The New York Herald Newspaper, July 3, 1876, Page 3

} H = POLO TN FRANCE. Interesting Games in the Bois de Boulogne. THE PLAYERS AND STYLE OF PLAY. Rix Fierce Contests—Fatigued Ponies and Shivered Mallets. A FAMOUS CARLIST IN THE FIELD, i Pants, June 16, 18’ Polo is now played regularly three times a week on the grounds of the Skating Club in the Bots de Bou- fogne: But, owing to the fact that several of the players have, from various causes, been prevented from turning out, the playing bas not been by any means go lively and interesting as it would otherwise have been. The Errazu brothers, both good players and regular attendants, bave been prevented from faking partinany public sport bya death in their family, and are now in mouruing, Others, for various reasons, have been unable to come the last few times, &o that more than six players have rarely met latterly. The field, therefore, never presents that excited and uimated appearance to which we are accustomed in English playing, whore fifteen or twenty hardy riders Fe be often seen dashing madly into a confused heap they concentrate on the ball. THE RIDING 4s by no means so daring, and the excitement, there- r fore, is far less, Nevertheless, the players generally | attract a crowd of people, among whom the ladies pree dominate, who, passing in carriages, stop and watch the game with a great deal of interest and admiration. A CARLIST. I was most agreeably surpriged to mect on the frounds tho other day Don Carlos Calderon, of Carlist jame, whom I had last secon at Estellaa year ago. He / bad just arrived trom Spain, where he had been in prison ever since the end of the Carlist war, having only been reloased a few days ago, This was his first visit to the Bois, and, indeed, to Paris, for three = years, as he had followea the fortunes of Don Carlos from tho beginning, and spent tbe whole of that time in the Basque Mountains, with only an occasional hurried trip to Biarritz and Buyonne, Ashe isa member of the Cercle des Pati-+ neurs, he will probably become a polo player, and should be a very good one, He has not abandoned ail hope of getting back his proporty that was confiscated by the Serrano government. ONLY SIX PLAYERS tusned out to-day. The weather was fine, but not too hot, for which the ponies were, doubtless, duly thank- ful, as polo playing is about as warm work as a horse gan be putto, The players divided off as follows:— Brinquant, Couturié, Ridgeway, Ephrussy, Heunessy. De Varennes, THE FIRST GAME was opened by Ridgeway and Couturié, who went dash- Ing across the meadow in splendid style and arrived at the ball at tho same instant Ridgeway got the first Stroke and Started it going, but not far, as it was mev by Varenves, who sent it back almost to the other end of the field. A sharp gallop ensued, in which the whole six horsemen went dashing after the ball, three of them in hopes of getting it through between the posts, the other three intent on stopping it before it was too late. In the méiée which ensued it was impos- Bible to distinguish anything, but after a moment's Scuffling the ball suddenly emerged from among the horses’ fect and went spinning along over the grass like a swallow. Apparently it was Bringuaut who hit ft, for bis pony was after it, closely followed by the rest at full tilt, Couturié was very close upon him, and gaining ground, so that by the time Brinquant Teached the ball, they were neck and neck. A LBET HAXDED PLAYER. Now Brinquant is left handed, and, therefore, his pony always gocs to the right of the ball; Couturid, being rignt banded, roae, of course, to the left, This enabled them both to ride at the ball side by side with- out interfering with each other, and a@ pretty race it made, Suddenly their mallets both rose in the air, fescribing whizzing circles Brinquant’s backward to drive the bali forward, Couturié’s forward to knock it back; there was a loud click, the horses dashed on, but Ube ball remained motionless. They had either both STRUCK IT AT ONCE, producing no effect at all, or else their mallets had struck each other and missed the ball entirely. Au instant later it was caught by Ridgeway, whi sent it flying right past Brinquant’s pony, in the direction of the posts, Brinquant struck at it'as it rol'ed past and had he bit it would bave put it through between tho posts and won, making a very short and brilliant game for his side. BUT UE MISSED, and before he could get another blow Couturié came fasbing up, and, giving {t a sweeping backhanded stroke, sent it flying in the other direction, which left it all to begin over again, as the ball stopped near the middle of the gronnd. Tins gave Hennessy, who was in the rear, a chance, and be improved it by starting the ballback again in the direction from which it bad come, Here it was met by tho whdéle crowd, who had wheeled their horses and were bearing down upon it Owing to their \owarting each other, however, only Ephrussy got a diow im, and again the ball went spinning back toward Bonnessy. He aimed a blow at it and missed, and before he could get another they were all down on him ina heap, when a regular scramble ensued, After what seemed fivo minutes’ SCUFFLING the ball again emerged from the heap, followed as be- fore by Brinquant, whose left hand often seems to give bim av advantage. Ho followed it up close, and, in spite of Varennes, who pressed bim hard, gave it an- other, which brought it very near the winning post Varennes, bowever, still pressed on at _ A DESPRRATE GALLOP, svidently hoping to beat Brinquaut’s pony and get the rst blow. The rest of the field were loft quite behind and did not oven try todo anything, The fate of the game would only too evideutly be settled before they could get near. Brinquant and Varennes reached the ball at a desperate gallop, one to the right and one to the left. Their mallets whirled through th wr almost it the same moment, and the ball went flying through between the posts into the brushwood beyond. Brin- quant had won, having caught tue ball from under Varennes’ mallet, The game bad lasted about ten minutes. THE LAST RIDE betweou Brinquont and Varenues was avery excit, \pg one, as the ball was so near the posts it was evi- fent that run would decide the game. The fact that Brinquant is jeft bunded and, therefore, docs sot interfere with his adversary when rid- ‘wg upon a ball makes a race with him a very pretty one. It would make a prettier game even shan it now is, ifall the players om one side were Jeft nded, as such a game would gi rise to a greater dumber of neck and neck races, THE SECOND GAME, When the borses hud rested a few minutes the play- rs again took their stand on opposite sides of the held, this ume V. nnessy seeing Varéunes Was beating him, and woutd itably reach the bail first, drew rein and thecked ine speed 0: hi tesult of Varennes’ blow, wise ws Varennes knocked the ball right at bum Hopped by his pony’é legs, giving Hennessy wnity of which be smstantly took advanti thocked the ball back toward Couvurié and Epbrussy, tho were trotting leisurely down toward the middle, teeping a sharp iovk out, Ephrussy gave it a fair ylow that sout it spioning toward the other end of the feid, and a general rush ensued, ending in a jambie, gut of which the bull emerged only to take refuge trom rsucrs outside of tho grounds in a little pond of nobody cared to follow it, It was horse in order to await the in this swim there and — another. — bail tossed into the middie of the field, There was a neral rush for it, when they met there Ww: good deal of clawing and a number of missed blows before anybody got a good one. Finally, however, Ridgeway gou it started, and they all dash across the meadow after it, Ridgeway taking the Jead. He mauaged to give it ano.her one, but it took the wrong direction aud came bounding ito a group of ladies, {rends of the players, who were just outside of ‘As the ponies ali came dashing alter the bail, THE LaDins thoaght they were going to be run ad ran away ecreaming with over, and scattered fright, Tho ennes and Heunessy took the lead, But | ponies | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1876. font re however, before reaching the boundary, and the ladies resumed their places amid much laughing. INTO THE RING. The ball bad in the meantime been tossed back into the ring, and the players were hard after it, In a few minutes it bad made the journey irom one end of the field to the other several times, neither party having deen able to get it through between the winning posts, Couvurié was twice on the point of getting it through, but was stopped once by Brinquant and once by Ridge- way }; quant got the ball to himself, seut it half acro |, followed it up, and betore anybody could 01 second and then a third blow tbat sent it through be- tween the making the he won for bis side, This game lasted fifteen minutes, and the ponies were covered with foam when they withdrew at the end, THE THIRD GAME, After giving the ponies a quarter of an honr’s rest, during Which they were rubbed down, their beads and ears washed with cold w..ter, time was called by Ridge- way. This time Couturié and Ridgeway took the lead, They arrived at the bal! at the same instant Both struck at it, but Couturié bitit, It was uot avery good blow, however, and only sent the ball a few yards, Hennessy and ‘Brinquant instantly mado jor it, but were both baflled by Couturie, who had followed closely and got in a swinging blow that gent the ball high in the air exactly in the direction he wisbed it to go. Neither Ridgeway, Brinquant nor Hennessy bad been able to stop their ponies at the moment of missing the ball, avd betore they got them turned Couturio was several rods in advance, his pony dashing after the ball with ears laid back, as though determined to catch it in his teeth. Varennes and Epbrussy were content to Jet well enough alone, and simply drew reia and cheered Couturié, who was BRAKING DOWN ON THE BALL, followed at short distance by his three adversaries, who were in hopes he would miss bis blow, FULL SPEED. They were doomed to disappointment. The ball had stopped not more than ten jeet from the posts and Tight 1m front of them, 1t was as easy a stroke as could be imagined, and there was little danger that Couturié would,miss it, He came upon it at full speed, and, with a light and easy swing of the mallet, he sent it through between the winning posts, winning the game in the most brilliant manner. Nobody but himself had touched the ball on either side, although his three adversaries each had a try at it, and the game was won in about thirty seconds. He cou'd bardly have,done 1 any quicker if be had not had a single advetsary, THE VOURTH GAME, As the ponies were not iu the least tired by this short game the two sides immediately took thelr respective positions at opposite, sidesof the meadow, It proved to be a jong and hotly contssted game, ‘The ball must have made the journey from one end of the field to the other at least a dozen times. Adozen times it was within a few feet of the winning postsgand as often driven back when ou the point of passmg. Onc. ball was split in two, another flew into the water as though, driven to despair, it bad determined to excape from such an existence by seeking a watery grave. Tho ponies were covered with foam and began to show signs of fatigue and their riders were evidently beginning to think the very d—I had got into this third bull that tt would not go between the posts, The gaine had lasted TWENTY SINUTEE, and it began to be evident that the ponies would be completely knocked up, and the umpire was beginning to think of calling for a truce to rest the horses, whea Ridgoway, Onally getting the ball and a lew yards’ lead, sent it flying in the diFeetion of his adversaries’ posts. 1t was a splendid blow, wnd the bail stopped within a few feet of its goal. .Untortunately he missed the sec- ond stroke, and before he could stop his pony, turn around and get another oue his enemies were upon him. His friends bad algo hurried to the rescue, and a hot scuffle ensued, resembling exactly a dozen that had receded this one under nearly the samo circumstances. ‘he ball was knocked i half a dozen different direc- tions in as many seounds, but as the players we. ull in ® heap they could only give the ball slight taps that only sent it a few feel, FINALLY, however, somebody on Brinquant’s side—I could not make out who—gut a chance und gave it a dextrous tap that sent it a few leet beyond the posts, thus at last winning the game, to the great relief of every- body. THR PITH GAME. The next game waa played after a twenty minutes’ rest for the ponies, who sadly needed it. This game lasted only about five minutes and was a hotly con- tested and at the same timea brilliant one. Thero were two beauuful races between Brinquaot and Couturié, in one of which Brinquant came off victo- rious and in the other Couturié, Inthe last one Cou- turié, having got the start of everybody but Brio- quant and u splendid stroke, sent the ball irom one side of the field to the other. Brinquant and he started for it at the same instant—one to drive it a few feet further through the posts, and the other, of course, to pyevent Dim. It was a race, therefore, quite across the field, a distance of 200 yards. There ‘was no need to urge ‘the ponies to do their best The brave little beasts saw the ball, and, as though deter. mined to make an end of the gaine then and there, went after it at a dashing gallop. They were of about equal speed and neither gained a foot on the other, and they came at tho ball neck and neck, mapes and tails fiying in the wind, panting, with outstretched heads, ears laid back and distended eyeballs. The two mallets whirled through the air at the same instant in opposite directions, as though determined to pulverize tho ball between them. But Couturié’s must have been a little the ball leaped out from be- and bounded between the posts, winning the gamo for Couturié. This made the fifth game played to-day, of which three were for Rrinquant and two for Couturié. It was decided to play ove more game, and as tho ponies were not tired it was commenced at once, TBE SIXTH GAME, There was'good playing done on both sides The ball m: the journey about (bree times, and pearly every one of the players got ina good stroke or two. Ridgeway once gave the ball a flying understroke that bent it thirty feet high tn the air. It falls the rest of the players, and, perhaps, because it 18 the last game and they are determined to bring ittoan end soon, they all dash at it like mad. The pontes rear’ and plunge and bite at each other. We can see the ball and tho mallets flying about among a forest of logs that seem to be dancing a thousand hornpipes; the ponies, driven ‘to desperation by repeated biows about their shins, pot only bite at each other but at each other's riders, with ears laid back and wicked looking eyes; the mallets whiz through the air like the maces used in war in the olden time, reminding one with the plunging, rearing horses of old fashioned battles 500 years ago} and finally the ball leaps from ainong the crows, goes spinning over the grass aud, as the last resource of b Us whose existence has become a burden to them, flings itself into the water, into which two ofthe ponies follow it up to their bellies before their riders can stop them. ‘Iwo more of the players gallop up to the umpire with the SHIVERED HANDLES OF THEIR MALLETS and exchange them for new ones. The bail is fished out by one of the players, tossed back into the ring, and once again they close around the persecuted sphere. A moment later it again leaps forth and flies di- rectly for the winning posts, followed by Brinquant, who is in his turn pursued by tho rest at a moderate . Brinquant hits it again, but it does pot quite take the right direction, end goes almost to the edge of the boundary, about ten yards (rom the posts. Hennessy, sligutly in the rear, gets it first, owing to the others having to turn’ their ponies, and by one of the luckiest strokes ever played knocked tho ball between the posts, although they wore almost in a direct lige with eacn other from where the ball lay. This ended the sixth gamo, and they stopped playing, the score standing Brinquant 4, Couturié 2 THK FINA The sun was now getting low ; the crowd immediately begun to disperse; the carriages drove off; the players changed their clothes and started for Paris to aine at Bignon’s or the Moulin Rouge tu the Champs Elysées, and soon the little meadow was silent and deserted. EEFECIS OF GUNPOWDER. About nine o'clock on Saturday evening Kate Rear- Nuon, aged twenty-seven years, a domestic in the em- ploy of J. P. Armour, No. 220 Rutledge street, Brook- lyn, was shot inthe back with a pistol ball fired by some unknown person, while on her way through Leo avenue, The wound is @ serious one, She was re- moved to the City Hospital. At a late hour on Saturday night, as A. M. Keating and Frank Lee were driving in a wagon on Fulton avenue, Brooklyn, the horse became frightened by a firecracker and away. The vebicie collided with acar, and both men were thrown out and injared, The wagon was demolished. ky inflicting a pamtul wound. four yeurs old, in the face, oy, ‘aged thirteen years, of No. 83 Baxter face seriously burned last night by tho bursting of @ pistol at his residence. Sent to New York Hospital. Jaies Gillespio, aged thirteen years, of No. 54 James street, while firing off a pistol accidentally shot bimself tn the stomach, inflicting a probably fatal wound. Sent to Chambers Sirect Hospital. sT. PAUL S GUILD. The members of Si. Paul’s Guild and a large number of their friends of both sexes assembled at Tustitute Hail last evening, the occasion of the gathering veing | the presentation of a pair of flags to tho orgenization by the indy friends of the Gatld. After some patriotic music Mra James U'Netil, on the part of the Presens tation Committee, delivered a brief address, euloctaing the work of the Guild in the past and expressing con fidence in the happy result of its labors in the futere. | fired by the Hudson County Artillery. | { | | { | | | floundered for’an hour or so. THE CENTENNIAL FOURTH. MAGNIFICENT PREPARATIONS FOR ITS PROPER OBSERVANCE IN NEW YORK AND VICINITY. The preparations for an effective celebration of the Centennial Fourth of July are now almost complete: and from all indications it promises to be one of the most br'lliant displays ever witnessed in this country, the home of democracy and true republicanism. The spirit of 76, a8 it is called, seems to pervade all the nationalities and peoples that make up the population of the great cosmopolitan city. The Fourth of July, in years gone by, was reverenced by Americans and adopted citizens geuerally as a national holidsy, and was celebrated in a becoming manner; but in this our centennial year all the nations of the globe come to sbare in the celebration. Early yesterday morning the work began. Every leading house in New York made arrangements for decorating its front with flags and streamers on Mon- day next, and many of them took time by the fore- lock and did their decoration yesterday. All aiong the Bowery and Chatham street was one sea of bunting; the star-spangled banner greeted the eye in every di- rection. Commencing at Chatham square, on the way up town, would be noticed Barnum’s, five stories high, each window holding a flag, 300 flags in all Further up, the Howery Theatre and adjacent saloons were deo- ol with THE FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS, Between Canal and Broome stroets, on the west side of the Bowery, was another great show of the Stars and Stripes, and as far as Houston street every luger beer garden, every ciething ho ‘ery dry goods es- tablishment of any note displayed the watiopal colors, not only in their windows, bot all over the house, from bascment to roof, In Houston street, a few doors east of the Bowery, Mr. F. Krutina, furniture dealer, made the most magniticent display on the exst side. His tour story building was decorated from the ground floor to the roo with silk flags six feet by nine and rep- resenting the colors of all uations, Qu th» roof itself was a large flagstaff, from which floated an immense with lives of impumerable streamers. Furiber up the Bowery, on both sides, decorations were elaborate, and on epproaching Eighth street the eye became dazzied with the endless suc- cession of fligs. Union square is tho central point for the great procession, and it 1s there that the great DISPLAY OF PYROTECNICS will take place. M. Antonio Savori has taken charge of the illumination of the square, and he promises to make the square on the night of the dd of July equal, if pot surpass, at least in brilliuney avything ever seon in Turiv, Vienua, Rome or Berlin, The Gor- Mania Sayings Bank, southeast corner of Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue, will hang out 900 lanterns; the Union Square Hotel, 900; Singer’s Sewing Machine Company 1,000 lanterns, and Tiflany’s, southwest. cor- ner of Fifteenth street and Broadway, I lanterns. Domestic Sewing Machine Company, south- west corner of Broadway and Fourteenth street 1,000 Junterns; Everett House, Seventeenth street and Fourth avenue, 1,000 ianterns, and, in fact, the whole square will bo ONE BLAZE OF LIGHT. The iMlumination of this square will be under the direct charge of M. Savori, who will, at eleven P.M. on Monday night, fre off two rockets from the roof the Union Square Hotel. At this signal all of his deputies will do their work so effectually that in less than two minutes the square will look like ono blaze of tire. Among the decorations and decorators Mr. Wiliam Gibson, of Thirteenth street and Broad- way must uot be forgotten. Mr. Gibson's establish- ment willbe lighted up from top to botiom. Two hun- dred and filty tricolored lanterns will adorn the win- dows and laminated figures of Georgo Washington will shine on all bebolders. The Occidental Band of Indians, under command of Captain C, 5, McDonald, arrived 1m this city on the steamship Colon trom San Francisco, yesterday, to take part in the procession this evening. They have been assigned a place and ordered to report to Goneral Pinckney. The members of the St. James Literary Union pro- ose to celebrate the Glorious Fourth’? at their rooms, No. 49 Heury street. Rev. F. H. Farrelly, pastor of St. James church, will preside. The Department of Parks announces that in honor of the centennial on Tuesday pext, July 4, there will be music at the jollowing named piaces:—At Central Park, commencing at ball-past four o'clock P. M.; at Mount Morris, Madison, Tompkins and the Battery at four o’clock P. dl. Jarrett & Palmer have arranged a novel trip tor the palace steamer Plymouth Rock on the Fourth of July evening, Whereby her passengers will be enabled to witness the illumination of the metropolis and of the arrouesion places within a radius of forty miles. The steamer will make a circuit of the city by the North and East Rivers, decorated with au abundauce of flags, illuminated with huaodreds upon hondreds of Chinese lanterns and Bengal fires, and will also give a display of tireworks trom her upper docks. This is called in the advertisement ‘Jarrett & Pulmer’s tribute to the nation’s festivities,” IN JERSEY CITY. The three-fold character of the celebration in Jersey City is a feature which belongs to few other celebra- tions throughout the country. One class of the citi- zens will open the celebration this cvening by a grand torchlight procession, while another will havea pro- cession on the day propt At nine o'clock this evening the Knights Templars, Grand Army of the Republic, Knights of Wash- ington and Order of United American Mechanics will assemble in Jersey avenue, the right resting on Seveuth street, and, alter proceeding over a long route, will form a square at the corner of Grand and Wash Ington streets. | Mayor Siedler, Sheriff Laverty Captain Hopper will be drawn in a carriage, and, ha ing arrived at Washington square, the American flag will be raised on the new liberty ‘pole by the Mayor, The flag will then be saluted by thirty-eight guns, The enti assemblage will sing the “Star Spangled Ranover, after whicn there will be an immense display of firo- works, ringing of bells und blowing of steam whistles. The houses along the line of march will be brilliantly illuminated. The exercises on Tuesday at Kepler Hail will be conducted under the presidency of Governor Bedle, while the strects outside will be thronged as the | proccssiou of Irish and German soctetics 18 passing. EXCURSIONS YESTERDAY, EXCUBSION TO SEA CLIFF. The number of people who availed themselves of tho excursion steamers to get away from the city yesterday was larger than on any previous Sunday of tho year. One of the most popular trips with those who seek cool shades, invigorating treezes and the other concomi- tants to enjoyment is afloraed by the steamer Sea. waphaka, which ryns every day (Sundays included) to Roslyn, Gien Cove and intermediate landings on the Sound, In the preity little hamiets that dot the shore line the bluffs and nestic in the valioys of Long Island many New Yorkers have their homes, and + these villas, half hidden in forest and grove, afford cool shelter and repose when the weather is oppressively bot elsewhere. The summer residents, however, are not selfish and they welcome most bospitably all visitors who seek afew hours recreation and pure air. When the Seawaubaka’s captain cast off her lines at Peek slip at balf-past nine yesterday she was gandily dressed with flags and unting. President Hicks and his officers displayed excellent tasic in the blending of the colors, and a yeseel ploughed up the East River at the rate of fifteen miies per hour she was cheered by the crowds collected on the plors. Landings were mado at pier 24 and at Thirty-third street, Kast River, where those who embarked at l’eck tlip received large’ reinforcements. The vessel, which is one of the (astest single pipe skeamers in our waters, headed out to the Sound with between 500 anil 600 guests. It was remarked that the party was largely composed of families, who, provided with well filled hampers, were seeking tho shady dells and the breezy heights of Loug Island in waich to obtain a few hours’ shelter trom the scorcning heat At College Point about 170 dis- embarked and disappeared away into tho forest and sbade to epena the day in picknicking or sleeping on the billy woodside, A fow landed at Littio Neck, sixty at City Island, sixty at Sanas Point, eighty climbed the bluft und rested on the bosom of pretty Sea Ch® over 120 spent the day about Gien Cove, others ized Glenwood, its groves, other attractions, while th Rosiya, Tue total number carried up to these points was 530, tou tron. clams, oysters, baths and 0 balance proceeded on to of whom were clildren, who were greatly 4 by the still Sound breezes aud the smell of the salt water, in which many of them bathed and It was remarked that duriug the entire day but one tutoxicated man was found on board. The steamer reached the city on the | | return trip at half-past six o'clock, the guests all being | in excellent bumor and entirely eatisfied with the | gfder and system maintained. AT CONEY ISLAND, New York asa summer city owes much to its ad jacent watering piaces—Kockaway, Coney Island and | the various charming retreats on tho romantic Hud- The two standards—one the Star Spangled Bonnet wd | the other the emblem dear to the sons of Erin—were then committed to the custody of the Guild. Father Edward Brady, the President of the Svciety, respow in its beball. The Guild will assemble al the above named place at half past seven this evening, aud will join the parade with full ranks, Officer Dwyeg arrested Patrick Henry tor intoxica- tion and arraigned him before Justice Smith, at the Washiogton Viace Court. He was lying down in the street when arrested by the officer, On being what he bad to say he said he was celebrating entennial, Judge Smith said, “This Coutennial ed + ag But still, a au may tha for it nial anulversary | mit a man nemed Patrick Henry for ten “Thank Your Houor,” replied Henry, with @ broad grin on his pronounced Irith face; “it’s meself that will thank me jather,’’ and then he and Officer woes went into Fred Waterman's saloon and drank two “gehooners”’ of lage: | | Yesterday, | | son, bat the well appointed boats that ply to the sea. side add very much to the advantages that New Yorkers enjoy in their excursions to the borders of the great ocean that washes the feet of old Manhatta; 4 it is supposed they will do so during the | Coroue: | was season, three fine s.eamers—the Idlewild, Pilo: Boy and | #liza Hancox—carried pleasare seckers to Coney Island, Starting at points on the North .and East rivers, they were crowded with those who were delighted to carry the'r wives and families for a few brief hours beyond the dust of the str to scent the fresh breezes. The Idlewild loft Twenty-third street, North River, at nine o'clock, with a boat load of quiet citizens, and, Janding them at the isiand, returned ata Jater hour, only to find the docks crowded with an eager throng a dip iu the surt and rejor id companions who hud preceded them. The Pilot Boy and Hancox were crowd during the day, aud the excursionists were of the most respectable class, As far o® could be learned nota disturbance occurred the whole day, ond upon the beach and near | the restadrants and bathing houses the peopie enjored themselves without the rowdy element marring tn slightest degree the enjoyment of the occasion, | life and death. three card monte man wag absent—at the Centennial, Mt was satirically hinted—od nothing eleemosynary appeared wenr the pavilions but # one-legged Union idier, whe ground out disinal tunes on & second- band organ uuder a faded umbrageous arcade loaded | with cheap American flags. It was a@ pitiful sizht enough, and the poor fellow very properiy received ‘more pennies than the peripatetic vender of “peanuts, walnuts, doughnuts and—saueages. "’ On the bearh harmless arity reigned. The men Went into the suri—albeit it was a trille overcharged with a strange débris of cabbage leaves—and came out like gods refresued with a dvep sea bath, The ladies, when bathing, clung to the protecting ropes and their partners, and made the air ring with laughter, The arrangements at all the bathing houses were excelle; nothing of an mdecent character transpired, aud Coney Isiand at last may be said to be Vindicated from its old | time rowdy reputation, and is safe for alf decent | classes of our citizens to visit, The iunch baskets of the economic German citizens were brought into play | aloug the beach, and it seemed almost as if tac islind was a suburb of New York—avother breath- tng space like our Centra! Park—where the Ured tuilors | of the city could untangle the- threads of care that are | Woven about them in the busy life of the metropolis, In the evening the scramble to reach the boats to re- turn to the city was not uniike the evening of the Derby Day im England, There was pushing and crowding, good natured jibing and rather rude badinage, but all Was good nature, and the various boats returned to their landings with their living freight well pleased with @ visit to Coney Island. OTHER EXCURSIONS. All the boats plying betweeu this city and Rockaway Beach were largely patronized by the thousanda.who chose w gail down the bay as the best means of escap- ing {rom the sweltering heat of the city. The Piy- | mouth Rock made two trips, as usual, and conveyed to the beach nearly 5,000 persons, a iarge proportion of whom were ladies and children. The William Cook went down to the beach crowded to its utmost capacity with a happy crowd of pleasure seekers, The Twenty- third Regiment Band accompanied ihe excursionists, | and Phillips’ Glee Club and Professor Soltan, the cor- net player, lent their aid to make the excursion one of the most eutisfactory ones that have taken place this year, The Neversiuk, Arrowsmith aud Americus made their usual Sunday irtps to Rockaway, and @ most enjoyable time all’ had, drinking lager, ' eating clams and rolling iu the Atlantic surt. Several hundred persons availed themselves of the | Nurth River boats to hie away to Fort Lee, Pleasant | alley and other shady aud cool resorts on the Hud- son, Others crowded the decks and cabins of the | Long Branch, which made a trip wo Newburg, Cold yrng, West Point and Cornwall, revurning to the city avun early hour. The Syivan Dell wout up to New- | bury, Cozzens’ and other points on the North River, crowiled from stem to stern, The Thumas Powell also made ap excursion to the above points, and she was | equally well patronized, although she advertised “No | | whiskey sold on the boat,”? The little Sea Bird went | dowu to Red Bank wiih @ jolly party. The Thomas P, Way curried several hundred to Newark and home Aguin without accident. Several thousand sweat- mg New Yorker's patronized the Matteawan, when took in Keyport, Elizabethport, Rossville and Perth Amboy on the inside route. As usual, there was a rush to High Bridge aud tho lager beer gardens of West- chester county, via the Morrisania and Harlem boats, ‘The bouts of these imes would be still better patronized if the fares were reduced on Sundays to the fare charged on other days—viz., ten cents. ‘Thirty cents for the round trip is an tmposition, and many deserving per- gons are unable to pay so large a sum for the luxury of | aride on the East River. A goodly number went to the Fishing Banks by the steamer Twilight, which remained jong enough to permit the excursionists to cast their lines among the fish with success in many instances. On nearly all the oats lager beer was sold and drank without let or hindrance, yet, on the return, but few showed ovidences of a too free use of the popular beverage. BRAINED BY A ‘LUNATIC. A HORRIBLE PATRICIDE NEAR LAWRENCEBURG, IND,—AN OLD MAN STRUGK DOWN WITH AN AXE IN THE HANDS OF HIS CRAZY SON—FULL DETAILS OF THE AWFUL TRAGEDY, [From the Cincinnati Enquirer, June 30. About eleven o’clock Wednes morning Mr, Jobn Shank, a wealthy farmer, seventy-#ix years of age, liv- ing on Salt Fork Creek, about eix miles north from Lawrenceburg, was discovered by his daughter, Eliza Shank, lying up against an old smoke house, gasping in the agonies of death, with the blood oozing from his mouth and nose, and with the entire back of his skull mashed and crushed im a horrible manner, Miss Shank at tirst was petrified with horror, and then, with a piercing scream, alarmed the inmates of her home, all of whom ¢ame rusting out just in time to seo the old man fall back acorpse. At first it was thought that Mr. Snank had been plundered and then mur- | dered, but the discovery of the bloody axe with which the murder bad been committed lying near the victim, and the sight immediately tnereatter of Ezra Shank sauntering leisurely up from the barn, which is located not more than a dozen yards {rom the scene of the tragedy, together with the knowledge that be had been chopping wood pot ten minutes before the crime was committed, convinced the friends of the de, ceased that the crime was a patricide, and that Ezra was the guilty son, This son is now forty-eight years of age, and for nearly a quarter of a century has been hopelessly insaue. Until very recently, however, he had never been suspected of being vicious; indeed, he had been considered perfectly barmiess, and the most of the tinke was kept about tne old homestead rather than in an asylum because of his barmlessuess.. Ho is of @ powertul frame, being over #ix feot high and weighing upward of 259 pounds, constituting, there- fore, aug but @ frail antagonist in desperate fight. His father was a man equally tall, but by no ineans go heavy, beside being enieevled by bis weight of nearly fourscore years, Kzra baa becn of lute very obstinate and lazy, and once of twice had induiged in some savage Ulreats when any of the children, of whom there are ten, all grown and nearly ail living at home, insisted on his doimg any work. No attention, however, was paid to these threats, and day pefore yesterday morning Ezra was requested Lo take the axe and break up some wood. In compliance he took the uxe, but in going to work was very sulky and would answer to questions It is sup- posed that his father bappened clung when be felt most vielous and began a couversation, When, with the hor- rible desperation of & madman, the son raised the crue} axe and dashed out his father's brains, The sight presented was s:ckeping in the extreme, and the aged wite and mother, ou bevoiding it, fainted, and bas ever since been utterly prostrated, obly hovering between The sous at first were trenziea and sought to question their brother, but they could get nothing out of him. He ‘would answer no questions, and when shown the lifeless body of bis father evinced uo more concern than had be been dis- cussing the weather. ‘ Coroner Skinner, of Lawrenceburg, was summoned and yesterday morning heid inquest, the result of which was a verdict to the effect that the deceased | came to bis death by blows from an axe in the hands | of some person unknown to the jury. During the | progress of the inquest an attempt was made to ex- amine the madinan, but his answers to questions were su incoherent and few that the jury were unwilling to stake their reputation on the assertion that ho was guilty, The madman was sulky during the whole ex- amination, Subsequent to the Inquest, however, the Coroner approached Kara with the tact for which he is eminently capable, and, alter a friendly good-morn ig, finally succeeded in worming cut ef him his guilt in the following fashion “Well, Ezra, what do you know about the old man’s getting kuocked down?” “Weil, be got knocked down,” was the prompt reply, “Were you near here when 1t happened ?” “Well, 1 wasn’t far away.’” Did you see abybody strike your father?” “might bave seen it done.” “Did you see any strangers about bere this morn- tn; There might have been somebddy about here, but I saw to one. You know them follows are mighty siy . “What do you think ydtr father wa sledge, a boli or an axe?# “He wasn’t struck witha sledge ora bolt, ho was struck with an axe.” “Where did you stand when the old man got bit ”” “TL wasn’t jar off.’? | “<Dida’t you accidentally hit your father with your | axe when he came too close to yout?’ “Do you taink I could accidentally hit him when he | was Standing up and [ was chopping on the ground ?"’ “Now, kzra,’ continued the Coroner, ‘uidn’t you | deliberately strike down the old man with a purpose?” To Ubis direct question adman deigned no re- ply jor a moment. With a wicked glitter im bis eye he survoyed Mr. Skinner from head to foot and then re- sponded :— “DO you think you cap work that out with arith- metic?” “Do you know who struck him?’ pressed the track with, a “1 think I could tell"? ‘Could you tind the man who struck him ft” ‘Yes, | think I could. slanding with his faco to you?” rr. ho stood a hittle quartering. You kaow he was ‘@ little back of the ear and on the buck of the proceeded the qu No stra head." “Did you hear your sister scream after your father discovered?" Yes," How tong were you in getting to your father?” “Well, L think I Was about three minutes im getting back?” | ‘The dialogue was continued for about balf an hour, and in its course @ volume of raudom talk was intro- to draw the lunatic on to a com- displayed cor ‘ in hfs answers, but *o effectually betrayed his guilt as to convince bis grief-stricken urothers and sisters that he perpetrated the horrible crime, and to make them resolve upon again having him incarcerated im an asylum. ra was never married, having been mad almost since boybood, and, save when in ube asylum, has al- ways been cared for by uia futher, Joum Shank was one of the oldert mative citizens of Dearborn county ving been born in Center tow: He wi highly respected citizen, and as a square and houora- bie mag was widely known. His untimely and fearful | been bis aim and object, end will be deeply mourned by a large circle of friends, 3 THE COLLEGE OARSNEN. ne Tak IE G, How the Union Students are Preparing for the Rate at Saratoga. THE GEGECTED ¢Yx. Scuexnctapy, July 1, 1876. This is the second season that Union bas gove into rowing to apy considerable extent, Last year was her maiden essay in the coll regatta, and-she had then £0 many difficulties to overcome it was rot deemed surprising that the shel! containing the representatives of the garnet was last across the finish line. An insti- tution with years of boating history ofttimes Ouds it far from an easy matter to select a crew of “good men und true” that will uphold the aquatic reputation of | their Alma Mater; but when a small college makes its initial eftort, and the leading spirits tu the enterprise | are troubled and hampered in every concervable way, their defeat 1s not unlooked-for, Such was Uniou’s case lust summer, This year, the whold fystem of selecting and making up tho crew was changed, aud hence the oarsmen are by far a better lot in every respect than tho Union boys of '75, Thera were no giants in that sbell, nor will there be any iy this yeur’s; yet the men are full of buoyant heaith, and the majority have jull, natural muscles standing over them which no gymuasium can confer. Union wants to wipe out her record of last | season, and, barring accidents, she is in a fair way of doing go, The selection of the candidates for this your's sbeli was lott to competent hands, and the men went through a regular system of winter exercise that strengthened and hardened them greatly for the strug: gloon hand. ‘The exercise was not too violent, but based upon comimon sense and goot judgment, so the selected six, or rather seven, commenced practice work on the Mohawk in capital physical trim, and from bow to stroke our ar@allin excellent spirits, From that ume until within a day or two of their departure for Saratoga they have been in their boat iu the early morning and again in the afternoon, pulling in the latter practice about six miles, three of which were over the marked three-mile course. Upon returning they have recently been getting the difficult matter of properly starting well impressed upon their minds, and if constant trials in this particular are of nach use the Union boat will getaway in good shape on tho day of the race. THE MEN, But two of last year’s performers are in the present crew, although a third was ove of '75's substitutes, The balance of the men were novices in rowing, but there is everything tu assure Captain Freur thatthe se- lections were judiciously made, as the acquisitions of the year promise well. As they sat in the shell on their last practice on the Mohawk, and will doubtless occupy seats in the race, the crew is as follows:— Age. Height, Weight, | Bow—Henry Corbett Jagger, . S., Aibany, N.Y. vee Bh}, 808 ot) a dK. J. Badcock, '76, Ac, s, Mi s 5.07 M7 b 6.11 164 Bold, Charleston, 5. C,.... 5.08 45 164 No. 5—P. F. Jenkins, . Charleston, 8. C... 5.07% = 1623¢ Stroke—Theo. Du Bois | Frear, 76, 3., New Paltz, N. Y.. 2 WT Averages—Age, 21; height, 5.08; weig ‘ ——thest-—— Upper Fore Natural, Inflated, Arm. Arm. Bg 4 13 lz BOG 1g per Stroke—F rear, SUBSTITUTE, J. F. Thomas, °78, Stuyvesant, N. Y. Age, 21; height, 5.10!,; Weight, 165; chest, natural, 38; inflated, 803g; Upper arm, 13143 fore arm, 12)4. HOW THEY LOOK. In age, height and welght these men average better than last year’s six. Mr. Jagger, bow oar, bas bad considerable experience in rowing as compared with some of his comrades, In ‘75's crew he occupied the seat next to bow and acquitted himself fuirly, Much improvement is noticeable in his oar this season, and it Is believed that he will not fail to do his part in the contest. Mr. Jagger appreciates how much the for- tunes of a crew uro largely placed in the bands of the bow oar, and will be governed accordingly. Héis trom | Albany, and whon not rowing bas always taken the liveliest interost in that pastime, Mr. Babvock is oue of the recent additions, He is tho oldest var in the shell, and is not as large us some | of his companions, yet he 1s tough and will prove a slayer, His loins are fairly developed, and though ne is not exactly the model build for an oarsman there ts no question about his being a valuable man, Mr. Vedder is another of this year’s acquisitions, He 18 nineteen years old, stands five feet eleven inches and weighs 164 pounds. ‘There is no clumsiness about this Scuenectady lad, and it is fortanate that be has been | secured for the racing shell. Broad luined, big chested and well made all over, he looks just the individual to ineet the pitiless test the great race will demand and acquit himselt splengidly. Mr. Bold was one bf the two substitutes of last year, and Captain Frear thinks that in him he bas secured a good taau, Almost any judge of rare physical qualities would be of the same opinion. He looks blocked out for hard work, and is a plucky, determined fellow. Mr. Bold is from south Carolina, twenty years old aud weighs 164 pounds. In bis training le bas lost but little, as js uball Limes in first class tix, Mr. Jenkins, also from South Carolina, will pull starboard stroke, The Captain can depend upon him in the struggle to come and tuere need be no fear of his giving out, He has an excellent physique and muscle, also piuck, @&d trains to foliow the swing ut Frear’s siroke. If he and all the others do this in asuccess- tul way the Union colors need not be asnamed of their place at the end of the race, Mr. Frear, stroke oar, pulled starbourd stroke last year. A mild-mannered gentleman is this leader of the crew, but in nim the mea possess an oa energetic. and enthusiastt: captain. Frear hails from No N. Y., over in the Wallkill Vailoy, and he takes’ of the characteristics of its early Huguenots and Hollanders. Though not tal: he has the square shoulders, weil developed chest, arms, back, loins and legs which make good oarsmen. He has made an excellent captain and done much since the shell went on the Mohawk for the first time to en- courage the erew and keep them in geod humor with each other, Frear’s duties have proved of an arauous fhature, bot he tas been watehiul aud at ali times cognizant of the faults the crew possess. To eradicate these and prevent the development of new ones has He bas thas far sace et e creditably. As a whole the Union boys jook well © very hopetul. True the shell may not ap- pear as formidable as some of the others will be on Saratoga Lake next month; but, then, oarsmen will bear in mind that the victury lies not with those who possess strength alone, but with those erews who in detecting faulty stvles and mendipg them, advance nearer and nearer to the true principles of rowing. DIET. During the past month or two the Union oarsmen | | have been greatly troubled with boils. ‘Too much meat and too little vegetable food has been the cause of | these visitors,” said Captain Fr ut, then, we are | duing nicely bow, and hope the ‘comforters’ will dis- apy 1 ear altogether in afew days." | he matter of diet is an important on of rule should be applied more to the ends of reguiar- ity in bours and temperance in quantity than to an ar- bitrary and closely exclusive system of choice aud “rejection of articles. The great points to insist on is the reduction of fiuias aod the exelusiony of tawholesome solids Agencrous and varied djet is far more conducive to health, even im severe tfatning, thin @ very limited ronge ‘continually repeated, Ou such, and will even come to lose relish for their meals, and sitdown lo them with 4 resigned and stient dulness, Nutritious food of the heavy and solid kind, whea combined with hard work, brings the body into # highly wrotfgbt condition, and a feverish state is likely to be induced, It is better, theretore, to keep the in- ternul kitchen im order by @ judicious mixture of the juices fabricated im its laboratory thaa to have re- course to medicine to straighien obstinate bowels and reduce fever and promote sieep. Men ought not to take medicine in rowing practice. Yet it is often | needed by some members of a boat's crew, who have been fed for wecks upon one everlasting round of steaks, chops, sirloins aud mution legs, poia- toes aud beer. = This vbat produces’ votis, and wounded skins hi unkindly, — Disereion | and experience can alone decide upon’ each thing that 18 or is not to be admitted. It is impossible to write all down, but if mercy can bo shown by captains and trainers to men’s tastes or habits without congravening medical laws or runoing into indulgence by all reans they will be better for it. q UNION'S STROKE. ulling im theit practice The Union menshave been about thitty-fau ‘he style adopted is that of a quic coonry oing forward before the body swings. ‘The slide is long, starting from well bent knees, but the legs are not used to the best purpose. The mon swing in good form, but there ix a tendency to cut the stroke and not row it out, which might be improved The feather is not as it should be, ang indi- vidual faults of wction of the body exist; but them all these may not be uoticed aiter a fortmght oF so of sharp Tows on Saratoga Lake. It ts Ju-tas well to say, how. ever, in a general way, that men who row very hard with their arms seldum stay such a long distance an three miles, MISCELLANKOUS, The Union crew will be hereon the Fourth of July ind enter in the fegatta to take place under the | They are us follows ees of the cit: zona crew has just received a new paper boat, in which it will row the race. -It is 49 feet 6 inches 21 inches wide and weighs 143 pounds, Doonngbue'’s are used, The crew are at Riley's. on the west bank of Saratoga Lake. It isa pleasant place, and from the bonse their garnet fag wil float until tho Intercollegiate is rowed. The college headquarters are at the “Statgs.”” THE IRISH OARSMEN. COMPOSITION OF THE CREW WHICH WENT TO MENLEY-—-SKETCHES OF THE MEN WHO ARB TO REPRESENT OLD TRINITY IN AMERICA. Duss, June 22, 1876. This morning the Senior crew, who purpose repre- senting “Oid Trinity’? on Ameriean waters, wok their departure from this city 10 order to have a preliminary trial of their skill at the famous regatta at Henley- on-Thames, to be held on the 29th and 30th of thie wonth. They seemed in excellent health and spirits, and appeared to think that the three or four days’ practice on the Thames will do all that is needed in order to make them an accomplished crew—good oars- men they are already, as any one would admit—quite prepared to moet all antagonists. THR RVENT IN BNGLAND. The event they have entered for is the Stewards’ Challenge Cup, the rules of the Henley Regatta ex- cluding them from every other contest, This.is alwaye a stiy contested event, 80 that the way in which they | will acquit themselves will give aclew to their sub- sequent pertormance. I may add that they have taken over with them to Henley a new boat, specially built for them by Bilin, If it turns out to their satisfaction they will take it with them to America, Subjoined 1s some account of this crew NAMES, The crews who aro to represent the Dublin Univers sity Boat Club at Henley started yesterday morning, YOR THE LADUKS? CHALLENG PLATE-—RIGHTS, Jamesou (bow), T. H. Poole, Wiison, Towers, Swoeny, 4 Ambrose, A. Pentiand, (ta Cowan (stroke). FOR SARATOGA—¥FOR THE \18TORS’ CHALLENGE CUP, Fonrs :—Ambrose (vow)” Tawers, Poole, Cowan (stroke), This latter set wif, as present arranged, form the Undergraduate Centennial crew to proceed to Saratoga at the end of next. month, The Boat Clup have been unfortunate im mvkiug up their Centennial crew. This is the third comaination they have made, and it is piain that they bymo means feel sure it is the final one. * Mr. Charles B. Barringte#? bas received from Mr. B, Frank Kees a most courtesh$ aad friendiy invitation /or the Senior crew, with which he is connected, to fow a graduates’ race on a three juile course at Saratoga. in the hurry of getting off *% Henley an answer could not be sent; but one will go from the crew, as a body, nexe week. 1 havo it on good authority that this answer will bo 4 cordial acceptance of the invitation. THEIR RECORD. Record of Senior four of the Dublin University Row. ing Club, who have gone over to Henley aud are to row at Philadelphia:— Bow-—G, H, Pentland, ex-captain of the Dublin Uni- versity Boat Club, champion sculier of Ireland jor three years} has twice won the Dublin Metropolitan Cup for Senior fours, the Visitors’ Cup, Henley; Marlow Senior Fours, championship of the Ouse and championship of the Boyne, Lec, Malahide, &c, Ho is the eldest son of Georgo H. Pentiand, Esq., J. P., of Black Hall, county oft Eouth; is 5 {cet 8 imches in hoight and weighs 156 pounds. —Croker Barrington won the Dublin Metropoli- tan Cup twice, Visitors’ Cup (Henley) twice, Marlow Sonior Fours, Limerick, Castieconnell, &c.; has been during three years stroke of the Dublin ‘University Boat Clad, 1s re captain of that club, He ts the second gon of Sir Croker Barrington, Baronet; is 5 foot 10 juches in height and weighs 174 pounds. No. 3—Charles B. Barringion, ex-captain of tha Dublin University Boat Club; winner of Dublin Metro- politen Cup four times, Visitors’ Cup at. Henicy three times, Marlow Senior Fours, Glenbrook (Cork), Lim- erick, Drogheda, Kingstown, Malahide, &c. He ia the eldest sou and heir of Sir Croker Barrington, Bar- onet, J. P., D. L., of Glonstal Castle, connty of Limer- ick, and Fitzwilliam squareyPublin; is 5 feet 11 inches in height and weighs 152 Ibs. Stroke—Goorge A. KE, Hitkson, captain of the Dub- lin University Rowing Clyb; stroke to the rowing clu for last two yeurs; has woh the Glenbrook Cup fot Senior Fours and the Litmerick Challenge Cup, besidea various other rac is the son of Robert Hickso Esq., J. P. and D. L.. of Fermoyle, county of Kerry, and ia six feet in height and weighs 162 Ibs. PAST SERVICES I should add that all those gentlemen bave repre sented Trinity College, Dublin, since 1870, at Healey, on-Thames, and at all the principal regattas in Ireland with considerable success. AMATEUR ROWING CHALLENGE. New Yora, July 1, 1876, To THe Epiror oy thr HERaLy:— Willyou have the kindness to make public at your earliest convenience the desire of the Now York Ath. letic crew to row any bond fide amateur crew, from tht date tothe 10th of August, 1876, the crew, reserving the right of deciding who are amateur cre’ By iw serting the above you will greatly oblige. ATHLETIC, YACHTING NOTES. Gneesront, L, L, July 2, 1876, The yachts Clio, Magic, Alert, Coming and Dolphin anchored off Manhasset Howse, Shelter Isiand, to-day, SPORTS OF THE ARENA, To-day there will be a grand entertainment at Harry Hill's Varieties, in Houston street, Some of the most famous boxers and wrestiers are billed forthe occasion, Steve Taylor, John Dwyer, William Edwards, Albert Ellis, J. Austin and Professor Miller aro among those who have been engaged to appear. The entertainment will in all probability be a success, as it will be cone ducted by the proprietor in person. THE CROW’S NEST. GREAT REVIVAL AMONG THE COLORED RACE I@ . JERSEY CITY. A large space of the criminal records of Jersey City bas been devoted to the transgressors of the locality known as the “Crow's Nest,” at the junction of New- ark avenue and Fifth street Until @ive years ago it was occup'ed exclusively by negroes of thy most de- praved type. At the present day vile dens for whites and blacks alike flourish there. A movement, whic promises great results, has been inaugurated throuzh the zeal of the Rev. Cyrus Oliver, pastor of the Zion African Methodist Episcopal church, Yesterday morning services were held in a build- ing, occupied till recently as a liquor store, at the corner of Fifth street. The services were conducted by Elders Prime, Blanchard ana Whitton, three colored preachers. Tho room was crowded and a large number flocked around the door aud windows outside. Whow tho loud tones of the preacher’s voice rang across the avenue an extraordinary scene occurred. A young colored woman, known as ‘Blind Sue’? rushed across the street, and, scrambling her way through the crowd, grasped the speaker aud caressed him in @ most endearing manner, saying that she thanked him for bringing the Lord to her. The preacket quietly repulsed ber and admonished her to keep quiet, but she only more importunate, Another colored woman named Jue Fields, who had veen look- ing at this scene through the window, forced her way in and became moro excited than “sue,” saying, 'L have the Lord; | know it; thar He 1s,’ at (he same time pointing through one of the windows with one band, and with the other clutching the speaker convuisively by the. arm. kight ar ton ne- groes thercupon all seemed to catch the fever, snd the excitement became so great that OMcer Eaton wat tracted to the place, aud be jwceeded in resto! order, When the tumult subsided Mrs, Fields an- nounced her conversion and a prayer of thanks war offered. Hor example was followed by soveral others from Ida Walker's residence, and the officer, having cieared a c, allowed them to approach the desk in single Mle, Before the services were coacluded an attempt was made to bring into the fold the habituds of a den next door, but it failed, At three o'clock in the afternoon the sorvices were renewed. Prayer was offered in a fervent manner by Mr, Prime. The attendance was small, and was cou- fined mainly to children, white end colored. Amon, the white persons presept was a State Prison bi: named Cogan, who stroue in divested of coat and vust, and, taking @ seat close to the desk, riveted lig eyes on the preacher, and continued thus tlh the close of the sermon, Through a broken pane in a glass door communicating with the room from the Mills’ den the young daughter of the proprietress gazed ov the gathering with an ex- pression of ridicule, As soon as Mr. Prime perceived this he boiled over With indignation and gave vent to his feelings in these words uu that come here hi the poor colored man hing to you, f Say there will bene laughing or fooling around tu beth, 1 feet that | am on my way w glory, on my way to henven. hag ae yeur: 1 have been in this service. was: converted achurch, but on the sido of a bill, soven mies from any house, The Lord spoke out tome and] wont te Him. | tell you, sinners, God would have taken away this part of the world long ago if there were not s¢ many Christians ket me talk to you about the dry bones—my father, mother, brothers and sisters gone 100 years ago. What do you suppose God will do with these dry bones? Wi!) Ho leave them there forever? (A ‘ot much!") No, Ho will take them up to t land of spirits. Your case must be very bard indeed it you can't come to Christ, God told Noan He would ever send any more fluods, but that He would send un. chal ‘on't be one left upoa. another Rives He pulls yee uk How misny a Cirle: tian wants to rob his meighbor of bis diamond stove. when he could bave a diamond of his own by comingte Chrt! That's always tho way. Wien Christ came te His own, His own rejected Him. woe Sere, Set continuéd for halt au hour, other Bian who was di mus fered courage enough to nog. tue Byram rete harm has Jesus done you!” after which Brother Blancty Jed off with the doxol and was by ali presemt 8 blessing by The services closed wit! Prime =~