The New York Herald Newspaper, October 16, 1866, Page 5

Grand Match for tho Champlonship of the United States at Brooklyn, Atlantic, of Brooklyn, Versus Athletic, of Philadelphia, THE ATLANTIC VICTORIOUS. Twenty Thousand Spectators Present. Appearance of the Field—Scenes and Incidents. operations lay at the Capitoline grounds, Brooklyn, ‘where fifteen thougand'to twenty thousand enthusiasts & the base ball fraternity had congregated jong ere the ‘@igual was given forthe match to begin. gtounds form a vast inciosure, bounded on three sides by "board. fences apd on the fourth by a high stretch of .gatework, ruaning parallel with, the road leading te the highway and the cars. Within, a broad expanse of green ward, forming a tevel area, surrounded by embank- ments whoreon spectators could ‘congregate and look @own upon the players, and by planing raised some six fmches above the grass and furmshing seats for those -who preferred taking positions nearor the bases than the mandpoint of the crowd gathered on the hillocks in the roofed ampitheatres, reserved for the especial accommodation of the ‘Bm uncovered series mevaions for ‘Deaches, also grace the ‘spot, the @peedily secured and retained euntil the game is‘brought fteaciose. Aithough no speoial preparations had been made fer tho adornment of the place, everything wore Flags of all dimensions and of every ovlor and shape floated from the staffs, gayly @romsed tates and gents in flashy clothes brightened ‘=p the darkness of the masses, and the trees in their ‘@utumaa) garb, with foliage refreshed by the rain and Beaves besprinkied with diamond dropa, and little @etiages and distant spires were the background of tne The Capitotiac of moderate di- gentlemen only, and a few rough. ailable seats boing ‘THE ASSEMBLAGE ‘had sont its pioneers from an early hour, and when the ‘mevem gates, built on much more Lilliputian ‘designs ‘than the dormitoriés of the Roman Collesum, were ‘Mhrown open, there were already at hand a few hundred Meensed victualiers who at once made sure their re- spective positions and proceeded to lay out their wares ané make as good a dieplay of the same as possible, ‘aser.in the day the members of the baso-ball commu- ity commenced arriving, and from ten o’olock in the amerning until'two o’clock in the afternoon the seven @beck takers .cowld scarce suffice to receive the cur- vewey thrust into their bands able files of would-be} lookers ry The character of tho assemblage differed ‘from of at races One missed ‘and lowd-voiced betting man, — attendant 0) end the thin 1 minutes’ gaces. Instead of the constant ebb of the, the crowds were almost motion! and the the = intermin- passing sights, the strain of excitement: the brief struggle bet sie es matin . The two main stands were tenanted ‘Who eccupied every seat and crowded out the fertnity to the uttermost limits of thew: be windows of the long red plank with fair facea, and the trees inside and beyor fences boré human fruit, whose raddy rosier from behind the thick.’ heavy road outsids the gate main entrance to the grounds, was lined jos, who, not having twenty-five conte admissi: bered to f ted posts or settied, with crossed legs and heads ed ‘between the bars, tocatch a distant but cheap ‘view of the straggic for the championship, while every minor organization in the country, jing the veriest tyros © most musclar and swift footed fiona were on the grounds at an Brooklynites extended the courtesies of Ramerous visitors with exquisite urbanity. The Brooklyn men were attired in blue zouave trowsers and white pope tea! oe oghe the pee players wear- clothes, but sporting red capa. conee ¢ peared one by one on the smooth turf, those @f each club were loudly cheered by thei partisans, those of the Atlantics being decidedly in the majority ‘@ccurred to mark the two or three hours during which ‘the spectators, patiently awaiting the calling of the , Wook up their quarters on the ground and sought ‘away the time as merrily as practicable. Not a of their own, and these were ‘te be envied the ownership of a snag rockaway, serving at once as 4 parlor, a dining room and a private stand ‘whence the game couid be watched with perfect ease. Rockaways, however, were not the only conveyances om the grounds, for carriages and “institutions on ‘wheets’’ of overy kind abounded. The lightest of aulkies: ‘weve tied up side by side with a lumbering hotel amd the jacnty trotting wenturesome archers in quest of a fow had come in vebicles into service and bas, wher Wleodhadfleoss transformed, by i a if ‘ i 3 & ® 327 B } & E i I i i 5 d fi | 7 r t : 33 5 tt | Generais of the militia, fifty. fore the mgnal was given. hour there were at least eighteen thousand on the ground, and every seat and) P ‘good view of the movements could be bad had ite older. The crowd pressed against the ropes and surged Festicnly agains. the cordon of policemen, who formed a living wal! against the eneromchment of the masses, ‘mo Jess than ove hundred and Oty offierrs, under the supervision of Inspector Falk, beimg on duty on nds and preserving perfect order. At five min- ates of two o deck peotlet ame prok ¢ fend clapping of hands, the Athletics ‘antics up their positiour—tie batter, with Doung meovern:nt of the piicuer, aod nerved to burt back the ) With lege apart as #0 many ly guarding the goals and oustin aspirant for the triumphs of « an at two o'elock, and from the openi: final decision of the umpire, cheers plandite burst forth at every skiiful manwuvre, to culms. genuine ovation when the score of either elub the Brookiytites to have won the day. wae opened by the Atiantic with Pearce at who knocked a low easy ball tow was there, and fielding the bali Pearce out. Smith followed with @ ; Reach fielded it to fret and knocked a high ball to- ward second base, but Reach captured it very easily, thus for the Atlantic. The feel quite jubliant. Ag the game oaly in ite infancy the Auantics did not allow them feel but went into the feld determined many a breath. Hy i inpiy to tbs Chapman then to “go and do like they did in goy4 siyie, ‘NEW YORK HERALD, ‘TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1868=TRIPLE SHEET. tirtag one Selded ball ty. Sulth Sain, aiid base to Start at first. McBride, after Tou! bail well out or weak ee ‘mitts on an- ball to Start in good coding at Wilkin, ns, ending the inning, le on the second’ ‘base. Neith; the game open- ing thus incl promied tobe exreedney interesting. ) INNING. Crane opened th! ahit third base, which Pike stopped, a Ta wildly to first’ bled to get home withaut stopping by very bad throw me McBride! to Pike, Sturt followed at the bat with a ball toward short stop, and would have been out had not Wilkins thrown the ball —T to Berckensteck. Start stole toward second was helped by a Ubrow of Dockney's to make the and made third base by a muff of Docknoy’s, and came home on Fergu- non’s strike. Pratt in the meantime had been knocking Piet ea and was cry ees © Loanenge by uzon hit alow Is third, whi cog RET then badly thrown by Pike, enabling him to reach first vase safely. A passed ball by Q to left fleld, on which Galvin himself made his second ‘base bemg helped by a fool'sh play by Sensendorfer, who threw the bail from the field to the catcher at home ‘beso; he made his thirdona wild throw of MeBride’s wo Reach. Millestruck a high foul back of first’ for which Berckenrtock got bis bands ji pashinn ranted ite wassecond ont; Pearce followed with a low 0 third ‘dase, which Pike stopped and threw to first, but jast enough to one side to make ptck, lose his bal- ‘Tuff the bal!, and ive Pelt e base and Forga- The dong talked of game for, the championship of | gon hie run, Smith struck «nice ree hueeen third bese America was yesterday played by the Athletics, of Philadelphia, and the Atiantics, of Brooklyn, resulting t= adecisive victory for the last named lub by a score ‘of ewenty-aoven te seventeen. ‘and sent Pearce to the second. Dickey third, being helpeti bv a high prow from. Dockney. to ‘e, and Smith was sharply after him to second, 1 ‘hands being out. Pearce wanted toisteal in, and was very near it, when Chapiaan struck foal and sent Pearse back to the third; Chapman then struck a low, enev ball to third, which Pike muffed and ‘on ‘which he made first . Two out and three on the ‘Dass, with Crane at the ball, smiling and shaking his bat in a very confident ner as if he intended to hurt the Dall, but he merely At, and Docknev squeezing it ‘Anished the inning for the Atlantics. leaving three men on the bases. Berekenstork ed for the Athletic with a very tame bit to frst. baro, whch Start held, allowing ‘Never fall’! toretire. Dockney struck a sale grounder between short and third on, which he made his second Chapman's holding the ball too tong. Sensendorfer ck a low ball toward third, but that spot was as ‘atal ‘ag ever, for Philadelphia and the striker retired from first base by Smith’s fielding to Start. Fisler struck a saf@ ball to left field, on which he made his first and Doekney got home. Pike struck a high ball to the right of the second hase, which Crane went. for and dropped, thus giving Pike his first and Fisler his second bare, Kleinfelder struck a font ball, which was fielding to Pratt, who took the second for the pur- pose of tripping Fisler, who had started for third, but who got back just time enough to be saved. Fisler, however, made his third by a muff of Mille, and Piko followed him to the second; they each made another base on a passed ball, Fisler scoring @ run. Kleinfelder knocked a bal! toward Pratt. which the latter fiekled to first, putting Kiemfelder out and Ieaving Pike on the third, Score four to two ia favor of the Atlantics, TITRD INNING. Start opened this iming with a beauty te centre held, on which he made his tirst and afterward mado his third on a passed ball, and scored his run on Pratt’s strike, whieh was an easy one to short stop, and by which ne ‘was stopped sbort at first base by Wilkins and Bercken- mock Ferguson get to his first on three ball and at- tempted to steal his second, but Dockney throwing well to Reach stopped him, and he retiréd. Galvin struck a short ball to third base which Pike did not handle lively enongh to catch him at first; a passed ball by Dockney gave bim his second, and he stole nicely to his third; bat there he remained until thre strikes were called om ‘Mills, who was thus the third hand ont. McBride oponed with a fine bigh "all to centre feld; but Galvin was there and the ball was held. Reach struck a ‘daisy cut. ter” to centre field, which Galvin stopped, and ottempted to coax Reach to the second: by a little bv-play ; but the latter held the first, and came home finally on Witkins’ strike, on which the latter madeobis second easily, as the ball, striking fair, bounded bevond the foul line back of the third base, Berekenstock #trnck a “sky- scraper” between right and centre, field, which Galvin went for, and nabbed finely. Doekney then hit a splen- did ball very heavily beyond eentro Held, sending Wil- ind securing for himself a clean home-rin, 2 cove aide aieges a a ‘ball over short stop, on whieh 1¢ made his first; but afterwards, attompting to the second, was fe Crane ru nicely ‘anen y= Preiile, thos ending inning, score standing to fiy Quite an amusing scene was here enacted. One indi- vidual; cramped by sitting during two or three hours on the low temporary bench at the leftof the fleld, stood up, strotched his body, arms and neck to théir fullest tension, and appeared to feel quite refreshed; hia next neighbor imitated his é@xample, and one after another most avery one m the crowd stood ap, straightened himself and then resumed his sent, effect was Ivdicrous in the extreme, and after the straivhtening process had been indulged in all, around the arena the jon of the crowd on the left commenced wavinc their andkerchiefs to the crowd on the right, and these re turned the salute. so that at one time there were at Irast @ thousand cambrics shaking around the field. This episode seemed to put the crowd in extra good humor, and from t'me to time the process waa repeated. Poarte; first at the bat, knocked a safe ball to left field and ‘eared his first base; he then stole bis second, | being helped by athrow of Dackney's, and securing his run ultimately on Smith's strike, Snwth knocked a low ball, whieh bounded over Wilkins’ head. on which he made firet base, securing his second afterward, the same [adh we! striker. Chapman knocked a high one be- first and second, whieh Berkenstock captured on the fly. Crane followed with a low ball to right field, which Kleinfelder muffed, thus enadling Smith to get home and Crane to secure second base, Start sent a good one to centre field, on which he made second base and sent Crane home. Pratt knocked'# hich ball to left field, which Sensencorfer missed, tho striker ma'ing the first base, and Start home, Pratt seca ® wecond on & paseod ball by Dockney. but there hi ined until the close, as Furguson and Galvin were disposed of in quick succession by Docknev on up bounds, Fisleropened on the Athieucs’ side by knocking @ foul ball over the fence at the I-ft, and then knocking a good eafe ball to contre field. by which he secured his first base, making bis second ona bad muff by Mills, and securing his ran on Pike's strike, whieh was a good one to loft field, and on which he secured bis second base; he started shortly afterwards for third base, and Mills throwing the ball badty to the base enabled him to come Kleinfelder struck a high foul back of third base, which Smith went for, but not being able to reach on the fly nabbed very sharply on @ treacherons bound. McBride toliowed with a spieudid high ball to jeft field, which Chapman tried for very hard, bat misjudged , and McBride recured hie third’ base easily. Reach struck a good ball to the right of the second base sending Mefride 6 and retiring himself. the second hand out by the Gekding of Crane to Start, Wilkins followed with s good low bail to left field, on which be secured his first base, but he got no far: ther, as Berckenstock went out on a tip bound. Score nine to eight in favor of the Atlantic FIFTH. INNING, ‘Milla, the first striker, knocked a bigh bal! towards first hase, which settied in erckenstock's hands very securely, Pearce followed wit! a beantifal hit to centre field, which was missed on the fly very badly Fisler, Pearce securing his first base, and afterwards his second on a muff by Dockney. Smith truck a good ball low and hot to short stop. which Wilkins stopped Bicely and fielded swiftly to (iret base, Berckenstock holding the bail weil, putting Smith oat at the expense ofa omit Berek it finger. enstock's wound was dressed by Doctors Garv: and Bomeisler, and the game proceeded, Chapman atri ing a low ball toward second base which Reach stopped, but threw rather wide to first base, thas allowing Chap man to reach second base and Pearce to go home, Cran knocked a Yow bali to short stop which Wilkins was slo in working, and he got bis first base ; securing his second by a moff of Dockney’s and stéaling his third. Beick- enstock's wound becoming vory 4 ong was called ia to change positions him. Start, next at the bat, struck an ball towards second base which Reavh Belded to jelder, patting the striker out and leas Crane on the third base. Doekney opened with a low one to third base; Smith was there yet, Lg el left field, on which he secured his first ‘nocked a short ball, which bounded over ser. Jumped for it, bad it in his hand, bat losing the chance for a nice double Sensendorfer seeurinz his second and Pisler his first afterwards stole to bis third base, and after him at second, when Pike ww down to centre feild, sending Sen home, but — _ en being very sharply at work tn the held. lowed with another ee ee |, which Chapman fleided in good style, p felder making second base and Pike third base Me Bride rack a low ball to shott mop, which Pearce Btteuded to and passed to Start, patting the striker oat, Pike t9 the meantime —a his ron Reach was BD taken one bound by Milla, ending the inning aad Kieinptelder on the second base, the score standing en to eleven. TH INNING. Pratt opened with « tty low ball to eeutre Geld, ade his first bere, securing bix recond on & passed ball by Dockuey. Ferguson bit a nice ball iow fi 3 B & s 5. z 2 and sharp a little to the right of second bare, which was handsomely Reached on the tly. Pratt had started for third base, and Wilkins, manoing the second, would have caught Pratt nicely on the return had he held the ball thrown to bim by Reach, and would have made this a beautiful double play. Galvin, the next striker, was enon @ tp bound by Dock a Pratt stole to the rd base and got home on Mills’ strike, whict? was a safe one to right held, and on which he secured his firs base A muff by Deckney gave Mille hw second base, and he stole bis third when Pearce, knocking & low ball to rbort stop, ught at Oret by Wilkins and Kleimfelder, being band out and leaving Mille on the third base. This was 4 sbortioning for the Athletics, Wilkins knocked an easy bounder (o Pratt, which the latter fielded to first base, puting the striker out, Berckenstoek Tetired on a fly bal) taken by Oran: second base; Dockney strick o ball to right fetd, making bic frat base, bat there he was let by Sensen- dorfer, who retired ons ball almoet picked off bat by Mills in bean myle, Soore, twelve to ERVENTH INNING. tening was the most fatal for the Athletics inas- as the Atlantica scored eight runs, mainly by good Raristed, however. by several errots in the , wo runs and others one each, exoept aod Chapman, the fi little to the right of ait : E z Ae le of and kept fram the ground, secured hia Poet eth e aR ie one hand for and ia second base; he then stole to third base and got home on Wilkens’ strike, which was a good safe one to right fle he secured his second base. Reach to make” fh missed, allowing and on which Berckenstoek strack an itcher which was fielded to first base put- hand out and leaving Wilkens on second to twenty in favor of the Score, fourteen ties, OGHTH INNINGR, truck a good ball towards richt rd to reach, but codidn’t, and base, afterwards ball by Dockney. hit to left field, sending Crane ting avclean home run for himself, in in order from Pearce for ‘all bands ik a long, high ball to right held; was again called for, but Bercken- hands all around the ball before it reached the ground and kept them there, despite his severe wound. Thomas gat down, High foul quite a distance to the right of the catcher, but Dockney jndged it nicely, and took it on the bound, to make eood time on the ron to St Galvin struck a ball towards short stop, sh Wilkins mvffed, and he made his firet base, and finally secured his run on a passed ball by Pockney. Mills followed with a fly to seco Reach was there, and Mills retired. Dockney low ball: toward second to Start, stopping Mr. Docknoy. Jowed with a similar i h treated. Fisler struck a hot one to third base, whieh Smith stopped well, but couldn’t find time enough to do as he was wont to do with such matters, and F sier mado bis first baee, and securing hiv run afterwards on Pike’ and Inw to left fleld, and mad eo ult mately by Kleinfelder’s Tho Satter reached the firet base by a high ball to left fleld, which Chapman dropped, bnt Kieinfelder re- ‘ma)ned on the first, as Chapman captured Mcfride on a Tong fly at left field back of thi Crane, first at he the third base on a lowed with a splendid ‘all hands aronnd' stork. had Ferguson knocked a . which Crane fielded Sengendor’er fol- was similariv his third base, gettin: rd base, Score sixteen to NINTH INNINGS, The game was tow pretty well decided, and the Atlan- ties felt very much elated; iq this innings fonr more ir score by Smith, Chapman, Pearce, the first striker, going ont on a foul bound, well taken by Pike; Ferguson fielded out at firet base by Kleinfelder and Pratt, headed off at third by Dockney and Pike. to first bave, when some of the A “foul bell,” and he did not rai however, decided that the ball was fair and he was ont, The Athletics added only one ron to their seore in this Inning, Reach securing that by a fine hit to right fleld and stealing his second and third bases and getting Witkine was caught napping rt; Dockney flelded out at runs were added to Crane and Start. home on Wilkins’ strike at first base by Pratt and § first by Crane and Start and Sensendorfer taken on the tly Berekenatock being left on second Score twenty seven to seventeen in favorof the Atlantic, =) NS! awoeenswe* Players, Kloinfelder, rf. wenwowunn® | mcorcromm comes! z ° Sl eeousenew f INNTNOR Vat, 2d. Bl, Ath, Oth, Oth. TU. 8th, 9th. Total Oe Lt etary See ae oe of the © xeelstor Club. jeasrs, Monck ind Benson, ‘Time of game—Three hours At the close of th Temarkably orderly manne was feared would not be adequat to prevent any accidents from the gateways, removed portions of the high picket fence, and the crowd passed out in a short timo withont any accidents or contusion. From tho above synopsis it may be seen by whom the most of the plaving was done, and how the game was Tho Champions still hold their proud position, and on Thursday will battle again for the tile with the celebrated Mutual Club of this city. CITY INTELLIGENCE. Power, Heanquanters—Ixronaation Warten. —On the 15th of January tast the Police Commissioners, at the in- stance of President Aeton, passed a resolution requiring: the detectives to deposit all rewards the department, so as to constitute a general fuad for the benefit of the whole, This resolution wag meant to break upa “ring” which existed in the force, similar in every Teapect to the “ring” at the City Hall and Albany. his favorites, and thi en a robbery or bari came into the 6 involved & great deal of bard work and litile or po profit, then it was saddled the unfortnnate ontsiders. Commissioner thy motives, avempted to break w m by the introduction of the resolution above Teferred to, and it was thonght that justice wait be dome those members of the force who were ouwide of game the crowd dispersed ina but the means of exit it #0 that the proprietor, an over crowded stato of Jost _and won, ith the treasurer of Detective Youn v formed thin © it was given equal distribution of t ent Kennedy, it appears, hat been opposed to the resolution from the very outset, and those not in the ring have an idea that he has had influence enoveh to keep money locked ap ip the great sale of the de- partment since January last, which ought to have been distributed among the men every month according to to the reselution of the Commissioners. Tbe amoant collected thus far is said to amonnt to about $0,000, and why it has not been distributed among the detectives # for the authorities at headquarters to say. Yxop.—The annual vynod of the Lutheran chureh of thie State was in session at st Matthew's clareh, in Walker street, yesterday. There ‘was a fall attendance of the pastors of the charches em- braced in the synod, hut the proceedings wer lly of a routine character, . Dr. Brown, president of the General synod rom the Penn reonsidernble debate, Tre Lorena Latheran Chore! synod, was lost, af Brown was subsequently admi(ted a The annual report, which of the operations of the mies ra! fess of the church, was read by the Rev, Dr. Pohiman at Joxes’ Woop.—The Pie-njc of the Eastern Star lodge of the Order of Masona, in aid of the Orphan Asylom, came off yerterday at Jones’ Wood, where no lew than two thousand members of the order and their famiiies were themselves in the happiest manner possible. band discoursed music, and dancing wae kept op w jute hour in the evening, The [e-Lave family ‘entivities of the day, ax did also Kaglish pedestrian John SheMeld, who performed seve ral astonishing feats, which were lendly epplanded, receipts for the day approximated $1500. The mem bers of the Order are still in want of forty or fifty theu- sand dollars to complete the Asylum for the Orphans and Widows of the Maroulc Socety, the ground for whieh has been already purchased. Fine wt Waren Stacet.—The alarm of fire at wo o'clock on Mouday morning originated from 230 Water street, the stove store of T. Merrifield by one of the workmen accitentally setting fire to « measure of varnish in the cell from a barrel, The fremen in the vicinity got the alarm and were quickly at the premises, and extineuished the fire before the bells sounded an alarm. From rome un. explained delay the fire bells did not ring until some utes after the fire broke out. age to the stock of stoves, Ac, is principally hot probably exceed in the Bowery, at. Mechanica’ T and owned by the estate about $50. The workman who caused the accident (and whose name we could not learn) bad his face very badly burned. Dnowsine Casvatry.—Yesterday, aa the sloop General Taylor, loaded with oysters, was pasing the foot of Hammond street, North river, a band on board, named Henry Feilon, was accidentally knocked overboard by the sudden shifting of the boom of the vessel, and, not withatanding the efforts of Usose on board to ave him, the grounds and enjoved inaterially to t It war caused while drawing rome panies, The bailding is Stephens. It is damaged MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Important Orders from ¢ tere Obange in the Or; First and Second Brigade SPECIAL ORDERS, Haeasqvantens Finer Dy eral Hendquar- jzation of the ealquarvers, of Albany, Oct. 11, 1806, ae beret: gated Colguel William (. Word, Twelfth regiment infaniry of remk, at once as New York, will, by virtue sume the command of the General LLOYD smanding Divisioa ivinon Tuspector ORDERS. Ounmmat seme Brave or New Yous, ) x Avexaepen Hamiros, Colonel and bi |. Colona! William 0 ferred fy Sedoant Seta 00 the staf of the Oe to iheir proper comntman ce ail, commanding First STATEN ISLAND INTELLIGENCE. Inreneetiea «= -Recttatioms amp Resoma, —Angurtes ‘Waters, the slocotioni#t, will give one of bis admirabie entertainments, consisting of readings and recitations, at Isiand, om Thursday, October 18 It * that Mr, Waters ie a oan Of Sine ability and has established himeelf ae one of the Gnest drama: readers on oF off the stage. gramme for the ot veremiuiny of alent POLICE INTELLIGENCE. A Bap Baoruse-m-Law.—On Wednesday last Mr. J. H. Van Dolan had stolen from a trunk in his room at the Irving House, on Broadwa; aluable silk dress, the Property of his wife, and worth $100, Suspicion fell upon Alexander J, Christy, a brother-in-law of Mr. Van Dolan, & young man whose fast habits have brought grief to his family and disgrace to himself. He was arrested, when he confessed bis quilt, and named @ pawnbroker to whom he bad sold the dress for $30. The pawnbroker was applied to and gave up the dress, Christy was arraigned yesterday before Justice but was discharged at the request of the complainant ‘Tum Mismrixs or Tae OvtcasT.—A man walking along Broadway on Sunday evening, just where the great thoroughfare tersecta Bigecker street, between the hours of bt and nine, might bave had bis attention attracted by the sound of a wo man’s voice singing. It was a plaintive voice, chanting a lullaby, which sounded strangely through the pattering of the dull, heavy raim drops, and mingled with and Jost amid the noise of the passing vehicles and the footsteps of hurrying passers-by. Had tho one whose ear had heard this crooning of a melody which bore hi Back to the days of bis ehildhood, paused to eck whence it came, he would have been drawn to a doorway, in which crouched ashuman figure, partially protected from tho pitiless rain which beat down without, The figure was that of a woman, wretehedly clad and sbivering with pold. But it was not the woman’s face, pallid and pinched with want of food, nor the mis- erable rags that hung wet abont her trembling limbs, that caused the stranger to throst his band into lite pocket and draw therefrom a fow pennies which he pre- sented to hor, In her arms she held a feeble eb Id, whieh she hugged.oloxe to ber breast and eovered as best che conid with her own dampened garmgpts. Tbe child lay ruil and motioniess, and wonid hav® seemed asleep had not the presevee of the stranger cansed her to open (wo eyes eo okt and mourofal and hagvard-look- ing a4 to cr ate an instinetive dread which one cannot suppreas when in the presence of the dew! or dying The light from the neighboring lemp fell full on the face of the child, and those mournful eyes ghstened strangely, while the eheeks were flushed and feverixh, ‘The mother thanked the stranger with a fervent “God bles# you, sir,” and the latter parsed op. The next morning that mother, with hardly atrength enough to support herself, bearing her sick child in ber arma, was ed at the Jefferson Market Police Court, charged being a vagrant, It wax true she had no oreupa- tion, she was so weak and bad such poor clothes that no one would take her to work for them, Home she bad none, for it takes money to buy one even abelter, It was becanse she had no home that she lived in the streets. And her obild was sick and she had no money to buy it medicine. Yes, the child wax sick—sicker than the mother, perhaps, imacined. She would not have to carry it lon. are was one strongest heart. A tear net ite way d of the kind magistrate as he p at the same Ume taking steps fi comfortable home In the future Hep vor Tria. —Angust Vanier, whose arrest for having embezzled funds from the confectionery estab- lishment of Maillard, 619 and 621 Broadway, while nct- ing as bookkeeper and correspondent, was chronicled in sthe Hknano of Monday, waz brought before Justice Dodge vesterday. Three distinet charges were brought against him, to all of which he pleaded guilty. Vanier was committed for trial on all of the charges, in default of the gums of $1,000, $1,500 and $500 respectively, Tim Quasrion or Ownxnem.—Yesterday two ind vidnals appeared before the Jefferson Market Police Court for the purpose of settling the question of owner- ship of a miserable, worn ont coal basket, which had been patched and mended so often that there was hardly @ portion of the original material left, The first of these men was of middie age; but his face was so discolored with dirt and coal dust that even his acquaintances would have had great difficulty in recognizing bim by his features alone. The dust lay on his cheeks profusely, and choked up his eyes so that he winked foebty and pr by evidently seeing with great difficulty. His head wax surmounted by acrop of thick, bushy baie, uncombed, bristling out in every direction, and so fonp in front that it harassed the man’s eyes more than the voal dust which was con- Stantly getting into them from below. Put not alone on his face did the dirt lie thick—on hia neck, extending down upon bis breast as faras an old, worn shirt, open At the top, would admit of its being seen; hie skin was binck and'swart aga negro’s. ‘Tho dirt hung round him, fell from bim ip a thick mist as he walked, It filled his pockets, lay beavy on his har and discolored the old garments which he wore The other wan, whom the coal man accused of having stolen the basket, was bimself worthy of inspection, His face was wrinkled and puny, his eyes wero watery, though not tearfol, and he wheezed fear- fully with the effort of coming up the stairs, On the top of hin bead a few hairs were irregularly scattered, Like Wlegraph poles through a bleak and randy waste Some curonity shop might have contributed the clothes he wore, for none of them matched, either with cach other or with the wearer. His knees were weak and his fortn beut, while bis voice grated feebly, like a rickety old machine that needed oiling. And they were quar- rellng over the possession of & miserable basket that wonld have been dear at ny. He of the coal ar cused the other of having stolen his baxket, while the old man asserted as vigorously ax he could bat he had found the article in the street, ‘The Justice finally dectded that the disputed property was in truth the coal man's, to whom it was delivered up, the wheezy old man sighing hen it was borne tramphantly away, ax a child might Nave done when forced to give up & plaything uot his own. hor a $10 bill, og Ler wih & A “Nirven!’ art Wonk. —Early yesterday morning Mr. M. F. Lawson, residing at No. 447 Hudson street, on coming out into hie hall noticed that two ck coats winob had been hanging there on the previous night were gone The door stood ajar and Mr. Lawson, rush. ing toto the street, observed a woman at a short distance away hurrying of with the coats in her arms, at onge gave chase and goon came up with her. The wo- man, who gave her namesas Mary Jane Anderson, was yesterday mitted hy Justice Dodge for trial in de- faait of bail in the sam of $300. Steaua a Coat.—On Saturday Mr. A. Morris, who Hives at No. 543 Broome street, loat a cont valued at $20, which \n some unaccountable manner disappeared from his room. A young map pamed James W. Dorrill had ‘been in the room from which the coat was taken at or about the time the theft was committed, and he war therefore sus; cted He was arrested, when he confessed his guilt, Justice Dodge yesterday ‘committed hit for trial in defanit of bail ig the sum of $300. A Seaway Canary Wirt Rowsrny,—Joseph Hughes, a seaman twenty-five years of age, was arrested on Sunday Dighton x charge of robbery preferred against him by Willtam Miller, of No, 46 State street, He was in the barroom corner of Greenwich and Rector streets, and while there Hughes and others assanited and beat him ina feartal manner. Milfer was then thrust into the street, whither Hughes followed and again beat him. The vietim then discovered that hie wach and chain, worth $4, bad been wtolen, and caused the arrest of on the charge of robbery. Thomas Hugh Washington street, also complains that on the nig! the 6h instant the prisoner attacked on the corner of Rector and Greenwich streots, and by Corer aed vietence robbed bis pockews of $25 in feget tender coves, This assault and robbery was the re- sot & refusal on the part of the victim to treat the man oa glass of grog. Justice Hogan commit. ‘tombe for trial op both charges of rob A Baoontrxrre Rownen in Warn Srweer —Joseph MeMorrow lives at O08 Myrtle avenue, Lrooklyn, Being to the city on Sunday, be became jartially intoxicated, and while ip that condition wanderet town to \he comer of Dover and Water streets, where be fell in with Mary O'Brien, & domestic, thir'ycis years old. They soon became friendly, Joneph to treet her, and both of them fu freely in Water street poison, commen!y called Boarton, The rewult was that Joseph was redu oe \o and while ip that co Mary relevodh $140 to lewal tender notes and fractions! cur 20. She was alt officer of the Fourth precinct and ‘he stolen pro petty found in her possession Mary sy money, but did not use any of it, On davit charging her with the larceny, Josucn 1 mitted the acoused to the Tombs for tral in $400 ball Sackep ftes—Aitacep Larceny —!Togh Jeffers and Dennis MeGrann were what is calle’ frieoda They worked together, walked together, and o oa onally they drank togetbor. It may not be unreasonable to pre futne, Fo intimate war (heir amgueiation, (hat at Umes they fought ether— that Pith each other Satur. Gay bight has from time tim rial been cumerated to friendstip of thie Kind. Them the cero. meet at the numerous sitare erected for sacrificial worabip of thie deity, Tibation# are poured oat sod teractions swallowed in bie honor, There is great rey vcing, and the fites aro freqaentiy hour fugh and Deonis were thue 06 Baturdey aight lant More than once they stood er at the place of tacrifien, clinked their giaxemw, Fepente’ in concert the formula, © Hore sto you") Bat» Terence was wo cotne betwean them, and Of 86 nervous » oature that it wili be well wo let each tell bis ows cory, Hogh fe road there wax stolen from bim on wie night of Ox 15, $33, 0 Wilk handy , two written acona nie and Rome tobacco (hat whee ip compacy © \) Motiranw on that night he had the money in hie parts that be felt MoGramn » band in tie poo the money while rill io bis company we fi MeGrann then took itn to svenue and Forty-second stgret, where they met three men; that his companion spoke and that while be wee 80 Conversing Tobbed him (Hugh) of bia pocket handeer and socounta, In reply to thie Denne sy company.” Thu t brought ce Kelly yeuterday a being it A fatthet examnation i« 1 before Snail deporition, 6 the meantime Denny remains « prisoner, Jovesiie Deeeqrerct Brea, Pirsone — latime £0, miner, 1 got no father” The eas ine plea ad vanced by a bright eyed intelligent joking youngeter of about eight years old. Whe hed been aught | the act of sealing «roll of pennies from amc eagoo to bis cap. tor, Jobin Herma, the owner of the availed puthing < ho ee tee Jamtice Kelly portertay Tt wae ton «0 fee the ite fellow, whose head covered with » (orry growth of i eet whe ba 6d Ot reek tbe suune, confronted with all the. fairly be premmed he was froe. boy, with that quick sharp look about bin for examination. Vacanime ova Lover.—Dado Drader keeps a lager beer saloon in Fifty-third street. Opposite Dado is another lager beer saloon, kept by one Retser, Dado unmarried, Reiser, more fortanate—or more unfortu pate—than he, hav a wife, Elenor, of comely appear. ance, who, it would appear from the evidence, Is much admired by Dado. This fair dame i# a little woman, while Dado rejoices in huge proportions, standing about Hix feet, broad shouldered and weighing in the neighbor. hood of sixteen stone. The undisguised love of her heavy admirer, which Elenor sayw she never encouraged, has been recently to her a source of great annoyance. She asserts that she bax frequently told Dado that he most got vigit her, as he would couse trouble between her and her neighbors, but that he persists In coming, and calls her bad names. Yesterday she preferred a charge against him ut tho Fourth Metriet Police Court for coming inte ber piace with an io pick tm bis hand Jemied the soft im t, Dut, notwithstanding. Justice Kelly required and threatening to. kill ber. a bail to keep the peace. NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. Jersey City. Tur Panapwe Yeereepay —Jersey City made a sue Hitan city ‘in a demonstration which surpamed any other ever witnested in that city or State, Whon it i# mentioned that euch a display in triennial the extent of the prepa- rations will be understood, and when it wax resolved to invite the concurrence of external associations the pro. ject was designed to assume surpassing proportions. ‘The propitions change in tho weather fired the enthow aan of the Fire Department 18 the morning, and at an © antir, ad. I-colored brane, and don cessful attempt yesterday to vie with the od #birt'? wi early hour the ** heroes justing ropes, burnishing thy were outof humor, and unwilling to gh mation which did not concern their ten cent stamp a al private houses, ty engine drawn by. thirty-five veterans the Fire Department, preceded by a drum corps and commanded by ¢x-Chief Engueer Samuel Bridgart Chiel Engineer MeLaughlin and bis awastants; 1 Steam Engine No. 1, Noah D, Taylor. for James McMillan, arsistant foreman, preceeded by hart's Newark band, ‘This company numbered 7 and bad a sph Hore Company ot band, 45 0 6, Company, No. 2, 40 men, with Twelfth ‘regiment b Americus Hook and Ladder Cempany, No, 2, 65 1 with Snaller'# band; Protection Jackson Encine Homilton band , Philadelphia, a dele Newark and why Company No 3, the Northern Philadelphia, bv Engine Company No. 7, and the Wil Hamebury Company by Engio partment, but to cul.ivate bh them th grand prince ples of self-reliance, They were a splendid body of men, and a credit to the ¢ wich cannot fait to appreciate the acquisition a body must be to the material welfare of ite inhabitants, imdividually and coljrctively, Hobokew, Furtn Coxaressionat Dummer Comvernon,—It will be remembered that the Inte convention in Hoboken was broken up ina most unsatisfactory manner, in con Sequence of the breach of compact with the Hudson county delegation by that of Bergen county. The convention wax adjourned subject to the call of the Vice rm yuob, of Jerey ow. who was empowered dent, Mr to call another convention, Yerterday a delegation represen ti wards of Hoboken waited on Mr. Lynch in t of Hudson connty, and requested him to call early date to | the regular ‘ongren, A also ap por jeneral Wrigtit the notnination a second time, Should th cline a us Will be held next Monday repreven throughout the di ve, and & vigorous eanvans will io, Newark. Srenine or 4 Casak Boat—Two Lives Lowr day night acanal boat sprang « leak and wharf foot of Parker street. Captain V wife and « boy samed Van Doyn Herths at the time. fTbe former bad a nar the wor with coal, and swingibg arovad with the tide arirain on the tir caused them to spring The body of the boy was recovered yesterday morning, bat that of the woman had not been found up to a tate bour in the alternoon Triat ron Monon, —Ata pienie im Ebwhalt's mallet, whirh cauned the dawth of tbe iatter, Bur. icted tor wurder, and the ay before Judge snes «The A by Messrs, Ruayon and Gaild COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Hackett HOERY I A DANeH MOORE way de In this court yesterday Joun Dimon and Wm Rogeo ware tried and convicted of robbery in the Oret degree While Charles Anderson, a mailor, wat In a dance boven at 96 James rtreet, on the night of the 27th of Septem ber, be was assaulted by the prisoner, dragged into» dark entry, ond robbed of a watch and chain anda few doliare in money, The Recorder mut each ut them to the State Prison for five years WAND LARCENY Eliza Busteed. charged with stesing $25 from Aone Brown, on the 224 of September. pleaded guilty Wo petty larceny, and war cent to the penitenvary for wix mmonthey Julia Brown was acquitted upon « charge of stealing 8 wateh valved at $900 frotm Jarvis Hogge, on the 2th of Angust FAward Rennett, indicted for stealing $81 from Mameart BL Seripture, Liberty street, the With of July, Pleaded guilty to an atiempt at larceny, and wae re. manded for menteccre RE SE NE _ SHIPPING NEWS. ron ew TONE eee 612) meen were owrnw “ 1) | mow ewan on 1 PORT OF WEW YORE GCTOMEL) 5, 6s. Cleared. f Rost WP Clyde an Framewo— Merchant & Oo n nen, Havre Bors & Hie: Ship Gorhawt Br) Kobineon, Mt Gewge, NK Be to Pros), Wendt, Cort for orders vunch Wert alin Bromp Micingrale, Bremen I Koop “A Paws. § rar rt Karkel Norton. Portians— Mrett b Pionde (Me), Putnam. For Leah (Cuety—J P Whe. . aragh Ph eawitho deme bh Ward Wh, George, NJ Prye heb AV Kindberg. Thomas, Merane-Truiiie & Yunis Sear Horwon (Br), Wallem, MJebe, 9B YR Dewalt @ br John Rendereom (Br), Carroll, Mel ~a 1s Dewot br J Burnett, Wilson, Cberieston. wong & Come or Vantauss, Woomer, § pata Hougnuon. lew port wed bee Arrived. Sieemehip Berveria (Mem) Tewhe Mem . aa yous Ohh wih when aed GW peeseterrs’ ts Koon G ney, CH © Gaye, with gees, Windenr, wn, 6 dare, wr Fagen, Winder BH 18 day. wins Wied at rennet © Bere Avro atone Ot yerinneed the herricnne of the Bt bork bares Moremeat he ity of & potion conn, It ware searcely a Conception Lo suppor that he bad any realization of his position Doubiles he felt lorror at bis situation, but of any sense of guilt may He iw a fair featared 0 peouliar to those juvenile denizens of this great city who make their home on the streets. He stands committed at present ping the heavy broad hate which have often proved to of good service tn a ilery tornado, They monopolized the bustle of the city, for at their approach in any quarter =the haplesx — pedew trians fled with an alarm akin to that produced by the locomotive, when like the beast of (he forest it of its approach, ‘The boot-black squad cation. ‘The firemen thonght that for once in three they were entitled to a monopoly of the p. blic on, and well and truly they secured it Flags , the head of the procession commenced to move, preceded by the Inevitable M. P's, in two platoons, num bering forty six men, under the command of Aids Doyle Then followed in order the fire companies, uy did engine, handvomely decorated and drawn by five horses neatly caparisoned. Perseverance 5, of Philadelphia, 60 men, with nil- lage, and preceded by Beck's band; Em. ok and Ladder Company, No. 1, with Dodworth's dressed in blue shirts; Engine Company, No. 2, 85 men, Northern Liberty Engine Company, No. of Willamsburg, 65 men, with band; Phoonix Hose with Thirty-seventh regiment band, Hercules Engine Company, No. 3, 75 men, and 10 boys with torches, accom- panied by Washington band, Liberty Hose Company, No. 2, of Hoboken, 60 men, with Dodworth’s seeond band; Vigilant Hose Company, No. 8, numbering 60 men, with New York Right regiinent band; Washington Kagine Company, No. 4, 85 men, with Righty-fourth New York regimeat band, Passaic Hose Company, No. 4, 60 men, m Engine Company, No. 5, 60 men, with Seventh New York regiment band ; pany, No. 6, 80 men, with Fort rihern Liberty Engine Company, of auion of 25 men, ©, Minot Steam Engine Company, No, 7, 65 men, with band of the Fifty-ffth regiment, The dMayor, Common Council, Water Commissioners and Fire Commissioners reviewed the procevsion as it passed the City Hall up The route was @ tedious one, the procosion arrived at the Reser- voir, Hodson City, it halted for three quarters of ‘an hour. The ‘dismigval did not take place till five o'clock, when the Phitwelphians were taken in charge by Liberty No. 1, the Hoboken men by Engine Liberty delegation. of Company No. 2, all of whom enteriained their gug@ts roost horpitably, The day was observed by the citizens ai one of enjoyment aud relaxation, and the effectof the magnificent dieplay will be pot only to elevate the mormle of the Fire De- nand boy Were drowned Tho boat wae laden tk taat summer James Burrill etrock aman gamed Fite with « commenced to 5 Incbuding first and second officers, She was fallen In with iq Int 29.19 by the steamer Merrimac, from New York for New Orleans, which Look off (he captain, bia wife, and five ,sea- men Sean Di Bore, Crogk, from Cardenas for Baltimore, wae Joat ip the gale of the Sd inst. Crow Have arrived at Bava Dab. Vessel insnred ia Baltimore, TKAMER Sitvmn OLOUD,§ from Galveston Caria Bayou 3 lust, is Iving * Houston, out 12 feat er. Her Which Was a very taluable one, b Mont of iby the steamer Trade Wind, from Sew York, ap LC Harrie from New Orleans, wae being got wy ond patio flathoata, + lene damaged. The boat inay be paved. Steamer Thao Winp—The damaged eargo by the steamer Trade Wind from New York, at Galveston, was being soid At that place Sth inet Bane WU MS (itr), Craft, at New Haven 1th inst from Neweanteo, lost ports, akylight, apli sails, Bue tons was ow ne * before reported abandoned, wan 472 Valiobero, Me, tn 1868, rated 1}, and“? A Vorterfiela. rt. I. for Havana, was die aid ins, She was eubsequently 1D Merrimac, and towed into Key WAR seen ten miles south of Fenwiek’s f Filyworh, was totally wrecked Hh fost, Mer erew were 1 went Wo pie Souw I GF nd from Providers, 0 wadlaat, fo Philadelphia, soa ery 16 mae non ree pegnt TLE, Of and from Bath jaw totally lot on Syiveeren H ok Lingen, 8, be. ration for ainmmant Capt Leaeu southeast barof the Rodk nat mix feet above water, hart ie having foundered whl Awrwrnry ¢ that the reports baving | 2— Accounts from he pak Nleuwenluys, Miscellaneous. The United States practic p Sabine was towe Nell Gate yesterday morning. She ts» bound to Florence B of about by Master Win H denn. he Is called ed byt uiider, NP HI a Go, an hry J Meutngway, who will coamatd nd Capt He » A Life Saving Ratt, piTOn ov The Hivaro—My attention has been called to the eard of David Ogden, in w-day's Jourwal of bout. While there can be ne f property, Ht ie an. lar character, Wot pomaibbe, the Humbers tie eyjuired to cases of Webster and To me lary bowte that in 1 Yous, Oct 1 Notice to Mariners. Notion is hereby given ) or about the 17th inet the Nu wand a Harbor Vineyard ponnd and Aken up for thn winter, and Kpar sbg outbe sand colors will be ead: » Juepector, 2d diet, Tenerife Kept 1M, with all word Ship Aree orders. A lao (Jane 16) for Cowen, for 40. . from Philadelphia ter Marre, & (Br), from Rotterdam for % font malo upplied with « sper and ean son, ot Liverpool, Foreian Vo Awrwrar, Oct 2814 UF Baton, Bld from the roads Lat, CH Boule, Nieuwoniuys bat got off withow Sept Ti—Arr Adelaide, Muti resailed for Mahan), Huet, Oet t—Arr Pereire (9), Ducherne, Havre (and procreded) Cowes, Octé—Arr Hermann (#), Wenke, New York for Bremen. Canotrr, Oct 1-814 Helolen, Lindgren, § York Caniz, Sept Botid bat Kepler Montevides. | em), Robt, In port Bept 28, bark A tua: ), Aberg. for New Yorw Oct B, rebr Doval Ke Nar do WAP Cow Hay, CB Oot Meta port lrig Marie Wheeler, for York, lag Ja port Oct § hark J Ho Meares for N¥ark. brig Gilew Facwourm, Oct 2K #1 Paul Martin, Autwerp, Genoa, Mept 36 BI4 Bards. Reott, NY ork ! ene my . > C14 94, David Canpon, Walsh, Mobile Hint edt 24. 8\ Mark, Wood, for NVark ot It steamer Java (ir), Moodie, > nites, Kept 3) Sk Spring Bind Desier, N¥ort. vn Oot t Bat out bam Mereusen, NYort ore, Rept Arr bark Wayfarer, Binckford, New rearo NYore sherman Tay” tau 1 at ohh J yi tor Aeaymilen, Masters Mer Cur barks Flora. KApun, for kan Fragen, Undine, for Maltinore, Agnes, Thowpadn, Wee, loons, ane: wad ethers. 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