The New York Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1873, Page 5

OPEN AIR DEVOTION. The Great Religious Gathering at Sing Sing. A Visit to the Grounds—Probably the Largest Gathering for Forty Years—A Model Lodg- ing House—New Features of the Camp Meeting—An Amphitheatre in the Open Air—Our Col- ored Brethren. The annual camp meeting of the Sing Smg Camp Meeting Association opens formally at ten o’clock this morning. The meeting is held in a beautiful @rove, about two miles from the village of Sing Sing, which grove was purchased as far back as forty-two years ago, for the very purpose to which it 1s now dedicated, The grove was originally a Portion of the McCoyd estate, and seems to have been) destined by nature for /étes champée- tres, whether of the religious or of the more Worldly and pleasurable sort. It is un- Burpassed for shade, and is within a Yew minutes reach of Commodore Vanderbilt's railroad and the steamboats on the Hudson, The Association have recently purchased a piece of property, adjoining the grove, known as the “Fox Estate,” and this is now being sold out in small dots to enterprising purchasers who appreciate the advantage of being near camp meeting, so that in time this “holy ground” will become the centre of @ lively settloment, religion and real estate pro- gressing hand in hand, Judging from present indications it is safe to say that this year’s camp meeting will be the largest gathering ever held om Sing Sing Heights. Since Saturday morning last stran- gers have been arriving in the village from all parts of the country. Some of these folks went into camp on Sunday evening but the majority remained at the hotels until last might and this morning. Every train brought fresh arrivals of austere looking old ladies, and yester- day the Pheenix Hotel, by the railroad depot, was Tedolent with SANCTITY AND SNUFF. AHBRALD reporter visited the grounds yester- day and in the absence of Mr. Lammis the Tent committee went over the grove with Mr. Sher- wood, who has charge of the construction of the tents, Every preparation has evidently been made ‘to accommodate an immense number of persons. Up to the time of the reporter's visit one hundred and fifty-five tents had been erected, and at that hour every one of them had been engaged. Besides these there are four large “prayer meeting tents,” one for the good people o! Peekskill, one tor the Bedford street Methodist Episcopal church, one for Sing Sing and one for the Forty-third street Metho- dist Episcopal church; that of the Bedford street congregation being a fine edifice. ‘The old preaching stand is to be used again this year, but in this portion of the grove great im- provements have since been made. Instead of the eid rickety benches, supported by stakes, which Were scattered over the ground in front of the stand at irregular distances, the Association have Procured 300 now seats of the same construction as Fegular church benches, and these are arranged on the slope, facing the preacher, in semicircular form, so that the whoie presents the appearance of A VAST AMPHITHEATRE IN THE OPEN AIR. These benches are capable of accommodating 2,000 people, and as they are arranged on the hillside every one has a full view of the preacher and is within comfortable hearing distance. Another and a still greater improvement has been made in a different portion of the grounds by the Association since the camp mecting of last year. This is nothing other than the con- struction, at the southwest end of the grove, of an immense lodging house capable of accommodating several hundred persons. The Rev. Mr. McAllister, the chairman of the Boara of Trustees of the Sing Sing Camp Mcet- Association, showed the reporter over the building, which is of wood and o! imposing dimen- sions. On the ground floor are the dining room and offices, washroom, baggage room, &c. On the second foor are suits of bedrooms, extending the whole length of the corridor from north to soutn, some of them opening into others by folding doors, which can be used as double rooms if required. ‘The tariff for these single rooms is, to use the phrase of the “culled” gentieman in charge, “twelve shillin,” or a dollar and @ half, and for the double rooms three dollars. On the top floor are TWO IMMENSE DORMITORIES— one for ladies and one for gentilemen—the former being at the south end of the building. These, of course, are approachable by diiferent entrances and are separated by a door. In these dormitories ladies or gentlemen can ve accommodated with a cot for the trifling sum of filty cents per night. The cots wre of iron, but have an uncomfortable ap- nce, and remind one of the surgical ward of e hospital. And now come the accommodations tor * OUR COLORED BRETHREN. ‘The fifteenth amendment, to use an anachronism, had a place—not an honored place, to be sure—but @ back seat at the Sing Sing camp meeting in the olden time. That was before the amendment ‘was an amendment. Of late years the “culled pussons” have been tacitly and quietly ignored. They were not put out of the Meeting, but somehow no accommodations were made jor them, and witn creditable instincts they did not come. This year an exception has been made in this respect. Our brotner Africans are cordially invited to air their reiigious hopes and aspirations. Accommodations have been made for their especial benool and bevetit, in the shape of three commodious tents. The first thing that strikes the eye of the stranger, no matter how much wrapped up in religious fervor, on entering the ve, is the following significant ‘“card,’’ ‘which hangs from the limb of a tree by the gate :— anon. nereeees seer renene rene rrne eens bernre@ “BLACK YER BOOTS.” @ “DAILY PAPERS,” 3 “PIPES, TOBACCY AND SIGARS.” 3 “PAPER COLLORS AND CUFFS,” AON OCOROOIELOLEHIIEDE DE PEDE LEODIE RE OOLOEE A banner from an adjoining tree announces that the dispenser ef these iuxuries is John M. Hofl- mad, and that he keeps “a BARBER SHOP’ close by. Mr. John Hoffman is a sable namesake of our late Governor, There is also an ice tent and a fruit tent and soda water fountains enougn to supply an army of teetotallers, A baggage tent and a “grocery store” make up what may be calied the fancy tents, Then comes a tent for the accommodation of THE NEW YORK POLICE, who will be present in large numbers to prevent disorder, if necessary. These men, who will be Belected from different precincts throughout the city and from the ranks of the Methodists on the force, leave New York for Sing Sing this morning. — large tents are provided for their accommoda- mn. it noon yesterday there were fifty families on the ground. The inhabited tents were nicely fur- nishe the linen on the beds was spotless. Bright carpets adorned the floors and contrasted Pleasantly. PRICES OF TENTS. ‘The prices of tents range from $5 to $20. Tents mine teet by five can be had for $5, and tents four- teen by fourteen rate at $13, the prices being re- @uced considerably this year. THE PROGRAMME. ‘The anniversary services will be as follows:—The Jove feast at nine A. M. after bea anniversar: Sermon at hail-past ten A. M. by the Rev. J. B. Wakely, D. D. The afternoon and evening Bervices will be devoted to the relation of expe- riences and reminiscences of men that participated im these services in former years, On the 7th of August (Thursday next) a grand ‘Reunion” ser- vice will be held in remembrance of the way the Lord has led the Association “for the last forty years in the wilderness;” public exercises at the stand at ten A. M., hali-past two id seven M. No smoking or talking allowed r} ublic =worship, either in the ‘tents or without them. Atten P.M. ail religions services will cease tor the day. Persons having tents will occupy them, and those not having ac- commodations on the ground will be expected to retire trom the encampment. Gentlemen are not allowed to go on the grounds northeast of the en- campment. No huckstering or traffic allowed on fhe grounds. Market wagons are not allowed on the grounds from nine A. M. to five P.M. All gar- ‘bage, animal or vegetable matter of any kind must be immediately deposited ina barre! or box and removed from the encampment before sunset each Gay at the expense of the party making the same. ‘No dogs are allowed on the to and every pre- caution to ensure order will be taken. The meet- ing will last ten days. GANP MEETINGS THAT OPEN TO-DAY. To-day the great camp meeting at Sing Sing opens, and the meeting at Merrick, L. I. also. This NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. and others will flock to this ground to be spiritually benefited, as Well aa to be physically improved. ‘The meetings at Merrick are not generally so large as those at Sing Sing, nor do the trustees of the ground nor the Presiding Elder seem to take as much interest in securing such able and popular preachers as may be heard at Sing Sing. A little more interest in this direction would doubtless bring Merrick into prominence and make it as pop- ular as from its religious and non-speculative com- Pexion it ought to be, Boats from Harrison and est Thirty-iourth streets, at eight A. M., will convey passengers to Sing Sing at reduced rates—sixty cents for the round trip. The Hudson River Railroad run several trains @ day to the same place—fare sixty cents ¢ way. The South Side Raiiroad of Long Isiadd is the only route trom Brooklyn (South Eighth street) to Merrick, and a dozen trains a day stop at Merrick tation. Fare for the round trip, one dollar, Stages from the station to the camp ground (1% miles) charge from lc. to 25c. per passenger. Stages from Sing Sing depot to the camp ground charge 25c, per passenger. The ride in those vehicles up the steep hills is far more injurious to a neaithy person than the walk. And for an unhealthy per- son it is better than Dr, Abernethy’s medical Prescription, which, when taken, was to be well shaken. ‘the colored Methodists of Staten Island and New York ope! @ camp meeting at Northfield, on the Mornin, ar road, about a mile beyond Elm Park, on Saturday. The grove is a well sheltered spot, composed of hickory and oak treés, and contains about seven acres, It is owned by Mr. G, Winant, of Port Richmond, The camp folks have a fine frame tabernacle, to be used im case of storm; but when the weather is fine they prefer the pulpit and the seats among the trees. They have a seat- ing capacity for fifteen hundred or eighteen hundred persons, but not more than one-third or one-half this number have yet thered in the eon. ‘The meeting will be continued indefinitely if the people desire to stay during the Sumer. There are about fifteen smail tamiiy tents on the ground, and the [rainy has been done so far by Revs. 8. Oliver, of Jersey City; John Smith, William Bunnell, Moses Harris, Jacob Thomas and Mr, Lind- sey, of New York city and of Staten Island. Larger accessions of ministers and people are expected on the ground during the week. The daily programme of meetings is as follows:—Prayer mocting, eight A. M.; preaching, ten A. M., half-past two and seven P, M., with adult and children’s meetings sandwiched between. The boat from pier 19 North River every hour will convey passengers near the Grove. Next week meetings will be in full blast at Sea Clif (German) Ocean Grove and Denville, N. J. AN HAVANA BANK ROBBERY, The Commercial Bank Mulcted to the Tune of $87,000—The Suspected Partics Arrested on Board an American Vessel in the Bay of New York—Suspicious Findings in Their Trunks—The C; Still Mysterious. In the early part of last week the Commercial Bank In Havana was robbed of about sixty-seven thousand dollars in bills of exchange on Drexel, Morgan & Co., and of about twenty thousand dol- lars in gold, It was for some time doubtful whether the robberies had been recent or of old date, but @ thorough examination disclosed the fact that the robbery must have been of very recent date by facts only known to the officers of the bank. This led, of course, to severe investigation, when it was found that one of the most responsible clerks of the bank had disappeared on the very day that the robbery was supposed to have taken place. His name was A. Antonio 8, Alfonz. Search was made for him and he could not be found at his lodgings in Havana. It was found, however, that he had been seen in the company of a person named Enriques Cacaros, When search was made for this latter, who was well known in commercial circles, he could not be found either, and this naturally brought suspicion upon the pair. Still inquiries continued to be made in Havana and in other cities of the Island of Cuba. But nothing could be ascertained of their whereabouts, until at length it was discovered that two men answer- ing their description had been on board the City of Mexico steamship, bound for New York, and that at the last moment they had taken passage upon her for this city. Qn Friday the Captain General of Cuba tele- graphed to Mr. Uriarte, the Spanish Consul here, the facts of the case, with a description of the two men. Mr. Uriarte communicated with General James B, Availy, a lawyer of this city, who placed the matter in the hands of a private detective agency. There was nothing then leit vo do but to wateh closely for the arrival of the expected ves- sel. She arrived here on Sunday, and immediately on her being signalled from the lower bay Mr. Louis Kirk, Deputy Surveyor of the Port, and Mr. Riggs, a detective from the Brooklyn Police Headquarters, proceeded = on board. It was not dificult for them to pick out from among the passengers those mentioned in the telegram of the Captain General, and when informed of the charges against them they very gracefully yielded assent to the arrest which toox place. In the company of the two men were two Jadies—one Maria Werac 8. Luc, and the other Whose name has not been ascertained. The iug- gage of the four was also seized. It consisted of eleven trunks and some other packages, which were immediately transferred to the Brooklyn Police Headquarters in company with the prison- ers. The warrant upon which the arrest was made had been granted by Judge McCue, of the Brooklyn City Court. On Sunday night tne four prisoners were iocked up in the Police Headquarters, and Were allowed no communication one with the other. Yesterday morning the Spanish Consul, Mr. Uriarte, accompanied by General Craig, went over to Brooklyn, and, in presence of ef of Police Campbell, searched the trunks of the prisoners, In one, it is alleged, was found about forty thousand dollars’ worth ot the bills of exchange of Drexel, Morgan & Co., and insome of the Others various amounts of gold, which, it is presumed, is that stolen. During the whole heed this examination roceeded, and it is stated by those who conducted it that plenty of evidence has been found upon the arties to implicate them fully in the robbery of the lavana Commercial Bank. During the day the prisoners were examined separately. This examination was entirely secret, but it is understood that each one strenuously de- nied any guilty participation in the robbery, and staied that they could easily account tor the pos- session of the bills as well as the gold. The women particularly are stated to bear themselves with an appearance of injured innocence. All the persons cognizant of the tacts of the case seem to be very reticent, and evidently think that publicity will destroy their machinations to discover the cul- prits. It was indeed expected that the prisoners would have a preliminary examination in Court yesterday, but itwas probably thought best to hoid the secret exanination referred to first. It 19 probable that today some public examination may be held. ‘The Spanish Consul was delving into the case until a veryiate hour yesterday afternoon. It is hoped that further developments may take plaee to-day. RIUTER’S LUCK, tater corr From the Landon Daily Telegraph, July 23.) The following \s a copy of correspondence which has passed between the Foreign Minister and Baron de Reute;on the subject of the concession recently made ty the Persian government to him, and which has teen printed in return to an address of the House of Lords :— 18 Kenstxcton Pavack Garnexs, Loxnox, Sept gat My Lord—Abouia month since | had the honor of pri- yately communicating to your lordship the fuet that the Persiun government haa granted me an exclusive con- cession, for a teri of seventy years, for the construction of railways, irrigction and other works throughout that country. I nave now the pleasure to imform Your Lordship that this concession has since then received the signature of the Grand Vizier, and has been ¢uly ratified by His Im- perial Majesty the Shan. In undertaking this gigantic work it is not only my earnest desire both to improve che social conuition of the Persians and to open up the great natural resources of their country for the benefit of the world at large, but bid Og my concession of the highest value to reat Britain. The select committee of ‘he House of Commons, ap- pointed to consider the quetion of a railway to thu East. recommend the speedy cotimencement of a line by the Euphrates Valley route. Your Lordship is doubt#ss aware that the Russians are making great progress ith their railways towards the Caspian Sea, Raving aready partly completed three lines, each ivading Inthat direction. One reute—viz., that trom St. Petersbu@ Via Moscow to the Sea of Azot!— Js open for trafic. ¢ second one—from Dunaburg via Orel to Zaraziin on ‘he Volga—ts likewise in working order; the journey Uence to Astrakhan, on the Caspian Sea, being perform in two days only by' steamer. There is, moreover, a thift line already complete from Mos- cow to Zurazijn dirtt, which wall hereatter be extended to Astrakial Under these ciramstances, I need not point out to Your Lordship th@mportance of the concession | have obtained from thehah, which, as before mentioned, is of an exclusive clractér and secured to me for a period of seventy years. I desire to servi this, my adopted country, by intro- ise under English auspices alone; and ducing my enter grains #0 doing without soliciting « niesty’ i shall Deve Peer eripl caprert ranch Dsidy or othe fe rerns lesire to feel as . overnment. Tpverth red that, fi'the event of dferences arising between the i’ersinn Government an@nyself, Her Majesty's government wiil lidity of my scheme and protect iny nize the, rights, @ Bfish subject, so far as may in their power. wdship's kind and fav * Begaini sep pig Kind and favorable considera. 3 tion of this confunication, and req the favor of rdship's convenience, { fa a reply at Yougordship JULIGS DE RKOFER, Fonrian Orrice, Oct, 15, 1872, Sir—Iam dijcted by Earl Granville to acknowledge the receipt of our letier of the 12th ultimo, stating th you have obtjned from the Persian vernment the Cclusive conceson for the construct roads throughat that country, requesting fection of He|Majesty’s government in the ¢ 4s the forty-first season of the Sing Sing meetings, and on Thursday the anniversary of its establish- ment will be duly celebrated. There is no meeting sround the country more important or interesting than this, and no dopbt thousands of Methodists differences a1 tween the Persian government a ourself, In tly, 1 am to Goa yy os, while Her lajesty’# ae iment woul w with satisiaction the efforts of jah’s government to Increase, by means OF railways air the resource of Persia, they can not bind thenplves ats officially to protect your ini while carryinput your engagements With that man 1 aid. " CAPE MAY. General Sherman at the Seashoro—He Sighs for a Dip In Puris Naturalibus—Departure of the Fifth Maryland—Views of Distinguished Visitors. Care May, August 4, 1873. General W. T. Sherman, directly trom Washing- ton, arrived at Cape Island at half-past six o'clock Saturday night, accompanied by General Morgan T. Smith, Assistant Postmaster General, and by his three daughters, Lizzie, Ella and Rachel, They took the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad and had Jeisure for junch and a strollin Philadelphia, The visit was the General's first to Cape May seashore, and was responsive to an invitation by Mr. J. F. Cake. The General’s party found a traction of @ large train of fifteen cars, crowded with Philadel- pbians, and it was some time before he could be found on the platform, At length his bold counten- ance, thin figure and straight, onward walk, made nh recognized, as he advanced in a straw h common duster and bare hands. His daughters, who are growing up to the roundnes of young ladyhood, walked in his way, without parade or shyness, aud they were all received by Mrs. General Smith and child and by a committee trom Congress Hall, conststing of Judge Bond, J. L. Bayliss, G. A. Townsend, Richard Har- Tington and W. B. Shaw. The greatest crowd of the season was assembled about the depot, but there was no demonstration, and the party and suit proceeded in carriages directly to the hotel, where a mighty mass of ladies filled the portals, colonnade, balcony ana vestibule. Simon Hassler’s band within played “HAIL TO THE CHIEF,” and when the General and party had washed up and beheld the opening stages of a rarely beautiful thunderstorm, which made the sky invisible and Mt up the ocean’s rim at intervals or clove the zenith—meantime the great lawn of the hotel standing clearly as if illuminated- they all marched to supper, followed by @ bevy of Washingtonians, The band played national airs for much of the evening in the hall of the house, and the remainder was devoted to music in the pavilion outside, About one hundred people were turned away from this hotel alone, and the whole island was “cotted” over on Sunday morning with weary guests, who preferred to lie in the halls rather than bake, four deep, in the small rooms. I must not omit to mention a pretty feature fol- lowing the supper, which Sherman ate with a rous- ing appetite. As he emerged from it the great Potts flag, presented to the hotel recently, was Tun to the top of the flagstaff and illuminated there by calcium lights, so that it seemed to floatina halo above the world and disconnected from it. The band then struck up the “Star-Spangled Ban- ner” as the General emerged from the tearoom, and A FLIGHT OF ROCKETS pierced the sky, The effect was too much for phiegmatic Philadelphians or conservative Balti- morcans, and loud np ae and vivas resounded along the densely packed plazzas, General Sherman now stro! throagh the crowd, shaking hands freely wherever introduced, and numbers of old soldiers accosted him, saying :— “General, | marched through with you to the sea. 1 went ali the way with you, General.’ “Glad of it, We did it as wellas we could. I wish I could march to the sea to-night and take a buff bath.” This suggestion appeared to be present to the Generai ail the evening, and it was seriously mooted to suspend the municipal ordinance pro- hibiting bathing in puris naturalibus belore twelve o'clock. G ‘AL SIERMAN’S HUMOR, To the proposition for a serenade Sherman said:—“1 shan’t object, but then they'll want a speech, andi don’t feel prepared for that.” ‘To the proposition for a card reception Monday evening, he repiled :—*That’s all right; but Pilhave to telegraph for my clothes. I thonght Cape May was a wild kind of a place, and didn’t bring a good suit.” He did telegraph at once .or his best suit and to ask bis wife to come on and join him. He ated at the same time his surprise at the propor- tions and cooiness of this watering place. A breakfast by Washingtonians 1s on the bills for Tuesday morning, similar to that given to General Belknap at the same hotel. Sunday, after church hours, the hero of Atlanta and Raleigh was to be seen barefooted, ar when he bantered Cassius to swim the Tiber, talking to General Morgan Smith as he leaned against the bathhouse and raked up the sand with his big toe, sherman wore agray suit and 4 straw hat, bound, official fasnion, with redtane. He was scarcely distin- guishabie in this dress to his body orderly. He has made a decided impression here for his republican simplicity, bonhommie, and short, soldierly talk with jad Hallet Wilbourne and his accom- plished wile and daughter accompauy the Sherman party. DEPARTURE OF THE FIFTH MARYLAND. The Filth Maryland regiment leit on Saturday morning, parading in tne style through the narrow, labyrinthine streets of Cape May city, and playing “The Girl T Left Behind Me.” Rumor has it that a good many of the Filth boys lost their odd dollars at the ciub house here. ‘We've bucked every- where in the world,” said one, “and won something sometimes; but here we lost every time.” A LITTLE FIGHT ON THE BEACH with some Philadelphia roughs varied the amuse- ments of the Filth, A young married woman was insulted by the rongh aloresaid, who wanted to pull her in to bathe, “willy nilly,”’ without a previous introduction. When a Baltimore militiaman inter- fered there was a square-stand-up battle, in which claret was drawn, big toes stamped and sand baihs indulged in without volition. ‘The rough proved that he could go through Baltimore. A Jersey Oliceman next interfered with his locust—one of jayor Burr Miller's champion nine. The Phila- delphia roughs made him see as far back as Cap- tain Jacobus Mey, when they mashed his proboscis, buried him in the beach and prepared to sweep the insular city. Then the glorious Fifth rallied, while the colored waiters were about starting to their relief with razors, and they ran three roots up to the Mayor's office by the hair, and offered to post pickets at ali the barrooms. Jersey justice, never tardy, was ready to shake the earth at @ blow to ene of its police, and the chief offender will prob- ably see the inside of Trenton Jail. A little thiev- ing has been noted, besides, at some of the hotels, generally resuiting trom the loose practice of ladies here of putting their chamber keys under the hali carpets instead of carrying them to the office, We are to have more military here in a fortnight, me one of the New Jersey regiments make a visit. VISITORS AT THE CAPE, This is an admirable place at this time of the year ty get notions of Middie and Borger State poli- tics. Neatly the whole Phuadelphia ring is here, Jed by Bul Mano, kg Bingham and Joe Elliott. Bingham is the mooted candidate of the ring for Mayor in the centennial year, when the city wants to put its prettiest man forward. He is very oung, good looking, prompt and important. Bill ann is the ringmaster par excellence, educated, handy, fond of rough company, and yet brilliant and efiicient as Prosecuting Attorney. He began his career as a prosecutor of criminals with Wil- liam B, Reed, ex-Minister to China, His goalis the United Stats Senate, to succeed John Scott. Colonel John W. Forney is here with his lad: bride of his-youth before he fought ola Buck's batiles, and she is public spirited and sprightly, etting up tableaux for benevolent purposes. ‘olone) Forney thinks Hughes will be elected in Virginia and says that if he were to begin life once again he would aim to edit a newspaper, just ashe has done. He thinks favorably of the federal assumption of Southern debts Judge Bond, United States Circuit Judge for the Carolinas, Virginias and Maryland, is at Congress Hall. He states that the Lewis taction in Virginia has become unpopular by giving $45,000 worth of | offices to that Senator's reiatives, thinks North Carolina destined to be the most prosperous South- ern State, and believes that the republicans will carry Maryland and send Creswell to the Senate. WATERING PLACE NOTES. Alderman John Reilly goes to Saratoga to-night. Clara Louise Kellogg is at the Catskill Mountain House. Colonel Fred. A. Conkling is at the Arlington, Saratoga. There are eighteen hotels and 2,000 guests at Narragansett Pier. Visitors this year to Cape May, the Wave says, foot up no less than 8,000, Buff bathing, devoid of flannel, is popular with Male visitors to Cape May. Congressman Smith Ely is @ guest of Congress- man Hathorn, at Saratoga. There are over ten thousand watering place hotels and Summer boarding houses in the North- ern and Eastern States, At the La Tourette House, Bergen Point, semi. weekly hops vary the attractions of sailing and fishing on the Kill von Kull, Bow and Arrow Point, @ jut of land running out at the south end of North Hero, Lake Champlain, is said to present a view inexpressibly beautiful. Jordan Alum Springs, im Virginia, is the Koh-i- Boor of the blue bloods of the country. The hotels are thronged with guests, among whom are many distinguished peovie. At @ masquerade at Congress Hall, Sarataga, on Friday migbt, Mr. Cochrane, of South Carolina wore a costume made entirely of Confederate | money—$50,000 worth. Under Sheritf Joe! Stevens divides his Summer between his desk, Lake George, where his family resides temporarily, and Lake Mahopac, where he never hangs mosquitoes—in his sleep. Mayor Havemeyer attempted to catch the Long Branch boat Sunday, missed it, and le{t yesterday morning to taste the larder of the West End. Some New Yorkers think Havemeyer “too slow,” Order-of-arrest Clerk Judson Jarvis one morning Jast week attempted to drive 1rom Lake Mahopac to West Point and he is missing. The Sheriff ex- pects him to report on Wednesday. Who's he after? The following theatrical people are Summering at “Walling Farm,” Matawan, N. J.:—Sol. Smith and wife (Miss Sediey Brown) ; Frederick Percy, late of Booth’s; Charles EB, Newton, the dramatist, and wife; Rose Lytinge, and Blanch Gray. Among the pilgrims to Newport last week were Admiral Porter, Rear Admiral James, Commodores Almy, Ammon and Rodgers, General George B. McClellan, Surgeon General Palmer, David Dudley Field, Baron de Sachs, General Hawley and Gov- ernor Ingersoll, MYSTERIES OF MONTE. ——- Coney Isiand’s Greatest Dealer Before the Brooklyn Police Court—Valentine, “the Chow-Chow Man,” in a Tight Spot—His Last Victim Rises to Exe plain—Phe Dealcr tor Eighteen Years | Now Disgusted—He Relates His Misfor- tances. As the Brooklyn City Hall bell struck twelve yesterday at noon a stout, rubicund-visaged man, with mutton-chop whiskers of a brownish hue, briskly entered the Police Court in that buiding | and took a seat among the spectators inside of the rail, He was apparently about forty-tive years of age, and wore a well-cut, dark suit of fine quality. As he removed his hat, a brown felt one, he disclosed a bald head which glistened as the light froma window near which he wos seated struck it. This was Edward Valen- tine, alias the “Chow-Chow Man,” the greatest three-card monte dealer at Coney Island, Many of the trequenters at “the tight little island’ know the personage very well. They formed his ac- quaintance in their endeavers to win a few dollars at a game which will beat any nine times out of ten—yea, ninety-nine times out of a hundred— whenever the dealer wishes (and dealers always do so wish it), but which to-day claims more vic- tims than have ever before been sacrificed by it. And at this game the “Chow-Chow man” is and has been for years considered so expert that he has earned the title of the ‘kingpin’? dealer at the Island. His alias of the “Chow-Chow Man” is derived from the fact that he was formerly en gaged in the manufacture of that delectable com- position, But VALENTINE ON THE BEACH, as manipulator of the cards, is very dil- ferent from Valentine as he appeared yester- day. At the Island, as he strolls along the sands, occasionally stopping to entertain some greeneys at the expense of their watches and | loose change, he appears ina poor man’s clothes and green goggles. Some say that the glare of the sun on the sand is to strong for “the old man’s’ | eyes and he must wear the specs. He lib tongue and can talk a man into ris osing his dollars on a card better than any other of his fellow dealers ac the Island, As soon as he makes ahit he pulls up stakes and is away jor other parts, But Mr. Valentine yesterday presented more the appearance of a reputable business man whose object in seeking the temple where Judge Walsh administ justice Was diverent from what it really was, He had hardly been seated before six men equally well dressed, but diifering in age, also entered and took seats outside the rail. ‘These were some friends of Valentine whom he had sum- moncd as WITNESSES IN ALITTLE MATTER which he said was about to engage the attention of the Court. One was a@ short, lat, jolly-iooking man, with a merry twinkle in hiseye, Another was | atall, thin man in white duck pants and vest and fine black coat. His ba collar reached bag to his ears, and = his showed that he had not been shaved tor a w 4 He smiled sweetly. A third was a slim young man, with a delicate mustache and smooth face. He is no stranger at the Isiand. The other parties were of the type Known as “sports.’? This group was shortly alterwards joined by a red-faced man, wearing huge spectacles, who bore a taint resem- pane to Vulentine as the latter appears when at work. “Edward Valentine!” cried Justice Walsh, and the renowned monteman stepped up. George W. | Arrington, of 79 Bridge sireet, charged that Val had swindled him out of a $20 watch and $5 on the 6th of July. Arrington is a MILD-MANNERED YOUNG MAN, with pale features and long, biack hair. He re- lated his experience, to the great amusemeut of the audience. On the 6th of Jaly he went with his brother and a@ friend, McGrayne, down to Coney Island, and, while sauntering about, met Valen- tine, who wanted to bet him $20 that he colud not turn up a certain card. Arrington had never ieard of or seen this game before, and, thinking he had a chance to make 4 stake, offered to put. Wl) his watch and $5 against the $20 0f the dealer. He had bu #4, but his friend McGrayne loaned him $1 to mak up the required amount. Then Valentine began to talk. “He bet with me,’ said Arrington, “that 1 could not turn up the ace of hearts. He bet $20 against my watch and $5. It was a silver watch, but not pure silver.”” “Did you win them ?” inquired the Justice, look- ing innocently at Arrington. The people began to utter, “No, sir, I lost them,” replied George, looking very sheepishly, whereat everybody laughed, “Did anybody mark the card for you /”? continued Justice Walsh, “Well, now, I was thinking the marked,” said the victim, confidently ; @ pause) 1 DIDN'T TURN THE BRIGHT ONE UP!" (Laughter.) He then proceeded to explain that Valentine returned him his watch before he left the Island, but kept the $5, and had since offered to refund the money. Counsellor James Cornwell, who defended the “Chow Chow Man,” took the witness in hand and ee him a raking over, but without much effect. + appeared from the cross-examination that George’s brother insisted upon taking a chance at the game also, and, as a consequence, lost $5. George told him he was foolish to do anything of the kind in view of the loss of the watch; but Thaddeus, the brother, insisted upon being ioolish. ‘This is the whole story briefly told, It seems that a complaint was also made against Valentine by Thaddeus, but the former stoutly de- nied having won it, and insisted that the watch was won by a@ New York dealer. As Thaddeus | was absent from the city yeat the hearing of his case could not be heid. The six weil dressed men and the man with the huge specs were witnesses In that case, and when it was announced that it would not come up they filed out of the | court room. Valentine offered no testimony in the matter of the compiaint under inv Walsh heid him to bail in $: of the Grand Jury. He gave his age as fort his residence No, 102 Concord st tion a8 that of “speculator.” nished, card was | jut (after y-eight, | et, and vecupa- The bail was tar- VALENTINE DISGUSTED, A reporter of the HERALD met the monte men in the court room, Valentine was very indignant, and complained that the other charge against him had not been heard first. Did you ever hear of such an outrage?” said he. ‘Now, I'm giving this to you on a dead square level, and you know I wouldn't tell you a lie, don’t you? Well, I never took that man’s watch (Thaddeus Evite Sarl no more than you did. No, sir; it was taken by one of the New York gang. There are three or four tables beside mine at the Island, Jake MeDermott and other chaps from New York is down there. Some of them fellows got that watch, I'm giving it to you on the dead square level, and you can believe what say.” “How long have you been dealing at Coney Island, Valentine ?”' inquired the reporter, “Eighteen years, sir; andl want you to say in your paper that lately I’ve been TERRIBLY PERSECUTED BY THE PAPERS, It’s all prejudice. I've been awfully persecuted. Whenever 4 man loses his watch playing at the Island they raise @ great shout about the ‘Chew Chow Man,’ just as if I was the only dealer there, and | get all the blame. But I tell you what it is— andi'm giving you this, mind you, on the dead square level—1’ll not have them blaming me any longer. I'll stop playing at the island; I won't go down there any more. I’m going into the chow chow business again and in five years 1 can make a fortune.”’ “How is it, Valentine, that the en never ar- rest any other Of the dealers?” asked the HenaLp man “Oh! it’s all prejudice, It’s wrong. There's some one backcapping me, but I don’t know which is. I'm no more guilty of taking that other feliow’s watch (do you understand’) than that policeman, and I've told the Judge so, The sheep AIN'T SO BLACH AS HE LOOKS, and I wish you would say so in the paper. I get blamed too much. Laat by understand? When a hor bis money he takes it tor ‘how Chow Man’ is the one that gets a warrant from sudge ‘aish for my arrest, That's the whole truth. I’m giving tt to you on the dead square level.’” And Valentine lef the court room in high dudgeon, THE FRIGATE CONGRESS AT GALWAY The European Fleet on Its Travels—A Cead Mille Failte to Captain Rhind, His Officers and Crew—A Hispano-Irish City Speaks to America—A Citizen Deputation Sa- lnted with Twenty-one Guns—The City of the Tribes and Its People. Rear Admiral Case, of the European ficet, about ® month since issued an order in which he an- nounced that he intended that all ofMicers of his squadron should enjoy every opportunity to visit places of interest whenever the duties of the sta- tion permitted. With this view he purposed grant- ing leave to officers when possible, and they would be expected on their return to their ships to make reports to him, Professional subjects were of course to receive precedence in such letters, but 5 were unable to accept the invitation in conse- quence of being obliged to leave ior the North, [From the Belfast News Letter, Jaly 24.) CARRICKFERGUS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. ‘The American war ship Congress arrived in the Lough this afternoon. She leit Greenock this morning at half-past seven o'clock, and arrived at the entrance to the Lough shortiy after four, and, having steamed slowly in, came to anchor of the Castie at a few minutes past five. A general look- out was kept in this ne jborhood all the afternoon, as many Were anxious fo see an American man-of war and compare her, sofar a8 their humble judg- ment enabled them, with their own war ships, which they had lately seen in the Lough. No sa- lute, however, was fired from the Castle, as I ex- pected, Shortly after she came to anchor a large number went off to her in small boats, but it was too late to be allowed on board, I went off in & | small boat, with two irtends, at seven o'clock afd Was most courteously received by Master W. H. Everett, He gave me, without the slightest hesita- | tion, all the information I desired and then called | oa ene of the midshipmen, who toe@k me throug the ship. | ‘The Congress was launched at the close of the | civil war. ‘The chief aim in butding her was for speed, as she was to be specially enzaged to cap- ture blockade runners. The war was over, hows When visits were paid to localities affording no sub- jects of a military or naval nature the reports were to contain remarks on anything of interest either historical, natural or artistic. The letters are to be forwarded to the Navy Department. In pur- suance of this determination the vessels of the fleet were despatched from the rendezvous, each ina different direction. The fine frigate Congress, Captain Rhind, was ordered to visit the ports of Great Britain and Ireland. THE CONGRESS IN GALWAY BAY. The Congress, after calling at Southampton, sailed for the fine, old, famous city of Galway, ond anchored in the bay a few weeks since, This port, on the west coast of Ireland, in the ordinary course of events should be the focus of British passage and postal intercourse with the United States and Canada. In 1858 Mr. Lever, amember of Parliament, after extraordinary exertions, suc- ceeded in establishing a lino of steamers between that city and New York; but the opposition of the | powerful Liverpool lines and their influence with the English government caused the enterprise, of which so much was hoped by the people of Ireland, | to prove a failure, But the importance of the port. is nove the less, and no doubt Captain Rhind’s officers will collect some valuable information of the old Hispano-Irisn city and the surrounding country which they have visited. AN ANGEL'S VISIT. The arrival of a man-of-war in an Irish port is an | event; but when the ship sails under the Stars and Stripes she creates & most agreeable sensation among the people of every class, for Irishmen in their own country regard that flag with an affec- tion that would be hard to describe. A correspond- ent on the spot writes, apparently with surprise and enthusiasm, on the advent of the Congr “Judge what an event in the lite of the harbor is the appearance therein of an American man-of- Wwar—a veritable man-of-war—her sides bristling with cannon and her decks crowded with men, She is the Congress, a second class steamship, carrying sixteen guns and 256 men. She is just paying usa visit—only a ‘visit,’ for she goes away on Monday to Londonderry—herself and several other vessels of the United States ficet being on around of visits, Ihope that her courteous and gailant oficers and crew (many of whom are Irish) will derive much pleasure during their stay, as I cer- | tainly did from my inspection of their ship. proverbial neatness of an English man-ol-war, if | possible, is surpassed, and THE DECKS ARE AS POLISHED as dining tables, while the brasses and the fittings ofeverything on board are so many bur mirrors, reflecting nothing but cleanlines and strength, The armory well repays the visitor curious in cutlasses, muskets, breechloaders, re- voivers and all the Weapons of offensive warfare, ‘The flag Captain Rhind sails under procures him A CEAD MILLE FAILTE among Irishmen everywhere, which he certainly returns by the ready ingress on board allowea to all sightseers and the polite attention they ex- perience during their tour around the Congress.” The officers when on shore were treated every- where with the greatest attention and respect by the citizens, who rivalled cach other in showing the great satisiaction they felt by the visit. The feeliug of the people may be considered best iilus- trated by an address presented to Captain Rhind and his officers by a deputation who visited the Congress on behalf of the city of Galway. GALWAY SPEAKS TO AMERICA. The address commenced by stating the intense | satisfaction that animated the people of Galway in behoiding the noble spip in their harbor. He would not, tt continues, extract trom our mis- ston by feebly attempting to expatiate on the il- ness of the fervor which has dictated it, much Jess vainly try to enumerate the surpassing merits of the happy and glorious occasion which creates nd calle it into existence, A distinguished British fatesman in the British Senate has propounded the idea that could Ireland but heave the anchor at which she springs in the eternal ocean she would joyfully do so, and would with eagerness and de- light seek saier moorings and more secure repose in the shelter and tn the shadow of the Great Re- public, Strange as it may seem, that idea now ap- pears in a manner realized, for if THE DECK OF AN AMERICAN SHIP be as sacred to liberty as the soil of an American prairie—if within the walls of Congress, in the city of Washington, flash the same soul and burn the | same sentiment that illumes and warms the walls | of the good ship Congress, within view of the city | ot Galway, it would be no poet’s dream should we fondly imagine ourselves already basking in the presence and sunshine of giorions America. Eng- land claims you as her cousin; Ircland seeks the recognition of a brother—a brother, it is true, op- pressed by poverty and afliction—by a poverty that is proscribed and by an affliction that is made methodicai—bvut a brother who, when called upon, has never hesitated to water the tree of American freedom with the REDDEST AND RICHEST OF HIS LIFE’S BLOOD, We hail, therefore, with feclings of the most pro- found emotion, your advent among us. We are gratetul to you, Captain Khind, for having hon- ored our city, gladdening our eyes with the light of your presence and affording us an opportunity of breathing in the morning breeze an unaccustomed balm. We salute and thank your officers jor their courtesy and urbanity towards our feilow citizens during thetr too brief stay among us, recognizing in their trank demeanor and generous spirit the future dispensers of the will and the worth of THEIR GREAT COLUMBIAN MOTHER, We clasp with fraternal force the hands of your gailant crew, and our souls tingle to the touch; and, finally, we wish your splendid ship a hearty Godspeed ‘in her wanderings through the watery waste, praying that no mischief! may ever befal her sacred spars while presenting to heaven for its ap- proaching smile their Stars and Stripes, CAPTAIN RHIND’S REPLY. Captain Rhind expressed the pleasure it afforded him to receive an address from the people of the | city of Galway. He could not attach any political significance to it whatever, but he could not help remembering that alarge section of the American people were Irish and of irish descent, and loyal to the institutions of their adopted country, always re to exiibit their native pluck when the exi- gencies of the country required their right arms for the defence of America and the upholding of her utions, There was a mutoal feeling of friend- 6 nd amity between Ireland and America; and coming on, hé might say, a tour of pleasure and peace—(or America was at peace with wll nations— t afforded fim and the oficers under his command, the greatest pleasure to meet the respectable depu- tation Which had done the honor of pre- ih seuting ibe eloquent address which had been read by Mr. Tierney, Captain Khind then entertained the deputation at lunchcon, and on their leaving the Congress he caused a parting BALUTE OF TWENTY-ONE to be fired. A bail was given by the officers of the Galway Militia (the aristocracy of tie county) at Loughrea te the officers of the Congress, at which they enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and were otherwise entertained with the greatest hospitality, All_ the naval courtesies were extended by the authorities to the vessel. THE CITY OF THE TRIBES, Galway was once 4 flourishing city, but, like ail other parts of Ireland, it has fallen inte decay. Centuries ago it carried on an extensive trade with Spain. As a transatlantic station it possesses the great advantage over all others in its proxim- ity to the American Continent. Since the arrival of the Congress on the Kuropean station she has hever been nearer home than when lying in the ks? of “the City of the ‘Tribes.? Gal- way is only 1,636 miles from St. Johns, Newfoundiand, 2,165 miles from Halifax and 2,700 miles from New York. The bay consists of a long arm of the sea, protected at its entrance by the lofty cliffs of the islands of Arran, A legend in the annals of Ireland states that it was once a fresh water lake, known as Lough Lurgan, one of the three principal lakes in the country, and was converted into a bay by the Atlantic breaking and uniting wito the water therein. There isno doubt that a submersion of the land, whether gradually or otherwise, has really been the cause of the formation o! the bay. OF THE LAKES. OUTLET The city, situate at the head of the bay, is unlike any other place in Iveland, and is the place where the western lakes of Ireland pour out their surplus waters. The aa glance at Gatway suffices to show how prominent ad disunctive is that foreign aspect which ts not alone to be ovser' architecture of the town but in the features of the people. street one would imagine he was in some cadle in a city in the Medi- terranean or Bay of Biscay. The people have black hair and black eyes, and the mantilla worn by women resembles the garment in such general use in Spain, In the Claddagh, occu! by fishermen— ges He will be tried under the statute prohibiting fear thas ven days of iaore than two Sears and: & Aine of $1,000, @ peculiar people, who only intermarry a themselves—are to be found individuals Orne chasana Pine city Proposed ntertaining e ‘Rhind and officers at @ banauet, but they he | { | upon them the new patent ¢ | patentee, ever, before she was completed. She is a wooden | vessel, built partly with the timbers of a ship of the same name, which had been sunk during an early | period of the war, The Congress is only a second | rate ship. She is 3,000 tons burden and 2,000 | horse power. Her length is 340 feet over all, and 48 feet broad at midships. The greatest draught ts 16 feet. She is armed with sixteen guns—two Parrott rifles, one fore and aft on the spar ceck, firtng @ sixty-pound shot, and fourteen nine-inch Dahigren smooth-bore on the gun deck, each firing a ninety-pound shot. Ste is manned | by 365 officers and men. The Congress is com- | manded by Captain Rhind, an experienced om- ; cer, who served in most of the naval en- gagements of the civil war. The following ; are the other officers of the ship:—Lieu- tenant Commanders, W. T. Sampson, Bevyy F. | Day and G, D. B. Gliddon; surgeon, C. J. Clevorne 5 | paymaster, George Cochran; ciief engineer, Ka- | ward B. Lateh; lieutenants, M. R. Buford, H.C. | Hunter and E. P. Wood; masters, W. H. Everett | and D, H. Mahan; first assistant engineer, Charles | H. Greenleaf; first lieutenans marine corps, | B. Haycock; assistant surgeon, Home: | nidsbipmen, F, W. Greene, A. H. Cobb, F. | and W. H. Slack; captain’s clerk, J. H. Black; pa: | clerk, W. 5. Underdown; boatswain, John gunner, W. T. Devian; carpenter, Henry Davis; satlmaker, A. A. Warren. | _ ‘The Congress will remain in Belfast Lough till Monday night, and will receive visitors between | the hours of one and four in the afternoon every day during her stay. On Monday night she leaves the Lough for Liverpool, and purposes visiting the following places in the order here given:—Dublin, | Milford Haven, then round the east coast of En; | land to Leith, From Leith she proceeds to Germany, Aiterwards to France, Spain, Portugal, an then to the Mediterranean to join the squadron of which she is a member, under Admiral Casi. While 1 was on board the Lady of the Lake came along- | side on her way to Bangor, and hall an hour after. wards the Erin also came alongside, on her trip to Belfast, Both boats had a large number of pas- sengers, who cheered lustily. The cheer was heartily returned by the crew of the Congress, wio seemed well pleased with the salute given them, CIGAR MANUFACTURERS AROUSED. |The New Patent Cigar Box—Protest of the Cigar Munufacturers—The Price of Cigars To Be Raised—Important Mect= ing of Manufacturers. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the cigar | Manufacturers of this city was held at Turner Hail, | 66 Fourth street, for the purpose of protesting | against the introduction of a new cigar box by the | Internal Revenue Commissioners, The meeting | was very largely attended, and was held under the auspices of the Cigar Manulacturers’ Mutual Pro- | tective Association. | Mr. HeNry Prerscu, President, called the meet- ing to order, and said that the meeting was called hastily for the purpose of resisting the attempts made’ by Commissioner Douglas in foreing upon © box, which would not benefit the trade in any way; but, while it wag asserted that it would prevent fraud, it would merely add to it, incur extra expense on the cigar manulacturers and put money in the pocket of the He concluded by advising that imme- diate action be taken to offset the intention of the Commissioners, Mr. A. SCHEIDMENTEL next addressed the meet- | ing, and proposed for adoption the following pro- | test :— ‘To THe How. Comsisstonens oF LxTr We, the undersigned manufactur against the adoption of a certain ted July 24, at your office, to the dele = y city, for the following reasou ‘ First—The improvement which is claimed that the NAL ReVENU! x, X= aies {rom our cigars can be shown to the yer without breaking the stamp 18 unimp hecause the buyercares litte for the top layer of he wants to examine the quality and the packing , the stamp board covers up nearly half of the cigar ‘Ser Ivance the price ot the cigar box with- out antage. Third—It will injure the appearance of the cigars after ‘the stamp and board is taken ou, into the cigars. Fourth—t will inerease the wages tor packing, as it will require more time. Fith=It the cover of the cigar box should warp the | cigars would raise (he board and break the stam Sicth—The government ought not ty block th Cbuying or selling w! th-—-Whether under 3 the Lourd will press Business nner. to-be- can the government Xx twice on the saine ar- lentally or purpo.ely broken. Eigith-—The cigar boxes can be en emptied and filled without breaking the stam), by rei he front board of the box, as the stamp does hot cover it. Mr. Conrad Kvun seconded the adoption of the protest, stating that by united action o: the manu- jacturers such encroaches on the trade would be defeated. They should be prepared at next Con- gress to have the laws so revised that any power of the Commission to change the ‘8 or ing customs should cease. They were the most persecnted 3 of traiesmen in the country. Already the trade in Washington, Boston, Chicago, Philadeiphia and eisewnere had’ been aroused and are determined to resist this action of the Commis- sion, Which 18 merely done for the purpose of bene- fitting the patentee. The motion was put to the On the motion of Mr. 'T. appointed to visit the tra their signatures to the meeting and carried, Har. a committee was eral and rec: ‘Those prese: protest, numbering over a hundred, signed the protest. The meeting then adjourned for two weeks, PERILS OF ROCK BLASTING. Censure of the Contractor—Recommenda= tion by the Jury. Coroner Herrman yesterday held an in tiga. tion into the circumstances attending the death of Rovort A. Palmer (son of ex-Police Captain Palmer), who was killed on the 30th ultimo by beiag struck on the head by a stone thrown from a biast. De- ceased, who lived with his parents at 160 Bast ehty-fourtk street, entered a soda water wagon, driven by Mr, William M. Cloney, to take a ride, and when in Seventh avenue, ity-tifth street, called Mr. Cloney's attention to 8 3 FLYING IN THE ATR. In a few seconds afterwards a piece of rock, weigh- ing fifteen pounds, came crashing through the roof of the soda water wagon, and striking the boy on thi de of the head knocked )im trom his seat, instantiy reducing him to insensibility. ‘The stone came from ablast which had been expioded im Filty-ninth strect, near Sixth avenue, and no flag- men were seen near where young Palmer was kuled, Jolin W. Manning is contractor for blasting rock between Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth streets and Sixth and enth avenues, but he was not there at the time o; the oceurrence; the BLASTING [3 DONE BY IIAND, and timber is used in covering blasts, but he can: nol say Whether it was used on that occasion; the flagmen were generally sent to the distance of 500 feet trom the blast; think the piece of rock that killed deceased must have either comes trom the end or scam of the blast; the deceased was killed about 700 feet irom where the biast was exploded ; Mr. Manning said he always endeavored to comply with the Corporation ordinance regarding blasting. Patrick Dowling was engaged in blasting at the time deceased was Kilted; used one keg and three of powder in the hole and seam; there NO TIMBERS COVERING THIS BLAST, as it Was not considered necessary ; about seventy- five or one hundred tons of rock were broken by this blast; considered the blast safe. Deputy Coroner Cushman, who examined the eek of diseased, testified that fracture of the skull was the cause of death, Coroner Herrman, in a brief charge, submitted the case to the jury, who rendered the following VERDICT :— “That Robert A. Palmer came to his death from fracture of the skull caused by being struck on the head by a stone thrown from a blast in Filty- ninth street, near Sixth avenue, on the 30th day of July, 1873, And, 1urthermore, we censure sohn W. Manning, the contractor, in neglecting to comply with the Corporation ordinance in regard to cove ering blasts. And we also recommend that nage men be stationed a greater distance from blasts than has been the custom heretofore.” KILLED BY LIGHTNING, New Haven, Conn., August 4, 1873, One of the most terriflc thander storms passed over the northern portion of this city and the town of Hamden yesterday afternoon; Mr. Leverett Hall, a man over sixty years of age, was standing r of the dwelling house of Mr. Dwight W. Mix. The latter was.near, smoking a cigar, when a lightning volt came down, prostrating them both, and instantly Killing the former. A strange feature in his case is, no mark of violence was found on his body and no indication that he had been struck save a slight burning of hair on one side of his head. During the same shower the hgntning eae x.) a of Mr. G. Mather, Fo telegraph poles,