The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-17

now FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS coll
LEcrEp AID NOT APPARENTLY nsBUKsED-

now FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS col
LEcrEp AND NOT APPARENTLY D1sBUEsED-
FRAUD OF IMpEcrIIrs, or Roth.
There are few details connected with The INCEPTION
progress and OF the soc-led Carnival q Tues
day last partially brought TO Ign, yesterday. which, II
they do not adorn 4 tale, My point moral
In the first place Is allie scd that two OF tho proec
tors o. the enterprise commenced their work WIN
capital Of only about $500 each but possessing that
other capital which has been APPLY described a. tue
.gi Of CAB they entered the LIST and by push and
impudcnce made their way. They secured a inysic
rious credit, which enabled them 10 publish nam
ing circulars and ambilously designed posters
There was not q barrooa or puoic pace
for miles around but flooded with the attractive
OF an extraordinary carnival season,
and gradually kind vi faith was tnsendsreu WHICH
led 10 personal riiccs and pceuniary coniriouoas
Tas NoSLy GATHERED ~.
Hesidcs the charges Tor partc ipaing IN the pleas
urcs OF appeared too reasonable 70 many 70
'pnlbolc about Men found who we're wiihns 70
pay $40 Tor tho privilege OF appearing as knights
oil the realm" or pr'nces imperial, or auscs oi
dusouts or anything else that entitled thep " wear
plush hat ana faded pair OF isns so a , p Dn n
himself is Understood to have paid 81 900 LOT inc cheap
poorety being stared At aud 50 Celebrating me VIZ
tues OF beer, besides even larger sum ~ uia.hs q
show of horses, men and barrels. The price OF
/. wagon ia the day PROCESSION $Ij each,
and as some hundred appeared ~ the
PROCESSION about SO, 900 Melted from TINS source
auau as tho event assumed shape, hotel keepers and
others who made 10 believe that an enormous
gathering OF people ~ the Guy ~oua o,ne a ,ner
els ana dsburse voluntary contributions ranging from
$50 10 $500 II Is estimated thar about Slo,ooo were
thus realized Then came the Dal.
THE BALL
The wool was adroi,ly pulled over the eyes oil the
usually shrewd gentlemen connected with Gilmore's
Garden and they, loo, hoodwinked into tue be-
lei that au enormous commercial success was I'M
pending on Spnna 80 accsmmoas,"
crowd Flowers cAicium lights, cascade anu ioun-
lan- u noble noor and the best OF music were
provided IN anticipation OF the great roc. But y
was only q bubble. Probably less than thousand
tickets sold and tns arrangements were simply
barDaric and disgusting IL was during the so-calicd
NbalI or rout as II should DO properly termed,
that tho full force oil The swndie became ul'y APP
parent. Tho individual VINO paid 5000 Tor the Goa.
30 OF pocket over 81 0OO anu 10 walters ioaied
istlcssly waiting orders Tor champagne that never
same tor all other drinks were tabooed within the
sacred presc Of the King Even the bllpostcrsa are
alleged TO be among the sufferers while OF Bigot u u
ola that he was called upon 10 furnish eighty gahohs
81 ice cream and sold but two.
But It rs unnecessary to further reveal tho nnanca al
details Of the most supendoI iaure OIL ms character
that ever has disgraced Now York
A word about the sosial aspects oil the ball. Their
Numerically described, they were somewhat as iol-
lows;-Levcn O'Clock, dreary waste OF moor;
twelve O'Clock, tho "Kiug' and dozen
courtiers looking blank, bcdragglcd aud disap.
pointed; one O'Clock, tar gathering OF ladies' and
Gentlemen who wisely kept their seats on the tiers or
promcnadipg unmaskcd showed their respecthDlity
two O'Clock, twenty or thirty couples on INC moor,
prouetting with strange suggestvcness OF the fancy
toucncs of public dance house or something worse
three o';ock, strong accession from the brotacls,
D retirement oil decent people, a puDhc man
making speech winch he threatened
plunge into the fountain II he WAS interrupted fun
fast an furious the wild and desperate
in It's lascivious surroundings as It's voiarics had
been born in Nth and ertlizcd IN corruption The
admissions almost free. dollar slyiy slipped
into the hands o an oblisng attendant TOOK, ~ Al
legged, the place OF two dollar bill few hours earlier
Even the hircngs recognized the failure and feahered
their nests wh,c they could From beginning TO end
IN man "
more than imbecity or fraud. II Was simply an en-
tapgIcmcrt OF indecences set 10 vouptuous music.