New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
NFW-YORK CITY,


wear than ever Envelopes with appropriate notices
accompany the fine English cards.
Ladder trimming, or successive rows OF
French lace with q snowy galloonf for heading, is
novelty in way OF trimming the side-gores OF 'iiA
princesse tOilettcs.
New French dolls have abundant locks OF
real human hair skfulIy inserted by single hairs TO
little malen this will make them irrsstibe-a new soft
Of capillary attraction
The finest mechanical toy of the season Is
the walking peacock which, after being wound spreads
its tail, struts about proudly ana turns us heau do "
admire its gay piuinage'
Several prominent city dentists, who have
grown gray III the profession have given mp thei prac
tce disgust because of the arsenal OF strange anu %
midabe implements now required
A bride recently received from Paris an eX-
quse white satin rose, with silver ligree leaves ana
buds This can be worn for brooch an ornament lor
the hair or fastened upon the shoulder
DESPITE the large number of East Side places
Of amusement an enterprsng uptown manager has
he purposes building a large variety theste'
The December work of the City Mission ana
Tract Society Is follows: 4,O3s visits mad, $50 meet
ings held. 473 families aided receipts Sll3i o9; pay
ments 81 $40 2G; debt remaining, $ll,O3O oS'
The tlirty-tirst annual convention OF the
Delta Psi fraternity was held with the Alpha Chapter in
this citr on yesterday and will continue to-day The
convention supper VIII take place at Demonco's this
evening.
John p. Townsend read brief address, last
evening before the Freq Trade Club at No al West
Tweuiy-drstst His subject was Savings Banks and
he set forth the manner IN which they nave already oeen
injured by the Bland silver Bill
The Cable Companys steamship Faraday,
chartered oy Anchor Line to freight TO London
will sail today Her cargo includes 66Ao3 bushels Of
wheat, 2329S nushes Of corn, 252O barrels Of HOUR
$50 case, OF oil cake and 2ss hetd 81 c'tte.
The 'longshoremcn yearncth for more money.
4 in
ua,scd requesting that after January the railroad an"
teamsh.p companies should Increase their pay al !eot
- cents day. The men threaten aHo'HSi H'i''
pa OF refusal
The Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, rector Of Trinity
Church las, evening treated 25o Of tHc scholars OF his
sunday-school and those Of ST. Paus to dinner al No.
~ Aau-st. Several Christmas hymns were sung aligr
hr treated 10 dinner
The two Masonic Grand Lodges (colorcD of
this state at ryca.s of division, celebrated ih"ir UNI
last evening and installed the officers of tie rev Grand
Lodge. Among the invited guests were delegates from
tie GIani LODGES OF Massachusetts, Rhode lsand New
jersey, Connecticut and Delaware"
General George w. McC0ok, OF Ohio. is dan
eeru-y III at house OF bis cousin the Hon. Arson
g. McCook, at No. pa West Twenty-secOnt-~ lie was
attacked with vertigo while al dinner on CIR snas, AVID
part3. pala,y,iS oi one sae b,.s ehSuou HIS P''''
clans give little none OF his recovery.
Al the annual meeting of the Society of
-. JohEsllnd YESTERDAY the following officers were
elected President, Adam Norrie V.ee-Presdent. He
man DYER; Treasurer. Howard Potter; Secretary, viii
iitu Alexander smith; ristc.-Suprrlhte ndeu', Anne
agree. The board OF trustees remains rs last year
4 Frcnclman, with taste for bivouac life,
was found yesterday before roaug dre IN the woods IN
nupcr Central Park. He haI gathered large pile Of
fuel built a sIanty, and Aai maize az! preparations Cor
going into camp this Winter. As be sAovei sns o. IN
sanity tur.ed over 10 the Commissioners Oh Cha-
ities and Correction
The following additional subscriptions to
the Seventh Regiment new Armoy Fund have been re-
c.ivcd: Augustine smith, 5000 stamford Hauifcur-
ing Goa $500; Youny- & Co.., $50: lcdt, Grswod d
Co. 800 Robert g. Iensra. 500; H. l. 'i2aai' Sluo;
500 Slutc, WoOiuan * Co., 500
The bark Annapolis arrived yesterday with
erauo ana reports having experienced very stormy
passage Two hundred miles vest ~ Cape Horn terri
fc gale came up which lasted cIsht hours vixen the Wind
shed and blew hurricane for tlr;y-six h2nrs. Tie
sea broke tlc vessel hooded tc CABIN doors, anu
washed every thing movable nom tue deck.
The steamship BeuelactOr, from Whining
ton c. lowed in, yesterday, the brig Dashaway from
Hayt The brig found, on W dneslai morning, Ia
a disabled condition OF Delaware Br.akwa,er Captain
Small OF the Dasnaway, reports that ~ ii5 H., On
Wednesday, hls vessel was run lIto 10y an unknown
lta.uu bark, about eighteen miles west o. fenwcks
I.liud
The second game of the Consultation chess
match viii lie rosuIued Saturday Yesterday II
reached the tnrteth An international chess con
gess he held in Paris during tie Exhibition, is now
discussed Tie French GONclHmt NJ, III IL stated, SIS
agreed 10 CIV, pie TIE Emperor Nap leon III ls6l
gave valued az five thoGs Id francs 20 tie winner
in the chess coA-r''F oi that year.
Edward Chedlcigh, former employee of the
New-York agent of Cassei, Peter 4 Gtlpn, com
mtted for trial, yesterday. obtaining property by
trek and device He discharged recently, and then
used the paper of the firm for orders publishers His
first raid religious literature; lie got twenty-five
copies Of Farrds Life of Curi,i when he sold Tor
song He then levied on proiaue literature but lot OF
Wayerlcy novels failed 10 make pcihoie his shrunSen
wallet
Lcavitt g. Co., at No. S17 Broadway, sold
at auction Yesterday consignment OF CMncse ceramics
and coissoun6 enames The bidding wa' Lively, and the
attendance good. Among tie most important articles
sold were a valuable belsIaped with bands OF
ornamenfal work In dark blue on WHIT 27s wears old
xlil; large blue and white vase, IS inchr, higb,
S57 3d. rare vase turquoise blue inside and cut, $50;
ack gourd'hape1 vast, 800; circular DISH inches In
diameter, 81.
At q reception given at its Armory 10y the
Ninth Regiment, last evening. Colonel james X. Hitch
cock waH presented with gold watch and chal valued
al $3.50 for his services n securing tie payment o. dam
age, the regiment Tor loss OF uniforms "a the Rebellion
B1gadier-Genera Vilmar and staff presented tier
group picture in fu dress TO the regiment. Colonel
H. A. Tyler ana STAFF, o he Fr.i Connecticut Regiment,
gave cngrcscd 'e Of resolutions as TESTIMONIAL 'or
The attention paid to their resn'nt ON Its vt To Long
Branch in September las Dancing was INDUCED ia I'M
tl l O'Clock.
BROOKLYN
General !. S. Catlln, District Attorney elect
u Kings County Is lying vigorously III ~ dphthcra,
at his residence. No. l-9 Bediori-lyc.
4 gold watch and chain, worth $500, were
stolen last evening from W. L. Wesson, OF 80. los IT.
Jamesp place. while be standing on the platform
Of a Greene aud Gates avenue car.
In the burning, yesterday morning, Of thc
stables Of Hugh Travis. No. 227 Frostst. valuable
horse beong iue Mr. Travis burned to death The
fire supposed To De the work of al iDcendiary.
Godfrey Rohm, of Broadway and Seycntl-st.,
was robbed Of 800 Christmas night by Henry BocI,