, 1874-12-26
GOTHAM.
A Siciglling NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
The Gami1is.
Charlie Ross.--Belief that t3o Was
Drowned by His Abductors.
Fast Proceedings III the Churches.


SHtfiai Corrttponatnee Of The Chicago Tribune.
NEW York, Dec. 29..-0ur first Eonusne Hnow-
storm can,o oil Sunday last, aud all day The anow
fell. soft, feathory, large-lakod, and unintorrnpt
cdly. Monday, the utrocts wcro nlivo;
TIE sLEIolrs wrnE ALL our,
and evory t,rotosq'le thing that could bo rigsed
up With fi''flers md mado to 10 duty as Hlotg.
"ns pressed into service. Dry-goots boxes, nnd
ovon hugo BASKETS wcro usel by tho gny boys or
tho Bowery; and many an upsot ind tumble were
tho roBilltA t'toreof. Az We 70 seldom hayo enow
tl,at lists long enough to uso it for rido,
all dotlam improves tho OCCASION. aul tho
many avenues nrs iillcl with bells. and
feminine " bolles - as well. Tho thol,HanaB OF
heavy tf''cks and stages, trays and wngous. con-
Btantly coming ahd going, very soon cut up tho
6noW, 10 IL over no tcep !; md thoeo WHO Wtsl to
enjoy Hlolgli-rido uluat go out ns aoon nH tho
SNOW fal1a' TAoro Is q universal idea hero,
among tho bootbsaoka, newsboys. and atroes-
gatnina gcnerallS, that they CON SNOWFALL with
lmpllnlty my ono who passca Ivy and, tho deep
or tho SNOW, tho more tho balB lily, aud tic fast"
or tho team Ia poted. AS tho police aoeu1 un-
ahlo OF unwilling to arrest any OF thcso littlc
urchina for their frollc, sometimes there Ia roally
damage donot NJ horses nro frightened
and run array OIL account OF tho
rogn}ar Enuntlets they aro compelled to undergo
Of sTift-hytnE, wet.Atuled balls. Wien wcll-
dressed young gallant invites lis Indy fair to en-
Joy d ride, then tho ntroet-Arnbs lying In whit,
ontoy hugo fun; for tho eloigh aud It's stylish
occupants aso pol.od With E. perfect battery Of
snow-balla. From tho Astor House, downtown.
to tito parls gates, uptown, ovory elcigli-!oad OF
people, bo their socal standing what it n,ny las
to undergo sl,o samo inlliction whilo tho SNOW
1nsts. Tho peopto
HEAR 1r sM,r1sa,y.
tr,,o.;,,o e., t,,oir ,oat.r,oto., ,,,.,,, :, ann, ~
a"n'.ns ~ .o, 4'o.a'. " 'oo', s'4e'
ry them beyond Inc reaeh or tho bal'a 1t ro-
minds mo OF tho days OF Carnival fun in Soltli
A1ncr,ra, or the Mardi-Gras timca in
New Orloana, v},on tl,o Gntha,n;tca sccm tn cu-
10. ,.;.r o,,ou aud sa,ta.n st aHas reas..t
IT, haTe Soon many nno counle leave homo
In stylish array nnd reach tho opon boulevard
bcyontl tho mark il, Il post damaged condition.
hnta tatt,rcd out or a,nna. f,coa t,ua,cd n,,a
pefsplfaas, ana oaeNs' anu fobee, and ale'en
covered with niaaacs Of snow. whore tho soft
ballB had stick. II tlln ligutled King Kalakaua,
Of Tho Sandwich, Is1n1s. eou1d mt in MI uprcar
,,,.o t,.,,n,, .rf 1,o,.o ,,,,;a -, r,o -. a.o,,
eo .os' 1nu s'',o y p.'.o p,lauo' y! o'en
would pay ito respect to tile title, mud otcii polt
Ills Itoyal lEillupsp nuito ay lccssautly us they
do every ono cEao who venturos ont IN TIM nv.
a,,,,. 'S~
ea"es' a,t
,,, :, Poos i1Ff1E CHARLIE hoss:
VOL may our hearts 20 out In pity FOR Ills
probable fate. When the leal burglars wero
lyi,,r. rl,aatly md uucoiljucd. q s1,ectaclo for
ovnrv iii, r,;.cr we woro aaa,,red Lv o,,r cn,.
ro,,i ~ ra,i;,o t,,ot t,n otow ,rns eon,a II IL.
cent ~ pofee ttias tno c!ew "aa ioahd 70 Afs
hidinE-place. and that within forty-eisl,t hours
we should bo In possession Of Ills living, BREATH
inr seIf. and ho shouli l,o Mt home. Yet ten
tlnya nhyn nnnsn nui] fhn thron,i tLnt 1,o,ds thn
tlcstnv nf liz Inv IN nnt vnt founI' a,,if i,c.
iinyn tfni.wilh thu in1r,cl ti,nnf,nera Mi knnrl
o:lro Of fis whereaLo,,fs IN iost. 1 belieyc also
that our Now York dptoctiyca nro in tlte rirht
Of Il w,on tIoy uojomulv affirm lint tha Inv
tbopI, Il iearft @ us ot,o 'I lint wo,; to II bprlars
fuuuI thoy cou,d uot rot ti,e rn,1som they cinim-
ri, witho;,t l,c;nt, thc,nuclvan ;1or,ctoi thov
drownel tho ;,nnrs u;,conscio,ta. inuocont v;ct1m
by dronnin.: lin, oyerboarll. Ieayi]y wejrhtetl
from Their stolon sloop. i nayo conversod with
noueinsa mi Win tn,J ,nn thcso xroro ,,ia im.
nyoasinna niso If nnuninss hclncd ntnni lin
Inv tho,, in kno,y whoro Ia wan hitldcn: AMI
l.o would not toi), because Of lie boys hoing
nv writhin3 IN ,notni o,onr on ia III .rn,1nI
ri3'Iioi thrT., hv ri,n telJ Ta;n mi w;th lia
ontsa;is nrotru,ntt nutl r;ddled viii sl,nt. In
wna ebnstly v,1octaclo but be]ioyo It wus not
M S1 @ nEsir hornI thn at,nnb his sIr irnme
ns re,norso md l,nrror at tho .IeeI Whan nsKet5
ti'o neaf;o;, :. Wi,crc 10 fi,o tnv 81 In hosttatnI
ana ud 9atanmnrca nil aa ~ :" M n S,nsninr h.,
Inaxs a',I wl.cn tl,ov % to,d i'm sioa,.ior wn,
dead i,o @ asa1u oya.,ed ti,o @ question % wnop asked
a scron,l Finn and aad. ~ e Mar, 1,nvo h""h
hn;1 man. n,"l icd l'aml 1ife thml, tt,ot hns,
,i1aa %.ss' oo,' ,;n;,.r a n ~
a ai1ncl;n,, D'm M en;i, ~ on sai1 oD" III
.xI,orn Ia ,voa hiIon ,,nd In ,on,' itrinn hi IN
snmln ,,nt NJ h, ,,t. IL % " i'm v ~, a tx .ro
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from ,hoir sonn ,,I,a' 9;ox "a fnm,d thev con,d
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~ to W. Saa ~, nen s,, t,''r r"r @ ~
navap @ ia at T Loua arain. @ % o., this or anv INV
oomg ur1tnns t to ha W s t1e hsoeH'ng
a nrcr Ea a nasons ao M tov ~ natar orn liz
oort '0 rn Esut =; ~ a,inf lS
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