The New York herald., 1870-07-08
FOR SUFFERING CUBA.
Mass Meeting at tho Brooklyn Academy
Speeches by General Jourdon, Daniel B.
Lyddy and 0thers-Letters OF sympa-
thy Read Distribution Of Prizes.

The Cuban mass meeting held at the Brooklyn
Academy OF Music last night was uot as largely at
tended as was anticipated The lower part OF th9
house was not more than third full, and the family
circle contained about twenty persons 1t would
have been supposed the announcement that $4,000
worth OF ewelry to be distributed at the meet.
ing and the sympathy for suffering families of the
Cuban PATRIOTS would have had the effect of crowd.
ing the Academy, but such was not the case The
building was neatly decorated, nags Of different ma
uonalitles being restooned over the balcony.
Alarge number Of the prlzes consisting OF silver.
ware jewelry, paintings statuary &C. were dis
played on tables on the stage. large painting Of
the Virgin Mary at the cross was suspended over
the stage, on one side of which was handsome
American Dag, and on the other the national col0rs
OF Cuba.
The meeting was advertised to commence at eight
O'Clock, but owing as the manager, G. w. Brown.
stated 10 the absence of General Joardan the audi
ence were kept waiting until nearly nina o'clock
before movement was made towards beginning.
In the meantime brass band entertained
the patient assemolage. Finally Mr. Brown
that there would have been larger number present
but from the fact that the meeting had beer post.
poned twice-0nce because 1t was impossible 70 get
ready for the meeting in the short time It adver.
tised for aud the second time In consequence OF the
q PA sne c he OF
prizes, remarkng that he had labored under con,
siderable disadvantage owing to the many lottery
swtndles which mad been gotten up. These articles
had been donated by ladies who sympathtzed with
the noble cause, to be disposed Of for the
benefit OF Cuban liberty. He thought this method
Of dsposing OF the articles the best. There wer
10 900 tckets their numbers corresponding with those
which were held by the audience. These would be
placed IN wheel which had been used In Brooklyn
during the draft.
NJ. 1E9wE s9ia pe lsd lsd few letters which IN ns
could not be present. He then read letters rom
Stewart t. Woodiord and Thomas Fitch. ali
expressing symoathy With the Cuban cause aud re-
GREETING that " was Impossible for them to De pre-
OF three TO examine the wheel and the duplicate
tickets Captain Snow and Drs y. p. Norris ana
George J. Bennett were selected. Captain Snow de-
place. Inc tickets were then examined, during whlch
process Mr. Daniel X. Lyddy entertained the ~
dience with short speech upon the wrongs OF Cuoa
and the necessity OF America standing by her In ta
hour Of need. II would be the best interest OF AmA
| rica to recognize Cuba and he believed II II had
| been done year ago IL would have been better.
They might be told that the resources OF the country
would be affected II America nterfered, but h0 qlQ
not believe It. Spain was holding merely ror SpAts
| ism honor Spanish honor was numbering tne men
and Women there. He h0 led that the God OF justice
would be the God OF vengeance, until 1t lett Cuba In
dependent Efl s
mr.. BsNNErr one OF the Examining COMMITTEES.
reported that they had examined the tickets ana
General JouEDAN was then announced, and on
making his appearance was greeted with loud ap.
pause. ais speech, which nc read nom nm manu-; ,s
the part he took III the revolution. He showed how
the people OF Cuba have been oppressed and az
very severe on President Grant ior ns apathy N re-
and after some further explanations by Mr.. Br0wn
the drawing OF prizes was proceeded with, Colonel
Lansing having been blindfolded for that purpose
Persons holding tickets not PAID for will not be ent
lied to any prize.