The New York Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1869, Page 5

WASHINGTON A Change of Sensations at the Capital. GRANT AND LEE IN CONFERENCE Proposed Visit of General Robert E. Lee to the White House. The President to Consult With Him on the Reconstruction Question. THE NEW YORK POST OFFICE. Rumored Removal of Postmas- ter Kelly. Reported Appointment of Patrick H. Jones. WAsHINaToN, April 27, 1869, Wulness of the National Capital—New Sensa- tlon—Projected Visit of General Lee to the President. Since there seems to be a lull in the Cuban excite- ment, and since the Sprague-Abbott imbroglio has assumed a pacific phase, the lovers of excitement in and around the national capital are beginning to detect signs of returning duiness. If all be true, however, that is told by certain individuals who claim to be well informed, the quid nuncs may keep their appetite for sensation in good order for another treat, which promises to develop itself in a day or two. This fresh eensation, according to*the disclo- sures that have thus far been made, is to be created by @ visit of General Robert E. Lee to the President, A gentleman who professes to know ‘the facts connected with this projected visit states that General Lee, who is now in Balu. more, where he has been staying for a week past will come to this city to-morrow or next day, and will be the guest of Montgomery Blair. It ig stated that the General will visit the White House . Guring his stay here, and will have one or more interviews with the President, who has requested General Lee to call upon him. It is intimated that the object of the interview sought for by the Presi- dent is to obtain from General Lee his opinion in regard to the working of the reconstruction laws in the State of Virginia, and of the present temper of the ieading citizens of the South. What other matters are to be touched upon by the two principal military chieftains 1s not definitely known, but from all that has leaked out concerning the proposed conference it is fair to infer that it will be of more than ordinary significance. Shrewd Dodge to Avoid Office Seekers. It is surmised that the absence of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State and the Post- master. General was agreed upon to get rid of the hordes of office seekers, who, learning that a mamber of places still remained unfilied after the Senate adjourned, showed a disposition to remain here and bother the President and the heads of de- partments. The President now informs all ofice veekers that he can do nothing until his Secretaries return, This has the effect of turning them away in disgust, and many of them wearied with waiting, are ieaving for home. The stratagem, if stratagem it was, has had the desired effect of throwing the Office seekers off the scent. Most of those who go Away give notice that they will come back again with reinforcements a3 soon aa Messra, Boutwell, Fish and Cresswell retura. The Fronch Invasion of Mexico—Seward’s Malish Diplomacy. An interesting bit of secret history connected with the French expedition has just leaked out. It appears that while our government was declared to be oppenly opposed to the French invasion, it was secretly furnishing aid by supplying the French army with mules to enable them to convey their military baggage to the interior, This was done through Secretary Seward, who authorized General Batier to supply the French with all the mules they required, The Bliss and Muasterman Affair in Paraguay, The Sub-Committee on Foreign Affairs closed today taking the testimony of Bliss and Master- man relative to their treatment while prisoners un- der Lopez in Paraguay. The committee adjourned temporarily until the arrival of the naval officers, Admiral Davis and others, mixed up the affair. Iuvitation from St, Domingo to the Mouse Committee, The Dominican authorities have extended an In- vitation to the LHlouse Committee on Foreign Affairs to pay @ visit to St. Domingo, with a view to examin- ing the resources of the island, and getting such in- formation as will enable the committee to mect more effectually the objections wiiich are raised against annexation, It is understood the committee will accept the invitation, and leave as soon as the Biise-Masterman affair is finished. Senator Sprague Not Spoiling for a Fight. Senator Sprague takes the card of Mr, Francis W. Goddard, of Rhode Isiand, which was published here this afternoon, rather coolly. He saya this is only another development of the attempt of the Brown- Ives-Anthony-Burnaside coalition to ruin him, God- dard, he says, is a harmless young man, though somewhat rash, and he does not know that he will take any notice of him. Goddard belongs to the million doliar interest, which Sprague says is natur- ally conservative and cowardly. His theory is that young Goddard, who, he says, 1s personally a good fellow, has boen put up to write the card by Brown and Ives, Sprague seems 60 well satisiled at getting out of ua late row with Abboit that he ts in no hurry to get into a new one except he is driven thereto, Another Effort for Woman Saffrage. Notwithatanding the refusal on Saturday to rebis- ter women as @ preliminary two voting, another delegation of women, yesterday appeared at the registering place tn the Third ward and asked that their names be placed on the list, The Board will consider the applications, Ramored Removal of Postmaster Kelly. Tt ts stated here that Patrick Henry Jones haa been Appointed Postmaster at New York, vice James Kelly, Ww be removed, Visitors at the White House. ‘The ante-room of the Executive Mansion con- tinues daily to be crowded wita visitors, male and female. They are generaily successful in seeing the President, as he gives to them the time when he is not engaged in the transaction of public business, ‘The executive office is closed at three o'clock P. M. Mrs. Grant’s Reception, Mrs, Granva reception to-day was attended by many ladies and gentiemen, both strangers and citizens, Contemplated Discharge of Government Clerks. No appointments were made to-day in the depart- ments, It 1s said a large number of clerks will be removed the last day of this month, Sudden Death in the Treasury Building. A colored laborer recently appointed in the Trens- ury Department fell dead while engaged in his occu- pation. Death of General Jackson's Assailant. Robert B. Randolph, who in 1832 was dismissed from the Navy by President Jackson and who pulled the Generai’a nose in retaliation, recently died in Washington, aged seventy-eight years, ‘The Tax on Brokers’ Sales. ‘The subject of a tax on brokers’ sales 18 still under Consideration at the Bureau of Internal Revenna, A decision will svon be mare. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1869.=QUADRUPLE SHEET. YACHTING. The Yacht Rambler. This yacht 1s now on the screw dock being cop- pered, having recently returned from New London, changes made, of course, to inerease the vessel’s speed and stability. extreme rake which they Souneriy had; new bow- sprit, jibdoom, galt and topmast have also been fur- nished her, as also entire new rigging and a sult of salls—the latter of a character that will greatly in- crease her square feet of canvas. In the matter of her internal fittings the Rambler is also greatly changed, She has new stateroows, @ new companionway of mahogany, elegantly finished, and a retiring or smoking room fitted up, while the saloon is exquisitely painted in deil- cate green, pearl and light gray colors, affording @ pleasant contrast to the eye. New pau- tries, new fo:ecastie and new and elegant boats have also been furnished her, together with other additions which speak conclusively of the combined taste of a yachtman and a gentieman. The Rambler 18 96 feet long on deck, 23 feet 9 inches wide, 8 feet 11 inches deep, and 86 tons new mea- surement, to which must be added the increased ton- mage due to her alterations. ‘To-morrow she will leave tne dock to return thence to New London, where her reupholstering will begin, together with a general cleaning up preparatory to the announce- ment that she is “ready for the season.” The Yacht Eva’s Challenge. New York Cos, April 27, 1869, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— My original challenge to race with the Eva any yacht In the New York yacht squadron was intended to apply only to schooners, and I thought was so worded; consequently the accceptance of the chal- lenge by Mr. Voorhis, of the sloop Madeleine, cannot be considered by me, asI had no idea of entering the lists against a sloop. I now beg to reiterate my challengé, which is that my schooner yacht Eva ts ready to sail any schooner yacht in the New York yacht squadron over the course annually sailed by the squadron in their summer regatta, or elsewhere, twenty miles to windward and back, for from $1,000 to $5,000 a side, or a handsome service of plate. ‘Traly yours, LOUIS LORILLARD. NAVAL ARCHITECTURE—THE YACHT ME- TECR. {From ’ Spirit of the Times, April 17.) EDITOR SPIRIT OF THE TIMES :— Dear Sin—The articles, editorials and extracts from the London Fie!@ published in your issues of January 23 and 30, 1869, were su well-timed and 80 much to the poins that [ was really in hopes that our American yachtmen would improve on what I think some very excellent points, Kut no! Here we have just had launched a yacht built for Mr. George riilard, under the sole supervision and direction of Mr. Robert Fish, with great expectations, whicit tomy mind will not be realized. I had always thought that the idea was progress in everything, but more especially yacits (as that is the subject of which we are talking), As an American yucnt- man, I had hoped that we might have the ghost of a chance with the Cambria in the proposed interna- Uonal race. But as things stand (they reiusing to meet the Dauntless) Iam at a loss to know where to 100K for a yacht the size of the Cambria that can compete with her. When I learned of the intention of Mr. Lorilard to build, I thought the remarks in your paper would induce him to build something that would be a credit to the country and be able to hoid the proud position of conqueror, and maintain the reputation made by the celebrated yacat America in English waters. it seems to me that ever since the achieveinents of the America all our yachtmen were resting on the reputation made by her, and every one Who owned a yachi thought she was an America, while the Engiusnmen, ever alive to im- provement, have at last stepped boldly fortn and thrown the gauntlet tn our very teeth. Fiushed with their victory over the Sappho in English waters, tney are willing to sail her again, altiough tiey claim she 1s jarger than the Cambria. Yet they re- fuse to sail the Dauntless, which is fifty tons less than the Sappho. ‘They know, as wel! as an; of our yachtmen know, that tie Dauntiess, aithough the sinaller, ta the Mecter of the two. Mr. Dougiass, the now owner of the Sappho, with a boidness that deserves a better fate, has challenged the Cainbria, and the match wiil be made. Had Mr. Douglass let the Sappho remain as she was, with the slight alter- ation of the position of her masts, with tne canvas she required, it is my opinion she would fe proved herself more than a match for the Cambria, But, to the contrary, Mr. Fish advises almost enure re- building of the vessel’s huil, asserung as his reason for the change that she is not anabie yacit. I do not speak disparagingily of Mr. Fish as a yacht builder, but he must get rid of some o: his old fogy notions. The alterations which are to be made in the hall of the Sappho are opposed by the Messrs. Potllon, her builders, and J think by every sound thinking man who knows anything of naval arciitec- tare, It does seem to me that we, as yachunen, have simply gone from bad to worse. With one or two exceptions, there lias not been a yacht built since the America that could be mentioned as anything superior, The Dauntiess and Fiectwiag as sharp yachts and Vesta and Paimer as ceutre-, boarders are about as far as I can go and yet vere have been bumberiess yachts built during the time mentioned. Why they will not improve by expert: ence 18 a mystery to me. My comments on the yacht just launched are simply theae:—She wili not work to windward; she wiil uot go aboat easy, if at all; she will not ride easy in a sea way. I do not see one point about her that will be superior to another in sailing. If she works to Wiadward well, if sie goes about easy and quick, if she rides casy ina Sea, if she 8 AS fast as she is expected to be—iheu I will give up alt theorizing aud say that anything can be made to sail with power cnough to push it through the water. Yours, A DEVOTED YACHTMAN, {From Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, April 24.) Eprror Sriair or Tit Times :— : Dek Sin—When 1 sent you a few random thougiis on the new yacht Meteor, built by Mr. Fist for George Loriliard, Nseq., of this city, waich you ublished April 3, | Was like the trishinan at Donuy- rook Hur, who, with shiileiah in hand, was dvag- ging lus coat tail on the ground asking dome one to step ou it that he might get into a fight (only | do not wish to fight). [was in hopes sorae one of the many gdmireys of the yacht recerred to would auawer the and give thelr Féaaons for deciariag her such a splendid piéce of naval architecture and bound to be go speedy and work so well, that I mighé in all fair- neas give my reasons for taking the opposite ground, In the avsence of any reasons given for their opinions f wili give mine. In ali my experience with vessels for speed I have found tuat tie nearer a yacht balances naturally on the water without Weight or ballast the nearer she is right for what is required of ner—speed. When a yacht is launched witaout her spars or bowsprit, and she se.4 just as she should seo when baiiasved down, any one is safe la saying that boatia bound to sail (ast it properiy rigged and haadied, You may ask why, My ansWer is, because sie is built on sci- entific principles. Her batiass is in the centre, mak- ing the ceatre o1 the yack the pivot on wuich sue turns; aud you may rest assured that wherever the weight or ballast 18 placed in @ yacht there the pivot is. the weight makes the pivot. If it be fore or ait, or in the centre, and it works precisely the same in a& seaway if the ballast is aft, she drags; if it is forward she plunges; it it is in the centre, she is balanced and will go over a sea as light as acork. it t# an established fact, koowa to all nautical men, thatin beating or going about on a tack the afver part of the vessel sweeps through the water the fastest, turning, a4 it were, on her forefoot, Does any one deny it? ‘akin these facta as my standpoint, from that point [ wit view the Meteor. She is long, well cleaned out for- ward, rather too straight on deck and presents no resistauce to her cut, her keel is cradied, which is all right, her rua aft is toleravly clear, but her bear- ings are not What they showd be, For this reason almost the entire Weight of ballast ia far, very far, aft of the mainmast to make her balaace—making at What b have said the pivot or turaing point ou her keel. She wili have to drag the whoie dead weight in going about of thirty to forty tons, which hoids her down aft, while her bow haa nothing to support her, being comparatively lignt, thus being compelled to use Li se force and sirain to do that which a li science and shill could perform with the greatest ease in turatag. Tevee my reason for saying she will not work casy and quick to windward. In @seaway the fauit i fad is precisely on the same ground—weight too far ait. Standing head on or a quartering her bow wiil lift very easy, too easy, being iong and clear torward— ane wiil not be able to drag that aiter woight to the top of the swells before falls dead into it, And being 80 heavily weight t before her stern lilta, it 18 my opiuton a heavy sea WiIl close over tt; whereas if her ballast was amidships her stern, betag light, would lift the moment tt was touched by the wave, in other words, sie balances on the centre, and bow and stern respond to each other like a scale beam eventy balanced. I say she will not drive or scud before the wind in a heavy sea, for the sane reason—too much weight aft, she will not iit easy; consequently @ sea will Waslt over ler stern before tt can lift out of the way. I say she will not lay to easy, for the same reason—too much weight aft. Her bow will rise quickiy in a heavy sea, her stern will drag, and before it can lift the sea will break over her aft the mainmast. Lam speaking of this yacht now as being at sea, not padding around in inillponds or sailing from the club house on Staten Isiand to the Southwest Spit, thence to the lightanip and back—@ course that any of oar puny brid catbonts oan go over safely, although my remarks tn relation er Windward qualifications wil a ply to her here in our quiet waters. [ am wiling admit that the spars, bowsprit and rigging Will carry A yacht off her balance; but in weighting to balance them vut chat weight as far aft as it can be placed: where during vhe past three or four weeks sne has been undergoing quite extensive alterations, The opportunity thus afforded has been embraced by many yachtmen, who have expressed considerable satisfaction at her tmproved appearance. These were with a view First of these, her hull has been “hipped,” an extra width of fifteen inches being given her amidships, which ex- tends the whole length of tne vessel, but gradually reducing to almost nothing forward and aft, This important work has added to her width two feet six inehes and made her lines smoother and far hand- somer than before, Not alone with this altera- tion has her owner been content, as the masts of the yacht have been straightened some five feet, to do away with the it takes to her when that weight is her upright must be aaeettin the cone. of the poy the centre the faster, more exp! the HERALD of y iterations made in the Sappho, It 18 just that same remark, made so which has retarded improvemént in yacht building in this country, When a yacht 1s built or when she ready to launch all the owner’s friends must pro- nounce her perfect in every particular. If any dare to make exceptions to any one point he is set down a8 a grumbier or growler and an ass. Hence the reason why people are so chary in expressing their dissent from the construction ideas. Who of the many friends of Mr, Lorillard expressed anything but the most perfect admiration of his yacht the day she was launched? ’Tis very true I wished every success for htm with his new boat; but I could not join in the genera! admiration of her, because I do not believe she is or will be what she is expected to be. f have not the pleasure of Mr. Lortilard’s ac- quaintance, nor do I know Mr. Fish sutticiently weil to enter into an argument with hin in relation to nautical science or naval architecture; nor am I repared to say I would were I acquainted with him, for the very fear I have stated above—growler, grumbler, ass! But of one thing | am certain: there are many who are well verse’l in the science of naval construction who will bear me out in the assertions I have made in relation to balancing @ yacht, or any sailing vessel, for speed. it 1s perfectly easy to prove my assertions, without going to the expense of building a yacht to do it, and in some future com- munication I may give the information how to ry it. When I have been called growler, grumbier and ass for writing this, sufficiently long to satisfy the most. severe censor, i Will show that I am neither; and the only motive I have in view is to give such ideas a3 wil at some time be used to the advantage of yacht building, that we may make a good show with our a cousins, which at present I very much doubt if we can do. Yours, A DEVOTED YACUTMAN, APRI: 21, 1869, AQUATIC. Inauguration of the Boating Senson—Scuiling Match Off the Elysian Fields—Wm. H. Hayes vs. James Shean—Hayes an Easy Winner. A boat race between Wm. H. Hayes, of the Green- Point locality, and James Shean, of Harlem, took place yesterday in the North river, off the Elysian Fields. The distance was five miles and the stakes were $200 a side. At three o’clock two excursion boats, almost un- comfortably filled with the respectave friends of the principals, came wheezing to the battle ground, when the word came for readines, ‘The judges were soon selected, being Jolin Blue, of the west side, and Billy Rives, for Hayes, and James McKay and John Shean for Harlem’s favorite. Dennis Leary consented to act as referee. The toss for positions in star was won by Hayes’ representative, and*the manner of turning the upper stakcboat, situated about a quarter of a mile above the dock at Gutteuburg, was decided to be from west to east. Shean is quite a veteran oarsman, twenty-three years of age, five feet eleven inches in height, and weighs about 155 pounds, He was provided witha boat seventeen fect three inches in length, four teet four inches in breadth and in weight thirty pounds. Jiayes, of similar reaown with the ashen blades, differs but little from his defeated antagonist, being five teet ten inenes in height, and weighing 158 pounds. He ts twenty-eight years of age and most of this period has been passed upon the water. His doat, the Janette, a ski, in which he has won as Well as lost several races in, is seventeen feet five inches long, four feet flve inches wide and weighs eighty pounds. At five o’clock the boats shot into position oppo- site the lower stake boat, anchored near the Morris and Essex Railroad dock. At twelve minutes past five o'clock the cheery ref- eree cried “Go,” and four ashen oars bent doubie and the crowd brayed aloud as the sight. The friends of Hayes were very enthusiastic ag they saw him gradually leave his opponent, and became wild as that lead was increased perceptibly before half a mile waa passed over, id Were frecly offered on him at $100 to $40, Both contestants pulled with a grand, gracetul stroke, and continued it without apparently great exertion; but the new boat of Shean’s, it was clearly to be seen, was not fittorhim to pullin, and would prove his defeat, which it dia, The wind was from the south-south- east, favoring, a8 was the tlood tide, in pulling up the river, but both of these elements told feariuliy against them upon the retura, although the fresh breeze moderated as the sun went down, Passing the upper sfakeboat, Hayes led his antazopist fully twelve seconds, and increased it every time his blades entered the water. As the distance to the first turning point made the men and boats appear like specks on the water, the land party eft the river side and indulged in a littie more bautering. drank lazer, an’ ate voractously of Hoboken sandwiches. It was but a few minutes, when the quieter ones, who were straining their eyes to detect the first glimpse of the incoming rowers, siouted “Hayes alead,”? which aroused them, and, rushing to convement standpoints, sure enough there was the red shirt, pulling a quiet, graceful sweep, and his body bent to his wors, the tiny craft dashing the clear water in a silvery shower from its deiicate prow, folly a quarter of a wile in advance. It was palpable to every man in the crowd that Hays mast win the race; and then, in a second, there was more unearthly shouting, more hugging, more coarse laughter, a3 he passed tie stake boat, and was oilictally announced as the winaer. Time—filty- four minutes and fifty seconds. Shean, Keeping up his stroke, followed about a minuve afterward. TEE DLLIARD TOURNAMENT, Game Between Decry nnd Snyder—Deery the Winner—Game Between Daniels and Goldthwalt—Danicls the Wianer. The grand billiard tournament for the champion- ship of the world was resumed yesterday afternoon, in presence of @ large assemblage, great interest being generally manitested tn the exnibition. Shortly alter two o’clock a@ game of 1,200 points, on a second size four pocket ta between John Deery, of New York, and Peter Snyder, of Chicago, wis commenced, Both contestants were apparently in good form, and went cheerfuily to their scientific display. After a miss by Deery Snyder fol- lowed by a similar achievement. Again resum- ing play, Deery contrivuted three to his score and Snyder, failing again, succeeded in running up 18, Snyder then obtained 43, which piaced him somewhat ahead of his opponent, During the first portion of the contest the piay was pretty éven, both making fair runs, among the best for Deery belug 99, 64, 93, 76, and for Snyder 48, 63, 72, 78 and 207, When Snyder was 755 Deery was about 100 ahead, and the former failing to score on three successive attempts, Deery, by judicious yet brilliant play, made bap grat run of 358 and won the game, de- = his opponent bv 445 points, his average belng Tn the evening a large number of spectators con- ied im the hall to witness the contest between Villlam Goidthwait, of New York, aud Edward Daalels, of Boston, the game, as usual, being 1,200 points. Scarcely any match since the commence- ment of the tournament appeared to excite so much interest. Nearly every seat, whence a good view of the game could be obtamed, was occu; ied, and the exhibition waa earnestly looked forward to by all. Mr. McEwen, of Hartford, was chosen referee, Gordthwait was the first to break the ice by 24, Dan- Jels following up by 3. Nothing noteworthy occurred up to the tengh Lining, when Goidthwait was 151 and Daniels 115, except reveral excelent alx shots made Mo the former, Goldthwait was evidently getting siowly ahead, but Daniels manazing to gather the balls scored 105, which at the twentieth inning put 310 to his credit, Goldthwait being #21, The game ‘con- tinued to be exceedingly close, the scores being almost reversed at each inning, though by very amall degrees, At the thirtieth inning Daniels was 440, while Goldthwait was 61 behind; but by some of that excellent play which at times he ts oO of exhibiting the latter advanced with Taptd strides, for at the fortieth ining he was almost 100 points ahead, being indebted for the lead to a good run of 10%. Up to tue present the play on both sides was rather r, and far inferior to that which was confdentiy an- ticipated. In fact the rans generally were small and the misses numercus, At the fiftieth inning Goidchwait was 804 aad Daniela 736. Afier some steady play the latter made a run of 219, being the highest obtained during the evening. Goldthwalt, nevertheless, contrived to creep up gradually, though his nervousness was apparent to ali, and at the sixtieth inning stood 1,009 to his op- men’s 1,027, Hitherto the contest nad not been characterized by any very noteworthy fea- ture except the evenness of the two scenes. In & few succeeding innings Daniels passed 1,100, and the hopes of Guldthwait began to fade. Yet he ratiied, and by @ gallant yet hurried effort ran w 1,108, Daniels being then 2,135. After an unlucky miss on tie part of Gold- thwait Dantela succeeded in making 4, when he, too, missed, being at the time only 20 from the goal. Another dash by Goldtawait and he retired, atiet having added 2i to his score, leaving the balls retty safe. A handsome back shot by Daniels rought them into subjection, and being subsequently well placed he won the = Y seventy-one = puinis, tw average peng 17. Undoubtedly Goldthwalt was not tia good form, Indeed rarely has he been 80 bereft of his excelient capacity and artistic skill at a public exhibition. while his opponent was evideutly at his best a. was much favored by circumstances. Towards the close of the game the play became much better than at the beginning. Danicis played with much cate tion and judgment, and was consequently victorious. ‘The tournameut will be resumed to-day. INSANE CLERGYMAN.—Rev, B. ‘Tompkins, formerly & Baptist minister at Tivoil, Duteness county, was arrested at Poughxeepsie om Sunday and taken to the Utica Lanwto Asylum. fe had become de. “1 fron over eXclioment In reliyrious matters at hia owas Cul dat Mut the Bast wineer, ACROSS THE CONTINENT. SACRAMENTO Crry, Cal., April 12, 1862. COMPLETION OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD. © A few weeks more will, in ali probability, witness the joining of the ends of the tracks of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads, and thus will be completed the belt of tron across the Continent that binds the great commercial metropolis of the East—New York—with that of the West—San Francisco. Four months more will see the continuation of the road from this city to Oakland completed, and then the iron horse that leaves the depot in Jersey City may, if itis so willed by those who have control of it, keep on its journey wes:ward until its driver can 100k asthe bulidings and shipping of the Golden City across the bay, only three miles distan@ Until the completion of the latter of course we will have to depend upon the river boats, or the route by rail- road 10 Vallejo, and from thence by boat to San Francisco; but this is no great hardship to travellers who have been seven or eight days in the cava; on the contrary, a little water under such circum- stances will be found rather agreeable than other- wise, and certainly beneficial to personal appear- ance, It is very hard to realize that so few years have elapsed since the firat settlement of this State by our people; since the country now traversed by the locomotive was a wilderness, inhabited only by the Indian and herds of buffalo, antelope and other game; when it took many, many months for the emi- grant tram lo move between points that are now within a comparatively few hours of each other. Such progress 1s unparalleled in the history of the From where I am now writing, in the heart of the city of Sacra- world, and it will be hard to excel, mento, withia two blocks of the centre of business, agentieman informa me that only nineteen years ago he could, with a Minie rifle, have killed wild deer. Now what do I see and hear? Steamboats that are {it to ile side by side with those of the North and East rivers; the bell of the locomotive that is here to-day and to-morrow hundreds of miles away on its track across the Continent; and I am sur- rounded by blocks of butidings wherein a prosperous trade ts carried on, and dweliings that vie in beauty and size with any in the country; the telegraph, that conveys a message to Europe and returns an answer in a jew hours; and I see a people that for energy and enterprise are first in the world; a com- munity that knows no such word as fail, and that is destined to make utls portion of our territory hs hptaiad and prosperous beyond all present expecta- jon. RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS. It is evident that here is to be the headquarters of the Central Paciic Railroad Company. Shops for the repair of cugines, others for the construction and repair of cars, depots, &c., are now being con- structsd on a scaie of greatness that indicaies the main station of the road to be at Sacramento. Tuese unprovements are worthy of the great enter- prise, aud when flashed will be second to nove of a@simuar character in the country in all their ap- pointments, When we cousider the amount of iachinery aad rolling stock necessary to operate a roadol or 7v0 miles in length the bulidings ot the company cannot be considered too large; in- deed, to my ey it wiil be but @ short time before they will have to be increased in size, When [ think of those of the Kric and New York Central and the Pennsylvania Ceatral Railroad, and how smali those roads are in comparison witn the Pacitic, { coniess that tome they look diminutive, and they might from tae commencement have been extended Without being considered too big for the work that ig to be done within them, “However, there 1s plenty of room here, and when that time comes it wiil be easy to spread out, A8 jocated now on tie water front, the depots of the company are convenient for passengers and re- ceiving tue vast ainount of frelgni, especially wat for construction purposes, now coming up the river, Of course they are nothing yet, not more than Is re- quired by the necessity of the time; but that they will be increased vastly in size beiore a great while [ have no doubt, and that a station will be erected that in dimensions and architectural beauty wiil be one of che first of its kind on the Continent. ‘To buiid suci is, | understand, Ue preseat plan of this company as 8000 a3 other worx of more Imme- diate importance is completed, A year or more yet Will be required beiore much decorative work can be commenced. Now it must be utility, nothing more, SACRAMENTO, that has suffered so much by fire and flood, is now reaping the reward of eaergy and perseverance, and 18 certain to occupy a position scarce y second to aay ou the Pacific coast, It has now four railroads diverging Irom 1, viz., the Central Pacilic, the Western Paciiic, the Catifornia Pacitic and the Sacr: mento Valiey. Atl of these pass through the richest agricuitaral and mineral rezions of the country or the worid, and they ave destined to prove feeders to the commercial wealth of tus city to a degree that one can scarcely realize, ‘Ten years—yes, five years hence will witness results from these enter- prises that the most sanguine scarcely dream of. And he would be a fool to predict now what Sacra- meuto will be iu oaly a few years to cone, ‘there 13 No puitéry in ali this; it is plain common sense arga- ment, 1 rode through a portion Of the outskiri of the city to-day, and aad potate.t out to me propert, tuat only @ short time ago was selling for Mfty dol- Java an acre that is now worth $1,900 a block; streets are being opened in every diwection; the entire city, A31t Were, l4 being raised to a height that will pre. vent m future any danger.of inundation, and there is plenty of room to increase the size ol the capital of the state to any required dimensions, -The buudings of this city—trat is, in the portion now used for dweilings—are not crowded; neariy, if not quite ail, have torr handsome grounds, and now they are the fuil beauty of spring; flowers of every description are in profusion, the grass has al- ready been cut in some places, and the entire place looks like a garden, Indeed, | was forcibly re- minded of the Latayette district of New Oricans when as througa the portion of Sacramento de- vowed to private residences and their surroundings, and the reminder was increased as I approached the water frout, with its maddy stream, swift cur- reut, levees and numbers of light draugut, high pressure steamboats, that look like those that are used to piy apon the kayous that empty into tne Mississippi river, Aud then the view to be obtained! Why, it is ifird to exce! anywhere, With us tie day was warm and Cicar, and as we got out beyond the city, on a vast Dain tav iooked as if carpeted with green velvet, We enjo, cd a sight tiat the veriest stoic could not fail to go mito eesiasies over. Far of to the south- ward the peak of Mount Diablo could be seen; to the westward the coast range was distinctly visible; to the norihy ard were the sumunita of Shasta and the Lawsen | uttes, seventy miles away, while to the eastward a full view was obtained of the magnifi- cont range of the Sierra Nevadas, snow-capped along their entire line, upon which the rays of a setting sun sparked, giving them the appearance of molten silver, Wecould see distinctly the peak, 8,000 feet hugh, pear to which rans the track of tie Central Pacific Kavroad, and the great gold region of the State was between us and it. Verily, the sight was all that a lover of the bright and beautiful could wish to see, 1 may be considered enthusiastic, but | can- not think that 1 am so. | can hardiy imagine a hamaa beng who could joy the view less than [ did or fail to appreciate it in the same manner as myseif, and I can hardly think that an old resident even could cease to admire the picture that is every day, almost, spread out at his very door, ‘the country ‘around Sacramento is as rich as it can be, aud everything grows in the greatest pro- fusion, Il re waa grown the bale of hops tiat ex- cited the admiration of those who saw them at the Paris Exposition of last year; nere there are flelds of barley that yield fifty bushels to the acre; wheat and cverytung e@ise 19 produced in similar propor. tion, and. act, everything that the earth can yiel in the temperate zones is here to be found of a quality not to be excelied, in the quantity that de- pends upon the indusiry of the grower, So it is* throughout the entire Sacramento valley and in other port ns of the State. The mineral weaith that lies below the surface isas nothing almost to the agricultural weaiti, Itseems that a soil so rich in auriierous deposits can produce nothing but wealth, Jet it bender or on tts surface, and surety poverty can never come to the doors of a people whose lot 18 cast In such @ region, expecialiy when that ris possess the energy to take advantage of al nature has done to atd them. AN OLD LANDMARK, and one that should be preserved, is the old building that stood In the centre of the enclosure known a8 “suuer’s Fort.” [tis rapidly falling to decay; the walls of adobe that sarrounded it have disappeared, aud it will not be long before the ground it now oc. cupies will be needed to make rvom for a structure of modern tines, ‘The former owner, from whom it derived its name, and who was only a few years stnce the proprietor ot miles and miies of the sur- roun ling lands, @ domain that @ prince raight be vou. lo Clalit, still lives and is poor—so poor that e 14, and had been for years, a pensioner upon the see 80 and into other hands, waile he is poor; but such ts life, And he is only one of many ‘who have permitted the chance to be asecond Astor or Vanderbilt to slip tirough their fingers and ‘nto the clutches of others. ‘ks I have sad before, this old buliding should be- long to the State and it should be preserved in order. Surely, although rather anny, it might be kept as @ monument, like the Charter Oak or the Pena Treaty tree, recording one of the greatest events of the mel viz., the purchase and occu- ation of California by the Unit States, the event hat added #o materially to our wealth and pon perity, and that civilized #o large a portion of terrt- tory that before was nothing but a wilderness, or that was inhabited by @ race who thought only of to-day, leaving to-morrow to care for itaelf, THR CAPITOL BUILDING on one side and Sutter's old building on the other are apt representatives of the past and present, and ‘a visitor has only to look first at one ‘ind. then at the other, to judge of what California was and what it ts. Ikisino exaggeration to say of the io point of structure @nd architectural desi second to no building in the country. Of course it is vasily less in wine those of the republic at veetewe but there ts much m one that reminds worth so many miuthons, you of the other You cannot ‘orm, in tts mnt uniimished coudtttor true estimate of what it will be when coms leva; but envugl Is to be seen to building of which the State to be proud, The plan that of the Capitol at Washing- story occupied by Sogoeroment omiees; contains the halls of the Senate and Kep- nificent dome rising to strnotea of iron. The materiel used in the construc, 1 of rst story isa light gray granite, and o: the second story, poy to be covered ‘with mastic to make it correspond in color. Massive porticoes, sus- tained by Cormthian columns, are on the west, north and'gouth fronts, while the eastern, facing in the form of three eemt-circies, presents almost a plain surface, with oniy ornamentation enough for Teilef, The view from the dome ts superb, and it will be @ great resort for those who desire to look upon the surrounding country and its many beau- ies. The building is far enough advanced to make it sure that the next session of the Legislature Will be held therein, but it will require eiguteen months at least for it to be entirely completed. it will be surrounded by extensive grounds that, with the rapid growth of vegetation hereabouts, will soon be rendered @ park of great beauty—a public square that will have few superiors. THE CLIMATR, I must confess that | have never been infatuated with the climate of San Francisco; its long dreary wet season, and its dry season, with cold northwesterly winds, that biow a gale after ten o'clock in the morning, accompanied by a fog that renders an overcoat comfurtabie in July and August, haye no charms in my eyes, Tlike heat and cold in turn, and this you have here in Sacramento, without the snow and ice that render the Eastern winter disa- greeable. Now the weather is delightful, the ther- mometer is well up towards eighty degrees, and yet there is no feeling of lassitude; it sometimes goes beyond ninety, but old residents say that even with that heat you do not feel as when in our Eastern cities the thermometer indicates the same, One can getupa Lee ois here, and that you cannot do in San Francisco unless by the most active exercise, and herein is health. For my own part I may sav that, although possessing an iron constitutjon, I have scarcely Known what it was to feel well in San Francisco for a week at a time, in a residence there of nearly three years, and pe in the three days here, being in a state of ‘ee perspiration by only ordinary every day exercise, I feel as of old—as I used to ieel when years younger than I am now. Physicians all agree that while the climate of San Francisco may be invigo- rating and beneficial to @ few, to a large majority it is detrimental, and I believe it; indeed If Panama bt EE) like San Francisco, I would prefer the climate of the former to thai of the latter a hundred- fold, judging Nd & residence of equal duration in both places.~ Mind you, i speak for myself on'y; others, doubtless, think very ditferently, and there are not a few who will say that Iain slightly insane upon the point; but I can’t help it. such is my opinion, and I have had a fair trial. THE JOURNEY. To-morrow I turn to the eastward, and before night hope to be across the Sierra and into the valley on the other side, A change tt will be to leave the warm, sunny weatner, for the snow and ice of the summit and the sage bush and alkali of the valley; but it must be made. I hope to be present at she ceremony of joining the rails of the Union and Cen- tral Pacific Rabroads, and as stop ts tie word at several points I must hurry up to be in time; for, as J observed in the first paragraph, it is an aifair only two Weeks of, Think of it. LECTURES YESTERDAY. Du Chailla at Steinway Hall. M. Du Chatilu delivered the second lecture in the series of his course to children, on “Equatorial Alrica,’’ yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, tn Steinway Mall. A large and attentive audience ol the scholars of the public schools was present, in- cluding also many of the children of our first citi- zens. The scene th tie hall had all of the amusing aspects noticeabie in a throng of the expectant young. Juvenile Columbia elbowed by Young Amer- ica into maudible positions, the more deserving masters with their little ladies on thelr arms, the sage comments of those who had probably reached the mature age of eight years, the jostling and pushing, together with the sparkling eyes, glowing cheeks and bright colors everywhere shown, en- livened the appearance of the hall and made the entertainment doubly interesting to ail. As before, a large portion of the siage was tevoted to the exhi- bition of the many unique and wonderful specimens of equatorial arms which M. Du Chailiu was for- tunate enough to bring from the savage wilds of Africa, The immediate subject of the lecture was “The Cannibal Tribes—HNow they live, their vil- Jages, and a residence among them.” M. Du Chailiu described the ferocious aspect of these barbarous people in his own indescribable way, re- marking particularly their superstitioas and un- paralleled cruelty. He was travelling among these tribes, when, one day, he came upon a village of the cannibals, whom he recognized by the human skulls which were hanging upon long poles in every juarter of the settlement. He was conducted to the King, who had assembied thou: ds of warriors, armed to the teeth, about his person, and they truly had a formidable appearance. However, he conciii- aved his royal highness by giving his wife presents of beaas and other gewgaws, for which, in re- turn, the King tendered his elegant hospitality, which the lecturer was compelled to accept. His fare among then was their ordinary diet—hu- man flesh, either baked or botied, to suit the fastidl- ous taste of the cater. These savages did not even respect their dead, but ate them all, except the king and chief magnates of the trives, whom they threw into the forest to be devoured by beasts and birds of prey. Some of their rude implements of industry and manufacture were shown, and M. Du Chaillu vividi, illustrated their suse, especially in the fabrication of iron instruments, He said that the iron of Equatorial Africa possessed @ high magnetic power, and therefore was in the same degree correspondingly ductile. A primi- tive anvil was represented, and the iron workers ap- peared as covered with rings of metal in all of their muscles, and tolling seemingly upon thejnon-expan- sive principle. After relating his experience amon, the elephants of the interior’ and some other ani- mals, and a'luding to the peculiar characteristics which distinguish the gorilla from the chimpanzee, Mr. Du Chailla concluded amid loud appiause. The Struggle for Freedom—Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Hall, At the Lexington Presbyterian church, corner of Lexington avenue and Forty-sixth street, Rev. Dr. John Hall delivered a lecture last evening, taking for nis subject that wide embrace of ideas and thoughts that might be included in @ dissertation on “The Struggle for Freedom." The learned lecturer went over the wide field with considerable earnestness and mach more of religious zeal. Without enter- ing particularly into the struggles for freedom, which have convulsed nations and upheaved (poiiti- caily speaking) and changed the surface of continents, he spoke at iength of the struggles between the press and the iy le afd illustrated hia meaning by referring to the trial in the London lice court of a Mr, Bane, who had reviewed a Kk written by a Mr. Keely and declared it to be poisonous. For this expression—poisonous—the re- viewer was brought into the police court and acquit- tea. The lecturer also referred to the trial in this city, of the reviewer of “Grimth Gaunt,” at the com- aint of its author, and brought the two in conn ‘ion as being both struggles tor freedom. He in- stanced the severe criticism of the Saturday Review on the non-conformists and on Dr. Campbell; but the raona! appearance of the doctor In court, whither he had challenged his accusers, who had not ap- peared, was the best proof of the justice of his cause im tne eyes of the public, In this strain the lecturer P hana speaking of the inspiring influence of noble, the Binle and mildly denouncing the visionary dem: es who by their interested efforts keep up st He referred to Clontarf and Brian Borothme, to the Fe- nian’s dream that agitation was going on at the ex- se Of the community. There was a time when reiand had a right to compliin; but wrong and out- rage on Ireland were now only matters of memory. There was a press, free pulpit, free education and free government. Disendowment was con- sidered a hindrance to present legislation and fac- tious and ho; But the struggle for freedom will go on, and, like @ steam engine crushes a nut, will demolish everything in its path. The lecturer then made a hit against Bishop Colenso for reckless- ness and tofidelity, denouncing opposition to the constituted tn of God as a step towards anarchy and d@spoiiam, and ciosed, after a short reference to Bishop Seckler, Queen Caroline and Parson Butler, with a prayer. THE SOUTH SIDE RAILROAD, Prospect for Safety to Railrond Traveticrs on Long Island. To THe Epiror oF THE HeRALD:— The gross mismanagement of the Long Island Railroad, the indiference manifested upon the part of its direction, leading to the mconvenience and discomfort of travellers, added to its known in- security, led to the establishment of a new road running parallel with it, styled the South Side Rail- road, his road has been for a year past in success- ful operation, and has become popular by its emMcient direction. It meets with the great em- barassment, however, of being compelled to use horse power from the foot of Souti Seventh atreet, Brooklyn, to Bushwick avenue, @ distance of ween two and three miles, Which involves forty minntes of time in the transit. To overcome this a bill has been already passed in the Assembly to give to them the right use dummy engine between those points, ‘aud this Dill is most earnestiy desired by that portion of the community wno use this road, and meets with almost universal favor at the hands of those resid- ing upon the line of the road to be traversed by the dummy. The bill is now before the Senate Kaliroad Committee awaiting their action. It moets with the Marked opposition of Mr. Oliver Chariick, who is the President of the Long Island Railroad, and who s using every influence to defeat it. A large com- munity are interested in this matter and would be glad LJ = HERALD Would, by its aid, help the of t member this 14 a newly !ald road and perfect): sale and not @ man-trap, as the Long Toland fale. road Ia. 5 AMUSEMENTS. ~ Broapway TagaTRE—JOHN JACK AS FALSTAFY.<a Last evening, the last but one of this historic tem- Ple of the drama, was set aside for the benefit of Mr J. H. Jack, who, during several years past, ha@ Played old men’s parts in the stock company ate tached to the theatre, Mr. Jack, during his cone nection with the company, has been cast in charac- ters of all sorts of pecuitarities, and in every ine Stance has acquitted himself in a manner which showed at once the carefu’, conscientious, intelll- gent and, therefore, artistic actor. But Mr. Jacky having aspirations and a just ambition to excel, has perfected himself in a character which requires more depth of study and a keener insight into human nature than most people imagine, The character alluded to 19 that of Fals‘ai, which has heretofore been conceded ta belong, par excellence, to an artist who has made If @ life study. Mr. Jack last evening appeared ad Faistarf, in “Henry 1V.,” evidently not so much with the intention of reaping great pecuniary gain as of beating his ability to undertake the character a speciality. We most emphatically say he can, He dressea the part with surpassing good taste and looks the character throughout. Of his reading it may be said simply that he followed the text more closely than is usual, and seemed to catch, in even the minutest points, the true intent of the author. Of his si business we need say nothing, as Mr. Jack never undertakes a part tn whicl the business is not well and properly done, Hig Falstaff, therefore, may be pronouncet a decided hit. The artists who Kindly volunteered to support thetr old friend and favorite were such as could and did the work assigned them in good style. Mr. Hur- kins ag Hotspur, Mr. Langdon as King Henry, Mr. Harry Cunningham as Poins, Mr. Maeder as Prince of Wales, Mr. Carr as Westmoreland, Mr. Jordan as Biunt, and the others, were really fine, Mrs. (albert as the eccentric hostess was excelleat—whea, or in what part ia she not? Mrs, Sxerrett as Lady Percy and Mis3 Rosatle Jack as Prince John added their no meonsiderable aid to the perfectness and success of the entertainment. Musical and Theatrical Notes. Manager Moore will be the recipient of a benefit at the Broadway theatre thisevening. A good bill is offered, and as the entertainmeni will be the very last dramatic performance that will ever be given in this house it 1s more than probable’ thats there will be a large attendance of the friends of the popular “Billy,” who has so long and successfully catered for their amusement. * Miss Ada Webb is meeting with much success in the West, This week she favors the good people of Cincinnati with her personation of Naomt Tighe, in “School.” She goes thence to Loutsyille, Miss Fanny Stockton takes a farewell benefit this evening at the Chestnut, Philadelphia, in the “Field of the Cioth of Gold?” Faany Herring, the blonde of burlesque, Poughkeepsie last night. ‘rhe silver-voiced Brignoll gave one of his popular operatic concerts in Macon, , OW Saturday rt ey: . Cor tie, the indefatigable, is filling up Miss Mar- riott’s time throughout the country “Sinbad the Saiior,’”? a new spectacular burlesque, 1s soon to be brought out at Nibio’s Garden on “a scale of magnificence never before attempted in this country.” "the eifects wil be novei and entirely new. The Lydia Thompson troupe, with new addl- tions, will appear in tie pies. Annie Ward Tiffany, of Wallack's, will start out upon a starring tour aout the istof June. She is having a new drama written for her by one of our native authors, and has also procured copies of @ number Of the latest London dramatic sensations, The Kiralfy troupe of Hungarian iancers and pan- tommai ts, under engarement to Wood's Museum, may be expected here abort the Ist of June, and will be a new addition to the Simpson, Wood ana Colville pantomimic comblaaiion in “obdinsdn Crusoe.” A telegram was received on Friday from Paris announcing the engagement of inet our great French wrotesque dancers—Clodociic, Fiajalet, Normande and Comet. They are to appear at Nivlo’s Garden. Mrs. Emina Waller piuyed tagoto Mr. Wiiaam H. Pope’s Othello, Friday evening, ta New Haven. This exivaordivary performance was | ven in honor of tivine William’s birthday. » ~—?* The Lottery of Life,” with Mr. Joun Brougham ta his original rove, is drawing good prizes in the way of large audiences at Deiro:t. “The Lost Dog” and the “Oriental Circus” are dividing the houors wiih the ‘geulal John’? in that city. ‘The opera boutfers trom the Théatre Frangals intro- duced the broalbrims of the “Quaker City’ to the fair “ienevieve” last week and instracted them in the mysteries of “La Vie Parisienne.” arly every one of the newspapers in that city has taken up arms and “protests against the playing of such outrage- ousiy tadecent works as the two operas above named.” Despite these protestations, however, the Academy of Music 1s thronged every night, and the boutfers are said to be doing a good business. On Friday evening Manager Grau was the recipieut of a benefit, and last Saturday evening the opéra dou’ season closed in Phiiadelphia and the staid “broadbrims” have again sudsided into comparative uiet. Mr. Graw’s troupe opened in Chicago on ‘onday night. “Ixion,"? by the Zavistowski Sisters, is the attrac- tion at present in St. Louis. The giris are credited with doing some tall dancing. Mrs. Scott-Siddons ts oe Public atvention with them in the same city. “School” is kept at Wood's, in Cincinnati, and the bee boy and girl are Newton Gotthold and Rachael jolngon. Mrs. Vernon is very ill, and her réle of Mra, Sut- cliff has been assumed by Mra. Sefton, who makes an admirable substitute. ave playing fast and The Daven, Brothers loose with the Bostonians. A bucolic journal says that “Ole Ball breathed transcendent inspiration from his divine instrue ment.’ Queer expression for @ man’s nose, Families, sr ladies’ schools, suburban dwellers and the very whipped creme de la créme of Boatom society throng to see Mrs. Chanfrau as Dora. Mrs. Chaufrau is an American—beautiful, intelligent, dignified, and socially an ornament to the st: Stl, as she ig an American, we wonder and admire Selwyn’s temerity in engaging her, and rejoice thaé he reaps an exceeding rich reward. s Mias Helen Tracy, a young lady who ts pleasantly remembered in fornia, where she made her debut, is now an actress at the Boston theatre, an@ sieadily advances in popular estimation as a genus ine artist. She plays Helen Melville ta Falconer’s new drama, “Snare,” with considerablé power and skill for an American. Mra. Bowers is also in Bos ton, and New York should be oy AS a New York 1an’t, that three or four of the native = tresses on the stage should be — the land of for dant pomniae American bleached id the naughty “Ixion’? at r~) the Puritan to make room { Girls and other sensational trash. An actor named Livingston, in Wiscasset, Me., is so bad that his friends cail him “Guay” Livi) nm. Butz, the magician, recently pbed up the obscurity of private life and gave for charitable purposes in Philadephia, Musical entertainments are much in wogne Just now in Cnicago, to the neglect of theatrical Olive "3 “Suri” will be produced soon at Dearborn’s theatre, Chi “a Mrs. ee Phillips ene once mong our ny yy, her gentle, sym) thetic and natural Personation of Marie in the Mare ble Heart,” at Booth’s, This versatile and indus trious artist also Woe i cault’s play, of that name, at the “ Park,” in ic yn. ‘on the intervening Booth tragedy te. Mra. iilips 13, in her line, the best actress on Mr. Booth’s stage, and that gentleman has shown the wise Jade: meat wg taste of a thorough manager securing her. Joo Jetterson commences his engagement at th’s in Aagust. Wailack’s stage ts being fitted with traps and otn- erwise altered to adapt it to the coming séason of pantomime, which promises to be unusually bril- liant. The Lauri family are said to be unequalied as pantomimists. VELOCIPEDE RACES. Walter Brown at the Emptre Rink. ‘The champion oarsman, Walter Brown, yesterday Performed his feat of riding fifty miles in five con- secutive hours upon the velocipede at the mammoth veloctpedrome, Empire Rink. The floor of the building was carefully measured by several city engineers, and it was found that nine circuits would make up a mile. Brown commenced punc- tually at five o'clock and made the first eleven miles in forty-two minutes, the second eleven miles in forty-three minutes, the next ten miles in forty-three =minutes and the conelud- ing eight miles in thirty-three and a halt minutes, thus fMnishing the total fifty miles in three hours and twenty-four minutes. At the conclusion of each of the above enumerated dis- tances Brown rested until the commencement of the next hour, starting puuctually every time. The rider did not seem at ali fatigued, notwithstanding his great exertions, and made the closing mile in three minutes and forty-eight seconda., At the close of his riding Mr. Brown was loudly cheered and al- most carried into the reception m by a ctowd of admirers. Messrs, Farrell, Greene, Johnson, Dick« man, Bartict!, Dapigauac, Waite aad Edwards acted Judges. Velocipede Racing at Union Course, L. I. The announcement that two velocipede races would take place yesterday afternoon on the Union Course, L. 1, drew together an assemblage of about 250 citizens and @ large force of police, As the or ders of the latter compelled them to remain until the close of the racing, they occupied their waste time ina spirited game of ball; but the cit vena, being under no restraint, left the course _ before the termination of what they pronounce: A childish face, The races were a one mile dash. In the first race five machines were pot pen the track. On the third quarter two of them collided and fell over, and the foremost of the remaining three crossed the score tn five minutes fifty-sevon seconds, The race was only sttisfactory to the win. Rer. In the second race, six machines started, and @ll crossed the score without nrushap, the winner making the mile ta six miautes ail forty- Ove and @ nalf seconas, This race was Hoo «+t s'wetory to any body.