The New York Herald Newspaper, May 18, 1872, Page 8

met LABOR REFORM. Buceessful Ps the Hight- Hour Movement. Some Struck Till the Last Em- | ployer Expired. SAC a a ui SOME STILL STRIKE. Meetings of the Carpenters, St Cabinetmakers and Bricklayers. airbuilders, | | The Master Masons Consent to Adopt the | Eight-Hour System After the First of July. ‘The strike of the Mbor unions continued yester- day and caused increased excitement in many parts of the cit The great centre of action was at Maszonl¢ Hall, iu Thirteenth street, between Third and Vourth avenues. Here men thronged the street ia front of the entrance to the hall and bid Godspeed to the committees that left and hailed those that retarned with acclamations. The follow- ing gives the particulars of the action taken at the balls of the various un! THE CARPENTERS’ STRIKE, Masonic Hall was rather crawded yesterday after- noon, there being about one hundred and fifty car- penters present, with a sprinkling ofjuvenile Union men, who were playing the rte of butterfly re- porters, These jast occupied a long table at the left of the presiding member, and cultivated a very eilicial and important aspect, favored with retl- cence. Behind the speaker or president were sus- pended long strips of paper, six in number, labelled “Names of bosses who have acceded,” or as interpreted by the Secretary, a list of those who had “caved in.” These names numbered in all perhaps 200 or 250, twenty-one names having been added during the day. Commiitees were con- stanily reporting new names, which were added with a flourish, Seventy-flve new members were || perliape enrolied during the day. A CONSTANT CRY of “Shakspeare’s statue” was raised from differ- ent parts of the room, and at last brought out facts hithorto unknown in relation to the immortal bard. The Committee of Inauguration had abont thirty men engaged In building a platform to be used during the ceremony, and they were working ten hours. As they were a numerous body, and appareritly determined to finish the work at ones, it was finally proposed to send a committee of fifty to bring them in. One man was frequently hauled over the coala for having aided and abettod the encinics of the strike, by working during its progress for a boas who had acceded cheerfully to al! his demands. He arose, pale and nervous, at intervals, to defend himself, and was frequently called to his feet by the chairman to re- cetve a bitter rebuke. To protested his innocence im each case, and soon cries from various quarters Would tnvolve the meeting in such disorder that he Would for the moment escape retilbutive justice. From the general CHARACTER OF THE CONVENTION @ Rervous man would hove anticipated his Instant execution, One tempestuous character rose ina formal manner to give the name and careful @escription of a Scotchman who had olitely re- quested the committee which visived Sum to go fo the devil, The Scotchman said hoe pre- ferred to work, and stigmatized the committee ssiaphesndipecgt sian eat aie opening of the Stairbuilders’ strike. T was en: | | Shipbuilders’ Association and of the Stairbuilders’ | They were more intelligent in appearance than the NEW YORK HEPALD. SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET, tereste jally in that as an old member of that union. I have been a trade unionist for twenty- five years, But althongh lum an old member of the union and agitator of the question, I am not so en- thusiastic as some of the Members younger in the effort, 1 say first BE SURE YOU ARP RIGHT and have justice upon your side, ‘Then, go ahead. Thaye lived long enough and thought long enough to know that there are good men outside the labor unions as well as inside them, There are men who give us their sympathy when they believe us rightin our actions, Who have no specialinterest in our business, But lt also want to say that you have not yet heard from the employers. If, after they have their meeting, they accede to our demands It is well, but if the employers voluntarily offer you the in- crease of wages, it will be for the first time known in history, Hight years ago, when | joined the strike of the shipbuilders, Twas told that I would be about with shoes off my feet and ARMS OUT AT THE ELBOW, zing for work. Ihave never begged for work a nd I have been cight years on the r T am on the strike yet. I look as if IT had not plenty to eat? Are my arms out at the clbow or my shoes off my (Cries of “No! No!) Tama member of the Assoclation, and I have never worked through these eight long years for less than $4 25 per day, We want room for froe breathing aud time to eul- tivate our intellects, Mr. Grifin concluded with an eloquent p ration, amid cheers, Mr, Masrrrs, one of the Knights of St. Crispin, was introdu Tle, 100, had been from boyhood a member of the labor unions, He had seen in carly life the struggles of MEN IN NOISOME GARRETS, in Europe, where they begged for an opportunity to work for sixteen hours » He had met a gen- fieman outside ‘who asked him where the crowds were going. When told that they weve going to the mecting of the strikers this gentleman said that he hoped they would not carry the thing too far— they would get into trouble. When he opposed these views the gentleman shrugged his shoniders and said “he was neither a laborer nor an employer and wasentirely disinterested,” This man belonged to the class that thought this dim- enlty of the laborers could be arranged without a strike; but it conld not; the bosses were not so | easily won over. They took better care of their sick or injured horses than of their workingmen, When the workingmen were not 60 well cared for as the horses they must care for themselves, ‘i ‘The deputation of the Workingmen's Union then withdrew, amid Joud and long continued cheering. THE STAIRBUILDERS, Business was very dull at the assembly rooms in West Thirty-second street, where the stairbuilders most do congregate, when the HeraLp reporter paid them a visit last evening. There were only eight persons in the room, and a decided hush pre- vailed. Even the lager bier place underneath re- sembled in sobriety of character an undertaker’s shop. In the small, narrow hall, which rejoices in the name of ball room, conspicuously printed upon the doors, the group of union men were gathered, body of those one met during the week fn the gatherings about — the _varlous union meeting places, and had a very tame and orderly air, There are about one hundred and fifty members of thls organization, of whom seventy-five are ancients, and the others comprehend the new tevies brought in by commit- teos and puch ae have voluntarily joined the asso- ciation, These men have worked for some twenty- six master builders, all of whom have acceded to the terms of the strikers save two. A committee of five went ont to visit the refractory “bosses" at one o'clock yesterday, but up to flve had not yet returned. The chairman, when questioned fn regard to their non-appearance, said very quietly that he guessed they had met with some trouble in Fourteenth street. He said that they had met with no tronble heretofore, were quiet in their action, offered NO ATTEMPTS AT VIOLENCE and none of them had been either arrested or threatened with arrest. They expected a termina- tion to the strike, so far as their union was con- cerned, by to-day. The President, Mr. FE. H. Gra- ham, stated that in case the employers receded from the terms of their capitulation at any time hereafter, and endeavored to exact ten hours’ labor, though it might be in the case of only one of the many unions, aj! of them would withdraw from work until an unconditional surrender was made, The terms of the stair builders are eight hours and $3 76 bay. At half-past five o’clock P. M. the committee ar- rived and reported that Ward & Manville refused to accept the terms of the union, while John R, Voor- hoes doferrea a decision till after the meeting of the employers, which (ook place late in the even- ing. Their final action will be reported to-day. WORKINGMEN'S UNION, of the Amalgation, as the Union Mselfas a pack of loafers, coolly advising them to to work. A mild-measured man suggested that e impertinent individual should be sent for by a uscular committee and brought away bodil he gentleman who read the description called upon the members to stamp it upon their minds and they would ly recognize him. Ejaculations not ofa tonder. and sootiimg character to those int rested in the personal wellare of Mr. Graw, the Soot, Were heard throughout the room. Finally a Sommnitte Was sent toeapture him. A commit) Wards, As fa poet est uile' tt Wad statod that they Were -aubientiy numerous to take the work- froin the statue in the Park, Those rematning the room deeply de vd this, and some sug: gested that the streets should be searched for union men and a reinforcement sent to the Com- mittee of Thirty-one, It was oliciaily stated that the oeilgit for the inauguration of the statue was not being built by the government, but by a com- mittee of citizens, A LARGB COMMITTER was despatched just previous to this down on the east side of the city in the vicinity of Hester strect, with instructions that the men they were to fetch were a hard gang and they must be treated acc ingly. There were no volunteers for the reinf ment of the uptown committee, and at half-past Gree o’clock the union adjourned for haif au hour to await developments. Evening Session of the Carpenters. Mr. Corncil, in Twenty-sixth street, an tron founder, employs sixty men, A share of these are pattern makers. They heid a meeting yester- day and sent a committee of two to ask admission | to the organization of the Carpenters’ Amalgama- tion, The carpenters received them favorably, but, after @ disctission of some length, failed to arrive at a definite conciusion as to what course of action should be adopted. The sentiment of the meeting, however, seems to be favorable to ir amalgamation, and the committee loft with he expressed intention of stirring up the pattern makers to action in consonance with the views of the carpenters. An employer nemed shibiey, at 263 Spring atreet, was reported as having flourished a stick over the heads of the committee visiting him, hustling them out of we place in a hurry and threatening to de- tuulish them, Mr. Sylvester Murphy owns a shop In Thirty-first street. A cominittee Visited his piace, but found Do men at work, ey had ran on their approach to the third sto The committee followed them nd found them in their shirt sleeves, they having left their coats down stairs in their retreat. They Were eight or ten In number, and the body pursi- ing them comprised a laige portion of the commit- te» of thirty-one. Mr. Murphy soon came to the geene of action and ordered them from the prem- ise, following them to the door with a revolver in his hand, A resolntion was passed that all members of the Aiaigamated Society report every evening. A Mess ngor from the Amalgamated Society gave the Sulpenters notice that they would sustain the car- arn A Pig against Policeman h, Who on Wednesday ciubbe pmbe r Union: ay clubbed a member of the Notice was given that the cabinetmakers and framers would hold a meeting diving the evening, pd Pa ; v. M. Maget ha bulletin was add e already posted, with 4 8 ‘ making ‘oT in on ha long list of naines, EMBER asked that a demand should be made of the Workinginen's Union, tiat they should back | the carpenters up in the prosecution by one of its members against the oMcer of polico who assaulted him. The gentleman stated that the entire ktrength of the Union would have to be evoked or the police would prove the strongest. As a body the Union had"power to command respect; as Individuals they had not. The member was appointed, on motion, to wait upon the Workiogmen’s Union, then in sea- ston in the Bowery, between Second and Third | streets, and to ask their co-operation in the prose- cution of the case referred to by the carpenters. A MEMBER reported that at Fou 's shop, on Lexington avenue, they struck on Thursday morn- ing, and the foreman came down at ten o'clock and | stated that the proprietor would pay $3 26 for eight | hours’ labor or $4 for ten hours, They then went to work, but one of the men stated he would brin # revolver wiih him, as he expected to be assaalte: and would defend bimself, * 5 Ata quarter to nine o'clock a deputation from te Workingmen’s Union were reported as ve in the ante-room, and, on motion, they were ad- miticd to the hall and were received with cheers, ‘The CHAIRMAN Introduced Mr. Dennis Daly, in @ poe adaress, and that gentleman spoke as fol- MR. CHAIRMAN AND FRLLOW WORKINGMEN—ThIB Veing a branch of the Workingmen's Union, of Which Tain the presiding offieer, Trish to say a few bande kindly greeting and congratulation to you to Hear Approach of ® successful termination PE trike, I do congratulate you; but there pad “ae here who ure better able'to make you @ peech than myself, aud I retire im thelr javor. eh t AIRMAN then tntrodnced GIIPPIN, SECRETARY OF TNE UNION. {uewis—Me, Chairman aud filow working- Can ofan aeite Of She Workinginen’s Union standing the nal body, I ou. Notwith: MUEE way, fr i persons present I meeting Is a crowd without, that the Walks of the city. Riueipally upon’ the ia de Fg the #trike, 1 haa ‘ths. eget. to enon bo Might” before lash as te | | basis of settioment. It on strike was in attendance, one of whom briciy addressed the meeting. monopolized hy the Amecting of the Workingmen’s Union was to have been held Iaat evening, but owing to the im- portant meetings held by the trate unions in va- | rious parts of the city a quorum of delegates wae not present, and the meeting adjourned, MEETING OF MASTER MASONS, sd pag aaa Tuasuns Was held at the mébiRiiies? Exchange yesterday afternoon to con- sider @ communication of thelr employés, lately laid before them, demanding that the time of labor be reduced to eight hoars and demanding the same wages that have been paid for ten hours’ work. Mr. Joseph Smith was called to the chair. The principal business before the meeting was hearing the report of a committee of five appolnicd 4@t the last meeting to confer with the representa- tives of the workmen, and agree, if possible, on a Was as follows:— THE REPORT. New Yorx, May 17, 1872, The Committee of Conference appointed by the'mast masons at the mecting held May 14 respectfully report That they held a meeting of’ conference with Messrs, Browning and Matthews in regard to the hours of labor, immediately after the adjournment of the Master Masons’ Association. Messrs, Browning and Matthews asserted that they had tull power to act for the several unions of bricklayere and that any arrangement made by them would bo strictly adhered to by. their several unions, The committee being fully entlefled that these gentlemen had power to act, proposed that the master masons con- sent to adopt the ent hour system of labor on the Ist of July next. Tt was the opinion of the eommiitee that the time should be deferred until then in order to relieve those who had unfimshed contracts on hand, | Tho proposition was unanimously agreed to that the time for adopting the eight hour sysiem be the Ist of July, and thatthe same be submitted fo the master masons for | ratideution, and the wages be $4 per day for eight hours? work —Peter Tostevin, John H. Masterson, A. J, Felter, mith, Owen Moran and Jolin 0, Conover. one report of Uie committee was adopted unanim- usty. On motion the Secretary was authorized to in- form the representatives of the union of the action of the Master Masons’ Ass: tion, Mr. WEEKS offered a resolution’ pledging tho os- sociation to resist the demands of the w6rkmen if the unions do net eary out the points the Committee of Conference of the Maste aud Bricklayers’ Unions, Several gentiem In opposition to the resolution, urging tha action is premature, The meeting adjourned unti) next Monday aiter- noon, at two o'clock. lo ‘ocd on by such BRICELAYERS’ UNION, A general mass meeting of all the Lodges of the United Order of Associated Bricklayers was held last evening at Milliman’s Hall, corner of Seventh avenue and Twenty-sixth street. The cight-hour movement was the great subject of discussion. The success of the carpentere was freely dilated upon, and an immense amount of nthusiasm, as announced that the fer masons had consented to adopt the This announce nent was received with long and prolonged cheering. After Mr. Graham, the Chatr- man, had, with some difficulty, called the meeting to order, the subject was again thoroughly dis- | cussed, As the meeting was secret, and did not adjourn until a jate bour, jt is impossible to give any farther details, THE GERMAN CABINETMAKERS, The mass meeting of the German journeymen | cabinetmakers atthe Germanla Assembly Rooms | last evening, called for the purpose of uniting to take action for the immediate cuforcement of the | eight-hour labor system, was attended by at least two thousand men, who all appeared to be in fall earnest in this movement to insure this important reform in the labor system. Mr, Robert Schlueter, President of the German Cabinetmakers Union, was calied upon to preside, In the first place the com- mittee appointed at a previous meeting to organ- ive the different shops submitted a report, stating that forty-five shops, numbering 1,100 men, had decided In favor of the measure; thereupon | resolutions were paseed declaring that now Is the | time most favorable for the linmnediate enforcement | of the eight-hour labor system, and that for eight | hours’ work per day full wages shall be demanded, and for plecework ity per cent more than here- | tofore. It was furth enthusiastically resolved that next Monday shall be selected as the day to carry out the meagure, Au tive committee was appolnied, composed of Waikio, Homrichhausen and Coradi. This commit tee, with several other committees appointed last night, 18 charged with’ making the arrangements for carrying out the measure, and to make prepa- rations for a strike, which, it is expected, will re- sult from the movement, A delegation of the carpenters ond joiners now | HETHODIST GENERAL - CONFERENCE. | | in this regard, igit Hour law after the 1st oi July. | —_—— Plan for the Future Support of the | Bishops—The Whole Church to Benx the Burden, and the Book Concern Yo | Be Relieved=A Conference Prayer Meeting Held. | Dr. J. B, WAKELEY led the devotions of the Con- ference yesterday, and after the journal had becn read and approved Mr. Cowes moved to take up the report of the Committee on the Support of the Bishops and Expenses of the General Conterence from the Secretary’s table and act upon it before the additional Bishops are elected, The report was taken up and read, It recommends a change of the | Discipline in chapter 2, part V ections 1 aud 2, 50 | as to make It read in answer to question 1:— TLAN OF EPISCOPAD scrvont. Tho General Conference shall determine which Bishops are eifective, and which are non-e" Tt shall be the duty'ot the Book Comm: estimate of the amount necessary to furnish to each effective bishop, consideriy lition of his family; and t 'y to the comfortable’ m non tive bishops; and also the am assist the wilows and children of dec + and the bishops are authorized to dra ats vor sid amount, and also for their Ur ‘The bishop presiding at an annual whore bounds a widow or orphan of « deeca yreside shall be authorized to drow on the ri for such amount as may be a ‘The Book Committee shall div quired to be for these pury Conterences, a ecording to their rev Annual Conferences shall apportion (he #0 yal districts and the district stewards t charges. ‘The presiding elders are to see that this money is collected and transmitted to the book agents who are to become its custodians, and to make detailed reports of the same to the Annual Conferences. A permanent fund 1s also to be created by collections, donations and pequests, which is to be held intact by the trustees of the Methddist Mpiscopal Church, the Interest of which shall be subject to the order of the General Conference i. ‘No pay the 308 of the General Conte ‘Yo pay the expenses of delegations app Genera! Conierence to corresponding bodies, o make up any deficiencies in the salaries of the bishops, 4. To relieve the necessities of the superannuated and worn-out preachers, and of the wi@ows and orphans of those who have died in the work, GRNRRAL CONFERENCH EXPENSES TO BR MBN. The report further recommends :— 1. That the book agents at New York and Cinctnatl be A committee to estimate, as near as may be, ihe eum ne- cossary to defray the expenses of the next General € ence, and, the expenses of delegates appointed General Conference to corresponding odes, und report the same to the Board of Bishops by the ime of their ting in the fall of 1874, That the bishops be authorized to apy mount umong the several conferences de best judgine! their ability to meet the ea: the said eo sof the sun apportioned Iv seasons in That itshall be the duty of the sald conferences to make arrangements for raising the amount so SrpOr. tloned, and any conference tailing to do 60 shall torieit all claim lor the expenses of its delegation. This report called forth considerable discussion, in which Messrs. George, of St. Louis, chairman of the committee ; Goode, of Indiana; McMurray, of Cen- tral Pennsylvania; Curry of New York East Confer- ences, and others participated, Mr. GEoRGH made a conservative speech tn favor of the report. Dr. Goode thought the salaries of bishops should be subject to the same contingencies ‘as those of presiding clders and preachers, He was opposed to the creation of any fund for episcopal support. Dr. Goode is a thorough radical, and a few days ago introduced a resolution declaring that the bishops are not a distinct order from tho elders, Mr. McMurray advocated the adoption of the report. Dr. Curry considered this a movement in the right direction, The present mode of paying the bishops’ salaries ont of the product of the Book Concern, he contended, was both unconstitutional and unjust, This money hasbeen devoted to the support of worn-out preachers and their familles, and the widows and orphans of deceased preachers, Besides, the Book Concern is not able to bear those burdens; and, moreover, the bishops should be brought into closer Sem Ay and accord with the people than they now are. Jsolation 13 weakness; close connection is strength. He hoped, therefore, the report would be adopted, LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE. Dr. Ospon, of New York, remarked that by 80 much as they took up collections for the support of the bishops they would diminish the amounts to be raised for superannuated preachers. The eal ple are already overtaxed with collections, Six be- nevolent collections are taken up annually in the churches, In regard to the pro rata division he called ntion towards the working of it toward pastors. Wile the bishops reccive @ salary of 4,000 the pastors receive but $1,000; bub suppose thag only three-quarters. of BhGu@ WOR sneer Talantlat Worciency, but the prators inust go. minus theirs, The arteries of the Church ave already bied as much us they can stand, and he therefore hoped this report-would not be adopted. Dr. Krreuts, of Ulinois, cansed general laughter by the “irish bull” that where tiey coliect the most money they can get the most. U be wanted good water he would not go to an old well where they drew a quart every three months, but where they drew it by barrels daily, It had been said that we have six collections for benevolent purposes annually. ‘This was but one every two months—not enongh to eep the peopie religious. They should have such Hections semnl-monthly. He wanted all the people to bave something to do In the support of the bishops. He wanted those who make money out of the publication of rellgious literature to give to this object, as well as those who buy and read such literature, And he hoped that by 1876 the entire burden of episcopal support woald be taken from the Book Concern, so that its money may be de- voted to the widows and orphans, for whom it was poe and religiously devoted, It would add $100,000 to the fund for their comfort, and which they greatly need, and he hoped no man would lift up a hand to diminish the fund for their support. The Rev. Mr. BARNES Opposed the adoption of tho ee as he said, in behalf of the laymen of the dhureh, hie 0 the or by thts portion the snid | ding to their and notity 1 to them, at cal on way Mr. nes was handiiig the subject for the He thought the latter could speak for tiemseives. He read from the sixth restrictive rule, which prohibits the General Conierence trom appropriating the produce of the Book Concern or otthe Charter Fund to any other pnrpose than for the benefit of the travelling, supernumerary, super- aunuated and worn-out preachers, ther wives, widows and children, For long years, he said, THE CHURCH HAS VIOLATED ITS OWN CONSTITUTION We are not doing the honest thing when we divert this money from the widows children of our brethren who sleep in minis graves. His brother, ( i the arterics are bled as much as they can bear. those arteries are growing, increasing plylig annmally, wn Delleved the lag ly to Meet ev nd for the sup- port of the Chureh, and that th not impover- ishing themseives at all by what they give, This money for tie bishops’ support should come from the whole Chureh and not trom one of its most im- portant titeresis. They may find some diMeulty ih the beginning in raising the entire amount, when the people unders qive treely, and he pledge Aussissippl Valley to make good the detieienctes thns imposed upon the Book Concern. Mr, Jewerr and Dr, Persie aso advocated the adoption of the report. The latter remarked that if the number of bishops were increased to sixteen— the highest number suggested—the additional cost to the Church by the proposed plan will be but $10 to each charge, He did not think the people would object to this. The more the people are educated to give the more they will give, Rev. J BUCKLEY favored the plan proposed, He looked upon the present means of support as an anomaly. There is nothing like it in Protestantism, and Romanism has never had any- } thing like it. HOW THE PLAN WILL Work. Mr. Brent took a statistical view of the mat- ue laymen of the great ter. Iie said that the Methodist Kpiscopal | Chnreh has 1,560,000 members, and that the benevolent collections last year averaged sixty-cight and three-quarter cents per mel ber, and yet he heard delegates on this floor couiplain tiat they can't get the money. Should | this stun be raised to seventy-iive cents it would give the Church an additional $93,650, which would ily support more bishops than’ the Church | wants. He was surprised that any objection should | be made to the plan. He hoped no one would talk again abont too many collections being taken up, Dr, WALDEN, of Cihetnnati, favored the provision | suggested because it brings the bishops nearer to the people and leaves the Book Concern free to | carry out the object for which it was created. nuniely, to give the people a pure religious litera- | ture at a cheap and practical rate; and also bee: he believed the bishops to be travelling preachers, and entitled to draw on the Book Concern for any | deficiencies in their salaries, he was not opposed to | trade Is almost exclusively jermans, and it is estimated | that no lesa than twelve thongand are employed in | the trade verage wager for cudtom werk ia for "markel Work’ only about $10 The so by the J auertion some ‘coi tis part of the plan, | Key. Mr. CowLes called for the previous question, Which was ordered, and the report was almost tnanimously adopted. . shop AMES then, on hehalf of his colleagues, d the Conference for placing them in a proper pecuniary relation’ to the Chure! A committee of five to nominate General Confer- ence trustees was asked for by Ur. Walden, and the Conference then resolved itself into a PRAYER MELTING, FOR THE GUIDANCE OF THE HOLY aPrRit upon tho delegates in their choice of Bishops next Tuesday. Dr, George Peck ted the devotions, and | Drs. Goode, Trimble, Slicer, Foster and others | oiered earnest prayers, The Confercnve hereafter adjourned, \ As this episcopal election is likely to call Xorth a vote of the ministers and la, latter met on Thur yiuen separately, the | y evenhig, in Washington sireet churgh, to consider whether or not it wound be advisable to have parato vote. Messra, Childs, Goodrich, Groo and others spoke on the mdguied hat 4 neparate vot | Hon, B, R, BONNER, of St. Louis, did not like the | } had blaek hair, ‘bon, was mistaken when he | but | und the matter they will | piseopal | should be had on the election of the Bishopa, Book Agents aud General Conference oficers, white others contended for a united vote on all occasions wierever possible. The sense of the meet was stvongly in favor of reserving their right to call for ascperate vote, but the expedicucy of doing 80 Was loft fo be deelded by circumstan THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD. — Second Day’s Proceedings at the First Reformed Church, Brooklyn 3. ‘The second day's proceedings of the Presbyterian Synod were held yesterday at the First Reformed church, DumMeld street, near Myrtle avenue, Brook- lyn. Rey. Mr. Morton occupied the chair. The fol- lowing standing committees were announced: On pisciptine—Rey. A, G. Wylle, 8. M, Ramsey and Wiliam Early. Foreign Correspondence—Rey. J, N. McLeod, D. D., Joseph Moffatt and Robert Guy. Signs of the Times—Rev. 'T. I. Bolce, Matthew Galiy and Robert Matthews. Theological Seminary—Rev. W. J. McDowell, Samuel Young and James Stewart. Presdyterial Reports—Rey. D. Steele, D. D., Rev. William Wilson, D. D., LL,D., and Samuel Dallas, Devotional Prercises—Rev. Kobert Graham, Rev. ‘olt and James Sample. ‘ominations—Rey. A, Thompson, Rey, Samuel Moffat and Michael Eliott. Finance—Alexander Kerr, Anthony Paul and Rob- ert Stced. Amiiting Accounts—Robert Guy, John Collins and William Karly, Presbyterial Records—Northern Presbytery—Rev. Dr. Wiison aud Robert Matthews, Eastern Reeords— Rey. 8. D. Yates and Samuel Dallas, Philadelphia Records—Rey. John Boli_ and Wilitam §, Tayler. Pittsburg Records—Rey. N. Woodside and James Stewart, Ohio Records—Rev. Robert Graham and Janes Sample, Chicago Records—Rev. Samuel Mof- fat and William Early. Western Presbytery—Rev. S. M. Ramsey and Robert Guy. 'rhe subjects for devotional exercises for the next four days will he as follows:—Saturday, “Unanimity in Prayer Necessary to its Efficacy,” Rev. M. Gatley t ling; Monday, ‘How to Increase the Efficacy of Sabbath Schools,” Rev. S. Young presiding; ‘Tnesday, “National Tkeform,”” Rey. Dr. Steele to pre- side; Wednesday, “How Can the Church Influence the Community at Large to Perform Aright Their Civil Duties 7” Rev. 8. Mottut to preside. The report of delegutes of sister churches in Scotland and Ire~ laudwas read and approved. The reports of the Ohio and Pittsburg Presbyteries were read and ap- propriately referred. In the report of the Philadel- phia Presbytery, which was read and referred to a apecial committee of three, it is set forth that “of the tive Songragations in Philadelphia two, the second and fiith, are without pastors. It isasource ofregret that the first, second and fifth congrega- tions are still deprived of the use of their church buildings, to which in equity they are entitled With the view of recovering their rights, in addl- tion to previous efforts put forth by the First Church, these congregations at the presen time have their bills in equity PENDING IN THE SUPREME COURT of the State of Pennsylvania. From former decl- sions of the Courts of Pennsylvania, as well as from the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, those congregations which have maintained unbroken harmony with and adherence to General Synod have every reason to believe that the ultimate issue will be in their favor.” Rev. Dr. ‘Thompson was appointed a member of Comrmitice on “Signs of the Times,” vice Dr. Chirk, resigned, and Kev, Joseph Moffat was ap- pointed a member of the Committee on Domesti¢é Missions. Alternates were Invited, on motion of Dr. Wood- site, to seuts in the Synod as consultative mem- bers. Remarks on the general interest of the Church were mado by Rev, Drs. Morton, Scott, Matthews, McDowell, Ramsey, Young, Stcele and Thompson. Several hours were thus passed in an agreeable in- change of the experiences and views of minis- rious parts oi the Union, and the Synod adjourned until to-day, THE INSLITUTION FOR THE BLIND, Anniversary Meeting at SteInway Halle ‘he Exercises by the Pupits, The anniversary exhibition of the scholars con- nected with the Institution for the Blind took place last evening at Steinway Hall. <A goodly andience assembled to witness the exercises, and all those present expressed their approbation by repeated encores, The preceedings opened with prayer, a beautifal voluntary npon the organ followed, and after that came the “Soldiera’ Chorus," from Faust, which was exquisitely rendered by the sweet-faced chil- dren from whom the Almighty has chosen to shut ont the power of sight, After a well-rendered duet and a spelling lesson, in which the scholars showed themselves to full ad- van ‘e, the solo and chorus from Verdi's “Ernani’’ was rendered, and then @ fantasia by the same composer was executed in exquisite taste by Miss Fannie Samuels and Master William Maxwell. Ver- di’s lovely trio, “Te Sol, T Quest, Anima HA ARR CAMS MARVCY, GC. Soh chaln and G. . Mahoney possesses a voice of wonderfully rich compass ;it is futeslike and true, and ifhe were not deprived of the powers of sight he would un- doubtediy gain @ high position in the world of song. ‘he intellectual arithmatical exer- cises were rather slow, but the Madrigal “The Summer Gale that — Gently Blows, afforded much satisfaction to the numerous hearers. Miss Sarah Livingston performed a Bato solo from Mendelssohn admirably, and J, ahoney sang ‘Adelaide’ in @ manner that merited the warm encomiums of the audience, The other exercises were in keeping, and the plaudits which greeted the scholars on their re- tirement from the stage showed how fully satisfied ose persons were who had assembled to witness the exercises. NEW YORK CITY. The Albany day boats, the Vibbard and Drew, re- sume their trips for the season on Monday, Mary Feely, a little girl seven years of age, whose parents live at 409 East Twelfth street, on Wednes- day evening, while playing with other children near te door, felt from a wagon and, striking on her head, was fatally injured, An inquest will be held by Coroner Schirmer. The body of an unknown man was yesterday found flouting inthe dock foot of Rivington street, Kast River, and sent to the Morgue. Deceased wore a black coat and pants, He had a sandy mus- | tache, and in height was tive feet five inches. He Coroner Schirmer was notified to hold an inquest. Aman giving bis name as John Jones, a resident, of Brooklyn, was found lying in West Sixteenth | Ktreet by oflicer Willow, Of the Sixteenth preeinct, on Thursday nigh rehing the prison found on ned stupldly intoxicated, Upon rat the ‘station house there p in bonds, He was before Justice Ledwith, at Jefferson osterday and discharged witha reprimand, Market John Conroy, 2 man thirty-three years of age, in the employ of one of the ice companies, was run over on Thursday, foot of Twentieth street, North River, by an ice wagon, of which he was in charge, ‘Tho spirited am which Conroy was driving started suddenly, and in attempting to stop them ccident ocenrred, He was taken to Bellevue ital, where death subsequently ensued, ferrman Was notified, Charles McLoughlin, of 349 East Fighteenth street, appeared before Justice Ledwith, at Jeffer- son Market, yesterday, and complained that, while passing through Bleecker street on Thursday night, he was attacked near the Bowery by Edgar Williams and Frank Artinger, who held him and forcibly took a watch and chain from his person, They pleaded not guilty to the charge, but were locked up without bail to appear for trial, Coro- The Norwegian Socicty of this city celebrated their national holiday and the adoption of the constitu. tion yesterday by a festival at Rast River Park. The society, which numbers several hundred members, and of which Mr. Gabrielson 1s president and Mr. Hansen sooretary,assembied at its headquarters on, Third a r Eighteenth street, at noon, an¢ proce park, The festivities consisted of addresses, music, singing and dancing, Coroner Herrman was yesterday called to 340 ‘ast Twenty-sixth street to hold an inquest on the body of Charles A, Tilson, an infant twenty-one months old, who, three weeks ago, was shot by his brother Joseph, twelve years of age, A pistol, which had been loaded for seven years, was taken from the trnnk by ‘Thomas during the absence of his parents, and while handling the weapon it ex- pidded, the ball taking effect in the face of the mbe, Who was asleep in the cradle, inflicting a mortal wound. As soon as tho pistol went off Joseph, in his great fear and excitement, ran to Bellevue Hospital for Warden Brennan, thinking he could save lis little brother, ‘The annual reunion and dinner of the Now York Association of the Alumni and friends of Dickinson College was held last evening at the New York Hotel. As Dickinson College is a Methodist instl- tution the usual number of attendants upon the anniversary meetings of the Alumni was last even- ing enlarged by the presence of graduates and filends of the college who have been brought to the city to attend the Generai Conference, ie re- union was marked by all the fpyousnces ever tue cident to occasions of its kind, but enhanced by the presence of 9 Dumber of Jadlos, ‘The officers of the Alumni Association are:—Rev, J, P, Durbin, Preal- dent; Movatto 0, King, pegerery: and a cominittee, of which Rev, Charles F, Deems, GR, Orank« i. NWduny aud others aro mombors, THE ARCTIC REGIONS. The New Austrian Expedition Un- der Payer and Weyprecht, Review'of Former Explorations~Dr. Potormann and His Previous Labors in the Cold North— Captain Koldney’s Plans—The Swedish Expedition—When the Austrian Explorers Will Siart and Their Chances of Success. — ! FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, April 50, 1872. . Messrs. Weyprecht and Payer are at present busily oecnpied at Vienna in making the necessary arrangements for their proposed Polar voyage of discovery, and are lecturing on the results of the last expedition and the prospects of the coming one to nomerous audiences, The estimated cost of the expedition Is 175,000 florins, of which a fourth is collected, The Emperor of Austria has granted a sum towards paying the preliminary expenses of the expedition. Count Wilczek has made a princely donation of 30,000 florins. The great German geo- grapher, Dr. Petermann, has given over five thoue sand florins, and all in all some forty-five thousand foring have been collected, sufficient to ensure the starting of the expedition, The Austrians begin to take a@ great pride in the new enterprise, and, as they have won Dr,. Petermann to their side, they have every hope of sending out an expedition, with every promise of success, The dispute between Dr. Petermann and the leader of the two former German expeditions, it appears, eannot be healed, and Gotha and Vienna have made a contract to work together for the great ob- ject of endeavoring to plant the German-Aus- trian flag upon the Pole! for Dr. Petermann still claims that the German spirit is doing the work. HR AUSTRIAN EXPEDITION will set out with greater advantages than any of its German predecessors. It has the scientific re- suits of all previous expeditions for its guidance, and the leaders, who discovered the open Nova Zembla sea last year, have their own practical ex- pertences to guide them. Before giving you the views of Messrs. Payer and Weyprecht as to their intentions, I will briefly review the previous German expeditions, in order to show you the great chances of success that the present ex; ition has, PAST EXPEDITIONS. Itis a remarkable fact, and one now gonerally acknowledged, that Dr. Petermann’s first idea of North Polar exploration was to proceed by way of the ocean between Greenland and Nova Zembla, the | Very way upon which Payer and Weyprecht made thelr gicat discoveries last year. In 1865, the Enclish began to agitate Polar exploration again, aftor along lull, and Captain Osborn proposed to penetrate toward the Pole through Bafin’s Bay, west of Greenland, thence by way of Smith's Sonid and Kennody Channel, in the route earlier taken by Kane and Hayes. who there discovered the most northern known land of the earth. Dr. Petermann opposed Captain Oshorn’'s view, asking pes was not the great ocean north of Europe teken into consid- | eration, more especially the sea between Greenland and Nova Zembia? And he had the satisfaction of seeing the London Geographical Society accept his plan in preference to that of Captain Osborn, But since that time the English virtually have done nothing in the matter of Polar expioration, while between the Germans and Swedes, and now Amer- ica, araco for reaching the Pole has commenced, though the winning post is not yet reached, the beautiful legendary, Mowery island upon which saint John resides is not yet discovered, DR, PETERMANN, For many years the Germans alone in Europe have carried on Polar exploration energetically. We onght, indeed, to say, instead of “the Gei mans,” Dr. Petermann, for without him we doubt whether anything would have been accomplished, His devotion to the work is shown in some fifty monographs on exploration and history of the North Polar regions; and the Ger- man expeditions since 1863 are the fruits of Dr. Petermann’s untiring energy. He called the two first German expeditions into life. Tho first cost 16,000 thalers; the second 84,000 thalers. Both were placed under the command of Captain Kolde- wer; bow expeditions were sent out from tho basis of East Greenland, thence to penetrate north towards the Pole. This route was not, we are as: sured, Dr. Petermann’s original intention. x sults of these two expeditions are well known. The first, consisting of the little yacht Greenland, did not reach the Greenland coast, but turned towards Spltzbergen and explored the almost unknown ‘Serairs wee pecond 6: southern part of Hinlgna Th Vines, made iter p Cosme sien MY AsddVer ies on the Greenland coast, and on the day of the battle of Weissonburg discovered tho Franz Josef Fiord, But the problem of the Pole was not explained in the least. THE SMALLER EXPEDITIONS OF ROSENTHAIS whaling vessels (to which Drs, Dorst and Bessels were attached) and the Henglm expedition, both of which were the result of Petermann’s exertions, resulted in valuable scientific discoveries. It would take us too far to note the Engitsh, Russian, Nor- wegian and Swedish expeditions sent out during the last six or seven years, The French had in Captain Lambert an energetic Polar explorer, but. his views were never favorably entectained at Gotha. He travelled, lectured and collected funds for his expedition throughout France during four years, and aroused French enthusiasm for the route through Behring’s Straits. But Captain Lam- bert found his death on the Montretout entrench- ment in the ranks of the Paris National Guard; hi expeditionary vessel les dismantled at Havre, and all hopes of the French taking part in North Polar exploration may bo given up for many years to come. The Polaris has the warm sympathy of Dr. Petermann for its success. THE PAYER AND WEYPRECHT EXPEDITION of the past summer was undertaken at the instance of Dr. Petermann, The result of that expedition has been to give an entirely new direction to North Polar exploration. The discovery of the open sea between Spitzbergen and Nova epntle will be the basis for the new expedition, Itis now two years ago since Dr. Petermann published two valuable charts of the thermometri¢ relations of the North Atlantic Ocean and THE GULF STREAM, when he showed that between Spitzbergen and Nova Zembla the Gulf Stream had a warmth of four degrees ( and flowed towards the Northern Arctic Ocean, pointing the direction which Polar explorers must take. But at that time the sea towards which this warm Guif Stream flowed, northward of the seventy-sixth degree of northern latitude, was alinost unknown, and had the reputa- tlon of being “fearfully” dangerous to navigation. Koidewey even refased to follow this route unless Dr. Petermann himself accontpanied the expedition, And yet it was here that Payer and Weyprecht reached, at about the forty-second degree ‘of longitude, the seventy-ninth degree of latitude (a point which, with the exception of near West Spitzbergen, was never before reached by ship) without seeing ice; and the Norwegian, Cap- tain Mack, even reached in tie same season the elghty-first degree of eastern longitude (twenty one degrees farther east than Payer and We Pprecht) without meeting i but finding wate with six and three-fourths degrees of warmth (0.); and still owing rapidly to the east. That this warm water was the true Mexican Guif Stream was roved by finding the West Indian, entada gigalo- binm, on the coasts of Nova Zembla, previously found as far as the coasts of Spitzbergen, The presence of open water even as far as the ninety- ilfth degree of eastern longitude is proved by an earler observation of Middendorf, who reached Taimyr Bay in the month of August. The Russian government has made various attempts to pene- trate from the basis of the Siberian coast by sleds towards the north; but all these attempts have failed from the noteworthy cause that the further north the sleds went the weaker became the fce, and finally the open, ice-free sea prevented further progress. Six such journeys, undertaken in the coldest spring months of March and April, in various years, led to the same result, This sea, open in winter, is called the great Siberian “ Polynia,”’ and has been seen at varieus points from 136 to 176 degrees castorn longitude, The conclusion now drawn by Messrs Payer and Weyprecht ts that the newly discovered ice-free Nova Zembla Sea is con- nected in the fall of the year with the Siberian Polynia, an event brought about partly by the colossal river system of Siberia and partly by the arms of the Gulf Stream, TWO PLANS FOR THE AUSTRIAN EXPEDITION have been under discussion, One, requiring two yessels, 1s to V afpedin gd direct towards the Pole, tarting fromthe most northern point reached last summer by the Payer. Weyprecht expedition in the forty-second degree of longitude. ¢ second is to enter the “Polynia” and thence proceed north- ward at @ favorable point, The former plan has been given up on account of the meagerness of the funds, The latter will be the course of the Austrian expedition, which is now definitely settled upon, The vessel will be fitted out for.three summers and two winters, As soon as the north coasts of Nova Zembla are free from ice the expedition will pro- ceed with all energy eastward, toward the Polynia, reaching, if possible, the Island of New Siberia in the first’ summer, Here, or still further north, if land be found, the first winter will be spent, aud in the following summer an effort will be made to pass the Polynia towards the Pole. The second winter is to be nt on land which has been seen to the east of the New Siberian Island, but never reached. . The third summer Will then be used in reaching Behring’s Straits, and thence to some North American haven, bringing with them, a¢ Dr, Andree proudly write: the report of the successful ration of the Pol ucation, In case New Siberia Island is not reached for the first winter, then Cape Tscheijuskin is to be chosen for overwintering. THE CHANCKS OF THE SUCCESS of the expedition are being warmly discussed in the German papers. Even should the expedition fail In solving the Pole qnestion proper, the scien- tifle results promise to be extremely rich, The sea the Dorks of Biveria Ld PesBADA the most inter: | eating part of the whole North Polar region, yet Parfectiy unknown, The Germans also - hew discoveries of land. The expedi! ve is in course of construction. It will, we 4 manned exclusively Dy Austrian sailors. The ni of the vessel is Tegettho?. The Vienna Geographt- cal Society 1s abor iectin neh A ut to make arrengemente Cold while ecessary funds. 7, Petermann devoted hiasel to the Austrian e: ition, CAPTAIN KOLDEWEY ' is supported by the “Bremen Committee for Nort Polar Exploration,” under whose auspices an ex: pedition for the prosecution of Kast Greenland exd ploration is to be sent out this year. Koldewe: Supeee Sear ven up the idea of reachii thd Pole by way of Smith’s Sound. It is pareuiarly. unfortunate for Germany that this quarrel between! Dr. Petermann and the Bremen Committee and Koldewey should havo arisen; but, perhaps, all thd better for sclence, Koldewey is a sturdy, reliable. gailor, but stubborn and self-willea—too caution perhaps, for an Artic explorer, whose aim shoul to gain his end by taking bold advantage of portunitics, A better choice of leaders than. J PAYER AND WEYPRECHT, both young men Of courage and acientifid acquirements, could not well be made. detalis respecting the Expedition, whic! is summer, under Professor Nordepskjilds lead. ership, have been published. The Lad id to reach, if possible, Parry Island (one of the seven: islands north of Spitzbergen), beyond the eightieth’ degree of latitude, and there to winter, To ti end a comfortable, Wari house will be taken q Gothenburg and erected in a suitable place, It ig probable that the expedition will have a steamer, placed at its disposition for the winter as tug. The expedition will consist of Professor Mordenskjold (geologist and mineralogist), Captain C. Palander, Candidate Wijkander, of Lund -(astronomer an physicist), Dr. Oeberg, of "Ipsala (zoologist), and, perhaps, Dr. Nystroem (physician), besides sixteen’ other persons, including some Lapps, whose duty it will be to attend to the reindeer (fifty) takem with the expedition. The winter will be employed in making meteorological observations, with obser+) vations of the Northern lights, and dragging. under, the ice for zoological specimens. In the sprin; journies by sled will be undertaken for th purpose of exploring the still unknown easter coast northeastern of Spitzbergen and Gillis Landy as well as faras possible toward the Pole—indeed, if possible, to reach the same. YACHTING NOTES. The schooner yacht Columbia, Mr. Lester Wallack{ of the New York Yacht Club, has arrived from oF winter quarters at New London, and is anchore off Stapleton, 8. I. The Columbia has been fitted out for the season and 1s ornamented wth @ hand. some new figurehead, i ‘The schooner yacht Madeleine, Commodore Jaco Voorhis, Jr., of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, leave@ Nyack on her trial trip to-day. The Madeleine hag Just been lengthened eight feet aft, by Smith, o§ + Nyack, and looks well. A The fast sloop yacht Addie, Mr. W. H. Langley, | of the New York and Brooklyn Yacht Clubs, is sal? ing very well this season. H entre-board hi been placed a little further aft. ’ The sloop Nettie B., Major Bush, of the Brooklyn’ Yacht Club, has been fitted out with an entire new suit of cauvass by J. M. Sawyer, and has mad@ several trips this season that have proved highly: satisfactory to her owner. , The sloop yacht Alert, Mr. Dimond, of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, has gone for a cruise to Fire Island, ‘The sloop yacht Daphna, lately purchased by Mre just returned from a two weeks? ire Island. : jooner yacht Fleur De Lis, Vice Commo- dore Dickerson, of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, ie being hipped by Cacil, of City Island, She 16 also being fitted with a new suit of canvas by J. M. Sawyer. The alterations in the Fleur de Lis will be completed about the loth of June, . ‘The schooner yacht Wanderer, Mr. Lewis Lorll~ lard, of the New York Yacht Club, is havil her. decks caulked. She is lying at the foot of Court street, South Brooklyn, and will shortly be ready for cruising. Tue sioop Flying Cloud, Mr. Small, of the Brooklyn is being fitted with anew wheel at » of Nyaci fa i has also been fitted with a new suit of ceuvas by Sawyer. ‘The Union regatta of the Brooklyn Yacht Club will be held on the 22d of June. Blanks for entries can be obtained at the office of the Treasuret of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, Mr. J. M. Sawyer, 114 Walt street. } ‘The sloop yacht Vivid, Vice Commodore Clarke, the Harlem Yacht Club, has received the addition’ handsome bin, aon Ow lying at anchor -@ . the Harlem Yacht D . " The sloop yacht Qui Vive, Mr. Clapham, of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, is at Rosslyn, L. L, undergo- ing some alterations, Her bowsprit has been lengthened four feet, and she will have some new headsail put on her. ‘The schooner Mystic, Mr. Creamer, of the Atlanti Yacht Club, is laying at anchor off the foot. o! Court street, South Brooklyn, ¢ The yacht Poerless, Vice Commodore Maxwell, of the Atlantic Yacht Club, has been altered from & sloop to @ schooner, and lengthened ten feet fors ward. She has been fitted with a new suit of dan- vas and made several trial trips, working well and in a manner highly satisfactory to her owner, The new Brooklyn Club House, at the foot of Court street, South Brooklyn, has been opened for the season. The club house is handsomely fitted, ae very convenient for the members of the club. Commodore Beling, of the Bayonne Yacht Clab,’ will lannch his new sloop yacht, Meta, from McGie+ han’s yard, at Pamrapo, N. J.,on Saturday, Juno 1, at five P.M. The schooner yacht. Bhar Sylvanus Macy, of the New York Yacht Club, ved from her wins ter quarters at Nantucke' is anchored off th foot of Court street, South Brooklyn, ‘ The new sloop yacht Vision, now building at Mc- Garrick’s, of South Brooklyn, for Mr. Alexandre, of the New York and Brooklyn Yacht Clubs, is rapidly proatessiie and will be launchd about the 10th of une. Sawyer will make her a suit of canvas, Frank Baker, thé former pepe of the fast sloop Gracte, has been engaged as the sailing master of the Vision. ‘The steam yacht Emily, Mr. Havermeyer, of the New York Yacht Club, has been put in order for the season, and js lying off the foot of Court street, Soni Brookiya, : The sloop yacht Orion has been purehased by Mr. Cooper. Her former owner, Mr. Thayer, of tho Atlantic Yacht Club, will cruise this season tn his new schooner, the Triton, now being built by. Herreshon, of Bristol. The sloop Dudley, Mr. Gladwin, of the Atlantic Yacht Club, is now lying off Wail street ferry. The Dudley has been completely overhauled at Fort Jefferson. The handsome moon et Kate, Rear Commodore + Robort Dillon, of the Brooklyn Yacht Ciuh, has been fitted ont for the season, and is lying at the Brook- lyn Club House, at South Brooklyn, } The cold and silver model of tie Madeleine, lately: resented by the members of the Brooklyn Yaeht lab to Commodore Jacob Voorhis, Jr., will be ex- hibited next week in the window of a prominent Jewelry establishment m Brooklyn, The reguiar monthly dinner of the New York Yacht Club will be held at the Club House, Madison oo and Twenty-seventh street, on Tuesday, May 28, A regatin will be held on the 22d of May at Bate! South oklyn, open to all yachts of thirty: feet and under, They will sail twenty miles over a tri- angular course. The owners of the sloop yachts Nellie B. and Meteor each give a prize, ‘This will be the first regatta of the season, and lively times ar@, expectea, The Jersey City Yacht Cinb hold their opening lerson this evening at the club house, foot of end street sey Gity. rhe Oceanic Yacht Club, N. J., Commodore George E. Sherman, will probadly hold their ope 1 by rcs 4 of Ratarday, May 25, pening. ve the leven new sloop yachts of different dime yarylug from. thirty-six feet to sinteee teen tal length, are being built by George Roahr, Sneligrove of Jersey City, and Kirby, of Rye, for members of the Ocganio Yacht {Crab A conin he Jersey City Yacht Club will hold th regatta about the 13th of June. a t= The Tom's River Ri tta. The Tom's River Yacht Club held its first regatta of the season of 1872 on Wednesday. Thia is one of the most popular clubs in New Jersey, and although the club owns only small boats the mem-| bers are all thorough yachtsmen, and have a good time at their annual gatherings. The weather was’ beautiful, and a large number of ladies were present, watching with much interest the doings of the different competing yachts. The course wag from a stakeboat anchored at the mouth of Tom's River to a stakeboat in Barnegat Bay and return, adistance of about twenty miles, The following yachts competed in the race:—- Captain, Vapor Saran and if ‘isane Ps F The boats Were all started together at cléven A. — eratay ont te well y ‘eee Pg og was , a8 nearly the whole of the course wal’ sHaibie to the spectators at the starting point, The Chary Hooper, however, appeared to have the best of it from the first, as she soon took the lead and kept it, The yachts arrived as followa:— Start, Arrived, Name. pid Chary Hooper. wuile, a car Robinson, z rhe ais Prize, a handsome silver cu ret by the Chary Hooper, dozen silver spoons awarded to the second boat anda ‘ton-dotlar bill R the third, The next regatta of this olub will plage ln the month of Aumusty o