New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-12
NETWORK CITY.


Large buttons have had their day.
Skirts of dresses ere no longer plain.
Elbow capes are the new spring wraps.
Chain fringe of beads Is the new trimming.
There were numerous blockades in Fulton-st. yes
terday. 49,,
Worlmen are now engaged in fertilizing the sod
in the parks.
The fish trade has been steadily increasing SINCE
Ash Wednesday. 49,.
George Francis Train is again the centre OF attrac
tion in Madison-square :,
The pavement in some places.ln MuiDoHS-S" 10
three feet beneath the garbage and mud
The nayements in Mulberry-st are 0urleh unuer
LAYER of filth three feet thick in many places.
Cretonnes for dresses are printed SO na h
that thev look as if they were painted Oy manu.
TIL r,,hor Of recruits enlisted at the Chatham
Street Eniistng Bureau has been exceptionally large
since January 1. ,
Sarcastic pedestrians, when viewing the 1nCreas
ing piles of packing boxes in west broao"aS' ''A II
the street is to be closed up.
An organization for protection against gas COM
panies landlords, and people who persist Ill 'l"unE
downtown is talked OF III Harlem
The man at the ferry who causes dozen passent-
GERS To lose boat while he pays two-cent fare with
So bill is in danger OF being hnrt
ANOTHER STEAMSHIP FOR THE PACIFIC.
The shpbuilding firm Of Cramp d Son, OF Phi MA
dephia closed contract yesterday with the PaGlnc
Coast Steamship Company lor Ae" largo Az"
steamship. .,,,.o,,,,r>,
The color of the buttons on the COlumDla u1toru
cans Is for seniors purple. for Juniors blne Tor
SophmOros rcd, and for freshmen R'een' LUG i"''
| tint is peculiarly appropriate
FOUND GUILTY OF A GREAT CRIME.
Regina Jansen, of Nos. % and "a Bleecker-st"
who charged with bringing swedlsl grIS 40 10
| found guilty and remanded by COMMISSIONER
'"'''0' A THOUSAND MMIGRANTs MORE.
There was another large arrival of immigrants at
| Castle Garden yesterdays 81 came on the bremen
steamship DOMAIN, and 22S by the Liverpool steam
ship Baltic. OF the Bremen lmmlerahIs' 1oV "en'
directly to Texas.
THE BURNED MANHATTAN MARKET.
The ruins of the burned Manhattan Market are
being slowly removed SamueI and Hndson
River Railroad said yesterday that it had not yet
been decided to build potato depot on the site.
A STEER RUNNING INTO CAR:
wild steer escaped from herd OF cattle IN
Seyenth-ave. yesterday, and ran down the avenue
| coming into collision with Seventh Avenue car
and alarming the occupants turning INTO and'eth
St. he ran to the river where ne was capluIeu WIN
| the aid of several men.
CHARGED WITH DISHONESTY.
George W. Upper was YESTERDAY arGS Is on
| with appropratHg 81 100 given TO nm by henIy
Cummlns TO invest in mines In Colorado. lie - also
| charged by Oben o. Larson with retaining $3,4,o,
the proceeds Of the sale Of mining claim belonging
W INJURED by FRIGHTENED HORSE.
A horse attached to o cab took fright near the
! Grand Central Depot last evening, and ran
| upon the sidewalk in FOrty-second.st., knocking
| down Salmon Hopkins, age nifty, OF Monnt vernon,
who was on his way to the depot Dir; Hopkins was
much bruised, and bis left leg was broken. lie was
removed TO st. Luke's Hospital.
FULTON STREET PICKPoCKETs.
Owing TO numerous complaints about plckpockets
In Fulton-st Detective Leferts and fellow officer
were detailed to watch that neighborhood. fester-
day afternoon they caught two young men In the
the Jefferson Market Police Court where Justice
Hammer committed them for trial.
MEMORIAL OF JUDGE CURTIS
Lewis L. Delafeld, on behalf OF the bar or this
city, presented yesterday to the General Term OF
the Superior Court the proceedings OF tho meeting
Cnrtis. Mr. Delaheld moved that tho proceedings
be entered upon the records Of the Court. Chief
Judge SedgWick granted the motion.
TRAINS To LONG BRANCH
Trains will be run this summer to and from Long
Branch and other stations on the ew-Jersey south
ern Railway, connecting at Sandy Hook with steam
Nav q trains will leave Long Branch at 700 n, IN.
and at 2:45 D. m. After Juno 20 1t is expected that
six round trips will be made every day.
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE CORONER.
All the witnesses in the case Of O'Relly the liquor
dealer of East Broadway, who lies dying in the
Chambers Street Hospital from wound inflicted
yesterday by Coroner Herman. Patrick Quinn.
the driver ola street that ran over and killed
| Otto Miller. on Fourth-aye., was held iu $1,000
| bail for the Inquest
| ACCUSING HER HUSBAND.
Coroner Knox was called yesterday to take the
ante-mOrtem statement of HonOra McLaiD, who was
diving in Bellevue Hospital from injuries resulting
apparently from a severe beating. Mrs. McLan was
admitted TO the hospital March z. She stated that
her husband, Thomas McLaln, had kicked her and
| her BODY found 10 be covered with Commissions
| and severe bruises The woman had lived at No.
| l42 Chcry-st.
| THE PROVISION MARKET DISTURBED.
The proYsiOn trade was considerably disturbed
Yesterday by the "buish" tone of the market, the
| transactions being principally in lard; There was
an advance in lard of about 20 cents hundred the
| rise being attributed TO The manipulation OF the
| long" interest against the shorts" The price
for March contracts closed at abOnt $40 90 FreiGhs
were depressed. The rates were fully 10 shillIngs
| per ten less than usual.
ANXIOUS TO SEE THE WALKING MATCH.
| David Melcer, sixteen years old, OF No. 1O4
Bayarst and Morris Schenberg, thirteen years old.
| OF No Is Ludlowst, were arraigned before Justice
| Kilbreth at the YOrkville Police Court yesterday
charged WITH, stealing q pocketbook from Miss
| thlrd-st., while she was standing at Twenty
| seventh-st. aud FOurth-ave. SchOenberg said that
he induced by Mecer to commit the theft. hop
| ing thereby to gain admittance to the walking
match. Tie boys were held for trial,
BROOKLYN.
large summer hotel is projected in Nnth-ave
| near Prospect Park
No floor beams have been placed in position for
nearly week on the bridge structure.
Children now 60 TO school on roller skates. Hun
dreds Of them be seen i'll the afternoon skimmng
| over the sidewalks,
Judge Gilbert yesterday granted an order to serve
summons by publication in the divorce suit Of Mrs.
! Laura A. Prltchard against George n. PritchaTd.
| The police are doing good work among the pool
for drinks" dens In most instances the keepers of
these places have prohibited small boys from play
| ing.
The funeral services Of Chief Engineer James
| w. Whitaker u. s. N. took place yesterday at No.
| 1853 DeKalb-avey Brooklyn. A. large number of
naval line and staff officers attached TO the Brooklyn
Navy Yard aud the vessels Of this station attended
| the funeral.
The will Of John Kelly, Of No 33 Talman-st., was
| recently admitted TO probate by Surrogate Living
| finn tn aet agll Of
testamentary capacity are now making on behalf of
the testntors son, John Kelly, to whom only 5000
out of over "a, 900 was bequeathed
In the suit for absolute divorce brought by Edwin
| Efhian anninsL Ella NJ Eithian. which hna hear