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CURRENT EVENTS. THE YEAR. THE EMERALD. vite peril at the hands of an armed colored man, passes comprehension. When children point loaded guns at one another and commit homicide because they 1 'did not know it "was loaded" the world is amazed at the folly of the immature mind, but when a business man of 27 acts as Mr.

Gould did, one is appalled, simply, at the imbecility of his species. cil asking in effect, "What aro you going to do about It?" Thoy answered his question by adopting a resolution offered by Alderman Fritz directing the Corporation Counsel to carry tho caso to the Court of Appeals and urge a hearing at the carllost poaslble moment. The Mayor votoed the resolution, and it was not until July 1 that the long continued struggle was at an end, aud tha place that had been wrongfully held by Mr. O'Reilly was declared filled by the election of James Donovan aa Alderman of the Twelfth Ward. During the preceding months a number of very important mutters had occupied the attention of tho Board, and that which has given the mem and wo may now look for bloody battles and the horrible suffering of a Winter campaign in a cold and sterile country.

The reasonB assigned by the Government for the war are that tho Indians insist upon remaining within a reservation which they bought and for which they paid that they protected that reservation when it was invaded by an armed enemy that they refused to submit to the execution of some of their tribe when commanded so to do by the agents of the soundly thrashed invaders. The theatre of the war will be the reservation. The army will bo sent into the homes ot the Indians. This is not honest or honorable. It may also prove inconvenient and dangerous.

cynical pleasure in the reflection that if his auditors made fools of themselves they paid him for the privilege of expressing thoir folly. His stage reminiscences or rather tho fragments already published are singularly interesting. Tho simple egotism of his style is most entertaining in itself, but the relations he held toward famous actors of the past and the abundant anecdote whieh characterizes them gives them a tangible htorary value. It is alleged that his memoirs are to be published and we have no doubt that they will be read with profit as well as pleasure, now that the eccentric old gentleman is beyond the reach of ridicule. With all his simplicity, egotism and garrulity, one was never quite sure that the Count was not playing a part before tho world, smiling at the gullibility of tho public, and heartily enjoying the confusion of opinion that existed regarding him.

His fond WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMHER 31, 187. Tble Papes lias tlie Largest Circulation oS any Evening Pfiyier Published Jn tbe United States. Its value as an Advertising Medium is therefore apparent. No Eagle The Eagle is not iBsued on New Year's day, and, therefore, will not be published to morrow. If it were possible for the EAoiiE to make all its friends a bodily visit it would do so, but as that is not possible, it takes this opportunity of wishing them every one "A "Happy New Year and many of them." The Grant lUanagom itlaKe a Bold General Grant's managers yesterday made a bold movement, and one which there is no possibility of misunderstanding.

Don Cameron, Secretary of War under Grunt, recently secured a place in the National Republican Committee through the retirement of one Kemble, an ally and a henchman of the Camerons. At the first meeting of the Committee Cameron attended, he was elected its Chairman, over the heads of men who had served on the Committee for many years, and with the purpose of notifying all concerned that Grant's friends had assumed control of the season took place on the talon Grounds, the Atlantic nine defeating tho Alaskas by to 0. Tbo same day the Manhattan Crlckot Club evened play at Prospeot Park. On May 10 the Amateur Nameless Club opened base ball playing at Prospect Park. On May 14 a remarkable match at base ball w9 played on the Union Grounds, tho Polytechnic nluo dofoatlog the Atlanties by 3 to 2 in a 13 inntugs game.

On May 17 tho lacrosse clubo began play at Prospect Park. Ou May 30 tho Brooklyn Athlotlo Club Grounds nera duly inaugurated by a series of games and races. On June 7 tho regatta of the Atlantic Yacht Club took place, the winning yachts being the Peerless, Iteglna, Winsome, Pilot and Wind. On June 10 the Hudson Club, of Hudson, N. played the Flyaways on the Union Grounds and won by a score of 3 to 1.

On June 11 tho Westchester Polo Club began a brief season of practico gameB at Prospoct Park, aud on the 13th Mr. Lorillard was thrown violently from his horae in a polo match. On June 14 tho Amateur Championship games were inaugurated at Prospect Park, the Polytechnic nine defeating tho Nameless by 8 to 4. The Bamo day the Pioneer Boat Club held its annual regattas ou Gowanus Bay. On June 21 the Brooklyn Archery Club began its regular weekly meeting at the Park.

The samo day tho Columbia Boat Club held ita annual regatta off Bay Ridge. On June 24 the Alcyone Boat Club held ita annual regatta off Bay Rldgo. Tho Bame day the Long Island Yacht Club had Its regatta, which waa not a success, owing to light winds. Ou June 23 the Eastern District Athletic Rink was inaugurated. The end of June saw base ball, orieket and Lacrosse regularly practiced every Saturday at Prospect Park, and tbe miniature yachting season was by that time duly in progress at the Park lake.

On July 2ii the Atlantlo Yacht Club began their Summer cruise. Ou July 30 the polo playera bid goodby to Prospoct Park, the hot weather preventing spectators attending, aud hence there was no one to see them ride and thoy left. During and August thore wore weekly gatherings at Creodmoor for rifle shooting, principally by military contestants in companies and rogbnoiiti, but thore was no special evcut to make the season's work noteworthy. On August 30 the Fall game of tho Brooklyn Athletic Club took placo at their club grounds On September 13 the Columbia Boat Club hold their Fall regatta. On September 20 tho AlcyonoBoat Club's Fall regatta took place.

In October the Polytochtiio Club was declared winner of the amateur base ball chanipiouablp of Brooklyn for 1879. On Octobor 15 Daft'n orickot team wero easily defeated in a base ball match by tlio Providcuco nluo, on tho Union Grounds, by a gcoro of 1(1 to 1. During Octobor and Novombcr several foot ball matches took place at prospect Park, in which the Polytechnic team at ttfu js bore off the honors. Ou Decomoor 10 tho three days ot field trials began at Robin'B Island, L. in which noted Brooklyn sportsmen's dogs tool; part.

On Decembor 4 tho Dnnites Chesa Club tourney began. On December 27 skating was commenced at tho Capl toline and Union pouds. Ou December 30 tho Now York Archery Club dofoated tbe Ascbam Club, of Brooklyn, in a match at the letter's hall, in the Eatoin District. Tho receipts from internal revenue yesterday in Washington were N. Hirch Co.

of Nashville, Tenn. have mado an assignment for the benefit of creditors. The liabilities of the firm are between $75,000 and $30,000. and the principal creditors are In New York and Cincinnati. Governor Van Zandt has declined the mia tnn to Russia, after having announced his intention of acceding it.

His business interests would be Injured by his bnce, and be has not tho private fortune to llvo at St. Powi Bburg aa his predecessor have dono. Another reason is Ujat the climato la too severe. Ei Govemor Joel Tarker, of New Jersey, presided at the annual dinner of the Monmouth County Bar, given at the Central Hottl, Long Branch, last evening. Covera were laid for fifty.

Ex Governor Nevcll. Judges Beekman, Wheeler, Robblna others mado after dinner speeches. Divers are at work trying to disctrrCr tho bodies of those lost at tbo Tay Bridge dlsaater. Dundee, Scotland, on Saturday night. Yesterday Qll, of the divers was successful onongh to discover a first class carriage of the wrecked train, but aa there were no first class passengers, no bodies were found.

Samuel S. White, D. D. of Philadelphia, a well known mtnufacturer of dental goods died lu Paris yesterday, whithor he had gone in search of health. Dr White was a native of Bucks County, and was early engaged in the business of manufacturing dentist goods.

He made a large fortune, and his establishments are to be found in every large city In the Union. The eight bogus stock concerns wiped out in NowYork yesterday by the ordor of the Poetmatter General's refusing the use of the United States malls to them, had a monthly Income of $75,000. This capital. It la now to bo hoped, will be employed in legitimate business by ihose who have heretofore patronized these fraudulent itockbrokera. The funeral services over the lato Recorder Hackett, Now York, wero hold yesterday at Trinity Chapel, Nw York.

A largo number of the members of tho Bar wore proaent, together with very many friends of tbe fanlly, snd all theattachea of tho Court of General Sosnona. Rev. Dr. 8wope, the rector, and Mr. Ohnsteai, hla assistant, road tho service.

There was no add oss. The Interment was In Woodlawn Cemetery. An adverse decision was rendered by Judges Davis, Brady aud Ingalls of tho Supreme Court yosterday, In New York, In tbo case of Cbaatiue Cox. The judgment of tho Court of General Sessions was reaffirmed, and tho prisoner was remitted to that court to be sentenced. Counsel for Cox will carry the caso to tho Court of Appoala, in February.

Cox received tho news with apparent unconcern, and ex oxprosed oonfidonco In hia lawyer and lu God, who would not forsake him, he said. C'uptain Williams, of the Now York police, yesterday mado a demand upon tho Board of Police for tbo expenses of bis defense in the indictment ch.irtflD him with clubbing young Smith, of thia city. Tho amo'unt named is $1,885. Captain William? said that tho pity had paid for the defense of the Eiciso Commissioners and the Aldermen who woro iudlctod, and that he saw do reason why hia exponas should not also bo paid, InaHmuch as tho indictment aruw out of an act of duty ou bin part aa an officer of the county. Tho vote ou tho question was a tie.

Tho letter waa ordered ou filo. David Loavitt, one of tho old merchants of New York, diod yoatorday, at tho ago of n.l year, at Hie house of hia son, No. 83 West NluoUenth street, New York. Ho was boru In Bethlehem, iu 17'Jl, and was the eon of a rich and prosporoua man, wbo gavo his sons good educations. Mr.

Leavitt catno to New York In 1818, and commenced businoss aa a clerk iu a produce store. His home was in Brooklyn for many years, and he lived in the house he built at the corner of Sanda and Washington slreeti. Ho founded tho Brooklyn Whito Lead Company, and later was President of tho Fulton Bank. Ho was a trustee of the riliagu of Brooklyn, and controlled and managed tbe Fulton Ferry. In 1838 he became President of tho American Exchange Bauk, and later waa 1'rGsideut of tho Houaa tonic Railroad, and waB one of the principal stockholders in tho Homo Firo Insurance Company.

Mr. Loavitt waa a man of groat energy and onterpriao, and left a largo fortune. Tho authorities at Washington would feci reasBured if fuller advices could bo received from General Hatch, but thoy do not oonalder tho iltuation as perilous aa at first reported. Tbo Commission adjourned ou the '27th to moot again yesterday at a point twen ty flvo miles southeast of the agency. General Hatch aud his escort left thoro early in the day and expected to reach hia destination by nightfall.

Slnco then no word has come from him. Ouray wont back to tbo ranch to hold a final Indian council. Ho doubu the surrender of tho prisoners aud la very uneasy regarding bis own position. Tho medicine chief of the tribe, Guero, has favored war from tha first, aud ho will likely auporfledo Ouray. The majority of tho tribe favor war and aro anxious to be rid of Ouray.

Tbo present dan gor la that thoy will massacre tho fow soldiers at tha Loa Pinna Agency betoro General Hatch roports there suit of his second attempt to compel tlio surrender of tho murderers of th agont and others at the White Uivor Agency. The defense in tho Haydcn caso rested y.s torday and the rebuttal was begun by the State. Uno of tho witnesses, Dr. Matthewaon, testified for tho Stat concerning tho amount of blood be found on the clothing of Mary Sfcmnard. His toatimony was introduced to robut tho theory of the defonae, that tho girl waa not murdored where her body waa found, but that It had been carried there after her throat had been cut.

Dr. Matthowson stated that he found a large quantity of blood on tho back of the murderod girl, lie the quantity at Bovorai pounds. He vlaitod tho place where tho body was found the next morulug, and thought that tho rain that fell the evoulng before had washed much of the blood upon tbo ground away. Dr. Matthewaon also tosfifled that It wis his practice to sell medicine at bis office in Durham, as there was no drug store there, and ho had old medlclno to Mr.

Ifayden several times. At the time of tbe homicide he had plenty of arsenio on hand and for sale. At six o'clock tbo court waa adfourned until to day. It is thought the trial will be ooncludod next week. The Stewart mansion in Washington, the most exponslvo private residence lu that city, waa nearly destroyed by fire last night.

The houso waa known aB "Stewart Castle," and stood In a largo lot on tho edge of the city, near tho Engliih Legation. It waa built in 1873 and cost $150,000. Thoro woro seventy rooms, Including a state dlnlngroom and dancing ball, aud the furnlturo was of tho moit elaborate atyio, having been made to ordor for it. The majority waa made in PariB. The houso waa oponod in grand style In 1874, at the marriage of Sonator Stewart's daughter, but no other ontertainmeut was ever given ia it, on accou1 of tho failure of the owner.

The mansion won offered a rental of $25,000 a yeaij finally at tho uomiual eum JO, bul bo tenant was ever fmin for It. The ex Sonator had partly recovered bis fortune, and Mrs. Stewart had recently returned to Washington and Opened tho house for the first time lu fivo years. A reception was to have boen held there to morrow. Tho fire broke out in the third story, and though it was put out boforo burning the lower floors, the building waa utterly ruined by water.

Tho furniture was removed. Mrs. Stewart became the gueat of Lady Thornton. The Count Joannes, otherwise George Jones, actor, author and counselor at law, dlod in New York yesterday afternoon, at tho West Side Hotel, on the corner of Sixth avenue, whore ho was temporarily residing. Miss Falrbauks, bis pupil, was tho only person with him at tho timo of hie death, which occurred at five o'clock.

For tho past two years tho Count has been a constant sufferer from kidney complaints and lately has been very feeble. On Christmas day he waa takon ill, and grew worse uutil hla death occurred. Miss Fairbanks telegraphed to tbe Count's only onrvivlng daughter, Mrs. Benny, of Cambridge, and tho funeral will occur from Dr. Houghton'B Church on Friday.

Tho Count waa familiarly known In New York and vicinity, bis intenso lovo of notoriety keoplng him before the publio In any and every possible way. He was harmloss in his egotism and was kindly disposed toward thoso who Bhowed him attention, and was In cocont of evil. The latter years of his life were spent in attendance upon courts of New York, whore he bad himself for a client in tbe greater number of hia suits. His career as a tragedian la well known. While ho was a novelty his audiences were large, If not respectful, and the receipts were largo.

Ho prided himself upon his marked resemblance to ex Governor Hoffman, though In his personal appoarance ho was very untidy, and in this respect was not at all liko tbe ox Qovernor. His manner was tragio and dignified, and he never permitted tho least attempt at frivolty or Jesting at his expense. Count Joannes waa 69 yeara old, and was an Englishman by birth. Hla claim to authorship waa based on tho following published works: "A History of Ancient America Anterior to tho Timo of Columbus," "Teoumaoh," a tragedy; "The First Oration ou Shakspearo," aud "Tho Life of Oeneral Harrison." VISITED IJY SANTA CLAUS. Bedford Hcformed Church Sunday (School.

The ohildren of the Bedford Iteformed Church Sabbath School celebrated Christmas in tbo churob, corner of Bedford avenue and Madison street, hwl evening. Tho church waa splendidly decorated for tho occaaion, bunting being stretched in graceful fostoons from tho pondants of the central chaadclior to tho tops of the window arches and the walls. The pulpit platform waa fitted up with a drop curtain behind which was the traditional cbimnoy piece from which, In due time, a well aimulatod Santa Claua emorged, bearing a bag loaded with gifts. Thore was an abundant Bupply of evergreens in front of tho organ gallery tn rear of the pulpit For the time, the church waa transformed nto an abode for fairies rather than for tho Spirit. There was a goodly gathering of tlio Sunday School children, and tbe house waa well filled up with parents and friends who came in to witneea tho performance of the young people, and to participate Jn their joys.

The programme consisted, in detail of "Santa Claua, a Christmas Cantata," by W. Howard Doane, given under tho direction of Mr. Van Hontcn, the Superintendent, who was "Frost King" for tho occasion: Organ L. Merrlam Recitation Misa Annie Ackermaa Prolotruo Instrumental Opening Chores "Happr Meet ins, H.no? Orwtin." Solo and Duet "When the Shepherds," aliases uo'ion ana Solo and Choraa "Invocation to K. Tiitoo.

Qoartet 'Tis Merry, Morry Chrijtmai" fcj Tmta. Chorus "Hail! All Hail!" Solo "Tho Wondorful Son" MUr R. Tiitoo Xuot "Gentle Hope, Your Prett Sftcret" Masters niton aad Tooker. "Somebody's Coming" Freda Dorlon Dialogue Froat Kin, Mirth and Youn Peopto Laagaint OnoroJ "Indrd. Indeed, You Sarty Ula HiCr Frost King and Chnrua.

Dialogue Frost Kiocand Young Popla Chorus "Good Nitht to Frost Kini" Evening 1 rayer sona flow 1 bay Ltowo to hlmp" Annin r.tnonos, e.roma nucor, uerue urower, uama Un 4 fit. I Bole "The Lullaby Song" i.ouaeM or ureanis. uiaa ljorioa. 80I0 and Trio "The Fairr BWaina" Piano Solo Galop1' E. MrrUm tainea, uartson, ooranam and Dirroat.

Dialogue Santa Claus and Youojf Pcop'o OVOi Snl Solo "Merry Chrirtmas All' inn uti dhnrai Wnlfnnin to Claua" "Wold Dialogue Santa Clans and Youn PropEo Kinder Symphony Biaut Boys Final Chorus "Our King and Loving Father" At the conclusion of tho cantata performance the children wore served each with a package of confection, dry and aa orange, with which to hold olotor communion with Santa Claua. When tb children and their friends bad retired, the' officers and Uachara of tha school adjourned to snug quarters In tha basement and bad a littlo tea party of their own. When they had drunk tea and chatted over school business for an hour, they broko up, to make pnparatlona fur tho duttea and anioymcuta of N.ew Year's. The Grand JBa.ll to foe Held in January. The Preparations Already Made and ihe Work In Prospect A Grand Charity Which will Combine rieubure In its Accomplishment, The Emerald Aociation held a regular monthly meeting last evening at the Mechanics' Exchange, No.

4 Myrtle avenue. Mr. Theophllui Olona, the President, occupied tho chair, and the Secretarr, Mr. Frank M. Hughes, recorded.

Thera was a Ursa attendance. The principal boiiness com Is tod Jn making preparations for the forty second annua! bail of the association, which ia to be held in tha Academy ot i'Jlc, od Wednesday evening, January 31, for tha benefit of Brooklyn Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum. Vice Presiaont Itoonfy, on behalf of tha Music Cona mlttee, reported having smii Mr. P. 8.

GUmoro, and It waa probable that that gentleman would attend the ball with hla orchestra ana perform thi nowly corny nations! aulhom. The name of Mr. William McCor waa proposed foe mciubiirBhlp, to be acted upon at the noxt meeting. The Chair appointed the following coiumittew to act at the ball BECEPTtOJt CQ14MITTEE. M.

J. Kearney p. a. Itu8(a, Samoa Rorke, Thomas Carroll, Thomas Casaln, A. p.

ailloon. Judge Andrew Walsh, Arthur Jimea Shanahan, T. W. Hynes, Robert Myhan, John Longhran, James H. Breen, James H.

McDonMd, Francla G. Turner, John C. McCarty, Caarlea K. Fik, Menard J. I alor, Thomas Morley, W.

B. Sladdock, N. Clement, James Caasidy, T. F. Curtey.

Goorgs 8 D. J. Hyrno, William Ferris, Thomas Groona, Thomas McDonald. FLOOR COilSftTTEE. Hon.

Maurice B. Klyun (Chairman), Dr. H. Q. Mclean, Iviward Uorko, Jamea S.

Donovan. VTU llam Sullivan, Itobert S. ltUMell, Daniel S. Longhran, Richard Waltors. A.

H. Olona. Edward F. Clynu. John Itoonoy, W.

F. Graham, Thomas F. Skaily Dominirk Byrne, John nanluy, Edward C. Murphy, James Brady, Thomas H. Lowery, John T.

Slauo, John T. Brocn, W. J. Kounoy, John C. McGuire, Lavid T.

Rocho, W. D. Graham, Frank Downing, E. J. liafiurty E.

D. FarreU, George Swift. Mr. Arthur J. Conway, tbo Financial 8 J0relary.

reported that 1,500 tickots at a piece had already toa distributed. Preaidont Olona mado tho following remarks ritEfllDEST olema'b KKMAUKS. Fellow Mkmueks ok riiK Emf.ihi.p ao. uti'ir Our bborB of the year having about expired, and being 011 tbe cvu of tho new year, 1 deom it a duty to nm gratuluto you ou tho work which ha been douVby our ariaociatiou for tho year which la about to clone. We now have a membership nf over one hnudrod and our numbers ure increasing rapidly.

We brno contribute to tJM funds of the orphan asylum over by .0 dolrur many littlo aoulB have beon made happy. Much, howevor, yet remains to bf dono. Over sixteen hundred orphans aro ntill lu our asyiuuii to bo provided for, and a bonded debt of $140,000. beside neceaiary improvements now being made, which ccat about $20,000) more. Iu view of these facta staring us in tho faco, your zealous co operation la demanded In tho work which wo havo at hand.

The managers of the orphan asy iuiix.anil lAM little walfi appeal to ua and th charitable publio Tor aid and adsiitance. I trrist the appeal will not Inj made In vain. Let us respond by doing all in our power to make the coiulug ball only a oolal inn a miiuciai s. lu orOur tii.it wr, may obtain 110)1 risulU a peraonal canvi a ill nilj be made to diaposo of all the tickets wo t.ossimy oaa. Persoual consideration flh'Uikl bo in ft liko this.

The orphans are the ward of Hie public, aii'l your etTorta in their half are deman Jed. la conclusion, iwrimt mo thank you for th uniform courteay you havo at all times manifested toward mo, and accept my beat wl iie for yourselves ani frienda during tbe coming year. Wo b.tvo reasons to return thanks to a kind Providence for too nuiiy irore which we hive enjoyed iluiiutr th" y. ar which 1 ab mt to cloi. Still, we have regret tbo 1 A an ot.wuiail njeniber.Mr.

it. Va w.is ttili' troin by tho will of an all wUe l'r videmv. I our unmler will be lv 1 ss a jear lienco Let us pneit by tlio experience of th pttt lllli unJcaVur to do lettor in tho future. Applause. In reply to the.

l'resMeut'a aiirosa, vice Prenliont ltojuey said Oar President will have aa hearty a co operation iu the coining' year as lift has ovor had la tho past. 'I'll re 1 iu jubt tliat the ball will prove ft social and a financial 's. Let us do our to make it the lie allair of tile, season and exert ourselves in this 1 1 1 Mr. It jenny's rcmarka woro received with Messrs. p.

G. Jluhji H. lunovan were appoints! a committee to havo a banner tlio ball raise, across rulton street. Mr. Carney, Chiirnan of tlio llecorati C.

inuuitby), whieh was appoint 1 at the previous reported progress. Ou ill 'tion of Mr. I) movan the usocla'ioii adjourned to next l'ue lay eenino, at the name p.a. o. 0.

SIXDAV SCHOOL FESTIVALS. ClnirrlicN in Whit t'ult brtilions Were til eld list A Imlf dozen or so of the Sulihutli Sc hnoln of Kastorn District churches held their Cliii tmart ceto last nlriht. The exercises In Kt. M. K.

Church, ou Bedford avenue, were of the risna! charming order. The acholara, prettily attired, sat on rMnod) benches reaching from tho floor to the orau loft and facing tlio audieueo. Tho decoration viern in keeping with tho other arrangements. Entertaining oxerclaoa wore rendered by tha acholara. Among others who contributed to tho eveniug'a oniuaemeiit woro Misa Settio Blume, olocutlonlst Mrs.

Iuiogeuo Urnwn, foprauo; mips Kuiuia Wdkinson, coutralto, and Souor J. Salccdo, cornetiat, ALL SOULS' CUl 'ItCfl. Tho annual festival of tho Sabbath School children of All Sou' Universallat Church was held In tho chapel on South Tenth street, last evening. The affair waa frae from reatratnt and homollko as possible. After rendering an entertaining programme of oxorcfaca and participating lo gamoj, bun bona were distributed.

LEE AVENL'B DAPTrST CIIUIICU. Tho Lee avenue Baptist Churcb children hold their foitlval In tho edifice last evening. Tho attendance waa large. The little oueR were prettily drcascd, and looked bright and happy. The decorations of the auditorial! added to tho charm of the occasion.

The oiercUo wero of a pleasant naturo, and wore in charge of aa ample committee. Tha scholars received presents, ST. PAUL'S P. E. OHtJECn.

The Sunday School children oi St. Paul's Episcopal Church, on Marcy Rer. Newland Monurd, rector, hold thelj fQatjvil Uft ovoning. Carols wero auug. aji WM delivered by the Hclo'i Lad presents were distributed.

SECOND REFORMED PrtESBTTEBIAN. An entertaining programme of exercises waa carried out by the children of the Sunday School of tho Socoaol Rofortned Presbyterian Church, on Ninth street near South Second. The pastor, Kev. W. J.

McDowell, mado an address, as did the Superintendent, after which tha little onos were given goodies. BOBS STREET TUESDYTERIAN CHUROU. A grand musical entertalument was given In tho Roes street Proabytorlan Church last evening. Tho varied and Interesting programma was opened by the SabbaUt School children, who came upon the etage carrying banners, and crowned the Go less Charity. Solos, daetH trios and semi choruses followed.

A sacred cantata, "Tho Christian Graces," In which there were over ono hundred voices, with dute, piano and organ ment, was finely rendered. The Chlekariug Harmonica assisted. Mr. J. H.

Robertson performed on tho Onto. Tho music waa under the direction of Mr. It. F. French, Among othora who contributed to the evening's aniiuo ment vocally, were Mlaacs M.

raabolia Taylor, May Craig, Liille Dlatlor, Clcinentmo Allmuth.and Profoeao Allmuth, organist. St I KS.N M)TI KM. SUNDAY KAOLiH. ORDER YOUK CARRIER TO LEAVB riiK AG LB ON flDD ODD ATT AA sss8 6sas UN KN NH ua AAA A A mi AS VVKI.I, AS ON Till'. OTHttit DAYS OF TUB WRKK.

CONTAINS ALL TUB NfiWS. PIlICK OKKTA Partlwi detiirin tho StmrMT Kaoix loft at Ihrtr dencw c.n nj thoir ad.Jrr i to this ofnet and it wit bo Riven to tno camor who serroa tho Kauu la ttiatr district. SPECIAL, VOli THE HOLIDAYS. ANTtyUK TAMBOUR AND NOTTINGHAM LACK OURTAitfft, WA) AND BRASS CURTAIN POLKJ4, fROM i3 UPWARD. WINDOW SHADES.

ALL TINTA RAW SILK PIANO AND TAULH COVKIW. A FULL LINK OP FRINGES. TRIMMINGS, CU Aa. ALWAYS ON HAND. II (J It II 330 AND 332 PULTON STRUCT.

Ws Smith. I5UY THE SINGER SEWING MACUINH AT THK REDUCED PRICK OK 9. WITH ALL THE ATTAUHMRNTS. Machines aio sold monthlr Darm' ata. aL thfiir Sij Fulton at.

and Mi Grand and iSJ Fourth at. Dl THOMAS CA3S1H. PEOPLE TAKING COLD Find It aoUM in their woakast apota. Apply DR. HRRKICK'S CAPSICUM PLA3TKRS1 Whioh remove every 17 tn plot of pain ia KIDNKYB.

OtlKST. SIDES. BACK OR UMB81 Aak oar Prut gut lor Da HgRillCK'o CAPHlQti RICHAKD OLIVER, johw arnKKT. waw tobk. DIAMONDS, WATCH US, JF.WBLBT AND SILVKRWARE.

DR. IBB AUD HAS REMOVED TO NO. inn CLINTON ST. COR OF RRMSRH. OmOB HOCWt 10 TIlX IJ AND a TILL 4 M.

A GRAND CHRISTMAS GIFT. TnR MUSICAL ALRUM. Containing tbo word and moalo of 'gi'" Li pre. n2d tha rwdera ot tha NEW YORK FAMIL STORY PAPER, oot to dar. NO NEED TO GO TO NEW YORK.

AT WHITE'S HAIR STORE. HO. FULTON STRUT, You can und tha larcoat asrtront ol abell and Jot, (aatt louUUoa) euoba ia lh city, at Tirj low prieaa. Events of a Twelvemonth in Brooklyn. The City Fathers and tho Rulers of the County Sporting Events.

There is nothing in the record of the Board of Supervisors for 1879, which calls for ipecial comment. Ita connection with the Jail job was not sufficiently di rect to involve any real responsibility. Their predecessors bad awarded the contracts for the construction of the costly building the contractors had already taken practically irrevocable eteps with tho view of carrying out their agreements, and a heavy loss without any return waa the only alternative left to the county representatives. It did not prove an acceptable one to a majority of the members, and the Board authorized the issue of bonds to meet the payments as they became due. The Job, howover, furnished to the Board a very prolific them for discussion during the earlier part of the year, and the alleged violation of the eontraot called forth an Investigation which was unattended with startling results.

CharjeB to the effect that Messrs. Freel were viohting their agreement the county in several Important particulars, were made by the committoo of a South Brooklyn organization but the evidence taken did not appear to justify the Investigating Committee in luggesting that the contractors be called to account, and the matter finally dropped. The contractors named had In the first instance some little trouble in gettlnt the drafts upon the County Treasury honored, throigh a misunderstanding as to the BuporviBion of the work and certification of their bills, but this difficulty was soon smoothed over and the Quarter of a million of lollars which tbe Jail la to cost, has very nearly been didributed among the successful bidders for the work. On the sixth of Fobrutry the Board was called upon to fill the office of County Treasurer, a position rendered vacant by the death of Samuel 8. Powell.

The aspirants for tho placo wro both ex Supervisors, having boon country memblra, and as it was conceded that no resident of Brooklyn propereould have tbe place so long as the representatives of the country towns stood solid, tho struggle between the present incumbent and Jaooues Stillwell, wai CLOSE AND EXCITING. Up to within a few hoirs of the meeting at which the appointment was made, Mr. StillwoU's chances wore looked upon as being brlitant, but a sudden change of front on the part of oneof the members is said to havo decided the question In Mr. Schonck'B favor and the people have since ratlliel the Supervisor's otiolco. The Investigation into the quality of the condensed milk furniBhed to the county institutions oocupiod the attention of a committee of the Board for somo time, charges to tho effeot th the article in use at Flatbush was unfit for consumption being made by an Individual who was apparently an tuthority upon milk and might, therefore, bo presumed to know whereof he spoko.

The result of the inquiry was that the American Condensed Milk Company wasfouxd to be furnishing an excellent quality of milk, a chomical analysis, as well as tho mortality returns at the comty institutions attesting this fact. Tho Board had scarcely become satisfied that thoro was nothing radically wrong with tho condonsod when an impression begin to prevail that tho county was being somewhat unfairly troatod under what is known as tho Copying Ml. This law gives to tho County Clerk tho power of oopying the tnutilatad records of his office, aud the complaint was that for the sake of tho fees allowod for the work, the County CI. ik was looking at a great deal too many papers in tho light of mutilated documents, Tho Finance Committee of tho Board visited his office and became satisfied as to ono poiut, viz. That at least the olork had dono as much copying as was ohargod for, and his bills were auditod.

Subsequently, howevor, and Just as election day wai approaching, tho crusade against the County Clerk was reoponed, and it did not subside until it wan known that ho not possibly bo ro elected for another term. It was charged that the agitation was eimply a dodge to defeat his rououiinatiou or re oleotlon, and tho fact that nothing has slnco been hoard of the investigation which was proposed, eoom3 to give color to thit idea. For sovoral months tho Military Commltteo gave very close attention to the project for buying the site for a new Stato armory in tho Eastern District. Tho proposed purchaso, if mado at all, wiil take placo under tho provisions of a law by which the Stato biuds itself to pay $100,000 toward erecting the now uuildlug. Finally the committee reoomraonded to the Board THE PURCHASE OF THE SITE bounded by Hayward and Lynch Htreots and Marcy and Harrison avenues, at a cost of $57,400.

Tho Board formally committed itself to the purchaso of that sito, whou any land is bought, a resolution being adopted doclarlng that property the choice of the Board for tho purpose indicated. Karly in the Fall tho advisability of changing the fiscal ir of tho county from tho 1st of August to tho 1st of Junuary began to bo dlBCuased, and the result was the appointment of a spoclal committee to consult with the County Troasurer about the matter. Tho chief advantage to be gained by such a change is tho simplilloation of tho relations betweon fle two counties which it will involve. The committee havo decided that If tho fiscal yeara of city and county aro identical money now expended for interest, through haying to iasuo bonds in advance of the collection of taxos wilt bo saved, aud a variety of other benefits will accrue. Tho investigation of the Suppjte3 Committee at Flatbush took plnon too reoeutiy, and was recorded those id9 too volumiuuuoly to render any recapitulation necessary here.

It was at first thought that a very undesirable condition of affairs would be found to oxint at the hospital, but subsequent developments considerably modified those previously made, and the Supplies Committoe Buccoeded simply in establishing the fact that thore waa a want of executive ability at the hospital. A spoolal committoo was also called upon to judge as to tho quality of flour furnished by Harrison Brothers, tho contractors who supply that article to tho County Buildings. Samples of the fioar furnished and tho standard articlo wero taken to New York, aud submitted to an export, who decided that the flour supplied waa oven hotter than tho contract oalled for. The only official change of importance made during tho year b03ide the SPJoJutmsnt ot Mjj Scheack, wai tho appolutmont of Mr. Dauiol Ryan to the office of Superintendent of Construction and Repairs in place of James W.

Naughton, resigned. Mr. Naughton is now in the sorvico of tho Board of Education. Supervisor at Large Guthrie ha3 been present at nearly every meeting, the Presid ent pro Supervisor Moran, bolng oa'lod upou to preside only onco or twice. Ills Honor the Mayor, who is an tx officio mombor of the Board, has been conspicuous by his absence from the The Co initio Council.

The Board of Aldermen for 1879 was a distinctively Republican body, that party having elected sovonteon of tho twenty five members. With so large a majority it was in the power of the Republicans to oon trol the legislation of tho Board, for of the nine Democrats who took their seats at tho first meeting, held January 0, one Daniel O'Reilly was a pronounced "Independent." No time was frittered away in effecting an organization, as immediately after tho roll had been called the Republicans oloctod Wm, H. Ray President of tho Board, and thoy also filled the various subordinate positions. The first notablo act tha nowly organized Board porf ormed was to confirm, by a unanimous vote, and on motion of Aldermau French, the nomination of Mr. Wm.

C. DeWitt, to succeed himself as Corporation Counsel. The proposals of the gas companies for lighting the streets and public buildings wero received at tho same meeting, and before the contracts woro awarded the Board succeeded iu making them roduce their prices from $27 per lamp to and In some casos to $23. During the previous Fall, Commissioners Flaherty aud Bennett, Purveyor Milne and Inspector Dady had beon indicted for folony and couspiracy, and the Republican mombors of tho Board of Aldermen In order apparently to havo the prejudged out of court, and thus manufacture public sentiment in favor of tha above named officials, adopted a resolution offered by Alderman Hacker, that a special committee of fivo be appointed lo investigate and report on the affairs of tho Department of City Works. It will be remembered that the commltteo so appointed held several meetings and took a large amount of testimony, but they appear to have beon derelict in tbolr duty so far as presenting a report is conoerned.

The temper of the Board at that time was shown, as notwithstanding tho fact that the resolution offered; by Alderman Hacker was vetoed by the Mayor, for the reason that the matter was then pending before the court, a resolution to override the veto was adopted by a vote of 19 to 3, Aldermen Dwyer, Blaok and McUarty, in tho negative. On Saturday, February 8, a Bpecial meeting waa held to take suitable action in reference to the death of Hon. Samuel 8. Powell, who had commenced his publio career as Alderman of tho Second Ward, in 1815, filled three terms of service in the office of the chief magistrate of tho oity, was once elected city controller, and died while filling tho office of couuty treasurer. On March 24, his Honor the Mayor called the attention of the Board to tho fact that a vacancy existed In the Common Council, saying "Mr.

O'Rollly's term of office as Representative in Congress having commenced the 4th of March, and his place having been vacated on that day, the special election for chooslnp his successor within the thirty days prescribed by the charier, must be directed, without delay, if tho people are to be given adequate opportunity to canvass the merits of the candidates who may offer themselves for election." That was the signal for tho O'Reilly ruction to commence In the Board. Daniel O'Reilly was in his seat, and although he refrained from voting, bis friends carried him safely through the first round. Alderman Eenna's resolution, that a special election be held on April 3, was overslaughed by a motion made by Alderman Fritz, that tho mattor bo referred to the Committee on Election Returns. That was carried by a vote of twenty to four Aldermen Dwyer, Black, Mccarty and Kouna In the nogativo and as the commltteo consisted of four membors who had voted for a reference to one, MoOarty, who had voted against it, it did not require any great amount of proeclence to predict that Mr. O'Reilly would not be very cosily ousted.

The fight waa renewed from the outside and carried into the courts In tho shape of an action entitled, Tho People as rel Thomas Kelly against tbo Common Council of the City of Brooklyn, and on the following Monday, aa had been expected, the committee failed to report, but Mr. O'Reilly was in his seat aa usual Another week Bllppod by and tho Board failed to organize for want of a quorum, but hit Honor issued a call for a special meeting on the day, and a scene of great excitement ensued when Alderman Eenna insisted that Mr, O'Rollly'B noma should be omitted in future calls ot the roll. Alderman Stewart rushed to the rescue, with a motion Slroctlng the Corporation CounBel to prosecute the appeal taken by him In tho action just mentioned. That motion was carried, and Mr. O'Reilly remained a member of tho Board pro and was in hla seat again on the following Monday.

The resolution offered by Alderman Stewart waa subsequently vetoed by hla Honor the Mayor, but Congressman O'Reilly in his dual capacity as Alderman moved on May 5 that it be adopted "notwithstanding the objections of his Honor the Mayor," and only three mem bora, Aldermen Black, Mclntyro and Kenna, voted In the negative. At the Midmay meeting Alderman Eenna again moved to have Mr. O'Reilly'B name dropped from the roll, but on motion of Alderman French the matter was promptly tabled. Then came a writ of mandamus and the Judgment of the General Term declaring that Mr. was pot even an Alderman Js facto, and JvjjgyjSSfffe1 maW to tteCgoMwu Coun New Year's calls and Intoxicating Refreshments.

The prevalent custom in this country for gentlemen to spend the first day of the New Year in making calls upon the ladies of their acquaintance is graceful and pleasant, and worthy of encouragement and continuance. It is a commendable wish to begin a new year by meeting all one's friends, and wishing them all sorts of happiness, and when the custom carries with it no harmful or unpleasant consequences, nothing can be said except in prais of it. The young ladies enjoy the excitement of seeing many faces, and feel a little proper rivalry in counting up the number of visits they have received, and the gentlemen appreciate the luxury of flitting from bower to bower, and seeing as many of their charming friends as they can. And, indeed, the young lady who can show a large card tray full of the cards of gentlemen who have called has excellent reason to enjoy the sense of popularity and acceptability to the other sex which such a display signifies. It shows to the world that her amiability and other maidenly charms are appreciated at their proper value, and that is, as it should be, gratifying to the feminine heart.

With all the pleasures and graces of the custom of Now Year's oalling, however, there are drawbacks, and to these we desire to call the attention especially of our lady readers, in all seriousness. With their natural desire to make their callers happy and contented they are in the habit of preparing refreshments for gentlemen, and understanding the masculine love of good cheer they frequently place upon their hospitable tables the wines and liquors that most gontlemen like to partake of in moderation. That this is done in the most amiable spirit of hospitality the Eagle understands full well, but wo think a little consiHer ation on the part of tho ladies will convinoe them that they will do well to omit from their refreshments anything that may, however kindly offered, prove to be hurtful to thoir callers. And though the good sense of the majority of young men may prevent their indulgence to excess in the sparkling fluids that the ladies offer them, even the best of them, with tho Yery best intentions, may take more than is good for them. Tho Eagle takes it for granted that none of its lady readers would willingly contribute to such a result, and therefore it proposos to lay tho case before them in soveral aspects.

If the New Year's visits made by gontlemen were oonfined to two or throe thero would be little objection to the practioe of offering a glass of wine, or to takiug it, but when the calls run up to one hundred it stands to reason that a young man who accepts every glass offered him will spoodily find himself intoxicated. It is hard to tell when to stop, especially when tho glass is offered by fair hands, and ono can scarcely tell how to discriminate. Too much wine destroys tho judgment, and the young visitor is often unaware of his con dition whilo he is making it worse. Tho con sequences that ensue are manifold. The further tho visitor goes the less reasonable ho becomes, and it too oftan happens that ho presents himself late in tho day in a condition which is really an affront and an insult to the ladies upon whom he calls.

On tho following morning he recalls with shame and not to speak of his physical pain, the follies of which he was guilty, and into which ho was led by the mistakon hospitality of tho ladies upon whom ho called. He has begun tho New Year by becoming shamefully tipsy aud acting as a gentleman should not his own self respect has been wounded and he reflects that twelve months mu9t pass before ho can begin another year soberly and correctly. Again, many young men resolve upon all kinds of reformations in thoir conduct to data from the first day of the year. The Eagle has not much faith in these stereotyped abjurations ot bad habits like excessive drinking, but if a young man recognizes his infirmity aud makes a sincero offort to overcome iu this way, it is surely not kindness or hospitality to tempt him in the manner which almost any charming woman can. There are young men, moreover, who desire not to drink, but have not the courage or firmness of character to decline when pressed.

These are considerations which we urge upon our lady readers in behalf of their visitors, and we feel sure that no lady who pays any attention to them and realizes the possibilities of harm that reside in a too generous offer of intoxicating refreshments will press them upon any of her callers. There are other arguments applicable to the ladies themselves which ought to outweigh the foregoing, grave as they are. Ladies provide wine and spirits for thoir gentlemen callers, we are sure, becauso they wish to express their hospitable feeling. But does it not sometimes seem as though they feared to dispense with such temptations least their callers should feel dissatisfied with milder substitutes Our read era would blush painfully if charged with tempting callers with refreshments instead of by thoir own oharming personality, yet then refusal to banish the wine bottle from their table gives unfeeling persons an opportunity for asserting that base innuendo as a true reason. The lody who receives visitors because it gives her a double pleasure to see them and to be seen by them would scorn to offer any material inducement to her friends in the way of intoxicating liquids, and we sincerely hope that the ladies of Brooklyn will indignantly repudiate such a charge by dispensing with tho custom.

Moreover, the spectacle of intoxicated young men must be unspeakably offensive to well bred women. For their own sakes they should decline to assist any caller in getting tipsy. If all the ladies of the city will combine to give thoir callers the hearty welcome whioh grace, beauty and breeding can offer, we feel sure that thero will be no drunkenness among the visitors and the absence of the wine bottle will be utterly forgotten amid the other delights of a cordial reception. Death ol the count Joannes. The announcement in tho morning papers of the death, last evening, of the old gentleman who was known as George the Count Joannes will recall to many persons in this city a familiar figure and an eccentrio character, for he was a frequent visitor to Brooklyn, and was often stared at and pointed out in tho principal streots and on ferryboats as the famous personator of Btage characters, and latterly tho butt of many foolish persons.

He died peacefully and with no other attendant near him than his pupil and adopted daughtor, Miss Fairbanks, to whom he had given the name of his own dead daughter. Tho story of his death in the West Side hotel, tenderly watched by his wearied friend and oompanion, who did not even know that life was extinct until she called a waiter to examine him, is pathetio enough and in striking contrast with the popular view of the Count Joannes derived from his recent experiences on the stage. Tho title to which he clung with almost puerile affection was genuine. He received an order of knighthood from some petty German prince, and always wore the insignia of his rank conspicuously displayed. He was an Englishman by birth, an actor by choice in his early youth, and was admitted to the bar with all propere formality.

It was often thought that his admission to practice in tho Supreme Court was one of the bitter jests which the cynical humor of the late George Barnard delighted in, but after all said aud done, whimsical and eccentrio as was the Count, vain, pompous and childish, there have been many worse lawyers, who owed their standing to much worse influences. He possessed a cultured mind, stored with the thoughts of Shakspeare to no ordinary degree, alert oven in his well preserved old age. The howling mobs who attended the thea tres at whioh he played two years ago, and who found fun in hooting and gibin'hlm, and did not pause even at assault upon him and Miss Fairbanks, proved their own unutterable folly and ignorance rather tian his want of ability. The Count, in his prime, was a remarkably good actor, and even in his IaCer days could have given lsssons on the stage to many popular dramatic favorites. His itural combativeness and good hunjorjJas him throughout tnese porrormuueoa.

yhich provided him at all events with mon Minium FiniLJaikBUB bers more notoriety than any other waa the action they took in voting away the use of almost every Btreet in the city for elevated railroad purposes. Thore wer several circumstances connected with the matter which tended to excite the suspicion that in acting as they did the members were not infiuonced by entirely disinterested motives. First and foremost, it was regarded as very curiouB that there 6hould be so much unanimity displayed in favor of an enterprise that not very long before had received their disapprobation, and many surmises wero Indulged in as to the means that had been used to effect such a sudden and radical chango of viows. It was not until nearly the end of May that everything was iu shape to pat tho Job through, and then it was adopted by tho following vote Affirmative Aldermen DwyerMcCarty, Kane, Stewart, Molntyre, O'Connell, Kenna, Smith, Petry, Waters, Williams, Hacker, Fritz, Seaman, Dryer and Powers 16. Negative; Aldermen Altken, Black, Gunder, Graham, Balrd and French fi.

Unanimous consent waa objected to by Alderman French, and on June 9, a communication waa received from his Honor the Mayor, vetoing the resolutions adopted by the vote given above, but at tbe last meeting held during tho some; month, the Board, on motion of Alderman Stewart, readopted the resolutions not withstanding the objectione of his Honor the Mayor. Tho vote on occasion was the same as tho one given above, with tho exception of Alderman Gunder, who changed sides, and had himself recorded in the affirmative. The legal difficulties that have since arisen to prevent the consummation of the scheme sanctioned by the Aldermen are of such a nature that there is very little probability of its ever being carried out, and tho prevailing sentiment among those most competent to form a correct Judgment Is that the Bond Road, as It is called, is virtually dead. During the early part of the present year the attention of the Common Council was again called by bis Honor, tho Mayor, to the fact that there wero about thirtoen millions of dollars due the city for unpaid taxos and assessments, and to tho danger that was inourred by allowing such a atata of affairs to continue. Tho calibre of the avorago Al dormanic intellect can bo gauged very accurately by tho mannor in which a document of so much importance was dispoaed of.

It excited less comment than did many a petition from a proporty ownor to havo a gas lamp uucapped in front of his residence, and the Board handed it over to the Committee on Printing and Supplies and Espeneos of Dopartmonts. Tho Board also, during tho first half of the yoar, variod tho monotony of routino businoss by studying tho Holly system of steam heating, and quite an elaborate report was proparcd on that subject by tho Committee on Water and Drainago, of whioh Alderman Fronch was ohairman. It wa3 read for tho edification of tho Board, aud then Alderman Dwyer, apparently satisfied that thoy had had quito enough of such a subject, moved that it be laid on tho table, and It was so dispoaod of by a viva voce vote. With tho advent of the hot weather his Honor tho Mayor furnished the members with something to do and a great deal to think about, by Bonding iu tho uamos ot gontlemen to fill tho places mado vacant by tho conviction of Mosara. Flaherty and Bennett, ond also to suporaedo those commisslonors whose terms of office had expired.

Tho factions in the Republican party, and the fact that tho Democrats woro in a minority, rondored it impossible for his Honor to select mou who woro satisfactory to all hands. Undor those circmnstancOB tbe Republican faction with which Aldor man Ray trains; conooctod a scheme which had for its purposo no loss an object than tho capturing of oil the commissions. It was a bold BChomo and was carried out with great skill and daring. Alderman Kay, it will bo remembered, undertook, during tho severe illnoss of his Honor, Mayor Howell, to discharge tho functions of Chief Magistrate of the city, and aa such to mako nominations to fill tho vacancios in the different commissions. Thou, in Uls capacity aa Proaidout of tho Boaad, ho was to vote, with such of his associates 88 ho could get together, to confirm the nominations he had made.

The plan miscarried, in consequence of hia Honor, Mayor Howell, notifying Mr. IUy that his presence in tho Mayor's office as Mayor ex officio was no longer uocesiaiy; and oven under thopo circumstancoB tho President of tho Board put a bold face on tho matter and attomptcd to carry out his programme. Tho that onsuod at the meeting of the Board haB bad no parallel In the history of the municipal government of this city, aud came nearer resulting in a disgraceful row than Alderman Ray probably anticipated. Though unsuccessful, Aldorman Ray galnod a groat reputation among his party friouds, and it is Bupposod his subsequent nomination for tho lucrativo office of Roglster was the reward ho received or the part he played on that memorable occaaion. tbe commissions wero filled it waa with tho assistance of four Republicans Aldormon Smith, Petry, Droyer and Powcra, voting with tho Democrats.

Tho lesson taught by a Ropublicau Mayor, in "dividing to conquer," had not beon thrown away, and to a sporting phraHe, "the Domocrats saw his one and went four better." If all reports on thiB phase in politics are truo, the ono Aldorman that the Republicans captured coat them a very great deal more in the way of patronage than tho four that the Democrats persuaded to break away from thoir party. Thero are sovoral other events in tho history of the Common Council for 187D that will cause it to be romomberod, but they are of such a comparatively recent date that it Is hardly necensary to mention them at thiB time. The death of Aldorinah Jtfclmyro and tho resignation of Alderman Burnet are Btill fresh In the minds of the readers of tho Eagle, and if there is any reason mora poworful than mother why the citizens of Brooklyn should foel particularly pleased that tho Common Council for 1879 has adjourned sine die, It is that "Honest" John French will no longer be compelled to associate with hla "wicked partnors" of the City Hall. the orrr oovebnment fob 1880. Mayor James Hovoll.

Controller William G. Stelnmetz. Auditor Albert Anmormann. Treasurer John M'tcholl. Corporation CounBel William C.

DoWitt. Tax Collector Tanner. Registrar of Arrears M. J. O'Kooffo.

Commissioners of City Works 8. Massey, Wm. H. Hazzard, Jacob Worth. Commissioners of Police and Excise James Jourdan, John Pyburn, Oliver B.

Lolcb. Commissioners of Firo and Buildings Hugh McLaughlin, Phil. H. Bronnan. Moses J.

Wafer. Board of Health Androw Ottoraon, President. Board of Aldormon First Ward Theo. D. Dimon.B.

Second Ward Wm. Dwyer, D. Third Ward Wm. F. Aitkon, R.

Fourth Ward Robert Black, D. Fifth Ward John McOarty, Sixth Ward James Kano, D. Soveatu Ward fisrid S. StevttK, B. Eighth Ward James Weir, D.

Ninth Ward Daniel O'ConneU, D. Touth Ward Philip Casey, D. Eleventh Ward Charles D. Graham, R. Twelfth Ward Jemea Donovan, D.

Thirteenth Ward Wm. H. Ray, R. Fourteenth Ward Felix W. Doylo, D.

Fifteenth Ward John H. B. Smith, B. Slxteonth Ward Philip D. Seventeenth Ward William Waters, R.

F.ighteenth Ward Thoma3 Bowers, D. Nineteenth Ward A. D. Baird, R. Twontioth Ward R.

S. Roberts, R. Twenty first Ward J. H. Hacker, Twenty second Ward Wm.

A. Fritz, B. Twenty third Ward B. B. Seaman, R.

Twenty fourth Ward P. J. Kelly, D. Twenty fifth Ward James Powers, B. Democrats, 12 Republicans, 13.

Tbe Sporting Season o( 1S79. Outdoor sports are now part and parcel of the record of daily events which newspapers are called upon to attend to, and each yoar only seems to enlarge the field of their operation. Never was such a turf soa son known aa that of 1879, and tho past year will stand prominent as tho year of the great pedestrian feats in long distance walking, in which Amorlcan pedestrians bore off the honors, if they did not eventually "win the belt." The yachting Boason of 1879 was not a success in the regatta line, though it waa in tho club cruises which took place. Base ball was again prominent, and there was quite a revival iu cricket, Induced "by tho visits of cricket toama from England and Ireland. An event of the local season was tho advent of the polo players at Prospect Park.

will be found a briof ratume of the principal ocourrences In outdoor sports and tn exercises generally, of the past year of 1879 Tho new year opened with excellent faollltles for skating, alike at Prospect Park and at tho Capltolina and Union ponds. In the local pedestrian arena Madame Anderson, on January 1, waa found pursuing her long tramp at Mozart Garden. On January 4 I. W. Goodwin won a walking match at Stella Hall, Bedford avenue, he completing a 75 hour walk with 235 miles to his credit.

On January 11 there was ice boat sailing at ProBpect Park, as also base ball matohas on tho ice there, and a skating race on the Capitollne Pond. On January 13 Madame Anderson completed her task of walking 2,700 quarter miles in as many quarter hours, at Mozart Garden. On January 14 tho Caledonian and Thistle Curling clubs had a match at the Prospect Park lake. Tho same day thore was good skating at all the reaorts. On January 16 the Brooklyn Gymnasium Club's reception took place, at the hall corner of Fulton and Orahgo streets.

On January 18 tboro was excelloat Blolghlng on all tho oity boulovards and at tho Park. The same day the Brooklyn Gun Club held Its annual meeting. On January 24 Harrlman completed a fifty mile walk at Mozart Garden, in nino hours and thirty eight minutes. On January 25 tho Brooklyn Gun Club shot a match with tho Philadelphia Club, at Doxtor Park, and won by 100 birds killed to 93. During January tho Brooklyn, Long Island, Fountain, Nassau and other gun olubs had their monthly shoots at Dexter's and tha Driving Park.

On February 1 Goodwin defeated Colyor, tho prize fighter, In a 75 hour walk at tha Brooklyn Rink. On February 4 Montgomery won a ten milo skating race in 45 minutes at tho Capitdltiie Pond. On Fobruary the Fountain Club defeated tha Nw au Club at Doxtor br 35 blrda lcined to 29. On February 15 there was a bnaa ball match at Prospect Park on the loe, and the Iceboats were out sailing. On February 18 Eddy Fayo won fivo mll skating ra at the Capitollne Pond, On February 22 the last roller skating at the Brooklyn Rink took place, tho Rink' closing fort6 sport on February 24, 1879.

The same day thera good skating at tho Capitollne Pond. On March 8 the pedestrian tourney opened at Rink. After a few weeks or it, it proved a peounistf failure. On March 8 the last skating of the season waa helJ the Capitollne Pond. On March 19, Dr.

Talbot defeated Outwater at Driving Park in a pigeon shooting match of fifty b'rJs by killing 25 out of 43. On March 27 tbe Fountain Club again defoatoJ 'n8 Nassau Club, this time at tho Driving Park, by 75 WrJa kuied to 73. On March 2d the first basa bill match of the was played on the turf field at Prospect Park. i'ito' Bide defeating Bunco's by 4 to 2 in a nine Inning On April 20 the flrat olutj match, at lase baU ttw The Old Year and the New In Brooklyn. It is hardly possible to indulge the spirit of retrospection on the affairs of a year without being carried much further back.

Events and men are so closely linked together that from considering the most recent of experiences the mind, led by the law of association, passes imperceptibly to the earliest objects of interest. The friend just dead reminds us of the preceding loss, and that in turn carries the thought to still earlier bereavements, until the emotions of the homestead and tho old fireside rise from the heart and gather in the eye." The scenes of to day recall those of the not remote past, and from them we are transferred to the surroundings that were a delight, an astonishment or a source of uncertainty in youth. No period explains itself nor can any picture of the future be painted tiiat will not appear infinitely incomplete. Age to ago auccooda, Blowing a nolso of tonguoa ana dooda, A. dust of systems aud of creeds." Thus, when we turn our attention to tho transactions of 1879 in Brooklyn, it is no less difficult to limit our survey to the year than it is to restrict anticipation to the twelvemonths that will dawn upon us to morrow.

The death on Monday last of the venerable Stephen Haynes, who may be said to have spent his long life In Brooklyn seventy eight years must have borne many of our readers into the past when tho third city of the continent was unheard of, and when the name of Brooklyn was less known than that of Flatbush. The American continent abounds with monuments of development that belittle the old creations of romance, but nowhere is there a more striking evidence of it than we havo in the great population, the vast wealth and the innumerable industries that to day constitute Brooklyn. The rude farm house has given place to tho cathedral, and where the bam stood, thousands of ladies purchased the rarest fabrics of the loom. The country lane is traversed by a never ceasing trade, and whore tho hedge rows ran architectural piles that havo cost millions engage tbe eye. Mr.

Haynes played upon fields that were worth less per aore than the same ground now commands per foot. He saw the fishing boat lying for weeks upon tho beach where it costs large ships more to lie dockod for a day than the fishing boat was valued at. When a man of enterprise, the community which now includes nearly six hundred thousand persons was small enough to admit of his calling every man in it by namo. This is a story that has been told so often that it has ceased to astonish many of us, just as the Alpine heights are looked up to with indifference by tho native whose days have beon spent in their shadows, yet it is a marvelous narrative none tho less. And today, as we read of tho old man's funeral, tho closing year seems to hold all that he saw, evon as it holds aud wraps him.

When the growth of tho city is considered, hardly any anticipation of its future can be called wild. If, eighty years hence, thero are not two million persons within the limits of the municipality, the promise of to day, based on tho achievements of less than half a century will bo unfulfilled. In the nature of things, the Island of which Brooklyn is tho capital must at no distant day be occupied from end to end by husbandmen who will subject every acre to cultivation. The unreclaimed territory of Long Island will yet furnish food for a million mouths, and tho soil that is to day but slackly tilled will bloom as the garden of tho country. There is not on tho continent another stretch of land of equal extent to which nature has been more gonerous.

Nowhere more than fourteen miles in width, traversed by three lines of railroads, bordered by the Atlantic and tho waters of the Sound indented by bays that swarm with fish, and lying close to the metropolis of the country, it appears the preordained Cyprus of the Now World. All this will of course augment the wealth and commercial importance of Brooklyn and when thereto ia added the certainty that tho problem of New York's continued supremacy as the commercial centre of the continent must be worked out on this side of the East River, no extreme flight of imagination is needed to see the day when the third city of the Union will be the first in point of population. We have a water front at which the combined shipping of Liverpool, Glasgow and London could be accommodated. From Green point to Fort Hamilton, a distance of twenty miles, is a water front, every foot of which can be made available for dockage. What tho attractions are for those seeking agreeable homes is already a familiar story.

No domain could bo more admirably placed in this respect. Surrounded by pleasant Summer resorts, we have already on Coney Island the Summer city of tho United States. To make Brooklyn all that it may be it is for our people to proceed wisely in tho affairs of their local government. If our citizens will bv.t take opportunity by the hand there is no obstacle between this municipality and a dazzling future. The past year has seen excellent results wrought out in this line, and perseverance in the same course during the coming year will place us with a light burden and splendid hopes on the highway to an unprecedented prosperity.

It has been happily said that genius is the capacity for taking pains and it is no less true that the very greatest enterprises depend for their success upon constant attention to very com monplace details. Empire is in the long run a matter of dollars and cents, and Brooklyn, to bo imperial, must scrupulously guard her treasury. Every dollar stricken from the tax budget means a new warehouse every thieving hand paralyzed, the opening of a now industry. The ten thousand majority vote given for Mayor Howell in November meant the addition of millions of dollars to the resources of Brooklyn. Because of what has been achieved in this good way the Eaolb takes a kindly farewell of 1879, and because of the growing temper to press forward with increasing energy in the same spirit we take 1880 by the hand and bid the stranger a hearty welcome.

Mr. Oould' Practical Joke. There is but one form of humor lower than punning, and that is practical joking. A practical joko on the part of Mr. Moses Brooks Gould, of Chicago, led to his death, yesterday, and a shock aliko to the community and his family.

The circumstancea showed that Mr. Gould was a very foolish young man, and testimony at the inquest over his remains confirms that conclusion by showing that Mr. Gould was in the habit of lying awake at night devising new and startling practical jokes. In tho present instance Mr. Gould accompanied his friend General Waits to the latter's roomB.

The colored porter happened to be out, and Mr. Gould conceived tho brilliant idea of playing a practical joke upon him. He moved some o' tho portable things from the parlor into the 6ath room and disarranged the apartments generally to give the porter on his return an idea that burglars had been in the premises. The porter on returning was struck by this idea and another one developed immediately, namely, to kill the burglar. Obtaining General Waite's pistol from the bedroom he tried to force the bathroom door.

Mr. Gould and General Waite were in the bathroom, the former holding the door against the porter. The latter gave fair warning that he was going to shoot, but Mr. Gould, choking with merriment, held on. to the door.

The porter placed the muzzle of the pistol, an unusually formidable one, against tho door, Mr. Gould's head, as luck would have it, being separated frorr. the weapon by only three eighths of an inch tho thickness of the panel. When the porter flrecthe heavy bullet crashed through MrJtoSBSffififeftUio felLfliortally id ness of quotations, the patness and force of many of thorn, and a quaint wit, which nobody appreciated bettor than himself, marked him as a singular public oharacter, apart from the absurdity of his pretensions and tho tirelessness with which he defended them. To those who knew him he was loyal, and the warmth and sincerity of his heart was never called in question.

However foolish some of his actions may havo seemed, they were never malioious, and not even the enemies his persistent litigiousness made for him could accuse him of meanness or conduct inconsistent with tho ultra chivalry which ho never wearied of professing. The worst that could ever be said of him was that he was a hum bug, but whatever deception he may have practiced was entirely upon himself. His mental, not his moral, balance was upset, if either, and there was that in his makeup which seemed to show that he was a trifle touched. The Count Joannes will live in the recollec tion of the publio longer and more vitally perhaps than many much greater men. He was a marked character, as well defined and unique as the late "Beau" Hickman, of Washington, who enjoyed so unenviable a distinction and of whom stories are told to day with the same sense of reality that accompanied their narra tion during his life.

It is a curious fact that a strong personality fixes its place in the mem ory more firmly than greatness of mind or heart. Theodore Hook is better known than a man immeasurably his superior, Sir William Hamilton, and Footo's tricks and snarls are re peated by persons who never heard of Beckford, who wrote "Vathek" at a single sitting a' feat which Byron pronounced to be ono of tho greatest efforts of gonius in the history of let ters. The strong contrast between the Count Joannes and the men ho associated with, be tween his pretensions and his circumstances, made him singular and distinguished him from the common run of men, and the peculiarities of his mind and habit, his preposterous love of posing before the public and magnifying his petty actions into deeds of historic value popularized him with a people keenly appreciative of the humorous and grotesque. Ho was the source of mirth in others, if not of wit ho injured nobody aud if his death brings no sense of absolute national loss, his name will not be mentioned except with kindliness aud regret. Foreign Aspects of the Season.

It is not in churches only that the close of one year and tho birthday of another are suggestive of retrospect and anticipation. The secular newspaper, not less than the pulpit, must needs take note of tho closing of another volume, aud recall the changes time has wrought since Ihst it bade its readers a "Happy New Year." It is true that ono year tcllcth another, as much as one day does, aud that the things that have been are those that "shall be," bo far as the record of humau con duct is concerned. Most years, however, have had something decisive in them and mark achievements finished as well as enterprises begun. But tho year which ends to night has been unusually barren of decisive events, although crowded with eventful incidents. Take, for instance, tho condition of Europe.

Who can say where tho repeated attempts upon the life of the Czar of Russia will ond, or what tremendous revolution may not bo in store for that decrepit despotism, which, like Cromwell in his last years, sees in its own rjlac rr rV rsltLj nucl maa o.rj .3 lii. All that the chronicler can be sure of is that the end is not yet. Look again at Great Britain, p. country to which our own nation is bound by so many ties of origin, language, religion, aud commerce. "Peace with honor," said Lord Boa consfield after tho treaty of Berlin, but surely he cried "Peace, Peace, when there was no peace." Libertas et imperium was his next motto, garbled from Tacitus, but if the peace was insecure tho "imperium" seems not loss so.

The $400,000 of Russian money found in Yakoob Khan's palace coupled with the active rebellion of his son, mother, wife and others of his family seems to prove that tho murder of Sir Louis Cavagnari and the other members of the British Embassy at Cabul was no mere quarrel between servants and soldiers as some of our contemporaries assure ua. The British Empire in India is the ultimate point of all these Afghan mutinies and murders. And the able diplomatist who added "Empress of India" to tho titles of the Queen of England, took upou himself a burden of responsibility which will not end even with his own tenure of the Premiership. Then we have had Mr. Gladstone's triumphant journey through the "Heart of Midlothian," a continuous ovation never offered to an English statesman within living memory.

But if Beaconsfield makes blunders, so also does Gladstone. Lord Dunmore has just correctod some of his more serious misstatements regarding American trade, and it is certain that however exact a logician Mr. Gladstone may be, the premisses from which ho reasons are not always unquestionable. It is far easier to criticise others than to bo safo from criticism oneself. Moreover, if Mr.

Gladstone knows so thoroughly tho needs and dangers of tho British Empire and the disastrous blunders of the present Government, ho ought not to shrink from resuming the Premiership himself instead of claiming to havo retired from active duty. The Zulu war is one of the grievances against tho Conservative ministry, and it has scarcely brought peace" and certainly not "honor" to England. Few episodes during the year that is past have sent a deeper thrill of sympathy through the public mind than the death of the young Prince Imperial by tho assogais of the savages. Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted because they were not, was not so sad an object of sympathy as the ex Empress Eugeuie, who had lent and lost her only son in that unhappy war, with which as a Frenchman he had no legitimate concern. Never since the old Catholio days has such a procession as that which carried the brave lad to his last resting place boen soon in England, for though the funeral of Nelson was more national in its display, the presence of the Roman Catholio hierarchy, in their sacerdotal vestments, in the public streets of England had never been witnessed since the Reformation.

The year 1879 will be memorablo, also, as putting an end, or the beginning of the end since ten years are allowed for the final completion of the work to the slave trade in Cuba. The Spanish Government, in taking this step, will do something to blot out the crimes against human liberty which 8pain has committed in the past. Pope Leo during the past year, has fully justified the hopes that were formed at his accession to the chair of St. Peter early in the previous year. Ho is a man of conciliatory temper, but of resolution, and has shown the world that he has the courage of his opinions and that his opinions are liberal.

In Belgium he has taken decisive steps to check the arrogance of the ultramontane clergy, and in Italy the modus vivendi of the church under Leo with tho state under King Humbert is a great improvement upon that of Pio Nono and Victor Emanuel. Professor Sawyer was very sure, less than two weeks ago, that Mr. Edison's new carbon illuminating point made incandescent in a vaocuuin would not last three houm. At the latest account Mr. Edison's carbon illuminator had lasted three hundred and eight hours without showing the slightest change in composition or illuminating power.

There is nothing like actual experiment to show tho world the fallacy of would be scientific persons. Let it never be forgotten that the Sirius, the first steam packet to oroas tho AtlMitic, carried on HoanJ.Profof"" rjir'a iiirjd treatise which National organization. The devotion ot the Camerons to Grant is well known, and in order that there might be no mistake about it, the present head of the house caused it to be made publio that he was for Grant "first, last "and all the time." The Camerons have absolute control of the Kepublican State organization of Pennsylvania. Their ascendency in that body is quite as great as that of Mr. ConHing in the councils of his party in this State, with this marked difference Conkling is antagonized here by a largo body of independent Repiiblicana.

The right of the Camerons to rule in Pennsylvania, does not appear to be challenged at all, either by the politicians or the voters of the ltepublican party. The politicians of Pennsylvania have long enjoyed the unenviable distinction of being the ui06t corrupt in the Union. The Camerons profit by the venality of both parties, and the probabilities are that any revolt against their rule on the part of the Republicans would be at once offset by help from venal Democratic leaders. This belief, no doubt, in part, acco'mts for the slavish acquiescence by the Republicans of Pennsylvania in the ascendancy of the Camerons. Yesterday the Cameron Committee was called together for the purpose of fixing a date for the meeting of the State Convention.

The design is to commit the Republicans of the State at the earliest day possible to Grant's fortunes, with the view of forcing his nomination upon the Republican party, by making it plain, if possible, that the party has no choice except as between General Grant and It is entirely within the power of the Camerons and their allies to give the electoral vote of the State to the Democrats, and without the electoral vote of Pennsylvania Republican success would bo held to be impossible. This is the threat which is to be held over the Republicans, and the Republican leaders havG been laboring very long and very assiduously to bring about such a temper in their followers as to make it potential and effective. In pursuance of the purpose agroed upon in advauce, General Negley yesterday moved that the Pennsylvania State Convention be held at Harrisburg, ou the first Wednesday in February. A feeble resistance was offered to the early and extraordinary time selected for choosing delegates to a national convention over four months in advance of the time at which it is to meet. A Mr.

Cochran hoped that the convention would be called to moot not earlier than the Hth of April, but ho took occasion to explain that he bad "only local reasons" in view in advocating tbe calling of the convention for a later day. Judge Ewing, with more spirit, opposed the assemblage of the convention in Midwinter, for he held that 'the people had not yet made up their minds as to who should be the can didate for President, and, therefore, ho thought that by deferring the time of rneet "ing until April, events might occur which would point conclusively as to who the "candidate should be." The scheme as agreed upon in advance was carried out to tho letter, only four members of tbe Stata Committee voting against it. There were but four or five anti Grant votes cast in the Committee. The spirit of the gathering was indicated in a speech made by its chairman, in which he said that "the time "had come when the people of the United "States would rise superior to fraud and tri urn phantly elect and seat their candidate." Nobody need be in doubt as to what is meant oy this speech, when read between the' lines. The people of the United States are "the loyal "people," and for years together the Republican party has been educating itself in the belief that the test of loyalty is adherence to the Republican party.

As a result of yesterday's work, the Republican party of Pennsylvania may bo set down for Grant first, last and all tho time." How this threat will bo received by those Republicans who may favor some other candidate than Grant, and who may be opposed to setting aside the traditions of our Government, and of making experiments with it, remains to bo seen. In a healthy condition of party politics it would be instantly resented, as it deserves to be. But politics in this country ro not in a healthy state. In times past, no good citizen would hesitate a moment in antagonizing his own party, or in accepting its defeat with cheerfulness, if he were convinced that the interest of his country, for the time being, demanded such a sacrifice. But the Republican party has been trying so hard to convince itself that its ascendency is essential to the safety of the country that it is doubtful if there are any very considerable number of Republicans who will not feel disposed to accept any evil as preferable to a loss of party ascendency.

The strength of this feeling was conclusively shown tu 187G, when a President who was not elected was placed in power without one solitary protest from a Republican source. When a party succeeds in convincing itself that even a ma lority of the people cannot be trusted when opposed to it, it is not in a position to maintain popular rule at all. It courts the political despotism tho Grant managers in Pennsylvania now give notice of their intention to enforce. Nominate Grant, "and we will help you to elect him nominate anybody else, and accept the contingency of "Democratic success, and tho general ruin "you have been so long predicting." The probabilities now are that tho Republican politicians, who are managing the Grant business, have the game in their own hands, md will be able to insure General Grant's nomination. No Democrat can desire this, even if he were assured that it would inure to the advantage of his party.

Beyond all question tho Democrats will be able to make such a campaign against Grant's re election as they could not at present hopo to make against any other candidate now talked of by their antagonists. Tho Democrats may not be successful, but if they cannot defeat Grant they cannot defeat anybody. His nomination would oo, like his election, an experiment. No man oould predict what would follow. Grant's candidacy would bring up new issues, and it would enable the Democrats to ally themsves with traditions of the American people which have acquired the strength of principles.

Whenever the strength of these traditions have been tested, they have been found to be stronger than was dreamed of. Up to a certain point, no people seem to be more difficult to mova than oura. When the threat of civil war was held out by the South, it seemed at one time if the threat alone would be sufficient. Almost within an hour the popular temper was completely ohanged. If 1I5 American people once reach the conclusion that when all that is said that can be said against the Democratic party, Republican government at all events is safe in its hands, there will be no doubt of their decision as between the two partieB.

The Grant managers of Pennsylvania bid fair to do for the Democrats what they cannot at present do for themselves enable them to unite their party, and to rrusi men a Presidential contest as was prob aUly never VnfoM the uiHtoryWtm8 country. Qenere Batch has left the Los Pinos sritfiout if psioaerg ho demant, stnjrcJ declaration of war as INVESTIGATING. Tbe Sixteenth Ward ltepublican Primary Election Fiirtlier Xettimonr Taken by tlto Committee I. nut Nig: lit. Tactics ol Itcpcntcr Expovcd, The sub committoo of tho Republican General Committoo, consisting of Messrs.

Williaur Alllaon, A. N. Meeker and A. B. Joy, appointed to Investigate tho recent primary election iu tho Slxteouth Ward, hold its aoooud aeHBlon lost night.

There waa quits a gathering of ward politician asaomblud on thla occasion, at Iiauovor Hall, on Fourth streot. With tho exception of a few interruptions by an excitable spectator, tho proceedings wero conducted in an orderly manner. I)r. C. R.

Doane and Mr. J. O. FelBt appoarod in the capacity of counsel on cither aide, aa before. For the contestants Dr.

Doano nrdt called attention to a garblod report of the previous aosalou, that had ocen published in tho local paper, and called for a reading of tbe official record in comparison. Ho then submitted copies of tho two tickots run at the primary, also a tally Hat of the votes polled, that had been kopt by Supervisor of Election Louis E. Nicot. Those lie placed in evidence for consideration by tho coiumitteo. Next tho counsel read an affidavit Biguod by himsolf, of which the subjoined is a copy how a supervisor was ignored.

State ou New Youk, Couhty of Kinu, hk. Charles R. Doano, of tho City of Brooklyn, bcinu duly sworn, depoaos aud saya That ho was appointed by tho Republican General Committee to supervise the primary election held at Turn Hall, Sixteenth Ward, on Novombor 28, 1879. That ho was thure present for tno purpose of honestly performing tho duties signed him, aud when tho voting comiuonccd he demanded to bo allowed to hco whether tho men who wero voting were enrolled. That the Secretary, Jacob G.

Feiat, who had poasoasion of tho ward roll book, rofucod to allow him to overlook the same, telling him he was not, as a supervisor, entltlod to thai privilege. That in thia the Secretary was supportod by Inspector George Giehl. That tho Bald Giehl received tho ballots tondered him and deposited them iu the ballot box in audi a rapid manner that it wa8 a mattor of Impossibility for either of tho supervisors or any other pcrsou to keep a poll list, or for tho Secretary to ascertain whether or not tho voters wore enrolled. That there waa no duplicate roll book produced, and that tho Beorotary did not properly ohcuk the namca voted upon. That deponent saw Supervisor Nicot tally the votea aa they were accepted; aud that the tally kept by him was to hia certain knowledge correct.

That a number of times when deponent questioned men whom he believed to be voting 'illegally the said men were told by Inspector Giehl not to anawer him. That when the ballota were being counted a largo number of them were found lying iuBlde one another, and that none were destroyed. That tbo number of ballots fouud in tho box exceeded the number of votes accepted by 108. That deponent refused to algn the credentials signed by tho Inspectors, and tw firmly buliovca that the whole ticket headed by Charles Naohor received a majority of the legal votes cast. 8ignod Chableb Doahe.

Sworn before me this 19th day of December, 1879. Louis II. Nicot, Notary Public. On cross examination Dr. Uoaue said he remembered that Inspector AuguBt Gomwr had not beon present when tho poll opened, and having been repeatedly absent; ho was certain that St crotary FelBt refused to let him look at the roll; FelBt said It was none of tho business of witness to do so; Foist might havo said it would hinder men from voting if witneas waa permitted to overlook tho roll; witnoes waa positive in his belief that the names on tho book could not have beon Beon plainly by Feiat, even it there had been but ouo on each pago, bo rapidly woro the leaves of the book turned; he waa alBO positive that tho ballots taken from tbe box and counted exceeded the logs! votea cast by 108; know this because Mr.

Nicot had kopt a correct tally; he had watched Nicot closo'y through tho evening; remembered instances when repeating had beon practiced. Dr. Doane had been luterrupted two or three times by Mr. George Giehl against which he protested and claimed tho committee should protect him. Mr.

Giehl was accordingly cautioned to make suggestions through counsel. A I. A ME AFFIDAVIT. Tho succeeding bit of evidence was In the form of an affidavit mado by Charles E. Moore, roadlug as follows: S'SXfH 91 l'MB, CopMir of Ki.vos, j.

Charles E. Moore, of the City of Brooklyn, being sworn, deposes and eaya that he was pruaont at the primary olectlon in the Sixteenth Ward, held November 28, 1879, that he saw a dozen or more young fellows acting in a strange manner that depouont watched thorn, and after thoy had voted tbe Bethon ticket thoy retired to the stroot. Deponent followed them to Lori mor street and saw them change hats and coats. When they found they wore watched they ran arouud tbo corner. Thoy returned later in the evening and foil Into Ifno.

Depooeat believe that most of them were under ago. Signed CnAnLKs E. Moobe. Sworn before me on the 2Gth day of December, 1879. Louis E.

Nioot, Notary Publio. Mr. Mooro was speedily diaposcd of by Mr. Feist, who drew Irom him an admission that he had not, as stated in the affidavit, see the young mon vote he did not know of hla own knowledge that any of them were under age or not entitled to vote. Moore cappod the climax by saying that ho waa not aware ho had Bworn the young fellows voted the Bethon ticket he bad not read tho affidavit in fact.

An affidavit mado by Frodorick Voelbel was then read to tho following effect On the night of the primary he made oath to having seen William Lynch at tho head of and loading a party of ten or fifteen boys. Lynch took them into an auto room after thoy had boen in lino and voted, where they changed hats and coats, aud they subsequently filed into the line of voters. He believed moat of tho persons woro undor ago. In response to questions on cross examination Mr. Voolbel said he had followed the young men about in their movements; he was positive that he saw at least fivo of the number vote at first he had stood upon a chair overlooking them and distinctly saw them hand red or Bethon tickets to tha inspector three or four voted twice to his knowledge.

An affidavit by Mr. Charles Naeher (the second), was read by Dr. Doane. Mr. Feist objected to Its admisaa bility, as it covered entirely new evidence.

Tha committee aiter somo argument pro and eon sustained tho objection, deciding It would be proper in robuttaL Tho document reads County or Kinos, State or New Yobk, bs. Personally appeared before mo Charles Naeher, No. 411 8outh Fourth streot, City of Brooklyn, who doposes and sayB That I was tn presence of the inspectors and supervisors of the primary eloctlon hold on November 2 1, 1879, at Turn Hall, In tbe Ward, during tho greater part of the time while said primary was held, and that I made a memorandum of voters who voted the colored ticket known as tho Petry Bethon ticket, and the names of tho voters announced. In the aforesaid memorandum I found thirty eight names of persons, who to tho best of my knowledge and belief wero not entitled to veto at said primary, and ought to havo been rejeotod. I furthermore say, that a great number of auch voters wore challenged by mo at tho time they offered to voto, but no action was taken by tho inspectors.

(Signed CHABI.E3 Naeheb. Sworn before mo thia 22d day of December, 1879. A. W. Rosenthal, Notary Publio, Kings County.

Pr. Doano had no other witnesses ready at hand, consequently an adjournment was ordered to Mooday next. Mr. Giehl gaTe vent to hla pent an feelings In a scornful and vehement denunciation of Mr. Charles Naeher, whom ho accused with having aworn to a Ho In an affidavit put in evidence at the proceding session.

This charge Mr. Giehl said he would prove at the proper timo and show Mr. Naoner up in Uls true colors. Mr. Kaehor's responso, meant in sarcasm, waa that thoy all knew George Giehl for an honorablo man.

Further demonstration waa not Indulged in. EAST CO.YGREGATIO.YAL CHURCH. Christina Festival. The East Congregational Church was the sceno of much morry making last ovening. Tho officers and teachers of the school garo tho children their annual Christmas fostival.

Long before the hour of sorvico the little ones thronged the building, eager to greet Santa Glaus and welcome bis Christmas gifts. The exercises woro oponed by Mr. E. O. Bragdon, tha Superintendent, who, after making a few remarks, Introduced to tho cbildrsn a French Professor.

This was Mr. J. E. Shearman, who for a half hour delighted the little folks with hnmorous sketches on the blackboard. At tha close of his address the Rov.

George O. Miiu mads a few remarks, calling attention to tha aplrltual Import of the occasion. At the close of Mr. Mlln's remarks and before ha bad sat down, Mr. Bragdon presented him with a very handsome gift of books from friends of his churcb.

Mr, Mlln waa ontirely taken by surprise and found it difficult to reply. Afterward Mrs. Mtln received an equal surprise In tha ahapo of a sot of silver spoons and forks. The membership of the church took this way of testifying their loyalty and love. General Grant and party left Washington yosterdsy for Richmond, and they will be tn Charleston to morrow morning.

From Charleston they will go to Farnandino, and from thence will embark for Havana on the steamer Alexandria. General Sheridan accompanies the party to Havana. Tho mombora of the partyjare General and Mrs. Grant, General and Mrs. Sheridan, Colonel Fred Grant and wife, Mt Felt, of Galena, and McAndrews, of ChUago.

General Sheridan will be governed in bis movement after reacbiag Havana by tA) course of ovead ki tab ijisliaa country,.