New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-28
NEW-YORK CITY.

NFW-YORK CITY.
The Mayor has issued Thanksgiving procla-
nation. 81,
The statue of Webster looked as glum as the
weather yesterday.
TOYS and fancy goods are being largely rep
resented in Broadway stores.
The Winter timetable of the Hudson RIVER
and Harlem Railroads went into effect yesterday
The hurrcane-deck of the new Sixth Avenue
cars has been ctly ornamental during the past week
Last evening Commodore Vanderbilt was SIT
ting UP IN chair and feeling somewhat better tnan vi
the previous day. go,
The following is the comprehensive title OF
sign in a Sixtlave. store: "sewIng machines bought
sold, rented and taught"
The new timetable recently announced to
take effect the Eew-Hork Elevated haiuoau WI" no'
20 into operation until Wednesday.
A large number OF the community ma
boarding at the hotels at the much reduced rates PeS
anter and cheaper than at boardinghOuses'
During the past few weeks the retail price
of potatoes advanced to - per barrel sug9f nas
risen cents per pound, and butter ABOUT ~ Genus P
pound.
The application of Mrs. Casselmann to Judge
Lawrence m supreme Court Chambers for her discourage
ON habeas corpus and cerorarl has been sdJourcu "
Wednesday next.
Numerous cheap Museums" have been re-
Gently opened IN different parts OF the city when ore
said to be only cloak for ways that are DARK ana
The rebuilt Castle Garden was ready for
occupants yesterday IL is much improved me wnG1"s
being much larger and more numerous, ana the oceS
more conveniently arranged than OF old'
The exhibitors and employees of the Amerl-
can Institute Fair, having formed themselves INTO
club gave pleasant bop iast evening IN 5ne op'o"n
Assembly Rooms at Flity-lilth-st. ana Ihlrda'e.
A euileless stranger yesterday wanted to
know why they were building church on nor al b
tween religious temple aud the house that Tweed Dut
A wagon bearing the name of the Five
Points Mission the SIDE of was seen around the mar
kcts accepting any articles that merchants were Wihg
10 give toward making the Thanksgiving dinner at the
mission success
Patrick Connors, who bit three diamonds
from a ring on tue hund or James Calvin OF Paterson on
oct H. IN Central Park, was yesterday sent to state
Prison for 20 years by Recorder Hacket Gonnors mas
served previous term, and was an old offender.
Jacob Rice who was robbed of diamond
pin yesterday in Thirdaye car, placed the matter III
The hands OF Detectives Alexandra La Rue and Thomp-
MIR Rice Identified the man VINO stole the PIN.
Inspector Speight has asked the Police Com
missoners for permission to change ms Once ton It's
present unhealthy location To DuhdnS III E'shti aNe
between Observation-Disclosures ninth and Ohc-hul-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This It Is alegei Is IN more cen-
trail locality and is better adapted 10 MS PURPOSES
The imports of specie at this port last week
amounted 10 1950Oi6, OF which II 81 800 gold came
from Liverpool, S70J0l5 gold from Brenan ana S9s0lZ
MD frptn IIaye There also $4,000 IN silver DaFS
from Liverpool The exports from TINS port WHlch WeI9
confined TO silver bars aud Mexican SILVER com Amounted
u S2l3J3j.
The Park Department has called for propos-
ais for furnishing materials with which to Illuminate tue
public parks anu other places belonging 20 sS nnbr
OF buildings were sold at Auction yesteduy pS me me
opening ~ the Riversde-aye from ssyehS So ~ ~
to Ouehmdrcd-and-twenty ninthst. Inc result Vi tue
sale will be made known In a few days
BROOKLYN.
IL il estimated that the election cost the lily
OF Brooklyn s3i,lJO.
Miss Thursby and Miss Lasar will sing
MoHirt's "Lull Aria" ut tho charity concert III MI
Beechers church on Thursday evening
Oliver Cotter, agent for the Temperance
Brotherhood yesterday presented to the DstTlgt,At
orney the OF - saloJnkeepers VINO were selling
liquor on Sunday
The Rev. Alexander McFarlane of Port Huron,
Mich has accepted the formal call OF the Hanson Pace
baptist Cburcn. lie graduate OF the University Of
Glasgow and NJ. spurgeon's college London.
Charles Trotter waived an examination yes
terday on charge OF false registration at the recent
election, aud decided to allow W. cas e. So before tng
instead OF his own home.
The total income from sugar of all the East
crn district Tehucrcs Is about r1J,uOOOOU year new
refinery OF Kottcuhan, strousburg Co. is buildng,
whcn completed, WILL be eleven stories III hlSht
and win cost 100000
The referees in the Kingsley 81 Keeney
SUIT against city OF BROOKLYN yesterday denied 5he
witt Tue will be opened FOR the defense on lhuis
day OF next week. until which time the reference va" au
Joumcd.
At the regular meeting of the Board of Al
dermrn Yesterday afternoon the denomination ny lhe
Of iIncation was confirmed The board also ratified the
nominations OF John LLuSloW rs Ileslcnt y, 'no o 10
OF Assessors ana l. Noi'oh 'ol "'S''So' ~ P"N' ="
Daniel Walsh
statement was made public and credited
to Detective Price that Alderman Grlswo,d had pad
$500 10 A. j. Hicks Democrat IN order To carry the
tb District Of the Eleventh Ward In the late election
I'm an action brought before the Police commissioners last
week by Mr. Hicks IL denied by Detective Price that
he had made such statement or tnat 50 Tar as he
knew, there was any truth in the rumor
As the ferry-bOat Warren Of the Gfand-st
fine was entering the Brooklyn SLIP last evening, an
unknOwn Jumped from the stern Oi the boat into the
water Before he could be reached by those who
attempted him he drowned, The body was
taken from the at the foot of South sixth 81 The
man was five feet inches In night Win lght har and
mustachc and was dressed IN IA brown frOcK coat ana
tweed vest aud pantaOOns There was nothing ON MS
person To lead to his Identity.
JERSEY CITY.
The City Collector received last week
SSO732 81 Tor taxes
John j. Kupper, salOOn-kceper OF North
numerous creditors. He has been leading rotous ana
extrayagant life.
To-day the Pennsylvania Railroad Will put
OH fast train the West, leaving Jersey cry ht S:5O
A. m ana arriving at ST. Louis at D. H. the next day.
making the trip IN 80 hours.
On Sunday, Carl G.. Decker, n German from
zion for disOrdcry conduct committed slcds by dhS
ing himself In his cell No motive for the act ID KNOWN
The new Winter mc-table of the Ere Rail
way went effect yesterday While some local trans
have been taken on account OF the decrease OF Nt
i'm cold weather the Others arranged 10 ACCOMMODATE
very satisfactorily the regular travel.
NEWARK.
The Board of Excise last night granted twelve
a lsrN.