The New York Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1871, Page 6

BROADWAY AND ANN STREET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. Volume XXXVI. AMUSEMENTS TAIS EVENING. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and 15th street Pravine Wid Fine, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Kit, 1HE ARKANSAS TRAVELLER, GRAND OPERA HO! Tax Tanke HuNcanac corner of 8th av, ana 3d st.— LINA EDWIN’S THEATRE. 720 Broadway.—CoMEDY or Bank. BOWERY THEATRE, & Baornce bi. anv Buormen B: FIFTA AV & THEATR! Nor svon 4 Foot as ue Looks. Jack SnErPARD— Twenty-fourth street.— GLOBE THEATRE, 78 Broatwav.—Varimtr ENTER TAINMEND, &0.—THE TEUPTER FOILED. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—NEw VERSION OF JACK SHEPPARD. fi hs, BOOTH'S THEATRE, 231 st. A Wryten’s TALE, WOOD'S MUSEUM Broadw: ances every alternoon ana ev ween bin ant 6th ava,— ACADEMY OF MUSIC, BAWN—DANNY THE Baro: Fourteenth street.—COoLLEEN MRS. F, B, CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— Buntev Down. BROOKLYN RINK.—Afiernoon and evening—MUSICAL Frstivau, BRYANT'S ana 7b avs. EW OPERA HO! EGRO MINSTREL 23d at, between 6th Ce THEATRE COMIQUE, 514 Broadway.—Comic VocaL- bMS, NEGKO ACIB, a0. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Va- Riniy ENTERTAINMENT, NEWCOMB & ARLINGTON’S MINSTRELS, corner 28th i. and Broadway.—NEGRO MINETRELSY, 40. IRVING HALL, Irving place.—MOVING PANORAMA oF THE FRANOO-GERNANIO W AR, ASSOCIATION HALL, 254 street and 4th ave—M MACREADY'S DRAMATIC’ RECITALS, Saree _CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.—TazoporE Troms’ Sumurg NicuTs’ Concerts. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 745 Broadway.— SCLENCE AND ART, TRIPLE SHEET. New York, Thursday, May 25, 1871. CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S HERALD. PaGE. 1—Advertisements, 2—Adveriisements, 3—The Batties of the Barricades: Map Showing the Sceues of the slauguier im Paris; Sketches of the Pubiic Buildings Destro, ed, 4—The in: ace Congress: Lar, ndance of Onictals from the’ Various Religious lnteiligence—The English D Scenes on the Road and on Epsom Downs; Karon Roths- child's Zephyr Colt the Winner—Point Breeze Park, Pluludeiphia : Opening Day of Lhe Spring Trovting M ung at Fleetwood ark— y.. Kaces—The Qountry Law of storms—Vecoration S—The Car Hook Murder: Conclusion of the Trial of William Fosver for the Murder of Avery D. | Putnain; Judge Cardozo’s. Waiting for a Veraic for Outraze—A Woman Trapper—Proceedings tu the Courts—An Accidental Suot—Fires. 6—Ldworials: Leading Arucie, “A He of Slaughter and Conflagrations in crowniug Terrors of the Commue™. Intelligence—Yacnting hattan’ Yacht Ci pgatta of the Man- he Artuy and Navy Instailation—Departure i yueTS—Sad Drowning nh NeWark—Awusement Annouace- Casualty ments. 7—Burning Paris; Two Days of Terrible Fighting and Great Slanghter—ihe Latest trom Paris: HARALD Speciai Reporis from Paris and ver- saliies—The ireaty of Wasiiugton Ratified by | mune was the Republic Universal and Social, the Senate—Vice President Colfax—Niscei- Janeous Telegrams—Military Clit-Chat—Local News— Business Notices. S—The Kellogg Divorce Scandal: Additional Evi- dence of Alleged infueiity—Real & ters—Financia! and Commercial Keporis— Domestic Markets—Marriages and Deatns— Advertisements, 9—Advertusements. 10—The Keystone Democracy: Nomin: Pennsylvania for the Coming Another Fizzled Fignt: ‘he Colli Batue—Amusements—Florai —C Own Barthquake—Frie Matters—Shipping In- tell gence —A:ivertisements, 21 —Aadverusements. 12—Adverusewents. Tue Jury in the Foster case was charged very thoroughly by Judge Cardozo yesterday and retired. They have now been out all night. WALL Street AND THE MoxEY Marxet.— The usual accumulation of money et this centre in the summer season is already so great and so far ahead of time as to occasion general remark. Wall street has a system of money lending known as ‘call loans,” which terminate on one day's notice from the lender. Money for temporary use in this way is so abundant as to be worth at the rate of only two to three per cent per annum. Mercantile paper is readily discounted at five to six per cent. Yet, with all this, speculation moves only slowly, as if a sort of healthy conservative tone pervaded the community, But just as fuel feeds fire, easy money stimulates specula- tion; so that the cliques may after all get up quite a sensation this summer. Ti Laresr Prize Fient—that arranged for yesterday morning between Edwards and Collins, the great light weights—has ended as the Mace-Coburn fight ended, in a fizzle. Indeed, it seems probable, since that magnifi- cent fraud of a fight at Simcoe, that the manly art bas commenced its facile descent, and that it will soon become one of the lost arts of America, The prize fighters yester- day chased by the police until they were left as weak as gruel, notwithstanding their long training, and when finally they managed to meet ip a twenty-four foot ring Edwards refused to fight because his backer bad been lost in the chase. They talk of fixing another day for the fight, but there is little prospect of their agreeing. The backbone of prize-fighting has been broken, The tledge-hammer fists that used to batter the human countenance aspire nowadays to nothing more than light fingers, were Tar Youne Men's Inrernationat Cari. TIAN ASSOCIATION. —The Young Men's Chris tian Association met in Washington yesterday, and wos numerously attended by members | from all parts of the United States, the British Provinces and England. This is an auspicious event. The Convention has in view the exten- sion of its influence in all parts of the civilized world. It will preach “peace on earth and good will toward men,” Following close in the footsteps of the recent Commission, which concluded a treaty that will tend to create a lasting peace between two of the greatest nations of the earth, its del'berations will be closely watched, in the hope that they will tend further to cement the bonds of friendship now existing. Doubtless this Convention will be the means of doing much good throughout our own and other countries, and give fresh impetus to the cause of Christianity. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1871.-TRIPLE SHEET. Herribie Day of Slaughtors and Uon- flagrations in Parie—The Crownlag Terrors of the Commune. How wretchcd tay portion shall be! These lines are from Byron’s famous *‘Ode to France,” after the final overthrow and re- moval of the First Napoleon; but they will as forcibly apply to the events in Paris which have followed the downfall of Napoleon the Third. Toe crowning terrors of the Com- mune in its dying struggles, in addition to the fearful slaughters at the barricades, have fallen upon Paris, in the turning loose of its vagabond incendiaries, Our despatches of yesterday's events in the late paradise of pleasure and frivolity present one of the most appalling pictures imaginable of the horrors of civil war. We have only a few outlines and hints of the dreadful scenes in Paris of yesterday and the night succeeding the terrible day ; but it needs no effort of the imagination to fill in the shocking details. The thunder of artillery, the crashing of bombs, heavy explosions of mines, magazines or caissons; the growling of the mitrailleuses and the incessant roar of musketry at the bar- ricades; the shrieks of flying women and the groans from heaps of wounded and dying men, the yells of the combatants, and areund all, at various points, the rush and roar of angry conflagrations veiling the city in smoke and dire confusion, give us a combination of horrors of which even Paris knew but little in all her first world-appalling Reign of Terror. The burning of the Tuile- ries and the Louvre, conspicuous among the incidents of this dismal spectacle of war, are still only among the incidenis of the day’s misfortunes to Paris and to France, The shame, the demoralization and the disgrace to the French people are the disasters which it will be most difficult to repair. There has been for some time a general apprehension in the outside world that the Paris Commune would go down only in the ruins of the city or go out only from the city in flames. The senseless destruction of the Imperial Army Column in the Place Ven- dime pretty plainly indicated the ulti- matum of the iconoclasts of the Commune in regard not only to the monuments of kings and emperors in Paris, but to all the symbols and vestiges of Caxsarism throughout France. In the destruction of the Vendéme Column the Commune proclaimed to the world that in the event of its success in its design of revolu- tionizing and reconstructing the government of France, all the monuments of royalty throughout the country were to be destroyed or sold and made to undergo —A change Into something new and strange. Every name of a building, square, strect or public work of any description associated with ty in apy form, was to be changed, and every shadow of despotism was to be removed from the land. The grand idea of the Com- re under each city was to be a sort of in- dependent concern, with the provinces subject to the cities and the cities subject ia the general goverament to Paris, and all under the form of a great community of “‘liberty, equality and fraternity,” knowa as the State. It was to be the duty of the State, holding ail property of every description, to provide equally for all its children in the division of labor, subsist- ence and recreation, and while marriages, divorces and everything of that sort were to to be perfectly free, the churches were to be turned into schools, theatres and other insti- tutions of utility, pleasure and amusement, and the Goddess of Reason would again take the place of religion. In a word, France under the Commune would be a great confede- ration of Fourierite phalanxes, of free love, free labor, free enjoyments, and so on, and with everything for everybody and nothing to do but to enjoy in everything the pleasures of perfect equality and the fat of the land. Considering the desperate task first devoly- ing upon these Paris revolutionists—the task of putting down by force of arms the existing government of France—the Commune, during its brief occupation, had, down to yesterday, accomplished much inside of Paris, in doing away with the old and in substituting its new order of things. It had driven out a large proportion of the city property holders and had entered into the occupation of their houses free of rent; it had robbed churches and imprisoned the priests; it had levied its assessments upon the Bank of France, the money changers, the shopkeepers, the railway and other corporations; it had shot numerous citizens cougregating peaceably as men of law and order, and had suppressed every newspa- per venturing to speak its own opinions, In the work of removing the landmarks of the it bad changed the names of streeis and places without number, had torn away fine railings, bridges and house fronts—every sign of Napoleonism—and, with the pulling down of the Vendéme column, it was going into the image-breaking busi- ness on a grander scale, when interrupted by the necessity of bringing all its forces to resist the army of MacMahon inside the city walla. despots It is hardly, then, a matter of surprise that, when driven into a corner, like a gang of pirates, these Communists should fight like demons, and turn loose their incendiaries upon the city. We repeat that it hae been the general apprehension for some time that the dying struggles of the Com- mune would be fatal to the beauty of Paris and to its charms and its claims as the capital of civilization. Through a period of three hundred years its kings and emperors, in their successive contributions—if they did nothing else for France, commanding the re- spect and admiration of the civilized world— did make Paris the most beautiful and attrac- tive of modern cities. Under the Third Napo- leon, particularly, the improvements and decorations of the city had made it the ad- miration of the world of letters and the world of fashion, The losses to the city since that fatal day at Sedan and the flight of the Em- press through a back door of the Tuileries, however, will dwarf all the expenditures of Napoleon in Its improvements. The destruc- tion of the beautiful surroundings of the city, resulting from the German siege operations, and the suspension and disorganization of its industrial establishments, were regarded as something of a common misfortune by all civilized peoples. It was in deference to the common voice of civilization, as much as to the earnest appeal of M. Thiers, that the Ger- mans, after reducing tho city to a surrender, limited their armed occupation to the western side within the wall, for fear that an attempt to its complete occupation might lead to a conflict which would leave them no alternative but the following of the example of Titus at Jerusalem or of that of the Romans with Carthage. It would now appear that In these appeals of M. Thiers to Count Bismarck to spare Paris the dangers of a complete German occupation he made a great mistake. We are led to believe, from the events which have fol- lowed the generous forbearance of the Germans, that the very conflict which M. Thiers most dreaded would have saved Pavis and France all the losses and carnage and mutilations and scandal of this insane Paris Commune ; for we know that the Ger- mans would have made decisive work in deal- ing with that Jacobin Clyb. Indeed, we can hardly excuse the continued non-intervention of the Germans in this French civil war, con- sidered in the lights of civilization and hu- manity, The reasons given by Prince Bis- marck for this non-iutervention may be con- clusive in a strictly diplomatic view, and yet they betray a cool indifference to this bloody work at Paris hardly consistent with the calls of humanity. Indeed, we suspect that the shrewd German diplomat has enjoyed this war of the Paris Commune with the government of Versailles as a grim joke, disabusing the outside world of its delu- sions concerning the superior civilization of Paris, and convincing even the average French- man that the Germans are not the rude bar- barians so fiercely denounced by Gambetta and company. It appears, too, that in a quiet way the Germans hove shaped their neutrality to favor M. Thiers in his operations against the Commune, while favoring the non-combat- ants of Paris in numerous little offices of charity. Finally, it may be that the reports of yes- terday’s doings in and disasters to Paris are from lookers-on ata safe distance from the whirlpool of the fighting and the incendiary fires, and that the facts are not so bad as these reports would lead the outside reader to be- lieve. We hope so. There is, in any event, cause for satisfaction in the expulsion of that Jacobin Commune, and if its insane teachings of the beauties of French “liberty, equality and fraternity” lead to the restoration of the empire by the will of the French people we may at least be sure, after France has supped full of the humiliations of foreign invasion and the horrors of civil war in her capital, that for some tims to come the empire will be prace, ty Bae Buenos Ayres Ruined by Yellow Fever A Warosing to Us. The news from Buenos Ayres is gratifying as far as it represents the decrease of yellow fever there; but this scourge has proved most disastrous, The despatch which we published yesterday says it is thought “that the prestige of the city has been destroyed, and that the fall recovery of its trade and commerce is impossible.” Great commercial cities may recover from the effects of war or other mis- fortunes, but not very well or soon from the destruction or diversion of their commerce through a devastating disease. Imagine what might be the dreadful consequences to New York of such a contagious pestilence as that at Buenos Ayres, or as the yellow fever was in Norfolk, Va., some years ago. Besides the frightful loss of life, property and business would be destroyed to an inconceivable amount. How important it is, then, to guard against the introduction of contagious disease, and to keep the city clean and in a perfect sani- tary condition. No city in the world is better situated for drainage and cleanliness, but we require vigilance on the part of the authori- ties. Above all, it is necessary that the Health Officer of the Port should be sustained in his efforts to prevent contagious diseases coming here, The season of the year is approaching when the greatest care ought to be taken. Had it not been for the vigilance of Dr. Carnochan last year yellow fever would have got into the city. It is the more neces- sary that the authorities, the press and our citizens generally should sustain him, because there are efforts contioually made by selfish merchants, shipowners and their agents to evade the quarantine laws. Some of the captains and ship agents are disposed to be defiant and troublesome—particularly some of the haughty British Cunarders. Such people care nothing about the health or pros- perity of the city and study only their own convenience or interests. Even a portion of the press has shown bad feeling toward the Health Officer because he has performed his duty to the public. Let him contioue to do his duty, however, and prevent the introduc- tion of contagious disease, and he will receive the approbation of every good citizen, With proper care New York can be made one of the healthiest cities in the world. A Miracite ms Trrnipap.—An Image. of the Virgin in Trinidad is astonishing people by performing miracles, Hundreds of the population are flocking to witness this latest curiosity. Tor InsvraNog ConvENTION.—In answer to the invitation of Mr. G. W. Miller, Super- intendent of the New York Insurance Depart- ment, the representatives of eighteen of the States assembled in this city yesterday, Mr. Miller, in ® very clear and forcible way, explained his object in calling the convention, and also expressed the view that while there should be a proper supervision over the affairs of the life insurance companies throughout the country, so that the public may enjoy all the protection which. the law can reagonably afford, yet the companies themselves should be subjected to as little interference as possible, This movement on the part of Mr. Miller is commendable, as it shows an earvest intention to do his duty by the public, and at the same time a wise wish to gather from every availa- ble source such experience and information as may be turned to the advantage of this vast interest. The Convention will be several days in session, and we look with much interest to the result of its deliberations, A Prosgcr is on foot in San Francisco to purchase the new palace sleeping car recently manufactured in that city and present it to General Grant for bis vergonal use, | ‘The Ratification of the Groat Treaty by the United States Senate. In refreshing contrast with the frightful scenes of war in Paris yesterday was the action of the national Senate at Washington on the reat treaty of peace between England and the United States. This action, after an exhaustive discussion, lasting from ten in the morning until eleven o'clock at night, was the ratification of the treaty by the decisive and overwhelming vote of fifty to twelve—a vote of four- fifths in its favor when only two-thirds are required. We presume that, with one or two exceptions, the whole vote in the affirmative is republican and the whole vote in the negative is democratic, the treaty being strongly considered on both sides in a party light. We suppose, too, that the democrats, in their opposition to the treaty, followed the argument of General Butler, a republican, while the republicans in its support were strengthened by the approv- ing letter from Reverdy Johnson, democrat. The treaty, however, is more than a party measure. Designed by the high contracting parties as a bond of peace between the two countries, there is a very general belief on both sides that it will so prove to be, Assured of its ratification by the British government (the approval of the crown being promised in advance), the duty will next devolve upon President Grant to provide on his part for the several boards of arbitration agreed upon in the treaty, and the settlement of all the arbitrations will occupy several years. The main question, the settlement of the Alabama claims, will be a work of great labor; but as the principles are laid down according to the demands of our High Commissioners by which these arbitra- tions are to be governed, it may be pretty safely assumed that the settlement will be just and fair. After all that we have said upon the subject we need here say nothing more, except that no other treaty ever concluded between England and the United States has received the decisive ratification given by the United States Senate to this Treaty of Wash- ington. Tuo Democratic Nominations in Peunsyl- vanin. The Pennsylvania Democratic Convention held a very spirited and barmonious session yesterday and nominated McCandless for Au- ditor General and Colonel Beath for Surveyor General, The resolutions of the Convention indicate that the hardy yeomanry of Pennsyl- vania have eagerly followed the lead of Val- landigham in his new departure. The new constitutional amendments, negro suffrage and all, were swallowed as calmly and coolly as if the democracy of Penn- sylvania had ate nothing but negro since its childhood. The heathen Chinee was also a savory morsel, and the re- solutions ‘‘chawed” him up finely. But the miners were the huge bites that came near choking the democracy. They hardly knew how to swallow them and the big operators too, but they did pretty well under the circum- stances. One notable fact is that Hancock was almost the universal nominee among the dele- gotes for the next Presidency. Pennsylvania has a tenderness for that gallant son of hers, and as she has had no President since old Buck’s days, and ‘doesn’t go much on him,” she is especially anxious to elevate Hancock to the position. He will probably make a strong fight against Sherman in the great Presidential Convention next year, The State canvass in Pennsylvania opens strongly. The two gentlemen nominated agree squarely with the advanced principles of the platform, and while the great questions of the war will be thus placed beyond the power of becoming disturbing elements, the fight will turn more generally upon local questions with which Pennsylvania at present fairly bristles, The Greatest City ef the World. The census recently taken of the city of London shows its population to be three and @ quarter millions. This has never been excelled even by Rome in its palmiest days, and it at once places that great metropolis in the position of the first city of the world, It is a noticeable fact that, with this immense population, having ils fair share of rogues and villains of all grades, it is so well governed and so well policed that we seldom hear of crimes committed like unto .our late street car murder. The criminal there meets with prompt punishment following prompt arrest. Money and influence avail them nothing; hence crime is not at a premium, as in other places we know of. Human life is comparatively safe, unless men are foolish enough to permit themselves to be caught in the very dens of thieves and other miscreants, The people travel in every direction without fear of death at the hands of a sidewalk ruffian. The mur- derous car hook has no terrors to a citizen of London. He enters a ‘‘bus’’ without the lia- bility of being maltreated before his journey is over. If insulted he has immediate redress, consequently crime is held in check. Indeed London, in this respect, will serve as a model to some cities which claim to be perfection in everything appertaining to good and sound government, Again, the mortality in London is known to be less in proportion to its popu- lation than that of any city of the world. From this our city fathers may take @ lesson, We have ample room for improvement in our sanitary regulations, Much can yet be done whereby New York may be rendered equal to London in point of health, And we can only urge apon our authorities the necessity of doing everything to render our city the first in the world in cleanliness and, as a natural consequence, healthfulness, Rompvs ms Haytti.—There is a Cabinet crisis inf Hayti. Things there appear to be mixed, and all the niggers between the ages of eighteen and sixty are being enlisted. What's the matter in that model republic? ‘The Terrible Sconce in Paris. The information of the complete occupation of Paris by the forces of the government ap- pears to have been premature, The news since received shows that, although the army of Marshal MacMahon ocouptes a large propor- tion of Paris, there are still portions of it held by the insurgents, which they are defending most stubbornly. The advance of the troops is contested in the hottest manner, and ground is gained only inch by inch. Many of the bar- ricades are still intact, and from behind them and from the windows and housetops a merci- less fire is poured upon the columns of Gen- erals Douay and Vinoy as they push forward gallantly in their determination to have all the city or none, The slaughter has been fright- fil: it could not be otherwise, The demon of destruction is having a har- vest in Paris, The fire fiend is also coming in for his share. The Tuileries has been destroyed, and the Louvre probably will be. The palaces of the Legion of Honor and Council of State were, at last accounts, in flames. The Hétel de Ville is reported to have been blown up, and fires are raging all over the city, threatening the destruction of the central and eastern portions, A perfect hail of shells and other projectiles is being poured into the ranks of the insurgents from every point whereat a gun can be placed in position. Bombardment is destroying what the flames spare, Explosions, wilful and accidertal, help on the work, and the present prospect is that Paris is doomed. The fumes of petroleum pervade the city, and doubtless they are caused by the devils in human shape having made ready to destroy as much of Paris as possible when the Versaillists enter the city. The magazine was made ready, and it only remained to apply the match, which has been done, it appears, most effectually. But amid all the tempest of shot, shell and musketry, the crackling flames and falling walls, the advance is steadily kept up. Horror is heaped upon horror. The streets of Paris run with blood. The torn and mangled bodies of the sons of France, slain by their own countrymen, are strewn in every direction; but still the order ‘‘en avant” fs heard, and as platoon after platoon is mowed down others fill their places and push on to what is to be victory, but one bought at a ter- rible sacrifice. It is no wonder that no quarter is shown, ‘The regular soldiers of France have no time now to take prisoners, The city must be taken, and until the murderous work is over they have thought for nothing else. The end cannot be far off. Such butchery cannot long continue. The whole force is engaged, and we hope before our next issue to have the information that peace has been restored; eveu if Paris isdestroyed in restor- ing it, ay a lee Personal Intelligence. Baron Huoner, of Austria, is domiciled at the” Ciarendon Hotel, Congressman U. W. Kendall, of Nevada, 1s sojourn- ing at the Astor House. H. C. Kelsey, Secretary of the State of New Jersey, bas apariments at the Filth Avenue. Dr. J. H. Tuckerman, of Boston, ts at the Albemarle Hotel. General John Hammond, of Troy, is quartered at the Grand Central, 8. E, Stephenson, of Montreal, is at the Sturtevaut House. General Joseph C. Abbott, of Wilmington, N. C., is residing ai the St. Nicholas, Captain Prince, ot the British Army, arrived yes- terday at the Clarendon Hotel. Colonel G. W. Schofield, of the United States Army, has quarters at the Fifth Avenue. Colonel M. Slaughter, of Virginia, ts domiciled at the Grand Uentyal. Dr. C. T. Garaner, of Providence, is stopping at the St. Nicholas, Captain Burton, of the British Army, is at the Fifth Avenue. F, D. Sewell, of Washington, ts staying at the Astor House, L. Woodhouse, of London, 13 @ sojourner at the Grand Central, Judge Hunter, of Washington, 1s @ guest at the St. George Hotel. State Senator T. L. Minier is a guest at the Fifth Avenue, Colonel John Hughes, of Newbern, N, C., is staying at the St, Nicholas, J. H. Jones and wife, of Montreal, bave apart- ments at the St. George Hotel. G. W. Miller, Superintendent of tne State Insur- ance Department, is in town, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, to attend the National Insurance Convention. L, Saltonstall, of Boston, 13 sojourning at the Albe- marie Hotel, A. B. Munsell and family, of Buffalo, have apart- ments at ine St, George. A. H. Lafiin, Surveyor of the Port, is stopping at the Fifth Avenue, L. Marx, of Wall street, was a passenger on the Caba yesterday. He intends making a three months’ tour of Europe, THE ARMY AND NAVY CLUB. For some time past the officers of the army and navy on duty in this department, with a number of ofMicers of the late volunteer army, have been en- gaged in forming a club, where tney might meet and enjoy companionship. These efforts were en- tirely successful, culminating on Tuesday evening in @ formal opening and house warming. The club 1s estavlished at No. 15 Fifth avenue, a house admirably adapted to the purpose. Among the distinguisnel oMcers present at tne inaugura- tion, Which was an exceedingly pleasant affair, were Generals Baldy Smith, Burnside, Jer C. Davis, H. G, Wright, A. Shaler, C. K. Graham, Franklin, Van Alen, Newton, Barnes, Aspinwall, Davies, Kiddvo, Burns, Averill, McKeever, Coionel C. L Wilson, Colonel _B. T. Morgan, Major Bullard, Surgeon joore, St mn Peck, United States Navy Enginecr Houston and @ hundred others, The following gen- tlemen are the officers of the club:—President, Admiral Godon, United States Navy; Vice President, Major General Hl. G. Wright; Treasurer, General H. E. Davies, United States Army; Secretary, Colonel B. T. Morgan; House Committee, the officers and Generals Kiddoo, Van Alen and Aspinwall; Com- mittee of Management, the officers and Generals Aspinwall, Buraside, Kiddoo, Shaler, Van Alen, Smith, Cullum; Paymaster Reese, United States Army; Captain Custer, Commodore Le Roy, United cad mye and Paymaster Barry, United States avy. BRINGING RAILROADS TO TERMS. ‘The Claim of a Jerseyman Agatnnt the Monte clair Railway Settled. A few days ago the HERALD announced that an injunction had been granted by Chancellor Za- briskie, of New Jersey, stopping ail work on tho Montclair Ratlway (not Midland, as before printed) unui @ claim of nearly four thousand dollars, due Mr. Frederick Seiler, of Caldwell township, . J., for land taken by the company, shouid’ bo paid. it was also inuimated that the probabilities of bettioment were cheering. Since that time the full ciaim, with costs, has been paid by the company. Mr. Seiler is satistied, his counsel are satisfied and the company Issatisfied. Work has been resumed a1 y more interruptions until the road is finished aro not likely. By the prompt action, a second time, of Chancellor Zabriskie, in granting such injunctions, the railroad companies have been taught that citl- zens bave rights which they are bound to respect, SAD DROWNING CASUALTY IN REWARK. Yesterday morning youth named Benjamin Lunn, of No, 38 Parker street, Newark, was drowned im Branch Brook under very distressing circum- stances. While he and his brother were fisbing he Jost his balance and fell in, The brother was power. less to help him, bat his ertes drew thither some men. Their efforis to save the lad also proved fle, Alter crying “Oh, mother |’? he sank to rise no more, until Hshed out some time after with & grapuel hook, Mrs. Luuo, the movuer, Wa widow. P YACHTING. Regatta of the Manhattan Yacht Club. A Magnificent Day and Crowds of Spectators. The aquatic sporting season 1s opening well, and gives fair promise of bemg an unusually brilliant one, The contagion of the desire to navigate the waters in elegant craft seems to be spreading rapidly, The ruder and more robust species ef amusement are fast giving place to the cultivatioa of this more aristocratic pastime. The regatts of the Manhattan, a comparatively young club, yesterday, was an unusually exciting contest. Froux an early hour in the morning the river in the vicinity of Harlem was studded with gayly decorated boaw of every possible size, shape and rig. The steam- boats plying up and down the river flung out their largest and MOST BRILLIANT BUNTING tothe breeze in honor of the event. The excursion boat that was Intended to accompany the feet was literally crammed with people anxious to see the yachts at work. ‘The view of this ever-changing panorama from the club house at the foot of Ninety-second street was one well calculated to attract the great num bers who assembled there to see the boats start. ‘The club house itself, trom the front fagade to the head of the pier, in the rear, was completely fes- tooned with tags—old “Rtp Van Winkle,” just awaking from nis long and peaceful slumbers, on ® Piece of bunting flying immediately under the club colors, seemed looking into THE BLUE, UNCLOUDED VAULT above, asif petitioning the venerable Agolus to put on a geatie pressure forthe occasion. The arrival of the different vessels at the starting point was made the signal for waving of hats, handkerchiefs and loud hnzzas. Bets upun the relative qualities of boats of different classes were freely offered and taken, and the general interest manifested in the Face was most exciting. Almost every one present who pretended to be posted had a favorite, andeach one proclaimed his choice unreservedly, Sevem boats were entered for the race, comprising two classes, The Nancy, the property of Mr, 8. R. Simp- son; the Mystery, Jacob Cooper, and the Sarah, Hitchman, were the first class, The Skipjack, 4. Brassington; Boz, Isiip; Sophia V., Jacob Varian, and Emma Sophia, J. M. Varian, made the secoo@ class, THE SIGNAL TO PREPARE was given at twelve o'clock precisely from the steamboat Fort Lee by the regatta committee, The choice of position was drawn for and the yachw got quickly into line with jibs down. At fifteen minutes past twelve exactiy the whistle was blown, up went the jibs, tne sails quietly rounded ana filled, and off they scudded in beautiful order, the Nancy slightly in advance. Old Sol was at his height and looked down complacently from his gold- en throne upon the lovely scene beneath. The wiad, which was scarcely stronger than # zephyr, blew. direcuy from the west, leaving the broad, pine bosom of the river glittering in toe sun. Though the absence of a breeze was discouraging to the havigators it was most welcome to ail who stood the shor t pro} 1, the re Of Ba te ee oa ~c%~ PAE STRENGTH OF THE TIDE eee goon separated the fleet, and, as they glided over the silvery surface ot tue water, every inch of canvas set, they looked like things preguant with life. Tho graceful bulls, unswayed by the press of sail, moved majestically away, until they rounded the potnt of Ward's island and were lost fo view. THR COURSE ‘was from the anchorage, passing between Ward's # land and ‘Long Island to the northward of Riker's nd, souih of the buoy of Fort Schuyler and ‘westward of the ‘stepping stone buoy,” tience to and around Sand’s Point buoy, rounding that from leeward to windward, returning over the same course, rounding the home stakeboat from leeward to windwaid, THE TIME OF THE RACK was so arranged that if any yacht of the fleet sailed over the course in six hours It was to be considered ® race for every class, Allowance was based upon length only, and was computed according to the reguiations of the club for @ tweuty-mule race when boats are measured, which are as follows:— Allow ince Al'onwrnos ey ak ose he wes a i al ese ane, j f 4 by: 4 30. 26 When sails are measured the atlowance ts:— Time of Aviowance Time of A lowance de Soros a a0, x As soon as the yachts were lost sight of the ex. cttement on the shore abated except in the immedi- ate vicinity of the club house, Where a vigorous dis- cussion was kept up as to THE EFFECT OF THE LIGHT WIND on the different vessels and the probabilities of wh> would derive advantage {rom it in the race. Of the first class boats the Mystery seemed to be the favor- ite, but the Saran had alsoanumber of stanch sup- porters. ‘Towards five o’clock the interest on shore renewed. Field glasses teleacopes were put into requisition ali along the edge of the river. By ume a strong breeze had sprung up, and as the excursion boat rounded the point returning ee og was on tiptoe, and all necks were strained for the first sight of the winning craft. Soon a little black hull, with an immense stretch of canvas, CAME SWERPING ROUND the point, followed by a large boat, which stretched weil into the cove on the opposite shore, tacked and. made a straight reach for the flagboat. She did not overhaui the little flying toy, however, whose wide wings had now caught tne full breath of the breeze, and she came dashing tn, rounding the stakeboat at exactly ten mugutes to six. The gan doomed forth to testify that the Skipjack had wom the race. The Nancy foliowed in her wake, five minutes later, and another gun was fired t her honor, which it was atterwards discovered she did not deserve, baving hauled out of the race a long distance from the lurniog buoy. This makes tne thirtieth race the Commodore has ventured in, ALWAYS COMING OUT BEATEN. ‘The disgust of the lookers-on at the action of this yacht was unmistakabie, and she was denounced as a tub on all hands. The Emma Sophia came next, but did not turn the stakeboat, which is to be regretted, as there were a number of bets between her and te Sophia V. The contest wiih these two boats during the length of the race was very interesting. The sophia V. turned the stakeboat ouly tour minutes behtud her consort. ‘The Mystery and Sarah had not putim an appear. ance up to dusk, and the latest tntelugence of then that could be gatned was that both boats were off Fort Schayler wuen last seen—the Mystery some four boats’ lenzth ahead of the Saran. It was re- greited by everybody that Senator Genet was pre- vented from entering his yacht in copsequence of @ death in his family. The Manhaitan Club now nuinbers ninety members and has @ feet of six- teen yachts, The following is a list of ber oflcers:— Commodore—S, M. Sinpson, c Vice Comamoadore—dacov Cooper. Secreiary—Mr. Isilp. DEDICATION AND INSTALLATION, Impressive Cercmonies at Babylon—A New Presbyterian Church Dedttated and Pastor Tustalied. Yesterday afternoon and evening the people of Babslon and vicinity witnessed the impressive cere- mony of the dedication of a new church and instal- lation of a pastor, Such ceremonies have not been held in the vicinity for a quarter of a century, and it 1s seldom that such impressive cere montes are coupled together, ‘he church is for the use of the Presbyterians, woe denomination being in the ascendancy numeri- cally. The new cuurch is a plain structure, 40 by 70 feet, with a tower 120 feet high, with clock and bell. The interior of the church is plain, excepting about the pulpit, which is handsomely painted tn walout and matiogany colors and frescoed. Pre. cisely at three o'clock the delegation of ministers entered the church, and soon alter the ceremony of dedication commenced. Upwards of fifteen min- isters. participated. The dedicatory sermon was Sen Nya, Baoan He fot fh Presbyterian church, onan n ener sour im fasim “How amiable are y tavernacl Sr ostat”? iscourse was @ clear and comprehen- a Sy ori related to the use and ne- As sive one, persis. wabernasle im every part of the Jand. evening the Rev. James McDougal, Jr., of pone was igacalted a8 pastor of the newenais. Rev. wis L, Lampman (tens the sermon. Bach ceremony was Witnessed by avout eight hun- dred peoples DEPARTURE OF THE HIGH COW MSSIONERS. The British High Commissioners departed on the steamer Cuba yesterday. They were accompanied by General Sshenck, who goes to arsume the duties of his position as Minister to Great Britain. They were escorled down the bay by a number of frienus Who made (he Jast not the loust pleasant of then experiences Ly the United staves