The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-18

gree OF excellence has Oily Cannon attained
An opera which Joyce Heth in breaches has not
attained In his peculiar line? If Ony Cannon
can substitute tree and ship for good music
and good artists, Joyce Heth in breaches can
manufacture Feejee mermaid out Of stuffed
monkey and o dead fish. In what particular
does one Of these "most refined and intellec-
tual forms Of popular amusement" excel the
otherf II it be in ingenuity, then Joyce Heth
in brooches has the better right to the plate. As
for "the interests Of art" it is surely more artfu
to transform an old horse into natural curiosity
by the aid Of a coat Of tar and bag Of wool
than to pass of a lot of broken-voiced singers
for superior lyric artists. "The responsible
ties and embarrassments," pecuniary and
otherwise, connected with the conduct Of
lyric entertainments" are no greater than
those which Joyce Heth in breeches has had
to encounter. He is naturally fond Of brandy
and water, as Oily Cannon is of lager beer,
and yet he has been driven to deliver lectures
on temperance. From present appearances he
is also as sadly in need of presentation adver-
tisement as his colleague of the Academy, and
we really do not see why he should not have it.
The same letter may be used by simply chang
ding the address, and we presume that there
will be no objection on the part of the owner
to loan him the same silver plate.
The POLITICIANS AND THE BROOKLYN NAVY
YARD.--During the political canvass prior to
the ele ctions in this State last fall the Com
mander Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, under
orders from the Navy Department at Washing
ton, shut down upon the collection of political
assessments from the workmen employed there.
This order caused quite CONSERVATION among
the politicians, and they have been swearing
vengeance upon Commander Bell ever since.
The order was just and right, and should be
enforced in all government Offices But it APP
pears that the political managers in Brooklyn
have come to grief in another way. The Com
mander of the yard discovered that several
men working on salaries ranging from nine to
twelve hundred dollars were suddenly bccom-
ing rich and the owners of numerous buildings,
including few brown stone fronts. How this
could be accomplished in few years on such
small salaries was mystery, especially when
most men find it very troublesome to make
both ends meet during these high prices, with
even larger salaries. An investigation, how
ever, revealed the fact that there had been
combination between several parties by which
the muster rolls were manipulated and a large
amount of money received on false names.
The mode of making fortunes was no longer
mystery, and how men on small salaries
could purchase numerous houses was explained.
A decapitation Immediately took place, and it
80 happened that the blow fell upon the friends
of those politicians who were so grieved over
the stoppage of the political assessments.
The result is that these parties have now COM
'bined, and are sending on Populations to Wash
ington trying to secure the removal of Com
mander Bell. We trust, for the good Of the
country, that they will meet q cool reception on
their arrival at the national capital. Instead
of removing the Commander of the Navy Yard,
the administration should at once order the
arrest and trial Of the culprits for fraud and 1
'swindling the government