New-York tribune., 1879-01-02

and night the white fakes FELL sometimes softly tbch
times driven vicously by pufs OF wind IN tue race Vi
the pedestrian In fact, the day throughout was MOST
sagreeable aud the reverse Of an Ideal day ior NC"
Years calls.
Iis not TO be supposed however that the bad weahe'
deferred apy from payng their respects to their ady
friends At noon the streets began to be hiied WIN p
destrians hurrving uptown and downtown, as o'ei
whelmed with the responsibilities OF the Day "eno
men stepped from the cub-houses near tue rum ANc
nue. Hotel uto their cabs, aud were whlreu away "
stately mansions in Fifh-aye. Here everything was
cayety itself and The hours passed quickly Al the
residences of many ladies wellknown Tor ther Socl
graces and hospitality extensive preparations hau poc"
made for the expected gnests. who came III p"''ao
but fingered only a moment Thus the day passed.
n day long to be remembered for the cheeruhesh ""i
which served relief to the dsaGreea0eness without
II WAS very late or perhaps more correctly very early
when the last carriage rolled home. a., ,..o. ..
Business was entirely suspended; ana 'he %y %"er an a.
well as the upper paTt Of the city wore ho"N a.
pearauce The small boy with MS morn anu Mn'sno ,h
nnnearcd 10 be ubiquitous ever and Degnleu TUG
DAY in sports various kinds The skating for WhSn
many had made plane, was impcned % Nv and
snow which, toward night. began 10 ial seadiS al"
peTsistcntN. . .,.,,. lille ,or tbo
afternoon we're played the infinite delight OF uc
many little wnO were taken. The mallnee5 anu
the Fifth Avenue the Olympic, the Park, ana Mallacks
well attended as could be eEprcteu Oh 81 M %
entertainment at the Aquarium, too, were mucn en-
iOyed. DarAneSS fell on city cau Ill WhIle' anu t"o
HOW CALLERS SPENT THE DAY.
Opinions probably varied as TO the degree III
which the New Yetr's eDow storm was beautiful the
rather large number Of gentlemen who had arranged 10
pay their social obligations by proxy, either through
private messenger the postman, smiled AT tne s'or
The small number of men who make New Years
calls merely to perform perfuncory duty and
not from love Of the festival, welcomed the
Storm as an excuse TOR staying at home Those VINO
always call. rain shine, began To make conne' 10
sympathetic or proiane, about quarter vi -
MANY gentlemen had already been out an hOur'
and those who favored pedestriansin went mont %
not unreasonable their charges, nor was Inc demand
for carriages unusually great. 1hroughout the uay
Fifth ave and the adjoining streets were nlcd WIN
car ages and pedestrians under umbrellas Some ladies
thought that fewer gentlemen than usual were making
ana more were sure that tncIc
had been falling off III the number oi cur visitors
A great many baskets decorated doorknobS but as q
rule ladies were receiving, and tasteful interiors
filled with smiling ladies, fragrant flowers aud elaborate
nnchCons aboundcd in every block. The snow impeded
travel, but gave impetus 10 conversation. RAPID
transit gave many gentleman handsome M, ana
was as wished happy and prosperous New ear
DISMAL SKIES AND SNOWY STREETS.
Snow began to fall yesterday morning at II
O'clock and continued at intervals throughout the day
The temperature being warm 1t melted on the pave
almost fast as 1t fell, making the walking dlsa-
greeable Considerable ice flowed i'll the rivers Large
fields Of it, coming down the North River on the ebD
tide were carried up the East River with the flood 1t
was generally broken small pieces that the ferry
boats suffered interruption OF travel Light snowfell
in other parts of the State and at the signal Service
Office rains reported along the South Atlantic
coast Heavy rains prevailed at Charleston, Savannah,
Augusta Ca and at Galveston. The storm centre was
at Galveston on Tuesday. 1t is reported as moving
Eastward and as not attended with any severity. The
temperature is exceedingly low III the North
west. Colder weather Is predicted Tor New
York to-day and for several days. The thermometer
ranged az low 22o below zero at Fort Garry Man'-
,I,tna hg-
kOta.
The Chief Signal Office at Washington will predict the
weather for the Pacific Coast after to-day, dividing It
into the Sorth Middle and South Pacific sections This
has not been done heretofore.
On account of the general observance OF The holiday,
travel on both surface and elevated railroads very
light. The storm annoyed only tho pedestrians On
most OF the street railroads the usual
time On somo Of the branch lines Sunday schG diles
were followed owing. it said, to the small travel
rather than to the storm. The Fourth Avenue Company
took of some of the on the Park line The seventh
Avenue Road in anticipation OF blockade on the lower
part of It's ne reduced the number of the Broad
way branch replaced them by additional cars ON the
BroOme-s branch. On the other routes the cars were
run about usual, but the travel on all lines was said
10 have been much lighter through the day than usual
In the evening plOughs were run over the tracks
Some OF the trains were withdrawn from the Metro
politan Elevated Railroad, and until p H. those re-
naming were run under four minutes headway. At
that hour additional trains were put on TO meet the
slight increase Of travel. The number Of passengers on
the uptown portions Of the road nearly as great rs
on ordinary days. but the downtown stations wore
throughout the day deserted and forom look
Travel on the East Side Elevated Road more uni
form than on other days. The rush during the commits
SION houls was less than usual and trains ran with
ont stopping at all stations, although not all O the pas
scneers could he taken from Of item. For the
first time New Years cal OTed the benefit Of rapid
transit The falling snow, rendering walking unplcas-
/ dad to np
The day more generally observed IN Newark ana
It's vicinity thai. for many years. Business was Almost
entirely suspended. The custom OF making calls was
neycr before much observed and generally there was
an absence Of liquors the hOsitabe boards The c's.
tom OF "prayng The old year out and the new wear III
was not confined formerly to the Methodist denoTa
nation All the places Ct amusement were well patron
zPd as were also many balls Tho sixth annual ball OF
inc Police AID Association at Apollo Hall last evening,
wus he eve Mt of the season There little pub
lie drunkenness, and only few arrests were made.
AROUND NEW-IORK.