New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-28
NE W-YORK CITY.

False alarms of fire are becoming very ire
quent in the upper districts Of the city.
Christmas festivals are held this week in most
OF the churche, of Harlem and the annexed district.
The annual Christmas festival of the Juvenile
Guardian Society will take place tomorrow, from III a. M
To p. IN.
The bit of Winter sunshine yesterday follow
ing the gloom OF the day before grsto as the
benediction after prosy sermon.
The inquest on the body Of August Zornow,
who shot Christmas day in secondat., Will be
held by Coroner Woitman tomorrow.
Harlem possesses two amateur dramatic So
cetics which the double purpose Of amusing the
residents OF that locality and aiding the local charities
The Bazaar for the Free Training Schools
for Women OF No 80 Fast feminist, will continue open
until Jan 1. Toys and fancy articles are sold at very
low prices.
In the case Of Herman Jaeger on trial before
the of Excise for keeping dlsordery house. the
complaint dismissed, no technical violation Of the
law having been proven.
The steamship City of Richmond of the Inman
Line which left New-York Dec. 1s, and arrived at
Queenstown Dec %. at IL m, made tho very short
trip of days and Is hours
The Christmas festival at the Colored Home
in Sixty hths near First ave- will take place Thurs
day at H. m Addresses will he made 10y the Rev Mr..
Kerr and the Rev. Mr.. Mngins.
The CITY Chamberlain makes the following
weekly report Balance, Dee. 49, Sl,067,392 Al; re-
ceips 81 4G7 236 49, payments, sl,556,2i2 SO; bal
ance. Dee. -, S976,3SG 10.
Officer Mckenzie of the Manhattanyille Pre-
cnct has been presented with gold medal by residents
OF that section for courageous bearing In conflict
with burglars over year ago.
John Fitzgerald, age "A, of No. / 50 Blocker
st. fell stairs yesterday afternoon at his residence
and fractured his skull 4 ply sciau Immediately
summoned but by the time he arrived tiHseraid was
dead
The Rev. Alvah Wiswall received yesterday
through Henry Rice. President Of the Quilted Hebrew
Charities check for $3.50 which had been contributed
Guild.
An uptown resident not long since, hearing
noise during the small hours Of the night proceeded 10
investigate, and succeeded in capturing large goat
wnch trying TO effect an entrance through the area
window.
The Eleventh street Lodging house for Home
less BOYS under the direction OF the Chidren's Ala
society, celebrated Christmas by dinner a, eyrnng
At the close OF the festival warm nahnel sIlit was
given TO each OF the boys present.
Thomas Gross of No. 161 West Twenty
seyentl-t, driver Of No 81 Of the crosstown line
was thrown from his car, st Twenty thnd-, and
LeNnglonaye YESTERDAY am Iar wnrei pSis'd over
The body of Darius Schaick, age 80, of No.
"a Grandst was found hanging by piece Of rope IRON
bedstead yesterday afternoon, by Officer Tessaro OF the
Eighth Precinct Schaick was married, hat not hNing
win his wife, and 1t is supposed that he committed SUI
eide.
4 gypsy named Frederick Bernhard Of
Eighty-second.t and the Boulevard Wa. held at the
Yorkvie Police Court yesterday on charge OF having
on SUNDAY night, stabbed another gypsy, named John
Reaber of No 423 West Fi,ty-thrcst in the neck in
juiing him slightly.
A pair of horses broke away from car No.
Gs Of the Thrd-aye. line between Hester and CanalsI4
Yesterday and ran furiously down the Bowery. They
ran into team attached 10 wagon Of Herman Bnan
of No 52i sixh-st and leg OF OF his horses
broken The animal, which WAS valued at 500, was
killed.
A correspondent Is exercised in mind over
the Coal Combination and he calls upon the Press to
clay bare the wickedness of this gigantic monopoly OF
one of the necessities OF life" lie claims that the coal
producers have not kept the promises made 10 me pubic
the time Of the miners siike and have not reduced
their prices.
Tn to the present time rs children have been
removed from Randas Island to the Catholic Piot.c-
tory five to tho Five Point. House Of Industry and three
10 the Chdrens Nursery. charge Of 81 per week lie
be made, provided any fund il set apart Tor er sup
port the county state. The department OF CHARITIES
and Correction be held liable for the expense.
Early yesterday morning there was fight
in the saloon No. 40 Worhs between Joseph Knne
of No I5s Canalsi.. August Meyer Of No Is oNerst.
and Frank Ryan Of No - Mulherryst. Plates were
thrown and tablekniycs and stools used weapons:
Knel and Ryan had their heads badly eat In seyei al
places. After visit 10 the thsmbers street Hospital,
an the combaduts were locked ny ~ the Franklin street
Police station.
II is proposed to open a building in the
prghborhood OF Thirty nirtbst and Thirdaye, TO he
called ST. Mchaers Church. II is TO Doe upled by the
Protestant Episcopal congregation which formerly met
in u public hall at No. 557 Third-aye, which the
Rev d VI. McCanrcy will preside who will give his ser
Its pews will be free 90 the poor. The eX
penses of ITS maintenance will be $500 per anun and
appeal for support 10 made u all WAC, cither 10y ma
tOnility or sympathy, favor the enterprise.
The advance in the rates for elevating and
weighing grain three-quarters Of cent busnel 10y
certain grain jobbers has created some discussion on the
Produce Exchange. II Is stated that the jcbbers who
recommended the increase of the rates do moi rep
resent rnorehan oneourth OF the grain business Is
claimed Uy those who oppose this that such
advance would he acting bad faith, the reduction
OF the tolls the canals made under the belief that
the charges for clevating and weighing at this city
should also bo reduced.
BROOKLYN.
The Board of Health have forbidden, as
dangerous the use Of in the Atlantic aud fifth
street cars III Winter.
Controller Powell announces that he is pre-
pared pay interest assessment and sewerage bonds
amounting To SlO6,s37 90
Several United States officials yesterday
seized an Illicit dsuIery First and North Thirteenth
sts The stock and fixtures carried away were valued
~ $500.
District Attorney BrittOn yesterday reitcr-
ated the statement that he intends 10 try Joseph Loader
perjury in spite Of the continued reports that lac pro
poses 10 enter HoHs Wose4W
The Health Board is charged by Eastern
residents with permitting the unburied bodies Of dead
smallpox patients TO remain in The localities where they
have ded for an unreasonable tme
Patrolman William Hayes of the Fifth Pre-
cinct who was charged with attempting TO commit a
burglary tho store of Samuel wall at No 327 Grand-
was quilted yesterday by the Police COMMISSIONERS
Oliver Satter of the Christian Brotherhood
made his usual Of the liquor saloons sunday. aud
discovered II persons selling liquor in violation Of law.
lie reported them the Excise Commissioners yesterday
John Pope brought suit in the City Court TO
have his daughters marriage with Patrick T. Jeffrey set
aside on the ground that she minor and Of I'M
sound mind the verdict given for the plaintiff and
the marriage set aside.
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