The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-31
THE BOWLING BANQUET.
The City and State Magnates at
DelmOnicO's Last Night.
A BRILLIANT SEND-OFF FOR THE JUDGE.
Speeches by Mayor Hall, Judge Bedford, Sena.
tors Dreamer and Bradley and Others.

Seldom has the great caterer Delmonco, been
called upon to pander the tastes OF more distn-
guished guests than those who honored his board
with their presence last evening. He has had to
provide for the apostles OF the New England Society,"
for Scotch festivals, for alamni OF colleges-of
Yale, Harvard and Hartford-and last, but not
least, Tor the members OF the High Commits
sion, who made his house the place
from which the annuncations OF great
principles Of International law were sent forth and
heralded to the world but last night he was called
upon to entertain men OF different calibre, men
who are not only known in this State and this city,
but men whose services have been acknowledged
and recognized as being or the highest degree and
OF the first Importance to the State and the commu
nifty. For some time past Judge Bowling has been
contemplating
VISIT TO THE OLD WORLD
and his friends-of whom he has great many-de-
sired to express their high appreciation OF his long,
faithful and onerous duties by giving him public
reception before ne started his tour the his
toric and ancient portions Of Europe whittier he In
tends vending his way.
temptation, was. given at Demonicos, with
the consent Of the great caterer himself,
sympathy win the ''great terror Of crlrni-
nails Ia this city. Precisely at nalf-past SIX
Oss MsySr senator 5 suess N
ley. Superintendent Keso Surrogate Hutchlnss,
Inspector Dnks, Harry Palmer, William 5.
monico and about twenty other gentlemen
whose exploits In and for the city render them
worthy OF pubic notice, assembled to pay tribute
OF respect 10 Judge bowling prior TO his departure
Tor the classic scenes OF Germany, Rome aud
Mayor Hall was elected to preside for which oc-
CASTOR ne had provided himself with new PAIR OF
the best pebble gig lamps. Judge bowling sat
latest suit OF fine broadcoth and wearing set
OF the most gtlering of sparkling diamond studs.
Sessions, where his best smiles displayed;
terror to evil doers and welc Inc 10
tired in iuI ballroom dress. a much more
handsome picture and considerably better
looking than oregon represented him an MS life-sizc
portralt-better nan the artist In his widest dreams
imagined he even maintained throughout the
festival that same careful attitude ana dignity OF
manner which has characterized him when per-
forming
o. HIS OFFICIAL o DUTIES OF CITY an.; JUDGE
was 'n also soy 1isnnea. His diamond e smas
srarkled dangerously for the VISION OF those
present, and seemed 10 sned an Albany lustre
around so fascinating that people would look upon
them-like moths i'll gas lamp-to their own perm.
Senator Bradley came out In all the dignity Of
legislator, full Of comical and visionary spendor If
the terms may be allowed and, be II said TO his
honor, he came out OF the trying ordeal Of contest
with the oldest Delmonico" full OF glory,
superintendent keso was sandwlched be-
tween the last named Senator and Harry Palmer.
like rose between tnornS Or as Hercules In
test with dwarls. The heat was intense, and The
superintendent seemed or twice inclined TO
evade any longer the concomitanLs attending such
close quarters upon such a close evening; but he
stood II manfully and held Out-with the aid Of an
immense fan fashioned by the hand OF some
ingenious heather Chinee-untll the finale. Binv
Cooke presided at end OF the table, and seemed
to cook efIectually all who were within earsnot Of
his pungent puns.
AiIer the elegant menu and the best the old
caterers VINE cellar could afford had been .gone
through Mayor Hail rose TO propose q toast He
n IN harn Of
the occasion. mad well earned the short vacation the
people now seemed willing to accord him. No one
through the various gradations through which he
had risen to his present position, and he adj
United that no one was more entitled to the respect
and the esteem OF the community than the terror OF
evil-doers at the Tombs.
the happiness OF being. 20 X" in speechmaking as
the Mayor he should not pretend to enter
into any lengthy considerations OF the mat
tiers to which The Mayor had reverted; but this he
would say, he had endeavored TO do his duty, to
repress crime, to earn the appreciation Of his fellow
citizens and 70 carry out the laws Of the state.
that the people might have security in their homes
and freedom from that lawlessness TO which the
Grimm Al portion Of the community would otherwise
subject them. lie was going for Q short trip he
SAID; he wanted TO see the great entry OF the half
million OF soldiers into Berlin. ana become ac-
quainted with the old country aud their much older
manners but he honed TO
RETURN LIKE A NAN REFRESHED WITH NEW
full OF new ideas new life and new energies to carry
out the work which had been entrusted to him by
Judge BEDFORD followed in splendid and
logical speech, in which he stated that
during the time Judge Bowling was away
he would do his best at the special Sessions
and elsewhere to combat with the criminals who
might be brought before him. and be as great a ter
ror to the scallawags as the man whom they hon.
ored that night had been. He spoke highly OF the
Judge, and assured nm OF his hearty wishes and of
the high esteem in which he held him. loud and
CONTINUOUS cheering followed these remarks.,
Senator DREAMER was then called upon. and he
stated that though he had been Senator for seven
TAf la arf nj IN
making In the way IN which the previous speaker
had demonstrated It, He was the creme de la creme
OF orators he only came TO express by his presence
!and his flaming dlainends the great regard
he had for Judge bowling anf the manner in which
he as magistrate had efectuaiiy cOmbated the
crime Of the city, He would to God shat Albany
could boast OF such men. lie prayed that he might
soon have them so that the people might say ut Is
good for them to be there"
senator Bradley was highly eulogized by the
Mayor as to his comeliness and handsome appear
aDce, and the Senator replied that he knew he
was good-ooKing, but'that the President could vie
with him at any time. especially when he came out
In new white necktie and new glasses.
superintendent KEIso said That he did not believe
so much IN speecnmaking, because there was
OF impromptu speakers, but he did believe In Dow
ling, and he acknowledged that many practical
ceIved and acted upen.
Inspector DILKs and several others spoke In the
same feeling manner toward the man to whom they
did honor that occasion, and they believed that II
he did not become possessed OF the of the
vulgar Englishman or OF the stoiidlty OF the Ger
man, the excitabty OF the Swiss and the
IDLENESS OF THE ITALIAN,
or become knIghted and Toasted and dned, he
would return to them wiser, better and more
happy man. Thus spoke all the oracles, and every
one seemed pleased and comfortable and believed
that 10 indeed good Tor them TO be there to pay
passing tribute TO one who has so well earned the
appreciation OF CHIEF Justice. The company did
not separate until the stars began TO pale and the
milky way appeared on Fourteenth street.