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

Women now have an opportunity TO ENJOY tnelr
fur-lined cl0aks
Fifth-ave. is closed between Fifty-sevcnth and
Fifty-eighth-sts
The richest oriental brocades are made up into
ladies' card cases.
Buffalo horn aud cork arc made into many fancy
articles for gentlemen.
Some artists wives will receive New Year calls
in their husbands 81 udlos.
The Castle Garden Labor Bureau in 1880 provided
20,016 men aud 1882 women with employment.
The windows of the Elevated Railway cars show
some artistic tracery on these frosty DAYS.
The incivlity of the Elevated Railroad conductors
is particularly noticeable this cold weather.
Work on the New-York approaches of the Brook
Ign Bridge has been suspended on account oil the
weather.
Great complaint is made of the presence Of drunken
men in the womcn'A cabins of the Fulton Ferry
boats.
Aaron Hanover. chief messenger. of the sher'f7s
office, was yesterday presented with gold watch
by his associates in the Sherins ONCE.
DI>CRETIoN TrIE BETTRR PART OF vALoR.
The PhOmathean Society OF the University OF
tho City of New York recently sent challenge to
debate with the Barnard Society of Columbia Col
lege, but the challenge was respectfully declined
VACCINATIONS BY TIN HEALTH BOARD.
About 10000 persons were yaccinatea by the ply
sicans attacned to the Board Of Health last year.
In the case of infants the rate of fainre was only
per cent; with adults who had been vaccinated bc-
fore 1t was larger.
CONSIDERING An OFFER.
Pay Inspector John II. Stevenson. of the United
States Navy, Pay Agent at No. 20 Broadway, has
been offered the treasurer5hip OF the Panama Canal
Company, but has not yet decided whether or not
to accept of the offer.
INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION
The number of immigrants arriving ar this port
last year was greater than in any previous year
during the history of Castle Garden, the arrivals
making total Of 800, $685. against 135, 070 in 1879.
There were 3l9,223 Immigrants III 1871 and
100000 in 1852
FALL or AN ELEVATOR.
An elevator III n carpenter shop at No. 2l7 West
FOrty-seventh-st. fell yesterday from the third TO
the first floor Three persons who were in 1t were
injured. Robert Peters age thirty nine, Of No 800
West ThirtyslXth-st., received severe injuries or
the head. and was taken to the Roosevelt Hospital
PRESENTED WITH INV YEARS GIFTS
The members of the grain trade OF the Produce
Exchange made up purse Of 200 a. New Years
merchants presented Call Clerk Edward Patterson
with $50 in recognition of their faithful services at
tue daily calls"
BREApsTUFFs MARKET CLOSING HIGHER.
The breadstutfs markets closed firm yesterday,
there being fairly active business with good eX-
port demand fer flour and wheat, and moderate
export trade in Flour was trom 10 10 20 cents
a barrel higher; wheat met with advance of
from TO cents, corn cent, and oats /, to cent
q bushel.
STATISTICS or BUTTER AND CHEFsE
W. Jefireys and Fl. G. Howell have been appointed
by the butter and cheese trade 10 obtain the quar-
terly statistics of butter and cheese on this market
for 1880 The QuantltY OF cheese now IN TccolNtIS
hands IS 214I9f 6oxes. The statistics Of butter
will be obtained in few days.
ASKING FOR MORE suMPTUOCs FARE.
A pauper immigrant at Wares island sent mild
request to Superintendent Lloyd Name yesterday.
Which was not granted. The Immigrant II a sirng
and healthy Norwegian. suffering from slight GOLD,
and after enumerainR several wants, be closes
with: 81 would like stake 10 my tea II It should
not he against the roofs aud would also feel crate
full for 2 glasses of key to-day"
CLOSE OF THE CYPRESS HILLS INvEsIIdATloN.
The investigation of the affairs ri the Cypress
Hills Cemetery Association, iy committee Ot the
Assembly WAS concluded yesterday afternoon at the
office of the secretary Of tue association, No. ia
Bowery The case was summed up for the associa;
ton by John NJ. Stearna, one of the trustees. and
Mr.. Wakeman. William G. Cooke closed the case
for the Messrs. Palmer, who made charges against
the management BRooKLYN
The receipts OF internal revenue in December were
$25SO01 81; during 1880 they were 50, 1G9,3Gi 33.
The total number OF deaths in tho city last year
was -, 143 rate of % TO each 1000 inhabitants.
FOrvseven yer cent of the deaths " re OF children
under five yrars. There were 1.722 deaths from
consumption. .107 from dIphtherIa, IA from
lenct, and III suicides.
William A. Frrey Commissioner of Jurors. found
n sneak thief who gave the name of Johr Kelly. IT
81. LOnIs in room on the second floor Of his hOnsc,
No. 2S5 Brdge-st.. yesterday AFTERNOON. After q
severe struggle with the man. Mr. Fnrcy handed
bin over to the police. Kelly said that lac was look
ing for Mrs. O'Nel IN the bonSe.
Fcdrl Graf. Of No. ia Graham-ave., tho defendant
IN sui 1Or UlNUlCe DROUGHT nv MIS-. uilann GIdI,
was lodged IN Raymond Street Jail thursday, ~ 1t
was alleged that he proposed leaving the State.
Mrs. Graf alleges that lcr husband. to whom she
was married IN DlaTch, 1880, has been constantly
cruel to her,
Judge Reynolds in the City Court. decided yester
day to admit TO bail Mrs. Josephine Irau and
Adolph Bessie, who are held for, the forgery Of
checks upon the CammerciaI Bank. Two charges
are made against Mrs. Trau and 81, 900 bonds are
demanded ON each charge Bessies bonds were
fixed ut 81 800
n Io.., f.,
the contract awarded 10 him FOR cleaning the streets
for We years at S59 900 year. the Commissioners
of Guy Works, Health and Police. who have the
matter in charge, will again advertise for proposals.
The sun allowed by law for the work 10 $4,000 q
year.
By the operation Of law passed by the last Leg
islature the Board Of five Charities Commissioners |
in Kings Coun is reduced to-day 10 three Com
nissioners II. v Storms and Moses Kesse being re-
tired They lntend to comics. the legality Of tho !
law, and To this end have taken TIE oath of Office
for 1881. Their claim 70 ifice is based on a few |
votes cast for them in Flatbush and Flatlands IN
November. -
characterization stockman, nine years old |
was shot audi It feared fatally wounded Thursday
evening by the accidental discharge of revolver III
tue hands of u lad named John Powers who ia M |
home on furlouRh from the Navy. The bali en-. |
tered the boys left breast and has not been found
STATEN ISLAND.
WEST BRIGHToN.-David Blakley, driver in tho |
employ of Barrett, Nepnews IL Co., has been held |
by justice Langtonoi W est brighton, for examna- |
ton on charge OF grand larceny preferred by DIR. |
Z. T.. MuDdy, member of the firm. Bakley was |
inrusted with $3.50 to deliver at the New-York |
office of the firm. lie failed TO do il and his arrest fol-
lowed. He SAID that be lost the money aud strongly
protested his innocence.
RICHMOND.-Tbe total cost Of maintaining the |
poor Richmond County during the year ending |
tonJsnt rennrp inst i.s"ed III $50 ~ 0nPe,in-
amount 1924 90 was expended for temporary re- |
lei. -. several officers OF Richmond County whose
nf uflica D.re old
their offices to-day. .Ionn Crook. the DlsIrict. |
Attorney. will BIZ succeeded by George Gallagher;
David X. Decker, superintendent OF the Poor OF |
by William Reardon: aud Edward Gafinry
aud Tunls TIppen. CorOncrs, by Drs. Isaac Lea and
john X. Ambrose.