The New York Herald Newspaper, August 27, 1875, Page 3

TH INTERNATIONAL REGATTA Last Day of the Races on Saratoga Lake. Courtney and Robinson Win the Double Sculls. THE FOUR-OARED RACE. All the Favorites Beaten and the Dark Horse Wins. THE ATALANTAS CARRY OFF THE PRIZE, Hersrp Tower, Saratoca Hegel ‘August 26, 1875, The regatta of the Saratoga Rowing Association con- cluded to-day with one of the best contested amateur Yaces on record, and the Managing Committee may con- gratvlate themselves On the brilliant success that has crowned their labors, The weather has been beautiful, the water smooth, the attendance large and the rowing remarkably fast, Yesterday afternoon boating mon came ip by hundreds from all sections of the ¢ountry, and the excursion trains from Albany and Troy were crowded . with the friends of the Beaverwycks and = Mutuals, A considerable number of Atalanta and = Argonauta men, with their friends, arrived on the evening train from New York, and the hotels were quite as lively as they were during the horse racing. 1n the afternoon large parties ‘Went out to the lake and laid off near the bouthouses of their friends, Everybody was talking of the respective merits of the four-oared crews, and wonderful stories were told of the fast time that some had made in pri- ‘vate trials, The publig favorites appeared to be the Beaverwycks and the Argonautas, the former having | considerable prestige on account of their victory lust year, when they stole away the prize and carried all the money in the pool box to Albany. ‘The knowing boat- ing men did not appear to rely so much on the favorites, but talked quietly together about the Buffaloes and Atalantas A well known oarsman, probably now the best amateur sculler in the world, told bis friends that, in his opinion, the Ata- Jantas would pull the course faster than any of their op- ponents, and another gentleman, whose judgment is generally pretty correct, pronounced in favor of the Buffaloes, as they were rowing very fast and had the lightest boat in the race, The big Mutuals were also talked of ina mysterious manner, but nobody seemed to have anything to say in favor of those plucky boys, the Duquesnes, In the evening the pool rooms were jammed, and the auctioneer was kept busy from seven P. M. until eleven P.M. Even then sume excited speculators hung on, in the hope of getting their favorites cheap. At first the Argonautas wero the favorites, but, the Albany delegation arriving in force, the Beaverwycks were quickly sent tothe front, About nine P. M. the Buf- faloes were backed pretty strong, and were finally sold second choice alternately with the Argonauts, The pools averaged about as follows;—Beaverwycks, $100; Argonautas, $50; Buffaloes, $50; Duquesnes, $22; Mutuals, $20, and Atalantas, $20, Thero wus also con- siderable side speculation between the crews, as the Albany men bet odds freely on the Beaverwycks against any other crew. Albany and Troy predomi: nated throughout the city, and to do them justice the friends of the Beaverwycks backed their crew without flinching, taking every bet that vas offered; but they would have been appreciated more if they had put up their money without quite go much blowing about their being the only Vond fide amateur club in the United Btates. This morning the four-oared race was the only topic of conversation, and an early start was made for the Jake, The line of vehicles commenced to leave the village about nine o'clock A. M., and kept going without a break until past eleven o'clock A. M. The weather was charming, as, although the sun was rather warm, a pleasant northerly breeze made travelling quite comfort- able, There was some little anxiety about the water, ‘but on arriving at the lake all- such fears were immedi- ately dispelled, as it was calm and placid, with only a slight ripple disturbing its even surface. The specta- tors began to pour into the grand stand shortly after ten o’clock A, M., and in an hour the reserved seats were all filled and over 1,000 wero sitting out in the sun waiting for the double scullers to start. All the prominent bills on the western side of the lake were occupied by groups of people scated on the grass, and a crowd of the curious were congregated around the Heratp Tower watching the movements of Mr, Lock- wood, the photographer, who was at work in the top story preparing to take instantaneous pictures of tho racing boats as they passed, The telegraph operator was sitting at the open window of the second story, tapping off the preliminary arrangements for the race for the Evening Telegram, and the bumpkins stood aghast when they were told that a full account of tho race would be sold on the streets of New York before they got back to Saratoga, ‘The first gun was fired at half past ten sharp, and the referee's steamer Madge was soon seen darting down the lake to where the turning buoys were anchored in order to see that all were in proper position, In the meantime the contestants in the double scull race paddled slowly out and took up their positions, Riley and Leffman, of the Neptunes, occupied the position nearest the stand, Courtney and Robinson, the Union Springs representatives, next, the Beaverwyck’s third and the Seawanhakas outside, The betting before the Start was about 50 to 20 un the Union Springs boat, but vhere was not much done, as the boating men concluded Courtney could not fail winning. They were Started shortly after eleven, aud before they were a quarter of a mile on their journey the Union Springs had a clear lead, with the Neptunes socond and the Beaverwycks third, The positions were never varied during the race, and Courtney and Robin- son won with ease by five or six lengths, Riley and Leff: man second, Beaverwycks third aod Seawanhakas last. The result added another feather in Courtney's cap, and he will return to his home at Union Springs bear- ‘ing the proud ttle of champion amateur sculler of the United States. The double scull race was no sooner concluded than a gun was fired calling up the contest- ants for the great event of the regatta. For some rea- son or other there waa considerable delay, and nearly balfan hour elapsed before any of the four-oared crews put in an appearance, At last a shout of welcome from the grand stand attracted all eyes to the Argonautas, which were seen paddling up to their position on the outside, The giant Mutuals came next, and then the Buffaloes came up from the other side wf the lake, their bow oarsman wearing a crimson cap that served to dis- tinguish them during the race, The Mutuals, Duquesnes and Atalantas came up soon afterward and paddled up to their positions, Tho excitement on the grand stand became intense as the crews ranged their boats in line and bent forward ready to dip their oars at the starting signal, They were not kept long in suspense, as Mr. Neville, the refereo, fred his pistol and the contest commenced, It was a beautiful start, and soon the Argonautas shot to tho front, but their lead was only temporary, as tho Atalantas and Beaverwycks came out from the shore and led the race. It was a hard strugglo between the latter two, but finally the Albany men gave way and the New Yorkers took the lead, It was a hard race down to the turning buoys, every man in each of the crews pulling for dear lif, The Atalantas were tho first to point for home, followed quickly by the Buffaloes and Daquesnes on the outside and the Boaverwycks in shore, The Ar- gonautas and Mutuals brought up the rear, Coming home the Ataiantas gradually tmproved thelr lead and the Buffaloes and Duques: pulled away from the Bea- verwycks, A quarter of a mile from home the Atalantas led by «couple of lengths and the Duqaesnes, pulling like veterans, closed up on the Buffaloes, The Beaver. wycks were fourth, Mutuals fifth and Argonautas last, who quit rowing. The Atalantas crossed the line easy winners and the BuNaloes took second honors, beating the Duquesnes by about a quarter of a length, Beaverwycks fourth, Mutuals fifth and Argonautas last, Time, 18:24, ‘There was an immediate rush for home, and in ten ainutes the grand stand was deserted, whilo the car- riages, three deep, ploughed through the dust, bound for Saratoga, Everybody was pleased with the victory af the Atalantas, and great credit ja duo to the Ruffalo AMATEUR OARSME VS INTERNATIONAL REGATTA. Map cf Saratoga Lake, Showing the Course and the Position cf the Boats’ at the Start- ing Point for the Four-Oared Race. \ — OF MALTA .DIAGRAM OF THE BOATS PAS FIRST QUARTER Snajfe Itt He, Wg? Hart se ZZ ¥ 06 Zz “As ‘| NEPTUNE T.Arnold \ SING THE HERALD TOWER. OF A MILE. © Beaverwyck, Se, + KJ GC BEAVERWYCK ATALANTA MUTUAL DUQUESNE BUFFALO ARGONAUTA AMATEUR REGATTA SARATOGA SPRINGS T.B.Carrol s Make ‘ANK, ka cS »Ramsdili Set Ke Arnold \ Curtis fe - 7 \ M.0.Ramsdill f BUFFALO woe TOWN OF 3 ¢ Frank Lesli rs | SARATOGA Caldwell a 5 %, Estate || 0 ° “e € : DIAGRAM OF THE BOATS AT THE FINISH. LAST QUARTER OF A MILE. 4 Atalanta, Buffalo, 33> Mutual, 39- Beaverwyck, 339 Duquesne, >> Mutual, 4 Duquesne, uvas aus ~ Buffalo, | Argonauta, Mechanical Transcripts by Telegraph of Instantaneous Photographs, by Rockwood, from the ONE-EIGHTH. | OF a ML Argonauta, >= Atalanta, 39. 3 2 Tower on § e aratoga Lake. ONE-HIGHTA | oY A MILE, Herald and Duquesne crews. The latter are mere boys, with ‘an average age of twenty-two and weight 129 pounds, They were by far the lightest crew in the race, and pulled an old boat they have had for the last three or fouryears, Last year nearly all the money in the pool ‘box went to Albany, but this year the greater portion will find its way to New York, as tho Atalanta men dought their men very steadily, Now that the regatta is over there is a general exodus, and Saratoga will be tolerably quiet to-morrow. The crews and their friends wilt probably leave for Troy on Saturday, in order to take part in the national regutta next week, which promises to be a great success, STARTERS IN THE DOUBLE SCULL RACE, ‘The following are the names of the contestants in this race, together with the clubs they belong to, with the weights, age, colors, height ana the positions occupied at the start, numbering from the western shore:— 2 Neptune—James Riley, age 24; height, 5:10; Woight, 158 Ibs.; and Robert Leffman, age 25; ‘height, 5:10? weight, 145 Ibs. ; colors, blue and white, 3, Oulon Springe—O. BE. Courtney, age 27; helght, 5:11; weight, 166 Ibs. ; and R, H, Robinson, aged 19; eight, 6:10%4, weight, 145 Ibs. eolors, white. 4. Beaverwyck—JamesT. McCormack. ago 27; hetght, 5:06; weight, 150 Ibs.; and George W. Lathrop, age 19; height, 5:06;’ weight, 140 Ibs. ; colors, blue and white. 6 Seawanhaka—J. W. Maxwell, age 28; height, 5:1134; weight, 175 Ibs.; and R. H. Orr, age 24; height, 5:10% ; weight, 160 Ibs. ; colors, blue and white, THE RACE. ‘The referee, after giving the boats the customary caution, sent them off with a pistol shot as evenly as boats ever started. After rowing for about an eighth of a mile the Union Spring boys began to cut out of the group, with the Neptunes close on their stern, and the Beaverwycks slightly leading the Seawanhakas. Court. ney was taking it leisurely, but his long, powerful, swinging stroke was sending his boat rapidly through the water, The Neptune men were also doing good work, apparently resolved to gain second place, Tho Beaverwycks were rowing in excellent form and hold- ing the Seawanhakas by about two lengths as they passed the half-mile point, The boats held this posi- tion, save that Courtney increased his lead and turned the stake ahead of the Neptunes in 5m. 43s, from tho start; following behind, twenty seconds later, were the Beayerwycks and the Seawanhakas, with a few seconds’ difference between them. The race home was splendidly rowed by all the men. Courtney showed the way, but had to stop two or three times on account of the swell from Moon’s steamer and another boat which got too close to the course, The Neptune pulled gamely throughout, but could not catch up to the leader, who crossed the line the winner of the double sculls, TIME, M.S. Union Springs, Courtney and Robinson, first., 12 421¢ Neptune, Leffman and Riley, second.......... 13 05 Beaverwyck, McCormack and Lathrop, third.. 13 14% Seawanhaka, Maxwell and-Orr, fourth. ...time not taken The Potomac crew withdrew altogether from the race on account of injuries received by Mr. Randall, WINNERS OF THB DOUBLE SCULLS. z 1873—Argonauts, Canada, Lamb Brothers..... 14 35 1874—Curtis and Yates, Athletic, New York.. 13 60 1875—Courtney and Robinson, Union Springs, 12 4214 STARTERS IN THE FOUR-OARED RACE. ‘The following crews started in this race, in the follow- ing positions, numbering from the grand stand 1, Beaverwyck—James Wilson, bow; age, 27; height, 6,00; weight, 160 Ibs. D. Doncaster, No. 2; age, 25; height, 5.0944; weight, 170 Ibs. R. T. Gorman, No. 3! 4; height, 6.1134; weight, 170 ibs. 7. J. Gorman, stroke; ago, 26; height, 6,10)g; weight, 150 Ibs, Colors, blue and white. 2. Atalanta—W. H. Downs, bow; age, 22; height, 5.04; weight, 141 Iba. John Gunster, No. 2; age, 24; height, 5.1144 H.W. Rodgers, No. 3; age, 26; height, 6.0059; weight, John E. Eustis, stroke; age, 25; height” 5.1034; weight, 166 Ibs. Colors, magenta. 8. Mutual—George Hughes, bow; age, $1; M. J. Fenton, No. 2; height, 6.00%; weight 195 Ibs. 'H. Bowen, No. 3; ©, 81; beight, 6.00%; weight, 178 Ibs. 'W. J: ‘osely, stroke; ago, 28; height, 5.11; weight, 155 Ibs. Colors,’ white and blue. ‘4. Duquesne—George Shad, bow; age, 28; height, 6.08%; weight, 190 Ibs. 0.’ Moody, No. 2! age, 19 height, 6.0035 1 ‘weight, 128 Ibs. 8. Moody, No. 3; age, 22; height, 6.0634; weight, 129 Ibs, Frank Brennan, stroke; ago, 20; height, 6.06)¢; weight, 132 lbs, Colors, au naturel, 6. Buffalo—0. W. play bow; age. 29; height, 5.1014; weight, 142 Ibs, R. H. Hebard, No. 2; age, 29; height, 5.00%; vyeight 142 Ibs. J. H. Greene, No. 3; age, 27; 3g} weight, 160 Ibs. C, K, Dunbar, stroke; see) i height, 6.1054; weight, 164 lbs, Colors, scarlet and white, Argonauta—Edward Smith, bow; 26; height woight, 142 Iba, Walter Mang, ‘Re. 2; age, oe height, 5.09; Mg it 180 Ibs. B. Stephenson, No, 3; age, 23; height, 5.10%; weight, 155 ls, ¥. G. Eldred! stroke; age, 26; height, 6.07); weight, 104 lbs, Colors, white and red, 6. 5.08; ‘TUR RACE, The Aro ‘ag Wore the first crew to make their ap- pearauce ot tiv start, Loud applause from one of the bouts greeted them. The Buffaloes next came along, just ag tho Atalantas wore stepping into their boat, and the Beaverwycks were rowing by the house, Then came the Mutuals, looking in splendid form, and tho little Duquesne crew, one of the lightest that ever sat in a racing boat and the lightest crew on the lake among the contestants to-day, The boats wero promptly got into line, and, after the warning of the roforeo was given, a pistol shot sent them of All appeared to catch the water together, No advantage was gained by any ono crew over the otner. Eldred, in the Argonauta’s boat, was doing terrible work and striving hard for a lead, Aa the boats passed the Hxgauo tower tho Argonautas led the van, with the Duquesnes second, Buffalos third, Beaverwycks fourth, Mutuals fifth and Atalantas sixth’ ‘The difference between the leading boat and hindermost one at this point was not more than three or four lengths. ‘The boats continued in this position for about half a mile, when the Atalantas began to creep slowly ahead and pass the Mutuals and then “go” for the Beaverwycks. Eustis had not quickened his stroke; the work, how- ever, he was doing was telling. On the eastern end of the line the Argonautas, the Buffaloes and Duquesnes were keeping very close company, with the Argys lead- ing. Once the Duquesnes crowded over into tho Buf- faloes’ water a little, but as soon as warned by the referee to keep off promptly did so, At the milo stakes tho boats were so close together that it was any one’s race, The Buffaloes apparently had the-best of it, and every crew was rowing in most magnificent form and every man in each boat was doing his work faithfully and well, At the pace they were going a weak spot in any crew would be sure to show itself, The work was ter- rible and each crew well knew the metal they had to pull against, No dark horses appeared up to this point, All the boats were so well grouped and so close together that the boat in the rear had still as good a chance to win as the one leading. The first mile was rowed in 6m. 303, from tho start, Tho Atalanta’s boat, after passing the mile stako, gained @ little, and increased the distance up to the turning buoys, which she turned in 8m. 85s, showing the way home, closely followed by the Buffalo and Duquesne, nearly even; then the Beaverwycks, a few seconds later, followed by the Mutuals, with the Argo- nautas last. The race home was splendidly contested, The Atalantas, leading, bad all the work they wanted, apparently, with the Buffaloes and Duquesnes pressing them closely and keeping up a uniform and even stroke all the way through. The Beaverwycks were also doing excellent rowing and the Mutuals were slowly dropping back. The Argonauta, whon a half mile of the home- stretch was rowed over, began to “let up’? apparently; yet they were rowing evenly and as well as they could under the disadvantages of ploughing through the swell created by tho steamboats Brady and Una, which crowded near the course, although on to-day and the day previous they were warned to keep well away. Passing the Heratp tower tho Atalanta led and crossed the line by about two and a half boats’ length, The fol- lowing is the time, with the order of coming in of the Dboats:— " TIME, . Atalantas, New York, first, 18m. 921¢8, F aad Buffalo, second, two and a half lengths be- ind, Duquesnes, Pittsburg. TIME AND POSITION, Atalantas, first, 18m. 824;s, sa uiuloes; seod, two and a half lengths behind Ata- jantas. Duquesnes, third, half length behind Buffalos, Beaverwycks, fourth, two lengths behind Duquesnes, Mutuals, fifth, five lengths behind Beaverwycks, Argonautas, stopped by a steamboat crossing then. WINNERS OF FOUR OARED RACES, 1873—Duquesnes, Pittsburg, 20m. 553, 1874—Beaverwycks, Albany, 18m. 348, 1875—Atalantas, New York, 18m, 824s, PRESENTATION OF PRIZES, The presentation of prizes to the winners in the Ama- teur Regatta took place to-night in the ballroom of the Grand Union Hotel, President Andrew D. White, of the Cornell University, was present and made avery happy preliminary speech, after which the various prizes were presented to the winners by Mr. D, F. Ritchie, Tho vast room was thronged with the beauty and fashion of Saratoga, and as each victor rose to ro- ceive the trophy won by him he was received with en- thusiastic applause, The prizes were very rich and elegant, and the event passed off with great éclat, This afternoon when the Atalanta crew arrived in town they were received with a perfect ovation, They were placed ina carriage, and, with the Atalanta flag flying, were driven through Broadway amid cheers and the waving of handkerchiefs, ANTI-CUSTOM HOUSE REPUBLICANS, The Anti-Custom Houso Republican Central Com- mittee met last evening at No. 1,266 Broadway, 8. N. Lecomte in the chair, The Committee on Permanent Organization reported the following officers for the or- ganization:—President, 8, N. Lecomte; First Vico President, T. A. Burch; Second Vice President, T. B. Miller; Recording Secretary, Henry C. Atwood; Cor- responding Secretary, Augustus T. Bishop; Treasurer, George W. Rose, and Sergeant-at-Arms, John E. Mar- rin, The report was unanimously adopted. After brief addresses of thanks from the elected officers a committee of one from each Assembly district and Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth wards was appointed as an Executive Committee, Tho following aro the names of the committee:—Messrs. . J. IL. Le Fong, J. White, J, Foley, M. J, Hayes, Edward H, Lawrence, John H. Little, Joseph Hanson, Albort Eltrich, C. J. Rose, William Trumbull, George String, Robert Mackey, J. Fullerton, W. 8S. Napier, R. A, Banta, William F, Schutz, A. M. Utter, Hugh-Coleman, Rawson N. Fuller, M. Pina, J, Martin, George Tyrel and Elbert Robertson, A Commitice on Finance and a commitiee to prepare an addross setting forth the objects of tho party were also appomnted, The Executive Committee were om- powered to call primary elections to select delegates to the Republican State Cofivention at Saratoga, After an address from Hugh Coleman the meeting adjourned, AN EVANGELICAL CONVENTION, A GATHERING OF PROTESTANT ECCLESIASTICS— THE RELATIONS OF ROMANISM TO PROT- ESTANTISM DISCUSSED-~A SERIES OF COM- PREHENSIVE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. Sea Grove, Care May, August 26, 1875. The Evangelical Convention, just assembled at this new and delightful summer resort, was called for the purpose of advancing the interests of Protestantism throughout the country, The first business meeting after organization was held to-day. About 100 delegates were present, representing every Protestant denom- ination and many sections of the Union. The following are the officers chosen :— President—Rev, J. H. Bomberger, Reformed Church of Ohio, President of Ursinus College. Vice Presidents—Rev, Drs. McKinney, Presbyterian; F. W. Conrad, Lutheran; A. B. Atkins, Episcopalian; J. 1. Smith, Presbyteriat, and Elders Cole aud Wood: wal Secretaries—Rev. A. W. Pitzer, Presbyterian; T. A. Finley, Methodist; and J. Ford Sutton, Presbyterian, Among other leading gentlemen present were the fol- lowing:—Rey, Alfred Nevin, D, D., Presbyterian, Phila- delphia; Rev. J. E. Grammer, D. D., Episcopalian, Bal- timore; Rev. J. M. Stevenson, Presbyterian, New York; Rev. J, V. Smith, Presbyterian, Baltimore; Rev, James H. Dale, Presbyterian, Pennsylvania; Rev. William R, Gordon, Reformed Episcopalian Church, Philadelphia; J. Ross Snowden, Ll, D., Presbyterian, Philadel- phia; Alexander Whillden, Presbyterian, Philadel- phia; Rev. David McKinney, Presbyterian, Pittsburg, Pa; Rey. George A. MacLaughlin, Methodist Episcopal, Philadelphia; Rev. Dr, Wheeler, editor of Methodist, New York; Rev. R. B. White, Presbyterian, Virginia; Rev. W. W. Barr, D. D., United Presbyterian, Philadel- phia; Professor V. L. Conrad, D. D., Lutheran, Phila- delphia, ‘THE CONVENTION, the call for which is signed by clergymen of the evangel- {cal denominations, is to discuss Romanism, infidelity, the Bible in the schools, the observance of the Sabbath and the best means of bringing about closer Christian unity, After deciding upon the order of business, the Jength of the sessions and other routine, business, the Convention to-day discussed the relations of Romanism to Protestatism, and a commitiee was appointed to re- port a paper in reference to the armed aggressions and political policy of the Papal Church. They reported along series of resolutions, reciting that the Roman Church is forming State and national political organizations, un- der the name of Catholic unions, to secure legislation subversive of republican government; that it is demand- ing the distribution of the school funds among the religious sects for the subversion of our system of public instruction; that it is endeavoring to secure legislative and municipal ap- propriations to their chure! asylums and schools; and it was resolved that the Convention earnestly in- sists on the separation of Church and State; that they learn with regret of the formation of politico-religious societies in various States, in which the members are bound to render obedience to ecclesiastics. The Con- vention calls upon all friends of American institutions to exert all their energy and influence to arouse tho people to resist these aggressions and maintain our free institutions intact, with religious liberty for all and sectional legislation for none, The resolutions also call upon all patriots to resist by all means all efforts to change the present system of public schoola, After an interesting debate the resolutions were adopted, WESLEY GROVE CAMP MEETING. Newsvra, N. Y., August 26, 1875, ‘The National Camp Meeting Association, Rev. John 3, Inskip, D. D., Presiaent, yesterday commenced their twenty-fifth camp meeting, which is held at Wesley Grove, Neeleytown, Orange county, about seven miles north of Goshen, The services commenced with the singing of the ‘Battle Hymn” of the National Associa- tion, which they havo always sung at the commence- ment of their meetings, Tho dedicatory prayer was offered by Rev, J. K, Searles, of Connecticut “Camp Meeting” Jobn Allen, of Maine, who is now attending his 259th camp meeting; the venerable Rey. Seymour Coleman, of Pennsylvania; Rev. W. T. Perkins, of Ohio, and Rev, W. H. Boole, of Connecticut, were present and took part in the services, The sermon was preached by Dr. Inskip. who took for his text the vorse—"The fervent, effectual prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” CAMP MEETING CLOSED. Sine Stxa, August 26, 1875, The camp meeting at this place was broken up this evening in the orthodox fashion. The brothers and sisters went round shaking hands with one another and offering congratulations upon the good work which bad been done, There was a large congregation present throughout the day. Tho closing day is always a great time at this camp meeting. The services ware ean at eight o’clock this morning with a love feast, and later the Rev. Mr. Daniels preached w “Tho Baptism of Power.” In the afternoon the Rev, JW. Chadwick preached on the ‘‘Satisfaction of the Soul in Christ.” After this sermon Mr, Halstead delivered a feeling address, —______. ATTEMPTED INFANTICIDE. Elizabeth Wright was taken into custody yesterday for throwing 4 male child to which she had but recently given birth into a closet vault on the premises of No. 48 Chauncey street, Brooklyn. Tho little one was rescued alive and will, it is said, recover, Elizabeth was re- moved to the hospital in an ambulance, She is a mar- ried woman, but hag been se, wed fr v husband for several monthe a aus om her hus! WAR IN THE EAST. Russia’s Relations to the Present Difficulty. HER CHECKMATE ON TURKEY, Bloody Possibilities in the Event of Trebigne’s Fall. THE THEATRE OF THE WAR. Lonpox, August 12, 1875, The news from the Herzegovina is of the kind which suits the English press in general, always on the con- dition that there must be news from the Herzegovina, for this is a cage where no news is good news. We have the stereotyped repression of the insurrection about once a week from the Porte, with the additional particu- lars of the insurgents being driven to the mountains, expected pacification, &c, Suddenly, however, they re- appear, besieging a fortified city, of no great magni- tude, it Is true, but large enough if {t is taken, Ihave before intimated that the fate of Turkey {s, humanly speaking, at the disposal of the Russian government; and, for my own part, I must say that I regard any disposal of it which that arbiter may decide on to be better for humanity at large than the continuance of the Ottoman government in Europe on any terms consistent with the pride, the ignorance and fanaticism of the Turk. Wherever Christian ana Ottoman exist together, the latter being the dominant race, there will bo injustice always, oppression generally and tnsurrection occasion- ally, Where the Christian 1s domitiant the Moslem rapidly disappears and comparative prosperity appears, Where the Turk maintains his rule there is slow decay and political death; but, whatever the nationality which replaces it, the day that the Turkish government dis_ appears begins a revival of security and com. mercial prosperity. European ealousies, and especially English apprehension of Russian suc- cess, make it easy to cover this fact here, but Americans have no Interest In the question which shall prevent them from wishing well to civiliza- tion and freedom in the classic Old World, A single in- stance will show that, no matter {nto whose hands the Levant falls, it must be better for the Turk being ex- pelled, and that our sympathies should go with Russia if it appears that she fs the alternative to the Sultan. If not to Russia, then to whatever Christian Powor shall succeed. The city of Candia, in Crete, was, when the Turks got possession of the Archipelago, the em- porium of the Levant, a prosperous commercial city, with a good harbor and strong fortifications, Bince the Turks took possession, in 1669, there has never been a revival of prosperty, The walls still show the marks of the siege, the port has filled up, the population dimin- ished to a fraction of what it was, and the houses, as they fail into ruin, ‘are allowed to go without repairs, Englishmen are in the habit of quoting the Greeks as the most incompetent of races in every political sonse; yet on tho Greek sido of the Archipelago, on the little island of Syra, there has grown since 1830, where there wag at that date only a fisherman's but, a city of 40,000 inhabitants, clean, well built, weil policed, with a capital port and bdreakwater— the entrepot of the Levant and the most thriving place in it, What, then, might we not expect of the Russians if they aro to replace the Prophot? It seems to me time to leave sympathy for ‘‘ces bons Turcs”? to those who have got their bonds on their hands (not their Christian subjects, but their English friends), It is safe to say that in a humanitarian and political point of view every insurrection tn the Turkish Empire do- serves our sympathy, and we ought to regard the cap- ture of Trebigne by the Herzegoviulans as the most for- tunate of events for to-day. NEAR-SIGHTED ENGLISM JOURNALISM, ‘Tho English journals take it fur granted that, so long ‘as neither of the great Powers intervenes, the insurreo- tion cannot hope for success; but they forget that in no caso in our time has the Porte succeeded in suppressing serious insurrection alone, The interference of tho great Powers has always been favorable to the Porte, In Montenegro the insurgents were not subdued; they wero bought off In Syria they were disarmed by treachery of tho French authorities, In Crete they were pet down by diplomatic pressure and the treason of pretended friends; and the impotence of the Empire is such that if it were not for the moral pressure always exerted by the great Powers on the Principalities and on the Christian population generally there would long ago havo been a general rising throughout European Turkey, All that the “great Powers”—i, ¢, Russia, Austria and Prussia—need do to bring on a genoral ro- volt from the Adriatic to the Danube is to withdraw their nressure, Englishmen flatter themselyes when they think that England counts for anything in this matter. The Eastern question !8 a particularly slippery one to make predictions on, and | shall not make any, except this, that if Russia wishes well to this movement it will succeed; and it is supposable that if she did not it would not have been begun so vigorously and premedi- tatedly, As I wrote some months ago, everything is ready when Russia chooses to apply the match, and L believe that her control ts sufficiently complete to pre- vent a premature movement, The English mistake is in supposing that Russia is not likely to tmtervene ac- lively or show to outsiders Gig benevolent: neutrality, Possessing, as she di most completo control over all the channels of agitation through the Turkish Empire, it is only necessary to give the word to do all that she wants done, This control she owes to England’s egotism and obtaseness, to her commercial selfishness, which placed the claims of the revenues ‘of Turkey befor of humanity, and to the obtuseness of her diplomatists, who allowed every occasion of obtaining iniluence over the subjects of the Porte to pass unim- Proved, because they wo: only consent to approach rough the recogni authorities The action of the English Ambassador at Constantinople in bel of the subject Christians has been very much like @ po- liceman saying to @ brigand, ‘Be moderate in your ex- actions, and don’t cut anybody's throat unless he abso- lutely refuses to give up hk ey.” IGNATIEPP’S OHSS, All this idiocy bas put che game entirely into the hands of General Ignaiiet, the cleverest and’ best quali- fied diplomat in Europe, and as it now stands the com- plete success of the Russian policy 1s only a question of to-day or to-morrow, Ignatieff he It the movement in the Herzegovina encceeds tn holding its own be has only to impose hia conditions at Constantinople for a composition. This, of course, ouly transfers the authority to St. Petersburg, and makes (he Porte dependent with- outastruggle, In case it lags (which {s not likely) Ignatieff has only to give the word and Montenegro joins, and Servia as soon after as is necessary, Ifthe Porte is obdurate it will be shown clearly that there aro dangers in other quarters; for Egypt and Persia are, thanks to English apathy, equally subject to Russia, ‘The mutual obligations of the great Powers not to inter- fere is simply carte blanche tor Russia to do what sho likes, If, in the extreme and most Improbable case, a European combination should insist on the maintenance of Turkey, Russia, a8 the sole triend of the Christians, by a simple protest gets, if possible, still more complete control of them, But no European combination which does not include Russia could exercise any moral influ- ence as against her, and in face of the immovable aill- ance (which no one but a French optimist or an English publicist doubts) between Russia and Prussia any forcible intervention in favor of Turkey could only bring on a general war, for which, in such a cause, no one is ready. In fact,’armed intervention Is only pos sible against the Porte, and without armed assistance the Turks cannot hold their own. Europe has only to watch Ignatieff break in the Turk and annex the Otio- man Empire at his own ume, But there is another con ion which must not be lost sight of in Judging of the probable course of Russia, English Gnanciers regard the natural end of the Ovo. man Empire as absorption by Russia; and Ihave heard it caid that if the Czar takes Turkey he will take the Turkish debt too, which 1s probably a safe couclusion, | But suppose that the Czar don’t take Turkoy, but that ids every tru | the Empire dissolves into its original’ elements, and the populations, plundered since three | bundred years, — reiw to accept the debts | of their.” defeated tyrants? Wo are not to suppose that Russia cares to assume the responsibilities of the management of the disorganized provinces, with all implied in it, wnen everything needed can be gained by allowing the old Empire to bieed to death and fail to | pleces, to be at some future time absorbed by the | growth of Russia, It seems to me, therefore, that no Buropean compli- cation isto be expected from whatever form the in- gurrection may take; but, “if Trebigno should be taken by the insurgents, that a rapid and vigorous spread of the insurrection will follow, but that this will bardly become so great at present as to provoke de- | cisive steps by any of the Powers interested, HOW SHE WILL BE BEATEN. The Turks will send their battalions, one after the other, under their most ambitious and incapable gene- rals, and their forces will be wasted away with their finances, asin the Cretan insurrection, where 50,000 men aud 200,000,000f were sunk tn three years. do not’ believe that there will be any outside interference, but that the insurrection will go on until the Porte is either ready to accept all the condi- tions of Russia or go to pieces, There will be religious fanaticism with all its barbarity and all that a religious. * war involves—a long train of atrocities and of miseries, and in the end Russia will take what she wants, but nob at all in the way everybody expected her to take it, The conditions of the Crimean war are all chai and Russia comes to the front of Eastern affairs. If L were General Ignatieff I should venture to prophesy as to what will happen for the next few months; at present I dare only say that he will drive his eight provinces in hand without any upset, and go through the Sublime Porte without any accident, THE THEATRE OF THE STRUGGLE. The city of Trebigue is located in a southern angio of tho Herzegovina, and is within a few miles of the Montenegrin and Austrian frontiers, Tak- ing up a map of Southeastern Europe it will be observed that it is separated from the Adriatic by a | thin strip of Dalmatian territory, and is, therefore, within easy reach of sympathizers with, the insurgent cause, Early in the present month the Herzogovinians laid siege to the place, and dghting Immediately com- menced. The garrison consisted of one infantry reg- iment, one battalion of chasseurs and half a mountain battery. There were also several guns in po- sition in the crenellated walls, The Turks have made repeated fruitless efforts to drive off the investing force, who, though having no artillery, are determined to make a bold effort to take the town at all hazards. Should the attack be made, a desperate conflict must ensue, for the Turks are masters in street fighting and in defending houses, They will barricade and contend to the last, and will probably neither ask nor grant quarter. On tho other hand, if the insurgents are obliged to raise the stege and retire before a superior Moslem army they can in an hour or two find refuge in either Austrian or Montenegrin territory. Whichever side holds Trebigne possesses a most important strategical point, and the struggle for it must be furious, Should the Turks lose, they lose control of a large por- tion of the revolted province. On the other hand, if the insurgents fail and are pursued into neutral ground the consequences will be serious indeed, THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE INSURRECTION is the tableland of Nevesinye, the largest in the Herze- govina—more than twenty-five miles long and three to five broad—and lies 1,800 feet above the sca. It is well watered, and on all sides of the plateau rise steep moun- tains, which present a maguificent aspect, The country is fertile and proportionately densely inhabited, The population consists of 1,500 families, exclusively Chris- tians and agas (Turkish tax gatherers), The latter oc- cupy the partly ruined citadel of the little town of Nevesinye or its isolated towers. Immediately adjoin- ing, to the east, is another plateau, Biela Dolina, 2,500 feet above the sea, This is watered by tho Musica River, which falls into an abysa at the foot of the mountain a few miles distant, To tha south are two other tablelands, oue of which is Dalra, where a flerce encounter took place about a month since, when: the Turks wore badly beaten by the in- surgents, Generally the heat in the valleys Is suffocat_ ing, but‘on the plateaus moderate, The two southern plateaus are but sparingly watered and some of the streams dry up completely in summer, However, the district contains so much water that a small army can march from there to the town of Bilek, another im- portant strategic point in the Herzegovina, and which forms the basis of all Turkish military operation” against Montenegro, Bilek, it is understood, remaing in the hands of the insurgents, who cannot be easily dislodged from the position. ‘TH INSURGENTS’ ADVANTAGES. Tho insurgents, from the nature of their country, enjoy decided advantages over the troops of their Mos Jem masters, War, {t is said on good authority, is cars( ried on under far greater difficulties in the Herzegovina than in any territory in Europe, The rivers, by thei powerful abrasion, haye worn for themselves deep bec! in the rocks, having perpendicular banks of immen: height, sometimes more than 8,000 feet, while many rivers disappear suddenly in the abysses at the foot mountains, The brooks and streams dry up so entirely! during the warm season that not a drop of water is to be seen, The consequence is that large bodies otf troops can be assembled only at certain points, and thoso often strategically unfavorable; that the direction, and extent of their marches must dopend entirelyt upon those places where man and beast can find! water, Tho Turkish troops, whem operating in tho field, must carry the latter in leather bags, and at every spring bloody conflict takes place, To this is added the want of roads, The bridle’ paths are most toilsome; down hill the rider must al< ways dismount and lead his horse, for the descents ar@ almost porpendicular, The paths rise in countlos@ short turns, Inthe mountains are often found round slopes, three to six inches deep, which are formed byt each horse Planting his foot in the deop dent of igi predecessor's hoof, in order to find a firm footing in th smooth stone. In order to reach the scene of insurrec-« tion the Turkish troops have been obliged to iret merous defiles, and to climb many mountain mh could cut har narrow in which, itis stated at the m se could hevba Argo gr Boe some dozen shooters, conceal nd the whole regiments, The Turkish territory where tha fighting has been going on forms @ narrow strip be-! tween Servia and Montenegro, so that if the 1 had taken advantage of their position they Pair = cut off the Sultan’s troops in the dediles, or while climb, ing the mountains. wh a ns of the Turkish army would. in snob an bean damsroyed,