New-York tribune., 1876-11-18
NEW-YORK CITY.

There are 67 public schools in the city.
Silver coin is getting scarce in TIE city.
A very fine variety of lady apples Is now
In market.
Large shipments of cotton are arriving by
Southern steamers. -
There are over 500 church buildings on
Manhattan Island 81,
Red kid gloves are exhibited In some oi 'ho
stores on Broadway.
The Oldest newsboy in the city has a stand
at Sands aud Futon-sts.
Secondhand furniture stores are numerous
on Taird a9d Eightliayts
The most stylish wedding cards tlis seasoh
arc those with monograms
California grapes are selling at 10 ceh'S
pound some OF the stalls.
The smokers seventh heaven is on the top
of Sixth-ave. dOublcdecker
Chenille hair nets of cardinal red OF blue are
now much worn by young girls :.
The Museum of Art in the Central farh Is
rapidly approaching completion 81,
The fountain at Sixty-secOnd-st. ana lhe
Boulevard will soon be completed
New-YOrk dealers in ladies' gloves sell more
"numbcr SKIES" than any other size
Wire screens have been placed over the
heaters III the Hamilton terTy-hOn
Dwelers on fourth-hoOr flats look up at the
brazen sky and yeain for ram and Croton'
Some very fine varieties OF clover ana DUCK
wheat honey nov to be seen in market
A stormy day is devoted by the clerks III
Broadway stores TO dressing their windows
Fashion DEGREES that LADIES' hats, gloves, ana
dresses should correspond in color this seasOn'
The wholesale toy houses in the city are Sc
curing tine assortment of holiday goods'
The first city directory was published In
1856 by David Franks, AT No. 66 Broadway.
A few more pupils can be accommodated IN
the free class nlOdcng clay at the Cooper Ohlon'
Commodore Vanderbilt at 8 p. m, yesterday
si comfortable, feeling about the same rs Oh '"'
preceding day.
A Tilden and Hendricks banner on West
BrOadway, "a an leohdiu-s''' In uoO"4"'e" "''i '
| hrOoms and rake.
The ceremonies Of unvailing the new statue
OF Daniel Webster IN tho Central PARK WI" take pce oh
Evacuation Day, Nov 20.
In a prominent clearinghouse in Wall-st.
printed sigu is displayed, which reads The Oessr
| and petdler bOunceT IL now m
| Charles Fish and Romeo Sebastian, each
claiming 20 e tue champion bareback rider OF The world,
will ride great challenge nacn at Barnun TINS even
~
The dwelling houses on Fourteenth-st. be-
tween and Broadway axe rapidly Glsappearhg
before the advance o trade. Two large stores are nearly
| finished in that locality.
The Rev. Llewellyn ID. Bevan of London
has accepted the call 10 the Presbyterian Caurch at
Ftnave and Thlriy-sryenth-st. Go1nerly the Rev Dr.
| Spring'sl AMI will sail for this city Dee :.
The police were warned yesterday to look
out for an about 70 years u age feet aud 10 inches
| m hgnt, and wearing black cninchla sack coat and
round Derby hat who 10 believed to be passing counter
J felt 25-crnt pieces.
The overlooking of the starboard side of the
steamer Bolivia OF the Anchor line yesterday caused
cr 10 caeeu much that but for the heavy chains hat
held her to the dock ,he would have cai sized Long
sEoreincn immediately set to Work ai rearahgng
| the freight
John Tactic was yesterday convicted in the
Court O General Sessions msIslauger In the fourth
degree for killing John Farrell at No so West Twenty
rishtn--t, the 10th uf April ana was sentenced by
Recorder llackett 10 two years imprisonment III the
| STATE Prison.
Fifth-ave., from Eighth to Twenty third
ST. II IN - badly demorazed condition. Moro pipelay'
NIX being done there than was accomplished III Tue
actiye political quarters during the recent contest
The effect i disastrous IL the temper OF both residents
| and promeuadors
| The closing of the Centennial seems to have
had little effect on tue number OF passing
through this civ The hotels doing good business,
~ are also the retail dry goods and clothing dealers
who have been busy the past three months viii
have opportunity to rest and coinplscenty calculate
their piOtts.
The flower trade of this city has grown
| Amazingly during the last few year, prominent
florist states that the past twenty years be has cut
100000 viOcts, l76O,UOO tea Roses l.iJO,OJO tube
roscs and has made 9l2,OOO buton-hole bouquets The
floral disploys at funerals aud weddings me growing
Tweeds dau cost $1,000, aud tho large cross az the
| funeral OF a. 4. Stewart alone cost $500
| A lecture was delivered before the Liberal
Club at No liI Eigntn-st int evening by Dr. Charles
W. Brink the subject, The Future OF Mexico The
speaker described the climate, agricultural interests. and
mineral wealth Of the country ana reviewed It's history
lie claimed that nnexaon would be advantageous both
10 Mexico and the United States. The question OF annex
aion Was then discussed by several speaker the ma
| onty opposing the arguments advanced by Dr. Brink
The eighteenth anniversary aud graduating
exercises Pdckids business College were held last
evening at thc college rooms Broadway aud Eleventh.
Il. exercises consisted Of vocal aud instrumental
music and rccIiatons. the address to the Alumni was
delivered by Nr. BOwman the Glass Prophecy by An
drew Deyo, and the Vaedietory by Philip H. Abbot
Diplomas then awarded by Mr.. Packard to twenty
six graduates.
A call has been issued to the charitable in
behalf oI the East side poor ~ d. NJ MCahrey, rector
of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Third-ayc and
Thirty nuthst Donations are requested IA the Iunds III
his charge lave been exhausted since the Zlst OF Au-
lsfA Mr. huLe Nfrudeu 81
sons, visited personally $50 families Contfinu
toug should be addressed To D. NJ. MCafrey, No. Dos
ie1lngOn-dyc, or To Dr. AbureW H. Smth, NO llo
East Thirty y-eigntl-st
Last Winter "a number of young men OF varl-
ous lelip pous denominations opened a Saturday night
praise and prayer meetint at the chuIch on sixth
ave- opposite Amy-st The Object was 10 lnduce young
men ON that receive their wages to spend an hour
nm singing from Sankey collection OF hymns and listen
inV 10 abort REMARKS any persons present IL was
and the building crowded at every meeting
These services have been begun again ihs season ana
promise do effective Work against the saloons and
other resorts Whlch are esPccy souuOh'c on 0atuuy
night.
One of the clerks of II. l.. Horton a. Co., ut
No So Broadway 1t recently discovered, was dc
iuter la the sum of about SoOoo ne Was placed under
known what further action VIII De taken IN the cas-
portion taken, 1t WAS stated yesterday,
had returned and the recovery OF the remainder
was confidently expected in short time The default
had employ OF the firm for about nine yeh-
on account hdety and business capacity. For his
| sake they have declined 10 give his name.
| Coroner Croker yesterday finished an inquest
in the OF JObn fitzsimnOls who died at Bcieyue
Hospal Nov. from injuries received on the night of
Nov at tue hands of Richard OKeefe. The latter be-
Ing assaulted by Ftzsimmons, struck him with
brella, the point penetrating Fitzsimmonss eye. Hts
wounds were dressed after which lie allowed to 20
home the following day he died at the hospital The
Iy O'Kcefe Willie aeti sclf-defensc, and without any
intent 10 do bodily harm. O'keefe was thereupon dis