New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE MANIA FOR CURIOUS SHOWS.

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borne along that oolorod baby show would be opened
a. c,lr,crc,s Garden December II. Manager Hamilton
had advertised for 900 ebony cheubm Tic is said to
desire especially cousgnmcnts from the Carolinas Geor-
cia and virginia n Is thought that Thompson and SUI
liyans.s Will dvcst themselves OF their usual gloom,
and sctte down in uy darkness upon Che Garden Tic
infants and their mothers VINO from the South and
other parts OF the country, will be transported both
WAYS free OF charge, and their expenses will be pad
while here Ofthc prizes the largest sums viii be paid
for twins trpie,s. but other novelties Will be re-
membcred IL - expected that babies OF different hues
Will yio Tor the prize Of backness, although NEE grada
lions or tint may require experts TO draw the ooorine
skil.ully Tanycolorcd and very light babies the ban
dycgged and the crosseyed the babe with The sweetest
EXPRESSION and tho babe with The ugliest Will all come u
for prizes prize Is announced also Tor the sweetest
scented infant This will probably be the hardest
10 determine. An artificial aroma, not a nat
url Fragrance. is sought for. KInky haired oml-
dren VIII compete. and the infant with the greatest
Xcnicuar twir. O. the squire men Niu taho IA i ,s
The show viii ploh bly, he held Where hysnis aaI I'T
appear. ticket 60 the circus VIII adinl' te ho.ler
o. hoth cut cranmcuts. including t1e m.haseI.g'
place that visitors may record ther h'i9's N,,n''
any difficulty. Tue books are no" open ion ~ nv
color. The show Will last one week ana WIN Ne Vi'c ,5
every dav AID evening. "cake "ai" VIII Io"n" WI
sa' show Is promised At the New American Museum
Barnums trcasrcr BENJAMIN ISL, went ~ Ei'ti i"t
month with instructions % send over zoe iaI, ie
of cas thaj DE- could hud. In aetter ne !
n
been Advertised for and 81 600 ~ premiums Wil ne
awarded. Toe number OF entries Is limited 90 ~, I
paris OF t9e CONN., Abgai. cats will be- there,
,zd csfs trick and performing Cas, ana pssies O. an
colnrs 40 cat viii bee refused adinitahet because u
isn't hsudsome but the eS 1bo Ia orelestr"il
he obtained regardless OF expense. a gontie-
t ssr 1'" v.cimS fftyex pounds, bit he VIII
MOI mention breed and VIII not say whether u IS WIG
oil tame. sixcgged. hve-esgcd and thrceiesgcd cats
,i add their music thai ol tie others and some VINO
are "dOable-headerS" VIII also participate twins
yljcd fof novelty VIII be- an imported Maltese cat
vii ca Is dwalfei 10 Is year and eiSht months oit,
and. although perfectly formed weighs less ui8h SIX
AZ the Museum separate cage will lac provided for
cacu animal. and numbered Inc pits, L'l.l ~ ION
SlJ0 % u, VIII Ice awarded 10y sue NOte oil VISITORS
Competent nurses VII DE ia alt hdahec, ana IRE
lunches viii DE dispenser, Win imp"It.' nanu'
among the competitors. The varieties OF prizes
are many ana besides TIC cur IsititS inei,o,fSu
that deserve awards. thcie WIZ De Us IoI t t
Aand,Omcst and honelcst mothers anu AIteus Ie
fellows IA. cat the sweetest voice aud Othets
& Vii b I'm one week AFTER ana viii continue until
January !, when the prizes vii Zoe awarded a chtIft
season ticket, is intended simply ~ exclude tic great
UnWashcd' History mcutohe 0hl} Two sInhAI SHOWS;
patron 5ed last week iu Phideipni Sinal Snow
having oay seventh cats, Vas nu"hcal success a.
ths Soon d ~ need by tbe tact thai over 200 letters
have been received during the lasi TWO days. many q
Them from F.itI-Iyp. and Nurrit-illll
Brooklyn has caugnt the BABY SHOW mania Novelties,
N' ri.,Ia Nssoclain Hudlng at FultOr-s, and
Gaatm- iace. The trustee o. thc "eSotia'oh nave no
connection with tht affair iurthel than Ieutns tie nall
The cxih ton VIII open MuaiaN next ana continue tAIee
weeks Zach saturday evening 5000 in ilizcs VIII be
thru G,or aln be occupied by the chow.
Sswm9 has been gcrt1 g5 nnd,J us o Sdy
noon win over hundred collars OF tue trecelpt,.
About 90 babies nays oeg1 on CN,oCH " ~, nav
day 10 Wac di>rQNc.to thH TlVo We noc7,"Iy 10 FI
the debts, and thc Iate hers who uud been ahdp-
pointed n,cIusc Tie prizes Lad NOT nceh DISTRIBUTED
enc r0u,.ted to bring their babe. 20 tine ba today
o'cUck AND remain ami o'clock The proceeds OF
Et,cS Tor n Phiadeipus snow have been advertised
for iu tins cIty under JhC ocica name O PAU bc'ce'
facs lai no person oi That name had ieestered tneIc
Ne~-lorS for a supply OF ini"n's'
THE WAY MRS GERTRUDE BEACH PUTS IT.
Also ME-. shrAi,NAN's OPINION o. MRS. BEACH.
Mrs. Gertrude Beach, who was recently
dropped from Plymouth Church membership, on
charge Of saudcring Mrs Duscn5crry, also member
said ton TRIBUNE reporter, ycstday that Size had pu'
the case 900 Use hands OF lawyer, c. A. Why, who
would institute proc edng. as he deemed proper
She hgd JUST returned from coust no with hm, bui sic
could NOT slf exactly what shape The proceedings would
take. 10 vas not true. us paoisnedi uat she would
sue Thomas O.. su,arman aud II. b. White for
slnnIrr The litigation woud Doe undertaken simply
10 lIt herself u proper l.. JOS oit ht1 |th tittt
wrlged ~ u.isr. iros 'nia,l1u $40 would prove lu
assertion sire rad made against Mit. ga 'l'i try, al
fnou-n SIZE bore urr uH malice. Sine acted 10" only D.
trlfslDfrucr. Size said Chat Vitu Pastor HALLIDAY wen
around collecting evidence g to m as~e' 40 IS. rtia per
eoIf, no cuiId uo br summoned O. ~! tpdtlt ;e 3D.
,,tr. NOT uC U 81 NOT tt OH" tfI.tucc
fIt c.m.iitt. accurately as 10 Us given tI hl. tu.l
wise she would Dot have been eAC ynddIt'-lei. sue
fat vrt.D letter Jf rciUtciOI o. NTs D-eA'r,l. 1
cause Nt. Halliday uad advised Do, u One -dt sIf cnIt
NOT prove her assertion, satisfactorily 90 tIt committee
Wren eiie discovered tAai tIe committee WOMB NOT 90
her IIsfiDD. size WiOtc 10.
Mr Ht DDS said tlat hc Lad spent days IN forcing
out the .lfpfF Mr.. Beech referred 20. tu' found %
,,g. worthless. She wIOtC letter 90 tit LAalll.E
COMMITTEE .,tIu- that size fttrUc. nd urcir-c $40 Was
trlltr DO r lroofOf hrr charges Sine q q not
had done, refused and could advance nothing bu. sie-
Thumas c. -hcarman said thsf Plymouth ca 'rch had
ALWAYS treated Ars. Beach kindly ara Ior himself be
didn't carr what she did 90 law. SIC Wa- DOor c.zy
thiugdt I,i-t 10 Was charity Go COHsIde. hr urr
husband hi abandoned her aud run away 70 Utal AID
gOt a divorce from her.
FORGED BONDS OFFERED CHEAPLY
TWO MCS ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING To SELL
fraudulent RAILROAD BONDS.
Amos Sinu0tt, alias Amos Wick, and j. b.
Chamberlain were arrested, Wednesday afternoon, by
Detectives Williamson aud Won GeucGten, charged with
attempting to pass four forged per cent mortgage
bonds for 81 900 each OF the Maysylle and Lexington
Railroad Company. OF Kentucky. silnot was formerly
a bartender fer The" Alien. About week aga the
~ sOuer CA - ". : Weed. Of No. 40 Cedar ST., and
dfT.rrd 10 SCR lim the bonds cheap MI Wed pretended
purchase them amt made another appoint
bonds were sr glt" Out mad been stolen IN kansas,
90 ti,., Altered ~ sell them Tor $500 Mr.