New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-03

might learn to deal spsrngiy with the intoxicating
cup. and concluded BY inviting him inside the walls
/ to rrfrerh himself
The noise and confusion utterly indesoribable.
Screams laughter. bells, yels songs fsh-borns' guns,
/ pistols drums mingled chord and dscord in one con-
tinuous sound, which might be tolerably understood
BY ina CHING ones self in Babel at the confusion at
tongues, with the addition that everybody deemed
everybody else extremely deaf and each was doing
his utmost to make the whole crowd hear what he had
to say.
The closing of the rum-shops before l2 O'Clock on
Monday night, and the keeping closed of great many
Of them oil day. material assistance to the cause
of law and order. OF course there were great many
men and boys crazy drunk-sOme who had not been
sober for week. as to secure the luxury OF being
jolly drunk on New-Years Day. But in the main, we
Judge that New-York was soberer than usual on this
festival. There was q marked diminution in the num-
Der of ladies who offered wine liquors to their guests
and an equally commendabe reduction in the number
of guests who psrtook where the beverage was
part of the programme.
The number of calls must have very greatly exceed
ed that of any previous year. In the upper portion oil
the town il seemed that almost every house was open
and at night We saw whole blocks Of buildings lighted
up, in many instances without dark parlor in the
whole row. Those who did not receive calls were evil
IDENTIFY in minority Of about the size OF the straight
Wing party at the late election.
Places Of amusement were, Of coure, densely
thronged both day and night BY the most amable au
diences imaginable.
At midnight the revelry rapidly died away, and New
York. ike bosterous inebriate who had reached the
sleeping point, reeled away into silence.
At Randall's Island there was the usual annual pre-
senaon of dolls to the sick children Three hundred
dolls Of various sizes sent to DR.. Whtlesey, the
physician and distributed by the ne'rons and other
lady employees of the Institution. The delight with
which these patient little sufferers T. lived their little
presents must be left to the imaginu on. Governors
Smith, Townsend, Draper and Duke arrived early IN
the day, and were received at the schooi-room with
three cheers and military salute by the boys some
$50 in number, headed BY their band and under the
guidance of their superintendent, Mr.. Ripley.
After leaving Randall's Island, the four Governors
with their friends, proceeded to BlackwellS Island,
where, after visiting the various Institutions, they
partook of an excellent dinner and then returned to
the city.
There were no ceremonies OF especial note at the
other public Institutions.
Yesterday the weather was very good, but not 80
bright as on New-Years Day. The sky was overcast,
and storm momentarily threatened TO come down.
At sunset there was very slight sprnkling OF rain
The fairer sex returned calls with a joyous good
will ana their bright eyes and merry faces made sun
shine in many shady place. There were few
sleighs out yesterday, evidently running upon the
recollection of the snow of the day before but wheels
were the more ia, ored mode of locOmotiou.