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to be allowed on premises, and the whole green will be free from the tumedt that oonfofendasjnd th smoke COURT INTELLIGENCE. THE FOURTH. PUBLIC SCHOOfi NUMBER NINE. The pupils in the grammar department of Public School No. 9, gave their closing reception for the season to day.

Tho exercises took plaoo in the large hall on the second; flow, whloh Is one of the finest School halls in the oity. It was profusely decorated with flags, and painted cuplds, here and there, held garlands of flowers against the panels on the walls. There was a large attendance of tbe parents and friends of the children, of whom some 6W of the grammar department wen present, thi average attendanae at tho school being 1,300 pupils. The Board of. Education was represented by Closing of the Pablio Schools for the 8uHim6r Vacation.

the heavily bedded rock has been again readied, the breakage baa ceased, and the stratum remains as a heavy coping atone to the hollow dome. Of oourse the process piles a bin beneath, and tho access of watsr be mora easy by the approach to the surface, great stolacites and stalagmites are the nsult. In one of these this product forms a mass extending from floor to oeflmg, dlstanoe of thirty or forty feet, with a diameter of twenty five feet, and a beautifully fluted circumference. The walls of the room are encrusted with cataract Uke masses, and stalagmites, are numerous. When this scene is lit up it is peculiarly awful to the viovrof the observer at tnefoot of the long MIL while it is not less beautiful to those on the summit.

There is no room In the Mammoth Oave equal to these two. SCOTUY SCHOOL KILLINft. A' Cot respondent Snbmits a Case in Point. To the Editor' of the Brooklyn Eagle: I have read in your late issues articles in regard to Sunday Sohool killing. I witnessed an incident some rnornings ago that I think bears directly on the subjeot.

I was standing on the dock at the foot of Pacifio street, looking at the departure of the pionio party of a certain church and Sunday school. All were on board, and Just as the lines were being cast off a little fellow of some thirteen years came running up. His clothes were whole but rather seedy, and looked as though they had a special brushing for the occasion. He presented his ticket to a gentleman who stood at the gangway, who had on his coat a bodge stamped "Barge and Grove Committee," when the following conversation took place Crimson Badge Do you belong to our school Boy No. sir.

O. B. Then get out we dont want you. The poor little fellow's eyes filled with tears, and he turned Now that boy's ticket represented a passage on that very boat and with that very party, and they had no right to refuse him. I am personally acquainted with several on board who had no connection whatever with either church or school.

Had the boy been dressedin the tip of fashion, with a anoy haversack full of nioe confections, instead KO FAPrit TO MORROW. To morrow, being the anniversary of Independence, and a National Holiday, the Basle will not Issue Us editions till Saturday, the 8th. County Treasurer Gardiner was served with a mandamus, this morning, which had been issued by Judge Gilbert, of the Superior Court, airwHng him to pay the bill of John Q. Law for services during the month of June, amounting to $108. law is one of the Superior Court attendants, and his bill was ordered to be paid on the certificate of the Clerk of that Court.

This vexed question having been thus Judiciously decided, Mr. Gardiner at once oomplied with the writ. The act of 1870, under whloh the officers were appointed, simply provided that they should be paid by the County Treasurer, $4 for ssoh day's attendahoe. Mr. Gardiner maintained at that time, that before he paid the bills they must be audited under the direction of the Board of Suprrvisors, he having no knowledge whether the services charged for had actually been performed or not.

The matter having been taken Into Court, Judge Tappen supported the Treasurer's view; and the bills were ordered to be Bworn to and regularly audited by tho Board of Supervisors. i In 1873 a bill was pasBed providing that the Court officers should be appointed by the Sheriff, and their billB paid on the certificate of the Clerk of the Court. The friends of the Sheriff, who were out of place, construed this to mean that the officers would be removed and fresn ones appointed. The Sheriff himself knew better, but his representations were of no avail. They besieged his office daily; remonstrated with him for no giving them a ohance to earn their bread and butter, in the public service; acoused him of playing fast and loose, and In private, with being an artful old dodger ThuB the time passed until the operations of the law of 1873 began to be felt.

law presented his bill for last month, which th County Treasurer refused to pay on the certificate the Clerk of the Court, on tho ground that he and tho other officers were appointed under the act of 1870, and that only the offioers appointed bv the Sheriff could be paid upon snob a certificate. A mandamus was applied for, and Judge Gilbert said that the writ must issue. Tho after consultation, held that the aot of 1873 did not repeal that of 1870, but was supplementary to it. The attendants remained in office therefore, until removed, and all future appointments would be filled by the 8heriff. that stifles.

If car accommodatlofi eufucxent oan be furniehed, those who Insist upon going ouand getUsf in a state of dollbere fqtsag ewtteraoat tt least on the and feat under the green trees, ind our (8,000,000 oasis. ThejnugloatmelkwmowMrrciaatoeP.M., and be given by tho Twenty third Eeglment Band, L. Oontemo, xaar. xne louoynng wb .1 THB FDJElfOBKfl, if all things work together for (bod, 01 be displayed in the evening the following places: Fort Greene or waaungtou Park. Sixth avenue between Tenth and Eleventh street.

Junction of North Seventh street, Onion avenue and North Second street. The programme at each place WW Be the urns, namely: Cupid's TriumpH, or Wounded Heart. Weeping Willow. American otar. Saxon dross.

Moreno Fillagree. Kaleidoscope. Galonade of Serpents. jeweuea uross. Dlnmlnated Pyramid.

Fifteen Colored Batteries. Five silver Shower Batteries. 25 Floral Bombshells. 12 Colored IUumlnations. 15 Ascension Wheels, 2 Mosalo Batteries.

300 Bookets, 1 lb. each. Couclading piece 1776, July 4, Washington's bust 1879. These exhibitions, if they came off and that they will is by no means certain, owing to the silly fight among the Aldermen, above alluded to will appropriately wind up the public festivities of the and may every body have just as good a time as any body could wish. SALUTE AT FOOT OBEBNE.

To usher in and out the day of days in the history of America as a republio, a salute of fifty guns at sunrise and fifty at sunBet will be fired from Fort Greene, under the supervision of Lieutenant J. Kline, or Second Division. THB CONSTITUTION OJdUB propose to celebrate at their club house at 10 A. when the Declaration of Independence will be read by Wm. A.

Furey '(Columbia'? and "Vive la America" Bung by the glee club an oration, by William Sullivan, on "Self government as established by the Fathers of the Bepub Uo," and music "Bed, White aid Blue," "Army and Navy," and "Bally round the Flag." The olub house will be decorated, and Illuminated throughout the evening. OEKBEAL NOTES. The City Hall will be decorated finely, and for the first time Keeper Tommy will display the new nagafur nlshed for that building, Conterno will give one of his evening eonoecta it the Bink, where one may go and smoke, drink, eat ice cream and listen to the musio. Carroll Pork, the children's park, par excellence, will be thronged with the Brooklyn infantry. The members of the Oc nanus Club, or a goodly num ber of them, will go to their olub house, and well they always have a good time.

Controller Schroeder goes to Shelter Island. All the municipal and county deportments will be closed during the entire day. Alderman BopeswiIl go to Collector Bnrrows goes to Shelter Island, and Com missioner Whiting, If he oan shake off his lod Cf business, will go there too. Corporation Counsel De Witt will probablygo to sock land County, Registrar Cottrell, if he can get away for he is a hard, worker will go somewhere. Everybody win go somewhere, or do something if it is not too hot.

i The Eighteenth and Twenty first Wards will celebrate the day by a publio meeting in a tent to be erected in Willoughby aveuue, near Broadway, at 8 P. MT The Carlisle Battery, a band of musio, and orations by Geo. W. Hoxle, A. Steward Walsh, if.

M. Livingston, and others 11 constitute the main features, the whole to close with a display of forewords in the evening, at the corner of Broadway and Lafayette avenue. THB DAT IK LONDON. London, July 3. The American residents of London will celebrate the anniversary of tho Declaration of Independence of the United States by a dinner at the Langhom Hotel to ST.

PETER'S LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. A epeoifll meeting of the St Peter's Iribrary As8oclatlon was held laBt evening at the library, corner of Hicks and Warren streets, for the purpose of hearing the reports of the Board of Trustees and Treasurer for this year. Tbe President, Father Michael J. Murphy, was In the chair, and called the meeting' to order. The minutes were read and approved, then the Secretary, Mr.

Patrick J. Frewln, read the report of tho Board of Directors. It was a very flattering one, an.shows that during the last year the library has been largely lnoreased that is, in the number of books, which now amount to 1,200 volumes and it is regularly supplied with all gdod monthlies, weeklies and dailies. At the beginning of the year there were 90 male and 130 female members; since then 1J)0 male and 400 females have been admitted to membership, being an increase of 500 in a year 37 males and 70 females have resigned or been struck from the roll for various reasons, and this leaves the number of members now in good standing 615. Anew billiard table has been obtained and old ones repaired, beside sundry other improvements and additions.

The Treasurer's report was then read by Mr. John Laughlin. The amounts show as followB Receipts: Dues and games $1712.02 Entertainments. 230.05 Balance on hand 43.19 Total Expenditures. a.

15 Balance on hand 82J8.I1 This exhibit was received with cheers, and on moBem both reports Were approved as read. THE OOMma ELECTION. On Wednesday evenincr next the annual election for umcers will be held. Father Murphy reminded the meeting laBt evening that Inspectors 01 isieonon nau to be appointed. He gave ont the names' of the following members as such Inspectors: James Mooney, Henry Walsh, J.

J. Smith. The following gentlemen were appointed a Committee on Nomination John Longhlln, Michael Hockey, Henry Hoggexty, M. Murphy and P. J.

Frewln. On motion the meeting adjourned. The following names comprise the present Board of DircotorB and officers of the Association Bev. Michael J. Mnrphy, President Denis F.

Began, Vice President; J. Henry Haggerty, Becording Secretary Patrick J. Frewin, Corresponding Secretary John Loughlln, Treasurer. J. J.

Smith, John T. Breen, Henry Wa'sl, James Johnson, Michael Lewis, A. S. Hughes, Ghas. F.

Irvln, Michael J. Murphy. THE OFFAL CONTRACT. The Aldermanio Health Committee Dlaxusjs the Matter. The offal contract and its violation having been considered by the.

Board of. Health, and Board of GityWprks, and, referred to the Common Council for its action, the Health Committee of the latter body met last evening in relation to the master. There were pree ent Aid. Connolly, Hopes, Macpherson, Douglass, Mo Intyre, Kief er and O'Rollly, of the Committee. Also, ex Justloe A.

Dalley, as counsel tor Contractor Clark and General Orooke, oounsel for the Odorless Sink Company. Neither the communications of the Board of City Works nor that of the Board of Health, were la possession of the Commit It was evident from the first that they did not know' what to do. 'Aid. Bopes said that it was his opinion that the Board of City Works and Board of Health wore competent to settle the' matter, and that it would be useless for the Committee to enter on an examination that might not determine any thing, and would only cause delay at a bad time. He therefore moved that the Committee report that the Board of Oity Works he directed to see that the contract Is carried out to the satisfaction of the Board of Health, and in compliance with the specifications, and that if the contractor foil to do bo the Board cancel the contraot and sue the sureties and that the Board of City Works report to the Common Council its action in the matter.

Aid. Macpherson seconded the motion. OBJECTIONS RAISED. Aid. O'Reilly did not think it ought to pass.

Contractor Clark should be given another opportunity. Aid. Bopes believed the of Health would be fair to him. Aid. Douglass asked if the main point in the matter' was not between the Odorless Sink Company and Clark, as to whether he should receive the liquid oontents of tholr carts.

It seemed to him that all dead animals were being promptly removed. Aid. Bopes replied that the point stated by Aid. Douglass was one point, but it seemed to him that it could be disposed of by allowing the Odorless Sink Company to empty all the liquid from cesspools, etc, into the sewers. Commissioner Palmer, who had just come in, be(ng asked what were the charges made by the Board of Health against the contractor, replied that they were, first, that his boats were not suitable second, that he was not prompt in the removal of dead animals, etc; third, that he would not receive the contents of the Odorless Sink Company's carts.

Counsellor Dalley Bald that he was prepared to prove that the stuff delivered by that Company was almost entirely liquid. Counsellor Orooke replied that he was prepared to prove the contrary. Aid, OTieiUy said that he did not see that the resolution offered by Aid. Bopes disposed of the matter before the Committee, because it did not determine whether or not the contraot had been violated. Aid.

Douglass said that there was no tectlmony before the Gommittae that the contract bad not been complied with. Counsellor Dalley asserted that persons in the neighborhood of the offal dock testified that tbe work had never been so well done before. WHY THE COMPLAINT Aid. Molntyre asked why the complaint had been made by the Board of Health. Counsellor Dalley replied that it was for personal ejects.

The Board of Health complained to the Board of City Works, but who complained to the Board of Health? Aid. Molntyre remarked that there was no specification of the charges. Commissioner Palmer said that he believed that Clark was being imposed on by the Odorless Sink Company, and if he (Palmer) had tbe power he would not give that Company any permits to use its carts. He was also of opinion that the butchers imposed on Clark by taking offal to him at all hours and in bad condition and unfit Aid. OTteilly suggested that if the specifications were too hard on the contraotor, they be altered, i Aid.

Bopes seeing that the Committee were not inclined to adopt bis resolution, and were wasting words and time to no purpose, moved that a sub committee of two be appointed, and that they in connection with tbe Board of city Works confer with the Board of Health In relation to the matter, and report back before the meeting of the Common Council on Monday. Aid. Douglssiid he thought that the whole Committee flhould confer with the Board of Health. Aid, Mclntyre moved to amend by making it the whole Committee, and fixing the time of at 11 A. ST.

"On Monday next. A The amendment was accepted, and the Committee adjourned. BROOKLYN AT WILLIAMS. Williama College at Wiliiamstovm, the first to allow hor alumni a voice in the dlrebtion and governmentof tho College, by the election of trustees, is this week hdlding its 'Commencement. Bev.

J. O. Frencn of thjs oity, was added to. the Visiting Committee, o. H.

Watson, of Brooklyn, awarded the bistorlcat prize. THE POLARIS. A Cruel Hoax Nipsed the. BuO ii eame oat' in New York to day, that a combination of characterless Bohemians Were getting no a bocfus extra with clrounutanUal men dacity, the reappearance of the Solaris. It io believed that sufficient steps have been taken" to' crush this cruel lie in tbe egg.

Nevertheless, tho attempt may be made, and. (bose who wlU be WWOT twt ffe. A Case Taken on Speculation Trouble Between the lawyer and bis Client. OFFICERS' COMPENSATION. Edward Wild, a working jeweler, waa in the employ of James MoMurray, the Jeweler, on Fulton street, during the Faff of 1871.

On the 29th of December of that year be was and about three weeks after'Mr. McMurray's store was broken open in the nltrht and robbed of about 23.000 worth of iewelrv. io. Suspicion fell upon Wild and a young man' named Issy Jones, with whom Wild had been very intimate. They were both arrested.

Jones was convicted, and sent to the Penitentiary for a term of years, but as there was no evidence against Wild he was discharged withont a hearing, after having been in Raymond street Jail for about a. month. Alter bis release he oonsulted a lawyer, D. B. Thompson, of this oity, aud stated to Mm that in addition to the' imprisonment, Mr.

MoMurray had said of him "Wild knows my store was going to be robbed," and "I have evidence enough against him, (Wild) to send him up for ten years." Upon the advice given by the lawyer, a suit for slander was commenced by Wild against MoMurray, who employed Hon. Samuel D. Morris, to defend it. Upon the trial in November last, the damaging fact came out that Wild bad been on very Intimate terms with Issy Jones and the Jury gave a verdict of only $50. Of this amount, Wild did not reoeive anything, and a week or two ago he sent to Mr, Thompson to recover J25 claiming that he had agreed to teke the case "on shares." The cose came on to be heard yestsrday before Justice N.

B. Morse, and after waiting more than an hour at the request of Wild for a witness, Archibald Gorton, whose presence he desired, the trial prooeeded without Mr. Gordon. Wild testified that his lawyer had agreed totakefhecass "on shares," and that he had not received the $25 he thought himself entitled to, though he bad several times esked for it. On behalf of the defendant a counter claim of $150 for services rendered was set up.

Mr. Thompson testified on his own behalf that he had never made any suoh agreement as that testified to by Wild; that before the trial of the slander suit, he had demanded of Wild $100, which Wild wui unable to pay, He Anally tried the cose without any agreement as to compensation. After the trial, in Interview with Wild, Wild agreed that he might have the $50, and expressed himself as sorry that he had not $100 or $150 to put with it. He never knew that Wild claimed $25 until the service upon him of the sum irons by the constable. H.

B. Hubbard, tcstifled that Mr. Thompson's eei vices were worth $250, besides the costs, and Mr. Jore Weinberg that' they were worth $100 and costs. Justice Morse ttiia morning rendered his decision giving the defendant a judgment against Wild for $100.

Ex Governor Lowe, the partner of Mr. Thompson, conducted the cose for him. Wild appeared for himself. Far of tbe Court Officers. This morning in the Special Term of the Supreme Court, before Justioe Gilbert, an application waa made by H.

Clement, on behalf of John Q. Law, one of the court offloers attendant npon tho Supreme Court, for a mandamus to Thomas A. Gardiner, County Treasurer, directing him to pay $108, the sum to which Law claimed ho was entitled for his services during the month of June last past. On behalf of the County Treasurer it was claimed that the set of 1873, giving the appointment of court offloers to the Sheriff repealed the act of 18T0, whioh gave that power to the Judges, and that Law had consequently been legislated out of office and was not entitled to any pay. Judge Gilbert directed that a peremptory mandamus issue as requested, and said that the law of 1873, giving to the Sheriff the appointment of suoh court attendants as the Judges may leulre, was merely supplementary to the former act of 1870, directing their appointment by the Judges, and that the court attendants appointed under the former aot was entitled to remain in office, and to be paid for their services until they should be removed by some competent authority.

General p. 8. Crookc appeared for the County Treasurer, and said that the objeot of the refusal of the County Treasurer, in refusing to pay the court officers, was only to have the court pass upon the question as to whether he should do so. It waa a mere strife, he said, between the ins and the outs. YACATIOS.

In the Caves. A correspondent, visiting Wyandotte Cave, gives an interesting account of its wonders and "beauties, and institutes a comparison between it and Mammoth: We had been told that tbe Ausur Hole was st the base of Monument Mountain on the further side of Mam moth Hall, and considerable interest was exuresssd and much curiosity indulged in regarding what the thing waBlike. The Augur Hole, or rather the entrance to the hole, is an opening about fifteen by twenty indies in dimensions, in the angle of the floor and a perpendicular rocky wall a hundred feet high. A smooth piece of nat limestone covers tne tower sunace 01 tne note, which Is always covered with moisture. The guide and some of the gentlemen went through, and instantly dropped ont of sight.

I had been wandering about on the hillside and into the countless rocky recesses. Looking down a distance of forty or fifty feet, I saw the head and shoulders of Mrs. D. disappearing in the Auger Hole, the remainder of her body being ont of sight The lady was straggling and wriggling though in the mouth of SOME SUBTEBBANEAJJ MONBTEB from which she was exerting herself to escape. My first impulse wis to rush kown the rocks to her rescue, but the shouts of ringing laughter solve the mystery.

One by one our party went through the aperture, and crept, and rolled and tumbled through the remainder of the narrow, rugged and broken passage of thirty feet. But the difficulty of getting through this infernal place ingoing on is double In returning. From the mouth of the passage you drop down about three feet into something resembling a low roofed cavern, separated from the grand hall only by a wall a foot or two in thickness. In returning one con stand on his feet and by bending forward put his arms and head into the hole, but there is nothing whatever in the shape of a foot hold, so that unaided 1 ew could get through. The difficulty is remedied by having a couple of strong men of the party, or guies, stand at the mouth of the hole, and as arms are stretched through seize them and by main strength pull the body through.

In this manner every member of our parry entered Mammoth Hall on the homeward trip. After having overooms the Auger Hole difficulty the explorer comes to' Lilliputian HolL a passage which is smooth but with a' ceiling so low that one has to get down upon hands and knees, or bend himself so that head and feet nearly meet, in order to get through. Once over, however, yon straighten np in Spades' Grotto, an elegantly ornamented chamber ever welcome to the weary traveler in this wonderful cave. The Hall of Bums and White Cloud Room, a distance of perhaps half a mile, is one 01 the most perplexing passages in the cave. The rooks appear to have fallen without regard to tsBte or comfort, and lie piled up In every conceivable manner.

Here a great shelving fragment lies directly across your pathway, and then an immense boulder, or a huge pile of smaller sized loose rocks, all tending to impede progress and make the traveler deviate from the direct line he would prefer. Tired and weary by this time, it is with delight that you hear the guide announce the arrival at THE BISHOP'S BOSTBUM Here is indeed something worth looking at, and the straggling party seat thamselves or a brief rest and a view of the beautiful struoture before them. This rostrum is an Immense pulpit, formed of orystallzed carbonate of lime, with? innumerable gypauiu formations of exceeding beauty and variety of design, the whole arranged as though modeled after the design of some antique architect. A large white rook, symmetrically hewn, stands upon tho floor of the pulpit to serve as a reading desk, while the gypsum formations above and behind glisten and sparkle In the torchlight. From the rear wall of the rostrum, extending entirely across the a distsnae of sixty or seventr feet, in form re sembling a fan, la a pure white, smooth celling, cracked in Biraignt unes as tnougn jarrea Dy tne nana ox time.

An observer feels as though standing' in some Soman ruin, over which the ruinous traok of centuries lies. Ho in fancy supplies the absent pontiff, the' pontifical court in all its regal splendor, and kings, potentates and powers atand before The next points of "unusual beauty are the Frost Flag's Chamber end the Ibe House. These apartments are just glistening, in the torch light, being heavily fringed with frosty lace of the most delicate pattern. formed of gypsum. In the light of a hundred candles' tuBse onaniueiv uk apparent irost wora irom noor to celling present a Boene of royal sylendor seldom dreamed of.

Beyond these ore the Frosted Books, Sandy Cliffs, Marble Hall, Sylvan Arcade, FA1EY PALACE AND BEAUTv's BO WEB. Lover never dreamed of grottoes more beautiful than the two last mentioned. Stalactites from the size of knit ting needles to that of a man's arms hang pendant from tne ceiling ana roooy projeonons in enaiess prolusion. Some aro snow white, others are handsomely tinted, others sii I are gray, the whole contrasting finely. The same delicate frostwork of silken filagree is here observed beggaring description.

The Bower is four and a half miles from the mouth of the cave, and Is near the end of explorations in this route. Just how muoh further the endless cavern extends is yet unknown. WYANDOTTB AS A UNITY. There are three grand passages in Wyandotte Cave, eeohot which has its parfloular attractions, and all are grand and beautif id. There is of oourse a similarity in all tho cave's formations, and to be able to point out oil the differences would require the spending of a week at least in its endless recesses.

There is the Pillared Palace and Palace of the Genii in one course, each filled with sffvery stalactites and stalagmites intersecting between floor and ceiling, and forming two of the most beautiful chambers in the whole ove. In what is known as tho Old Cave is Odd Fellows' Hall, a ohomber of immense dimensions the Senate Chamber, with ita Chair of State and Pillar of the Constitution, with several other notable and ourlous wonders. This avenue Is about three miles in length, and the other three average six miles each, making the total length of explored passages about twenty two miles. Explorations are still going forward, and those engaged believe there Is a connection fonped under the OhlojHver between Wyandotte and Mammoth. From the southwestern to the extreme northeastern limits, there is nine miles in length.

The greatest width at any point in the Old Cave is about one hundred and eighty feet, and the greatest height about one hundred feet, ranging from two and a half to one hundred, the average baing about twenty feet. The greatest breadth in the New Gave la three hundred feet, with a height varying from two to two hundred and forty five feet. At some points the avenues run five hundred or six hundred feet below Blue River, or about 1.000 feet below the aurlace of the earth. There is very little water in Wyandotte; The' entire floor and fne projecting rocks are covered with a fine dust, like what one imagines must be the dust of ages, or of dead men's bones. This dust is soft and eternally moist, though not wet, except where water dripa through the soil above, ar in close proximity to springs.

As you tread in most smooth places there is a hollow Bound distinctly audible, as though thero were still other caverns under foot. There are Insects and eyeleBS fish peculiar to this oave, though our party dls covercdnolhingof the kind, except harmles3 centipedes on Monument Mountain. WXANDQTTB AND MAMMOTH QOMPABBD. Prof. Edward D.

Cope visited each of these great natural and afterward drew the following comparison between them The Wyandotte Cave is as well worthy of popular favor as tho Mammoth, It looks the large bodies of water. diversify the scene in tbe latter, but it Is fully eaual to it in the beauty of its stalactites, and other, ornaments of calclte and gypsum. Sfalactites and stalagmitesare more numerous than in the Mammoth, and the former frequently have a worm or maccaronl llko form, whloh la very peculiar. The; twiBt and wm'd in masses like the head of Medusa, and often extend in slender runners to a remarkable length. The gypsum rosettes occur in the remote regions of the cave, and are very, beautiful.

There are also masses ox amorpnoua gypsum ut muon punty. xuo noor ux many places is covered with curved branches, and, what is more, beautiful; of perfect tranparent aoloular orystals, sometimes mingled with Imperfect turio orystals. The loose crystals in one place are io suoh as to give the mime of Snow Banks" to it. other places it takes the form of Japanning on. the roof and wall rock.

In one respect the cave Is superior to the Mammoth In its huge rooms, with step like domes, and often huge stalagmites on central hills. In these localities the rock has been originally more fractured or fragile than else wh.ere, and has given way at times of disturbance, piling masses on tho floor. The destruction having reached the thin bedded Btrafa above, the breaking down has proceeded with greater. rapidity, each bed breaking away over a narrower area, than that below it. When Independence Day it "Was and Is.

Young Amerioa'B EDjoyments The Cel etoation Out in the Country The flay in Brooklyn Aldermanio Squabbles last Year and This Fouirth of July Forty Years Ago "on the HeigrhtsJ' The Military Fot to Parade ipA Why Tne Police ana the Way They Will Spend the Day Monies and Ex cuwons Rowing and A fluiet Time at Prospect Park The Pireworks in the Evening General Notes just niiiety Bftveiiyeftrs ago to morrow pealed forth from the old belfry of Liberty Hall, Philadelphia, the sweetest musio and th? deareBt sound of bells ever wafted to the ear of any people. It was the anthem sung at the dawn of liberty, Hie beginning of the era of true freedom. The dash ana out wmon awakened tne people on that day has, to the present time, annually reverberated throughout the land to the glory of juve niles in geneiM and the discomfort of most everybody else in particular. "rorota amebioa enjoys nothing so much as. a noise, and the greater the noiBe the greater the delight.

The invanaoie pain which accompanies the inexperience of youth on these occasions is less painful than it would be on some other day, for the boys get so fired up with enthusiasm that the Iobs of a fingor or two, or the singeing of one's face, is forgotten in the general din and disturbance. THE OELEBBATION throughout the country wiU be of much the same de scription as it generally is, although with not so muon "hurrah," or bo much expenditure. It is becoming more and more apparent as the years rush by tnat yourin of July is not bo much of a day among the people as it used to be. Not that It is not yet a national holiday; not that there are not both time and money spent in its observance not that when it reours there are not memories of the pajjt rushing upon ub, hut when a holiday has had a run of one hundred years in this wide awake and stirring country, it has done about all it can for' itself. It 14 so with the "glorious Fourth." Westlllshnt up our storeB and and open our pocketbooks, but we do it more for the young ones about us than we do for any partloular regard or reverence of our own for the day.

The patriotic enthusiast may dispute this, impulsively, but let him reflect, and he will find that's Just about what ho thinks. OUT IN THE OOUNTBT there Btill lingers some of the old faahioned devotion for the day in all its olden glory. There the "militia" turn out. and the soldier man is a point of great interest to the red cheeked country girl and the frowsy headed country boy. They always have an oration, giving the chanoe to soma law sjudent or other literary experimenter to throw all sorto of Bhapes and to ssy all sorts of things under the t(iin guise of a speech, and under the green jeaves of some great, big oak br elm.

't The way tjjey used to celebrate the day fifty, sixty, seventy years ago has, to day, its best representative in the, manner followed in almoat any oountry place, al though tho present and the past even there, are pretty nearly as different as they weU oan be. HERB IN BROOKLYN the day has degenerated into the settlement of the simple question Who Bhall furnish the fireworks for the Corporation Whether it has been settled this year or not remains to be Been. To monow night will tell if it don't rain. Last year the Special Aldermanio Committee on Fireworks had a squabble among themselves, which was pretty near as disgraceful aB the one already had this year and which may be still going on for all the dear public knows. Then it was, as this year it has been, a fight among the members of the Committee as who should have the job.

The tenacity with whioh the City Fathers each has stuck to his view' on the matter in Committee and out, leads the average oitizen to suspect jobbing. It is well known that last year there were various nice little parcels of fireworks "placed where they would do most good." The publio display then was a failure, and it is quite probable it will be this year. THE DAY XN THIS COT will not be marked with any celebration peculiarities. Mayor Powell yesterday remarked to an Eagle reporter, who spoke to him upon the matter, that "forty years ago Brooklyn used to have a regular good fame it on the Fourth. There used to be," said Mr.

Powell, "a grand dinner and a general day of enjoyment. All Brooklyn used to get under the trees on the Heights and have an enjoyable day of it." ThlngB have changed since forty years ago, Mr. Mayor. It would bother a good deal to get all Brooklyn on the Heights now, and as for getting them under the trees'there ABIDE FEOM THIS NOISE made by the urohlns in the streets, it is believed Brooklyn will thlB year celebrate the day very quietly. The prospects are it will be too hot to do much else.

Sensible people will embrace the opportunity to keep still in their houses, to rest and to cool off while they may. The person who goes promenading very much tomorrow wUl come home in a fever of heat, disgust and general disappointment. THE MUdTABY of this oity will make no display whatever. The poor fellows haven't got any armories in which to put on their kid gloves and patent leathers away from the oontami ing dust and sunshine that floats, and shimmers over the heads of the plebian orowd that pays taxes and all that sort of low, grovelling thing. So the children can't have the chanoe to gaze and wonder at the fearfully and mysteriously gotten up soldier of the period the chap whose breast 1b of cotton and whose shoulders are a good deal beside bone and muscle.

That inestimable pleasure wfll be denied us this year, but, by next year this time, if we only elect the right kind of men to the Legislature, every member of the N. G. S. N. in Brooklyn, will have a great big armory of his' own and then, perhaps, they will do something to gratify the people whose servants the; have hitherto been supposed to be.

THE POLICE are going to have a whole day if not a holiday. The entire force win be on duty from early dawn until late at night, and the peace of the city will no doubt be pro served. It will be a bard day day's work and no play for the blue coats, and it is to tie hoped that there will be no serious disturbances or occurrences of any kind to make their labors more onerous than they are bound to be, be they as light as they oan. PBOGBAMM3K PAST I. 1.

Overture "Festival" "Happy be thy Dreams" J. B. Thomas a ODArfnn "4nv MftTinnrinO'" Blshon 4. Waits "Tho Guards" Godfrey 5. March "Popular Airs" Soliaobt g.

uauop "oieignniue" PART TW. 7. Grand March L. Conterno a Ballad "Oh Take me to thy Heart Again" Dalle Wltr ArdiU 10. Selection "Bohemian Girl" U.

Gallop Herrmann 12. Maron "Irish Melodies," arranged by L. Conterno national aits, at ST. ann'b chttboh. At St Ann's on the Heights, services will be held at 10 A.

proceeded by the following airs on'the bells by Thomas Laurie, ohimer: 1. Fourth of July Peal. Hail Columbia. 3. Chorus of Fire.

4. America. 5. Kelvin Grove. 6.

Bed, White and Blue. 6. Scots Wha Hoc. 8. Yankee Doodle.

9. Bobm Adair. 10. Auld Lang Syne. 11.

New St. Anns. 12. Home. Sweet Home.

At the close of the chimes the following programs will be carried out In the churob edifice 1. Organ Overture'. v. Dr. O.

B. Schnvlor. S. Anthem "Glorious is Thr Name" Mozart 8. Genoral Confession and Oolleots 4.

Trio "Praiso Vordl 5. Psalter "God Bless Our Native Land." 6. Hymn 09 Hymnal I. UBEBOU a Soprano Solo "I will extol Thee" SI Readings from Webster. 19.

"Star Spangled TenorSolo and Chorus. ft fmm WflbRfar. 13. Hymn "For Thee, Pear, Dear us. uoiieocs; 14.

16. Organ Voluntary. flCNIOS AND EXOTJESIOHS will, of course, abound, as all the dead walls of the oity, and the advertising columns of the local press do testi fy. People who enjoy this sort of thing whloh by the way they must not reckon on too much if they would on oy at all will have lots of ohanceB to go whither they will Up the river, down the river, up the sound, around the island, out to Beaeven, they may go, and to those who do, may no fearful calamity of a bollor burflting, or col lhdohal nature come. May all such soil out and baok under the care of skilled and conscientious men and watchful Providence.

Among the exoursions going out during the day and among the places such and others will go, ore the following Peter's Church, corner of Warren and HlokB Btreets, will have their annual picnic at Popes Park. The Brooklyn Dally Union attaohes will have an ex cursion to Spring Hill Grove, leaving' Tulton Ferry at 8 A. M. precisely. Lots of people vrtll take the ram's horn route to (jpnoy Island.

Bests wUl ply the waters of the Hudson between this port and Newburgh a cool soil affording a sight of much beautiful scenery. Keyport, N. Is popular objective point for excursionists during the' heated term, and to morrow many will go there. The Methodistlcal headquarters at Sea Cliff Grove, where neat cottages are erected amid green trees, and church bells call hourly to prayer. Fire Island, although the name Is suggestive of any thing but comfort at this season, la a cool spot and a favorite resort.

Bockaway Beach will be thronged beyond doubt. It olwavs is when it is art in the titles; The Harlem steamers, those water cutting sprites that dash the spray on either ode, will pe loaded both ways with ioUy and perspiring crowds. Then there are Leff erti Park, Exoehnor Park, Atlantic avenue Park, Myrtle avenue Pork, Dudley's Grove, OH ental Grove. Glen Cove, and scores of other spois of re sort, each of Which will, no doubt, get theli (all share of patronage. BOWING) AMD 'YACHTING; wiU.be indulged to oonsiaeralily.

by those who affect these eporta. The tattueilojf CosiotM pke that of to morrow is to overdo. There no pastime mare healthful, perhaps, thnn boating, nor Is there one whloh may be more easily overdone, and turned into a onrse. IHers to morrow, more especially those who are not "practised and experienced to no Utile degree, will do well to' do little. tney do too muon, tne nay rouow ing will more than offset the pleasure they have experienced, In eiornolatpata, AT PBObSECT the lover of quiet and the degplser of noise and powder may bo.

for mo wisdom of the Htranohan Commls 'sionors has cropped out In a sensible way for the Fourth ino explosive material of whatever game or ftRto.ro (a THURSDAY EVENING. JUL 3. CABLE ITEMS. British Praise for American Patent law Ifaiser and Czar. ITALY'S LATEST CABINET CRISIS.

London, July 9. The London flour of this morning, in an editorial commends the patent right law of the United States. A special dispatch from Vienna to the London Pot Bays the Bmperor of Austria will visit the Czar at St. Petersburg in the month of December next. Bohe, July 3.

The crisis in the Ministry continues. Minghetta has failed to form a cabinet, and the King has summoned Count de Oambray Digny to undertake the task. THE WE ATI! Ell. Probabilities. Washingtoh, D.

3 10.30 A. Ml During the rfBt of Thursday for the northwest and Upper baromoter fresh and brisk south cast winds veering to southwest, rising temperature, and numerous local rains. lor the lower lake region southeasterly winds, and occasional local storms. For New England, and the Middle States, increasing Eoutheast winds, with clear weather in the latter region. For the Southern States, temperature warmer than on Wednesday.

Light Bouthwly winds and possibly local rains on the South Atlantic and Central Gulf coasts. The morning telographio reports are missing from southwest. Record of the Thermometer. The following is the record of the thermometer, as kept at the Brooklyn Daily Eaole office. 2A.M 78 10 A.

90 4A.M 16 I ISM 91 BA.M 71 2 P. 94 8A.M 84 1 SP. 95 Average temperatur to day, 85. CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. Eureka, Kansas, was visited by a severe triad and hail storm on Monday morning.

The Methodist Church was destroyed, and Bevoral other buildings seriously damaged. Great damage was also done to the harvested and growing crops in that part of the State. The shipment' of Texas cattle east from Wichita, Ellsworth and other points in Kansas, has commenced. There are sixty thousand head at Wichita and fifty thousand head on the way to that point from Texas. Allen, Davis, of Edgewater, N.

fell from "a window in the Market street ferryhouae, Philadelphia, and was drowned. It has hot been ascertained whether the affair was suicidal or accidental. William Todd, aged 17 years, robbad the money drawer of his employers, Messrs. Wooilville Norman, of Baltimore, or $1,704, on Tuesday, and left the store. Todd was arrested yesterday, and all but $13 of the money recovered.

A banquet was given last evening at Trinity House, London, to the Czarewitch, tho Prinoo of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh. In consequence of the passage of the bill abolishing constitutional guarantees, the irreconcilable, deputies have withdrawn from the Cortes, which action has served to restore quiet in Madrid. General Davis intends to leave on his "ia limidatlng" expedition oh 1th of July. Some of the troops have already left for Fort Warner. Corporal Glenahan, of Troop F.

1st confined in tho same guard house with Captain Jack for desertion in the face of the enemy, and who is under sentenoe of seven years imprisonment in Fort Aleataraz, escaped last night by boring holes in the floor and digging his way out. It is announced that the celebrated trotters, Goldsmith Maid, American Girl, Lucy, Judge Fullerton and Bosalind, will be in attendance at the meeting of the Cleveland Club, which commences on the 29th j'fist. A despatch from Bloomington, says. George A. Buakirk, President of the First National Bank, shot and mortally wounded Aaron Rose, a barkeeper in that town, last evening.

Bose had been notified by Judge Samuel Buskirk not to let George have whiskey. Bose refused to give the whiskey, whloh refusal caused the shooting. BROOKLYN AT BALTIMORE. (From an Occasinoal Correspondent. Baltimobe, July 2.

The tenth annual commencement of the Hotre Dame Institute took place at the Convent, on Aisqulth street, this morning, in the presence of a large and interested audience. The exercises opened with instrumental and vocal musical selections, which were exquisitely rendered, Miss Katie Kane, of Brooklyn, being among the performers. Eev. Father Dougherty, Vicar General of this Diocese, conferred the diploma and gold on the graduate. Miss Mary McSherry, of Washington, D.

also medals for Christian doctrine, domestic economy and those who had distinguished themselves in these branches. Miss JOSle Kelly, of Brooklyn, N. was the recipient of a crown of honor and seven preuu ami for pro 'flciency in various studies. Misses Mary J. and Agnes Dunphy, of Brooklyn, N.

also received premiums. Roy. Father Dougherty, in distributing the premiums, made a few happy and appropriate remarks to each scholar; The graduate, Miss McSherry, delivered the valedictory, entitled ShadowB of the Past and Future," followed by Bomo very fine musical performances on piano, organ and harp, which brought the exercises to a close, much to the regret of those present. Tho Citv of Churches was well represented by four young lady pupils, above mentioned, their parents and enas. in mis institution mere are scnoiais irom tun eat States, and also from Cuba and Porto mco.

LOCAL BREVITIES. An opportunity to enjoy a pionio and its attendant festivities on the afforded by the schools connected with St. Vincent de Paul's Church, in North 6th street, E. which will to morrow hold forth at Myrtle avenue Park. John Freseman, of 609 East 14th street, New York, in his hurry to get home last night after a visit to the E.

at 11 o'olook, ran for a.Grand street boat, instead of getting on board of which, he jumped into tho river. Officer Simons and the ferry hands rescued the man none the worse, physically, for his involuntary bath. A boy named John Simons, aged nineteen years, employed to guide a tow horse for tho Cross Town cars at First street and Broadway, E. to day Bustained severe yet not dangerous injuries from being caught between a North Second Btreet and a OroBs Town oar. Surgeon Brady, finding no bonea broken, sent the boy home after a full examination of his anatomy.

There were two cases of abandonment called to day in Justfco Eames's Court, the defendants being Michael Wcael and Thomas Meley, arrested by Deputy Terriero at tho complaint of their respective wives. Both the accused were placed under bonds to secure weekly payments of a specified stipend. A young man, named Cornelius Gallagher, was arrested yesterday by Detective Campbell, of the Second Precinct, and Detective Biggs, of the Central Office, on a charge of grand larceny. The prisoner en, tired Martin Fay's stores sometime during the day on tho SOth of June, secreted himself until night, when he broke out by forcing a lock, stealing, two chests of tm, and other property. Tho prisoner was held for trial At the regular meeting of the Acanthus Division No.

47, 8. of held Monday evening at their room in Stylcs's Building, corner of Fulton street and Bedford avenue, the following officers were elected: W. A. Alford; W. A.

Miss Sallio S. Doyle E. 8., A. mikes; A. B.

Miss Maria Coorau; F. O. Johnson F. William E. Clayton A.

Q. Pall A. G. Bradford i A. MIsb Hattio Elurlo J.

8 W. 8. Bennett O. W. F.

Crutchley, M. Fian oist, Mhs Louisa ParshaU. Justice Elliott this morning disposed of two cases of larceny and one of burglary in addition to a few drunks, nor was ho very anxious for a rush of business at the present state of the thermometer. William Wesser, charged with the theft of a second hand lot of carpet from N. S.

Goodman, 122 Grand Btreet, was sent down for 60 days. Catharine Fagan lost a wallet and $8, which she alleged was Blolen by Wm. Bobinson. Hearing adjourned to Saturday. A boy only 10 years of age named Wm.

Puroeus, arrcBted on suBpioion of purloining cash and cigars from McGuinnesa's bar, Wythe avenue and Taylor Btreet, regained his liberty for tho reason that the evidence was insufficient to convict. THE JOLLY FELLOWS ASSOCIATION. Yesterday afternoon the Jolly Fellows Association held their pionio at Bodenhauson's Park, in Flatbush. At twao'clook the members began to assemble and gathered under the spacious tent which had been erected for their reception. A splendid bra3s band was on hand, and during the afternoon and evening discoursed all the popular airs extant.

Tho company, upon their arrival, dispersed to various parts of the grounds, and imbibed copious draughts of the "cool, refreshing lager." The great treat of the ovening, however, was got up fey Mr. Bodenhausen, unknown to the company present, which was nothing else than a burlesque trial of Captain Jack, of the Modoos, for the murder of General Canby. At six o'clock, at the tap. of the drum! all the genets were notified to assemble in the spacious parlors of the best, and when there, a jury of twelve good and lawful cltitwia were sworn in with all tho forms appertaining to a genuine trial. The presiding' Judge was Oaorge Behuks of New Brooklyn, and a real "Jolly Fellow" in truth.

Mr. Bodenhausen acted as the District Attorney, and Mr. Meals of Flatbush, was the for the defense. The case opened as soon as the prisoner was brought In by a policeman, or one of the "Jolly Fellows' who was dressed up as a policeman. Captain Jack's make up was perfect, he had a full Indian costume, and coal black hair, and feathers.

The evidence was adduced proving conclu eively that he bad committed a deliberate murder, and the District Attorney made a telling speech, after which the jury were addressed by the counsel for the defense. The' Judge then charged the jurors, who retired, and in few minutes returned with a vordlot of guilty of mur der in tho first degree. The Judge then pronounoed tha'sentenoe that Captain Jack should be hung by the nook until he was dead, on tho Hth of July. On that date the JoUy Fellows go ont again, Bnd Mr. Bodenhausen has already given orders for tho erection of a n.ii'nwa as loree as tho real thing, and Captain Jock will le hung in effigy.

The Jolly Fellows certainly kno.w how to enjoy themsclv os. ana aia bo yeojsruoy. Among tha ffentlemen present were Messrs. Gerhordt, Stumpf Meals, and several well known legal gentlemen. Mr.TJOdenhausen deserves creoit ior um enterprise.

What the Studeata and the Teaohers Propose (mi' are Likely Di About It. 1 I Xbe publio eohoolu of the city closed thiij' afternoon until the middle of September, and the forty odd thousand children who have for all the weary Winter been' studying through the mazes of syntax, orthography and algebra, may lie even now considered as among the early flowers of eir Summer holidays, The daily repetitions ore over. The unwilling crawl to school and the anxious hurry to be in time are ojror. The morning songs are over. The tcaohex's sooldlngs are things of nought.

'floggings, suoh si they were, are now mere matters of history. The kindly praise for rare good behavior has been spoken ahd spent, its force. The slate hoi been washed oiear' of the past; andwitn A OTiKAR SURFACE for the Intricate workings of the future, it lies aside during "vacation." Henceforward, until the Summer days have fled with the Summer swallows, and until the crisp leaves begin their Autumn shower, the children will be enjoying that boon which very few of their elders oan shore an ux mixed genuine holiday. To reach this desirable season who shall count the hopes, the fears, the efforts, the allures, tho joys, the heartaches that have undulated In the children's progress? Who 'Bhall, in his graver years, estimate the little agonies, the little eostadesj the ohildish oynlolsm and the childish diligence whloh have been crowned at lost, as all other human efforts and tribulations will be crowned, with the garland of a perfect holiday? It is easy to Imagine what an event each annual ex hibition seems to those in whose early life it stands prominent as a crisis. First the infants, the recruits of the Grand Array to whom the "exercises" as they are absurdly called, are very part and parcel of the holidays themselves.

What a making up of muslins and bibs and tuckers and sashes and ribbons, and all the other garniture of babydom? Their toddling processions to the sacrifice, tile unearthly gravity of their wee faces, more solemn than a modern jury In a murder case, their heartiness that shames and abashes older spectators of the oeremony, the lusty vigor with whioh they lift their simple anthems, the stately waddle to the platform, the shrill but decorous declamations, and the noisy ohorous are not all these things the very threshold and commencement of the vacation As for the elder scholars, who cannot imagine him that emulated the snail, in his UNWILLING PBOOREBS, putting on a "spurt" to gel through his final display with credit to blmBelf and BatiBfaotiontohlsteaohcr? On this, his day of grace, the orlmss and high treasons of the workday term are oil oondoned, and shaking off his ohrysalidlo preference, for pies and fire oraokers, ho Bpeoks lils brief piece and then settles down into the wild delirium of the The girls, too, are no less sanguine toward the end the scholastic year than the boys. Less troubled by that bashfnlness of youth which afflicts the male sex (n its early days, while it is an unknown and unfelt element of the immature woman's character, thsir longing for the vacation is also a longing for the dress parade which precedes it for the plaudits of PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, and as much for the exhibition of ringlets and tulle as for the more boII results of their education. But their exhibitions and commencements are over. The Summer beokons to them with flowery smiles to dip deep in her pleasures. The schools are shut, and only the ghosts of.

the graduates walk their cool passages. The world is in holiday mood Itself, and although perfect recreation is denied to manhood and womanhood in their maturity, the children oan stiU spend their brief vacation in an almost undiluted series of helidays. What are not the children doing 7 This is the season of boating, of fishing, of tremendons adventures on flood and field for the boys. NO lessons to be learnt overnight. No warning dock to shorten the hours in the playing field.

NO STOLEN SWEETNESS In baseball. Every thing in royal profusion and the world oomparatlvely their own. It Is not so easy to Imagine what the girls are doing. Som of them will go to watering planes and try their practiced hands on man in the way of Imitative flirtations, carefully moddelled inthe coquetry cf some aunt 0 elder sister. Others will revel in a continuous round of pionios and dance the hours away while bands are braying and an unsympathetic sun scatters his coups de eoteil among the tired men who labor.

Some perhaps have mothers who are Bternly prootical, good commonsonse women, who mean business and are early resolute to equip their daughters for warfare on the enemy man. These are indicted with appropriate solemnities into the well nigh LOST ARTS of baking and cooking, cf sewing and stitching, and into all the other mysteries by a pretended knowledge ef which the virgin of the present day sets to work to sub duo and the ensnare credulous creature of whose anatomy her foremother was so principal a part. Then, when the household work Is done, and when the household lectursss glides bnoe more, with bland transformation, into the household mother, these are the damsels who, safely disposed oh door steps resist the ardent seige of whiskerlesB youth and Scatter the darts of their growing repartee with deadly effect on the Buitors who havo Bcarcdy forgotten their first passion for cakes and candies. These are the young darlings who skip prorokingly of evenings, twined in each others arms, with a simulation of affection as subtle and as dangerous as the tiger' But these are not tho only children whom the publio schools exist to educate. Others there are, conceived in want and born in squalor, to whom the simple architecture of the schools is palatial, and to whom the lore of their teachers seemB as the wisdom of Solomon.

These ore they whose pale and pinched faces haunt the keen eye and the tender heart, These are they who marvel at a blade of grass, and to whom green fields, untainted by tenement rot, wonld be Paradise. These are they whose homes are dens of cruelty and abuse, and whose affections DIE EARLY OF SUFFOCATION by the horrors whioh surround them. these llttlo creatures a vacation means nothing but the pestilential fumes of cellars or the reek of the streets. Their play is dabbling in gruesome gutters slimy with deadly filth and giving out the fatal breath of a plague. Those are the little ones who have to be caught up to heaven where are no tenement rot and no bucket shops from regions into Which not even an archangel would dare to penetrate.

ThlB indeed Is this home" season, when more is seen sometimes of the children than their parents should de Blre. But the boys and girlB away at boarding BOhoola, whom the pangs of homesickness have already wrenoh ed and who long with A PASBIONATB 'FERYOB for the good things on whioh they set such small value when they were theirs is not this their golden noon 1 Who can forget that exquisite legend of Winchester school that has ever heard Many and many a year ago, when boys were as muoh boys as boys are boys still, one little fellow, of alibis mates, waa doomed to spend bis holidays in the vacant and deserted cloisters for some extravagant offense. The rest went home blithe and merry to scattered families, where warm hearts and good cheer awaited them. But this little lad wsb left behind to the rough meroy of the' servants. By and by, in his sorrowful solitude, he stole out to the campus and there, over THREE HTJNDREri YEARS AGO wrote the hymn whioh Winchester yearly perpetuates, on a sturdy oak, dying In JiIb grief under its kindly houghs.

And since that past so long ago, the boys of Winchester mourn their young forerunner, singing in plaintive chorus on "Domum Dayj" that oldest version of Sweet Home," written long before John Howard Payne evor was dreamed of Domwn, Domum, Dulet Domum." And every year the boyish chorus, some five hundred strong, of the proudest publio school in England, chants Coneinamus I Sodales, Bjal quid eilemua 1 NobiU cantieum, duke meloi domum, Duke Domum, Concimmut KEPAnHNft AMP ittyPAYiyft. A Citizen Interviews the Board of City Works About Pacific Street, Between Kenry Street ana Flatbnsh Avenue. 2b A Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: I had the following interview with the Oity Works Commissioners "Gentlemen, I came to see you in relation to the re paving cf Pacific street. What ore you going to do with Pacific st? I Bee the stones are token up. Have you isny petition from the property owners to repave the tome?" Mr.

Palmer stated there was a petition. Mr. Whiting said no, there was none required. Mr. Fowler said bis mother in law owned some property on Pacifio street, and the street waa.in bad repair, and must be repaved.

Aro yon not required before commencing the work to give notice for two weeks in the corporation newspapers?" "No, we can commence in any street, "Where and whenever we please, at any time, and do the work, and we can lay out an assessment district six months after jjrard, and the assessment will be a lien" ou the property and have priority over other liens." 1 "Do you mean to say that you can proceed without any petition, to regrade any and all of the streets with the same material as Is now.therson, and that yon oan disregard the sacred right pf petition'as laid down in the Constitution cf thli State, which deolarag that the legislature shall not pass any laws abrogating the power of citizens to petition the government or oomrdinute branches thereof?" "The Legislature in the case of repavlng streets with the same kind of materials, dcei not require us to have a petition. We can do the work by day worfc" '1 see that you advert! Be that'you have specifications on file for doing the work Dan I see tbem The Board replied that they were In the office of Colonel Adams', the engineer, where they could be seen if I would go in. I then went to the engineer's office. I asked the Colonel If 1 could eee the specifications now on file for repaving Paclflo street. He replied, that he had not.

seen any; in fact there were not any. "We do the work by a superintendent by day's work. We buy the cobble atone and the sand by the load." I asked what he considered a bobble stone whether it was a Btone, the slxe of a double fiat or a stone that would cover a bushel? He said the cobble atones now in use were the smaller Mod, and that the era of the largest had hod its day. He also esid that he never heard of the Board going on and repairing the Btreet without any petition when they intend to levy on assessment, nor without glvhw t)ie property, owners notice, and he simply understood that the street was of repair and that the Boarfw simply repairing the aame, asthey vrould do on ifay public street, IbBer said there vna no specification whatever; but, lusted of doing partof a Street, they thought they would ootliawhole, tfom fcrttrb to.Ourb, bp wto make good Job. Neither waa there any petition on file to his 1 MriWtotavDthOttaleof repaving Atlau tio amue cobble Btones were at drug and worthless, but AmuttiR Board was nrohlMteOTtom laying vatentedi tjavements, without a.

petition, stones' had in i A.11'aM Ma Smuted ln'nrlcc and were now wi Tbe only power tho Water win the etxset with the Und of now was cp now on tha utreil. as the nublio would not ne fancy pivo moot? Formerly the Board had lnl ly to roe a would not resource new pavement in repavlng, but as the petition for any Improved pavements, iAAnid hod was to commence navina a Street with the old cobble Btones, and then tho property, owners mmim immfltimBS be driven into asklnp for flmm oved pavement, and that would givethemaBuppiyoff cobble etouei to. repair other streets with. I asking mvself if these men were reformers .1 TBB'MAHWaoBfrWwtovfU. saniiu UonVm tenorwn Mr.

JohnBbodesandMr.John X. Culver. louowing programme wag gone inrouga witu in ft very satisfactory manner: 1. Chora Weirr Night Is School a. Deolamatlon Opening Address.

Brans 5. BeeitaUon "The Young f. Declamation "Blonmond on the Jamse." Henry Sudsnbsrgh 6. Chorus "Thro' Night to 6. Beoltatlon "The Walt of Arthur I.

Send ohorus American Hrmn." 1 8. Dialogue "Tho Language of Flowers." 9. Sone Silsnea and Iisytoa lO.f HeoUation Death of Carrie Fitehirris II. Dialogue "A Losson In Politeness." Masters Clarke, Patten and Seidenbdthan 13. 8emllohorus uInthsStarliht." IB.

Bssdlmr Mra. Oandla'a Lsstnra" Morr HoElrov 14. Declamation Independence BelL" Larry Power 15. Chorus "Gently Evening Bendeth." 16. Declamation The Stripes and Stars" F.

Pinkham 17. jxecuauon "uver tne iuvar." Diary uapers 18. Declamation Adams's Speeoh on the Declaration. William Kelly 19. Duet Wandexine; o'er the Mountains." IdsKia Bodffars and Mllllfl Pitts SO.

Deolamatlon "The American Warner St. Chorus "The Star Spangled Banner" Sohool 22. Beoitation "Waiting; at theGtate" MeryLijIon 83. Recltatlon "ThMT KmptjOhalrs" UlUe Young jjuet "isreams or i.oved IjanrA Wvaktm And FlnrAnan St. Recitation "Old" Julie Jones 88.

Dialogue Conversation after Marriage. Arthqr Harte and A. Plunkett 87. Chorus" God Bloss Our Native Lind" School 28. Senu ohorus "The Land of the Swallows." aappiementarr 89.

Presentation of DlDlomas. School Mr. Ihod'B, afUr making a few remarks, thendis the certificates to the pupils, as follows SUPPLEMENTARY CLASS. First Division Ida Losee (head). Cornelia Hebberd.

Clara 'A. Lewis, Martha KaneBerthaDelapierre, A. Wellington Harte, Julia E. Jones, Annie Nelson, William jieiiy. Second Division Katie Fitzhorris (head), William Kissam.

First Division, First Class Tillie Young (head), Annie Plunkett, Cornelia Noonan, Ida Guilino, Carrie McLean, Robert Evans, Frederlok Pinkham. Second Division, First Class Laura Wyokoff (head) Fannie Stryker, Lizzie Rogers, Florence BaxterlMary Layton, SamuelStorms, Mary Kjdiska, Stanley Hoare, Bella. Luther' Werner. Second CIsbs. Girls Beatrice Harison.

(head). Jennie Bar der. Mary 6. Began, Mary Capers. Bertha Thier, Mary innegan, aujry MCrjroy, uiara uarnuari.

Second cass.Boyc James Withers (head), Lawrence OharleBucff, James Powers, Honry Howlett, Wm. Gednry, Hardy Wells, Wm. Hackett, George De Maid, Wm. Dnrfey, Allie Higgins, Henry Gowan. Third disss Boys Charles Shelton (head), George Olsen, Charles Inslee, Henry Dawson, John McGrayne, Thomas McDonald, John Esgen, Wm.

Butler, Wm. Mrynard, Wm. Stewart, Albert Dollard. Third class Girt Nellie Storms (head), Minnie Quick, Lizzie Beckman, Bcbecoa Balmer, Frances Walsh, Ids Pitts. Eliza Dockerty, Maggie Valentino, Carrie Fitz harrls.

Fourth olass Boyc William Iiuffburrow (head), John Schmitt, William Carver, Conrad Bchauz, Daniel Chapman, Patrick McOauley, Joseph Donslly, James Oonk lin, George Houghton, Harry Williamson, Charles Williamson, Charles Johnson, John Carleton. Fourth clacs Girls Miry Gray, (head), Riohael Gray, Onona Stilwell, Clara Erause, Alice Gladden, Sarah Schmidt, Annie Casey, Clara Havre, Ida Waoh holder, Nellie OWeilL i Sixth class Boys Marcus Donally Imd), Jeiae Burnett, John Harris, Willie Find, Willie, Saukins, Thomas Oavanagb. I Sixth class Girls Emma Young (head,) Maggie Driver, Lizzie Hulse. Fifth class Boys Samuel Harwood, John Danlelson, Thomas Waters, William Tryon, Joseph Balmer, Gregory Seery, Chorus Whitlook, Jaxaee Derby, Charles Ho lenquest, John Mann, Fred Watson, Henry Sienden bnrg, Sydney Starr, Joseph Hill. Fifth grade Girls Myra Higgins, Annie Lyons, Lizzie Cowan, Bcltio Beid, Nettio Pinkham, Emily Somers, Ida Graham, Luta BushneU, Ella Foster.

FIREWORKS. 'f he Fourth of July Action of the Aldermen Reviewed. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle After a careful porusal of all items relating to the firework business at the City Hall, I glean the following facts, viz. The Common Council appointed as a special committee on the 4th of July celebration the following gentlemen, to wit: Messrs. Macpherson, Connolly, Dorlon, Dwyer and Douglass.

This Committee was to report the lowest bidder on the firework contract, whioh they did, In favor of Mr. Hadfield, for $2,000. This report had no sooner become publio than a Mr. White, claiming to be an agent for Edge threatened a thesround that he (White! was the lowest bidder. The 'Board (not the Committee) acknowledged the justloe of tne claim oy awarding mm tne contract, xnenoomes notioe that Mr.

Edge repudiates his agent's bid, on the plea of want of time. The contract was immediately rescinded and offered to Hadfield at his original bid. In the meanwhile that gentleman, finding that Brooklyn didn't want his fireworks, turned his attention to New York with far better success, therefore declined Brooklyn's second hand contract. The Board was surprised, amazed, then indignant to think that Mr. Hadfield could treat them in so shameful a manner.

The whole affair is a curious one and deserving of a review, as there are several points that have not been clearly demonstrated to the public. The great question appears to be, who is to blame? The Board throw it upon the firework makers. Lotus see. Their own appointed special committee award the contract to Mr. Hadfield.

The Board immediately withdraw it in favor of an alleged agent of Edge, who can nut' do it after all. Then the Board, in a merry humor, offer it to Mr. Hadfield and feel Indignant because ho refuses it. What earthly use was there to appoint a special committee if their judgment ros not to be relied upon in the matter? It turns out that they were right after all In proposing a man whom they knew and could.rely upon, in preference to a comparative stranger, who has shown himself to be extremely unreliable in suoh a matter. what right has the Board to feel annoyed at Mr.

Hadfield's strange conduot? Mr. Hadfield should be looked upon as the off ended party, and not the Board. Then we see how Mr. Edge chsnges his mind, and thinks he can do it which is the more remarkable because it occurred immediately after the awarding of the New York firework contract. The whole transaction has more tile appearsnoe of a convention of aged females, than of the Board of Aldermen.

The only conclusion to be drawn from all this is, that the Honorable jBoaraar Aldermen ereaily in not supporting the committee in whose hands tney naa lntraaua. the affair. It would be a good plan in the future, for the Board to deal the manufacturers, and not with sgents, and not accept bids unless authorized by the principals. Chas. Pabadoi.

EARLY CLOSING. The early closing movement is now in order. From time to time efforts have been made, with varying success, to secure for the olerks a reduction of the hours of labor. Sometimes the demonstration has occurred in Summer and sometimes in Winter, Arguments suited to the respective seasons have been employed in support of the clerks' demand. Just now, when inactivity commends itself as the condition most to be desired in the prevailing torrid olrcumstanoes, the clerks will command a good deal of sympathy in their endeavor to do a little less than usual.

In response to the petition of the olerks employed between the City Holland Flatbush the following firms have signed an agreement to close their stores at 7 P. from July 7 until September 1, Saturdays excepted. Hoyt and Teole, 607, 609, 611 Fulton street. A. G.

Blade, 605 Fulton street. a. Thompson, 505 Fulton Btreet. Wm. Berri street.

Uriah Pierce, 679 Fnlton.street. Chas. Hohn, 577 Fulton street. D. O.

F. Dose, 597 Fulton street. Grossman Bergen, 690 Fulton street. Wm. V.

B. Schenck, 417 Fulton street. MCKeon Taylor, 233 Fulton st. Joseph O'Brien OOy 161 to 169 Atlantic avenue. Tounley li 639 Fulton street, A.

L. Scott SS3 Fulton street. Higbie st Way, 607 Fulton Btreet. Dayton Carter, 603 Fulton street. A.

H. Puldfer, 72 Fulton street. T. J. Fogon, 609 Fulton street.

Oswold Dean, 497 Fulton street. J. Strong st Bon, 672 Fulton street. Dayton Davenport, 641 Fulton street. J.

B. Wunams, 593 Fulton street. Geo. Elford, 506 Fulton street. T.

J. Finch, 62S Fulton afreet. M. Kearney, 617 Fulton Btreet. Booth Marshall, 616 Fulton Btreet.

I. W. Burroughs, 102 Fulton street. E. F.

De Selding, 400 Fulton street. A. D. MathewB iilons, 398 Foltonstreet. B.

L. Cornell, 4.63 Fulton street. S. J. Sharpley, 897 Fulton street.

J. Fuhry, 676 Fulton Btreet, Jas. Eorke, 656 Fulton street. J. Horry Flynn, 661 Fulton st.

J. H. Stoffregan Son, 771 Fulton street. T. M.

BristoL 725 Fulton street. A. G. Page, 457 Fulton street. J.

Beaven, 601 Fulton street. J. H. Flower, 443 Fulton street, Jacabson Kahn, 425 Fulton street. Attlx 840 Fulton street.

A. O. Jsoobson, 837 Fulton Btreet. Balch, Price 195 Fulton street, S. B.

Mundell 268 Fulton street. J. G. Beithcr Son, Fulton corner of Navy straot. T.

Johns, 785Fulton Btreet, W. Ludolpb, 767 Fulton street. J. Unger, 831 and 910 Fulton street. J.

B. Yan Nostrond, S51 Fulton street. B. D. Preston, 833 Fulton street.

iBracl Lcfavour, 631 Fulton street. ATTEMPT AT HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Last night, at about half past ten o'olook, us a Mr.T.yneli and companion) a young lady, wsro driving along New York avenue, near Flatbush, a man suddenly jumped over the fence, caught hold of the horse's check line, and, presenting a largo navy revolvea at Lynch, demanded his money life. Mr. Lynch refused both and made a move toward the highwayman, when that gentleman leveled the pistol and only the cap snapped.

Mr. Lonch then wrenched the piBtol from (he would be assassin, and struck him on the head with It. The fellow, instead of falling as he should have done, turned and ran away. This is substantially bb Lynch told the Btory at th Eighth Precinct, where he had gone to complain against the highwayman and also to leave the revolver, which wsb found to be unloaded. Mr.

Garrett Oary, Constable at Flatbush, tells, however, a different story. This gentleman came to the above precinct with a horso and carriage in his possession, which tie said ha bet taken at Flatbush. Tne horse had runaway to that place. He further said that Lynoh had had a woman in the carriage with him when the alleged highwayman came up (who had been watching the two and evidently waa acquainted with them) and dragged the woman from the carriage. A quarrel then ensued between the men, when the horse ran away.

This story is, doubtless, true, as when Lynoh ap peared at the station house for the horse and wagon he could not or would not explain how they bad got aaway from mm, Upon proving the horse and wagon and signing a receipt therefor, they were delivered to him, when he went his way. THE A1LANTHUS. To 'the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle Will the Brooklyn people arouse to the faot that the allantbUB trees ore rank poison? They emit a most foul odor during the blossom season, and soil the walks even more than the, much deorlcd measuring 'worms that are now, thanks to our door little birds, a thing of the past. It was doubtless on aocount of these 1 same worms that the. ailanthus first found favor, for as a tree they are ooarae, rank and weedy, and give a city, a cheap look, so different from the elegance shown in our grand old elms and maples, with theft close shade lovely green, improving every year they stand.

a f.ff lmtffoves with ill, nnninmin, irimiiw a wu a never beautiful, grows coarser and more rout every ana is tuny iiiwiu Pray let us keop them out. of our beautiful park. Thoy are creeping into it, but we think they cannot get much root hold there, where they aro as inappropriate as woeds planted and cherished In a bed or rises. Let' us havo some, good old fosUoned trees, in Brooklyn, and our ory is, Down with the oilantbusl A WSUiL WISHES, Over thirty of the leading publishers inNew York will closo their stores to nignt and not re open qiem until Monday, giving their employes the benefit of an extraholiday, which wit Sunday's rest, will be veryrefreshing. pi emg a tnne snaDDT, wun an luncn roiiea up a piece 01 crown paper, ne woma tve been re ceived and welcomed.

I followed him up the dock. His was an uncommon face, and I thought, how will' this end 7 This gratuitous insult drove him first to tears. After they are gone his little heart will be token possession of by hatred and a desire for revenge, and, unless something happens soon in direct opposition to the event of that morning, he will probably live and die cursing churches, and Sunday schools in particular. As for OrlmBon Badge, I Buppose he goes on tha principle, "Suffer well dressed little children, with clean bands and faces, to come nnto me, and forbid them not, for of Buoh are Sunday sohool picnics," while our Saviour's teachings of going into the highways and byways are totally ignored, os too old fashioned. A OF 1HB TJLBKB2TAOX.E BlULF.

CnAS8. A SPUE TO THE HEALTH BOARD. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle Is not the Health Board inefficient? The stagnant ponds end other places which have been complained of to the Board of Health ore now in the very bloom of malaria under this midsummer's Bun. There 1b a general apprehenBon of the cholera and the yellow fever but who eeee the track or hears ol the exploits of the Board of Health Every week they seem to hand to the reporters (who are ever greedy for copy) "statements" of how many diseases titers are, what they are, and tha age and aex of the patients or victims, and they ring all the changes to eke out a "re in the way of prevention. Practically pur city, in this hour of her need, is unconscious of the existence of this Board.

They will call for $50,000 in the next budget, and it is all for solorieB and office trumpery, but none tor direct sanitary appliances. If they have no powers, let them be abolished. The Mayor and Common Council, with their common sense and executive directness, ere this, would have had tins oity cleaned up and disinfected. Ducheshb ma. THE SCHOOLS.

A Correspondent Wants Them Kept Open burin tj Vacation. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle Kow that our public schools are closed for the Summer vacation, a large proportion of the children remain in the city, roaming about the streets, to their own disadvantage and the annoyance of the community in general. In view of these foots I would suggest the propriety of opening our schools for three hours each day, thus giving an opportunity to these little waifs to ocoury their time in easy studies, reading, writing and arithmetic, with object lessons, given by the teacher, which would afford a useful recreation without being at all arduous. This arron ement would also greatly assist teachers" who need some pecuniary aid during the long vacation, and there are many such from private schools who would oheerfully embrace such an opportunity. It would be well if this matter were duly considered by those who have authority, and their opinftms expressed through your oolumns.

X. MOSEY MARKET. Business Extremely Hull Xr Records of tbe Fiscal Year. Wall Stkeet, July 33 P. M.

The business in stocks end gold to day has been so small as to bo scarcely worth notice. The only feature of the stock market was the decline in Eaoifio Mail, and even this was a general shrinking of value, and seemingly without any effort on the part of anybody. It would not be surprising if next week there was con siderable activity for the brokers 'will come back with new schemes in their heads and a desire to make up for lost time. About the only thing talked of now is the rumoredoonsolida ion of the lake Shore with the Central and Hudson. TJie seheme is yet in embryo, if it exists at all and will bo well agitated by those who are interested in Lake Shore active.

The total Imports at this port for the fiscal year closed were, $411,407,239, a deorease as compared with the fiscal year of 1872. The currenoy value or tae exports of domestlo produce for the same period of 1873 were $274,326,234, on Increase of $48,233,461 as com pared.witb the fiscal year 1672. The exports of gold and bullion for the fiscal year of 1873 were $62,663,426, an inoreose of $3,237,603 over the export for the fiscal year 1872. The oustoms receipts were $131,310,326 in 1873 against $152,635,883 In 1872, or a decrease of $21,325,057, and the gold interest paid from the New York Sub Treasury was $76,880,095 In 1873, and $77,073,762 in 1S72. These figures of the Imports and exports give a basis for calculating the totals for the entire country.

The figures from the Bureau of Statistics at Washington will not be given for two or three months, but it is believed that they will show that the trade balance against this country is very light. It is probable that next year the balance will be in our favor, for the importers are now acting with cautioa and taught by the lesson of tosses last Spring and Winter, will limit their orders for goods. Meanwhile the demand for domestic produce is on the increase, and likely to continue large through the Summer and Fall. The customs reoelpta are falling off" in consequence of the small imports and the warehousing of goods to await a market. A deorease of over $21,000 COO for the fiscal year is rather a serious matter for consideration when it is noted that the figures concern this port alone.

The July dividend on the Union Pacifio first mortgage bonds Is being paid to day, and the bonds are quoted at 82 ex dividend. It is believed that the legal proceedings taken on the port of the United States, en Joining the payment of this dividend, was a serious mistake. Parties who buy a gold interest bearing bond at about 85 per cent are naturally nervous lest something may occur to depreciate their property. They must have been relieved, therefore, when today they fingered the cash dividond Mid went on their way rejoicing. Gold hung at 116JJ bid all day, OccasionaUy some energetic operator would venture on a split bid or offer, at the risk of being fined for infraction of the rules, but the'commissioiis made in the room to day will scarcely foot up enoughto averageaflre orackir apiece all around.

The brokers in the Stock Exohange might have been tempted to play some rough trioks to day were it not for a wholesome regulation recently, adopted forbidding, under the penalty of suspension, the plafing of pranks In the Stock Exchange. STOCK EXCHAHQB 811318 SECOND BOABD. NswYobe, Julys 20000 os Fa sir my. 7000 do iif 117 S0000 6 20 65. 116)5 200000 U86 Our.

114k 115 lOOOO Vo Fa on tSii EM Pacific M'IS8 Co bo 606 do S6 200 Harlem be U5H 200 Shore 4 So bo 96K 400 do 95X 60 New Central B. 106 St do bolOsX 100 Ohio ft Book IB. 109)4 10O do 199M bo 97 100 Morris A Essex bo 9l 100 Southern B. 28 90DAtlantio APaprf bo 20 100 Han i St Jos bo 87H 70OOM Htuijr iuo KOOCenl Pn OB 100 000 O4NWlst lOUfj 7000 do. 101 4000 Mich Bo HJf lie 1000 WUn Tel 7 14 Wells Fori 1iM AmArloan Exd'os MH Auama jixpresa.

100 do MX 400 Western Un Tel 100 AtlantioMSS Co 10O Erie Bailway.bo 8JX STOCK QUOTATIONS AT 8 THIS P. H. Nzw Yobk. July 3. Offered.

Asked. Gold. 0. S. 6s coupons, 1881 U.

S. 640 ooupons, 1882. XJ. S. 6 S0 coupons, IT.

S. 6 20 1868 U. S. 6 20 coupons, 1866, new IT. 8.

6 20 coupons, 1861 n. S. 5.20 ooupons, 1868 U.S. 1040 IT H. nnn Annv SB (Pacifies) H6 IMS Nw Tflvoa 1145i IMS ma 27 14 is" 45 Tennessee 6s V4 Tennessee 6s, new 79K Horth Oorollno 6s North Carolina 6a (tpeoial tax) If South Carolina 6s South Carolina 6s, April and October 20 Virginia 6i Virginia new Missouri 6s Coal Block Delaware and Hudson Axaerioan Maryland a Consolidated Cumberland N.

V. Central A HudVo'n lOSK Harlem Mfc AtlontioMail 1 lake Shore fSi Wabaih 2'ft Pittsburgh ulokailver 2 nloksilver Preferred Mji JIK Northwertom Preferred. Book Island H09 Sort OJSi MUwaukeeandSUPaul Milwaukee nd St. Paul preferred. 7SK Ohio and Mississippi w.

r.nntrftl 106m 109 10s Hannibal and St. Joseph. Six Hannibal and St. Joseph preferred union jraoina income ws tt. flmnt TO Western Union Telegraph 84S PacifioMoll Adams Wells, Farxo Co.

Express. 74 SB American verenonta union suyraa. vn rrnlt KtAtaa TtTnress 70 Central Paciflo bonds 100 Union rocino Boston, Hartiord and 3)4 Delaware, Iokawonna and Western 97 Morris and Essex i 110 ELASTIC rTtHB MISOHIEF AT78ED BY THE OM metal trussunaweactreiyocviaieaDj uus rnew ELASTIC TRt78S.whioh Mtafastherapturasafebr and oomfortablj.nUiht anddutfil otm. light: never breaks nor gala dJsxgteed. used in bathing.

tto EUSTIO 'OO" 683 ScrWSS of Amity street. Circulars nee. THB BtAIP OB HUMAN HAUL GOODS, GO TO THE FAOTORY, WHITEt'S, 320 FULTON ST, up stairs, and 293 GRAND ST. N. Y.

CYOTM ON SATURDAY KYBNIN09. TT1T TIERS AND OTHERS IN BROOK bn dS'rinV MONKY OR BOND AND MOBT. GE obttinihe same amps of from Mb to 100, 000, bjappUlngtq Mr. Philip 8. Orooke, counsel for the County Treasurer, communicated this deolsion to the Sheriff this morning, who Bald ho waa very glad to know that the question was at last settled.

CITY HALL NOTES. Underbill Avenue Grade ana tbe Wa ter mains Treasurer's Weekly StatementA Dog: Case in tbe mayor's Office Miscellaneous matters. In order to make the grade of UnderhiU avenue, through whloh the water main tuhb from the pnmping house to ProBpeot reservoir, oonform to that of the Sackett street boulevard, it will be necessary to lower It several feet, and consequently to lower the water, mains. The matter of changing the grade is under thai superintendence of the Park Commission, but it claimed by President Stranahan that the Board of City, TOftia nmiifi lmaap thn mftinn and bear the exbensel thereof. Tho Board of City Works are of Ban'trojyfl opinion, and contend that the Park Comrttfssionhouldfj pay the coat 'of the wprkandinaieitrtif tho naaesk i Alii 1 'LM'nrDallhDM'mll this morning ana aiscussea uio watuu cuuu.ingjj.iai own standpoint, but did if the question.

TBEABtTBEB WEEKLT STATEMENT. j. The statement of the City Treasurer for the past week and including Monday, the last day of the month, is as follows Balance Juno 21... Deposits during week Ht.m.W Payments during woek Balance, Jane The balance is deposited in the following named banks, in the sums stated Tl nlra AmOUUt. BrooUrn 822,197.71 KKS Iff Farmers' and Citizons' Central Nassau 503,712.98 Brooklyn Trust Company SS'JS'S uiton miff wfuti Mechanics' and Tradors' Manufacturers' National 10WS6.J4 Commercial S5 Atlantic State 142,949.28 Total .....83,856.230.72 A DOG CASE.

A biting dog caused a "scare" in the Mayor's office this morning. The animal waB owned by John Curley of Baltic street near Smith, and had bitten a child of Mrs. Murray's, who reBides in the Bame neighborhood. The parties, including the dog, appeared at the Mayor's otBce, and while an examination of the case was going on before the Mayor, Mrs. Murray had a fit and was so violent that it required the united efforts of Officers GuiEchard and Oberly to hold her.

She finally got over it and went home. The Mayor ordered the dog to be shot. MISCELLANEOUS. Mayor Powell will spend tho Fourth at No. TO Wil loughby street, Controller Sohroeder and Collector Burrows at Shelter Island, Auditor Shaurman at his friend Wm.

Force's, and Keeper Tormey on the roof of the Hall, watching the new flags. All business will be suspended at the Hall to morrow. Affairs were dull at the Hall this morning. The Board of City Works met and disposed of some routine business of an unimportant nature. Aldermen Macpherson and Connolly have entered a complaint against Greene'B gluo faotory In Ewen street as a nuisance.

SHARKEY. motion for a New Trial Denied and Sentence of Death Pronounced. Recorder Hackett this morning rendered his decision, in the Court of General Sessions, upon the mo tion for a new trial in the case of William Sharkey, oon victed of the murder of James Dunn. The Recorder's opinion was a lengthy one, and denied the motion. Sharkey was then sentenced to be hung on the 15th day of August.

The prisoner received the sentenoe with the utmost coolness. PROSPECT PABK. At Prospeot Park, on Saturday afternoon, the following musical programme will be carried out by the orchestra under the leadership of Mr. Conterno: ABT FTBBT. 1.

Grand March, "FcBt" Rietxel 2. Ballad, "Swoot Spirit Hear My Prayer," Wallaoe 3. Overture "Linda di Chamounlx" Donizetti. 4. Waltz "Extravaganten" Strauss E.

Aria "I Due Foscari" Verdi 6. Galop "Clear tho Traok" Strausa FAST SECOND. 7. Ororturo "Zampa" Harold 8. Homanxa "L' Esporance" L.

Oontemo 9. Waltz "Thousand and One Nights" 10. Selection "William Tell" Boulnl 11. Polka "Papageno" Stasny 13. March Popular airs Sobaoht National Airs.

PRIMARY NUMBER ONE. An exhibition by the pupils of Primary School No. 1 occurred yesterday at the building in North Seventh street, E. the exercises of whloh were of the usual inviting character of suoh occasions. In addressing the children and many of their parents present Messrs.

James Murphy and Daniel Hauler complimented the Principal, Mr. TJpham, and bis assistants upon the aptitude displayed by pupils generally, and In terms of unqualified pralso. The awarding of certificates and books was not the least important fea ture of the event to the scholars concerned. PERSONAL. Mobse.

To day, after seventeen years of journallBtio experience, Mr. Sidney E. Morse rotircB from the New York Observer, tho health of his family requiring him to reside abroad. He transfers his interest in the paper to Bev. Dr.

Ohas. A. Stoddard, who has hitherto been a not infrequent editorial contributor to its columns. Otherwise the management remains un changed. Talmaqe.

The lecture before the literary societies of Lafayette College, Easton, at Commencement, wsb delivered on Tuesday evening, at the Opera House, by Rev. Dr. Talmage, of this city." His subject was, "Bad Things and Bad Manners to be Avoided" "a subject," says a Times correspondent, "which gave him ample opportunity for the display of his Inimitable wit." Claeke. A correspondent of the Rochester Democrat writes something about the late Horace F. Clarke, and adds this concerning his brother, Bev.

Frederick Clarke, of this city Horace had a brother, whe became a preacher and has pursued a very UBeful career. Frederick never got rich, but ho becamo the beloved pastor of a large congregation, and no doubt had a much happier as well as a nobler life than ono spent in merely getting rich. Frederick Clarke knows that the gaining of $8,000,000 la not as great an object as the cultivating of man's higher destiny. Both of these men were the sons ef a Yankee preacher. Tappan.

The late Lewis Tappan Is thus referred to by a Rochester Democrat writer Tappan was moro than fifty when I first saw him, but I noticed oven then his remarkably fine countenance. He hod then, after a long business carser, failed, but afterward paid up in full, as I have been told. After this ho oommenced his mercantile agency system, in he mode a fortune, and thero are four of these establishments in operation. It may be noted that Eowen, of the Independent, and also his former partner, MoNamee, were clerks in Tappan Sl auk warehouse, and after this concern failed theBe clerks opened a silk store and built up a profitable trade. The nouse of Bowen St McNomee becamo rich, bnt eventually it failed, just as its predecessor had done.

The result shows the plasilo nature of American habits. Tappan, after his failure, becamo tho head of a great commercial agency, while Bowen, after the nun of his house, became the publisher of the Independent. Beits. The latest and most beautiful addition to the buildings of College Hill, Amherst," writes a correspondent, "Is the now College Church." The organ of this church, of Boston manufacture, cost $5,000, and was tho gift of Dr. Betts, of this city, and some of his friends.

SCHOOL NUMBER SIXTEEN. The pupils of this school yesterday gave their summer reception preliminary to vaca tion, beginning at the close of to day's session, furnishing an entertainment of more than ordinary interest in the various exercises participated in by them. A Urge number of visitors were present, principally ladies, including Messrs. J. S.

Burr and Marvin Cross, of the Board of Education Bev. Dr. Ball, and Messrs. Demas Strong and Hopkins. This yeSr ihere were 'no less than eleven graduates, Maria Brtasel, Emma Hazard, Amelia Hfawiins, Emma Jones, Agnes Kemp, Fanny Phebe Kemp, Nellie Vondewa ter, Julia Oartwrlght, Eliza Ostrom and LttUe Fye, whose instruction bad been directed by Miss E.

C. Shepley ana the Principal, Mr. L. Dnnkley, Jointly. The programme of exercises presented a varied combination of BongB, recitations and the like, opening wlfc'i the chorus, "God ani Our Native Land, and at the con elusion Mr, Burr delivered the certifioateB to the iiuplli pronounced tho most pronoient In studies end regular in attendance.

By request, Mr. Demas Strong addressed the assemblage, remarking ugon the plesButeit afforded him to bear testimony to ttm faithful efforts or the teachers of tho school in the instruction of his own children. It. was an easy matter, 'he said, 'to hear a child recite its task, but the real benefit would accrue from the impression of a good example. He closed with a rr word of advico to the graduates, to whom ho presented their respeotiv diplomas,.