The New York Herald Newspaper, June 10, 1872, Page 8

4 Beginning of the Sixth Week of the Revolt. ny: Particulars of the Pvocession To-Day.. Mam Mesting of Cignr/Makers st Turner Hall Yesterday, end of the Up- Carvers and Ger- man, Union. To-day inaugerates the sixth week of the long ‘wtrike. The tmposing demonstration which will by moon fill thegreat thoroughfares in the upper part of the city’ will best show the spirit of the men and ‘the extemt of their organized revolt. The darker of picture will be hidden the brave gh the sobs of the por and be smothered by the brazen notes of music. One man in the Tombs of an at- some to kill, and soother, paged ie a lenges cor- Galvary Cemet are - Tart inoya loti of ‘the fe ee Wnute © Chamber egarded as an aggressor, ve dea martyr, and the fate of these pik adds a drop bitterness to the cups of the others aud renders ge breach more impassable, save by the enforcs- — by sont ae ot law which constitutes elght & legal labor. The. enthusiastic last were near approach of the moment when Spee before the public and show their ve {eden nd were being, allently part oO the city to. perfect such ar- ‘will give eclat to the demonstration and but few meetings were a low will be found full re- ulars in regard to the the procession. The Parade To-Day. A Meeting of delegates from various trades ‘ntone who will participate in the demonstration to-day was held yesterday afternoon in Teutonia Amembly Rooms, No. 158 Third avenue, for the pur- pose of effecting more perfectly the arrangements for the turnout. The mecting was called for two o'clock, but at that hour not more than half @ dozen persons had assembled, and jt was not until nearly four o'clock that a sum- tent number had put in an appearance to admit of any business being transacted. Mr. Myer occupied the chair and Mr. Zetach acted as Secretary. The minutes of the Tr ena meeting were read and adopted, after which a motion was made to post- mé the demonstration until Thursday next. Fre’ motion waa not entertained. A delegate ‘the woodworkers of Brooklyn stated that his Sa some 800 in number, would be on hand for the parade. A discussion here arose in relation to the proposed strike of the ironworkers, some of the delegates wanting the rade post- ned to accommodate these, while others thought ironworkers should lose the day for the sake F ef sho: their strength. The committee ap- pon the last meeting for the purpose of lesignating positions for the various organizations met last night to arrange the programme, A first class row now ensued tn relation to the painters, & man named Gillet appearin, @n the floor, and denouncing the whole af- fair as a fi: and a political trick. The ohair asked Mr. Gillet if he was an accredited rep- Fesentative of the painter: ‘that he was not, a cry of “ him out!” put him out!’ was raised, Gillet attempted to make an ex- planation, but the Chair choked him off, wherenpon tome half dozen delegates started’ to leave, but were finally induced to remain by fome of the more sensible members of the meeting. Mr. Gillet was called on for an ex- Fanation and made one. He asked how wo were judge of the past except by the future (7) The pando | evidently could not see the point. The Speakef assured the meeting that the painters would not turn out to-day, because they had not been oficially notified of the proposed parade. A delegate from the housesmiths sald his com- Fades would not partictpate in the parade asa dy, as they had been some three weeks on strike, and very many of them would resume work this morning. ‘The delegates from the bricklayers, the carpen- ters and one or two other societies reported that ‘their or ations would not turn out to-day. Mr. Dennis 8. Grifin was nominated and unanimously elected Grand Marshal for the parade. A motion was carried to elect five Deputy Mar- shals, whereupon the following were selected, after Which the meeting adjourned:—Messrs, Hivers, Wise, Eichbald, Carmedy and Henbets, The Upholsterers. ‘The upholsterera met yesterday at Columbian Hall, tn Grand street, in quite strong force. The “carpet layers,” “curtain hangers” and mattress makers having been asked to join the Upholsterers’ ‘Union, were represented by delegates. They agreed te join in the procession of to-day, but gave no @efinite assent to the proposed aMilation. The union expects to appear on the streets to-day at Jeast five hundred strong. A society called the Freidinkerbund was an- Bounced as having presented $200 to the furniture makers of the league. A delegate from Providence stated that owing to the non-acqniescence of the employers of that city all the single men have left the place. He then urged that no person belonging to a New York unfon should bé allowed to go to Providence to w ork. About fifty additional members were received @uring yesterday's session. A committes was appointed to walt upon the foromen who have not joined the union, and re- ueet their immediate attention to the demands of 6 league. The Cigar Makers. A mass meeting of the cigar makers of New York and vicinity was held at Turner Hall, in Fourth Street, yesterday afternoon, About two thousand persons, male and female, were present and thronged the hall, the galleries and entrance to the street. The object of the meeting was the organi- gation of a trade union for the purpose of pressing the adoption of the eight hour system and more ticularly to obtain an increase of twenty per nt on the rate now paid for manufacturing, e men in this trade are now paid at the average rate of $8 per thousand, and work as many hours as they choose, A large ber of them are Bohemians, and over five hundred of this nationality alone yes- terday signed the roll of the union. The entire number joining through the day ts varfously esti- mated at from eight hundred to twelve hundred, A voluntary subscription for the expenses of or- ganization netted about thirty-five dollars. The society as such will not join in the demon- stration to-day, but a large number of its members Fol sacounteaiy stray into the ranks of the pro- anton, A committee on organization was a) inted and Tesolutions adopted to establish branch unions in oi) quarters of the city and suburbs, The Carvers, A meeting called for nine o'clock A. M., was held im the afternoon of yesterday, at 28 Btanton street, eorner of Chrystie, by the members of the Carvers’ ion. Mr. nmMeramith occupied the chair and eodore Michel acted as Secretary. Twepty-seven new members were initiated and favorable reports were received from a number of A resolution was offered urging that earnest pe be taken to induce th Nate who have re- jumed work for ten hours leave the shops and in in the active work ofthe union. Adopted, and committee ordered to visit the shops referred to. On motion it Was unanimously resoived to take part in the demonstration of to-day, Mr. A. Gote was unanimously chosen to go asa Aelegate from this union to Philadelphia, there to @gitate the eight-hour movement, The German Printers, ‘The German compositots, who about a week ago Organized a union in ald of the labor reform move- ‘Ment and to effect certain reforms in their trade, helé another meeting at Coburger Hall, in Stanton street, yesterday, when Mr. Hermann Bauer pre- Sided. The Committee of Conference appointed at the previous meeting to confer with the ‘Typographical Union, No. 6, to ensure the co-operation of the English-speaking branch of the trade, reported that action to that effect has been taken. The Committee of Seventeen, ap- Pointed to prepare a scale of prices, through its chairman, Mr. Stractzel, submitted a report, which Was adopted. Tue adopted new scale involves an increase of wigs of twenty per cent. Fifty- a cents per thousand “ems” will be demanded, x tead of forty-five cents, as ueretofore received, ‘he hours of work of those employed on the news- pipers shall commence at five o'clock P. M., the Chand tof, “stributed previously. Corrections ~s to be made by the editors are to be paid santa per hour. For setting up English a. 7 4 ts, for translating trom Englis! iat while setting it into type— any conte extra. compensa- ti shall siso be demanded for pe up badly written and tii-grammared manuscript, and it shall be required that ali copy be written with ink, apd t with the pencil. Further, tuat employers shall entitled 0 One auprentive w pevgp - gab NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, ere. committee was composed of | Bes tie ke tant received from German t work on in twenty- four, and about $14 lor those employed at day work by ten hours per day, The German Bakers. ‘The German journeymen bakers held @ mass meeting at the Harmonie Rooms, in Essex street. yesterday afternoon. About two hundred men were assembled, who were presided over by Peter Vinceng, and mh was taken to reduce the hours of isbor from sixteen houra to twelve in twenty- four, and to abolish the system of furnishing grocers and milk venders with bread, in order to do away with the percent- age allo’ red to these dealers, wl h amounts to fif- teen pel t, It was iso resolved that appren- tces be bound for two years anda half, and a commie was ramen cS notify the emp mae of taken an meetings sec- city. is estimated that there are thousand Ger rman bakers employed in erage from ten if. board. five this city, ‘whose wi teen ‘Gcliars per ‘week, wit The German Confectioners ‘The German confectioners, who @ few days since formed @ union in aid of the labor reform move- ment, met at the Walhall, in Orchard street, yes- terday afternoon, Mr. Charles Grimm presid- i Action was taken to reduce the hours of labor to eight hours for those em- ployed the es, whose average wages 3 to reduce the hoi to ten from sixteen hours for pastry cooks em- Noyed in the hotels, whose average wages are i and to demand twenty per cent by ‘‘plece work” in crease for those employed the factories, whose avel per week without board. Present about two hundred members. It is esti- mated that about fifteen hundred Germans are em- ployed in this trade in this city and vicinity, SV Wages amount to $12 es ion numbers at The German Furriers, The German furriers (Mr. Klampke presiding) met yesterday and formed a union to enforce an Increase of wages and about one hundred and sixty signed the roll. Committees were appointed to pre rice lists for the different branches, as there is the ermine branch, the the mink branch, lhe Astrakhan, the musk, &c. It is stated that until four or fv wages were about fifty to 100 per cent better now, and that at present by ordinary work, at an average, hardly eight dollars per week can be earned at trade. The New York Gas Light Company. At a meeting of the employés of the New York Gas Light Company, held on Saturday evening, the following resolutions of thanks were adopted :— Whereas our position and the existing state of alfairs demanded — th we ould request a@ reduction of the hours of labor at thé resent | Tate of | wages; and whereas it is at all times to the interest of tho employers and employes that a com- bination of views and Happy, ‘agreement of issuce should be arrived at, looking, asit does, to a proper recognition of labor anid its rights’ therefore’ be it Resolved, That our heartfelt thanks are dueand are red to Cornelius Everett, Eaq., prosiient, 18 Ne Morton, Esq, superintendent engincer, for the manly an straight- forward manner in which they met our. request, und for the gentlemanly and honorable action taken by {hem insending home the police, knowing that as we have alw oy could, under suoh cir- ust us without | olice int»rference. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each gentieman, as our earnest expression, Pd order of THE UNION, THE TOILERS OF THE HUB. Vigorous Organization for a Strike of All the Trades—Eight Hours Demanded—A Fourth of July Parade, Boston, Jane 9, 1872, The workingmen of Boston have taken the pre- luminary steps towards following in the wake of the New Yorkers for a general eight-hour system. To secure union and strength they are engaged in the formation of A TRADES ASSEMBLY, to comprise members of all the various trades unions in the city, of whicn there are be- Meved to be nearly one hundred, At a secret meeting, held last night, there were delegates present from twenty-two unions, representing the bookbinders, bakers, carpenters, coopers, curriers, machinists and blacksmiths, mar- ble workers, painters, plasterers, printers, tailors, pressmen, tin platers, trank makers, upholsterers, varnishers, polishers and wood workers, Besides the various trades unions represented there were representatives present from the SUPREME MECHANICAL ORDER OF THE SUN. The alm and design of that order were explained at length, and acopy of the constitution was left with the oMicers of the meeting for the benefit of all desirous of further information. The order was established for the purpose of consolidating into one body all mechanics and tradesmen, with a view of enabling them to consult an’ act in con- certon all matters pertaining to their common interest, It is @ secret organization, and the delegates present declared that for mechanics it was as much supertor to Odd Fel- lowship or Freemasonry as the sun is superior to the moon. The order was established in the United States In 1860; Is already WIDESPREAD AND RAPIDLY INORBASING in numbers, and it was claimed that it rules New York city to-day, the general union existing among all trades in regard to the eight hour movement being due to its influence, The speakers evidently apncaren to think that the “Supreme Mechanical Order of the Sun” would largely obviate the neces- sity of a trades assembly if the workingmen would only join in force. A delegate from the marble workers stated that at the meeting on Friday even- ing @ proposition was made to STRIKE ON MONDAY FOR RIGHT HOI but that he opposed it, desiring a postponement until the feelings of other trades unions could be learned, A number of delegates from other trades ppc, oe and decidedly pledged the fapport of heir unions for whatever trades should initiate the eight hour movement. It appeared to be the general feeling that such a movement had to come soon, and that whatever trade started it deserved and should receive 6: mpathy, and, if needed, the substantial, material aid of all other trades. The delegate from the marble workers said they were PREPARED TO STRIKE AT ANY TIM, having already several hundred names an their roll, and the moment a strike was begun they would receive large accessions; in fact alk but two or three marble workers would join heart and hand in a demand for “eight hours aday.” He further stated that with the encouragement he had received from other trades, he should issue & call for a meeting of the marble workers in the first part of the week. In accord- ance With an invitation of @ committee appointed at the recent Faneuil Hall meeting of the working- men, to consider the expediency of celebrating the coming Fourth of July by a@ procession of the various trades unions and laborers’ organizations, delegates met with them at Raynor’s Hall, 4) Hanover street, last night, SEVENTEEN ORGANIZATIONS WERE REPRESENTED, including six of the coopers. Mr. 8. R, Ramsditt presided, and Messrs. 0. A. Crane and W. W. Arm- strong were secretaries. Upwards of an hour was consumed in a discussion as to whether the Kight- Hour ue = Was) = entitied = to Tep- resented, Ira Stewart being present as a delegate, After two or three votes had been taken it was finally decided to admit him. It was stated by the Secretary that the dele- gates present had given as a rough estimate 1,800 men as the number who would probably parade from their unions, and there were many not repre- sented, It was voted to have a parade of the trades unions and laborers’ organizations on the coming Fourth of July, and a committee of seven, Soneieting of Messrs, James McCarty, Thomas James, Stephen Donnegan, David Fitz- erald, Ira Stewart, James Coffee and George W. vocke, were chosen to consider and report on a plan of Procession and the probable expense, the same to be reported to the Faneuil Hall committee and by them laid before the delegates from the va- rious unions at an adjourned meeting next Satur- day ey " A PRINTERS’ STRIKE, BurFAaLo, N. Y., June 0, 1872, The Printers’ Union of this city has inaugurated @ movement for an increase of wages, to take effect from the 17th inst. The other trades unions aro arranging conservative plans for an tncrease of Wages or enforcement of the Fight-hour law, ASSAULTING AN OFFICER, Last night OMicer Gavin, of the Twenty-second Precinct, while patrolling Eleventh avenue, discay- ered a crowd of young men acting in a disorderly manner. He arrested the ringleader, Thomas Kayne, and while conve; im to the sta- tion house he and attempted to teke bis club from him. he officer succeeded in i Ki ’s hand from his clab and dealt him low on the head with it which felled him to the pavement, The oMver succeeded in getting him to the station house in Forty-seventh Street, where he was attended by a police surgeon. His wounds were of so serious a nature that Cap- THE INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE. The American Style of Rowing Compared with the English—The Atalantas and London on the Thames—The New Boat for Our Boye—Final Arrangements for the Race, tee Lonpon, May 25, 1872. Public opinion, which has heretofore been pro- nounced against the American style of rowing, ts gradually veering round to another tack, and there are not wanting those who are beginning to think that in this, as in other matters, things are not al- Ways what they seem. The regular, and indeed, automatic style of the Atalanta four has always had admirers; but it is only now—a fortnight before the event—that the notion ts creeping up that, after all, their smart, quick stroke may, for a light crew ina Ught boat, prove more effective than it seems to an English eye, There is nothing to complain of in the Way of training; the care exercised in this respect by Dr. Withers has been suMcient to insure the maintenance of the crew at the proper standard. The London, as I have said, perhaps too often, are rougher, but apparently more powerful. To put it strongly, the Atalantas in a light boat will skim the water; the London will plough it or forge through | it with all the dash, vigor, immense physical power and great skill that belong to them. If these do not prove sufficient to defeat the Atalantas, then the sooner we alter our rowing work to the American style the better. ‘THE ATALANTAS’ NEW BOAT. Biffen, the boat builder, has promised that the outrigged tour which he is building for the Atalan- tas shall be one of the lightest boats ever launched on the Thames. Her timbers will be of fir, as dry a8 bone; her skin of white pine end her fittings of willow. While adopting the general style of New York boats Biffen thinks he will be able to improve upon tt. THR TWO CRRWS MEET ON THE RIVER. When I saw the crew out last night they were doing thirty-eight strokes to the minute and throw- ing greater degree of dash and vigor into the Stroke than I have seen’ before. The boat, too, though over large for them, showed more life than Hitherto. London id thirty-six strokes. They happened to be pulling up the river, coached from & small screw launch, agit, lent them by Lord Londesborough, who has a suburban house at Put- ney, when the Atalantus were returning to their boathouse. Seeing this the Americans on the north side of the river fut surged alonga few strokes upwards, as if to try a short spart with the London on the south side. Of this the London by no means approved and drew up at onoe. Still the little that Was shown leads one to the belief that the Ata- lantas will dash off with the lead and will hold it for at least half @ mile, when It is be igo that the heavier mettle of the London will begin to tell. FINAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE BACE. The two crews met together by arrangement on Thursday evening last to determine the arrange- ments of the match. Latterly, in consequence of the disputes that formerly arose, when there were two umpires or judges and one referee, the ser- vices of umpires have been altogether dispensed with, and all matters of dispute that ht arise left to one sole arbitrator. This has not worked very well either, Naturally enough, the Atalantas wished to have some one independent of the referee to represent them on the official steamer. It was therefore conceded by the London, at their re- quest, that each crew shall be represented by an umpire or judge, and that a referee shall stand as final arbitrator. Possibly Mr. Waterbury may stand for the Atalantas and Mr. H. H. Playford for the London. THR REFERRB will not be chosen until Thursday next. The Rev. H. Risley, an Oxford man, and a very _< oars- an, was suggested by the London. Mr. Chilty, arrlater, who stood for some years referee in the University matches, was also mentioned, Mr. T. Hughes, M. P., was named by Dr. Withers, as being @ neutral known to both parties. There could be no objection to Mr. Risley except that, being a cler- gyman, he may not prove a very practical man if any difficulty should arige as to fouling, &c. Mr. Chilty would probably decline to stand. Mr. Hughes was never a thorough oarsman, and may be defi- ¢ient in the technicalities. The Hon. G. enman, barrister, President of the Cambridge University Boat Club, would be an excellent referee, but I do not hear that his name was mentioned, TAKING ANOTHER BOATS WATER. Next to this the Americans thought there might be a variation in rule 10 of the laws of boat racing, which provides that any boat taking another boat's water must hold to that throughout or be held Hable for any foul that might occur if it returns to its own line. The Atalanias did pot see any great risk of foul if a boat could afford to zig-zag out of one line Into another and thought the rule might be dispensed with, but the point was not pressed. RELATING TO THE RACE it was determined that the race shall start at the report of a gun instead of at the word “go,” as 1s the English custom. Four river steamers will ac- pool tet the race—two for the friends of the crews, one for the umpire and party and one for the repre- sentatives of the press. e following are the PRESENT WEIGHTS. London. ‘St. Lbs, Atalanta, ‘St. La. J, B. Close (bow)... 8 | E. Smith (bow)....10 I 2. ¥.8. Galston 1110 2. A. Handy....0.00010 1 B.A. del. Loy 12 2 8. J. Van Raden... 0 W. Stout (stroke)..11 13 — R. Withers(stroke).11 8 BETTING. For the sake of making betting there have been Offers to lay 7 to 4. on London or take 3 to 1. The race is fixed for half-past four on the after- noon of Monday, June 10, The American Style of Rowing Criti- cilsed—A Word or Two About the Har- vards—The London Crew Not Altogether @ Satisfactory Une to Their Friends. {From the London Standard, May 27.) The Atalanta crew have now been long enough with us on the tideway to give some idea of their style and chances; but owing to the uncertainty of their time of practice, which is known only toa select few, the usual close observation that is prac- ticable with the University crews is wanting with them. It seemg a matter of no moment to them whether the tide be ebb or flood, high or low; they paddle away calmly from the raft, and retarn in the same unassuming manner, as if they had only been out for a gentle breather instead of a hard row in practice. One of the greatest accomplish- ments of some rowers 1s to disguise the amount of work they do, so that when geen from a distance they always present the appearance of paddling. This is the case with the Atalanta men, so that un- less accompanying in a boat alongside it is dificult to tell whether they are working hard or not. Still their style is certainly not one that would give an idea of using much power. In the matter of boats they have been most unfortunate. The one they brought over with them got full of water on the voyage and was much warped; the other, by the same man—Roahr, New York—was unluckily packed in the same way, and ghe_ suf- fered even more than her predecessor. The last one was built of white pine, and has the thinnest akin we ever remember seeing in a four; in fact, too thin to keep her shape for more than one race. In conesanence of these two boats being unfit ung Biffen was instructed to build another, and e expects to have one of white pine ready for them before the end of the week. Shé will sen with ri ‘3 on something under ninety pounds she will not be on the moulds of the other two, but a little higher and fatter, and, from the experience the builder has had tn profession, ahe will as- suredly be @ good craft. As we haye only once before seen American oarsmen on the Thames—the Harvard crew—it is not surprising that the public should continually gauge the style and capabilities of the Atalantas by them. They were a large and powerful set of men, who bt their short sojourn at Putney improved wonderfully in style, and, being unsuspicious of one man (Harry Kelley) adopted many valuable hints from him and profited much theroby; but their system of dietary was as extraordinary as it was unfitted for the task they had in hand, Fruit, cold water, milk and rice are ail very well in their way, and at the proper season; but we should no more think of training a Derby favorite on vetches and carrots than aman on fruit and milk for @ four-mile r though it might be Au- gust. The Atalanta men, however, have not come over here with any prejud ves agatnst our food or even ourselves, ey fraternize readily with any oarsmen, are not loth to discuss rowing and every- thing belonging to it, and, in fact, submit to be interviewed with a grace that at once obliterates the unpleasant memories of Cwsar Augutus, that sable attendant of Harvard, in whose brain all\que- ries had to be dissected before being forw: to the crew. The Harvard men were tall and sinewy ; the Atalanta men are sinewy, bat short; both nave the same weather-beaten, bronzed countenances, and both rowed in nearly the same style when the firet came over, only that Harvard rowed mucl slower, In a boat that weighed 160 pounds at the least; but by the time of the race Harvard had acquired very even Pendulum style of stroke, withont dash, but with great regularity. The Atalantas row a steady Stroke, but the forward motion of their bodies is 80 much quicker than the backward—that ia to say, they row the exact reverse of what good rowing 1s considered to be—very slow on the feather and quick through the water, The result is that they hurry forward, and when rowing slow they hang, when rowing {ust they drop the oar In. ‘the biehen uro rowed through eveniy enough, but the Minish is not well marked, and the bodies double up over the ‘ain Killalea ordered his removal to the Reception Hospital ip ap ambulance. oars, ‘They slip a very little in thelr gente, awin wraight, but the bout doe not ave the idea ol JUNE, 10, 1872.—TRIPLE { travelling fast. Still, there are many of the river- side men whoaee: thatall this is paddling that Go-that they can row 4 easy and go well wit fie alive gan, upleas baie very difficult to,row it all the way on lot : are not pleasing all their The London crew = ae le to our fancy. The edule are all scullers ; one has been on. eee for some time, one has had but little wok the last year and none this, Ge 4 is hever off the river, and from rowing stroke kinds of crews and in various species of craft ba soqured are Sad a ed a an- hora Ts Make homoge! foteoas materials by the simple process of self-ad- nstmént is beyond even the of-our. best amateurs, and ‘we are g to hear that they. wil | be coached thoronghly and their obscured talents revealed, This race upon a¢ much a8 an exposition of as of style, and itis on the latter — account that ~~ we would fain | see oe form as well as pace. It z gurd supp ag many | that there Bre diferent ways of good | and that because watermen lo not cultivate 8 | and row in the finished way some of eur best ama- teurs do, that form goes for nothing. This, how- ever, is negative arguing, for if watermen were coachea—t. ¢., if they would stand being coached properly—there ig ng reason to doubt ‘tint they ‘would profit aa much by itas amateurs do. The Treason why watermen row in all styles and shapes of body is thay do not to row till their | Iuscles are set by tion of their daily | trade, and if they fault in ing to Co ee tt op Mg a man’s e ge ¢ admirable ‘way work is done; but except in sculling, where almost always their form is their shape of body onght rather to be avoided. We have heard s0 much of watermen’s ro lately by Thames and and ‘matches that some Of our crack ire have ‘amateu en paying una- anal attention to them, and the seats ti the London men have in use is the latest adoption from the pipiens. In. sculling beaks where the sculler represents homogeneity in himself, where one leg cannot slide with- out the other, the sliding seat, properly worked, is @ very useful innovation. 6 principle, of course, holds good as well in a four, eight or twelve getting unanimity in the ding is ite practical ob re e ractical o ction, and it is one that will ‘wages be found a great impediment to its general use. With a four- oar there are two difficulties to contend with— ket ly. and slid: at the same moment. Bithng Bag movable seat must to a certain ex- tent have @ ten to counteract equilibrium. Sliding seats with crews will always be a matter of Practice. They are dangerous and men who use them should one superintending, to see and the slide are done y gether. The London crew have been dol @ good of work and are in yer fal trim, siesta igi take one good row In the day, and then either a paddie in the four or indi- vidual work in skiffs. Gulston does the steering, but.aa he has been not unfrequently on the river during the last four years he could almost steer with his eyes shut, THE NATIONAL AMATEUR REGATTA. Arrangements for the Festival of Oars on the Schuylkill. The Regatta Committee of the Schnylkill Navy, Philadelphia, have made the following arrange- ments for the coming festival of oars on the Schuyl- kill:— On Thursday, June 18, the first day, the four-oar things for 2 inaist upon some that work each man to- shells, double soull shells and gunw: barges will be rowed, while the four-oar gig, single shell and on the second pau gap shell races will be rowed jay, June 14. On account of the great number of entries for the four-oar shell rs it will be neces- sary, in order to avoid fouls and insure fairness to all, to row this race in two trial heats and a final heat. The following time table has been agreed upon, subject, however, to. changes in the hours in case any races are not pulled by reason of with- drawals:— JUNE 13, THURSDAY, 8P. M.Four-oar shells, first trial heat, 4P. M.—Four-oar shells, second trial heat. 5 P. M.—Double scull shells, 6 P. M.—Four-oar shells, final heat, 7 P, M.—Gunwale barges. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 8 P. M.—Four-oar 4. M.—Single shells, 5:30 P. M.—Pair-oar shells. All of the races, with the exception of the single shell race, will be started from anchored stake- boats at Columbia bridge and will be rowed around Btakeboats placed just below the Falls bridge and return, distance three miles, The moos a shell race, which is for five miles, will be started from the Falis bridge, to row around stakeboats anchored just above the Junction rail- road bridge and return, An umpire, {ndee, starter and timekeeper have been selected, but the names will not be announced | until it is ascertained whether the gentlemen chosen will serve. The Couper Club, ot Savannah, Ga., and the Nas- sau Olub, of New York, have arrived, and are prac- ticing daily on the river. The Coupers, who are the ‘uests of the Vesper Club, inten fou they ‘ht with them a cypress canoe, hol- Jowed out of a single log, and said to be very fast. ‘This is the first boat of the kind that has ever been seen in Philadelphia, and it of course excites a reat deal of attention among boating men. They have also a paper four-oar shell. The Nassaus have been taken in charge by the Undine Club, and have brought with them a four-oar and a pair-oar shell. On Thursday last both the Nassau and the Cou ers rowed in the four-oar shells, and, althoug! their styles of rowing are very different, both crews drive their boats well, and will no doubt give good accounts of themselves in the race. “AQUATIO NOTES. The Princeton crew rowed to Trenton, distance ten miles, on Saturday last.. They were cordially received by the boating gentlemen of that city, who admired their style of pulling, The College boys have entered for the regatta on the Schuylkill and intend doing their best for victory. The Grammercy Boat Club, on Satarday last, challenged the Nassaus to row a four-oared shell race the latter part of the month. No doubt the Nassaus will accommodate them. The Jamaica Boat Club, of Jamaica Plain, Mass., was reorganized at the commencement of last sea: son, and @ new house built, with an active mem- bership of sixty-five. They have a new Blaikie cedar shell this season, giving them an outfit of four single shells, four lap-strokes, one four-oared shell, and about a dozen other boats of various kinds. Their first race of the year took place Mi 81, on Jamatca Pond, and they intend following 1t up with spirit, which races will be open to other clubs. The annexed is asummary of the opening conteste:— JAMAICA BoaT CLUB, Friday, May 31, 1872,—First Race.—For single-scull lapstreaks ; distance, three- quarters of a mile; prizes, silver goblets for first oa second. Ssconp Race.—For patr-oared working distance, three-quarters of a mile; prizes, silver boats; lets to first crew, urora—D. C. Bacon and H. G. Batch. . Eleon . W. Winslow and Jos. Curtis.7m. 49sec, THIRD Race.—For single-scull shells; distance, or u ‘ters of a mile; prizes, allver goblets for t an second, George H. Batch..... .bm. 41sec, 6m. 68ec. W. P. A. Brewer. H, C. Ernst........ 6m. 468ec. The club counte on Mr. Balch making good time the present season, as he won the race with Mr. Appleton, the champion ofthe Union Club of Bos- ton, last summer, and he is now in good condition. The officers of the Jamaica Pie oy Austin G. Gorham; Treasurer and yal Frank W. Reynol Directors, George A. Comins, H. Balch, William Minot, thira, . A MIDNIGHT S8UIOIDE. A Fatal Leap from a Williamsburg Fer- ryboat—A Crippled Fireman the Victim of Mental Disquictude. At about a quarter past twelve A. M. yesterday morning, when the Commodore Barney was on her trip across the Roosevelt street ferry, between New York and Williamsburg, a young man was observed to leave the ladies’ cabin and proceed to the front part of the boat. He removed his coat and hat, and, laying his cane beside them, suddenly stepped over the chain and Jumped overboard. An alarm was at once raised ‘by the few startled ae, of the desperate act, and the boat was stopped. The and no voice of distress from their depths arose upon the midnight air. The hat, coat and cane of the one of the mi nger were employés onthe bout, and on reaching Williams- burg Were transferred to a police oMoer, who sub- sequently took them to the Fourth street station house, re the eee ae — coat —_ ex- amined ie sergean and papers found, which fully placed the identity of tho Bese verte fm "at agent "hE able, twenty-five years a ‘residence "191° Broadway, Williamsburg... The papers. referred to above were two letters, one to his wife and another to his mother, written on Saturday, and breathing an affectionate fare- well, and at the same time oxpresti hig reso- jution to put an end to an existence w! had be- come unendurable. The sentiments in the letters are peculiarly pathetic, and show that deliberating over his suicida: purpose of parting with hia wife and er tressing. Deceased was & mi of the old Volunteer Fire Department, and had a few years ago sustained an accident while going. to a fire, which resulted in the loss of his leg. He leaves a wife and child, Thahody has not been recovered, | Caso if iney aud but oe are rowing unde! case ; but gee ane a not | SHEET. WEST POINT. | Sandighe cpmmnenas and the Effect Upon the Fashionables, The Season Looking Up and the Gloom Disappearing. neering, Mineralogy and Geology mn "ee Deliverance ee ee THE SECRETARY OF WAR AT REST West Pornt, June 8, 1872, The rain clouds that have been hovering about the mountains hereabouts for the past few days, and occasionally breaking over the valleys in a way that has made summer re- sort life so far utterly unendurable, have at last dissappeared, and in their stead we have a Clear blue sky and a sweet, balmy air, worth travelling a hundred miles and over to get @ good breath of. Up to this forenoon, indeed, | tthad been the general expectation that West Point was doomed to pass the month of June this year in darkness and sadness, for it seemed that the more the cadets prayed for good weather—and they do pray sometimes—the harder the rain came down, day after day, and flercer blew the cl winds from the mountain tops; and when the rain storms lulled the drizzies set in, and when the Grizzlies died ont the sky shrouded itself in deeper gloom than ever, as if to threaten direr evils still. But it is all over now, and the sun has at last won the fight, and, as if to MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME, he has already given us since noon such a touch of his wrath at being so kept in the background that even the fever and ague patients who come up here to finda cure have thrown aside their wrappings and become actually merry, and the pretty girls of a marriageable age, who wouldn't marry if they got achance ora fortune, you know, and who some- how find greater delight in the glitter of a brass button and the duiness of a gray coat than they do in ordinary broadcloth, are out at last in their airiest attire, But this is notall. Gloom, it is true, had veen universal before, and the great corridors of Cozzens’ Hotel had resounded cnly to the tramp, tramp of the idle waiters by day, and the still less idle watchmen at early eve, when watchmen are not supposed to ‘be indispensable to general happiness; and all on account of the rains that persisted in falling, and the clouds that threatened to fall likewise, and which, by threatening, kept everybody in as ex- crutiatmg suspense as if they had deluged the country miles around. The victory of old Sol over his enemies has changed all this, and even asT writeI can hear the hubbub of many strange voices down stairs and ‘THE BUSTLE AND CONFUSION incident upon new arrivals; the incessant callings for the porters, and the struggling of the mildiy profane fellows on the stairways as they pant under loads of Saratogas heavily laden with Flora McFlim- sey alone can tel] what. To be candid and use a big modern word at the same time, there has been a transm ation all round. The season can, therefore, be considered as having actually opened in downright earnest, and nobody or nothing is to be thanked for it but the suddenly hot weather that has hustied people out of the cities, and of course the attractions and quiet rest West Point offers to all who come and are heavily laden with the cares of metropolitan life, and who come when the moun- tains are not buried in angry clonds, but when the waters of the river way down at their base glisten like diamonds under the rays of the sun, oo ened proclaims ‘‘a truce to storm an: m0) Although the execrable weather of the past week was suflicient to keep the fashionables who are already here within doors, in heavy clothes and only their own pouting to keep them company, and to prevent others from coming who would other- wise have come long ago, it has not been potent enough to even disturb the regular jog along way of the examinations prescribed in general orders fully a week ago by the Grand Mogul in shoulder straps who rules the academic roost, Tobe gure the usual outdoor exercises have not been gone nay with as frequently as they would have been had the weather been fine, for cadet uniforms are not, and they are right glad they are not, water proof; yet the exercises, exclusive of the examinations, have been quite abundant Ses to satisiy the most in- veterate “immortal” in the corps, It would cer- tainly be a fine thing if the examinations could be postponed by the weather the same as a dress Pee yer a eres ora battalion drill, for then in- jeed woul THR DEVOTEES OF “BONEDOM’? down among the “immortals” pray for the sun to shine not and heaven to shed tears plentifully, not only that the earth ry be refreshed, but that days and weeks spent in idleness since January last might be retrieved by hard study, and the fate of the ‘fess”’-tive cusses be pushed aside triumph- antly. When I wrote my last letter the graduates had been taken hold of in the engineering branch of their studies, and four or five sections been isposed of for good or bad. Since then the ex- pamper le batts oe sir completed, as well as that in mineralogy and geology. In giving the subjects on which each cadet was examined in goology, it should not be taken for granted that a ‘tray of specimens” is in every instance the same kind of a tray or the same kind of specimens, In fact almost each cadet who was given a tray had to deal with entirely different specimens of geological subjects than his fellows, The waiters at the hotels, you know, often have “trays of speci- mens,” and they are not by any means always the same, and there is no reason, therefore, why the geological branch of the juates’ ratio studtoism should be less susceptibie of variety, particularly as in the present case it deals equally with hards and softs. The subject which seemed tobe the most intelligently understood was the “law of distribution of gold,” although I believe the cadets have not, during the past year, been com- pelled to study any history of “Black Friday” as a Tellable authority. If the worthy philosopher of Ghanpaans had been present I doubt not but that he would have gone into ecstacies over the way one of the cadets Saeeseneeany. took up the subject of “Agricultural Geology.” Ata certain st of the elucidation of the a1 iro however, Horace might have been troubled a little and been made peta eals nsive over his theories of deep ploughing, so Phunk it is just as well, after all, that he was not on hand on the occasion. The following are the last two sections examined in engineering and the sections of the entire class in mineralogy and geology, and the subjects eacn cadet was examined on :— ENGINEERING—FIFTH SECTION. 1, Hanna—Approach and parallel, by fying sap. 2 Allen, J.—Niagara suspension bridge. & Rogers, A. H.—Projections and true dimen- sions of voussoirs of ed arch, 4, Woodbury.—Vat 's first method of fortifica- tion, 6, Worden—Strains on a rectangular beam, fastened at one extremity, supported at the other by Thee rg wall, and acted on by & weight at le c: ‘Brown, G. L. R.—Three classes of fleld works. 7. Wygant—Direct defilement of permanent ‘orks, By Wetmore—Military dispositions at battle of Blenheim, 9 James—Plan and section through axis of em- brasure ofa fleld work, SIXTH BEOTION. Reap—Pian and profile of an opening in the gorge of a work closed by a traverse, Miller—Horizontal full centre arch. Jones—Analysis and construction of the demi Sutherly—Same of the covered way. Davenport—Battle of Zama, Hall-Cam aign of 1805. Landon—Military op Low—Conducting the retreat of an army. MINERALOGY—FIRST SECTION, Birnie—Tray of specimens. peter a of Frat ae of gold. Bi —Agricultural geology. wre a of specimens. Moore— Parkhurst—Tray of specimens. Wallace—Three ages of nature. GriMth—Tray of specim: Goodwin. ‘Tray of specime! mie pats na, spheric agencies td produce cimens, commodations. were enjving hime iN re el q . sald, te | the examinations an end’ and ‘that ‘he will bo fnvited to deltver the ad-; dress to, the General Grant, I graduates. stand, will be present at the Alumni dinner, a pts ‘The Park yesterday was thronged with its usdaT Sabbath-day crowds of visitors. The burning sun: indeed seemed intolerable in the city, and, fairly’ baked to within an inch of his life between the hod walls of the houses, the citizen eagerly hurried off to wander among the trees and statues and over, the brilliantly verdant “grass, and to catch refresh, ing glimpses of the cool lakelets that every here and there pleasantly enliven the landscape, And well indeed was he rewarded for his jourq ney. Never was the Park more beautiful thaw itis now. The trees are again clad in their sum-, mer foliage, and the meadows, spangled with dandelions, are fragrant with the fresh scent of early spring. Nature everywhere looks kindly, loving, and radiantly smiles peace an goodwill to all her creatures; and wearted, over¢ worked men, such as are most of us, who here in} this great city do battle for our daily bread, may, profitably while away an hour or two amid these soothing influences; indeed, it may be doubted whether the sermons to be read in such haunts of sylvan loveliness do not bring about a better bate, Tame of feeling than the dry commonplace of the pul It is in tho latter part of the afternoon—aay four to aix—that the attendance of pro: ers ist most humerous. A stroll upon the Mall Is then in-! deed a treat. Perhaps at times the crowd is little too thick; but {t is so good-natured and A and well-dressed, and saunters along at such a ploasentiy, idle pace, that you find it to Ye annoyed, even though’ you are now and thei lightly jostled pbs some careless wayfarer. Th sweet, pure alr, bright sunshine, bi r=) fully through the shadowing trees, the “herald+ laughter of chil-| melodies” of the birds, the whee ( dren and the exquisite charm of the scenery that Meets your gaze on every side—these woo you into’ jood humor and force den, tobe happy and to re- joice in the bloom and freshness of the gladsome apringtide. f On Sundays, however, the list_of amnsements'at brats is Lat dab 42 Fat Rov no cn 7 |, NO swings—nothing to promena’ and feed the swans and ducks and pay a visit to the menagerie. And, of course, the animals are the rane “stand by” of all youthful visitors. None of ‘hem (of the animals, of course,) not even the most intelligent of the monkeys, have apparently the faintest conception of the sacred character of the day, and they go through their favorite routing round of existence just as though there were no such things as churchbells and Sunday schools, Tha owls, perhaps, seem in @ Sabbath frame of mind,, but then they always have the same solemn air, av though they followed out the advice of certain’ good people who recommend us to ever bear in’ mind that each moment our last.) With this exception tho cimens of natural history are as delightful and amusing creatures to visit on Sunday as on a week: day, and you have the charming sense of emerging into society where catechisms and sermons ara ignored without Ube toga og incurring any moral and of enjoying all the delights of bath wreaking without the fear of paving to pay high for, the luxury at some future date. Human beings o! tender naturally, therefore, haunt the cages and the aviaries with a Ge persistence, and they’ probably learn more of zoology ibiterty obser- vaden on Sunday than during he rest of the week. There are perhaps_scarcely se many equipages it the Park on Sunday as usual, but there wera enough yesterday to make the drives a pleasant lounging place. Now and then, indeed, you might. even see something very like a mild race, but re spect for public opinion ‘seemed to compel owners! of fast horseflesh, as a general thing, to keep down) to @ reasonable pace. . FATAL AFFRAY IN A BARROOM, : Concussion of the Brain the Cause of Death, On Friday last William Freeman, a conductor on! the Eighth Avenue Railroad, then living at 894 Eighth avenue, and Richard Smith, a driver on th same road, both being off duty at the time, becam: involved in & quarrel in the rumshop of Danie Grinnon, on the southwest corner of Eighth avenual and Fiftieth street, where they had been drinkin; to excess. During the disturbance Freeman, as al leged, struck Smith two or three times on th head with an iron hook, inflicting severe wounds, from which the blood flowed copiously, bpm enraged at what had been done, Smith’ struck Freeman a blow in the face with his fist, w in falling backwards struck his head Again ane, ducing him’ to in edge of a box, thus instantly re sensibility. present not believi ma to be much injured thought he was oi sleeping: off the effects of the liquor, and allowed “him to lie on the floor without offering to render him a8 sistance. At last, finding that Freeman was breath- ing stertorously and did not return to conscions- ness, he was taken home and @ physician called to, attend him, but without being abie to render any permanent relief. The injured man lingered tiili two o'clock on Saturday afternoon and expired. Sintth, the assailant, was subsequently arrested! by the Twenty-second Precinct police and detained, to await the result of an investigation before Coro. mere gohin Beach yesterd Cl | ir. John yesterday made a it-mortenr examination on the body and found To teacher: Of the skull nor compression, but death resulted from concussion of the brain, It ts not claimed, even by the friends of the a ceased, that in striking deceased Mr. Smith hadapy: intent to take his life. 1 é — Herrman will hold an inquest in the casd’ 0-day. i Mr. Freeman was sixty-four years of age and @ native of this country. “SUPPER THE LITTLE CHILDREN." Children’s Day in the Methodist Churches of Newark. In accordance with a resolution passed by thi late General Conference of the Methodist Church) yesterday was set apart in the Newark churches of that denomination as ‘children’s day,” and ser-! vices held pecullarly interesting to the little folks,, and, it is to be hoped, inatructive as well as intereat=. ing both to them and children of ri er years. At St. Paul's church, in the afternoon, an immense thron, of people gathered to listen to addresses by two o! the newly ordained bishops—Drs, Andrews and) Foster—and take part in the other ex, ercises. With floral aid the sanctuary was transformed into a perfect Eden of ‘exotica: beauty. Lovely roses in profusion al sorts of other choice flowers were area with exquisite taste. In his address Bishop An drews urged the beneficence of the Sunday Bchool! as an adjunct of the Christian educational system. He regarded Sunday schools as of great mporeance! in the work of educating the youth of the country,) but eliminated no new ideas on the subject. At the Universalist church there was held @ Sal bath school anniversary, This church also was) profusely decorated with flowers, aa song sters were also hung around in.cages, and jome with the children and the choir In singing poeans o! oe preached, praise to Jehovah. Rev. Dr. Bru At St. Patrick's cathedral the celebration, postponed on account of} Weather, was resumed and completed. Thre sia ee sis Ms al ean rough the church. After the singing of vespe Rev. Father Doane addressed the c! ‘en en tha duty of obedience. TUGBOAT DISASTER, Burrao, N, Y., Jane 9, 1672, A tugboat capsized in Niagara River lastevenings Ira Hansom, of Grand Island, was drowned, as Waal also @ maD named Spit of Tanawands,