The New York Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1869, Page 6

NEW YEAR'S DAY. How It Was Celebrated in the Metropolis. 4 PIERCING HAIL STORM. Th: Theatres, Skating Ponds and Rinks, The Day in Brooklyn, New Jersey and Elsewhere, yas ae before New Year, when all through ie Every creature was jolly with mirth and carouse, that, accordir ig to the reliable report of the mesmeric “Commissior ier” of the HERALD, a secret meeting ‘was held so mewhere in this city, which was nume- rously atte aded. 1t was, we are told, a very peculiar gathering, and the close atmosphere of the room was. Tichly ece’ated with stable odors of every imaginable degree aid perfume, The meeting, in fact, was one of owners of horseflesh, who take delight and profit by hiring out their services at so much an hour, “the more the merrier.” There were stable men of all degrees, from the proprietors of aristocratic “estab- lishments,” with coachmen and footmen in livery, down to the driver of a dilapidated old coach, sta- tioned Gaily and nightly on Chatham square, waiting for a stray engagement. At first our mesmerte “Commissioner” supposed that this strange gather- ing of Jehus from ail over the city had some refer- ence to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and that it was possibly intended to wrange fora New Year’s cali en masse on Mr. Henr, Bergh, and to present to him some token of appreciation for the lively interest he takes in the health and comfort of the “dumb brute.” This sup- position, mvolving such kindly feeling towards Mr. Bergh and unusual regard for the welfare of horse- flesh, was soon dispelied, however, as the proceed- ings of the assemblage quickly disclosed iis object, «Dye see,” said one of the most eloquent speakers: at the meeting, “’t’s jes’ so. Other folks as makes hay when the sun shines looks out ginerally for fair weather. Us hackmen and livery stable men makes hay when it don’t shine, but rain, an’ the more it rains the better for us. Folks jt make calls on New Year's, an’ if we can git rain or snow or hail the young chaps as has the rocks mast ride in our carriages, an’ we can fix our own prices, ye see? An’ I moves that we all subscribe a petition to the weatier clerk to give us, jes’ for this one day, the awfullest weather he can dig out from all the rub- bish in his ole cupboard. An’, ye see, to make the thing sure, we might wrap into the petition a deal of stamps as aNew Year's present to his Wor- ship.” This motion was namerously seconded and unanimously carried, except the portion refer- Ting to the “deal of stamps,” as it was claimed that an implied promise of a costly gift might satisfy the weather clerk for the present, and after the day’s harvest was gathered and counted it would still be ‘time enough to think of it. A spiritual medium was then procured, and throngh her communication was opened with that mighty mdividual having full charge of the weather, and ali preliminaries being satisfactorily arranged between the “high” contract- ing parties the sluices of heaven were opened and down poured upon this sublunar sphere—— Weil, need we Say what? Need we describe the ‘weather vouchsafed to us on the first festive day of the new year? The men of the tribe of Jehu must have been delighted while the rest of the 2,000,000 of people in and around New York gave themselves up to feelings the reverse of comfortable. Such a wind! It seemed as if sturdy old Boreas Auster had congre- gated all his mgst vindictive and mischievous imps into one “little sly corner’? in the nor’west and bid them to blow as furiously as ever they did in their lives, bent on marring all the pleasures of man and making all the beasts of the air and of the forest, and particularly ‘those of the stable, a8 eXecrably unhappy as it was possibie todo. And the snow! But it was’nt snow. A perfect nondescript, a combination of rain, snow and hail was pouring Gown upon luckless earth, covering the surface many inches deep, and blown into every corner and crevice by the mischievous Diasts of Old Boreas’ relentless retainers. Or rather, it should be said, it wae neither ram, nor snow, nor hail, but a perfect avalanche, a tremendous 00d, if the term be allowed, of diminutive icicles which “his Worship” the clerk of the weather, m com- Pliance with the prayer of the petition mentioned, emptied upon us in a manuer seldom seen before. And ail tis on a day on which New Yorkers are specially interested im moderately fair weather. It is the day set apart by custom as old as the founda- tion of the city itseif to make formal visits or “calls,” the lacies of each household receiving the congratulations and compliments of the season from the male friends of the family. The oumber of good housewives rendered extremely unhappy yesterday it is almost tmpos- sible 10 count. ‘The pariors had been cleaned, the carpets swept, the furniture dusted, the polish and the gilding furbished up, a! to present a neat ap- pearance to the scrutinizing eyes of “callers.” And it must have been worse than being fastened to the rack for many mcters Jamtitas to see their carpets trodden on With boojs that had a moment before ek inches deep fi ét 16C08ses of crushed and ug Ac ies, and have their chairs occupied by men whose garmeuts were dripping as if soaked ip Wailer, Andeven drucgets did not mend matters much, for they are not watertight. Andthéf source of disagreeableness was the reduction in the number of “calls.” Many acake remamed untouched and | is being reserved for the children who are, as a gen- erality, not over foud of stale sweetmeats. Many a bottle was left uncorked, as the “callers,” for whom these dainties had veen provided. failed to appear. to be supposed that the practice of calls” Was entirely suspended. By no means. The gay youths could not be deprived of their pleasure excarsions through the parlors of their acquaintances, even if it rained pitehforks or snowed bricks or Lalled whole icebergs. Not they. In groups of three and four they could be seen in the early morn in the corridors of the principal hoteis and in the sitting rooms of their ing houses contributing each his share to tnake up the amount the greed of some insatiable Jehu demanded for the ose of his rickety, tambledown vehicle uring the day. And up and dowa the avenues, up and down the side sirecis, stopping here and alignt- ing there, the knigits of the ell and the a the heroes of the counting room and dry goods coul be seen, rather enjoying the uneasiness with which careful Mammas cast siy glances at their boots and gave vent to ap involuntary sigh at seeing the # ots on their carpets. And then ihe weather,gtue “norrible weather,” was just the thing for many, as i furnished an excuse to drink the inore of the ardent “just to warm up @ little, you know.” After the prescrined salutation of ‘a happy New Year” and “many re! ”. the weather formed the most fruitiul toy for the furtive conversation; and if some inquisitive Bobemian had been about tw take note of all the damnatory epithets which polite language invented for the ase of sweet lips in denouncing the “vile, excruciatingly bad weatuer,” he could have com- Pilea an ainount of linguistic information much more valuabie Lg LA mor ing — Pd ae corner geries aud candy shops. r the Dongmian, it should be stated that Be was'the most forlorn creature all day yesterday. Having for- feited the good will of the whiskey retailers, he had rm fm to his supply of gre. and the houses of t people remained closed to him. In 4 religious aspect the day was rather barren. In former times Church celebrated the Ist of J ‘the feast of the circumcision of tne Sa- it has fallen into desuetude. The more were ow Al the goods of this world, and while ig the great festival for the you Jolks, when presents are distributed to them wi lavish hand, the incoming of the year is dedicated to the remembrance of friends and the “old children” of the wor and gifts as various as huinan in- genuity coul je them, and adapted to the size of every purse, were as plentiful as the icy cover on_ the streets, The places of amusement fared badly. Tho man- agers, one and all, had been particularly anxious and basy to cater for the public pleasure in every conceivable way, aud* matinees and evening per- formanees, concerts, equestrian exhibitions, operas bouffes and dramatic representations innumerabie had been announced, to draw crowded houses da: and night. But the attraction failed. Between th doors of home and the opera hor theatre, circu: or concert hall, there lay the chasm of storm: scourged, sleety streets. which few of the playgoers ventured into, and when the managers overiooked their houses, they ae exclaim, “\ see many, very es ind tat blowe nohody Ana Miough it blew an extremely ill wind yesterday, atill tt brought with it some good, in that it offered to fome wino had but formal calls of etiquette to mak Which most of them ¢ d, an excuse to stay their round of calls on velocip: many, calls to make they 800 idea in des) ies. AS had a sre, ath ihe navel _ TRE CITY BALL. haan Long before Mm a large crowd had congregated nay vfesaion that the time-nonored custom baal at reception by the Mayor would not be omitte* “they were doomed to disappointment, DOW sper, as the mayor elect was not in town, and “,obld not, therefore, hold a levee at the City Hall. He had gone, with many others, to be present at and take part in the ceremonies of the inanguration Qf Governor Hoffman at Albany, and thus escaped the ‘ordeal through which the Mayors of the city have been obliged to go from time now immemorial, ‘There was a time, and that not far in the “dim vista of the past,” when his Honor the Mayor, besides shaking hands with the thousands of adults who visited him on New Year’s Day, would suffer the little children to come unto him, and wou'd lift them up, one by one, and kiss them, and then each person would be provided with @ piece of ine New Year's cake and a glass of iemonade, course of time the “callers” became more democratic in a] nce and behavior, and the refreshment part of the reception was done away. Their Honors the Mayors would content themseives with placing their hands on the children’s heads and say, ‘God bless you !” instead of kissing them and running the risk of displacing some of the crust of long accumulation. Now, it appears, the custom been abandoned altogether; and although the City Hall stil! stood in us ne place yesterday, yet the of this city was at Aloany. Although the crowd did not enjoy the gratification of shaking Mayor Hall by the hand, inasmuch as he had ‘shaken’? them by being absent, they had an op- portunity of associating with him in spirit in the work im which, at the moment, he doubtless was engaged. Precisely at noon, Battery I of the First Artillery National Guard State of New York, under the com- mand of Major Richard O'Grady and Captain Win. Benson, having previously posted themselves in front of the Oity Hail, commenced firing a SALUTE OF ONE RUNDRED GUNS in honor of the inauguration of Governor Hoffman, ‘The drimg attracted a still larger crow, and the num- bers jaally increased and remained during two hours, braving the storm, and at times drowning the how! of the wind and the thunder of the cannon with cheers for Governor Hotfman and Mayor Hall. But there was another treat enjoyed by the expect- ant and exuberant citizens. The Gover- nor’s Room in the Hall had been very taste- fully dressed and decorated with evergreens and bunting in anticipation of a reception by the Mayor. Into this room the unterrified were admitted and at the westerly end of the west room they could have seen Louts Lang’s, handsome and ex- tensive picture of ‘THE RETURN OF THE SIXTY-NINTH REGIMENT after the pattle of Bull run. The picture, aside from its critically artistic merits, was evidently a welcome feast for many of the visitors. That memoravle morning of July 27 1861, when the regiment landed at (| No.1, foot of Battery place, was vividly recalled. ‘he surroundings of the neighborhood of the Battery, Washington Hotel and Castle Garden on that occa- sion are most accurately delineated, while the majority of the faces shown in the picture are excellent portraits, The iting elicited carne, the day many @ cheer of approbation and delight from the numbers who visited it. When the artillerymen had completed firing the salute they were entertained by Mr. me, keeper of the City Hali. When the battery was about to depart they made the hall ring with cheers for the Governor, the Mayor and their genera! host. Beyond this there were no festivities in any of the public offices. THE DAY AT THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. There is, perhaps, no other city in the world where the wants of the poor and indigent are so well pro- vided for as in New York. Even the treatment of the inmates of our penitentiaries and asylums will contrast most favorably with those of England and France. In the old countries poverty is treated as a crime, in America as a misfortune, to be pitied and relieved. The seale of diet in the English poor- houses 18 80 very meagre that our very vagrants would turn their noses at it in disgust, There it is looked upon as a great stretch of hu- manity to give the inmates a meat dinner. twice a year—at Christmas and Easter. Here there are few of our charitable institutions in which the inmates do not get @ meat dinner at least three times a week. Our public charities and public institutions for the Teliel of the poor are commensurate with the wealth and progressive greatness of the city. In such a ox as New York, with its influx of the poor of the Old Country, there must, at the best of times, be a large share of pauperism. It is pleasing to find that if we have more poverty than other cities we have more wealth and more liberal private and public charities to alleviate its sufferings. Besides the liberal provision made by our public institutions and the generous private charity of our citizens there are several religious, missionary and trades societies, which relieve great numbers of our indigent poor. In the poorhouses and charitable institutions of Europe there is little or nothing done to remind the poor of the solemnity of poalh oad festivals; in America our institutions are fit up in an impos- ing manner, The Christmas tree is decked out in the gayest manner: a bounteous dinner is served up tothe inmates; plays, dances and other amusements are improvised; and thus the poor are made to feel that humanity and charity are not mere sounding names for sopiuists to preach about. All these have a humanizing effect upon the Se and lighten the burden of their load. They feel that they are not forgotten by the world, and that kind and generous hearts respond to their wants and labor to alleviate their a The HERALD has given an account of how the inmates were treated on Kandail’s, Ward’s and Biackwell’s islands on Christmas Day. There,was little variation on New Year’s day; they were all treated toa good dinner, and though the day was extremely inclement the inmates of the different institutions seemed to enjoy themselves fauy. Ward’s Island. The little children inthe nursery department ap- peared clean, well fed, and as happy as such poor little onescould be. They played and amused them- selves with their dolls and toys, and on the whole appeared to be better fed and better cared for than the children of our laboring classes. Each woman has the care of her own and anothor child. As a general thing the poor orphan does not look to be as plump or healthy asthe other, We would call the atten- tion of the Commissioners to this fact, trust- ing that the same treatment and the same support will be given to both, We should like to see the statistics of the rate of indrtality among the infants, and would venture to — that three-fourths of them belong to the moth- erless, . The inmates of the Inebriate Asylum seemed to spend New Year's day pleasantly enough in read- chatting with their friends or one another or ying @ quiet game of billiards. Blackwell’s Island. The Christmas decorations in the numerous hos- pitals, asylums and other institutions on this island were left up for the celebration of New Year's day. In the hospitals the inmates appeared clean and comfortable and cheerful under the influence ofa New Year's dinner. A number of patients were confined to their beds, reading their or other books: those able to move about were collected in groups around the stoves, talking over old times and recounting the events of happier New Year's times. in the Penitentiary the inmates were collected in chatting groups, evidently forgetful of their mis- fortunes. Some appeared to be hardened in crime and foriorn, eating away base seducers but see them and read their hearts they, wo, might feel the compunction of remorse. Randalls Island. ‘The children here had @ New Year's sérvice, fol- lowed by @ thanksgiving hymn, after which they cheerfully retired to enjoy their New Year's dinner. The garlands and decorations of the hatis and t Christmas trees seemed to have lost none of their at. tractions for the little folka, who crowded around them in eager groups; even the idiots seemed to eujoy as much happiness as their miserable lot would aliow. House of Mercy. ‘The above institution, which ix wnoder the care of the Sisters of Mercy, at No. 33 Bast Houston street, ‘was visited by several of the Sisters’ friends yester- day. The altar of the cosey little chapel was beauti fully decorated. In an instruction room down stairs the crib was exbibited. The kings, wise men, shep- herd boy and some other figures iy size) were frouned around the ma whi contained infant Saviour. The of the Sis- ters and inmates, with occasional donations from outside frien js the entire sup- port of the House Mercy. Besides a good school for the education of Catholic children, and @ home for needy girls of good ter until em- po oe is ured for them, they also feed man; of the poor during the inclement seasons. In fac their works of mercy are numberiess. In the even- ing the chapel was lit up, presenting @ brilliant pearance, and the day's work was f ed with sui able devotions, They are putting up a new building in Eighty-first street, which they expect to have ready by May. The Sisters do not confine themacives to the duties of thetr house alone. They are found in the prison and the hospital, and oy families in the city, whose pride causes them to hide their fev. erty from their acquaintances, are often saved from actual starvation by the Sisters of Mercy. Other Charitable Institutions. At the Five Points House of Industry the children, who have had 4 vacation since Christmas, had agen- eral holiday yesterday—no feasting or teaching, but entire freedom for one day, and they made the most of it. Rome and reheve themseives of embarrassment, Thus was the new year ushered in with @ tre Meuous #orm, obstructions to travel, and ii-tumog get tad but slight @xcepuons to Universal rhon yesterday afternoon braved the i wea by atlempting to make ‘The children of the Ladies’ Mission, opposite the | dousoof Industry avd on Wwe site of the Vid Brewery, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, TANUARY 2, 1869, Ye ar ae 1 have had alike rest this week and a similar freedom ySThat VOR ‘The Sport Spoiled at the PeadeGood co at the Rig, WY, ‘The lovers of the sports of the ice all ‘count among the days whic’. an be devoted to their favor- ite amusement the aniversally celebrated Motiday of New Year's day. Pleasant plans are discussed, jovial parties made up and arrangements completed some days previous to the death of the old year, and on New Year's Eve skates are overhauled, steels pol- ished, straps replaced and everything done that can be done to securea good time upon the ice. The usual routine was no doubt gone through with this year, and although the skies were leaden and the prospect of propitious weather anything but flattering, there can be little doubt that some hundreds of the mem- bers of young New York, both male and female, laid themselves down upon their beds and sought refreshing sleep on Thursday night with bright ex- pectations of a realization of their most sanguine hopes as to the skating carnival of yesterday. But these hopes were destined to be disappointed, and all the bright prospects were dissipated when the early morning broke amid descending snow, with a leaden sky that spoke a steady contin- uance of the flaky downfall. Ail ideas of skating upon the exposed and open ponds were speedily given up by all, the hope of gliding on the icy surface entirely dropped by most, and a visit to the Rink settled upon by an enthustastic few, who in their love for skatorial pursuits had pluck enough to come to a determination to undergo the irksome- ness of along riae in the cars in order to realize thelr sanguine expectations, Yesterday was a disappointment to most people. Young ladies who had expected to receive numerous calls from their admirers felt scarcely inclined to go to the trouble of “dressing” to receive company; young men who had made up their minds to take a round among their lady acquaintances shivered at the prospect of wet feet or frowned at the difficulty of progression which would result from the accumulated snow; children cried at @ prospective disappointment in not being able to visit the theatres, and theatrical managers cursed the clerk of the weather for conspiring to retain peo- ple in their houses. But no ciass of persons were more Covent d pgge ed than were the skaters at the be- havior of the weather, as their hopes were almost entirely blasted, and indulgence in pete ee ‘for recreation was almost an impossibility. To them it seemed @ mystery that it could not remain dry and fine on a holiday, and that the Snow Ki could not have deferred his outpourings at least for one day, so that pleasure should not be interrupted even if business had to suffer; but there was no vacillation in his pul ; the flakes fell steadily, copiously and withont intermission, totally destroy- ing the last vestige of hope that it would soon noid up and that later in the day it would be possible to find clear ice on some of the places of resort fre- quented by skaters, THE PONDS. At the various open ponds, botn public and private, every preparation that could be made had been made for the crowds of skaters who it was ex- pected would celebrate the opening day of the new r upon the re For some days ted weather had been anything of da fair Suriae? had ood ice; bat careful had been’ resorted’ to and a fal But in this case man All the ex- been so prepared. proposes and the weather disposes. ertions of the persons in charge of the ponds were in vain, for the steady, quietly failing snow soon cove up the ice, and, gradually increasing in depth, soon formed so deep a layer that it was im- possible for steelshod morials to glide upon the underlying surface. Even if some ingenious me- chanical broom of immense magnitude could have been brought into play to clear away the snper- incumbent snow, the case wouid not have been mucit bettered, for the inconvenience of a blinding shower of hard driving hail and snow would even then have been sufficient to drive people under shelter and away from its unpleasaut sensations, As a con- sequence to this state of thi the ponds were ~~ won pring .@ number of about 590, in the ge- Counci) 48 to the committee room of the on descr’ Where a ver: lage table, spread with all the’ ghons of “cheap ” was laid out for of sppeasing their voracious crowded each oth areal Of adue’ appreciation of thelr ment are s sure of a due ap; efforts in this and no bad weather can suffice to keep off their “annual callers.’ Minstrel Hall and the Park theatre were both at the well ized, and in the Pepa, t a3 was also en! nment Signor, slitz at the Atheneum, in the event ton street there were innumerable private parties given, @ festive manner, the day was brought to a Close in THE DAY IN NEW JERSEY. As usual, the day was observed in New Jersey by ‘an entire suspension of business. Despite the in- clement weather and disagreeable sleet, the cus- tomary calls of the season were made almost as ex- tensively as ever, the number of which could gene- rally be calculated in proportion to the unsteadiness of the callers, At Paterson, several hundredweight of poultry were rafMfied off at various places, Captain Cundell’s Company of Fantasticals made a parade, An indefinite number of individuals were severely struck with Jersey chain-lightning, but none fatally, ‘The day was wound up with a Sunday school anni- versary at the Cross street church and the per- formances of a minstrel troupe at the Opera House, THE BALL SEASON. The following named balls are announced to take place:— dan. 4—Live Oak Association—Irving Hall. Jan, 5—Ninth Regiment Ball—Academy of Music, Jan. 5—New York Masquerade Club—Apolio Hall. Jan. 6—Private Coaciimen’s—Irving Hall. Jan. 7—Americus Ciub—Academy of Music. Jan. 8—Columbian Lodge, No, 484—Apollo Hall. Jan, 12—Hiram Lodge—Jersey City. Jan: 13—La Coterie~Academy of Music, Jan. 14—Lindsey Blnes—Irving Hall. dan, i4—Company B, Eighth Regiment—Armory, Centre street. els 1s=Odd Fellows’ Ball—Brooklyn Academy of Jan, 19—=Mt. Neboh Lodge—aAnollo Hall. ee Jan, 2i—Our Soctaple—Rivers’ (Brooklyn) jemy. Jan, 25—Fire Department Bali—Academy of Music. Feb, 2—The Charity Ba!!—Academy of Music, Feb. 9—Liederkranz—Academy of Music. EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 1.—The Cunard steamship Java, from New York, touched at this port at one o'clock this afternoon and proceeded to Liverpool. All well. SouvrHampron, Jan. 1.—The steamship Cimbria, from New York, touched here at one o’clock this af- ternoon, After debarking English passengers and mails the Cimbria proceeded to Hamburg. GLasgow, Jan, 1.—The steamship Columbia, which nad imto Queenstown a few days ago with her shaft roken, arrived here day before yesterday. The town of Bristol, Tenn., lies mostly in Virginia. The main street is on the dividing line between the two States. Although the two parts are under dif- ferent governments their interests are one, and through the agency of the railroad these Siamese twins are growing rapidly. . SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac tor Now Yorke=This Day. 7 22 | Moon rises,... eve 9 48 4 38 ; High water.morn 11 29 Aca- Sun rises Sun sets... PORT OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 1, 1869. Herald Packages. Captains and Pursers of Vessels arriving at this port will neglected, and if any of them bore upon their sur- face a single skater that one must have been a man who could face anything, and a second Mark Tapley, who could be jolly under the most trying circum- stances., THR EMPIRE RINK. Beneath the shelter of this fine building there was good ice, and during the day tt was visited by some enthusiasts in skatorial pleasures, Once in the rink skating could be really enjoyed, but the inconvenience attending the riding to it was enough to limit the num- ber of persons present. If it had only been possibie for persons to reach and return from the rink with a3 much comfort as they mea ae when they were within tts walls the ice would have been densely cov- ered with delighted crowds, As it was, taking all the circumstances into consideration, the attend- ance was wonderful. Those who visited the rink had the advantage of plenty of skating room, and in utter detiance to the raging storm without they de- voted themselves to the enjoyment of their favorite pastime with a gusto that was really charming. Tt will no doubt be some days before the ponds can be cleared of the snow which now covers them, and in the meantime the rink wil! still continue open and offer is advantages to the public, AMUSEMENTS. The following were the attractions last night:— Pike's, “La Chanson de Fortanio” and “Les Ba- vards; French theatre, “Genevieve de Brabant;’’ Wallack’s, “Speed the Plough;” Broadway theatre, “The Emerald Ring;” Olympic, “Humpty Dumpty; Niblo’s Garden, “After Dark;” Wood's Museum, “Ernani;” Bowery theatre, “The Blackemith of Antwerp;” Park theatre, Brooklyn, ‘he Lancas- shire Lass;” Brooklyn Academy of Music, “Stull Waters Run Deep; New York Circus, Christmas pantomtme, “Bine Beard; Tony Pastor's, “Broad- way and Bowery,”’ and the minstreis. With few exceptions the theatres were thinly at- tended yesterday evening. The counteracting influences of the weather and the occasion generally combined to prevent many “calls” at box offices. Indeed, some establishments might just as well have closed altogether, the fact being that, while the in- ducements were, doubtless, tempting, the day itself was decidedly opposed to theatrical representations, A few matinées were held, yet not with the most en- couraging results, The entertamments at nearly all the public places of amusement were the same as lave already been given during the week. THE DAY IN BROOKLYN. More extensive preparations were provally never made by the citizens of Brooklyn for a festive time on the 1st of January than had been made this year, and never was the disappointment felt at the il-con- ditioned tarn in the tide of affairs experienced in the unfavorable siate of the weather more geaeral, For days previous the ladies, young and oid, of each hospitably inclined household, who love to observe the time-honored custom of receiving calls from their friends of the sterner sex, had been making the tour of inspection among confectioners; bakers, fruit stores, poultry stands and every other place where good things the palate on New Year's Day were procured at a lavish expenditure of means commensurate with the generosity and pride which Ban ted the desire to extend a hearty weicome an good cheer to their visitors. Wi then, it cannot well be unagined, unless by those fair creatures who experienced the chi of disappointment, must have been th regret on Ngee an early hour in the morning, and, whi listening to the id and incessant ring of sleet window panes the succession, they realized the saine drawback to their fond anticipations of a favorable day. The ist of January, 156%, was just such a day as y in @ meteorological sense. The good of the Catholic community hastened respective parish churches despite hati and = sieet which prevail ed at the divine sacrifice of the which was celebrated (ag on Sunday ) at the same hours as on the Lord's Day. Here a few remarks apro) to the occasion were made by the pastors, and the flocks were instructed as to the best means of beginning the new year in the spirit pW purity and truth, The custom of ing tables and going to an extravagant Somes in the outiay of money for this pur, — us could beso much better applied tn other direc at this season—was tally decried and ‘“roameet as @ foolish and ill-advised custom. Ne standing all that conspired against the observ- ance, aad the difficulties of pedestriant«m, there Was a sufficient number of brave youths and older men who braved the elements with @ determination bing 4 ol a cause, in order that their friends of “the sex,” who waited with their ‘sweet faces at the to their window,” so lonely and so regretfully, w; the continuous descentof the “tiny partigies iemek #0 ey debarred the coming of their beaux and left them, as it were, “4 .” might not be entirely foriorn. So it proved, |, that the ‘ls Were Hot #0 deserted as they feared, |, in- ich as did receive afew visite, under the au difficulties which environed their visitors tn o the journey, have good reason to congratulate selves, There was but little drunkenness noti on the during the day. The cars ran at. intervals on the various lines, and ail drawn by double teams. There many carriages out, and though the occu TF coma) Jolly enough it ts questionable w ‘the poor animals were not fair subjects for Prof Bergh’s commiseration and solicitude. Kaibti ‘b and the heads of the several departs it of the city government wore at the City tall from eleven o'clock until one Lge ay 3 where tney re- ceived the congratulations of the “irrepressible” portion of their constituency. These latter were a rough crowd to look upon as they gathered en please deliver all packages intended for the Hrnaipto our reguiarly authorized agents who are attached to our Steam Yacht fleet. The New York Ansociated Press do not now collect marine reports nor attend to the delivery of packazes, as will be seen by the following extract from the proceedings ofthe regular monthly meeting held March 8, 1888 :— Resolved, That on and after Aprit 1, 1868, the Associated Press will discontinue the collection of ship ne in harbor of New York. "Paused unanimousiy. ) '™* '” ‘e Bg The office of the Herald steam yachts Jaurs and JRANNETTE is at Whitehall slip. All communications from owners and consignecs to the masters of tls wil be forwarded free of charge, | "Ward bound ves: CLEARED. , Preble, San Francisco—Sutton & Co. faker, Melbourne W Cameron, @ ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamsbip Erin (Br), Webster, Liverpool Dec 11, and nt Ca with mdse and passengers, to the National Steams; Dearborn, Sa’ 10 be ana paanoers a gray rg, Nw mith mae Steamship James Adger, Lockwood, Charleston, Dec 29, at4PM, with mdse and passengers, to HR M & Co. Dec 30, 4PM, 38 miles south of Halteras, passed stearuehip Bri ne (he), MeDousail, Windsor, NB, 10 daya, with one (Br), MeDon; plaster, ‘omaner’ nega teheserganisced Sehr Lightboat, ‘Wood, Rockland, 7 days, with lime, to master. ‘Schr Nathaniel Wood, Tyler, Boston for Philadelphia. Schr Ete M Rory, Filiis, Providence for Virginia. Sehr MJ Richards, Hawley, Providence for’ Philadel Schr Win Price, Holmes, Beldgeports oe cee 0 Sloop Josiah Porter, Finley, Roslyn for Jersey City (see Ship EMten Goods; Bark € C Leary, = nese ard catte Hy number of huebt and leden vessels ichored o' alan und West and East, able to sail on account of the storm, alia Herald Marine Correspondence. HoNnoLvLv, Dec 5—The ship Ceylon, of Brewer & Co's Boston line, which sailed on the 23d ult for New Bedford, had a large and valuable cargo, consisting in part of 2,28 gallons of sperm oil, 145,313 do whale of! and 247,665 pounds of wbaiebone. The Hawaijan ship Tolant, of the same line, has completed her cargo of oi and bone, and will nail for New Bedford on the th inst, The American bark Bhering has also # cargo of oil and bone, and will sail for New Bedford about the 12th inst. ‘The Hawaiian bark A J Pope has an assorted cargo of ofl, done, furs, hides and wool, and will sail for Bremen about the 14th inst. ‘The British hark Garstang sailed on the x inst for Baker's Island. to load guano for Liverpool. ‘The British ship Robt L Lane haa been chartered to load ol! for New Bedford, and will obtain « full cargo of hetwaen pay the ship's bills, Ii'wil be remerabered that the ehip was damaged wi e remem i the war and- ing on Howland’s Taland and came here for Fepaiti which is. were made, and the owners have refused to pay t The wnaleship Awashonks, about which Face were enter. last arrived, all well. This arrival completes the fleet to rendezvous bere this fal, and makes the number of vessels 69 which have arrived here. Marine Disasters. BARK MARIANO, Ryder, at Roston from Padang, reports bad heavy weatbet on the coast. = Buio DAvaPuina, Ashford, at Boston from Aux On Bea on the ‘and lont experenced tons of li from the deck. On the Night NW 8 miles, heads 8 feet out of wi eget aunt, with mast, her to be about 200 tons burtben. Died on board oBagnpring. of tover, Peter Donall, of Bath, Me, and Ambrose Burns, of Weymouth, NS. Stor Jostan P Finley, from Roslyn for Jersey city. tan om te ree of Rink Maa Hel se, renterday, b ek wien secesanes and ‘anchored tn river, Teak x Miecetlancous. Bar Owing to the beavy NE gale and hail storm of yester- day we have but few arrivals to report via Sandy Hook. The Tough. We are indebted to the purser of the steamships Leo, from Savannah, and James Adger, from Charleston, for their attentions, STRAMBETP MAGNOLIA—The Mogneio ke 8 fine sidewhee! = wi bas just been to the line of steamers between New York and Chi of which Messrs Ravenel ooo ere ee, She was about 19 years ago by {iam Hf Webb, ot New York, well known se one of the Death in the world, Sod Dariteniany aa the builder ea oe ay between known as Sas wifemecnse dort unt overhauled a ul i fi ; ? Fe i 2s . i ; meine F BR Bewtarts ge rs Ly New Bedfe Jost 18 men by desertion at Cape San ea ‘woe to eal from Acapulco for Talea- huano short . Foreign Porta. ALGOA BAY, Nov 2-Arrived, bark George T Kemp, Whiting, Boston, HONOLULU, Dec 4—Arrived, ship Sea Serpent, White, San Fe art darane (ey GPR Bakers Ind, to load for Liverpool. (See s sredpondanes above.) American Ports. ALEXANDRIA, Dee 90- Arrived, steamabip John Gitson, Winters, NYork. BOSTON, Dee 91—Arrived, acht 1 11 Horton, Pierce. Tan. poy # cutter Vigiant (last from Provinertown Cleared-—Hark Agclin (Br), Snelling, Smyrna, brige Mary “'Bailod wind WW to W and NW)—Darks Marathon, Peter Jan L—Arrived, briga WN O, 8t Martine; Tangier, Savan- “Bits ete, ~Arrtved, brig Concord, Kelly, Turks Cleared Steataahipe eri @ay" actach, Bremen, vig FF ‘K West bark BN (Bre baron, Liverpool Collins, Tacy Jonee, un Haley, Gemeell, sao Grove, Weaver NYork. ips Cubs i North its Maggie. QUCKSVILES 2o, Dee’ Sh ateived, brig “Hen Carver, cericeunnerrsrmmerninr. Ste ere WEERNANDINA, Fla, Deo 28—Arrived, schr Carrio Melo, HOLMES’ HOLE, Jan 1—Put tn, steamship Nereus, from NYork for Boston, on acount of the storm. NOI Deo 80—Arrived, ahi Bradburn, ‘ale, Lo Richmond for Rio Grande, put in ant, Reed, NYork. f ae Barbados, NE * PM— schra Dana (US Coast survey), Browa, Portland for Newbern; Atalanta. (now, 30 tona)y of and from Wiscasset for Charleston, via, NYork; Geo B Mob) and C] Ingraham, Rockland for Geo W Brout, do for do: Qgeeu rout, do for do: Queen Fall River for’ NYork:; Emeline Hatght, Boston ; Nellie Brown, Higgins, Boston for ‘for New York; John ‘ail River for Baltimore ; Entire, Kinnear, c6 for Hifzabethiport ; Red Jack Averiil, Baltimore Blake, Bl lake, NYork for Somerset. ‘Hilliard, Tribble, for Balti- wm. Hotchkiss? Gove, Cape rk; Marcus Hunter, Orr, from Providence for Baltlmore. Wind W, moderate. NEW LONDON, Dec 30-—Sailed, schrs J O'Donobue, Smith, Satilla River, Ga; Thomas Fitch, Pettigrew, Virginia} sloop oid Leng, NYo PHILADELPHIA, Dec 31—Arrived, steamship Roman, Raker, Boston brigs Clara P Gibbs, Varker, Messina; Julis E Arey, Babbidge, Portland. ‘Cleared—Ship Garmania, ‘Fvors, Bremen; barks Ann & Alice, Messenger, Bilboa; St Peter, Goodwin, Antwerp; Bra- 2il, Hibbert, Falmouth for orders; schra Sophia Wilson, No- well, lenas; Minnie Repplier, Oorson, Zaza; Bertha Sonder, Wooster, Boston, PORTLAND, ‘Dec S0—Arrived, steamship | Franconia, Sherwood, NYork; brig Martha Berry, Chase, Elizabeth- ronddl i, Baltimore; Ida * Wheeler, jon Lon, yriet Bak: Sailed- Bark Phenix; schr Hi PORTSMOUTH, Dec 29--Arrived, sehr C E Moody, Clark, altimore. PROVIDENCE, Deo 31—Arnvea, achrs Margaret & Lucy, Crousley, and Red Jackel, Averill, Baltimore, ish, Turner, Jacksonville; George H Squires, Timmons; ‘spor, t, and Ann Carlet, Westcott, Baltimore; F F Randolph, Adams, Philacelphia; Abbott Law- rence, Ober, NYork. ROOKLAND, ‘Deo 28—Arrived, achr Herald, Hall, New York. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec lo—Arrived, ship Woosung (Br), Brown, Ne: NSW. ‘16th—Sail Niobe, Weston, Mazatiat cavanr , Dec 26-—Arrived, schr 1 D Wilder, Heather, leared—Ship John Mann (Br), Mann, Liverpool. ved bar i , Baltimore. Sampson, and othera. 1th—Arri k Melbourne (Br), Hoxton, Boston ; sohr Emms, Munro, NYork. Balled—Steatnship New England, Prentice, Havana via Key West; schr Fred Smith, Smith, Porto Rico, th—Arrived, schr Grand Pre (Br), Gormley, Boston. WILMINGTON, NO, EV Glover, Dec 80-—Arrived, schra Ingersoll, and Ella M Pennell, Mitchell? NYork; Onetda, Da? , Boston. Cleared—Scbr Greenland, Park, Boston. Died. 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Mary E, Dodge. . 3 JUSTRATION OF THE ABOVE. a Hockaten. . AMUSEMENTS ron THE FIRESIDE. 90 OUR HOPPER, at! at once bey ‘al Btory written HEARTH AND HOME by Mra, Revecen Hard: ing Da ie of “Lite in the Iron’ Mille,” entitled “The Pembroke M0677 anie by all News Deniers, SINGLE NUMBERS 10 CENTS. TERMS FOR 1660 :— Single at #4, invariably in advance, Thres copies #10; “re VETTENGILE, bate 4 C0, 87 Park row, New York, 4 wysrenies oF Néw YORK LIFE. AN EPISODE IN THE LIFEOF THE “LIME KILN BY SCOTT B. SHERWOOD, “you've killed the gal, Mark,” observed one of two men, of an open doorway in the “Five Points.” “Eeod 1 ugh | Nevaw uso that word, maw pal. Hit'atoc suggestive. Hand then—himposstble—simply bimposaible.* «Twas an awful thwack, though.” Hand what else could hi do, seein’ has ow Nell wus bent: hon it, Eood, mawn, sec 'ow she punished me afore I gave the tap. But—” ise ‘And as if tosupply the omission in the act Mark Tolby, the bruiser, bent over and felt to see if the woman's heurt stil! ee yin ni “Well!” impatiently ejaculated his comrade. “Quiet as a bolt,” answered Mark, with a shrug of bis shoulders. “But has I've seen hothers in the same condition afore we'll go in hand leave the biznis of westoring consctous- ness to some provident policeman.” And the two worthies redescended to the taproom to re» sume thelr orgies. ‘ Temay have been an hour later that the stalwart figure of aman inoved, with seemingly measured and deliberate pace, past the corner at which the events just described had oc- curred, and entered the etreet where still reposed the maimed and auffering form of the poor outcast. ‘Awakened froin the swoon whereih she had been left by the reckless comrade, Poor Nell was striving to ait upright in the doorway at which se had been abandoned, and endeav- oring to recall her scattered and dizzy senses, Tt was at thia juncture that the stranger catne opposite the entrance, while’ his eye.ns suddenly lighted upon the pros- trate figure of Poor Nell. r Overcoming the hesitancy which appeared to characterize him as his eyes first greeted the form in the doorway, he ad- vanced to the young woman's side and gazed for some min- utes steadily and sadly into her face. She did not seem to be aware of the soratiny to which she was being subjected; butas the curiosity of ihe stranger became. more apparent Nell Ky rising, ly returned the look, rei 1 'whint are you looking a “Poor--poor child amurmefed the stranger, as if he had not heard her. Yeon haw! haw! It’s nice for you to be saying poor, yo riakg "ihe stranger ‘ouchsafed no reply, but continued to look upon the features of the outcam, While he roue erect and back a pace. fait had, meanwiile, recovered, a sense of her weakness and groaned with tho pain that s@eatled her temples, Ina violent fit of coughing which onsued she fell back across the doorsil!, in which she had been unable to attain a sitting posture, and verged upon a second swoon. ‘At thle crroumnstavee the atranger'a sympathy seemed to bo reawakened, and ho again bent over the figure of the outoast. “Poor, poor child,” he repeated, “! to take you bene eae ttt eases ahoaid-foey talk whos a would treat you harshly. If not removed by them you might be disturbed by the es Re i who at night feat this quarter. Come; come me.’ ‘Nell made no answer. Indeed she bad relapsed into the stapor from which she had barely awakened, and was again around her. ‘wretched te age whisk: he wren encay rol wi was strolling, the stranger raised the fainting form of the young ‘woman and held her carefully folded in bis arms, at the same time advancing along the from which he afterwards em into a wider thot fare. Hating before the embrasure in a high board fence, he ste] ‘within the enclosure, on which stood a low brick buliking’ above the root of which rose a great chimney, whan menceed ss qual it to be : ty of the place and in. ‘atcanger deposited his burden on the cold pavement of alow and sjuare vaulted apartment of the kiln, Nelt'r place of repose was only temporary, however, for the stranger C maiche or cupboard— the only Feceptacle of the kind which the ry Sontala-a coarse pallet anda few ‘coverieta, which a mati ae ere Sag poor Nellupon the rude couch thus extompor- incitue stout man bathed her swollen head and features weiither consciousness was finally aroused, and she peered curiously into bis features to goouy. @ reason for his interest, ‘a0 unsolicited and unexpected. But he paid no heed to ber feculng. Wapping her warmly ne ho was able with the Blankets at his service the stranger withdrew from the pres- ‘and walked forth into the open country. ‘Over @ course which seemed quite an ‘ns that in which we have heretofore bia ‘grounds, SdTWelll’> exclaim the janitor, as he opened the door and beheld the dripping garments of the stranger, who had been without shelter or protection from the sleet and rain, tir. Neville?” was the laconte and inquiring response, ‘The janitor for a moment hedtatingly regarded tue appl. caut before replying and then observed, at the same ume Shuttingthe door, as if meanwhile to exclude the suspiciously- Teil ce. will see.’ oa your ni ine “Tell Mr. Neville," severely answered the stranger, “that he promised me but » in return for a mal flavor then granted, that might call oh him for equivalent aid. He will recall my personnel with the description you can furnish, Assure him t) lcrave no alms and seck no ad for mot, But that Tinve come hither to plead in itor again closed the door and communicated remaes followin ihe same “So have not forgotten my invitation, exclalined the sou imams, eddressing the coowastte stranger. “T have not: but hope to tax your patience with bat a words. I wish to ask you favor—not by way of recom- ae ere, in correcti jeve the q H > is ee ii te fy / u | : cf ish crossed his features ; ‘must have fallen, At conv ‘and be seemed to however, was of short duration. The his habitual listless air, and was soon der control to continue: a te it : | A 5 an for an con! ‘that environed bim, and ing which he began Te'Grperience an emotion of taterest in the intense history ot u In Man. . ately answer his gues’. 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