New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-25


| Handsome new fans arc of ostrich feathers 10
match the costume in color or I'm pretty contrast
| Long points before and behind will be among the
favorite styles of corsage for evening dresses thiS
| Winter.
Anoveltv In the faicnce lamps so fashionable at
| present is in the shape OF a huge pitcher WIN
| handle.
Captain Eads. who arrived from Europe in the
| Gerrnanc. left NewYork by the evening tram ior
| st. Louis yesterday
| Thomas Durney, age thirty, Mt work upon the
| Elevated Railroad fell from the track yesterday
| and was seriously injured.
The plan to observe Saturday as holiday at the
| Produce Exchange defeated Yesterday, the vote
| being 54S in favor and 56S against 1T.
| The favor which the Oriental materials and de-
| signs have attained is demonstrated by the num-
Der of new designs that arc constantly appearing.
A life-like wax fgure of Gambetta has been
| placed IN the show-window of a broadway tailor.
figure of the late Prince Imperial is soon to ac-
| company it.
William S. Remington, age sixty. Of No. AIS Abel.
| phi-sf., Brooklyn fell dead in Washington Market
| at p. M. yesterday. He was provision dealer IN
| the market.
James L. Monohan,, age thirty-nine, Of No Al
Chcrry-st Knocked down and his leg was
broken yesterday afternoon by Madis0n-ave.
stage, at Wall and South-sts.
The White Star steamship Germanic landed 20s
immigrants ut Castle Garden yesterday. She was
delayed in her departure from Liverpool two days
Oh account of fog.
The Aldermen have not yet received their pay
for November the Mayor refusing to sign the war
rant unless George Halls salary was deducted and
the Controller refusing 20 make out new warrant
The Aldermen are very angry.
A novel wine dccanter is made with tiny music
box III the bottom. When the stopper is taken out
and the dccantcr tipped to pour out the wine the
music box plays. and when the dccantcr Is set down
and the stopper replaced the music stops.
William Barnes, Of No. 247 West Twenty-sixth-
ST.. age twenty eight. who weak with consump-
lion the night of the burning of West. Bradley
q Carys mandatory in Twenty -nintl-st., died
tuesday night from the effects OF fright caused by
the fire.
The Tammanv Committee on Organization met
last night ard further considered the charges of
iIcachery preferred against some of ITS members;
VI chael H. Sigers0n, of the With District charged
Senator Scehacher and justice Campbell with up
holding unfair and illegal elections. Speeches were
made by Campbell and Others attacking Sigerson.
Charles A. Coo. IF Goes Warehousin0 Company,
at Corlcar's Hook. applied to the Dock Commits
sioners yesterday for prmssion to repair the bnlk-
head at the foot of Water-st., East River. and to
luild pier $50 feet III length for large foreign
freight steamers. The Commissioners thought that
a pier of that length would obstruct navigation.
| The Supervisory Committee of the Cotton Ex-
change caused the failure o. william n. Wagner,
| member of the Exchange. 10 hc posted yesterday.
| Mr. Wagner 4 commission broker from Charles
tcn s. c. where he has been for the last two years.
although he transacted business here, and ms la
| blltleS arc reported SMALL
| The police of this city received circulars from
| Piadeip a YESTERDAY. offering a reward of 800
| for nforma ion regarding George Goodfclloy, age
| eight, son OF James III. Go0dfeOw, of No. 719 En-
| nc-st.. Philadelphia. Tho boy has been missing
| since November &. He is of slender figure: dark
complexion, hair and eyes, At the time OF his ais
appearance he dressed in dark-coored clothing,
and wore jacket with belt
| As the Norwich Line steamer City Of New-YorlI
was rounding the Battery yesterday morning she
was ran into by schooner IN tow of the tug \. G.
Lawrence and large part OF her joiner work on
the port side carried away. Much excitement
ss ns ss sS cpa I'm s hf s
there was no further danger, Hnd they were soon
landed en- the pier. The schooner lost all her head
rigging.
Charles +. Elwel treasurer of Hospital Saturday
Collection of the New-York Maritime Exchange,
ACKNOWLEDGES the following contributions for that
,and; w. r u Jones Slo; G. CAPTAIN a s1o W +
Wreaks, $40: Oyphant Il Co., 81 600. Members
of the Produce Exchange made the following snb-
scriptions yesterday To the general fupd1Hall q
sos Pearson 5. Haistead, s25 Walker q Hughes,
s25 James McGec. 500; Knobloch Il LIchten-
$40 thomas {. Chubb, $40; y. * II. ODonnell.
$40; Thomas +. Kelly. 10; W. NJ. Onderionk, SO;
Rom M s5 Join B. e"klos, IS j. f. jenkins,
for IT. Lukesillospltal, $40.
BROOKLYN.
charitable baker left fifty tickets each good for
loaf of bread, with the police at the the Fifth
Precinct Station, to be given TO the deserving poor.
Investigation into the manner in which the Re-
publican primaries in the Sixteenth Ward were con-
Quoted before tine late election has been begun by
the General Committee.
HE charge of abandoning his wife brought John
Dempsey, of No. 100 tirand-st. T.. d., before JUS
tice Elliott yesterday. tic alleged that recently he
nut all of his property in her hands and soon after
She turned hun and two of their children into the
street, and now sues him for support. Mrs. Demp-
sey denies having put him OUT.
James Fecncy, of No, 57s vanderbilt-ave who re-
Gently was complained of twice for representing
himself to be Park policeman. was charged by
Henry Hufnagle, of No. 81 Third-ave on Tuesday
with extorting a gold watch, "a chain and 81 from
u N conduct
lie we'll he brought before Justice Ferry.
The Government has effected new lease for
four years Of the building i'll Washington-st, near
FultOn-sf now occupied by the City Post Office.
After the LIST of January the second floor Will be
used for the money-ortier and registered letter de-
partments and Postmaster McLeer's private Office
There is urgent need of second window for the
sale of stamps. The rental will be $1,000 year,
"A reduction OF 500.
Judge Moore yesterday rebnked sharply certain
BROOKLYN lawyers for obtaining from him 10y deceit
approval of a bond on appeal before the to be
appealed had been decided by Justice Walsh, be-
fore whom il came. Judge Moore said that he had
been made subject to a scandalous imposition and
should consider the ACCESSIBILITY of presenting tho
lawyers concerned in If to the General Term. John
Coriey obtained the approval OF the bond.
STATEN ISLAND.
srApIrToN.-John Bennett, age fourteen while
driving along the Manor Road at StapletOn on
Tuesday, was thrown from the wagon by the
road. lie received bad fracture OF the skull, and
lived only short time.
JERSEY CITY.
Peter Hencke, of Grand-st., Jersey City. was ar
rajgned before Judge DAVIS yesterday on a charge
of beating his wife the night before. She is seri-
onsIy injured. and Hcncke was committed to the
county jail
In the Hudson County Circuit Court. at jersey
Civ Mrs Maria L. Kuhn yesterday obtained a ycf-
dici III her favor for $3.50 against the New-York
lake Erie and Western railroad Company for in
lures received by her wagon being struck by
locomotive year ago.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
MOUNT VFRSoN-The Citizens Association of
Monnt Vernon held a meeting on Tuesday evening
10 adopt measures to secure the advantages of
ron;d transit communication het tween Ne,v yorr