New-York tribune., 1881-12-24
NFW-YORK CITY,


NEW-YORK CITY.
The faces of the clothing dealers Frightened WIN
the change Of the weather yesterday.
The Congregational Sunday school OF ParK hldge,
Bergen County n. j. send to this Office %lo lot INC
Michigan sufferers.
The Fort George Hotel an old landmark NJ
Tentb-avc. and observation-disclosures eighty-hltl-s'''
is being demolished.
The Senior class of Columbia College met ycster-
day afternoon ard chose q. W. fach q Droa' do
its photographers
KILLED by A FALL FROM 4 CHURCH.
George Dieter age forty of No. 40 EsseX-st,
while at work on the roof OF the new church that Is
i'm course of erection in Eleventh-St, near 0uTlh
ST. Yesterday, fell down and was instantly AlIlcu'
A LECTURE on READING.
The subject for the free lecture t9hlght IN @ Llic
Cooper Union course will be leading ,When
Dckens's christmas Carol will be READ Dy
Robert r. Raymond, of the Boston School ol Ord-
tory.
INJURED BY KICK FROM MAN;
Mary Hodges age thirty, of No. Sl3 S!Nti-st., was
kicked in The abdomen and severely injured yeser-
dag by Patrick Cronan, 1eIi9w tenant I..na'
woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital Cronah
escaped.
NOT READY TO REPORT.
The Stockholders of the American Book Exchange
held meeting last week and appointed coninlitee
to examine into the affairs of the company. ne
stockholders met again yesterday Dlt INC cohi'li'
tee was not ready to present It's report
EX-JUpGE DAvIEs's WILL.
The will of the late cx-Judge Henry l.. Dawes
filed yesterday for probate All lnc @ huusanore ,
furniture an ornaments in the tcStatOrS houses are
beGueatbed TO his wife The residue of the estate
is given in trust for the tcstators heirs equally
CHARGED WITH SELLING IMPURE MILK.
In the Essex Market Police Court yesterday,
John Homan, of No. IO7 LcwiS-st., Herman; Uhch-
dorf OF No 80 Lewis-st;, and James McCali, OF no
81 Lews-st were held for trial on charge OF sel!
ing adutcrated milk. lney were arrcs'cd OH Coih-
plant of Dr. }. Blake White.
REPORTS OF UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
The following buildings were reported unsafe
Yesterday: Nos. 2i9, 25l. 2J3, 200 and 2o| FIRST
Chcrry-st and 1 CaImine-st., 437 West SIX
tccntl-st. 2li Wcsr Fifty-hfth-.t. 223 NInth-ayc,
j93 and 595 Westinghouse, 7lS ANA 100 lhird-
ave.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON 4 BARK.
William Cottman, age iorty-eight, mate on the
bark Lady Pennrkynn. lying al per NO. 10: East
River, tell from tn yard OF the bark Annapolis ~
ing alongside while furlIng It's sails yesterday lie
struck The dock aud rebouudcd into the water.
When he was taken out of the river lac was dead
FAILURES OF THE WEEK.
Rradstreets report states there were l12 failures
in the United States aud Canada III the last week.
decrease of twenty-elght, rs compared with the
preceding one. In New-EnglaHd the failures were
crease i'm the number of failures in the clothing
trade owing to the mild weather.
ASKING AID FoR POOR CHILDREN.
The Sisters of Charity ask assistance oi the pubIc
in preparing . Christmas for the inmates ol the
New York Founding Asylum in SNty-elghth-st.,
between Third and Lexing;on-avcs. There will he
n reception next week when the presents will be
given 10 the children. and all those who have CON
tributed To them will be invited To attend
CHRISTMAS GREENS At CASTLE GARDEN
Castle Garden presented a cheerful appearance
late Yesterday afternoon, and arriving immigrants
will be reminded of the season. Robert Christian,
superintendent of the mechanics and Iaborers,
finished decorating the Board room ana rotunda III
notices and various designs of cvcrgreens, thus re-
heyiug the cold appearance of the dead bare walls
CoSCEALISG SMALLPOX CASES.
Edward Walsh, age Twenty-Five, was found yes
terday to have died of smallpox at No. l23 Elm-st
SdGlph Wofcman age thir;y-iour, died from the
same disease at No. 1913 Eim--t Both eases had
been concealed from the health officers, who after
the discovery took steps thoroughly l." di'lh'ct the
houses.
SAID TO HAVE BEEN lO4 YEARS olp.
The report was made al the liurau "i 'liai riI-
tistics yesterday that EdTSar4 Harrison '4 lr,u-
OF one hundred and four lie was buried M calvary
Cemetery on thursday, There Is much doqb' fell
as TO the authenticity of the statement That he was
over hundred years old,
GOING ACROSS THE OCEAN.
The Bishop of Caledonia; David )odd, OF Newark,
n j.: Marion Enriques ". |. Masters, OF Clcyc-
land : {. T.. Sykes, of Boston, and y. sanchez and
wife will sail to-day on the lnman steamship City
of Berlin. On the Red star steamship Bclgcnland.
for Antwerp, Henry de Sturklc W. II. Carsten, of
Detroit, and William Eorsythc, OF Cincinnati, are
among the passengers. Addison Graves, Charles l..
NEWMAN, Captain :. q. Hughes and Ramon Flores
will sail Oh the National Line steamship Canada.
THE MECHANICS BANKING INSTITUTION
The annual meeting of the stockholders Of the
Mechanics Banking Association viii be held on
January g. There is q sharp contest for the control
of the institution. On the side are the present
managers of the bank and on the other some oi the
stockholders who desire Il change OF management.
Ii is supposed that Ircnor W. Park William l..
Scott, D. o. Mills, Charles j. Osborn, {. {. Baldwin
and thomas W. Evans will be elected directors. Mr.
Evans will probably be president.
SUBSCRIPTIONS POR TuE VIENNA SUFFERERS.
Ilugo FTIt,ch, the Consul for Austra-llungIry,
Il fA f,,rf
benefit Of The sufferers from the burning Of the Ring
Theatre. lie has received IN addition To this, for
the same purpose Sj,jSI 81. The total receipts at
the benefit matinee at the Ihalia Theatre were
81 400 90. Jaucsk. kccne, Luckcmeyer IL Schcicr
aud +. Alex xandcT a Sons have made subscriptions
of 500 each for the same object. and Samuel ID.
BabCOCk and VI. Morgan Sons subscriptions OF 800
each.
RECOGNIZING HEROIC SERVICES.
CTos,man Lyons appraiser Of the Atlantic Mutual
Marine Insurance Company IN behalf of the New
York Lilc-Sayng BcneyOlcn, Association, yesterday
presented 10 Captain }. Robinson and Second Mate
M Gibson, OF the National Line steamship Canada,
each a gold medal. These were awarded for heroic
services IN the rescue of the captain and from
the wreck OF the German bark Anna, at sea, on No
yemDer 80 The Anna was bound To this port from
PilIau.
LEFT WIDOW AND DESTITUTE.
boarding house IN Clntou-pIIcc couccalg sad
case of Gc,tItutiOn. Mrs. +. t. Van Nlict, widow of
the veteran journalist, }. H. = Van Nhct, who died
August !, IS m great need of assistance. She has
been able 10 exist since her husband, death 10y
pawnmg from time to time her valuable articles
and contributions from cGariIb" persons who have
known of her distress. Last Ncck she was unable
10 pay her andlady the ul amount oi her board
money. She will De elected from the hau." unlcs,
she secures the amount on or before Tue day next
HILARIOUS MERCHANTS DOWNTOWN.
stranger visiting the PToduc" Exchange ycsi,r-
day would have been a-ionIshcd ai The uHhOuuucd
h.larty that was induigcd in after I ocio,k. ia,
members rOmpcd like schooIboys. At the Close OF
Change the members of The gram trade made .
purse and presented Christina, presents to W Niilntm