New-York tribune., 1878-12-25
NEM.YORK CITY.

G. ioos'" :. N', ana Major D. " Bsnbam. U. $. A.
! NEW-YORK CITY
There is n world of difference between a
scccs.,ul and IN unsucc essful attempt mt suicide.
No skating at Central Park to-day. The
park Commissioners made this announcement late last
night.
! The dust which filed the air yesterday af-
tornoon brought tears OF vexaon TO the eyes OF the
street vendors and sadly intcrfered with their trade
| The members of the Cotton Exchange made
another effort yesterday TO obtain an extra holiday on
January Q, but the required twohrds vote conid not
! he secured.
| The Board of Health was yesterday asked
to invosti!atc the alleged nuisance caused from the
steam and of the engines OF the Elevated Railroad
! on ThrdLve.
Christmas wreaths were "firm " and brought
good prices in the market yesterday until evening;
then they Weakened" or the vendors did, and came
down to bottom prices.
The will of the late Jewish Rabbi, Ansel
Leo was admitted to probate in the surrogates once
yesterday. He bequeaths hs wife his entire property
and makes her his sole executrix.
President Roberts of the Board OF Aldermen
sent letter the Board OF Apportlonment yesterday
stating that he would probably be abie TO attend its
next meeting IL held ON Saturday.
The body of an unknown man, apparently
German emgrant, about thrty-two years OF age was
Washing gton-st at 10 o'clock Yesterday morning.
Patrick O'Regan, q young man with dark
curly hair and mousacho and blue has been miss
ing from his home ut No. 230 East Thirtyseventh at
Sunday when he was seen to get on second Ave-
nue. car.
A trunk containing a wardrobe valued at
5000 bcon ging 20 Mrs Nude, OF Brooklyn stolen
from Michael Rhymes expresswagon on West-st.. be-
tween Desbroses-st and the South Street Ferry, Mon
day afternoon
Thomas f. Stevenson, a clerk, who lived at
Observation-Disclosures and Willis-ave., was
walking across the Harlem Bridge last evening ana
accidentally fell into the water. He was taken out alVe
but died IN few moments.
General Spinola described before the Sink
ing Fund Commissioners Yesterday the Holly Combna-
ton system Of supplying cities with steam General
spinola intends II he receives the desired permisson'
to test the system next summer.
Three more exied German Socialists arrived
in this city by the steamship weser, from Bremen, on
Monday Their names Heinrich Ecks. a cigarmaker
forty orgn Paul %saycr age torynVe ana
George Stewart, age twenty-fOur, took
large dose Of laudanum his lodgings No 166 Blocker
st. Yesterday morning. He Ia cook but has been out
ol employment for some tune ana mas Deeh urinAins
heavily. II is expected that he WIFI recover
The grounds of the Manhattan Athletic
Club have been flooded for a skating rink ana were
opened 10 the public for the yesterday The cir
Quit Of the ice Is eighth Of mile Ample drsssihg
rooms aud other conyeuienccs have been provided
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the Board Health yellow fever has been prevalent for
some time at st. Thomas, W. The United states Con:
sn writes tna the aulhorlt,es nIVe pee m ruJ 'D VI
An imitation of Dogberry's aphOrsms that
delighted the Board " Aldermen was uttered by Alder
man Morris Yesterday when In relation to the death OF
an ev- Alderman he said with great solemnity: He
died as all probably Will, II We live long euouSl
General Hancock has sent II. II. F. Spauld-
Ing president OF the Central Trust Company. for the
benefit OF the late Lieutenant Benners family. check
for Sll5 10 sent by W. ID. Orools posttrader at Fort
Rcogh Montana and by tho residents and
officers OF Fort Keogh and Fort Custer.
The following il n comparative statement of
the cases contagious diseases reported for the two
weeks ending December 81. 1873:
Week Typhoid Scarlet CoTebro spinal Dph
ending. fever. fever. meningiiiA Measles ther,a
Dec pee f.. f.. iSS is z 3 81
Hermann Kraushaar. age forty years, of No.
81 East Eghty.slXthst.. Yesterday arraiened In
the Flfty-sevcnth Street Police Court for enbezzng
s225 from ms employer. Fritz Haudrch, wholesale
dealer In wines No 955 Thrdaye. when accused hy
hi en,poyer he confessed his guilt but said he In
tended make It all right" Justice BiKby locked HIM
up IN default OF $500 bail.
"Rcdn Lcary was brought before Judge
Choatc in the United states Circuit Court erdry.
4 hnbeas corpns proceeding Winchester Britton, who
appeared for the state Of Massachusetts, asked nj te
proceeding should he aside. the ground that the
matter had already been aduIica ed In the state Court
Agonon Sullivan, counsel for the prisoner. asked for
an adjournment until tomorrow to rr.p0r" the
traverse and the case was according fot down Tor
o'clock on Thursday.
The funeral services of Frederick l.. Auchn
Gloss The merchant who died In Yokohama. J2ran,
November IL held this morning at his late resi-
dcncc No. IL West Fityseventh-st The Rev. Dr. John
Hall conducted the seryccs assisted by DE- Samuel ID.
Alexander OF phillips Presbyterian Church. quar-
ict from the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church sang
several hymns ani Dr. Hall delivered brief address.
The body was IHkca tO WOOdlawn Cemetery.
Gcnclal G. w. Wingate, lnspectOr-General
OF Rifle Practice Of the State OF NewYOr has just com
petcd his annual report to AdjutantGenera Townsend.
e states that the progress In rife practice among tho
militia has Deen more satisfactory this than
before. Fifteen ranges have been completed max
ing the total number used by the National duard Of this
statc thirty: several others building. The report
gives The number OF "marksmen now in the National
Guard 3,Oj9. There were 2,l2G IN 1877 aud 533 IN
1873.
The quarterly contest among the thirty-thrce
assorcrs o the Post Office for the positions which they
arc 20 occupy during the next threo months
petcd yesterday. There three classes: Eight re-
ceyug 81 O20 per annum fifteen receiving 81 200 and
ten receiving 81 400 The competition for the places
very sharp. Those who stood highest in tine examina-
ton were c. H Page who assorted 800 papers In fty-
five minutes without any mistake; Robert Miller, who
assorted the sane number forty minutes with only
one mistake ana Frank Naserson. who took one hour
and made two mistakes. There are b,7OO boxes, and
each man H. Obliged 10 remember 10000 names.
BROOKLYN.
Christmas exhibitions were given yesterday
by the pupils in many Of tho public schools.
Jacob Secbacher, of No. 204 Graham-avc.,
was found dead in the cellar Of the house adjoining his
own, yesterday morning. His neck was broken. His
death il believed 10 have been accidental
An infant few days old, wrapped in u very
lit, tiuO M nd