The New York Herald Newspaper, June 14, 1876, Page 5

(y lively gait order to come up with the Palm ind only arrived just m time to catch her as she trossed line, The yachts al! came home «th their booms to starboard, und ail ‘hight can balioon —topsails and staysails je Palmer hending down the beach, leading the fleet, fol- Peer! Meta and did not appear the Palmer stood off would havea nice run home. The Rambler, stretch- tng to the southward, crossed the bows of the Dread- baught and Estelle. The Palmer had gota iong start ahead and looked like an easy winner, The Estelle and Idler were down to leeward of the Dreadnaught, making @ preity close race. The Meta and Peerless were away down 40 leeward, and the Ariel brought up the rear, The Cyclops crossed the bow of the Palmer at 2b. 85m., the latter standing off on the starboard tack, and at 4h. 46m, the Palmer went on the [sip tack evidently determined to kesp pretty close to Steamer, Tho breeze wus still holding steady to the south-southeast, co that the yachts had a Jair beat to windward from the commencement of the race. At 6h. 6m, the patent Jog was ‘hauled in and the dial showed a distance of 193, miles travelled. About bhrée minutes later the Cyclops stopped and a barrel aupporting a flag pole was thrown overbourd, and anchored with’a weight and thirty fathoms ot rope. There ‘Was not sufticient weight in the bottom of the barrel to make ‘t stand up, so it was hauled in and an oxtra it attuehod that had the desired effect. AtSb. 27m. ¢ Palmer tacked and 8TOOb FOR THR BUOY. The Dreadnaught was coming up pretty fast, and looked as if she would be round second, as the Ram- bier had fallen off to leeward, The l’almer camo up to the buoy on the port tack, and, rounding, let her main boom run off to starboard, made the best of her way for ie, Belore abe had gone very tar the bag foresall boomed off to port and a forctopsailsesaloit, letsing her slide along wing and wing. At 3b. 89m, the Dread- naught tacked and stood tor the buoy, and finding the had room to spare shook out her jib top- maul and went around, with Henry Steers at the wheel. They kept the main boom to starboard and with the fore boom to port, started off after the Patmer wing and wing. 1t was quite a close thing be- tween the Idler and the Rambler, as the tormer, coming up from the westward, covered the bows of the Rambler and, tacking off her weather bow, rounded third boat, followed about a minute Aater by the Ram- bler, The Peerless and Estelle came up together, the tter to windward, but the former was first around, followed about a minute later by the Estelle, As it ‘was necessary to arrive at buoy No. 53 before the Palmer,, in order. to take her - time, Captain Hasard gont the Cyclops trotting along ata twelve knot gait after the Estelle and Peerless, The Meta did not arrive until some seventeer minutes later and the Ariel was #0 far behind that she was not timed. The following is the tine of tho yachts rounding the 7 /3 buoy :— aM, S. 30 08 Peerless. A. M. &. socee 4 OT 42 4 08 427 45 . Nottimed THR RUN HOME wns dead before tho wing, all the yachts going wing fand wing with their balloon’ staysasis set. The Palmer hada long start of the Dreaduaught, and was on oue of ber best points of sailing, as she has always had tho reputation of being the fastest yacht im the New York Yacht Club, running dead before the wind. The Dreadnaught had sailed remarkably well on the beat to windward; and Mr. Osborn must ‘cel gratified that the alterations made this spring have proved so bene- Seial, To vanquish The idler, Poeriess, Bsiello and eta in a beat to windward in a five-knot breeze ind smooth water was a feat that a largo keel boat may well be proud of, The Idler would probably have done better, sailed by her own eaptain, 1s the breeze wus so light, that the wheel required a dight and experienced hand. The contest between the Peerless and the Kstelie on the run home was rather one-sided, as Mr. Maxwell’s yacht had the best of itand giicvaly crept ahead with all hor light canvas sot. ‘he Idler did pretty well before the wind, and gradually gained on the Dreadnaught. The Pecrless closed up the gap between her and the Rambler and finally passod the keel schooner. The Meta was still following after the Estelle, with the Ariel coming on behind The Paimer gradually slipped away from the Dreadnaught, and the Iiler appeared to be closing upon both the Jeaaing schoonera The Cyclops hadato kecp up o drawing. The Dreadnaught arrived over twenty minutes after the Palmer, having lost some five minutes in the run before the wind, The Idler gained ‘on both the Palmer aud Dreadnaught running vetore the wind and arrived nearly forty minutes before tho Peerless, The Humbler followed Mr. Maxwell, and then the Estelle, with Mr. Langley at the wheel, brossed the line tn'time to win the secona prize in her tlass. The following 18 the actual and corrected time of dhe yachts, Start Finish, Actual, Corrected, HMS. HM. S. H. M.S. H. M.S. Rambler... 111356 72756 81400 8 2510 Dreadnaug’t11 1900 64443 72543 73418 Palmer. ui 4 #62242 7 838 TMS 64659 72840 73120 LABS SCHOONERS. 72335 82023 817 56 74344 8 3350-8 25 34 Se24 30-9 8 27 B59 51 72448 81059 8 147 ‘The Palmer wins the firet prize in the first class echoon- ‘ers, beating the Idler by 17m. 2s., and the Idler wins the aaa prize, beating the Dreadnaught by 2m, 5%. The eadnaught, therefore, ney lost the second een by ot crossing the line before the last gun. The Peerless wins the first prize in the second class schooners, boat- ‘Ing the Estelle by 16m. 9s., and the Estello wins the second prize, beating the by 7m. 283. WILLIAMSBURG YACHT CLUB REGATTA. There can be no question of the unprecedented tuck vf yachtsmen this year. Every club has been highly favored. by the clerk of the weather since the re gatta season ‘opened, avd none more than the Williamsburg Yachting Club, which had its sixth annual regatta yesterday, under the most elightful auspices. It was a great success. Thore wero four classes of vessels; hence the four winners—the Favoritta, Greenpoint, Pluck and Luck and the Mary Givsoo, The Piuck and Luck, being the first sloop of the fleet home, also won the pennant, It was a cloudy, threatening morning when the steamer Wyoming, laden with passengers from New York, Brooklyn and Williamsburg made fast near the club house, in Greenpoint Bay, at the foot of Kaglo street. A few drops of rain had fallen, and there seemed to be every prospect of a wet day, as the wind was south-southeast, and thore was nota gleam of sunshine. Nevertheless Jadies, children and comfortable “burghers” were (rudging down the bill to the dock head and club house determined to witness the contests between the trim Hittle vessels riding at anchor a gunshot from the beach. They wero moored off the club house, which was decked with flags and streamers and black with people, This two story frame building is erected on a bargo moored “ali-fours” in the bight, midway between the points of the land that form the bay, and connected with the shore by means of along gangway laid on heavy piles. Above the beach rises a grass-topped knoll, which was covered with a parti-colored mass of buman beings, admiring the fleot and awaiting the signal that would ect the vessels adrift and begin the Fogatta. It was a pretty sight—tnese four lines of sloops, the cabin or Jargest ones in the most southerly position, the smallest in the most northerly. They bad boen thus arranged to enable them to start accord- ing to instructions—the smailest boats first and each of the other classes alterward, at intervals of five minutes. The yachts im each class were anchored filty feet apart, ‘the following were ‘THE KATRIEG, Hi. P. Kirkham. . Class. «Vice Commodore Schmidt. 24.834 Wilham Davis. th Richard Hamann, Third Class. Lanthier. na. Our Kate... . oe Each of these vessels had her number sewao upon each side of her meinsail in the Moregoing, rotation and flew the club signal at the peak. In all but the third lass open boats the larger vessels allowed the smalier 4wo minutes-tor every {oot they exceeded the latter in Tength on the water jine. The cabin sioops alone were permitted to carry gail topsails, There were joar new acuts in the fleet—the Greenpoint, Pluck and Luck, uspector and Cuester Arthur, THK COURSK wan from the club house up the east side of Blackweil’s Isiand, thi ‘h the Gate, and up between the North ana Soath ther wiands to the Stepping Stones buoy. Seen the buoy trom leeward to windward, coming back the same course excepting down on the west side of Blackwell's Island to stakeboat anchored of the club house; yachts 10 between the stake boat and club house, Time to be taken when passing the stake boat, Distanes—Twenty-four miles. Before the signal te yp was given tho Regatta Comumittes, Messrs. J. Northup, A. Conklin, D. O'Brian, W. N, Elis and W. Sinith, held a meeting on board the Wyoming, and selected the following gentle- mon for juiges:—Mesers, Joseph A. Lyons, John C. Orr and Bernard Silverman, This being done the steamer Jett the dock and slowly moved out into Sbe river. At 10:60 precisely the first gun to got ready was fired, aud then followed ten minutes later for tho third class open boate Thes th ibs, ran ty ri lipped and paid of to the northward se the ‘port sack, jibed over with the wind abeam, and in almost a breast ran up with the ‘ast of the flood passage eastward of Biackwoil’s Island. At spen bonis got off in the following ordet—Tho ivek ry ol follow! ti—Tho Pluck ie Luck, I the rr Dodger, Five “minates gun started tho first class | Weer ' » N EW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. open boats in this order:—The Nettie, Endeavor, Greenpoint and Black Watch; and the gun being fired once more the cabin sloops, pursuing the same sailing tactics ag all their predecessors, sp away, the Favoritta leading, followed by the Chester Arthur and the Ciffie. It will be seen that the yachts m each class were started fairly, 50 that any [ittie advantage that was gained by any boat at the beginning of the raco was due entirely to superior handiimg and seamaniike expertness, THE RACE. It was still quite cloudy and unpropitions overbead, and as the tleet of smalier vessels, started at eleven o'clock, approached Blackwell's Ieland the breeze seemed to be dying out, This was only fora moment, however, as the wind, hauling more to the eastward, freshened and became guy. The third clase sloops were out of sight to those on board the Wyoming, but the first class were still tn view. The Nettie led, then came the Greenpoint, closely pursued by the Eudeavor and the Black Watch. The judges’ steamer now bur- ried along to the vanguard of the fleet, and as she neared the secoud class open boats those on beard of her were just in time to see the Inspector “turn tur- tle”? opposite Upper Ravenswood Point, A puil trom the hills struck her mght abeam, and before the sarin; master could put his helm ‘down to avoid it the vessel was almost keel up and ail hands overboard. They reached the bull, clambered upon it and were sale, The sloop’s canvas prevented her from going completely over, so that the crew stood upon the side she lay on her beam ends aud towed to Hallett’s Pomt, Tho w other yachts, nothing daunted by this untoward expe - rience of the Inspector, cracked on under as much can- The fleet preserved its torm pretty much as it had been at the start, although tt seemed altogether hkely that the Chestor Arthur was going to give the Favortta nil she wanted, The breeze was increasing momentarily and the sun shone out brightly at last. It grew to be no child's play for the open boats, whose crews, barefooted and hehtly ciad, clung to the windward, their legs overhanging the side in their effort to trim ship and be ready if necessary for acapsize. Puff after puff swept down from tho Long sland shore and made many a wary sailing mas- ter luffto meet und avoid their force, This frequent “wiping to windward” greatly tmpeded some of TUE FLRRTEST SAILEKS IN THR SQUADRON, but it was unavoidable. The Favorita especially felt its consequences. Every time she luiled and shook the stiffer Arthur gained upon her, and things look goomy as they got into Hallet’s Cove. ‘The othor craft eased off and bowled along merrily for Hell Gate, at the entrance to which they bad to trim down and haul up again, Now Hell Gate on a squally day, with an easterly wind, is: not the nicest place in the world to sail a light vessel through. It requires skil- ful banding to carry her safely under a heavy press of sail No accident occurred yesterday, notwithstandin: the treacherous gusts that every now and again struc! the ttle racers, and they got through the Gate with free sheets, dashing through the waters as If shot out of atube. It was a five race from this point to Port Morris ard theuce toward and b-tween the island: North and South Brothers. The Mary Gibson an: the Katie lod the fleet; but tho Pluck ana Luck was rapidly overhauling them. Here the Favoritta took in ber club topsail, and after passing Riker’s Island went for Willevt’s Point and Fort Schuyler pas- sage, hke the rett, with the wind abeam, _ AT THR SIKPYING STONES. At this Bed the Pluck and Luck caught the Mary Gibson, and, both of them dead before the wind, ran for the Steppmg Stones buoy. The weather had cleared and the wind moderated and the vessels reached and rounded the buoy in the foliowmg ordor:— Yacht 1. M. S. Yacht, H, Me &. Pluck and Luek.12 85 00 Cnoster Arthur. 12 43 30 Mary Gibson... 12 37 00 12 43 45 Artiul Dodger.. 12 38 15 12 45 45 Nuttie....c... 12 40 00 12 4 00 Greenpoint... 12 40 30 12 47 00 J,N. Lanthier, 12 40 45 +12 48 40 112 43°15 Ciflle’s far astern as to be considered practically out of tho race, When the yachts had rounded and hauled their wind again they were all on the port tack, and here began another interesting phase of the regatto— “pointing.” In beating to windward it was evident that the Greenpoint had the advantage of tho Nettie, whom she weathered in the reach between the forts, and beat.most cleverly at last. It was a fine race home, most of the boats being able to lay clear down to Twenty-ninth street on the port tack Then they went about and stood across {o the stakeboat and the club houge on the starboard tack. THE ARRIVAL HOME ‘was made in splendid style, the Pluck and Luck leading, followed by the Greenpoint, Artful Dodgor, Newie, Fa- yorttta, Mary Gibson, Chester Arthur, Endeavor, J. N. Lanthier and Rosina, The other vessels wero not tumed, Fachts, Time of Arrival, Time. i, M, HM S. Favorita. .. 3 82 80 Chester Arthur. . 49 45 3 34 45 OPEN SLOOPS—FIKST CLASS, 86 15 3 26 15 8 #2 1b 3 52 00 BRCOND CLASS. Plnek and Luck, . 333 3 28 30 Artful Dodge: «2 39 00 3 3 OO ‘THIRD CLASS, Mary Gibson... 2.49 15 8 49:15 J.N, Lanthier, 38 38 30 4 3 30 Rosina 3 5 0 4 5 0 Iv shi iked here that the Pluck and Luck, having to allow the Artiul Dodgor nearly three minutes, only won the race im that class by about two minutes, and, tor the satno reason, Favoritts only beat the Arthur by something more than 50 seconds, ‘The race was in every respect a great success. YACHTING NOTE, The British steam yacht Helen arrived at Philadel. phia yesterday from Bermuda. THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT, BUDOLPHE BEATS GARNIER—SCORE, 600 To 517, ‘The fiith of the series of matches in the Centennial Bullard Tournament came off last evening at Irving Hall. The room was fairly filled, but there was not by any means such a large audisnce present as on the pre- vious evening, The play last night was between Albert Garnier and A. P. Rudolphe, 600 points up, Rudolphe won the ledd and made a run of 53 points from the string. On his forty-ninth count the balls “froze,” He counted from the string, vut the balls broke badly, so that he misssed after the third shot. Garnier scored 6 on his first play. Rudolphe opened the second inning with a miss and Garnier closed it with 12 points, On the third inning Rudoiphe made 1 and Garnier followed with a miss, In the next inning Rudolphe made a run of 19 and threo brilliant shots in the course of i, Garnier was in bad juck again and made but one point. Rudotphe, by careful and steady play, made 48 in the next inning and Garnier followed with 4, The two noxt innings counted small, but on the ninth, by careful manipulation, Rudolphe managed to score 78 and Garnier mado another miss. Garnier did not make any largo score till the fourteenth inning, when, by a series of brilliant plays, he managed to run up'sv on his score. Rudolphe’s next ran, however, was 82, which was followed by a miss, arun of 42, another and snotber run of 86. This was the nineteenth and, after Garnier making 65, the score stood—Rudolphe, 500; Gurnier, Sk7. It was now the twentieth inning, and Radolphe was 183 points ahead ; the red ball was in the centre of the upper cushion, Gurnier’s ball was in the lower right band cornor, and Rudolphe’s ball was near the upper left band corner. ‘Ruduiphe played for safety into the upper left hand corner, and he was greeted with a storm of hixses from ail quartersof tne room. Garnier’s bad luck stuck to him, apd he made another miss, Radolpbe then made a run of 82, and Garnier followed with a rau of 105, the largest count and the best play of the evening. The sympathies of the audience seemed to be entirely with bim, for ne was greeied with round after round of appiause when the score ‘was called out. Inthe wwenty-iourth ining Garnier made another brilliant run of 77, the score standing 547 for Rudolphe and 510 for Garnier. The excitement now was intense and every shot was watched with the greatest interest. Rudolphe succeeded in running up 46, leaving him 7 pointstogo. Garnier made a bad miss afd then Rudolpho mado 3 points. Garnier made 8 poims. In the twenty-seventh inning Rudolphe played lor safety and Garnier counted off his pinay and ran four. The next, the twenty-eighth, inaing, Ra- dolpho ran eut; the score standing Rudolpie 600, Garnier 517. The following 1s the score:: Rupourne—59, 0, 1, 19, 9 48, 1, 1, 78, 4, 3, 23, 0, 60, 0, 30, 3,2, obo, 82, 0, 42, 0, 86, 0. 12, 0, 9, 46, 3, ‘Average, 21'-7, Ganxinn—6, 12, 0, 1, 0, 4 10, 10, 0, 5, 5, 3, 3, 80, 8, 21, 89, 0, 65, 1, 65, 1, 105, 0, 10, 77, 0, 3, 4—517. Average, 19 4.27. ‘To-night the contest between Garnier and Sexton, ihe most iuteresting game of the touraament, will take place. DALY V8. DION, The game between Maurice Daly and Cyritle Dion, 2,000 points up, fora stake of $2,000, was continued Jast night at Tammany Hall. On the previous evening the score stood:—Dion, 473; Daly, 500. Maurice Daily opened tho, play last evening with a run of 16, and was followed by Dion with a miss, There were More misses and sev- eralemall rans, bat on the twelfth inning Daly ran 112 inte, Dion on Jourt.enti® inuing made arun of 21 points, the largest of the evenng. The piay of both was very even throughout the game, and when it closed, at helf-past eleven, Daly ‘wanted but five points of the requisite 500, ‘The following is the the score of last night’s play:— Darr—15, 0, 1, 0, 16, 0, 3, 2, 2, 17, 16, 112, 28, 1, 0, 10, 0, 5, 0, 69, 80, 17. 1, 6, 19, 18, "9," 1, 57—498 Aye Oe On 9, 45, 0, 7, 45, 11, 0, 13, 121, 18, 5, Hox—0, 9, 7, 45, 0, 6% 5, 23, 6, 16, 62, 63,4, 5, 4,1, 19-522," ' Average, 18 MISSING, William Rudolph, aged fifteen years, has been miss. ing from his father’s residence, No. 156 Grand street, Brooklyn, KE. D., since Iast Sanday morning, and foars are entertained for his Cron, Oe ‘The ote 4 ge re notified of the fact that Charles oth, twen' ue years of age, hax been missing from his home sine gold watch and $100 tn money in his possession. can be readily identified by the absonce of the fore! ger of the Jvit hand. Sunday last, Ho had a He THE EXHIBITION. a Suppression of the Expenses of the Commission. THE PQLICY OF SILENCE. Compromise of the Dispute of Authority. Puitapecrata, June 13, 1876, Tho report of a disagreement between the United States Centennial Commissioners and the Board of Finance is emphatically denied by the gentlemen interested. This 1s creditable to their desire to make the Exhibition a success, and to keep their dispates ffom the knowledge of the public. But no matter what Mr. John Welsh, Profosser John L, Campbell, ex-Governor Bigler, General Hawley or Mr. Thomas Cochran may be pleased to say in extenuation of the matter, there ‘is no doubt thas there have been serious differences betweon the two Boards, both in regard to power and money. If there had been *no trouble, why were the questions of authority submitted to the lawyers, why did the Board of Finance seek the advice of Mr, Charles O’Conor, Mr. Browning, Mr. Hirst and others, and why did the Commissioners, on the other hand, ask the opinion of Judges Porter, of New York, and Shella- barger, of Ohio, The fact is incontestable that a very bitter feeling exiated for a long time and that it still ex- ists, aud that if the dispute has dwindled it is because all the parties concerned have desired to avoid a gigantic scandal, For tho sake of the Exbibition they ha uppressed their quarrels, but they have not yot extinguished tho cause, TUR POLICY OF SILENCE, There is a mystery about the relations of the United States Commission to the Board of Finance which ought to be cleared up. The Commissioners, it is claimed by the Board, are not entitled to compensa- tion, and yet the Board admits that it has paid them, and that very heavily. Iam told that the expenses of the Commissioners are $500 day, and that is a low estimate. If they are not salaried officers, if their appointments under the uct of Congress were merely honorary, every cent paid for their hotel bills, their = wines, —scarriogos, = &e., — is illegally paid, and somo one will be held ton heavy re- sponsibility. Tho Secretary of tho commission, Protessor Campbell, and the President of the com- mission, General,Hawley, have refused to furnish the press with copies of the bills which they havo pre- sented for their expenses, aud Mr. Weisb, the Presiaent of the Board of Finance, which honors these requisi- tions, bas nothing to say, except that overything is settled. There isa desire to suppress tho discussion and the facts, But the policy of silence will not do in the case of the Ceatennial Exhibition any better than it did in the affairs of Mr, Beecher, The Board of Finance holds the treasury of the Exhibition in trust for the stockholders, the government and the nation, and it has no right to refuse the publica complete exhibit of its expenditures from month to month. Why should there bo any secrecy about the affairs of a great public celebration? Mr, Campbell is sad to bave claimed that the expenditures ought not to be published now and that the public should wait till the close of the Exhibition for information. But this Star Chamber business will not satisfy the people. The fact 18 that the United States Commission is a burden on the sxhibition, and is being heavily paid for unnecessary services, The drain on the treasury for the support ot thege honorary officials will make a large deficit in the revenue, and that is the reason why the figures are con- cealed irom the public. The Board of Finance means all tor the best, lam convinced, but it will be ultimately compeiled to tell the public exactly what this commis sion costa, Unless care is taken in the financial tan- agement of this Exhibition the scandals which will attend 1ts close will far eclipse even those which dis- graced our Commissioners at Vienna. The second day of th ‘th week of the Exhibition opened even less ausp ciously than she first, the sky being not only overciouded but the rain occasionally pouring down in torrents, In the interyals between the showers the sun broke through the ‘clouds with April like fickieness, but later im the day withheld {ts beams entirely. ‘rhe Exhibition, however, is too grand and vast in its proportions to be alfected by meteorological . Variations, and visi- tors peed not fear discomfort at the grounds even when the elements seem to have conspired to make the great entertainment disagreeable. If the broad @nd beautiful avenues aro wet and muddy and the air damp and chilly, the buildings ore always dry and comfortavle, while one gay will be found entirely too short jor an examination of more than a fraction of the marvellous displays to be found under uny one roof. The turnstiles are exeellent things in their way, as they not only afford amusement to those who are compelled to push through them, but when worked, as they were not on the opening day, they prevent any of the ‘tricks that aro vain” among the cate keepers. Now and then these nine- teenth century inventions prove jess adapted to the work than the patentee might be disposed reasonably to desire, and a case in point happened yesterday, A fat boy, fourteen years of age (not ‘Barnum’s,? but a home specimen trom IJinuis), visited the Centennial,’ and upon reaching the neual places of entrance toun it not only impossible to pass through any of the stiles, but even uncomfortable to stand in the harrow ulley- way leading to the automatic contrivance, The gate keepers were powerless 10 render assistance or advice; their orders were to permit nobody to pass into the grounds except through the stil yet this ap. pheant was, in the most literal sense, a body,” What was to be done? The boy had his titty cent piece in his hand and demanded admiasion, The departinent of admissions was upped to; & hurried consultation was held by the doctors of that much criticized and as a last resort’ the heavy youth was through the wagon gato. Whether a dyspeptic individ. ual was hired to pass through the stile in order to make the registrations agree with the receipts, or whether a special note was made of the ‘at boy’s entrance at \dquarters could not be ascertained; butit is to be presumed that some definite arrangement was agreed upon for like emergencics, as several other corpulent individnals are expected at the International City within the next fortnight. ‘The eighth annual convention of the American So- ciety of Civil Engineers assembled to-day in the Judges’ Pavilion on the Centennial Grounds. Tho President, Mr, George 8. Greene, of New York, called the Convention to order and invited Mr, Thomay ©, Clarke, of the firm of Clarke, Reeves & Co., of i’hila- delphia, to proside, = Mr. Gari in accept: ing this invitation, welcomed the mem- bers of the society to Philadelphia and then announced that a session jor the consideration of professional subjects would be sang to-morrow, and that a regular meeting of the society for the transac. tion of business would be held that evening in the hal of the Franklin Institute. Vieo President Theo, G. Kibes then delivered an address, a retrospective of the contury’s progress in chginecring. CENTENNIAL NOTRS, Ov and after to-day the hoarse for the entrance and exit of wagons, carta, &c, delivering supplies and re- moving offal, will bo trom four to eight A, ML. and seven to nine P.M. On and after to. morrow all workmen's passes must bo present before eight o'clock A. M. after that hour they will not be rocognized. ‘The California State building will be formally opened on the 21st inst, Tho Cectiia Quartet Club of Boston give a concert on Saturday at the Massachusotts State butidin delegation from Newark, co: ting of Mayor Jones and the City Councils, visited the grounds yesterday on an excursion, An examination of the artificial limb exhibits, which included practical demonstrations of their utility by persons employed for the purpose, took place yes! im the reception room in the reur of the Judges ton, in the proseuce of Group Jury, No. v4 The testing of cavinet and reed organs began yos' day in the assembly room of Judges’ Hail, A resident of Joplin, Mo, named J, U. Temple, ar- rived at the Missours State building yesterday with a wheelbarrow load of tilty pounds of native mineral ore, which he had wheeled all the way from home, a dis- tance of 1,500 mites, The teat was the result of a wager. The start was made on the 20th of February. Complaints baving been made against the proprietors of the Tuntsian Café, that access to the building bad been denied to visitors except upon the condition of their purchasmg cups of cotiee, the Centennial man- agement promptly inquired into the cause ef the troa- bie and closed the building for two days, Upon an as- surance being given that the regulations on the sub- Ject woald not again be violated the interdict was with- drawn, and to-day the building was again opeved to the publicy Tue admissions tothe exhibition grounds on Mon: day nambered 33,429. Of this number 12,050 wero ex- hibitors, attendants, employés &o, and 21,379 cash admissions, making the receipts at the gates $10,689 50. ‘A lire was discovered yesterday at noon ina frame house on Belmont avenwe, used ‘as a saloon, near the Extibition buildings The fire was presumed to be the work of an incendiary, The flames wore confined to the barroom, where they originated, The Phila- delphia Fire gg wig sed was promptly on hand, but the Gemvonnial Fire Brigade had already extinguished the flanes, A party representing himself as Major A. 0, Ward, of Kentucky, was arrested in the Centennial Grounds yes- terday afternoon, charged with having given a check upon Drexel's for $124 to the proprietor of the Colum- bia House for board, Major Ward had no account at Drexel’s banking house, He was also charged with the lurveny of $12 worth of railroad tickets from Albert few on previous. Ho was held in $1,600 to at cont McManus, of tho Centennial Gnard, attacked Edwi Special # Birob yesterday in the barracks of Com- pany A and was committed to court to answer the charge of assault and batiery. A bumber of thefts bave been committed recently at the Vietorian Department, Yesterday Philip MeCrum, oi New London, Conn,, was arresied, charged with Stealing a bottle of wine which was on exhibition, He was given a hearing before Magistrate Clark, POLISH CENTENNIAL GREETING. ‘The Rev. A. Mieleuszny, pastor of the Polish Roman Catholic Church, No, 318 Hevry street, has recentiy re” ceived from his countrymen in Europe an address in the Polish language on the occasion of the Centennial of American Independence which, translated and undersigned by the Poles here, will be sent to Presi- dent Grant in Washington. The text rans thus: “Amenicans—A hundred years has passed away sinee you atiained by your spirit and arms your inde- pendence, one of the dearest national treasures, and you have begun to build up the land of your fathers, which has attained such great prosperity, In this im- measurablo undertaking Poles took part and the Poles of to-day, who keep 1m their hearts a fervent love for these treasures are struggling for the samo, Tho Polish people, wrestling during a hundred years with their exomies, who are trying to extirpate them, see in your progress their own, and they have mani- fested their sympathy to you in your national struggle, The grateful American peoplo have immortalized tbe memory of mutual feetlugs by the erection ef monu- ments to Pulaski and Kosciusko, whose names are Jen- eravad deep on the hearts of all. Happier than we, you ave reached a new world: you are the vanguards of Uiberty, and you give an example of adherence to faith and opinions to ail men. Europe may well be jealous of you in this matter, In the present festival ime of your national jubilee, the Poles in the midst of their Tuin and oppression, tut full of faith in the restoration of the liberty of their fatherland, reach the fraternal hand to you, wishing you a splendid existence, and a suill greater devolopment of your national life,’ United with you through the ties of national efforts in the holy Cause of independence, wo say, may the United States of America long prosper.” ART NOTES. THE LOAN EXHINITION AT THE ACADEMY AND THE METROPOLITAN ART MUSEUM, The exhibition of paintings from the private galleries of this city, at the Gallery of Design and Metropolitan Art Museum, will be undoubtedly the finest ever opened to public view in this country, rivalling in the importance of the works exhibited, if not in number that of the Centennial. They are mostly foreign artists, and among the expected pictures is the famous $60,000 Meissonnior, ii\ Mra, A, T, Stewart's gallery, the exhibition of which will attract’ more visitors than any other picture in the city. There wilt be about 350 paintings at the Academy, nearly the entire collection of ex-Governor Morgan, puinbering about eighty, and others from tho galleries of Mr. John H. Sherwood, who has been one of the Jeading spirits in organizing the exhibition, Charies Stewart Smith, Mr. John Wolfe, Miss Wolfe, Mr P. Van Valkenberg, Mr, Musgrove, Mra, Jonathan Sturges, Parke Godwin, William E. Dodge and others. hrs, A. T. Stewart has given $2,500to the Academy and tho game amount to thy Artist Fund Society, besides con- tributing tive or six pictures irom her gallery. John ‘Taylor Johnston has loaned almost his eatire collection to his favorite protégé, the Metropohtun Museum of Art. Mr. August Belmont will open bis gallery one or two days every week, the admission fee being fifty cents. At the Academy and Museum it will be twenty- five cents, Monday, the 20th inst, it will probably be opened, and the exhibitions will remaim open at lost three months. The proceeds will be for the benefit of both institutions. One fact which deserves Mention is that our own artisis intended having an exhibition of their pictures at the Academy this sum- mer, but generously gave up the plan, which would Yimvo been of more personal advantage to themselves, when the présont scheme for aiding the Acudemy was 8 bat e collection of antiquities, &c., importcd from gvapan by Mr. C. Pfoundes, and which is one of the most extensive and valuable importations ever made to this city Irom that country, will be sold at auction on Friday, June 16, at eleven o'clock, A. M. Until shen they may bo seen at No, 11 East Fourteenth street. At Schenck’s Gallery, No. 60 Liberty street, an ex- Dibition is now open of paintings, many of wi from the recent Academy oxhibition, Story templation,” “Making His Mark” and Grinder;” Arthur Parton’s “Loch Katrin Wayside Spring,” by Thom; Orchids,” by Heade; a landscapo by Robert G. Minor; Mrs. SN. Carter’s “Touch of American Color ;” J. J. Hatamer’s “Picnic ;”” “In the Meadows,” by J. Ogden Wood; fruit and still lite by Marston Ream, and examples of Ed, Moran, Briscoe, William F. De Haas, Pope, Fairman, Maynard? © 8, Kembart, Wyant, F. De Crank and Arthor Quartley aro among the pictures in the present sale which commences to-morrow (Thursday), at noon, an will be concluded the folowing day. At Mathew’s art gallery, No. 57 Liberty street, a sale of statuetios, vases, &c., in bronze, alabaster and marbio wus commenced yesterday. Young house- keepers who like to ornament their homes can do so at far less expense-than by buying the same articles from Fegular dealers. Many handsome vases, card receivers, &e,, are sold lor from $2 or $3 to wbout $15 a pair. To-day several pieces of marbie statuary will be sold. ‘A bust of Lineoin by Professor Fedi; a ‘figure nearly ife size, of a woman with a child in her arms, oscaping from the Chicago fire. “Feeding the Birds,” by veru- 18a very pretty figure of a cnild about one-third THE LOTTERY SWINDLE. HOW BOGUS CONCERNS FLEECE UNSUSPECTING COUNTRYMEN, Superintendent Walling yesterday received a letter from A. Tilly, of Ellensville, Ulster county, 'N, Y., ask- ing information as to tho character of certain so-called firms that had tried to induce him to invest money in a palpable swindic. Communications were sent him of which the following arp copies: No. 0 Guxat Joes Steext, April 5, 1876, Dear Sin—Did y: chane a ticket for the Louixyill Ky. Library Lottery of Thomas, H 1f 90 piease fet us know and we will you something that will bo of value to y In reply to this Mr, Tilly wrote that ast spring: he had lost a Kentucky Jottery ticket and could not say whether it had drawn a prize or not. Soon afterward he received the following circular lettor, which is the second step in the scheme:— New York, June 1, 1876, Drar Sin—You aro hereby notitied that your investment inthe Louisville Kentucky Library Gift Concert has re. suited in your drawing one of the unclaimed prises, valued at $200, Daz gommniesion on the same is Ave per cent, whiten ants to se omit us that amount and lot us know by what express to send the prize. A. FE. ALLEN & ©O., Actuaries. The third letter is only sent when the countryman fails to bite or when be becomes inqnisitive and eke the nature of the prize. It ie as fullows:— New York, June 7, 1876, Dear Sin—The prize you have draws isa lot twenty-five feet front, 100 feet deep, in Queo: ity. Ky., valued at ® 00, The deed is made out in your name.” Oue commission and charges for recording are $10. If that amount Is recived within eight days wo will forward the deed to you by ox- press or registered letter ax you may direct. Kespectfally, A. ke ELEN & CO., No. 14 Park place, This firm of Alien & Co., it will be remembered, was exposed not long ago in the Heraup and the police bave again and again heard of them in uncompliment- ary ways, but notwithstanding their frequent exposure they continue to flourish in diferent parte of the city and under various aliases. MRS. STEWART'S CHARITY. Mrs. A. T, Stewart has contributed $1,000 in aid of the hamane work of the American Society tor the Pre- vention of Crucity to Animals, The late Mr. Stewart was one of tho Incorporators of the society and attended {ts first meeting of organization. Mrs. Stewart yesterday also contributed to the Artiste’ Fund Society and the Dramatic Fund Association $2,500 cach. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. At the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fast River Bridge a ballot was taken for tho election of president and vice president for the ensuing year, re- sulting im the choice of Henry C. Murphy and Abram S, Hewett, for the respective offices, The Committee on Executive Business and Finance who discharged these duties last yoar were reappointed. The prevident was empowered to purchase the property on Front street, Brooklyn, over whieh the roadbed of the bridge will pusa The resignation of F. W. Thurber, of New York, was received and accepted, Mr. Ch: Canda waa appointed to the vacancy. From the stat meat of the secretary, up to May 31, 1876, tac cash re- coipts are shown to have been $0,217,253 17, Tho items of the receipts show that the city of Brookiyn has thas far’ furnished $4,215,000; New York city, $1,500,000, and private parties, $349,800. The balance of the income has been derived trom the sale of oid Fonts, &e, The expenditures amount in the aggregate to $6,141,501 90. The liabilities amount to $043,737 92. BROOKLYN BRIDGE BONDS, Comptroller Greeg has advertised for proposals tor $500,000 bonds on account of the New’ York and Brooklyn Bridge, which proposals will be oponed at Comptroilor’s OMee on Thursday, the 22d inst. T 000,000 was authorized by the Board ment, but the present msue is limited by the Comptroller ‘to $500,000, that being about tho amount required to meet the present outstanding liabilities for the Bridge Company. AN INSANE WOMAN. Mary Kennedy, a widow, was arrested yesterday*by &@ policeman, who took her to the Twenty-first precinet station ona charge of drunkeuness. She was locked up Ina cell, and sabseq =e made threo attempts to commit suicide by hanging heweif. She was then ra. moved to Bellevue mode G Where it was score” || that she ts in all probabull ne ity hopelessly insa THE FAST TRAIN. ABRBIVAL IN SAN FRANCISCO—SCENE AT THE DE- POT—SPEKCHES, BANQUETING AND GENERAL REJOICING, . (From the San Francisgo Alta, June 6.] Atfive o'clock, yesterday, the sun shone brightly, bat an hour Jater a mist foll, and for a short time we had fair indications of rain, and the weather continued hazy up to the time of the arrival of the train. The only topic of discussion was the lighting train and whether the feat would be accomplished in the sehed- ule time, As soon as it was announced that the train would reach Gakland at half-past nine o'clock, hun- dreds wended their way to the ferry, to take atrip acroas the bay, to witness the arrival of the train at Vakland wharf. The scene at the Palace Hotcl was a lively one. Ascarly as six o’clock gentlemen who bad failea to See daylight at that hour for many moons, arose and trotted down to the office to inquire the latest news from the train. Residente- from other portions of the bity also gatherod at the hostelry, Barton Hill and John McCullough, walking hither and thither with a nervousness which really betokened their anxiety. Warren Leland was also on hand, sceing that everything was arranged according to programme. One minute after six, the rumbling was heard on the bridge, and as the people excitediy ran irom the track on witich they had crowded to notice the approaching train, to the latform, the transcontinental tram moved smooth. y up through the depot, blowing off steam in lieu of sounding hor whistie, which was destroyed, Men with hammers rushed up to try the wheels, others coupled on the extra coach, the oi] cans were thrown out and others substituted, and from a flat car the tender was rapidly recoaled. In seven minutes the work was completed, und as the people were nervously cheering, the train moved out of the depot toward Oakiand. As will be shown by tho despatehes the pace averaged only a moderate rate, As each stution Was successively passed, though the hour was still early, the platforms were crowded and the peoplo were constant in their cheers. The scene at the end of the Oakland wharf, whon the train arrived, was excoedingly animated, A large crowd had taken up positions on the iumber piles and flat cars at an oarly hour, and their number was constant mented by additions from San France co, Atthe Market street ferry another large throng, bumbering thousands, had cojlected at and in the ferry house. When the Oakland left this side to meet tho train, she carried with ber more men than ever trod her decks and cabins besore atuny one time. As s00n, as she reached the other side the passengers rushed ashore to obtain positions suitable for a goed sight of the lightning train, which had not yot gained tho wharf. In less than ten minutes she steamed along and stopped, the crowd sending up cheer on cheer of wolcome for the safe arrival of the excursionists, somo eight of whom were immediately condacted on board the Oakland, The gates were closed to prevent too | Jarge a number entering, the chains were cast off, the bell rung and, putting ov a8 much Bteam as could with ent ferryboat started for Only about 150 passengers wero allowed to come over on that trip. At forty-four minutes past nine o'clock A, M. tho boat entered the slip amid the deafe! g ebeers of the multitude inside and outside. The excursionists wero Durried into a carriage in waiting and driven rapidly to the Palace Hotel. There another Jarge number of en- thusiastic weicomers. ‘The court and main office were flied with the better class of interested citizens, and as Lawrenco Barrett stepped trom the carriage and was recognized three rousing cheers and a hearty “tiger’? ‘emanated from the throats of tie assemblage. Mean- time the 12-pounder on the roof was giving the salute of thirteen guns, according to programme, Whilo it was distinctly heard jor miles around it only sounded like a distant field piece in the lower stories of the hotel, So great was the crowd and their well Meunt congratulations, that it took the welcome arri- vais fully five minutes to get from the carriage to tho hotel register. At three minutes to ten, Henry C, Jar- rett placed his autograph on the book. AFTER TUR TRIP, As the travellers presented thomselvos at the hotel rogister, they were immodiately surrounded by friends or acquaintances, and. the recognitions, handshakings ahd general congratulations were numerous. Had they been the remnant of The Six Hundred,” no moro at- tention could have been paid them, The first question was, “Well, how do you stand it? Ain't you tired to death?’ The replies were varied. Those who had made tho trip across the continent before, on the ordinary express train, expressed themselves as being far less ‘fatigued by trovel than on the conclusion of the previous’ jour- neys, They said that at tirst the experience was akin to Bea sickness, but ina day they becamo accustomed to the motion, The excitement of cheering crowds at every station, the firing of salutes along tho line of the track by day,’and bonitres and fireworks by night, served to make the eighty-three hours puss very rap- idly, and the excursionisis can scarcely realize the fact that they are over 8,000 miles from the table at which they breakfasted on Thursday morning. Law- rence Barrett, at breakfast yesterday morning, gave an excellent illastration of this fecling. A cry was heard on the streets of San Francisco which sounded strangely familar to many an car, and caused many to think of other days spent in -a’ far-off city, It ‘was nothing jess than “Here's yer extra New “Yorn Hena.p.”? Two bits per copy was the prico asked by the smail army of newsboys who rusbed through ot principal streets, and even at this price ready sales were effected, THE BANQUET, {From the San Francisco Chronicle, June 5.] At half-past eleven o’ciock a lane was made through the throng congregated in the oflice of the hotel, ana the guests were escorted into the south breakfast room by Mr. Leland, who led the way with Mayor Bryant Arriving in the room the guests were quickly seated around the table, and with an appetite sharpened by seve.al hours of waiting for their breakfast, devoted themselves for nearly an hour to the discussion of the bill of fare, as follows: — PO LOOO TILE REELED IELE SOLO LEET NOLO REDE IEOE LORE 6: Ms COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST 3 TO MESSRS. JAKRETT AND PALMER And Travelling Compamons TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAIN few York Franel ¥rom ne. Palace Hotel, San Francisco, sunday, Juno 4 1876, Warren Leland. | Filet Coteleries d’Aunean, Saue> Soublae, Escalop de Veau # la Gionnoive, nine, de Terre Rognon Saute Poulet Grill nf Brouiiles au ‘Wat Frites an Jambon, Petit Sule. Omeiettes an Kum, Apricots. Raspberries. Strawberries, Cherries ALOLLOLELS DL IEEE IE LUOLLESELOOOLEDIDLLODT DE 18 OF. AFTER THE CLOTH ‘was romoved good wincs were disposed about the table, witain easy reach of all tho guests, and it was freely quafied to the heaith of the passengers of the fast train and to the wish that it was but the prelude to the establishment of a system of more rapid trans. portation between the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards, The tavle was strewn with flows and jh one helped bimseif to a rosebud or pansy, and shortly the whole party were ornamented with them, tastetully displayed in their buttonhoics. Mayor Bryant presided at the banquet, ocoupying the head of the table. After those present had satisiied the cravings of their appetites the wine bogan to circle around, cigars wero frecly distributed, and, as soon as the ga bad “struck a light,"’ the inevitable “speechtaking” commenced. The following extracts trom the Alla’s report of the speeches aro interesting. In closing, Admiral George 1. Bromley said:— Lhad the honor of being connected with the first railroad enterprise in the State. We determined to have @ trial of speed on the road between Sacramento aud Brighton. We invited Geueral Satter to make the trip. He had never seen a railroad before, He was much impressed—especially with the conductor. I was the conductor, (Laughter and applause.) In order to give you an idoa of the rato of speed wo travelled I will mention that We accomplished tho four miles in eighteen minutes, (Laugbter.) The event was not celcvrated ag it would have been if there had been a hotel at Brighton. However, the Genoral was so much strack with tho yolocity at which we travelled that when asked to return he replied that he lived only two miles off, and ho guessed he would walk vack, (Laugh- ter.) The “Judiciary” being proposed, Judge Ruasell, ot New York, responded. in the course of bis remarks he said:—I am profoundiy impressed with the belief that tho great mas# of accidents are the result of care. Jessness and negligence oi people. If properly guarded against they wiil not occur, The revent trip brought an anxiety to our minds, was father exciting aud rome- what fatiguing. We had #o much to see that we bad little desire to sleep. We never saw a switch unguarded on the route.”’ The speaker thea spoke in the highest terms of the ratiroad superintendents along the entire line, He thought the trip wight be reduced wo tive days. Ithad been established conclusively that trains could be run with safety at the raw of jofiy-five miles per bour, d OVERLAND BY OX TEAM. (From the San Francisco Bulletin, } This experiment of fast travelling across the conti- nent has demonstrated, as much as anything, the ox- cellent condition of the railroads and their roiling stock. Interior rails, poad beds and rolling stock would have been fatal to it, What a change has taken Place in the means of transit across the continent since tho early days of California's existence! It took a greater number of days to travel in the days of ox teams (rom St, Joseph to this State than it has taken bours for this lightning express to cross the continent Ninety days by ox team was fast travel. The mails which came by steamer occupied twenty-two days in transit, The pooy express, a creasion of the tertile brain of Ben Holliday, cut the time down to from tweive to fourteen days, but that line only extended from st, Joseph, Ma, to Sacramento, The distance traversed was 1,900 miles, nearly all the way tbrough 4 trackless wildermess, Seventy-live horses were rode each way. Bach made twenty-five miles in a teat The average speed day and nieht, including stoppages, was seven miles an hour, which was imcreased to ten or twelve miles an hour on good groan, and age on all letters beyond Sait Lake City was charged at the rate of $5 half an ounce. The first pony express left 5 half-past mx P, M. on April 3, 1900; AO RLODL LE DORE EERELELE OLE DEES: WOOL RCLLELOLLODE DERE ODEIDDELI DOES, reached Salt Lake City on April 9, at half-past stx P, M.; passed through Carson on 1 12, at half-past 2, P. M.; through Placerville April 13, at two P, M., and reached Sacramento on April f3, at five P, M. Two mails were despatched each way per week. The ar- rival of the frst pony express rider at Sacramento and ‘San Francisco w: jay of jubilee, Bells were pealed, bontires were lighted, bands of music paraded, songs, cheers and congratuiations rent the air, the whole Fire Department turned out, a torehlight proceasion filed pee ng principal streets and general rejoice: ensue he pony express gave way to the ‘aeons and the railroad. rs The lumbering stage couches were a vast improve ment on the ox teaius. Yet it took them an average of twenty-eight days to come through with their gers. The opening of the ratiroads shortencd the time consumed 10 the transit of mails from fourteen to seven da; he lightuing express of Jarrett and Paliner ha: onstrated the feasibility of cattmg the ordinary mail train time down one-half. It 18 not probable that such a revolution will be sp2edily intro. duced; but to assert that the feat which has just been accomplished will pot be outdone would be to presume that the acme of perfection tu railroading had been ab tained, THE RESCUED FENIANS., ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK OF AN ‘EX-FENIAN PRISONER—-NEWS TO THE 16TH OF JANUARY— PREPARATIONS FOR THE ESCAPE. On Monday morning William Foley, one of the Fe nian prisoners recently confined in Wostern Australia, arrived in this city from Queenstown, on the steam ship Wisconsin, When the news of the escape of the prisouers reached here a fow days ago it was thought that Foley was among the number, but it now appear that his sentence expired Jast January, and he suiled from Perth, Western Australia, on the 16th of that month for London, From London ho proceeded vo Dublin, and after spending a fortnight there went to his home in Tipperary, but finding none of his friends there except one uncle, a very old man, he went to Cork, where he remained about ten days, when he Started for.New York. On arriving in this city. he went to O'Donovan Rossa’s hotel and asked where a certain ex-Feman organizer, under whose ‘orders he was placed when in Ireland could bo found, and would give no information to zy one else, His whole conduct was a striking, though rather amusing, illustration of the firm hold which the old Fenian discipline, as carried out among the Irish soldiers of the British army, still has on the minds of those who were once under its sway. On being intro- duced to O'Donovan Rossa, Thomas F, Bourke and other prominent Irish nationalists who happened to be present when he arrived, the former asked him several questions as to whore he camo from, and what he wanted with the ex-organizer, but he would give abso. lutely no information till be reported to his old chiet and received instructions what to do and whut persons were safe to speak to. His namo, his sun-vrowned face, his peculiar hat and many circumstances about his appearance and manner convinced those present that he was one of the Fenian prisonera, and many eages inquiries wero made concerning the escape; but at Foley had not heard the news till informed of it by O’Donovan- Rossa and his friends his invariable answer was that he would be very glad if it was true, but that he did not believe it aud Knew nothing about it, After some hours’ waiting the man ho sought was found and brought to where the ex-British soldier and political prisoner was standing m the midst of an eager crowd. After ten years’ separation each recognized the other instantly, though the dashing dragoon was sadly changed for the worse, and a hearty greeting followed, He was taken away from the crowd as soon as possible, and then the tongue which had refused to speak was unloosed, and many interesting facts in connection with the preparations for the rescuo were mede knowa, ‘The missirg hnk was found, and @ more ‘ntelligont idew of the whole affair can thus bo formed. The fol- lowing is the substance of Foley’s story, given to a HERALD reporter vy the gontloman who received it:— PREPARING FOR THE RSCAPK, Toward the end of last November two gentlemen arrived in Western Australia, and knowing the means, at once placed themsolves in communication with the prison- ers and commenced to thoroughly survey the ground on which they were to work. Foley, being on ticket- of-leAve at the time, and having just got out of hospital, where he had been suffering irom heart discase, was introduced to one of them by a friend, and on tho stranger giving him certain information which showed him what bis mission was du understanding was ar- rived at, A great deal of delicate work had to be done and every precaution taken to avoid attracting the at tention of the authorities, but up to the last moment of Foley’s stay in the colony not the least suspicion was aroused. Tho two agents each followed a legitimate eccupation and acted in every way as if going to make their home tn Western Australia, or bent solely on makiog lasting business counections with the colony, and so discreet were their movements and conduct that no one dreamed they were anything but what they ap, tobe. ‘asked no questions,” said Foley, pin thoy told me nothing which I had nota right ta now. ‘Toward the close of the epring of last year all the prisoners not on ticket-of-leave, and two of the men who had tickets-of-leave, were sent in from the various gangs in which they had been working through the bush and lodged in the principal convict station at Fre- mantle, Their names were James Wilson, Martin Ho- gan, Thomas Hassett, Thomas Darragh, Michael Harring. ton, Robert Cranston and James Keily, lite-sentenced mon, and Thomas Delaney and James McCoy, whose tuckets-of-leave were revoked. These were all, with the exception of Wilson, engaged in constructing a reser. voir within the prison of Fremantle, which is situated ona hill, intended to supply water to the shipping in the harbor, Wilson was training a horse for the doctor of the prison, and this employment enabled him to g¢ out of the prison several times each day and gave him many factlities for perfecting the plan of escape, Many disappointments occurred, however, ow: ing Lo unforeseen accidents, and one golden opportunity was lost through failing to connect with a certain ship Toe ability of the agents was tested to the utmost and the pationce of the expectunt prisoners was sorely tied. Stil nothing occurred to arouse the suspicion of the prison officials and no ono connected with the attempt lost heart, Two days before Foley took his departure he had an Interview with Wilson, and on the former asking him how he should correspond with him Wilson said, “Don’t write to us any more; lam con- fident we shall all follow you soon.’ When taking hit leave two days later neither could speak, but could only exchange a silent but hearty shake of the hand, Thig was on January 16. Foley took his passage on a sailing vessel for London, and after a voyage of nihety-four duys arrived in that city. CHANGES OF PURSUIT, Though he could not feel sure that all had escapee foley expressed the greatest confidence in the safety o those who had got on board the American bey The Georgette, Which was sentin pursuit of the Catalpa, necording to tho statements of the Syan papers telegraphed here from San Francisco, is only a screw steamer, built on the Clyde, about 200 tong burden, which Is employed in carrying the mais from Champion Bay, the most northern settlement in West Australia, to King George’s Sound, which is the most toutherly point at which vessels call im the same colony, and she is manned by only ten men at the most—ordipary sailors who never saw any service. In Perth and Fremantle there are not more than thirty jicemen at any time, and if all of those went om d the Georgette the released soldiers and theit friends would make short work of them in a hand-to- hand fight. The only artiliory in tho colony is in Perth—four old 9-poanders belonging to a company of volunteers, the members of which live seatterod through the surrounding country and could not be togeth ‘There are about forty re soldiers living in the neighborhood of Perth, but they are ali old men and could not be collected at any shorter notice than the volunteers, It would take some time to unlimber the guns, get the Georgette ready and pre- pare for a pursuit, and the point on the coust selected tor the renvezvous, according to arrangements mado vious to Foley's departure, 18 about twenty-five mi from Fremantle Everything considered, it would take several days to enable the Georgette to start fm pursuit, and by that time the Catal or any other vessel on which they might be, wou beyond hor reach. Then the Georgette could not be provisioned for a long ctuise, nor could the police force nor # sioners be spared from the colony for any ler of time, and there was no ship of war at all in tho neighe borhood, Aitogethor the chances of the recapture of the prisoners by the Georgette appear to be very to mote, even it she would risk boardin; ship on the bigh seas, Boats bad been ab secured when Foley left to accom the prisoners, and convey them a sufficien distance out to sea, £0 that they might not get on board any ship in Brith waters @ news,’’ said Foley, “seems too good to be tra; it is #0 short a ime since I saw them within the prison walls, and ali l can say speed them on their way, and may God bless in in kee captain whe took them aboard’? is thirty-eight years of age, and o1 Bombay Horse artillery, under the Company, and nerve! all rough ‘th . In ti he returned to England, and soon after « j : courage. Betore his imprisonment it Is suid he was aman of magnificent physique, being six feet in beight and splendidly proportioned, At mt ho is reduced considerably, through the terrible ordeal through which he has passed, and very littie of that soldier's strut so ch : racteristic of British cavalrymen can be in bim, NOT MR. O'GORMAN. — ‘The reported Mr. Richard O'Gorman who spoke so sapiently about whiskey as an intoxicant and about legal actions at the thecting of tho liquor dealers ia Baker's Hall, on Monday night, is not tho well-known ex-Cr ‘atio! tw ho O'Gorman. la the benefit of O'Gorman was not peting at Hall, ‘A eae