New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-25

Committee was busy forwarding the hnai con-
sIonments OF flowers, toys, delcacies &c. over 5VV
tenent homes have been VISITED sna HtSn the last
Sfe dsvs Fifteen hundred distributions OF beef ex-
tract cocoa y elss'' poor In tenementhoases hos
ptais homes insane ssyums and all the P1De @
rpection have been decorated with notices or texts
wreah and varSu: devices In E ssp a Hosp
will he presented with Christmas earu ihcioscu III IA
addressed envelope and tied with sprg OF green au
bit Of bright ribbon
JUSTICE sTEcKLER's GENEROSITY.
A pleasapt sight was presented at No. 80 East
Fourths last night the rooms OF tie stecker Asso
citation where from O'Clock until after 10 about sVo
door people were presented with Christmas dinner in
the shape OF plump turkey, brace OF chickens, or
ducks the Gift Of Justice Alfred steoK-
Ter of the Fourth Judicial District Care
e noost Of the various churches being relied upon
mainly. Some cases. known to be deserving, although
ar fable inside and personally distributed the poultry,
assisted by his brother Charles Thirty barrels of poultry
often Weighing as much as ten. Many pathetic cases
were presented At one time three blind old basket
1ts boy who had read OF in the paper brought
in his old mother, blind peder Occasionally a man
sick wife, a with dying husband told her
sad story Ninetynne out o. every hdared TSr
many repeated of-tod story that they were GAM
aleine with not chick or enla as pr1,P
irish and German and as a rule they truthful in
e a4 nS Woman q; seventy in poor health who had
stood so long the line that she was faint when she
reached the tahle revived with glass OF water
Two noory clad hut pretty little girls with sick mother
and father ont OF work, took away WEI nueu Dag anu
the Justice added gift OF money he did In some other
about 500 each from the with and xIvth
Ve out about 200 fowls besides during the day Many
politicians looked on a. curious tbs
OF the recipients were almost overcome and rem
bingly pronounced their "GOd bless you, Judge"
That's all right" would be the CHEEKY answer
READY FOR THE HOLIDAY IN BROOKLYN.
Nothing of the usual holiday order will mark the cele
bratiOn in Brooklyn. Tho holiday week was
begun by the closing Of the public schools
yesterday. The streets were thronged with shop
pers day and far into the evening and the masses Of
heaped by poughs and shoves caused many
blockades in travel To-day will be ushered In with
Christmas carols the chimes of ct. Anne'sinthe
HEIGHTS. With fine weather many people will be found
sleigh riding The heavy fall OF followed by
for skating Mas Win be- sad in the Roman Catholic
churches this morning and there VIII be services In many
Mediatori IN osmoud place choral mid,
night celebration held early this
in the same church At the sand-st Methodist Eplsco
pal Church. the thirty NTH anniversary OF the Mis-,
a. M and an address viii be made by the Rev. Dr. John
NJ Reid Several sunday viii hold special
Gsa ana snd chicken VIII be to the
inmates Of the county nsttatons PsPara,tons have ave
benefit OF the prisoners. Keeper Simmons, Of
the municipal building, gladiened the sixteen
women employed 10 clean the blJlding
by presenting each OF therl, yesterday with turkey,
vegetables bread butter pie etc. TO make tine Christ
mas dinner.
LORILLARD co. DISTRIBUTE Sl7,6OO.
Christmas Eve made interesting TO the employees Of
P. Lorillard Co.'S extensive tobacco mandatory In
Jersey City by the presentation each employe OF
average weeks salary Christmas gin.
About a week ago the firm issued circular
the employees setting forth that the operatives ia any
manufacturing business should in years OF prosperity
share in the profits gained extent by their labor
and inform you that will on Monday, December
"a. again make distribution among those working for
OF the OF Sl65OO, divided In proportion to the
earnings OF each during the year" At
thousand and boys and two thousand women
and girls assembled Ia their respective departments In
the factory aud the money given 90 them In enyel
opes bearing tho following inscription Merry Christmas
With the compliments OF r. LOrillard Co." The recipi
OF the gift seemed we'll pleased. The amounts given
ranged from 80 SIS 20 the and boy aud from 81
10 $40 To the women aud girls and the total reached
$1,000 Louird Co began the practice last year OF
giving their employees Christmas gifts. and they propose
to continue as long the firm remains In existence