The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-28

Grand Crush at the Academy.
TM LIGHT GUARD IN THE BALL RooM-sCxNxs AT
TIE AcADAhY ON MONDAY NIGHT, ETC.
Tho New York Light Guard, Captain Vincent, gave
public ball at the Academy Of Music on Monday
night This corps has heretofore given its soees In the
dining room Of the Aston House. ut ten dollars ticket
a-aher exclusive price. The present affair was intend
cd TO DO democratic and more profitable. Both
these conditions fulfilled to certain extent Three
thousand ak hundred tickets were issued ct two dol
lars each is stated that one member Of the corps
sold one thousand. Our reporters have further been
informed that about twenty Eve hundred tickets were
sold which would mako the gross re,eipta Ave thousand
dollars The expenses amounted to about fifteen hun.
red dollars which would leave balance Of three
thousand for the monumental fund Of the company to
which fund the proceeds are to be applied.
The bah emphaticaly . crushing Affair." The
Academy arranged for the occasion in precisely the
anne style for the Firemens Ball, the parquette
being aoored There were no decorations. The
musIc-a quadrille and military band, about hun
red peces-was furnished by the brothers Dodworth.
The military musicians in uniform, and con-
Quoted by gentleman who marked the time for them
with baton. It seemed odd From IL till o'clock the
floor was crowded, and there were, probably, four
thousand men, and children, indulging in the
smusements Of the gay and festive scene" These
anusemcnts consisted in part of dancing In very close
quarters OF being jostled and elbowed by everybody
Of being seized by some young man with red ribbon,
who felt the dignity OF his position member of the
committee, and prevented from going to the only
place that desired 10 60 just at that moment.
Much Of the confusion and discomfort at this ball might
have been prevented by and attention the part
Of the committee.
The assembly was "popularn one, and included
delegates from oil sratas Of society The military
out strongthe uniforms Of many city regiments
appeared the foor-and half dozen tigers (tame)
from Boston, attracted great deal of attention Lieut.
w. W. Capp of the Boston Light Infantry, represented
the officers Of the famous Boston regiment
The arrangements for supper were very bad. It was
given in the saloon in the basement where the Opera
artists lately held their Indignation meeting 1t was
difficult to get place at table, and still more difficult
get anything TO eat after that At about O'Clock
the monotony of the supper business diversified by
q sharp skirmisb in saloon adjacent to the supper
Matters mixed up that it was difficult to
gain the particulars Of this spirited little affair but it
appears chat difference Of opinion about pecuniary
matter bad arisen between specimen of Young America
and an excabls person whose parents not born
on the SOFIA German Frenchman. Young
America assaulted his foreign opponent, and there
was rally First blood . for Young America WAC
was last going out Of the Irving place door,
under the a1eetionate Of policeman The affair
was very shc and its sudden disguised
young entsman who evidently took interest in
the field sports Of New York, he said t the only
bit Of fun the whole ball The last two hours OF the
ball very stormy in the lobbes and saloons Order
and decoruu however, reigned the floor as We
At three O'Clock there we're only few desperate
dancers remaniDgsatiety had succeeded pleasure and
exctement-soon after the last polka poiked-the
last lady shawled the last carriage rolled away with
its tree burcenand the Light Guard ball was over 1t
success, because it answered the purpose Of the
ccrps and netted large sum Of money for worthy OBJ
iec but there great many disagreeable matters
connected whit We Of opinion that no liquors
should be sold ut bar within the building where pub
lie bali is held It is generally Of the worst Sort and
nearly all the rows fights, and forth, which have dis
graced the public balls Of this city, to such degree that
thousands Of ladies refuse to attend them may be traced
directly to this cause.