New-York tribune., 1879-12-11
NEW-YORK CITY.


ming.
The steamship Devon, which sailed from this port
| on Saturday for Bristol, returned Yesterday wlth
| one of her steam cylinders out oil order
The condition of Charles G. Waite, of the Be
| WORT House. continued yesterday substantially the
same rs on the previous day, but his symptoms were
| a little more favorable.
The arrangement for heating the Third Avenue
| treet cars is source of great comfort, on coiu
days. to passengers of vivid Imagination.
| The Governing Committee of the Stock Exchange
Yesterday elected George G.. Haven. OF q. IT, Haven
* Co., No. II Wall-st member OF the committee
10 fill the vacancy caused by the resignation OF
George III. Brodhead.
AT meeting of the Irving Hall Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee last evening l NE
trict was appointed TO look after the patronage OF
the party in the several districts.
A competitive examination of candidates Tor ad-
mission to the customs service Will be held soon on
account of promotions in tho Naval Office. Pro1-
cheney i'll mathematics and practical acquaintance
with modern languages Will be required.
The Childrcns' Aid Society makes a Christmas ap-
peal for the children of the poor. The society acts
as guardian for thousands of these. and II asks its
friends to enable ii to make the holiday season a
happy one for them. Small sums of money can ac-
comDlish much when judiciously used.
Martin Van Broeklin. superintendent of the
Western division of the Manhattan Railroad Com
pany, which comprises the Sixth and Ninth
Avenue lines. has accepted the Office of chief
engineer of the Tehuantepec Railroad Company.
He will sail for Central America December 27
The thirty-second anniversary meeting ofthe New
York Academy of Medicine, will he held in the
Academy's hall, No. IL West Thirty -Grst:st., this
evening. The anniversary discourse will be de-
livered by Professor Leroy NJ Yale, NJ. d.. on The
Academy as a teacher"
The annual election of the City Mission was held
yesterday and fifty directors were chosen with the
following officers: President A. X. Wctmore; vice
president, Morris X. Jesup; secretary. Lewis r.
Jackson. In the executive committee Rowen I.
Smith was chosen to I'LL a vacancy.
To-day from to 10 o'clock, there will be sale
Of useful and fancy articles by the e ladies' OF 81,
Brown, pastor of tho Episcopal Church of St.
May the Virgin No. 226 West Forty -fifth-st. This
is the second and last day OF this fair.
The Executive Committee of the Western Union
Telegraph Company YESTERDAY declared an extra
dividend of per cent III adait on to the regular
quarterly dividend of ?! per cent; Both dividends
ut the close of business OH December 20.
The steamship Kate, from Glasgow arrived in this
port Yesterday, and reported that one of her fire.
men was washed overheard in a gale encountered
stopped his vessel, and cruised around for three
hours finding the buy buoy but not the man.
Dr. T. S. Lambert. in his lecture at steinway
Hall last evening, discussed at length the various
modes of restoration In drowning, suffOcaton. and
other cases of suspended animation. The struc-
tnrc and action of the lungs and chest were ex-
plained the speaker illustrating his remarks by
| means of breathing organs newly taken from an
anlmals body.
| The annual report of inspection of tho Fire De-
|
Chief Shay. lie reports the force excellently disci-
plncd and highly efficient. IL comprises at present
721 men, six loss than last year.. The Department
owns AZ engines chemical engines ana Is Hook
and Ladder trucks. The purchase OF 10000 feet OF
hose annually is required to meet the demands OF
| the Department.
second-st appeared in the Yorkville Police Court
Yesterday to prosecute DR.. Isaac llardenbrook. OF
| Long Island and George Smith, medical student;
On the day before Than ksgiving Ilardenbrook and
| Smith entered Pilser's shop and Hardenbrook took
up the shears and playiully threatened to cut the
tailor's throat. Pser ran into the, street calling
for the police. Justice Murray discharged the ac-
cused men,
The monthly returns of Castle Garden for Novem-
Der show the total arrivals of immigrants at this
port last month were II 600, an increase of $500
| over the month of November. 1873. The total
arrivals since January are 125900. an increase of
| 40 755 over the Same period In 1878. The coun-
| tries from which the greatest number arrived in
| November were az follows: The German states,
2921; Ireland 1920; England. 2264; Italy,
| 5O4 Sweden, ,19U; Russia 439; Scotland. 431;
| Wales. 39S.
| David Armitage lad thirteen years old arrived
| at Boston on the steamship Canopus on Saturday
last and at his request the captain sent him TO New
| York He reported to Superintendent Jackson. at
| Castle Garden. on Monday. He said he paid t4 TO-
ward his passage and worked out the balance. His
parents were dead. lie said his uncle. Robert Shaw
| lived in a town called Westied but he did not
| know the State. Mr. Jackson addressed letters to
Mr. Shaw TO the twelve Westhelds of the United
| States and Yesterday received dispatch from the
uncle who is in the dry goods business IN the West
field in this state, to forward his nephew to him.
John Wolf, not a very bright boy of six years
who lives at No. lS Willet-st is the happy owner
of n small yellow dog. The boy was lost in the
streets tuesday evening and the dog tried to lead
| him-or pull him rathcr--n the direction OF his
home by tugeng at his trousers. John was dis,
! covered by q policeman in Grand-st.. surrounded
| by a crowd of children. Whenever anyone at
tempted to toHch the boy he dog became s as
| Police Headquarters at o'clock to claim his son
| the dog showed much delight.
The New-York Post Office yesterday sent by out
going steamers l1522S letters the heaviest foreign
| mail ever sent out oil the Office III one dav. The
money Order department has at prescut all the work
| that the clerical staff perform Over 5000
forc,,n money orders were issued for Yesterdays
steamers. aud they averaged little over Sl2 each.
The increased business Is attributed To the custom
| that foreigners residing III this country have of
| sending remittanccs home at Christmas time. This
year the number sent Is estimated To bc go per cent
greater than in any previous year, and che fact is
regarded as an indication OF the improved times Ill
| this country
| Eliza Schmidt, of No 6S Eldridge-st, appeared,
on Tuesday lat the Essex Market Court, aud charged
/ Agnes Walk, of No. 80 Orchard-St, with having as
saulted her. In proof of this she exhibited 10 JUS
tice Duffy eye discolored very much. The Justice
gave the defendant severe lecture hned her so,
and nut her under Ti00 bonds to keep the peace for
six months. The complainant sinlilngy left the
| Court. went home. and quietly took some soap and
water aud washed away all appearance of any dis
| fgmrc,ncnt She told the ncehbors how she had
fooled the Justice, but he happening TO hear of it,
mad her brought before him, anu III indignant tones
| asked ntT HOW sue COulu IdNt Dtcu Euily VI SuCH
am imposture. Hc finally allowed her TO 20, and
| discharged Mrs. Walks bondsncn.
BROOKLYN.
Francis Iankle who sent to the penitentiary
for four months for larceny, by Justice Scmcr yes
| terday is connected with an unfortunate family,
| Ills father was drowned mt Rockaway few years
ago. and bis mother was burned to death III a tenc-
| ment-hOusc.
James Sweeney, age nineteen. Of No 1s7 John
ST. was before Justice Walsh yesterday 10 answer
| charge of embezzlenent preferred by Wechslcr.
| Abraham & Co., dry goods dealers, OF No. 297 Full
| ton-st About three weeks ago lac disappeared and
| il was found that 800 was missing Sweeney