The New York Herald Newspaper, June 11, 1873, Page 4

4 YACHTING. The Sixth Annual Regatta of the At- . Jantic Yacht Club. THE AGNES WINS THE SCHOONER CUP, A Pleasant Day on the Bay, with a South- erly Breeze and a Lively Race. sa ig The Vixen, Anna and Undine the Win- ning Sloops. The sixth annual regatta of the Atlantic Yacht Club was sailed yesterday over the regular course, from Bay Ridge to Sandy Hook lightship and re- turn, and proved a very successful affair, The weather was favorable in every respect and noth, ing occurred during the day to mar a favorable ter- mination of the day’s sport. Yacht racing in June is one of those uncertain pastimes which, being de- pendent entirely on the freaks of wind and weather, often is @ decided failure; but on this oceasion the elements were propitious and the members of the Atlantic Yacht Club en- joyed a really good regatta. The committee made a slight mistake in engaging a very ordinary tugboat for the use of the judges and press, and the efforts made to keep pace with the yachts on such a boat resulted in a free distribution of salt water, which was a luxury that did not add to the com- fort of those on board, In all justice, however, it must be recorded that the committee kindly in- Wited the members of the press on board the club steamer Magenta when they viewed the craft on which the judges were located, but stern duty and anxiety for oficial time detained the conscientious trom availing themselves of the invitation. During the day there were many doubts on board the Magenta, which had been hired for the club, as to which of the schooners would win. Ladies are far more interested about schooners than they are about sloops, A sloop is snch a little thing at the West Bank or at the Southwest Spit, and the sails of a sloop are so small in the wind that ladies who are compelled by their eyes and their senses to regard objects must always give a verdict in Javor of the schooners, which have larger sails, The wind was southerly during the morning, and at the Southwest Spit the sea Washed over the committee boat n a crazy mal ner. Nearly every man on board was drenched, nd as the yachts took down their topsails at the Spit the feeling on board the Magenta was one of the most desperate and unyielding nausea, Coming home the wind was dead aft, and the boats came 10 wing and wing. At Bay Ridge there was a number of ladies anu gentlemen clustered among the trees in the neighborhood of the stakepoat. "Lhey were there to weicome the winning boat, the schooner Foam, which came to the front with jib, foresail and topsa) flowing in the air. At this stage the people in the embrasures of the trees shouted, and as the sioop Vision followed in good time, the Atlantic regatta was closed with the best of feeling, which wili be renewed next year, THE RACE. The judges’ steamer arrived at Bay Ridge shortly after ten A.M., and steamed through the yachts that were in position waiting for the startin; signal, The Regatta Committee—Messrs, Edwar Arnold, J. Lawrence Marcellus, W. B. Davenport, 8. G. Valentine and 8, W. Knowles—were scattered around to make the final arrangements and dis- tributing the signal numbers preparatory to giving the starting signal, The regatta was sailed under the tollewing RULES AND REGULATIONS. The yachts of the fleet sailing in this regatta Bhall be classified as tollows:—Schooners, first class sloops (cabin sloops over forty-four feet, water line), Second class sloops (cabin sloops of forty-four feet and under, water line), and third Class sloops: (epen boats). All yachts (except schooners) will start from an anchorage off Bay Ridge, and shall be auchored in their respective classes in lines 100 yards apart; first Class sioops in advance, second and third class Sioops in the rear to nortaward, in the order of classification, Ail sloops intending to sailin this regatta shall be at anchor i line, With jibs down, promptly at nine o'clock A.M. One or more members of the Regatta Commitiee, with the judges, will be at the anchorage at a quarter to nine A. M., to superin- tend the placing of the yachts, The choice ot posi- uon Will be given to yachts in the order of their arrival; but all yachts must be at least one hua- dred feet apart. Schooners will be started aging. as hereimatter provided, All sioops may slip their eubles on staring. The nuinbers which will be assigned the diferent yachts will be found separated. Owners and cap- tains Will lake nouce of this, and see that they are placed suflictently far apart—say about twelve inches—to luake them aistinguishable at a dis- tance, The number is to be placed about the cen- tre of the mainsail, above tne reef points. Yachts wil fy the Ciuy fag at the main peak during the regatta. Messrs. William McMonniecs, William H. Douglas and Thomas J. Northali are hereby appointed judges. ‘dhe signal for starting will be given by the Re- gatta Committee on the guests’ steamer, the Ma- genta, aud Will be as iollows At twenty minutes alter ten A. M, first whistle, for preparation and for schooners approach the starting point. Turee minus (more or less, ac- cording to wind) thereaiter second whistle, for schooners to start. An interval of ten minutes will be allowed for the schooners to cross the line tuarked by two Magboats. Any schooner that may not cross the line within the tim jowed will be ruled out, Alter a suficient interval (in the dis- cretion of the Regatta Committee) third whistie, for all sloops to start, Careful attention to tris manner o1 starting, from which there will be no deviation, is particularly requested, to prevent confusion or error on the part of the yachts, The course will be, for schooners and first class sloops, irom the anchorage down through the Nar- rows, to and around the stakeboat at Southwest | Spit (on buey 83;) ; thence to and around lightship, rounding the same from the southward; thence home, going to southward and westward of beacon on Romer Shoal. For second class sloops the same course, to and around stakeboat at Southwest Spit | (on buo: near a bi 44); thence to and around a stakeboat in Gedney Channel, rounding the same from the southward; thence home, passing to the westward of beacon on Romer Shoal. For third class sloops, same course, to and around stakeboat Ob Southwest Spit (on buoy 8},) ; thence home. KESTRICTIONS. All yachts to Richmond, to the eastward of buoys 11, on West Hank, both going and returnin, stakeboat at Southwest Spit by the westward and southward, aud at home stake betw: Slakeboats marking the line. The kome ‘De taken as the yachts cross the line betw two stakeboats, It one yacht of the fleet shall sail the race in eight hours it will be considered a race for every class. Allowance 1s based upon length only, to be ascer- tained by adding actual length on water line to actual length over ail, dividing the total by two, the result to be the length on which allowance {s to be calculated. The ratio is fixed as pers herewith. No fractions but quarter, half and Jeet will be calculated, Distance of courses upon which the allowance will be calculated will be:— For schooners and first class sloops, forty miles; second class sloops, thirty-two miles; vbird class | sloops, twenty-four miles. Rule 17 of the *Kegatta and Sailing Regulations" of the Club, so far as it applies to schooners and first class sloops, is suspended jor this regatta, TAG applies in full Jorce to al) uther classes of yachts. Violations of these special regulations or the “Regatta and Sailing Regulations” of the Club, by | “ny yacht sailing in tbe regatta, may be considered sulticient cause for the judges to rule such yacht eoutol the regatta or as notentutied to any claim 48 a competing yacht The weather was charming and a pleasant south- erly breeze rippled over the water, turning up little dashes of spray and giving every promise of Jasting through the day. There was an absence of excursion boats, but the Club steamer Magenta carried a pleasant party of ladies and gentlemen, guite suiicient in numbers to do honors to the Ee. tars that manned the yachts about to strive jor victory. ‘The lollowing yactits started in the wegatta:— i SCHOONERS, Mean Length. Feet Allow. Minutes, oJ, Alexandre W. Cooper... Livingstone lyawa, Jndine, The preparatory whistie was dinally crossed the line as follows :— He M8. TM. &. «10 87 0 F 110 57 3) Ag 210 88 08 The sloops all started together at 11h, 00m. 508. Tuyig Was w pleasant working Ureeze and they wll NEW YORK = started on the starboard tack, skipping at a lively gait through the smooth water. The Triton walked away from the Mystic very fast and the latrer, & really handsome model, was drop) benind, from want of canvas, The ‘ixen an the Vis.on had a pretty spurt together, whichended in the latter taking the Toad. The little fellows were allinaiump together, but the smart little Anna, of Stamford, gradually crept through the floet and took the lead. ‘The Foam was aalling very well and for a shert time lead the fleet, but nally had to give the Triton best. The yachts rounded the southwest Spit as follows :— tM, 8. 1 00 2 1 Oo 1 06 0 1 09 05 rnb 1BOb Foam. B As the fleet started for the fete the breeze freshenea, and, jing the point of the Hook, they tumbled into @ slight rolling sea. The Vixen now did remarkably well, hanging close to the Vision. ‘The Foam also began to show her sailing qualities, walking quietly to the iront. The Foam really rounded the Lightship first, but as she went in stays, instead of jibing, the Triton got a start ahead and took the 1 The yachts rounded the Light- ship as toliows:— The Resolute appeared in the race about this time and gave the schooners a lively turn, as she ‘Was sailing fast. Coming home, with the breeze on the quarter, the Vision crept away from the Vixen; but after turning the Romer, catching the wind dead ait, the little Staten Island sloop held her own cleverly, ‘The Foam passed the Triton shortly after rounding the Lightship, and, keeping the lead, finally came in about three minutes ahead of the Triton, The yachts arrived as lollows:— Arrival. Actual Time: . M.S. HM. S. 45 58 30 5 5 02 45 a 5 02 24 O8 5 05 48 » 4 59 3 a 5 06 37 Vv 4 2B 2 56 4 27 06 35, 5 05 45 a7 4 4 57 5S 416 0% cy 42 4% lowing yachts won prizes in their respec- tive classes:—Agnes, Vixen, Anna and Undine, Yachting Notes. Steam yacht Day Dream, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Aspin- waperant Whitestone yesterday, cruising south- wari PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS. First Day of the Spring Mceting—Trot- ting and Running. A trot for a $2,000 purse and a running race for $300 were the two events that inaugurated the Spring meeting of the Prospect Park Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon. The weather was delightful, but the attendance Was not as large a8 was anticipated. The club house balconies were graced with a fair representa- tion of beauty and fashion, but the grand stand had too much unoccupied space for a pleasing racing picture, The first race was a trot for a purse of $2,000, mile heats, best three in five, in harness, which closed with three entries, These were Alden Gold- smith’s bay mare Huntress, Peter Manee’s bay stal- lion W. H, Allen and Mr. Crawford's bay gelding J. W. Conley. The latter was lame and did not putin an appearance, while W. H. Allen could not trot Much better than 2:40, and it would have been well for the proprietors of the track and the spec- tators generally if he too haa been withdrawn and another race substituted. Huntress trotted the first heat in 2:2544, and W. H. Allen ought to have been distanced, as he was run in under the whip to save that disgrace. The second heat was won by Huntress in 2:37, and again W. H. Allen was just Inside the fag. The third heat Huntress trotted in 2:27, and this time she was jogged home to allow Allen to get in without being distanced. The great consideration on the part of the owner of Huntress in letting Peter Manee win $600—it may be said giving that amount to Mr. Manee —is certainly an act of magnanimity that is seldom witnessed on the trotting turf. It is a great pity that the noble act was not more generally appreciated by the spectators. The running race that followed the trotting farce was really a fine event and elicited the admiration of every beholder. The race was mile heats between Mr. Boughrum’s black gelding Gerald, by Mickey Free, dam Rosette, aged, carting 115 ‘Ibs., and Mr. Jones’ bay guy by Beacon, dam Maiden, three years old, 92 lbs., which was five pounds over regular weight. ‘The filly was the favorite before the start, and winning the first she became a greater one. Gerard, however, beat her the second heat, and the betting changed in his favor. He won the third heat and the race. Amore beautiful struggle was seldom or never seen, as in the second and third heats the horses | were never apart, and ran head and head from start to finish. n The following are the details of the sports of the lay — THE TROT. First Heat.—After three attempts the word was givento a capital start, Huntress having a trife the best of the send-oif, but being on the outside she would not have had any advantage with a horse of her own speed, She dashed away from Alien instantly, took the pole on the turn, and led four lengths to the quarter pole in thirty-seven and @ halfseconds, Allen then made a@ succession of breaks and was eighty yards behind at the half mile pole in 1:11‘. From thence to the three-quarter pole Huntress trotted steadily and was nearly one hundred yards in front of Allen at that point. As Manee came around the lower turn he put the ap to Allen, slashed him while running and manage: | by @ good gallop and with the assistance of Mr. Goldsmith, who was on the track and who made Trout pull up the mare, to save his distance. The judges paid no attention to this and gave the heat to Huntress, Time of tne heat, 2:2534. Second Heat.—Huntress took the lead, and, dash- | ing away from Allen, was eighty yards ahead at the | quarter pole in bayer seconds. She kept increasing the gap until she was 100 yards in front at the half-mile pole in 1:13, Allen made several breaks and seemed inclined to take things more easily than his driver wished. Huntress was taken in hand on the lower turn and up the homestretch, Cs Allen to save his distance. Time of the CAL 22374. ass between Forts Lafayette and | the two | blown by the ‘Magenta shortly aiter ten A. M., and the schooners +10 99 15 Third Heat.—Yuntress took the lead soon after | the start and opened a gap to the quarter pole ofa dozen lengths in thirty-seven and three-quarter seconds. She continued to increase the distance | between herself and the stallion, aud was eighty yards in front at the half-mile pole in 1:14. Keep- | ing on at a fair rate of speed, she was 100 yards | ahead at the three-quarter pole, but when in the | homestretch she was taken in hand and came home at a much slower pace, allowing Allen to get in- side the distance flag. Time of the heat 2:27%. The following is a SUMMARY. ‘ps, June 10.—Trot- $2,000, for horses that have never mile heats, best three in five, in A. Goldsmith's b. m, Huntres: rit j anee’s b. h. H, Allen... 222 W. H. Crawilord’s b, g. J. W. Conley. dr. TIME Quarter, Half. + OU 1% cg cesee 81% OU:14 THE RUNNING RACE. First Heat.—The start was a very even one, but Gerald soon took the lead and was four lengths | mM front at the quarter pole. He kept the gap open | to the half-mile pole, but after passing that point the filly made play and soon took sides with him, A head and head race then ensued, which was continuee until they passed under the wire, the | filly winning by a short length, Time, 1:47%. Second Heat.—Gerald had the best of the start, but on the turn the flily went up and showed halfa length in front at the quarter pole. She kept in | front to the half-mile pole, when Gerald yoked her, and a ead and head contest ensued down the lower turn, The race was highly exciting, as at the three-quarter pole they were nose and nose. | They entered the homestretch yoxed, and, alter a very beautiul struggie, finished by Gerald winning the heat by halfa length. Time, 1:49. Third Heat,—The horses got away together and were never separated from start to finish. They seemed yoked all the way round, Gerald won by aneck, Time, 1:60. The following is a SUMMARY. SAME DAY—RUNNING.—Purse $300, free for all running horses; mile heat E. V. Boughrum’s bik. g. Gerald, by imp. Mile, First heat. K Second heat | Third heat. Mickey Free, dam Rosette, aged, 115 lbs. (Hankerson) .. Pereerereet ee eer eres 1 T. Jones’ b, f. by Beacon, dam Maiden, 92 foes Ibs. (McLaughlin. ‘Time, Mr. Harker’s mare Gazelle, while crossing McComb’s dam bridge yesterday afternoon, be- came frightened, threw her driver from the wagon and ran away. She never stopped until near Jerome Park. Our Informant says that Ga- zeile Was injured badly, THE “CITY RECORD.” The Bids To Be Considered by = Com- mittee, | A meeting was held yesterday afternoon in the Mayor's office to open the bids for publishing and distributing the City Record’ Mayor Havemeyer reside: there aiso were present Com resid J missioner Sone ee Green and the Corporation ‘counsel. The bids we @ sae thee re formally opened shortly ck, Dut as they were of cate’ | uature it was agreed to submit them lor exatat- | nation to experts, Who Wall report on Thursday, at cleven o’¢iock, “ HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE ll, 1873.—TRIPLE AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. Second Day of the Spri: Racing Meet- ing at Jerome Park—The Four Events on the Card and the Probable Starters in Each—Pool Selling Last Eveuing. ‘This, the second day of the Spring racing meet” ing at Jerome Park, bids fair to be equally interest- ing, both in the character of the contests and the starters in each, as that of the opening day, and it is the opinion of veterans who are first class authority in such matters that no better racing was ever seen on this Continent than then took place. Should the weather rrove to be of & genial nature there does not seem to be any reason why the amusement this afternoon should not draw together one of the largest crowds that ever assembled at Jerome. There are four events on the cards, the first being the Ladies’ Stakes, for fillies three years old, $100 each, half forfeit, with $1,000 added, the second filly to receive $300 out of the stakes; one mile and five furlongs. This will bring to the post repre- sentatives of the following stables: 9 W. Sears, August Belmont, D. McDaniel & Co., W. Coitrill, James A. Grimstead and Thomas W. Doswell, making in all eight or nine starters, The colors of some of the al ove menblemen will be seen on more than one of the fillies, Second on the programme is the Jockey Olnb Handicap Sweepstakes, dash of two miles, of $100 each, half forfeit, and onty $20 if declared vy the 20th of May, with $1,000 added; the second horse to receive $300 out of the stakes, This event will, Without doubt, bring before the starter D. McDaniel & '8 chestnut colt Hubbard, 4 old, 106 Ibs,; W, R. Babcock’s chestnut filly Ethel Sprague, 4 wears old, 93 Ibs. ; Thomas W. Doswell’s bay horse Eolus, 5 years old, 104 Iba.; M. HH. San- ford’ horse Preakness, 6 years old, 110 lbs. ; Isaac W. colt by Vandal, 4 years old, 100 1bs,; and Rice & McCormick’s chestnut horse Stockwood, 5 years old, 102 Ibs, The third race wil! be for a purse of $500, one mile and one furlong, for all ages; entrance money to second horse; the winner to be sold for $1,000, but if to be sold for $750, allowed 7 Ibs, ; if for $500, allowed 101bs,, and if not to be sold, 12 lbs, extra. For this purse vhere will start Ginger, 104 Ibs. ; Mascus, 101 Ibs. 5 Conductor, 106 1bs.; Wine Sap, 104 Iba.’ Jerome's brother to Maiden, #0 Ibs.; Kad’, 98 Ibs. ; Chickabiddy (late Echo), 106 Ibs.; Cadence, 104 Ibs.; Sandford, 108 Ibs Brennus, 95 lbs, ; Boss ‘Tweed, 108 Ibs., and que 80 Ibs. The Jast event of the day, and one which will be of a pleasant neture, is lor a purse of $600; en- trance money to second horse; mile heats, In this contest there will be but two starters—Thomas W. Doswell’s chestnut horse Fadladeen, six years old, and Angust Belmont’s gray colt Gray Planet, iour years old. Pools were sold on these events last evening at the Jockey Club rooms, Madison avenue and Twen- ty-seventh street, by Dr. Underwood, and at the leasant pool rooms of Mr. Chamberlin, 1,146 Broadway, by Mr. Thomas F. Baker, ‘The following will give an idea of what the betting mon thought of the chances of the various contestants :— FIRST RAOH—THE UADIFA) STAKES, Room. — Chamberlin’s. Cottrill.... $50 $20 $25 McDaniel. + 35 15 17 Belmont. 33 1o 12 Doswell. 30 cy 10 Sears... yd 5 8 Grimstead 12 5 7 cham- cl Room, derlin's, Hubbard... $55 150 $215 Preakness. ee 5b 100 20 «#19 Eolus ... 65 105 at? oe Ethel Sprague. 35 45 5 5 Pennock’s Vandal colt..... 22 20 6 5 Stock wood.... 3h 9 7 THIRD RACE—ONE MILB AND ONE FURLONG. Club ol Kadi.. Chamberlin's. $20 $30 ll 15 H The means of reaching Jerome Park are numer- ous and convenient. The Harlem Railroad Com- pany, from the Forty-second street depot, in addi- tion to their regular trains at twenty minutes to twelve M. and five minutes to one P. M., will provide two specials, one leav- ing at hal!-past one P. M. and the other at two o’ciock P. M., both of which will go ai- rect to the Jerome siding and there remain until the day’s amusement 18 over, when they will r turn direct to the city. The latter trains, as here- tofore, will have cars reserved for ladies and their escorts. The course can also be reached by car- oe through Central Park, Macomb’s dam, Cen- tral avenue, by Bloomingdale road to puKebriGge, and by Southern boulevard via Third avenue bridge, and by the Third avenue and Fordham horse cars, The racing will begin punctually each day at three o'clock P. M. ae) ii THE NATIONAL GAME. The Mutuals Again Beaten. The Boston and Mutual clubs played on the Union Grounds yesterday afternoon, and it is scarcely necessary to say the former won. Indeed, it is now getting so that whenever the Mutuals are announced to play against another club everybody knows at once who will win. Not that the New York boys sell their games, but simply because they seem unable to do anything like decent felding. In the game yesterday both clubs changed the Positions of several of their players, the Bostons putting Barnes on third base, Schaffer in left field, Leonard on second base, White in right field, and O’Kourke behind the bat; while the Mutuals dropped Bellan wholly, put Hatfleia at third base and Higham on second. These changes—with the exception of catcher’s position in the Boston Club—proved decidedly beneficial, articularly so to the ‘Hubites,” as Barnes an Leonard each filled his respective position to per- fection, not an error being charged to either of them, Hatfleid’s throwing to first base was not all that could be desired, still it was much better than either Bellan or Nelson has done at any time this season. From first to last the “Reds” were outbatted by their adversaries, but in turn outplayed the “Mutes” in the field, who earned two runs while the Bostons earned but one, and their base hits foot up a@ total of nineteen against eight for the “Reds.’? Inthe third inning Start made a clean home run on a long line hit to right centre, The following 13 the score :— Boston. RABTP.AE Players, RAB.T.P.AB 123201 G. Wrightss.111020 | 112522 Barnes,’ 00350 011054 Spalding, po... 223122 . 22511 01 Leonard, 2d 00240 000102 White, rr, 33300 011500 O'Rourke,c 11301 011020 Manning 001311 Gedney, }. 234301 Schaefte: 00002 | Holdsworthss.1 22033 LW. Wright, 00000 Totals. 71319271214 Totals........ 87 82712 6 INNINGS. Clube, Is, 2d. Sd. AIA, SA, GUA, 7th, SYA. 9th. RO EO Os Bs We aaa 0-7 r AES Oe a 0-8 RONS RARNED BACH INNING. | ctu, Ist, 2d. Sc. 4h. Sth, GOL Th, 8th. Oth. | Mutual -@ 0 LF 0 0 0 0 Omg Bosto: 0 0 0 0 OF | ute Club, ] -five minutes. gam First bases by errors: MUSIGAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, The engagement of the Coleman Sisters at the Olympic ends with the week. Next week “Little Nell’ appears in a Lotta-like piece called “Fidelia the Fire Waif.” On Friday Mr. John J. Jones, the treasurer of the Bowery Theatre, takes his beneflt. ‘his week is devoted to an Australian drama, “Sun and Shadow,” in which Mr. James J. Bartlett, an Aus- tralian actor, appears. ‘There is @ small army of travelling stars waiting for @ hearing in New York during the Summer sea- son. Among these Miss Charlotte Thompson ap- pears as Jane Eyre at the Union Square, Miss Amy Stone at the Olympic, and we know not how many others at these and other theatres. To-morrow evening Miss Neilson gives her last representation of Amy Robsart at Booth’s, the re- maining nights of the week and the matinée being set apart for her reappearance as Rosalind in “As You Like It.” These have been her most suc- cessful parts in this city, and it is fitting her en- gagement should close with them. Mr. Sothern discovered a young lady named Miss Ada Cavendish and brought her to London from the provinces to play in Robertson's ‘‘Home.” She was carefully drilled jor her part and made a hit init, The critics took her up and she was soon a star, and not long alterward a manager. Ambi- tious to appear ina very strong emotional part, Wilkie Collins wrote for her his version of “The New Magaalen,"’ but she has failed as Mercy Mer- ricl Now some of the London papers say that the moral of it is that hasty, inexperienced and preju- diced critics are the bane of the profession. DEATH OF AN EX-MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jane 10, 1873. John Swift, who, thirty years ago, was Mayor of this city and elected for many successive terms, died last night at the age of eighty-three years, His widow, a daughter of the late Commydgre Trux- Von, survives utual, 3 times; Boston, 9 times, | guage. ‘He books. M. | MANSFIELD TRACY WALWORTH, A Description of His Character by One Who Knew Him Well---Cheerfu!, Amiable and Kind---His Son's Mind Said to Have Been Poisoned with Lies, THE GRAND JURY’S INDICTMENT. ‘The Walworth tragedy atill is the cause of great excitement in the public mind and everything of an authentic character relative to it is listened to and read with eagerness, There was a large attendance at the Gourt of Oyer and Terminer yesterday morning, and when the Grand Jury handed in the large batch of indict- ments great curiosity was manifested in regard to the recent parricide, and as to whether young Walworth would be arraigned If indicted for the crime with which he ts charged. It was already known that the Grand Jury had officially considered the case, and, it having been announced that Wal- worth was indicted for murder in the first degree, the prospects of the trial were made the theme of much discussion. No other result was anticipated from the deliberations of the Grand Jury than that which came to pass, and the approaching trial will excite great interest throughout the country. Fresh developements are looked forward to from the correspondence of the deceased, all of which has not yet been made public. It has not been definitely settled when Walworth will be ar- raigned. The following letter is written by a friend of the dead man, Mansfield Tracy Walworth, who knew his character and nature well. It will be found to possess singular interest :— To THE EpiToR OF THE HERALD :— Some five years ago | went to Saratoga as a newspaper Correspondent, and arrived in the month vi August, at which time that famous centre of frivolity and extravagance swarms with adven- turers and ultra-fashionabies irom all quarters of the globe, In the midst of a Babel 01 excitement. dancing, dressing, promenading, flirting, &c.— Walwoith’s novel, entitied “Warwick” (being con- structed with unique and startling ingenuity) suc- ceeded in rivetin; the attention of all classes—not only the highly cultivated, but even the most listless and unthinking—so that parlor, piazza, bedroom and Congress Park were alike noticeable as resorts for the “Warwick” readers. As ® consequence, there was a vast deal of comment in regard to the author, and he was constantly pointed out a8 One of the lions of the Springs. In tact, like another Byron, “he awoke one morning and found himself famous.” This was undoubtedly the happiest period o! poor Walwortn’s checkered and sad career. He was frequently alluaed to as @ man exceedingly gifted, modest and engaging. ‘Warwick"’ is remarkable for three things—a singularly WILD AND) BXUBERANT IMAGINATION, an immense collection of strange and startlin; facts and the delineation of two o1 the most exalte and punctiliously chivalric beings, Constant Karle and May Delano. In becoming acquainted with several resident families, I noticed, as usual, that Walworth’s most severe and merciless critics were th» people of bis own village. Asan instance of the competency of such censors, one young lady, after @ very pretentious and severe onslaught upon the book, coolly inquired of me who Humboldt was. After reading the book I immediately wrote a kindly notice ofit. This soon after attracted Mr, Walworth’s attention, and he called upon me at the American Hotel. I never remember to have encountered @ more agreeable, honest-looking and unassuming man. He was nearly six eet in height, splendidly pro- portioned, dressed with scrupulous neatness, and looked you abe in the eye when speaking. His hair curled in short crisp locks under a Panama hat, anda pair of bright and manly biue eyes sparkled with intelligence and good-fellowship. His nose was well formed, mouth effeminately smi face clean shaved, with the exception of a delicate brown mustache. There was @ pecullar look ahout his complexion, however, which led me to imagine, with many others, that he had once been greatly dissipated. Thi Ihave since learned, was an in- herited pectilarity of the skin. His chest was broad and prominent, and he bore himself as straight as a pine. After remarking that | was glad to become acquainted with THE CREATOR OF CONSTANT EARLE, he replied that he felt indebted to me for the friendly notice I had written, and Hanley ly added that some of the he wauanere had slashed him with- out mercy—many editors having literally falien upon him tooth and nail. On the other hand, a number of Southern organs had spoken of him as iving promise of greater things than any other fiving American writer. He said he was not dis- couraged, however, and that he had already begun arranging the plot of a Persian novel. I then re- marked that the astounding descent of his hero into the “bottomless pit” of the Mammoth Cave strongly reminded me of some of Edgar Poe's weird narratives. He replied that if he thought he could ever write anything worthy to be compared with Poe he should consider he bad attained sufmi- cient glory for any man, At parting he invited me to call at his house, and subsequently I became in- tmate with the whole family. Many of the even- ings spent at the old homestead are among the pleasantest of my recollections, Often of a warm afternoon we all reclined upon the sward beneath the shade of the huge whispering pines in the rear of the house, and discussed literature, philosophy and religion, the little girls and boys oftentimes apparently as much interested as ourselves. In- deed, I never in my life beheld a pleasanter family group than the Walworths then presented. I re- member, among other things, Mrs. Walworth’s laughing account of how her husband once roused her in the middle of the night, and told her he had solved the problem how to s1 his hero from fall- ing into the ‘“bottomuiess pit” after he got to the end of the rope. At this time Walworth was in the habit of taking long walks, on which expeditions I sometimes ac- companied him, and ne informed me that in years previous his life had been endangered by SOFTENING OF THE BRAIN, the doctors informing him that his only hope w: in constant outdoor exercise. I heard from the Saratoga sips that he had formerly been very dissipated, and that he and his wile had for a time separated. He was also represented as @ very un- principled man, but as I had ample reason to know that the scandal-mongers of Saratoga were them- selves among the most unprincipled of the earth, Ipaid no attention to whatl heard. In all my conversations with the family, whether together or apart, neivher tne husband nor wife ever breathed the slightest reproach. I know there is a certain malignant clique in that town that would hesitate at nothing to create misery, and I feel quite conii- dent that the utter disruption of this little Eden ‘was occasioned by outside liars and informers, Hearing of my reputation as an elocutionist, Mr. Walworth set apart an evening and invited a num- ber of highly cultured ladies and gentlemen to meet me at his house, Among these were Judge McKean, now of Utah; Mr. Barbour, the famous law reporter (brother of the venerable Judge Bar- bour), and Major Ritchie, editor of the Saratogian, From that time Mr. Walworth became one of my warmest friends, subsequently introducing me to the ay tw and ree tee ceding me bimsel de ‘as so surprised at inding s Inuch gratefingsd Ya an author ta thing when f have not found of every day occurrence) that I at once expressed my surprise jor the warm per- sonal interest he oP ted #8, which he laugh: ingly replied, “Well, I guess ave considerable amount of the Indian in my disposition—I never forget either an enemy or a friend.” If one-third of the horrible incidents related of }iim in the New York journals are true, then Iam cOnypiced that they occurred at a time when “' ‘ ones eld fs 5 , . ina plac ratoga the only compensation likely to be Ea tS & gined and generous author ts envy of the most aa In regard to the character of t man, | unhesitatingly assert t during along and familiar intercourse I never found him other than a@ courteous, chivalrous and large-hearted gentleman, two of his striking peculiarities being @ sensitive reticence in regard to family matters and an utter freeness Irom egotism or assumption of any kind. Among the illimitable crop of lies that have recently emanated from the jackals who always swarm avout tne body of a dead lion, two of the worst are already disproved; one being that he furnished intormation to the rebels while em in the United States service, and the other that he was frequentiy seen in various stages of intoxica- tion in the barber shop of Mr. Henry Ackerman. The first was authoritatively denied by a writer in an evening paper, and the other by Mr. Ackerman, After reading the assertion in a morning paper I called at No, 872 Third avenue and received the following statement: I have shaved Mr. Walworth now for some three years, and during the whole of that time I MAVE NEVER SEEN MIM INTOXICATED on & single occasion. On the contrary, owing to his genial and retined nature, T became so’ attached to hin that Tinvited him to go with me to the rehearsals of our musical society, and he was held by every one of the mewbers in the highestesteem. At atime when I was sick he frequently went over to Brondway and procured the choicest white grapes, pears, &c., insisting that the: we ry for my recovery, Itaught hiin to apeal d We always conversed together in that lan- o Kindly presented me with copies ot his y wite and daughter, as well ag my- sell, ‘became greatly attached ' to him, and hast Christus, when hud some nice ‘geese and ducks, I could not resist the temptation to invite him to our Christmas dinner. Fearing, however, he would consider me presumptuous, I hesitated to do so, but my wife said it would do no harm to ask him, as, if he felt offended, he could do no more than refuse. ' How- ever, he accepted my invitation in the same spiritit was given, only ciaiming the privilege of furnishing several bottles of wine aa his share of the good things. ile al- us wi t type. foul murdered ways delighted i Yy T was strack I could not ‘or three keep the tears irom my eyes. I would this minute give my check for $800 if L could see him back in that chair. As for that reporter who told auch scandalous ithe ever enters my shop again I will kick him into the street. Such was the narrative of this kindly, ingenuous and industrious German, whese tenderness of | fot! SHEET. heart and tervid gratitude would reflect credit upon any man. As for young Walworth, | have no doubt he has been constantly listening to the sneera and comments of the vile jue to which I have al- ready alluded until he worked himself up into the beliet that it would be a grand thing Ww come to New York and assassinate his father. But the moat terrible feature about this whole business, perhaps, 18 the fact of individuals and ft a pa exhiviting such deplorable moral depravity as to assert that the murder was per- fectly justifiable! If this is the candid opinion of people, what are we to expect from THIEVES AND MURDERERS ? orn ca ae eechigrereeeetnt justify 80 a) crime as this. No wonder Mab heart broken man Lory im horror, and with bis latest breath, It was stated by the papers that there were only four mourners at the grave ; but if all the mourners ‘but were unabie, could have been a ae a jus tha! Tine ass Seba tegntd eas et oxaggerat rt virtues are almost forgotten arts maha The evil that men do li The good is ott interred with thelt bones, At any rate, Saratoga can now boast of havin, reached the bad eminence of furnishing the mos' appalling criminal of the present age. The climax of crime has at last been reached, and the repre- sentative, so far from having sprung irom the slums, comes from the very bosom of what is termed our beat society. AUGUSTUS WALTERS, P. S.--In the course of the last conversation I had with Mr. Walworth—about a fortnight a; ‘he said, “How astonishing ia the human capacity for undergoing sorrows and trials, and still apparently surviving them.’ THE OBR OBSEQUIES. Arrival of the Steamer Thuringia Yes- terday, with the Remains of Minister Orr on Board—Reception of Mr. Law- rence Orr—Arrangements for the Re- ception of the Remains To-Day by the Knights Templars. Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a telegram ‘was received by Collector Arthur, at the Custom House, informing him that the Thuringia, of the Bremen line of steamers, was in sight and was coming up the bay, Deputy Grand Master Ellwood E. Thorne was Immediately notified by telegraph of this fact, and he was also told that a revenue cutter would be at the disposal of himself and brethren, at Whitchall, to proceed to the steamer and arrange for the removal of the remains of Minister Orr, and also to receive the son of the deceased Minister, who had accompanied the re- mains of his father from St. Petersburg, Deputy Grand Master Thorne immediately put himself in communication with as many of the brethren as possible, several of whom had assembled at the City Hall, and about half-past four o'clock THE REVENUE CUTTER LEFT THE BATTERY with the following gentlemen on board :— Deputy Grand Master E. E. Thorne, G. H. P. Thomas C. Cassidy, P. G. Commander H. Clay Pres- ton, Major EB. H. Kent, Chief of Sta, in command ; Sir James Maxwell, Colone! Childs, Tepresentative of the State of Sonth Carolina; Polstein Command, No. 18; G. Van Vieet, H. V. Myers, George W. Scallan, J. F. Waring, John P. Roberts, J. H. Lambert, J. B. V. Green, J. F. Baldwin, R. J. Jonunstone, H. H. Brockway; delegation from Morton Command, G. Brady, Captain Gen- eral, in charge; Cimbria Command, No. 1, Dr. Fleming; John T. Conover, Coeur de Lion; Ivanhoe Command, Fred Grizal, Jr.; Constantine Command, George W. Walzoo; Manhattan Command, George Williams Southwick; York Command, U. D., Je- rome Burk; DeWitt Clinton Command, Charles Arkmann. There were also perk among the Sir Knights W. T. Woodruff, John J. Gorman, Henr: D. Walker, James D. Morrison, William 1. Lloyd, C. K. Hyde; Robert McCoy, Grand Recorder; James M, Morston, Grand Secretary; John W. Simons, Past Grand ‘Master; G. F. Wiley, Grand Master of council; S. Stephens, Past Grand Master of Jer- sey; John H, Mott, Generalissimo; T. Waternouse, Captain General; W. Bostow, Excellent Prelate; 3. Harrison Foster, Recorder; E. H. Dickie, Senior Warden; J. B. Johnson, Junior Warden; O. A. Eabrey, Jonn M. Previa. ‘Under the direction of Deputy Surveyor Burton, who afforded every facility possible to tne brethren, the cutter steamed to the side of the Thuringa, which was LYING AT QUARANTINE. The company of gentlemen peeally boarded the Steamer, and Celoticl Childs aud the iormer private secretary to Minister Orr greeted Mr. Lawrence Orr at the gangway and introduced him to the gentlemen who surrounded him. Mr. Orr was evidently suffering considerable anguish of mind, consequent on the death of his father, and speedily returned to his stateroom. As soon as it was pos- sible to yet Mr. Orr’s baggage on board the revenue cutter—permission having been given by Colonel Burton for Mr. Orr to leave the steamer—he pro- ceeded with his triends on board the cutter, and on their ARRIVAL AT THE BATTERY, he with Colone! Childs was driven to the Grand Central Hotel, where he was staying. The Thu- ringia shortly afterwards left for her dock at Hobo- ken, On landing of Mr. Orr, the Knights Templars and their friends were taken by the cutter to the Hoboken dock, and agéin the steamer was boarded by the Knights, who were all in uniform, much to the consternation of the bewildered German passengers, who had been quite oblivious during the voyage that the hdd of the vessel contained the mortal remains of ‘he late American Minister to Russia. beputy Grand Master Thorne ascer- tained that the remains could not be obtained until this morning, and it wis decided that the Knight ‘Templars and friends giould assemble at the City Hall this morning AT NIE O'CLOCK, and that the revenue mtter should leave the Bat- tery at half-past nim o'clock for the Thuringia, and that the body of the late Minister should be escorted from the ste:mer to the City Hall, where it will lie in state uitil Friday afternoon at two o'clock. There was nottime for the embaimment of the body before it lez St. Petersburg, and it is feared that THE REMAINS CANNT BE EXPOSED TO VIEW. Mr. Orr brought witbhim a medical certificate of his father’s illness, sigied by the physician to the Emperor of Russia, an: it stated that the cause of the sickness that resuled in death was that he had taken cold on his jourry from America to Russia; that this cold brough on pneumonia, which re- sulted in paralysis of te lungs, of which he died on the Sth of May. Nss Orr, the late Minister's daughter, remains at Weimar, in Germany. to com- plete her education. THE COMMITTEE OFTHE COMMON COUNCIT, having charge of the Or obsequies have requested Major Genera! Shaler > invite the Seventh regi- ment, with a fall band,to participate therein. In- yitations have also ben torwarded to President Grant and the membrs of his Cabinet, all the foreign Ministers in \ashington, the foreign Con- suls im this city, the Juges, heads of departments, ke, All organizations deiring to unite in the funeral ceremonies of the lae Hon. James L. Orr will report to H. Clay Preton, Grand Marshal, at the Governor's Room, Cit Hall, up to noon on Friday. The pall-bearers wilbe past grand masters, as that office was held oy the deceased Mason in South Carolina, Thot appointed to officiate as bearers are:—Gran Master Christopher G, Fox, Past Grand Masters Isaac Phillips, Jozeph D, Evans,John W. Simons, James Jenkinson, Nathawl F, Waring, Dr. John J. Crane, Stepha F. Johnson, Clinton F. Page, John L. Lwvis, James Gibson, John H. Anthon, P, G. D, P. bbert Macoy, and P. G. J. W. Daniel Sickles. Theiearse will be drawn by six white horses, eached by @ colored man. No Hsuners or staves wibe carried in the procession. ‘Th {uneral servicon this city will take place on Friday sternoon at tree o'clock, at the Church of the Discipics (Rev. borge Hepworth), Forty-fifth street, after whlch t} bedy will be conveyed to Soutn Carolina Dy \ams’ Express, in whose charge it will be plas’ "yee ee Ls ts, THE BAR ASSOCIAION AND BANKRUPTCY, A Petition To BeSent to Congress Ask- | ing the Hpeal of the Act. At a meeting of \@ Bar Association, held last evening, William Mévarts presiding, the follow- ing resolutions werananimously adopted :— Resolved, That a camittee of five be appointed by the President to conder the expediency of petitionin; the Bankrupt act or for such as shall render its operation less onerous to comnre the interests of the com: munity. Mr. Henry Nicoll, who nya the resolution, spoke in favor of itmdopthn, stating that the law as it stood was injrious hd inconvenient, as it permitted mortgag« and dher proceedings being taken from the Stae to te United States Courts, to the great unity disadvantage of the parties concerned, e mfon Wa carried unanimously, but the committee vere nohamed. Messrs. Shepard, Bowen,Peabody, Scott and Wheeler were apponted & mmittee to assist a similar committee «f the Comon Council in codify. ing the city ordinaices. The Treasurer’s report ®wed $9,020 72 in the funds. Comptroller Green reporthe following amounts paid yesterday into the Cityreasury, viz. :— COLLECTOR OF ASSMENTS, From assessments for street oping, ac, BUREAU OF ABARS, From arrears of taxe: id intel | SENATOR MITCUELL'S ORDEAL, The Charges of Dishonesty and Bigamy Against the Senator from Oregon, His Alleged Abandonment of His First Wile in a Destitate Condition—Comments on the Probable Action of the Senate—Sen- ator Mitchell's Downfall a Prob- able Gain to the Democrats. WASHINGTON, June 9, 1373, Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, and the serious charges against him are topics of very general dis- cussion here, The people of the Pacific Coast are particularly excited on the subject, as not only hia standing a8 a man of honor and character are involved, but also bis status in the Senate, for the question arises—should the alleged statements prove truc—will he ve allowed to retain his seat? The Legislature of Oregon does not meet again for nearly two years. Mitchell was elected a8 a republican and took his seat last 4th of March, consequently he has before him the full term of six years, Should dhe be expelled the Governor of the State would have the appointment of a successor to fill the vacancy thus created untit am election could ‘be held by the Legislature. Governor Grover is ® democrat, and consequently would appoint one of his own party friends to the position, so that the question is not alone personal to his friends, bus may have an influence in national politics, THE CHARGES are that Senator Mitchell 1s passing under an as- sumed name, his proper name being John Hipple, by which ne bas always been known in Pennsylva- Dia, his native State, It is further said thas some five or 61x years ago he abandoned his wife and family and fed the State, taking off with him $6,000 which had been entrusted to him by his law part- ner, Judge Thompson, to deposit in a bank at Pitts- burg; that his family, thus abandoned, were left so destitute that his wile had to seck menial em- ployment to support herself and child, apd at one time had to be supported by public charity. Judge Thompson, his late law partner, ts a man of prominence in Pennsyvania, In the last Presi- dential canvass he was a Grant elector. It is un- derstood that, on being written to on the subject, in his reply he states that the new Senator from Oregon was a law student with him, and after- wards his partner, His name then was John Mitchell Liipple. That when very young he made AN UNFORTUNATE MARRIAGE, which caused him so much unhappiness as to in, duce him to leave home, and he supposes hia change of name was to prevent being tracea and followed when he made this sudden determination he was at Pittsburg on business and had funds in his pos- session belonging to the firm, which he used to de- fray the expenses of his Paciflc Coast journey, but that in Lieu thereof he forwarded to his partner title deeds to property suicient, as he deemed, to make good the amount thus taken. His Pennsylvania ‘wife was divorced trom him years ago, anil since his sojourn in Oregon he had been married to & daughter of a well-known citizen of that state. There comes up in this the question whether this Oregon marriage was subsequent to the Pennsyl- vania divorce. Ifnot HE HAS COMMITTED BIGAMY, and tne children by the latter wie are illegitimate, He has telegraphed here from Oregon that he has afulland complete defence to all the charges brought against him, and asks suspension oi public opinion until he can be heard. His friends feel confident that he will be able to prove that, what- ever may have been the misfortune of his early family affairs, yet when the truthis made known there will be nothing against nim which cannot be explained or which will leave a stain upon his character a8@man or materiaily imterfere with his influence as a Senator. Ifthe statement of the first, and, as is claimed, the only legitimate wile of Senator Mitchell, which has been recently pub- Ushed, should prove to be substantially true, it is said Neeeocn of that State that public senti- ment there on this charge alone will force him to resign, and that, in all probability, he will be PROCEEDED AGAINST CRIMINALLY by the civil tribunals on the ground of bigamy, the present acknowledged wife having been married to him in 1862, though the divorce from the first, as alleged, was not till 1867. It is beginning to be thought here, even by those who at the outstart were confident of his ability to clear up his record, that appearances at present are very strongly against him. His friends ask for him iair play and that he shall not be condemned without the fullest hearing. It is reported that he will return East immediately for the purpose of having the whole history of his early life in Pennsylvania made public and substantiated by reliable citizens of that state who were acquainted with all the circumstances out of which have grown the scandals against him. To what extent the Senate can take cognizance of the private life or social misdeeds of one of its members is a seeer on variously commented on. Certain it is, however, that one proven to have been guilty of such acts could exert no influence whatever, either in the deliberations of the national coun- cils or obtain recognition in any recommendations which Senators are in the habit of making to the various executive departments, He would be so | qgcCSTRACISED, BOTH SOCIALLY AND POLITICALLY, as to be worse than useless to the State which he had been elected to represent. It shows how gpicrly dead men’s shoes are sought afrer to be ied when there has Cpa up quite a dis- cussion as to who will be Mitchell's successor in case he should be forced to resign. present Governor, it is understood is an anxious seeker for Senatorial honors. Ashe has the ap- pointing stag to fill the place temporarily until the meeting of the State Legislature, some two Years hence, it is presumed that he w.ll not be likely to confer the appointment on any one who may be a formidable rival to his own aspirations, should the next Legislature happen to be anti- administration, as those well posted in affairs of that section claim will most likely be the case. Of the democratic leaders, Nesmith, the former well- known Senator, is the most popular, and has the strongest prOpabilicy of success. Of course Grover would not be apt to add to his chancea by giving him the interregnum appointment, so he will be passed by for some one who will make A CONVENIENT DEAD HEAD for the time beings and who, gratified with a year of distinction in having once been a Senator, will Telapse again into obscurity without any struggle for a continued lease of Senatorial life. But all this is counting the chickens, politically, before they are hatched. It is, as many Say, devoutedly to be hoped. for, that John Hippie Mitchell, or John Mitchell Hipple, which ever his name may be, will be abie to prove that he has done nothing to forfeit the esteem of his brother Senators or the respect of the people of the State he represents. There was, at the past session, 80 much obioquy cast upon the Senate by the Investigations of bribery and corruption in the election of certain Senators, that afresh scandal, brought against another member, would have a tendency to bring our highest deliberative body into disfavor, and very seriously weaken the public Es) hey in which, till of very late years, it has been eld. THE FOUNDLING ASYLUM MATINEE. Extraordinary Interest of the Comes munity in the Coming Grand Charity Matinee—Sale of the Boxes Yesterdny,- The sale of boxes for the Grand Gnarlty Matinee, to take place on Thursday, at the Aerdemy of Music, was had from the stage of the Filth Avenue Theatre, yester hoon. The arftouncement that this great festival is to be given in support of one of th’ worthiest institutions in New York, and that it will present a brilliant array of dramatio talent seldom gathéred on any stage, has created a general excitement among the lovers of tiistrionie art and the patrons of our city charities, The programme, as advertise embraces the names of nearly every artist of distinction in this city. Hence the competition among the bid- ders was quite lively yesterday, When William Abbott, who had volunteered his services, told the gathering that box A was ‘ folng, going, going,’? the auctioneer entertained his auditors with philosophical discourses which proved rather ef- fective in angmenting the prices. Box A was pegs knocked down to a bidder whose name was not given for $130, and the adjoining box was sold for $140, Box © was sold for $110 to Mr. J. O'Brien, and Mr. Matthew T. Brennan bought box D for Box E brought but $50 and was sold to P. J. while box F was knocked down to Mr. Joseph J. O Donohue for $60, When box K was put up at auction the interest in the sale became keener, ‘This is the lower proscenium box on the left hand side of the stage, and is the finest in point of position jor view and display in the house. Sarony, the photographer, opened with a bid ef $500, when Weber, the piano manufacturer, offered $60 more. Then followed considerable competition, when it was Gnally sold to Weber for the sum of $800. It is said that this is the highest price ever paid for @ box in any theatre in the United states, and prob- ably more than in any country in the world. The front boxes from one to sixteen were sold at $25 apiece, Box L sold for $50, and Mr. De Long bought box M at $130, Box N, on the second tier. was sold to Jeremiah Quinlan for $60; box O for $60, and Mr. Thomas Francis O'Reilly paid $100 for box P. Boxes Q, i S were sold at §50 a piece. Tho other boxes sold for $25 each. The remainder of the boxes were hought by the ticket agent of Grover, the the Grand Central Hotel Lt is estiwated tuat the L500, by his wife. Thé money part of the slory is that’