New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-26

execution OF which they d-psy ed ths utmost eosbux
.sm inen every ono had hearty med consisting %
"' usual Chnstmas dainties and q quanGsy to take
home, % that their poor parents might have :" little
taste Of Chn,tmas' This institution ia sailing along
prosperousy, and expanding very RAPIDLY From ssrt
OF one moor at frst TO the whole of H. aud then TO s
other, has extended in an exceedingly abort time
Mr.. Van Meter never permts II TO get into debt al
though coets sbout $50 per week 10 carry on opera
ons. Beside himself be has FIVE teachers engaged in
the school every day On Sunday there IA a yigoroas
| SCHOOL and also number of devoted taachera For
The Christmas fes,ivity the villages Of Hamilton and
EsTlvilIe, in Madison County, provided loo rs Of
butter Turkeys chickens, sc. Messrs. Crooks Of tbs
Bowery and Chatham street and Sweeney Of Chstham
street did all the cooking including the suns, free Of
charge.
At O'Clock last evsspg, the Eewsboys, about
seventy in number sat down to very sumptuoas din
ser provided for them by the prop1etss Of the Asor
House and Howard Hotel, at lse Newsboys Lodging
IIouse The boys bad good Sssl Of fun with each
other at table, although they lost no time IN eating
After dsposiDg Of turkey and chicken, il was 70
marked by one Of the boys that he nst pick hteeth,
having dned at the Actor House. "No, you haven't
said another; We'll" said he, diaa't eat tbs leg
Of a turkey coined from the Astorl" Whereuponit
wes agreed that he should be allowed TO sNd ont on
tbe stairway Of the fifth story and pick his sesh Tbs
boys are now doing good banking business some Of
them have from $50 to $40 saved; and o. them has
s}09 in the Seamens Savings Bank After Dinner last
evening, these, and number of other interesting dss
tails OF the Lodging House. given by Mr.. Csnnor,
the Superintendent to the friends who called 70 see
the boys. The little fellows had general good titse,
and then retired to bed
The children in the Home Of the Frendless numbsr>
ing about eighty met their friends in the Chapel Of tie
Home last evening. No effort was made by THE Dr.
rectors for any unusual demonstration the part on
the children. However, a number of the frien'is OF
the institution assembled and listened several sonss
and recitatons from the children aud brief addresses
by Messrs J. o. Bennett and w. Herries. The exer- :
eises oIosed by the distribution Of Christmas
presents which adorned very tastefully arranged
tee at one end Of the Chapel. During the day tho
children dined the usual Christmas fare and nloyed
"a merry Christmas.
THE CENTRAL PARK.
A great crowd went 10 the Park Yesterday; ana
though the skating poor kept hard at 1t till I'd s-
fall The skating to-day will doubtless be first rata
CHRISTMAS IN JERsEf CIrr-Christmas was "a NJ
memorsed in jersey City in the usual manner, I'd
everything psssed off quietly. Services held
most of the churches in the morning, and many Of In
Sabbath Shools held anniversaries. The children snA
other inmates of the AlmsHouse provided with
bountifu dinner of turkeys, chickens ana other goc
things the contributions Of the citizens who vera
present in large numbers witness the enjoyment pro-
duced by their generous donations.
The Hudson Guard partook offs Company dinner-ss
is their custom this day, at which were many city
officials, and other invited guests,
TIE ponds about the city were covered with sxaterw
from early till night, each veing with the o.hsr
in displaying agility upon the ice.
But very few drunken persons were seen in tho
streets and no arrests of importance made by ths
Police.