The New York Herald Newspaper, May 31, 1871, Page 4

ew hee rt TORN DOWN. The Preparations to Demolish the Column Vendome. THE ENGINEERS’ People Throng the Streets to Witness the Destruction of the Column. PLANS. THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED. The Shaft Topples Over While Cries of “Vive Ja Commune!” Fill the Air. WAPOLEON IN THE DUST. Pants, May 15—7 P. M. ‘The Commune’s campaign against the bronze col- Omn erected to Napoleon L, was expected to close to-day. For over @ week workmen have been preparing the shaft for destruction, and various sys- tems of demolidon have been proposed and tried, ‘until Mnaliy it was determined to cut off the shaft at its jomt with the pedestal and let the huge metallic and cement cylinder fall to the ground. Working upon this principle the bronze cutters, masons and engineers bave been progressing slowly and con- sideraole crowds have gathered from day to day be- fore the barricade in the Rue de la Paix, But to-day has been the grand day and not less than 5,000 people were collected from the Rue Neuve des Capu, cines to the boulevard eagerly watching for the mo- ment when the column should fall upon its pro™ posed bed of straw, manure and mapie boughs. At noon I sauntered up through the throngs and heard the projected Vandalism discussed by many bitter tongues. Few among the respectable and ‘well dressed defended the act, and some derisively pointed to THE TREMBLING COLUMN, already vibrating upon its slender foothola, as the first great victory of the Commune. I cannot say that ali Paris was out, but hundreds o1 the better Parisians were in wafting, together with most every stranger in Paris, including those who have recentiy Come to the city to witness the lonz expected event. Tt seemed to me that It was about the same gather- ing that was present on the 22d of March, durmg that memorable massacre. Ishowed my laisser passer to the guard at the corner of the Rue Neuve des Capucines, and from many recognitions I was allowed to pass in without the formality of explaming that I was in deep sym- pathy with the demolition and soon. After thread- ing the barricades that block up the place where it joins the circular buildings now occupied by General Dombrowski, I reached the interlor, and found but @ few curious people examining the work. THE IMPLEMENTS Were many and singular, The first scene in the act Was the erection over a week ogo of a thin, slight Scaffolding resting on twelve stuncheons, dispo.ed on the four faces of the pedestal and shipped in cement shoes, stink in the asphalt walk around the base. The pedestal is about thirty feet high, and the platform secured to these shores, surrounded by green canvas, waa the theatre of the severest labors. The plates had been removed for a distance Of six feet from the pedestal, ali around the shaft and on the semi-circumference fronting toward the Rue de la Paix the hard, flinty cement masonry had been removed by cutting and chipping, leaving a wedge-shaped excavation two feet deep, reaching almost the very core of the shaft. On the arc fronting the Rue Castiglione four men ‘Were working m acut about three feet deep, which ‘Was simply the cut of a stone saw. The shaft itself is but ten feet in diameter, and the reader can thus judge bow greatly the superimposed column was Weakened in its underpinning. A élight leaning could be noticed already, rather an incliue toward | the Place de la Concorde than otherwise. Atads- tance of seventy Ieet from the ground, on each side of the column, flanges of iron had been workea through the bronze into the masonry, apd these Were to bind the heavy wooden shores, one foot thick, which were placed at an angle of sixty degrees to guide tne fall. Above the railing, just BELOW TRE STATUE OF NAPOLEON, a@strap of hempen rope, four times wound around the shaft, was placed and secured to a single marine Diock. ,The tackling used consisted of two single blocks, the other being secured to wooden hilts sunk into the ground opposite No, 28 Place Vendéme. These hilts were firmly anchored and confined by a heavy lashing through a large gas hole in the midale of the pavement. Through the block at this point and the one at the top of the column a heavy hempen Tope was run, and the fall led to a capstan opposite No. 27 Place Veudome. Of course this purchase Se, an Immense leverage, the column rising @ height of 145 feet, ana tue distance from the base to the capstan being 200 yards. The capstan was secure to us place by a light @nchor, and, with ite ordinary wooden bars and encircling rope and preventer straps in leu of pulls, it bore a veritable marine aspect, This completed all the machinery of pulling down— certainly not very complicated to dismantie a column variously estimated as weighing ‘rom 300 to 1,000 tons. From its base in a direct line to the Rue de la ’aix a bed was being prepared¥or its fall, and Was bi arly completed at four P. M. This bed was made of an under stratum of dirt end loose gravel, overtopped with manure and capped with boughs of | nm wees. I remarked Wat this bedding was only wenty feet Wide, and apparently was sborter than the altitude of the snait, But this Communal ap- parawas would not have been complete without a very imperative engineer or ‘‘boss.”’ Of course I found hiai both yesterday and to-day, He was a well dressed young man, thirty perhap&, slim, with a@red moustache and @ gar,ou's approach to a mili- tary imperial. He was on his dignity and allowed every one to understand “I am THE DBMOLISHER OF NAPOLEON FIRST. He wanted people to keep at a convenient radins trom the pase jest they might invade his territory. 1 modestly attempied to approach the hallowed ground, wien heexplode: fn a terrible exclama- ton, “Foyons! Yoyons un factionnaire! un sac- tionnaire’? J soon had to retreat from my position after bowing in profound deferencg to sucli an indis- putadle authority. 1 turnea uow from te busy pre- Parations to survey the crowd to see What an effect the great € was producing upon the spectators and soldiers. In the place itself the clerks of Doin- browski and the employes in all the public bulidings were opening the windows, already pasted with jong sirips of paper to annihilate the concussion. | One or two Guards, with their families, were disvus- sing the odd-looking bulkhead on the place, which stands on an old cart, and has’ stood tere since the 18th of March. This bulk- head, made of tron cables, hempen rope, twenty feet dy fitteen, and stufed with impenetrable Biltug, was Lianufactured, it 18 said, to protect some tumid Spinster’s chamber door from Prussian sheils during the stewe. At any rate seversi very legendary stories Were told avout the curiosity, all equally marvellous Mf all equally untrue. Cart after cart was arriving every moment and damping ils mayure and straw Upon the huge heap already collected, and the work Was evidently fast approaching a cluax. The saw Was removed trom the cut at four P. M., ana the Workmen descended by the ladder. A lew adven- furesome members of ihe Uommune now opened the heavy bronze door and ran up to the top of the column, doubtless to take ‘‘a tast look.” But a iew Moments and they caine down, but not increased to heroic stature. | observed that there was little. fear im the Falace itself or in the Etat-Major of the coming concussion, so I | moved off towards tr ue de ig Paix just in time to be spared the honor of being ‘put out by the military. I was now hal!-past four and laisser passers were LO | y use. No one ‘was permitted to go beliind tie barricades but an officer of the staff. Mauy tried and as many tated. Walked along the sidewalk and turned inv: the ote! Mirabe but as 1 was not lodged there of course | could not WITNESS TTR FALL THEREOF from there. But J found a friend who liad a sump- tnous eulte of apartments in tue Hotel Hollande, \d Isiationed myself by his courtesy upon the Baicony. The crowds had swollen to avout filteen thousand pecple, denseiy packed Aid ex!euding as (ar as the eye could reach. Many AMEKICANS OF DISTINCTION were in various positions, among them George Wilkes, Dr. Jounston, Perry Smith, Mr. Wasnburne, Gratiot Washburne, Witiiatn Bowles, Consul General ead, Major Hitchcock, H. M. Heurton, of Cali- 4; Mr. Shineller and family, Mr. Meery, artist; Bainly, dir. Jo. B. Mckee, Mr. Mr. Moule, r W. G, Hale, of bi re; Dr. Blazer and Jady, Mr. 8. M. Durand and dawily, of chicago; Mrs. Glover and Mrs. ch California; Kdward King, Mr. Keene, , MeKean, Mr. Kiermington, Mr. Huntington ir. Wainwright, Mr. Flunuer, of North Carouna; . Norcamb, Mr. Pottridge, Madame Schiisker and ter, Mr, Cutting, Mr. W. W. Scott, Colonel Colonel M joore, TR. Osgood, Charies » Mr. Whittak er, Captain Henderson. I looted do wn on the immense assemblage from time ) to Ume, and heard tme same centinual story—the destruction of the column: was it right?—the pre- servation of the column: was it wrong? Many — fol things were said on both sides; but the non- Communists were in general less tative than the reds, “It 18 a strong sign of @ greater weakness,”” “The only history. “Labor ‘of the animais.” “They have not long to die.” These Were the expressions. Some were too angry and indignant to speak; others only sneered. But even inall of the expression of shame I detected the French curiosity to see “how the thing would fall.’ THE SCENE IS EXCITING. @P. M. bas come, Bet the shaft 13 still wy ht. A sailor ascends, climbs to the fegt of N@poleon, and «splays a flag toward phe Tujleries. I cannot make it out, Bat now itis given to the breeze. It is the tricolor Mowlug out fresh. Loud cheers rise up from the crowds, and Frenchmen wildly cheer to see thatthe French fag is about to be degraded by Frenchmen. Each idiv qual is theatrical, and Three men now hunger on the balcony. They are the workmen. We know that the end is near, and that “all the glories of Napoleon’? will soon be in disgrace, An ominous sigu—the tricolor has been too much for its stam, and has fallen from its out- rigger posidon until it sags down beneath the feet of Napoleon. At 6:20 the guards retire, and the column will not fail Wil hall-past five to-morrow. The Destruction of the C 2 Vordome—Na- poleon in the Dust—An Immense Crowd and Great Excitement—Scenes and Incidents of the Day—Tko Shaft Falls at 5:31 P. May Amid Shouts of « Ja Commuue.” Paris, May 17, 1871, Leaving the Hotel de Hollande and entering the Place Vendome [ saw a crowd not so dense as I saw at the same hour yesterday, because, having been disappointed so often about the column, people are becoming incredulous. Some seem to think that it is all imposstble; that the great column, the glory of France, will never come down. They refuse to believe tneir eyes, in spite of the green curtain and the.scaffolding, and the busy workmen and the heavy anchors and great cables reaching to its top, aad all the machinery of destruction that encumbers the Place Vendome. Perhaps, after all, their sor- Tow has overcome their curiosity, and they intend to stay away and testily by their absence THE DEEP GRIEP that every French heart must feel at seeing this great monument of former greatness crushed and broken and fallen as low as themselves from their former proud position as the first military Power in the world, They come down together, the column and the glory, and the degenerate children of the men of 89 stand by and look on, and ecarcely know whether to laugh or cry at the melancholy spectacle, They soon begin to assemble, however, and there are lively discussions going on among them. Some sustain it, others speak of it as an act of barbarity and Vandalism, There is A RESPECTABLE LOOKING BOURGEOIS denouncing it in unmeasured terms to a little knot of hearers, who listen with evident approval to his words. A National Guard comes up and says, ‘“Citt- zen, the Germans are about putting up such acolumn at Berlin with the cannon captured trom us, When you go to Berlin will you be able to look upon it without pain?” “Destroying this will not prevent them erecting theirs,” replied the bourgeois. “But we will set them a better example," replied the guard. “That was our glory a hundred years ago. it is something nobler. too.” At fifteen minutes to two the green curtain comes down and discloses a dozen workmen saw- ing on one side, picking on the other, where tnere 1s A GREAT NOTCH cut out, just’as a woodman would make tn felling @ large tree, The men betow hasten to finish the bed of sand and brushwood and beams and duog on which the column is to fall. Down comes the saw, then nearly all the workmen. A few remain putting on a iew last strokes of the pick with a will, then descend and take down the scalding hurriedly, as though afraid’ the column might come down before them. The two cannon guarding the entrance of the Rue de la Paix are wheeled away to the side of the place. 1 take my place in the window of Dombrowski’s headquarters, almost directly opposite, and have a good view of the great notch, and which shows THE HOLLOW CAVITY INSIDE where was the circular stairway leading to the top, A band on the other side of the piace, where there is a large crowd, strike up the “Marseillaise,” and @ man appears upon the top with the tri-color, which he fastens to the foot of the statue amid feeble cheering. To-day They will imitate us in this FROM MY POINT OF VIEW 1 cannot see wie windlass in the Rue de la Paix nor the men at work there, but the great cables slowly commence to tighten, then to tremble convulsively as if Ina death struggle. The sun and the sky are so bright that one’s eyes become almost blinded by watching them. A few white clouds go fitting vy, making you think by their motion that the colamn 18 falling. The great statue looks steadily on over the green trees of tke Tuileries and the Hotel des inva- jides beyond, where repose the mortal remains of its great original, as though defying the attempts of the puny beings below to drag it in the dust. The flag Wwavos on gayly, as though determimed to go down to its death laugning. ANOTHER EFFORT, the cables grow tighter, a sharp report and they fail joosely almost to the ground. Something nas given way and the great COLUMN STILL DBFIES THEM. It was a puliey in the windlass which has broken and wouuded some one, We see him carried of across the place on a stretcher. The band continues playing, and the workmen cominence repairing damages and preparing {or another attempu In about an hour they are ready to try again, The crowd is cleared away from the middle of the place, where they had congregated about, discussing the event excitedly, and again the great cabies slowly tighten. ANOTHER CONYULSIVE STRUGGLE with the mouster column, as it grows tighter and Stretches to its utmost, @ moment of Intense sus- pense—will it never come?—then @ cCresh; it is breaking at the boom; the great statue at the top slowly commences moving backwards; the huge mass of stone and bronze 1s falling, slowly at first— you would have plenty of tume to run from under it; then faster, then it files through the air like a flash, and there 18 4 sound like thunder and a sock as of AN EARTHQUAKE, and the huge column of the Place Vendome, which might have stood until the day of Judgment, disap- peared in a cloud of dust and ‘fying pieces of stone ‘nd mortar, A shout went up irom the crowd in the Rue de la Paix, long and loud; but was it joy or grief, or exuitation or sorrow, or terror or dismay, or ail combined, it would be hard to tell. When the dust cleared away there was nothing to be seen but @ shapeless mass of stone and trou and débris, in- stead of the grand and graceful shaft that but a mo- ment before had lifted i head proudly to the skies. Looking up au awful biank meets the gaze where the mignty figure stood —a blank that will strike the eye of every Parisian painfully when passing the Hue de la Paix or the Place de Opera for many a jong day. THE DUST had scarcely cleared away, when the débris was covered by an eager crowd searching fer pleces and yelllog like demons, trampling over the great statue, spitting upon it, insulting it, as if the senseless asties inthe Hotel des Invalides could feel it; as if the dead lion could feel tne kick of the itving ass. And such is the reward of the great man of France— the just reward of the great butcher of Europe, who FREE TRADE. ‘The Fifth Repert of the Free Trade League to Its Supporters and the Public. ‘The last report of the League was issued in Octo- ber, 1870, seven months ago. Since then the agita- Uon for a reform of the tariff has made marked progress, as the following facts will show, In the Jower branen of the Forty-tmsy Coneress, which expired on the 4th of jt March, tho Protectionists had @ working majority, while the present House of Representatives has passed bills to free salt and coal py yotes of 148 to 46 and 130 to 58. Mr. Kelley admits that he is in a minority, and Messrs, Dawes and Bingham, authors of the wool and woollens tariff of 1807, one of the most extreme protective measures ever enacted, have voted with the reformers. Tu the Senate of the Forty-first Congress the pro- tectionists were shown to be in a minority by a teat vote of 15 ayes to 83 noes, on & motion to table the Coal bill, while in the present Senate the reformers are stl stronger, and the House bills to free salt and coal would unquestionably have passed could a vote have been obtained upon them. The action of the republican caucus confining the busi- ness of the Senate to Ku Klux legislation prevent- ed a vote, while the two democratic Senators from Maryland assisted by means of dilatory tactics in staving iton, The fact that such means had to be resorted to shows that the advocates of these mo- nopolles feared the results of a direct vote. While such evidences of the growth or the agita- tion as the above are most encouraging, it must be admitted that there are still formidable obstacles in the way of reform. ‘The greatest is the sacrifice of rinciple aud devotion to local Interests of a num- er of democratic Senators and Congressmen; not that their votes cannot be spared, but because their action discredits their party. It matters not whether reform comes through the democratic or re- publican parties, bat it 13 of the first im- portance that some party should be faithfully repre- sentative of the princtples we contend for. hen @ great party 1s sagacious enough to force an issue With its ta aad on the tarut question, ana the people get the opportunity to vote upon it, unem' Tassed by questions growing out of the late war, victory will certainly result to that party, what- ever may be its name. Iv ts no longer necessary to convince people of the tnutilicy and injustice of a protective tariff, but an opportunity to act upon convictions already formed is most neces- sary. And tis can only be attained throngh organi- vation. Political leaders will compromise ditfer- ences of opinion in the ranks of their parties, until made more orphans and widows than auy other ruler of modern times, who Mied France with sighs and tears, who sowed TRB DRAGON'S TEETH that have just produced such a terrible harvest of blood and suffering. The crowd are going and hooung and burrowing among the dust and débris of the work, some climbing over it, some standing on the highest broken pieces, some on the pedestal hoisting THE RED FLAG. Lergeret makes a speech, Fortuna makes a speech, Rochefort makes @ speech, but nobody stops a mo- ment to Listen, so great is the excitement. The statue of Napoleon 1s lying on its back as It fell, the back of the head crushed in and one Jeg broken oi). Tue litue statue of Victory ne held in his hand I saw in the possession of @ National Guard. Tne head and one arm wore gone, and J tried to buy it, pus he suid he dared not sell it, although I would have given him what be might re thought A FABULOUS PRICE for it. One of the engineers who happened to come around saw and took possession of it, aud | suppose it will appear, sooner or later, if the Versatilea peo- pie do not come in, im the form of medals of the Commune, About two months ago, while breakfasting one morning with General bergeret, 1 heard the ques- ton of Lhe destruction of the column discussed for the first time. There was @ large and beautiful qlatue of Liberty in the room which had attracted Somebody's attention, and he remarked that it ought to replace Napoleon on the column in the piace that could be seen from the open window. “THAT STATUB MUST COME DOWN,"? said somenody else. “The whole column must come down,” sald Ber- geret. i thought then it was a simple bit of threatening, ‘Which would be forgotten; but it was not so, Jt has been A DEEP AND SETTLED PURPORE the revolationista to destroy everything con- ot ier incended to biow it up with powder; put that was found to pe dengerous. Then it was proposed to take It dowa piece by piece; but that would lack dramatic effect, Ito jt to fall as did the empire— with @ crash that would be felt by Hurope. And #0 it Was done. Aud the great column has been one side or the other refuses all compromise and 13 strong enough in nnmbers to put its opponents in a small minority; and it should now be tne aim of Tevenue reformers to see thas they are repre- sented in the national conventions of both the great parties, which wiil assemble a year hence. If trom every Congressional district where revenue reformers are in @ majority men who are at once earnest and representative are sent to these con- ventions, protectionist doctrines will disappear from the platforms, and advocates of monopely ‘upon the floors of Congress will at least keep silent. Revenue reformers ail over the couutry should un- derstand the necessity for individual exertions to perfect local organizations, and by means of sys- tematic efforts should uifuence the action of their respective parties. Another obstacle in the way of reform is the ignorance of legislators upon the details of the tariff goesaoa and the necessary conditions of reform. ‘ne vote in the House of Representatives to free coffee and tea shows thata majority of the House does not know that these duties yield $15,000,000, every cent of which goes to the Treasury, and which protect nobody, and that to cut om these large revenues from unobjectionable sources will block the way to further reforms of a class of duties like those upon woollens and other fabrics, and upon the raw materials of industry, which takes five dollars irom the people for every dollar that the government gets, and which have destroyed our export trade and limited home con- sumption. Or if those who voted for the abolition Of these taxes did so with an en- Ure understanding of the consequences which Must follow such a policy, they have then pro- claimed themselves in favor of the overthrow of the whole tari system without having offered any other method of raising revenue. The obstacie resulling from the ile peters of legislators will be overcome somewhat by the organization of the House into committees, charged with the consider- auon of the details of proposed measures; but better still by the pressure of intelligent opinion fromthe districts of members, which can only be adequately exerted by organized bodies of their constituents, ‘The attacks upon protection in the house of its friends by New Engiand woollen manufaciurers and shoemakers, and the resolutions of the Boston Board of Trade, favoring free trade tn ships, are very en- couraging. ‘The practical work of the League during the past seven months has been as follows:—Two hunilred and forty-flve thousand tracts have been distributed aud two editions of “Bastiat” have been printed and sold. new pubtication, en- titiet “The People’s Pictorial Taxpayer,” has been published and 30,000 copies disposed of; a second edition of @ like number is now in press, The work of Col. Wm. M. Grosvenor, ‘Does Protec- tion Procect !" has met with a success beyond the expectation of the League. The number of public meetings heid since the issue of the last report has Lape 104, The games of tho cities and towns are as follows: — NEW YORK. MICHIGAN, Towa. >. fonroe. Cedar Rapids, Syracuse. Detroit. Anamosa, Canandaigna. Jacknon, Maquokeia. Kocheater. Lavsing. Clinton, New York city. Pontiac, Davenport. New Brighton, 8. L Grand Rapids, Des Moines. Rome. MissouRL Keokuk, Butfalo. easant Hill Fort Madison, Cuba. Harrisonville. Burlington, Belmont. Sedalia, Towa City (twice). Wel.avi ‘Vipton. RHODE ISLAND. Prattsburg, Veraaiiles. Woonsocket, Ithaca. Florence. MASSACHUSETTS, Seneca Falls. Otterville. Westfeld. Rockvilie Centre. Sedalia, OONNROTIOUT, Freeport. Booneville. New London. Hempstead. Calfornin, Noank. PENNSYLVANIA. Jefferson City. — Myatic. Cumberland Valley. Clinton. Norwich. Centreville. Butler, MAINE. Bt. Ciatraville. Washington. Augusta. Pleasantville. ‘OnLO. Portiand. Sheliaburg. Cincinnatt 1 Napter, KENT! India Foot of Ridge. Louisville. NEW HAMPSHIRE, Buffalo Mills, ILLINOIS. —_- Portsmouth (twice). West Providence. Chicago. Exeter. Raineburg. 10WA. Dover, Redford. Pella. Manchester. Bridgeport. Knoxville. Laconia, Buena Vista. Oskalooga. Plymouth, Brush Creek. Eddyville, Littleton. Cherryaville. Albia (twice) Lani Ciearvitie. ‘Ottumwa, Ray's Hill, Sizourney. fa Juniata township Marengo. Claremont. Buckstown. Muscatine (twice). Lebanon. Bowsers Sc. House. Tipton. Shook Factory Sch. MABLON SANDS, Secretary American Free Trade League. THE BROADWAY WIDENING. Mr. A. T. Stewart Resigns from the Board of Commissioners—He Odjecis to the Action of His Colicagues. Mr. A. T, Stewart nas forwarded the following letter to the Corporation Counsel, announcing nis intent to withdraw from the Board of Com- mnissioners:— New Youn, May 29, 1871. To the Hon. RICHARD O'GORMAN, Corgoration Counsel :— My DEAR St®—l regret to say that I feel constrained to Tesign my office of commissioner in the matter of widening and improving Broadway from Thirty-fourth street to Pilty- Biath stre The reason for this is, I cannot consistently, with my ideas of right and justice, lay assessmente for the proposed im- provement upon @latge portion of the property within the grea that my colleagues have decided tobe specially beneuted ¥ The district they have determined upon for this purpose begins at the coraer of Carmine and Bedford streets thence to and through Honston street, First, Second and Third ave- nues to Thircleth street, dc., covering an extent of apace in fix southerly boundary far’ beyond any line, which, in my opinion, can be considered as specially benetited in any just ense, While, on the contrary, I believe ft includes property y with propriew be regarded aa injured in some gree at least by estavlishing the great business thorough. fare of the city over and sioug the wosteriy side of the jand. Fourteenth street on the south, and Fourth and Sizth ave- nues for limited distances northwardly therefrom Pbelicve = to be the extreme southerly limit of the district which can be | regarded as spectally benetited by the proposed improve- meni. Permit me also to ask your attention to another difficulty which this extended area of ment myst produce and which {9.0f @ practical valu refer to the possibility of having the assessment maps prepared within what remains of the aix months allowed by law for the Commissioners to make their final report, and which, deducting the forty dare of the period required for bearing objections, practically Hmnita their time (o less than five months for ‘the work, aud of which about one-third has already elu The area or iimit of assessment fixed by the statute under Which the former Commissioners acted embraced 11,488 lots of land, and the assessment maps thereo!, as I am informed, occupied the Chief Surveyor and some twenty or more as- sistavte about oue year in preparation. The area now pro- posed by my colleagues contains about 24,000 lots, and to complete the maps of which leas than four months is per- mitted by law of the time remi ithin which the Com. migsloners wre required to finish e that any would result from my continuing on. the nd T therefore reapecttully resign my ALEX. T. STEWART. THE STOCK EXCHANGE ROW. The Result of Hartshorne on the Nowe. The Governing Committee of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday morning suspended Mr, Richard Hartshorne from the privileges of the Board for ten Gays from date, in consequence of his assault on the First Vice Chairman, Mr. Moses Wheelock, whose nose he twisted @ few days since as punishment for an imaginary or real grievance onered nim by Wheelock while presiding im the chair at the Exchange. Alter the above announcement was made by President Clerke Mr Wheelock arose and requested the Board to revoke the sentence on Mr. Hartshorne, as bis apd had been fully vindicated by the ac- committee. Uon of t) . The Board then unanimously acceded to Mr ‘Wheelock's request, and Mr. Hartshorne will be re instated immediately. th! w NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET, Continuation of the Cun- ningham Trial. More About the Conspiracy to “Fix” the Jury. The trial of Patrick Cunningham for the murder of Anthony McDonough was resumed yesterday at Jersey City, 8 on the previous day tho court room was densely crowded. A repulsive looking set of fellows in red shirts put in an appearance during the efternvon session of the court and the constables had some trouble in tapping them with their staffs on their heads to secure order. In reference to the cage of Harney, the policeman who made such efforts to “fix” the jury, it may be stated that he 1s to be placed on trial before the Po- lice Commissioners for his services in the cause of rowdyism, It is rumored that for several weeks past an active conspiracy of Cunningham’s friends has existed for the purpose of preparing the minds of those jurors who would be likely to be callea on the case. The Weehawken and Jersey City Quarry- «men’s Association has espoused the cause of the alleged murderer, and money is being freely contributed to “get poor Pat out all right.’ Politiclans have been appealed to, and not in vain, for the subscription list con- taims many names of ‘aspirants for office, It 1s satisfactory to know, however, that Judge Bedle, who presides at the triai, has been in- formed of their conspiracy, and he has a pretty-cor- rect knowledge of the agencies at work in the mat- ter. Itis also @ cause for satisfaction that puolic confidence in the jury who are trying the case is yet unshaken. Patrick Coyne was placed on the stand and testi- fled—I am a block maker‘ and reside at West Hobo- ken; on the 25th of March I was living in Wee- hawken street, West Hoboken, and was working back of the Shades; the “Shades” is the nrme of the place; Cunningham and myself were working together; 1 left off work about aix o'clock, and Ounningham stopped about an honr before; Cunningham lived in the same house that I did; Cunningham lett with the inten- tion of getting some money; saw him next, ater me knocking off work, at the steps near the Mountain House; he was standing along with Mr. Dowd, tne man he sold his blocks to; I was golug towaras home facing Union Hill; met Uunningham about thirty yards north of Malley’s saloon; I stopped along with them three or four minutes and three of us went down to the salood; Dowd wasgoing to give Cunningham some money; after Cunningham re- ceived his money we had two glasses of lager each; we went out and left Dowd; Cunningham an myself went down to a grocery store on the plank road, south of Malley’s saloon, about one hundred yards; 1 had two drinks of beer and 1 wink Cunningham had two; we went from there into the butcher's and got some meat; we then started out to go home, up the plank road; on the yay down to the grocery store we met two men, but did not see them again that night; Cunningham and myself went up to Malley’s door in the middle of the street; two men came out; I sald “Good night, Mr. Cole; I thought he was a man that worked in the next quarry; did not hear them speak and 1 walked, along; Cunning- ham was walking after me; these men walked out on the road; 1 was ahead and heard some noise, and 1 saw Cunningham and the men having hold of each otver; 1 turned back; they had hold by the collar, but I saw no strokes; they jossled away there till two of them fell, Cunning- ham and the other man; Cunningham fell and I was knocked down at the same time, was orn by the collar and struck on the foot; 1 put my hand between Cunningham and the other man and said, “I don’t want any fight; had my dinner can and @ piece of meat in one hand; some- body’s foot tripped me, and the other two were going down at the same time; | got up first, and started towards home witn- out delay; the man who had fallen was standing there yet; Cunningham got up and moved down to- wards Hoboken; I continued up as far as the Moun- tain House, about twenty or twenty-five yards from the scuille, and stopped to sce if Cunningham would come home, but did not see him coming from that direction; I lost sight .of Cunningham as it was geting dark at the time; next saw him coming back near where he disappeared; the two men went into @ shed at the end of Mal- ley’s house; when he (pd up I saw the two men walk out of the shed and stand; couldn't hear any words; for fear tney would get into a fight walked down, and when was pretty close one of these men erled “Murder! the man that cried out walked into Malley’s saloon; heard Cunningham say, “if ye don't let me alone Vl rip ye open; he drew his right hand and struck the man somewhere about the body; the other man was standing a little nearer than was; he drew tue hand seconuly the same way at the second man, and I think struck him also body; the second man stooped down to look for something, and then he walked Into the same place; Cunningham went home; did not see anything in Cunningham's hands; his two boys and myself went up the steps home; we had no conversation abous the fight; we got home suortly after seven o'clock; he and I went to the gro- cery store the same evening on top of the hilland then game home; about eleven o’clock the officer came to arrest Cunningham, Who was in my apartments on the first foor; one man came inside and asked uf Cunningham was there; Cunningham said “Yes; What do you want of him?” the man said he had a Warrant; Cunningham told him to read it; he couidn’t read it right and ee Gee ordered him to leave; the man then went out; 1 saw Cunningham put his hand in his pocket and told him to leave; it ap- peared to me like the blade of a knife that he took out; tnigk Cunningham then went up stairs; hoe Was arrested some time on tne following day; [had no conversation with Cunningham, to my know- ledge, at any ume after its occurrence, Frederick Bantz sworn—Knew Anthony McDon- ough; he lived in the same house with me; saw him on the 25th of March go out of the house smoking and go up the street towards Malley’s; saw him again about seven o'ci when somebod: sald he was stabbed; went up Mal- ley’s and saw Eagan lying on the floor; secured a cart and carried him home, in the same house where 1 live; then went up stairs and saw McDonough lying on the floor with his intestines hanging out; Constable Ridgeway told me he wanted me {to go with him; we secured @ war. warrant for Mr. Cunningham and went to his house, with otherjassistance; Constable Evener went in first, Constable Ridgeway next and I followed; Constable Ridgeway tapped Cunningham on the shoulder and said, “1s your name Cunningham} Cunningham said “Yes, what’s the matter)’ Ridgeway commenced to read the war- rant, when Cunningham jumped up and sald, “1 had a little trouvle to-day,” and, drawing out a knife, said, “I had @ little trouble to-day at tne Shades; I touched them up and I'll touch you up also; I’lt not be taken out of this house alive; Cunningham ordered us out and made a at me with a knife; we went to Hoboken for assistance and some of the Police came up about one o'clock; he acted like a wild man; the knife was sharp pointed, with a bright blade about two and w haif inches long; Mo- Donough lived eight or nine days after he was stabbed; saw him a few days before he died, William Borden, bartender in Malley’s saloon; Frederick J. Vance, Mrs. Mary Sullivan, George Vance, Patrick Ryan, Mrs. McDonough, widow of the murdered man; oilicers Ridgeway, Wright and Henry, deputy sheriff Evener, Bernard McMahon, James Clark and Coroner Vilhardt were then examined, after which the case was adjourned til this morning. The Court ordered that compulsory processes be issued for the witnesses who failed to attend. GILLETTE'S GRUNTERS, A Row in the Communipaw Hog Yards— The Men Won’t Want to Kiil Gillette's Plan. The pork butchers of Commanipaw, employed by Allerton and Sherman and Spring & Heynes, have been ona strike for the'past few days. The matter in dispute, the men say, is concerning the number of hogs they are required to kill for a day’s pay, $2 50. At present gangs of fifteen men each kill and dress eignt hundred porkers on an ie in one day. Bya ee arrangement between Mr. M. H, Gillette, of the Communipaw abattoir, and their employers they are now required to kill and dre: four hundred more per diem, making four hours dif- ference in their aly labor, for the same re- muneration. This they positively refuse to $5 as they consider thefr present work suf- ficlently arduous, and are devermiged to re- sist these encroachments of their bosses on the nghts of labor. The journeymen pork butchers of New York feel deep sympatl ith their Jersey brethren and held a meeting on Tuesday at Metzer’s Hall, West Forty-second streot, at which it was unanimously resolved that Whereas the men in Communipaw are out on aatrike to obtain thetr juat rights, wald etrike being forced upon them by, the bosséa, be I Resolved, That the sum of ten dollars per week be paid to each of the men while on strike, itis expected that other cities as wellas New York will help them and enabie them to sustain thelr rights. BODY IDENTIFIED. ‘The body found floating near the barge ofiice off the Battery has been identified hy Mr. D. C. Hickey, of Mount Vernon, Westchester county, as that of Edward Wail, foreman of @ gang, of laborers em- jeyed on he boulevard at ‘iiiiams Bridge. bn Sunday, the Qist instant, the deceased, with @ party of frienas, went on an’excursion to Staten Island and did not return. It is believed that on his way home Wall tell into the water and was drowned, but as to that his companions will be able vo give more defnite iniormation. Deceased was ints bore hyd of age, born ta Ireland and lived in iiliams Briduo, YACHTING NOTES. The Brooklyn Yacht Club will hold thetr monthly meeting to-night, at the club rooms, on Court street. Business of much interest will be brought up by the several committees, the more important being those on measuréMents and the coming regatta. Ex- Commodore Kidd will present the exceilent painting of his schooner Alice, recently trom the easel of Mr. A. Cary Smith, to the club, and it will occupy, as tt deserves, @ prized and conspicuous place on their elegantly decorated walls. The boats on the roll of this prosperous associa- Uon are:— Schooners—Madeleine, Commodore Jacob Voorhis, dr.; Fieur de Lis, Vice Commodore Jonn 8. Dicker- Alice, President George W. Kidd; Dauntiess, James Gordon Bennett, Jr.; Sappho, William P. Douglas; Columbia, Franklin ; Fleetwing, George Osgood; Tidal Wave, William Voorns; » H. A. Ként: Sarah B., J. L. Brown; Jes- Jenkins Van Schaick, ‘oops—Kate, Kear Commodore Robert Dillon; Addie V., W. H. Langley; Alert, J. H. Dimon; Ada, George White; Daphne, E. IT. Woods; Fannie, J. R. Baisey; Fan v., He O. allen; ae Cloud, R. ‘W. Holmes; Izaak Walton, N. F. arin Jessie, R. F. Loper, Jr.; Kaiser Withelm, [., G. A. Beching; Lydia, J. B. Fowler; Latona, 8, h. Whit- telsey; Mary, John T. Barnard;’ Miskatied, Cornelius Bennett; Maggie B., Henry Bishop; Nettie B., Allan ©, Bush; Nii Warren J. Ritch; Onward, Wm. M. Brasher; Kestiess, Wm. A. French; Siren, W. Rodman Backus; Qut Vive, Thomas Clapham; Sophia, ©. M. Felt; Saline, H. L. Reach; West Wina, John W. Ritch; Phantom, Stephen Roberts. Open Boats—apoilo, Dr. Thomas Fry; Aquatia, J. = Dagnal; Echo, M. M. Van Dyke; W. T. Lee, U. M. t ‘elt. Steamers.—In Time (screw), ©. A. Chesebrough; Pastime (sidewheel), O, A. Chesebrough. The Manhattan Yacht Club will hold a special meeting at their club room, foot of Ninety-second street, East river, to-night, to decide upon the ad- visability of resailing thelr regatta. The absence of wind one week ago on Harlem river and Long Island Sound was so marked that the occasion proved a spiritiess event. The members of the Man- hattan had the honor of opening the regatta season, and desire a little stiffer breeze next time they thus come together, ‘The schooner Wanderer returned to port on Sun- day last, and is now at Greenpoint, L. L., lying at the yard where she was built, Her suit of racing Sails will be finished and bent in about eight days. The schooner Alice was launched from City Island on Monday, Her owner, ex-Vommodore Kidd, 13 confident that her lengthening will materially in- crease her speed. It certatnly makes her look a deal more graceful than formerly. The schooner Dreadnaught is at anchor near the South ferry, on the Brooklyn shore, and presents a neat appearance. She does not as yet fly the pen- nant of any club. The fast little boats William M. Tweed, Jr., and Emma Sophia, are matched to race from the anchor. age om the Bayonne Yacht Club house around Fort Diamond and return, This will oe the first of the season in that vicinity, and promises to be replete with interest and excitement, In this connection it may be noted that the late annual gathering of the Bayonne Yacht Club members was the largest ever held. On this occasion the following officers were chosen:—Commodore, W. W. Duryea; Vice Com- modore, George A. Beling; President, C. C. Hough; Secretary, E. OC. Allaire; Treasurer, J. W. Ellsworth; Steward. John Ralston; Regatta Commitiwe, John Bilswortn, John Moffatt and Patrick mcGiehan, ‘The opening day of the club will beearly in July, when @ union regatta will be held. The Eastern Yacnt Club, of Boston, through its Regatta Committee, consisting of Messrs. W. M. Whitney, Theodore A. Neal, Charles H. Walkbr, William 0. Paine and B. Joy Jeffries, have recently issued & supplementary notice amending the original sailing courses for their regatta of June 13. They read now as follows:— Course No. 1.—From starting point—Leaving Pig Rock stakes, on starboard hand; Egg Kock, on port hand; Bell joy (off Graves’), on port hand; Webber's Rock stake (of hand; Halfway Kock, on starboard Marbiehead Rock), on port hand, pass- yards of anme. i Halfway Rock, on port hand; rboard hand; Bell Buoy (off Rook, on starbourd hand ; port hand; stakeboat, on starboard hin 100 yards of same. Leaving Pig Rock stakes, on starboard hand ; Easiern Point), on hand; stakeboat (o ing within 100 an Pig Bock stak Mead Damng Erg Rocko rt hand; Davie’ Ledge Bu: port band on and; Davie’ e Buoy, on ai helt E Y Rock, on port hand; Stakeboat, on port hand— passing within One hundred yards of same. Course 0. 4.—Leaving Halfway Rock on starboard hand; Davis’ Ledge Buoy (off Minott), on starboard hand; Ege Rock, on starboard hand; Pig Rock stakes, on port handy Stakeboat, on starboard hand—passing wituin one hundred yards of same. ‘A white flag, pearing the number of the course to be sailed, write shown from she committee's steamer, instead of code signal fi ant neath this, if thou, necessary, a flag with ‘the etter’ 8 or F will denove the tack upon ‘witch the yachts will st The schooner yacht Calypso, formerly owned by Mr. A. 8. Hatch, of the New York Yacnt Club, 1s to be sold at auction. She is of 110tons burden, old measurement, and when purchased by the gentie- man named above was partially rebuilt in the very best manner. She 18 liberally furnished and her cabins are elegantly finished. ‘She has ample state room accommodation and berths for filteen to Vabpaed persons, together with an extra stateroom for capiain and commodious quarters forcrew. The Calypso, in the great race for the Queen’s Cup, sum- mer of 1870, beat the yacht Cambria to the home stakeboat 3m. 178. She can now be seen anchored off Wail street ferry, Brooklyn, and isin every re- spect in perfect order and ready to go te sea iinme- diately. She will be removed from her present auchorage on Friday, however, and taken to Pren- tice’s wharl, adjotning the foot of Montague stree' Brooklyn, where she will remain until the day oj sail, June 7, This will take place on board at half- ast three o'clock P.M. Mr. F. J. Parker, of No. 09 Wall strect, will supply all needed particulars in the premises, Mr. Wm. T. Lee, Secretary of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, has recently sent each yacht owner in that association a copy of the following:— You are here! ested, at your earliest convenience, to potity the ‘ueagare? of the duo, J. M. Sawyer, Rec it Wall New York, when and where your yacht will be hauled out, as it us necessary to procure the proper measure- ments (sald measurements not obtainable unless hauled out), so that your yacht can be enrolled in the squadron, in con- formity with the new sailing rule adopted by the olub. It fs absolutely necessary that these particulars should be handed in before the 15th of June next ror the proper classit- cation of yachts in the coming regatta, THE NATIONAL GAME. Sie eee A Fine Contest on the Capiteline Grounds— Chicagos vs. Stat. An assemblage of from fifteen hundred to two thousand persons yesterday afternoon witnessed a really fine game on the Capitoline grounds, be- tween the Stars and the Chicago “White Stock- ings,” the result of which was the defeat of the Brooklyn boys by a score of seven to one. A very noticeable feature of the assemblage was the large number of beautiful young ladies which {t comprised. The female element, it is now hoped and believed, will not be wanting in the future ongthese grounds, as the proprietors, Messrs, Weed & Decker, have gone to considerable trouble and expense recently in erecting a fine, covered stand with accommodation for about 400 persons immediately behind the catcher’s position, from which, for an additional fifteen cents, a full and unobstructed view may be obtained of the whole grounds. The ladies yesterday made themselves yery comfortable on this stand, notwithstanding the day was 80 warm (warm is @ very tame word when aliuding to the condition of things yesterday) and lent an addi- tional charm 40 the finé appearance and still finer display of skill on the part of the players. The game, like all those in Y, bh the Stars par- ticipate, did not commence until twenty minutes to four o'clock, and lasted until ten minutes past five. With the exception of a few minutes in the eighth inning, the whole of this time—one hour and thirty-five minutes—was spent by those presen Including the ladies, in the enjoyment ol most brilliant play, both on the part of the Stare and the boys from the “ake City.’ The galiant Stars did better even than any of their most ardent admirers had thought they were capa- ble of doing, considering that they had no regular catcher to “pick up the ball” for the inimitavie Cummin; Hrogers Whose position is in left Heid, officiated behind the ba:, and did his very best, Dut suill the Star pitcher was afraid to send the ballin ashe would have done had Price, the regular catcher, been there. But if Cummings could not pitch them hot he could give the Whites some of the Martin style of slow twisters, which he did most effectually, Little Barlow, at short fleld for tne Stars, did nobly, and proved himself one of te best players in that ition anywhere to be found. M. i rs at first did some fine work too, he capturing all who came his way if such a thing ‘Was possiole, ‘The following 1s the score: — ‘CHICAGO, HIB. 70.4, 2 ES cof 8! eerccome~ Semone coe: Finktani, Zettlein, p. Soom moon] Momence ewcromnnos lowcmomencn Cmmwonmcn? of. BBLS bad 0 0 o 0 ley, of the Matual Cinb. game—One hour thirty-five minutes, Runs curned—Chicago 1, Star 0. hin Base Ball Notes. To-day, Eckford vs, Resolute, on the Union grounds. ra al] Mutual vs, Rockford, on the Union junds, The Flysways defeaved the Unitys yesterday at Hunter's Point. Score 81 to 15, The Sylvans astonished the Silver Stara by defeat- ing them yesterday at Hunter's Point (lower ground). aenrarea, i 1.—Fiy! a 1sad uraday, June 1.—Flyaways ve. Jasper, street and Tenth avenue, i SSA i Ra Ss a a eS a a ie ae FLEETWOOD PARK. Four Horses Trot for a Stake of $1,000—Lady Brisbin the Winner in Three Straight Heats. A very interesting trot for a sweepstakes of $1,008 came off yesterday afternoon at the Fleetwood Park, between James McKee’s gray mare Lady Brisbin, R. J. Anderson’s bay gelding Keystone, Henry Casey's sorrel gelding Hickey and Jonn L.’ Doty’s brown gelding Ticonderoga. Lady Brisbin Won the stake in three straight heats, proving her- self a most excelient mare and one of a great turn of speed, with much improvement in perspective. ‘She is young, well formed, and her trotting action ia as perfec as any horse on the tarf, She said to be a Hambletonian, out of a Star mare, and was raised by Mr. Biisbin, of Orange county. Keystone was second in the race, and he distinguished lumseif by trotting a half mile in 1:13}4; but that performance seemed to take ail the trot out of him for the remainder of the heat Hickey trotted about as well as was expected, bat he wasin wrong company. The other horses were too smart for him, Still he performed better than the other horse in the race, ‘ticonderoga, for he wat unfortunately distanced the first heat. This wat purely accidental, as will be seen when he trots again. The horse struck himself soon after leaving the score, and, breaking up, lost so much ground that at the finish of the heat he fell behind the dis: tance flag. But for the accident we think he would have been second in the race, To.test this a sweep stakes between Hickey, Keystone and Ticonderoge mught be got up, the proprietors of the Fleetwood adding @ purse suMcient to induce the ownera of the horses to test their relative merits, The following are the details of the trotting as if progressed:— First Heat.—Lady Brisbin won the pole, Ticonde Toga the second place, Hickey third and Keystone the outside. Lady Brisbin had the best of the send. off, Keystone second, Ticonderoga third and Hickey trailing. Keystone and the gray mare went head and head around the turn and down towards thé quarter pole, when Keystone broke badly and lost half a dozen lengths. He, however, maintained second place to the quarter pole, the gray mare pasa ing that point in thirty-eight seconds. Hickey waa third and Ticonderoga on @ break that eventually distanced him. There was no change of lace around the lower turn, the gray mare passing Tho ‘halt mile pole six lenghts in front of Keystone in 1:17, Hickey two lengths further off, Ticonderoga 100 yards behind. Coming up the backstreton Hickey took sides with Keystone, the lauter having broken up again. Lady Brisbin opened the gap and was ten lengths in front at the three-quarter pole. She was then taken in hand and came home a winner by eight lengths, Keystone second, two lengths in front of Hickey, ‘Ticonderoga distanced, Second Heat,— Brisbin was now a great fa- yorite, selling for $175, while Keystone brought but $30, Hickey fetching $25, Laay Brisbin had the lead at the start, Keystone second, Hickey third—each lapped on the other. Going around the turn Lady Brisbin led two lengths; eystone second, three lengths in front of Hickey. At the quarter pole, which was passed in thirty-seven and a half seconds, the mare led four lengths; Keystone second, having broken up just betore reaching that point Hickey was then at Keystone’s wheel. Going around the lower turn Hioke; took second place, Keystone having made a secon break. The mare passed the half-mile pole eignt lengths ahead of the other two, who were having a very exciting race for second place to themselves, ‘The two geldings broke up on the backstretcn, and when the mare passed the three-quarter pole she was eight lengths ahead of Hickey, Keystone four lengths behing. The mare was then taken in hand and came home very leisurely, a winner of the heat by four lengths in 2:36, Hickey second, two lengtha in advance of Keystone, Third Heat,—bBetting then ceased on the race, with the exception of a few wagers as to which would get second place, Hickey or Keystone, Hickey being the favorite at three to one. There was a reat deal of mancevring by the drivers to get the Bestot the send oif, and twelve times were they called back by the starter after passtug under the striag. On the thirteenth attempt, the horses being well togeth- er, they were started. Keystone soon rushed,to the front, the old horse seeming to be high on his mettie. Lady bei was second, with Hickey close up, ag ey passed around the turn. Keystone went very rapidly dow the stretoh to the quarser pole, passing that point two lengths {n front of the mare in thirty-seven seconds, Hickey a long hae behind. Keystone tnen broke up, but, after a few jumps, settled again to: his work and opened the gap onthe mare. She hen broke up and fell of a few lengths, givi Keystone an advantage of five lengths to the halt mile pole, which he passed in 1:13}, Keystone now began to shorten his stride, and the mare came on him very fast. She soon caught up with him, and, ving him the go-by, opened agap of half a dozen lengths to the three-quarter pole. The mare was then taken in hand, and she came home an easy Winner by ten lengths, making the heat tn 2:33. Keystone, aiter leaving the U juarter pole seemed entirely used UP but the money that had been wagered between im and Hickey had to be looked after. at this time Hickey was far behind; Dut, ag all the trot appeared to have been taken out of Keystone, the backers of Hickey began to have some hope of his overtaking old ‘hollow-back.” Roden, his driver, gave him w jumps, and then puiling him together, succeeded in getting a litte more speed out o1 him, When Hickey gave it up aito- gether and was distanced. The following isa SUMMARY: FLEETWOOD PARK, May 30.—Sweepstakes $1,000, smile beats, best three in ilve, in harness, J. McKee entered g. m. Lady Brisbin R. J. Anderson entered b. g. Keystou H. Casey entered 8. g. Hick J. L. Doty 0. @ ‘Teonderoga, TIME. First heat... Second heat.... Third heat OW10 PIGEON SHOOTING. © A Tournament at Youngstown, Ohio—Four Dayw’ Poppings ~~ 2. 4 The sporting men of Ohio have caught thé pigéin shooting affection and are organizing for matches at the trap with characteristic enthusiasm, A grand tournament will take place at Youngstown, Ohio, on Wednesday next, which promises to affora excel lent sport, The matches will be held under the auspices of the Youngstown officers of the club— Homer Hamilton, President; W. W. McKeown, Trea- surer, and D. A. Lauterman, Secretary. The tol lowing are the particulars:— FIRST DAY—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1871, One purse, $300—$150 to pe awarded to the best Score; $100 to be awarded to the next best score; fift; dollars to be awarded to the next best score. H. T. ground trap; twenty-one yards risc; eughiy yards boundary; one and one-quarter ounce of shot. To Shoot at ten birds each. Tenor more to close the entry. Five per cent entry. SECOND DAY—THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1871. One pore, $175—$100 to be awardea to the best score; fifty dollars to be awarded to the next hest score; twenty-five dollars to be awarded to the next best score. To shoot at ten birds each; one and one- quarter ounce of shot; H. T. ground trap; twenty- one yards rise; eighty yards boandary. Eight or more to close the purse. Five per cent entry. The same day the committee will give twenty-five dollars to a sweepstakes, open to amateurs oaly who hever shopa 4 oy onthe wing. The entry in this stake Will be five doliars; no perceutage; to shoot according to the above rules. THIRD DAY—FRIDAY, SUNE 9, 1871, One purse, $300—$160 will be awarded the beat score; $100 will be awarded the next beat score; fitty dollars will be awarded the next best score. Six double rises, H. T, plunge trap; one and a quarter ounce of shot; eighteen yards rise; 100 yard@ boundary. Eight or more ‘0 close the purse. "Five per cent entry. FOURTH DAY—SATORDAY, JUNE 10, 1871, A handicap prize of Ladies’ Plate, to be contended for by the citizens of Youngstow u. ‘A SAD IRON STORY, Erratic Evans Training Foolieh Fisher. A desperate fight took place yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Albert, No, 282 Marcy ave- nue, Williamsburg, between John Evans and An- drew Fisher, during wiflch the former beat the lat ter's head with a emoothing tron. Evans was ar- rested and locked up in the Stagg street station house and Fisher was sent to his residence, No, 68 Eleventh street. Evans mye that he was sent to Mrs. Albert’s residence by her husband for the pur- oxe of ejecting Fisher, who visited his home more requently in his absence than politeness war- ranted. In attempting to ont out his instructions he Was assaulted by the unwelcome guest, and, be- coming excited, he took up a smoothing tron and used it with the deadly effect stated. The injuries inflicted are of a very serious character, DEAD BODIES FAOM JHE HUDSON. An inquest was held at Verplanck’s Point, on the Hudson, yesterday, by Coroner Smith, on the re- mains of an unknown man found floating in the river at that place. Deceased had evidently beens sailor, and was apparently about thirty-five years old, The body had been in the water only a fow days. A verdict was returned accordingly. if same oficial also held an_tnquest on the body of @ man named Curtiss Henry, a roataent of Ver- planck’s Point, who was lost overboard from @ sloop, near Peekskill, during last fall. Decomposition has jaced the remains almost beyond identiication. boay was taken charge of by relatives