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4 VENUS’ TRANSIT, The Numerous Observations at an End. PROFESSOR FRISBEE’S LETTER. Progress of the Ancients in the Pursuit of Astronomical Science. ‘To-day the astronomical event of the nineteenth century bas taken place. Before the bell tolled the secon@your of morning the planet Venus had described ber track between the earth and the sun; 500 telescopes were uplifted and directed to- wara her during her journey across, and many thousands of spectators the world over eagerly scanned the phenomenon, At this writing the news is being carried to every country of the varied saccess which the expeditions met with im their observations, Contrasting the marvellous progress of astronom- Yoal lore in the present with its checkered career during the vicissitudes of the past, in these philo- sophic days, When men yearn for a knowledge of the origin and causes of things, it may be well to see how our ancesters long centuries ago laid the foundations of what is universally deemed the most Ddeautilul of ali the physical sciences, As im the Christian philosophy we are told that the tidings of the [n+ fant God were first made known to guileless shep- herds at Bethlehem when they beheld aloft an army of angelic spirits, warbung in celestial song the coming of a New King among men, 80 also do ‘we learn that the elements ol the noble science of astronomy were originally gatnered by simple shepherds, who whilea their happy days away in the midst of their focks upon the plains of Chaldea, More than 3,000 years ago these artless but poetical beings, during the long watches of the night, were led to contemplate the sublime spectacie of a sky whose height and breadth were known only to the immortal gods, and of those tiny silver spheres glowing far off in the im- penetrable vold which divided earth from the peaceful realms of the supernatural powers—from those steep heights of the immeasurabie spaces, nO messenger came save an occasional comet descending from the regions ofthe Milky Way, swooping sunward with amazing rapidity, inspiring the sons of earth with awe and dread at the mysteries of the universe, and then fying away into infinite space, never again, perhaps, to return. From time to time, no doubt, those unlettered men of old beheld, witn mereased astonisnment, the fickle showers of falling stars, of whose origin they could conjec- | ture little. Taese inexplicable phenomena, come bined with the waving streams of the Aurora Borealis, the beauty of the clouds and tne rain- bow and the waxing or waning moon, the glories of light and heat beamed upon the world by the never fading sun, could not fail to inauce refiec- tion upon the nature and origin of them: The Jewish philosophers tell us that Adam himself received from the Creator a Knowledge of the uses of the heavenly orbs. ‘The celebrated historian Josephus ascribes to Seth and his de- scendants a proficiency in this department of knowledge, and mentions pillars of brick and stone on which they had engraved many of the principles of astronomical science. The same writer avers that length of days was given them in order that they might learn astronomy and geom- etry, which it would take six hundred years to master. From this it would appear that our an- cestors before the food must have reached a higher grade in the scleuce than was attained for many subsequent years, Among the Chinese the Jesuit missionaries have discovered namerous records of the high antiquity of their astronomy. We have good authority that as far back as the 120th year before the Ohristian era the Culnese made catalogues of the stars, grouped them into constellations and dis- covered the whereabouts of the autumnal and Vernal equinoxes, as well as the true length of our solar year, Upward of 1,000 years belore the same period, Tcheon-Cong, the most skiiul as- tronomer that ever jived in that country, devoted whole nights to the study of the celestial spheres and the phenomena of occultations and eclipses, At the present day that Oriental race does not pos- sess the same reputation, one of their rulers having issaed a decree ordering all the books in the em- pire to be burned, except such as related to medl- cine and agriculture. After the capture ot Baby- jon by Alexander there were found in the city ac- counts Of astronomical observations during 1,900 years, which must have been begun 100 years alter the Deluge. The fundamental event in the history of Hindoo astronomy 18 an apparent meeting of the sun apd moon, which took piace in the year $102 B.C. At the present day the Indians caicu- late eclipses irom observances that were made 5,000 years ago. Their celebrated observatory at Benares affords a striking proof! of Hindoo know! edge of the starry heavens. Among the grow, the science flourished with vigor, and in one their old poems, still extant, Sir Isaac Newton’s discovery of the law of attraction 1s anticipated in opscure strains, The learning of early Greece in the same field may be inferred from Homer's description of the sdield of Acoilles, on which the heavenly artist engraved earib aud heaven, @s Pope translates :— Th’ unwearied sun, the moon completely round, The starry ght ‘hut heaven's hish couvex crowned, The Plelads, Hyads and the Surthern Team, And great Urion e retnigent beam, To which around the axle of the si The Bear revolving points his golden eye, Stil: shines exalted on th’ ethereal plain, Nor batbes his blazing forehead im the main. The Egyptian priests, through the celebrated Ptolemy, have banded down to as in the ‘alma- ges:” a summary of (he astronomical progress of | the pre-Christian umes. This work was saved e fumes at Alexandria, and through the ereof, in despice of the wars and barbar- early ages, the sclence has been enabled t ain the Sourishing stage of the present day. A rerie® of the great results of the present transit observations is given by Prolessor Frispte, of St. ¥ra.cw Xavier's Coliege, Woo has an admiravie observewry and a powerful refracting telescope wits Wuich he pursues the study of the science. The .««s:er day students of Yale College will recog- nize we style of au old associate. Letter from Protessor Frisbee. To THE Epitoz oy THE HERaLD:— Though the actual transit of Venus over the sun’s dise ior the year 1874 has already become a matter of the past, the astronomer’s work has but begun, The telegraph will soon bring us tn- telligence of the weather at each station and the times of the ingress and egress; later, too, we Will have photographs of the transit during each second, and from ail this we will doubtiess learn much. But the main problem—the determination of the sun’s distance from the earth—cannot be known for some time, probably not belore 1876. At many of the stations the observers will remain at least three months more to determine accu- rately their longitude, for without this the mere observation of the time of the internal and ex- ternal contact of Venus with the sun 1s of little avail, While waiting for news trom the different stations, and for the determination of longitude, it will certainiy not ve amiss to place before your readers the resuits and advan- tages hoped to be obtained from the observation ot this transit. By thus briefly calling thein to mind we shall be better prepared to appreciate the results when they reach us, and the cause of failure, if any such there shouid prove to be. And, first, astronomers hope by means of the transit to obtain more accurately than ever be- fore the sun’s horizontal parallax, and thus the cistance of toe sun aod planets from the earth. What the parailax is and bow to enabie us to find the solar distance was 60 well and thoroughly ex- plained tn your issue of the sth ult, thas] need Ot repeat it here. There is, however, an opinion pretty Widely spread abroad tuat the transtt will certainly euable us to know the solar distance more accurately than at present. This opinion is premature, an may prove erroneous. Only after the present transit wil! we ve avie to pronounce upon at. The sransite observed in 176) and 1769 surely did not settle the sun’s distance, vut gave a result differing by 4,000,000 of miles from the solar dis- tance as determined by other methoas, Tne value of the parallax, a@ then determined vy Bessel, was 8.67 seconds, making the sun's distance trom the earth about 95,000,000 Of miles, and this is the oum- ber given im nearly ail our text books on astron- omy previous to 1871. But we have #ix over ways of fuding the distance of the sun, all imde- pendent of the transit of Venus and of each other, aod Shey agree im making the parallax greater than Bessel’s number. I sudjoin these diferent metnods in a tabular form:— Parallax, Sun's Distance ‘Seconds, From a mere inspection ofthe above table itis at once seen that the parallax as found by the transit of 1760—namely 8,57 seconds—was too small, and as all the other methods suostantially agreed there | must have been ax error either in the observation | or the subsequent collation. Indeed, astronomers | | had begun to lose all confidence in finding the | sun's diatance by a transit of Venus till but® few | years ago Mr. Stone rediscussed the observations | of 1769, He found that by taking tnto account the | remarks o! the different observers the observa- | tions all agreed, and, besides, the value of the | | solar paraliax thus deduced was proved to be 8.9 | seconds, agreeing with the values given in our | | table above. The error, then, Was not due to the ovservers, but ¢o Encke and Bessel, | who tailed to take into account all the remarks of the observers, As thus corrected, tle transit of 1769 gave us the sun’s distance as 91,580,000 miles, Dut we have no right to say that it affords us@ more accurate means than any of | the other six, a8 given above, Indeed, it will be one of the most interesting problems of this transit to see how near the parallax will come to what is known from other methods, and we may be sure that if it 18 tgund to differ much it will not be relied on, The rémarks made by the observers of '69, which Stone was the first to duly appreciate, | had reference to the “black drop,” and this is the | next matter and perhaps the most important to | be looked for in this transit. | | Second—What caused the phenomena of 69, | known as the “black tty “tigament” or “nine- | pin,” ag described by different opservers? Did tt | occur ha ge in 1874, and will we now learn tts true | nature? Such are the Important questions we | hope were solved yesterday, That we may under- stand the answers soon to come to us, permit me to briefly explain what is meant by the “black drop.’ It was of the greatest consequence to the observers of 1769 to determine the exact instant that Venus touched the sun’s edge (external contact) as well as the instant it leit the edge (internal contact), and was seen completely as & black spot on ‘he sun. But at the very time of internal contact Venus did not leave the Suu sharply, but appeared length- ened out like a ninepin, or with a Diack drop ap- | pended. Of course, it was impossible on this account to find the instant oi internal contact | with precision; they did the best they could, now. | ever, and left the remarks whicn, Stone took into | account, and thus arrived at an approximately correct result. | Various causes have been assigned for tbis re- Markable phenomenon. Much oi it, we are in- clined to believe, was due to what is known to Physicists as irradiation, which a very simple ex- | periment any one CaP aod readers can perform will amply tilustrate. Take two pieces 01 paper of the same size, one black, the other white; they may be of any shape, but it would be better to cut them round so as to reo- resent tne solar disc; assure yourself that ‘hey | are of the Same size by placing oue over the ovner. | Now piace the black cirele on a sheet of white paper aud the white circle on a@ piece of Diack paper or black cloth. Ou looking at them now the white circle, though just the same size as the | Diack, will appear the iarger. in a word, the white object appears larger than it really is. This poe- nomenon is known a3 irradiation, and ts quite | perceptible in the appearance of the moon woen two or three days old, the brightly iilaminated crescent seeming to extend beyond the darker portion of the dise and hold it inits grasp. In the same way the brigat sun projected on the com- | ve pal lark heavens seems larger than be | really ia. Now when Venus comes in contact with the apparent edze of the sun ana is avout to | leave it, she shuts out part of the light from im- | mediately after ner. which would form | | the larger irradiated circumference. ‘The | light being thas shut off, no irradiation occurs just behind the planet, and the “viack | drop” appears. The san’s light also encroaches upon the disc of tne pianet, making it seem smaller than it bred fs, But when the edges are alwost tn contact, there te ne hight just after the | planet, so there can be no encroachment, and this | will add to the gize of the “black drop.” Father Hell, one of the observers in 1769, as- scribed the phenomenon to the sensible size which an illuminated surface must have before it can be visible. Both these suppositions are probably cor- | rect, but they do not fully account for ali tne phe- | nomena, and this is one of the matters on which it is hoped the observations and pootographs of this present transit will throw more light. Third—These photographs will, of course, form one of the most interesting features 01 tas tran- | sit. They will be taken, a8 we have said, at each | second and will afford a reiiabie picture Of ail that | occurred and one which the astronomer can study | at bis leisure. The ‘black drop’ will be faithfully photographed and we may thus be abie to solve | this mystery and settle the question whether or not it be due to irradiation. Fourth—Kesides these advantages of the position | of Venus ana the sun’s distance veing known, we | shall be able to determine longitudes with much | oe. accuracy than at present. How impor- | ant this is for Mavigation and commerce your readers are fully aware. Even if the weauher snould prove untavoravle or the reoccurrence of the “black drop” render the observations ufcer- tatn, the ex itions will not bave been under- | taken in vi nor the million of dollars appro- priaged by the various governments uselessly em- Ployed. As we bave said before, to solve the problem o! the sun’s distance by the ax it ts necessary to accurately determine the longitude of the various stations, As there are some sev- enty-five stations in all, we shall thus have, as a result of the observations on the transit, the longitude of a large number of places all over the globe more accurately determined than could have been possible without these expeditions, From these as centres the longitude of neighbor- ing places may be computed, and thus the ac- curate position of many more places determiued. Fif.h—Again, meteorological and magneticai in- struments have been taken out with nearly all the expeditions, Opservations will be taken during the voyage and at the various stations, and that by some oi the first scientific men and best trained observers of the world. More will thus be accu- Tately known about the meteorology of the world and Valuabie facts collected to be hereafter col- jated, leading eventually to a more certain knowledge of the jaws of storms, in which 80 great an advance has been made during the past twenty-five years. Naturalists, too, have been ap- pointed to accompany some of the expeditions, nd special junds Lave veen granted them Jor the collection of specimens, As tae natural history of many of the stations is but little known our museums and cabinets will be thus enriched with pew and valuable treasures. So there can be but little doubt that, besides astronomy, science in general will profit largely from these expeditions. Such then, briefly, are the main results to be looked for (rom the observations on the transit of | Venus and some Ot the advantages certain to ac- crue to astronomy and to science. Permit me to piace them here all together :—First—A more ac- curate knowledge of the sun’s distance from us and the other planets. Second—An explanation of the “black drop” appended to Venus when leaving the internal contact. Tnird—The preserv- ing oO! the appearance of the results by photogra- phy, pever vefore applied to so great extent to the solution oi any scientific problem. rourth— ‘The advantages to navigation and astronomy from | @ more accurate determination of the longitude. | Fitth and lastly—The collateral advantages to | science in general from the meteorological obser- vations and collection of rare and valuable speci- mens. Hoping that these and many other resafts | and advantages will accrue from this transit of | Venus, I remain, very ri fully yours, 1 very ree at tL, H. FRISBEE. St. FRANCIS XavIER’s COLLEGE, Dec. 8, 1874. THE BAR ASSOOIATION. The monthly meeting of the Bar Association was held last evening, at the rooms in Twenty- seventh street, General Sandford in the chair. The secretary read the minutes of the last meet ing, which were confirmed. Reports were read suggesting tne propriety of securing larger linrary accommodation and of increasing the use- fulness of the association, The report of the Treasurer showed that there | Was now to the credit of the general fund, in- cluding the brary fund, $1,916 35, The Committee on Admissions reported favora- | ably in regard to the following gentiemen :—Jonn Hl. Turner, William P. Ketchum, George ©. Moses and Frederick A. Pell. A ballot was taken. Fifty-eight votes were cast, and the candidates for admission above named were ail admitted. The Chairman sald that by the eleventh article | of the bylaws a committee of nine was to be i | ‘Method. in Miles. Cuter aheoey arson | 92, 200, 00 | 92,110,000 sss eenges ‘92, 100, 000 Aberration and velocity of light. 98° 100,000 | noon was bet | couble-barrelled breech loader, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 18 PIGZON SHOOTING. | Two Matches at the Brooklyn Shooting Club Grounds, Long Island—The Brothers Van Buren the Winners. | | yesterday afternoon at Dexter’s, on the Jamaica road, the headquarters of the Brooklyn Shooting Club, and the spot where the late Hiram Woodruf resided at the time of hig death. The place is well known, a8 there is scarcely® horseman of any note in the land that has not visited siram Wood- rus hostelry, when tnat famous driver was train- ing and driving such horses as Dexter, the Auburn horse, lady Emma, Fearnaught and others of note. Bat the place has changed greatly during the past seven years, and now, instead of being the school of equine celebrities, and the home of the great master with the reins, it is now devoted to pre- paring pigeons for pot-ple through the process of shooting matches, The Grsat match that took place yesterday after- a T. C. Van Buren and Moses Bayliss, for $500, at fifty biras each, thirty yards rise and eighty yaras boundary. The English rules, with five traps and one and a quarter ounces of shot, were the other parts of the conditions of she match, Mr, Van Buren snot with a Grant twelve gauge, central fire, while Mr, Bayliss used @ double- barrelled breech loader of twelve gauge, central fire, made by G, T. Abbey, of Chicago, Mr. B. De Forest acted as referee. M, Van Buren per- formed the duty of ampire for his brother and J. W. Birdseye filled the same office tor Mr. Bayliss, The betting on the match while the preliminaries were being arranged was much tn favor of Bayliss, twenty to tweive being offered without takers. | After the shooting of a few birds, however, the | betting changed in favor of Mr, Van Buren, and | he had tne oall in the betting to the end. THE SHOOTING. Tossing for the start, Mr. Bayliss had to open the bail This he did by missing his first bird with both barrejs, the bird driving away rapidly in the jace of the high wind that prevatied during the aiternoon, and which in many instances helped the pigeons out of the reach of the shot. Tho birds, too, were very active and hard to kill. Mr. Van Buren broke the wing of his first bird, and it was gathered. Mr. Bayliss killed nis second bird quickly, near the trap, and Mr. Van Buren lost his by itgairiving away with the wind alter being hard hit, to be knocked down by the “pot hunters’ out- side the boundary lines. Each gentleman killed his third bira very close to the traps, both rapid snots, The fourth bird, for Mr. Bayliss, wasa driver, but he kilied him skilfully, while Mr. Van Bu- ren missed both barrels at a quartering bird totne right, The gentlemen hit their fifth birds hard, but they got out of bounds before they fell. Mr. Van Buren killed his sixth bird at the trap, while Mr. Bayliss lost his after knocking it down ap- parently dead. When being gathered the pigeon revived and flew away. Mr. Bayliss knocked his seventh bird over with the first barrel as it was | ariving away trom the trap, close to the ground, while Mr. Van Buren killed be the ep aod “no bird” was called by the reieree. le was given another one, which he quickly killed and scored. The eighth was missed by Bayliss and killed by Van Buren, Mr. Bayliss made a | capital suot at his ninth bird, kiltng It at long range, as tt quartered to the right, and Mr. Van Buren knocked tis over the moment it arose from the trap. Each gentlemen killea bis tenth bird finely. Bayliss missed both barrels at a driving bird and Mr. Van Buren lost his by bad retrieving, when the bird was badly wouuded. The birds were both misses, The thirteenth was killed by Van Buren, but missed by Bayliss. The latter gentleman kilied his fourteenth bird close to the trap, and Mr. Van Buren again knocked his over before the bird was on the wing, and again “no bird” was decided by the referee. Mr. Van Buren was given another pigeon, but this he missed with both barrels. ‘rhe filteenth bird was too fast for Mr. Bayliss’ shot, and few away to the outsiders, where he received @ volley irom @ dozen guns, which brought nim down to be jought over and torn to pieces by his but by siow retrieving the bird recovered sv as to Beton of bounds belore he gave up the chost. r. Bayliss missed his sixteenth bird, while Mr. Van Buren killed hit uickly, Mir. Bay- ltss killed = his sevsnteent} very quick! at the trap, and Mr. Van Suren misse both barrels at a rapid quarterer to the right. The eighteenth pair were killed quickly and the nineteenth were missed, both being rapid drivers that flew close to tae ground, Mr. Bayliss missed both barrels at bis twentieth bird, while Mr. Yan Buren’s, alter being hard hit, Jell dead just inside the line of the shooter, which, accora- ing to English rules, is out of bounds. ‘The gen- tlemen killed their twenty-Grst birds very quickly; bat Bayliss missed bis twenty-second with both barrels and Van Buren Killed his bird finely. The twenty-third birds were both well killed, and Bay- hiss killed his twenty-iourth very cleverly, while Van Buren’s escaped alter being badly wounded, The twenty-fitta was missed by Bayliss and Killed by Van Buren. Half of tue match having been shot, and Mr. Van Buren leading two birds, tne odds on him was 2 tol, Both gentiemen killed their twenty-sixth birds, and Bayliss killed his preniy Van Buren lost his after hitting it hard with both charges of shot. Van then killed and Sayliss missed an easy bird, which quartered slowly to the right. Both gentlemen killed their twenty- ninth birds ating 4 at the traps. Bayliss missed an easy incoming bird with both barrels, ana Van Buren, for the tuird time, killed @ bird before it rose from the trap ana another was given him, which he knocked over as soon as it few. The thirty-first and thirty-second birds were missed vy both gentiemed, and Bayliss missed five more in succession, whife Van Buren missed three and killed two, Bayliss kiled bts thirty-eighth bird finely at long Bese as the bira few rapidly to the right, and Van Buren missed both barreis at a seemingly easy one to bit, Bayliss missed bis thirty-niuth pird with both barrel! while Van Buren killed his with Ris second barre! at long range. Bayiiss missed both barrels, and Van Buren again killed his bird on the trap, and bad to shoot @t another one, as that, like Kip Van Winkle’s “nip,” dida’t count. ‘fhe next bird given Mr. Van Buren he missed. Bayliss killed his Jorty- first bird, while Van Buren’s went out o/ boands lull of snot. Bayliss missed his forty-second with both barrels. When Mr. Van Buren said ‘‘Ready! Pull!” bis gun Was NOt cocked. He attempted to pull the trigger; but, quickly discevering what was the matter, he soon cocked the gun and fired at the pigeon, which was high in the air and @ long way off, The bird instantly fell, straight down, dead, and from the spot where he lay after the fall to where Mr, Van Buren stood the distance was iound to be sixty-three yards. The bird was plucked and two snot were found close together hear the heart. This was capital sot and re- ceived mpch applause from the spectators. Both gentlemen killed their torty-third pirds and missed their forty-ftourth, Mr. Birdseye, the umpire for Mr. Bayliss, then finding that bis friend’s cnances of winning were very dlim, Claimed to have the shot in Mr. Van Buren’s cartridges weighed, which was done and found to be correct, and the gentle. man had to pay $5 for his curiosity. Both killed Spee sore -flith birds, and missed their forty-sixth. ‘ pitta killed his torty-seventh, sorty-eignth, Jorty-ninth and fiftieth, while Mr. Van ‘Buren missed the forty-seventh, killed the torty-eighth ‘and missed the forty-pintn and aitieth, yet won the maten by two birds, having kilied 25 to Mt a ay 23. The following is @ SUMMARY. BROOKLYN SHOOTING CLUB GrouNDs, LONG IsLanD, Dec. 7, 1874.—Shooting matcn $500, Eng- | lish rales, five traps, 30 yards rise, 30 yards bouD dary, 14 ounces shot, 12 gauge guns, T. U. Van Buren—l, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0 1, 4, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0; 0, 1, 0, 0 by 0, 0, 1,0, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0—killed, 25; misaed, p) be M. Bayliss—0, 1, 1, 1,0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 6, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1—Killed, 23; missed, 27. SECOND MATCH. A match was then shot between Mr. M. Van Buren andl. M, Hickok for $50, ten birds each, under the same rules as the previous match. They each kilied six birds of the ten and made a tie Ol it; and alter shooting at three virds each Mr. Van Buren kiled three and won the match, Mr. Hickok only killing two. The following is tue elected by bas!ot as a Committee on Nominations, each member paving the power to vote jor three | member's of ihe committee, and the pine having | — number of votes were to be such com- | ittee. Tellers having been appointed and a ballot taken | te gentiemen whose names are given below were | elected :— Ira D. Warren, William G. Choate, B. N. Harri. gon, Oharies H. Tweed, Jonn B, Parsons, Joseph B. Lawrence, Clifford A. Hand, James ©, Carter, Robert W. de Forest. | The following gentlemen were baliotted for and | elected as Audit Commitwe:—Alvon P. Man, Grosvenor 8, Hubbard and William A. Darling. On the movion of Mr. Henry Nicholi the folowing resolution was adopted unanimously :— his assoc: the matter since their last meeting, The association then adjourne A CASE OP INFANTICIDE. On Monday evening the remains of a female child of recent birth were found lying in the hail- way of the dwelling No. 74 West Fulty-Afth street. The babe presented evidences of having deen pur- posely strangled. The inmates of the house knew nothing concerning the yey of tne child, or by whom ft had veen left in the hallway. The body SUMMAKY. —Match $60, ten birds; same rules as Same Day. the previous match. M. Van Buren—l, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1,1, 0~6 tue fe 1, M. Hickok. A, 0, 1, 0,1, ino} {t DEATH OF MR. HUNTER, Autepsy on the Body. Deputy Coroner Leo yesterday made a post-mor- tem examination on the body of Mr, George Hunter, who died at the Anthony flouse, Broad- way, under such peculiar circumstances. Dr. Leo foand on the body several superficial bruises, but the cause of death was compression of the vrein, caused, apparentiy, as the doctor says, by a heavy | fall from some height and striking on the right side of the head, All the internal organs exnid- ived more or less the tree induigence in alcoholic liquors, Coroner Kessier has not ye. examined any Witnesses in the case, but will hoid an inquest some day next week, KILLED ON THE TRACK. At half-past six o'clock just evening an old man, ' named Patrick Brock, while crossing t!\« Pennayk vania Railroad at Warren street, Je Oly, was run over and had both his legs severe’ from his body. He lived only tweniy minutes, Coroner Lynch ordered the removai of the body to Brady’s bid seat to tae Morgue and Coroner Kessler noti- \ “ lormue and held the cateman tg apocar. Two very interesting shooting matches came off twelfth | captors, Mr. Van Buren kocked his bird-down, | seventh, while | TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD. jt—Sherm: John Murphy Stephen Duboise’s Clara G@. and Mate a: the Winners. Stephen Duboise’s benefit at Fleetwood Park | was well attended yesterday. The day, although cold, was Clear and bright. The track, however, was very heavy in places, especially so along tue homestretch. The first race decided was that ve- gun on Saturday between Murphy’s Willie, Has- lett’s Sherman amd Trimble’s Lady Trimble, which had been postponed after trotting five ta, of which Willie had won two and Sherman one, the other two heats being dead heats. Laay Trimble not having won a beat in five she, under the rules, was debarred from starting yesterday. In the pools sold on the race before starting for the sixth heat Willie bad the call over Sherman at the odds of 10to7. Both did well in the sixth heat, and finished it so nearly even that the judges called it a dead heat in 2:42, Willie was | still the favorite, bat Sherman winning the | seventh very easily in 2:46 the betting changed to 10 to 5 on Sherman, who, under Dan Mace’s | skilful driving, won the eighth heat and race in 2:42 The following 18 & SUMMARY. FLEETWOOD PARK, N. Y., Dec. 5 and 8, 1874.— Sweepstakes $300; mile heats; best tbree in five, to wagon | J. Hasiett’s b. g. Sherman....2 200101 1) J. Murphy's gr. g. Willie..... 1 200202 2 T. Trimbile’s b, m. Lady TYIMDIC....eeceeseeeeeeeseee 8 3 8 8 BELO. Hay. First heat. 1:2036 Second heat. x 20 9 1:20 1:19 1:9 1:19 Eigutn heat. 19 THE TEAM RACE. The first race on the regular programme was be- ‘ween Dan Mace’s Clara G. and running mate and H. Watergon’s Boy and running mate. Mace’s team were the favorites at the odds of $15 to $10. They won the first heat very handsomely in 2:36, after which they were stoutly backed at the odds of $20 to $5. in the second heat ClaraG. did badly in the first quarter, so that Manee, who was driving Waterson’s team, got 4 good lead and kept it, win- ning the heat by two lengths in 2:33. This gave the backers of the Boy team renewed confidence, they paying as higt as $8 to $20 for their choice. La the rat halt of the third heat Clara G. did so badly that at the hali-mile pole Mace was fully 100 yards behind Manee. Bat, suriking a trot, the way Mace ‘sent his team up the hill was a treat to those present, he beatin, nee to the wire by a good two length¢ tn 1, some of the spectators tumtng the team as low down as 1:10 and 1:11 for the half mile. With such an exhibition of spee no one was pihing to lay @ dollar against Clara G. and ber mate, they winning the fourth heat and race very easily in 2:29. Waterson’s team, although beaten, ia a good one, The ruuning horse is, how- Ge vastly inferior to Dan Mace’s Harry Bassett 0. SUMMARY. FLEETWOOD PaRK, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1874.—Purse three in five; $75 to tne cond. | Dan Mace’s b. m. ClaraG. and mate....1 2 1 1 | HB. Waterson’s b. g. Boy and mate. re ae ee J. Olcott's gr. g. Bolly Lewis and mate., dr. TIME. Quarter. Hay. | Sirst heat. . 119 Second heat. ++ 31% 121256 Third heat 37 1°13 Fourth beat, 35 1:12 2:29 TIMING RACE. The second regular race was a contest between | drivers to see who could drive nearest to 3 | minutes twice oat of three times. The contestants were John Murphy, with Tip; Peter Manee, with | Yellowstone; John Rogers, with Charley Green; | Toomas Trimble, with Alice Grey; A. G. Faller, | with Roanoke, and L. Devoe, with Ice Uream. In | the few pools sold on the contest Murphy was the | choice. Alter five trials Johnny was declared the winner, although there ts little doubt that , John Rogers was nearer three minutes in the | Sith trialthan any of the others, The following | are the relative places each horse fin‘shed in the | five trials, nearest to 3 minutes :— SUMMARY. FLeETWooD PARK, Dec. 8.—Purse $50; mile beats; best two in three, in to wagon, nearest to three minutes. J. Murphy's s. g. 2341 J. Roger's b. g. y 256183 P. Manee’s d. g. Yellowstone. 8L422 T. Trimble's gr. 44214 L. Devoe’s 666 5 56! A. G. Puller’ 56 3 6 6ar | TROTIING TROUBLES. Meeting of the Board of Appeals of the National Association—Large Number of Cases To Be Disposed Of. The Board of Appeais of the National Associa- tion for the Promotion of the Interests of the American Trotting Turf convened at the Everett House, in this city, yesterday for the purpose of transacting business, The event attracted a fair attendance of gentlemen interested in the welfare and the purity of the turf, many of whom reside in distant sections of the Union. The following members of the Board were present:—Thomas J. Vath, Hartford, Conn; ©. J. Hamita, Buffalo, N. Y.; ©. W. Woolley, Cincin-. natl, Obio; Gates H, Barnara, Troy, N. Y.; George Sturges, Philadelphia; Edwin Thorne, Thorndale, N. Y.; William Edwards, Cleveland, Ohio; Samuel T. Payson, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ina brief executive mssion, held in the early morning, Colonel Woolley was elected Uhairman of the Board during Its sitting, and tt was also resolved that when the Board adjourns it adjourn to meet at the same place on the third Tuesday of March, 1875. Without loss of time the old docket, which containea twenty-seven unfinished causes, was called, and the first to merit attention was the famous case of E. S. Stokes vs. Heary N. Smith, Mr. G. W. Dedrick, of Povadelphia, appeared for | the respondent, and desired the case to proceed. | Several years had passed since the event was | | omginatly called, and it was time that it was disposed of. Mr. Whitehead, counsel for Stokes, was not prepared to go on, as be had not been able to secure certain aM@idavits, and therefore asked that it be continued. To a general continu- ance Mr. Dedrick strenuously objected, when the case was set down for nine o'clock this morning, and, under the decision of the Board, ‘must then be heard.” Next on the old docket which received atteation was case No, 162—R. J. Wheeler, of Toledo, vs. Graves & Loomis, of Chicago, complaint in relation to the mare Clementine. Every turfman is ac- | quainted with tne facts of this prolonged matter, but they were quickly reviewed by the Board, and upon Mr. W, K. Loomis advising that be had no | new Matter to submit and was willing to lei it rest on the papers submitted, the case was closed | and taken under advisement, A decision will be reached during the wee! No, 192 wee docket). Fleetwood Park Associa- tion vs. W. G. McDonald.—Appitcation for an or- der directing what disposition be made of a pre- v4 by the bay geiding George . Mitchell class, May, 1874, and withheld under protest. ‘his case Was continued trom tne July | meeting, when an order was made ‘‘that the Fleetwood Association deposit with the Treasurer of the National Association the $450 in question, to be held by him subject to the fina: accion of tne Board, and the parties be notified to appear at the mext meeting of the Board and estabileh oy proper evidence who are lawfully entitled to said money.’ Mr. Whitehead appeared jor McDonald, when tt was ascertained that the Fleetwood Asdo- ctation had never complied with the order of the board in the matter of paying the money tuto the hands of the national Treasurer. He asked ‘he Board, therefore, to close the case, as there were no respondents for Fleetwood Association, Dut it was finally agreed to give the drivers, Ww. | H. Crawiord and Peter Manee, who protested the gelding Mitchell, antil to-day to submit what proois or aMidavits they may have, No, 219 (old docket). M. Roden va, Goshen Driving Park Assuctation—Application withdrawn by Koden, 1 there being no other cases on the old docket that could them receive attention tne uew docket was calied og Chairman Woolley, and it was jound to be very formidable, containing no less than 109 cases, whieh it 18 expected wili be adjudicated | upoo by the Board. As the reading proceeded | the interested parties present answered to their | names asin regular courts o/ law, the cases first announced @@ being ready being those earliest acted upon, No. ihe ©, White, Watertown, N. ¥., V8. Pitas burg Driving Park, Pitteburg, Pa,.—Compiainant alleged an roper withholding of premium won by the gray gelding Jack Draper, October, 1874, it appears irom letiers oi Mr. J. A. McKee, | proprietor of the avove track, submitted to the joard, that Jack Draper was entered in both the 2:26 and 2:30 classes at the fall meeting in question, and he Was protested in the 2:30 race, which he won, whereapon the premium is held subject to decision. Mr. McKee siaces, however, that it 1s his opinion that Draper's owner is entitied to the money, but desires the inatter to take the prover | ing, the yo 74.—-TRIPLE SHEET. name of Obio Boy and tnat nis best time was 2:26 36. te himself mitved atiagvite tracing Draper back Cg A was two years old or less. Por thires ‘yours and’ Bine months Mr. White bas owned the in n qneaHon, andhe bad never trotted better 2 At that time he pure! Draper brother, A. 5. Wh of “Redwoud, county, N. Y., who bad bought bim tn Jun then & two-year-old, of Charles Pyeonr, latter place. In February, 1867, was named Jack Draper, and sold to’ his present owuer in February, 1870, He has never been owned by any Other person. Eawin Draper, of Redwood, son of Charles Draper, now deceased, also testified in sworn aMfdavit to the tacts ebove, when the Board closed the case and reserved decision. No, 266, E, C, White, Watertown, N.Y. (ex )— Protest and complaints alleging fraudulent en- at Toronto, vat., of the black mare Christine Ni ry (prmeriy Polly Orook).—Mr. White sub: mitted the facts, daring which it transpired that he association had suspended and fined the owner of the mare for the alleged wrong. Taken under advisement. No, 242. E, 4. Kline, Syracuse, N. Y,, vs. Wat- kins Driving Park Association—Appeal from an order of suspension.—Mr. Kline appeared and dis- puted the jurisdiction of tne association inas- Much as it was not then @ member O/ the National Association. He wished a ruling upon this point, andif adverse would rest bis case upon the afi- davits sabmitted, which go to show that the entry was conditional and not be paid uniess his horse started. Tue.case will again be taken up to-day. Mr. Kline has deposited the entrance money, subject to the decision of the Board, No, 237, E. C, Robinson, Springfield, Muss., vs. Woonsocket Agricultural Society of Rhode Igland—Appiication for an order to ay him a premium due to him under a decision oft e Board of Appeals.—Mr. Whitehead appeared for Robin- sou and asked that the order be made. ) No, 269, Gituton Connty Agricuitural and Horti- cultural Society, Piattsburg, N. Y., vs. W. B. Wright, of Bridport, Vt., and the chestnut geiding Twinkie,—Iulormation i complaint alleging suppression of time, Wright answered to the complaint and admitted that, at a race at Burling- ton, Vt., where the gelding Twinkle trotted, the e suppressed, but did deny that it wasat his request or connivance, An afidavit submit ted by the society from EF, T. Brownell points to the fact that in the race at Burlington Wright requested not to be given a better record tnan 2:45. Cage closed and decision reserved. No. 258 W. B. Wright, Bridport, Vt., vs. Valley Point Agricultura) and Mechanical Sante Cuba, . Y.—Appeal irom an order suspending lim ana the cnesinut gelding Twinkle anc the spotted gelding Spotted Jim.—Mr. Wright appeared and attempted to state nis case, but finding he lacked the necessary papers, asked (hat it lie over uot the March meeting of .the Board, which was i allowed. 2 No. 816. Harry Hamilton, New York, vs. ester Driving Park Association, Rochester, .—Appeal and claim for third and fourth pre- miums, on the ground that his chestnut gelding Unknown bad distanced the horses to which these premiums were awarded.—Mr, Whitehead eared for the claimant an vised that the geld- ing Unknown had trotied as above, was protested, but allowed to start, and im one of the heats distanced the horses which ultimately obtained third and fourth premiums. Rain then came on and the race was postponed anti! the next morning, when the judges, remembering that a protested horse winning @ heat the distance Is waived, al- lowed the distanced horses to again trot, with the resuit as stated. It also appears that the protest against Unknown was withdrawn during the race, the party makingdt fearing that he could not ob- tain sufficient proof to substantiate it. Taken ander advisement. Royal P, Stetson, Philadelphia, and mare Susie Kartz vs. Galen Driving Park, Civde, N. Y., and Syracuse Driving Park, Syracuse, N. Y.—Petition jor the removal of suspensiup for non-payment of entrance money.—Continued until March meeting. ‘The Board at this juncture adjourned unt} this morning at nine o'clock. THE YOUTHFUL MAIL ROBBER. Some Account of the Boy Carleton’s Be= ginning in Crime—A Wonderful Prod- igy of Sin. New HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 8, 1874. .Tn the HERALD’s issue of Sunday there appeared tor the first time & brief story of the boy George Carleton, ana the extraordinary method by which he gained possession of Jetsers containing bank cheoks and other vainable mail matter from the Post Office tn this city. It may be proper, perhaps, to state that the drop box in the Post Office marked “Southern and Western” was the place selected for operations. The orifice to this box is unusually large, and there 1s a wood slide provided, over which the letters find their way into the recepta- cle beneath. Watching his opportunity, young Carleton passed his hand through the oritice and stuck @ number of brass pins into the wooden slide in such a manner as to intercept the letters in their downward progress; then, selecting a mo- ment when no one was present to observe his mo- tions, he went to the orifice and removed such let- ters as had lodged against the pins. In this way were captured twenty or thirty letters, perhaps more. Young Carleton reached this city from New York on November 23 aud put up at the Union Hotel. His actions excited some suspicion from the fact that he was alone and exhibited a pre- Cocity not usual with boys at the age of Alteen, in particular when they are among strangers and ina Strange City. The clerk of the hote! was accordingly instructed to watch the boy. In doing so an ac- quaintance sprang up, duriog which the clerk got into the boy’s confidence and drew from him 4 glowing account of his previous life in Brooklyn, where, according to his story, he haa engaged with another boy in the business of peddling kero- sene oil, going around irom house to house. On one occasion, at a house in Williams. burg, he saw $185 in bilis lying upon a window sill and, watching his chances, stole the roll and made good his escape. He was afterward seen by @ detective on the street, but was not molested. His companion was captured and locked up, This theit took piace On or about November 20. Upon tne arrest ol his conjederate young Carleton was advised by his parenis to go to New York apd keep out of sight. While in New York Carleton’s iather wrote to” nim | to come to this city, as the de- tectives were after bim. When he arrived he was accompanied by a strange man, who stated to the proprietor of the hotel tat the lad might want to stay two or three weeks and all his bills would be romptiy paid. Last kta? the boy received a etter as follows, brought to him oy a brakeman on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- roa New York, Dec. 8, 1874. Dear Sox—I wrote a letter to you this A. M., sending money for you to come down to New York and meet Ine ut the Forty-second street depot. I am afraid that the iellow that I’ sentit by has uot seen you, and tf you should receive this you need not come down until you see mother or L- she expects to go to New Haven to- night or to-morrow; so don’t you go away from the botei or Mrs. Hosmer’s)s Wherever you are you will see one of us. Be a good boy, and don’t do anything wrong tocause ‘mother any wore trouble. From your aftec- tionate father, EDWARD UC. TON, The reception of this letter and its peruass by the hotel clerk as the bov'’s confidant caused a closer watch of the boy to be kept, but it could not be determined that he had committed any crime here, Last Friday, however, a8 aiready stated im the HERALD, the lad ve the hotel clerk a check for ao Re iw York party, drawn by D. P, Caihoan & Co., of this city, telling him to go equal shares if he got any- thing on it. The iad displayed another check drawn by the same firm. Tne hotel clerk accord- ingly went to the Merchanta’ Bank, on which the checks were drawn. it happened to be after banking hours; bat he met the bank teller, to whom be iewns the check which Carle. ton had gi him, dpe teller pronounced it genuine, aud advised the clerk to go at once to Calvoun & Oo. and teil how he came in possession of it, He cid 60, and Mr. Calhoun was surprised to behold a check he had dropped in the Post Omce that very day, and which he supposed was on its way to New York. A few questions resulted im pointing out the source trom which the chert came, and shortly alter young Carle- too was arr d. io prison, oo Saturday morn- hil offender, dumbied by ¢ontact with iron bars and damp brick walls, confessed to stealing the letters and the manner ip which he bad accomplished the job. He was anxious to know what would be done witn him. Early Sunday morniog the prisoner made a des- perate effort toescape through an iron veutilacor ip the side wal By means of a pair of old hand- cuffs, used to fasten the door inside in pigce of a padlock, he was able vy diligent work vo make au orifice large enough to admit bis body. He tall to connect with the outside world, and has since been consigned 0 a cell Irom which escape by or- dinary means is impossibie. Last Tuesday & man called on young Carle- ton at the Umon Hotei. The clerk states that he saw the lad give the wan three $50 bank notes, After this transaction they took a hack and drove vo the steamer on which the mun left for New York at eleven o'clock. The lad returned to the hotel. <A theory prevaiis that this man {s the boy’s father, endeavoring to settle the case in which $186 were stolen in Wiilamsburg, vy returning the money, and that the $160 given by the lad to the man was a portion of the proceeds of that tneit. Another theory is that the man 1s one who has instigated the jad to do what he has done, and that bis visit was made with a design to receive his portion of the ill-gotten gains, The case 18 ex- citing interest here, and at the trial on Frid next, before United States Commissioner 8. E. Baldwin, the prisoner will undoubtedly be bound over to the United States District Court for trial. CORNER STONE LAYING. In Nowark yesterday, in presence of about 4,000 people, Bishop Corrigan laid the foundation course. @ Provest in question Was made by S, Shurl ana D. M. Frazier, of Pittebarg, who made afidavis that Jack Draper is the gray horse, Fi Poppleton, that trotted over the ton track four years beiore in com- ry math [beng wild Obi Gull BBA” Dag under “the stone of St, Augustine’s German Roman Catholic church on the corner of Sussex avenue and Jay street. There was quite an impos society parade, wito pands of music. Ao address was _Melivesed bx the nestor, Kev. Fathar Yas. | where THE GREAT WALK, The Second Day of Professor Judd’s Wonderful Feat. PUBLIC’ INTEREST INCREASING. Professor Judd is still perambulating around the Rink at about the eame gait that be struck on his Orst mile, and is fust as fresh as when he started. No man ever commenced an undertaking of the same magnitude with better prospects, and when Sunday comes be will be pretty close on bis 500 miles uniess delayed by some unforeseen accident. On Monday night he continued walking until he concluded his filty-eighth mile at 11h. 62m, 263. and then he retired to room, took a tepid bath and went to bed, but did not rest very Well ag lis mind was a little preoccupied wit? his business affairs. He got ap shortly after four P. M. and, calling his trainer, Harry Edwards, was rubbed down and brought on the track, He wasa little slow In getting to work, ‘but as goon as he loosened out a little he struck bis regular gait and appeared to be in pretty good spirits. He walked his frst dve miles slower than usual by some two or three minutes, making the distance in 1h. 6m. lis, aud then he quickened his pace, making his next mile In 12m, 42s., which he followed with 12m. 14s. Shortly before seven A, M. ho stopped for breakiast and ate @ steak, cooked rare, and some boiled rice. He was hand rubped and came on the track at 7h, 33m. 268. ‘The Rink was rather dull during the morning, a8 the spec- tators were for the most part to be found in the judges’ stand; but after eight A. M. they began to drop in, one by one, on their way down town to business, The arrival of some lagkers-on ap- peared to encourage Judd, as he walked with more life and vim and made a little better time. The following 18 the continuation of the summary of the miles walked up to the ciose of his frat twenty-four hous, neeseezeste® SRESRERSESSSTER: a . 13 12 76, ae He concluded his seventy-sixth mile at 9h. 84m. 508, a few minutes inside of the first twenty-four hours, and just on his time, ashe has to walk close on seventy-seven miles in order to make the 500 within the required time, He kept walking very steadily during the forenoon and appeared in very good spirits, talking and chatting to the different gentlemen who accompa, nied him around, He walked the first few miles of his second day’s labor very steadily, but owing to some little stoppages he had to make he took 1h. 14m, 208. to make five miles, Judd stopped for dinner at 1h. 20m. 153. and ate a hearty’ meal consisting of porterhouse steak, corn, dolled sago and a cup of tea. He was feeling. first rate and, talku to his iriends, laughed over the way he had killed a vifster. It appears'that in tne previous day’s walking bis boot had rubbed bim a littie, and in order to pre~ vent any sore he burned the wound and healed it up, After a rest of about forty minutes he started to work again and walked his next twenty miles at a pretty lively gait. There was quite a large attendance during the aiternoon, and @ number of ladies graced the exhibition With ‘their presence. This Was especially the case throughout the evening, when the huge Rink once more began to look com. fortadly filled with spectators, and proved beyond a question that the public have still preserved their iterest in witnessing the performance of any such arduous undertaking as the present, more particalarly when they know beyond a doubt vhat the walk Is to be je fatriy and squarely from beginuing to end, and, under. the critical eye of judges furnished from amung the representatives of the New York Athietic Oiub. Professor Judd walked alter supper and throughout the evening with more vigor and spirit than he had showa for several hours pre- vious, This was, perhaps, due to the tncreased number of the audience, which naturally tends to have an inspiriting effect, but still it seemed | as though the Professor was each mile setting more and more down to his task, and, as time passed on, to improve in style a8 well as in gai He expresses. himseli as highly confident of suc- cessiully concluding the feat ne has undertaken, and his dest friends, wno all frequently visit him, are equally sanguine, for they say they know the man and his wonderiul powers. The following is acontinuation of the time summary up to nine Cerin last night, by which time he had walkea miles :— Miles, 96. . 13 36 Proiessor Judd at this hour sali on until he had macje his 130th mile beliore retir- ing to rest, which would give him a record of seventy-one miles for the day since he first ap- peared on the track yesterday morning. HEALTH AFFAIRS. Vaccination To Be Actively Continued. The Board of Healtn, at its meeting yesterday afternoen, appointed a corps of assistant sanitary inspectors to visit throughout the community and vaccinate those who have not already secured that safeguard against the infection of smalipox. Since the beginning of this month there have been eighty-six new cases of small- pox reported. A glance at the map kept by the Sanitary Superintendent, Dr. Day, discovers that the disease is mainly con- fined by the precautions of the health officers to the eastern side of the city, above Houston street, In its irruptions into the western section it has not stricken more chan one-third as many persons as On the opposite side. That portion o! the city lying below Canal street still enjoys almost entite freedom from the destroying disease. This fact ought to demonstrate Lo its most strenuous oppo- nent the EFPICACY OF VACCINATION. Last year the Sixth ward was a breeding place for the disease, It lurked there, and the people nourished it witn unclean iives. Finally a saa- iiary corps went through the. district and vaccinated hundreds of its inhabit- ants. Taey ciimbed to down-tumbling garrets, there was dirt in plenty, an they aescended to toul cellars, where filth covered everything: and in one he | th scarified the arms of more than 400 people. The residents of the district have scarcely adopted more healthy habite since, yet tney are iree of tue smallpox. Vaccination Must, therelore, be their protective. Since the beginuing of the month there bas been but one new ase Of smallpox below Canal street. On the west side, during the same time, there pave been twenty-three cases. Only one of these is located In the plagne-stricken Deaf and Dumb Asylum on 156th street, The remainder of the eighty-six new casea in the entire city have occurred east of Broadway, and most of them along First, Second and Third avenues. Diphtheria has proved a more prevalent disease than the smallpox. Toey are thus ailudea to vy pr. Husha Harris, Registrar of Vital Statistics, in his report presented yesterday :— Diphtherta continues tts unequal prevalence in the central district of the elty, between the Fourth and the peventh avenues, (rom i27th street to the Battery, aud in all soutn ot Broome street. This disease makes no mark ag an epidemlo-, ORLY two fatal cases Lavo ov. curred in the cotre distric uth of Canal, Mulberry st three weeks; while h ward, in which i ast sixwen moan, tone atest the rea! Fataisty ig stil witnessed. ut the diminished morealiey by this pe is noticeable, and the precautionar: measures and sanitary cleansing, which the Board a its inspectors are urging, will gready diminish the fatality and hasten the extermination of this malad: It duty due to the public health in every city a fe, aad every school and public institulion tn ¢ Rts, tomake Known the precautionary measures tor the prevention of destructive diseases, The full app’ ton of these precantions ts everywhere required, and especially of Vaccination and revaccination, The Jatter duty ismosturgent in all the public charities and asy- Jame ip the State. The following table shows the number of cases ot contagious diseascs in tue city during the last two has weeks;— Week Endings Diseoses. Now 2. Deeds Typhus teve i id t a 4 wD a