The New York Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1872, Page 4

4 OE ESSE a PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, Second Day of the Spring Trot- ting Meeting. Brilliant Attendance and Interest- ing Races. Gray Eddy the Winner of the 2:34 Purse and W. | H. Allen the 2:25 Contest. ‘the second day of the spring meeting at Prospect | Park Fair Grounds was a gratifying success in the matter of the assemblage and a'l the attending | incidents. At noon the chained precincts of the grounds gave signs of life, and long before the | horses walked to the sheds on the right of the CInb | House there was present a gay and laughing con- course of Brooklyn’s and New Work’s beauties and their escorts, The weather was very pleasant, a delicious breeze wandering from the bay, buta short distance beyond, fanning the faces of the fair and homely alike. The festive sons of the turf were on hand, as usual, in great force, and though at first the bet- ting was dull it soon “grew fast and furtous,” giv- | ing the pool sellers ali they could attend to. Team after team, with barouche after barouche drove up to the club entrance and deposited theit joads of fashionably dressed occupants, each and every one in such good humor that choruses of sil- very laughter told how merry they felt. The taste and appropriateness of dress displayed is beyond criticism; but the hues of the meadow and garden wore reflected in their attive, with trimmings such as Flora herself might arrange when she buries the rose in beauteoys green and makes the jasmine nod to the jonquil. A glance over the Grand Stand, with its large divisions filled with hundreds oT ladies and gentle- | men and a view of the Club House, with the queens of the City of Churches quictly disposed in easy chairs, and a look at the Iuer fleld, with its hun- | dreds of carriages, and a hasty glance at the bub- bling throng on the lawn and the busy pool sellers, with their anxious patrons, was a panovama in- teresting and exciting and wor remembering. Not alone were the general public so numerously represented, but delegations from several associa- tions similar to the Prospect were on hand, giviuig generous aid to the amusement by their presence, Prominent turfmen were on every hand. One could pick them out by th hey wand from the Club House to the Grand Stand, inspecting | the competing animais or di ing the events of the trotting season thus far advanecd. It was all | “horse,"’ these animuted conversations, and in- | structive in many instances as they were absurd in ‘That hitle throng in the first story of the reporters’ stand is wi surveying. There is Mr. Bonner, the central figure, who drove down tho roads behind Joe Elliott to seo the sport, T enial gentleman near his left is Commodore Dodge, one of the founders of the axsociation, and as fine a yachtsman as he is judge of, proud horses, That slightly-built person near him Js Secretary Van Sice, of Fleetwood, and he of the dark clothes, on his left, one of the genial Dater Brothers and con- trolling spirits of thc same course. Hoe is talking to Mr. Van Brunt, who never looked younger than to-day, The excitement of the track, with such surroundings, seems to make men youthful. Then there 18 Willlam M. Parks, of Broad street, and ty or three others, all alike earnest In their conver- sation. Over on the Club House stoop is ex-Mayor Kalbaeisch, and that positive face near him belongs to Chief of Police, Campbell. The big man near them, and now and then pointing to Gray Eddy, 1s + sim Hoagland, known to every turtite in the coun- | try for more than thirty years. The young gentle- man with blonde mustache, making such good time between the judges’ stand and different parts of the course, hurrying this one and ordering that one, is Secretary Oakley, and really his hands are full to-day. Then there are General Sanford, Robert | Fietchor, Mr. Woodruff, the Eckerson Brothers, | John Coffee, Jake Someriudyke anda host of others, who delight in the grandeur of the scene and the | sports of the afternoon. | Assnredly yesterday the Prospect Park Fair Grounds held a brilliant assemplage, and the enthu- | siasm displayed speaks weil for the success of the | events, and augurs pleasantly for the attendance of the remaining days of th ing. | oe = The Trotti, ‘The track was in capital order yesterday and the weather delightful. Two excelent trotting con- tests came off, the first belng for a purse of $1,200, for horses that have never beaten 2:34; $700 to the rst, $390 to the second, and $200 to the third horse; | mile heats, best three in five, In harness. ‘There were eight starters for this trot, comprising George Ellis? | gray gelding Gray Eddy, D, Pilfer’s chestnut mare | Grace Bertram, J. H. Phillips’ gray gelding Jack Draper, P. Manee’s gray gelding 3| mo, James | Dugrey’s brown mare Fanny Lambert, |. Bowen's black gelding Camors, Colonel Dickey’s dun gelding G.L. Fox and Isaac Pawiling’s black gelding Sena- tor Mitchell. Camore was @ great favorite for this | race, Grace Bertrain being second choice. The trot was won by Gray Eddy—who was sold in the field— | in three straight heats, in most capital time. This horse has improved most wonderfully since his race at Fleetwood last week, or else he lost his race | purposely at that place. Wis handlers know all about it. The second trot was a real good one, and it took | seven heats to decide it. This was fora purse of | $2,500, for horses that had never beaten 2:25; $1,500 | to the first, $600 to the second and $400 to the third | horse; mile heats, best three in five, in harness. There were seven entries for the purse, five of which | came to the score for a start. These were P, Manee’s bay stallion W. O. Allen, J. J. Bowen's | ray mare Sea Foam, Alden Goldsmith's bay mare | fancress, T. 8. Carpenter's sorrel mare Nonesuch, and D. Pfifer’s sorrel stallion Byron. was the favorite over the field before the start, but the betting changed as race progressed, W. H. Allen being a strong favorite towards the end. He won the race, making a dead heat with Huntress in the first heat; then he took the fourth heat, the fifth and the seventh, ‘The time wag remarkably good, were under 2:28, The foliowing are the ‘the sport as it progresse THE FIRST TROT. First Heat.—The horse: starts got away in @ sc ‘they passed around Sea Foam details of mbung manner, and as turn Gray Edtly’ was in nd, St. Vimo third, Senator Bertram sixth, Fanny Lambert s When they reached Gray Eddy were head dud head, St, Elmo third, G. L. Fox fourth, Senator Mitchell fifth, Grace Bertram sixth, Fanny Lambert h, Camors eighth, Gray Eddy shook Jack Draper olf as they trotted along the backstretch, and Was two lenglys clear ofhimat the half-mile pole, G 1. Vox third, St, Elmo fourth, Grace Bertram ‘fith, Fanny Lambert sixth, Senator Mitchell seventh, Camors eighth, The time to the quarter pole w; and to the halfmile pole 1: in front all the way hom lengths on a jog in 2:27, Fox third, Grace Bertr Fanny Lambert sixth Mitchell eighth Second Heat.—Senator Mitche!ll was withdrawn, Fanny Lambert had a great advantage at tie start, Gray Eddy second, St. Kimo third, G. 1. Pox fourth, Grace Bertram fifth, Jack Draper sixth, In this manner they passed around the turn, but when they came to the quarter pole Gray Eddy was flyst St. Elmo second, Fanny Lambert third, Grace Ber- tram fourth, Jack Draper fifth, Ca 8 sixth and a. L. Fox seventh. ‘Time, thirty ‘en seconds, After this Gray Eddy trotted away from the others on the backstretch, and be € Mg id ngths in front in 1:113¢5 . Gray F ing the he K Draper second, G, 1 fourth, St. Euno’ fifth lors seventh and Senator at the half-mile pole, Grace Ber- tram — second, ig Lambert third, Jack Draper, fourth, St. Kimo. 1ifth, Camors sixth, GL. Fox seventh. Gray Eddy ma a ap of Ofteen lengths between himse!f and Grace jertram on the lower turn, and, coming howe on a jog, crossed the score on @ walk, in 2:25; Grace Ker. tram second, Jack Draper third, Fanny Lambert fourth, Camors fifth, G. L. Fox sixth, St. Limo seventh, Third Heat.—Grace Bertram had the best of the send-off, Gray Eddy second, Jack Draper third, St. Elmo fourth, Fanny Lambert fifth, Camors sixth, G. L, Fox seventh, They trotted around the tarn in this way; but when they came to the quarter pole, which was sed in thirty-seven seconds and a half, Grace Bertram led one length, Jack Draper second, Fanny Lambert third, Gray Eddy fourth, St. Elmo fifth, G. Ll. Fox sixth, Jamors seventh. Going along the backstretch she curried to the half-mile pole in 1:13), ambert second, Gr dy third, St. Eno fourth, Jack Draper flith, Camors sixth, F enth. ' Gray Eady then trotted rapidly down the | lower turn, and shut up the daylight at the three- | quarter pole. He swung into the homestretch widely, but then he trotted gamely alter Grace and o Die score a Jength, in 2:28. Fanny Lambert Was third, Jack Draper fourth, Camors fifth, St. Kimo sixth, GL. Fox seventh, ‘The fol- lowing ts a SUMMARY. Prosrrcr Park ,, ASSOCLATION— SBOOND DAY OF SPRING MBETING—WEDNESDAY, May 20.—Purse $1,200 for horses that have never | beaten 2:44; $700 to the first, $300 to the second and he third; miles heats, best three in tive, in | George Ellis entered g. D. Piifer entered ch. m. Grace Bertram 4. H. Phillips entered g. g. Jnck Draper, J, Dugrey entered br. mm. Fanny Lambert Colonel Dickey emtered d. gy. GL. Fox... ray Keddy. | struggle ensned, which was carried on to the stand, a | The: the | as all the heats | after a number of false | Bertram opened a gap of eight het od | \ si NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1872.—TRKIPLE SHEET. J. J. Bowen entered b, 6 P. Mance entered g. g. 8 J. Pawlings entered bli Mile, | [BR SEUOND TROT. First Heat.—funtreas had the best of the start, and loa eer lengths around the turn, Nousvch- | second, W. H, Allon third, Ryt i | an thirty-five and & half seconds, Huntress led three lengths, Byron seoond, three lengths in front of W. I. Allen, who was three lengths ahead of Nonosich ; Sea Foam fifth, Going along the backstretch Huntress wag four lengths ahead, and this advan- tage she carried tothe half-mile pole, in 1:11; W. H. Allen second, Nonesuch third, Sea Foam fourth, Byron Ofth, Going down the lower turn Huntress fifth, At. the quarter poids, Wi Ay Poa? broke up and fell back on Nonesuch and Allen, and | the trio entered the homestretch clese together, two lengths ahead of Sea Foam, A most exciting diuntreas and W. H. Allen making a dead heat, a head In front of Nonesuch, who was a few inches in advance of Sea Foam. A more beautiful finish was never seen, The time of the heat was 2:26, Second Heat,—Huntress was away first, Nonesuch second, W. H, Allen third, Byron fourth, Sea Foam ofth. dn tis way they’ trotted around the turn, and as they passed the quarter-pole Huntress was haifa length in front, W. H. Allen second, Byroa third, Sea Foam fourth, Nonesuch fifth, Time, thirty- six seconds. At the half-mile pole Huntress led two sy ovens W, Hi. Allen second, one length in front of Sea Foam, who was (our lengths in advance of Byron, the latter four lengths ahead of Nonesnch, Time, 1:114%. Allen then went to the front and led aiong the lower turn one length, Sea Foam second, haifa length ahoad of Huntress, As they entered the homestretch Alien and Huntress broke up and Sea Foam went on the lead, but coming up the homestretch with the heat in hand she broke up and fell in tho rear. Huntress then came away and won the heat by four lengths, Allen second, threo lengths ahead of Byron, Nonesuch fourth, Sea Foam fith. ‘Time, 2:20%(, Third Heat.—Wuntress had the best of the start, W. H, Allen second, Byron third, Sea Foam fourth, Nonsuch fitth, Huntress trotted ver; rapidly around the turn, and when she reached the quarter pole sho was six lengths ahead of Byron, Sea Foam third, Nonesuch fourth, W. H. Allen fifth, Time, thirty-six seconds and a half. Sea Foam thon mado play for Huntress, and as they reached the half-mile pole she was but one length behind, Nonesuch third, the latter trotting very fast. Time, 1:13. Going along the lower turn Nonesuch trotted past Sea Foam and led two lengths to the three-quarter pole, the others being practically out of the race for this heat. As Soa Foam came into the homestretch she squared away finely, and after a brilliant struggle trotted undor the wire @ winner by two lengths, Nonesuch second, eight lengths ahead of W. H, Allen, Byron fourth, Huntress fifth. Time, 2:264¢, Vourth Heat.—Wuntress was first away, Sea Foam second, W. H, Allen third, Byron fourth, Nonesuch fifth, When the horses reached the quarter pole Huntress led three lengths, Sea Foam second, two lengths ahead of W, » Byron fourth, None- such fifth, Time, thi even seconds, As they approached the half-mile pole Sea Foam took sides vit Huatress in 4, but just as she showed her lin front she broke upand fellin the rear. hances then for the heat were entirely out. H. Allen trotted rapidly after Huntress and he overhanled her at the three-quarter pole, pass- ing that point oneven terms with her, one length ad of Nonesuch, Sea Foam fourth, Byron fifth, len trotted steadily from there nome, and won the heat by a length, Huntress second, Nonesuch third, Sea Foum fourth and Byron fifth, the heat, i. Fivth Heat,—Byron was withdrawn, W., IT. Allen ad the best of the send-orf, Huntress second, Sea m_ third, Nonesuch fourth, Going sround the turn W. H. Allen led two lengths, Huntress second, one length ahead of Sea Foam, who was six lengths in advance of Nonesuch, At the quarter pole, which was passed in thirty-six and a half seconds, Allen led two lengths Huntress second, one ‘length ahead of Sea Foam vho was six lengths in advance of Nonesuch. Going the backstretch Allen opened the gap to four ths, but as he approached the hali-mile pole Sea Foam closed up two lengths. Time, 1:11. Going along the lower turn Sea Foam reached his wheel, and he was one length in front when he came Into the homestretch, Sea Foam then began to tire, and she hopbied along for some time and | then broke up, and Allen left her and won the heat by two fengths, Huntress third, Nonesuch fourth. Sixth Heat.—Nonesuch was then sent to the stable for not winning # heat in five. Huntress: had the best of the lead, W. H. Allen second, Sea Foam third. Huntress broke up and Sea Foam took the lead around the turn, going to the quarter pole two lengths ahead of Allen, who was four lengths in front of Huntress. Time, thirty-eight seconds, Allen closed on Sea Foam on the backstratch, the gray mare passing the half-mile Vane half s length ahead, Huntress six lengths behind. Time, 1:13. Allen ‘then trotted rapidly, and going along the lower turn showed his head in front for an instant. | Before he reached tie thy 4 pine pole, however, | Sea Foam was again on the lead, and she entered the homestretch half a length in advance or Allen, both {rote steadily up the stretch, Sea Foal Wining the ‘ ftunt- heat bya dcx, in 2:2634, | ress was several lengths behind, “ Seventh Heat.—W. H. Allen had much the best of Time of | THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NAT- URAL HISTORY. Recoont Important Acquisitions, The American Museuin of Natural History is fast fulfilling the promise put forth on the occasion of its first opening and reception. About one year ago the public first began to realize that such a thing aa a real maseum of natural history was to be formed, aithough its projectors had during tho two previous years worked diligently to the end proposed. It is well known to most of our city readers that this institution is in hands that will insure its success and permanency, and also its pro- gress in the right direction, The grand collections that were purchased in Europe and which now form the balk of the present museum ere particullarly valuable, Prince Maxt- milian, of Neuweid, in Germany, had during his lifetime collected a vast number of flne specimens, and prominent among the above-mentioned Purchases are these collections, His whole mu- scum was purchased at a price far below the act cost. To this collection, and the still more valuable Verreaux cabinets, the trustees have recently added some important specimens. Mr. Halsted and his partner, Mr. Haines, the latter a prominent member of the Board of ‘Trustees of the ; Museum, have purchased and presented to the museum ® remarkably fine specimen of the fossil lothyosaurus. It is embedded in a slab from the lias formation of Europe, and is one of the most perfect of ita kind ever found, The plates of Its enormous eyeballs are as distinctly seen as those of an owl, which they much resemble. In accordance with a plan early adopted by the managers of the Museum this specimen will be handsomely mounted ina frame corresponding to the cases in which other specimens are kept. It is 4 wise policy, this excellent care taken of each and every specimen. It will be noticed that the birds are mounted on mahogany stands, which are turned and polished. There are few specimens but are fairly worth this extra trouble and expense, and many are of value. Once they are handsomely mounted they aro 60 for all time, and a pleasing effect 1s also secured. Labels are belug prepared as rapidly as the printer can furnish them. ‘These labels, too, in color, each color representing a particular country. The common name of the Snject is placed in largest type; then the systematic name. The habitat is given below, with the sex and special locality whence the specimen came, As there are over fourteen thousand specimens of birds already in the collection, besides several hundred skins not mounted, if will be seen thit it is necessarily a slow process to get them fully Ps forthe pub- lic inspection and for purposes of study, Eventu- ally, however, there will be a full catalogue, with appropriate guides to a thorough understandiug of the many interesting groups. A list of the mammals has just been completed and sent to the printer, and soon the labels for them will be ready to attach to the specimens, The mammals of this museum are of the greatest value, as there are none equal to them in the coun- try, It is a circumstance that the trustees may weil feel prond of that their cotlection ts so tmpor- tant that any one desiring to consult specimens of i to the American Museum, unless they goto durope, A case of objects of natural history has just been recelved from Paris, containing more of those excellent mounted birds aud mammals which M. Verreaux, of all others, excels in producing, Perhaps the finest thing lately acquired is the reat fossil elk from the bogs of Ireland. ‘This 1s to © mounted in one of the spaces at the end of the large hall. It is @ perfect skeleton, the antlers being of enormous size; the width particularly is surprisingly great. In the same locality of bog whence came this elk was found (and it is sald that itis not an infrequent qccurrence) a large ball of butter, The substance is white, like cheese, having lost its oily portion, Though this butter has proba- bly lain many hundreds of years, yet it bears the impress of the cloth and thread with which it was suspended and enclosed. A specimen, one-half of a mould, is in the Museum in the De- artment of Fossils. The elk is found in various localities, ranging from the borders of Italy to Ireland. That this elk lived contemporancously with man is proven by two kinds of evidence—first, the bones of man and relics of implements are found associated with them in caves. In 1853, near Amlens, in France, were found embedded in the same gravel deposit with fossil remains of the extinct hairy elephant, rhino- ceros and ox, hatchets, with articles in cut stone, The Indian bones and relics in this country as to prove conclusively that the two have lived contempora- neously. - tive anatomy already owned by the Museum this will be of great value and interest. Mr, Jackson | the send-off, Huntress second, Sea Foum third, and as they passed around 3 ed two lengths, Sea Foam second, att teh algo of Huntress. At the quarter pole, which was passe in thirty-seven seconds, the horses were in the same order and a Uke distance apart. There was no change at the half-mile pole, which was reached in 1:18; but soon after- wards Huntress ran up alongside of Sea Foam and kept there on a lope until Sea Foam broke up. The race Was now Allen's beyond a peradventure. He + came on steadily and won the heat by three lengths, | Huntress second, ten lengths ahead of Sea Foam. ‘Time of heat, . The following is a Prospect PARK ASSOCIATION. — SECOND DAY OF SPRING MEEi —WEDN¥SDAY, May 20.—Purse $2,500, for horses that had never beaten 2:25—$1,500 to the first, $600 to the second and $400 to the third horse; mile heats, best three tn five, in harness, P. Manee entered b, 8. W. H. Al- 0 Ces os} J.J. Bowen entered g. m. Sea Foam acocsseeee 5 1421 3 A. Goldsmith entered b. m. Huntress 0162832 T..S. Carpenter entered s. m. Nonesuch. . 4234 no. D. Piller entered s. 8. Byron..... 5 3 4 5 dr J... Doty entered bik. 8, C. B | , Loew. .d | D. “Mace entered ‘ch. ‘g. Judge Pullerton ........6.005 oe Gr, TIME, Quarter. Half. | First heat. 3545 Vill | Secoud heat, Third heat | Fourth heat. | Fifth heat.. | Sixth heat). Seventh heat. | . | Prospect Park Fair Grounds o-Day. | The amusement to-day will consist of two ev | the first for horses thet have never beaten 2 the time of closing the emtries; $600 to first, $ to second and $1 third. This has entered teorge Ellis’ sorrel gelding \ 1. Wil- gon’s black mare Lull Pat ) John Hills’ bay gelding J. son's che brown stallion Ea inare Rosalind, BG, I. Pauiding's bay gelding gray eldi rank, W. Coroner i se of $1, andtiis will dout that have never bring to the scor Charley Green, G.N, Ber H. Burke, Budd Doble's ig on’s black gelding J. ck gelding Gi (fo gelding Dreadnaught, J. gelding Clarence, tT. . F nN Hi. Phillips’ bay gelding Ea White, and Dan Pflfer's gray gelding Lottery. Whitson’s chestnut THE SUICIDE OF MR. BUSHNELL. Ii now appears that Mr. J. W. Bushnell, who com. mitted suicide in Hudson street, had not been em- ployed in Mr, Campbell's auet house in Hudson Street, a9 stated, but was a friend of Mr. Campbell, and often went there to do his writing. Dereased had a position ina Broadway store. His remains were yesterday sent to Winchester, Va., for inter- ment. The following letter from Campbell & Co., and the letter found with the deceased, fully exonerate the firm from all blame in the matter:— To ra Rorton ov emu Bienatponn” VOM May 8 162 In Justice to us we respectiilly ask the favor je in vour ts death and contradic the Her. cide of Mr y Was employed in a where, U kindest tre the house He Mr. Bushnell on Broadw éading dry goods ‘no tyranny.” He declined to serve it some two or three wecks y day.” On several occasions dered bim employment as day watehinan (a light ) at good salary, Which he peremptorily declined’ to in our howe, which ts not a aut -cellar’ or base. ‘Auction house, as previous! ae eee, uve ‘on frst floor, 2x00. My Bu petion quaintance, and asked man retused, our friendship. The following letters y the C Swill by the Coroner, ij nw Youn, tay 28 1972, “ste, J. W. Campneit<<Please forgive, tie, anit Bae reinains taken to Winchorter | Widury Friend Bacany. mit, 1, O, Of O. Fis No. 8 I, oe RY and TO. of ik. Mey Ni fi e i ) doubt, 1 expen: my family will, Lam ip good Standing i) fie above orders oT ia L.T, This request, in conjunction it Broadway, we have Cs remaing Idving been pinged § ‘( ea warded by express to chester, Vas " aun hit favors, no how this:— 4% | deposit of calcareous formation, 700, for horses | A ess | Murphy's bay gelding | will be found he recetved the very | and | ) ne of Which were | but on all occasions granted, as an evidence of written by Mr. Bushnell and found | Steward has lately presented to the Museum, of which he is an active trustee, two splendid specimens o giiartz in crystals. One consists of a blook ey two feet in diam#éy, which {3 com- jefely studded with prisms from the size of a halt fheh diameter to two Inches, each prism being pér- fectly six-sided and termin: The effect ts exceed- ingly grand, as they glitter like so many diamonds. Another is about the same size, but is less clear, though the crystals are much larger. Altogether such specimens are seldom seen, and will aloue re- pay one the visit to the Park, They were taken | fh a quarry in New York State, . | One ofthe most important features lately intro- | duced in the American Museum is a“ Departinent | of Building Stones," the design of which is to afford builders and all interested fn opportunity to ex- amine at aglance or more in detail the various build- ing materials of our country, or of the ert person: lar prominence being of course given to the indigen- ous materials. In several instances circumstances | have arisen to cause this matter to be brought before those concerned in the progress of the Museum, and it has determined to issue letters to certain parttes inviting a contribution of the various species of marbles, granites, sand- stones, &c. In Pac aan there have been sent a number of beautiful blocks, and many more are being prepared. In order to tnsure uniformity it was specified that each block s be one foot, cubte, | and the finish to be in such manner as will best | show the quality and texture of the stone, Hand- somely printed Jabels are attached by the Museum, | showing the donor's name and the locality of the | quarry. It will readily be seen that this ix likely to be a movement of great value to the public, as well as oue furnishing a collection which must prove of interest to the casual visitor, What can be finer than handsome cubes of the various marbles, polished to show the delic grain: and particularly those forms which are made up of fossil’ coral, the astrieas, Whose pits ant channels have been replaced by a flew The latter, when | polished, show in a cross section a handsome figure. In Hudson, in this State, there are quarries | of this fossil coral marble, specimens of which will be furnished for the Museum. Other varieties of a similar nature are found in fowa and other Western ) States. A firm in the city has offel send fifty | varieties, Including all the valuable foreign mar- bles. ‘The granites and sandscones of New c will be largely represented. Everywhere that buildings efany pretension are required we see the granite of Quincy, the brown stone of Connecticut or the maghesian white marble of New York State, In Cavendish, Vt. @ quarry was opened some years sluce that has yielded a Very ufal serpen- ne marble, consisting of elegant green variations, 3 | A pure white statuary marble has also been worked out in the Green Mountain State, All these var | ties are being prepared for the Museum, A most excellent collection of fossils from the lias of Germany Were presented by a gentleman of tls city, In this series are some of the finest forms of | animonites aud cucrinites, trilobites, &c. From the Hellerberg ion, in Schoharie county, there ‘are very ot fossil shells nd corals, A} nice suit of the tier kind was given | by Mr. Steward. was anticipated and | desired by the trustees, youre people as well as | others are showin, cat by availing them- selves of the reser Mondays and Tuesdays week, to exa @ cabiziets and compare for identification or study. Every afforded that is possible at the rooms of | the Museum for encoun ment of those who de- sire to study in the va: oranches, past Weck a young man, resident in the city, de- posited a collection of the marine invertebrate animals, to the collection, and eggs, additional specimens of insects. An interesting and withal a useful department connected with the entomological cat tha devoted to the metamorphosis of in ers and fruit men are undoubtedly b | facts brought out by the study of inse habits, A specimen of the nest of a bore constructed inside the bark of a tree, of the inseet marauder with its vario forms Which it assmmes in the its existe hese were la | tion by M | the nest is, A sects is an interestin; | spec | facilit M is by yy the and their , curionsiy and specimens feature too. will be | cences, nutgalls and the like, the nests and homes of insect life. A piece of leaden roof tile shows by a fissure tn its surface that even metals are not se- cure from the action of some species, ART SALE. An interesting coliection of paintings by Ameri- | can artiste will be sold this evening at the Somer- | ville Gallery, Most of the well known and popular | poate of the city are represented by mére or less | important works, This sale deserves tn a special manner the support of an ot as it is made by the artiste themeelyes, here are several land- scapes oy, G, 1. Boughton, which derive excep- tonal value from the studies that artist Ia making in a new direction. Innes, Gifford, Tiftany, Wyant, Richards, Scott, Butler and Beard Nave contribu ee AMES are a euMMicient quaraa- too of the Quality Of the worka, great | are in large, hanasome type, on cardboard, borders | typical forms aud rare Australasian species must | mastodon remains are 80 associated with | n connection with the fine cabinet of compara- | nd | Other inter and proposes to add, from time to time, | Others have given birds’ nests | Several have presented quite important | seen a large variety of the singular forms of excres- | THE QUAKERS AT WORSHIP. Devotional Services of the Yearly Meeting—The Spirit Moves to Eloquence—Sermons on Mod- ern Idolatry and the “Light Within.” Anniversary of the Friends’ First Day School Association. Yesterday there again gathered a great crowd at the meeting house of the Friends in Rutherford place, the occasion being that of another solemn sitting for public worship. The congregation was | even larger than on Sunday, and was packed as closely as possible from the porch to the ministerial “high seats.” Here were seated the preachers, among whom were William Dorsey, Samuel J. | Levick, David Barnes, Samuel M. Janney, Aaron Macy and others of noted eloquence. The | gallery on the right was filled with a sea of bright female faces, looking very picturesque with bewilder- ing ornamentation of brilliant ribbons. On the other side of the house the seats were filled by young men; and below, on the floor, the press of the crowd was 40 great that the usual distinction | of sex was found impracticable in the seating of the congregation, The first silence that fell upon the | assemblage wasimpressive, Then after along time, | looking from near the door, over the wide level of human heads, some one was seen to arise in the distance and begin to speak, Discourse after dis- | course, with short intervals, was delivered, each seeming so fitting to the time and place and to the | spirit that brooded over it that a dream could not have passed pray more dreumily than did the two hours of the services, | Wm. H. FourKn, @ Southern minister, preached long and fervently about the virtue of humility, AGAINST IDOLS. LeVICK was the next speaker, Standing up before the audience he looked won- derfully like the great English Quaker, Joho Bright, only much younger. He wears alde-whiskers and dresses in the ordinary everyday style, only that his clothes are very plain. His face has a stolid expression and his volce is searching and confl- dent, When he pee to speak he seems not to sce the faces before him, but to be wrapt and ab- sent in Pisarhs- thought, He always has free command of his subject, and, what is not too fre- quent among the Quakers, the “S hever to move him to the beginning of # discourse the end or the purpose of which he cannot see. He preached yesterday from a text, “Happy art thou, 0 people, whose God the Lord is!” ‘The question was when and how to compass happiness. Is our God the Lord ? Men in all ages of the world, if judged by the history of the race, have had other gods; but happiness never attended them while they had other gods, It rested with every mind to answer this important question; for, no matter of what shade of thought or religion, there were always those who had their idols. Look, then, within your own hearts. There your love is, and there is the shrine at which you worship, and if at that shrine your god is not the Lord you cannot be happy. He had thought that If preaching the Word could con- vert and redeem the world, all the world would be saved. But the Word cannot sive, The mission of Jesus could not save the world. It did not awake ee poate of that day from their false worship. To-day THE WORLD STANDS WEDDED TO ITS IDOLS and still the peoples of the earth come an io Samurn J. rit? seems g0, | Seeking and longing; but the source of happiness is not attained, nor do they know where it can be found, But the promise has been, and still is true :— “Happy art thou, O people, whose God the Lord is!’ If the soul is happy we are happy, for what more could we desire? God adapts His posi- tion, His happiness, to our estate, and will not withhold from us any*good thing that it it necessary for us to enjoy. ‘The glory of the spiritual and the glory of the natural are opposed in those whose God the Lord is, Have they made gone to them- selves? When he said gods he meant things that were loved. Letus ask of the Lord to purge our hearts as He did the holy temple from the money changers and the vendors. It ts written that He will not give glory to another; and let us remember when we arise in the morning, and the glorious sun comes shining in our windows, that language of the text, and pray that He shall purge thy heart and make i the temple it should be, wherein His light can shine, Throw away all vain things, DOGMAS AND OREEDS, that are troubling us, and come into that happiness which can only exist where “the Lord ts God.” Soon after the close of this address the silence was again broken—a woman rising. She said that she felt that the Lord wes there in their midst, and she remembered the words spoken to Moses—‘*Take off thy shoes, for the ground whereon thou waikest is holy ground,” She felt that a flre similar to what Moses saw in the bush was there, but that God's love would shicld them from evil, that they might praise the Lord with all their hearts, Aaron ©, Macy delivered a long sermon to the young men and women, and closed with a fervid Appeal to them to listen to “the voice of the Spirit” in their hearts, After a long interval of silence the hand-shaking announced that the services were ended, and the congregation poured out under the shade of the trees that surround the meeting house. QUAKER SABBATH SCHOOLS. Favorable Progress of the Innovation— Anniversary of the New York Friends’ “Firat Day” School Association. Last evening the anniversary of the New York Friends’ First Day School Association took place, at Rutherford place. The audience was quite large, and was presided over by Effingham Cock. The report of the Board of Managers was received and was most favorable in its account of the pres- ent condition of the “First Day Schools.” New Schools were starting in various places, with Bible classes, and the interest and zeal manifested in them was stated to be very great and con- stantly increasing. A committee was then ap- pointed to nominate a new Board of Managers for the year. Its report was duly approved. William “Dorsey then addressed the meet- ing. He said’ that the “First Day School movement” was extending rapidiy through the Church, and there appeared to be more freshness of interest, more disposition to let alone speculative | differences, than ever before. It had seemed at | one time that the Church was p select society, whose work was wholly finished, as to have nothing to do with the world. Now, howévér, they | were more gre to subjects of live and progressive | interest and good results were growing out. of it. Ife then referred to the children in the South and | their need of proper religious education, and sug- | gested the establishment for them of Sabbati | schools, They were hungry to learn. He con- | cluded by remarking bight to the innova- | tion was dying out, and the conservatives, even, | were becoming favorable to their work, ting addresses were delivered, and | after the transaction of the routine business the | Association adjourned until next year, BUSINESS OF THE CONFERENCE, ‘The business sessions of the yearly meeting will be resumed to-day at two o'clock. Probably the re- ; Vision of the Church discipline will be considered ) and some conclusion of the discussion arrived at. | sitet Mcneela. | METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE. | Ba oP kt The Bishop's Character and Administra- tion Approved=Dr. Durbin Caned=Dr. | Curry and Others Elected Editors=The | Mimard Home for Ministers’ Orphans— | Farewell of the Irish Delegates. | The new Bishops are taking their turn as presid- | ing officers of the Conference, Bishop Bowman and Bishop Foster yesterday. Dr. Cyrus D. Foss led | the devotions, and after the approval of the journal the tellers, who were out on Tnesday at the hour of adjournment, announced the result of the third ballot for editor of the Ladies’ Repository, which | gave Rev. Dr. Marley 157, Mr. McAuley 105, Dr. Wentworth 60 and B. F, Crary, 38. None of these having received the requisite number for a choice | (181) another ballot was taken, which gave Dr. | McAuley 179, Dr. Wentworth 121 and Dr. Marley 70. The latter, after this announcement, withdrew, and the contest was carried on then between Drs. Mc- Auley and Wentworth. The next ballot gave Dr. | McAuley 185, lacking one vote of election; Dr. Went- | worth got 181. Several committecs’ repo ts were presented—one from the Episcopacy, approving of the Bishops’ ad- ministration during the last four years, The com- | mittee say they are profoundly impressed with the ; embarrasments which surrounded both the Bishops | and the Book Committee in the investigation of THE BOOK CONCERN TROUBLES | and the trial of Dr. Lanahan. They therefore con- | cluded, first, that the Bishops properly defined their relation to the Book Committee as a concur- rent authority; second, that it was right they should be absolved from all responsibility for the proceedings prior to their connection with it; third, that only the oMcial conduct (of Dr. Lana han) was subject to investigation by this tribunal, and not immoral conduct as such, but that immo- Tality may be shown to vrove disaualification for Daring. the.| having led of Monday, Bishop Harris on Tuesday | i} | progress down Broadway ma. Sgmiatttoe approved the administra She eae conferences, and osmmended the adoption of the following resole- onpicadtah Mactan oF ste bw On motion of Dr..Sticwr, and after discussion, the “A tlon'edepted, laid.on the tablo and the resolu: FOR EDITORS. A fifth ballot was taken: or toitor of the Ladies! Senceiony, which. Wentw by avole ett, im the election of Dr, A Dr, McAuley received ballot was then taken for ene thy fared New Dra. . George, Daniel Curry, a name of Dr. Curry arts of the house, and wasrecelved With maine n this vote Juuige Thi son called for a separate vote of the laymen, but this call wag not sustained by 67 to 32, The first ballot gave Dr. Curry 177 votes out of a total of Dr, Fowler 112 and Dr, George 62. The second ballot elected Dr. Curry by 207 out of 389 votes. Dr. Fowler got 162 votes, A ballot was then taken for editor of the Western Christian Advocate, which gave Dr, F. 8. Hoyt 162, A. Martin 110, B, F. Rawling 80 and the rest scatter. ing, Out of @ total of 874 votes. A second ballot elected Dr. F. 8. Hoyt by 202 out of 876 votes, Dr, Martin received 147 votes, hile the tellers were out Dr. MoKay, fraternal delegate from THM IRISH WESLEYAN CONFERENCE, sald a few ting words. Praying that God would make the Methodist Episcopal Church a thousand- fold more than it Is, and give it peace within its walls and prosperity within its palaces. The Doctor then bade the Conference adieu, The Committee on the State of the Church brought in a report on sinful amusements, the in- crease of which has given the Church just cause of alarm, The committee recommend that the chap- ter on gmprugant conduct be amended so as to in- clude buying, selling and SE cance Mquors, dancing schools, theatre going and the like. Jus McAlmont and Dr, Silcer opposed this re- port, because it tended to increase the size and matter of the discipline needlessly, and was simply a “watering of stock,” as Dr. Slicer declared. Dr. Goode favored tite report and thought it was needed for ministers as well as for Church members. Dr, Qlarke, of New England, agreed with Dr. Goode, but did not see how it could be enforced, since the present rule on this subject has not been and cannot be en- forced. Dr. Hill favored the report, but thought that its insertion, there or an attempt to enfore it would cause considerable friction in society. This matter was put aside to allow a ballot to be taken for editor of the Northwestern Christian Advocate, which elected Rev. Arthur Edwards by a vote of 280 out of a total of 358. THE MINARD ORPHAN HOME, Bishop JANES called the attention of the Confer- ence to the Minard Home in Morristown, N. J. 18 late Abel Minard bequeathed to Bishop Janes a house and grounds in that town, valued at $60,000, to be used as a home for the female orphans or half orphans of deceased ministers and the female chil- dren of foreign missionaries who may not be in Poxition to ‘take thelr ohildron to thelr mis- sion fields, A charter was received from the New Jersey Legislature, and Bishop Janes handed over Hho property. to the trustees elected there- under, ¢ institution is now free from debt, but is without funds to carry out the objects of the donor, and the Bishop ae, the hope that the General Conference would take’this important in- stitution under its own protection, Dr. Eddy was ap inted to prepare suitable reso- lutions on this sul yee for adoption by the Confer- ence this morning. Bishop JANzS, on behalf of the Conference, ina suitable speech presented Dr. Durbin, of the Indian Mission, with a handsome ebony cane, after which the sitting adjourned. NEW JERSEY EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. Second Day—Bishop Odenheimer’s Re- port—Lively Debate on Canons. ‘The New Jersey Episcopal Convention was con- Unued yesterday, in Grace church, Newark. The proceedings yesterday, as usual, opened with morn- ing service, Rector Dennison and Rey. Mr. Bishop officiating. After service came the Bishop’s thir- teenth annual address, The Bishop said the year's work in the cause of the Master had been the most cheering and successful one during his bishopric, and he warmly congratulated the clergy. The Bishop spoke at length of the work done by each parish. In Paterson and Allentown new churches had been established. He warmly urged combined effort to St. Mary's College at Burlington. He recommended the es- tablishment of societies in each parish for the train- ing of young men for the ministry. He thanked the members of the Convention for the warm sympathy and kindness shown him durin, his own recent domestic trials and personal illness. In conclusion, he referred to the proposed division of the diocese, and said that he cared not how many divisions were made so long as all were united In one convention and under one bishop, Mr. Henry Hayes was elected Treasurer of the Convention. The first part of the report, aftera heated debate, was endorsed, and the second part in like manner by the rejection of Dr. Hill's canon. A committee Was appointed to consiaer the proposition of dividing the diocese, to perort at the next Convention, Rev. Messrs. J, H. Smith, 1. Glark, Dr. Stubbs, J. F. Garrison, R. N. Merritt, Dr, Boggs and laymen Daniel Dodd, Alfred Mills, J. F, Thomson, J. ©. Garthwaite, 0. H. Voorhees, Francis Murry and Dr. Gaunt were appointed as the committee. Mr. Chapman, of Perth Amboy, offered to present the Convention pore cuny, of the missing report of the Convention since the establishment of the diocese. The offer was accepted, the Bishop re- ferring to the importance of so great an addition to the archives of the Ohurea, DECORATION DAY. To-day will witness demonstrations all over this broad land in honor of our dead heroes, and where- ever the ashes of Union soldiers sleep flowers will be strewed upon their graves, and the living, with songs and elegant panegyrics, wiil testify to the undying love and remembrance inspired by the sacrifices of the war. These pageants, simple as they are, are singularly impressive toa thoughtful man, and though a little different from our ordinary prosaic fashion of public displays they are eminently in consonance with the spirit that makes up the national life of the republic, p Here in New York the demonstrations will oc- cupy the whole day, At balf-past nine in the morn- ing @ procession will form in Union square. It whl be headed by 260 children from the Union Home and School, for whose convenience a number of wagons, which will be covered with fags and adorned with flowers, will be provided. Following the children willcome about eight hundred or a thousand mem- bers of the Grand Army of the Republic, under whose auspices the ceremonies are to be carried | out. A committee will, as the procession files round the statues of Lincoln and Washington, deco- rate these monuments with bouquets. The next halting place will be Phil Kearney's grave in Trin churchyard, which will be similarly honored. e be tinagined, From every window in this grand Lr meee of commercial palaces eyes, moist With ineiaceable recollections | of suffering and loss, will gaze upon the moving band of Lebnte as’ soldiers of the republic, Em- barking at South ferry the procession wiil proceed to East’ New York, where it will be joined by the Brooklyn posts of the Grand Army: The united processions will then march to the cemetery and the usual ceremonies be held. Its principal features are an oration by Professor Noah Schenck, the sing- ing of hymns by the children and the decoration of the four thousand graves. In the evening there will be memorial services at the Academy of Music in New York, and at Tall- madge’s Tabernacle in Brooklyn. The list of ora- tors is appetizing, and all loyal men who may at- tend will enjoy not only the consciousness of hay- ing performed a duty, but the pleasure of an intel- lectual treat. In the afternoon there will also be a parade of the National Guard In honor of the day. at the demonstrations outside of New York that at Binghamton deserves notice, Not only will the graves of the dead be decorated, but a statue which has been erected to the memory of the Hon. Dan Dickinson will be unveiled by Commander Maffet, of Post No. 36 of the Grand Ariny of the Re- public. Lyman Tremain will deliver the inaugural oration, BOARD OF EDUCATION. This Board held its usual weekly meeting yester- day afternoon, President Smythe presiding. A petition from the carpenters engaged under the Board asking for eight hours a day, which the trade was getting generallyin the city, was re- ferred to the Committee on By-laws. ‘The Superintendent of Schools reported that dur- ing the month he had visited grammar schools Nos. 8, 4,7, 16, 28, 24, 54nd 41, and primary schools Nos. 2, 7,8, 10, 18, 18, 20 and 24; had examined 231 classes, of ‘which 120 were excellent, he 12 fair and 8 tn- d found the discipline in seven imper- fect, and a defictency in the above-named total of six and a half eet cent, for which four per cent gave a satisfactory reason. The Super- intendent named other schools visited by him in which he had found the order and discipline sat- isfactory. Aggregate numper o! 01 on the reg- ister for the month, 93,007; OU attendance 86,044, being 1,677 in excess of nding month last year, The number of pupils promoted from primary to grammar schools 80, and three pupils were sowire Vogunes the month. EleveS w teachers were registere: ar. Kane, Commissioner of Docks, proffered $60 @ year for a natural science medal for the Normal ‘offer was accepted. teem ar 810,000 was appropriated to. furnish the school in -seventh BI Nineteenth ward, 346 for School 25, in Fifth etreety ore Hoard then adiourned. : BROOKLYN SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY the “ Western Diitrict—about Thirty Thousand Children Tarn Out. The rising generation, the coming mon and women of the City of Churches, to the number of about thirty thousand, were out on parade in that city yesterday, The occasion was the forty-third: anniversary of the Sunday School chiiaren of the various Protestant churches, For weeks and montha previous to this great event tho little ones who frequent the Sunday schools have been on the qui vive for the affair, and have been indulging in “old fashioned talk" as to what they should wear, how they should look, walk and sing, on the coming, Merry May Day. “I hope the day will be finei was the ejaculation uttered by thousands of young ones, and many earnest prayers were offered for this wished-for result, The prayer was heard, it would appear, for certatnoly, never has a clearer, brighter or moré genial day dawned upon the pious city thaw greeted the expectant innocents upon their peering out upon the sky tn the early morm And the dawn was endorsed by the day throughout, There were no feara or doubts produced in the happy hearts by passing lowering clouds; no scorching sun rays, no biustering winds fling the bright eyes with dust—nothing, in fact, occurred to cast the least damper upon the ardent anticipations which were so fully realized in the culmination of the anniversary, But all the enjoyability waa not confined to the children; far from tt, “Oldstera’ as well as youngsters were gladdened. The pretty “marms’ of the class and the beaux of “the school on the Sabbath” were biush- ingly smiling at one another in gay spring attire—in Dolly Varden-like simplicity—an@ congratulating each other upon the success pro- mised by the glorious weather. Many pretty com- pliments were exchanged among ‘children of ag larger growth,” and everything went just as though it had been bespoken. ‘The order of exercises in the churches were aa follows :—Singing, reading the Scriptures; singing, prayer; singing, address; singing, benediction. Each school repaired to the place assigned be- tween one and two o'clock in the afternoon. The Committee of Arrangements was composed a3 sub- Joined :—Israel A. Baker, H. 0. Whitmarsh, Richard Bunce, Henry D. Peck, James S. Stearos, Carroll @. Post. The divisions were composed of the foltow+ ing churches :— PROSPROT PARK DIVISION. Marshall, Benjamin H. Bayliss—Tabernacle Pres- byterian, St. Peter’s Mission, St. Majthew’s Eng- lish Lutheran, Elm place Congregational, Our Mis- sion, Wyckoif street German Methodist, Hanson place Methodist Episcopal, Bethlehem Mission, American Methodist Episcopal saddle street), Sev- enth avenue Methodist Episcopal, lemorial Pres- byterlan, Sixth avenue Baptist, Home Industrial, Tabernacle Bee Strong place Baptist, Carrol Park Mission, South Presbyterian, Eighteenth street Methodist Episcopal, Greenwood Baptist, Twelfth street Reformed, Church of the Atouement, German Presbyterian, Grand avenue Missionary, Embary Methodist Episcopal, Church of the Covenant, Bor- der Mission, Classon avenue Presbyterian, Duryea Mission, Park Congregational, All Saints’ Protestant Episcopal, German Protestan' This division had decidedly the pick of the parade grounds, as _they were reviewed on the beautiful meadow ut Prospect Park. WASHINGTON PARK DIVISION, Marshal, J. A. Baker—Lafayette avenue Presbyte- rian (corner of Oxford street), Hanson place Banat Lafayette avenue Presbyterian, Bethany Chapel, Firat Reformed Presbyterian, Hanson place Baptist (cor+ ner of Portland avenue), Central Baptist, Summer- field Methodist Episcopal, St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal, Hanson place Methodist Episcopal (cor- ner of St. Felix street), Fleet street Methodist ites Orphan Asylum, Central Baptist Mission, Fleet street African Methodist Episcopal, Chareh ot the Messiah (corner of Greene and Clermont ave- nues), Washington avenue Baptist, North Reform- ed, St. Mark’s Protestant eeelon Clinton avenue Con tional (corner of Lafayette), Simpson Methoatst Episcopal, Church of the Messiah, Atlan- tic avenue Congregational, Clinton avenue ‘Baptist, St. James Protestant Episcopal (St. James place, corner of yette prenee) St. James Protestant Episcopal, Simpson Methodist Episcopal (Cleremont, corner of Willoughby avenue), Clinton avenue Con: regational, Calvary Chapel, Siloam Presbyterian, gt fake's Evangelical Lutheran, The parade route lay Sree Washington Park and Bumberiand street, om Lafayette to Willoughby avenues. : HEIGHTS DIVISION. Marshal, F. M. Edgerton—Church of Pilgrims (Henry street, corner of Remsen), German Evan- gelical Reformed Church on the Heights, Sanda strect Methodist Episcopal Church, Firat Reformed ; Plymouth church (Orange street; near Henry), Navy Mission, Bethel Mission, Plymouth church; First Baptist church (Nassau street, near Fulton), Sands street Baptist, Church of the Mediator, Con- cord street Baptist, First Baptist, York street Methodist Episcopal; Second Presbyterian church (Clinton street, near Fulton), Lawrence street resbyterian, lty Park Mission, First Preaby- terian; First Reformed church, State street Con- TO} ational, Primitive Methodist, Johnson street lethodist, Second United Presbyterian; St. Ann’s- on-the-Helghts, Pacific street Ghsnel, First “Presby- terian, Washington street Methodist Episcopal, Pierrepont street Baptist, Second Presbyterian. This division paraded firoagh Clinton, Pierre- pont, Montague and Joralemon strécts, A large number of jags was displayed from the housea along the routes, and people thronged the side- walks, windows and doorsteps waving haudker- chiefs and applauding the little ones, CARROLI. PARK DIVISION. Marshal, Danfl Wadsworth—Westminster Pres byterian church (Clinton, corner of First place), fiddie formed church, Christ church ion, Middle Reformed Mission, Strong place Baptist church (Degraw, corner of Strong place), South Congregational Church of Our Saviour, Fourth street Mission, South Congregational ghurch (Court, corner of President. sirset), Westminster ‘eaby+ terlan, First, pings, Methodist Episcopal, William, treet Method! Episcopal, Mariner's Mission, Mid- dle Reformed church (Harrison, corner of Tomp- kins place), Pacific street Methodist Episcopal, Warren cnet Mission, Warren street Methodist ae Columbia strect Mission. ‘nis divisio , like the others, was headed by a full band of music. The line of march was through Clinton street and First place. TOMPKINS SQUARE DIVISION. Marshal, Richard Major—Franklin avenue Presbys terlan, Matthew's Protestant Episcopal, Bedford avenue Baptist; De Kalb avenue Methodist Episco- pal, Puritan Congregational, Park avenue Mission, Wesley Methodist ies Letferta Park Baptist Mission, Throop avenue Presbyterian, Throop ave- nue German Mission, Greene avenue Methodist Fpiscopal, St. Thomas’ Protestant Episcopal, East- ern Congregation, Throop avenue Mission. The route of the division was from Bedford ave- nue, from Lafayette to Myrtle avenue, BEDFORD DIVISTON. This corps of little ones paraded on Gates and Bedford avenues, under the marshalship of James Stearns—Central Congregational church (Ormond z ee, corner of Jefferson street), Herkimer street Baptist, Nathan Bangs Methodist Episcopal, Van Buren street Mission, East Reformed, Bedford Con- gregational, Classon avenue Presbyterian church (Classon avenue, corner Monroe street), Nostrand avenue Methodist Episcopal, Central Congrega- tional, St. Andrew’s Protestant Episcopal, Roches | ter avenue Mission, Tompkins avenue Presbyterian, | Janes Methodist Lede) da Church of the Reforma- tion (Gates.avenue, near bet tes irises Church oi the Reformation. About half-past four o'clock the children, weary from the exercise of waiking, and with appetites sharpened, were marched back to their respective Sunday school rooms, where great quantities of sweet Havana oranges, almonds, raisins, sugar- plums, lollypops, lozenges, pound cake, ice cream, strawberries and cream, bannanas, cool le: onade, and other things ‘“toothsome” and tickling to the Juvenile palate, were demolished by the gleeful celebrants of the day. After singing and prayer the youngsters separated and wended their way homeward to dream of the delights of the forty- third Sabbath school anniversary. ranklin), Marcy avenue THE OOAL TRADE. Monthly Sale—Prices Still Firm—Rae mored Coalition of the Chief Corporas tions. At the usual monthly sale of Scranton coal, yea terday, 120,000 tons were offered, consisting of 10,000 lump, 12,000 steamboat, 20,000 grate 18,000 egg, 45,000 stove and 16,000 chestnut. Lump sold at an average of $335 per ton, steamboat at an averaga of $337% per ton, grate at an average of $8 60 2-8 per ton, egg at an average of $3 51 per ton, stove at an ets i of $3 86 per ton, and chestnut at an av- erage of $3 55 per ton. The following table shows the difference in prices obtained at yesterday’s sale and that of last month :— ui rtd 8 sit & 37h amy $2ig A 83 8735 Btenmbiont.. 12000 °3.85" 0 $40 Grate 845 a 3 574 WEES tsescvs Pn Pa Btove 45,000, S82K%a 8 Chestnut: 15000 B47Sga 3 623% According to rumor, the managers of nearly alt the principal coal corporations have entered upon. an arrangement by which ey propose to cut o1f the supply of coal whenever Its price falls below 4 marketable rate. They also propose to abolish the monthly auction sales. Thero is now a larga amount of Coal in tho market and the trade hag bere ae spring. Next ena en ma prob- Ably advance, a8 many Aoureholdera w in thatr wintar atodiee =