The New York Herald Newspaper, July 31, 1857, Page 1

ee ———<—<—<$<—$—<—<————— MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, 1857. _ JULY 31, WHOLE NO. 1638 en@ asked me wha! Carroll had; I think Carrell ane wered THE STREET COMMISSIONER DIFFICULTY, vena Carrol sald “' here ’tls,”? and handed it to me, and Whe Conover Contempt Case—Testtmony Ber | ry Sewer: I raw it reaed’ to the fore the Referee. Brower sald," thie is pot direoted to on; J then gave SIXTH Day. a tere Bache to Carrell, ook wp ay: wandio: books, dat ten o'OCE yevierday morning, Mr. oot ‘ f i} what he sald about an we receive testimony iu this cae. My. Conover's wit- | ,, MY. Grady sald he caked winoss Tm oped. the r Injunction. would con'ine him to that point After some objection ae Field eo sates, singas witness to slate what 1 and to whom he seid Mr. Fie!d claimed his right to stop the reference If every word the witness said wae not takon down. ‘Wituess continved—Carroll threw ‘ho injunction on the (queens wove examined exolustvely—Farringtor and Brower qmorgat the numiver. John 7A. Brady, one of the city Councilmen, called by ‘Wr. Fieid.—I was in Oeurt when Judge Peabody signed the warrants; I beard ur. Brady auseunce en injunction; a; fe feet ume Court room; 1 lookea | books id, there te the papers” Tmeld what a it?” Uf. Brewer was not in the Court room; I looked } Poche SME tent neta tay metton, it don’t make ba diffe for him and ceuld wot seo him; 1 did not gee John R. Fer | rence, go abead;” J think these wore the words; I then wirgton } vou went wi apd be anctuer, ve have 0 anewer | once eg a aA Han et 00 * Shout thats 1 bad that irjanstion between my teeth afer: warde;1 requested s me body to put it there, I don’t know who; | wae afraid it ‘misbs fait off To Mr. Field—Mr. Field and I had never spoken till I came into Court with the bocks; when the warrant was delivered to mo the ink of the signature was not dry; had 10 Keep it open to provent it from blowing Q During the argument as Wo addressing the warrant to a constable, bad apything been raid by Mr. Brady irritatiog to you? A, He gave the oonatables a very good character; he said he could net trust any ef them, apd gould nat col lect jollare out of them after they got it; and I think to Mr Brady) I have paid you more than that. — Did you say that Mr. Brady spoke of all constables in the way you mention? A. As near o# I could bear bim ho did. Q Did that irritate ycu? A. Tt cid not make me feel , Qress-oxamined by Mr, James T, Brady—I have known Donover eight years, or about tnat; I have no interest io @peling or otherwise in Cozover’s success ia this case; 1 jyee tn Court during (he proczedings in the cifferent cases ve or cix times; I saw Judge Peabody siga the warran: for Doviin’s arrest; 1 was then sitting beiweon Mr. Brady ‘aaa the railing; I didn’t seo Brewer at that timo; 1 fre Botiood him at the commencement of the preceodinge; he ten came into Court and seated himvelf, first, I thiak @omewhere near Mr. Field, to his right; I saw him after words on ‘he left side; I did net soe him go out of Oouri; ‘when the Judge signed the search warrant J did not notice (tuen wr. where Brewer wat; Inaw Mc. Brady rige from hie seat | vi Cory ‘and go to Conover ‘wiih some sin his bands: Rot vd ‘bat did you do becanee of that irritat'on which you geo him hard the papers; when Mr. Brsdy ¢id thas (don’t | would not baye done if Mr, Brady hai not made those Know where the search warra:t was; | raw a paper in | remarks? A J burried it up e litte faster than I would. Bertholt’e band, which the Judge gave him; I did not see Q Have you not stated today tha’ you had no what Berthof with it; I first noticed Farrington | reason nor direction to be in cular hurry in exe- tm the room before the proceedings commenced, after Brady | outing the warrant? A. I e! I bad no direstion; I made the announcement that he nad served ao isjanctisn | didn’t ray I bad ro reason. bay sed be was then reading « minute or two Q@ Were you asked the following question —“Had you efter that I left the Court and went t the Street Commie | no special instraciion or rece:n to be rapid on this oc- honer’s office, and saw Brewer aud Farrington there; | cation!” A. I did mot besr the word reason. thirty ‘bot woen Q. State in what suit or proceeding or in bebaliofehom you ever paid avy money to 7, Porson in aay way oon hecied wih the office of James T. Laing and to what per- OB you paid it. A. Lcould not etate it; wi wes uy whue I was in the Sherifi’s oftce or while | was constable T canpot ray. Q Have youever seen Mr. Erady’s name in any pro- cers in your life, either slone or in corjunction with any ene else? A think J have seen it on execetiona in the Sherift’s ¢ ffice; it might not have been your name. apd we nt in the court room on the 3 of July; I have mace an sffidar ter wes read in court; warrant to me ; after the Judge signed tt; when | recatred it I was abot midway in the pastage between the two tables in front of the bench, hay forward to rece! had been’ mal Sy Mir Brady abort an injun tica when f el Idelivered the warrant to John R Farring. outside the main entrance to the court room; T Of the room Immediaely en gotting it; whilo I Brady made no announcement ro- ERESS225 935702003 > ry Ome examined by Mr. Protret was first employed to mark artist Conover in relerence to office of Street Commis: ‘ed sioner on the 18h of June, 1857, by Mr. Conover; Mr. Battine Field, I think, was eraployed by him the same afernoon; Jos. B Pollock examined—I am clerk in the Supreme | sinoe the 13th of June | and Mr. Fieid haye been copsid- Court, and was erably together as the counsel ac! advisers of Mr. Cono were signed; 1 ‘ver; Our consultations, as far as 1 know, have beon frank, readip cours; full apd upreverved efidavit ite Br. Pielc—la that question intended to be offensive? of the eeproh warrr: the Judge ir Brads —Itis not; quite the contr reer Mr, Bertboif took it and ito Examination resumed —l can’t stato when I epcke to Mr Bréwer, who wos standirg; Brewer imm4i: Brady — the Ipjanetion; 1 thick I did so tm the court, dor; as he received it Mr Braty rose from ly, bus 1 am Dot positive, papier eye y gen slaogea bek Q Dit you eay to dim, on the Lath of July, before exbor end jook his reat again, made the ann msc-ment he of the warrants were sgned, anything to the following ‘bad served an {- {uncon on and thet he wasthen | offect)—“ Mr. Brady, are you going to serve that injuuc. reading it; be ady bad returned to his seat Brewer | tiou?”’ A I don’t remember baying made that remark on ed raitieg and the man | the 18th. announcement B-ewer Q. What do you remember having ever sald to him eed hom [ acertaiced was - | about an injuaction, and what dithe say to you? A&I won, ‘gh the main entrance aud went ou' of the | think I bave arked Mr. Brady when he intended to serve yoom; I sa’ crane, B aay was about eigat or ten | that injunction, or words to that ef Dat whether Mr feet bebind to Brady made avy reply I can’t tell; [think he did not; I ment: at never asked bim bot once. ° Q Who was the gentleman that told you that an appli- warrant, cation bad made for an injunction? A. Mr. W. R. Qveover = 4 Stafford, 1 think, is bis peme; that was between Ll and each other; after Brady had delivered the papers to Con | }2 o'clock; 1 went directly to the Common Pless cham- ever he retreated before be spoke about eigt or ten feat | bers did nee Burteod and Rady there; both were writ towards his obair; Brewer delivered the warrant of arrest | ing io ovc corncr of the room: they were the only persons to me about the middie of ihe room, a little to the rear o’ | i raw there; I don’t remember whe.her Mr. Bocse, Brady ; I then wont to the Sheriil's office and ga-e it to the | Clerk, waasbero: be was not the officer | apslied to about Perron in charge there; Brewer did not leave the court room | tbe injureti Pe dn cages dingy dened of ‘wit me; I returned to the court room just aa Brady was | aking Ju’ge Ingraham the question, but f en Maiahing his eulogy 02 the corstadics. ged; Idid net tell Mr. Sickles that an injunction had Mr —Elegy would be much more appropiate. | iseved oat of the Common Piase in the Conover Farrington bosrd it. care, or anything of (hat import, for I nover Kaew it; = examined by Mr. Brady—1 was {n offive andor | what raid was, ‘How about that injinction—when are Fonoph S Cavior, late Street Gommist| ou going to werve ity’? that is all I aaid tO Be kles or Bun sider that I bave been remove er wbout i; 1 Oret lea that the warrant waa to be ment; I mean that the a tem t to romove me wax made by | changed #0 as to include a constable some short time ene baving Boauthority to dono; that one t Charles before it wan issued; "t know whether tho sug. who was Street gestion came from myre'f or Mr. Field; I waa not at last sew Wr. Field defore 12 o’ciock op the 18th, about ton | spy time on the )Sth im that exciowure to the right of the minutes before that time; | don’t recoliect who was with | Jude: ben h, except once, after he ceurt a/journed, » Bim; I ibirk be wan q ‘ when I came in through the Judge’s door, and mot Bim before tbat day; T aacorinined that the soarch | Judge Peabody passing owt: I was not present when ‘warrant was to be addressed to a constable from the arga \ apa informed Mr. Field that an {njune jon bat went in tho 7 been served om the Sheriff; I considered i} my day, av Brewer was Covoverts counsel, to go with theconttable and see the Wink be stood ‘Warrant execuied; | supposed that there would be an Tha you at made to serve some paper, or that some violence of to ‘wonld be committed; 1 did think thet an attempt wonld Tene bim w be made by some meens to stay the execution ef the ween Dis te warrant; it was very indefinite In my mind. before 13; wi To Mr Field—I did not leave the ooart before | took out at to the search warran'; when } asked Ite eounKel about ; Leaw Vuiteo oy et read about an inj in against the She ‘Valtee or young Ficid rant: James Adjourned to thi (Friday) moruing, at 10 o'clock. (ink; when | retarned from the Sheriff's off «| am not — gure whether Vallee was in court: 1 did leave tho room Commissioners of Health, tome misutes clapsed ; | did not ace Brower go to the right ‘The Commissioners of Health met yesterday, at twolvo atihe bench towards the door there; Brewer drew | o’clook, ia the Library Room, City Hall. P'resentJonas me which { made. Po to | N-Phiips, Beq., President, in the chair, and Commis- whom the search Furraot was delivered on the 18 July; | soners Win. Rockwell, Jedediah Millor, and R M. Thomp- I wns im the court room while J: Peabody was on the | ton. Dench that morning; | think | bad tbe court room bo- PETITION OF FRIG BROTHERA fore = Brady Geacenced he lannetions I did pot | the captain of the brig Brothers reported that hie vos beer aeponneement: | ‘the warrant af tho a ed and b Jeansed and teend of the stairs outside the door: Mr. Brower wad a stop ont bet been Geehasges ant Genany ¢ pe out the door; Mr. Field, Jr. : fumigated, in compiiance with (he requirements bet pase ovt with us; I s remember taking notice of | Commissionerr, and in view of these facts petitioned him; when I received the warrant from Brewer 1 went to =) wacd the 'Bireet Commissioner's office: previous to my verving | *e be allowed to come rag the warraat | did not know or hear of the in) on. ‘Tho Board granted permission for tbe veseol to come drew UP, the condition that she shold keeo within Com: wondred yards of ether of both the cities of Now York five and Brooklyn OF PRG MRSPRRTR, Perron A petition was received from the brig Ii tating that she had nothing on board but wood fort au Pilece, and arkirg leave to come up to the city. Tae much ae that ia at present very unhealthy, tho Roard dented the Hon, but granted perminston for the veer! to come to upper Qrerantine ant dirch argo ber cargo, after the bad previoutly been subjected to reveral aaye ventilation and cbservation at the lower Q :arantine anchorage TH TRLOW FEVER CASR AT WILLAMENORG, At the meeting of the Board on the 29h iret Dr. Rock. land was requested to laguire into the facts relative to ths r ported ene of yellow fover at Williamebarg. Yoster- day Dr. Rockwell stated thet he had spent nearly the whole of the efiernoon of Wetnosday and the better part of yotorday (Thursday) morning for the parpose of Hh bimaelf as to the character of the disease o the ship joiner named Gross died. He sald that ho endeavored to secure an Interview with the phyrician who a vended tick man deriog bie fllacrs and up to the time of his death, bat failed eo todo. He sald, however be bad indirectly learned from the doctor and directly from other sources, facts in abundance to convince him that the report which the Canny Wy eX bed made was ririotly true, ramely, that the man died of billoas —s— any 4! Temitens fever and not of Fellow fever, at paolo makers seemingly wore determined ty have |! to the Hall ‘of Rocor’s, at what Ext did you aod Brewor | "The resident physician further states that he had taken travel? A Loan’t ny what gait; we were prevty lively. copeiterable pains to inquire in regard to the eanitary con Q. When you lef the court room wih the warraet | dirion of the yaeeels on beard of which Mr. Gross ts said where was F. L. Valtes? A Stacding in the eucloaod | to have Inbored as ship joiner, and that the result had Pines, to the ‘ht of it. Beaty incourt | been tbat only one of the yeerels named in gonnes: efore I lott; Mr. 1114 nt see MF. | tion with the rumors of tule man’s death had entered this Brady hand any papers to Conover, | have brea a coma port, and bie Lad To T never reagent 4 ry waa sere © eval). removed any book or papers from tree! ¢ Doctor further stated to the Board that he had taken Sioner's office under the warrant Mr. Vultee did not coms | much trouble to moortain (he fcote connosted with this | foto the office, nor did Tsay that { would not obey the | cage, not because he thought that @ case of yollow fever fjorotion because it was not adirersed to mo; Mr. Thos. | hed ariven from & veerot which had passed regularly Carroll 414 not offer me a paper alleged to be an injsncttom | through quarantine, but mere eapectally perenne 0 hea before I directet to be romoved any book or par FON | suspicions that | muine C8se Of yellow fever had the Sireet, "a office; I paid in that offioo on | manifested itself in Williemaburg it undountediy that day Mr. That goat of the | eprong from Wost India veswels of cargoes clandostinely iret pile of iP A ReGODT, Aeked MO | intredaed into this port through the Sound, what my name was, and I told bim; he went othe desk | pr, Cleveland, of Brooklym, we understand, ts also inves fad pm my namo into a paper ho hat in his | testing the subject, for the Porpose Of presenting before bam!, then fowards mo and salt, “T have | the Board of Health of that city whatever hots he may be | mt that time some one had | apie to deduce of book; Carroll then eaid, tapped 8 copy ;’ Brower thon ap 1 want time to make AT papal ps Movement to Beep Broadway Clean AN AS8UCIATION GF BROADWAY FORMED POR THAT PURPOSR—MEETING OF Pale TLs8 INTERESTED AT THE ASTOR HOUSE. Pursuant to a call published in the Herstn, a merting of Broadway storezeepers and property holders wae held at We Aster House yesterday, lo form an assrciation for keep\ng that thoroughfare permanently clean. Some thir ty persone in all assembled, and Mr. F. C. Hough wout was called to the chair, and Franklin J, O.tersen appointed as secretary. ‘The Chairman called the meeting to order, and proceed: ed to read the following: — To cit:zens who have experienced and suffered s0 mich from the urcleapners of the sircets a: havo tno rosident upon Broadway, we peed offer no arga meot to prove the good poboy and the orpent necessity of some efficient mew sures for relief, While we jartly pride ourselvea upon the Dnert atreet erica, we are perpetually mortifled a: ite dirty iow ; wb.le we welcome to its spacious pro mensdes pleudid warehouscs and hotels representa- tives from all parts of ihe wrrid, we are couslantly tn the humiliaiing position of axologists for the mud and due; which alternately tear textimony to the disgraceful Deglkect cl the city government. And this o mditioa of the streets not only movifies the pride we rhoutd feel ia the character of our city, but snbjecta us to incalculanie losses ‘Upon our property , in the deie’ | sation of fine fabrics, by the deposit of dust which pene:rates avd difves it throvgh the ‘moet carefully prowcted rooms The same ever prerent durt ia moreover highly prejadicial ww the bealth, for, altho gh long habit has in @ measure recon- ci) d us to the conrtant fohalation of the putverizod tee ‘end other street compounds, the e can be no doaht thas the deposit of this substance in the longs works serious Gud permanent ivjury to all who come within {ts infinence, Tnarmuch as there evils are not, ani are not likely to be, eradicated by the city government, whose duty it is, we eee form gyre ind rn) n yoy uw be known as (he “Broaaway ociation,”? for the pur;ore of carry. tee out the auggestions embodled in the following reso!u. a Rero ved, That this aarnciation be calied the Bi D rovia ‘on, bi iba ihe ilcers there be & Prenident tien, surer avd Secretary, to be named by thia meeting. Resolved, That thé President appoint an Kaecn ive Commit. Yo aball carry ont the objects of Resolved, Vhat he Kxecutive Commi'ee collect by volunvary, enbacripiion needer tosecur thorough cleaning night between midnigh’ inet uare jewaika, and Beep the street free from dust and mud. Resolved That the Kxeou'ive Conmi toe be diresied to make ore femenis with Mr. RA. Smith to do the work rejuired with bis street sweeping machines, provided the terme can be mace mutrally ory. ‘The resolutions fome discussion. Tho Cnainman enid the streets ehould not only be cleau- quiere tee of three, e¢ nightly, but moreover the sidewalks aad thould be thoroughly washed with Croton. The at the aide streets slo required looking afier. opinion that there was no necessity for water carts and ip when the street was entirely free from dust. nder present circumstances the sprinkling only muddied tho strect and made it, if possible, worse than when dusty. ‘The expense under the arrangement ed would not ‘be greater thaa it wae now. About shoo per week would av! to hare the ttreete swept six times per wook, and, berides, keep the gutters and sidewalke washed. Mr. Sura thought that it might reach $650. The CuaikMan fortner remarked thet they had had can vassera at work on Broadway frem Bowling Green to Union square, and the feeling in favor of the merchanta conus ire sion eer oe ; found me 4,5 perrons igo ‘willingness to contri- PSS: Sunsme Trowronn—-How soos “wii th r. Janes ThoMTson— iow mi @ contribution be ‘or cach person? (CHa AN— Some will give more, others leew Fifty cents a week is as mush as the msjority will give; but of courso the large stort keepers #11 bute im lon to the benefit they derive from tho thorough the street ee Sy ore See Se ce we Broadway imperfectly, and about more 48 Krbould be done. 1S cpa huni often fe Broadway cleaned for the Cuainwan— Three t'mes. GmrLeMAN—Are the spripkiing carts to be withdrawn im case this new arrangement goes into eflect. We for them now, aud some of the storekeepers have for (he season? cleaning of for cleaning would do it as experiepce went, with. He would prefer to bave once a week fo that the caria would be kept on. stant travel in Broadway, tbe mad from 1! the sweep’ from the stores and other created =a towaras the afternoon cleaving dore at After a heavy rain !n the morping he had seen Broad: dry and fuil of dust Ip three hours, 1KMAN—T do not agree with you, sir. ie that if thortreet was kept perfectly clean we would eed no watering, as there would bo no dust to Jay. Mr. Tuoursox urged that were the carta to be withdrawn it would cause dissatisfaction among the storekerpers. jr, Smrrn did pot see any Reoostlty for epriaithag were the streets kept in proper order. Mr. Teomrson was still of opinion that the sprintti: should go on, for if ibe street was perfectly cleaa no mu: ‘would be formed while the dust wovld be laid. He wae not clear on another point; that was the cost. Broadway ‘wan only oleanod three timer a week for $160, yet it war pr to pay $560 for clemning it six times per week. SurTn explained that the additional money waa for the crore walks on the side streets for cleaning ide walke, cleansing tbe gviers, with certain extra work in winter and the hike. jt was bere moved to appoint the Executive Committee, who would bave charge of the matter, wher the Chair designed Jobn N Genin, James Thompson and Stephen Philbric as such committee. The Chairman and Secretary were afterwards added to the committee, Jens N Gonre eaid it would be folly to attempt this work ‘Wib lees than 700 subscribers, which be could be procured He was tatisfied the contractor would make no money at the rate proposed. provided his agreement inclu: ded winter at well at summer, Daring the wiator reason he would expect the contractor to keep the gut'ers clean to the distance of three feet from the curb; the culverts airo should be kept open and wnob tructed, and besides, when s snow storm came, the banks should be levelled. He, the speaker, knew what it cout to clean Broadway. He hed been through that mill. fe remembered that it cot $600 1» employ £00 iaborers two days, to remove the snow from Broniwsy, The storekeevers ives were unwitingly tbe cause of much of the dust. Tae sore and pidewalke were sw: pt early ia the morning, and the dirt thrown in the and in the street. courte thin caueed dirt an’? mod, and the night cleaning would pot help it. If the streets were cleaned out afler boriness hours all would be welt. He not ree but that cv yen bee tribute to thie fond, and could be kept sntil winter, FI Z Po g ; | g 3 quested to meke Breadway separate from the ony fa crawing up contracts for cleaning the streets, A ‘Afler come additional debate the meeting adjourned, subject to the ca'l of the Chir. The Slave Trade. UNITED STATES COMMISEIONER'S OFFICR. Before George |. Betta, Req JULY 30 — The United Staies vs. De Cunha Reiss —Tho de- fendant tm this case was indicted im Boston, in the [ietrict Court of the United States for Marsachuretis, for having Poy ake ip Mary EK. Smith for asivwe ie now rurrerdered beforo the Commissioner objected Figuanerie wes 0 ‘of the firm and thet Mr. Rea was already for De ender indictment for Mting out the Merchant at port New York, The Commissioner socapted the proffered bail—each jostifring tn the erm of $10,000. OFFICIAL LETTER FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY. Sovrmens Diersict or New Yorn, Unrrep Srares Inert Arroaney’s Orrice, New Yorn, Joly 28, 1857 Fin—1 bave recetved your for ti Of the Klien, detained in this on acharge of being pre- d for the purpere of cart yin vee the coast of ‘On the bearing before Jadge Hoetts It appeared that (Van Vechten) made declarations that the verrel was prepared for this illegal traffic, The Judge came to the conclusia at there declarations did net bind the vessel, and - of probable cause adgment of tbo Jaited States for this etrcuit. You © that the Eilon shall be sold by Mr, Wooks to some perron {n this city, who #{il rend the veasel on ® oyace, the legality of cannot be questioned, You leo propose tbat Capt. Van Vechten shal), undor no cir- oer, FO in the vessel. if the vessel be really inno ~~ ace Do reavon why her ownership or master should be changed. It seoms to me extra What of the three vessels now detained in this port on the charge of delng prepared for siave voyages, Mr. Weeks claims to ve two, and the charier of the third is in bie bandwriting, FH on the records of the District Court as the claimant of this same veerol called the Ellen. Tt appears to me proper that the pro- porition to db pore of the verse! and to diecharge her cap- fain ehould come from him tn th bo coabt but that you ere autboriz@ to act in the matter. T must decline your proposition. That thie port ts one of the paints at which the preparations for plave voyages are made, there can be no doubt. The partion engaged ave by their Ingennity eluded the vigilance of the officers of the jaw. They bave by exportation of cargoes to tho coast of Africa, and raorific'ng them at low prices previous ven, driven the American traders jore from dertain pointe on ihe at course te plete, cilities fonwy party tuepested of being lation of jaw. The owners of the vessel bave their ro: medy, They ean give reourity for and and S| disor peads, | posphdhas dasate I am, ver: tally, TOL MeKRON, United Staten District Attorney. Cuarias M. Ihack, Beq., 39 William street, N.Y, ‘District Court to the Circuit Court of the Yr 1. et inetance; yeti have — Ibis to give no fs agaged ta tue vio { the vale of the vowel! | Presentation of x Testimonial to B. A, Wil- loughby, the Captor of the Burglar Canu~ cemk. ADumb r of citizens, mainly of the Fourteenth ward, Presented @ Dandsome teatimonial last evening to Mr. K. A, Willoughby, the brave young man whe pursued aad captured the burglar Cancem!, the murderer of policeman Anderson. Theo prerentation took place st the residence of James Moorhead, corner of Centre and Grand streets, where about twenty fyo of (he donera were present, Charles Stuart, Exq., was chcsen President, and Bevja- min W. Rieharde, Secretary, and afer a brief statement of the object of the meeting the presentation wag made by Mr. Robert J. Lom. ‘Mr. Lomas sald that the circumstances whieh had brought them together were {aterceting, Jt wockt cn- doubiedly be remembered by thove prevent, and more particularly the renidenis of that part of the city, that bet a few days sinos a yousg man ‘im the prime of bealth, with #bom most of them had been acquainted, was murderod while in tho discharge of bis duties gam pollseman. Through the instromentality mainly of Mr. Willoughby be was discovered while bieod {wg and dying, and bis aeaagsio followed up aud arrested It was always @ ple*sure fo them to seo a villain brough to jartice, and throvgh Willoughby’s bravery, tho capture of this murderer was an erpeciai object of commen tation ‘They desired therefore to give ulm some gmail woken 0 eatocm for tbe action performed. Not that they suppo-ed that any present they could give would be commensurate with the action performed, but they presented {i ag asmall toker of the regard thal tbey [eit jor his conduct, Taough could not be cure that the offender vould te punished es be ceserved—through the tricks and sub'erfuces by ‘Which justice wight be avoided— still the deed of Mr. Wii. Joug bby was none the less commendable. Oa behaf of the citizens he would therefore tho watch ani chain, with the bope that it =e ever be worn witha remembranoo of hia duty, which he had porforined {> earn. jug it, and witb @ determination n¢ver to make the donors regret, by hie action, that they had presented it. tr. Wriovemry accepted the watch, saying that bo ceuid not tind words t exp-es his on the cecasion. He thanked them earnestly, and would ask Mr. Richards to say a few words ip bis bebalf. Mr. Ricuaxps briefly returned thanks om behsif of Mr. Willoughby. As a citizen of tho Fourteenth ward bo could not but feel yee to Mr. With for his heroic 6 assaseln ard mi end bringing believed he suoke the seatimens of every cilizee of the ward and of ine olty im ex preseing bit joy and gratitude a) ihe cayture of euch @ dangeoas cha taken ( roan of Nee males oll org ~heve that while the ect ltsclf woald ‘detor exser villians. from iuclte others to laudable emulation. ‘oon afier adjrurmed. Toe watch ie a splendid buntlug case goht jover, mans factored by Beosly, of Lwudon, and worth $176." Thera is # Deartifnl chain and seal stlached, the whole boing elaborately chasd and of tho finest qaslity. The follow. ig is the inecrijtion:— preceooere: ond otbere to WiiLovc sey, 8 & token of esteem fo: hia beroic condvct in capiuring the assnaia of or Rugeus Ande ron. OOtaw None. duly 31, 1887 ee The affeir parsed off , and was none the leas agreeable for tho modesty of Mr. Willoughby the eio quenee of Mr. Richarda, the joviality of Mr. Moornead and the genera! earnestness of the donors. City Intelligence, RETURN OF WaSHINGTON HOSE COMTANY NO. 12 FROM ALBANY. On Monday afternoon, Washington Hose Company, wih their carriage, wen! on thetr annual excursion to Albany by the boat, and were rocefved at the capital by the D. D: Tompkins Engine Company No. 8, and welc mod in a traly hearty manner. After visiting tho City Hall, whore they were received by Recorder Paddock, they marched to the Commercia! Hotel, whero they ‘ized. The next m: they lef for Saratoga, where they saw the lone of that famous watering place, sud Dortin ot the ow and, notwithstand The Goerte. Warhington Tose Co. No. 12, with carriage. ine Co, No. 12, with machine, Eng) 12, Hook and Ladder Oo. No. 8, with apparatus. Bore Co, No, 29, with carriege. ine Co, No. 86, with machine, rec Band. Bowe Co, Ne. 51, with carriage ing 9. No. 39, with machine. me Band. Hose Co, No. 11, with carriage. Band ine Co No 37, with mach ae ial The guéeta were paraded to their house, the pri on the Hieraip offices on their way thither, There tan company ¢xpross them elves highly ploased with thetr recepsion. Fram ov SPRING StamT—About 8 o'clock last might & fire occurred in the drug store of Dr. A. H Turner, 14 Spring street, corner of Wooster sirect. The firemen were quickly at the premises and eo09 extinguished tho fire, The damege dose to slook by tire and water will = vably amount to $200. lamured for $1,000 in tne Park peurance Company. The Gro originated from ® matoh falling from the hand of a boy who was lighting he gas f window upon some f1id upon the floor, on Pumn 30 fart Riven —Wednerday morning, at tix o'clock, & fire waa discovered among some barrels of lime on pier 99 Kast river. The alarm was promptly given, when the firemen arrived aod soon extingulsbed the fire. About forty barrels of lime were destroyed. Tne fire was caused by the rain Joaking threugh the shed roof and alack ing the ime, Police Intelligence. Atiscen Thorwway Ronvaxy is Towreise sqvame, — Willem Young was brought before Jastion Rrernan at the Resex Market Pelioe Court, on charge of assault with in tent to kil and attempt at highway rob ery, pre’erred epaivet him by Mr, Bernhard Rodloipb, of No. 291 fonth street. The complainant, was parsing through Tompk! pight, he wee accosted by the manéed bie watch and pores. Mr. R went wite of done The bi victim, bat did net inflict a two ef the sceed’e bebind rome trees in of the epet where the encounter was going op, came ap apd joined iy) Ty was unable to himeelf end scon became Fo ov: te ery out for the police. officer Sutton of others their escape, and have not since been Beard of. Juntioe Breanan committed the prisoner for examina. tion, and im default of bail he wa: locked up in prison, Ascimer Case OF ALinckD Rosey —Thomas aud Jo reph Metain (brothers) wore taken into custody Sy offloer Carey, of the Second district Police Court, on charge of having, in Company with three others, aliscked and robbed & Woman named Margaret Wherly a» rhe war passing Twenty-sixth street a fow evenings ago. The ao- cored it is alleged, stopped hor aad stripped her of shaw! and breastpin, and then ran ff Margaret bad some slight ecqueintance With the priconers, and meeting them on Wednerday night she caused their arrest. The prisoners are quite young, and are connected with @ gang of boy: ‘who are more frequently to be found in grocery store, thar at ecbool or at home. Committed for examination Tae Warcer Sreeer Taacapy—Aursere on Svar.ciox,.— The Fighth and Fourteenth ward police were busily on goged in toeartng the lower part of the city for person: whem they #uspected of having been covcerned in the Mercer street tragedy. Three persons, named Charles Lewis, Jotn Harley and Richard Osborne, wore taken into cortedy, om suspicion of baring stolen Mr Van Liow's property, but there is really not a ebadow of proof agains them. accented were com: 4 for examiaation Ua lors tome '¥e evidence is obtained 'o day, the magi. ‘ate will to @obarge them from prisoa the priscnors admit having been around the spt where the body of Ceseneed was found, but thoy sald wee only there #s spectators, and are entirely innocent of hay ing ald bands wpon the property of . Osborne ja the person who was reen to examine the rae hey ad exclaim ‘he is as obers were company, but they cen bed ny bend in r the dead. oF harmiog Mr. ae ae Daviton committed Lewis to Hurley and Osborne were conveyed before | J Brennan, at the Ertox Market Police Oourt, where | bey were disposed of in a like manner, Toe Qvarantive Inteepeee.—Jas, Harman and Wi'liam Ralcy, the young mcm found intruding at Qaarantine, wore brought before Justice Oomnolly, at the lower Police Court, {Stnewef oe ehege pened sguse is et ee Court of Csoerl Seelone. Esc | THE METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMISSIONERS, Meeting of the Goard—Kx-Captain Joseph Dowling Virdicates Himseif—Propused ite- Mef to the Friends of OMicer Kugene Ander son— More abaut ine Brooklyn Police. Shortly after ten o'clock Thuraday moruing, Ma; ors Wood and Powel! came in and took their seats with Meems, Nye, Bowen anc Stranshan; ihey had no more than done so before Mr. Cholwell also came in, when Mr. Nye immediately called the Board to order. After the reading of ibe minutes, Mr. Bowen eubmiiied the following aflidayit from Joseph Dowiing, iaie Osptain of the Alaih ward police: — Cityand County of Neo York, se.—Joseph Dowliag, of the etty and cor nty of mew York, lite Cantain of Police’ of the Sixth ward, being daly sworn, saith—That it fs nntra- thet he bar wade cay natement cling Ja. uy maaner upon the Heard af the Meiropeliian Pooe Co nmivskiners, «Fr any iaem ber Lerner athe bas never ata'ed to Any persoo nad Nopers would be comoe'ted Yo appolt hia, cavta'n or inapector of ‘be Rixth ward police, or if they did not there ‘would be trouble ia tha: ward: nor bas ho ever used sny Ian fuage which, by any interpretation or cone ruction cold bear that infere nce; at his language i refere.ce to the Hoard o ‘ommirsionera bas beep at all times ful, and hia a te i u wMloislly or p»raonally; tha’ bis oth mo by the Covrt of Apoeais, muatainiag tbe Poller i services to the Metropo!ltan apy dually or collectively, the ime of the decie'or lice Commiasidnert, wee mare in good fa h, With alc oorlly of motive and an honest intention to ald the new Board in en’or cing fhe irr ulkenty and en taining the Kenoy, which to secure to him demand JOSEPH DOWLING. Sworn to before me, July 2!, 1867, Owens M, ow eenmy, Commissioner of Deede. The paper was referred to the Commiltee on Geaeral Diectpline. Mr, Bowrs remarked that officer Ragone Andereon, of the Fourteenth ward police, who was killed last woek while ia the discharge of bie duty, Dad loft a sister and mbers of bis family entirely dependent upon the of a younger brother, who, be undoratoo 1, bad ito spphiea to thie Board for an’ appointment to the police He moved, therefore, that the subject bo referred to the Committee on Quattcations and Aypoisimenis, with a view of sppcinting him. Mr, Cuo.wnis, seked if the general law did pot make yon for ihe relief of the families of perrons thus Mr. Bowen said that there was a law of that netare, bat it referred w pertons who were ki‘led on railroads, ard not for such eases as that of Mr. who he uader- ‘Ata Ume of emer at ha whonld a> x0 directly Iife, if It could the jaw. He thought that the question should be fully elam.ved by tome competent Mr. Nyx wae in favor of having into, and if it was competent sis-er and relatives of Mr. Ci should certainly be mont hapy to do was ip favor of every member of the Board giving the question a thorough examination for themselves. Tee ou Mr. Bowen’s motion was then taken and carried. Mr. Woop then read the law In relation to the decease of a member ef the Police Department while in the discharge of bis duties, or from inj reccived whilo in the dis- barge of Woe duties, ani eald if the sister of Mr. Ander s0n was Interested inthe conilauance of his life, she, or interested, was entitied to the remedy prescribed the ‘aw. Mr. Nr Tecotd DUAL TS shi te eantiih bo tho aptid'ntahenk of this yourg man, the brother of the deceased offi er, be had originated the question; but as it was no: tbe Board, and was a very important question, he was tn favor of baving it referred to a commiitoo. Jt waa bere propceed to refer the subject to the Commit Whe eee ee Mr. Bowun that there was not & member of the refuse the ap. law gave them the power to ‘Mr. Wacv nuggested (he propriety of appointing aspes al Committee Lo roport on Uais question, as It was a very ian portant one. m ould bes. precadast for flare soUoa, there atould ure be care taken by the Board before acilag on | Ir. Bowxn taid it wase legal quesiion, and should be treated with proper care He sugges:od the propriety of referring it tothe counsel of the Board tor bis optoien. Tee mouon was carried. Mr. B) son then moved that tue Board adjourn. Mr. Powsi:—One moment, if you please. 1 apposra by the returns mace to this Board from Brooklyn, by the Depoty Superintendent, that one man, named Fitzgerald, who bas been doing duty fer a long time past as doorman, ie wrorg. Jt appears that siney the esial\whment of the Doard of Metropolitan Police Commissioners he bas not Deen recognized as a member of the department He ‘wae appointed by the Common Council uncer the old law to fill a vacancy. aod now bit name does not eppear on the pay reli atall. I would like to inquire bow this hap- pene? Mr. SrRixanay said be understood the Deputy Saperin- tendemt that there was no doormen em ployed by she Com- ‘mon Council to do duty as rveb, hut that they had employ- ed men outaide who were in no way connested with, or re cognized as membera of the Police Department, to keep the station boures clean, for which the; piid them seven. ty five cents per day. Mr Powrt: sald that be was aware suck bad been tbe case in tome instances. Mr Srramanan- Did not the Common ouncil aboieh the office of doormen in the Police Department of Breck typ rome time since? Mr. Powst:-~Yes, I beliewe they did; but as T under- | stopd it, Mr Filzgerald wae not appointed specially as « dcormac. He was appo pled to !! a vacancy, and detailed to act ax doorman. Amotion wie here made that the subject be referred to | a committee cousiating of the members of the Board from STRANANAR hoped gol, He hoped that no diferent | courte would be pureed in respect to this question than | had been adopted oo all _proviout occasions, He haped {t would rot be taken out of its regalar order. It was Arally ordered that the subject be roferred to the Commitice on General Discipline, Mr. Cnorwei then moved that (he Board adjourn. Carried; and the Chairman declared it so adjourned until ten o'clock Friday morping. The folowing ordor was issued by General Superintoad ent Tallmarge ov Thareday morning. Urnice ScrenmTaxpayt oF Pore. $8 Warrs St, ) Naw Yorn, July 90, )867. f To Darcty SUPERINTENDENT CARPENTER — Fir—A number of complaints have been mvdo ts th office, informing me of the dangerous condidon of @ bai ing, Dow in @ state, ai No 1b1 Chambers street ‘You wit! detail « ent Bamber of men to remorg the building, or any part thereof that may be deemed neces sary for the preteotion of the citizens im that vicinity. F A TALLMADGE, Superiatendent of Polive. Immediately upon the adjournment of the Board Mayors held «few mi Ne consultation together In refe- rence to police matters, after which the two Mayors loft the building, Mr. Cholwel! proceeded to the General Sa- Pperiptendent’s room where he remained in conference with some gentiemen for a short tims, afer which be also left the building. The three remaining Commianioners, Meesra, Bo ves, firanahen and Nye, rematned ia the belld: tag examining the various suhjsol referred to the several committees of which they wero members, until aboa! two o'clock, when they aleo left Tho butiding shortly afer became quite deserted eave by the clerks and afew po leemen. boy be fore part of the day Mr. A M. ©. Smith sailed on the Commissioners in relation to having the four money express mearengera on the Hadson River Kailrod, attached fo Merart. Adams & Co.'s Express Company, sworn jn as Ppecial policemen, the ob ject being to have one of these mos- rengers no s¥orn In to Rccompany each exprens tratn on the road, In order that they may be aathorized to arrest any eunpicious person peen prowling around the cars or cretes in which the express valuables may be. [i ts the purpore of the various express companies to adopt a fitptiar comree with respect to their express messengers. and Meters. Adame & Oo., in case this system proves pro. ductive of good revulte, will have esch of their momen ger on ibe various routes pg from and to this city nworn in ae epeciain, The nd agents of (he several first class rteam. boate punning to end from this elty are alto thicking of baving one or more of their oy 62 on board of each of the boats pworn in as epecials, in order to detect ant ar rest apy off niers who may atlempt to commit dep esa tions on tbe s or beats uring thelr trips Several of ihe rattroad superio' to why ‘Tallmac ce w commonication s few da in relaticn ihe conductors 0” eac ppecial pe lice have already sent writtea antwers to fuperivrende nt Tallmadge farsrable to. the pron -eition, anda 1g Of all the presidents and euperinten lente the various roads Fanoieg into and ont of this city i* to be held in a few days, for the purpose of adopting forms amt m eystem of notion in respect to the mater previous to €f the Conductors being so sworn 18 The following {sa list of all the spect Ly] bbe Aappo pted by the Commisicners, who are o the fends of the department, together with the place at they are detailed for duty and the number of their Leroy Peck, Cotailod on the Hodron River Railroad, No, of pbicid 582 Chas J. Adame, detailed to the Commissioners of Emi. gration. No. efehield 533, Jobo Jacke lied to the Camden and Amboy Rail- road Compety. of ehield T21 Leroy N. Poste, detailed at the Five Points House of In- dustry. No, of shield 666 The checks for the pay of the Broekiyn police were ded over to the tevoral inanectors of that city yoster- for the pay ment of their men. The pay rolls for the York potice hot all been haaded in yet. Those ing at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon were the Third, rth end Fourteenth precincts. Those handed in yes torday were the Sixth and Twentieth precincts, which Precmch Commandin Precincts. Ofer. Nog Mn 7. Hicks, % “a published im yesterday's Hera. make 19 precincts, the pay rolle of which are ready t) be sadited by the Treaserer of the Board. THE VACANT POLICE COM \i°S\ONBRIMIP—SECREP CACCUB OF AMERICAN DELEGATER—& PROJBO? FOK A PUBLIC MEKTING IN FAVOR N AMBBI- CAN COMMISHIONER ENOCKKD I) THE EBAD—RF BOLUT!ONB—SPBECURS, RTO. A private meeting of a nember of (he friends of Jamem W. Barker was beld at @ privaie room in Broadway « few evenings since, for the purpose of recommending 6p Ame rican for the vacant Po!lce Commisvionerahip. It was then rerolved to Pupport James W. Barker for the pias, and gore other, On Wedaeaday eeveral of bis friends got wo- gether at Gilbert C. Dean's, corner of Grand and cssex wtrevts, and projected the brillicrt idea of calling » mee,- f Of three delegates from esch wart, of the po-sonn known to be favorable to the selection of Mr. Barker to (1) the vecancy, In order to take into consideration tho pro priety of making @ pub ic, any, if possible, effectual demon. tiration in favor of the project. Thinidea met ¥ iin the op position of the self constitay d committee, and it www ace cordingly resolved that @ private circular bs \*s0ea to three of euch persens ip ‘ho varieus wards only az were known to be in fayor of Mr. Barker's election, 1a accor- dapoe with this resolve @ circular, sabstantially 7 {ole lows, was sent to such men in cach ward as ware teiociod by the comm tees ew Your, Jnly 20, N a 2687. rican gentiemen will’ be het at the bi (. Dean's, cormar of Keren streets, on Thureday eveniag July 3), the purpose of taking Into oxnsidera‘ioa tbe p afairs ip thie city, particularly with respect ‘o ibe ¥ inking tp the Police Comm ferion. You are respectfully invited '> be present. aa J. Woundn, J.B. DUGAN SR ‘The original jptontion of the callers of this meetin was for the purpose of getting up « jmblic meeting of the cit zene of New York, irrespective of party, to take a vease of thetr feeling with’ reepect to the app sintment of » new Commissioner; but this idea was afterwards found to be impracticab!e at the present time, and abandoved curing the couray of the evening. About 8 o’clock the invited guests began to cmeregaia in and about Mr Dean’s plece and by 834 o'clock boc’ forty or fifty bad got trgetber ond were busy diecussing ‘the present state of tbinge’ i the city, until Gfteea minutes to 9 o'clock, when ¥r. Dean informed therm thas they might as well walk up siairt aa lo remain Jongar be- jow. The gentlemen accordingly groped their way to iho lodge 700m om the third fivor of Mr. Dean's pisce, whore ibey became sated on benches strewn around the room. Among those who had gone up staire with the favored who held cards of admission, and whose names were ca the roll in the hypresnys Me bauda, were some five or sit who bad merely come te tee what was going on. ‘Mr. Deans, the grand master of coremonice these in the room, extended « poitte invitatiou to them to walk out, they, bowever—either designedly or other- wise—failed to take the bint, and were only induced to leave the room through an {avitation being exten‘ied to them to go out and take @ drink, which bad the desired poses and once outside the docre were immediate'y closed on them. Afterafew moments’ silence, Alderman Brice arose and said—Gentiemen, this seems as litte somewing like & Queker mectitg; and T move, (n order that we may get npder way and proceed to business, thas Gen. Lloyd take the cbair, ‘The motion was carried. Mr. Decanss then moved that Mr. Tisdale act a= Secre- tary, This motion was also carried, and Mr. Tisdaie wae invited ree | forward ano take his cbair at the tabie. After be bad done 80, amotion was made and carried, that !n order to know who were the were pot, the list be called over, that al! wi tions might be known. A motion was then made that all who were 1 sb: uld step over to one side of the room, and se pemen were cailed over they should step to the of the room. This motion was carried and with it the reporters, seve- ral of whom were prevent, were exc! re A ther i i ‘The list boing over, and all but delegates excluded alerns was to keep who migit siteapt io mber of delegates ie the room at the over was about afty, noticed the following named na particularly 80 sce Vo take St out of the full bed polied twenty to rive ip their their American be seleoted as the oiber member of the Commix- sion, He wae opposed at this present tune to pupiio demonetration in the sbape of @ mortig, a at pro- 1d, se be thooght bat much moro good could be ef. by the American party waking the thing quietly bes ly in band, and shoring {t forward in such a manner hat epublican party could pot be mis aken as to s It was here prepowed that & commities of three he sp- Pointed to draft euitable rese'atiow, expromivre of ihe tente of the meeting, a copy whereof should forsarced © the Board of Commissioners. sare. H. Duganoe, and Mr, A: re appointed as such commilsee. then retired for detiberation. decisive siepe by the Americans, in or- which they had ocoarened Toe project of calling a pubbe meeung ip roference to ihe eabject Was Op oro at consiterable length by Mr, Doan, who thought It would be worge than folly for the American party to be caught in any auch trap, and thereby become i y manper evtrapped inte the democratic rinks, as be tended they most assuredly would be by adopting euch ree. He wan in favor ci the American party ¢tand- ae pbs tin Ee Pir dg ae demanding their righte as ip dent citizens, instead of orynginaly wking or bereeching for the bestowment of & fa! joal at the dircretion of either of the other parties. The committeo shortly returned and rejoried @ reries of resoluiions, the purport of which were that inaymuch atthe repudlican ocarty had profe of what te com wu ac',"’ to take politics of making the Om ‘an & RO partinnd One, trietly party machine, by originally pisc.ag four #0 democrats, aul one who was annnied of an American. but wbo had withio he come ont and publicly ayowed himself 0 be nt man; therefore, a the American party being at der that the object for might be recures. of the Americans of the cit} was the +} minority party in the city of New York, re upwards of 27,000 votes last fall, and was unrepre- vented ip the Board of Police Commissioners, whe ite republican having the lesser number of the m ao" )- y parties, & greater representation in tho Board than of the others, and in order to mate More We jard recuring —_— equlltriam in the Board of Com- missioners, and free tbe poiice organization from pejitical Dias and contro}, it # deeme! expe lient, and in order thad nothing more than strict jastice may be «lone. that tbe ex- jating: pd sbould be filed by « gentiomes of bigh = integ: and eesing «the § unbounded copidence the merican electors of ibe city ard county of Now York, believing that (hie course upon due con-ideration will commend well to the better judgmen: good wense of portone of all political pre- ter sions throughout the cit; ara State of » York, and Partionturly so to the lovert of peace and oot order of all whose ntererta are ip any way involved in (be m'nie ee within the metropol tan pokoe rie’. These resolutions were dscureed at considerabic leogua by Meeers Doganve, Dean, Lioyd, Soatel!, Brigge, Bow- Jey and many others, and Inallr atapted. ‘The idea of holding a roblic meeting im relattyn to the tubject, as at first contemplited, wes om motion finally, Afler considerable discussion abandoned, e# Imyract.cab at the present time. After appotn.ing & Committee to wait on the Commis. rionore and — yg . Of the resolntons and the proceeding® meeting, At aboul 12 o'clock, midmight, Jersey City Rews, Hirvvy Rowmaky —Mr, E. Doughty, who rerider oa ihe plank road between Jersey City and Newark, bed his pocket picked at ihe Jersey City railroad depot oo | aeday evenitg Of & wallet containing $1,100 in moesy ants cheek for $1,150. The money was principally in #2) bile on the Greeowich Bank, New York. Mr. 0D. discovered bis loos soon after, and immediately in‘ormet whe New York police, but no discovery of the robber or money bas yet been made, VIOLATING THR StNDAY Law. —Two arrests were mule ia Jorvey Oty on Wednesday for violation of ive to treffic on Sunday. Mr. (Gustave, te) peida fine of $10. Mr, Owen Calley, confect alzo fived ip fame ainount, bat refused to 5 WA» Com misted to jail, ANxoTna® Anraer yor Patera Cocxranrm Movey.—Oa Wednesday afternoon two more persone—a man ard wo- man—were arrested at the Jersey Ci!y railroad depot for attempting to pase counterfeit money upon ibs (aon Bark of Now London, When arrested the man attempte:t to ewal- low one of the bills, bat officer Clark observing the move- ment seized him by the throat and choked bivn so teverely that he did not succeed in doing it. They were iaken be- fore Recorder Bedford yesterday mornirg, ent after am p | mati in which they gare. their names as John J, Hoenn re Mocarty, and thelr residence a8 13 West Broadway, New York. they were commitied to jail ririel Wihamne bad in bis pocket $91 8 gol St ia for trie! qed, bills and $2 40 In silver. $29 of the worthiens Money wae fund 'p the depot yesteriay morning, Where it was probably thrown when they were arrested. Finewen's Previvat—The festival which took place im the Otto Cottage Gardens on Wednesday evening in wid of the Widows’ and Orphens’ Fan of the Hoboken Five De- riment was a pleasant affair, and netted « prose of several bundred dollare. The grouads were brilil ominated and decorated with fire aperatue, wn: * cccasion was enlivened with muste by Noll's Basd,