The New York herald., 1866-07-22

mace that the best authorities set down rain as due
from Thursday last for week forward But as heat in
the end the great attraction for rain was nedately
inundacross xico, Texas &C and along the Mssis.
sp vaeywe Of the seaboard have had To wait Tor our
fl share The clerk OF the weather s kc manv other
people Slow but re. The rain is gathering arounc
ue, the wind Is setting eastward; SO look out Tor wet
weather.
TIE EXCISE LAw-Irs ENFORCEMENT IN BRooKlY1 AND
STATEN ISLAND superintendent Kennedy Of the Eetro.
poitan Police, has issued order directing his to
strictly enforce the provisions OF the in the
ccond Judicial District lBrooklyn and Staten Isand Its
consti.utipnaiy having been confirmed by judges Gil
bert and ait, of the Supreme Court Such being tho
case the Brook kyniies and Staten Islanders
over here for their juleps today.
ILLICIT DsruLArIoS-Despite the unwearied efforts Of
the revenue officers, the distiliaton OF cit whskey
still goes on and may for aught that Is known continue
Every method is taken and every prctence made of
to evade tho payment OF the duty and when this cannot
be avoided ato tho system is occasionally resorted to
Of giving in false returns few dstileres have been
recently seized by the officers and considerably larger
number II Is understood, under their sur eilancc
In cases where d ,ty is paid VIII re tho duy is
manilestly incommensurate with the amount OF stun
put out the Illicit wskey taken Off by carriers in the
dead Of night the casks being skill nly pack TO
present any appearance 9th than their own; ard.
matter o courS the process is III ch facntaied from
the fact that the men engaged IN the conveyance Oh tho
wliskcy are paid at very mmodera, rate Tao dis
tilleres recently seized under the eye Of officers,
but the product has not yet been removed. In one
four thousand gallons have been assessed at two dollars
per Ion.
coIoREp Folks IN TnoumR From report made by
Captain Petty, Of the Fifth precinct, yesterday morning
it appears that upwards Of fifty caorcd families, who
living in two focr story tenement houses 20 and "A
Leonard street have been Obliged bcake IN mselvcs
eIewl re, under circumstances not OF the pleasancst
characterat least TO thcn. TIE unfortunate people
had appears, 'en living und dnIrultie9 owing TO
the enormous demand for house room and tiie
queni cxnrbitant rate Of rents Unfortunate as 1t may
be Tor individuals or individual families tho measure
w ch from npir Ia that
cond not be avoided-,he ground on which the tene-
menls stood being required along with considerable
srac, adjacent, for commercial purposes tn have
been obliged to share the fate OF many others who have
been elected from the locality under precisely sim
Jar C rcamstances
MASONIC Pclc The annual picnic Of tho Templar
Lodge OF Free Masops of on Friday last Every
thing passed on quietly all present enjoying themselves
immensely
CLcss or THE ErIls ISLAND ALLEGED POWDER FRAUD
CAsE-Some weeks since IL charged that officer H
in charge Of ordnance Ellis Island had either sold
in some other illegally disposed OF government.
ammunition. The case has lin been under invesiiga-
tnn before court or nq Try, Composed Of vel known
naval officers. Tue court were for three weeks
engaged in cyamcing witness and sacd to find any
thing aga nst Nr El Thc evidence and report of tire
Board duly snbmtci 10 Tire ccrctary Of the Navy,
who has hounraby acquitted Mr. Hiil Of III charge,
relieving him from duty at his urgent request.
TIE suprLy wArm.-The officers Of the Gro
Aqueduct Department supply the information that
often during the days of The heated has been
occasoned By the enormous was,aee of TIN, precios
article IN the upper part Of the city. pipes n
many Instances beng left open all npht when there
the oplnnn that IL unhealthy the Croton water
unless The pipes left upen for several minutes pre-
vions thereby wasting twice the amount that they
sumo rho supply is ample for the city, only let a
moderate degree Of economy be exercised Now that
We bave cooler weather full supply may be expected
Co LsioS on THE NoHrn RIVERA CoLoRrD MAN
bon, j. II. f. stephens tho schooner Pouehboy
OF Barnstabe abreast Of pier 10 North river about Ave
ccock. yesterday afternoon, damaging both vessels but
not TO any extent The steward Of tho tugboaf col
ored man, named Maurice King, forced overheard
by the force OF the coll SION and before assistance could
be rendered drowned Efforts were made 10 recover
his body but. up late hour last night without avail
King was about thirty years Of aae, and resident OF
Poughkcepsc
rfE TrHBr Hook TwrrrrH WARD ScHooJ.--Onc Of those
pleasant reunions specially enjoyable 10 YOUTH occurred
on Friday evening a. the above school, which is under
the able supenncnicnce OF Mr. g. Miller Tho school,
neatly decorated and divided by a string of
Amcri flags into stage and auditorium. Tho latter
crowded by assemblag, comprising some OF the
families of the district and relatives the school
children while upon tho former appeared in array
Of pretty little girls dressed the most part in
white who to take part In the exercises of The
evening. Mr Hosea b. Perkins the Inspector of the
school, occupied chair and opened thc proceed ngs
by pithy little address, in which no congratulated
those present on the success OF the school and
the efficiency OF Its master The programme
then opened With singing by the pupils, after
years OF age. rccitcd whters 'Barbara Freitcbie
with wh ch might well he emnaled by older de.
Chalmers dialogue by -four young ladies and one young
gentleman, entitled The Village With Only One Gentle.
man. caused considerable amusement. Miss Camilla
Bronson an ntercs, ns little gr rected tho celebrated
and very heartily applaudcd. The extremely
humorous song torpora Schnnpps.. commencing with
the Tcutbnc American confession, Mem heart s prokcn
r.oie pits. sung by Master Daniel Murray, caused
The only pffstc laughter and much aprlauded
eonnry Aunts rfsn9cd IN character was that Of "a
looking, spcctac,od -, N 1ch humor the dowdy.
i.ogrsmmc had bcsn eona "m After the regular
nrasr Mr. w.tNa s ihs tact ts. there were s"Se
IN various walks OF lie us desf fshsd b en- educated
entertainment Of The evening by recne or nositions
new ideas about the ereat city and IL business he.
This appeal promptly responded 20 by Mcssrs Will
liam and Andrew Thomson and Mr. Cummings. The
fret namcd gentleman reced SCOTS magnificent piece
from the LADY Of the Lake" In which IL described
the combat between Fitzjasnes and Roderck Dha. He
the hearty pIaudi,s Of the audience Mr onrad swack:
hammer then spoke, and tho evenings entertainment
was concluded by few words from the genial Vice Prn
cipal. Mr.. Miller.
TIs suaaocArn's oryrcs Letters Of administration
were granted by Surrogate Tucker on the following
estates for the week ending July u, ises-John G.
Ellingcr, John Mccsrrcy, catharne Norton Gusiavus
Moneypcnny, caiharnc Kerner Charles W. Iacour Ed
ward Innen. Caharinc Adams, Anna NJ Eckcs Matilda
Dowdng, wlberforce stephenson, Charles Gargioa
Caroline Hcnne Julia schseer Patrick Kearncy Henry
Tincks, Thomas Maey Maria kcrrgan, Edward Al
iheper. Ellen Herman, John Colyer, Mary A. Bcland,
Aun Dempsey. James L. Ron Nagdeiaide Brewster, Ann
q. Muhie, Dorothy Ackland. Letters of guardanshp
granted tho following persons for tho following
named minors for tine week ending July a. 1865 Jacob
Boenne, guardian 90 Adelinc Bochue Jnqucs Guedin.
guardian 10 Charles j. rherlat; Gersham lockwood.
guardian 70 George p John p susan W. and Henry n.
lockwood; 9. Auserstcin, guardian 70 Adeiins Anger
stein
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