New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
NEW.YOEK CITY.


Fariy SATURDAY porning Rosa srrins, aec s'AH' vi
No 81 Crosby-st.. while crossing broadway a'"ranu
was knocked down hy horse attached 10 E'ooers
wagon She died before an ambulance arrived. Inc
wagon was driven hy John Tate. OF 100 Muioerrss"
The Central Park meteorological report lot INC
week ending at noon yesterday shows mar INC read.
incs OF the thermometer for the mean maximum anu
minimum temperature. as well as me rahse' van"
from those of the week before only by the remarhaoy
small fraction Of siX-tenths OF a degree
With all their boats in the scrsice, and extra trips
n Con.y Island and long Branch to-day. the Iron
s,,.nhoa. Company offers facilities for travel TO be
,r,rsc,a,cd An agreeable announcement Is also
mad. that special excursion 10 Fire Island VIII DC
made next Sunday by the iron steamboat Sirius.
Tho agreement between the Atlantic cable companies
To- an advance in rates from twelve TO twenty-five
cents word for commercial messages and from SIX 10
ten cents word for press dispatches went INTO Meet
Yesterday. The war In cable rates was Desup !"
December 1884, when the Commeria Caoic Company
opened its lines at forty cents word.
Mr. Monday. who sells cigars ThIrdave, surely
doesn't keep open on sunday
The six,have open horse-cars arc so constructed
that passengers must SIT facing the horses
Many Of the Assembly District organizations OF
the United Labor party opposed to putting can
ddate for Governor in the field as they VIII support
the candidate Of the party pledged to reform inc
ballot.
workmen were engaged yesterday in pulling down
the dsreputable place that " Harry" Hill used to own
at Houston and Crosby SITS
A recent invention is a canvas net swung from The
ceiling lifting invalid whom 1t IS dangerous 70
move while his bed Is being made up.
MANY OF the best fashion plates now engraved
from actual photographs OF models Who rosc IN the
garments, to make the pictures as lfe-likc as pos
sblc.
On an average SC, 900 melons day are received IN
this city during the season. which lasts until OCTOBER
Many lines Of railway now have Invalid chairs at
their stations for the of people who need theH'
free OF charge.
"Hot corn IS now a night melody in The streets
Some of the negro vendors insist that inc only
proper method Of cooking corn is 10 let the hN'
inside layer of husk remain while the cars are BOILING
The summer months have missed their customary
commercial lull this year; an uncommonly large or
steady business IS noted in most lines of business
s,ncs Au-us, TO- John Jacob scbllnger, German
tailor, has been missing from his home at NO loo
Princc-st and his wife and four children arc In
distress Once before he disappeared and was found
in the Insane Asylum on Wards Island
The Young Mems Christian Associations hold prop
eyty valued at 81 OOO, 600, increase Of S1OOOOOo
in year.
As advertised to-day, this afternoon and evenings
programmes OF the ssdl concerts at Brighton bcach
are made ND of those numbers which have most
nloascd his audiences this season, and have proved
most popular and attractive. Another specially
popular programme has been arranged for tomorrow,
Labor Day.
Visitors 10 the Eden Musee will find that new paint
ngs have been added the art gallery, and realistic
representation Of Charlotte COray, the asassinaor OF
Marat who was guilloned for the crime, is almost
COMPLETED. The Hungarian orchestra will he heard
md NaCZl The
violnist, Will play several solos
General W r. Draper who is mentioned as posi-
bic Republican for Governor of Massachusetts,
arrived from England yesterday morning on the White
star steamer Celtic.
Tho old Ncw-Yorker returning from q summers
sojourn In the country finds the heenest enjoyment
in everything metropolitan.
workmen engaged IN repairing many OF the city
churches are pushing their work rapidly, in order TO
finish 1t by the second Sunday In September, when
most OF the churches Will be reopcncd.
Owing to repairs at Calvary Episcopal Church.
Fourth-ave and Twenty -frst-st., services will be
held for the present In the adjoining chapel
s.mc New-York fruit dealers in anticipation Of a
light crop Of fine pears at the usual sources arc
already securing the product Of NcwEngland
nurseries.
The fresh fruit crop of California this season has
an estimated value OF $1O,000,0OO.
In this city there theatres, livery stables, and
carriage warehouses that were once churches
Bishop Taylor, OF Africa, recently raised $1,000 for
m sson work after preaching sermon one hour and
nfty-fve minutes long at Ocean Grove.
Frank Gibbons the King Of the Air. Will perform
HIS famous feat the slide for hfc in front OF the
Sea Beach Palace at Coney Island every afternoon
Ia S week beginning today at o'clock
Justice White of The Yorlvillc Police Court, ycstcr
day dismissed the COMPLAINT against William NJ Pale
man, formerly policeman OF the Twcny-third Pre-
cnct charged with stealing twelve cents worth of lead
on the ground that no larceny had been committed.