The New York Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1871, Page 8

——— BT. JOHN VS. OLD ENGLAND THE COMING INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE. Fall Description of the Personnel of the Rival Crews. The Englishmen Confident of Victory. Preparing for the Struggle. Both Sides Popolar Opinion in Favor of the English Crew—Retting 100 to 85—Pro- bable Influx of Americ: “Sports”—The Boats. Sr. Jouy, N. B., August 10, 1871. Bt. Jonn is, most emphatically, ‘a city set upon a hill, the light of which will shine,” so far as the | ing fraternity is concerned, for years to come, The population itself, half amphibious in its Matare, eat, sleep, and, in many sad instances, dle upon the water, In trath they almost worship the jagueons fiuld as @ god, respecting it too highly for common uses as a beverage and preferring its plen- fdtule as a method of locomotion to that offered from any other source. In the matter of aquatics they are, of course, marvellously proficient, and geek cvery honorable means to display their know- ledge to the outelde world, The undertakers select their representatives to contest with samples trom the merical profession in single acull races; barbers, or, to speak more respectfully, “fol. lowers of the tonsorial pro‘ession,’’ demonstrate their skill upon the water instead of upon the | face; compostiors of rival newspapers challenge gach otter in public, and there 1s oven Bn editor here who, although possessed of but one arm, is such a jolly good feliow that he cannot re- Bist tue temptation to put himsclf forward as the ohampion single-oared man of thé British Pro- ‘wuices and fearlessly to Invite a denial of his claims, ‘The young ladics even are infected by the conta- gion, and sometimes, surreptitiously it ts true, maton themselves against cach other on ihe Ken- mebecasis, An tron anchor stands much higher in dheir ostumation than does an Etruscan pin, and “tue sholls of the ocean’ become as nothing when compared with the shells which are propeiled by snowy arms teand fro across the broad waters which are abundant hercabout. Old men and old women too, when there ts no east wind, hie them- Selves to the scenes of tneir triumphs in days gone by and paddle easiiy about, while they lament the @ecadence of the present generation in boating matters, The cilldren, almost web-footed, havo their punts and rafts, and even the little unweaned toddiers creep to the river bauks from their mothers’ arms, Everypody loves water, in Certain senses of the word, and everybody does all that anybody can to tncrease individual aud collective respect for its (merits, And this brings me to THE BIG RACE, ‘which has beon the subject of almost muliitudinous comments in the newspapers for weeks gone by, and the gossip about which is in everybody's mouth, both here and on the other side of the water. The “character o1 the crows which are to compeie therein, their nationaliues and the different circumstances Which tave combined to bring the race about, have @il had their effect in attaching to the carnival of this year a degree of Importance scarceiy belore, if ever, belonging to any of its predecessors. The match, it is well known, is between the Paris crew, Ko called, of this goodly city, and a crew from tho River Tyne, in Engiand. Each may iairly be taken fas the best representatives which it ts possible to obtain from their respective countries, and it is only Just to presume that they wiildo as well as circum- Btanoes Wii allow. The match is made for a purse Of 62,600 in gold, over a s8ix-inie course, and will be ecided on the 234 inst. Lappend a description of the contestants, &c., which may be of service in the formativa of predictions as to the result;— THE PARIS CREW Mirst distingutsed itself at a regatta in St, Joho Harbor in 1866, when they rowed a six mile race in 38:69, being the fastest time which nad then been made in America. During the followiug year they Crossed the Atlantic and took part in the Inter- Matioual Kegatta at Paris, entering and winning in Dotu the four mile and mule and a hall straight away matches, Rowing had thea become a profession ‘with them, as it bad always been a business, and it was not thought surprising that in August, 1568, they challenged the Ward Brothers, of New York (at that time the champion crew of America), to puil (bem ina six mile race. The challenge was @6 and the race came of m Ocvober following on fhe Connecucat Miver, in Springdcid, Mass, The Wards were beaten in 39; 8%, and the St. Jona men Osiadblishod their claim to the championship of America, The next event of importance in their Oareer was their contest wiih the Tyne crew on the | dachine River, pine mics from Montreai, in Sepiem- Per of 1870, The course pulled over was of the Reval Iengui—three miles aud retwru—aad tue purse Was munilicently 2xed at $6,000 in god, bver, Sporting man remembers the UNsalstactory tern Ration of that race, and how ine Eugllsit crew rowe Fight away Irom their competivors, do Lar as ihe ‘opinion of the spectators Was concerned the match Was entirely ove-sided, and alinough at least one Million of dollars was dependent upou te Fesuit tue representatives of Si, Jou ihrew yreat discredit upon e| heir a at they hav Very means to ors, ro IMATCh, Bud, as sia Bbove, succeeded in doing After’ tie wsual pre- Mumuineries tuey proceeded Vo put themseives IN TRAINING {na very neat little two story cotiage about one Duudred aud ity yards irom the vank of ihe Ken Hebecasis River. ‘They huve a cosey dining roum Keeheu and pantry on ive first Luor, bes des & pret'y utile parior, hung with English and Aweri- Mab prints of noted varsuten, aad two Weil lighted Lroonts, ere a also tWO sleeping pi | ‘NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1871.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. an seems of the word; but it is a question whether a this stage of the crew will gain or love by the su! however, hopes to resume work week, ‘The orew Will row in a pew boat now being butlt for them by Mr. Elifost, but which hi rived in tus city, It will be called the “+N wick.” THE MEN FROM THE TYNE are very costly quartered in the Claremont House, an uppretons ~~ Vd edifice about half a mile | hearer St. Jonu the training quariers of their opponents. They enjoy the ireedom of the buildings to its faliest extent, and, although transient com- pany 18 still received there, novody 13 allowed to imrericre with the champions. A flag star stands = in front of the hotel and the broad banner of England floats there during the day. Just acro-s the roa, and on the water's eage, stands an old barn which they have converted into @ Doathouse, and from which they sally forth twice a day for jee on the course. They have enciosed therela © boats, both of which were manufactured by Robert Jewett, of Newcastie, Eng- Jand, which they fave. ened the England and the Queen Victoria. dast named craft has not Yel been unpacked, but % 18 understood that it 18 Very much like 18 col » The Engiand, which 13 used as a practice boat anc 13 built of cedar. She is 4l-feet lung, 18% inches broad and 8 inches deep amidehips, and 544 inches deep forward. Aft she has a depth of @imches, The exireme length of the cockpit 13 16 feet 4 inches, and she was built + use without @ coxswain. Altogether she presents one of the finest specimens of marine’archiecture which ever came over trom the Old Country, The training of this crew is not nearly so rigid ag that described above—perhaps be- cause they do not really stand in reed of such a strict regiinen as to diet, &c., but more probably be- cause the men are in @ great measure leit to look out for themselves. The principal poiat of ditfer encg Is in the use of barges end Tiquora, of which the® Englishmen partake whenever they choose, Tols practice 18 Not hadtinal, however, but the Tuatier 45 leit Lo the discretion of the meu. There js & Uiluard table at the hotel, which 18 very | often used, and the crew enjoy themselves higaly in tms spor, Taey are lovers of ; fun generally, and, there betog @ picnic ground adjacent to the botel, toey often appear | and participate in the sports of the occasion. Ke abont St. Jonn among & minority of the boating Large numbers, though, and, tn preposterous in the extreme. They say pluck and skill and @ determination w do their level best can acbieve the victory the purse wiil be retained on this side of the water. laes, they continue, “if for no other reason, the chagrin of the Paris crew at their former defeat, and the groat peeuntary loss to which they put some of our po ple, to ‘say nothing of tneir pride of 0 ity, will spur them to do their best, ‘They have made many improvements iu their method of pulling, are training diligently every day and doing all thoy’ can to retrieve their lost reputation. Why, sir, the insinuation that such mea us Rovert Fuiton or George Price would sel @ race 15 as meun and cowardly a8 it is destiute Kb ghesppehind In tact, ‘The men who utter them sho be borsewhipped out of town,” “What do you think of it, Mr. Smith?’ I asked a bluff oid Englishman who has spent the past threo Oars On this Side Of the water, and whose reputa- ‘ton for fairness as @ connoisseur IM sporting matters: siands Al among the fraternity. “Well,” he replied, ‘my opinion can be given in very few words. 1 thiuk, naturally enough, that couutrywen are the finer looking set of fel:ows, but know that they have worthy competitors here. The resujg at Lachine was due more to an under estimate 01 the capabiltties of the Tyne crew than to their superiority of action, ‘They didn’t think over here that we could present so good an appearance, and calculated on an easy victory, Therefore tae ‘St John men neglected to train themselves properly until it Was loo late, ‘Tuis year there will be & Change in this respect, and, with @ fair day and B:nvoth Water, you may look for the guickest rime aay triable made over a six mule course in the A TALK WITH RENFORTH has developed his belief that tne race will not be rowed in less than forty minutes, He pases his opinions on the grounds that the course is a full onhe—having been chained off on the Ice last wiater— and that the fret two miles will tena tly to ex~ haust the powers of the two crews Jt 18, in fact, reported that Mr. Reniorth declares it to be about an invariable rnle that the crew which 18 ahead at tne end of the first third ol a six-mile race are sure of victory. Tnis opinion, says my informant, 18 backed up oy the records of the past | forti 18 almost the only man of tue party Who visits town to any extent, Occasionally he makes his | appearance ia St, Join, cnats whiie on business mat- | ters wita the Englishmen here congrogated, drinks | a glass or two ot ginger aie, and retarns to Nis quat+ | ters alan early pour, His associates, with scarcely | an exception, confine themselves sirictly to Vorry- | burn. To be briei in the matter, a cursory cXamina- ton of the crew would lead to the belief that uney were confident of their ability to win the race, and | that, being aiways in good Condition, they do not | Cousider it necessary Ww take any very great pains in traming Uewselves for its work. | James Keuforih, wbo is the only member of the | present crew wao rowed at Lachine, is a fine speci imen of @ sturdy, muscular English boatman. He is somewhat undersized, so to speak, his legs seein | ing to be out of proportion with the lower portion | of ins body, but exmibits plataly the essential requi- site of @ successiul boaing man. Renforth has spent the greater portion of his lie upon the water. When quite young he attracted much attention by his proictency in swimming, and gained several prizes at competitive tials in Unis exercise. He was g00n induced to enter the rowing proiession, and ue Was auocessfal in two or turee umon matcnes on his own river, Circumstances occurred, however, } Which prevented Dis further disunction at the ime, though his private periormances were sata Lo €. hibit the possession oO. & Wonderful amount of speed, | This good 1ortune was followed up by Scott and Tay- Jor wlaning the pairs trom Kelley and Cook afier one of the finest races ever seen; and thus all the thr open events were swept olf by the Tyne men. The victory of Renforth led to his being matched with | Kelley, who 18 @ member of the present crow, and here agai he won eusily. Indeed, his past record justifies his assumption of the tite of champion Beutler of Great Britain, He 1s five tect scven and 8 ball inches in beigan and Weighs 154 pounds, Rentorur brought with bim to America @ beautiful miniature modei Of the shell im wich he rowed with Keliey, which he intends to present to Mr. A. Lid- | dell, of New York. Robert Chambers, the No. 2 man of the crew, ts weil koown a3 a prominent oarswan in both cont. nents. -Fora while he held the | ayo Position of champion of England, aud he is now extremely popular on the Tyne, Champers is a blonde, so to Speak, closely shaven and very gentlemanly 10 his behavior, Like the rest of the crew, ne ia very reticent in conversation. He 13, a native of Wallszud-om-the-Tyne and the hoaviest man in the crew, iy rad 156 pounds, and is twenty-seven years old. Henry Kelley (No. 4 1s a full-bearded and fuli- blooded Euglshinan, He is the oldest man ol the | crew, and is wel: built and within @ few pounds of the weight Of the heaviest nan. He would scarcely be taken for ® Champion oarsman with one of the most brillant records in English aquatic history, though he has won that distinction. His fcatures are quite regular, and his countenance frank aud open, He speaks our language witnout the idio- mauc peculiarities which distinguish the utter- uces 01 bis colleagues, the Northmen, and is free an‘ pleasing in mis address. Kelley @ Dative of Fulham, on the Thames. He is very fond of con+ Versatio® cad the laces, and 13 said to have goiten up numerous Oiriations since bis arrival, He weighs 164 pounds and is thirty-nine. James Percy, ihe bow Oar, has not 3 very widely | extended reputation in this country, although he Das often distinguished himself on the other side of the water, He 1s a thin. spare, sallow-complexioned man, with tough and wiry appearance, un’ looks | 4311 he cous never wear out. His tongne is kept closely behind his teeth, and he vouchsales littie or no conversation on any but very general maiters of Ineresi. Per y 1s tweniy-eignt years old and weighs 138 ponads, Joun Bright, tho spare man of the crew, is of North of Engiand ancestry, and possesses the dia- lect of that country to periection. In common speech he almost ignores the existence of conso- | nants and labialis, aad ts didicult to understand by unpractised listencrs. He ts the youngest man of the crew, and bis personal appearance strongiy re- éeinbles that of Mr. Perey. tte weighs 148 pounds, ‘The colors of the Tyne crew are displayed in tne shop windows of St. Jon. They are of rich white silk, quite large, bordered with two narrow stripes Of blue Gu each corner; the shamrock, rose and | thistle are grouped graceiuily Logetner, and the na. | tsonal colors of Great britain are in the centre, ihe | sale Tor them is-as yet quite siow, THE COURSE upon which the coniest ts to take place fs one of the | Mosi Suitable which could be found on the Coutl bent, In general appearance the Water seems more | ke a great pond thao @ poriion of @ river, and is smooth nearly wll tno time. The wind may occa wlouailly interfere somewhat with the condition of the waiter, bat there are few American oarsmen | who would hesitate to try its capabilities atany time | When the sky ts clear. In the Kennebecasis there 13 | scarcely @ perceptible current made vy the lide, Which rises and falls but @ few inches. Itis just | seven miles from st. John depot to the starting | point at Torryburn Cove, and from thence the course extends to & point three miles distant off Salmon creek, vetweea Henderson's and Viveri’s Poiuts, | The shore is skirteg with low alder trees, and from these and the huis running buck a@ magniticent view ) Of Ihe race can be obiaiued, Unlike Lachine, where | the boats could not be seen three minuces alicr leay- tug the starting Oost, a full and commanding ob- servation of che entire race ts avatlable to everybody. For ihe first and last mile and a half of the race the ) boats wil pass within a few hundred feet of the | slore, in tae foreground of one of the finest pano- | Tamas of natural sceuery which 1s on exhibitien 1D | either Contineut, Aiready the inhabitants hereof, | lutent ou turuing an honest penay, are putting up temporary 6tauds fur the accommodation oi specta- tors, and snanties are springing up like musarvoms on the river's banks. No suca spleadid opportunity | for witnessing @ boat race bas ever been offered 10 this country. GOSSIP ABOUT TOWN. As might naturally be expected, the race and Its | prospective result are matters of every-day tik avous town, and as the eventfal day approaches opinioas become more and more conflicting In their rows: the oor above. The boathouse is cipse | nature. The huowing ones, or those whose julg- y ad “eveiytilug 13 airauged Lo # inauner Wet | ment ts really worth having upon the question, have lculated W subserve the purpeses Jor Wich O& | pre-erved a judicious slicace, replymz to the toou Wpalion OF We bulUINss Was Lakeu. Lise aii boat mon, they are very early risers and get up ticit Qppeuies lor browkidst bY Welghitiag themscives With Gumb belles and (aking a short Tau up Lhe | bank. Keturning, they are Wiped entirely dry, and Usually breakiast un Oatmeal porridge With WNUKWoR . underduae, anu Water, unioss ja, 18 wliousi EnuUreYy ly Leverage wileh re | A’ hall hour or so alter | ives Une Jul sant sands of auxlous inquiries that they would be uo- able to make op their minds until after the race 1s he belting, however, has been quite brisk, of $100 lo 385 have tn some insuainces been offercd on the St. Joha crew, their backers probably th jearned at Lachine w ut such offers are very ru Everybody seems Ww ize the fact that the personne of the Englishinen now here is much superior to that of he four which contended reakiast ther practice boat—a beautiful crait | at Lachine, aud their pride of nationality wiil by tee Way, pull by Eluow e veighing 110 | scarcoy allow them to wager more ina even ounis—is launched and th row Over | money on their success. ut few American he SIX mile Course, ‘Tis recreation 18 followed | sporting men have yet visited the scene Dy 4 repetition of the wiping dow Kes and of the race, anJ, &4 great value Js placed hhaht exercise, such as Walking, tie proving Of | upon thetr oplat ahere will be little exe quous, at which (ve crew sre Guile proficien’, ac, | citement anul they do. To ilustraie this etate- Continutog UNL diuner tine. Beet, wutton, stale | ment, te may be said that the betting wt Montreal read aud vegetables, WIth a little aic, comprise fae | Just September, upto three days before the race, oonduy bili Ol Lare, aiter Witich an hour 8 reat pre- ocdes A stroll avout Lowa, At five o'cluck, oF were: Abonts, t2C Med partake OF stale bread anu toast and tea, or, Uo pr red, 2 glass of cold muk, aud get renay Jor tueir concluding pull on the river, They ate fast asicep tn Uieir beds Bt nine o'clock. buch ts te dally programmo of the crew, aad it omises (0 place them 1u excellent condition for ard work, Tuey ore gaining Hesi daily, wud pre- ut, L Unik, a pevler appearance thau when they ere Rt Lachine last year. They certainiy feel & eater contidence tn their prospedts of success, end ay at the race this year must be won ia liree Jess time unen that of 1670, iin, Was beesuse of the swamping ud Geciaie that there was real, Me race, owever, Why occupied the post: tion of disint d spectators on Chat occasion, fssert in Coudravention of Luis claim inat the Eng- Hah crew 100k tue lead at Laciine before a dozen @trvkeés Dal been pulled and hid the race all their wu Way theresiter. ‘The rea: cause of defeat, say nose Infor macts, WIIhOUL expressing any opinion we to the tuiriisic merits OF the two crews, lay in tbe overWeenimg coutde. the St. Johu men aud their pegicct to train themselves properly for the race. Lowever tis May hive beeu, U ts cer- fain tht there will be uo lack of atte to ese ruculars before the coutest of the 23d inst. The Srew aud the stalctics coucermibg them ure as Toulew 3:— Name 4g. Height, Weight, ++ Robert Puitom... 47 6.00 104 HAYA KOSS 666 2 eSaciue, tut George Price . ty the Way, Whether from nervousness Fu. erinduced by anaAtely OF ecatise of Lie Vols Which ave appeared wince he wentinty traiuing, bas wiih Grawa temporary from the erew, aud on Mouuay ast lis piace Was SUD; Robert MeLurea, of His Cy, McLaren 9 said to bed Uras rate man lo ‘Their defeat at | Was at odds of $500 to $500 On the Canadians; but with the tratns of the next day came an infax of New ork and Boston men, who, atter visiting | Lachine, took ali the bets they could get at these | figures and at cven money, aud then offered odds | Ine other way. ‘This so tightened the St. Joon peo- ple that they refused to risk their money to any fur. ther extent, The result proved the surewdness of Yankeedo There may possitly be presented a | similur By in this imstauce; but I opine that the Benmivic Homintonites Wil think twice belore they allow anoth Of $250,000 to pass out of | Wav hands. At itd It would be unwise to venture to predict the course of public opinion until & Gay OF (Wo before the race. Some fears are Cx- presged among certain classes of people here that Tue MAY BE SO}, although itis proper to state that adignant rebuke au every occasion of their utter- uce. UNE Old fellow, Wiio joked as If he were ca- able of giving an “opinion as is an opluton,” said ast night that he didn't “oeieve tn all this talk (hat Futton and those fellows made when they came t from Montreal jast year. They said they lost ¢ race because they didn't have « and so their boat w swamped 5 can’t stu? that sort of thing down my throat, Aam't Fulton just as good a juige of rougn water as Jim Reniorth, and couldn't ne have pad just the same kind of boat and the sane Jaciities for keeping Out water that Kensorth did? O; course ne Could, aud if he'd wanted ‘em he'd a got em. 1 looks darned funny, too, that the Tyne crew took the lead before the bouts got outside the | lines, which acted a good deal as breakwater, and | Belure they got ito any sori of rough water, Fu- ton had as good a chance as they did, and, if he'd wanted to win, why dida’t ho get & good start there? 1 tell you these fellows can't always be de- pended upon," and the speaker Walked away with an ominous shake of the head. ‘This tsa fale sample of the talk whieh [4 floating meet with washvourds, 3 . but they IN CONCLUSION Imay say that whatever the result may be «it is cer- tain that the race will be closely contested, and that the lovers of aquatic sports cannot nave a'better op- portunity for enjoyment than will be presented on the bauks of the Kennebecasis on the 23d day of the present month, THE WNANARA MURDER, Post-Mortem #xamination—Dr. Marsh Thinks “Extravasation of Blood” was the Cause of Death—A Fractured Skull is Supposed by Ordinary Mortals 10 be the Cause. Deputy Coroner Marsh yesterday, at the Morgue, made a post-mortem examination on the body of Patrick McNamara, the man aileged to have been murdered early on Saturday morning at the corver of Thirty-sixih street and Eighth avenue, as hereto- tore fully reported. The Doctor found a contusion on the right temple and a ragged scalp wound two and ao half inches in length on the back of the head, On examining the scalp a large amoaut of extravasated blood was found on the right temporal and. parietal bones; upper portion of right temporal bone was iractured aad depressed. On removing the upper section of the skull the brain corresponding lo the rest of the fracture was fouad to be extensively lacerated; blood extrava- gated on anterior and midule lobes of right heml- pace of the brain and at tne »aso of the brain. In ¢ opinion of Dr, Marsh deat was due to compros- sion from EXTRAVASATION OF BLOOD, from depressed fracture of right temporal bone, the Tesult Of violeuce. Dr. Marsh thinks the fracture might have been produced by a blow froin a club or siting shot; pos- sibly a fall would produce such @ fracture. of the skull. Coroner Young yesterday decided to proceed With his investigation in the case on Wednesday morning at the City Hall Captain Caffrey, of the Twenueth precinct, bas secured the witnesses, and will have them in attendance at the appointed time. ‘ihe Coroner gave @ burial certificate, and it ‘was the intention of aeceased’s friends to bury the remains yesteraay from the Morgue. THE INDIAN RAIDS. {From the Helena eight pte Gazette, Au- 8 gui Mr, J. V. Cockerill, of Gallatin county, who hag just returned from the pursuit of the Indians that Tecently raiued that county, arrived in tus city day before yesterday, and gave 08 some imleresting information connected wath the subject, Mr. Cockerill says 1t 13 still in doubt as to what tribe these incarnate devils belonged—Sioux or Crows. ‘They belonged to one or tne other, as was evidenced by their equipments and wedicine found fm thete trail, The party which made pursuit was sull on the tral when Mr. Cockerhi leit, was under command of Captain Jerome—seventy strong, and composed of citi.ens and suldiers. The indiaos, to their fight, pursued no particular tral, and went over the roughest couutry they could find in their course for the purpose of decelving aud Uriug out their pursuers. At first they seemed to be heading for the Judith Basin, but soon turned at a right angle for the Muscelshell, and thence for Twenty-five Yard Creek. Here they made another deviation of a right angle, going down the Yellow. stone and crossing It, and Were making for Ciark’s Fork and the Sioux country at last accounts, Cup- tain Jerome is a young ollicer; brave, but reckless; and it is the opinion of our informant that be 1s 1m danger of falling into a large camp of stoux who would ve able to destroy his whoie party. Colonel Baker had seat an order to Captain Jerome to re- turn from the pursuit, doubtless ior the substantial reason that he was on dangerous ground, Our iolormant says that the number of horses gobpied by these I dian murderers and robbers 18 100, and does not at the most exceed 15u. Tue peo- ple of Galiauin are still greatly excited, especialy tatniiles, Wuo soe how easy 1 is Jor the vast number of Indians in their neighborhood to raid and mur der tucm. They see, alsv, What small protection 13 afforied by the inadequate forces in the Territory, ana they asK the military authorities o: thie nation jor immediate aid and protection. It 1s tne beltef what the Indians who committed this depredation naye recently been the recipients of the pounty of the government, even receiving from It the ammu- Btion which enabled them to shoot down and murder two unarmed men and inoffensive citizens of Gauatin county. A great outrage has been per- petrated and the whoie people of Montana Territory ery aloud tor vengeance on the fendish autnors. Tatk about peace and treaties without a military Torce to hold the incarnate devils in awe 1s all non." sense, and the advocates of the Quaker policy are the real authors of the late outrage. Nothing but a weil equipped military force will do for Montana. This last raid and murder was made In time of pro- found peace, and without any provocation or excuse. THE RIGHT OF POLYGAMY TO BE TESTED Ty A UNITD SiATES-COURT, A First Wife Sues Her Husband tor Divorce ona Charge of Crimiaality with Three or Four Other Wemen, Whom the Husband Claims are Also His Wives. {Prom the Salt Lake City Tribune, Angust 8.) Mrs. Harriet Hawkins. of tins city, has brought an action for divorce against her husvand, Thomas Hawkins, She alleges that she Was married to nim in Kagiand in 1850, @od that they have lived in this Territory for about eghtecn years, and have six clilldren, She wiso coarges that about six years ago her husband look another wiie, and about thee years ago he took a third wile, and has two children by each of them; that he has ceserted her aod her children; b@3 abused her, even threatenca Ler life, and a lew months ago dragged her out of her house end beat her crueily because se Would not remove from It so that he might seli it, This case 1s pend- jog undecided in the Third District vourt, The de- fendant hives at Loni. Mrs. Hawkins has made another move in the game, She bas made an amidavit charging her hus- Dand with adultery, and Cmief Jusiice Mc has jssued & Warrant ‘and caused his arrest under the following stitute of the Territory of Utah, woich may be found on page 68, section 31:—Kvery per- son who conmmits the crime of adultery snail be pan- ished by imprisonment not exceeding twenty years, and not less than three Years, or by fine not exceed- ing $1,000 and got less than $300, or by both flay and imprisonment, at the discretion of the ourt, And when the crime is committed beweea parties, any one of whom is married, both are guilty of adultery, e punished accordingly. No prosecution y caa be Commenced but On the com plaint of the husband or wife.” ‘she preimmary ¢xXamination will take piace ia the court room im this city atten A, M. to-day. Mr, Hawkins has veeu sent to Camp Douglas for sate keeping. AMERICANS IN PARIB, The following ts a list of Americans registered at the banking house of Drexel, Harjcs & Co,, No. 8 Rue Scrive, Paris, for the week ending July 28, 187. Philadelphia—James S. Murphy, C. A, Griscom, Charles £. Wid, ‘i. Henry Powers, Jr.; Edward H. Weil, H. P. McKean, Miss Anime Mason, Mr and Mrs, W. R. Hart, Mr. and Mra, Thomas Kennedy, T. Kilwood Zell, Miss C. M. Brady, Henry Munr, Mrs, Wm. E, Bowen, Mr. and Mra. Ezra Bowen, Miss Bowen, Miss A. K. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs, James K. Kerr, Harry K. Kerr, Jonn A. Wright, Wm. L, Renm, Wm, R. Claxton, A. Graham and son, Hen W Bol Mr. an Mrs, Joseph Sinn ‘Tilge. New York—William me Maer F. AL Harri son, Willlam A. Wheeler, James Crane, Mr and Mrs, J. 0. Gant eh r. |W. Guother, Jonn T. Ganther, Mr. and Mrs. BE. M. Knox, George B. English, Mias English, Cyras W. Field, Field, Jr. Boston—P. B. Goodsell, W. Freetand, W. ¥. Davenport, San Francisco-—-George Muller. itimore—John F, Nichols, Mrs, J, A, Nicola, Port- land—Alford Dyer, Virgiuie—F, P. 0. Lewis, Troy— doun Hobart Warren, Easton—Mr. aut Mra, C, F, Chidney. New Bedford—Miss Ellen Clifford. Men- nington—Mr, and Mrs. W. T. Harrobin, ‘Fngie- wood—E. W. Andrews. London, A. Pegramn, Jwrus W. New York RAmRoap Buvsingss.—A Fyracnse paper states that over one hundred and twenty-five trains artive and depart from that city every day, ‘Tha indicates the amount of travel ald business Gone Uy rallroads 10 that Vicinity, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Shopping for Shawls—A Carpet-Bagger—Bur- glary in Baxter Stroet—Tioket Takers—Street Practicoa—A . Phrenologist Fighting for His Feo—A Murderous Mauler— The Fourth Ward Gang. Before Juoge Dowling. Dropping into poetry 1s a very different thing from dropping int a store with the intention of stealing. Yet there are people who seem to combine both faculties, Mr. Albert C. Williams performed both feats yesterday afternoon. This accomplished gen- tleman went into the store of William Hemington & Co,, 143 Duane street, and asked Mr, Lazarus Regin- ault if he could see one of the firm, The young man desired Williams to wait, and handed him a journal as he pointed to a seat, Seeing that he be came very much interested in some verses copied from a magazine ta the newspaper, Lazarus sald he would go aud iniorm a member of the frm that he was walting. While he was gone, a3 it alter- wards turned ont, Williams 5 DROPPED THE PORTRY and then dropped nine shawis which happened to be lying around into a carpet bag ho carried in his hand, When the clerk came back something suspl- cions in the manner of Albert struck bim so forel- biy that he sent for a policeman. The “boy im blue’ dropped bis eye into the portmanteau of Williams, saw the merchandise in 1t and turned the conve- nient bag upside down upon the connter. The $66 Worth of shawls dropped out, ‘Boboy’” DROPPED UPON THE GAME immediately, laid his hand gently upon the shoulder of Williams and directed his steps towards the neighborhood of the prison. Mr. Reginault pre- ferred a charge, and*Wiihams was dropped into a chamber In the jug to await furiber developments, ‘These gentlemen who drop into the dark ways of existence have many and different styles of plying thelr profession. An imitator of Williams in the Peogucns of property is George Daniels, Although ne does not enjoy the same cultivated turn of mud as Albert he nas a way of his own for DROPLING INTO PEOPLE'S PLACES and walking off with thetr valuables. On Saturaay he tried Is hand on the store of Ferdinaad Schultz, No. 111 Chatham street, and successfully carried off f@ Gnantity of goods, with some of which he robed himself withal. Dantets was, untortunately for him, seen by @ neighbor of Schultz's, named Peter Alex ander, who pointed out the thief avd he was ar- restea at tue corner of Leonard street with the clothes upon his back, He Was despolicd of his fnery and committed to the interior of Egyptian Hail to await the ends of justice in his case, Two gentlemen figured in the next affair that came along in the line of evitsdoers, These swells are ofa higher class of distributers than those who had preceied them. Disdaining the clumsy work of oursting through doors or sneaking into @ house on the shop-lifting dodge tney fly at higher and more artistre game. Being in Hoboken on Satur. day, und looking around for something IN A PROFESSIONAL WAY, Mr, Sebastian Stumpf turned up right in line for these gentlemen. They robved him of three rail- road tickets, Worth $15J, Which they afterward offerea to James Hyen, of No. 526 Broadway, tor 0. Tms gentieman- refused to buy tne tickets because they Were offered to him below the market rates. But this did not daunt tho thieves; they went somewhere else and finally succeeded in sell- ing two ot the tickets. The other was found upon them when they were arrested. John D. Preston, the principal practitioner, says he lives at 68 Mac- dougal street, but Thomas C. Bryant, his accom- plice, pretends to have no particular residence, Amid the muititucinous dangers ol the streets one of the most destructive is stone throwing. A young lad, named Owen Tierny, was INDULGING IN THIS PASTIME onthe Bowery yesterday, and after breaking sev- eral windows got arrested, A phrenological gentleman got into a little didiculty through puuching a head he had lately. en examining. The subject was Mr, Charles Duvet, of No. 88 Greenwich street, and, judging by appearances, he did not seem to have any more in his head than an or- dinary man could conveniently cerry, What he wanted nis bare polt scrutinized for at fist looked like a mystery. Mons. Duvet bas been an old Iriend o1 the “¥rofessor’s,”’ according to himself, ‘and has already done him many friendty lite ser- vices, such as pinches of snuff, occasional cigars and drinks, with some other litte attentions, he has bestowed with ail the grace oi @ Francais, lor Mons, Duvet 1s of the irés anci nvégime. On one ot these occasions, when Mons. Duvet was WETTING THE ‘'PRUFESSOR'S” WHISTLE, temponizing his own with eau sucrce and qualfyiag & friend's, somebody playtully proposed to have an ex. mination. The "professor’? set to work at once, roiled up his sieeves, fourished his hands in the air and, fingering the cranium of Duvet, told him that } good natuie foried part of his constituuon and the remainder was taken up wiih—well, ren Mu tout, ‘The professor asked for twenty-five cents as a fee, which Mons, Duvet, in his good nature, reiuse whereupon the phrenologist commutted the outra for which he was locked up, and the smiling, bowing Duvet went grimacing to his ho ne, Amannamed Michael McCieary came into court literally COVERED WITH BLOOD, Re had been struck on the head three times with a piteuer by Charies Miller, who was arrested for the offence at the corner of Leonard street and Baxter, ‘That terrible band of desperadoes known as tho “Fourth Ward Gang’ are again on the warpath and made an attack, on Sunday morning, upon a Man named Michael Branigan, WHO IS NOT LIKELY to recover from the injuries he has recetved at the hands of this reckiess crowd. Branigan was stand- iug at his own door in Centro street, looking at some money when Michael Agnew, one of tne gang, came up and snatched it irom him, Branigan made the fellow return the money, when the cow- ard y scoundrel wert down to the headquarters of the party, and returning with eight of them, all armed with pistols, stones, bricks and almost any- thing they conld lay hands upon. they made an onslaught upon Branigan and nearly kilied him, ‘The mau ts now lying in a very critical conaition, and Agnew is in jau waiting the resuit of the ia- juries, ESSEX MARKET COURT. WINERNY ON THB STOOP. Nearly every day some person makes a complaint at some one of the police courts of being robbell while asleep on a stoop. Essex Market Uourt 1s pecujiarly prolific in these cases, there being no less than foar within a week. Sometimes it 1s a wearled and overheated pedestrian wendfhg his deviating way homeward, at anotner an exhausted inmate of the house, who comes out for @ little fresh air and relapses into a somnolescent state, thereby endangering the safety of his valuables. About two o'clock yesterday morn- ing Neil Mcinerny, residing at 423 East Eignteenth street, was lying in Aad ¢ reverie acro3s the por- tals of his mansion. is gaardian angel, Mra, Melnerny, was watching her spouse from the win- dow when she saw a man named Join Bresnahan leanmg over her husband in a very asfectionate manner, At the top of her volco she screamed, “Nell, Neil, my boy, you are being robbed.” Neil aroused trom his slumbers, grabbed the man by the wrist, and two other men who were standing near ran down the street. Me- Inerny found that hls pocketbook was gone. Bres- nahan was arrested. Judze Scott held him to answer under $500 bail. Moral—Never go to slecp on ihe stoop. BOWERY AMUSEMENT. The Bowery Garden was the scene of a regular free Nght on Saturday night, and @ man named ‘Timothy Harrington, well known tn the neighbor- hood, was carried out wounded in the side py @ pistol ball. He was removed to the ‘Tenth pracinct house and cared for, His assailant was then unknown. Yesterday morning Michael Geary came to the #tation and surrendered himself as the man who had shot Harrington, He said that Narrington came into the saloon and without any provocation at- tacked him as he stood leantng against the bar. Harrington was @ much larger ana very powerf man and ne (Geary) fred in self-defence. He wa prought to Essex Market Poiice Court and Judge Scott held him tor exammation, THE “TWO DAYS’! STARVATION FRAUD, Mrs. Fredrika Rosenthal, of 710 Fifth street, waa called to the door yesterday morning, About eight o'clock, by one Maria Karke, who said she wad starving and had not eaten anything In two days. rs, Rosenthal went immediately to procure some ood for the suffering mortal, and when she came back she found her visitor gone and also @ black grenadine dress valucd at $49. Officer Schroth auc- ceeding in arresting Marla and pom her before Jndge Scott. She Was heid under $300 ball to an- ewer. FOSTER BLODGBTT AND THE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT. ATLANTA, Ga., August 10, 1871, To Taz Eniton or THE HeRALD:— I notice in your paper of the Sth inst. a lotter from your Georgla correspondent and editorial re marks upon the same, headed “A Third Party Movement intne South.’ As far as Tam mentioned in sald correspondence your informant drew upon bis fancy for his facts, Jaily 80 When he classes me as ‘against the repubi party North or tage and as endeayor.ng tw defeat the re-election o Presifent Grant, Evorybody in Georgia knowing anything knows T have been since the war and am to-day one of the strongest friends General Grant has in the State, He fy my choice for renommation and will recelve my earnest support; and, 37 the Bourbon and new asparture democrais stand firm to what they say and fight each other on Ves Own Lae, We SEpeos to even carry Georgia for General Grant In 1872 if = FOSTER BLODGETT, station | THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Voluntary Petitions in Bankraptoy. William G. Strachan, Edwin H, Weed, George BE. Biddle, Thomas B, Olatworthy. Adjudications in Insolvency Cases. Rosale Waterman, William Walker. - Discharges. Henry H. Randall. Luther C, Voorhees, Francis Holmes, Thomas Field Frank. Condemuations. Twenty-one barrels of wniskey found at No. 34 Platt street were condemned yesterday in the United States District Court by default, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Wants the Freedom of ¢ Before Judge Sutherland. In re Joseph A. Hyatt.—Last October Hyatt, who then gave his name as George Wilkes, attempted, as alleged, to procure $20,000 from the Tenth National Bank of this city, on a check for $24, drawn by Whmerding, Hoguet & Co., altered to this amount, He 1s said to have had three confederates, all of whom, together with himself, escapea, Subse quently ho was arrested in Philadelphia, and has confined in tho City Prison ever since. Applt- cation was made for his release on bail. Assistant District Atlorney Sullivan opposed the application at, IT Feleased he would confer with on the ground his confederates and prevent their arrest, and, fur ther, that he undoubtedly belon; to, organized band of counterfeiters. eohe ‘Sage dent the application, with jeave to renew the same io reasonable time, A Young Man Who Don’t “Love Mil tary.” In re Thomas Ky, Jr.—A writ of haveas corpus ‘was issued to Major Genefal Biunt in the case of the relator, an enlisted United States soldier, whose discharge from the service is soughi on the ground, as alleged, that he ts a minor. General Blunt did Not produce the soldier a3 required, but sent a ser- geant to represent him. t was contended that the Court had bo jurisdichion In the matter, The Judge said his own mind was clear as to the statutes bear- jug upon the case, but the tide had set against the Jurisdiction of the State courts and he was not big enough to stem it, He referred to a similar case re- cenuly brought before Judge MeCunn, and also to & late decision of Judge Ingraham. lt was finally arranged to set the case down for argument next Monday. Suit for Alleged Seduction. George D, Day vs, Elisha P. Potter.—Tho plain- Uf charges the defendant with the @cduction or bis wife and has instituted suit claiming $23,000 damages. The case came up on motion by the defendant to compel the plaintif to give security for costs, which tho Judge granted, fixing the amount at $600. Both parties are non-residents, the piaintif’ residing at East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and the defeadant at Killingly, Coon, ‘Tho acfendant 4s a lawyer and was arrested at Saratoga Springs. Subsequently this order of arrest waa vacated. Itis charged that the adulteries were com- fer at Bast Greenwich, Killingly aud Jersey sty. City. . Tired of the City’s Hospitality. In re John Hen@erson.—Application was made by Mr. F, Kintzing for the release of thts party on bail. Henderson, it appeared from his counsel’s state- ment, was arrested in May last on a charge of steal- ing $147 worth of jeweiry belonging to Frederick Schenck, of No. 45 Second street. It was urged that he had been in prison three months, and that he could now procure ball, which he had been whe able to heretofore. ‘the Court granted the applica- Uon, stipulating $2,600 as necessary bail, Decisions. Jerome B, Simpson vs. Henry Colyer.—Motion de- Died, with $10 costs to plainust, to abide event of the action, Philip F. Pistor et al, vs. Amos F. Hatfleld et al,—Motion denied, without costs, S. Shimburg vs, Morris Livermore et al.—Motion Granted, with $10 costs, Wiliam Watermire vs. H. 8, Hembdold.—Same. In the Matter of the Petitton of Frencina Roulet, de,, for Discharge of Receiver.—Motion granted. HT. E. Pogue et al. vs, William E, Laich et a!.— Motion granted, without costs, Eybert L. Veile vs. Teresa Veile.—Motion dented, Without costs, Oliver W, Marvin ve, Samuel A, Levis et al.—Mo- tion granted, without costs to either or any party. win. &. Church vs, Frank Jardon.—Mouon de Christina Waring—Report of referee confirmed and judgment of divorce granted. James A. Polhamus et al, v8, Hiram Later e al.— Notion dented, without costs, Kenyon Cox et al. vs, Hiram Dater et a’,—Same, COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decistonn. By Judge Van Brent, mt yesterday rendered the follow. Judge Van ing decisions Harrison vs. Gardier.—Motion denied. Turner vs, Foley.—Motion denied. The Boston and New York Siate and Fie Com, pany rs, Co ‘Motion granted, Fuller vs, Mandetick.—Motion grammed, Coppins vs. White,—Motion granted, Buisson vs, Bradicy.—Motion granted, with cos: Morrow vs. Martin.—Motion granted upon p: Ment of $10 costs. 17. nor v8. Shepard.— Motion granted upon terms. Thompson vs. Avenheim.—Mowon granted on de- fendant stipulating not to sue, Julia Platt vs, Samuel H. Platt.—Judgment of separation will be grapted, but notice of motton for Permanent alimony must be given to defendant. ‘Mason ¢3. Mason.—Reflerred back to referee for further proof. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. MARINE Covnt—Part 3—Before Judge Alker.— Nos. 6052, 6057, 6950, 7 70S1, 7032, 7083, 0216, 217, 6218, 6219, 0220, 6221, 6225, 6227.4 SuPR! CouRT—CHAMBERS ~Before Sutherland, —Nos. 88, 99, 1, 112. S Judge BROOKLYN COURTS, UNITED STATES COM: 3 COURT. Grocers in a Sonp. Before Commissioner Winslow. R. and F, Mole, grocers, engaged in busiuess on South Fifth street, near Sixth street, E. D., were before the Commissioner yesterday, on a charge of Violating the internal revenue laws. The allegation 1s that they emptied spirits from a cask, Ute stamp on which had uot been destroyed, ‘they were held to bail to await a hearing om the 16th inst. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TEAM. Injunction Against a City Railroad Come pany. Before Judge Barnard. Jonn Monas vs. the South Brooklyn and Dergen Street Railroad Company. —The piaintifl, who Is 4 property owner in Bergen street, obtalned a per- Tanent injunction restraining the railroad company from taying a double track along that thorough- fare between Hoyt aud Bond streets, A single track has been laid there, and Monas al. leges that, as the street is only thirty feet wide, the double track would be within two feet of the curbstone and lus property would be greatly in- jured therevy. The case cave came up yestervay on the motion to bave the tnjunction made petmanent, When counsel for the company stated that tho double track mentioned by Monas was bul the ex- tension of @ side track which had beea used for two yefustice Barnard reserved his decision. The South Side Nallroad Trouble. * Jadge Barnard yesterday directed that an order be entered dissolving the injunction restraining the South Side Ratlroal Company from changing the location of thelr track in the village of Jamaica without the consent of the trustees, The parties to this controversy have finally come to an agreement | 7 and consented to this action THE COBURN-MACE MILL, Yesterday afternoon about two o'clock ‘Jem! Mace, Harry Hill, “Phi Hargreaves, Pooley Mace and several other sporting men met at the oMco of Wilkes’ Spirit to complete arrangements for the forthcoming fight between Mace and Coburn. They wore to mect Mr. Foster, who holds the stakes, amounting to $3,000, to perfect arrangements by which he was to deposit that sum in bank to the credit of Mr. If, Hunt, of Saratogs the newly appointed treasurer, Harry Hill, to deposit the original $2,000 to the credit of the same gentle- man, The ty, waited about an hour, but at the end of that time Ly! adjourned on account of Mr, Foster not making his appearance. On thelr way up Park row. they met Mr. Foster and re- turned with him “to the oMce of Whikes? Spirit, This, however, was after banking hours, and Messrs. Mace and ts party agreed to meet Mr. Foster at one o'clock P. M. to-day, at the same Place, when the object they met for will be accom: mgr ‘The Mace party go to Saratoga this oven: Ing, Lo be In time for the races. Mace and his party appeared Cr! anxious to complete the busi which brought taem down town, and they expressed muon rellef at the prospect of haying the whole thing finaliy settied to. AxoTHER Lanon Montoace.—The Warsaw New Yorker states that on Tuesday last there was re. corued in the Wyoming County Clerk's oMoe a morigage for $2,000,000, executed by the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway Company (for merly Butla‘o ana Washington) to Joseph Seligman, of New York, and Henry Marta, of Buta Govers the outire line of the fa aa THE SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS: —eens Continuation of the Coroner’s Investiga- tlon of the Westfield Woo, John K. Matthews’ Science of Boiler Inspections, PROF. THURSTON’S OFFICIAL REPORT. _—_— BSS ‘The Coroners’ investigation into the cause of (he Westfleld disaster was resumed yesterday morning, in the room of the Assistant Board of Aldermen, be+ before Coroners Young and Keenan. It was ob. served that nearly all the witnesses summoned had. previously been examined at great length by the Supervising Inspectors; and, in fact, the greater. Portion of the testimony was the same. Professor. Thurston first presented bis report on the exploded boller, n accordance with instructions given bim by the Coroner shortly after the explosion, the greater, part of which is given below. From the paucity of the attendance it would seem that the interest in thé investigation 1s rapidly subsiding; and, as few new facts can be adduced, it 18 not thought that the in- quest will be prolonged over to-morrow. PROFESSOR THURSTON'S REPORT. R. H. Thurston was the first witness sworn, an® brought forward nis report, as requested by the Coroner, which was briefy as follows:— As requested by you I have made ful exam andteettene ny zt Rare cande feet regan now lies in tne boat atthe foot of ‘Tweltih strect, East River, T have examined f iron carried to'police hoada wituessed, with the board of experts ‘vialng Inspector Adu{son Low, the testing” ge of the Westheld and of both her ordin ‘goverament’" OF lock-up safety valve, have, in company with the same board of experts, witnesses the Vesting Of ploces of the fron taken frvim tho ruptu sheet of the bolier. In view of the fact that you have re- to assist you in the examination of ex; eas stand I have thought tt proper to furnish a simp! atement of some facts und of logical deductions from thoss » together with such well-known sctentiils and prov onal information and such simple calculations light upon the subject, would old tl expression of individual gr of dispute opinions. The explosion does not seem to have been one of unusual violence, for move striking elects have been pra- oueed by the explosion of much smal fl deck, forward of the engine, is compl largest portion of it carried forward and of the Boat, where it covers and le partly of the onter portion or shell of the bo! Shrown dircetly Into the “eyes” of the ¥ ofa USUAL FORM OF MARINE NOI and {s known asa flue boiler. The boller is broien into ‘and by far the f steam and” fu of the the oylindrical rai ‘Tho second | part consists of the \wo courses of the outside, or shell, ani the back head, together with that head, to which they are attached. The third plece consists of a single complete course from tho middie of the cylindrical abell, which has been separated nt one of its longitu:taal sea st ned 01 au thi 8 on the ater e eth P to the point of the first rupture inthis shect. I have mined this piece carefully, and find a crack along the edge of the horizontal lap, in some pinces so neariy through the abeet that it is diMicult to detect the mere scale of g00d rastal left, and in other places leaviog the sixteenth of ‘an inch of sound iron. W his the weakest place in thé bolier and the least thickaes re One-sixteenth of an ino! and the tenaile strength of the metal equal tothe avera deiermined by the test, the pressure required to produce « rupture at that point in a boiler of ten fect diameter would be 44,072x1-16x3-:-120..47. A pressure of twenty-seven or hi TWENTY. Hf POUNDS WOULD BURST IT open where the les thickness is firghtly more than one thiriy-second of an inch. Jt should be remembered, how- ever, that one portion may be supported co some extent by & nelghboring stronger portion. Along this longitudinal seam ‘the Ligut of strength would seem to wbdout ears peanes - per square inch. Tho original strength of the boiler was equal to about one hundred and twenty pounds along the longitudinal seams, its th was, when new, of the equal specimens we have teste: As the boiler ts much stronger ef the seams than in the channelled parts no allowance has of course been made in the first calculations for loss of strengtty: from riveting, In the vertical seams may be seen in some places simliarly weakened portions, cracks runaing usuall; from rivet to rivet, and here and there exh'biting marks thal show the wedging action of the drift race nd in vel places, both in longitudinal and girth seams, they are cut by the chisel or marked by the caiking tool. Jn some places the sheets of the bolier are made up of Jamin {wperfeotly welded together, owing to the incomplete exclusion of impurities when in process of manufacture at the roliing mill, This {san imperfection of frequent occur, ren it_ rarely seriously reduces the tensile strength of: tne metal. The sheets retain almo:t their origina! thickness except in certain lines such as I have desoribed. A‘ter oxam- {nlog the botler I next proceeded with the examination of the STEAM GAUOE AND BAVETY VALVE of the Westbeld. We tested the gauge by comparison with % ercury column up to thirty-tive pounds’ found practigally correct, the dilference t about twenty-tive to twenty-seven pounds being Jess than a half pound, and the maximuin degree of variation many Ei being at very ressure, one and seven-tenths, Tne safety valyo had — been badly injured he expiceion as to require straightening of tue lever and ‘aive stem before it could be tesied. This being done the welglt was placed at a point upon the lever twenty aad inches from the valve stem, where @ chisel mark could be Seen On each side of ft, anditthen blew of at twenty-four then placed six inches further tos paint the board found the welght before the removal ive trom the boat, and With this arrangement steam biew off at twenty-eight pounds, A third trial waa made with the weight as far out on the lever ‘as it could go, and the steam then blew off at thirty-three pounds, this being the maximum presqure at wiih it wil 9, nin steam entirely. The valve znust iit nearly one and a bai inch to obtain ite’ full opening; but, on trial, when aot at twenty-seven pounds, it iitled but qne-quarter of an inch, Wrilu steam in the boiler at forty-five pounds to we square jach, * THE GOVERN was aleo tricu in a simiiar T SAFETY VALVE . It is three aches in dia- meter nud of seven square . Were the main fafety valve to stick in its seat, as freauently happens, this Valve would be of jittie use wiih steam, rising rapidiy, “gafety valve.” This valve, wi the toate on the lever, oF may, provably, to cause this discrepancy. ‘The irregularity stron, of the iron from the Westfield indicates either a weakening effect of the explosion from wrencning and twisting or from ite laminated structure; its rather low tenalie #irength, even nd tte low. ayeciiic ity’ lead also condirms this concius Having stated rncts Gonclusions derived from investigations in company with the Doard of exports | wili next conaider, so far ax Is peuper, the CAUSV® THAT MAY LEAD TO RXPLOSIONS ‘These causes are now well understood by ‘the thorough investixations reaulting tematic inapeotion of boilers, both im ry , have snown as conclusively ae Heatifo fect can be proved that the, explosion of w favariably | ascribe Tey staple acd “perdeclyy aturel ‘caus, “Out vor) simple aa tec Batural cause, jul ot if 1046” exiloied Pbotere a ry ‘rom ora unreported | enuses, tion from long uso, 137 trom over pressure produced either careless:y or intentional!y, 125 from faults of construction, 19 from collapse of tnterhai Nues, 114 from low water and rom extrancous catise, at ligutolny. &c. In the Untied Matos during 1870 there were over one hundred disastrous explosious of steam boilers, all ot which were undoubtedly ‘the resalt of causes perfectly simple and controllable, In fact, the causes of explosions a ‘weil understood as to be ‘& maiter of business calculation, the boiler insurance compa\ here aud abroud, take risks upon thom with far more power of ” controlling their losses than can fire insurance companies bs frequent taspection. Systems of INSPRCTION, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATR, have done much and'may be expected to do more to reduce the frequency of tuese accidents, even If they do not finally prevent them altogether, AM engiweer, atter such an acct gent, almo.t invariably ‘fret for evidence of overheat. {ng of the 1 You will serve by eans of careful and part of the engi Would naturally saggeat fisell would be an excessive steam, presmnre In consesuence of the false Indication of the steam Eauge or from a wrongly set sacety valve; but the expert nis made bear upon tid question too decldediy to be mis- and, forther, the lint of at the’ boiler Would determf reasure could Tine, Were the cate aw h of the weakest mit to which the ard or were all of . A third cause some seidom by well-informed sclentita mei or professional engineern, 1a the development of gas aud its Ignion fo the botler, Jt is well known that tron reducod to redness decomposes water, setting tree hydrogen, tt com bustivie element, and uniting will ihe oxygen, thus takin on the red appearance exiluited in syecimeus of vurn ron. times suggested, 11 RPER TO PROWUOR AN EXPLOSION erable volnme be steam: : a vat th coors horolighiy, interm come In contact with the re ‘hat cither of these proce bsequent to the first, can tako place tn a steam votier ia. a matter of great doubt, and a Took at this boiler shows the absence of the first action of (he. series. A fourth 1s the superhcating of the water under certain ciret slots bare beats | 4 Succeeded in heating water 10, f Al which Jt ordinarily bolls under the when it fivally resumes ite proper tompe yery suddenly, and wi-b 8 sre eroaa —¥ as Bh aelion may have sometiies proauend expteat a Dorlers, but It 14 found easontt ‘ue ait be completely removed from it~ boilers, evidenos will readily detormine its proba: bidty be CHANOPS OF TEMPTRATURE 000 as steam is raised or blown off from a boll Carrying twenty-seven pounds of steam 1gTOO8, « ature of 278 de, from whi ‘of the atmosphere exch time tl change Ite force of fens an strain by this process. Acaln, the steam at the working pressure, he lower p alinually varying In temperature fr tof {Ore Pi water tothe mazimgimto which {t attalns after (te inapection of bollers aaa me mplomons, as 1 0 not think ik required by ny i ructions, the probability of any inspection detecting t weakness of the Westfield boter Objects of your lavestigation. JOnN K. M, ATTAEWS.S John K, Matthews, being dul United States inspector of joaition five yeara ta the p Nev Sindson River aa far as navigation extends, and fi awick; there are here one batt ing one of the princtp