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INSURANCE FAILURES. Fiasco of the Andes Insurance Company of Cincinnati. $200,000 DEFICIT. Suspension of Messrs. Prindle & Mag- nan, Insurance Agents. RUMORED DEFICIT OF $75,000. They Deny the Rumor and Claim Only Temporary Embarrassment, Secretary of Firemen’s Insurance Company Absconds with $2,000, ‘The Andes Insurance Company of Cincinnati, having an agency at 150 Broadway, were recently examined by the Ohio Superintendent of Insur- ance, and the following report on the condition of the company was issued:—Having deemed it for the public good to make an examination of the affairs fo the Andes Insurance Com- pany, of Cincinnati, and being required by law, viz.—‘Whenever the Superintendent of Insurance shall have good reason to suspect the affairs ofan insurance company to be im unsound condition, to make, or cause to be made, an examination into the affairs of such in- surance company’’—I hereby make the following Cash in banks.. Agency balances, Office furniture. Agency material. Premiums in Aug (estimated)....... 10,000 00 17,106 83 31,156 00 $3,617 63 6,000 00 18)388 00 11,891 75 justed . $90,205 67. Madjusted, ati 174,472 Add irrets are po imwel a 5,594 56 ere! 4,547 87 Thirteen claims so above, estimated by ndent.... 83,508 00 Total..... hae 298,288 68 Deduct for reinsurance in Ami a ey and Triumph Insurance Companies 22,413 97 erkeu es Reinsurance fund.. Fs 23 Liabilities. 1,289,165 27 It will be seen from the foregoing statement that the company have not any assets in excess of its liabilities, and a deficlency of over two hundred thousand dollars is found to exist. But whatever contracts the moribund Company may have out- standing will probably be made good by the opera- tion of an Ohio statute, which holds the stock- holders of a company liable, not merely to the ex- tent of their investments, but for twice the amount. Hence, the shareholders are assessable ‘upto the sum of $500,000 beyond the capital they own. This company was originally constituted on a SUBSTANTIAL BASIS, n the ist of July, 1870, with a cash capital of $1,000,000, and on the Ist of July, 1871, it paid a ten percent dividend. Butin the disastrous fires in Chicago and the Northwest its liabilities amounted to $979,000. An assessment of half a million was made on the stockholders, and from that time until January, 1872, it has been in a struggling condition. Moreover, it has sustained heavy losses since De- cember1to the Ist of June, as the ratio of fires throughout the country has been at the rate of $200,000,000 ee annum against the average of $60,000,000 of previous years, The agent of the company arrived here yesterday from Chicago and made the following STATEMENT to a representative of the HeRaLp:—The rein surance fund, he said, as charged by the Com- missioner, is fifty per cent of the previous year's receipts. The body ot the business will expire during the next five months, and the new manage- ment which came into existence during the past ten days, as the old officers were unable to grapple effectively with the diicuity, confidently assert that the actual amount needed to take up all out- standing policies is so much less than the figures given by the Commissioners that the company can carry its unexpired policies to maturity and then have a good portion of its capital remaining. The company now propose TO CEASE BUSINESS ‘until the heavy transactions put on the books im- mediately after the Chicago fire shall expire, thereby reducing their present reinsurance fund, after which they hope to renew vperations on a moderate scale and in a more limited fleld. It will be seen by the offictal statement that the company have available assets to about one million one hun- dred thousand dollars and their liabilities are about one million three hundred thousand dollars; but included in the ltabilities 1s a renewal fund of nearly one million dollars. The company claims that about half of this sum is suiicient and by can- celling of their policies at short rates will still fur- Mer reduce the amount necessary for reinsurance. With this aim in view the following circular has been issued :— Orrice Tusonaxce Comrayr, } INNATI, Se 2, An order has this day been issued by the Superintend- ice for the State of Ohio for an assessmemt holders of this company, to be paid within to make good an impaitment of its capital . You are hereby instructed not to Issue any new Policies nor transact any new business for this company ‘until further ad The supject of the assessment now being conside: In case the assessment should not be called for or paid ‘we believe the present assets will prove sufficient to meet the just Nabilities, unless unusual losses fall upon the company. If any of our customers prefer to cancel tHeir policies the company propose to pay them return premiuin, counting short rates for the time expired, and you are au thorized in such cases to appropriate tunds in hand, or to draw on the company, less your return commissions. The cancelled policies im company the drafts. You are requested to make a complete return of all business transacted to date, accompanied by account cur- Fent and remittance of balance. By order of the Board. JAS, P. KILBRETH, President pro tem. A special agent of the company will be in the city on Monday, fuily authorized to look after the company’s business and endeavor to make some arrangements, as suggested above, OPINION IN INSURANCE CIRCLES, The representative of the HERALD, after obtain- ing the above tacts, called on several gentlemen dceply interested in the insurance business of the county, who are desirious of maintaining the strictest accountability and reliability of their in- stitutions for tie amounts they undertake to in- sure. The prevailing opinion was to the effect that ‘the company had in some careless m aged aflairs, and the of) impe lied the safety Of the $1,500,000 placed in thetr custody. Dishou- esty was hot even suspected in t lninistration of affairs, but w degree of indiference to the plainest rules of business must have prevailed that almost amounts to culpable negligence. ‘The flasco of this company, which started under Such splendid auspices with directors of high po- sition among the business men of the West, ma whom were shrewd, successful merchants, Will have the eifect of shaking the blind confidence of the public in boards of eminentiy respectable non- entities, who slumber and doze while the worst of squandering mismanagement is going on. It will also have the effect of increasing the vigor of State supervigon, and the sooner weak companies with insufficient capital are placed under proper check the better for the interest of the public. About ten days ago not only the management of the was changed, but the agency was trans: nother firm. Yesterday the SUSPENSION OF PRINDLE & MANGAN, ‘of 150 broadway, was announced. These gent men were formerly the agents of this compan, nd also of the Alps Insurat Dompany, of Eri ¥a., and the Alemaine, of Cleveland, The suspen- ‘sion was accelerated, it is said, by the withdrawal of the business of the Andes Company. It was Tumored on the street that defalcations to the amount of from seventy-five thousand to one hun- dred thousand dollars had taken place in the ac- counts of this young firm, which has been only two years in business. A representative of the HERALD called at this office and found everything in a state of confusion, Mr. Mangan acknowledged that the frm had suspended, but the suspen- sion was only of a temporary nature, and @ full and satisfactory statement would be nade on Monday. He deniéd that there was any dejaication, and the liabilities would be easily cov- ered a8 s00n as the accounts were properly ad- justed. Mr. Morgan’s father is au amfuent gentle. man, well known in business circles and the Presi- dent of several corporate companies, The rumor which obiayped geucral currensy, ke said, Was nner misman- | ‘Wholly incorrect, and he manifested much indigna- Ton that such areport should have gone into circu. lation, A number of the policies of the Andes came into" the office of Mr. pe No. 163 Broadway, but as the official from Chi had to await instru C- tions from the Central 0: in Cincinnatl nothing can be done until Monday. DEFALCATION IN FIREMEN’S INSURANCE COMPANY, A reporter of the HERALD visited the Firemen’s Insurance. Company yesterday afternoon and learned that the secretary, Mr. Abner Hay- ward, had recently disappeared Ce prepitlons circumstances. Mr. Haywood had récéntiy been leading a fast, irregular life, and he was discharged on account of neglect ononty At the time the re- orter called the accountahts were busy making investigations, and subsequently the following let- ter was received :— ‘Tux Frewen’s Insurance Coraxy, ) Orrick 153 BRoapway, New Yous, Sept. 21, 1872. § To mx Eprtor or tar Heraup:— Dear Sin—If th is any necessity to make any an- nouncement concerning the conduct of our late secre- tary, Mr. Abner Hayward, you are authorized to say that an“éxamination of the books discloses a deficiency of $210 only. The ability, of the compa abilities and prosecute its business ts in ho wise affected thereby. Yours, J. V. HARRIOTT, President. This 1s pretty fair work for one day, and shows that business men are Cech to the city from the long Summer vacation and making an ex- amination of their affairs, which have been managed for the past three or four mouths by subordinates, THE HARLEM COURT HOUSE INVESTIGATION. 3 Examination of Mr. Hatficld—What He Would Build the Court House For— One-fourth of What It Has Cost Suffi- cient to Build the Entire Building. The Senate Committee, consisting of Senators Weismann, Benedict and Tiemann, appointed to in- vestigate the affairs of the Ninth District Court House, reopened session in the chamber of the Board of Aldermen yesterday. At the previous meeting, which was held on Friday afternoon, A. 8. Cody, the Clerk of Arrears in the Comptroller's office, was called upon by the committce to produce the vouchers and warrants appertaining to the Har- lem Court House. They were produced and all signed as correct by W. M. Tweed; Judge McQuade, of the Ninth District Police Court; Josiah Porter, Justice of the Civil Court, which parties were ap- pointed as a commission for the erection of the Harlem Court House, Among those present was Mr. Adams, against whom there is a suit for libel pending, instituted by Harry Genet, for something that Mr. Adams said in reference to the Court House. Mr. Adams watched the proceedings with eager attention, but said nothing. The first witness sworn was Mr. Hatfield, the architect, who was appointed by Comptroller Green to estimate the cost of building the Court House. Mr. Hatfield, being duly sworn, testified as fol. lows :—I am an architect; have been practising my profession for thirty years or more; I was appointed by Comptroller Green to make the estimate on the Harlem Court House; I made a most careful exam- ination and measurement of the Court House—that is, that part of it already built—of the materials on hand, iron, lumber, bricks, stone, &c.; 1 had an assistant with me when I made the estimate and Measurements; my assistant was the son of Comp- troller Green, who is an experienced architect and engineer. Here the estimates, measurements, &c., were produced by the conductor of the investigation. They were recognized by Mr. Hattield as his, ‘The estimates, which are very precise and volu- minous, state that the work could be done—making allowance for work done by the day, &c.—for $66,000, This estimate is quite the full value, for in PR A ban papa I took the utmost care, 80 that I might arrive at the fairest possible jusion, and that is that the work could have bel 6,000, SENATOR WEISMANN—Mr. Hatfleld, do you not think that the work you inspected could have been done cheaper than the figure you mention? Mr. HatrigLp—Yes; the work could have been e in the same way—it is not excellent work—ior done for $50,000, The following 18 @ summary of what this build- ing, not yet above the ground, has cost the city:— a 8. Winant, for six lots of land (1870, No. HW. Geriet counsel v3 Commissioners, examin- ing title (October 19, 1870, No. 3,657). Gage Inslce, services ay architect (Octo! $24,000 00 5,000 00 0. 3 700 00 Gage Insl 3) , 2,000 00 Manufaciuring Stationers’ Gompamy, statio gry and supplies, receipt signed Charles ©. Wilbour, no date when delivered (December 23, 1870, 'NO. 4,633)... cc0ecce. 005 2,492 15 Ingersoll & ts made ‘ai thy tables, rugs, mats, lounge holstered chairs, wardrobes, & lace of delivery specified (Janui No. 202 i 6,873 17 New! York ‘Hinting “ Gom) bonds, receipts, signed ‘Charles “E. (May, 1871, No. 740)... vs 80000 J. MeBride Dav et, re- ceipt signed H. duly M4, Salaries. 3 After the examination of Mr. Hatfleld Mr, Cody was called for, but he being out of town, the meet- ing was adjourned until Monday afternoon, at two o'clock. 14,799 94 NEW YORK CITY. The police made 1,718 arrests last week. ‘There were 534 deaths, 45 still births, 157 mar- riages, and 448 births in the city last week. Abont four thousand inspectors of election are to be appointed. They will be paid $5 per day for the time they serve. Fire Marshal McSpedon reports elghteen fires for the week ending Septembe 1, the estimated loss upon which was $19,230, and the insurance $126,600, E. J. Hall, Chief of the Ordinance Bureau, reports 161 complaints for violation of the corporation or- dinances received last week. They were referred to the proper departments, Marshal Hart reports the following licenses is- sued last week :—Express, 30; carts and cartmen, 526; venders, 21; drivers, 66; porters, 2; junk is, 2; junk shop, 1; intelligence office, 1, and coaches, 2—total, 641, Money received, $523, James Walsh, fifty-six years of age and born in Ireland, died at his late residence, 330 East Thirty. fifth street, from the effects of injuries received on Friday last by falling down a flight of stairs, Cor- pho Seenan Was notified to hold an inquest on the ody. Comptroller Green yesterday received the pay- rolls of the laborers on the big pipes, and he will cause them to be paid on Monday next. They are up to September 15, and amount to $18,000. He paid yesterday to the Department of Parks the sum of $49,000, James Donahue, Superintendent of the Free La- bor Bureau, Nos. 8 and 10 Clinton place, makes the following report of business for the week ending September 21:—Applications for employment, 1,063, of whom 275 were males and 788 fema'es; male help required, 230; female, 943; situations pro- cured for 196 males and 673 females. Whole num- ber of situations procured for the week, 869, Rosanna Duffy, a degraded woman, twentg-five years of age, who has been floating about Water, Dover and Cherry streets since she was an inno- cent girl, died yesterday in the basement of 14 Dover street, where she had gone for a few minutest’ rest and repose. She had been drinking to excess and doubtless death was due to her de- graded babits. Having no home or means of port the remains were sent to the Morgue fc n inquest by Coroner Schirmer. The body will be buried in Potter's Field, AWARDS FOR STREET WORK. The bids for certain street repairs, paving, flag- ging, sewers, &c., were awarded yesterday as fol- lows :— Sewer in Little Wi st Twelfth street, near Hud- won River, We J. COMB... eee cecee vecece eee eee $3,420 70 rinavenue A, near Sixty-frst street, J. M, AM soe . eek ort * 38 25 in Lexington avenue, near Seventy-first street, P. Farley i ‘ 800 00 tet bewer | 71,490 00 1,298 75. . 4,391 00 fi A sas 5,897 40 Sewer in son strcot, from Pike M. Gavin...... 972 25 Regulating and’ grading ‘i enth avenue to how rd,Fairehild & Ward.. Iz} street, Tenth av teary Tone. Regula lag and gr nue to Hu ison Curb, gutter and tay 109th street, Phird avenu 1 North iver, O. Purley & Sewarte ne Curb, gutter and ‘oriy-se avenue to Madison avenue, U. Farley & Stew. sivssvepersey GA18 00 ir between Tenth and Eieventh avenues, P. F, McGinn... 1,972 79 Flagging south side Twenty-jourth street m First avenue to Avenue A, P. Fariey........... 1,084.00 Paving Sixtieth street, First to Third avenue, 11,012 00 20.9% 80 J. Everard Haven soe seoreeees. Paving Fifty Second avenue to Bayt Biver, Jamey BVCrerdyssysseoesere “street, near Park bbe Brooklyn. | ‘riat September 25. Mp | BROOKLYN AFFAIRS. Arrests. There were 446 persons arrested by the Brooklyn police during” ast week—ninety less than the preceding week. Mt. Deters Ko State Tax. The Committee of Supervisors who visited Albany for the purpose of obtaining a reduction of the amount of State tax assessed upon Kings county have returned, having accomplished the object of their mission. ' A reduntion of $21,000,000 pen the basis of the total valuation of real estite Was gTanted by the State Board of Equalization. Discovery of an Remains, A portion of acofiln containing thq pones of a human being was found by a patty of boys who were playing yesterday in a vacant lot on Stuben The spot on which the remains were discovered was the cellar of a small wooden shanty which was recently torn down, the occupants having vacated the premises, The bones were covered up by an officer of the Fourth precinct and the Coroner wus notified, The police are endeavoring to ascertain the where- abouts of the former occupants of the shanty. Music at the Park. ‘The regular Saturday evening musical entertain- ment passed off charmingly at Prospect Park yes- terday afternoon. The throng of people of all ages, seXes and conditions was very large, the beautiful autumnal weather and clear sky being a suflicient inducement to tempt one parkward, independent of the concert, which beguiled the time of the lovers of music beneath the shade near Nethermead Con- course. The drives were thronged with the finest and most costly modern equipages, and pretty women, engaging children and well satisfied look- ing lords of creation all smiled their approbation of the scene and the bracing. atmosphere by which they were surrounded. House of the Good Shepherd. A collection will be taken up, by direction of the Bishop, in all the Catholic churches of the diocese at each of the masses to-day, in aid of the House of the Good Shepherd. This institution is a charity of such magnitude and merit that the mere mention of the fact is of itself sufficient to excite a desire on the part of the philanthropic to contribute toward the maintenance of the Home, The application for admission to the Home, which is located at Kast New York, are constantly increasing, and the drain upon the slender resources of the Institution has exhausted the little means at the disposal of the noble Sisters of the order of Good Shepherd who have the management of the Home. ‘Window-Smashers and Vitriol-Throwers in Williamsburg. For the past three months many retail dry goods merchants of Williamsburg have been annoyed by, as they allege, members of the Early Closing Asso- ciation. Until lastevening window-smashing was the only outrage perpetrated upon them. Then a new method was adopted toinduce tuem to close their stores, the oil of vitriol being used as an agent. Mr. S, Sternberg, doing business at 315 Grand street, reports that goods valued at $150 were suturated with vitriol and entirely destroyed, Mr. Sternberg had been closing bis store early until the present week. This outrage will bring disgrace npon all the members of the association, whether merited or not, Brooklyn Robberies, ‘The ship Max, lying at Cammercial wharf, Atlan- tic dock, was robbed yesterday of several articles of clothing. Frederick Broudh was arrested upon suspicion of having committed the thett. The dry goods store of Samuel Downing, corner of Fulton and Clermont avenues, was robbed of shawis to the value of $60 last evening. Raymond Roger and Mrs, Michaels, charged with robbing $80 worth of silver from the residence of Charles Stringuest, 15 Flatbush avenue, were ar- rested yesterday. James McCormick, of 509 Myrtle avenue, reports having been robbed of $40 worth of jewelry by a sneak thief. There were 446 persons arrested in Brooklyn last week, a decrease of ninety-one as compared with the preceding week. A Sneak Thief Caught. Srancis McCarthy, 22 years of age, was arraigned before Justice Delmar yesterday om charge of gram larceny and was committed to jail for future examination. The accused, who was formerly a private watchman in South Brooklyn, was caught ‘under a bed in the domicile of Mrs. Margaret Brau, 602 Warren street, where he had secreted himsel! after having previous! made up a parcel of all the portable articles of value he could find. The thief gained entrance to the apartment in which he was jound during the temporary absence of Mrs. Brau and fastened the door upon the inside, When Mrs, Brau returned she was unable to gain admittance and supecting that there was a rogue in the room suncmoned assistance and forced open the door. A brief search revealed the presence of McCarthy coiled up in small compass beneath the bed. He was secured and handed over to the tender clutches of the law. Revolutionary Relics Uncarthed, A quantity of human bones and pieces of a black walnut coffin were yesterday discovered by a party of boys while playing in an excavation which had lately been used as a cellar, in a lot in Steuben street, between Park and Grand avenues, ‘The juveniles were somewhat awed at their discovery, and hastened to intorm a police officer of the fact. ‘That omictal ascertained that the site where the human remains were found had, until within the past three weeks, been occupied by a shanty, in which resided an undertaker named Michael Mad- den, The members of Mr. Madden’s household had observed the end of the coffin protruding through the ground beneath their domicile, but they re- frained, through awe and respect for mortality, from molesting the same, The relles are believed to be- long to one of the soldiers of the Revolutionary war who fell fighting in that vicinity. The memory of the oldest inhabitant runneth not back to any period wherein @ graveyard was located at this ae The remains will be interred in Potter's ic BROOKLYN COURTS. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Supervisors of Election. Before Judge Woodruff. A long list of Supervisors of Election were sworn into office in this Court yesterday. As the names of the appointees were being read by the Clerk of the Court the Judge invited any person knowing of objections to the appointees, whether as regards personal character, past history or any other cir- cumstance which should render a man unsuitable to receive the appointment, to state them. Objec- tion was made to one of the appointees on the ground that several years ago it nad been re- ported that he had oiered to count a@ certain candidate. into office for a consideration, The Court adjourned until Monday. COURT OF SESSIONS. Arraignment of Prisoners. Before Judge Moore and Associate Justices. The following arraignments were made in tne Kings County Court of Sessions yesterday :— Michael O’Brien, matthew Bowman, Thomas Divine, Peter Weir and Thomas Brown were brought before the bar, and Levi Faron, Ag- sistant District Attorney, read over a num. ber of indictments against them for burglary and grand larceny, They all pleaded not guilty. The days for their trials are to be fixed hereafter, Messrs. Greata, Lamb and Dikeman were assigned by the Court to defend them. Margaret Sterling, Honora Gaghan, Michael! Kelly and Ellen Poyer were arraigned on various indict- ments charging them with receiving stolen goods, Pleaded not guilty. John Duity, assault and battery with intent to kill, pleaded not guiity. ‘Trial September 25, Mary Ginty, grand larveny, pleaded not guilty. George Dunn, obtaining money on false pre- 1 | tences, pleaded not guilty. William P. Howe and John Means, jointly in- dicted with John McKay for burglary and grand larceny, pleaded not guilty. 1 eptember 24, McKay pleaded guilty. Senten hereafter, On another indictment, charging John Tucker, Jobn Means and John Mc With burglary an grand larceny, Tucker and Means pleaded not guilty. Trial September 24 MeKay also pleaded guilty to this indictment. Sentence hereafter. William H, Cook and Henry Thomas, grand lar- eeny from person. Pleaded not guilty, Trial September 24. William Cormody, two indictments, assault and battery, with intent to kill, Pleaded not guilty. Trial September 25, Richard Colford, assault and battery with intent to do bodily harm, Pieaded not guilty. Trial September 2. Martin Clancy, grand larceny. Pleaded not guilty. Trial September 26, Frank Reid and Joseph Connelly, grand larceny. Pleaded not guilty. ‘rial September 25, Wiliam J. Tomlins, assault and battery, with in- tent to kill, pleaded not gailty. ‘Trial September 26. ® Edward McMahon, grand larceny from dwelling, pleaded no} guilty. . KINGS COUNTY SUAROGATES’ COURT. Before Hon. William B, Veeder, Surrogate. Letters of administration were grantea on the estates of the following named deceased persons, viz. Lueretia 8, Colton, William Comerford, Samuel 4, Smith, William Minneker, Isaac Morrell, Wiliam Hillman, Robert Laterty’ and Thomas McNulty, All of the city of Brooklyn, Huntress Trots Three Mileg PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROU DS, Last Day of the September Meeting. DUTCHMAN'S TIME BEATEN, ra “te Jy Seven Minutey ire souls, and Twenty-one and a LUCILLE GOLDDUST WINS THE SADDLE TROT. Fine Weather, Good Track, Large At- tendance and Capital Music. On the first day of August, 1839, a little over thirty-three years ago, the bay horse Dutchman, trotted a match against time for $1,000 a side, the time set being 7:39, the horse to go to saddle, over the Beacon Course, which was then located on the hill behind Hoboken, N. J., and where to-day is located a large portion of Hudson City. Dutchman won the match, making the three milesin seven minutes and thirty-two and a half seconds, From that time uptil yesterday afternoon Dutchman’s time has stood at the head of the trotting record, not- withstanding that such turf celebrities as Flora ‘Temple and General Butler were each matched to beat it and failed, Flora Temple made the at- tempt on the 27th of September, 1860, and was 7:33 in performing the distance at the first at- tempt and 7:4334 on the second trial on the same day. General Butler was also matched to beat the time of Dutchman, but it took him 7:34 to go the journey, and, a3 we said above, not until yester- day afternoon has the three-mile trotting record been changed, The glory was left for Alden Goldsmith’s bay mare Huntress, by Volunteer, dam an American Star mare, by Abdallah, to eclipse all previous per- formances and beat Dutchman’s time eleven sec- onds and a quarter, Huntress trotting the three miles apparently with ease in seven minutes and twenty-one seconds and a quar- ter, Huntress is fifteen and a half hands high, of fine proportions, of a beautiful dark bay color, with two white feet, one on afore and the other on the hind leg. The great Performance of the mare was made Ina three-mile dash, in which three other horses started; but after the race was begun none of the othera were ever near her. She trotted the first mile in 2:2334, the second mile in 2:26 and the third in 2:263—making the total of 7:2134, which we opine will stand at the head of the record for some time to come. We have no doubt that Dutchman’s time could have been beaten by many trotting horses before this, but after Flora Temple’s and General Butler’s failures none of their owners were willing to make the trial in a match, and it was only by the lberality of the managers of the Prospect Park Fair Grounds in offering a large purse for a dash of three miles, with an additional $1,000 for the win- ning horse, in case he beat Dutchman’s time, that led to the trial being made yesterday with the suc- cessful result, What added to the wonderful per- formance of Huntress over Dutchman is the fact that the mare trotted in harness, while Dutchman trotted under the saddle, and was ridden by the great horseman Hiram Woodrutf, Besides the great three-mile trot there was one under the saddle, which was much admired by gen- tlemen of the old school, who are very fond of see- ing horses trot in that way, and they think it strange there are so few saddle trots at the present day. The reason, probably, for so few races of that kind is the severe traming it requires to put a Jockey in condition to ride a long race, and few are inclined to look for fame in that line. Except John Murphy, C. 5. Green and Dan Mace, good riders at the present day are difficult to find. The attendance at the Park was highly respect- able and quite numerous, the Club House balconies being quite full of fashionably attired ladies, while the guarter stretch and grand stand were occupied by many respectable citizens belonging to New York and Brooklyn, besides several turfmen from abroad, Among those whom we noticed in the gay throng were E. 0, Reed and family, Mr. Dewitt and family, Judge McCue, Wright Sanford, Fred Whitney, I. R. Phillips and lady, of Boston; J. A. Brodie and lady, G, W. Blake, J.C. Williams, H. Van Brunt and family, Mr. Blood and lady, Mr. Alcott and lady, General Dakin and lady, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Van Nostrand and family, Mra. songe Van Brunt and family, Mr, Powers, Hugh icLaughlin, Fred Massey, Mr. Coor, Mr. Foran, Robert Fury, Counsellor De Witt, Felix Campbell, Robert Robinson and fam. ily, Israel Harvey, James Weaver, Simeon Hoag- land, Commodore Dodge, General Sauford, William Parks, Chas, Lawrence, Wm. Schwarzwalder, Frank Swift, Edward P. Hogins, Lewis ©, Frost, James L. Tlogins, Dr. Hanford, R. Mott, Chief Campbell and son, Dr. Creamer, R. Tuttle, Mr. Coe, Mr. White- head, Lewis Martin, Whitson Vakley, Romeo Thomp- son, Samuel Kellinger, J. Somerindyke, J. Briggs, F. Howard, W. Drake, George Perrin, R. Fletcher, Dr. Gordon, James D. McMann, Mr. Dougherty, Charles Woolley, George Gilbert, br. Ogle, K. Jonas, Mr. Walton, D. Austin and Mr.’ Schuyler, who will long remember the great performance of Huntress yesterday afternoon. In the saddle race there were four entries, com- prising C.S. Smith’s bay mare Lucille Golddust, J. J, Bowen’s gray mare Sea Foam, John ay ‘8 bay gelding G. atterson, and John O'Donnell’s bay gelding J. J. Bradiey, The latter was with- drawn. Jolin Murphy rode Sea Foam, which gave her a high place in the betting, and many lost heavily on the gray Mare that would not have backed her had any other man ridden her than John Murphy. She alternated as favorite with Lu- cille Golddust in the betting before the start; but after that few were willlug to lay their dollars on her. Lucille Goldaust won the race in three straight heats in very good time. G. W. Patterson was distanced the first heat. The entries tn the three-mile dash were Alden Goldsmith's hay mare Huntress, C. 8. Smith’s chest- nut gelding Wallace, Frank Loomis’ chestnut geld- ing Constitution, J. H. Phillips’ chestuut mare Fanny Fern, L. 8, Sammis’ bay gelding George Gil- lett, and W. W. Bair’s gray gelding H. B. Huntress was a great favorite over the tleld, selling for more than two to one over all the others combined. She won the race by nearly two hundred yards, besides the extra premium of $1,000 for beating Dutch- man’s time. Wallace was second and Constitution third, Neither George Gillett nor H. B. started, and Fanny Fern stopped alter going two miles ant a quarter. ‘the following are the details of the sport as it came of :— The First. Trot. First Heat.—Sea Foam won the inside position, G. W. Patterson second, Lucille Golddust outside. W. Patterson and Lucille Golddust broke up on the upper turn, and Sea Foam led to the quarter pole twenty lengths in thirty-six seconds, G. W. Patterson second, two lengths ahead of Lucille, Going along the backstretch Lucille trotted very fast, carrying G. W. Patterson to a break ag she assed him, and that was the last of the horse, At the half-mile, which was passed in 1:12, Sea Foam led about a dozen lengths, Lucille eighty yards in front of G. W. Patterson. Lucille trotted splendidly on the lower stretch, closing on Sea Foam atevery stride. At the three-quarter pole Sea Foam was four lengths atiead of Lucilie, but before she got well into the homestretch Lucille was at her saddle skirts, One hundred yards fur- ther on and Lucille was in front. Then Sea Foam broke up and ran until she reached the score, Lu- ing squarely all th aud winning the ‘our lengths; G. W. Patterson distanced. 1 Heat.—Lucille was then the favorite at Second four to one, She had about hall a length the best of tae send off, but Sea loam outfooted her around the turn and led a dozen lengths to the quarter pe in thirty-six anda half seconds, Sea Foam ept the gap open along the backstretch to the half-mile pole, passing that point in 1:12, ‘Then Lucille put on the steam, and, ata high rate of speed, began shutting up the daylight be oe At the three-quarter pole sea foam: led four lengths, but before she entered the homestretch Lucille was at her quarters, The mares then trotted head and head to within a few yards of the stand, when Sea Foam broke up and ran under the string. Lucille won by a neck, mak- ing the heat in 2:2444, urd Heat,—Sea Foam had the best of the start by half a length, and, Lucille breaking on the turn, Sea Foam went to the quarter pole eighty yards in frout of Lucille in thirty-six and a quarter seconds, and was 100 yards in front at the half-mile pole in 1:10% Then Lucille, ag she had done in the previous beats, made her brash, and, coming like a racehorse, closed up rap- idly down the tower stretch, and at the three-quar- ter pole was not halfa dozen lengths behind, She dashed on, and as Sea Foain was turning into the homestretch she broke up and Lucille passed her and led one hundred yards, until she was pailed up to allow Sea Foam to save her distance. Time, he foliowing is & SUMMARY, Prospect PARK FAIR GROUNDS, Sept. 21.—Purse $1,000; tree for all; under saddle; 2609 to the first, $200 to the second and $150 to the third horse; mile heats, best three in five. C. 8, Green's b. m, Lucille Golddust,........ 1 1 1 J, J. Bowen's g. m. Sea Foam (J. Murphy) Toln Murphy's b, g. G. W. Patterson.... Hal. First heat.. 1:z 232534 Second heat, ‘12 222834 Third heat. TOR =—-2720%K Huntress took the lead, Fanny Fern second, Wal- lace third, Constitution fourth, Going around the turn Huntress led three lengths, Fanny Fern second, three lengths ahead of Constitution, who was three lengths in advance of Wallace, the latter having broken up. At the quarter pole, Which was passed in thirty-six seconds and @ half, Huntress led ten lengths, Fanny Fern second, two lengths ahead of Constitution, who was one length ahead of Wallace. Goi © backstretch Constitution place, Fanny Zorn having wp, t . mare ve lengths rye oe Jar pe phe yey ed 1, Bha yr flyeeh tothe sant mf Coiniration at the ti quarter tage in 1:51, and came to the stand completion of the first mile in 2:2834, fift; ead of Ci who was six lengths yards ah ‘onstitution, front of Wallace, the latter being two lengths ahead 0; Fanny Fern. At the quarter pole on the secon mile, the distance being done in 3:05, Hunt- ress was eighty phe ahead of Qonstitution, who was one length in front of Wallace, Fanny Fern far in the rear and out ‘of the race. At the half-mile pole—time, 3:40—Huntress led the others 100 yards, and at the three-quar- ter pole, which was passed in 4:173¢, she had opened the gap. She came gayly up the home- stretch and paren under the wire 120 yards in ad- vance of Wallace, who was six lengths in advance of Constitution, the latter being 100 yards ahead of Fanny Fern. The time of the two miles made by Huntress was 4:543;. She dashed away from the stand with her mouth open, * under a hard pull, and in her desire to force the pace ust the will of John Trout, her driver, she made a skip, but was at work again after twoor three bard 1 She passed the quarter pole one hundred and fifty yards abead of Wallace and Constitution, who were close together, making the two miles and a quarter in , and taking an- other jump at the half-mile pole passed in 6:06)4. Fanny Fern was pulled up at the quarter pole, turned around and was driven off the track. As Huntres passed into the lower stretch she was fully two hundred ards ahead of Wallace, who was four lengths in front of Constitution, and in going to the three- quarter pole she seemed just as rank as she was at the beginning of the race, She passed the three-quarter le in 6:44 and came dashing up the homestretch a winner of the race and the extra premium for beating Dutchman’s time, two hun- dred yards in front of Wallace, who was two lengths ahead of Constitution, making the three miles in 7:21}4. ‘The following is the SUMMARY. PRosrEct PARK, Faik GROUNDS, Sept. 21.—Purse $1,250, with $1,000 added, to the horse beating Dutchman’s time; $700 to the first, $350 to the sec- oad and $200 to the third horse; dash of three miles, Alden Goldsmith’s b, m, Huntress. 1 J. 8. Green’s 8 g. Wallace........ 2 Frank Loomis’ s. g. Constitution. 3 J. H. Phillips’ ch, m. Fanny Fern, L, S. Sammis’ b. g. George Gillett W. W. Bair’s g. g. H. B.. TIME, ae quarter, 364g; first half, 1:13; frst mile, ‘Second quarter, 3734; second half, 1:12; second mile, 2:26, Third quarter, 3634; third half, 1:133¢; third mile, 2:28, ‘otal, 7:2134, RACING AT LEXINGTON, KY. Last Day of the Autumn Meeting of the Kentucky Association. LEXINGTON, Sept. 12, 1872, The attendance to-day exceeded any that has been before seen, on the grounds of the Kentucky Asso- ciation. Four events were on the programme, the first being a hurdle race, one mile, over four hur- dies, welter weights, which closed with three en- tries, comprising General Preston's Lochinvar, Mr. Reynold’s King Bernadotte and Zeb Ward’s Com- merce, The latter went away with the lead, Loch- invar second, King Bernadotte third, the two,lat- ter jumping the third hurdle Honhee Tn the fourth hurdle Commerce fell, King Bernadotte then came away and won easily, Lochinvar second, Time, 2:033¢. The second event was a selling race—one mile andahalf. For this event there were seven en- ries, Compre. Mr. Clay's Lagitana, Thomas’ Ta- laria an Constant, Hart’s Belle Patterson, McConla’s Peggy, Frank Harper’s Flash of Light- ning and Robinson's Florence I. Talaria was the favorite against the fleld, and won easily, Florence I second, Lagitana third. Time, 2:43: The third race was the Consolation Purse, mile heats. The entries were Richard’s chestnut filly Li Hunter’s Lexington, and Mann's bay gelding lephisto by Ulverston. Richard’s entry was the favorite, selling for two to one over Mephisto. Richard’s filly went off with the lead and held it for half a mile, but was then passed by Mephisto, who won the heat easily, The second heat was a repetition of the first. Time, 1:525,—1:47, ‘he fourth and last race of the meeting wasa dash of three miles, with seven starters, consisting of Frogtown, Hollywood, The Dipper, Double Out, Talaria, Williamsburg and Betty Washington. Frogtown was the favorite against the fleld. He won by haifa neck from Hollywood, after one of the closest contests ever witnessed. The Dipper hyp baa half a length behind Hollywood, Time, 32994. HORSE NOTES. The chestnut mare Grace Bertram was yesterday matched to beat Dutchman’s three-mile time. Notice will be given of the time the race will take place in a day or two. The three-year old stallion Viceroy has declared forfeit to Evelina in the match for $5,000, which was to have come off on the 25th inst. Viceroy met with an accident last spring which threw him out of training until within a few weeks, Evelina was bred at Stoney Ford by Mr. Backman, out of his mare Mistress Kenyon by his stallfon Idol, and she has other engagements for next Fall, AQUATIC. Regatta of the Oneida Boat Club. The third annual regatta of the Oneida Boat Club, ot Jersey City, was held at Pleasant Valley yester- day‘ afternoon. The comfortable steamer Fort Lee had been engaged for the occasion, and Wagner's very acceptable orchestra gave the numerous lady guests amply opportunity to indulge their penchant for dancing on the upper deck. The forward lower deck was filled with shells and working boats, while the heroes of the duy, husband- ing their strength, were extended on the settees in the after cabin. The Oneidas have won quite a reputation of success in getting up these little entertainments, and especially for the sur- passing beauty of their lady guests, who attend the merry gatherings in full numbers. After a pleasant Tun of an hour the good steamer landed at Pleasant Valley, and the little boats were quickly trans- ferred from her deck to the float alongside of the dock. The prospective competitors lost but little time in Bis eines and were soon seen rowing around the Fort Lee, giving the ladies a good op- portunity to admire them, There were two races announced—the first for seventeen feet working boats, with five entrie: the second for shells, for which there were also fi entries. The course was from the hotel doc! Valley to the dock at the Chemical Works, about two miles south. During the first race there was uite a heavy swell, occasioned by a stiff breeze from the southwest against the tail of the ebb tide. At abont half-past four the first race was called, bringing out the following competitors:—J. N. Gregory, outside position; C. F. Ockerhausen, Y. Salmon, W. C. Pearson, J. P. Hardenburgh in shore, They were nicely aligned at the word “go,” and kept well together for an eighth of a mile; here Hardenburgh drew out of the race, and a little further on the rest got into pretty rough water, QOckerhausen and Salmon had then ob- tained a lead of a length or more, but came in col- lision with each other, entangling their oars, Gregory and Pearson, who had been left astern, went to the front. Salmon broke away from Ockernausen, who had taken in considerable water, and now also rowed towards the shore, leaving the race to the other three. Salmon soon gained on the two leaders, Pearson, being close in shore, floundered in the rollers fora few moments, and then very gracemlly rolled out of his boat, Gregory rowed over to his assistance, leaving Salmon to row over the course, which he accom- plished in 14 min, 13 sec, Gregory, seeing Pearson wade, followed Salmon, coming in second. After the boats and men were picked up the steamer returned to the Te point, and the shell race was calle with — but little delay, Out of the tive entries the following three formed in line for the start:—W,. T, Walsh, outside position; D. Henry, centre; C. H. Alford, inshore, They got away nicely at the word, but Altord’s seat siipped from under him, causing him to lose considerable time. The race between Walsh and Henry was very fine, the former leading from a ‘half to two lengths. At the end of the first mile Walsh made the great mistake of crossing his opponent's bow, thereby getting into slack water; Henry rowed on steadily, closing the gap between himself and leader, an when within. @ quarter of @ mile of the finish showed a half iength infront. Walsh, when within a furlong of the end, got into very shallow water, and, before he could turn his boat out in the stream, he ran up on shore high and dry. Henry won the race in 12 min. 5 sc, Alford crossing the line in 13 min. 16sec. Walsh was hauled off by @ fishing smack, and ail returned on board the Fort Lee. e return trip was again made pleasant by dancing and merry-making, and when the home landin, eppeored in sight mai were astonished that the day was already apen' The judges in the race were Commodore Benja- min F. Brady, F. J. Engelhardt, Eli C. Neilson. Referee, Charles A, Peverelly, Shaler at Pleasant ekeeper, We B | cinct, and will ONE MORE! Death of the Eye Witness to the Ward’s Island Outrages. ANOTHER TERRIBLE TAL A Witness Dragged from «> ™Deathbed. “Who is Responsible for Samuel Corden’s Death’ Another Case for the Coroner—A Dying Man on a Keeper's Shoulders in City Hall Park. vs o \ Two day’s ago the city was ringing with a stor of brutality and barbarous treatment of mindl helpless victims at the establishment on Ward’: Island known as the New York Lunatic Asylu told by a poor creature who had for four month been an inmate of the institution himself, and intd whose dark mind THE LIGHT OF HEAVEN’S REASON had only broken within a few short days before. Th terrible tale was told on oath at the formal inv. gation of the circumstances attending the death o: Charles Ornell and Horatio Seymour, a man, both of whom had been inmates of the in- stitution for a considerable time, and whose aeaths were alleged to have been produca#—ay the bru. tality ofan attendant in ward M, of the Asylum, named Thomas Farreil.. The jury found that thd man who, t#ro weeks ago, was A RAVING LUNATIC, had a vivid recollection enough, and was consistent! enough tn his story of the outrages committed on Ornell and Seymour by the flend Farrell to warran’ them 1n finding that the latter was directly the cau of the death of Seymour, and that he accelerated vy his violence, the death of Ornell. The ou! occurred when the witness was a lunatic, but his story bore the impress of truth, and was corrob4j orated by statements which he made to Dr. | Echeverria regarding the circumstances of the outrages, which were found out by that functional to be BEYOND ALL QUESTION OF DOUBT. ! The HERALD anticipated this testimony of the principal witness at the inquest which was held on Wednesday. On Wednesday morning the sama] story was published as told to @ HERALD reporter by the witness himself, who was even then in dying condition at the Centre Street Hospital. Yesterday morning at eight o’clock, Samuel Cor- den, the principal witness against Farrell at the inquest, and the only eye witness (who would give testimony) of the outrages perpetrated on Ornell and Seymonr by the brute Farrell, died in the sur- gical ward of Centre Street Hospital, where he had been removed immediately AFTER GIVING HIS TESTIMONY, at the Coroner’s office On Wednesday evening. A HERALD reporter learned On Tuesday that one of the inmates of the Asylum, who had been latel: restored to sanity, had been brought down to the city from Ward's island by Dr. Escheverria to give testimony; that he was in @ very feeble, alm n adying condition, and that he wasin the surgic ward of the Centre Street Hospital. The inves: | tion of the circumstances attending the death ot Ornell was set down for esday, but) owing to the death of Seymour, which took place on Tuesday morning, and the impossi- bility of making a post-morten examination of th body of Seymour before the hour set down for thi inquest tn the Ornell case, the joint investigation was postponed until Wednesday. Corden, in a dying condition, was brought to the city on Tues<() aay by order of Dr. Escheverria, but became so bad that it was impossible to take him back to Ward’d/) Island, and it BECAME NECESSARY TO REMOVE HIM to @ surgical ward at the Park Hospital. Here the HERALD reporter visited him and found him in @ most pitiable condition. He was suffering from & most fearful disease. An operation had been just then performed on him, and he appeared to be ut-) terly prostrated. The perspiration streamed from his , and even at that time the exertion of talk« pogecemed to cause him the most intense pain. e reporter was . UNWILLING TO DISTURB HIM but he himself seemed anxious that it should be made known to the public that he was not ina tiv condition to appear a8 a witness at the inquest, Dr. Bruce, the Ambulance Surgeon of the Centre Street Hospital, was with the reporter at the dying |) man’s bedside, and in his presence, in yo i to the reporter’s questions, Mr. Corden dis |) tinctly stated that he believed his pl cal condition would not allow of hig leaving his bed, not to ae, of his going to |) the Coroner’s office. The day before he he had suffered the most intense pain from his com- pas but ae that dap the day upon which he — aad been brought down the city from Ward'a | jan “HIS AGONIES WERE SIMPLY UNBEARABLE,” In presence of the Doctor, the attendant in the ward and the reporter he said he would rather die _ @ thousand deaths than suffer such agony again. \ In reply to the reporter’s questions he stated that two weeks ago he became convalescent, and Doctor Escheverria told him that he had recovered his intellect. Se Oe, this it was not, ac- cording to his statement, until the Saturday imme- diately before his certiticate of sanity wassigned, He said that he was not told of this until Sunday, when he was informed for the first time thal he could leave the asylum. He was told, he distinctly stated, A Dr. Eschverria that if he wanted to go to New York he could go; but if he did he would go to prison and be confined until the inquest came off and until he testified. He. BE PREFERRED TO REMAIN IN THE ASYLUM, of course, and on Tuesday he was brought to New York with the other witnesses, a luna- tic in a dying condition, On Wedne: morning ® messenger was des- atched from the Coroner’s office to the Centre treet Hospitalto bring him over to give testi- mony. Dressed in his night shirt, with a coat but- toned around his neck, this dying man was brought across the City Hall Park. The loungers shuddered as he passed, The life blood appeared to have left the man’s body, and he appeared like a figure of death mo through the crowds, feli back as he totte: long on the arm of a st wart keeper of the asylum. When he entered the court room even the little crowd of asylum attend- | ants who were present were shocked. His eyes were starting from their sunken sockets. lines of the mouth were drawn down with the agony of every step he made, and DROPS OF COLD, CLAMMY SWEAT rolled down his bloodless cheeks. The Doctor, who, for four months, had been try-' ing to save his intellect, occupied a seat in court | but never looked towards him as he entered. The poor, dying creature took @ seat ina corner and waited to know who would call him first, Death or the Coroner. The sands were not all run out and Samuel Corden was called to the stand. He told his story IN A TREMBLING VOICE, ane bt he concluded the Coroner asked Dr. cheverria :— “Has this man recovered his intellect, Doctor ?”” “Yes, sir,” answered Dr. Escheverria, “He is snffering from some disease now, is he not?” “Yes, sir,” answered the Doctor. “From what ?”’ asked the Coroner. “In my opinion from catarrh of the bladder,” was. the answer, And the dying man, by the help of one of the asylum attendants, tottered back to his seat. ‘the ose | was soon over, but it was too | much for Corden. Farrell was committed and Dr, Echeverria went to another room in the building to consult with the Coroner and then went away. Corden looked as if he Was going TO DIR WHERE HE SAT, ‘The attendants became alarmed and Dr. Wooster Beach, Deputy Coroner, suggested that somebody should go tothe Park Hospital for the ambulance and have him removed to a bed. Warden Brown, of the Park Hospital, came over and said that it was against the rules of the hospital to take a patient under such circumstances, but he said he would take the risk, and one of the keepers of the asylum. carried him across the park on his shoulders, On Friday morning he became comatose. Yester- day morning he recovered consciousness and died in terrible agony. Dr, Hardy, of the Centre Street Hospital, gave @ certificate that he died from ex- travasation of urine. His wife came from New Jersey, where he resided and did business as a a ant for twenty-five years. This was the last ol im. Who is responsible for this death? Is it the doctor who brought him to New york, when a deposition could made at the asylum?’ Or are they who took him from his bed on Wednesday to give testimony wholly blameless? It is another case for the Coroner. KILLED BY A BLAST, Bridget Burns, aged seventy-six, residing in Sixty-first street, between Lexington and Fourth avenues, had her right arm broken yesterday by @ stone from a blast in the sewer building in Sixty: seventh street, near Lexington avenue. She was removed to her home at half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon, Daniel Doherty, of 1,158 Second avenue, the boy who fired the bi ‘was arrested by an officer of the Nineteenth pre- held to await the action of th¢ Coroner, who has been notified to hold an inauemt,

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