New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-03
NEW-YORK CITY.

NEW-YOleK CITY.
MANY of the new silks aud satins are in bright
gay piaids.
The BOwery and Chatham-st were iull Oh druhAen
men yesterday.
There il more snow in New-York than in Albany,
q very unusual state of affairs.
The raisins now sold in the Eastern markets are
largely of California production.
Peace is not always the consequence OF plenty;
notably on tho day after New Years.
Stylish ulsters for ladies have cufs, pockets. and
collars OF plush, with mutis to match.
Half clothed and hDgy-lOokInG children were
plentiful in Park-row and adjacent streets yeSter-
day.
The rivers were full of floating ice yesterday, but
it did not interfere with tho running OF the Terry
boats
Plumbers say there has not been such O. demand
for their services i'll five years as during the recenI
cold snap.
The tin cans gathered from ash barrels and street
refuse by Italians are shipped to Philadelphia anu
there remeted.
A firm IN this city makes it business to furnish
the meat of dead horses and other ANIMALS for feed
ing cats and dogs.
The large stores present a striking contrast as
compared with week ago. They are now ID the
midst of stOck-taklng.
1t is SAID that the poet Shelley munched bread
while he walked many of the prosalc jewellers IN
MuberrysJ. do likewise.
The demand for fur-lined gloves was so great dur
ing the holidays that the stocks OF tho large storeS
were completely cleared out.
The potato dealers at the West Twenty-ninth-St.
market have been compelled to keep fires constantly
in their cars to keep out frost.
The folly of overlooking large trucks in weather
like this cXemplied daily IN the stranlnB noIscS
OH tho streets and on the terfy-DOats'
The rapidity of change from tho laugh the gr0an
can best be appreciated by those who frequent Cen
trail Park during these days oil skating.
Three persons sick with small pOX were removed
by the Health authorities from No. 81 East Forty
sixth-st. yesterday to the Reception Hospital.
The body of James Deneydy, age fifty, was ionnd
wos taken by his friends to his home III van Drunt-
ALARGE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY.
Distrct-AttOrney Benjamin X. Phelps, WHO dled
on Thursday had his life insured IN the Cnlteu
States Life Insurance Company OF thlS Guy Ioi
YOUNG MAN FOUND INsENsTBLE.
An unknown man, about twenty-five years old,
with dark hair and complexion. was found lnsensi-
bic at lenth-st and Flrst-ave. yesterday. anG was
sent to Bellevue Hospital.
DEATH or SHIPS SURGEON.
Surgeon Dore Of the steamship City OF Berlin.
which arrived from Liverpool yesterday, fell down
the stccrago companion way "Wednesday last ana
received injuries from which he died the following
STABBED IN THE BACK
In q fight at Bayard and FOrsyth-sts yesterday
momIng james Brown. of No. Mulberry-st., was
wounded severely bya stab in the back. His assail-
ant John Mooney, of No. 14S MuOerry-st, was ar
rested
FATALLY INJURED BY 4 FREIGHT TRAIN
William I.abey. ago fOrty-scven of No. O3o West
Tweuty-ninth-st., run over by freight train at
1hirty-Seco,li-st aud E.eventh-Ave. Yesterday and
was blurred badly that lac died ut the Roosevelt
Hospital.
Jesse IIoffleimcr. age twenty. OF No. 232 West
Elcycuth.st.. was run over by BIeecker'St car at
Grand and CTosby-s;s., yesterday and had MS ieg
broken IN twl pidcee. Tic was IellONeu 10 INC Gu
Nlncenps Hospital
RUNWAY BANK TELLER CAUGHT.
Joseph ". Milne; the fu%iye paving teller OF tne
Pocassrt National Bank OF Fall River. who He'd from
Fall River on Monday last, when the discovery was
made thar he was "A defaulter to the amount o.
$4,000. was arrested yesterday morning ut the 81
Nicholas Hotel.
HELD FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
Al the rOmDs Police Court yesterday before
Justice Murray. Rupert Thompson and John Larsen
were charged with assault aud battery on lhomas
McCabc on Friday night at No 1l6 Cedar-st. aud
were held to await the result of his injuries. lie Is
now III the hospital
DINNER OF THE PRESS CLUB
Ex-President Grant. General Sherman, C0mmo-
dorr Nicholson. Chicl-JustIce Noah Davis Henry
Ward B .rchrr Robert Bonner Lawrence Barrett,
aud other prominent men hayG accyp.Iu nNlatiIohs
10 the annual dinner of the New.f9rk Press CUB
which will be eaten at the St Nicholas Hotel Thurs
day evening. ,,,,,.
James Burns. age TWENTY-FIVE, Of Dwight and Van
Dyke.sts fell down stairs yesterday and fractured
his skull.
The house of John Biiar, No 17s feminist. Z. D.,
was entered nv burglars early yesterday morning
Paul Jones' age thirty, of Sixth-ayc., near SIX
feminist, was arrested yesterday for interfering
with Officer Murphy. OF the Eighth Precinct, when
he was arre,tInC Philip OCOnnOr for drunkenness.
Sunday crowd of skaters visited Prospect Park
Yesterday The Zee has been cleared Of the recent
snow and this has been piled M IN an immense wall
around the edge of the lake. and consequently II
wards of the wind from the skaters. MANY fine
skaters visit the Park. and people form large ring
around them ms they display their skill. The large
lake has not yet been cleared OF the snow.
JERSEY CITY.
The Jury in tho trial of James +. keegan, who
WAS indicted for having written and published
libel on cx-State Senator Charles IL. Winfield,
brought IN verdict of guilty yesterday morning
DR.. Henry s. Crosby. a physician ut No 300
Sryenih-st died Yesterday in the Charity Hospital.
lie vas found Ill in his house, aud bad been without
fire or food for two days lie was nearly seventy
two years old
Mrs Mary Voorhis aud her children, of No. 30
Co cSSt., jersey CITY, who were poisoned ny eating
chow chow pickle on Saturday, are much better.
Health Inspector JenDo took possession oil the gag
of chOw-chOw, which was made III HarrlsOHs lac
tory, IN Newark.
STATEN ISLAND.
CLrFTON-1he first trip from Staten Island and
New York on the Staten Island Railway Ferry has
been discontinued until the ice IL out Ot the bay.
Tie midnight boat down 70 the island saturday
night did not reach the lOmpklnsyi le landing until
= o'clock Yesterday morning owing TO the heaNy Ice
TOMPKiNsvILLE-The ship Paulina. with
cargo OF oil, that went ashore at the west end OF
Romer Shoals and was abandoned by the captain
and crew last thursday, has been watched day and
night by "A crew of the Merritt Wrecking Com
pany. Yesterday morning they succeeded III lloat-
ing the vessel In good condition. She was t0wed
by the steamer Wacott to the American Docks ut
TOmpkinsvllle.