New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-12
NEW-YORK CITY.

| The newest boots are more quaint than pretty
Beautiful blue aud white striped seersuckers are
| sold for 12l3 cents yard
| PLAIN wide scarfs of null muslin are worn IN the
| morning tied III tichu fashion.
| The statue OF Justice the City Hall Is being
| adorned with limb of the law.
There ia some demand for cat skins as chest pro-
| tectors and to prevent rheumatism
Slippers arc very elaborate. and are finished with
| O row OF large beads around the top.
| The New-York Central and Hudson River Railroad
recently ordered fifty new locomotives.
The sidewalk in front of ST. PauPs Church In
Broadway the business centre OF street vendors.
Embroidery and hemsttching in the highest
styles OF decorative art are now applied to table
linen.
A Bowery shop-keepcr exhibits a solid silver image
of the first horsecar run in New-OIleans. 1t was q
"bobtall."
Residents IN South Brooklyn are anxiously await
ing the completion of the Sixth Avenue Elevated
road to South Ferry.
pnmmet and line are now almost indispensable
in parts of the annexed district to pedestrians
who do not fancy muddy baths.
Many lighted segars may be seen in tho elevated
railroad cars between Chatham Square and City
Hall Station ESPECIALLY in the mornings.
The Business Mems Society for the Encourage
ment of Moderation has Issued pledge binding the
signer not to drink liquor when absent from home.
Broken telegraph wires may still be seen in Broad.
wav. In many places they have been wrapped
around amppost and trees and seem to have been
forgotten.
PETER COOPRRs NISETIETH BIRTHDAY
In the Cooper Union free course this evening. the
Rev. II. l.. Singleton, Of Baltimore Md, Will speak
on " Peter Cooper" This will be Mr.. COOpers lihc-
tieth birthday.
PROGRESS OF THE GREAT BRIDGE.
The warm weather has stimulated the progress Of
the Brooklyn Bridge. Three laborers were dlscov-
ered t yesterday morning. two OF whom were ex- |
hang sweet zphyrs from nntlqua' ed pipes and the
third was demoishlng hickory nuts on one OF the
ratings. -
Work on tho new Arson clock factory is now |
gong rapidly forward. The wOrkmcn have been |
mucn delayed by the recent severe weather.
John French. Commissioner of City Works. will |
make public to-day his reply to the structures of |
Mayor Howell IN his letter OF last week, urging the
need of reform and rctrcnchmrnt in the CRY Works
Department. 1t Will show that a large number Of
reforms have been instituted, and that what the
Mayor urges is utterly lmpracticable.
AS the result of conference between the Com
missoners OF Charities and Correction and the OF
ticcrs of the Bay State Shoe and Leather COMPANY
whcn have he contract for tho work of the con-
vics IN the Kings County PenItentiary. the Warden
is authorized To arranGe he amount oi days work
for the convIcs. The Warden announces that n re-
due ion of ten per cent i'll the work Will begin Oh
Monday. - -
Catharinc Schafcr age twelve Of Tiancock-ayn
jersey City Heights, WAS sent to school Wednesday
afternoon. She did not return until nearly dusk
and related strange story of an alleged abtlucIum
assault and robbery. Her statement Is believed to
be false
George Morrison. the burglar who robbed Stein
beckcr's cigar store. In October, 1850, was SELL
fenced to seven years at hard labor in the Safe
Prison, bV Judge GLretsOn, Yesterday. George |
SIN tn, Morrisons accomplIce was sent to prison for
three and half Years.
DavId Clarke Bogert, The Young switchmnn re-
Gently convicted Of manslaughier In the Hudson |
County Court of g. neral Sessions. for causing the
death of two men by lraying the switch at Penn
ern Railroad, opeD III November last. was sentenced
yesterday. at jersey CITY, to pay 5000 aud costs.
Michael Dorsey, OF Jersey City lIcights was en-
Dloycd for several mont hs the siaud of Emmrrson
Thursday nght the D0ilco were Informed that he
rad culb zHed $3.50 IN CHECKS and $40 in mills
which lie nad been sent 10 dcpuslt. At Dnrsry's |
house thu officers found the haiIk-b and checks.
Dorsey Is supposed TO have fled.
hEW-JERSEY
CNioN llILT--A large brewing kettle, ", iehing
nearly half Il ton tell IRON Temporary scat I'D In
Peers Brewery, ~ Union Hi. thursday mig IT, and
rushed William Barry 50 badly that he died in a
low minutes.
LONG ISLAND.
RosIYN-G. w. Pay,on, ni New-York Iconiiate
If The Presbttory of Uucl has received and ac-
cepted IA call To the church at Resign.
Lose ISLAND CiTY.-lhe expen.cs Of tho Long
Island C'y Improvement Commission last We ,r were
200 %, ana It's work brought 40 900 INTO tue
City treasury.
WooDsIDE.-rhe body Of the man killed a; Wooh-
'lde ON NonlIy las. while walking on tho track OF
the FLUSHING and North Snorr ltuIrnad, has rot vel
been identified. The man l. believed 10 have been
insane and to have ESCAPED from some asylum.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Goodwin of Astoria, informed
the police ut the Frs Prccilct Station Saturday
that crazy woman namcd Mary German had been
sent from tue Asylum on BiackwelPs Island To work
u his family. &c woman WAS taken to tho station
house, and was allowed tAe ~, IT the corrd.,r I'm
4 little while she found walking up and down
The "alI naked Src was then placed III cell. Yc--
-crday Coroner ID rrcn was informed that fine
woman was dead. Hor death was thought To be tLe
'esnt Of " cold aud INSULT cnt food An inuucot
viii bo held tuesday evening.
STATEN ISLAND
PORT RCHMoND.--ine ANIMAL report of the
rustees Ol PORT K.cbIOnd shOws thni the recoinis
rom nj h0urceH laGt year were HS5OS OF Will,
ho expenditures were HO.i02 ~, leaving n ai,nre
II tho Treasury Of R2Ol5 81 III" sum OF 80. lao 30
10 0e raised to meoL current expense. Tor tbe en-
nIhg year. Tho village election Is to be- held
March /, =" "0Au