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CONGRESS. A Lively Debate in the Senate on Pinchback’s Mileage. “A Blot on the Page ‘ American History.” | The Mississippi Investigation Re- port Anticipated. Both Houses Agree to Adjourn Until Wednesday. pe SENATE. dence of the members of the republican party. The white people of Mississippi would bi been little less than mon if they had not prepared w defend thenveelves, and he referred to the Democratic Executive Committee of Mississippi. d said the negotiations of that com- mittee had always been In favor of peace, law and order between the two races in that State, The whole tele- graphic correspondence of the Chairman of the Demo- cratic Execative Committee had been seized against the protest of himself and his colleague (Mr. McDonald) and brought before the committee, But in the whole of that correspondence there was not one word to inspire il tceling. Mr. McoMiLLan said that be was astonished that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Bayard) alluded to the Mississippi investigation in advance of the report of minittee, did ailude to it, it was in a general wa) ta member of the committee, while the Senator from Delaware was, Me (Mr. McMillan) desired to repeat (bat the outrages in pusane i shocked him, and he deheved it would shock the whole country. Mr. Morton said in his remarks he referred to Mis- sissippi aftairs because the Senator from Delaware re- ferred to outrages in Louisiana, The statement of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. MeMillan) corresponded with all be (Mr. Morton) bad heard with regard to Mis- sissippi, He then referred to his speech of last winter ob that subject, and said he believed the picture he then presented was underdrawn. Mr. MoMu.ax said he thought when the Senator made that speech that it was an exaggeration, but since visiting Mississippi he had come to the conclusion thas the picture, instead of being overdrawn, was very | moderate, Wasurxoton, July 3, 1876, The Ghaplain in his opening prayer this morving al- Taded to the Centennial anniversary as follows :— Oh! Lord, King immortal, invisible! Thou th tth upthe nations and yivest them their life growth and their development, we noe for tt ®xpanse of our nation and for what our fathers did one bundred years ago; and for al! that has been man in our history and institutions sine Thy plessing | Bill rest upon us; let Thy biessing be on Congress, now assembled ; remember Thy servants, our rulers and our | magistrates, we beseech Thee Mr. Monntit, (rep.) of Me., moved that whon the | Benate adjourn to-day, it be to mect on Wednesday | | | | t rais- their next, at twelve o'clock. Mr. Barann (dem.) of Del, moved to amend by in- porting Thursday instead of Wednesday. Mr. CoxKuiNc, (rep.) opposed the amendment, and | anid that it was the dnty of Congress to conelnde the | public business us spegdily ns possible, and adjourn | this session of Congress. Hoe oxpressed the opinion | that on Wednesday the difficuities arising out of the wppropriation bills would be settled, and the Senate ould then be ready to goon with the Belknap trial, He hoped when the hour for that trial arrived, it would be proceeded with and finished. Ho did not object to the adjournment over to morrow, but hoped the Senate | Would reassemble on Wednesday. After further discussion, Mr. Bayard withdrew his | amendment, and the motion of Mr. Morreli was then | agreed to. Mr. Hamutx, of Maine, presented a preambie and | resolution of the National Board of Trade, in session tn New York, setting forth tho advantages of the fast mail trains, and remonstrating aguinst any legislation to remove them, but favoring such legislation as will increase the number of such trains. Laid on tho table. Mr. Mornitt, of Vermont, from the Committee on Fi bance, reported favorably on the bill for the relief of James F. Buckner, Placed on the calendar, Mr. Loaay, of Iilinois, from the Comittee on Mili- tary Affairs, reported favorably on the House bill for the relief of W. W. Van Antwerp, and the Hou donating two carrtages and cannon to the warden burgesses of Stonington, Conn., placed on the He also reported {rom the same committee, adversely on tho resolution favoring the law to extend the | time for payment for lost. equipments of army officers, | ke., and it was indelinitely postponed. Mr. Hamutx, of Maine, from the Committee on Post | Offices and Post Roads, reported favorably on the bill | to establish Post roads throughout the country, Placed on the calendar, Mr. Capkrton, of West Virginia, from the Committee | on Claims, reported favorably on the House bill tor the | relief of those suffering from the destruction of the | Salt Works, 1 anehoster, Kentucky, pursuant to the orders Of Major General Carlos Buell. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Cockknett, of Missouri, from the Commities on Military Afuirs, — reporte favorably on the bill for the relief of Philip Pendleton, and | Mr. Locax, from the same committees, reported fa- | vorably on the bill tor tne rel both of which were placed on the calendar. Mr. HaMLty, of Maine, introduced a bill for the re- | hef of George W. Cropper, late first lieutenant United States army. Referred to the Commitice on Military tot Harty H. Gastman, Attairs, Mr. Mitcaetn, of Oregon, introduced a bill for the relief of D. B. Randall. Referred to the Committee on Claims, Mr. KmuLy, of Oregon, called up tho House bill to | Adjust the claims oi the owners of jands within the limits of the Klamath Indian Reservation, 1 the Stace of Uregon, which was discussed until the expiration of | the moruing hour and tuen went over. Mr. West, of Lousiana, from the conference com- mittee on the Post Oitice Appropriation bill, made a re- port, which was read, and on amotion of Mr. Morton it Was ordered that the report be laid over until Wednes- flay and printed, togeiber with the Post Office Appro- | priation biil, so as to suow how the Jaw will read if the | port shall-be agreed | Mr. Srey ot Alabuma, introduced a bill authoriz- | Ing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to iasue certificates in case of ihe joss or destruction of | | the regular certiticates or bonas of the District. Re- ferred to the Commitive on Finance, Mr. Antiony, of Rhode Island, referred to the remarks made by Mr. Whyte, of Maryland, on Satur- Gay, during the discussion on’ the Subdry Civil Appro- priation bill, in regura to the cost of printing tor the Post Oflice, War aud Interior departwents, and said that Sepaior was in error in the figures which he noted as the cost for printing in these for IST7% The figures which he quoted wei of printing for July and september ot that y . pot for the whole year, He was sol the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Whyte) was notin his seat, as he IMr. Anthony) feit sure that the Senator unintention- ally made the error, and would gladly correct it, PINCHRACK’S BACK PAY. The Sepate then resumed the consideration of the unfinished business, being the resolution to pay P. B. Kk, inte niestant fora seat from the State the pay mileage of @ Senator froin Maren 8, 1873, until the termination of the contes, by tho Senate. Mr. Bayaro (dem.) said there w vant of justice aod a want of law for the allowance of this extraordi- nary sum to this mau, who bad never rendered ono hour’s honest service to the government, but had come here prosecuting a claim which lad over and over again been pronounced fraudulent, To take from the asury $20,000 and pay it over to this man ata time shen alarm and distress pervade the country and couowy is demanded is wrong. He cousidered tho listory of Lowisixna during the last four years a blot m the page of American history, and no man bad done nore to dyo that page with’ disgrace and infamy the individual who — ne socks to lave this $20,000 paid him ~~ from the Treasury of the United Staies. The power which pre- ended to elect Pinchback was a frand He then spoke Mf the postponement of the Pinclback case in April fast until this session, and said by this action on the partot bis (Pinchvack’s) friends ‘the bill against the people of the United States was increased four or five thousand dollars. He argued that there was no precedent | for paying the claim. It had been shown in the Senate ths he claimant was a malefactor, and the prison | record, matilated, had been brought here to d that fact, The claim of Pinchback had no merits, | or moral, to justify this transfer of the poople’s money «nto the bands of this inax, who stood only as an ad- venturer. Mr. Morton, (rep ), Ind., suid he did not intend to be drawn into avoiher discussion of the Louisiana case The principle mvolved in this resolution bad beed | settled often 1m the same direction, and it seemed to Bim no partisansdip could lead to iis opposition. The | Senator irom De.aware (Mr. Bayard) uliuued to the con- dition of airs in Louisiana as being a blot on Amert- | cat history. The people of that State bad been stricken | down by violence, murder and fraud, It was weil | known that in 1572 there was a republican majority in | | Louisiana of (rom 15,000 to 20,000, and an attempt was made to destroy that majority by unlawful means, It was a great Wrong, and he feared it would be repeated. It had already been repeated in Mississip The couviry was now about entering upon test, and the success of one party upon | overcoming an aggregate republican ma) ‘of 90,000 fn jour or five States, and it was expected that | this majority would be overthrown; (hat the shotgun argument of Mississippi would prevail When the put a blot im Louis bim woere the blot bis case would be role. He regarded Ka the m © before this body, au fadgment, a great wrong was perpetrated in. excluding bim. If this resolutiou should be rejected, t would thow to the world tut there was no rule strong | Shongh to protect the colored man | Mr, Bayann said be had some knowledge of what the Senator (Mr Morton) called the shotgun argument of Missiaeippi. When the time came jor reporting to the Senate the testimony taken by the committee whieh recently investigatod Mississippi affairs it would be seen Senator irom Delaware wikod # ena, he (Mr. Morte was If Mr Pine made an exceptis ¢ case of Mr. Pine torious which ever ¢ not pai ber Where the shotgun argument originated. It would thow where the Govornor of the State deliberately Waged war on unar men with colored mili, and was cn n arfaymg © against Me other, Mi there was a gathering of shotgans 1 was He (Mr. Bayard) would nvestigntion had pn) Undertaken | wo defend homes and Uresi dave wot relerred to this M \py jot the Senator trom Indiana (Mr. M give to the country, in advance of the report of the | commities, the condition of ail urs whieh @id not exist | im that State. Mr. MoMiutax, (rep) of Minn,, said the fnvestiga- jon of the testimony of tue Miss saippt Committee | ould be tar from showing thatthe Governor ot tbat agains: the State undertook to array the black rac shown that i white race; on the contrary, It would be (876 armed bands of while men prepared to carry the pleofion, and (he so er oi colored men would not bos Would asionish the whole ly Btoaieh the se roun He y that it would how a slaughter o hout the State tion Was carried ako to on Bavaro said that what he had state] would be hereniter confronied with the testimony im the case, He was net liere to bundy words with the Senator from Minnesota, but he Was quite Willing that the testimony should eome to prove | bis (Mr. Bayard’s) vssertion, and the sooner : -ft came the better te eved he would be roughly suétained by the record, and be dul not ayo the vesiigiouy of democrats, but epon the evi ia r¢ | adjourned until Wednesday | be ready in time to read to-day, {| Sk Martin, | Twonty third street, or the Scotch Presbyte red of the Senator from Minne- if | was not in evidence that the agent of the Depui nt ot Justice sent to Mississippi, slated that the tli power of the government would be used to insur. ir election, and that he re- mained in Mississinp! until after the election ard said he saw nothing to justily interference by the govern- ment Mr, McMiian replied that he was not aware of such umony. Mr. MeDoxanp in sota (Mr. MeMililn), Mx. CAmerox, of Wisconsin said he desired to say was | that ¢ evidence was brought before the committee in reference to the agent of the Department of Justice, but the (estimony of that olficer had not been heard. it would be heard, though, and presented to,the Senate and the country, and then it would be seen whether the canvass Mise-esippi was conducted under the a y of such agedt or not, He undertook to say that Anvass Was not conducted under authority of such ek Mu, Witrmrs, (dem.) of Va, asked if It was in order to discuss the {acts which may be elicited by a committee of the Senate in advance of the report of such committee, The Cuarm said the debates ot tho Senate have never, | been limited, Mr. Sacuspury, (dem.) of Del., said, on all occasions, in season and out of season, the Senator from Indiana worked in his pleadings of affairs im It was he who first brought up the sppi affairs. He (Mr. Saulsbury) was not sur- prised tiat his triend from Minnesota (Mr. McMillan) Wis greatly alarmed at what be beheld in Mississippi, | as he camo from a State where they had no colored | people, and ho went to believe every shallow story even the stories of witcheratt. He ofthe — pending —resolution = and —_ argued that no Senator would claim that Pinchback bad any logal or equitable right to the money. His case hud already cost the government $50,000) He argued that the democratic party was not prejudiced against the colored nap, but was willing to accord all legal rights before the lawe of the land, Mr. Mitcnmss., (rep.) of Oregon, asked what privi- Jeces had ever been accorded upon the colored race by democratic votes, dir, SauLsnury replied that his friend need only walk over to the House of Representatives and he would there see that colored men had been seated, although their seats had been contested by demodrats. Before concluding his remarks Mr, Saulsbury yielded to Mr. Dorsey, Who made a report trom the Conference Committee on the bill to repave Pennsyl- vania avenue, in the District of Columbia, and it was adopted. The conference report adopts the House bill, with sundry amendments. The Senate then, at half-past threo P. M., went into executive session, and when tho doors were reopened Mississippi prepared he had to beard, HOUSS OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasuixetox, July 3, 1976. The Sreaxen proceeded to call the States for bills, under which call but balfa dozen bills, all of a private nature, were introduced and referred. Several filibustering motions were then made, in order to consume the morning hour and prevent the introduction of Mr, Neal’s bill for the repeal of the Re- sumption act, Ar O1tver, of lowa, moved to suspend the rules and adopt a resolution appointin: a select committee to In- quire into the disposition made of the 1,200,000 acres ot land granted for tho improvement of the Des Moines | Rapids. On motion of Mr. Hormas, the Committee on Public Lands was substituted for the select committes, and the motion as modified was adopted, Mr. Hotman, of Indiana, stated that the Conferenco | | Committce on the Post Office Appropriation bill bad agreed and the bills were being printed. but would not an adjournment, and the House ac twenty minutes to two P. M. adjourned until Wednesday, RACES AT LONG BRANCH. The first day of the first summer meeting at Mon- mouth Park having been a success, an immense crowd | may bos expected at that place to-day, as the programme is a mach better one and the fields will be much larger. The thousands who wish to escape the racket and dangor of tho fireworks during the day can have a pleasant ex- cursion to the races, The sail down the bay to Sandy Hook cannot be excelled anywhere, and then the ride by rail along the sea shore to Long Branch ts truly a loxury this bot weather. Five races will be run to- day, cowprising the Hopetul Stakes, value $500, added to 'a sweepstakes of $50 each, play or play, for two-yeur-olds, tho second to receive $100 and third horse $50 out of the aif amile, For this event are twenty-two nominations. The second event will be a selling race for all ages, purse $100; the winner to be sold for $1,000; ifentered to be sold for $750 allowed 6 lbs, for $500 10 lbs. ; any surplus over stated selling price to go to the second horse; the distance a mile and a quarter. The third {3 ihe Monmonth Cup, value $1,200, added to asweepstakes of $0 cach, ‘play or Horse $100 out of the stakes, the distance two miles anda balf. The fourth race will be for a purse of $600, tor all ages; entrance money to the second and third horses, two mile heats, The fifth an extra stecple- chase, making altogether one of tho greatest days of the year. The following is a list of the starters in the several races, with tho prices they brought in the pools last ynght:— ‘TWO-YE. B. Lorillard... A. Relmont.. RL Shylock, 114 Ibs Pastor, 91 lbs. Romney, 91 lbs MONMOUTH ¢ Tom Ochiltree. 2. The Field. . +12 Astral, 114 tbs + 12 Hoaxer, 114 Ibs. P—TWO AND A MALP MILES, 30 Acrobat. o- 16 6 8 RACK—TWO MILE MEATS. + 25 Stampede. r—ONKN AND A NALP MILES. + — Colonel Nelligan..,.... — Ballet........ STERPLECH Stamford RACING IN JERSEY. There will be four races at West Side Park this after. noon—the first a sweepstake, the secon a pacing match, the third a running race and the foarth a mule race, each mule ridden by the owner of a competing mule, the prize to be awarded to the one that comes in last,’ Mules of notoriously baiky habits to be barred out, NEW YORK PRESBYTERY. The July weather tolt upon the Presbytery of New York yosterday in the thinness of the attendance at the final session for the season, About twenty minsters and elders were present, Most of the leading divines wero absent, ana the business transacted was of mivor importance. Tho Rev. A. H. Moment, pastor elect of Spring street Presbyterian ebureh, wag received frov the Presbytery of New Brauswick, N.J., and arrange ments made lor instelation at that church next sun- day evening, to which time and pluco the Presbytery adjourned. ‘It was stated that the Rov, Mr. Brad member of the Presbytery, had joined the Oneida (or. munity, aNd a committes Was appointed to make proper inquiries and feport the resujt at the Jal meet ng of the Presbytery in October, Brother Bradley was very bighly spoken <1, and it was thought there error in the report, Hence the btethren of t tery were requested no’ to pass judgment bh. to withdraw their confidence trom the broth thoy hear more the case. pline the Presbytery usualiy moves with great care and | caution, so that no unnecessary scandal stall be raised in any The Prosbytery has met lor « year or so 2 in the chapel of the brick church on Fifth avenue and | Thirty-seventh street, but after a fair trial the members find tis too bigh uptown, A commattee which been appointed to look at another meeting place re- ported in favor of either Dr, White's churca, in West in chureh, » Alter a little discussion as in West Fourteenth stre to the central location and convenience of access of | exch the Presbytery decided in favor of tho Scotch ehureh, and adjourned to meet there on the first Mon- day in October, A GYPSY'S TREA TROVE. Not long since Mr. and Mrs. Philtips, who keep « liquor store on the Flatbush road, Long Island, wore arrested for robbing a g) psy encampment, near the Kings County Penitentiary of $5,000 worth of jowolry and money, Yesterday morning Phillips acknowledged the robbery and handed over the sum of $800 to the devoetives, and told them they could find some more stolen property m a field in the town of Flatbuah, De ectives Frost and Carr went to tho spot indicated, and tecovered $790 im baodk bills and a large quantity of ewelry, amounting ‘u all to about $7,000, If the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Mor- | and he was | then spoke | He theretore moved | ; the second horse to receive $200 and the third | a | had | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1876. : MURPHY'S RIDE. AN OLD HORSEMAN BEATS PEBALTO'S TIME AT FLEETWOOD PARK—ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY- FIVE MILES IN 68, 45M. 78. Jovn Murphy, long well known as a driver and trainer of trotting horses, and also a rider of considera. ble merit, yesterday attempted and succeeded in beat- ing over the same track the performance of Peralto and his mustangs at Fleetwood Park on the 26th of May last. i ¢, 155 miles with running horses in seven hours. Murphy, as he had given notice, used ‘“Ameri> ean horses,’’ Sut instead of being ‘ordinary’ as a rule, as cuimed he would ride, they proved to be above the average. Among the number was the bay colt Paper Maker, and the chestnut gelding Modoo, besides others that bad run many good races and proved | winners upon several occasions, The attendance was very small, and should have been better us the manner in which the rider performed bis journey, although it is not an extraordinary one, was worthy a larger crowd and more enthusiasm than was manitested, Captain Neil Mowry, champion long dis- tance rider of the world, and two or three fellow-mem- bers of the California Polo Club, helped Murphy out with his task, aiding bim so materially, in a hundred ways. that he is much indebted to them for the victory achieved, Murphy rode the distance of 155 miles in | 6h, 45m. 73, which gave him 14m. 538 to spare, and then, just to finish off the Job in fine style, rode an additional mile in 2m. 1ds., making the entire distance travelled 156 miles in 6h. 47m. The rider finished his feat apparently but litte the worse for it, walking | | to the cluy house after bis final mile seemingly as orect | and strong as it ho had not ridden more than ten miles. | | Murphy is a slight built man and of light weight, never | aangeenans mes eae on so near that the Princesses avd tbe children were interested spectators of the te Though the company had begun by this time to thin, and the Tow of drags bad dwindled to five or sx, while barouches, Jandaus, victorias, phaetons and of other form and designation were pourivg irom the those hedg:-borderea lanes rounds = into which eep the neighborhood of Fulham still green and rustic, the excitement of the polo pla ers did not show signs of diminishing. Ard- ent Richards called for another and another horse as i a polo pony were something cool to drink; and the game went on even when dinner waited at Hurlingham House for those who had certainly earned a creditable appetite for its enjoyment. It had been a glorious day for Hurlingham, a sparkling sky being tempered by an air ifavything too decidedly on the chill side of agreeable and refreshing mildness. No- body had looked for such weather at noou, when the wind was positively cold and the clouds that ove: spread the sky were even as a blanket soaked in ink and shing comes tohim who carries an who had such things on su put them to the happier use of warding off the sun. RESULTS IN A TTR At six o'clock the blues took a goal by the aid of Mr. Evelyn Athericy, and in ten miputes aiterward Mr. Mure Martin landed one for the Lancera, The Hon, C. W. Fitzwilliam secured a goal for the bines at twenty minutes past five, and during the remaining twenty- hve minutes, at the expiration of which time was caled, the match resulted in atie, each team having taken two goals. The play throughout was excellen: and the Tweltth Lancers, it is evident, will prove a good inatch for the strongest team. HUDSON RIVER YACHT CLUB. A BEGATTA WITH FAIR BREEZE AND STIFF CAN- VAS—THE ELLA WINS. Yesterday the Hudson River Yacht Club bad their union regatta for second and third class boats, The course was from a stakeboat lying off the club house on the North River, at the toot of Seventeenth sircet, to and around a stakebgat off Pleasant Valley; thence to and around a stakeboat off Weehawken and back to | weighing moro than 130 pounds, | The judges of the day wore Messrs, Hugh Ferrigan, | | Josep N. Chander, F.C. O'Reilly and A. C. Dayton. | | Beside these there were markers and clerks on the | | stand, who did their auty im commendable shape. At | 12 mn. the word was given, the rider being dressed | iu green cap, gray loose {shirt and linen overalls, and | he dashed away on bis long journey with a cheer or | two from personal trends. At this time thero were | but 200 persons present, and never during the afternoon | were there more than’ 600 on the grounds. His first | mile was made in 2:22, when be changed horses and | went the other way of the track, the second mile being | finished in 2 Five other changes were ma | | fore he completed his ten miles, which were made in 24m. 1648, His seventh mile was done in 2:06, the fastest of the day, The cieventh mile was reached ja 2:23, the twelth in 14, and the slowest of the second ten, the eigh- | | teenth, in 3-10 hon the twentieth milo bad been | run, he had been out 59m. 3L!ys., and by rough compu | tation was 4m. 64 sec. abead of his time, quite an en- | couraging outiook. Up to this tine he had run the | majority of his horses two miles out, After tue twen- ih’ mile, the rider drank a litte cold toa and | ad and neck had been ruvbod by the | | Caliornians assisting him. Captain Mowry was alwa | onthe turn and be ran his horses for an eighth of a mile with the performer, until they were fairly under | way, and upon the siretch Murphy was similarly | | assisted, which service proved of great bene- | | ut. The thirtieth mile was made ta and | up to this time the average time of his dismounting | | and remounting was 53s seconds. Here he bad been | Ib. 17m, Ol4gs., and was 5m, 2744s. ahead of his tine. | In his next ten miles he used five horses, ine distance | being accomplished in 25m, 35438,. while the to on the track, stoppages aud all, was 1h. 42m His fittieth mile was run in 2:26, the total time bei) 234.8. After the fifty-fourth mile Murphy lost 40 seconds in being sponged, which, includ the time, made the fily-iifth mile stand as é When the sixtieth mile had beon done the rider had taken up 2h, 35m, 364% o/ his time, At the end of the | seventy-fourth mile he rested 7m. 253, meanwhile | being thoronghiy sponged and given coid tea, Murphy | sevmed refreslied after the rest and continu | on his journey in capital spirits. Changes of hors now occurred atter two miles. He bad been on | 34m, 34148. at the end of tho eighteenth mile, and was here 2m, 0548, the best of it. Just at this juncture the pool seiling lirst in favor of “Time” w. w Murphy, $30, Time $20; and it continued at this average until it Was apparent thatthe rider could not lose, barring | accidents, when it was four to one in his favor. | When one hundred miles bad been put behind him, Murphy had been out 4h, 26m. 2748. and calculation | showed him 4m. 22's, ahead of time, from the nincty-second mile out to the end horses changed every mile. The end of the | 120th mile showed 5h. 17m 14s.; the 140th, 6h. O%m. | 19s,, just 10m, 41s. ahead of his time; the 150th, | Gh, 33m,. being 18m, 1545s, in advance of the point be as marked to ch at this stage of lis journey. ome of his remounts were now made in 444 keconds. The 15th mile was dove in 2:55, with the result as | | above given. During bis task Murphy made 111 re- mounts. His fastest mile was 2:06, and his slowest His best and freshest horses wero used after ne 100th mile, The foliowing is a complete record of his ime:— | | were | | — Total— CAAA wwe eects TROTTING AT DEERFOOT PARK. SUMMARY, Deenroor Park, Parkvittx, L. 1, July 3 Purse of | $60; $30 to the first, $20 to the second and $10 to the | third horse; mule heat, best three in five, in harness, | Clark’s b. m. Messenger Mail Fa br. g. Hiram J. Gidding’s ch. g. Billy Pepper s. g. Independence. m. Lady Black. L. A. Stahl’s s. g. Bilue Beers, TMK Quarter, ‘Third heat LACROSSE AND POLO, SPORTING EVENTS AT HURLINGHAM—THE GAMES | RESULTING IN TIES—A DISTINGUISHED COM- | | PANY IN THE GROUNDS—THRTY-THREE | |* DRAGS IN THE FIELD, | Lonpos, Juno 12, 1876, The promised visit of the Prince and Princess of | Wales to Hurlingham on Saturday drew visitors to | the number of 5,000 or 6,000. There were thirty-three | drags on the ground all well borsed, and the company } included most of the leading members of fashionable | society. The Houses of Lords and Commons were numerously represented, and the royal visitors con sisted of the Princess Mary of Cambridge and the Duke | | of feck, and the Duke of Connaught. Every arrange- ment had been mado for the reception of the Prince | ana Princess of Wales, but a telegram wos received from Saittringham ‘by the Hon. Mr. Monson to the effect that, although the Prince was unable to be pres. | | ent on Saturday, it was the intontion of His Royal Highness to visit Hurlingham immediately after the | Ascot races, The German and other foreign ambassa- dors were present, as were the chiet patrons of the club, viz :—Lord de Lisle and Dudley, Lord Dorchester, Lord de Grey, Colonel Learmonth, Mr. Monk, Mr | | Heathcote (the founder), Major Whittingstall, and others too pumerous to partioularize, | LACROSSE KEFORE ROYALTY, The game of lacrosse Vegan at four o'clock and the laying Was very spirit The spectators looked on | and commented ireely, Sometimes it seems as | wn ugly cut must ‘ali on somebody's head, boy or yes really happen Was shown on ju legs; and that tars Saturday, when one of the Canadians recetved an awk- his | | b more freedom trom | ual in football. Fh | ward blow across the Jace, almost c.osing One of i Un the whole, however, the game is ph | gracefully and actively, with mu crambliag than is bau be at admired is the de y UgNL up On the racket, carried as 2 bold his own, m bali runner na then tossed, sometimes over his a or shoulder, tw one of us couteders | j ates, either im open «field. or at goal, ny cover pout, cet home. "The Pp or play’ between the two teains was very even on Sature | day, the tirst game beng won by the Ladians, the sec. | | ond by the Dominion piayers, the thi d by the Indiana, | and the tourth again by the ciab. Prince Arthur, as our colonial brethren ‘sot still hike to cad bim, ithe play with close interest, giv! fourth game, and making an ex ig and the Duke of Teek went inte the middle of | ground and conversed for a short me with the padian gentiemen, At halt-past five, or a little , the Indiansindalged the company with a brief Roth by v our | dance,’ accompanied by strange and almost unearthly | Focal noises, POLO. Polo ensued on tho termination of lacrosse, the | Roval Horse Guards and Tweltih Lancers being an- _ | agonists, TUS CONTEST. Royal Horse Guards (colors blue and red)—Marquis | Of Worcester, Lord Kilmarnock, Hoa, W. ©. Fie | Wiham, Mr.’ John F. Brocklehurst, Mr Evelyn } Atheriey; umpire, Lord H. A, Somerset. | . Twelith Lancers (colors red and yellow)— } Mansel Pieyueli (eapiain), Captain “Leslie Martin, Mure Morun, Mr. Mervyn Archdale, Mr. H. Ash ton ; Umpire, Captain Miideton, Phay, Tho umpire for the Guards was Lord A. A. Somerset, and (or the red and yeliow side of Lancers Captain Midleton acted in the same capacity. The play stood | one and one—the Lancers having gained the first and tho Horse Guords (he second game--when the party in ‘ c the royal tent broke up, the Duchess of Teck having Prowised to duatribute the prizes at Lillie Bridge, a8 the carriages drove along sido of the tur! a warm | om | rave wili take place last to e1 | of. ) allowed an hour and wou | orderiy and as: the staring po nt, the entire course to be sailed over twice, Asa fair breeze had been blowing all through the day a lively race was anticipated, and a large number of spectators gathered to see the ruce. At a Hbtie aiter one o'clock — the boat swept away before a stiff breeze, and one after the other followed, some displaying their superior sail- ing powers at once by taking the lead of the squadron | and keeping it The following yachts wore entered for the race:— SROOND CLASS. Length, Names, Beet, Addie Taylor - 21.10 Plonghboy . + 21.01 Andrew Ble: 20.10 Skipjack. + 18.0115 H + 18.06 Wave + 16.10 E « R045 he wind was favorabie, and all the boats sailed well till the stakeboat off Pleasant Vallev was reached. In rounding it the Addie Taylor upset, but receive assistance {rom Captain Robinson, who ba pened to be near at hand with the Nettie ¢ ‘The lower stukeboat was first pussed by the Andrew lessing at 2h. 16m, 50%. The Ellu followed at 2b. 19m, ; then caine the Skipjack in less than two minutes, and the other yachts were close behind. On the secoud round the Ploughboy was withdrawn, and the distance between the other contestants was gradually widened, A great deal of interest was excited by the close ra: between the Ella and the Skipjack, By turns cach took the lead, but only to be overhauled and passed by the other. At last both como in almost together, ihe la beating in forty-four seconds, which, when ullow- ce Was made for start and difference in size, was siuced to four seconds. The Andrew Bless ng wi | the first to pass the stakeboat, coming in in 2h, 23m. 24s. The following is the result of the race;— Acinual Corrected | Names, Start. Finish, Time. Time. HAMS WMS. . . Skipjack. 1 08 32 3 46 32 Gussie . 1 08 49 THE ARGONAUTAS REGATTA TO-DAY. This enorgetic boating organization will colebrate the glorious Fourth with a grand regatta at Bergen Point to-day, All the boys will stay at home to tako part in tho water festivities and help to make the regatta a grand success. Thero will be five, perhaps six, races in all, Singles, pairs, four-oured shells, four-oared gigs, perhaps barges, and tubs for certain, ‘The tub ie ** all hands’? to cool Almost all of the prominent oarsmen in the club will take part in the racing, and the puir and four-oared shell races promise to be close and well coutested, Waiter Man, Kid. Smith, Stephenson, Gunster, D inbar, Craft, Ero. Man, Ward, Taylor, Walker, and a numver of other well known oarsmen will be in the races. Fred- erick Eldred will officiate as reteree and starter, and the day's sport will wind up with a grand hop at night, BOATING AND SWIMMING. At two P, M. to-day the two boat races and six swim- ming contests, between men, women and boys, for cle- | gant medals and prizes presented by Mr. R. Allen, will start from the baths, foot of Filty-fourth street, East River, proceeding down the river and returning to the same place, THE NATIONAL GAME. THE HARVARDS DEFEATED BY THE CHELSEAS— score 8 To 5. The Chelseas, of Brooklyn, defeated the Harvard University nine on the Union Grounds yesterday after- noon 1 the presence of about 500 spectators. The re- suit of the contest was almost wholly unlooKed tor, and the betting men had so much confidence in the ability of the college boys to win that they wagered their money at odds of 20 to 7, As will be seen by tho score the game was close and exciting throughout, neither side having any great advantage at any ume, The figures are as tollows HARVARD, CHELSRA, Players. RAB.PO.A.E. Players. R.AB. PO. A.E. Leeds, 8..1 1 0 4 3 Clare. 8.8 I he hes ‘Tyng,'c.... 1 8 8 2 4 West, 2b, 2410 Tharr, 36:10 0 1 2 2 Hayes if. 0 1100 Ernst, p.... 0 2 1 0 2 Horriganrfl 1 2 0 0 Dow, '. 00110 Rule, p....0 1230 Wright, 1b.. 1 112 0 0 Dun, 1b... 2 012 0 1 Latham, .f. 1 1 0 0 O Cassidy,c £0 1200 Thatcher,cf0 0 2 1 1 MeCabe,3b,0 10 2 1 Sawyer, 2b. 1 0 2 2 0 Brennah,c.2 1211 Totals.... 6 8271212 Totain... 8 92714 5 INNINGS. Clubs, Ast 2d, 3d. 4th. 5A. Oth. Th. BER. Oth. Harvard. 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-5 Chelsea se BO OO at a ae Runs carned—Harvard 2; Chelsea, 2. ig th base by errors of opponents—Harvard, 3; Chel- sea, 5, Time of game—1b. 35m. Umpire—Mr, Albert Martin, of the Press club, BASE BALL NOTES, To-day the Chelseas and Arlingtons play on the Union Grounds. At Bridgeport, Conn., the Nameless club, of Brook- lyn, play the Bridgeport club this torenoon, CRICKET NOTES The Manhattan and Prospect lark cricket clabs play ® game on the grounds of the former at Prospect Park, | Brooklyn, to-day. The jnembers of St, George's Club will play a scrub game an thelr grounds at Hoboken. On July 12 the Manbattan and Staten Island clubs will play at Prospect Park. PIGEON SHOOTING. Captain Bogardus, the champion wing-shot of the world, and Dr, B. Tatbot have arranged a pigeon shoot- ing match for $1,000, to take place at Friday, July 14. The conaitions of the match are filty birds each, thirty yards rise, erghty fall, one and a quarter onnces shot, trom five trops, fivo yards | apart, English rules. P POLICE I JBORDINATION. An unusual ocenrrence took place in the Sixth pre- cinct station house on Sanday night, It appears that when officer Burke camo Into the station house from post duty the captain accused him of being intoxi. cated, which the officer dened. Sergeant Haggerty and the captain then endeavored to detect the smell of liquor on his breath, but failing in this be was ordered to walk the floor, which he did. Ho then attempted to leave the premises, but was detained and ordered to co up stairs, This ho refused to do, & d have it, » if he wanted to, ptain Lowery tola him he couid form. Burke then sau he would go oat ip spite of him, Captain Lowery came from behind the desk and, as he alleges, Burke then attempted to strike him with his clab. Some words followed and the men clinched, and it is believed blows were exchanged, Hoth parties deny this, At last Sergeant Haggerty got Burke into ace.l and locked him ap. He was brought vefore Justice Murray, at the Tombs Police Court yes- terday morning, on a charge of being drunk and dis- iting Captian Lowery. Ho was dis- charged, Charges bave been projerred against him at Police Headquarters. e SsHor BUL DUMB. James Sinclair was shot twice in the leg on Monday night in the Bowery, uear Hester street. He reiused to give any information concerning the affair to the police. Soon after the occurrence, however, oMcers of the Teuth precinct succeeded in arresting Marquis Moore, bis asewilant, The latter states that, as he was walking olong the street, Sinclair came op and cat bim in the face, wrist and jeg. Moore then, in self-defence, drew a pistol and shot Sinciair. Moore was locked up and Sinclair was sent to Bolicyus. Deerfoot, on | ing that he was | ut not in uni. | Ss BACK FROM: ST. LOUIS. Why Sunset Gox Laughs at> the Newspaper Stories of His Discomfiturs AN INTERVIEW WITH THE RETIRED SPEAKER. An Inside Glimpse of the St. Louis Convention. Forecasting the Principal Features of the Presidential Campaign. ke te Wasuixctox, July 2, 1876. Hon. 8. 8. Cox arrive! home this morning from St. Louis. The reporter of the HeRaLp called upon him and found him engaged in finishing his book on “physi- cal sctence."’ The rporter asked him if he had been West, to which he replied that he had been on a short Found the family well Mr. Cox then undertook to interview the reporter, by inquiring about the dead lock, whether {t waa pro tempore or permanent, and it not, why not? Said he had not been reading the newspapers lately, being engaged in domestic affairs West; but he had incidentally heard that several obnoxious remarks had been’ mado in ref- erence to the St. Louis Convention, connecting his name therewith. But as he had, since the nomina- tons, made several strong Tilden speeches, he felt bet- | ter, and things looked auspicious, except in Ohio, Indi- | apa and Pennsyivania, Tho reporter stated that Mr. Cox had been the subject of some criticisin for leaving the Speaker's chair to go to St. Louis, and his absence was attributed to the influence of Str. Kelly. Mr. Cox said that he went to St. Louis as the accredited delegate uf his district, which bad named him for the position without bis golicitation, and the leading men of his M@strict at both New York and St. Louis had urged hit to represent their sentiments, which were not partial to Mr. Tilden, They were the more urgent in this request because the delegation had power to fill vacancies, there being no alternates; and, as the result | proved, the anti-Tilden vacancies were actually filled by | Tilden men, He went to St. Louis with the general | approbation of his friends 1p the House with a view to | bringing about as much harmony as possible between | the East and West. “1 have,” said Mr. Cox you know, represented a Western. ate many years, and have a large acquaintance among Western and Southern men. My district in New York is nearly 11,000 democratie, and is not to be disregarded ina contest so close as the present one. | Its people were in entire harmony with Mr. Kelly’s | views as to the advisability of having a Western candi- | date at the head of the ticket. 1 spoke to the New | York delegation, as well as to the Convention, in this | | visit to his mother. | | | spirit, and in no other, commending the New York candidate in all that was commendable, as the reform Governor and otherwise, The New York delegation behaved aamirably, and especially its chairman, Mr. Kernan, in respecting the views of the minority of that delegation. That minority was much,larger than any voto displayed, and, had the occasion arisen, it | would have shown at least twenty-five, if not more, | But we were bound up in the unit rule and no one pro- | posed to discard it, The will of the democracy of the Stato was faithfully executed, VOTED FOR TILDEN EVERY TIME. “I voted,’ said Mr. Cox, witht atwinkle in his eye, “for Mr. Tilden every time, and with more emphasis, bevause 1 coulda’t see my way clearly to vote for a Western man, with the unit rule prevailing. ‘Ihe admirable management of the New York delegation, under Kernan’s leadership, contributed very largely to Governor Tilden’s succes, Atone time some of the indiscreet triends of Governor Tilden were determined, knowing bis abundant strength, to force his nomina- tion betore the platform was reported. In defereuce to | my urgent entreaty, and to prevent what would have been a bolt on the part of some of the States, notably Kansas, whose delegation sat near us, Mr. Kernan an- | nounced that the platform only needed revision, and | moved an adjournment, This was wiser than the Con- | vention k new.’? | Rerortsr—Was the Convention equal to other con- ventions? Mx, Cox—As a great many members of Congress were absent it was ® conspicious success in everything | except obeying the rules of Congress which they had adopted, as there was uo pretence of obeying the | rules, which had the negative virtue of grinding out the | will of the Convention, with a miscellaneous prompti- tude unequalled in the history of ourrace, It some of our parliamentarians in Congress had been present thoy would have been stark mad, not with the rabies of the canine, but with the potential absolnusm of an uures- trained gavel. In‘ tact | was somewhat of a victim myselt now and then, and can speak teclingly. The pre- vious question Was nover seconded or ordered, although sh ges oh called, And yet it was @ very deliberative ody. THE RELATION OF MR. COX TO JOHN KELLY. RevorteR—Then you havo learned, Mr. Cox, some- thing about patliaimentury law tm your gbsence! Mr. Cox—I Kuow what you mean, sir, I’ve beard it hinted that I left the Speaker's chair at the beck of Jobn Kelly, aud, considering Mr. Kelly was an old friend, with'whom 1 had served in Congress twenty yoars ago, and had been my friend a dozen years since had uved in New York, I desired to renew my stud: of parliamentary law in his society. We were boti pratitied we hever practised together in Con; I've heard my name Was used in connection with the chairman- ship, tenporary and permanent, of the Convention. I am not in apy way responsible for that, nor for the result, But I think the trath is,as I have since ascertained from Mr. Scheil, that the admirable organi- zation of the Tilden men in procuring proxies from the absent members of the National Committee made it im- possible for any but & Tiiden man to be chosen CRUMBS OF COM¥ORT. Rerorrsr—But you lost your pla Speaker pro tempore by going, and the papers chaff you for it? Mr cox Well, you couldn’t expect my powers to Teach [rom St, Louis to a pro tempore chair at Wash- ington, I had no idea until recently that the pro fem- pore Speakership was such an exaited position in | “Ameri-an statosmanstip. Had I known it, | might have put on more style, stilts and scoliops while { held wm Reroxter—Such blessings brighten as they take their flight? fon | Mr. Cox—When I left, it was pretty generally under- stood that 1 did not leave a remediless Congress, iv the | matter of the pro tempore, Though desirous to 1uitil Mr. Kerr's wishes, I left reluctantly vo full! the wishes of my constituents Idoubt not Mr, Tuylor has ac- compiished more than I could in the chair, The best part of the s1x months | have used my mascular and vocal ability in the Speaker's chair in this very difti- | cuit Session, with scarcely a ripple of digcontest from either party, and I should be very sorry to have any of my friends condole with ine for the joss of the position. Itis not only a physteal r lief in the closing days of a | session, but it will enable me to‘attend more strictly to | my own business as a member. But! trast, as we all do, that Mr, Kerr's health will permis him to give us | his counsel and presence belore we get through, | HOW TH NOMINATION I8 KECKIVED. Rerorter—How, Mr. Cox, bave the nominations been received 80 tar as you have observed / | Mr. Cox—I came through the States which are to be | the battle ground, Indiana might be saved 11 Governor | Hendricks accepts, This is by no means sure, If the re: | stmption portion of the law of 187 shouid be repeaied | by the democratic House I thiok Governor Hendricks | will accept, for to some of the delegates with whom I travelled, who bad secn him, he expressed his contdence | | that in the event of such repeal lie could carry Inaiana at the October election. No one could expect him | to make a voluntary sacrifice of himself. Such | sacrifices are rare in’ politics I’m not capable of | myself. Bat the repdal of that law | doog not depend altogether on the congent of the | original (riends of Governor Tilden, nor the consent of the fastern democrats so calied. A few days will deter. | mine how that can be arranged and by whom, Even if Governor Hendricks shouid accept, the unexception- able character of Governor Hayvs, accordin. tw my ob- servation of and conversation with large numbers of people of Onto where I stopped, makes that State at least very doubtiul to the democrats. The Ponnayl- vaniang with whom I travelied were even less sanguine, not only because of the nomnation of Tilden, but of the tariff plank jn th® platform. If Onio shoula go by aefanit in October tt will be difficult to estimate tho majority and still more dithcult to estim: ite effect upon New York and the other November States. however, the Resamption be repealed by tl Honse, and the House shows no pusilianimity before the Senate on retrenchment, we may hope for bewer results The mvestigatio.s have lost some of their effect, a8 a popular influence, by the burl of the ad- ministration at Cincinnati, and the Bomination of re- spectabie men like Hayes and Wheeler. One thing gecins to bave been forgotten, and that ts the effect of the nominations and platform on tho oext But I ao not care to dwell upon that now, It New York and its adjacent States of Connecticut and New Jersoy are to dec! issue, thero must ve aroused not only the organizing faculties of Governor Tilden in the State, and especially In the city, but a real barmony of interest and hearty co-operation between ail factions. | believe this can be accomplished, and thus veleving | donbt not the bets that iB would carry w York have been well made, the result, for we learned some rules that. jability to the plainuff for tts amount, THE COURTS. The Commissioners of Public Works in August, 1871, made a contract with Edward J. Quirke for grading 185th street, betweou Eighth avenue and the Harlem River. After the work was completed it was duly cer- tifled in November, 1873, and about a year later the assessment was confirmed. There was due on the completion of the work $52,955 33, the whole work amounting to $176,989 75, out of which $124,042 42 was asadvances, Mr. Quirke in September, 18749 assigned his claim for the balance stated to the Me- chavies and Traders’ National Bank, and the Comp" troller retused to pay more than $40,713 28, claimin; the differeuce as interest On the advances after the completion of the work and up to the time the assess meut was confirmed. A suit was brought by the bank for the full amount claimed, and Jud; ‘an Brunt, holding Special Term ot the Court of Common before whom the case came up oo argument, yesterday that the plainufls should be compelled to pay the interest, although since 1850 there had only been ono instance of such charge belng made; but ng: in the contract the interest was to be so charged it was clear that it was perfectly proper on the part of the defendants to so charge It : COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, » Tho Court of General Sessions, Part 1, was opened by Judge Gildersieeve yesterday, out he directly dis charged the jurors summoned for the term and ad- journed the Court until eleven o'clock to-morrow. POLICE COURT NOTES. | Right barkeepers were arrested at Jones’ Woods on Sunday last for violation of the Excise law, and at the Fifty-seventh Street Police Court yesterday were held to answer. Bail was furnished by Joba F, Sebultigs, the proprietor of the Woods. James Gilligan was arraizned at the same police court yesterday on a charge of having assaulted Joseph O'Donnell, of No, 513 Thirteenth street, on the head with an earthen pitcher. He wag committed to await the result of O'Donvell’s injuries. rt John Kelly, No. 402 East Twenty-third straet, was charged at the same pgjice court yesterday with strik- jug Martin Christian, a driver of a Central Croastown, Railroad car, on the head with a cobble stone. Keliy 18a boy, sixteen yoars of age, and was trying to steal a flag from the car. He was cautioned and discharged, Victor Van Roosbroeck charged Thomas McGuinness, at the Fifty-seventh street Police Court yesterday, with knocking bim down a flight of stairs and dangerously injuring bim in the back, arm and leg. Roosbroeek was performing morning services at Bellevue Hospital, and as McGuinness was disorderly and distarbed the congregation remonstrated with him, when the latter assaulted him 23 above described. He was held to answer. Charles Shipley, the negro ruffian ‘arrested by Cap- tain McDonnell aud Detective Murphy, of tho Kighth precinct, for stabbing another negro, named Thomas Phillips, at No, 81 South Fifth avenue, on Sunday night, was arraigned before Justice Smith, at the Washington Place Court yesterday, and held for trial. Annie Mulboliand, alias Smith, was committed for trial at tho Washinuton Place Polico Court yesterday, by Justice Smith, for having stolen $158 worth of clothing from Edna Lewis, of No, 12 Grand strect. Anpie Carr, who said she lived at No, 142 East Thirty-third street, was beid for trial at the Washing. ton Place Police Court yesterday, for stealing $200 worth of lace from the residence of Namel E. Hawley, of No. 47 Fifth avenue, where she had been employed. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. Wasmineton, July 3, 1876. JURISDICTION-—LIABILITY OF A STATE OFFICER POM OBSYING CONFEDERATE AUTHORITY DURING TRE WAR— NOT A FEDERAT. QUESTION, No, 812, Charles Rockhold, plaintiff in error, va, Thomas Rockhold, William D, Blovins et al.—In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee. — The object of this snit was to bring the executors of the will of Tna@ypas Rockhold, deceased, to an account with the plaintif, Charles Rockhold, one of the lega- tees, The defendant, William D. Blevins, one of the executors auswering the bill, said, in substance, that contrary to his wishes tie was forced by a military power that he could not control to recoive the sum of $5,004 74 from one of the debtors of the estate in Contederate money and pay it over to the receiver of the Confederate States. Wen this was done the country was under complete military rule, ond he acted, contrury to bis wishes, under Con- ederate | authoriiy, which he was — compelied to obey. This, he claimed, excused him from account and the Supreme Court of the State has so decided. ‘To reverse this decision the present writ of error has been brought, We cannot distinguish this case {rom Bethel vs. De- maret, 10 Wall., 587; Delinas vs, Ins. Co., 14 Wall. 656, and yarver vs. Keach, 15 Wall, 67. The Stato has only decided that, upon principles @f general law, trustee cannot be held responsible to his cestui que trust for the loss of a trust fund if the loss has not been occasioned vy bis own laches or bad taith, and that the delivery of the trua: fund im this case by the detendaut into the hancs of the Confederate autborittes, under aa order which he dared not disebey, excused him from liability to Ue plaintil This is not a tederal question, and th motion to dismiss the case for want of jurisdic. tion must be granted. The Chief Justice delivered the opinion. POST NUPTIAL SETTLEMENT. No, 45. Sara Aun Jackson (now Sarah Aon Dorsey) appellant, vs. Simon Jackson—Appeal from the Supreme Court of tbe Di triet ot Columbia. —The land in contro» versy in this case was purchased by the wile with money which she had previous to her marriage given to her by ber father. The buildings erected thereon were constructed partly with suck money and parily with her subsequent earnings. The decd of the land ‘was taken in hor name; the contract for the houso was made by her alone with the builder; the policy of ine surance upon the buildings was executed to her, and she paid the taxes upon the property. It 1s true, as the date of the marriage, and when the land wag purchased and the improvements were made, the cominon law governed in the Iistrict of Columbia as to the right of married women to the personal property possessed by them previous to their marriage, and not Secured by a settlement or contract to their separate use and as to their subsequent caraings By that law the money which the wife then possessed and her sub- sequent earnings Palouse exclusively io her husband; y vested as absolutely in him as though the money had been originally his and the curnings were the pro- ceeds of his own labos and industry. This harsh rule of the common law was founded upon the idea that as the husband was bouna by the marriage to support the wite and tbe rest of the iamily he was entitled ty what- ever she possessed or subsequently acquired, waoich was availabie for that purprse—a rule which would have some good ground tor existence had it only ap- pled when the money and earnings of the wile wero necessary jor that purposo—bat becoming avsolately toe property of the husband they were subject to his dise without regard to the necessities of the samily, and might be taken from them at the suit of bis cred tors, tney partook of toe condition and were subject to the fate of 118 SEPARATE PROPERTY. But, though the money which the wife in tho present case had at ber marriage, and her subsequent earai: must be regarded as the property of her husband, i ‘was competent and lawful for him to allow ber to ine vest them for herown use, so as to be beyond bis reach and control. Being at the time free irom debs he could have taken whatever money she had, whether given to her or carned by her own” abor, and par chased with it the laud in coutroversy and received: deed in ber name. The investment would then hav been au advancement for Ler benefit, a voluntary Uement upon her, And the subsequent appilcation her earnings to the construction of improvements wor ave equally been a legal disposition of them. That provement ot property settled upon the is not for- bidden to the husbana if not made with a fraudulent me. tent,and the moneys used for the purpose do not inter. fere with the right of existing creditors. The law on the subject of part nuptial settlements of this character is weil settied and will be found stated in numerous adjudications of the Amer.can courts, The doctrine of resulting trusts arisivg woere a conveyance 1s taken in the name Of one person aod the consideration is advanced by another, has no ap- plication to investments of this kind. Suc trusts are Taysed by the law trom the presumed imtention of the parties and the natural equity that he who furnished the means for the deqnisition of property should enjoy its benents. But no presumption that a personal beu- efit was intended to the purty advancing the lands lot a purchase in the name of .tiother can arise where an obligation exists on his part, legal or moral, to provide Jor the Rrantee, as in the case of a Lusband for bis wile or a fatter tor his child. The circumst.nce that the grantee stands in one of these relations to the party is of itself sufficient evideuce to res but the = presumption of a resulting tras and to create a contrary presumption of an advancement for the grantce’s benefit, Alter citing the case of Sexton va Wheaton, itis said that this Isa much sironger case in support of tha: principle thus announced, Fitteeu years of acquiescence mm the title ana authority of ‘the wife ougbt to be deemed satistactory evidence of the original author- zation of tbe investinenuts vy the husband, the divorce did not disturb this settlement. It was granted for cruel treatment, and there Was no call tor the exercise of the authority of the Court over the property ol the Parties in such a case, Reversed. vr Tonto Ficid delivered the opinion. Mr. Justice Davis diss@nted ag to the application of the principle held to this case, om the ground that the evidence did not warrant it 33 ASSIGNMENT OF PROMISSORY NOTKS, No. 73. Joho 8. Wills et al, plaintiffs in error, vs, Horace B. Ctaflin et al —In error to the Cireuit Court for the Northern District of Illinois. —Horace B. Clatlin & Co, assignees of certain promissory notes, sued Wills, Gregg & Co., assignors of said doves, on their contract of assigument, which Was made in the State of Iilwors, and the inquiry 18 whetne: case of lability was made out oo the trial un the peeui visions of the staiute of Iilinois on the 51 There other things besides insolvency which might render @ suit unaveiling, in stance, want of consideration the. note, of, as in ‘this case, an adjudication in bankruptey. The second averment was not Imited to any particular cause, but was general in its character, and lett the pleader tree to show on the trial any reason why a suit would be unavailing. This pivading, tt ig said, would have been had on cemurrer because not sufficiently specific to have euabied a dotence to jt, but it was good after verdict. The first could vot be Pb ae by reason of the procecdings in bapkruptey, be burden of fixing tho date ot the cismissal of the proceedings in bankruptcy was on the defendanta, wud the jury were so instructed, Affirmed, Mr, Jasties Davis delivered the opinion, in