The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-16

For the cultivation OF morals and the especial pro-
motion OF Official honesty why do not the good peo-
pie OF Brooklyn move for the annexation OF Gotham to
the beautiful town. The union of the two cities an
accomplished fact, and there would then be but one
pubic purse out OF which to steal and but one City
Hall ring to do it. II the pous of the churches on the
other side of the river are at all DESTROYS of proving
the ultimate domnancy over evil OF the Christian
doctrine they can have no better chance than the
annexation Of the two cities would AFFORD in having
out one legazed den of thieves to do the stealing
Some weeks ago the Board OF Excise sent a com.
mission 10 the different mills Of the city to COL
iect specimen bricss'' from their piles of 'tangle-
loot" "botted lightning" s'unrectded benzine,"
smooth" AMI Grille bored" whiskeys for purposes
of analyzatin, that the multitude might know what
they "nred Up" on when they went on "burst.'
The idea wasa good one, but as two months have
elapsed sincethe collection was made we have come
to the conclusion that tine 'brcks" have "evapo-
rated, and that the excise people have been on a
steady "smih" eyer since Will the members OF the
Board "analIze?n
The artistsn paints and pencils are air employed
in getting VI banners portraits, cartoons and carl
catures for srvice in the coming Presidential CAM
paign. Vert many OF the caricatures are clever,
while othersare OF the beastly" ORDER particularly
those which refer to the great Major General
spoons" Notwithstanding the nomination of Sey-
mour and BAlr as opposed to Grant and ColfaX, the
political dohgs and sayings Of both parties for the
next few moths promise to be Of the lively order.
What is geatly needed in this city-drinking foun-
tails and yell kept water closets. Arrangements
such as thePark Commissioners have adopted for
the convenience Of visitors to their grounds might
with great lroprety be established throughout the
city, Mr.. lergh, who is phanthropist Of the
first cut, wtuld immortalize himself If he were to
attend as aSsdlously to the natural wants Of the
bped as he doest0 those of the fourfooted creation
If we accept the statement Of DR.. Harris
backed by the Bard Of Health, Taurus is not in the
ascendant. The fact Is, like every other creature
Taurusis subjec to the ills that Shakespeare says
flesh is heirto, ald consequently, bull beef at this
particular time sat discount. II you'd be virtu-
GUS (and, Therefore, happy take our advice and
eschew chops ami refuse to mastcate cows muscle.
Stomach anything but flesh even If it is Of grass.
What has became of the rush for city lots "any-
where within ahundred miles OF New York" which
gave real estate auctioneers so much employment
few months Igor Is every one supplied, or has the
land been al solo, and have the spectators "gone
upr to Saratoga to ''see how them bosses runS"
Will the sachems Of Tammany do the public the
in front Of leir aristocraticappearing Wigwamp 1t
is not In cosonance with the supposed character of
the place. II the chiefs Of the tribe decline to ac
cede to this very reasonable request" the part
of their people it viii be at taken for granted
that they 70 in for "whte mans government and
nothin' shorter"