The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-07
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NEW YoRK, Dec. 81, 1881.

NEW YoRE, Dec. 81, 1881.
The merry Christmas chimes rang
out cheeIily on a crisp s0n-bright win
Ter air. Is wss = lovely day and thor
ough!y enjoyable, but being Sunday.
the festivities Of the occasion were ~.
served until Monday which was enjoyed
to tie fullest extent. The more pros.
porous We're caaritabIy disposed aed
many miserable yagrant lily clad aud
poorly fed, who had not known a square
meal for many a long day had cause 10
rejoice. At the different Benevolent
institutions and in the city prisons ex
ira dinners we're served to tile inmates
and happiness seemed TO reign supreme
everywhere.
President arthur has been in town
during the holidays, but viii return t.
Washington to-day. he has received
MACY callers ard baen winsd aud diged
by weakly and iufipsptial friends dur
ing his stay. Ex-secretary Blaine is
also in the city, taking things very
quietly-"enioying a yacationa--.hr
says. He was at the theatre last uishl
and was rs you can imagine, the cy-
nosure ofall eyes.
Wkitelaw Reid, the editor Of the
Tribune and his bride, have s~isnalizgd
their rGtarD from their European we'd
ding trip, by giving the frst Of q series
OF receptions at their elegant home and
the talent, wealth ard beauty of the
metropolis were. present. 1t was a
charming affair winch will long be re-
membered by those who were present.
The house is a spacious dwelling, Gov
erisg 3 double lot, and is more ike a
country mansion in its grand PROPOSE
lions, than a city residence and lit is
furnished magnidcently with the cost
liest furniture, and the richest tapestry
while rare paintings adorn the walls
and ruperb statuary in bronz and mar
bic, occHpy convenient inches in the
walls or are elegantly disposed about
the rooms. Mrs. Reid is the daughter
OF ID. . Mills, the wealthy Californian
who recently removed to this city
where he has invested heavily in real
estate, one building alone, which he
now has nearly completed, costing with
the ground nearly So, 900. 600. NJ.
Mills actual wealth is unknown. bul
1t IS upin the tens OF millions, tie fur
nltGre OF his residence alone costjug
over half j million dollars. Mrs. Reid
Is young and accomplished with aguiet
self possession and ease of manner, Llen-
ded with such cordially, that ste has
aifeady become popular in tociety here.
Waliacks new theatre Will be opened
on next Wednesday, night. 1t is a
sumptu0as establishment complete in
every -Pp0inssn,ut and there is no
doubt that it viii prUvC,tO be as MN.
ular and profitable place of anuseaneu,
as the old down theatre that he occa.
ped Tor SO many years. Tho sale of
seats for the opening night took place
last evening and amounted to over
$4,000. Apretty good send of any
WAY,
mayor-elect Low of Brooklyn, our
little half million snberb over the river
IA creating quite q stir amonc politi-
CLAUS by the way he is selecting his
subordinatsS. lie is only 30 years old
and heir to a fortune of $1,000. 600 or
more and he insiS y that all who tax.
Office kinder him, particularly those
VINO are given positions worth g.. 900
or 5000 a year mast abandon all other
Kinds of business, This is a revolution
OF cid political methods which machine
men do not contemplate with pleasure.
The shrewd ones do not think MT.
Lows semi-utopian idea will work.
For three days this week the wealth
sr WAS most unreasonable. The atmos-
phere s2s been miserable and lnarky
and yesterday vs. had a rain storm
vhssh would have done credit 10 IN
April day. Ia the morning a dense
fos bank hung over the city, and VIXEN
the ferries we're the busiest navigatiou
was most impsded. Until after 8 a. m.
signal lights burned on tho tarry piers.
fog bells changed, while whistles Shrek
Ell ap and down the rivers. After 10
a. m. the fog dissolved in rain. About
two O'Clock the clouds became denser
and blac.eran the rain came down
in torrents. In many places of bust
ness it was necessary to use lights the
darkness was So intense. This kind
OF weather is having a very bad effect
on the health Of the community. In
many localities small pox is prevalent
aud diptheria and scarlet fever uuu-
suully rife.
Oh Tor some good Lraciug old FASH
Toned winter weather!
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