New-York tribune., 1881-03-29
NEW-YORK CITY.

Deep Japanese sleeves are seen on some OIL 'no o"
wraps.
The Wall-st. ferryboats are remarkable for their
deberati0n.
The Dominican is the style oil halr-dresSlns pop
ular for little girls. -
The new grays lean to silvery effects or metallic
lustre, or to pink shades.
More than twenty-one different religious denom-
nations have churches IN this ci'y'
The revival in business and building has aImost
doubled the price of lime within six months
MANY strollers Yesterday 1ound refuge IN Central
Park from the disagreeable dust oil the streetS
Breptano will remove abOut two weeks hence to
the Spinger Building, No. Onion-sqlare' hea
Titfany's.
The ubiomtous small hoy haunts the entrances of
the Madison Square Garden Tor peep at the won
ders within.
The ferry-house at the foot of Barcay-st is to be
torn down shortly, and VIII be repiaced py ne"
aud handsome structure
The fourth annual meeting Of the Womens Chris
tian Temperance Union of Harlem was 1eld last
evening at Temperance Hall.
The annual comm encement exercises 3l i, the new,
York Medical College and Hospital for Women VIII
take place at Association Hall this evening"
'The Three Monuments in Broadway is tho IL
tle of lecture to be delivered tomorrow evening
before the Nativity Catholic Union by Generai M' l.
McMahon.
A new secret fraternity, the Phi Epeilon, has re-
Gently been started in the College of Physicians and
Surgeons. There a.e forty-scven OF these 1reek
leIlCT eIHIllOS III AuC COhHAA9'
GENERAL GRANT OFF FOR MEXICO.
General Grant. his son Ulysses. Senor Romero ana
Mr.. Dawson, General Grants secrelary started for
Mexico on tile regular o'clock Washington tram
on tie Pennsylvania Road, yesterday morning
CHINESE INVITATIONS TO MELODY.
Sam Sing and Yet Sing keep laundrles within
short distance of each other uptown. When INC
small boy is driven from the first for warDing he
falls back promptly upOn the more encouraging ILL.,
YitatiOn OF the second.
DIMINISHING IT'S DEBT.
Over goo 900 was subscribed Sunday morning Tor
the buiIding fund of the Harlem ConcregIii ional
Church. OF this sum the pastor, the Rev NY VIZ
Gin. contributed $500, and his wife the marriage
fees received for the last two years
PUNISHED PoR sFLLING POLICY SLIPS.
George Drescher alias HeInes, of No. 900 Division
ST against whom there were two charges of selling
lottery policy slips yesterday pleaded guilty and
was sentenced tO Imprisonment IN the penltehllaiy
for thirty days and TO pay fine OF SjO'
CIGARS sToLEN FROM TRUCK.
potricl, DonIan n truck driver, of No. 900 East
Fonrth-st., went TO Police Headquarters ast ng@hI @
and reported that case of cigars, Valned ~ @lOO
aud marked for shipment TO n firm in Memphis,
Tenn, had been stolen from his truck In South-st.
THE NEXT ASHLEY BELT CONTEST
Weston and ROwcll met yesterday to complete the
arrangements for the next contest for the Ashley
belt The articles of agreement were arranged as
printed in Sundays TRIBUNE, but the pace Tor h9d
ing the match was not decided up0n' AnOther
meeting will be held TO-DAY.
HARLEM LANDLORbs RESORT.
al have sold my house for $500. Tho present
owner authorizes ne to rent u 10 you ior NOOO IL
YOU will remain This was the way IN when a
Harlem landlord stTove recently TO maintain his
dignity and at the same time, reduce bls rent ana
retain the tenant he had Just attempted TO dspoosess
THE CHURCH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
At the first meeting OF the Executive Committee
of the Church Temperance Society Yesterday con-
stltution prepared by the Rev. b. +. De Costa was
adopted unanimously. Officer were chosen as tol-
lows: President Bishop B. b. Smith secretary,
the Rev Mr.. De Costa; treasurer, K. j. Cutting
Appropriate committees were elected
GETTING An INCREASE ~ wAGTs.
A meeting of tho United Association Of Marble
Cutters was held last night az Academy Hall.
Nearly forty members were elected The asso-
ciatiOn now controls all the mantel-plece hands IN
the city and has obtained q concession from the
bosses by which SO q day will be paid to all work
men after April 4. Now they only receive - 90.
CHARGED wIru CRIMINAL IBEL-
Detectives McGrann and Randy, OF tho Central
Office on q warrant issued by tue DstTictAttorney
OF Erie County. arrested Charles H. Wcis; editor OF
oG;ce of Thar ionrnai No 553 Broadway on a charge
of alleged criminal libel. he accused man was
taken before Justice Waudell. and was remanded.
STEAMSHIP AGROUND OFF The BATTERY.
The steamship Bnccntaur from Mediterranean
,otts while rounding the Battery yesterday morn
ing ran too near the shore and grounded on rocky
shoal within 900 feet OF tia new barge Office With
the assistance of several tu-s and her own power
she was hauled off about y. m and went to Pier
No 40, East River. There was no apparent damage
sustained.
sUPERINIEYpEYT. wALTlNGs COMPLAINT
growing disposition on the part OF citizens and resi-
dents of this CITY TO antagonize rather than help
policemen when othCr help would be OF value. HE
biIlself on n recent occasion was attacked and
abused when arTesting young thiei IN tho street.
He ascrbcs this disposition TO unjust and persistent
attacks upon the force in the newspapers
POST OFFICE ELEVATOR STOPPED.
One of the hydraulic elevators IN the Post Office
Building was disabled yesterday afternoon by some
person pulling one of the safety-yaye ropes, which
are 10 he used only In case of accident to keep rho
elevator from falling The car stopped between two
floors and there was some difficulty IN dscharglng
the dozen men and women, who were more fright
ened than hurt. They got out on ladder.
TYPHUs FEVER AND SMALLPOX.
ONLY five cases of typhus fever were found In this
city last week The week before there were forty
one. The special sanitary inspectors reported yes
terday that they had inspected the lodging Gel lars
in the city and found no typhus fever; several of
The cellars were in a very filthy and unhealthy con,
dtion. Measures were taken to have them cleaned
out There were thirty-nlnc cases OF smallpox
HoNoRING A FAITHFUL OFFICER
A recent amendment to the bylaws Of the Cotton
Exchange makes tho superintendent eligible for
membership. Yesterday Superintendent L. Il.
Powers was unani Ously elected member and re-
ceived the hearty congratulations of all the other
members after the closing of the Exchange. He
was embraced slapped on the back presented with
flowers, and finally escorted TO q neghboring res
tauraIt. 2. Welsh, OF Welsh Brothers, was also
elected n member.
NEW SITE FOR THE SMALLPOX HOSPITAL
Professors Chgndler and Janeway. Of the Board of
Health. will g0to Albany to-day TO urge before the
Legislature the necessity OF giving to the Board con-
troll of North Brother Island rs site FOR small
pox hospital. The Commissioners Of Charities and
Correction desire the removal OF the Riverside llO,-
ptal from BlackweFs Island. and enlarged quarters
are needed North Brother Island IL in the Sound,
aud is within the boundaries of Queens County.
LOOKING FOR LONG ABSENT MAN.
Jpouries were made yesterday Mt Police Head
0narters for Edward Won Franlin, q Prnssian. who
some years ago held the position of MANAGER and
cashier Of a bank in Edinburgh, Scotland. Hocame
60 this country aud LOGGED for while at No. 147
West Broadway, this city. Three years ago he dis
appeared mysterOusy and has not since been heard
OF. The person who inquired about him yesterday
stated that his wife was waiting for his return in
the old country.
WOMEN PICKPocKRTs IN A CHURCH.