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

’ THE POLAR MYSTERY, The Return of the Bud- dington Party. ‘Startling Statements Made by Mor- ton, the Second Mate, to the Herald Correspondent at Dundee. THE DEATH OF HALL. Was There a Dark Tragedy in the Cabin of the Polaris ? THE SOLEMNITY OF THE LAST COUNCIL. * The Obsequies in the Arctic Night---The Appearance of the Corpse---The Universal Sorrow. “FIND THE POLE--NEVER MIND ME!” The Stay of the Modern Argo- nauts at Bonnie Dundee. The Arrival of the Steamship City of Ant- werp with the Heroes. Wy telegraph from Dundee to the London Bureau of the HERALD.) DUNDEE, Sept, 23—P. M. STARTLING STATEMENT. I had an interview with Morton, the second mate, who was Hall's favorite attendant during his last sickness. The statements he made he Dade me not disclose. They were, however, of so startling a nature that I felt it my duty to give them to-day to the Vice Consul to aid him in the investigation he was prosecuting. I accordingly yesterday waited on the Vice Consul and gave him wy information that he mignt get it ofMcially from Morton. Heat once told me he had already had these statements from Morton. I further ascer- tained the testimony of certain others. was cor- roborative so far of Morton’s, and I am satisfied that the Vice Consul, who is a lawyer, leans to a theory seriously IMPLICATING DR. BESSEla Morton says Hall and Bessel were not on good terms. Hall returned from the journey which pre- ceded his fatal illness in perfect health, and was only a shore time in the cabin when, after taxing some coffee, he became sick and vomited. He solemnly aMirms that the Doctor told him on the wecond day alter Captain Hall’s illness that it would be fatal. Hall complained to Morton that “they were poisoning him.” Bessel gave Hall in- Jections, ostensibly of quinine, but it 1s hinted that morphine was used. Morton apparently believes that Bessel killed Hall in order that he might rob him of the honor of discovering the North Pole. Bessel believed that the expedition was sure to be successful. With regard to Buddington, Morton affirms that Buddington, was, sometimes deose in his habits and gave offence to Hall, who on more ‘than one occasion showed his marked disapprova). Be, however, SCOUTS THE IDBA that Buddington killed Hall. A formal document ‘now given up to the Consul, a holograph of Hall, and written a few days before his death, expressed perfect confidence in Buddington. The crew aver that the sailing master drank, but never was abso- Yately intoxicated. Morton charges Buddington with showing the white feather as to proceeding Borth through the ice. At consultations with Hall end his brother ofMcers he calied him a perfect coward, yet withal a man too timid to crusha Mosquito were it under his foot. Tue carpenter, Mr. Coffin, who made the bier for Hall, speaks of the face of the corpse as having been the most natural of all the many dead faces he has seen. It was perfectly calm, devoid of contortions or expression of pain and particularly fresh im color. Post-mortem rigidity alone bespoke ‘the presence of death. Buddington and the doctor are not friendly. The former gives out that he knows a deal which he would say to any one save to the Consul or the United States authorities, The common seamen refuse to say anything, and gen- erally plead ignorance of what was done in the cabin. The only conclusion we can come to on the whole testimony is, that either Morton speaks the truth or labors under a haliucination, which is shared in by the Captain, or that both of them have fermed A DAMNABLE CONSPIRACY against an innocent man, ‘he Captain and Mor- ton roomed together; the officers and crew were allrooming in one hotel, with the exveption of the Doctor, who roomed at the Royal Hotel, where he ‘Wasa very great favorite with ali the guests and won golden opinions by his exceedingly frank, pleasant manner. His reticence as to the details of the Cap- tain’s iliness was in consequence of a deliberate resolution to which he persistency and success- fally adhered, despite all the endeavors of mem- ‘ers of the press to secure information from him. Both Buddington and the Doctor are prepared for arrest immediately on their arrival at New York, All who have enjoyed Dr, Bessel’s acquaintance pray God that the dark accusations may prove wtterly groundiess. Dr. Bessel and the other eMcers and members of the crew cannot be said to ‘be very friendly. Buddington has been drinking g@lightly during his stay in Dundee. It is certain that he is in a state of considerabie trepidation and anxiety about something. Proba Diy he anticipates a severe overhauling from the Navy Department. So far as the charge of poison- img against Buddington goes, it is negatived by Bessel, who affirms so rtoutly that Hall died a matural death. His conduct on ship board is vin- @ieated by a formal paper left by Ball. BUDDINGTON HAS FEW ENEMIES, With the crew generally Buddington ts on capital terms. The most singular feature of the whole Matter is that Tyson’s party made a charge of foul Play and that the same charge is reiterated by certain members of Buddington’s party, but againsy another individual. SKETCHES OF THE SURVIVORS. The Appearance of the Officers—Their Hints at Foul Play—Their Departure from Dundee for Liverpool. DUNDEE, Sept. 22, 1873. ‘The return of @ “whaler” is always an event of moment to the inhabitants of this community; but the arrival of the Arctic on Friday, with Captain Buddington and ten of the rescued oMcers and crew of the Polaris, fairly upset the town. So goon as tie ship was docked she was besieged by an eager crowd of Dundonians, who are not behind their neighbors ina love for the marvelious. The @aring explorers, whose perilous journey, with all its hazardous escapes, has yet to be recounted, ‘were keenly scrutinized by the “canny” Scets, who Clambered over the sides of the ship, scaled the rigging and made daring leaps to the deck, after the manner of the most agile acrobats. And the Grew were worth looking at. They were picked NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET. men. Chester, te cnier mate, Was himself worth travelling a long way to see. Bia choice physique, bis broad manly figare, his powerful barytone voice and his finely chiselled countenance recalled the Roman gladiator. You were not surprised that such an individual should be the LIFE AND SOUL OF THR EXPEDITION after its noble leader was laid under the snow in *ae darkness of a perpetual Arctic night. Morton, the second mate, whose exploits as an explorer under Kane won for him @ renown even in this country, stands on the quarter deck, as stalwart and vigorous as if he were some trained athlete panting for the arena, Buddington, the sailing master of the expedition, a heavy, iumbering man, is as fat as a porpoise and fresh and rosy a8 a June flower. He does not appear to have be2n over- weighted with the cares of the command which so unexpectedly devolved upon him, nor to have suf- fered much from what must have been far more trying to him—the intelligence given to him for the first tiie at Peterhead that he had been charged by the parties left on the foe with having “made @way” with Captain Hall. The carpenter, the oldest of the crew, @ neat, natty little fellow of fifty summers, in a trim pilot cloth suit, which one of the “Arctic” sailors gave him, is the Beau Nash of the party, as well as its Virgil; for he it is who has sung the perils and dangers of the voyage in unpardonable doggerel, which the Dundee local papers have cruelly published, and which an enterprisising local musical entre- preneur has set to music to the tune of the “King of the Cannibal Isiands,”” Schumann, the chief engineer, @ sharp-eyed thoughtful German of fine, prepossessing appearance, stands talking to Dr. Bessel, also a German, and whose thin attenuated form and neryous manner mark him out as the only one of the company who was either unfit to go in the expedition or has suffered physically from its privations. Campbell, a young Scotch- man, from Greenock, leaps on shore and expresses his delight in getting on “GUDE SCOTCH GROUND ONCE MORE.” Odell, who is from Connecticut, displays his shrewd, inborn Yankee nature in an argument with a bum,boat woman over a handful of sour looking apples. He is the “Down East’ peddier all over, fragrant with the aroma of wooden nut- megs. Othersof the crew are two Germans, stolid and reticent, sharing not in the wild stir and hubbub which pervades the deck. ‘The American Vice-Consul for Dundee, Mr. Reid, a local attorney of some repute, extends a hearty welcome to the rescued crew, and marches them to arespectable temperance hotel, where a plentiful Tepsst, which does honor to Dundee, is provided for them, and rooms are engaged for the crew and officers. Dr. Bessel boards at a separate hotel, the Royal, where he is lionized by the guests and chaperoned by aft American General, 1S THERE A TERRIBLE MYSTERY? During the stay of the oMcers and crew in Dundee it is remarked that Dr. Bessel keeps apart from them, that there is no hearty fraternization between them, although when they do meet the common courtesies of acquaintance- ship are rever wanting. It is not long before dark stories begin to jeak out that there is a deadly feud between Captain Buddington and Dr. Bessel. There has been a skeleton on board the ship—the skeleton of Captain Hall. Seamen will speak, and queer inuendos and sinister rumors are presently flying in the air. Acouple of days are scarcely gone when one or two of those most in- timate with the crew are satisfied that the public interest in the tll-fated expedition will soon centre solelyon the circumstances associated with the death-bed scenes of Captain Hall. If two men in that ship’s company are honest then there was a terrible tragedy on those Polar seas in the little cabin of the Polaris. The darkness of the per- petual Arctic night was outrivalied by the deeper darkness of a most dastardly deed—of murder, in short, most foul and unnatural. Feeling fully the terrible importance of the accusation made, I have done my best to expiscate it. 1 resided at the same hotel with the officers and crew and en- deavored to watch their habits and ways as closely as Icould. I became tolerably well acquainted with them, and engaged frequentiy and freely in conversation with all. “ue Doctor (Bessel) re- sided at another hotel, the oyal, but he was always ready to receive one with the utmost frank- ness and politeness: reauy » enter upon all sub- jects Oi conversativn save V0 of the death of Captain Hall. ANTICIPATIONS OF IMPENDING ARREST. “We shuil be placed under arrest on our arrival," he said, “and I preter, therefore, to reserve what 1 have to say until I meet the authorities in Wash- ington.” , however, explicitly enough stated at all times that Hali died a natural death and of apoplexy, and that he would give a proper certifi- cate to that effect to the proper authorities at the proper time. Greenwood, an English journalist of some repute as the author of the “Experiences of au Amateur Casual," was sent hither by the Lon- don Daiiy Telegraph, and did his best to trot out the Doctor on the subject of Haill’s decease, specially soliciting him for a certificate of the Cap- tain’s death. But he failed to get anything further tnan the mere general statement that apoplexy occasioned death. Dr. Bessel would not commit Nimself to any statement. As Mr. Greenwood re- marked to me, “With Dr. Bessel, ‘mum’s the word,’ He (Greenwood) however was abund- antly satisfied that the stories about ‘oul play” were false and groundless, and has so written in the Zelegraph. He spent most of his time in Dun- dee with the Doctor, put up at the same hotel with him, and concurs with all who have met Dr. Bes- sel in praising his ripe intelligence and invariable courtesy of manner. Captain Buddington is ex- actly the reverse of Dr. Bessel, both physically and mentally. He is stout, heavy and lumbering in gait, stoops his head slightly, and is of a florid com- plexion. He is garrulous in the extreme, save epon one point—Captain Hall’s death. Bdt then Just here he has so many significant shrugs of the shouider, muttered whispers and remote inuendos, that one has no difficulty in fathoming all he means as accurately as if he were to orate it all with the exuberant /ulness of a Fourth of July orator. He suspects some one, and you have no Hacc 10 knowing whom. I have seen a great deal of Bud- dington and the crew, and I am satisfied the crew, all of them, have an affection for their sailing master, 4 GOOD, EASY soUL, who has done some good service in northern lati- tudes in his day. Not one of them breathes or har- bors a suspicion against him. “He would not crush @ mosquito were it under his foot,” is tne oft re- yeated remark of Morton, who is his sidus Achates, but he adds that Buddington is lax as a disciplina- rian. Others will tell you that Buddington should never touch spirits, as the “least thing’ foes to his head. I fear that the worst thing that will be said of Buddington will be his tendency to forget that spirits do muddle his brain. Most of the crew voluntarily state that they have never seen him absolutely incapable through the use of intoxi- cants. Morton charges him with showing the white feather at consultations between Captain Hall and the oflicers, and with being irightened to proceed north and face danger, when Hall, on the other hand, was heart and soul for pushing the ex- pedition on. AN IMPORTANT COUNCIL. In particular Morton speaks of a consultation be- tween Hall and his ofieers, held about the begin- ning of September, 1871, with regard to their fu- ture procedure, The question was, Shall we go north or seek harborage here, for the turn of the season if DOW feed FG At this consultation there were present Buddington, Vhester, Tyson, the Doctor aud Morton. The ice was beginning to coine down in mid-channel in dense packs, but there were still two channels or leads along each of the shores. Hall asked the Doctor for his opinion tirst—asking him first, as Morton naively says, be- cause he was preceey the least capable of giving an opinion, being & landsman. The Doctor’s opin- isn was to go tothe west channel, where there was still some water, and to go north yet as far as possible. I was asked next, says Morton, and I concurred with the octor, saying we had better push as far nortn as possible to prosecute the object of our expe- dition; but, in the meantime, to look out for good winter quarters in case we should be beset. Not to go back on any account, because “up there’ every mile is @ mile. Tyson iollowed, and said, “Look out tor winter quarters—for a harbor, im: mediately.’’ Chester said, “Go ahead so long as ou can make a mile.” Buddington said, “Get Into winter quarters,” and, adds Morton, ‘1 thi Buddington showed the white feather here. We should have gone on.” HALL WAS HIMSELF FOR GOING NORTH. A few hours after this, while deliberating, we. were “nipped.’’ This was about the 2d or of September, I think, and we afterwards drifted to Polaiis Bay to 81 deg. 32 min., got a lead, steamed in and came to anchor four miies and a half south- east of Cape Lupton. In this neighborhood we ultimately found an anchorage, and erected an ob- servatory on the coast and sledged all our pro- visions to the shore. It was here where a few weeks aiterwards Hall died, Some of the crew evidently believe that this sultation had a dampering and discouraging effect upon Captain Hall, Buddington says there is no round for any such statement. Morton complains hat Buddington always kept him on shipboard, and would not send him on exploring work, bein, the duty for which he claims to have especial nalificutions from his previous experiences with Rane and De Haven. Further than unburdenin; himself of these charges Morton states he has not @ word to say against the sailing master, for whom he professes to entertain and evidently does enter- tain much warm and kindly feeling. Baddington has certainly won many Warm friends in Dandee Jor bis warig-learted and thoroughly ssiloruke manners. He has had one fault only, #0 far as I have seep, and tiat has been hia tendency to become thoroughly Scot- tish in his admiration of the celebrated mountain dew of Caledonia, one property of which 4s that it both cheers and inebriaies. I have, how- ever, seen 98 much of Buddington as any man dur- ing the whole of his stay in Dundee, and! have never seen him meapable. THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. Chester, the chie! mate, is @ fine fellow, full of Manly resolution, who keeps strict watch and ward over the captain, and possesses considerable in- fluence over him, and is always alarmed leat Bud. dington should biab stories to those who may burt them. Schuman, the Chief Engineer, is from Ger- Many, but is a naturalized citizen of the States, and ardently in love with republican institutions, He is an admirable artist, and has with him a series of sketches of various polar scenes (fifty in namber, [ think), which are to be handed to the United States government by the Vice Consul here. He declares that Captain Hall raved a great deal during his illness, and attributes the rumors as to poisoning solely to the erring emanations ef a maddened brain, He is enthusiastic over the sub- ject of Polar discoveries, and declares he will go ck again if only the government will send two ships instead of one, le complains that the Po- laris was too light, too easily driven by the tides and ice, aud had too little motive power, her maximum speed being stx knots per hour. AFTER THE DEATH OF BALL. Mr. Semanen, a German, @ Baptist and a tee- totaller, complains that after Captain Hall’s death whe regular Sunday services, which were so faith- fully heid from Sabbath to’ Sabbath during the Commander's régime tell into desuetude. ‘Things gg very changed then, | tell you,” are his words. ‘he carpenter, Mr. Coffin, who measured Hall’s body for the bier, states that the countenance was calm, placid and devoid of the least trace of pain or suffering, far more nat- ural and fresh in color than any face of death he ever remembers to have seen. The carpenter, as I have already said, is a poet and his lucubrations have been enlivening the pages of the Scottish newspapers. There 1s no questioning the honest sincerity of his emotion when he recites his lofty panegyric of the gseatness of Captain Hall. Hall, one say, died with the word “Excelsior” on his lips. ‘Find the Pole; never mind me,’ was his latest utterance. A SKBICH OF THE FUNERAL by Schuman is particularly aifecting. The scene on the foreground 1s & series of rugged blocks of ice, a snow plain white with undriven snow occupies the middle distance, while in the distance are rugged blutis and pro- montories and huge masses of amorphous rocks. To the left of the picture the ice-bound waters of Polaris Bay shimmer in the clear light of the stars and the more fitiul gieams o! the evanescent auroras. On a snow bank close to the edge of the bay isa wooden shed (the observatory) and a tall flag-pole, with the stars and stripes drooping at hali-mast. Im the centre of the picture, siowly Srusging along over the snow plain, is the funeral cortége. The bier rests on a sledge and is covered with the national flags. In procession, two by two, the crew in their arctic dress, 1ur caps, fur jackets and top boots, with lanterns in their hands, are gently dragging the sledge with a hawser. One man marcues afew paces in advance at the head of the procession, lantern in hand. Behind the sledge are the Esquimau members of the crew, straggling after the sledge in bewilderment and grigi at the scene. An endeavor was made to get this picture tor the London Jilustrated News, but the owner, Captain Buaddington, to whom it has been presented, was unwilling to part with it. AN EXAMPLE OF SCOTTISH HOSPITALITY. Daring their short stay im Dundee the officers and crew have made many friends, and on their departure jast night the railway depot was thronged with a crowd of respectably dressed per- sons, among whom were several ladies. ‘The otii- cers and crew were bid an affectionate farewell, and it was @ remarkabie evidenc® of the strong hold they had established over the aifections of the Dundee people that at the hand-shaking and Kissing, which was ae eee Lm OnE Drm neLy, at Parting, each addressed the other familiarly by name as if their acquaintance had been ot years standing instead of a short four days. Three ringing cheers jor the crew of the Polaris were given as the train left the station, which cheering was heartily reciprocated from the cars, On their arrival at Pesth another crowd gave them a similarly enthu- siastic welcome. Betore leaving Dundee an ad- dre} was presented by the officers and crew of the Polaris to Captain Adams, of the Arctic, for bis kindness to them on the voyage. It was singularly characteristic of the undemonstrative nature of the warm-hearted Scotch, that while they were overflowing with sympatay for the castaways there Were, nevertheless, no bands of music, no display of bunting, no parade of public bodies to accom- pauy the crew to the railway depot. That is not the Scotch way of managing matters. 1t was the “grip”? of the hand, the hurried, hali-choked *gude nike the stifled sob and the silent tear on the cheek that testifled to the deep affection which Old Scotia’s children felt for the brave-hearted American explorers whom the vicissitudes of for- tune had cast upon their distant shores, THE ARRIVAL AT NEW YORK. How the Men Look—They Are Taken to the Navy Yard—On to Washington. The Inman steamship City of Antwerp, Captain Laver, from Liverpool on the 23d ultimo, reached Quarantine yesterday morning, having on board the eleven survivors from the ill-fated Polaris, known as the Buddington party. The vessel steamed up the narrows about five o'clock, and in the gray of the dawn could be distinguished riding at anchor awaiting the coming of the Health Oilicer. At half-past six Dr. Moshier, Deputy Health Oficer, visitec the steamer. As a HERALD reporter stepped on board and took aglance atthe situa- tion, he supposed that he would be able to readily single out the heroes of the Polar expedition. Such, however, was not the case. Noticing a tall, well-built man with a light colored mustacbe, who appeared to be THE CENTRE OF A SMALL CIRCLE of admirers, the reporter, after waiting his oppor- tunity, asked this person if Captain Buddington or First Mate Chester could be seen. “Oh, yes,” re- plied the man, with a suspicious twinkle in his eye, “that’s Buddington over there’ (pointing outa short, heavy-set man, of middle age). ‘You'll find him quite a clever sort of fellow. I have managea to scrape up somewhat of an acquaintance with him.” Just a litule suspicious that he was in the presence of the first mate himself, the reporter was just going to seek Captain Buddington when the latter tyrned and said, “I say, Chester, gota light?’ Seeing that he was exposed, the first mate, who has been awarded the highest compli- ments for his good nature and the hopes which he infused into the entire party when every one else was fainthearted and despondent, accepted the situation and seemed to regard it as a matter of course that the reporter had wanted to talk to him. THE DROLLEST HUMOR was apparent in everything which he said. “We missed the HERALD at our breakfast table,” he said, quite calmly, as if taking the reporter to task for not dally delivering it at 82 north. “Will you please point out the members of your party, officer ?’’ asked the HERALD man. “Certainly. [have already shown you the cap- tain. But here he comes. Captain, this gentieman is from the HERALD. You will find it troubicsome to get the Captain to ‘interview’ as you call it.” “At present,” said Captain Buddington, ‘my tongue is tied regarding the Polaris and her voy- age. Aside from that, as | am aware, you care little for what I have tosay. Lam pina to get back, however; 80 giad that, indeed, [ have not siept any for two nights from the real joy o1 my heart at returning. I desire, if you say anything of me. to re- turn my thanks for the gencrous way in which our men have been treated by Captain Laver and his brother officers, of the City of Antwerp. They are all good ellows, and do know how to keep a man’s spirits up.’ The Captain thrust his hands a trifle deeper into his breeches pockets and turned siowly around for a short walk. BUDDINGTON SORRY FOR THE EXPEDITIONS FAILURE. “Poor fellow,” said Chester, ‘the feels bad on ac- count of the failure of the expedition. That man there by the raf, rather slim, with full beard, sligh with gray, and a cheery face, is Sec- ond Officer Morton. He was North with Kane and is & cooleheaded, experienced officer. Schumann, Odell and Campbell, the two engincersand the fire- man, are over there, near the mizzenmast, Dr, Bessel is that short man with the flowing beard and felt hat. I don’t see Coffin, the carpenter, but he is on board somewhere. Hobby, Hayes and Sie- mons, the seamen, are those small chunky fellows there, just at your left.” “COME UNDER MY WING.’ Just at this moment the Navy Yard tug Vataipa, which had been awaiting the inspection of the ves- sel by the Health OMicer, came alongside to take the Argonautic heroes to the Navy Yard, As the order ‘was passed to the sailors to get the men’s baggage up, Chester quietly remarked, “There isn’t enough to bower them very much, I guess.’? “TAMING CARE OF THEM.” Kans and willingly the eleven men climbed down the Antwerp’s side to the tug, for they were taking one step more in the direction of home. Three long cheers were given by the passengers sailors on the steamer. A deck hand on tlie who iooked very much like the “bum-boat man’? who used to go down to sell pies and sour bread to, the poor naval officers on board the fiéet waiting for the arrival of the Duke, and the HERALD reporter among them, standing out forward, said in reply to one of an inquisitive sailor’s questions :— “Oh, you see we're taking these men up to the ee so (hat the newspaper fellows can’t old of em." Poor Jack was entirely taken First looking intently at the men, as they descended the ship's side, and then, nervously glancing behind him to see if any o1 those terrible aoosktten chaps, pi ae know,” were near, he re- lapsed into a very thoughtful mood, indeed, The old salt will pro never be able to clearly separate the words “Tallapoosa” and “calaboose,” and will go back to England full of horrible stories of the ungratefulness of republics. ON THE TALLAPOOSA, In the afternoon the same reporter visited the Polaris survivors on board the steamer Tallapoosa at the Navy Yard. Captain McRitchie, whom the reporter has abi t cause for remembering, be- cause of his cou 8 on a previons occasion, Wel- comed the H#RaLD wan aud introdaced him to each of the Arctic heroes, ‘The men gathered upoo the upper deck, and all conversed most ireely upon every subject save the only one which the reporter was particularly interested in. A REMINISCENCE. Casting nis eyes toward Cob Dock the reporter saw the buoy trom near which the Polaris raised her anchor for the last time in New York harbor, It recalled the scene of that June day, when, in the quiet of the early evening, after the visiters had all taken their departure from the yard and the long lines of laborers had flled out of the gate, the reporter, incompany with Constructor Delano, bad said good-by to Captain Hall and stepped into a boat, just as the trim little Polaris dropped out into the tide and headed up the Sound—the sunset gun on the ordnance dock booming a sad, solemn farewell. That vision recalled an event which transpired more than two years ago, but the scene was as vivid as if it were only yesterday; around him were some ol the men who on that same evening started for the regions of polar ice, and the writer of this tried to realize how widely their path of iife has diverged from his through these two years. BEFORE THE COURT OF INQUIRY. ‘The men are under the strictest orders to have nothing whatever to say about the death of Captain Hall. No matter how voluble they may be on any or all other venice they shut up like an oyster when this sublect is broached. Captain Chandler says that the Tallapoosa will wait orders before pro- ceeding to Washington, and that she wiil not start before this evening at the earliest. The men will all be examined before the same Board of Inquiry who heard the story of the Tyson party. ‘The men will not be allowed to visit their homes until their re- turn from Washington. YACHTING. The Ocean Races-—Brilliant Time An- tictpated—An Extra Subscription Cup For the Smaller Schooner Yachts Sug- gosted. The Regatta Committee @f the New York Yacht Club are rapidly perfecting the arrangements necessary for the successful and satisfactory sail- ing of the grand ocean races on Thursday Oth inst. The interest that is béing developed among yachtsmen generally and the many friends of the gentlemen who have entered their vessels for the contest is very great. Speculating on the character of the weather likely to be experienced, they vouchsale opinions regard- ing the result and draw comparisons be- tween the several classes of boats that intend to compete. Up to the honr of closing busi- ness yesterday everything was going along smoothly, and the chances are that the deet that will anchor off Owl's Head on the morning of the race will be very large and consist ef sucn boats that there must be an exciting time during the progress of the event. It 1s certain that the entries will reach that number to make the affair of the most brilliant character, and it has peen sug- gested by a prominent yachtsman, whose plea surecrait has been entered for the $1,000 cup, that an extra subscription cup be provided by the owners oi the smailer schooner yachts and to be sailed for by this class of boats, in addition to the other, thus giving them an opportanity to win a prize with the larger yachts, whose chances of success in a cracking breeze may be greater than the smalier boats. In this case the fleet of schooner yacnts should be large. Why do not the vessels of this class in the Brooklyn and Atlantic clubs join the racers? It must be borne in mind by those who wish to enter their vessels in either class that the time ex- ires for such opportunity at twelve o’clock M., on Tuesaay, wth inst. Meanwhile any information de- sired concerning the races can be obtained by addressing or calling upon Mr. Charles A. Minton, Secretary of the New York Yacht Club, No, 26 Broad street. META AND VISION. The Match Race for a $500 Cup—The Course To Be Seventeen and a Half Nau- tical Miles from Sandy Hook—Articies of Agreement Governing the Contest. The match race between the crack sloops Meta (Mr. George A. Beling), and Vision (Mr. J. J. Alex- andre), for a $500 cup, will be sailed to-morrow, from the point of Sandy Hook seventeen anda half nautical miles outside and return. It will be remembered that these boats once be- ore this season sailed a similar race, for a like prize, when the Meta met with an accident during the contest, and the Vision proved victorious, after a most exciting and eventiul day. The interest manifested in this event among yachtsmen is probably as great as any like event has developed ior years, and the friends of cveh of the owners are wagering large sums on the result, ine members of one social club in Jersey City, tt is sald, having $8,000 already in the hands of stakeholders, The ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT peered into by the respective owners are as fol- lows :— First—Said match race to be sailed on Monday, October 6, provided there is @ stx-knot breeze at time of starting, this to be decided by the judges, or in case both owners shall be willing to start. Serond—Course to be outside, pa naatienl miles to wind- ward and return trom Sandy Hook, or, if the direction of the wind does not allow it, [74 utical miles before the Wind and back, yachts tp pass between the judges’ boat and a ouoy, to bé decided upon by the Judges before the race. Third—Two jndges to be appointed by the owner of each yacht, one to sailon the competing yacht, the other to remain on board the stakehoat (steamboat. In case of dispute, the said judges to select an umpire, whose decision shall be final. Fourth—The yachts to be off Sandy Hook at ten o'clock A. M. on the day of the race, subject to the order of the judges. j ‘TUth—A. steamboat to be provided at the expense of the loser of the race, tor the judges, and te act as stakeboat, Poth at starting and turiing points. After both yachts have started, the judges’ boat to proceed seventeen and a half nauccal niles ina straight line dead to windward, or before the wind, according to the decision of the judges. and there (o maintain her position until both yachts have passed around her, and then to return to the starting point, Sizth—The match to be sailed with the time allowance, and (except where they conflict with these regulations), according to the rules of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, to- gether with such written instructions and directions as the judges may give upon the day of the race. Serenth—The prize to be @ cup ot the value of: ach owner to deposit the sum of $500 before the day of the race with the judges, who will hand over to the winner the entire amount of $1,000, said winner to attend to the purchasing of the Prize. Kighth—The start to be a flying one. The judges’ boat togi & signal for the yachts to prepare one whistle, accompanied by the lowering of her flag. Ten minutes later the e signal to be ented for the start. Ten minutes to be allowed for (he yachts to cross thie line. Jinth—In case the judges do not start the yachts on the day named, they to de ide when the race is to be sailed. ‘enth—Kach owner has the privilege of having the yachts remeasured after the race. Eleventh—The rule relating to havins Club on board dari: e 2 & member of the ed, and also that also that relating Hy ¢ Yachts in Club rooms. ‘0 dead ballast to be taken im or out within forty-eight hours of the time of starting. Thirteenth—In the event of the judges’ boat not being baek at the starting point before the yachts. each judge totake the time of passing the buoy ot the yacht on which he is; for which purpose said jndges, before the start. are to compare watches and decide how the buoy shall bear when taking time. The yachts, in returning, io pass the buoy on the same side as at starting, within 100 yards of it, Fourteenth.—The starting ofthe yachts, by the judges, to constitute a race, even if made in over eight hours Fifteenth.—'achts may carry any fore and aft sails— head sails to be on stay. Yachts in turning the stake- boat to leave it on the starboard hand. ‘Sizteenth,—Should any accident happen to either yacht revious to the start which would, ir the opinion of the {pacer ender ber untit to race, the jndges will postpone to such day as will be agreed upon by the own ut all extra expenses incurred thereby to be borne yacht causing the postponement. The steamboat Witliam Fletcher will be used as the stakeboat, carrying the judges and friends of the owners over ihe course. She will leave the Barge office dock, fi of Whitehall street, to-mor. row morning, at eight o’clock precisely, THE OCEAN BALLOON VOYAGE, The great balloon in which Washington H. Donaldson proposes, in company with Alfred Ford and Mr. Arthur Lunt, to make the Transatlantic wertal voyage, did not start last evening, as it had been announced to do, The work of inflation was commenced yesterday morning, and continued up to nearly one o'clock, when it was discon- tinned in consequence of the high wind and threatening aspect of the weather. At that time the balloon was more than half full of gas, and was expected to sail away if at all, by about five o’ciock. The wind fresh- ened, however, from south-southeast, and the as- cension was abandoned of nec Meantime Donaldson’s sinaii balloon, the wenta,’? was filled, and the young #ronaut announced that he would make an ascension with this wrostadt, so as not wholly to disappoint the public. About twenty minutes past five o’clock there was an assembiage of perhaps 3,000 persons on the Capitoline grounds, and as the nta soared away cloudward they saluted Donaldson with a hearty cheer. The balloon rose easily and rapidly and passed in & north-northwest direction for about @ mile, and had then reached an altitude of perhaps 1,500 or 2,000 feet. At that point some- — was seen to fall, and the impression was that it was Donaldson's hat. Shortly aiterward the balloon was carried in @ north-northeasterly direction, and when last seen was travelling In the same current, Large numbers of persons in New York and Brooklyn, who saw the airship moving across the cities, were under the impression that the ocean voyage at last inaugurated. Donaldson asserts and reasserts, in response to all inquiries, his determination to start with his companions in the jarge balloon on the first Jair day. It was expected that he would land last night somewhere in Connecticut and return to the city to-day, 2 GA ion, Schluss-Seenen der Ausstellung, Von Pramion ju Orden. Pferdes und Hunde - Ausfiellung. —_-——_— Victor Ewaunel’'s Desuch. Die Schreibfugel. Wien, 12. Sevtentber 1873. Die legten Tage der Ausftel(ung. Die Ausftellung feiert einen fdhinen Lebens- abend, Erft jetst ift fle im eigentlidjen Sinne des Wortes international” geworden. Bis dahin hatte die Vevdlferung Wiens tiglid) jeit vier Dio» naten ihre nad) Tanfenden zu zahleuden Cohorten von Sdauluftigen entjendet, um des unvergleid)- lichen Unblics 31 geniefen, um den Reiz au em- pfimden, den da8 vielleicht ungeregelte aber in fei- ner mafjenhaften Fille unermeflidje Chaos von SAinheit auf Aeden ausiibt, der nidjt abge- ftumpft in feiner Empfinglicjfeit fiir folde Cin- bride ift, oder bei dem Borurtheile der verfdjie- denften Urt nidjt die Stelle de8 Hirufaftens ver- treten, Starter Fremdenbejud. Mit eitem Worte, endlich hat fid) die Welt eingefunden, und namentlid) in den Vormittags ftunden vernimmt man in dem Gerwiihl der Be fudher, die an Wodyentagen die Ziffer von 40,000 taglic erreidjen und an Sountagen bis an die 70,000 reichen, viel feltener das cigenthiimlice Wiener Idiom als den Berliner Dialett, die wei chen Modiulationen der vielfarbigen flavifden Sprachen, die pathetifdjen Wnapaften der magha- rvijden Sprache and das WAllerweltsmedium—fran- jofifdh und italienifd). Wenn man der Wiener Fremdentijte des yu Paris erfdjeinenden American Register trauen odarf, fo ift die Gaftitite der Gejuder aus den Vereinigten Staaten cine redjt anjehulidje geworden. ur Yohn Bull zittert augenjdeintid) davor, dak ihm in Bien daffelbe pajfiren tinnte, rwozu thin fein cigenes London reidjlich genug Gelegenheit bietet, namlid) an der ordindren Sundstags-Cholervine auf vierundswanzig Stunden unpaflid) gu werden, Die Reize der Umgegend. Viel trigt zu dem jablreidjeren Gejud das wahrhajt glorioje Wetter bei, das mit der jdhonften Periode des ,,indianijden Sonrmers” verglidjen werden fann, Gin langanhaltender, leijer Nacht regent folgt jedesmal einent fonnigen, von ange- nehmen Winden jfrijd) erhaltenen Tage in un ablijfiger Reihe, und wer fic) anf einige Ferienwodjen, dem Rathe des Horaz: Carpe diem! nadhjuleben entidjlieft, farm nidjts Befferes thun als einige Stunden im den Griinden der Ausftellung und des in manden Parthien nod urwaldartig erhaltenen Praters verdammern, oder went er weiterer Abrwedjelung bedarf, fic) mit halbftiindiger Bahnfahrt mitten in die Wun der der Wlpenrelt verjesen. Herbftin den Alpen. Was find die mit Villas gejdmriicten Hiigel im der Umgegend von London, was die garten reidje, lieblidje Umgegend vou Baris, was jogar die Promenaden am Arno von Florenj, oder eine Wanderung durd) die Campagna von Rom, im Vergleich mit diejer er habenen Sdjiuheit unerimefilidjer Gebirge, die an den Borftddten Wiens beginnen und in immer fteigender Hobe fic) bié zur advia- tiidjen See erjftreden, wo der Heiperidengarten Staliens feine erjten Terraffen hat. Der Herbjt ift tiberdies dic fchinfte Sahreszeit in Siid-Oeiter- reich und dehut fic) oft bis gur Mitte des Novem- bere aus. Internationale Pferde-Ausftellung. Nod ift die Reihenfolge der additionellen Aus fiellumgen nidjt gefdloffen. Sn wenigen Tagen beginnt die internationale Pferde-Aunsfteltung, welde fic) an die agriculturellen Nusjtellungen im Prater anfcjlieft, und ein Gewiminel von Sportsmaunern aller Nationen hat fid) bereits im Sitblid auf die erjebnte Eroffnung einge funden. Projectirte Hunde Ausfeellung. Mud) ift in Borfcdhiag getommen, od) cine maffenhafte Hunde-Musfielling hinjujzufiigen ; aber dies Ddiirfte vielleidjt unterbleibeu, um den fdjlechten deutiden Wit: ,,die Ausftellung fet auf dent Hund qefommen,” wicht nod) yu gquter Yetst an die viele andern oft febr qraujamen Wike ju reihen, weldje iiber die Anaftellung durd ganz Europa colportirt worden find, Wie sehr aud das Publitum aller Gefellidhaftsclatfen fic) fiir den Hund, dem Lord Byron eit unfterbliches Lob- Tied gefungent und welcjem der Bhilofoph Sdyopen Hauer in jeinen” ,Barerga” und ,,Bavali pomena” ganze Capitel widmet, — inter effiven mag, fo ciqnet fid) dergleiden doch Nidjt ju einent wiirdigen Shluk fiir den qrofen Chreuplats aller Riinfte und Gewerbe des Erdglobus. Der Bager wud der Sports. mann, der feine Hetshunde, feten fie nun miirtent bergifdje oder dinijde Doggen, bitidhelt und einen begeifterungsvollen Unterjdied jwijden baicrifden Doppelnajen, Bulldogs, Bluthunden, Dachien and Retrievers madt; die Salon Dame, welder e8 fewer fallt, jwifdyen dem LG- wenhiinddyen, dem neapolitanifchen Windfpiel, dem Seidenpinder und dem Ming-Charles cine entidjiedene Wahl ju treffen, werden anf diejer Weltansftellung auf ihre Lieblingeneigungen verzidhten muiiffen. Dennody befteht zur Zeit cine ftarte ,, Bewegung” fiir Verwirtlidung der Sache und e8 wire gar nidt unmiglid), day die ganze fedhemonatliche Pract des Praterpalaftes am Ende des Oftober mit Gundegebell su Grabe qetragen wiirde, Un das Geheul mifgiinftiger Kritifer ift fie ohnehin gewshnt worden. Vier unddreifiqtanfend Pra mirte. Die Generaldiveftion hat ein in Grog-Quarto gebundenes, didleibiges’ Volumen aller Namen und Firmen vevdffentlidt, welde pramiirt wor den find. Man hitte eigentlich faimmelide fiinf- zig tanfend Uusfteller pramiixen follen, fo wire man mander Sorge 08 gerworder. Bier und dreifiq Taujend erbielten Diplome und Me- darllen; deshalh ift gqrofes Wehllagen in dem ohne Anszeidrung verbliebenen Drit- theile, und, wie ye erwarten war, hat fid) namentlidy unter den hiefigen GErpreffunts- Pournalen, valgo ,,Revolver-Journaliften,” cin hodjbezahiter Federtrieg pro et contra dicjes oder jenes Uebergangenen entiponnen, Ein Enttaufdter GaN mit Wuththranen in den Mugen betlaate Nay det mir ein englifdjer Ansfteller dariiber, ex uur vier Fortidrittemedaillen, fing dienftmedaillen umd drei Anertennungediptome (Diplome fiir guten ,Gefdmadk” und ,,-Mitarbei-! terfchaft”) erhalten, aber daf ihm das Erfte und! Hichfte, daz ,Chrendiplout,” das unter der geheuren Anzahl uur an vierhundert Asftel vergeben ward, eatgangen fei. Gin fo vielfa Ansgezeidneter und dennod) Unjujriedener tary) in einntal von jeinemt induftriellen Grifenwahm nidht curirt werden. Die Beglitdten tragen Nae, tiirlidy all’ ihr Gliid unverholen jur Schau, “Pramien-Certificate und ifre Namen. Die ganjzen Anefteller, weldje bereits im Ses five ihrer Medaillen und Diplome find, haben e@& nicht unterfafjen, ihre Sdjrdnte mit diefen Ema, blemen gu verjieren. Diejenigen aber, die nody, nicht tm Gefite einer der vieltaufendfaltigen Mes daiflen getommen find, fonnen Meine, das erfren+ fiche Fattum verfiindende Plafate bet den Vero tiuferinnen der Cataloge, den fogenannten ,,€a2 talogeufen,” erhalten. Sd) hirte cine diefer: Damen einem Diener folgenden Auftrag ertheilen = »DSerdienft” habe id) jest genug, aber ,,2Auerfer> nung” febit mir. Die ng ich nod) Heute haber. Auch toute cin wenig ,,Fortidjritt” nicht \dhaden. Nad ,gutem Gefdmac” fragt Miemand, dodp wire e8 gut wenn id) etwas ,Runft-Diplom~ auf dem Tifdje hatte. Fiir , Wlitarbeiter” dante ih; ich Habe deven genug auf Lager. Yagd anf Orden. Man wiirde fid) aber einem Irrthume hin geben, wenn man glauben wollte, da mit der Preisvertheilung die Ambition der européifdyen Unsfteller und der Weltausftellungs-Funttionive thven 3wee erreidjt habe. G8 find die Medail- len, weldje von der Jury verliehen find, in jene Kategorie gehirig, weldhe nidt vont Staate felbft, fondern mur von einer legalen Rirperfdaft ftammt. Ws folcje diivfen dieje Dtedaillen nid auf der Brujt getvagen werden und cin pramiirter Qnduftrieller fieht alfo nod) hanstief unter einent: Ordensritter. Die Menjden hier gu Lande wadjfen aber mun einmal mit ihren ,,hoherere Ziweden” mindeftens bis yur WAnwartidaft auf einen Ordew. Victor Emanuel fommt aud nod, Mit Auenahme Scprweden’s, Holland's und dev Tiirfei haben fammtlidje Regenten oder Thronerben Curopa’s die Weltausftellung bes judjt, dev weifge Czar, der Pring von Wales, der: Kronprin; vor Diinemart, dey von Deutfdland, die Kaiferta von Deutfdland, die Rinigin vow Griedhentand, der Fiirjt von Ruminien, der Fiirft von Serbien, der Fiirft von Montenegro, der perfijdje Sdjah und nod) ein Dugend mehr. Um Mittwod) fommt auc) Victor Emannef: bierher, jim erften Male, feitdem das fleine: Piermont das qanje iibrige Stalien anneftirt hat f Unfere Feudalen trauern darob in Gad undi Wide. ie Die Shreibtugel. Qn diciem ungeheuren Ausftellungsrauine und: pioar tt der grofjen Rotunda jelber befindet fidp: cin Objet, ein winjig Eleines, das dennod) die warinfte Gerwunderung jedes Sournaliften ver- dient! Das ift die Shreibtugel. Mit diefer tft man im Stande dretimal fo fdjnell gr fdreiben, als mit der natiirlidjen Hand, Gin Federdruc, ein elettrijder Sfrom md Alles madjt fic) von felber. Ver fleine Mechanisms leiftet fogar da$ Unglanb» Niche, den gefdjriebenen WArtitel im jechsfadjer, vorziighidher opie ju liefern. Hier ift ein Mella fiir Wie, die ihr Brod mit Tintetraufets verdienen! Reine Gefahr mehr, daR ihnen die beften Gedanfer anf dem weiter Wege vom Hirn gur Feder verloren gehen. Die Schreiblugel ligt vtel boffen. Bei weiterer Vervollfommnmng tanu e8 dahin gebradjt werden, da man fid) auf dem Schreibtifde ein Feuilleton und cimen Leite artifel in jehn Dtinuten jujammen — tugelt. Man brandt dann den Papierftreifen nur ellen. weije abjufdjneiden, wie der Bangnier feine Cou- pons, Der Crfinder ift ein Dane und heft Han» jen. Der Mann fann als unjehlbaver Retter vor dem Sdhreibetvanpf empfohlen werden wud diirfte einmal den jdjreibjertigen Sournaliften jr Gliidsgiitern verhelfen, was ihnen ja fonft nidt gar zu oft 3 pafftren pflegt ! APOLLO'S POLICY. Meeting Last Evening ot the Executive Cogimittee—Decision as to the Report To Be Made to the General Committee— The Utica Nominations To Be Sup- ported. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the General Committee of the Apollo Hall democracy met last evening. The objectof the meeting was to confer with the ousted Utica delegates and de- cide with them as to what course should be recom- mended to the General Committee next Wednes- day. Reporters were not admitted, but the HERALD reporter, in conversation with one of the repre- sentatives of the committee, learned that it was decided at the meeting not to “go back” upon the Utica nominations, but to stand by them, while at the same time the action of the State Gen- eral Committee would be severeiy criticised for not giving any recognition to a2 organization as powerful as Apollo Hall, and exclaiming against the injustice of ignoring & branch of the democracy whose record was pure, while recognizing exclusively a section whose record was one of corruption and fraud. At the same time, while the general! policy would be to recognize the nominations made at Utica, it could not be expected that Apoilo Hall would be very warmly in favor of them, and that the action of the body would be greatly influenced by local nominations. No doubt a good deal of “swopping’’? would go on, The several members with whom . the reporter conversed agreed that this was the policy decided upon. “REFORM” PRIMARIES, ‘The primary election passed off quietly in all the Assembly districts last evening, the regular tickes being elected without opposition, except in one or two districts, in which local differences could not be united. A County Convention of ten delegates and an Executive Committee of two delegates for each Assembly district was elected, and also a General Committee for each Assembly district of two members for each election district. The following are the delegates to the Executive Committee : — Dist. 1—Joseph, Slevin... —John B. Shea an. 3—Willlam T. A. William H. Rooney. 4—Edwa: Cat Robert White. -David 8. Pai ‘Edward A. Binke. Horatio N. Twombly, ‘Joseph Martin. William Dodge, Joseph P, Strack. Thomas O'Gara. ward eae Wm. F. Havemeyer, Jr 10—Owen Murphy ii—J, M. Bundy. 1A. 21—A. A. Thompson. e The reformers claim this to be the strongest cen- tral organized committee ever elected. The above Sominitees are to assemble at headquarters, in the Brerett House, on Monday evening at eight o'clock. HOBOKEN WITHOUT WATER. At a late hour last evening the main water pipe connecting Hoboken with the reservoir on the Heights was suddenly burst, and the city was soon without water, Mr, M. H. Murphy, the water regis. trar, was telegraphed for, and at a more advanced hour it wag thought that he would succeed belore morning in es hing & connection with the pipes of Jersey City. Otherwise the city will lack Water to-day and. serious inconvenionce Will ensuc,