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

Grand Crush NJ the Academy.
TIE LIGHT GUARD IN THE BALL RooM-sCxSxs AT
THE AcADahY ON MONDAY NIGHT, ETC.
The New York Light Guard, Captain Vincent, gave .
public ball at the Academy Of Music Monday
night This corps has heretofore given its soes In the
dining room OF the Aston House. at ten dollars ticket
-ather exclusive price, The present affair was intend
cd to DO more democratic and more profitable. Both
these conditions were fulfilled to certain extent Three
thousand six hundred tickets were issued ct two dol
lars each and It is stated that one member OF the corps
sold one thousand. Our reporters have further been
informed that about twenty Ave hundred tickets were
sold which would make the gross re,eipta Ave thousand
dollars The expenses amounted about fifteen hun.
bred dollars which would leave balance of three
thousand the monumental fund Of the company, to
which fund the proceeds are to be applied.
The ball emphati ,ally Q crushing AFFAIR. The
Academy arranged for the occasion in precisely the
anne style for the Firemen's Ball. the psrquette
being aoored over. There no decorations. The
musc-a quadrle and military band, about one hun.
red peces-was furnished by the brothers Dodworth.
The military musicians in uniform, and were con-
Quoted by gentleman who marked the time for them
with baton. 1t seemed odd. From IL till O'Clock the
floor wac crowded, and there were, probably, four
thousand men, and children, INDUCING in the
smusemeats OF the gay and festive scene" These
ausemcnts consisted in part of dancing In very close
quarters being jostled and ebowed by everybody
Of being seized by 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 TO so 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 popular" one, and included
delegates from all stratas of society The military men
came out strong-the uniforms of many city regiments
al 49, NJ half Ia,on Itauca
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 very bad It was
given in the saloon In the basement (where the Opera
artists lately held their indignation mseting 1t was
difficult to get place at taoe, and still more difficult
get anything TO eat after that At about O'Clock
the onotony OF the supper business diversified by
q sharp skirmish in saloon adjacent to the supper
room. Matters mixed up that 1t was difficult to
gain the particulars OF this spirited little affair but it
appears that difference Of opinion about pecuniary
matter bad arisen between specimen of Young America
and excitabls person whose parents not born
on the SOFIA German or Frenchman. Young
America assaulted his foreign opponent, and there
was rally" First blood I" for Young America, who
was last seen going out Of the Irving place door,
under the aGectonate care Of policeman. The affair
very shc and its sudden termination disguised ono
young gentleman, who evidently took warm interest in
fhe field sports Of New York, he said at the only
bit Of fun the whole ball The last two hours OF the
ball were very stormy in the obbes and saloons Order
and decorum, however, regned the foor, far
At three O'Clock there only few desperate
dancers remaniDgsstiety had succeeded pleasure and
exctement-soon after the last polka poiked-the
Last lady shawled the last carriage rolled away with
its tired burceb-and the Light Guard ball 1t
success because II answered the purpose Of the
corps and neted large sum Of money for worthy OBJ
ieci but there great many dsagreeable matters
connected whit. We OF opinion that liquors
should be sold ut bar within the building where pub
lie bali is held. 1t 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