New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-26
NETWORK CITY.

Ohio hickory nuts are selllng NJ elsh' 00n''
quart O.. 80.
The interior of Jefferson Market Ooti '-"o"'0
is nearly completed.
Fine dates are retailing in the markets at
eight cents per pound .,
"Dewn is the name OF gardener Oh 'no
Eighth-ave Boulevard ,
The oyster saloons on the avenues al ooin
plain of lack OF business.
Pumpkin festivals are the popular entertain
ments Of Sunday-sohoOls.
Seryiceable and lOw-priced cults OF straw
New inkstands are made IN the 10TH Vi
Gather and gilt washtnos' -
Now scarfs for gentlemen are of black satin
and tile most delicate straw color
Very fine pippins, for shipment TO EUROPE
have lust been received IN the markets.
A ploye-cutting machine in full operation Is
one OF the attractions glove store on broadway
The newest pocket-knife looks like a mus
kct and pencil in addition To knIe pladcs'
The streets were very quiet yesterday, and
business was virtually suspended throughout the CITY,
Sle,pbs were i'm great demand yesterday at
ternoo and the avenue alive with brilliant turn
outs.
Lamp shades made of dark, rich-colOred silk,
and trimmed with fringe Of the same color are new ahd
beautiful.
Cardinal red satin and silk fans are the
latest mportatous They arc painted In gray ''S ana
mounted Oh ebony STICKS
In consequence of the advance in the price
Of whaebond, whip manufacturers have raised their
prices from 80 to 30 per cent.
OF the beautifully carved ivory ornaments
that are In vogue those made OF AiFlcah ivory arc
the finest and most expensive
The peanut vendors have made an addition
to tuer business They sell hot wahles' oaAeu ny 'ho
same heat that r0asts the peanuts
The dullness of trade is strikingly shown by
the great number OF wOrkmen waiting for employment
around the docks on the North River a..
A subscriber calls attention to the condition OF
the bridges spanning the fourtuaye cut Inc Steps arc
one sheet of ice and accidents OF daily occurrence
New picture frames are made OF the natuIal
wood, carefully paned and gllded so a. 10 SOW wv
grain. They specially adapted iof nue. INC
Commodore Vanderbilt passed quiet Christ
mas Day in the midst OF his children aud few friends
regard
The number of people who daily visit the
free rcadingroon Of TIE Cooper Institute since the cold
weather set in is stated TO ~ over 3,OOo Ihey arc
mostly unemployed men,
There will probably lie a mass meeting Oh
gazcrs in front Of the Equitable aud American TX,
change buildings this morning; about an acre Oh PA'o
glass vii have 10 be put in there To-Day
There il n great demand for artificial trail
ing vines, so perfectly made THAI the imitation eau only
be detected by the closest nhey nave Oe
The Twenty third-st. corner is the coolest
spot the s1haye horse car me. prI.eIs au sT
ductos begin to brace up n OiScI h sivnI
The man who celebrated Christmas after the
st,le OF Dckeus's characters thinks this huin,lrun
world to-day the american sto1oh nIs Sec oos eI ana
plum pudding.
Goupirs gallery is still crowded every day
Tue Flower Market" by !%n Se,s 20
Moran, and "a Garden scene" by Dc Boucher'hlc,
divide the honors with II at present
Pedestrians now begin to estimate the chances
of happy Immortality Tor their fellow mortas by the
libcraly with which they sprinkle dust before ther
doors dsyonty praying q" ibs ees Sf securely O''i
The pith of the rattan, which was formerly
thrown away, now utilized IN makins JasaPoi Wall
hanging waIluockcts ale made OF this material In
tasteful designs and decorated with color'
A number of changes will be made with the
coming year in OF the leading church choirS Nearly
al thr have materially reduced their apprOpri
atoms for music Inc Soutn faIh Ilesp' le M
will probably dispense with their quartet cbOr anu SUD
sutute preeeni"r.
The tendency to move up town Is nowhere
more apparent tuan AZ Fonriecnth-st ana filth-ase
whore lelmoucO's building has been 10 let Tor some
time and now large lh'cards on the wciknowh Bfe"s
carriage estahshncni announce thSt TINS puluihs
also waiting for II new Oc lpant.
Great is the calcium light as an advertising
medium II gldI ~ front Of nearly AL the minor
thealcrs Broadway, be zen Sprng-st ana Astorphce
il flooded with its unnatural Radiance and the waIlarer
Is literally placed btw two fires for whether going
up down town lac is sure 10 be blinded by TINS sIasy
light.
The Wilson Mission is to give a festival TO
500 children ol fnday next hoping thereby 10 secure
,e CHRISTMAS trees and other gifts that aIc longer
OF u-c those VINO have enjoyed them Anything thai
will give pleasure to the children VII be gladly Tee9ed
before the daJ mentioned at the institution at hshlht
and Avenue A.
Israel r. Potter, dealer in provisions at No.
Ba.cay-s, who mas flied an assignment Tor the Dehc-
ht o creditors to Bertrand SovIr hsS 60 aug 90 6 a.
iutc!y bad aud almost all the rest doubtful lie gives MS
Liabilities at about $l3jSO.
The sum which has been raised from various
the sufferers by the Brooklyn hrc looks large
the aggregate, but the Committee OF Relief are az.
bursting 81 900 per week according to their report ana u
viii disappear The amount expended Is the least
that viii TO keep the wolf from the doors oil some
hundreds OF persons.
The sparrows in the City Hall Park get a
lunch every day. aud are served by cooied waiter
The sable birdfanCcr appears promptly every afternoon
O'Clock with basket Of bread ON his arm lie clears
away the snow near the fountain ana sctIs inc bread
in Attendance and the number OIL BIRDS seems TO in'
crease daily.
At the Yorkville Police Court, yesterday,
Joseph Snannaian, charged with entering inc ciotnS
store OF Joseph Hughes az No a92 secondayo' on inc
brought up before ustce Otterbourg shnnnaiau al
rested on Sunday night and tine Justice committed hun
900 iOr cNaInatlon lie Is uny 10 years Ou, ana
lives at No. 80 East Twenty third-st.
The Sappers and Miners Corps of the City
Fire Department which ~ composed 81 the assistant
forcue OF the different companies, receive weekly
strcupn Mir sreidinger, tne superintendent OF tho
Government drilling scow, ia the use of dynamite rs an
explosive. The men are SAID to baVe become perfectly
familiar with its use, and in case of Ganger could Geo ism
a wall such manner aa would insure safety 10 the
surrounding buildings
The reduction in prices which was made by
several OF the hotels at the beginning OF tue Win.er had
rho effect of drawing some custom from the less enter
prisug houses, but not induced many jewellers III
U0ar gnUuses 10 change their rooms. The latter still
Ind lower tian the Otes ana the average boarder pre-
crs private house 10 hOtel even though The style at
the latter Is little greater The hotel business in gen
elal is reported 10 bC very duh.
The receipts of the Manhattan Eye and Ear
! disbursements, Sl7,i72 81 cash hand, S2G1 g.
tons have been performed. The sum ot @21,UUO Would
free the hospital all its dehs and enable the dlrec
the needs NJ the poor. GIFTS Of money solicited,
should DC sent " the treasurer Charles Laner. No.