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.r.rfi ,uf T tfu r ju . '{ £ -' ViZrtfefefcZfel^J^aGlViahMSWSawiaVVfUrfeGt' >•-»tVWV>;M«(MJAUM»,V..y M . lU ' T V11»»' - i / j * *•»*/'.* ? -v>■,¥ * ' 1 I«* * * fS • * h «v.,* m’» . I *1M* * « * • r 5ft t i N . Y , 10,. 1871. ISl'MBEft 28 : i M ACHINES. i ... W ^ELKR & l\riLS03SrS s i e ^ i s r a CRAXQHE? & OOKFjOWe, L03STC IS£4OT.. AQPNOY; 240,1 alt6ii'StreetnBrooMy^., Opposite l y Hall, tip stairs. The superior merits of this Hovblne arq tqo weji tnuwo to need recounting. ' W e know, snd Tratrsnt, it toiiern* fissT'SBWiso Machine t h a t His zveb Meek ««*• ■ „ . lVeuamntee'themo g t suit thepurchaser .?? tlje gi,ye of payment. We in s tr u c t p u r c h a s e r s without charge. Wp . deliver , them , Freight , prepaid. Oar-Traveling nnd Local Agcnte give the same terms that'we do at the Principal Office. , Orders may be Left, Payments may be Made, Needles, Threads, ete., purchased A t our LOCAL AGENCIES as follows: JAMAICA, at the POST OFFICE, T. H. RHODES & CO ; , Hempstead, at the Millinery Rooms of MRS. DeNYSE; Glai Cove, at. the Millinery Room's of MRS. B E N N E T T ; Or, with our TRAVELING AGENTS for'QUEENS .COUNTY: Wt Ha Merritt and Jos. M. Davy, P. O.ddress' a ' PI 0.ddross,' a , GLEN,COVE,, <mcM6) JAMAICA. • f U j s c c W n t t w t t s i . A BUMRILL Ac CO., i •., I i- . 1 - ■ • , ■ ■ Invite yotir attention to their ’ELEGANT. ASSORTMENT OF \ Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry AND SILV E R WARD, 27it Broatlway,...,' NeW York* ■ • • ^ Cor. Chambers Street. Watches and Jewelry Repaired 'fey Competent Workmen. ’ ca'o. n. sravEhs. [nioli23yi] ceq. n. JAQI'KS. Y ^ M . DU11I.AND & SON’S JE M IP IJE8,'JE3. .. Livery, Sale and Exchange S T A B L E S , FLUSHING- a v e ......',,.J a m a i c a , I , . I . Coaelies for Parties, KUneralsand Weddings conitont lyndpdHttiM. i r • 1 . AU;.,, Horses kept b y the day, week or montb. Hot, ..'etjIJonoommisaloti. All oii the most tesson- ab)fltorflnfr<j,!'!i • , ... • ■ , ; ■ Wfrpt; r‘Hpy,.. tfobpi \yM.L>p»oAy°,fr htlOi'CT&'IAlTlS I . . . ■ ; . h ... ... .. . . * * —OP THE— . _ . ' MS’W TOWN BALL, ' . , . . Apdhe t ..... , , Reformed 'Dutch Church;, i I For, salo,at, , , | ,. .. - f t i i o n t s & c o . ’sv .i * - uni i. JAMAICA. \ . . 0RXSOO^L &RITCHARD, P ' •' ' •>’*' Importersf o , ■ .,' \ C p o e l s e r y v . O, h i , s P la t e d W ave, Ctttlery, • • KEROSENE. L A M P S ,' Etc. . 21 Catherine j St., corner o f Henry, ■ 1 . ..■•■. ’..,'ASD' ■ \• ’\!.' • i n s d e f e n d 'S t.', t o c t w . C l i n t o n a t t f t S u f f o l k • , »’• ... if - ■„, ■iaamily, , NE>V YORK. , j Flv’d'perecnt oft nil bills over 'flO.' ' '*’ '» rSIHE EQUALIZER.—T H E VACUUM OH A IR A ^ TREATMENT. . Cares Chronic and Acnte diseases congestions nnd lunamtnntlon b y equalizing the circulation of tbo blood >nd nervous fluid. I t is epocially efficacious In Potsly- y'i Epilepsy, Spssmzy. .Wasted' Eimhs.< Rheumatism, nnmhsgo, Neuralgia, Weak Chest and. Lungs, Astb- ®a, Spinal Curvaturca,-HU Vitus' Dancei Dropsy, Dys- pepsia, Anoplesry, Affotllosa. bf the Heart nndEldnoys, J'ancots, Tumhra, Eryalpslas, Llvor Complaint, Ooustb patlon, Hoftonlng o fthe Brain, e t « g t e - ^ e t^ .^ _ . Jyl8yl ' ■ 302Fnltontyrooklyn,Y. B B • U ' ,|, .,'A.Mra. »*,•. •••> ■»,' • RHO i JES & W a tfA W W G O O D S 8TORE, Wont pjHca Building,)... Avar(fdwoytm'e^oastantly..bn , a n W . SHARPE At CO .,' i ' jkjfentajo . B.ttUdta 5 «).. .-.t'.v. «,.:Nccr Vosfcx Al* euthorized to CONTRACT t o t ADVERTISING 111..OUR. P A P E R . TnT. 'iiLLOWB; X i,v. ... V '.II, ■ ; -»; -nil -.iblix:’:•< * \'li r - -' ' 11'?—11 ' ? , T 1 ' I .ir'' f> ' \\ » L O N G I S L A N D N E W S . Aftw ijay? s^icet * JJtra'J^e'^np, and.tiQr child, agetUivp, yeqrs, of . New VHlage, gui1 follt cpuntj’,;yeresdly,g«r«l v h hy an iDluTiu- led bull. The childaunot c possiblyecover, r JlrsPhobe Anb 8kdore, i m wife of Hiimy Skidmore, of South’ttVen, H Suffolk’dUnty, c Wa2nslantlyhilled1yightning i ' b l ononday • ■ M Ofist l vrhek, While standing, at ttwi kitcheo door ofer h reMdenefe.\ ' ' \ ' Bcv, Charles Douglass, fectojr of St. Jobn’s (Kplscopitl) cinnclj,. at viile,’)Mesigned j r doccept a a gall.to achorc4n.^Nowark, , i M\. J. Aetvayasince f d at BayvilleTOwnfslip) ( o I :a Mrs. Skinner diedfter- a a short illness oi' genuine Asiatic-cholere. 1‘This'is-the tecond death from that malady occurring in that vicinity withinen t days,' Twoonvicts c who hadscapedromlack- e f B weir’sslandn I i a small boat, encountered a nupier h of gentleypnteotiying t d pear Wool- sey’s. Point Saturdaynoruiug, t and attempted toake t possession of the vehicle, but w.ere thwarted bybe t presence of mindfhe o t mat ron who'was driving. V Just as one of -he t convicts wasbouttakingheines a ' t l she struck the horse, andlleagacions l s animal snddenly starting, the scamp washrown' t down. The outlawsttempted a to overtakethe ’ carriage, but without success; The convicts had on the prison' dress, audadust h j landed. Ahronicuarrel c q over an old highway In theown t <if Huntington, runningfrom . the Northpor.t andomae c ts the Nottbport and Dix Hills roads, has beenettledyheGom- s b t niiasioners of Highways who haverderedhe o t rpad openedoheull t t f width of four rods, which was Us width when first opened ISO yb'arsgo.- a IhrecHebrews areloatingroundn f a i Lbng Ialaud villages fishing for fools. . It seems they have fouudeveral, s who,.ago willing to s.wap their greenbacks for oroide watches. They generally paybout a ten prices fortbeir . goods, but the experience is worth, all they invest. . . On Friday evening^ a boy named Graff, living at Islip Centre, was fatally kicked in the head by amrse. l Charles F. Roe, lately of Port Jefferson Kcliool, has been nnminated a candidate for the Statotudentship s at Covnell University* Aontract c has been made forthe erection nf a new M. B. Church at' Far Rockaway. It is estimatedhat t it'will Co3t §d,000. 'Over l.d’IOersons p attendedhe t Fair \\and fesiivalfhpld' o t o Methodist Bpiseopnl. Church, at Rockville Centre, last week. The Huntington Clam-bake Association haveostponedbeeleWatiOnfheirestival p t c o t f till tliouth l of AugUst. The!nnual a camp-raeeting of'the'East Long Island H. E. Cpnfarence, commenced at Merrick, on Tuesdayast. l The meeting will continue for leuays.. d ' . ' On Tuesday morning the barn of a. Mr. Byder, of Flatlands, wastruok s byighnting. l Tho barn, together With the hay,' grain and seven horses; were1onsumed. c '. .Juatlcc Siieiteker'g Court. . Nineteen youths, ranging from 9 to 15 years of age, all residents of •his t village, were,rrested a on Sunday; last at the “Three Mile iliii,” by offlcefScully - and, Suedeker, onhe t charge of malicious mischief,1ade m by Mr.-ames J Francis,: Theoys h were discharg ed with aevereeprimand s r frpmtheustice. . J , The case of Trusteesfhe o t ..Rockville Cen ter M. E. Church against'tHe Rov!. C.\P. Cor ner, for Ihe recoveiy of the com'tAunipu ser vice,. was called on.ior.thehirdime, t t andpr f the second time withdrawn on account ofn i ormdlitybhe'diimplaint;| l t ' The beariog of theomplaint c inhe t cane of Mrs. Msrgret Courtney, of Churchtreat, S this village, complained of by Wiiliatu Cannoii, for keeping a disorderlyouse.. h The hearing occupied the greatcr-portion of the day on Tuesday. Margaret Was heid'to bail^mho t sumf o $500o t await thection a of tho.Grand -Jury*. . ■ -I Stephen White, (Colored) whhined5.00 f # for aMaultlng Charles Gozzeli. j,: ', Complaint was madelagai'nst Mrs. Phillips,of Union Coarse, for stealing'a silver watch,1he t property of Peter Sleper. .A warrantvyass*- . i suedor f her arrest. . •• • _i - • Complaint oftihn J Callister against william Stripgham ior assault and. battery was,palled yesterday. Theomplainant c failedo t appear andhe t defendant wasdischarged. ' ' .Thomas Mnglish, fpr neglectingo t JjrOvfed fpr h f was crderdoind t f bondsnhe i t 'Some of $200: Thomasailedournishhe f t f t b'ohdSnd a Whsommitted6he c f i Co'nhi^ Jail, ,,W as ' pr M urdeb ?—pn Saturday morning last an unknown man, well dressed, and ap- patently about 40 years of age, • was found lyingphe o t stoop of Mr. H, W. Rowland’s store, at Queens, io adinsensibleondition, ' c and completelyaturated s With the rain, his hepd and bpdy bidly cut, leaVing the infer encebathe t hadeen b beaten to insensibility1 andhenobbed; t r Ho wss heonce6movedo f t tiip Pdor Hdusc, kopt by Mr JrohhRemsen, and-ttended, a by Dir. Wood,' but upohelme t t t of-hladestb, yestefdsy morning, remainedn i Ben'^hlc. Cbroner Mien held d|i iu^uest yes- terday ohhe t body, theury, j flEdtcg.a verdict that the decetml catnoo t Ms dcath fromx- o JjBstfrod'tho i Weatherndlowseciaivedrom a b t f ,E,qiye,Rpn:ca^rpcrepimnknown,oho.ury. u t t j .On.ttooccaECd’soft d l arm, in India ink, wi' the)ktj:d;ChafIps n ‘eiges, B an AtiChor Ssd ' '-iM C J ila k'} ■’ 'I y - t I ' Eagle Hose Company bat beeneorganized, r andhetmlrulyleiiiGnf t e •i- i ' I. I. ‘ , I Mr,oseph J Bernhard atjdamily . f .amrus , ticatingn i Rockland C<m|»ty, uegpjNyadt. George L. Peck’s family•re ' rnjbying Con necticut air. ' \ ' • ' ’ The dearest spot ph.£MlhrM^htbrn,W(>P?6 they do not advertise,,' ,... • Col. VV. S. Cogswell and Alexander; Hag- uer, J2sq.. went to.he t VVHte, SlohhtaihfyesT ! terday. , . ■ , . . Aineay, f d a goodime,' t And h Mrge turn out, ishe > wholetory s Of'the- Episcopal pic nicesterday. p \; » • ■ ■ Rev. N. E. Smith, D.p.,‘bf Plainfiel(l, N. J., will occupyhe t pulpit of the Presbyterian Church,’this village, on'SvinffaygEt, n ‘ , The new Rockaway branchof ; the -Long Island Railroad is makinglribgs t lookip t at Springfield. The M. E. Sabbath School ofamaica, J are tooldheir h t annual pielnic, Aug. 2d. 2 Daniql Smith being' the,,lpWest bidder gets the contract for flagginghe i Walk,nront i f of the Public School. The East Jamaica Union Sabbath School are making arrangements fqr a pic-nic to Rockaway Beach, on Wednesday, Aug. 16. ' The newong L Island Railroad branchto \ Rockaway. has a nice depot nearlyompleted c upont. i Just this side of Springfield: ■ The Jamaica South Union Sabbath School pic-nic will comeff o August 2?dfinst, They always haveoodime. g t \ !■ Rev. Dr. Henryuppliedhe.pulpit, s t pf tlie Presbyterian Church Sunday morulng aud eveningast. l . • 'We are obliged to’'Joim jlaroldi Esql, .'secretary of the Queens County Agricultural Society, foricketsoheallxhibition, t t t f e Sep- 'tember 27th,,28th and^29th. Cvazyudy, J a well knownoloi'edharacter, c c went on a tantrum through the streets pn Tuesday eveuing. Shes i awful onwearing. i Tlie Directors of the South Side Reiilroad Company had a meeting Tuesday, evghing, .Andudorsedhe i t nou-8top’pag&ordUk1 :• The Sabbath School of the j^r^byterian Church, Jamaica, have concluded to bold a picnic, but thoime t and place has- not /yet beenixed f upon. ' Judge Armstrong andamilymve'beeti f l de- layed'inheir t contemplatedotiruccount t o a of the.llness i of Mi'S. Armstrong, but this week they will depart. . . . Last ,week a ffgure dropped out of our formeforeoingo b g t press, and madeus,Say / that the M. E. Sabbath. School of Springfield, would go to Babylon, Aug. 3(1.' It‘goes August 36th. ' ' .... \ ' During the present month the Tuesday eveuinglecture in the Presbyterian Jjecture room, will be omitted. The FrUtayvening e prayer meeting will, bo helds a usqal, John M. Craue, Esq,, is recreating at Mar- tba’s Yinyard—soheillago's t v i jogglngaloijg wiilfout a president. President FpJc«gfresli- i r iughimself with hla familyat ' Newport—so the Southide S Railroad has.no president;. .tl ' *• ■ H sV -1 ' The moon has Ueeu.ongoged byffp.Rhodes t and Durland Committeeor'tnother f t t' Excur- sion” tohe t BcUchpnhe t eenlug v of Monday, Augqst28th. ' ^ ' Weeceived, r a fewaysince, d s fromome s source Unknown, a fbrw&AttW&'wkh A' brass handle. We do not understand the meaning. If the donor will send a pipe. of. peace, ot some war paint and a few scalps, we will comprehend. • ' ■• > • People are constantlyushing r about in.the [ Uot.snn complaniag of headaches and. gid- diness, whenillheyeed’forafetyndom f t n s a c fort is a wet handkerchiefnhecrOWnfhe i t f o t 4?V\. 'X ■ ■he T New York Sun number of stages' have beenake&oamalcO,' t t J (nntici a pation of a great rush of badness' iq conse quence of the action of,the South tiido Rail road Companyn i not 6toppingbeir t trains at the village ’fter a to-day,” ' Whlch.same to deny we areeady. r An Irishman fromamaica J was recently strolling through jhe Springfield Ccbaeteiy, andeeing s a little whitetone s at theatmer c of a family square on which Whs printed: “Lot 149,\ heaid s veryeverently,. r “Beheoken, t t ’ he was an otild one, Waeh«t t Lot.” Bev. Mr. Hansel supplied theulpit p of tha Baptist Church, last Sabbath.’ EeY. A. Stewart iYalsh will horelievcd ofiart.qf j his duties during August twdeathe F armer oflfieshdh?^eagjtfe,, | t j If anythings I deslrgljfiJheiQayd'li t d la an easy flttting, fashlonahlo hat,i NdW pr* Simppon, ot 208 Grandircst,'^iilhajibiHgh, c themt a from0oOcr 2 t C p ccut* belowrdnd- M WSJ Hou; R. C. McCormick and mOtber depart fo'-day'iS'rSfc Aihshjs Vt,'seeking, reft and health.. , Mr. I. Goneliufc Hcndriclteonndwife a ' will llpendaeways ' f d at this DelawareVat'erup, A G b qiost delightfijl place.; ; _ . r Arand g Queen'sountyemerancexmur- C T p E 8tono t RbckavVa^ BeaCli, ddth'Matthew Hale ^.niilh Deputy and others., to, ipak;e speeches,,fs onoot. f CoL WoodSanaging J m the prelimenaries. : ■ • Tbe Union Brothers and' Sisters (colored) of Jamaica, areo’ t have a' grand celebration iu Judd’s Grove,:next ThnrAday, Aug. 17tli. Addl'csscs by.(evs!''Hcufy f Highihnd Oarnet, >Viiiimn Wauace;'i4-'Stewart vvaish, Dr. sw ney, Rev. Mr. Clipper, and others. The NeW York Sun says': “The Souib Side Railroad Company cannot sliut- Jamaica put .rom’the f World:; Its trains must make the (lSual stoppages as Advertised; auds a ta- clUygreed a whqii't i sold commutation lick- et8.”; ' , , The statement made bycyeral s papers that many of our citizens assembled to, take the Monday morningV»rain.,oq, the jdouth Side Railroad which passed without stopping,\is untrue. Aozen; d or more persons wereres. p entbut they went merely to see the sight., “Will tliey-do it f” washequestiou. t A “neweparture”naiload d i r r matters has transpireduqonnectidn i ; withhe t hewoston B line via Orient PqinU. The contractor has suddenlyeparted, d the horses are out to pas- lure, and about nnundred h men are asking “where are wetoget owp puy, sure ?” Aewtores n s i beingitted f up next toteli- S lin’s Segarhop,- s and UeaVIyppositehe o t Gov. King Estate, 'it ido'be t a drag sliqp and Fred..Thompson, formerly ip the same,line here.is.toonduct c it. ■ ■ , Ajeporter r fronitheNework'«S'tm, t j Y visited our.ffice o an Mondayo t learnarticulars , p of “the great.Xailrqad War.?’ Ho was quite sur prisedoearnhat t l t we JAmaicaites were as indifferently and cool. as if every tiling was perfeciiyerene. s . ' . Manyif i onr'citizens attendedhe t Second [grand HarVdst H.)jneestival F at Mr.Crbche- ' ron’s, at Bay Side, on tyedpesday and Thurs dayfternoonndveniug a a e ofast l week. .The atteudanCo'was unusually large. Those ttint vverchere t bridg backlowingccountsf g a o the dancing, feasting, music,etc. ••Thebarn of Hon. Richard Busteed Was en- teredp'ientiyndobbed,of r a r aoublearness d h valued at $50. .An old, window was taken out. There was a burglar alarmuthehief b t t did not seeit f toingt. r i Thehief, t one Rob ert.Thomas, a colored man,wasommittedo . c t the County Jail; by Justice Baedeker, to aWait tlie action ofhe t Grandury. J ''Rev; J. G. Van Slyko’s goodight- r armas h tjten “laidiSide”;fof i a time, which prevents Jbim not from dealing ponderous blows at Darwin’s monkeys, but does prevent us get ting a copy'of his lectures at present. We Will present bhe, by-anfi-by. ’ He will, leave for hi?vacation . next week, At'thh request of Rev. Mr.Cook, ' and with thepprobation a ofheYestryf t , o Grace Church, Jamaica^ the ‘‘St. George’s Brotiierhoo.d’’ of Flushing,jhaveromised, . p to supplyhe t Epis copal services at Queens until the return of Bishop Littlejohn, by sending either' n minis ter brayeader l r each Sundayohehapel t t c at that place. . . , ' Ool. Harrison’sectureast l l Thursday even - ing was attended but byew. f Theeasons— r the hot wcatker, harvesting, and,,it’s' not bringroperlydvertised.. p a A goodjy lnum- ber ofickets t wereold s by G. A: R. friends stidoheeceipts s t r amountedo t about $80. ■Duringhe'severehunderhower • ’ t t s on Tues day' mbniitig-the' Presbyterian Cbapel,'; at Woodhaveu, was, struck by lightnin'g. The electricluidassed f p down at theside . of tbe chimney, tearingff o pieces ofthe roof, break ingoWnhe d t wait fa several pieces and com pletely.demolishing one, of the windows. \Were a glado t notice the handsome cards ofhe t Hpyte Sewing Machinesnront i f of Mr. •Phraner’s store. He.;has taken an agency. They are excellent'machines, have all the modern iaiprovenients, acid having been in vented by the original inventor ofewing s ma chines*lias E Howe*hey t are perfect in every ‘espect. r There is no better machines »f tbe kind made, . Weefer r our readers to tbe ad vertisingolumns c for particulars. TheAfat s a Col. Wood’s place, at Queens, last Thursday was a success. Tjie average .price wOdbout a $300 per acre. T.be: attend ance wasarge*manyoiningnromhenr- l ' c i f t s roundingountry. c The bidding Waspirited s and about tWohlrdo i af tbeand l offered was sold. The sale Was4ontinued C until fate in ihe afternoon, Vriien It was adjourned until fartjay* wl^i thq•emaining, • r plqfa wilt poritlvclyoold*:;. b c Grafalla’s band*holam t c bake, frbdide, r cto;; will be repeated. Tbe trtdn wiflleave4nfalc»'«bout J 12it.' j ’ We hearuohsiderableOniplaint c about tho absentnlndectnesstf'Mr. t f Weller, totnptinry supplyt a tlie South Side depot this Village; Heiaseveral l s timesorgotten'toieourteous f l c to some of onr mont r'e^Vedtn'ele citizens. Thissuite i q a surprwo, f»hemor t f tho uni-j formourtesyfthemployees c o . e of tho Souit t Side Companys i proverbial. Send, oh; send Fcnnor Schofield aguinjs the prayer of many, includingome s who wantedo t write a “com- unlcalion.” Is is absolutelylarmingoec,how a t s many of our boys under fourteen years' of age smokeigars. c Such a practice will make a terrifichattering s of the, nerves of the boys. Thenf i boys smokeeforeheyreull b t o l grown their mouths take to themselves a puckered upago s t one sidehat t destroysheirpower t of sinilingweetlyn s i after life. Aancer c doctor in New York told a friend of ours, a short time ago, that he hadreated t four hundred cases ofancer c onhe t lip; 890 ofhem t origi nated'frommoking. s The Commissioners, appointedo t appraise the damages of owners of lands to be taken for or uffectedyayingut b l o andpening o Shel ton Avenuen i the Village of Jamaica, ■ave h filed wi;hhe t Clerkfhe o t Village, a report of the appraisement of damages therein. It fa. open to the examination of all persons who may make application. The Commissioner^ will meet at theurrogate’s S Qfflicen o Friday, August 18, 1871, nt 8- o’clock in tho after noon, to hear any persons objecting to the appraisement. Twoetectives d weren i town ou Monday in order to nipulie i t budhe t first attempt of our citizenso t pull uphe t South Side track, eta ThOyetuned r toWiiliamsbttrgh ' aston ishedt a thendtffcnce i ofur o people, reporting that theamaicaiies J were all singing “Shoo flyon’t d bodder me\ at theouthide S S “don’t stop\rains t and riding on the Long Island Railroad. The wholeheme t of conversation, theyaid, s washe t provinghat t Charlick was: ail old stand-by, nnd a good fellow after all. Some wereeady' r to weep when told that their hereived l at Flushing, and hadts i hor rid chills Mr. Oliver Gharlick wa9 veryndignant i at the New York Tribune fur copying one statement ofheumor t r that he waslie t prime? mover in the recent railroad complicatioo withhe t Trustees of o.ur village. He says it istrangehat s t nothingan c happen in connec tion with a Longsland I railroadndis a b name not be associated with it. . But vve got tlie authority for the statement from a .leading railroad man. We believe fully that Mr. Clmrlicksn i i earnest when he says he would not think of passing Jamaica, at present, without stopping. We believe this, for seve ral reasons; ones i his desireo t makeonnec c tion with East Nework, Y andnotherhe a t fact that tlie charter of the Long Island Railroad compels it to stop everyassenger p train at thistation. s C elebration of the P assage of . the FL- f - teenth A mmendment at W est bury .—Tb© passage of. tlie Fifteenth Amendment wa© celebrated on'Tliursd&yast, l hyj the asseutb- lingat We.3lburyf o aeryarge v l concourse pf ‘colored people, anduite q a number of whit© ones. Aegimental r band wasngagedor e f the occasion, and played a variety of appropriate airsnxcellenttyle. i e s Arocession, p ofeally r imposingength, l was formed at. the railroad station, at 10 a . m .'and marched to ■Willetts.” grove, whichad h beenelectedorheubilee. s f t j Inhis t procession were a body of colored mil itary on horseback, besides representatives of fourivisions d ofhe t Sons of Temperance, apd a large numberf o priyatcarriages c and public vehicles, crowded by well-dressed occupant© of all complexions. At the groveonterest a i ingddress a was delivered byhe t Rev. H. H. Garnet, after whichhessemblagedjourned! t a a for dinner. The after dinner speeches were: rn&deyhe b t Hon. L. B. Prince of Flushing, and Capt. Thomas Charters, and Dr. Sidney, of Brooklyn. It is seldom if ever, that w« haveeeno s s well orderedndarge a l an asem- blage ef coloredeople p as particpated in the; celebration,f o Thursday, and we congratulate- our Westburyriends f who had charge at the- grove, for tbe successful manner in which* they carried out the' programme of the doy. A ftek a Q uaker helio .—There has been quite a spirited rivalry among some of th© Northsideolk3o f t get possession of ait arm chair whichormerlyelongedo f b t Elias Hicks, founder of the Bicksite branch of Friends. The chair belongedo t a coloredamannh© w i t neighorhood of Jericho, and certain parties offereder h tenollars d fort, i but the offer of such a sumor f a dilapidated, old-fashioned, chair, aroused her caution and cupidity, said: sheefusedbe r t money, arguinghat t if Jt was worthen t dollarst I might bring more. Rcr suspicionsrovedorrect, p c for soonfter a along came a representative of Sirs, Franklin, of Slanhassct, arand-daughter g ofhereatlia© t g E Hicks, who was determined to distance all competitors* and who therefore offered th© astonished colored womanwenty-five t dolfaro for'the chair. She opened her eyes widely, but handed over the Chair, and received he© twenty-five dollars. . ; •il * ■ . m ■ ? i t..
