New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-29

1he STORM bnOuiu cave ndppeneu bHo ohys ohneI
to have given us the hopeful chances of the old
prOverb;
When Christmas is white.
But fat is ye graveyard
When Christmas 10 green.
Brt, though Christmas was barren of snow the past
month has been for the most part clear and dry enough
to avoid the surfetng of grayeyards, and we believe
the health Of the city better than at the pres
snt moment.
II was announced on Tuesday evening that the ice
the skating-pond in the Central Park had been
cleaned and would be flooded that night. The exces-
zye cold glazed it beautifully, and the hundreds who
made their way thther at an early hour yesterday
morning found il in better condition for skating than
has hitherto been this season. The winds were icy,
but this glorious exercise deeth the north winds, and
maketh the face glow against the seey blast Soon
the pond alive with skaters, mostly youths, who
labored somewhat on the upward route, but
SOUTH before the gale, with the swiitness of an arrow,
and with that excellent thrill which no stay-athome
ever experiences.
By and by, when the wind blew more Justify laden
with the first spies Of the snow-army it wasinsprng
10 zee how the skaters held their sganstthe enemy
how the merry laugh and loud halo rang muscaly
above the camor of the ge how the sleet struck the
clear glistening ice only TO slant and glide of and
swav till il formed porcelain along the south
ward RIM how sticking here and there it lastly made
little ridges on the surface against which eftsoons some
ranid sknter would catch and stumble-slding, full
length ga rod, perch orpoe ~ how, gradually, to one
after another the more thickly driving squall or the
healthy appetiteto give which this sport your best
tonecalled up thoughts of glowing CRATES and cold
mincs.pies at home And so at o'clock, the pond was
almost deserted, and thoughts of the sledges with
their bells. silver bells -of snowdritts and snow
boots and frsof the sbvering poor, houseless or IN
da,k freezing celIarsof all the merriment, labor and
woe that heavy snow.storm brings to the great city
rcb ,bouohts as there seemed next the orderof the
day.
wben presto, what change. The wind yeered
roupd the clouds loaed mostly away; the snow-squah
ceased the thermometer fell people took then lanehi
nc o'clock the cry was: Away to the Pond again
soon the ice was once more crowded with skaters the
cars brought not only the hundreds OF the motn
mo but thousands and thousands too many 70 count
nd too scattered TO calculate and the shores OF the
pond again rang with hunahs from young and Old
I,xcellent management has characterized the Central
pl ;mnrovements from first to last and no one Tea
ture of their Importance TO has oeen a'
vet 40 fully and practically appreciated as the luxury
of q sLstino.pond A vast number Of young hnicKer
hocLe,s have learned this beautiful art, when boys,
With ,be;r Wholesome instinct, eagerly attempt ana
80 or;cklv achieve. AS many more middle-aged, ana
a,.sr erav. haired citizens have revived sport ths'
,ba Glory of their youthful Winters, ere yet the
orcb ~ brick and mortar had filled up the pond ABOVE
M canal or countless steamers broke the ice aiofS tue
North River shores.
T., ,;ob, tbe sharp. clear cold weather gave eyi-
dence that at least another day would b' ADDED 70 'ne
Yule.,ide carnival Of skaters.
pr,,s UyAp.-Considerng this is 4" Christmas
,sok when everybody and his neighbor is expected
,.ol orrv there was decided lack of fjollity among
,h cs,a droyers in Forty fourth street yesterday vi
III h,,, ;r.class bullocks there an Oyersock on
., no, 40 much 20 as after the arrival OF oOV
tssd of fresh stock on Wednesday morning. " This
-. a ,ba market endwise," we heard remarked
u .,,einv knocked down the pnce, and 1t was wi'n
great difficulty that buyers could oe iouua ,o' ."
ea,,Ie in market. Indeed, the yards looked 81 .
o'clock as though some i've or SIX hundred neau mus
remain unsold. Theprice, estimated upon inc 49, 49,"
Of beef each animal would make vsrso iro". Nv
80, esu,s pound. Full par5calars OF this I'm
80, h-ancb Of trade are given every week IN all
f,,,;or. If THE TRIBUNE; aud next week tne soies'
80 ,vs rublish annually in the first week IN 1snu'
will be we'll worthy the attention Of all VINO pro
az az ~ consume meat, or buy and sell all kln''
butchers snimss.
r,o Hon. John Mcleod Murphy lectures 'o-nisnl =,
Clinton Hall upon the Condition OF Aef,e o on.
sn,h;,nrs . subject upon which ho has bad ever! W
po,suniry Of becoming well informed
pv reference elsewhere it viii Be seen s's. 's Rsl.
'S. - ,hs sou,h. West Branch Of the faeu' n
pOn11 have been los, and reward offered 'Of 'A'''
recovery.
ANEW Moz,Er HAtt.-Ihs , y; =; - t,so GOO with
81, that Mayor Wood ''' t. '"A' u