New-York tribune., 1881-09-11
NETWORK CITY.

Byron collars not stylish
High cofures are worn again.
Plush flOunces like fur costumes.
Colorea Spanish aces are imported for autumn.
Skirts of gay striped plush will be worn by young
ladies'
Rod and green will be the fashionable contrasts Of
cOlors.
Stvlish gloves have wrnkled wrists and are tan
colored.
Baby, sashes tied high in the back are adapted by
young ladies'
Birds are imported by the box for trimming
au umn bOnn'tS.
Mrs Ann Doyle, of No. 45O West Twcnty-third-st,
died yesterday in her Tooth year.
shrimps, turtles, grasshoppers and beetles,
among the ornaments for new bOnIets.
Deaths last week, S60; marriages, 1862; births
436. The police arrested 1,257 persons.
! One hundred and sixty-two deaths we're reported
at the Bureau of Vital atstics Yesterday tw enty-
Two OF which were caused by the heat
The hos ital for the insane at Wards Island, is
| very much overcrowded there beng ,222 patients
number.
The block the east side of Sixth-ave., between
! Northumberland Twertv-secOnd and One-hur-
| 500 600
QUICK PASSAGE FROM EUROPE.
The steamer Elbe of the North German Lloyd's
Line, which arrived here yesterday, made the ias-
sage III days, 10 hours and 25 minutcS--sald to be
the fastest time on record.
TICKETS TO THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION
~ Excursion tickets will be sold during October,
November and December from this city to the Ex-
/ al, x,
within thirty days from date o. purchase.
FITCH sHEPARD's ESTATE.
LettofS or administration were granted Yesterday
by the surrogate on the estate OF Fitch Shepard TO
his sons Elliot f. and Augustus d. Shepard. The
persona, estate amounted to about 500. 00O There
are no debts
DEAD BODY RECOVERED
me hody OF II ward Schwab, a2e twenty -one, who
Ihrd-st. on Wednesday was found Yesterday IN lie
East Ryer near Fifty -sevcnth-sl., and removed
to the Morguc.
, The dense fogs on the liId dson River delayed
1 the arrival ice in this city yesterda that tows
till noon. This mad necessary the running of de-
livery carts All night by the Knickerbocker aud
Mutual BENEFIT Companies.
POLICE COURT FINES.
George w. Crcig r. clerk of the Board of Police
Justices, reports following fines collec ed in the
r rohGe Courts in August SPECIAL Sessions, 1896;
ket. Ali; Yorkville Sl,006; Harlem, $2i2 Nor
risanla SSS. Total, $3.SSS
cirrus AT THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Some new features are 10 he introduced to-mor-
row IN W. Z. Comps hippodrome, circus and me-
dering the performances still more attractive The
recepts, Tor FIVE days last week amounted to mp
formances viii he given all this week.
FIXING THE PRICE OF MILK.
meeting, of the Milk Dca'ers Union was held
St: Ten members only wer present The price Of
milk for the month of September was fixed at
cents quart This price il the suEl that the farmer
re elves. liandblls announcing a mass meeting
of mil k-dealers. 20 he held in Clarendon Hall on
Tuesday were distributed.
NEW POSITION.
James Gamble has been chosen general manager
of the Mutual Union Telegraph Company, and viii
enter upon the duties Of his Office tomorrow. Mr.
! Gamble was formerly superintendent of the Pacific
Division of the Western Union Telegraph Company
n the opposition lne 1t is expected that the
Mutual Union will open its lines by the middle of
October.
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR
Never were ere there so great preparat,ons made be-
Wager Hull, the general superinrcndent is actively
al work, surrounded by great crowd of decorators
an% ods oI Tapdy spSca m the G hS %GGcd
| The applicants can be accommoaated Many new
| and interesting inven ions viii be displayed The
| tair Will open next Wednesday.
| NEw SOUND STEAMER.
| A new steamer of over 5000 .ons burden. built
pany and naIned the Rhode Island was successfully
| launched AT Noank, Conn, on Thursday. She viii
be brought TO Ncw-York to receive her boilers and
machinery and for the work on ter cabins and in
! terror decorations. Nh'n completed and furnished
she viii be placed the Providence Line to run on
alternate days with the Massachusetts.
AwoMAN FINED FOR DRUNKENNESS
Policeman Murray of the II ;lteen!h Precinct,
Police Court yesterday handsomely dressed
woman who gave her name as Alice Erina. The
officer arrested her at Ihrd-ave. and Twenty sec
ond-st: for being drunk and unable to take care of
herself. She had large quantity of diamonds and
oIher leweirX WIN hrr AT he time of her arrest.
| parted
RUMOR ABOUT A GREAT OH. COMPANY
| The rumo yesterday that the Standard OIL Com
pany had purchased for $5 900. 600 the sewing ma
chine works at Elizabethport N J., created consid-
erabc speculation in Elizabeth, where the business
| oi the company, which employs about 9. 600 work
| men, forms a very considerable industry. BENJAMIN
Brewster, the wee president of the oil company told
TRIBUNE .eporter who called upon him nj his
house III flith-ave. that as lar he knew, there
! was not word OF truth IN the story.
PERsIsTING IN A STRIKE
| The striking upholsercrs held "A meeting last
evening IN Third-ave. decide what attitude 10 as
sune toward their employers in regard TO the offer
| form cooperative aid society rather than Weld
their ground i'll demanding higher wages. By this
means 1t IL stated that each member of the associa
| ton Will receive $5 week VIII le on n strike ~
was stated that the probabilities of an early adiust
| ment ot the trouble were encouraging.
| EXCISE COMMISSIONERS AND LIQUOR DEALERS
Al the meeting of the Board OF Excise Yesterday
| sets of resolutions were presented by vnrio,,s
branches of the Liquor Dealers Protective Associo
ton, thanking the Commsslo Tor their pronpt
action IN taking stand against w. IL. Mundy who
IL & prosecating s' me dealers The Commissioners de-
been max ing money by taking up the liquor dealers
cases, and asserted that having issued hrense In
reputable dealer, they were III duty bound to pro-
| tect hlLl f
| FALL OF HUGE SAFE
Whlie large lerwilllger ire-prOOf safe was being
raised to the third floor OF No. 81 Broadway yes,er
DAY AFTERNOON. at O'CLOCK the rope suddenly broke
ahd the sale fell 10 the pavement with Is crash that
| was heard for several blocks away. The safe had
nearly reached the window of the third floor when
| escaped being crushed to death. Two men vera
just coming out of the entrance below and one had
Just passed. The safe barely missed the passer-by
| as 1t fell. -
BROOKLYN.
Work on the new Wall-st ferry house il coino
| rapidly forward. s
| William Wehameyer, of No. % Moore-st an on, -
ploye OF ShqItss bakery III Harrlson-avc., dropped