New-York tribune., 1878-01-04

the society will be held at Chckerng Hail. on the eve
ming Of January o. Among the speakers will be Judge
General Horace Porter, the Rev. Drs Potter and
Taylor. There will also be vocal and Instrumental
music.
In the amateur athletic games at Gilmore's
Garden tonight ana tomorrow night, $50 young men
Of New-York are among the competitors AMI entries
have been received from al the adjacent cities ana
towns. Harry Armstrong, the amateur PEDESTRIAN,
whose remarkable performances last Summer attracted
much attention will be scratch man in the one-mie mile
walk giving starts from twenty to thirty seconds 10 ouf
other very fast walkers. In the seventy hVe yaIds run,
forty competors are entered In the mile run there are
twenty entries Richard Morgan, the amateur CHAMPION
at that distance, being on the scratch.
Three hundred and sixty-three non-union
cigar makers yesterday reported as working in
fourteen shops increase Of sixty over the NUMBER
reported last week The manufacturers claim that the
number Is much greater and the Lchtensten Brothers
say that they have 700 workers at their factory many
of whom are skilled who have left the Union Com
plants made at the strikers headquarters t1a tne
pickes orders watch manufa tories were derelct IN
their duties. The mould workers In the shop OF W0l
Stein, Hester-st., were directed to strike lhree
hundred dollars were received TO ad the strihers'
BROOKLYN
Joseph Wilde, wealthy spice merchant
and resident Of the Nineteenth Ward for twenty years.
died at his residence ROssst yesterday afternoon
Officer John Thompson, of the Mounted
Squad about two weeks ago. In attempting to stop run
away horse thrown violently from his horse. Yes
terday lie died
Half an inch OF ice rewarded the efforts OF
Jack Frost on the water OF large drinking tank In
west-st. yesterday and upon this exceedingly small
rink least dozen small boys found room to slide ana
fall and collect bruises
The pensioners of the Widows and Orphans
Fund of the old Volunteer Fire Department received
their quarterly at ss @
tinues treasurer OF the old organization
George DOugberty, aged fOrty-fve, OF No.
3s6 Columbiast., found yesterday morning lying
insensible from cold In an ashbox, at William and Van
Brunt-sts. He removed tie the Long Island College
Hospital, where he died within half an hour.
General SlOcum said yesterday that he would
comply with Mayor Howel's invitation to present
written statement OF the reasons for his resignation
from the Board OF City Works AS to whether he would
withdraw his resignation, he said he could as yet give
no answer.
The Police and Excise Commissioners say
that. their opinion the increase of the number of
drinking places unnecessary and against public inter-
those, therefore, who intend to ft up saloons at
great expense are recommended TO ascertain hist
whether licenses will be granted them.
While Mary Dunn, a servant, was busy yes
terday about CRATE in the residence Of John Forbes at
No 2l MacOn-s her dress caught fire. She ran scream
ing upstairs and was by Mr. FORBES who succeeded
in snoherlns the fire by wrapping blanket about her
the city Hospital her burns were pronounced serious
Recruiting for the United States Army has |
been very active in this city for several days Tie ap
pcants for enlistment are very numerous. Many who
apply have families. and not few have seen "bctter
DAYS" least 40 per cent OF those presenting them
selves rejected. Infantry recruits are at once sent
to the general depot Governors Island ana the cav
airy temporarily maintained at the barracks
on IludsOn-st.
The skating season opened brilliantly IN
Brooklyn yesterday at the CaptOiine aud Union Lakes
which had been flooded for time In anticipation OF
frosty weather The ice at both places was In excellent
CONDITION and was crowded with skaters. Mr.. Cam |
a the Union Lake. has had his skatinghouses re-
pllucd and docoIated, while those at the Capltohne
have also put good order. At Prospect Park the
lake was covered with lee but 1t not strong enough
for pubic skating. The large building at tle man en-
trance of the lake FOR accommodation OF skaters, has
pui MP aud the present cold snap continues the
ball al The Park viii be raised by saturday.
JERSEY CITY.