The New York Herald Newspaper, June 9, 1871, Page 6

PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, clippers perform. ‘The second tro: on the programme, but which Was started first, was for a purse of $750, for horses ihat Nad never beaten 2:40—$450 to me first, $200 to the second and $100 to the third horse; mile heats, best three 10 five, in harness, There were fourteen entries for tus event, comprising GP. Carpenter's gray gelding Marshall, Dauiel Duniey’s gray geiding Thomas Jeserson, (. R. Colyer’s black | mare Eveltie, a gelding Fieet- wood, H.W. Sarah Jane, Joon ng Young Lrano, Peter Mane vin Murpiiy’s bay mare ers gray gelding Lottery, burrs bay gelding Heathen Camee, ‘s, sorrel gelding Major Burt, E. Tobey’s J. Bowen's gray mare Sea kiin's Dlack mare Kate Darey. Of Horses SIX Only came to the score catied Tor, the others being withdrawn for nual mouves, the paramount one being a of spced. Fleetwood was the favor- before the start, but after winnimg the heat, and) when his backers seemed | in ecstastes ia the belief that ne would win the . they were suddenly surprised by the great demand for Sea Foam, and she was soon 1 such favor that beiore the start for the heat she sold th the pools for nearly twice as all tho others together. After this Sea F* onund won the race easily in tne three followmg heats, It Was evident that ste was laid up ihe firs heat for betting purposes, Of the six starters two €rand Attendance to Witness the Great | Trot Between Goldsmith Maid, Ameri- can Girl, Lucy and George Palmer— Goldsmith Maid the Winner. Delightitul Music by the Ninth |» Regiment Band. ik SCBNES AND INCIDENTS. | Althongh the sky was by no means clear yester- @ay morning the number of mortals who determined ¥o risk @ wetrng at Prospect Park Fair Grounds was | quadruple that of the day before. The sun was obliging enough to keep himself behind a barrier of vi themt— Thomas Jeifers id Kare Darey—w Neecy cloud, so that while the heat was never | qisi nneed in renee Meas, leaving py ee nd Qwagreeable the sheen was just such as | bnegs Lottery nog Eveline to fuish the atiat Would suit the most exacting pair of eyes, and not | Hue became lane ia the second heat, and Was with- | drawn by permission 0: the judges, Messrs, I atall likely to bronze the fair face of the most | Sitey and Duck | Mesudges, Messrs. Knapp, Dianched lady in th nd. There was, of course, someting more thav mere deflance of the pluvial god in the secret of the large attendance, and that was tae fact that four such annnals as Goldsmith Nhe following are the details of the trotting as it progressed :— THE FIRST TROT. ‘ First Heat.—Eveline took the lead, Kate Darcy second, Meerwood third, Lottery fourth, Thomas Jefferson ofth and Sea foam sixth, They went to were abot tre arg . Maia were about to trot for @ large pot | tne upper turn in this way, but Kate parcy soon of money. Accordingly, under all the induce- | broke up and fell in the rear. At tne quarter pole, ments, and in spite of all the opposition, | Which was passed in thirty-seven seconds, Eveline | led five lengths, Thc mas Jefferson second, Fleetwood | third, Lottery fourth, Sea Foam fifth, Kate Darcy | Sixth, Going along the backstretcn Tuomas Jeter- caine over 8,000 persons to witness the events. ‘The scene at about four o'clock was periectly jovely. The track was mn fine condition on account per here uy an fell of eth Se ane Lay con- ‘ , os i Dan are q | Unued to lead and passed the half-mile pole of the previous erenlogia rain, Tae grand stand | jy 124, Lottery second, Fleetwood third, Was completely filled; the ring m front was fuil also, Sea Foam fourth, Kate Darey fifth, but out and lundreds of carriages lined the lawnonthe | ®f the race, with Thomas Jefferson in . Jar off. Going along, the backstretch | Lveline showed symptoias of quitflng and was soon | Pass il by Lotsery and Fleetwood. As the trio came fie three-juarter pole Fleetwood led haifa leugth, | Lottery second, hali a lengtn ahead of Evelme, the | others trailing on hopelessly, As the three leaders caine lato the homestretch Fleetwood swerved off to | the outside of the track and Lottery took the lead, | at Fleetwood soon raliied and came again, when, after # desperate struggle, he won the heat by a neck, Lottery second, two lengths ahead of Eveline, who was six lengths in front of Sea Boe rhe other side of the course, by the judges’ stand, A great number of ladies were mn the upper ter of the grand stand. Many of our stage celebrities were geen among them, the blonde chwlure of Pauline Markham being in the front row. On the wide balconies of the Clin House there gathered such aA concow of beauty and fashion as i3 rarely seen. Kich and costly toilets were | Around these lovely forms and setting off those | o 3e finely cut teatures which America should be so proud | Rie a eee a umnk Spare to note in the faces of her daughters. 1t was really | ume of the heat was 2:313%. a@ gathering of (ire. laght bive silks, alternating Secard Heat.—Sea Foam was now the favorite over the fleld, selling in one pool for $680, while Fleetwood brougat $260 and Lottery $100, Fleet- with narrow white stripes and,trimmed with a | wood hada little the pest of the send-off, Lottery darker blue, seemed to be the prevatling color. | ee Rea Foam tard, sass they made the turn There were some post > niakiie Fieetwood led two lengths, Lottery second. half a pee Were. somp, white :coshumes tat cooled | jengon im tront of Sea Foam. ‘These positions were one to look upon, and one lov voung | carried to the quarter pole in thirty-nine seconds, creature with a dress exnibiung a broad white stripe on a green suk ground, a bright green overskirt and alittle silver dollar piece of a green and white hat over a wealth of auburn hair. They were nearly all of the families of the clab members and their trends, Among the gentlemen present were no- ticeahle Commodore Dodge, Nichoias Van Brant, 8. | YT. Payson, George Woodward, Colonel Hali, James B, Bach, Nichard Leighton, Sheppard Knapp, George B. Alley, H. N. Smith, Felix Campbell, Mr. | r Birch, of buffalo; D, H. Gould, W. Teynara, | A ItC aM ban Mier ie tet repered Fred Whitney, Ed Hunt, Witham + Lang- | rapidly, At the quarter pole Fleetwood led Lottery ley, General Craig, R. W. Little, Shangnai George | four lengths, Sea Foam being one length behind. Powers, John Perrin, the veteran of the American Gomg along the backstretch Sea Foam began to Work up, passing Lotiery, but Fleetwood matntained the lead to the hall-mile pole, passing that point one length in front of Sea Foam in 1:164, Sea Foam second, one length ahead of Lottery. On the lower uura the gray mare pressed Fleetwood hara, and as they came into ‘he homestretch she carried him to abreak. He rallied, however, quickly, and came again, but Sea Foam proved the longest liver, aud won the heat by a length, Fleetwood second, two leu gths ahead of Lottery. Time, 2:323,. Third H-at.—Fleetwood had the lead, Lottery second, Sea Foam being pulied up just as the word | Tune, tmrtyenine seconds. Going into the back- siretch 5 Foant passed Lottery and made au at- Judge Morris, of Brooklyn, Paul K. Witzell, | tack on Fleetwood, The latter, however, was not intehfield Poole: and Ed W. Wisk. Nearly | fo eeceugnt vera while, He Jed to the halt-mile two all the above were accompan.ed by their families, | Hestwood maintained the lend arouse ihe tnce and itis not too much to say that the presence | turn and came into the homesiretca two lengths in of the ladies lent a wonderful charm | ®t; but be now began to quit, while Sea Foam, im many sense: he scene. It pate | Keeping up a steady stroke, soon carried him to a y senses to the scene, It would be invidious | preak and beat him to the score one length 1n 2:32%. to leave out the name of Colonel Fisk, wo came | Bt ik Ne Wt ie petad. i a six-in-ha 7 r colored serve wrth Hea‘.—Vne horses had an even start, but mae ina - in-hand, bs four colored servants | as they passed around the apper turn Sea Foata led having brown bunting caps on the top of their | one iength, Fleetwood secoud, two lengths in ud- wool, which gave them the appearance of a migiit- | Vinee of Lottery. When they reached the quarter | pole Fleetwood aud Sea Foam were paraliel, five mare, such as one might have a an English fox lengths ahead of Lottery. Time, thrty-eight and a hunt, The Colonel himselr was arrayed in a@ | quarter seconds, Going down the backstretch the breezy yachting suit—a blue coat and | race was most beautiinily contested, the horses iting side and side for the best part of the way. Ficetwood showed in front and passed the f-mile half a leugth ahead in 1:154:, Lottery four engihs behind. On the backstretch Sea Foam ana jeetwood became locked again, and in that way they | Passed the three-quarter pole and swang into the | homestretch, six lengths in front of Lottery. a | ferce and energetic suruggie Was maintamed be- tween the gray Mare and Fleetwood unul near the | scorce, wh he gelding gave ivup by a break, and Sea Foam won the heat and race by a length, in urmounted by a yo heave, yo ‘The costume would have eminently sutted the ston if it had been intended for a review of the | Horse Marines. At the grand stand tall white hats much pre- vajled, the shadelul Panama not being prominenuy visible except over the thinking apparatus of a tew such philosophers as Reddy the Blacksmith, whe Kept one vigilant eye on the races ay galt. button! bat. «i the other on P| y e TT the betting. Tue Ninth Regiment Band playe: ee ees ouera voute usc and “intcrnatioual nreiey, tions in a praiseworthy manner, Mr. Levy's > r OUD st tnursamo Soi drawing Tord contiauatappiaise | g PROSPECT PARK FAIR ukOUNDs, Joys s—Pusse from evervbody, With regard lo the racing and the general public, the same coufusion prevailed as on previous days, on account of the apsence of recog. | the first, $200 to the second and $100 to the third, | mule heats, best three in five, in harness. J. Bowen entered g. ui. Sea Foam. Lizabie colors, ‘The driver of George Paliner was | ried] the only oue that heiped the pubic with a brown | M> Hoden entered s. g., Fleetwood. 123 silk Jockey’s hat, and many appeared to regret | O°) Woivetontesed bik eB ih) Yhat “such a careful forethought did not win | Sf Gonklln entered blk. In Kate parey hum 10 re0o; 15 didn't, Bech. is «ie! | Do Danley eneared bf Thome Wnen a heat was iinished the grand | 80 WAL cette son oe 3%. P. Carventer entered g. g. Marshall. H. W. Howe entered b. m. Sarat Jane. J. Lovett ent i br. g. Young Bruno. Newton as they may be called, thronged to the here to imbibe sttmulaut ana eat sand- jowder, the Warmth should sub- | the Ciub House te intervals were oecu- | pied with champagne, slerry cobvlers, diuner aud | | Ice cream. i. Burr entered b. g. Mh ad thing between the heats,” remarked a | 4" 9° Lewis, dr., eutered 8g. Major Burt. dr Pein | Es Tobey ¢ 18, 1. Susie. Reeser: i While to ment } tion which wok piace on the © between # gandsome young lady 1 a sult Frou brown sik, wiih trinmings of te § her genieman friend FRIEND. |. First Heat.—A | the norses were given the word, Palmer le: dingr, becpedhnare gape diay ‘ ; American Giri second, Goldstaith Maid third and Fe eae poe ane jourth. Going around the turn American Girl ERIE FRot to th Ame! frout, Palmer and Lucy having broken an Girl led one iengta to the quarter nan in the white duster , With the crowd around ae j pole in thirty-five seconds, ierr e leliOW, oiten Heard vi, too, \* ‘no ch of p > Li at ge omen (Ona gota | /ere was ho change ofp) kstretch, Frat “Frou—Ou, yes, he beat pespl e and cote | auc they passed tue half-mile pole mn 1:09, American a a ret « I pe bet A Girl Was jeading one leugth, Goldsmith Maid sec. Lae prt ke na oe Sonvereeh - ond, one jengta in front ot Who Was eight Ree ike heen el 1 advauce of Palmer. On'the jower turn g lady, ik other indies, mounte Maid went ug American Girl's head, } 0 vie r bar rt arter pole there was ouly a neck been 1h Sha lente ee one eens between them, Lucy two jepgths belund. ‘os they Oh, i wish the Giri Would Wine That's too bad. tie | “VRS into the tomestretch Goldsumth Maid ve- 5 airs WO! if too bad, the | cg entangled, and she faltered a momei y Meorin ater hse fake anid Satine ween came entangied, and she faltered for a moment, and American Girl came away from ner, nd, trotting a Sone ae the American Girl will | steadily home, won tie heat by a length in 2:20, 5 in a tune. \ leas fs one - Tica | Gold=nuth Maid second, one length atiead of Lucy. girl likely to win. In deference to the | paimer was just inside the distance flag. above joining of two Hiusirious names, it may be | cond Heal.—The horses scored eignt times. be- Well to say that Colouel Fisk remarked during @ | fore the siart Was eltected. As they the stand subsequent heat that nothing tn tue fleld could Whip | George Palmer was on the lead: American Gui ihe Maid, and that the Palmer was as good as dis- | cocond, Goldsmith Maid third, with Lucy close up. tanced. “Reddy, in the last heat, with the colncl- | Ayerican Girl soon Went to the from and. led den RS qe ya Pi me emg painsie + sae -{ around the turn one Jength, Lucy and Goldsmith ; ce ana HS petitud the Palmer now: that’s’) Maid head and head, one leugih in front of George Zood enougi, but he ain’, got no run into him to- | palmer. ‘The quarter pole Was passed I thirty-six day. The '§ not 10 bet agiu at no odds. seconds, American Girl leading one length, Gold+ That the majority of those present shared the | smith Maid second, one length in front of Lucy, opinion Of these knowing ones takes nothing away & 2 = ength im advance A x Irom its profound wisdom. By seven o'clock the | Yyi? Was halt a lengih in advance (rose tp ie Faves were over and the company made (he roads | 4 merican Uitl’s head, and they passed the hale soYous as the delightful evening feli caumiy around. | Hoje in 1:10, tree lengths alead of Lucy, Palmer The very landscape seemed giad between the light | heing several lengits behind ona’ break breeze ‘and the light-hearted roadsters, whether | Going down the Jower turn, when head. and Mil cg waar aihcon fo. ths open head with Goldsmith Maid, American Giri Cone ia cate) Ev. ‘blasted broke up andfeil back. Goldsmith Maid led to the three-quarter pole four lengths, American Girl second, two lengths in front of Lucy, who was eigitiengths im advance of George Palmer, Gold- smith Maid came Lome a winner by four lengts, American Girl second, two jengihs abead of Lucy, Who Was eight lengths in advauce of Paimer. Time, tree in a field by the roadside s ave caught the prevalling spirit in its withered heart and to be cheering the revarn home with a skelcton cancan danced vy Its bleached, fantastic branches. It was @ glorious day for the’ American turf, wuether the weather, the racing, the company, the decorum or The high spirits be taken into ‘count. The Trotting. Me rd Heat.—Paimer had the best of the send off, Goldsmith Maid second, American Girl third and ‘This was considered the great day of the meeting, | Lucy fourtn. Going around the turn Goldsmith & sorte @ | Maid Jed two Jengths, American Girl. second, from the fact that the four great cracks of the Amer- | three lengths atiead of Palmer, who was on¢ can turf were to contend for a purse o1 $4,000, | length in aavance of Lucy. At the quarter poie, Goldsmith Maid, American Girl, George Palmer and | Wich was passed in thirty-four and three-quarter Goldsmith led two lengths and a naif, n Girl second, three lengis in front of who was two lengths ahead of Lucy. There was no change of place while going down the back- streteh; but at che nalf-mile idamitn Maid s Luree lengths iu front of American Girl, the jat- ter being five jengths ahead of Lucy, who was about half alength im advance of Paliner. At the three- quarter pole Goldsmitu Maid was two lengths on the lead, Aiwerican Girl second, Lucy Uurd and Paimer fourts, American Girl began to tire on the homestretch, and Palmer and Lucy closed on her, Maid troted steadily home, winulng (ne i Lucy second, bhaif a lengen in Lucy, when they come togethe: 8 bring outa crowd, although the result of the trot can be marked Out nine WwWes oUt Of Len Vefore Lhe persons Who go 10 Witness the race ¢ wut speed is the « the maseos, and wh and do their best they genera Yesterday the horses were in the wack being in tolerabiy der, notwith- | standing the deluging rain of previous day, a | /0ldsuuth very satisiactory exhivition of speed was the result, | advance of who had his head in front of Goldsmith Maid was the favoriie previous to the American Girl, ‘Time of the beat, 2:21, 7 o e* fe! Fourth Heoi.—Paimer had the lead again at the start at about four to one over the “feld, and | start, american Girl second, Goldsmith Mald third American Girl the favorite over the other two. | «ud Lucy fourth. Goldsmith Maid soon rushed to Goldsmith Maid won tue race in four heats, the first | ' he trout, aud led two lengths around the turn, e gales of the course, ieratum looked Jor by in order istaction, pers are ¥ give apital condition, and fair o i a “ee vy second, one Jength abead of Paimer, woo was beat veing secured by American Girl in This | one length in advance of American Girl. At the bad the effect of bringing the feld up even with | quarter pole, Which waa passed in thirty-five Bec- Goldsmith Maid in Ue bevuing, but aiter the second | onds, Godsmith Maid still led two lengths, Lucy heat it resumed the previous quotations and #0 cou- fluued to the end, American Girl did not do well ator the first heat, and Was fourth im the third ana jourth. Luey Wotted a game rave and showed a great deal of speed at times, She was close up in ihe £:20 heat. George Palmer acted widly in the first and sequad heats, when Charles Champlin in- second, it a length ahead of Palmer, who Was two lengths in front of American Gt Gomg along the ouckstretch Lucy and Paimer both broke up, and American Girl book second place. At the haltf- mile pole, which Was passed in i:oy, Gold- smith Mata led ‘wo jengtus and a half, Ameri- can Girt second, three lengths anead of Lucy, who duced Sam MeLaughin to take nin tn baud and see | was four lengths io frontof Paimer. Going along yf he could improve his manner of going. We be- | the lower turn American Giri shut up some of the hayed 4 good deal better in new bands, but | daylight, but again fell off, aud at the three-quarter could not beat Lucy. To give every one a chance to see this race the two-forty horses were called up fret, and (wo heats of that race were trotted before the great trot was called on, which was a good piece Of management, as ah muin- ber of wouWemen Who had been deiained town pole was four Jengths in the rear ot Goldsmith Maid, phe was four lengtns abead of Lucy at that pomt, We latter being four lengths in front of Palmer. Lucy and Paimer then came on with great speed, and 48 they neared the score they both Aucrican Girl, Goldsmith Maid won the heat by i | { | | Bent. Daniels entered b. m, American Girl 1 2 4 Ww. i 332 | will shortly be announced. two lengths, Lucy second, four enaths ahead of Palmer, who was three lengths in front of American Girl, Time of the heat, 2:224;. American Girl re- ceived the second Pemtam, Lucy the third and Palmer tne fourth. followthg 18 a SUMMARY, Same Day.—Purse $4,000, free for al! horses— 2,000 to the first, $1,000 to the second, $600 to the turd and $400 to the fourth horse. Mile heats, best | three in five, m harness, B. Doble entered b, m, Goldsmith Maid.. 2 1 1 fered Doble entered b. m. Lucy... Charley Cham’ pln entered br, g. George Palwer..... ri TIME, Quarter. Hay. 1:09 ino 1:08" 1:09 The Fair Grounds Te: ) ‘This, the last day of the meeting at the Prospect Park Pair Grounds, ts replete with attraction, and no doubt will draw together within its pleasant environs a vast assemblage. First on the programme comes the team race, purse of $2,000—$¢1,200 to first, $600 Lo second and $200 to third horse. Entered for this are the noted teams:—John Levett's black gelding Monitor an: black gelding Black Harry; W. L. Sim- mons’ chestnut stallion Honest Allen and brown stallion George Wilkes, and H. $, Russeil’s black gelding Darkness and black mare Jessie Wales, Then comes the purse of $1,700, for horses that have never beaten 1—$1,000 to first, $500 to second and $200 to third horse, Sixteen entries are made for this, comprising J, A. Whitson’s gray Slal- lion Clarence, Geo. Freeman's black mare Lady Weller (formerly Laay Wheeler), J. L. Anderson's pay gelding G. W, Patterson, Mike Roden’s brown gelding |. H. Coleman; GA. ickok’s: chestnut stallion Elmo (formerly St. Eimo), H. W. Howe’s brown mare Lady Wetls, Benjamin Mace’s bay mare ‘dia Thompson, R. Loomis’ chestnut ‘gelding Climax, Benjamin Danie!’s bey mare ‘Topsy, John Murphy's bay mare Charley Green, G, P. Carpenter’s gray mare Belle of Toronto, ©. S. Green’s chestnut mare Kosa Gold- dust, M. Goodin’s chestnut gelding Harry D., Char.es Champlin’s bay stallion Mack, W. H. Woodruf’s bay gelcing Lew Drop, and J. J. Bowen's gray gelding Royal John. ‘The first race to wagons; the latter in harness; mile heats; Dest three in five. Pools were sold on these anticipated events, last night, by Messrs. Marshai & Johnson, Broudway and Twenty-eighth sireet. The assemblage was large and the betting, though lukewarm on tle team race, was very spiriied on the 2:31 parse. On tie former butone pool was sold, and on the latter the choices for favor' and the various positions were so varied as to be pe uliar, The following will give a good idea of the night's work up to eleven o'ciock. They are in the order sold:— TEAM RACE, Jesse Wales and mate, $65; Honest Allen and mate, $30; Monitor and mate, $5 2:31 TROT. First Pool.—Elmo, $50; Belle of Toronto, $ Lydia Thompson, Lady Wells, $70; teid, Second 7oo!.—Eimo, $80; Belle of ‘toronto, $ Lydia Thompson, $65; Royal John, $45; field, $85, Third Poot.—i-lmo, $75; Lady Wells, $65; Belle of Toronto, $50; Royal John, $40; fi i Fourth Poo!.—Beile of ‘Toronto, $75; Elmo, $90; Lady Weils, $85; Royal John, $35; feld, $00. Fyh Pool.—Eimo, $65; Lady Wells, $65; Belle of dia Thompson, $25; field, $40. Toronto, $45; 1: a Imo, $50; Lady Wells, $40; Belle of iY’ Siat(h. Poo! —BI Toronto, $45; Royal Jonn, $25; fleld, $35. ‘an! AMUSEMENTS. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUstc—Mrs. Conway's BeENEFIT.—The respect with which Mrs, Conway is heid in Brooklyn was on Wednesday night put to that severe test of endurance that must be felt when it comes to paying & compliment and battling with the elements. Tho annual benefit was fixed to come off at the Academy of Music on Wednesday evening, and, though the rain descended and the flood came with the earnestness of a deluge from six to nine o’clock, the Academy was hall filled with a very appreciative audience, It was easy to see before the curtain rose that the rainfall had damped the enthusiastic ardor of those who had braved the storm without in order to be present, and there was a pervading smell of damp wearing apparel about the puilding that no disposition to pe jolly could shake off. This damp feciing communi- cated itself to the company, evidently, and there Was a heaviness throughout the acting that would certainly not have been perceptible had not the storm made itseifso maniiesi,even Within the building as to startie by the rain drops falling heavily agatust the windows, and a pyrotecanic flash of figuuning oe and anon startung the audience by its lund glare. ‘rhe pieces selected were Tobin’s comedy of “The Honeymoon” and **Rob Key.’ The cast inciuded Mr. E. L, Davenport, Mr. aid Mrs, Conway and Miss Minnie Conway. Mrs. Scott-Siddons nad been an- nounced, but for some unexplained rea son did not put in an" appearance; neither was her name found in the programme. Both these pieces were admirably mouuted, and the ren- dering of them was distinguished enough by merit so cattle the acting to the praise of the critics, even though it was @ benefit perlormance, when criticism 13 supposed to be disarmed, At the con- clusion of the frsi piece Mr. and Mrs. Conway ap- peared in response to numerous “calls” from ail Udes of the house. Both were greeted with hearty and jengthened plandits, and Mrs. Conway had ten- dered to her, in addiuon, two baskets of towers that were unique and beautiful specimens of foral architgrture. Mrs, Conway, with one of the wasket3 of flowers in her hand, suid a few words to the aupence tiat had the great merit of rgally belug extCimporaneous und possessing the laturainess characteristic of the public utierances of this lady. Mrs. Conway expressed her surprise, but great gratification, that so large a number of her iriends ad been valiant | enough to come out ou a Digit so inclement and so unfavorable to outdoor atiracuons. or that and many other kindnesses she thanked all who heard her aud alt her iriends from the bottom of her Mr. Couway iviiowed in a few more sen- einbodying — suntlar sentiments. — Cor spicuous by its absence in both these addresses Was (ie usual retrospect of the Park theaire season and the prograuime of the future, It was thought that this was an indi nother on, it is hoped, & more auspicious evening, ‘There were continuous calls tor Mr. Dayenport, and he deivered a 4 happy extemiporaneous address. After the usual picasantry about his modesty and his unfamiliarity with public speaking, he became remimiscent, and said he knew sometting about the building in which the audicnce Nad assembled. He assisted at its opening; Le remembered playing Hamiet on that occasion, Be shared the Unaniuous surprise of ihe company that so many people had jeit their cheery, comfortabie homes to get wet aud be encompassed by damp surroundings and damp companions. 1 was a very sincere compliment to Mrs. Conway, and she thoroughiy deserved It, He Was pleased to find that Brookiyn was to have an- other theawe aud that Mrs, Conway was to be the directress. He had seen the building that day, as Jur as it had progressed, and he had no hesitation in saying that iC wouid be an ornament to ine great and beautiful city of Brooklyn. He understood that At would be opeued in the Tall of the year, aud he wished Mrs, Couway and her enierprise Godspeed. MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES. Provincial Chit-Chat. Morlacchi and ballet opeas at the Boston Museum on the 12th inst. ‘The “Black Crook" is to be produced Opera House, Rochester, on the weeks. J. W. Wailack is through the Rast playing with adramatc company. Busiuess Is said ly be very bad indeed. Mrs. Seoti-Siddons, accompanied by Captain Scott, sails tor england on the lun inst, She wili return to this country in September, D. L. Morris, the Dutch comedias as had a play written for him, entitied “Dollars? with wine te Will star mexl seasou. Chariey Day will manage lis business. The North Adams (Mass.) Chinamen are organ ing @ band, and have received te Instruments, consisting of (Wo Grins, a gong, a pair ol cymouls and aciarionet. they expect to give the Adamites @ tuste of Ue mnusic of Lhe future in avouL a fort. night. at the hinst, for two Stray Loaves From Other Lands. Madame Parepa Resa will probably arrive in this city next mouth. A musical friend thinks that ( rst plece of ma- sic performed by Adam must have been “Warblings at ve. Miss Annie Deland, of Watlack’s theatre, has been engaged for the St. James tealre, Loudon, and sails ior Europe on the 24a met. Mile. Irma Steinacker, & pianist from Pestb, in Huogary, bas recently arriv in London. She 13 lughly recommended as au accomplished performer. A Signor Arrigit, 4 Milanese composer, has writ- ten a parody on the music of the future under th ute of “orfee in Vioron.”” The result, as & dra matic burlesque, 18 feeble The Dublin Giee and Madrigal Union are in Lon- don, They have earned a good reputation in Ire- land, and were very success/ul during their short Visit to this metropols last year, Miss Pauline Cauissa is to make her débit this Week at Her Majesty's theatre under Mapleson’s managemeut, in the arduous rdle of Marguerite in “Faust”? She returns here in the fait to slug with Nilsson. Mile. Céline de Villlers, a young vocalist not alto- gether uukneWs In the concert room, will shortly make her appearance in a London theatre, Kumor credits the young lady With the possession of @ #0- prano voice of extensive range and good quality, Mile, Carreno, the handsome young Spanish Pianist, now in London, had # matinée im @ ptivave residence last week. This gifted young masician has had the honor of giving @ recital at Apsiey sheng before @ select circle, including Sir Michael yaa YACHTIN Match Race Between the Boats Sophia Emma and General Tweed. G. A Close Contest—Fretty Sight Off Famrapo, N. J.—The Sophia Emma the Winner. Many of the members of the General Tweed Club— an organization composed of the aquatic gentlemen found in the ranks of the pleasant Morning Glo- ries—gathered at McGiehan’s, Pamrapo, N. J., yes- terday to witness a race between the open boats Sophia Emma and General Tweed—the former of | the Manhattan and the latter of the Harlem Yacht Club, One week before the owners attempted at the same place to determine which of these pretty crafts possessed the most speed, but an accident soon after starting compelied the Tweed to abandon the race, Meanwhile the latter had her rig changed from that ort a catboat to jib and mainsail, alike to her opponent. There was much commendable feeling in the matter, and the owners of both boats did their utmost to secure good crews and sailing masters. They succeeded, as Joe Ellsworth, of Pamrapo, and six of his amateur sailors manned the Sophia Emma, and Harry Smedley, or Brooklyn, and ten of his jolly Water dogs the General Tweed. The weather was delightful for the event. Scores of cockleshells, Jaden with men and boys anxious to see the start of the contending crafts, lay of and on in the bay, making, with the enthusiastic gentlemen on shore, alively picture. It was agreed that the course should be from McGiehan’s dock to Fort Lafayette and return twice, making in all twenty-eight miles, The boats were very diiferent in maer ol size, the General Tweed being 28 feet in length, and the Sophia Emma 21 feet 10 mehes. As there was set- Hed upon an allowance of time of two ruinutes to the foot, the General Tweed was compelied to allow her opponent twelve minutes, five of which she accepted at the start, reserving the remainder uutii the close of the struggle. When in readiness th ene about the bay was really enchanting. In the miust of the Many visiting boats the tant sloop yacht Fiymg Cloud lay at anchor, prettily dressed for the o sion, Which in no smaii degree contributed to the beauty of the picture. Messrs. Wyle and Batiey were accepted as judges. The General tw ed rau up a balloon jib, which, with her enormous main- sail aud jib, made her look a iittle overloaded win canvas. Word for the start was satisiactorily given, the boats leaving as lollows:— Sophia Emma. 24 General Tweed, Ba ‘The wind was from the southwest and quite hight, but yet tue interval of five minutes to the boys of ihe ‘tweed when waiting for the word seemed an age. There was but little difliculty in sailing the bouts, as the wind was free both iu going and re- turning, and consequently there were but few chances for the respective crews to display their known abilities as exceilent sanors. Ou the first Ume around the Sophia Emma was becalined for a Wwoile, but she quickly recovered ber lust ground, and under Staten Island, pointing for the stakebdoat, skiifully winded the Tweed, and no amount of en- deavor ou the part of Captam Smedley could out- genera! her from the position. For two hundred yards in approaching the stak boat, in first rounding it, te tiny craft almost touched eacn other, and it was the universal expre: sion of the spectators that it was the prettiest sight they ever witnessed of 108 character. The General fweed was delayed somewhat im first gomg around by carrying away one of the shrouds, which, no doubt, Caused her to lose a minu.e 01 » ‘The race the second time around the course was pecultarly exciung, as each aud every man knew it was the Jast chance, and the struggie for supremacy com- menced in great earnest. Near tothe Staten Island shore the General Tweed eatahead of the Sophia and rounded Fort Lafayette @ minute in advance, and although all ner sails drew very well, the big jib being of infinite service, and she arrived at the home stakeboat first, she lost the race, in the matter of allowance of time, by two minutes and fifty sec- onds. The folowing table wiil give the time of turning the home stakevoat, of going arouna the course each time and the duration o1 the race:— FIRST LIME ATOUND. Sophia Emma. 19 BU General Tweed.....4 19 49 ‘Time of sailing. 1 55 80 Timeor 1 40 SECOND IME ATO! General Tween. 10 Sophia Emma. 6 17 10 ‘Time of sailing..... 1 63 20 Time of gailing..... 1 67 4 ‘TIME OF RACF. General Tweed 3 us 00 Sopmia Emma......8 13 20 Thus the Tweed was at the home stakeboat four minutes aud ten seconds im advance of the Sophia Emzwa; but, with her allowance of ume, the latter won the race, With two minutes and filty seconds to spare. TEE NATIONAL GAME, Silver Star “Scallawags”—The Most Di a@raceful Scone at the Usion Base Ball Groands Yesterday—The Flyaway Fighters and the silver Star Strikers. Amore disorderly, disgracef«l crowd than that which assembled on the Union grounds yesterday to Witness the first game of the season beiween the Fly- aways and the Sliver Stars for the junior champion- ship and the siver ball was never seen on a ball feld. There were assembled about four hundred of the low- , Most vile rowdies, thieves and pickpockets the half finished they had kicked up one Deautiful fight, tried to start half a dozen others by spitting tobacco juice in each other's faces, and niaking use of the wost vile, obsggne and profane language Luagina- ble. e atter stl worse the players of hoth clubs gatuered up their bats and rushed into the ywa jor the purpose “of having a hand im the row themselves. Whenever the uimpire gave a decision that did not exactly suit the players of that club w aad by means of thre gesticulaiions try to make him anced Lo decide @ close point the FI. ays th: i rse it; against tie Silver Stars ihe crowd ef roughs would tiumediately commence cursing him und threaten- ing to “mash bis head’ as soon the game should be . Indeed, upon two or three occa. sions scveral leaders. of the gang left their and rushed over ul ire, threatening Miu if he did not decide in a wm) ceri tai Way, and when the game was at lust ended ie tWo policemen in attendance and the inen em- ployed about the ground had to conduct him of the tield to PROTECT HIM PROM THE MOB. Nor did the officers nduet — themselves as sentiemanly a manner as they migat have done. They gathered about the porters’ stand, shouting at the p! com. planing of the umpire’s decisions, anc arloUus oiher Ways making themselves a perfect nuisance to Mr, Cammeyer, the proprie- he never, m all his ten Years’ experience at tne Union, had so rough and orderly a crowd there, and that if the two clubs or their heelers stiouid come to him again for the use Of the grounds they couid uot get them for $500 a day. The game was won by the Flyaways, with a score of 1400 1. in tor of the grounds, en the White Stockings of Chi- Athletics of Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA, June 8, 1871. ‘The most exciting game of base ball of the season, in this vicinity, came off this afternoon vetween the White Stockings of Chicago and the Athletics of this city. Fully 5,000 spectators were present. Mr, Heardslie, of Washington, was selected as umpire. ‘The Athietic& were sent to the bat, but made nothing on the first and second innings tne Chicagos scor- ing tive. On the third inning the Athletics made three and the Chicagos one. In the lourth innings both earned blanks. Daring the fifeh inning Wood and another of the Cnicagos commenced playing With @ ball outside of the line, creating excitement among the spectators, believing it was designed to distract the attention of the Athletics, then in the field. The by-play was persisted in until it was stopped by the President of the Athleuc Club; in consequence the spectators took delight jn every failure of Wood to make arun. In toils tn mung the Athletics scored four runs, placing them one ahead, the Chicagos being whitewashed. tn the sixth inning the Atileties scored four and the € wos were again whitewashed. In the sevenia inning the Athletics scored two and the Chicagos were put out lor nothing, Cuthbert making spien- did fy catch, ending the ‘inning with two Cateagos in the eight ning the Athie ics were with — anott goose egs,”” the Chicagos scorlug three rans, ‘The ninth inning commenced with the Athletics four ahead and they added two to their score. The Chieagos opened wit spirit, but only succeeded in scoring two and were defeated by ‘The following is the se Match Betwe cago am Athletics, . ou 0442 0 216 Chicago. : 2100003 2-i Forest City, of Rockford, vs. Pastimes, Kaltimore. Bavrimone, June 8, 1sTl. The st City, of Rockford, HL, and. Pastimes, of Baltimore, played a game Unis afternoon, In the first innings the Pastimes fatled to score and the Forest Oity scored six. In the second innings the Pastimes scored two and the Forest City nothing. At the end of the frat half of the third innings, owing to the very peculiar decisions of tae umpire, Mr. Hoyt, of the Viympie Ciub, of Washington, the Pas- times refused to continue fame. Finally, how- ever, Mr. Hooper, formerly of the Maryiand Ciub, of this city, was substituted for Mr. Hoyt, and the game proceeded, resulting in favor of the Forest City by a score of 17 to 6, a8 follows:— Clubs, 1 le . Bth, Bh, TU. BM. 9A. Forest City, % v Eb “ oe3 06 i Ww Panime. . a0 1 0 o 1-6 east side ever produced, and before the game was | | verse to having te Grand Lodge'dues augmented MASONIC. Third Day—tirand Lodge of Free and Ac- cepted Masons. The Grand Lodge was called to labor at nine o’clock yesterday morning by M. W. Jobn H. Anthon, Grand Master. The R. W. and Rev. John G, Web- ster, Grand Chaplain, offered prayer. ‘The minutes of the previous day’s session were read and ap- proved, TRE RITUAL ONCE MORE. The M. W. Isaac Puisiips, having temporartty taken the chair, the R. W, Wuliain H. Woodruff, offered a preambie and resolutions directing a sub- stitute for certain words now in the ritual which would be equally acceptable to Jewish and Gentile brethren, The preamble and resolution were tabied without debate, ‘rhe Grand Treasurer’s report was read by the Grand Secretary. It showed the receipts to be (in- cluding & balance of $7,872 last year) $71,726; @x- Penditures, $68,094; balance on hand, $3,632, A ‘supplementary report showed that be had since re- ceived $23,769 from the Grand Secretary, which ne Will credit in the report for the current year 1871-2, ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS. ‘The hour for the special order of the day having arrlved—namely, the election of Grand Oiticers—the M. W, Isaac Phillips (stl im the chair) appointed as teliers the R. W. Oliver G. Brady, Charles B. Wade and W. Mortimer C, Adains, ihe M. W. STEPHEN H. JOHNSON placed in noml- nation the present incumbent, M. W. Jonn Hi. An- thon, and the R, W. WM. H. Wooprere placed in nomination the W. Gilbert B. Wood, A vote having been taken, the tellers dectared the number of votes cast to be 2,272, of which M. W. John H. Anthon received 1,910; C.F. Paige, 3, and C. G. Fox, Majority for An- thon, 1,648. ‘The result was received with cheers. ‘The Acung Grana Master then appointed Past Grand Masters Johuson, Evans and Jenkinson to ins form Grand Master Anthon of his re-elecuon. On their return with the Grand Master eject, the M. W. isaac Phillips, im a very neat speech, announced to him his re-election and hoped ue would accept. M. W. Jonn H. Anthon replied in a feeling man- ner, thanking the Grand Lodge for this renewed expression of their esteem, and promised to act ‘with renewed zeal in tie discharge of the lavorious duties of his office. RE-ELECHION OF THE OTHER GRAND OFFICERS. » The K, W. Christopher G. Fox, of Buitalo, was re- elected Deputy Grand Master by acclamation, the M. W, Past Grand Master Stephen H. Johnson in the char. R.W. Edmund L. Judson, of Albany, and R. W. and Hon, James W. Husted, of Peekskill, Were re-clected Senior and Junior Grand Wardeas re- spectively by acclamation. Tue present iucumbent, M. W.Joun W. Simons, was nominated for Trea surer; the M. W. Robert H. Thomas, Master of Kane Lodge, was also named, and the Kk. W. Robert Ma- coy, Past Deputy Grand Master, was nominated by another brotner for the same ofice, This last nomi- nation Was, however, soon set at rest by the R, W. Brother Macoy himself rising aud sayin; “T know that if 1 run for this office { will be elecied— daughter)—but | most respecunily decline. LT really cannot take care of my own money—(laught and itis hard to expect me to take care of th money belonging to the Grand Lodge. I have, there- fore, to decline.’ As the clection was expected to take up at least an hour and a half the Grand Loudge then at noon Wok & recess Ull two O'clo Afternoon Session. ‘The name of Brother Thomas was withdrawn for Grand Treasurer, and on motion or W. B. Levi J. anes ihe present incumbent, M. W. John W. Simons, was re-elected by acclamation. THE CAPITOL CORNER STONE ‘The Grand Master (re-elect) then announced that in accordance With an invitation extended by the Cowmissioners for Building tie New Capliol at Albany he had accepted an invitation en behalf of the Grand Loage to lay the corner stone thereof with Masonic ceremonies on the 24th Instant at eleven o’¢lock . He trusted that such lodges as could go Would appear either in iull or by their re- presentatives. GRAND SECRETARY M. W. Bro. STEPHEN H. JOHNSON nominated the present tncumbens, R. W. Jamey M. Austin, and trusted that the complimeut of a unanimous choice would be given him, as in the case of the other grand oilicers. + Bro. Seaman seconded the nommation. W. Bro. H. D, HEPWARD nominated R. W, F. W. Herring. A ballot was taken, with the following result:— Whoie number of votes, 1,740, of wich kK. W. Bro. Austin received 1,509, and R. W. Bro. Herring 281; majority for Austin, 1,278. Immense cheering Tollowed the announcement. W. sro. Gillon and W. Bro. Youman were appolnted a committee to notify the Grand Secretary of hia re-election. On their return the Grand Master congratulated him on bis nineteenth election to that ofice. In revurn- ing thanks the rand Secretary said he feit the more proud of his re-election as he was still asso- cated with that noble little band the Trustees of tie Hail and Asylum Fund—(cheersi—and he trusted that at the next communication tn 1872 they woult meet in a hall oi their own for the first time, which would then be their own property. (Applause). REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION. During the counting of the ballots the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws made their report, through the W. A. P. Goodwin, in favor of a revision of the same in accordance with the sug- gestions of the Grand Master on the subject, as set forth in his annual address, the report to be printed and submitted to the several loages in the jurisi tion, and to the Grand Masi previous to being submitted to the Grand Lodge. Referred to Com- mittee on Printing. A second resolution was added recommending that the Grand Lodge «nes be here- after one dolar from each subordinate lodge mem- ber, of which fifty cents 18 to be placed to the credit of the hall and asylum fund. The resolution was offered in coramittee by R. W. William T. Woodruff, aud dissented to by Brother Bell, who was totaily for any purpese whatever, The resolution was lost. JURISPRUDENCE AND CONDITION OF MASONRY, M. W. JAMES Gibson, from the above committee, reported endorsing ali the suggestions made in tue Grand Master's address; but the committee reported adverse Lo the revision of the laws Of 1854, mer the number of the trustees of the hall fund frou five to ten, believing t grand oiicers were suit reported that 1t would be inexpe: to attempt to | reopen communication with the Grand Orient of France, and rarier recommended that all comiau- | nication between this Grand Lodge and ali Grand | Orients shall cease. The report was accepted and the resolutions were adopted. | rhe present incumpents, R. W. and Rev. R. t. | Schoonmaxer, R. W . Ferd. C. Ewer, D. D., nd KR. W. and Rev. J Webster, were all re- elected by acclamation. W. bro, Jonson Fountain, W. Bro. John floole ana R. W. bro. George H. Rayniond were all re- elected to their several positions by acclauiation, INSTALLATION OF OPPICERS. un motion the installation of grand oMicers was immediatery proceeded with, the beautiul instalia- tion prayer. so often —pubitshed in the Heranp, beng sald by the RK. W. Grand Chaplain, Key. dJoha Webster, Tne Most Worshipful James staliation, Grand Marsa senting We Grand OMcer to the Acting Grand Master. As all the ofiicers had been obligated on their former elecuion the usual ooligation was dis- pensed with. Gibson conducted the in- 1k. W. Josepn Koch pre- PROCLAMATION, Grand Marshal R, W. Joseru Kocn then pro- claimed the newly installed oflicers as foliows:— “By order of the M. W, Grand Master, and by the sanction of the Grand Lodge of the Stats of New York, 1 do hereby proclaim the Grand Uilicers duly installed, Brethren, so mote it be.’? CLOSING OF THE GRAND LODGE. The R. W. JAMES M. AUSTIN, M. D., moved that the annnal communication of the Grand Lodge be | closed aiter to-morrow (thisy morning’s session. GRAND LODGE DU R. W. Wi.taM T. WoopRuFr moved to amend | section 110 of the constitution so as to make ti Grand Lodge dues seventy-five cents instead of fifty cents each member, the twenty-five cents to go to tie Halland Asylum Fund. Keterred to Committee on Constitujon and bylaws. On motion the last clause in the constitution was ™ amended as to make it proper to adopt a new constitution next year, the present clauy? making 10 incumbent on the Grand Lodge to Wait one full r after any amendments before wey can be luptea. The Grand Lodge was then called from labor till nine o'clock this morning. THE LATE BROOKLYN HOMICIDE. Concluston of the Coroner's Investigation and Acquittal of the Accused. ‘The, inquest touching the cause of the death of Join Sweeny, who died from a stab-wound the left side atthe College Hospital about a week ago, was conciuded before Coroner Whitehill and a jury at the Brooklyn County Court House yesterd: ‘The evidence adduced appeared to indicate the fol- jowing facta concerning the fatal affray:—John Cole, prisoner, who was @ __ brother-m-law of the deceased, was untu recently ® mem- ber of Third Police precinct, but for some cause or other was constrained to resign his position. Smee he left the police force he has been unemployed, and his wife and family have been in distressed Circumstances. Sweeny, the brother of the defendant, who was employed in @ New York notel as Walter, had contributed to the support of Coie, and used his influence to induce Mrs, Cole to Jeave her husband and take up her residence with her mother under bs care. On Sunday evening, May 28, deceased, being under the tfluence of liquor at ihe time, visited the house of the accused, No, 470 ‘arren street, and abused Cole, while he insisted upon Mrs, Cole going away wit him, She declined to leave her husband a withdrew to another apartment. During her ab- sence Sweeny, who was @ far more powerful man than Cole, assaulted the inet and during the scuffle he received astab in the lett side which re- sulted im his death three days thereafter. The jury rendered the following verdict in the case:—"We find that Jobn Sweeny came to his death by & wound tn. ficted with @ knife at the hands of John Cole on May 28, 1871, at 470 Warren ey Lee hl and the jury find from the evidence that the sald act was done by the said Cole in self-defence,” The accused Was thereupon arged from custody. | Belief in Ch! WEST POINT. Continuation of the Examination of the Graduating Class, A REVIEW BEFORE THE PRESIDENT. —~—~ The Cadet Hop and Preparations. for the Event. ARRIVAL OF TH E SECRETARY OF WAR. West POINT, June §, 1871. The graduates have managed up to to-aay to get through with the more dificult branches of them studies with the greatest success, and what remains of the excoriation is so insignificant in comparison. with what has already been successfully accom~ plished that even the *immortals” who hold up the class from the lowest rungs of the ladder now wear’ A SMILE OF TRIUMPH that betokens a greatdeal of glory for the final wind up, Judging from the way all the members of the class have so far succeeded in getting safely through the toils laid for them by the professors the class of ‘71 will leave tho institution witheut a solitary one of their number falling by the wayside,, As, for young Fred Grant, he has done splendidly. I had occasion @ few days ago to call attention to his examinstiom in engineermg, which was a Obrililant one,, and since then he has been overhauled in mineralogy and cavalry tactics, and, I am pappy to say, has not been found wanting in any particular, So the talk that has been indulged tn concerning Fred's cbances of being slaughtered, unless he was im- mensely favored by people who depend upon bis father for their hold on high oficial life, have amounted to nothing In the long run, and the record will have proven that even a Presie dent’s son can do his best when he likes, and not be hindered in tne successful doing of it byt croakers and carpers who are ever ready to malign, abuse and calumniate whea there is the least cause for either. By the way, speaking of the last branch: of the studies—cavairy tactics—which the cadets were examined upon to-day, reminds me that some ‘of the officers who profess to Know a great deal about the subject took a great deal of pains during the examination to bother the cadets with questions which were meant to give outsiders a grander idea of the extent of the said officers? wisdom than that of the cadets. One of them tried his best during: tne ordeal to puzzle the gray coats by asking then, all sorts of questions, which had as much bearing: upou cavalry tactics as the moon has upon THE GROWTH OF CABBAGES. One of his stunners tis, “When 1s a horse’ gallop true’? The cadet who was shot at by thi nonsense stared at the oficer for @ second as though to deteriaine in hisown mind whether the thing was meant us a joke or not and tnen ex claimed, “1 can’t explain that, sir.” The officer snickered and the cadet went to his seat us if le had come to the conciusion that all the fools in the world had not died yet. He was not the oniy one of the same opinion, and I doubt very unuch if the elucidation of the many mysteries of the conglomerated cavalry tactics which the corps: are moWadays Supposed to solve with care and com- fort is made any the more an objec tof ambition by such utter bosh as this. The temptation to apj siart upon the part of some of the shoulder- strapped gentry here, at the expen: of common sense, is too Strong sometimes to b: overcome, More's the pity. THE CADETS IN CONCER: Nilsson gave the cadets a grand tre ..«t might, As it Was Lotally unexpected 1t was all the more de~ lightfal, She dingd with General Upton, and then proceeded to the new nall, where the cadets had. Just completed the demolition of @ hearty meal. Colonel Hascall and lis wife, by some means or other not yet known to the discipline reguiators of the institution, had smuggied into the room a covered piano, and when Nilsson, arrived the masked battery was exposed to view. ‘Yo say that she Was received with three times three and a tiger would be saying nothing, for the cadets grew wild in their euthusiasm, and woald have doubtless taken ler up bodily and carried ner about the post in triumph had the sudden appearance of President Grant ana his wife not brought the boysto their cool senses, ‘The sweet songstress bowed her ackuowledgments, apparently greatly embarrassed by Lhe overwhelming demonstration, and for a ime Was quite unabie to sing. She finally became com« posed and opened witu a Swedish soug of “The Seasons,’’ and then sang “Old Folks at Home,’? “tome, Sweet Home,” and a Swedish song, “The Ball ‘adet Webster, of the graduating class, then sang “fam Dying, Egypt, Dying,” and the entire corps followed in a grand chorus, with the “Army Blue” and “Beany Havens, Ob? Nilsson thea Closed with a Swedish song, which she used. to sing When she was a little girl and went about with her violin in hand. The pieasantest part of the whole concert was the presentation to the song- stress of a necklace of bell buttons—each button being taken from the uniform of each cadet—as a West Point souvent THR CADET HOP. Extensive preparations are being made for the grand hop which is io be given to the graduating class on the 15th inst. at Cozzens’ Hotel. ‘The ball given to the graduates of the class of last year was. by all odds the most magnificent aifair of tue kind which West Pointers ever had the happiness of en- Joying, and Mr. Syivanus Oozzens, who knows. just" what graduates like the most in & hop and what young ladies hike who like young cadets, and, tu fact, what every ball-goer | likes, who has a Ukmg for tum and jollity, brass battons, champagne aud plenty of gold lace, Is de~ : termined this year to ontdo the hops of the past if he van tind room for the hundreds who are to be on. hand, and provender enough to satisfy the delicate, of the fastidious belles Who will swarnn thick as bees about a hive, to catch a ry husband belure the season bids them a palates about, 2 goodb REVIEW BEVORE THE PRESIDENT, | A battalion drill aud review were given before the President this afternoon, and after nightfall the frst Juss entertained the visitors WIth an exhibition m the expio-ive bombshell line. The exhivition as @ pyrotechnic display Was superb, and attracted han- dreds of visitors from ail parts of the surrounding country. I should be said that the shells used on, the occasion were made by the first-class. men during the past year, If the “boys’? hereafter in the army make as much notse and. throw such an amount of light Into dark places as, tueir shells did to-night, they will certainly have no reason to regret their West Potut experience—that 1s, ti the noise and the light combined serve to Hil euipty epaulets with colonels’ eagles and generals’ stars. ARRIVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR. General Gelknap, Secretary of War, arrived to-- day and Was welcomed with the usual salute, CRIME AND CHLOROFIURM. ‘oform as an Aid to Crime Set Aside by Facts. There was a meeting of the Medico-Legal Society at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, during which a very interesting paper was read by Stephen Rogers, M. D., on the availability of chloroform and similar agents in facilitating robvery. Refermng to- the welt known fact of the excitement which fol- Jowed the announcement of the discovery that chloroform, ether and similar agents made a human. being unconscious of suffering, and, properly ade ministered, totally inseusible, he came to the other fact that there was grent fear that 1t would pe used. by the vicious aa @ security against resistance while comuuitting a variety of crimes, This conclusion it: was the object of the paper to prove to have no foun- dation m experience, aud also to prove that it COULD NEVER 5H USED EFFECTIVELY against the desire of the person upon whom its use Was intended, unless sufficient force were used to entirely contvol the victim, In proof of his claim he quot largely from Dr. Snow, of England, who in 1860 held that 10 proven case had been named in which it had ever been used effectively without the consent oi the person upon whom it was Mee and that there was not u siagle well authenticat case In Which it had clearly mM shown that it had been snecessfully used in atd of crime, ‘rhe earlier cases noted, in whion it was claimed that chloroiorm had been successtull ae were al) decidediy romantic in their details, and none of them credided by Dr. Snow, In each and every case noted It was claimed to be clear that if taken avall it must have been taken willingly and as an excuse and cover tor personal participation In the crime alleged to have been committed. | ‘the only other cases known, in which chloroform was charged with having been an aid in the commission of crime, Were those i which the gentlemen robbed yer phe REALLY DRUNK, - and preferred charging their mishap to chlo} rm to acknowledging Whiskey or wine. Alt com mt authority is positive tiat chloroform cannot be given enectively to even a sleeping infant without causing it to awake, and that in no case can it be given withont sumcrent time elapsing to enable the in+ tended victim to give an alarm before being under its influence suficient to be unconacious. A number of cases were quoted from Dr. Snow, and in ail of them tt was clear that the prolessional robber would use the biudgeon, pistol or knife af nis aid before thinking of ust joroform, which simply dd v0 the yee De en 7 aren a er of arousing the police. iA paper had been promised om Dr. Pect on dea! pn but the Doctor had not had time to pre pare '