The New York Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1871, Page 13

NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, THE WORKINGWOLEN, of Labor That Are Opea to Them. Avenues Interesting Statistios—Causos of Female Disabili- ties and Consoquonces of Mental Anxiety and Over Toil—Cases of Suffering and Privation—The frotective Association— What is Done and is Doing. Thore are in this city, according to the best esti- Mates made, about thirty thousand workingwomen and girls who earn a living by thetr datly toil at various trades and occupations. One of themselves auswers the question “Waere do they all come from?’ thus:— ‘They came from the top floors of those large buildings on sither side of, ani on Broadway ; from places where the busy. hum of machinery is continuous; from the type tounders’, where the red hot furnaces giare and the silvery streams of metal ran, aud where girls ait, with begrimed hands and faces, making type; from amid’ piles of books in course of preparation for the big publishera; from the underground cellar, where the single thread is transformed {nto costly Jace; trom amid heaps of “Virginia” and “Fragrant Ha- vane," out of which cigars’ are formed; trom the busy’ workrooms of whuiesale dry goods honses, where hundreds of sewing ines keep up thelr mono: tonous click, click, elie; trom the artificial flo where glitterfng tusela and ‘imitations of green leaves a stems full of dowers lie in pleasant confusion, Some of them ve minute particles of gold leaf yet cllaging wo their hate; Others are redolent with perfume, good or bad, recording to the occupation whenve they come, While the voices of work- ingmen have been heard, lustfly demanding justice from their employers—calling Tor “iw fair day's wages for a. ful day's work"—thelr sisters in toll have looked helplessly on and borue the oppression ital in silences, During and since the close of the war about 2,500 Of those female workers have organized themselves into unions, Such a8 capmakers, umbrella and para Soi sewers, cull and collar laundresses, shoe operas tors, compositors, bookbinders and the like. ‘The proportion of organized and unassoctated working- ‘women, it will be seen,is very smatl,and there is very litle adhesiveness or community of principle among them, and they easily fall a prey to greedy and grasping employers. While the war was In progress, and women and ygirts, in the absence of husbands, brothers and fathers, had to support the tamily by their own labor, advantage was taken of their help- Jessness, and the daliy papers were continually dilled with their CRIES FOR PROTECTION AND HELP. ‘Those cries reached the ears and touched the hearts of a few gentiemen, who got up public mect- 4ngs ana tried to create an enthusiasm among the workingwomen for their own interests, but failed until the fall of 1863, Whea tae gentlemen them- selves, among whom were Judge Charles P. Daly, Moses S. and Jos. P, Beach, G. W. Matsell, Wm, McKellar, Daniel Walfora Wm. R. Roberts (at present member of Congress), organized a society dor the protevion of workingwomen who obtama livelihood by employments not connected with household service:—First, by securing legal protec- tion Jroim irands and impositions, free of expense; second, by appeals respectfully but urgently made to employers jor wages proportioned to the cost of living, and for sucn shortening of the hours of Jabor as 1s due to health and the require. micnts of housenold amauirs; third, by seeking Mew and appropriate spheres of lavor in diepartments not mow occupied by them. Fouith, by sustainmg u registry em through ‘Which those out ol Work may be assisted in dinding employment, Fifth, by appeais to the community rf Syiupaihy and support which is Jes3 conuition uf Work- due to the otherwise defence tugwomen, Tu svt the Workingwomen’s Protective Union ambers strect, subsequently transferred to chainber: ad thence in’ turn to White, Franklin and Bleecker strecis, where it 1s now per- mianently iocated, Since is blishment the Union das prosecuted to final judgment in the courts 1,500 cases of fraud against Workingwomen, and by Wiese legal measures competied (he payment of wages aue and witbhela to the amount Of $6,000. Most of ‘These claims were for exceedingly small amounts— many of them for sums less ua a singie dollar—tne average sum involved being only four dol A larger xmount—gud often in smailer sums—has Deen secured to working women throuzd the media- Gon of ihe Union, and Without the necessity of pro- secution. Iris not, therefore, unreasonable to esti- quate that the miluence of the Union saves and secures to the Workingwomen of New York and its Vicinity the earnings 01 tt labor io the amount of $10,000 every y aruings out of whien they ‘Would otuerwise be amefully defrauged., The sent oficers of the Union ave:—Joun D, Wolfe, President; Moses S. Beach, Treasurer; Mrs. Martha W. Ferrer, Superintendent; Mrs. Susan Y. Seelbach, Assistant Superintendent: Miss H. Moriey, Financial Agent; Mrs. M. J. W: nai, Financial Assisiant. NViti the board of directors have recently been asso- ciated a board of lady supervisors, who seem to have ven a new impetus to the operations of the Union. ‘Their consututiou defines their duties to be, first, to provide for systematic visitation of the institution by committees; and, secoud, for the visiting or the applicants at their own bomes whenever it is <ieemed necessary aud best to do so. The board of supervision comprises such names as the foliowing:~~ ‘Miss Elizabeth C. Jay, President; Mrs. Wiliam R. Roverts, Secretary; Mrs, Charies P. Daly, Mrs. Rev. . Potwer, Mrs. Dr. Dyer, Miss Cornelia Mrs. FB. A, Coukling, Mrs, James W. Gerard, Jr., Mrs. Henry W. Johnson, Mrs. WiJham HL. Lee, M 1. Buctanau, Mrs. eary BE, Bowen aud Miss Boma b. Beach, The Union nas periormed tts work faithfully and Well up to thes Ume as its records fully testify, and the directors made application to the Legisiatare for ‘A DONATION OF $25,000, condittoned upon the raising of a similar amount by 4ts friends here, to place it upon a sure and per- pnt basis. A considerable portion of the socal is been suvserived and there is very litte doubt that the wh. ie will be realized. The records of the Union are im many respects in- ‘teresting aud instructive, and from them We comptte The following table of statistics, showing the num- pers of workingwoinen sen’ to employment at aiiferent trades and occupations during its existence or for which Its records are availabie, together with the average week's wages pail for tie several kinds ol work. Ii should be remenibe ub DO BYStos matic records Were kept during the lirst year oi the dustivation’s eXisience:-— Wages per Trade or Cul 13351865) 1 1869] Weeks “ tag 4 fegneteats Agents and caurassers. Vy $15 a $00 Assistants, per ron | 188 Wa kB Awning ant tlag'an makers 20) 45) tt} ba — Artiticial towers, &6 Si] 43) Ta) Ba Botiers ] ba 7 6a WW ba 6 K 4 5 Duvtomhote a, Button manu 3 6 4 B 4 Bo: 4 Bur 5 6 Be peer FPPe & peeseseeeEee oi) wo 3 -| 4 5 7 Cloakmakert 60} 61) #1} 10 14 Capnakers. 931 88) Bs} Ba 15 onal anh 29| bol Sal Baw ak 6 | 6 9 13 Wn ae 20 Gopyiats and 17) “$) 27) 6a 10 (Dressmakers. 163) 125] 163) 6 ao 7) 16) 1) 40 15 Errand gitis.. ” vil 123} 87] at Bae Engraving ‘graph mounting and irae Ba 8 a 5a 8 oa Ig ba 7 Rab Sa 8 ba 6a 8 sald men coat facial + thine abellers... + ot a nrners. : ‘lini me © eckth ee Operators ae Plain sewers oe fantaloon maiters bet aper collar makeis..- en? Perfumers. 6a Ww Packers... $a 10 Plano-nction makers. aa 7 reusera (clothing, Ac.) <. uilters.... Wald irtinakers.. 1% H H ga 6 al wl | ga 1 WW) 45 3) ba 14} tel 185] 9 8 a6 i) | ga 8 “ wil | A) Fe — ‘uckers and hemmers. 3 3) i ba -— orpedo makern, & " Pa ul oa 6, ‘oymaers. pe =} my 1] Be 7 phoistereri...-.. ij 4 il | 3] 6a w Umbrell nd pararola..| 32, 63) 56] a 6a 8 Unuerclothing tactors..-| —-| —-| | 1s 3) de 7 Voatmakers.es esse Wo} 1] Bul 9 18 Weare on het Nay | 15 Here, then, ts a list of sixty-se' dite: ‘ades: or CALIINGS IN WHICH WOMEN ARE EMPLOYED; Hut, besides these, there are ofliers Which bave not appiled to the Workingwomen’s Protective Unon for Work, OF In #uch Sparse numbers as not to re- quire statistical mention, Among tuese are diamond polishers, telegraphers, confectioners, gold leat workers, glass gilters, laundry and domestic workers, Map colorers and photograph mounters, het makers, paper patterns, pencils, rosettes, shirt and screw inakers And packers, tobacco strippers, persons engaged in preparing frait and vegetables for canning and preserving in summer and many other light callings. Very many of these trades are 0 combined with others to appear to the unin- ittated to be brauches, but those who wotk at them consider them distinct trades, and, though closely alued, they are to them as strange as if they bore no relation whatever to each other, For instance:—tn laundry work there are irouers, siaroners, bosom folders, &¢., considered as separate trades by those who work at them. In like manner he making, polishing, cover:ng and carding of but- tons are trea as different trades, instead of being brancles of the same trade. The making of bonnet frames ana the trimming of them are also distinct froin regular mllhnery work. The sume is true of other trades. It will be perceived that some trades and callings have greatly fatien into disuse within the last two or three years or are practically dead. Among these may be named the Manulacture of skirt elevators, now no longer necessary, because of the short dresses worn by ladies; the fabrication of fring: triils, tassels, rosettes and the like, an hair dressing, which 1s now done mainiy by pro- feasional wig and waterfall makers, Millinery, it will be seen, 18 not Very brisk at the present time, ladies veimg quite equal to the duty of making and trimming their articles of apparel for themselves, Bead work- ing, which was the rage three or four years ago, and which attracted considerable attention by sev Yal cases of fraudulent oppression of the operatives by employers, which were published in the papers ‘at the time, 1s also gone, Of the trades which give the steadiest employment to the greatest number of working women, those that require the use of needle and tnread take the lead, such as dressmakers, sewing machine opera- tors and finishers, talloresses, scamstresscs, plain sewers and the like, The trades and callings in Which work is best paid are shoe operators and binders, collar and necktie makers and artificial flower and feather manufacturers; and, as many of those things can be fabricated at home, the girls are ehabled to increase their weekly income thereoy. Very inany of those trades depend upon the season @nd the fashions for their birth and existence. THE POORKST PAID WORKERS are those who make linen coats and button holes. ‘The former, by working about fourteen hours a day, can make fourteen coats and carn $2 50 per day; but out of this sun baisiers aud Operators are to receive eighty-four cents each, or $1 68 per day, and pressers get forty-two cents a day, so that ‘he actual earnings: of the Huen cout factor is but forty cents a day, ua- less she 13 oarad to every branch of the business, The prices paid by the manufacturer are from twelve to cighiven cents per coat, and the above estimate 18 based on the last named figure, which, of course, 1s not the general average. It may seem incredible that Women can work for and subsist upon any such sum, but they do. Button hole makers are another poorly paid class, Half a cent a hole is the max num price paid by manufacturers, and, of course, tioxe Who subiet the Work pay less, to enable them- selves to make some profit, and for this pittance the Women must do their work so that it shall pass the Argus yes of the employer, who, if he be ill disposed or sour tempered, will tind fauit with trifes, and compel them to do their work over again or lose even the small sums which they may have earned. It is impossible, with such miseravle remuneration for their labor, tor working women ever to rise to a con- dition of independence by their own unaided efforts. Even such occupations as agents and cenvassers, phers, Clerks, COpytsts, Com:positors, clothing fac- tors and others Ja which they compete with men, they are paid from one-third to one-half less than their male SON TORR receive for corresponding jabor. Vario: ‘asons are assigaed by employers: for this distinetion, and It 18 not probable that THE BALLO! for which so many are striving, would make any ap- preciable difference 1 wowan’s favor so long as these, objections are raised and maintained, It is asserted that as saleswomen they are in- ferior to men in urbanity and accommodating quall- ties, and ladies prefer to deal with the other sex rather than with their own, As tradeswomen they are also satd to be mucn more superficial in the prosecution and performance of their work than men, And this superiictality 18 explained by the theory of leimale education which teaches them that after attaining a certain age they are to become Wives and mothers and to be supported by men, Marriage, in short, is the ultimate of female educ: .tion, Heuce women do not engage in business as mendo—for lfe-—and they are not likely todo so uati our systems of education are so cianged that woman shall be taught tbat her true sphere tn life 1s to bea “hel meet? for man and not his toy or his slave, And if women are everto stand forth the oitucal equals of men they must show themselves dependent of men ior then subsistence. Tnis equality and independence can ouly be secured by women taking trades for life and sticking to them uni Geath or a happy merriage or some other fa- vorable circumstance induces or compels a change. Then, should sickr or disaster befall either bus- band or wile, the oiner will be found a suficient mainstay for the family, it is this DEVENDENCE OF THE FATR SEX upon the stern sex that has enabled men in all ages and in atl lands to oppress women, and itis only with the advancing progress of the present century that men have learned to i0ok upon and to treat women as In some sense thelr equals, There are of course some spicres of human life and labor which women can never enter nor become compeutors therein with neu, Blacksmiths, gun. smiths, horeshoers, bricklayers, masons, carpen- ters, plasierers, honsesmitis, iron moulder, and such like, require either muscular strength or con- ditions of exposure to heat and cold, for which wo- men are untitted by nat practice and education, But, without these, there are numerous other call- ings for which they as eminently qualified as men, and did taey do their work as well they should be eyuaily as well paid, but before women Can enter inany of those occupations in competition with men certain prejudices which now exist against the sex must be removed, and they must show themselves as competent as men in those pursuts Mm which the sexes are in compe- tition. Where such drstinctions and so much com- eLILION EXIS(S ANON the sexes Wages must remain jow and MANY TRIALS AND MUCH SUFFERING must be tne lot of all. And this 1s especiaily true of the more Lnteliigent Class of iemales who, within a year or two pasi, have sought employment at the hands of the Usion, and who can ieast bear up agamst adverse fortune, for many of them have heretofore enjoyed not only lives of plenty but of courparative luxury. In tlustration of the trials of this class we select a few imcidents from the many that migat be citea:— Mrs, ‘cN-—, an intelligent and industrious dress Maker, Naving a consuniptive husband and several small children, ana who resided mn Orchard street, called at the rooms of the Union tn search of work. Sne had been unavle to procare employment or, with her sick husband and sinall children, to atten to it, and, in conversation with her, it was ascer- tained that for more than seven weeks the food of Gh, family, daily, had consisted of bread amd coffee only. MEAT THEY HAD NOT TASTED, and milk, butter, sugar, or even molasses were lux- uries which they Lad not mdulged in and could not obtain. Special etTorts were made in her case and employment was promptly secured, A person of good address, intelligent and neatly attired, made application also for work. She had been a school teacher, but sickness or political infia- ence had rotated her out of office. She had no trade, and it was uiterly Mmpossible for her to pro- cure loyment suited to her capacities, Almost her first words to the Superintendent of the Work- ing women’s t'rotective Union were:— ‘AVoat am fio do’ I cannot get work: Ife has no chara for me, and What's my use of living? Loard- lng house keepers Wili ot maiatain me, I feel like dvownig my Sid Sowe persons who read this may be ready to ask, why don't such women take situations 10 private families? Many of them Would ff they coud get them, oud many more could not accept them with- out suffering iuduznities to which they could not aud should Lot ve compelled to sabnut. For be it Known thar American girls are too Intelligent and educaied to become general house servants to any great extent, and such places are usually mno- nopolized by foreiguers. ‘There was, for tostance, a M u——,an aucicnt matden lady residing in the Vicinity of Washington square, Wao had for months nt for & Woman of superior inieliigence aud ac- Complshments to act a8 Companion, THE WORKINGWOMEN'S UNION could send her two or three such persons any day, Dut there is one lasiperabie obstacie in the arrang Tent Walch prevents them. It is that while those accomplishea young Women may be suitable com- panions for Mies B—— every other moment of the day, yet at meal time they must become com- panions of the Kitchen servants. The inconsis- tency of such @ requirement 8 apparent, and the Superintendent of tue Unton has too much re- spect Jor this class of appilcants to make any sucht proposal to them. Hence Miss B—— must emwoy her domestic comforts alone or look elsewhere jor help. Indeed, @ majority of the new applicants of late have been of the better class, and their man- ners and conversation readily impress a stranger With Une ldea that they Rave seen better days, The histories of many of them, could they be revealed, would contain secrets of terrible distress and sor- Tow. Not long ago one of this class entered the ofice of the Udion in search of work. She bad tried everything but domestic service and fatied to obtain ewployment, She was a member of a Christian church, and made application to the missionary so- cieties aud benevolent associations; but they had no vacancy, and they could not make one because she could not let them Know how great were her sufler- lugs. Ske calied one day at THE WOMAN'S BUREAU, IN TWENTY-THIRD sTRRET, and applied to Miss Anthony's assistant or deputy, who very coolly and constderarely informed her that they never troubled themselves with imdtvidual cases, but sought ouly “to elevale women in the mass." ‘The applicant turned sorrowiully away, wondering within herself how or by what subtle or ponderous agencies Mrs. Stanton and Mrs, Susan B. Anthony expected or could accomplish such a r sult. Annie M——, a bright, Intelligent fC of eighteen Years of age, Who maintains an aged mother and a consutmpuve brother and & you brother and her- self and pays ten dollars & month rent for rooms in East Broadway. ‘The lad is now earning $250 a we and heips her to that extent, What witn Watching her sick brother and her aged mo- ther and busily plying the necdie and thread, she has lost many a nighl# rest and spent many an anxious hour by day, so that her young and handsome features look prematurely old and care- warn. She isan Americad girl, and too proud to Jet het trials and sorrows be Known to every one. She visited @ weaitny relative in Ohieago recently, having borrowed the money to do 80 in the hope that during her brief sojourn there he should be aie to glean or to guess from her appearance or casual remarks that the family were 10 distress here with- out compelling her to unbosom her TALE OF SORROW AND SUFFERING, Her relatives were detighted to see her, and on her return a ticket to New York and a sum of money sudicient to enable her to pay her debts and to supply proper nourishment for the sick and aying at on ¢ were handed her, It must be evident to even the casual readers of these and similar incidents which might be cited Wat the wear gud teat of sich capstan mental . MAY 7. 1871—QUADRUPLE SHEET, anxiety and phystcal toll in the endeavor to keep | New Yori and Boston, and the roads between Hale soul and body together muct very mi Ally shorten the natural lives of working girls and women, And the weekly mortality records show that of the num- ber of adults, or those above the age of fifteen, & large proportion are comparatively young women, dere is a social evil existing in our midst of far greater pert! to the community than some of those which philanthropists and legislaiors seek to cure, and it demands the most earnest attention of every thoughtful and candid man. It is growing poo us, Every year the number of female tollers in our midst increases, and every Year hunger, disease and premature wasting of (he hysical energies through mental care take hun- reds of them to the tomb, Something should be done here and now to check this growing evil and 10 create ainong us @ sentiment that, In those call ings in which the sexes compete and for many of which women are better qualitied by natural tact, education and capability tian men, they shall re- ceive as wages for their labor as men do, When we have reached this point wo shall have made a long stride towara elevating women in the mass and increasing the moral and productive power of the population, FROM NEW YORK TO HALIFAX BY RA‘L. How Europe and America Will be Brought Two Days Nearer Together—A Contrast Between the Present and the Future—The Ap- proaching Completion and Early Opening of a Great Interna- tional Thoroughfare, Sr. Joun, N. B., April 6, 1871, From New York to Halifax by rail and wiihout change of cars! Two days’ time saved between New York and Liverpool! These are events which in Jess than a twelvemonth will be as common as a railroad trip now is between New York and San Francisco, Very few people on either continent are probably aware’of the rapid forwarding of an en- terprise which 1s to prove so beneficial to the com- mercial, social and political interests of the Old and New Worlds, and it has been reserved for the New York HERALD to first enlighten them upon this as well as upon all other matters of human progress on this broad and mundane sphere, Your correspondent, indulging in the fond and common hope of an early settlement of the Alabama claims, the fishery question and the halft dozen other complications in dispute between the United States and Great Britam, Imagined that he saw in the completion of the great internat na highway about to be described an additional bond of ufiou between the two great nations, whose inter- ests are so closely allied with eachother, But, apart from these delightful fancies, I have also taken the common American business view of the vast enter- prise, knowing that when business is promoted and Made profitable the blessings of peace and good Jellowship will be likely to take care of themselves, especially may this be called the case when the sub- ject 1s that of better communication. Commercial intercourse invariably brings into play self-interest, and the selfishness of mankind will be a prominent auxillary in the strengthening of the .bonds of peacy But, without lurther happy aoticipations of “peace on earth and good will to man’? I will proceed to lay belore the HeRap readers the de- tails of ANOTAER GREAT RAILROAD ROUTE ACROSS CONTINENT, not second in importance and usefulness to the great Union Pacific thoroughtare. What Lrefer to is the now almost completed European and North American Raiway,” a line which seems destined to monvpolize for the inmediate pre-ent all the jight carrying trade between America and the clues of Great Britain, It 18 now so nearly fintshed as to warrant the belief that it will be in operation in September or October next as tar as Uns c! trom “the states,” and the link to form a connection to Haiitax will probably be completed « few months later. The road is chartered both in the United States and the provinces, ana the stock 18 about equally divided between Americans and residents in New Branswick and Nova Scotia, ‘The American stockholders are mostly citizens ef Maine. ana their poruon of the work has been the butiding of the line irom Bangor to Vanceboro, on the St. Croix river, the dividing stream between the United states andthe New Dominion; and the provincial stock- holders, according to the terms of agreement, fur- nisued the line from the eastern banks of the St. croix to this city. The Dominion company have their portion of the road complete and In running order, and the Maine corpora ton are short by a dis- tance of about fifty-five miles, but this will be finished during the summer, and, as betore stated, wee ne will then be complete irom Bangor wo St. john. A SUSPENSION BRIDGE ACROSS ST. JOUN RIVER at a pout about two miles irom this elty will be one of the desirable features of the route, and an attempt will be made to have it constructed at the expense of the Dominion government. There is already one built at the same point, but ft is too slender for other than common highway purposes, and a structure suitable for rail- way trae wul cost in the neighborhood of a milion dollars, and be in every respect as gigantic as the famous work across the Ntagara river. [n reiation to the bridge the agreement between the two com- panies 1s to the effect that the New Brauswick cor- fou shali apply to the Dominion government jor aid to the amount of $250,000 toward the bulld- ing of the bridge; that if such aid is refused an application will then be made to have the govern- ment purchase the stock of the road to the amount of $250,000; that the government declines to do this, then tne New Brunswick company wiil spp for authority, to issue bonds to the aie company equal to the whole cost of the bridge; and if all these means fail, then the New Brunswick company {s to issue to the Maine company Its stock to a suficient amount to build the bridge, whica, as before stated, will be not far from a million dollars. The general Dominion government has already granted a sub- sidy suficient to secure u continuous connection of the European and North American with the Shediac railroad in thiscity. The work will be commenced immediately, and will be accomplished by the lay- po) of railway tracks entirely around the border of the city. THE ROUTE OF THE NEW INTERNATIONAL THO- ROUGHFARE. A considerable portion of the country traversed by this new international railway 1s comparatively undeveloped, and the benefits of the route will be THE of local as well as of & general character. The country is by no means rich In an cultural seise, but there are large fields of lumber scattered along the route, which will be fuimished facilities for transportation for the first time. Nuinerous streams furnish taviting mill privileges, and 1t is notimprovable that after the present generation has passed away industrial manufacturing villages will spring up along the line. The road, running from here tn the airection of “the States,’ as the provincials term the Amert- can territory, starts from the town of Carlton, a thriving hitie village, on the other side of the ri which (until the building of a suspension bridge) approachable only aiter a five minutes’ ride in a ferrynoat, Starting irom Carlton the road fellows the course of the St. Jolin river up the Nerepis and Dougias vaileys to the headwaters of the Oro- morto streams, after Which it crosses a rather bar ren but level country—a distance of forty-two miles— where a junction 1s formed with the New Brunswick and Canada Railway, which 1 to be absorbed by and forma portion of the great route, Six miles from this junction is the St. Croix river, the dividing line between the Domimon and the United States, where the connection ts formed between the two companies, bearing the name of the European and North American Railway, | From | that int into St. John the road Js now built; But on the American side the Maine builders have an uncompleted link of fifty miles—from the Dominion line to Mattawamkeag. This, however, will be completed in Sepiemver and opened for traMe by the firstof October. Even now there is considerable passenger travel by the route, the dis. tance between Mattawamkeag and the line being done by stages, Even the matis between New Bruns- wick and the States are carned this way four days in the week, and op the other two days they are carried by the International Steamship Company via Portland and Boston. Between St. Jonn and Halitax there 1s also an un- finished link, bat it will be completed during the fail, and then the line of ratiway will be complete from Halifax to Boston, New York and all parts of the Untted States. The uncompleted portion be- tween here and Halifax is from Truro to Amherst, in Nova Scotia, a distance of avout sixty-five miles. The distance between Haltfax and New York by this new roure and the distances between the prin- cipal intermediate points are as Loliows:— Miles. flatifax to St. John. 260 St. Jona to Bangor. 202 Bangor to Portiand,.. 188 Poruand to Boston. 108 Boston to New York 236 Total from Halifax to New York. .... O44 DRAWING ROOM CARS AND PAST INS. Fast express trains, made up of drawing room and Sleeping cars, of the latest and most luxurious character, will be employed for the transportation of passengers and mars, Special steamer express trains will be run on the days of the arrival and de. parture of Enropean steamers from Malifax, and the time occupied between Halifax and New York will be less than forty hours. Passengers and the mais will, therefore, be sent through from New York to Liverpool, and vice versa, in about two days less time than 1s consumed in going around by steamer between New York and Hasifax, Passen- gers to Montreal and the Canadas can also effect a similar saving of time by taking the Grand ‘trunk Railway at Danville Juno- tion, in Maine, The roads formimg the | link to New York, aiter leaving the European and North American at Bangor, will be the Maine Central to Portland, the Rastern to Boston, and the Boston and Albany and New York and New Haven Rail- roads to New York, Cars can be run through with: out change, but on account of sanitary purposes and cleanliness’ one or two changes will he desirable on such a long route, and they will, repeat be made here and in Boston, The fastest time will be made between New York and Boston, whe.e It is proposed to put on a train to make the entire distance of 236 miles in about seven anda haif hours, New cars V9 aureRdY been buyy Ux the compAnige Leiw een fax and Boston are also getting new coaches ready Wo run over thetr portion of tue route, THY FORMAL NING OF THE ROAD will provably be some Une in September, and bust ness will be commenced in October, — It Is Lutended to make the opening a great event In the history of the Dominion, end the ceremomes will probably occupy @ full fortaizht, Prominent railroad ofictals: anu pubite men fro the States and provinces will be invited, ana barbecues and carnivals generally will be in order all aiong tne line, The oveaston, however, will justify au exhibition of joy aud pride, for the work will be one of the greatest and most important of ali movern railroad enterprises, FIELD SPORTS. Steeple-Chasing and Racing in Old England. The Grand National Steeple Chase—Second Vic- tory of The Lamb—The Lincolnshire Handicap—Vulcan and Veranda Bun a Dead Heat. Lonpon, March 23, 1871. Tuesday last was one of the most exciting days, in @ quiet way, that we have had for months past. While bells were ringing and fags waving all over England in honor of the marriage of tae Princess Louise with the Marquis of Lora the greatest steeple chase in the world was being run at Livers pool and the first important Mat race of our season contested at the old cathedral city of Lincoln, It Would be difiicutt io decide in which of these events the majority of the people were most interested; but Ican vouch for the fact that the thoughts of every- vody who cares anything for sport were centred in the two races, It was somewhat unfortunate that they should both have come oif ou the same day; but as the lessees of the rival meetings could not ar- rive at any agreement it was impossible that mat- ters could be arranged otherwise, The new Jockey Club regulation, prohibiting flat racing before the week in which the 25th of March occurs, has caused a terrific scramble among the uifferent managements for the best periods for their meetings, and the re- sult is a clashing of fixtures which—seeing that the sporting community 1 not able, unlike Sir Boyle Roche's bird, to be in two or more places at the same time—is highly inconvenient, This 1s the week im which th date mentioned urs, and the consequence is that it has been seized by the lessees of no fewer than tour principal meetings—viz.: those at Liver- pool, Lincoln, Nowingham, Warwick, tosay nothing of halt a dozen of only local interest. It was ex- pected that under these circumsiances some of them must be moat prejudiclally affected; but im the case of the LIVERPOOL MEETING it turned out otherwise, for the attendance on the grand national day was enormous, and far ex- ceeded any ever seen on the Aintree, the track of country over which the steeple chase is run, and which 1s situated about ive miles irom Liverpool. “It is true that many of the patrons of flat racing elected to go to Lincoln in prefereace to the scene of the great “cross country” event, and financial reasons drew several of the leadiug bookmakers to the same place; but the general sport-loving public greatly prefer a steeple chase to a lat race, even of the importance of the verby, The day, tov, was beautiiul; the royal Wedding had given it a sort of holiday character, and the consequence was aa i mense turnout on the usually bleak and wintry Aintree, where one never expects sunny skies and & balmy atmosphere. THR GRAND NATIONAL has for a long time been the principal object of speculation im the turf market, and the ups and downs of the betting bave been of the most reiark- able description. ‘To these it 18 unnecessary to refer, but a glance may be given at the animals which at the lust were supposed to have the best chance, ‘The favorite for the last fortnight was Mr. Brayley’s Peur! Diver, an eleven-year-oil horse, who, siuce he first appeared on the turf, or as a fat racer, had run seventy-six races, and has always pertormed weil “over Uunber,” finishing second in ses to The Lamb, whic in 1s69’and 1870 bis chance was spoiled by jalling in the one case and slipping at tne table jump in the other. There was great suspicion as to lus soundness, but the Weight assigued him was so light and his owner was so extremely confident that the puolic rushed on hun almost to aman, and he ‘Was backed lur au enormous amount, Next in de- mand at the close was Lord Poulett’s horse, The Lamb, & miue-year-old, Who Won te race in 1868, but afterwards performed so indifferently that it Was long supposed he lad no cuance, His owner, however, was alsool the belief that he could nob lose, and actually sent a circular to all his friends— @n Unusual thing for him, for he was not supposea to be over-generous—advising them to back the horse, Then came the great Colonel, an eight-year-oll, who carried ofi tie race in 1869 and again in 1870, but was now 80 heavily weighted thatthe majority of critics believed he was “out of court;” and, besides, he had periormed very badly the past summer on the Continent, after he had been purchased by his present owner, Baron Uppen- hem. The Duke of Hamilitou’s horse, The Doctor, a ten-year-old, ran secund In 1370 to The Colonel, after being so very hard ridden that bis jockey was presecuted by the Society for the Pre- vention ef Crueity to Aulmals, Cecil, an animal Who was new to make lis first appearance as a “jumper,” but as a fat racer carried off tae Contineotal three years ago, Was next tn demand, aud was reported to be taklug tus umber tn such splendid style over the sunny hills that he found hosts of friends. After him in the quotations came Despatch, an eleven-year-old, belonging to Mr. Stu who had not petformed brithantly before, but was said to have mace great improvement. rhe other candidates need not be referred to tn detail, with the ex jon of another animal just taken from the flat racecourse, Dog Fox, who ran in the same Interest ag The Lamb, and was rumored to have Won a great (rial, The following was THE FIRLD: ase of 300 sova., added to a Sweepstakes of 9 sova, cach, 16 {t; the second {100sovs. out of the stakes and the third saved stake; winnersextra, Grand National Course iabout four miles and aquarter). 111 subs., 4U of whom deciared. Lord Pouett's gr. h. The Lamb, by Zouave, dam vy Arthur 1), aged, 309 Tbe. . Mr. Studa's Ur. g. Despacch, Mr. Thomas Wiikinaon’s br. g. Scarrington, aged, 1 Mr. E. Brayley'a b. g. Pearl Diver, aged, 159 Los, Captain W. H. Cooper's br. g. Lusculantm, aged, 104 i Barou E. Oppenheim’s br. b. The Colonel, ‘aged, 176 los. Duke of Hamuiton’s br. h. The Doctor, age, 167 los Mr. John N. Leighton’s b. h. Snowstorm, aged, 16t Ibs. Captun J.P, Montgomery's ch, g. Kucus, aged, 198 1 Duxe of Hamilton's ch. m, Souvenance, 6 years, 156 Wy Mr, Garner's cb. h. Philosopher, aged, Lid los. Goionel Atnslie’s ch. g. Wiid Fox, 6 years, 154 ibs Mr. O, Perry's br. g- Lord Raglan, aged, 150 Tbs. Mr. W. Bingham’é b. h. Pariorvok, 6 years, 150 (Ls Captain Macheli's br. b. Magnum Bonum, aged, 100 Ibs. Lord Eglinton # b. h. Scaltheen, 6 years, 150 ibs. r. #. Brayley’s ch. m. Casse Tete, 6 years, 150 ux Captain Haworth’s br. in, Lady Geral'line, 5 years, 145 Ibs. Mr, Htche's ch; g. Cecily years, 148 ib Cccccomeice Major, lrowne’s gr. g. Scots Grdry agedy 10 ib 0 Lord Anglesey's br. b. Bogue Homp, 6 $rs, 144 Ion. no Lord Anglesey's b. g. St. Valentine, 8 yrs, 144 ibs. 0 Mr. B. J. Angeli’s on, b. Alciuiade, ‘aged, 144 lbs. 0 Capinin Pigou's br. h. inon, 6 yrs, M4 ibe... 0 Mr, Mannington’s b. g. Dog Fox, aged, 140 1b: lo Mr. Brayley declared to win with Pearl Diver, and Lord Anglesey with St. Valentine. THE BETTING AT THE START was as follows: Four to} against Pearl Diver, taken; 5 to 1 against The Lamb, taken; 8 to 1 against Phe © taken; IU to L Against The Doctor! taken; WW to 1 against Cecti, taken; 10 to Lagainst Despatch, taken ; 25 to 1 inst Parlorook, taken ; for the finish, Rutos, who had so long gul- lantly maintained bis place at the head of the field, was in trouve, and The Lamb and Despatch came away from theirs oppoucnts, of whom Pearl Diver, Searringlon aud Tusculanum soon passed the now dead beaten Rufas turn into the straight ran home the race became & mateh between Tae Lami Despatch, the former of whom finally won by three leagtus, while & rington beat Peart Diver into fourts place; Tuse lanum was fifth; The Colonel sixth, The ex- citement was tremendous and the cheering of the heartiest description, Tue horse and lis owner were almost carried in triampu by the Hamense crowd, one of whom took the opportunity of eastag his Lordship of bis waten and purse. Lord Poulet wins a large stake, and neels it, The bookmakers generally are hard hit, The race was run in the fastest time on record—9:i5—and was contested by the best fleld ever seen on the Aintree, THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP, though the first important flat race of the season, Was comparatively atame affair, It has, however, led toa great deal of betting, and its issue was naturally looked for with very great Laterest throughout the country. ‘The following was THE FULD : At The Lincolnshire Handicap of G00 sovs., added to a sweep- stakes of 16 sovs. each, 10 ft., for three year-olla and up Wards; winners extra; the’ second received i) sore, ont Lay lakes andthe thirdaaved lis stake. One mile. 60 Mr. Winchester's b, b, Vulean, by Thunderbolt—Alarum, xed, 92 Ibn, M, Delamarre' 8 years, 75 iba. Mr. Pa » years, 124 tbe yours, 119 ib years, ti4tba Hake, 5 years, 111 thi, Mr. G. G. Keawios's b. c, Captivator, iwi Mr. T, Lombard’s b. c, Roqucfort, 4 years, 1 Major Stapylton's eh. g. Syrian, 4 years, Lue Ibs Mr. Naylor's Saraiieid, 4 years, Wi ib M. Lupin’s b,c. Heraut d'Atmes, 4 years, # Me. Goodwin's ch £ 4 years, ececescesca+ . c. Westiay, d yeu . Crick's b, ¢, Outpost, 4 y Mr. Merry’s oh. ¢, Com M. de lu Charme’s eb, General Peel's } Mr. Savile's c! seoseecess Mr. W, Vaughan's », ¢ ‘Tho Dwari, 3 years, 7 lbw. Bir F. Johnstone's b,c. tin Weaver, 4 yours, 8 lhe Mr, Bevill's oh. ¢, Moorlanda, 4 years, 8 tba... Mr. G. G. Keawick's b. c. Marquis of Steyue, 9 yours, 4 iba, 0 The betting at the start was as loltows:— 4to L against Tim Weaver (take :8 tol against Sarafeld (taken); i00 to 12 against Syrian nm); 100 to 12 against: Vulcan taken); 10 t ag a (takea); LM to 8 against Sptgot (take 7 Against Competitor (taken); 100 to B against Qu : Agaimst Moorlanis ‘taken; 20 to Tayainse buleld % to L against typhorus (takem; 25 to L against Royal taken); 83 to 1 against Captivator taken): 40 to Lag oquefort (taken); HU to 1 i i Heraut a? Armes (ta 5UtOL against Gouacho (tasea); 5) W L against M. (taken), n of the May (take THE RAC! After four false starts, caw Veranda, Vulcan, Moorland petizor, the flag was lowered, and the front Were Vuican aid Queen of the May, nearest to whom were Royal Rake, ‘Typlveus, evitor, Margulis of Steyne, Moorlands and Roque- fort. = Mabille bolled at the start, but ¢ ming to go the regular course took a short Cul across Une inter veuing country, and joined the field at the turn into the straight ruu home, where she cannoned against Competitor and nearly bringing him down, at once seitled any chance he iight ha ad. There was but little variation li the relative posi tlons given above, but at ine tern Queen of the May, who had hitherto hed a clear icad, compounded, and Vulcan took up the runuing. As they entered the straight Veranda, in the centre of the cour: came through her horses and joined the leade| Jack Spigot at the same tine ractig iuto third pla With Cnticld aud Typhous in immediate atrondance, the next being Roquefort and Enfieid. From ine distance the race becaine & match between Vulcan and Veranda, who raced together heat and head past the stand enclosure. Unul within filty yards of home the oid horse seemed (0 have the best of it; but, despite all that Jarvis could do, the French ally got on level terms with hum in We lage few strides, and the pair nished a dead heat. The owners agreed not to run it off, but to divide the siakes, for which Vulcan walked over, The result 1s disastrous to those who backed either in double event bets; er aud Com rst to Show In Brot Ty Souvenance, taken; l against Dog Fox, ;, 40 to } against Snowstorm, taken; 40 to 1 against St, Vaientine, taken ; 50 te 1 against Tusculanum, taken; 5y tol against Mag. Bontg, taken; 50 to 1 against Bogue Ho taken; 66 tol against Scarrington, taken; 66 to 1 agai Lord Raglan, taken; 68 to I against Lady Ueraldine, taxen 66 to 1 ay Casse Tete, taken ; 66 to | against In tak st Philosopher, taken; 100 tw 1 against dic THE RACE. At the first attempt tne field was got off to an ex- cellent start, and In a second or two Rufus dasiea to the front, closely foliowed by the other two Irish horses, Inon and Wild Fox, the rear lot being The Doctor, Cecil, Despatch, Pearl Diver, Lord Kaglan and The Colonel. After crossing the first teuce Rafas dropped into the sixth place, and was ther joined by Despatch and The Doctor, aud the secona was disastrous to St, Valentine, who broke away and galloped # great portion of the course rideriess, The Docior refused the third, but on being put to it got over, and the Heid now streamed away in a long tall toward Becher’s brook, winch RKuius toox with a long lead, foliowed by Purlbrook, after whom came The Lamo and the loose st, Valentine, with Dog Fox, Despatch, Inon, Pearl Diver and Wild Fox dropping into the rear, At one of the succeed. ing fences Scots Grey cannoned agaist Cecil, Who fell over, and to save him and his jookey Mr. Cran- shaw had to pull up The Doctor, whose chance was consequently disposed of. Over the “table jump” — from a road on to an elevated field—Rufus stilt led, succeeded by The Lamb, Dog Fox, Aleimavye, Purl brook and [nou. At the turn into tue straight a crowd ¢f people, ignorant of the course, bad athered, and throngh them the horses dashed, nodking down some and scattering the others like chaff. Atone of the fences here Lord Raglan stumbled On a ptlece ot ridge and furrow and broke a fetiock so badly that he had to be shot. Over ine water jump in front of the stand—a high fence, with anartificial pond on the tar side—iKufus still | with The Lamb close up, the next lot passing the stand (first time) being Tusculanum, Souvenance, Dog Fox, Alctbiade, Magnum Booum, Peart !iver and Inen, The Doctor and The Colonel figuring in the rear divisions On going into “the country” for the second time Scarrington and The Colonel begau to emerge from “the rack,’ while Puribrook ant Philosopher fell far benind, Becher's brook was now fatal to Dog Fox, and Wild Fox retired at the canal turn, where The Lamo drew up closer to Rufus, the two being followed through the plough by Magnum Bonum, Alcibiade, Despatch, Pearl Diver, ‘Tusculanum, Casse Beigee COUNBR io the ‘Map ator Gat gaa cougae. for instance, those who backed Vuican or Veranda for the handicap and The Lamb for te Grana Na- onal win noihing, the bets being olf. By a regulation of the Jockey Ciub, if tn douvle event bets the first race ends in a dead heat the bers are youd. On the other hand, if :he Grand Nattonat had been run he- the | 13 | show in advance, attumded by Xing William and Pitchfork, clear of whom were Jack Spot, Haroid, | Martyrdom, soucar and Brecon, Paganini and So | Ucar being tn tae van of the otkers, of whom Revoke | held @ prowine.t place on the outside. They ran ima | this order lor a quarter of a mile, bub then | A'40l dropped back, whie King Willaia took her place, just in advance of Pitchfork, Martyrdom, Hacoid and Jack Spuzot, who were’ about three lengths ahead of evoke, the Pratity colttand Haidee, the others now presenting a long “tall,’”? the nd of which was Good Morning, Coming down the | niu towards Pottentam corner. King Wiliam and Martyrdom ran so wide that bota lost consiuérable fiery and the latter was beaten the moment bis jockey fob MIM Ssiraight; so that Pitchfork m the centre, with Jack Spisot and tiarold, were left as attendants on King Willian, who layon the lower groand. In rear of these, but with no chance of suc ces#, Were the Praity colt, Paganint and Monselg- neur, Who crossed the road togeiier. Here Pitch fork and Haroid were compelled to retire and halt way up the straight Revoke drew up to Jack Spigot, Who was now about @ Jength behind King William. For a moment tis } poked formidable, but he tred #6 the commencement of tie stand en closure, from which point Jack Spigot had it all his own way and won in a canter by three lengths from Revoke, after whom, at a Jengin and # vail, came King, William, Mouselgneur @ moderate fourth, but far iu advance of tue F ratity colt fifth; Pitchfork sixth, Aeronaat sevenih, Sa- binus etghth, Autocrat ninth and Paganini tenth; Maid of Athol absolute last. ‘The nei value of the stakes was £1,459, or $5,820, and the tle 2:15 34. THE GREAT METROPOLITAN, the Licensed Victuallers’ race, which was observed by a very small crowd, was another blow to backers and prophets, beiug won by & comparative outsider, Wille all the first four favorites—at the bead of whom was Juage, the Woodyeates candidate, om whom, I am happy to say, they losta lot of money— were bowled over, and only one of them foished im the first three, The following was the fleld:— THE GREAT METROPOLITAN STARRS (handicap) of 25 sovm each, 1d ft, and ouly 6 if declared, with 400 added; the ved 50 sova. Out of the stakes; winners extra, it two iniles and quarter, to start at the winning chal. 74 subs, 37 of whow decinred, Mr, W.Grabams b. ¢. Onpuvator, by Caractacus—Miss Adawihoray 4 years, TIS tbs. 3 Mr. Thomas’ b, ¢. biferon, 4 years, 101 ib: Mr. Payne's b. ‘yeiars, SB 1ba... ‘t years, 51 Ibs. Ouragan 1, 6 years, 123 iba... Capitauate, 6 years, 121 tbe 9 years, LM is... fyeurn, 94 ibs, 5 yours, 95 ins. Lord Aune M. Aumont’s phorus, & ye 20 1 against nj 7 to 1 against Phosphorus, taken; 10 to 1 acatnst Capt A wt Whimsical, taken; 100 to against Guraging LU o Laguinst Pennilea taken ; 3 to Lagainat Re jaken, In the paddock notung liked better than— this.1s nov being Wise aller the event—Captivator; but Judge, Wininsi vie aud Kevoke also e 1d Lor & geeead ¢ notice, wile In the preliminary cant goers we aptl- Vator, Jester and Free ‘Trade, The lot were despatched at the very frst atier show tn advar was Captivaror aud Elferon, bat the former was soon steadied by Fordham, and the Reveilée colt wok his place, With Giferon, Hatdee, Penntless and Judge in close attendance,’ Turni round che bend Out of tli e to the * Which is one of the featu us course, Judge went to the front, don by Whimsteal, the Reveilée colt, Phantom, Blieron and liatice, the lust of the waole lot beiag Jester, Th © voing round the loop, but, making the turm luto the vid course, about @ mile from the tnish, Captivator and Revoke began to uraw torward, D1 agains ken; to 1 While Jester also made sole advance. Golng througa the “furzes” Phantom was beaten and Jucge got into diificutties, and the Keveiliée colt soom a(ter had enough of it, As they approached Totten- ham corver Revoke and Captivator closed up with the leaders, wntle Revoke, who, lor 4 moment looked formidable, directly afterward gave Way, as did alsa Free Tr Belore reaching the distauce Judge was hopelessly bevten and Whtmsical, Eilerou aud Capitvutor were on pretty even terins, wille Jester, ooming With a® rush, got to thelr quarters, OF the jot Captivator drew OUL Opposite the stand, headed eron in the fast few strides, and won easily py three lengths, while Jester and Wtumstecal dntsued & ~ dead heat for third place; Kevoxe was flith, Free By sixth and Phosphorus was the absolute last. ‘the net value OL the stakes Was £1,006 or $5,025, and the tine 4:5134. ‘This Is the third Metropotican Mr. fore, usvead of —as 1 was—an hour end a halt after the Handicaps, the bets would have held good, RACING IN ENGLAND. The Epsom Spring Mecting—Leading Features of the Event—The City and Suburban Handicap—The Great Metropolitan Stakes—Fearful Weather, Lonpon, April 20, 1871, The ieading features of the Epsom Spring Meet- ing—held about six weeks before the Epsom Summer Meeting, which can boast of having on its programme the greatest race in the world—avre the City and Suburban Handicap, and the Great Metro- politan Handicap. The former 1s one of the most important events of the kind that take place during the turi season; the latter was founded by the pub- lcans, and being largely supported by the licensed Victualling inverest—strangely enough there are no clauses relating to it in the Home Secretary's new bill relating to public house licenses, whtch is creating such a hubbub at present—it furnishes oc- easion for a great cockney holiday. Un thts occa- sion the chief feature of the meeting was the weather, the contrasis presented by it being striking in the extreme, It has rained “pretty considerable” here within tno last fortaight; but I have not seen rain in any degree approaching in persistency and volume that which fell on the bleak aud exposed Surrey Downs on Tuesday, the city and subursan day. It wascoming down in torrents about noon, when the majority of us left the Loudon Bridge and Waterloo stations for the hour’s ride on the rail to Epsom, It was raining ac six o’clock when we got back to town, and tt was falling In sheets during the whote time we were wandering about on the course or inspecting the horses in the paddock or watching the racing from the stands which extend for a quarter of a ile along the Course at and about “the finish.” The Downs, which are made up of chalk, lying under a light curf, are peculiarly suited for the manufacture of mud, which was carried on at such an astonishing rate on Tuesday that the course was turned into a quagmire and the nelghborhood of the Grand Stand converted into a sea of mad, When we got home at night we were covered with a coating of white almost from head (0 toe; witie as for the jockeys, when they came in to weigh after a race, they were so begrimed that their very masters would have fatled to recognize them. On the foliowmg afternoon—that of the great metropolitan day—on the otner hand the Weather was delightinl, and a3 wo looked over the vast expanse of the rolling Downs, clad ta the brightest and freshest green; on their background of woodland rejoicmg in all the glories of spring, on the gorgeous paaorama that stretches away to the north with its quiet hamuets peeping from ont-of-the-way noo’ its steeples shooting up ogainst the clear biue’ sky, its white roads and pathways winaing amidst newly ploughed fields ana rich pastures, we almost forgot the misery we had undergone. THE CLEY AND SUBURBAN, which brougut out a very iair field of handicap horses, has, for some time past, been one of the features of the turf market, put proved a great blow to the general body of backers and to the prophets, who were “oored” to & man, not one of tne first seven favorites finishing in the first turee. The great event of the morning was the annonacement that Pax, the representative of Woodycote, the trickiest and most inysterions stable connected with Bngiish sport, had been “scratched,” bat everyone was relieved by the result, for he has long beei— as Woolyeote’s horses generatly are—the ignite JSatuns of backers, who wre “on ime” again for the Cheater Cap quite undeterred by the loswes he las caused them, The foliowing Was the Heid: — Tur CITY AND SonURMAN HANDICAP of 15 sors, each 10 (t., and oniy 5 if declared, with 29 added; the second received 09 sovs out of the stakes; winuers extra. About one mile and a quarter. | 16% subs., 88 of whoin declared. Mr. arry’s br. ¢. Jack Spigot, by The Drake—Lady Hol- bereo yi tbs. i Lord Annestey's ci Ki Revoke, 3 years, 3 i Mr. R. Porter’a b,c. Ring Willan, 3 years, 80 lbw: Mr. T, Sraitt’s b. Paganini, 6 years, 128 Io Mr. jam’s b. g.csablaun, 4 years, 120 Ibs Lord Gaithorpe's ch, i: Martyrdom, 5 years, 16 lie Mr. Brayiey’s br, near, 4 years, 100 Ib Sir F. Johnstone's oh. £. Maid of Athol, 4 years, 104 ibs Duke of Hamilton's ch. e. Mouseigneur, Mr. T. Carter's b. ©. Autocrat, 4 years, I Mr. J. Johnson's b. c. Aeronaut, 4 years, Lotd Ruyston’s br. ¢. Koighiley, & years, #7 Lord Char emont’s ei a Mr. Bruton’s b. f. La Mr. W. Day's b. & GO" Capt. Gray's ch, c. Harold, 3 y! Duke of Hamilton's ¢ M. Aumont’s by. Hi eteccite SSese! Mr. Price's br. ¢. Lord Ailesbury's © 17 tbe. Lord Riv Mr, Potter's ‘years, 77 Ibs c. Brecon, 3 years, 80 Tbs. Bwh dy taken; 8 to U aga taken, Sto Lagainat’ Martyrdom, taken Paganial taken; 100 Wo 6 agains Sabi ayalust Phehfork, taken ; 20 to 1 against ess coce 9 at King” Wiliam, 100 to 7 against taken; My to6 Spigod, taken ; ast) to Lagainat Souoar, taken; 40 te 1 Nonselgned taken; 40 to 1 ag: 340 to 1 against Aero: nant, taken ; 40 to Lagainst Dubots, tken :40 to 1 against Re- voke, taken !40 to 1 against Hayuee, taken; 6) to TL agatust Or- thou taken, There was a good assemblage in the paddock of critics bent on scrutinizing the candidates, of whont Paganin, Sabinus, Jack Spigot, King William, Harokt and Martyrdom were the most admired, While nothing gave lesa satisiaction than the fayor- ite, Who Was Volod “ight” and “leggy.” The state of the Weather prevented @ good start, and the con- sequence was that when the fag fell the lot were POUBENUAE GoBHATOU Bald of AILOL Waa Une Miss. to won tn succession, having taken we with the Drummer, and in 1870 with ve fn 18 Sabious. A MARVELLOUS STORY. Spirits, Witchcraft and Deviltry ia a Man's House. {From the Wooster (Ohio) Republican.) If the Key. Cotton Mutaer, of witcheralt memory, were living in these degenerate days he would have its hands tall of business in ths erty at the house of Mr. David Hoffman, near the corher of Pittsburg avenue and J, Subbs' lane. ‘Vhe family Is said to be Launted by malignant spirits, Who are uncomfort- ably rampant in Luau evi dougs, diabolical in their transactous and mysterious in thetr wa: ‘Loe family consists of five persous—Mr. Hoifman, Who is about fity-ive years of age; ts wile, abou’ iity; two diaughiers, respectively aged about seven- tecn’and twenty years, and a son, probably fiiteem years old. ‘They iormeriy lived in Houmes county, Mr. Hoifman being employed as miller in Sharp's mill, two milles south of Millersourg, where the fam- ily were regar 4$ respectable, intelligeat and Cnrisuan people, He stated that he was doing well at the mill, had a good salary and & good home, and in every way in comfortaple circamstances, until disorder, in a mys- terions wey, Visited his family, It tiest commenced, he sald, & year ago last June, by his missing two dol- Jars from his pocketvoos, after which he privately hid is money; but that, too, disappeared in tie most unaccountabic manner, Articles of food and clothing, in dally increasing quantities, went the same way. Crockery ware feil trom sheives and broke to pieces; stones, gravel, eggs and Other things were thrown about inthe house, apparently with- out human ageucy, the badness seemmgly having headquarters in the cellar. ‘fhe family, irom being: anuvoyed, at length became frightened, and, imagin- ing that a change of abode might bring relief frou tue spirits, removed to Wooster last summer, Mr. Holtman remaintag at the mil, where he was unmo- lested by any evil Visitation, But his family, who lived 1a Mr. Snook’s house, West Laperty street, was not so fortunate, The clothing of the mother and eldest daughter was taken, some returned, frome Whence no one could tell, all Cut to pieces, as If with ra, and some found secreted In out of the way instanee, all their underclothiog was i into the mouth of the cellar drain, & SILK dress hid ander a Woodpiie ia the cetiar, and skirts, &c., buried in Saud. Many written notes were Thrown, apparently [tom the cenar, bearing all Kinds of messages. One was that tf Mrs. Hodman would come down to the foot of the cetlar stairs on her 4, ol a certain specified day aud Hour, she Would ud a box containing $2,000, Prior to this the fad become afraid to enter the ceuur; and as ould only go doWi the steps backward on her Knees, Mrs, Hofman, afraid of bodily injury, was dissuaded by veighvors from making Lite hazardous attempt, Tut she went to Holmes county and brought her husband to Wooster, boping that he could get the luere, and by his presence abate the “splits,” or “it,” as she called the evil aweuts of her fireside. Anoine: Was received, stiting no one could get the mouey bat herseil, ft las not been segured Up 49 the present times Some of the prominent spiritualists of Wooster, learmng Of tuere transactions, held @ circle lmeet- lny, but received Ho sycus from uiat other “oourue.’® the troubles raged ou, Mr, Hoffman, at a sacri- fice, was compelled to give up bis: situation av the muland jout fs famuy in Wooster. A few weeks ayo they iavved Lo Where they now reside, followed by it, “By request of the family a clergyman of Wooster visited them and oittred prayer, Shortly after he luitascrap of paper dropped strangesy to the oor, Upon Wiieh Was writcen, That, a8 they (the famtty) had “prayea to Got,’ the spirits wouldn't bother them for awhile. All was quiet tora few days. Then more cloves Were taken, Which, after an ab- seuce Of One oF LWO days, Would be found In the louse of yard, CUb Lo pieces. About ten days ago, while another reverend gentleman was there, ® piece of new calico, sufficient for three dresses, dis- appeared. A heighbor tady next day found it, une cul, Guder a ple of wood, and aiso a blanket shawl, wader a box of potatoes, ti the cellar. Frequently at might there are poundings on the lis, stones, [rom pebbles to those as large as @ dist, Uhrown im the rooms, and & general Tuimpus created, ag if imps Were hoiding high rev- clry. On one occasion Mr, Hodmaa called upon tt tu cease, Without aval: Whereupoa he tuduiged 1 ® little tall swearing, when all became serene. A young man called there last Friday eveutag; said Tatil toe spirits Would cut up his water haadker chief they Were Welcome. A small stone dropped on tls ead which, when picked up, he found to be red lot, wad Upou taking ont Mis bandkerente: dis covered cut to siireds. As another imstance very peculiar, a young geatieulan, a coniirmed sceptic wa spiritualism, Wil Other persons, visited the house On last Sabvath afternoou, and On nts returu vo his: brother's residence, to the amazement Of all, at least twenty holes were found in lis Landkercmef, which had not been out of his pocket at tae haunted house. Mr. Hoffman answered ove of the spirit notes, placed his reply quietly in the cellar, but just as he ot Up stairs Lato the roont Lis OWN note dropped om the floor by his side—all the family present. Unul last Friday nothiug of Mr. Lotfnan’s cloth. ing bad been louched. ‘That night lus two pairs of voots—all le Lud—were taken, and also the table kuives, but the boots were mysteriously reruraed ext be wceompanied by an exceedingly vulgar note, On last Saturday all lus clothing, exeeptimg au old working sult, was taken, and words written ou the side of he house to the eiect that tey Would noi be returned, Mr. and Mrs, Hoffman and the eldest danguter have no clothing Dut that oa thelr backs; wile im the house ave piles of cutap garments of all dew ons, Of good quality, & dozen dresses, silk, @. cal Jotu sacques, jour Sha wis, Up derclochiny quanuity of lesser arucies. 1h is @ shar this Wantoa deseraction of property, i man comforsable in [fe Me. Toman be gouing. Into reduced cireumstances. He said — Had lust avout a thousand dollars during the past Jcthe whole matter 18 confounding, There are, however, severable plaustble theories for the cause of the si ingly marvelous transaghous, Careful waten has beeu Kept, yet ng clue to toe eieeds at ‘of the outrages has been discovered, Hundreds of men and women fave visiied the premises, It is said that the spiritaai sts propose holdjug meetuoge at the house, aad Sellup a chicie lo age eu, Wg, cau We deveiapet is