New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-16
NETWORK CITY.

The University Singers of Ncw-Orlcans. VIII give
n concert at Association Hall tins evening.
Anchored vessels bockaded the river in front OF
the Hoboken Ferry yesterday TO the annoyance oil
the passengers and pilots
As the bark Agnes was passing Quarantine yes
terday. she dragged the anchoroi the DARK Hypauo'
and carried away her jibboom.
William Rooney, age twelve years of No. 3ol East
ThIriie hist, and John Come. agc eleven years, oi
No. 31f Frst-st., Williamsbui-h, were reported to
the police yesterday us missing.
F. G.. Sihlcr vii lecture this evening on 4" Platos
Use of Myths" before the American Pathological
Society. in the chapel of the University of the City
of New-York. in Neutrality-suspicious..
The Messengers on the steamship Germanir. which
left this port November I2, at their Thanksgiving
dinner aboard ship took ND collection OF $lol So
which has been gwen 20 the Five Points MISSION TO-
ward making ,lerry Christmas for the children.
The Staten Island RAILWAY Ferry will hereafter
omit the D. m. tIp 70 and from The Island on week
days, and not the ID p. IN. trip rom the Battery
as a rriRrNE reporter was incorrectly informed by
an officer of the ferry on Sunday.
Tho twenty first anniv srsarv and graduating ex-
crcses If Packards business College will bc bid at
the college rooms No. 800 Broadway, tomorrow
evening. The occasion IL intended as, in some sort
a recognition of the Gaming nf age "f the institution
As the Staten Island fcrrv-hoat Wcstlied was ap
proacning her slip on the D. M trip YESTERDAY sue
ran into one OF the BROOKLYN Annex ferry-boats
The annex received considerable damage toner side
and the Wcsi field was injured in the bow and had
the rudder-pin carried away.
A little old woman dressed in od-fashioncd gar
menfs and evidently crazy. attracted great deal
OF attention III the Post Office yesterday noon rs
she paced back aud forth gestienlatins Violently
and talking to herself III loud voice abont large
sum of money and fancicd possible insult.
The hcalth authorities were Informed yesterday
10y telegraph that the schooner e. L. Lane. on the
way for New York from Georgetown. has u small
pux patient aboard. The police on the steamboat
Seneca were charged with the duty OF looking out
for the schooner aud preventing lis landing.
The Young Mems Democ ratio Club met last even
inC ~ No. 81 West Twenty iOIr:i;-st: Some doubt
having arisen AZ To the legality oil the eiectlon OF
Frederic T. Oicot president and OF other officers
| a committee wa appointed TO investigate the sub
ject and report nj meeting next Monday evening.
An interesting sketch, bv William Elliott Grfis
| giving the history OF "A - Bit of Old Sasnma," has
| been issued in neat little pamphlet by hessrS.
Gilman, Coliamore n Co., Of tnion->quare. The
| pamphlet Is hands0.; ely printed aud contains line
| Illustrations Of Japanese pottery aud of some
| pieces OF Satsuina ware.
An unknown man, about fifty years old, with
sandy hair turning gray aud dressed III gray suit
was found sick At Iwenty-third-si. and fiIst-avc
Ys eeTae Ho'p Sh thee EecSs away bat before
| they cached il the stranger died. His body lies in
| the Moreue awaiting identification.
man named Siudwich. OF NJ. 557 West Fifty
| the Vanderbilt grain elevators AT the foot Of West
! Sixiy-f0urth-st. was committed at the loThviHe
Police Court yesterday to await the result of min
mes Inflicted by him aud another striker on John
| BaSer one of the men who has taken The strikers
place. Baker has sustained probably fatal Injuries
| about the chest and head, having been brutaily
| kicked.
Coroner,-elect J. II. Brady. G. II. Hermann and
T. G. Knox met yesterday 70 organize for work. he
Beard after January will consist of these gentle
men and MOrtz Ellinser, at present IN Office. An
| election of deputies resulted III the following
choices Deputy to GSroNfr " r%y or M ~ ETo@
Knox, Dr.. Philip l.. Donlin. john i. loal was
chosen clerk TO the Board. lie has held the office
\ for many years
| The New-York Flower Mission wishes to trim all
the charity hospitals Of the city or Christmas and
also to send something bright and cheering 20 sew
eral hundred sick poor persons IN tcn,ment-houses
| The ROBINS at No 23y I0ulih-lvc VIII be open
! FRIDAY and Saturday. December 10 and 20 Gifts
| OF everereens of all kinds leaves grasses, berries
Christmas cards. jellies, and especially fruit VIII
be most acceptable: Any ladies' wiling to assist ia
| making up decorations will be cordially welcomed
! at that time.
| The principal topic Of conversation on the Pro-
dnce Exchange YESTERDAY was the result of the
vote on Saturday IN regard 10 the GENITAL system.
| The president Of The Exchange Informed all the
| Boards of Trade throughout the country of the
suit of Saturdays vote. and asked them To CO.
operate with the NewYOrk Exchange IN carrying
INTO effect the use of the system. Ihcrc Is much
| dissatisfaction among the grain dealers however,
because the action OF the Exchange on MAY II III
| adopting the GENITAL system was not resclnded.
W.R Whitmore, of Wilson d Whitmore Fred
erick De Bler OF Weston d De BilIier; A. b.
Lounsbcry, of H. Kimnall ~ Co. \; MARITIME, of
Co.; A. W. Gray. Of Gray, Whippic d Co; Z. A.
| Macy IT,, OF CoFles MACY ~ Co.; j. /. Ila"lcy, at
the office of r. J. Kmball n Co.. James Barnes, at
the Office of G. G. Ronmage; w. ID. Hubbard, at the
| Office of 4. ii. Brown 4 Co, and j. T.. TTOw bridge
have become members of TIE Stock Exchange. Only
! four new members remain to DE selected 10
complete the membership. whici is limited 10 !, 100.
| The first of n series of institute meetings of the
New-York Sunday School Association, 10 he held III
the broadway tabernacle during the Winter. took
place last night. The topic was TIE Helpful Use
| Of Visible Illustration in Teaching The Rev. A.
f. Schuaficr furnished suggestive blackboard out
lines of the lesson of December Ii, The Heavenly
! CITY" Miss Jennie II. Merrill gave interesting
description of her method of tca'hiug the Bible 10
Young children. f. A. Ferris conducted tie cxer-
Inf he In.
tiona Lesson course had been greatly advance of
| any previous plan. taking thousands of schools
| through portions III the Bible before almost
| known and unsiudied
| A srecia matinee of the "Straegists" will DO
| given at the Broadway Opera House Tomorrow IN
| and If the Provideni Dlspensary for Work.. G
| Women. This is to be established at ~ University
| place, exclusively f,r women. girls and children,
the fees TO be % cents for consultation and medl-
| cine and 90 cents for instrumental treatment and
| medicine. The project suggested Itself TO Ella 4.
Jcnming, NJ d.. from her experience III IA charitable
| dispensdry where number of girls came with %
cents and asked 10 be allowed to pay that amount
regularly each time they called. 1 he dispenSaIy is
to he open evenings. The project has the approval
| OF the Rev. Drs. OTmistOn Bevan, OsgoOd, Crosby
Collyer McGlynn, Taylor and Potter, also of IIcufy
Rergh Mrs. Jonathan Sturgs. Mrs Russell Sage, Mis-.
| MARSHALL q. Roberts, Mrs Fletcher Harper IT, and
! many others. The matinee Will be under the aus
pieces Of 1hurlow Weed. as treasurer. and a COM
mittce of ladies' consisting of Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbllt aud Others. ,noo,,,x
The cars of the Bushwck-aye. and Tompkns-ayo.
| lines have been provided with stoves.
The election of Alderman in the Eighth Ward
| will take place to-day. The Republican candidate
| is David ;. ArnOtt, aud the Democratic, james
Wior, jr. Two independent candidates also in
| the field.
| City Clerk William G.. Bishop Frustrated by
| a stroke of paralysis on Friday night, and is be-
| lieved to be in II very critical condition. He was
| clerk of the city of Williamsburg, and on Its con-
| solidation with Brooklyn appointed City Clerk
He continued to hold the office until 1862, and was
| again appointed to 1t IN 1865. He Is also stenog-
| rapher of the Supreme Court