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The E'iro Department Roorsa.nlxa.tion. TOPICS OF TO DAY. the excitement oompoMng with tha aatiolpatea ball TEE BAIL SEASON. consulted htm on the subjeot, to the effoot thai the as UtoMii piHg dank paratively empty prisons, and little law business. Very naturally tie citizens do not oare to bo encumbered with taxes whioh do not bont fit thomBolves.

Tho population of tha proposed county lg about 2000. Tho e'en Cove Gazette expresses tho gonoral Bontiment of the interested towns as follows: "With none but tho kindest feelings toward our western hoighbors, with not a siuglo reproach to utter or reflcotion to cast, thoy must boo as wo do, that wo havo reached tho point whero our highoit interests local lninrovomcuta, local prosperity, court conveniences, oconomy in timo bb jurymen, etc, and saving of pi rsonal oxpense, and self protection urgo separation and tho erection of tho now county; yea, that wo bavo reached tho point where our echools aud oburohoa indirectly fuel tho conscquoncos of unequal, and bur thensnmo taxation that every interest that men hold near and doar promptB tho step and hastens its consummation." THE ART OF SEEING THINGS. havo been addod by Mr. Hagar, to whom is duo in credit of designing and carrying oul this original am beautiful entertainment. The proceeds of both oxhl unions, on Friday ovoning and Saturday aftornoon, wil go to tho fund of the Graham IuatttuU, IvAnatrnATios or the PonoHHEirsin Onm, House.

The new Opera Houbo at Ponghkcupsio, whlol is one oi the niieBt thealros in tho oouutry, outsldo Now Vork and Brooklyn, was inangu oted lasi ovonlm with a grand complimentary concert glvon by Iho oltl zone to Mr. James Collingwood, tho proprietor of th house, A dedicatory address was dollvercd by th Hon. John Thompson. Tho artists engaged wore Wei Jenny B. Bull, of tbia city, Mdllo.

Mutllda Toodt, KIsi Kato McDonald, Harry Sanderson, w. J. Hill, and It. Thomas, with the Eastman Collego Bund. Tin Exocutivo Committoo was hoadod by tho Mayor, Hon Georgo Innls, and Benson J.

Ljsslng, tho hlntoriau.am tbe first citizons of Poughkoopslo signed thn IiivIUIIdui and participatcn in the arrangements. Tlio house wblch will seat twenty two hundred persons woi filled to its utmost eapaolly. VIEWS Oft' COUKESrOiMDENTS. Of tho various bodies who have power over tho to departments' for extinguishment of fires, the "Fire Commissioners" ore the ono who control the personnel of the departments and the organization of companies. To bo gin with, we have a Fire Department in the West em District, and another in tho Eastern.

Each has a Chief Engineer, who with his As sistants is in command of tho force when on duty. Thon wo have tho Common Council controlling the lotB and buildings oocupied by mo various companies a Disbursement Board, to regulate the expenditure of the monies set apart bv law for tlin nana nt ft, a department; and in eaoh distriot also a Board of Fire Commissioners, who have no oontrol of the money or the houses, but are supreme as regards who are to be firemen, and what are to be the several companies into which the men shall bo organized. It is a very circumlocutory and unhappy system, since there oan be no real welfare of the department achieved, but by substantial unity of purpose among all these several authorities. Each oan block the rest, and none is able to do mnoh good unless with the simultaneous co operation of the others. The new law, passed last year, directing tho Philadelphia plan of disbursements to be carried out, has not yet been put in operation, except in those minor features ot it which wero open to objection.

All the good there was in the law, consisted in the first and principal provision that tho money intended for the support of the Department instead of being voted in lumps, haphazard, on the principle of "first come first served," or of being given with abundance to favorite Companies, ignoring the equal wants of those in disfavor, should be rateably divided, eaoh steamer getting an certain equal allowance, and eaoh hosa and truck a smaller equal allowance. This distribution has not yet been made, and seems as far off as when a Board was organized, under tho Act of I8G8, last summer. This system has worked well in Philadelphia. Its merits aro obvious. It would prevent exfcrav ngnncc, for any company who could not live within tho allowance would be quickly dis banded and re organized of mon who could.

The city would know what it had to pay, and every fire company would know whac it had to spend. Companies would vie with each other in keeping their houses and apparatus in the best condition. Some would add largely to the company fund out of their private moans. Others would save money out of the allowance and buy their own houses and apparatus. The best feature of a volunteer system emulation would bo excited among the companies, and just as they now take pride iu being first at a fire, they would then rival each other in the economy and wisdom with which they used their, allowance, and in the savings they effected to be applied towards the beautifyiug of the apparatus and the promises.

The feel ing among the firemen seems unanimous for this distribution. Even the very favorites under the old system are willing to take their chance of money handgoingfurther for their benefit, than pet jobs occasionally ordered, out of which the contractors make more than the house or apparatus derives benefit. But, while the firemen want the money dis tributed, while the law commands that it shall be divided, and the Firo Board of Dis bursements profess their wish to make tho division, iveek after week rolls on and it is not made. The reason assigned for the delay yesterday in this Board, was that the Fire Commissioners of tho Western District organize and disband companies haphazard, so that the Disbursement Board cannot safely tell who are to be entitled to the allowance, and who are not. These Fire is alleged, have a majority interested in insurance companies, and averse to the volunteer department, desiring to create a paid department, and using their official position so as to confuse and discredit the present system all they can.

Certainly their conduct in this reorganization question gives color to the suspicion. They dawdled for months over the recommendation of the Chief Engineer and the Disbursemeat Board that there should bo a large disbandment of companies, They defended this delay upon the ground that the Chief would not indicate what companies he could best spare. His reply was that tho law directed them to decide what companies should exrat and what should not, and his duty merely was to give his opinion as to how strong a Department he needed, he having no power to make or to prevent any particular reduction. Finally, as reported in our columns, the week before last they mustered courage to take the inevitable step of displeasing somebody, and disbanded Engines 0, 12, 22 Hose 2, 5, 6, and 17, and Trusk as a measure of reduction in their judgment required. They also disbanded Engine 2, for misconduct.

On the news being published in tho Eagle, the friends of the disbanded companies brought all the pressure they could on the Commissioners, and in three days after, a special meeting of the Commissioners was convened, and Engines 2, 12, 22, and Hoso 2, were again reorganized. We have not hitherto recorded this latter fact, waiting first to soa if this unstable body would not retract some more of its action bat as over a wook has now elapsed without any further changes, we may presume the status now effected is designed to be permanent. TMb leaves the Departments' strength as follows Hand Hook Engines. Hoso. Udder.

3 5 10 Western District Eastern District Total. 18 1'.) The Disbursement Board have $100,000 at their command for minus the few contracts and bills they have passed alreaiy this year, amounting to much less than $20, 000. Considering that tho chief expense of the steamers, the salary of the engineers, is pnid by the Common Council out of another fund, it does seem to us that $00,000 could be divided among the above fifty companies on a scale which would make them quite contented to pay for all needful repairs to their house and apparatus, and yet leave the Disbursing Board 000, in addition to the 10,000 feet of new hose it has bought, to meet tho general department charges for tho year. The eighteen steamers could be very well maintained at $1,500 each a year, in addition to the engineer. Add $1,200 each for the hand engines, and still there is near $1,000 a year left for each hoso and truck, which is more than is needed.

But it is needless to demonstrate the feasibility of any division, while one body has the sole power over the money, and another body the sole right to make and unmake the companies who are to be the recipients of it. The Fire Commissioners of each district must be in some way tied down to a definite resolve as to how many companies they mean to let the department consist of, or else nny distribution of the money would bo as impracticable as the drawing pay rolls for a regiment of ghosts or men in buckram. The Disbursement Board, if they chooso to act squaro lyand boldly, can control the situation. If they docidojiow many companies they want, and where they want them, and then, holding the purse strings, say: For a steamer in such a block we pay so much, for a hose cart in suoh another location so much, and pay nothing to any other company elsewhore, they can force the Fire Commissioners to license suoh companies, in such the Ohiof Engineers deem necessary, and no others. Some bold policy of straightforward efficiency and economy, like this, is essential to the revival of the fast decaying spirit and credit of tho volunteer system.

A volunteer organization cannot long live in an atmosphere of favoritism, potty jobbery, and personal pressure on one or other of half a dozen conflicting Boards. If it is to be jobbery, it will soon come to the big job, in expectancy of which the greedy tongues of the office seeking enemies of the volunteer system have so long boen licking their feverish jaws the establishment of a paid department; which will run the Radical primaries in tho interest of Joe Reeve and Alderman Thorn, and at the expense of the tax payers of the city. The lnt03t and lamest effort to lay official hands on tho murderor of Bogers is the arrest of two station houso lodgers who have boen provided with sleeping places by the police nightly for two months, with ono exception, which was not tho night preceding or tho night succeeding the murder. They wero apprehended on the testimony of a sloop captain who identified one of thom as the convict who escapod from Sing Sing. Aside from tho facts that tho escaped convict is known to bo Tom McGibnoy, and that the suspected station houso lodgers aro wearing tho clothes thoy wore two months ago, clothes unlike those of Rogers' assailants, it is altogothor improbable that immediately upon tho commission of the orime tho criminals would voluntarily hayo pat themeolves in tho hands of tho police.

It was presented last night to the one rooolving tho highest number of votes. Thoro were 3,193 votes oaet of whioh James Shevlin, of Englno Co. No. 7, reoelvad 1.81x1 U.Balis, ofBngino Co. No.

14, 038, ond Wm uiimiJ, or Engine Co. No. 17, 533 scattering 23 1. Th trumpet ia of silvor, beautifully engraved, and npon ono Bide is tho following: "Presented to Brooklyn Fire Department, w. by Wm.

B. Tlco, oorner of Johnson and Fulton strootB, John McRoy, Engraver," and on the reverse: "Awarded to Jamea Shevlen. by tho Firo Department of Brooklyn, W. having reoelved the greatost number of votos total votes oast 3,193 thero by contributing to the Widows' aud. Orphans' Fund 1,096.50.

Mr. Wm. A. Joy mado the presentation speech, which waa briefly rospondod to by the rooip icnt. SCENES AND INCIDENTS, This, the Thirty first annual ball was a'nrostsnccessf ul ono, and but for a disturbance that occurred during tho evening, would have beon the most successful ever given.

To be sure, this disturbance did not interfere with tno icstlvitfes of tho dance, nor was it allowed to interfere with anything that was going on in any other portion of the building, than the front lobby, and only tnose wuo were unfortunate enough to be in the lob bies were cognizannt of the trouble, excoDt bv rumor. The faote of tho case are, that one of the Supper Oom mittoe was mxtoxioatea and bocame very disorderly and endoavored to fight. This brought a largo number together, and blows wero exchanged. Instead of ar resting him at once, he waB allowed to hancr about for three or four hours, continually creating trouble, until tney wero compelled to arrest htm and lock him up. During the occasional blows, the crowd was forced into the entrance loading to tho Ladies' Dressing oom.

was disgraceful and might have been averted by the prompt action of the Polioe Committee. This was the only thing that occurred to mar the pleasure of tho evening, and the moment that this disturbing uiEiuom wud removoa, tno troublo was finished ana me uau wont merrily on to tho close. We would have wished that wo had not beon compelled to record this fact, for it was the only thing that prevented thn Thirty first Annual Ball of tho Brooklyn Firo Depart ment, irom Doing tho most elegant and most successful baU ever given in Brooklyn. Half past four o'clock was reached before the band sent tho aweet strains of "Home Sweet Home" through tho building, and there wero but very few who regretted tholr attendance, whon me uau whs cjoseo. THE COMMON COUNCIL.

Ilcnianstrances Against street Open' iitgs TJue Law Regard to Erroneous Taxes Tlie Special Conimis. sion taws KoRM Bidders tor City WorK Condition of Public Iluild ing The Board of Aldermen met yesterday after noon, juuuriuan jncou t. Bergen, President, in the cnair. STBEET OPENING REMONSTRANCES. Aid.

Elliott nresenlo 1 a remonnlranne inim wuim Trjpuagcu, against tho prcee. diugs for tho ypDuiii" of Broome siroei irom Graham avonuo to Smith streot n. j. iimaieu mat tno petition for tho opeuin" wis stgued only by four jrupcrty owners, aud when tho Committee on Opcuing Streets adveriisoa for roinou ho and leu others remonstrated, and tho iueeuuiuKH oi mo uoaru in jjocombor re cut deil the fuct that bucIi remonBtrauce was rccnivod uu r. ucu xo me on Opening Streets Notn lihstanding this tho Committee reported to the that thoy had roceivod no remousirauco, ami that the work ought to go cn.

Tho remonstrants thereforo now applied thut the matter might bo reopoucd and the proceedings stayed. Oumotiouof Aid Elliott tho ltttor was referred to tho Struct Opening Committee, and tbe Slrto: Commissioner was directed to suspend opening tho street until further orders. Aid. Cunningham presented a romonstranoo, slgnod by a majority of the owners along Maspoth ave. E.

proletting against tlio proposed improvement of that etreot, iu consideration of tho great oxpouso which would be involved, in comparison with tho valuo of tho proporly to bo assosted. It was reforrod to the Kt ad tug and paving committee. THE LAW OP ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENTS. Corporation Counsol DoWitt sent hi his first opinion, on tho iiuestion whether tho Mayor's view "of the law waB right, his Honor haviug vetoed somo resolutions remitting or reducing taxoj and assessments on property of Wm. A.

Coit aud uthorn. Tho musol hold that it wue clear the Board had no such right as they had claimed to exercise in thean oontraryv.ow had hitherto very generally prevailed iu icgu.u i jwwersoi tno common council. This aroeo frcm tho faot that in tho original charter of tho consolidated city, passed in 1834, tho Board rocoivod fullpowir to reduce, remit nr nanml nits urn. assessments, But in 1002 amouilinonts wero adopted which transferred tho wholo of these powers to tho Board of Assessors; und sinco that year tho Common Council hurl Buch power whatovor. Tho powers of tho Assessors in tho premises accrued as follows: 1st, where tho error was entirely clerical 2d, when there was a mistake in the name; 3d, when the quantity or tho nature of the pronertv had been errnneniisivBtnfofi the personal estate shall have boou overestimated, wheu the party has boon absout from tho city while the books woro open for correction.

In regard to tho ro paymont of taxes, any person who, by being erroneously taxed, should pay tax on tho real estate of another person, Bhonld bo entitled to rocoive tho sum so erroneously uaid. from thn Collnnlnp nt mviNn. foro the expfration of tho warrant, providod no clnugo had tukon place in the ownership of tho laud, subsequently to tbo levying of tho tax. In case of such repayment tho Collector was authorized to nnllont from the party proporly liable for ft. After tho war rant naa expired the party who had erroneously paid the tax would havo his remedy by an action against tho party for the benefit of whose laud tho tax had boon erroneously paid.

ine communication waB ordored on file. engineers' salaries. Benjamin Carman and others, eneinenra of nt a engines, applied for an increase of salary, ltcforrod to ihft romtllittfin nn Knliivtna IMtn nHnanl ntheso ofiiceis is 1,000 a year. A BOGT8 CONTRACTOR. The Committco on Gradini! unrl Pnvino that the lowest biddor for graJing and paving Carroll trtet from Third avenue to Ninth iimiiin ifaiw gfClQm iu.iininiintan,i 1 ii.

ii tutiuiuK. luiiL, nuu iuu next towost was 1 eter O'Brien, at $17 (iO ull the othor bids ranging pretty close togt thor above O'Briou's. The Committee were satisfied tl at Hickoy's was a bogus bid that tho work could not bo done for the money. Uickoy had put in bids before and on the contract being awurded to him he had failed to execute the work. In this case tbe names given by liim ae sureties had been usod without authority.

Tho Committco recommonded that tbo bid of llickey bo rtforred to tho Corporation Counsol with directions to prosecute llickey for sending in a fictitious bid and that O'Brien's tender bn uw entf il and contract mado with him. his was adopted. Aid. Finehout, as chairman of the Water Committcx. presented tbo report of tho Wator and Snvvernim u.iuvi for lfcBS, a synopsis of which was crowded out of tho Eagle yesterday.

It was referred to the Water Committee, and COO copies ordered to be priutod. THE CITY TREASURER. A report by Aid. Whitnov from inn CnmmHinn mi Lands and Buildings was adopted, directing the City Treasurer to hire a safe in the Loug Island Safe Dopos it Company's building, at $U) a year, for the sufo keeping oi tho documents in his charge. THE EASTERN DISTRIOT ARMORY.

Aid. Whitney, from tho Committee on Lands nnd Buililiucs, rcnoi ted iu favor of awardim the imntrnet for repniring tho Kasteru District armory, Nwth Second and Fourth streets, to James Gaudier, at SVJO'J. Ho allium mm mo uuciiuumi uau recently paid a visit of inspection lo a number of ImildiniM bolomiiia to thn city, and had found some of them very badly constructed, 'this armory, for iustauco, had been erected a few years ago, aud hud beeu once repaired at a cost of several thousand dollars, and now it ncoded to be thoroughly repaired again, us the military now found it uusalo to drill iu. it was improperly constructed in tho first place. Tho city should be careful always to employ a suilal'lo person to supervise tho erection of its uuild and to see that tlioy woro properly built.

There era inner uiuiiungs ocsuics tno armory that needed much repair. The Forty ninth Precinct Staliou uouso for iustauco, which had bten only two or ttiroo years en cled, required complete repairing of tho roof, which had leaked over sini tlio house was built, mis roof was of Blato, and it wan so nearly lut el that the building ci.uld never be dry while tho roof was of the descent being only two innhes per foot, so that tho rain was blown under Iho slaton instead washing ott into tho gutters. Tho roof would have to be of tin. Tho architect first employed at the timo this station was being built, wra Mr. Henneesy, a very goo.l man, but lie waa displaced during the progress of the work, and auothor party appointed, who was incompotent, and who allowed tho work to bo done badly.

Aid. Annflcld said the cirenmstancos conuocted with tho proposal which it was recouimondod by tho committco to accept in tbo giving out tho contract for the Armory, were very singular. The proposal ot Candler, which tho committee reported in favor, of had boou eomiared with another pronosal. which from one John Brady. Tho two documents had becu compared by a nuinbor of tho officers of tho city government and all who saw thom woro distinctly of tho opinion that the man who wroto tho one wroto the other alRO.

Mr. Candler had appoarod before the committee of last year and had sworn that his father had written it for him. Previously ho had Btated that his lawyer had prepared it. Tho committee notifiod him to attond again and he foiled to do bo. One proof of tho identity of tbe writer of the two bids, in addition to tho similarity of the color of ink and shape of the letters, was tho misspelling of certain words.

Thus iu each proposal the word "four" was spelled ''fouro," the words being as like each other in cachj.as If the one had beon pbotographod from Iho other. The Common Council had at first awarded the contract to Brady, and ca his refusing to take it, thoy had adopted a resolution declaring that when a biddor thus backed out of a contraot, thoy would not award him any more work. For this reason Brady could not bid again, and he contended that this Candler bid waa in fact Brady's bid, and that tho Board should not award the contract to Candler. Alderman hitney said, last yoar tbo Board advertised for proposals for repairing this Armory. The lowest bidder was John Brady, at Tho Committee awurded him the contraot.

Subsequently he refused to carry it out, alleging that he thad mado a mistake in his estimate. The work was then re advertised, and this timo Candler was tho lowest bidder, at UfiOO, Tho bid was filled up in the samo handwriting as Brady's bid of $2,400 had beon. Candlor. appeared and testified that his father wrote the bid for him, that Brady had nothing to do with it, and that he (handler) was bidding in good faith and was willing to do tho work. Aid.

Armfleld said, on the evening when tho $2,400 bid of Brady'B waB accepted, he went home in the same car with Brady, aud conversed with him at length about the matter, asking him how he had coma to bid bo much lower than the others. Brady replied that he know what he was about, could make money by the job 82,400, aud explained how he proposed to do the work so that it would pay at that price, It was, therefore, a more after thought for him toprotondth.it there was any error or misunderstanding about tho price. Aid. Guck could not eee what Brady's delinquency had to do with this bid of Candler. Candler bad appeared and produced sureties who swore they owned real estate in the city to the requisite amount; and if these Buretios would become bound for the duo performance of the work, to tho satisfaction of tho Mayor axd Street Commissioner, there was no reason why Candler should not have the Job.

Aldennan WbitiDg took the same view. Brady and Candler had both appeared before the Committee, and wero Been to be different persons. As to tho identity of tho writing tho two proposals, that meant nothing, for a dozen different bidders might oniploy the same person to fill up their proposals. Alderman Armfleld roplied Candlor had sworn that his father in law wroto hiB proposal. Would ho havo written Brady's also 1 Aldornian Whiting said Candlor might havo lied about tho writing of his proposal, but if he was tho lowost bidder that would not deprive him of the right to havo tho contract awarded.

Iho Board then adopted tho Committee's report. COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. On tho report of tho Salaries Committoo, auothor batch of twenty or thirty Commissioners of Deeds woro appointed. The ifiesident slated that the law only allowod 500 coftimieelonors to bo qualified in the city. Tho Board had already appointed the full number, but a dozon or fifteen of thom had not beon sworn in.

It would now be a question between those and tho batchnowappolnt ed which would be sworn in. Ono dozen of tho number who were first on hand to bo sworn in would qualify, and bo soon as tho fiOO were complete tho Clerk would shut down, and none of the appointees would bo able to qualify. THIRD STREET. ALD. BERGEN AND MR.

EDWIN C. LITCHFIELD. President Bergen offered the draft of an Act, and a resolution endorsing it and requesting its passage by the Legislature, in relation to Third Btreot. The purpose of the proposod Act was to legalise tho assessment laid on tho Third street property for the ponding yoar. Aid.

Bergen observed that Mr. Litchfield had soen fit to reply in tho Eagle to his (Aid. Bergoa's) remarks at tho IsbI meeting of the Board, alleging that he (Mr. Litchfield) had not gone around and advised parties not to pay the assessment on the ground of ita illegality. Bnt Mr.

Litohflold in his letter admitted that he had oonunuiuoated with Bomo of the property owners who wtnuient vraa megai as utooa ana oonia not be collected. He (Aid. Bergen) had referred to this matter last weok with a view to show how quick porsons wore to avail themselvoe of any technicality to throw thi expense of local improvements on tho oity, or to postpone ii. i. no was giao to una Mr.

Litchfield slating that bo did not wish to avoid repaying the city its advances on Third strrti. Mr. Litchfield Bssertod that tho error oould bo very easily oorrocted. But the opinion of tho Corporation Connsel, read this aftornoon, showed that when un asBejement was onco leviod, and espoeiallv when, as in this caso, somo of tho parlies had already paid, the Common Council had no power to rectify nnv error. He understood, from good authoritv that Litchfield had drafted'a bill to be submK to .0 fslaturo, to vacato tho wholo assessment on Third strait and to refer tho matter baoR again to the Board of As aessors, the oxpense of the work to be readjusted! embraced in tho onrinal bill.

This Bchemo provided for a number of periods of notification, to elapse, and for an appeal from thn nsw apportionment back to tacAwessor'a and thenlto the Supreme Court; and finally tho property holdors wero to be entitled to pay, in instalments or in one gross sum the whole asflossment, and oity bonds wore to bo roi oeived by tho city, at par, from them. Thoro must bo some purpose iu these provisions for reopening and going over the whole mattor again. In regard to the repayment of the city in its own bonds, Bomo of the per cent bonds of tho eity were now not worth over 92 or 03. Thus tho city would have to lose the differoneo between this figure and par, on tho money which it had advanced for tho Third Btreet improvement, and that which it was to receive baok from tho ownore. He thought if Mr.

Litchfield was sincere "in htn wtoh pay tho city back for tho money It had advanced for Third streot, that he had better overlook; the toohni oality and pay the asBesBment as it was now laid. Tho point at issuo was this: Mr. Murphy's Aot of 188B required fho Third street Commissioners to wind up by Soptombor, and provided that the cost of tho work should bo leviable in twenty annual inst ilments. The nuiii, uuwover, uau lastcu bo long tnat during its prog. reBS fj tT.OUO of interest had accrued on the cost.

The Tho assosBmi nt for th'a year included not only one twentleth ui tuo principal nut mis ltom or intorost. Mr. Lttch flold claimed that only one twentieth of tho interest was payable this year. In I860, whon tho orloinal Third street Act was passed, it was not supposed tho work would lost so long. Honce tho eity bonds fell duo in.

1881, having twenty years to run. By the delay of the work, therefore, tho oitv would avn to rnrfanm bonds bofcre it collected tho final instalments of cost property, as tho laBt instalment would not bo paid on Third streot until 1888. So even admittlnc mat Mr. Litchfield was technically right in his interpretation of the Act of last ver. it rtM i seem very hard for him to pay tho interest on the bonds uuw, wiieu mo city wouia nave to no out of its money several years after tho bonds had boon redeemed.

He uimiuy au agl to legalize tue aBsessmont. If the other oourse was nurnnnd ml if. t.ii, bill vacating the assessment passed, the whole tiifna would be in a Jumble. Paran who lmfl eui assessment wouia nave to bo oreditod with tho amounts and then reassossed for othor amounts white if the preent assessment weio confirmed md collected the property owners would pay it without furthor iivuuir, auu nuum nave bo mucn tno less to pay in tho other ninoteen yoars. In counnoHnn win, ti.io auii ho would mention figures showing how much money w.

payora, in auuitiou to tho loans of city bonds made to tho various Commissions had beon already exiiondud bv thn eitv imitnr tln nnm rniBsion Acts. For Third street $17,480 had beon paid out of tho general city taxes as interest on tho bonds besides tho cost of tho work, paid for by tho issuo of oity bonds. For Atlantic avonuo tho tax piyors of tho city had paid for intorost on bonds, aud for redomption of BUch of tho bonds as had fulton duo. These payments had beon loviod on tho first twelve wards and the Twentieth Ward, and it was provided that those WardB should redeem all the Atlm tio avenuo bonds as they fall due, and rocoive in return from tlio property benefitted oulv tlin nmlmin nr street grading and paving, leaving tho oxtra embollish menls to bn a permanent charge on the Wards. For Fourth avenuo tho taxpayers bad paid already for interest on bonds, and for principal of bonus which had fallen duo; and ull tho rest of tho bonds and intorost were also to bo raid liv above moutionod, it being provided that tho wholo amount ever to bo recovorod from thn property benotlt od Bhould not exceed fl.W.OUO.

Five hundred thotiaaud dollars hud already been issued on behalf nf tliia improvement, f3. of which would bo pormanont cxpenBO on tho first twelve aud Twentieth Wards. For Gowunus Canal improvement tho city at large hal paid interest und of principal of boiula uueaiiy uuu, mu eny ai large wouia liavo to meet all tho other bonds issuod for this work iliv fnii For Watlabout Busiu imnrovement. tlin itv i.n.i in taxes for interest, and for principal lor Bedford avenue, 0 for interest; for Union Btreet, east of Gowunus Canal, theso throo mai i iac nca ui uonaa uoing chargcabjo on tho whole city. In view of mmli fnctu those, showincr bow nmnli tim had actually to pav in en3b, besides lending its crodit in tho iurao of bonds, for theso Hpocial Commission works, bo thouEht it ill became afr.

LitnhflnM to puying this yoar tho interest on tho Third Btreot bonds. He had no deBire to depreciate Mr. Litohflold personally; that geutlomau was a man of public Biiirit, who had doue great uoal of good in tho oity already and was now building vast dockn which would considerably uiiuruont the trade of the port. Ho felt wllllim as a member of tho city govornmont, to encourage Mr. Litchfield all he colud, but it muBt bo with justioo to the citv atlariio: and in thiH ensn thmirrhi ii.nii bad gone quite as far as it ought iu aiding Third street iminovemcnt, aud that Mr.

Litchfield and the othor owners Bhould now bo willing to repay tlio monoy advanced, according to tho assessment as now laid Tho diuft of an Act submitted bv Mr. adopted, and ordored to bo transmitted to tho Legislature, THE MEASURE WORMS. Aid. Whit Inc. from a Miecial Onmmtltnn nrt Wnrnia appointed luHt Juno, mado a report, humorously do scnbmc tbo oxnorinieuts of thn (ininmitton slaughter of tho worms who infost tho shade irees in summer.

A Mr. Graef had inventoda liquid, which, riuiiii uwuwlIB lUUUlUUtLUB Oi U1U trOOS, 11C gUUC" ulced to bn death to tho worms. Hut ivh.i, mittco undertook to test tho matter last yoar, tho season was bo fur advanced that noarly ail tho worms had already died from natural causes. Such as Mr. Gruef could find woro pluced in position to bo squirted on and duly killed; but whether they could havo boou killod noieaaio on the treos earlier in tho season.

as a question for furthor oxDoriinont. whinh as accordingly noatnoned to flm Tlio Committee now appliod for anippropriitiou of 8100, to enable Mr. Graof to got up Eft preparation in liuuuillies. UUU lor Uirectlons to lltllnf li.ncrfnnnn Cunuinghaui to furnish tbo use of a poworful "steam firo engino to do tho Bquirtiug of tho liquid upon the The report was adoutod and tho inonnv annrnnriiiliifl accordingly. THE REMOVAL OF OITAL.

Aid. Cunninoham moved that thn oitv Jtl ftrl i ir proposals for roniovinc offal, not onlv for nnn vnit lint uieo km ivu yeiu ti om now. j.no resoiutiou was auopieu. WATER Am SEWER BOARD. The annual report of this body, commuui catcd to the Common' Council this afternoon, gives tho following facts: Tho receipts of tho Douartmont for thn vnnr Inn been 02, bi ing an increase ovor last yoar of ninety thousand dollars (SOD.ODli), an incri aso double mat oi lust year, i no mcreaso arises from tho growth of tho city und not from augmentation of wator rates, and it is dearly to bo seen that with this rato of increase the Department will boou bo Bob" sustaining.

Tho ponds, reservoirs and conduit havo been kept in good condition. No repairs of any consoqutnee havo boou required din ing the year. Tho erection of tho now engino ut liidgowood thn third will bo cooiplotod by July uoxt. A now reservoir at Kidgewood.ou the ground owuodbylhe city adjoining tho present rosorvoir, is recommended. Surreys huve.ulready beon made from whioh it is found that tho storage capacity can bo increased about one third by tho crectiuu of tho now division.

It is not considered neccssury to hurry this work but rathi to o.toi:d its building over two or throo years. The average daily consumption of wator during tho year just pant has been gallons. Tho quantity of wator in the lU sorvo'r has averaged gallons, a quantity auiOcient to supply tho city tor nearly ten days. Thero havo been laid during (he year 11 1 3 milos of wafer jiipe, mailing the total length at present laid ill tho city 0 1" miles. This work has beou douo at a cost of The new four feet main ovor six and throe qinrtors miles in been laid from tho reservoir to Clinton sti cctjiind.iD filled lib wati the whole Iouglh.

Its effect iu increasing, tho heud throughout tho citv has been satisfactory. Tho water is now taken by 1 U9 buildings iu tho city, having received it for the first time during tho ynar KS0H. Dmiug the year contracts fur building sowers in Groon point, and the district lying north of Prospect Park, bttwet Fhitbush, Washington and Atlantic avnnuo3, have been entered into. Thero havo been built fifteon aud nine tenths miles of sowers during tho at a cost of The whole number ot miles built by tbe. since 11b organization is 148 46 100 miles.

'1 ho number of house drains connected with tho sowors during tho year is Tho total number of houses in tho cily which are now connected with the sowors is 54,701. During tlio year maps for tho drainage of tho Greenwood district, covering 1,000 acres of city laud, have been prepared aud filed. Tho work will bo partially commenced during 1K6S. A map for drainago of a district embracing parts of wards Nino, Sixteon, Scveotcon, Eighteen and Twonty one, has also boon prepared and is nearly ready for filing. Tho making of this and the Greenwood map compiotes tho plans for drainage of the wholo city, except a small strip of a few acres between tho Sackott street boulevard and Flatbusb, v.bich will havo to bo drained into Jamaica Bay.

Tho improvement of tho Gowanus Canol and tho rapid growth of tho Twelfth Ward render the continuation of tho Bond street. Bower to Rod Hook Point ond its lateral sewers, a dcsiruble sanitary measure. This work will bo begun this year, as soon a3 enough monoy is realized from work already completed. The sowors in tbe Sixteenth Ward aro completed about 10 miles in length, including tho raising of Broadway and othor streets, cost $210,7:13. The expenditures for 1868 woro $213,000, and tho receipts $017,088.

Tho balance Bf $400,000 is applicablo to the payment of interest of tho wator loans, whioh it about meetB. The following is tbo record of tho increased wator revenue from year to year. From To Receipts Increase Decrease, July 1,1869 Jan. 1,1860 83 Jan. 1, 18b0 1, 1881 25U.400 49 122,557 10 1,1862 239,865 62 17,011 97 1,1862 1,1863 303,295 93 63,940 42 1, 1863 1, 1864 862,749 80 69,463 87 1,1864 1,1865 03 23,666 28 1865 1, 1866 419,106 81 31,690 4 1, 1866 1.

1867 463,619 04 43,512 72 1, 1867 1. 18C8 628.5H7 83 65,918 79 1. 1808 1, 1869 617,986 82 89,448 49 Total, 83,710,200 66 'Six months; The records of tho pumping engines show that thoy have been run at less cost per million gallons, than iu any year bofore. 773 million eubio foot of water have been raised, during tho year over six thousand million gallons, with 8,6915 tons of coal consumed. Tho distance of the well from reservoir is 3,400 font, and tho altitude 101 feet.

Allowing for tho cost not only of coal and labor, but Interest on cost of engines, buildings, works, it cost fo raise this water $12 21 per million gallons, or lees than two conts per thousand gallons. It has been found by experiment that nearly half the former cost of lubricating the machinery lias been saved by using easton oil instead of lord or common lubricating oil. The report was referred by the Common Council to tboir Water Committee, and ordered printed. Tbe How County on tiong Island Mooting at Mtncola. A meeting was held yesterday at Mineola, to diBcriBs tho proposition to form a new county out of portions of Queens and Suffolk Counties, At o'clock, about forty farmers, representing Hempstead, North Hempstead, Oyster Bay aud Huntington, assembled at Mr.

John A. Searing's hotel. Tho Hon. W. T.

McCoun, of Oystor Bay, was choson Chairman, with Samuel W. Jones and Goo. H. Bkoppavd as Secretaries The Chairman briefly stated tho object tf the meeting, after wbicb a resolution was unanimously adopted that it is oxpediont to divide the County of Queens on tho basis of tbe eastern towns, but that tho meeting would receive any proposition on tho part of the residents of tho western towns of Suffolk Countv which they might desire to make. Remarks favoring the formatien of the now county woro mode by Messrs.

Solomon Townsond, Geo. S. Downing, Edwin Frost, Dan. K. Youngs, Chas.

E. Street, and others. Mr. Frost moved that tho proposod county includo Hempstead, North Hompstoad, Oyster Bay, and Huntington. Considerable discussion followed on this point, somo insisting that Islfp and Smith town, of Suffolk County, should bo added, tho other3 Breaking against tbeir addition, not becauso they wero not wantod, but because the wholo project might bo defeat in Borne way by including them.

As a compromise, Mr. Searing moved that Mr. Frost'B proposition be adopted with the amendment that "an invitation bo extended to Islip and Smithtown to Join tho proposod county." Tbe proposition as amended was carried almost unanimously. An Executive Commfttee, to take charge of tha project and present it to tho Legislature, was appointed aa follows: The Hon. Wm.

T. McCoun of Oyster Bay, John A. Searing of North Hempstead, Charles E. Street of Huntington, Ebcnezer Eellum of Hempstead, and Geo. S.

Downing of Oyster Bay. The meeting was then adjourned, The formation of a new eonnty, hag beon talked of fjr several years by tho Inhabitants of the towns mentioned above, and the project is received with gonoral favor, the eastern towns of Queens County having no oommon Interest with the western towns. They havo tn nhare the expenses of the latter in suDDorttaor nau periam and crime, to which tho eastern towns do not contribute to any extent The new county is an agri iujer to oom OUltuM is Tho invention of hews to provide, not merely an item of assortion to day, but a paragraph of contradiction to morrow, is no novelty in journal iBm, but the Washington correspondents who killed Hon. Thos. B.

Floronoe yesterday and re port him alive to day abuse a conoeded privil ege. The Cable gives currency to an improbable ru mor that Seorotary Beward, through Minister Morris, has offered the mediation of the United States botween Turkey and Greece. The offer. if made, has little praotioal importance, as it is at the same time announced that Greece will sign tne protocol, yielding to the pressure of the Turks and tne Great Powers. Miss Mary Harris, who severalears ago shot a man who omitted to marry her, and for so doing was honorably acquitted by the jury, applaudod by the court room audience, and kissed by her counsel, is now in an insane asylum.

Alter her trial Bhe resided in Riohmond, and there tried to stab another man probably beoause she thought ho or somebody olse ought to marry her. There is a mothod in the Harris' madness. Tho assignation column of the Herald frequent ly contains cards to variously clad young women, of many colored eyes, in orohostra ohairs or dress circles of theatre or opera house, but today for tho first time the Church is invaded by the traffickers in mercenary oharms. Two young gentlemen solioit the acquaintance of two young ladies who last Sunday attended St. Auburn's.

Que. St. Alban's The Spanish stagnation a term whioh soema to indicate better than revolution the politioal situation in Spain was slightly ruffled on Sunday Dy tne gatnenng in front or the ministerial palace in Madrid of an immense crowd, clamoring forreligiouB liberty. Nothing Beems to have come of it but the prohibition by the "ancient and moat quiet" revolutionary Government of great crowds and loud cries as tending to tho disturbance of "peace and order." General Dix's name Booms likely to orowd that of Eoverdy Johneon from the European tole grams. The other day tho General was pledging Groeco the moral support of tho United States.

To day ho is, not only receiving Burlingamo and tho other Chineso Embassadors, but reported as protesting against tho honors extended to Jefferson Davis as a visitor at the military school of St. Cyr a report so improbable of foundation that it hardly needed tho official denial of the French Government. Tho New York. paporB remark on tho Rogers murder and tho failure of tho authorities to secure a satisfactory clow to tho dotootion of tho murderer. Tho llerald protests against the non administration of UBtico and the inofficioncy of its agents, and calls for a public meeting to express tho opinion of an outraged public.

The Times recalls tho Burdoll case and Bavs Coroner's blun ders then.aro paralleled now. Tho Tribune saya that the only man who oan clear up the mystery is tho accomplice in tho robbery who urged "Jim not to supplement it by a groator crime, and concludes that a roward largo enough to persuade him to defy the vengeance of tho murderor and his friends should be offered. Morgan yesterday reported to tho Sonata a bill to promote the enterprise of tho Amorican and Asiatic Telegraph Company, which is guaranteed tho exclusive right to construct and maintain a lino between tho continents, tho uso of United States veesclB for making soundings and laying cables, and military protection when necessary. In consideration of all this the Govornmont is to have priority in the use of the lino. A small mat tor gave rise to a long debate.

A joint resolution authorizing tho taking of tho model room of tho Patent Office for the uso of the clerks of tho Department of tho and tho destruction of old and useless models, was supported by Fossen den, Forry, Hendricks, and others, and opposed Dy uonitimg, L'ragiu, Cameron and othors. There waB no question of the nocossity of the measuro, but opposition was based on alleged doubt that tho making of tho contracts could be entrusted to tho Secretary of tho Interior, whoso oharactor however was defended by Senators both Kepub licanand Democratic. Finally tho loaaing of a fire proof building at not more than $10,000 a year was authorized and tho destruction of only models for which patents had boea refused was ordered. It was announced that Miss Vinnio Beam a sculptress more extensively advortised than any other young Amorican artisthad finished tho plaster cast of her Lincoln statue, and wanted Congress to pay her $5,000, being half of the purchase money. The application was supported by a critical opinion from tho Socretary of the Interior, who says the model is "roally liko the original." No action was had.

The rest of tho session was dovotcd to debato on a motion to reduce tho appropriation for suppressing tho African slave trado from to S3.000. In tho House Eobinson introduced bills for increasing the aalary of the President to 8100,000, and for giving Mr. Lincoln's widow and children $75,000. Tho former proposition has boon con sidered by tho nowspapors unfavorably, except by tho Now iorlt 'limes. Congress has already refused to do anything for Mrs.

Lincoln or her family. ShanW resolution directing tho Socrotary of the Navy to deliver the monitors Miantonomah and Agawam, as they now lie, to the Greek Government was rofcrrod. It will probably be reported against, because Groeco having rosolved to accept the protocol there will be no war and no need of tho present, and becauso it is doubtful that the GrookGovornment could raise money enough to buy coal to get up steam on the monitors aud take them away. Spalding proposed a Constitutional Amendment providing for tho election of President and Vice President by electors to be chosen by the people in electoral districts oreatod by Congress. A'resslution adding teu por cout.

to tho compensation for this yoar and last of Govornmont clerks, whoso salaries aro less than 62,000 was tahlcd. Orth introduced and rnovod the previous quostion on a resolution annexing San Domingo whenever it Bhall apply for admission to the Union. It was tabled by tho decisivo vote of 110 to G3. The Committee on Now York Election Frauds, finding that their herculean lab. .3 domand a stronger clorical force, appliod for an mcreaso which waB granted.

On like application the Sorgoant at Arms wa3 directed to bring Florence Scannell, a witness iu contempt, before tho Committco although Robinson intimated that tho proceeding was merely desigaod to enable Scannell to attend tho Inauguration free of expense. Tho House concurred in the Senate resolution appointing a joint committoo to report on tho reorganization of tho civil service, and in the Sonato bill appropriating 30,000 for tho relief of tho poor of tho District of Columbia. TIic Brooklyn l.ito Insurance Company, Tho Insurance Times gives the Brooklyn Lifo Insurance Company tho following handeomo notice. The Company iB a purely Brooklyn enterprise, etartcd by Brooklyn capital, and managed by Brooklyn men; and we copy tbia well deserved endorsement with a feeling of local pride In tho institution; To him who talios tho lead in a groat and muoh neod cd reform, belong tho highest honor and reward. Ho manifests in eo doing tho bcBt qualities of tho human heart and intellect bcnovolonco, courage, justice, judgment, foresight, skill, and enterpnso which are all called into vigorous and constant exercise in freolug truth from conventional errors and encumbrances, and in effecting actual and essontial progress.

Let the Brooklyn Life Insurance Company for this reason nave its place in the first rank, and the first placo In that rank, among tho progressive lifo institutions of the country. It is entitled to this position by tho strongest moral und material considerations for It has placed itself in tho vanguard of insurance reform, and is tho first company that his done full and cotn ploto justice to tho insured. It has rcdeouod lifo insurance from all reproach, and has given to a life insurance ro'iry a pertain, adequnt9, bank note value, such as tho frutt of the avings of industry for a hallowed Jmrpi ee ought to possess. In a word, tho Brooklyn Lifo has Imparted to every one of It1? policioj a dofiuite, guaranteed surrender value, which makes it available for every purpose as so much monty. Xhoreis no doubt about it.

This value is endorsed on the policy in dollars and cents, and, ccustitutlog (a part of it, is equivalent to so much cash. Every timo its holder pays an additional premium, bo knows and can boo tor himself how much ho has added to its actual precisely how much be can get for it if ho has to part with it on the morrow. Tho Brooklyn Lifo has douo this, and let it thereforo have precedence in this ra epectof all others. Thf re iB, therefore, no availablo oxcuso loft to any aan for not insuring his lifo. If ho procuros a policy from the Brooklyn Life ho runs no risk, as in other companies, of lotiug tho money ho invests by future inability or failure to pay hiB premiums.

If he insures In this company to day for gfl.ouo and diss to morrow, hli family get tho full amount insured, in tho course of a few years, ko bccoracB unfortunate, invalided, or dcslituto, he can by surrendering his policy, obtain nearly, if not all, the amount ho has paid into tho company bo that tho insurance for 85,000, payable in tho event of bis death, whioh has boon carrlod for him all the while, costa him in the end next to nothing. Is thero any husband or father to heedless and improvi dout as not to avail himself of an arrangoment bo secure, gainful, and advantageous in every respect 1 The Brooklyn Lilo can afford to offer those groat benefits to the puble because, it is mauagod with tho uiinoht core, skill, oud economy, manifest in ita judicious expenditures, its discriminating selections of risks, low rato of mortality, aud tho secure and remunerative nature of its luvostraouts. Tho Bamo canBs havn enabled it to return to all its policy holders largor dividends than have over been paid on tho Bamo kind of policies by any other life company of its age in ihe Unitca8tat.es. By affording every desirable accommodation, as well as tho great pecuniary returns to be Brooklyn Lifo has rondeied itself tho most popular of our life institutions, it loans, when desirod, one third of the premium unnually its rntcB aro as low as thoy can safely bo; all its policies are non forfeitable; its dividends ars poid annually, on tho contribution plan, In cash; its losses aro met with promptitude; it allows its in3urod, without oxtr.i charge or special permit, to travel wherever they please, from tho poles to the equator. The success of tho Brooklyn Lifo has been commensurate with lis extraordinary merits and liberality.

It commenced business in September, 1801, under tho ablest and most oftlciont munagemont and direction, with a cash capital of $126,000, and now posses substantial asBots of ovor ono million dollars. Ita past is tho indox to its utuio, which, inasmuch as it has bo far outstripped ull its competitors In the maroh of progress and eqnitablo liborality, will, it is confidently predicted, provo tho moat brilliant ana prosperous ovor achieved by any lifo company in the country. Accidl nt to a Railroad Employe. A tow toy named Stephen Cooper, in the employ of the Brooklyn City Eauroad Company, was thrown from his horse in Fulton street, and slightly injured. Ho was takon to a neighboring drug store, where ho was oarod for, and rocoverod bo as to be ablo to go to his heme.

Thirty irst Animal Ball of tho Brook, lyn (W. Firo Department TJe Decorations Tlio music, Dniicos, Supper and Festivities The Silver Trumpet and Who Won it The Grand event of tlio Season "The finest display of the season" was the universal remark last night In the matter of decorations it was simply gorgeouB in the matter of muslo nothing more could be desired; and in the matter of toilettes, one's brain became dizzy and stupefied with the combinations of colors. It was a buoooss of the moat decided character, and not only surpassed all previous efforts of the Department, but anything that has yet boen attempted at the Aoademy this season. It had long been anticipated, and the morning's sua that ushered in tho first of February was weloomed by many an expeotant heart, whose first thought was the ball in tho evening. Tor a month past female Brooklyn has been busily engaged in preparing toilettes for this grand event, and the result of this great preparation was tho pres6nting to tbe eye of mslo Brooklyn Buoh a combination of colors, such a display of rioh and cost ly Bilko, as to bewilder and lead oaptlve the susceptible hearts that bowod to the shrine oi bo mnoh lovolineiB.

But onough of generalities, let us to particulars. AT NINE O'CLOCK Montague street was an enlivening scone. Tho lights flashed from the windows of the immense building, while tho largo lamps Bhed their brilliancy upon tho Btrcet. A steady stream of pedestrians flowed up the street and emptied into the capacious lobbies of tho Academy. Crowded about the doors stood the gather ingalthough much augmented on this occasion that olwoyB assembles at tho grand balls to watch tho inzo ing of tho fair devotees of pleasure.

Carriogos rattled up the street, deposfted their freight, and being tieket eu uy Hack inspector Jones who, by tho way, with his occustomad ability, managed to dispense with any oon fusion dashed away to give place to others. In faot. all tho adjacent streots gained iu liveliness from this bah, and the carriages wero to bo seen dashing about in every direction. From nlno o'clock until half past four o'clock the carriagos came and went, and in foot the morning light was breaking over tho oity before the roll of the carnagOB of the ball goera was drowned iu the noiso of the heavier vehicles of traffic IN THE 7 OBBIES. Having entered, tho lobbi.j were found to bo thronsreLl by ladies who wero waiting for their oscorts to doscond from tho higher regions, where thoy deposited their coats and hats, and whero the last cut to tho ambrosial locks and tho last touch of polish was given to their leathors by the dUBky gods that thoro reigned supreme.

Gen tlemen were waiting for tho ladios, who had turnod tho Directors' room into a toilotto chamber, and who, giving thomeolves tho last look and making the last inspec tion of their robes before entering, in all their boauty, to dazzle tho eyes of the other box in their olaw hammor coats and tightest of unmentionables. Through tho open door, glimpsos were caught of a gaily dressed throng on the floor, of tho fluttering bunting, and Iho strains of musio, struggling with the confused hum of the dancors reach the oar. Eutering tuo llrst that caught tho oyo were THE DECOItATIOXS. Never in the history of tho Academy hi3 it present ed such an appearance as it did la3t All other atlompts at decorations sink into insignificance before (his. The hand of the artist was plainly eoeu.

Our ink turns palo and our pea halts at the idea of convoy ing, oven nn iniprosslon of tho magnificonse that mot lh(f oyo at tho door. But to tho task. Tho usual floor over tbo pnrquette, was of courao laid and tho stago thrown open to its utmost depth and ovor it tho tent sceno was placed. At tho back was a handsome Italian villa scene. Over tho rontro of tho etage hangs a baud sonio chandelier, whoso beauty, however, is noarly hid by the heavy festoons of rod and white bunting that cover it and underneath depended a number of oanary birds in cages.

Just under tho proscenium hung a handsomo painted banner, that etrotched from side to side, on which woro tho words, Widtws and Orphans' Fund," donoting tho charitable object of the ocoaslon. Ovor this was another screen, upon which was painted, "lirooklyu l'iro Department, Annual Ball, February 18G9," and over this a largo eagle. Thoboxo3 woro closed at the bottom, and were decorated with festoons and shields of tho National and tho busts of Washington, Wobster, Franklin and Lincoln lookod down benignanlly upon tho whirling throng below from their eyrie. At tho oxlremo rear of tho Btage Btood two engines one of the oxtromo old stylo of hand engines being Monitor Ho. labollod, "Past, 180D;" and the other tlio latest utylo of Btcnmers, Protector No.

labelled, "Present, 18C0." showing tho improvement of tho apparatus. Botween was olovated a large show case, in which was displayed tho Bilvor trumpet which has been provocative of so much oxcitomont in tho Department for BDmo time past of whioh more anon. Above our heads may be soon tho flutUring of the banting but lot us not spoil Ihe effect, but go to tbe stago, whero we can toko in the Bweop of the house with a glauco. Now! Glory upon magnificence. On tho front of tho dress circle, at stated intervals, are placod ostoons and shields of colors, on which aro inscribed tho namos of the various States and arranged in fan shape.

Four banners also ornamented tho dress circle, which bore tho names Widows and Orphan's Fund," "Duflon, Stryktr, Anderson," "Wilson, Furoy, Cunningham," and Voluntary Aid Society." Around tho circle woro hung cages of canary birds, whoso sweot twittor sounded beautifully with tho music. The pillars supporting tho upper gallery wero robbed of their bareness by the ornaments of shields and silvor spread eagles, and in front the gallery was ornamented in tho manner of tho dress circle, whilo tho addition of banners, bearing tho namos of two engine companies, as "Hibernia and Montrose," "Columbia and Water Witeh," "l'aoiflo and Fnroka," "Atlantic and Neptuno," "Montaukand Mechanics," Phonix and Crystal," Union and Con etituliou," "Coutnsenfal and Empire," "Alert and ItCFcue." "Mount Vernon and "Brooklyn and Myrtle," and "Washington and America," wnro added. From tho oentre of ie ceiling, festooning in long graceful loops "the chan.delior, was stretched long streamors of bunting, tho ends of which wero caught at tho walls, forming a canopy of red, white and blue. From pillar to pillar which Biinportcd tho roof woro to uo seen wroaths of red, white and blue the whole forming the most brilliant effect that one could wish to witness. It was all (he moro gratifying to tlio mcrry makors whon it was learned that tho whole was tho work of a Brook l.vnite, Mr.

Frederick Aldrich, tho property man of the Academy. It is eatd thut tho cost of tho decorations will reach 8100. THE MUSIC AND THE FLOOR. While we bavo thus bcon gazing in wrapt admiration at tho decorations, tho merry throng havo beon whirling and treading the measures of the mazy dance, to the niUBic which wo have hoard, but which as yot wo have not seen. It Ih not in the dress oircle, its usuil place, nor on tho floor.

Where, thon, is it? Ah! way up in iho family circle, in tho centre, and thero we soe Signor Conteino, with the Twenty third Itogimout Band, giving the elegant imific of iho promenade, and Mr. Counor, with the Fourteenth Regiment ing forth the music to which tlio dancers move. On tho floor 1 and here is where Ihe pleasure was. Pleasure to the sensb, a eoufusod pleasure, none the loss fascinating, for tho ever changing scone was one of his sensos. Pleasure to tbe eye, for the beautiful in faee, iu form and iu dress is in front of him, to tlio right, to tho loft of him, wherevor he may turn.

How iu one to describe it Greon, white, yellow, pink, black, blue aud green, green and white, wtitto aud bluo, blue and black, black and yellow all show in tho dresses. Puffs and frills, panniers and capes, trails and Bhorts, lace and silk, tarleton and satin, brocau aud muslin ninirn nntl. n11 moiro antiquo and poplins all in one indescribable niossthat makes the head reel to think of. Hair hi friz, hair in curls, hair iu rolls, hair in straight bands, and hair in crooked bands, hair short, hair long, hair gathoreu behind the hoad and hair flowing down the back. Black eyes and bluo, gray oyos and brown Bparkled over roBy cheokB lightod with tho enthusiasm of tho sceno and the excitement of tho dance.

Who wonders that tho stern officials of the city, tho loarnod lawyers and judges, unbended from their dignity, allowed their august selves to minglo in tho festivities and become for tho time in the pleasure of tho dear creatures, "clay in the handB of tho potter?" The crowd on tho floor was immense. All seomod determined to enjoy themselves to the utmost. Among thoBe who wero seen devoting themeolves to the fair box wero Judges Troy and Morris, Surrogate Veeder, Corporation Counsel De Witt, County Treasurer Gardiner, Supervisor Voorhles, Water Commis3ionor Fowlor, Strcot Commissioner Furoy, Ex Itogtslor Mo Laughlin, Ex Deputy Comptroller Faron, Deputy Register Barro, and a host of others. The following is the programme of the promonade and dance music: PBOMANADE. Overture, "Robert Lo Diablo," Meyerlieor 1.

Mnroh "Belisnrio," Donizetti 3. Selection "Lurlino" Wallaoe 5. March "Dcfilier" Strebinger 7. Selections "La Bello Heleoe" Otfonbaoh 0. March "Rendezvous" Zikotf 11.

Selections "Alma Mater" Conterno 18. March "Mr.na nerir" Winter lfi. Selections "Grande Duohease" Offenbaoh 17. March "Greeting" Miohaelis 19 BelectionB "Nabucco" Verdi 21. March Koeniggratz'' Plefko noncmian win" M.

March "SangciJust" Hermann 27. Selection "Maritani" Wallace 29. March "Blondin" Badik 81. Selections "i'Maaaadieri" Verdi 33. March "Review" Sahtemtz 36.

Ballad "Her Bright Smile" Wrighton 37. March 'Volonlair" 8oheuer 39, Song "Come to mo Angel of Bleop" Perring 41 Mollonhauer 43 "Homo, Sweet Homo" DANCE. 2. Quadrillo "Bonnet" 8transs 4. Lancic rs "Barbo Bleuo" Wiegand 5.

Polka Redona "Anna" WoinMrton Landers "Genevieve" Wfogand 1(1. Quadrillo Social "Medley" Brnham 12. Onion. for Joo" Wiegand Weinsjarten 14. Caledonian.

Hi, BchottfBcbe 'Son! IB. Quadrille "Militjtire" Rtranui SO. Waltz, Polka "On tho Danube" Strauss 23. Lanciers Bernstein 24. Galop "La Bello Hrfeno" Wiegand 26.

Qaadrillo, Social "Mcdloy" Braham 28. Schottlscne "Marion" Bernstein HO. Lanciers "Grand Duchosse" Wiogand S3. Galon "Genevioie" Wiosand at. Qnadrille "HchafTor" Strauss 86.

Kedowii, Galop "Wiener Bonbons" Htraus3 JW. Lanciers "Amencus" Wiegand 40. Quadrillo "Monster" Strauss 12. Qnadrille, Family. COMMITTEES.

The floor was under the oompotont management of tho following Committee Potor H. Underbill, Isaac G. Lcggelt, Robert D. Polhomus, IV. A.

Powlor, Thos. McGonido, Fred. S. Ayix.ar, F. F.

Phillip, Geo. P. Merrell, and T. Floyd Jces. POLICE COMMITTEE.

Gcorgo H. Hayward, Israel D. Velsor, Alexander Muir, Wm. H. Furey, D.

S. Simpson, J. Pryor P.orko, Lyman B. Grecno.Wm. S.

Wright, O. H. MaoDonaM, W. 8. Searing, and W.

H. Pogg. SUPPER COMMITTEE. Jos, B. St.

John, Chairman Felix Campbell, Lowis F. Newman, Jos. B. Leggatt, N. L.

Pottit. RECEPTION COMMITTEE. Pctor B. Anderson, Robert B. Story, John C.

Eoach, A F. Campbell, John Cashow, J. W. Underbill, A. M.

Underbill, Joseph Hoove. THE SUPPER. At last tho imputation that no ball oan havo an excellent Biipper 1b cast aside. For thiB suppor was a complete success, in every respect that accommodate tho throng whorushod to tho room, It should have boon laid out of doors. But every delicacy that tho palato could crave was thero and it is to the credit of Messrs.

Grogan and Eirnan that they bo faithfully discharged tholr duties. THB SILVER TRUMPET. For tho last two or three weeks the voting for the silver trumpet presented by W. Tioe, has been 'JTIiis pamper Jins tJio Largest Circula tion oi miy JG vcniug paper jinbllsboa the United rites. Its value as an Advertising Itludium is tUerelore appa rent.

Oen. Grant's The Premoni tory Symptoms of a Lively Row Yesterday we hnd occasion to refer to an ar tide which appeared in the New York Times conlessing that Gon. Grauts conduct since his election has created grave suspicions in the minds of the Radical leaders that ho intends to go back on the party which accepted him as a necessity. The Times assures ns that "the feeling among leading Republicans" at Wash ington "is becoming one of intense and painful anxiety," and the main point of anxiety and doubt is whether the General intends" to take and follow the advice of the party in his official action or set up for himself." Radical members of Congress "are wearied with watching and waiting to be sent and no messenger arrives to notify them that the President elect awaits their presence. The members of Congress aforesaid have called upon Grant singly and in platoons.

They have proffered advice, and Grant received it in silence. They have asked him if he required any service at their hands, and he has an swerod that the party in power ought to see to it that thero is less stealing, and as the Tonnre of Office law may render it impossible for him to stop the official pilfering, ho demands the repoal of the law. But ho promises nothing on his part, and the dreadful fact remains that if the law is repealed, in case of a disagreement botwoen Grant and "tho party," all the good offices nny bo distributed among men who will rooommond themselves to Grant by standing by him against "the party." In this state of affairs who can wonder that tho feeling among tho Radicals is "one of iutenae and painful ansioty The early Rapublicaiia have never had a full share of the good things at tho disposal if the Government. "When Mr. Lincoln took possession of tho administration his parly was compelled to acsopt a civil war under tbe penalty of disbanding.

In order to give tho strugglo a than a party aspect. Mr. Lincoln was compelled to bid high for the support of Democratic loaders. Rsno gado Democrats got all the good things. Sickles, Rusteed, Stanton, Dix, Butler, Dickinson, Cochrane, Forney, el.

ah, all thanked God they had a party to wout over for the fat positions which awaited their acceptance, to tho exclusion of honest Republicans who at least believed in the principles of their party. With the close of tho war and tho ro olection of Mr. Lincoln, a chance was presented of righting the injustice of the past, but Mr. Lincoln's death cut short 'those expectations. Then came Johnson, and tho anticipations of the party" ran so high that even the Radical parsons 8aw the fiugor of God" in Mr.

Lincoln's murder, as it replaced his moderation by Johnson's supposed ferocity. Pleasant estates, confiscated for the use of tho faithful, rose before the vision of tho "trsly loil," and those who did not choose to accept them, were encouraged by tho reflection "'that loyal mon only should govern the country" which was 'bin another way of staling the old formula "The earth belongs to tho saints and wo aro the saints." Mr. Johnson, as soon as the care's and responsibilities of his office pressed upon him, abandoned the programme which ho had outlined while in opposition, and after a vain effort to nationalize his party and secure for it tho credit of restoring the government he went over bodily to the Democrats. Next comos Grant, not as a party choice but as a party necessity, and here is Grant, in advance of entering upon his office, as mysterious as a sphinx, and like the elephant won by the cobbler at a raffle, tho most nnmanaegable prize which was ever drawn in the lottery of politics. To make matters worse, the so called Conservative Republicans are already beginning to taunt their more Radical associates with their misfortunes.

There might be some hope of keeping Grant in the traces if tho party unitedly took him in hand, but no sooner is his disaffection hintod at thau the representatives of a considerable section of tho party step in and encourage him in his perversity by reminding him ho owes nothing at all to the Radical section of the party, but on tho contrary ho is entitled to the credit of saving tho party from tho discomfiture to which the conduct of tho Radical leaders exposed it. Thus, says the Eccning Po(, in response to the weary and anxious Radical Congressmen at Washington who complain that Grant won't "send for them 'ihey," who hold tuch longnago, it rernaiustobe said, ni leaders of i.li.it is called the Radical wing of the Republican party. They are tho iueu who desire to continue to mli: the party unci expected, it Beonvi, to "inan ajefbenew President." We propone to say a few words upon tho attitude of IhcFO political leaders, and upon their possiblo relations to tko mcvimiif administration. Iu tho first place, they cannot nay truly that they luado Grant President. Grai.t wtm never a favorite of He was always BiiRpccled and oflou misrepresented by tho loaders of that branch of the llopubllcim party.

Tho Tribune, which is ihespeci.il organ of tho extreme wiug of the parly, ti inontliH made lum tho object of its abude and ridicule. Mr. Wndo and others, who, with him, malie up the leadership of what is called tho radical wing of the party, luccr prttauled to be friendly to Grant's nomination. "Why then was he nominated He became tho Republic cuudidute in spito of tho becauso the i eople demanded lilm because tho papular wish poiutod to bun so directly that "they" eould not avoid him; and because the unreasonable policy which the ulrcmisti) had imposed upon the party so far weakened it in tho public cstom, that the extreme politic emus did not dart to ritk the nomination of any other man. Thono Kontlemen, then, did not make Grant President.

Thci merely acrepttd what leas inevitable. Tho moderate leaders desired Grant because they boliovod bim to bo of their own mind because hiB past career promised patience, moderation, unselfishness and the people ratified (lit nomination occmiss they iccre tired of apolieyof hate. "What will be General Grant's course, whom he will chooso for his confidential advisers, wo not pretend to know. But he comet to the Jhretidency unfettered by promises ho was chosen because of his character; and so far as wc are entitled to judgo of any man's probable course from his past conduct and career, we behove it probable that be will prefer for his associates tho moderate men of the Republican party. These have boen his consistent supporters; with them he has oftenest found himself in accord, in opinion, on tbe questions of the day; and it is but natural to supposo that be will seek their counsel in tho future" This little family row is none of our concocting.

The Democrats ask nothing and expect nothing, as Democrats, from General Grant. He was not our candidate but he is our President. We have a right to expect of him an honest administration of the Government, a sincere effort to restore all the States to their plaoes in the Union under equal laws, and a steady adherence to the patriotic purpose of basing the Government of his country on tho consent of tho governed, If this can be done through his party he ought to act with it; if not it is his duty to broak with it. Shallow brained politicians point at Johnson's administration as a failure. History has not yet brought in her verdict.

'We know wherein he has succeeded. Tho influence he has had in tempering the passion of his time, and the success he has had in opening the way for the more perfect reconciliation he so stoutly struggled to effect, history will credit him with bearing in mind the eternal axiom, "Those who fall in a great cause nevor fail." Unsavory Similes. The Iribune having satisfied itself that Grant will permit the Radicals to oontrol hi 3 administration, and bo as docile as possible under their leadership, now accepts its position as irrefragable, and affects to regard Grant's abandonment of his party as of all things tho least likely to happen. In short the Tribune desires its readers to accept Grant's fidelity to Radicalism as an axiom. To day the Tribune takes to itself the credit of dofoating the scheme for increasing the pay of the members of the Metropolitan Police forco.

It asserts that the case is so clear against tho M. that everybody will bo satisfied excepting tho policemen who wanted more pay, and it winds up by adding that tho chance now for an ineroaso is about the same as that for tho Democratic capture of Gon. Grant." The very idea that Grant will go back" on his party is so horrifying to tho Radical politicians who aro now putting in their little claims for reward for electing Grant, that tho Tribune is practising unneoos nary cruelty evon in keeping it before its readers. In tho interest of the Radical workers" and party "war horses" and "wheel horses," wo beg to remind tho Tribune that itssimilies aremosj; unsavory, and cause grave disquietude in tho very loilest circles. No more of that Hal, an' thon lovest mo." Leceuro by Kn v.

W. Flako Watlclns. Taoro was bnt very small attendaiwe last night at tho Hanson Place Methodist Enisoonal rthnrnh tollston to a lecture by Roy. w. F.

Watkinson "The Art of Seeing At eight o'clock the looturer was introduced to the audionoe and commencodhls discourse by remarking on the emallnoss of tho numbor present to hear him After which ho said that there la such a thing as sight without seolng. Tho wiso man keeps his eye and ears open, tho fool koops them Bhut, he eoos things but he does not feel them, tho stars in tho heavons wake up no wonder in his mind, even his own being ts to him almost tho same as tho o.it:lo who look at him when he passes by. In faot tin life fa wntt dcBcnbed by Worelswortli in one of his most eelabratod poems. In this poem is portrayed tho absence of Bonsativo consciousness. It is of importance to read books to make an educated mart, but the power of reading men and things lo tho grand'entranco to tho temple of knowledge Tho powor of obsorvanoo is tho greatest of attributes, for nature is ono vast museum, and it very often is that man will travel to see auriosi tioB and other mattors when treasures of them lie at his feet Then are curiosities all round us what aro they Thoro is tho epider which ladles dread and run from.

The corda woven by this insect are almost In finitcssimally small, Somo of thorn hvojln rotor and form tholr houses tho samo as wo boo in our own homes. A porson is fltung by a nettle and never asks why, but if ho inquired he would find upwards of a thouiand litllo dartrtn each loaf. The samo with the dandoliou and other vegetables that wo pass by unnotlood. Look to inventions or discoveries. Tho Inventions, or annli cations in navigation, astronomy, havo nosultod from an attentive observation of nature.

The community of boes ia liko a monarchical government, neither too tyrannio nor loo luso. The queen bjo iu constantly accompanied by a dozen boos, who are relieved occasionally aud her prcBouce Beems to give pleasure and somo of them leave ttolr work to pay ther homago. In tho hive all is busy, ovorythlng is engaged, all but the bees and I think they might bo recokoncd amongst tho working elass. Thoy are a regular Polytechnic Instituto thoy do everything that trado can do. and when mau was a sivago they hid all Improvements, and ingenious maohinory and continually woiked it.

Tholocturerprovododthontoele3crib9 tlio habits of the grasslu ppor, ttie crlokot, I uv.crun'B, ana othor vtireor.s. Ho that ono of tho bost menus of obtaiutng information is to oloiolj! obsorve Utile things. Thero is philosophy in our kitchen; and let mo tell you that thore is uotbiug so cheerful as a glowing grato llro, anil stirring this fire with a pokor is a Boioutiflc affair. Tho old bachelor in his gown and slippers, onjoys It. Wo Bttr it because the vacuum and tho entrance of more oxygon holp to increase tbo flame.

Nover stir a tiro whon fresh coals ure put on. After going into other mluuto details tho looturer proceeiled to Bay that tho ohsorv nnt mau derived great pleasure from his studies, and tho pleasure was uot artificial. The great pools, writers aud painters have all boon close observers. Head Tumor's description of scenery, aud it will bo observed that be saw things that many others would pass by without Boeing. His "Sunset in tho aud many others of his beautiful pictures show a mind elosoly observant of tho niiiiutost details of nature.

Observations to bn correct must bo anuto and reasoning; it will uot do to surmiso and hero many porsons fall into a mistake, for tlioy dated their observation and inferred therefrom from Isolated facts. Visitors from England go homo and toll our cousins nf tho frightful heat iu Ameriru, and say lliat at our hotels all mon aro continually spitting tobacco juice ou tho carpnts. But what is tho fact as regards the woather 1 Tho oldest members of tho congregation will toll you that tho tnm parnture of our climate has very much modifiod within the last half contury and it is easily oxplaincd tuou it is your duty to observe closely. Find out the moaning of the frost that Micks to your window, and tlio liltle pebble that you cuBi out of your way. Observe all those and instruction follows.

You must not be satisfied with facta, but find out the significance of faols. The art of Boeing things is iudeod an art, and many things wo soo wo do not study, but thi'ro ure thiiiRB beyond our sight which wo do uot soo and yot ought to study and bi liove; things in tho noxt world, where man lives immortal, but which ho cuuuot soo in ibis. The gentleman was listoned to with marked attontion, and concluded his discourao by nino oV lock. A TOUR IN EUROPE. Ji.icturo Key, Br, lioiKlllil.

A very entertaining ns well na instructive lecture was givon last evening by the Kev. Dr. Koudall, iu tho Chapel of tho First Presbyterian Church, fu Concord Btreet. Tho subject of tho locturo was his oxporlonco of travel, during tho past year, upon tbo Eastorn Continent. It was a running Bkotch of Iho more important things ho saw, and observations upon tho manners and customs of tho people of difloront couutrios through which ho passed.

Tho first points of interest in tho dlsconrso woro tho Cily of Naplos, Mouut Vosuvius, which was forth lire aud emoke in grand sublimity. The ancient City of Pompeii, wboso masnivo Bplendors aro now being untombed and brought to light. He noxt passed on to Home, and glaueod at tho Popo uuw liio Duiiuuuuiuyn lue rulUB OI. IUO UO10SB0UU1, which covered six acres of cround. From Homo ho went to Venice that beautiful City of 11.

C.n Jn i. iiiunuw uiuui. ui iuh utuor important cities of Italy after whfch ho gave an oocount of his visits to Switzerland, Bohemia aud Hungary tho last of which reminded him mora of his own country than any oilier which ho had passed through. Ho then gave a rapid sketch of his passage, eaoh way, over tho Airs, and described tho formation of tho giaours, which ure competed of solid transparent ice in Bomc places 250 foot in tbiiknoss A very cooling und refreshing night in a hot und sultry summer's day. I'm tiling his join noy, ho pasted the Slates of Germany, and in describing thu characteristics of tho people, be incidentally ulludod to a subject which isat trattingagooddealof attention just now, "Woman's nights." and remarked, that while wuineo in this counti uro cluinoring ioi the right to vuto and hold office, tho Germon women claimed only tho right to labor iu tlio field and in tho shop, for tho beuolit of their dear husbands aud children.

After Fpeaking of tho peculiar institutions of Franco, Great l)i iinin and Spain, through which countries ho passed, ho closed by alluding to the growth of religious toleration in those bb woll as other counti ioB of tho East, and claiming for his own country a laigc share of the credit in these important results. Tho lecture, which wes oho of a courso, was listened to very attentively, and a voto of thanks was heartily given to Dr. Kendall for his kindness in giving no peasant an entortaicmciit. AMUSEMENTS. Conoeut foii the Academy op Desion.

The Brooklyn Academy of Design is tho only art si lioal in tho City. It has one hundred and sixty thruo pupils who at little exponso to thomselvos are receiving a liberal art educatiou. It is proposed to give a concert for tho benefit of tho school, the proposition Ins met with much favor, and tho eutori; will no doubt handsomely realize its object. Tlio following correspondence in relation to this mattor will explain itself. New yona, Jim.

21, 18 My DiMit Mu. BALr.rNo: Your kind lettor concerning the grand concert to lie givou for tho Fuud of tho Bi ool lyn Academy of De sign was duly roceivoii. The pr nv iiou and the education of the lino arts should 1m un ej.e t'1 diugly pleasant obligation to ull urtisls and on this occasion it is Btill more gratifying that a oouutry mtn of your acknowledged merit should lio associated with so worthy an object. At your curliest convenience plcaEe notify my agi nt, Mr. Turubnll, of tho timo most opportune for tbo accomplishment of tile object.

Your affectionate friend. Olk Bull. BnoOKLYN, Jan. 22, 1809. Mr.

Turnbull Dbah Sin: It is with the greatest gratification that wc acknowledge tho rccoption ef Old Bull's letter, tendering a grand concort for the Fund of tho Brooklyn Academy of Design, aud as brother artists wo shall over feel doeply indebted to Ole Bull for tho genorous and prompt mannor ho has offered to assist an Institution that is perhaps at the present time doing moro for art education than any similar Association iu tho country. This assertion we freely mako on tho fact that the Brooklyn Academy of Design havo at the present moment over ono hundred and sixty pupils who are receiving a liberal art education at littlo or no expense to themselves. As Olo Bull desirod wo should select tho time for tho concert, wo would respoctliilly name Friday, February 12lh, I860, at Brooklyu Academy of Music. If tho date meets with opprobation ploaso notify, and obligo Yours, with respect, Geo, Iknkss, H. Balling, Gabiubl Haebibon.

l'J4 Umion Bbooklyn, Jan. 22, I860. Gkntxemem: I huve the honor to uoknowledgo tho receipt of your lettor of this date, and in reply would Btote, that tho selection of the evening of February tho 12th meets with approval. So far as my humble abilities will permit, in furtherance of your laudable undertaking, they aro at your disposal. Very truly yours, J.

E. TnnNBULL, Manager for Ole Bull. To Messrs. George Inness, H. Balling and Gabriel Harrison, Academy of Design, Brooklyn.

Opeba Botote. The sale of seats for the opera bouffo on Thursday evening has been very large aud a crowded house may be expocted. "Barbe Bloue" with ToBtco bb Dovlotte 1b the attraction. Only ono performance will be given. The Park Theatbe.

"After Dark" enter ed in ita third week last evening with a full house. Thero is no sign of abatement of its popularity. Hoo ley's Opeba House. Some new things have been added to tho two burlcsquos, making an unusually attractive bill. HerrHoulton, the Iron Man, appearod here last evening in hie wonderful performances, of.

which wo havo already spoken. Donnelly's Olympic. Fanny Herring in tho "Frenoh Spy" waB sufficient co draw a big house hero last night. It is the most elaborate dramatio performance yot attempted here, yot it was exceedingly well done. The company bu? been strengthened by tho engagement of George F.

McDonald, Jennie Wallace, the Trelaiue sisters, and J. F. Muck, severally good in their respective lines. The drama is now tho chiof feature of the bill, but tho olio part of tho entertainment, entirely new this week, is still a great attraction to thoso who like light and varied amusement. Foubest.

Edwin Forrest will appoar at the Academy of Music on Monday evening next. Peofessor Raymond's Eeadings. The concluding reading of Professor Raymond's entortaiujflg and successful series, transpired at the Packer InstitnH; last evening, in the prcsenco of an audionco numerically in exceBB of thoso of tho previous ovonings, and, as usual, composed of a refined class of ladios and gontlo men, among whom were many representatives of tlio various professions. Sliakspourc's As You Like It," was read according to previous announcement, and it nocdloss to avor that this interesting production of the great master was givon in an inimitable mauuer. Some sixteen scenes were given, those omittod being briefly summariiad in oreler lo prcacrvotho thread of the narrative.

warning to Orlando, All the World's a Stage," the shepherd's interview with Tmuh ttone, the love of Touehntone and Audrey, and the meeting of theso two with iriiKam, wore rocoived with especial favor.while tho audionce, from commencement to conclusion, woro hold in wrapt attention, and tho applause that greeted ite Professor upon first mounting the rostrum was frequently renewed iu appreciative approbation. Allzoobioal Tableaux The performance of the National Allegorical Tableau at the Acadomy of Muslo on Friday evening will bo mubh more effectual than the previous performance, Judging by the rehoars tla now bcliig gives. Somo now and attnoHve features Seniocratic Trouble lu (lie iVinotoentti Ward. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: In a late issno yon state that a primary election wbb held Id tbo Nineteenth Word and that the following named pen ona wo elected oa delegates to tli General Committeo: Luko for tho full term and Henry M. BeainB to fill tho vacancy.

This statement Is in part uutruo. A primary eloction was held, but Mr. Andrew Black, oue of the inspectors and wlra Is In loaguo and aoting as tho tool of Mr. Luke O'Reilly (who, by tho way, sayB bo carries tho keys of tho Nino tcenlh Ward In hfs pookot) attempted to run away with the ballot box, but was arrested in tho Boufllo and tho box und l's contents woro dostroyedi Therefore there woo no canvass and no ono oan bo declared elected until a now olcctlon is held; which election will bo announced and held under tho uud direction of twomembeniof tho Gsaeial Committoo, Kespoctfully, A. Wilhf.t, Inspoctor, DAHtKL UuilHBS, Jamrb 8, Blaok, Okoiiok McELVonu.

And ttundroda of othcr 'iemocrata of tho Nlnotoonth Ward. Tlio iriUlUia Tax. Tn the Editor of the Brooklyn Eajle: My wife ond family hare been muoh annoyed by a man calling at tno bouBC and demanding 81, purporting to bo a Military Tax, and threatening to boIzo tho furniture if it is not paid. Now, I would rather spend 50 than bo forced to pay $1 unjustly. I nm ovor 67 youra of ago, and went to tho Court of Appeals moro than ten ears ago.

and supposod my name was orasod from the list, as I liavo not been notified sinco. I have two boub, and both of them arc members of a military company. Now is there no remody for this anuoyauco? I hear in some iustunces thoy huve collected tho monoy from the families of men who aro over no yoars of ago; thoy say it is a now law just passed, which, of oourse, frightens tho women. Of course, thoso follows tako care to call whon thore aro no men in tho liouso; and onn yon inform us what bocoii of tho monoy thus ctllocteu 7 I do not hear that tho Cily is bouoflttod by it. Yours, P.

H. G. They money to go Into tho Comity Treas ury. Tho amount will uot covor tho cost of tho oolloo tion. MRS.

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Sold by all Druggists and Porfumeri and properly anplied at BATCHELOR'S Wig Faotory, Bond street. New York TaTh48tf THE BEST FLOUR IN THE COUNTR? JAMES 8. WELCH (brand), FOR SALE AT NEW YORK PRICES. ALSO, OTHER CHOICE BRANDS OF FAMILY UR LOW HATES. For sale by JOSEPH H.

MUMBY, soeoessorto Jones A Doaler in Flour, Grain and Feed, 34 Fulton adjoining tho Karle office self If WERNER Is selling fcolid Walnut Chamber Seta of 10 pieces for ONE I1UNDRED DOLLARS. Painted Cottage and Chestnut Sets VERY LOW, At the Old Stand, Cor. FULTON AND ORANGE de.TO tf BROOKLYN. USE JEWELL BROTHERS' Favonta Bmndsof FAMILY FLOUR, PASTRY" AND "NASSAU," Also their PREPARED FLOUR. Flour sniirauteed and delivered to any part of the For sale by all Grocers.

BROOKLYN CITY MILLS, no31 ly 3, 4 and 6 Fulton it. SPECIAL, NOTICES. A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY IN Artificial TEETH. Dr. MEDRIN, Dental Snr.

geon, 87 Concord st, cor. Jay. Gnarantoed to the hojn est and best DcntiBtry Brooklyn. Bolts, Filling, 6U0 1 Extracting, 26c. Nitrous Ox Wo Gas administered upon a n6Y and scitntifle principle.

Call and bo convincsd. Ofuco always open tor the accommodation of patients. fell 'at jg H. SEIXAS, AUCTIONEER, Will sell on WEDNESDAY aid FOLLOWING EVES, at 7 o'oloek. The ontiro stock of Cutlory, Plated Waro, Willow and Woodsn Ware, Fonoy GoodB.

Notions, at 241 Fulton st, nearOlinton st, Brooklyn. Tho abovo stock will bo sold without reserto on account of alterations. fe2 2t CANDEE COOK'S REAL ESTATE Office, 1,018 Fulton ava, junction of Gates. Corner lots on Washington, Bodford, Fulton, Lafoyetto and Tompkins aves, for sale also lets on Monroe st, near Bed oret avo, obeap. Houses in all ports of the oity at various prices.

fB36t T71DUOATION. A PARISIAN GENTLE pene illont rprh Washington it, cor. Hm, 1.