New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
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lance is two miles ana nail ,.;
IT, these dovs the cry of the curbstoue merchant rs
heard in the land as he exhorts ~ Doht i'iso' '''0
little ones at home for five cents I!
broadway shop window displays what an ac-
,omnanying placard calls q most eXtraorluIaIy
bronze censor" The bronze is no less unique tn"n
the spelling. , <,>-re
James Porter, a lab0rer of No; 90 Washnexyoh-sG,
md homeless man. Daniel Sullivan, quarTelled at
Raxfer and Leonard-sts. yesterday about 6O cents
which Porter said had been stolen from hun. lheey
tonight in the street and Porter was stabbed severely
in the groin He was taken to st. Nlncents hos
rital. Sullivan was not arrested
GAIETY AT THE END OF THE YEAR
Preparations are making by thg $oohe o The last
day of the year. GilmoTes band VII DO ene"5r 80
the Proluce Exchange Glee Club will arrange pro-
oramme of music and an amateur spaiIlns anu
xyrestI;ng match is to take place between r L.
Goldsmith and Harrison Grover. There viii be a
ting of war between six members each OF Ihe gram
and provision trades and football match'
HAPPY CHILDREN.
ITpon the arrival of nearly every ship load OF i'm
migrants at Castle Garden S acs may
chased from tho apple women IN the roi iIi
Recently Mr. Starr and eX-Congressnan MuiIG GI
another moment regiment of the Young arrivals
surrounded the two benefactors and exhausted rhe
supplies of cakes ana apples OF the peldlerS. Inc
distribution of good things made lively ana merry
scene. - -
William Cierain awcll-dresscd boy, alb Mt sixteen
years of age was found living between the tracks OF
the Hudson River Railroad, at ManhattahVlne,
beastly drunk, Saturday night. by roiicemah
Wagner of the Thirty first Precinct. Inc ponce,
man saws that if he had not seen the boy as ne dd
he would probably have been run over ana klLied,
ma boy,s norenfs are respectable. Justice Garduer
Yesterday in the Harlem Court ADMINISTERED
severe lecture TO the youth. Gcrain paid a line OF
SO and went home.
TIE WORK OF A sUNDAy-sCHOOL CLASS:
The fair held on December IL, by the Missionary
class of the Clifton IN. j. Union Sunday.sGhO9i'
realized $102 u, TO which was added sptciiff SUI
ecripoion Of 81 for the Michigan sniiereTS VI lne
total amount $50 was sent through LIE ~ y RE 10
UNE TO the Michigan sufferers, and 300 90 10
The Five Points House OF Industry The following
are the members Of the class Matte DinSn1 ne
president: Laura Westervelt, Yce-pfeldcht; my
Holden sc rotary Lulu Clar kson, treasurer; Anna
Morgan Gerue learcance, Lena GrlGpf Nellle
Romano Matte Romano and Minnie Hemmi"ay.
riIrdY FERRY TICKETS AND FERRY BOATS.
NumeronS complaints are made by the patrons on
the Roosevelt-st ferry in regard 10 the tickets SOFA
by the company. These Communication tlCkels are
issued ia packages OF ten for 20 cents and u IS sd
that they are dirty aud so saturated with grease
from use and from being carried IN me clotning OF
uncleanly persons as 10 be positively dangerous
Some of the people who this ferry think Serl-
ously that this is matter requiring the attention
of the Board of Health. The tickets bear evidences
Of ace and have been issued a thousand times or
more until they are not fit 10 be handled Sug-
gesed that coupon tickets suGn as are issued ny 'f
Union Ferry Company, would lessen me I,Sk OF
commune ating disease. The cabins o. me Terry
boats are also foul and ill-ventiated ana they are
frequently Oyercrowded 10 a dangerous extent
BROOKLYN.
The evening schools closed on last Friday for the
holidays. They viii be reOpened on January ..
Patrick Harrisin, age thirty-four, liquor dealer
al IIndson-aVe and COncOri-st., was arrested yes
tcrdiy for violating the excise Ia" by selling Deer
OF Sunday.
Three overcoats were stolen by sneak thief
from the hail OF the house OF John W. W alker. No.
o. Tawrenco-st while the family was at supper
Saturday night The door was left open by one oil
Mr.. Walkers sons
race i, TO be established by the Government IN the
part Of the town of falbuSh lying between prospect
Park and Greenwood Cemetery. Peter Mines mas
been commissioned TO act as post
Burglars unsuccessfuy attempted to blow open
safe in the Office Of Frederick W. Stopenlagen, at
Westinghouse. and Wallahout7piace Yesterday
morning. Had they succeeded they would nave
had their labor for their pains as 1t was empty.
Upon a warrant issued by Justice Bergen on Sat,
urday, Theodore Fuller. OF Ihirty-seventh-St and
Eighti-ave. arrested for selling poicy sips at
No. 551 Fifth-ave Henry Van Horn was arrested
on Friday for the same crime. Both had Pohcy
slips in their possession when arrested
The Rev c. II. Schwarzhach installed as
pastor of the Second reformed Church IN fiatbush,
l.. L. last evening The sermon was preached by
other services were conducted by the Rev; DI. C. ):
Wells OF Flatbush and the Rev. Mr. Weber, Of
brooklyn.
The gymnasium in the Brooklyn Athletic Clubs
new building. i'll Seventh-st, near Flfth-aVe., has
lust been completed Al a recent meeting OF the
club the following officers were elected Tor 1882:
President, w. X. Appiebaugh; vce-pTesdent, T. T.
Logan: treasurer, L. ii. Mackerell, ana secretary,
J. ". Daniels.
" know temperance lecturers salll MI iDrtcHcI
in his sermon yesterday morning, " who would be a
great deal more useful ii they got s0undy drunk
once and rolled III the gutter; Now, dQn' put mat
down without the context" he ADDED, looking
uuizZicaliy al the reporters present. lie Illus
tratng the subject that persons mad Sympathy with
Things they knew something about, ana that even
u knowledge Of the bad was sometimes good.
JERSEY CITY.
The house of George Ackley. No. $50 YoTk-st.,
vas entered by burglars at an early hour yesterday
morning. They carried away clothing anc silver
ware valued at $500
Robert j. Duffy weil-known resident of Jersey
CITY, died at his house III Aewark-aye., saturday
night of pneumonia. Mr.. Duffy was prominent
Democratic politician and at the last election was
elected to the office of coroner.
NEW-JERSEY.
TIoRoKEN-The body of a well-drcssed man, ap-
oarently German and about fifty years of age,
was found yesterday hanging from lmb OF tree
in The Lecanens SwampS 1t was cut down and re-
moved TO Cranes Morgue IN Hoboken. There was
nothing found upon the body 10 lead to It's identh-
cation. o,,, ,,,, >-n
EAST WlLuAMsBURG-Michael SchoonmacheT,
age eixty-five. proprietor of the Metropolitan Park
at East Williamsburg. has been missing from his
home to 90 to New-YOrk, and has not been heard
Were happy. lie had several hundred dollars with
him when he left home. and his friends fear that he
has been murdered for his money.
STATEN ISLAND
CAsTLFToS.-There was o lively time at the last
meeting of the school trustees of District No. A. IN
Castleton, when the decision of State Superntend-
eHt GilmCur declaring the election held i'll that dis
trict null and VOID and ordering new eectlOn
was read A warm of words occurred between
the trustees. Mr. Duty called Mr. Vernilye IAN
ass aud accused him OF having msrepresented the
case to the State Superintendent. Mr.. Nermilye
declared that he had only performed his duty. The
4 new election is 10 be held to morrow evening.
NEW -BRGHTON.-Among the applicants for the
postmaStership at New-BrghtOn are Robert
Humphry ana Mrs. Smith. the present incumbent.
IL is understood that the Republican County Com
mittee at its meeting to-day will recommend Mr..
Humphry for the position.