The New York Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1874, Page 5

THE UTICA CONVENTION. Return of the New York Dele- gates from Utica. —_-———— The Talks and Discussions on the Road. - Why Robinson Was Nominated—Conkting's Specch and the Next United States Senatorship, The Now York and Kings county delegates to the Utica Convention arrived in this city yester- day morning at the comfortable hour of seven o'clock, having leit Utica by the fast train, which started Irom there at balf-past nine o'clock on Wednesday night, When they left many of the country delegates had already gone homeward to the west and north; but the majority of them re- mained over, intending to leave to-day some time before noon. On the train bound to this city, be- sides the New York and Kings county delegations, there was a large number of other delegates from the southern tier, and as each delegation had with it @ host of friends, who had gone to Utica to see what their representatives looked lke in con- vention, and there were seventeen cara to the train and an average of twenty to each car, there must have been over 300 persons on the train who had been directly or indirectly connected with the Convention. Most of these political passengers, did not go to bed till alter midnight, despite the fact that nine out oi every ten of them must have beea up the three nights previous until three and four hours past midnight, The chief topic of conversation was the Convention, the proba- bilities of the election and Mr, Conkling’s Speech. The delegates, one and all, were in high spirits and seemed to be pertectly delighted with the harmonious way in which the Convention had done its work, Coilector Arthur, who, coubtiess, had there been the ghost of a show for him, would have gone into the Conven- tion with nis henchmen an earnest advocate of the claims of Mr. Vornell, remarked, as he got on the ears, to a friend >— “WELL, WE SAVED THE OLD MAN” (alluding to General Robinson). The latter occn- pied a berth in the same car in which were George W. Van Nort, Senator Tobey, Commissioner Disbecker, Hugh Gardner—how strange these names look side by side!—Charies W. Blackie, General Patrick Jones and other well known locai repubsicans, Collector Arthur, George Bliss, General Sharpe, Thomas C. Acton, William A. Daring and several other members of the “inner circle” of the administrationists also had a car to themselves. For some reason or other this latter party, as a rule, tabooed politics on the way down, and seemed to preter story tell- ing of the war times, cracking jokes at each e@ther’s expense and narrating peculiar hair- breadth escapes through field and ood of some of their friends, who would a-wooing go, but not to the war, Yet, when they did allude to the Con- vention, there was but one sentiment expressed, and that was of supreme satisfaction. 1t was the general opinion that the friendly spirit manifested upon all sides, especially when @t the start there were so many diverse Opinions as to the Lieutenant Governorship, was A SURE HARBINGER OF VICTORY Qtrhe election, Attention was called to the fact that many of those who had gone to Utica from the city and country had gone determined tnat a change shoutd be made in the second place on the ticket, and yet that, when they saw that it would be for the benefit of the party to renorainate the entire old ticket, they cheerfully acquiesced in the | views of their opponents without even attempt- ing, as they might have done, to show their candi- dates’ strength in the Convention, which of itself might have given rise to bickerings and discus- gious ul an uopieasant character. As to THE THIRD TERM question, not one of the delegates could be induced be talk seriously upon the subject. LKvery one of them seemed to have a perfect horror of it—the gentiemen who do business on government account especially, General Sharpe, however, was the only one of the party who ventured even an aliuston to it, and he did so by giving Mt as his: option that as Cusar “uled over @ hundred years ago” Cwsarism was not worth talking about at the present aate, The General feartul, possivly, lest this assertion of his might be considered original (it was so funny, you know, and made every One laugh so heartily) saddied it upon some old friend of his, who is now translating “Uasar’s Commentaries” into Choctaw, nd Who Is also doing business ou government ac- count, In the little talks and big talks during the (garner, Tilden’s chances were canvassed horoughly, and the opinions appeared to be almost unanimous that he had not the ghost of a chance against General Dix, althouga every one spoke kindly of him with the exception of one blunt delegate of no small prominence from this city, who sald that he had been associated in pub- he affairs witn Mr. Tilden jor a long ume, when they were both much younger men than they are now. ‘Why,’ said he, “he was known twenty years ago, to mv own knowledge, as THE OLD WOMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.”? One of the delegates, in speaking of the tem- perance movement against Dix, remarked:—‘“It is @ movement that ought to be despised, and A think the best proofor it is to be jound in the prominetice Conkling gave it in hisspeech. He seemed to feel that great danger was to be appre- hended from it, and the more you look at it the More jormidavle it seems, especially as a move 1s on foot to pul a new ticketim the flela instead of she present total probioition one already nomi- nated, and to get up a platiorm on wiicu the total proptbitionists as well a8 the less exacting tem- | Perance men can stand togetier.” The majority of the delegates, however, poou-poohed the move- Ment ana appeared to look upon it as a mere hantom, raised to scare the timid and weak- | need; ‘a phantom,” as one of them remarked, “that Wants to get @ well ted body at the govern- ment’s expense.” Mr. Conkling’s specci also sOorded ample food for discussion. It was re- garded by the deiegaies as the keynote of the campaign. In fact, said one:—“It is the general | order of the day, anu from this time forward tne | rank and file Know just what todo. It is an ap- peal to the republicans to siand together and not | be misled by the talk of the democrats, who, | ander THE GUISE OF REFORM, Mean to undo ail that the republican party has done ior the past ten years.” Strange to say, | there was some diversity of opinion among the | delegates a» to Mr, Conkling’s views of the condi- tion o! affairs in Louisiana, and quite an animated discussion at one time ensued in regard to the | suoject between two of the delegates, One of them contending that, while he did not believe that any facuion had the nght to overturn the Kellogg gov- ernment by torce of arms, the administration should not have given it the ald it Lad, when, by | @ firm policy, long ago, it would have neaded olf the excesses which have prevailed in the State 80 long. Mr, Acton gave this terse opinion of toe Speech ;—"lt Is the bugle biast of the coming cam- paigo. It is a speech that wilkeep the opponents 01 the republican party busy in trying to answer it from now till November. Up to this day the democrats have been acting on the odensive, Mr. | Conkiing has apparently thought it time the re- DPublicans no longer acted on the detensive, and | thus in this speech he has turned the tabdies on ‘he euemy.” THAT SWAPPING BUSINESS. It was apparent trom the general tone of the | conversations held by tne deiegates who are sup- | sec t be more or less connected with the Cus- m House and its branches that Mr, Conkling’s Speech has had a very good etfect in one respect, Qhd that we will hear no more [rom this out about plots and counterplots Witiio the party ines for the overthrow of republican candidates now that Dix is really the nominee of the party. In relation fo the rumor that bas prevailed for some time that the democrats would swap votes in certain As- sembly districts with the repubitcans, they voung for INx in exchange for yotes cast for the demo- cratic or liberal Assemblymen, a delegate re- Marked :—‘That thing would not work Low. It May have veen talked of some weeks ago by shaky bran in some of the districts, but the majority jor Dix is now certain to ve so very large that there will be uo necessity for bie! da of any kind. The rumor is simpiy @ liberal device, and,” he added, “what @ predicament the liberals are in! Tbe democrats have treated them very sha)- bily, and they are mad about 1, and the repnoi- caus have noveven asked them todinuer. Poor Jonna!” | WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS. ‘There were politicians ou the train, not dele- gates, who talked freely ubout the Convention aud the probabilities of the furure, The opinioa Was expressed by many that kovinson would not have been revominated at all had it not been lor the impression—sKilially inspired at the eleventa hour by some of the old heads of the party wio were not at the Convention—that his renomina- tion would get Dix out of the way as a candidate for the Senate, It will be borne in mind shat ‘one of the chief objections urged avainst Rubin- ’8 renomination was, that in case of Dix's th or election to the Senate, his being Gov- NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1874. uficrs that | Batcveller been nominated and elected 18 conceded that, in case of Dix’ he would be @ worthy successor; thereiore, if Dix became a candidate for the Senate tt could not be the Chief Magistracy tn incompetent hands, cording to this argument, which was advanced oy several, the nomination of Robinson and his elec: tion will Keep Dix at the bead of State affairs, and thus leave the road to the Senacorship clear for another man—E. D, Morgan, ‘This argument 1s Plausidle, but plausibility {6 its oniy merit. Was one of the talks on the homeward journey, however, it is given Simply as a matier of political gossip that way Or may not have some fsounda- tion in truth, DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, The Democratic State Central Committee met at noon yesterday in private session in the St, Nicholas Hotel, All the members of the com- mittee were present, with the exception of H. D. Dennison, of Onondaga county, ‘The committee was called to order by tts Chair- Jefferson county. On motion of William W. Gordon, of Delaware county, the Chairman was authorized to appoint an executive committee, which he did, as follows:—Messrs, William A. Fowler, Kings county; Edward Cooper, of New York; Charles F, Browne, of Orange county; William =W. Gordon, of Delaware county; c. ©, B, Walker, of Steuben county, and Joseph Warren, of Erie county. On motion, the Chairman of the State Committee, ex-Lieutenant Governor Beach, was added to the Execuuve Com- mittee. On motion, it was resolved that tui power should be given to the Executive Commit- tee to conduct the ensuing campaign, Alter brief discusston over the political fieid, the State Committee adjourned, The Executive Committee then retired into ses- sion and elected the tollowing officers:— Ex-Lieutenant Governor Beach, Chairman; Wil- liam W. Gordon, of Delaware, Secretary; Charies H. Swan, of Onondaga county, Assistant Secre- tary, and Edward Cooper, ‘Treasurer. On’ motion, the St. Nicholas Hotel was selected as the permanent headquarters of the comuittee, after which the committee adjourned, NEW JERSEY POLITIOS, The Republican Convention of Bergen county have nominated General Edward Jardine for State Senator and Henry J. Demotte for Sherif. The democrats of the Fourth Assembly district of Hudson county have invited Major Harris to ac- cept the nomination tor Assembly, to succeed Alex- ander McDonnell. Mr. Miles Koss has been nominated for Congress by the democrats of the Third district. Judge Bedle, democratic candidate for Governor, has received @ basket lull of iewters from every section of the State urging him to take the stump in the campaign, put his determination to keep soot from politics till after the election is unalter- able. ‘There are fourteen candidates for Sheriff on the democratic ticket tu Hudson county, six for Reg- ister and five for County Clerk, The democrats of the Second, Third and Sixth districts of Hudson county have pronounced in favor of Attorney General Gilchrist for Congress. A. A. Hardenberg 1s also a candidate, GENERAL JEFF 0. DAVIS FOR PRESIDENT, {From the Cincinnati Commercial.} When the excellent Indiana soldier, General Jeff C. Davis, had completed his triumphant cam- paign against the Modocs last year, the Indtanapo- lis Journal informed us that a “quiet movement to bring him out for the Presidency had gained con- siderable head,”” and thereupon the Army and Navy Journal (New SEE) i018 bound to enter a protest against nis being brought out as a Presi- dential candidate at that time. We merely wish to Say that most, If not all, of the people who have Jately been trotting out candidates for the next Presidency seem to ignore altogether the name of General Davis, He certainly gave Captain Jack a Jesson among the lava beds which no Modoc will ever forget. POLITICAL DRIFT. Speaker Blaine evidently believes that one of the qualifications for a President is physical develop- ment <A Maine letter reports that on a pleasant day he may be seen in his yard, hat, coat and vest off, swinging huge dumbbells and clubs, and is out for a long walk when everybody else 1s sound asleep. The Waterbury American expresses the belief that “whatever else Kellogg, of Louisiana, fs, he is @ white-livered coward, who daren’t eat his break- fast without a body guard of United states soldiers to keep off the fies,” It ts rarely that the West turna to the East for a Presidential candidate; but a number of the West- ern republican dailies have nominated General Joe Hawiey, of Connecticut, for White House honors. ‘fe country might do worse. KELLY AND TWEED. A Visit to “Big Six” at Blackwell's Island—His Position in the Havemeyer rations of John Kelly and John Mc- Keon. The recent controversy between Mayor Have- meyer and Mr. John Kelly has brought again to the surface of city politics the name of William M. Tweed, and it has been alleged that the once ‘powerful chief inspired the attack on Mr. Kelly, Yesterday a representative of the HERALD went to Black well’s Island to ascertain from Mr. Tweed, personally, the truth of this allegation. fallen chieftain does not receive any visitors ex- cept his own family. ‘Che importance and signifi- cance of the visit of the HERALD representa- tive were enough for an exception to be made, and tne object of the visit of .the reporter was accomplished. Mr. Tweed was asked if it were true that he had been engaged for weeks comparing notes with Nelson T. Waterbury and furnishing that gentleman with material for tne Mayor’s letter. Mr. Tweed replied that he naa no desire to comment upon the past officia: acts of Mr. Kelly orany other public man, He would say, however, a8 & matter of satisfaction to the public, if they were interested in knowing, that he bad not read the Mayor’s letter until his attention had but opce since November, and then only on per- sonal matters, TWEED'S HEALTH AND PRISON LIFE. goons He vas suffered heretofore trom the strict iscipline of the isiand. This having been modi- fied slightly he has since rapidiy recovered. No day passes that some member of his family does not visit bit. NOTES FROM THE FIGHT. Mr. Kelly was not visible at his office after twelve o'clock yesterday. It is said that he is busily employed in the preparation of mus forta- comihg statement, Mr. Jobn McKeon is not at present engaged, as rumored, in preparing any statement on the Kelly matter. He is, however, occupied in getting ready a statement as to Mr. Tilden, which, if he toinks 1s correct in its facts and figures, will show he people of the State that Mr, Tilden ought not to be elected Governor, RIVER THIEVES CAUGHT, Piratical Operations Along the Brook- lyn Shore. The HeRatD has frequently called attention to the absolute necessity on the part of the Brook- lyn authorities to afford some means of protec- tion commensurate with the requirements of the ghipping and stores along the docks and river front of that city. For years past the desperadoes wuo ply the nefarious business of boarding the shipping in the narbor and plundering the cargo have found @ rich fleld for operations on the Brooklyn side, Their \abors are generally unin- terrupted by the appearance of the police, as there is no water patrol maintained there, The shores, which are lined with vessels, warehouses and goods of every description awatting storage, ex- tend trom Ked Hook Point, Gowanus Bay, to Newtown Creek, & distance of nearly seven miles. Part of tus extended line of river frontage, and {hat which is built up with tne principal store- houses, is cut off from approach from the streets by gutes in the might time, so that were patrolmeh cognizant of an attack on a ves- sel m such lovalities they could render no immediate assistance. Hence it is that the pirates of the harbor find plenty of booty, easily Won, on that side of the river, aud they are growing more emboldened und reckiess, At an early hour yesterday morning Patroiman Brady, of the Van Grunt street police, caught two men in the act of carting away a truck load of nitrate of soda Irom the fats at the oot of Clinton street, South Brooklyn. Tue property in question weighed about 2,500 pounds, and was worth $150, The stot was brought irom some point along the river by boat during the night, und the police are endeav- oring to find out from whence tt came. The risoners, Who gave Ralivan and Peter Donneily, were arraigned velore Justice Delmar, who committed them to jail to await examination. Ia connection with ‘the prevalence ol river thieving it is an interest- ing fact that the Board of Police Commissioners sought to have $8,000 inserted in the tax levy ernor would ve acalamity, Tie why aud where- (now belng revised) for the purchase of two steam fore of this 1t would be hard to conjecture; but tt the republicans, as a general thing, do not believe he bas the stuf in him to make a Governor after their liking. bn retire- ment irom any cause from the Guoernatoria) chair urged upon him jastly a8 a reason why he should remaibp Goveruor that Is retirement would net c= AS it | man, ex-Lieutenant Governor Allan C. Beach, of of and Kelly Trouble Defined—The Prepa- | The | been calied to it, He had not seen Mr. Waterbury | The health of the late ‘boss is described to be | their names as Thomas | launches for river patrol duty, but the Board of Estimate struck it Out of the budget at their last mweting on Wednesday night. NEW YORK CITY. By decree of the Board o1 Health the slaughter of cattle in New York must be discontinued after one year from tne Lat of January next Assemblyman L, Bradiord Prince lectures this evening before the Liberal Ciub, on “The Pending Amendments’ to the constitution of New York, ‘The lecture on Oliver Goldsmith, by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, for tie benefit of St, Cecilia’s ebureh, will be delivered in the Academy of Music, ‘Tuesday, October 6, ‘The Executive Committee of the New York State Grange, or Patrons of Ausbandry, will meet at the Astor House at ten o’clock A, M, on Monday, September 28, for the purpose of securing a State agent (oO represent the Order {no the city of New York, and for the transaction of such otler busi- hess as may come before them. A few days ago the Commissioners of Charities and Correction advertised for bids to supply them with sugar, rice, soap, &c. Yesterday morning one bid for the three articles, and one for soap, were received and opened in the presence of Comptrol- ler Green, In regard to them Commissioner Stern sa ‘rhe prices asked are higher than the goods can be bought Jor in the public markets,” The Executtve Commitiee of the Workingmen’s Central Union held @ special meeting last night, @t which they passed a series of resolutions de- nunetatory of candidates for political honors who announce themselves as workingmen's Candidates and afterward prove traitors to the workingmen’s cause, The resolutions throughout were eulogistic of Captain James F, Keegan, and warmly indoise him as their candidate for Assembly, The funeral of Casper Kreitch, one of the vet- erans of the Mexican war, took place yesterday afternoon, irom his residence, No. 16 Franklin Street, The regular burial service of the German Lutheran Church was read by Dr. J. Ruperti, of St. Matthew’s church, A number of handsome floral decorations, composed of tube roses and immortelles, jay upon the coffin, The remains sore taken to the Evergreens Cemetery for inter- ment, The usual weekly reception of the friends of the Free Training Schools for Women, in East Tenth street, was held jast night at the society’s rooms, There was a large attendance. Mme. Jule de Ryther and Signor Gariboidit sung a number of songs and Miss Henry and Mrs. Dr, O'Brien read and recited various selections. The cooking classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays for prac- tical instruction, and are open to respectable girls upon application with satis(actory reierences, The auarterly report of Commisstoner Van Nort, ‘of the Department of Public Works, during the quarter ending Jane 30, states:—Total appropria- tions for the year, $1,777,500; expenditures for the first quarter, $115,759 63; for second quarter, $414,674 13, making # total for six months of 130,433 76 aud leaving a balance unexpended of $1,247,065 24. In adaition to this the expenditures on trust accoants during the quarter have been as follows:—For regulating, paving, Sewering and otherwise improving streets, avenues, boule- vards, &¢., be refunded by assessments, $1,123,706 76; for alteration of Croton Aqueduct on Tenth avenue, $64,547 56; for laying Croton ptpes, improvement of reservoirs, &¢., $290,356 15; for reconstruction of old sewers, $18,972 27—total, $1,497,582 74, BROOELYN. The body of a male child was found in a box yesterday at the foot of Columbia street. The Faust Club entertained Mr. John Brougham at their house on Remsen street, near Court, last evening, There will be music at Prospect Park to-morrow afternoon. Professor Conterno will wield the baton upon this occasion. The Reid avenue property owners have ap- pointed a committee to walt upon the Common Council and enter their protest against the exces- ee assessment ior the repaving of that thorough- fare. The report of the Commissioners of Assessment for ocean parkway was confirmed by Judge Pratt inthe Sapreme Court yesterday. The report of the Commissioners for opening Fulton avenue through New Lots to Queens county line was also | confirmed, The Committee of One Hundred have deter- mined, in caucus, upon calling upon the political parties to make their nominations at least three weeks before election day, in order that the ante- cedents of the candidates may be thoroughly can- vassed and none other than sterling «nd reputa- ble citizens elected to any Office in the gift of the people. Mayor Hunter and Oomptroller Scbroder were visited yesterday by several members of the Board of Directors of the East River Bridge Company, and held a conference with regard to the direc- tors ootaining a guarantee for the return of the Money invested with the bridge before they gave way to the new directors, The resuit of the meet- ing did not transpire. Captain Shuteldt, of the Navy, Engineer Stratton and Mayor Hunter yesterday made an inspection | of the approacaes to Wallabout Basin, which is being obstructed by slime and filth, The remedy determined upon is the construction of a wall on the government lands adjoming the south slip. The expense of the improvement will be about $100,000, which will have to be delrayed by the federal government. LONG ISLAND. The republicans of Flushing are engaged in forming @ town organization, a committee of twenty-seven having been appointed to prepare and report a constitution, At the inquest held upon the body of the child yesterday returned a verdict of death by drown- ing at the hands of persons unknown to the jury, The young men of Mattituck have organized a | boatclub, and a club house is to be immediately | erected. Boats are to be procured by subscrip- | tion, a number of residents having expressed a | willingness to subscribe for that purpose, Joshua Ward, a well known resident of Roslyn, | was, as is believed, fatally injured on Wednesday | atternoon by being thrown from his wagon. His | team became frightened at the railroad depot, | and, running away, came in contact with another | wagon, and he Was pitched out with great vio- lence. ‘The fall fair of the Suffolk County Agricuitural | Soclety will be held at Riverhead on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week. The exhibi- tion is expected to be more than usually attract- ive. On the last day one of the attractions wili be a game of base ball between the Enterprise Club, of Riverhead, and the Greenpoint Club, The Atiantic Association, of New York, visited | Schwalenberg’s Park on Wednesday ona target excursion, Officer Fantry, of Long Island City, who was present In clvilian’s dress, was accosted by one of the excursionists, named G, Smith, who | attempted to rob the oficer, and in resisting was struck on the head, receiving a severe scalp wound. Smith was arrested, bat not beiore the officers on the ground had drawn their revolvers | and threatened to shoot any one who interfered. Smith was committed. James Clark, alias “Buck,” and Joe Lent, two of the Jamaica gang of desperadoes whom the-police | Succeeded in arresting on Tuesday night, have had an examination before Justice Bennett of that vil- lage, and been found guilty of the assaults commit- ted on the night previous at a pablic house on the Rockaway road, Clark was sent to tne County dail at North Hempstead for twenty days and Lent for ten days. There are & number of other com- laints against the prisoners, which will probably Feep them in custody for a much longer time. STATEN ISLAND. The Staten Island Base Ball Club have returned from their Western tour, having been beaten tn more games than they won, although they made @ creditable record, A pane! of grand and petit jurors will be drawn | On Monday next at the County Clerk's office in Richmond to serve at the Circuit Court and the Court of Oyer and Terminer, which wili convene at Richmond on the 12th of Octover. The Piccadilly Club of Richmond county, of which Ooanty Treasurer Hugh McKoberts 18 Chief, has about 360 members and is represented in ; Castieton, Middletown, Westield and Northfield, | It 18 @ secret organization, the objects of which re politics and pleasure. There are @ score or more of candidates spoken of on either side for the county nominations in Richmond county. Among the most prominent names on the democratic roll for member of As- sembly are John Decker, of Northfield, und Stephen D, Stephens, of Southfleld; ou the republican side, for Assembly, are Abraham ©. Wood, of West- field, and D. Arctite Fell and Charles G. Smith, of Castieton. Those spoken of for District Attor- ney on the democratic ticket are Messrs, Crook and White, of Northfield; on the republicau toket | Joun H, Headley, of Southfeid; Wiliam Mullen, of Middletown, and Justice Hornlager, o| Southfield; the latter three being well known lawyers, The probability is that when the conventions meet all the “old stagers’’ in the political rings will be laid on the shell and that new candidates will be pat forward found in Newtown Creek on Wednesday the jury | NEW JERSEY. Ex-State Senator Williams, of Passaic county, les dangerously il), A boy named Alfred Langley, eight years old, Was accidentaliy drowned in the canal at Trenton yesterday aiternoon, An anti-tobacco society has veen formed at Vine- land, the regular monthy meeting of which is to be held to-night, commencing at midnight. Fourteen insane patients have been transferred Irom the State Asyluin to the Burlington county Poor Mouse, where accommodations ior them have been recently made, Sheri? Peckwell, of Essex county, lodged in the State Prison at Trenton yesterday William Readen for burgiary; term one year; and Jobn Hender- son, Same Offence, term turee years. A man named Frankiin Broom has been indicted by the Grand Jury of Burlington county for the alleged abduction of Mercy 8, Cramer, ‘a ehild under filteen years of agé,” and marrying her Without the consent of her lather, A baker named Barney Winter, of Ramseys, has brought suit against a Mrs, Peterson for $4,000 damages for injuring his business by, as Barney alleges, Mra. Peterson throwing cats into his weil and then circulating the report wat he made bread witn impure water, The State printing tor the present year cost $100,000, notwithstanding which complaints are being made of the meagre distribution of public documents among the taxpayers, it being alleged that much favor in this Way is shown to enter- prising jaw firms, woo recelve ample supylies gratuitously. The annual meeting of the Mercer County Sab- bath Schoot Association was held at Trenton yes- terday, with Rev. W. W. Case in the chair, Accord- ing to @ detailed report that was submitted the total number of scnoiars in the county 1s 2,830, and that of teachers 444, Kev. Dr. Keyser delivered a brief address on Sunday school work, The Gloucester County Temperance Aillance has adopted a resolution setting forth, that in the event of the failure of etther of the political parties to nominate mén whom they can support at the coming election, they will tiemselves vominate and support men who will devote their attention and interests in behal! uf temperance. The Hoboken terryboat Chancellor Livingston, while on her nine o’clock tripon Wednesday night, ran into the bulkhead, tearing away her guard rail and injuring the cabin to the extent of about $700, The collision was occasion’d by an unusu- ally strong tide, which swept the boat out of her course, No person was injured, although several were considerably terrifled, Jonn C, Belden, Special Post OMce Agent, ar- rested George Shampanore, postmaster of a town called White House, Hunterdon county, yesterday and lodged him In the Trenton Jail to awaitan examtnauon on a charge of opeaing money letters. The accused is respectably connected, and it 1s said that he has been under suspicion for along time. A hearing will be had before United States Commissioner Mercer Shreve at Trenton on next Monday. THE DOCK COMMISSIONERS, Aregular meeting of the Dock Commissioners was heid yesterday alternoon, President Wester- yelt in the chair, and Commissioners Budd and Gardner present, Mr. Longstreet, President of the Morrisania Steamboat Company, sent in a communication complaining of the nuisance created on pter 22 East River by fish carts being allowed to stand there daily. Inspector Thorne, Chief of the Street Cleaning Department, alao sent a notification to the Com- missioners, stating that the slip foot or Thirty- seventh sireet. North River, needed dredging very badly. Both communications were referred to the proper departinents. General Charles K, Graham, Chief Engineer of the Department; Superintendent Turner and Ca tain William Ramer, Chief of the Dredging Ma- chines, reported progress on the several works in hand under their respective supervision. The Pacific Mall Steamship Company, through their Managing Director, Mr. Rutus Hatch, re- quested permission to erect two sheds on pier No, 42 North Kiver, which was relerred to the Chief Engineer. A committee from the Common Council of Brook- jyn calied upon the Dock Commissioners tor the purpose of having the rent o1 the Grand street Jerry slip reduced, but as this subject altogetner belongs to the Staking Fund Commissioners the Dock Department has no jurisdiction over the matter. Aiter transacting some other business of no | public import the Commissioners adjourned, POOR JACK AzAIN, Ameeting of aggrieved seamen was held yes- terday afternoon at Botanic Hall, Market street | and East Broadway. Dr. Thoms called the meet- ing to order. Mr. John Hayes, an honest ‘looking Jack tar, living at No, 51 Market street, stuted that “blood money” was still a terror to the sea- men of this port, Six to seven dollars were still | demanded by the shipping masters, who made | their own arrangements with the captains. The latest case of the kid Occurred yesterday in sup- plymg the British bark Billy Stephens with a crew. Thomas Netherton and other seamen made statements as to the tmpositions practised by the sharpers looking ior prey in the well kigwn | haunts of sailors in search of employment’ A | series of resolutions was passed expressing in- qignation at tue cruel treatment suffered by sea- men, and requesting them toreport their griev- | ances to the President of the Seamen’s Protection Society, Dr. Thows, MUSCULAR AMUSEMENT. Athletic Sports in Westchester County— | First Annual Games of the Yonkers | Lyceum. The first annual exhibition of athletic games by members o1 the Youkers Lyceum was given yes- | terday afternoon, in a spacious enclosure located on the Sawmill River road, about three miles dis- | tant from what was, until recentiy, the village of | Yonkers, AnD assemblage which in point of num- | bers and respectability far exceeued that wit- | —THIPLE SHEET. | ished ana postponed until PROSPECT PARK PAIR GROUNDS. Third Day of the Fall Trot- ting Meeting. TWO CAPITAL CONTESTs, Adonis and Listener Win the Team Race—The 2:27 Purse Postponed After Four Heats Had Been Trotted. ‘The attendance at Prospect Park Fair Grounds yesterday aiternoon was very respectabie and the sport very satisiactory, The 2:27 race was unfin- to-day, @t half-past The foliowing are the details:— The First Trot. PROSPECT PARK FAIR Grounps AS8S80CIATION— twelve, Fins? FaLL MERTIN HIRD Day, Sept. Purse $500, for teams; $300 to the first, $150 to the second aud $60 to te third team; mie heats. ENTRIES. ver and bIK. gy Woods’ aud’ p.m. QANTION sis se0dnonens J. iM. Philips? b, m- El Regulus... ..... 3. N. Ferguson's br. g. F aK eae ees | Buder’s White Stone. SECOND CLass, J, Marphy’s b. g. Harry. J. Rogers’ b. g. Genuime E, Odeill’s br. m. Divinity. owner's bik. g. Yorkville Boy. ‘TIME. First neat... Second heat. Third heat. Fourth heat, Owner's b. Stirling... ....++0° E. Odetl’s b. g. Colonel De Courcy. A. 5. Odeil’s br, g. Dunoon J. Murphy’s & g. Basil. Fourth aeat RACING AT AMENIA, Meeting of the Eastern Dutche: ciation. Awenia, N. Y., Sept, 24, 1876, There was the larg was ever scen on the Hastern Dutchess Associa tion Grounds, Asso- SUMMARY, The first race was fur sures minute horses, contestants came in as follow Gilbert's. Shakespeare Brush’s Neilie Redavak’s Lady Wheeler Carpenter's Jessie Herrick’s Nine Pin. Smith's Tilly... Peck’s Gray Olive, Time, 2 rowb Prince. The second race was free for all, o! which the TIME. following is & Quarter. Mile, SUMMARY. First neat... 43 2:47 | Dickerman’s Barney Kelly... Second heat, 2 hg 2:45 | Peck's Flora soeeee Third heat. 122435 2:44 | Regavak’s Uncle Dave THR TROT. First Heat,—Listener and Adonis were the favor- ites, Eila Madden and Regulus the second choice, Lady Woods and Carnie N, bringing a smal) amount compared with the others. Lady Woods ana Car- rie N, took the lead at the start, Eila Madden and Regulus second, the other team close up. Lady Woods and mate led two lengths at the quarter pole, Ella Madden and Regulus second, two lengths in front of the other team. Time, 43 seconds, At the half-mile pole, passed in 1:23%, Lady Woods still ied two lengths, the other two teams trotiing side and side. Adonis and mate then dropped behind several lengths, until the others reached the three-quarter pole, when Adonis and Listener came witha rush and won the heat by a length in 2:47, Lady Woods and Car- nie N, second, Ella Madden and Regulus ten lengths behind, Second Heat.—Adonis and Listener favorites over the fleld at three toone. Lady Woods and mate took the lead, ENa Madden and Regulus sec- ond, Adonis and Listener close up. At the quar- ter pole Lady Woods and mate led by a length and a hall, Ela Madden and Regulus second, Adonis | and Listener third, Time, 44%. Adonis and mate then took the lead, and were two lengths in front at the hail-mile pole in 1:254, Lady Woods and niate second, several lengths ahead of the other | team. Adonis and Listener trotted steadily to the end, winning the heat by tour lengths in 2:45, Woods and mate second, Ella Madden and Regu- lus six lengths turther off, Third Heat.—Adonis and mate soon took the lead, were never headed, and won the race by two. lengths with the greatest ease, Lady Woods and Carric N. second, the other team far away. The winning team passed the quarter pole in 43 sec- onds, the half-mile pole in 1:24; and came home in 2:44, The Second Trot. Samm Day.—Purse $1,000, for horses that have never beaten 2:27; $500 to the first, $350 to the second, and $100 to the third horse; mile heats, best three in five, in harness, ENTRIES. D. Mace’s br. m, Kittie v J. H, Phillips’ b. g. Mysto. el G. N, Ferguson's br. g. Frank Fergusol W. W. Comee’s b, g. Comec... W. E. Weeks’ gr. g. Tanner Boy W. B. crawiord’s b, m. Annie Collin: iM First heat. "THE TROT. First Heat.—Tanner Buy was the favorite over the fleld. Kittie D, nad the best of the send off, ‘tanner Boy second, Comee third, Frank Ferguson fourth, Mystic flith, Annie Collins sixth. Taner Boy then broke up and tell to the rear. Kittie D. went to the quarter pole in 3734 seconds, two lengths ia front of Frank Ferguson, the latter one length in advance of Comee, who ‘was four lengths in front of Annie Collins, the latter six lengths ahead of Tanner Boy, Mystic six lengths turther off, on a break. Kittie D. showed the way to the hali-mile oe, passing that puint a shore length ahead of ‘rank Ferguson ; the otbers as beiure given. Tine, 1 1o themselves, and after a severe struggle ‘on the part of the former, Kittie D. won the heat by two | lengths, Frank Ferguson eight lengths ahead of Tanner Boy, who was half a length ahead oi Annie Collins, Comee fith, Mystic sixth. Time of tne heat, 2:27. Second Heat.—Tanner Boy was stilt the favorite ationg odds. He had the best of the send off, Comee second, Kittie D. third, Frank Ferguson , fourth, Mystic filth and Annie Collins sixth. At the quarter pole, which waa passed in 3644 seconds, ; Kitue D. and Tanner Boy were head and head, Mystic third, Frank Ferguson fourtu, Comee fitn and Annie Collins sixth, At the hail-mile pole Kitne b, and Tanner Boy were still head and Lead in 1:12, five lengths in front of Mystic, the others practically out of the race, The mare and Tanner Boy Were yoked down the lower stretch and swung | into the homestretch neck and neck; but then ‘Tanner Boy began to give it up, and when every | one thought that the mare was winning Mystic came with a rush on the inside and beat her to | the score by a length in 2:254%. Tanner Boy was | jour lengths behind, Co; jourth, Frank Fer- guson fifth and Annie Coilins sixth, | Third Heat.—Kittie D. was the lavorite, Mystic | | second choice, Tauner Boy thira in favor, Mysuc | was away first, Tanner Boy secoud, Comee third, Frank Ferguson fourth, Kittie D. fifth, and sue | s00n broke up and commenced pacing; Annie Col- ; ins sixth, At the quarier pole, which was do) in 86% seeunds, Mystic led one length, boy second, four lengths in front oi: Frank F* rgu- | McGee. 3 Frank Ferguson ana Kittie D. had bbe race | Sharpstein's Fred, Time, {2:33 31, The next race Was for running horses, half mile heats, é SUMMARY, Rhoade’s Trooper. : 111 Keliy’s Rebel, 228 Decker's Mou 332 Time, 6731: TROTTING AT SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24, 1874. At the Sacramento Fair to-morrow Occident and Sam Purdy will trot for a spectal premium of $5,000, Blackbird will also compete. THE NATIONAL GAME. The Hartfords Beaten by the Atlanticss About four hundred peopie assembied on the Union Grounds yesterday aiternoon to witness the game between the Atiantics and Hartfords. A fine display of the beauties of the game was not ex- pected, $0 no one was disappointed, The visitors were outplayed all through the game, both at the bat and in the fleid. will be seen by the score, the Atlantics played two new men—Martin and ‘The former ts an oid and honorable ball player, Who made an Cxcelient reputation years ago as second baseman ta the old Union nine, of Morrisania, when they were the champions, He Nas not played ball since he left the Unions, out, judging [rom his ‘play’ yesterday, he has lost hothing of his old ability, Everything that went within his reach was neatly and expeditiously cared for, and, althougn he failed to get a base bit, he hit the ball very hard each time. McGee ts from the Flyaways, abd has (ew if any superiors With the bat, and is considered Al in the field, In the sixth inning the Hartfords changed their tactics by putting Fisher and Barnie in to pitch and catch, aud the change was beneficial, for the Aulantics fatled to bit Fisher with that freedom whieh had characterised their dealings with Stearns, ‘The score follows :— Clubs, Int, 2d, 3d. 4th. Sth, GIR 7th BA. Oh, Hartford. -b © 1 0 80 4b 0 8 8 | Atlantic. 8 8 v 0 i=9 SOs, eee Runs earned—Harttord, 9; Atlanne, 2. ‘rst bage by errors of opponents—iartford, 3; Atlan ttord, 9; Atlantic, 14. ‘dume of gaime—Two hours and five minutes. Umpire—Mr. Geer, of the Flyaway Olub, The Mutuals Defeat the Bostons. Boston, Sept. 24, 1874, The Mutuals defeated the Bostons in a game at base ball here to-day by a score of 8 to 5. Base Ball Notes. To-day the Atlantics play the Chicago Giants on the Union Grounds, At list a day has been fixed upon for the grand match between amateur tens from this city and Brooklyn, Next Tuesday the two teams will meet on the Union Grounds and again treat the public to a model display of the beauttes of our nationa game. Very many old fogies thought the ama teurs incapable of playing a really first class game, Dut the first maten between the representative picked tens of New York aud brovsiya quicaly dispelled all such ideas. Now, let those who are fond of the game, bat have lost all faith in the prolessionas, go over and see the picked tens next Tuesday, and it 1s safe to say they will be more tian doudly repaid for their trouvle, Botl teams are very strong and very evenly matched. The Brooklyn ten contains but three of those who composed it upon the occa. sw Of the Oret game, the places of those who are seft Out having been filled by men equally as good in every respect as those who were defeated by a | score of 4 to 0, The New York ten could not pos- sibly be improved upon, composed as tt is of none but first class batters and fielders, ail of whom seem confident of their pe’ to dispose of the Brook)yn jolks tor another whole nest of ‘duck eggs.’ The game will consist of ten innings, and wiil be played under the professional rules. MERMAIDS AND MERMEN. Swimming Matches in the East River Yesterday Afternoon—A Ladies’ Race, a Gentlemen's Raccanda Race Against Time by Mr. Johnson—Trautze and Johnson in the Bath. Yesterday afternoon an immense concourse of People assembled at the foot of Sixty-sixtn street 4 | Messed on any previous occasion of purely | son, who Was theee lengths in advance of Kittie | t? Witness aswimming exhibition, In which Mr. | Jocal interest conveyed by their presence D., the latter four lengtus in front of Annie Col- Jobason, the Engitsh champion, was advertised to nphtie lins, Comee sixth, on a break. Mystic trotted appear. Long before four o'clock, the time men- a weil merited compliment to the ambl- | gteauty along the backstretch, and at the nali- tone for the opening of the exhibition, every tious athletes, nearly ail of whom were mile pole jed four lengtis, Tanner Boy having iu % about for the first time to test their skill and | broken up on Mis Way thither, Frank Ferguson pointof vantage on the river front, from Sixty- $ poe " third, Annie Collins fourth, Kitte D, ith, Comec flith to Sixty-seventh street, was taken up. The Muscular ability in public, The all-absorbing tn- | gixtn, Mystic led along the lower stretch foar dicheval: eon, WHIG “Haee TAbbad Cane terest in the proceedings kept even the mUre reck- | lengths in tront of Tanner Boy, the latter a neck P ul less portion of the spectators in admirabie order, while “Young America,’ who was largely repre. | sented, forgot his natural proclivities; and, in his | delight at watching the various periormances, left | untouched @ richly laden apple orchard in an ad- joining lot. The prizes, which included gold and sliver medals, water pitchers, gold lockets, cases of table cutlery, with many other usetul | and ornamental articles, were valued in all at about $400, it may here be mentioned that the yonkers Lyceum Was organized six years ago, having then but four members on its rolls, The memvership now numbers 125, and is mostly com- | josed Of young Men doing business either in yonkers or New York. The association already | possesses a finely fitted up gymnasium, a commo- , dious billiard room and a library containing sume | 600 voluwes, Which it 1s expected willbe thrown open to the public at no distant period. It has, | also, @ reading room, in which may be ound most of the standard periodicais oi the day. Shortly after two o’ciock the games were mau- gurated vy the feat o: “throwing the hammer,’ an instrument weighing twelve pounds. In this | exercise there Were jour competitors, the rule being that each one should be entitled to three trials ol nis skill, The first trial resulted in a tie between Isaiah Frazier aud HH. G. Jackson, and ‘these two throwing off, Jackson was declared the winner, having hurled the hammer a@ dis- tauce of 74 leet against 72 Jeet 38 inches by Frazier. This was followed by the “ran- ning high leap,” at which five of the members contended for the supremacy. The bar was raised inch by tnch until 1b Was suspended at a height of four feet six inches, and betore which time ail of the contestants ad been declared “out,” except- ing Isaiah Frazier and T. B, Irvine. The former having fatied to go over the bar at the height named, Irvine, alter two or three attempts, clearea it, and was loudly applauded vy the spectators. | At the eae jump” H, M. Underhill and | Isalah Frazier were the only contestants, the for- mer winning by 9 feet, against 7 feet 8 inches by his rival, The “standing high leap” was Undertaken by turee of the members, and was cleverly won by Isaiah Frazier, who went over the | bar at 4 feet, his compevitors failing to attain a | height of more than 3 leet 11 inches, A short race | o1 109 yards was easily won by 1. B. Irvine, in 11 seconds, In the “running jamp” there were six entries, and after a close and protracted contest | Isaiah Frazier was awarded the prize, alter | clearing a distance of 4 feet 45 inches. The Jeat | of “throwing the base ball’? was participated in | by six of the members, all of Whom made whatare usually termed “very pretty shots.’ The palm was awarded, however, to G. De F. Undernill, who sent the ball adistance of 332 feet 4 inches. The mile race was won by T. B, Irvine, who Was leit in of one mile, and for which there were,five entries, ‘This was gallantly won by Isalah Frazier, who in advance of Frank Ferguson, the others out of , the race. Mystic came on finely, closely followed | by Frank Ferguson, who had beaten Tanner Boy, aud as they passed under the wire at the stand Mystic ted one length, Frank Ferguson second, jour lengths in front of Tanner Boy, who was one length ahead of Comee, Annie Coilins fifth, Kittie D. sixth, the latter alter her accident having been jJaid up. Time of the heat, 2:27)3. | Fourth Heat,-—Mystic sold jor $60, Kittie D. $40 and all the others aga field for $15. Complaints had been made to the judges before the previous heat, that tue driver of Tanner Koy was not trying to win the race, and the judges would not enter- tain the complaint; but now the driver of Tauner Boy asked to be relieved, and much time was cut to waste before they decided to make the change. Night was coming on anu @ postponement of the race was wished by the backers of Tanuer Boy, When the horses were started Mystic was leading, Frank Ferguson second, Tanner Boy third, Kitue D. fourts, Comee fifth and Annie Collins sixth. | Going around the turn Kitne D. broke up, a8 she did in the previous beats and fell away behind the others, Mystic jed ha® a length to the quarter pole, Frank Ferguson second, half a length ahead of Tanner Boy, Who was third, one length ahead of Comee, Kittle D, fifth and Annie Collins | sixth, fhe quarter pole wag paased in 88 seconds. Kittie . had then recovered from her break, and afterward trotted finely, At the half-mile pole, which Was passed in 1:13\, Mystic ied by @ neck, Ferguson second, Comee tiird, Tanner Boy fourth, Kittie D. Ofth, Annie Colitus sixth. The race waa very exciting down the lower stretch, and when the borses passed the three-quarter poie Ferguson had tis head tn front, Mystic second, Comee third, Kitue D, fourth, Tau- ner Boy fiith, Annie Collina extn, far bebind. Comiag into the homestretch tive of the horses were nearly parailel, and che contest was very ex- citing. On they came, under the whip, and as they passed under the wire Kittie D. was leading by haifa length, Comee second, a neck ahead of Mystic, Who Was a length ahead of Frank Fergu- son. Tanner Boy fitth, Annie Coliins sixth. Time of the heat, 2:27 4. Darkness then set in, and the race was post- poned until to-day, at hall-past twelve o'ciock. Aller this event 18 settled two other trots will take place, the first between horses that have | never beaten 2:45 and the other by horses of the | 2:20 class. TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK, The tenth annual meeting of the Saratoga Stable Trotting Associauion arew about 200 people to Fleetwood Park yesterday. The trotting was very close, but not fast, The following is the best tree in five, in baroess. FIRST CLASS. solitary possession of the ‘track by his | SUMMARY, ‘ two competitors for more than half the | FLEETWOOD PaRK, New YORK, Bart, | 24.— distance, Several other games were spirit- | TENTH ANNUAL Mperino SaRaTOGA STABLE ediy contested, imecluding a walking match | TROTTING ASSOCIATION. —Thiree rac mile heats, during the contest displayed pedestrian qualives , of which @ pro‘essional walkist might naturally be | proud, A sack race was also ran toward the close, | which occasioned convulsive merriment among the spectators, as the contestants rolled over each other in confusion upon the ground, The judges were Messrs. M. K. Couzens, Henry B, Archer, H. Von Storen, George Goldie and Jolin Wate |. L. Doty’s s. g. Mortimer... s.4. 4 Ff Karphy'e b. g Saratoga Boy 222 ‘A. S. Odell’s olk. m. Gertrude, 333 TIME, e. First heat... Second heat. Tuird heat, Indian, the old Duteh fur traders and thou- sands of modern open-air dinner parties, and even, perbaps, the redoubtabie Captain Kidd him- sell, were weighed down by hundreds of agile boys, Who reclined in savage ease in the crotches of the limbs, shedding, in pleasant variety, alter- nate showers Of amber tobacco juice and peanut shells on the crowd below. The lookers on, on terra firma, were, indeed, as mixed and varied a crowd us ever assembled. Gamblers and prize fighters moved to and fro by ladies of fashion, woo at Long Branch had known Mr, Jolmson and admired his swimming. Mr. Andrew Trautze, the American champion, was on__ hand, with mia trainer, Mr. Ben Whiteman, P and the handsome couple were stared at as much as they Were at the Branch. The arrangements for the race were not as perfect as they might have beep, and great comment was elicited by the presence of a famous sawdust man, who scemed to have entire charge of the affair, I[tisa pity that this exhibition, in which amateur ijadies and gentlemen took part, suould bave in any way depended on the efforts of @ person of the calibre of the individual just méntioned, or that he was allowed in apy Way to connect himseif with it THE PROGRAMME, The programme of the exhibition contained four items, io Wit—First, @ gentleman’s amateur race, three-quarters of @ imue; second, a race against time by Mr, Johnson, one mile; third, a ladies’ amateur race, half a mile, and, lourth, an exhibt- tion of fancy swimming by Mr. Johason. alr. Smith was appointed judge, and the first race began and ended with no interest. Ihe entries were—Fred. Jack, Hulbert Prawger, Oscar Weber and John Fagan. Mr. Preger was the first man in and Mr. Weber followed close beliind, while in the distance Fred. Jack and Fagan brought up the rear, Fagan, although the last man in, was declared by Mr. Smith to be the winner, for the reason that he was the trst one wuo had touched a fag which was stationed on the Moat at the foot of Sixty-sixth street. Prager and Weber mildly protested against the decision, but they were not heard and the de- cision Was leit unaltered. | The next event was Mr. Johnson's swim. What time he made or the exact distance he swam no oue knows, 48 no time was taken and the distance | ouly guessed at, In the ladies’ race there were seven entries, bat virtually only four contested as the otner three gave out before the race was property began, The contestants were Minnie Leopoldt, Mollie Leo- | poldt, Emliy Brann and Josey May, and they came in to the winning point in the order in which they are named. ‘The winner of the race was presented with a goid locket and chain by Mr. Gus Williams, | _ Alter the ladies’ race, Mr. Trautze in response to the call from the people aboat him and the earnest solicitation of his Many friends, decided to give wn exnoibition with Mr. Johnson in the river, When be had stripped and was prejared to goin, Mr. Jotinson was indisposed to go out, and he decided to give an exhibition in the tank. Mr. Traatze Rot being AX aquatic gymnast did not care to go tnto the tank Wlere Jonson was per- torming his antics, At last he was prevatied upon to wo in and aiter dodging around the tank jor Some minutes, ‘irautze and Jonnson came out together, and as they sauntered up the hillside the moon came ont and cast a silvery shimmer oa the now plactd water of the river and looked on the deserted hili Where a short while beiore a Mulley WwOWd had Weed,