The New York Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1875, Page 4

—— Nt Mine, EMAe and sonMetency Anring tre lives ol | coomed to ne if | an he younger of the presest generation, y one WL look at the Orapance Survey map of rly oF five-anc-thirty years ago, prepared by Sir omas Larcom, of the Royal Nogineera, will ae Mat wnat Was then the North Bult oecupled eas than half the grea whieh It now holds aa its wD, ana even this contracted space covld ovly y courtesy de Styled terra jira at al), velonsing “ether to the Cabcgory of marshy awamps, W wow the further Or ortheastern porcion of thi ail Waa then almost entirely covered, even at ow water, and on the site three eminences ap. ar, Which are Marked on the map a8 “islands.” Huose “isiauds” Dave disappeared, or raver have ‘been aunexed by tne Bull, whieh, If tt continues No progress at the same pace durtag the nex! half jcentury, Will by the end o/ that period nave joined | It is _kaown that toe | @ mainland at Sutrou. ast about Dnblin Lay fa slowly rising; but the te Of LMis secular e}evation 18 mach 600 slow to count for the remerkatle Increase of the Pull, his seems Mainly attributable to the fact of the rowth of tue slob and ide. It iv not so moek fresh territory won by the land from the sea a8 useless area surrendered oF he Sea vecause it could no longer cover is with ta tides. fi be southern side of the Bull ts matniy composed f a series of rolling sand Dilis, the highest of hich 1g raised seercely more than fiiteen or | wenty feet above the level of the northern pia- iveou, A narrow fringe of waite strand runs ult | long this southern Side. ‘The northern plateau covered Wik & Short CORTE Grass, nrixed with 1084, and In some Places patenes of Lenens ap- ear, Rough she nerba is gol 0e Mabed by the small herda of cattle that usually Wwenant the Bull, Among the sand hills there is warcely any Vegetation, even the sender reeda nich are ‘Ustally feund in sacn situations eming to find a dif ‘ty In obtaining “root old” ainid the shifty sol. For all that those nd bills are, In one way at least, boon. From he position 0: the Bull It will be seen that sea- jal ibis quite unprotected and it exposed to he east and sontucass winds which prevail in Neban Bay and 1s neighborhood. Those winds fwoula posiuion of the gand hills which shel’er t6 all along ts soUbLeASE edge And break at least the vielence { the Dlast, altioaugh they are not high enough to \quite ward it off. A NATURAL BIVLE GROUND. From the foregoing cesertotion It will o@ fren | at the Buli is &® natural mile ground, [tis a ce of waste IanJ, unsVatiabie for titage or any @rdinery purposes of nusvandry, lying quite close feo the metropoils and yet suifictently removed | Yrom the mainland to render the wildest suooting fof the Most inexperienced member o! the “awk- eward eqaac” ee irom danger, Among the { the sand hills (wich oue exception, ntly reierred to) n0 spaces suficiently open tor jeven short ranges can be found. So the piateaa as pointes oat by the conformation of the locality 4 the exercise ground—eud a capital place it 18 flor the purpose. | The sauri award gives excelent froothold for those who stand, and 18 a carpet jepreac by nature for those who preter to lie while Oring. hers ia scarce an undulation to faistract tre cvlculatioc of any marksman, whlie the feolated position cusrantees almost al dmmanity trem « it ts pot surprising that ‘the Dublin Riite Cl id have selected {t as ‘their p: actice gr tne Bul) waleh & divtance or rendez aia the Herd’s Ya at the entrance upon the i ‘way, and is the poiwt near which i} ta distant about a quarter mile, It is marked A tu the annexed m: Ammediately behind the Coast Gard station the jategu begins rsiug Up at thas spos quickly to ig average level. A Wak Of about three-quarters jot @ mile brings ns toan oblong yard, fenced alt round With high stone wail, in whieh there 1s # Tesidence jor @ lerusman (eulgo, “herd’) to care for the caitie which may happen ro be araging on ‘the Ball. yard thay oe said to rest upon the weaned Duis, and is well sereeved by them from the easterly winds, tue iavariabie companions of tue long spring of lublin ana its neigtbornood, “Tnis spot may de cons.dered to re the Main Point n counecuon with the ranges. 1s is murked | Son tae accompanying map. A little in froat ‘of it ts the 800 yards racgs; aiongsiae ta the 900 ards range, While the J,000 yards aud 1,100 yarda lig w listiein tue rear. We way now look about ms gna get GENERAL GLIMPSE OF THR GROUND. We are stancing ro bhe “iteru’s Yard," with our back to Daolin aod eur faees turced Dearny nerrieast, Away to the left, beyond the broad chaunel, are tue wooded grounds of Clontarf and Doiymount, rising rapidly irom the water's eage, The Diulsides dotte. with pretty villa residences. A ttle further on is ine brood white strand of Kaheney and sutton; taem the coast Hoe sweep found In a boi curve, Walch would be really esutifal and majestic but for the m swuien ite wooovered at low water and which geek Of msively under wwe summer suu of Suiy and As Following shis curve, away on its extreme right, we seo Howth Jooming up im hage proportions, rising pre- cipitously from the se& to @ Leight of nourly Six hanored tcet, and sirctching along jor about two miles, From ie northern position, with its top eovered with heather, reflecting back the euolight f1om early morsing tH evening, tre Mill of Howta is aiways @ atricing and picturesque onject. Continuing our survey toward the right. the open sea stretches away for ort zon, then our view catches t town and so round oy the soutier: ‘ay to Dublin. Gazing inland, the Jair and Giversified; patches of wood lands, cultivates felus, away toward the horizon—tar “bu they are called pere, and rising to beignia rying from 700 1,000 jest they ure & most suitable setting to wi de, oD the wh 4 pitasing landscape. if we aad ‘that a8 we stand, with eur back to Dubita, over ‘Deyond tne Sattom sirand sad the narrow, baif- mile isthmus Which joins How'h to the matalaad, ‘we caica 4 glimpse of “‘ireiand’s Lye,” we shail have completou our survey. HISTORY OF TO-DAY'S MATCH, Ecarcely had the echoes of the last shot fired in nts of reference for —the Veast Guard stalion The ormer place is situated 1 from the Canee ore, from 3 ore Of the = the southera the Internatiooal match at Creedmoor, last year, | when the Iisn ridemen tesued a chal- Jenge Lo # second trim of skill The result of the Creedmoor meeting bed left tse question of the superfioniy tee marksmen as und cided as vefore. Both «ides bed shown them: serves Marksmon the frst order, and vic- tory bad beea ieeunically with the Americans, but the Iris feit that it usd peen Gue rather to tue biander of one of their own members than to the saporior scence of the Americana, Accepting the recwll, Nowever, Witu the best grace, the Irish champions ackuowiedeed r deieat, but Vited the American ri n to cross the ocean end try their forta.en in tue Irish land. The chavienge tu a second trial of ekitl Pace at Doviin, was rent America throag e editor of the Benaro. Gated the moratng to take \o the rifemen of itu mvor i= vor. Wow You, Sept. 27, 197% To THE Korron oF Tux ale FTR—-It Was lo the New Youn Magatp that! ad- Cressed my letter in tee aoett of Geode 4 when | bad (oe peasereo proposing aa tnterna- Meme MBe Mech between Americe and ats time Woes (oe inea were Great Britain. The match WBE ented pemrere oeen reverere tr rer could Ae Petern, t raw =e oe 08m abt Lae Feniiemen OD cave on ae TY SOP ants men in we A wor nay Piente who Dave Becompan.ed us lo Ameres oF MRADkS for We laViad AIbGneRS bad ROEPITONE FRO Baw been Oxtenced Ww Ut slace our Ofrls ia Sew ey Gutios toward pur por'r aed the Carers: af ouservers o (hom pe festivities arrenged for our grat a of ond or byt Dep eR wbited, We came 4 t sheot thls Mates, and sone other, with the Americags, Ws deste to pay the entire compliment w this nation, weere 60 Meby of Our countrymen bare lound ge; bur @ We UNMmInG sh) Ihat «bes ob fa Md Visited our beloved cvuniry Ameriecs Was prowl Henk With He Fever To the American preset | tender my thonke for the Be; UpuioUs Accuracy Of He Teporis Gl oUF yTO cerdings and (or tis wey to myeeit _ Pimaly, | have one inal rilewen, bo tor art of the my oor, the Telurn Match to be soot In Daviio, io tae monte of Ja ists, the teem Wo o Sieh) OF lees than wt MCN, at the option of the Americans. Ihave wwe Bower to remuia, sir, your faihiul and obliged -kTalh B. LEGOR, 2 Captain irish fatermacional Kine Team. The excelient temper shown by the members of the Iriad team seer manner in wich ke invita ion to visit Ireland was given renderea it Lupossible to refuse ite ae Ceptance, Stil there were many serious 4iMecu- Sies iu the way, and it was some time before Colonel Wingate, ou benal! of the Amateur Cig fod tn the name of Americ: accepled {ug challenge, to the aia <fthe riflemen. and the serious qnesuon of meet ier the heavy expenses of & prolonged stay in J Aaa Were a \engta hanpuly overcome, and the ' 10u% Work of making vp s team that could sac (GLY Compete wise the best ira sucts was rgoticaily emtered upon. All rigemen vern is a 10% Were laviles to compete tor the Boner euting their cowmtry in the proposed Dovid, aoa it Was beped what ihe + by the American champions as creed. * Would wave called wp wither) ee marksmen from alt parte of tne Tuese wrest exocotations were, beworer conaequent receding ofthe | quite rage the plateau but for the inier- | Ds to be pres- | ere are two plucea on | ot a} ies to land at Kings- | )erese | ing sod facing | vllowWiag the comtess at Creed. | ic deseat end the cordial | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. ppormrea, Outeide of New York the peighbortag states no respouse came to the appeal, und when the time cor tue competi- ons had arrived it waa found that the chief reli- ance of the Americans would tave to be placed in | the knot of men who had succeeded In making | Creedmoor famous, ‘There was 4 serious mistake | mage by the Couucll of the Kile Association 1a not throwing the competition for places eutirely Bilewing tue members of the team to si en the exceptiouably {| highs ® made in their practice and ; Mbal contests last year # very considerable + advantage Was given to them over otner competitors. They were allowed the benefit ofa Wi0.0 se8900'% Practice a8 Weili aa to Count scores Wade Under the most favorabie climatic condi. tons. 15 favoritism discouraged many irom competing fr a piace and proba .dmitted some Wen on the American team mignt rave been replaced With agvautage. It is but justice, now- | ever, to rhe members of the old team aa weil as to | the new Aspirants to honors wao found & piace on 1%, that they left nothing undone to fit themselves for the vask before them, Never did champion of oli cager to win & lauret crown tp the Olympian games train moro carefully or more esrpertly al | than dit the band of men to whose care was intrasted reputation of American ) marksm boring the cold aud stormy winter days they never relaxed their practice, and even | when the snow covered the feld at Creedmoor smai!oand of riflemen migat be seea at aimost dally practice, nject Of this practice Was to | habltuate our ritemen to soot in all conditions Oi Weatner, The; wad in the early eae sol their | practice confined themselves to shooting tn the sunstine, apd Bad made the mistake O/ be- { coming Doe weather shots, Tris mistake was, | however, very rapidly rectified, and long before the winter had passed our men tad learved io shoo: in rato or shine, When the competitions for places on che American team closed cne /ellowing geutlemen were fouud to Mave svoursd places oa the team :— TH ROLL OF FONOR. | From the averages wade by the mombers of the team at the compericions lor Pinces aud tose made at tuelr sunsequent practices, tue members | of merit :— THE TEAM 48 If STANDS. & | a 6A ui 7. it. . Coleman iM | & LC. Bruce. «16 9 TL. M. Ballara : 1ohe It is both enrious and 1ostructive to compare | the general averages given avove with the resi oj tee four matches last year, apon waich (be members Of toé O.d team Were allowed to stan | The practice thia spring, a8 com,ared with that of jast jail, showed a great falling offin our Creed- moor Crack S103. It aust bot ve forgotien, | ever, that the splendid | matohea, which are gt ' ertilient resu is yet suv WL by OUF long-range rife men. TRK TEAM AVEZAGBS Last YEAR i Aver | (Four Matchen) pr | 1. 2 a} 4 5 6 From the data ang records thai are g! | it will be seen t e average praces Of \ue American \eaui Of 1875 Lei | thas of sid oung very far short of THE COMBATANTS. The American team of last year acquitted them- selves admuiradly aod with eo much honor to the country that lt must be a pleasure for lovers of the sport to know that the same goauemen, with one | exception only—thac of Mr. L. L. Hepouri—save had the ponor to represens America tn \he later- national matca, They are | TUE FURS? KIPLEMEN that have ever left our shores | for victory avroad, A potable feature in this mitteb, and one which must not de lost sighr of, that American made gams were pitted, in the | paads Of Americans, against the best rifles and, perbaps, the best rifemen to be found in Europe, With regard to the gous and ammuaition, Amori- can meckanical and toventlye genius, represented ‘by the cesebrated Remington and osuer Creed. | moor rifles, lett potbing to be desired. | Tue following short personal sketches of the American pauonal ride team will ve found tnrer esting to ail who Gesire to know something of the nistory of the marksmen who yesterday siraggiod for the honor of America = COLONEL B“NBY ALGER GILDERSLEZVE, Cartas | Ov TUE TEAM, Colonel Ctidersieeve was born in Datcuess county, New York, on the Ist of August, 1540, and is now in the tnirty-fiito year of bisage. In per- sonai appearance he is a fine jookicg man— broad shouldered, above the medium height, mus- cuar and atuletic. He ts, pernaps, one of tae best gymoasts in New York. He is the possessor | Oi @ fine brown eye ana well formed bead; weara | nig hair short and cultivates @ aark mastacne aia | miltiaire, Dis father was @ cousideraole iand- owner im Duichess county. Young Glidersiesve | left home in bis fifteenth year to attend the Poughkeevsie College, and remained there tll | July, 1802. About this time he recruited s com- | peny tor th: One Hundred and Filiiet | New York Volunteers, and went to the war with | tnis regiment as captain of bis company. He | served tn garrison duty at BaltiMiure and at Various posts near thas eity unul (ween Captail Glidersiceve'’s regiment orders to join the Army of the Potoma got uneer General Meade, which was effected in time Jor | Giidersieeve to participate in the battie of Gettys- | barg. Afver she army retarved vo Virgiuia, in | duly, 1863, me received special orders to proceed ‘on detacument at Riker’s Isiaad, New York - Harbor, for the purpose ot forwarding draited wen wid sudstilutes to \We armies Of the James, Guil aud of suermsu. Io Juve, 186% he reiarned to bis regimest. He was Ww! als corps at tue Kene. saw Muae‘aio, ead participated io ai 4 | around Aliant sud waren through Ue shal Gltoe iwentieth army corps, this onerous post util Fecetved trom Presideat vl ieGles aut cviouel of volunteers, ior GALLANTRY aND MERETORIOUS CONDUCT. fier tae grand review at Wassington, upon the | Fe urn Oo! the victorious Union armies, Lieutenant | Colonel Giicertieeve Was mustered Out Of service 18tb oi June, 1666, evtered Vo umbia Ovilege Law School ¢ juliowing term admitiea to practi orney aud counselor. in 19 nt colomél of the N.G.8.5. ¥., aod in Uctober, 1874, re poimtment of asgisiant adjutant Chie! of sia iu tue First division, N.G.3.N.¥. Hue record a6 @ rilewman epmmences ia 1878, at amvor. in the ali mecting of tuet year he aa Ches aad Won a Dumber vi prizes. rr whee be Bed at the international waten, Colonel « wietve shot very frequeatiy, aud on wwe Hoent score of 27 OUt of @ povaibie 28 poiuts, military trophy irom Capiain ccessiaily tied. Im the First military mateh he Won the prin va & score Of 31 Gut of & por od ia the New York State matcu be bis regimental team. Jn the Keu- ated, ia which toe Irish team as Americans tok part, le He prefers made a as Cane ia mode 14 points aud won # $10 prize. rT Cy iyieg 08 his face. His shooun good average ip the international ma‘cy at Creed- moor las, Fear, out p L JOHN BODINE. Jedn Botine, ¥..0 is well known among the best ti as Old Reliable.” is about and was born in Ulster soended Irom the goud uuey, | iy enot gtock of Iamiles knows as a | eutves,” who word the Vatiey of Waikiil, Going) Boding is a wan cL epleneld prysique. He | stands Over #X eet ia Kelgny |* strougly outt, | Ietey e0¢ bes ho spare Qexn aucdt m2 40 hase quick, pewe vg, gear bine eyes & Mamy gal* od BEG ogreeauid face, Wears No hirsute ofi. ‘ waving & modest | eray the kind genowinated, from oe prepably, mutton ghop. Mis father aud proprietor, and Cong: botine war his you cus‘omed to livé on @ farm, was engages ta agricuiture anil 154, Fhen the New York sod brie Railroad = i by bm. Since that tue wall Wie present be nus resided at the picturesque wo of Newourg, on (he tudsom, jong time i tue powition of receiving Niet io & vseK. This honvradle posi- eed tO reiinquisa on account of ja tnt heath, Abe boca ve jaterented tn tue more ecuve vusines: ig and barging on | the Maus line of barges between iighiane Alt 4 held the rank of colone the Nimety~ i Kigh'h Prigads, S.0.5.N.¥. His OXpesience abd pret ice ae AN covers & period of thirty years. [on Dis eartior Malenes he Wax accustomed ty Anoot the old it bore target sighed ifom ten wo tweny UD4s, NBVing teleseop Sane balr wigw be ranges for this species of arm were generaiy tm thoee days from 1) we 200 yards, He has ex- with al) Kinde of guns and to 6 Reming’ longer tl the preparation mueiion, at well as the perfection of the | cor Warket gun, Baye been mach appre- | hated by Manulecturers, MiB Oollection OF sport ing £008 le ope O the best in this State, Hie fecord a8 @ fifeman 1860 well KoowN to Ihe puY Took their pluces according to tue following vraet | a body to strive | June, 1863, | In Uctover of the same | ©, Outside of the Cietinguisued place | lowed @ tendency tu scatter. | ir Of irom. , Ia shis piace | ing Improvewents | | Mo that Its needless at this itme to renearse | number of prigea which be has carried of and | Magnificent scvres achieved by kim. Last year ho stood second on the American teem in the inter- | national mateh, He wears biue speciacies whe firing and wiea cleantag sod exanigiag his gun | ts obliged touse additional glasses owing to lis near-sighteduess, Wuile fricg he adopts the #ame position as Dr. Hamilton and Mr. Rigby. | Lice Pulvom be shoots wita (he Remington breaca- | joader, MAJOR HENRY FULTON. Henry Fulton, the champion riiieman of Amet- fea, way born near Rochester, Monroe county, on the lath of March, 1845, and has, thereiore, turned bis thirtiotu year. rersonally Major Ful ton ts 4 pleasant, rather good looking genileman, Of somewhat tall stature and slender bulid. He 18 of light complexion, has a good bazel ey@ and wears nis beard full, Tne old family estate toon which Fulton Was born is stil! in posseasion of his facher, and wuen tune acmits of tt the Major takes Aruo over to the scones Of bis boylived’s eariy thoughia, In 1961 bis academical studies were interrupted bya trip to Adrian, Mick. He spent a couple of years im Various Interesting localixies cut Wesi, and enterea the army en the 4th of October, 1863, in the Dwenty-frst regiaent of New York Volunteer Cavairy, ag @ private, He served with his rogi- Meutubti the end of the war, Among the bat tles and actions in which he Was present may be Hamed Winc ester third battle), Buckeltown, W. Va.j Bunker Hill, Martin's Crossing, Shepards- town folomony Gap, Sharpsburg, Brownsville, Point of Rocks, Pleamont and a number of thers. | ‘Av whe action of Snicker’s Gap he was wounded | and taken prisoner, being obliged, white sudering irom Wounds, to follow the Coniederate army for along time, He was conveyed to Staunton and | to the notorious Lipby Prison. Alter four montns? | captivity ke Wu8 exchanged, and afterward con- tinued to serve with hovorable distinction in the army, In 188, while on the marca with his regi ment to out of Lee’s retreat, news of the Conied- evote capitulation was received. After the war his love of auventure Jed aim to the Platos, which Le crossed five tes on horseback and as often in the stagecoach, leading a lite wild ws any scalp Lanter, cilons to ine darlug spirit whe can Tn 1860 he Was | iortuue In the gold mines there. In 1870 over City on bis Woy Bast, and arrived in Now York shortly afver, Since tuen he in Brookiyn, Alter Jeaving the army be adopted tue profession of a civilengineer, jor which he had | pardy prepared bimseli before leaving the pater- hal roof, ‘On the 12th February, 1874, he was elected lieu. | tenant in the Twelltn regiment, N.G.S.N,Y., aud prowoted to @ captaticy on General Ward’s stat st of December following; and under date of 6 he let April 1, 1876, be Was furiher promoted to be major | aud inspector of rife practice of the First brig- aie, Fire division, Nationa! Guard. Major Pulion has been familiarly accustomed to THB USB OF THE RIF! ce his boyhood, oul uever practised systemat- wally until Creedmoor range Was opened, on the tn of duly, 1873. 1n the first match Where he was present 0) 18 out of a posetble 20 points at 600 yards, He never 8 Ot aby wt long rauge unul Octover, 1373, ween be eouimenced to make his mark. Wuen fir.og be lies on bis back, crossing his legs. Mr. Fuioa turas siighily to the right, placimg tue butt of his ride over his right shoulder, resting against nis cheek, barre: ress in the V sorincd by kh crossed logs, duding # remarkably solid sup- ‘he leithaud is passed behind the neck, port. grasping une bee! of the butt, holding it firmly | gainet toe cheek. In this way the ride is held aa A & Vice, aod the marksman proceeds Fo take aim ‘ coolly and with che greatest deliberation, When tue sim 18 completed the trigger ts pulied by tne rigut bad, kopt fee for tne purpose, and five times oul of six the white diso comes up in re- sponse. Mr. Follow has showa himeeli among (he most reliable shots that we Dave any knowl. edge ol | GENERAL THOMAS SPBNCRR DAKIN. Thomas Spencer Dakin was boru in Orangs county, New ¥ bis forty-ourth year. In persya Geueral Dakin 1s @ tall, strong, Wigh-chested, striking lookiu, man, aud Uprigit as aourt, He bas a well shape head und a sbarp, penetrating eye that goes to Its park straigat @ bolt from bis rifle. is @ litde touc! by the frost of time, aud short muetache ond chin beard ornament the lower part of Uis jace. Waen he was out two years oic bis pareats moved to New Paltz, Ulster cousty, where they engaged ln agricuitural pur- suits, Here young Dukia Btiended the district school and became noted lor the sharpness aud came to the city o| sew York gnd gouvected nim- sell With the wholesale fency goods Orm of Val- un, Vanderveer & Vo., dving Luniness in Pearl eet. He remained im this establusnmens til 1857, ec ming im the meantime @ partner in the concern. The well remembered panic of 1857 caused (be bouse to wind up Its acatrs, and Dakin pears (O bAVe eDlered UpOU LO other wercautiie pursuit onifi 1861, when he embarked 1 the Woole- Fale oll DuSneRS, UNGer the frm name of Barnett & Dakin, duing ge exporuny trade. | alver Ward became Known as that of Dakin & Gu- In 1870 be , ek. ‘tired from busisess and has not since troubled bimaes abou’ commercial affaires, | He joined the Tuirteen'n (Brooi lyn) regiment, N.GS.N.Y., a@ @ private, in Llsdy. in 1862, he ov- talued a capt oy recruiting & company for his re, ment, in 1866 he was elected major of tue | ‘Touteent® regiment, aod tu the same way as- | cended to alieutensnt coionelcy io 1809. In that | year be Was elected brigadier geweral, to com- | mand the Puth brigade (Brookiyn), Second divis- joa, 4G. February, he Was ap- fal of tue State Navioual Guard ¢ mfirmed by the State Senate ad tue Second aivicion of the be bad hardly any expertence My UAL the Creedmoor range wat 3 he shoc in # numover of short im June last for the iong range sport range prizes, end carried Of the jong Fange Madge of tne Aima- (ur Bide Club onee, tying Mr. Hepburn on an- otuer Occasivg, out this time Lt was awarded to tue last Damwed gentiemas, iis Femarkabiy ady shootiag proves him be une of the best riflemen in Awerica. He shoots iying on bis stomacd, his rifle grasped Mrniy in Wis le't mand, He a @ heads, but BOT # britiiagt stot He made Fee lowest Bco: t } m YALK | _Thie popular and rei biy fine marksman was bora la 4 18 now forty- pine years of age. fh tedin New Haven, From bis infancy de manifested to the mechanic arts and became himsell an lent workmaa. Io is45 ne envered tue works of Mr. Bil Whitney, Rear New aaveo (Waitneyvule) end continued there for about two years. In 194 be removed to Vermont, and was engaged tn the aiscture of Grearmsia the house of Robins, Kendail & Lawreace, at Wind Here be ree 1 until 1982, When @ desiravic ons trom the rp's Ar ompany broach’ him counee Witt thus Gra, wach Was (hea being organ- 1a He bas ec a b since 1862, and haa superintendent of works. His talents ia the gua manusactarmg line were frvt tried apom those heavy oid bai triggef rifles, iotended to ot avout forty rod#, whio are to ve mes with every mua peighvors. He has done oul li praciice, excepting before ORDNANCE SPROIAL COMMITTEES, J Biase! E ie is under the mly knit aod sinewy of | frame. He 1s inclined to stoop a lutte, geases Much activity of soot and arpoces of ere, Jeep set iWinklaggrm@y OFd, that Meshes with sudden bursts of liga. whea he i engawed in eni- mated couversation. alr, close cut, 18 dark, with some gray latermixed, and be wears \eavy aide Whiwsers, Qauking @ Well caltivated mus- tacie, Sines the fncorporation of tye National Rifle | Association Mr. Yale Bas pala consideravie aien- tion to ahootlog over aii the ranges, and bas won prizes ou Various occasions, vu. never at the Phort rauge butis came Up Lo adythine Nhe Bie excellent shooting over the long rouge, He made rem 0 privace ictory gained at Creedmoor by making t cond hignest score. Hes down when Srip Blightiy turaed to bhe Figat, And sappor's his r over tue eit kuee, The positiva lvuks Gacum ore abe. MR. ARDON VILLRROT CANFIRLD, JR, This young ridewan Was bore in Bedioré, West- chester county, on ine 24th of June, 1853, ane of course, twenty-c7o fs old, Le in migut of person, not tall, bate wiry butid, gas light he and beard possesses that ich is to be re Ue Was educaiod at © d graduated at Puckara’s Busines after Butsnin o brokerage bu inexs, elf with Ruger brothers fro ation and cot [Beate ter geys une og wens Iner the PaRee Hefirine ppsinedy, oft tigce last suiewer ba. Votes ugh OF bi to rife on Ne BO yom, eraemts Bee Windiny oF W Jersey. or his frat ac gold prize ay tae Cluton Kage, At the first aunual meeting (2 ov the Kafe Assoctation he cur lec of a cup. ile bas wou OnGe be ke ing tome gold badge o| tae Amptear Ride Ciub, He went to Canada last summer ap took there the second prize in the Strangers Match a4 800 yards, making twenty-etx out of ® idle twenty-eight points. He wax been four years connected with toe Twenty-secend re Ment, National Guard, aud holds tue honor: Position Of piivase im tue raaks of | corps. | | @ repudiicau MR ROSWELL CARPENTER COLEMAN, Mr. Coleman 6 saw the Maht in Goshen, Orange county, N. Y., in Decetiver, 1840, being now thirty-five yeara vid. Im persouul appenr- auce Mr, Coleman is of Mediam nolgbs, lithe aud ACTIVE; PONsedses the warp eye of & ZO0d marks. man, and weara his Jignt auburn beard fail and flowing. Jn bis iniancy he accompanied his twn- iy, Who came to reside in New York, were nu d anti the age of twenty, Ie was a diigent student in the ward -chou! where ne lived, and in tine graduated io the New York Free Uoileg Aster Gnisuing hia education be revurned to native Gosnen, end entered upon the study o i At the Bur, in his native county, he hods onoravie posliion, a ie neved for persever- and euergy in Whaiever widertaking he eo ages, Last year, hearing of tie samous tings } wg uad been done at Creéamour, be organiaed LEATHER STOCKING RIPLR CLUB Gnd became it president. Duriug we water ae Crecdmoor he made the splendid score | kK, in tue year 1831, and is now ia | His hair | aptitude to iearuing displayod by nim. in 1543 ne | Tue house | Guy at the Sci uctzepfest celebrations of our Ger- | ply good shooting aud coat outed largely | ne | | and hig frieads had some sport at thelr amateur | range; and this spring dir, Coleman boldly came over to Creedmoor aba enrolled Himself among the twenty or mere persons who angounced them- Seives as candidates for places on the American | team, eontest, which corns fall to prove interesting to the public, In th Bn practice in Ireiaud the ican team beat Saeix splendid recurd of Last year vy sixteen points. BCORB OF THE TRISN TRAM. CAPTAIN LMSLTE COMBS BRUCE. JOUN RIGRY’S SCORE—~TARGET 16. Leslie Combs Bruce 18 @ ative of the great | Dautel Boone's country, Keutucky, aud was vorn | art | 2) 4 3) 4 6/ 6} 7) 8) ouinjinta) sca t Lexington on the 24th of Marcu. 1849, beim | ~woo..c.--| 8] 8/5] 4 2) 4) 3} 5} al af a} al | a a] og Dow tweut)-six Yoarsoid. Heisa soung than of | 90. 3] 8] 4l 4} 4 al a} st ala al 4} 4 rd good stature and stont build, falr compiexioa and | 1,000, en ern ne ein rine ie) 5 prepossessing appearance, Me had tue benefit of 4 tideral education, and graduated at the Keatucky | University, Lexington, in Lexington he waa for | four years engayed in the wholonaie grocery bus- ness, aud, abandoning this pursait, he came to New York iu 1871, whore he has since resided, - In that year he became business manager 4) 4) 4) 3) 8 of the Tury, Fiel€ and Farm, and has been | 4! 3 me 4 s interested 4¥ one OL the proprietors of tis By Sod a aM aioe journal since 1873 In big native State he jomed & locat volunteer corps called the Lexington Chusseurs of the State Guard, Ifitis any advantage to be connected with great men | Odptaia bruce oan boast the honor of being grond- sou to Kentucky's weil knowa Senator, Lesite Combs, aud 18 aso a reiative of the Confederate General Morgan, Wale ia the chasseurs be shot several miiltary matches wita the Minid rife, aud oe one occasion carried of tue silver canteen, which Was the principal prize compeied for. He Was elected captain in the Seventy-ninth regi | ment, N. Y., last year, but did not qualty to receive his commission aod reured irom iis projected career im the miilfla service of his Adopted State, has won « number of prizes at Creedmoor, and otod much attention Jasé year and this to louge range shooting, having at last rescued the acme of bis ambithon in winnlag a pace on the American te: Mi, LEWIS MORTIMER BALLARD, Mr. Baliard was bora in New York and educated tn the Union Hall Academy, of Jamaica, L. 1, He is about fen oy years of age, considerably under the medium height, stoutly batlt and mus- cular, He has what is Known as the rifeman’s eye, & pleasing address Qad wears a bionde mus- tacue, For a number of years he was envaged as a clerk in the ary goods firm of &. 3, Jaffray & Co, ae poted for at Creedmoor for the first ‘ime on Sate urday noXt, This ws called the “Crouck bulls eye badge.” Sts open oaly to members of the Ama- Kile Gish, excepting those who jeve or may shoot tu any Moternatioual Mateh, Where are Ae teen shots at eXch distauee Of 800, 900 and 1,090 yards, the badg’, to be awarded to the marks ian Who wakes she greatest number of oul'e ey ‘The following cirealar ig peing confidentially cirs cniated amoug the select ones of the Natiunab Kide Association :— Drax Sin—For the purpose of euabling our lady friends to visit Creodmour uader pleasant misploos, it ts Dro Posed, om some day prior to the but ol July, to have & ‘ladids? match,” of the (ollowing terms Gpen to subscribers only ~No one oy he brings a tady with him Portion of whieh will be used | the ladies aud (he remainger, & for purchaang pees, Which will constst of gold Dra o& le a3 many ariclvs for ladies’ use ag p T being required to present what he wins brings. Distanoe, 200 ani 600 yards; 10 shots at each distances I eighling shows Weapon, any rifle admissible under the rales, pro vided that those wing any but @ military rile must £.¥e the others six points ge, aud those using milifar rites of lev# than Ofty calthre wast give four ports al lowance (o competitors using swlitary rilles of auch cullore, Winners of first prizesin any Ritle Association or Aimateur Bide Chul esuoliue expenses matohes of the National wo be handi~ eavped three points at exco distance at which they have won such prises; winners of second prizes two points, ners of other prizes one pointay each distance, h will be announced ag goon as ribers i obtained. Luis dew pay be procured co give each ie of the match, which is the Iw y soine tain tee is Axed ai 95 Feasou why ie entran' PACING IN CALIFORNIA. OagLAND PANK, Jun# 19—.Pacina—Purse $308, Mile heals, best three in five. STARTRAS. ja this city. Severing bis connection with tual 9) 10) 41) 12) 13 14 15) Toterda, house, he commenced tue publication of a ban bygrre i arnt itd em a eee ra aud brokers’ guide, With which commeretu § PS tps i Oe Mile paper he was for more thaa thirteen years con- 3) 8) 8) 3) 3) 4) 2 43 nected, He has beem well accustomed to short Tahge shooting, and iast year won the Tur/, Mieid and Farm badge, He has lately given a good deal of time to long range rifle practice at Creedmoor, and his record ip the competitions for the selec tion of an American team stands very high, BCOBE OF THE AMURIOAN TEAM, HENRY FULTON’S SCORE—TARGET 19, The result of tue competitions at Cieedmoor | Yards 3] 2) 3) 4) &] 8) 7) 8 9) 10jii 22/15/14) 15) Foeade, proved eminently satisiactory, It certainly |—|—|—|~|~|— 2 sd atl af baa) Would have been ditlicuit, under the moa favora- oli ti He eB irate apet iB ty ; 2s bie circumstances, \o bave chosen six more skiiul 4) 3) a al 0) Al a) a) Gs 4 a) a 3 SL 4 or more reliable men than the first six Americans have proved themselves to be during che crucial | testa to witch they were subjected be‘ore tiwy were permitted \o undertake the houvrable role Of champions In this international struggie. The esteem in which they were held oy their comrades | was amply demonstiated on the occasion o/ Lheir departure. Crowds Of friends assembled on ‘ho | picrs to give them @ grand send-oi, and lar; Lumvers accu panied them down tue Bay on we | novadle 6tu of June, When the good ship City of | Chester carried them from their homes to the Glotaut land where a truly iraternal weicowe BODINE’S 800K: rived, which Was accepted ag 4D augury oO! Buc cess by the irieads of tae gallant ball dozen or | more ol the Awerican team, Who literally swarmed on the decks aud paddle boxes of tae accompany. ing steamers, the brave litre Nelson K. Hopking aud ihe equally intrepid iittie crait, the Never- siak, The enthusiasm of that day must have left a deep impressiog on the minds of the members of (ue Lewin, for lt Was marked by adecp earuest- | ness tuat ielt Do doust as to 1ts sincerity. . THE RECEPTION, If the farewell hud been toucaing, the reception accorded to the American riflemen by the irisa Awaited them. That day there was @ strong | ~ Yards, | 1| 2 3| 4) | southeast wind blowiog, and the sky was of a | ——-—-|—|-—-\—|~ | Pearly gray, but the wind died down and the sky 80. 3} 3] 8] 4 | sowed clearer at the hour When the parting at- 900. i L. L. HEPEURN’S SCORR—TARGET 19. people was frieadiy aud eathusiasiic in tue ex- Bf 4) 5) By 7) 8) 91ofLar iveme, A depucation irom tbe iris Rifle Associas =|} >} —-} 1 tog met the visitors belore they touched irisi « H 4 | land aud weicomed them to tue Green Isiagnd, On H H their iauding the populace were not less enthusi- uslic im .eir CXpressious of Welcome, and it may ; be said, th trata that the Joarney of the Ameri- Cau team tarough ireland waa a triumpial march Laas might oll Gabler the proudess monarch and wWuich few kings could command. Dur. jog their ostuy tm Dublin every thin tuat could minister to the pleasure oO: ‘the mewvers of the team without iuieriering with toeir practice for to-day’s maich wa done by the Lospliabie citizens of the Irish ca wai. ‘There was a trip dowu the veautiial Bay Dublin, # visit to Wicklow, @ military review at John Rigby.. tue Curragh, svecial dramutic Bed musical enters | J, 8. Hamliton. lwo tainuents Jor the amusement of the Awerican | James Wiis 160 vistiors. The Lrish peo, ie Were resolved to uphold 154 | their repulation lor hospitality aud at tue same time give @ signal provl o. their sympathy toward | America, The last four days were, however, set stricty apart for to-day’s struggie. Both par- ties girded up their loins and steadied their nerves Jor the great occasivnm, and Whea tuey met be.ore the targets were ready to do their best work, | Phe ciMculties in the way o! shooting the iwateh near Duviio, Walch were created oy tue obsatruct- iveness of the Harbor Board were fortunately overcome, ana tic coutest of to-day takes piace on the Distoric spot first selected for the peaceful struggie betweeu the Irish and American imarks- mea, Cuptau Walker Grand total. Grand total. American score in ail... Arisa score in ail... | SKETCHSS OF THE IRISH TEAM. | One of the wen of the Irish team who strove hardest for victory dur tae Contest at Ureed- | moor last year was Mr. James Wilson, He had tue good luck tu open bis score witu &@ Spiendid buli’s eye, ud did not make @ single outer or wise | at any 0! ine ranges, He adopts the mode ol lying a ps his rife Wiin great POOL SELLING IN THE CITY. The interest fet in the rifle maten by the sport- ; ing exement of New York assumed a speculative } ae of u ; ay ede He 1s Li m tendeney last evening, Joinson’s poo! rooms | stature, strongly but, in the competition tor & | peing crowded for a while by this class of our ett. | place on che new irish team be made tue eXtraor- | jz0 4 Ginary acore 0: 208 OMt Of & possibie 225, He stands | folowing tatesre eee nee ones at the | at the head of the Irish teaui, Baving made the | trish Team Righesi average Of ali the competitors for places, | Air. E. Johnson, Whose State o. bealth interiered ' $0 2 0. 20 clock the betting im the French P0u.s stood wouut even. very much With the reiuavility of bis shosting curimg toe Creedmoor coutest, has secured a place on whe in be! seam by ca marvelous CR = 218 out of a possible 225, This ia the highe SRE E ever mace by Any rifeman. yots iD REEDMOOR. position to Mr. Miloer. His shooting emma meee Tange Was very goo die made No Wisses 40d | pHY sYYENTH REGIMENT, N. G., AT DAL. PRAC- | Only one outer, Makieg & fair score. | Mr Jobo MeKeana ts a rich merchant of Bel- | fast. He was tae reputation of being one of tn Dhost Driiiapt shotsia Great Britain, He ts cel TICE. A strong detachment from Companies &, F, G, | Dravea as Having made the second Bignest score | 4. 1824 K, of the Seventh regiment, N.G.8.N.T., oc ever mace on the now Wimbledon targe:, Aaviug | CUpled the rife ranges at Cre: soured 268 POIREs OAL O/ & possivic 425, | Tue troops on the ground numbered 186 officers | 4, K. Miner, Whose misdirected shot lost the | "8 or the Irisit last year, Will, probaoiy, aiso and men, of whom 182 went back to the 209 and toe tea but on this point some | 500 yard ranges, The deracument left Munters During the iateruattonal matea be | Point by whe ball-past nine o'clock A. M. train, scored eleven cousecutive bail'seyes, Lhis was . i ae 4 | the most vrilliant feat of the day; for, hn «Sud arrived in good time to commence fring at bota Licuvenant Fulton and Dr. Hamiiion made | the 100 yards range a little after ten ovclock. After biguer sovres than Mr. | doing this distance and completing their scores as tae aflige Biman ‘quo yards, the men ei! out of formation and went torations, About two o'clock the “asse Yne Way, too, in Ww. the bull's eye shows the truest snuoting Of bly” was sounded, limes formed, and practice re- ‘The stoott | day. Tho eleven snots are grouped closely round # eye, - the centre of the bull's eye, Pee anne | commenced at 200 yarus, jous correctuess of aim. Mr. Miiner’s mau over | 0: shooting is peculiar. He lies on bis back, | at the 600 yards range in yood time to ailow the | with the butt of his rife resting om thé troops to return to New York by the hal’-paat 1 holiow of bis shoulder while thé barrel resis on | o'cjock special train, whicn had been provi for swe. In order to eoabe him to take aun the at ss ck sight of tne rifle is placed near the beet | eae ae omens a ter was in eu “ty +. The position is neither very gracciul BUF | deal rom vue edfecia of It. an wales 8 it appear very solid, It posseasos tue cisad- | yely from left to right acrons The line vi fire. San tn senges on S Seccea dae to-aae cae SCORES OF THE SAVENTH dan- | ames, Ye Ted nif coo | EM. Ganford.......0+4 -ssecvsssoee fereibly tor the comfort of the Irish team by Mr. Milner 10 the lass contest, as is caw-ed nim to tirew away 4 shoe that would have secured the | vietwry for his comrades. Mr, Poliocs, Who bas also Won ® piace on the Lientenant Abrams... Sergeant Camerden.... Corporal 3. J. Smith... team, is comparatively unknown. He bas, how- , ever, Made some Mugnilicent suovrng during | COT! F. 8. Gardner..... toe competition ior paces, defeating the Rigoys, J. G, Gardner.. . o-5 0 i PUiOu, Jour Of the most wiuely Jemen, Private Sebrymeser. 8. r 4 se : caer uscuesuuenesseonenn Hamilton, *ho attracted attention w-3 eich at Creedmoor, has | Seseant D. Appleton 02 im. A de- | private echwartze. pens 3 Colediy Baucsome WAG, standing six feet im bi stockings aed strongly OUI, bold ond svidier-line | H. HB, Mecay... e is Wel) caicuiated fo command ai- | | BG, Croger.. tegtion. thirteen buli’s eyes out of & possivle fiveen was bis magnificent contribution made to Irten total at toe 800 yards range. His pres. | Lieutenant Golovel Ryder G. W. Hasbrouck Sergeant Daeon tue weak po Nitow fires lyiag face gownward, ia regular 4 the maguificeat scoriog he Sue SeeteScewesenueue seme CoUKOC Renae CesECe military po makes pro’ thal itis 7 means esse: A OH. Harvey. Y 35-6 goud slooting lor the riflemen to temt loot Pore es s=i3 | PLar the miavarr O° cue ul Michne: Augeio vibes od cree atraam 40-3 80 0 = Baa | “wr, Joe Rigoy, of the famous fir of Irish gun- From vove it will be seen that some of th men of the Seveuth regimeut can sivot as well wokore Wuuas Gol, Wequent Perret] i aril. will be COG bandied pistols were ia preity a G000 O16 “pistols and A jenenves bw i oe jon for @ place RIFLE CRACES. | been deseated ta the coun | Among toe ares te, ee “4 The American O-Hand Ride Cindy nave estad- } Sr woscenaiens rr} OM reuavie, (bough got | Mebed their headquarters temporarily at tne Mill- ost brfilant, eaote among te frisn marksme tary Rendezvous, No, 9 West Thirteenth street. His metho of saooting Jace GUWAWARM, | Tig Fife association, although bat recently iy , Hu the suuie positiog as Dr. Hamuitva. | formed, promises to ve successful. A. J. lea nion, Jr, who is well knowa st Creedmoor, is | secretary of the young organization. The American National Rifle Team, who shoot LAs’ YEAR'S SCORES. The great trial, 0! skill in the ae of the rifle | between the cham '0ms of Ireiand end America comes off w-cay, Bey’? While the reader glances | jyount, have accepted am invitacion to shoot | over these ligew the w, %% Of American apd Irist | gootner competition mext month at Wimbiedop buile's te Reardon the om! Dattle ground oF Cl Commoa, England, The Scotch and Irish teams turf in tne frienaly coutess PetWeen the Irish aad | wij, of course, participate in the contest with the American teams, st woulda? “Meals to say Of | americans and English. Wuicd side victory will rest, good reason woy the French, Germans, Austriana, staliens and other mational ties ehouid not also ve mg teams are compo of men neo of the rifle is traly marvellous, '¢ Oritim of | invited 10 w grand International rife convention vered, WASH | gt the same time. tae present comtest, it Will be remem this coan: | challenge sent by the Iriya rifemea to\ a As D company, Tweith regiment, .0.S, fo,” both the conténd- Bose #kill in tee | try, which resal the tnteraationay © 8" | ghos at che square, and not st tne round bull’ at Creedmoor. Toe wnexpecced victory #. on DY | eye (arge: ou Sasurcay last, their possible ecore | the Americans (0 shat contest was as great a. “° | was ¢72 points, instead of $40. Their average as i+ | teem was, therefore, 1244 per cent in the ere: pris to the Jtisu falomen as it was to whe Amen.” | OO) Viti in, upon t ss note very iat? Snosting cana, ' Indeed, con ode 3 i the men uted piain miuli- | We republisn to-day a completo table of the | y try open sighted Filles, . scores made us tao two teams im the Creedmoor |, badae comes into the feld to be com: | Grounds this afternoon, © 11 # 16 15 18 19| moor yesterday. | the international rifle match to-day #t Doliy- | ¢ ‘here appears to be ne | George #mery’s Nimrod, 19 barness.. 3 1 148 Chauncey Kane’s Jim Brown, to wazon... eee ee Se ee Me ae ae P, Brandon's Fisherman, in harness. 4 3 5 1 ® D. J. Green's Lady 3%. Clair, in har- noes! sasecsvesecceccessocsoen 6 68 8 Joun Sevenoak’s Dan Vooriees, in 4 ser he A bet of $500 @ side has been made on Asrom Pennington against Wildidle, in the race lor tne Moumouth Cup, to be rua at Long Branca om Monday, July 5. Doncaster, the winner of the Alexandra Plate af Ascot, was solid the duy beiore the race to Mr. Robert Peck for £10,000, Tue racehorses of the late Rey. Mr. King, “ine racing parsoa,’’ comprising doly Friar, Bier lyphic and Hypocrisy, together with taree g | fasnionabiy bred yearlings, will bo sold at New- market during the July week. Jord Kogeberty purchased the tnree-year-ol& colt by Bilaad out of bareness betore he ran ws Ascot. Mr. Vynerclatmed Conductor for £1,900 after be bad won the trial stakes at Ascot, Mr. Merry, ike Lord Portsmouth, bas resolve® | OP givine u Mr. Morry’s Borses Wii De Sold ab ihe © é acing seasou. THE HARLEM REGATTA. The Consolation Cup, offered by President Meeker to the defeated aspirants tor the Diamon@ Sculls Badge on Sasurday last, was rowed for yea- terday. The eligible candidates comprised Wik bur Bacon, New York Rowing Club, and Williaw B. Uurtis and Frank EB. Yates, New York Arhietio C'nb, The frat named deciined to compere the event resulted in @ walk over for Yates. His partner, Curtis, Went ous to the stardag poms | aud spun up (\@ course ior half amie, When ne withdrew, and Yates paddled tve remainder as be liked. Tne distance was ene mus. Davy Roach, the Wonder of tne Waverieys, Was out in mis sell, and, taking tia work with Yates and Cur- ‘is, Dulled @ cracking third of # mile “just for tae fun of the thing.” Keach and Yaies are old ave quaintances. THE STAKES DRAWN. Owing to the fatiure co agree uoon the pretim> Daries Of (he proposed Oght, Tom Allen autuor- ized Harry Hill to hand back to George Rooke aud his friends the $1,500 they had deposited wits him. This Was accordingly doné yesterday, when Arthur Chamvers, on cehadt of Alien, proposed That sue two men Should Aghs for a stake of $1,000 | aside, witoin filty miles of Detrolt, on tue Ist of duiy, This Koose deciiaed, bus flaaily offered to meet Aen oo tue 15cn of July, within flity miles of Piltsvarg, No delinite arrangement was ar rived au BasE BALL NOTES, ‘The Mutnals have returned from their Westerm tour and will play tue Bostons on the Untoa Gerhard was injured in seo anu Wil Bot be abie to play tor several THE CROP DEVOURERS. RAVAGES BY THE COLORADO BEYTLE AND OTHER VORACIOUS INSECTS IN WESTCHESTER, Within the part few days that voracious insect, the Colorado beetle,” nas made its dreaded ap- pearance in various portions of Westchester county, but more particularly in the upper town snips, Altsough not ranking among the promi- Bent agriculteral Counties of the State, Westehes- ter stlll possesses many prosperous farmers, aad while that portion of the fleld products which the beetle especiaily delights In ts comparatively small, yet tts destraction by that or any other uptowatd agancy would prove a severe loss, not ovly to tne farmer, Vat also lo nearly every cos- tager who may fortuaare in owning or con- trouing & pigs of land, let tt be ever so diminutive. | “In tee vicinity of Sing Sing several parties are | compiaining of the ravages already committed vy tre pest indicated. Que of them—Z. K. Insiee— | Informed the writer that his son nad picked 100 beeties from a singte row of potatoes twenty-five fect long. He 1s confaent that ovner than the | all rospeets with tae tlius | in the HERALD a few y seem to be rapidly increasing in na onsequea Tis green ia in active demand, | The un visitors kaye also apyearod in the towos of New Kochelie, Youkers, | Waite Pisivs, Harrison id ye, the two jast named lying im tie ireme norte | Castera secuion of the county and adjoining the | Seate of Convectiout, At White Plains it was as | certained by # HERALD representative yesterday that much Gamage is Leing indicted by the vee | one farmer, named Edward Pray, baving oad promising crep of potatoes completely troyed almost before the preseace of tae cue d been perimental test of the em to destroy the insect was | made at the Court House | @ral interested citizess @ Gay oF wwo ago. Th noxious inquid, however, did Dot appear to dis- wailed, in th. | of one of tuose present, | fat om 17 | . Tae farmers of York.own, as 1s understood, Dave uot yet detected the arrival of the beetie, The po\ate crop, however, Walch i# jast Now ap- proacting 1s prime, is belog !ast devoured by » as the which te rmer, ts ous hall se inca im DO l¢s# Vorecious foe, Which Is known “chimts oug.” his desirucuve insec | not aviannliar to whe experienced | Tepresented black bag, length, and having & «mall, short nora projecting | immediately above eltuer eye.” Is 1s said that Vis mischievous creature “makes a Clean sweep Of @ potato patca,” devouring leaves, stems, ana, Ww suort, al) oefore it, Attempts nave been mi to Jessen their number by picking in a, bus | without avail, [a the town of Ossining eise- the currant worm, Which appears in at lceauities every few Years, is taking sad havoc, so much fo that many parties who had Avand ‘nee of Irntt isst year Will Bot Lave @ Boll tary pound this season, CORONERS CASES. bard Cunninghaw was (ound dead in the Day loft over the stables No. 45 Wooster street, ke, by Jonn Heigh, yesterday morning. He was su jeés to fl #, and the supposition is that be aed | from the eects of one of tuese, He was twenty~ | three years of age. | Gelsomtna Martusstetio jumped out of a second | story window, at the State Emigrant Hosptsal om Ward's Is and, yesterday, avd received injuries | Which resnited ia ner death soun alter, sue ls beliaveu to have been deranged, Toe body Of ad Guknowu wan was found Io ti | water yesterday at Pier 24 Nor.a River. | Tue Uoroner’s Jury tu the case of Jamon Mo- | Ardia, Wao was run over by a car of tue Dry book live Jane 20, rendered a verdict yesterday to tre ceased Caulo to nis Geato Yy Injuries id at taquest yesterday in the MeKag. From the teset- McCay BGdnCed It Bee t MeKay retur jie Work On the 196 1 nd told la wife black hatred barkeeper in $06 Raloon a of avenved and Righth street bad be seemed to be quire iil aud grew rapidly wo! dying on the 1em inst. at tweive A. The omy Diack baired barkeeper Bt the saloon above men. tiued is Wiiam Muligan, who is now arvested Y J awalting tue action Of toe Grand Jury. Tons wot seem to be any evidence agaimay age, fell out of @ third c a four years 0 up. | "Tne inquest in the case of Sophia Sohacdier, anot | by her fatuer . | Governo: ‘s Islowd, has oeen posspoued till to mot. | POW at Nuti-omas mine O'Gigck.