tone the approximate ,uu.se
vessel j. steering. The code - system n whistle