The sun., 1861-12-23
BROOKLYN.

TIM NEuuNLYS CoNtILr SNooNs.-Thu
D,rcwp'uN doing Of tue Book, II onucnt "a
| luoi OD t,id,y night last, was the cause Of u
| gool deal Of excitement amongst thOsc Inter
| csted md many Ct the patrons oi tho establish
mcnis. 1h' f,c ion of the ordinance which il
made applicable TO these taloOs5 reads as lol
loWs:-
| 'Nop.r,ou IA II cxhibi'. or cause 10 10 cx
| hili'cd any circus performances, show Of hvin f,
| animals Iopo dancing, pupp,t show, or othsr
| common show, wi'houtn permit itOm the MtyOr
| and Aldermen uf Tho Waid within which III,
same thlll bc exhibited, under tho penalty @!
| twenty. five dOlltfs.'
| The District Attorney contends that under
the alovc section a kinds OF shows" are re-
quirod TO he lice need, while tho lawyers retain
,dby the concert saloon prop iotOTs insist that
such performances ~ are given at these saloons
are not even alluded 10 in the section qun:cd.
They contend, also, that by statute law shows
can be- llCen.cd hv two justices Of the POace,
without rcgard TO tho Mayor or Alderman Of
the WaId. The proprietor Of the Mcloieon
obtained the signatures of Justices Boerum and
Atams, and int, ndcd 10 re-open the cs Iblsh-
mcnt ON Saturday night; bu, before the hour
for opening Jus ice Adams withdrew his assent,
and the door consequently rtm1nCd closed.
TIL proprietor of tho varieties obtained tho
signature of the acting Mayor bu' could not
induce ldcrman Wallace, Of the 81 Wirl 10
sign the lice So, and 30 he was compelled to
keep his doors closed Tho acting Mayor and
Alderman Strong gave permission tn tho pro.
piiotOr Of tho OleOn in Wlllhmsburgh, 10 open
bis establishment, but b,iore night Alderman
Strong reconsiler,d the matter, and Withdrew
his II nature. The OdeOn therefore also remlin-
ed in rarkncss. Today, it IL Understood, an In.
iurclon will I've served upon General Supsrin.
tcudent kcuI ody, the saloons will bo ro-Opened,
and the matter will bo carried before the Courts
for adjudication, The saloon propretors have
retained some Of the bctt lawyers in the city to
| contest the case.
| 1RusTEFs oT THE FIRE DFPARTMENT-The
new Board Of Trustees of the BROOKLYN Fire De-
per'mcnt, Western District, IA composed of the
following mCmber-EDgino I, vacant; 2, Potter
Wnltcr'; I, John Cashow b, Felix Campbell
q, William brown Z, l.. DOheIty; ., 1hos II.
Kehoo 10, Hugh Fox; II, Il. Cameron; II,
Tlcmns l.. Berry; II, j p. Rorke; 10, vacant;
Il, Joseph lhlltmy; 49, John e.. Kitson; 20,
Jane. NJ. Halsoy; u, Thos. J. Evans; p, Ed
win lIillyer,., Hose Company !, A: Il. Thorne;
?, Peter II. TaNs; ., VIM. a. Walker 1, Geo.
y. Colyer ., Thcs. A. Kcuigan O. Anthony
+. Campbell; :, Dennis Downcy; x, George NJ
Groves Q, vacant 10, George Il. Yates II,
John X. Oakley II, vacant 10, vacant
Hook and Ladder Company !, Joseph montro's;
2, VIM. L. purdy; 3, Chandler l.. Wynanl; /,
W. IL. Everett ., Charles Wilson.
Amour EIGuT o'cLooN, Saturday evening,
gentlemau, while passing down Slckatl
street discovered two men taking woman into
. -
EFT, sho b,ing, AZ tho time perfectly helpless
from the effects Of liquor. Afior some trouble
he found Officer GrOgan, OF the 3ri Precinct,
who Immediately left his pest, and found the
woman lying on the sidewalk. On being taken
he station house, she gave her name rs r. 81
Sullivan, aged II years. Had it not bean for
tho humanity Of the gentleman, she, no doubt,
would have frozen to death
THE ANERICAs TRACT SOCIETY.-A public
meeting of the American Tract Society with
special rcisrercc to supplying tho amy AMI
navy with religious reading, was held last night
in the First pfcsh, terian Church, Henry street.
| Rev. Mr.. E,stor ono oC the SO Of tho
! Tract Soth.ty, pave a detailed statement Of whu
! had h, en- doi hv the Society within the lat few
! months, in IN" way ot supplying the army and
! navy with books, tracts ana uh cellancuus Pc
| IoGic4ls. The Society h,d Appropriated $1,000
| for tbs purpofc in May last. The regiments
| had teen furnished with company and regimen.
| tal Ii mrt . and nearly every solder Of the lo-
| tonag with the sol, ier's manuel, large pro
Ioltion Of which were printed In German.
| 4 fuu her appeal was made IN behalf OF 30, OOO
GumsDs Ia The Army and further appeals
| WI Touring in from the Chlpllins OF the navy.
The Society had also iurni. he'd reading books
10 the prisoners az Fort Mcllenry aud Fort
| WauCu, ard had further sent 20 Port Royal a
supply Of pictorials and infant primmers for the
cohtInbants, a boon which had been acknow
lodged with heartfelt thanks. lie concluded
with an earnest appeal 10 the Christian sympa'
thics Of the congregation. collection was
tai Ell up, and a Considerable sum realized.