The New York Herald Newspaper, July 8, 1874, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1874—TRIPLE SHEET. HAVEMEYER'S “BREAKDOWN.” The Latest Step in the Police Board Pantomime. HOW HE FIGHTS AND RUNS AWAY. Double-Breasted Resignation Resulting | from a Deadlock. TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS. Contemporaries of Von Twiller Filling the Offices. TAMMANY’S HEAVY TOMAHAWK. The latest feature of the Gardner-Charlick fight 18 certainly one tbat could scarcely have been ex- \pected to present itself so soon, although the odas have long been that to the complexion hereinbve- Jow described it would come at last, The Mayor visited Police Headquarters yester- day afteruoon while the soard of Police Commis- sioners was in session. He waited padently ‘unti. the Commissioners concluded their dabors, and then inquired the result, He seemed go dissatisfied with the workings of some of the Commissioners that whea he retired it was pre- dicted he was meditating a bold check-mate lor ‘the unmanageable Commissioners. THE RETREAT OF THE CONVICTED. Areleven o'clock last night he angounced that | Oliver Charlick and Hugh Gardner had resigned their oifices, and that George W. Matsell and John R. Voorhis Were appointed to fill their places. | : Mr. Matsell has long been counected with the Mayor. He was Chief of Police under him when the Mayor neld the same ofiice belore, and it was one of the conditions of the first Board of Police Commissioners appointed by the Mayor that he should be chosen for Superin- tendent of Pelice. Mr. Matsell’s knowledge Of police discipline and routine is extensive. In the chair of superintendent he will be likely to be followed by inspector Walling, who is also an oid iollower of the Mayor. THE BOARD YESTERDAY. Although this move on the part ol the Mayor, which changes materially the position of the par- ties, throws the antecedent scenes in the Police Board into the shade jn point of live interest, yet, a5 one Of the Keys UO the retreat of the aged Mayor and his couvicted pets, the proceedings of the demoralized Board will repay attention. 1t Was hall-past two o’vlock when Commissioners Disbecker and Duryee arrivea at Volice Head- garters, and they went directly into the Superin- tendent’s room. After conversing & short time with him they retired to their respective cham- bers. At three o'clock precisely Messrs. Chsr- lick and Gairduer drove up to the front coor in Mulberry street, Mr, Charlick being fatigued with tue drive into the perintendent’s offic, and re- quested the meetiug should be heid there. The remaining members ofthe Board promptly com- plied, and ail were sooa assembled, The first move was made by General Duryee, who proposed Com- missioner Disbecker for chairman, This was as- sented to, and Mr. Disbecker, taking the chair, said, “Gentlemen, what's your pleasure? Gen- eral Duryee presented the following preamble and resolution :— hereas the offices of Police New York, held by Uliver ner respectively, and to why May, les, becawe lawfully vacated, Rd day of July, Lx74, His Gonor W: ‘ommissioners of the city < aud Huga Gard- Were appointed in nd whereas on the liam ¥. Havemeyer, Nayor ot ine ‘city or New York, appointed Hugh Gardner to be lice Cominissioner in the place of Oliver Sharlick, and at the same thue appointed Oliver Charlick to be Police Comn- missioner in place et Hagh Gardner, and on the dey of July the said Oliver Charlics and Hugh Gardner respectively took tue oath of office in purauance of the elatitte in suca cases made and provided; and whereas, there being hu President of the Board of Police nor ‘freasurer ior the purpose of organizing the Board, It jolved. That the Commissioners of Police now pro- to choose one of their number to be President of i Police, and, that immediately thereafter “proceed th coose one of thear number to be ot the Board of Police. Upon the reading of this paper tt was handed to Mr. Hawley, the chief cierk, and the Board ex- pressing its readiness to proceed with business, General Duryee moved the following resolu- tion :— Reso! ele Board ot Police. Some warm discussion followed this, and the Chatman cailed for the vo! It was taken and stood:—Gardner and Cuarlick, “No,” Disbecker and Duryes, “Yes.” The motion was lost, Com- Tissioner Disvecker then moved that General Duryee ve elected Treasurer. Auother discussion ensued, and, the motion being put to the Board, it was lost py the same vote. Commissioner Gardner proposed a recess of ten minutes. That was put to the vote and lost by the same division as belore. Commissioner Char- lick offered a resolution making Mr. Gardner Presi- dent and General Duryee Treasurer. Losi like the Others, General Duryee voting against it. Mr. Cbarlick ¢xplait THAT HE WANTED NO POSITION for himseif, He coveted neither the Presidency nor the Treasurership, but he considered Mr. Gardner entitled to the position of President. Commissioner Disbecker announced that ke stood | in exactly the same position. He was quite con- tent to remain a Police Commissioner, but ne did hot think he could fairly do his duty to the public if be did uot resist the efforts of either of the Com- miss 3 so lately beiore the oO the offices in the Board. His | @! desire, he said, in pressing on rr the work of organization was to secure the men in the force their last montl’s pay. Mr. Gardner Faid they Were ail desiruus of thatand hoped their deliberatons would bring avout that result. Com- missioner Disbecker move: taken on the election of General Duryee as Treas- urer, His right to make wat demand was dis- puied, and to | PROMOTE HARMONY aad good fecling he waived it. The vote was then taken and lost by the usual division, A recess of | fifteen minutes Was agreed upon at the suggestion | o¢ Mr. Gardner, and the four divided themselves | into two parties lor private conversation, Com- missioner Charlick took General Duryee into the Subverintendent’s outer office and Commissioner | Gardner took Mr. Disbécker into the private room | off@the ofiice, Each side went hard to work to Convince the other, but to no purpose, ag it atterwards proved, While the cuudusing was gong on THE MAYOR ARRIVED the building. He went at once into the in- specturs’ room, Where the Superintendent was waiting him, and they passed tae remoatder of the time the Board was in session spectitating on the probable issue. At the terminution Of the fliteen Imimutes the Commissioners again resumed their Jabors. AS soon as Mr. Disbecker was in the chair, General DPuryee promptly proposed that a tem- porary president be selected and empowered to actin the Board. The motion was jost—Oharlick nd Gardner voting “No,” Disbecker and Duryee that the question be | Mr, Charlick here expressed a desire that | Yet it should be entered on the minutes he declined being a candidate for any office. The Board granted the requesi, and the chief Cierk was ordered to make the entry. General Duryee movea that te chairman of the meeting be anthorized to periorm the duties of President of the Board until @ president be elected. The motion was lost by the usual vote. Mr. Disbecker moved that General Daryee ve elected treasurer. Mr. Oharlick moved $v amend the resolution by prefixing the uame of MR. GARDNER FOR PRESIDENT, The amendment was lost. Ob: puggested to lay the resviution on the table, ‘was also lost. The question on the original reso- jution was then takeo up. Mr, Disbecker urged the necessities of the men and pointed out me hardsnips the officers were suffering at being Kept | A vote was taken and tie | resolution was lost. Mr. Charlick proposed that ; waiting for their pay. Mr. Gardner be made President und General Duryee Treasurer. Lost by the same vote as before. ‘Mr. Gardner moved that the Board adjourn on- til. Wednesday next, at three o'clock, Mr. Char- Jiek said he could not be held to time, as 4's condi- tion rendered it dimicult for tim to keep u precise hour, aud A LONG DISCUSSION was entered into on the subject of the hour for calling the meeting, and the vote was finally jaken, Gardner aod Chariick deciding “No,” Disbecker and Duryee, “Yes.” Mr. Gardner Moved an adjournment. Mr, Disbecker moved to amend by naming Wednesday, at uall- past two, as the time for meeting. A vote was taken and the question lost by the usuas vote, ‘The original ques- tiom was then taken up, discu ed and lost. Mr, Charlick freiused to bind himself to me; bu, ater @ prol from Fiusuing went | ioner Disbecker be and hereby | consented to take the decision of the meeting as 1t Stood as a call for Wednesday, and announced that he would govern himself accordingly. The session terminated: at that and Commissioners Disbecker and Duryee went immediately to their rooms. The Mayor visited the other two Commissioners in the Superingendent’s room and remained closeted with them e time. The state of affairs disgusted the trio. They coulda see no way of ali three float- ing longer on the offictal plank, so Charlick and Gardner agreed to pve the Mayot 4 chance for life by @ dive into the ocean of oolivion. In other words, they resigned, The rest is told in the open- ing paragraph of this article. THE WAR ON HAVEMEYER. The politicians had a rich theme for general dis- cnssion yesterday im the determination of the | Mayor's prosecutors in the Gardner-Cnarlick | and Hugh Gardner had been convicted of an of- fence involving a violation of thelr oath of oftice, and that In consequence wuereof their omces as Commissioners of Police bad become vacant, & copy of Wich communication ts hereto annexed, marked C. kighth—Your petitioners farther allege,'that in addition to the indictment upon which said Police Commissioners were convicted as aforesaid, said | Graud Jury had at the same time—viz., on May 39, | 1y74, ound three additional indictments against them for other violations of the said Election laws, which are now set down for trial in October next Ninth—That the said Oliver Chariick and Hugh Gardner having sent a letter to the said Mayor, wiuch Was publisued in the newspapers of said city, on the 20th day of June, 1874, a copy of which is hereto annexed, marked D, and tendering tim their resignations of their offices as Police Commis- sionera, a letter was addressed to said Mayor by Joun Kelly, dated on said day, which was published at length ‘in the newspapers of said city, on the getn day of said June (& copy whereo! is hereto annexed, marked E). trouble, and it 18 safe to say that there was more excitement manifested among tnem all, aS @ patural consequence of the | in political circles since the days when Tammany al | | every week or so used to heat the pubiic with | new “ring” sensation, The Mayor bimself, as bis | action late in the evening demonstrated, was not | entirely tree from the general jeeling of doubt and | uncertainty that seemed to oppress everybody | | who was in any way interested in Gardner and | Charlick’s ultimate late, and, despite the gmile that | played about his countenance whenever he was encountered by any of his sympathizers, he was Outside of the ranks of the mere politicians | | the feeling was unmistakable. It was given ex- | pression to by republicans and democrats alike, | and was dead against the Mayor, and, of course, strongly in favor of some action by the Governor | which would prove a salutory lesson to all future city rulers that personal friend- | ships and persoual aims must never be allow<d to | stand in the way of the public good. It was | learned yesterday afternoon that the Governor was still at bis country seat at Long Island, and | this made the committee who had intended to go | to Albany with the charges against tie Mayor | | change their plans materially, It was fixed, | finally, that they should go by the four o’clock | train and present the charges this morning to THE GOVERNOR, | he having, in answer to a telegram sent to him | inquiring when he could receive them, replied that he was ready at auy time they saw fit to call | The committee who went was composed of John Kelly, Oswala ottendorfer, George W. Wingate, Colonel Fellows, Henry Clinton and John H. Stra- | hav. Had the Governor been at Albany many | others would have gone, but as it was not deemed | proper tor too many to call upon him at his own | private house, so a half dozen of the prosecutors | remained behind. The following are the charges | to be presented to the Governor:— = THE CHARGES. To His Excellency JoHN A. Dix, Governor of the Stare oi New York:— The petition of the undersigned citizens and tax- payers of tue city of New York respectfully sho" First—That_ at the several times hereinafter mentioned William F. Havemeyer was, and is | stil, the Mayor of said city, and as such Mayor | was required by the charter of the city aud the laws of the State of New York to be | active and vigilant in causing the ordi- | nances of the city and laws of the State to | be e: uted and eniorced, and geueraily to per- farm all such duties as might be prescribed tor | him by tme city ordinances and laws of the State. That said Mayor was also authorized by section 25 of the aforesaid charter, and the acts of the Legisiature amendatory thereof, to appoint all heads ot departments of said city, and was also authorized to remove them for cause, alter | giving them an opportunity to be heard, subject { only to the approval of the Governor, expressed in writing, before such removal shouid take effect. | Second—That in pursuance of the power and | authority by law vested in said Mayor he duly nominated and appointed as Commissioners of Police, by ana witn the consent of the Board ol | Aldermen (a8 then required by law), during tie moath of May, 1873, Ulvér Charlick and Hugh Gardner, togetner with Abram Durvee and John R. Russell, Who ali duly qualified as such Commission- ers, and thereupon became members of satd Board of Police, togetner with Henry Smith, who was re- | tained by law asa member of said Board, Tuat | Henry Smith continued in office unul his death, on or about Fepruary, 1874, and said John R. Kusseil | continued im oifice until the expiration of the term thereo! on May 1, 1374, and that said Charlick | (Who Was appointed t hoki office until May 1, | 1878) and said Gardner (who was appointed to hold office until May 1, 1876) continued in oilice until re- moved as hereinatter stated. | Third—Yourt petitioners further show that an | investigation into the transactions of the Police Department in relation to street cleaning, and in | regard to tue conduct of said Police Commissioners | in relation thereto, Was held betore the Committee on Cities of the Assembly of the State of New York | at various sittings thereof heid in said city during |. the months of February and March, 1874, and a re- port was made by said committee to said Assembly | on the 9th of April, 1874, a copy of which is hereto | auhexed, marked A, in which report of the com- | mittee it was expressly stated, “tuat the cleaning | | of the public streets of the city of New York can | only be thoroughly and economically done by a | board composed of men who recognize their | duty to be to the great mass of the people and who | look at it in asanitary aud economical view, which | position your committee are borne to the convic- | | tion that the present Police Board does not occupy, and a permanent improvement can only be ex- | pected from @ reconstruction of the Board oi Po- | lice.” | lice. | " Fourth—That upon the application of John Kelly, | | Jonn W. Cuanier, Hugh Taylor, Joho Stephenson | and Joseph Haight, Jr., citizens and taxpayers of the city of New York, alleging that said Police | Commissioners Smith, Chariick and Gardner had | violated various provisions of law in relation to | elections, and had been guilty of sundry deiin- | quencies and negiect and violation of duty a8 Po- | | lice Commissioners during the summer and fall of | 1878, an order for the examination of said Oliver | | Charlick, one of said Police Commissioners, was | made by Hon. George 0. Barrett, one of the judges | of the Supreme Court, in pursuance of the pro- | visions of section 109 of said charter, Under this order an examination was haa of said Oliver Charlick and of other witnesses, and a large | amount of testimony was taken, @ Copy of which | is herewith transmitted, Fith—‘hat the testimony taken before the said | | Committee on Cities of the said Assembly was | published in the newspapers Ol! said city at length, and Was matter of public notoriety. That the same was the case with the testimony | taken before the Supreme Court, upon the ex- | amination of said Oliver Charlick, and that the | | tacts developed upon each of said proceed- | ings were such a8 made it the duty of the people to | Mayor of the city of New York, in fuifilment of the | p. Havemeyer, hereinbefore set forth, your peti- obligations of his oath of office, to cause au imme- | diate investigation to be made into the matter, | and to remove the parties accused from office if suMcient grounds therefor should be disclosed | thereon, But thatthe said Wiliam F. Havemeyer, in violation of the duty imposed upon him by law as Mayor of said city, neglected and refused to | take any steps whatever to inquire into or investi- | gate the same, or to remove the vilicials implicated | thereby. (Here are given the resolutions of the Board of Aidermen, passed April 20 laat, asking the Mayor to suspend and remove the Police Commissioners for having commttted various offences against the people, which are enumerated in the resolutions; also the Mayor's reply, the report of the special committee of the Board preferring charges against the Commissioners based upon tueir street clean- ing frauds and their illegal removal of inspectors | of elections, and the Mayor's farther reply, which he closed as 1ollows:—] Ishall direct that a Soronee investigation be fortuwith proceeded with, under my immediate supervisiou, and will take care that you are duly | apprised thereof, 80 that all the facts within your | Knowledge, if any, May be produced, and my final | Judgment thereon obtained, | [These resolutions were published in the HERALD | on the 2istot April, ult,, amd the Mayor's letter the day after it was written, June 6, last.) | Yet your petitioners charge that, in spite of the | | assurances contained in the said last-uamed letter | and of the requirements of his oath o1 office, the | | Said Mayor tias ever since wholly neglected and | retused to take any investigation whatever into | | the truth of said charges, or to take any stens for | | the removal of the Pc ~ | | cused, although the a | them, both before said also on the proceedings taken upon said examina- | tion of said Oliver Charlick, were substantiated by the sworn evidence 0! many witnesses, and con- stituted most Serious offences, the facts in regard | to which, in many cases, were matters of record. | Séeth—That the said Oliver Cuarlick and Hugh | Gardner were, on the 2th brought to trial before the Hon. Jotm R. Brady and ajury, ata Court of Oyer and rminer, held in said city, upon an indictment previously found against them by the Grand Jury of said city and | | county, & copy whereot Is hereto annexed, marked | B; which offence was but one of the auiawiul acts Of said Commissioners which had been developed upon the aloresaid examination of said Oliver Charlick in the Supreme Court, and which had been theretolore distinctly brought to the notice | of the said Mayor in the aforesaid Feport of said Special Committee o! said Board of Aidermen. That on the 25th day of said Juge the said jury ren- dered a verdict convicting said Oliver Charlick and Hugh Gardner, and adjudging them guilty of said offence, and that upon the following day the | said Court duly pronounced judgment apon, tnem and sentenced each of them to pay @ fine of $250, Seventh—That notuce of such conviction, together | With a copy of the record thereof, having been for- warded to Your Exveltency by sald Oonrt, you did, immediately upon the receipt thereof, notify the said William F, Havemeyer, as Mayor of satd city, day of June, 1874, dangers of tne situation, than has been witnessed | _ | Knowledge, | and fit persons (other than the said Oharlick and | tea | conviction of the said Gardner in the saia Court | said 2d day of | nexed, marked respectively “U’ and “D,” and | tained the names and address of the disorderly | the | Of the dens of thieves, prostitutes and criminals Tenth—That the said William F, Havemeyer, on the 2d day of July, 1874, Without making avy such investigation, im violation of the duties imposed upon him by law and of the obligations of his oath omce, by @ certificate In writing, executed under his hand and seai and bearing date upon suid day, legally appoimted or undertook to ap- point the said Oliver Chariick and Hugh Gardner to the ofice of Police Commissioner of the city of New York, copies of which ceruflcates are nereto annexed, marked F and G respectively, the said Mayor appointing, or assuming to appoint, the gaid Charuck lor the period for which said Gardner was originally appointed, and the said Gardner for the period lor Whica said Charlick was orginally appointed, That the said Mayor also administered the outh of office to sald Uharlick and Gardner upon said pretended appointments, ‘Kleventh—Yout petitioners would respectilly represent that the aloresald action of William FP. Havemeyer as Mayor ol tue city of New York was inconsisient with bis duties as Mayor of the city of New York and constituted a gross violation of his official duty, Wuich was without precedent in the history of tue State, threatening to the peace and good order of the community and calculated to bring the adininistrativn of justice nto contempt and which has been viewed with astonisument and indignation by the people of the city, without dis- tinction of party, and imperativély demands from your hangs his immediate removal by your Ex- Cellency from bis position as Mayor of said city of New York. Your petitioners therefore pray that you will, by Virtue Ol the power vested in you by law, at once cause the Said William F, Havemeyer to be re- Moved trom his position a8 Mayor of the city of New York, aud will, in the neantime, and parce | | the imvestization upon these charges, suspend | him from his said office. And your petitioners wil ever pray, &&. = USWaALD OTTENVORFER, JOHN KELLY. WILLIAM H, WICKHAM. State of New York, city ant county of New York, 8s,—Oswald Otvendorfer, being duly sworn, says that he is one of tue petitioners above named, That the foregoing petition is true of his own | except as to the matters therein | stated upon iniormation and beltel, and as to these matters he believes it to be true. OSWALD OLTENDORFER. Sworn to before me, this 7th day oi July, 1874.— THos. CoopER CAMPBELL, Notary Public. {Here follow the report of the Assembly Commit- tee on Cities on the management of the Street Cleaning Bureau of the Police Board, the indict- ment upon which Charlick and Gardner were con- victed, Governor Dix’s notice to the Mayor of the vacancies in the Police Board, the resignations of the two convicted men and the long letter of ex- | planation accompanying them, John Kelly's reply | and the certificates of the Mayor reappoiuting | Charlick and Gardner, all of which have been al- ready published in the H#RALD.] Henry L. Clinton’s Presentment. The following petition will also be presented to | Goverpvor Dix, at the same time, by Mr. Clinton, who accompanied the committee last evening :— To His Excellency JouN A. Dix, Governor of tne | State of New York :— | { The undersigned respectfully represents to Your Exceliency— | First—that William F, Havemeyer 1s now and | has been, since tne ist day of January, 1872, Mayor oi the city of New York. 2 Second—That in the month of May, 1874, Oliver Charlick and Hugh Gardner, who were then and until their trial and conviction, as hereinalier | stated, im the Court of Uyer and Terminer o! the county of New Yor¥, continued to be Police Com- missioners of the city ot New York, were indicted | by tne Grand Jury of the county or New York. A | copy of the indictment is uereto annexcd, marked “\"? and forms a part of this petition, | Third—That oa the 24th day of June, 1874, the said Charlick and Gardner respectively pleaded not guilty to sdid indictment in the satd Court or | Oyer and Termier of the county of New York. On | tie 24th and 25th days of June, 1874, they were | tried on said indictment before said Court and a | jury duly empanelled. 1574, the jury rendered a verdict of guilty agaist | | the said Charlick and Gardner, Fourth—On the 26tn day oi June, 1874, the said Court pronounced juigment on sach conviction, and seatenced said Charlick and Gardner to pay a | fine each 01 $250. Fith—On the 30th day of June, 1874, John Sparks, Esq., Clerk of the said Court 0: Oyer aud Terminer, sent to Your Excellency a certified copy of saia proceedings in said Court of Oyer and Terminer | anda notice of the conviction apd the cause | tuereof. Sizth—On the 1st day of July, 1874, Your Excel- lency (having that day received the said certified yy Ol the proceedings and notice hereinbeiore rred to) sent to the said William F. Have- meyer, Mayor of the city of New York, a notice of which @ copy 1s hereto annexed, marked “B,” and forms @ part of this petition, which notice was duly received by him. Seventh—Alter the said William F. Havemeyer, Mayor of the city of New York, received said | notice so sent to him by Your Exoeliency, the | duty devolved upon him ‘to appoint two suitable ne Gardner) Police Commissioners for the city of New | = by reason‘or the vacancies whitch bad curred as stated in the said notice of Your Excel- Cy. Eignth.—Aiter he bad received the said notice | so sent lim by Your Excellency, and on the 2d day of July, 1874, he, the said William F, Havemeyer, Mayor of the city of New York, in gross and out- Tageous viola‘ion of his duty as such Mayor and in defiance of law and public decency, appointed the | said Charlick and Gardner, respectively, as Police Commissioners of tne city of New York, sppoin ing the said Charlick to the Vacancy created by the of Oyer and Yermimer as hereimbefore stated, and appointing the said Gardner to the vacancy created by the conviction of the said Charlick in said_ Court, as herein- before stated. The said William F. Havemeyer, Mayor of the city of New York, thereupon, on the uly, gave the said Charitck and Gardner respectively certificates of appointment as Police Commissioners O1 tie city of New York, copies of which said certiticates are hereto an- | form a part of this petition, For the ofticlal misconduct of the said William | tioner prays that Your Exceliency will remove him Jrom the office of Mayor o1 the city of New | York. HENRY L, CLINTON, New York, July —, 1874. It ‘18, of course, premature to state how the ac- | tion of the Mayor will affect the proceedings ofthe Tammany prosecutors; but from present appear- | ances there is not likely tobe much relaxation in the pursuit of the aged Mayor of this goodly city. A Citizen’s Indictment—The Purity of the Ballot Box Mast be Sustained and the Laws Vindicated. To THE EpiTor OF THE HERALD :— William F. Havemeyer has betrayed and de- ceived the reform party, making them appear like pirates sailing under false colors. He must at once be removed from office by the Governor, indicted by the Grand Jury, impeached and tried for high crimes and misdemeanors, for violat- ing his oatn of office and setting the laws at defiance that he swore to maintain; he has given an evil example to others and has offended the peace of the people of the State of | New York and their dignity. He has fraudulen’ attempted to reappoint Oliver Charlick and Hug! Gardner, indicted and convicted ex-Commissioners of the Department of Police. The laws must be enforced, the disgrace and public scandal effaced. ‘The citizens have not forgotten the insolent and in- | sulting manner of Police Captain Wiliams, who | ‘was evidently instructed to contemptuously deciine | to answer under oath the lawful questions that the Bylaws Committee of the Board of Education required as evidence @ Jew months ago, He re- fused to show @ list in his possession that con- houses, their owners, agents and tenants ip | Bignes precinct, He andaciou 0 y that even refused ‘to give the names | whose dwellings surrounded the public schools, for Teagons, as he said, best Known to himself.” Oer- tain citizens of the Eighth and Fifteenth wards Were olten appointed to wait upon the Superin- | tendent and the Board of Police to appeal and re- monstrate against the systematic hindrance put in the way of the taxpayers in obtaining police rec- ords ainst notorious criminaia. About sev- enty disorderly houses have been indicted. by the Grand Jury during the last nine mont yet, strange to say, notwithstanding the utmos' efforts ol the property owners and witnesses we indictments remain pigeon-\oled tn the District Attorney’s office. The adamant wall of injastace erected by the Mayor-Uhariock-Gardner precinct captains and others of the Police Departmeat— those loadstones of corruption—must be remowed without delay in order Lod Bi the purity of the ballot box, liberty, life and property of citizens of the degraded city of New York. “NO LAUGHING MATTER.” {From the Tribune.) When the programme of thia committee was first announced the Mayor ana hia new appointees On the 25th day of June, | H. was No laughing matter, The committee ts com. posed of positive, determined and sugacious men, fully ag obstinate as the Mayor himself, ana not less shrewd than the Commissioners whom they lately deposed. These fentiemen are backed by two powerful organtzations, and what 1s more formidable still by the sentiment of a people who feel that they have been in & ver- tain sense betrayed and outruged. They apply to a Governor whose every pubile Sct and expression indicates his open nostility to derelict oMiciais. It is leas than three years ago that Governor Dix in person headed a committee which gppesied to Governor Hoffman for the ald ofthe State in securing the removal and pun- ishment of the Tammauy Ring leaders tn this city. Less than two years ago in his Samage he re- Jerred in unequivocal terms to the criminal negli- nce of New York oMicials and congratulated the tate on the punishment and removal of a num- ber ofthem. Later still, in removing Winchester Britton irom the office of District attorney of Kings county, he expressed his sentiments on this question. BOATING MATTERS IN JERSEY. + The Passaic Navy—Its Personnel and Its Prospects. Even the noble Hudson offers no finer fleld—tf the term may be used in such an anomalous connec- tion—for aquatic sports than the beautiful pas- toral stream called the Passaic, which rises in Mor- ris county and sends itself down along Somerset, Union dnd through Passaic and Essex counties into Newark Bay. Up to Newark and beyond Belleville as Jar as the Paterson Falls itis a fine, broad- bosomed stream, fringed on either bank with scenery most charming and picturesque. During tue last half dozen years it has witnessed many fine rowing regattas, which of course have inspired a widespread affection for aquatic sports among the youth of Newark and vicinity. Hence there have been organized a oumber of rowing clubs, most of which are prospering finely. Thus far this season matters have been quiet on the | Passaic, though perbap# no more s0 than up to & similar date in former years. Spoken to on the subject recently by a HERALD representative, AN OLD SUN BRONZED PASSAIC WATERDOG, Bill Bowers, said he thought the dull times aifected the boating the same as everything else. He de- plored the spectacle of a long string of boats which lay idly moored, bumping each other’s gunwales at the landing, The “young Snips,” he said, hacn't the stamps this yeur and thereiore kept clear of the river. His “prognostic was that matters would not improve much the balauce of ine season. Some of the “young 8 ips,’ however, when questioned on the subject, expressed a much more hopeful prospect. The time had not come yet lor much activity on the river, but still there Was scarcely an evening that there were not scores of skiffs, siX-oars and sculis, out practising. Along about the latter part of Augustit is believed tne river will be alive with rowers, and belore the season 1s over it is predicted the racing matches | will be a8 numerous and as prolific of yood sport as the record of previous seasons. A proposition i8 even now under Consideration to have A GRAND PRIZE MATCH, open to outside ag well a8 home clubs. The propo- sition is for ail the Passaic clubs to combine, make up @ purse, purcuase some handsome prizes and let these be offered as incentives to rowers, Other plans are talked of for exciting contests, which go ‘vo show that the Passaic rowers are neither dead nor asleep, but merely biding the proper ume jor aspurt or two, Tne iollowing is A LIS! OF THE CLUBS forming the Passaic navy, compiled exclusively for the HERALD:— The Passaic Ciub,—Yhis is the oldest of the clubs now Nourishing on the Passaic. It was organized duly 5, 1865, and incorporated by au act of whe Legislature, March 4, 1567. lt numbers tuirty-six active and fourteen honorary members. — ‘the officers are:—Kh. M. Douglass, President; W. F. Harris, Captain; G. B.S. Northiop, Secretary, who also ucts as Treasurer; C. H. Remer, Trustee and anotuer to be elected. The total num- ber of miles rowed by the ing the last year was 6, possess one six-oared shell, barge for pleasure parties, accommodating sixteen persons; three long shell “paper boais,’’ thirty ieet long, one four-oared shell and several working boats, hey have aiso nine seventeen loot shelis, and four thirty oot wooden shelis, The club is | almost exclusively composed of Newarkers, aud hus its headquarters in Keynoids’ uew house, on the east bank of the river, near the Centre street railroad bridge. The Mystic Club.—This association 1s a transplant from Mystic, Conn., Where it was organized in 1865, Its officers are William Evans, President; C. F. Beebe, Captain; George 5. Duryee, Secretary ; . ©. Du Val. Treasurer. It includes a membership of thirty active young Men and is possessed of one #1X-Oared gig, (Wo jour-oared shelis, one two-oarea scull, three Working boats, six single sculls and some otier boats. This club is about equally com- posed of Newarkers, New Yorkers and Brookiyn- ites. It promises a fine future on the Passaic, This is the cluy which beat the Rutgers Coliege crew lately by one minute. The Triton Club.—Tuis is a four-year-old organiza- tion, having been organized in 1868, Last year, in consequence of the admission to it of some rowdy element, it was Considerably below par in the matter of caste. Since then, however, the un- desirable element has been eliminated, and now great things wre promised py its meimbers and iriends. lt has an active membership of twenty- five and is officered as follows:—Charles Kase, President; F. E. Townley, Captain; Alexander Eagles, Vice President; ‘Alexander Holbrook, Secretary; William C, Myer, Treasurer. The club has been busy for some time past erecting a band- some boathouse of their own on Gibbes dock, west bank of the Passaic, just above The Cedars, the howe of the fauious William Henry Herbert and the scene of sO much ghostly conjurations some months ago. The building will be Guished about the Ist of September. Besides che three foregoing clubs there is the Eurek: Split-off from the Tritons, and the Woud- side Club—tue Woodside, a fine but ratner exciu- sive club, that is preicrring to make up matches among themselves than compete with other clubs, There is aiso the Paterson Club and the Dundee Lake Rov.ng Association. The race course at Newark is between the Newark and Paterson Rail- road Bridge and the Midiand Railway Bridge. The colors worn by the various clubs are as follows:— Passaic, blue; Mystic, Roman red; Woodside, blue and white; Tritons, red. THE BROWN-SCHARFF ROWING MATCH, Condition of the Contestants—Biown the Favorite in the Pools. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 7, 1974, There is a large influx in this city this evening of prominent boating men and others interested in aquatic matters to witness the rowing match to-morrow, between Brown, of Halifax, and Scharff, of Pittsburg, The race will be pulled on the Connecticut between fowr and five in the afternoon, distance five miles, and for a purse of $4,000 in gold aud the aquatic championship of America, Both contestants have been here in practice upwards of a week, and they announce that they are tn (aultiess condition and will make unprecedented time in getting over the course, POOL SELLING has been lively all the afternoon and evening, Brown being the favorite ail the while. This even- ing Scharff’s stock took an upward turn and sold at the rate of about 40 to 50 for Brown. Later tne backers of Brown reiused to give odds, aud even, The lack of faith in the Pittsburg oarsman is chiefly on account of his iailure in the contest with Yen Eyck at Poughkeepsie @ few bot ago. His friends, however, believe in his ability to vanquish the Nov@ Scotia lad, and will risk ‘liberally on their opinion. At all events, the Tace will be ap exciting and interesting one. “BOATING NOTES, Commodore Brady will act as referee in the race between Scharff and Brown at Springfield to-day, The Fourth of July boat races at Oil City resulted in a victory for the Clipper crew, of Pittsburg, the | Oil City crew coming in second, ‘The Argonauta crew, of Bergen Point, took up san’s, on Monday, and are out for practice every evening, The crew stands—Fred kidred, stroke; B. Stevenson, Walter Man and Ed. Smith, bow, Two steamboats will follow the race on Saturday morning. ‘The Pelican Club, of New Orleans, inangurated last montn a series Of races, for which handsome prizes were offered. The Pelicans intend to keep up the practice, in order that @ generous rivairy may be encouraged among the members. Many of the clubs north pursue the same course, with good results. The Harlem Regatta Association has resolved to resent gold Jockets to winners in the late races. ckets ure taking the place of the medais which were generally adopted some time ago. ‘The H lem Association is how in a prosperous condition, a3 Was shown by the report of the Treasurer, Knapp, at the last meeting of the executive board, THE RECTOR STREET SHOOTING. Coroner Woltman yesterday continued his inves- tigation into the cause of dea‘h of tue unknown man who was shot in the heart at the corner of Rector and New Oburch streets on the Fourth. Two barkeepers—Frederick Holmes and John Pepper—ol No, 6 Rector street, opposite the place where the deceased was found, were known to have been practising in the barroom with & pistol on @ target during the day. They were arrested by the police of the Twenty-seventh precinct on Monday, The pistol with which they were shoo ing was a four-barrelied Smith & Wesson, and the bail used was of the same size as the one found tn the body. They admitted firing, and thought that some of the shows might bave gone through the |, a8 prescribed by law, that ibe said Quver narlica | laughed ati. We intimated at the time (ah is doorway into the strees Coroner Woltman ad- Moibted (hem ooth in $500 ball their quarters on the Harlem River, at the Naas- | | While this litigation is in progress, would it not be | settle righ | tit. Scharit’s friends atthe same time refused to,bet | pans ed THE RAILWAY CONTEST. The Injunction Suit in ‘Wisconsin. DECISION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT. —————a The Legislature Has Power to Alter Railway Charters. TEXT OF THE DECISION. {From the Chicago Tribune.) MADISON, Wis., July 4, 1874, The Court met promptly at eight o'clock this morning. After the announcement of the decision in a minor case the motion for an injuaction to restrain the enforcement of the Wisconsin Rail- way law was overruled for the iollowing reasons, stated by Judge Drummond :— THE OPINION. We have not had time to prepare any opinion in the case, but as it was thought desirable that there should be a decision upou tue motion for an injunction, I am instructed by the Court to present tve soliowing as its conclusions upon the points made for a prediininary injunction :— J, On the assnmpcion that the act of the 11th of March, 1874, “relating !o railroads, express and teiezraph companies im the State of Wiscon- sin are invalid, we think the court has juris- diction of the case, Ine bil ts filled on be- half of citizens of Europe and of other States to enlorce equitable rights, and to prevent action by the Railroad Comuaissioners wilcn may result, as alleged, in seri injury to those rights. It was not necessary to watt until the Commission- ers had put the law in iull operation, and its effects upon tne ratlroad company had become complete, betore the application against them was made to a Court of equity. Avery important,function of that Court is to prevent threatened wrong to tne rights of property. 2 We are of opinion that the act of the 11th of March mentioned above was not repealed by tne act Of the 1260 Of March, 1874, the second section of which declares ‘ali existing corporations within this State shall have and possess all the powers and privileges contained * * * in their re- spective charters;’ aud the act of the L2th of March, 1874, the ninth section of which imposes a penaity for extortionate charges, here are apparent inconsistencies between these last two named acts and that of the lth ot March; but it becomes a question of intend- ment on che part o! the Legislature. On the same day @ joint resolution was passed (March 12) dl- recting the Secretary of State not to publish the act of the 11th of March until the 28th of April. In tis Stateno geueral law ts tn Jorce until after publication, We may consider the joint resolution in order to determine whetter the Legislature in- tended that the two acts passed on the same day should repeal the actof the lith of March and from that it is manitest such was not the intention oi the Legislature, 8. The charters of the railroad corporations under the coustituiion of Wisconsin “may be altered or repealed by the Legisiature at any time alter their passage.” In legal eflect, there- fore, there was Incorporated in all the numerous grants under which the Northwestern Railway Company now ciaims its rights of iranchise and property in this State the loregolug condition contained in the constitution, It became a part, by operation of law, Oi every contract or mortgage made by the company, or by anv of its numer- ous predecessors under which it claims. ‘ne share and bondholders took their stock or their securities subject to this paramount condition and of which they, in law, had notice. If the corpora. tion, by making @ contract or deed of trust on its roperty, could Clothe its creditors wifi an abso- jute, unchangeable right, it would enable the cor- poration by 118 own act to abrogate one of the pro- Visions Of the iundamental law of the state. 4. The principle is not changed by authority from the Legislature of the State to a corporation to cousclidate with the corpuration of another dState. The corporation of this Stare is sill subject to the coustitution of Wisconsin and there is no power anywhere to remove it beyond the reach of its authority. & As to the rates for the transit of persons and property exclusively within the limitations of this State the Legisiature had the right to alter the terms of the ctarter of the Northwestern Railway Company, and the fact that such alteration might affect tie value oO: its property or franchises can- bot touch the question of power in tne Legisia- ture, The repeal of its franchises would have well- nigh destroyed the value of its tangible property; and while the latter, as such, could not be taken, still {ts essential Value for’ use on the railroad would be gone. 6. The fact that grants of Jani were made by Congress to the State cannot change the rights of the corporations or of the creditors. If the State has not performed We trust it must answer to the United States, 7. The act of the 11th of March, 1874, while | not interfering with the rates of freight on property trgusported entirely through the State | to and from other States, includes witnin its | terms property and persons transported on railroads from other States mto Wisconsin, and from Wisconsin into other States, This act either establishes or authorizes the Railroad Commis- sioners to establish fixed rates of freight and fare on such persons and property, The case of ‘The State Freight Tax’? reported in 15th Wallace, Pp. 232, decides that the last described trafic con- stitutes “commerce between the several States," and that the reguiation thereof belongs exclusively to Congress, It becomes, therefore, a very grave question whetper it 1s competent for the State arbitrarily to x certain rates ior the trapsportation of persons and property of this iuter-state commerce, as the right to lower rates implies also the rignt to raise them. There may be serious doubts whether -this can be done, Tis point was not tully argued by the coun- sel, and scarcely at all by the counsel jor detend- | ants; and, under the circumstances, we do not at present fecl warranted, on this ground aluue, to order the issue of an injunction. If desired by the plainuffs, it way pe further considered at future | time. either on demurrer to the bill or in suenh other form as may fairly present the question for our consideration. The motion for an injunction is overruled. SUGGESTIONS. In view of the decision just rendered, we trust it | will not be considered out of the Line of our duty to | make a suggestion concdrning this litigation tothe counsel lor the delencé. It is manifest that the questions involved are grave ones, and that the Courts oF last resort will ultimately have to pass upon them. It is equally manilest that a speed; decision, in Which all parties are vitally Interested, cannot be obtained unless there is harmony | of action, ou the pirt of both the com. plainants and defendants, in the meantime, and better jor the delendantsas far as lies in their power, to have prosecutons for penalties sus- pended? ‘these prosecutipns are pot required to » They are atended with great ex- pense, and if enforced whie an effort is making, in good faith, to test the yalidity of this legisla- tion, must cause Serious Ifitation, and cannot be, as it seems to us, prenoar t of any good results, Mr. Stoughton inquired f the Court would give any instructions regardiog the point on which it would hear farther argumint, Judge Davis—You had better consult with the other side. O1 qourse youcan make @ demurrer to tie bill or make applicajion for an injunction if We thought decision and the sug- gestions nade would enabe the parties to come to some Arraugement wherby the matter could be Seay adjusted and fugher litigation be sus- pended. { Assisianot Attorney Genenl Sloan said he hardly felt authorized to make suc\ an agreement. Judge Davis—It seems to \s, gentlemen, that in ny matter about whica thee is doubt it would be better to suspend affirmatite action until a final decision is secured. In the reply to the inquiry yhen the Court would consent to hear turther arjument, Judge Dram- mond said if taere were to any it could be made at once, Judge Hopkins—It appeas to the Court that the deiendauts did not anticpate the question of inter-state commerce, 80 di{not argue tt all. Judge Davis—There is anoher Bagg about this litigation, and it is this—It fould be practicable to get the whoie question ij the Supreme Court at the October term. and thé is whatI mean in my suggestion, It is probabi{that a case could be heard there at that term. Tj question is Whether affirmative action had not befer be suspended un- tii that question is disposed Attorney General Sioan agured the Court that | there was no intention on thdpart of the Kaitroad ners to interfere wyh inter-State com- Merce of cuuse any trouble that regard. Judge Davis—If prosecutigs on that account are stopped there is nothing § be gained by the other side by applying for @ injunction. If you will harmonize together withfie view of getting ll these tispated questions @eedily into the su- reme Court we do not se@hy they cannot ve isposed of at the October tem. Counsel for the complaipangnoped further argu- Ment would not be postponedfndefinitely. } Judge Davis—We are not p@tponing tt indefin- ftely. It would be much mordconvenient to hear it next week in Chicago; but, pu see, you cannot do everything in one or twadays. You are in no particular danger, If it!s not heard next week it may be several weks. If these gen- tlemen say they will come dwn we should be giad to hear it next ‘Thursdy in Ohicago. We would rather have it heard t week than an; other time. This is pressing rfht on us. J wis ture of & court jot arrange it we judge Drummoud to get rid of everything in the unui next October. If you cannot force these gentlemen. has to go away the week follow}g. The phe General suid it bemed to him the object of arguing for an injuncti would be to ask the legal authorities not to prospute suits. Judge Davis--ihe operation pf an injunction Would be to prevent the Raiirgd Commissioners from doing anything about intestate commerce. If they do not interiere there is } object to an in- Junction. Mr. Stommhton wanted an agrement, Judge Davis—My jagment is you are all sensible men and magnauimous, aud wish todo what is right; and it you get together and talk the matter over TO will agree upon cours ifnothing is done by the State by wilca you can be injured, why, there is nothing to prevent getting the oase ready for the Supreme Cour’ Judge Drummond remarked that the Attorney General had no authority over private individuals who wisued to prosecute under this law, Anim junction against the ‘oad =Commissioners ‘would not operate per Se against ali the world, and. imasmuch as anybody can commeuce prosecu- tions, ap injunction against the Raiiroad Commis siouers would not stop them, Sudge Davis—There is no doubt if the bighest officers in this State advise the people not to com- mence suits they will not provably commence any, unless there are some very ii-disposed persous in the State. Ex-Mayor Gregory remarked that there were plenty such, wherenpon Judge Davis said they must be very malicious, and, of course, there were mean persons every where. Judge Drummond—We have been told the people of Wisconsiu are a great and magnanimons people, and we presume that, if they once understand thas ‘Vis guestion is In process Of final adjudication io the United States Supreme Court, they would net prosecute any suits. Seeing the counse! were not likely to immedi- ately come to an agreement, Judge Davis iurther | remarked: ‘4 think you ought to meet together im a spirit of mutual accommodation. The question | is, had you not better stay nere and see if you can- not come to @ better understandivg? Can you, Mr. Sioan, be heard on this matter iu Chicago next Taursaay »? Judge Drummond—Judge Davis expects to be with me in Chicago uext week, and, ua we ha come here at a great deal of personal inconv ience, ] think you siould either come to Ciicage, or present written briefs. We cannot come here again, ‘The Court here will be kept open. Mr, Stoughton—We have suggested tothe At- torney General that the demurrer be putin and sus- tained, so we can get it beiore the Supreme Court in Uctober, If that can be done we do not wish to argue it further. If that cannot be done, we desire your honor to name the day In Chicage when you will permit the quesiion to be jurther argued, Judge Davis—The Court would not now be ready vo sustain @ demurrer in regard to that portion @f the bill, The question is Whether the case could nob be argued on that point, There 18 no necessity Of argument (urther on any other point, Meantime tho State need not enforce the law so far as it re- lates to that portion. Sudge Drummond said it should be understee@ the comi¢ainants could apply for a turther hearing beiore Judge Hopkins. Judge Davis—Would it not be better to suspend @ction on this law until you have decided whether you will demur? The Attorney General—Undoubtedly. We un- derstand and feel the tull iorce of that. Judge Davis remarked that, if the Railroad Com- Missioners did not attempt to eniorce the law ia regard to inter-State commerce, there was 20 Ob- Ject in asking for an injuncnon. ‘The Attorney Geueral replied that the Commis. sioners uid not understand they nad the right to interfere. Judge Drammond satd if any rates had been fixed it was claimed by the State that the railroads are subject to fiue and penaities tor violation of the law. It was the duty of the Railroad Commis- Sioners to call persons betore them and examine them as witnesses. All these things tue Commuis- sSioners could do. ‘The Attorney General said that was merely to collect injormation, not to enforce the law, sing attorneys being yet unable to effect n arrangement, Judge Drummonds said the counsel jor the complainants had the right, in his , to have the point about inter-State cem- further considered, and to ask for an in- juncifon in relation to it; and if the counael for tue State did not (eel justified in coming to Unicago they had the right to send a brief, Judge Hopkins said he did not think counsel had any right to ask the Judges to come here again. ‘They had come this time at great personal incum- venience. Judge Davis—If there is not to be such an ac. commodation as wiil render it unnecessary lor the complainants to press their application for an in- junction, we would like to hear the motion next week in Chicago, because on the Monday foilow- ing Judge Drummond has to go away. fas tis stage Judge Dixon, associate counsel for State, entered the court room, and received & mild reprimand trom Judge Davis for trusting to @ newspaper report about the time when the Court was to meet, after his sixteen years’ expe- Tieuce on the Bench.) Addressing Mr. Dixon, Judge Davis continued:—Everything but inter- State commerce has been ‘decided 1p your favor. ‘That is all, -We would be glad if this matter could be heard next Thursday or Friday. 1 think, view of the suggestions. you can come to an ar- Tangement whereby all prosecutions will be sus pended. If that is violated it does not prevent you trom making an application afterwards, Ty notily Judge Hopkris. ‘The court was then adjourned until Monday morning. CONSULTATION. The rival attorneys imme .tiately retired to the cousultation room. Mr. Swan said the sugges- tious made by Judge Davis gave the complainants ail the moral effect of an injunction. No attempt had ever been made in their office to encourage rosecations, heither was there DOW any such im- ention. Ah agreement was not effected as to the further Proceedings. If the complainants do not object te @ pro Jorma decree being entered for the dia- Missal of the bill, the State are disposed to co operate in getting the case ready for determina tion at the October term of the United States Supreme Court. But it is more than likely further argument will be made on Friday next, the ques tion of inter-State commerce being a vital one, REJOICING. {Special Dispatch vo the Chicago Tribune. Mapison, Wis., July 4, 1876. Governor Taylor had 10) guns fired this forenoom in honor of the State’s victory in the United states Court in the refusal to grant the injunction te the Northwestern Railroad bondholders against ea- forcing the Potter law. THE NATIONAL GAME. Match Between the Yale and Princetom University Nines—Yale Wins. The Yale and Princeton university nines met on tne Union Grounds yesterday alternoon and played the second game of their regular series for tl college championship. There was a goodly num- ber of spectators present, very many of whom were friends of the players. The Rev. Dr. Scad- der, of Brooklyn, was on the ground with his Tamily, and seemed very much interested in the game. One ofhis sons is a member of the Yale nine. At four o'clock Mr. Matthews, of the Mutuals, who had been selected to act as umpire, “calied?* | play, the Princetons going first to bat. From tae first the play of both nines was not up to thete usual excellent standard, and consequently very many of the lookers on were disappointed, All hands were weak at the bat, but in this par- ticular Yale took the lead. Princeton scored the first run on an error by Hotchkisa, who allowed a ball to bound past him and Toll down nearly to ie pagoda. in the firth inning Yaie began showiug somewhat better form at the bat, and, aided by numerous errors on the part of their opponents. scored 7 runs, not one of which was earned, however, ‘this virtually settled the question of victory, as the Princetons seemed to lose heart and hencetorte played poorer than they had ‘ormerly done. Some tine play was shown by Nevin, Kentls, Os- born and Bigelow, of the Yales, and Woods and Loughlin of the Princetons, Appended is the score :— TALE PRINCETON. £.1B. PO. A.B. PI Players, R.LB.PO,. Hochkisse £0 0 0-0 1 “Brown,” S4b. 0 0 6 Nevin, 3d b.... 2 8 1 1 2 Loughlin. s. 4.0 2 4 Bently, c......0 3 4 4 5 Vanderventerrt0 2 0 0 210 7 0 Woods, ORBLE 10 0 0 O Bruyor, ist b.. 0 OM O 100 5 1 Pell, 20d. liao 214 4 2 Williamson, Lf£ 2 200 jin ith, 1. 1100 0 Paytonc L000 8 Bigelow, lst b 2 118 0 0 Mann,p........0 2 2 6 Totals. L973 307 Clube. Lat, 2d, Sd. Ath. Oth. GHA THR Beh. 9A. Yale. a) gq og fey Princeton. 00 0 tf 0 tO 0 Runs carned—None, First base by errors of opponents—Yale, 6; Princeton, & Time of game—Two hours. Umpire—Mr, Matthews, of the Mutual Clab. Close of the Tournament at Watertown, Warertown, N. Y., July 7, 1874. The base ball tournament ended here to-day. The “Maple Leaf” Club, of Guelph, Canada, beat all competitors and carted off the $500 prize, Four teen of the best amateur clubs in the United States Participated. The stons, Of Pensylyauia, car ried off the second prize. A One-Sided Game in Hartford. HartrorD, Conn., July 7, 1874, The Hartford and Philadelphia Base Ball cinbs | played @ rather one-sided game here to-day, im which the Philadelptiias met with as stgnaia de- feat as they gained a victory over the Atlantica yesterday, the score to-day standing:— INNINGS, Clubs. lat, 2d, Bek, 4th. Sth, Gh. THh, Std. OA Hartiords .. lo? oe ee oe eS ee eS Philadeiphias..0 0 L t 0 o 0 GS Base Ball Notes. To-day the Atlantica play the Philadeiphias om the Union Grounds. Next Monday the Yale and Harvard nines play at Saratoga. THE NEW STBAMER BRITANNIG, Yesterday afternoon the latest addition to the White Star line, the Britannio, was on view to tm vited guests, ihe ship, a description of which has already been published in the HkRaLp, wae the ad- miration Of the distinguished company. tn the 6a- Joon hospitaltties were dispensed liberally, 60d & Vecy pleasant altermoon Was apeut,