New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-21

The annual election Of officers of the Mercantile
Library Association, which took place yesterday, was
characterized by the usual boserous behavior on the
part of the junior members. The polls were open
from a. m. to 9 p. N. During the day voting went
on quietly but from TO O'Clock last evening IL
truly an arduous undertaking. Every person who
had not deposited his ballot sure TO be seized upon
by both regulars and opposition and fhe escaped from
their embraces with sound skin he was lucky. These
doiDgr accompanied by yells and cheers without num-
Der made up the at the POLLS When the polls were
closed the whole party adjourned to the lecture rooms
and for about two hours amused Themselves by yelling,
cheering and believing, without stint. These vocal
exercises were diversified by parties of young gentle
men pouncDg upon some un!ucky wight and carrying
him to the platform, where after the usual remon-
strances he elevated to the top of the desk when
one would remove bis hat and flourish it over bis head
another stick cigar between his teeth, and a third
attempt to make an Introductory speech-on hiA
behalf Bursts of applause followed these funny
proceedings, and then young gentlemen would
for brief space subside behind their cigars
sgsip. At length these exercises grew tame, and q
party made rush for the door, followed, over benches
and under them, by large crowd who supposed that
the vote was about to be announced. Somebody
shouted "a SELL" and another subsidence followed
solemn looking individual read whst purponed 70
be report of the Inspectors, but he was soon cut
short with "you cant come Il, old fellow, ana re-
pewed cheering. friend probably one OF the Ia
vorte oppo,ition candidates, named IL. A. 6erb'er,
wss bonored on several occssions, with enthusiastic
snnlouse and not q few seemed to have recently
- :, close communion with him. youngster
Of genius. who had been exploring the fubter-
r.rsan ,scesses of the building, extemporzcd
Continental militia band out Of an old ctal scute,
,ba Ieos of broken chair and tin whistle. Ills ar
;sI was hailed with enthusiastic delight, and the
asIlerv tattoo which he led "a, was supported by at
i..s, two hundred pairs of boot heels and continued
r., little fellow snatched away the drum, and shot
. over the benches TO the other side OF the rsom smd
rep.ved merriment. The evenings entertainment con-
cuded with grand shower Of cushions, after
the most approved fashion. While it was in
progress somebody turned of the gas, and oil
hard adjourned to the hall in the best Of humor,
when the following officers were declared elected:
President, John Crerar, with c. B. Raymond & Co.;
Vice President, Rowland II. Tmpsop, With Philip
Dater & Co; Corresponding Secretary, Floyd Clark
son, with CorneIls & Willis; Recording Secretary,
Joseph +. Hanford with Greer, Turner & Co.; Trea-
surer, " lillian Henderson, with Continental Bank;
Directors, Wm. II. Wickham, with U. s. N. Steam
ship Co Alex. p. Fiske, with James & Henry Nc
Bride; L. l.. S. Chairman, with Stmges, Clearmsn g.
Co.; Jes H. Hollister, with Bss, Briggs & Douglas;
Aimed lockwood, with Livingston, Ballard & Go |;
Charles 7. Adte, with James Wilde, jr Philip IT..
Bowie, with Willets g. Co. About 500 votes wers
cast sEd the opposition oooined 10 osly eos %
two Il tie Di.Cctols.