New-York tribune., 1876-11-21
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-YORK CITY.
Green corn and peas are still to he seen In
market.
There are 92 fire and 81 life insurance
companies represented III New-fork
Large shipments of cotton from all the
Southern ports arriving here daily
The polo grounds at Jerome Park are to DC
converted into q skating nnk this Winter
Frederick Russell Hogg, Postmaster-Generai
of India, is at the New-York Hotel
"Dolls dressed here; ladies' own materials
made up" is the placard in toy store window
All the ferry-boats had stormy passages yes
ter,iay especially those ON the Staten island lines
listers are now being made OF lighter and
less cumbrrsome goods than during previous sesohS
"Society for the Promotion OF Wearing
Clean Ine" is the sign Chatham-st clothing store
Commodore Vanderbilt was enjoying quiet
rest at O'Clock last night, after passing comior'aDe
day.
The fair at the Church of the Strangers has
evening
limited States District Attorney Bliss has re-
Gently appointed as his assistants ADert d. herroA anu
George H. Morris.
Small bows armed with canes, with which to
arrest stray mats did paying business at tne s'co'
corners yesterday.
The regular police sale of unclaimed and
stolen property will take place on Wednesday morning
at the Police Headquarters. IN Mulberry-st'
"Under the Gaslight" had some faint flavor
OF romance in its composition, hut the real experience
last night was wOcfully prOsac.
The storm threatens to belle the weather
prophets ~ 1t would be asangune man who would ven
lure "a wager clear skies and dry pavements to-day
Whalebone is becoming very scarce, anu In
the arts-nanufacure of female cosumes-its use Is sup
Piled by substitutes horn beng TIE pest ana rattan tnc
poorest
The title of new book announced in pub
shers window Is rather tantalizng; IT Is, snasnne IN @
Shady Places aud II may he safely sdd that at pres
ent every would relish a look at IL.
Bon Mdrch6 gloves are now sold IN Broad
apIIa alt.SN wi
them Paris rejoicing at tins gauntlet which mas
been thrown down before the trade
The Secretary of the Chamber OF Life In
surnce reports that the amount paid by 20 conpanies
during the month of October 1876, upon policy claims
was as Losses by death, II iiol3l l1 matuIed
eudowments, S2IS,79S 40; total, Sl,6so,932 80.
The receipts of gold and silver at this port
for the week ending saturday, NOV. lo, ln'usiN, as
OF tns S622 9O9 silver and s743325, gold came from
Liverpool aud southampton, ana so4olV' soid' from
Hamburg
J. Wyman Jones has resigned the Presi-
dency OF the Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railway.
No election II Is stated will be held 10 I'LL the vacancy
r. Prsdent e Of tha COMPANY the Hon sth Ety. ir, viii
IN the mean time discharge the duties OF the oicc
As Michael Duffy OF No. ZIG Concord-st,
Broollyn, aud Bernard MeGuire OF No 6lo East Inn,
teentn-st wero employed yesterday IN putting iall
rope over a hostnswheel ON the niih story on No oS
1EI 1Sys .kn w. faciGred and Mcclure naI ms
ana shoulder badly crushed II Is ieafeo 'h' he"'i VI
the men viii recover.
The Mission Committee of the Methodist
EpscopaI Cnufcl which been In session ~ Eleventh
II and broadway fOr several days past asschDled aIah
y.ster,ay morning aud continued their WORK: sums
nrug from To- = 900 were APPROPRIATED for thc
work of tine different ssus In tue Unltcd Statts INC
rIupou session devoted tO deductlng sinall SUNS
fu The made in order 10 brlng the tola
within the prescribed limits.
I'm a letter to Peter Cooper the secretaries
for thr lrc,nuack COminitec-lho Mie} ahi Ahi,i
1. Nor;ott-utimate that by tue order OF wallace T.
fir1om " nom they understood To De Mr. cooper po,
cal iuauI.cr, me employed at - day 10 sthuu
~ tbe pns and offer the Grcenback tickets 10 voters
Tsv claim that none of these men have been pad Dl MI
r,tn ana appeal To Mr. Cooper 10 see that they are
paid for Tie services In his cause
OF stories of robbcrics there Is no end, yet
tine haif n not told within month lady Luest ht
1shionabr hotel has been robbed twice, without tbc
.Iuntest notice being taken of H. First the teI TOOK
sotue valuable riug-, India shawl nndwlih an eye
Ia the futurcthc KEYS OF the ladys jewel cases boxes,
yc Ten days aftrrVard tee prOvdent thet ietuintd'
ma with he stolen Keys opened the boxes ana took
handsome coral brooch and amethyst necklace mere
~ nothing like method and To steal successfully the
prime requisite iz 10 be systematic.
A fair in aid of the Santarium for the des-
tuts sick children of TINS city Will De- hcd AT thc
Academy of Music from the llth 10 the lOth ot Deceh-
her Dlrug the past the association gave tue com
forts OF home side 10 $40 sick chldren ana
he success the scheme has encouraged the managers
m attempt the work of making the santarium perlna-
ncnf institution Contributions OF money, articles Tor
sale or goods and material OF description whlch VIII
he ayaabe preparations for the alr may De sent 10
tlc Chairman, Henry King, at No. 4Oj West twenty
nintiI-st..