New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-04
NETWORK CITY.
Lilacs are in bloom in the parks.

uav we Railroad have been reduced 12l2 per cent
| John MeGrat age fOrty-twO years. Wns tound
dead in his bed at a lodging house at No. IL Do"ery
yesterday.
station D Of the Post-Onice was removed to tho
PIvmpton Building, at Siuyycsant and Nlnth-stS''
Florida watermcIons we're selling in the city yes
teriay AT IS cents each and Strawberries at 20
cents quart
In,uoafor Bvrnes went to Philadelphia last night,
and ~ expected back with the two Manhattan BANK
burglars this afternoon
The Thirteenth Precinct Station House has been
removed from No. 102 Lawrcnc"-St. to No. 40 west
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IXtl-st.
Teresa Young age sixty years, q housekeeper ct
No. 90 Yarick-st., fell fom step-ladder, while
cleaning windows yesterday and was Killed.
Tho Iooselv-woven flannel called beige de sdR6 is
n comfortable material for pretty dresses to he worn
III the country. or for morning wear in the city.
Bonncts are small and tie close to the, side of the
head in almost all shapes, even when fhc Irnhl ana
blcl; are larlng as they are III the gypsy shape
The Mayor yesterday sent to Senator Woodln the
draft of bill authorizing the issue OF noh,s 10
erect new building on the size OF uiton ''aIN'''
An unknown man fell asleep sitting or the string
niece of p pier al the foot FOTTth-st yesterday,
timbled off and was drowned. His body wasrecov-
ered when life was extinct.
The casadun gains favor rs the season advances,
and is made in variety of shapes. One OF the most
popular is that with long coat tails III the back,
while the front IS short and round.
The precipitato cc-cart is daily increasing in
number and pedestrians who cannot jump at very
short notice should see that the street Is lrCc from
the pest before attempting to cross.
William McNulty. age thirty-tiye years OF One
hundred-and-tentI-st. was hurled under falling
cmhankmCnt at C-hundTCi-aud-t Wcnty -ScNtnth-
st. and Eighh-ave. yesterday, and was severely III
juTcd.
directors of the American Dock and lmprovcmcnt
Company Francis :. Lathrop, John kean, Fred
Frederick 4. Potts, George G. naycn and Samuel
Knox.
From the statement of the city debt issued nv the
Controller it appears ,at Inc n t9tai ah" mo g,r Is
ING fiIud leaving tho net debt SOB 1852 ".
Bonds to the amount of %7,039,0J0 have been 49,
sued since the beginning OF the year.
The first barrel of new Georgia -four, ground from
wheat cut on April TO- on the plantation OF john
L. Larramore. Lee County, Ca. was received ut me
Pr0lucc Exchange yesterday, II was conSignc TO
Lang 81 Robinson to be sold for the benefit ot the
Calvary Episcopal Church, OF AincrlcuH' GH'' TO-
morrow.
A confused runaway occurred ut Broadway and
IIouston-st. yesterday. AKnickcrbockcr ic"-wag"n
and an EXPRESS WAGON with wheels locked, ran into
wagon Standing in front of house In HouSton-st
In which two children were playing One oil thrm'
FrancIs Edgar, had his arm broken and was other
wise injured.
The Salvation Army Is holding meetings each
evening ut Grand Union HALL III seventh ave. near
Thlrty-third-St. The members say thar their sue
in tins country IL as great aS tliy ahl'p'Wu'
Oue recruit woman mas I"ih.u mem IiV'h IN,
CITY She is now lahorng with other members OF
the Army III Philadelphia
Tho annual Spring regatta of the Columbia Col
leRc Boat Cub will take place on Saturday on the
Harlem River. The races will br between the Uni
ycrsltv four and picked eight. between rlghtS
from the Junior, sophomore aud Freshman clhiSrS.
bet wccn fOurs from the AcIdemic Department and
the school of Mines, hctWe paIr-Oaled BirS. ana
between singlc-scull shells.
Dr. Rcbman Of No. 225 East S"y"ut IS ixil lat,
rcnortcd 10 tho Board OF Health yesterday the death
of n chld twenty days old, named Karl Hcrdllrka.
nt No $40 East Srvcnt y-fOurth-st from bronchitis
brought on by blood polsonIng hr GhId h3d Dtrn
insect of what kind is not stated ITS bite was fatal.
| On May the child died.
The rcdingotc and surtout, although very similar,
are Two distinct styles at garments. he suIt"lt Is
made with cXtC ;isiOn front AND hap pockctS, Winr
| the rcdingOtc is simply = luHg straight garment
without side s.alus packets, but Is LEFT open Ike
the surtout from IN" hips down in every scam. ne
rrdiurotc is n much more stylish garment, as the
| surtont has more tho Appearance OF an ulster
The Austrian steam frlgato Sai.!a, from Martin
nnc March 30 and Kingston, Jamlc9. A3ril u, ~
rived in port YESTERDAY afternoon. and fired salute
| of twcnty-Onc guns for the port, which WAS re-
| enoIdtd 10, gun frI gun, by Fort Columbus. on
| Goyrrn0r's Island. Her officers AID crew Number
3G3 besides thittv-0ur cadets, She carrie, fifteen
| puus The Salda anchored III the North IuEcr.
| Oscar IIaumcrstrin of No. 10 MaIdcn.'anr. pub
li.hcr of Tile 70bdcco JoHrHdi wa held for cX1innn-
lion ia the lIaIlcn Police Court ''dav, BY jus
| lice BiXhv, on Il charge Of libel. The coIplllnanf,
| were the cigar nanu!ac urrrs Ccor4e Storn. I'll
| p,arl.st David LtVy lS,dIr W. Bow, Of 80.
| 1zS Watcr-st. and Marcus Oprcnhrimrr Ihc ac-
c,lscd man gave $500 bail to appear IN court hen
| wanted. r,on,,r,,v
| Scwcr-pincs are being Laid in Fourtl-avc., from
First-st. to Eightcrntl-S. Natrr-Sl, from Dock 10
| Mam-sts., is being rcpdVrd.
John Stumpf of No. 100 Ya?ct-,t., ~ho fell Iowa
stairs on Sunday, and fractured bis skull, died yes
| tcrday al ST. Caiharnr'" Hospital
. A petition has been signed requesting Mayor
Howell to appoint another ComlnlsSlon to Law ont
| routes for rapid transit roads under the law I'll
1875.
The Rev. A. II. Kirkland, pastor Of the N"w-Los
| l.t-p iNst.f ,ptH g
| p1Stnratc OF the congregational Church at BAY
| Shore, l.. l.
James Wilson was before Justice Scmlrr ycstrr-
DIV ON = clarn. of stealing hOr:' blankets lo tuld
| the Court that he was man of means, and dis
PLAYED roll of lHl,a UntlHE 10 TIOO. M C!ia.R"
| against him was u"t sGSt'ti&ed
| The London Circus, which opens To-day ut the
| Camtolne GROUNDS, parldcd through number of
| The principal streets last evening. Thc procession
| WAS Illuminated by many calcium ami CuluTrd
lights, and attracted many thousand spectators
| along I he streets through which n passed.
The Cuncy leland Elevated Railway Company, of
which Aluazo Siotc II !i.' pn'.drr;, propose, TO
| build an elevated rulIuld CORRECTING Brighton and
West Brighton lir"chcs, and crossing tie Ocean
Parkway. Tue Park C"nnis'i"ncIs c"ntrrl In"
Parkway and have referred the matter 10 prcIdcnt
| SrnahGn, with power
CIV Auditor ArluicruIan has refused r. audit Tie
| bill of Pryor &, Iv'us for ~ ,2D7 30 for i.~,I
services rendered at the juu"si OF Mayor Howell at
the time wien proceedings were taken against tn"
Iri;rU ~ III" TwcliG War,I Nr. Hii,,rri,,,,n
SAYS that the Mayor had no legal right to Inrur il
expense, and that lac violated the charter II SO
doing.
| The attention Of The York Street Police was called
Sunday night 10 Il case ofdrsliiuiiOn at MOI Navy
ST.. where Coleman Morgan and his four cMl,r, ~
the oldest bcing only twelve years Of aGr, v"lr
found in a liable condition. lh3 room was almost
strlppcd of furniture. The father was 80 feeble that
hc was taken in the ambulance to ST. Peters Hos
mial where his wIfc was living sick line oldest son,
age twcnt y-onr, IL III the Cumberland Street Hos
pItal The other children were placed III charge Of
the Charities Commissioners.
JERSEY CITY
There are at present I'D John Smiths in this oitv.
The official term Of Mayor Hopper, Of ,Irr."y CITY,
! expired at moan Nctrid3y, when l. W. IausslG. the