New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-27
CITY ITEMS.


LIPS head Of beeyes less than last week. and ies than
IN any week In two year, there appears to be on'ys
slight advance in price; the general selling rates bong
from TO cents pound for the net weight Of beef,
sinking oal OF course some frstclass buiocsA sell
higher even up to ~ cents for super extra seh &c
some reported
The market was called dali Tuesday, becanse It
,Sas brstmas-, may be said it wasduler 90 WedDes-
dav because il was tie day after Christmas, and small
as the number Of cattle for sale was it took al the day
to sell them. 49,,
There will be but one market day at Foriy-fourth
,,reet next week--the business will DO ali done On
Wednesday.
MISS DIysyoRr.-We are grstifed to learn that we
are 10 have the pleasure Of again seeing on the Sge'
ON Mr. Booths return us, the far debasn",e, MIS-
Annie Dinsmore, whose appearance NJ he wme@
Garden on Wednesday night Of Last week ex-
cited 70 great interest, ana awoke sTn
warm feelups Of enthusiasm. Knowing the haro
Struggle that awaits those who, reared NJ gen
ne culture and the graceful accomplishments o.
n,iva,e life. venture to climb the rugged reef
that lead. 70 the semple OF artistic fame, ana us
nany difficulties and disappoinments they WIZ bsveto
encounter on the journey, we always enaeavor, ~
far az possible to check the mpetuous afdor o thoes
who, without looking wisely and cautiously ahead'
essay tha travel But once ventured on The journey,
there ID no one who will readily lend IN eneour-
aging hand to rch aspraDt as slss Anne DinsSo"'
who processes many qualities to INSPIRE interest,"
and we trus with patience and labor, TO insure sue
cess Most gladly, therefore, shall we watch Tor the
temperance Of this sweet and charming flower in th
garden Of art to which she has consecrated her genius
The Rev. Mr. Lord closes the repetition Of bis course
on Reprepesentatiye Women, this evening OF Clinton
Hall with HE admirable lecture on Madame De Stst.
The Rev. IT, n. Hudson delivers his lecture Or
+" King Lear" this evening at Hope Chapel.
The fourth Of course of Lectures viii be delivered
in the Thirteenth street Presbyterian Church phe Rev.
DIR. Bnrchards), this evening" by the Rev. WIN. A.
Bartlett, Of Brooklyn. Subject: "The Undscoversd
Arts."
The Delta Pei Collegiate Fraternity will hold ia
annual Convention at Philadelphia on Thursday aid
Friday Of this week. Delegates expected 70 be in
attendance from the eleven colleges in which H. chap
tiers are located The Grafton will be delivered at Con-
cert Hall on Friday evening by Stewart L. Woodfcrd
of this city, His subject il "Garibaldi" The poem
by VIM. X. Woodin, also of New-York.
WrDE-AwAKE BALL.-The Seventh Ward WIDE
\ Awake Battalion give ball at the City Assembly
Rooms tonight This battalion one Of the largest
and most effective in the city during the past campaign,
and we doubt not that they will be successful IN their
efforts tonight to furnish agreeable entertainment 10
all who may wish to indulge in saltatory amusemens
CENTRAL PARK EXTEysToN-TAxATIos or osrs.--
The hearing Of the taxation of OF the Cera Park
Extension came on yesterday morning a! 10 o'clock,
before the Deputy County Clerk, David A. Fowler in
his little seven-by-nine room in the County Clerks
Office. 1t was crowded BY ten or twelve persons
| Mr. H. G. Bronson presented the bill Of the Com
mssioners. Blocker, Clapp and Kelly, for taxation
| Mr.. Richard Busted and Mr.. Charles a. May ap-
peared in support Of various items in the bill; Mr..
John f. Burril appeared for the Controller and Mayor
| Nh A. r. Lawrence for taxpayers, and Mr. Clarence
A. Seward for the Commissioners Of the Central Park
in opposition to the bill. Mr.. Busted opposed any OBJ
lection to the bill by the Commissioners OF the Central
Park on the ground that they were mere ministerial
agents. This objection oyerTuled. Various OBJ
ections then made 10 the form of the bs and Of
the afidayits annexed, all OF which We're oyerrnied.
The directors then offered TO show by atflays that
several Of the charges of the bill were unfair, unreal
sonable and exoIbitant and ought not be allowed
or taxed. Mr.. Fowler refused TO receive afidayits,
holding the ll and annexed aidGyits were conclusive
upon him. DIR. Busted then moved that the amount
of the Surveyors bill be raised from s32s4S 10 which
ii had been cut down by the Commissioners, 20
$i9,272 80 the original charge. He argued that the
Commissioners had nothing 10 do with approving
disappearing the BILL they had nothing TO do with
them. M Wildes p. Walker Uoved that hs bills be
raised to their original amor 4, and Mr. May made
the same motion on BE- Mr.. A. l.. Blocker
Mr.. Fowler reserved bis siOn.
The bills are in abstract
Comnissoners-Anhony j. Bleecker 3S5 5ls ~
Hawey u. Capp, AZ aays........... l6o8 "a
Richard Kelly, li5 dsys.............. I,ec5 W
Clerks-Wildes F. Walker, July IS. 1883, 10 Dec. q
lowed. issO %