The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1875, Page 8

. from the elub house proper. NEW YORK H*RALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. THEIRACKET’ CLUB) 2200e2,.| pigs 0 Mer Hera der eat oe ey DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW BUILDING AT SIXTH AVENUE AND TWENTY-#1XTH STREET, {From the World of Dec. 27.] ‘The Racket Club Building, at the corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty-sixth street, will be completed bout May 1. The lot on which the club house stands js on the northeast corner of Twenty-sixth street and ‘Sixth avenue, with a frontage of 74 feet on the avenue, and running 100 feet down the street, The shorter side, upon the avenue front, is divided into stores, the corner store being 42 feet wide and the others 14 feet each, and all running back a depth of 62 fee, Below these shops are basement rooms, accessible by broad staircases from the sidewalk, and also adapted for busi+ ness purposes, The remaining depth of the lot on the Dasoment and store floors is taken up by two little “dwellings. The height of the basement story of the stores is 9 fe 46 inches, and of the store above 14 feet 4 amebes, This height, divided into three parts for the dwellings, gives a kiteben ceiling T fect 6 inches in height, a parlor ceiling $ feet 3 inches and chamber story § feet 11 inches in the clear, These dwellings are euurely private, With a separate entrance, and apart Furnace rooms and coal ‘Yauits fill up the remainder of the basement story. The club entrance proper is by a porch on the Twen- ty sixth street side of the buildmg. A passage, 9 feet © inches wide, cut off from the stores on one side and the dwelling On the other, leads to the main staircase, or ® lift may be taken here and the visitor arrive Girectiy at the club rooms on the third floor above, Up the grand stairease the main hall is reached, The whole of this floor is given up entirely to bachelors? Spartinents, Of these there are eight or nine suits, each suit consisting of a parlor or sitting room, a bed- room, ab ante-room and a bathroom, with ample closet rooms, Each set of rooms has outer windows, mainly ob the avenue and street, and the parlor in each case averages 14 by 19 feet, with the bedroom connecting by large siding doors, Up another fight and the racket club rooms are reached. A bilhard room, 23 by 33 fees, hes between the open club rooms on the one side ‘snc the dressing rooms on the other. From the dress- Ing roome tbe clab members have access to the racket courts above, These courts are large chambers, with a cement oor and brick walla, The stairs from the dressing rooms lead directly to the gymnasium, a loug rou, 28 feet in hetght. Passing through this, @ weil lighted passage along the Twenty-sixili street front gives access to two small doors, by which the racket court floors are carried. The courts ure two in namber and of equal size—thirty-one feet six inches by sixiy-three feet, The brick walls are carried up twenty~ wht feet and are finished off perfectly plumb and tb. Above these the roof ts carried up in & truss and tie-rod construction, The light in the court 18 ob- tained by large skylights, occupying about two-thirds of the urca over euch court. Iu the gymnasium is a bowling alley with two runs. Above the gymnasium, in the space of the roof over the racket courts, are the servants’ rooms for those in tbe employ of the club and engaged about the house. Avother feature is (he running track, This makes the circuit of the two racket courts and occupies the roof, Twenty times around make mile. The track is about five feet wide aud finds space against the outer walls on the one side ana the slanting truss timbers on the other, ‘The exterior of the butiding is n9 less novel than the Jnterior. The material used in the walls, trom top to Dotiom, is common hard North River brick, selected for uniiormity of color. The stories have iron columns, with the opening spanned by tron girders and tial arches. Beyond this ali the openings are spanned by femi-circular arches in brick; the stone |intels, sup- porting the small tympanurl dve¥ each ‘opening, fs of Dine stone, roughly dressed, and the tympani are in wp filled in with herring bome brick work. The geu- eral plan ie to gain relief for the faces of the building by throwing them into buttresses and bays. Eight of these bays fill up the Twenty-sixth street front, and six ‘the Sixth avenue facade, On the long or street elevation Jour tiers of bay windows are carried up through three Stories. These open interiorly into the bachelors’ par- Jors and are V shaped in plan, six feet wide aud three feet in Loe sigue afordimg @ view up and dowa the thoroughfare, ‘These bay windows butt above under a corridor three feet wide, running along the Twenty-sixth street front. The cornice is in aseries of bold cast iron openwork brackets, with an overbang of five feet eight inches. These are six feet apart and between them are the win- dows lighting the running track and (he servanis’ story. The club house has been built by A. S. Thorp, a prom- iment member of the New York Racket Club, who will occupy it when completed. The president of the club ‘e Mr. Travers, and the membership includes a number of young men of the city. The cost of the whole will reach $250,000, and at the present rate of progress will be ready fur club uses, as above stated, about May 1 next, AMERICAN RACKETS. SRCOND MATCH. A second match followed, James Casey playing Rich- ard Townsend and Peter McCarthy. ‘The first game was well contested, all the men end spirited work; Casey winning the game by a score of 2 told The second and third games were won by his oppo- nents, notwithstanding some soreness in the right hand of Townsend and some trouble on the part of McCarthy because of the peculiar construction of his so-called highly colored holiday pants, Tbe scores stood :—Seo- ond game—Cagey, 17; Townsend and MeCarthy, 21. ‘Third game—Casey, 10; Townsend and McCarthy, 21. THIRD MATCH. ‘The third watch was four-banded, Meesrs, William HH, Bellord and A. Cassidy playing against Edward Shields and John Bray, The first game was in favor of Bellord and partner by a score of 21 to 14, ‘The second game was much better contested, Shields and his partner doing some fine play, and the score eo and partner, 21; Belford and part- ner, 18, The third and last game of the match was very well conte |, the spectators urging the men to their ut- most. Shields began with pa J fine service, low and to the left, bis partner following his example, and to- getber winning the game by a score of 21 to 19—their opponents, as is evident by their count, trying hard to avoid defeay FOURTH MATCH. The fourth match, the spectators still crowding the gallery, was with James Casey and Michacl Delaney against Joseph Grady and Thomas Hennessy, The toss was won by Casey and partner, the partner going to service, The progress of the match was first in favor of Casey and partner, and secondly in favor of their opponents, the scores standing -— First @ame—Casey and partner, 21; Grady and partner, 14, ‘Secon Game,—Grady and partner, 21; Casey and partner, 11. Third Game—Grady and partner, 21; Casey and Parmer, 19—which closed the games for the day, PEDESTRIANISM. Mr. J. Boot, who gives a long account in acontempo- rary of the match between O’Leary and Weston in Ame- rica and the challenge that originated from O'Leary | to walk any man in the world 100 miles for from | $2,000 to $5,000, begs to state that if U’Leary or any other man in the world would like a race with Perkins he can have a match for any reasonable sum, from $2,000 upward, from one mile to 100 and to walk a re- turn match, one in America and one in London (Eng- land), Bell's Life to be stakeholder and appoint a referee and the editor of another well known and established sporting paper in America the stakeholder and referee tor the other, the conditions to be that if Perkins is to waik the first match in America the stake to be $2,000 a side, to be staked im America, and the return match in England to be for £600 a side, and to be staked tn the hands of Bell's Life in London; or if O'Leary is to come to England to walk the first match, the £600 to be staked at Bell’s Liye and the $2,000 in America, and the whole amount of the sakes in both matches to be staked before either of the matches takes place; or Perkins will give any man in America a start of half a mile in twenty-five, or one mile in fifty, for the same sum, as he thinks that the latter distance would be far more suitable, on account of there being so few places in England where a match of 100 miles could take place under cover. If O'Leary or any other man in America wishes for a match on these terms, he can be accommodated; but no notice will be taken of any challenge unless a deposit accompany it.—Beil's Life in London, Dec. 1. A FOOT RACE. A CONTEST BETWEEN A PHILADELPHIA AND A TRENTON PEDESTRIAN—VICTORY OF THE PHILADELPHIA MAN. ‘Trexton, N. J., Dec. 27, 1875. ‘At Wheatsheaf, Pa, a small settlement four miles south of this city, this afternoon, over 2,000 people congregated to witness a foot race between two noted pedestriang, named Jobn Thomas Crossley, of Philadel phia, and George King, of Trenton. It was a disorderly, riotous and depraved crowd, and was principally com- posed of Philadelphia rowdies, New York bummers and Trenton idiers; but, of course, a few respectable per- fons were attracted to the scene unawares. Fighting, wrangling and profanity were the order of the day. The event proved a terror to the few peaceably disposed spectators, who, when the sport. was over, loudly ~— lamented — that they were inveigied into such company. One man named Dyer had bis ear bitten off by auother named Morris Van Horn. The latter was provoked to a fight, and when the two were struggling ou the ground the The match at McQuade’s Court between Messrs. M. joy and Sullivan against Mesars, Hicks and Gleason was | ouging took place, As soon as Van Horn saw what he fad done he away and was followed by a crowd who threatened to lynch him. He escaped, however, unhurt, The race was for $500 a side, 100 yards distance, Crossley was the victor, with fifteen feet to spare; tlosely contested, resulting in favor of the former, as | time, Il seconds. As usual on such occasions a good per the annexed score:— | First Game —Malloy and Sullivan, 21; Hicks and Gleason, 20. | Second Game—Hicks and Gleason, 21; Malloy and Bullivan, 9. Third Game.—Malloy and Sullivan, 21; Hicks and Gleason, 18 To-morrow Messrs. James Moore and R. M. Dore | lay a match of handball against Arthur McQuade and | james Kirby for $100 to the winners of the first five | mes Another match for $100 is to be played on | riday, whex Messrs. Carry and Sullivan test their skill | against M ames, HANDBALL. Three matches, postponed from Christmas Day, were | played at MeQuade’s Court yesterday, and the crowded | state of the gallery showed unabated interest, When Messrs. Murphy and Landy were about to commence | the bets were nearly even, the odds being slightly in favor of Landy. After a tolerably well contested game | | lost heavily, especia | this regatta | deal of betting was carried on, and some ot the sports those from Trenton, The great- est excitement prevailed, and itis remarkable that no one was killed or seriously burt. The sport was wound up by a race between two men named Crawford and | Long for $100, the former winning. INTERNATIONAL REGATTA. Par.apeLpata, Dec. 27, 1875. An internationa! regatta, under the auspices of the ra, Barry and Reagan, the best of five | United States Centennial Commission, will take place | jn the harbor of New York on or about the 22d day ot Jane, 1876, This regatta will be open to all yachts be- longing to organized yacht clubs. The Centennial Com- mission will award medals and diplomas to the winning yachts of each class in addition to the prizes offered by the yachting organizations, The arrangements for been placed in the haads of the fol- ttee:— lowing com: George 8. Yacht Club, chairman. Jobn 8. Dickenson, Commodore of the Brooklyn Ir. Murphy succeeded in obtaining 21 aces to his op- | Yacht Club, secretary ponent’s 16. Bets were now even. Immediately on | John M. Forbes, Commodore of the Eastern Yacht | commencing the second game Mr. Landy, playing with , Club, Bouya food judgment, went abead of his opponent and won | the game with comparative ease by a score of 21 to 6. The third, also, for some time was decidedly in favor | of Landy, as he led his opponent the start, at one time the score sanding 18 | w. Club. W. T. Garner, Vice Commodore of the Swan, Commodore of the Seawanhaka Yacht New York from | Yacht Club. D. Nicholson Kane, Rear Commodore of the New to 2 Mr. Murphy im his seventh inning scored 4 | York Yacht Club. ne stood, at the conclusion of Landy’s ninth | Landy, 20; Murphy, 10. Murphy, by cool, | play, scored 11 and won the game, amid tumu)- tuous applause, The fourth game was won by Lanuy by ascore of 21 to 10. Some excellent play distin- guished the Ofth game, Mr. Landy finally winning by a | ore of 21 to 13 Inthe eixth game, when the referee ed game—“‘up sticks”—at 18, the excitement was great. Mr. Landy, however, succeeded in adding the Beeded 3 to his ecore, thus winning the match. The foliowing 1 the score :— First Game,—Murph Second Game.—L an 21; Landy, 16. 21; Murphy, 6 18. hora Game —Murphy, 21; Landy, 18. Fourth Game.—Landy, 21; Murphy, 10, Fifth Game,—Landy, 21; Murphy, 13. Sixth Game.—Landy, 21, Murphy, 18 EXCITING HOLIDAY GAMES AT THE BROOKLYN court. At the Racket and Hand Ball Court, corner of Hoyt ‘and Douglass streets, Brooklyn, yesterday, there were a number of exceedingly interesting holiday matches among the noted experts of New York, New Jersoy and Brooklyn. YIRST MATCH. The first match was between Peter Fogarty and Colonel Thomas Dempsey, best two in three. On en- tering the court Fogarty won the toss and began to serve low and sharp, as usual, and therefore made it very difficult for bis opponent to return the balls, He counted 6 before retiring Dempsey then, taking the ball, served long and high, on the Jeft hand corner, @ropping the ball skilfully, and counting 4 after active work, in spite of all expert opponent could do to prevent him, Fogarty, resum- ‘mg bis band, played both right and lelt, and the Colonel, being somewhat out of condition and over- Heehed, found it very difficult to follow the service, Before retiring Fogarty bad scored 6 points, making the game stand 10 to 4 in Fogarty’s favor. Dempsey, going to the front, and feeling somewhat riled over the running hie opponent had given bim, commenced some very difficult service, low to the left, resulting in 6 points im bis favor, making the game ‘all ap’ at 10, After serving one ace more Fogarty returned the ball, and, after good play on both sides, placed Dempsey on the outside, Fogarty the next hand, playing as usual, coolly and skilfully, made $ points, tm: i$ to 11 before Demprey put bim out. Demp fuking to serving, made 6 points by “crttical service” $m the right hand corner, and was followed by Fogarty, who finietied the game by securing 8 hard-earned points, the game standing :—Fogarty, 21; Dempsey, 7. ‘THE SECOND GAME. ‘The second game was commenced by Fogarty, who followed bis hand in the last and made 3 points. The Coloner then went to the front, and by hard ser- ‘vice seoured 5 points before he was dotted out, Fo- arty resumed, but was forced to retire on an 0. The Jonel ONCE More going to serve made 2 points without xtraordinary. exertion, and was followed by Fogarty, who, after hard, low service, scored 7, when the marker cuiled 10 to 7, ib Fogarty's favor. hand soon closed the gap trong, bard service, mi ing 6 points before retiring. Hoth the men at thi juncture showed signs of over exertion, especially th foeg-beahed Colonel, through exertion against bis y, entering, looked very ¢, sending the ball siways as far as possi and with this difficult style of serving scored 6 ts, placing the game at 18 to 14, In favor of Fogarty, Colonel taking tiret bis breath and then his hand 4 6 pointe, when the marker cailed ail 18, The friends of both men ave cheers for each, and the game Jone] retiring without making an ad- point Fogarty then wemt in with the ball and the game by making 4 points, Tho score ig Zi le 18 in Fogarty’s favor. corpuleut Colone), noteavisied with the rerult, bis OpbYneDL law bi seep for» boskot | PRINCETON Dempsey getting bis corpulent Colonel's | DARTMOUTH BOAT CLUB. Hanover, N. H., Dec. 29, An entbusiastic meeting of the Dartmouth Boat Club | | was held to night, and the delegates to the new conven- tion were instructed to vote for New London for the next rogatta, Itwas unanimously decided to stand by the Association. AND THE REGATTA ASSOCIATION. New Yore, Dec. 27, 1875, To Tae Error or tne Hrnanp:— Having noticed in your columns a query as to whether | any of the other colleges composing the Intercollegi- ate Rowing Association would follow the example of Yale and Harvard we have thought that au expres- sion of our views, and an announcement of the proba- ble position of Princeton, would not be amiss, Ar thongh, owing to the vacation, there has been no official | actipn by Princeton, yet what we have to say expresses the sentiment of many of our boating men and wily | doubtless be approved by the college. We are resolutely opposed to following the retreating footsteps of Yale and Harvard. On the con- trary, every consideration of duty and courtesy forbids us deserting the Intercollegiate Association Notwithstanding the very natural wish to avoid the | public gaze on the part of the seceding universities, and their horror of degrading their contest into a mere spectacle, it will not be denied that tne regatta as now constituted is a clean, respectable and manly method of competition, and not only to collegians but to many Kingsiand, Commodore of the New York | COLLEGE | — HORSE NOTES. A new turf club, under the name of “The Southern Jockey Club,” has been organized in Paducah. Frank Dayis, the trotter, bas been sold for $7,000 to a Chicago man. A chestnut weanling filly by Glen Athol, dam Belle Brandon, owned by Mr. Alexander, of Woodbura Stud Farm, Spring Station, Ky., broke her right foreleg on the 16th inst’ The filly was put in slings, and ber owner hopes (0 save her for a brood mare, Ata meeting of the Pacific Jockey Club held on Sat- urday, the 18th inst., says the Alla California:—“Ke- porters were excluded from their seasion, consequently only such information as the secretary chose to give can be published. He said that none of the owners of the runners heretofore entered for the $30,000 purse were present at the meeting, and consequently no business was transacted, On Monday, at half-past twelve P. M., club will be in session, at which Lime all owners of four-mile runners are invited to be present. In conversation with member of the Club an Alta reporter was informed that the purse is now ready ; that $30,000 had been sub- scribed, to be run for by the horses and divided as per the original plan. This may be quite true, but as it contiets with the statements made on behalf of the Bay District Fair Association, and as there is an evident desire to keep the actual proceedings in the dark, there is room left for a lingering doubt. If the Pacific Jockey Club is acting in accordance with the statement made by one of its members, it would be far more satisfactory to allow the representatives of the press to be present during their deliberations, There bas been no autborita- tive public denial of the alleged questionable proceed- ings, and as it is necessary to” remove the doubt now existing, it may be as well to say that the contidence of the public cannot be gained by keeping their proceed- ings secret.” TROTTING IN CALIFORNIA, OAKLAND TrorrinG Park, December 18.—Purse $300; two-mile heats, in harness. STARTERS, Hickok’s bd. g. Red Cross. . Whittemore’s s. g. Long John. Cade’s br, g. Dirigo Hine’s b. g. Gold Note... Dennison’s b. g. American Boy Time, 6:11—6:1 When the horses were called to start again there was ‘Dut one opinion, and that was that Gold Note could not lose it, Hickok came upon the track and proceeded to drive or jog his horse round the turn, causing the un- necessary loss of valuable time, as it was then growing late, a proceeding which should’ not have been allowed, but was permitted without complaint or reprimand from the judges, After retracing and another coming up, in which the start would ave been better than uny of the day, they were called back, and the announce- ment made of 4 postponement until Monday, at two P.M. This was hailed with groans and other like ex- pressions of disgust by the crowd, who were off for their homes in a jifly. SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD. ‘The Derby winner of 1875, Galopin, will not be seen on the turf again, as it is said Prince Batthyany will send him to the paddock. Galopin won five races valued at £7,580, It has been arranged that the next great annual horse show at the Alexandria Palace will be held on the 20th, 2ist, 22d, 23d and th of June next, Op Friday, 10th {nst., tt was resolved to declare the Croyden Grand Challenge Cup race, which was originally set for decision on the third day of the meet- ing, void, and it will now be run for at the April meeting in 1876. The Seniirat Plate, a two-year-old event, to which | Mr. Gee contributes a piece of plate valued at 300 sovs., has closed with 102 subscribers, the exact number ob- tained on the last year. The famous race horse Blinkhoolie, by Rataplan, dam Queen Mary, now in his eleventh year, has been purchased by the French government of Mr, Watson, Blinkhoolie was a good racehorse in his time, and asa three year-old won the great Midland Counties Handi- cap, carrying 7st, 21lbs, In the following season he proved bimeelf a grand stayer, winning, among other races, the gold vaseat Ascot, where he defeated Julius by six lengths, and he also won the Alexandria Plate at the same meeting. He bas been fairly successful at the stud—Teacher, Tae Monk, Tam o’ Shanter and the Aline colt being among his get. Young Sydmonton has been sold to Mr. Sanford for 500 guineas, A list of the various stakes to be run at Nice on Jan- nary 20, 23 and 27 are advertised in the London papers, The handicaps for the Grand Prix de Monaco (steeple- | chase handicap) and the Prix de Monte Carlo (hurdle | race handicap) will be published the first week in Jann- ary and for the Military Steeplechase not later than | January 10. ‘The following is a list of the principal winners on tho English turf tor the last five years:— ae 1871. 1872 1873, 1874, | Lord Falmouth..£4,186 £9,974 £7,572 £15,775 £21,152 | Mr. Lannde.. 474630 5 15,275 = M. Lefevre. 23,200 — Mr. Cartwrig ‘0 4.214 Mr, Vyner.. ? 6187 Mir. Savile. . 6,175 Mr. Chaplin 8,705 | Mr. 8,060 | Sir G. Chetwynd. 6,195 Count Lagrange — 9,645, Mr, Bowes... 6,912 0 10,175 Mr. Merry... 20,088 = =2,300 2,255 25 20, " ” ‘At the public dinner held im connection with the | Worcester Chamber of Agriculture, on the 6th inst., at | the Crown Hotel, Worcester, Lord Coventry, in respond. | ing to the toast of the “Worcestershire Agricultural Society,” spoke highly of the social and other advan- | tages of the national sport of fox hunting, and hoped it | would always be well supported in the county, He | hoped the Agricultural Society would be prevailed upon | on future occasions to give more prizes for horses, be- cause he thought the breeding of horses was rapidly | going out of fashion. Horses were deteriorating in | quanuty and quality, and this be attributed to the mania | for short races, whitch made people carciess whether | they bred from’ sound horses or not. Speed was the | first thing to be attained, and breeders snc- rificed constitution and soundness of wind and limb for speed. He instanced Prince Charlie, a noto- rious roarer, having been engaged by the managers of the Hampton Court stud. Some years ago farmers | found out that horse breeding did not pay, but he | thought if they could be induced to take it up again that they would find {t to their advantage to recom- | mence breeding. Horfes could now be disposed of earlier than they were used tobe, Some years ago four-yenr-olds were not ridden in the hunting (eld, but | now half the field were four-year-olds. He @xpr-s sed | regret at the breeding of horses disappearing, and un- jess agricultural societies took the matter up, and, by offering prizes, do all they can to induce farmers to re- turn to horse breeding, he thought this country would | find itself in a very bad position a few years hence, | “Phe statement that, according to precedent, April 3 | would be the fixture for the Oxford and Cambridge | boat race is evidently a mistake, as we learn that it is | usually regulated by Easter, being the Saturday pre- vious to Good Friday, which would be the 8th instead of the 3d of April. ENGLISS RACIN G. THE CROYDEN MEETING. Tae Great MernoroutaN Strepiacnase, of 26 sove, | each, 10 feet, with 00 added; second received 50 sovs. and the third saved his stake; about four miles; 23 subs. Mr. J. Schawell’s ch. g. Furley, by Honiton, out of Odine, aged, 11 st, 6 Ibs. (carry 11 st, 7 Ibs.) (G others a great and attractive feature of the summer | Mi season. Next year it will be doubly so, every phase of American life will acquire increased it- portance, being submitted to the friendly ciams of all foreign nations. Of all years, that will be the one when our greatest athletic contests be marred vy desertion among the contesta A decent regard, then, for public interest and a proper to our’ throngs of foreign visitors compel us (as we bad hoped it would compel every ether mem- ber of the rowing ussociation), to sacrifice Individual preferences and to lend our aid toward making the 1876 regatta a memorable success. Moreover the Intercollegiate Rowing Association at its last Convention invited the English universities to be present at the regatta of 1876, and challenged them to ra existence of the association whose invitation aad chal- lenge onr English cousins will probably accept, It ig not ours « by Yale and Harvard, No one disputes their right to Withdraw, but the propriety und courtesy of it are questionable, The necessity of preserving the associa tion for this year at least is so obvious that their diere- gard of it has created suspicions which, though possi- bly unjust, were to be expected from a course so wilful and unumely. Notwithstanding thelr secession the Intercollegiate | Rowing Association is likely to exist, and the time of the winning crew in the regatta of '76 will not be longer | because Yaic and Harvard are not among the contest. | | ants. Their departure is to be regretted more because | it was the part of duty and courtesy to remain than | because their presence was formidable It is to | hoped that no other colieges will be led astray by their | example. 1 ain, dear sir, respectfully your BENIAMIN NICOLE, Captain, Princeton University Boat Club, WORK OF A FIEND Amalicions scoundrel broke into the stable of the | Erie Railway Company, at Jersey City, on Sunday | | night, and cut the lege of one of the horses employed to eark baweaue goroRe the river Next year | How, in common courtesy, can we, unless the | challenge is declined, abandon or in any way impair the | ‘animadvert on the course purened | be | the Scotch metropolis, and became honorable secretary 1 Anson). Betting—4 to 1 each against Goldtinder and Coureuse de | - | Nuit, 11 to 2 against Shifnal, 6 to 1 against Little Tom, | 8 to 1 eact against Milltown ind Furley, 100 to 8 against Patrick and 20 to Lagainst Defence, The lot were de- spatched at the first attempt, Miltown making play in | front ot Shilnal, Coureuse de Nuit and Furley, the rear being brought up by Patrick, who soon became tailed off, On newring the Woodside Furley went to the front, and at the last fence before reaching the race course | Miltown and Patrick fell, No material change occurred Ull approaching the water jump the first ime, which | | Was taken by Goldiinder, Courowse ae’ Nuit, | Shifnal and Farley in the order named. Im: | mediately after landing Cou Goldfinder drew clear of the ren fence and Pever Simple going on next to the far side, | where Delence refused, the others running in the same | | Order to the same fence tuat both Patrick and Mil- | town came down at, where Peter Simple and Goldfinder | | came to grief, the only four clearing the water jump | the second tine being Coureuse de Nuit, Shifnal, Little | Tom and Fariey Thas they ran to the far side, where | Lite Tom came down & cropper, an example shortiy afterward followed by Shifnal; yet'a fine race ensued, | Farley running the longest aud winning by alength, | | Shifual, who had been remounted, trotted in third, and was placed by the judge. | The death of Major Harrison took pl at Edinburgh on the 6th inst. The deceased, who formerly did good | service for bis country at Vittoria, Pyrenees and other | | places, and sorved with the Eighteenth Hussars twen- ty-one years in India, had for some time past resided in | of the Lothians Racing Club, and for nearly a quarter of a century generously officialed as jadge at the Kdin- burgh race meetings, besides taking great interest in protecting the weltare of the tur! in Scotland, As a gentieman rider he was at one time well known abroad, As well aw at home, and when only ten years old he first appeared in the pigskin and on tho occasion of the last of the Midlothian Yeomanry races, held at Museulburg, he again donned jockey costume and rode his Iast race, boing then in his eighty-first year, The gallant mayor | Cape May and Atlantic City, and asa swims ‘the age of sixty-three, Deceased, whose love for the turf was io ee inberited, x9 ety rg me the you eration of race ut Ww! re. Inembered by those Whé recolicet the time when. the Jate Mr. Drinkald’s colors wert Oftén b ke on the Taee. Bi Bonny and“Adetnas the Derty of ty Mr jonny an, in the Derby of , Mr. was orive few who delieved in the chante of gon omersiey, Mr. Leigh was a regular at- tendant at Newmarket, where he occupied the same lodgings for a great number of years, and his tall, ge Uemanly figure was familiar enough to hundreds Newmarket Aabitués who did not know him by name. CAPTAIN PAUL BOYTON. HIS SAFE ARRIVAL HOME—STORY OF HIS AD~ VENTURES ABROAD, Captain Paul Boyton, of switaming notoriety, has re- turned to New York. He arrived in this city yester- day morning on the White Star steamer Germania, from Liverpool, after a passage of eleven days against head winds and rough weather. Since Captain Boyton left England, at the end of last August, he bas given exhibitions near Berlin, on Lake Weisenzee, and made a trip of 400 miles on the Rhine. He was presented @ silver cup and wreath by the city of Berlin and the ladies of Weisenzee, Previous to his trip to Ger- many Mr, Boyton called at Paris, intending to exhibit his suit and the skill he possessed in its management on the Seine, but it was feared the exhibition would be attended with Joss of life by the falling into the river of persons crowding along the quay. The Captain offered to exhibit for the benefit of the Inundation Fund, and in recognition of his proffered services and generally acknowledged skill, the French Humane So- ciety presented the swimmer a gold medal, This gift was formally given to Captain Boyton by Marchioness MacMahon, at the President's house in Paris, ‘After giving several exhibitions near Berlin the swimmer went to Stettin, where he gave an exhibition for the benefit of the Shipwrecked Mariners Society. Then he went next to Basle, in Switzerland, with the intention of taking along runonthe Rhine At this point it was expected a boat could be procured for ac- companying friends, but the current there was found so rapid that it would be unsafe to venture in a boat, So the guests went on to Strasbourg by rail. The Cap- tain, however, started from Basle at five o'clock one October morning, though the river was rushing on at a tremendous rate, At the time there was a freshet run- ning, and the Captain thinks that for,a time he must have gone at the rate of twelve knots an hour, About nine A. M. a@ peculiar thick fog came on, and the swimmer had to Keep on at full speed, utterly unable to seo where he was going, Coming suddenly near a high bank, where some men were working, he rose up and sounded ona horn he carried, This was intended for a friendly salute, but the workmen were terrified, and dropping their implements they rushed up the bank to getaway from the strange locking monster inthe water, At noon tho swimmer found himself whirling round and round about tm a regular whirlpool, By working steadily into the outer circles he contrived, after half a dozen revolutions, to work into smooth water and so moved on, Assistance was coming in the form of a boat sent out by some Prussian officers, who were superintending the construction of a pontoon ‘ridge near by, and so the Captain effected his escape One of the chief difficulties of this novel trip on the Rhine was the shooting of these pontoon bridges, which are made up of boats standing about five feet apart, To avoid collision with these required no little skill, as the current occasionally carried on the swimmer ata furious rate of speed. Whenever Captain Boyton in the first part of his travels spied a man ina boat and approached him with the view of questioning him as to his distance from one place or another the occupant of the boat invariably fled incontinently as if his ques- tioner were a sprite from the neighborhood of the Black Forest, or even the old gentleman in person out for exercjse, All the first day, until about eight P. M., Captain Boyton kept on the river, making Strasbourg at that time, after a fifteen hours’ tmmersion. Here a slight accident occurred, Near the railroad bridge, which spans the Rhine at Strasbourg, is a pontoon bridge, which the swimmer on account of the darkni did not notice until contact with one of its boats sent him under water. At the time he struck the Captain was inthe act of blowing his horn to announce his arrival, but bis notes were cut short by the collision, which resulted in driv. ing him completely under the boat, He soon came to | the surface, however, comparatively unhurt, and sounded the horn again. It was quite dark at the time, but when the Captain reached the shore a large number had gathered in expectation of his arrival. He was ad- mirably received at Strasbourg, being feasted and dined freely.” Here a flatboat was purchased and the ee 4s embarked to accompany the swimmer. Ona Friday afternoon, at three o'clock, Captain Boyton entered the water again and remamed until half past three o'clock A. M. the followmg Sunday, making a runof 165 This was @ more miles’ to Mayence. fatiguing experience, the Captain says, than the cross. ing of the Channel, At Mannheim and Worms the swimmer was received with distinction, Cannon were fired as he passed and the Mayor of Worms came down to the river side to greet him and open a botue of Liebfraumiich ; American flags were hoisted upon many public and private buildings and waved from boats along the river. A great many telegrams of congratulation were received also. So ran the story to the finish at Cologne. A flattering reception was everywhere ac- corded, Since this Rhine trip Captain Boyton has been visiting at different points in Belgium, Holland and Germany, showing the dress, &¢., in which his exhibitions are given, The last exhibition he gave was at Amsterdam. On this, occasion two men were employed to break the ice. This was about December 2, and the swimmer re- mained two hours in the freezing water, time he concluded to run home and take a few months rest prior to his return in February. He goes next to Vienna and intends to make a general Cootivental tour. After hearing part of the Captain’s story of his ad- ventures the writer inquired What was lis opinion of his treatment abroad. Captain Borrox—Well, I have been treated with great kindness everywhere, but the press and the peo- ple of England especially gave me a very hearty reo tion. In the water | was in the habit of exbibttin, times the fings of all nations; but when I ran up the American flag almost everywhere it was received with ringing cheers, From Turkey I think I shall go through the Suez Canal to Bombay, thence to Austra- lia, from there to Siam. China and Japan, and return home by way of San Francisco. Kxrorter—Do you intend to cross the Pacific in your dress? Captain Borrox (laughingly)—Oh, no! That would bea little too much. But I may drop into the water now and then by way of variety. RerorTkR—Will you give any exhibitions here be- fore you start? Captain Boyrox—While IT am home I would have so objection to give an exhibition to show the per*enen to which this suit bas been brought. For the p. seme! shall rest, however. 1 believe the dress will be the means of saving thousands of lives when ite merits are generally known. I spent a good part of my life at proud to say that I saved seventy-one lives, season I saved fourteen lives at Cape May w seventeen years old. That year got a $400 subscrip- tion. Captain Boyton weighs now about 150 pounde, ha ing lost about forty pounds during his exhibitions, Among the tokens of recognition received by the Cap- tain abroad are the large gold medal of the French So- ciety, @ gold medal from the city of Dublin and a | testimonial, with the American flag and Dublin coat of arms worked in silk and Irish poplin; the Belgium Life Saving decoration and a gold medal,’ the bronze medal of Germany, a silver medal from Amsterdam, a wreath rels in frosted silver from the ladies of Weisenzee, r cup and pedestal from the city of Berlin, a flag and silver me from Christ’s Hospital, London; the London gold life saving medal, the London Herculean and Leander Cinb medals, the city of Folkestone gold medal, an appropriately engraved piece of plate trom Birmingham, a handsome gold watch and chain from Sir Jobn Bennett and many other medals and gifts. While travelling Captain Boyton has made the eub- | Jeet of life saving mm every country his special study. | was interred at Edinburgh, on Friday, 10th inet, The dasth wo wpced of GU 4 Lewh Kea, at ‘Among the foreign life-saving appliances the English National Life Boat Institution stands foremost in his estimation and the French comes next. The Eng! boats are models of strength and beauty. ‘I'd rather look at one of these boats than a pretty lady,” said the Captain, Along the French beaches every appliance is ready at band for life saving ‘and resuscitation, and the services of the humplest fisherman are duly recognized, so that bravery may be encouraged when danger is near, The Captain was away sixteen months altogether, The Committee of the Board of Councilmen of Bay- onne, N. J, have made ap examination of the water works in Long Island City, and they will now proceed to Rahway, where there is a similar plan for supplying water, It is proposed to build a large well from whieh water will be pumped and forced through pipes into every section of the city, Hydrante will be placed at convenient intervals, and to these hose will be at- tached in case of fire, It 18 claimed that the expen | of costly water works and of a fire department will thus SO ae IMPORTANT TO SHIPMASTERS. [From the New Orleans Bulletin, Dec, 23.) We are indebted to E. P. Champlin, the Deputy Col- lector of this port, for the following information, which will prove of interest to shipmasters;—The French Minister at Washington bas addressed a communica tion to Secretary Fish, stating that bis government has found it necessary, in order to prevent a concerted at tempt to rescue its prisoners in the penal colonies of New Caledonia, to establish very strict regulations in reference to foreign vessels visiting the coast of the French penal colonies, At the approach of any veseel toward the northeast coast of the Isle of Pines, a gun- boat will advance to meet it and prevent its going into port unless it is apecially authorized to do so by the territorial commandant, A refusal Lo obey the regula Hans will result in the selgure of the visiting vessel Alter this | | death rate of the patients bad been 6.44, The rece} THE SINGER WILL. INCREASING INTEREST MANIFESTED IN THE ARGUMENT O¥ EBX-JUDGE PORTER FOR LYENCE. Every seat devoted to the use of spectators in the Surrogate’s Court at White Plains, Westchester county, was occupied when the counsel on both sides, with the contestant in the Singer will case and her friends, arrived there from New York yesterday, A spectacle altogether novel ina judicial atmosphere, and which called forth expressions of curiosity, was formed by two large oi] paintings of Isaac M. Singer, the testa- tor, and Mrs, Mary Ann Singer (now Mra. Foster), the contestant, hanging side by side in apparently Joving unison, Mr, Van Pelt, for the contestant, offered in evidence the judgment roll in the diyerce suit for adaltery, ob- tained by L M. Singer against Catherine M. Singer, in January, 1860, and which prohibited her from marrying again while granting that privilege to the plaintiff. He also placed in evidence a daguerreotype likeness of the testator and the contestant taken on the same plate, ‘Mr. Carter, for the executor, having read a portion of the Revised Statutes of Massachusetts, touching the re- cording in that State of births, marriages and deaths, as bearing on the record of marriage proved between the contestant and John #. Foster, in Boston, ex- Judge Porter commenced his argument in bebali of the English widow and legateo, After alluding to the unusual Interest attaching to the case from the maguitude of the estate involved he said that the question at issue towered ubove all consid- erations of mere property. He reviewed the life and career of Mr, Singer, who, he said, though born of re- lgious parents, was led in early life to entertain an ex- traordinary feeling for the other sex, A man of strong passions, he was most susceptible to the fascinations of women, often to their benefit and frequently to their shame, After showing how the testator had pro- vided for more children in hia will than the majority of men leave behind them, and how he also handsomely provided for the children of Mrs, Foster, leaving them about one-tenth of his estate, counsel said that the question as to whether the will was duly executed has not yet arisen. Whether this man who had the control and management of vast business com- plications was able to make this will ts a question that Tay arise if the contestant is admitted to dispute it. He commented severely on the contestant, who, he suid, comes into Court to place her veto on ‘the will, under which her children are entitled to $1,500,000, He dwelt on the spectacle of @ mother coming into Court to proclaim that she 1s a Digamist and said that the man with whom she is now living is nother husband, Her object, he continued, was money, and if she succeeds she will be ima position to claim one-third of the estate, to the exclusion of every child named in the will, and who was not born in wedlock, Counsel reviewed the testimen, of Mrs, Foster at length, and, after citing numerous ai vhorities in support of his position, viz :—that her relations with Singer, although extending through period §=of many years, were not of & matrimonial character, as no proof of their marriage existed, made an eloquent appeal tn behalt of the widow in England, whom it was sought by the contestant to reduce to the level of concubinage, and on the brows of whose innocent children was intended to be placed in the same manner the ineflaceable brand of illegitimacy. The above is but a meagre outline of ex-Judge Porter's ableargument, which occupied about seven hours in ite delivery, To-day will be devoted to the argument of counsel for the contestant, FIXING THE TAMMANY SLATE. Several members of the old Tammany Committee on Organization met yesterday afternoon at the Wigwam for the purpose of inspecting the various tickets in the several districts to be voted for this evening in the election for the new General Committee, John Kelly superintended the reading and found objections toa Jarge number of names presented on tho west side, as the result of which others were substituted. Thus it will be seen that Boss Kelly still intends to run the machine, At the last meeting of the General Committee it was resolved to support no man for any position, no matter how paltry, who had been identified with the late fusion of bolting democrats with the republican party; but it seems there ie hardly a district where the pames of anti-Tammany men have not been placed on the ckets to be voted for at the primaries to-night, SECRECY STILL TO RULE. The Sachems of the Society of Tammany who were Appointed as a special committee, at the last mecting of the society, to take into consideration the resolution offered by Henry F. Clinton, to do away with all secrecy jn the gociety, have held two meetings to consider the game. Yesterday it was fonnd that a majority were in tavor of its remaining under its old constitution, and they will therefore so report at the next meet ng of the society, LIBERAL REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES. The liberal republicans held primary elections throughout the various Assembly districts last even- ing for the purpose of choosing delegates to their Gen- eral Committee and also officers for their respective district organizations, So far as could be ascertained these elections passed off quietly. Among the promi- nent members of the new General Commitice are Gen- eral Jobn A. Cochrane, Hon, Benjamin A. Willis, Dr, Martin Freligh, ex-Judge Fithian, Cephas Brainerd, David D, Terry, Christopher Pullman, Colone) Cowles, Hugh Nesbitt, George H. McKay, Jalius Harbinger, Professor Theodore G, Glaubensklee, Colonel T. Hanley, Clarke Bell, J. 8. Hildredth and Charles B. Wendt. MALARIAL POISONS. ‘The investigation into the dofective system of drain- age in Jersey City was continued yesterday, The con- clusion arrived at by the physicians who have made tne question a study is that a general plan of drainage must some day be adopted, and the construction of all sewers must conform to that plan. plang have been submitted for the ventilaiion of sewers and waste pipes, and for carrying off foul gases trom houses. Another improvement is a tray for sewer traps, which would prevent solid substances from pass- | ing into the sewers. This is strongly approved by County Physician Stout, who will submit it to the County Board of Health st its next meeting. | The com- Tm mittee of the city Board of Health will meet again to-day. RECEIVL. THE WHITE VEIL. Yesterday morning a large number of ladies and gen- tlemen assembled at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Manhattanville, to witness the reception by Miss Ma garet Dalrymple of the white veil, At the time a pointed the mesdames (sisters) being all in their stalls, Mme, Tone, the Mother Provincial, walked slowly up the centre aisle, leading by the hand a tall, handsome Wionde lady dressed in white, A pricdieu, covered with lace and white flowers, was placed in front of the | altar, and on this the young lacy knelt while the cele- brant, Rev. Dr. Spalding, read one of the psalms, then Diessed the white veil and gave it to the mother, whieh he preached a sermon particularly a the future religious state of the novice. tired to the vestry and robed for the celebration of the mass, during which time the reverend mother led Miss Dalrymple down the aisle and ont to a retiring | room, where the young lady was divested of all her worldly finery, her magnificent bair cut off and a habit similar to the community's substituted, with the ex. ception of the veil, which was white. Mass was cele- brated and the novice received holy communion, ‘The sisters being then ranged inftheir stalls at each side of the church were all kissed by the newsister, who fine ished by kissing the reverend mother in front of the altar. A magoificeot breakfast was prepared for the invited guests and relations, MASONIC ELECTION. The following officers have been elected in Silentia | Lodge, No. 198, F, and A. M., for the ensuing year:— James Morrow, M.; Bryco Mars, 8. W.; Charles W. Lowndes, J. W.; R. M. Rotacher, Treasurer; Thomas | K. Durham, Secretary; Frank L. Kirkpatrick, 8. D.; | ‘Thoroas ©, Stanley, J. D.; Stephen D. Lue; George g. | Brown, Ms of Cs’; Thomas Johnson, Chaplain; B. ¥. Conklin, Organist; John Duggen, Marshal; John Hill, Tyler; Samuel Hammond, George Hill, William King: horn, Trustees; Jobn G, Barker, James Pridd G. Winship, Richard H. Burke, John Hudson, § Committee, HOSPITAL STATISTICS, At the annual meeting of the members of the Mountt Sinai Hospital the Executive Committeg reported tha during the past year 1,330 patients have been received, Of that numbor 1,196 were treated gratuitously, 901 discharged, 231 greatly improved and 19 unimproved. The average daily attendance of patients had been $4.86, In the outdoor department 4,692 patients bad been treated and 78,604 prescriptions put ap The 18 during the year from all sources except the great fair had been $88,875 16; the expenditures, $46,766 46. The proceeds of the fair amounted to $110,000, suiti- cient to pay off the entire debt of the institution, THE DISBANDED NINETY-SIXTH. A Meeting of the officers of the disbanded Ninety- sixth regiment was held last night at No, 132 Essex street, Lieutenant Max Bbler presiding. The object was to preserve the military character of as many as were so disposed by the formation of a crack com- pany forthe Fifth regiment, Colonel Spencer. After considerable discussion Company 1, Captian Scheider, determined to go over ina body, and shortly after ough members were pledged to make a company of nearly 100 men, As the meeting Jast night was merely for temporary organization, and to feel the military pulse of the members, nothing further was done. An- other meeting will be beid shortly for permament or- kanizaviow Meanwhile various | “WILD AFRICA”. ~~, LECTURE BY PAUL B, DU CHAILLU. Mr. Paul B. Du ChaijJu leottred last evening in tht Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Gustavut Adolphus, Twenty-second street, between Third anf Lexington avenues, the subject being ‘Wild Africa? ‘The lecture was for the benefit of the church and wag well attended. A large map of Africa formed the backs ground of the plattorm. Some singing by the choit of the church preceded Mr, Du Chaillu’s address. Chiet Justice Daly was introduced to the audience by the pastor of the church, Rev, Mr. Princill, he paid a handsome compliment to the Swedish race, referring to the hardy Norsemen of centuries past and their uso fulness in bringing together the nations. The Swedes? however, had not atany time been explorers of Africa, that dark and untraversed land, and it was therefore, no doubt, a peculiar pleasure for Swedes to hear from one a8 accomplished as was Mr. Du Chaillu and one s¢ capable of telling his story. Mr. Du Chaillu began his lecture narrating how hé set sail for Africa in a little schooner when he was only eighteen years of age. When he landed, he found a street about two miles long, as narrow asa street 10 Sweden. Then he was taken to a large building, the only one in the village, and the King was sent for, who supented in a swallow tail coat of a couple of centuries old, and a shirt that had been unwashed for a couple of years. The King asked him if he had come to buy slaves or gold or ivory or oil, But he said no, that ho wanted to kill animals and birds and butterfiics The King promised that he would protect all the goods in the schooner, and would allow him al! the people he wanted for his purposes. The lecturer then went on to give a yi description of this tract of land, which ran from two or three degrees north to two or three degrees south of the Equator, extendin, several hundred miles inland. There were no beasts burden there, and ail the travelling had to be done om foot. There’ werea number of tribes, each fighting against the other, and each had also a different Jan~ uage, fortunately, however, containing only a few words asa yocabulary. The heat and the quinine aud the fever were fierce. The forests were covered with tlowers, the sugar cane waB wild, and here was the home ‘of the men of the woods. Polygamy, and witchcraft were institutions of the country, ‘The older men grew the moro wives they wanted, and the more wives the more slaves, and the more slaves the more wives, Witchcraft was a terrible curse,. ‘They wanted a number of lives to be sacrificed after! the death of their principal men. The lecturer gave: quite an amusing description of his experience with al ‘old King, who he had feared was going to kill him,. ‘Alter a talk of two hours, in which the King declaimed: about bis grandfather and tho number of elephants he had killed, and during which time the women all su: rounded him, the King concluded by offering him » selectiun ofa wife from 853 of the most beautiful girls in that region. On his refusal to take @ single one lest the 862 remaining should bo jealous, it was decreed by the warriors that that was ‘so ana that therefore Mr. Du Chaillu should take tho whole 853% During his experience in Africa he had been really offered 20,000 women for wives. But finally the King let him depart on his immeuse journey into the forest and its frightening surroundings, Then he began to hear of the gorilla, which fierce animal used to carry the people into the forest and kill them, When they reached the village of the cannibals they found the houses about seven fect high and six fees long. The King here was afraid to see him, believin; him to beaspirit, During three days the King staye away, but thousands of warriors came to see him. The lecturer told some very pleasant anecdotes about bith experience with the King and his retainers, and ex~ hibited the skull of a youthful gorilla of abont twelve years of age. He then described his first hunt after @ gorilla, in company with his three savage attendants, The lecturer concluded a very i sant lecture with some expressions of good feeling voward the Swedes and their country, and the audience was again treated to some singing by the choir. LECTURES AND MEETINGS. Victoria C, Woodhull will deliver “a new and start+ ling oration” on “The True and the False, Socially,” a& the Cooper Institute to-morrow evenin The fifth annual convention of the iipna Sigma Ch’ Fraternity will be opened to day at Hoboken. The del~ egates are the guests o! the Gamma Chapter, Stevens Institute of Techuology. RUBENSTEIN’S CONDITION. Pesach N. Rubenstein, tha Jew pedier, who is under indictment for the murder of Sara Alexander, is recov~ ering from the first shock of his arrest, When first! incarcerated in the noisome old County Jail, Raymond street, he was very ill and spat blood, while he would not partake of food, except @ little brown bread and water. He was almost reduced to a skeleton, while terror was stamped upon every feature of hie unpres possessing countenance. Since he has beer permitted, toreceive and confer with counsel, however, he has wonderfully recuperated. His sisters bring him mille and other delicacies of the Hebrew larder daily, and he chats cheerfully with them in his native tongue. Hig counsel is satisfied that they will be able to prove an alibi on the trial, which will take place in Janvary, ‘The little girl, Augusta Simmon, sold the knife t the prisoner, whom she positively identified as th man, is held in custody by the police, The latter thin that the men who saw the deceased in company with Rubenstein on a Broadway car on the night of the murder ought to be kept under surveillance as wit« nesses by the prosecuting officer, as their presence i¢ essential to a conviction upon the approaching trial. THE DOINGS OF THIEVES. Unknown thieves broke open the show case in front of the premises No. 85 Nassau street and stole $50 | worth of telegraph instruments belonging to Mr Thane, ‘An entrance was gained by thieves into the stable of Mme. Shrotts, on Main street, West Farms, and three: horse blankets, valued at $15, stolen by them. By means of breaking a pane of glass in the windows of the liquor store of Hayes & Pontin, at No. 4@ Broadway. thieves succeeded in abstracting iiquor and: | cigars to the value of $25. ‘The saloon of William Avery, at No. 426 Eleventh ave enue, was robbed by thieves of $10 worth of property. | White @ coach belonging to Mrs. Franch, of No. % Gramercy Park, was standing in front of No. 28% Kighth avenue, some unknown person stole a beara: skin rove, valued at $100, from the carriage. The apartments of Mrs. Corwin, at No. 360 Weew | Thirty-sixth street, were entered by sneak thieves, whor | carrted off $35 worth of wearing During the absence of John McArdle {rom his rooms, | at No, 304 Tenth avenue, $55 worth of bis propert, | was carried off by thieves. | ‘The store of J. L. Hewlett, at No, 255 West Thirty: | third street, was entered by burglars and $11 worth ok PRaperty, stolen by them. The Sot apartments occupied by Alice Marphy, at No. 387 Ninth avenue, were robbed of $35 worth ot cloth4 ing. Kn unknown thief broke m pane of glass in the: liquor store window of Patrick McLaughlin, at No 227) West street and stole ten bottles of wine valued at $4, | John Welsh, twenty-eight years of age, a resident off | Hantington, L. 1, was arraigned before Justice Riley, im Brooklyn, yesterday, on charge of steating $360 froma his father ou Christmas morning. He had spent about $100 of the money when arrested. The examinations | was set down for next Friday. George Fergusson, who has been twice tn the Peni~ toutiary, was held by Justice Riley yesterday to await the action of the Grand Jury on & charge of assaulting. and robbing John Hare, of No, 991 Degraw street, Brooklyn, on the night of December 16, while on Van~ derbilt avenue. ‘The dry goods store of N. Sergeant, No. 807 Fultory street, Brooklyn, was visited by burglars and robbed oft $190 worth of stock at an early hour yesterday morn ing. Tne ry store of Charles Lerres, corner of Staten street and Willow piace, Brouklyn, was robbed on Sun- day night of a quantity of sugar, bam: nd liquors, A disorderly house in AUautic avenue, Brooklyn, was broken up yestorday by the police and the inmate wore gent to jail by Justice Delmar for ten days. | A boy named Frank Mack, fifteen years old, ig: | the leader of a gang of tobacco thieves, in Jersey~ | City, He was arrested and locked up yesterday | for plying his vocation at the tobacco Inspcetions building on Twelfth street, Frederick Schultz and John Collins, two thieves were sentenced inthe Court of Sessions, at Jerse, City, to three months in the Penitentiary. CHARLES ELMORE'S FATE. It now turns ont that the young man Charles Elmore | who met with so terrible a death on the Pennsylvania | Railroad in Jersey City, belonged to a respectable fain~ ily. Among the effects found on him were a splendic® gold watch and chain, Knight Templar badge: one siderable sum of money and several letters. He was at: one time assistant clerk in the Court of Quarter Ses- sions at Albany, He was heir to a very valuable prop- erty in Jamaica, L, L, bequeathed bist bis uncle, who died recently in Chicago, He resided recently at No. 50 Sussex street, Jersey City. A Jury was eime panelled last evening by Coroner Gannon, KILLED BY A TRAIN, At five o'clock last night Henry Buckbout, aged! thirty-five, who worked at the Boiling Spring Bleachery, was killed by the Orange county express on the Erid) Railway, near Rutherford Park, N. J. He was al ing on tho track, near a curve, His head and box were terribly crushed, and being carried to Paterson, he died in a short timo, He leaves a wife and children, A jury was called by Coroner Sproull, and the inques will take place this morning. ACCIDENTS, Abraham Rosenbaum, of No. 46 Suffolk street, was run,over by a wagon at the corner of Spring street anc the Bowery yesterday afternoon, and received a con tusion on the right leg. He was sent to Bellevue Hoss ital, and the driver, John Kopp, was arrested for al~ jeged carelessness, | ‘Thomas Gross, driver of car No. 81 of the crosstown: line, accidentally fell over the dasher at the corner of. Twenty-third street and Lexington avenue yesterday: the wheels passing over iK Hoavitai, i —C(‘CNNNON#NONCOC(C(C(( Uj