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steadily 9 ae er ame years past the cipal of the Pacific was aly whieh Female College at Oakland, was closed one year As & means securing common honesty and fair dealing between man and man Rev. i L. Chaney, of Boston, believes that we must cultivate that her hoventy wile we call honor, but which he ina sermon scribed as “uncommon honesty.” He claimed that meee is the source of all honesty, and that right thinking of God and faithfulness to Him are the only guarantees of fair dealing. M. K. Schermerhorn, pastor of the “Ghiuren of the Unity, Boston, having returned from a five months’ tour in Europe. was welcomed by his congregation and friends last Sunday. He entertained them with some experiences of European travel. The Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, of Elmira, has some about arrangements. He erect @ new church edifice which is to contain, be- side the church proper, an academy, @ home, par- lors for social gatherings, a reception Epem wiee kitchen, &c., bath room, ety, room for children, and stable for a horse and carriage to be kept for the use of members unable to keep one of their own. The Rev. Professor J. H. Worman, of Drew ‘Theological Seminary, has been elected non-resi- dent Professor of Modern History and by Ss 8 in Lawrence University, Wiscon: Pastor at hopes that the union of the New York Ministerium and the so-called “Steimle” Synod will eg take place. Such @ consummation is devoutly to be wished for. The latter synod has nine congregations in New York city and vi- @inify. Dr. John Hall is expected to fill his pulpit to-day and hereafter. He has just returned from an overland trip to California, and, as usual, has been preaching to crowded audi- ences along the way, and on in San Fran- cisco. The Rev. 8. I. Spalding, D. D., of Newbury, Mass., has been cafled to the First Congregational church of Woburn, ‘The Rey. Lewis Sabin, D. D., of Templeton, Mass., closes October 1, @ thirty-five years’ ministry. Rev, J. R. Dimm has resigned the Office of Corresponding Secretary of the Lutheran Board of Publication. Rev. T. K. Noble, of the Church on the Heights, Cleveland, Ohio, has a unanimous call church to the Second Congregational church in San Francisco. Rev. W. Alger will preach regularly in the Boston Music Hall during the Falland Winter. ‘The Hall has been refitted and greatly improved, The Rev. Henry M. Perkins, a recent graduate of Hartford Seminary, has been installed pastor of the church at Tremont, Me. The Jewish Messenger calls for the organiza- tion of a Hebrew Sunday School Union in this city. Tt also wants “branch” or mission synagogues established in convenient localities for the poor and the stranger population who are necessarily unable to attend service in the large synagogues and temples, There are at the present time more than seven thousand communicants in China. These are devoted Christians, church members, who, notwithstanding the weakness of the reli- gious instinct in the Chinese mind, have tasted the good Word of God and the: powers of the world to come—men who are earnest, zealous, warm- hearted followers of Jesus. Yet it would be untrue to regard these 7,000 converts as representing the total apparent results. There are hundreds around the various stations who are standing somewhere between the two kingdoms. Men who have been halting between two opinions for ae are con- stantly being received into communion. LEXINGTON AVENUE SYNAGOGUE. What Jewish Reform Means—Not the Destruction of the Old, but Its Renova- tion and Improvement—Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Heubsch. At the Lexington Avenue Synagogue the sermon ‘Was preached yesterday by Dr. Heubsch. His dis- course was based upon Isaiah, li., 16,and was designed to impress upon those who are halting between two opinions and doubting whereunto these reform movements will lead, that the two camps into which the professors of religion are divided are not hostile camps. Many are in dif- eulty to decide which party is right, and hence they keep aloof from both and care nothing at all for religion, To those persons he addressed himself especially, and remarked that the camp of Israel is one; thatthe old is not superseded by the new, but is merely supplemented, and that the one is as necessary to the life and comfort of the other as is the succession of the seasons from year to year. In illustration of this proposition Dr. Heubsch supposed a family mansion in which three generations of men are living. Grandpa and grandma built tne house years ago and in the style of their age. But now the frosts of old age gather on their brows, and as they sit by the cosey fire- place they think and talk over the past. They live exclusively in the recollection of former years, in the glory of departed days. The busy cares of life no more disturb or annoy them. These have been transmitted to their son and daughter-in-law, who fit around day after day, cheerful and content in the consciousness that they are caring for their family to the best of their ability. Beyond them and farther away from the warm hearthstone are THE CHILDREN, JOYOUS AND GAY in the innocence of childhood. They have not begun to care about heat or cold, about Winter or Sum- mer. How different are the thoughts of these three enerations of beings! But are they different fami- dies? Certainly not. They are one household still, ‘The aged live in the past. They remember when this house was built, and every irregularity in its conbtruction serves only to enhance its beauty and its value in their hse But the son grows up and he discovers incohsistencies and fi armonies ine} the old homestead, and he says to himself, though it was well suited to the age in which {t wag Sa it and was in harmony with the style of architecture of those days, yet the progress of this age has shown how it may be improved and made more light and cheerful and Jess austere within, Should the son’s joy and comfort be lessened by adhering to that which has the recommendation of long usage and venerable years, or should he not rather make those improvements which are in harmony with the spirit of the age and are not at variance with the spirit of Judaism? He makes the necessary improvements, while the old people shake their heads and mournfully declare thay the former days were better than these, But When the work is completed they acknowledge that the house is more light, gir¥ and cheerful than it was before, anc ig withal much more commodious and better Suited for old and young. But the old homestead mas not been torn down. It is substantially the same house still, and the same flame that warmed them of yore burns as bright! as ever on the hearthstone. What is religion? 1 is the divine flame which warms the soul when the frosts of life gather around it. It is the light that guides us through the darkness of night and the shadow of death. It was given by our Heavenly Father and was carried through the desert by our ancestors. It was THE PILLAR OF FIRE BY NIGHT which, being brought into Palestine, made that land the Holy Land. It {s that divine flame which, in every place of exile and in every time of perse- cution, hag enabled Israel to bear up and to make for taemselves @ home even among strangers. Ieraei divided? No. We are one household of faith still, said the Doctor. Let the work of im- rovement and renovation #, forward, and when itis completed the ancient building will stand forth in more beautiful proportions that it has ever presented to the world, The olden has aways shaken its head at every enterprise of its younger and more active off- spring. Yet every new age and epoch has been but the messenger of God, who, like Jeremiah (1, 6), had a mission to root out, to pull down, to destroy, .| to throw down, to build up and toplant. The Doctor then gave several illustrations of the de- ‘velopment of religion and of intellectual culture, in Gespite of opposition from those who were ulti- mately brought to acknowledge that the new was an improvement upon the old. He showed also that our conceptions of heaven and earth have un- ete great changes in the progress of ages, while heaven and earth remain just what they were and where they were, while we misconceived of them. The Doctor then showed that the rising generation had much more need to be guardea against the evils arising from exuberance of joy and gladness rather than of temptation and suffer- ing. The days of religious persecution dre ended, ‘and {n our freedom aud ease there is danger that we shall forget God. He exhorted the young of the congregation to plant such heavens and earth as he had described, and the old people to wait, and they should see the edifice enlarged, beautified and made cheerful, and not destroyed. THE WORLD COMING TO AN END. —_+—___ A New Theory Upon the Destruction of Our Universe ; or, the End of the World. ‘To THE EpiToR oF THE HERALD :— Rotice that these stars have for ages increased and diminished in their brightness, and hence are led to the belief that our own sun, as viewed by other planets in other universes, produces the game effect inthe firmament. By means of the spectroscope we have of late been able more clearly to define and arrive at the gasceous matter or solor prominences which are from time to time upreared outof,or through the chromato- spheric envelope of our gun. One of the Italian spectr ists—Tacchint, observes @ phe- nomenon, which, he says, “seems to him as though he could see the surface of our great source of light renewing itself.” As- tronomers appear to agree upon one point—that our sun may in the | of time either partially or entirely dimish in intensity of light and heat, when it will become necessary (if it has not already done 80) to renew itself or to receive from some other source its rejuvenation. The Professor here cites @ new theory of the causes of the extreme heat of the past summer as wellas a final destruction of our planet, which would also hold good in relation to the entire planetery systems of the other or outer worlds, ‘he Professor writes:—‘I have been inspired to believe that our mother light has late! to ® remarkable degree been renewing, rekindling or rejuvenating itself. That things must derive from some outer source rejuvenation or strength. I must candidly admit, and I am therefore satisfied, that the sun derives its own rejuvenation from some other source entirely distinct from itself. Although rapid advances have been made in science, still the certamty of what xist very near the sun is still to us @ mystery. at is there to gainsay the belief or the thought that there is and has been a number of planets, or perhaps un- inhabitable substances resembling the planet Mer- cury, which are nearer the Sun than even Mercury itself? That there have been kept away or flying towards the sun from the same cause as keeps our own planet in its orbit would be self- evident, ‘That the entire planets embracin, our solar system, those discovered by us an also undiscovered, may be and actually are drawing nearer the sun is by no means uncertain, and irom my own observations and belief I think this is grad- ually taking place. Do not latter discoveries of such planets as Neptune and Herschel encourage the idea that all the planets are drawing nearer to the sun, and may we not for the same reason of in- tensity of light derived from this effect cause us to be able to discover other planets still further off than those lately cisnovored Y From this hypothesis or standpoint, therefore, I would argue that the sun has actually received rejuvenation or its famible matter and extra light by draw- in to itself the substances or inhabit- able planets between the planet Mercury and itself, As these substances are removed the planet Mercury may be the next in order, and sooner or later tend to the sun’s rejuvenation, and 80 con- tinue to make the sun’s attraction of such mani- tude as either to draw each planet in succession, or, perhaps, at no very distant day, cause two or more of the planets to be consumed at once. At what time our planet would be thus consumed is of course left for the Creator; but are we not told that it will be by “fire from Heaven?” The uni- verse will and shall be consumed, “but at what hour knoweth no man.” iG RL, WAS IT A CRIME? Complications in the Case of the Alleged Defalcation in Broad Street—Butler’s Suit Against Clerke—He Has Not Left the City and “Wants Only His Rights.” Mr. William B. Clerke, banker and broker, whose office is on Broad street, gave to a reporter of the HERALD on. Friday evening the facts contained in the narration published yesterday regarding an alleged defalcation which, he said, was com- mitted by his junior partner, Mr. Richard R. Butler. Mr. Clerke stated positively that Mr. Richard R. Butler had no money invested in the firm, that the partnership had been dissolved some time before, and that since then the latter had resumed his former capacity of chiefand confi- dential clerk. He was reticent in regard to some poirts of interest in the matter, and his manner would have led one to suppose that there were many facts concealed which might explain the mystery more clearly than those which he consented to give, and which alone were published. He said very emphatically that Mr. Butler had always borne an excellent character and was never before suspected. . e following note and those which follow it were received from the counsel of Mr. Butler in a civil suit against Mr. Clerke growing out of the dis- solution o! Meter The object of this is yet unexplained, and it cannot be stated whether it ‘was to shield some one from the odium of guilt or whether the accusations made by Mr. Clerke were intend¢@d to place in a criminal light certain doings of Mr. Butler which might by him be regarded as legitimate action in connection with the suit :— New York, Sept. 14, 1872, To me Epitor or tux Heratp :— * * * Mr. Butler, who is now at my office, has not been out of the city,’ and has nding against Mr. W. B. Clerke for ‘an accounting. The partnership was dissolved by mutual consent, vide advertisements in the dally press September 11 1872, inserted by Mr. Clerke, Mr. Butler had an interview with Mr. Clerke on Thurs- day last. Respectfully, LEWIS SANDERS, With the above note was enclosed the ones which follow, the first of which was written in the office of Judge Clerke, in the presence of Mr. W. B. Clerke, who, according to Mr. Sanders, gartied oO Mr, Butler. Whether Mr. Butler on that 6edadion gavd up the combination is not stated, but it is presumed that he did and that it was at this time that Mr. Clerke first examined the safe after his return from Newport, pee ee" New Yor, Sept. 10, 1872, My Dear Bottrr—I have seen Mr. Clerke, and he de- sires the combination of the safe lock, and’ I hope that you will be willing enough and give it to the bearer at once. It is important for me to see the acconnts as soon as possible. We have drawn up a notice of dissolution of the partnership, to which I signed your name. J will call to sce you! to-morrow afternoon, on my way.down from White Plains. Yours truly, LEWIS SANDERS. Mr. Sanders states in another note that he‘®d- dresseu the following letter to Messrs. Therasson & Bryan, the attorneys of Mr. Clerke, on the 13th inst., and that the story concerning Mr. Butler was Started soon afterward:— New York, Sept. 13, 2872, N. Y. Supreme Court, R. R, Butler vs. W. B, Clerke. Messrs, Tuenasson & Bryan :— GeNTLEMEN—My client desires nothing more than his Just proportion upon a full and fair accounting of all the partnership. transactions, and will readily, entertain any proposition from you on that basis. When you But of that day and hour knoweth no man: angels in heaven, but my Father oly ost Wachee, zxtv., spilt the day of the Lord will come as a night, in the whicn the heavens shall pass We. aie Gist’ ararth alpornied the works Guutare tooreie ert cl , a Behatned up ’—1te Peter th. 10. sais naa All our learned astronomers inform us of certain conclusions which they have arrived at called the laws regulating our solar system. These are too ‘well known to require any repetition. Suffice to say that our planet, the earth, revolves aroumd the sun, the centre of our universe, weh the other planets in relative positions to each other, held in ‘thetr elliptical orbits by the attraction of the sun and the outer unknown causes. That the thou- sands of fixed stars seen in the heavens are of themselves positive suns of either greater or lesser magnitude than our own sun, around which may revolve & number of planets like or similar to our own planet, although invisible to us from their great distance, is well-conceded and accepted fact. As our sun gives to our planet the light and heat enjoyed by us, even so, must these innumerable suns yleld to other universes be same Dicssings of ap all-wise Providence. We noiify me that you have any proposition to make I will AnB'ME, Budler at toy offee, "Rospectrutiy, ' Suelve® ng LEWIS SANDERS, In all these explanations on the part of Mr. But- Jer’s attorney it does not yet appear what has be- come of the missing $76,000, nor is the story of de- faication aenied. THE METIS INVESTIGATION, Tenth Day—Grave Char; by a Pas senger Against the Captain—Close of the Testimony in Providence a: Ad- journment to New Londo: PROVIDENCE, R. I., Sept. 14, 1872. In the Metis investigation to-day J. W. McCrillis, a passenger, testified that he saw no attempt made to get the women and children into the boats; he heara the captain give no orders of any kind. Captain ©. S. Gale, of the steamer Thetis, which followed the Metis through the Sound, testified in relation to the weather; he did not consider ita dangerous night, but a disagreeable one. This closed the be casenegA here, and the inspectors adjourned to meet next Wednesday morning at the Custom House, in New London, at which time and. place any person who may wish to offer evidence” relating to the disaster will have an opportunity for so doing. ALLEGED BRUTALITY TO A LUNATIO, His Deagth in the Asylum. Coroner Keenan yesterday morning received a note from Warden Burke, of the New York City In- sane Asylum, Ward’s Island, stating that John Ornell died in that institution at six o'clock on Thursday evening last, a8 supposed, from the ef- fects of ill treatment at the hands of his attendant, Thomas Farrell. In what par- ticular manner Ornell had been maltreated by Farrell was not stated by the Warden, and consequently the cause of death must be de- termined by @ post-mortem examination. A strange feature in the case is the fact that on Fri- day Coroner Keenaa held an inquest or two in the Asylum and conversed with Warden Burke, who, however, said nothing about the case of Orneil, who died the previous evening: Yesterday the re? mains were sent down to the Morgue, preparatory to being delivered over to the relatives, who are said tolive at 118 Willett avenue, Brooklyn. POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION, Late in the afternoon Wooster Beach, M. D., made 8 post-mortem examination on the body, which he found much emaciated. His left eye was dis- colored, one bruise on the back, several bruises on the right shoulder and @ contused wound on the forehead. The wounds of themselves did not seem sufficient to canse death, but, considering the weak and exhausted condition, the injuries may have tended to hasten death. There was chronic meningitis and partial soften- ing of the brain, which was almost sufficient to cause death. How and in what manner the bruises on the body were received must be learned by the examination of deceased's attendants and other witnesses from the Lunatic Asyium. HAS HE BEEN MURDERED? Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 14, 1872. Wiliam Showers, of Elizabethtown, Ky., came to this city to visit the Exposition and has been miss- ing from the Gibson House since Monday last. He bad between $9,000 and $10,000 on his person, and it is supposed that he hasbeen murdered for his Ie f BRN YACHTING. The Ocean Race for the Challenge Cup. The Correspondence Between the Owners of the Rambler and Madeleine. THE RACE TO BE SAILED NEXT THURSDAY. “Drifting in a calm” has of late been so preva- lent that our yachtamen have become quite expert in handling their boats under such tantalizing circumstances, but now that the season of equi- noctial gales and October breezes is approaching they will probably have that opportunity of test- ing the merits of their yachts as to speed and sea worthiness, from which they have hitherto been debarred by the freaks of the fickle Eolus. Although the majority of the regattas that have been sailed during the months of June, July and August were drifting matches, the race for the Challenge Cup, sailed on July 25, between the schooner yachts RAMBLER AND MADELEINE proved highly interesting, as the yachts had all the wind they wanted and a trifle more besides. It will be remembered that on that occasion the Rambler proved the winning yacht and carried off the challenge cup to Boston, where it is now held and duly admired by the citizens of the Hub, In that race both yachts were caught in a pretty stiff biow off Montauk Point, and Commodore Voorhis, of the Madeleine, having a large party of guests on board, all married men, with wives and families de- pendent on them for their support, put back to New London, rather than risk any accidents or loss of life. Since then, however, the owner of the Madeleine has been very anxious to make another match, as he is satisfied that his yacht can beat the Rambler in any weather, whether it be STORMY OR FAIR, In pursuance of this purpose Commodore Voorhis sent a challenge to Mr. J. M. Forbes, of the Ram- bler, which resulted in the following correspond- ence;— YACHT MADELEINE, NEwrort, R. i} * August 11, 1872. My Dear Srr—Although it is somewhat informal to send you a challenge to race for the Bennett Cup, which yan so gallantly won on the 25th of July, until thirty days have elapsed from the date of your victory, you will, I am sure, excuse me for disregarding the rule in this instance. As I was your only competitor in the recent contest, you will appreciate my anxiety to be the first to con- tend again for the prize; and I beg of you the favor to receive and file this communication as if it had been sent on August 25, and to accept it as a formal challenge for a race between the Madeleine and the Rambler, for the Commodore’s Cup, on Monday, the 9th of September, or any day imme- diately thereafter that may better sult your con- venience, I am, dear sir, very truly ours J. VOORHIS, Jr. Commodore J. M. Fosprs, Yacht Rambler. NAUSHON ISLAND, August 31, 1872. Woon’s HOLE Post Office. My Dear S1r:—I have accidentally delayed writ- ing you to acknowledge your challenge of the Ram- bier and to confirm my verbal acceptance of it for the 19th September from Brenton’s Reef Lightship to Sandy Hook and back. I shall be pleased to have your views as to the best hour. How would a pretty early start suit you? The advantage of it being that we might with good luck thus have only one night out, and get back by day or early in the foliowing evening. Yours, tru! Ka . M. FORBES. = ee J. Vooruis, Jr., Brooklyn Yacht Club, rooklyn. P. S.—How shall we arrange with the New York Yacht Club Committee to appoint judges? You being right there can probably suggest the proper arrangement, or, if {nconventent to them to act, I suppose they ‘will assent any judges you and! may agree upon, New York, Sept. 4, 1872. Captain J. M. FoRBES:— Srr—Yours of August 31 received. 1 cannot an- swer you fully now, as I leave with Brooklyn Club on cruise at nine A. M, to-morrow. ‘The race will e place on 19th September as per agreement, hour 0 sult you. Willsee Commander Burnet} at New- port on 10th, and arrange all outstanding matters and write you as soon as possible thereafter. Re- spectfully, Jacon VOORHIS, Jr., Yacht Madeleine. NAUSHON ISLAND, Woop’s HOLE Post OFFICE, Sept. 6, 1872. My Dear Sir—I wrote you several days since asking your views as to an early start on the 19th srom Newport, 80 as to try to avoid being out two nights; also a to judges; who shall they be? I addressed you at Brooklyn, and nt getting any reply send this as a duplicate. Yours trulf, J. M. FORBES, Commodore Vooruis, Brooklyn Yacht Club. ij Newport, Sept. 13, 1872, R._B, Forses, Wood's Hole, Naushon island :— Have written from New York in full. Propose to start eight A.M, on 19th, pry names judge on Madeleine and vice versa, Answer to JACOB VOORHIS, 108 East Thirty-seventh street, New York. The challenge haying’been accepted and the ar- rangements brought & satisfactory conclusion, the race will be sailed from Brenton’s Reef light- sh/p to Sandy Hook lightship and return, starting at eight A.M. on the morning of Thursday, Septem- ber 19. Both yachts are now preparing for the contest, and as the equinoctial gales general; ‘ake their appearance between the 15th and 26th of this month they will be rigged to stand ® blow, ip order not to be taken unpre- pal . There will be no guests on board he Madeleine this trip, as her owner means busi- ness, and if she isbeaten it will be on her merits, and simply owing to the superior qualities of her antagonist. Commodore Voorhis will appoint a {rage te on board the Rambler, and .» B. Forbes will name a gentleman to take care of his interests on board the Madeleine. If the yachts have a leading breeze they will probably arrive of Sandy Hook early Friday morning. THE MAUDE AND DAVIDS. Two Matches Made for Une Thousand Dollars a Side on Each Event. The late match race between the sloops Maude and Walter F. Davids having come to rather an un- satisfactory conclusion, owing to the Maude having fouled the stake boat and getting the stakes, the friends of both yachts have been anxious to get on another match. Mr. Walter F. Davids, who made the last match with Mr. Morris, the owner of the Maude, not feeling satisfied with the result, declined to make another match, 80 the forthcom- ing events have been arranged between Mr. Kissam, the owner and builder of the yacht Davids, and Mr. Ira Smith, the sailing master of the Maude. Both yachts are very fast for their length and have many backers, so that large sums of money have already been put up on the race outside of the stakes. The following agreement explains the sailing direc- tions :— SEPTEMBER 12, 1872, We, the undersigned, do pereny aise to sail two races between the sloop yachts Maude and W. F. Davids for the sum of $1,000 a side each race, making the stakes $2,000 on each race. The first race to be sailed on Tuesday, the seventeenth day of Sep- tember,1872,and the second race to be sailed on Mon- addy, Ld feces og 23, 1872, Boats to start between the hours of twelve and one o’clock on each sailing day. The boats to sail ten miles to windward and return. The first race to start irom New Rochelle Harbor and the second race to start from Echo Bay Harbor. To sail jib and mainsailonly. Jib not tobe brought inboard or not to be made asquaresail of. The usual time of two minutes to the foot allowance to be ven. The live ballast to be brougnt back, except case of men thrown out or lost out, the same to be picked up by the boat they fall from. Each boat to fave the privilege of discharging the sandbags or dead weight, After the start no booming out of ballast. In all other respects to be guided by the Brookiyn Yacht Club regulations, commencing at chapter No. 10, No men or ballast to be taken on board after starting. The race to be sailed in six hours or suiled the next day. The judges to decide the course on* morning of race, The sum of $500 a side placed in the hands of stakeholder September 12, 1872, and the balance of both races to be put up Monda’ , the 16th day of September. We furthermore agree to abide by the judges’ decision. In witness hereof we iis ‘he our names, .» Be IRA SMITH. As will be seen by the above the first race will be sailed on Tuesday, September 17, from New Ro- chelle Harbor, over @ course ten miles to wind- ward, selected by the judges. A steamer will leave the Brooklyn side of Fulton ferry at eight A. M. on the morning of the race. Yachting Notes. The sloop yachts Gracie and Vision, of the N.YY.C,, will sail @ match for a $500 cup on next Thursday over the New York Yacht Club course. This race is creating considerable excite- ment in yachting circles, as the nautical savans are anxious to see the fantail stern fairly tested. Tae slop 3, B Asten, belonging to the Olympic Club, of Islip, Long Island, left Newport homeward bound yesterday morning. The Asten is a fast sloop, and would like to give the Meta, Gracie, Vision, Kaiser Wilhelm or any other of the smart sloops a race for a cup. The sloops Meta and Gracie have been matched to sail a race for a $250 cup. The event will prob- ably take place about the end of the month. ‘achting in the Canadas has been very lively this season. A sloop yacht call the Two, owned b; Colonel A. D. Shaw, United States Consul ai Toronto, and sailed by ason of Pat. McGichan’s, has won Chaya tes it sailed for. The Two was built on one of Pat McGiehan’s models. The Dorchester Yacht Club, of Dorchester, Mass., sail their fifth regatta from off Commercial Harbor on Saturday, September 21. The yachts will start at ih. 3m, P.M, The club went on an excursion yesterday to Boston Light and return. It is reported that Dick Brown has been engaged by Mr. R. B. Forbes to sail the Rambler in the forth- coming race with the Madeleine for the Challenge Cup. the gy yacht Kaiser Wilhelm arrived at New- ye oo. iday morning. She is bound for Martha's ey! The Brooklyn Yacht Club broke up the cruise of 1872 at Newport last Friday. The schooner yacht Fleur de Lis, Rear Commodore John 8. Dickerson, left for New York the same day. The schooner Alice left Saturday morning, bound in the same direction, The Madeleine and Magic are still an- chored in Newport harbor. Mr. George Steers is building a large tron steam yacht at Chester, Del., for Mr. Henry Smith, of the firm of Willard & Martin, She will be a large yacht, of great power, and built with a view to speed. ‘he sloop yacht Vindex, N, ., owned by Mr, Robert Center, ia anchored in Newport harbor, The sloop yacht Kingfisher, now lying at Newport, went day, With a party of ladies on board. ROWING. Two gig crews of the Atlantic Boat Club, of Hobo- ken, came to the familiar starting point, off the dock at the Elysian Fields, yesterday evening, for & friendly trial pull. The boats and crews were as follows:—Gig H. 8, Magrane; crew—Christopher Ackerman, bow; H. J. Ackerman, H. Lohman, 0. Huster, W. T. Walsh, R, Lefman, stroke; Samuel Archer, coxswain. Gig W. W. Shippen; crew—C, Worden, vow; M. T. Judge, George Munson, Geor; Perry, R. McQueen, Joseph Russell, stroke; F. J, Engelhar@t, coxswain, At the word “go” the crews dipped together and got under good neadway at once, the tide running flood. When near the upper stake, which was placed near the coal dock, the Magrane went to the front, making the turn a length in advance of the Shippen. The latter, making a fine turn, was quickly in pursuit of her competitor, and made a good stern chase, but despite the efforts of her crew the Magrane passed the winning point of the dock, foot of Fifth street, Hoboken, a length in advance, PIGEON SHOOTING. Two pigeon matches came off yesterday afternoon at Hall’s Driving Park, the first being between J. Green and J. Brown, for $100, twenty-eight birds each, twenty-one yards rise, eighty yards boundary, one and a half ounces of shot. This was won by Mr. Green by four birds, he having killed eighteen to Brown’s fourteen, The second match was between Hnmphrey Harts- horn and Mr. Samuels, for $100, twenty-one birds, twenty-one yards rise, eighty yards boundary, one ounce and a half shot. Hartshorn won this by five birds. Neither of the above matches were “shot out,” as the following scores will show :— SCOR! GREEN—I, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, . » 1,1, 1,1, 1, 11,1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1—Killed, 183 missed, 7. Brown—0, 1, 6, 6, 1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0—killed 14; missed’ 11. HARTSHORN—1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1) 1—killed, 12; missed, '6. SAMUELS—0, 0,0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1—killed, 7; missed, 10, THE SWEDISH NORTH POLAR EXPEDITION, The latest intelligence from Europe brings infor- mation of the arrival at Tromsoe, in Northern Nor- way, on the 17th of July, of the Swedish North Polar Expedition under Professor Nordenskiold, and also of its departure thence on the 2st of July in the iron steamer Polhem. Before leaving the port of Tromsoe for the far North Professor Nordenskiold sent aletter to Mr. Oscar Dickson, of Gothenburg, detailing his prospects and describing the material and resources of the enterprise, from which the following items are gathered :—The plan of the expedition 1s to winter on the northernmost islets of Spitzbergen, known as the Seven Isles, whence, by the aid of reinaeer sledges, an over ice journey Poleward will be es- sayed. The chief of the expedition is accompanied be physicians, a naturalist, an Italian naval olticer, a first mate, two engineers, ten picked sea- men and four Lapps for attending the reindeer, from forty to fifty of which, with 4,000 sacks of rein- deer moss, and other necessaries for an Arctic win. ter, have been transported by Spother hy steamer to the designated ‘winter quart The Swedish government has placed 1,1, 0, the brig Gladan at the Professor’s disposal till win- ter. This vessel carries @ house complete for the use of the party in Winter while at the Seven Isles, and will return to Trom; and take back a cargo of coal, The storés of the party contain pe pounds of paraitin to serve as lighting and cooking material on the sles journeys. The ex- dition is provided very amply with warm suits of Lapp clothing for every individual in it, with ram, sheeping bags, tents of tarpaulin and large sleeping carpéts. It is provisioned for two years and car- ries three boats, of different sizes, for ice travelling, fine reindeer dogs (to assist the Lapps in managing the reindeer), & lot of live pigs, and last, but not least, a fine set of the best sclentific instruments, ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH FRIGATE MINERVE The French frigate Minerve, which, it will be remembered, arrived in this port some two or three months ago and afterwards left for Cape Breton, put in her appearance again in the harbor on Friday night. During her absence the officers have had a good time of it in the vicinity of the Cape, and are now in as good spirits as they were when they left, shortly after giving Red Cloud and his pres companions a grand blow-outon the vease ‘The Minerve {8 a frigate of the second class. She ‘was built at Brest, about five yeara ago. She car- aa crew of 410 men and sixteen guns of heavy calibre. The following is a list of her oMcers:— ‘i Rear Admiral de Surville and his staff, as fol- lo ws Captain Riviere de la Mure, Chief of Starf. Lieutenants Flandin and Esconde, Aides-le-Camp. M. Girard de la Barcerie, Fieet Surgeon, M. Edet, Fleet Paymaster. ‘Abbé le Mattre, Fleet Chaplatn, M, Delevaque, Fleet Naval Constructor. MM. De Fauques, De Joucquieres and Thoisy, Passed Midshipmen. OFFICERS OF THE VESSEL. Captain Pin de Saint André, Commander, * Lieutenant Le Bras, second in command, Lieutenants Gaillard, Bauer, Bayle and De Chau- lac. M. Perinel, Surgeon of the second class, and M. Alix, Surgeon of the third class, M. Verpinet, Chief Engineer. MM. Forestier, De Horter, De Miniac, Nény, De Vergie and Le Breton, Midshipmen. The Minerve now lies anchored orf the Battery. JUDGE HOGEBOOM'S DEATH, ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1872, A meeting of the Albany bar took place to-day, to take action relative to the death of Judge Hoge- boom. Mr. Amos J. Parker presided, and Mr, Mathew Hale and Mr. John W. H. Green were the secretaries. A committee was appetites to pre- resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting and to report them at a meeting of the bar on Tuesday next. A resolution was then passed to attend the funeral in a body. THE DEFECTS OF LOOAL TELEGRAPRY, New York, Sept. 13, 1872, To THE EpiTor oF THE HeBaLD:— The valuable newspaper of which you are the honored director has rendered many important services to the people of our great metropolis, but uone more important than that undertaken in your editorial of to-day on ‘Tne Defects of Local Telegraphy.” Living @ considerable distance up town Lhave had to use the Western Union lines many times, and have become thoroughly disgusted with the unreasonable delays of delivery. In no case Was @ message delivered in less than double the car time, and In some cases treble or quadruple, One evening I undertook to send from Yorkville to Harlem only, and wassurprised to tind next day that it took nearly four hours to reach the place. I could have gone in the sieepiest horse car in fifteen minutes, You may not belteve it, but { assure you I have sent a message across the Continent, and, even to Europe, in 4 shorter time than it has taken to send from the lower end of this island to the upper. It is shameful, and ought to be remedied at once. If you will look into the matter closely you will probably find that operators who receive, send just when they please, and those at the other end ‘of the line deliver when they get ready. Sleepy boys are employed,and sometimes cannot be found when a message is to be delivered. Ihave been upon the point of asking the HERALD to stir this matter up more than once, and now that it has done #0, have strong hopes of a reformation. Give it to them gt bag hammer and 1 Don’t let up on them till they do better. wite senders to write to you their experiences and till we our rights. The public has many thin; to thank the HewaLD for, let this be added thousand others, (4 SUFFERER, HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1872—QUADRUPLE SHEET: LONGFELLOW AND HARRY BASSETT. The controversy between the respective ad- mirers of these distinguished racehorses exhibits prejudices and counter-prejudices, and does in- justice to both, Their great contest for the Sara- toga Cup, unparalleled in this country, should cover both with unfading laurels. It is entirely un- necessay to claim for either more than a plain and unvarnished description of the race would snow to be his due. They ran the best race ever run in America, and were never separated from the start to the finish, The incidents of the raceleave room to believe in the possibility that both might have done a shade better, but itis scarcely probable. In casting lote for the pole Bassett was lucky, and started wit!. its possession, while his adver- sary took position close by his side, the two wonders passing the score as evenly as possible. The pace was terrific throughout the race, Bassett taking an advantage of about halfa length in the first furlong, which he never increased. Longfel- iow went up several times, as if making an effort to pass him, but failed to show in front, Bassett in each instance promptly resuming his half length advantage; and Longfellow’s final effort, within two hundred feet of the winning post, needs no other description, as his gain was but momentary, Bassett winning by about six feet. Now, it is very easy to say, as some do, that Bas- sett pulled to Longfellow, as he evidentiy had done to Littleton, and that he could have run much faster had it been necessary. But reason suggests that no sane rider would have had the courage un- necessarily to risk soimportant a race to an ad- vantage of only half a length with a horse of Long- fellow’s known speed at his saddleskirts. Had he been able, in the last furlong, to have increased his aavantage he would probably have done 80. Still, as before remarked, there is a possibility that he could have accomplished something more. He did enough, It is just as easy to say that Longfellow was run- ning @ wayting race, and that it was intended that he should win by a “chifmey rush’ at the finish, which result was only defeated by the twisting of his plate and an injury to his leg. Many so say, and doubtless so believe. But the steadiness of the pace (which was really the most remarkable feature of the race) from beginning to end would seem to forbid all claims to probability for this theory. Though “talk is cheap” it is not worth while to indulge in speculations in regard to this race. The exalted reputations of these two wonderful horses do not rest upon visionary theories. The facts are enough to place them both at the pinnacle of fame. The first two miles of the race were run in about three minutes and thirty seconds, and the two and @ quarter miles in three minutes and fifty-nine seconds—two and a@ half seconds faster than the race of the famous Kentucky, although he at the same age carried four pounds less than Bassett car- ried. Bassett won without having permitted him- self to be headed in any part of the race, and re- mains champion of the American turf. Glory enough for any horse, But facta also stamp Longfellow as the equal of Bassett. The big horse ran the entire race outside of Bassett, never trailing for an inch. It is very fair, to say that he ran three feet further from the pole than Bassett did. In this position he ran around each of the two semicircles twice. A simple mathematical calculation shows that he therefore ran thirty-seven and sixty-nine hundredths feet further than Bas- sett did, from which deduct the few feet of Bassett’s advantage at the finish, and it appears that when the race was lost by Longfellow he had actually run about thirty-two feet further in 3:59 than had his victorious competitor. Longfellow’s time, two and a quarter miles, must have been about 3:58%4. If he had drawn the pole it is, at least, questionable whether Bassett could have taken it from him, and, if possibilities are to be considered, the result might have been different. ‘The facts are above all theories, ana place both horses beyond the reach of detraction. And now, having said thus much, it may be pardonable to speculate a little in regard to the vexed question as to where the injury to Longfellow occurred, It is very dificult to believe that a horso injured in any degree could have run as did Longfellow. As beforg 19 marked, the most Wonder{ul feature of the race was its constancy, Longfellow did not falter at any point in the race; for, had he relaxed his speed in the slightest degree, he would have lost his proud position alongside his fying competitor. It is absurd to claim that a horse with a failing tendon, or even with a plate doubled under his foot. could have maintained so steadily his position beside Bassett, flying at the rate of two miles in 3:30, Those who assert that Longfellow faltered do him the greatest injustice. He had no time to spare for faltering. The brightest truth which his history contains is that he ran that wonderful race without ever for an instant giving up his position, and finished in a style which stamped him as unflinchingly game. The most reasonable theory of his injury is sim- ply this:—Tired, as he must have been, he was pulled up too suddenly when the race was over, and probably struck his fore leg with his hind foot, at the same time catching the heel of his plate and tearing it partly from his foot, the next step doub- ling the plate under the foot as found. More than one person observed two separate blunders of the horse as he was pulled up. All the mischief was probably done by the same accident, It is the more proper that this theory should be presented, because it will add another to the thousands of former warnings to riders of the folly of suddenly pulling up horses, more especially when exhausted by a severe struggle. The Park and the Road, After a long Summer’s comparative stillness, Park and road have now assumed a gaycty and brilliancy mever before equalled. Thousands who have been away during the Summer's heat, taking ‘with them their horses and carriages, have returned and joined the countless throng that delight in driving through the Park and out on the smooth roads beyond that modern civilization has enriched New York and its environs with. Seventh avenue, running from the Park to the Harlem River, is nearly completed, and will add one more to the increasing number of our drives, and the glad tidings that the old Lane (which was previous to its being taken in hand for improvement the speeding ground for all the New York trotters) —new avenue St. Nicholas— will be kept fora time at least ina condition for fast horses, has given immense satisfaction to those owning—or thinking they do, which amounts to the same thing—fast stock. We have now, besides all the beautiful drives enclosed within Central Park, the Grand Boulevard, which forms a level drive, with many lovely views of the Hudson River, extending from Fifty-ninth street to 152d street, to which point it is finished; Eighth avenne, from 125th street to Macomh’s Dam; Sixth avenue, from the Park to the Harlem River, and avenue St. Nicholas, also Seventh avenue, will be open ina few weeks. ‘The HERALD has often spoken Of the necessity of having the Park roads widened, and some of them were increased in width a short time ago; but still they are far from being wide enough to accommo- date the increasing number of carriages, and this great defect should be remedied at once. A great deal of driving is indulged in on the Westchester side of the Macomb’s Dam bridge. Jerome Park, Washington Heights and Kingsbridge, are favorite drives with those seeking pure air and healthful recreation, and many returning from Je- rome Park prefer to take the country road, which begins nearly opposite the old white church near the Jerome Park track and joins the Ventral ave- nue at a point near Arcularius’ Hotel. This is kept in fair condition, and is a pretty drive through a lovely country, A tunnel will be commenced be- fore long to run under the Harlem River near Ma- comb’s Dam bridge, from the New York to the Westchester side, thus doing away with the wooden bridge which forms the only mode of crossing the river at present at this point. This is a much-needed improvement, and Comp- tzoller Green. who is deeply interested in this um dertaking, will, we hope, order the work to be menced at once. About the hour of three, every pleasant day, {he entrances to the Park commence to receive the driving community; every style of carriage may be seen—the stately landau, mail coach, phaeton, fours in-hand drag and Clarence keep company with the Victoriaf landaulet, basket phaeton and tiny trot- ting wagon. Pony phaetons have become epl- demic, and are drawn by single horses and Pairs, driven in @ natty manner by ladies who affect the ribbons, and: seem to consider this vehicle exclusively an equipage for the gentler sex. penceinen HOreanes consider @ pair of matehed ahalt-spring jagger seat top wagon, the running part painted & bright yellow oretatl color, the thing, and Sey re very attractive appearance and easy vehicles to ride in, some ot them ranging a little over two hundred pounds,) making it piay for a pair of [eee nags to rat- tle them along at high speed. Almost all the speed- ing 1s done on the Eighth avenue, which has been kept in good order this season, and a seat on Harry’ Bertholf’s Club House stoop of a fine afternoon laces one in a position to see a lively and ex- Rilaraciny scene. Mr. Robert Bonner, whose stable of horses is so well known, may be seen behind the white-footed king, Dexter, or his wonderful colt Startle, or beautiful mare Pocahontas, daughter of Ethan Allen and Pocahontas, the pacer. Mr, Thomas P. Wallace appears enjoying a fast ride behind his brown Hambletonian James H, Cole- man, which is a splendid road horse, and if more speed was wanted could hitch up that beauty of the trotting turf, and son of Magna Charter, Henry, who can trot below the twenties. Mr. J. Q, Law’s team a splendid chestnut mare and noble grey gelding, with Messenger blood in his veins, attached to an elegant top wagon, cani show a forty clip with the reins held between in socket. They are thumb and finger and Spe out every day and take their work like thorough- breds. Mr. William Humphrey is driving a very fine pair that are gov d steppers and splendid drivers, Harry Han fl'on dashes along behind one of those New Hampshire trotters he is so famous for own- ing. Sun Walton has a team that are fast in roan mare Edna and mate, j Mr. A. R. Phyfe chooses to drive out of his stable at present either the gray mare Solitaire or browa horse from Vermont. Henry Smith is driving the speedy Coolo. Mr. W. H. Harbeck is a constant rider, and drives a very speedy bay team that rattle up the road at a stunning gait. f Mr. John H. Harbeck, Jr., sometimes drives & black mare full of fire and energy, and again a bay, welding, either of which has no apparent trouble im: showing & 2:80 chip. ; Commodore Vanderbilt, since his return from Saratoga, is full of trot, and Mountain Boy and Mountain Maid show the’ way every day at a lively| ios to Dr, Corey behind a speedy bay team, Mr., larker’s mare brunette, Mr, Meserole’s bay and Frank Work behind the Kerner mare or the Ham- bletonian mare Skinnehaha, Mr. L. Pettee ts still driving the sorrel stallion he raise This colt has a good pedigree. Mr. Pettee! says he never had any iuck in raising colts, save one, and that one died, Mr. Pettee is a ilberak patron of the turf and if he should have the luck to, raise a Dexter or a Startle tt would be a pleasure to. all the horse-loving fraternity. } Mr. Haye drives his stylish brown horse, by! Hamlet. This horse can trot in 2:60, and is a mired very much when on the road. | Mr. Hawthorne comes on the road behind a gray’ ang brown, which can trot well and are goodi rivers, . Tucker still drives his road mares Flirt andl Dolly. Tney can trot fast when called on. He also has a black team, which show well before his! park carriage. Mr. Cabray is driving a black horse, which haw trotted fast and has beaten 2:30. Mr. Reed is out every day behind his sorrel and! black or gray horse General Dix. | Mr. Matthews drives a number of horses, but his’ brown gelding seems to have most speed. } Mr. James W. Gillies has a very stylish and fast! pa of bays, well mated and nice drivers, and his! brother, Mr. Wright Gillies, has t a white-taced gelding to mate the old black he has driven sa, ong, and the new team are hard to beat. ir, George N, Ferguson drives Needle Gun,| Clondman, and a number of others, fast and hand. some. All his teams are patterns of neatness, tast and peat: Mr. Davis drives a good sized white-footed horse, fast and good gaited. Joe Townley owns and drives a perfect beauty of a brown horse, oy Abdallah, called Harry. He canj trot in 2:35 and is very gentle, This horse is a great fayorite on the road. ’ Mr. John D. Lewis is driving his favorite mare, an own sister to Nonesuch. She is fast, spirited, anda sce driver. Mr. Van Ness drives a beauty of a Hambietonian! mare. She is known to be fast, and has splendid’ points tora trotter. His slashing Hambletonian stallion, Compeer, is at present at Fleetwood Park, in the hands of Dan Mace, and, with a little more age, wiil astonish the trotting world. ir, Jesse Marshall still drives his bay gelding, Shark and bay mare Lady Allen, and he has Pee purchased a bay mare from the West that is sai to be very speedy. ’ Mr. William Van Cott, the efficient Superinten-, dent of Fleetwood Park, sometimes appears on the road with a fast bay horse, who shows a cleam pair of heels when called on, R. J, Anderson drives a fast black mare that 1s Maid sae also @ fine brown stallion that is. r. George B. Alley has driven lately a rattli Ethan Allen looking horse that is very fast an pure gaited. fj Mr. Brown, of Harlem, has bought the fast-pacing, horse Billy Borst, and lets him slide up and down the road at # rapid clip. Mr. George Lewis is on the road behind a fine pair of bays, which are showy. Mr. Eph. Simmons drives a wonderfully fast team. of bays which go like the wind. He also occasion- ally drives the fast trotter Doubtful. Lee drives a very speedy bay team. ' Messrs. Andrews and Butler still drive their gray and brown team, which can trot fast the whole length of the road. ir. James Reynolds owns the fast trotter Rocks. He 18 a very handsome bay, bloodlikeg looking, and can trot in 2:36. Mr. Fred, Reynolds drives a gray and brown which are fast trotters and good stayers. Fred is & very good driver. Mr. Samuel Truesdell drives a very fast black horse, and has in his new stable, in Forty-sixth fron some very fast trotting stock of approved blood, Mr. Purdy appears behind his nice Ethan Allen gelding every day. Ie is © favorite on the road and as speedy as most of them. Mr. Goodwin drives @ very nice sorrel colt from Maine, which is a good one, Mr. William Alliffe sticks to his black team, as he has reason to, they being handsome and fast. Henry Casey is driving the fast white-footed mare Lady Byron. M. Roden drives a number of speedy ones and among them a fast black team. Mr. P. Fleming is driving the Clark horse, which has the ech pbemepe te tall very speedy. Mr. J. Alcott, of Washington Heights, drives a many different horses, all fast, amon e Ethan Allen mare Jenny Clark and the Moore Hambletonian stallion, which together make @ very fast and nice driv.ng road team. Mr. Fairchild drives his well known bay horse, which can step well and is a splendid roadster. Mr, Briggs, of Twenty-third street, drives a nice bay horse, which goes fast and in good style. itr, Rathbun has @ large, fine gaited bay mare which is much admired. He rides ina top wagon. Among others that are well thought of are Mr. Hurlbut’s sorrel team, Mr. Vn A biack hosre, Mr. Suydam’s pair of bays, Mr. Matthieson’s white- footed mare, Mr. Ferris’ gray horse and Mr. Flanna- gan’s sorrel team, ‘The taste for fine horses and carriages is on the increase in New York, and every season the number of those who are fond of driving multiplies to a great extent. New York, also, is far ahead of the rest of the world in the manufacture of carriages and harness, which has been brought to exquisite perfection. TROTTING AT HALLS DRIVING PARK. a Two trotting races came off yesterday afternoon at Hall's Driving Park, Coney Island road, the first being for a purse of $150, mile heats, best three in five, in harness; the second being a match for $100, mile heats, best three in five, in harness. There were five entries for the first event, four of which came to the post. These were black gelding Mate, gray mare Butterfly, bay mare Belle of Orange and bay gelding George Gillett. Belle of Orange had the call in the betting over the fleld when the pool selling began, but Butterfly soon ran into favor and took her place. After the first heat Mate was the favorite over the field and continued so to the end. He won the race, taking the first, third and fourth heats, Butterfly won the second heat. ‘The second race was between black gelding Black Jack and bay mare Kate. They had five heats be- fore the affair was settled, Kate winning the second, fourth and fifth heats. The following are e SUMMARIES, HALL’s Drrvinc PARK, Sept. 14.—Trotting purse, $150, for horses that have never beaten 2:40; milo heats, best three in five, in es, D, b. Gots bik. g. Mate....... W. McMahon's g. m. Butterfly...... J. H. Phillips’ b. m. Belle of " L, 8. Sammia’ br. Geo. Gillett. Owner's b. mn. Ai F ocon 2 1 3 di 1 2 4 8 dr. First heat. Second heat Third hei 233g Fourth heat. + 4 1:21 x SAME DaY.—Match $100; mile heats, best three im five, in harness, Mr. Jarbeau’s b. m. Kate.. C. Dickinson's bik. g. ee Quarter, Half. Mile, First heat. +0 1:88} 8:24 Second heat. ae. 18 Third heat. 80 1:36 8:10) Fourth heat... aa 1:98 = 8:08: Fifth heat.. at big