The New York Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1876, Page 8

"THE TRAST (F PORD Origin of the Festival and the Events It Commemorates. ITS RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE. dow It Will Be Observed in This City. Amelioration of the Old Police Severity. i To-day Purim, the merriest festival of the Jewish year, is celebrated. The feast of Purim dates from about the year 510 B, C., and commemorates the hang- ing of an arch rascal as well as the escape of the Jews In Persia from extermination, The word “purim” is supposed to be the Persic for a ‘lot,’ not in the real estate sense of the term, but as connected with the throwing of dice, Those unfamiliar with the Book of Esther may be reminded that, about the period above mentioned, one Haman, the prime favorite of the | King of Persia, conceived the friendly idea of exter- minating the Jews who had chosen to remain in Persia | instead of joining thoir exiled countrymen in their re- surn to Judea at the end of the captivity. Haman, be- | ing uncertain as to the day upon which it would be | g00d to execute his design, had lots cast every day tor | twelve months in order to discover an auspicious day ‘or the carrying out of this project; hence 1s derived the name of the feast, Purim. The lot fell upon | the thirteenth day of Adar, the sixth month of the | tivil and the tweilth of the ecclesiastical year of the | Jews, There is much dispute as tothe King whose | Prime Minister had the boldness to submit such a proj- | ect to him, but itis g ly conceded to have bee Artaxerxes IIL Tho story, although 2,000 years old, | is, even to-day, uot uninstrucuve, as showing the | Qnasi-mmutability of Kastern institutions The Doundiess credit of the royal favorite, the signet ring | whose impression upon an official document carried | Hie or death, the prodigious sum of 10,000 talents | offered to the monarch as the price of his consent to | the sale butchery, the hanging of the wretch ou the gallows which he had prepared for | e alt yery Oriental in their dramatic di- s, and would read quite naturally to-day of the | petentate, who but a year or so ago feasied the eyes of | Ihe sight-seers of London and Paris with his priceless jewels and signed away all the great | internal and nancial franchises of his kingdom to Baron Reuter, The episode itself has been immortal- ized in the verse of Racine. The Jews, not unnata- rally, celebrated their escape from this ‘great danger, | and to-day the Hebrews ot this city will commemorate | it, in common With their co-religionists throughout the | world. The chief ceremonies observed upon this occa- | Bion are the followin ‘The Book of Esther, written on | @separate parchment, called the Megiliah’ Esther, is read from beginning to end in the : he reading of the law gives place to it ; Aim any language understood by the reader, As often ax Mordecai’s name occurs, the whole congrega- tion exclaim “Blessed be Mordecai.” On the mention of Haman’s name, they say “May bis name perish."” 1t is usual for the children Co hiss, spring rattles, strike ‘the walls with hammers and make all sorts of noises. The latter observances have, as might be expected, Jailen into disuse im many synagogues, The Temainder of the day is spent in festvity, in comme or. n of her's upon which occasion the Jews send ch other, the men to the men, the women to the wo ‘Alins are also be- d upon the poor, ¢ nd masquerades lollow, It 18 not even consid- a breach of the law of Moses for men and women to assume the garb of the other sex. The Talmud even prescribes (Tract. Megili., vit. 2) that a man should drink until he cannot disunguish between the words “Cursed be Haman’ and ‘Blessed be Morde- ¥ The latter provision 1s, however, not con- red binding, and, as the modern Jews belong 2. tiles not being excluded. | chiefly to the most’ respectable classes of society | dare remarkably abstemious, it is unlikely that the Gentiles will be edified by’ any such evidenco | of oblivious enthusiasm. Parim is the last festival | of the Jowish ecclesiastical year, being succeeded im- mediately by the Passover, ‘The festivities im con- | hection with the feast of Purim will be brought to a close by the haute volée of the Hebrew element in New | York by a grand reception at Detmonico’s, to be held | on Tuesday evening, March 14 Those who know the Manner in which such affairs are mavaged by our Hebrew tellow citizens need not be intormed ot the wealth, taste and brilliaucy which will characterize the occasion. It is understood that the police will not interfere ‘with any masquerade parties, and as the pleasant cus- tom of the Hebrews is to visit each other in their bomes Mm masks the pleasure of the festival will be greatly | enhanced, Kers usually go from house to hou and make merry over the many mystifications tha Daturaily ensue. | | A 2 IN A SYNAGOGUE. Last evening being the commencement of the Jewish Purim festival, the synagogue corner of Essex and Hester streets, better known as Cassel’s Synagogue, was crowded with worshippers Suddenly a crackling boise was heard under the women’s gallery, as if the timbers supporting tt were giving way. Beileving | that the gallery was falling, a rush was made for the | doors and windows, but the presence of mind of some | of the male members of the congregation and the ap- pearance of a police officer soon allayed the panic and | the service was continued, No lives were lost, though Fome persons were bruised in their attempt to reach the doors. | PAN SPANISH FESTIVITIES. | In all probability the steamship Parthia will arrive | in this port to-day, bringing twenty-nine Spanish army officers and soldiers who ate to be nobly wined and dined in this city by their compatriots, in honor of the restoration of peace in Spain. been arranged that a banquet shall be given at the Hotman House on the 18th, to which His Exceliency | Sefior Don Antonto Manuilla de los Rios, the Spanish Minister at Washington, is to be invited; hkewise the Bpanish Centennial Commissioner, Mr. Uriarte; the Consul General of New York, Mr. F. de Couto, and | ptber celebrities and well known citizens, and that the Epanish Minister shal! dictate, on the occasion, a tele- Fram to the home government at Madrid ‘in the form which pleases him best.” A banquet is also to be given to tho soldiers, to be presided over by Mr. F. Couto, PRIVATE VIEW OF GEORGE H. STORY'S CENTEN= NIAL AND ACADEMY PICTURES, A reception was given on Wednesday afternoon by George H. Story, at his studio, tor the purpose of allowing his friends to view the results of his winter's work betore the pictures were scattered, some going to the Academy and private galleries and others to the Centennial, To the latter exhibition Mr, Story will Bend three works—“The Young Mother,’ Btadent” and “A Frosty Morning.” The largest of these is “The Student," which is a life-size figure of a young lad seated before an easel, on which is the Fketch of a head. He holds ‘the porte ¢ loosely in bis hand as be sits idly dre Mis work. “The Young Mother’? isn nersing her baby, who looks up into ber face with an expression Gt for a cherub. The figures are hai lengths and life size; both are clad in. why hair which talis and over the white dress of the y Morning” a four-year-old curly headed little boy is standing bet an Open freplsece, dis chubby ds clasped bebind himand bis feet janted firmly on the ground, locking as important in is Hittle dress that barély reached to his knees, as if be bad already arrived at the dignity of manhood and dresscoats, Among the other pictures whieh M Ktory had in his stadio were “Contemp Betssors Grinder, Very Important Bus tng tho Pets," and “Lite Emily The iast mentioned will be Dioran is to pai igure, which is WANDERINGS IN JAPAN. Professor F. Warren Clark, who was connected with the Imperial University of Tokio, delivered a very in. teresting and instructive lecture on Japan last evening Jn the eburch corner of Clinton and Pierrepont streets, | Brooklyn, The proceeds were for the beneiit of the Christian Woman's Temperance Union. The lecturer Darrated his experiences in a very graphic manner, and his efforts were altogether well received. He de ecribed the Japanese, their sociat and domestic habits aud their religious ceremonies, and told many inci Gents of real Jife with much humor and abihty. His account of a stereopticon exhibition given by him Bt the palace before the Mikado and the ladies of bis court created much amusement, and throughout the lecture excelient illustrations were given of the subjects referred ta Some rare speci- Mens of Japanese art were exhibited, as well as sev- al valuable presents given to the leeturer Tycoon anu the Mikado id at the conclusion a vote of thanks WAS passed to fessor Clark, at tbe instance of the President of © the society in aid of which the lecture was given. SUMNER'S ALLEGED FORGERY. ‘The requisition from the State of California for the Peturn of Sumner, the alleged forger, who is now in Jersey City, bas be: i, ped today. The mom nt be rearrested on w: giveth | him with fraud Je dreenvius and other paris of New Jersey. | tweaty-six nominations Wildidlo, | nie Scotland and one by Phaeton, | avenue, Tt has also |g) by the | The echareh was crowded | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, RACING . PROSPECTS, CLOSING OF THE STAKES FOR THE FIXED EVENTS oF 1876. AMERICAN JOCKKY CLUB | The following stakes closed on the Ist inst, tobe run | at Jerome Park :— The Centennial Stakes and the Centennial Cup have | both closed numerously, the first having twenty-one and the second twenty-two entries ; but there is a fal ing off in the nominations for the Fordham Handicap Sweepstakes of eight from last year, there being then | fifty-three entries to forty-five this year, Still the lat- | tor number is quite enough to make a good fleld and a | capital race, as the yuality of the horses will bear favor. | able comparisou with those of 1875. The Westchester Cup has fifteen nominations, and, from the character of the entries, we can safely predict large field of starters, Last year but four horses came to the post, these being Ballenkeel, Retorm, Botany Bay and Shylock, the other entries being afraid ; of Ballenkeel, who had the reputation at that time of being the best horse in the country at the cup distance, This opinion, however, changed as the season wore on, The Juvenile Stakes for two-year-olds, a dash of half | amile, has twenty-six nominations, and we have no | doubt above half of them will come to the post. There wore twelve starters for this event last year, the race | being won by Faithless. In the entries are some of the first get of Longfellow, Kingfisher, Glenelg, Oak- land and Blarneystone that haye appeared on the ) turf The Jockey Club Handicap Sweepstakes, a dash of | two miles, closed with twenty-two nominations, an increase of two on last year’s entries, Of the then Preakness, Grin- stead and Tubman wero the only horses that put in an ppearance, and Wildidle won the race, with 111 Ibs. in the saddle, while Preakness, who was second, car- ried 130 Iba ‘The entries this year are more equal in point of speed, and the probability is that there will be a much larger number of acceptances of the weights iunposed, ‘The Annual Sweepstakes for 1877 also closed on the Ist inst., and this has thirty-two nominations, THE SARATOGA ASSOCIATION, The following aro the stakes, with the number of en- tries, which closed on the Ist inst. : Sweepstakes for all ages, one mile and a quarter, closed with twenty nominations, comprising the best horses in the country. Last year there were nineteen | nominations and four starters, comprising Grinstead, Springbok, Olitipa and Mate. The race was won in the fastest time on record—2:08%—by Grinstead. Among | the entries for this year are the well known names of | Tom Ochiltree, Olitipa, Matador, Parole, Faithless, Madge, Mattie A., Virginius, Rnadamanthus, Countess, Viator, Aaron Pennington, Chesapeake, Wetherby, Ceylon and Ascension, who will make a great race, should none of the other nominations come to the post, ‘Tho Flash Stakes, for two-year-olds, a dash of half a mile, has twenty-four nominations, which is a de | crease of six on last year’s number. Of these seven | are the got of Leamington, two by Lexington, two by | Asteroid, two by Longiellow, one by Australian, one | by Kentucky, one by Baywood, one by Danie! Boone, | one by Blarneystone, one oy Narragansett, one by | Glenelg, one by Oakland, one by Belipse, one by Bon- | They are a prime lot, and the majority of them will make race horses of a superior class, The Saratoga Cup, adash of two miles and aquar- | ter, has seventeen entries—seven less than last year. | Springbok and Preakness will not be tn the race this | car to make a dead heat again in the quickest timo | the distance was ever run in, but Ten Broeck, King | Alphonso, Aristides, Olitipa, Tom Ochiltree, Viator, Acrobat, Barole, Aaron Pennington, Countess, Madge, Joe Cerns, Big Sandy, King Bolt, Weatherby, Stam- | pede and Shirley are entered, and all that are in con- dition will start in the race, The 8:56}, of last year | may still be reduced on a good track, The Sequel Stakes, for three-year-olds, one mile and three-quarters, has eighteen nominations, comprising | the best two-year-olds of 1875. There is a falling off of | six in number between this year and last, but the qual- | ity Of those now entered is fully as good as any previ- | ously engaged in similar events, | Tho Summer Handicsp for all ages, a dash of a milo | and three-quarters, closed with nineteen nominations, | all of which are considered first ctass racers. There is fa falling off of ten for this race, as compared with last | year, but it is thougnt that there will be more starters this year, | The Sweepstakes for two-vear-olds, a dash of three. | quarters of a mile, has twenty-two nominations, all of | the most fashionable breeds in the country. Mr. G. 1. Lorillard enters four; Mr. Belmont, three; P. Lorillard, four; D. McDaniels, foar; MeGrath, two; Carr & Co., two; T. Puryear, ono; F, Morris, one, and G. P, Wet- | more, one. Every indication points to a spring and summer of capital racing and the appearance of new candidates | for fame that may outrun any that have previously | been before the public. | | | | TROTTING ON THE ROAD. An exciting trotting race took place on St. Nicholas | on Wednesday afternoon, between Mr, | Trimbie’s road horse Culver Boy and Mr. J. Copp’s bay gelding. The match was for $100, a mile and re- peat to road wagons, owners to drive, The race was won by Culver Boy in two straight heats. A large crowd was in attendance, and a considerable portion of the winnings was applied to the purchase of “hot | , for the assembled multitude of old sports. | Boy 18 # capital road horse. Culv HANDBALL. | At the court corner of Douglass ana Hoyt streets, Brooklyn, yesterday, previous to the concluding match | between-James Casey, of Brooklyn, and Bernard | McQuade, of New York, thero wasa four-handed match | played by ex-Alderman Dunne and James McEvoy | against Philip Casey and Alderman Reilly. There | were three games played, with the following rosult:— | First game—P. Casey and partner won by 21 to14. | | Second game was won by ex-Alderman Dunne and | partner, by 21 to 1 \ Third game was won by ex-Alderman Dunne, by 21 | to i7—giving the match to ex-Alderman Dunne and | James Mekve hen the court had been cleared and a large num- | of experts and epthusiasts in the amo had been | added to the gathering in the gallery tho concluding inatch beiween Ja wos commenced, und s Casey and Bervard McQuade T great excitement in the upper uer, After the contestants had entered the court ex-Alderman Dunne was chosen marker and referee, Mr, Casey winning the toss for frst hand, the began and continued, with the following re- t First game—James Casey, 21; Bernard McQuade, 12, 1 game—James Carey, 16; Bernard McQuade, Third game—James Casey, Bernard McQuade, 20, Fourth game—James Casey, 21; Bernard McQuade, Firth game—James Casey, 21; Bernard McQuade, 9. | Giving Ute matoh, the series and money to James | Casey | When the contest had been ended and the contest. ants had been rubbed down and clotbed, Mr. McQuade, iT pling that he had been tplaye the saine mply unfortunate, not really | Casey to another contest on | atch tocome of on March ¥ Court, Madison street, New York. On | tex-Aldermar Dunne and James Casey, jay Phillip Casey and Bernard McQuade, at No. 404 Madison street, New York, THE RULES OF THE GAME. Ever since it became kaown to the public thata number of gentiemen of this city had formed a Racket | and Handball Club, and that they were erecting a | costly building for ball courts ap town interest in the | | games of racket and bandball has increased, until it is how as popular here and in Brooklyn, and also in Phil- adelphia and Chicago, as it has been for nearly a cen- tury in London, Dublin and Edinburgh. The foliow- ing are vouched for by Mr. Philip Casey, the chief of | the game in this country, as controlling games in | | Dublin, Now York and Brooklyn as oF THe Gaxe \i consist of twenty-one aces, to diameter. ball Ve asingle-handed | | THe RULE 1. A came of handball be played with a ball w 2. A game played by tw fork ad side the line, be in the centro of striking it with rve it to the if single, the he first band, y a wading the bali on the inst the trout wali, be shall | player or players beyom! the ace tine. |“ &: The striker failing to strike the ball over the ace line | | three times in succession is a hand out, | G. 1f the striker, when se trikes either side = If the striker orhis partner stops the batl intentionally | while on he tron! |. he is « hand oat. ita nike the stril or his partn I be played o 10. When a ball is served short to the player be has the Privilege of striking it with his hand or foot; if strack with ‘bbe Loot and it fails to go on the froms wail it does uot score | fore beginnin | and one which caused considerable interest and specu- | ent, owing to the secrecy obsorved regarding the event, | away. | Killed; a left quarterer. Jamaica, L. 1, March 9, 1 | Paine took first money, | Broad street, the $250 required. | the Schuylkill Navy for the Cami | Labat will represent us as a scuiler, | crews at Philadelphia.” | accepted the inv for the striker; if struck with the hand and {t fails to strike the tro it is om age for the sueike 11. When a ball is served short to the player and he strikes ie with bis foot upon the front wall, the striker. return: ing it on the wall, lns the privilege of preventing the player from striking it a. uck with the foot and assisted by the 1 wall, it is a foal, When a player is'about to atrike the ball, and should ot jostle bim or get in Lis way intentionally, it is | ra hand out, | . Whan a ball is served to the player he shall strike it | on the fly or first bound; tailing to do so counts an ace for the striker. 15. Ina mateh for a prise the cont ts are allowed minute for re(reshments at the expiration of each game failing vo respond to the be 19. call of time loses the miatel 16, Ina double mateh partner shall stand with his back against either side of the wall, inside of the ¢ line. until the ball leaves the front wall; if he fails to do layer goes over the back board 0 it is fo 7. Ifa ball served to the pr nirikes the gallery Before’ bounding on the floor it is 8 ul. . 1, The striker shall call time befor not serve the ball before the player of the ace line, 19. Tn all cases when a ball is taken foul and the players Play it or not, it shall be decided as 20. In striking the bi PI shall not toneh it with Suny part of his person other than the hand or toot, under for- feit of an ace or hand out. 21. If the striker in serving the ball strikes himself or bis Partner with the bail, and it goes over the ace line, it is mt the option of the player whether he sto It OF not, as 18 can be called « hinder, rving the or player: y lines drawn and no er striking the front wall, rebounds ry line, it is foul and not to'be played pelnge in @ match shal! be decided by he pl 23, All disputed referee chosen by tl PIGEON SHOOTIN NOVEL MATCH FOR FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THE GROUNDS OF THE LONG ISLAND CLUB. A pigeon shooting match of rather unusual character, Jation among the few who were advised of its arrange: ment, came off yesterday at the grounds of the Long Island Club, near Jamaica, The conditions of the event were that Mr. Henry Brooks, of New York, could not kill 13 out of 25 birds, which would be furnished him--20 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 14; oz shot, one ground trap and old Long Island rules to govern, only, but subsequently side, and when this bad been agreed upon | the gentleman backing the birds went to the brothers | Green, of Brooklyn, and obtained the promise that they would furnish the required namber of pigeons from their stock of fast flyers, They did so, and no better lot were ever trapped in America. Mr. Brooks | retired after the nineteenth bird, having killed but five in this number. ‘There wero but few gentlemen pres. | Mr Daniel Green was judge for the backer of the birds, Ira A. Paine tor the shooter, and Mr. Parks, of Brook: lyn, acted as referee, Mr, Jobn Green trapped the pigeons, which were given the wind. THE SHOOTING, 1. A right quartering blue rock, very fast and strong, | which the shooter failed to stop. 2 A driver, leaving | the trap like the fiapping of a topsail in a breeze. Two | or three feathers were knocked out of him, and he left | for his home in South Brooklyn, 3. Killed ten yards from the trap; a fast lett quarterer, 4. Misse strong driver, a blue rock. 5, A driver, finely covered and apparently receiving the most of the load, but strong enough to fly beyond the boundary line, where he dropped dead, 6, Killed three yards from the trap; a rapid driver, 7. Very fast right quarterer, which tha shooter failed to stop. 8 Missed; also right quar- | terer, ‘ast and strong. 9 Missed; a bine rock, that dwelt for a second and then went straight from tho trap to jom his escaped companions. 10. Left quar- terer; killed tive yards from trap; an excellent shot, IL, Missed; a pretty right quartering chocolate pigeon, | soon out of sight. 12, Killed; fast driver, well stopped, 1% Missed; also right quarterer, stall and tas 14. Same ‘as last; not touched, 15, Missed; a Originally the match was for @ dinner | it was mado for $250 a | | Bative of the State of Indiana, on a warrant issued by | to the order of James Bowen, MARCH 10, 1876.—TRIPLE RUBENSTEIN. . EFFORTS IN HIS BEHALF—LETTER FROM THE FATHER OF SARA ALEXANDER. Iv is probable that Counsellor Mott will move for a writot error and stay of proceedings in the case of Pesach N, Rubenstein, his client, on Monday next, be- fore a judge of the Supreme Court. The testimony taken on the trial, which is voluminous, hag been | printed, Should the efforts of the counsel in behalf } of bis client fail Rubenstein will be executed this day two weeks, the 24th inst,, in accordance with the sen- tence of Judge Moore, The subdjoined is a translation of the letter of the | father of the murdered girl, Sara Alexander, to his son, in which he hopes for the. punishment of the mur derer:— Witxa Gunerna, Feb. 10, 1876, My Dear Soy—My heart is broken aud iy eyes are blind from tears while I am writing this letter; may- haps it is the last one I shall ever write in this world. Was it therefore that | sent my child to America that she there was to be murdered in such a terrible man- ner? I will not cast any roach upon thee, my son. Thou bast acted as a good son and brother whe m thon madest her cross the ocean; but all this would not have happened if she had remained with me, But | I shail no longer molest thee with my clamorings and | my moanings. Done isdone! But thon must make a kacred vow that thou wilt not repose thee nor rest unless the murderer of my child be discovered, con- victed and punisbea. Do not spare any trouble; do bot spare the money; try everything possible in order to revenge thy sister for the awful crime that is erying up to Heavep, Do not rest uniess thou canst assure me that the murderer has been punished. Tam now seventy years old; all my hfe I have worked and suffered ior my children, and by seeing them happy the dark night became daylight, But what is now the result of all my strivings? A seduced | and slaughtered child! Old as 1 am and broken down as lam, I have but one wish jeft— | PUNISHMENT FOR THE MURDRRER, Shouldst thou not possess enough money, 1 am _will- ing to send thee all T have. It is but little, but I am willing to send it all; and if 1 should not be suificient, | then [shall go from town to town and trom country to country to beg all that is required, But vow let it be enough, Let not be committed other crime, and guard thy second sister uutil thou udest her home to her poor old father. T cannot write any more; my hands tremble and my | heartaches. May the Alinighty call him to account who committed such a horrible erime, and 1 pray to the God of our fathers that the murderer may not es- cape punishment. Now let me tell thee my last desire:—Go to the grave of our dear, beloved Sara and there offer the prayers of thy poor father whose heart is broken. Pray tor the salvation of thy poor murdered sister’s soul, Tam, forever mouruing, thy father, ELIAS ALEXANDER, | EXTRADITING A CHECK RAISER. Yesterday, before United States Commissioner Wins- low, a case of considerable interest was examined concerning the question of the Extradition law witn Canada, On Monday last Deputy Marshal Biggart, of Brooklyn, arrested James Bowen, who claims to bea | the Commissioner named, The warrant was granted on complaint of W. B, Turner,ofthe brokerage house of Turner & Son, of the town of Cornwell, Canada East, who alleged that Bowen, alias William Miller, on Febra- | ary 3, passed on Nelson Turner a draft or check which | had been raised from $20 to $875, The draft was on the Albany County Bank, and was drawn upon the Ger- man-American Bank, of New York, being made payable it was signed and indorsed by the defendant, and was excellently don Some days previous to the presentation of the bogus check it is alleged that the prisoner, who is an honest, driver, Mr. Brooks’ shooting far over him. 16. Missed, | remained on the trap for a second, then leaving quickly | to the right. 17, The shooter could not now win, and Mr. Green took the birds at random, This was a fast | Pigeon, that dwelt an instant, then going straight It was Killed, but as the gun was placed to the shoulder before the ‘bird was fairly on the wing—not allowed under the rules—the referee ordered it scored amiss. 18, Missed; a driver, remarkably fast. 19. Here Mr. Brooks retired trom the main event; but “just for the fun of the thing,” asked for a double rise of, as he expressed himself, the best birds I ever saw.” He was accommodateu, but failed to stop either, SUMMARY, Groups ov THs Loxo IsLaNd Snootine Cun, Near 76.—Match $250 a side, Mr. Henry Brooks, of New York, bemg. bet that he could not kill 13 out of 25 birds that would de furnished | him; 20 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 14 oz. shot, one ground trap and old Long Isiand ruies to govern. Brooxs—0 010 0%, 10001,01000,0001— Total, 19; killed, 5; missed, 14. ‘Time of shooting, 31 minutes. Referee, Mr. Parks, L. 1. 8. C. Following the above th were a fow handicap Sweepstakes shot, the only one of importance being the first. . This was of $3 each, five birds, one 4 barrel, 80 yards boundary, 1\yoz, shot, and H and? } traps. 1t had nino entries, ‘and resulted ‘as iollows:— Pame, 27 yards, 11111; Joseph,” 01111; Schedie yards, 01110; yards, 0.0111; “Edson,” 24 vards, 101 20 yards, 10101; Reynal, 25 yards, 00010; 1 son, 24 yards, 101; ‘Robert,’ 22 yards, 0010, | $18, and “Joseph” sec- ond, $9. *Fell dead out of bounds, ASSAULT AT ARMS, At the Lyceum Theatro last evening a tournament | at arms took place under the direction of Colonel 1. H. | Monstery. The audience, including many Jadies, was large, and the exhibition proved creditable in every _ | Sense. The programme consistea of fencing witn foul, sabre, rapier, bayonet, sabre against bayonet, lance, knife-play, cane, quarterstaf, knife against’ sabre, and sparring. Many of the members of the New York School of Arms took part in the entertainment, and were assisted by Captain Millard, Professors Friderich, Caton, Miller, McGregor and Lowis, who, with Sefior | Martinez, M. Verbowwens and Mr. Emilio Monstery, } had several very spirited encounters, which received | merited applause. aegercaepl | New York, March 8, 1876, | To Tue Eprror or Tar HeraLp:— | I hereby inform the public and Colonel BE. & Mon- | | stery that I accept the challenge published in your | paper of yesterday for the title of “Champion-at-Arms of the United States ana Spanish America.” To the weapons already mentionea—foil, sabre, rapier, bay- onet and knife—Lam willing to add, if Colonel E. S Monstery agrees, the following:—Sinzle stick, quarter. | statt, lance, savatte, the number of points in each of these to be left to the choice of Colonel &. S. Mon- stery. Ihave placed in the hands of Mr, Garguilo, No. 6 | EGIS SENAO, Champion of the tournament beid at the Hippodrome. THE CENTENNIAL REGATTA. H CAMBRIDGE AND DUBLIN TO ACCEPT—PROBA- | BLE SUCCESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RACES, | Piavenenta, March 9, 1876. Commodore Ferguson, of the Schuylkill Navy—the | members of which are patriotically bearing the brunt of the arrangements forthe great international re- | gattas during the Centennial Exhibition—to-day re. | ceived two interesting letters (rom Cambridge, Eng- | land, and Dublin, Ireland, by which it appears that the | Universities at those places will certainly be repre. sented inthe races Certain delays, for which the Schaylkill Navy is not responsible, prevented the matl- ing of the official invitations as soon as thoy should have been sent, else the respouses from abroad would have been received sooner. | The letter trom Cambridge ts as follows: Tarstry CoLtear, Camper, Feb T beg to acknowledge the kind Dean Str Club to participare im the international regatta, to be held | this summer. : hardly any doubt but thit one erew from Cam. | at lenst vt ater forward at the next generalmeet- | hardly think any definite answer can be | ontil race with Oxford is ove: 1 remain, sit, yours tray, W. B. CLOSE, ! Prosident Cambrideo University Boat © Jamns M. FERGUSON, £aq., Commodore Schuylkill Navy. ‘The foliowing are extracts from a letter from Arthur | Bushe, Jr., Captain Dublin University Rowing Club, Dubin, Ireland, under date of February 23;— } After returning thanks for the invitation from the | Schuylkill Navy, he says:—“As you are aware, Mr | You will un- | derstand that he is not being sent out by us (though we hope he will do us credit), but is going out on bis own account, and will row under our name and color, Further, though we (the Dublin University Rowin Club) do not send you a ‘four,’ Ihave hitle doubt | that Dablin Universtiy will bo represented at the Phil | adelphia regatta, As at present constituted they com. | bine one Dublin University Rowing Club man ana three | Dabdlin University Boat Clab men, out After referring to the moditication of the ebatlenge | | from the Rowing Asscc ation of American Colleges, | and hoping to be able to accept this gage, he says:— | “However, il our men are not able to go there, it will | greatly please them to moet some of your university | There are reasons for thinking that Oxford also has #on to participate, and the pext | mat! may bring word to that eflect THE BXPENSKS OF THE REGATTAS, The loliowing are the estimates tor some of the ex- enses necessarily incidental to the regattas ia / Running expenses, temporary boathouses, caring for boats, bestowing crews, priuting, postage, steam- | boats, &e., will amount to $6,000,’ Stiver plate tor | prizes, gold, stlver and bronze medals, exclusive of the | medais given by the Centennial Commission, will cort | also $6,000, Tho estimated amount of money required | to make up suitable purses for the professional races not less than $2,800. Beside these expenses there are Many otbers, which will borne by individual me bers of the Schuylkill Navy, such as the entertainment of visitors from abroad, &¢. The officers of the Sehuy!- kill Navy and others bave offered the hospttality of their homes to some ot the foreign crows, | would telegraph to the bank and inquire aboat it. The | reply showed the $800 check to be ail correct; hence he iminediately brought back to the Proteciory, the | and said it was th Ww | twelve, | katie | whe alighted at the corne | poison. country-looking person, called on the broker and sai he was on there buying horses, and he wanted to have acheck cashed for $800, ‘ho broker said he did not know bim, and he could not pay the drait, but he it was that when the bogus or raised check for an al- most similar amount was presented, a few days later, it | was paid without suspicion. Other brokers were simi- lurly deceived by unknown pares in Canada, and tuere are now two men under arrest for the same crime in the Cornwell Jail The clew to the prisoner was obtained through a man named Howard bav- ing telegraphed to the prisoners at Cornwell to “Come on to Hunter’s Poirt.”? At the latier place Bowen was found, a8 above set forth, When Bower, who 18 about thirty-five years of age, was arrested, $2,000 was found in his possession, On he preliminary examination before Commissioner Winslow counsel for the accused argued that the Com- missiouer had not the authority, in the absence of a mandatory order from Washington, to extradite the prisoner, and that it was illegal to deprive him of bis Hiberty. | District Attorney Hoxie opposed that view of the case, and the examination took place yesterday, when the above alleged facts were set lorth. The prin- expal witness was W. W. B. Turner, who identiied the check, the tndorsements thereon and the prisoner. ‘The examination was adjourned until two o’clock this afternoon, JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, CHILDREN BREAKING AWAY FROM THE CATHO- LIC PROTECTORY AT WESTCHESTER—A FALSE KEY MADE BY ONE OF THEIR NUMBER, Some excitement was occasioned at the Catholic | Protectory in Westchester yesterday morning, by the | sudden breaking away of about twenty of the boys, most of whom, however, were recaptured during the day, It seems that the ringleader of the escaping party is an Italian youth, named Charles Angclo, aged fifleen, who has for some time past | been regarded as one of the most intracte able more than once been surprised by the Christian Brothers while in the act ol making false keys out of old files or other scraps of hard metal. ‘esterday morning, shortly before nine o'clock, he took ad- vantage of (he temporary absence of the Brother who was in charge of a class of boys whose ages ranged from ten to twelve years and led them into the yard, | when with a key of his own manufacture he unlocked | the outside door and dashed through, followed ata tull | run by about a score of juvemiie confederates. A | prefect who was near the spot at once took in | | i inmates of, the institution named, He has | the situation, and, running te the breach, stopped the Jurther egress of the boys, and, after hastily locking the door alter him, started in pursuit of the fugitives. | ‘He succeeded in securing seven of the number, whom remainder outstripping him and disappearing in the | woods, Three more of the runaWays were subsequently | arrested on the Southern boulevard, near Har- | Jem Badge, by an officer of the Thirty-third pre- | ciuct, On being taken to the station house they | admitted that they had rum away from the Protectory, | eir intention when they lett to “go ” Their names are John McCormack, aged ten; | James Lestrange, aged ten, and Michael shoehan, ag Later in the day an officer connected with the Protectory succeeded in capturing two more of the in- | jantile fugitives. It was understood yesterday after. | oon that six or seveu of the little fellows were still at | large. | Brother Feliow hopes that the time is not far | distant when the financial condition of the institution of which he 18 rector will warrant the erection of a | separate building for the ciass of children to which the runaways belong, as their influence tor evil ou the | other buys bas long been Known and observed by him- soll and his assistants BOLD BURGLARY IN BROOKLYN. Shortly betore elevon o'clock on Wednesday night the attention of Me. J, K. Oldainie, who was seated in aroom m the second story of his residence, No, 10 Elm place, Brooklyn, was attracted by a noise, as if caused by a window being raised in the lower part of the house, He took a light and deseended cautiously to the parlor, where he was astonished to behold a stalwart colored Wan in stocking feet, moving about, The rear window of the parlor was open, The gentleman, taking im the situation ata glance, moved toward the mirader, who drew a penknite with a large blade, and brandished the weapon as he moved toward the ball door to escape. Mr. Uldamie attempted to provent his escape, and in so duing he. received a cut in the right hand irom the The burglar made his way ito the street and was arrested with some ditiiculty, He gave his name ag William Lee, He isa nauive of Maryland, twenty- nine years of age, and lives at No, 17 Mott street, New York. He was arraigned yesterday before Police Jus- tice Walsh and pivaded guilty, He is held to awart the action uf the Grand Jury. EMMA CLARKE'S REMORSE, Tho attention of the passengers in a Jersey City | horse car was attracted yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, by the strange movements of a young girl of Montgomery and Van Vorst streets, Sho staggered, and was falling whe ie Was caught and carried into the First precinet sta. | tion, She there admitted that she had poisoned her- | self by taking a draught of martatic seid, Medical a | tendauee was promptiy procured aud antidotes ad ministered with eflect. She suid her name was Emma Clarke, and that her parents were de Her brother lives at No, 313 Delancey street, New York, and ber sister in Second avenue. She worked fora man at No, 18 Laight street, ) York, and lost fity cents Just week when senton an errand. She then stole a counterpane, pawned jtand paid the money. Fearing detection, she crossed to Jersey City and took tho Alter telling her story se became worse, aud hity Hospital, ‘was removed to the LITERATURE FOR LIGHTHOUSES. To THe Eprror ov THe Hexatn:— } Will you please inform the readers of the Henatp | that any books, magazines, &e. (second band or new), whieh they are willing to give for the use of the | keepers of the lighthouses and light vessels of our | coast, yy be sent by express, OU. D., ty A, B Johu- son, United States Lighthouse depot, Staten is! There are 600 hghthoases, many of them aro entire! isolaved = Yours reay Hull Mar 9 1376, Peete y GEORGE W. BLUNT, | agudiciary instead of an executive department of tho | legislation creating special officers to supervise the con- | were passed to encourage: shipbuilding and the eduea- | when the census was taken, $9 per ton, aod the mar- SHEET. THE SHIPPING ACT. ITS FORCIBLE DENUNCIATION AT PYTHAGORAS HALL LAST EVENING. A large meeting was hold last evening at Pythagoras Hall of shipmasiers, sailors and others interested in the shipping of this port, with a view to expressing their indignation in regard to the Shipping act of June, 1872. Alter the reading of letters from 8. 8. Cox, Fer- nando Wood, ©. R. Meade, Gustavus Brett and others, some talking was done, laying bare the alleged fraudu- lent practices of ©, C. Duncan and the American Sea- man's Friend Society, The following resolutions were then read and unani- mously adupted:— Whereas the people of New York interested in ships and shipping, now in mass meeting assembled, feel called upon to express their indignation in regard to the outrages heaped upon a free and independent | people by the enactment into law of the Shipping Com- missioner’s bill by Congress, in June, 1872, and also by | the improper administration of said law. Resolved, While we have viewed the passage by Congress of any act that would deprive any of the people of the United States of any rights and privileges guaranteed them by the fundamental principles of our national charter a8 @ just cause for strife, we have borne such indignities im a spirit of meekness beyond even our own comprehension. Whereas this forbearance on our part is due toa belief in the good imtentions of Congress in passing this bili ostensibly for the welfare of seamen, although at the solicitation of a horde of pretended Christian friends of the latter, but who have very earnestly labored in their own selfish interests regardiess of those of the sailor, and whieh latter fact we have furnished abundant evidence; and whereas while we are now determined to demand and exact our rights as a free people, we are equally determined to pros+ ecule our cause in such a manner as becoines peace- abie and law abiding citizens; therefore, be it Resolved, That we view the Shipping act of June, 1872, in its’ present form, asa direct violation of we constitution of the United States, inasmuch as the ap- pointment of officers to administer said act 1s vested 11 government, whue the tax imposed upon the class to Whom the act applies is not proportioned according to the census of the population of the nation. Resolved, That said act hus now been in operation upward of three years, and bas in itself and in its im- proper administration proved a source of persecution and annoyance to those whose interests it immediately allects—iv wit, shipowners, masters, seamen aud ail oihers employed on board American ships, both steam and sail—and bas ignominiously failed to ameloraic | their condition; that said act of GC, Duncan and otner shipping commissioners bus been arbitrary im the extreme, Wile their arrogance has been peaceably | pubmitted 10 by those who are made the victims of these tyrants by act of Congress. the misrepresentations of the Ameri- Friend Society in regard to this act and its administration are.received by this body as charuc- teristic of an orgapization the management of which is — Intrusted to those who have formed a ring to pocket the contributions to its fund, and, ag bas been clearly proven, reflects discreditably ou all-respectabe parties who haye allowed their pames to be ased in connec- tion with @ suciety where the same is used for velarious purposes. Resolved, That this assemblage have made them- selves acquainted with the provisivns of the amendment to said act, as recently introduced in the House of Re resentatives by Hon. Elijah Ward, of New York, and, while we bave ever disputed the necessity of any tracts made between shipowners, masters and seamen, We unile in recommending the passage by Congress of Said amendment without apy alteration of its principal points. Resolved, That this assemblage denounce the with- hoiding trom the United States Treasury by GC. ©. Dun. can aud other shipping commissioners of all moneys arising from the owners’ fees, by him and them col- Jected wader this act, as reprehensible, and as demand- ing the strictest scrutiny of the proper authorities. Resolved, That the people here assembied authorize the officers of this meeting to demand of the United States District Attorney Bliss, in the name of the people of New York, that the examination of the ac- counts of Shipping’ Commissiouer Duncan, now in | progress, be made a thorough and searching investigu- | tion, and to request (if consistent with law) ana with ail due respect to Mr, District Attorney Bliss and the | examiner, we 0¢ allowed to have a representauve who has practical Knowledge of such matters present with said examtner daring stich investigation. Resvived, That the thanks of the people of New York interested in ships and shipping are justly due and are hereby tendered to our United States Senators and Rep- Tescniatives in Congress, regardless o1 party, for the lively interest they exuibit in our matters, and trust they will continue their indefatigable efforts in our behalt until relief is secured us in the premises, ‘The meeting adjourned shortly afterward, THE FREE TRADE ALLIANCE, A PAPER READ BY PROFESSOR W. G. SUMNER ON THE HISTORY OF PROTECTION IN THE UNITED STATES. The usual monthly meeting of the Free Trade Alliance took place yesterday evening, After the transaction of routine business and the election of new members Professor W. G, Sumner, of Yale College, read the second of a series of four papers on “Protection in the United States.” He opened by calling attention to the fact that the War of ludependence was a revolt against | ‘unjust taxation, and said that it naturaity followed that complicated laws were made to control trade and drive it into the forms which men thought wiser and better than those of nature. Export duties were laid on raw materials to make them cheap; bounties were laid on exports of manufactured goods m order to increase exporis; duties were laid on im. | ports to diminish them; prohibitions were Jaid on the exportation of specie, or on the exportation of ma- chinery, or on the emigration of laborers. Navigation laws, including discriminating duties and tonnage taxes» tion of sailors. All these things belonged to the great system, and the effect was to isolate nations, to rob them of each otber’s gains in literature and the arts and sciences, and to cut off all that highest development which comes trom the action of States on States, The lecturer touched upon the treaty of Franklin, Gerard and Dean, in 1778, between France and this country, and described its effect upon our commerce and industries. ‘One nation,” he said, “which adopts freo trade gets more than it would if it put on restraints, even though all other nations may have restraints, It will share the gain if they follow its example, tor the gain is maltiplied at every step; but, even while they hold back, ‘t gains as much as it can and makes the best of a bad siate of things, while waiting for them to come to a better mind, if it adopts freedom. What would be thought of a grocer who retuged to trade with a hatter who would sell Lim the best hats at the lowest price, Decanse the hatter did net buy flour and sugar from him?!’ The Professor proceeded to describe other treaties made with ioreign governments, and entered into a long description of the jealousies existing be- | tween the States of the Confederation on the question of free trade, quoting very largely from Madison and Fisher Ames. The duties levied under the tariff of 1789 were equivalent to an ad valorem rate of 8'5 per cent; they were raised next year to 11 per cent ad valorem, and in 1792 to 1344 per cent. Between the tari of 1789 and 1516 seventeen acts were passed aflecting duties, generally raising them. The Prolessor reviewed the points ot Alexander Ham- ihon's “History of the Mai by made December 6, 1791, quoting largely trom 11, and characterized many o! Hamilton's views as erroneous and untenable. He had lately been told that protection brings the manu- facturer and the farmer nearer together. ‘This 1s a de- lusion, [tis much more important to bring the vari- ons manulacturers together, because they form groups which assist and sustiin each other, and it is impor- tant to bring them to the country or place where the peess exist. This place wall not be capital and the wages of labor in Mimerce are excepiionally high, agriculture or Hence wo carry « factory by force mto an agricultural district will be to ruin’ the faetory and not help the farmer, Where the profits of one industry far exceed those of all others we have that one only. Where the Protits of several are equal we have the n all The ad. vantages and disadvantages of either state of things are about equal After paying a fitting tribateto Hamilton's candor in the discussion of the subject the Projessor closed giving some valnable statistics as to pig iron,” census of 1870 the laborers engaged manufacturing Pig tron numbered altogether 27,654, and their wages amounted to $12,400,000. The capital employed is re- turned at $56,100,000. We ate pointed to this as a great industry—a grand thing to have. The duty was, ket price of American over imported ifon showed that this sum was directly added to the cost of ali we used The product of the home manufacture was 2,000,000 tons, on whieh the tariit cost us $18,000,000, of whieh the public treasury got not one cent. Seven per cent | on the capital in pig iron manuiacture would be 83,970,000, which, with the wages paid to laborers in Miat trade, would make $16,000,000, If, therefore, we had wade a bargain with ine pig iron manufacturers to let their capital decay, paying them seven per cent on | i, and with the people employed to etay idle While we paid them their tuli wages, provided that we might have our iron free, we should have made $2,000,000 per bom, to say nothing of the fact that, at the tower price, we might have afforded a much larger consumption of iron, We Should, moreover, have had 500 steam engines to apply to other work. We should nave gaved $18,000,000 Worth of coal, charcoal and coke for other aacs, and we should have left 4,000,000 tous of | iron | ore in tho ground for those who come aiter | us to use when they can do it profitably, All this is on the protectionist hypothesis that this indus. try would not have existed but for tbe tariff, « hypothesis which [by no means admit Now, ii we had had a bounty on iron, instead of a taruf, these facts Would be far more generally kuown than the; ln | spection laws have been gradnaily laid asi because © they intertere with trade. They are ostensibly in the puvlic interest, and tar less objectionable than the other means mentioned; bat here the ery has beeu rarsed to be “let alone,’ Patents we have extended more and more, unul which may be made them ts cveroheleed wtikee Gaetr abuse. The other | devices, government banking and subsidies, wo are still | Struggling with,” e | every part of the Bible there is positive evidence | “Superinte: / ' _——$—$—— $ — ——_—_—— MOODY AND SANKEY. Tho fine weather brought the people out in greatp numbers yesterday, and the noon prayer meeting a the Hippodrome was attended by crowds gf well dressed ladies and gentlemen. A number of clergymen were on the platiorm with Messrs, Moody and Sankey, among them Rey. Dr. Hepworth, Rev. Dr. Shaw, Rev. Dr. Kirkpatrick, Rev. Dr. King, Rev. Dr. Murphy and Rev. Dr, Hatfield, of Philadelphia, The meeting opened with the singing of the twenty-iourth hymn, * and be glad, the Redeemer has come,’ and Dr. Pp worth, a8 usual, read out a number of requests {01 prayer, Alter a short prayer by Dr. King, the 133d hymn, “O happy day that fixed my choice,” was sung by the whole congregation, standing, and then Mr, Moody forward. He read the seventh er of Revela- id announced that the subject day was “Thanksgiving” —thanksgiving to God for all bis bless- jogs, thavkegiving for the number of people that had been converted since the commencement of these meetings and thanksgiving for the great work that was heing done throughout the country, Mr, Moody was followed by a number of other clergymen, among them: Dr. Hatfleld, who spoke of the great work that had been done in Philadelphia. mr. Sankey sung the seventy-third hymn, “It passeth know! th. dear love of Thine,’ and the meeting concl wil the benediction by Rey. Dr. ‘kpatrick, AFTERNOON ‘VICES. The largest crowd that the Madison avenue hall of the Hippodrome has yet held was present at the after noon services, The doors were closed punctually « four o'clock, and at that time there were hundreds of ladies standing outside of the different places of*en- trance clamoring for admission; but, as the place could not contain any more with safety, their clamor was of, little avail, The meeting opened with prayer and the singing by Mr. Sankey of the hymn, “I will sing you a song of that beautiful land’? Mr. Moody spoke of heaven. He said there were threo hea’ spoken of in the Bible—the air, the firmament and the place where God’s throne is, where the angels are. That is our heaven. It is a real thing, not an ideal—just as much of a city as New York is. New York and all other cities will away, but the city ernity. If God has invited us im I think we ought to knowall about it. In Deuteronomy, xxvi., 15; in Genesis, xvi 22; in Acts, vil, 5, and Maithew, xviii, read of heaven, and it be we will see God in all Hi standing at the nght han ory, His son J and the Holy Gost, three sight of God will be full satisfaction for us, We shall see the angels there, and all those who have died in the Lord will be there. We will meet our friends, our relations and all belonging to us it they have died in tho Lord, In ‘a persons, but one God. And the ver} heaven is real and not ideal, Mr. Moody continued length on the reality of meeting all the little ones who gone before who had died tn Jesus, and told many affecting stories of the last words of little children and dear relatives, ask- ing their friends and relations to meet them in that heaven above. During his discourse many of the ladies present were so affected that they sobbed audibly, and cambric handkerchie/s were in constant use, By special request Mr. Sankey concluded with the singing of the popular hymn, ‘Watching and waiting jor me, EVENING SERVICES. ‘As usual atthe evening meeting both halls of the Hippodrome were crowded in every part. The gallei jes, the platforms, the lobbies were packed, and the ushers had bard work to keep the aisles clear, At eight o'clock the policemen at the doors were told to admit no more people, A large portion of the aud: ence was composed of men, and of the middle class of people, who listened to the discourse of Mr. Moody and the singing of Mr. Sankey wh the most profound attention, When Mr. joody called on the solid mass of 8,000 people to bow their heads in silent prayer for the space of three minutes, not the slightest sound could be heard through that vast hall. The services were opened with the singing by Mr. Sankey, assisted by Mr. Thatcher, of tne hymn ‘Watching and Waiting for Me.” After prayer Mr. Moody announced that the subject for to- y atthe noon meeting would be ‘Intem; ince. ’? da He spoke of the great work that had been doue already in the cause of temperance, saying that hundreds had been cured of the appetite for strong drink, and last week two rumsellers were fully converted and more of them were inquiring what they should do to find Christ, He called on the women in the audience whose husbands or brothers or friends were addicted to strong drink to bring them to the noon meeting tu- day. Mr, Moody then repeated the lecture which he gave in the aiternoon on “‘Heaven,”’ The meeting con- cluded with prayer and the it | of the Aree “shall We Gather at the Rive . Thurlow Weed e reporters. Mr. Mor- rerflow meeting in the id the thira chapter of enue John, and he was followed by Rev. Dr. Sabine and Rev. Dr, Hattield, of Philadelphia, who addressed the meet- ing. Mr, Sankcy sang ‘Watching and Waiting tor Me,’* and Mr. A. C. Arnold concluded with prayer, There were 4,000 people at the overflow meeting. GREENWOOD CEMETERY. The annual meeting of the lot owners of Greenwood Cemetery was held on Wednesday afternoon at the office of the cemetery, No. 30 Broadway, Hon. Clark- son Crolius presided, and Mr. J. A. Perry, the Secre+ tary, kept the official record of the proceedings. From the President’s annual report it appears that the re ceipts for the year 1875 from the ordinary sources amounted to $216,203 64. The number of interments was 6,125, making a total of 197,015. The general fund—represented by the assets now on hand—tor the improvement and care of the cemetery is $893,783 1L. Property heretofore purchased in Flatbush with the | view to extend the eutire eastern boundary to Fort | Hamilton avenue, as soon as all the property necessary for that purpose could be secured, was neld under whe title of The real estate urities,”’ and included it the statement of assets at the cost, viz, SEO ay the remaining Potton aving been purchased las! yi acast of $18, the whole 13 now embraced im the cemetery inclosure, reducing the improve- ment fund accordingly in the sum of $45,047 3% A farther reduction is accounted for by the expendi- tures for improvements, making tn all the sam of $79,407 05. hese improvements have beev of un- usual magnitude, including fei trees, the erection of hydrants drinking purposes, &e. Some of the lots are tatim into a condition, the report says, ‘‘discreditable alik to the owners and the cemetery.”” In consequence « the death of former lot owners and the failure of the persons to whom the lots descend to travsfer them oo the books of the cemetery the condition of these lots cannot be made known to the present holders, and sa they continue in an unprotected condition. The total disbarsements for the year amounted to $328,936 14 REDUCING POLICE SALARIES. A committee of influential taxpayers from the Ber gen district waited on Mayor Traphagen, of Jersey City, yesterday and urged him to sign the resolution of the Police Commissioners reducing salaries in the force They stated that prices for all kinds of labor were re duced, and the taxpayers should not be compelied bear a burden disproportionate to that in ordinary business concerns, The Mayor informed them that ha would take their suggestions into consideration an would not act hastily in the matter. He ——_ lf message to the Police Commissioners on tl rant frauds perpetrated at the City Hospital, which cost the city $35,000 last year, or more than four times the amount for which it coald be coudacted, | TESTIMONIAL TO BROOKLYN'S POLICB SUPERINTENDENT. Yesterday afternoon Superintendent Campbell, of the Brooklyn Police Department, was presented with « costly gold medal of elegant design as a testimonial of the “contidence in his zeal and courage and fidelity 1 the honorable and responsible position he now occu pies.’ The testimonial was made by several leadiny citizens, the presentation speech being made by Mr. D. D. Brigg: President of the Board of Police Commis, sioners, The Supermtendent responded briefly. Re marks were made by Uomptroiler Powell, Commis. sioner Hurd, James J. McCloskey, xX McCloskey, David McCabe and others, The medal is oval, wreathed around and surmounted with an eagle. In contre are the municipal arms, around whicn are words ndeot of Police.’ In script underneath i ‘Patrick Campbell. ” A BRUTAL FATHER. Lydia Spicer, of Taunton, Mess., was examined de. fore Coroner Crane in Hoboken, yesterday, concerning the death of her ebild on the 9th of February, which only gave one ery after its birth and expired. The death of thé child ts alleged to have been owing to the repeated beatings given the mother previous to U birth of the ebild by Adolph Young, the reputed fath the name ** igar maker, Who bas fied from Hoboken and 1s now supposed to be in Boston. The verdict of the jury waa that the death of the child was owing to th uher's brutal treatment, The jurymen eave their fees to the girl, who is 10 indigent gircumstances. EXPLOSIONS IN MAIL BAGS. ‘Un Wednesday aiternoon, as a letter pouch was being placed on a mail wagon at Post Office station A for despatch to the Geueral Post Office, the clerk discovs ered it to be on Gre within, On the pouch being opened the fire was found to proceed trom a sealed package, apparently containing parlor matches im tin boxes, Fortunately this tim action prevented any serious damage to other contents of th uch, two of three letters only being slightly morehed. Had the wagon started before the discovery of the fire it 1 | ag ‘hat a large number of letters would have destroyed, through the Ree wie] disregard by some thoughtless person of the | law, which ox cludes such dangerous matier {rom the mails,