The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-05

Nan Meeting ct ths City Park, Breehyn-'
Arguments xnthufsm, Rottsn
Eggs Pyrotschnies and
General xixxle.

There was very large ana Overwhelmingly en-.
4husiasttc mass meeting held last evening In the
City Park, Brooklyn, opposite Flushing avenue
under the auspices Of the Workingmen's Central
Union. most commodious stand. hand-
somely decorated with bunting land Chi
nese lanterns, was erected about the centre
on 1.-THE Park (near the spot where Senior
Otero was murdered). Pyrotechnics went on In
rapid succession from half-past seven until nine
O'Clock, when confusion rsigned supreme.
Mr.. A. y. CAMPBELL,
who presided, came forward about eight o'clock,
and said that this was workingman's meeting,
,ns Of 0T Nave ns sS and
in0 Henry w. Slocum fer the measure which
u S,u. hs SCs.
people Cheers for 6locum were given. and one
venerable egg wendell its way from amid the vast
with the charman's Uranium.
MI. RosEnr CHOW then came forward. and said
s as ne n wsos e o n
sumed:-uentsmsn IN TIE arss plscs: .: e :
shower Of stale eggs was distributed in loose ana
careless manner among the occupants OF the stand.
Mr. TROUT up was the next next speaker But an COCA
sonal word only could Dc heard even by those who
the interrupuons. "A band Of music occupied an I'D
joining stand and played II feel, feel feel ike
voice. o the speaker NEST Dnrns
sc very Is piece q yss ss
aliusion 10 Erastus ID. Webster, o. the working
mans friend, for Congress IN the Third district.
Of half dozen men, but no sooner had It reached
tine vicinity Of the central scene Of excitement than
IL WA ignOmin0usy ebllterated.
An address or an appeal to the workingmen OF
which the following IL an extract was read and dts
tributed among the crowd:-
seventh Eleventh, Thiteen6 NlDs,sent And Twsn.issh
yard ssr ..Ss This would Vl % bring
as ssa on sC A. large AS s..:
aOlsd 70 purchase home near the yard would ind the,
.ias: wound 3 thrown :se nssts ara sold srss:
e g . 4 sa' Of
ness. II fact there e not store IL the dsrc. which would
Of humber worsns@sn ~s si;o
have ta%s: dependent upon them numbering
In decided 70 Slo.o ne yard oon.:tlng Of 1888
sSs. i !: NJ s:s
Sssass% 3 sas:S he taxable properly q sSs city
Jos. Of buildings. So from careful
@ ia q
There would be warehouses built this for
the that In New York and Brooklyn during the
there was an ENORMOUS number Of warehouses built and
there now lying idle and partially filed stores than
the business Of the country win warrant for the next
twenty The for opening and paving
streets would be enormous TIM navy yard tract would
which II unoccnpied Notwithstanding the water better
ana deeper There moro men employed to-day In the
Navy Yard than employed all the docks In Brooklyn,
from Red Hook to Hunters Point.
The police Of the Second and Fourth precincts
were present, but made no arrests, there being no.
body hurt. Resolutions were read endorsing E. ID.
Webster for Congress, and pledging themselves to
Several other speakers were to have addressed the
mass meeting, and were only prevented from doing
by the lrrepressble and perpetual paudits OF the
multitude. The 'smashn has noated In the cutters
or the Fifth ward too recently for the denizens
of that stin district to stand quietly by and hear
any argument In favor Of q republican for ofllce.
Such was the sentiment expressed by the motley
audience. shortly after nine O'Clock the platform
was taken possession OF by the crowd. the Chinese
lanterns were removed and the committee Of
arrangements dispersed. thoroughly dsgusted with
the result OF the meeting