The New York Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1871, Page 4

4 ~ THE INSURANCE CONGRESS, ‘A Large Attendance of Officials from the Various States. Appoirtment of a Busi- ness Committee. PRESIDENT GULLER'S ADDRESS. The question. of differences between insurance companies and insurers and the necessity for a convention of Stace olicials troughoat the United States, with a view of devisic means 0 correct abuses and protec: ali mrerestea, has been agiiated for some time, but received no practical shape until February last, when Supertntendeat Miller, of this State, issued a letter inyiing the Superinten- ; @ dents and Commissioners of Insurance in other | States to meet m convention, The call has met with | generous response, and when the Congress con- yened yesterday in the oMce of the Fire Under- rs, at Nos. 156 and 158 Broadway, George W. Jed {: to order, The following States sent ates, Who unswered to their names;— Californa—C Skeeis, ge M. Brinckerbof and William E, ann Gor arvey, indiana—W, W. Chrell. Kansas—W. C. Weul 0. Keuiueky—S. W. Smith. Maine—aA. W. Pavue. Maryland—Levin Woodford ana ©, A. Wales. Michigan—s, W. how. Minnesota—A. Myrill, Missouri—C, E. King. Debruska—A. Garvey. New Hampsutre—O, Pillsbury. New Jersey—Henry C. Kelsey. New York—George W, Biuiler, Pennsyivanli—J. M. Forste Rhode isani—J. M. Speacer. Tennessee—F, A. Atchison. Wiscousin—L, Breese, Secretary of State. Letters were received from Julius L. rk, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Mowe, of California, re- | gretting their mability to attend the Congress. They | expres their hearty wishes for the success of the movement. Letters were also read from Harrison Reed, Governor, and George E. Bovee, Secretary of State of Florida, announcing tneir intention to be present. The followmg persons were chosen permanent Officers of the Congress .— Presid-nt—George W. Miller, of New York. Vice Presa ni—Liewllyn Breese, of Wisconsin. Seorctary—Uenry 5. Aleut. On taking the cnair President MILLER said:— 7 OF Tu CONVENTION—For the honor con- er your deliberations I est thanks. If I did not is more a recognition aie whose btimbie | r mor to be, than of any personal c Ishouid be strongly disposed to urge tuuit some more experienced and able gentieman be called to gcenpy she chair. Having assamed. however, the reaponsi- bility of inviting’ you to convene, i shail bow gr y your will, aad, depen ting known to you a, stil aps, it wil here and now brielly to occupy your attention with « few re- | marks, somewhat expanarory of the views which Induced st ih ntiemen, the oficial representatives of many 0 the Union, charged w i 2 tO insurance, any exte Rertaiion upon the stoject would ve out of place, and course, eniinely unnecessary. You will pardon me, how: 41 Trecuii to your atiention a few facts. hat contracts of | §nsurance of ove character or another have tor many years been knowa to aac cutered into by the commercial world is well known, either was it left, as , for the moderd in pemes, | ance, besides an alinost in- pitentimes ridiculous spe- Were practised in tne Old World long belore uundation of Our government. Som i ot, Buch, perl wish which exised in England ; . nay, possibly, by the course of | + be lt life axsurance compan it ere formed m to exist, Tession Is erroueous and sboula be corrected. There are | o-day 1h operasion ih Great Britaln two lie cormpanies, or- | gamzed more tan 150 years azo, and.ixtoen which bave been loing business over balf aceusury. The iret lite organized in this fn'the year 1812, ompany Was ¥ conai ¢ that time, twelve years, f ab.e magn or most partcular'y du ypinent hus been truly wonderful. e ife companirs than Great Britain, and #1 amount, Whe at Britain, however, panies yenetabee with ace, it must not be fo which bave bad (tiui Lives and met an ing! umbered by bandreds. Les # ovil, the Uleasings and the sorrows which bave fol- the course of te assurance in the Old World, and see | cannot do sometuun, cure to future generalions the | tration; i is In reg arance tha: But from whi the doubt ? ngs which Ihave | but | The propriet wessity, of fire and marine insurance ali the dount e nsive and unitorm in, Which will prevent the company to possess the of supervisory and lezislative w possibility of the fauure of any abliity to meet its obligations. 1 do not a into any argument to demon- of Life assure. lis boneiits, properly con- nanifert. and been com b , but most of ail by experienc y the There have | n of companies in within the past century, many of passed away and about One oundred of which still ain. OF these, forry companies have, since their gauization, paid to claimants about six hundred millions of dollars, The amount patd by the other compantes has not, L believe, been made public, but {t would. undotbted.y m: ‘han doubie the sum named. By this twelve hundred mil- , hone of dvllars the wants of how many bereaved and » rowing widows and hepiess orphans have been relieved Who can say how many tamilies have from this source de- Hived the means which have orought them to our shores ? Bot, notwlihalandinz the immense sum which bas been re- and visbursed by life com fn the history of Britiah Ii the past thirty years some two bundred com: one Way OF another gone out of exisienee. mere gertion of this fact s-ems at once to prompt the inquir: what was the cause of this surprising mortality ofc: nies, and is there any danger 0: asiini ar experieuce here 7 be principal causes of the numerous failures seem to have ce Fir The too great facil panies panies, we ha ales have in es afforded for organizing com- 1 Frandulent designe in thetr inception. Incompetence, extravagance aud dishonesty in their ment. Lastly and mafhly, the want of any proper govern- check or supervision to either prevent or suppress the med evils, riy two hundred years the British Par- from Ume to time appointed investigating cow- they proved unavailing and wo substitute for a well organized, ecient supervision. The idea of a separate verted put of the State 1859 iucreasiu cases erui se rapidly 1 fu sum! it began to a would be sont mui, it Was app beneticemt inesitution of tasurane Yi nee bareau, and why ail #5) Ud not prove great pablie biessings. | Alwbough we have, and {hose bere present represent, many . elong to one common country, T trast will, acudy the common 1 bave the honor now ¢ co the view that the true object and ulm ¢ ision should be to afford the fullest por e public, o € coutructs and Hous father than Lo assume to dictate ther details or terms, Jt fe bardly necessary ior me to refer tothe matters iu re- gard to which the diferent laws ana requirements of the several States have been already [elt to be onerous without proauglag avy Corr sponding benent, and J rhall certainly Folratf frem any discussion, or even’ expres ‘opinton, ‘at toia time in regard to woat suowd or who: ube done sto any part cur matter. I feel, nevertheless, that it may fot be dinproper in general to reler to the audjects | which have oocorred w me na among those which uigat protitably occupy your attention. | ‘Theae aub jects, + Presented themselves to | my tnind under two classes ire —Those which are now or may be, substantially, mat- | tors resting within the discretionary powers oc the ollicers of theaeveral Staves having charge oi insurance interes s, such as the forme of annaa) statements; the credit to be | fren do officral certtticates: the 1 bie, of | acme insurance homepelature de th so to be uns , cle various torins of pollcl names of terms, ‘one matters whicb are of &e., be. loginiative charnetor, | tiom ; yet it would * seem that an expression ny well cousiiered views or | Fecommandations upon at Which bare buen deliber- | considered and dh by those Jauiliar with the fected, and arrived at with any able unanimity, mast have some effect with the Legis- wh of the states, OF the matiers to be affected by legis lation it would seem that we might prottabiy coustser— The queaion of the possiblity of the adoption of a uni- form stapdard or aystem of computing the reserve or poucy Imbiittes Of tne life, Ore aud marine companies 2. The sabjeot of deposits to be made by companies in the States. & Taszation. 4. Invent Ing of the ayavem to larly to life com jou of the capital nies, and upon cap: # required to make panies. 7 How to bring about, generally, the broadest uniformity, simply, aeouricy and Feeiproeny of the topics wile courideration, vie: ‘kod ve duly presented Thave asnumed, would will no douvt bave oo ' a telecrapiic despatch urging Commissioner Clark, | the Committec on | ‘The work was a glorious success; for many mothers | and wives to-day rejoice in | the Committee on Organization, made a report 1 us bear in mind both the good | M. | their atm should be to get nearer God. | of Bishop Clark and Mr, Osborn, of Indianapolis, ' the hearts of these peopie, who, it NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1871 >TRIPLE SHEET, Winner as ho passes the’ bourne, and Baron Rothe. ( reason, that, as @ fale, the Rivas amount'at Hilt are now ina s0\veut and prospera it 5 due prot m to the inauring public. that if a reasonable doubt exia:s anywhere it ia removed, and that a genera! syatemn be adopted which will secure the healthful developmen: of this great branch of jaess and command p vifeatlomen Ky Hout making a grateful no- Gentlemen, 1 cannot eo wit k powiadgasoh of the very kind and ip prdeenral in which tr bawe responded to my augZestion Oo meeting. FOwithout deta bing yor tonger, allow me to ask the further pleasure of the coavention, By resolution the secretary was instructed to send of Massachusetts, to attend, and if unable to do 80 | to name some one to represent him, Presiaevt Maller announced that he had written to | Various Well-known gentiemen requesting them to Suggest subjects for discuss.on, Mr, Payne, of | Mau, moved tO appoint & committee of three to =decide upon the sub_ects | to be considered by the Congress, which was i, and Messrs. Payne, of Maine; Kelsey, of sev, and Smith, of Kentucky, were named | commbice., By resoluwon President Miller Was nomed as chairman of the commitiee \r. Atchison, of Tennessee, moved to admit to the | de iberations of the convention exesytive officers | and actuaries of insurance companica. iteferred to | imsiness, who were also instructed to report rules .or the government of the convention, ‘The convention then adjourved until to-day at noon, the Committee on Business to meet at room | 62 if Avenue Hoiel at hali-past seven o'clock last ; eulng. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, Sixteenth Annual Convention—Their Recep. ties in Washineton—Opening Exercises—Ad- dress by President MacLean—Election ot Ofivers—The Indian Delezation Present. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 24, 1871. Men's Christian Association of the United States and British Provinces commenced today at Lin- coin Hall, were flowers displayed in basins mounted on pedestals, and from the archway over the platform | Plants and | were suspended several baskets of flowers. The platform was covered with flowers. On the walls, at the gas fixtures, bearing various coats of arms and surmounted by flags were displayed. Near the main entrance a post office for the delegates haa been fitted up, fes- | tooned with flazs of various nations, and tn a room Telegraph offce was located. The galleries were | densely crowded with spectators, The proceeaings were opened by the entire assem. bly singing Nearer my God, to Theo, &c., after which Judge H. A. MACLEAN, of Halifax, called the Convention to order, and the Coronation Hymn was sung. The Rev. Dr. MASON NOBLE read appropriate selec- tions of Scripture, and prayer was offered by the Rey. J. G. Bur.er, D. D, The hymn ‘Stand up for Jesus” was then sang, The Rey. Dr. RaNkIN after- Wards offered a prayer. Judge MACLEAN, as President of the Convention, welcomed the delegates, expressing the hope that the meeting would oe blessed and beneficent to all. the reformation of sons and husbands through — the _associ- ations, Tle called atiention to that they were marked meu, and urged that they should live up to their professions. He asked par- dox, being a B itt-t subject, for staring that tus was his Queen's birthday (applanse), and he to-day, a | subject oi the Queea, had been placed In the position to cail (nis Convention to order just after a treaty had been prepared (applause), which he hoped Uns country would conutirm (applause), and thal it vould be &@ bond Of untou between these nations, jar to establisn the Christian principle, “Peace on earth, good will to men.” He aguin re- | turned itis thanks to the Convention. ‘ts of Thee,” was sung. STUART thought there was no more to go to the Tarone of Grace m behalf | of the two great nations, also the Queen and the ; President and the Vice President, whom, he regretted to -ay, Was still Lat the Capttol. Mr. PAYNE, 01 Cincinnati, theu offered a prayer, especially lor ihe speedy recovery of the Vice I’resi- ‘os, of Indianapolis, was selected secreta:y, aud Senator Wiison Was requested wo in | form Vice President Colfax that the Convention had onered their iervent prayers in his behalf. Alter preiimimary proc-edings, Mr. Cow.ks, from mmending the election of the Joliowing o.ll- cer President.—Jsoin Wanamaker, of Philadelphia. Ve: Presid-ite—K. Ke Mewurney, New York; J. Skinner, Nort Carolina; W. Brooks, California; R. | H. brown, Louisiana; T, Claxton, Quebec: M. S. Crosby, Michigan; J. H. Kendrick, Kno e Island; Barnard, Indiana: C. Licyd, Washington, D, | Barrett, | Board’s report, whicit reports the expenses at tne The sixteenth annual Convention of the Young | Uniform raie of $20,000 to $i ,; Summer coliccuons are always small, In Uctover On the platform was a fountain playing | in the miast of a profusion of flowers tastefully ar- { Tanged with mosses, rock, &¢., and on either side | shields | | oard Anu Comunitive received last year stiv,712 10 adjoining the nall a branch of the Western Union ; | by Dr. Clarke, Dr. Wilson and other members of the Sevtig Gireoting the President to transmit a congratulatory address to Wueen Victoria ou her birthday, which was adopiea. The Convention then adjourned. PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY,. Cmicaco, May 24, 1871. At the meeting this morming the initial half hour was devoted to singing and prayer. On motion the special commitiece of the Memortal Fund Com- mittee Report was increased to fifteen, as foliows:— Ministers—James Ells, D. D.; George L, Prentiss, D.D.; Elijan R, Crom, D, D.; Samuel Wilson, D. D.; Revs. 8. A. Noble, Charlies A, Dickey, Samuel T+ Carter and John Edwards. Elderé—James Allison, 8. 4. RB. McMillan, Wiliam P. Lynde, 0, R. Kings bury, D. 5. dlorrison, W. S. Walice and John G. ‘The consideration of the publication of the reports | of the boarus, wich was interrupted yesterday by the order of the day, was reuvewed. On the question Of psalmody tne issue is whether the present volume in Use in tHe churcies shall be continued or anew Dovk OF praise prepared especially under Presi) tes rian ausp.ces. There was coasideravie discussion Wiibou' reacoing a conciusion, The fov.owing trusiees were elected for three years:—Kev. M. Shepuerd, Rev. W. 7. Eva and Rev, Alexancer Reed, LD. v., vice Albert Barnes, de- ceaseu, ‘the following were elected members of tie Board of Publication. —R K. M, Patiersoa, D. D.; Dr, Hodge, Kev. George W. Musgrave D. D. W. Alien, Jon Sivley, James Baker, Kov. W. S. | Eva and iiev. air, Orowell, ‘the Baptists’ response to the resolution of frater- nal greeting by the Presbyterian Assembly was ordered to be spread. on the uuintes, | ‘the report of the Home Mission Committee, the order of the day, Was read. It repeats and empha- slves Lhe Slatements and recummendations by the The 000 per month. last tie Board was so burdened with debt it was compelled to give notice to the churches and mis. | sionaries that no lore demands on the treasury | COUIG be paid Unt Ib was replenished, ‘The mission- ary reports of poth branches of the Church, made last year, contained 1,148 names; the present report contains: » ‘The balance lu the treasury of the | Board of Missions at the civse of the last fiscal year | Was $60,037 69, Of Waich $40,000 Was transierred to New York ou the loth of July. ‘The income of the Board of Missions ts $9,104 19; aggregate, $74,281 73. The year Closed With @ balauce Of Ouly 92.9.8. Receipts last yeur from al sources, $300,599; ths year, $251,015. But the expenses this year were $352,844, which 1s $70,808 In excess Of the recelpts, ‘The churches and individuals have coniribuied ths yeur $60,154; last year, $235,837, but while the legacies, the rece:pts froin tat source Unis year were only $31.76). ‘ne missionaries have periormed an aggregate of 965 years of service, und pieac! ine Gospet statedly in not less than 2,50 place: ‘The total addiituns to the churches were 11,017, and 340 Sabbath schoois werejorganized, During the year 156 Church editices were built, and 163 repaired or enlarged. The Church debts cancelled amvant to $225,627, and the contributions to the memorial fund were $339,410. ‘The Rey. H. Kendall, D, D., and the Rev. Cyrus vickson, D, D., made addresses urging the Asseu- bly to provide more funds, Uniess help was given from the memorial fund or other sources the Board would be in devt io misuonaries not less than $100,000 by November neat. Adjourned Ull bal.-past two o'clock, THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD. PHILADELPHIA, May 24, 1871. To-day was the sixth day's proceedings of the Reformed Presbyterian S;nod. The subject for dis- cussion was “Famliy Prayer,” which was discussed | Synod, The special order of the day wag then taken up, which was the rece;tion of tne reports of the commit- tees of boards of foreign and domestic missions, The chairmen of the respective committees stated that no meetings had been held because the committees had been visiting the places of public interest with the Synod yesterday. Un this account neither com- | mutiee was ready for the spectai order, Which Was | consequently necessarily postpoaed. ‘the resolution of Dr, Steele, concerning home missions, which was under discussion at the hour ol adjournment yesterday afternoon, was again taken up and discussed. The ivllowing is the reso- iution:— Resolved, That in furtherance of the great work of home missions provideniially devolved upon th s Synod, the Church Wil pat Lorth every eilort during we Synodic. year to raise w fund of $10.00 to be placed at the disposal of tue Domestic Hoard of Mivsious of the General Synod, to Le designated as the “Sustentation Fuad of the dome Field.” ‘The resolution was adopted, The methous of proceedtug necessary to raise the fand were then discussed, A resulution referring the whole mauer to the mere RL Missions Was ofered, but was not approved. A motion was made tnata special committee of seven be appointed to take charge ot the Sustenta- Hi ENGLISH DERBY. Muster for the Grand European Tarf Event. Scenes on the Road and on Epsom Downs— Tho Crowds and Lxeitement. SEVENTEEN HORSES COME TO THE POST. Baron Rothschild’s Zephyr Colt the Winner— Albert Victor and King o! tho Foro:t Make ® Dead Heat for Second Place. Lonpoy, May 24, 1871, To day was the second day of the Epsom summer meeting, An immeuse crowd was present, BETTING ON THB DERBY RACE, The betting has been immense at the following rates:—7 to 4 against Mr. Junnstone’s br. ¢, Both- weil (winner of the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes) by Stockwell, out of Katnerlae Lozie. 6 to 1 against Mr. Oartwright’s ch, ¢. Albert Victor, by Marsyas, out of Princess ot Walos; 8 to 1 against Baron Rothschild's®a, ¢. by Parmesan, out of Zephyr; 12 to. agalust Mr. Harrion's c. Grand Coup, by Gladiateur, out of Olive, by Stockwell; the same odds against Mr, Merry's b. c. King of the Forest, by Scottish Chiel, out of Lioness; 14to1 ogainst Mr, Osborne's b. c, Ravenshoe, by Cathe- dral, out of Crow’s Nest, and the same odds against Captain Day’s b,c, The Count, by Parmesan, out or Countess, by Stockwell. ‘The race was won by Baron Rothscniid’s Zephyr chestnut colt, ‘The chestnut colt Albert Victor and bay colt King of the Forest made a dead heat for aecond place. ‘The following is the summary;— Baron Rothschild’s ch. ©, by Parmesan, out of LEDDYT »o00 0000 Mr. Cartwrizhvs ch, 0, out of Princess ot Wal Mr. Merry’s v. 6. King of Chief, out of Lioness. ‘Avert Victor, les, by Marayas, 0 “On the Road” aud on Epsom Downs. LONDON, May 24, 1871, Derby Day has come with its usual spirit and in- cident, The House of Lords is empty, the “Uom- mons” 18 “counted out,’’ Business generally in London is suspended and the city emptied of so muca of 1s population that a stranger might imagine it smitten with the plague, The weather fg delightful. Nevertheless everybody ts armea with Macintosh or umbrella as & precaution against the rain so proverbially an incident of the occasion, white veils about the hats guard against the abso- lately certain dust, Thus Squipped and garnished with sundry pocket pistols as a defence, not 40 much against possible Dick Turpins of the highway as against éxtortionate victuallers on the course, Jobn Bull sets forth with ructul countenance as if } ON @ pilgrimage to the saline purgatory of Epsom, rather tban to @ great national festival. Atan early hour we take the Southwestern turn- pike, By rail there 14 no chance. On Derby Day the swell mob always has possession of the trains, and althongh you may have left in your dressing case at home your watch and such money as may Not be needed for expenses, or such small wagers as you have resolved to restrict yourself to, you do not care for the company of Whitechapel, whose humor it is to flatten your nat over your eyes or sup- ply you for your appearance on the course with a pair of eyes gratuitously blackened. We are on the road, then, ia a mad procession of carriages, private and hired and public; of stages, of ‘busses, of vans, of carts, from the aristocratic #1x-in-hand, with a noble marquis handling the rib- boas, ana delicately and skilfully touching with his Jash the flank of tue off leader; tothe donkey cart, with motive power equal to a medium dog, and freight of six select costermongers. Dast! We cannot see, we can hardly breathe forit. It keepsus | from discovering from which nobvy turnout caine tne well directed soda bottle which wrecked the hat of our Jehu and sent it over the ditch, {t darkens the lovely English landscape, turns the hawtnorn tion Fand. Tuls, after much discussion, Was agreed 10, C.: 0, B, Fisk, Missouri; ©, P. Palmer, Prince Ed- ward's Island; W. 4. Simpson, West Viigt Seoretaries— ik. Enos, indiana; W. Maine; H. J. Co Wisconsin, ‘rhe report Was adopted. President W anawaker Was escorted to the chair and returned Is thauks for tte honor of bemg made the | presiding officer, He spoke of the importance of the | work 10 Which they were eagaged, and said that | Something | ay of the Let there be made a treaty jae |. Hobbs, had been said im relation to the birth Queen. God bless her. with Christ. “Oh, fora closer walk with God ! (coronation hymn) Was then sung, after lich the reuring president, Judge McLean, offered prayer. Mr. Enos declined to serve as secretary, and Mr. 1, of Poughkeepsie, was elected, Stuart, of Philadelphia, moved that Messrs. pn and Spinney, of the London Assoctation, Invited to the platform, which was agreed wo, and received standing. mivention ¢ugaged in devotional exercises, | conducted ov Mr. Wanamaker, the president, | auring which prayers were offered for the families | and for the city of Parts, Mr. E. A. HOTCHINS presented the report of the Exceutive Committee, stating that reports of the | siate of the work had been recetved in time for the press from seventeen States oniy. Sixteen local | conventions fad been held. There are now on tl roll seven hundred and seventy-six association Eighty-three associations were organized during the Year and one hunure| and mine disbanded, They recommended various topics for discussion. Mr. WIDPR-ALL, agent of the Executive Com- mittee, read his report, from which it appears that Curing We pase year he bas travelled exteusively in the West aud Northwest, assisted im the formation of ' sixtcen beW associations and endeayored to cheer Up some of those which appeared langutsiing. Jo Duluth he dtd not saeceed; and of this place he says:—“Duiuth is @ hard fleid for Christian work.’ At the conciusion of the reading of thi tary Delano, with the delegation of In 0} df days ago, appeared on the platiorm. | Secretary 10 addressed the Convention, saying that he found himseif in the presence of a body oi men acitiated by the sentiment, ye Into ail the nations und preach my Gospel,” iy Company with | | men woo hai never heard the Gospel. These In- Mr. Morneny—I can’t understand how the ile got dians were uncivilized, and, until lavely, enemies |; 10 th pers; but I comprevend the mouve of it. of the white people, and were now reaay to | 1 believe it was set afloat ny a fellow now in learn the of civilization and be Wasiingion whom I kicked out of this; he was @ the obli of Olrisuanity. He was sa | deputy collector, J was in Washington on Monday that w € sech as impressed them pro- | aNd dined with the President. I never enjoyed my- founal, 1 return ho | selrmore. My visit to Wasiington was entirely on ine write man, wiih hearts to receive the blessi | of the Gospel. They Wished to give op their savage habits—to become Christiaas and be civilized. General How avo ofered a prayer, In Which thanks returned thata way had been opened to reac ad beew sald, | we evuid not becoine etviiized. “From Greenland’s Icy Mountains’ was sung by | tes and congregation, all standing, alter which Mr. Vincent Coliyer, the Secretary of the bad commissioners, sniroduced Littie Kaven, of the Ari panoes, and he, through an interpreter, remarked that he had travelled a great distance, and now | had great confdeace in the power of the white man, an knew his power to be much greater than he thought before he started. He was satisfied that after secing the works of the white man the Great Spirit is helping lim, and he hoped that the Great Spirit of the While mon would help the red men and aid them. BUPPALO GoaD, of the Wachita tribe, through his interpreter, said this couutry was given to the Indian, and when the white man came the Indian helped him. Now the white man gets rich and the Indtan poor. He didn’t kuow how this was, unless 1t was irom the peiter medicine of the white map, and he now wanted to take White man’s medicine. He had come To see the wovernment before, but had not re- a ceived what he wanted. te wisted to see the | young wen Who were to govern the country, and | hoped they would govern It betier than it had been governed for the Indiana, Lite Robe and others declined to speak, Mr. COLLYBK Sad that these Indians have an en- guwement atthe Navy Yard to-day, but when they had this meeting explamed to them they said they would come bere, for they wished vo learn, and whe they returned to thelr humes they wished the gov- eroment to aid them im building schoolhouses, &c. Mr. G. B. STUART was, on motion of General How- ard, requested to convey the sentunents of the Con- veution to the visitors, and Mr. Stuart addressed them, through the Interpreter, saying there were two pictures—one representing forty millions of white people and the other a people who had been wronged, Justice had been too slow, but there was. a bright side. Their Great Father, before its tnaugn- ration, had seid be wanted to do justice to THE COUNTRY STILL SAFE. Honest Tom Murphy Has Not and Will Not Resign—He Will Remain C ctor—What He Thinks About It. An anecdote 13 told of an executioner in France WLo was 80 exceedingly skilful with the sword that his subjects never knew wnen their heads were severed from their bodies until they nodded to the crowd. The grim soldier in the White House seems to possess equal skill in decapitating troublesome omMciais, I is only when they make a stir that they discover their heads in the basket, Collector Tom Murphy has a big head, and he belongs to a stiff-neckea generation, yet nevertheless it was reported yesterday in all the papers that he had gone the way of all Custom House collectors, The despatch had 1% that Honest Tom committed harl-kKari, put the offictal world believed that the sword of the executioner accom- plished the dreadiul deed, Of course the excite- ment among the office-holders was very great and every man was examining every other man’s | Juguiar, A rush was early made to the Castom Honse by all Interested in the fate of the jolly Col- lector, but those wbo, with iong faces, Went into the sanctum came out smiling. With @ view of obtaining data for an obttuary no- tice of the dear departed a HERALD reporter visited the Custom House yesterday morning. Me was sur- prised to find the Coliector alive and happy, and provesting Uiat he was not dead, After tne cus- tomary interchange of views on the weather the re- porter remarked that Mr. Murphy looked remark- ably well for a dead man, Mr. MURPHY—There i not a Word of truth In the despatch ia the papers this morning. I Nave not re- d, and do not imtend to resign, If | were going e and had the privilege of naming my suc- though, | would preter General Artiur to r, a £R—The statement in the papers ts very umstanuial. How could the report aye origi nated? basiness Connected with © was not ‘tour Louse matters, and yolitical in any Ww. copie were expecting a change in y in consequence of former rumors Trou Washington, and your pad deputy, 1 sup- pose, Wauted to have a shot at you. Mr. Morray—Tbere will be no change here, you may depend on that, General Grant is satuisil with the way Lam discharging my daty, andl tainly shan’t resign to please my enemies, Pertecuy satisfied that the country was still safe the re r Look bts leave, THE LAW OF STORMS, To THe Epiror or THE Heap: —~ In your able article on the “Law of Storms” you mention the case of two English steamers running into cyclones, fortunately with the Joss of one lite only. A more noted instance ts that of the French steamer Periere, which, owing to ite immense strength, both of engine and pull, was forced, very insanely, into the centre of a terrific cyclone, causin the death of several of the passengers and crew an the maiming Of several more: bat after the steamer returned to France the commander was not ont alned aad fi , but decorated by the government A ship . When being examived for his cert- ficate, ought to be worough!y tested In regard to the law of storms, and show on a Viack»oard the diffe- rent courses to be steered tor safely avolding the centre of @ cyclone on any quarter of the compass, Ihave tesied the value of “Peddington'’s Hand Book of the Law of Storms'' for over twenty years’ successful experience a8 & shipmaster out of Luis port and never knew tt to fall, and have often de- rived great advantage from the knowledge. You would be dolng the travelling public and the profession a great benefit by agitating the subject, as yoo are tie authority on nautical matters, DECORATION GAY. Mra, Judge Charies P. Daly, Mra, David Hoyt and the other lady managers of the Union Home and the Indians, and jostice should be writen on his | School for Soldiers aud Sailors’ Orphans invite all banuers, pray for these men on thelr return, and he hoped that the day was not far distant whea on the floor of such conventions there would be delegations of Ara- pahoes, Cheyeones, &c., aud Liitie Raven in the chair, (Applanee.) Mr. STuBsS, One of the agents, returned thanks for the manuer ia Which the delegates nad been re- ceived, Mr, Bay, of Indiasapolis, submitted a resolution » members of the convention would | patriotic ladies of New York to meet them, trom tea to four o'clock, to-day and Monaay Headquarters Tent, Broadway and Unton aquare, to make arrangements for proouring flowers, &c., for use on Decoration Day. The following donations are hereby gratefully acknowledged:—Generat George H. Sharoe, $5; J. H. Ingersoll, $20; Dongiass ‘Tayior, ; Wiliam M, Tweed, $100; Joun W. Blanck, $5. John W. Marshall is treasurer, 744 Broadway, 7 next, at the hedges and their perfumed blossoms into dreary eartiworks; lies like volcanic ashes on the turf for a hundred yards away; fills the lungs to suifocation ; irritates our eyes; vexes our tempers. Lo, the long cavalcade is suddenly arrested. The matter? A ‘buss ts upset; a score of pilgrims aré more or less damaged; or the wheel 13 off a costermonger’s family coach and the family has been violently projected into the hedge. Who cares? The dévris are cleared, and on goes the flying procession. A little less dust; we have struck sana; our weary nags drag heavily through it. Hurrah! the grand stand, with tte standard and streamers, comes into sight over the plain, We areon Epsom Downs, greatly favored; we have a place for our turnout within the ring, and having quarrelled for it wita beery Britons, and experienced much blasphemy in gaining tt, we have leisure and composure to brush off the upper strata of dust from coat and hat. and look about us, The horizon is, it must be owned, narrow, Be- tween us and the winning post is a family carriage, filled with a remarkdbly tall family of Yorkslitre folks, the very Women six feet 10 their slippers—1 mean lineal feet, of course—and every woman bear- ing @ proportionate umbrella. If we wish to see what we ure expected to describe we must make our way to the grand stand. This is a vast wooden, rickety structure, far less respectable and no larger than au average American barn, and It 1s already filled. The front seats, reserved for the jamilies of mors and gentlemen of the Jeckey Club, are overflowing with the bluest blood of the three kingdoms. At the outer door Policeman X tells to wit—five or six Lun- dred gentlemen, of whom your reporter is one—that t inch overhead is occupied, a statement by the down-coming host. Through h suifering and perspiration, nevertheless, we mu press onward until forcibly ejected, 80 to speak, into the upper air, Where, thoagh much fattened and altogether exhausted, we can at least breathe and see. " And what a sight! All Engiand is here, Who can doubt it? Royalty and nobility are close under our noses; the crush and ilutter ot aristocracy about care nothing for these things, but gaze amazedly at the picture belore us. A nittur ral amphitheatre, a mile perhaps in diame. ter. The slope is alive with dense masses of humanity. Estimates of crowds always err. Are we wrong in thinking there are one hundred thousand people under our eyes? See the thousand acres taken up as bivouac for horses and ‘traps.”’ See yonder gypsy Camp—lortune telling Is the order of the day. Hear—for you cannot choose but he: the clamor of wretches selling you the “cara” or programme of the race. respectably dressed gents Who Hear, also, those other un you with offers tip of the Derby,’ or those other spectators who stand ready to give or take ruinous olds on every event of the day. That man ina white hat and | duster, ape: with the Margtits of Gaunt, is @ ‘abinet Minister; they have their betting books in hand, bav- ing just recorded their wager, The gentleman a little beyond in light great coat and tapping his Obes trusiveiy white teeth with the other ivory of his cane, is the semitic peutioman who only a few Dights ago maadened his present beech ee the devout Firat Lord of the Treasury, by keen and piti- Jess sarcasms, Yonder is His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, a thought heavier thun when we recently met him at the great Exhivition—literally a broad contrast with the Surin » Making the grand tourof te New World only the other day, won with hts unfailing good temper so many gollen regards and leit behimd 80 many pleasant memories. Beau Brammel’s “fat frend, genueman of Europe, could hardly have carried pound more of adipose than does this his grand. nephew, ‘Phere are, indeed, notabilities all aronnd us; talk, chai, Nonsense are mingling discordanuy wilh the sulemn language of betting, and religion and politics. When tue more discerdant Clangor of @ bell and the ery of “Clear the track |’ prelude the coming of adouble platoon of “peelers,’ truncheon tn hand, ‘who sweep (ue rabble of peers and people beyond tue ropes and leave the ground clear for the meagre wad uvpromising array of horseflesh destined to dispute The honors OF the day, Cs kiya diugently consults his card to identity the colors of the jockey and to identify the owners and ascer- tain the latest odds, Kverybody cranes over to see them return again and again ft false #larts to resume, At last they are of, Excitement 1s almost wnendurable. The favorite 18 clearly out of the 5 race belore the first 800 yards are traversed, The dark blue, searlet “and yellow crowd steadily towards the front, Nervows betters, ho went it long om the favorite, are eagerly Thoaging:? the pret ure at Tattenham Coruer, homeward bound; dark blue, Who has hung on ti flank of scarlet and yoliow, gets the lash cruelly, and gains an inch each leap; the judges tn the bux crowd forward with eager eyea on, the ged me Wiood pours from the daaks and postrus of the ! ” the first child's Zephyr colt places name on the ever memorable: roll or Dero: wrinpern Nowenteen horses ran, Albert Victor and King of the Forest making & dead neat fur Ue socond place. THE JEWS AS SPORTSEN. Their Success of Late on the Kuglish Turf Threo of the Four Great Spring Events Won by Horses Bred by Isracliion. To THE KviTox oF THR HERALD:— The ocean cable Nasifes to us the information that Baron Rothschild has at length suc-eeded in win- ning the Derby. After a long and honorable career on the English turf this worthy sportsinan, who breeds all his own racers, has reacued tne height Of his ambition, For the past quarter of a contury every Isaglite in London has wagere! his dollar on | the Baron, and at last virtne has met 1s reward, | No doubt all Whitechapel and Houndsdiica will be ablaze with itummabons tus evenog. Phetourgreat | sporting events for the spring season in Engin’ | are the Two Thousand Guiveas, the one Thousand Gaineas, the Derby and Oaks Stakes; three of these have beea won by horses bred. by Lirachtes, und | Baron Kothschild's mare, that cartiea om the On> ‘fhonsaud Guineas, Wil, nO doubt, win the fourth | event, which is run for to-morrow. Bothwell. | the winner o: the Two Thousand Guineas, was vrei by Mr, Joseph Lainerc. an israelite. trom his mare Keterine Logie ana Stockwell. The Zephyr colt Was sired by Parimcson,# rising stallion, once owned by Mr. Saville. The mare Zepayr was bred by Baron | Rotnschiid, and sired vy King Tom, also the pro- | pert) Of the Garon, The Israeittes have cause to be proud of their present success. Ki Naw Yous, May 24, 1871. MOZZLETUFF. FLEELWOOD PARK. Match for One Thousand Dollars Between the Chestnut Gelding Judzo scott and Brown Gelding Jobuny Reb—scott the Wiuner— Two Heats Only ‘rotted and Johnny Keb Withdrawn, Several hundred people, many of them influential gentiemen and their ladies, aasempled at the beau- tifal bleetwood Park yesterday alternoon to witness the long-talked of race between Mr. G. N. Fere guson’s chestnut gelding Judge Scott (formerly Cloudman) and Mr, Jonn Murphy's brown gelding Johnny Red; but tie anticipations of a ciosely con- | tesied struggle which they induiged in were uafor- tunately not realized, as in reality the race was of an exceedingly mean nature, The match had been | arranged for $1,000, mile heats, best three in five, “to go as they please”—citner to Wagon, in harneas or under the saddle—and when the horses were called upon the track thoy had selected to test their abiliues in the latter way; but this was soon changed in the caso of Johnny Reb, as he would not trot under the sadcle at all, and be was placed toasulky, He did not act any meaner, howéver, than Judge Scott, as he pranced, cantered, ranand indulged in all sorts of antics ; for nearly thirty minutes, when, once getting level, they were at last givea the word, and it seemed to the assemblage that at the eleventh hour they would be repaid for their trouvle; but the case was hope-- Jess, Jobuuy Keb Was quite lame whea he came on the track, und ut the end of the frst heat was ome ison broken down ard nearly bit he: iy 13 ones oe him for the Becon Mf idpes thes ty rn 2] t the end of the secund heat nid ab Pea aid dydze Scott awarded therace. The packers of Jonnny Tost ueavliy, as be- fore the race be was the favorite—2 to 1. ‘THE *RoT. First Ha'.—Johony Keb won the pole. When the entire assemblage had become quite disgusted atthe jelay a send-oif Was erected, wih Judye Scott a fengin m_advance.. On the turn he trotied so ex- cellently that he was fualiy five lengths to ihe sront, and approaching the quarter pole—passed tn thirty jour and a hail seconds—the gap was opeacd to eignt | lengths. Jonnay Ke» now went into the air, and so disastrous Was the break thatit contiaued be, ond | | the hal\-mile pole, which was passed a distance in | front by Scoit. 1imeto that position, 1:11 Bn- | | tering the upper turn the Judge left his fe and alter constdcrable runniag got into level work again atthe three-quarier pole, and weat under the string Winner of the heat, with tue whip being used, al a slipping gait; Johnny Keb just inside tue distaace ~ Time, 2:34. cod H a’.—it would have seemed that for kn- | manity’s sake Johony Keb would now be withdrawn, + as he was completely broken down: but he was | again started, in the vain hope that Judge Scvit | might act ugly, and thus distance i AL the quarter pole, in thirty-seven au hauf seconds, Scott was eight lengtis in advanci At the bat mile pole (passed m 1:15'4) ten lepgti and epter= ing the upper turn Kep nad warmef*out of pis Jameness somewhat and lessened this gap, but ap- proaching the three-quarter pole he left his feet, and Scott, weilin hand, Came home winuer of the heat by twelve lengtns. | Jobnny Keb was now withdrawn and the race awarded to Judge Scoit. SUMMARY, FLEETWOOD PARK, MORRISANIA, May 24—Match $1,000, mie heats, best three in dve, “to go as they ease.” t N. Ferguson named ch. g. Judge Scott (formerly Cloudman), under the saddle, 1 1 John Murphy aamed br, g. Jonany Keo, in harness. soeeeeeeneeereeees ar. Quarter. Half. Mite. First heat. + 84g 1 2:34 6 Second neat MINGTON RACES, LEXINGTON, Ky., May 2}, 1871. ‘The first race to-Gay was for a purse of $490, two mile heats. Harper's br. c. Longfellow, four years old, walked over. The second race for the club purse of $200, mile and a half, was won by John Harper's ch. c. Ex- change, five years old, beating ¥, W. Ford’s br. c. Black Wainut, four years; George Cadwallader’s ch, c. Fadladen, four years; H. P. MeGruta’s b. f. Ores. ceut, four years; J. W. Carter's b. c. Steve Atchison, four years; Stringficid & Stanhope’s ch, c. Catina, four years; Leroy Paul's gr. m. Ella Jackson, four years; Hunt Reynolds’ c, Planchette, five years, and P. Farreli’s b. c., three years, in the order named. Time, 2:33. “PETURE SALES T0-lAY. A private collection of 170 pamtings will be offered for sale to-day and to-morrow at Messrs. Johnston & Van Tasscli's rooms, 37 Nassau street. Among the American artists represented in this collection are the veterau Durand, R, Gifford, W. Whiiredge, J. W. Casiiear, W. 7. Richards, J. F, y, W. L. Sontag, W. Bradford, J. B. Bristol, , A.D. Shattuck, William F. De Haas, e, Thomas cks, Eastman Johnson, George Hall,’ H. C. Bis- pham and J. G. Brown, An unusually good oppor. tunity 18 thus afforded for securing specimens of these and other well known artists. Among the foreign pictures “The Lesson,’ by Lobbedet, of Pai “Paul and Virginia,” vy Laporte, of Paris; “Reading the Letrer,” by Verwee, of Munich; b- ‘bath Morning in Ho! 7? by Van Hove, of B sels, and “Arcade, * by Charles Ooms, of Antwerp, are noteworthy, Lobbedet’s “Lesson” 18 particu. larly suv Mr. T. C. Farrer, who brought home so full a portfolio from his last visit lo Kurepe. contemplates ‘@ prolonged sojourn abroad, anu previous to his de- parture offers @ large natper of ius pictures tor sale to day at Mr. Schenck’s. Mr. Vregon Wilson, who also is about to leave for Europe, contributes avout twenty paintings to the collection whtch will be sold this evening av the Bomervilie Art Gallery, $2 Fiith avenue, Mr. H. Le Vasseur offers at the saine gale several of his landscapes and marine views, principaliy | ilnstrating scenery in Nicaragua and on the Paeitic const. | A WIFE MURDERER COWVICTED. Rocuester, N. Y., May 24, 1871. Tue jury in the trial of David Montgomery for the murder of his wife in November last, in this city, had the case given to them about three o'clock yesterday afternoon, The jury remained out all night and came Into court at ten o'clock this morn- ing witha verdict of gulity of murder tn the first degree, The defence was insanity, The prisoner ‘was remanded for sentence at the adjourned Oyer and Terminet, to be held the second Monday im June next, when Messner, the wile murderer, Will lave a new tria A BIGAMIST CONVICTED. In the County Court and Court of Sessions, at White Plains, Westchester courity, yesterday, John R. King, @ butcher, lately doing business at Mortt- sania, was tried and convicted on an indictment for bigamy found against him py the Grand Jury. ‘The prisoner, it seems, settled in Morrisania about two years ago, and subsequently married the danghter of a brewer in that piace. His first wite, Whom he left im Ono, recentiy came Fast, thereby blocking the game of her faithless lord. It 1s pro- bable that King will receive his sentence to-day. EVIL EFFECTS OF INTEMPERANCE, Not Pushed From a Car by the Conductor. Coroner Herrman yesterday held an investigation in the case of Frederick Fremann, the German bar- ber, who was killed by being run over in sonnet ave- Due, near Eleventh street, on the 4th inst, by car 146 of the Third avenue line, ‘The day following me occurrence deceased stated that he had been roe from the car by the conductor; but the testimony taken under oath shows quite a@ different state of facts. It clearly proven that deceased was in toxicated and fell the front platform whiie in that condition, and such was tho verdict of the Jury. | Viewed here as a failure, ca ¥ POINT BREEZE PARK. Opening Day of the Spring Trot ting Meetiag. Fleetwood Winner of the Premium for Horseg that Never Started for Purve, Plate or Stake, and Juno of the 2:40 Trot. PHILADELPHIA, May 24, 1871. The first day of the spring trotting mecting at Point Breeze Park was not marked by that suc- cossfui and enthusiastic tnanguration spectacle that is usual here, botn in the matter of jarge fletds of. horses and number of spectators. There was @ noliceable absence of the thousands that at such times congregate from the ‘City of Brotherly Love’? and distant places to do honor to tie enterprise of the management; and where general joy and exe citement were went to be observed, a general apathy to-day pervaded those present when tho bell rang for the horses to appear at the judges’ stand, The purses had not filled as well as desired, yet there were horses enough .in each fiela to make the sport interesting, and what waa lost in entrance money for the purses must be made up at tho gates, and from the attrac tions presented for the other days of the meeting no doubt the balance sheet will at the end of the week present @ financial success. The old visitors at Point, Breeze have been so accustomed to mingle with im« Tense multitudes that a moderate assemilage—ong that wonld be considered large at other plaso#—ts Great improvements are everywhere visible about and on the track, and this Park i& now 28 Complete, comfortable and clarming @ place for turf amusements as any in the land, ‘The track was in fine condition for fast time, and the weather betng mila ana cfar the trotting prot gressed satisfactorily, aud the ume made was very good for the horses of the class that were cngaged, Tue trotting was over by five o'clock, as there were only three heats iu each contest, and these were alternated. Two events were on the programmo—the first trot for a premium of $1,000, divided into three parts, for horses that fad never started in a race for purse, plate or stake, and the second was for a premium of $1,009, divided In the same way, for horses that had never trotted faster than 2:4). Boti the above trots were mile heats, best three in five, in harness, In | the first race there were five entries, ali of which came to the post. ‘These were John Cuciney’s bay mare bridget, M. Rodea’s chestnut geidiog Fiee- Wood, K, Stetson’s bay mare Tabitha, Cuartes H. Smith's chestnut mare Lady Shotwell, and W. He Dobie’s black stallion Young Fillingham. Fleetwood had the call in tue betting in the pool sales just pre- vious to the start, Briaget being the second In favor, and tne three others sold as a ficia for aboupad much as bridget brought. Fleetwood won the race very handily in three straight heats, in capital time, He is a very promising young gelding, and will be profitable the coms ng me Be ere i od whe second Yaze 4: Uaige spies Oily, compris. ing J. MeXiuiey’s brown stailon Traiaigar, B. Lo bey’s chestnut mare Susie aud Budd Dovis’s brown mare Juno. The latier was tue favorite at sight odds over Susie, who was backed stittly by the Yorkers who bad seen her trot at Fleetwood Pare last week. Way they thongot so well of her noone of even moderate judgment could conceive, a8 6be proved herself a “quitter” in both of the races ta which she was engaged at that place, She was nov better to-day, as she fell off tn every heat, yet she @ good turn of spced, but any ‘horse that can force her a mile will be sure to beat her a race. Juno captured her very easily tn the second and third heats, wmuing those more handily than the first he: shat being scored by her oniy by @ short nead. ‘The toliowing are the details of the trotting as it came off:— THE FIRST TROT. First Heat.—The horses had a very good start, Tabitha with the lead, Fleetwuod second, Li shotweil turd, Bridget fourth and Young Fiting- haw fifth, on a break, They went on this way aronad the tarn, but when they reached the quarter pole Fleetwood had taken sides witu Tabitha, two jengihs ahead of Bridget, Who was one length ta Jront eof Youug Filungham. The time to this poins Was lorty secouds, Fleetwood twen went to the front, ‘Tabitha having broken up badly and falten in the rear. Bridget now took second piace, but she could not foot with Fleetwood, and he opened @ gap of five lengths to the half-mile pole, Briaget second, three lengths ahead o( Lady Shotwell aad Young Fillingham, who were troiting head and head, Tabitia practicatly out of tue race. ‘Time, l:ls, Fleetwood went on with the lecd at his leisure and came ina winner by half a dozen le: Lady Shotwell second, Brifiget third, Young = ings BT Me ham fourth and Tabitha distances. Time, S-coud H @ .—Fieetwood took the lead at the start, Briiget second, Lady Shotwell third, and Filta; ham jourth, As (hey passed around the turn Fi wood led two Iengths, Bridget second, two lengths im front ol young Ys pe age -- who Was one length in advance of Ludy Shotwelt. At the quarter pole, which was passed in seconds and a hati, Fleetwood led two bola’ Young Fillingnam second, half # length ta front bridget, the rater being two lougt +4 ey Hy mee of Lady Shotwell. There was no ¢) hi tl oa the backstretch, and as they passed the ole’ Ip 11833, Fleetwood led two lengths, Youug Fiiingl am second, oné length in iront of Lady Shot.’ well. Fieatwood. Met gael d away from the others aud opened 4 gap of ight lengths to the three-quar- ter pole, Bridget second, oné Je.gth ahead of Shotwell, Fillingham fourth, he having broken u| fore reaching there. Fieetwoud canié teisurcly the homestretch, a winner of the heat hy eight lengths, tn 2:35%, Young Ffillingham second, a ni iu front of Lady Shotwell, who was six lengths in advance of Bridget. Third Heal.—Bridget had the best of the start, Fleetwood secoud, Lady Shotwe.t third and Foang Fillingham fourth, ona bad break. Fleetwood w to the fronton the turn, and led two lengths to the quarter pole tm thirty-eight and a quarter seconds, At the balf-mue pole, Wuich Was passed ip 1:10%, he was five lengths im sront of bridget, the | falling off avevery stride, Lady Shouwell third Young Fillinghem fifteen lengths behind. Fleet wood opened tne gap on the Jower torn, and passe@ the three-quarter pole six or seven lengtns tv front of Lady Shotwell, who had taken second piace, Fleetwood came on steadily and won the heat by five tengths, Lady Shotwell second, six lengths in advance of Bridget, who wus ten lengths ahead of Young Fillingham, Time of the heat, Fleet wood won first money, Lady Shotwell the second prize aud Bridget the third. The following 18 a SUMMARY. Port BREEZE PARK, PHILADELPHTA, May 24. Premium $1,000, for horses that had never started for purse, plate ‘or stake—s600 to first, $200 to sec. ond and $100 to third horse; mile heuww, best threé in five, im harness. M. Roden entered ch. g. Fleetwood,........ 1 1 1 Charles H, Smith entered ch, mi. Lady shot well. apse Joun Cadney entered b, m, Bridget W. H. Doble entered bik, stuilion Young Fulingham. R, Stetson Second Third bi € best of te send-om, Susie second, Trakugar tind. As they went around THE SKU First Heat.—Juno had Un the turn Susie weut to the front and led two Leng. to the quarter pole In thirty-seven seconds, ‘Tralalgar ten lengths veutnd., Going down the vackstretch Juno shut up the daylight, but atthe Bali-mue she faltered and fell off, Susi passing that pome neal two lengths avead Of her im Lilb Susie then drew away trom Jono, who broke broke up on the lower tarn, and al tae three-quarter pole Susie was five lengins ahead. Juuo then made a dash, and coming ap the hou reten rapidly oyer- took Sasie and naved her at score, Winning by a head ‘ainlgar practically wever in the race, and was beaten gen lengtis at tie Linish, ‘Lime of heat, 2:30%, Second Heat.—Juno took the lead, Susie second, ‘Trafalgar third. As they passed around the tarn Juno ied one length, Susie second, four lengtos in advance of Trafalgar. At the quarter pole Juno was Unree leugths in front of Susic, ‘frataigat being, a6 before, practically out of the race. The time to this joint Was thirty-seven secouds, Going along the Pecuscrercn Juno broke up twice, bat did not lose any ground by ber movements, proving herseif a good breaker and a@ capital cawher. At we hall-mile pole she was two Jengths ahead, in 1:17, bat going down the lower turn susie closed up to her flanks, and i that way tney came into the homestretch, the driver of Juno car rying Susie well to the outside, Susie then began to quit, und Juno came away from her and won the heat by four lengths; Suste second, Trafalgar just inside ihe distance flag. ‘Time of the heat, 2:35 %. Third Het, —80ste tg in Front Sta ap word e 0 geLON! ; a on the turn und led to the quarter ole, in forty ‘one length, Susie second, four ngths ahead of Traialgar. Juno Kept in front down the backstretcl, opening & gap of alength to the half-mile pole, Susie second, four lengths anead of Traiger. ‘Tue ume to the pole Was. 1:14. Juno conunued in the lead to tie end, winning handily by three lengtns in 2:4) 44, Suic second, two lengths ahead of Trafalgar, Juno won cae ope Susie the second and met ‘ne following 1s & apeer a SUMMARY. roi Pont BRERZR PARK, PHILADELPHIA, May %.— Premium $1,000, for horses that had mever trotsed faster than 2:40—-$600 to first, $300 10 second and 100 to Unird horse; mile heats, best tarce in five, = harness. Budd Doble entered br. m, Juno, H. ‘Tobey entered ch. m,. Suse, . J. McKinley entered br. § Trafalgat TIME. Quarter, Mol. First heat. see D ad Second heat » oT ait Third heat, _” Tie