The New York Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1859, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 8360. BUSCLE Of THE COLLEGES. First Associated College Regat- - taat Worcester, Mass. HAXVARD COLLEGE VICTURIOUS, “ROW, BROTHERS, ROW.’ All Mew England at Lake Quin- sigamond. AQUATIC SPORTS GF UNDER GRADUATES. SPRAY FROM THE OAR. FAST TIME, &o., ‘Bo., mo. ‘The first annual College Union Boat Club Regatta, which ame off yesterday on Lake Quiosigam’ad, near Worces- ter, Mass., and which wes participated in by students from Yale College and Brown and Harvard Universities, the last named proving the victors, was one of the grandest affairs of the kind ever witnessed in the Eastern ‘Btates, and will no doubt be the initiative for a long serics of similarly interesting yearly exhibitions. ‘The College regatta, it will be remembered, was post poned from last year on account of the death of one of the Yale crew. Four boats were entered from three colloges as fol- lows:— Brown Untversity entered the Atlanta, a six-oared, lap wtreak boat. This is the only club boat belonging to Browa University—is" heavily built and was never de- Signed for racing. Yale Coliege entered the college boat Yale, a six-oared shell, just finished by Makay, of New York, and macned by a picked crew from the Yale navy. The model is Denntifal, and the Yale was far the best boat entered. Barvard University entered the Avon, asix oared lapped atres’ vullt by Ooyle, of St. Johns, She is owned by four gentlemen of the Jenior class, and manned by acrew from the two upper classes. ‘This college also entered their famous boxt, “ Tho Har- ward,” asix-oared shell bost, built by Makey, in 1857. ‘This is the college race boat, and was manned by the} six Dest oaramen in the college. Mr. Makay has lately built a new shell for this crew, to @arry a coxswain, but the old boat was pulled on this ‘ecoesien. ‘The waters of the lake were perfectly still, and the shores near the judges stand were crowded with people to the number of four or five thousand, many seats be- ing erected for the occasion. Af four end » balf P. M., the boats came in line and pre- fented a very neat appearance, the red handkerchiefs ‘and white shirts of tne Harvard crew boing particularly striking. At the start the boats kept close together. The Hir- ‘ward taking the lead, the Avon kept cloge behind, aud the Atlenta slowly dropped astern. ‘The Harvard then pulledahead, leaving a close contest ‘between the Avon and Yale who kept changiog places a3 far as the stake, where the Yale was thirty seconds ahead. As the boats came down from the stake the red caps or the Harvard appearod far in advance. They were ‘oliow, @d at a respectable distance by the Yale and Ayon. The Atlanta still Kept far behind. ‘The Harvard crew came in pulling seemingly st great ease, with the quick clean stroke for which they are so noted. As the boats neared the judges stand loud caeers ‘were giver for them, particularly for the winners. iho @ourse was a mile and half ard repeat, Tae time ar follows:— Harvard—Ninoteen minutes and eighteen seconds. ‘Yale—Twenty minutes and twenty seconds. Avon—Twenty-ono minutes and thirty-one seconds, Atanta—Twenty-four minutes and forty seconds. ‘The names of the Harvard are as follows:—C. Crowning shield, stroke; W. H. Forbes, E.G. Abbot, H. 8. Rasseil J. H. Wales, J. H. Ellison, bow. In justice to the Atlanta it should be added that thei boat was heavy and they had no hopes of competition with the shells. ‘The Avon, too, is a lap streak boat, and was at a grea @isadvantage iti rowing agaiust the Yale. ‘The sport ended with a brisk shower, which quickly meatiered the spectators, who otherwite greatly enjoyed the afternoon, The prize coneisted of a set of flags, whish were given to the Harvard crew amidst great applause. THE SORNE OF THE REGATTA. ‘The spot selected for this interesting event ie one of the most beautiful and appropriate which this section ot tue eountry affords. Lake Quingigamond is a sheet of water about three miles loog, and averaging a third of a mile wide, runing North and South, and situated about two miles east of Worcester, Tne northern part, which ‘was the acenc of the race, is, as it were, ths siage of & ‘vast amphitheatre. The grassy aud mosay banks, deti siously shaded by tall trecs, rise at an acute angle from the shores, sothat thousands of spectators sould view 4ie contest advantageously. About the centre of tho lake is the floating bridge, on the line of the road to Shrewsbury, and the stationing of the judges’ boat near this locity attracted thousands of spectators to the bridge, which was roached by a new route. The acene of the vast eon course of people on the bridge, on the temporary sands ‘and seats erected on the banks, and under the tents, was at once novel and picturesque. Tne masic from the bau, which wre stationed on the west aide of the lake, added much to the pleasure of the occasion. ‘This vast crowd of spectators was duo iu a great mea- wure to the ready means of access to the place. Th> Bos ton and Worcester Railroad traverses one pide 0! the poad, and extra trains were run for the accomm ddation of yisi ters. Omnibutes, stages, carriages, private vehicles, ani every conceivable mode of conveyance, were also brought into requisition and used for carrying passengors to the lake. The property owners in tho viciaity obligingly re- moved somo of their walls and fences, aud cut the grass in their flelds, 60 as to affard ready access to the lake from the roads; and with the extensive a2quainianze of the young gentlemen of the various colleges, added to tne general public interest in the raos, the country was weil represented. Nearly every city, town and villago in the East sent its delegation, and not a few wore present fro:n. New York. The number oa the ground hes been vari. ously estimated at from fifteen to twenty thousand per. sons, and it is doubtful whother the plentiful whortieverry and blueberry bushes in the vicinity were ever go tho. roughly picked and cieaned as they were 0a this occasion by the delighted refugees from the dast and hest of tho elty. The place hae long been a favorite one for Sabbath school and other excursions, but the demonstration yas- Corday was the most memorable in ite biatory, and will doubtless draw attention to it for future occasions. As an ‘evidence of the attention which this affuir entieted, wo ‘will montion the fact that all the banks and most of the Places of business in Worcester were cloned for the day. ‘This regatts originated with the College Boat Club Con gress, which was, wo bolicve, suggested by Harvard Oul- Joge, in imitation of the annual regettas of the Eaglish Univorsities. The Congress azsenibled at New Haven on Wednesday, May 26, 1868; and delegates wore preson from the institutions represented in this race. . A Coll ro Regatta Association was formed and tho fello wing reso- iution wae pareed :— Renolved, That there be » Under this arrangement tho first regatta of tho Asso- Glation was to have takon placs at Springtield, Masza- shusetta, July 23, 1868, but tho unfortuaate death, by drowning, of Mr. George FE, Dunham, while prastising tor the race, broke up the arrangements for the time, both from respect to his memory and on account of his beiag tho stroke oarnman in the four-oared sholl boat Volante ‘Ho wes considered ono of the best oarsmen in the Yals Navy. The delegates again convened on tho 234 of February last in Brown University, the same colleges being represented, and Tuesday, the 20th inws., was appolaied as the time, and Lake Quinsigsmond as the pias for the fret anans! Fegatts, Ai the camo time the following roles were adopt #4 to coatrol the regatta:-— The race shall be belween the uuder gra: # Of the gol nt y = 3 wy: UVRKK MOP’VING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1859. EKRALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. ——— including the by the under. chal ATi the four o? adasling class-tmenniag by ime oy) aad the Atajante the third. This year Yale susie Fee coueke ape” 4 emar an many boats 00182 WER ato | 00 July 4, 1856, tho Transit won the second prize is the Stet ee ieee surmvenrsae oe me We | ESVTSr ogee cee "oui ponent barayese ike Ss er & 174,” ile and Sega shall be determined br lot In 1866 the trapsit won the first prize and tho Vereid nce of it necoads per oar ahall be midein favor breaking an oar. ve AD of hey rence of Ih INTERESTING FAOTS IN THB HISTORY OF COLLEG! REG ATTAS. . Before proceeding to a detalled account of the present Face, it will no doubt prove intereming to record a few o° the prominent facts in the history of college regattas and of the particalar clubs contending on this oosasion. The palm for excellence seems to be generally accorded to Harvard University, of Oambridge, Mase , tne boais from that inetitution baving taken prizes in contests with Yale and Dartmouth, and with Boston clubs. Yale stands nex in point of proficiency in this manly sport, and after ber come Dartmouth, Brown University, Trinity College, Columbia College, New York, and the University of Penn sylvania. It was hoped that more of the colleges than ‘were represented would have joined the Uaion Association, but the expense of transpo:ting boate and the time nesses earily consumed is of course a great drawback, perhaps more especially when the veteran prize takers are on band. As we have already stated, however, the success ef the present undertaking has been so marked that it cannot fail to induce in future even a more spirited con teat. The mind cannot be ad« quately cultivated without the necessary pbysizal orgenization to contain it woea developed, and there is provably no exercise 80 effective and at the same time so pleasant as that of rowing in an exciting boat race. THE HARVARD COLLEGE NAVY, ‘The inatitution of boating in Harvard College dates as late as the fall of 1844. A number of boat regattas bad ‘been held a year or two previous at Chelsea, and, doubt- Jess, actuated by these, thirteen members of the class of 746 formed @ boat club, and purchased a boat oalled the Otter, which had been built for the Chelsea races. She ‘was thirty-six feet long, and pulled eight oars. Her name ‘was changed to the Oneida, ani she remained in the clas until three years since, when she was sold to a Boston boatbuilder. Soon after the Oneida Club was formed, the senior class of °45 organized a club, and bought the Red Michael, thirty-eight feet long pulling elgh! oars, and changed her name to the Iris. The class of 48 next pur- chased the Undine, of the same size as the Oacida, in 1845, and in the fall of the same year bought the Baron, a forty foot elght oared boat. In 46 the Oseida Club sold their boat to the class of 49, and built the Atalanta, so that in little over a year five boats had been owned in the College. In September, 1849, the Huron and Atalanta had been sold, but the Haloyon, eight oars, and the Ariel, six, had been purchased by iho } class of °61. The Undine and Ariel Clubs were dis- banded in the middie of 1850, and the Halcyon in 1851; so that until 1854, but one boat, and that the firs} ons, was owned by the students. ‘The Iris, = new fhirty six fect, eight oared boat, was built in 1854, and ber name changed first to the Hurry, and next to the Ariel, and the class of 66 bought a new forty feet cight cared boat, adopting the old name of Ariel, which shorily afterwards won at Springfleld. The class of °65 in the year 1865 bought the Y. Y., which, with the “‘fhetis,” however, soon disappeared. in thie year the members of the classes of ’66 and °68, built the four osred boat Undine, which is still owned by the latier claes. In June, 1856, a fifty one foot eight oared boat, the Harvard, was built for the College, and won the prize at the Boston regatta the followiog 4th July. She was, however sold to Columbia College, and the present “Harvard,” a light six oared forty foot boat, replaced her. She won the Beacon cap of June 19, 1868. The following is a list of the boats at present owned in the clubs— there purr oars owned by individuals im the college, ‘Among the victories of the Harvard College boats aro thore the Huron over a Boston boat, the Wave, in 1846; the Oneida, over the Yale boa's Snawmut and Un- diny, in 1852; the Iris and Y. Y, over the Yale boste Nereid and Nautilus, in 1865; the @arvara, Jaly 4, 1856, atthe Boston jatia, aud the Harvard, in June, 1857, and Glo 19, 1868, winn! 1 lego cap, and is - Sun of July, 1858, beating in the regatta given by the Young Men’s Democratic Club of Bouton On the Inst oocation the Harvard mede six miles in 40 minutes and 25 seconds—the quickest six mile time on record, THE YALE COLLEGE NAVY. The first boat purchased in Yale College was by Wm J, Werkes, in 1843,a second hand four oared Whitehall boat, nineteen feet long. The boat was named Pioneer Yalo, No. 1, and 2 club was formed, and « number of plewant excurtions were had inher. She wassoid in August, 1844. In June, 1848, a boat of the same character was bought, ynd- named’ the Neutiius, and sailed during the summer, of 1843 and 1844, togetner with the Irie, Cuplicate. Io May, 1843, dfteen or sixteen members of the clags of °45 owned the Cen‘ipede—a forty.two foot long and twenty-four inch beam, eight oared boat or canoe, rather crank, and made from a single tree, She won # prize against the Nautilus in 1844, which however, it was gubeequently discovered was muinly caused b7 a hoge rock which the “ Centipedes” bad sirapped to the kee! of the Nautilus during the previous night. In May, 1844, the first race boat of the college wae built; she was called the Excelsior. She wae thirty feet Jong and polled six oars. She was owned ia succession by the ciasses of 747, 48, 60, ’52 and 63. She sawed hereeif in two against the wharf in 1852, and the spirit of boating lulled for a time. Tre Shawmut, a thirty foot eight oared boat, was bought by the class of 48, and rubsequently owned by the classes of 61 and ’53. She drifted over to Loag Island st the close of the vacation of 62, and subsequently rotted on the beach. The class of 48 bought the Osceola, a thirty-six foot cight oared boat, and eoid her in 1849, The Auguste, a thirty-six foot eight oared nvat was bought by the cise of 49 for $170, and eold to the class of ’62 ior a supper. She was los; in 1850. In 1861 the Phantom, a twenty foot four oared boat, was ‘ought by the class of 63, and subsequently used in part peyment for the Undine. She came again into the col- tege in the class of 1856. She was used for drilling land luvbers and a8 the Commander’s gig. ‘Tho Atslanta barge, atbirty-two foot aix cared boat, was owned successively by the clasges of 62, ’65, 68 aad ’6|. She the “ladies’ boat.” The Halcyon, a thirty-nine Joot eit oared race boat was built for the clase of 61 of Harverd, and bought by the class of 64 of Yale. She was wrecked and refitted, her name changed to Wa Wa, sold to the ciaas of ’68, and finally lost on the shores of Fair avon. The Undine, an eight oared thirty foot boat, was bought ‘by une clas: , and gold atan advanced price to the class of 66, and subsequently out of the college. The General Worth, a thirty-foot four oared boat, having token a number of prizes, was bought by the enginears of Yale, and named the Ariel. She was sui uentiy owned by the classes of ’56 and ’68, and finally went out of the college. The Thalia, a thirty foot six oared boat, was owned by the classes of 464, 66, and ’59. She was a fast boat, and won several prizes. The Nepthene, a four oared thirty-five foot boat, was built for tae class of 766, but ‘Was scon Jost in a storm. Up to the year 1853, although many boats were owned by individuals and classes ia Yale College, no organiza tion had beun effected. In that year Mr. Richard Waite suggested an org: ‘ation, which was sooa effected in theory, though uo with practice so far ag a systematis concerned. Observance uf wwe rates was 5 a the firat Saturvay ater the jutation day . 1868, the first review was hed, the Yale Davy (acu ccna tg of the Ariel, Eogineer, Haloyon and halls of '64; A‘a- lanta and Nepenthe of °65, and Undine of 66. In May, 6, the Alida, a thirty fect nlx oared barge of the clags of 767, and the Nautilus, a forty feet aix oared barge for iio sume clags; the fra:pit, mforty feet six oaret bargo for the Engineers, aud tbe Rowena, a thirty Ave feet four oared barge, of the class Of ’S7, were added #0 the aury now consi#tipg of ten boats. Ih 1855-'6 bus one boat wan added, the Nereid 2 #ix oared forty feet, owned succes rively by ’68 and 61, and which won the regatta priza in °bd and *67. A new consutution was adopied in Juno, °65, the old oue having been lost. It provides for aa ao mes Yale regatta for tne champion ilag ‘‘Pioneer Yate, 1? In Ostober, 1856, the navy cousisted of seven boats, In May, 1867, tho Wenoaa, a@ forty fect six oared “boat was eddod, ond ‘named tho Olympia. bbe woo a prig in too regatta of July, 18538, forty-five feet «1x oarod beat of the Varuan Club of 60 was added, In 1808 there were added ¢ Varuna, o thirty-three fret sx varoa barge; ths Cymot and Lorelei, both forty five foet rix oared race bors, bultt for "61; the ciincher abuil boat, onrs; Ay eight feet, four tho clincner hell boat’ Yale, forty-five ” fect inches, ex oars, no coxswaia, Dullt for toe Yale moth Dalit sbell boat, thir y-six fect, and foar ‘Tho annual Yale commencement regatta wae iuetitutcd by the class of ’63. and hag been continued ince. Tho Thalia won the prize of that year, cousisting of a silver up and salver. * The Halcyon won the vocont. lat orize, valued at S 9, rowing ‘bree m'les in 22 miputes, 68 seconde, ia a vioteat Wind aad rovgn weather, The Tyausib won the second second, after Tn 1867 tbe Nereid won the first prise, beating the Oywpte, second on ap even pull (or eleven seonnds, reckoning the allowance), and the Weaons only threo ‘the two boats, Olympia, from Yale, took the two frst sem in a regetta at New Loudon, July 6, 1608—tne »ympis ckab boas beating the whale Bomisavoat 6} mi- boutes, The college shell boat Yale is for picked crews, and 1 represent the college in regaties. She belongs wo the Davy, end was purchased in June, 1858, to represent ‘Yate in the contemplated College Union regetta. The following boass compose the present Yale Bavy:— Club. Length, Oar, Built Commodore's boat Yale. 45 fee} 7 inches. 6 1808 Tha ia, +e. 80 6 1863 Naunios,..... +40 6 1804 Olympia. spasennen Mie 8 — ‘Vurvne (sneil) 45 « 6 1867 Varuna (burge 38 6 1808 we 42“ 8 1857 34 6 1864 ra 6 1865 “ 6 1968 45 feet G inches, 6 3858 6 1861 YALE AND HARVARD REGATTAS. ‘Two regettas have taken place etween Yale and Har- yard, Tne fret took place Augus’ 3 and 6, 1652, om Lake Winnepiseogec, N. H. On the fires day the Harvard boat Oneida, won a handsome silk flag, got up by private sub- seription. In the afternoon the race was had, the Her- ‘vard boat winning by two lengths. The second day was 80 stormy that no race conld be had, and the sesoad prise ‘was awarded to the Yale boat, for being second in the race of the 8d. alg fet oma ace at a . wi crews an the “rie” and WY. ¥.,” of Hi ‘the Vereld larvard, against nd Nautilus, of Yale. The Iris on this occasion mado ree miles in 22 minutes. COLUMBIA COLLEGE CLUB. ‘This College Club was organized in New York in 1858. ‘They purcbased the old “‘ Harvard,” belonging to Harvard . She is a St. Jobn vuitt eight-oared boat, fo pony ed long. The club nuwers (ae ‘members, oer TRINITY COLLEGE CLUE. ‘The Minnehaha Club, of ?rinity College, was argauized at Hartford in 1856. The cub uumbera about thirty mom- bers, and owns two boata—a six oar aad a four oar, The uniform of this club is very pretty aad aporopriate. The word “ Trinity” ia worked in white over a white “ sf’ on the bosom, with white anchors in tue coraura of tue bosom, ‘cuffs and collars; white pants fasicaca arvond the ‘waist by @ black belt, upon which are the letters ** Miane- ais,” straw bat with fat rim, BROWN UNIVERSITY BOAT CLUB. ‘This club was organized im June, 1867, and owns one Doat—the Atiania,a six oared outrigger, 44 feet long. There are sixteen members. THE WORCESTER REGATTAS, The followivy w the programme for the Worcester re- @f ine 2625 apd 27th inst, First RAcE Fox SINGLE Ecuut. Waxrrries —Distance two “hrconp Hick roa 'Feun Oasgo Boars.—Disance three miles First ure, $75 second $0. THIRD BACK YOK £1x UaRED BoaTs,—Distance three miles First prize, $100; second 375 1. 411 eniries aball be made ator before six o’clook P. M. of ‘Tuerday, July 26, 1859. ‘The seu! and coxswams of the various boats sball. at the tme of entry, give the names and colors of their resseitive doais, the colors of tbe uniforms, ard the names of exch mem ber of their variout crews. it is pariicularly requested that each crew be uniformiy dreseed. 8. Ibe scullers ond coxs~uine of the respective boats shall to the judges’ sland at precisely 1); o'clock. to draw for 2. Pe Two rope will be fired at each race, the first for the bonis to come mito live, the e¢eond jor the start. ‘5. At two o'cicor P. Ma. gun Wille fired for the wherries to come into line; the oiber Faces will take place with aa Litle delay as possible. 6 any bost fouling with anatber, or crossing her bows £0 as Le) A ephin progress, shall be diequalifea from taking a pri 7, The couree ‘or wherries shall be arouod the mile stake and retorn, making two miles. ‘The course for four aud six oared boats sbali be around the 1}¢ mie stage aad return, making tb:ee miles. 8 in younding the stake, outelde hosts must give inside bosts sufficient room toiurn A violation ofe this rule will ia. evilably cure @ forfe.ture of a chance for th 9 abe jueges shal] be governed by these rules, and ther de- cision shal! be final in all cases, ‘The complete success of the first annual Asssciated College Regatta augure we'l for the permanence of the amusement, apd po aoubi o:her colleges will be induced toepter. Let Yale pereevero in the good work of striving for the laurels. The rece is not always to the swift, and their turn may come next time. Meeting of tho Police Commissioners. ABOLITION OF TRE ROUNDSMANSHIP. At the meeting of the Police Commissioners oa Jaty 15, ‘® resolution was offered to abolish the office of roanisman in the police forse. The matter was referred to General Superintendent Pulsbury, who, at the last meeting of the Board, wade the following communication :— Onnice or ran Syraninranngxs or Pouce, 2 ‘Naw Youx, July 21, 1889. 0 THE Boaxp oF Pouice:— ‘The resolution oflered ui the last meeting of the Board, pro- ptsing to dispence with roundsmen in ibe La | bern to me. 1 have examined the eabject to which relates, and arrived at the con lusion ha: the resolution t be adopted with whole:ome effect, end therefure recommend ‘hat it be done. by reasons are - 1 abet patrolman, and equa! footing with oiber patrulmen, who are apt to regard him with jealousy. 1( not iu We Ih bt of a Spy, canvok be presumed @ promote the edicieocy of the force as would be the cate if ‘the same supyrvision were exercised by an officer of superior rade. 2 That the services of all the are needed in the ranks of (hose doing regular patro) duty. 3 That the captains end naes of the various p1 by a syetematie excision of thelr tours of inspection would, 1f tat duty aboula ba devolved solely on them, supersede the ae cessity tor roun“simen. ‘4. That by the acoption ofthe resolution, in my opinion, bet- ter discipline anc greater efciency would mark the conduct of the foice that are now exhivited. eapectfuliy submitted, 28U8 PILLSKUSY, Genere] Superintendent. The resolution was adopted, abolishing the office on and after the let of August next. The following order was accordingly issued yesterday morning — Orrick oF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF Pouce, New York, July 25, 1869. GENERAL ORDER NO, 157. Cept. —— Pe et On and after the Ist of Au in ocrapliance with the followlsg reaoluiion of the rolice, the office and title of reundeman inthe forse ts done away with, and thore berétofore acting ia that capacity in your SeReaolved: That seb portions Of the rules and regula ved, xhat sucl of the rules. one as font ml cad Telate to, roundamen ‘be, and the same are roby, Tepe The abrogating of the office of roundsmen necevsarily quires redoublea energy and vigilar ce on naa of yourself ry End sergeants to nee that the pasrolmen oro; duty; and tt fs erpécted and required of you ani nately visit thcee on patrol daty, and’ at. once cexelers manrer in which too many members of the force Maite ‘Bourd of Foils bevo alec oaopted e ‘oiloe have alav ado} to seston 67 of th ruleaand Fegul tious, whlch yontiih rece And that no member of the polloe force shall make: tribution in money or other telow, on, ree Mball make any con fo, committee oF sasociatins, for any pol arose what aver, By order, AaGe PILLSGURY, Gen Bop DANIEL GabPENTES, Dep. Sup't. By this stép about ninety men will be added to the patrol force, and the sergeants, who have been doing Comparatively nothing since tne organization of the force, Wii] be ODliged Lo aci in the capacity of roundsmen. The next move Mr. Pillsbury might take with advan tage would be to re-organize the “detailed” squads, in which are the personal frien:s of some of the ex-Vem- mojestoners, covsistivg of auctioneers, broken down re- porters, country newspaper editors and others, who do nothing for the county in the ahape of services, This do- nothing body is quite numerous, THE TRIAL OF POLICE CAPTAIN CARPENTER. ‘The trial of this cfliser on grave charges ot neglect of duty in connection with the suicide of Mra. Innes a few pn wince, will take today before the Police Commis- sioners. The Suxdey Question In the Young Men's Christian Association. Rey.S. H. Lancey read an essay before the Young Men’s Christian Association of this city, at their rooms, 817 and 819 Broadway,on Monday evening, on ‘fhe Di- vine Origin of the Lord’s Day.” ‘The cesay ist admitted that there was no express command either from Christ or his Apostles to be found in the Scrip tures for the obeervance of the firet day of the week as tho Sabbath, or in any peculiar manner. This fact was great ly to be regretted, decaukp it afforded an excuse or apolo xy tor thoee who did not desire to observe it as such to ony that there was any divine avthority for the observ- ence. But thie was quite an unwarrantabje conclasion. Christ and hiv inspired apostles taught ur by their exem: ple, as wei) as by their precept, and tho former was b:a4- ing on us as well as tbe latter. There Is no doubt tae: the Aposties ano carly Christians did obterve ths first tay of the week in a peculiar manner, he aaid, but sons have Goubted ana denied that they considered it as subei\vat- ed im the place of tho Sabbath, and mate voli getory by the fourth command. The most num 'r. ous and the highest aushorities, however, were in fevor of the Sunday Saboaih view. ‘The easayis} proceedeat t7 quote from Dr. Edwards, Dr. Skinner avd others, in sup- Port of this view, nd closed wita aa oxnortation to 8:9 the infidel efforts now being put forth to abrogate this ete fossivution or turn it intoa day of mira and re He followed by four members association, bo severally cxdorsa tho dootrines of the casey and denounced, in the mom uneparing language, the off rte of those who resist the enforcement of the Sunday laws. It wus aso procosed to ovgunize for offective action in sup dort of tbe Police Board and Sabbain Committee, avd ea- able them to carry out thet noble work of sha.ing up all places of Sunday recroation and dusecration. Tae garden on Fourtecath etroet waa partisolarized as one that ought to be abut up at once; but on account of tho latences of the hony she matter was postponed iy tho next moeting. errr. EecMpse of the Sun. VISIBLE IN NEW YORK ON TRERY AFTERNOON NEXT, suLy 29, In the afternoon of Friday next, July 29, a small eclipse of the sun will be vieible ina large part of the United States, the British Provinces, and of the north of Asis. Tho latitude of the moon at the time of conjunction or new moon will, however, be so great that even where the eclipse is the largest (ia lat, 63 deg. N., tong. 1534 W.) only one-balf of the sun will be obscored. In the city of St Jebns, N.F.,the megnitude of the eclipse will be nearly 5; at Charlottetown, P. EF. 1., 4; in Boston, 2%, and in New York 234 digite; but under and southwest of a Me drawn froti too Southeast corner of Georgia to the orth west of Missouri the moo wis apparently pass above the sun, and there wiil not be any eclipse whatever. ‘The duration of the obscuration, says a correspondent of the Boston Traveller, greatly varies : at Halifax % will be 1136 minutes; in Boston, 643; New York, 693; Wash tpgton about 60, Chiesgo about 42; Charleston, 24; and at Savappab and St. Lovis only about a quarter of an hour; ‘and at the last three places the impreasion on the sun ‘will probabiy be too amall to be seem without the ald of a telescope. Moreover, if the times of the beginning at the fourteen Places mentioned below are reduced to that of our first meridiam (Greenwich), it will be secn thet the eclipse will pot begia later lu placus more easterly, as is usaal, but the revere. Thus, io Greenwich time, the beginning wii! take place at New York at 10b. 22m. 80sec. , at Cambridge 8% 10b. 16m. 27eec., at Halifax at 10h. 7m 121 sec., at Charlottctown, P. E. I., at 20h. 3m. S4uec., &0.,80 thet it ‘will actually begin at New York, the most westerly of the fourteen places, nineteen tes later than at Coarlotte- town, the most easterly, and six minues later at New York than at Cambridgo—a result on'y partially caused by the longer duration of the eclipse towards the north east. ‘The eclipse will begin at B, as represented in the cut, andend at E,as seen through a telescope that does not invert. The letter V represents the vertex or highest point of the sun. APPRARAMOB OF THE SUN AY NEW YORE. ¥ cy £ For the four following places all the phases of the eelipze have been carefully computed by the tables in the Eajlish Nautical Almanac. They are expressed in mean time of each place and the poiaton the sua’s disc at which th: eclipse will begin is reckoned from the vertex towards the left hand; bat if an inverting telescope should be used the appearance will be exactly reversed :— NEW YORK CITY HALL. DOPAUOD.. 60. ceeeseceeserees see 69 31 Point of beginning @1°,i from V. Digits eclipsed 2° 12°. ALBANY, N. ¥.—DUDLEY OR ie a 8 Beginning of eclipse... 5 2 2) P.M. ‘Apparent es. conjunction. +6 46 OL Greatest obecuration.. Ce End of the eclipse... 6% 4 « cceee conse 2 O38 23 from’ V. Digits ochpsed 2 deg Point of beg. 81 mn. CAMBRIDGE Open areas: sevseceseerseeree U Point of beginning 65 ,2from V. Digits eciipsed 2° 43’. HALIFAX, N. 8, as follows:— Angle. 27m. 3is. P. M. 61° 9 oe 67° 6 62° & e+ 61° 1 Newburyport, Mass. - Sa. Sim 478. 63° & New Haven, Conn. Gh. 29m. 32a, 627 1 Portland, Me... . Sh. Slam. 538, 63° 9 ++. Sh, 82m, 198, 63° 0 . Sb. 20m. Bis. 62° 8 At the time of this eclipae, tho sun will be nearly at its greatest, and the moon at its least, possibie distance from the earth. ‘The American Almanac says the eclipse begins on the earth 3b. 196m, mean time at Washington, in longivude 189° 8’.5 west of Washington, and 10 lativude 66° 29’.8 N. Greatest eclipse, 4b. 43 4m., meat time at Washingtoo, in longitude 298° 48’.8 weat of Washington, and io iaii tude 63° 9’.2 N. Eclipse ends on the earth, 6b. 17.6m , mean time at Washington, in longitude 349° 637.7 west of Washington, and in latitude 33° 38’ 8 N. This eclipse will be vieible in the northern part of Asia, fo the eastern and northern part of North America, and in a small portion of Northern Europe, LOCAL MEAN TIMES, i, "HM. 625A. 641 62 64 615 67 5 59 5 62 5 40 5 46 5 25 514 5 6 455 HM. 8. 834 7 —0 7 8 —18 45 4 C's horary motion in 0 153 ©’s horary motion in R. A. 009 (’s horary motion in declin — 01243 ©’s borary motion in declin. —0 035 U's equatorial horizon. par 061 2h ©'s equatorial horizon. 008 ('s true semidiamete: 0 16 42 ©’s true semidiameter,, oe @ 16 47 The eclipse will not be vieible southwest of a line pass- ing from the southeast corner of Georgia, through the mouth of the Onto river and a littic weet of fort Mandap on the Upper Missouri. Marine Court. Before Hon. Judge M>0- Jory 26.—John Grant vs. Jo%in Mayher.—The defendant is an agricultural imP’zment -manufacturer and dealer. In the month of July, 1857, he employed plaintiff in his factory at $2 per day. The plaintiff claims and testified that defeadant agreed to pay him that amount for the ters: of eight months, and in addition thereto a guaran- teed percentage of vot lees than $200 for the torm; that on the 2d of November, 1857, defendant, without any caveo, discharged the plaintiff; and this suit is broaght to recover the $260 percentage, and $2 por day from time of disebarge to the expiration of the eight months, amount ting to $600. On part of defence three witoesses testifisd tnst on the Sd of October, 1867, the plaintif voluntarily left defendan’’s employ, sud stated he was going ia the country to build s house, asked for and recaived a sottle went in fall up to that day, went away, and was absent four or five dsys, when be came and applied to be re on- gaged. Judgment for defendant, with coats. ‘The India Rubber Controversy. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HRRALD. Mr, Horece H. Day having sued certain individuals in Baltimore for infringing the exclusive right which he exserts to ihe making and vending of elastic woven rub- ver goods, @ decision, which has appeared already in your columns, wag rendered recontly in his favor by the Federa | Court for the District of land. Mr. Day a) pled for an ipjunotion and m . But that sasoate oes not terminate the controversy. I, being Mr. Good: year’e attorney, claim that, under certain agreements with Mr. Goodyear and the Naugatuck and Union Rabber Compantes, the right to manufacture and sell, and license others to manufacture and ell the goods in question, be- longs eolely 0 me; and ip so claiming I am sustained by the decis‘on of sntte Togersoll, which s9me weeks ago was published in Heratoin fall. Iwas not among the defendants in the cages recently argued in Baltimore, and took Do part therein, thoogh I did appear with my counsel and took exclusive of the defence in the suits decided by Judge Ingersoll. So far, therefore, as my personal rights in the matter are concerned, the deci. sion: of the Baltimore Court is without effect, WILLIAM JUD3ON, + Attorm Y for Qarigg Goodyear, ‘The Bucdonald Tragedy. INVESTIGATION BY OORONER JACKMAN—TESTIMONY OF THE WITNESSES WHO SAW THE OCCORRENOE— MACDONALD IN COURT—1I8 APPEARANCE ON THE BX4sMINATION—CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED WO- MAN, ETO. AD inqvisition was held at the New York Hospital yes: terday by Coroner Jackman, for the purpose of arcertaia ing Low avd in what munver Miss Virginia Siewars came by ber injuries. The prisoner, Robert C, Macdonald, was present during the examination of the witnesses, an1 ap- peared quite unconcerned as to the result of the investi- gation. He was attended by coantel, and whea brought up before the Coroner for examination he stated that he had notbirg whatever to tay in reference to the charge preferred ‘inst him The testimony of the differear oa eg entabliahed ackar case against the prisoser, and the jury rendered a verdict accordingly. The coadi tion of Mise Stewart was much the same as previously reported. She coutinued in the same drowsy and insen- mble state throughout the entire day, Annexe1 will be found a fall report of the proceedings before the Coro- per— Joreph G. Bidgood, of No. 96 Varick stree! 4 —1 was standin, abontte?o urday, :be 23a inst, when I beard @ woman serram, and my atiention wos turned te the corner of Broadway, wnere Leaw mwoman running; wis of she Brandreth Bouse; T sa\ ae fer os far taw tbe women fall; the woman’s face; cept the officer, and he was Tauw it; the officer bad a man prisoner is che man; I am tne starter Tailrond; the prisoner is the men the womar; I caught a giimpse runping; I Bing Bing; o’clock, just asl was going dow: ecreamipg, followed by tne report of a pistol; I of my office, which is under the what was the matter; when I got oat 1 struggling with @ man oo our steps, distant about four feet trom the door; I saw a pata i the hands ofthe party be was struggling with; the pistol was pointed to: we as] went out; I immed! seized the in my man who held it, and 58 ame person; volver either, but it has the general appearance one I took away from the ; I think I banded the ‘weapon to the officer myself. George Taylor, being aworn, says:—I reside at No. 38 Chariton street; on Saturday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, as Iwas coming out of House, and while ‘about two or three yards from the door, in the passage way, I saws woman bastily endeavoring to dcorway; I saw a man raise @ pistol, heard and saw the women fall near the entrance; I g% o1 the doorway as quick as I could; the men fired at the woman when about three yards from her; the woman fell ‘on the broad fisg in front of the door, just a step above \be sidewalk; I cannot iden:ify the prisoner, for in an in- stant he was thrown to the sidewalk and hidden from my ht it Jobn McAuliffe, being duly sworn, deposes and says:— I repide at 278 Canal atroet; on Saturday afternoon, about five o’clock, I was standin, } Oapal street, when I saw three idcies turning nd the corner, accom; by @ gentleman; saddeoly one of the women started down Canal street and commenced screaming; she ran towards the main entrance of tbe hotel, followed by the prisoner; I am positive Macdonald is the porsou; be hed a pistol in his hand, and as she was avoutto enter the hotel door he fired the pistol and she fel not hear ber say anything before ane fell: I rezoguiss the prisoner as the person who ehot her; Ithen saw Mr. Van ranst seize bold of the prisover and throw him down; this was about four feet from where the woman fell; I went to Mr, Vauranst 8 assistance, and the prisoner arrested; I drive acarriago, and have my stand opposite the Brand: reth House. Mary Brooke, being duty sworn, deprsed az follows:— On Saturday afterncon, about four o'clock, the woman who was shot, Miss Alice Morgan and myself, went to [ay- tor’s saloon to tske dinner; we went inte the upper saloon, and while eating our dinner the prisoner— Robert C. Mecdoueic—came in; I was tne first one of the three who saw bim; Ieaid, There is Bob;” Mies Se wart turned, looked up, and he came and shook hands with her; he eat down beside us at another table, called the waiter, and called for small bottle of cham, je; Be addressed Miss Stewart and asked ber when back from Boston; he then looked at me and said, “You to’d « very plausible story?’ he sat ‘there conversing with Minu Stewart, but I could not hear for some ioe; T was in & hurry to leave, and as soon as we got through our dinner we rose to go away; Miss Stewart went to the desk to pay the bill, and we started for the door, leaving the er and is Stewart standing talking to each other; I beard her say, ‘‘I want you to let me alone, or I will call an officer;” he said, “You can’t call one'be- an officer; I or elee I would have called one; Miss Morgan and myself both looked for one; when they ot to the corner of Broadway and Canal street is Ste turned; Macdonald opened bis vost, - - saw this mor mane said—“Oh, Bob, dot lo 80;”’ 1 was apprehensive of danger, knowing that the prisoner was in the habit of carrying arms; I saw him ovaw the pistol, and, turning, screamed, “He will kill her, he will kill her; Iheard the report of the pistol, and heard her scresm; I did not see her rua, for I turned when I gaw the pistol; afier the report of the pistol I turped and eaw that Muss Stewart fallen at the door step of the Brandreth Houre aud was bleeding from the lefitermple;*her face, hands and clothes were covered with bleod; she was taken in charge by an offiver and some citizens, and brought into a érug store; the officer asked me if [knew who shot the womaa; I’ said I did, when he taid—‘‘Come with me and show me;”’ when we got up we found that he bad been arrested, but could nat ‘sce him as the crowd was vory great; I then went to Mins ‘Stewart and @ gentleman who was present tosen? for » physician; he said they bai dene 60; Mies Stewart was then brcughi to the Hospital, where she now lies; Thave been ecquainted with the for some seven or eight years, ‘Alice Me sworn, says:—I can corroborate the testi- mony of the previous witness in all its details; I saw the prisoner draw the pistol from his breast; saw Miss S:ewart run down Canal street followed by the prisoner, and im- mediately afterwards the prisoner raised the weapon and Hired; Mise Stewart fell at the entrance of the hotel; when 1 eaw the prisoner drawing the pisto! I caught hisarm and said, “Oh, Bob, dont do that.” He jerked away from me and turned towards Miss Stewart, wno screamed and ran for the Brandreth House; when I saw him levelling the pistol I exclaimed, ‘Oh, Jenpy, run into some place.”’ She then turned as if fo go into the Brandreth House, when he fired, I kept my eye upon the prisoner from the moment he drew the pistol until he shot Miss Stewart; I was the first one at Miss Stewart’e side when she fell; she did not speak. William Roberts, of the Eighth precinct, being sworn says:—About five o'clock Saturday afternoon I was on the corner of Canal street and Broadway when I hearda woman scream, and immediately afterwards heard the discharg> of s pistol; Iran over to the Brandreth House, ©,ere [ found a man struggling with some citizens. “itn in his band; 1 saw that the weapon wag Sucked, thoge who had ho!d of the mar to let me him; I took the weapon away from him; it I put the hammer down a {tin my pocket; some two or tb; ee persons had hold of the pistol when I wok it away from the prisoner; I asked Mr. Lescraft to assist me in taking tbe prisoner to the station house, and cautioned hiv, not to let the prisoner’s hand loose; when we got to the ea. tion house I gave the pistol to the officer in command an’. then searched the prisoner ; in his porseasion I found & bow je knife and other articles; 1 was on the upper side of Co'aal atrect when the shot was fired. At this atege of the proceetings Coroner Jackmy.n an- nounced that the testimony was clored, and Vist he would submit the cage to the jury on the ‘strength of the evidence already adduced. Tne jury then retired for deliberation, and in a few moments after war is brought in the following VERDICT. “That the ssid Virginia Stewart came to ’ser wounding bre pe st Nea fired by the prigoner Robert C. Macdonald, July 28, 1869. The prisoner was then examined iy. the usual manner resoribed by law, when he made answer to the questions put to him as follows:— Q. What is your name? A. Robert C, Macdonald. Q. How old ure you? A. Tairt'y years. , A Where wore you born? 4, Jefferson county, Ken- acky. Q where aid you live? A. Mobile, Alabama Q Whst is your cccupat!.n? A. Cotton merchant. Q. Bave you anything te, say, and if 80, what, roiative tae charge hore preferred against you? .A. Not any. ug. Tho prisoner was-thea condacted back to his cell in the Tombs, while such of the witnestes ax could not give bail were also placed ip. charge of the potico. Dr. Quimby reperts the condition of Virginia Stewart ts be in the same low stato as yesterday. The two girls, Mary Brooks sod Alice Morgan, who were tn ber company when she was shot, have bsen ar. rested end lodged in the Hense of Retention, in White treet, to serve as witnesses. Military. TWELFTH RRGIMENT. The number of muskets delivered yesterday by the Twelfth regiment to Col. C, W. Darling, of Governor Mor. gan’s staff, at the Arsenal at Fort (rcen, and deposited With Acting Commissary Gon. W. G. Welsh, was ag fol. lows:— . Com; G, Capt, Boyle.. ree ee Cate “ “ « D “ “ B Total The Revolutionary Element in the Late War, How the French Emperor Made Use of the Revolutionists. Arrapgements Betwee Louis Napoleon and the Italian “ceiety of London, PROJECT OF THE HUNGARIAN INSURRECTION, Movements and Proclamations © of Kossuth and Klapka, — What is to be Done with the Revolted Italian Provinces? M Operations of Garibaldi and his ' Chasseurs. MAZZIN| AND THE RED REPUBLICANS, THE RUSULT, ao, ac, aa, Almost the first questions that every one aske in refe- Tence to the treaty of peace signed between the French and Austrian Emperors on the lith of Jaly a: becomes of the revolutionary projects that formed part of Louis Napoleon’s great plan, and that were on the point of being practically carried out when the armistice was agreed to? Has the French Emperor kept faith with the Uderal leaders who agreed to forget their former antipa- thies to him and to create a diversion in his favor? Aud, finally, what disposition is to be made of the revolted provinces of Italy which, uader the patriotic enthusiaem of the hour, overthrew their governments and declared themselves annexed to the crown of Piedmont? These are all questions of much significance, which areon every- body’s lips in discussing the great event of the day, the ceszation of hostilities, TERMS OF AGREEMENT WITH THE ITALIANS. It would be absurd, with the history of the past three months before us, to attempt to disguise or deny the fact that the French Emperor, before setting out to place him- self at the head of his army in Italy, had an understand- ing with eome of the leading Hungarian and Italan potiti- cal refugees as to the assistance which they should mutu- ally lend each other in the struggle on which they were about to enter. So long ago as the first week of June the precige terms and conditions of the agreement were made known, so far at least as respected Italy, in private letters written by Koesuth and some of his friends in this coun- try. These letters, some of which, with the usual india- cretion of the Hungarian ex Governor, he permitted to be Published at the time, indicated with remarkable accu- racy what would be the course which, under certain circumstances, Louis Napoleon should pursue, and from which course there has been bat slight, and thore inevita- ble, deviations. From these letiers we gather the fol- lowing:— —In 1856 @ society was set on foot in London, the avowrd object of which was the unification and independ. ence of Ttaly. It had for president the Marquis Pallavici- no, and for vice president the famous Garibsldi. Count Cavour, if not ite originator, was correspondent of it, and its secret patron. Its object was more moderate than that of the Mazzinists. The latter would be satisfied with nothing leas than a unitary republican Italy. The former aimed a} nothing more than the independence, under no matter what form of government, of the whole of Italy, and thur—to use their own phrise—unifying all Italians in the matter of nationality. To carry out their ideas they used all thelr efforts to ac- custom the Italians, by means of circuating printed docu- mente secretly among them, to regard Victor Emanuel as the future King of Italy. The brave and honest King is ‘not without a laudable ambition, and he very naturally bad no objection to exchange s Piedmontese for an Italian crown. But it would seem that although Count Cavour did not st first disapprove of this movement, an interview with the Emperor at Plombieres modified his plan, At that interview it was agrecd that, if possible, the follow- ing arrangements should be effected :— A brilliant victory by the allied armies over Austria ‘Deing counted on, it was agreed that if, after tae firet vic- tory, Austria stould wish to come to terms, the line of tua Adige, tue river that separates Lombardy from Venice, should be named as the frontier line, Lombardy being an- nezed to Piciimont, Venice remaining to Awtria until @ fisting preext should offer to depriv- her of that also. If, bowever, she should remain obstinate, sh6 must ba fought clean out of Itsly. This cone, the divvsion of the Penia- suia was to be a8 follows:-—4voy and Nice to he annexed. to France, the kingdom of Northern Italy to be united un- of ihe uatcs of tho Gharch piven 10 Pinay Noes Naples and Sicily to Murat. eee HOW THE AGREEMEMT WAS CARRIE” OUT. Our readers will see how very closely “nat agreement was observed in the terme of the treaty of peace, accord- fog to which Lombardy is» -nexed to ‘Piedmont, and Aus- tria permitted te retain Venice. It iv, remarkable that the latter clause, for which the Frencb Emperor is blamed by some, was thus agreed to monthy, before by Count Cavour, on behalf of the Italian society of London. Is shows, at all events, how close was *.ne connection between that society and the Emperor 0’ the French. Hu wept his bond faithfully with them. I’, is only in regard to that part of It which was to be for t .¢ benefit of Franco that he deviated from the egreemen’,, and for such deviation he certainly Ovght not to be hy iq biamsble}] He found that the whole Programme 00”.i@ not be carried out without having all Europe invely, o4 in the war, and’ he, with apparent unsel. fishnees. Tor ounced only that part of it from which he and bie ‘relatives were to derive advantage. THE NJ TIONAL ITALIAN SOCLETY—SEORET INSTRUI- TIONS. Wen the struggle between Austria and Sardinie was im’ ninént, and while these arrangements were being por- {1 oted, the National Italian Society, ia accordance with the French and Piedmontere governments, were quietly pre- paring for the War. The following document was address- ed by Garibaldi to the chiefs of the National Society of Italy in the different italian States:— ‘To te Nanionat Sociery or Itay:— In the present state of Italian affairs the President con- siders it bis duty to tranemit to the society the following secret inetructions:>— 1. No sooncr have hostilities commenced between Pied- mont and Austria tcan you will at once rise in insurrection to the cry of “Viva I'ialia e Vittorio Emmanucle—Out with the Austrians.” 2. If insurrection should be impossible tm your town, ali young men able to bear arms wi!l leave Lgl proceed to the nearest town where insurrection hes bern already successful, or is likely to beso. Amongne'gab.:- ing towns you wilt choose thore nearest to Piedumcut, where all italian forces should be concentrated. 3, You will make avery, — be be ete disor. ize the Austrian army, intercepting ie depota all im- own destroying its bridges and telegraphs, burning all of provitious or clea ia a of ibe Auerr La igs thmeny fire on Ttalian or Hungarian soldiers, but, on the contrary, endesvor to induce them to follog your own flag, and receive with open arms all who give ‘Way to your exhortations 6. Reghiar troups 722 31" embarrass the national cause will be at once sent into Piedmont, 6. Wherever the insurrection is successful the man who’ tends higheet in the popu’ar estimation will assume mii- tary and civil authority, with the titie of Provisional Com. aries for 4 Ley? Emanuel, and will maintain {¢ until the arrival or Commiss! despatched Piedmontere government, a koh aa ue am te m4 yen Will abolish the taxes > ¢., and in gene " pent ahes Sardine teen f ral, al! taxes wnich do not 8. A levy will at once be made, by means of conssrip- ylon, of young men from 18 to 20 years of age, in the pro. Portion of 10 to 1,000 of the gross population. All men aleo, from 20 to 86. willing to bear arma in defence of ths ational Independence may be received as volunteers, Ue Avera end volunicers beixg at once despatched to i . 9. The Provisional Commissioner will appoint a council of war, with power to try and punish, witnin twenty four hourr, all who may be golly of crimes against the na- ional cause, or against the life or property of pacific ct:t- zens, Tho cevrcil will make no eeehoteas of rank or clase, but no bereon may be pupieshed for crimes com mitted anterior to the insurrection, a 20. He will not n!ow of tho establishment of political journals, but he will pub ied @ bulletin of all facta which it Is necesrery to wake pablic, 11. Be wiii dismiss from “thelr poste all magistraves op