The New York Herald Newspaper, October 7, 1870, Page 4

4 TM AMER’ First Day of the Fall Meeting at Jerome Park. Interesting Scenes and Splen- did Sport, Beauty and Fashion at the Course. FOUR CAPITAL RACES. Corsican Wins the Handicap Sweepstakes, Kingfisher the Champion Stakes, Harry Bassett the Nursery Stakesand Oysterman, Jr., the Steeple Chase. The autumn meeting of the American Jockey Club commenced yesterday at Jerome Park, and will be continued on alternate week days until Satarday, the 15th inst. The occasion is one of unusual interest im the sporting and fashionable world, Great pre- parations have been made to render this meeting the moat attractive of the Kind that has ever taken place in the United States, A larger number of horses bas been entered for these races than was ever seen at any of the previous meetings, and the Jadies were prepared to appear in all the mag- mificence of the new fall fashions, But the opening day proved uppropitious for the splen- did display that was expected, and ladies and gen- tlemen alike were disappointed. A chilling wind view from the northeast, and the weather all day was cloudy cold, raw and domp. In the morning the exceedingly unfavorable condition of the weather created @ very general impression that the inauguration of the fall meeting would be post- poned until to-day; but, though the sky was over- cast with threatening clouds, the impending rain storm kept olf, and the races were run as had been announced. The American jockey Club has speedily attained the exalted position ofexemplar of tne turf. As a sporting organization It has no superior in the world. No royal races in England or on the Continent of Furope are conducted with sore propriety or attended by a finer class of peuple then are those at the elegaut racing ground in Jerome Park. Not at the celebrated meetings ot the Derby, the Oaks, te St. Leger or the Goodwood, nor at the imperial races at Chantilly, and Longchamps, In France, nor at any of the finest tracks in 6 more interesting and splendid scene than can be enjoyed in our own midst by the citizens of New York, Jerome Park is unequalled anywhere as a racing ground. Its natural advantages are else. where unsurpassed. Situate at a convenient dis- tance from the city, being easy of access by rail or road, it is On Occasions like the present a genera! | rendezvous for lovers of natural scenery and ug sport. Though the gathering yesterday was compuratively limited in numbers, it presented a favorable apd suggestive contrast to the crowds usually seen at races in other parts of the worid. The highiy respectable character of the company confirmed the prevalent opinic hat horse racing is with Americans @ pastime which 13 loved for the sport itself and not for the greed of gain. All the arrangements were prepared and carried out in the most ‘satisfactory manner, Tue company was exceedingly select, and nothing transpired to mar we pleasure of those who were pre- sent. It is true that ithe unfavorable state of the weather prevented many persons from attending, and the display of fashion was not £0 great as it would otherwise have been; but there was a fair representation of the fair sex on the ground and the racing was excellent. The scene from the grand stand was veautifal and unique, The smooth track, with its graceful curves; the elegaut clud house opposite, standing on a fa- vored natural knoll, and the background of stately trees, combined to form a jandscape such as no other race course in Christendom can present, To the right and left, behind the enclosure of the track, groups of carriages were arranged, and on the ris- ing ground to the leit of the quarierstretch, ana just outside the limits of the Park, the rising ground through which Central avenue is cut, was covered with a crowd of specta‘urs, who enjoyed a free view of ali the races, The scefe at the club house was animated and in- teresting in the extreme, Stylish establishments were driven up In quick succession to the door, and gentlemen and ladies of weulth and fashion, showing every evidence of culture and retine- ment, alighted and took up their positions on the balcony, which commands a fine view of the homestretch and the winning post. Several thousands of spectators had arrived before the hour appomted for the racing to commence, Just before the first race ¢ iT the sun peeped out from be- hind the dull, heavy clouds, and ‘mth and bright. ness thus temporarliy imparted added much to the pleasure of ihe people, who were now luoking with interest to the inanguration of these autumn races, Meanwhile members of the club, with thetr jamilies, kept coming, and the sporting men withtp the quartersiretch enclosure in front of the grand stand w busy canvassing the characteristics of the horses and booking their bets, SOMETHING ABOUT FASHIONS. A stylish landau, with a pair of clean-stepping bays, pulls up beside the broad veranda of tae Clup House. From it alights a brunette, in an exceea- ingly rich costume of black Lyons velvet, the skirt of @ comfortable walking lengin, made entirely without trimming. Tue paletot is long and grace- ful, lined with satin, and 13 fastened up the front with rich and tasteful ornaments of pas: It is artistically jooped at ihe sides under ments lo correspond. The cute: eceves are long and open, and are also lined will satin, The coliar isenrevers. To finish this elegant wolet a round hat of biack veivet sits on ihe raven tresses, and i trimmed with a scarf of purple crepe de chine, loops of black velvet and an undu- lating purple plume. Her companion is a young Jady, with that delicate tnge of brown in her braided hair which forma the most beautiful setting to @ woman's face. Her dress is a garnet frish pop- Un, trimmed with a rich tassel fringe and bands of garnet velvet. A deep flounce borders the skirt and 1s partially covered by handsome fan plaits of oval pieces, trimmed with narrow fringe. ‘he overskirt, rounded back and front and open at the sides, the tight-fitting basque, with pointed front, and gypsy hat of garnet gros grain decorated with autumn flowers, set off this handsome toilet to advantage. Nearly all the cloaks worn by the ladies on this occasion were of the torm of tunics or half-Atung casaques. Some imitated a velvet coat, with gros grain vest, cuffs and revers, and otiers were re- miniscences of last season in the puffed skirt and jaunty jacket, There was quite aii iuteresting dis- play in the jewelry line. Some beautiful medailions of the Louis Quinze style, with painuiugs on enamel, set round with simaii pearls and Renaissance bijou- terte, with suljects in filigree work, on a biack ground, were in abundance. ‘The varieties of crosses—Byzantine, Maltese aud Roman in form, and lapis-lazull, agate aud malachite in wiateriai—were endless. On the veranda, when the bell rang for the first face, were grouped together some preity toilets. One was a Diack sik, With @ tight-fitiing basque of purple velvet, and round hat of the same to corre- spond. A scariet shawl fell in graceiui folds from the snoulders. Byzantine jewelry. WHO WERE THERE. The Queen of Song, Mile. Uhristine Nilsson, leaned over the balcony, her fair, expressive face lighted ap with pleasure ana gratification. She wore an ex- quisitely fitting black silk dress, entirely trimmed with black Ohantilly lace, over white musi bands. ‘The underskirt was in narrow flounces, headed with white musiip, and the corsuge was covered with @ sort of Wattean crape. A pretty little bon- net, trimmed with blue, sat on her auburn curls. She was accompanied by Judge Stou, ton and lady, Miss Stoughton, General Ingal General Alfred Pleasonton, General Smith and Judge Fields. Among the other distinguished people pre- nt Were Messrs, Leonard and Lawrence Jerome, Mr. juis G. Morris, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Constable, Mr. W. B. Duncan, Mr. Carroll Livingston, mae fon- gon, Mr. Kettletas, Mr. Redmond and lady, Mr. and ars. Belmont, Mr. and Mra, Kearney Warren, Mr. and Miss Travers, Mrs. Charles Morgan, Miss 8. Townsend, Misses Vail, Miss Virginia i Mrs. D, Lydig, Miss Tompkins, Miss Bend, Miss Whitney, Misses Morris, Mrs. Beecher, Mrs. George Lorillard, Mr. J. C. Spencer, Mr. Gris- wold, Mrs. Sboroski and her two daughters, Prince and Princess Ceuci, Mr. and Mrs, Lorillard Spencer, ia England, | rmany has there been ever witnessed a NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEK'Y. Mr. Just, Senator Ingersoll, Mr. O'Couor, Governor Bowie, Orleans, W. J, and J. G, Milla, Piennigs, Mrs. of Maryland; General Dick ‘Taylor, of New ox-Mayor Gunther and iady, and others. THE RQUIPAGRS, Among the handsome turnouts at the Club House were those of Mr. J. F. Stone, a iilord; Mi Soutter, a phaeton and handsome pair of bays; Judge Stougbton, a stylish four-n-hand; Ar. Bel- mout, & barouche and pair of high stepping bays. Mr, P. Van Courtiandt drove up to the grand stand with his stylish four-in-hand, followed by Mr. Witham Duncan with @ fine pair of bays, and by neat turnouts driven by Mr. Withers, Mr. Jona Perley, Mr. Sanford, Mr, Charles Paley and Mr, ‘trom ns a ae Lig de Cenct ae bee <oatad among the prominent persons uj ves randae of the club Rouse from his tall figure and Aye go carriage. A little distance from the last named personage were Messta, Lawrence and Leonard Jerome, Colonel Custer, J. G. Custer, R. Seth Clark, Dr. Blackledge, William Hechster, Horace F. Clark, Mr. Frank Hill and others. A ttle removed from these gentlemen was congre- gated a knot of sporting celebrities, chiefly distin- guishable among whom was John Morrissey, ablaze with diamonds, The Racing. The track was heavy and dull, which made tt several seconds slower than when in perfect order, but the races were run in good time notwithstand- ing. The programme of the day’s racing an- nounced four events, the frst being a handicap sweepstakes for all ages,a dash of a mile and a quarter, There were twelve entries, but six de- clared out previous to the day of race. Another Was withdrawn on account of lameness, leaving five to contend for money. These were Bacon & Holland's bay gelding Corsican and chestnut colt Mozart, J. Echersou's chestnut horse Sanford, M, H, Sanford’s bay mare Niagara and F. Morris’ gray filly Fidelity. Corsican won tho race, very handily, showing that he has agatn re. covered his racing form. He was a very successful horse last year, but when ho was tested this spring he was found to nave lost his speed. He ran bat twice before daring the summer, and was beaten each ume, The horses that ran against him on this occasion were well known aud were stoutly backed by their admirers. The second race was the Champion Stakes, for three-year-olds, mile heats, In this race but six, out of forty-six entries. came tothe post. These were Mr. Belmonts bay colt Kingfisher, John O'Don- neil’s brown colt Haric, T. W. Doswell’s bay filly Midday, Carroll & Coar's brown colt by Doneratle, J, McConneli’s brown colt Chillicothe and M. H, San- ford’s bay filly by Lexington, dam Katona. The race was won by Mr, Belmont’s Kingfisher tn the most gale lant style in two straight heats, Klogfisher was the favorite, notwithstanding the many siories about his having been amiss and that he had been turned out, He showed great speed at the finish of each heat, going through the others with such ease that they lost thelr racing appearance for the mo- ment. Haric did not come up to the expectations of his backers, a8 mauy believed him to be tie fastest horse in the country. They had seen him run fast at Loug Branch, and again at Saratoga, but they seemea to have overlooked the fact that he never before had been called upon to put up the steadying weight of one hundred ang ten pounds, 8 weight stopped him in his victorious career, and proved him to be nothing more than a second rater alter all. The most brillant affair of the day was the third race, Which Was by tifteen two-year-olds for the stakes, There were sixty entries for this race and @iteen came to the post, These were Colonel Medaniel’s chestuut colt Harry Bassett, Johu O’Doaneil’s gray Milly Mary Louise, D. D. With | ers’ bay filly Kisie, Mr. Thomas’ pay filly Aurelia, A, Belmoni’s pay filly Girl of My Heart, L. W. Jerome's | two ililies, both by Kentucky, one out of Ari¢i and the other out of Mary Biddle; H. B, Todd's bay colt by Harry Booth, I’. Morris’ biack filly by Eclipse, dam Vanity; B. W. Hoxsey’s gray filly, R. E. Lewis’ chestnut tly Lema, M. Littell’s gray filly Mary Clark, Hunter & ‘Travers’ bay colt out of Nannie Lewis, John O’Donneil’s chestuut filly Fanchon, apd W. RK. Babcock’s chestnut filly by Jack Malone, out of Vesper Light, Ail the youngster were good, but the three that won piaces in the race are most excellent, probably the finest two year olds in the country. ‘The winner of the race, Harry Bassett, ran his tlird race on this occasion, having won the last two. He is a noble, large, sub- Stuntial colt aud looks the race horse all over. He won lus race yesterday with apparent ease, beating the favorive, Mary Louise, several leagtis, The ad- | mirers of tie latter supposed her mviuecible, having | won every stake that sne has previously started tor | ou a canter, and Were never was a more disap- poinved set of men gathered together than were her backers yesterday wWhea they saw her struggling under the wip up the homestretch in the fruidess endeavor of catching Harry Bassett before he reached the score. bir. Withers’ Leamington filly, | by Bapta, ran a good third, beating the other twelve im the race all hollow. The fifveen starters pre- sented @ tine appearance, and we think it was the Jargest numper of starters that ever contended ina race tin America. ‘fhe fourth race—the steeple chase—turned out to be no race at all before half a mie was run, as one of the horses haa {alle down and the other had thrown bis rider. The winning horse—Oysterman, Jr. —afler the accidents to the others was taken in hand, and weut over the ground at his leisure, making the jumps in most beautiiul style. Biddy Maione, oue of the starters in ihe race, Jeli at the second jump, aud so disabled her rider for the mo- ment that he was unable 6o mount again, and another rider, Hughy Gatfuey, being at hand, mounted the mare aud went over the Course to re- cover the second prize, Alter Oysverman, Jr., had finished the race, tie other horse, who had thrown his rider af the fourth leap, was caught and the jockey mounted avatn, and he also went over the course to save his entrance money. Both Biddy Maloue ond Tisdale made ali tie leaps after being remounted without making any mistakes; bat the steeple Chase lost 11s interest when the horses fell, and the jumping alterwards Was not appreciated by tne spectators. ‘The following are the details of the racing as it came off:— THE FIRST RACE. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OL $50 each, play or pay, the cond horse to receive twenty-five per cent of Ss, one mile and a quarter. 1 & Holland entered b. g. Corsican, by Uncie dam by Sovereign, 1 1 ered chi n Dolly Carter, 109 I 2 Santord entered b. ti old, 103 Ibs, 3 4 5 TUE anand Mozart. $ 2 200 330 1,010 Here . 246 220 260 “650 100 105 130 305 760 | 50 85 5 90 16 THE RAOR, The hore € Siarted at the three-quarter pole and got a nicely ina bunch. Corsican soon ran to the front and showed the way up the homestretch, passing the stand one length In advance of Sanford, Niagara third, Felictiy fourth and Mozart bringing up the rear. Going around the upper turn Corsican suill kept in front, Sanford second, Niagara, Felicity and Mozart close together, In this way they ran past the quarter pole and swung to the left down to the bluv, around which they dashed at a rapid rate, Corsican leadtug two lengths, the others a length apart, Saniord second, Niagara third, Felicity fourth and Mozart fifth, They then ran around the hill to the right and passed out of sight. When they appeared again on the lower turn Corsican suili had a lead of two ie og the others in the same positions 23 before, nose and tail. As they approached the three-quarter poie Sanford moved up and shut up the dayngt the others belng two lengths apart. Felicity an Mozart then began to fall off. Corsican disposed of Sanford easily on the homestretch and came in a winner by three lengths. Niagara was three lengths behind Santord, who was half a dozen lengths ahead of Felicity, the latter being three lengths in advance ef Mozart. Time of the dash— 2:15. THE SECOND RACE. CHAMPION STAKES—For three year olds, of $200 each, half forteit, with $1,500 added, the second horse to receive $200 out of the stakes, mile heats, closed with 45 entries. red b. ¢. Kingfisher, by Lex- ington, dam Eltham Lass.... 1k John O'Donnell entered br. lian, dam Brenna........ 62 T. W. Doswell entered b, f. Mi dam Minette......... . 33 S. McConnell entered br. c. CI ington, dam Lilia. 24 Carroil & Coar ente Cauary Bird 456 M. H. Sandfore tou, dam Katona 6 6 TI . Before the Start, Kingfisher. $1,000 700 400 Midday 300 805100 C 295 380-120 270 «830 80. ot 50 85 After First Heat, Without Kingisher. Midday. -$100 220 400-20 Hart 60 110 200 170 Chillicothe... . « 40 65 16 70 lvem and Doneraile. + 10 «15 405 THE RACK. First Heat.—Onillicothe was first away to a capl- tal start, Midday second, the Doneraile third, Item fourtb, Haric fifth and Kingtlsher sixth. Going around the upper turn Chilitcothe led one length, the Doneraile second, Sanford third, Midday fourth, Haric fifth and Kingfisher sixth. They passed around the turn in that way, and when they came down to the bluff Chillicothe was still two lengths in front of the Doneralie coll, Item third, Midday fourth, Haric fifth, with Kingfisher bringing up the rear. The horses then passed out of sight around the hill, and when they appeared in view again Chillicothe was on the lead, showing the way, the Doneraile colt second, Midday third, item fourth, Haric @fth and | B. G. Thomas entered b. f. ‘Aurcoia, by War hind, not having as by made a move- pens pant a the ey eeemne ed the ‘three-quarter Harte ingtisher " to move up tone others, and as they came into the homestretch Midday and the Doneratie closed Chillicothe, Then Kingfisher was let came with such a rush that he went through his horses as ff they were hobbled, and came to an easy Winner by hait a dozen le! Chiviicothe second, Midday third, the Doneraile colt fourth, Haric titth and Item sixth, Time of the neat, 1:49, Second Heat.—The Doneralie colt had the best of the send-oi!, the start bemg very even, Haric sec- ond, item third, Ringler fourth, Midday fifth and Chillicothe sixth. They kept their places into the upper turn, but before tney reached the quarter pole some changes had taken place. ‘Tue Doneratle colt’ kept the lead, Haric second, Midday third, Item fourth, Kingnsher fftn and Chillicothe mxth. As they came down and passed under the blud the Doneraile colt was leading, closely pressed by Midday, Item third, Haro fourth, Catilivothe fifth and Kingfisher sixth, ‘They passed around the hill out of sight, but when they came in view on the lower turn was head and head with the Doueraile colt, Haric next, Kingisner fourth, Chillicothe fifth and Item sixth. ‘Lhe borses tn the rear closed up as they neared the three-quarter pole, and Midi whe moment, Then Haric made disposed ot Midday Kingfisher was at his heels, The latter made short work of the whole of them, and came di om A the haecetneron, pater a bard pull, winni e yy several lengths, 10 secon Midday ‘third, Chiilicuthe fourth, the Doneratile coit ith and Item sixth. The time of the neat was 1:49. ‘THE THIRD RACK, NURSERY STAKES—For two-year-olds, of $60 each, play or , With $1,000 added, the second horse to Teceive $200 out of the stakes; one mile, Closed with aixty entries, D. McDaniel entered ch. c. Harry Bassett, by Lex- , GAM Canary BITA........ oc. cee eeeeeees 1.0 entered g. i. Mary Louise, by Light- Withers entered b. f Bisie, by Leamington, Mi An Littel entered get dary Giatks by Lexing. ent . _ ton, dam Eagles, . a Dance, dam Dixie...... noes Mbp ok F, Morris entered bik. 1, by Eclipse, dam Vanity, . W. R. Babcock entered ch. [, by Jack Malone, dam Vesper Light........ wosseecesroecees ‘A. Belmont entered b, f. Girl of My Heart, by Skirmisher, dam FIUKC. .......0..sseeeereseeseee R._E. Lewis entered ch. f, Lema, by Leamington, ‘dam Kose Ariington...........- ne -aanane Hunter & Travers entered b. c, by Censor, or Jerome Edgar, dam Nanuie Lewis.... ........ John O'Donuell entered ch. f, Fanchon, by Austra- han, dam Idlewild.. HH. B. Todd entered b. o. by Harry 5 1 2 8 0 0 0 e o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE BETTING. O’Donnell. $620 $1,600 $800 $550 $250 $100 MeDanie! - 410 680 840 200210 90 Withers . 360 «11045 BO Thomas 100 «508010 5 Babcoc! 110 # 55 (10 ‘ The fleld P a9 50 45, arr e THE RACK. “te Fifteen of the sixtry entries came to the post, and a larger or better looking eld never appeared in Unis country, ‘There was great trouble in getitng the youngsters into line for the start, a number of break- uways occurring before the word was given. When the Hag fell they were as close together as it was Possible to get them, and they dasted off at a rapid pace, Mr, Jerome’s bay filly taking the lead, Harry Bassett second, Mary Louise third, and the others in such a close group that 1b was impossible to dis- tungulsh one from the otter, Colonel McDante's’ colt Harry Bassett soon went to the front, and Mr. O’Donneli’s gray filly maty Louise worked up to second plac Then Mr. Withers’ Leamington filly found her way to the third position, and after run- ning half @ mile all the others were beaten by the three above named. When the yonnauers entered the homestretch Harry Bassett had a lead of two lengths, Mr, O’Donnell’s filly second, about the same distance tn front of Mr. Withers’ Leamington filly. Harry Bassett proved too much for the gray filly and she dropped back under the whip as she came up towards the stand. Mr, Wirhers’ Leamington also gave it up near the finish, and Harry Bassett came tn under @ good pull four lengths abead tn 1:49%4, Mary Louige second, Mr. Withers’ Leamington Gilly third. The twelve others made @ beautiful race and came up the homestretch in close order and passed under the string ina cluster, Mr. Thomas’ bay filly Aureola leading and Mr. Belmont’s Girl of my Heart next; then one of Mr. Jerome's, Mr. Hoxsey’s gray fiily, then Fanchon & Babeock’s filly, followed by Mary Clark, Lema, Hunter & Travers’ bay colt, and the others on about equal terms. ‘The race was very exciting. HE FOURTH RACE. STEEPLE CHASE HaNbDicAr—Sweepstakes of $25 each, play or pay, With $500 added, of which $200 to be given to the second horse, the third horse to save his stake; about two miies and a half, D. McVanicis entered b. bh, Oysterinan, Jr., by Oysterman, dam by tmp. Pail Brown,6 years Old, 152 IbS........... ee tte seescecsees J. Donohue entered b. m. Biddy Malone, by Star Davis, dam Olio, 5 years old, 144 lbs........ J. K. Lawrence enterel b, b. Tisdale, by Rev nue, dam Louisa Jordan, aged, 159 Iba...... 3 ‘Time, 5:49. THE BETTING. Oysterman. ...$900 850 300 200 200 250 250 200 Biddy Malone, 360 350 120 85 85 175) 130 100 Tisdale....... 65 60 30 25 2 40s THE RACE, The Jeaps were very prettily arranged, being all in view irom the club house and the grand stand. ‘Lhe horses were started from the foot of the blutf under the club house, and they ran im a southerly direction along the fractional track. About mid- way of the regular judge’s stand and the starting place on the fractional course was the first leap, which was a feuce topped with brush. This the horses moved up to at a fair raciug pace, Biddy Malone leading, Oysterman, Jr., second, with Tis- dale close up. Leaving this the horses ran to the end of the fractional track and wheeling to the lett jumped ihe fence into tke field. Oysterman. Jr, and Liddy Malone made the jump together, but the latter struck the top rali and jell, throwing her rider heavily to the ground. The mare got up unmeilately, but the rider lay for some seconds before he moved. ‘Tisdale was successful in the jump and he ran rap- idly up and took sides with Oysterman, Jr., and they circied around the th close to the fence, where they met a heage 18 leap they made to: gether and they now faced the ciub house on the bill, The horses then ran out of the fleid side and side and then coursed back to the starting place, ranniog in @ northerly ¢ ction, They jumped a hurdle at the foot of the bluif at the samé instant, oysterman, Jr., going safely over, but Tisdale when he landed on the other side tirew his rider over his head and galloped away into the ticld without him. ‘The rider of Oysterman, Jr., then seemed to forget humself for &@ moment, stopped his horse aud looked about him for a second or two. He, however, soop. concluded tnt it was best to go on and wil the money, and putting spur to Oysterman, Jr., went into the norta Ueid, at the far end of which there was a fence and water ditch, F led around towards the U this he wh juarter pole, and there he iad another fence 1 ditch to leap over, He theu turned 1 «direction, and, coming up towards the grand stand and club house, he inet a hedge wall and pond of water twelve feet in width. ‘This is the fluest and most Jormidable leap im the field. Oysterman made the Jump splendidly, receiving shouts of applause from the spect: Then followed a jump over the joot-bridge leading into the homestretch, which was a small affair. The next obstacie that uys- terman met with was a fence topped with brush, near the southern terminus of the Inside track, He then crossed the track and mounted the hill leading to the picnic grounds, which, after circling rouid to its crown, he jumped over a stone wall, and descending the roeks very slowly and carefally, finally Came to a halt and re- Tused to go any turther. His rider, H. Welch, had all he could do to get him to start and go down the hill, He, however, came down leisurely and cross- ing the track ran into the south feld and jumped a stone wall which stood in its centre. This was the last Jump in the fields. He then ran out on the reg- ular race course at the foot of the bluff, took the hurdle there, then another one on tue lower turn and the fast on the homestretch at the north end of the grand stand, and gal- loped home a winuer of the race. We will now take @ look afier the other horses. Hughy Gainey, when it was ascertained that Griffin could not get up and mount Biddy Malone after her fall, caugnt the Inare, and mounting her himself rode her finely over all the fences, walls and ditches, and won the second money, being half a mile behind when be started. Thompson, the rider of Tisdale, succeeded in catching his horse about the time Oysterman, Jr., had finished the race, took up the ranning from the spot where he fell, and went successtully over the course, Saving his entrance money thereby. The time of the two miles and a half made by Oysierman, Jr., Was 5:49. NARRAGANSED PARK. The Trotting Postponed on Accouut of the Storm. PROVIDENCE, Oct. 6, 1870. Owing to the storm the trotting races at Narragan- set Park are postponed until to-morrow and the fol- lowing programme adopted for the remaining classe: Friday, the 2:50 and 2:30 classes and teams; Sat- urday the 2:33 Class aud purse tor ali stallions, and Monday, the 2:45 class, and purse, open to all horses. The Board of Appeais of the National ‘trotting Association are sll in session here. $0 soon ag the rulings of the vartous important matters before it are placed upon record they wil ve officially promulgated. ARMY INTELLIGENCE, Major Generai Hancock, Brigadier General Terry, and Colonels ©. H. Smith, of the Nineteenth infantry, RK. C, Mackenzie, of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, and Edward Hatch, of the Ninth cavalry, have pes de- signated members of the board to meet in this cit; and, under the provisions of the new army law, make an investigation of the records of the different o: cers for the Rte of recommending those disqual fled, other than by reason of physical disability, for muster out, in view of the reorganization of the army. 8 RICHMOND COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR. Galan Day at the Fair Yesterday—What Mayer Hall Don’t “Kaow About Farming?’ and What He Dees Kuow. This yearly institution has been in progress for several days on the Richmond Ciub Course, near the farm of W. H. Vanderbilt, New Dorp, and there is the usual variety of pigs, cows, horses, turnips, fruits, dowers and bed quilts that make up a coun- try fair. Of course there had to be a speech, and Mayor Hall was invited for the purpose and spoke for half an hour in one of the tents yesterday after- noon, He began by observing that he could not compliment the county on its show, It was oot the policy of advocate or orator to begin by depreciation, but it was best to be frauk. Richmond county had never yet realized in ita enterprise (but before long, he was assured, would) the derivation of its name—riche monde—rich world. It was an Amert- can Isle of Wight, and should blossom just as much as that island, At frst one would think it inappro- priate that a New York lawyer and politician should talk about agriculture. The Mayor might be sald to be competent to write a book, the opposite in title of Greeley, “What I don’t know about farming." ‘There was once an agricultural society in New York county. Richmond county was going through the same transition that New York did. From farms to villa plots, and from these to city lots—in the meantime gardezs. He be- leved Richmond county should devote itself to garaening and fruits and flowers for the New York market, and should not farm as if it was Chautauqua county, far from a capital, A bushel of it bring seventy cents, but one pear in mute would bring that. Let agricultural local tues adapt their tilling to circumstances of situation. Rus tn urbe soon became urbs, in sure. Why could not Richmond county do as Norfolk people did, and get nek , 80 Lear to a market? Do not work fh theotd rus any louger and e large farins illy, when it 18 more profitable, so near to the millon feeders of New York, to raise vegetables and fruits. Besides, let Richmond county farmers divide their labora into specialties of production. Adam Smith sald, “In tncreasing civilization there is increased division of labor in manufactures, but not in agriculture, therefore, manufactures were far ahead of agriculture.” In our day, how- ever, agriculture nas been dividing its labor. Twenty years ago farm laborers hired out as farm hands—able to mend a plough or drive it, to seed a tield or doctor @ horse, to raise sinall fruits or churn butter. Now it is changed. Your Scotch farmer is @ grain grower, or your Irish farmer 1s a dairyman, or your French farmer 18 @ small fruit culturist. Division of labor improves farm- ing. And as Adam Smith proved for all time that a division of labor creases the facility and worth of labor, 80 fu tact eran ture inductively attes' 16 ING) agriculture, Years figi Fanseattard book oh agri- taitare was “Alien’s American Farmer. When Bridgeman dared to write a treatise on depart- mental gardening he was compelled to illustrate all his departments between the same covers. Now we ve “Ten Acres Enough.” and ‘Our Farm of Four Rare and ‘Our Forty Rod Farm,” and from the editor of Hearth and Home how to garden on the roof of a Fifth avenue }ouss. ‘The old Jce Miller advertisement of the West that “you have hut to tickle thé Jand with @ hoe and it will laugh with a harvest,” Is being disputed by facts even in the West. Itis being demonstrated there and here that the best land tickler 1s a sub- soll plough, and the greatest impulse to harvest- laughter 18 manure, The soil must be tilled deeply— that ts the first requirement, And Mr. Greeley says we must irrigate. Now, I believe in Greeley as much as Mr, Mitchel! believes m Xenophon or as Napoleon believes in his own art of war. And if the Tribune Says We must irrigate, we will follow its example and all go and water our stock, as Wall street rail- road farmers do their siock. The philosopher pro- bably learned his theory of irrigation during the draft riots, when he had the hot water apparatus arranged to irrigate the crowd that snrrounded the Trivune Building. Upon Staten Island, surrounded as you are by water of all Kinds—and sometimes of too man, Kinds—and, mists and fogs, you do not care for irrigation 80 much. Deep pioughing gives good titlage and ie eet gives good crops, The secret of the value of Orange county milk and but- ter is, first, that the land gives po spurious grass, and, second, the meadows are ploughed everywhere by mountain streams. In conclusion the Mayor said that the immediate scene of exhibition of fruits and vegetables showed that at least some Richmond county culturists ap- preciated the value of a groat market only a few miles off, with advantages of cheap carriage, and that during the transition stage of the county from farmé to village plots, and so to city low, the next tem years should aevelop all Staien Island into a garden spot. There was & good display of trotting yesterday, and during the afternoon the band from Fort Hamil- ton was in aitendance and enlivened the show with music, The fair continues until Saturday night. OLD WORLD ITEMS. Nearly 100,000 Chassepot rifles and 12,000 horses were captured (rom the French at Sedan. Symptoms of the cattle plague have been so alarming in North Germany as to induce the British Privy Council Veterinary Department to send out agents to the continent to get information on the subject, Madame de Monneys has just died from grief on learning of the barbarous murder of her son, who was recently roasted to death at Hautefaye (Dor- dogne), by & bouy of infurlated peasants for supposed Prussian sympathies. Tne battlefields are infested with wretches who pillage the dead. One of these human ghouls, or “battlefield hyenas,” as the Germans call them, was recently shot at Spandau, in rrassia. He had $2,000 of stoien money in hts possession when caug t at his infernal work. ‘the German forces advancing on Paris have had a grand time in the champague districts. Mumm, Roederer and Vierzenay have received due atten- tion, and Rhemis has been in jubilee, for it seems that the invaders pay for their Wine, and consume all that they can get. The Prussian papers give an interesting account of some of the builoons sent up by the French garri- son in Metz, One was thus inscribed in the French language:—“Aerostatic postal despatch. Seventh balloon. Metz, September 19, The finaer of this balloon 1s respectfully solicited to take the accom- panying letters to the nearest post office.” The German soldiers, on their way through France pay great attention to religious duties. At some places the men of the Bavarian and Baden regt- ments attend massin great numbers, prayer-vo in hand. AtAncy on the Lith of tember the German regimental bands played the chorals, and their division chaplains assisfed the local priests in celebrating service. The committtee at Parts for the propagation of the use of horse flesh as food for the pubite has written to the government to point ont the advantages that may be derived from such meat, especially by tle establishment of economical kitchens, where any one would be Irce to get this article of food at a low price. The swiss army is for the moment divided Into three bodies. ‘Ine first, of 20,000 men, intended to operate between Constance aud Romanshoen, holds the borders of the lake; the second, at Loerrach, also numbers 20,000; while the third, of 10,000, is situated behind the hill of Ste. Marguerite, between Loerpeh and Bate, The bearing of the tederal ti is most soldierlike, and their uniform is some like that of the French. Tbe Vosges riflemen are all young men, accus- tomed from infancy to live in the mountains and use the gun. Their uniform ts slmple ana elegant, con- sisung of a blouse in gray holland, tied round the waist by a black leather belt, trowsers of the same stuff, confined at the ankles by short buttoned gait- ers, und a Tyrolese hat with cuck’s feathers. A horrible sight was recently witnessed in the vicinity of Metz. Tne bombardment of the 15th of September was carried on during a fearful rain- storm. ‘The sudden flooding of the adjacent plain by the force of the shower swept the soll away from the newly made graves of the dead soldiers, dis- closing the corpses and allowing their sickening eiMuvium to fill the atmosphere, The St. Petersburg Journal says:—rhe govern- ment of the French republic pushes patriotism too far wherrit refuses to sacrifice to a now indispensa- ble peace the fortresses which have not prevented Paris {rom being besieged. Germany has, indeed, heard M. Favre protest against a war which the en- tre French nation hailed with enthusiasm. It 13 not easy jto understand how right and justice can ‘be on the side of France to-day, when M. Favre, in the month of July, maintained the contrary. The German ofMcers and dignitaries have had some curious experiences during their marches and conflicts in France, The Neue Allgemeine Zeitung writes concerning one of the great battles 1ought outside of Metz:— ‘The royal telegram announcing the victory was written by Count Bismarck during the night, by the flickering light of a bivousc fire, alded by the refiec- tion of the flames of a neighboring honse that was on fire, and was then given to the care of an officer who had just arrived to announce that the tele- graphic communication had been established as far as Gorze, and thus this important news was made koown throughout the whole world. Provisions were scarcely to be obtained in the neighborhood, and a bed was an unheard-of luxury, as the villages were fugl of wounded. With exceeding difMiculty a few chops were found for his Majesty’s sup- per, and, later on, a vacant bed. Count Bismares bass $e content himself with some raw eggs, Which he cracked upon the hilt of his sword and sucked them, and then, followed by his staf, ne ‘went off to find a lodging for the night. He made many inquiries, but in nearly every house he had the same apy. “We are full of wounded.” He went on further and inguired at a house, where he ‘was told they were full of wounded. ‘But you ha’ jomne straw up there, sald the Count, as he pointed to a window in the loft, ‘Also full of wounded,” was the reply. But the Count did net ive up and at last found a room in which were ree empty beds, onone of which he laid on leaving: the others for tie hereditary Grand Duke ol Mecklenburg and the American General Sheridan, ‘who had been on the staff of Count Bismarck and bad witnessed the whvie battle, gffecta, were feyyed to the shere aud after. | MORi#LEbUght ub to the ety ou the Lerrybout, Qn NEW YORK CITY. graphs from the Metropolitan Police Courts. THE YELLOW FEV. Six New Cases and Two Deaths During the Last Twenty-tour Hours. , At the yellow fever hospital in the iower bay new cases are received daily from Governor’s Island, and yesterday Acting Assistant Surgeon Gibbs was detalled by the medical director, Dr, Cuyler, to assist in atténdancy upon the siok, Many of the patients are now convalescing, and the cold weather seems to be favorabie for them. The following 1s @ list of those received at the West Bank Quaran- Hospital tor the twenty-four hours ending at ‘81% o'clock last evening:— U Henry Hart, private, company C. Adam Miller, private, company 0. Charies Rose, private, company C. James Bank, private, company I. Peter E. Wolf, private, company A. T. D, Batley, private, company U. The following deaths occurred during the same interval :— William Turpent musician. Alvin Bernstein, iusielak, ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in oom- Parison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the jometer at Hudnut’s phar- therm: macy, HERALD Bullding, corner of Ann street:— : 1400. 1870. 1800,” 1870 Average temperature yesterday .. - 63, be Po pei pe for corresponding date i“ ‘The Common Council failed to assemble a quorum yesterday, and, of course, transacted no business. William Hyde, a child tour years of age, was killed by falling through a fire escape from the second QUEER CASES QUARANTINED. prim floor to the pavement, on Wednesday evening, at Introduction of a Yellow Epidemic to the City | No. 471 Broome street, Prevented by Detectives. Ferdinand Hersohting, who says he is an artist, residing in Mott street, was arraigned in the Tombs yesterday, before Justice Hogan, charged with hav. means of a 1 order, procured six dol- ings llzabeth nd er No, 202 Mow street. Commutted in default of $1,000 bail. Messrs. Rowiand and Ryder, of Nos. 67 and 60 Front street, have been appointed by the committee. of citizens of Harper's Ferry to receive contribu. tions in aid of sufferers by the floods in the Shenandoah vi and Western Virginia. A liberat response is hoped for, and the object 1s a most worthy one. Some time since two notorious counterfeiters of gold coin established themselves in business in Texas, They had carried om thefr secret art in nearly every country of the civilized and even the partially civilized world, and became wonderfully expert in the composition of a base metal closely resembling gold, They also excelled in maxing dies and in the process of coining. A few weeks ago they determinea to transfer their operations to a new locality, and, with their usual ct deter- wined thal ae tO shi, Scaitaniea oe ks te an chapparal the a great wilderness of ticle chafscter suspected they scbasiey, Goat oe el board the schooner Clara ‘Woouhonse, trom Brazos | Yesterday was the drst day upon which taxes de Santiago for this city. One of them, Edouard rsonal Garola, a quiet, gentlemanly looking ‘Spaniard, had | veer Be Sorte andl. pepe sack reve tp .be paid, and Mr. Bernard Smyth, the Tax Receiver, a nt lenty of money; tue other, a coarse! 1a ing ae and toonety ressod, stated to te. reports that up to the hour of closing the office the master of the vessel that he was without funds save 523 38 had been received, sum of $319,; a) br ge $177,000 last year—t, ¢., the first day of collection of taxes, In a week’s time the books for the collection of taxes upon real estate will be opened. About three o'clock yesterday morning Edward Gohegan, ayouth of é¢ighteen years, employed as brakeman by the Hudson River Raiiroad Company, while entering the city aboard a@ cattie train fel from the platform of the car on which he was stand- ing, striking on his head and breaking his neck. The accident occurred at 132d street, The decesZ a resided at Tivoli, Dutchess county. thirty-two dollars, which he paid on going aboard, but promised to pay the balance on arriving in New York. They had a long passage and reached Upper Quarantine at about four o'clock yesterday atter- noon. There was a stiff breeze blowing at the time, but a boat ran out to them from the shore ef Staten island, and the schooner was ordered to ‘ay to’’ while two gentlemen boarded her, ‘They inquired for the passengers, when the two Spaniards came forward, and one of the gentlemen, announc- ing himself asan ala to Colonel Whitley, of the United States Secret Service Bureau, arrested them. They were handcuffed and searched, when a gold dollar was found on Garcia, punctured with a small hole and baving @ peculiar piece of metal adhering to it in the cenire, anere. was also found upon the risoner & jagged plece of metal resembling unpol- shed gold, about one-fourth of an ich in thickness and nearly two inches square. One side of this was éngraved with two angeis reading, and in its general appearance looked like the plates from which engravings are printed. The two trunks were cemoved with some difficulty, one of them being very heavy, and the prisoners, with their Tne Lotus Club met speciaily last evening at No. 2 Irving place to take suitable action in relation to the decease of their presiding officer, Mr. De Witt Van Buren, Mr. Frederick A, Schwab occupied the chair, aad resolutions of regret suggest by tne logs of one of the founders of the club and an esti- mable gentleman and accompiished litcrateur, were adopted. It is proposed to assemble the surviving members Of the old Fifth New York volunteers at pa a some time this winter, for the pupae ving old associations and reminiscences of the camp and field. Oficers and members of this famous regi- ment are requesied to forward as many of their com- Trades’ names and addresses as possible to Mr. George F. Williams, office of the New York Zimes, in order that the proposed movement may be inaugurated, the pane’ up one of them—Garcia—' with his likeness, which le die recognize. It 1s supposed the dies used them in coining one, two and a hall, five and ten dollar pieces are cou- tained in one of the truaks. 1S YELLOW FEVER INFECTIOUS? To THE Epiror or THE HERALD:—~ It seems to be generally assumed that the out- break of yellow fever on Governor’s Island owes 11s origin to infection from the crews of some vessels from tropical ports that have evaded Quarantine, Permit one who has had some experience of yellow fever during a lengthened residence in the West Indies to suggest for the consideration of the Health OMcer whether the disease may not have been en- tirely of local origin, wholly disconnected with in- fection er any other external cause. And here let me observe that in the West Indies no one dreams of yellow fever being communicated by infection, and the health officers there would no more think of attempting to exclude it by quarantine than of staying the trade winds with a hand bellows. In all the American islands and regions within the tropics yellow fever is endemic—tnat 13 to say, in no one year are they wholly free from it, although Anew ice company has just been organized by some leading and wealthy citizens, with the view of supplying the article to the public at a much lower Tave than the old monopolies have been tn the habit of charging. The company intend to procure the ice from a h water lake near the Hudson river, where good and pure ice can be obtained, and Whence it can be transported to this city in barges, thus saving considerable expense. Prince R. Stetson, of the Astor House, yesterday afternoon preferred a complaint at Jefferson-Market against R. H. De Bergue, charging that on the 234 of September last he came to the hotel with his wife and remained until yesterday, contracting a bill for board and incidentals amounting io $106 45. Mr. Stetson states that he discovered him lcaving the house yesterday afternoon ina mysterious man. ner, and charges that he was endeavoring to defraud him out of the bill. He was comuitied to answer & charge of violating the Hotel act. the periods when it appears in an epi- William R. Dowling, a resident of Shrewsbury, N. demic form are often iar apart, Sporadic | J., yesterday complained at Jefferson Market that on cases are found, however, every year; and the 8th of September last he purcnased the liquor saloon in the basement of No. 6 Waverley place, for $1,200 from Charles F, Beville, the latter repre- senting to him that a large number of bottles, a- belled brandy, gin, whiskey, &c., were of a superior quality; also that a certain cask contained about twenty gallons of Jamaica rum. It subsequently proved that the bottles were filled with water, and the cask did not contain the amount of liquor rep- resented by Beville. He denied the charge, but was comunitted tn default of bail to dnswer. nothing shows tomy mind more gatisfictorily the non-iniectious character of the disease than the fact that these sporadic cases never extend, and are always to be accounted for by local malaria. [ have had yellow fever patients die in my arms with- out the smatilest ill consequences to myself. Dr. Bancroft, whose work on yellow tever is One of the text books on that disease, went 80 lar a8 to taste the black vomit, which is one of the peculiar ehar- acteristics of this type of fever, and he entirely re- pudiated the idea of infection. 1 have known pasraiie cases occur in damp and unhealthy localities, where several unacciimated persons were resident together on the same pianta- tion; one of these would be attacked with fever, which rapidly assumed the type of yellow fever, and was as rapidly fatal; while another, suffering from the same malarial poison, would experience only @ sharp attack of intermittent. Had the disease, then, been epidemic, in all human probability the whole batch would have been, as 13 too often the case, swept off by the disease. In the cases I have re- ferred to there was, there could be, no communica- ton with other affectedindividuais, Iremember a case of, I think, three young men in the military service of Great #ritain, who had re- cently arrived from England and had taken up their residence In a large, airy house, in Kingston, Ja- maica. These young men were attacked in succes- sion by fever. In twoot the cases the symptoms of eliow téver were fully developed and both died. ne third had a severe attack of billous remittent fever, without the yellow skin or black vomit, He was removed and survived, On investigation a large garden tank was found under the windows of their sleeping apartments, which was nearly, Milled with decayed and decaving vegetable matter, most foul and pernicious in its character. No one could doubt that the ma.aria had sprung from this cause. {could name very many istances of a similar character. I have known the crew of 9 man-ol-war nearly annihilated, until the survivors were landed and the vessel examined, wheu the bilges were found so foul and mephitic that the negroes em- ployed to cleanse them were drawn up in an almost moribund condition. Once cleansed, however, there was no more yellow fever on the ship, Yellow fever is emphatically an American disease, In the article published in Wednesday's Heraup relative ta the stabping of Edward McCarty by Richard Heffern injustice was done tho “Mind Your Own Business Club.” ‘The state- ment that Heffern is a member of it was made upon bis own information given the reporter, andis incorrect. While he may have voted for Senator Creamer, and attended some ball of the club, which is one of the most reputable in the city, he is not @ friend of the popular Senator nor a member of the ciub, of which Judge Harunan is president. ‘The fair of St. Bernard's Roman Catholic churca is now open at Jackson Hall, on Jackson square, for the purpose of realizing a sum suflicient to enable its pastor, Rev. Father H ealy, tocarry out bis inten- tion of building a new and magnificent church tn Fourieenth street, between Eighth and Ninth ave- nues. The ground has already been purchased, and it is hoped the structure wil be commenced in the spring. Through the efforts of the St. Bernard Building Socicty, of which Father Healy is the head, a jarge sum of money has veen accumulated, and at the end of the fair, which is to last for a fort. night, it is expected that he will have insured to lus parisn a church of which they well may be proua. At an early date it Is probable that Master Oliver B. Goldsmith, a talented young gentleman, will make a first appearance velore the New York the- and it must be borne in mind that we have just gone | atre going public. Although as yet only six beak Leh a yet apes of gor erel years of age, and unabie to read, he has abi eitcaihie os hy may not malaria, | committed to memory most of the great under such circumstances, here produce tropical Shakepearian parts, and reclies them with the disease within a temperature essentially tropical? A WEST INDIAN. MERCE. action and expression of a veteran actor, His ywers of memory are indeed wonderful. Anything he hears read a couple of times he can repeat with- out aslip, while he infuses an earnestness and vigor into his ré_itations which conclusively show that he fully appreciates the meaning o! the part he is en- acting. CHAMBER OF CO The regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon at their rooms, corner of Cedar and Williams streets. A. A. Low was elected to tli a vacancy upon the Execu- tive Committee and James P. Wallace was placed upon the Committee of Arbitration. ‘The regular standing committees were called upon to make their reports. The cha'rman of the com- mittee which attended the meeting ot the Commer- cial Onion at Rochester was requested to report in writing at the next meeting. A communication was read from Mr. Elliott, ac- compunying & sample of wheat grown upon the line of the Kansas Pactilc Railroad, over 2,000 leet above the level of the sea. A communication was also read by General Wal- bridge, aetailing an account of the completion of the Lake Superior and Mississippi road, and showing the advantages of transportation of grain and other roducts of the West by this line to the Eastern mar- ets. The chairman disapproved of the poiicy of allowing communications to be entertained which were of a nature of an advertisement, Ifthe opening of one road was entitled to the consideration of the Board all should be. The communication was finally disposed of by being referred to committee number six. A motion that report of the Committee on Public Docks be printed was passed. The reports of the various committees as presented were approved, after which the Chamber adjourned. The following named gentlemen were elected THE CASE OF EX-POLIGEMAN CASSIDY. A Partial Investization Shows Conclusively that He Was Not Murdered. In the investigation of the supposed murder of Cassidy yesterday the deposition of all the witnesses tended directly to exculpate Ann Cassidy, the wife, from any suspicion of baving murdered her hus- band. Bernard Cassidy, son of the deceased man and sus- pected woman, testified directly to the absence of his mother from the room, she having gone down stairs to recall an _ officer who had been in the room a moment before to still a disturbance between her husband and herself, both under the influence of liquor. When the mother went out the father attempted to cut a slice from a ham, but finding the knife dull went to the window to sharpen it on the stone. Leaning over @ chair, he fell out of the window, and the witness sprang towards him and caught him by the leg. Deceased gave a kick, as his son supposed, yor fear he (the son) would be dragged out. The son 1s under fourteen years of age, and has been tie principal support of his father and mother, both in the habit of drinking. Mary McGrau, an intelligent girl of thirteen, co: borated the testimony above, and stated that she delegates to the Nati 4 :—George | was talking to Mrs. Cassidy op the Janding belo Sree satnon Sh ee gard of Trades Ssodge | when deceased fell out of the window. The inquisi- and 8. B. Chittenden. f tion will be concluded on Saturday. REDUCTION IN CALIFORNIA FREIGHT FARES. MURDER IN CHICAGO. ‘The competition between the California steam- | 4 Boy Mortally Wounded by an Unknows ships and the Pacific Railway on freights has re- joy y bs ane ya cently become quite earnest, and is now. followed i SRST. . by a considerable reduction of prices by the mana- {From the Chicago Times, Oct. 2.) gers of both routes. The latest reduction in rates A German boy, named Henry Maus, aged twelve er hundred was adopted by the Pacific Fast Freight | years, and living with his parents, at 22 West Evans ine and Chicago, Rock Island and Pactfic Railroad on Monday, and is of great importance to shippers and merchandise brokers. The rates for axes, cars and wagons are reduced from $3 60 to $3; boots and shoes from $5 50 to $4; burlaps from $460 to $4; candies from $8 50 to $3; carpets from $6 50 to $5 50; domestic goods in bales, including prints, cotton hosiery, nankeens, bleached cottons, corse! Kentuoky jeans, cambrics, cottonades, street, was shot on the prairie, on Harbine street, near the timekiln, by an unknown ian, at about live o'clock yesterday aiternoon, ‘The boy had been sent by his parents to drive home their solitary cow, and was returning homeward, when, near the point indicated, he encountered a stranger, who had in his hands a common shotgun. ‘The unknown ordered the boy to drive the cow tn an opposite direction. The lad became alarmed, and ‘inghams and spool cases reduced from | remained rooted with terror to the spot. The un- § ry to $4; ganpipe pe tay to $3; machinery, | nown scoundrel immediately levelled his gun and 5 50 to $4 50, fired. The boy fell, the charge of shot having taken All articles not Included in the above list are taken | effect in the right groin and hip. The cowardly as- at a general classlilcation at. the following rates per | sassin then fed and left his helpless victim all alone 100 pounds on the cola prairie, First class. -$6 60 Third class... At about nine o’clock last evening some persons Second cl +. 6 50 Fourth class. passing by the spot heard groans, and making search found the injured lad and conveyed him to his home. Dr. Medway was calied on to attend the case. There is but little hope, ta the doctor's opin ton, of the boy's recovery. ‘The quicke ie yet made by the rai anies in the transportation of goods to as been fourteen days, Wut te average tue ls mvenwen.