New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-07
NEN-YORK CITY.

FashIoDallc pointed-tOed shoes are maAlng WORK
for chlropodSts
Clock lamps that tell the hour aud give FAINT
light all 'iight are for sale in Broadway.
Dark red carnations are the favOritc flowers at
present for cOrsage bouquets.
Velvet costumes trimmed with fur make the most
elegant dresses seen on the avenue.
The Feast of the Epiphany was observed y"stcr-
day in all the Roman Catholic clutches aud III
many Episcopal churches.
TWO CASES OF SMALLPOX.
Maria Masonc. age three, dcd rom smallpox nj
No. % BlXlcT-St, yesterday. Mary Cgnnois, age
eighteen. was reported 10 bo suffering lfom the dis
ease at No. 81 Ihamcs-st
THANKS FOR POSTMASTER JAWS.
Postmaster James YESTERDAY received leiter
from tine ottmastcr-Gcncrgl of New Zealand. thank
ING him for his timely and energetic action IN mus
tening the transit TO Ncw-York Of the Scpcmber
mails from New South Wales aud New-I aland.
TSCNPlSG MORE SERIOUS DAMAGES.
As the steamship Ben More, from Mediterranean
ports. was about o be m0orcd AZ Pier No. p North
River Yesterday, her stern struck tle bow 81 the
steamship scandinavian. winch was taking cargo at
Pier No. 20, and damaged one OF her bow plates
slightly
NANUFACTVETNG ii FCTEC ITGErs.
The United States Electric Light Company has
purchased the large building At Avr-B and Seven
tccnth-St. intending 10 USE IT Is q mandatory Ol
the Maxim lamps and other electric apparatus
His Will be- the largest shop IN thc world devoted
10 such purposes.
MET1ING or THE OLD Guard.
~ the monthly meeting Of the Od Guard. at Its
headquarters last evening, the Rev. d. Stephen H.
Tyng it, made an address acliuoW lodging hlo recent
appuutucut as Chaplain of the GWld. he COM
mttcc reported on the preparations for TIE annual
reception of the Guard, 10 be held january -" III 'hc
Academy OF Music
ART SALE ~ NASSAU-S1.
The first DAYS sac OF prlvat" collection al ol
painting. lay foreign artist, was hrId yesterday Hl
No. 81 Nas-aii-st. About 100 persons were present
and the tiadc was we'll Icrc-cht,i. Among '"hl'
of inc pictures WrIc MarEucitr.' by icfilAI i
$3.50; I'm Ncaucc," hv Auhct, $500; " i'auiliH
Persian Gabnn, $40; SHEEP Dy fcOo''N-
cuvHcu prorrErY SOLD.
The large plot o g,ouud 0chud the l;'maL Iaih"-
lie Cathedral in tfth-avc., bounded 10y Madison
and iark-avc>.. and Fiiticth and Iht'-hr~i-,'-'
which has been owned for many years 10y the trl7-
tees of tc cathcdial has been sold To D. AHiusl'S
Page. for a syndicate ui capitalists. IurIo are
thirty two lots IN the block, aud IT Is the Iutcutlou
OF tic owner, 10 lay tine ground out mio bmidlAg
CLOSE OF 1Hr rru RrGmENr ruR.
The oh Regiment Far CLOSED az Tn" armoTy ~
Twenty thirl-st. last night with ball. me hail
was crowded. Some of the several prizes to p"pn-
lar persons were awarded ~ follows: DIVISION
sword 10 Colonel G. = spencer; gold aud diamond
necklace 10 the most &, pular brewers WIIe hF'.
FntZ Schactor: surgeons chain 10 surgeon Mess
ner 9th Regiment; lu.N~h chan t. Captain
1hciss. 5;h Regiment; and diamond sleeve buttons
to Sergeant Schuch.
SERVICES ~ TIT RUSSIAN CHAPEL.
In accordance with tie chronology of the Greek
Church, the Christmas service was celrbraicd yes
terday morning in The Russian Greek Chapel nc
% the service the Russian Consul General, NJ. de-
Welrzky. in full uniform, entered tie sacrSiy and
conTratulatcd the Rev. y lbcrrInG on letter that
had Just been received from the metropolitan or -.
Petersburg, MOnscgucuT I-ldOrc. expressing tho
satisfaction Of the ecclesiastical government with
Mr. behring's services during the last tcu years in
this city.
At the TOmhs Police Court yesterday afternoon,
before Justice Wludcll. Detective Mulvey. of the
Iwenty-scvcnth Precinct, nrralgncd Frlncis Sny
der n wcll-drcsSNd man, on the complaint Of Cow
crucuG X Lansing. Of the Aston House. for having
obtained refreshments worth 90 cents aud refused
to pay for them. II is claimed that the accused
man, who claims 20 have come from Nashl gton,
has imposed on several restaurant Keepers M the
same way aud Il known As a " beat lie WAS fined
$40 and sent TO the wOrkhousc for three months ~
default OF $500 bail.
BROOKLYN
Mayor Howell has approved tho appointments
made nv the Board of Aldermen on Monday, with
the exception Of that of City Librarian.
Health Commissioner Crane Yesterday appointed
three additional sanitary Inspectors making fifteen
in all In3 total amount of their salaries Is
$14, $50.
The te.tm1ny in the suit for 5000 damaRcs,
brought los Icnry Echhoru against James :. Nor
ton, for alienation Of the plaintiffs wIcs affections.
was concluded yesterday. The jury vas unable to
agree upon verdict.
In tbs suit Of Woods against Pangborn for alleged
libel published in The JTsy CITY frcHng JourBai IN
1878, pending for three days ln the Circuit Court,
the juIy Yesterday gave the palntn 5000. On a
former trial hc received $4,000 II IL estimated
that the rials and appeals of TINS case have cost
Kings County. 10 when the case IS entirely foreign.
not less than > 1000.
The consulting veterinary surgeon Of the Health
Department Brook yn, DR. Mclean reported t.
the Commissioners Yesterday that there were two
wrll-drVruprd cases of CHAMBERS among the horse.
at the stables of tie Lafayette Avenue STAG Com
pany. The manager Of tie stage company, &. II.
Stiles was gwen notice 10 APPEAR before the Board
of Health yesterday, bnt he did not de- 50.
john alias Big jack" Carney, the burglar who
fractured his skull while fleeing With irwclIy worth
$4,000 from tn house OF W. {. Surld"n. No 81
kcmSrt.st Br0ok IVn, Monday night died ut =. IL
a. H. yesterday NJ The Long Island College lln,p-
tai. lie did not recover cOnScIOu,nrss. Charges
against two poilccmcn on duty Monday night near
the scene OF the burglary have been made by Cap
tain Campbell.
Andrew Yates arraIgncd Yesterday before
Judge benedict, IN The United States Court upon
information charging INN with passing counterfeit
silver coin. Tie was adjourned until Mun,lav
Wncu 1acS was taken to u photograph gallery
after his by the officers he refused to allow
lis picture 10 bc taken. and IA the struggle winch
followed he stabbed Detective Sig'rsOu IN the
neck. As SlrcIs,ns wIfr was i'll his name was
pubilS shed ~ Slate: and hc sent word to his VIE
that ne was called out of town. lie suffered from
the wound for a month AT TIA" Long Island { ,ll,p,
Hospital and 1t was not until he got we'll and went
home that his wife knew OF ms peril.
JERSEY CITY.
Henry Dav, who was arrested upon charge Of
disoIdrrl, conduct made by Conductor Graham II
the New Yorh, Lake Ere aud Western K:..ltnad
ha- dcrIdcd {" carry tur rasc 10 the Circuit Court
al HUDSON County. He refused 10 pay 10 cents
demanded 10y Conductor Graham for tn p,s az, of
boy IN hlo crp.ot. lie forlr, to purcm>. a
ticket for the hu5 hen they to1k the ram al A' +
view, y. j., and oiirrcd to pay - cents I'M Inc
conductor reuse / 10 take less lhan 80 cents
NEWAUk.
III the nil Of Ms. .n"a P.rtcr ag9In,; Ccplias
VI WorirGT nc.oit u. Nrrr-Chincrl!or yesterday.
the def 'ud.rt continued n's t,srmuuy.
VI lhdm Mason. u syn painter was found dead in
a wagon urdcr u ,li"l ~ the rear ol No. 2Is Mar.
Lrl-St. yesterday morning. Death WAS caused by
dissipation AMI cXposur.
the Board OF Eiu@uon II 1850 expended
$2O7 $40 90 during the wear. Inc new Board
cr-t'd noier i. swain. PRESIDENT. Ihc rect OF the
oid Olilc were reelected.
ThcAr'" 'uci B'.rdoi 1881 organz9d Wednesday