The New York Herald Newspaper, June 25, 1872, Page 3

ha ——-__—nenemnenas YACHTING. THE WS:LLACK CUP REGATTA. A Light Breeze and a Pretty Race to Long Branch and Back. THE MADELEINE WINS THE CUP. The Resolute and Eva, Though Beaten, Not Disgraced. ‘The mug hunters were early afoot yesterday, as a distant rendezvous and uncertain winds always require @ large margin of time when depending on canvas alone a8 the motive power to carry one to the point ofdeparture. The William Fletcher, Captaim Hmmons, left pier 28 East River at cignt A. M., with the Regatta Committee and members of the press on board. While steaming down towards Staten Island the prospects of wind and weather were frvely discussed, as after clearing Bay Ridge it became plainly apparent that Sandy Hook was surrounded by a decidedly objectionable fog- bank. The thickness of the atmosphere re- called te mind the aay selected last year for the regatta for the Wallack Cup, when fog had obliged a postponement of the race, ‘and it.now appeared as if a further delay would arise from a simitar cause. As the Fleteher came ‘ap to the Narrows the Magic, Tidal Wave, Taro- ‘Ainta and Peerless were discovered outward bound, and patiently endeavoring to make headway against a light southeasterly breeze and the first of the flood. After steaming past these yachts Mr. Bend, of the Regatta Committee, came to the con- -elusion that in order to obtain an early start it would be better to give them aid, and con- ‘sequently réturned to carry out that chari- table project. The Tarolinta, Magic and Peerless were soon fast to the stern of the Fletcher, and in the meanwhile the Madeleine had been taken care of by another tug that was cruising around in search of a customer. The ‘Fletcher arrived off Sandy Hook shortly before ooon, and although there was a pleasant working “breeze the fog was still pretty thick. The Resolute, Eva, Foam and Tidal Wave were cruising about, waiting the arrival of the judges. THE COURSE ‘was tobe across an imaginary line between the judges’ boat William Fletcher and Buoy 5, off Sandy “Hook, to and around a stakeboat off the West End Hotel, Long Branch, keeping it on the port hand in turning, and return overthe same course. Yachts were to pass between the judges’ boat and Buoy 5, off Sandy Hook, coming’home. The start was ‘to be a fying one, and the time of each yacht to be taken as she crossed a line between Sandy Hook Buoy 5 and the judges’ steamer (the William ‘ Fletcher). The signals for starting were tobe given from the judges’ steamer, as follows :— For @ preparatory signal one whistle and the ‘yacht club flag on the steamer to be lowered, and ten minutes later, for the start, one whistle and the flag to be again lowered. No yacht’s time to be taken less than {fifteen minutes after the second whistle, unless instructions to the contrary were given by the judges. The expiration of the time be marked by a third whistle and lower- ing of flag. ‘he regatta was to be sailed under the sailing regulations of the New York Yacht Club, and at- tention was called to the fact that, by recent action of the club, the rule restricting the number of men to be carried on regattas was rescinded, and yachts ht carry any number of men. il yachts carried their private signals at the main peak. After some, little delay while the Fletcher steamed through the fleet and gave the sailing in- ‘uctions, a consultation was held with Mr. Lester Wallack, of the Columbia, and the donor of the cup, after which the Fletcher steamed off and took up a position to the eastward of Buoy 5 and blew the preparseerl signal. Ten minutes then elapsed, after which’ the second whistle was blown and the yachts started to cross the line. The following yachts were entered :— .Mr. A. 8. Hatch ‘J. R, Maxwell. THE RACE. The Foam was the first yacht to come up to the Fletcher, and she finally crossed the line on the port tack and stood in for the point of the Hook. ‘The Madeleine went across about a minute later, closely followed by the Eva, both heading out to sea on the starboard tack. The Peerless ran across next on the port tack, with the Magic in her wake, about «half a minute in advance of the Tidal Wave. The Resolute was some distance behind, and the Taro- linta did not succeed in getting across within the fifteen minutes time. The yachts crossed the line »9s follows :— H. M. &. Foam... 2 57 40 Magic... oo Madeleine 12 58 58 Tidal Wave: 1 01 28 Eva....... 12 59 10 Resolute. 10 04 12 59 46 Tarolinta.... -Nottak’n ‘There was quite a ener southerly breeze at h this time and the fog had lifted and entirely cleared away. The Foam went in stays at ih., 15s. and stood out to sea, and the Tidal Wave followed suit about a minute later. There was a rolling round swell on the water that made the yachts jump around a little, and rather impeded their speed. The Columbia had a party of ladies on bowrd, and as soon as the yachts had all crossed line she stood olf .to the eastward. The Magic and Peerless both in went cw the starboard tack at1h., 02m., the latter the .windtward position. The Madeleine and Eva were both standing out to the eastward and the Jatter appeared to be getting the best of the match. The ‘m:sohite followed after the Madeleine. The Foam as about a cable length ahead of the Magic, who va 3 fy Moet J side by side with the Peer- Jess, i 1e Tidal Wave was following the Madeleine and ove; ‘hauling her pretty rapidly. The Peerless stood in shore at ih. 9m., and, after making a short stretch 5 vent about again at 1h. 12m. 368, The Foam went on the port tack at Ih 14m. and headed up towards | he HIGHLANDS. The Tida;' Wave was slipping along very cleverly in the ligh. t breeze and walking up to windward of the Madek ‘ine and. Eva. The Tidal Wave and Peer- less stood in shore, passing under the stern of the Magic, wh 0, after standing a couple of hundred yards furth er, went about at 1h., 20m. The Eva was doing very well and era the Madeleine, who appeared 01 It of favor. The Eva stood in shore at 1h., 21m.,an 4 her example was followed by the Made- leine at ik., 22m. The Foam, after standing close in shore, went. on the starboard tack at 1h., 29m, 308, The Eva was Still slipping away frem the MADELEINE, and the latte ', getting disgusted, went about.and stood to the « eastward in the hopes of better luck. The Peerless t acked at 1h., 34m., and followed after the Foam. Th ¢ Tidal Wave went about at 1h., 36m., off the weathe r quarter of the Peerless. The Magic was doing prei ‘ty well, bat there was not suficient wind to bring i ier best pointsinto play. She finally went about at ib., 30m., and, being on the port tack, had to give way to the Peer- Jess, who crosse d her bow. Tbe Resolute was look- ing very well, mad had adopted the tactics of the Madeleine in #4 anding off to the eastward. The yacht captains appeared all rather puzzled as to Whether it was ‘most advisable to tack jn shore or keep ont, but fhe latter course Lh to be more generally selectad! in the hopes ef the breeze haul- ing round more to the westward. The Tidal Wave tacked in shore at 1b, 68m., amd crossed the bows of THR MAGIC atih. 42m. They ya was closing pretty well, and the Resolute also appeared to be gaining on the Madeleine. The Magic stood in shore at ik 47m. and the Tidal Wave went out to séo on the sta board tack.at Ih. 4%ip. and 1h. 49m. respectively. The Foam, Peerless and Resolute ali tacked off shore at 1h..51m. The Madeleine, after making a short stretet on the port tack, stood out again at 1h. 53m. The Magte gio0od weil in shore on the pext stretch and then went on the starboard tack at th. 56m., passing under the stern of the Tial Wave, who had gone en the port tack at 1h. 56m, At this time the breeze still kept pretty steady, and the yachtsgwere about abreast of. § srapricur with the Roam, Tixlal Wave and Magic leading the fleet. ‘The va tacked offshore at two o'clock, fol- lowed about a minmsteyater by the Peerless, which lay about a cables length of her windward quarter. The Magic wentop the port tack, head- ing for the svore, at 2h. Jm. The Tidal Wave tacked gn the weather quarter of the Foam at zh, 3m., and sneceeded in giving her the go-by. The Magic then lay about two cables’ lengths to lee- ward of the Tidai Wave and Foam, who were lead- ing the Geet. The kva lay to leeward of the Magic followed by the Peerless The Magic fually got bothered a little by the Foam, who Was taking fier wind, but, jetting her Rave a good full, she pllpped ahead and gotelear. The Foam and Magic both tacked at 2h. 14m. and the Tidal Wave at 2h. 15m. and then the Magic went about again and stood of ghore to get clear of the Foam and Tidal Wave. About this time THE MADELEINE began to attract attention as she skipped along r jena NEW YURK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1872.—TRIPLE miles windward of the feet and it shout, Sve 2 ‘os was hauling more became apparent that the to the eastward a lucky chance, from last she had come to be ‘The Kva looked as if she regretted not hat followed the same tactics and secured an ¢ ry, but determined to make the best of Jed she went in stays at 2:15 and stood in shore. That. however, did not appear to suit her, a8 a fw minutes afterwards she made another stretch off shore. The Madeleine and Reso- ute shortly afterwards appeared to be heading well up as they set their jib topsails, and shortly afterwards the former sent up a staysail, As the feet came up towards the northern end of LONG BRANCH the Tidal Wave and Foam were running along the shore, and the Magic was standing owt, trying to catch a littie more bretze from the eastward. The Eva passed the stern of the Magic, and ran along after the Foam and to seaward of the Peer- less. The Madeleine now came swooping down about a couple of points off the wind, heading for the stakeboat with staysail and jib topsail drawing, and about a mile and a half ahead of the rest of the feet, The Magic and Resolute tacked at 3:18, the latter lying off the weather qnarter of the for- mer, The Resolute now began to do some very good sailing, and, favored by the sastarty, worked Bteadily by the Magic, about a cable’s length to windward, The Madeleine in the meanwhile was slipping ahead, and shortly afterward rounded the stakeboat, anchored off the WEST END Hotel and started off forhome. The Branch, how- ever, looked rather melancholy, and the yachts were not favored with a very large number of spon, to witness their prowess. The Tidal ‘ave Was the next yacht to get around, followed ‘some five minutes later by the Resolute, who had done remarkably well for a large yacht in a com- paratively light breeze. The Eva then came, fol- lowed closely by the Foam, who led the Peerless about five minutes, The Magic came last, showing that the race is not always to the swift. The yachts turned the stakeboat as follows :— HM. 8. HM, 8 Madeleine wf WT 4S Tidal Wa 4 1 52 Pork 4 22 2 Resolute. 4 16 29 Magic 423 50 Eva... 47 i Going home the breeze died away (igre and the yachts spread all sail to catch all the avail- able air that was floating around. The Madeleine got a good start, and, sailing majestically away, wing and wing, was soon a couple of miles ahead. The Tidal Wave came next, followed by the Eva, who had shot by to leeward of the Resolute as mer rounded the stakeboat, The monster balloon, ji topsail and club topsail of the latter, however, proved too much for the little Eva in this light air, and the Resolute went by and pur- sued the Tidal Wave, which was also obliged to succumb to her superior sailing qualities, The Eva also passed the Tidal Wave, which crossed the line a few yards in advance of the Peerless and Foam. The captain of the Magic did not come down to the line, as he kept on his course for Staten Island, The following is the official time of the ra Home. Act, Time, Cor. 1 M.S, HM. S, a Madeleine. 6 3 bl 85 2 OS Regolute, 6 5059 8 40 55 OB ‘ 6528 5 8 IB OB 6 52 87 «5 Bl O75 48 OO 16 8 5 of 8 5 OOD. -6 54 62 5 87 WB OH (OD Maj of id. Mr. W. Bend, of the Regatta Committee, who was assisted during the day by Mr. Charles A. Min- ton, the Secretary of the New York Yacht Club, de- cided that the Madeleine had won the Wallack Cup | by 6m. 24s., the Peerless being second and the Eva third, The Fletcher then returned home, call- ingon the way_at Staten Island to put on shore Messrs. Bend, Nicholls, Osgood and some other resideuts of that summer resort. The Fletcher ar- rived at the Battery shortly after eight P. M. YACHTING ON THE HUDSON. The Opening Regatta of the New Jersey Yacht Club—A Fine Breeze and a Good Racc—The Sloop Scratch Cat Victrix. The New Jersey Yacht Club had their first regatta of this season yesterday, and a very pleasant com- mencement to the lovers of yachting in and around Hoboken it proved to be. During the whole day the heavens were cloaked from view by cumulo- strati clouds, and many fears were expressed lest there should be rain. These fears were groundless, however, as the sequel to the day’s sport proved. The course selected to be sailed over was from the club house at Hoboken, passing to the east- ward of a stakeboat anchored off the Columbia Club House, Fifty-seventh street, from thence to the westward of a stakeboat off Peasant Valley, re- turning to the westward of the club house mark, and again over the same course. All boats entered had to be handled by members of the club ana no ballast was to shifted after the start. ‘The following stoops took up their position and engaged in the contest for honors:— FIRST CLASS. Meanerement. Measurement, Ft, In. SECOND CLASS. Charm. 23 °3 Bcraieh Cat, 2 Jessle. .- ‘26 5 Neptune . 3 Ripple 125 8 ‘HIRD CLASS. Dexter... 10 Lucy. 0 Dolly Vari 9 4 A light breeze was blowing from the south-south- east when the starting gun was fired from the steamer Fort Lee, aboard of which vessel were the judges, the committee and a number of ladies who lent their presence to enhance the brilliancy of the scene. A very good start was effected, the sloops getting away together directly the hoarse boom of the signal gun rang out across the turgid tide. * The stakeboat off Pleasant Valley was reached at 12h, 24m, by four yachts in a cluster, and in con- sequence they got jammed on attempting to round. The Charm, Ripple, Scratch Cat and Dexter hung inabunch in the wind’s eye for several minutes. The Ripple, in colliding with one of her competitors, lost a man overboard (Mr. Brown), but he was re- covered and suffered no detriment from his im- mersion. The Dexter got out of the fix first, and started away on her travels, the wind, freshening slightly, causing her to skim merrily along, with a wet sheet and her lee gunwale adip. The time of rounding the Pleasant Valley boat on the second turn was as follows:— HM. HM. Ripple. 4°49 Frolic 4 52 Jessie. exe OOD 4 51 Charm. OL Scratch’ Cat And the remainder some distance astern. The band | aboard the Fort Lee dispensed sweet mastic to the pretty wave cleavers as they sped homewards to the goal. The home stakeboat was passed in the order given below :— HM. 8. - 5 85 00 Frolic 5 55 45 Charm 5 59 00 Emma. There was quite a considerable excitement at the termination of the race, which was generally voted avery successful one. The judges were Captain Hope, Mr. James Strange and Colonel Cloyd, The Commodore of the club, Mr. E. L. Morton, and the Vice Commodore, Mr. E. W. Ketchum, sailed their respective yachts in the race, REGATTA OF THE DELAWARE YACHT NAVY. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 24, 1872. The third regatta of the Delaware Yacht Navy came off to-day. In the first race between cabin yachts of from thirty to thirty-seven feet, course from Shackamaxon street wharf to Chester and re- turn, the Columbia came in ahead, but failing to pass between the wharf and the judges’ boat, as the rules required, the prize was awarded to the Colo- nei J. M. Davis, which was next in order. The second race was between first and second class fitteen feet yachts. A large number were en- tered. The Addis won the first prize and the Brown the second. YACHTING NOTES, Yacht Edith, HLY.C., Vice Commodore Cushing, from Harlem, wae at Whitestone yesterday and returned, Yacht Sea Witch, A.Y.C., Mr, Stout, from Green- re passed Whitestone yesterday, en roude for S02. Scratch Cat. ceuepeineipinaratnenarene Action et the Special Mecting Last Night— Seymeur To Be Sachem—An Offer Made to Cancel the City’s Lease of Its Prop- erty for $236,000. A «special meeting of the Tammany Society was held Jast evening in Tammany Hall, Au- gustus Schell, Grand Sachem, in the chair, Samuel J. Tilden, Algernon 8. Sullivan, Thomas Dunlap and a large number *of the re- cently initiated new membere being among those present. After the members had donned their regalia, the flags of ‘the several States had been arranged on the stage, and the old tra- ditional Cap of Liberty had been displayed at the side.of the desk of the Grand Sachem, the usual pre- liminary ceremonies were performed, and Colgnel George T. Haws was duly initiated a member of the society. After a few preliminary remarks the following communication was presented by Mr. Samuel J. Tilden, and it was unani- mousiy resolved that it be sent to the Board of Supervisors forthwith :- To tHe Hoxoraste tHe Boarn oF Sureevisors or tae ‘Couxty oF New York :— Gexriemew—Phe Society of Tammany, or Columbian Order, make the following representation to your honor- able body = The building of this soekety, except two rooms on the east wide which were subsequently for the convenience of the occupants exchanged for two rooms on the west side, was leased to the county by au instrument, a copy of which is hereto annexed. encligre follows the formal leage of the main Pagel of for bang Hall building to the county for armory ©. 'm of the lease is ten years, eight of which were on the Ist day of the present month unexpired. The rent is $36,000 per annum. edifice, situate on East The building is a very large Fourteenth street, hear Fourka avenue, known? ag 141 142 145 and 147 Bast Fourteenth street. The cost of the ground and building in 1868 was Nearly halt a million of dollars. ‘The rental does ‘not, pay, the usual interest upon the in- entertained that, ement @ better rental . Nor is with prudent and careful mani could have been obtained from private parties. Whatever improvidence there may have been on behalf of the public consists, not in agreeing to pay an excessive rent, but in using so Valuable a property Jor unnecessary or inadequate parposes, i Atany rate this society is of opinion that the relation created by this lease between the public authority and a society which may be, to some extent, considered polith not expedient or fit. It leads to critielsm, al lated to subject this society to imputations Of deriv ing pecuniary advantage from political iniiuence, whtch if true, would be wrong, and ff untrue would be unjust towards the society. Under these circumstances this society prefers to deal only with private parties, and. to accept such terms ay can be obtained from them in the open market. It, therefore, proposes to. your. honorable boity to give its consent to the cancellation of the lease on the surren- der of the possession of the. premises, and the payment of the rentup tothe time of such surrender, It will also give its consent to the removal of all fixtures and other Property belonging to the public on the repair of damage done by such removal. By order of the eosioty, of Tammany, or Columbian Order, AUGUSTUS SCHELL, Grand Sachem. Joxt O, Stevens, Secretary. Tammany Haut, June 24 It was announced, after the adoption of the reso- lutions, that Horatio Seymour has signified hia tn- tention to Cy ae atan early day and be inst as one of the Board of Sachema, and it is expected that there will be a very large attendance of the mernbart of the society on that interesting occa- ion. The Board of Sachems have made great prepara- tions for the celebration, in the main hall of Tam- many Hall building, of the next anniversary of Inde- pendence, Prominent democrats from all parts of the country have been invited Col eremerne! and the interior and exterior of the building will be hand- somely decorated, The Hon. James Brooks has been selected as the orator of the day, and will make the “long talk,” Messrs. Augustus Schell and John Winthrop Chanler, of this city, and several leading democrats from other sections of the country mak- ing “short taiks,’? the exercises being varied by music, reading of the Declaration of Independence, C. LOUISIANA. The Split in the Custom House Conve tion—The Nominations Yesterday. Baton Rovar, June 24, 1872. On Saturday night Kellogg addressed the crowd in front of his headquarters, when he affirmed his intention of inaugurating an honest government in the interests of reform. He denied using a dollar in the way of bribery to secure his election. Sev- eral other speakers followed with platitudinous re- marks. On Saturday night Billings took away with him about twenty disgusted delegates, ana many others also left for home. Great dificulty was con- sequently expertenced when the Convention met this morning in seating the alternates who were on hand. A plentiful supply of free whiskey, a taste of social equality and occasionally a little money gave value to the position of the delegates, which was actively sought after, Each faction had recruited its army without diffecnity, but about an hour was spent in settling the rival claims and re-establishing the Convention on a Rominat- ing basis, It was as disorderly as ever, and opened with the formal withdrawal of Mr. Bovee, who had been nominated for Secretary of State, in favor of 0. C. Blandin, a New Orleans nigger. Bovee said he only sought the office in order to be endorsed against Warmoth's tyranny. S. Peters uae 8 ‘addo, was then an- nounced as having been nominated for Congress for the short term by the delegates from the Fourth Congressional district. Several names were put in nomination for Secretary of State, but were nearly all withdrawn again amid a whirl of excite- ment, Biandin being nominated on the first ballot by a vote of 177 to 99 for a rival candidate, It was then announced that J. R. Sypher had been ominated for Congress by the delegates of the Second district, amid another scene of confusion. Half a dozen of candidates were placed in nomina- tion for Auditor, and resulted in the nomination of Charles Clinton, at present United States Treasury Agent in New Orleans, by a vote of 162 against 130 scattering. With coats off and a high sense of responsibility neralship was then tackled, and the backers of Fielas, Belden and Colone! George W. Carter rushed their names before the Convention in quick succession amid applause and hisses pretty Well distributed. Carter most unexpectedly, and somewhat irregularly, came forward at this point and made a speech. — He said he was a true republi- can and recognized the wisdom of fair dealing in the leaders and of harmony in the ranks. Nothing else could win the fight. He had never asked any- thing nor did he do so now. He had only to say he did not want to be on the ticket, and therefore withdrew his name from the large, intelligent and dignified body. John Ray, the author of all the iniquitous laws on the new statute books, was then also placed in nomination. The first ballot resulted— A. P. Fields, 129; Belden, 59; Ray, 88. Both the latter then withdrew and Fields was declared unanimously nominated, It was now plain to be seen that the Custom House slate was to be completed at all hazards, despite Lod Seong of the orga delegates, which were loud, long and violent. urch took the floor, and invelghed against the ticket. The convention was now hopelessly beyond all bounds of propriety, and amid a din and uproar which would have disgraced a Fiji war dance the Chairman declared the nominations for Superintendent of Public Educa- tion in order, Here the country negroes made their last stand. From among half a dozen names they centred on Trimble (colored), in opposition to Boothly, who was on the slate, The contest was desperate, enlivened by several fights on the floor and inthe lobbies. They were on the point of winning when Packard solved the problem by fore ing both candidates to decline, and Mr. Charles W Keating, of Caddo, was nominated by acclamation. This completes the ticket; and, as nothing is left for the assembled wisdom but to have a war dance and disperse, your reporter bids them adieu, satis- fled that they Will adjourn sine die to-night. The Deadlock Between the Two Houses of the Legislature Broken. Sr. Lovis, June 24, 1872. The deadlock which has existed between the two houses of the Legislature for some days past on the question of redistricting the State was broken to- day by the House passing a concurrent resolution, re- citing that as grave doubts exist in both houses abgut the power of the Governor to divide the State into electoral districts oth houses adjourn sine die at twelve M., and request the Governor to reconvene the GEneral Assembly for the purpose of redistrict- ing the State. he Senate struck out the preamble from this re- solution and passed it. The House agreed to the amendment and the Legislature adjourned at noon. Govornor Brown immediately issued a proclama- tion reconvening the General Assembly at two o'clock for the purpose of dividing the State into Congressional districts. ‘The Senate on meeting took up and again passed the bill adopted jast Saturday dividing the State into thirteen Congressional! districts, and the House ha Se discussed it most of the afternoon. The bill gives St. Louis county three Congress- men. MASSACHUSETTS, Delegates to Baltimore from the Fifth District. Boston, June 24, 1872. The Democratic Convention of the Fifth Massa- chusetts district to-day elected E. M. Skillings, of Winchester, and E. A. Ingalls, of Lynn, delegates to Baltimore. THE LABOR CONVENTION PRESIDENTIAL TIOKET. Boston, June 24, 1872 It ia understood that Mr. Chamberlain, the Presi- dent of the Columbus Convention, has oMicially no- tified Judge Davis and Joel Parker of their nomina- tion for President and Vice President of the United States, and that he is to recall the Columbus Con- vention to meet in New York in July for a confer- ence. CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 24, 1872. There has been no public declaration yet from Mr. Groesbeck with reference to his recent nomi- nation at New York, and there probably will not be until atter Jndge Stallo’s return, which will not occur until Wednesday. Mr. Groesbeck's friends have no idea that he will allow himself to be used in any way to embarrass the Baltimore Convention, A GREELEY VIOTORY IN HOBOKEN. The following named gentiemen, all Greeley men, were elected yesterday in Hoboken, as delegates to the Democratic State Convention which meets #t Trenton, N. J., te-morrow :— Frest Warp.—Willit H. Childs, A, 0, Jogeph Russell and KE. and 8. Beason. Seconp Warp.-—Thomas B. Derken, Hazen Kim- ball and Frederick W. eee Tarp Warvd.—John McDermott, Radolph F. Rabe, , John Kennedy and Michael H. Murphy. Foust Wagp.—John C. O'Sullivan, John Moltze And John Lee. THE CANAL LOANS. AvBayy, N. Y., June 2, 1872, The proposals for a loan of $1,562,900, to supply a jency in the sinking fund, were opened to-day. ole amount offered at par and upwards was 000, bids and payments to be made in gold. 1 offers were made at less than par, but they were not entertained. The range accepted was from 100 and @ fraction to 107.27, but mossly at 100 and a fraction, ‘ ; Evans, er eerteeeee tS " SHEET. WASHINGTON. APACHE WARRIORS AT THE CAPITAL. Sheep Raid by Their Brethren on the Plains. a THE WHEAT CROP. The New York Central and the Serip Dividend Tax. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24, 1872. The Apaches in Washington. To-day General Howard, Captain Wilkinson, of his staff, and Dr. Burdell, Superindent of Indian Affairs in Arizona, made an informal call on Gene- ral Waiker, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with the delegation of indians, representing several tribes in Arizona, who want to have confirmed a treaty of peace recently made at Camp Grant. The Indians were severally introduced to General Walker by General Howard, after which General Walker told the interpreter to say to them that the Secretary of the Interior is away at present, and when he returns they will be officially re- ceived. Meanwhile they will be furnished with clothing and can look about the city and see such things as will interest them. Several of the Indians then said, briefly, they were greatly pleased with what they had already seen of the white man’s country, and especially with the rain, which seldom falls in the region whence they came. They further said they had seen Frome of the white man’s schools, and de- sired their children to be educated the same as the children of the pale faces, At the conclusion of the interview the Indians were shown through the model room of the Patent OMice, and afterwards they went to the Post Oiice Department. They were not dressed in Indian costume. All wore pantaloons and shirts and some were provided with coats and hats, ‘They are remarkable in appear- ance, mainly on account of their short stature, immense shocks of intensely black hair and un- usually dark complexion, Neither physically nor mentally will they compare favorably with Red Cloud’s party, recently in this city. The elegation also had an interview with the Secretary of War which lasted halfan hour, The chiefs all said that they desired to acquire the ways of civilization, abandon their Indian customs and live like white people. They had been told of the advantages of the life of the whites by the army officers on the frontier, and since they came among the white people they were satisfled the officers told them the truth, They wanted to live in peace with all peoples and help the government in keeping peace, Secretary Belknap said that it pleased him very much to hear such expressions of good will, and he hoped that when they returned home they would practically carry into execution their com- mendable promises. The President, their Great Father, was now away, but in a few days they should see him and talk to him as they had talked to his Cabinet officer. With this assurance they left for their quarters at the Howard University. Indian Raid in Arizona, General Crook reports to the Adjutant General's office, under date of Prescott, Arizona, May 28, that on the 22d of May the Indians killed a herder and captured two thousand head of sheep within a mile and a half of his headquarters. The raid was not known until the evening, when the sheep should have come in. General Crook was absent at the time at Camp Grant, and Captain A. H. Nickerson, of his staf, with two officers and thirty men of the First cavalry, made a pursuit, and, by a rapid night’s march, succeeded in recapturing the herd at one o’clock P. M. the next day. Owing to the nature of the canyon in which the command over- took the herd, although they charged immediately, the Indians escaped among rocks and underbrush, ‘The place of capture was about eighty miles from Prescott, near the crossing of the Verde River Into the Tonto Basin. The Indians were Santos or Apache Mojaves. Looking After Poor Lo. Hon. Felix R. Brunot, Chairman, and Thomas K. Cree, Secretary of the Board of Indian Commis- sioners, leave to-day for an extended tour among the Indians of Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado Ter- ritories, The object of their mission is to avert the threatened hostility on the part of the wild Sioux on the Northern Missouri River, as the Northern Pacific Railroad approaches their reser- vation; the purchase of a portion of the Ute reser- vation in Colorado; to eifect the exchange of the southern part of the Eastern Shoshone and Ban- nock reservation in Wyoming for land north of it, and a general examination into Indian affairs in the Territories visited. The Wheat Crop. The June report of the statistician of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, now in press, is exhaustive in its treatment of wheat statistics, It{s based upon reports from 903 counties, of which 199 indicate an average condition, 270 higher than the average and 434 a low condition, ranging from 100, the standard of a medium prospect, down to ten, and ina few cases down to entire failure. The State averages are calculated not simply from the number of coun- ties reported, but from the comparative production of the several counties. These 903 reports include avery large proportion of the wheat area of the country. The summary of the returns of area shows a reduction of two per cent from that of 1871. The acreage of spring wheat in States which grow that variety mainly is represented as follows:—Maine, 108; New Hampshire, 100; Vermont, 102; Massachu- setts, 95; Wisconsin, 98; Minnesota, 101; lowa, 106; Nebraska, 113; Oregon, 107, Cal- ifornia, where the distinction of spring and winter is scarcely known, reported:— spring, 120; winter, 130. Illinois, where winter wheat constitutes two-thirds of the crop, gives 101 for winter and 76 for spring. Kansas, where spring wheat predominates, returns 140 for spring and 62 for winter. The States growing winter wheat ar Connecticut, 95; New York, 98; New Jersey, 9 Pennsylvania, 90; Delaware, 96; Maryland, 10 Virginia, 98; North Carolina, 101; South Carolina, 96; Georgia, 98; Alabamaa, 105; Mississippi, 95; Texas, 115; Arkansas; 90; Tennessee, 103; West Virginia, 100; Kentucky, 92; Ohio, 78; Michigan, 92; Indiana, 94; Hlinois, 101; Missouri, The condition of the predominant variety in each State is thus stated :—Maine, 101; New Hampshire, 99; Vermont, 106; Massachusetts, 99; Connecticut, 88; New York, 68; New Jersey, 70; Pennsylvania, 70; Delaware, 70; Maryland, 44; Virginia, 85; North Carolina, 101; South Carolina, 97; George, 105; Alabama, 115; Mississippi, 104; Texas, 117; Arkan- sas, 110; Tennessee, 117; West Virginia, 85; Ken- tucky, 108; Ohio, 73; Michigan, 75; Indiana, 4 Iilinois, 89—spring, 103; Wisconsin, 104; Minnesota, 106; lowa, 111; Missouri (winter), 58; Kansas, 103— winter, 46; California, 99; Oregon, 95, The general average of condition for the entire crop ia ninety-four. The Department estimate for the crop of 1871 was 230,000,000 bushels, at eleven and a half bushels per acre. Considering twelve bushels an average yield, the area and condition of the present crop on the first week in June pointed to @ product of 220,000,000 bushels in 1872. The crop of 1869, which was about sixteen per cent above an average, and the largest recorded in ten years, was 287,000,000 bushels, as returned by the census, Exit Freedmen’s Bure: The Freedmen’s Bureau is to cease on Ist July, and the property will be transferred to the War Department and put under the immediate control ofthe Adjutant General. Secretary Boutwell is not expected until Thurs- day morning. Attorney General Williams intended visiting Boston, but has been compelled to give up the trip on account of his wife's illness, The New York Central Scrip Dividend Tax. The’ counsel for the New York Central Railroad Company have informed Commissioner Douglass that they will visit Washington some day this week to make final arrangements for the payment of the serip dividend tax. The counsel have asked the Commissioner to bring suit against the railroad company for the collection of the amount claimed, ‘This Mr. Douglass declines to do, as the law confers a more expeditious method, and if the company do not see fit to pay the amount assessed the property of the road will be seized, Internal Revenue Stamps. The Internal Revenue Bureau is now ready to furnish stamps of the denomination of $5,000 for the use of corporations. Postal Extension. ‘The Postmaster General to-day ordered the ex- tension of the railway postal service on the Chicago and Illinois Southern Railroad from Marrowbone to Dalton, Ill, six miles. Soldicrs’ and Sailors’ Homesteads. ‘The Commissioner of the General Land Office has issued a circular of instructions to local land om- cers in regard to soldiers’ and sailors’ homesteads under the act of Congress approved June 13, 1872, Government Bond Interest, The July interest on the government bonds will be paid without rebate on and after Wednesday next. Death of the Navigation Examiner. Dr. G. A. Sturges, of Michigan, principal examiner of navigation and firearms in the vatent Ofice, died yesterday. NEW YORK CITY. fe ee ee Andrew Layke, allas George Hamilton, of Cham- pagne City, IL, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective Elder, charged with larceny. He will be sent back to that city to-day to answer the com- plaint against him, « James Custance, a child two years of age, yester- day afternoon was drowned in the water foot of 106th street, Kast River. Deceased lived with his grandfather. Thomas W, Custance, Coroner Schir- mer was notifled to hold an inquest over the re- mains and will do so to-day, The alumni of the General Theological Seminary will attend service this evening at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, and to-morrow morning at the Church of tlie Transfiguration, after which they will have social reunion at Sivori’s, Twenty- seventh street and Broadway. Coroner Schirmer was yesterday called to 189 West Fiftieth street to hold an inquest on the body of Alex. Mcllvany, a child nearly eighteen months old, who died from cerebro-spinal meningitis, thought to have been accelerated from injuries re- ceived by a fall some months ago, On Sunday afternoon William H. Chandler, thirty years of age, and a native of Windsor, Nova Scotia, fell from the mast of the brig Aura, lying oif Black- well’s Island, and was so severely injured that death ensued three hours subsequently. The body was re- moved to the Morgue and Coroner Schirmer notified, ‘Thomas Ryan, an orphan boy, nine years of age, died on Sunday, at No, 9 Jersey street, where he had long been living. Deceased had long been sub- ject to fits, and on Saturday, it is alleged, he was struck on the breast or head by another arf which, possibly, may have accelerated his death, Deputy Coroner Cushman, M, D., will make a post- mortem examination on the body, On Sunday evening John Looney, a man thirty- five years of age, while making a call on some friends aboard the lighter F. L. Miller, lying at pier 49 East River, accidentally fell overboard and was drowned, At six o'clock yesterday morning the body was recovered and sent to the Morgue, where Coroner Schirmer was notified to hold an inquest. Deceased lived at 245 Cherry street. Commissioner Van Nort visited the public baths last night, between nine and ten o'clock, and found them working satisfactorily. After six P.M. prefer- ence is given the men and lorger or working boys: Many of the latter evince their fondness for bathing by drying their hair, and, thus deceiving the keepers, get several baths. On Saturday last over six thou- sadd bathers were accommodated, On Sunday over four thousand four hundred bathed before twelve M., When the baths close. Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, OMlcer Deery, of the Twenty-seventh precinct, found the body of an unknown man, about forty-five years of age, five feet eight inches in height, with dark hair and chin whiskers, floating in the dock at pier No. 3 North River. On the right side of the head was a wound or bruise, caused, probably, by coming in contact with some hard substance while in the water. Deceased wore black pants, biue flannel shirt, white cotton socks and brogan shoes. He had a leather strap about his body. Coroner Schirmer was notified. 5 . BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL. New York Car Obstructions—James Street Markect—Coal Dealers Warned. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday, President J.1. Bergen in the chair. The Chairman offered the following preamble and resolutions :— Whereas Fulton street, in the city of New York, between Front and South streets, and South street, between B Burling slip, are obstructed by sheds extending street beyond the curbstone line of the street and whereas said obstructions greatly inconvenience t public travel between the two cities: theretore be It Resolved, That this Common Council request the Com- mon Council of the eity of New York to cause said ob- structions to be removed. Resolved, That the City Clerk be requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing to the New York Common Council. The resolutions were adopted. The Mayor re- commended that the old James street Market be abolished at once. If this is done it will test the feasibility of establishing a wholesale market in Brooklyn. Alderman Ropes moved that no new contracts be made by the city, except in cases of the utmost n cessity, and also that a prompt collection of out- standing assessments be nad Adopte ‘An ordinance was adopted providing that all per- sons selling coal shall delive ith each load a printed statement, be ge by the seller, and con- taining a statement of the weight of the load, and in case the load shall be found one hundredth part less than the signed statement the seller shall for- feit the entire load. THE BROOKLYN BOARD OF ESTIMATE. Cutting Down the Appropriations Asked for. The Brooklyn Board of Estimate met last night for the purpose of examining the estimates of the cost of maintaining the different departments of the city and county governments for 1873, The Commissioners of Charivies last year asked for $500,000, but the Board of Esti- mate reduced the appropriation to $400,000, This year they want $22,000 additional, but the Board last night concluded to reduce the appropriation $20,000. The Police Commissioners ask for an increase, but the Board recommended that the estimate be reduced to the same amount as last year, The estimate of the amount required by the Board of Health was adopted, with the exception of the items of stationery. The estimate is $30,000, and the cost of stationery was estimated at $1,500. he estimate of the amount required for the Board of Education was considered. The Comp- troller thought it could stand a pretty good slice off. He was of the opinion that it would be necessary to reduce the appropriations of all these departments to the limit of last year. mend a reduction of $50,000 in the estimate of the Board of Education. County Treasurer Gardener handed in a semi- official communication from the state Comptroller, setting forth that the laws passed at the late ses- sion of the Legislature were not yet printed, and therefore it could not be obtained with accuracy the precise amount of the State tax for the next fiscal year. A communication was received from the Academy of Design requesting that the amount of $1,000 asked for by the Art Association be not appropri- ated, for the reason that the Legislature authorizing the appropriation specifies that it be for a free academy of design, and they contend that the Art Association is not a free academy of design. Mayor Powell said that he thought it better not to quarrel with these art associations, and believed that they could settle the matter among them- | selves. The communication was laid over, The Board of aa Works asked for $64,000, estimate was cut down to $45,000, Their VENTION, CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jume 24, 1872. It having been erroneously reported in the news- papers that the recent International Convention of Young Men’s Christian Assoctations, held in Lowell, Mass., had adopted resolutions making total ab- stinence a test of membership, declaring the use of tobacco inconsistent with the Christian character, and pledging the associations to resist the exclu- sion of ‘he ible from the public schools and to make special efforts to place the Bible in every Ro- man Catholic family, Mr. H. Thane Miller, the President of the Convention, will appa to-mor- row ina card declaring that no such action was taken by the Convention. Such resolutions were introduced, but were not adopted. The general misapprehension of the facts is placing the Young They concluded to recom- | YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION CON. | 3 NOTHER STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION, Fearful Disaster at New Lon= don, Conn. A GOVERNMENT LIGHTER BLOWN Three Men Killed and the Officers All Injured. UP. New Lonpon, Conn., June 24, 1872, A fearful catastrophe occurred here to-day, which shades every other calamity at this place since the burning of the steamer City of New London, Ter- rible as the latter disaster was in most respects, there was at least an opportunity afforded for escape to a number of persons on board the fil- fated vessel; but in the present instance the sud- denness of the accident almost precluded the pos- sibility of escape. THE EXPLOSION. At about a quarter past six A, the steam-lighter Wallace, Captain Thomas A. Scott, of Jersey City, started with a load of stone from the government wharf, back of the Custom House, for Race Rock, where the foundation for the new lighthouse is now being iaid. When about twenty rods from the dock she exploded her boilers with a tremendous concussion, scattering the fragments in all direc- tions, and dealing death and fearful injuries upon the unfortunate crew. There were on board at the time thirteen men, all of whom, excepting the cape tain, were more or less injured—several fatally. CAPTAIN SCOTT LEAPED OVERBOARD immediately and eseaped with littie or no injurys Two of the crew are missing, and one, at least, is known to be killed, There is a hope that the other was not on board, Fragments of the boilers were hurled into the air and carried a hundred rods from’ the scene of the explosion. The tug sunk immedi- ately, and boats put off from the shore to the wreck to render whatever assistance was possible. The injured of the erew were brought ashore and taken into the Custom House, which Collector George H. Marshal converged into an hospital, and where the best medical aid of the town was summoned to the aid of the unfortunate men, The character of the wounds inflicted is frightful, the hot steam and fragments of the exploded boiler making dreadfur work. LIST OF KILLED, MISSING AND INJURED. ‘The following is a list of the crew, and their injav ries as f@r as ascertained :— Daniel Allison, fireman, killed; and as yet no traces of him have been found, He was probably blown to pieces, as he was in the engine room at! the time. He belonged in Manahawken, N. J. Lawrence Black, missing. He ts also supposed to have been killed, but there is a possibility that he Was not on board. Joseph Waters, steward, Sandy Hill, N. J.; badly scalded and otherwise injured by contusions, J. W. Crammer, Manahawken, N. J.; leg broken in two places, badly bruised, but no scalds, Napoleon Crammer, from the same place; badly scalded and bruised, George Brickley, spine injured and badly out about the legs. Harry Pasco, New York; legs hurt. William Whitley, engineer, Jersey City, fatally im jured, with scalds and bruises. Other members of the crew escaped with come paratively slight injury, and none of them are sup- posed to be dangerously hurt. Everything was done for the injured that could be, and during the forenoon ail but the engineer were removed from the Custom House to more quiet quarters. The injuries of the unfortunate engineer are of such & character that his rév.oval was not attempted, Among those rendering valuable aid were Cole lector Marshal and the medical fraternity of New London, Captain Scott also did everything in hia power for his unfortunate crew. «4 boat from tha cutter James Campbell, Captain Warner, went to the assistance of the sufferers immediately after the accident and rendered valuable assistance. The remains of the‘ killed and missing men have not been recovered, and the services of a diver will be needed to recover them. The Wallace wai what is called a boom derrick lighter, and had two locomotive boilers on board, both of which blew up. There is no cause assigned for the explosion, The certificate of the Wallace probably went down with her; but the following letters, picked up by the boat of the cutter Campbell, show that she had beem recently inspected :— THE INSPROTION CERTIFICATES, w York, Muy 26, 187% Captain F. A, Scort, New London, Coun. Dear Sin—The inspectors send word that the Inspection is all right, but two (uspecturs have to sign. This will bo done Monday, and the documents shall go to you at New London as soon as received. I send you your enrollment, Yours truly, J. LYMINGT per F. H. Sarit, New Yors, May 29, 1872, London, Conn se fy ‘ors’ certificate, Dean Sin—Ei din for which there were two copies; W ‘e kept one here, Jt te all right. and put it in the safe, so as to be sure Yours, truly, FRANCIS H, SMIT' These letters seem to show that the botlers of the tug were all right last mouth, and the cause of the explosion is, therefore, a mystery. The wreck lies: on a bar, in about ten feet of water, and can be raised by removing her load of stone. ‘The accident has occasioned a tremendous excite- ment here, and the Custom House, docks and other places are thronged with spectators. It is thought now (ten A. M.) that the unfortunate engineer can~ not live the day out. Everything that can be done for the unfortunate sufferers is being done by the people here, s Capt. F. A. Scott, Ne cle Later. Norwicu, Conn, June 24—Evening. Low water was supposed to be the cause of the explosion of the“steam lighter Wallace, The en- er said he had but sixty pounds of steam in the, when it exploded. The certificate permitted’ seventy-five pounds, The boiler was new, and was inspected six weeks ago. Verdict of the Coroner’s Jary—A Come plete Whitewashing for the Company. BELLEVILLE, Ont., June 24, 1872, ‘The coroner's jury in the case-of the late railroad accident on the Grand Trunk Railroad find that it was purely accidental; “that in our opine fon the track was, in good conditiong that the engineer was a sober, efficient and careful officer, and died at his post. We cannot conciude our painful task without bearing testi- mony to the anxiety of the Grand Trunk Rail- way officiais to place all the evidence it was possible to procure before us, and to their zealous and unwearied exertions to procure everything, that forethought and sympathy could suggest t> alleviate the sufferings of the injured passeugers.’® Signed by the Coroner and thirteen of the four- teen jurymen. PATAL MEDICAL BLUNDER. A Remarkable Case of Poisoning—A Patient Takes a Dose of Medicine and Dies, and Two Doctors Share His Fata in Attempting to Show the Medicine ‘Was Not Poisoned. Sr. Lovts, June 24, 1872. A letter from Hermitage, Mo., gives an account of aterrible case of poisoning which occurred in th town of Wheatland on Wednesday last. It appeai that a young man, named Moore, applied to tha county physician for a prescription for some medi~ cine to cure ague, and, as he objected to taking quinine, the doctor prescribed a dose of bitters com< pounded pf Peruvian bark, dog weed and whiskeyd Young Moore took a dose of the bitters and starte for his home, which he was barely able to reach, an soon afterward died. Doctors Redfield and Barnes, who had been sum« moned by Mrs. Moore to attend her son, in order t relieve the mother’s fears that the young man ha been poisoned, each swallowed some of the bitters, and soon afterwards started for their homes, but had proceeded a short‘ distance only when Dr. Barnes was taken violently ill and was com) Hed to dismount from his horse, and was just able ta drag himself home and died during the night. Dr. Redfield, feeling premonitory symptoms of poisoning, spurred his horse to his utmost speed, and just reached his house and fell insensible at tha cea was carried tnside and died within ffteem 3. The matter had not been investigeed when the 3 Men's Christian Associations of @he country in a very faise position, and President Miller desires, as far as possible, to present their work properly be- | fore the country, letter was written, therefore it not known whether the doctor who gp oh the bitters made a mistake, or whether the druggist from whom he burchased the medicine committed a blunder. acne meres