New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-14
NEW-YORK CITY.

New nicture frames are very narrow. and are Of
highly 20 ished Venetian wood, without carving.
Rosa McGeachy and Signor Rosnati are among the
attractions offered by the management Of Madison
Square Garden.
On account of the heavy rains Of Friday night
the races on the Brighton Beach Course Concy Is
Land, were postponed Saturday until to-day.
The boats and trains of the StCnngtOn Line TO
Boston Will hereafter run on sundays as ON other
DAYS and the iTst-caSs fare by that line to Boston
has been reduced to 81.
Furniture coverings are Of thick cretonne; the
coIors are olive with yellow slate color and blue.
tan with rose, and dark blue with white. Only two
colOrs are shown in The new combinations.
A well-drcssed Young woman dragged herself into
the Police Central Office, early Yesterday morning,
and gave birth to a child in the hallway. ms is
the second child born in Police Headquarters
Edward Maurcr, German plumber, and his wife.
1.-Two with their three children fourth flOor, at
No. o. West Houston-st. On saturday morning
Mrs Maurer awoke to lind her six weeks old babe
dead IN bed beside her. pillow had fallen over It's
face and sUiiOcated IT,
The Arion Society has rented the West Brighton
Hotel at Concy Island for the night of July 81 ana
will hold its summer nights festival at that place
The grounds surrounding the hotel VIII be fenced
in. Some novel features are promised Special cars
and steamboats, will be run all night.
Thomas Lenahan, a prisoner in the Tombs for
killing Elias Lindcuheimer by thrustng cane
into his eve, has been identified by detectives a.
convict who pardoned by Governor lllden
while serving out a sentence OF ten years in the
Galpen with piece OF lead pipe
The sections of the churches If Trinity Parish now
wear black robes, after the English fashion,. The
robes OF black poplin with broad collars OF vel
vet. The sections are distinguished from their as
si-tauts by broad bands down the front OF their
gowns. st Trinity Church the sections wear the
robes while on duty at the other churches OF the
parish only duHng the services.
The anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne was
celebrated Saturday, 10y the Orang-men of New
York and Brooklyn, III peaceful excursion 10 Al
pine Grove, on the liud-On. Nearly 1000 persons
were present at the grove. NodlstuIbance marred
the quiet OF the celebration. After the landing at
West Twenty fftl-st., several young men began a
discussion which was interrupted by the police
before il became Serious.
The members of 81. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
Church have made contribution To dciray the cX-
penses of trip to Europe by their eX-pastor, the
Rev. DR.. Chapman his is in addition TO the purse
which was recently given TO enable their present
pastor, the Rev. Dr. Tiffany, TO pass his summer
vacation on the other side OF the Atlantic, Dr;
Chapman will SAL with his family on the CITY OF
Chester, Thursday, July II.
Thomas Lord, on February If, 1873, soon after
his marriage To Mrs. Annette W. W. iuc Is, exec
uted to Henry Day and Clarence A. Seward, decd
Of his estate under the stipulation that at bis death
500 900 of the property should be 10 his wife.
Soon after the death of Thomas Lord, IN February.
1870, Mrs, Hicks agreed TO receive $4,000 and TO
release the estate from all other dover claim. The
papers setting forth the payment of this sum, and
the release were filed III the Registers Office Oh
Saturday.
Edward Tlanan. the oarsman, was shown abont
thr city on saturday by ex-A ldeImau Barney Bigin.
AZ the Post ONCE building he introduced to
PoStraster-ticncral Key. He afteTwaTi visited the
Civ Hall and Police Headquarters. Mr.. Breslin
gave him dinner at nc Bue!ton Ieacn Hoiel III
the afternoon, at which eN-NayOr NIckham pre-
sided I'm the evening Hanau had second Tecep-
ton az the Madison Square Garden when he made a
short speech He viii leave for Toronto to-day.
"Nan the Ncwsboyp and Two Of his companions
"Gil" Long and Ned" Keliy-haye resigned their
positions under the New-lorl Volunteer Llfe-Sav-
ing Society and tonight VIII abandon their station
at the foot Of Dover-st. East River The boys are
unwell in consequence of their exposure, and COM
plain that when they had secured a small stipend
from John II StaTlu for accompanying his excursions
TO save the lives OF those who might talI overheard,
that the life-savlug society compelled them to sur
render half of it, for the ayOwed purpose of forming
a llfc-savIng fund. Nearly sixty lives have been
saved by the boys.
Ameeting was held yesterday afternoon at No.
1876 Bccckerst for the purpose Of raising for
the farmers and labOTers made destitute bv the
floods along the River 20, and 10 those III Sicily
suffering from the recent cruptl"us OF Mount Etua
DR.. =. Caro- WAS elected president; G.. i. ScCch dc
CaSali. Editor Of tine Eco II Italia, ycc-presidcut:
). Cantoni, second vice-pre-ldent Captain G.. Car
aguarO, treasurer and J.. OmadcI, secretary.
committee consisting OF the presidents of the sew
cral Italian societies OF Ncw-York, was appointed
10 devise means of raising the fund.
BY a beard Of arbitration, composed Of members
Of the firm Of Straton ~ Storm, cigar mauuiac-
tuners AZ No. DOC East Twenty -Scyentl-s., and of
several of their employees, difference IN regard 10
Saturday. The "rollers' had petitiOncd for au
increase in pay of % cents Thousand. The matter
was referred to the board OF arbtatOrs aud at tho
meeting on Saturday II was decided after discussion
that the increase should be made to take effect in
one week. Both employers and wOrkmcn expressed
satisfaction with the result. Ii Is SAID to he prob
able that other manufacturers Will be compelled 10
make a similar advance.
Haverly's Colored Ministries. now at Hayerly's
Lyccum Theatre, afford the public an opportunity
10 behold the autcs and hear the jokes OF no less
sl.tI. Is
comedians and thirty Singers aud performers of vari
Gus degrees of merit euliycn the scene The mem
bers Of this company show genuine zest IN their
fun. which greatly entertains the audiences, and
there are some good voices which are heard TO adj
vantage in the singing. II seems almost impossible
10 Introduce anything absolutely novel i'm stage
mnstTcisy, but tins company oilers much that Is
fresh, quaint and amusing.
BROOKLYN
Twenty-cight building permits were issued last
week.
Mayor Howell was absent from his office on Sat
ur,Iay. but President Ray, OF the Board Of Alder
men did not assume the duties of acting Mayor
Work is still suspended upon the Eastern Rail
road at East New-forll, aud the locomotive OF the
Long Island railroad Company remains TO block
the way.
AT the foot of Elizqbctt-ot. yesterday was found
the body of a young man about nineteen years of
age and feet Z inches IN height. IL was nude.
The har was dark and cut short The body
taken 10 the MoIguc.
John G.. Clark, of No. 1877 Hewes-st., went TO
sleep in Kent-avc, near WilsOn-st., saturday night.
When awakened by policeman at l a. III. yester-
day, he found that he had been robbed Of bls gold
watch, valued at $40.
August Wolfng. Il special police officer age fifty,
of No. 100 LeOnard-st., was arrested Saturday
night on the charge of committing brutal assault
upon Minnie Walters girl Of eleven years. OF No.
81 Mcscrole--t., on June n.
The police, who have made careful census Of
the canine population, report that there are 1913
dog, IA Brooklyn. In the Sixth Precinct alone,
winch includes what - known as "Dutchtown,'
there are less than 737 ours OF various degrees
special meeting Of the klugs County super
wilson's Will be held this morning for tie purpose
of r1lfyIDg the form of the contract for the labor
OF the cOuvicts in the leullcntIary, which was