The New York Herald Newspaper, July 4, 1869, Page 3

YACHTING. The Coming Race Between the Ram- bler and the Magic. DESCRIPTION OF THE YACHTS. TRE SAPPHO AND THE METEOR. Their Proposed Trip Across vhe GAilantic. The approaching race between the Rambler and Magic, two well known schooners belonging to the New York Yacht Club, is awaited with much plea- sure, and promises to create a great amount of inte- rest, not only on account of the excitement likely to be attached to it, but because of the extreme con- fidence which the owners place in their gallant craft. Should the weather be as favorable as yachtmen de- sire @ splendid contest may be expected, It is reasonably supposed that the event itself will be attended with the best results, inasmuch as both vessels have been thoroughly overhauled and mate- nally altered, and their saii:ng qualities will proba- bly be brought to a good test. The challenge was but the work of a moment—boldly given and as nobly accepted. The contest takes place on Satur- day, July 10, over the usual regulation course of the New York Yacht Club, to be sailed according to the rules of the club, with the exception that no allowance of time will be made, and the con- testants will accordingly start even. So far the pro- posed event has given rise to a great deal of interest dn yachting circles, nor does it seem to diminish as the day of the match approaches. It would, of course, be idle to speculate as to the result, but it 1s well to know that the owners and admirers of both craft are most Rangume of success. Since her alterations the Rambier, astanch and worthy vessel, has made several cruises which, it is understood, have resulted satisfactorily. Nothing has been spared by Mr. Banker to render her complete in every respect. While the Magic, 8 name well known as the winner of many prizes in the regattas of the New York Yacht Ciub, has been entirely transformed. Mr. Franklin Osgood, ber owner, has certainly reason {o fee] proud of his vessel; for so far as appearances go she isa credit to the club. Under all the circumstances a capital race may be looked forward to. Owing to the Interest evidently attached to the affair a de- scription of the yachts will doubtless ‘be read with pleasure. 2 THE RAMBLER 1s a stanch, swift and handsome yacht, adapted for the race, and certamly pessesses all the pro- Pperties which the most fastidious pleasure party could desire, Early in the spring she was tho- roughly overhauled at New London, under careful Supervision, and the result has given every satisfac- tion. Her interior arrangements are beautiful and commodious, and recent trial trips have gone to show that her exterior qualities are in consonance with the taste and elegance displayed inside, . While at New London her masts were righted up with an entirely new suit of sails fore and aft, and, following im the wake of others, has had a new topmast, with @ topsall that hoists some distance above. Her Jength is 100 feet, 8.11 feet depth of hold, and, having been widened 30 inches, her breadth of beam is now 23 feet 6inches, Her masts are 74 and 763, feet; topmast 19 feet and one 45 feet; main boom, 60 feet; Main gafy, 26 feet; tore gaff, 29 feet, while the bowsprit measures 35 feet. Her canvas was made expressly for ber, consisting of twelve-inch duck, No. 2, She is 96 fect on the water line, 100 feet on deck and but four tons less than the Cambria by the new measurement. A figurehead consisting of a handsome scroll with the letter emblazoned upon it adorns the prow. On deck everything has the appearance of freshness—a complete renovation. Four skylights on deck, cased in mahogany, shed a bright and cheerful aspect below, while near them are two tanks containing about 1,080 gallons each. But while great attention has evidently been bestowed upon the exterior, a descent to the saloon will readily convince one ‘that nothing has been spared to render it complete in everv respect. New staterooms have been added, les wine lockers and a very handsome and mvenient pantry, handsomely fitted up m walnut. Moreover, there are copper tanks con- Ee ee ee eS Se Se ee eS eee eee taining different kinds of oil refrigerators and Hoke ft silver, with glass doors. In the there accommodation for six men bosigeg thé boatswain, The kitchen is floored with Eng! tile of three colors—chocolate, black ‘and drab—and a new sink has been introduced that pumps itself out. The Rambler has been fitted with an extra pump, in case of a and with a new hose to extinguish fire. Very deilcate colors blend harmoniously in the painting of the dining room— green pea and purple of exquisite tints—while the uphoistering is of Gower blue satin delaine. It is neatly carpeted, and bas every appearance of a very comtortable and lightsome saloon. A well select library and a costly chronometer are also among the additions. Not the least attractive quarter below ts the cosey litthé smoking saloon, nicely fitted Up, having a comfortable lounge, and suspended over it @ mirror and a reflecting lamp, made expressly. the corner stands a little silver barrel for ice water, having tumblers and decanter to connect. There are likewise patent ventilators all through, while provision has been made for ere het and cold, The Rambler has been fitted asts wrenches for the purpose of hoisting the sails, while the itself 18 almost enurely new. In fine, Mr. J. H. Banker, the owner, has gone a denen to mapa is, Yonge 2 © fal competitor in the ranks of yachting 1. ie Rambler for some time anchored off Hoboken, ant 5 sent in perfect order. She is, nevertheless, mal ‘all necessary preparations for the race; for it is we! known among yachtmen that in such an event as coming off, as, indeed, in many other matters, jes make perfection. She 1s manned by a first sailed by an experienced and The Ramble! ‘. T will make @ short cruise prior to the match. 1s owned by Mr. Franklin ‘Gago id is 115 o 3 in Oagood ans tons, or about 76 tons less than the Rambler. A few years ago the Magic was a famous yacht, having borne ‘away almost all the honors for which she competed, She won several prizes at the annual regattas of the New York Yacht Club and was also victorious in a umber of private matches. Altogether it is doubt- Tul if any yacht in the squadron ever triumphed so frequently. The Magic was then a sloop, and was owned by Commodore McVicker. In the year 1858 she was judiciously altered to a schooner and bp achieved several victories in her new garb. Her Face with the Josephine in 1866, when the zpos galled twenty miles to windward, will probably be remembered by many yacatmen, The Magic carried tne honors of the day, after a splendid ay , and added iresh laurels to the triumphs she had already won. Since then she has not figured so prominently in tie yachting world, and though she could weil retire irom the field with glory she was, neverthe- Jess, ready for any reasonabie challenge that m‘ght be tender toher. But if, years fo, the appear- auce of the Magic enlisted the cordial encomiums of yachtmen and won golden opinions for her excellent qualities, the aspect which she now presents cannot jail to evoke the Warmest approbation and vividly recall to mind her brilliant achievements. Yet she ig scarcely, in fact, not at all recognizable as the Magic of last year. The most experienced yacht- men could hardly take her to be the same, except that the trace of the good old model still remains, She ts now a pare new boat, much larger and prettier than before, and exhibits all the qualities of ‘@ thorough racer. Her modet 1s undoubtedly a beau- tiful one, and the recent alterations which have been made in her will more completely develop her wers, Scarcely a trace of the former boat has een left behind, being now altogether new. During the winter Mr. Osgood, the former owner of the Widgeon, had the Magic taken to City Island, where she Was entirely remodelied, all the old parts being taken out and a new frame set up. ‘The lines of the yacht, however, were judiciously _ retained. She ‘has been considerably lengthened, and now measures 83 feet 9 {nohen, her breadth of beam veing 22 feet 11 inches. In changing her much shear has been given her forward, while she has more flare to her bows, for the purpose of mak- ing her an able boat. The Magic is a centre-board boat and draws only six feet of water, board up, which, of course, is an Immense advantage, enabling her to'venture into shallow water without danger, With the board down she draws fourteen feet of water, ‘The dimensions of her spars are:—Main boom, 61 feet; main gail, 24feet; fore boom, 23 feet; fore i, 22 feet; mainmast, 70 fect; foremast, 6834 feet; Waprit, 22 fect out board;' fying Jibboom, 16 feet; topmast, 21 fect; maintopmast, 22 feet, ter hall bani of white oak, which is fastened with the her rigging is entiely new, deck ae fresh and stancl Jeft undone. It should has chan, her ae her distinguishing color ig % White ground with a red ball in the centre aud red perder. The interior prunes and arrangements ai® not only commodious we egtreme, displaying copaidexpple NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. taste and judgment. The saloon 1s 3} and cheerful, larger, tn fact, and more ‘ted up than one might expect from the dimensions Unges, lockers, extend beyond ett it, which below is beautifully encased in black wamut, in which are inserted several mirrors, The doors of tho two elegant staterooms also have mirrors, which reflect back the entire saloon. The panels on each side of the saloon are of black walnut, richly gilded and bearing medallion shaped basso relievos in French bronze of very picturesque design. More- over the saloon 18 very richly carpeted, while the upholstering generally has been handsomely gotten up. The arrangements forward are very unique, every available spot being taken advantage of. In fine, the interior of the Magic is in complete consonance with the arrange- ments outside. The cockpit can contain quite & numerous party comiortably seated. There ig no question that the Magic has been completely fitted out and combines all the properties that ren- aera yacht of her dimensions gt iwent whether her sailing qualities wili realize the aniicipations which the recent and extensive alterations might Jead one to suppose must yet be seen, It is under- stood, however, that a trial trip has resulted satis- factorily, and @ renewal of the c's former career has been already proguosticated. _ She now anchored oif New Brighton, Staten Island, and the crew are busily occupied making preparations for the race, It 18 needless to state that the owner does not by any means despair of success. Both being confident of triumph therefore—and the owner who is not proud of his yacht will never win—a splendid race is at hand, THE SAPPHO. This well known schooner yacht was launched on the 25th May, 1867, and has since figured in the yachting circles. She will probably start on her second voyage Lo Europe on Saturday next, and will doubtless make a bold struggle, and tt is thought a Poamphans one, to wrest the honors from her British competitors, It will be remembered that after her return from Europe last year she under- went great changes; was altered in almost every essential particular, and, in tact, completely re- modelled, 4 is thought with the very best results. Originally the Sappho measured on the keel 113 feet; length on the water line, 123 feet; length on deck, 125 feet; breadth of beam, 26 7-12 feet; depth o1 hull, 11 feet; draught of water forward, 9 feet; aft, 11 feet, and tonnage, 310, old measurement. Her foremast 1 hull was 10 feet; hoist, 70 feet; diameter at part- ner, 25 inches; at hoyuds, 2034 inches; at grommet, 19 inches; at top, 12°inches, The mainmast in nold Was 10 feet; hoist, 72 feet; at head, 8 leet (making 90 feet iull length); diameter at partners, 24 inches; at hounds, 193, inches; grommet, 18 inches; top, 12 inches; mainboum, inboard, 47 feet 6 inches; out- board, 22 feet 6 inches; diameter, 14 Inches; at ends, 9 inches; grommet, 8 inches; neck, 9 inches long; foreboom, 39 feet; size, 11 inches; fore end, 8}s; foretopmast, froin pole to cap, 8 feet 6 inches; hoist, 28 feet 6 inches; pole, 3 feet (making full length 40 feet); diameter at cap, 10 inches; grommet, 6)¢ inches; end of pole, 2 inches; at heel, 10 ches; and the maintopmast of lke dimensions in every parti- cular; foregatl, 36 feet iong; diameter, up and down, 73g by 9 incues; diameter of end, up and down, 444 by 53¢ inches; maingall, 37 feet; length of pole, 3 feet; diameter, 73 by 9 inches; grommet, 4%5 by 534 Inches; waingam, 37 feet; length of pole, 3 feet; diameter, 73, by ¥ inches; grommet, 4}, inches by 534; endof pole, 2% inches; jlpbaom, mboard, 10 feet; outboard, 13 feet; fying jibboom, 6 feet; pole, 2 feet; diameter at cap, 10 uiches; grommet, 6% inches; second grommet, 4% inches, The cabin was 26 feet 6 inches long, with six staterooms, 8 feet by 6, When she returned 1¢ was found neces- sarv to make extensive alterations in order to in- crease the vessel’s speed and ability, and Mr. Robert Fish, to whom the matter was entrusted, immedi. ately set to the work of remodelling her. She was irst “hipped,” to enable her to carry sail better with the game ballast, The process resulted in widening her amidships on the water line fourteen Inches, and extends down within four feet of whe keel and upwards to the plank shear, ending fore and aft within twenty feet of her ends, ‘the ma- terial used in this change of ber model were white oak and hackmatack. The new masts of the Sappho are in length—foremast, 179 feet; mainmast, 80 feet; tiese dimensions being from deck. The joremast is placed in the same location as in the Sappho’s previous rig, but the mainmast has a position six inches further forward than before. The topmasis are of the oid length, forty feet, Her bowsprit, which, 1t will be remem- bered, is formed on an uncommon pian, being the continuation of the bow, also remains as at first con- structed, Her main boom is six feet longer than the old one—now measuring seventy-six feet—and her new jibboom will be thirty-eight feet in length. The galvanized wire rigging With which she was formerly Ded has been laid asiie and hemp substituted therefor. Her sails are totally different from those with which she was orga ly fitted, the following being their diniénslois:—Mafnsail at foot, 72 feet; at head, 83 feet, Foresail at Joot, 52 feet. It is a lug- sall and lugs aft the mast 16 feet. Main jib at foot, 66 fect, also a lugsail and lugs aft the mast 8 feet. Jib topsail, at stay, 135 feet; at leach, 88 feet; at foot, 06 feet. Flying jib, at stay, 108 feet; at leach, 63 feet; at foot, 68 feet. She is also supplied with four English square topsails, at foot respectively, 50, 47, 46 and 35 respectively. The boom foresail is 34 feet at foot, and the maintopmast staysail 98 feet on the leach, 80 feet at foot and 64 feet at head. The Sappho has un- dergone greatechange in her interior tittings. Her spacious saloon, originally 26 1eet 6 inches long, has been reduced, as two additional staterooms have been constructed in it, making five in all of these pleazant sleeping places. ‘The eight berths that were ltted up on either side of the cabin are used as lock- ers. Tae tolletand bathrooms, with the galley and all other rooms, remain as before. ‘The finish of the cabin, new in every respect, is of hard wood, and the are 01 au artistic nature. The Sappho 1s now 113 feet ia length on xeel, 123 feet on water line, and 128 feet on deck; her breadth of beam 21 feet 10 inches, and her tonnage 274.4 tons, to which must be added the increased tonnage due to the recent alter- ations, which beyond question are decided im- provements, as her trial trip after they were effected readily proved, having, it is said, logged over sixteen Knots. The owner, Rear Commodore William Douglas, of the New York Yacht Club, will leave on his yacht on the day mentioned. The Sappho is manned by an excelient crew. and her prospects on the other side, all things considered, are briliiant. She will certainly depart under more auspicious circumstances than formerly, and will | therefore have a better opportunity for the display of her abilities. In fine, the Sappho is altogether a new vessel, totally distinct from the Sappho of last year, and with fair play she is yet destined to have a niche in the temple of yachting fame, Mam! THE METEOR. The schooner yacht Meteor, owned by Mr. George Lorillard, has perhaps evoked a greater amount of criticism in yachting circles and created a more wide- spread interest generally than perlfaps any vessel of her kind has done for years. She was launched on the 6th Apri! last, and since then her model and sur- roundings have been the subject of much discussion. One thing is certain—that her success ts earnestly anticipated this side of the Atlantic, and if one may Judge from her early experience there 1s no doubt that she will realize the most sanguine hopes already formed of her. That she is a beautifully modelled vessel lps Se De pray teguatis while ber ea goihg qualities have been broug! @ satisfactory flat fa rece huge, The dimensions of the Meteor and the materials of her construction, with other points of note, are sub- joined:—Lengih on deck, 120 feet; le! over ail, 180 feet; breadth of beam, 27 feet; depth of hold, 9 feet 9 inches; to carpenter's measurement), about 300 tons. Her keel has a depth of 3 feet amid- ships, and her draught of water will be 10 fect 6 inches. Her hull is built. of white oak, l0ctist and hackmatack, which is fastened below the water line with copper bolts and treenaiis id above by vanized iron. She probably contains more timber than any yacht of her size— having the matter of speed in View—than has ever been constructed in these waters. She is ‘boomed’ kneed, and every beam has ing knees, while from her deck are stanchions to every frame. ‘the spars of this yacht are very heavy, but ‘good look- ing sticks,” tile foremaat being 88 feet and the main- mast 90 feet. The main boom is 74 feet in length, the fore boom 32 feet, and the howsprit 23 feet outboard. ‘The rake of the masts are of 14 feet, ana they are placed, the foremost 40 feet from the stem, the main 47 feet from the stern, and apart 34 feet. The ac- commodations of the Meteor are not only unusirall extensive and well designed, but extremely luxuri- ous, asing all the appurtenances that could ribute to ease and comfort. ie has splendid _cabt one amidships, quite large, and one » together with an elegant _ private saloon. The companion way 1s forward and her staterooms are ample, cheer: ful and pleasant. Few yachis have so ably econo- mized space, the deck roofi Let quite extensive, articularly a(t. The day for the Meteor’s voyage to Europe has not yet been fixed upon, but she will start probably about the 15th inst. She is fast_ mak- ing preparations, and no small hopes are entertained of her success on the other side. Her speed and durability will be brought into requisition and her great powers will then be better known; for up to the present she has had no realiy complete test, although her trial trip to Newport was attended with much success, She sailed in company with the Sappho for Newport yesterday week, arriving on Monday eve! after encountering a severe squall and very variable winds, Botn yachts left at mid- day on Tuesday for New York, and left the harbor in magnificent style, eliciting much admiration from those who witnessed their departure, the Meteor leading in splendid style to the be pomey The Hant craft did not part company until they reached ‘ire Island, about one o'clock on the following day. A dense fog prevailed, subsequently fodowea by a Squall. When about four miles from Sandy Hook the Sappho carried away her maintopmast, which Was made of Norway pine. The yachts arrived on Wednesday evening, the weather throughout being variable, rainy and squally, The Sappho anchored in Gowanus bay, and was towed to her anchorage on the following morning. The Meteor remained in the lower bay, and subsequently anchored near the Sappho. The yachts benaved nobly on the cruise, Every necessaty preparation ia being made by the Meteor for her Voyage across the Atlantic. American Yachts in England. Too much importance cannot be attached to the visit of Ameftican yachts to England, for beyond question it will develop a new era in the history of the gallant craft. Giving credit where it is due It is but fair to accord to American yachtmen a just ap- probation for an amount of courage and earnestness seldom or never exhibited by others. The history of the yacht America proves this unmistakably when the much prized Queen’s Cup was nobly carried back from Englaud. After thinking the matter over for eighteen years the Brtiltshers have at length concluded to agitate the question and the result, ane it may be, is anxiously looked forward to Mt Amerigan yachtwen agree to race in cont two English waters it is sincerely to be hoped that fair Feevions will be"iguared. rhe issue ‘hen Will be 6 issue wi ‘most acceptable, bias The Atlantic Yacht Club and the Fourth of July, Tn accordanee with the acceptance by this club of an invitation extended its members by Commodore Voorhis to visit Nyack on the occasion of the cele- bration of the Fourth of July, the feet rendezyoused atone o’clock yesterday at Club Harbor, Gowanus bay, preparatory to sailing for Nyack to participate in the festivities which always characterize our an- niversary of national independence. But lttle de- lay was made by the yachtmen in putting their craft in shipshape. The ‘snow-white canvas was soon spread out Lo Woo a gentle breeze, which hardly dis- Placed the smooth, placid water of the bay by a single ripple, and shortly before two o’clock the whole fleet moved siowly out of the bay, pre- senting quite an interesting picture in the giare of a sbriliant and burning sun. The following yachts comprised the fleet:—The Gracie, Mystic, Memphis, Alarm, Alka, Sadie, Made- Inne, Constance, Jenny, Calypso, Cyrene, Marequita, Corning, Richard Kelly, Anna, Minnie and Louls, The oMicers of the club are:—Commodore, Willian Voorhis; Vice Commodore, Theodore Sheridan; Rear, J. Rodgers Maxwell; Secretary, Robert A. Granniss; Treasurer, H. Herbert Hugins; Measurer, Henry A.’Ginge. The general order in reference to the programme to be carried out at Nyack contains the followin On Sunday, July 4, captains of yachts will appropri- ately decorate their vessels with national ensign, club and private signals. At eleven o'clock A. M. divine Service will be held on the Gracie, The members of the club are invited to be pts it. At sunrise on the Sthof July a salute of thirty guns, composed of one gun from each yacht, in succession, will be fired at haif minute intervals, in the order of numbers of achts in the Club book. At eig™: o'clock A. M. the claration of Independence wi” we read on board the Gracie. At nine o'clock A, M, the feet wiil weigh anchor and proceed to Stony Point. When opposite Haverstraw a salute will be fired of one gun from each yacht, in the order of passing the point at which the leading yacht salutes; and the same mark of respect will be observed in passing Stony Point, Sing Sng and Tarrytown on the return to Nyack. Upon returning to Nyack the fleet will come to anchor; and the members of the club are Tequested to land and march in procession, preceded by a band of music, to the residence of the Commo- dore, where dinner will be served at four o’clock P. M., after which an oration will be delivered by the Mr, John Oakey. In the evening there will be a display of fireworks, Yachting Notes, Since the.regatta of the New York Yacht Club owners of fair craft, have been ruminating whereby to gather honors. The Gracie and Sadie were to have sailed from Fort Adams, Newport, to Block Island and back, last week, for a prize valued at $500; but owing to some misunderstanding neither yacht appeared in the harbor, though thetr arrival was earnestly expected. The Alice, Commodore Kidd, will leave her anchorage to-morrow for West Point, having on board Mr. 8. N. Pike and family. The cruise of the stanch and speedy Alice will occupy three or four days. The Sound was no pleasant place the night of the heavy squall. Reports recount the disasters sus- tained by several vessels. A dense fog prevailed and coliisions—none, fortunately. of a very serious nature—occurred, Several yachts were ailoat at the the, among others being the schooner ace Alice, with @ numerous pleasure party on ard. Ap- proaching Glen Cove she was struck by a heavy squall, which might have staggered many & larger vessel, but the Alice rode bravely through the storm and anchored at Gien Cove, where the Commodore's guests enjoyed themselves, after the no slight perils through which they had saiely passed. Other yachts, in company, however, fared not so well, the gallant little schooner Fleur de Lis having carnied away her mastheads, gaffs and being otherwise injured, The Alice was the winner of the prize in the recent Brooklyn Union Regatta, and, although out of her element on that occasion, owing to the comparative calmness, her courageous cruise to Glen Cove in @ dangerous squall has thoroughly proved her complete seaworthiness, Although the coming race between the Rambler and the Magic will give rise to much excitement the interest would be doubtless increased if they were competing with a number of yachts, suppos- ing this were to come off during the yacht squadron cruise or before. If during the annual cruise, pos- sibly all the sloops and schooners of the club would Participate. Such a desirable event would re- sult in fully thirty sails, instead of ten, as is invariably the case. The competing yachts therefore might sail from City Island to New London, a distance of 120 miies, each yacht to carry sail only in proportion to her displace- ment. For instance, a yacht displaces 2,000 square feet of water she would be allowed to carry, say, 6,000 square feet of canvas. Thefe would also be a just allowance of time given, based on the speed or ‘the time in which the race is made, If the race were made 1n ten hours there would be two minutes for each extra foot of length of deck, and it would thus be graduated down to fifteen hours, in which no al- lowance of time would be given, Such a course would give the models equal advantages in all yachts and the time ailowed for length and of keel. Under such circumstances it would not be inappropriate if the prizes were as {ollows;—A marble shaft or monu- ment to be placed in the Park, the shaft to bear four models, two being for the first two winning sloops and two for the it two winning schouners, Thus would the Park be beautified, the yachts im- mortalized and the best models in American waters forever preserved. The cost of this monument might be paid for as follows:—The first yacht in to pay, say, fifty dollars; second, $100; third, $150, and so on, each succeeding yacht imereasing fifty dollars on her Vekacptin | competitor. Thus the whole fleet would stimulated to make agrand struggle for the mastery. Commodore Kidd has intimated that the excur- sion cruise of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, which was to have taken place on the Sth of July, will not occur until some time in September. The Rambler left her anchorage at Hoboken yes- terday evening for New London on a fishing excur- sion. ‘The Idler and her companion, the steam yacht, Tor at Newport last week awaiting orders from Mr. urant, The Widgeon !s at present anchored near the Elysian Fieids, ne Fleetwing sailed eastward yesterday after- noon with a pleasure party. The Stonington Regatta takes place to-day. The members of the Shrewsbury Yacht Club have Just opened their season at their elegant club house at Navesink, Their annual regatta comes off on the Shrewsbury river about the middle of July, wh three new yachts belonging to the club will com} for honors, The oficers are:—Commodore, — tindale; Vice Commodore, H. pin; Treasurer, L. R. Fitzgerald, and 1. B. Milier, Secretary. A very B deakpete regatta under the augpices of this clup is anticipat LOCAL INTELLIGENCE, ATTEMPTED SuIcIDE.—John Holt, aged twenty- four, a liquor dealer, at 151 South street, attempted to destroy himself yesterday afternoon by drinking a quantity of laudanum. He was attended by Dr. Johnson, who succeeded in ejecting the powon from his stomach. FATAL SUNSTROKE.—At five o'clock yesterday af- ternoon Arthur McGurk, residing at 809 Third ave- hue, was overcome with heat in Forty-ninth street and Madison avenue and was brought to the Nine- teenth precinct station house, but died in a few,min- utes. ‘The body was conveyed to the Morgue. DROWNED WHILE BATHING.—Michael Connolly, residing in 129th street, near Fourth avenue, was drowned yesterday while bathing in the river at the foot of 125th street. The was recovered, A boy, named Edward McCullough, residing in Forty- fourth street, near Eleventh avenue, was drowned at four P, M. while bathing at the foot of Forty-fourth street, The body was not recovered, Frank Durst, Of 827 First avenue, was drowned at Hunter's Point last evening while bathing. The body was not recovered, ACCIDENTS YESTERDAY.—August Dobler, of No. 529 Sixth street, fell from an Evans’ Express wagon and cut his head badly. Sent to City Hospital. Jo- seph Kinney, of No. 135 Crosby street, accidentally cut his hand severely with a giass, Wounds dressed by Dr. Armstrong, after which he was sent home. A little girl, five years old, named Julia Pounaskie, fell from a window of her residence, No. 350 East ‘Twenty-third street, and was seriously injured, She was taken to Bellevue Hospital. ‘A WASHINGTON STREET FRACAS—AN OFFICER SHOOTS A MAN. About eleven o'clock last night an affray occurred in the tenement house No. 75 Washington street, when officer Campbell, Twenty-seventh precinct, en- tered, and made an arrest of one of the parties. On “the way vo the station house in Greenwich street the oiticer was ses upon by a crowd of disorderly per- sons, who rescued the prisoner and commenced @ violent assault upon Campbell. Under these circumstances he drew his revolver and shot one of the rioters, Lee Morris, in the stomach, in- flicting what Doctor Armstrong, of the Central OMe, thinks is @ mortal wound, Roundsman Oatees, of the Twenty-seventh precinct, hearing of the occurrence, hurried to Campbell's assistance wiih some men and dispersed the rioters, bat not until he and oficer Toher were slightly hurt by stones thrown at them. Dr. armstrong ordered Morris to be sent to Bellevue Hospital. He was ina very critical condition when despatched from the station house. ‘A WOMAN STABBED. An affray occurred at ten o'clock last night in a tenement house, No. 6 Carlisle street, between Robert Roberts and his wife on the one side and Ann Mc- Cluskey and Rosanna Horn on the other. During the fight McCluskey was stabbed in three places by Roberta, aie Horn also received a slight cut. Neither of ti women were seriously hurt. Roberts, bis wife and Horn was arrested by Roundsman Oates, of the Twenty-seventh precinct, and whe woman McCluskey was sent home PROSPECT PARK RACES. Third and Last Day of the Running Meeting. FINE WEATHER AND EXCELLENT SPORT. Five Contests, Including a Murdle Race. THE ATTENDANCE BRILLIANT BUT LIMITED. The racing of the sammer running meting of the American Jockey Club was brought a conclusion yesterday, the third and last day of the season, on the Prospect Park Grounds Course, Long Island, ac- cording to the rules of the club and under the control and direction of its members, The sport was very exciting and of a really encour- aging character; an ample and judiciously varied programme (including a hurdle race) bemg completely exhausted, In presence of a brillant, although limited, concourse of spectators. ‘The morning opened with fine, warm weather, the atmosphere bemg hazy and oppressive, and the early sun giving promise of an exceedingly hot day, which was fully realized during the afternoon, a couple of timely showers which came down, the one previous to the first start and the other at the termination of the fifth race, affording agree- able relief to the sweltering eifects of its direct rays. Conveyance to the grounds was had by the means of locomotion enumerated in our first day’s reports— private equipages, hired carriages and the Coney Island Railroad cars. It is scarcely correct, how- ever, to class the latter as @ “means of locomotion,” the running of the vehicles affording more of an im- pediment to that most desirable result—particularly desirable on racing days—than otlerwise, pas- sengers who leit Fulton terry towards hoon being necessitated to run to and from three different cars during the journey, begjdes lending their shoulders to a ‘push on’? of the last one, aimid a most confusing din of ex- pletives, such as “Of the track;” ‘All right, on again; ow we go;” “Wrong car; “Don't go through,” “Take the next,” &c., accompanied with an uritating, although perhaps healthful, Ipsson in calisthenics, made up entirely of the practice of jumping from car to car, or descending and climb- ing to and from mother earth. The railroad cars were, generally, voted a nuisance, and the idea was thrown out that the Jockey Clu managers should run a line of commodious, well appointed carriages or omnibuses to and from the ferries and course grounds in proper season during the races next year, ‘This idea may be elaborated into practical shape. It is given as it was expressed during the ride. All earthly discomforts come to an end, if endured with fortitude, and so it was yesterday, The “cars” reached the ‘cut of’? which leads to Prospect Park. The passengers straightened their limbs and set out for the gate of promise; some on foot and others in farm wagons and a miscellany of rural “truck” craft hired for the run, Foot travel was dangerous, as the rays of the sun were vertical and enfeebling to a degree; so the drivers were freely patronized, Of the members of the fashionable world it may be said they were really perplexed yesterday. There was an incidence, or concurrence, as the astrono- mers express it, of events which rendered a consid- eration of the situation embarrassing. Immedi- ately on hand were a “splendid” day, with an inviting turf performance, the eve of the Fourth of July, with firecracker 8 and patriotism, the neces- sity of marketing, the cha nces of visits from country cousins and a choice of invitations from the country for acceptance, the forwarding of penal messages to milliners and modistes of doubtful punctuality—a sort of professional failing; Sunday, with the” cer- tainty that Monday would be really “the Fourth” according to aldermanicrule, municipal ordinances and the irresistible result of a household plebiscite, taken accoraing to juvenile or infant suffrage. The jadies had, therefore, to struggle with @ sort of olla of teeling made up of a wish for present employment, and the display of fine dresses, domes- tic economy, good citizenship, bospitality, church devotion and obedience to the clergy, as well as a consideration of home comiorts, Sunday, sulphur, gunpowder, the American consti- tution, fast horses, hurdle jumping, the Bible—in fact, it was @ sort of “rum and true religion” feei- ing—all “coming ona person at once,’? and just at the moment “when a body 13 not prepared as one would wish” to meet it. Analytical io a degree, when the; take time for reflection, the female mind solved th! apparent muddle by a separate consideration of each one of the constituents of the boudoir cauldron. “One must go to the races;” “Bridget can do a 8 deal in the market;” “Mme. Mantalini has been punctual;’’ “let the people if they come be shown in;”’ “it will be fun,’’ and ‘‘a body can rest in church to-morrow,”’ and ‘‘stay in the house Monaay.’? Ke- solved and acted on, ‘The race grounds result was seen on the o’clock in the afternoon; for although e about two neither the club house por grand stand was by any Means crowded, the former accommodated a very noted assembly, while quite a number of citi- zens of solid worth, accompanied by their wives and children, with betting men, ‘pool’? makers and amateur young turfites were to be found on the stand. Among the more prominent personages on the ground were Mr. Parkes, Dr. Weldon, Colonel Gardiner, Mr, Bellowes, with a four-in-hand; Madame Le Vert and daughter, dist! ished visitors from the South; Barney and Mrs. Williams, Mayor Kalb- fiiesch, Sherif Campbell, with two ladies; Mr. San- ford, Mr. Morris, Mr. Bathgate, Mr. Wheatly, Mr. McDaniel, Messrs. Eckerson (two), Mr. Coffee, Mr. Duryea, Mr. Hoagland. Mr. Abraham Godwin, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McConnell, Mr, Jackson, Mr. Josiah Smith, = Whitty, with two ladies, and Mr. Wilham . Visitors of note continued to arrive at the club house indeed even after the con- clusion of the second race. The scene on the piazzas of the ene oe animated previous to the first start; the ies flitting about under an agree- able shade, 80 a8 to enjoy the really magnificent country scene from different standpoints, while the members of a band discoursed some of the most popular airs in excellent style at intervals. appeared in their “colors,” “pool” ite lively, lager beer, iced water, water, “slings,” ‘‘cocktalis,” ham sandwiches, and, it must be said, “brandy, neat’ were in “ % demand ana bg sah with rapidity, rf U typical, may be, oi ie coming ‘time’ of the horses. Every shady nook was filled with wagons, carriages and teams of every rig and class, while programme sellers, negroes With pails of cola water, negroes with dust- ing twigs, little girls with sweet cakes and boys with various colored fluids tn glasses, were ‘‘around,”’ atonce useful and thrifty in the effort to qualify themselves for the oficial notice of the assessors of income tax. A few members of the demi-monde were there from New York and Brooklyn. They did not appear just in the ton as do their French sisters of the Hois de Boulogne, but looked as queens when contrasted with the delegations which set out from London for the Downs on the “Derby’’ and “La- dies’ days. The Brooklyn authorities supplied an efficient and judiciousiy posted police force, while the Jockey Club had Mr. Arthur Donnelly and Mr. Amos H, Dickinson in position at the course gates and main entrance to the grounds. The hurdies, wiich looked dry and crispy, Were ptt up secundem ariem. The horses were taken in preliminary gallops, after which the warning bell sounded for the hurale race. Places of observation were secured. The horses were brought to the post under a blazing sun and “went away’ alter a good start. The in- tervais between the contests were, as usual, given by refreshments, calculations, betting, ‘pool’ seli- ing, and the accommodation of new arrivals, The accommodation for reporters of the press, in the discharge of their duties was, as heretofore, none in the Way of a place for writing. The evening and season were closed with a peal of heavenly artillery and & heavy shower of rain. The spectators dis- persed in order and with good humor, “spanking it,” by the way, to their homes, filled with sentiments of liberty, equality and fraternity, and a realization of both the grandeur and utility of “One fag, one country and zwel lager.” The Racing. ‘The first race meeting at the Prospect Park Fair Grounds closed yesterday afternoon in a most bril- liant manner, Five dash races were ran in most excellent style, particularly the one between the two year olds, which it took two heats to decide, the first being a dead heat, and the time of each being alike. The first race was over hurdles, two miles; the second the Park Handicap Sweepstakes, for ail ages, @ dash of two miles; the third the Sequel Stakes, for three year olds, two miles; the fourth race Was a sweepstakes for three year olds, a dash of three-quarters of a mile, and the fifth race was for What is called the Consolation Purse—a dash of a mile and a half, for all ages, with certain allow- ances for horses beaten at this meeting. Two out of the four entries in the burdie race only came to the post—Lobelia and Mitchell, The others not relishing the weights imposed upon . them abstained from the comteeh Then wose Harry Booth and Bohannon. Lobelia, who carried 148 pounds, was the favorite over Mitchell at 100 to 90, notwithstanding he had but 115 pounds on his back, AS @ consequence of this overweight Lobeila was e*lly beaten, after a very prettily run race, in which no accident occurred, Only four of the thirteen entries for the second race came to the post. These were Mr. 0’Donnell’s chestnut colt General Duke, Mr. Livingston’s chest- nut horse General Yorke, R. W. Waiden’s bay mare Sleety, and Mr, Sanford’s gray colt Hotspur. After @ very close contest between General Duke and General Yorke, the race resulted in favor of the former, who was the favorite against the fleld before the start, The race was a pretty swift one, being Tun in 3:40, Six entries were made for the Sequel Stakes, but only two came to the post—Pompey Payne and Ves- pucius—each with a seven pound penalty on his back, making the carrying weight 117 pounds, This was apparently a very close contest to the eyes of the uninitiated; but those who had experience in such matters saw that it was one of the most one- sided affairs imaginable, Vespucius being a mere plaything for the redoubtable Pompey Payne. Three of the nine two year olds started for the Sweepstakes—Mr. Sanford’s bay filly Stamps, Mc- Connell & Thompson’s brown filly Lady Petry, and Mr. Morris’ gray filly by imported Eclipse, dam Fidelity. Lady Petry was the favorite against the ; but the race was won by Stamps after making 1 heat with Lady Petry on the first dash. The was a very beautiful one and finely contested, both dashes being run in the same time—1:19%) There was a great deal of betting on the result of the race after the dead heat had been made, Stamps having the il. It is possible that Lady Petry might have won*the dash on the first attempt had her jockey been more wary and not have sutfered Stamps to have stolen a march on him and make a dead heat of it, All the entries, six in number, for the Consolation premium came to the post, with an allowance of weight off for horses that had been beaten at this meeting. The start were R. W. Walden’s chest- nut colt by Uncle Vie, Mr. Sanford’s bay horse Lan- caster, D. McDaniel’s bay horse Julius and his bay mare Sarah B., McConnell & Thompson’s bay mare Lobelta and Mr, O’Donnell’s chestnut cold General Duke. Lancaster was the favorite at odds against the fleld, but he was beaten fairly and on his merits by the Uncle Vic colt. The last mile of this race was peculiarly interesting from the fact of ita bemg so well contested by the Uncle Vie colt, Lancaster and ae the others being beaten off before a miie had een Tun, We have no space for further comments and will proceed to give the details of the running, com- mencing with THE FIRST RACE. HvrDLE Racr.—Handicap sweepstakes, for all ages; $50 entrance, half forfeit; $500 added; the sec- ond horse to receive $100 out of the stakes. ©, Littlefleid entered b. ¢c. Mitchell, by Mickey Free, dam by Sovereign, 116 !bs.. seeeenseees McConnell & Thompson entered b, m. Lobelia, by Bonnie Scotland, dam Capitola, 148 Ibs... Mr. Todd entered br. h. Harry Booth, by Lexing- ton, dam Blonde, 160 Ibs. . see eereesecsseees 4 Mr. Thompson entered b. h. Bohannon, by Simon Kenton, dam by Boston, 184 1D8,.....6..0+00000 OI ‘Time, 3:59%4. Lobeila was a great favorite against the fleld, the opinions of the betting genie & being that Harry Booth was overweighted, while the others were not of much account under any circumstances, no mat- ter how favorable the weights were. Two only started, however—Mitchell and Lobelia, They had a very even send off, but the mare rushed to the first hurdle one length ahead of Mitchell, and dashed away three or four lengths ahead of him to the second hurdle, which was about midway ofthe backstretch. She was two or three lengths in front when she went over the brush and rails, and as they went to the third hur- die, on the lower turn, the colt took sides with her, and they made the jump together very cleverly and came on the homestretch head and head. The fourth hurdle, at the foot of the grand stand, was taken in beautiful style, Lobelia going over a tifle ahead of Mitchell, he latter came up the homestretch strong and passed the stana on even terms with the mare, well in hand. They jumped the fifth hurdle, i front of the ciub stand, to- gether, and then Mitchell was cut loose and took the lead by a couple of lengths. At the sixth hurdle Mitchell was still two lengths ahead and running quite easy and well within him- self, Going along the backstretch Lobelia made an effort to run up and take the lead,-but she could not shut = the daylight, and when the seventh hurdle was taken she dwelt too long on the jump, and Mitchell got away three lengths from her, and the race was evidently his, The mare, however, made another effort around the lower turn, but the colt came up and took the last hurdle gamely, and, dash- mg forward, won the race vy six lengths, making the distance in 3:593{. The hurdles were all prettily taken and the race gave general satisfaction. THE SECOND RACE. PARK HANDICAP, a sweepstakes for all fages, two miles; $100 entrance, halt forfeit, and only $20 if de- clared; $600 added. The winner of any dicap after weights are announced five pounds extra; of more than one, ten pounds extra. Mr. O'Donnell entered ch. ¢. General Duke, by Lexington, dam Lilla, 114 Ibs. Ae Mr. Livingston entered ch. h. General Yorke, by Planet, dam Albine, five years old, 116 tbs..... 2 Mr. Sanford entered g. ¢. Hotspur, by Lexington, dam Nebula, four years old, 109 lbs... . R. W. Walden entered b. m. Sleety, by Rogers, dam Angeline, five years oid, 112 lbs. «9 Time, 3:40, Bonnie Braes, Climax, Red Dick, Julius, George Minx, Salute, R, B. Connolly and Viley were also en- Fe but they did not come to the post when called (or. General Duke was the favorite at about even money against the field. General Yorke was the second choice of the — specula- tors, the others having few backers willing to invest on them. Hotspur = away with the leaa, sleety next, then General Yorke, General Duke last. On the upper turn Sleety led two lengths, which she carried to the quarter pole, Hotspur second, two lengths ahead of General Duke, who had General Yorke at his quarters. At the half-mile pole Sleety still led two lengtns, General Duke second, one length in front of Hotspur, who was a length in ad- vance of General Yorke. On the lower turn Sieety still kept in front, the others running side and side. As they came up the homestretch Generals Duke and Yorke made running, and as they passed under the string General Duke was a neck in front of General Yorke, who was second, Sleety third, one length in front of Hotspur. As they dashed around the upper turn the running was fast between the two Generals, and they soon put the other two out of the race. At the quarter pole General Duke led one length, General Yorke second, one length ahead of Sleety, who was two lengths tn advance of Hotspur. General Yorke closed on the backstretch, and at the half-mile pole Duke led him but a neck. The race was flercely con- tested between them around the lower turn and up the homestretch, but General Duke proved the better horse and won the race by a short length. Hotspur was third, six lengths behind General Yorke and one length ahead of Sleety. Time of the dash 3:40, which was most capital time. THE THIRD RACE. SEQUEL STAKES, for three year olds, two miles; $100 entrance, half forfeit; $600 added; any winner of a three year ola race at Jerome park, or at this Meeting, seven pounds hg a Mr. Babcock entered b. c. Pompey Payne, by Van- dal, dam Magnetta, 117 lbs... ee Messrs. Purdy & Withers entered ch. c., Vespucius, by Planet, dam Columbia, by Glencoe, 117 lbs.. 2 ‘Time, 3:48 34. Pompey Payne was the favorite at long odds against Vespucius, these being the only horses out of 8ix entries that came to the post, the others, Nar- raganset, King Henry and The Nuno not coming from their stables to e in the contest. Pompey Payne had the best of the start, but Vespucius soon went to the front and wasone length ahead at the quarter pole, and snowed daylight down tne back- stretch, At the three-quarter pole Pompey was on even terms with . AB they came up the homestretch Pompey drew in front and came leading half a length ast the stand. Pompey then went a length and a fait anead, and under a strong pull led all tne way around, sometimes two, three and four lengths at a tume, and won the race easily in 8:48}4. Pompey Payne did not seem to be extended im any part of the race. Vespucius made several dashes on the the last mile, and closed up on them, but a3 he ap- proached Pompey would run away froi him with the greatest ease. The latter is a wonderful colt and the best in their land will have a match when they meet him on even terms, L sous RACE. SWEEPSTAKES, for two year olds; $100 entrance; haif forfeit; $400 added; ‘three-quarters of a mile; any winners at Jerome Park or at this meeting five pounds extra. Mr. Sanford entered b, f. Stamps, by Lexington, dam by Glencoe... . tee McConnell & Thompson entered br. f. Lady Petry, by Lexington, dam Ausei’s dam Mr. Morris entered g. f., by imported Fidelity..........++ Time, ipse, dain 19 y 19M. Lady Petry was the favorite against the field. The youngsters had a finestart, from the quarter pole, Mr. Morris’ filly taking the lead, Lady Petry second, Stamps thipd, the latter having orders to make a waiting and winning race of it. At the half-mile pole Lady Petry and the gray filly were head and head, four lengths in front of Stamps, Going around the lower turn the gray began to quit, and Stamps commenced his run, He closed gradually, and as soon as he got into the homestretch made a dash, and landed head and head with Lady etry at the string, making a dead heat of it. Time, 1:19%. They were ordered to run again as soon as the other race was oyer, We con- tinue the race here. Stamps during the recess had become the favorite and had the cail in the betting. ‘She had half a length the best of the start, but whe they reached the half-mile pole they were head and head. Gotng along the lower turn Lady Perry showed in front and at the three-quarter pole was half a length in advance of the other filly. Coming on the homestretch Lady Petry led nearly @ length, but then she began to shorten ler stride and her jockey began to apply the whip. She then began to stagger and got very srogay before she reached the end of the grand stand, Stamps went up and passed her, and won the heat by half a length in 1:19. THE FIFTH RACR. sO aaah cat PURSE, , for all ages, one mile $9 WI eptrance ¥p epoons! hyr80; horses street, down which they 3 beaten at this meeting once allowed seven pounds; if beaten twice, ten pounds. Mr. Eckerson entered ch. ¢. by Uncle Vic, dam Dolly Carter, 4 years old, 108 Ibs.......+ sesseee . Mr. Sanford entered b, b. Lancaster, by Lexing- ton, dam Blue Bonnet, 6 years, 118 lbs....... 'S D. McDaniel entered b. h. Julius, by Lexington, dam Julia, aged, 103 Ibs........+++ rrr WY. McDaniel entered b. f. Sarah B, by Planet, dam Adelgazia, 4 years, 95 Ibs... : McConnell & Thompson entered b. m. Lobelia, by Bonnie Scotland, dam Capitola, aged, 108 Ibs. . Mr. O'Donnell entered ch. ¢. General Duke, by Lexington, dam Lilla, 101 ceecee 6 Time, 2:4334. Lancaster was the favorite, General Duke second choice, the Uncle Vic colt next in favor. The horses had a very even start from the half mile, and ran rapidly around the lower turn, Jalis leading, the Unele Vic colt second, Lobelia tnird, General Duke fourth, Sarah 8B fifth and Lancaster sixth, They came on in that way tothe homestretch, but up to the stand the places of some of the horses were changed. The Uncle Vic colt led, Julius sec- ond, Lobelia third, General Duke fourth, Sarah B fifth and Lancaster sixth, all in a bunch, as close together as it was possible for them to be, Going around the turn the Uncle Vic colt kept the lead, the others as before mentioned, only beginning to spread. out alittle, At the quarter pole Lancaster began to move forward, and General Duke, Sarah B and Lo- belia began to fall off. At the half-mile pole the Uncle Vic colt led, Julius second and Lancaster third. ‘the race was now between these three, the others being far behind and out of notice. The Uncle Vic colt heid his ground around the lower turn and up the homestretch, notwithstanding all the efforts of Lancaster's jockey to force the horse along, and tho colt came ina winner by a length, Lancaster second, haifa dozen lengths ahead of Julius, Far behind these came Sarah B, Lobelia and General’ Duke. Time, 2:43%. And so ended the firat running meeting of the Prospect Park Fair Ground Association, under the auspices of the American Jockey Club, The meet- ing, a8 a whole, has been anything but a successful one, but probably quite as good as could be expected under such management and the additional draw- back of bad weather on the first two days of the meeting. Racing to be successful should be held on consecutive days and. a few heat races substituted for dashes. One four-mile heat race would have drawn together on Saturday a larger concourse of people than were present during the whole meeting and given more general satisfaction. The Prospect Park management have probably learned a useful lesson by this meeting, and in the fature will be quite capable of managing their own affairs. ‘TROTTING AT POUGHKEEPSIE POUGHKEEPSIE, July 3, 1869, George M. Patchen won the $500 purse this afters ternoon, in three straight heats. Monday will be a great day. Captain Gill, Mercer, Locust, Topsey, Old Put, Rosa Golddust, Prince, Pet Finnigan, Louise and Young Wilkes, will trot, al much sport is anticipates ae @ bm THE CUBAN FILIBUSTERS. The Prisoners at the Navy Yard Discharged on Their Own Recognizancee—The “Policy? — Demonstration at the Navy Yard. Yesterday afternoon United States Commissioner White caused warrants of arrest to be issued against all the prisoners, to the number of about 108, con- fined at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. They were on Friday placed, subject to the order of Marshal Bar- low, in the custody of Admiral Godon. After the warrants had been issued and served the Commis- sioner proceeded to Brooklyn and discharged the entire number under arrest there upon their own re- cognizances, This would seem to indicate the policy to be pursued in this whole matter, for Sefor Alfaro and Dr. Bassora, two of the prominently recognized leaders, were on Friday last, a8 already reported in the HERALD, transferred to the custody of Warden Tracy, at Ludlow street jatl, where General Goicouria also lies, The warrants in these latter cases, as also those issued against the prisoners at the Navy Yard, charge them with having, on the 26th of June last, within the jurisdiction of the United ‘States, enlisted as soldiers to aid the Cuban colonists; and also with having, on the same day, been know- ingly concerned in furnishing, fitting out and arm- ing the ship Catharine Whiting, with intent that she should be employed in the service of the Cuban cole onists to cause and commit hostilities against the government of Spain, with which the United States are at peace. The government will, in all probability, hola and prosecute the leaders, but will allow the subordinate members of the expedition to go upon promise that they sin no more, District Attorney Pierrepont, it is understood, nas forwarded to Washington a letter advocating earnestly the discharge of Colonel Chan- cey and Captains Conant, Norris, Harmon and Sin- dorf, now imprisoned in Ludlow street jail, on the ground of their having served as good and faithful soldiers of the Union during the rebellion, and all the United States officials in this city endorse Mr. Pierrepont’s §proposition. When Sefiors Alfaro and Bassora left the receiving ship at the Navy Yard, on Friday, they were enthusiastically cheered by the prisoners who remained, and the United States of. cers, seamen and marines at the yard and on tha adjacent vessels joined in the demonstrations with cheering and waving of hats also, Nothing has been heard from Colonel Ryan and the 300 men who remained with him at Gardiner's Island, and it now transpires that no vessel has been despatched by the Marshal to arrest them, a3 was reported yesterday. The Marshal simply had the matter under consideration, and telegrapled to Washington for instructions’ regarding such @ course, It is not known what will pe done with the car- of the two schooners seized at Milford, Conn. haries H. Pond, of the firm of Cooper, Pond & Co., who had shipped the munitions of war, re- sides in Milford, and to avoid seizure it was de- termined to unload the supplies in that vile lage and have them taken care of by Mr. Pond. The Fancy was of but 100 tons; burden, and was able to reach the dock on Wednesday and com- mence unloading. The Winona was of 200 tons bur- den and could not come within a mile of the dock, and a portion of her cargo was landed by the use of ascow, The New York autborities, ascertaining the locality of the vessels, sent an officer to effect their capture. The Fancy commenced unloading Tuesday night, and the property was carted from the wharf to Mr. Pond’s barn. The carting was continued during that night, ali day Wednesday, and a part of Wednesday night; but a lot was left on the wharf. Two boat loads of men from the revenue cutter under Lieutenant Irieh rowed to the dock and took charge of the property. Mr. Pond subsequently rned home from New York and brought with him bills of lading, showing that the goods were sent consigned to him at Milford. On his ar rival he found Lieutenant Irish and a squad of men in charge of the property at the wharf and at the barn. Lieutenant Irish told Mr. Pond that the government had suspicions that the goods were in+ tended for the Cubans, and that he had been sent to take charge of them, apd that he should do so until the arrival of a United States Marshal. Mr. Pond Symes! against the seizure, and stated that whem he Marshal arrived he should make a written pro- test, which he poor sins: did; but with what effect has Yet to be ascertained. A grand entertainment is announced to take place at the Academy of Music In this city for the benefit of the Cuban Junta on the 2uth inst., and a large amount of the best talent inthe city will be engaged. it is probabie that whatever “aid” leaves this city in future for the Cubans will be in the shape of cash—‘‘the sinews of war,’ instead of men, muscle and munitions. About eight o’clock last evening the officers and men of the Cuban expedition, who were discharged from confinement at the Navy Yard, marched in pro- cession, preceded by a large Cuban flag, from the Fulton ferry up to Broadway and thence to Ann weeded en route to & Tendezvous in the eastern part of the city, As they passed the HERALD building they gave three checrs and a trgr-r-r, FATAL SHOOTING OCCURRENCE. A singular and fatal shooting affair occurred tn the iron foundry of the Messrs. Cornell, 139 Centre street, soon aiter eleven o'clock on Friday morning, The victim was T. Irwin Cornell, eighteen years of age, son of one of the proprietors of the foundry. At the time named J. Milton Cornell, brother of deceased, while in the front office of the estab- ishment, heard the report of a pistol, seem- ingly in the rear of building, when one of the clerks ran toward the rear office, from which he immediately revurned, saying, “Your brotner is shot."” Mr. Cornell went into the rear office and saw the deceased lying on a sofa, the blood oozing from a woung in the right temple, and near him on the floor was Physt- cians were instantly summoned, who, after making an examination, pronounced recovery impossibie. ‘The young man lingered for nearly aa hour, when eath ensued. ee the testimony of J. Milton Cornell, brother of deceased, given before Coroner Keenan, who heid an inquest’ on the body, it was shown that the small revolver. pistol from which the shot was fired lad been in the oMice for some time past, and doubtless deceased, was examining the weapon when it accidentally ex- pioded and shot lim in the temple. Alter hearing Mh the testimony in the case a verdict of death by accidental shooting was rendered by the jury. Deceased, who had oeen employed in the oftes of the foundry, was a native of this city, THE SOUTHSIDE RAILROAD ( MPANY'’S DUMMY, Some time last spring the Brooklyn Common Couns ctl granted to the Southside Railroad Company the privilege of tryiug @ dummy on that portion of thelr road beginning at the foot of South Eighth street and ending at Bushwick avenue, Eastern District. On Thursday last they made trial of a dummy for which they had contracted, but it proved to be anit for the requirements of the road, and the horses were again called into requisition, The company, however, does not despair of getting a (mmmy va- pable of doing the required work, Withoxt taauing steam OF #M0k~