New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-05
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NETWORK CITY.

Eubro,derv il more stylish than lace for trimming
wash dresses this season.
Small ichus of muslin embroidered on the edges
or trimmed with LaDguedOc lace aio po" "'in
around the neck
During last week the medical corps visited 6549
tenement-houses occupied by 4O4OS families, ana
prescribed for Lib SICK children.
Russian bowls of single piece Of wood, brightly
painted like lacquer, serve for holding fresh fruit
on buffet and dlnner-tabe in country houses
FATAL FALL FROM A WINDOW.
Mrs. Harper, age siXty-seyen, OF No.. ~ East
Fourth-st., while hanging out clothes, fell ifoni
second.storv window of her house about noon yes
terday sustaining injuries which proved fatal
BAD FOR The HORSE.
Walter w. CnaTd, of NO. 2S2 Ienth-ayc., was
driving through Twenty-thIrd-st. yesterday. Wheh
his horse took fright and against street-car.
The animal broke It's leg anu was shoC Dy an ohOci
of Mr.. Berghs society.
SWEET SIMPLICITY IL INDIA NULL.
The poetic simplicity of whIte muslin i revived
in the India null dresses worn THIS summer Dy very
Young ladies' they are made with baDy waists ana
full round skirts chat are not punched up DuI are
allowed to How gracefully.
DISEASES THAT ARE CoSTAGIous.
The following Is q comparative statement OF cases
of contagious diseases reported tor the two weeks
ending July 81. 1880:
Week Typhoid Se Measles, Rp4 s ToS
j Jay H. T.. 70 3 3 il IS
PUNIsnING A CRUEL HUSBAND.
Martin Dewitt, OF No. DOyer-stp IN the Court OF
General Sessions. ycstG'day, pleaded guilty to an
ind cfmPut charging MN with cutting ana Nounu-
ING his wie, Rose Dewitt on July ~. Inc prisoner
had repeatedly threatened 10 40 his wiie INJURY.
Judge GIidersecye sentenced MN TO inc HI"'e
Prison for five years.
MIR SIINSON HONORABIY DISCHARGED.
Revenue IuspectOr George ). SlusOu, against
whom a charge was brought by Robert Jackson,
tobacco dealer, has been honOrdoy DISCHARGED py
Justice Duty, as tue defence showed MN 10 ne o,
tircly innocent Postmaster James and other Iead-
lug citizens sent letters OF testified personally as TO
Nj. StinoOn's character
BUYING BONDS FOR THE SINKING FUND.
The Govern .neut bought yesterday t-,IDo,oo0 OF
bones out Of offerings amounting 10 rG,33o.3OO'
The accepted bias comprised ~, lU@ OOV % Oh 1901
at prices ranging hOm lOll0 10 IO4.OO, auu
$4,000 g. OF 1880 a. 1Ul.30 Inc largest
award OF 81 800, 900 Is OF 1851 was to the First
National Bank. ne offerings Ihciuded IS and the
new Issues, but uOne OF these were accepted.
TOO LATE TO CATCH THE lnnF.
Ten minutes after the Uoit Wllch connects WIN
the Long Branch tram at SANDY Hook arrived M her
pier TINS city yesterday afternoon, Supernlehu-
ent Walilug received telegram from me manager
OF the How lama House OF Long Branch, stating that
u hote thief had fled to New-fOrk, and ASKING that
the boat be watched. A detective was sent at once
10 the vesses dOck, but tine passengers had gone be-
tore he arrived there aud he could geU no CIeW TO
the rObber.
SENTENCED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Patrick Burns. while walking along NeSt-St on
the nIght july Is, was attacNed by IOnr men ana
robbed OF what money ne had ia his DOCKET ono
of the men, who was attcrWdTd identified as George
Ripley, threw ms arm around BurnsS neck ana heid
hlni, while the others searched his clothing. All OF
the assdllautS with tine exception Oh htpicJ Us
capped In the Court of General sessions yesterday,
klpIcy pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to the
State Prison Tor hVe years.
SEEING THE WORLD EARLY.
A tWO-VeaIs-Oid son OF Lawson y. Fuller, or WASH
ingtOn Heights, wandered from his home lew days
ago, aud went TO the sCatIOd of the metropolitan
Elevated Road at Observation-Disclosures
Entering unperceiyed IN tne crowd, he TOOK seat
III a car. He first noticed 10 be alode al SOutn
Ffth-ave. and GTand-sG, by the conductor, VINO
took him back on the return trip WaDid TWAIN
slfOx was aIl ~
anxious inquiries o1 bis friends.
BROOKLYN.
During the week ending July 80, the deaths in
Brooklyn numbered 3O1, the marriages 43, ana tue
birtns 24J
The contract tor the iron to build the bridges over
the streets crossed by the East River Bridge ap-
prOaches has been awarded TO COfIOde ~ Sayief, Oh
Philadelphia, at 1O3IOO cents pound.
Mrs. Adam Scherrer, age forty OF No. 80 Eagle
ST. Is sad dying rom the effects OF maprac-
tce 10 her physician, DIR. Gahr'e, she admitted
that she had consented to an operation, Tor winch
she alone was responsible. She refused 10 lmpncate
scIan and to Coroner Nolan
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
YoNKERs-John A. Swift, drover. living in
EleVeuth-ave., tuls city, having some STOCK on
board freight train OF the hudson River Rallaoad,
rode upOn tue top of one OF the cars yesterday
morning. and owing to some neglect or carelessness
his part, head came III contact with tue arch
OF a bridge opposite Dudey's Grove. lie VAS very
seriously injured, and was taken 10 81 johns River
side Hospital. at IOnkers
BERGEN-George Cameron, age twenty-three,
caught between two coal cars yesterday morn
ing and crushed to death. lie lived at Weehaw ken
and unmarried
NEW-JERSEY.
EIrz.BETTPoRT.-Ihe body of the man found in
the Kills near 1remley Creek, Tuesday ngnt was
Identified Yesterday as that of Charles Campfeld,
who was drowned Oh July 81, whIie bathing.
JERSEY CITY.
Ellen Adams n servant IN the boarding house of
Daniel Ewing of No. 1O7 York-st., has brought a
sut against Ewing for breach OF promise of mar
rage the damages beng fixed at $4,000 Yester-
day Ewing was arrested aud placed under $1,000
bonds. ,,nr
Francis Bedford. boy living at No. 81 Chestnut
ST. climbed upon the roof of an unoccuped factory
binding yesterday morning and Tell through the
skyignt. Both bis arms were broken, the shoulder
was dIslOcated, and he received serious internal
injuries.
Thomas Lnnett spritualist doctor was ar
rested yesterday charge OF committing assault
and battery upon Mrs. Williams, of No. III soaring
ST., who died yesterday from fever. Llnnelt
undertook to heal the woman by manipulation. aud
IL charged with having beaten her on the breast ana
back.
David Urshler. widower living at No. ~ War
ren-st VINO has been deranged for several months,
climbed out of the window OF his room III the thlrd
story of his house yesterday morning. tie was seen
by a neighbor sitting on the window sill with his
feet hanging over, and was warned TO go pack into
the room. lie turned partly around and losing his
balance fell striking upon tho railing OF the area,
breaking his back He died III two hours.
NEW-JERSEi.
FORT LrF-One of the sea lions that escaped
some time ago from the cage at Coney Island was
seen OIL Sunday in the Hudson River, Fort Lee.
STATEN ISLAND.
CIIFToN-The basket worm is at WORK on the pine
trees at Clifton and its vicinity.
MARINERS HARBoR.-.lhc Rev. Alexander Smith