, 1876-07-09

were regulAr half hourly fire alarms; fortunatcl
steam IRE engines and patrol 1-wa4ons-alsoyether
| It was memorable day, But everybody Is glad
Is all oEer: and when the next Centennial occur
lnaT VIC all be there to see it.
AMUSING PHASES OF THE BUNTING TRADE.
| The dealers in flags and bunting enjoyed
rich harvest The wholesale dealers we're clean
ed out early in the previous week, and found i
difficult to replenish their stocks. A character
lstic scene took place at Claflin's on Saturday
An uptown dealer had bought lot of chea1
flags and had them piled together while he wen
to another part OF the store. While absent ano,he
deser come along and carried off one OF the piece.
to salesman and had the goods ticketed to him
SELF Tt': f:st purchaser discovered the trek be-
fore the second had time to get away with tht
piece, and then ensued q regular dsticuf
light for possession The salesnen inter.
fered. end the first purchaser Of course
sent from the country to the larger houses in the
trade which were never filled, simply because it
was impossible to obtain the materials. Prices ad.
Of june could have been purchased for IS on the
| 1st July sold for S15- Piece bunting tripled in
price. and the commonest sort OF calico dags were
| in demand at 100 per cent advance. Some OF the
| dry-goods dealers sold out all their stock aud
finally decorated their own stores with folds OF red
| white. aud blue t1nnuelz.
| 4 GAY AND FESTIVE TRIO.
| Among all those who enjoyed the Sd and 4th
there were none who entered into the gayeties
J OF those days with more heartiness than three
| ladies from the suburbs who came to the citv
and established themselves ut a leading hotel
! They arc the wives Of wel1-knoHn citizens, but
| it so happened their husbands we're all absent
that day,-two with the military In Philadelphia,
| and the third on summers trip in the West
They left their children at home. and when they
In Yhn how
they manage to 60 the rounds without gentleman
escort. One OF the three having had the European
experience OF coarieEe u1s equal to the emergency
Boldly. visiting one OF the main offices of
sse @ asassd The % e1aesy. eend Ra1s feqaszsd
that . thoroughly faithful, competent, and
reliable messenger of presentabte appear
escort the three ladies TO The various places Of in
terest in the city during the two DAYS The appli-
cation was novel one, but. after brief delay the
required party was found and placed ut the disposal
Of the female trio. He turned out frst-class es-
cort, ard under bis guidance and protection our fe
male 1 f5s1ds vSite every portion Of the cy Saw
works the next nlght. and attended a matinee be-
tween. These were as free as air, and whenever
senger was On hand In Europe this would haye
been an ordinary occurrence, but in America the
idea OF ladies' enjoying themselves in this wsy Is
rather new.
ALMOST RIOT N FRONT OF DALY's-
- AeAA(A a41AASAAA5 u<lAA4EllE9 WHICH,
ened serious results, took place on the evening
Of the Fourth in front Of Days Theatre.
While the performances were in progress in the
evening, some un1uly boys persisted in putting
OF quantities OF fire-crackers, whole packs at
time, In the street close By It disturbed the
audience SO much that one Of the attaches OF the
theatre demonstrated with the boys, but with no
effect. He then took the sman hose used for water
ing the street and began playing on the pavement
where the crackers were exploding. From tits to
playing wafer on the crowd was but brief motion,
but the effect vas critical. The crowd closed in
upon the man and wrenched the pipe from bis
hands, and would have ualtreated him severely but
for the oppottunc arrival OF policeman. The
litter dsoTe OF ihose nearest At hand but By this
time 600 people had gathered, by their noisy
demonstrations formed quite mob. Somebody
suggested Charge on the theatre, but it was not
seconded. In the meantime information had been
sent to the nearest police station and q detail OF
twenty started for the thcatre on the double
quick. This oc1ion served to augmen, the crowd
scene Of the difficulty, Twenty ninth street and
Broadway, for block either way, was packed by a
dense mass Of people. one-half Of whom were IT.
tering angry lmprecatons toward the theatre. The
police made short work OF clearing the Streets and
IN few minutes after their arrival all danger was
ayerted.
now BEL1E LOST Her WIG OVERLOADED.
Mr. TroEbridge's comical story in poetic |
verse, in the July number Of Haype's Naqa=u,e,
Of fashionable belle who lost her Wig and false
teeth overheard, which were recovered in time |
to allow her wedding to one OF her suitors, had |
4 counterpart in half Of the story last week in
the experience Of party who attended the yacht |
race on steamboat The sufferer is we'll known |
society belle, who has more than once graced the
upper deck Of Col. Delaney Kane's Pelham coach, |
and Is understood to be engaged to Wall street |
broker. She Ii onfy 10, and has been noted for /
her wealth OF blonde hair Dressing in half mourn
ins on account Of The dgsth Of relative the com
tingue appearance, we'll known 70 the swells OF
the avenue LAST week On the occasion OF
Jucht race she was one Of q private panty
on board small propeller chartered for Tie occa,
sion. and. a. the wind waa susty, and the sea
made sad work with the storachs Of the party out
ment OF all pretensc OF personal appearance. Our |
belle suffered with the rest when she sought relief
by removing her hat \ sudden pnd Of wind the
next moment caught her hair and stripped her |
head OF its covering. In other words, her mass OF
blonde head rigging was blown overheard. and the |
poor E VS. in ar sase Ct desp,ir Her lady friends
but half OF them were delighted with her mlshap'
and the ohez half said to themselves that served
Remaining hair so that it looked passahIy well. and
she returned to the city, II crestfalen at least
bereft of her wealth OF hair, and her reputation as
! blonde beauty forever destroyed
NEW BRooKLTS-uR1GHrs SCANDAL
Fashionable circles on Brooklyn Heights are
asitated at the present time By discovery that
aas thrown three families into deep so1row.
The story has been published In one Of the Sun
lay papers, and, although no names have been
,ivcn, they are we'll known to many persons,
md probably viii be made public within few
lays. Ill OF the families interested are attendants
II prominent churctesin South Brooklyn In one of
hem there Is son not ret 90, who has had all the
Advantages Of liberal education and travel that
ndu1sent parents could bestow. Gifted with un-
Usual gracez Of demeanor and department. he hiss
'een favozite with young ladies everywhere, and
sith TWO at theEa has been especially intimate,
'scoruns them 70 Prospect Park and upon various
sas discovered that one OF these young ladies' was
bout to become mother. Her parents became