The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-30
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY.

DRIVERS ItCENsES.--Ihe recent action of
Captain Brackett, Of the Twonty sixth Precinct ".
hee'in the matter " the Arrest Of unlicensed stass
anu cur drvots Is having effect, the Office OF Nj
norton " the City Hall lcin; daily thronged with
delinquent lehu- 10 secure their long neglected
licenses steps have Lso been taken toward the ar
rect OF those proprietos sho have In their employ
drivers -hor tho law prohibit, from holding sueh ~
sitons. The ordi1,rce, allow, no person 10 act asa
public driver who Il not citzcu, twenty years Of
age, 'ir months ie''deni OF the county, and ~hea
holding license he must not live out the city
BITTEN By CAr.-B-twecn one and two
O'Clock yesterday morning large and ierocious cat,
imitatiss the fowdy portion OF tho community Oh
the east Ndo OF the TOW n committed an sa,ult On.
police officer. While officer Shea Of the oh Pre-
eincL duty in Catherine street. the cat spraus
upon him, caught him by the log above 'hc knee
with his teeth, binr and .cratchinr the octg quite
seriously. The officer dew his locust and do
patched his feline nssailAnt Ofieer SheA's inure.
woro > severe that he removed to the New York
Hospital for treatment.
GRAND PFC NC OF THE IRISH SOCIETIES.
Tho pic mic which rotten up expressly for ths
benefit Of tho Catholic Protectory, an institution
originated hv L. silimsn Ives, LII d. for the boneht
OF destitute Catholic children, held yesterday Al
Jones' Woods. Tho morning wa. unususiiy 6ne, and
inrusied tho management Of tho affair, we're ths
ground and attending to their variou, duties And
now msht be the young and the old, the say
and tho grave, the young maiden and her
woll A. comfortable married foks, who, having lit
tie families growing up around them, 10 not, 10
Of them remarked, tnow what ight happen to their
own little onos yet, "ths Lord between
us an all harm and suro besides enjoyin'
ourselves vont Il bo great thing to do
tomethin' for those Who have no father or
mother TO look to them" Al o'clock, over HOO
persons were present. And uow-nl'housh dancins
had been going on from 10 o'clock in the morning
tho festivities commenced in richt good earnest.
Both platforms were occupied; both bands
commenced playing, rnd hundreds Of lads aud ssscs
ulrped II merrily to the quairillc. the waltz tho
POLKA, the Virginia reel and other "outlandish"
dsnce, m one of the real true sons Of the sod re-
marked. A. the same time the "ron Of the sod" In
question 'ped All lstsh piper coming along, with bag,
drones and all, tnd taking his l.n with him. q space
wss soon cleared on a small platform overlooking
tho river, and four couple were engaged
In footing tho truo exhilirating Iri,h ng,
TO the tune Of "Tatther JACK Walsh" which W.
changod 10 "The Little House under the ulll"
This the real genuine touch Of mature; the real
jig; not the turlesques Of the stage II was danced
In excellent style, by genuine Insh pe,sants and
when concluded, tho gentleman" In true IrisL
style, took off his hat and with rustic bow con-
Quoted the "lady" 10 her seat saunterins round
the Woods our reporter the young and tbs
old enjoying themselves In various wave, some on
hobby horses, some swings, some drinkln lager
aud some land these formed the older porton iool!ux
with delight at tho GGmbols of the children on tho
Treon. At length the time came for the delivery Of
the oration by Richard O'Goiman. A procession wa
formed at the hotel and the orator Of tho day. WIN
ny lea pay E.th a..
Mcmahon, Of General Hootcr's staff, George Frs,ci.
Train, p McArdle, and number Of other prom mont
Eertlemen headed BY tho band, appeared, A.aivins
ssIemb ed thourands and was received with ,remen
do1s che e,r, which We repeated over and over, one
man ealing t9r an irsh ',rer Ihe yen Of sh!eh va.
spoke In substance as follows;
Ny ti.nds-rhe Indians who few hundred year.
ago built their hus on nanhsttln. wore Of tssie
This IL indeed lovely litle Is and clssped in the
embrace Of the loving waters H. alta Ike queen
~eari7g on her young bros the diadem OF the West-
venture. the overtorng mercy, the hLnished faith
and the unrequei stl Of Europe teks here an asy.
Hsht VII n they bede us seek tue home Of our deaf.
ny far away leyond the wnvos whore they glow In
the rod light Of the tins u,,-iar dear 10 ever,
bonored forever AZ is The fair i.,and wo hive leit
behind -elosely ~ our sNmpAthies srox around IL,
son etiines trace In reye.lep the Young days whsS
No trOd iis sOii,-hnrd and bitter a. II to b.eaL
the ties that hound US motlipr I.io,-,et The
that that dear Island was hat one stape, a rest.
ing plsce for race on is preOidc ed msrrh, and
that he truo land OF tcstlny, The niomis.i
InnFfsi /. hero hero freed tIom tho provence Of u
lea r.yL--'abin-ciibled, Cunfned-no .unger la
the pison on an alien rule, seclddei no iiOm
friendly communion with tho rest oi tho iImiy of
man here, at lat ici tcmcd, IercnIatsd and diseD.
thTalrd, lho Ce no iucr can huc 10 all It'd natural
statue, aud entering luto generous rivalry with ".
much, wol TIE caus Of tue progress co.aer
many aud -ulid ANA lgatiu' hOnetts III land
wherein II hnds a home, "a leu'on, as Nor .nan OF
Saxon, OtiNr fNr' Us whose eldc II lAbuIH
the gene al Loo1 soaich all L.story In vain for uu
instance VI any other people, 80 often defeated rout
cd tramp cd Into the earth, which hss, With sacb
magical elasticity Prung p INTO health ard Strength
the iuatsnt the chains that hato weighed II down
wore even PARTIAL removed. But let tnt plst b. 4
speak b. IN .ucOuA. en- NJ nnd iHcitement to hope
anu ehpt In the future. Tho con-tancy, tdelity ani
cIuug 10 The causo Of Leland, though beaten aad
wrecked again ani agnin-with no lees constRncy
I'D .ity lad loraIly, will they love gnd honor, and
! life q ths fopuhl.c, whose life aui honor
RI deAr 10 thcir as their own Let no man des,
psir Of the Republic, OF doubt Its rescue nom the
doomed 10 dicstiuck in the heInninr Of IL, bIv a,
career on tho very bloom and pr mise of its - ~
Aye, though clouds may gather thick Snd dab aDU,s
Rpi . o. all tlH II shall I've pulled ~ aLiC,.ya,
/ slrengthenel by sotoS, hIyiulel Ci1Il .-l
| thnnk tod, Is oye. hs wIecs and Itin y h' tLs
lani no more. NiCO and vanqulshed stand o.. .lsF
| " the graVe, where their dead aieep aid. b. sds
"In red burial hleut"
Teuton and Saxon and Colt .hore they lie from tho
| Rhine and the shannon; nom POLAND aud l.lutHIy
! they came; aud never child of Now Enriani faced
the red vail OF death ia mole cOnsIhno than thrSi
Native and OTeiPn-ln faith aud hupc IA ihe RvuuuC,
In active services for h0r Cta,e-in sympathy wIh
| every strong feeling with Which IA hear IL stored,
| In peiio, nance OF me, tules thAt iecomea