, 1865-12-08


sE York Gold Quotations. s-....,.............I l6
Francisco Legal Tender Iates,...,..........S9 ~
THE BALL.-A gentleman of the City gives US
following concerning the Firemen's Ball,
lid at the G lrrisOn, on Thursday evening of
bis week:
YThs dancing commenced about o'clock, P.
very few arriving before that hour. The at
kndAnce wSs meagre, or at least did not answer
be expectations of the parties most interested,
nd the mahagers, especially, were badly dis
PPOinted. 1t seems they had based their cal
ElatOns on having two hundred persens pres
bt, and made preparations for that number. In
cad of this, however, there were but about so
resent, all told, including aged people and chill
Feu. The dancing was from average to very
CRd. Some Polka d the SchOttische ard Schot-
lsched the Polka, waltzed the Mazourka and
azourAa' d the Narsoyienne. The music might
kve been better and the floor could be improved
tearing it up and putting down the boards
few inches closer together. The Ball, not
outstanding these, somewha: disheartening
parks, was on the whole, rather gay and fes-
We. The Gents were moderately dressed and
e IaaaLss ditto; it averaged pretty WELL The
ks and solierihOs Aouneed about and the de-
ines and calicoes Tapped around with modest
PACE. Some of the dresses were outrRgeously
jag in the early pare of the evening, bat about
hour Of two in the morning they had worn
bd torn off to nearly the proper length. A few
Pers Of pins would have brought a splendid
ceto hitch up disjointed waists &c. with; very
" pins to be had, and go anything was a 'go1
disturbance Of any Kind interviewed to dis
mmode the sublime harmony of this most SUI
emely interesting occasion. One, only one
huSlng coup de grace occurred during the en-
Re evening, that noticed, and have inadyert-
Lly fallen into the habit of noticing about ms
lch as anybody; in fact my look is Splendid
ell, rather tall couple were waltzing the
lex shuttle, the gent with head tossed back
ID apparently unconscious of surrounding
|rcumstanceS, and the lady probably dreaming
heaven, amblng at full speed, when suddenly
e gentleman brought up against very large
Ovc. At the moment OF Hnls terrific collision
Jmcthing had necessarily TO give way; it was
DE poor old Stovei 1t came down with maguif-
ent crash, like a thunderbOlt from the regions
oovc, and scattered the fragments all around.
be couple carcened beautifully, hut u single
Omcut Uu that hot stove was enUugh-they
,hted up maJes ic0ly grand. The stove-pipe
As one Of the main Suheres, though am happy
state that no joints *ere dlslocated nor elbows
Uken. The whole affair was well relished by
lr Editor, | should really like to tell you and
Dnr readers all about the supper, but | fear the
bjcct would not receive justice a: my hands,
hI besides, being Srrupulously modest, it would
become me to ask for more space than have
ready occupied in your valuable columns; suf-
Zee it to say we had supper-chnmpagne extra
CilerJ and glorious headache in the morning.
good many call the Ball ''5ilk cr the first
falrr' but am disposed to be Charitable and
culture TO pronounce il IA stand of between good
" bad. The Firemen were not there, a great
lra. The Conpany'S receipts, | think, will
tHic Stlnd-of with the cxpeditutes-a little
'rcr:thc left. have attempted as far as have
1ne to speak of the ball justly, 10 extenuate
khing nor aught set down in nialGe: If, per-
Nance any one should take oIenst at anything
crcin said, please refer him to
Yours, Truly, GArOS ALOG
.S.-Ify0u thiak you can inhict any Of my
"bieriuductions upon your patrons in future,
may take occasion to hunt You up few short
Paragraphs as early as the latter part Of next
EEK. lfany one wants to make your head
sim for what say, remember-I am not partic-
'rIr on the fight; that is to say don't ''hankct
ter hghtiu'. G. A.