Fire Works Dangerous Nuisance.
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JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.,


As your paper is the record ofpassng events, per-
NIT me to record two that took place the othere
ing in Chatham and Roosevelt tor the lnfor-
nation and benefit Of our reformed Mayor and
Common Council. Between nine and ten, some
nnschevous boys set off a mischevous "chascr"
which flew towards horse and frightened him 50
that he broke some of the harness. He was in
wagon, and had ne not been staid, sober horse
the consequences might have been disastrous to
others besides the owner, who was detained some
to repair the damages. A few minutes after, the
same gang of lawless young rascas, presume,
sen. of another chaser at two horses on the corner
were frightened, one Of which reared up, and then
fell over on its back, and lay some time before it
could get up, but whether it was injured or not,
did not learn. Two watchmen were standing onl
the corner at the time the last chaser was let of,
but paid no attention either to find out bring hel
offe nders to Justice, Notwithstanding they saw howl
1t frightened the horses, &c spoke to one OIL
the watchmen, and asked him if it was not hs@
dangerous consequences Of firing such missiles il
the street, &c. He said if would show him whe ,
fired it, he would do something with him.
thought this Swas curious doctrine from our ser
wants. that who was not paid, should do the duty
of watchmen who were paid, and who saw the
whole transaction, while l only saw the corclu-
sion Of this mischievous act, After the young nan,
Soa he M


he endeavored to fiEd out who set off the chaser
but believe he was not successful, and the watch.
man did not, thatI saw, render him any assistance
in finding out the aggressors Now, Mr. Benn,tt
what are the duties Of watchmen, if not to take up
offenders Of this kind? Are not apple and ohel
stands harmless when compared with aggression
where life is in danger? II appears to me the only
eectual way to put stop to the firing of the whole
brood of vllanous fire crackers NC, in the stretts
is to make their sale offence at law punishable
by fine, and Imprisonment, or both. Are notths
exposure and sale OF fireworks in stores as danger


GUS as the keeping and selling of gunpowder!
Why are they not then prohibited as dangerous
men Compelled to lake up the seller, and those who
set them of. think the Common Council would
be better employed in remedying such nusances,
than in some OF the Sunday crusades they have uu-
dertaken That would be REAL REFORM.