The New York Herald Newspaper, August 19, 1871, Page 6

é SARATOGA RACES. ‘THIRD DAY OF THE AUGUST MEETING Another Large and Fashionable Attendance. CAPITAL CONTESTS. Nellie James the Winner of the Free Handicap, ‘Three-fourths of a Mile; Abdelkoree the Purse of $500, One and an Eighth Mile, and Ecliptic the Purse of $600, One Mile and Three-quarters. THREE SaRaTo@a, August 18, 1871. seyhe Queen must dance.” So said a Presidentess during the war me; and “the queens and kings must dance,’ 80 say our Presidents and Presi- @entesses—the happy and enlightened sojourners, male and female, of this jolly place in this time of NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, ‘AUGUST 19, 1871 : eise, who re; e import- ant journals Gazetie to the Newburg Balloon, These “beats” are notice- ably ravenous, and the that they set sali tor anything in the ine set before them would frighten an inary eater, Among them are som the celepraved ju water lunches, 1 mean to put my hand at your $74 a week (iet them teil it) sohemtans, and if the Le- | Jands and Hathorna hadp't become alarmed and put an Ethiopian guard upon their wine cellars their sumptuous hotels to-day would be in a straitened condition in the liquor line. To-morrow there will be played at Glen Mitchell a grand ere or between the Caughna- wauga Indians, champion reds oi Canada—and the Shamrock Clob, of Montreal, It seems that the game has been ordered to be played on neutral ground, and hence their presence here, It 1s, 80 said, for the championship of the world. THE RACING. The weather was delighul aud the track In splendid order for fast ranning. There were three events on the card, the first being a iree handicap, the second a purse for three-year-oids and the third afree handicap for all ages. The racing torough- ut Was admirable and elicited the applause of the asectators. In the first race there were five starters, com- peace and plenty. And three or four hundred of | prising Mr. Beimont’s chestnut Gilly Neilie James, by the upper world of society danced themselves into ® fever neat last night at the Grand Union, and participants, lookers-on and the Lelands alike were happy. The premonitory symp- toms of the masquerade bali that took Place were visibie during the afternoon, several hours previous to its culmination, and be. fore the Ninth regiment band played softly, inex- Pressibly softry, “Home, Sweet Home,” the soft, gtay, pearly light of the morning nad commenced to stretch acrosz turret and dome of the hotels, ‘and the masqueraders, elegant and variegated cos- tumes and all, siunk away to luxurious beds, I mention this as an incident of the evening—really a charming one in every sense, and looked upon by allasa@ bright spot in the bright history of tbis watering pla The racing men are well advised that the noble Kingfisher, that pelongs to Mr. August Belmont, will not meet this meeting the great Longfellow, owned by the gray-headed farmer of Kentucky, Joho Harper, he of the old slouch hat, suit of homespun and willow stick. It is a pity, this disappomtment, ‘Dat then it could not be averted. The grand course of preparation to which a horse must be subjected that he may be enabled to successfully perform the fea, that it was intended that he should do—the race of four miles—was too much for him, and he broke down under the training. The misfortune was a cruel blow to both the owner and the mighty multitude that have assembled here tor ‘the purpose of witnessing the contest, but yet neither complain under the circumstances. ‘They will have speed shown them, however, and perhaps something more startling than would have been the siruggie between the beautifal King- fisher and the successiul Longfellow, lt 16 that, if tomorrow shall be pleasant and the track in good condition, Colonel McDaniels will run his magnificent Harry Bassett a mile in the time of 1:41, and the feat, if accomplished, will place this three-year-old in the very front ranks of the world’s racers. This trial will bé the result of a bet now pending between Messrs. Jonn Hunter and Leonard W. Jerome, in which the former staked $1,000 to the latter’s $2,500 that during this season Of racing he would find a harse that would run the distance in the tme named. Harry Bassett is Ot w go around Saratoga Course lor & man’s Afe just now, and to-day the [celing between the most astute turimen is that he will accomplish the gon feat, and L hope that he will accomplish it, for @ finer animal of his age man never looked mpon, it ts amusing to note and study the first arrivals at the course morning after morning. Hardly has breaktast been swallowed before certain of the bec- men 2 Lo appear, One by one, then in twos, and so on until they come in squads. The “mem- ber from Sligo” dropped upon the attendants at an hour hideous!ty early to-day, and then a country- man or two, followed by the ardent admirers of the Coit St. Patrick, that came to grief 80 unexpectedly esterday. Next in turn were jadles that live at listen and one or two from Schenectady, and then Mr. Thomas Puryear, who seemed glad to see McGrath, joined a smail group in the shadow of the timers’ stand. surrounding Jake Somerindyke, Half & dozen others that amounted to nothing next fgled in, and the lawn was becoming sprinkied With variegated costumes, when in stepped Mir. Fejix Campbell and his brother Patrick, Chief of the Brooktyn Police Department. The Chief looked ex- ceedingly well this morning, and while be was in earnestgconversation with DetectivegEider I noticed him jooking around upon the mode} police force on the track, the nearest representative of whicn to him was a red-faced uncouth discipie from the vil- lage, who heid an umbretla over lim with one hand and in the other swung his club. After several sly lances at this specimen the Chief indulged in a jaugh—the sight was more than he Dad been used fo and could keep quiet under. His sententious ejaculation, “Fine police!” explained the cause of sudden mirth, suflicient explanation Ste Eider, who loo! 5 Now | look over the rathng that divides the grand stand from the democratic assemblage. and among Many quaint specimens I onserve one of the colored Persuasion—a sort of Cardiff Giant mgger, so big apd oleagenons is he. Iknow it will be worth a dime to interview this contraband, who looks as If be would cui up well in porterhouse steaks, and thus 1 do :t:—He 1s very polite, and without much trouble I jearn he 18 from Boston, ‘down to Saratog’ With de boss and missy."’ “Loraey, Lordey ! I’se bin waitin’ to seé a red hot Face dis many year, but nebber hav’ got de chance, You see, my missy is Kind 0° pious, “deed she is, and wouldn’t nebber let me go for de races. Saratog fotched dem, and now I’se in ciober. Hi he Bress der hearts; dese fine horses, how inighty grand dey am, and how dey run when dey git de | Whip and spur’ ‘The pooi sellers have now com- Menced their work, and these observations must pease for We ume. ‘The grand stand ts exceedingly well Miled with vhe saine characteristic crowd of weil dressed and bright eyed beauty as observed yeterday, aithough the number 18 not quite’so large. I noticed Speaker Biame sitiing among a conspicuous group, and he is the observed among the multitude. Perhaps one Of the strangest sighis 1s a white-haired old lady, siting On one of the upper seats aud Looking caimiy down on the track, horses, stabie boys and betting men. She must be ucarly eighty years old at Jeast, is elegantly dressed, and has a sort of Wia0w's bat on her veneravis bead. there she ha yet, there she sits, for two or more hours. and omuore if the di tended that ume. Goliars; others Uh statesman: bat, at White hair, 4 picture J didu’'t See Jim Pis Down below, in tui bars are cove with glasses, and be’ #nd winners ait Vidual ende, The head of this d busy this morning. she has a mili e widow of 4 sne is, with her room botth under the stan ee his and his cierks are very Javorite drink. ad awful tmirsty is the crowd, The reason is hot apparent, a good many of the boys look exceedingly red-faced and grim when they first put in an appearance, as if they been up all night on Cong: somewhere else, ‘There nd j not mu pareti for the dash. the buzz Vestants took their lapsed betor jockey endeavored the send-off, Atiast the white flag flutuered 4 away tiey shot like a bird from the bough of a Down they ciattere on T r of thé tine, au were yoked On he turn there ery nook and corner of the cou “Jen't itsplendid: Did you ever see anything pret wer’ s tone lady at my sive tat tkuew to be a chureh member, “Phe finest ant 1 ever saw! and twese excla respo) Hons were |i a her attend ard by te they went to te edt teal i boy tand.”* but its a splendid race,’ uf iis “Never beat him out a Koree Inend, vawied s rid ase, Tubman bad , race magaificently, auc, the string a winner thé sw + handkerchiefs, makiag sat ibe amuse and a pi lie north over t tery to all, and, to com ure of tuligs, the track Was r has pnited Ko Aid such Was t foug tiwnt horee ying a sca rom t ndiion, dames won th three-quarter mile dash she up he calcwiat o; all the boys, Little did tucy dream of her as @ winner, and the biow was so sudden that they growled over their “cussed luek” Mike avy fourfoored immaie of a menagerie, One of the loud-inoucied New York fratervity, known fietie h nfuence that race hould win ore am Ward meetings aud having some am his peculiar way, cried, breaks wie; What a fool Fain Wh ence I'd expect to be struck by ligh Au mg. NO for ine; Vse going home.” 4 gentieman lwoked soubt Golam Wil have to-night, MUCH as SOI will regret it. J Waul Wo say thet Saretoua at uals Wide Js guvipe t Dollar, dam Fleur des Champs, four years old, carrying 100 Ibs; Stringfleld & Stan- hope’s bay colt Frogtown, by Bonnie Scotland, dam by Lexington, three years old, 90 lbs.; George W. Laird’s bay filly Moselie, by Asiervid, dam by filly by Austraiian, dam sister to Asieroid, three years old, 84 1bs., and’ John O’Donnell’s gray dilly Mary Louise, by Lightning, dam by Sovereign, three years old, 87 lbs, Moselle was first favorite at the start, Mary Louise the second choice, and Frogtown and Neliie James brought about the same amounts. Nellie won the race, however, in gailant style, and the betters of the long odds against her feil heavily. ‘Tne second race had three starters. These were D. MeDaniel’s chestnut colt Abdelkoree, by Austra- lian, dam Rescue; G. H. Rice’s bay cols Tabman, by War Dance, dam Lass of Sydney, and F, M. Hall's bay colt John Merriman, by Eugene, dam La Rose. on this race, Abdelkoree being the favorite, Tub- man the second choice. A more beautiful race for a mile was never seen. A bianket could have covered Abdelkoree and Tabman all the way. The latter, however, gave it up near the finish and was beaten four lengths. ‘The third and last race of the day was between four good race horses. ‘these were Thomas W. Doswell’s chestnut filly Echiptic, by Eclipse, dam Nina, by Boston; Yaylor Page’s bay colt Hamburgh, by Lexington, dam by Churchill; John H, Honbeck, Jr.’3, chestaut cot Cadence, by Censor, dam Rachel Dawson; and Strongfeld & Stanhope’s bay colt Frogtown, Ecliptic was the favorite from lirst to last in the pool sales, Hamburgh being the second choice, She won the race bya head, Hamburgh second, and Cadence a good third. The followig are the details of the sport as it came om:— THE FIRST RACE. fourths of a milc, A. Belmont entered ch. Nellie James, by Dollar, dam Fleur des Champs, 4 years old ... Stringtleid & Stanhope entered b, ¢ Frogtown, onnie Scotiand, dam by Lexington, 3 years G. W. Loud entered b, f. Moselle, by Asteroid, dam by Albion, 3 years old....... ides D. MeDaniei entered b, f., by Australian, dam sister to asteroid, 8 years old. .... ies J. O'Donnell entered gr. f. Mary Louise, by Liga ning, dam by Sovereign, 3 years old. Time, 1:1734. THE BETTING. 200 ilo 130 150 126 120 250 36 100 120 co 90 100 THE RACE. Frogtown jumped om with the lead, Moselle second, Mary Louise third. Nellie James fourth, the Australian filly flitb. Frogtown was three lengths in front of Nellie James as they entered regular track at the half-mile pole, Mary Louise third, Moselle fourth, the Australian cose up. There was no change of place round the lower turn, except that Nellie James had closed up nearly all the daylight between heself and Frogtown. Ail the others seemed out of the raee at this time. Coming up the homestretch Nellie con- tinued to close on Frogtown, and at the drawgate the latter's jockey began to apply the whip, Neilie’s jockey followed suit, and after a desperate struggie under whip and spur, Neliie James janded a wiuner under Australian filly. two lengths, the latter belng three leugtns in trout of the Australian filly, wno had Mary Louise at her shoulders. Time of the dash, 1:17338. 2 THE SCCM) RACE, Pcrse $500, for three-year-olds, one mile and an eighth; the winner this year of any single race amounting to $1,000 ten pounds extra. D. McDaniei entered ch. c. Abdelkoree, by Aus+ tralian, dam Rescue, 110 ips.... G. H. Rice entered b. c. Tubman, dam Lass of Sidney, 110 Ibs, F. M. Hall entered b.¢, John Merryman, gene, dam La Abdelkoree. 809 1,650 1,200 Tubman. 800 1,509 1,040 John Merryman.. 200 310-230 THE RACE. The horses had a capital start, Tubman going to work at each other as soon as they Abdelkoree and were of, They came up to the stand ata gupa ts pace, Abdelkoree leading half a length, Tubman second, two lengths ahead of Jonn Merryman. Gomg around the upper turn Tubman went up to Abdelkoree’s head, and they ran pas! the quarter pole yoked together, two jengihs ahead of Jonn Merryman, As they raced along the backstretch there was no perceptible difference between them, and as they passed the half-mile pole they were head and head, John Merryman four lengths benind. The pace was strong around the lower taru, and the horses lay together like ateam. Swinging excitement of the spectators “knew no bounds.” Jon Merryman was out of the race, being half a dozen lengths behind. Abdeikoree and Tubman ran side by side for 200 yards wp the homestretch, when the lauer nm to give way unier the jockey, and the lad had to use the whip. The ap- iance of the persuader, however, had no effect on | Tabman, for he soon afterwards began to drop back gradually, and fifty yards from the stand Abdetkoree was ciear of nim, coming home a gal | lant winner by four lengths. John Merryinan was four lengins behmd. ‘time of tie mule ana an v. | eighth, 1:53. THE THIRD RACE, rse $600. for all ages; one and three-quarter A handicap, nas W. Doswell entered ch. f. Ecliptic, by Eclipse, dam Nina, by Boston, tonr years old.... 1 Tas ior Page entere: Lexington, | dam by Chureniil oy four years old Jon HB. ed | Censor, dam Rachel 3 Strugfiela & Stanliope entered b. e. Frogtown. by Hounie Scotland, dain by Lexington, Uliree years old, . i Weevecelepyyas THE BETTING. ptc. « 000 1,300 1,600 1,000 0 1,100 Hamourg 40 11000 1225 1,160 1°550 S60 Cadence... 140 0 120 “20 90 Frogtown 130-200 0 «100 i089 THE RACK. Frogiown was first away, Cadence second, Ke- » third, HMamourg fourth, They ran up the tional track vo the reguiar one very ‘apuily, going to the front, Frogtown second, be- nd Hamburg bead and head. As they ran around the lower turn Cadence ted two lengths, liamburg second, huif alength avead of Frogtow Was one length and a ball a dof F phic. ed the three quarter pole in this aud the homestretch, As they rau and under the stand Cade.ce ted lenytna, Mamburg — second, three tn front of up sul the Kenpue na bead, G Jat and join g closed on ¢ 1 tail pase the gu HS ahead of the ocher two, Who | Oa the backstretch Hamburg went up and took Cadence by Ut ui rao yo to the half-mile pole. ers th engths be ead and into the lower ty and © stil run- youpany | avound the dence, and unc ti ter pole, three len were side and side. ran nose ai young were n Quit ihe run for the lead, she dence and Hamburg as home! h, put en she gradu. a bp the dayignt and was soon on equal terms with them. A’ vigorons struggle ensued, Wheu a short distance further on ¢ | ana the ® lay hetween Echiptic ‘They ran in under the wire Logether, Kenpue whining | the race by a neck. Cadence was third and Frog: j town fourth. Time of the mie and three-quarte 1 ni Hamburg. THS KALAMAZjI0 RACES, KALAMAZOO, Mich., August 18, 1871. The last day's proceedings of the National Horse Fair at this place commenced this morning befor an attendance of about three thousand five hundved people, In the afternoou, however, tais was jn- creased to about four thousand. ‘Tne farce was commenced with @ trot between 2:40 horses for a | parse of $2,500, for which there were tourteen | horses entered, but only eight of them came to the starting post. In the pools before the start Judge | Pallerton sold a% prime favorite over tne field, and he Won the race in Wree straigit beais, beaung bo Albion, three years old, 87 1bs.; D. McDaniel’s brown | There was an immense amount of moncy wagered | Free Hanpicap—Purse $400, for all ages; three- j 1] the | the wire by half a length; Frogtown beat Moselle | into the homestretch they were still yoked, and ine | frst and Fero and Bay Jim in the third heat, Time, 2:36, 2:36%4, 2:32, Lady Foxrecetved second money, $400; Ohio Boy third, $300, and Fanny fourth, $200. ‘The next race was between 2:50 horses for a purse ‘of $2,000, and of the nine entries but four started— Red Cloud, Tamer, Arthur Boy and Kentucky Girl. ‘The race was won With the great ease in three “straight heats by Red Cloud, Time, 2:34%4, 2:23 3-5 and 1-5, Arthur Boy won second money, $500; | Kentucky third, $800, and the fourth went to the association, as Tamer was distanced in the first heat. ‘The third and iast trot on the hi 4 was | open to al! horses for @ purse of i $3,000 to to the third | | the first, $1,600 to the second, $1) and $500 to the fourta horse. There were six ho.s#es: eutered for the contest, but on the call of tne yudges James McMann and Matt Smith fatied to appear. | The other four came to the post and received posi- tions as 1ollows for the First Heat.—Goldsmith Maid, American Girl, Lue! and Chicago. They gota good send off, but Gok smith Maid Went to the front immediately and re- mamed there to tne score, at which American Girl ‘was second, Lucy tira and Citvago a poor fourth. ‘Time, 2:26 3 " got off with the lead, but gave place to the Maid on the first turn and fell back into last positton, where he remamed to we end. ‘At the quarter pole Lucy was second, @ length be- hind the Maid, and two in front ot American Girl. At the haif-mile pole Goldsmith Maid had a lead of two lengths, Lucy still secoua, three lengths from American Girl, Chicago eleven lengths in the rear. These positions they kept to the score, over which they passed two lengths apart, with tne exception of Chicago, Who was fifteen beniud, ‘Time, 2:22 4-5, Third Heat.—This heat was a disgrace to the | owners and drivers of the contending horses, They | lett ihe score in good order, but on the curn the Maid | Went to the front aud led two lengths to the quarter, Where Lucy was second and two iengths away from American Girl, Chicago two lengths beiind her; and | fom that point to the score they jogged in these | positions, Time, 2:26. It was evident to all porsé- inen present that Lucy was capable of winning the race. In fact Hickoks, who Was driving her, had | some difficulty to keep her from passing the Maid. And thus ended another act of the big purse larce. | The band played, and the curtain fell on the greatest burlesque on horse trotting’ ever witnessed in thts | counuy. FAST TIME, | Lovisvinum, Ky., August 18, 1871. Jn the mile and three-fourths dash at Crab Orchard, Kentucky, yesterday, 2. G, Thomas’ gray colt Fireball, four years eld, by Lightning, dam Dixie, by Sovereign, won in 3:1034, said to be the fastest Ue mace Uhis season in this country, THS NATIONAL GAMZ, Getham vs. Eaglo—Victory for the Former by a Score of 19 to 17. Yesterday a very interesting game was played between the above Weill Known amateur organiza- | Mons at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, ta the pres- | ence of a goodly assmeblage of spectators, including | ajuumber of ladies, Both clubs presented full nines, | And each were confident of success, The Gothams Jed of with a slignt lead, but they were finally over- | | taken by their opponents, who, by good batting, | | managed to take the lead by the score of 7 to 9% alter this, by some very snarp fielding, both sides were “whitewashed” for tio innings, The ‘ame then commenced to be decidedly interesting. «The Gothams finally obtained tne lead, which they succeeded in retaining wo the last, coming in the victors by the totals of 19 to 17, Both clubs played well, and some very fine double plays were made. | The Gotham Cluo has played thus tar ths season five games only with first class amateur clubs, out of which number they have won tour. On ‘iuesday next they try conclusions with the Excelsiors, of , Brooklyn, at Hoboken, and the ga.ie will doubtless be a sharp one, as both nines are sharp fleiders ana | good batters, The iollowiug is the score or yester- | day’s game:— i : Py LR. GOTHAM, Players. O.RABP.A. Phiyers, . R.AB.P.A, | Witwon, Ist b... 4°2 0°90 Hai,ee.......2°3 00-4 | Phuips, rt 5 111 0 Mebermott 3403 434 4 1 Post, c.f. 8 2 2 1 0 Hamiiton, lst b. 1160 | Loughlin, 8 3 1 4 8 Colwell] o110 | Gallagner,c.... 1 8 3 6 0 Kuwards, e Baa Oo) | J. Gaughan, 4 0 0 0 1 Goodspeed, 5472 | Winnecott, |. 8120 HK 2020 | A.Gaughan, 1TLiisda ooo? | O'brien, 8. 42123) tise Totals.........97 1710 7 8 913.27 8 RUNS EACH INNINGS. LED. BL dh. Gu. Gh. Th, BA. 9. See is oe oe Se aie 8s 120%" 39 Umpire—Mr. licks, of the Eek/crd Club, ‘Time of game—Two hours aud twenty minutes, Base Ball Notes. The Eckfords and Mutuals will play the third game | of their series this afternoon on the Unton grounds, | Witllamspurg. This wiil be the first game of any im- portance tne latter club have played since thetr re- ‘ turu from their disastrous trip tothe West, con- | Sequently eir many friends and admirers are anxious to what kind of a show they will make. | Beyond ail doubt they will, upon this occasion, re- deem themseives by pluyinga sharp and brilliant | game. SPRINGFIELD, Mass, August 18, 1871. M. W. Kinuefick, of this city, beat Mr. Sherman, of Northampton, the champioa runner of the State, im a half mile foot race for $200 a side, at North- ampton this aiternoon, Time, 2:14. ‘The same par- ties will ran @ mule In this city uext Friday, EXTENSIVE CUNFLAGRATION. ne and Several | w York—Losses and Destraction of a Moul Dw.liings at East Tnsarances. At about half-past seven o’clock yesterday morn- ing a fire was discovered in the drying room of the extensive saw and moulding muti on Miller avenue, near Atlantic avenue, East New York, The alarm was given by the workmen employed on the prem {| ses, and the village engine company hastened to the scene of conflagration, ‘Ihe fire extended through the entire structure with great rapidity, and lapped up in its progress the inflammuble material com- posing the stock, as well as the building itself, defy. ing the puny efforts of (he firemen and others who lent their assistance to extinguish the fames, THE FIERY TONGUE SHOT OUT | against the two story and b ment dwelling house | adjotnmg the factory, owned and oceupica py the | proprietor of the moulding mill, Mr. Frederick B. Hill, and soon doomed it to destraction. From this he work of demolition went on its course. A | stable attached to the residence of Hill was also raed down. Then a two story and basement frame house, owned by Mr. E. O, Bragdon, was | gobbled by the fire, which next commumicatea with the three story brick residence of Jotun C, Walters, gutting It completely. A two story frame house, the property of J. Shepard, occupied by a Mr Luthers, | was also levelled to the ground, Tne dwelling of William Storms was damaged slighty by the fire, Meantume the greatest excitement prevailed amoug the quiet den J who were 1 A PE! OF VEAR stroyed. tee prectat repaired in that viewity an rs, Brooklyn, shorts Cher Thomas once and responded with ce tifteen minutes had elap- sed when Steam ne Compaates Nos. 5 and 10, two o. the f in the department, were dasning along the road to succor the distressed villagers, ‘then aid aterial, and the fre Was soon exun- guisued. city &. Water Incase of fre has long been feitin this subarh of Brooklyn, and i is surprising that no connecuon is had, for'such emer- gencies i yesierday, with the water maim ugh there irom the reservoir. arsial Williain Foik bas ascertained LOSSES AND INSURANCE: Mr. Lil's lors on the mill, stock $5, insured for $17,000; on muery, ww; iusured in th hor’ $7,000, aud Ue Security for asured oa iumber in the toa for 00, An ford for $2,000. Mr. Hill's jo: is $4,000; insured in the imty Company for 1005 10 {in the hinperial ters’ joss 13 $1,500 on build. ermania tor $4,000. His loss insured in tue same comp: Ke O, Bragdon’s Joss On butldimg 18 $2,500; Ins | $1,500 io the Phoenix and for $1,000 in the | chanies'—whiet latter item bp ined in the de+ straction of furniture, J. Shepard joses $2,500 on his building; instved In the a for $1,509. | Lurhers’ loss ts $500 on furniture, Cornelius Woods, | pleture frame make: pied part of the miil burned dowi. His los# is $2,500; not insured | workmen in the will are said to nave lost $ wort! of tools. sured. Ser- r eught OC! | P. Nevins was notin his usual alacrity, S$ the 8 w re as follows: hinery, r house | America for $1,600 and Kings ( Loss on stabi Couipany. John &. W ing; msired in the ON StOCK 18 $S005 000 W. Storins’ joss is about $200; ine A BLACKMAILER BAULKED, | The HERALD of Weduesday contained an account | of the arrest at Newburg on Tuesday of a man call- | ing himself John McCabe alias Henry Neeley, | charged with having writteu @ threatening letter to ; Thomas Marlow, the Shen of Windham j county, Connecticut, demanding the sum of | $200," on penalty ‘or if the money was not forwarded 1 © weeks from the | date of une letter, On 't } the Recorder of Newburg for examipation on the charge preferred against him, ‘Ine prisoner, however, waived examination, fully adimiuing the | fects charged, and was committed in default oF $1,000 Lill 10 await the agugn of Lay Grand Jury. | | | | | reday McCabe was brought | | | mornin, u | there The Jereey City Explosion—Coroner’s Inqurst— What Mulligan, the Bartender, Heard and Saw—Durancey’s Widow and Son on the Stand. The inquest on the bodies of the ill-fated five who Were burned to death by the recent explosion at Durancey & McGhee’s lianor store, corner of Wash- ington and Montgomery streets, Jersey City, was commenced yesterday afternoon in the Common Councu chamber, betore Coroner Wandle. District Atturney Garretson appeared for the State and Charles H. Winfield for McGhee’s father, who main- tains that his son was the victim of foul play. ‘The first witness was Vandebecker, private watchman, Who, weatitied Iwas sitting Jy the lower room, facing, on heard my everyting seemed on fire; I wlso heard another explosion, | which was not as loud as the first; I could not see where the explosion started; immediately after the explosion I saw two women at the second story win jow over the saloon, on the Washington street side, and then a man, w ho seemed to be throwing a boy out on the awning; the smell was 60 bad that I did not open the window. Mra. F, P. Jones was next examined—I reside at No. 111 Washington street; Mr. McGhee roomed with me; when I heard the explosion my husband told me to see where the fire was; I went to the front door and found it open; 1 told my ousband the fire was at MoGhee’s; was not there, but the gas was lig) disturbed; ' Mr. Motdhee did not take mei he left ihe house om Sunday about two o'slock; | no could have opened that door except he had a ass key; the door was opened before my husband left tl use; T'bave three gentemen boarding with. me, and three of them out in my presence; Mr. Durancey w: never fn my house; McGhee had on white panis and a black coat; that was what he always wore on Sunday; 1 know that Mr. McGhee was notin the house before half-past nine o'clock that night; at that time I went to bed: no one would have gone into his room to light the gas but himself. The principal witness in the case was Hugh Mul- lgan, the bartender, who, 1t will be remembered, was arrested on Monday morning to await the ac- tion of the Coroner’s jury, Hes remarkably intel- ligent, or, to use the barroom phrase, “smart,” for his years, having quite a boyish appearance. The following testimony, however, 18 not as satisfactory as Was expected trom hin. He gave his answers with great distinctness and without hesitation, yet 1t isthe universal impression that he knows far more of this terrible tragedy than be has yet re- vealed, He testified as follows:— I live at 84 Montgomery street; I was employed with Du- rancey & McGhee; 1 went with’ Durancey;; I was with Du- Tancey in the horse shoeing business for about three months; 1 went with Durancey to Bayonne Grove, and from there to the corner of York and Washington streets, and thence to the business of Durancey & Mciihee, on the corner of Mont- goinery and Washington sireste; his was on the ist of May Inst; MeGhee went {nto partnership with Durancey about Inet New Year's; on Sunday last I went to the barroom xbout tix o'clock in ‘the morning; I lett the bi eleven, o'clock that night; I saw Durancey on that day-first about nine o'clock: he then went to his boarding house to chanze his clothes; he came back afterwanis; he went up to bis room ted and the bed had ‘chock; 1 thea handed Du ce to McUhee; I then went to my home; i was awakened and told of the fire; I got up and went to it; I saw Mr. McGhee in the afternoon between two 2 then went out at about ten o'clock, and went toward: ferry, returned about eight or nine o'clock, and rei until we cloned, at eleven o' the keys; he was talking and three’ o'clock, in the barroom; Mr. Durancey tended the bar while I was at dinner; 1 stayed about one hour and @ half; Mr. McGhee tended bar while I was at supper; when I'returnes he went outside and stood about half an hour; I next saw him between nine and ten o'clock; he stayed’ about fifteen minutes; he had on light clothes,'a light striped coat, not ike the piece of cloth now shown me: he had on astraw hat; the liquors were kept in the cellar in barrels, demijohos and bottles; burrela were Kept in all 8; cannot say whether any kerosene was there ; the man who put it aown sald it smelied like kerosene, and I smelled it and found it to be 20; it was brought there on the 18th, in Durancey & McGhee's wagon, by John H. McGhee; Idid not smell of the barrels, but of the shirt f who put them in the or man cellar; upon which some of thelr contents wore spilled; I asked Mr. McGhee what he was colug todo with kerosene, and he gave me no answer; Iasked Durancey, and he said that that damned rascal of a fathet of McGhee bought it on their name And they had to take it; McGhee acted strangely on the even- ing of the Ore—pulled down ail the curtains, and nailed show donrda up to the windows of the fruit store; the partners had fome trouble about money matters; heard ‘Durancey accuse MeGhee twice of taking mouey from him, and he forba him to buy or sell; Durancey bad the key of the safe; sate stood in the liquor store; tt was locked by Du- ncey that night; did pot see him take anything out of the safe that night; always thought the insurance policies were in the safe; never saw any tar in the cellar; Mr. Smith and family lived up stairs; do not know how many there were tn the family ; the condition of the stock at the time of the fre was good, not run down; both of the partners bought stock ; Durancey had charge of the money ; know of no chat- tel ortgage being recently given by Durancey, or of his bor- Fowing money tbrongh Mr. Brinkerhoff; whed I left bim at night he had on the eame clothes he bad on tn the morning; they offered some siock cheaper than could be bought In the market on account of running opposition to Mr. Lawrence; ‘wasa gas burner in the cellar; Durancey me; he sometimes talked to me out McGhee; about a week before the fire he said to me that he believed McGhee had that day taken money from bim Out of the drawer; never heard him threaten McGhee or say he would do anything with him; the saloon was kept open on Sundays the same as any’ other day; have acen Mr. McGhee's father in the store; never heard Durancey say to MoGhee's tather ¢ would Kill Jubn as quick a8 {ool him, and that no McGhee must cross pis path; the gas burner in the cellar was inthe centre; it wat a good size jetj, ames Burne “suid about pine’ ofctock that! the cas n the cellar was barning and ne went down and put it aut; Durancey wore a linen bat (piece of cloth shown to witniss, which he identified as similar to pants sometimes worn by: Durancey and McGhee); Durancey nent his boy home about nie o'clock saw the boy in his tather’s bed erying, be- clock Monday morning, when T weut to her; did not ask bim when his father let Lim ; home to his mother; had no confersation ‘after cloning the place went right home b could not sleep; Kept rolling about urancey at the time of shutting up seemed little intoxicated; he bad helped drink ; beard no conversation between the part- ners tbat night; it was their usual custom not to speak oF notice each other while inthe atore; this was their custom ever since they have been in business; did not see them talking tozether outside; McGhee bad on that day a black coat, white hat, white vest and checkered pants; when Durancey left the store he told me to open early in the an he wanted to go away; when I took home the boy and told Mrs. Durancey about the fire and that I could not find Mr. Durancey, ani toid her not to be uneasy, she did not show very great anxiety; I remember noticing a smell of gas during the evening: there were etsbween gas burners ‘About the place; the man Burns worked for the frm and lives in New York; I have aren him since the fre: he was a a bottle of brand: D wife; way four or five years; Durancey supported rail which consisted of four or five children and their mother the boy home again 1 hunted for wo his watch hanging on the wall of took no notice of the clothing he room 3 had worn during the day; there was no still in the cellar nor ut the premises; Durancey frequently mixed nrmer place of bi but not here, jusing a e purpose; the ingredients used were sugar, water anid gum syrup; only had spirits once, which were got {ur » ahway; when I went to Mr. Durancey's room was up and dressed he bad been in bed I wore through the day; they are now home; I know of no Amell of kerosene about them; I cannot tell what made me roll in bed that night; never ‘saw Durancey and McGhee go into the cellar together more than twice. Dr. Henry Mitchell, being sworn, read the following state- the body of Job: Nearly the whole charred and covered by fire cinders; ¢ bones about the right knee joint were absent, as also those of the left torearm,; the skull was de- ed’and in @ crumbling condition, much of the an- ‘and superior portions belng readily broken the fingers; about a halt of the frontal bones but his shoes; Tdid not asic had on the same clothes which menti—A post-mortem examination Mi the following fact two square of the soft tis were sottened nger could be driven intothem at many points; paneture or incision wound was found, nor was there a ¢ which would Indicate that death was caused were unbroken; the body of Durancey was found somewhat less charred than that of McGhee, some portions being but ‘sighty burned, as for instance, the legs’ below the kuees; the skull was denuded and blackened from burning, and was fragile and easily broken ; the soit parts of r portions of the back and left side were separated eyo one of these renis the: uding; there were no wouncs to ‘ered which could cause death, Thomas Gaffney testitied that he started from bis place on Monday morning about five minutes after twelve to ‘0 hore; in front of Horton's jewelry store met ex-Sergeant farnev, and stood taiiing with bi, when the exposion took place, which was {n about five minutes alter; the whole side of the building was biown out, d then followed the flames; the explosion seemed to about tien feet from Washington ‘hen went up in front of the bank buildings, and Jona explosion occurred; saw ® lady Cail or Jump ont picked up by Mr. H away; saw another lady tak pr © particular smell or smoke; ith the greatest rapidity: did not see’ Meu! y that day; there might been fire in the butid- ing before the explosion, but I did not notice it; atter the woman was taken out of the window I could see that the bar bad been thrown back to the wajl by the concussion, Dr. Hadden testived that he lived at 99 G found the leg ied; on one siu w Hut not having Instruments with © decide whether it was made by an instrament; found on the left side of the skull a fractare and found the membrane enurely bare; the body Was extremely con. aud required force to turn the limbs; were no marks of violence on the back: being only requested to. view the bouy, aaa not wishiry in any way with any otuer physician wao, heid a post-mortem examination, T extended tion not id an opinion as tion, vidiene ing timbers. ‘ vernard Harney corroborated the testimony of Mr. Gatfney. He saw nothing wnuawal the explosion and smelled no say that there were two men Id have to stay there, weit was about one bonded igomery sreet ‘and saw Medhee n bn in front of the F. ight orjnine minutes pi onion; 1 ancey and stopped there some moments and then wal faras Mr. Horton's steve, where f met Mr. U in the cellar; 1 said they wo Impossible to get them out; I went de from five to ten minutes alter tweive o'el . Gaffney; do id there were two be was not in the cellars ue of them; they were both larger men; wo the did not come back oon while ‘about for time he could have come nies inter McGhee and when J saw Mr. Galney buck after and left the corner without me seeing him; the first. explosion was very sharp and shrill, and instantly the whole building Was in & walle Hame, observed smoke, knowledge, sixtesp years; Mr. MoUbee na white bat, dark coat, white wt and light pants; ot -turn around to look wt him er} passed bin; don’t think | was mistaken to the man; neither of those who said there were two men jn the cellar was theman Tmet and neither of them was Mr. Mulraine; don’t know who they were, ‘Thomas Durancey, sve ‘of deerane deleven, waathen placed on the #tand, and «fler wausfactorily answering the to the neture of an oath testined that he lives bie mo No. #1 ding stre ag went thee all day Jong; wheo I we tiutep, the bert in abont five minutes my i on to Kew ovat and bt and wine ‘Sommy, you bad 1 the buildings, have been there, to ing had 1 to see a horee he bad K and he then wen binish getting, we then exme York; he ha & white hat, ght pants, 1 next aw lin betw ‘clugk Whey evening af the saloon ; be suid My o P talk oe shown and ident 3 fat Twas in cider; was not 2 u ter the three barrels were brought there; did ‘ing ; Jimmy lives in State street, in New a8 een over here every day since the fire. To Mr. Winbeld —I had my clothes off when itughy came into the room; I was not crying, but cried afterwards; never saw my father ee ea caine co Oh Lh ond in cd cellar. pelted eey, the widow jomas Durancey, testifies that she last saw her busband on Friday betwoon three and 32 four o'clock ; had some knowledge of uis business rela- Hons; he aid not discuss nis business with men, I never knew of bi wing kerosene there; rever heard him spe: f issolution of partnersiip; ue never said amount of stock he had; nothing was about last time | saw business; the pas Re cee heard of the fire eee” | ne londay morning, when Hughy brought Tommy to the house and said J ‘aust take care of him and Bot let nim go out, as the place was all burued down; this ‘Was the entire conversation; I cannot answer the cuestion ‘whether any interest of the business was in his nar H, Moore testified to passing the store about half- st o'clock on Sunday night and saw Duranvey and icGhee leaning against the aide wail of the building talking together very earnestly ; they were not over @ foot apart. The inquest was adjourned to next Monday fore- noon at ten o'clock. KICKED TO DEATH. A FATAL QUARREL. The Word and the Blow Resulting in Death— Coroncr’s Investigation and Verdict— The Murderer To Be Arres:ed. was between one and Jeremlab Mahoney, the man so terribly kicked and beaten on Sunday last dumng a quarrel with Patrick Butler, as previously reported, died late on Thursday afternoon, at his residence, 1,00 Firs* avenue. His death was not at all unexpected t Dr. Marsh, as he found him apparently in a dying condition at the time of calling on Thursday after- noon to take his ante-mortem statement. It now appears that AFTER THE FATAL FIGHT, and previous to Mahoney’s life being considered in danger, thata man named Edward Barrett made overtures of settlement to Mrs, Mahoney, in order to shield Butler from arrest, but they were rejected, and the latter fled or remains secreted from the police, although his whereabouts is Known to some of his friends, Thomas McCarty, who witnessed the fight, is detained at the Nine- teenth precinct siation house, and Captain Gunner and his officers are still in pursuit of Butier. Deputy Coroner Marsh made a post-mortem examination on the body of deceased and found excessive innam- mation of the bowels, resulting in peritonitis, caused by the violence received. Coroner Young yesterday afternoon held an in- quest in the case at the Nineteenth precinct police station, when Mre. Mahoney was the first witness called. She testified that on Sunday afternoon her husband came in and complained that he he had been kicked in the abdomen, but he did not say by whom; he requested her to take off his boots and pantaloons, saying at the same time that it would be the last time; he then went to bea and remained there till he died; the witness stated that Mrs. Barrett called on her Tuesday and Thursday, and said that the man who kicked her busband woulft pay her $9 or $10 a week if nothing more was done in the matter; that it would be nv use to have Butler arrested. Thomas Mcvarty, living in Sixtieth street, deposed tnat he sat deceased last Sunday at Hendrick’s public house, Filty-nioth met Bowler and Duggap there, and ali had some ale; Butier was more intoxicated than the rest; Butier said at length, “You are all a damned lot of Papists;’’ the witness reproved tim for making the remark; then went out on the walk, aud Butler said, “YOU ARE ALL A LOT OF CORKONIANS;”” Butler struck Duggan and other blows were ex- changed; Mahoney made a pass at Butler, Wut did not hit him; did not see Mahoney or any one else kicked; then took butler away; saw no one iall or heard np one complain; Duggan said he Wiougat Mahoney was injured; don’t know why he made tne remark; know Edward Barrett; did not see him that day; Butler was arrested about last Christmas for some assault and sent up somewhere for six months; have told ail I know about the maticr. Daniel Duggan, iiving 1a Sixtieth street--Knew deceased tor nine years; was with de d last Sunday afternoon; went into Hendrick’s saioon in Fifty-ninth street and had some ale; whiie there Sutler aud McCarty came in and Butier said ne was @ Corkoalan and continued to talk about Corkonians; Butler then made an assault on the witness when Mahoney came to his assistance; Butler then raised hia foot and kickea Mahoney somewhere ubout the body; Mahoney FELL ON HIS KNEES, and getting mp weat up stairs to his room = hour later and he said he wash stairs, Mrs. Kate Barrett knew deceased and Butler; the latter was sent up for six months; he has boarded with witness for four Weeks past; last Sunlay after- noon he was very drunk and threatened to kill her husband; Buller was ugly when drunk; saw him on Tuesday last and noi since: the witness, at the sug- gestion of her husband, called on Mrs. Mahoney, and said to her that she iad better take a few dvilars a week while her husband was sick than to have But- ler arrested; Mrs. Mahoney said sbe had no wish to have Butler arrested; she did not wish to harm any streed; ‘aw him rt down one. Edward Barrett was sworn and testified to seeing Butler on Sunday last; he was drunk; heard on Monday that deceased had been kicked; toid his wife on Monday evening that Mahoney was kicked; Butler, when asked, said he did not know that he had kicked up @ row on Sunday; Butler requested the witness to oifer Mrs. Mahoney some money each Week tll her husband should get well. This closed the testimony, aud tne case Was given to tle jury, who found “that Jeremiah Mahoney caine to tis death from peritonitis, from a kick received trom Patrick Butler, corner of Fifty-uinth street aud Sev- enth avenue, August 13, 1871.7? Coroner Young committed Barrett to the House of Detention as @ witness, and issued a Warrant ior Butier’s arrest. Captain Gunner, of the Nineteenin precinct, ts searching for the fugitive. ANOTHER OOAL MINE DISASTER IN IOWA. Five Persons Suffocaied by Fire Damp, We take the following account of a fearful accident at Eddyviile, Saturday last, from the Keokuk (towa) Gate City:—The startitng, intelligence reached this city Saturday afternoon that five persons haa been suffocated in a coal mine near Eddyville some time that morning. The names of the unfortunute vic- tims were George and William Briggs, Mahlon and Anna, the son and daughter of Witham brigs, and a hired man named Greer, The partes in qu lived on @ farm three milies east of Bddyvilie. farm 1s @ coal mine wich had long been ava’ but which it had been decided to reopen, and daughter went to the mine for the pur} of dippmg out the water, A ladder was pl In the shaft, and the son proceeded to de: After he had gone a certain distance the carbomie acid gas, commonly known as “fire damn,” sutio- cated him ana he fell down dead, The daughter, aleimed at the situation of the affairs, aisu de- sceuded the ladder, when she, too, fell a victim to suifocation. The father, missing bis tive chudven, went to the shaft to see what had become ot them and took nis brovher and hired mag. One atter an- other went down until ail five had followed one another in rapld succession to an untimely death, ‘The family were among the oldest setilers la that section and were highiy esceemed by all woo knew them. When the train passed Eddyville in the aft noon two of the bodies had been recovered, but no signs of life were to be found. ‘The younger brother of Mahlon was the first to go down Into the shalt; the foul air sufocatea lin; Mahlon, seeing him. went down and pt 1 hive in the bucket, and he was drawn up and his ilie saved; bat Mation, Who went dowa to rescue him, never came out alive. George Briggs was a promiment candidate ror the office of representative [rom that county, aud he ex- pected to have been nominated yesterday. THE MYSTERY OF THE EXPLOSION ON CHAD. | TAUQUA LAKE, {From the Bugalo Courter, August 17.) An interview with one of the owners of the steamer Chautauqua iends rather to increase the mystery as yet aitaching to the eaxplosia gentleman states that the boiler causing ti trophe was bulit for the owners at ‘Titusy winter and placed in the boat last May. ‘The tract called for the best quality of i boiler 18 said to @ been subjected to the severest test oy the bullders before it was put in the buat. ‘the engineer of the Chautauqua, Phillips by nume, a resident of Fredouia, was sick ab the time of (he catastrophe and so remains at this time. ‘tho boat, accordingiy, Was in charge of the Areman, who had been In that capacity four seasons and had run the engine on difiereut previous occasions. He was considered a careful, trustworthy man, He stales— aad as yet nothing Las come to light to contradict him—that the boiler was under mo more than a SIXty pound pressare when the steamer landed at the scene of the explosion. He will also testily that an ample supply of water was In the boiler. CAHILL THE “GHBWER.” James Canill, of 263 Tenth avenue, and Joseph Burns, of 438 West Twenty-fifth street, Tiursday night engaged in a quarrel, during which Calill 4 Burns in his arma and held him unc he bit ndof bis nose otf, The man-eater was arrested yy Olicer MeCanill, of the Sixteenth prec and yesterday committed by Justice Cox, ab Jeterson Markel, 10 default of $1,000 bail, 60 appear Lor Wal. A SHORT CHAT WITH ULYSSES eee The, Geneva Arbitration Committee=The Ree ticenee of the Sphinx in Rexard to Tame many Matiers—What Constitutes Interesting Reading—The Chris Spirit of Our Metho~ dist President—He Visits the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting. a LONG BRANCH, August 15, 1871. Imade a hasty call upon the President to-day. There is nothing 1 tae politicul atmosphere worth discussing, but be seemed very willing to talk upom almost any subject that I thought the HERALP might require his views upon, ULYSSES RECREATING, Tmet him on the steps of the piazza. He had evie dently just come from dinner, and had tu his hand acigar uplighted, one end of which he chewed at intervals. The very polite colered boy who waits at the door, and who deserves immortality in these columns for the uniform suavity which he @lsplay# to all comers—oMce-holders, ofice-seekers, curious bores and information seeking ‘interviewers’? alike—brought him a small poéxet match case, from whicb he made several attempts to seo the cigar going, but which the necessity of conversation pre- vented. THE GENEVA COMMISSION, CorkesPoNpeNtT—The Geneva arbitration com- mission I see 1s almost complete, Mr, President, PRestpent—Yes, the HERALD has tt right this morning. Infact I know of nothing further in re- gard toitthan you have published. Mr. Adams ts our arbitrator, and 1. do not think there 13 @ man in the United Stites amore thoroughly versed in the Alabama matter than he ts, CORRESPONDENT—He is to have counsel, I sup- pose? PRESIDENT—Yes; the best that can be had. Here the President tock leisure enough to strike fire from one of the numerous matches in his hive box, but the breeze from the sea, blowimg through the sitting room and ont into the piazza where we. were standing, put it out. FESTIVITIES, “Won't you come inside?” said he. Theard the ratue of Knives and forks through the shutters at oue corner of the cottage, the laughter and tones of conversation that indicated a general company, and preferring not to sit in the unpleasant light of a new comer among people so evidently en- joying theinselves away from that public gaze thas the HERALD represenis, J] declined, TAMMANY MATCERS. “One word more, General,” I said, “and Vi nob further impose upon your govd nature—the Tam- many frauds?” A quiet smile spread over his bronzed features, and he bait the end of his cigar with additional resish.. “Well,” suid he, “I read everything about them.’? “What do you think of them y”? “The charges are put pretty plainly.” “Do you think they can be proven?” “The papers claim so. The fact is, thac about aN’ I can say of the Tammany frauds just now ws this— they make very interesting reading.” “Well, I'll bid you good day, General.” GOING TO CAMP MEETING, PRESIDENT—I'm sorry that 1’m hurried just now,: The Postmaster General is with me and we are Going tocamp meeting. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting is some five or six mules below the President's cottage, “and so, in regard to Tammany,” Fsatd, “you. don’t wish to judge of your neighbors tou harshly’ just as you are going to church.” “Partly that,” said he; ‘but, as [said before, the’ charges alieged ugainst Tammany make very in- teresting reading.” With that | bowed myself away, and as I drove up the road toward the West End I saw the Presie dent, with nis cigar now in full blast, and Poste master General Creswell get into the Presidential carriage, behind the blooded bays, and go spinning, down the road toward the Methodist gathering at, Ocean Grove. SIR ALEXANDER COCKBURN'S CAREER, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:. The appoimtmeat of Sir Alexander Coekburn,/ Chief Justice of Engiand, a3 arbitrator on the part of the British government under the Treaty of Wash- Ington, ts oue caiculated to give sausfaction vo the people of this country. Your laudatory arucle- upon the subject speaks of the Chief Justice “as one of the most highly ree spectable officers under the Crown; but this scarcely conveys to your numerous readers the character and qualifications of the eminent indi. Vidual entrastea with the important functions of ar- bitrator m the pending international controversy ab Geneva. Mere respectability in a Judge is negatively complimentary. Some of the stupidest of Bugland'’s judges have been the most respectable. Constant. ‘attendance at sermons at the assizes, hanging With- out mercy wreiched criminals, moralizing to coun- try geutiemen upon grand juries, a changeless solemnity of demeanor both upon and off the bench, are elements in the judicial character which readily: earn the title of respectability with the English, people. Respeciability is considered as paid tor by the salary apon the same principle that the personal, attendance by the fuotman at family prayer is sups to be compensated by the rate of wages. But the gua itications of Sir Alexander Cockburn are ef, @ very diferent character, The writer passed many* years in constant imiercourse with him, Bmi-! Neut as a jurist in Me largest and widest meaning ef the term, Liberal in his views upon. pelitical and so questions, an accomplished, scholar, versed in modern as in classic Itterature,, with w iove of justice and a hatred of oppression and Insilacts of his nature, the Chiel ered the law in a humane andi enlightened imauner and has orushed away with & bold hand the technicalities which his predecessor# had thrown around the aaminis.ration of justice. He achieved lus position by his own unaided Intel+ lect in spite of the obstacles which duil formality places in the path of genias He may write upon bis escuicheon the moti Of Mr. Burke 10 his celevrated, letter to the Duke of Bediord— Nitor in adversum, In the conclave of the representatives of Enropentt interests about to congregate England's arbitrator,, while doing justice to the Interest of his own nation,, Will look Without any prejudice upon those of the United States and concede those claims which are, founded upon the principle of natural rgnt aod juse tuce. EDWIN JAMES. 202 BROADWAY, August 17, 1 1FiC NOTES. A congress of geographical, cosmographical aod’ commercial science is to ve held at Antwerp, Pre« parations have been made, and numbers of sciene ufic men have responded to the invitation to attend the meetings, Wich will last lor a week, terminate ing on the 22d tns' Mr. O. N. Rood has been carrying out researches on the subject of the duration of lightuing flashes, and the result of nis experiments 1s that the dura-, Uon Of fasnes of lightmig as observed by biim, and measured by tweans fully described in his memoir during a Violent thunder storm, amounts in round number to it & fifteen-hundredth part of & second, the averuge length of the streak being nine degrees. Vast as has been the time during which our galaxy has been in existeace, It has not yet compietely formed tiself into stars. Over vast regions velong- Ing to. enormous masses of nebulous matter aro gradually conueusing into stars—single, double or Multiple. ‘The imagination 14 wholly unable eer to conceive the duration of the time intervals which. have been and wili be occupied by these woadertik processes, or ty picture the stupendous nuture of those laboratories of our galaxy ta which 13 sug have had their genesis, A piece of glass, measuring 100 superficial feet, receully underwent the process of silvering at the works of Messrs. ? Peaseley Cross, St. Heien’s, Lancasiir the largest mirru meat 1b Laneasiin tions, Un Ing was the mirror Is compiet occupying cen days. Her Mayesiy's Secretary of State for India has ordered a number o1 copies of the Phair lor dise tribution in Fadia. Che ground of ths Is the desira- bility ol a better acquaintance with the Indo-Chinese countries, of waicn so litte is Kaown. In our owa territories are Wibes speaking Tibetan and broken Chinese, and our relations with Burmah and Souta- wesiern China ave acquiring more importance. A poultry disease, known as per,” is Very pres valent among me broods of pheasants in various localities in the Home counties in England. The pouits were hatched early and had grown strong this season; but the epidemic which Is making such, fatal havoc among them 18 ascribed to the contina- a of wet weather. In some parts of Herts whole nides of pheasants have fallen victims to this dis- ease. In Kent manors the pheasants tn coverty on dry soils have i better; but in Surrey aud Sussex great looses have been sustained, tngiand. ‘This 18 said to be er turned out of any estabiisn- ad, With ope or two excep- done in Engiand. The silvers by the new process, by which, 4 im forty hours, instead of ‘There are in france upwards of thirty thousand prisoners to be tried, about two thousand of whom are Women and another CWo taousand young lads of from twelve (o sixteen years of age. Oue of the Councis of War will wloue have to try 1.000 Womeam