New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-24
NETWORK CITY.

There were thirteen kettledrums on Sat
urday
Black walnut writing desks at Ridley's are
sold ior 50
New music-boxes at Tiffany's contain ladies'
embi oiaerng tools furnishings for work-boxes etc
There will be a festival at the Wilson Mis-
sion. No l25,st Mark's-place, at p. M on Tuesday
The public is lnvt d.
George Walters, a boy sixteen years OF age,
of No 50 South FOurth-st., employed in tue Wallabout
Mills, fell into large corn-bln Yesterday ana was
smOtheIed before ASSISTANCE could be brought 10 hlm
The ANIMALS at Central Park are snugly
housed for Winter with the exct ption OF the more
hardy Ones snch as the eagles and sea-lions
An ash-p pit directly opposite Police Head
quarters not been empted for four days ana the
ashes are now piled two feet above the sidewalk
The wages of car-drvers on the South
Brooklyn Central Railroad, which through sacse
Hovt and Bergen-ss were reduced yesterday from 81
a day 10 81 as. The Atlantic Avenue Company made II
similar redu1llon a Few weeks ago.
The timetable was changed on the Metro
poltan Elevated Railway yesterday, making the running
time from RectOrst. to Fitty-nnth-sL t"ehty-'hreo
mi. .utes instead Of twenty minutes.
Counsel to the Corporation Whitney has in
formed the Board Apportionmen that 1t cannot le
galy appropriate $4,000 to pay the expenses % 'he
eOuns eli OF Judge PInckney. now on trial.
In dividing up the mOiety due on an OLD
whiskey seizure Might Waterman Tobin paid yes
terday as his share 10 CENTS the expenses and duties
leaving only a small balance TO be divided between
eight iBformers.
Assignments for the benefit OF creditors
were filed yesterday by Isaac swezey TO Theodore f.
Miller giving preferences Of 1033 10; and by feter
Hoffman M. 900 East 10thst., 10 Otto L. Oppe, WIN
preferences Of SlOs3O 80.
Davis Collamore g. Co. will sell at auction,
through H. B. Hers q Son, No 80 Union square. this
afternoon at ocloc~ Eng ish ano French dinner aoI
tea sets, japanese md Cnlnese vases ana o'her ia'S
goods sui able Tor CHRISTMAS presents
Hugh Oden, age thirty-three years, OF Nolo2
warren-st.. being intoxicated yesterday evening" mis-
took the number Of his residence and walked into the
house No 1Ol He fell down from the stairs Of the tnrd
story fractured his skull He was removed TO the
st. Peters Hospital.
The clerks in the Second Division of the
Railway Mail Service yesterday presented 10 supefn-
tendent X. c. jackson large album containing I'M
periai photographs OF all taeir number. Postmaster
James present when the gft was rendered, ana sew
eral speecrs were made
The following additional subscriptions TO
the 7th Regiment armory fund have been received
Henry Hilton. $500 James g. Kings Sons. $3.50:
Samuel J. nden, $3.50; W. A. Hadden, 500; j. u.
Mofstt, 800; Grinue, NiHturn Co. 800; yonn L.
Riker $780, Charles White 4 Co.. 500; T. H. Oossett
300
Superintendent Brown of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, cautions the public against impos-
tors no are soliciting Christmas and New Years gifts.
He adds "NO person IL permitted to solicit or receive
Christmas or New Years gifts for the messengers
other employees Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany."
Joseph Johonny, a peanut vender in East
two weeks ago credit for hand
full Of Henry sustoer. fourteen Yesterday
Henry sIsiifuy LODGED "a brickbat Johouny's head;
ara a a1 on o pr he could aud time 70 nvestl
gate the case"
The flags of the Produce Exchange were ut
almast yesterday because Of the death If William l..
O.nA Melt
st. Mr. Moore age thrty-fve died OF consumption at
No. 3l4 West Tweuty-hfh-s on sunday; His funeral
will place from CT Francis Aafiers Church, At
10 O'Clock this morning.
The Loan Relief Association sOlieits aid.
The object society is to visit the poor and sick III
their rooms supply medical attendance, TO loan art-
ces necessary the comfort of tue SICK and money 10
and the worthy destitute give necessary legal aid aud
h con munieations should be ddressed s. r. Sands.
secretary, M. East Seventeenthst
A relative of Owen TrainOr, of No. 452
West Thrtietb-s reported at the Coroners Office yes
terday, that TrainOr dying from the effects OF an
assault made upon him in saloon at the foot of East
Thrty-fourh-st II requested hat his anti norton
statement be taken but as their are known TO be
several witnesses OF the affair the Coroner deemed an
anumorte m statement unnecessary.
Since the plan of registering third-class mat
ter went operation the Post Office Department
on October /. the amount sent by mail In this way
through the NewYork Office has increased daily. Dur
ing the first week 500 packages were registered last
week the number was 300. Tue entire Registry De
partment IL crowded with work nearly 10000 regis
tered letters passed through the Office yesterday.
A well dressed man registered as 81. b.
smyth. Yonkers, N "" at the Grand Central Hotel at
noon yesterday, and calling Tor paid bis bill in
advance At3 p. he visited Stewards store and ex
amned some shawls. He selected valued at $500.
and asked to have IL his rOom when he would
pay IT, The messenger delivered 1t at p. The
purchaser excuse himself and stepped INTO an adien.
Ing room to show the shawl he said TO his wife, Not
returning immediately the clerk cautiously looked into
the aud found the man was not there The case
was reported to the police
| The Rev. DR.. Charles Wiley, who died on
Saturday East Orange age sixtynine. was son OF
the late Charles Wiley, wenknown publisher OF this
city Mr.. Wiley was graduate of the Auburn Theo-
logical Seminary. His first charge the Jonathan
Edwards Congregational Church. at Northampton,
Mass. For ten years he was pastor OF the Reformed
Church Utica. He next became President OF the Mil
waukee University, after which he was pastor OF the
Reformed Church al Geneva in this State. or late
years he was engaged in teaching IN private schools at
East Orange and Montrose N j. lie was 1ne CLASH
cal scholar.
William McGlory, keeper of the Windsor"
at No. 1O3 Bowery, yesterday arrnigDed at the
Fify-seventh Street Police Court, the charge OF
keeping disOrdery house. The charge resulted from
the disclosures made In the OF Philip Marks. who
says he terribly beaten McGlorys place three
weeks ago. and who is sim at the Roosevelt Hospital.
McGory said that had proof that Marks had played
the same game" In Christiest. saloon. Bail
fixed at $500. McGlory brought 10 this court from
await trial for assautng Marks He appeared TO think
that his case calling for sympathy but the Judge
said 1t was not
BROOKLYN.
A seal-skin sacque, valued at $3.50, was
stolen early yesterday morning from Isaac Wcrnbergs
store. No 253 Grand-st.
Oliver COtter and five assistants laid siege
al, ain,