New-York tribune., 1879-12-31
NFW-YORK CITY.

Denis H5,el-Professor T. j. Backus Oh Nsssar 'oheee'
NEw-YORK CITY.
! Illustrations of Mother Goose Melodies are dis-
| played on silver in repoasse and chasing.
Full rucbings Of lace are worn high about the
| throat Ike the fraise worn many years ago.
Puffs are apain seen OH the tops of long coat
sleeves and are sometimes seen on the wrlst also'
| Cclluloid cigarette cases and portcmonnales are
made to initiate closely shell aud maiachlte, anu
are not nearly so expensive.
Rhine pebbles appear in designs for areat va
riety of articles, from the handsome ornament Ior
the hair TO the buckle for slippers.
A novelty among the brocades is the Jet brocade.
which has groundwork of Brussels net WIN pro-
cade designs wrought in jet beads.
The steamship Il Egean arrived yesterday from
Yokohama and reports that on inursday r s.r lainr
wreck, bottom up. was passed, ana an hOur ia'ei
two water casks were seen ailOal.
Charges have been made against Officer James
Ncalis. of the Fourteenth Precinct for assaniting
without cause Mrs Lacy Ridge, at No. l6 D|yer-
ST.. on October 20. blow OF the onccrs cinp
broke the woman's wrist and she lay forty days III
the hospital
The following additional contributions were re-
ceiyed Yesterday by The TRIBUNE for Mrs Aorcen'
and her three children. the destitute family AZ 30;
lOS Rldgc-st. and will he forwarded: From NJ.
Orange. n. j., 81; &C f. H." New-York City, ~
from &. ; B. 50.
William Woodruff and John Burns, two well
known criminals were arrested recently, and vestcr-
dav were held Tor fnrther examination at the
Tombs there having been found IN their possession
at No. - IlcHry-st property valued at 5000. which
IT is believed was sto'en
At a special meeting of the Chamber Of Commerce
Yesterday Charles II. Marshall. elected Alderman.
at Large. said that the law would not permit him
to hV,d Office under the city and one under the
Stale, and he rendered his resignation Pilot Com
missioner. Ii was accepted.
The work of the City Mission for the month Of
December may be seen III part in che figures follow
nG: Forty missionaries, (, $50 visits. 395 meetings.
1s5 pledges, 10000 tracts given, 500 families aid
| ed. Receipts, $1,000 6G; expenditures, 50 100 81
| debt remaining. S13,1I1 20.
4 meeting of the Fair Committee OF the 18th
| Regiment will be held at the old ATmoTy To-day at
3 o'clock for the purpose of opening the official
/ turns of the yarions companies TO the company
| which makes the best showing will be awarded the
! large silver punch-Dowl presented by Brooks
| Brothers.
! Collector Merritt yesterday, with Dr. Fessenlen,
| the surgeon in charge. examined the Marine
! Hospital recently built os Redloe's Island. The
! Collector is making a thorough Inspection of the
| warehouses and other buildings longing 10 the
Treasury Department and of the out door visions
| of the Customs Service.
There was a hfty-miles running match last night
| at Madison Square Garden for three prizes. There
were ten contestants and each one paid S2j 10
enter. They We're john Honrhan, Beldan, Raj" "
J Kane. ID. J. Ross, j. Lundgram and T. f. Eagan.
| The start was made at .. m. llourihan took the
! the match would not be finished until a. M
The Pilot Commissioner yesterday adjourned the
hearing in the of the steam pilo-boat Hercules
until January g.. Inspector Conway reported that
/
site Mott Haven. bv the contractor of the Depart
memt Of Parks was was beng % deposited fty & feet from
The secretary was authorized to take steps 10 have
this stopped.
On New Years Day. the Feast of the Crcum-
cison of Christ there will be morning prayer fol-
lowed by a celebration of the communion. in st.
AIMS Free Church, Eighteenth-st. near Fifth-ave.,
at $50 o'clock. While the service will proceed
orally IN the usual manner, it will he interpreted in
| the sign-language for the deaf mutes who may lie
present. ST. Ann's is the only church IN the city
which takes general pastoral care OF deaf mutes
after they leave the institutions.
| The American Temperance Union at its semi
annual election. ct No, Sc sixth-avs. last evening
George H. Carey; vice-presidents, Joseph n. Bogar-
dns NJ NJ Mildeberger. Walter Logan, Charles
Henderson and Daniel Ross recording g-secretary,
NJ. NJ. kinuon; corresponding secretary, f. H. Car
penter treasurer, j. j. Birnett; financia-secre-
tary Henry Il. CARPENTER; CHAPLAIN, the Rev l.
Joseph A. Bogardus t. ii. Carpenter, II. c. Parks
and Asa Hull
| At the fourth anniversary of the Pilgrim Record
Society yesterday 1t was resolved that the Presi-
dent James Il. Brewster. the Treasurer. DR.. Fuller
| and the Secretary, Dr. Holton, be a committee TO
confer with the officers ofthe New York Genealogical
and Biographical Society and also with those of
the New England Society, for the purpose OF secur-
ing united effort for the erection of a fre-prOof
building for library and readng-room, specially
devoted to the history, biography and genealogy Of
| early settlers of New-England aud New-Yark add
| of their descendants.
The committee appointed by the Maritime Ex.
Congress from the pOtage charges of this port.
| which they consider burdensome both 10 foreign
and American commerce. met yesterday and decided
| TO employ W. w. Goodrich a. counsel. Additional
subscriptions to the fund were reported with good
prospect of raising 100000. 1t resolved to
ask the Board OF Trade and TRANSFORMATION To APP
| point committee 10 cooperate with other commit
| tees in the movement
| Broadway property-owners were to have met at
| the Metropolitan Hotel yesterday afternoon to re-
ceive the report of the ctAlmittee previously ap-
pointed to ascertain the views of property yowneIs
| relative TO the proposed railway in Broadway; but
before the houi notlcesTas posted 10 the effect
| that the meeting adjourned, the committee not
| yet being ready to make its report Accompanying
the notice was request that property owners
54 Wlian-st., to signify their individual views IN
'"' "'"'''' BROOKLYN
| Nothing has yet been heard Of John Bender. of
| First-st. near North Tcltl-st.. +. d. who Gisap-
| pearcd fortnight ago.
Andrew F. Holmes or,>.l two years DID, living
at No 149 Dobbns-st.. +; D., fell into tub of
| water yesterday and was SCI lded to death
| Thomas Lowndes, wso wa.s convicted of murder
in tie second degree in IS7Ssfor killing his wife in
drunken frenzy. ayd who was sentenced to life
| years and four months through the efforts of his
counsel This term wltl&She allowance for good
SehsyG hayg pa sdkyb 9as eeon set rc and
Leonard Wolf. age twenty-egbt of No. 33 McKib-
ben-st was arrested at $50 o'clock last evening at
his house, for eph4zzling $500. it was alleged,
Ca sanfo W s. St at No. a4 Gsr
mont-ave Wolf has Deeh absent from tie city since
| that time aud s&l 10y ia1ccr kearn of the
! Tenth Precinct. immediately on his return.
| Two men, tall and short. entered the jewelry
| store of George Freech. at No. BOZ Atantic-ave
yesterday afternoon. WhllS6ne was being shown .
clock in the FAR end of>e st9Ie. the other reached
over the show case and uni,HtDning il put in his
hand and took ont two goid Wat cheS valued at $50
his loss as the men were GSiDs ear the door fd
ran after them crying. stop thief" bit no police