New-York tribune., 1878-01-05
NI;W-YORK CITY.

The number OF letters dispatched from the
New York Post Oce in open mails for foreign countries
during 1877 was 7,4lO,6os.
James Douglass, ir., of PhGnixvlle, Penn,
will lecture this evening at Cooper Union in the free
course on Egyptian Architecture and Obesks'
I'm consequence of blockade at the New
York Slip several the Fulton ferry boats landed their
passengers the Wall street ferry, yesterday morning
Philip Schloppc, who was struck on the head
with metal scale by Frederick Fest, fellow workDan
died ii Is found from pyemia and not from fractured
aku.
The Aldermen yesterday asked the Corpora
ton Counsel opinion to the extent OF the liab
tles of the city for money paid TO the Excise Comms
slOuors for licenses.
The American Free Church, of which the
Rev C. p. Mccarthy ia pastor, Will hold its services to
and hereafter at Trenors New Hal, Broadway
and Thirty y-sccond-st
The CorOners examination in the case of
Joseph He'll the truckman who died in the Eldridge
Street Police station. Thursday night, shows that death
the result Of n debauch.
Curious effect Of the Excise law: Street
musicians beggars have suffered severely from the
closing of The saloons, nearly all their money was de-
rived from irequentcrs of sucb places.
No time has yet been set for the payment
the first dividend by the receiver of The National
Trust Company. It T. understood that Mr. ManRam, the
tfeS'"'"' rity 'i' '''"''''' y WY u ' ~ " "
East sixiieths was entered by burglars early Thurs
day morning. and robbed of jcwcry valued at s69i.
The thieves effected an entrance through secOnG-aory
window.
The standing committee OF the Diocese OF
NcwYork, Thursday, gave their canonical consent to
the OF the Rev Dr. Ecc!eston, Bishop elect
Virginia and of the Rev. Dr. Seymour, Bishop
eject oi Springfield, Ill
Drivers 0l trucks and carriages on Third
yesterday betrayed apparent desire to 81 as neas
the Elevated Railroad excavations rs possible without
falling in Fainrc in these attempts caused blockade
OF ears several times during the day.
Tie UnIon fc1y Company of Brooklyn, car
icd Gung the year 1877 between forty;our ani forty
five million pas scngcr- n number probably not exceeded
by anyone company the world. No lives were lost
there serious accident and only one person met
with bodily harm.
The bridge in the Central Park. at Seventy
seveuth--t and Eshth-aye erected for President
Grant to walk ro the Park to lay the corner stone Of
the American Museum Of Natural History. The same
bridge was used by President Hayes last monh when he
formally opened the Institution
The Board of Police, yesterday, transferred
Roundsnau Brush the Ihirty-thlld To the Ninth
Precinct The designations 0f Detective Kindelon, of
the Twenty first and rntroiman Darwin Of the same
precinct, accepted Detective DOYLE, oi the SN-
teenth Precinct Was transferred TO detective dut In the
First Precinct
The Aldermen have decided that no more
rent shall be- pnid for The sih Regiments quarters In
Twenty thir!--t. and Mayor Ey has vetoed the rcsoln
tion assigning thor gmcnt 10 new armory In Ninth
ave- on the ground that IN" promises there uuf for
aimcry. - Tie cti Regiment appears obc between
tTO stools iust now.
The cigsr-makcrs held secret and noisy
meeting yesterday, but refused to tell what was IT,
object o he strikers went 10 woTK yesterday Tor
A. Polck az Sccpn >trcct and Avenue T.. over hun
drcd the strikers gathered ln 'front.' OF tbG factory last
men and -i.outel defiance o. their employers.
pf
Hall on Thursday next for the benefit Of 50. Annes
Church for Deaf Mues. IL by II gentleman. Edgar =
Alien who never peg forms In public except for cLat
able objects. aud there are few professional nagcians
who equal hnn Il" performs the Indian noN tick ahH
nGcult of fcats ia magic-and also exposes spiritual
manifestations"
At the meeting Of the Wine and Spirit
Traders Association, yesterday, committee WAS ap
pointed 10 urge upon the Legislature repeal OF the
present Excsc law The offer of lawyer 10 bring an
action lhouirg taat the law Of 1877 uncon-titu
tional wa dcrucd. member stated that the associI-
lions object was 10 prevent The passage Of laws that
would affect uiuriuu-ly the liquor trade itS political
acIluu would br 10 defeat all candidates whose views
were known to he anagopi-tc to the liquor Interest
The managers of the American Bible S0ci-
cty on Thursday appropriated 800 q the American
Baptist Missionary Union for Bible work In india, and
presented book to The Presbyterian Board of Foreign
Missions the American Board the Mcthodit Missionary
Society," The American Tract S1r ~. the Srancn's
Friend society, and to various auxiliary societies, di,
trct supeIiulcndcpls qnd other indydulls-ihe total
value Of th,.c grants heinz ais $1,000. The receipts
for December. amounted g. Si7,4Jo. and dunng the
same time 76,Is2 copies o. Scriptures were isiu'd
The programme OF the fancy dress ball of
soc ttG Franc ii,e de- LAmc TO be given at the Acad
cmy on Monday nshi. piois the overture t. Nasnn-
ic!o by 100 musicians y march ~ 20 Whole battalion
uf prct ~ young adic tu r0r-c D, IS safe To say
tlty sill arpcar With their na,ks on); carnival pro
cc-.ou by 800 m.s's;a "Aiclikc Representation Of Il
IoniucAa"u huuiinS parry during ne Court o' Napo-
Lclournour and hlccL cNql.sieH Ma.ty c",yphee,."
TIE tone OF th. P'osi 'i' sns;' T. 'ih nr ,his.nin
rdntably abbreviated.
BROOKLYN.
Justice Walsh yesterday scnt to the lneblidtr
Home, six months Christopher Wrinkle police oni
ccr who va. pni upon tla p.ason li'i two years ago
Admirers of the front OF the Academy of
Design. BROOKLYN, who have been puzzled by the
block Of rough the tympanrm OF the doorway,
will be rd 10 know that viii probably give place
10 tnc hs relief ~ soon ~ i'uis siili nave 9crnnu-
rftc o.d hai bc"it bin OF h's sshI, seated amung
tic SCULPTOR, wa hi- wont, T. feel OF their work and
jIdsg II nt dr sense oi ioich.
The funeral of Daniel +. WIllctts, a wealthy
and ucknown citizen will take place ns afternoon at
No. 80 Columbiahcgnts. He was born Of Quaker par
ents in Ncw-York in IS15 and reaching his MAORI
ly hc uttered into Ne ilrn % Willcis Co., waters'
Ncw-lOch. winch Ind been founded aud made sue
ccs,a bt his father Fpg twO year, has mental NlLog
has been leaving hm, ami ia september last Un the
death II his daughter, he came insane
Ithamar Dubois, the proprietor OF furnish
Ing store at No 32- Futon-it recently discovered that
hc had been robbed Of goods worth several hundred dol
Iars Su-pcctng that Charles buchanan. ono OF his
clerks. the tci, detectives were put on the Asc
aud thcy succeeded III finding at pawnbrOkers shops
goods valued AZ 1880, which Buchanan had pawncd.
The Young man was arrested and confessed his guilt.
When brought before Justice Walsh lac discharged
Mr.. Dubois not wishing to appear rgainst him.
A little before midnight on Thursday even
ing Elizabeth Moore Of No. 29ii2 Furmanst., discov
cred that two men were bedroom In her house and
ing the bureau. She quietly shut the door and