The New York Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1869, Page 3

er THE FRENCH CABLE. Continued Success in Experimental Messages Secretary Fich Anmpouuces that the Gevera- ment Will Not Interfere with the Cubie~ When Business Wili Coumence—The Cele- bration. Douxaury, July 26, 1869. The whole of to-day nas been oecupted by the French cable clectricians in tests aud expernnents, ‘Numerous messages of a private nature have been transmitted to and received from Brest direct, and ‘the exper:meat of working with St. Pierre and re- Peating from there to Brest has also been tried. In the latter cage about twenty-five words per minute were transmitted, and on working uirect to Brest eighteen worda per minute were easlly sent. Sir James Anderson arrived this morning, and afier witnessing the working of the cable expressed himself satisfied beyond anticipation. Count de Favorney, the French Chargé a’Afaires, and Mr, Watson, the American agens of the canie company, were algo present during Uie successful experi- ments, During tne day @ message was read from the Secretary OF State, giving assurance that no inter- ference with the working of the cable would be made on the part of the government, and that bua ness could commence at any time, ‘The communi cation was immediately forwarded verbatim to the president of the company in ‘¥rance. Notwithstand- ing this action on the part of the government itis hardly probable that the cable will be ready for busi- ness before several days. The jand line between here and Boston, where itis connected with New York via the Franklin Ime, will not be finished be- fore the middie of the week, but the ground or trench cable between the Hummock and the office in Dux- bury village will be completed at an early hour to- morrow moroing, and then messages will go and come direct from the Bank Building to the extreme foreign end of the cable, tue station at the Hummock being cut out, of course. ‘The eeiebration to-morrow promises to be largely attended, and formal messages of congratuiation will probably be exchanged between the leading re- presentatives of the American and lrench govern- ments, THE AMERICAN TERMINUS OF THE FRENCH CABLE. An Historical Sketch of the Town of Dax- ry, Mass—The Ancient and Historical Laodmarks—Points of Beauty and Interest A Few Obscrvations About the People— What the Town Has Been, What it Is, and What it Ought to Be. Duxsury, Mass., July 26, 1869. After a week's patient waiting on the part of the HERALD Correspondent his anxiety has been relieved, ‘The little Meet so long expected has arrived, and Jeft in its trail, on the bed of the ocean, a continuous and uninterrupted cable throngh which the electric current flows from the shores of Massachusetts to the coast of France, No ofiicious government oM- clals have appeared, no warning to keep away has been received, but everything has gone forward raplaly and successfully, aud one of the greatest en- terprises of the age has been compieted. The great Franco-American telegraph cable 1s laid, the insul- Jation te periect, and in a few days it will bein active competition with the rival Atiantic company. The presence here of the American terminus of the new cable is of course regarded as & great event in the history of this obscure and hitherto almost unknown town of Duxbury. The citizens very pro- perly think that it ts an event which will cause them to be known and spoken about all over the world, and with this vanity, consequent upon eudden re- nown, they are of course in high glee. As a town Duxbury is not a very bad piace; but there are many modern acquisitions to civilized life which, if ap- plied here, would greatly improve it, Nature has been very liberal in ita endowments everywhere around here, but the traces of art, thrift, enterprise ‘and the general results of that go-aleadativeness 80 characteristic of the Yankee nation are only con- spicuous on Account of their absence. To use a popular and expressive term, the town has, in late yeara, absolutely “gone to seed.” ‘Those who are familiar with New England character will know that there 1s some reason for this other than apathy on the part of the citizens; for it 1% rare that @ neighborhood is found in this extreme eastern section of the country where the inhabitants are not possessed of an ambition for wealth. In this town there seem to be two distinct cliques. One is composed of venerabie and wealthy citizens, who have an abundance for their remaining days and are indif- Jerent to fame or the welfare of their succexsive generation; the other class is composed of the genuine representatives of young America; but they are in the minority in numbers and comparatively losignificant tn point of wealth, and hence the ex- planation of the absence of a raiiroad and other modern agencies of civilization and the lamentable decay of the town generally. But the day of jubiice has come. ‘There are good times in store for old Duxbury yet. The presence of the American termi- nus of the great Franco-American telegraph cable will impart pew life to her, and she will some day be justly celebrated as one of the chief points of the whole American coast, She will probably never aspire to a metropolis; but after the few old fogies of the pest generation have died out their rising offspring will take a bouml forward in the now uncultivated fleid of enterprise, and this town will be one of foremost importance in this country and one of renown all over the world. A week's visit here by @ person even prejudiced, and these same happy refections and honest opinions of her future career will surely follow. During the past few days of “heavy wait- ing” for the cable to arrive it occurred to your cor- respondent that, in view of the prospective tmpor- tance which is to be hereaiter attached to this place, It would be timely and interesting to dig up some of the interesting facts of its early history and supple- ment the same with a little narrative of important events in later years, In doing this I have conversed freely and at length with that honored imdividual known as “the oldest inhabitant,” and found bun quite willing to communieate, His enthusiasm over the arrival of the cable was 80 intense, however, that I was obliged to make no less than half a dozen dis- tnct visits to obtain the erial which he possess and I desired, For one question 1 would ask f about the town he would break tn with hall a doz about the cable. I hamored the oid man tn his ev riosity unul his interrogatories Were exhausied, and then ‘he proceeded in the most careful and detailed manner possible to give me something concerning the early history of Duxbury. “If you are going to put this in the papers,” he remarked, “we must be very particular and have everything right.” “Oh, certauily,” L repiied, “because tt will be read not only in this country but ali over the world,” He then broke in with an interruption about his astonishment that the HeRaLD should send a man ali the Way down here just to find out about the town of Duxbury. 1 explained to him the impor- lance of the matter as well as J could without af- fording an opportunity for any cable questions, and followed up the explanation with the inquiry of when the town was settled, fondly, but vainly, hoping for a direct answer. “Well,” he answered, “if we ure going to coim- mence I pot) rad I might as weil get out my records.” He then tottered up to an old combination bureau and library case, and brought forth an Bivie, the back part of which contained a huge of manuscript which, from appearances, must have been wiitten very many years ago. Then, afier a japse of three or four minutes, and in reply toa repetition of my remark concerning the seitiement of the town, he answered:— “J can’t tell exactly, but it was somewhere near the year 1632, and then they used to come over here from Plymouth and stay througo the summer and ‘go back Ea in the winter."” “Why dida’t they remain in one place or the other permanently ? I inguired. “Ob, bless your soul, the Indians used ty bother them,” “Who were the first settlers” I then asked. “They were all Pilgrims, ” he answered, “and the Jeaders were Jolin Alden, Captuin Standish, Jona. than Brewster aad Thomas Prince. In order to omit the rebearsal of a great many un- important matters conceraing the town ag it existed in the oid colony of Massachasetts, I solicited some information concerning the source from which the town derived ita name, and in response the elderly gentieman showed me one of the manuscript pages in the back part of the aforesaid Bible, and from Whivh I copied the following:— This town received the namo of Duxbury out of reapect to Capital Hall, the seat of the Stan ‘aa 1308 there was living at midiah (ue son of Ralph, Ys f reat grandson of Hugh) gecupied the same domain in’ Engian4, which was b 1412 by Sir Frank Staudieh, of Duxbury Park. + bits ‘The foregoing is undoubtedly correct concernin the origin of the name of the town of Duxbury Some years ago 74, vith as ‘Hodom,”’ and to con) portion of it was known HOD With thin Herap of eaten TR 1b om OE tian told by the Se ees ee re CJ ap story. It is told to me that on one Of the roads tg the inland towns was situated the house of Dr. John Wadaworth, who wag noted as rather an eccentric individual. By his doors frequently passed the ad- Veuturesome #0ns Of farmers of the interior, eager vo ship themselves on some of the fishing vesse!s which were then leaving Duxbury at the reper season. At one time a party of three going by asked the Doctor the distance to “the village,” and the old physiclan’s reply was, “Oh, you are going there, are you? That place is Sodom, and it is going to be ue if you will wait 1 will give you a rhyme ‘The Swampinecrs avoid all fears, A tishing they will go; If toey escape b—1) twill be well, But that they won't, I know.” And with most profane but solemn warning he dis- missed them, and for @ long time after the locality War known ag Sodom. Waile trauseribing the foregoing incidents I was fortunate enough to discover among the ancient manuscripts tn the back part of the Holy Book mate- rial for quite @ bistory of the town, aud | ven- tured to 8 to my aged friend that | could pro- bably facilitate my labors by referring \o them rather than troubling bim with any furtver questions. He agreed with me, and while he went to attend to some of the stock of the farm, or ‘to do the chores,” a3 he termed 1s, 1 improved the time by taking fall notes of tbe town’s history. # ascertained that the town originally comprised not only what is now Duxbury, but also the towns of Marshfield, Pem- broke, Hangon and the Bridgewaters, all of which were set olf between the years 1620 and 1658, ‘The cutting up of the original town was not without opposition and some little a ora and on one occasion there was a@ local difference about the erection of a bridge, and the triumphant party celebrated their victory in a manner quite 1m- posing. During the present century there have also Nn numerous atrites about this game bridge, and those who desired to maintain if having been suc- cessful in their effort, there followed a xecoud cele- bration, on which occasion there was a temporary arch erected over the bridge, on witch was perched and ted a live eagle, having fastened to his beak a small piece of canvass ing this inseription, taken from Jefierson’s inaugural address:— AOLICLS EERIE LONIE LD AL TOTTEE PLE DOLE DOLE OE EE TED, g PEACE, FRIENDSHIP AND COMMERCE 3 WyrH ALL NATIONS; 3 ENTANGLING ALLIANCES WITH NONF. 3 LOE NCAT LEN SOL DOD NIEE IEEE TEIESEDOMILTEES TE TEEOTE In this connection the bas would be pertuncnt. if Jefferson were living, whether or not he would consider the cable an “entanghng alhance’ with a foreign nation, The chief business of the town in late years was shipbuilding; but even this nas now almost enurely ‘rhe absence of a@ railroad is the attri- buted cause, and this agent of civilization having penetrated the neighboring town of Plymouth the business has gone over there. The population here is Jess than 2,000, and during the past few years it has decreased at the rate of about 100 por annum. Farming is about all that is carried ou bere to any extent, and next to agriculture ranks the clam aud lobster business. With a railzoad, which t_ cer. tainly come within a year or two, It would a thas the natural resources of the town must be devel- oped, Thebeach along the coast is seven miles in length, and the surroundings are pecuiiarly adapted wo rendering this a watering place second to none other in the country. ‘he aciditional attraction of mountain scenery aise exists here, and within a radius of a few miles there are 465 fisuing ponds— one for every day in the year. ‘ihe village is plea- santly located, on elevated ground, in full view of the broad expanse of the ovcan, aud beyond It, about two miles distant, is “Standish Hg,” part of the farm of the renowned Captain Miles Standish, tie military bero of New England. ‘There is au often-told story floating around here about the gallant Captain and a hand- some Mr, Aldeu and a lovely Miss Muilins, 1t seems that soon afier Captain Standish became a widower he was led to think that if he could obtain the heart and hand of Miss Priscilla Muillius, a danghter of Mr. Wilham Mullins, the breach in tus family wou'd be happily repaired. He, therefor cording to the custom oi those times, sent to ask the permission of the old gent to visit mig daughter. Jona Alden, the messenger, went and faithiuliy communicated the ‘wishes of the Captain, The old genticinun did not object, as he migut have done, on accouut of the re- cency of the Captain’s bereavement, He said it was perfectly ag.eeabie to him; but the young lady must ‘also be consulted. The damsel was then called into the room, and Mr. Alden, who 13 said to nave beeu a man of excellent form, with a fair and ruddy com- Plexion, arose, and in a yery courteous and prepos- seselug manner delivered his erraud. Miss Muluns listened with respectful atiention, and atier a considerable pause, fixivg her eyes upon him with an open and pleasant countenaiice, said, “Pritnee, John, why do you wot speak for yourse! ile biushed and bowed and ” took his lexve, but with a look which indicated more than bis diflidence wouia allow bim otherwise to express. liowever, le soon revewed his viSit, andit was not long berore tneir nuptials were celebraiéd in aupie form, and from them are descended all of the Aldens in the Unitad States, What reportJoln made to the Captain after the first interview traditio@ tees not unigld, but it ts certain that the Captain never forgave him to tne day cf his death, justin Winsor, @ descendant of one of the early settlers of che town, has transmitted to the ciuzens an account of some of the associations of the vari- historical localities, and his description of **Cap- tam’s Hill,” so named in honor of Captain Standish, is particalarly grapbic and interesting. ‘Ibe summit of the hil! is about four hundred: yards from the sea and two hundred feet above its level, and when once attained presents a view to him who communes with nature, and who has pondered over the history of the early Pilgrims, is acquainted with their char- acter and lias conceived the purpose of their exile— to him it presents a spectacie which in times past, and which I conceive must ever cause an impres- sion on his mind not easily forgotten and scarcely to be eradicated. Full as it 18 of the most pleasing associations, it calls up im the mind of the benolder those reminiscences which giadden the heart and arouse his soul into being and clothe him with all the nobler feelings of mankina, dormant as they may be within the deep recesses of his heart. Select, should you visit it, the ciosing hours of ur mer’s day, when the burning heat of the declining suu 1s dispelled by the cooler shades of peEropetiig even- ing, and ascend to its topmost heignt. Now, as the reuring rays of day form on the heavens above a gorgeous canopy of variegated hues, so on avure’s face below ail brigutens into richness, and the verdure of the coverig softens into mildness. ‘The shining villages around, and the Village spires, towering against a background of unfading green, add giadness to the scene. ‘The glassy suriace of the bay within, with its gentle rippitngs on the shore be- neath; the music of the dashing waves on the beach without, give quiet to the mind avd peace within. Before you, i the distance, at the cast, appear the white sandhills at Cape Cod, shinmg beyond the blue expanse, and seeming to encircle by its protecting barrier a spot dear to the heart of every descendant of that pilgrim band. Still nearer, at your feet, are the pieasant on ig of Plymouth, Kingston and Dux- bury, enlivened by passing boats and sheltered from a raging ocean by tie beach, crowned at it8 southern extremity by a lighthouse, and with the extending arm of Laguish enclosing the island of the Pilgrims. Turning your eyes to the south they fall in succession on te promontory of Monamet, on the ancient town of Piymonth, rising beneath, aud, as if under the proiection of the mound beyond, the resting place of the Piigriws’ dead, Extending your eyes over the forest at the northwest you see the Blue iillis of Milton, ascend- ing far above (he surrounding couutry, While nearer, At the north, are the vil of Duxbury and Marsn- th seattered over the fleids, whose white cottages, shining in the sun, ofer a pleasing contrast to the seeae. HKelow you and around you once arose the humble abodes of the Pligrims. Tura your vision as you may and you will fee! that you are gazing on & scene of more than ordinary interest, full of tue most grates! recollections, aud of a nature the most agreable and pleasing — the bay, which ts popuiariy termed ‘“Duxdury Nay,” comprises the three barbors of Piyniouth, Kingston and Doxoury, It is well known that the Piigrims selected the shores of this bay as their set- tlemeut becunse they found tt commodions and “it for i ge From the eariiest it has been ar sort of wild sea fowl of every kind, and has © quently drawn hither great numbers of sportsinen, bat the game has diminished somewhat in late yea sSeareely one now can boast of having secured se enty of a flock at one shot, or that his gun has lur- nished the staMug for a dozen feather beds, The beach, which has beiore been alluded to as one ig unusual attractions, im width al different points. it ruus from Marshfield ina southeasterly direction, and is entirely disjointed irom the mam land by the Cut Kiver Canal, as it 14 called, fowing vetween. The name of Sait House beach was eariy given to it, though now it i more mmoniy known as Duxbury veac One of its most remark able features is the clump of pitch pines, situated about two-thirds of the distance trom the Cut to the Gurnel, and known to this day as the “High Pines,” which name was given to them over two hundred years ago. At the norihern end is “Rouse’s Hummock,” where the snore end of the cable has been landed. It 1s @ thickiy wooded, coni- cal hill, of about forty acres, its highest pomt being some fifty feet above the sca level. The name is derived from Jonn Rouse, carly settler in that vicinity, Feats have been euteriained in tines past thatatsome time the sea might force its way through the beach at various places, and to guard against this there was i, home yoars ago and at great expense, at many points throughout tts whole extent, @ protective sea wail, for whi priation was made by Cop ‘The 5 the ligtthouse of the harbor is located, consists of about twenty-seven acres, The name was derived from the gurnet fish, which anounds on the coast of Devonshire, Hagland, The following are the names of a jew Of the streams and ponds in the immediate vie +f Blue Fish river, Indian Head river, Jones’ river, South river, Island creek, Herring brook, Tus- sock’s brook, Mile brook, Pine brook, Stony brook, Phillips’ brook, Black VHar brook, Hounds ditch: Duck Hill river, Cut river, Bagle Neat creck, Beay ond, Fresh jake, Jones’ River pond, Furness pond, Hobomok pond, Great Sandy Bottom pond, Littie Sandy Bottom pond, Stetson pond, Oidham OF Maqnand pond, Indian Head pond, Island Creck pond, Little island Creek pond, Cranberry pond. nds are Long Isiand, Merrick's, , Brant, Skirt, Great Wood, Powder ¥ r7 Point, Musqaito Hole, Mor- ton's Hole and Cedar wg Hi naines which the NOW enthusiastic citizens of Duxbury Ly will some 18 < Fa day figure conspievously in her past history aud Suture career. ‘The cable celebyation, Which Occurs to-morrow, ‘will tm] fresh life toit, and thus jie apirit and ente! wilt be stimulated, and what until recently been but an obscure habitation will, in the ta to be found anywhere je Sam’s domain. THE NATIONAL GAME. Amendments to the Constitution of the State Association. ‘The amendments to the constitution and bylaws of the State Association, as reported by the Com- mittee on Revision, are as foliows:— QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS. ARTICLE III. SECTION 4. Noclub aball be re} thie association uniess com; of at least el members, or by any del under twenty-one years o! hor shall any club be 80 represented uatil’ iis delagaten sball have paid the fee hereinafter designated, and shail have filed with the recording secretary a certificate of their election, signed by the premdent and secretary of the club they repre: x ented in teen active PROBATIONARY MFPMBBRA, Szo. 4. Any club after the adjournment of any annual meeting of thie association may be elected jonary member thereof, after conforming to the fection 2 of article & and, section of article ® by the cor- mittee on nominations. They shall be subject’ to tbe pay- ment of duca and assessments, and be eligibie to all the privi- Jeges of regular members of’ the tion until the next annual meeting, at which time'they must be duly elected, in the same manner as all regular members. OFFICERS, Arr. 1V, 8 ‘The officers of this association shall be.» resident, Grst president, second vice president, record - ng Recretary, corresponding secretary, treasurer and two Indge advocates, who shall constitute tlie boar of olficers. COMMITTEES. Ant. V. So. 1, Within one week after the election of officers ai the annual meeting the president elect shall ap- point a committee of three delegates, who aball constitute a committee on nominations; and two judiciary committees of nine members each (three to make a qoorum); a printing comnilttee, to consist of three members; a finance cor mitteo, to’ consist of three members; and a bylaw commit tee of seven members (three to make ® quofum)—all of which committees shall hold oflice for one year or until thelr successors are appointed, JUDICIARY COMMITTRRS. Src. 2 Firet—The Judiclary Committees, on receiving from the recording sectetary copies of complaints or charges prefer- red against any club, or any member of any club in this asso elation, shall to investigate auch charges and decide thereon, and shall forward to the recording secretary @ copy of such'decision within fifteen days from the daie of sald decision, and such decision shall be binding and final upon the parties concerned unt!! and unless reversed by this aaso- ciation at the next ensuing sonual meeting. ‘Secon/—A vote of two-thirds of the members present at said meeting shall be necessary to reverse the decision of either of said committees. Tivrd—The committees shall meet at such places ag the chairman of each convnittes shall decide, for the investiga- tion of charges, and they shall have power to send for mem- bers of clubs and auch books and papers as may be pertinent to the question in issue. COMMITTEE ON DY LAWS. Ant, VI. Sro,6. The duty of the Committee on Bylaws aball be to exainine into and report npon all proposed ameud- ments to the constitution and by laws of the association, DELEGATRG TO NA'IONAL ABGOCLATION. 8x0. 7. Two delegates to represent this association in the National Convention shall be chosen by ballot at each an- Dual convention of the association from the membera com- posing such annual convention, and the delegates so elected shall have power to fill any vacany in their delegation. CHARGES. Ant. VII. SEO. 1. Itubail be the duty of all the oticers and members of the association to prefer charges agalust any clu or player violating ny of the articles of this eon stitution and bylaws, or the rales of play adopted by the National Association of Base Ball Players. MEETINGS. Ant. VIII. Sec. 1. The annual meeting of the associa. tion shal! be held on the second Thursday of each year, at +, At auch place as the association at the ani meeting may direct. DURES. club represented in he annual meeting in eact to the treasurer the sum of five dollars as annual du DELEGATES. SFO, 4. No person shall be accepted as a delegate from any chub who {5 not a regular member of the same. In the section of “Conspiring to Lose Games,” now section one of article ten, the word “now? in the first line is stricken out and the word “being” inserted in its stead. AMPNDMENTS. Aur. X._ All proposed alterations, additions or a mend. ments to the constitution or bylaws or rules and regnlations shall be submitted to the assoctation in writing by the Com- tnitiae on Belawa at any regular meeting of tho ansocintion, and no such alteration, addition or amendment shail be adopted unless it shall ‘have been eo proposed, nor unless two-thirds of ull the members present shall vote in favor of the same. BYLAWP. Anr. XT. No member shall speak more than twice on any quest) an ten tainutes at any timc, unless by coment ‘of the membera present. Base Ball Notes. To-day the Gothams will play the Champions at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken; the Actives wit play the Excelsiors at the Capitoline grounds; the Clar- endons will play the Unions at Hudson City, and the Socials will play with their friends at Eho Park, Ninety-second street and Eighth avenue. The Soctals intend to have a jolly time and will carry on the game through the afternoon and even- ing. ‘To-morrow the return game between the Eckfords and Irvingtons will come off at the Union grounds, The match between the Atlantics and Haymakers has been postponed until Monday on account of the rain. A match yesterday between the Dirigos, of Au- gusta, and the Unions, of Lewiston, for the junior championship of the State, resulted in favor of the former by @ score of 41 to 17. On Thursday the Maryland Clu6, champions of the South, will play witn the Eckfords, champions of the North, at the Union grounds. On Friday the Mary- landers will play the Atlantics at the Capitoline, and on Saturday they will play the Mutuals at the Union grounds. On Friday the reconstructed nine of the Mutuais will have @ game with the Socials at the Union grounds. On Saturday the Comus Union and Crescent—two social clubs of Williamsbarg—will play at Kast New York. The Stonewall Ciub, of Augusta, Ga., playe game with the Empire Club on Friday last, which resulted in favor of the former with a score of 26 to 23. ‘The remark in Sunday’s HERALD, that the spunky young Athletes were ready to do battle for the cham- pionship of the Park and a@ belt or whip, has brought out a reply from the Una Club. The latter way y would like to hear from the former or learn where they could send them a chalienge. Go in, boys! School's out! An amusing game was played at Louteville on Fri- day last between the “Old Stability” and “Young Eagle” Ciubs. The former was comp: of fal men and the latter of less weighty individuals, The latter were victorious with ® score of 31 to 21. Speaking of the contest the Louisville Courier says:— | ‘There was a large crowd present, and the fun at the ex- pense of the members of the senior club was iinmense. Ci tain Graham, after much manauvring, got nine of his in the field without regard to positions." Very few of th Sinners managed to worry through the game and the places of those who had fallen 80 early in the action were supplied by impressing the fattest men in the crowd. At one time the field was full of fat men and thus for a time the batting of the Eagles was kept within bounds. It seemed that when it be- came evident that the lttle Eagles were worryin competitors so badly, all the fat men in sight rallied to the field as if by instinct, ' Ae far as we could learn the following were those who hom, John Gral Wright, 0, W. H. V. Tren, Gi meyer. J.M. ac: pire. the ‘gyrations of the players in. thelr vain attemptssto catch the flying or even roiling balls were laughable in the extreme, Having many of them retired from participation in field eports long before base ball came mto vogue, they very naturally wes : f “Town Ball,” “Tip Cat,” “Bocky,” “Shinny,” “Barn Ball,” “War Ball,” and other of the cid-fnekioned games which were “all the go” when they were boys. Bome of the little Bagies came near geiting badly socked by the ball being hurled at them~a prin siple of one of the old games, but not of base ball. One of the “Stabilities,” © prominent railroad mau, made Charley Atmore, J. Burkhardt, J. M. Robinso wuerman, Henry Buse! & home run, and’ then retired to the grassy’ shade of cherry tree to recuperate. Some were very slow coaches, but the Jes generally permitted them to to "get their first base, just for the fan, it feetmed, of seeing them run the others. In one case Tracy, of the Eagle Club, was caught between the bases, a precario place to be In when sharp players are on the opposite side; but, with atl they conid do, they could not touch him with the ball. Atiength one of them ‘stole up bebind, and, setzin him in his arms, held him up in the air till the man with the bail came up and touched him. This piece of immense laughter and cheers. Their mode of cavching a fy Dall seemed to be more amusing than efficient. ‘The Eagles would knock it high in the air, and as many of the fat gentle- men as conid waddie thither would form a circle, and, with ail bande up, await the descending ball. Tt invariably fell in the midale of the circle, when an indiscriminate scramble for ft would enane, “Judgment, Mr. Moderator,” and other termd foreign to base bail often alld out of the mouths of the excited and precipitate players. The Maryland nine, which will arrive here on Thursday morning to play the Eckfords, Atiantics and Mutuals, 18 as follows:—Cope, pitcher; Lennon, catcher; Lucas, first base; Goldsmith, second base; Hooper, third base; Sellman, short stop: Mincher, left field; Worthington, centre fleid, and Armstrong, right Held, with Keerl and Matthows as substitutes. ‘A set of resolutions engrossed by Ben Brady, as he ean engross, aud beautifully penned, were pre: sented to William McMahon by the Matual Club last evening. ‘The resolutions are highly complimentary and eufogiatio. in their tone, and speak the thanks and love and esteem of the members of the club for the veteran. in the centre is a handsome vignetto of McMahon, and at the bottom of the scroil ts an artistically executed representation of a base ball match, done im siik. The presentation took place at Wildey’s Mutual Club Headquarters, and was ac- Dr mae by the usual speechmaking, festivity and Hlarity. ft An snteresting game will come off on Wednes4 August 4, at the Union grounds, ‘rhe Kckford champion nines of 1863 and 1869 will be the oon: testants. ‘The nines will be as follews:— 1803, 1809. Sprague, p. Martin, p Beach, ¢. Jewett, c Reach, ist b. Allison, Ist b. Wood, 20 b. Pattersou, 24 b. Swanieli, 3d 0. Nelson, 8d b. Devyr, s. 8, Hodes, 8. 8. Manotl, |. f ‘Treacey, |. f. John Safder, ¢ 1. Her, cs 6 A. Mills, rf, Pinkhan, © f. ‘The Liberty, dr. of Bast Brookiyn, defeated the Fagle, Jr, Of Jamaica, on Saturday, score—24 wo 18, AMUSEMENT WALLACK’S THRATRE.—The feature of attraction at this house for the present week is Dion Boucicaulv's great drama of “The Long Strike,” which was pro- duced here jast evening before 4 large audience, with a strong cast and appropriate scenery. This, beyond a question, is one of Mr. Boucicauit’s greatest productions, and so fail of startling situations and effects taat the interest of the audience 16 never for a moment permitted to flag. It was first brought out in this city a Uitte over three years ago at the Olympic theatre, where it enjoyed a ioug and pros- perous rup, Its revival at Wallack’s last evening was attended with that completeness of detail and superior scenic effect for which this house long since has become jamous. As the piece in question is al- ready familiar wo the playgoers of the metropolis as Well as elsewhere, it would be supertinous were we here to enter into anything like a description of the play, its plot or ita characters. Suflice it to say that for a first performance the piece passed off in a very creditable manner, and that all con- cerned in the cast acquitted themselves in such a manner as to draw forth from the large audience in attendance the heartiest en- couragement in the way of genuine applause, which a this particular time i# as rare au article in the theatres of the city as is an artistic and enjoyable performance, Mr. W. R. Floyd made his appear- unee, after an absence of two years, as Johnny Reilly, te noble-hearted sailor, and was accorded a most Natieripg welcome by his old fricuds, the New York public. Of his acting it is almost needless to speak, save to say that he has tost none of his old fire and viyor; that he iierpreted tie char- acter of the uncouth but generous sailor to the fuilest letter. Mr. J. H. Stoddait appeared in his great impersonation of old Money: ye te Seon aid Was on three scparate ovcasions Called before the curtain. His actihy throughout was inl- mitable, but in ihe telegraph scene meidental to the third act he was simply grand. In it ne tield the house spellbound from the moment uiat he entered upon the scene unul the fali of the cnrtain, which was the signal for round afler rotnd of deafening pty from delighted auditors, whieh was con- Unted until ir Stoddart again made his appearance, Mr. C, Vandenhoi! sustained the char- acter of Jem Starkey, the engineer; Miss Lizzie Price that of Jane Learoyd. “The Long Strike” will se- main upon the bil for this K Only, afier which 1013 to be withdrawn to make room jor Mr, Jobn b. Owens, wiio Makes lus appearance at this house on Monday evening next as Jenn Unit in the vouedy of “seit? Grand Opera House.—Notwithstanding the ‘threatening aspect of the clouds last evening a large audience was in attendance at the Grand Opera Honse on the occasion of the first presenta- ign tails season of the drama of “Satan in Paris; Miss Lucille Western sustaining six different oe Miss KR. Madden appeared as Mile, ¥ ) Rankm «as Count Vauille, and Mr. J. c. as Croquet, ‘The piece was received with marked favor, and @tthe conclusion of the first act Miss Western Was enthusiastically called before the cur tain, OLymete .—The health of Mr. Hiecory D. Dock has been uniformaliy good since he ap- peared on the stage of the Olyinpic, but the intro. duction of Imre and Bolossy Kiralfy invo his happy family of contortionists has given him a new lease of ive. The new @ivertisseinent of tue “ilarvest Home,” which 18 a new feature in the pantomime of “fecory Diceory Dock,” 1s exceilentiy well ar- ranged; the members of the ballet are perfect in their ditterent parts; the dresses are tasielul, and the wusic leaves novhing to be desired, The perform- ances of tie Messrs. Kiralfy are in many respects unigue, and inly aimusing. Thece can be no doubi that the assistance of lis wonderfai with contortionists Mr. Hiccory D. Dock wili contimue to run away hh toe money bag from a willing public for many a day. Woov’s Muskum.—he inclement weather yester- Gay doubtless cebarred many from being present at the matince given at this establishment, where was presented ‘The Spirit Friend, or :e Angel of Night."” ‘The Uue conveys everytiing. There were ots of nur der, sword hacking, graveyards, dark cloaks and phantoms. Moreover the proverivtal ruflan was ex- tra heavy, and the. manner in which he rolied his eyes excited great terror in the minds of the juve- niles, Candidly, the piece, poor and nonsensical 10 iself and depevding for its effect upon an apparition similar to that in the Corsican Brothers,was wretch- edly produced, few of the artists having taken the troupie to read over ther paris. Their ex- tem, eons chattering was uot suificiently entertaining to awaken avy interest. Air. Eddy sus- tained the two prinerpal characters, but his versatile talents were Dut displayed to advantage, from ine fact that his sanguine efforts were cnurely lost by the miserable Support of the company. Even the scenes were behind time and the phantom was all the while out of order. Besides the deep villain that of course did all the mischief, another young man appeared as an aspirant for histrionic iaurels in the rutiian line of business. The least said about him the better; and as for the other minor parts, they might certainiy have received more attention. A sensation piece, however ridiculous or pooriy con- structed, may at times afford some pleasure when carefully represented; but wien utter trash Is negli- gently offered it must assuredly receive its deserts, “The Spirit Friend,” like port wine, may improve With age; but as server yesterday at the matinée it was very distasteful, should took to it. BOWERY THEATRE.—Last evening the first repre- sentation of a new equestrian drama, written ex- pressly for Miss Kate Fisher, entitled ‘Child of the Savannah,” took place with great éclat at the Bowery. theatre. A crowded house was ou hand, even to the “nigger’s heaven,” and greeted thg de- nouements with wild applause, ‘The plot in many of its details is not unlike the “Octoroon,” there be- ing a Yankee, an Indian, and love, murder and re- venge in both. Miss Kate Fisher, in the trtune cha- racter of a Mexican caballero, 2 peon and a dumb siave, did adunirably, and Ge ean so when she came down trom the bluft in the distance, mounted on her foaming steed, to secure her long-lost love. Mrs. J. J. Prior ably supported her, taking the part oi Juanita, the heroine, who between tortitude and despair comes out the wife of her betrothed. Mrs. Prior’s fine enunciation, graceful posturing and pathetic manner resembled her famous impersona- tion of Zoe. Hawley and Miaco performed some wonderful acrobatic feats, and the entertainment concluded with “Kagle Eye; or, the Steed of the Delaware.” The Bowery 1s doing well, with the ihercufy at ninety degrees, ‘TRE CBNTRAL PARK GARDEN.—Tiis popular place of amusement meets with uninterrupted success. Even such unfavorable weather as there was yester- day and last night did not prevent a large audience being present, while on every might when the weather is fair the immense hall and the saloons and garden adjoining are crowded, and these will hold comfortably four to five thousand people. It 18 essentially the sammer amusement of tue people of New York. 1t supersedes and leaves all the theatres iu theshade. Here people can listen to the finest music from the first combination of performers in the country, as well as from the first soloists, white they enjoy the cool, fresh air or indnige m a social glass of wine, take ice cream, lager beer or upper, or anything else that a first class restaurant or hotel can supply. Families and parties group round the tabies, which are placed in every part of the large ali, saloons and garden, and njoy themselves in tals way, while the orchestra or band is playing. Or they promenade im couples as in a grand bail room, through the wide passages and around the refreshing fountains and shrubbery. Gentlemen tnduige in smoking their Havanas, ex- cept in one of the halls appropriated to those who do object to the fumes of cigars. The whole place is delightfully cool, for even when the weather 1s hot in the lower part of the city people get here the fresh air from the Park. The gardens are on the highest part of the island except the ridge ae Washington Hein. ‘Last night che programme ot performances was chiefly made up of tne chole- est waltzes and polkas, with several _over- wures and marches. ‘fhis is always 30 on Monday nights, to suit the particuiar audiences that attend on these nights especially. On Friday nights the programme 8 made up of classte music, for then the musicians and artists usually attend. But tt is varied every night, and the wonder ts how Mr. Theodore Thomas can find in the range of music such @ charming variety. There are forty-two per- formers, every one of Whom is thorough in his pro- fession and a soloist. This, perhaps, cannot be said of any other band or orchestra in the world. The star fs, however, Mr. Levy, who usually performs two or three solo parts on the cornet-a-piston and who is Invariably encored and loudiy applauded. He has a splendid instrument and is, a8 a performer on it, the successor of Koenig. At te the chief and conanctor himself, Mr. Theo- dore Thomas, it is hardiy necessary to speak. The public of New York and the American public generally know of lus great talenis as a mu- sician, conductor and manager. No man has done so much to stimulate the cultivation of music, and that of the highest order, in this country, and the eo owe him for that a lasting debt of gratitude. ir. Gosche, who is the partner of Mr. Thomas in the Central Park Garden business, and who has the general management, has so well managed as to inake this place select and popular at the same time. ‘There 1s no rowdyism or atl characters, and nothing tu offend the most fastidious. Indeed, it is a place of resort for the most respectable families, and no- where can they spend a more agreeable hour or two. ‘There will be ‘a grand testimonial performance for the beneiit of Mr, Theodore Thomas, on Friday even- ing, the 4th of August, when, no doubt, the New York public will show their appreciahon of the twients and services of this genticraan. Musical and Theatrical Notes, AS WAS predioied opira douse In this city has died so completely that our managers find it utterly im- possible to resurrect It, The doses of it which were given to the public last year were altogether too strong. Instead of opera boume we are to be regaled this The steward of the concern fan with the Grand Opera House for three more, with French at the Seats for an indefinite pe three mon: ‘The antics and capers of ovine tif Dumpty” Fox were suddenly interru) est morning by his wife, who presented clown with anew volume of “Humpt ty,’ in the shape of # fif- teen pound femaie Ie The Worrell sisters, Sophie and Jennie, with their new burlesque company, are duly with the “Veiled het,”? pre] to imtroducing Laie Kookh” vo the New York public next Monday ung. ‘ M. Ambroise Thomas has written what is substan- tially @ new secona act for his “Mignon,” in view of fortheoming representations at Baden, Berlin and . Peters! Mile. Rita Sangallt, premiére danseuse at Niblo’s and te Olraae during @ period of two and a haif years, brought her prolonged engagement in this city to @ close on last Saturday evening at the lat- ter theatre, Mile. Sangalil, who tsa most graceful and acconipiished ballarine, after a sojourn of four or five weeks at Saratoga, proposes visiting the prineipat theatres of the South and West during ihe ensuing season. 4 One of the Paris papers saya:—‘We hear from London that the Prince and Princess of Wales tn- vited the Marquis and juise de Vaux to dinner, aud gave them the place of honor at table. The re- ception was as cordial ag gracious—and without music.’ Which is repiied to by a London journal as follows:—"“Why ‘without music?’ Is it meant to be conveyed that by ‘sinking the shop’ the Marquise was complimented? If 80, we say that Adalina Patti has no more need to be ashamed of her profession than the Prince of Wales of his. Letus have done with such fummery and funkyism,”’ To which, in the strain of @ well known Congressman, we add, “Them ere’s our sentiments.”” THE ENGLISH STAGE. The Present Attractions of the British Caple tal= Boucicault’s Next Veuture=The Nau- tical Drama—The Death of Hodson—A New English Prima Donna—Doings in the London Theutres. Lonpon, July 10, 1869. Yhere are in (he dramatic year two weeks of pecu- liar omen-—one for good, the other for evil. During what is known as the “Smithfield week,” or that on which the Cattie Show takes place, the theatres are filled to overtiowmg; en revanche, they are deserted during what is called the “Wimbledon week,” the period at which lam writing. ‘There seems to be in rife shooting something so engrossing as to be fatal to ail other descriptions of amusement, and accord- ingly all places of entertainment, except the opera, have been deserted for the last few days. Next Monday, no doubt, there will be a turn of the tide, and ‘“cedant arma toge” will be the cry, but Zimmermann, had he been on earth this week, would have found it no dificult matter to write an essay on solitude in the pit of any playhouse in London. The only tmport- ant exceptions to this general rule have b:en Covent Garden, where Patti ana Nilsson sing to crowded houses; the Haymarket, where Miss Bateman, 1n the character of Mary Warner, has been playing to good audiences; St, James’, where Schneider aud Dupuis have heen doing the like in “Barbe Bleue,” and the great house in Shoreditch, called the Standara, where Mr. Sothern has been convulsing muititudin- ous audiences with the drollerles of the fantastic There is hardly an incident of note to be recorded nor any events to and half-minded Lord Dundreary. note save such as ‘‘loom majestically in ihe future,” to use the fine phrase of Mr. Disraeli. Drary Laue is to open on the last di report speaks favorably, busy on the sce and picturesque. ‘The Globe will ciose a not too successful season this evening aud the company will be broken up, TY not intending to re-open the house Miss Maggie Brennan, who made a hit in burlesque business here, goes with Mr, Sefton before next winter. some other members of the corps to Drury Lane. At the Haymarket the regular season closes to- night, when Mr. Buekstone will take his benefit, de- liver his farewell address and doubtiess retire, as The perform- Wainer” and the ro- mantic old melodrama, in great favor with oar entitled “The Haunted lan,’ A curious fact in connection with this latter piece is that it Jed toa change in the pronunciation of ms wol pronounced be pronounced to this “This word,” observes Walker, “was in quiet possession of its true aoe which, to the surprise of those who had heard che language spoken hgif a century, was by some speakers called So strangely does the fashion vhange that, much as Walker was scandalized by “hawnted,”’ he would have been equally shocked, were he alive, Ou Monday the off season begins, with Misa Amy Sedgwich in a new play, by Miss R. usual, 0’ den with ne ances wiil consist of ‘Mary 2 ys. fathers and mothers, English word, = It haunt, though as if spelt hawnt, used to rhyme with aunt until drama changed the sound, appears that the universally the ttle of till a late aramatic piece made its appearance, ‘The Hawnted Ion.’ of pronunciauon, like that of costum with “hanted.” G, le Thiere, entitled «‘All For eh on Taureday next the Lyceum wi night, when there will be a atronage of the Prince of r. John Parry, whose fortunately precludes any of his being ablo to resume his professional du- ties. Gojdsmith’s play of “She Stoops to Conquer” will be represented by some old amateur friends of Mr, Parry, and a comedietta, in which the Hon. Mrs, G. Wrottesley 1s to appear, will be acted as a prelude. Mr. Tom Taylor has aiso undertaken to speak an ad- dress written by himself. No one who has ever known Mr. Parry Will fail to share the general desire that s0 good a man and 80 accomplished state of tng buat r. ‘There have been plays before now founded upon various topics—love, nate, revenge, battle, murder and sudden death—but a play fonnaed upon sea sick- ness is indeed a novelty. Yet that phenomenon was produced last uight at the Strand theatre 1u the shape of a new farce by Mr. Hay, entitled The Chops of the Channei.” A couple of lovers elope, and, making for France, get dreadtully sick in the passage from Folkestone to Bouiogne. The stage represents the cabin of the steamboat, where everybody is ili, retching, writhing and making the most horrible grimaces. ‘C’est un peu trop sort.” Notwithstanding tts sins against taste, the farce ts not devoid of fuu, tue dialogue being remarkably lively and some of! the incidents and characters remarkably droll, Amid the throes of nis agony the wretched bridegroom remarks to his beloved that he has made the awfui discovery that ner father is aboard; to which the lady sav- agely replies, ‘‘How dare you cai! the author of my being @ board !—a wretched plank' He ts @ man, sir; and a better man than you |” whereupona fierce quarrel ensues. In the result the ol gentieman signifies his assent to the match in these significant words, addressed to the husband:—Take her, sir; Dut no, you have taken her already; let me ratner say keep her, and, depend upon it, you'll find it harder to keep her than you have found it to take her,” and with this happy thought the play ends. A wonderful event occurred at the Richmond theatre on Wednesday eveniug, when Mr. John Lee appeared as Shylock, playing the part with signal ability; at least, 80 they say who witnessed the per- formance, of whom, I am sorry to say, I was not one, having gone up ina balloon that night. The interest of the occasion (I mean the dramatic, not the aeronautic aotieee wells in the fact that Mr. Lee is vergiag on his elghtieth year, ana had been private secretary to Edmund Kean. 1 am sorry to have to record the death of Mr. George Hodson, the Trish comedian, who nad long Managed the Cheltenham theaire, and who, at the time of his decease, was lessee ot the Theatre Koyal, Gloucester, He died im Bath on Sunday moraing last. ‘There was a report some ars ago that Mr. Edgar, late leasee of Sadler's Wells, had died in New York; but inasmuch as Mr, Edgar indignantly denies che statement it ts probably incorrect. It 18 satiefactory to feel that the reproach to whieh we Britishers have been too iong subject of having produced no female singer of the highest class since the days of Miss Paton is likely to be effaced by the tory now rapidly accumulating around Miss Dove Bory, a young English woman who is algae g | her career triumphantly upon the lyric stage of {taly. She has appeared at Padua both m “The Huguenots’? and “Don Carlos,” and in each case with splendid success. The Itallan criues speak of her with un- bounded enthusiasm, describing her voice as magni- ficent and her dramatic power as of a grand order. ‘There was a time when the cycle of London amuse- ments would not have been deemed complete with- ont a place of equestrian entertainment; but those days are passed, Philip Astley, Andrew Ducrow, Wiliam Batty and William Cook Rave all vanished, “leaving the world no copy.”’ ‘Entertainment for man and horse” is no longer to be had either in Lon- don circus or in wayside inns. The sensational drama has destroyed the former for ever, even as ratiroads have ruined the latter, “Bread and the circus" was tue ery of the ancient Romans, and it was once a fond aspiration with Londoners aiso; but bread became scarcer day by day and the circas exists no longer. Astiey’s 18 shut; so, too, is the Holborn Amphitheatre, while the Agricultural Hall is given over to velocipedeans, or, as the French wittily cali them, ‘Umbeciles a deux roves.” So the world changes and such are the wiid vicissitudes of taste. RAILROAD CONNECTIONS IN TENNESSEN.—We one derstand that the necessary iron for the constrac- on of the North and South Alabama road, from Montgoinery to Decatur, has been secured, and that 10,000 tons Will be transported by rail from Mobile to Limekiln at an early day. One hundred and twenty Iniles of the road are now under contract. The ag ee- ment for the congolidation. of the road from Jack- sonvilte to Gadsden with that irom Gadsden to Gun- tersville has been consummated, and Mr. John Ever- ett, of London, has left for New York to make finan- cial arrangements for ite immediate construction, ‘The Gadsden Tires says that it Ia expected to have the road completed to Guntersville im about fifteen MODthe.— Nashviiie Banner, July ws of the month, with a new play by Mr. Dion Boucicault, of which Mr. Willtam Beverley is , Which will be most brilliant ” i open for one formance, under the ‘ales, for the benefit of health un- immediate prospect an artist may have on this interesting ovcasion an overflow- Voyage of the Dauntlese—What iugtion “._ Yachtmen Think of It, Poy ee Lonnon, July 14, 1869, ‘The arrival of *he Dauntless has caused quite a sensation. The annoummement was first received as @ hoax, and the knowing onés.Jn the ciubs gave it as their opinion that no yacht couil. possibly come from New York to Queenstown in twere days and seventeen hours. When the excitement hal.in a Measure sobered down, and when the acts that tite Dauntless had arrived and that she had really done the distance in the time specified were confirmed, the question as to how she managed matters was in every one’s mouth. ‘How was the wind?» “What was the force of it?” aud sundry other queries were asked, and the log of the West India mail voat was eagerly scanned in the endeavor to satisfy some of these points. “Wind wee northwest and southwest.”? ‘Thought so,” ine knowing “wind on the quarter, best point of sailing for Yankee craft. Well, she may have done as reported.’? But the majority of Znglish yachtmen, men who are free from prejudice, regard the of yacht across the Atlantic as a formance, and one altogether unequalied in the an- nals of yachting. The Dauntless must have sree at least ten knots over @ distance of about 2,700 miles. Tne publication of her will be lorward to by every yachtman with interest, no yacht that could possibly compete with say hope 0 yacht that cou! of success with the Dauntless across the Atiantie; it and notwithstanding all the bounce that 19 rake ones, these has been written about the Cambria, it is to every seaman that in an ocean race she would be no match whatever against the American yacht. Excuses may be made on aceount of size, but will be merely excuses, and the Cambria haps take a lesson from the French, who will a ten fon cutter against the big yachts on Thursday next. Yachting Not THE SAPPHO, This splendid schooner yacht, concerning which the brightest expectations have been formed, com- pleted her entire arrangements for her ocean trip yesterday at her anchorage off Hoboken. Owing to the rain storm she was not towed aown to Sandy Hook until late in the afternoon. Rear Commodore Douglass had a large party of friends on board, with whom he dined. There were besides others who ac- companied the Sappho to wish the Rear Commogore a pleasant voyage and his gallant yacht a brilliant success. The Sappho anchored in the Horseshoe to await the coming of a favorable wind. The entries for the annual cruise of the New York Yacht Club are expected to be unusually large this year, and an unusually fine display is expected, ‘The Atlantic Yacht Club squadron sailea from Glen Cove yesterday morning at five o'clock, and, under orders from the Commodore, proceeded to New Haven. ‘The Union regatta to be given by the Bayonne Club on Tuesday next will undoubtedly be one of the finest exnibitions ever given under the auspices of the club, A very spirited and closely contested regatta was. sailed on Long Island Sound on Saturday from Mianus Harbor. The competing boats, eight 10 num- ber, were sloops, ranging from eight to fitteen tons and belonging to Greenwich, Portchester and Stam- ford, as follows:— Geo. C, Wood..Capt, W. H. Lockwood..Greenwich, Flora Temple...Capt. H. 8, Lockwood..Greenwich. Eva ©... Capt. J. Clark. Wm. Wallac Dictator.. JN. Silsbee. Emmaretta, Phebe Ann..... ‘The course sailed was from at the mouth of the harbor to Flat Neck bnoy, off Old Greenwich Point, at “Riverside,” thence to Sands’ Point buoy, Long Island side, thence returning to Fiat Neck buoy, and from there to station boat at piace of starting, altogether a distance of twenty-five and a half miles. The boats started at thirty-four minutes past twelve o’clock in the afternoon with a verv light southwest breeze, making the course on the start nearly a dead beat.to windward. They kept well together, the Eva C. leading until of Rye Point, when the Dictator tacked ship and headed for Long Isiand, quickly followed by the Flora Temple, Wood and Wallace, the other four boats working down under the north shore. At four o’el the wind abont south and biowing a breeze, the four boats on the islan along splendidly. At ten minutes past four P. M. the Wallace led the Dictator and was heading straight tor the Sands’ Point buoy, the Wood and the Flora Temple a little astern and farther in shore, but going like racehorses, the Wood finally passing and slowly edging away from the Fiora Temple. On the north shore the con- teat was sharp and close between the Eva C. and Emmaretta, the latter much the larger boat. ‘The Emmaretta succeeded in passing the Eva C. shortiy before the two boats tacked to the southward to reach the Sands’ Point buoy, which latter buoy the fleet turned ia = fol jovine order:— Emmaretta.....4 24 33 Geo. C. Wooa Wim. Wallace....4 26 14 Flora Temple. ictavor. 4 26 46 Phebe Ann. Eva C. .4 27 45 J, N, Silsbee Quickly rounding the buoy the boats the homestretch with @ free wind and sheets well off, the Emmaretta gradually increasing the distance between her and the Wallace and Dictator, while the latter the Wallace, the Eva C. in the mean- time nolding her own bravely with the two latter boats, The Wood lened the Ue, gs he be- tween her and the Flora Temple, guiuing meanwhile on three of the boats leading her. The Phebe Ann, next to the last, in rounding the buoy gained rapidly on the entire fleet coi in, as will be seen, side by side with the Flora Temple. The return to the station bost was as follows:— Mt 6 3 31 Wood.... 6 10 40 Flora Tempie . 6 12 41 Phebe Ann. Emmaretta . The prizes awarded are as follows:—First prize, $35, sloop Emmaretta; second prize, $15, sloop Dic- tator: third prize, $5, Eva C. An allowance of time due from the Wallace to the Eva C. gave the latter the third prize. Taken altogether it was @ most successful, a very evenly contested and interesting regatta. The judges, with a pleasant company of ladies and es were on board the sloop Stella, Captain eorge Brush, which vessel accompanied the com- peting boats thronghout the entire race. It is understood that the Americus Club are ar- ranging the details of a regatta to take piace at an early day. CiPAL AFFAIRS, Board of Aldermen. This Board met yesterday afternoon, With the President, Alderman Coman, in the chair, For the first time in many weeks there was a full Board present. All the seats were filled within the sacred precincts of the chamber, while the lobby containeq a goodly gathering of the aldermanic admirers, The members of the Board were all smiling and evi- dently very happy, for some reason or other unex- plained. When the usual preliminaries had been d ol ag of the Preaident took up the papers which encumbered his desk, read their titles and announced their reference to appropriate committees or that they would lay over, as the Board directed. Among these papers was oue irom the Board of Assistant Aldermen, containing an ordi. nance directing the alteration of the boundaries of two of the election districts of the Ninth ward, Alderman Ward, in whcse Aldermante district are the election districts which the ordinauce f= altering, opposed the motion to concur with the Board of Assistant Aldermen, inasmuch a# the pro- posed alteration would give one district some 1,200 votes and give another but 200. Alderman HAkpy spoke in favor of concurrence, and stated that he had been assured by the Assistant Alderman of the dietrict that the facts were directly the opposite of those stated by Alderman Ward, and further, that it was necessary to make the alteration DOW, as it must be completed before the ist of Au- gust. A motion was made to refer it to the Committee on jost, and a motion was made to concur. PRESENTATIVE from the upper “deestreak’? said: think that ought to go t’the committee. ‘There seems to be some mistake, and I hate to have any disagreement between mem! of the Board. I think it might he over, and see if the gentiemen from that deestreak can’t 1x it up between ‘em. I move it Hes over for ten minutes.” This seemed to meet with the saaction of the members present, and the matter was allowed to “ile.’” Alderman Moore then moved that cach member be allowed to call up five general orders, with the view of clearing off some oi the matter which en- cumbered the President's desk. The motion was adopted and the Board went at it. Inafew minutes Alderman Hardy, to shorten the swee; Process, had Alderman Moore's motton reconsi , and in its place substituted one providing that cach ral order be read and those not objected to be adopted all together. This was carried and the sweeping commenced. There was very little of general public interest, as the greater portion of the orders provicted for the regulating and grading of streets m the upper end of the isiand, the laying of Croton and gas mains, crosswalks, erection of free driuking hydrants and gas lampe. Several tnsignificant papers were made “corporation newspaj ” The salary of the Sergeant-at-Arms to the ra of Assisiant Alder- men was increased to $2,500 perannum, Donat to pay assessments were made to the Church of the Holy Cross in the sum of $2,723, and St. Patrick's Cathedral, on Fifth avenue; to Spring street Presby- terian Church and the Central Dispensary. ‘The matter in relation to the election districts of the Ninth ward was called up and sotilea by the Board concurring with the Assistant Aldermen. The motion was made that when the Board adjourn it do 80 to meet again on the first Monday in September. Ali the members grinned and said aye quite audi- bly, and then, on motion of the great peacemaker and candidate for “Blathering Mike's” shoes, the Board adjourned,