New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-19
NETWORK CRY.


White is the leading color in evening toilets this
winter.
Handsome, chatelaine watches Of silver or
tortoise shell.
Members of the Broadway Squad are very atten-
tive to the Hover girls.
Women with large hats are becoming again un-
pleasantly prominent in the theatres.
The ice on the large lake in Central Park was in
splendid condition yesterday morning.
A large volume could be made mp from the COM
plants OF travellers on the elevated roads.
Pretty bangle rings nave stars or creseents
studded with small turquoises as pendants.
An enterprlsng halter in Thrd-ave. exhibits
numerous Indian relics of the Custer massacre.
The ticket held by Robert J. Hoguet drew the
horse Idol Chief at the st. Vncenps Hospital Fair.
subscription for the benefit of the Beers is talked
OF among the members Of the Dutch colony iathis
city.
The Board of Police yesterday voted to purchase
boat
Heavy white satin brocade, with largo designs in
god Is one OF the handsOmest materials for evening
dresses
Mr. BergRs officers are needed at the ferry slips;
overloaded horses unable TO get up the bridges can
be seen daily.
The steps and corridors of the City Hall are daily
crowded with men IN whose faces the nunRer Tor Oh
lice Is last assuming the proportions OF famine.
The Manhattan Elevated Railway Company has
ordered twenty-five new Baldwin locomotives, SINH
lsr to those now in use on the Third Avenue Line.
Significant of late that only two trips are made
daily. Residents of Astoria suffer most from this
arrangement.
George Carson, charged with completely in the
bank robbery at BIiddletOwn. Conn, was sent to
Connecticut yesterday on o requisition from the
Governor of that State.
NEW USES FOR RUBBER.
Horses with rubber shoes can be seen In the
streets rubber seats put in public conveyances
for sanitary reasons and ndia-rubber pasters for
wounds are sold by druggists
GAY.TY AT TAMMANY HALL
The Anawanda Club held pleasant reception at
Tammany Hall last evening. 1t was the annual
assembly OF the friends of the club, and they con-
tinued the festivities until a late hour.
KEEP THEM IN YOUR POCKET.
1t seems TO be the prevailing opinion that sliding
doors should be used all the cars of the elevated
roads. The ordinary doors are apt to slam sud
denly catching and injuTing the fingers of unwaIy
sTREET.cAR COLLISION.
A collision between Avenue-D and Third-aye.
car occurred yesterday morning in Chatham7st.
where il opens into the square. Two passengers.
man and woman were cut and bruised, the Others
escaped unhurt.
LISTENING TO TAXPAYERS.
The Board for the Revision of Assessments met
yesterday in tue Controllers Office but did little be-
side listening to few arguments from property
holders 1t adjourned to meet on February l, at No.
~ Chambers-St.
CARRIED ABOVE THEIR STATIONS.
When the elevated trains are crowded in CON-
mission hours the conductor often instructs the en-
gineer to run past the lower stations. between tho
City Hall aud HOuston-,t., causing much trouble TO
passengers who wish to get OF.
DINNER OF DARTMOUTH ALUMNI.
The Dartmouth College Alumni Association OF
New-York will have its Seventeenth annual reunion
and banquet at PnarIs, No. East Fifteenth-st.,
tomorrow evening. The association now numbers
430 members living in and near New-Iork'
RAvAGEs OF SMALLPOX.
An Italian chIld'tied yesterday at No. 81 Crosby
st. from smallpox. The health officers found an.
other child there with suspicious eruption and
took it 20 Police Headquarters for examination 1t
was decided that it did not have smallpox.
DOWN TOWN SPORT ON THE ICE.
Although the ice on the lake in the City Hall Park
is not particularly smooth still the bootblacks and
the radiant madens who sell newspapers ENJOY
themselves by sliding between the legs OF molten
sive pedestrians over the toes of City Fathers.
WATCHING Tue SHADOWS.
The electric light at Broadway and Thirty-second-
ST. throws upon the street remarkably clear shadow
OF q neighborng tree Each twig is so well defined
that the passer6y feels inclined TO stoop and pick
one up Many people pause every evening 10 admire
this pretty effect.
MEETING OF RXEMPr fIREMES.
The Association of Exempt Flremen Of this city
Caledonia faf several hundred members being
present Poplar Mills president of the ASSOCIATION.
was chairman ct the meeting. Reports were read
proposed for membership All of tho present board
Of officers were reelected without opposition.
on TRIAL FOR ARSON.
Louis Wcrtn was placed on trial m Part III OF the
Court Of General Sessions. Judge Cowng presiding.
charged with arson. Assistant District Attorney
Lyon appeared for the prosecution, anu in his OPEN
ing address TO the Jury SAID that he expected To prove
that the prisoner had fired the tenement house No.
81 Ludlow-st, in which ne occupied apartment on
tine night Of September Oh 1880. The defence Is TO
be an albl
TRUSTEES OF THE CITY COLLEGE.
The board of trustees OF the College OF tho CITY
OF New-York met yesterday and organized Tor the
year bv the election OF the following officers presl-
dent Stephen A. Walker ; secretary. Lawrence D.
Herman. petition was received from the stu
dents OF the college, asking tor three DAYS recess
aft the JauugrV
Webb OF the college, offered resolution allowing
Monday ana tuesday OF next week. when was
adopted.
CLAIMING TO BIZ WEALTHY WHEN INsOLvESr.
Ferdinand Mayer. of No. 80 Whte-st., preferred n
charge against Joseph David of No $50 West
reprssentationS, to the Cheer that ne was worth
$50 900 above all indebtedness, at dlherent times
since October 4, 1876, goods valued at $50 "a
in bankruptcy it appeared that at the tune the
goods were furnished the accused man was ihsolVent
He was required to give bail In $l'oOo'
ALONE AMONG STRANGERS.
Mrs. Ella Merely. age twenty hye an Englsh
woman who arrived IN this country Saturday az
tempted suicide in the boarding ~ no. 20 -
anum. She was taken to the CHAMBERS Street nos
pta. The reason she gave for her act was that sue
had come to America TO search for her husband, who
had deserted her. and that, finding berself without
means among strangers she had become dishcart-
ened. 1t was believed that she would recover.
THE SHOOTING OF BARTToLF PETERS.
Deputy Coroner Raefle made q post m0rtem exam
who was shot and killed aboard the schooner
Eleanor at Pier No 10, East River, Monday night.
Ii was found that the bullet had passed through hs
right arm, side and lung, grszed the heMt an; apa
passed ont through the left side OF the chest Inc
inquest was held in the afternoon and resulted IN
verdict of accidental shooting wnereuPc Lne PIs
oner, Daniel Ruiz, the steward OF tue SCHOONER "%'
set flee.
GIVING HIMSELy UP. .
Isaac Levy who was convicted in July last IN the
Court of General Sessions and sentenced 10 state
Prison for three wears and half for receiving
a,nior nnnha and " hn afterYArd escaped from Oh-