New-York tribune., 1880-02-20
NETWORK CITY.

The new ru,me cloths contain all the colors
and designs of the cashmere shawls. prettiy pienue
| in these cotton fabrics.
The cabriolet-shapod bonnet, with its scoop BACK
and front alike. is gain seen In the new goods tnat
shadow forth the coming head-dress
The employees of the shoe manufacturing trm at
Nos. Al and 43 Warren-st:, numbering thrty iheh'
are OF strike TO resist II reduction or wages
Among the new members elected by the Board OF
Managers of the Produce Exchange yesterday was
Franklin Edison. jr., son of ex-President Edison.
| The Commissioners of Em grafton have added to
the numerous picture9 which decorate the walis Oh
| the BOarG-rOOm a photograph OF Governor Cor
nell.
James Askins, age twenty-six years, OF No. 241
East Ihirtleih-st fell from scatiOld at NO ~
Dnane-st., while painting shutters yesterday auu
was killed by the fall.
we-dressed young man is swindllng the snop-
keepers the East Side by means OF en-dollar 1lis
| of the broken Mechanics Bank or Montreal LUG
police are looking for him.
One of the new cotton fabrics il the balzarine
cambric, which is almost as fine ana handsome III
appearance as the Oid-faSlOned SILK ana WOOL mae-
rial from winch it derives its name.
Dr. w. De i. Day, Sanitary Superintendent OF the
Health Board is suffering from painful disease OF
the inner ear, and has gone South Tor moh'h
rest. Dr. James has charge III his ABSENCE
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce VIII DC
held Tomorrow to consider the ways and means 1or
erecting a monument in honor OF George Wasnhiihg-
ton in front of the SubTreasury building III "aiI-St'
Officer Donald Frazier of the Ihirtleth Preclnct'
was tried Yesterday before Commissioning VoorhIs,
on cbergc Of wifbeatng. He insisted that the
ALLEGED assault an hailuclnatlon, Ills Wile oe-
ing subject to hysteric hts
SUPERINTENDENT Winsow said yesterday tnat
nothing he'd been done in the way OF arranging a
new schedule Of wages for the conductors ana
brakemen of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad
The matter he says. Is where was SIX hontus ago
John Wachter whose name was reported to the
| XVIII Assembly District Republican ASSOCIATION
"Wednesday night as "A substitute on the ticket TOT
the Utica delegation states that he is not cahdl,
Il. to- 4 la ne knf
! term.
Thomas Kelly and William Walters were arrested
! Yesterday by officers of the Stea mDoat IOIlcG as
| confidence men. When ,hey were taken 10 fOiice
HEADQUARTERS counterfeit gold CONS were found III
| their pockets. Inspector Dilks released them,
! nevertheless.
| Two b,at-loads of river thieves tried to steal
freight stored on PIER No fl North River YESTERDAY
| norniup before DAYLIGHT but were seen and hred
| at bv Waterman James Fnnegan: lhey returned
his fire and escaped m one boat Inc otuer Iell ihto
| the hands of the police.
There have been "A few importations of dress ma
teIals which decide that the beautiful Gamer s1lalI
cloaks Will remain in favor TINS Summer, t4tHy ty
come IN a number of new coors ana Sha,es' put thc
novelty is the paided camePs-halr. lhls also ue-
cides that plaids will be worn.
A man about fifty years old, with sandy hair, gray
heard and dark complexion, and dressed IN dark
clothes, was found dead in the Fulton Ferry waiting
room on the New-York side ut 1870 yesterday morn
ing. He wore gold watch without chain' lhe
police sent The body to the Morgue.
The steamship Wcser, which arrived from Bremen
Yesterday encountered westerly gales and seas OF
great violence during nearly the entire passage On
February ~ hurricane came from the east, WHICH
afterwaid shifted to the north ana caused tremeh,
dously high sea. in which the vessel Iaoofed
heavily.
Reportcd missing at Pole I"adquarters John
Fnucpan, age seventy years. from No III Last
rwclfth-t: William A. Moitatt. age fourteen years,
from 80. 30 West Iwcltth-St.; David l-!ndsay age
eleven year, from No. 2l0 West Thirty -Second-sI;
George Emeudmf ace thirteen years, IRON No. ~
Noft-.t (it0rTc went out 80 hlni lhnlaD8.
The closing session of the National Base Ball
Associntiou was held az EaTlc's Hotel Yesterday.
Very little business was transacted; n SGhedule Sc
committee was appointed consisting OF NJ b. sean
Ion of the Warrington Club T.. g.. Garty, of the
Albany Club. and James Mutre, of the Jersey tlty
club The convention then adjourned TO meet ut
the Bingham House IN Philadelphia next year.
The report Of the secretary of the Gospel Mission
TO the Tombs which is now IN the fourth year or
its existence shows that the labOrs OF the society
during the last year were carried on with much
succcss. Service was held every sunday morning.
rcqnent visits made 10 the cells or the crlml-
nails aud uuch reading aier, botn secular ana Ie-
hgiorIs was distributed. The Rev. J. + Betker, the
LATE chaplain. who died last september, has been
succeeded by the Rev Sidney g. Law.
4 large number OF milk-leacrs met with members
OF the NcwIork MIX Exchange, at Ceutrai tiail'
so. f47 West Ihrtv-sCcoud-st" yesterday, ior the
purpose Of furthcrnG tlle interests ot mIk-ueatr3'
producers aud consumers Resolutions were adopted,
which stated that IN consequence Of the great
auantIiy OF SKINNED and wa'cIcd milk aS Weli as OF
mat pradGccl by feeding cows vi hdl7tlilery slops
and brewery GRAMS, farmers and all good citizens
should support the h now before The State Legis,
lnturc which Will prevent the sale ot lmpIre ana
mrhcaIthy milk. G.. Garfield and ~ B killmer
were APPOINTED To advocate the bill before the SEN
ate Committee on Cities.
AGtty-mics bicycle race forthc amateur champion
shin Of tmcrIca Will take place az the American In
sfItute Hulding Saturday evening. The fol lowing
| will compric W. VI. Wright, Johnson and Laton,
of the Essex Bicycle Club; Charles Collier OF
| Philadrlpha John simpson. j. :. Clark, ot the
| New York Bicycle Club: Henly. of Chicago; :. Is.
! pomcroy of the Manhattan Athletic Club. and
Graham of this city all well-kuown bicycle riders.
The iirst prize Is a silver cup, made by Tiffany x
| Co and now ON exhibition in the,r window. The
second man will receive gold medal. Both prizes
| ave rivcu by David Stanton, the chamD!on' VINO Is
promoter of the competition. William b. Curtis
| will act referee.
BROOKLYN.
Deaths in Brooklyn last week. 2lO; births. 261;
marriages. 6j.
Thc Rev J. NJ Folwell has resigned the pastorate
Of the Second Baptist Church in Ainslie-st' near
! Gmham-ave
The inmates of the Almshousc, AT Flatbush. have
| had no hutteE.sluce September 20 1879, owing to
! fhc fni lure Of q contractor 10 furnish It,
The worlmcn in Worms furniture factory at Nc
| Kibben and lIumbodt-stS., who struck on Monday
! lor hipher wages have received the advance OF 10
| ner cent which they demanded and have resumed
work.
| The Rev. +. r. Hopkins has accepted call to
! thc pastorate of the Bedford Reformed Church, az
! pogt,rJ-ava and MadisOu-St He has been preach