New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-11
NETWORK CITY.


will BIO used for trimmings.
The interior decorations of the new Union League
Club House are nearly hnlshed.
some Of the new boots for ladies button very 1af
back mt the sde. behind the ankie-pohe.
There are 100 students in the Union Ineoloeic"i
Seminary; II less number than last year.
satin bows with silver gilt balls on the ends are
worn ~ shOulder-knots with party dresses. >,
The third story has been added to the Cardinals
new house at Flfteth-st. and Madlson-ave'
Frenchmen IN this city cay that American frogs
are more delicate eating than tho Gallo crOakers
New umbrella handles are made OF celluiold; u u
much cheaper than ivory and is both strong ana
pretty.
few spring bonnets have been imported ann
nriyateIy exhibited Nothing strikngly new ls seen
among them.
Artisans are carving the designs in stone on the
main entrances Of the new bank building at broad-
way ami W all-St.
coat of paint would greatly improve tho appear
ance of some of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the oiAth
Avenue Elevated Railway.
Many trainmen on the Third Avenue Elevated
Railroad wear their numbered DauHes reFoi'0o 1"
order to avoid Identification
Mrs Jane G. Edwards sends SIS for The Lire saving
Service through Captain Bickford, of Washington.
1t will be forwarded promptly .
Theatrical ticket speculators have been long
of Clara Morris matinee lckeIS rarely LILO puoho
prefers to patIonize the box ONCE
The possessors of seighs are disconsoate as the
snow Is fast disappearing. There have been more
than forty days Of sleighm0 this season.
MANY trees in Central Park are badly dishgured
by the branches which broken bv the recent
severe storm and have not been cleared away
At a meeting Of the Chamber Of Commerce yester-
day the proposed Lowell bill. for estaDllshihg
uniform system of bankruptcy. was discussed
CUTTING HER THROAT WITH RAZOR.
Mrs Catherine Mohr Attempted TO cut her throat
with razor Yesterday at No. ~ Broome-st. She IS
thirty-sx years old. and was eft wld0w year
arc with seven children. She gaShed her tnroat
deeply, bnt hope of her recovery is entertained
FOR THE FxILED SOCIALISTS.
The treasurer Of the Relief Committee in aid OF the
mittee has received con ribntlons to the amount Oh
- 1873 90 or this 81 ga 90 has been pald 10 the
exilcs leaving 1850 which will be used 10 pay the
passage of some of their families
cIytIIrY IN THE ELEVATED TRAINS.
The practice of running Thirt Avenne fleVateM
trains by the lower stations without stopping Sun
causes numerous Complaints rom tne Victims,
1rufy REPLIES, Don't stop. WHY IN HI don't you
ride in the cattle-cars underneath -
CHARGED WITH CAUSING MS SISTERS DrATH.
A coroncrs iurv Yesterday charged Neil McGrew,
nm cx.cnyict with the murder of his sister Mrs.
Jane Cnrhart. at No. 3lS West t.leyenth-st. DE,
crmber 81. He threw lighted lamp az h h ana
while her clothes we're burning he robbed her and
fled H. has not been found by the polre.
TIE PROPOSED GEOLOGICAL GARDEN.
An annual meeting OF tie stockholders OF tho
Company was held Yesterday at No. ~! Broadway
The election of officers and board OF directors was
tDOupu until MaTru ~, WHICH II SDtflll iItclnG
will be held The present officers and directors will
hold over till that time
woEKINGMFN'S TROUBIrs.
The strike of the wOoi-carvrrs Of llerts Brothers
still continues. The Caryers Oulon has been IN.
formed by the Police authorities that 1t must not
interfere with the firm in trying to obtain workmen
TO iii the places Of the strikers. The lockout of
The satchel. makers. who were employed by Scheuer
Il SON. No. 81 Broadway, still continues.
CORPORATION BUREAUS NEEDED.
a petition to the Legislature as king that bureaus
of Statistics laws and Information may be estaO-
lishrd for oil corporations representing capital only
i'm which the control Of the corporation IL determined
hy one vote for each share of capital, is in cTcua-
ton The Object of such hnreallS ~ TO furnish the
people with exact and trustworthy information
regarding corporations.
CHARGED WITH KEEPING \ FARO BANK.
At the 'Iombs Police Court Yesterday. ID. j. Whit
nrv. agent of the Sncipy for the Prevention OF
Crime CHARGED James keancdy with keeping q
faro hank mt No. 81 Nrssau-s.. on the complaint of
John Stephenson. Officers II II ana Gardner. of the
Tnmbs Courl Squad. have been sc ching FOR The
accused man for davs. aud found n at No. lGS
%onih ThId-st Brooklyn. He was neld III $1,000
bail. -...
COMMITTED TO THE TO"Bs FOR MURDER.
A woman named Ann Cunningham was burned to
death at No. ~ klng-st.. January 10 Peter Can
field was charged with pouring kerosene upon her
clothes and setting fire 10 ihcin 70 the policeman
who arrested him he said that the woman was
drunk and he set fire To her To drive her out OF ms
ROOM ST the InGurat Yesterday, the jury found
CGni"ld guilty of murder, and ho was committed 10
the Iombs.
STREET DIRECTORY OF YEARS MORTALITY
A record of the ci;yS mortality, arranged by
strret4 upun winch mach labor has been expended
IN the Bureau OF Vital Statistics was completed
Yesterday. The table has been prepared by me
direction of PrOfcsSO JaEewav. In flrSt-avc. the
largest number Of deaths Occnr ed III 1850, namely
GsI of wlIch go we're in 36i trnemeut-houses; of
these 392 were children; In one tenement house
there were Z deaths ThId-ave ranks next with
go deaths 1893 of those who dird were children.
In eecond-avc. 6i7 persons died; 02o We're jewellers
IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. SXh-ave. had only 112
oI, IN N ps
Srvpnth-avr III deaths. with llS III tenement
houses. EiQhth,ave 171 deaths with % in tsne-
meat housrs, and Broadway 50 deaths OF which
Only - were III tcnemcntlIOuscS
BROOKLYN.
The annual report of the City Dspfnsnrv shows
tlnt Is 7Ol pqtientS were treated III 1880 ard
1a,41l prescriptions furnished free.
The garbage collectors pay little attention to the
unrnpted ash barrels III South Brooklyn that have
been accumuatng fOr several weeks.
Edward Kennedy, who was sentenced to life I'M
prsOnmPnt Wednesday for the murder of Mrs.
Nellie stokes. WAS sent to Sing Sing prison yeste T.
day.
1t is reported that new theatre in the Eastern
District Will be built soon III the vicinity of Broad
way and FOnrthst.. at cost of 100000. The best
star actors and leading companies will be- secured "a
play in it. aud it will rival the Novelty Theatre at
| Fifth and South Fourth-ss.
JERSEY CITY.
| VIM. August, ICE ten. of No. II ElliOit-place was
| badly bitten by savage dog Wednesday night,
! The dog was shot yesterday by order of Police
| Justice Stislng.
The annual statement of City Controller Nelson
| places the funded and floating debt Of the city al
$40 700,3l6. The water debt, winch is self-sus-
tanning. IL $i,7sS.O00 and taxes and assessments
amounting to T5.24Sl5l are collectable.
| Mahlon B. Champion yesterday handed over the
| 1927, 900 IN Hudson County bonds, which he re.
ceived Tor the proposed new court house site. and
| received In exchange the deed of the property
After tho property was purchased III 1870 the State
courts decided that the bargain was illegal, the
appropriations for the year were exceeded by the
| issue Of the bonds
| NEW-JERSEY.
| HoBoKEN.-The fourth annual sOree dansante oil
| tho Union Social Club of H0boken was held last