The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1876, Page 8

8 a COACHING IN AMERICA. BEVIVAL OF COACHING IN ENGLAND--THE MOD- EBN YOUR-IN-HAND CLUB—COACHYS OUT OF LONDON--ROMANCE OF THE LOAD—THE VIR- GINIA WATER COACH AND COLONEL KANE ‘THE COACHING REVIVAL IN AMERICA—A DAILY FOUR-IN-HAND COACH FROM NEW YORE TO PELHAM BRIDGE—THE ROUTE, FARES, TIME TABLE, ac. (From the Spirit of the Times, March 18.) In England the popular taste for coaching has been Tevived during the Jagt few years, and the faded glories Of tbe onee sdmionane Four-ip-Hand Club have been fenewed with more than pristine just The revival Of all fashions, rather than the creation of new ones, fs a distinctive feature of modern civilization, Thack- eray’s lament of the aecline 1d decay of coaching glories can no longer apply :—‘‘Where are you, chariot- ters? Where are you, 0 rattling Quicksilver, © swift DeBance? You ure passed by racers stronger and swifter than you. Your lamps are out, and the music bf your horns has dicd away. Where are the guards, Where the jolly teams, where are the coaches and where the youth that climbed inside and out of them?’ A love for horseflesh is inherent in every Englishman, and Americans undoubtedly inberit the game taste, It is, therefore, no wonder that in Hyde Park, London, a dozen drags, each vying with the other in the quality of its horses, the taste of its Appointments and the skill of its driver, m. n daily during the season. Societies of gentlemen have Btarted public coaches on various roads out of Lou- dan—coaches which they horse with their own teams end generally drive themscives, thus enabling them to have all the ploasures of a private drag at a somewhat reducea expense. The Four-in-Hand Club of the pres- ent day comprises fifty-four members, with the Duke of Beaufort, bimselt a most accomplished whip, as President, The opening day of the scason of the Coaching Club, early in May, is a memorable event to ope who has witnessed that brilliant spectacle, A long y be Procession of from thirty to forty magnidcent turn. | buts, ranged three deep, with their superb teams of thoroughbreds, extends along the drive in Hyde Vark, from the Magazine along the Serpentine to the Marble Arch; all the beauty and fashion of Lordon Bociety; ail the most distinguished — celebri- Bes in tho worlds of statecralt, politics, art and literature viewing the scene and helping to increase its attractivences, Buta few yearg Qgo, anda jour hurse coach could not have been found within a hundred miles of London; yet last summer the following coaches worked out of the metropolis:—Tun- bridge Wells, Virginia Water, Brighton, Guildiord, Windsor, Dorking. Afternoon—Derking, Maidenhead, High Wycombe, Beckenbam and St, Albans, The latter das been working the St. Albans road all winter, and at last accounts was carrying good loads in spite of jhe bad weather, Nearly the whole of these coaches are horsed by gentiomen of wealth and leisure and frjven by them, the excitement and “romanee of the road” being the sole Inducement for thus assuming the role and duties of the professional “whip,” and which they discharge with a skill aid expertuess only deriva Die trom extensive p The starting point for all these coaches Is the White Horse Cellar, a part of Hatchett’s Hotel, in Piceadiily, It ts a regular booking, or “ticket otlice,” tall it, where the business of the coacn beats secured, iniormation given, parcels and lug Sent, &c. Here all the London passengers are taken gp and set down; but if the country the coach stops whenever hailed, Punctuality in starting at the miaute Advertised is invariably observed, as itis nade a point Of strict observance to arrive ateach place on “tabie time.” In tact, we have seen a coach go off empty, although every seat was engaged and paid for. A mo- ment aiter the * ‘ioad’’ arrived, but, alas! too late; the | “bind boot’ was already fur olf ip the distance, The coaches run daily, Tain or shine, Saturdays excepted; in fact, in the various points of punctuality, reguiarity and despatch they are quite | the equals of their great fivals, the railways; while iu pleasure, safety, comfort and thorough en joyment they far outstrip the latter. Each coach has Its guard, whose business it is, besides blowing the | horn, to see that cach parsenger bas, at starting, tho | seat ongaged, aud generally to be uselul and look after the comiort of the passeugors. + His alacrity in this re- | spect 18 quickened by the prospective “tip” al theend | Di the journey, ‘The following story has been so often told that it ust ve true, The present Duke of is carri | | Beautort, the | ‘Father of Couching” and proprietor of The Briguton, | Brooklyn, Tue former system—used in Great Britain— | eighth, right quartering, failed to geton t was one day driving the coach, when she was balled, | and picked up a rustic, who was soon 1m warm discus: | sion with the guard about wwe fare to the next village. | “Ob! Jet hum go tora shilling!” sung out the Duk afd was rewarded atthe end of the stage with a si pence and a warning not to let the guard see it “or you wall have to divide it with him.’? Tho couches are all well horsed; the rule being “a horse toa mile,"’ This is in double coaches, or those which go and return the same aa js way twenty-live miles, there horses to do it, ch stage is about six miles lon; but, of course, it varies with the nature of the grour travelled. The pace is quite ap to that of the old mails and [ust coaches—about twelve miles an hour while | rolling, Which makes about ten miles an hour ‘table fime,’? allowance having to be made for changing, stopping, &c, Very little tune is Jost in changing, us the next team stands ready harnessed; still, ime tor a glass of beer, or “stretching the legs,’’ asthe im- mortal Mr, Squeers used to say in his iamous journey | down to Dotheboys Hall. Lunch is always ready at | the end of the journey, and th ouchinan’! presides in the good, vid-lashioned way at the head of the | table. Ob a coach good nature seems to pervade every | one, and all are heartily welcomed. All, of every class, | regard the coach with great favor, The coach, alter tt | has become established, has sts regular patrons on the road, who ride once or twice a Week, and in time Come o ‘be considered as old friends, and great the coach tako in its regular riders. Much hospitality is shown on the road, flowers, fruit, &c., often being wentouttoa the coach, One house,on awell known road out of London, always goes by the name of “Sherry Castle,” rom the fact that sterry, &c., is sent | put to the coach on the first and last doys of the sea- ton, Ladies are great patrons of these couches and often make up parties and = piemes, taking front seats, the back seats, ocr the coach for their own party, On the road the right of th6 coach; every conveyance, from the lumbering Mage wagon to the arisiocratic four-i-havd carriage, snbesiiatingly giving way when the musical notes of the guard's horn announces tho approach of the coach. Cweery grectings are exchanged; the clevation ol the sibow of the whip hand being the true professional Salutation. Throughout the entire length of the route, in the differont stages, the regular uniform trot of the magnificent team is preserved alike in the crowded streets of tbe city and on the broad high road of the open country, the following good story, which is the better for | being true, is told of a well wn banker, whose son is to-day driving one of the abyve-named — coaches. He (the son) first the country, and ono of those din a Village, being much she had pur. Degan with a coach in busybodies always to be ioun exercised over it—the number of hors chased, ip fact, the very idea of the thing—sat down in | great haste and wrote to the father:—"Mr. Charles is tuning common couchman; he is buying horses in un- wid numbers, and they say he has already spent a £4000.'' The good old banker's reply was as follows y— “Tj my son Charles, with bis love of horses, can get DiS amasement tor £1,0001 am sutisiied; tor, if he went on the turf he might Jose ten times that amount in a month, and, with its gambling, tw times tna week; sol seo great benetit in his new sport, and if Mr Charles ts £1,000 more he knows to whom to apply for it, and, in Conclusion, 1 beg to state that the way Messrs. —— & Sons made their money was by Jending to their own business.” The son is now bis favier’s partner, but this docs not prevent lis being dhe of the most accomplished whips tuat drives a boach out of London. A strict rule exists among the gentlemen proprietors @f the coaches, which is, that no amatear—the pro- prictors have ‘been driving all their lives, and can Bearcely be regarded as amateurs—shall, on any pre- | text, be allywed to haye anything to do with the horses, “fiwant to learn to drive, and 'm thinking of taking shares in your coach,’ sada young gentleman, “When y be © enough to think whether we will allow you to sake any shares,'’ was the reply. The Virginia Water coach, from London to the lake of that name, twenty-seven miles from the metropo- lis, was last summer .horsed and driven by Colonel Ve Lancey Kane, ot New York, Ie divided bis jour- Bey into four Stages, The first, trom tatchett’s White Horse Cellar to the Star and Garter at Kew; the second, from Kew to the King’s Arms, at Hamp: » Court; the third, irom Hampton Court to The wan, at Chertecy ; the fourth and last, from thence to the Wheat Sheaf. at Virginia Water, close to the Inke aself. The number of horses belonging to the eoach was twenty-seven, or a horse for every mile—eix each lof the first and second stages, seven for the third and four Jor the fourth stage, woich is only five miles and a half in longth, four horses being kept in rese: ve. The Colonel's passior ; reat that, wi the exception of Sundays and five H '§ Of rest, he drove the coach a distance of tifty-four * daily throughout the season from May to Sep- Yember, He had several offers to horse the coach one ortwe stages, but be loved the work wo well to resign, lorasingie mile, bis lordship of the leather rein. To Colonel De Lancey Kane, of this city, is the honor due of being tbe pioneer of an Americana revival pride does | > way is universally conceded to | a have learhed to drive tt will | driving four-in-hand was Fo | | Tying with comfort fourteen passengers outside, and | bis previous bigh reputation en the road eu | abroad is a suMcient guarantee that it will be horsed in the most pertect style. There is no doubt that the op- portunity thas afferded to the eity man for the enjoy- ment of a delightful and healthy airing will be eagerly and frequently embraced, and the liberal and public spirited enterprise of the originator receive abundance of patronage. To the professional or business man the excursion will furnish @ splendid panacea forthe cankering cares of — business and overwork. The drives will invigorate him, the novelty of the position make him torget his professional anxieties, and the pleasant companion- ship always to be met with on the top of a coach will cause him to cousign stocks and shares, briefs, politics and leading articles to temporary oblivion. The route en lies through acharming country, abounding in ely and picturesque scenery, and Pelbam Bridge is One of the most beautiful spots on the shore, having abundant facilities for boating, bathing, fishing and other outdoor recreations. ‘The locality of Pelham Bridge is admirably adapted for picnic excursions, apd ladies in the city can enjoy a delighttul day’s outdoor | | | | | | | pleagure by arranging such social parties among themselves) and booking their seats by the | coach a few d: in advance. We have no cursions will become quite lashion- Bridge become a tavorite resort | for picnic parties, Our excellent engraving of Colonel Kane’s imported four-in-hand coach, to be placed on the New York and New Rochelie route, will be found ofthe present issue of the Spirit, The fare will be $L box seat, 60 cents extra eavh sssengers’ luggage, up to eighty-five pounds nt, free, Parcels will be carried at moderate rates a punctually delivered. Intermediate distances at proportionate rates, and the coach picks up and sets down passengers and parcels wherever hailed on the road, ¢ pt between t Hotel Brunswick and Fifty- Dinth street, At the booking office im the Hotel Brans- wick Seats may be secured any number of days in ad- Vance, aud all particulars of information given by the clerk in the oftice of the hotel, | doubt that such | able, and Pelham each Ww way. woig d TURF NOTES. i | | Robert Bonner has become the owner of the dam of his | trotting horse Grafton—record, 2:15. He paid $2,000 | to Dr. John C, Miller, of Madison county, Ky., tor the | mare. She is named Gyp, was sired by Kavanagh's | Gray Boy, Gyp is eighteen years old, and will soon drop a foal to Mambrino Patehen, Gyp is gray. | at tho Point Breeze Course, Philadelphia, will close to~ night. | Since the closing of the entries for the stakes of the | American Jockey Club, on March’l, the following addi- | tional have been received:—F. J, Baldwin's b. h. Grin- stead, five years ola, by Gilroy, out of Sister to Ruric, | for the Centennial Sweepstakes, the Foraham Handicap | Sweepstakes, the Westchester Cup and the Centennial The entries for the Monmouth Cup, two miles anda half, for all ages, are as follo ‘Tom Ochiltree, Acro- bat, Ten Broeck, Joe Cerns, Mattie A., Lord Zetland, Durango, Shirley, King Alphonso, Olitipa, Nettie Norton, Aaron Pennington, Aristides, Grinstead, Re- form, Stampede and Lelaps. Should they all go to the | post the race would be worth atrip across the Conti- | nent to witness, | | sew TARGETS—THE INTERNATIONAL CHAM- PIONSHIP. The National Riflo Association have commenced preparations for spring practice on their ranges at | Creedmoor, Among other improvements contem- CREEDMOOR. | plated or in progress of construction are three new tar- | gets, which are being erected on the loft of the line of butts for the purpose of proving the new systems of marking which have been adopted at Wimbledon and elsewhere, Instead of the metallic target heretofore | in use the association are going to put up canvas tar- gots mounted on iron frames. From this sort of a | Dutt there are several advantages to be derived, one of | the greatest being that, as the bullet passes through | the canvas, it cuts a clean hole and completely does | away with the frequent danger which heretofore ex- isted of wounding the markers by *‘splashes’’ from the projectile, an occurrence which frequently hap- | pened in front of the iron targets, | There aré several systems suggested by which the danger of being hit either by a wild shot or a “splash.” | The two best known methods are that in use at Wim- | bicdon and one recently proposed by S. H. Jewell, of is to swing double canvas targets on frames fitted with pullios, in front of a deep pit, where the marker takos his stand, When a shot strikes the hoisted target the marker lowers it, marks the hit, and in doing so raises the other target out of the pit and puts it in view of the marksman, In this way one of the double targets 18 alternately in the pit with the marker or exposed to view for the marksman to fire at, while the i marker bimself is never in danger of being struck. Mr. Jewel's system 1s different. He proposes to ot alorigside of the targets shelter for the marker and to swing the canvas target on a light iron frame in such a | way that by turning @ lever the target can be made to | fall immediately ip front of the spot where the marker te statior He can thus, without stirring from his | post, wark the shots and paste up the holes without | Tunping any davger. A Canadian gentleman bas sub- | mitted a third plan to the association, the details of | which are pot suficiently defined to dwell upon, Mr. | Jewell has now charge of the work of setting up at | Creedmoor these experimental targets. Two third class and one second class targets are now in course of erection and will soon be completed, H ‘THE CENTENNIAL MATCH. | Those American riflemen who are outside the | | charmed circlo of the Board of Directore of the | tional Rifle Association are not atall satisfied with | sion which has been arrived at of holding the Centennial matches at Creedmoor instead of at Phila. delphia, It looks asif the Creedmoor folks meant to | monopolize all the rifle contests in America, This 18 not rignt. If we are to have rifle ranges all over the | Union—as there ought to be—the sooner that Phila- delpvia and other large cities take the initiative in | ) establis ranges at thetr suburbs the better it will be for the spread of the manly art of mfle shooting, in whieh Americans bave so much distinguished them- selves, Itis, of course, true that Philadelphia does | not possesé a’ range equal to that of Creedmoor; but stilt she could have furmished a place that would have | answered to shoot au international mateh at much | | better than the barren sands o: Do!lymount. It is ab- | surd to think of shooting a contennial champion match | | unis year anywhere than at Philadelphia, THE BRITISH. RIFLEMEN, | Some of the best American riflemen with whom the | | writer has conversgd on the Subject express their un- | mistakable disappotutment and dissatisfaction at the | | refusal of the British Rifle Associatioa to send a team to Philadelphia unless the Americans excluded Irish | and Scotch teams, The action of the Scottish milemen | is looked upon as being straighforward and manly, while that of the Irish, who are represented as being | willing to withdraw trom the field if the S hk would | | do so, ts regarded as falling far short of the independ- ent course ‘h they observed last year, There ts some comment upon the newspaper articles on the other side of the Aantie, which represent | Colonel Gildersicevo as saying to the English marks- men that be had ‘no idea the Scotch or Irish would | accept of the invitation to send independent teams over here.” This would seem to imply either that the Invitation given to Ireland and Scotiand was nota sin- cere ode, or that the English would be more welcome than the othe two portions of the “British Isles.” If Colonel Giidersieeye did let slip an observation of tis kind it was not ingennous of bim to do so, and the sentiment finds no echo in the breast of American riflemen. Englishmen, Scotehmen and Irishmen | | the would all be received alike here in Ameriea, on an | equal footing of friendship, without partiality or | prejudies, and if any partiality could find place im the minds of ‘Agnericans on this subject certainly the Irish team, i! one should come over, ought ty have the piace | of honor among us | NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, | THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE INTERNA- TIONAL LONG RANGER MATCH. | The third meeting of the jomt committee of the Na- | tional Rifle Association was held yesterday afternoon at their offices, No. esau street. General McMahon was in the chair, and General Shaler, Judge Stanton, Robert Jobnson, George Crouch, W. B. Farwell, Major H. S Jewell, 8. 8. Schermerhorn, Major Hollana and Colonel G W. Wingate represented the committee, After the minutos of approved the secretary reported that he had forwarded circulars giving the conditions of the international long range match to all clubs in the country and also to all newspapers of importance. Judge Stanton on bebaif of the finance commitice stated they proposed | to get up a subseription book, which will be forwarded | to the partics most interested, boginning with Mr. Pop- | penhusen, of the Central Railroad of Long Island. | Adiscussion (hen ensued with reference to the poor | accommodation furnished by the railroad authorities, aud a suggestion was made thata committee be ap- sagie, dam by Mason’s Whip, grandam by Post | ‘Tho stakes to be run for at the two summer meetings | the previous meeting bad beon read and | | merits as determined by iuree competitions at Creedmoor, in the manner following -— COMPETITION 1 Open to all native born citizens of the United States; to take place May 31 and June 1, 1876; fifty shot day by each competitor—fifteen ut S00 yards, Often at 900 yards and tweuty at 1,000 yards, COMPETITION 1. Open to the sixteen men making the highest aggrecate scores in Competition 1; to be shot June 6 and 7, 1870; same number o jist in Competition 1; ne high’ seores in bhis jon and in Competition tute the team and reserves, COMPETITION 111, Open only to the team and reserves: eo twelve meu who to take piace June 13 and 14, 1876; dame number of shots and same conditions as in Competition Aggregate scores in this competition and Competition ft of merit of | these twelve com: 1g the highest Aggregate score taking ‘fir team, and so 0D, ne to their respecti ate KCOTe: Oret erght to constitute the team, wee the re rifles, sights, targets, marl q tothe printed reguiati of America. EUaHOM ring and position to be according s of the National Rille Association ), any rifles within said regulations, No sighting shots in any of the foreyoing competitions wnd no practice by competitors on the days of said competitions, If a co! Petitor, who has entered for the foregoing competitions shall for any reason satistactory to the committee charged with the conduct of said competition able to Gnish his score or compete op uny duy above , then said com- mittoe shall Iu thelr discretion fx aucther’ day’ or days {or such competitor to finish iis score or shoot such. part. of the competitions may have missed. The said commit! shall have the to say when, if at | OF any part the: weather and name resumed or completed. As soon as practicable aft tion of Competi- shall by rity vote of the twelve elect a oxptain, not of their number. Phe captain when elected. shall bave the management of the team and the rules for ity government and practice. nch person entering for competition X shull subseribe to wing — re to compete for w place in the American Rifle oO represent the United States in the international range ritle match for the championship of the world, and hereby agree to conform to conditions prescribed for the selection of said team. If T am a successful com- petitor, I agree to perform sitch practice and to submit to ine and government as the captain of said team (Signed) ies for Competition 1 may be mado at any time up to clock A.M. of Muy St, 1878, ns desiring to ater are requested to inform the Secretary of the Joint Committee, by letter, at as exrly a diy as possible. All Having rille clubs or rille ussociutions ha yited to send one team each to compete in have already signified their inten- represented. Wo believe that the pro- atertain the earnest hope that in rican riflemen will fully sustain ich reputation for skill in marksmanship which their trymen have earned in many noted and well contested mate! It is very desirable that there should be a large nuniber of entries for the foregoing competitions. The con- ditions have been made with a view to accommodate, as much as possible, those living far away from the Creedmoor Range. It is confidently hoped that distance will not deter any man from joining the ranks of the competitors and striving for a place on the Centennial American team. By order of the committee, MARTIN T, MCMATION, President. Josern HOLLAND, Secretary. PIGEON SHOOTING. | Many countries be tion t DR. TALBOT VS. J. H. OUTWATER IN A MATCH FOR TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS— THE DOCTOR THE WINNER. Dr. B. Talbot, of New York, and Mr. Jobn H. Oun water, of Rutherfurd Park, New Jersoy, shot a ‘‘fnd, trap and handle” pigeon match at Deerfoot Park, yes: torday afternoon, the conditions being $100 a side, 25 | birds each, 25 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 14 0% | shot, one ground trap, and Long Isiand rutes to gov- ern. There was a Jarge number present, many of whom specttared considerably upon the result, Both sides furnished very fast and strong flyers, and as the pigeons were given the beneiit of the fresh breeze they were with great difliculty stopped, Dr. Talbot proved the winner, but had nothing to spare, a8 he beat his opponent ono bird only. Philip Duffy, of Brooklyn, was both stakebolder and referee, Talbot used a Jones (of Liverpool), twelve gauge, and Outwater a Parker, ten gauge, both breechivoaders. THE SHOOTING. | | quarterer; Outwater kuocked down a lett quarterer in excellent ‘style, Talbot shot over his second bird, a | strong driver, and Uutwater killed prettily a clipper that went straight from the trap, demonstrating that he was in good form and could weil protect his money. 'The betting was now $50 to $40 that the ‘Jersey boy” would win the match, and a large amount was staked at these fignres. The Doctor stopped his third pigeon, a jelt quarterer, in neat style, served the fourth, also flying to the left, in the same manner, but failed to nit hard enough the fiith, a clipper that teft the score | straight a8 an arrow, although it fell dead out of | bounds. Outwater cut down seven yards from the | trap bis third, a drivers missed his fourth and killed | | cleverly the titth, both drivers, which, out of five birds | marker can attend to his duties without incurring the | &¢l oo the Jerseyman two ahead. The sixth, | th, eighth and ninth pigeons, respectively a | driver, right quarterer, towerer and incomer, obtainea by Talbot, were killed, while his tenth he bit in the body, butit had strength enough to escape. Outwater missed his sixth and seventh, both drivers, killed the eninth, a — twisting driver, but knocked over very bandsomely the tenth, a strong, straight flyer. Each had now killed Gout of 10, and the sanguine Jerseymen still made Outwaver the favorite. ihe Doctor out of the next | five—one left quarterer and tour drivers—cut down four, pull his Opponent in the same sugeber, re, ea, vent straight from the trap and one to tho right, | ‘ scored but two, Talbot at this juncture was two | abead, and the confident betting men trom Jersey | wanted to *thedge,”’ offering $25 to $20 on the Doctor, ‘Tho latter missed his sixteenth und seventeenth, killed the eighteenth and ninetecnth, and though he hit bard the twentieth it managed to just get outside the boun- dary line, where it fell dead as a stone, Outwater was | more lucky, as he killed the sixteenth, seventeenth | end eighteenth, but failed to seore the pteerth and | twentieth, though the Jatter fell dead j beyond the red lag. “Talbot was now one abead, ana he kopt this advantage to the end, killing h.s twenty-first, missing the twenty-second, cutting down the twenty-third, losing the twenty-fourth and knocking over the twemy-fifth, giving him a total of 15 killed, Just as | the Doctor disposed of his last 5, so did Oatwater, kill- ing 3 and missing 2, which gave’ him a total of 14, ono less than Talbot obtained. “Strange to note, each nit | his twenty-fourth pigeon very hard and both dropped | dead just outside the boundary. Ip Talbot's 25 birds | there feil to him 18 drivers, 5 leit and 5 right quarterers, 1 mcomer and 1 towerer. Outwater in his had 16 dri- vers, 4 lett and 4 right quarterers and 1 incomer. SUMMARY. Deervoor Park, Parkvinix, [. 1, Maren 17, 1876— Picroy Suoort: Match of $200; 25 birds cach; 25 yards rise, 14, 0% shot, 80 yards boundary, one ground trap, one barrel and Long Island rules to govern. De. B. Talbot-0011 0, 11110, 110121, 00110, 10 1 *01,—Total, 26; killed, 15; missed, 10. John H. Oujwater—1 1101, 00101,01001, 1110 *0, 101 *01—Total, 25; killed, 14; missed, 11, Referee, Philip Duffy, of Brooktyn. ‘Time of shooting—Fiity-two minutes, *Fell dead ont of bounds. everal sweepstakes followed the match, the first nd only one of juterest being of $2 entrance, **miss and go out,” 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, and Long Island rules to govern. Seven entered. bot, Townsend, “Willams,” “Brown,” Wood, Bergen" and Baylis, Townsend and Wood divided the $14. NEW JERSEY | OARSMEN, At a meeting of the New Jersey Amateur Rowing Ag+ sociation, held last Tuesday night at the Park Hotel, Hoboken, the following officers were eleeted for the ensuing year:—Commodore, Hon. J. Russell, of the Atlantic boat Club; Vice Commodore, Mr. Church, of the Empire Boat Club; Secretary, H. G. Macdonald, of the Nautilus Boat Club; Treasurer, RK. S. Murray, of the Atlantic Boat Cinb, WOMEN'S CENTENNIAL UNION, In answer to the many questions with regard to the ‘Talbot went first to the score, and missed a fast right | THE WATER SUPPLY OF NEW YORK, To ram Epiror oF tHe HERALD:— at present under discussion permit mo to suggest a To preface the matter:— First—It is coneeded that there is a deficiency of water, both in quantity and force, to supply the wants of the people, the use of manufacturers and to quench alarming fires or to check conflagrations. Second—That the water for some reason is impure, causing ill-health, Third—That the construction of buildings as in gen- eral practice—that is, as ordinarily planned and exe- cuted—entice, feed and encourage conflagrations. These three great issues cover the whole ground, and the people of New York need critical advice and counsel from all quarters how to apply effective remedies, First—As to the deficiency of water, your elty engineers report that 300,000,000 gallons of water are wasted daily over the Croton dam. This being so, it is NEW fOKK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1876.—TRIPLE SHKET. REAL ESTATE. Real estate buyers assembled in but small numbers As the safety and health of the city of New York is | ®t the Exchange Salesroom yesterday, and manifested Uttle inclination for business, Tho only sale of the | da; few thoughts having relation to these vital requisites, | 48Y Was by V. K, Stevenson, Jr., who sold, in fore- closure, one lot, 28x about 165, with buildings thereon, on Westchester avenue, south sido, 258 fect east of Retreat avenue, Melrose, for $1,575 to plaintiff. RECORDED Th. BI fit, w, of Lat a 41-8, ire pare me to Cl . Nolan. *.... %, 107x407 (24th ward), same to 300 ‘KA Notan to Blira $2,3%41.9, ir- , 3,400 Saeacie “m4 58th ek alee tee: wisiny| Charles st, Nit ye © ‘Ox yi Oded 18is), Robert Morroll (executor of) wo Jenn Bath wees, Moser to Julia Borechert é 126th. Te. w. of 4th a th ofimpértance that the proposed extra aqueduct to deliver water into the city reservoir should be com- menced and completed with the utmost energy (salt water arrangements are all bosh; they may do fora time, but people will soon get sick of the annoyance and expense of the whole arrangement). This can be accomplished within two years at an expense not ex ceeding $80,000 per mile. With the addition of bridge and high level aqueduct expenses the whole can be completed some millions of dollars less than estimated by your city engineers, if judiciously managed. The details of my view of this engineoring work 1 am ready at anytime to explain fully and, 1 hope, satistac- torily. This, then, it will be conceded, will give plenty of water and settles that ques- tion, But, while this extra aqueduct is in prepa- ration, New York may be largely injured by con- fiagration or epidemics, To make prompt and im- mediate relief, I propose to remedy the lack of force as well as quantity in the preseut downtown works by creating great subterranean cisterns, or tanks, under the public grounds, to be filled by the gravity pressure from the present reservoirs, (This idea 1 bave borrowed irom the great tanks of ihe Greek emperors, created to supply C antinople with a pure and ample sup- ply ot water in the days o! her glory and splendor, I shall give a synopsis of the great water works of that ancient city.) From great tanks, by the use of pump- ing works, stand pipes, high ievel tower reservoirs, &c., atone, two or more poiuts on the bigh backbone of the city, make a flow of water sufficient to keep the pressure in the prosent service pipes (this can be arranged by gates, &c.), at a bigh level at all times, end, during conflagrations, to serve with extra power, 580 4s to give ample supplies both in force and quantity. This remedy can be prepared so as to De applied within three to six months, at a cost not ¢x- ceeding $1,000,000, as the preseut service pipes will be amply sufficient with few additions, and it willbe neces- sary only at prosent to construct the tanks under pub- lie grounds, the towers and the pumping works, It the power and money 1s voile ath ‘Will assist to see a suficient Portion twa done wt fur mona BP obtain, tee B July next, and 1 would advise operations navel diately commenced on the ground lately occupied by" the City Hospital in City Hail Park, on Centre street, in the construction of immense crypt-like tanks, en- gine houses and towers for stand pipe and high level joed works. When this section is completed the occu- pants of high places down town can receive their sup- ply of water without the aid of local puniping at an enormous saving of annoyance and expense, Second—As to the impurity of the water this needs correction at the iountain head—at the storage reser- yours and more particularly at the distributing resor- voirs, Analysis has proyed that the natural Croton Water, uncontaminated, !s among the purest on the globe. The law should powertully protect the preser- vation of this pursty, whether on the mountain side, the valleys or the streams, in the interests of the citi- zens of the State, under heavy penalties. (See how the Greek Empire anciently protected the sweet waters which supplied their great city.) If this 18 done the Croton water will be sent to the distributing reservoirs in the city uncontaminated. Now a word as to the distributing reservoirs, The ancients, alter all, some thousands of years ago, knew more of hygiene, or at least put it Bo peaches, than the people of the present age, and arranged their water stor- ages under cover or in great subterranean tanks. It is well known to sanitary savans that exposure of water at rest to the open air at high temperatures tends to pro- mote the growth of deleterious life and matter within our reservoirs. No wonder we have in our modern luxurious homes diphtheria, cholera infantum, cholera Siorieas nd other debilitating and destructive com- plaints, Nature, to give pure water, causes a rapid flow, with | ‘waterfalls and rapids to aerate and purify the ordinary | living streams, and for the cooling sweet waters of the sylvan springs a subterraneous provision is made by filtering through pure, confined and darkened laby- Tinths, Now, if we must have pure water and unde- filed, let us imitate nature so far as we can, create rapid feed currents; at times a small watertall, and at other times a distance of rapids, and, when we come at last fo the diatrab, Ty reservour, jet it be through strata | Tun into a great crypt-like groined covered tank, where the water may rest uncontaminated and where no inju- ions vegetation or life can be encouraged, discharge to the supply pipes through another Mitering | apparatus, and the water cannot be otherwise than 1 | equal tothe best and purest spring water—that is iithe supply pipes are of a correct material. if the high service supply arrangements are sanc- tioned the same course as to filtration and storage un- der cover will be found effective in correcting the pres- | ent evils of impure water, This may appear trouble- some and annoying. In the enjoyment of 11! luxuries we must expect to have anxiety, cal pense. The price of liberty m4 price of health and salety is ernal Vigilance and caretulness. " In another communication I shall give remedies to correct the present modes of construction, looking to protection against fire, and improved sanitary arrauge- ments. ANDREW DERROM, Sanitary Engineer, New York, March 14, 1876. GENERAL GRAHAM ON THE WATER SUPPLY. To tax Epitor or the HeRaLy:— I have perused with much interest several editorials in your journal, read all the communications from every source they have evoked, and devoted a good | deal of attention to the proceedings of the Aldermanic | committee—all having for their object an increased supply of water for this great city—and after much re- flection upon the subject, anda caretul consideration ofall the plans of reliet proposed, have concluded to offer a few suggestions relative to an immediate, eco- nomical and thorough solution of the question, not only so far as the extinguishment of fires is concerned, but likewise the practicability of extending the system so that the numerous manufacturing establishments and warchouses situated in the business portion of the | city may be provided with an abundant supply of | water, adapted to all practical purposes. The only | two plans so far presented worthy of consideration | are, first, tho construction of a new aqueduct, to be | supplied from the Croton River, at a cost at at least $10,000,000, and after a labor of several years neces- | sary for its completion; and, second, the introduction | of salt water through extensive network of iron | | pipes, to be used for tinguishment of dres and | the dishing ot sewe a’ cost variously estimated | Detween $6,000,000 and $10,000,000, and Ilkewise re- quiriug a very considorable period of time tor its suc- eessiul application. The plan suggested is plication of the tube wells so extensively used in many sections of the country for destmation of the money now being collected by the | “Women’s Centennial Union,” the association wishes | to state clearly that the banner to be sent from the city of New York has been ordered, and that more than a sufficient sum for tis cost is already in the treasury. A large sum ts still required tocomplete the Women’s Pavilion on the Centenoial Groanas and to defray its current expenses. The committee urgently fur. ther contributions for this purpose, an-i algo for sistance of mi omen who have not the means to | scnd their industrial contributions to the Exhibition, | FLESH. New York, March 16, 1876, To tux Eprror ov tae Hrrato:— in looking over the colnmmns of your valuable jour- | nal this morning and the other day I was very much | Surprised as well as pleased to find there an article of | great importance to mysell, for | have been brought j up ina fair school and been taught that honesty is a j Viriueand It 1s wicked totell alice, The article that Pleased me is from Joel Sloper in relation to the rain | of desh in Kentucky, and ho explains it thoroughly | and to my complete satisfaction. Now, although I part | with my treasure with pain, still I will be honest and | return the keepsake to its rightful owner. Some time ) since I was honting with a friend through the wilds of Kentucky, when I heard a noise as of the rushing of a mighty wind. Looking up I saw a cioud shaped like a deer flying through the air rovialy, Ob, I tell you, the sight was a stag-er-er! "Twas the ghost ol deer, fam convinced. At the same time some. | thing dropped a few yards from me. I ran voit / found a beautifully carved powder bora, made from a | de horn, evidently, and on it was the name in THE FALL OF of coaching; a position tor which his successtul | pointed to call upon them and impress them with the | raised letiers tinted with gold, “Joel Sloper."’ On the pxperionce in Englaud in horsing avd driving the Virginia Water coach out of London the whole of last season admirably qualifies him. On the Ist of May pext Coloncl @unc commences to run a four-in-hand teach irom New York to Pelham Bridge, Westchester county, daily, the point of departure being trom the Hotel Brunswick, Madison square and Fifth avenue, at Lh o'clock A M., and arriving at Arcularius’ Hotel, iz Bridge, at 1 o’ciock P. M.; revurning, the will leave the hotel at Pelbam Bridge 3 , M., andarrive at the Hotel Brunswick at 6 P. the strictest punctuality in “time tabie being ob- wed. The route taken is folio Via Har- fe Southern Bouler: Corners, West Pan, Sorcoes estchester and Union to Ibam Bridge. Colonel Kane @ splendid now coach from London, car- | mmportance of making proper arrangements on the days of the match for the accommodation of visitors | to Creedmoor. | Judge Stauton then proposed to skip one meeting | day, as there was no pressing business on hand, and a resolution was adopted to that effect. So that the next mecting-will be beld om Friday, March 31. On mo- tion the meeting then adjourned, The tollowing are the conditions prescribed for the selection of the American rifle team to represent the United Staves in the great international long range mateh for the championship of the world, to take piace ‘cedmoor, L. L, September 14 and 15, 1876, under 0 auspices of the Centennial Commission ;— Eight men, who shati constitute the team, and fonr others, ho shall be known 96 reserves, bo pelocted for theix reverse side was, “Sacred to the memory of one good shot made by Joel Slope: also a piece of Jociry Gewelry) of bone and gold. Now, | am willing, like | my friend Sloper Joel (who was one of the iavored ones) to teturn the articles to Joe! Sloper, providing he can prove property, for well do | remember —that, up to the mountains; This is not the hunter's lang: nigon first shall be the ‘To him the other two shall ministe And we will four no poison which attend In pence of groater state. It Joel Sloper refuses to claim his property my friend Sloper Jooland myself will to join our for- Panes and petal gery eo ge Ex. ibition, — Mothun! y wi 8 sl Truly yours, a We He that strikes f the feast. + | obtaining a water supply for all purposes, and bas re- ceutly been introduced into the suburba | Minneapolis, Minn., for protection against tire, where | water pipes have not been laid; the Holley system like- wise being used in the business portions. These tube wells are driveo at various distances arouad the oir. | | eumference of a circle and are connected at the top by | means of pipes with ahydravt located in the centre, | Eight wells so united have proven their capacity to furnish a more abundant supply of water than any stoum fire engine could exhaust in throwing either ono or two streams, Int ‘ent of a fire the opera' is simple, the engine attach the suction, as in the case of an ordinary hydrant, and the requisite supply being drawn immediately trom the bowels of the earth, The | jaca was conceived by a gentieman of that city, and the principle is protec! by lettors patent, It has, Lam informed, likewise been applied in other Western cities ana gives entire satisfaction. These wells can be | driven at comparatively trifling cost, are always ready for use and never freeze, tle instant the engine is detached the water falling back to tho level from i { Craigh 18, portions of | x. n. 1 B. Ash to Elizabet 22d BUN ft. ak pte 2088 Garde Beal fa 100N w. of Mult ott sa, . w. of sot ‘a man f Livingston to Edmund Psp ee 1D. &, 201 fe. @. Of 2d-ay.. 100. 10, Fhe Mik and wi oe; Adam Gel ein 139th st. m. 8, 331.6 ft. e. of Alexander ny. (iid wid, Harrison T, Cannon vo Orton W. in vm I wife to Saniuel Adami. BOL ot: ws BID Me White. rederick Rus janeral, from attend the f the Baptist chirch, on San- aa) Ee x es on a Thursday, March 16, Carouty) Friends and relatives are invited to attead the fune- yal, from her late residence, 247 East Sst st, on Sua nst., at ten o'clock. DERSON.—Suddenly on Thursday evening, Marck 16, Gronce Hexpersoy, in his Td year. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited te attend the funeral services, at his residence, 359 West 17th st., on Saturday evening, at eight o’clsck. To be interred in Greenwood, Horsay.—On Lape § evening, March 17, of mem- branous croup, with scarlet’ fever, Jesste, only daughter of Alonzo and Hern miguthn and Irene M. by, aged 23 tice of funeral in Sunday’s huaeet.—On the 16th pert SER Evorma, bap hey G, Hugget and daughterot the late James urdy. The relatives and friends of thefamit: oy lavivea Corey a funeral jervices, at her late residence, No, rton st, Moreh 18, ut efgh' y mid ad ‘glock. rr At Asem a8 Thuredas Lees Mares © wortte John B. nf ewtown, J © other age | and inends are “9 attend het rom the residemoe of ber gon-tn-iaw, Corneling rail om Batpeday, the 8th, 9% twe At Wentheld, N. J.. THan 6th inwt, ° toa . « cldestdeughter of Smith (orn filn Layn enkins, Funeral services will be held at ohureb, N.Y. an oe {riceds of Hue family ‘Vitved to attend. Ksawax.—On Weenesday, Mareb | Mnods, Morse, Kes the Rati ees county West a The relativenand friends of Tally réqueeted to attead bi March 19, at one o’olock, alsostith st ‘Troy papors please copy. fis ae Tor Ley, tn Friday, 17th jase, Bt Gvorge W. Law, aged 29 youra, 8 t inhoeee | Folatives nd (Ponds 07 the ro Cy ‘i. Dell | its cod to ac@nd the tuacral, froma tis lat 100¢h 8.5 150 ft. w. of 10K av., 25x 100,11; also No. 16) hast TOth st, on S gustlypy 190% wn &, 375 ft. @, of 10th ay, 25.%5x83,7, Sigmund e tut a " T.-Meyer und wife to John Dl Phillips : Liner. On Friday, Marek’ 2%) Suny, widen of ghe Path ae BA Teo tht 40x1023, Chiaten si, john Lyneh, god 83 ynape ‘ofield and wife to sa ha oe Lives: “s iY 6 ea vite atean@ bie 8th av,, Ni 5 0 mi, from the resideace: id ei CD eare POA ee Heller (exeeater of). 4 th ag Sunday, Marcie 8, $4 tp Pearl st., No. 347, and No, x ACR. Om Ericay. on! or Mattison to Jobn H Andresen Ved, 1 oe MORTGAG! | of her age. wed bf dene Gore (3 mont) ini | Relatives nnd {ric of Pho fi £0 S aaah Wile endl Ga . [fond the faveral, on Sauday, at pain hor and otters, ¢: | tate remidened 207 op of Bthay... i 10,000 |/ Martix.—On Th re Marry Bertha and other's } ngou gy yours, & nu Couredili, vousay Cavan, Ie w, 5. Baxi or at, north of Chatham 4002 | Tana. di ig - to Myc: i ‘ y ‘ ® 10th av., north ‘ on nora! wil! take bis inte idence, por Levi (instalmoneS, pet 123d at. snk b ‘d oe Bast a two clock % . M ATELAS.. riftay, Mure daughter of Witten We ed baa Watnio ath 2 y 1,000 | veags, § months avd 13 da/s. Bikey His ‘omon, executor Relatives and iricnds o/ Ure fareu/f/ are Tespectfaliy aud 128d st.....0.7 a. pa 009 | inPRed to attend she firoral, ofa the remgenen, Barrett, Wm. C. and wits, to ‘Bpeneer O. Th .g) Lyorter Soarh 10h aad tea ots. nm, ED. oe de ay #4. of th at.. Tet ania ot Ve: 2700. March 19, Pt ba)i pass oan ae! f , to ar W. Angel * eet Th n 1g. ” O74h st, w. of 1th a mee ed dann sen, rider of LY bes friends, oad those)! Ber jonan-iave, . srg esr 7 bet ged to atierd he: RVANESOENCE OF FEMININE ANGET«) Nbr haa i N/a HOOD. % on Wey seaaie, [From the Raleigh Sentinot } Let beautiful woman ransack creati her charms, trich of African deserts or th forests, diamonds from Golconda, gold ‘y and Let ber shine respleadent of fashion—a sylph in form, bow in costume, a goddess in gi true loveliness. Ono breath and all her radiant beauty ravenous, érawling, loathsome grave \ ity, vanity, all is vanity and Yexation o MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. MARR’ Jvupsox—Bacox.—At Green Cove Sr-ings, March 9, by the Rev. Dr. T. son to Lucy A. Bacox, both of New Yor « Meleax—Hatrieiy. —On Thursday, Brick church, by Rey, Edwin F. Hatfoid ALEXANDER McLwax, D. D., to AmELie \, the officiating clergy mal RoseNtHaL—FinsiaM.—On by the Rev. Dr. Houghton, rector 0: the Transizura- | tion parish, Ricnary 8. many, to Mary E. FixsaaM, of Cashmeres trom India, si’ and Japan, laces trom Belgium, linens fron Lotlen yelyets from Franco, plumes from tho mints, enamels, dyes and kickshs* from Pa Rosextua:, of Borlia, Ger: | \ fo enbands rom Chi t footed © paradise bird of Oriefhwh tm Califor, y, March tr, a Yannis. e) vo! He fete doyisie Caucnpbel ii daa cooing, “@€ phounionia, of Green\ ich Lodgn, Ad menuwer: Ee jy Fe We atten dbs f ‘on of pestilen. OPS [aes yurday, oF (von (he residence of Mr. fs buta m iley lunch mas © Latavette ay., Srookiyn; thenoe jo Grogs paerery, piri? wick fenir, Noy F axp A a ate wr neniete a ae i * brother ur, it A Jonny hte emidenge, Not 808 a hk ’ Lita siyn, & D. Brevhren will meet at 1ED ss } ee aoe trey, Williamebut at 12:30, y ory H. FE Master. Fiortita, ta yew Le . No, 61) ap AM W. Moore, Lewis ii, Jn oO til, tbe @ requiem mags of month's No cardia, the ju Dimorsy O'Famnges, ab the ch i6, atthe | Charch of thes \si:ation, na 8t., South Rrooktya, D, Dy * | on Monday, 20% inst. at wna. Me Friends are in- dgughtot of | yited, Friday, ‘arch 17, 1876, 1 erpool Engiand. Liverpool and Berlin papers please eopry win MAR, younge ctuld Payne. ! invited to a Pats —On Thodeday, March 16, ef brain tcyer, Jxx- of James Land Christies Ralarives « dirlenis of the family aro rer) My end the Nooral trom the residanse of he} hn, Req. No. Pet Yer Bist gtaodiather, Hanford Sox mt. on Monday, Zouk inet, af eleven ALM ri DI ; iy ge ¥ noedy lage? Lb, Wiatom J. Pease, in the sear of his aye . 2 Basen On Wodnpads taunt suddenly of apo- Relatives and irteors Of Ye family are teapectfany Plexy, Many, widow of Jemes Baker ited ¥ cilend tha | {e¥ied wntioad the funeral rom Mie lage realddnce, faneral se! felock P. He ‘at | No 1S Bast Sach at, oa Satergay, QSEW ist, at one her late residence, No. 20 Kast Philadelphia pay please Barrir.—On Thursday, aged 46 years. Relatiy, from his *late residence, 665 two o’clock P. M. Bearvr.—On Wednesday, March 7G. Beanvr, aged 87 years and 11 mont ALBER The relatives and _ friends members of Anchor Lodge N the mombers of Putnam Lodge No. 85° toge he the members of Hook and Ladder Compan: copy. March 10, Trowas Barres, % and friends are invited to attenit the funeral, ja fist te 10th ay,, vy Snuday, at 35, of ant, of the thmtiy, elso the - . 729, F. and , ao <' with, No. i, of Whitestone, L. I., aro respectfully invited to atiend ihe tuneral, from his lato residence, 61 Broome ot, oy March 19, at halt-past one o'clock P.M PB Am Lopar, No, 338, F, You are hereby summoned t at the lodge rooms, on Sunday, at fini! pest twelve P. M., for the purpose of attending the yer! of the late Bearup, of Anchor |.o:», formerly brother, Albert a member of Putnam Lodge. Groner H. Forman, Secret: Brexsxax.—On Thursday, Mare! d 63 years, eraneral services will take lace a lia late rosidenes 839 West 36th st., on Saturday fe 8th inst, ar] half-past seven o'clock, In axp A. M.—-lixernamse— | pecial myetey; JOSIAH } ary. UBB, M, h 146, Jou Brennan, \ te 2k Geld Spring, Putnam bakgl N. Y., on Sunday. Boter.—At ite pstead, L. I, on Thursday, March 16, JARAD SANGRR BUTLE) age 5 years and 4 months, only sonof R. W. and Eliza L. Butler. Funeral will take place on Saturday, March are invited without further notice. Cuarmas.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, March 17, at residence of ber son in-law, widow of the late Hon, Char! Conn, Tho remains will be taken to Hartiord for interment. | 40.44 tne funeral, {rom the residence of his Iriel Cuvrcn,—At Passaic, Ww, Mirenett, wife of Wilham Funeral service at 26 Vandam 5! Sunday, March 19, at one o’c! Cuirrox.—On Thursday evening, FRANK, youngest Clifton, aged 6 montns. child of Charles and K. AD will be held at oad, Mamaror at the depot. Fes. —CHARLKS CROOK, ‘he relatives and fricnds members of Acacia Lodge, F. and A. invited to attend the funeral at one o'clock sharp, on Sunday, March 19, irom his late residence, 34 Moore st., “Duystx.—On Thursday, March 16, 1876. CaTiERtxR, daughter of Edward and Elle: fei of Druminmon, count h year of her age. ‘The friends of the family and those of her brothers, Patrick, Jumes aud Thomas, also ber brot! a Michael Ryan, are respectfully in- Edward Kealy Vi to attend the funeral, ten o'clock. The remains Patrick's Cathedral, where a ‘will be offered for the repose of her soul; thence to Calvary Cemetery for interment, Drvox. —At New Rochelle, giet J., wile of James Funeral services at her 19th mst, at two P. M. at 0:15 A.M. for Bronxville, Dowxeiuy.—On Friday, March 17, Micha. Dox- parish of Berah, county Tyrone, the 40th year of his age, jende of the family and those of Bie lepers, Owen and Peter, are most repectfully in- y NELLY, a native of the Ireland, in ‘The relatives and tr to attend the funeral, 1 657 West 36th st., on Monda; Chareh of St. Michael, where there Will boa solemn requiem bigh ten o'clock, to Calvary Cemetery. Eastiaks,—Oo Thursday, ing il Aa Fuvei , N.Y. depot at 9:05 A. M. Matitpa, wile of Edwin T. ISRNWREY,—On the evening of the 15th inst., EuuEN | the late Stephen G. Fotterall Freup,—On Friday, 17th inst., CLarexor, son of Au- whence it is drawn, which is, of course, far below the frost une. of this kind can be introduced in all parts of this cy, except where rock prevails, In the Fone tome g Build- 1 ot establishments tube weils bave already been driven and are in success(ul operation. In the vieinity and that an abundant supply of water can be reach depth of twenty-tive feet, and that as the East ot of the tide this water is said to be quite brackish and at all times so charged with by sick te 1 fifty feet another strasam is struck, which abundant supply of good soit water, equal in tluvor to For an appropriasion not excoedi wells, connected with hydrants, could be put m conviction that the: prove entirely effective; | Sant ooreaisly Wonks eet-enttnn © sudisonle ologtien scalo was made under the auspices of the manic thorities. Respectfully, CHARLES K. GRAHAM, A GEOLOGICAL CURIOSITY. In digging for water on the Queens County Poorhouse six feet (mick, of material resembling blackened wood, has been enconotered. When first brought to the yond L have no doubt that wells furnished with hydrants ine, ag Western Union Telegraph Buildi maby | of the City Hall, from immquiries L lave made, | wages. pproached the depth jossens, At certain be unit tor boiler use, the Croton. 2,000,000 within a period of six months, and I entertain the | of the system betore a thorough trial on a suitable No, 237 Broapway, New Yorx, Mareh 16, 1876. farm, Barnum’s Island, at the depth of 160 fect, a bed face it was soft and crumbled easily like charcoal; it bardened on exposure to the air, are to be sont to ihe Long Island 'y Brookiya, gustus M. and Mary Field, aged 2 years and 6 months, ral in }o-morrow's paper. —0 reday, March 16, 1876, Mantma merick, Ireland, in the 23d year Notice of 1 Firzorna: a J. Firzcerann, of Lis of her agi Relatives and friends are tond the funeral, from the residence of her brother, | Thomas Fitzgerald, No. 390 1st ay., on Sunday, at two | o'clock P, M. Fromaté.—New Yorn Lonox No. 1, Bexmvonest axp Protective Eu hereby Masonic Hall, on Sunday, o'clock M., for of respect to our deceased R. S& Mantix, Secretar Guawe—AU Mount Ve ALEXANDER GRaxt, in the Tho relatives and Iniends ORDER OF 8, at ono o'clock. The relatives and friends of the family .». —The funeral serv: eck, N. Y., this petted March half-past one o'clock.’ Carriages will be m 289 Elizabeth street, on Saturday, 18th inst., at Devoe. late residence Cars from Grand ess, Grorok W, Eastiaks, only son of Mary H. in po ‘28 years, 9 months and 2 days on Monday, March he residence of bis stepfather, Train leaves the Grand Gent requested to assemble at ti the purpose) of paying to attend the Samuel McLean, Sa\ ‘les Chapman, of Hartford, J., March 16, i876, Axxa Church. t, Mi Now York, on lock P. of the late Hruxx idence of Robert 66 years, ¢ family and also the ., are cordially | un Dennin, a native ot the ity Cavan, Ireland, in the rs-in-law, ym her late residence, will be carried to St. solemn mass of requiem | Thursday, March 16, Har- on Sunday, Cental depot | rom his tate residence, No, iy, 20th inst. hal “past mass, and thence to | March 16, after a linger- at eveven A. M., from . 8. Annan, Smith ie | nbrey and daughter of respectfully invited to at- K8,—BRorit the 10th i Lt her, Louis Fr POM R. ‘FRANK GIRARD, BR on Thursday. March 16, | year of his age. the family are invited to | on Sam, | found rogret atthowr | warded to the family of Our { the Trustees of the raste of thin Bank hate agaia Deeg journ the death of another respected neir body, Mr, Wiliam J. Poase, wl ase ocourred stiddeniy ov tbe 1éth inst, That in the death of Mr, Pease, the Vice Presiten! of tins mavitetion,-we have lost one whore attontion 6 interests of egy coposttors andthe prosperity 0 o bank have siways made hig one of not n if mosteMciept and valued officers; and that y fo his officiad Geomnection with as, bat in bit os as ove kind and considerite iriend we muat moura NS loss ond afeewonav'y cherish hu od, Thatwe will stiead te Moeral of our late ; ‘ is lace resi bi we’, uy int, Hehe om ly oar pro- dened ee™ ba o&s ood Oar sincere ‘hanged gr be for. copy 0 proceedin: - deoeastd tet WILLIAM MILE! Pres: tway wemUr Kero that we (ender with grea and hour vials, Resolved, /! jon, At, Coudiag, Becretory. Parturs.—On Friday, March i7, Exiaa, wife of Lewts J. Phillips. Notice of funeral hereafter, Pium.—Suddenly, on Wednesday, the 15th inst., 0 membranous croup, TowNsexn, youngest child o James R. and Margaret Townsend Vium, months, ‘The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from the residenco of hi nts, No, 255 West 14th st, on Saturday morning, inst, at ten o'clock. Post.—On Thursday evening, March 16, Harry Wr Lia, infant son of Henry W. and Jessie E. Post, aged & months and 28 days. The relatives and {riends of the family are invited ta No, 260 Sackett st, Brooklyn, on Sunday, 19th st, a three o'clock. SMiTH,—At Smithtown, L. L, on Friday, March 17, Eowiy A. Sait, of pneumonia, in the 70th year of hit age. A The relatives aad friends of the family are respect fully imvitead to attend the funeral trom the Presby- terian church, at Smithtown, on Sunday, 19th inst., at three o’ciock P. M. Sre.umax,—On Thursday, March 16, Martiy Sreuy- ind 7 days. family are MAN, aged 18 years, 5 month: 7 The relativ nd friends of the Tespect fully invited end the funeral, from his late rest pe Henry street, on Saturday, March 13, at ont o'clock. Srxtv.—In Brooklyn, Tharsday, March 16, Onaruet Sreix, of Waihalben, Bavaria, in the 87th year of hu age. Tho relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Sunday, 19th, at two P. M., at German Lutheran Zions church, Henry et., between Clark and Pierrepont sts, Sroutey.—At Fort Lee, on Monday evening, March bey ee nick C. StoLKy, aged 47 years, he relatives and friends of the family, also La Fay- ette Lodge No. 64, F. and A. M. are respectfully ii to attend the funeral, trom his late residence, at Fort Lee, on Sunday, 10th inst, at 1 o'clock. Steamboat leaves foot of Canal st. at 10:5 A. M., stopping at foot of Wost 24th st. Carriages leave 79 Carmine at. at 19 A. M,, sharp. Breturxex—You are hereby summoned to attend a b Ace communication at the lodge room, Masonio ‘emple, on Sunday, 19th inst., at nine o'clock A. M., for the purpose of attending the funeral of our lave worthy brother Fred ©. Stotley. W. L. GREENE, E. G, Matunix, Secretary. W. M inst, Josurm Srravss, aged 34 years. The relatives and friends, also members of Normal lou to attend the funeral, from tho residence of his brother, Daniel Strauss, 24 Wost 11th st., on Sunday, Norman Loven, No, 623, F. and A. M.—The of this lodge are hereby summoned to atten west corngr of 4th and Greene sts., on Sanday morn ing, March 19, at baif-past nine o'clock, sharp, for the ph Strauss. Members of sister lodges are respect fully invited. By order of tho Mastor. ml Stunver.—On Thursday, March 1 ra, A STREVER, widow of Jacod H, Bireverr sea 76 are, 5 tend the funeral, from her late residence, No 827 East 16th st., on Sunday, March 19, at two o'clock. Cuaries W. Srv YESANT, aged 27 years, The relatives and (ricnds of the iamily.are ry. jaster, Stravss.—Saddenly, on the 16th , No. 23, F, and A. M., are respectfully invited at ton A. M. pectel communteation to be leld at its rooms, at the north. P irdin oy be trtgig the funeral of our late brother, ose! CHARLES ©. LIGHT, Secretary, Relatives and friends of the family are invited to ab STUYVESA Onarga, IIL, on Tuesday, March 14 fully invited to attend the funoral, from No. 885 i pa st, New York, Sunday, March 19, at one 0% Wano,—On Friday, March 17, at No, 135 We st, Estee Warp, only daughter of A. H, Pde Bad Ward, aged 2 years and 2 months. Witgow.—Al his Jate residence, 209 1st av., on March 16, Janes J. Witsox, e Funeral will tike place on Sunday, at two P, M.; thence to the Church of the Immacul Fast 14th st,, where solemn scrvices will be! Rolatives aud (riends aro respectiully invited ete fend,