The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-29

panorama at once, and as the evolutions
OF the dancers produced at every interval
measured and methodic change, seem.
ed for the moment to be gazing in upon
a vast and vivid-colored kaleidoscope
Then scattered here and there stood vari.
Gus groups Of statuary in marble. "The
Amazon" on horseback in deadly conflict
| with tiger, and especially the majestic
proportions of the equestrian statue Of
| Washington lowered up among the crowd
ike giants among pigmies. Various flags,
banners and devices foated from the main
Ipillars OF the building, and over all, the
glare and glitter of 5000 gas jets lighted
up a scene of the rarest splendor and mag
nifcence. But 1t was too brilliant to
keep.
The demon of discord was thrown among
the happy throng in this wise: Bacchus
you know is very dear and usually al
together too near relative of Terpsichore.
Well, there was temple within the Tenn
pie, consecrated to His Jolliness, and many
went in thereat to worship, some "to
smile and other some to harden their
hearts; but all came out infuriated and
unreasoning devotees, singing praises to
their god, and anne uncing in poetic num-
bers that they wouldn't 60 home till
morning" Therespon several thousand
resolved they would go home at once, and
then there was a rush for the cloak and
dressing rooms, bully protectors of faint
| ING ladies' broke over all rules and ratings
IN quest of femenine oyergear, waiting
girls became confused and swoonod, shelves
came down with crash, the ticketed
bundles tumbled into an indiscriminate
mass Of millinery and dry goods, from
which thieves now broke through and
stole the choicest, and the balance by cart
loads was taken possession of by the po-
lice, while the real owners had to go home
bonnet and shawless, or enveloped in the
overcoats Of their companions. The mass
Of clothing occupied the sleepless atten-
tiOn Of the Executive Committee for the
balance of the week to classify, select and
return to the rightful owners.
Such was the breaking up of this, in
several senses, monster Ball. The pro-
lection was well managed up to the sale
Of the last ticket, and then the reins of
rule and management were dropped, and
the concern was left as if it was huge
brass clock to whizz and whirl and run
itself down as fast as it liked. The re-
suit, however, to the charitable fund was
decided success clear profit of nearly
$4,000, which covers a multitude of sins,
and affords consolatory reflections to the
myriad of uncovered backs.
Our Catholic friends tried the same
method of replenishing the treasury of
their Orphan Asylum on Monday evening
of this week, at the same Crystal Palace,
and having the frightful example of their
Protestant brethren before their eyes,
they of course danced out the night with
less confusion and-less cash.
The sins of New York are proverbial
and widely known. Indeed we are now
confessing, in sackcloth, to multitudes of
sins, both of omission and commission
but the sins of our Street Commission are
is too rank to "smell to Heaven" and
eternal justice commends the nauseating
eifuvia to our own noses. 1t is as if all
the offal and garbage, and standing pools
Of the cutters had emptied their literal
drainage into the very Office of the Street
Commissioner, where for years they have
corrupted the records, rust-eaten the treas
ury and mortified the people. All this,
however, is not to be wondered at, for
have we not a Devlin among US going
about the streets, seeking whom he may
deYour. He has been chained up for
some while now, Though not exactly for
the prophetic "tlousand years. and
could do no harm but our Court Of Ap-
peals has just loosed him again " for a
little season"
As this is likely to be prominent topic
in our City affairs for some time, perhaps
your readers would like to learn, or be re-
minded, of the merits of the case. Last
summer, our then more or less efficient
Street Commissioner, Mr.. Taylor, " took
sick" and died Our new Charter, Eve
make new one every year or two,) pro-
vided that after Mr.. Taylor's term had
expired, if a vacancy should occur before
the expiration of the term for which any
further incumbent should be elected, it
should be the duty of the Governor to ap-
point a successor for the balance of the
term. Our Governor King, looking at
the spirit of the law, at once appoint
ed Mr.. ConoVer, successor to Mr.. Tay-
lor. Mayor Wood, looking to the let
ter of the law, appointed Devlin, veal
thy and well known street contractor,
to be Street Commissioner. The Com
mon Council, after hard struggle, con-
frmed the Mayors appointment. There
upon resulted numerous injunctions from
our City Courts, besides several downright
fstcutfs and fights. The Courts them