New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-25
CHRISTMAS-TIDE CHEER.
MANY PREPARATIONS FOR THE HOLIDAY.
ACTION AT THE ExCmANGEs-rHG THEATEs TO DE-


discovered yesterday playing around In the Ono '9'
Toward it picked up resolution ana began ~ '
This way. II is desperately cola wAVe' puI u oN
pccted to reduce the temperature, when mas Ocoh " '
alnormaly warm figure OF 4O'' ABOUT " VI -
derrecs The weather yesterday was just about wEl'
the shopkeepers wanted and hosts OF people VINO
always defer buying holiday presents tll inc I1''
moment partly because they do not Ike 10 P''s WIN
their money until they obliged TO- aho party w
cause they do not know precisely what they want Wer'
ON the streets An immense trade III pFe''"
wa, done in Fourteenth aad Twentythri SITS ana an
olon, BroadNay. Tho public schools closed Tor the
h,Iiav week. They will open the Monday after Ne"
Years Day william NJ Fliess viii give an ahHud'
dinner to ,boys at o'clock thS evening al ter
home. No Q DuIne-st. Christmas dinner VIII DO
gwen in the Grand Central station to r@lroau ePioyc'
Of the various express companies and news ASou1es ~
tho dcno The 80 900 sch Dol children OF Brooklyn were
released Yesterday from their scholastic toll TIL the
first Monday of the Year In most OF the BrOOA5h
asyltilns homes and other charitable Institutions
dinners have been provided for their inmates.
The Christmas festivities the stock Exchange were
counacd to an indignant by the members
agai st tie action The Governing Committee against
an adj ,urn.nent over Saturday. The petition Tor
the extra holiday was signed by ABOUT 40
members, but after a fan discussion th' "oVcrhihE
Committee on Wednesday denied the request by isciose
vote The natural autplthy Of the Board toward It's
Governing Committee found expression yesterday IN an
the popular sentiment. He denounced the action o. the
committee, saying among other thIhSs hI ID "dS an
cNnIuton ~ the government Of tue many py me rev
" his principle - passing out OF I1'uoi, nc nIe,
"and IN thla country al least me Eoico o tie Pl az
the voice OF GOJ" lie ar-urd tIat the cOihHle uIh
not rcsclnd rs Yoic tht ArHd"Sc Wo' ~" Wv o IL
IN tie civilized world whose doors were not cO'c' ne
referred recent custom of ad'ouilnS over nPoI
lr,da, and insisted that the day following hustmds
til- mt tULc observed as holiday Nh "H'tc
Christianity Trrrrd by the mce,sant uProar 1Ae
result OF the meeting wa formal Hei!tnu tnt' ,Ie
Ia AI ~
onrtin~d Al the general meeting held ut l230
the president be requested To call "a Special meet
INK o. ur Governing Committee at once 10 reconsider
the action winch denied the request OF nearly
OF the member, OF the Exchange Tor an adJouIh9eh
dprlocf ana -ccuuGrd by Lutwls Marx. There were
mo- spcccnrs. hut the vOc seemed to be- unanimous. ,
The Governing Commit lee mt 1l9f'E D-''t' 80,
and after "a LoI d~cu. which lasted Tor ncirF IN
happened 70 De the 1thr rs ~ 'h, N''H'''t'
10 10 10 r. was not cnicIi, 1t l. said bectns
members OF The committee were no. present al
Io ,nr, q. and % Few changes the previous vote
we're reported. When tuI, decision was announced som
OF tie most excited brokers obtained tuc pI'cH u.s.
~ they called H. ana Pi@'cl u "pll' W., 'r, ,,
There fierce threats or We G"duc' ara one 81 lu
200 blamed fools" Tne action oil IN" Governing Com
u4.ttcr. art,r the repeated request from the
aaonrumrut except bank holidays would not again
1r.r.I Ii,' ,tor- -cryatlye brO,crs Erils Il the
' l'' "'''''' ~, ma ,tr,'uJ n was urpdictrd
thti tis next Good Friday the Exchange WOO" nos
/ At time, during the day there was disposition
amou- tue broRr 20 indulge ln their usual christina
antics hut the ir"hc Va not mucn crater 'Ihh on
ordinary DAYS when business IS duh Al the Consolidated
EA,han.r prtiOcum brokers were utterly uuap.e 10
rrprc,s t.crJ olIy Ih"y hrri hHrle on i4 WIN n
u.ualaocomp,uImrnts .. an Italian grinder and w"hi
with tamrouruo whose only use l. 1" eaten pennies.
The apprtit'c OF inc '''E vas INC 80" ~, o' -
CHOW" before winch the greatest " SiSurr IN the OH
fields u"en merely dry hoe. IN the Merit
/ mcut. however tn'ro WAS - lack Of Originality 'h''
/ lie Moor rules OK the Produce Exchange, wnica
/ are supposed tu ruiun up.u the members de
/ cnrum aud uuI-udlus dignity Mt all times, we e
Hc-ccnlcd To unhoundrd hinuty & nd uprotr, as
/ ttAry we're boys There was rally no trading done
throughout Tor the reason That there was n dIt
pI ~" r,,,.t f,,, r.i, ,in,l,r OF t1o ,l,y was
gwen over ftn ad from under the NpelS or coats
LOO broker, each drew forth small brass horn OF
tuoI.ru e. -il.,; ~pcalu. trumpet. There was smut
rcuI- outbrst al most hi cpI, footing, which turned
the great hail into enc or coutISlon. I'M" s'rur
n" In, the prelude only for boxing match. with SOFT
/ gloves Marquis ot Qurrnsnerr, rules. between {. }"
Hayes ourol the telegraph operators. and l. W. Drew
messenger The brokers passed around hat AMI col
lcrtcd about $40 stakes to be- gwen To tho winner
The TWO ,uuus pulled on tlrIr gloves - natural
Whrrr, tnr referee !" was query shouted. and the
answer rom one Of the bootohck' was; . DE gang
Go referee Gully ms was aI'ccd l." ana IA con
tc~tauts striking into tne milie Of IN" grain ring be
giu -plrriu. Their" six roaud', lucrnluglel with
some IA -gnE. few blows an good deal &" uioWih-.
The Last round Put The spectators IN an uPr'ar for
quick ~ t7h Hayes hu-Eed Ore" ana got ms Hri' IN
'hau'cry IArn Toe br'kcls stepped "a AMI Sc ARA,
subscription wa collected FOR Drew.
| The Coffee EXcuange could not let Christmas come
piled up on tue ro,trn AMI the members sent out
fora gallon kcg OF beer. When It was brought IN
posing portion OF the beer ami inducing I'm skydrk
In, l. Conru entered the room with AN Italian oryan
grinder upon Ais arm aud her husband bringing
,,I, tr,,,rer nj we'd Prise God from whom ali
blessings flow. which seemed appropriate that some
/ OF the members thu w"rls The fun was kept up
IN a ate hour on Tn" Cotton Exchange the began
| early ard listed I'll late, but was confined
to foonns and knocking OF each Others hats.
VITA straw hat. which was soon demolished.
The usual contributions Tor the messengers ON the eX
/ changes we're not So large ~ on previous years.
In accordWcc with q annual custom nearly all the
theatres III the city viii add to the eiJoyncnts or the
/ DAY by giving special matiurrs tins afternoon. Tho
Will do Ibtle-s be crowded at the special perform
| nnce OF "AWOrltL" which Is stll drawing crowded
houses Al the Park Theatre larrgan Will be- seen as
Purck R,Ny In MS latest success, Tho Cup while
pay My Mliincr's BIZ and "A Christmas l!ntonin-
Rehearsal AZ the Sttud r c'se at hand. Mr.. DlNey
Will gather around MIN his numerous admirers when fOT
the i91th time he pay Adon'S Out across he road Mt
Walmcks Theatre VIII be closed Mr. Day Will keep
ri the Fifth Avenue tine MIktdo" viii he The
Madison square ami the Lyccum VIII beth be open at the
our Girls" winch both I'll ing the huuSU. nightly he
ng the attractions At the sur. Colonel MrCaul'e st
trenth street. Theatre Mr. RIcr', " New
| EYhngclne" company with tunuy Mr.. Mlckey
Will BE- seen. AT the Grand Opera Iouo aud the Third
Avenue Theatre the rival MINISTRIES VIII play aSaln,
| each other. and at NthO's Tho R1tcltchrr" Will
attract the children crverly dld the legendary
piper People In ii r,"m can see two clever Irish com
other anuScmrnS Iuclude the Japanese Village. WHO'S,
mh tbitnnts VIII work usual II possible after hearty
Christina dinner provided by the Dcakin Brothers. and
the Eden Muse, where addition To representations OF
Mis-, Anderson and Mis@ ICleu DIuYUy. tn latter a-
/ hdtr NtpiSV IN zone OF our Girls" santa Claus vii
/ give Christmas gifts 10 the young ones.
The clerks IN the Post ONCE. to whom the approach
OF Christmas l. not apparent to other
have had especially hard lime this year rue amount
OF holiday work which thcY have been called 10 per
form has greatly exceeded that OF last year
preceding Some OF them have scarcely had n RS
/ Tor two days. The number OF packages sent b,
mail Is computed he double that
| last year. and although there Is n decrease
IN the number or cards especially Of the cheaper kind
the number or pieces OF mail matter IA decidedly larger
IMAM before Many misdircttd parcels found thr
way superintendent .oue, IS room at the Post ONE,
| where they await inquiry by the losers. Tho number
OF the parcels winch had direction or a wrong one
was however. much smaller th IN usual at such seasons
Tho Post Ollcr Will b, cLOsrh tnhly at 10 Oclock OAl