The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-03

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6uDDES DEArH.-Thnmas Shells, late Of
1856 East Path street, died suddenly on Tuesday
evening from causes unknown. Verde, Accord
ingly.
FIHE IN East Tw1LrTH SrREEr-At az
O'Clock, yesterday morning, a Ere broke oat in
stable, situted in tho rear Of No. $50 East 12th
street, OWNED Ivy Thomas Marks, and occupied
by several persons. The stable was nearly des-
tfoytd, ard four horses were suff Jcate.l. The
total loss is about sl.coo; partially insured. The
fire wos Of incondary origin.
NEW YEARS PRxsENr-I.a'e on Tuesday
night New Years git in the shape Of bright
look ng male chill ;, was presented 10 tie o,cu.
psnts Of premises II Broadway, II having been
found At the basement door by Off ,,r Harrinz-
ton. The deserted hild vas enyelopsi in cot
ton batting and Two sh,sl', and then nugly
deposted in willoE basket. The picpr 'etor
Of the house OF fsncying present Of that Kind,
and tav'tg children enough Of bis oEn, tho
babe was passst to the care Of tn, Commis,ijn-
ors Of Chsrti's and Coutct'on on.
NEW YEARS DAY rs BkooKLYH
Tho iime-hoLorod custsm Of cd ing upon til,
ladies', ard partaking Of efre,hmen's, wa, ia.
dulged in yos ,erdsy by the male portion Of the
community, generally. The weather was un.
usually mild and pl,asan, f,r tn, season. AMI
the streets, consequently, wars throu red from
an early hour until lato ia tia evening. /,
nsequ, nee Of the continued illness Of NIayo,
kalbftisch there was no rccop ion at the CIT,
nall, as las heretofore been the cu,'om 90 the
first Gay Of 'he year. The event, ho ucyer was
sigualz,d 10y tho hoi,,ngol a set o. new hIg.
on tho Hall and on the pole on Fort Greene,
in place OF the old ones, which had long
Lo,n torn to tattcrs by tho wind. Towards
evening the stroois pre- scnted an animated APP
rcaranoc. The inequalities Of tho day J'g,n
10 have their Legitimate effects, "a shown by
tie swafgciing attitude of many who hal ia
dulged too freely; sill there was very little
disorder ly conduct, nearly all appearing TO DO
on Their good behavior. The custom Of keeping
open house sppcsrs, howeyet, to 10 gre wing
into gradual dsisvoT, judging from tho great
number Of baAkots hanging on side OF tho doors
in nearly every street. There wero few incl
dents duripg the day. The skating ponds woro
W ihl ANuolllDu Hoillo NAohrhAl'l-f hbNoloTt luH
Obliged in TIE spot, notwithstanding tho
unfivornble state of the weather, which
rendered the ice soft and tho surface
.lurhy. In the morning skating was tolerible,
Tut IN the Afternoon the ice was abOu, usad up.
Many I~ron ~ho htd anticipated ~ ird time
on the ice on New Years day. wcrc sadly dis
appointed. The fine weather WIS favorable for
mskng GALE, If no. Tor skatin,.
For tho first time in fifteen years Rev. Henry
Ward BcecheT failed 20 receive calls at h, home,
having spent the day upoi railroads in return
ing from Salem, Miss, where no had lcc,urcd
the night before. His reception 10 usually one
4 the notable event, Of the day.
NEw YEARS DAr ~ wILIAM.Uu
Passed over in quiet and peacoablo IN ,nnor.
and although the day seemed to be observed in
a festive manner by all classes of tho commun-
ity, there were no manifesto ions Of 70 wiy ism the
or drur kenrc-s that but too frequently dis in
| gi'shss tee day. Such of the citizans As re-
ceiycd calls were d, c,ded in their mantle "ation
| of'pa,riotism. Pariors and drawing room, wore
| decorated with the ,'ats and stripes, while
among the ladies the red white and blue was
the Distinguishing Characteristic of the toilet.
The police had quiet time, not MIRO than
half dozen arrests for drunkenness being made
in the whole district.
| Al an early hour in the morning, u fire oc-
CURED il the upper part of a frame house in
First street, between North llth and North
l2lh, belonging to Mr.. Hunt. It was oxtin.
| gui'hed before much damage was done.
NEw WARS DAY ~ HUDSON NrY.
New Years day WAS quite generally Observed
Wednesday, aud the custom Of calling was par
ticipited in by very many, though apparently
moi TO the extent OF previous years. Tao alb
senee Of eXhilaratirs beverages on many OF the
festive boards was a noticeable feature. In he
evening many Of tho dwellings in Jersey City
and Hoboken were brilliantly illuminated, and
merry partiOs were on their rou, ds to tender tho
compliments Of the season.
A Large number OF pcrsous both male aud fe-
male Ic otttd to AXE Lincoln on Bergen Eli,
Az Np,ht the fore part of the day in skating
Tho mild weather, however, itened the ice,
ard soon after noon II was abandoned. The
change Of the weather during the night has
again given tho lake a smooth CLASSY surface.