The New York Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1875, Page 3

THE NEGRO IN GEORGLA The Interior History of the Insurrection, CAPTURED DOCUMENTS. A Band of Brothers to ‘“Cill the Wites.” What the Ringleader Said to an Tnterviewer. BLOODTHIRSTY CONFESSIONS. Sanpersvi.ix, Ga, August 27, 1875, While the excitement over the recent apprehended negro outbreak in that part of Georgia of which this place is the centre has measureably subsided, the town Still presents a disturbed and warlike appearance, Tho prisoners here under charges of insurrectionary pur- poses or movements number sixty-five and are under | guard of the two local companies, one of cavalry and ne of infantry, some of the citizens also performing guard duty. During the day the prisoners are allowed to loll about in the sunshine and fresh air in the Court House yard within lines of sentries, being only caged in the jail, which is small, at night, and receive good treat- ment generally. A majority of them are obviously in- nocent of any thought of insurrection or massacre and are spoken of by the citizens generally as only destined to confinement antil their cases can be passed upon in due course of law. Some others have forbidding countenances and seem from outward appearance rough characters, Daily accessions are made to the number. The documentary evidence is very voluminous, and from this and state- ments of some of the leading prisoners the facts appear to be that upon Friday last, the 20th, there was to be a comhined and simultaneous movement of the negro military companies in Washington, Laurens, Johnson, Burke and possibly some other counties toward Waynes- boro, in Burke county, where they were to meet a negro styling himself General Morris, who was to engineer an immense mass meeting, the immediate results of which were to be the establishment of public schools, an equal division of land, the organization of a negro militia system, and, in a word, an immediate and whole- sale amelioration of the condition of the colored population. If resisted in the march of this as- semblage, or in the carrying out of its purposes or resolves, violence was to be employed. Tho guiding | spirit of all this was ‘“Genéral” Joseph Morns, @ negro politician whose business for some years past has been to inform the negroes of certain alleged griev- ances endured by them, not forgetting to levy contri- butions upon them. Since last spring he has been par- ticularly active, especially in disaffecting the colored population of this part of the State toward the tax and school laws and in promoting the organization of negro military companies, To impress the minds of his fol- lowers tho names of President Grant, of Governor Smith, and of the colored South Carolina Major General of militia, Prince Rivers, were freely used as having authorized his movements, About April or May last, according to the statements of some of the prisoners, the order went forth from Morris to organize military companies, and among the documents found in his | Welteve tern otioer, house by the officers, he having absconded atthe first | alarm, is the following of that date, In this, as in all | the other papers given, 1 preserve the original spell- Dg:— ‘There will be ® grand mase meeting of the republican yerty, to, be held on Saturday June i8d, 1875 at the old justice Court Ground at Bar camp cros (roads) @ regular voting precinct for members of the General Assembly and wherefore it Resolve That we come to Gather as one people And make cunfession to the civil authorities of the United we cannot, live under sald oppressive, Laws Whitch are now waged upon # clase of elvililieed Citizens whom have Laboured to the Of The Government by ig all Due taxs Whitch are required ours and ten years we expired and not free school can be claimed emong the gollored population yet after We have binn made to pay from $5.00 to 10 dollars poll taxs to keep, up the cqunty expense ‘8nd the cripple and the blind and all the old cityzens. whom are to old to pagers themselves and Now be it Resolve by the eityzens of Burke county Ga that wo shall call the attendtion of court of orinaary {ordinary} of the County and Excucutive Committee of Burke County Ga of the of Gu page 49 section 499 and the call for the treasure Book (Tax Bee it] of 1868 and 1870 and 1872 and 1874 and to see what have binn Done With our tax fand. We find That there is som thing wrong about it That The Collored Cityzens Cano School they children by paying $5 and $10 poll tax Where- fore We as « free peaple shall sue the county for ten years Entaxiation by an act of Con gree pamed June 194 1868 known ss 16 amendment the Constitution of the United State the constitution prov ‘taxe shall be pay only by holders of the hall support the General Government of tate by the Ratification of the Constitution, No manci- cityzens was to pay but $ one dollar poll taxs for free tion and no tax could be leveled only, for free educa- ‘“ JOS PH MORRIS lesagenger |Mersenger). "a fers. Ay our leading mens in said District will consult our And Ho respectfully white friends That ‘Thy Will let Them put up & stand as we shall have some Very Distinlish Speaker. Very tral; _ JOSEPH MORRIS, Messagenger. ly Among the documents of this date 1 have not been able to find any order directing the formation of colored military companies, but there are some rules of order, articles of association, muster rolls, and so on, going to show that steps were taken to that end. Thus we have the rules of a half religious and half military society, the Union Band of Brothers:— This is a society called Union B. B. All men that join this society isto be govern by those rules which is this. We are not to steal nor to do anything rong that would desterb the minds of others. We want to come to gether as a Band of Brothers, touch not handle not the unclean thing we dont (beg) nor persuade any one to join this soclety unless they want to and jf they want to Join they are sworne in to do just as this rule teaches them to do we all so make money to bye Just such cloths as we want on the oceation turning out. ‘Also if the members dont meet promptly they must pay a fine of as much as a quarter or more if it be re- ruire: They aro also teached the result of faulscly. Rules of 0. HAL Janxs W. Sussions, Secretary. Stare oF Gronata Wasnixcron Co, Umiox Hn Cnurce May—1875, ‘The signer of this is the same negro preacher, Cordy Harris, who is charged with having written the letter of | the Oth of this month, directing the negro military companies to ‘“‘start to killing the whites on the 20th of August.” ‘This has been already published in the Heracp, but not in its original orthography, and I ac- cordingly subjoin an exact copy of the original, which 1s now before me, inserting in bracketa the received ac- ceptation by the State authorities here of some pecu- larly hieroglyphic words :— State to cilling [/ Ongut (August) 6 1875 to Jurr you and your compny must starte to cilling (ki ‘wites on Ougut 20 cill evry One you can find and tell harra- gon tucker to cill al the wites can find and go tordes [towards] 11 Stainr (station) and dear [there] wili meet genrl Mare {Morris} ad staf and genl rive (Rivers) and his staf you do ss F tol! you and capin tuke diss must B corat (be wecret] you tell Brothe Jake cill evroy wite man and git arveey [every] m he can make out to white map you vry sory that dao fink wey [they think we) hurt dela amd if you now of ary mi te got mony make dam give f to your tausuary (trensury] and woy vide hit (divider; hab all your compy nedses (needs) cill wide axs hoes pldesifork [pitchfork] and it gon poder sot [powder and shot] as you ciil so colos flloST te'depenon Cordy 4, By ode Gon Morris and form (from) Geni P: Tives (Rivers). Endarsed—J ane (company) rion bope eompy and to hare t ) compy. In addition to Cordy. Hayis’ rules of order for the Union Band of Brothers there are documents relating to a purely military organization, the Home Guard Company. A negro named Usher seems to have “run”? this matter like a ward politician, exclusively in bis own interest, The rules style themselves A RESOLUTION OF LAW. 1 @ W Usher's resolution of law t Home Guard Com- Watts (Jerry Wal ‘ater ite: de (Eline) the i! ou mn nk pany. ‘They they should empower the Captain to rule the Body. 1 ith 2th no meeting without an Uh ped reps no rising without addressing the chairman, in debate 5. m. at a time. no going out without order, but one on the to order the 2th time and wont obey to be than 15 cn. note above «$1 to meet witho legal $1 50 i toss than 30 ct. and not abov I i at is said in our meeting if it Is told and proven not fess than as hight a9 we deside or (lantlesed’ aud arios taken trom him, pitetolution written by your respectfully Secretary G W f ‘Then comes the muster roll th NOME GUARDS LIST. G. W, Usher, Secretary, 1 ‘Robert Neill. 29 2 8O 3 1 33 4 3 34 7 Joshua Atkins, 35 8 Richard Ackins. 86 8 37 10 rd on Pe 13, 14 ig Dieson yny Gi Ww rf 18 | government, | brance of the rules I holp (helped) frame that, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. Charles Luis Wemley. In the election of officers for this company there ap- pears to have been some, contest, from an endorsement on the muster roll showing two tickets, thus:—G. W. Usher, Captain; William Grier, Oppositioner, J. D, Usher, 1th Lieutenant; Irwin Shepperd, Opposition, William Brantley, 2th Lieutenant; Thomas Gilbert, Op- position, Eason Anderson. 3th Lieutenant; Joseph Hall, Oppositioner, Eafrom Sailum, 1th Sergeant; Dick Atkins, Oppositioner. G. W. Anderson, 2th Ser- geant; Dick Culins, Oppositioner. {saac Atkins, 3th Sergeant; Mike Samuel, Oppositioner, But from another of the company’s papers, neither the regular nor “Oppositioner” tickets prevailed entirely, there being this memorandum :—‘G, W. Usher, Captain; Irwin Sheppard, 1th Lieutenant; Robert Solomon, 2th Lieu- tenant; G, H. Washington, Ordly Sergeant, carriod for officers, B. B. Lamar to get the drums.” The same scrap shows other officers elected and business trans- acted, thus:—‘Daniel Usher, Secretary; Patar James, Chairman; Marcailes Bailey, Clerk. Order proposial for order for uniforms, carried. Badges, sixty badges by G. W. Usher. Muricus Balden, Treasurer; Eason Anderson, Key Holder.” Next there is another muster roll, being that of the company whose captain received the'letter, of which further on, directing him to “Cill the wites? [kill the whites}, It is the roll of J wi attr roe me COMPANY, le ters) Captine, Seca Hh first the 3 Richard Hightower secand Lte, Ben Davis third Lte. Neal Ht vn first Sugant. Hoots, Briggen secend Sugant. ndrew Hightower third Sugant. John Hinds fourth Sugant. Joseph Browen fifth Sugant. + 18 Moses Batden, 47 Jart Robinson. 48 2 49 22 50 23 51 24 53 25 58 26 54 55 56 Ned Musen first Corpuls Sadtigny Moarnan second. Corpal: Huck Page third Corpul Trane Wright feurth Corpul. Andrew Walters, ‘Talor Vine, Robert Ponlin, Henry Moorman, Nero Miller, Edmond Shell, Daniel Perry, Webb. Wright, George Outlaw, Mayer Wright, Jack Wright, Ben Oliver, Abram Wright, Sam Arlin, Andrew Webb, Sohn Hairrls, Hellud Hines, Gus Garven, George Monday, Croford Walters, Felix Archobur, Gordon Haris,’ John Hightower, Gordon Smith, Hanibul Hurst, Daniel Wright,’ Ike Smith, Elbert Webb, Daniel Samson, — Julas Arcliebur, Jo Webb, Robert Turpin,’ — Martin Hicks, Pall Mason, Robert Hicks, Elizia Sneed, Richard Smith, _Exra Green, Ben Wright, There are a number of other muster rolls, some of them marked like subscription lists with the amount paid by each man. In all that I have seen but one Regro ls recorded as having “paid in full $1,” whiche| seems to imply that a per capita tax of this amount was levied on all the companies. Members are recorded as having paid fifty cents, many more as paying twenty- five cents, and some as low as ten, but all paid some- thing. Following the organization of companies Mor- ris issued another call for a mass meeting, this to be exclusively military in its purpose, which was the selec- tion of a “military general” for this Congressional dis- trict. The uniform to be worn by the companies was prescribed, and the confessions of some of the prison- ers show that a bloody significance was attached te the red feather, MASS MBETING, There will be a National convension of the Republican Party held on Saturday July 24th., 1875, at Sandorsvillo, Washington county, Ga, No 13 Station, C. R. R. for the pur: of nominating some proper and fit person as a Militar; Reneral of the Second Distric i sioned b; istrict of Mayes. Be to be commis- the Governor of the State. And also appoint he executive Committee of Washington Each county in the State of Ga. ligal credental to represent their jard for suid a Nomination. That eqnested to order an election in We Respectfully ask ‘ail tho gentlemen to wear the Blue Military Summer Dressing with a white waist band round the waist come down to the mand and a red feather in their hats and each company shal. carry the Band of Music and the procession shall start from the CU. R. R, to the county site Sandersville by Hon, General P. R. Rives (Rivers) from Aiken County South Carolina, We envite 19 counties to be present. CANDIA HARRIS, Secreta: Tune 28th 1875 Washington co, Sandersville ga ‘This bandbill seems to have been pretty thoroughly circulated from the frequency of the allusions to the proposed meeting to be found in the confessions, depositions, &c., and in some of the testimony taken before the Committing magistrates in Johnson county andow before me are further allusions to ‘THE RED WEATHER” confession of Early Hicks. I joined the last of July 1875. We are to rise at any time of night. I thought when I joined it was the government orders from Rivers, and don’t believe from Governor Smith. Jerry thought there was going to be disturbance in the land went to meet Jake and little Austin Mason. Jake Liye us orders to meet and little Austin. The land to taken and it government land, Cordy Harris to goto Atlanta to sce about the This red badge meant blood. Blue tor rights. Blood to come from between the whites and blacks. 1 knew it was no use to putafeather in my hat for it was just raising a disturbance. Confession of Bob Hicks.—Nei] Houston and little Austin Mason told me if I did not join the band I would curse the day I was born. I must not ask a white man about this matter. The band was to be apunish- ment on the whites. The delegates are I, Bob Hicks, Early Hicks, Early Green, Ben Green, Bob Turpin, John Hightower, Jesse as, Edmund Snell. Jerry Hicks por. 3 io e band. Jerry ralerg sud Neil ane an r ighower are officers in my company. have ‘Seon With thém three times, They advised us to keep allin our hps. 1 had ared feather in my hat, ‘They said it was orders from headquarters to march and’ to rally. No man sball sell your part of the crop. It may cloud up but not rain, meaning that the white than may row but will not do anything. I have been informed of the forty acres and mule; we are to have an equal share of land. The alggers who lived with » man to divide with him. When GT aae was read over the Governor’s name was read and A. P. Ri " Grant’s orders was from Grant and General Rivers, We ‘was to meet at Mrs, Williamson’s next Friday. Bob Snell told Jerry aud Jerry told me to carry a red rib- bon—imitates war. I carried one. It means blood, and the blue jacket equal rights. Iheard that W. Mason told Neil to wait till after crops were over to go ahead with this secret business. Confession of Willis Pullen.—I belong to the secret meeting, and also Early Green, Ben Green, Daniel Carter, Ephraim Mason, William Mason, Michael Pullen, Barris Greeley, Phil Tucker, John Hightower, William Carter and Bob Turpin. Tdon’t know that Isam Carter belongs to it I left my house and Edmondw) told me to leave. Little Bob came down to my house and told Edmond orders from Jacob Clark and Neil Houston to wear the red feather. We wore the red feather, because it resembles blood. We are to bave equal rights m the Court House. We are to have equal share in the land, and if we can’t get it any other way we are to fight for itand the red badge shows it. If I was taxed over it was the duty of the band to notify the band and have redress, and a squad appointed to redress all insults. If Geverai Rivers calis me to fight I am sworn to do it, and if it comes to pass I will swear something olse. ‘hese orders came from Grant, the President. Ibind myself to support that band, and General Grant is t send troops here to enforce those things. Confession of Edmond Snell, —1 was sworn to support every cal] made in the United States; we were prom- ised equal mghts and a piece of land given to me or us; I swore that I was to meet when called; I swore that t would come to any call of Rivers’ if it was to kill whites or anything lee, and if 1 had been ordered by General Rivers I would have come; J Walters is my Cup- tain; this company {s to raise an insurrection if General Rivers orders it, and General Rivers has ordered it and has ordered us to be ready at a time on a minute’s warning; whenever they got ly for me they would send me guns, Of this kind of evidence there is an immense amount, and in another letter I will give further specimens, but for the present will state what Oordy Harris, the alleged ringleader, says. He is a brown negro of ratiter spare build and medium size, and not otherwise notable than from the loss of come ‘of his front teeth; bas rathor a furtive air, but uses moderately good language and is a popular preacher with his color. As soon as he learned that I wished to know of the recent troubles in Georgia he burst forth with great glibness thus:— The first beginning of our society was Union Lake Brethren, and the principle of that society was that all who desired to jine it was to stop selling corn at thirty or forty conts for whiskey, and then having to buy it in the spring. We wanted to break up that, Then we wanted to make our colored people citizens, like white pees and raise a treasury and bury those who be- longed’ properly—put them away right, Our ‘clusion (conclusion) then was, when we got strong enough, to go in, a whole teain of us, and buy land and share it up. After that the next 'clusion was i there was no govern- ment schools wo'd hire ® teacher to put in our church and teach our children all the year, steady right along. We then decided and had " (debates) trying wis- dom and cultivate each other. No man should come in with us unless he taken bis oath, That oath was, “Would you pledge your word and honor that you would break of these rulos, so help you God” "All that jined that oath; that was all the oath, No member musn’t steal nor lie nor break the Jaws of the State no way. That js about the last of my remem- Rerorrxn—Did you have any rules about guns or uniforms? Coxvy—None at all. Rerorter—What is your business? Corpy—My daily business is farming; preach on Sundays; been preaching five years as a missionary Baptist, The best of my judgment is the missionary Baptists believe in one God, oue Lord, and one baptism, and that a person must be born again and of the Spirit, and make @ public profession. I learned to sign my hame, seeing the way white gentlemen wrote it; I knowed how, Altera while I got 801 could spell.’ I can read tho hymn book and Testament, but not a newspaper; I got used to the hymn book and Testament, I weut to school nine days and started a tho ba, has, but got no further, Rerorter—How did you becomo a preacher, knowing Bo little? Conoy—I don’t suppose man set ine to preaching. 1 felt 1 was sauut (sent) by the spirit of God Rerorten—What do you know of your congregation ing in military companies? Corpy—After the 24th of July, when we came up here, | asked Mayor Gilmore of this town about the laws, Before the 24th I went to the church and gave a talk to them; was going to town and said, “Boys, you are going to town to-morrow; be calm and sober and don’t take any aris, and don’t steal nor get drunk;” and ng} beard goine time they was going to take San- dorsville, I said, “Don’t do nothing of the sort; and if ybody makes threats, take it quiet and ble," ‘he mexsage was from Morris to come to Sandersvillo for a mass mecting, but didn't say what for. When wo got here he run away and bid, and we found him in tho evenma, and | abused bim for the way hedona He then said there was nothing to be done; things were out of fix. Inever asked him what the object of the meeting was, I thought there was to be a speech, and that is all. I heard they had a meeting that night or evening outside of Sandersville, and appointed a chair- man of the county. God only knows what it was for; I didn’t know; I wasn’t within nine miles of the place, Rerortex—But tell me about the military companies among the colored people. Coxpy—The boys wanted to make up a company, and I asked Mr, Gilmore, the Mayor of Sandersville, about the law, and he told me the law was the same for all, and after they got things in shape they wrote to Atlanta for permission to Mr. Smith and got no answer, and I went to Atlanta and inquired for the leader of the radical party there to get some notable man to go with me, and Allen Moore, who keeps a hotel near the car shed, talked with me and told me Morris had no power to do as he was doing; he was fooling people to get money. I first sent him $11 25, He wrote back it wasn’t enough, and we made up $4 more. I didn’t get to see the Governor. Allen Moore told me he was going to New York or Congress or somewhere else along there, and see if Morris had authority, and if he hadn't be intended to have him arrested. - { came back and found Jacob Clark going for drums. My advice to him tas not to knock a drum or drill till he got power from the Gov- ernor. I would kiss a pack of Bibles as high as the sky Tnever knew of that letter. I would work fora man for ten years to find out about that letter (referring to the “cill the wites” letter above given). Cordy was much excited on this point. Reroxter—Who do you think signed it? Conpy—I can’t say'who done it I've studied with all my sense and can’t say who done it. 1 saw no strife between the white and colored citizens of Washington county, and no uso for such as that. Morris might have done it; looks that way if he runned off, Rerorter—Did you ever see colored men drilling or parading with a red feather in their hats? Coxpy—I saw men drilling at Waynesboro and some of them had red feathers in their hats; some of the head men had. Revortkr—What do yon think, Cordy, of Grant? Corpy—I never has had much thought about him, more than I hearn he was President, I never had much to do with politics, Unless a man can read and knows about histories and such as that it’s little he can know about politics. What little religion the Lord bas given pasty know I haven't sense enough to know much about Politics. Rerorrsr—What do you think of the Civil Rights aot; what is it? Corpy—L'll tell you (quickly and then more slowly; I don’t know about it, t haven't to study about it. think, what little I know about it, it is men dealing and giving jus’ Justice) to each ‘other; never has searched or bothered more about 1t, Revorter—What do you think about voting? Coxpy—I hardly ever votes no way; last time I voted was two or three years ago; yes two years ago; ‘cided (decided) to stay away; it never done me no good; never done me no harm; but never done me no good, ' Some wanted me to vote one way, some another; it was 0 at the Cross Roads; white gentlemen asked me to vote this @ Way and that a way; so don’t vote atall; it makes {eel- ing. Meascaesu=0ctay: what is the cause of all this trouble; why can’t the white people and the colored people get along peaceably and quietly tegether? Corpy—Because somebody some way or another has brought it on. I don’t believe (very earnestly) a white gentleman in this county can get up and say he has eard a colored person say he was going to do wrong to the people and I never heard a black person talk that way. I don’t believe the colored people in Washington county had-any such thought, I don’t think there was any ground tor the alarm, 1 KRORTER—Eyer hear of the colored people getting jands? Carpy—No more than trying land. Heard many a one say that. Want to do that myself (laughing). onTER—What is the condition of the colored people? Corpy—Colored people are doing well; provisions is high, and they don’t raise much meat, and they raises a heap of cotton ; but cotton is low. They could make more but for these little picayune stores; they get it (cotton) half price out of the bldck man, The black man about gives it away, I think. The colored people has an equal showing, sir; do as well as any place else—better than elsewhere; they have a liberal privilege. et &TER—Are the colored people interested in poli- tics Corpy—About ‘lection days moves about right sharp. I don’t hear half as much as I used to. Politics is dying out among the colored people in Washington county; it brings on feeling. I never see no virtue in casting a ticket, pou Rerorrer—What do you think of your trial? Corpy—Think nothing will be proven against me. No guns or pistols were mentioned in my society. I gave myself up to Mr. Harrison, 1 was afraid I'd be shot if I didn’t, Iwas afraid to fall in with the John- son county men; they didn’t know me, but I would have gone with any man in Washington county. I give it up to the mercy of the Court, I think I will have jus’ (justice), Here Cordy asked permission to smoke the stump of the cigar your correspondent had thrown away, and both correspondent and the State Attorney said they were sorry they didn’t have another cigar then in their pockets to give him; and the attorney said, “I'll send you one; I want you to be comfortable”? Cordy puffed away contentedly at the stump, and then the trooper .on guard marched him back within the lines. ACTION OF THE GRAND JURY. SaNDERSvIPLR, Ga, August 31, 1875. The Grand Jury found true bills against Cordy Harris, Prince Rivers, the South Carolina militia major general, Joseph Morris, Captain Jerry Walters and two others, oat Johnson required the arraignment in solema form, with the full formalities of the law, and tho’ prisoners pleaded “Not guilty.” Ex-United Btates At- torney General Akerman appeared for Cordy Harris, and demurred _to show the indictment invalid as charg: ing no legal offence, but was overruled, @ trials begin to-morrow. In the argument Attorney General Akerman safd there was no law against negro military organizations, even if oath bound THE CANAL FRAUDS. BENNETT AND HAND FURNISH BAIL—PROCEED- INGS BEFORE THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE YESTERDAY—ASSEMBLYMAN LORD AND OTHER WITNESSES ON THE STAND—WHAT WAS UN- DERSTOOD BY GRUBBING. . Aupany, Angust 31, 1875, Judge Osborn held a Special Term of the ‘Supreme Court this morning, when Lewis J. Bennett and John Hand, witnesses for the State in the case of the Peoplo against George D. Lord, furnished bail in the sum of $5,000 each to appear when called upon, Daniel Post, of Buffalo, and William R. Chapman, of Fultonville, be- came their sureties. THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTER. Ex-Canai Commissioner Barkley was befor’ the Canal Investigating Committee this morning for exam- ination in the matter of the $2,000 cestificate which Bennett says he gave to Davis, and Davis says he gave to Barkley after his term of office expired. Barkley says he returned the certificate to Bennett through the mail, but Bennett says he never received it from him, ‘The Joint Legislative Committee to investigate canal affairs met at the rooms of the Auditor of the Canal Department at half past eleven o’clock this morning, Senators Cole and Booth, and Assemblymen Seward and Faulkner, together with Henry Smith, of the commit- tee’s counsel, were present. The committee immediately went into private session. TESTIMONY OF JOHN D. FAY. On reopening the doors John D, Fay wag recalled and examined as to the Black Rock Hafbor contract, As Canal Commissioner he said he had charge of tho work; Skinner had the contract; assigned it to Georgo D. Lord; Vandeusen succeeded Lord; Lord furnished his own tools; when he abandoned the contract I don’t know what became of them; think the State aid not get them; I had nothing to do with giving Lord his extra allowance on tho Work; Mowery succeeded Vandeusen; he paid for some of the tools belonging to Vandeusen; stone &c., are frequently stolen from the State; when contractors put on new materials in bridges or other structures they appropriate the old materials; do not know that they are justified in 80 doing. EVIDENCE OF CANAL AUDITOR THAYER. Francis 8, Thayer, Auditor of the Canal Departmont, was recalled, and examined as to the enlargement of the Champlain Canal. The cost of that work is estimated at $3,000,000; the first appropriation was $426,000, and the second $500,000; all the first and about half the last have been expended. The witness was then examined in detail as to the contracts on his work, Senator Cole—What authority had the Canal Board to use @ part of the $500,000 when there was no law author: zing them? Mr. Thayer—I don’t know upon what authority they acted; suppose they assumed to have authority; there were no maps, plans or surveys for the work made; the contracts were let before the survey, &c., could be made; there was no authority for letting them prior to the Late go hd they were let; the law expressly pro- vides that the works shall not be let until the surveys are made and submitted to the Canal Board for approval; the Canal Board went on and made contracts and ex- pended $263,000 without any authority of law what- er. e ‘The committee here took @ recess until half-past three P. M. APTER RECESS. The Legislative Committee reassembled at half-past three P. M., when George D. Lord, ex-Assemblyman, was called to the stand and sworn. id Mr. Peckham—Mr, Lord, do you know Mr. Bonnett ? Mr. W. F. Cogswell, Lord’s counsel, here rose and aid it was undoubtedly known to the committee that criminal proceedings had been instituted against Mr. Lord, and it would be highly prejudicial to his case were he to submit to any examination tonching the matters involved in the proceedings alluded to, and he would therefore, under his (Mr, Cogswell’s) advice, de- cline w answer any questions touching those mattors, He did not think it would be proper for Mr, Lord to dis- close his defence at this time. Mr, Peckham, counsel for the people, eaid the ex- amination would involve those matters, He then asked Lord if he had entered into an agreement with Lewis J. Bennott while he (Lord) was a member of the Assembt; 0 gota bill known as the “Hand Ralief bill’ throwd the Legislature, he (Lord) to receive two-thirds of the award when made for such services. Mr. Cogswell said his client would havo to decline to answer that question, on the ground that it might have a tendency to criminate him. Senator Cole said the witness was privileged to de- cline to answer on the ground stated, and the commit- tee could only report the tact to the Legislature, TESTIMONY OF JOUN KILBY. Jobn Kiley, whose name is alleged to have been in the agreement to represent Lord, was called and sworn. He was asked the same questions put to Lord, when Mr, Cogswell, as his counsel, said the game rea- sons for declining ‘to answer applied to Mr. Kiley. Although no proceedings had been, to his knowledge, commenced against him, yet his connection with the case was such 48 to make it improper, at this time, to angwér the question. After some discussion the question was put again and the witness declined to answer, as it might tend to | criminate himself, Other similar questions were put | and the witness declined to answer any question on the subject, on the same ground, by advice of his counsel, Mr. Cogswell. Chairman Cole then announced that {t would be the duty of the committee to report Mr. Kiley as being in contempt to the Legislature, and he left the stand, TESTIMONY OF CANAL COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, Mr, W. W. Wright, the Canal Commissioner, was re- called and examined concerning the payment of the Voorhees claim. He explained that he hesitated a long while before drawing his certificate; he made full in- quiry and investigation; got contradictory testimony and determined not to pay it; time passed and he lost the rights of appeal; then a mandamus was brought to compel him to pay it; he then put it into the hands of | the Attorney General; then he heard nothing more about it for some time, when at length Judge Pratt met him and told him ‘it had been put into his | hands Judge Pratt asked me what I was going to do and I said ‘nothing; he then asked me finally to investigate the matter further. Witness said he renewed his inquiries and found the claim was just; then Auditor Dayton refused to pay my draft and { again investigated, and became convinced that the claim ought to be paid; ‘he said he was not satisfled that it ought to be paid and that $2,050 was too much, r. Peckham—And yet he claimed only $1,000 when he went to the Legislature? Mr, Wright—This man was avery ignorant man; he was told that the contractors would pay him something and that the State officers would also, but they never paid him anything. Perhaps he thought when he came to the State for $1,000 he would get something from | others, Mr. Peckham—Did you authorize the grubbing of the 479 acres of land at Ousco Lake after the three acres had been grubbed and cleared ¢ Mr. Wright—Not ull after a luw had been passed authorizing it, Mr. Peckham—If you will look at the supplemental contract you will see that there is no grubbing pro- vided for, Mr. Wright—Thero was to be some grubbing. Mr. Peckham—Yes; but you will seo the effect of that contract was that the contractors received the ex- travagant price of $70 per acre for simply cutting and slaring. ‘hey did no grubbing. Mr. Wright—Weil, I admit that was the fact; but this contract was presented to me and I thought it was all right. The fuct is I never was on the ground, and never saw the reservoir, If I had seen the work I would never have allowed it. Mr. Peckham—Now, why, you being Canal Com missioner in charge, did you not see this work ? Mr. Wright—I had to take the word of others in some things; I could not seo everything, The committee then adjourned till ten A. M. to- morrow, 4 WHAT THR LAW SAYS, During the examination of Auditor Thayer this morning by the Joint Legislative Committee, the law appropriating $500,000 for continuing the work on the Champlain Canal enlargement was read, in which it was required that a survey of the work should be made, and a map, plans and estimates submitted to the Cani Board before the work was let, But, in direct violation ofthis law, on the 27th day of May, 1874, three days after the passage of the law, at a meeting of the Canal oo, State Engineer Sweet offered the following reso- utior Resolved, That tho surveys, maps, plans and estimates for that portion, of the Champlain Canal, embracing sections Nos, Bo, 27, 28, 29,00 and 1, ag surveyed, subdivided and Jnid down tinder the act, chapter 788, Laws of 1870, snd which were approved by the’ State Engineer and Surveyor, aud Adopted by the Canal Board September 27, 1871, the ‘same are hereby approved and adopted by the Canal Borrd under the provisions. of the act, chapter 30, Laws of 1874, as 8 proper line and plan of enlargement, the same having been examined and approved by the State Engineer and Surveyor jad Canal Comuissioner in churge, as provided by suid ct of This resolution was adopted by the following vote:— Yeas.—Robinson, Pratt, Jackson, Barkley, Stroud and Sweets. # Nays.—Willers and Hopkins—2. CHARTER OAK PARK. FIRST DAY OF THE SECOND ANNUAL SUMMER MEETING—ST, JULIEN AND HOPEFUL THE WINNERS. . Hartvorn, Conn., August ST, 1875, This was the opening day of the second annual sum- mer meeting of the Connecticut Stock Breeders’ Asso- elation, and the last grand reunion of the circuit com- menced at Cleveland about five weeks ago, with an army of trotters that have since been marching to the eastward, The liberal purses oflered by the manage- ment met with liberal responses. An entrance of 145 b embracing the cream of the land, and tho mites éncé of the weather, give promise of excep- tionally brilliant sport. Charter Oak Park is but two miles from Hartford, on the line of the railroad, and is a lovely spot, There was a large attendance, SUMMARY, Cnarter Oak Park, Hartrorp, Conn., August 31, 1875.—Finst Dat or TH SkCOND ANNUAL SUMMER MEETING OF THE ConnEcTICUT STOCK BREEDERS’ ASso- ciation, —First Race—TRortinG.—Purse of $3,000, for horses that never beat 2:38, mile beats, best three in five, inharness; $1,500 to the first, $750 to the second, $450 to the third and $300 to the fourth horse; en- trance ten per cent of purse and five per cent only if déclared out; closed with twenty-four subscribers, of which fifteen were declared out. Judges—F, W. Rus- sell, Alexander Harbison and John R. Hill Wm. Sargent’s b. g. St. Julien, A. J. Feek's b. g. Great Eastorn, 8. F. Twichell’s s. s. Goldfinder, M. Roden’s ch. g. Dan Bryant. F, B. Cummings’ br. m. Queen, . Wm, H. Peek’s b. 8. Voltaire J. H. Goldsmith’s b. m. Sister. . L. Railey’s b. g. Calmer. Geo. W. Miller’s ch. m. Lady 1 J. K. Levitt’s b. m. Lady Goodwin, Dexter Wilbur's bY g. Long Branch Peter Lynch’s b. m. Pet,...... J. D. Brown's ch. g. I Guess So. CxAcaReanH” TIME, Quarter, Half. ++ 38 1:1535 87% «118K + BT 1:18 2265 Same Da¥—Second RACE—TRortixG.—Purse of $4,000, for horses that never beat 2:20, mile heats, best three in five, in harness; $2,000 to the first, $1,000 to the second, to the third’ and $400 to the fourth horse; same conditions of entrance; closed with ten subscribers, of which six declared out, Dan Mace’s gr. g. Hopeful..........0000. 1 W. H, Doble’s br. m. Lady Maude...121) 2 G, 8. Green’s b. m, Lucille Golddust.....) 3 | M. Roden’s b. g. Henry.. .4 Half. Ss RK ESS: GOLDSMITH MAID. This famed mare has beon withdrawn from the “fre for ail” purse of Friday, but fortunately arrangements have been made which will give the visitors of that day achanco of seeing her on the track, A purse of $2,000 has been bung up by the management and willbe given her owner for the attempt to beat her record of 2:14 with the help of running company. An exhibition of this character will prove very attractive, but it is a little singular that Doble with the Maid declines another tussle with the clipper Lula, THE POOLS POR TO-DAY’S RACES, The pools here to-night averaged:— ‘THE 2:31 CLABS, Unknown... 4 Lady Turpin.........., 22 Jeremiah. 2 Houest Harry. 2: 10. Lady Snell 4 ‘THE 2:25 RACK, Clementine... 44 Molscy.. 6 Joker... 2% Field, 10 WT PURSE. Rai Field... ‘The city is full of strangers, TROTTING AT DEERFOOT PARK. Thero was a good attendance at Deerfoot Park yestor- day for the two events announced. The trotting was good and fast to wagon. The following is the SUMMARY. Derrroor Daivixe Park, L. 1. Angust 31, 1875.— Sweepstakes $400; $50 to’ second horse; milo heats; three in five; to wagon, A. Paterson’s b. g. Wm. Walsh. W. MeMahon’s b. m, Edith, W. 8, Thom’s br. g. Phil O’Nou Jr, H. W. Howe's bik, g. Wm. Nolan rie, Quarter. First heat. 4036 Second heat. 40 ‘Third heat, 39 M6 ig 23534 Same Day-—Sweopstakes $150; mile heats; three in five; to wagon. W. 4, Thom’s b. m, Love... Dr. Heard’s b. m. Elizabeth Owner's b. m. Nelly Conder, Time, Quarter. First heat..... “4 Second heat, 45 45 421 SYRACUSE DRIVING PARK MEETING. Syracuse, August 31, 1875, The entries for the fall meeting of the Syracuse Drit- ing Park on the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th of September have closed, All the purses are filled, with seventy-five nominations, The prospects are fine for a anceossful meeting, | able small boats floated around, THE AMATEUR ROWERS, Annual Regatta of the National Amateur Rowing Association. —-—_- THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. THE FIRST HEAT FOR FOURS. The Pair-Oared Race Won by the Argonautas. ATALANTAS WIN Troy, August 81, 1876, The annual regatta of the National Amateur Rowing Association commenced to-day, and an extended pro- gramme, embracing the pair-oared race and the heats in the four-oar and single, kept the spectators amused | until near sundown. he town is tolerably full, and the boat houses along the river bank were all visited yester- day afternoon by the friends of the different crews en- tered in the regatta. The majority of the clubs appear to have been billeted upon the Laureate Club, where they do not appear to Mave been received with the courtesy due to a visiting crew. The club house w quite a large brick building, and is situated on the banks of the Hudson, a short dis- tance above the dam and exactly opposite the finish of all the races, The Atalantas were out twice yesterday morning, and appeared to be well and pulling with plenty of spirit, The Friendship and Quaker City crews were also rowing during the morning, and the latter crew gained quite a number of admirers by the clean way they did their work, enter- ing and leaving the water without any disturbance, The Friendships have been rather unfortunate, es they have had to pull with a substitute, one of their best men being sick, but he was all right to-day, and rowed with the crew, ‘The Argonautas were in considerably better spirits yesterday afternoon, as they found they made considerably better time in the Tyne boat that arrived for them yesterday morning. Dick Bainbridge pulled over the course with them in hisshell, and made a good enough show to insure a little work for Champion Courtney when the time comes for their heat, Riley and Leffernan, of the Neptunes, pulled double sculls over the course in a new boat they had borrowed, and appeared to like the way she moved, and shortly afterward Riley got into his shell and took a spin, waited on by Ackerman, a promising young sculler. Courtney was down at tho Laureate boat house during the day; but, as his thumb was still very painful, he determined not to go out, but to reserve himself for the ent when he had to row in earnest, In tho evening the boating men assembled at Kale Mitchell’s, where Baker was selling pools on the heats that were decided to-day. There was a good deal of talk about the respective merits of the different men; but the pool-selling was not hvely, body appeared to be anxious to put their money on the same way. The Atalantas wero strong favorites in their heat, selling for 25 against 10 that tne Friendships and Mutuals realized, In the second heat of the fours the Argonautas brought 25, the Beaverwycks 10 and the Quaker Citys 5. Riley was the favorite at evens against the fleld in the first heat of the singles, and there was not much betting on the next, as the favorites, Lathrop and McCormick, both belonging to the Beayerwycks, the outside public hardly knew which to select, Notwithstanding bis bad thumb, specu” Jators could not be driven away from Courtney, and 50 to 10 was bet freely that he beat Bainbridge and Roach. ‘The pair-oar elicited some slight competition, and for a few minutes pools were sold quite briskly, the Argo- nautas bringing 25 and the Beaverwycks 15. This morning there was another attempt made to excite speculation; but as everybody appeared dull the auctioncer took up his box and started for the river, where he sold during the day, on a dock near the Ulysses boat house, The morning trains from New York and Saratoga were tolerably full of boating men, and when the New York delegation found the Argo- nautas selling favorites in their heat with the Beaver- wycks they wero ratlier astonished, as they said things were reversed in New York, the Beaverwyeks being th favorites there. lt was rather singular that the ‘strangors should be made the favorites at ety -of the different places. . THR NATIONAL CONVENTION assembled at Harmony Hull, in this city, about eleven o’clock this forehoon. Twelve of the thirty-six clubs comprising the association were represenied, viz., the Atalantas, Argonautas, Mutuals, Nautilus, Athletic, Mark Tilly, Pawtucket, Quaker City, Seawanhaka, . Ulysses’ and Pennsylvania Barge clubs. In tho absence of Mr. Craft, the President of the association, Commodore James M. Fei guson, of theSchuylkill Navy, was appointed tem; rary chairman. Mr, Garfield, the Secretary, read annual report, which showed ‘that the national organi- zation was ina flourishing condition. The Treasurer's report showed that there has been received during the year $360, which, with the amount already in the treasury, showed 'a fund of $493 56. The sum ex- pended ‘amounted to $245, leaving a balance in the treasury of $247 91. John E. Eustis, of the Atalanta Club, of New York, was elected a member of the Execu- tive Committee, to fill the vacancy of Mr. Mecker, who retired. Before the close of the Convention Commo- dore Ferguson extended an invitation to the National Association to hold its next annual regatta at Philadel- phia, The invitation was received and referred to the Executive Board, ‘After the Convention was over everybody made a move for dinner, and then there was a general rush to the river. The Lansingburg cars did a steady business all day, and the poor horses suffered, as the sun was hot and the load heavy. It was quite refreshing to find things so lively on the river, as although in the city the majority of the population appeared to be attending to their, regular business, tho spectators had certainly come from some quarter or the other, as they were thickly scattered along both sides of the river. The central points to which the main body of the crowd ap- peared gradually to drift were at the start and finish. At the latter point all the available positions that afforded ‘a good view were taken possession of a couple of hours before the racing commenced, and the occupants held their vantage ground under the scorching rays of the sun with a dauntless courage worthy of some greater cause, Shortly after two P. M. the crowd around the Lau- reate House began to thicken, and the crews were soon hard at work transferring their boats from the club house to a barge that was to take them to the starting point up the river. Several tugboats were puffing about the river, gayly decorated with bunting, and innumer- etting in everybody's way and in every place where they were not wanted. ‘The balconies of the club house and an adjoining factory wore crowded with ladies, who exhibited a wonderful amount of fortitude sitting out in the sun. It was pretty hard trying to keep the course clear, but when the word was passed down the line that the boats in the first heat had started there was a general skirmish, and before the racing boats arrived the course was toler- ably clear, As they came down to the finish tho Mutuals were the only crew in sight, as the other two were pulling inside the bend of the river, For acouple of minutes, as the Mutuals kept drawing nearer the friends of the Atalantas lost courage, but just at the moment when they were ready to give ‘everything up the pink shirts of the college crew stot out of the bend, and, pulling gracefully alongside the shore, won easily by three lengths, with the Alban: giants second and the Friendships third, It was a well rowed race, and formed a good commencement to the day’s programme, The next event—the contest be- tween the Beaverwyck, Argonauta and Quaker City clubs—now attracted all attention, and as the moment drew near when they were to start the pool seller was kept busy handing out the tickets to their respective admirers. The Beaverwyck and Argonauta men both felt confident in their crews and backed them without flinching, ythe betting being about evon. Presently a cry went up “They're off,” and the voice of the pool- seller was silenced, bis ‘patrons making a grand tush for the river bank, They came down with a rush, escorted by half a dozen steam tugs and sweeping along at alightning gait. The Beaverwycks passed the Lau- reate Club House the winners of the heat, Argonautas second and the Quaker City third. It was rather a hard blow for the Argonauta Club, as they felt confident that their crew would make up to-day for their defeat at Saratoga, The rest of the races passed off very pleas antly and were all concluded shortly after 6 P. A YIRST TRIAL HEAT OF FOURS. The following are the names of the starters in the first trial heats of fours, together with the names of the crew, colors and the position they ocupied at the start, commencing with number one on the east shore :— 1. Atalanta—W. H. Downs, bow, H. W. Rodgers, No, 2; John Gunster, No. 8, and John E, Eustis, stroke, Colors, red, 2 Friendship—W. J. Hurley, bow; R. Tilson, No. 25 J. A. P, Schneider, No, 3; James McCartney, ‘stroke, Colors, white, & Mutual—George Hughes, bow; H. Bowen, No, 2; M. J. Fenton, No. 3; W. 8. Moseley, stroke. Colors, blue. THE RACK. TheFriendships were the first boat oat up over the course, the Mutuals secon id the Ata. lantas third, After ashort delay the referee gave the word “go '? The Friendships were the first to get away with a good start. At the first half mile the Atalantas had the lead, with the Mutuals second, and the Fiendships, steering a bad course and crossing over into the Atalantas’ wake, got all their wash, Tho Mutnals and the Atalantas had a hard struggle for the next quarter ofa mile, The Atalantas were pulling about thirty-six strokes to the Mutuals’ thirty-five, The Atalantas steered a good course from beginning to the end. The Mutuals, by keeping the western shore. lost cansiderable by the bad course they having rowed as every- | 9. steered, owing to a broken radder wire. The Atalan' crossed the line the winners. 1. Atalantas: 2 Mutuals, 8. Friendships. ee BEOOND TRIAL HEAT OF FOURS. 1. Beaverwycks—T. J, Gormén, bow; R. T. Gorman, No. 2; D, Doncaster, No, 3; James Wilson, siroke, Colors, red. 2 Quaker City—J..C. McBeath, bow; 0. F. West, No. 2; J. Henderson, No. 8, and 8, Tinson, stroke, Colors, white. 3. Argonautas—Ed, Smith, bow; Walter Mann, No. 2f B. Stephenson, No. 3, and ¥.'C. Eldred, stroke. Colors, jue, THE RACE. The Argonautas were the first boat out, followed by the Beaverwycks and the Quakers last. ‘The boats got even with a good start In the first 100 yards the Ar« gonautas led, Eldred doing his. best and the crew back+ ing him up The Quakers were pulling splendidly, and in the first quarter had a lead of the Albany men, which they sost before the half mile was rowed. Oncd or twice they spurted, bat it availed little, as the Beayers wycks had passed them and were going for the Dautas, which they overhauled, and ior an-eighth of @ mile the boats went bow and bow. From this to thé close of the race it was one of the best contested st gles ever rowed over the Laureate course. It was boldly ought ont to the close, the Beaverwycks crossing the! line and winning the Heat. TOKE, mM. & 1, Beaverwycks . 8 221 2 Argonauias: 8 29 & Quaker City not take FIRST TRIAL MEAT OF The location of scullers in this race was as follows, numbering one from the east bank :— a ig Young (Arlington), Greenpoint, N. Y. Colorg red. 2 James Riley (Neptunes), Staten Island. Colors white, & J. W. Randall (Potomac), Washin, Colors biue, 4 P.O. Ackerman (Atlantic), Hoboken, N. J. Coloré orange. THE RACE. Ackerman got off with the lead, Riley second an Randall third. They pulled in clove company for th first eighth of a mile, Riley pulling a slow, stead, stroke, When the boats ‘crossed the haif-mile ling Riley was leading by about threo boats’ lengths, with, Ackerman gecond, about half a length ahead of Randall, Young, of the Arlingtons, was uot in the race, not hav: ing appeared at the starting point. At the mile Riley was leading, and had the race well in hand. He was pulling uot more than thirty-one strokes a minute. Ackerman, who steered a bad Course, was slightly lead- ing Randall, and increased the gup on the Potomac may toward the close of the heat, and succeeded in crossing the line a good second, with Riley winuiug tirst place. TIME. 1, James Riley... 2 8. ©. Ackerman, 3. J. W. Randall, time not iaken, R. V. Young did not row, on account of boat being broken, SBCOND TRIAL HEAT OP SINGLES. 1, BL. Orr, Seawanhaka, Greenpoint, N. ¥.; colors, red. blue. aT orange. , G. W. Lathrop, Beaverwyck, Albany ; colors, white, J. B. Maxwell, Seawanhaka, Greenpoint; ’ colors, McCormack, Beaverwyck, Albany; colors, ‘THE RACE, The boats were sent off with an equal start, McCor- mack taking the lead in the first quarter, with’ Lathrop second and Maxwell and Orr nearly bow and bow. At ) the half-mile McCormack had increased his lead slightly on Lathrop, Maxwell now began to ag | and crept up on Lathrop. In the next fe boat lengths Orr began to push his boat's bow close upon Maxwell's quarter and then paesed him and went for Lathrop. Close to the Ulysses boat houso McCormack began to play out and drop back, and La- throp, coming up, passed him. Orr also began to spurt and got on even terms with McCormack, apd alsa passed him, At the paper boat factory Orr had given the “goodby” to McCormack and was closing up the difference that separated him from the leader. throp was pulling a splendid race, and when the finish ling was crossed the game little Albany boy went in ahead by about three-quarters of a boat’s length before Orr, rug, 4. Maxwell THIRD TRIAL HEAT OF SINGLES. 1. Charles E. Courtney, Union Springs; colors, red. 2 Dayid Roache, Waverley, New York; colors, white, 3. R. D. Bainbridge, Argonauta, Bergen Point, N. J.; colors, blue, THE RACE. Bainbridge was first to get off, Roache second and Courtney third. For a quarter of a mile Bainbridge kept Courtney company, but after that the champion went ahead, and when a half mile was rowed he had three clear ‘boats’ lengths between him and the Argo- nauta’s representative. Roache dropped behind anc kept the referee’s boat company, about a dozen lengths be- hind Bainbridge. He was now iopelessly out of the race, Courtney had it all bis own way and was pulling at about twenty-eight strokes a minute, stopping occa- sionally and turning around to look over the course. He jogged along as if he was out fora paddie, Barn- bridge pulled splendidly, but in vain, to overhaul the champion. Poor little Roache was nowhere in the strug- gle from start to finish. Courtney, putting on a spurt at the finish, won the heat, the crowds op te shore cheering him'loudly as he passed. TMK. L : ‘les E. Courtney. & David Bainbridge. ‘THI Tn this race, as there were only two contestants, first heat decided the victor. The: Bergen Point boys had the west bank as follow: 1 Beaverwycks—J. Wilson and T. J, Gorman; colors, d. re a Argonautas—Ed. Smith and F. 0. Eldred; colors, jue, THE RACK ‘The Argonautas jumped away with the lead, and were a boat’s length ahead in the first hundred yards, The Beaverwycks were pulling aslow stroke to the Argo- Dautas’ quick and nervous one, e Bergen Pointers Jed by three boats’ lengths at the half mii Tho Bea verwycks pulled in bad form throughout the whole race, while Eldred and Smith were doing their very best work in the Argonauta boat. Passing the Ulysses boat hou: the “‘Argys” led by four boats’ lengths and were row- | ing finely» This distance they increased, and crossed the finish line the winners by six seconds. ‘ TM, 1, Argonauta, 2. Beaverwyck. CIN Great excitement prevails here this evening concern- ing to-morrow’s racing between the Beaverwycks and Atalantas. The Beaverwycks beat the Atalantas’ time ip the previous heat by halfa second. The friends of both crews are here in force, and betting is very lively. The men of both boats are in magnificent condition and each crew feels confident, though they readily admit that they expect that to-morrow’s will be tue hardest rowed race they were ever engaged in. The following are the positions the boats will occupy at the start in to-morrow’s races : FINAL HEAT OF SINGLES, From east shore—Riley, 1; Lathrop, 2; Courtney, 3. FINAL HEAT OF YOURS, Atlantas, 1; Beaverwycks, 2 DOUBLE-SCULL RACE. Neptunes, 1; Potomacs, 2; Beaverwycks, 3; Uniom Springs, 4 COLLEGE AND AMATEUR CREWS, New Yorx, August 30, 1875. To Tne Eprror or tHe Hera.y,— ‘The claim you make in to-day’s paper of the superi- ority of collego oarsmen over amateurs | don’t think will stand careful investigation. ‘The Saratoga regatta, I believe, was the only instance where a crew of college men ever defeated an amateur crew. This very same Atalanta Club, in 1872, defeated the best mon of Harvard and Yale. At the Watkins Glen regatta last year a scratch crew, composed of mem. bers of different clubs from the Harlem River, beat thia year’s Cornell crew, with one exception, that won the College race, the amateurs rowing a heavy six-year- old lapstreaked gig, carrying a coxswain, against their ee, shell. in the New York Rowing and Athletic clubs race, the Rowing Club had two of Columbia’s best men, yet still they were badly beaten by a very light crew. AN AMATEUR OARSMAN, PIGEON MATCH. A CONTEST BETWEEN MR. PERRY BELMONT AND MR TRAVIS VAN BUREN AT THE NARRAGAN- SETT GUN CLUB GROUNDS—-MR. BELMONT VICTORIOUS, Newport, R. 1, August 31, 1875. A’ most interesting pigeon match took place at the grounds of tho Narragansett Gun Club this morning, be- tween Mr. Perry Belmont and Mr, Travis Van Buren, of aid hig h for $100; 25 birds; distance, 30 e@ match was for H rds; dist yards; English rules At the eighteenth shot there was a tie, and then it was a douptful match to speculate Pig both contestants being excellent amateur shots, r, Van Buren, however, made ther miss and al- Jowed his ant nist to obtain the victory by one bird, the score standing 18 to 19, out of 26 birds each, ; THE AMERICAN RIFLE TEAM. PovankeErsix, August 81, 1875, It has been announced on authority that om Septem: ber 13 the American rifle team will shoot at the Hudson River Range, near this city. The arrangements are being perfected as rapidly as possible. RIFLEMEN AT ROCHESTER. The Seventh division of the State militia, the head. quarters of which are in Rochester, will, perhaps, very soon be able to send a very creditable team of riflemen to compete with National Guardsmen of this vicinity before the butts at Creedmoor. The rifle range of the division will be opened to-morrow with appropriate ceremonies, Major General Brinker 1s the com | of the Seventh division, and be, with General Brij Colonel Cook and other officers—members of a comm! We of arrangoments—haye worked hard to nrecure and prepare the ‘‘ranwa.’?