Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-02

Sullivan and Dass Bali, Etc.
special Correspondents Of TIE EVENING SrAn.
NEW YORK. June 1, 1888.
decoration day was celebrated with great
pomp I witnessed an amusing scene In the
crowd waiting on Fifth avenue for the process
sion. At precisely o'clock i've abandoned
young men walked arm in arm to the northeast
corner OF the Worth monument and began to
jeer at rotund and clumsy policeman. The
polioeman's eyes closed and he swelled with sup
pressed rage, but he retained his official dignity
and resolutely kept his back to the young men.
The young men were collarless. wore sack coats
battered Derby hats, and sported half-smoked
cigars. Their manners were free. easy and utterly
unrestrained. Occasionally one of them would
touch the back of the policeman's hat with the
end ofhis Cigar and the ashes would roll down over
that functionary's neck and uniform But he still
stood In line. Then the young men took turns in
asking him personal questions. He was requested
to state where he was born; how old he was;
whether his father was q Scandinavian or q
Greek. and who made his clothes He was also
asked to take OF his head and put 1t In his
pocket, out 10 never turned . hair and stared
straight before him. Gradually other Wild
Spirits drawn by the presence Of the young men
from the lower wards came around, and by 10
O'CLOCK there was neucleus Of q riot, then
Tour more policemen arrived, and backed up
against the crowd beside the portly German
The German said In . hoarse whisper to his
comrades. Don't say holdings These ter
riers Is trying to give me q breeze"
The other policemen winked impressively and
nodded their heads The abandoned spirits be-
nind them sang snatches of popular airs. TANNED
each others hats over their eyes, knocked cigars
out OF each others mouths. and behaved gene!'
rally with genialty and freshness. An unoffend-
Ing negro. not noticing the character of the
crowd. came along with his black eyes glisten-
ing and his mouth half open, ready to see the
parade. Three or four gentlemen from the East
Side made room for him with elaborate polite
ness, and he edged his way up to the gutter all
smiles and Qualifications. He took his place in
the front rank, right behind the burly policeman
and In front Of the two leaders Of the gang
feet. and their comrades behind them put their
hands against their backs There was a wild
hurrah and the leaders were pushed violently
forward. They struck the colored gentleman
amidships, and he shot bodily from the sidewalk,
landed on the shoulder Of the policeman. toppled
over and fell fat In the street, sending the
policeman's hat rolling in the dust. The police
man turnedturiously around, but the gang stood
with faces that were pictures Of innocence,
and gazed disinterestedly up the street The
colored man picked himself up and stole away
He seemed panied, heart-sore and deceived
The burly policeman fitted his hat firmly on his
head and came back to his place again. Then
he whispered to his comrades and the four
turned suddenly and fell upon the young men
who still looked innocent. The officers pushed
stood there. They we're backed by half hum
dred of their kind In the rear, and though the
police succeeded in pushing the foremost of
them back few feet they were SO ably backed
that they rushed right up to the edge Of the
gutter again. The policemen threw themselves
into the crowd, waved their clubs In the air and
pushed and shouted excitedly. But they made
no Impression whatever upon the gang. Then
they worked their way into the crowd and tried
to get around to the members In the rear
put these gentlemen slid to the front and the
first thing the policemen knew they were in the
rear OF the crowd instead Of In the front of It.
Again they all came forward and made an on
siaught on the gang, but they were utterly un-
able to cope with 1t. They could keep it In some
sort OF order, but could not control its move
ments All this time the men In the crowd were
jeering and haunting the policemen. This got
20 pad at last That the police went for the crowd
rough-shod. 1t Is sad to relate but the finest
certainly got the worst Of 1t and were being
pushed around roughly, when tall man, with a
captains cap, walked up in front of the crowd.
ana the build OF Hercules. He gave a
sharp word OF command and the policemen
came out to the gutter and touched their
mats. The crowd surged forward once
steadily on the faces of the two rim leaders who
were some little distance back from the gutter
at tnls time. The captain approached the crowd
with slow and somewhat pretentious step.
SUN his two eyes were fixed upon the ring
Leaders. The men stopped their jeering: those
at the outer edge began to move away, and
those in front tried to work their way out The
Two rngleaders had stopped their jibes and
taunts, and looked somewhat uneasiy at the
captain. He moved steadily in; the crowd
parted on each side for him and stepped up In
the gutter He stood head and shoulders over
the men around him. Then he raised his club,
slightly leaned over, and touched the two lead
ers gently on the shoulders. The leaders looked
at him. The captain looked at them for long
whlie. without word, and then simply said:
''We amt dom nothin," one of them faul-
tered
81 know you," said the captain.
Inc two leaders looked suriy and rebeIlious
for minute. turned about and skulked out of
sight around the corner of Broadway Captain
Williams turned on his heel without a word and
went on down 5th avenue.
H. W. HURLBUr's vERrU.
People learned of the auction sale of William
Henry Hurlbut's art treasures with consider
able surprise. The brilliant Journalist who
was editor of the World until the western men
got hold oft, has made collection of valuable
paintings and bric-a-brac. His delight i'm
articles of rertu is well known. and it is readily
understood that he must be in a strait when he
sells them. Among other things. he has a
Turner valued at S3O, 0OO and some Chinese and
Japanese vases Of extraordinary value. There
is besides gold lacquered writing case with
top ornamented with pure gold and silver.
japanese brushes and writing utensils, for
which Mr. Hurlbut has received some very large
offers, are numerous, and there are many
bronzes and paintings. There are also superb
supper sets and pieces Of sevres, royal saxony
figurines. porcelains. rugs, etc. The auctioneer
will sell under the hammer a collection that has
taken years and years to gather. Hurlbut's
future plans are unknown. He is at present
wandering around Wall street and clearing up
matters generally. He says he will spend next
year In Europe, where, it is said, be will repre-
sent Gould's interests.
ANOTHER BIG HOTEL.
E. c. Stokes, who had some difficulty with
MIR. James Fisk some years ago, is going to visit
Mr.. Mackay in Paris, where. 1t is said, arrange
ments will be completed for the erection Of
gigantic hotel Hackay. who has forty or ffty
millions, thinks everything of Stokes It is
generally believed that the Californian bought
the Hoffman house for Stokes and supplied the |