The New York Herald Newspaper, June 20, 1869, Page 3

-_— T’'ge PEACE JUBILEE, Closing Concert of the Great Undertaking. fon Thousand School Sing in Chorus. Children JHE MUSIC WELL RENDERED. The Inhabitants of the Outside World Leaving the Hub,” Boston, June 19, 1869, The great Peace Jubilee has gone into the pages of history, one of the greatest triumphs of the age. It has lasted five full days, and over two hundred thousand people have participated in the festivities, It begun under favorable auspices and has wound up to-day in a crowning and glorious success, from beginning to end. The attendance to-day was al- most as large as upon any during the week, and the public streets and thoroughfares were about as inuch crowded, and everywhere there was evidence of en- thusiasm and jubileeing. THE CROWD. "The programme of the day was chiefly performed by a chorus oF about ten thousand schoo! children, to ‘Which was, of course, added the strains front the wind and string instruments of the stupendous orchestra of seven or eight hundred musicians. As early as nine o’clock 1n the morning the various approaches to and from the Coliseum were filled with the gatly attired youths, and from that time till the opening of the festival there was an uninterrupted flow of humanity through the apertures of ingress. The boys were seated on the right and the giris on the left, and the scene presented was one of unsurpass- ing splendor. Nearly all the young ladies wore white or light colored muslins, with sashes of col- ored ribbons, and every one was armed with a white handkerchiel. The choral singers of the past four days had received tickets of entrance as guests at this performance, in recognition of their kind and gratuitous services, and were admitted at the chorus and orchestra doors, and re- mained in the corridors of that part -of the building till just before the opening of the performances, when they were admitted to seats in the balconies and completed pretty well the filling of the house. Under the galleries the spectators were two deep and also in those portions of the upper promenade nearest the choirs. Ohver Wendell Holmes and Lowell Mason were among those present in the guests’ seats, besides those before mentioned as being present on other days’ per- performances. All the morning large numbers of men and women were flocking towards the Coli- seum, putting to flight the fears of many that the concert of to-day would be thinly attended, A large number of school children, dressed in red and white or red and blue, assembied on the Com- mon and in the public garden under the marshal- ship of their several teachers and presenting a most attractive appearance. The blind boys and girls arrived at the Coliseum about ten o'clock, and were the objects of curious scrutiny to the throng which closed about them. After the grammar schools came the high schools, ail dressed in white, with blue and red trimmings, and after them the boys in black and gray. The coiumn of children at Nalf-past ten o'clock extended from the Coliseum down St. James street to Berkeley astrect and down Boylston street to the Public Gar- den, although the line nad been passing into the building for an hour, ‘The scene on the Common at the sawe hour was exceedingly beautiful, In every direction could be seen large numbers of gaily dressed giris fitting hither and thither through the crowd, endeavoring to reach the Coliseum before the doors were closed, while the immense throng of holiday apparelled strangers and citizens wound slowly along through the circultous paths towards tne Coliseum. ‘The streets tmmediately around the Coliseum were not dusty, the Gust having been allayead through the thoughtiuiness of Alderman White and the City Committee, who had ordered the city water carts to pass over them early in the morning. It had also the pleasant effec: of preventing any dust from ea- tering the Coliseum through the windows. THE CONCERT. ‘The overture to “William Tell” opened the concert. the opening cello movement was rather weak and inaudible. In the description of the storm, the clarionet passages in the beginning and at the end were not given with sufictent s.accato crispness, but 4n the lovely dust for Gute and oboe the Shepherdess lay was given by twenty-five flutes and twenty-five opoes with indescribable effect. Each part was perfectiy in unison, and even every shade of ex- Er was rendered admirably. The “Coronation gets much better than at a previous concert, with the exception of @ little lagging in the finale. Mme. Parepa-Rosa and Miss Phillips sang the “Qui est homo,” of Rossini exquisitely. The former also sang “Let the bright Seraphine,” with Arbuckle’s trumpet obligato, and the latter created a furore with the drinking song trom ‘‘Lucrezia,” which, however. was inappropriate for the occasion. The children of the public schools sang surprisingly ‘well, in exact time with the conductor's baton, and gave evidence of thorough training. The charming chorus, by Mercadante, “Now the twilight softly stealing,” the Prussian national hymn, and a stir- ring, brilliant theme from Rossini were the most noticeavle numbers of the choruses, Another pleas- ing feature was the proiiciency of the children in exercises both physical and vocal. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The rest of Dodworth’s grand orchestra left this evening. The Jubilee wiil formally close to-morrow night with a grand sacred concert given by the en- ture choruses and an orchestra of about 300 musi- cians. One of the incidents of the day was the presentation of a magnificent gold watch and chatn to dir. Gilmore trom the members of the orchestra. ‘The value was $500. The presentation, which took Place in the room, was quite informal. Cari Gartner, of Phitadeiphia, in afew words delivered the watch, while ita reception was as briet ace knowledged by Mr. Gilmore. It ws graceful and fitting testimonial from the best } robe of the suc- cess of the musical part of the Juvilee to its pro- r. ‘The members of the press also held an informal meeting, at Which resoluidons of thanks for cour- tesies were voted to the committee of the Boston ci y government, and also to Stephen R. Niles, R. C. Dunham, R. M. Puisifer, and 0. E. Dooiittie, the individuais who looked particularly after their con- venience and welfare. PEOPLE GOING HOME. When the musical programme was finished the ‘vast concourse of people hurried rapidly away from the Coliseum to the various railroad depots, all anx- Jous to reach their homes, and yet ail loud with their for the great tive days’ jubilee, The whole affair has been a big thing. Thousands have been @ravified. Gilmore has made a national reputation, wand somebody has made a pile of money. “Let us have peace |"? MATRICIDE, A Man Charged with the Murder of His Mother, Eighty-five Years of Age. mn the Muscatine (lowa) Courier, June 15, e are indebted to John D. Sheare, sheriy of Cedar county, who passed thi h the city, fora few of the detatis of @ most horrible affair which oo- ourred jast week on Rock creek, Cedar county, three miles southwest of Tipton, Mary Boyle, a tt old woman eighty-five years old, was cast off by her two sons, Daniel and Patrick Boyle, both married men, and compelled to seek support from the aw and placed in wo be Kept at her sous’ expense, They refusing to for her keeping suit was bi G them for the amount of the same. After this, & appears, Patrick Boyle, who |ived three miles southwest of Tipton, on ik creek, while Daniel pared for bu tady living | on or bruise behind the left ear, and ma throat, and also disco floor of the house. ad were interred, and t the who discovered NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDA YACHTING. Yacht Ruce from Dover to Cherbourg—Uu- friendly Feeling Toward American Yachts Ptobable Change of Course of the Intere nutional Boat Race. Lonpon, June 19, 1869, ‘A private sweepstakes race of twenty sove ns each, from Dover to Cherbourg, will take place on Wednesday next. Timeof allowance fifteen seconds avon. The vessels to start at ten o’clock P.M. The names of the yachts already entered are the Cam- bria, Condor and Alarm, Post entries will be al- lowed up toten o’clock A. M. on the morning of the race, i A private letter from a prominent yachtman says that he is ashamed to admit that an unfriendly undercurrent 1s running in the yachtung world here against Ainerican yachts, and that he is afraid that the yachts from America are going to be shut out from particlpating tn the principal races and courses; those races that will be open to them will purposely be made under rule quite unsuited to American built vesseis, ‘The Oxford boat crew are endeavoring to change the place of race with the Harvard crew from the river Thames to one of tle iokes, The Royal Thames Yacht Club. On the 6th inst. we published in the HexALD an account, recetved special'y by cable, of the tirst great aquatic meeting this season of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, We now give in full the report of the London Times of the 7thi— ‘The great day of the Royal Thames Yacht Club— the aquatic Derby of the Thames—was celebrated in its annua! form on Saturday, attended with the pleasing conditions of a meeting of first class racing craft, beautifal weather, and the presence even of royalty itseif, The Eagle steamer, chartered by tue ciub, left London bridge for Gravesend about half- ast nine o’clock A. M., with a large number of ladies and gentlemen on board in addition to the committee aud officers of the club, and inmediately after her arrival off Rosherville the vessels were started on a two hours’ ebb tide, with the wind at just a pleasant river sailing strength from about west-southwest, and giving the yachts an opportu- nity of salting straight out Lo the Mouse light, which was fixed upon as the end of the course to be sailea over, and nearly tne whole way home again. ‘The vesseis entered for the day’s race and found at the starting moorings were:— Yachis, Rig. Tons, Owners, Flying Cloud..Schooner.. 75..Count Batuhyany. Gloriana .. chooner.. 183..Mr. A, O. Wilkinson, Fleur de Lys..Schooner.. 80..Mr. H. W. Birch. Witchcratt.....Schooner,. 206.,Mr. ‘I, Broadwood. Cambria Schooner.. 188..Mr. J. Ashbury. Egeria .. Schooner,. 152..Mr. J, Mulholland, All lay at moorings off Rosherville pier, with their heads up stream and onto the tide, Time adow- auce—ten seconds per ton for difference of tonnage. His Royal Highness the Prince of Waies arrived at Tilbury by spectal train froin Fenchurch street about eleven A, M., just previous to the arrival of tne cluo steamer, and embarked on board his new steain yacht, the Princess, a beautifully modeiled litte crait, built by Harvey, of Wivenlioe, and engined by John Penn, and accompanied the yacnts in their race from the start to the finish. Witn the Prince were Commodore Lord Alired Paget, Lord Henry Lennox and Mr. Joan Penn. The start was made at-11:45 A. M., the yachts canting round with their heads to starboard, “nu the sinalier craft—the Flying Cloud and Fleur de Lys— from their capability of turning quickiy, getting away first., The Cambria was wonderfully smart in getting her canvas up, and, witn the aid of her jib \opsail, followed close upon the tra‘iof ine two “iittle ones? ‘The Fleur de Lys, setting what is termed on the Thames a “spinmiker,” soon came to gnie!, carrying away her jibbooin close in to the ron, ‘The wind fell as the yachts got clear of thetr moor- ing ground, and for an hour after the start nothing particular occurred, Theu the yachts may be de- scribed as having settied into their places, and were passing the middie Blyth baoy, the Giorlana carry- ing @ strong ead in the summer’s light breeze and sinooth river water, with the Egeria second, and the Witcncraft and Cambria close together under Mr, Mulholiand’s schooner’s stern, and the two “little ones” bringing up the rear. The Cambria’s crew appeared to get impatient of their position as fourth in the race, and the schooner was luted in towards the south shore, but the Witchcra/t’s were equally alert, and the handsome craft, always as yet sailed overweighted, lJutied also, aud imiked Mr. Ashbury’s push for the weather gage. Off Southend tie yachts found a better breeze, and here, tudeed, the true sailing of the vessels may be said to have commenced. The Gloriana, glorying in the opportunity of a nice full-sau breeze and per- fectly smooth water, nad increased her lead of ail the others tremendously, and Mr. Broadwood’s Witchcraft was going wondertully, close on the Egeria’s stern, and leading the famous Cambria. On between Southend and the Nore the Witch went beautifully, gaining on all the other craft, even the swift smooth- water sailing Gloriana, aud comming out on the weather of the Cambria. Between the Nore and the Mouse Light vessels, however, the wind fell somewhat light, and conse- quently the Gloriana and bgeria wok a spurt ahead of the fieet, and very materially icreased their lead, the Egeria erceping up on the Gloriana in her usually wonderiul way When sailed as slie deserves to be saiied, and was on tue present occasion. The Gloriana, however, was unlorvunate, and these unto- ward circumstances in her doings gave the bgeria a grand advaniage to work trom, which, as a matier of course, sie was not siow to seize upon. The Mouse Light vesseli—the extreme outer point of the course—Was luiied round by tie yachts us follow: MS H. M Gloriana. 2 5 Cambria. 2 42 Egeria 2 36 5 Flying Cloud..2 47 3 Witcheraft .... 2 41 55 Fleurde Lys... 2 66 30 The Gloriana had carried away her foretopmast and balioon topsail yard, and thus reduced her chance of coming in first at the conclusion to a mini- mum point. Rounding the Mouse the Cambria luffed closer to the wind than the Witchcratt, and came out cleverly on the latter’s weather quarter, a hitch at the same moment occurring with the Witch's foretopsail, which greatly aided the Cambria’s manwuvre, and eventually placed the Welsh-named craft in a good weatherly position, the Witchcraft, on fully compre- hendiog this new state of things, bearing away alter the leading vessel. The wind again lost somewhat of its force, settling Gown for a time to a breeze and state of water suitable more (o the surface of a gen- tieman’s fishpond than the mouth of the Thames, 80 far as yacht sailing was concerned, and the conditions of sailing became again, to a certain extent, reversed, and as a@ gene- ral rule in all matches sailea on the Thames, the result of the race promised to be such that the first vessel in, whichever it might prove to be, would most probably win the match by what is termed in ing parlance a ‘fluke’ rather than by any pre- cise merits of its own. As the yaciits got abreast of Sheerness they met with another of the usual freags of Father Thames in June yacht racing, catching a fine full southwesterly breeze in their sails and ali looking up for home in spanking pyle. Ta— the race in her own hands—led the lot, with the Cambria weil to leeward. Third, at some distance, came the Gloriana, going well, but with her big jib and maintopsati shivering and checkiog her speed. Astern of them came the Witchcraft, beaten for want of wind and sea, with the Flear de Lys and Flying Cloud. The race was now wichout a doubi— barring accidents—the Egeria’s, the “pride of Poole,” and without doubt, the finest moulded Eng- lish schooner afloat of her tonnage. The Cambria, off Yantiett, seemed to let out her speed and draw upon the Egeria. The sails of both vessels sat maguif- cently as they stood on thus oy] the Chapman Light at forty minutes past four in the aiter- noon, the two craft to which, in fact, the race. was now confined, and it may be, indeed, said, without much fear of any contradic- tion, that together they presented a spectacle of two vessels under canvas that, at the present time, by any otter two yachts in Kul or even merica, American yachts into consideration, as We suppose we must always do in future, in any such general remarks on yacht- ing affairs, The wind fortunately heid up in its strength and the yachts held on therefore in their 8] , and by the time the middle Blyth buoy was by the Egeria and Cambria these two vesseis the remainder of the race to themseives, the Egeria leading the Cambria by about three cables’ poy om It now became a race of absorbing inter- es ;ween these two vessels, The Cambria caught @ little stronger puff of wind out of a dark line on the water shoreward than the Egeria, and drew up closely and rapidly under the latter's stern. In a few moments more the “dark line’ was passed, and the Cambria tell in with the lighter breeze ahead in company with her handsome rival. Entering the lower 4 from Sea Reach the Cambria had evidently lessened the distance between herself aud the Rgeria by a tull cabl length, and it now ve- came @ question of seamansnip as much’ as of the Ol the vessels, both aves a& beating them in vo the goal off Koshervilie P. M. the Egeria went about and stood tarboard tack, and & Cambria followed suit. In ‘a put her helm down came round on th course befor ter. At 6: in for the south shore, on the st minute afterwards the three minutes Ageia the = in under ie shore an to taking & prize. towards Rosuervilio schooners made tack fee tack, but without material in their reapective positions towards each other with the two ling craft, the her piace as Al—a pusition which in absence of a st er wind, the Cam! found herself Incompetent to wrest from ler. The state of affairs remained unchanged to the finish; for the Kgeria, once In front, maintained her character by keeping therg. The race was con- cluded in the ty times:— i. M. 8. AM Ss Egeria. 6 20 17 Flying Cloud... 6 34 7 Cambria. 6 2 6 Witchcraft. 6 40 20 Glorian: 2 45 Fleur-de-lys.... 6 41 40 The reported through the Atiantic 18 deialie to au extent of up- ward of 1,000 words, and will appear there in columns of the New YORK Heap at the same time that this notice of the race cam appear in the Times, e been cable to New York in | Ueving that they can ‘The position of the Cambria in the race will be a amttcr, no donbt, of intense interest to the yacht- men of the Dauntiess, Meteor and other vessels in- tended to eross the Atlantic and try the Cambria’s powery ce nasi in her own waters, aud her defeat by the Egeria wii give them good grounds tor be- also put ner under their sterns and keep her there in any future contest with her, ‘To us, however, the result of the race is simply valueless. We know Dorhing now teat we were not fully acquainted with belore. e, the Egeria has beaten the Cambria, but the Egeria is almost without a peer as a yachting craft, and it will take @ remarkably fast American crafi to beat her in any weather. But the result of any yacht race on the Thames can never have much weight aa regards the spe6d Of Véasers, for tne reaxon That tn hine-tenths of the matches sailed the positions of the compeung cralt are entirely governed by such con- «<iuons of wind and water that it would be a piece of childish sunplicity to accept them as any test of a vessel’s qualities under call As @ day's outing (he Salling watches ou the ‘Thames are most enjoyable affairs, but for those who prefer a day's real sailing their waters should be somewhere between the English and French lands, under a breeze strong enough to tie down three reeis in mainsalls. After the race on Saturday was concluded Lord Alired Paget presented the prizes to the victors on boaid the Club stgamer, Mr. Mulholland, for the Egeria, taking the first prize in the first class, a vase, value £100, and the Gloriana the second prize, value fiity pounds. The Flying Cloud took the second cass prise, & handsome stiver cup and pair of goblets by serar YICHtISG NOTES, The regatta of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, which takes place on Thursday next, will, from a!l appear- anese, eclipsetall its predecessors. A brilliant dis- play 1s anticipated owing to the number of entries and the general character of the regatta. The Mid- dieton will convey the members of the club und friends to the scene, while the steamer Stamford, with a band of music, has been chartered to leave the foot of Thirty-fourth street at a quarter to nine o’clock, and will accompany the race. All the entries Yor the regatta should be sent in as early as possible. The following are the entries up to Saturday:— s1oors. -Atiantic Yacht Ciub. -New York Yacht Club, -Adantic Yacht Clab, -Atlantic Yacht Ciub. - Atlantic Yacht Club. Gracte... -Broo«lyn Yacht Club. Jersey City Yacht Clup. -Bayonne Yacht Club. -Brooklyn Yacht Club, Brooklyn Yacht Club, -Brooklyn Yacht Club, .Brooslyn Yacht Club, -Brooklyn Yacnt Club, . brook.yn Yacht Club, . Brooklyn Yacht Club. -+- Brooklyn Yacht Club, ‘Brooklyn Yacht Club. Brooklyn Yacnt Club, .Auantic Yacht Club, . Winner prize, N, Y. Yacht Club .Atlantic Yacut Club, Brookiyn Yacht Cluo, . Brooklyn Yacht Club, «Brooklyn Yacht Club, Brooklyn Yacht Club, Brooklyn Yacht Club. » Brooklyn Yacht Club, Bayonne Yacht Club, JOONERS.. Jom. Kidd), Brooklyn Y. C, tic Yacht Club, - Atlantic Yacht Club. Xeput ‘ormmittce of this club desire that the owners of the yacits that wiil nereaiter enter their vessels for the Union regatta, will transmit, with their names, the measurement of their racing sails in square feet, ‘This will render the committee's duties comparatively easy. All communications suould be addressed to Wm. T. Lee, secretary, 00x 4,922 New York Post office. ‘the members of the bayonne Yacht Club will hold their annual regatta on July 15, an event which will undoubtedly give rise to the most pleasant anticipa- tions. Few yachting clubs have progressed so favor- ably. it is, perhaps, @ young association in the yachting world, but the Bayoane Yacht Club never- theless is rapidly working its way aad will ere long present a feet that will successfully compete with more pretentious opponents. The club is now in ex- cellent working order, and since Its incorporatian and by-laws have become Kuown experienced yachismen have been enrolled as members of the club, Ata meeting of the club on Friday night, the charter, coustitution and bylaws were ratified, as also the motto of the club, “Di Spirate Secundi.” ‘The mot- to is taken from the third book of Virgil, who, doubt- Jess, Was a thorough yacatman in sentiment. The followimg geutlemen were appointed a Regatta Committee:—Thomas Harrison, John Moffat, Joho Elsworth and Captain Joseph Elsworth. The yachts will start Irom the club house at Bayonne, and sail ten miles to windward and back. Mi M. Gienan has launched a new sioop yacht, the bayonne, and is completing another sioop alter the model of the Mattie, to be in readiness for the Union regatta. ‘he officers of the Bayonne Yacht Club for 1369 are:—Commodore, Isaac Van Winkle; Vice Commodore, Henry D. Van Nostrand; Rear Commodore, John G, Harrison; President, J. 0. Sey- mour; Treasurer, Watson Etisworth; Secretary, Tiomas Harrison; Sailing Master, Captain I. Hils- worth; Measurer, George Wilson; Steward, John R. Mallery. The regatta of the Bayonne Club promises to be a very interesting affair. VELOCIPEDE NOTES. The grand velocipede event of the season, the three mile race, in heats, for $1,000 and the cham- pionship, between Frank Swift, the celebrated skater, and James H. Boyle, 18 to take place next Friday afternoon at the Capitoline grounds, Brook- lyn. The affair creates great interest among the veloctpede fraternity, and in the pool selling Swift has been the favorite. Ifno “shennanagin” takes place before that time, as has been the case with other matches, an exciting contest may be antici- pated, Three-minute time is expected to be made. Last Tuesday evening a half-mile race took piace at the New York Velocipede Academy, Crosby street, between Pickering and Burroughs. Picker- ing Won in 1:4255, Burroughs being two and one- half seconds to the rear. “A big time on wheels” was had on Thursday afternoon and on Friday evening at Chase’s Astor Veloc! rome, Vesey street. Among the volunteer att tons, in costume, on the bicycie, were Katie Kavanagh, Mile. Marreau and Libbie Howard. Sel- den Chase was masked as a ‘‘vig headed Mick,” Colley as a “lager beer student.” Von Heidelberg and gad grotesque characters were equally repre- sented. It is understood that a challenge velocipede race between two “heavy ‘uns’? of the Caledonian Ciub is to take place at the fete to be held under the auspices of the club at Jones’ Woods, on the 25th inst, Ex-Chieftains Manson and Robertson are tho contestants, ‘The Tiro al Bersaglo, an Italian society in New Orieans, held their annual festival recently and gave siiver goblets as prizes in two velocipede races on the fair grounds. Pittsburg, @ prominent tron manufacturing vil- lage, having & very extensive reputation for smoke aud soot, has been having its veloc. tourneys. Atan entertainment recently given at the Keystone Rink Ed Yeager made “nts little half mile” in 1:48, Mr. Quest being second in 1:55. In @ slow race, one- ard tg — mile, ene maneee cen po eager's ‘Was @ miniature je an McDonald's @ silver medal, both prizes to be held subject to all challenges up to November I. A new velocipedrome, 125 feet —— was = about two weeks since in New Orleans, by Messrs. a har hi nd veloct- tsburg, Pa., proposes to have a grand veloci- pede tournament on the dd of July, at which broad- et exercise, lance throwing, &c., are to be iutre- At Charlestown, Mass., lately, a young man named Canneiridge started to ride to Woburn, ten miles distant, and made his run in one hour thirty-five minutes, passing over several steep ascents in his way. “AL” McDonald, of Pittsburg, an expert, fre- quently executes the very dimicuit feat of sitting on a velocipede while the machine is standing still on the floor, for the space of one minute, and some- things exceeds tuat time. ‘The second trial trip of Mons, Chevailer in his Mammoth baloon L’Esperance, preliminary to hi projected aeronautic voyage across the Atlantic, took place yesterday afternoon, at Landmann’s Hamiiton Park, cornet of Third avenue and Sixty- ninth street, in the presence of about 2,500 specta- tors. The exhibition was prefaced by a promenade concert, commencing at two o'clock, and the visitors managed to beguile the hours occupied by the tedi- ‘ons details of in accordance with the dictates of their own sweet wills and in the manner cltaracteriatic of New York holiday occasions. ‘The ascension wus announced to take place at five P.M., but, owing to unforeseen delays, it did not veut till nearly, oa hour later, It was aiso an- nounced that a Japanese prince wouid risk the perils of an wrtal fi gy between the heav- ens and the earth, like Motammed's come, vat the Jap. declined the proffered honor at the mo- ment, The vanaf Chovalier, however, soon pro- cured @ companion tn the person of Mr. Grin- nell, isbman, who came with him to this country. During the process of infla- tion the unwieldly monster struggied to be free, and the united strength of sixty able-bodied men were required to prevent @ premature ascent. At eight minutes to ate, however, everything being in readiness, the grappfing irons were cast off, the jaat of sand thrown out, anu L’Ksperance hided into the air, slowly at fi but with a stron and steady upward The crowd benea' farewell, the band discoursed ap- Gnd above the rapidly dypipebing Y, JUNE 20, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. 3. forms of the aerial voyagers were seen bowing and waving thelr polite adieux, The balloon took au eastwardly route for a time and then veered toward the north, and in afew minutes commenced descending rapidly till it was lost to view bebind the range of treas, and the spectators departed, some of them disappointed of of their morbid hopes of seemg something tragic or at least senset.onal. but most of them well pleased With the day's extubition, Mons, Cleva ier descended safely near Astoria. L. 1, at ball-past six o'clock, afer having reached an alutude of two miles, SPORTING. The Prize Ring. The disastrous termination gf the encounter between MeCoole and Allen was evidently the death knell of the prize ring in America, 1tis apparent that the ruManiy exhibitions can no longer be car- ried on with that fairness which characterized the barbaric sport of years gone by. Of course the ring may have its supporters for some tame to come, but such people are sadly out of their proper quariers, which undoubtedly are the different strong prisons of the country. We have had enough of this p rize fighting business, and it only remains to be seen whether the authorities in the States will continue to encourage it by using but littie exertion co pre- vent it. There certainly was a time when boxing was recognized as a manly display, and when its admirers included many thorough sportsmen; but the science has dwindled to mere rowdyism and the patrons of the so-called ring at the present day are but the pigmy representatives of broken-nosed puri- lists, Witose principal expertness consists in garrot- ing. The Hight between McCoole and Allen furnished satisfactory evidence of the character of the specta- tors who generally countenance such exhibitions, Under ail the circumstances it is to be hoped that prize fghung is at anend. The country has been infested by a gang of inflated rowdies from tne other side, who have endeavored to make as much money and contusion as possible. If such gentry conunue vo pour in, the jail accommodations will have to be increased, though it 13 hard that their presence should entail unnecessary expense. Billiards, There is but little activity in the billiard world at present. It is rather hot for the amusement just now, and however exciting a good game might be, packed in a close room, sardine iashion, is far from agreeable. Several matches are nevertheless under discussion, and will doubtless arouse the interest of dormant billiardists, There is a probability of a match between Cyrille Dion aud Melvin Foster at the three-ball game for $1,000 a side, though the arrangements have not yet been entered into, Dion comes out with # fair challenge to Goldthwaite, offer- ing topiay him a home and bome maich at either the American or French game for $500 each game. Goldthwaite will doubtless accept the challenge, and irom the reputation of both players, a good game may be expected. ‘the Chicago tournament will hardly prove as ex- citing as the one recently held in this city, since many of the. well known billiardists will not coru- pete for the honors. Carme 1s mentioned in the list of competitors, and his most formidable opponent will probably be Rudoiphe. Buc few of the New York piayers will take part im the tournament, though why they should not boldly enter is not cleariy set iorth, It 1s proposed to hold a tournament in this city for amateu’s next September, Some » ood extibitions may be expected, as New York is weil provided with many excellent amateur players. Aquatic. Aquatics begin to fourish and many lively contests are in the prospective, But few, if any, of the clubs along the Hudson have as yet entered into regular contests. It 1s presumed, however they will shortly contend for superiority, An opportunity will soon be given them to show their strength, as the Hudson Amateur Rowing Association have tn con- templation the formation of a six-oared crew, se- lected from the different clubs composing the associ- ation, to compete with the Harvard and Yaie crews biases ae meeting. The best men will of course be selected, The Portland rowing regatta announcedfor July 5, will consist of three races, and the following prizes have been offered :—First race—Open to all six-oared boats iu the State, for a distance of three miies; treat prize $150; second prize $75. Second race—Open to all working boats, pulled from the gunwale, fora distance of two inuies; first prize $80, second prize $20. Third race—Open to all wherries and fancy boats In the State of every description, to be pulled by one pair of sculls, fora distance of two miles; first prize $75, second prize $50, tui rd prize $25. A match has beea, made by James Merritt and Henry Cowan to row three miles in seventeen feet working bouts, for $100 a side, on the Hariem river, on the slth of July, °° The following events are announceds—June 21— Raritan aud Ratgers College at New Brunswick, N. J. 22d—Gienny and @ilis, single seul seven- teen feet worxing boats, Empire course, Hariem river, New York, for $200 a side. Cham- Pionship of Charies river, Bosted, Mass., singie sculls, two miles Stephen -Weir and James McConnell, flve mite race, at Fort Grant, for $100 a side. 23d—Kingsley and Henry, Nassau Club, New York city, three miles, straight away race, Nassau course. 24th—Aunua! cruise of the Atlantic Yacnt Club from New York to White- stone, 30th—Hariem = Yacht Club regatta. duly 3—Regatta the Alleghany river at Pitts- burg, Pa. July —.—Lachine regatta, Canada, July 5.— Boston regatta, Juiy 5.—Opening day of the Jersey City Boaung Association, at Newark, N. J. July 10.—Opening regatta of the Bayonne Yacht Ciub, duly 11.—Jaimes Merritt and Henry Cowan, on Har- lem river, for $100 aside, July 23.—Harvard and Yale, Worcester. Juiy 30.—Harlem Yacht Club re- gatta. August —.—Harvard and Oxford, on the Tuames, England. August —.—Harvard and Cam- bridge, on Lie Thames, England. Pigeon Shooting. The ranks of the feathered tribe have been con- siderably thinned, for their momentary escape from the many traps set throughout the country was but a brief enjoyment before a sudden death. A shoot- ing tournament in almost any State supplies satis- factory evidence of the popularity of the sport, as well as showing the rapid increase of good marks- men. A glance at the scores of several meetings at once furnishes prvol of the vast improvement which has been made. The display at Syracuse, for in- stance, was very fine, and certainly unsurp: at any previous meeting of the Sportsmen's State Asso- ciation. The admission of professional shots, however, in the general contests was evidently not agreeable to the amateurs, though it was appurent that many of the latter were much better marksinen. The pro- fessional matches certainly deprived the meeting of much of the pleasure incident to the occasion, as they generally gave rise to unnecessary betting and disputes, Bogardus, a professional shot, has issued some very wild challen in which he offers to shoot $00 birds in six rs; Kili 100 consecutive birds from ground, spring and plu traps, single loading gun; and he will also shoot with any man in America Senor tume and endurance for $1,000 to $5,000 a side. It isto be hoped that pigeon shooting will not be brought into the category of those pastimes which have almost been ruined by an over earnestness to make money. The following events are announced:—June 22— James Daniels and Robert Hemmings, at Bingham- ton, for $200 a side. 24th—Henry Childers and James Martin, in Westchester county, for $50 a side. July 8—James Bannon and Henry Walsh, at Worces- ter, Mass., for $50 a side, 11th—J. Stone and Henry Moreton, at Worcester, for $200 a siae. 16th—Henry Powell and Sam Corwin, at Boston, for $100 a side. Pedestrianiom. The following events are announced to come off:— June 25—Samuel Ward and Henry Chaney, at Fram- ingham, Mass., for $100 a side. 26th—James Mc- Intyre and gg Soe AS Worcester, Mass., for $100 a side, 26th—Henry Wallace and Willtam Orme, at Wilmington, Del., for $100a side. 20th— James Meany and Hen, Walley, at Avon, N. ¥., tor $200 a side. james Beech and John Lawson, at hester, N. Y., for $200 a side. July 6—James Potts and Henry Wagner, at Corning, N. Y., for $250 aside. 4th or sth—James Meffat and Henry Crane, at Paterson, N. J., for $100 a side, 1ith—Henry Brady and John Welch, at Lancaster, Pa,, for $100, WAVAL INTELLIGENCE, FortTness MONROE, June 10, 1869, The United States steamer Penobscot, Commander Eastman, from Key West, sailed to-day for Ports- mouth, N. H., where she will go out of commis- sion. ‘The Practice squadron will sail early to-morrow morning. Commander Stephen B. Lude has been ordered to the command of the Juniata on the ist of July next. Lieutenant Bacay eid Henry L. Johnson and i) 2 Sane irgeon Thomas a ae Ly i neer ‘Thomas Jones and First Assis mere nee eee ce the Juniata. ve been Juniate:—Lieutenan mand the Philadel sistant b+ 4 Hospital. , Boston Fish MARKET.—The market for codfish has been fairly active since our iast, with an im- wos demand doth from the New England and estern trade. are ashade lower, and may be pT ny twenty-five cents off from last week's rates, have been a number of arrivals at Gloucester of Georges fishermen, with unusually good and also a few from the Western Banks. There been more ing wir; fat mackerel, but prices jw new No. LF, have arrived, ng fu cow t in, Navy, Yard, Henry ving Shi As aaa tear thes aE has large and medium mackerel at very irregular No, 3's selling at $10 60 a $11 60, and $8 00a $0 for mediums. Commerciai Bulletin, June WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, June 19, 1869, Labors of the Census Committee—Statistical Schedules Completed. The Census Committee, which has been in session here for about a month, on an average of five hours @ day, adjourned this evening unti! November. The members of the committee in constant attendance at the sittings were Messrs. Garfleld, Haldeman, Wil- kinson and Lafin. The committee had before them Dr, garvis, of Massachusetts, who examined on the subject of vital statistics; Dr. Snow, of Rhode Island, who was examined on the same subject and also On the statistics of manufactures and general industry; Dr. J. C. C. Kennedy, of this city, who gave a history of the mode of preparing the sche- dules for the census of 1850 and 1860, and Dr. Hough, of the Patent Ofice, in compiling the laws of the several States, on the question of suarage. In addt- Uon to these several heads of bureaus were brought before the committee and examimed. About the only information gained from them was a practical emonstration of their unfitness for their positions. The Commissioner of Agrictiture, at the request of the committee, prepared a schedule on agriculture, in which he submitted 266 quesuons. The commit- tee reduced this voluminous interrogatory to seventy questions, A general*scheaule was completed on manufactures and mining, one on vital statistics and one on educational institutions. The sta- tistics in reference to common schools the com- mittee have decided to obtain from official sources. The erudite Commissioner of Education was before the committee and presented his views on this subject. ‘The main object of Barnard seemed to be to get the committee to prepare such a schedule of questions as would give him the material for pre- paring his annual report. Mr. Haldeman, of the committee, presented a householder’s Ischedule, and Mr. Elliott, of the Treasury Department, one on the enumeration of the people de yacto. The committee informally voted to print ali the schedules, and agreed to adopt those of a general character. ‘| Everything agreed upon now is left subject to re- vision at tne meeting in November, when a bill will be drafted and a report prepared for presentation to Congress, Dirty Work Fitly Rewarded—A Spanish Spy. A person who represents himself as im the pay of the Spanish Minister as a sort of spy on the movements of the Cuban agents tn this country has been circulating here lately in a very boisterous fashion. He seems to be 1n a disposition to “blow” or “blab” what he knows of the Spanish mancn- vres, his complaint being that he has not received the large pay that his services deserve. He was for- merly in government employ in Alabama. Why don’t the Cuban agents hunt him up? He left here ostensibly for New Orleans, Dut really for New York. The initial letier of his name is “W.” Verbum sap, The Negro Labor Qu-stion—Row in the Bricklayers’? Union—Six Refractory Mem- bers Expelled—Sharp Reply from One of Them. The African won’t down at anybody’s bidding. He is bound to be upin every place, and intends to smash things generally or have his rights. The bricklayers here have had a second dose of the Afri- force can be spared, to render ali the assistance ip their power to the revenue officers in their efforts to suppress these violations of the revenue laws. ‘The Suit Against Ex-Seerctary Stanton. To-day, in the District Circuit Court, in the case of W. 7. Smitnson vs Edwin M, Stanton, an action for $50,000 damages for false arrest and imprison- ment, Judge Hughes flied a motion for an inspection ofthe orders, letters and documents referred to im the pleas of the defendant, and Judge Wylie reserved his decision, E. L. Stanton, ason of the ex-Secre+ lary, and W. F. Fendall appeared for the defence. THE LATE HENRY J. RAYMONDe Meeting of the Union Republican GeneraB Committee—Passage of Resolutions—Meeting of the New York Hecald Clab—Kesolutions. Passed by the Seventh District Republican Association. Aspecial meeting of the Union Republican Gen- eral Committee was held last evening at headquar- ters, corner of Broadway and Twenty-second street. ‘The attendance of members was large. The Presi- dent of the organization, Mr. John V. Gridley, occu- pied the chair, and Mr. Robinson acted as secretary. The Chairman announced that he calied the meeting in order that the committee might take some suitable. action in relation to the sudden decease of Mr. H. J. Raymond. Mr, John H. White tucn addressed the meeting. He said that he was sure there was not a member of the committee who would not approve of the object of the Chairmain in calling the meet- ing, as it was eminently proper for the organizauion to express its views and feelings as to the loss We committee had sustained, and not only the commu- |. tee, the city, the country and State. He had knowa Mr. Raymond for nearly twenty years, making his acquaintance while a member of the State Legisia- ture, and since that time he had enjoyed intimate personal connection with him. He knew of no death which was so startling in its character except, per- haps, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln—no deat which was so calculated to arouse the public mind. He proposed that a committee of five persons be ap- pointed to recommend a series of resolutions expres- sive of the sentiments of the General Commitee, The Chairman appointed tue following gentiemen as the committee:—Messrs, John H. White, Sinclair Tousey, Joseph B. Pollack, John D. Lawson and Dr. Alexander Wilder. After a short recess the com mittee reported the following resolutions:— Resolved, That the members of the Union Republt- can General Committee of the city and county of New York have received tue intelligence of the Geath of the Hon. H. J. Raymond with the most profound regret aud heartielt sorrow, and that we sincerely deplore tnis sudden and unexpected dispensation of Divine Providence, which removes from our midst one whose strict imtegrity, pure character and fidelity to the interests and welfare of the republican party, as weil as tue uniform courtesy and Kindness extended toward those with whom he was brought in contact, en- deared him to our hearts and render lus loss urrepar- abie. Resolved, That his ceaseless activity, his thorough: devotion to the interests of his country and its pro- gress, the prominent position occupied by him as & fearless and upright exponent of public opinion as the editor of one of the first journals of the country, gave him a widely extended reputation both as a journal- ist and statesman, and ieaves. nis loss a national one, to be deplored not only by his immediate friends and acquaintances, but by tue country ub large. can, and are in a terriple fever because he insists— as also does the government—upon laying bricks on aperfect equality with pale faces of the same pro- fession. Ata meeting of their union on Thursday last the bricklayers’ committee appointed at the previous meeting to examine into the sub- ject reported during the evening that two col- ored bricklayera were employed in the Navy Yard upon the same footing with the whites, and Thomas Mahoaey, Robert Patterson, Ben. Myers, J. W. Elliott, Richard Robey and Wm. Myers were working with them in defiance of the raies of the union and should therefore be expeiled. Previous tothe report of the committee being made, one of the Navy Yard workmen was present, and so bitter was the feeling thata motion was made to expel him from the room, which the president declared out of order, as he was yet a memberof the Union. A resolution of expulsion of the above named men was offered and carried, after debate, by @ large majority. One of the number report- ed by the committee has not worked in the Navy Yard since the employment of the colorea men there, in consequence of severe illness, but as his politics were well known and his name still attached to the brick masons’ ,roll im the yard, they labored under the impression that they would have to expel him as soon as he was able to work, and so made a complete job of the affair by expell- ing him along with the, others. At the previous meeting, on the 3d of June, it was understood that @ committee of the union had been appointed to wait on the Navy Yard workmen who were members of the Union and request them to quit work. For some reason or other this committee never waited upon them, but Thomas Mahoney, the senior work- man, reflecting the sentiments of his associates who had determined in a body to stick to tue govern- ment, prepared the following letter, to be delivered to the union:— WASHINGTON, June 8, 1869. BRICKLAYERS’ UNION, NO. 1, WASHINGTON, D, C.:— GENTLEMEN—At a meeting of the union held June 3, 1869, it was resolved by a large majority or the members tiat myself aud other members of the union employed in the Navy Yard should stop work or be expelled from the union. This demand 1s made upon us from the fact that colored bricklayers are employed in the yard. I respectfully decline to quit the government work. Were Chad proceedings con- ducted in a spirit of justice and humanity you would have no cause to make such a demand upon me. Were em to open your doors for the admission of colored men to your union the same as the govern- ment work is to them, the troubie would end. Though you exclude political discussions from your councils, you are a tical body, or at least the majority are, Political is too mild a term to be applied to many of you. The veil with which you would cover your- selves is too thin to hide your deformity. Numbers of you have worked with coiored bricklayers when they were slaves without complaint, and { am of the opinion that if they were returned to slavery to-mor- row you would so alter your laws that you would have the tnestimable atin 4 of working with a col- ored chattel. Your union was barely formed when you commenced your threats against the govern ment, which ended in your defeat, and you seem to be keeping it up with no better prospect of success than on a former occasion. It is said that I entered into certain obligations when I joined the union. I admit it. But when it is demanded of me to forsake my convictions of right and duty to join with men to embarrass the government, and to make war upon a portion of my own country-born citizens, 1 will take my stand on the side of right and have novning to do with @ course 80 unrighteous as you would have me to do. You have g and sensible men among you; but they will not listen to wise counsel. You are joined to hawt oe it 1s best 10 let you alone. 1 regret that there has been occa- sion for my penning this letter. It is disa; for me to enter into strife with my fellow men. A qu and temperament best. ‘she harm that may come to me from being expelled from the union will not amount to much, When the government has no longer use for ny services there wil be some opening for me by which I can make a living. Respectfully, THOMAS MAHONEY. Weekly Currency Statement. ‘There was no ussue of United States notes or frac- tional currency for the week ending to-day. The shipments to national banks were $95,100. The Treasurer holds as security for circulation $42,882,200, and for public deposits $27,538,860, Mu- tilated bank notes burned during the week amounted to $137,360. Total amount burned neretofore, $14,200,877. Bank currency issued to cover bills de- stroyed during the week amounted to $200,900. The total amount issued, therefore, previously, $13,950,048. The balance due for mutilaced bills is $70,929. The actual circulation is $299,858,004. The amount of fractional currency destroyed ts $294,000, Contraband Distilleries in Pennsylvania. In consequence of the great dimiculty encountered by revenue officers in Philadelphia tn their attempts to suppress the numerous contraoand distilleries in Richmond and other districts of Philadelphia, ap- plication has been made through the Commissioner of Internal Revenue here to the Secretary of the Navy for squad of marines, and to the Attorney General to airect the United States Marshal there to the aid of the local constabulary to assist them in their endeavors to enforce the revenue isa Destruction of Iilicit Distilleries. Reports were received at the Revenue Depart- ment to-day from the revenue oMicers in East Ten- neasee, North Carolina and the border counties of Virginia, communicating intelligence of the seizure ‘and destruction of sixty illicit distilleries in those localtiues within a few weeks past. The work is renderea exceedingly diMcult aud dangerous, owing to the remoteness of the districts and the desperate character of those engaged in the business, and Gen- eral Sherman bas directed the military, whenever a et corner suite my Kesolved, That as a mark of respect to the de- ceased the members of this comuuttee wilt attend hig funeral in a body. Resoived, Taat we deeply and sincerely sympa- thise with his bereaved and aflicted tauliy im cheic loss. That a copy of these resolutions, duly at- tested by the officers of this comuuittee, be trans- mitted to them. Mr. WuirTe proposed the adoption of the resolu- tions. Mr. Stxciam Tousey, in a few eulogistic remarks, seconded their acceptance, On motion of Mr. WarTe it was agreed that the Members of the committee should meet at head- quarters at half-past four on Monday afternoon 1a order to proceed Wo the funeral in a vody. Meeting of the New York Herald Ciub. At a special meeting of the New York Hera'd Ciub, held at noon yesterday, the Vice President, Mr. Wilaam F. Smythe, in the chair, the following preamble and resolutions were, on motion of Mr, Cole, unanimously adopted:— Whereas we, the members of the New York Herald Club, have learned wita deep regret of t death of Mr. Henry J. Kaymond; and whereas the demise of the lamented and distinguished jou nalist our profession bas sustained the 1036 of one of its most cherished members and abiest representa- tives; and Whereas the loss that we, tu common wii the profession of journalism generaily, have sus- tained calls for some appropriate expression trom the members of the calling of which he was one of the brightest ornaments; and whereas his culture, earning and influence as a journalist, and his ability and cvLsistent earnestness a5 a statesman have long been acknowledged and respected by the American people, thereiore Le tt Resoived, That we, the members of the New York Herald Club, recognize with deep sincerity the higa mental, moral and professional qualities and attain- ments which had a acknowledged as pre-emi- nently characteristic of the deceased; and while we humbly bow to the wisdoin of the decree which has so suddenly called him from his career of usefulness among us, we deeply regret the loss which we, in common With our brethren of the profession, have suffered in the decease of so emiment an exemplar. Resolved, That we tender our most earnest and heartfelt sympathies to his family in their sudden and awful bereavement of a kind and affectionate husband and father. Resoived, That this club attend the obsequies of the deceased, as a mark of respect to his memory. Resolved, That a suitable record of tis action ve made upon the minutes of this club. Mr. Kelly moved to appoint a committee to confer with and notify those having charge of the funeral of the deceased of the desire of the ciub to attend it, and to make the necessary arrangements. ‘The Chair thereupon appointed Messrs. Cole and Kelly es committee, alter which the meeting ad- journ bs Meeting of the Seventh Assembly District Re- publicen Union Association. Alarge meeting of this association was held on Friday evening, President Cornelius Van Cott in the chair and Wm, Terhune Secretary. Addresses were made by Colonel F. A. Conkling and Professor George W. Clarke, and a committee appointed to prepare suitable resolutions upon the death of Mr. Henry J. Raymond, The foilowing are the resolu- tions: — Resolved, That the sudden decease of our fellow citizen, Hon. Henry J. Raymond, ioug a resident of the Seventh district, ts telt py this community, and by the republican party of State and nation, as a signal loss of one whose record in past years was that of a vigorous writer, an eloquent orator, and an independent thinker, and Whose moderate counciis and fom: ‘nient rome great usefulness re. to the cause of emotion the om Resolved, That we recall with al mi born of a kind and fraternal nature, of our de] fellow citizen, and remember with satisfaction that his latest e: and efforts were for tne conciliation of differences between our common republican ‘yy in New York city, Resoived, That we terderour sincere sympathy to the bereaved houseliold, in their great ction, n= Voxing for them the consolation of Him in whose dis) are all the times and season; of mortal life and labor, whose infinite wisdom judges all human ar and whose loving kindness ‘doeth all things. Ww Action of the Philadelphia Associated Press. PHILADELPULA, June 19, 1869, Ata meeting of the Associated Press of Philadei- phia, beid to-day, the announcement of the sudden. and untimely death of Mr. Henry J. Raymond, the distinguished editor and proprietor of the New York Daily Times, was received with general expressions. of sincere regret, and resolutions of respect for bis. memory and for his long and useful public career were adopted. His loss is felt and deplored here as much as would be that of any of our own most. valued leading newapaper conductors, Respect to the Memory of Mr. Raymond at His Birthplace. Lima, N. Y., Jane 19, 1869, The citizens of this town, the birthplace of Heury J. Raymona, displayed the nationai fag, draped im mourning, across the main street to-day, and caused the veil of tue church of witich the deceased was formerly an attendant to be tolled in respect to hia memory, ’ DEPARTURE OF THE DELPHINE FOR. HAYTI. New Yor, June is, 1809. To THe Epiror or tat HERALD: — Srr—in your issue of this morning my name has unduly appeared as Chargé d’Afuires of Hayti im an article having reterence to the clanacstine de- parture from Boston of the steamslip Delphine, formerly called the Florida, for a rebel port in. Hayti, = my efforts to detain her. While refuting tus rtion, permit me to say, for your iniorniution ‘and that of all others who may as yet iguore tue fact, that three months since | was reti by " Evariste Laroche, who 18 Cg yy the “repre. sentative of Hayti’’ at present in the United States, GSU. KARS LEK.