The New York Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1879, Page 6

6 “4879: a How the First Day's Account with | the New Year Was Opened. i | MANHATTAN’S SOCIAL CUSTOMS. Congratulatory Visits Made in a Snow Storm. MAYOR COOPER AND MR. ELY The Day in Brooklyn—Mr. Beecher's Thir- teen Hundred Callers. antioneae Eighteen hundred and seventy-nine broke its first | promise yesterday afternoon, when the snow began to darken the air, for never was morning more beauti- fully and peacefully born than was the first day of the new year. Harmonious chorals of gratitude for fa- | vors past and of petitions for mercies to come filled | the churches, and the great bells rang out a cordial welcome as the silver moon burst from out the clouds and shone upon a calm and sleeping city. FOND ANTICIPATIONS, Knowing that there was no prospect for an old fashioned New Year’s Day, with snow and sleigh bells and other expensive outfittings, Young America in- | vested heavily in fancy head gear, English ulsters | and, generally, yellow gloves, with switch canes. Gotten up regardless of expense and often of taste, the gay and festive portions of our city’s people sal lied forth very early in. the morning to ‘do’ so- ciety. Pinning faith to the weather reports, that | predicted “occasional snow,” the wary livery men | paid no attention to their sleighs, but had every coupé and carriage, every horse and driver, put in apple pie order, M of them were pre- engaged for the entire day at prices to suit | the times, say from $3 to $10 an hour; | and others were held in readiness for the men | who make up their minds at the latest moment to pay calls, and then, of course, absolutely need a car- riage. So far as householders controlled the matter the streets were clean, Each housekeeper sent his | man servant or maid servant with the cleansing | broom to make clear the street before the door; and had the gentlemen in public life to whose tender consciences is given the duty of removing ashes, garbage, dead cats and an occasional horse, been half | as active as the domestics were, New York might have been as sweet and clean yesterday as it was on the | occasion of # once noted funeral, Such was not tho case, however. Many of the downtown streets and scores of cross streets were positively filthy and a disgrace to a third rate Podunk. ‘The hour of ten, we are informed by tb. organs of fashion and the arbiters of propriety, is the aus- picious moment when the most fastidious hand may pull the bell or touch the indicator. Prior to that hour the barbers of the city were too busy to talk. ‘Their shops were thronged by hurried, worrying, nagging customers. Their chairs were filled, their morning Heratps in demand, their patienco about exhausted. As one of them under the St. Nicholas Hotel said, “I never see such a beast as is a man on a New Year's, when his list is 100 and it’s ten in the morning.” And so it appeared. Bootblacks shared the general excitement and so did the ladies. Probably in thousands of homes, erdinarily well regulated, there was more pad temper munifested yesterday morning than in the entire preceding year. The oysters were late, the creams of course had uot come, the fruit was behind- and and the birds und the centrepieces were sent to the wrong number. Then the children were not ready. Their hair had to be curled over again. Blue ribbons were put on when red stockings demanded ‘xed ribbons. ‘The sashes would not go easily into bows. There was too much fire in the furnace and the pine knots in the deep parlor grate threw cinders on the rug. To crown all, the horrid men began to call, in many instances before anybody or anything ‘was ready, and the consequences were reaily dreadful, ‘THE DAY THEY CELEBRATED, As all things fortunately have an end, so there was Qn auspicious moment when the final fixing was fixed and the arms of society were open for the fond embrace. As was suggested in the Henaxp yester- ay, be there as many laws as would fill a book, every house will in the end be a law unto itself, and it was. The customs of No, 26 are as different from those of No. 244 as it’s are from those-of No. 8, Of late years an embarrassing custom has grown up, by which callers are com- pelled to face @ group of women of ‘whom they know but one. Ladies not in the habit of entertaiging much, and who have but few acquaint- ances, club together, as it were, and receive together. In some houses yesterday friends cailing to see Mrs. A. found with her Mrs. B., Miss 0. and the Misses D, and so on, till the half circle of awe-inspiring fem- ininity was completed, This may be very pleasant for the ladies, who have nothing to do but bow and answer and criticise, but it is decidedly rough on the caller, who desires simply to pay his respects, and after a brief interchange of courtesy to retire. Another traverse of the good old time domesticity of the day is found in the growing habit of card in- Vitations. Ladies who desire a long list, acrush and a crowd, issue cards a week or so prior to the Ist of January—a virtual invitation to the party receiving them to cail on New Year's, The consequence is that ‘Tom, Dick and Harry pull the bells of houses they never saw before, are greeted by ladies they may or may not know, and are, as a rul prepared to meet their hostess on just such terms as her unsolicited acquaintance and advances would apparently warrant. This is on @ par with a habit some very young men have of “pooling their lists.” Mr. A knows twenty ladies, alr, B the same number, Mr. C thirty and Mr. D twent, five, The quartet hire a carriage together, put their lists in one and rush frantically from house to house, each introducing his friends to his friends in turn, | As a happy mode of showing just how many times a | M. backbone may be m to bend this social system | may be useful, but as part and parcel of the good old fashioned custom it is not in harme However these incidental matters appear, it is a certainty that the Ist of January, 1979, was a red letter day so far as extensive preparations for calling and for calling | itselt are concerned. For purposes of social inter- course, now that the certainties of the clevated road more than counterbalance the uncertainties of the | ferries, Brooklyn and Jersey City are identical with New York. I 1s of residents of these several | cities Left the 4 by nine in the morning, util | ized the clevate and were thereby enabled to | do what twey had never dove 5 the entire metropolitan distri | tioned at t y gates aay that there hasn't been ® year in their recollection when the holiday travel tqualled that of yesterday, Gentlemen, with lists in their hands, hurried from city to city, and late at | night tho scenes varied in this only, that m of | them were attended by a momber of ‘the Barleycorn | family and were disposed to be facetious, not to say drunk. SCENES ON THE AVENUES, | eral of them, ) of the Twenty snow added two distinct elements—one of seasonable | look and merriment, the other of discomfort and , annoyance. A snow storm always cheers ri- ans; melted snow invariably dampens thin soles and chills the most feverish blood. When the snow first made its unwelcome appearance the siaall boy, flattening his nose against the window, exclaimed, “Hi! Hit’ but his’ wiser papa, then tar away vpon the social round, in new silk hat, light over- | coat, thin boots, yellow’ gloves and his dapper cane, iado other remarks of @ more profound, not to say profane, character, The ladies also were disposed to | et to the snow. ‘They were tolerably certain there would not be enough to make good ‘sleighing aud they had ocular demonstration that there was about enough to iusure the soiling, and perhaps uin, of their carpets. ‘The snowfall afforded | topic tor conversation, but that hardly for the disappointment to young | yeutlemen who were unprepared for an inclement day. It settled, too, the hopes of the skaters. ‘The Park Commissioners, already apprehensive that the ice was not all the small boy’s fancy pajated it, were glad of an excuse to order all the young folks’ away | and to command the police to see that no “vagrum | men” were perinitied to test the “‘slides.”’ PUBLIC DUTIES FOR PUBLIC MEN, The festivities of the day ran far into the night, and, as the patrolmen, who are supposed to care | for the devotees of Bacchus, could testify, far into this morning. But ‘such festivities were domestic and social in their nature, ‘There were also certain perfunctory duties imposed | upon public men by virtue, or reason, rather, of their | position, In a few of the theatres matinées were given; but the principal houses find that their atrons have other affairs to attend to on New Year's Pay and the receipts hardly. pay for the extra labor involved. This leaves the managers and actors free for the social pleasures, from which in large degree they are at other times debarred, Lester Wal- jack, John Gilbert, Charles Coghlan, Charles Barron, William R. Floyd, Harry Beckett, Mr. Shan- | non, Theodore Moss, Charles R. Thorne, Jr., J. B. Polk, Mr. Le Moyne, John Parselie, J. W. ‘Yhorpe, J. H. Stoddart, Walden Ramsey, Henry ‘Tissington, Mr. Baker, H. E. Abbey, Albert MM. Palmer, William L. "Palmer, J. H, French, Harry Wall, W. W. Tillotson, William Henderson, Eben Plympton, Chandos Fulton, Mr. Edgar, E. L. Harrington, Tony Hart, Tony Pastor, Mr. Sanderson, G. W.H. Grifiin, Charles Backus, William Birch and Mr. Wambold were actively engaged in recipro- cating courtesies that had been extended them, Sev- by uxorial proxy, received their friends at home, as did others conuected in one way or another with “the profession.” ‘The ladies of the Gramatic world are always recipients of atten- tion—sometimes unpleasant, but, as a rule, the re- verse. Yesterday’s experience was not exce in that the parlors of the best known and widely appreciated of this class of public entertainers were visited by hundreds of gentlemen, many of whom are scholars, wits and society people ot repute. ‘THE TABLE HOSPITALITIES. While the ladies report that calling was unusually general and agreeable, the gentlemen unite in saying that tables were much more numerous than in pre- ceding years, and that bounteous provision of sub- stantials as well as delicacies was the rule rather than the exception. This harmonizes with the prediction of the HERALD, based on talks with caterers and pub- lic servanis generally. It is an unhappy fact that the feet of the inebriate began to tread the warpath at a comparatively early hour in the day. John Me- ger on the 10:30 A. M. train on the ‘ated road, slipped from the top step uid street station and bumped on all the rest, until he reached the flat stone at the bottom, from which he rolled into the gutter. ort partially drunk he was but partially hurt. Two men | made merry in the cabin of a Fulton ferry- | boat at noon and were finally yanked on deck by two vigorous employés. Staggerers in | every grade of lite, of ail ages and, it is sad to re- | port, of both sexes, did what they could to make the necessity of a “New Liquor Law” apparent, That | wine, brandy, cordials and even whiskeys were largely provided yesterday was evident on the streets before the day had half gone on. At first this was especially noticeable down town and on the east side. Later on there was small choice in ail the city—one part was as sickening as the other. In the evening there were a num- ber of dinner parties, of such size and character as to warrant public reference. In Del- monico’s the great caté and restaurant were compara- tively deserted, but all the supper rooms were occu- pied, and in the large hall a dinner for thirty was provided. In the Brunswick similar facts were re- ported. Private parties, dancing sociables and family gatherings—after calling Lours—were encountered all over thecity. No New Year’s Day in a long time has passed away more quietly, more pleasantly, more satisfactorily. The police records are evidence of that fact, and the family “lists” tell the story of a day of hospitality, as general as it was genuine. ON THE ELEVATED ROADS. For the first time in the history of New York New Year’s Day was rendered additionally comfortable and pleasant, if not “happy,” by the enjoyment of rapid transit. On the previous New Year’s Day only one elevated railway was in operation, and that was a “one-legged” one, and situated on the avenue where it was probably less available for the needs of the peoplothan on almost any other. Yesterday threo elevated railroad lines, all double tracked, were run- ning and conveying probably over one hundred and fifty thousand New Year’s pleasure seckers, and on next New Year's Day, according to the prospects heid out by the companies, two additional lines will berun- cage the Ninth and Eighth avenue exten- sion of the Metropolitan Company to the Harlem River and to High Bridge, and the Second Avenue Elevated line so urgently needed by the east side. While the officers of the elevated companies had only anticipated a light travel, owing to the suspension of all business, the traffic was very large in: The trains on the Third avenue line were very heavily lac from eight o'clock in the morning, and continued until the evening, more especially the through trains to and from Harlem. At 129th street station, for in- stance, about 3,000 tickets were sold, as against 1,500 on Monday and 2,500 on Tuesday, and of this great number the proportion of ten cent tickets was much greater than on the two previous days, It was quite interesting to see the crowds of holiday visitors and excursionists arrive with every train, and so many of them with books, flowers, toys and miscellaneous parcels under their arms. Many of those who made the trip were sirangers, who had only taken it for the novelty of the enjoyment, and who, after rushing out to take a peep at Harlem Bridge and make sure that they were indeed at the other end of the island, went back by the same train. THE METROPOLITAN LINE. Light gloves and white ‘“‘chokers" were more nu- merous on the Sixth avenue elevated line, where the traflic was also much heavier than had been ex- pected. A vast number of skaters got off at Fifty- eighth street station to go to the Park, and, being de- terred by the snowfail trom remaining long upon the ice, soon returned to take adown tram. By half-past one o'clock in the aiternoon 1,200 tickets had been sold at the station, a8 against the usual average of about one thousand on week days, and of this num- ber nearly all were ten cent tickets. In the after. noon, When new year’s visitors and excursionists as well as skaters returned in crowds to their homes, the crush at this station was very great, and almost in every car oue could overhear expressions of de- light at the luxurious comforts of travel enjoyed on this “happy new year,” a8 compared with the wretched accommodations of tweive months upon the horse cars, Indeed, it was manitest to ost casual observer that rapid transit proved yes- terday the very greatest enjoyment tie advent of a new year ever brought to the peopleof New York. MAYOR COOPER. At eleven o'clock yesterday morning Mayor Ely walked into the Executive Chamber at the City Hall, accompanied by Mayor-clect Cooper and Mr. James E. Morrison, the private secretary of the new Mayor. As the oath of office had been administered to Mr. Cooper uo formalities were necessary, and after a few minutes the previous incumbent departed as Mr, Smith Ely, Jr., leaving the new Mayor in possession only episode of the occasion’ worthy ot being d was a bit of pleasantry on Mr. Ely's part. 1 yn that the principal duty performed by the late Mayor was marrying people wuo preterred the civil to the ecclesiastical sanction in wedlock, 50 frequently was Mayor Ely called upon to perform t service that he had the form of tho ceremony printed and neatly bound. Leading the new Mayor to the desk which he had oceupied during the last two years Mr. Ely said, “This is your desk, or,” and, taking up the uniqne volume and iting it, he added, “And this is your badge of * Mayor Cooper received it with @ smile and bowed out his p: $ WISHERS. As soon as the new Mayor had assumed his office « stream of callers began to pour in upon him. Among them was an equal number of republicans and anti- ‘Tammany democrats, The only prominent adherent of the Wigwam who cailed was Senator Eeclesine, who greeted the new Mayor cordiaily, and said: — Mr, Mayor, during the recent canvass £ opposed your election, but now that you are the Mayor of New York Iqwish to offer you any assistance Lean give in the Legislature toward securing all necessary and | proper legislation for the city.” Among the earliest callers to pay his respects to Mayor Cooper was Col- lector Merritt, and the other visitors of note were Corporation Counsel Whitney, Police Commissioner Erhardt, Charity Commissioner Townsend Cox, Deputy Coumissioner of Public Works H, O. Thomp- son, Police Justice Kilbreth; Aldermen Mott, Burns, Haughton, Stewart and He Marshal John ‘Kelly, Colonel John Et. Fellows, Orlando 4, Pot- ter, John Pox, Jerome Buck, R, F, Andrews, Sheridan | Shook and Oswald Ottendorfer, Up to one o'clock ¢ was a Continuous stream of visitors, and in all ween three and four hundred persons paid their “ts to Mayor Cooper. There was no attempt at and, in reply to @ suggestion ot the t bet resp mtation, Human nature on Fifth avenue is first cousin to Duman nature on Baxter street, and New Year's means quite as much in one place as the other. grand dame of Madison avenue, whose husband paid r reception dress and $1,000 for her New had no more to do with the social ob- | rervance of the great holiday t the humble Washerwomen of Cherry street W husband is on | the Island, whose dress is a shilling calico and who “spread” consisted of a cheap decanter of bad sher Aud a bottle of kerosene labelled “Mouongaela whiskey.” In other words, while there was a con- tinuous processional crowd’ in. the best parts of the city, and the old tine habit of calling secined to be onables in its pristine royalty, ions of t ty, in the a and in the ba . there was nt, a going and something was going tokened that At two in the afternoon Fifth ave nue, Park avenue, Thirty-fourth stre al, in faet, all that m of the city above Twentieth street, between Kighth and Lexington avenues, was alive with hurrying pedestrians and speckled coweh- men—the specks being flakes of snow. livery stable keeper was in a jolly Every mon or bey who owned or hive’ a conveyance, however showy, however humble, had it in active operation, At times it was a4 the streets withont great care. of general jollity the tast falling Hlenatp reporter that although he wad entered upon his office without any dramatic elements in its as- | sumption it was pit n that he had not been there | rendered unpappy, Mr. Cooper he unhappiness will come in good | me PERANCE CONVERTS. Mr. C. W. Sawyer, the manager ot the temperance '« held every Sunday at the Park Theatre, met uiverts socially at the parlors of the Young ‘« Christian Association, corner of Fourth ayenue ty-thind street, “It i# acknowledged,” said ing bis callers, “that this day is one of temptation to inebriety, and it is the earnest the managers of this mission that our meet lay may bethe means of keeping mony “k to the use of the wine conducted in an informal manner. those pre nt discussed their experi go up stairs to the lecture room, where a collation was pre, forthem. Turkey, sandwiches, cake, ie and fruit were provided by some ladies who ar interested in the temperance cause. Coffee was the only beverage supplied. The couverts spent some time in discussing this good cheer und in conversa- tion before separating. Another meeting was held in the evening, at which a large number of regular at- tendants of the Mission were present. ‘The proceed- ings were similar to those of the afternoon, The brotherhood of converts presented Mr. Sawyer with handsome album, filled with their portraits. IN BROOKLYN. ‘The day was duly observed in the City of Churches. ‘The absurd custom of discharging firearms at mid- night, to fire the Old Year out and the New Year in, was indulged in to a most annoying extent, dis- turbing the rest of more sensible mortals and vio- lating the city ordinance. ‘The streets were made lively the entire day and till a late hour at night by men, young and old, in car- riages and on foot, going from house to house among their acquaintances. The curtains were drawn up in thousands of happy domiciles. Bountiful tables were spread for the entertainment of the hurried New Year guests, Intoxicating liquors are fast disappearing from the Brooklyn New Year tables, and milder stimulants are replacing them.’ There was yery little intoxication noticeable on the streets, and but few arrests were reported by the police. At the City Hall, Mayor Howell, Comptroller Steinmetz, Auditor Ammerman | and other officials were at the Mayor's office trom eleven A. M. till one P, M., where they were visited by several hundred citizens, with whom they shook hands and exchanged cordial greetings. There were matinées at the Brooklyn Park Theatre, the Academy of Music and other places of amusement, and in the evening well attended performances were also given. Pros; Park and Capitoline skating grounds were well patronized. MR, BEKCHER'S CALLS. ‘The callers upon the Plymouth pastor numbered close upon thirteen hundred, which, considering the inclemency of the storm in the afternoon and even- ing, may be regarded as very large. It is almost two hundred below the average of recent years, The in- vitation to ladies, which was given for the first time by Mr. Beecher from the pulpit on neue was ac- cepted by fifteen of the gentler sex. These were ches from the country prin ipally, who, having no other opportunity of paying their Fespects to the dis- tinguished preacher, availed themselves of that of yesterday, The gentlemen who came to wish Mr. Beecher “A happy New Year and many of | them” represented nearly all the social conditions of life, and included every age, from childhood to the tottering old man. Many of these are total strangers to the Plymouth pasior, and who until yesterday had had no other acquaintance with him than listening occasionally to one of his public addresses. Now an then a forgotten incident in his busy life is recalled by the visitor, and one of these occurred in the pres- ence of 4 HERALD reporter yesterday. Enter the perce @ gentieman with a President Hayes kind of look and a gushing, earnest manner. Mr. Beecher receives him at the door with dignity and frankness, and while their hands are ciasped the gentleman suys:— “Mr. Beecher I wish you avery happy New Year, sir, and many of them.” Mr Beecher bows and smiles, “You don’t remembrr me, sir,” says visitor, (A bow of assent.) “I crossed with you on board the steamer when you came from England.” Mr. Bexcuxr—That is a good many years ago. Vistror—Yes, sir. I will relate a circumstance that will probably call me to your mind. In the saloon I gave you some filberts and you said that it we should meet again and I would introduce myself as Mr. Filberts that you would remembor me, Mr. BexcuEn—Mr. Filberts, [remember the filberts very well, but I had forgotten you. Visrror—Yes, we have much changed in appearance since then. Mr. BEECHER—Mr. Filberts is, 1 suppose, as the- atrical people say, your stage mame. Pray ‘what is your proper name, sir ? Vistror—Plummer, sir; Plummer, Mr. BexcHER—Mr. Plummer, you must allow me to introduce you to my wife. . Beecher introduces Mr. Pliimmer to Mrs. Beecher and the ladies in the adjoining parlor, and sayr, in introducing him, “This is Mr. Plummer, ladies, but we call him Filberts,” and leaving him to tell the hese é turns to shake hands with fhe other callers who, during the filbert story, have accumu- lated in the hallway and the parlor. From eleven o'clock to six there was a continuous succession of hand-shakers. It was borne, however, with Christian fortitude, and when the outer doors of the house on Columbia Heights were closed on the suow storm last night, and the last visitor was thanked for his call, Mr. Beecher seemed in splendid physical condition, ready to enjoy his supper and the quiet evening at hom IN NEW JERSEY. Out of the one hundred and twenty odd thousand composing the population of Newark loss than half adozen persons celebrated New Year's Day in tho police cells. There was a good deal of tipsiness ob- servable on the streets, but not nearly as much as in preceding celebrations, On the whole, the order pre- served was creditable, Business, except in the saloons, restaurants, livery stables and theatres, Was generally suspended. Five thousand persons enjoyed. themselves skating on the Bloomfield pond. At Apollo Hull, on New Year's Eve and yesterday morning along ‘until nearly daylight, the Hibernia Rifles had a grand ball, at which were present Edward O’ Meagher Condon, Patrick Melady, Patrick Tierue: Captain John Breslin, of the Catalpa exploit; ‘Rox Mountain” O’Brien, and others. The affair was an cx- ceedingly enjoyable and successful one. The number of Newark citizens who received calls yesterday was greater than last year, but still many baskets were ung onthe outer walls of houses on fashionable streets for the reception of callers’ cards. Generous repasts were furnished to the inmates of all the county and charitable institutions, DEATHS AND CASUALTIES. Edward Auspash, seventeen years old, of No. 88 Ridge street, while paasing through Essex street, was shot in the hand by some unknown person. During an altercation at No. 160 Orchard street John Christian was stabbed in the head by Joseph Sali. He was takon to the Eldridge street station house, where his injuries, which are severe, were dressed, His assailant was arrested. ‘Teresa Rosenbaum, twenty-two years old, residing at No. 128 Seventh street, while looking out of the window of her residence, last evening, was shot in the face by some unknown person who was carelessly discharging a revolver in the street. The wound, ai- though painful, is not considered dangerous, Sabina Dunn, sixteen years of age, daughter of De- tective Dunn, of No. 200 East Seventh street, while passing No. 249 Seventh street last Tuesday night was accidentally shot by a young man named Lanzenen, of No, 128 Sixth street.” The ball entered the left arm and lodged near the collar bone, The girl ran screaming to her home, as soon as her father ns- certained what was the matte Lanzenen was arrested and locked up. It appears that the young man was calling on a friend who had been shooting out the Old Year. Supposing the chambers to be empty they were flourishing the weapon about recklessly. The wounded girl is ina critical condition. Lanzenen was arraigned in the Essex Market Police Court yes- terday and held to await the result of her injuries. An unknown boy, about sixteen years old, fell into the North River, x No. 34, and was drowned. His body was recovered and removed to the Morgue. In the downtown precincts of the city there were yesterday three cases of accidental shooting, one of 1 shooting, one of stabbing and’ one in man’s arm was broken with a brick. Fortunately none of the injuries were of a character to immediately endanger life. A man named Christian Powell was, however, knocked down in the Tenth precinct and pounded and jumped upon by a crowd of roughs until sense- less, He was conveyed to the Chambers Street Hos- pital. ‘Zhe police expressed the opinion that no pre- vious New Year's Day had passed with such few casualties, Arthur Cox, a boy between thirteen and fourteen | years of age, was engaged in skating on a pond in the sunken lots, near the intersection of Atlantic avenue and Utic nue, Brooklyn, in company with several | Juvenile companions, about noon, yesterday, when the ice suddenly broke beneath him and he was sub- merged in the water. His associates endeavored to | resctte him, but their efforia were in vain and the wn- fortunate iad was drowned. His body was saubse- quently recovered by the police of the Twelfth pre- cinet and was taken to the residence of his parents, No, 170 Atlantic avenue. TRINITY IN GALA DREss, The marriage of Rev. J. B. Weatherill to Miss Smith, grand niece of Mrs, A. T. Stewart, takex place this morning, at half-past eleven o'clock, in Trinity | Church, Preparations were being made on a grand scale yesterday at the church, and were carried on until late this morning, Mr. John Owens, the chief gurdener of Trinity parish, has charge of the floral decorations, which are un- usually elaborate, The altar is fronted by two groups of fine palms, against which, in striking con- trast, are the brilliant scarlet blossoms of the Poin- * ‘Twelve rubber trees guard the entrance to the chancel, the interior of which is one grove of camellias, japonicas and Japanese prim: roses, The floral centrepoints of — attraction are the great burnished candelabrae on either side of the chancel, against each of which is built @ magnificent pyramid of rare and costly hothouse flowers, including dracmnas in fail bloom and a pair of arbutilons, The candelabras and the surrounding wall work are garnished with smila: climbing ferns and artificial leaves. No orange blo: however, are to be displayed except at the home » bride, in Thirty-tourth strect, The ceromony is to be performed by’ Bishop Littlejohn, assisted by Revs. Morgan Dix and Rylance—the former pastor of ‘Trinity and the latter of St. Mark's Church, A fall choir will be present, and their singing will be aug- mented by the assistance of both the chancel and great organs, At the elose of the ceremonies Mr, Thirl- dwelt on the hopetulness which was ereated in their Dreasis by opening the year in peace and sobriety, instead of in dtunkenness and carousal, Rev. C. ©. Darling offered prayer. Kight men asked for the prayers of those present, that they might be resened trom sin. At the close of the religious exercises the company were invited to wail will ring changes on eight bella, As over three thousand invitations were Issited @ very large at: tendance is expected and eight police officers have tailed to preserve order, WALKING AND RUNNING. MME. ANDERSON'S JAUNT—THE PEDESTRIAN RE- CEIVES FIVE THOUSAND CALLERS —FIFTEEN SKCONDS BEHIND’ TIME. ‘The New Year's reception of Mme. Anderson was a complete success, as she received a continuous ova tion from midnight of Tuesday up to last night at the same hour. After completing the first quarter on the commencement of the new year Mme. Anderson made « brilliant success as a comic singer with ditty entitled, “Two o’Clock in the Morning.” There were seven or eight hundred people present at the time, and they went almost wild with enthusiasm. They did not appear at all anxious to go home, and at four o'clock there were over three hun- dred spectators present, Two hours later there were still over one hundred in the Garden, These were not all wide awake, and walking around the Madame amused herself by waking up the drowsy ones, During the early hours the Madame was favored with & magnificent orchestra, comprising a gentleman with a powerful mouth organ, accompanied by the piano. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FORFEITED, Shortly before eleven o'clock the walker took her bath, and, owing to some discrepancy between the clock in her room and the watches on the scorer’s table, she was recorded as appearing on the track at 11h. 038m, 15s,, just fifteen seconds behind the three minut At the commencement of the walk she stated that she would pay $100 to any one finding her off the track three minutes after the commencement of the quarter. The money was claimed yesterday morning and was paid. The Madame could have been on the track in plenty of time, but her attendants were slow With her clothes, | ‘This little aflair transpired just after the completion of the fifteen hundredth quarter. SLEEPY AND FOOTSORE. During the afternoon the Madame was rather sleepy and did not make very fast time, preferring to encourage sleep and obtain as much rest as pos- sible. Her Dootmaker was on hand during the afternoon and walked | with .her, She pnt on a boots during the morning, but, after wearing them a couple of hours, took them off, as her feet pained her very much, Last mgnt there was the usual large at- tendance, and the pedestrian appeared to wake up and moved around the track at quite a lively gait. In order to ease her feet she walked in @ ki of woollen slipper with a very thin sole. At half-past eleven o'clock she had completed 1,560 quarter miles, panies were still several hundred spectators in the jarden. SPLENDID PERFORMANCE OF AN OLD VERMONTER AT GILMORE’S GARDEN WHICH SURPRISED THE TRAINED ATHLETES OF NEW YORK. A novel feat of endurance took place yesterday at Gilmore’s Garden, and one that elicited warm ap- plause from hundreds of people assembled. N. Taylor, a man forty-eight years of age, had en- gaged to run against Mr. A. B. Sprague @ distance of twenty miles, for a wager of $200 aside and the gate money. The match was to have commenced at one o'clock, but it was about two before the men ap- peared on the tracks for work. Previous to their run- ning the Heratp reporter had a chance to observe both men and converse with them, Taylor is decidedly a “character.” He has a regi- men of his own, and, as he expressed it, “‘’twas only apple pie and tea.” Now, how # man could run twenty miles on apple pie and tea was a puzzle to the reporter, but he awaited the result. Taylor, who is a Vermonter, has a physique denoting great endurance. His skin is clear, red, and drawn over his bones with the tightness of parchment overadrum. His muscles are hard as iron. His antagonist, Mr. Sprague, was a much younger man, about thirty-four, handsome, well formed, but too fleshy and soft; in fact, it was soon observed that he was not in such good form for running as Taylor. Sprague said he was originally a New Yorker, but had been recently walking and run- ning in Chicago. THE START. At about two o'clock, the men being ready, the reteree was chosen, Mr. John Grassick, of the Scot- tish-American Athletic Club, consenting to serve in that capacity. Mr. Taylor had consented to give Sprague the outside track, on which there were only eight laps to the mile, while his inside track had nine laps to the mile. The word “Go!” was given, and the men started in fine style, Taylor leading al- iost from the start. It was soon apparent that the “old man” from Vermont who dicted on apple pie aud tea was more than a match for the young man from New York. Taylor bounded over the course like a deer. He wore no shoes, and had nothing but stockings on his feet. He carried a whip in his right hand, but did not scem to find it necessary pein cr trial to use it on his legs. His left hand was held rather high over his breast, and from this position he did not remove it during the run. SPRAGUE'S EFVORT. It was sdon apparent that Sprague was over- matched, His running was labored, and when he passed the judges’ stand after the fifth mile it was sven that the blood had mounted to his head and that he was making an effort to which his strength was unequal, while Taylor was going round the course fresh and making almost his average time. At, this juncture Sprague stopped and said some- thing to the audience about having taken cold, but soon after resumed his trip around the circle, which he continued until the eleventh mile, walking prin- cipally but running at intervals,when he disappeared from the track, Taylor meanwhile making his rounds with clockyork regularity. THE TIME. ‘TAYLOR, oy ‘Total time’ in ‘running the twenty miles without stopping or taking refreshment of any kind 143m. 22). A TWENTY-FIVE MILE WALKING MATCH. A walking match took place yesterday on the grounds of the Clinton Athletic Club, on Sackett street, between Clinton and Henry streets, South Brooklyn, under the auspices of the club named. The contestants, who are both amateurs were David Scanlan, of the First ward, and James Donovan, of the Sixth ward. The stakes were $200 for the winner and the distance walked was twenty-five milk F, Luckernacher acted as scorer and Edward Briggs as time keeper. The men took the track at half-past eleven A. being dressed = in tights. and wearing colored cups, ‘They are avout thirty-five years of age, respectively, and were well matched apparently'as to size and weight, both being strony, active looking men. The track was hard and rugged, and the crowd of specta- tors frequently pressed forward in such a manner as to slightly impede the progress of the pedestrians, despite the efforts of the police and the committee, For the first ten miles Donovan took the lead, aud his friends increased their bets on him. But Scanlan, who had | keeping up a regular long and steady heel and toe «tep from the start, caught i. up to hix. opponent und passed him, He continued to gain in cach mile, and went aloug swinging his arms at an casy gut, while Donovan seemed to be stiff in the joints and walked us though it was rather painful to him, as the jour- ney drew to a close. Scanlan passed’ the wiuning goal at 4h.din. P. M., making the 25 miles in 4h, 34m. He was loudly cheered as he hastened off the grounds, | Donovan stopped when Scanlan finished, having scored 234 miles, Another walking match is spoken of between the two men, The falling snow greatly intervered with tho success of yesterday's under. taking. A MATCH AT NEWBUKG. Newnunae, N, Y., Jan. 1, 1879. Charles B. Callahan, in a match to-day, walked sixty-five miles in twenty-one hours, His com- petitor, George L. Wilson, in the sate time covered fect more than sixty-two miles aud fell ex- A few evenings ago Mossrs, W. R..Whitmore and A. H. Curtis, of the New York Athletic Club, visited the rooms of the Scottish-American Athletic Club and presented their tug-of-war team with a stand of colors, won in the match pull of September last, Shortly after the ntation the following letter wus vived by the president of the New York Ath- etic Club: Scortist No. oa Fire Janne Hyxes, Kiq., Provident labs My Deak 8it--T take ion behal: anks Althou, vanquished your men x no wise be enat down, f Chun) t Wifty-fourth stroet, Now York Athiotis ledging your ag leave to re. ti ch in the past we have mot and iy timos, yet trast they will in in thom Wo indeed have aon, worthy of eur sibel, whom wo aye only com by work and perso: nee, your team I desire to express my re- Jr the manly, straightforward way 4 Ato congratulate you ¢ ut Toe. red mai ‘Trasting that you will receive the hearty good wishes of our elu for your future success, TF beg leave to romain, yours traly, WILLIAM 8, CONNBLL, President Scottish-American Athletic Club, ‘The uniform agreed upon by the Seventh regiment Mr. | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1879. tug-of-war teams in Garden, eve Gray Dmg block on breast. ‘A game of curling is expected to come off to-mor- row on Haledon e, near Paterson, N. J., when Caledonian Curling Club, of this city, will Paterson Curling Club.’ The reputation of both clubs insures a game of unusual interest, besides it will be the first formal game of the season. MANHATTAN ATHLETIC CLUB. The Manhattan Athletid Club held the following skating races yesterday at their rink, Eighth avenue and Fifty-sixth and Fitty-seventh sureets:—One mile race for boys under fifteen ycars of age at eleven A. M., for which no entrance was charged, and a ten mile race, open to all amateurs, entrance fee fifty cents. For the first race there were three heats, the first being won by T. 8. Mushow—time, 5m, 22s. ; H. 8, Tallman second.’ The aecond heat was won by RR. Perkins, J. Backer second; time, 5m. 158, The final heat was won by Perkins, Tallman second: time, 4m, 554. ‘The race was an exciting one and was won by Perkins by about twenty yards. For the ten mile race there Were their competition at Gilmore's mings of the 3d and 4th, is’ as follows: fatigue cap and white shirt with black number of entries, with the following starters:—E. G. Gurney, W. H. Griffin, of the Manhattan Athletic Club: George Phill ‘Spider”), of the Hudson Count ips (" Boat Club: J.-D. Quibkberne of the Scottish-Ameri- can Athletic Club; Floyd Sherwood, of Brooklyn, and others, The race was handsomely wop by Phillips in 43m, 53'4s., Sherwood second, third. Medals were given to the first and second in each race, The trials were enthusiastically applauded by a@ large audience, some two thousand being pres- ent. It is expected that another entertainment of a similar character will be given by the club in the course of the ensuing week. | BASEBALL ON THE ICE, A LIVELY GAME AT FAIR HAVEN, N. J.—THE SNOW STORM ON THE SHREWSBURY RIVER. The ico ball epidemic reached Fair Haven, N.J., about a week ago and culminated yesterday in a grand match on the ice for the purpose of choosing a nine to represent the town. The match took place on the Shrewsbury Kiver, aud a more convenient spot or a broader field of ice could not well be found in that neighborhood. At this point the Shrewsbury River is about a mile and a quarter wide and frozen from shore to shore. The ice had been cleared of snow for about half a mile in every direction, and the surface, while somewhat soft in places, was, on the whole, admirable, it ‘The game was to have begun at one o'clock, and at that hour fully three hundred persons were gathered about the hotel grounds and on the ice. Large flags marked the limits of the space preserved for the players, and the field itself was laid out in red paint. ‘The weather, which had been threatening through- out the forenoon, developed a snowstorm about noon, and the managers of the match determined to delay it somewhat in the hope of a clearing. About two o'clock sides were mustered and the game be- gan. By this time there were fully five hundred per- sons congregated on the shore and ice. Among this large party of spectators, which seemed to have been gathered trom all about the neighboring country and villages, there were an unusually large number of ladies, many of them on skates. The scene at the beginning of the game from the hotel piazza was an exceedingly picturesque and novel one. Up and down the river as far as the eyo could reach was a white unbroken field of ice, while on the opposite side the line was only broken by a succession of snow covered hills which rose one above the other far into the north. Theplayers were in position, and scores of skaters dotted the white surface of the river in every direction, the ladies, in bright costumes, gliding gracefully to and fro. ‘A NOVEL SCENE. The game had hardly been under way fifteen minutes vefore a driving snow storm came in from the north. While it annoyed it did not seriously incon- venience the players, and the spectators seemed to enjoy tho storm quite as well as they dia the game, ‘The latter was certainly afunny one. It was the first of the season on the Shrewsbury River, and the want of practice ‘was evident. Those of the players who had had experience in former years had evidently for- gotten much of what they had learned, while the others “muffed” and sat down quite as often as might have been expected. The catcher wore a fencing mask festooned with what seemed to bo pie plates, and had a peculiar habit of losing his equilibrium after letting the ball pass him. The short stop, too, had a peculiar way of stopping a ball. About two-thirds of the time the attempt was made with his nose, while he flourished his skates in the air, to the astonishment of the ladies and the most intense satisfaction of the host | of small boys, who cheered him lustily. The ball was red, and could be more distinctly secon than a white one. Notwithstanding this, however, so dense was the fall of snow and so slippery the fingers and skates of the players that it frequently was lost for a moment or two. THE GAME, The two nines were unnamed, although there was @ faint recollection that away back in the past one of them had’ been called “Centennial.” One was offi- cered by Mr.'H, Van Tine and the other by Mr. E. Wilber. Van Tine’s nine went to the bat first and Mr. Wilber’s took the field. The catcher of tho latter, | Mr. H.E. Sinith, was the wearer of the extraordinary ; headgear already referred to. Whether he wore it to | prevent his nose from coming into contact with the | ice, or as @ necessary adjunct to the performance of his duty as catcher, did not transpire; but it is cer- tain that it was more useful in the former copacity than in the latter. Mr. Doughty, pitcher of Wilber’s nine, in toning bie first ball evidently determined to create something of a sensation, After the ball had left his fingers he performed one of the most extraor- dinary contortions that probably was ever witnessed in Fairhaven. Under the circumstances, it was utterly impos- s ble to play a good match game. The snow tell so thickly that at times it was impossible to seo the fielders from the home base. ‘The batting and run- ning were for the most part very good, but the fielding was simply awful. There is little doubt, however, that in the two nines may be found mate- rial for ‘one good club. It is intended to form an organization und play matches with the prominent ice nines of the country. THE SCORE, ‘The record of the game was as follow: VAN TINK'S NINE. WILBER'S NINE. RAB.POA, Van Tine, c. 10 Wilber, 1.f....2 0 0 1 F. R. Smith, 0 0 O Schneider,ss.0 0 0 1 A. Smith, 1b 1 0 0 Carpenter, 1b. 1 1 0 1 1 © 1 Hendr’ks'’n,2b.0 1 1 0 1 0 O Stritzinger,3b. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Henderson,r.f.1 0 0 1 0 0 0 H.E. Smith, c 110 ahou,r.f.0 0 0 0 J, Smith, rs 0 Vandevere, 68. 0 0 0 0 Doughty, p... 0 O'Brien, 3b.... 0 0 0 0 Minton, ¢. f. 1 256 5 ol Totals—Van Tine, 10; Wilber, 21. ICEBOAT REGATTA, A grand icoboat regatta will take place on the Shrewsbury River at Fair Haven, on January 4, the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans. Thecourse will be twenty miles. The B gio) are a gold medal and a set of colors presented by Mr. John Van ‘Tine. It is expected that there will be from forty to fifty boats in the ri BROOKLYN DRIVING PARK. A large number of horremen assembled at the Brooklyn Driving Park yesterday to enjoy New Year's in witnessing the two cvents announced. The races were full of excitement. The first event was the five-mile race against time, in which William McMahon backed the bay gelding Jack Stewart to trot in harness five miles in 15m. 25s. for a stake of | $300, rain or shine. Jack Stewart won the race in | im. 44s. The second race was wou by Lady Fisher | in two straight heats, ‘TIME, The following is © summary of Jack. Stewart's heats:— | Quarter, 43 Half. First heat.. ye 4 ime, 14:00% Lady Fisher's, time in the seco lows: — First heat.. Second heat. race was as fol- Quarter, — Half. Mile. 2:4 A FULL SCORE AT THE THREE HUNDRED YanD RANGE, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Wasnixoton, Jan. 1, 1879, Mr. Partello made another wonderful score to-day at the Bennings Station Rifle Range, where a few of the wembers of the Columbia Rifle Association as. sembled for an off-hand shooting contest at the 309 yards target. A snow storm prevailed during the firing. The rifles used were the Remington mid- range, With wind gauge and Vernier sights, The following are some of the scores: — THR socom J. M. T. Partello. 5556 6 & 63 Colonel J. 0. P. Bw 5656 4 & FM DW, Brutoo.... «+. 464 4.0 6 maT It is said by the members of the club that a com- plete score at 300 yards in the off-hand or standing position has never been made before in practice or at any match. If this be so, the store of Messrs. Partello and Burnside will be a sensation in the rifle shooting | world, Three hundred yards is the longest distance for off-hand work and thirty-one points is believed to Grifin | | Orange, fell from a load of hay in Newark | the streets of Paterso: HARRY HILL'S NOVICE. SPARRING BENEFIT 10 JIMMY KELLY—LIVELY WORK WITH THE GLOVES—A LARGE AND DE- LIGHTED AUDIENCE. “Ow is that for a handience on New Year's Day?" remarked Harry Hill to a HegaLp reporter yesterday afternoon, surveying his crowded theatre on the oe casion of the sparring benetit tendered to his novice Jimmy Kelly. The programme opened with the usual variety entertainment, consistiug of songs and dances, Then the young English athlete, Frank Liv- ingstone, displayed some extraordinary feats in chair and table balancing on his forehead. A cart wheel weighing 250 pounds was handed te him, and after poising it with his hands he set it or edge on his forehead and held it in that position tor th rty seconds. This feat brought down the hottse. Gus Hill gave an exhibition with Indian clubs, after which the real work of the evening began, Jim Creamer, of Providence, and Joe Ryan, the cham- pion light weight wrestler, stepped on the stage with gloves. In the first round Ryan proved himself o heavy striker, but in the second and third he was so overmatched by the weight and #ki!l of his antagonist that the contest became one-sided, The next set-to was between Mur- ray and ‘Taylor, the latter a pugilist of the colorad | persuasion, both hailing from Providence, R. I. In the first round Taylor seemed in good humor and felt his way cautiously, but when he planted a blow he struck heavily. The second round was fought with such vigor that the men | pummeled each other till they were almost exhausted. ‘THE EVENT OF THE DAY. The match between Pete McCoy, of Now Jersey, and Ed. McClinchy, of New York, proved to be the most hotly contested event of the day. McCoy waa stighter than his opponent, but very wiry. Mike Coburn and Billy Madden sparred three rounds, and then appeared Johnny Reilly, of New York, and Mike Gillespie, of Philadelphia. “Tn the first round it was manifest to all that Reilly was overmatched, but he met his man pluckily, though he received some hard hitting and was rewarded with ap King and Joe Williams followed wit! | as did Gus Hill and McArdle, Tommy Drohan, of Boston, who was to spar with Jimmy Kelly, dia ‘hot put in an appearance, and the programme wound up with a lively rattle betweeu Kelly and Jim McGrath. PATSEY SHEPPARD'S BENEFIT. | plause. Young three rounds, Patsey Sheppard, a well kuown light weight, wae | tendered a complimentary benefit at Lyric Hall, Sixth | avenue, near Forty-second street, last evening. | Though the time was not well adapted to secure @ large house the audience was fair | in size and respectable in appearance. Mike Burns and brother introduced the ‘sporta of the evening,” and after three indifferent rounds gave way to John Slack and Bob Carman. These young men displayed some science and pleased the spectators. Mike Gillespie and Warry Edwards noxt appeared, and, after a fine contest of the usual num- ber of rounds, retived with applause. Young Logan and Frank White sparred with caution at first, and then did their utmost to knock each other down. Each received pretty hard thumps, but left the stage little the worst of the meeting. Ed. McClinchey and Pete McCoy stood well up to each other, but owing to McCoy’s right arm being injured the set- to was not as good as those men _ usually make. Jordan and Cash followed, and then the beneficiary and Billy Edwards closed the evening's entertainment. It was a pretty exhibition of spar- ring, but neither cut loose to any extent, aud the oceans of the house was that the aflair was evenly alanced. GENERAL GRANT'S SHIP. DESCBIPTION OF THE UNITED STATES STEAMER RICHMOND—-LIST OF OFFICERS. {Correspondence of the Philadelphia Times.) Boston, Dec. 30, 1878, As a description of the ship which has been desig- nated to do honor to General Grant by conveying him and his suite to the scenes of his anticipated Oriental triumphs may prove interesting to the readers of the Times, I paid a visit to the United States steamer Richmond, while lying at the Charlestown Navy Yard, just before her departure for New York on her trial trip last Saturday. The Richmond is ono of the “crack” ships of our rather feeble navy, and she is considered one of the few really presentable ships in the service. She is a sister ship to the Brooklyn and Hartford, built at Norfolk, Va., during Buchanan's administration, rates second class, has a displacement of 2,000 tons, mounts 14 guns and has a crew of 320 men. The Rich- mond has had a new set of engines put in her since she was built and has recently had new boilers putin. She has been thoroughly overhauled at this station and much elaborate ornamentation has been indulged in, probably on account of the distinguished passengers she is destined to convey. New and costly carpets, furniture and fittings have been added to her cabins and room. The after or admiral’s cabin has been fitted up in an elegant, if not sump- tuous, manner for the express accommodation of General Grant and suite, and it is thought that addi- tional embellishment and appointments will be made to the cabin and staterooms set apart for His Excellency and friends when the ship arrives at the port in Europe where Grant may elect to embark for is Oriental tour, It is the opinion among the offi- cers of the Richmond that General Grant will embark either at Marseilles or Spezzia. The ship will bo proceed, by the way of the Suez Canal, direct to Cal- cutta, HOW THE VESSEL 18 OFFICERED. General Grant will certainly have no cause to com- plain either of the or its officers, for a more gen- tlemanly, eflicient and “elegant” set ‘of officers tl those appointed to command the Richmond cannot be found in any naval service of the world. The fol- lowing is a@ list of the officers in command of the Richmond :—Captain A. E. K. Benham, commanding. Lieutenant Commander Lewis Clarke, executive officer. Lieutenants—Charles S. Sperry, George C. Thomas H. Storms and N. J. K. Fitch. Chief En- t—Charles H. Baker. Past Assistant Enginecrs— ‘Nathan P. Town and John L. Harman, Assistant Engi- neers—William L, Cathcart and E. L. Warburton. Past Assistant Surgeou—J. 8. Bransford, Assistant Sur- lement Biddle. Assistant Paymaster—O. C. i Master—Sidney H. . Ensigns—Milli- an, Laird, Beaty and Worcester. Cadet Midshipmen— Guinn Sprague, Atwater, Ryan, Canfield, Rogers, | Todd, Almy and Hetherington. Cadet Engineers— | Shell, Spangler and Gow. Boatswain—Josiah Aiken, | Gunner—-T, B. Watkins. Sailmaker—J. P. Carter. Captain of Marine Guard—J. H. Higbee. Lieutenant | of Marines—R. Dickins. Pay Clerks—Roach and Grant's political stock is assuming some proportions here in New England. I recently had a Tin with Governor Rice end "other prominent politi cal and commercial gentlemen here and in other por- tions of the New England States, and they express a preference for Grant over any other republican can- didate whose name has thus far been mentioned in connection with the Presidency. Some private specu- lative schemers from New York were industriousl, working up a proposed grand ovation to be tendere the General upon his return to Americay and, al- though the scheme fell through when it was dis- covered that the General would not return home as soon a8 anticipated, the idea of Monizing the hero of Appomattox upon the occasion of his return met with considerable favor. SUBURBAN NOTES. Charles Williams, a resident of Tory Corners, feared, ie feared, Barnabas’ afternoon and sustained injuries which, it may prove fatal, He was removed to St. Hospital. William Burns, aged twenty-eight years, was at- rested at No. 204 Navy street, ‘Brookiyn® yoaterday, on complaint of Jeremiah Lanahan, who accused the prisoner of having broken into his shoe store, No. 203 Hudson avenue, at an early hour in the morning. Ho wus held to await examination before Judge alsh. William Feeley and Frank MeCue, two young men, who are said to be well known to the police, wero arrested on Tuesday night on @ os. of stealing a on and harness, valued i om Alderman O'Connell, and a ‘horse, worth $175, from Frank Plunkett, of No. 764 Dean street, Brooklyn, The prisoners were held to answer the charge, ‘The now Board of Charities for Kings county met and organized yoxterday at the County Court House, by electing William M, Shipman president and Ber- nard Midas treasurer. Commissioner Henry moved that the offices for outdoor relief be abolished, but ihe motion was beaten by Storms, Midas and Zeiser. The following standing committees were then ap- pointed by the Board, upon a motion to that effect: — | Alnshouse and Lunatic Asylum, Commissioners Midas and Zeiser; County og og Commissioners | Henry and Storm Hospital for Tncurables, Com- jinwioners Zeiger and Henry. The Board then adjourned, The Coroner's jury, after a protracted session, lasting far into My ight, Auaily rendered a ver= dict in tite ease of i child which was found on Christmas night, carelessly wrapped up in paper, in . N, ! See number of {tnoases were examined, but nothing really impor- tant was elicited, The verdict of the Fury cul to the effect that the child had died immediately after ite pirth; thet they were unable to determine who were ite parents; and further, thoy censured severely the parents of said child aud all who may have been im- plicated in its brutal exposure. “NOT AFRAID. To THe Error oF THe HERALD: 1 see an advertisoment in to-day’s Herat in which I am challenged to fight by a former employé of mine whom I discharged for cause, The matter is almost too ridiculous for me to notiee; but my friends need not be alarmed on Hf ed be the highest score ever made heretofore out of the Uhurty-ve possible in the seven shote allowed wt this tance, account, a6 I am quite able to take care of a aawanited, JAMES ROCHEFORT, No. 297 Delancey street, New York city,