The New York Herald Newspaper, October 12, 1873, Page 5

THE OCEAN. RACES, From Owl's Head to the Five- Fathom Bank Lightship Off Cape May. THIRTEEN VESSELS STRIVING FOR VICTORY Working Schooners and Pleasure Craft in the Fleet, Plenty of Wind and Heavy Head Seas. ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS Beating to Windward One Hundred and Twenty-five Miles. ” The Enchantress the Winner of the $1,000 Oup and the Pilot Boat Negus the $1,000 Purse—Three of the Racers Home, ——_ On BoaRD YACHT ENCHANTRESS, OFF SANDY Hook Ligur Sup, * SarurDay, Cor, 1l—t:l2 A. M. ‘Thursday afternoon when the competing ves- sels in the great ocean races were off the point of Sandy Hook and the Regatta committee of the New York Yacht Club and others on board the ‘steam yacht HBRALD were preparing to bid them adieu and wish them all “good luck,” the scene was one that could not fail to delight the most senthusiastic yachtsman, It had been a day parti- cularly charming to commence a contest of the character in which the vessels were engaged, and upon each and every deck ‘ofthe racing boats were picked crews, veteran pilots, delighted sailing misters ‘and hopeiul owners. It was the foriuue of one of the HERALD reporters to find himself, carly that afternoon, on board the Enchantress, where, on deck, were Mr. J. F. Loubat, the owner; Vice Commodore Douglas, Mr. Walter L. Kane, Judge ior the Committee; bis brother, Mr. Delancey Kane, and Mr. Edward R, Jones ready to accompany the yacht to victory or de.ca.. Busy giving orders to the bronzed crew Was seen Captain Bob Fist, who modelied the boat, and near him, eager to take the wheel, was Pilot Beter W. Roff, of Staten Island. In like re- spects it was understood that all the crait whose crews were eager to win the prizes presented by Commodore Bennett were well proviaed. So, when the point of Sandy Hook was passed, the great ocean race to the LIGHTSIIP ON FIVE FATHOM BANK had commenced and was fast becoming exciting. At the time of starting tie wind was to the north- ‘ward, but at this point it had veered to the east northeast and was breezing freshiy. The pretty Clio, with all sai! set, was working well to wind- ‘ward; the Enchantress, with a cloud of canvas, ‘was second; the Alarm third, Dreadnaught fourth, working schooner Van Name filth, BVa sixth and the pilot boat Mary E. Fish, working schooner Rein- deer, pilot boat Thomas 8S. Negus, schooner smack Wallace Blackford and pilot boats James W. El- well and Edmund E. Blunt in the positions as mamed. Passing out by the land, the Enchantress ‘went about on the port tack at 4h. 26m., the Clio did likewise at 4h, 27m., the Alarm followed suit at 4h, 28m., the Dreadnaught soon the same, and now each bent to their business, Away to leeward, and not to interfere with the mancuvring ¢/ the vessels, the excursionists’ steamers accompanied us, and gliding swiftly along among these, looking particularly handsome, ‘Was the storm yacht Day Dream, upon thedeck of which General Aspinwall was observed, in the New York Yacht Club uniform. Though each and every captain of this feet of clippers knew there ‘was much work and chances of ill-iuck before them, they commenced their task with faces lighted up ‘with pleasureable excitement, and the last whistle of the Judge’s boat leit them all in the best of humor, and with the highest hopes of success. On board the Clo, which had crept up to windward in tue Narrows, there was an evident determination to keep in advance. She had set toresail, mainsail, foretopsall, jib, fying-)ib and two topsails, and the canvas drew very well. At 4h. 35m. the Enchant- ress, under club foresail, mainsail, jib, flying-jib, Mmaintopmast staysail and working topsails, WAS GRADUALLY LESSENING the distance. The Clio wasin advance. The noble looking Alarm was a short away to leeward, while the Dreadnaught, with all kites set, her big Mmaintopmast etaysail being the more conspicuous, ‘was challenging Rear Commodore Kingsland for third place. The saucy Eva followed, and then the ‘Widgeon and Mary E. Fish, of the pilot boats, were earnestly contesting with each other for the post of Donor in their class, with the advantage tn favor of the latter, and to leeward of these was the trusty- Jooking ‘Van Name, and among the brush the Wal- Jace Blackford, the schooner smack that entered for the prize and glory attacied to the event, The yachts were now flying through the water and the Enchantress on the starboard tack at 4h. 44m. went «by the Clio, which looked a beautiful picture, 4nd assumed the lead of tne fleet that now was out on the ocean heading to the goal far* away. The day.was fast passing to a pleasant twilight, and the sun glinted its adieu on the snow ‘white canvass of the racers witn blinding bright. mess, Now the fun began in earnest. Five miles distant, at 5h. 9m., the Highland lights bearing west southwest, the Enchantress was heading aouth with the wiad fair and leading ail her com- petitors fully one mile. The Clio, standing on the same tack, was second, one mile astern; the Alarm @ like distance to the leeward of her; the Dread- aught half a mile further off, while the Eva, Van Name and others were hull down. The wind was now hauling little more down the coast, and it ‘was\the unanimous opinion of all on tne Enchant- Test that there would be lively work before the might was over. At 5h. slm. we WERE OFF LONG BRANCH, and-on Our weather quarter, with sails set, we d the Richmond steamer Old Dominion, out- ward bound, and two miles further away was one ot Alexandre’s steamships ploughing the gleep in the . Sanre direction. The western horizon still looked bright with the glories of departing day, and, using @ giass, the positions of the competing vessels Nearest us were noted to be the same as belore given, though we were dropping them fast. There Was a rolling sea off this point, and the steamers, ag With us, ielt its influence. We were now doing very fwely, dat 6h. 48m. the Alarm, two miles astern, had eaten up to windward of the Clio and was passing her, but it was some time before the saucy’ craft could be shaken off. One mile to the leeward of the Clio was the Dreadnaught, and far in the fast approectiag gloom was the Eva struggiing with athe Van Name, Darkness settled down upon us at «Oh, 56m., and heading south by west, the knchan- tress was slipping away upon her mission. Here we passed the steamer Old Dominion, her officers acknowledging the “go-by,”’ blew their whistle, Wiich we responded to by @ rocket, and tue steamor in turn “blazed away” in similar manner from ber bow. At 7h. 10m. Barnegat ilght was Made, bearing south-southwest distant about Aiteep meles. The nieht was clear and beautiul, and as the great golden moon came out of the sea ‘the scene was exquisite, The wind was now haul- dng to the eastward and increasing, which sent us skipping along very fast. At 7h. 56m, tue yacht ‘wos kept off half a point, heading sonth by west half West, and.at sh, 17m, doing, sone very nice Work Wewere dot e © Work now, 8h. 21m. Alexandre’s steamship was beat and nothing could be made out astern but the lights ef the Old Dominion, The sea was very lumpy ost this part o1 the coast, but the Enchantress carried her sail well, and while owner, officers ana were congratulating themselves on their @ sea broke over her weather ratl, and dousing gome of {the non-workers on deck they went below to change their clothing and repair damages. Little Egg Harbor bore west at 9h, 45m., the run down from Barnegat, a distance of eighteen or nineteen miles, having been made in 1h, At 10h, we took tt our maintopmaststay- sai aa ibtopsail and boomed out the toresall, the wind g lghtes, Still we were doing nicely, NEW YORK and at 10h, 8tm, Absecom blazed in the westward. “The wind now backed to the we Beaded southwest by south. It was every instant, and at 11h, 20m, dered the flying jibs to be shiited. taken tn and @ smailer one set at We were now doing our best, along in the glorious brightness of the nigh’ e sea Was becoming more lumpy. 48m. balloon to was fordered to be taken in and 1h. 54m. 1 was on deck unbent and clewed u| Beat joo, At midnight, Alexandre’s steamship peared on our Weather bow, and then we were Jett traveiling alone in solitary Srandans. At 12h, Olm, Friday morning We lowered awa: and put @ single reef im the mainsail, and bes pre- paration to wear around the Five Fathom Light- ship. A man was sent up to the sareteeee | at 2b. 26m, to look out for the lights of this beacon off Cape May, and at 12h, 48m, he sighted them two points on the port bow. At 1h. 20m. the foresall ‘was lowered, the topmasts housed and everything made snug for ROUNDING THE GOAL. The sea was very lumpy, but we flew along x- | pecting)y jasi, ath. 10m. sent up owo rocke\s, in accordance with the inatructions irom the Ke- gatta Lowmittee. Every man was at his station, and, with showers of drift’ breaking over the weather bow, we wore ground the Lightship at 1h, 57m., under jib, smail fying jib and reefed mainsuil, hav- ing made tue distance irom Owl’s Head, about 122 iniles, in 10h, 45a. We burned a blue light, left (he beacon on the starboard hand, and, trimming down on the wind, made a stretch inshore, with Our starboard tuck aboard, As we passed under the stern of the Lightsiip Mr. Loubat sung out “Enchantress,’? which elicited some response, bat im tne confusion tt was not understood, ‘rhe work now began in earvest, the wind to the | nor’ard und inc: eusiug, With a head sea, becoming very nusty. We looked anxiously a:tern with a view oi observing What oth.r rockets were sent up, but nothing Was seen until 2h. gum., When two nals were observed in the air, and we knew another vessel was approaching the Lightship, and Would soon be bursting on the wind with us— (ai- terward ascertained to be the Dreadnaught). At 2h, 67m. we set the foresail, and bali ap hour aiter- ‘wurd stood off on the port tack. All the while the water was becoming more turbulent, and at four o’ciock tie Enchautress was pear coming to grief, as she ‘ell into a heavy sea, and, bursting over her bow with tremendous violence, it SPLIT THR JIB one cloth above the leech, making a rent four feet im length. Nothing could be done with it ut the time, and, with bopes that it would not become worse, our efiicers trusted to luck. At five o’clock we stayed and stood toward the beach, and at 6h. luni., Just alter daylight, sighted the pilot boat Negus, No, 1, on the same tack to leeward of us, hea ing northwest, and on lier lee bow the W'dgeon, No. lu, While about two miles astern oi them was another sail toat we could not make out. The Enchantress was heading northwest, }, westand at 6h. sbin. “and on the iee bow’? was announced, Shortly after this the Dreadnaught was sighted to the leeward of the Widgeon, on the starboard tack, under double reei mainsail, single ree! foresail and jib. The Negus was under two lower sails and jib ‘and flying jib; the Widgeon the same. The sea was quieter at this time, and the Negus and Widgeon had a tively brush together, ending in the Wiageen getting the best of it. But her victory was ior a short time, as at 6h, dom. the Negus began to over- haul her, aud when they tacked off shore a few minutes aiterwards she passed up to windward. At 6h, 57m, the inchantress stood off on the port tack, and one minute aiter the Dreadnaught went in stays. The latter had just beiore set ner flying jib. The Enchantress bow was heading noitheast by east, and was outpointing all the others and going to wiudward last. The reef in our mainsail Was Shaken out at eignt o’clock, aud it was very evident that in the iumpy water we hadn't head- suilenough, We wanted to shake out the ree! in the foresail, but dared not, Ail this while the Negus WAS DOING ADMIRABLY, beating the Widgeon and t Yreadnaught, as well as the Alarm, which was now sighted to the lee- ward oi Mr. Stockwell’s yacht. Absecom light house, looking dreary indeed in the morning light, at Sh, 20m., bore nortliwest by norta, and at 10:06 the tall, chimney-looking affair, surrounded by dismal hotels and cottages, could be seen with the naked eye. Our friends as ern—Negus, Alarm and Dreadnaught—were standing on the same tack, the Widgeon having dropped out of sight. At this ume the Dreadnaught looked in trouble, as, settling away her jibs and mainsail, she soun dropped astern, ‘ihe head seas were getting to be very bad, and, the wind still hanging irom the north- east, it was evident, unicss it silted, we would have not only the day but another night to pass on the ocean, and we were uot disappointed. The Alarm stood in shore at 11h. 56m., and the Negus went m stays two minutes later. At 10i:. 05m. Cap- tain Fish expressed a doubt as to our damaged jib holding much longer, as it conunued spitting wand Was uOW half way up the sail. Effort was mude to “stop” the rent, and it was partially successiul. We went about on the port tack to clear brigan- tine Shoals at 11h. 25m., and but little headway ‘was made &gainst the lumpy water. At 1lih, 45m. the Enchantress fell mto a heavy sea, and, as it tumbled its tons of water over the bow, ITS TERRIFIC FORO bowsprit, and tor a moment it looked as ii the stick would be wrenched clean out ol its fasten- ings, At the same moment, and just when such an eve, Was eapeciaily annoying, the rij ped jib was split clear to the head. With tus disastey on hand all eyes were anxtously cast to leeward to note “just (or amusement” how lar astern the Negus was, and the distance was ad- judged to be five miles, while the Alarm was three or four miles furthe: away. At 12h. 16m. we took & reei in the mainsail, laying the yacht “dead to,” and got out a tackle, oes? it on a strap at the end of the boom, thus securing it and saving us from an ignominious deieat, aiter going to the wind- ward of all competitors for hours. Little Egg Harbor was sighted at 12h. 30m., and we Shook out the reef in our mainsail at 1b. 15m., the wind mae to the north-northeast. The Enchantress was heading north-northwest, but the delay had materially lessened the distance be- tween the Negus and the Enchantress. The breeze at 1h. 30m. Ireshened, but- was still dead ahead. We set our foretopmast at this time, and nine minutes ajter stood off shore. Again we tacked at 2h, 10m, and the tact that we had been racing for hours with one- third of our jib carried away wasn’t a pleas- ant reflection. Yet we held our own with the Negus, who was still six miles to leeward, but going away irom the Alarm all the while. No other vessels were in sight at 3h. 14m., as Barne- gat light was sighted, Dearing north by west. All the aiternoon these relative positions were maintained by tne Enchantress, Negus and Alarm. At Sh, 10m. our foretopmast was sent up, the wind getting lighter and hopes of a change at nightfall entertained by all. As the sun was sink- ing the Enehantress stood in shore with hor star- board tacks aboard, heading north northwest and the Negus, on the port tack, was seven or eight miles away, with the Alarm as before trying to hang TO HER FORMIDABLE ADVERSARY. At 6h. our gai tovsaiis had been set, and soon after the smaller flying jib was taken in and the big one ordered to be substituted, but there was much difficulty in doing this work, as the sea was Tunning high and many oi the men were worn out. During this trouble we went astern and it became & matter of serious conjecture whether it would not cause our defeat. Still, every judgement to make up tie loss and at 10n. 50m. a nice breeze from the northeast enabled us to fetch up the beach within one point of our course. The sea Was still lumpy but there was wore 1o0t to it, We stowed the foretopsail at 10h, 45m. as it did not draw. We were now along upper Squaw Beach, half way to Sandy Hook, and despite the discour- agements o/ wind and sea, some of the guests of the Enchantress felt hopeiul that they might keep their Saturday’s engagements in the city. At 12h. 16m, yesterday morning the wind shied to the nortiward and became lighter, heading us of. Barnegat light was now sunk and after three tacks at 2h. 16m, the welcome blaze OF THE HIGHLANDS loomed up, bearing north half west, while we stood off suore On the port tack. Though the ocean Was narrowly scanned nothing could be sighted, and the hope was expressed that we still led the fleet, From this time we stood off and on until 4h, 9m., when the Enchantress went in stays and headed in shore, which, at 4h. 40m., brougit tue lights of the beacon off Sandy Hook in view, bear- Ing north. At 5h. 10m. we tacked and stood off shore until 6h. 10m, when we went about and bore away for Sandy Hook Lightship, which we pressed to the westward at 6h. 12m., and all aboard gave three hearty cheers when they beard the welcome news tnat no other competing vessel had been seen, The judges ap- pointed by the Kegatta Committee and the mem- ers Of the press stationed on the beacon returned the cheers as the yacht prepared to beat in for Staten Isiand. The jollowing table of distances made by the Enchantress during the race down .to the Five Fathom Bank Lightship shows a pretty fast ru Point to Point. ee? Owl's Head to point of Sand. Point of Hook to barnegat Barnegat to Little bag Harbor. Little Egg Harbor to Absecom.. Absecom to Five Fathom Lightship. ly Hook Total distance running down......... 0 4 + 1 The beat back required 28h. and 165m., making the total run, avout 247 miles, in exactly hours, RUN OF THE PILOT BOAT THOMAS S, NEGUS, NO. 1. We rounded the light ship stake boat on Five Fathom Bank, of Cape May, at twenty-four minutes past three o'clock A. M. on Friday, Shortly belore reaching the light boat put a reef in the mainsail and togk bonnet of the jib. On hailing the light boat reported our name and asked how many of the boats had rounded, Learned we were the fifth, the Enchantress, Dreadnaught, Alarm and Widgeon being ahead of us. Then stood on the star- tack, shook reef out of mainsail and jib, In half an hour made the Enchantress, Dreadnaught and Widgeon ahead to the leward. At daybreak had dropped the Dreadnaught and Widgeon astern to leeward, the Enchantiess still leading us, Wiad blowing quite fresh trom north, and adead beat to windward, At 4:30 P, M. En- chantress crossed our bow, most of the competing vessels, both yachts and pilot boats, astern in sight to the leeward. ‘Arrived at the lightship off Sandy Hook at sh, 4ont. 308, A.M, Hatled judges on board, who in- formed us we were the second boat in, the En- chantt.cas only being ahead of ns. = “i “4 THOMAS 8. NEGUS, WAITING AT THE LIGHTSHIP, For thirty-six hours the HERALD representative, together with baif » doen others, Were waiting carried away the outer bobstay of the running | effort was made by constant watcnfulness and good | | HERALD, : SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET. Pongrove to" Took apo 80 many lated and shutoff trom all ti winter months of the heard but the vibration o: may do very weii for because Of its novelty, but, unless specially trained for it, the monotony becores something dreadiul toastranger. During Friday a‘ternoon and night there were no traces of the yachts discernible, and nothing was heard at the Lightship of any of the contesting pilot boats. Ata little alter iour clock om Saturday morning and a short time belore daylight a vessel was reported rounding the ‘htship, and the warch calied up ali hands to see it. We discerned ® schooner with @ large mainsail, and having a huge figure “7'’ painted on the sail. Tis was sup- o8ed be the James Elwell, No, 7, of the New jersey pilot boats, in the regatta, and there were exclamations that she had won, but in a few min- utes the mistake was discovered, jor the people on board 0, the stranger cried out that it was “pilot bout No. 7, of New York,” and that they were “not im the race’ and had heard woth- ing of the contestants. At twelve minutes bel six o'clock yesterday morning acry was raised Nat @ yacht was rounding to, and, look'ng 1orward, || Wwe saw the dirty purple sides of the Enchantress rising under the lofty bow of the ce ricry There Was a wild cheer tom her decks as the Lightship Spoke the winning yacht, and instantly acclama- tions resounded vhrough the still morning Tucre was an interval of two hours before any of the ot er boats came in sight to fill up vhe long gap, but gradually the sails of a trim looking Bchooner rose On the horizon, and soon it was maniiest that, although she’ iad he: i clubbed, like ® yacht, yet be a pilot boat. Shortly alter this Thomas s. Negus, No 1, & bran new pilot boat, rounded to precisely forty-nine rilnutes and tuiriy seconds afer eight o’clock, There was a tremendous cheer irom about a dozen persons who stood on the deck of the Negus, when they were iniormed that no pilot buat had pre- ceded them, and their enthusiasm became 60 great at the intelligence that the captaiu of the Negus Lomediately hoisted a great big burgee and a long whip ‘pennant as a sign that she was the victor, In a few minntes alter she was dancing around the Lighisuip as if she would iike to have a nautical chip knocked off her shoulder, Captain Cosgrove, act img under the inspiration of the moment, fired several shots trom a huge navy revolver at the Negus, and ordered his lighthouse colors and the American flag to be loosened, which was linme- diately done, to every one’s satisiaction, some hours now elapsed, and the next vessel that ap- peared was the pilot boat Widgeon, No, 10, which Passed Within hailing distance, but did not round to at the Lightship, It 18 supposed that ah the other vensels nave been becalined, as the three beats reported above, were the only ones heard from up to a late hour last night, CASHIER PIERCE ARRESTED, His Defalcation at the Merchants’ National Bank Over $63,000—Bank Examiner Necdham Orders His Arrest—In Court—Butier Fighting the Com- missioner’s Demand for Bail, & Boston, Oct. 11, 1873. Justice has not been as tardy ip the case of John P. Pierce, the indiscreet cashier of the Merchants’ National Bank of Lowell as we usually find in such matters, and should the scales remain even it is possible he may find that, truly, the way of the transgressor is hard. The oifender was taken into custody by United States Marsnal Usher this atter- noon. Colonel Needham, the bank examiner, in | his investigation, came upon evidence of the cashier’s guilt, and it was determined upon that he should be at once arrested, Mr. Pierce prom- ised to be at the United States Court, in Bos ton, this forenoon, in preference to being ac- companied -by an officer. He fulfilled his prom- ise and surrendered himself to “Marshal Usher in this city at the hour agreed. He was accompained by his brother, Mr. Livingstone and Mr. Buttrick, of Lowell, wio became his bail. General butler, his counsel, agreed to be present atthe same hour, but at twelve o'clock had not putin an appearance, The complaint against Mr. Pierce was for embezzeling the 1unds of the bank to the full amount of the defalcation as discovered by Colonel Needham and for making alse entries on the books. Pierce looked somewhat careworn and as if his trouble had told on him, At about the time Mr. Pierce came in General Butler appeared, and at once waived an examination in order to arrive at the question of bail. FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL ASKED. The government asked thatthe bail be fixed at $50,000. General Butler demurred to the amount. He detailed the circumstances of the defalcation, showing that Mr. Pierce had known the loss days beiore it came to the eyes of the examiner, and had not run away, and that since the discovery he had given up, not only all hisown property, but also the house and other property belonging to his wie and held in her name, The pati was only to be suificient to hold the person charged with wrong doing, and he asked it to be put at $20,000, Mr. Pierce had friends who had coniidence m him and would bail him to @ large amount; a very small amount would hold tim es weil as $1,000,000, 11 he had wanted to make off he would hot have waited until this time, ‘The Commissioner asked what amount of funds were claimed by the bank managers to be lost. Assistant Unived States Attorney Dabney an- swered that $63,000 was alleged to have been taken, COLONEL NEEDHAM ON THE DEFALCATION. In answer to a question by General Butler, Colonel Needham said that it was a very difficult thing to fix the exact amount of the deficit; as he made it the deficit was $63,700, Of this some $6,000 or $7,000 had been made good by the defendant; besides, some $8,000 in property had been restored, leaving ap amount due ihe bank of perhaps $55,000, General Butler said that the only question to be asked by the Commissioner was what, in his judg- ment, was the least amount that would hold the delendant, After giving up all his property, even to his lie insurance policy, he thought there could be no doubt of his willingness to attend his trial. Commissioner Hallett stated that his duty was to fix bail at such an amount as to insure the at- tendance of the deiendant, The cuse was very similar to that of Lovett, the deiauiter at Hing- ham, which was before him this week. In that case he had found no reason to reduce the bail asked, One reason urged now was the tact that a valid defence was intended. That might have been alieged of any deience, but perhaps in a da} or a week that defence might be found to be invalid. On a careful consideration of the case he should be compeiled to decline to reduce the bail. General Butler said that he intended to show that the Merchants’ National Bank of Lowell did not lose a dollar through Mr. Pierce. He thought it was an excessive bail to demand alter the willing- hess the defendant had shown to stand a trial. Commissioner Hallett said, fortunately for ail de- fendants, there was a speedy redress if che bail was put at an excessive figure by an application for a writ of habeas corpus, 4 consuitation was held between General Butler and the gentiemen who were ready to give bail for Mr. Pierce, aud the General then stated that they were ready to go on with the examination, aistrict Attorney Peabody said that ne was not quite ready to go on with the case. $26,000 BAIL ACCEPTED. General Butler said that the government might as well be frank about the case, It could not ins day, or @ week, Or @ month find any evidence whereby to hold Mr. Pierce, and he couid not be imprisoned without that. The District Attorney had better take $25,000 and be satisfied. Mr. Dabney then said he knew very little about the case, whereupon General Butler advised him to ask Colonel Needham, who wonld tell him that the vooks of the institution did not show that a single dollar had been lost. The counsol then renred for consultation, after which Mr. Dabney said that, after a close examination of the case, and finding Mr. Pierce bad sureties ready to give bail in the sum of $20,000, he should take bail at that amount. William E. Livingston and Alden B, Buttrick were received as sureties, The Court then ad- journed. ‘rhe bank examiner makes the following official statement: . After a careful examination of the books and accounts of the Merchants’ National of this city, L found the Toss to the bank by the deta’ of the Cashier to Le $69,701 87, which will leave the capital unimpaired and surplus of 3. In addition to this there is a pos- sible liabull hich I have been informed by members 0 of the Board of Directors, amouuting to $87,00), which. is not disclosed by the books and papers in the possession of the bank, but which, it established and a legal liability 1 against the bank on account of the unauthor- 4d acts of its late cashier, will be more than met b the balance of the bank reserve and. property. not est. mated m its assets or fully valued in the schedule of resources. DANIEL NERDHAM, National Bank Kxaminér. EIGHTY-SIX HORSES BURNED TO DEATH. Boston, Oct. 11, 1873, The large stables belonging to Martin Hayes corner of Berkley and Appleton streets, South End’ were burned this morning, with eighty-six horses, F of the snimals were owned by Mr. Hayes, Aud the remainder were boarding horses owned by gentlemen in the neighborhood. The horses were Valued at from £800 to 1.000 each. ‘Third Day of the Autumn Meet- “AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. ing at Jerome Park. purple silk et and a straw hoo) ‘worth, who wore an orange silk jacl a sleev: ared steady home stretch was intense. though or po betting on the event. ‘The ladies waved their 1y laughed and shouted in the most hysterical lashion. Mr. J. Wads- with purple es, rode Mr. Lawrence’s horse. The three ap- ‘about even!y matched, the palm for clining to Mr. Bannatyne, who kept @ very even, seat, The excitement as they came up on the there was little handkercniefs and the gentlemen alterna’ THE RUSH HOME was another feature ot the day not the least Glorious Weather and a Crowded Attendance. Incidents of the Day on the Course and Appearance of the Scene. accurate iniormation in the account that lollows: FIVE VERY INTERESTING RACES, | s. Tom Bowling the Winner of the Annual Stakes, Preakness of the Grand National Hand‘cap Sweepstakes, Grinstead of the Two- Year-Old Race, Sprintbok of the Mile Heats and Gray Flanet of the Mem- bers’ Cup Race. , The weather yesterday was all that could be de- sired, and consequentiy the attentiance at Jerome Park races was very large. Tha beautiful course was prettier than ever, its natural charms being entanced by the dense crowds of pleasure seekers ‘that were concentrated around every coign of ad- Vantage. From an early hour Fifth avenue was In @ bustle of excitement, and equipages of every de- scription rolled in a steady stream Parkwards. The stately family carriage, with its elephantine steeds, gilded harness aud coachman clad in pon- derous livery as with a coat of mail; the graceful light wagon, with its well matched team of three- minute fame; the saucy dog cart and tandem and imported tiger; that wondrous specimen of archi- tecture on wheels which is known as @ drag, on which ladies and gentlemen are perched in the oPOTURESQUE AND INCONVENIENT POSITIONS, with its sober, staid four-in-hand that invariably retain the same pace; the sulky, with its heralded trotter and its saturnine driver, and a s-ore of other wheeled curiosities passed along the ave- nue at noon and emerged into the garden of the metropolis, Central Park, The Park was dressed in russet and green, and the autumn wind scat- tered leaves of every hue before the fect of the fly- ing steeds, A glimpse of the lake oa the lett, with its painted boats resting idly on its waters; a vista Of dilapidated shauties and unpleasant looking railroad excavations on the right, as the hill near Mount St. Vincent is reached; a panorama of beatity gleaming through the trees, as the long line of vehicles descend the curving road towards the St. Nicholas Boulevard; a dash along the smooth road, where once, as Harlem Lane, it was known as the TRYSTING PLACE OF RECKLESS DRIVERS, and where, in days gone by, a wagon reduced | to kindling wood in a collision was an ordinary sight; a brush with an Eigath avenue car up to 140th street; a walk across the unsightly Ma- | comb’s Dam Bridge, varied only by the rush ofa | Hudson River Railroad train beneath, the thunder , of which excites nervous horses and causes them | to resort to some circus performances; a quiet | jog along Jerome avenue, amid a cloud of dust denser than a London fog, and @ halt inside tne | gate of the Park, with a crowd of yellow Modocs | of Airican persuasion offering to take care of your team—such are the features of a drive to Jerome | Park on race day. The grand stand and club house were crowded to excess, and vehicies were as thick as mosqut- toes in a Staten Island mansion. Outside the main eutrance,on what is called Fairview bluf, which yas as tl Skly populated as an anthill, the¢e vere | many LUDIOROUS FEATURES. The ginger snaps man, with mien as sad as that of the Prince of Denmark; the lager beer vender, with counter improvised from a board and two empty kegs; the pie merchant, with indigestible Wares; the son of sunny Italy, with violin out of tune; the hilarious hack driver, alternating his time between dancing breakdowns and offering to fight any one belligerently inclined, ‘just for the fun of it;”? the puzzle conjurer and knife throwing expert were all there in their glory. Pools were made up here varying irom $1 to $2 75, and a more uproariously happy and satisfied assembly could not be found elsewhere at an American course. The fair sex were out in full ‘orce AT THE GRAND STAND, i and occasionally they indulged in the pastime of } betting witn their attendant cavaliers, well know- | ing, naughty creatures, that they could not lose anything. Gloves were won and lost at a rate that would have exhausted the supply of a Parisian gantier, and bonnets, hats and ties were also in active demand, At the club house Dame Fashion reigned supreme, and her representatives were in | gorgeous array. Toilets graced the piazzas in such numbers, richness and variety, that it would be an endless task to attempt to describe them. Picnic parties dotted the bluff behind the grand stand and the green sward was littered with empty bottles and chicken bones, with a few pigs" fee’ colored by the rays of the setting sun. nen Ol Probabilities smiles on the American Jockey Club, and such an attractive programme is presented as was the case yesterday, the scene at Jerome Park is alwavs brilliant and intere sting and enjoy- able to the highest extent, . In the aiternoon, when the sun was sloping towards the West and the whole brigat scene was bathed in @ flood of meilow light, THE CLUB HOUSK GROUNDS presented a beautiful picture. The green slope to the South shone like @ ireshiy cut emerald, while | the trees at the northern angle of the building flung cool shadows over the climbing walks where exquisitely dressed ladies and gentlemen Jounged in rustic seats or sauntered idly up and down. All around the club house, save at the sheitered angle, the golden sunlight glowed and where the vehicles of the visit were parked outside the course it gleamed on the trappings of the horses and on the roofs of the carriages with dazzling splendor. The knoll to the north of the grand stand within the enclosure held a mass of wagons and open carriages. The occupants were chiefly ladies whose style is loud and prenounced. 1 was a busy place at lunch time, when hai wiches and ginger veer were ail tue Tage. Anonyma satin her hired carriage, with a decor: ousness of behaviour periectly irreproachable ON THE QUARTER STRETCH. The crowd on the promenade of the quarter stretch was in perpetual motion ail day. When it moved helter skeiter for the grand stand, tear- course, and “all that sort of thing’? you know, but then Long Branch, &c. There were mingled in the mob Of gentlemen on the quarter stretch and its adjunct William R, Travers, John Hunter, W. B. Duncan, William Constable, Louis Loriilard, Joe nevertheless, to have them on hand. THE GENTLEMEN'S RACE at the end of the day’s sport was looked for by @ great many as the farce, thrown in by way Oo! spice to the serious business of the preceding part. 1t proved, however, a genuine race, Well and closely contested, Mr. Purdy, dressed in maroon silk jacket, with red sash and cap, passed down the quarter stretch, riding Mr, Belmont’s y Planet, and carried himselt with the ease and grace of an -ac- complished equestrian, much to the admiration of | signt. length in front of Minnie Mac, ladeen fourth, Springbok fifth, seventh. under the wire length, Springbok eng @ length in front of Fad- noticeable, Tne crowd that moved down upon the awaiting trains at the Fordham station looked as large as ap army, and as for the confusion of wagons and carriages that filled the road home along Jerome avenue it seemed like the fight irom @ Leleaguered city. The day was thoroughly enjoyed by everybody and all who are anxious for the record of the Faces run will find ample and The First Race.’ ANNUAL SWEEPSTAKES, for three-year-olds, of $300 eacn; $100 forfeit, with $1,000. added; the second horse to save nis stake. Closed March 1, with thirty-lour nominations. ‘Two miles. STARTERS. H. P. McGrath’s b. c. Tom Bowling, by Lexing- ton, dam Lucy Fowler (Swim).. F. Wilson’s ch. c. Mart Jordan, by Rev dam Mattie C. (Hazard) socsee 2 Time, 3 337%. THE BETTING. Tom Bowling. . 350 300 350 Mart Jordan. 60 50 50 THE RAR. But two horses came to the post, Tom Bowling and Mart Jordan, the latter looking as fine as we ever saw him, but we knew that his cuances were “mighty slim’? fora win, The start was an even one and the horses were yoked around the turn, but then “Big Tom” moved away irom his com- panion, and afterwards showed him the devious wavs ol the track and Low easy the best of their kind can be beaten. Tom galioped past the stand a couple of lengths in front of Mart; but, when he started for the second mile, he opened a gap of sed in front of the blu he was halla dozen lengths in front, Tom then galloped away from Mart and came home a winner by 100 yards, mak- ing the two miles in 3:37%. The Second Race. THE GRAND NATIONAL HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES, of $100 cach, half forieit, with $1,000 added, of which $200 to the second horse. Two miles and @ quarter, STARTERS. M. H. Sanford’s b. h. Preakuess, by Lexington, dam Buy Leaf, 6 years old, 118 Ibs, (Hayward) 1 D. Mebaniel’s ch. h, Harry Bassett, by Lexing- ton, dam.Canary Bird, 5 years old, 118]bs, (Roe) 2 M. A. Littell’s ch. c. Felloweraft, by Australian, dam Aerolite, 3 years old, 91 Ibs, (Donahue).... 3 S. D. Bruce’s ch. c, Galway, by Concord, dam Mandina, 3 years oid, 84 !bs. (Milligan)... Time, 420894. THE BETTING. Preakness. $170 250 310 360 610 6% Bassett 70 130 155 170 355 = 200 Fellowe 80 140 170 190 300 ©=290 Galway. b 20 30 35 60 40 THE RACE. Harry Bassett took tiie le: Fellowcraft second, Preakness third, Gatway th. As the horses passed the judges’ s.\and Harry Bassett \ed two lengtis, Fellowcraft secona, one length in tront of Preakness, who was a length in advance of Gal- way. Going around the upper turn Harry Bassett showed the way in nis old style, and many people belteved that now having the lead he would never relinquish it. He was two lengths in front at the quarter pole, Felloweraft second, tour lengths ahead of Preakness, wio led Galway half a length. They then passed around the bill and ran out of When they appeared in view on the lower turn Harry Bassett was still two lengtns in the jead, and galloping apparently at his ieisure, Fellowcrait second, Preakness third, Galway fourth, The horses ran in this way up the home- stretch, and, as they passed the judge's stand, Harry Bassett was one length in front of Fellow- crait, the latter being two lengths a‘ead of Prea ness, Who Was one length in advance of Galway, Going around the upper turn to the quarter pole many people seemed confident that Bassett would win the race irom the easy manner he was run- ning. As he passed in iront of the bluif he still led two lengths, Fellowcrait second, two lengths aiead of Preakness, the latter veing two lengths ahead of Galway, who was now getting into trouble as the brunt of the battle was just bezinning. The horses disappeared jor a few secouds around the hill, and when they came in view again Harry Bassett was still one lengts in front, Feilowcrait second, with Preakness so close to him that there was no dayliguvt visible between them, Galway falling more away. Running of a superior order was then going on, and as the horses came ipto the homestrech they were doing “their level best.?? run home Hayward calied on Preakness, and, the gallant horse responding, he soon passed the otuers and came home an easy winner by three lengths, Harry Bassett second, Fellow- craft third, Galway several lengths beiund. Time of the two miles and a quarter, 4:03%%. The etirrup O& the saddie of Preakness broke early in the race, and Hayward had to ride with one leg. Me made a fine race under the circumstances by beating Harry Bassett. The Vhird Race. Te CHAMPAGNE STAKEs for two-year-olds of $100 each, half forfeit, with $600 added; the second horse to receive $200 out Of the stakes. The win- ner of any stake at Jerome Park, Long Branoh or Saratoga to carry seven pounds extra; of two or more such stakes ten pounds extra. 'rhree-quar- ters ofa mile, Closed With ninetvzen entries, STARTERS. Thos. Puryear's b. c. Grinstead, by Gilroy, dam sister to Ruric (Feeks) oe Jo Donahue’s ch. c. Dublin, by Kentucky, dam Zaidee (Sparling) .. G 2 Jotun F, Chamberiin’s ch, Australian, dam Weatherwitch (Hughes) 3 D. McDaniel’s b. c. Asteroid, dam Sue Was! ton (T. King) 4 A. B, Lewis & dam Vesper Light (\ u 5 M. A, Littell’s br. c. Reform, dam Stolen Kisses (Donahue) 6 D. J. Crouse’s b. c. Culpeppe:, Gentie Annie (N, Haywood) a 7 D. McDaniel’s ch.!. Mary Buckley, by dam by Lexington Hye Clark). sdesetesees 8: Hunter & Traver’s b, f, Vesca, by Asteroid, dam Zilla *(McCue).. aesanctatabeseases. Oo A. Beimont’s b. c. Sc by Kentucky, dam Fiuke (Evans) . 10 Time, 1:)7%. THE BETTING. Grinstead. 350 «440 «86350 =: 100 McDaniel’s. 380 «410 360 130 Duvlin. 330410 300. «100 Scratch, 400 440 225 Culpepper. 340 405 320 500 Reform 350 «300 110 Field 410 «405 340. THE RACE. The start was a very good one, Dublin being first, Vandalite second, Weathercock third, Vesta fourth, Mary Buckley ith, Reform sixta, Scratch seventh, Culpepper eighth, McDaniel's Asteroid ninth, Grinstead tenth. The youngsters passed around the bluff in the order given, and when they came in sight on the lower turn it was impossible to distinguish one from the other, all being en- veloped in a cloud of dust. ket were as close together as it was possible for them to be, and running for “their dear lives.” When they entered the homestretch, there was no improvement o/ the line of vision; they were still ina cloud, and not until they passed the furlong po could any of them be recognized, Then could be seen Weather- cock, Dublin and Vandalite in front, close together; but immediately behind, on the extreme outside, was Grinstead, and he was coming like a race- horse. As the horses came to the winning stand four of the youngsters were abreast, and it was impossible to tell, so parallel were they, which was in tront. The juages, however, knew, and they decided that Grinstead had won the race, Duolin second, Weathercock third—all so close that there was barely a head's difference between them; McDaniel’s Asteroid colt was fourth, Vandalite filth, Reform sixth, Culpepper seventh, Mary Buck- ley eighth, Vesta ninth and Scratch tenth. Time, 4 The Fourth Race. PursE $700; entrance money to the second horse, mile heats. STARTERS, D. MeDaniel’s ch. ¢, Springbok, by Austra- lian, dam Hester, 3 years old (T. King).. 2 James McKee’s ch. f. Minnie Mac, by Planet, 1 ing up the stairways and over the countless dam Edina (Sparing) Sdis benches prior to the start of every race, it flied | John Donahue’s br. c. Artist, by Asteroid, the great wooden structure with a deafening tumult dam Fairy, (Donahue) . +s «. 6 2n0 of sounds. And when at the end of a well contested | Thomas W. Doswell’s ch. h. Fadladeen, b; heat it flowed out again upon the green, it was War Dance, dam Nora Creina, 6 years ol with a noise like the roar of many wate: Hennessy eta ecesecececescoceseesesees sro ‘The great men of the club were seen from time | J. R. Coffin’s b. c. Lochiel, by Bonnie Scot- to time on the quarter stretch, talking horse, or land, dam Bonnet, 5 years old (Karbee).. 4 4r.0 among the ladies on the grand stand, talking | 3. W. Weidon’s ch. c. Warlike, by War opera. ‘The founder of the course, Mr. Leonard Dance, dam by Captain Beard, 3 years Jerome, drove on to the front of the club house grtpecesesssssess ee & Mis, rounds With four splendid horses to an English . & Kadi, by Lexington, drag. Mr. August Belmont spent most of the day dam Katona, 4 years old vans) dis, in the neighborhood of the judges’ stand. Judge Time, 1:46 ¢—1 :48—1 :48 3g, Monson was everywhere. George Wilkes divided THE BETTING, his time between admiration o: the horses +$400 860 500-700 and tne lovely scenery about fhe course. Mr. Hosea 230 «175 = 300 Bb, Perkins spread an atmosphere of inteliectual de- 200 80 130 light around the charmed circle of ladies on the 155 90 «215 grand stand which bis presence filuminated. Theo- | Field... oe 135 200° 160 800 dore Moss, tired of races, after the ‘thousand and After First Heat. one he has witnessed, affected Sir Charles Cold- | Minnie Mac. -$200 «290 §=6825 425 stream, and declared, there was “nothing in it.” | Springbok. 340 «400 400-500 dobn Hoey was willing to admit that | Field. ” 155 («175 160270 Jerome Park was a4 very — fine race Ck. First Heat.—Fadladeen was away first, Warlike second, Lochiel third, Springbok fourth, Minnie Mac fitth, Kadi sixth, Artist seventh, ran around the other horses on the upper turn, and when he came down to the biuif he was lead- ‘rhe latter Donohue, Joe Millis, Godirey Gunther and other | ing @ length; Lochiel second, a neck in ad- members of the club, Captain Speight and forty ; vance of Fadladeen; Minnie Mac fourth, policemen preserved order with the least possible | Kadi fifth, Springbok sixth, Warlike seventh. amount Of trouble. There is littie occasion for the | The horses passed around the hill in this police at Jerome Park, but itis a wise provision, | way. When they came in sight Artist was one Lochiel third, Fad- Warlike sixth,’ Kadi The horses entered the homestretch in the order given, bav when they set im for the finish they pe Ae places, As they passed ‘innie Mac was leading by a ladeen, Lochiel fourth, Warlike fifth, Artist sixth, Kadi seventh. Time of heat, 1:464. Second Heat.—The start was one of the worst of the day. Fadladeen was half a dozen lengths ahead of any of the others, wniie Warlike had nis head in the wrong direction and never started the ladies. Mr, D. J. Bannatyne rode his own horse, and rode him well, He has the reputation of being tue best cross-country rider in Cauada, He wore a atall, Fadiadeen Toa fround the turn by halfa dezen Jengths, Kadi second. Lochiel third. three lengths to the quarter pole; and as he | As they reached the straigtt | Dorses came in haar ae Lochiel sixth, Fadladeen showed ‘pr Way into the homestretch, but there he cried quits, and Artist went to the fore, and looked very much like a win- ner until fifty yards from home, Then came Spring- bok, coming with a rush, who beat him a lengtn for the heat, ladeen was third, Lochiel fourth, Minnie Mac fifth, Kadi and Warlike, the latter not having started in the race, being distanced. This sent all the horses except Minnie Mac and Spring- bok to the stable. ‘Time of the leat, 1248. Third Heat,—YThe start was a good one this time, and the horses went off and ran together side b: side until they came to the blud, when Spring) uimped to the front, and opening a gap gradually from there to the end distanced, Minuie Mac. Time, 1:48 3. The Fifth Kace. » SWEEPSTAKES of $50 each, half forfeit, with plate the value of $300 added; the second horse to re- ceive his stake. Members of tae club to ride; Welter weights; three subscribers to fill. One mile and an eighth, STARTERS. A. Belmonts gr. h, Gray viunet, by Planet, dam Eagless, 4 years old, 148 !bs. (A. B, Purdy)...-. 3 D, J. Bannatyne's cn. h. stockwoud, by Asteroid, dam Alabama, 5 years old, 154 lbs, (Owner)... J. G. K. Laurence’s h. Village Blacksmith, by Vandal, dam vhoiera, aged, 164 lbs, (J. Wads- worth) . ” 3 NG. Stockwood....... 450 550 650 Village Blacksmith... 310 370 250 Gray Planet........., 345 ¥10 340 305 THE RACE. Gray Planet was first away, Village Blacksmith second, Stock wood close up. AS they parsed the stand Gray Planet led two lengths, Village Black- smith second, ove length ahead of Stockwood, ‘The latter took second place in {front of the bluif, but with all his eiforts he could uot overtake the gray, who was ridden mosi artistically by Mr. Purdy. Planet won the race by half a length, Stock wood second, two lengths in iront of Village Blacksmith. Time, 2:05%4. And thus terminated the third day of the Jerome Park races. MISS MINK ON TRIAL. The Accused Woman Deta Her Meet- ing with Dr. Der on the Night of the Murder—How Her Baby May Have Died “with Her Fingers on its Throat.” 4 ROOKLAND, Me., Oct. 11, 1873. The examination of the prisoner, Miss Ming, was continued this morning, A question as to whether the prisoner’s brother, Alanson, had re- ported that he nad found in lis brother Roscoe’s handkerchief a letter written by Roscoe to Dr. Baker, threatening to shoot him, was asked and excluded. The prisoner testifled to Roscoe’s staying at the house Sunday night, and also Monday night. She detailed where she was and how engaged up to the time of the murder; saw Dr. Baker pass Friday afternoon, as she was in the pantry washing dishes; she was a(terwards out in the pasture’ an hour more; the little boys were near the house When sbereturned; she had fastened the doors om going away; when she returned, the porch door Was open; no one was there to her knowledge but. herself and her little nephews till she went to bed. She then testified us follows:— I fastened the doors pdefore I went to bed; sat up awhile after going to my woom; not an hour, L | think; sat by the window nearest the closet door; saw no one; heard @ noise; don’t know wnat tt was; sounded to be behind the bed or down that way; geemed to be on the outside of the plaster- ing; sounded like something hit against tne plas- | teriag; heard it only once; room was plastered on the inside and outside; | went to bedin a jew minutes; was asleep when the doctor came; [ waa awakened by something thrown against the win- dow; heard the clogk stiike eight for the last time; ot up and went to the window and pushed it up; I said, “Doctor, 1s that your” he said, “Yes;” he asked me “if Roscoe was there;'? I said “No; he said, “Come down and open the door and I will come in;” he said, “1 will go and put my horse around the coruer ; and lwent down and unlocked the door and stood-there a minute or two; he came to the door and then went right up | stairs to my room. She then told what passed be- tween them and stated that only pleasant and Iriendly conversation occurred, She continued—tI went to peal # the next I knew ‘Was the report oi a gun; When Iheard the report Lieft the room; don’t know how | got out of bed; heard nothing said; I screamed; don’t re- member what part of the room I crossed; I went as quick as could; went down Stairs and out ol the front door; do not remember of opening it; the door of my room was open when Iwent to bed; went down to Mr. Spears; had on my night clothes; screamed as I went; do not Ree er uch about what I said, or whol saw here. She then detailed the circumstances which hap- pened next, She testified that she never had a ol at any time, and lad never discharged or andled a pistol in her life. The cross-examination gun by o’clocl and the prisonsr was bé- General Plaisted at a quarter past eleven A.M. <A letter was handed to the prisoner was asked whether she wrote it. She sald can’t say.” On being requested to ex- amine it, she scene several minutes in doing si and said she would not say whether she did or did not write it; and on being pressed for a definite auswer or opinion, she only gave substantially the same answer. She was sharply questioned about the birth and death of her babe, three years ago. She said she didn’t know how long it lived, and on being pressed to answer as to tie time, she said he thought it might not have lived an our; didn’t now the cause of its death; presumed it was in her bed when it died. Q. Did you have your fingers around the tnroat of the child when it died ? A. Could not say that L Q. How long did the child live after you took ‘our fugers from its throat? A. Don’t know when It died; didn’t know whether it died in her hands; don’t know whether she said so in writing. Being closely pressed by the Attorney General as to whether sue wrote certain ee in a letter which he read, she perststed in saying that she would not say that she did and would not say that she did not. Anothor letter was handed to her, which she said was written to her by a gentleman, but something had been added to it since it went from her possession, She declined to say who was the writer. The cross-examination of the prisoner continued this afternoon, occupying two hours. She was Closely questioned as to the interview in October of last year, When, the prisoner says, the promise of marriage was renewed, and the visit to Boston in November, where she was sent by Dr. Baker. She testified that she did not apply to Miss Burnell for work and did not return because she could not get work; came back by way of Bath; wrote from there to a young lady. A letter waa shown witness, which she admitted was written by her. She was closely questioned as to the succeed- ing interviews with Dr, ker up to the time of the murder, but did not remember. With reference to many inquiries as to the particulars of these interviews, she gave the incidents of his visit on the night of the murder substantially as in her direct testimony. Did not feel for the doctor when she heard the sound of the firearms; did not hear him when he got up; he always spoke to her before when he went away; screamed when she heard the report, and, as she was going down stairs and on the way to Spear’s; did m recollect that she saw or heard anything as she was leaving the room; did not remember that she stumbied over the ‘ioctor’s body, or over anything, in escaping from the room; her relations with Dr. Baker were. friendly; expected to be married to him; he had given her no reasons to distrust him; did hot remember that she said to Dr. Banks that Dr. Baker had no enemies; did not expect Dr. Baker on the migitof the murder, nor have any idea he was coming. She was questioned ag to t! other circumstances, but nothing else of imp tance was elicited. Alexander Spear was called, and answered a few inguiries. Mr. A. P. Gould was called and testified :—That @ sult was brought in be of the prisoner for breach of promise of marriage against Dr. Baker, in the spr ng of 1868, in his office, returnable to the September term; but before the term Dr. Baker came in with a written discharge of the writ, signed by Miss Mink, ‘ A witness whowas wanted being absent, at a quarter-past four o’clock the case was adjourned tll Monday morning. UTE DELEGATION. The Great Father to be Treated to An- other Disquisition From the “Noble Red Man.” St. Louis, Oct. 11, 1873. A delegation of the Ute Indians, in charge of Charles Adams, the agent of the tribe at Los Pinos, Col, has arrived here en route to Washington, whither they go to consult with the government authorities in relation to the receat cession of 4,000,000 acres oi their reservation to the United States, and the establishment of a new military post about 100 miles west o! Fort Garland, where the annuities can be more easily and ex) tiously distributed. FATAL RESULT OF RECKLESS DRIVING. Mr. Albert Polhemus, a well known Williams. burg livery stable proprietor, met with an accident that will probably result in his death, He wae driving up South Fourth street witn his son in @ one horse phaeton, when a grocery wagon, driven at a furious rate, struck one, of the wheels of his vehicle and broke it oi, Mr. Potheinus? horse becoming frightened ran away and threw him and his son violently to the sidewalk. Aa he was falling his head struck a lamp post and he wae rendered ingensible. His son, Bowever, rs On bein; ir. Poul ug conscio it py a us last ee it