The New York Herald Newspaper, June 19, 1872, Page 5

The Man Who Saw the Man of Missouri. A SECOND HAND INTERVIEW. What a Hoosier Statesmhn Saw and Heard at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and His Opposite Story. Troubles of the Thunder and Lightnin’ Man. Senator Carl Scherz, the leading signer of the Fifth Avenue Hote! call, slept sweetly in his room, and was up bright and early yesterday morning. His stomach must have been soured by the com- ments of the press, for the waiters declared that the distinguished Senator ate little. <A HSRALD reporter was at the Fifth Avenue at an early hour, and remained until the afternoon, in the expectation that Mr. Schurz, after disposing Of his cutlet, bretzels and coffee, and puffing to a stump the morning cigar, would be affable and talkative as his countrymen usually are under such circumstances. But in this he was dis- appointed, The Missouri Senator doubled himself up in his own importance gnd threatened that he'd vote for Grant and . Greeley both if any wminion of the house dared to disturb = him. As the cool morning was warmed into the heat of the day he left his bed, bathed, had his beard stroked, wrapped himself in a Dolly Varden dressing gown, and signified his readiness to see and listen to anybody not a news- paper man, The news quickly flew, and up and down the broad stairs waiters dashed madly, bear- tg messages and cards»from and to the waiting visitors. Obedient to the beck of a waiter was a Hoosier of grave mien and sagacious aspect, who, like Captain Cuttle, was “lying of and on” outside the door. This pine-knotty but not altogether unpleasant per- son smiled in a grim way at the passing hall boys, and looked as if he would have dared to calmly re- gard the most distinguished clerk in the ofice of the public house. The corridor was too short for him and far too narrow. He wabbied about, smil- mg and smirking, until an energetic youth, un- trained in the ways of hotel attendants, took his ecard into SENATOR SCHURZ. His smile then expanded into a grin; his grin into a hearty gufflaw. The HERALD reporter watched this man with much interest, and when he left the presence of Carl Schurz—still smiling benignantly— piped him off to see the nearest Teuton elephant. “Very hot,” remarked the HERALD-reporter, as he polished himself with a handkerchief. ‘Kinder,’ answered the Hoosier, in the heat of a a eged mistaking the table cloth for a iree wel “Schurz didn’t get the best o: you, I allow?” “You bet.” “You didn’t give yourself away much, did you?” “4 reckon.” al iii “ LD reporter was inning to despair of getting much information from this Tan and ‘was about to seek other subjects, when the Hoosier abruptly said, “Look here, you! Schurz is a ter- rible fellow when ye don’t know ’m; when you know ’m he don’t amount to much. He is cross- eyed politically.” REPoRTER—How does he squint now? Printing House square or Geneva ? HoosikR—How ? Reporter—Is Carl Schurz for Greeley or Charles Francis Adams ? HoostER—Now there ye have me. Darn me ef the man knows hisself. Like a boy falling from a hay- stack, he is unconcerned which thorn in the bush beneath he will elect to fallon. Fine old pickle, isn’t it? SCHURZ MAY GO BACK ON GRATZ BROWN, and look here, you man! ef he does, whar es he? (Here the Hoosier thumped the table, and swore like the English troops in Flanders.) These fellers fre free traders—a half hundred of thum. Who the ——are they? Damn my —, I could lick the whole crying crowd before breakfast. Se nee then, did not impress you fa- vorably Hooster—Yes; he's an almighty talker; he can squeeze the juice out of syntax and prosody quicker ‘n lightnin’, and when you think that yer thar ye a’n’tthar. He’s smart, I tell ye. REPORTER—His smartness is conceded, I reckon. Is he smart enough for kpsictie Hd Hoosizr—Weill, damn me, iff asked ’m. “But,” ses he to me, ses he, ‘we'll stand by the consti- tution an’ the laws,” ses he; and as we don’t know what is left of the’ constitution, and our Jaws don’t amount 10 much, I kinder sniggered, and suf- ferin’ like with fun-compression on the chist, cried, “ete and larfed aloud, may I be damned if 1 didn’t. REPORTER—Inexpressibly funny! But Schurz was down on Greeley ? HoosteR—No, he warn’t. I’m a friend of Greeley, an’ when I mentioned his name Schurz ses, ses he, “Greeley is all right; and then he threw up bis hair with his hands, slung his legs into the clothes closet an’ smiled as you and I do when fresh lager is called for. REPORTER—ZwWei ! . Hoosizn—You've seen these felles. that kum roun’ in spring time with lightin’ rods and fixins. They jaw, lecture an’ yarn until every man an’ ‘woman is prepared.to believe that unless they place themselves in the bands of the anti-thunder an’ | Jightnin’ chaps the ‘lectric fuid will take a standing jump and go down the chimney, burst the dinner Hxins and scatter the baby, promiscus like. Well one of these chaps kem to our town, and my mother-in-law she i GOT 'M TO STRADDLE THE WINDMILL an’ puta rod on the top. While he was in the mid- dle of the job the sky darkened, the clouds hung a Wavy an’ hefty lip; out Mashed in zigzag derision the pesky streaks of fire, and, as in battles, too murderous for description, crashing sounds sprung the highest trees—— RePORTER—Poetic—darn me! Hooster—Heated Lam, blow me! But you see, don’t ye? No! Well, 'mdarned! But the pesky thunder an’ lightnin’ man was on the windwill, and ay mother-in-law she kem out flyin’ before the wind, an’ ses she, ‘Lightnin’ man, me dear,’ ses sue, “kum down!” But the lightnin’ man couldn't kum down nor he couldn't go up; he was as far as he could go, and there he stuck, An’ then my mother-in-law she rips an’ she raves an’ she calls on the lightnin’ man to be up or be down, but darn me if he didn’t speak out uloud from the shady wing, an’ ses he, “I'll sell me thunder an’ lightnin’ route at an awful sacrifice, blow me!’ RePorTER—Highly epee but can't you give me some information as to how Carl Schurz stands toward Horace Greeley, and tell me what you think of the effect of the free-trade mogement to be inaugurated here to-morrow? Hoosigk—Well, darn and blow me ef you ain’t | the stupidest man I ever kem accross!" The HERALD reporter here stood up, nodded to ae Hoosier, paid bis bill and went his way thought- july, . STATE POLITICS, The Proposed Amendments to the Consti- tution of the State of New York, {From the Albany Argus, June 18.) Governor Hoffinan, in his message to the Legisla- ture at its last session, recommended that a com- mission be appointed to prepare amendments to the | constitution, which, after the concurrence of two | successive Legislatures, should be voted on by the people. The failure of the Convention of '66-'67 to provide amendments satiefactory to the people was not to be taken agevidence of the contentment of the people with the existing constitution, for by a Jarge vote they had demanded its revision. They had accepted from the hands of the conven- von the amended judiciary article, and, it is Probable, woula have accepted other pro- visions if separately submitted; but the protxity of the debates of the | Convention jad prejudiced the pubite mind against its labors, and they rejected the main body of the work be- cause they had not time to study and compare it, and were apprehensive of wo many radical by em hi wae It is perhaps beat to amend the constitution, step | by step, in the way povaea by the Constitution, Certainly it is easier for the people to pass upon separate amendments than to decide upon a consti- | tution in exienso, There is a treble ordeal of criti: | cism provided in this case—first, a representative | commission ; next, a Legislative approval; then a Peapproval by the ensuing Legislature, chosen with reference to its passage or rejection, and, finally the aflirmative vote of a majority of the electors, -’ The following is the act under which tn 7 sion is to be chosen :— st soo en. 884, -An act to provide for & comrnlssion to propose amend. cons ay be sith prea ec “e 5, 1872; three e people of the State of New York, re} Bepate and Assembly. do enact follows Seas |The verpor to des ate rat fe rons, four trom each Judicial district, who shall conseiluto & commission tor the purpose of proposing to the Legis. Jature, at its next session, amendments to the constitution, | Grant at Baitimore—for tivat is the real issue there— REW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. provided, tap amendments shall Ye proposed to the x oe vacancy that may st ti ‘offach comminion shall be dlled by aie and Becretary of Stace ‘of such Commission shall be held ES Girt commtinsion shall have power to choose ghaigmen sndoauptn comets okra mreeatge aad rs ec not exeseding ten in number, and to regulate he shall be en- ‘Beran oe gis day, for pot execeding fity days, und the saine mileage ass ul- to members ot the Legislature. —Al! bills for printing, stationery. vustnte and 1 bi incidental expenses such commission shall be certified by th ited by eerie by je. predidiig ofticer thereof am audited by member of bb secssaars: Beni terepeeiatel oer of oe meeae , is hereby appro! 01 the i not otherwise appropri Maetray the expenses Sranected Sih such com &—This act sball take effect As first drawn, the law contemplated that the Commissioners should be appointed by the Gover- nor and Secretary of State Juintys and it will be seen that the vision is retained which author- izes vacancies to be filled by them. The objeet was to create a@ commission composed equally of both parties. This is secured, however, by the control which the Senate has over the nommations. We.do not favor half-and-half commissions where ofti- is involved, But thiscommission iv e right to prepare amendments and hand themover to the Legislature of 1873, If that body approves, and if the Legislature of 1874 the will hold them responsible. There are serious defects in the existing consti- tution, We want more simpiicity and direct re- ‘sponsibility in the executive and administrative offices. is need of reform in canal man: ment and in the administration of our prisons. judiciary article ia to remain unchanged; and we ope that the financial article will be maintained in all ite stringency, extending some of its restrictions to the power of cities, towns and counties to con- tract debts, But it 18 useless to anticipate! If the governor and Senate give us a well chosen commission, we anticipate some wholesome reforms as the fruits of its labors, ANDY JOHNSON. | ‘The Prognosts of the Coming Campaign— Greeley Not thy Best Candidate, but a Stronger Man than Grant—Baitimore » to Endorse Him and Andy to Take the Stump in His Favor. WASHINGTON, June 17, 1872, Ex-President Johnson, during his recent visit to Washington, seems to have studiously avoided all opportunities to give himself the least publicity, and it has apparently been his most earnest en- deavor to abstain from accepting any prominence before the public that might have been intended for him by his more zealous than wise personal friends. He has remained quietly at his hotel, oc- cupying himself with calls on intimate friends. He, nevertheless, expressed himself in private conver- sation with characteristic freedom, and gave his views regarding pending political complications. Referring on one occasion wo THE NOMINATION OF MR. GREELRY, he said to a friend that the Cincinnati movement had a most creditable and patriotic inception; but the result haf not been such as I myself would have desired. Certainly 1 did not foresee it when I gave the movement all the encouragement I could con- sistently yield. Iam positive in the opinion that the nomination of some other man than Greeley would have collected the democrats around the Platform which was there adopted with such a rash of overwhelming enthusiasm that, with the disaf- fected republicans, we would have carried the elec- tions beyond the possibility of a doubt. Mr. Gree- ley has MUCH LATENT STRENGTH, which lies in the fact that his reputation for honesty of purpose bas never been impeached. He must now be carerul to restrain his friends or his organs, ifhe has anything of the latter kind, from too enuthusiastic adulation of his new ad- herents. We have men in the democracy who have great influence over the Peat and who still re- Member and repeat to the public the numerous vigorous assaults of Mr. Greeley the principles as well as the personnel of that y. Now if Mr. Greeley or bis friends change to the right about, and are equally vigorous in support of his old op- , People will make comparisons which are aging to his reputation for consistent honesty. GREELEY'S RECORD. * Remember that he supported bayonet legislation for the South against me; but the 7ridune opposes it now against the majority of Congress. e tide of radicalism in thia country is on the ebb. [t has reached ita utmost Weight, and the revulsion has paleo see this fact In the failure to complete the ical intention ‘regarding the Ku Klux and Amendatory Enforcement bills in the House. The current setting in the other way is very feeble oat now, aud yet sufficiently strong to be perceptible. It is carrying with tt many Northern republican liticlans, who have wit haa A to see the change in public sentiment, or who have commenced to think for themselves, instead of blindly following the dictates of a Congressional committee. It has been impossible up to this time since the war for the democrats to succeed, but a golden opportunity is now before them. They must act with united decision, however, or they will fail again, GREELEY AT BALTIMORE. Mr. Greeley will doubtless be endorsed at. the Baltimore Convention. This may be a bitter pill for some of us to swallow; but we must not show our grimaces to the public. Iinteud to take the stump myself, inmy own State, and perhaps in others, against General Grant. I shall oppose him on grounds of public policy, no matter who may re- ceive the benefit of that opposition; it may be Mr. Greeley, but it will certainly be intended for the benefit of the nominee at Baltimore. ANDY STILL ITCHING FOR OFFICE. On another occasion, while discussing the subject of his own future, Mr. Johnson disclosed his will- ingness to remain in the seclusion which he now enjoys, unless his friends decide to bring him for- |. Ward again as a candidate for public office. “In the latter event,” said he, “I would of course | ds re-election to my old seat in the Senate, It as been suggested that I shall run as a candidate for Congressman at large in my State. I do not know now that I would decline the nomination for | that position, Of course I am not in a position to | say Ul it will be tendered to me. My name has been used thus far in connection with it without x authority, and perhaps I had better remain silent on the subject, leaving those who have com- menced the movement to carry it out to suit them- selves.” The foregoing utterances from tne lips of the ex-President are given in the language of the friends to whom they were spoken. Some of the opinions and criticisms thus reaching the public were undoubtedly intended for private ears alone; but they are nevertheless authentic, and may be accepted as reliable by all who have any interest in the views of the great East Tennesseean, MISCELLANEOUS CAMPAIGN NOTES Hon. B. H. Hill delivered a speech in Atianta, Ga., on the 14th inst., in favor of the democracy co-ope- | rating with the Cincinnati Convention, but said he would abide the action of the Baltimore Conven- tion, At the conclusion of his speech General Rob- ert Toombs was called for, and said :— “You have heard one of the most eloquent, one of the grandest addresses that you will ever hear in favor of Mr. Greeley. He is entitled to the thanks of this country. Go home and consider it, It was clear, eloqueit and impressive. I am against Greciey, but at the same time you have got the best of the case on his side, and 1 call for three cheers for Mr, Hill.”” Responded to with g hugrab, ‘Therefore it may be set down as Certain that Bob Toombs will go for Greeley. As a prelude to the organization of a local liberal | republican club, the Chicago 7rivune (Greeley) of the 16th says:— We have not only to share in the election of a President, but we have to elect all our State, county and ‘municipal officers, including a Legis: lature and nineteen members of Congress, In this grand contest to place the State of [iinois in accord with the Cincinnati platform this city and county have to bear a conspicuous part. We have here a population greater than that of some of the States | of the Union, and the vote of Chicago will be all- | Woman was committed to the care of the Commis- potential ta determining that of Ilinois. We have to elect three members of Congress and twenty-eight | members of the Legisiature, For a campaign so extensive tn its details there must be a central ad- lninistrative and executive authority, and it is to secure this that the Central Campaign Club is to be organized on Monday even: The same advice might well apply to other locali- | ties than Chicago. The Chicago Tritmne—generally a careful ai- | gester of political statistics—savs that “so far from the chances being about even between Greeley and the chances for Grant in the country have ceased to be any Way equal. It is almost possible, even at this time, to indicate a clear majority of the EI toral College for Greeley, and, as the campaign pro- gresses, the popular revolution will steadily gain force, and by the time of the October elections near- ly the whole country will be for Greeley and reform, and against military and personal government.” The Rochester Democrat (Grant) says:—“Greeley declares for Grant.” That la to say, ta the volgar vernacular, “Greeley ‘goes’ for him.” Says the Albany Journal (Grant) :—“The Chicago Tribune (Greeley) is making the ablest and most effective battle for Mr. Greeley which is anywhere condacted, and affects to believe he will be elected. Boutit is poticeable that it does not claim its own State either as for him or as doubtful—virtually con- ceding tt to Grant.” . 4 ‘The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph says Swinton Stephens (brother of Aleck) and Genera) Toombs made a |. heavy demonstration lately, and adds that rt thinks “that abowt ninety-nine out of the hundred demo- crats in Georgia have made up their minds to try the virtue of doubling teams against Grant—no matter what comes of it.”” The Hartford Times thinks that the overwhelming defeat of E. H. Rollins in the New Hampshire Legis- Jatare for United States Senator a signification of the probable lose of the State to Grant, Rollins never did amount to more than a pint of sour cider in politics, and it is a wonder that he and Ordway and Chandler and other smal! potato politicians in the Granite State had not been made to loose their holds upon the political reins there a long time ago. As the Hartford Times says—“‘Good-by, Rollins.” Declares the Pittsburg Commercial (Grant) :— ‘That the Baltimore Convention will adopt Gree- ley, at least'make no separate nominations, is ex- ulting! laimed now by his supporters. ‘We've fet, ‘em,” shout they, and snap their fingers defiantly the face of the democratic leaders who have either openly resisted taking Greeley or hoped that something would turn up to preventit. As the shout of victory goes up and the triumphant Greeley column moves on,the democratic party disappears from sight forever; and with all this thousands of life-time democrats step aside from active politics, holding themselves in the pending canvass either not to vote or to vote for Grant—for Greeley never. The Washington Chronicle (administration) re- gards the nomination of Greeley at Baltimore as “very uncertain.” According to the old plantation song, “White man berry unsartin.”” But how may it be about an old whiteyhat? THE PACKER INSTITUTE. ths arts aes Commencement Exercises at Plymouth Chareh Last Evening. Last evening Plymoutn church presented such a spectacle ag has probably never before been wit- nessed within the walls of that sacred edifice. The occasion was the twenty-sixth annual commence- ment of the Packer Collegiate Institute, and so great was the crowd which it attracted to the place that long before eight o'clock there was not the remotest standing room in-the church, and hundreds were unable to gain admis- sian even. The audience were decidedly a fashion- able and intellectual one, representing the wealth and intelligence of the city, and, although the vast auditorium was almost suffocatingly warm, all re- mained until the exercises were concluded, Mr. Beecher's platform was occupied by A. A. Low, President of the Board of Trustees; Professor Crittenden, President of the Faculty, and Rey. Dr. Plummer, of Columbia, 8. C, Professor Crittenden presided, The members of the graduating class of young ladies, twenty-two in number, were seated in front of the platform. At eight o’clock the exercises were opened with a voluntary by Mrs. Christopher, who was followed by Dr. Plummer in prayer. The order of exercises was then proceeded with as follows:—‘Saluta- tory’—Author, Eleanor F, Sievewright, and reader, Harriet Arnold; “The Dilemma’— Author and reauer, Mary Margaret Shiland; “The Captured Spear’—Author, Ann Sanxay, and reader, Jeanette Weeks; “Harmonie der Téne’?*— Author, Margaret E. Hill, and translator and reader, Caroline C. Ayres; ie Song of: the Angels—Author, “Mary W. Stub- bert, and reader, Annie E, Ostrander; ‘The Story of Dolly Varden” Susan Metcalf, and reader, Klizabeth Hoden; i “Civilization”—Author, Annie EK. Ostrander, “Le Judaisme, ancien et moderne”—Author, Edith R. Wilson, P. G., and reader, Valesca Hourdequin; “May Song,” chorus, by Franz Abt; “Our Language Reconstructed"’—Author and reader, Mary Corbin; “Poetry in Prosaic Places’—Author and reader, Helen 8. Boynton; “St. Frances and St. Una"—Au- thor and reader, Emma Beardsley; “Valedictory”— auinar, Emily A. Thackray, and reader, Anna MXAY, The compositions were all good, the salutatory by Miss Sievewright, “The Captured Spear” by iss Sanxay, ‘Poetry in Prosaic Places,” and the valedictory by Miss Thackray, ee especially fine, Mr. Low addressed the graduating class briefy and distributed the displomas. The class is composed __ of the _ followin; named oung laeies:—Harriet Arnold, Emmie Beards- ley, Lucy Keetels, Lillien Elma_ Lyon, Helen M. Bowen, Helen 8. Boynton, Eiizabeth F Carleton, Emma Collin, Mary Corbin, Christine E. coh. ee Mary E. Gower, Elizabeth Hoden vi, Va- lesca P. H. Hourdequin, Annie E. Ostran F. Rand, Anna Sanxay, Eleanor F. Sievewright, M. | Margores Shiland, Mary R. W. Stubbert, Emily A. Thackray, Alice C. Winchester, Jeannette’ D. Weeks. The exercises of the evening were brought to a close with the class song and the benediction, pro- nounced by Dr. Plummer. The graduates were warmly congratuated by their parents and friends, and the vast audience dispersed, leaving Plymouth church in silence and darkness. NEW Z YORK CITY. SUR SEY Dennis Cusack, living in Yorkville, was robbed on Saturday night of a gold watch and chain, valued at $200, John Mullen, a friend of his, was arrested charged with the lare: and a pawn ticket for the stolen property was found in his pos- session. Justice Conlter yesterday committed him for trial in default of $2,000 ba Thomas Moore, alias John Lynes, nineteen years of age and born in England, died yesterday in the Penitentiary Hospital on ‘Blackwell's Island. De- ceased was serving out a six months’ term on con- viction for petit larceny. On the 11th inst. Moore was at work in the coai yard when a mast fell upon | and fatally injured aim. Officer Clark, of the Harlem Police Court squad, | yesterday found an insane woman, giving her name as Margaretta Tarpey, wandering about Har- | jem, and took her into custody, The unfortunate sioners of Charities and Correction by Justice Me- Quade. The Americus Club House, at Greenwich, it is rumored, was sold at auction on Monday by James M. McGregor, Superintendent of Public Buildings, to satisfy claims of creditors, and was bought by Mr. Voorhees, a builder, one of the creditors, for | $15,000, this amount being for the building only, and not including the furniture or any appur- tenances of the building. ‘ The Republican Central Committee met last even- ing at their head-quarters, Twenty-third street and | Broadway ; John J. Townsend in the chair. <A re- port was received from the delegation who | nominated Grant and Wilson with uproarious applause. After a few recitations and the tran- saction of some routine business the meeting ad- journed at the cali of the chair, Frederick Killian, of Harlem, was yesterday ar- rested on a charge of stealing a large quantity of gaspipe, valued at $1,000, from the Harlem Gas- Light Company. The company has within a few months, suffered extensively from this apeoies of larceny. The pipe was taken from the Sixth av- enue boulevard, along which it had been dis- tributed preparatory to laying it down. The ac- cused was held for examination. by Justice MCQUAdG, cag FATT T Fo eee, 1 fe The Executive Committee of the National Repub- lican General Committee held a secret session yes- terday at the private office of E. D, Morgan & Co., in Exchange place. Among the members present were the Chairman, E. D. Morgan; A. 8. Cattell, of New Jersey; Senator Chandier, of Michigan; Gen- eral Ames, of Mississippi, son-in-law of F. But- ler, and Wm. H. Keinble, of nsyivania, The proceedings were stric private and no farther particulars could be gathered. Yesterday afternoon the several M. T. Brennan clubs in the county assembled at Lion Park, under the auspices of the central organization, to par- ticipate in a grand barbecue in honor of Sherif Brennan, whose family are to leave the city in a short time. The barbecue was held early this year so us to enable the family to attend, in point of numbers the aifair was one of the greatest suc- vesses of its kind ever witnessed. The pavilion, the dining room, the bar room and the gardens were 80 crowded that one could not move around at ease, and on the pavilion where the dancing was, no one coud waltz without waltzing some or his or her feet, At ten o'clock in the ey crowds were still swarming from the cars toward the Park, and the Noor managers declared that it | would be Kept up until daybreak. Below will be | found the programme of the afternoon and evening entertainment. Article No. 3 on the programme ished, as the Ox roast was left al- uched :—3 P. M., Grand Opecies, by Gra- Band, 4P. ke op by the Hon, Wil- 8. 5 10 7 |. “Barbecue” (Ox 7 P.M, Dancing and “General Enjoy- | 8 P. M., Grand Display of Firewerks, | THE EPSILON EXPLOSION-DEATH OF CAP- TAIN MITCHELL. Captain Charles Mitchell, who was injured by the explosion of the steamtug Epsilon in the Be some three or four weeks ago, died tn Centre Street | Hospital yesterday morning. Deceased was stat ing Oa the pier near where the explosion occurre when he was struck on the leg by a piece of timber thrown from the tug and the Jimb fractured. putation was resorted to. case in charge, Am- Coroner Young hus whe their anchorage, there wonld have been three | and first class sioops; thirty-two mile course for | Wave drifted across the line stern foremost, and, YACHTING. ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB REGATTA. | A Brilliant Opening to the Regatta Season—The Victory of the Schooner Peerless—The Vixen, Anna and Undine the Winning Sloops. THE ADDIE LOSES HER TOPMAST. | ‘The yachting season opened brilliantly yesterday, the Atlantic Yacht Club inaugurating it with a grand regatta, The steamer Magenta, laden with @ full freight of invited gnests, slid away from Martin’s dock, at ten o'clock, and sped swiftly down to Bay Ridge. For some time it was feared by all those familar with matters maritime that olus was in a stupor, from which he would not | awake, and, therefore, the pleasure of witnessing a contest between the trim yachts assembled off Bay | Ridge would be evanescent. By the time the white-winged competitors had got into postition, however, alight breeze sprang up from the south) ward and westward. It was sadly bafting, and the | start, consequently, was not quite so good a one | as could have been wished. ‘The starting whistle | shrieked out across the young ebb tide just prior to | the golden sun attaining his zenith, and the Peer- leas moved quietly away in the van of the fleet. ‘The Tidal Wave got jammed; she was in a bad posi- tion when the signal to start was given, and the consequence was that she did not swing and fill | her sails until the Peerless was fully half a mile ahead, The breeze freshened soon afterwards, and it was indeed a pretty sight to watch the wave- | cleaving clippers skimming smoothly and silently | over the surface of the rippling sea, Aboard the Magenta interest and excitement jomtly shared the throne. The happy bearer of a bevy of Brooklyn belles and beaux, she followed in. the white wake of the swilt-gliding yachts, i went about and stood fer Staten Island. The breeze freshened @ little about half-past twelve, and the whole fleet were then on the starboard tack laying 1 to the Staten nd shore. The doing very well, and, standing on the starboard tack, held a clear lead of the feet. The Vixen was following after the Peerless, and the Orion came next, close in her wake. ‘The Undine, Anna, Josephine, Addie, Nimbus, Qui Vive, Gracie, Resolute and Tidal Wave followed in the order named, The fleet went through the Narrows in handsome style, at about the last of the ebb. The wind still kept hauling round, and shortly before one o'clock P. M. Was due southeast and considerably fresher, ‘The Resolute and Tidal Wave livened up considerably with the breeze, and they soon began to come up with the fleet of poet ig ‘The water was nearly as smooth as a duck- pend, and the light fanning breeze appeared to suit the Tidal Wave, which gained slightly on the Resolute, and closed up on her leeward quarter, The William Fletcher was Relared for about twenty minutes at Fort Lafayette while one of the judges, Mr. Sparkinan, was sent on shore, in order that he might return to Bay Bridge and be on hand when the yachts returned to take their time. In the meanwhile the yachts got so far ahead that it was pe age to distinguish their relative positions. e Tidal Wave was a little to leeward of the Resolute, both sailing on the port tack and pointing in the direction of the Quarantine Hospital. At twenty minutes past one o'clock the Tidal Wave went about, and, passing to leeward of the Reso- lute, made a short stretch on the starboard tack for dhout seven minutes, when she went’ about and stood for the SOUTHWEST srIT. The Resolute then made a short stretch on the starboard tack, and, after crossing the bow of the ‘Tidal Wave, went about and lay up for the South- west Spit. The Peerless was a good mile and a half ahead, and doing remarkably well. ‘The Tidal Wave had a small working maintopsail get, and the Reso- jute had two of the same calibre doing good service. The Gracie had been thing pretty well, and slowly passed ahead ot her old antagonist,’ the Addie, Which appeared rather out of sorts. The Vixen was salling fast, having passed the Peerless and taken the lead of the fleet. The Orion, the next boat, appeared to be in excejient trim, and was closely followed by the Anna, Addie and ‘Gracie, A8 they came up toward buy 83s, on the Southwest Spit, where the stakeboat was an@ored, Captain Beling, of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, hove in sight in his new SLOOP YACHT META, and went by on the starboaid tack ahead of the Vixen, which was the first of the competing y: pass thé stakeboat, The Meta looked magnificent, but appeared to have all she could do to carry her 8, and may, perhaps, require a little more ballast before she comes before the public in the and encouraged | Brooklyn regatta next Saturday. The Orion *fol- the failors aboard of them by the sweet on dy on a minut DEANNA bhava Nan mien ae " 2 ense » | Schooner Peerless next, a couple of minutes aliwad Music the band dispensed. Among the | OF the Anna, which led the yachts of the second guests assembled on the Magenta were | class, After’ an elapse of about seven minutes Commodore Maxwell's wife and the Misses Gussie | ee stately Liretin gilded by, ane ra jucy Northa essrs, C. De W: v1 ng the breeze still freshening, took in her aud Lucy Northam, Messrs. C. De Witt, William H. flying jib, The Addie was next on the list, and she Green, K. L, Leggett, E. B. Cadley, Jesse Johnson | and D. Barnett, with their ladies; Mr. and Mrs. Mar- | cellas, With Miss Field; Messrs, Sparks, Lamb, Cun- | ningham and Gardiner ; the whole committee of the club, Mr. Colt, of Washington, and about four hun- dred other of the ladies and gentlemen who com- prise the élite of the City of Churches, There was much applause aa the boats rounded the lightship and many a pair of dainty hands spoiled Jouvin’s ; best. The sun streamed down his rays, but the ge- nial breeze neutralized his efforts to make things | unpleasant. The sea was calm, and not even the smallest child suffered from nausea, The Tidal Wave did well, She picked up wonderfully and tried her best to win. The Resolute was well handled, and merited the encomiums showered upon heras she swept past the lightship like a stately swan. The votaries of Terpsichore held high carnival on the passage home, and, taken | altogether, the day was a most enjoyable one, and will live long in the minds of the guests and par- ticipants of the opening yachting session of 1872, THE RACE. A regatta without wind is alwaya a mournful Spectacle, and about half-past ten yesterday morn- ing it looked very doubtful as to whether Molus | would abuse his autocratic power and spoil the sport of the day by turning off the meter and stop- ping the usual supply of wind served out to the New York district. The want of air caused consid- | erable delay and prevented the different yachts from getting into their positions, If it had not been for the judges’ boat, the Williaja Fletcher, which towed the Gracie, Vixen and Flyaway up to Sloogs less in the race, as, without wind, it would | have token a long time to stem the strong ebb | ti i reach Bay Ridge from Staten Island, The | Resolute and Peerless came up from their afichor- age with the tide, and when sufMiciently near the | line they managed, with the assistance of the little air then floating around, to keep their positions and await the starting signal. The course was—for schooners and first class sloops, from the anchorage down through the Nar- | rows, to and around the stakeboat at Southwest Spit, thence to and around lightship, rounding the same from the southward, thence home, going to southward and westward of beacon on Romer appeared to be waking up a little as soon as she eased her sheet afew inches, The Qui Vive then went by, followed shortly afterwards by the little Undine, who immediately squared away for home. | Her only antagonist, the Flyaway, passed round bout two minutes later, and, easing her sheets, started in pursuit, The Josephine came next, fol- lowed closely by the Tidal Wave, which had suc- ceeded in getting ahead of her antagonist the Res- olute. There was not much difference between them, however, as the latter followed a minute and a half later and took in her big staysail as she went by. The Nimbus acted as whipper-in to the fleet, and went by a couple of minutes later. The weather was now charming, and there was quite enough wind to make thin; leasant for tne small boats. The schooners and first class sloops kept on the starboard tack In the direction of the Lightship, and the second class boats gave a little sheet and started for their buoy in GEDNEY'S CHANNEL, The Tidal Wave now began to pick i) and soon passed the Addie and slowly closed up on the Gracie, The .Resolute was doing well, but wanted a little more wind to show her paces, The Peerless did some very good work in the van, and after passing the Orion closed up a little on the Vixen, who still kept the lead of the fleet. The Meta was sailing remarkably well and showing a clean pair of heels to the entire fleet. There is but little doubt she will prove another triumph for her builder, Pat McGehan, and add fresh laurels to those already gathered by the Kaiser Wilhelm. The Tidal Wave kept improving her position every mi ute, and after passing up to windward of the Grac! followed after the Orion, The Meta rounded th Lightship about eight minutes ahead of the Vixen, having beaten the latter about six minutes in the stretch from the Soutnwest Spit. The Vixen rounded the “ the flect, LIGHTSHIP first boat of the fleet, ibing over her boom, started off on her homeward-bound journey. The Peerless came next, and, sending up acloud of light canvas, followed after the Vixen. The Orion was next, and ®ent up a big balloon jib as she squared away for home, The Tidal Wave then came dancing along, and was soon covered with kites and racing after the Orion, The Gracie followed, and, after some little trouble, set her balloon jib and started olf to get Out of the way of the Resolute, which turned next. There had been a good deal of talk up to present about the kites that the diferent yachts sent up as they started for home, but every- body subsided after the Resolute sent ‘up her bil- Joon jibtopsall, which contained about as much e; vas as one generally carries in the mainsail of a tifty- ton sloop. The race home was very interesting. and three schooner yachts presented a beautiful nautical spectacle “as they slipped through the water, covered in a cloud of canvas, After puting the beacon on the Romer Shoal the Tidal Wave began to close up on the Peerless, and finally gave her the go-by before arriving at the Narrows. The Vixen proved herself a smart boat before the wind, and ‘ept the lead ef the fh The Orion was followed retty closely by the G ia, which led the Addie some Shoal, For second class sloops, the same course, to and around stakeboat at South- west Spit; thence to and around a stake- boat near a buoy in Gedney Channel, rounding | the same from the southward; thence home, pass- ing to the westward of beacon on Romer Shoal; and | for third class sloops, ne course, to and around | Stakeboat at Southwest Spit; thence home. All | yachts to pass between Forts Lafayette and Rich- mond, to the eastward of buoys 11, 13 and 15 on West’ Bank, both going and returning; around | stakeboat at Southwest Spit py the we: rl and southward, and at home stake between the two stakeboats marking the lin The allowance of time was made froma scale of allowances, based upon the mean between the length on water line and t ngth over all | and calculated for a forty-mile course tor schooners | second class sloops and twenty-four mile course for third class sloops. ‘The race Was to he void unless | made within eight hours by one of the competing yachts, There were four stakeboata anchored off Bay | 8. W. Spit. Gedney’s Channel —Hone— Bridge, and the first two formed the line the Name. ams MB HM S. schooners were to cross in their flying start, and | Anna. +2 04 0 2 52 35 42 45 the other two formed the boundary behind which | Qui V -2 17 1 3 03 06 4 31 00 the sloops were to be anchored in line. Sloop | Josephine. 2.2306 3 1 1 4 48 30 | yachts were permitted to slip their cables, Each | Nimbus: 2 29 00 S17 45 4 4 45 yacht carried a number or numbers on its main- | Undine .2 18 2 _ 3 47 30 sail. Flyaway. oe 2 21 00 ad 3 46 00 The William Fletcher, with the judges, Messrs. Wiiliam McMonnies, William H. Douglas and | Thomas J. Northall, on board, after considerable | dimculty, got the sloops anchored in line, and, commencing from inshore, they occupied positions in the following order:—Gracie, Addie, Vixen and | Orion in the front rank and Qni Vive, Flyaway, Nimbus, Josephine, Anna and Undine in the rear | rank. The preparations were not hurried, as the judges were anxious for a breeze, and their pa- tience received a slight recognition in the shape of ap tible breath from the westward, which giaddened their hearts, abont eleven A The following yachts started in the race:— SCHOONERS. lew minutes, © breeze fell off a little about five P.M, and, springing up again, brought the Vixen past the home stakeboat, leading the feet, which arrived in the following order:—Tidal Wave, Peer- Resolute and Orion, The Addie carried away her topmast whtn within about half a mile of ti | home stake, and finally came by in a disabled con- | dition. ‘The following is the oMecial time taken at the dif- ferent points of observation :— SCHOONERS AND FIR: CLASS SLOOPS. 8. W. Spit. Lightship. Home.— None, How's HMR Me | Peerless. 2 02 Lo 319 16 ou Tidal Wave. +2 244 000 3 28 40 6 13 45 Resolute -2 2% 3 3 8 1 6 16 % | Vixen. +155 20 8 15 45 «5 13 00 Orion +1 59 300 3 23 15) «(45'19 80 Gracie -2 1 6 3 31 1b 5 22 25 37 20 Not taken. Addie. sosaves 2 UND AND THIBD CLASS SLOOPS. s. The judges decided that as by scale of allowances the Tidal Wave gives the Peerless 22m. 228, the Peerless wins the schooner prize by 17m, 328, The Vixen won the prize for the first class sloops, the Anna in the second class, and the Undine by 2m. 34s, in the third class, as by scale of allowance the bah dab had to give her 5m, 4s. the prizes each consist of a handsome piece of silver. The judges’ boat, the William Fletcher, Captain James 8. Emmons, was exceliently man- aged during the entire regatta, as an excellent view of the race was obtained by all on board, BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB, enon: Preparations for the Fifteenth Annual Name. owner. No. Feet, Regatta—Twenty-nine* Entries up to Hite....A.S. Hateh Oe 108.8 Yesterday. Fidat Wave. Willian Vorbis: cis & $80 | aris splendid yacht club met last evening at their FIRST CLASS SLOOP! | headquarters, Court street, near the City Hall, va 13 oe ; Brooklyn, for the purpose of perfecting the fina, o {2 SEE | necessiry arrangerents for their fifteenth annual . 48.3 | and fiith union segatta, which will take place Satur- s ev * | day, June 22. Owing to the fact that many of the Ye eae TG ge LER - 2.5 | members of the Brooklyn Club attended the regatta Nimbus. ....Commodore W. Pee ‘3 | of their sister organization, the Atlantics, yester- Josephine,..8. V. Lo 35.6 | day, it was late when a sufficient number put in Flyaway. . tayingston scree, Did 52.5 | 8B appearance to transact business, The meeting Undine. E. Willis. 2.0 | was finally called to order by Commodore Jacob ‘The sh ere all anc in position by | yogrhis, who called Vice C@mmodore J. 8. Dicker- about 1 and the Regatta Committee, C 3 r Messrs. H. H. Hogins, Edward Arnold, J. L. Mar- cellus, John B. Morgan and W. B. Davenport, see- ing th the first whistle from the Magenta at 11:40 A. M. There was hardly a breath of wind and the schooners could barely stem the tide, which wa still running strongebb. The Resolute and Peer. less appeared to be holding their own, but the Tidal Wave was drifting down astern foremost, and it looked as if she would cross the ling before she was wanted. The second whistle sounded from the Magenta at 11:60 A. M. and the schooners pre; to cross the ‘The Peerless immediately wore round, an ing the lightest boat of the three, got a good start and Was gon slipping along through the water tolerably fast. The Resolute next schooner round, and she crossed the line some minutes ahead of the Tidal Waye, which could not wear round, The third whistle biew ati A.M. ia the sloops started and were soon ail under way. ‘The official time taken as the schooners crossed the line between the two stakeboats was as follows H. M. S&S it. M. Peerless, -1l 62 20 Tidal Wave... 11 56 49 Resoluts lh & 40 The sloops were very cleverly handled at, the start, and, considering the very light breeze, got to business remarkaoly quick. The Anna and Vixen Pete a to have a little the best of the start, and | th The wind from the west, and there was ve steerage way. The Tidal ur ahead and 6 rest got away nearly all together. was light and bafflin, barely suilicient to the meanwhile, the Peerless was puis » schooners were also ready for a start, blew | was the | son to the chair, Mr. William T. Lee, the indus- | trions and affable Secretar The first business in or the report of the Regatta Committee, Mr. H. A. Mott, from that committee, reported that the | judges selected by them were Colonel W. M. Van Dyke, B.S. Mallory, John M. Sawyer, Captain Sam- | uel Samuels, John M. Weeks and John W. Ames, ‘The committee also reported that they had chartered | two steamboats for the occasion—the Magenta and | the Josephine. The former is to be for the accommo- dation of members of the club and gues: dd the latter named steamer forthe judges and press. ‘Two tickets are furnished each member of the club, and no person will be permitted on board | the — regatta steamer without a _ ticket. Members are requested to appear in full unt- | form, The musio will be by the Twent: third regiment band. It was reported that | the utmost vigilance would be employed by the committee in guarding against imposition, such as allowing people on board regularly vouched for by the members from whom stich persons received tickets. In order to effect this end the meeting adopted a resolution requesting each person giving a beso f away to endorse his name on the bac! thereof, ‘The report of the Regatta Committee was accepted. | vd that it would be well to see toit | Mr. Wood remarked t that each class of boats before the start were Lah | erly aligned, so that no yacht should have any ad- vantage on the start because of advanced position was at his post of duty, was the reception of becnattiar hSbctip int good lead. The breeze kept | in line. This he considered an important matter, moving round to the southward, and about noon | which should be closely looked a debat ‘ was nearly due south. The greater part of the feet These remarks led to an extended debate as to stood pointing toward the STATEN ISLAND SHORE, while the Peerless, who had got well off, stood off on the same tack, with a clear Jead of about 9 quarter mile, The Qui Vive made a short stretch on the er back, 80 as to wet Out Of the crowd, and then } ty it was to see to the alignment. ‘The ee ated shat under the bylaws the ite tta Com- | mittee was responsible tor all matters pertaining regatta. * ¥ ie te Mott then moved that Messrs. Sawyer and’ . two ol the indwes. be reauested to attend We he steamer who were not | 5 ate to the alignment of the boats betore the Hats was adopted, The Club then proceeded to elect newly proposed members, and shortly after adjourned, There were twenty-nine entries for the regatta up to yesterday morning. NEW YORK YACHT CLUB. The Entries tor the Annual Regatta— Prospects of a Brilliant Race The entries for the regatta of the New York Yacht Club, which will be sailed to-morrow, over the regular regatta course, closed yesterday morn- ing at the office of Mr. Charies A. Minton, the Sec- retary of the club. The following yachts have entered for the re- SCHOONERS. Owner, -Franklin Osgood, . Wm. Voorhis. Burd Grubb. | ry -A. F. Sopher, . Voorhis, Jr. -J. R, Maxwell. RK. Herreshomf |. K. Smith, .S. Homans. |. Lester Wallack, A. S. Hatch, LOOPS. Saml. J. Colgate, iH AMERICA. Terrible Epidemi¢ in Three Brazilian Towns--- Eight Thousand Inhabitants Out of Thirteen Thousand Dead. Smallpox in Chile—A Peruvian Town Sacked by Mountain Banditti—The Presidential Elec- tion in Peru and Bolivia—Another Cuban Filibuster from New Granada. By the arrival of the steamship Ocean Queen | from Aspinwall we have received the following in- | telligence from South America. Argentine Republic. Troubles are threatened with Brazil, Several hundred Brazilian troops have been posted on the island of Cerrito, and two iron-clads are stationed off the island to resis. the claims of the Argentine Republic there. An epedemic of some kind has attacked three towns in Brazil and carried off 8,000 out of 13,000 inhabitants, Five thousand dollars have been subscribed in Buenos Ayres to erect a statue of General Belgrano, ‘The citizens of Cordova stoned the passengers of the Central Ruilroad and tore up some of the rails, declaring that the locomotive is a creature of the devil. The mob were urged to violence by the clergy. Yellow fever and smallpox prevailed in malignant form at Montevideo, Chile. Smallpox ison the increase at Valparaiso. The government is about to apply to Congress for power to raise a loan of $12,000,000 to defray the expenses of building a new mole and for railway purposes, It is rumored that Adolpho Jabez is about to be appointed Minister to Washington, rhe smallpox is very bad at Sereva. There has been a very heavy snow stormon the Cordilleras, Peru. ‘The town of Tombode Mora, 100 miles south of Callao, has been sacked by the mountaineers. A similar outrage was perpetrated at Cerro Ayal. ‘The electoral dispute is not yet settled, Congress will probably declare the late election void, and will appoint their favorite Provisional President. ‘There was a hurricane at Arica on the 14th ult., which did much damage to property, * ‘The election in Arequipa passed off quietly. From Ica it is learned that the commission have discovered south of Oucafe an immense deposit of very tine guano of the greatest value. Boltv: ‘The excitement over the coming election 1s on the increase, and © are three candidates, President Morales, G 1 Quevedo and Dr, Tapia. New Granada. CaRTHA ‘A, June 4, 1872, It is pretty generally believed that a schooner, | called the Cano Amarilla, which left Carthagena re- | cently with arms and ammunition, is bound for the island of Cuba, ‘ A firm of Barranquilla have entered into a con- tract with the government of New Granada to lay a submarine cable m Aswinwaill to Carthagena and | Santa Martha, Ecuador, | ‘The Bank of Ecuador has notified the public that it will very shortly refuse to do business with mer- chants who do not protect their goods by insurance, It has for the present suspended drawing upon Eu- rope, and exchange has, in consequence, risen to 36 per cent for ninety days paper on London, 35 per ry Ne ‘ent on Paris and 40 per cent for sixty-day bilis on few York, Cocou—Up river, $15; down river, $13 per quintal. Coffee, $16. India rubber, CENTRAL AMERICA. ADERALS Bahr oF Be, | The War Between Guatemala and Monduras~ The Proposed Canal in Nicaragua—Pro- gress of Civilization in Costa Rica. By the arrival of the steamship Ocean Queen from Aspinwall we are in possession of the follow- | ing news from Central America, Guatemala. General Rufino Barrios has refused the post of Minister of War, 80 as to take an active paré im. the war against Honduras, There is no fear of a commercial erigl4‘In Gu» temala on account of the war. Money is at eight er cent interest, and discounts at one per cent for short periods, | Honduras. President Medina is reported as having fortified himself in the city of Gracias, expecting an; attack from the allied forces of Salvador and Guatemala; but in the meantime a revolution ‘has’ broken out in Honduras, the obiect being to overthrow’ the ad- while he is in)thé flea. pane wer: "e |} ministration of Medini Nicaragua, ‘ Three routes for the proposed canal are being exe | amined by the United States exploring expedition under Captain Hatfleld, The proapetts for success are great. A grand banquet has been given in ae ofCaptain Hatfield and the surveying expe- dition, San Sulvador. Don Eraristo Carajo, the Envoy of Peace from Nicaragna, has arrived at the capital and been well received by President Gongales, Costa Rica. | ‘The elections in this republic have passed om very quietly. There were few votes polled, and no ex- citement. A large college, under the direction of European professors, has just beam orened a age there are schools of art, in- Stahiy Padi ai ccuipture, a polytectini¢ and | an astronomical observatory, which are tn full op, | nd working satisfactorily. A number oj Sea a ae ane are. spHgiig’ Upy aid the republic 4s steadily progressing in the pathy of ¢tvilization. | OPPOSITION GANGS, A Street Fight and Stone Throwing on | Saturday Night—A Fractured Skull the Resalt. | A disturbance took place on Saturday night in the | Twenty-second ward, in which a young man named George Whitley received a blow of a atone which fractured his skull and from which he may die, It is said that the injured young man, who it resides No. 325 West Forty-seventh street, is the water of @ gang of young men whose “are anything but good. hitley has been at I heads with the leader of another tn the ‘ they came to blows with fists, which den and George Martin, were arrested, ward of equatly bad reputation. Ou Satu 1 ing the leaders and a tow of their triendd Ua both lowed by stone throwing. The police to prevent the disturbance, and it were not Yest they were arraigned at the Yorkville Police, Court | before Justice Coulter, “who committed -them % in sites happened to meet by chance.’ From, words were not tiers re Sunday afternoon that two persons, William ‘await Whitiev’s injuries, ae * ye