The New York Herald Newspaper, July 5, 1879, Page 2

ts NEW YORK I IERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1879.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. FIERY FOURTH. —— --+ + General Observance of the Great National Holiday. PATRIOTISM AND GUNPOWDER. Utter Disregard of the Ordinance Against Firecrackers. CONEY ISLAND CROWDED. Scenes of Excitement on the Boats and in the Cars. ENTHUSIASM, SUNSHINE AND SHOWERS ‘The sun and the people were out in full force yes terday, and the Fourth had at least a popular recog- nition, if nothing else. ‘The most indifferent ov- server of the condition of the neavens on Thursday night could not have failed to notice the blood red- ness of the moon—so very red, indeed, as to m the superstitious shudder, while the philosophical simply predicted a day of terrific heat. Promptly at twelve o’clock an unearthly choral sprang from the tongues of bells and the lips of whistles slong the harbor front and up the river lines, It ‘was the one formal recognition of the arrival of the day, and for the space of five minutes there was very decidedly not “silence in the heavens.” At sunrise the national flag was flung to the air (there was no breeze) from the mast of every vessel and | the staff of every fort, and the proper salute was fired from a hundred guns at Hamilton, Ricn- mond, Schuyler and the vessels of war now anchored in the stream. Furtively, as it were, the occasional small boy dikcharged his can- non in the back yard. Now and then some particu- ryouth fired off a pistol. The feeble re- 1d torpedoes seemed to mock the contrast cu the peace of the day and the boisterousness its predecessors. Once in a great while the meas- | <d cadence of the police tramp was interrupted as ne well developed car of a vigilant officer caught tho sharp and docisive snap of a Chinese cracker, but notwithst these occasional interruptions the lay was devoid of explosive incident and passed ry unhonored and almost unsung. EARLY IN THE MORNING. et the day was young children gathered in s with trumpets, brass horns and miniature 1 which they essayed the noisy celebra- sf which the elder Adams wrote so feelingly Whatever their parents and may have thought, there sentiment among the children, ped so much, urance people but one was and that was unmitigated disgust and disap- proval of the Mayor and the ordinances. As the wore ou hacks and cabs were driven rapidly ‘ough the streets, trunks rumbled hi nd express Wagons laden with toward the depots, All along the river fronts steambout and barge men Preparations were making fer the ex- the day, some of which were to start as y as eight o'clock. The residents of the Heights a as the East River were startied about seven o'clock by a shrill series of pipings whieh finally form perpetuated themselves in « the shores. They came from the Cen- and the calliope upon which experts of patriotism by steam through Hail, Columbia,” “Yankee Doodle,” " and the “Bobtailed Nag.” 1 absence of military parade and a conse- of attracting centres kept the city free rough or exeited crowds. The hot, hot sun (upon the pavement and pushed mercury far ap in the thermometer, Business on the elevated pressing and enormous, and patronage vil and roads was ou the horse car lines wus vastly in ex- tess of ‘that of other days. It seemed as if every one was on the move, as there was on the street to see the people turned out | by tens of thousands to see nothing. Many wan- | avenues. Many walked on and called for beer. It nate the throngs in Central drivers were conspicu- at certain hours of the day the | as ever, A majority of the | y carriages, and most all of them In the Park all sly along th sal straight t would be dark near uit to st. Vincent, while the Mall. Carrousel, 10 and lakes were thronged continually, policemen had their hands full of lost ren, and now and then a naughty one, who, tempted by the sight a rabbit's ears, longed to grab him by the tail. FEATURES OF THE DAY. Unquestionably the features of the day were the bu features or their exodus from home, There bever Was such & moving day in the history of New York. No ist of May on record can be fiirly com- pared to it. It would be a mistake to think | that the rich and well to do of the city | were alone in their excursions, for although ro WS & general stir on the ave- noes and in the better grades of — street, the tenement houses also poured forth thelr quota Sud swelled the processions that hurried to the iepots and the piers. The ferry houses were packed. Lhe loug wharves wheuce depart the Long Branch, Island and Rockaway regular liners were | black with impatient throngs. As fast as one boat | was loaded another took its place, and still the rush was great. The nine, ten, eleven and half-past eleven boats for the three great resorts were packed, ind the Plymouth Roek was absolutely dense with pop ng rs en rout for Rockaway and the Coney sland pic Ic would be impossible to invest the passage of the jay in the city with an iota of interest. As @ uriosity the non-celebration Was immense; but as ne of the hundred and odd anniversaries of the In- oney depence jaration, it was in every phase # fizzle anda failuce. A company of colored ‘soldiers assem- bled im Prince street at half-past eight A. M.; but even they declined to give the metropolis the benetit of their display. marched direct to the Ho- boken ferry and thence to the Elysian Fields, beyond w a first clase wuger successfully tantalized # very handsome target in red, white and blue. HEREDITARY FRIENDS To perpetuate, therefore, as well the remem- brance of thie vast event (the accomplishment of American independence) as the mutual friend- ships which have been formed under ssure of ® common danger, and, in many tances, cemented by the blood of the parties, the oflicers of the American Army do hereby, in the most soleain manner, associate themselves sto one society of friends, to endure as long as they shall endure or any of the dest male posterity, and, in failure thereof, the collateral branches who may be jud mbers."” 1 worthy of becoming its supporters The document from ‘which the entence is taken goos om to smy that the st admiration for the natus. They set forth that, like were private citizens, lovers of peace and 16 repose of private life, but like him, man, Cine: puntry required it, they lett their hearthstones and took up the sword, ‘Therefore they determined to style the “society of friends” 6 Order of Cincinnati, pervert THE BOND OF AMITY, deverndants of the stout soldiers of the Revo- hition ¥ it in thiv State met in & parlor at Del- ‘ o's yoxterday at noon, Most of them were old f them t » wounds of which even proud, Old eventeen hut rehments he } bund the | commen | Keoso, William H. Lecyett, Charles 8. McKnight. t ward William. S. Popham, W. Lapp, William W, Taulman, Pierre Van Cortlandt, John’ Van Vorst, Johu Cropper, John W. Greaton, David Olyphant, Nathan F. Rice, William Ogden Giles, John F. Gray, George W. Morell, W. G. Ward, F. Prescott Bullock, Commodore Nicholson, and Surveyor Grabat—the two last named gentlemen being members of the Mussachusetts branch of the Order. TRANSACTIONS OF 'T! MEETING, cUaracter. ember in right of his grandtather, and Messrs. Howard Tillotson, J. Beekman Westbrook, J. Tyler Cooper, Matthew Clarkson and O. Brownson were elected to the fraternity and introduced to its mem- bers, A communication was read from the Central Government of the Order, announcing the death of General James Simmonds, the vice Order, and president of the South Carolina Branch, This gentleman died at Charleston, April 26; the proper resolutions conimemorative of hus excellent qualities were adopted by the New York members, ; The election of officers resulted in the unanimous | choice of the following ticket:—,.. President—Hamilton 1s Vice President—William 3, Popham, | Secretary—Johp Schuyler. | Trcasurer—Alexander Alton. “Assistant Treasurer—W liam H, Crosby. on pel 71 rial ‘nin jiccan—John F, , M.D. Standing GantalitesPistne Van Cortlandt, John Cochrane, Thomas W, Chryatie, William 4. Leggett, Marinus Willett, Charles S, McKnight, Edw: We ‘Tapp, Herman Wendell, M, D, Delegates to the General S Hamilton Fish, Rev, Mancius 8. Hutton, Alexander Hamilton, John Cochrane, John Schuyler, Resolutions of thanks to Rev, Mr. Willetts, the retiring secretary, were then adopted, after. which the meeting adjourned to the consideration of an excellent luncheon which was provided, Here the social phases of the Order's programme were done ample justice to. ecdotes and reminiscences passed round the table, and it was plain that in the highest sense the gentlemen present were a ‘society of friends.” Mr. Hamilton Fish made a few remarks in whieb he touched on that matter. He thought the blood cemented friendship of the soldiers of the revolution glowed as warmly as ever in the breasts of their descendants. dling to his own career as president, he said be had never experienced ought but courtesy, consideration and friendliness from the members, and he believed that all the prin- ciples, whose detence forced their ancestors to go into Dattie,.still found firm supporters. Short speeches were also made by Messrs. J. W. Greaton, Jobn Coclirane and Alexander Hamilton. ‘THE NEW JERSEY SOCIETY. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) : 3 * ‘Trenton, July 4, 1879, To-day the Society of the Cincinnati for the State of New. Jersey held its annual banquet in this city. at the Trenton House. L. Q. C. Elmer, the presi- dept, was in the chair. Among those present were ex-Governor Parker, Dr, McCosh, of PrincetoniCol- leze; Francis Barber Ogden and John Fitch, of New York; Bev. C. C. Beatty, Stubenville, Ohio; Judge Nixon and Generals Mott and Oliphant. Pennsyl- vania, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Delaware and Illinois were represented. The followmg officers were elected:—President, L, Q. C. Elmer; Vice Presi- dent, Rey. Dr. Charles G. Beatty; Secretary, Fran- cis B. Ogden, Generals Mott and Oliphant, and ex- Governer Parker were elected honorary members. ‘The usual patriotic toasts were drunk and the soci- ety adjourned to meet at the Ocean House, Long Brauch, next Fourth of July. THE PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY. Puitavecea, July 4, 1879. ‘The annual stated meeting of the State Society of. the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, was held this morn- ing at the Aldine Hotel. The treasurer reported that the fund for the erection of the Wash- ington monument now amounts to $135,000, securely and well invested. A number of models have been received for the design which will be selected in the fall; $250 was appro- priated to the Valley Forge Centennial Association toward the purchase of the Washington Headquar- ters. George W. Harris was chosen president of the association, In the evening the society had their annual ban- quet, at which 4 number of toasts were presented and appropriately responded to. THE RHODE ISLAND SOCIETY. [sx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Newronrt, R. I, July 4, 1879. At the meeting of the Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati to-day ex-Governor W. W. Hoppin, of this State; Dr. John Sullivan, James N. Olney and Joseph Hubbard, of California, were elected heredi- tary members. The officers elected for the en- suing year aro as follows:—President, Nathaniel Greene, Middletown, K. 1.; Vice President, Simon Green, River Point. &. I.; Secretary, Henry E. Turner, Newport; Assistant Secretary, Asa Bird Gardner, New York; ‘Treasurer, Samuel C. Blodgett, Provi- Assistant Treasurer, Dr. David King, New- Chaplain, Rey, John H. Rogers, Schenectady, At dinner Governor Van Zandt responded to the toast of Rhode Island. On the way to dinner the society and invited guests marched through the streets with the Revolutionary flags,,which had seen service on many a battle field. Among the invited guests were General Vogdes, United States Army. and Henry T. Drowne and A, B. Gardner, of New York. THE VETERANS oF 1812. After their usual parade the surviving veterans of the War of 1812 in this city partook of an excellent dinner at the Sturtevant House, upon the invitation of the proprietors. The muster roll showed the following veterans to be present:—General Abraham Dally, aged eighty-three; Jacob Van Nostrand, eighty-six; Thomas Megson, eighty-one; William Tway, eighty-four; George Crygier, eighty-one; David Soper, ninety-two; Barnabas Allen, eighty-seven; Samuel! Ryckman, eighty-seven; Charles Coombs, eighty-five; Permenus Doxey, eighty-eight; Elijah P. Jenks, seventy-eight; Thomas Stewart, eighty; Charles K. Crowley, ninety-two; John Scott (Continental), seventy-five; Garner &. Sellibridge, seventy-eight; J. Gould Warner, adopted Sob and adjutant general; Captain Morris Washburn, secretary. Thurlow Weed sent a letter regretting his inability to be present and saying that the entertafn- ment of veterans on each recurring anniversary of Intependence is @ peculiarly gratifying feature of the observances. Colonel Nunthorne Tompkins sent a note statin; that he had hoped to be present but was unavoik ably absent. Miss Sarah Smith Stafford, aged sev- enty-seven, of Trenton, N. J., daughter of the late Captain Stafford who acted as lieutenant on board Commodore Paul Jones’ ship, the Bonhomme Richard, when the jatter tought her celebrated battle during the Revolutionary War, was present with the flags of the Richard aud her consort the Alliance, These were placed at the post of honor at the veterans’ festive board. Several trophies of the Revolution captured by Captain Stafford and the property of his daughter were also exhibited. General Dally presided, and touchingly referred to the present impoverished condition of some of the veterans. He said eight had died since the Ist of January last, and it was with difficulty he could raise money enough to keep their remains trom be- ing interred like those of common paupers in Pot- ter's Field. Matthew Hale Smith proposed the organization of the veterans into a regular association under the title of the “Society of Veteraus of the War of 1412,” in order that they might receive recognition at the hands of the Society of the Cincinnati and other | patriotic bodies. Patriotic songs were sung by Samuel Ryckman, General Dally and Major-Crow! A poem, addressed to the veterai written Isaac F. Eston, was read by the jiding officer. Lusty cheers for the hosts given by the veterans, when dancing was 4 in the reception room to the music of the drums, the old patriots tripping it ws lightly as if the weight of years and early hardships encoun- tered on behalf of their country weighed gently upon om. SOCIALISTS’ PARADE — EXTRAORDINARY SCENES ALONG THE LINE OF MARCH, The Bowery in the vicinity of the Germania As- sembly Rooms presented @ most animated appear- ance as early as half-past seven o'clock yesterday morning, It was the day when the spokesmen of those east wide citizens who have grievances against the government in particular and society at large were to marshal their forces and demonstrate by: numbers the formidable strength of the socialists THE vive to see this demonstration on the national holi- day. jhe crowds blocked the sidewalks beyond the curbstone even, and it was with great difficulty that the procession was formed, As tt did not enjoy the protection or even the escort of the police the pro- | selves into line and proper shape. cessionists had to carve their own way through an lutensely polyglot crowd, ‘At last at the soitnd of the bugle the various societies, pulitical and other- wise—Wagons, carriages aud so, forth—got them- The bsnners of all nations of the earth floated proudly over their heuds as they were forming, for the Bowery believes | in showing ite colors on each and every occasion, OLYENOP PRICHSAION, ready {he socialistic demonstration in the following @ When all wa move order 1 quietly down the Bowery Grand Marshal, Jacob Sehulta. Band of eleven pieces, Carl Hoffe leader. Soviailatic Lavor Party eialun section). Sovialistic Labor Party rinan section). \rbeiter Licdertatel, Herwegh Minnerchor, Sociwiwuc Dramatic Club, Various Trade societies, ML at one tine, expecially when etarting ‘The business transacted was chiefly of a routine | jaracter. “Mr. Alexander Hamilton was declared » | resident of the | © in this city, Of course the east side was on the gui | ¥, | trom the headquarters, as if there were fifteen hun- dren men in the procession, but owing tothe con- | fusion attending the start it was difficult to separate | the processionists from the lookers on; and it is | safe to say that, after leaving the Bowery and turn- | img into the side streets on thelr way to the ferry, | there were not over one thousand men in line. Still | they all looked well and hearty—some, indeed, looked | too well for purposes of marching—and every one of teeut tad a red ribbon ticd round tis arm, oni which were the following words :— . aeeenenelene sent LtCeDIe GELOLE LE O08 MERE tebE tee ‘Of course the United States flag was flanked by the red banner of the Commune at the head of the pro- | cession, and, under the guidance of these two flags and Grand Marshal Shultz, the bands, while march- ing down the Bowery, played. “My Grandfather's Clock” and aizg from “Pinafore.” No “Marseillaise’ nor “Mort aux ‘fyrant” was heard anywhere along the line of march, causing the sidewalk escort to diminish in consideravle numbers, as they unaninously, voted the music exceedingly tame. ‘Still, when the slums in the vicinity or Lewis street a street ferry was reached, and those social- istic: bands ay to interpret the feelings of the rocessionists by playing “My Johanna Lives in larlem,” there ‘arose a tremendous chorus from the crowded sidewalks, BANNERS AND MOTTOES. As the processiou’ halted near the ferry and a stiff breeze unfolded the banners and gave the bystanders a chance to read the inscriptions upon them cheers went up, especially tur the bunting carried in the Bohemian section, on which were the following | eee ee nbd OCCT TE EE DOLE IORE ERE OS TOLLE ONDE” iy EIGHT HOURS WE DEMAND. i JULY 4, 1879, 3 1s PEACEABLE lr WE CAN, | N FORCIBLE If WE MUST. words :— RAO nner ne LORIDLEN ILO LO ROE ttm SHORT HOURS MEAN HIGHER wast f LONOLE OAPEE LESCOL TONE DOTTDE LODE OE DE OE ODOC Another banner contained the following :— Penne 10 ae ee neper ee OEE MINION TOLLE TOOTS KRATKA DOBA PRACOONI PRACE PRO NSECKY. POR LC AERO NNO IELOOPLE IO OPLDNDIDIE DOR RODEO ut it was not much applauded, for the simple rea- son that there were not many Bohemians in the crowd. Another flag, containing the portrait of ‘Thomas Jefferson, had the tollowing inscription :— Onrrevrenrcrecerccnees seeess ce rnee ones. L. P. MEN OF THE MULTITUDE BE FREE. WANG ORGAO IT ELE LODO~LOTOLDLOLODE POOF The singing socicties that followed the working- men were no more belligerent then their predeces- sors and quietly quaffed the beer which they had stowed away in their wagons. In one of the wagons thus occupied by the singers was a young mixs of about twelve. years, holding in ber haud a terribly red flag on which was-inscribed the word “Freiheit,’ and on a wagon immediately following were in- acribed the words DOODLE MODEL LE IEE LOGE DE LE OPOODEL OLOIOTIDOOE OCOD) 3 ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE. . yer the route slong the Bowery, Broome and Lewis streets. While making its way through Broome street toward Lewis, the band’s privileges were at first encroached upou ty an immense number of small boys. The leader kicked, the private musi- cians pushed, but the little Arabs insisted upon their right of way. Finally they were driven from the surroundings of the band, One of the gamins seeing the Grand Marshal riding at a considerable distance in front of the band, made a motion toward the tailof the gray mare, aud, in less time than it takes to describe it no less than twenty-five boys had hold of the tail of the Grand Marshal’s horse, The tail was spread into the hands of all the little ras- cals, and all hada good hold of it, the Grand Marshal with military precision, moving along uncon- cernedly as ix if he had uo “train bearers” to follow * him in his triumph. The docile animal, too, did not in the least object to its voluntary supporters and walked along .as placidly as did the socialists them- selves, Arrived at the ferry the processionists crossed over together and landed at Grand street, Williamsburg. AT THE PICNIC. Joining the Williamsburg divisions at Turn Halle, on Meserole street, the route was continued through the German section of the city, the procession then numbering. 1,500 men, The . “Marscillaise’ was struck up by the several bands in the line and the paraders joined in singing the words in the — several languages of the societies participating, the greenback labor party, some one hundrea and fitty strong, ren- dering it in English, and_repe: e music at in- tervals along the route. The sidew: were crowded over the entire route to Bushwick and Myrtle ave- nues, though but little enthusiasm was manifested by the spectators. At the point mentioned cars were taken to Ridgewood Park, which was reached at noon. ‘On entering the ground all the the gambling stalls and games of chance were cleared out of the i and after the procession had partaken of ‘jones specchifying became the order of the day, the prin- cipal orators being George Winter, Bennett, Charles Sotheran and Alexander Robb. The tenor of the speeches was the necessity of the ‘“Kight-hour law’ to relieve tne necessities of the working classes, as the shortening of the hours of labor will necessitate the employment of more men, and ® long series of resolutions were passed of ‘the same tenor. All seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly until the severe rain storm ut an end to the festivities, the shelter in the park. being inadequate to accommodaie the 3,000 persons present, and many were completely drenched before they reached the shelter of homeward bound cars, THE RUSH TO CONEY ISLAND, As was indicated in yesterday’s HERALD, the extraor- dinary combination of steamers by which 50,000 people could be carried direct to the Concy Island pier proved one of the marked and unique features of the day. There were in all fifteen landings at the end of the pier, each of which was a perfect success, ‘The pier is built, so far as its foundations are con- cerned, to its extreme limit of 1,000 feet into the water. On it, by actual tally, 25,000 persons landed, walked, sat and enjoyed the breezes. There are three ap- proaches to the pler—-one by boat at the outer end, one by a broad but blisteringly het plank path from the West Brighton Hotel to the central door fronting on the shore, and one by stepsfrom the beach. The officers of the company are very young men, whose uniforms are nicer than their manners. Indeed the island service, by car and in various departments, sufters much by reason of the exceeding su- perciliousness of the very young and most impertineut persons who are placed at ticket boxes and in other positions of service and who yield to the temptation to be rude and uncivil to the paying public. Captain Griffin, who has charge of the pier, was perfectly satisfied with the day’s busi- ness, und well he might be. The ample proportions of the structure were at no time overstrained. Al- though the heat of the day was almost insufferable, there was delicious breeze on the pier the entire time. ‘The restaurants and bathing houses are bei and by the end of next w the entire estab! will be en with the public weal, Tho build- ing of this long pier is a triumph of engineering science, and as a business veuture it cannot fail to be one of the most profitable of the many new and novel projects ‘upon capital by the necessities: of the people. en r ‘The ten lines to Coney Island, enforced by the ox- tempore lines to the pier, had more work thrust upon them than they could properly attend to. Every depot was crowded quite an hour in ad- vance of the schedule time for the first train. The Brighton Beisch road put seven cars on each train, and ran em — half hourly all day long. At times the trains were nut discreetly managed, but were rushed past minor stations, where hundreds were waiting, to the dis- appointinent of people whose boiling capacity had ready been tolerably well tried. Smokers had their own sweet on the trains, as the conductors are simply ticket takers, knowing nothing about tl trains or the enforcement of the rules. The Hotel Brighton had not a room to open after Wednesday night. Every piace was occupied and premiums were offered for in the parlors and private dining rooms, Mr. Breslin said, ‘The experience of last season was child’s play to this. Our people arc worked day and night to the very extremity of their capacity. If the hotel were three times as large we could let every room for the entire season, and the demand for transient accommodation makes our limit ludicrous.” At no titne after ten in the morn- ing was there a perceptible vacancy in immense restaurants. The pavilion the vast area in front and on either side of lam - | shell music stand was black with people, and still they came. FAMILIAR FACES, Every train of seven cars brought easily sevon | hundred people, and us they hurri passed through the great corridors of the hotel many familiar faces were seen, Among others wi noticed ;—William M. Evarts, Chie: Justice Waite, Postmaster General Key, General Burnside, Major General. Slocum, J. P.. Smith, Congresamen Van Voorhies, and 5 B Chittenden, Lieutenaut Governor | Dorsheimer, General John Woodward, jor Forayth, president of. the Troy Polytechnic; ex- | Sherif A. L. Daggett, County Clerk T! et Da Ww. | C. Kingsley, Henry C. Murphy, Lot Winchester, semblyman John Bergen, A. Green, Senator Jacobs, G. Van Nort, Sheridan | Pierce, H.-H, Wheeler, | Corporation Counsel De Witt,’ Frank Lord, Wright | Sandtord, L, Jerome, Colo: tendent Dorwin, Senator Dorse, Com- | missioner Wheeler, ex-Mayor Wiekiam, Gen al 3. | H. Butter, Henry Camp, John Brougham, “Gus” Williains, Pat Roo: } Morris, Alderman Tu Attorney Samuel G, ¢ Alderman Roche, Alderman ey, ox-United States District ‘ourtney, B. K, Phelps, Austin | Abbot, M. J. O'Brien, Jordan L. Mott, R. B, Koose- yelt, Professor Goode, Judge Keynold,s Anson G. MoCook, Ava. Low, Richard Schell, General Jam Jourdan, Key, Dr. Patnam, Mrs, Barney Willian J. Agnew.and W. B. stinn. A HEwALD veporter took pains to ascertain the nion of experts as to the probable namver of ple on the island. There certuinly was never ® crowd, and itis doubttul if ever there was y persons from end to end as sof experts were as tollows:— 50,000; Paul Bauer, 200,000; James H, Breslin, | Pier, or 187,000 all told, Of these a vast number were naturally attracted to the Brighton and the Manhattan, as well as to the more central part of the island, to which trains brought from 100 to 1,300 every ten minutes for at least eignt hours of the day, | There was more bathing in front of the several | | dren, | The fierce rays of t . The | | flowed pavilions than usual, even in proportion to | the number of guests. From twelve M. to seven P, M, the surf was gloriously high, and the invitation to bathers was delightfully pressing. At one time | every bathing house was taken and every suit wus | im service—getting drenched or dry. ‘The passage way along the front of the pevition was a pic- ture of Vanity Fair. Such crowding, pushing and jostling has seldom been seen und en- dured before. It was no place for sick chil- though the beach was lined with them. sun beat without restraint on uvany @ brain sco! baby, and the tantalizing ticklers of enormous sand flies added to the tortures: of many a hungry and wailing child. A SCATTERING. At a quarter. after seven o'clock, as thousands were listeuing to Neuendorft’s Band, a little cioud loomed above -the horizon. It was as black as night. Little. by little it assumed larger proportions, until with a gust of fierce and dust ishing wind it broke and dreuched the multitude, Such a scattering is not often witnessed. Hundreds of umbrellas went up, bat the wind was too quick for them and they were lowered instanter a# a score of thousand—men, women, children, dignitaries, humbugs, peanut vend- ers, candy sellers, fan rs—mude rapid transit’ to the hotel, the piaguas, the pavillion anc the bath- ing houses, The scenes inthe hotels beggar descrip- tion. In an instantevery table was occupied. The corridors, the piazzas,the great writing room, the depot, the ladies’ room, all were not only filled, but packed, and every packee was as hot us a griddle cake ought to be. It was’ a great day for Brighton, and the experience convinced the proprietors that next year their accommodations must be doubled, ‘The throng at Manhattan Beach was duplicate of that at the Brighton, Perhaps there was o greater and more miscellaneous rush of New York people there, because Brighton is much ited yi the better class of Brooklynites; but what. ever they were they were multitudinous, and when Levy was it was as though the waves of the ocean had thundered for him, The great hotel was filled and applicants tor rooms were wrned away by companies, It is doubtful if ever in any previous two'days there was such a demand on the culinary resources of the es- tablishment as and pushed for food and drink there yesterday. It is fortunate for the patrons of the Manhattan that the company controls such. ® vast area of as yet unoccupied territory. They appreciate their popularity and are to profit by it. The monster loon did not attract much interest because the wind was too violent for an ascension. It was ovident, however, that if at any time its man- agers were to announce an ascension untied and un- trammelled the,popular iuterest could easily be transmitted into ost countlees shekels. The Murine Railway made trips from Brighton to Man- hattan every five minutes and c: 300 passengers each time. . AT NORTON’. To eay that the boats on the old line were crowded is afeeble expression. With those who have been in the habit of to Coney Island for many yeurs no newly es! ished route compares with boat line to “the Point,’’ and now that the Beach branch of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad runs from the boat landing’ to the centre of the island thousands are fimding out the desira- bility .of the route. Very many thousands did -tind it out-yesterday; and the consequence was a jam such as was never known before. Over forty thousaud people went by the boats, and probabiy half of these stopped at Norton's Pavilion.. The organ grinders grew rich. The mute appeal of one inibsing leg and one missing arm between two veter- ans was not to be gainsaid’on the Fourth of July. The fortune teller who sits all day loug in a little tent near that same walk peered into the secrets of more destinies than she had ever done before in a week. Hundreds of tons of humanity sat on the scales of the try-your-weight-for-five-cents man. ‘The swings were in motion all the time. The tin- type gallery and the camera obscura house were full, And the lager flowed in metaphorical torrents down thousands of thirsty throats, ‘On the broad piazza of the Pavilion itself men and women stood waiting in crowds for a chance to sit at the tables. It was a good natured crowd aud every- body was ready to laugh at himself, at the heat, at the crush or atthe feeblest attempt at ajoke. The waiters earned their wages and their tips right well. At the bathing houses the men stood in line as they do at the savings bank windows, during arun. Every bathing suit in the establishment (and the propr.etor says he has 3,000) was used over and over again, and every bath house jad at least a dozen occupants during the day. The surf was particularly fine in tge afternoon, und the scorching sun fairly drove he people ‘into the waver, The beach was lined with crowds watching those who were reckless enough to make g; cles ot themselves by donning the absurd bags calied bath- ing clothes. Atthe West End bathing house, quarter of a tile further up the beach the scene was almost the same. Nobody cared for ap; nced—it was Independence Day—and everybody wanted to get covl, so that the bathing went on constantly. io Detter day could have Aion assirem by the pro- prietors for business purposes. It was hot enough toforce people to visit the island, and it was hot enough when they got there to force them to spend their money freely. As a consequence the beer was kept flowing. ALONG THE BRACH. Along the beach the wagons and stages—clumsy looking arks that seem to have been imported from the interior of New secon “Doing « driving trade!” said one Jehu in the morning, joked no more during the day, for his passengers threw him into the surf promptly. The Beach Railroad paid the cost of its construction by the day's traffic alone. At least, so said & civil engineer who looked closely at the work and made a rapid calculation on acard, and thousands of people walked along the beach even while the sun was at the hottest. ‘They did not walk so much after the rain began. At the smaller places between the point aud the pier trade was more than good. No fear of business disaster this summer has troubled any of the hotel ki on the Island since the season be gau, but the question of possibility was settled yesterday. No such day was ever known since the island became a place of resort. One thing noticable was the absence of the detonating snail boy. Boys there were by hun- dreds, but they succumbed to the inevitable, and respected Mayor Cooper's “official” utterances enough to forego firecrackers even after had got beyond the eity limits. A fow callous youths fired revolvers from the boats into the water; but even this firing w:s not as prevalent as it is com- monly on the glorious Fourth. Beyond a few tor- pedoes that snapped slong the plank walks there ‘was very little explosive tiem. The Locust Grove route, like all the other routes, was crowded all day long, and the thousands who went that way nearly ali drifted up the beach toward the pier and the observatory. Here mine host Cable had all he could do and more to entertain his mao friends. Bauer's and Feltman’s enormous build- ings were crowded, the latter being the int of attraction for those who would ‘ase despite the heat, while the former drew, as it always docs, the majority of the German visitors, At every place on the island thero was music, and the musicians, who are hired by the season, did double duty. . Of all the bands, however, none drew such crowds ae that at the Observatory Plaza, and here it was not so much the excellence of Downing’s Band as a wholé that drew, as it was Arbuckie's silver tuba, At Feltman’s the pedestrian fever raged and the match between Tobias and Miss Marshall was liberally patronized. ‘The former was ahead early in the day. At ten o'clock at night it-was seen that many peo- ple would inevitably be detained on the Island, and dining rooms were lined bo gd Twenty thou- sand passengers i at the Brighton. The waiting rooms were packed and 3,000 people stood out in the rain. The mercury stood at ninety degrees, and the suffering was in- tense. Trains, of from eight to thirteen cars, went off without standing room, the Jast starting trom the island at two o'clock this morning. BOCKAWAY BEACH. . Rockaway Beach literally swarmed with men, wo- men and children yesterday, and the public houses were taxed to their utmost to accommodate the de- mands of the hungry and thirsty. Each succeeding boat swelled tie throng and the trains of the Long Island Railroad also added their quota. At the prin- cipal places of resort the crush was greater than on any day before, and the proprietors of houses of entertainment must have reaped a rich harvest. Picnle parties camped out on the beach in the broiling sun, and tried to deiude themselves into! the belief that they were enjoying them. | selves. The mischievous small boy roamed about withror restraint and emptied handfuls of «aud down the neck of his “goody-goody”’ little sister and played such other prauke as only mall boy ot the period is capabie of, Sailing boat; which ran as near to Coney Island ax was com- patible with safety,» magniticent view of Bri VestBrighton and Manhattan Beach was ob! and in the evening on the return trip, although througb cle of the fireworks, long li 5 luméination formed a spectacle grand ip the extreme, Oppressive as the est was in the oity the of aid ooo! brivk and spite’ of the c enjoyable one. y experience of the Fourth ot July pilgrim to Rocka- ways The bare of the boats were # ily patron- ized and =the cooling and innocent lager in streams, A ‘foature of one trip wae a party of forty Chinamen, in fall teather of pigtails and dunguree blouses, who ogled the pretty girls with modest admiration, drank rand commented on the beauties of the voyage in the choieest gibberish. One of them, in response to @ queryiof the Hxnatp reporter, said, “Heures yelly muehe Lockaway, antes see tol seit.” Vicious os 3 > 2 4 = i = i 2 2 | loafett endeavored to tease the Mongolians, but were promptly suppressed by the vigilant imanagers of the exeursion, When the raincame on at nightfall it caused s | seurrying on the crowded beach, Everybody | swarmed into the els, and they were soou dut on the balvonies, into id sheets, dense muxser of drenched and misorabie merry makers patiently aub- mitted to the buffets of the tempest tll 75,000; Major Burnap, 150,000; G, Felt- | boat red at t pier, When @ stampede man, 100,000; Thomas Cable, 160,000; Bue | that firm earth quiver ensued, en, | perintendent Dorwin, 200,000; H.C.” Mur- | women and children scampered hinted hares, | | ps, : A Averaging this would give | The amusing churacter of the rush waa marred by his manhood as to knock a woman down who was in his way. He was a badly damaged man when he escay the clutches of the indignant spe tators. AT LONG BRANCH. Long Branch was absolute!y overrun with stran- gers yesterday. ‘fhe two railroads ran passenger trains of fifteeu and twenty curs each, and the Plymouth Rock made fast to the iron pier on the first trip with over three thousand people thronging her decks and cabin, The yet incomplete arrangements of the pier and the very meagre accommodations for landing passengers made the unloading of the vessel rather a tedious process. As the day wore on the whole population started to move out toward | the course at Monmouth Park. Every vehicle in the Branch was taken, and many hundreds actually waiked the three and half or four miles from the Branch to the course, The Southern: Railroad also sent special trains to Oceanport, which were crowded to the very doors. The return from the races was even more wonder- ful scene for the Branch than the exodus ‘It was about half-past six when the throng began to arrive on the return. Cannon were fi from the sea, the beach and the pier. The hotels were a4 with bunting, and the strong breeze which sprung up late in the afternoon tossed the white caps far out to sea, The scene from the shore was particularly striking and picturesque, and seemed to be thoroughly enjoyed by old’ habitués of the place, who pronounced it something en- tirely new their —_ experience, The hotels were overrun with applications for lodging, and it was @ common matter to see two or three men together rushing about from house to house, valises in their hands and despair on their counte- nances. The hotel keepers, of course, were not an- noyed at the unprecedented rush, and walked the piazzas of their houses with more than the ordinary amount of satisfaction. If there was # man in Long Branch who was not happy it was the col- ored waiter, who had much more than his share of trials and tribulations. The visitors were not particularly charitable, and when one ordered ice cream and got pea soup the result was almost invariably a little controversy, during which the waiter suffered unheard of mental agony. If there was 4 map more jubilant than the hotel keeper it was the hack driver, who got more from one tare than his entire concern, horse, wagon and all, cost originally. At eight o’clock last evening th effect was beautiful. The sea was lighted tora ri dius of an eighth of a mile with electric lights, which gave the white crested waves the appearance of molten silver. THE “‘SIXTY-NINTH.” ‘The annual Fourth of July picnic of the Sixty-ninth regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., took place at Jones’ Woods, fully seven thousand persons participating in the festivities. At the entrance doors a perpetual crowd of men and ladies pushed and good humoredly fought tor admission until late in the evening, and Major Duffy and Captain Kerr had tired arms last night after their day's labor in selling admis- sion tickets, over $1,600 having passed through their hands during the day, The receipts go to the regimental fund. The members of the regiment at- tended in fair numbers, but the fair sex largely pre- ponderated among the pleasure seekers. Delega- tions were present from the Eighth, Seventy-first, Ninth and Twenty-second regiments, and several members of the Irish Volunteers were among the crowds in their green uniforms. Among the prominent guests were Commissioners Brennan and Jake Hess, of . the Board of Charities and Correction; Colonel Tracey, of the Mayor’s Office, formerly on General Corcoran’s staff, and members of the Irish Veteran Association too numerous to name. Colonel Cavanagh, Lieuten- ant Colonel De Lacey, Officers Lawrence G. Goulding and Dr. Shine were aiso on the groundi The heat being tempered considerably by fre: breezes from the river the dancers had abundant opportunity for amusement, and the contestants in the athletic sports had a chance to test their skill. A short programme for the latter had been arranged ‘and the result of the scoring was as follows:— Three miles, go as you please, for members of the regiment only—A walk over for P. Lawless; prize, a gold medal. One mile hurdle race, open to members of the National Guard—William ssell, of the Twenty- second regiment; prize, a gold regimental badge. ‘Three standing jumps, open to all comers-—'Thomase. Lynen, 87 feet 2 inches; James Waly, 34 feet 7 inches; prizes, $10 to tirst and $5 to second. Running high jump, open to all comers—James Daly; prize, $10. Une mile go as you please match for sons of active and veteran members of the regiment, boys to be under fifteen years of D. Conway, first; Bar- tholomew Lynch, second. Prizes, gold badge and silver badge. A tug ot war—Eight members of Company F and eight of Company A, Sixty-ninth regiment, compet- ing, resulting in avictory for Company F. Prize, a handsome roster rack, Scattered over the grounds, as in ‘tits! at these pictiics, were to seen several groups of people, each party engaged for itself in a good old Irish jig to the music of @ genuine Irish fiddler. In the evening the shelter of the building was sought, where the lager flowed abundantly, and dancing occupied the younger guests till a late jour. THE DAY IN BROOKLYN. The residents of the City of Churches haye seldom witnessed so quiet and orderly celebration of the Fourth. The City Hall, Municipal Building and County Court House were handsomely decorated with bunting. In the evening the public buildings named were illuminated, and colored lights were burned on the roofs. At sunrise s salute of 100 guns was fired trom the saluting ground above the tomb of the Prison Ship martyrs of the Revolution, on Fort Greene. A similar salvo of artillery was fired at the foot of Stagg street. At noon a salute was fired at the aoa Yard, and the chimes of St. Ann’s on the Heights were rung. Tho Tomp- kine’ Park Association and the Constitution clubs celebrated the day by listening to speeches at the Park and hearing the Declaration ot Indepen- dence read. The Brooklyn Athletic Club had an en- tertainment at Ninth strect and Ninth avenue, Gowanus. THE FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT. Agreeably to orders issued by Colonel William H. Brownell, the Forty-seventh regiment, National Guard, “Brooklyn Grays,” paraded and held a jubilee celebration in Williamsburg. The command, with ninegompanies of twelve files each, left the armory at half-past seven A. M., headed with a fife and drum corps of thirty pieces and the entire field and staff of the regiment, Colonel Brownell in command. The march to the music of the “Olde Tyme” quickstep attracted large crowds of people over the entire route, several thousands being cot ated in the vicinity of Fountain square on Bedford and Division avenues. ‘The excessive heat compelled three or four halts by the wa: that it was just ten o'clock when the iment ited in the square. To align the bat- ion was the work of but a moment, and then the command fired three volleys of musketry before re- turning to their armory A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. Elvia J. Baskridge, twenty months old, while play- ing in front of her residence, No. 718 Tenth avenne, at half-past nine o'clock yesterday morning, was shot in the head by some unknown person aud in- stantly killed. Michael Fleming, aged seventeen years, of No. 606 Fast Sixteenth street, while standing on pier 28, North River, yesterday, was shot behind the ear by some unknown person. His wound is not consid- ered sorious. Ann Shannon, thirty-seven years of age, while standing in the yard of No. 117 East Kighty-first wtreet, was shot in the right wrist by some unknown person. John Craggy, Jr., fifteen years old, residing at No. 440 West Nineteenth street, was shot in the abdomen and fatally injured while stauding in front of his rewidence by Charles Burns, of No. 444 West Nine teenth street, who was carelessly handling a pistol, William Lolly, @ vagrant, while sitting on a stoop in North Moore street, near Greonwich, was shot in the thigh by Frederick Fechtenmolier, a grocery man, who wae recklessly discharging his revolver, Rose Quail, aged nine years, living at No. 281 Hlixa- beth street, Was shot in the ankle by some unknown person. ‘The ball was extracted, Florence P. oneng fifteen years old, of No, 1,040 First avon ot himsolt in the haud yesterday while playing with a revolver. Mar; Wort Thirteenth stroet, was fatally burned about the body and legs yesterday by her clothing taking fire by William Service, of No. 333 West Sevinteenth street, The latter was arrested. Mary Murphy, eighteen years, a servant atNo, 69 Penn street, Williamsburg, while engaged dms-ing last evening in her room, ou the third floor éf ber residence, Was struck im the shoulder and painjully wounded by @ pistol bullet. Dr, Spafford, of No. 187 Bedford avenue, was eailed in, and alter extracung. the ball reported the girl as doing well. Kate Heckel, twenty-one years, of No, 34 Schoes_ street, Williamaburg, while sitting in the third story window of her apartments, was shot in the righy hip by a ball from the pistol of 4 careless marksman. phe was taken toSt, Catharine's Hodpital in the am- ulance. Daniel Brophy, fourteen years, of No, 112 North Sixth street, while crossing South Fourth at street, was shot in the right elbow by some aa id party. ‘The boy’s injury was treated at ¢he Kastorn District Hospital, and he waa then taken home. George Wilson, of No. 351 Grove street, Jersey City, was handling a revolver yesterday afternoon, au through carelessness one of the chambers was discharged. The bullet shattered one of his fingers, and then hit his som Henry, aged four years, Who was standing on the opposite side of dame room. ‘The Doy is fatally te, coe are nearly crazed by the sad accident. ‘Iu Hoboken, Albert and Charles Fischer, aged ro- spectively nine and twelve years, were sccidsotally shot by Charles Schroeder, street, Schroeder was arrested aud the boys are likel; ‘gs to recover. Garden street, Hoboken, was shot in the arm by & young man named George Weidermein. The bo: was taken to his home and Weidermein was arrest ‘A young woman by the name of Diets, living on Palisade avenue, near Hutton street, was shot in the side by a small boy. She was taken to her homeand 4 physician summoned, who found that her injuries were not serious, John McManus, of No. 5 Carmine street, New York, went to Newark to spend the day. While bathing jn the Passaic near Woodside he was drowned. Dora Burstinger, twenty-five years of age, living at No, 746 Tenth avenue, accidentally fell out of the second story window of her residence yesterday to the sidewalk and was fatally injured. Michael J. Tracey, no home, aged fifty-five yeara, found sick in street; supposed to be prostrated by the heat, oe Ids, twent: resid barrie Reynol wenty-four years old, i at No. 322 High street, Brooklyn, While ona visit te this city, was overcome by the heat, and was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. Jobn Jaffrey, forty-three years of age, residing at No. 994 Pacific street, Brooklyn, was presuratell: by the heat at the corner of Schenectady avenue and Herkimer street. ‘The Coroner was Terkel ask ei hold an ins quest on the body of Mary Kernan, forty-seveu years. of age, who died suddenly in @ tenement in the rear of No. 118 Willow Henry B. Kelly, aged ten years, of No, 197 Having no home was taken to Bellevue: of No. 112 Raymond street, Brooklyn. Death is be-, lieved to have been caused by the heat. George Farrell, thirty-four years of age, at No. 3 Whipple street, Williamsburg, was ee trated by the heat. An unknown woman was sunstruck yeat afternoon at the corner of Third avenue an Eleventh street. She was taken in a dying condition to Belleyue Hospital. Delia Ludy, forty-two years of , Was Overcome by the heat yesterday in front of’ No. 654 Seventh avenue. She was removed to the New York Hospital. THE FIRE RECORD. The following fires were reported during the day :— The iron foundry in 136th street, near Third aves nue, owned and occupied by John Steadman, was destroyed in the afternoon. Mr. Steadman estimates the loss at $20,000, William S. Carr’s brass works, which adjoin the foundry, were damaged $1,000, ‘The two story frame cottage No. 149 East Sovens tieth street, valued at $1,000, and with contents, worth $500, was burned. The loss is covered by ine surance. . Firecrackers in the afternoon caused a loss of $1,400 to the building No. 119 Chrystie street. About $500 worth of furniture was destroyed ia the afternoon in the apartments occupied by Edward xeon: on the second floor of No. 53 Norfolk street. ‘The fireworks 1 the store of Samuel Alien, at No. 2,308 Third a accidentally. The ios there is no insurance. res cansed by fireworks, the total loss on which did not exceed $250, occurred at the following places: No, 52 Oliver street, No. 249 Canal street, No, 244 West ‘Thirty-second street, No. 443 West Fifty-sixth street, No. 540 West Fifty-eighth street, No. 168 Eighth avo- nue, Eightieth street and Boulevard, No. 143 Division street, No. 130 West Thirty-third street, No, 393 Sev- enth avenue, No. 163 First avenue, No. 68 Bayard street, No. 784 Eleventh avenue, No. 1,622 Third avenue, amounts to $ on which VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE. The following arrests were made for violations of the ordinance prohibiting the explosion of fire works:—Fourth precinct, 1; Fifth, 2; Eighth, 3; Ninth, 1; Tenth, 2; Fifteenth, 3; Sixteenth, 2; Eaghteonth, 2; Nineteenth, 2; Twentieth, 4; Twenty: seventh, 1; Twenty-ninth, 2. WESTFIELD'S MERRYMAKING. ‘Westfield, N. J., devoted the day to a typical coun. try merrymeking. At midnight on Thursday the holiday was ushered in with the tolling of the town and church bells, which was kept up till far into the morning. With daybreak every sort of equipage began to roll into town, The sir was heavy with red dust. Everything capable of holding powder enough to make a noise, not forgetting the time hon- ored anvil, was loaded and dischgrged with stunning regularity. The sports of the day began with » series of running and walking matches and hurdle races, The prizes were silver medals contributed by Messrs. O. T. and H. J. Webb and C. H. Brocksmith. One for a hundred yard dash was won in 11 seconda by G. H, Parker, of this city, who also gained the trophy for a 120 yard hurdle race in 224; seconds, ‘Then blindfolded men wheeled barrows at s stake. Next an inebriated villager cMmbed a tall, greased pole to wrest a ham and a side of bacon from ite slippery summit. A lusty end swift pig, shaved and lavishly greased, was en loose, and it took half an hour for a one-eyed n to capture him. acknowledged plaudits of the multitude in a speech delivered wit! the pgeantine. porker in his arms. Contributions of half dollars rewarded his oratory. But the event of the day was the gander pulii: An and tough looking gauder legs to the pliant elm. His neck . The doomed anointed with — protested with eartrending quackings. Various country youths, mounted on steeds of native production, raced at full speed down the dusty road, at the gander’s neck as gf |. The suc ceeded in pulling its head off was to claim the gan- der and a brand new ten dollar greenback as his — At last youth, in a bot coat, with rass buttons, mounted on a mule, twisted the gau- der’s head from its body. An journment was then taken for a banquet prov by public-spirited citizens. Half an ox and a barbe ‘ued sheep fed the hungry merrymakers. Jersey cider and stronger fluids flowed without atint. Orations were made with lavish fluency. In one Mr. Otia 'T. Webb stated that the idea of the day's fea- tivities was suggested to him and his associates by articles in the Hera. pre | cheers for the H&gaLD made the hailecho, Atter the feast 1,000 glass balls were shot at and broken for money and sweepstakes, On the shooting ground a club in the uniform of the Continentals built s camp-fire and prepared a huge cauldron of tree chowcer. At night firecrackers cracked and bonfires blazed all over town, while rockets laced the rainy with lines of fire, The only accident revorded toa nl small boy, who investigated & well charged anvil, AT SEA CLIFF. ‘The unusual attractions of ® bishop to preside, « doctor of divinity to deliver an oration, a few iensor lights in divinity to grace the piatform and a couple of musical professors to eliven the occasion and a pleasant sail of two hours on the boat—notwith- standing all these Sea Cliff did not coax many of the handreds who sought pleasure and relaxation amid the inountains or on the seashore. The audience in the Tabernacle in the forenoon was not very large and in the afternoon it numbered hardly one hundred, though there was then the sdditional © attraction of the Rev, William’ Taylor, the ‘California street preacher.” Dr. Buckley, of Brooks lyn, who delivered the @gation, spoke of the con- flicts through which this country had passed ere it attained its present eminent position, of his own and Mr. Beccher’s visits to England during the war | of the rebellion, and of @ visit that he made to the Weitmann, nineteen years of age, of No. 455 | from firecrackers while standing at the door of her | | residence, ‘Anthony Goss, five years old, of No. 69 First street, was severely injured on the lett leg by the premature explosion of a small cannon which he was discharg. ing. Lowis Hyman, aged twenty-one years, of No. 611 Went Thirty-eventh street, tell off the bins at Port | Low and Was soriously injured. He was convey ed to the city and placed iu the Ninety-ninth Street Hos- ital, PA viiliam Woods, ninetoon years of age, a boiler maker, residing at No, 361 Madison street, was ac- cidentally shot in the left leg, eiving « serious wound, while standing at Cherry and Jackson streets. Elen Carney, aged fourteen years, received severe internal injuries by talling from the root of her re Sain jo. 192 West Nineteenth street, to the yard, John Beer, aged fifty, of No. 224 Wost Twenty: | seventh street, Was shot by an unknown man in | front of his residence, receiving an paly wound in the right leg, He was taken to the Ne jt w York Hoa- je Kenahan, aged twelve years, was acci- tally shot in the right arm in tront of the res! f hep werente Nr Te? Woet Sretennth atreet, South at tho close of the war as the reporter of a New York secular paper. He knew then, he said, that it Hayes wax elected so was Packard; but he was convinced that the latter would be sacrifoed to save the former. Pees brought his ey “Why, then, are we not as anetion? And he answered his own question by 4 giving the following rensone:—Pirst, beci of the prevaience of crime among ts, But crime is of va- rious kinds, and these classified ax crimes of pride, illustrated by Blair's shooting of Armstrong; of jon end crimes of morbid im! jj These Dr. Buckley illustrated dotes and incidents, But why are we not prosperous as a nation? he asked again, And tho atinwer came back—"Decause of the hquor traffic; the fow of everything that is good.” Why is it, the apeaker asked, that the ruin trade is good in times of trial and sorrow? Lyron declares that im such seasons there is nothing like ram or true religion, The greatest wonder of the age is to see the American people sit down and boys 4 look on af this terrible traftic doing its deadly work. THE FORS OF AMERICA, ‘This trafic is aliowed because of the capital that is invested in the real estate in which it is con ducted, The Doctor was glad that a Si pro portion of the ministers are total abstainers, In mperance knows no clime, no nationality or re ligion, It a alike with all peoples. Hence, ar the people of Manchester, England, in mass meeting defer oie elvit war rorolve C that *e good of hue ue, late on Thursday a. ignited - by hutmoroan aneo «