The New York Herald Newspaper, September 13, 1874, Page 6

6, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1874——QUADKUPLE SHEKT, “THE RIFLE MATCH. The Coming Contest of Skill Between the Irish and American Teams. RECORD OF THE CRACK SHOTS. The Prospects of Success for the Americans. A CLOSE MATCH EXPECTED. It is now definitely arranged that the rifle match | setween the Irisn team selected from the Irish Rifle Association and the American team will take place at Creedmoor on the 26tn of this monta, The Irish team are expected here on Wednesday next Qnd, as @ consequence, the members of the Amateur Rifle Club are already in quite a flutter ofexeitement. It will be remempered that a year | the Bieho Shield at Wim- ime, although they had won tecond place in years previous four aifferent times, It was quite natural under the clrcum- stances that the Captain of the eignt should have regarded the triumpd of his men over England nd Scotlana’s crack shots as no ordinary event @go the Irish eight » biedon for the frst and that he should have c-stabout for new worlds | to conquer. Tue resalt was the Jollowing CHALLENGE TO THE AMERICAN: Dusuin, Oct 3, 1873. Tames Gorvow Bexxetr, Esq., New York in mnaters of enterprise yout name occurs to me | y in America as most likely to bring to ajsuccess- ful Issue un international rifle ma‘eh, which L beg to pro- pose between ireland and America.” At the great rifle meeting held avnually at W ‘ion & team of eight Irishmen, shooting with Irish made rites, this year beat the picked eights of England and Scotiand. As the great American nation long enjoyed a world-wide reputation Jor skill in rifle shooting, it occurs to me that the en- closed challenge trom Irish riflemen (now the champions | ot Ureat Britain) would be accepted, and, it so, 4 team | would be organized to visit the United ‘States in the | autumn of 1574. I enclose an account of the match at Wimbledon and of the proceedings on the reception of | the Irish eight in Dubliu, Uhave the honor to remain your taithful servant. ARTHUR B. LEECH. CHALLENGE TO THE BIFLEMEN OF AMEKICA FROM THE ki- | YiMMEN OF IRELAND, RECKESKNTKD BY TUR MEMBERS OF | | evidenced by @ tremendous assemb age of spec- | very lately that the put elgnt instead of six (they having the option to cLOose either the one or the other) as their team, tee Kifle Club @ short time avo came to the con- clusion that it would be well tor the Americins to have, besides tueir selected eight, at least four a# a reserve, and the shooting match which yesterday vook place becween the twelve men was in reality to decide who the eight of the team should be and what tour should compose the re- Serve; although, of course, the general average of each Shooter's shots during ali che competitions Will be decisive in the making up of the team {. proper. ‘To-morrow the team will be decited Upon, and the shooting during the various compet- itive Matches shows that they wi'l prooably stand as follows :—Lieuicnant Henry Fulton, Colonel H. A. Gildersieeve, Mr. LS. Hepburn, General Dakin, Colonel Bodine, Mr. A. Anderson, Mr. G. W. Yule, Mr. G. N. Collins, ana that the reserve will be Messrs, J. S. Conlin, |. M. Balla.d, F. J. Gardiner ard E. A, Saniod. However, & thoroush calen- Jation of the averages of these twelve gentlemen may change the standing of the team in one or twoplaces, For (ue im/ormation of those who take isa liewtevant in the’ Twelfth 1 ry, militia, Mr, Gilderslesve is a lawyer in this city, and is irentenant colonel of the Twelfth. Mr. Heppurn isan old rife manufacturer, well Kuown in St. Lawrence county, shooting ou the part o1 the hunters in that regton in the days gone by, General Dakin ts the brigadier commanding the Eleventh brigade, muitia. Col ouel Bodine Was & Colonel of voinnteers during | the war, Heis in the shipping business in tus city, and resides in New Jersey, Mr. Anderson | also esides in New Jersey. Mr. Yaie ts attache to the Sbarpe manufacturing company at Hart- | ford, Mr, Collins is a surveyor in this city, and | resides in New Jersey. Mr, Conlin is the proprie- tor of a shooting gallery in tmiscity, Mr. Ballard a broker. eases, Gardiner and Sanford are members of the Seventh regiment, and Mr. Can- eid of the Twenty-second. The Insh team and erve ure composed as follows:—Mr. J. Mili- ner, Joho Rigby, A. M.; Mr. J, Wilson, Mr. Edward Johnson, Captain P. Walker, J. B. Hamilton, M.D. J. A. Doyie (PF. Ch. Oxiord), Mr. H. H, Fos- ter, honorary Secretary Irish Rifle Association; J.J. Bagnell, J. J. Kelly aud Mr, W. Water- house. PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE MATOH. As the time draws nigh for the match greater interest seems to be manifested in the contest than ever, and it is more than probable that when he Irish team visit Creedmoor for the first time or practice next week that tns interest will be tators. ‘fhe arrangements for the match and the semi-weekly practising by. the gentlemen, eight of whom must be chosen to contest tor the cham- pionship with the Irish, have been carried on so | quwetly, 80 little trumpeting of what great things | the Americans are to do have been indulged in by the rife ciub and those who are more or less | indirectly concerued in Creedmoor, that itis but lic have awakened to the realization of the fact that the mutch is something | more than @ iriendly one between individuals— an interest in the team it may de siated that Mr, Fulton 13 @ civil en- | | gineer by proiwsston, resides in Brooklyn, and where he has seen some tali | ie | fixed upon definitel Range Names. 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Gardner... 4 00 228R 20342 20202 PS Si ee THE FINAL PREPARATIONS, To-morrow a meeting of the Rifle Association will be held, when the averages of all the com- | pe | be a very fii pelitors Will be calculated and the tmmorcal eight in conclusion it inay be suid that the tnoications are that the coming match will, as an exhibition of skill with tne rife, on Everything at present goes to show that the general public ave taking a /ively interest in the matter, und that on the day of the contest Creedmoor will be honored with a crowd of spectators that Will make the staid farmers 0 the heiguboriood open their eyes with wonder: ment. What will make the contests of the week which will follow the international match of more than usnal interest ts t.e fact that tue Irish team, | having been elected honorary members of tue Na- | tonal Rifle Association, can compete not only in $1,000 prize and in other matches. It is also ex- ted that the Canadian riflemen who hay lenged the Irish will shoot the match at Creed- moor. CENTRAL PARK. Saturday Afternoon in the Gerden of the Metropolis—The Last of the Sum- mer Concerts—Handsome Toilets and Gay Equipages—A Centennial Aorse on the Road. . Of all the days of the week in our beautiful Park, Saturday is the most enjoyable. What with the delight{ul music turnished by Dodworth’s Band on the Mall, the unusual number of carriages on the drives, the croquet and base ball players, and the myriad points of interest that meet the eye at every turn, the scene isone to be rememiered, THE IKISH KIFLE ASSOCIATION Mr. A. Blennerhassett Leech, founder in 1867 of the Trish Kiite Asso will select trom the members a | team which he will match against an equal number of the representative American ritle shots, to shoot in the | United states in the autuinn of 18/4, on the following. eonditions:— fet | Targets. scoring, &c., 8 dopted by the National Rifle Association ot Great Bri at Wimbledon, 1873 (when the irish eight won the internat maich tor | the Eicho Snield, beating England and Scotiand). Ranges—0), 90, 1,06 and 1,100 yards. | Rides—Any not exceeding ten pounds weight, but | without telescope sights or hair trig | Position—Any, bat no artificial rest permitted, either for the ritle or person of the shooter. ; ‘The American team to be composed exclusively of riflemen born in the United States, and to shoot with rifles of American manutacture. pine, trish vam will shoot with rifles by Rigby, of ablin » As this challenge is given to decide the title to the rifle championship ut the world Mr. Leech will require a sul- ficient stake to be put down, not lor the sake of a triting pecuniary gain, but #4 & guarantee that the Irish team wil meeé the represen’ative shots of America. ‘ Mr. Leech desires (o draw the attention or the Ameri- an people to the fact that the laws of Great Britain tor- bid ‘the formation in Ireland of rifle corps similar to those which exist in great numbers in Engtand and Sc fang, and that any scill acquired by Irishmen in r shooting is the result of individual exertion under didi culties arising from discouraging legisiation. To this challenge the following answer was sent on behalf of tue Amateur Rifle Ciuv:— TAKEN AT HIS WORD. Tux Amarecr Rirce Curs, ) No. IS Broapway, New York, Dec. 2), 18735 A Burswenuasserr Lexen. ksq.:— ‘Dwak Six—Your challenge to American riflemen, pud- lished in the New Yous Hxkaip, having ber uzbt defore the executive Committee, | have i to address vou as to the parti th the view of a tion at Cree, and any match wo ned to distances intorm me as to ¢ it is to to the winners, or as security ¢ tarried ou\—and what am high reputation of your We wi taordinary m: cordial an. you, I remain. Premdent Amateur Rifle Clud Eifle Association. P &—Our men will, I presume. shoo: with eitmer Rem Ingwon or sharp’s breech-iosders. EVERYTHING LOVELT Mr. Leech’s reply to this iétter was us Tollows:-— Trrsn Riv: Dvaux, 110 Gear Thursday, J: Daz Sin—I have had the honor ot r ter of th ult, which I have submitted REET are co-operating with me,and I am authorized y thet a formal programme on the basis of a chatlenge Siready belore you of the proposed international rine @sicn will ‘be shortly prepared, which I will be happy to submit for approval of your association. In deference to Your , suxwestic e 1100” yar ‘act somewhat n Taddressed I will if possivie, waive fange, although to do so will, I fea: from the grea: interest of the ‘match. the chalienge © . through the Gmns of the \ew Yore Hexatp. | was not aware that bad @ National Ritle Association, which you will ase Accept as iy apology for not having addr e first instance. I am authorized to say ny triends gratified at the flattering terms in which I Ys considered that we cannot other, and that, whichever side now teo muc wins im this great trial of «Kill and judgment, we will Bave an agrecable opportunity ot improving the ac- quaintance, if not securing the friendsup. of those we may have the lonor aad pleasure of being tor a time associated with in your country. Pray accept my your courtesy. 2 honor to remain, your very faithfu ARTHUR B. L Groza W. Wixcare, Faq. Secretary National Ritle As- sociation of America, No. 14 Broadway, New York. This correspondence, it will be noticed, le!t Matters in rather a dubious state, so far as the final arrangements to make the match a success ‘Were concerned, but these were soon alter ar- Tived at, and now everything is ina satisiactory condition, and nothing remains but the match , itself to Wiud up the chapter. In accepting the cualienge of the Irisn team Colonel Wingate did ot arrogate to himself any extraordinary powers, as some peculiar people ut the time believed he did. Itis trne that the challenge was address not to avy particular club, but to American rifle- men generally; but it so happening that the Amateur Club is the only reguiar organization of ita Kind in this country, it was but proper that the acceptance of the chalienge should have come from the club. However, in order that no room for discontent should be admitted into the pre- liminaries of tue contest, Colonel Wingate pub- lished, last March, an address “to tne riflemen of America,” tn which everybody was Invited to pre- pare himself and compete for the honor of being selected as one oF THE TEAM 10 MEET THE TRISUMEN, Before this circular was issued the terms of the | Match had been fully agreed upon by Colonel Win- | gate and Mr. Leecn, and competitors therefore Knew just what they had to do and to expect in their trials O1 skill, These terms are quite simple. ‘The targets and scoring to be used in the mate will be in accordance with the rules of tne Na- tional Rifle Assuclation—viz., targets six feet high by twelve Wide, having @ biack bull's eye three feet square, Surrounded by the entre six Jeet square, the rest of the target constituting the “outer ;” bull's eyes counting jour points, centres three and outers two. Any sights are to ve al. lowed but telescopic, magnilying and such as con. CH, ceal the target so as to prevent the dan- ger signal irom being seen. Any kind of ammunition is .to be allowed and any position will be permitted which cau be taken on level ground without artificial rests. Bact team Is to Consist Of not more than eight or less than six men, at the option of the Irish, whose decision as to this point will be made known on weir arrival here, It is a specific condition of tue match tha! the American team shail be composed exciusively of men born ip the United states, while it is algo provided in the agreement that the Irish team must consist of men qualified to suoot in the Irish eignt at Wimbledon. In the matter of rifles there is to be no restriction, with the excep- tion that the Americans must shoot with American | made rifles and the irish with rifles manufactured by John Rigby & Co., of Dublin, and that the Weight mus not exceed ten pounds, aud the pull of the trigger to be not less than three pounds, THE RANGES are to be at S00, 900 and 1,000 yards. Each com- petitor is to have fifteen shots at each range, No artificial rest in shooting 1s to be allowed jor the rifle or person, although the shooter may take any position he sees fit. In the agreement it 18 ex- pressly provided that tne irish team be allowed to practise at Creedmoor for at least two days before the match takes piace. On the arrival of the Irish team here, Mr. Leech, it is rurther provided, ‘wil deposit $500 on tne part of the team, a like bum to be deposited by the American team, and this sum of $1,000 is to oe handed over to the captain of the winning team, to be distributed Amoug the victors. In case eitner team failg to put in an Appearance on the day and hour agreed upon ior the match the team that does appear can ciaim the championship and the stak This much for the couditions of the match; and now 4s to the teams themselves, It became a matter Of no little difficulty tor the Ama- teur Rifle Uiob to fix upon @ good pian by which they could be certain of securing the best amateur shots in the country. Jt was deciaed that there suould be six competitions, at which everybouy who desired to become one of the team should at- tend. These competitions have already taken place, and the fi bas been that the competi- made tors who ave ae Avenac sors sip ave been narrowed down to twelve. vi the ‘general belief that the Irish will decide upoa | ritle between foreign and American crack shots. | everywhere élse about aitin | | dividual exertion. that it is, im reality, a trial of skill with the This realization ts now having its legitimate result, and, during the last 1ew days especially, the | coming contest has become one 0: the chief topics | of discussion, not only in sporting places, but town, Of course, among the Knowing ones, who never lose a chauce to bet ou anything Where money can be made as well as | lost, as well as among tho-e who have taken the | pains to be on hand every practice day to witness | the suvoting of the team thar ts to be, speculation | as to the Chances of success tor the Ameri- | cans. Although it ts satd that the Irisn have cat tioned their iriends against too much confidence | 1 their powers, and that this report has had somes | what of an exhilarating efect upon the more en- thusiastie Well wishers of our own team, the gen- e rion seems to be one OL hope rather than confidence that they will win. Sti! THB PRACTISING OP THE TEAM | )as greatly improved the men of late, and the in- dividual Scores show much improvement. Yet, somehow, there seems to be a lack +1 steadiness on the part of Some of the best shots that rather shakes the confidence at times of their most de- voted admirers, for a man who one dav will make out of & possible sixty, say fifty, taen makes on an- other day only forty and on another thirty, and the next higner than fity, will certainly catise his irleuds some Uneasiness On the day of tru. The wind and light, it is true, ve much to do with this marked alfference in the shooting of the same party, amd it may be that after ai the up and down scale changes that have distingaiebed several of the individual scores of the gentlemen to be selected for the contest may be more the resuit of wind aud Weather (han want of positive skill and general on the part of shooters. It will Te no small a to de- . tor they are all crack shots in every Leech, in cne of nis s that he “aesires American peopie to at Britain forbid TES BTISULT lemisiguon.” ALG yet, des] ties, the Itish team beus has’ nis wemng puten piam to everyboas thet e Due sue contest There Is good reuson, however, irish wil nor find Bb eBsy Americans, indeed af they de th we of the iwtver as meution inp ast practice Wimbledon, 1 excelie y whicn Would have been com- viedon, when the Irish 3 e¢ a8 Iolo WU) Forde. 100 Yards Totals, pietel won the Eicho Shield, Young. oe $2 14 | *Milner. * 6 15 *Rigby J. rh ot 1A Rigoy W 5 $1 LA *Wilson BS Laz Joyee. “e 163 Lioyd a *Jonnson a 1A Totals 30) ils Average slio 3.35 It must be borne In mind that this year at Wim- bledon: the Irish were last in contest; bat, of course, that ‘act canuot in any way be made’ an argument against thelr skill. Tue names marked thas (*) aré the geutiemen who were of the eight that won the snield 8 ye4 ago, and who are of the eight expected Wean’ ¥, the other four being new selections mate by Major Leech, Mr. Milluer 1s & Wool Inerchant, about twenty yéurs of age and resides in London. Mr. Jonn Rigley 18 of the celebrated Dunlin rifle firm. He is forty years of age, He has been an active member of the team ever since it Was organized. This year at Wimbie- don he made @ score o/ 6101 a possibile 70. Mr. Wilson resides in Belfast, where he does business as a Merchant. He 13 thirty yéars ofage. Mr. Jobnson is @ jeweller, resides m Dublin and is thirty years old, It 'may be mentioned just here, for the information of those Americans who may not be very well posted as to the skill of some of the shots they wiil have to ontend with, that Wilson and another member of the team named Joyce mace @ score o1 161 each at Wimbiedon, ont of a possible 180. This individual score had never been made bevore, and has not been eaualled since. It will be noticed that Major Leech states that regular rifle ussociations, like those of England and scotland, are not aliowea in Teiand, and toat whatever skill irisimen attain to in the use of the rifle is the resuit solely of in- This being so tue lacts show | that the Irish are | WONDERFUL SHOTS anyhow. Let the Uister Rifle Association meet- | ing, which Was held on the 19th of last month at Clandeboye, be taken as a sample. It will be ;ound | instractive, as two or three of the gentlemen who are to compete with tne Americans shot at the meeting. At 200 yards, off shouider, standing, out Of & possible 28, the following scores were made :— Captain Gilmour J. Macioy v; Lowry Gilmour 25, Macloy 25, Johnsen, who isof the team, made 21, Miller 23 Gait 24, Wiliam Rigby 24. and Wilson 18. At 800 yards William Rigby scored 27, McKenna 27, S:ecie 26, Fulton 26, Waternouse (ol the team) 26, Wilson 25 and Millner 24; tue two latter are of the team. At 1,000 Pedi Mcintyre e 26, Millner 24, Fulton and Barrett each 24 und Waternouse (of the team) 20, and k. Jonunson (ol the team) 18. The following score at 500 yards ought to be @ warning to our team to be on their guard:— Kobinson 4444 40 Macioy 444 40 | Barrett, 444 419 Clews. 443 4 Imour 344 58 nic i 43 4 4-18 Monettrick . I 4 3 48 4-48 The abcve scores, particularly the one im- mediately above. show conclusively that toe “indi | vidual exertion” o1 the Irish riflemen works won- ders, it shows what constant pracuce will do, THE AMERICAN SCORR. As to what our own team have already done, it is sufficient to append the lollowing table o1 the sum tova) made during tour outs of the six regular | competitions, lity shots to the manin each com. | petition (a possible 800) :— Average Average Total, Shot Total. Fulton. 402 Collins ib Hepburn 1) 2.95 Bal Fart An‘lerson.....- 983 29L Gard AB Dakin 232 Canfield, 545 | Conline, ‘679 = 2.8% Santord 89 | Yat S61 80 Gildersiceve |. 5312.68 je. ‘ 1 ‘On the 3d inst., out of a pe | 149; Anderson, 164; Yale, 144; Collins, 146; Saniord, } a and Gudersieeve 136, On the Sth inat, Yale Je 150 and Gildersieeve 148, Yesterday the last mpetition took, piace at Creedmoor, the score standing a8 | tollows — Range Yard, = Hames, ards H.A.Gildersleeve. i om” 4 wo 4 H. Fulton. $3 3 sible 180, Fulton made | to decide the standing of the team | Owing to the disgraceful condition of the avenues leading to the Park, and there 18 bot an exception to be made in favor of one of them, driving has become anything but pleasant in this city. Still, as it is much easier to see and be seen when jog- | ging along in a handsome light wagon, we adopted that means ol conveyance yesterday, The fiery steed, when harnessed and brought forth, proved to be a centennial animal, having, perlaps, at one period of his existence, “fit onto the Revo- lution.” o! keeping his nose near the ground, like a pointer or sctter, asif he were trying to strike a trail. No otter animal being avatiable we consented to show the venerable quadruped the sigits around the Park. The provlem of getting to the Park from Union square without breaking one’s neck or wagon is @ serious one, Seventh avenue looks nik series of rifle pits, into which, witha cen- tenariau as motive power, 1t was as much as on life was worth to venture. Sixth avenue is little better, and one would imagine that the City Fathers had converted Filth avenue tnto @ quarry. tropolitan thoronghiare that was in such a di- lapidated condition the Board of Freeholders in that districs would be cowpelled to take imme- diate action, Alter accompushing the aiflicult feat of Teaching the Park without any mishap suve once whea the centenariau disputed ue Ticht of Way with @ street car and got the worst | oi the argument, the pleasure of the drive com- menced. Hundreds 0! veuicles of every Kind were on the road, Irom the uncomortabdle looking “sulky” to the ponderous family carriage. Here Was Variety In tue broa est sense of tue word, “A fine ouid imsi gentieman,” iu bis dusv cart, ges the savle ariver im livery o a png team to a trial of speed; the work hack jogs along beside tue | stylish dog cart aud the nondescript Park phueton was jollowed by a handsome lanuaulet. At tne overlovking the Mail, there was an un- p lmmediate y. Thousands oj sigit-seers were yand the pagoda, in whicn sat the band, and Wuich seems .O have been built 1n defiance to ali laws of acoustics, It Was the last concert of tie season, and many and loud were the complaints st tnose Tespousib.e for depriving the public € music they pay jor right tu the middie of the season. ihe programme was unusually in- ing, comprising such WOrkKS a8 beetli- oven’s overture “Prometieus,” overture, “La Poupée de Nuremberg,” Adam, aud selections irom Glinka’s opera, “Life ior the Czar,” and “IL Crociato.” A saxopughe solo and variations for the flute were also introduced. Wack of funds probably caused tue absence of programmes. AS the concert proceeeded the carriages became more uumerous on the drive and Dawe Fashion sent some Of Ler most brilliant representatives to do beuor to tue occasion, A baudsome carriage, drawn by a span of black horses, contained the wile and daugater of one of our most prominent bankers. Both ladies were atured in slight mourning, the elder in black silk, with a “Vivien” overskirt; a deep, pointed apron of black grépe, heavily embroidered with jet and edged with 4 Sk Iringe; & sieeveless jacket of crepe, embroldetea with jet, to match tae over. gkitt, and having allk Bleevés, yd Wor 8 wrup 8 magaificent vlack cashmere sna¥l, & fhaks of silk and jet embroidery, edged wita wide guipure lace, Tue bounet was of silk crepe and jet, the jewelry of onyx and pearis and the rather larger parasol of silk, Heavily emoroidered, like the rest or the t, and edged with fringe. The daughter wore velvet dress under an extremely long “Loteila” overskirt and sleeveless cuirass basque of black silk, 80 elaborately eubroidered in tne open English style as to appear almost ax thin a8 tace. Very fine jot beads were thickiy, but not too profusely, strewo over this, and a jet fringe iell over the rofiie of English embroidery which fin- ished the edges of the basque and overskirt. Toe sleeves were Of black velvet, hat of white English straw, trimmed With black velvet and @ floating white ostrich plume, the brim turned up directly in front, faced with black velvet and retained in position by aciuster ol White roses without foliage; white tulie arranged a» a scarf and vail; black silk parasol with white lace cover; light lavender gloves; jewelry of solitaire diamonds, A very handsome costume was iu two shades of blue; one very dark, even daiker than “navy” biue, and the other very light, almost a turquoise, the latter being used (or pipings only. ‘The s&ict Was an “Ophelia” demi-train, the overskirt jorm- ing @ part of the skirt proper and not extending across the front. The apron and front gores were flounced, but the back edges were cut in deep points, | underneath which was arranged @ box plaiting, 80 arranged that the plaits were exactly between the piaits, The points and plaitings were piped With the light siiade, and in eacn point was a lignt biue button, accompanied by a simulated button- hole, also oi light blue. Across the back was & deep, pointed flounce, over a narrower box- lee ‘one, and a very long, full overskirt, joined in with toe back seams of the foot gores, was gracefully looped and finished witn a new style of Sik bali Iringe, 1n which both of the shades were combined. The ‘Honora’ basque, which has @ “cuirass” effect in irout and iorms two broad loops in the back, was trimmed witn pipings of light biue in the back and iringes on the front to match the overskirt. The charming “Corday” t was of slik, the two shades of the dress, med with dark bine velvet and blush roses. Jewelry of faint pink coral. A charming costume was of silk and an exquisite quality of camei’s hair goods, invne of the new demi-train skirt was of silk, trimmed with knile-cdge plaiting. ‘he ‘Aarienne’—a very long basque polonnaise—was of camel's hair, very heavily emoroldered with worsted of the | same shade, and one a littie darker, tne petals of the flowers, and veins of the sleeves embroiered in silk oi the sane shade and smail ‘vine’ steel beads. tabs at the sides of the basque were finished with fine worsted iringe, intermixed with tassels of “bine’’ steel beads, Belt and aumoniere em- broidered with ‘blue’ sto “Mercutio”? bat of gray leit, with a long plume the color of the dress, and otherwise trimmed with velvet to mateb, aud | ornaments o1 “bine” steel, A black sik toilet had @ demt-train bordered | with a flounce scalioped and eibroidered with & | narrow box plaiting underneatn the scallops. This ounce was quite narrow in iront bat very deep inthe back, The overskirt consisted only of @ deep pointed apron of ‘Irish’ lace, worked | with fine jet beads. A sleeveless jacket of the same lace was also beaded, The points of color in the costume were contributed by the necktie, | chatelaine and crnaments on the nat, which were | of a deep, rich wine color. | Leaving the Mail and its varied attractions, the | centenarian and his driver jogged along towards St. Nicholas avenue. A red flag in the hands of & red shirted son of toll ata turn of the road in- dicated @ blast, (he Concussion of which woke up the centennial hero irom a short doze in which he | Was indulging. On one side was the beauttiul lake | with its glassy suriace covered with boats, and | from it came @ ripple of laughter, mingling with the voices of joyous children on its grassy Danks, | * | Groups migbt be seen ip every direction through the ramble, enjoying the bracing air and charm- | ing surroundings, On the hues beyond the | Park one would suppose that all New York was on wheels. The day was all that could be desired, and every one Who can steal @ few vours from tae cares of business can meet with ample enjoyment in this beautiful garden of tha metropolite the ali comers’ match, but also tor the Kennett | He was very tall and had a curious habit | Were it & country road instead of a me- | 8 of straw color—uark, With & biuish tint. | The bottom of this garment, and the long , —— half, The association added to the stakes $900. Six horses were entered, but when the time ar- rived 0 weign in only two jockeys went to the scale. The two horses engaged were Hughey Gaffney’s bay colt Culpepper, Last Day of the Meeting at Pros- | by Revolver, dam Gentle Annie, carrying os 117 Ibs, and M. H. Sanfora’s chestnut filly pect Park Fair Grounds. Lava, by Australian, dam Lavender, with 107 lbs. up. The penaity on Culpepper was for winning the third annual sweepstakes at Saratoga last month, The betting on this race was in Javor of Lava, who sold in the pools at the rate of about $130 to $100. Culpepper won the race very easily, the filly being unabie to stay with him tor more than a mile, The second race was @ Consolation Handicap, for @ purse of $400, for beaten horses of all ages (winners included),one mile and ahalf. There were four entries jor this event, all of which came to the post. These were L. A, Hitchcock's chest- nut filly Quits, by Eclipse, dam Columbia, 4 years old, carrying 101 Ibs.; John Boughrum’s chest- nut horse Camden, by Bulletin, dam by Leviathan, 6 years old, 108 lbs.; L., A, Hitchcock’s brown filly Lutiua H., by second Daniel Boone, dam Meanness, 3 years Oid, 83 Ibs., and Jo. Douahue’s cuestuut colt Botany’ Bay, by Australian, dm Bonnet, 3 years old, 96 lbs. Botany Bay was @ great favorite, selling ior more than ail the others together. He was beaten by Quits and tuen put last for running against Camden and teaping off one of the latter’s stirrups. The second piace was given to Camden, but as there was no second premium the honor was an empty one, ‘he third event on the card was a hurdle RACING ON LONG ISLAND. The Ethics and Enjoyment of a Race Track. THREE RACES AND A WALK-OVER, Culpepper, Quits, Limestone and Vesu- vius the Winners. | The Park boulevard, which ts @ very wide | one, and is friuged wth sprouts of trees that will | one day grow a fruitful crop of worms, to the tor- ment Of travellers, Was yesterday pretty well filled with equipages of all sorts; some with fashion- ably dressed women enjoying the air that seemed to paint their chceks with the color of :ed roses, while here and there you couid perceive an oid | time sport benind a fast mare, his body bent like a bow, his linen duster floating to windward, his cigar emitting sparks and his nat standing on a hall bald head at an angie that was paralyzing to the behoider. On the different green patches that bordered the roadside groups of people were Occasionally seen who gathered to look at the fast driving teams, These people had half the lovk of rural innabitants, and half had the look of beings who had escaped irom the city to get three or four months of fresh air, Now and then the excursion- ists from Brooklyn and New York got sight of a party in a country wagon, which was adorned with American flags. This would be a chureh picnic | coming from one of those peculiarly built, white | edifices of wood, in which tiere was nothing re- markable but an fll-shaped tower and a large range of green blinds, just the sort of astructure that would bring anguish to the heart of a lover of color and form like Henry Taine. It is strange that the municipality of Brooklyn should be so derelict in sprinkling this magnificent roadway } Aud boulevard leading from Prospect Park, aud | which when built up will prove to be one of the finest avenues in the State of New York, Yetata | distance of hatf a mile from the race track the dust 18 so thick that vearly every lady who is driven out has cause to regret that she was indis- creet enough to put on a fine silk dress, The fine | mule and @ half 2:413{, The loilowing is a | hara dust cuts throug the fre and grain like a igehaacnarn tee Feaabacunpa | kuile, and the expense of a visit to the races is | Sept, 12.—Sweepstakes for thre greater than it seems on the face of it at the siart. | THE LITTLE DARKIES. The comical feature of every race track is the negro boy who rides ior his master, or else the parasite negro ooy who bangs on to the negro boy only one mace his appearance at the appointed time, and he was allowed the privilege ol Jumping the hurdles alone, getting the forieits of the other horses and dividing $500 added money with the association. Limestone was the horse on which the honors and emoluments: fell. He jumped the eight iurdies to the satisfaction of the spectators and then retired for his oats. The managers of the course then made up an- otuer purse of $800 lor a hurdle race, and two en- tered, the winner to receive $200 and the other $100, ‘The horses that ran for these prizes were M. J. Tully’s vay gelding Vesuvius, by Vandyke, dam Lizzie Berry, aged, cairying 133 Ibs, an John boughrum’s chestnut vorse Camden (the same that ran in the Consolation Handicap), carrying 118 Ibs. The betting on this affair was two to one on Vesuvius, He won the race very easily, Camden seemed to have more speed than Vesuvius, but he was @ poor jumper, aud lost a greai deal of ground at each hurdie. ‘Tue follow- ing are the detatls:— ° THE FIRST RACE. Lava jumped off with the lead, but be‘ore she reached the three-quarter pole Culpepper over- hauied her, and they ran yoked into the home- stretch, The filly had her tiead in front at the judges’ stand. “hey ran side and side around the upper turn, and as they passed the quarter pole they were head and head. Krom there to the balt- mile pole Culpepper gradually drew out until ne was half a length in iront, Going down toward the three-quarter pole Lava began to cutit, and sue gradually feli aWay Uutil she was three lengths behlad. When Culpepper entered the homestretch he had nothing to do but win, and he galloped home six lengths in iront of Lava, with an easy victory. Time of the first mile 1:46%, and of the ASSOCTATION, year-olds; ei trance $50, hail forteit; ten per cent of stake to second horse ; Park, Moumouth Park or Saratoga 7 Ips, extra; one ahalf miles; with $500 added ty the assovia- tion, STARTERS. H. Gaffney’s b. c. Culpepper, by Revolver, dam | who has privilece to ride iu a race, Nearly ail of Gente Annie, 117 lbs. (Barbee)... these lads are world-wise in their business, and | M. H. Santord’s ch. 1 Lava, by Australian, have a knack of ovtaming a dollar or even a ten | Mavender, 107 1s, (Feeks);............ stresses 2 cent stamp by hook or by crook. The nexro boy's parasite has usually @ thick pair of lips, a large THE SECOND RACE, Camden was away first, Lutitia H. second, air of black eyes, a ragged fusti " Botauy Bay third, Quite fourth, Beiore the horses Sis ight hee a b je! t fan jacket, | nad run 200 yards Quits was liewding, and she Which might ve been made for an over- | passed the three-quarter pole three iengths in trout seer before the war, and a pair of old worn boots | oi Camden, tie latter being one length in front of | Bo'any Bay, Lutitia A. two lengths bebtud. Quits showed the way up the homestret h and passed the stand one length ahead of Camden and Botany Bay, who were running head and head, the latter six lengths in front of Lutitta H. Going around the upper turn Quits opened the dayignt, and at the quarter pole was two iengtis in udvauce of covered with dust that have owned so many pro- prictors and ave grown so large on each suc- | ceeding demise of bi3 last proprietor that they at last become large enouga tor @ small launch room, They know everyin.ng about every horse that comes from @ stabie, these negro boys, with | | the exception of the correct pedigree. History is | Bay), tue latter bemy twelve lengtus in advance of “ Lutitia H. a problem which the negro jockey or uis parasite | jengihs, and then it was very apparent tuat tne haidly ever masters, aud those who make in- | Others could not overtake her. She galloped mode- quiry of eituer for facts, with dcpendence on their | rately a lower stretch and up tie home- | stretch, y ni by si. a 2242546 Statements, ure more than apt to fail in their UCL GTIEMHA GAG aMIaMKEta: toes onus scare r ning. Botany Bay and Camden bad a very close race for ‘tue smart negro jockey always comes from Vir- second money, the for.ner coming 10 ahead of Cam- den by a leugtu; but Bota y Bay had touled the ginia, and 18 geuerally a democrat He cares nothing about equal rights, freedom for all men chestnut on the homestretch, and he was piaced aud Might of representation, nor does he botuer | las¢ 1m the race, ‘Ihe following 13 & himseul about tue Beecier scandal, the ballot ior | SUMMARY. SAME Day.—Consolation Handicap (purse $409), women or any Kindred didiculty. He isin great uwe—uay, it might be culed terror—ol the lead- for beaten horses of all ages, One mile and a half, ing dary Wao Girects the track, under the suyer- STAKLERS. L. A Hitchcock’s ch. 1. Quits, by Eclipse, dam vision of the starter and the Secretary of the meeting. Saould auy person dare to offer him a | Columbia, 4 years old, 101 ibs, (Sinai). ae! Jo. Donahue’s ch. c. Botany Bay, by Australian, dam Bonnet, 3 years old, 96 lbs. (Reyuvids)... 2 bribe with the hope of gaiuiug imformation about | Join Boughrum’s cl. h. Camden, by Bulle: a@horse he takes the money, and tis iniormauion | dam by Leviathan, 6 years old, 108 los. (Fitz Is given ireely, but it cannot ever amount to auy- | ting, because he never knows anything but vul- | gar gossip, Which he has to pick up, or may possi- gerald) . ee een isp mies L. A. Hitcucock’s or. 1. Lutitia H., by Second biy overhear in the pur'teus of tne stabies, THR MEN WHO DO Nor BET. Daniel Boone, dam Meauness, 3 years old, 88 Ibs. (altUigan). 7 Tune, 2 | At every racec urse that the writer has ever Visited he has always noticed a select numoer of THE HURDLE SWEEPSTAKES, Limestone was the only horse tuat came to the youpg men who Wear irreproachavie trousers, Well Cat coats, taditiess boots, scaris that outvie | post and he ran the distance. jumping all tae urdies ta style, and received one-half the added tee rainbow tor splendor and watch chains that ; money. glisten, These young genilemen have us a general | SUMMARY. ; thing a printed programme of horses, colors and | SAME Day.—Hurdie Sweepstakes, two mile | owners in hand. From a close scrutiny of tiese | Over eight hurdles; entran » play or p: gentiemen, Who gather with a Wise yet timorous | air, as if they were doing something terribly ; Wrong, about a pooi staud, he has resolved in his own mind that the only thing solid about them is the printed programme. | This represents ten cents, and appeals to ali as a | | positive tact. They pretend to bet and they go | around telling each otner that they have been “les in” or that they bave been ‘scooped’ on such and such ahorse; the trath being that they have not ventured a dollar and would not if possible. sut then it looks “wicked” aud “really rasa” to appear like betting men, and as they ride home they can tell the dashing young lavies that they have erred | and then they are chidedia sach dulcet toues and rebukes are administered so mildly by these charm- ing girls thai they feel disposed to go to the races once mure and pretend to bet madly as ligu | as $1 50. BLOOMING FACES, The piazza of the ciuo houge is always, when well fliied by pretty women, &@ Charming picture i to look at. At the sound of the saduling bell, | he lost them again. The seventa hurdle being which the dear creatures do motexactly under- down, Camden closed very rapidly on Vesuvius stand, there 13 a general movement forward of | around the lower turn, and when he reacued the Chairs and a gathering of Wraps around fair shoul- | eighth hurdle, whick was at the draw- | gers, a brighteming of eves and a coucentration of gate, there was very little daylight between him | attentive smiles that 1$ positively wonder/ul, It | and his leader; but here again he stopped atver is almost a truism that the greater the ignorance of a lady about the details of a horse race | | winoer Of auy hurdie race at Jerome Park, Mon- | mouth Park or Saratoga 7 ibs, extra; second horse | to receive ten per cent of stakes, with $500 added by the association. Closed with eight nominations, | L. A. Hitchcock’s ch. c. Limestone, by War Dance, dam_ Transylvania, 4 years old, 143 lbs. (Jim Henry)..... steeeee +W.0, THE HURDLE RACE, Vesuvius took the lead and jumped the first hur- dle two iengths in front or Camden, who knocked so near lalling himself that before he recovered » Vesuvius was adozen lengths ahead of him. At the second hurdle Vesuvius led eight lengths, bus Camden again dwelt so long alter his jump that | ning again. He knocked down the third hurdie, tue fourth, Atthe stand, at theend oO: the lirst | mile, ne was ten lengtis away from Vesuvius. The fiith hurdie being down, Camden ciosed a few | lengths of daylight to the sixth hurdie, but there uickly away, won the race by eight lengths tue greater provocative ior her enjoy- ‘Time, 4:12, And tis closed the races at Prospect | ment of the contest. Fancy what a scene | Park Fair Grounds. {ur joilowing is @ would occur at y race track if the SUMMARY. Sak Day.—Hurdle Race; purse $250; two mies, darlings were Lets hy up in the mysteries and | over eight hurdles, swindies of a pool, und fancy them buying pools and then finding out that they had got the wrong se! 1s there auy charm ot Dr. Underwood's | STARTERS, : | M. J. Tully’s b. g. Vestvius, by Vandyke, dam Ineliifluous congue that could save him from ven- | _ Lizzie Berry, aged, 135 lbs, (Gaituey) ... 1 | geance of a speedy nature were a stout, able- | John Boughrum’s cn. h. Camden, by Bulletin, Boutea matron to discover that her pool tickets | dam by Leviathan, 6 years old, 118 lbs, (Fitz- were no use? Even the bronze and doubly metal- Patrick) ..seeeeeerseen “ stvecsveases 3 luc countenance o/ the joking Johnson mignt well ‘Tine, 4:12, | La at ie / Brcepecty i fen Uasre with = an injured and indignan male, and. for the reason only. tat she would ALMOST A JATASTROPHE. not listen to any explanation. It would be “my money or your lile,’’ and uo quarter to the beaten man. Thereore, for we sake oj the pool seiler, Jet us hope tuat there will never be a cuance ior the weaker but more argumentative sex to ob- tain the ballot, COMING HOME, home frou the races, (providing. always that tie on vi prov ha Ae 7 day has been well spent and that nothing Grand Central depot e Ss S bobs yesterday nas poe ud mar the anticipated pleas- | morning, was appromhing Cruger’s—a station ure we realized of @ select party gome four miles south ¢ Peeksktil—it encountered made up for tne festival? What jokes | are cracked, what merry mirth resounds from | #2 accident waich @ Prvidential hand alone must the carriage and what smiling Jaces are bent | have prevented from resulting in a aire catas- | pe bent Barrio ing rh ta tue cool cn Pat Lad trophe, Tne train, composed of a baggage car and | ing, leaves Ol e trees hardiy stir- | ring aud with the sun gone down to its bed, | sme eight or ten crovded passenger coaches, was how the events of the day are discussed, piece by | Fashing north at @ peed of not less than forty | piece, and how euch little event is magnified | miles per hour, when the ponderous locomotive, Ee a And how ted we all | ater barely clearing the drawbridge located a ani |} we mu ourselves and’ think of home and dear vones. wait. | short distance belowUrnger’s Station, “jumped”? ing, #nd how the lonely old bachelor will yawn | the track, dragging vith it the tender, while the and sigh and inwardly despair as he thinks of bis + | glony-hearted boarding mistress, who reiaxed num | Femainder of the tran, fortunately, did not leave | early in the morning nis privilege of a nignt Key! | the rails. Madly pluging from track to track, Littie and great, a!l these incidents tend Lo make | up the ensemble 01 every race day, and those who ; return happy in their moods inwardly vow that as long a8 life lasts they Will never, never miss the chance to go to the races, THE RACING. The track was very fast yesterday, notwith- standing thatit was tetiock deep in dust, and | good time was made, particularly in the sweep- Perilous Position of Passengers on the Hudson River Reilroad—A Locomotive “Jumps” the Trick While Going at a Speed of Forty Miles Per Hour. powder, bending tw steel rails as though they were only pieces f ductile wire, and slicing of the flanges as eeuly as cheese might be cut ‘With a grocer’s knife the locomotive ploughed its Way jor @ distance o about 200 yards and through @ tunnel, formed of plid rock, (rom which tt was just emerging wha the tender, turning com- pletely over, checke its jurtuer progress. Mean- tine none of the ‘ars had left the track, and most of those @ board knew noting of their perilous postion, ‘the shock occasioned | by the et iae, hon bounding from its prower * 7] | course tarew the feman oil, but he escaped with stakes for three-year-olds, where Culpepper, | gniy a few sight oruises. Tuomas Connors, tte carrying 117 ibs., ran mile and @ half in 2:41%, | engineer, and one f the oldest on tle road, never and that, too, after travelling 400 miles by rail and | left bis post, prowptly shutting of steam when " the engine left th rails and bravely remaining, walking twelve miles just previous to the race, | wiih tis hand on Ne throttle vive, Wut the 10- | the colt having arrived trom Buffaio yesterday | comotive was tought to # standstili im | morning. There were three races on the card, | the os Lope Pe ee ae Toc 4 the three-year-old sweepstakes being the first, ne } FAR ig SANE Oo nuve teen in per: Consolation Handicap the second, and the third a hurdie race of two miles over eignt hurdles, The conditions of the sweepstakes for three. year-olds was $60 entrance, half forieit; ten per | fect order, Ther is @ tolerably guarp curve at the drawortdge ‘nicated, and deep water on both sides of the track»etween that piace and tie tun- nel, In short, it ws about one of the worst spots | on the road wares Jose or se end (pti cent of the stake to go to the second horse, the | have occurred, a regen as almost @ uo hat Né @ solitary ilie was sacrificed. winner of any stake at Jerome Park, Monmoutn | Aiter a delay of bout nore oars wna road was Park of Saratnaa. 7iha axtra: one mila and a | cleared tor passin tratos. 4 a sweepstakes, which closed with eight entries: but | wiuner of any stake at Jerome | Camuen, who was bali a Jength ahead o: Boiwny | ‘At the half-mile pole Quits led tour | the hurdie down a8 he passed over it, and came | he was twelve lengtis behind when he began run- * and Was & dozen lengths behind when he jumped | getting over the brush, aud Vesuvius, coming , When the Chicago express train, which left the | tearing up tue roalbed, grinding the ties to | . A SINGULAR SUICIDE. A Repned Son of Mendelssohn, the Great Composer, Takes Poison. Master of Eleven Living and Four Dead Law guages—A Leiter Telling of the Suicide Written Two Days Before the Act, In the Court of General Sessions on Friday last @ man named Jesus Lesser Mendelssohn was convicted of false pretences and sentenced to ive years in the State Prison by Judge Sutherland, ‘The prisoner was & small Man with sallow com- piexion and black hair. On the witness stana he claimed that he wasason of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, the great musical composer, and sought to prove two the Court that he was the inno- cent victim of sharpers, After his convic- tion he seemed very much downcast, and his counsel, Mr. William ¥F, Kintzing, tried to cheer him with the assurance that ke | would be able to obtain a new trial on the excep- | tions that had been taken in ms case, Men- delssohn went to the Tombs, und was transierrea ' from the cell be bad been occupying during the trial to condemned cell No. 14, on the first tier of the male prison, After supper, which he refused to eat, had been given to him he asked for some extra food, which he was told he coula not have without paying for it. Shortly atter this refusal he asked young Templeton, who shot his wife oa Sixth avenue some time since, to lend him $2, but Templeton would not or could not give it to him. Shortly after this it was time to PUT OUT THE LIGHTS 4 and Mendelssohn was locked up. Nothing rore was thought of the occupant of No, 14 until seven o’clock yesterday morning, when Keeper Finn, on his regular rounds, shook the heavy iron door and called out, “Get up!” He waited to see the call obeyed, but as the sleeper on the bed gave no tn- dication of getting up Finn snook the door agaim and called louder.’ The second call eliciting no re- sponse he became alarmed, and, unlocking the door, entered and shook Mendelssohn, whose pre- | found sleep was not at all disturbeil by the vio~ lence of the shaking. The body was warm and respiration had not ceased, so the lately-convicted | prisoner was removed out into the lobby and Dr. Hall sent for. When the Doctor arrived Men- delssohn was still alive, but tie Doctor said there was no hope of his recovery, as the opium which | he had taken was already completing its deadly work, At twenty minutes past nine the self-styled son of Mendelssohn breatied his last, and was put into a deal coMin such as is used for paupers who die in the care of the Commissioners of Cuartties, The box, which is painted a duil brick-colored red, was pliced aside to await the coming of Coroner | Croker, who arrived about two hours later, aod gave a pertuit to have THE BODY REMOVED TO THE MORGUE, where it now lies awaiting a pauper’s grave. Kelore he took the fatal dose, Mendelssohn wrote Several letters—one to ihe Coroner, one toa Mr. Quinn, the Warden of the Tombs, one to the Staats Zeitung and one to the HERALD. These letters were found in cell No, 14 by Warden Quinn, The one addressed to the Warden was written on a dirty piece of paper and rau thus:— Tomas, Friday Night, Sept. 11, 1874. Dean Sin—Innocently convicted through periury, Tshalt commit suicide. Please send these three enclosed letters rigat the way on the diderent directions, and oblige @ ying MAR. SUS L. MENDELSSOUN BARTHOLDY. On the same piece of paper was the loliowing, written to the Coroner :— To THz Coxoxer—The New York Staats Zeitung will give you the necessary facts over me. [shall die con- | tented. You will never sce me in States Prison. JESUS L. Me NDELSOHN BARTHOLDY. The following, which was not written in Men- | de!ssohn’s hand, was found ou a slip of paper, and proves that tne latter part of the letter to wwe LERALD 1s not original. Every one is his own destiny, and yet no one can sa} that he can himselt help his own destiny For his will, actions, thoughts and feelings came not from nunself, Organized by a higher power, he acts only in accordance vith the laws of Nis organization, and therefore say not beggar who dies in the sireetcould have been a rich imen had he wished it, or that the unhappy and despair: could have been happy had he striven to be so. ‘could not wish and act ditferenily; they could not scape trom their organization, aud that was thelr destiny. The following letter to the IgRALD, it would seem from its date, Was writren August ¥, but it is provable tuat the month meant is September. Im ' any event it will appear tuat Mendeissoun contem- plated suicide beiore he was convicted and wulle | he was in cell No. & TOMBS, CELL 85, New Yore, August 9, 1874. To the Repactevr or tie Nw Youk Lexan, corner | Broadway and Ann stree: ” Dean Siu—The possyasi Mr. Quinn O89 of this letter will teil you I have committed suicide. The cause of sending this letter to vouls nut to letcowe any misunderstanding or amis. ODFese! tion in your honorable paper, ane the reason of takiig iy Ilan bee hes Tam the only son Ot the we-known and celebrated composer Feil Mendelssohn Burtholdy, trom Berlin, Germany. My name Js Jesus L. Mendelssohn-Barthold 7, 35% years old, doctor oi medicine, and projessor of ana: fom, analys, ‘chemistry, fluenty ‘in vleven living and four dead languages ight and @ half years age t amy family and dave tarried an actress without the consent and against the willot all my relations, Short afier { found out my wile whas disorderly, and | 4 have got a divorce from au bnglish court, Later Lace cepted & position tor interpreter of ‘the Chinese, and Jupanose language 1 China or J in this position Twas eight years, not once writing to my relations or my children of ‘my former dead wlie. Tired of this Kind of living I quitted ny services, took about 10) kilo- rammes avctis of morphine over to this couutry to well «it, and was Fepared = to jo lw Europe. 1” have fallen in hants ‘of sharpers Tascals or scoundrels, aud haye received tor wy goods bogus checks and got arrested by giving thelr checks im yment, Lam the victim of am internal plot, [have n kept here in the Tombs ior months and montas, and this parties what got me hero is ireyghtiag to let me go; they know Lam iunocent, but T'was resolute to let him pay dear for it, Now they got (alse witnesses to tell Tum novthe person what represent to be; perjury is already enough committed in my case, and’ now they roduce false certificates. Tam not insane, but die be- fore i go to the state Prison. Business iriends of ny father’s banking hou-e, don’t want to kuow me the reason I married wituout cons tation of my family, and let ime die here like a dog before they procure ‘my liberty. Atter my death my family will take my affair personally throgh the German Minister at Washington in hand to got them perjurers betore court for punishment. Lawis enough in (his country, bat not justice. Tf you want te do a iavor to a dying mau, pleas send the days Hanacy which got m; ead report to my family; the direction ‘i MENDELOSOUS & iit rlin, Jagerstrasee, and mark the report. . be i.very one is his own destiny, and yet no one can sai that he can himsel! shape his own destiny ; for his wil | actions, thoughts and fecling came not’ from himsett | Organized by a higher power, be acts only in accord. ance with the laws of his organization; afd therevore Say notthe bexzyar who dies in the streets could have ch man had he wished it, or the unhappy and could have been’ happy had he striven to be go. They could not wish and act fferently; they could escape from their organization. And that 88 ote to femur. I die contented and Thave make a report to the New York Staats Zeitung, with name and everything, that this arties What beat me out my goods, money and bonds, ried three times to poison me here in, With best respects, goodby forever. br JESUS & MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY. ‘This letter, as well as the one to the Staats Zeitung, which the writer has seen, proves that German and English are not included in the eleven living langdages which he claims to speak aad write. If Mendelssohn is thirty-eight years ol age, he was born the year before Feux siendeissoha Bartholdy was married, The HERALD reporter, in his search for some one who knew something about either the suicide or the iamily of the great composer, found several persons who knew thelatter. ‘hey all say thas Mendelssohn had but two sons, and neither of | these was named Julius or Jesus, It is thou ht by many that the sutcide is a quondam clerk of the Mendelasotins, named Lisser, who | leit Germany, as he himself states, with an act- ress, Without consulting eitner his family or hie creuitors, MELANCHOLY INOIDENT, Asthe steamship England (National line) was about to sail for Liverpool, at four o'clock yester- } day evening, from pier 47 North River, an incident | occurred which illustrates the hearticssness of some persons clothed with a little brief authority. A family, composed of a man ‘and wife and three ,chilaren, who had taken steerage passages for Liverpool, got on board, One of the children, a fine looking boy of | tweive or thirteen years, was paralyzed, and the | doctor of the ship ordered him to be at once put ashore agai. The mother remonstrated in the most piteous Manner, saying the boy was born in England, and that they nad made a great seuanie to make up the price o! their passage to the Old Country; but tt was all to no purpose, as the Doo. tor was inexorable in refusing to receive him. The unjortunate boy was removed from the ship, to the great indignation of a jarve crowd tnat had congregated on the pier, his mother and sister accompanying him and crying most bitterly. Here tbe worst leature of the whole affair was made | apparent. The heortiess father remained om board with the elder boy and the mother and | daughter refused to leave the poor boy who had | been forced ashore. As the ship moved out of | the dock the screams of the wretched woman were heartrending, ana alter 1s departure the! remained ace at the gate of the pier, a picture of utter woe and misery, They are utterly penni- leas and are a ft subject for charity. An olu man | Oncratches, who had something wrong with his lege, Nt A asad ittance on boa althor oro! wility to take care bimaelh, pe