The New York Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1869, Page 10

10 THE NATIONAL GAME maranarnrnnnnnnnnnne | Opening of the Season.) Now that, it may safely be supposed, Wtnter fea taken {ts departure and mildness, ethereal or other- wise, is about to come and remain, the bail players are rejoiced, and extensive preparations are being made (o render the coming season one of the most brilliant that the fraternity has ever enjoyed. The somewhat chaotic state in which the ballistic matters were thrown at the conclusion of last season has been reduced to comparative order, For the fraternity there is not much need to detail the status of clubs and ball matters in general, as Mort Rogers, ‘way down East to Boston,” has chromicled them so faith- Sully as to leave little tobe done. For the general public, however, 1t may be stated that the National Association, at its last meeting, drew a line which divides professionals from amateurs. There need be mo more subtertuges resorted to with the idea of leading people to believe that players are not pro- fessionals and do not play ball for pecuniary con- siderations. No person thinks ill of an actor or an acrobat who receives a regular salary for his per- formance, and certainly a professional ball player should be as honored and as honorable as any other performer. The rule adopted at the last meeting of the asao- Clation by which club nines are obliged to be com- posed of persons who have been at least sixty days 4m the club will have a salutary effect on the game and render the movements of “revolvers” not quite Bo easy as they have been in the past. It is scarcely mecessary, however, to refer to the amended rules, as the pooks of reference, guides and manuals have ail been published and by this time are extensively circulated and the rules no doubt well studied up. Now that the bright, warm sun light may be looked for more continuously, the frost must soon be en- tirely thawed out of the sod and the proprietors of Various enclosed GROUNDS #BOUND THE CITY will begin in a few days to put on the necessary touches to place the grounds in good condition and proper base ball trim. Con has been Heese d the lower portion of the grounds by making a veloc! pede track and thus.beautifying the ground at the same time. At the Unton grounds the Mutuals and Eckfords will practise and play their match games. ‘The Capitoline grounds will this year be in fine con- dition. The Atiantics having determined to make the Capitoine their battle ground this seagon will cause it to be visited much more numerously and mently, The Excelsior, Star and Powhatan clubs wii also make the Capftoline thetr heath, and from all these there should be produced amusement enough to Dring the admirers of the game thither m large numbers, The Carroll Park grounds will of course be extensiveiy patronized by embryo cham- Pion bail-tossers. The grounds at Hoboken, it 13 oped, will be somewhat better attended to than they were last season. The old clubs will practise there, but as there has been no intimation of a re- scinding of the silly role forbidding the playing of Matches at the Elysian Fields, the clubs must go some place else to do their battling. Of the other grounds in the neighborhood of the city there none 80 genetally known as to require special men- ton. The Park grounds will be reserved for the public school Juventies. Judging from present Appearances the base bail fever will be as bad ay ever this year. During the prevalence of the equt- noctial last week a crowd of half-grown bailists were geen coming up Ann street from Peck’s ailarmed with new bats, and the delight with which they clutched the clubs and swung them around trying to bat the balis of rain as they fell was very evident and drew a smile from many who harried by. From this exhibition, slight as icmay seem to be, the fact ae be adduced that the fever has set m already and will rage during the commg THE AMATEUR have all been stirred up and thts } out again on a fl footing, feellug that they now can elect to dispute the palm of superiority w' parties of thetr own calibre and need uot feel any great chagrin at being defeated by any professionals whom they might disposed to engage with. The veteran Knickerbockers will probably disport themseives at the Elysian Fields. Ag this clab works along very quietly in its arrangements it cannot be said what they intend to do. They manage to keep up a good organization and when they appear on the field they make themselves heard, especially if Davis be around. The Empires have been exceedingly dormant dur- ing the winter. An elfort was made to get up a meeting but the secretary could not be found nor could tia books be found, a0 that when a few of those who took an interest ta the club came together at Voorh were obliged to adjourn to some future day. It is to be hoped that ‘future day” is at hand and that the Empires will at once set about completing arrangements for the season. John Kelly wil! be in their nix is year and with Wilson, Post, Miller, M. Nesten, Williamson and a few other sprightly young amateurs that intend to make a good stand. The Actives have almost completed their arrange ments. There was some taik to the effect that Mar- tin and Jewett would be in the Active nine this ye Whether tuat point is settled yet or not cannot be said. The Actives will play on the amateur basis entirely and will no doubt worry the aspirants for that “whip” which somebody says will be “up” for the amateurs. The Gothams say they will present a live team this year. 1s club Was drooping very fast and a number of overgrown boys seemed to be the power- ful aids to the club. Tne state of affairs was so bad as #0 actually shame the old members into taking an interest in the matier, and the result haa been that they have reorganized on a firm basis. Mr. E. B. Bar- mum has been elected president, and a good corps of officers has been chosen to assist him. The Eagies will, no doubt, fy as high this year as they did last, and will make as many successful swoops. It is rumored that Norton, their gentle- manly first base player, wili not appear on the field this season, and that John Goldie wil! do the first dase Dneunoss. Mr. Goldie will be an acquisition to any club, either as a member or a player. ‘The Stars have determined to make the amateurs open their eyes during the season. They have a good nine, as usnal, and will hit so hard a3 to make their opponents ‘‘see stars,” The fraternity at large ‘Will be pleased to Know that Macdlarméd is rapidly regaining his health. This, of course, does not refer to William: he is always healthy. Thomas, the well Known second base man, was obliged to visit Cuba for the venefit of his heaith, and when he comes back here he will no doubt astonish his oid friends, He amases himseif daily by catching the musket and cannon balls while they are being exchangeu by the Spaniards and Cavans. The old Powhatan Clad is tn a flourishing condi- tion and intends to make a stir amoug the bailista, The “Pow-wows’ have organized a good, strong nine, and have challenged the Mntuai, Auantic, Union, Exceisior, Star, Active and a oumber of other clats, The Unions, of Morriaania, have determined to stand on the amateur ground Uus season. This movement on their part ia a good ome, and cannot Tail to have & good effect on the game in Westchester year will come county. The Furekas, of Newark, will undoubtedly be among the leadiag amateur organizations. The clip 18 well Known as being a model, bow in ¢he style of members and rode of management, and can present @ nine of gentiemaniy players second to none in the country; but they do pot depend upon their fine play- ers for renown, The solid men are to be found tn the ‘muffin nine” and a better set cannot be collected ept in the Empire Clab of this city. The contests between th mudins” of these two clubs are al- ways features of the season’s play, and will, no doubt, tend to add to the lustre of the present year. The Nationals, of Alb one of the most solid clubs in the State, as well as the Knickerbockers, oth composed of gentlemanly young bail players, will frequeatiy be heard from. The Exceisiors, of Brookjwn, will also maintain their position in the amateur ranks, The Athiete, of Washington Heights; Athletic, of Krookiyn; Mohawk, of Brookiyn; Olympic, of New York, Jefferson, Social and the pumerous other ama- teurs will each do their share to add to the season’s festivities. Of the principal PROPRASTONAL CLUBS, the Muteais, on account of their standing, must come first. There was some Goubt entertained for a Time as to where the club would practice, it was Suppoved for a time that ey woud go to Tremont, but better sense prevailed and the Union grounds, with ils new jawbreaking name, because of its easy @ccess to the city, has been determined on. The aine ‘will comprise Watters, Charies Mille (iate of the Atlantic), ¢ ay Mills, Fianty, Swandeil, Hatheid, Hygier abd Ki. Fant. Mille wil fea himself obliged to hop about rather more lively than he did behind “The Charmer,” and if he can do it the Mutual nine ‘will be hard to beat. Their most powerful opponents, arse, will be Atlantica, who have secured Wi ives) and Pratt for catcher dediy unfair; for what chance in froin fir nd with Pratt, K diart and Fergoson watouls, The Kekfords have not y mination; but as they did s » expected that they should fag during ng season. they nave adopted the plan of #iving o Laudsome prize to the most deserving of their nine the past season Patterson Wook te prize, which was a costly imperial photograph, pre- sented by Mr. Howell, a member of the ciuo, and dope it highest «tvie of art by Howell hiraseif. the Athievics this year will include in their nine Mebride. Fiser, Reach, Cuthbert, Sensenderter, Foran, Berry aad two others kept back for the pre- sent lo astonish the native The Unions, O Lansingburg, have secured Fisher, formerly of West Puiladelpuia, and jatterly of the Muckeyes, of Cinonnati, for picker, Bearman will piay first base, A sew second base player ie said to mave been engaged but the ‘“Haymakers” hold his mame back for the present. The ovher profesional clubs thronghont the couvtry have completed their nines, and among the wirongest is ihe Cincinnati) ed Stockings, with the Wright brothers in the right places to make the Ked Atockings # terror to the aspirants for the champion. THR #RASON has alrewly opened in the South and was to have opened ip pie vicinity ¥: the Capitoline sitated @ post A new bat will be pre- yer making first base Savde will present a to the player uMQkIDg the previvest catch NEW YORK HERALD, SPORTING. eee ‘The Prize Rina. kis Dow Mmost time that pugilists should be pro- hibited from achting thelr nngrammatical contests in newspapers. Nothing to their minds sounds so Magnificent as to fight in print, or rather nothing so satisfactorily reciprocates the empty, faint jingle of their pockets. Prize fighting is now almost a thing of the past, and none, even including pugilists themselves, regret its abolition, To be sure, we will be treated to sparring exhibitions, which, though generally not exercising a mag- netic influence over the cy, AFe, nevertheless, harmless in their way, The newspaper conflict between McCoole and Allen has resulted in a mutual abandonmesg of any design of contest, and both men, therefore, rvé suitable testimonials. It appears that notwithstanding repeated efforts on the part of Allen he has been unable to entice any Western pugilist to en; with him, But few events are now in anticipate, among them being:— April 17, John Dempsey and Matt Boyle, in Con- necticut, for $260 a side; May 17, Mike Burke and Harry Stephens, for $300 a side, Billiards, The deciding game between Dion and Foster, which Is to take place at Montreal on Tuesday, has up to the present excited the greatest interest, owing, doubtless, to the extreme difficulty to the apparent equality of the contestants. It will readily de remembered that after a most interesting strug- gle Foster won the first match, consisting of 300 points, French caroms, by only four points, while the Canadian was declared the victory in a e of 1,200, American caroms, having defeated nis oppo- nent by 84 points. Now comes the tug of war, the great battle which is to determine the fina} victor. The forthcoming match is to be 2,000 points. Some aver that there is no such thing as luck, but experience in billiards has satisfactorily demonstrated the con- trary Let us hope, however, that ‘the best man wins.” The betting at present is almost even, each of the contestants being the favorite of his admirers, Poster was never 10 better practice than at the present. According to ceriain statements there 13 every hope that he will carry the honors at Mon- It i8 stated that Cyrille Dion has made the best average at the push-barred game on a pocket table. A challenge has been tendered Vermeulen by Frank Parker to play in June next for $200 and the championship of Illinois, The result of the match between Vermeulen and Honahan was generally anticipated. The former won, his score being 1,200 and his opponent’s 910. The following are te principal events announced to come off :—April 6, Foster and Dion, at Montreal, 2,000 point game; 26th, in New York, tournament for the championship of the improved American game. Shooting. As already mentionei in the HERALD Taylor and Tucker have matched themselves for a purse of $2,000 to shoot at 100 birds each. The contest is fixed for the 28th inst., at Dubois’ track, Eighth ave- nue and 144th street. ‘The following matches are announced :—April 6, Henry Wicks and Heary Burrill, at Hartford, Conn.; 10vh, Desmond and Turner, at Hartford, for $100 side; Pollock and Westmore, at Worcester, Mass., for $100; 14th, James Devlin and Martin Austin, at Troy, for $75 a side; 16th, Henry Sair and James Matthews, at Worcester, Mass., for $50 a side. Pedestrianism. Unfortanate as it may appear, pedestrians in this country are not likely to be ever able to speculate in Wall street, the reason simply being uhat profes- sionals of respectabie pretension seem perhaps un- willingly to countenance the w nesses of their frail brethren. The result of the Weston-Payne walking match of 100 miles for $600 has come to a very un- satisfactory termination, owing to a most trivial dif ficutty which arose in the course of their journey. 1t is never too late to mend. At the recent Pedestrian Congress held in Whitby, Ontario, an athletic club was formed, which pro- mises well, considering the circumstances surround- ing its inauguration. A foot race has been arranged between James Gray and Hepry Walsh, two Trojans. They have signed artictes to run 100 yards on the 17th proximo, for $100 a side, at Troy. The folowing matches are announced:—April 6— James Weir and Andrew Boyne, at Rochester, N. Y., for $100 a side; 1th—James Stedman and an un- known, at and H. Warren, ee May 1—W. Mairs and ©, Downing, at Chicago, for $500; 2d—James Myers and Edwin Laird, at Spring- Neld, for $200; 5th—J. Stark and Richard at Rochester, for $10 h—Sata Meany and J: Johnson, at Avon Springs, for $100 a side; — V Randolph and Jas, Coulter, at —-—, for $150 a side; 23d—Lionel Curtis and rrank McNeil, at Hartford, for $500. Aquat There is nothing short of extreme briskness ex- hibited among the various boating clubs at the pre- sent time, in anticipation of one of the pleasantest seasons that have occurred for years past. Among other events Wiliam Hays and James Shaw have been matched for a five mile race, in seventeen loot working boata, for $200 a side, the race to take place on the 27th inst. over the course of the Hudson River Rowing Asso- ciation. On the 13th J. Metching and Henry Waldron will pull a match at Harlem for $2004 side, and on the 29th John Minor and John Fields, on the Harlem river or at the Elysian Fieids, for $250 a side, There are also mentioned the following contests: May —S. Waterbury, of the Atlanta, and H. Spear, three miles, at Elysian Pields, for a $50 prize; 16tn— John Coltins and Buck Haycs, three miles, for $100, at Port Chester; 20th—Hudson Amateur Rowing As- sociation ita. Woboken. June 6—James Arin- strong and Richard Humphries, at Ottawa, C. W., for $100, to row two miles. THE WEDSE IN NEW ENGLAND REPUR- LICANISN. The War Against Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island—Assaalis of the Lending News- papers—Letter from Sevator Sprague. {From the Boston Advertiser (anti-Sprague repub- Mean), April 2.) It is almost impossible to treat these extraordinary outbreaks of Mr. Sprague’s seriously. The first seemed like the escapade of av hour, the frutt of a bottle of wine too much or a dinner badly digested. But now they have been prolonged so far that atten- tion cannot be withheld. The problem which they present is not one of easy solution, and to the fore: student of oar aflaira will seem utterly inexplicable Here is 4 man of mature years, high position and some training in publie life, moving, as he is pleased to boast, in the best society which a republic like ours produces, who suddenly and upon no special occasion shouts forth from his pedestal a lamenta- tion more mournful than that of Jeremiah. His complaints are curiously incongruous. The country ison the verge of ruin, There wre too many lawyers in the Senate. The private morals of the people are corrupt. No husband dare turn his back upon tie wife. The reign of terror which exists is due to a party whose every measure for the past stx years, wise and otherwise, has received the Senator's vote. The manufacturers of New Engiand will soon have te stop their spindies because they are losing money. The firm of which the Senator isa member, to ve sure, is coining wealth; but it ix only by crushing out its competitors. Ignorance of financial affairs show itself in the Senate. Worst of all, the President proposes to protect aud eventually to pay the national debt. The world ts hollow; m: Goll ig stuffed wita sawdust; and if you please | wilt 0 into a convent. (Frota the Providence Journal (Senator Anthony repnbiican), April 3.) In calling attention to the remarkable passage in the Senate debate of Fuesda: he ofictal report of which we print this morning, very few words of ex- planation from us are needed, On Wednesday night of last week we received a telegraphic synop- sis of Senator Sprague’s speech, in Which thai geu- tieman declared that he became korrowfnl and ‘is. heartened when he heard the President in bis in- augural assert the sacredness of tue public debt: that there was less virtue aud morality tin, American society at the present day than tn any other civil ized nation in the world; that the demoralization everywhere was frightful; that no husband could close his door with satsfaction, and much more of similar tenor and purport. Knowing that the utterance of #och sentimenta by a Khode Island Senator would be seriously deprecated here, and feeling anwilling to give them currency as a public Journalist withouta word or dissent, we ina brief paragraph suggested that the ator was taking tov gloomy & view of the sitaation of amuirs, | Nothing was further frow our thougtite than an idea of impugning the mercantile credit of the Senator or of the tiaportant and proaperoos business ho of which he isamemper, The paragraph re to him was suaceptibie of no such construction, ¢ web not heard of aman io ty nd who pretended to see in it any such te were, therefore, not a litte surprimed to re e on whe next Mon marked “ To Tur Bprror ¢ #in—1 am in receipt o ferring to me. The most o forth will be answered by me | r you reflect the sentimenta, and ar overshadawing power thal atlempte to eouirol both tne tos and the public sentiment of Rhode 1 ball give to that infuence the setting forth ft to, Af strike direotly at the power of which you are the lickapittie, yc thore wh will find Tarn indeed terribly 1h earne m DOW have, the porition in pul We sentiment. Y belongs to you than your past dastardiy and cowardly one has been. Show this to Ives & Co, Fo min, dey W. SPRAGUE, The speech here threatened we print on the frat page this morning. the publie postition of the writer will give this Senatorial letver more than a merely local interest and cirealation it may be proper to explain that the “Ivex & Co.” therein curtiy mentioned is understood enlgne e the widejy known house of Brown & of this city, Why theae estimable private citt- zens should be Une referred to in such @ communt- cation is quite beyoud our comprehension. Tie members Of that bru are gentiewen of reputabie standing in this community and of unobtrasive babs waom Kind fortune bas happily the need or inclination to examine reports of Congres- sional debates and comment thereon for the public press at two o'clock ip the morning. VELOCIPEDE NOTES. ‘They've got a cure for it in this city, And an eminent physician says he’ll risk his repu- tation on the assertion that a ride up West Broadway wil] cure the worst case of it, “Velocipede fever,” we mean, That Common Council resolution to prohibit the use of velocipedes in the public thoroughfares will probably be ‘called up” to-morrow. And if the Aldermen have any sense they will “postpone it indefinitely,” and adopt an ordinance regulating their use Instead of prohibiting them. Some of the streets in this city couldn’t be ridden on any way, and West Broadway is one of them. So the city “dads” needn’t adopt any resolution regarding that thoroughfare—unless it be one direct- ing it to be repaved, “Wooden block pavements” are said to be the best for velocipede riding, So be careful, Messrs. Aldermen, or some of the veloce fanciers will make a roadway of your heads. Although experience might prove the material to be somewhat soft. Riding schools are being established fast. But people don’t want to stay indoors for their exercise when the fine weather comes. The Pearsall Brothers inaugurate their “gymna- cyclidium” to-morrow night at the Apollo Building. The arena has an area of 8,000 square feet, and a gal- lery with seats that will atfurd accommodation to 1,500 spectators. ‘ All the various styles of velocipedes are to be ex- hibited, and fifty experts will display their skill. Miss Pearsall will exhibit her skill on the ‘*Peer- less,” & new ladies’ veloce, and Dodworth’s band will furnish the music for a quadrille, &c. Chase, at the Astor Velocipede Hall, in Vesey street, is doing a big business, and has recently added some elegant new machines to his stock, At Pangborn’s Bicyclodrome, Fulton street, some capital displays were made on Thursday last by a couple of experts from Boston. Perego’s Nassau street school is @ favorite place for lawyers, clerks and “down town business men,” and some “‘airish” riders frequent the place. The Empire Rink has the largest Noor for veloci- pede exercise in the city, or in the United States even, fora roofed building, and is frequented by a large number of the Central Park riders. Cammeyer’s “‘Amphycyclotheatron” on the Union grounds, Brooklyn, has been ‘alive’ since its mau- guration, and the quarter of a mile open air track has proved an immense success, as it affords oppor- tanities for practice on straight riding, curves, in- clined planes, &c. The ‘*Velocipedrome” on Hicks street is intended for ladies as well as gentlemen, and ali the leading halls are preparing for the introdaction of the tle sex.” Woman's rights, Susan B. says, right. ‘The Jersey City Velocrpedrome and Parlor Skating Rink ts the ‘‘centre of attraction” on the other side of the water, and “Frank” feels jubilant at the pros- pect. The arena is one of the finest in the Unitea States. They have a velocipede rink in Omaha, which has just been opened. It is drawing large crowds, Central City, Colorado, has a velocipede, which is owned by a livery stable keeper, and attracts large crowds of the curious. He says he is going to lock vhe “‘critter,’? as he can’t staud the wear and tear on his stable. The Nashville Blood Horse Association offers a purse for the fastest velocipede time at their ap- proaching fair. A writer in the Portsmouth (Va.) Chronicleadvo- cates the right of velocipedists to exercise on the sidewalks, for the reason that some of the loaters who Stand at corners and insult ladies might chance to get their legs broken, in which event the rider would be entitled to the thanks of all good citizens. “straddle dresses” is the pame given to the veloci- pede costume for ladies. Carrie A. Moore, “Queen of the Velocipede,” aston- ished the “Down Easters” at the City Hall, Port- land, last nuzht, and will do so again to-inorrow night, mM they recover from the last surprise suit- ciently to attend, Carrie’s ridtag costume is a pretty blue tumic, fitting the body closely, with a short skirt, trimmed with red cloth and gold lace; fesh-colored tights, covered to the Knee with loose red tranks, with broad biue stripes on the sides. On her head a jaunty little cap, matching weil with the Test of her costuine, with a long wav! plume. The Elnore Velocipede Troupe, compris! Mile. Elnore and her sisters Lizette, Elva Bertha, Estelle, Marietta and “Le Peut” Lizzie made their debut at Boston lately. ‘They are very expect, gracefub- and finely formed. Edward Green recently made two miles (ninety-six Casi of the arena) in ten minutes, at @ rigk in the A velocipede association has been formed by a number of the “go it gracefula” of this city. A “sailing velocipede”’ is described by a San Fran- cisco paper as follows#:—An improved three wheeled veiocipede, with a mast and large equare sail, was navigated over the Point Labos road. The machine made good time, up hill or down, and vetted when returning to the city with favorable wind. It is about five feet in lei by five ia breadth, and not unlike a h-wheeled buggy. The hind wheels are four feet in diameter and the forward one about thirty inches. In its management the sail and fore wheel are both usted Ly cords attached to the driver's seat. When the sail ts set the view ahead is nearly ob- structed, but by means of two large holes or eyes cut In the canvas at about the height of the head the vehicle ia directed with safety. A contest took place a short time since between a number of gentlemen belonging to the Liverpool (England) velocipede clab on an ordinary road, and Mr. Browne (?) was the winter. Distance, eight miles; time, forty four minutes. plete velocipede will soon be experimented with, The sensation of riding over the Belgian pavement is described aa ‘akin to that enjoyed tn an empty coal cart, when the horse is on a lazy trot.” ‘The State Agricultural Society offers a special pre- mium forthe best aud fastest velocipede; aud one for the negro boy, ten yeara or uuder, that can ride @ horse in the best style and on the fastest gait. The word velocipede forty years ago was pro- nounced in five syllables, ve-lo-cip-i-de, with the ac- cept upon the ante-penult. it was then called the “dandy horse.’* Forty years afterwards it was abbreviated to “veloce,”? and the “dandy” was the rider. Frank Rivers announces a “Grand National Veloci- pede Exnibition” early in May, open to ali the States, to be given at the Jersey City Velocipedrome. Val- uable prizes will be offered, and ali contesta will be subject to printed rules. Two siiver medals were given by Frank on Friday night for fastest time, one mile. Young Schenck and Horton were the winners; the former’s'time being 4:36 and the latter's 4:47. Frank Sebring’s Velocipede Academy, at Willett’s Opera House, Brooklyn, D., 8 & neat and hand- some place for exercise, and is patronized by the clite of the City of Churches, including both sexes. Frank is well Known as the “pitcher” of the pire’a, but the ball-tossing fraternity need not for his health; he can stand the “fever.” There are fifty velocipede schools in Boston. ‘The St. Nicholas Veloctpede Kink at Saratoga was burned about a week since. Loas $20,000, * Detroit has two velocipedromes. Frank Smith will shorty do the veloce in Buffalo. Among the matches announced to take place are the following:—“ Walt” Brown (the oarsman) and 8. Hi. Billings, at Mystic Park, Boston, $260 a side, to come off this month; F. Kinney, two miles against ume, Boston, May 14, for $100; Professor sweet against time, Jane 1, for $5,000. “Ab” Brady's riding at the opening of the Jersey City Velocipedrome was greatly admired for grace, dexterity and dash. Hip, hip for “Ab,’* Frederick Hanlon, of the anion brothers, chal- lenges any person in the United States to a two wheeled veloctpede race for $1,000 aside and the championship, taree heats, mile each, best ‘two ip three, time between each heat eighteen min- utes. The party accepting the challenge may choose @ machine of the ordinary make now tn general use, frout wheel not to exceed thirty-seven inches, ex- cept Demarest machines, in which case size of wheel not to exceed forty-one inches, Race wgene place in New York or Brooklyn. A siow race for os opera giasa and fast race um, given by the Hanions to mers, look place last evening at ir ball, coruer Browiway and Tenth street, The 45 seconds: . W Curtis, seven-eighths dis ¢, fouled by touching foot to the ground. Time, with of course, 7 feet. imes around the room, circling e around, was won by Mr. W. W. ond*; b. L, Hill, 68% seconde; 0. seconds; G. W. Hinkle, Jr., 67)4 seconds; 67 seconds; Lester, 6) seconds; Alden, Frohman, A. K. Fo é The judges were Messrs. Abner 8. Brady, Raward Hanion and &, W. Wolcott, starter, Proreasor Brady conducted the whole of the contests in a manner that elicited the greatest satisfaction, THR Dowsxna Wr Case.—The Downing will whith hws been trial before Cnief Justice ‘ for the last ten days, Was closed yes he case was on issues sent from the Orphans’ Court to try the validity of the wil Joseph M. Downing, and hae if interest. ys minutes, ot in favor of the will on all the jount involved in thia case was someting Over $40,000 Washingion Inteutigencer, April 2. Potarors.—Our Maine exchanges say that there isa great surplus of potatoes in that State, of an unusually fing quaiity, and that before planting time the prices will become considerably reduced. The supply in the West this spring is seo very lar@e.~ Boston Journal, Ayr ke SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 1869.—QUADRUPL TSE DRESS OF THE PERIOD. To What It Has Already Come=What it Costs in 1869 to Own and Keep a Wife and Grown-up Daughter—Blensed be He Who Hus, None—The Street Dress of the Nineteenth Century=The Ball Dress of the Elghteenth—Grand Opening Week—Much Fluttering Among the But- terflies and Trying on of New Spring Wings by Them. “They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet I say unto you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” Allusion 18 here, of course, made to the butterfly of the period, known 1m other climes and times as woman. “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity, saith the preacher,” and quote we, but the trouble is, you can’t get the fasci- nating creatures to believe it. It has been ill-naturedly asserted—of course by some unappreciative brute of a husband or brother, whose plethoric pocketbook has been bled to the tune of the desired fifty dollars or 80 necessary for the coveted feminine pur- chase—that the churches of the city for the pre- sent day wiil be gay as blossoming parterres with the bewildering harvested results of the past open- Ing week in dazzling Paris millinery, since to so many women, the same authentic croaker continues, the “litany and creed” never sound so comforting as when lisped ‘neath the shade (?) of the traditionary two rosebuds and ribbon passed under the chin called, par courtesy, a modern bounet, and sprung to bloom and christened in the latest ‘‘opening.” And noone really minds calling one’s self ‘a miserabie sinner’ under the circumstances and in such excel- lent company, even out loud, forthe whole congre- gation to hear when one is sure of its being received beforehand with the customary grano salis and in the dialect of the nimeteenth century ironically con- sidered only an amusing fashionable travestie upon the literal truth. But the question naturally arises and obtrudes itself pertinently, When is this matter of yearly in- creasing extravagance in feminine dress to end? To which, in answer, the equally pertinent rejomder may be made by the Spanish phrase, Quien sabe? O, for the days of Evelike simplicity of attire! Or Wf not actually of “nothing to wear,’ at least of a little less, both as to cost and material, than poor Jaden woman, worse than any veritable Easvern packhorse—or, more properly speaking, mule —that she 8, under the present fashionable regime, insists upon bending her fair figure under, in order to keep Up with the extravaganzas of the styles of 1869. During the past ten or twelve years the materials imported for ladies’ dresses for ordinary street wear have more than doubled, in some instances trebled, in value; aad this estimate puts veritable velveis, heavy silks, satins and real laces—always ruinously expensive feminine caprices—out of the question eu- tirely, and includes ouly the innumerable heavy dress materials, which, in variety and number, have increased literally ad @yintture within that space of time, and to carry out the Latin comparison, have been and are stui coupled with prices gotten up Usarally ad libtium, but Lot by the unfortunate pur- chaser, ‘The latest rage—absolnte faror—especially within the past winter, has been and is yet, for that matter, although an old story abroad, the new and favorite velveteen sults, which material, by the way, in the eyes of so many disgusted and hoodwinked mascu- lines, seems to be veritable velvet. Well, it 1s not; but as to price, when completed, it might almost as well be. Any or every velveteen suit worn s0 be- comingly by its fair owner, unless of the absolute “scrubby” and incontestably “cottony” stuil, when trimmed and donned, runs up in value almost to the rice of an old time literal velvet ; and the worst of t ig that whereas only the privileged few could wear one, as was the case in by-gone days, with gold watches and diamonds, now nearly every third wo- man you meet upon the street has a stunning vel veieen suit on Of some tint and texture, no alngie one of which can come under the terrible sum of (lowest) forty doliars, and more likeiy cost from eighty doi- Jars to $150, One case only has come to the Kuow- ledge of the writer of this article of a superb veteen black sutt worn by a lady of this city, whic the lady in question has assured the writer, did not cost her one cent. The detatls, however, leaked out, after a little desultory conversation, in the fact that 16 Was a present to ber from au (ol course) over- indulgent husband. A gentieman of this city inststs that, seated in the parlor window of a privaie house on one of the stylish cross streets, he counted, on a certain sunday afternoon, no less than 259 velveteen sults, each and ail upholstered—not trimmed—aiter the most elaborate patiern and varying in color from bright canary to funereal black. Of course, such @ full dress stander could only proceed from the foul mouth of the traducer of church-going women and lilinery openings quoted above. “upholstering”’ But, apropos of the universal lieu of tamming wioeh tre lsmion of the pi en day bas inaugurated, can anything be more odious than the worsted furniture tassels, gimp and fringe with which so much fetninine dress is leaded—not in G trimmed? and even when the cord and fringe is silk, a8 is the case in so much of the tramming for the velvetecns, it is in 80 Pane tee put on so tastelessly as Lo look as if copiea—if not the upper skirt, at least, actually borrowed—from the looped- up and tasselled curtains of a hearse. ‘The various Tartan plaids—of which the past win- ter’s sudden eruption has been fearful—are espe- cially prolific of this furniture (not garniture) gimp. Never before, in the streets of the New World ut least, have been Known such sudden amity as has this year sprung up between the modern blue bon- nets. One 18 delighted to behold such ancient Scot- tish fendai enmities forgotten, to see all clannish distinctions merged in social pleasantry, and to fra- ternally meet within the space of a dozen Broadway squares (which, by the way, one can hardly help doing) the **McGregor” leaning laughingly upon the “shepherd’s” arm—or—and without the ancient Claymore’s bugie’s call, to come face to face with the linked “Gordon” and “Stuart” arm in arm and holding by the hand, perhaps, a miniature “Rob Roy.’ Verily the traditionary “McGregor’s gatn- ermg”’ Was nothing to the gathering of his modern adherents, As for the crossed plaids, unknown to Scottisa fame and old-time clans, but very beautiful notwithstanding, ‘ey are lie the crossed blood and ag numerous as the old-time clans above enumerated. In the matter of real lace there is a great deal at present in the city, and the quanuty 18 yearly on the mecrease. A superb d’Alengon shawi was worn a short time since at a Ingrriage reception by a married belle of this city, Which shawl has been authentically ap- praised at the modest sin of $10,000, A still more expensive flounce of the original poult de Venise, the most expensive and rarest lace known, of which there is actually very little extant, has also found its way to this wonderful city, and—vyalued at $1,000 per yard—lately trunmed the wedding dress of another queen of fashion to the extent and value of $60,000. Thatis ite weight many times over in pure gold; very nearly in invaluabie diamonds. A celebrated tace merchant of city has a superb specimen of d'Alencon flounce, enough to trim a@ dress, valued at $20,000. Some months since the rumor went about the city that one of our leading jewellers was about to pur- chase the world-renowned “Sancy” diamond, Be that as it may, save for historical gems the Ameri- can stock of precious stones is known to be a won- drously superb and valuable one; and, but for the matter of diamonds and possibly rubies and opal as well, the two Americas—North and South—are now the jewel markets of the modern world. But we are an extravagant people in everything. Granted. In some cases—in inmost tt must be con- ceded—we can afford to be, Formerly a lady even in fashionable lise could dress say oo. $600 a year. Now she cannot properiy sustain her needed chaps of purple and fine linen, to be in the fashion, on ies than $1,200 per year: and, if she includes her changeable gossamer wings for butterfly life at Saratoga aud Newport in the above, she must be a marvel of economy, that’s au, which of course it is monstrous to suppose, being fashionable, that she is, £7rgo, she does not, But she i# not altogether to blame for requiring her dress and pin money to be thus put out at com- pound taterest for her benefit; for, as even the men of the period must allow, and in cases of extreme magnitude do, in these days a dollar is a dotiar no Jonger, but merely a hundred conia teward the many hundred needed for respectable tollet emer- gencies. And whereas gloves, Jouvin's best, ten years since were but one dollar and five ceat# per pair and Alexandre’s oniy seventy-five or eighty cents, and frencis shoes were five to eight dollars, ac- cording to make., these same articles now com- mand double and more than double their whiuiom prices. Witt these naif dozen or so lightiy tonched topics on the extravagance of the faat age we live in, leaving the rest to the observation of the reader, tue wermon from the apropos text of Solomon closes, giving a a final estimate the exact cost of a wo- man's single dress, of even moderate meane and irrespective of ali jewelry, in the prowe A09, aA at not less than $299. single wait ts in # tase Warull material, apring bat MARINE TRANSFE The following is # statement of the marine trans fers at this port from the Ist to the Sd inet, mein sliver Nam. Share. | Price. Daniel ¢ «| 74 1-100; Whole! 3800 B. M. Greenman. | 115 9-100 Whoie| 4,000 «| Ano sevee| 1478-100) 1-3 i “1B. wd 6 |e 1 Bonita ws] 18 60-100) Whole! 2,000 IRleopy Hoilow....| 7%) Le [909 id. L. Overton 261-100) 14) 1,400 Wm. Ta #4 ¥-10| Whole] “100 Matta: 140100) Whole! 8.500 William Taggard| 199 57-100) Whole; tran. Beige. BARC. ecco] BY B00) 18 | 1,000 . || Sueamer. | David Cox...) 74 1-100] Whole] 3,750 «| Ship... | Basex.... +| 219 & 100) 1-8 | 1,000 Behr. David 8. Miller...) 18) 7-100) 116] 0 David 8. Miller...) UN 7-100] 1-16 | | hoo Ningare 8 47-100) Whole} 4,000 General " 14 | 400 Jericho Bel & 99-100; Whole) 1,126 Gilde... se eee] 14 36-100] Whole| 3.000 Tadependence....| 184 08-100) Whole| 1,600 Independence... .| a4 i109) Whole) 1,10 E SHEET. The foNowing European and coastwise steamers left this port yesterday:— ‘The Europa, Captain Craig, for Glasgow and Lon- qdonderry, twenty-four cabin and fifty-eight steerage passengers. Cargo—52 barrels hams, 1,000 oars, 20 hoggsheads of tallow, 100 barrels of pork, 390 tierces of beef, 254 barrels of rosin, 10 tierces of lard, 800 barrels of four, 40 boxes of bacon, 180 bags of oil cake, 5 casks whale oil and about 30,000 bushels of coru. ‘The Cuba, Captain Moodie, for Liverpool, stopping ‘at Queenstown, with about sixty passengers and a full cargo of cotton, grain, hops and provisions. The Pennsylvania, Captain Hall, for Liverpool, sopping. & Queenstown, with fourteen Sabin saa passengers, and @ cargo of 7, bushels ‘of waeat 0,000 of corn, 2,350 bales of cotton, 650 tierces of lard, 1,400 boxes of bacon, 300 tierces of beef, fifty hi eads of citron bark and thirty hogsheads of tol The Atalanta, Captain Dixon, for London, with twenty cabin and filty-four steerage passengers, and a full cargo of general mercnandise. ty-elgnt cabin passengers anda ful cargo of general rg and B of gene! pete et passenge! cargo of ge! General Meade, Captain A. W. Sampson, for New Orleans, with eleven cabin and six steerage passen- gers, and a cargo of general merchandise. The Bienville, Captain J. B, Baker, for New Or- Jeans, calling at Havana, with twenty-one pas- ge $265,000 in specie, and a fair freight. The Thames, Captain Pennington, bound for Gal- veston, Texas, with three passengers, and two-thirds of a cargo. The Vicksburg, Captain Burton, for New Orleans, 0 passengers, and two-thirds of a cargo. ‘The Cortes, Captain Nelson, for New Orleans, with four cabin and seven steerage passengers, and full a a “The Champion, Captain R. W. Lockwood, for Charleston and Florida ports, with twenty-five cabin and five steerage passengers, and full cargo. The Isaac Bell, Captain Bourne, for Norfolk, City Point and Richmond, with twenty-three cabin and four steerage passengers, and a full assorted cargo. MAYOR'S OFFICE. ‘The business m the License Bareau of the Mayor’s Office was unusually brisk during the past week, not particularly In the way of the issuing of licenses, Dut tn consequence of the extraordinary number of cases entered upon the complaint book for investi- gation and disposal. What with charges of collision with malicious itent to do damage, swindling by bogus intelligence office keepers, usury on the part of pawnbrokers, failures of expressmen to deliver goods placed in their care, robbery by bogus jewellers, fraud by unlicensed pawnbrokers styling themselves ‘brokers and com- mission merchants,” munching by biting horses, pipping by victons dogs, cruelty to animals, short weights by various ret deaiers and badaess on the part of hackmen, &c., &c., the time, patience and good nature of Marshal Tooker and his assistants, Daly and Hart, are pretty well exhausted. The detective officers, McGrath and Youry, assigned to the Mayor's Onfiice, are kept on the constant tramp and it is creditable to the workings of the office to record the complete success of the efforts made to have justice satisfied in all appeals made to the Marshal. ‘The disposition shown to serve the lowly with their really trivial, but to ther 1 tmportant complaints, 1s cr editable to the hearts of the oMicials in this depart- ment, and be this courteous treatment they gain, as they are well entitled to have, tue blessings of the poor, and display their upceseeon of a true idea of tue meaning of the word “democratic."? Interroga- tions of every conceivabie kind and conundrums well calculated to puzzie the end men in a tirst class band of minstrels are put to the Marshal momeuta- rily by all kinds of people, in various la®guages, and thus Che interpreter of the bureau Snds his services in wonderful demand, although it is but fair to say there is good excase if he does not immediately see the objective point of his vis-a-vis, and the Marshal is befogged with his energetic explanations, Among the many interesting cases placed before the Marshal yesterday was the complaint of a fright- eued individual residing in Newark, which goes to show that A NEW JERSEYMAN CAN BE BEAT. Otto Monheimer, a gentieman having a place of residence in Newark, N. J., and @ modest and unas- suming disposition, which was evidenced by his quest that “them there reporter fellowa’’ be not per- mitted to learn of his adventures in the metropolis, made an ailidavit wherein he stated that he formed the acquaintance of a firm by the name of Dibbiee & Geery, doing business Hat No. 179 Broadway, and after partaking with those excellent gentlemen not more than two glasses of liquor became so stupefled that he was easily in- duced to risk his stamps on a game of chance. Sin- gular epough his Inck failed him in his hour of need, and he parted from the comp: of tne aforesaid friends minus fifty-six doilars, Having read in the Hexacp of the peculiar ability of the Mayor’s blonde Marshal for laying out swindlers, he made applica- ton to that official, who promptly sent his compil- ments to Messrs, Dibviee & Geery by ofMfcer McGrath, accompanied by # request to pony up: whictt polite. ness being duly appreciated, its object was gratified, and so was Mr, Monheimer when he saw lis green- backs once more. Another dose of GODFREY’S CORDIAT. Mr. Jacob Levus made an aifidavit before the Mar- shal, of which the following is the substanci In the month of March, 1867, he borrowed of Mr. God- frey—whose name has heretofore appeared in these reports—“broker and commission merchant,” doing business at No. 304 Grand street, the sum of twenty- five dollars, leaving as collateral security a valuable silk dress; at the ex; of the year he paid de- fendant interest at the rate of twenty-five per cent per annum, and received the information that the dreas could not a, be kept at that rate, but $2 60 per month} would be required. This statement was made by Mr. Godfrey immediately afier the complainant spoke of his inability to re- deem ti dress; of course the compiain- ant was forced to com mpi with the ont rageous demand ana continued to pay that amount regularly every month save one until eleven of them had sped away. ‘The one month in which he failed gave the opportunity to Mr. Godfrey, which the lat- ter seized, to exact ag extra compensation for his disappointment, the sum of one dollar for storage besides the interest money, making $360 for that one month. Complainant afterwards was enabled to settle in full and redeem his wife's dress; but tind- ing upon computation that he had been financially abused, he resolved to seek satisfaction at the hands of Marshal Tooker. Mr. Godfrey has been notified to appear as one of the characters in the trial, which will come off to-morrow at noon. There are eleven other important cases, of dissimi- lar nacure, though, upon the books for examination at noon to-morrow. During the week the Marshal has isaded 164 licenses, as follows:—Carta, 65; vend- ers, 37; drivers, il; express, 31; porters, 5; junk shop, 1; boarding house, 1, and coach, 1. For licenses and fines he received $289 50, and he caused to be refunled to various complainants $613 59, BROOKLYY NAVY YARD. ‘The Irow-Clad Kalamazoo. It is to be regretted that, while the Navy Depart- ment Is pursuing this wholesome system of reduc- tion of the expenses of cach and every branch of the Construction Bureau, an exception should not be made in some instances, and that such vessela as the Kalamazoo, which is one of the most superior in the navy, should be allowed to remain unfinished on the stocks. Were the latter to be completed and kept in our harbor, it is claimed by naval officers of admitted worth and standing, if for no other tmmediate purpose than dlis- playing he! it strength and beauty,#he would more than repay the cost of her completion in showing the marine of other nations who visit oar port that we have an tron-clad which can resist twenty-inch shot, There are three other vessels of the same size and deseription of the Kalamazoo, ¢.¢., Shakamoxon, ou the stocks at Philadelphia; Paasaconaway, at Portsmouth, N. H., and the Quinsigamond, Boston, Mass, Th alamazoo, on the stocks at the Brook lyn Navy Yard, was designed by Naval Constructor Delano and commenced tn 1865, Work was aus- 1 on her neariy two years ago, since which ¢ she has been housed over. She is a dow je turretted monitor, carryl a battery of four twenty-inch guns, two each turret, latter being fourteen tonnage, according to old measurement, is 5,200; new measurement, 2,127. Her length of deck w2 feet 6 inches; length over all, 346 feet 5 inches; breadth of hull proper, 54 fect; ontaide of armor, 66 feet & inches, Her frame is unusual atrength, A perfect truss, formed of in bands, running longitudinally form an intertor bracing so Or to strong steel straps that work taken off she would form an iron bri sides are formed of allernate layers oak, which is the timber used, hare of tron, eight imches in thickness, total thicknes# Of the sides being five feet. The ventilation is furnished by a registrar runoing fore and aft along the sides of (he vessel with an open fog in each stateroom, and wherever else a cool current of air may ve necessary, The regisver is supplied by four blowers, The decks are to be twelve inches in thickness, consisting of three inches of iron, alternating with @ like thickness of wood. ‘This is independent of the beams, whtett are fifteen Inches in one partand two feet in atotier, ‘There will be accommodation on the Kalamacyo ior about 360 men. The engines, four in number, are horizontal, direct acting, condensing, and are designed by Mr. John Beard, of New York. At sixty revolutions per minute, which it is estimated they will make, a speed of ten knots an hour can be attained. She is to be furniahed with two propeliers, 16 inc! ja diame- ter, The diameter of cylinder is 464 tnches; stroke, 50 Inches. ‘There are to be six bollers of the return tubular make, heated by six furnaces; total heating surface, em square feet; grate surface, 9 square feet. The consumption of coal will be about eighty tons per er bonkers can hold ten days’ supply at this rate of draft upon thelr resources. ‘The propeliers have four blades cach and @ pitch of eighteen fect. .'The height of the smokestack ts Ww ve G fect S inches guwide aud 1) feet juside, A SALUTE TO Mason GENERAL. WoopwarD.—A salute of thirteen guns was fired in the Oity Hall Park at half-past seven o’clock last eveni im honor of r General Woodward. The General was sere, at bis house in Sands atrect, ALLEGED Riven Tuleves.—Bernard Hunt and Maurice Sullivan were yesterday held by Justice Voorhies to answer a charge of grand larceny. Tho were arrested at Greenpoint, having in thelr possession 5 pounds of tallow, stolen from a@ Roopiasne triver. The tallow was owned by B, Run Over Accrpent.—A boy ten years old, named William Sprou), was run over by & hearse on Broad. way yesterday afternoon and it is believed was fa- tally injured. He was taken to his home at the cor- ner of North First street and Union avenue, and the driver of the vehicle, Philip Leonard, was arrested by the police of the Forty-ninth precinct and locked up on a charge of reckless driving. News IN BRigr.—David Egan, ® workman, had his left hand badly crushed by a bar of iron, which fell on him while at work on the corner of Ferris and Walcot streets. The residence of Rich Marsh, corner Greene and Patchen avenues, on evening was entered and robbed of a watch by a sneak i. ‘A pickpocket plied his vocation with considerable success in one of the Fulton avenue cars on Friday evening last. A Mrs, Conkling was relieved of & portemonnaie containing six dollars, DEATH OF A VETERAN FiRgMAN.—The fanerab obsequtes of Thomas Heyden, Assistant Engineer of the Eastern District Fire Department, will be heid at St. Vincent de Paul’s church, North Sixth street, Eastern District, this afternoon, when Rev. David Mullane will deliver the funeral oration. Mr. Heyden died at the residence of his pen on oie 2 last, after a protracted illness. Chief Engineer Smith, the Bi of Engineers, and the department gen- erally will accompany the remains to Calvary Cemetery. FaTaL RESULT OF A SHOOTING ACCIDENT.—Coro- ner Jones was notified yesterday to hold an inquest upon the body of James Custer, a boy who died at the City Hospital from the effects of a gunshot wound in the knee. The deceased received the wound last fall while on a target excursion in Kast New York, and has since been under surgical treat- ment, but to no avail. The shooting was purely accidental, and a verdict in accordance with the facts was rendered by the coroner’s jury. ‘The pa- rents of young Custer reside at No. 337 Columbia street, South Brooklyn. POLICEMEN ASSAULTED AND BBATEN.—Doring & disturbance which occurred on the corner of Hamil- ton avenue and Columbia street, about half-past twelve o’clock on Saturday morning, officer Dobbtus, of the Forty-third precinct, who attempted to arrest. one of the party engaged in the quarrel, was beaten severely. The officer charges that his club wax taken {rom him by a person named Thomas Nevins who struck him with the baton about the head and: face several times. Odicer Jersey, of the same precincs, came up while the scuffle was gomg on, ent upon giving aid to his over ¢ comrade, but he was soon competied to eeek his own safety, minus his locust, which was wrested from him by the crowd. Jersey was not injured, however. F! nally a section of poltcemenfrom the station house: arrived on the scene, but were too li the “birds had flown,” and Consequently no arrests were made. POLITICAL EXCITEMENT OVER THE APPOINT- MENTS.—Not for many months past has so much ex- citement existed among the ofMfice-seeking patriota, yelept politicians as pervades that interesting body of our fellow citizens at the present time, Sincethe signing of the bill for the reorganization of the Waterand Sewerage Board of Brooklyn by the Gov- ernor the aspirants for the posittous created by the act have been exerting themselves to: the utmost to secure the fat places made and provided for the fortunate four—whoever they may prove to be. The act in qoestion directs that the Mayor, Comptroller, Ctty Treasurer anw Corporation Counsel shall meet within twenty days in the Mayor’s office and appoint four commission- ers to serve as a Sewerage and Water Commission. The salary attached is only $5,000 per annum,. Duty the department over which they have comtrok is an extensive and impertant one, and one which involves unlimited outlay, as there is really no check or limit as amount which they of 10 ica, He owes his te ment tapi Sap ‘tne personal exertion of Rev. H. W.! Beecher. . Gordon L. Ford, who takes the - tion oocupied by Colonel E. 'f. Wood, in the district, 1s a lawyer who has not been prominently identified inthe politics of this county for the past few years. SEAMEN?S FUXD AND RETREAT. Annual Report of the Officers of the Institn- tion—Its Beneficial Results aud Financial Condition. ‘The annual report of the officers of the Seamen’s Fund and Retreat, located on Staten Island, for the year 1868, has just made its appearance and gives & very creditabie account of the resulta of the institu- tion. From this report it appears that during the year there were admitted 917 patients, while on the Sist of December, 1807, there were remaining at the insttate 142. The number discharged at their own request was 29; cured, 769; partially relieved and discharged, 88, and 50 died, making the whole num- ber of discharged and died 936, leaving as inmates of the Retreat on the Ist of January last 113. The whoie amount of money ted by patienta for safe keeping on entering the reat during the year 1863 was $924. The balance on hand December 31, 1867, fromm the same source was $400. There was repail to patients on leaving the sum of $1,179, and $149 remained in the treasury on the be- ginning of the new year. Among the patients at the Retreat during the year no less than forty-one nationalities were repre- sented, heey = the tabie of the report makes tt forty-three, But how the officers came to classify Germans, Prussians aud Austrians as three dis- tinct nationalities while they are but one it 1s dim~- cult to say. According to a proper classification there were admitted during the year 196 Germans, 162 Americans, 125 Englishmen, 73 Swedes, 65 Nor- weglans, 65 Irishmen, 43 Scotchmen, 28 Danes, and the rest from 33 other nationalities, among whom are found Greeks, Africans, Chinese and even Hin- doos. For professional meu and statistictans generally the table of diseases will prove very interesting and instructive, We extract from tt, that of intermittent fever there were Lreated 5 cases, of remitient, 15; typhoid, 8; typhus, 1; rheumatism, 48; chronic rheumatism, 12; scorbutus, 36; primary syphilis, 625 secondary syphilis, 91, and tertiary, 7; furunculi, 125 gelatio 46; gonorrhaa, 27; lumbago, 9; bronchitis; 28; chronic dysentery, 24,’of whom 6 died; abscesses, + 27; phthisis puimonaiis, $2, with 12 deaths; parony- chia, 17. From a comparative table, giv number of patients admitted and those who died at the institute since its opening on October 31, 1881, 1b is shown that the number admitted last year was smaller than during any year since 1834, while the ratio of deaths ts much larger. In the report of the physican-in-chief, Dr. Moffatt, several improvements are recommended, particularly as to @ better syatem. of ventilation, which should be entitled to the imme- diate attention of the trustees. The financtal condi~ tion of the Retreat seems to be fag ee The total recetpts for the year were $51,701, and the ex- penses $45,288, leavilig a cash balance in the hands of {he treasurer on the ist of January last of $3,508, NOWNCIOE MARSHAL, To Tae Eprron ov tue HERALD: ‘The Rogers murder excitement having abated, and all the accused parties discharged, it is about time to anticipate another tragedy of a like character, and in order to guard against a repetition of blandering and conflicting interests such as were manifested in the Rogers affair, we suggest to the Mayor and District Attorney the appolotment of a suttable person to be denominated “Homicide Marshal,” whose duty it shall be to investugate with the police and coro-~ all Lhe attending circumstances in or any death of a suspicions charac- ' mmit such evidence to writing and thoroughly prepare tie case for the prosecuting at- aren Some tiftecit years rt the office of a fire inarshal was created by A. B. Baker for the investi- gation of fires in tive city. We all know how admira- Diy it was conducted by him and the usefulness of the olice permanently established. The office saved the underwriters thousands of dollars and many bad fellowa who set their places on fire were seat to the State Prison. We now propose to fave just such an oMcer ap- pointed to take charge of homicide cases, and we know of no more competent person than ex-Fire Marshai Baker. lie is well versed in criminal law and Figg oo excellent detective ability, under- stands the One points of evidence and how to pre serve them mm order to link the chain of facts tu- gether, whereby guilt tu many cases can pomibly be only made to appear. During the past few years we have witnessed the great want of such an officer. The Spicer poisoning case m Amity street, a short time ago, for instance. Had that suspicious affair been atonce placed in the hands of an expertenced Homicide Marahal how dif- ferent would have been the reault, As the cage Was ——— the whole matter remains to this day @ mystery. t is evident there must be an oMcer appointed to take charge of such cases; and we call on the od and District Attorney to do it atonce, Bx-rire > aual Baker is the san for the vlace.