New-York tribune., 1879-11-25
storm last year. when the expense of replacing the pier
was about $685. 900.
TWO FAIRS IN PROGRESS.
SCENES AT THE SEVENTIES ARMoRY.

SCENES Al lltE SEN
OPENING or The SECOND wEEK-ARMy AND NAVY
DAY.
The second week Of the Seventh Regiment
Fair began yesterday with every prospect Of better
weather larger attendance and greater receipts than
those of the first week The managers have decided to
close the fair Saturday evening next as originally
intended They have made careful estimate OF the re-
ceIpts the first week. and say they were about S4o
OOO There was no official sanction for the statement
that the receipts were $4,000.
About @ 900 admission tickets sold on Saturday
not counting the tickets used. or the coupon
Tickets both OF which bave been sold IN great numbers
Yesterday afternoon the attendance was larger for the
OF day than that OF other day except Saturday
Yesterday morning the lady managers OF COMPANY B's
booth held meeting and resolved TO mark down prices
Rapid sales followed. beautiful ebony fan has been
contributed the fair 6y twenyree artists each one
Of whom has painted picture on one leaf Tiffany
Co made the fan, which il inclOsed in a beautifully
carved ebony case Among the artists who have con-
trbuted with their brushes 10 this Francis A. Silva,
George Smile. Francis Waller, Arthur Quartley,
Cora Richardson's James NJ Hart, Samuel Coleman, J. q.
Brown, J. Carroll Beckwth. and j. Ludovic For this
there are 100 tickets at SO each. The centrcpoard
Yacht OF Company was drawn by Mrs. Sheldon, Of
Brooklyn. who held ticket No. G72 She gave the yacht
back the company be sold over again In the same
manner. The same company's PIE rattle is being
peated. Quariermasier Weed had the pie voted TO
corded him the honor OF being the champion
pIe-eater OF the regiment. Nearly $500 was
alizcd by this simple diversion. Quartermaster
Weed accepted the honor with good grace but declined
10 eat trophy 1t Is being voted to the cham
pion piceaer the city, the principal contestants for
the honor being Captain Price. Company 9TH Regi-
ment. with l12 votes; Brayton Ives president OF the
stock Exchange, with 10 votes c. Godfrey Gunther.
with 10 votes; Charles Demonco. with 10 votes:
Charles Backus with 10 votes and Sheridan Shook with
votes.
Visitors the art gallery have steadily increased In
number. Throughout yesterday afternoon the rooms
were thronged. and in the evening the press OF
people greater than on any other evening The
Punch and Judy show also crowded. Mr.. Dale, the
assistant OF the late Mr. Heller, one performance
In the afternoon and two in the evening Miss Josephine
Pollard presided over the Gypsy tent as the Gypsy
Queen, and told fortunes.
In the evening the Art Gallery, the stair and the
great drihall were Ovcriowing with people. IL was
"Army and Navy night" General Hancock present
with his staff and made the round OF the fair with Off
GERS OF the 9TH. Commodore Nicholson unable 10
come but several officers from the BrookiynN Wy Yard
were present Some eighty members OF the Ledcr-
kranz Society, headed by their president Henry Have
meyer attended body, and from the south balcony
sang Meycrbecr's Coronation march from " The
Prophet; "Sennsucht" by Kuntz. and Du Wald,"
by Mendcssohn.
Company Cs ring cake cut up at O'Clock in the
conmittee-rOom and the prize valuable diamond ring
found in piece marked No 10 Tue ermlne cloak of
Company Il. worth $50. by Mrs. Bradford, OF
FOrdham, who neld No 3. Company BIS $50 set Of
china was drawn by Mrs. Avord with No 40 Company
G's fancy chair valued at $40, went to No. 13.
while the fancy paper basket valued at S5 was drawn
by Mrs. j. Is. HOlland, who held No Is President HAYES
has moved To the front in :he voting Tor the Army and
Navy sword. lie has 1873 votes. against
1870 for General Grant, 1l5 for General
Sheridan. and 80 for General sherman. Major McAlpn
to lead for the National Guard sword with.
326 votes. General Naran is close after with 323
Colonel Ryder, of the 9th Regiment, has 800
In the yotiug for the gold mounted rifle Colonel
Scott the sth Regiment has 300 votes. and Colonel
Ward. OF the 23i Regiment. 276 votes Lieutenant
Springer of the 9th Regiment. leads with 1G3 votes Tor
the sword given by the 6Jth Regiment, Lieutenant
Pctitt, OF the 23d Regiment, BENG second with 145
votes.
Adspatch was received in the evening from AGutant-
General Woodward, stating that Governor Robinson
and staff will be present on Wednesday evening Colo
mel Clark has des nated Friday FreemasOns' Day"
and invited Grand Masters of this and ghbOrng
States, each with hls staff 10 be present. The
courtesy Is extended TO the knights Templar and all OF
them who preseut themselves uniform will be ad-
mitted as guests OF the regiment.
RAISING FUNDS FOR ST. FRANCIS XAVIER.
A fair in aid of St. Francis Xavier's Church
In West sixteenthst opened last night in the COL
lege hail. Eight large booths stands and number OF
small ones are distributed throughout the room They
are decorated brightly. and laden with many
tive articles On the table OF 81. Vincent de Paul there
is large supply OF china and glassware At the
table of the "Consolers of Mary" there is little
grotto of the Virgin Mary and "a Handsomely worked
priests surplice. At the next table the left
Of oil stocks aud pix for priest. The set given
by the rector in memory OF Father Pelleer who re-
Gently died Ii viii be given to the priest receiving the
greatest number or votes. In the booth OF
the children OF Mary are displayed a hand
some chair and other pieces OF furniture.
Among other articles TO be seen at the various tables