The New York Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1876, Page 4

Arrival of the Six Prisoners Rescued from Australia, THE CATALPA’S CRUISE. Graphic Details of the Escape | and Voyage. | seeseaeetatietinerense ee FROM FREEMANTLE TO NEW YORK ‘The whaling bark Cutalpa, of New Bediord, arrived pM the Battery yesterday morning at hali-past two p’clock, having on board the six Fe mille | lary prisovers by the Bri government Ip the Fre- Mantle Prison at Swan Iiver, . and rescued Whence on Easier Monday, April 17 by triends sent thither trom this city for that purpose, rhad the vessel dropped anchor than the news of ber arrival ‘Was telegrapbed all over the erty to the members of the committee appointed to rece! the refugees. The | three agents of the Lrish national party im this country, who had directly superiutended ihe carrying out of the plan of escape in Australia, were also on board the ves- sel and they at once caine ashore and proceeded to the hotel of U'Vonovan Rossa, in Chatham street, where they were at once surrounded by an enthusiastic group of fellow countrymen. Léng belore daylight the news was known in Irish | circles throughout the city, and early in the morning a party boarded the Catalpa to receive the rescued pris. | duers, Among the first to grasp the hands of the | refugees were Patrick Lennon, Mr. W. Foley and the ton of O'Donovan Rossa, who represented his father, the latter being out of town, The scene on board when she rescued and rescuers met was an exciting one. Tears stood in the eyes of more than one of the party | and many a “Thank God’’ was uttered from overtlow, ing bearts, | The morning was spent in social converse and in hearing the exciting story of the escape from the lips jans held Austral! a Yo 8 ° of the actors in it, Shortly after eleven o'clock the party wero rowed to pier 1, North River, where they were received by a large concour-e of friends, among whom were Johu O'Donovan Rossa, Denis O'Donovan Rossa and Lawrence Kane, of the Sunday Citizen, Mere carriages were in waiting, and the party was at once wheel y tothe hotel, where they were received by hundreds of sympathizing friends and follow conntrymen., When they had suc- tceded In ireeing themselves {rom the attentions of their | adinirers the party proceeded to bathe and rehabilitate | \hemeeives alter their long imprisonment and the sub. fequent sea voyage. Shortly aiter noon they sat down | to whearty repast and then retired to their rooms to test. Throughout the day evening, however, a sonstant stream of sympathizers poured into the hotel, ind many of them insisted upon grasping the hand of | “the boys.’? it least one of were not inciud ¥ x MEN dint asmuch o WHO ERCAPED neral amnesty granted the in ihe British gov- ated by the fact that | ans, 1 eyes of the ernment, their ollence was ag they bad beca soldiers in the h army, whieh they deserted forthe Fenian ranks They are:— | Thomas Darragh, tho Protestant chaplain’s clerk— Trie¥ in Ireland by court ial Charged with bi lo the kuowledg: Information. He was at that was afterward commuted to lite, Robert Cr; in June, 186 arged with breacu of the articles ot war, inutinous conduet and ring to induce a goldicr to become a Fenian, Sentoaco—venal servi- tude for nite. Michael Harrington—Vried in Ireland at court mar Malin July, 1860. Charged with breach of the articles | iu Fooruary, 1866. ach of the articles of war in coming «of an intended muting and not giving tenced to death, but peval servitude for nston—Trled in Irena vy court martial ¢ etude ww , Mutinous cond: and desertion, Senteace— Penal servitude for life Martin iogan—Tried in Ireland at court: martial in August, 1s: Charged with breach of the articles of hur, wutinous conduct aud desertion, Sentence—Pe- | eal servitude for life. James Wilson, color sergeant—Tricd in Irciand at | Sourt martial in August, 100, Charged with breach of war, mutinous conduct and desertion, the articles servitude for ltt —Vried in Ir dat court martial in ch of the articles of uct aud desertion, Sentence —Pe- August, 1880, Chi War, mutinous cor bal servitude tor life. Ong Fenian prisoner was left behind named James Kiely, who was regarded as a traitor and purposely lett. wi TER STORY OF THR Escare, as related toaHexany reporter yesterday by one of the retuge exeiting in It appears Yhat the men were comfived im Millbank Prison, in England, tor a period of ten months, at the expiration of which time the transferred to Chatham Prison, ia the “ounty of Kent, where they remained for some twelve mont they Were trans- poried to the pena! colouy in Western Australia, whore they were put te worx building roade, When each day's work was c y were locked up for the the extreme, were | Thence mpleted agit io huis and placed under a close guard, They Buflvred much in that place, as the work was of the Most laborious character, the food tiserable and the discipline strict In addition to the regular guard 3 guard way placed over them at wight, A plan of rescue was concocted by sts in America, alter que consultti- © surrounding e a irom every some Lists ts Hien aud a cumstances, on informacion « James Wilson and Martin Hogao w 3 to (riends in America, and @ ails about the convict serv ports, &c Captain Hathaws Jord, Supp.ied invaluavie information about the and suggested jmportant portions of Ub tine bay , the agen discretionary power to adopt the plan or ct he should see Ot alter an examination of he collected funus jor the enterprise, a bocersary that the plan be every patriot whe contributed 0 gave | Bei enverpris © ground nd as it was kept snouid bis men: | @ bidud faith in those intu whose hands be | Was merely said that it was | the boys.” How thut rescue was to be bro | only a know, Wilsou, of course, | told bis teilow rs the good news, and soon afterward he receiv letter from Now Telling him that oon visit him, aming as the du | either December, In75, oF January, He was warned to be prepared | for their reception. All these letiers were transiuitted | Becretly. | Meanwh risoners in this city | Worked like Was purchased by | Mr. Juin ford, Mass, | purchase vessel cost about | $25,000, 5S ng cruise, and Austr where ste March 28, last. In the meavume Brosii» aud t i jond Whe the ni tain this i ir Way W the sceue vf the media Yeiber a Mr, Collins, deseribe: sbout six feet egh, of iar con .aud with ut English accout, « dab Albany, West Austraila, Rieamer from Meibourne, and went to Fr prgette, a8 a tits poe oluer than Mr. 0 secret He was dressed tu tie & and clu be am American millionuaire looking for & protduble favestiwent fer his capi He at ouce yluced | Himself tn communication with Wivon, Mr. Desmond, the second agent, arrived wt tho same time, under Ut name ot Jobasou, and put up at Harwood’s Hotel in Freemantle The ‘atier gentioman went on two days later to Perth aud obtarued employment at his trade of carriage Maker iu a factory owned by a man named Si Unce a Week upow bis arrival, and afterward more tre quently, he hired a carriage from oue Somuicrs and Grove out about the country. There was apparently no connection Whatever between the milliounaire Collins and the bumble mechanic Jolnsun, Mr, Bresiin dually arranged to have A SKCRET MEETING WITH WiLsON | tn some Unverbrush wuere they would be safely con- Ceuled trom observation, I was by them decided, atter a jung diveussion, that the attempt to escape Wilson was vo give tue ninted place, where | should be te ow April 1 overs notice to be ab an ap; Rie"American triend would take care of all further ar- | Tangereats | !, Urestin, altas Collins, th Freemantle in the ph when the two eau Mr. Samuel ecabvin and © a sending 4 boat ashore On the night of March Milliounajre, went up fro coach and mes Captain 4 on Voard, abd the © Smith and Mr. tres sulted as to the best jor ther friends alter the vessel lett Bunbury to yo to Freemantic, where the prisoners were, They | onciuded to send « boat in at Rockingham, aud iske the men from Freemantle and drive thom in | @arriages (rom Freemantic wo Rockingham, a distance Of about eighteen miles, where they would havo 4 | distance when th | some the designated course the boat made good headway | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1876.--TRIPLE SHEET. ship's boat waiting for them to take them off to the vessel 0 Collins, or Bresiin, tvok the steamer Georgette and it to Preemaptle, 80 that the Captain could take notes of the coast, 60 a8 to seo Rockivguam and know where to come 19 With the boat, After they reached Freen Ue nexs day they took a carriage and went out to Kuekinghai toreconnoitre On Tnesday the Cay tan seuta letter to Mr, Smith frou Freemantle, stat- ng that @ gunbout bad arrived there, ana that he would Wash and paint the ship whieh was sill at Bun- bury, getting of Wood and wate. Friday the Captain caine on board from Freemante. Ov Tuesday Mr. Broa- Lin telegraphed from Freemantio up to Bunbury to the in a disguised despatch, to come on, that all was right, On Wednesday, April 12, there came on » strong, heavy breeze at midnight, which at leogth blew ag Vhursday it was still’ blowing heavy, with cloudy, squaily, bad-looking weather. The Captain teegraphed to'Mr. Breslin that it was “blowin: Leavy gale; ship dragging both anchors Coula advance me more money ifneeded?” T guised despateh to let tim kuow that be could not go toseaon that day, Friday, April MM, there were tress breezes and pleasant’ weather, éacept a few raig squalls, The Captain telegraphed to Mr, Breslin, “[" shail’ leave Bunbury for the | whaling grounds to-morrow. I suppose you slart for York to- morrow.” This was to say that all was ready. Me, Breslin on Thursday telegraphed the Captain, morrow being Gooa Friday, | shall not start for New York, which meant ‘+ vuderstand you.” In answer | to the Captain's lastgdespatch, Mr. Breslin telegraphed back, **L wish you good luck. I wish you would strike oll AM revoir,”* TUR ESCAPE, Tp accordance with tue arrangement made with Wil son the prisoners mot at vine o'clock on the mornmg ofthe 17th, Two carriages Were in waiting with ewitt horses, and jumping in without parley, the party was whirled away toward Rockingbam, twenty tiles dis- tant. ‘The party cousisted of ten, including Mr. Jonn Kiug, who rode in the rea looking out for the officers, and = Mr, as Brennan, ot New York, who took di the baggage of the party totne beach, The was rexched at haif-past ten olelock, and the Cataipa’s boat, with a a crew of five men aud weil stored with provisions, was found waiting for them. Jumping in at once the party put out from lund, abandoning the horses and carriages to the care of a resident who cate to where they were embarking, The fugitives had put to sea but w# short saw the mounted poliee coming in pursuit down to the coast, Arrived at the place of em- barkation the officers took possession of the carriages and at once sent the police boat to chase the escaped prisoners, The Catalpa was at this time in Lt, being, us Was anerward learned, thirty “miles at sea, Keeping on Uotil about seven in the eveuing, when a storm broke upon her, carrying away the mast, which broke short off atthe thwart and wetting the passengers and crew to the skin, When the storm subsidod, at two o'clock in the woruing it was found that ali the provisions were spoiled, Just as the gray dawn streaked the sky Mr. Breslin reported the Catalpa in sight and coming to- ward them. Rigging up a temporary sail with an up- lifted oar fora mast, the fugitives made toward the yesscl At about seven o'clock, and when they were within eight intles of her, Mr. Breslin looked back und saw the stnoke of the government steamer George:te, of 211 tons burdeu, bearing down on tho Cutulpa, which she must have seeu befors we did. The crew of the boat now plied oar and suil to reach the ship; bat it soon became apparent that tho Georgette was gumn- tng on fast upon and would fetch the Catalpa much sooner than they could. They then determined to take iu the sailand lay to, which they did, and the Geor- gette passed within a couple of miles without seeing the bout, and bore down upoa the Catalpa, now distant abouttive miles) When the Gorgette had gone far enough ahead the boat’s crew pulled after in ber wake, judging it to be tho satest position they could occupy it she wore looking for them, and also bringiug them nearer to the ship. Situated thus they saw tne Georgette run atongside the Cata! and, after remaining there sut ten minutes, steam slowly away, the ship hold- ‘on her course and the Georgette steaming in the suine direetioa, but gradually ring off 2 ing more in ‘shore. The occupants of how put forth every eflort to overtake the C: which held on her course on the Wind, heading sonth: ast. The two veesels and tl teamer the ste about ner until eleven o’et round and eamne back, evidently searching for The boat wes almost in the steamers track ; it the latter bad stood out to sea a little she must inevs jtubly bave caught the fugitives corgette now got so close to the boat that ~ the Land tho crew lay down while the Georgette passed b that the men could be dis- cerned on ber deck. the boat gained on the ataipa, and the latter, about two P. M., changed her course and came toward the boat, Half an hour later aw the boat and bore down to pick itup. At the e moment the boat’s crew saw the water police cut- tor heading for them, and about as far distant from the ship lund side as the Catalpa’s boat was on the seaward, It now became latter slupped ber & AN EXCITING RACE, which boat should reach the snip first. At three P, M. tbe boat with the fugitives ran up to the ship on the weather side, the police boat being only distanced about four ship's lengths on the lee side, ‘The fagitives nbled on board without delay and tho Catalpa’s called out to Mr, Breslin, ‘What shall do now, Colims? The latter | rephed, “Hoist four and stand out to sea.” This was done in and the ship was put about and standing on = from the time the pered on board. ‘The police baat was then d tern. Mr, Breslin kissed his hand to the gentiomen who had lost the and the officer of the boat shouted, “Good-by, Captain, good-by.”? ‘The Catalpa then steered for Cape’ Naturalist, Next morping at half-paet five, the ship having altered her purse and Working to windward, stearing north north- whieh would bring her toward Freemantle again, fugitiv do Rottencst Island, the Georgette hove 1a vearing down upon them, She had some artulery aud the water police on board, The men of the Catalpa, armed with rifles and rs, assembled tn the cabin out of sight. The yette steamed ahead aud tired a shot across tho 1 the ¢ In & moment the two vessels were side by within casy speaking distance, and Captain Anthony, of the Catalpa, asked through his trampet other vessel wanted ? ot me from the Georgette, “\Vhat for??? inquired the former, Atter a pause the Georgette said, “Have you any convict prisouers on board 7”? “No prisoners here that I know of”? THY GKORGETTE THAN WAILND, “TE telegraphed to your government. Don’t you pw that you are amenable to British Jaw in thts ony. You have six convict prisoners on board. I see some of them now. 0 consider, and you mu 1 have the means to do } blow the masts out of you.” Captain Anthony pointed to tho flag and shouted :— “That's the American flag. Tam on the high seas, and my flag p It you fire on this ship you fre on the Am Tne Catslpa got under way and was leaving the Georgette behind, when the captain of the latter called Von’t you surrender to our government ¥”? No reply was vouchsafed to this, and again he called out, “I see three of those men on board now’? Cuptat “You are mistaken, sir; the men you se " This Was true, as the fugutives were all concealed from view in the cabin, After ten minutes longer suil- Ing side by side the Georgette hailed agaid, “Can I come on beard?” Captain Authory replied, “No, sir; 1 am bound for and ean’t stop? te still kept the American company till {-past nine A. M., when she slowly swung off and amed b: » Freemantle, No stop s were made on the way from Freeian- tle to New York, where she arrived ‘us above stated, ke | No tneident of peculiar interest occurred during the sage except the death of the second mate, Mr arnham, whieh occurred May § His body was com: mitted to the deep on the following day. THE E} ‘ISE MONEYS. In explanation of the reason for So largo a sum of | excise moneys remaining unappropriated by the Board it was yesterday | of Estimate and Apportionment asserted that the Board are delaying action until the exact necessities of the various itutions are ascer- tained, It hag been the practice of the Board to make the distribution every fall on a per capita baeix, taking the number of persons relieved by such institutions, Last year two distributions were made, and, with ov $954,000 of a surplus on band, quite a sum will be Even to enct rving socioty this fall, With a view of ascertaining the number relieved by tho respective | | sustitutions the Comptroller has {ssued a circular, calle | ing upon the officers for w teport of the number wholly or partially supported, the — number of days Such support was fur- | nighed, 7 tind of assistance tendered to cutsid { meals, quantity of clothing, tuel, &e.. supplied, amount of cash donations, the number of patients treated or prescribed for, sur- wal 9) ns porjormed and putnver of yurdoor pa euls treated or sited by hospital and indrmary officers. The circular alls for the amount of re- apts from each and «ll sources darmg the firet stx opths of th fand the amount of disbursements reach and all kinds ot expen: If, when these re- ports come in, it is euapected vhat any institution as misrepresented the tacts, the Finance Department will instiiute special inquiries to ascertain the real facts, to guard against any portion of the fund going into the hands of itutione which disburse the gr of their income in salaries and perquisites to oflcers, MUNICIVAL NOTES Marshal Kelly last wook tesued 182 licenses and re- ceived ia flues and feos $47 Niehoias F, Buieuschoa y 000 and w ora nae resigned. rs in the public baths Inst receipta for Croton ronts last week were 08 SZ FIENDISH » DIARISM. on the Southern rood, near Smith's Youd, town of Hempstead, was early on Thursday morning discovered to bh on fire, and it was found that dry bay and other combastibies had been gath ered uuder it und set ablaze, One of the ties was burned through betore the fire conid be putout The fortunate discovery probably prevented the wreck of the fitst moruing train westwerd, whieh was nearly a A railroad brid, ton | not. nd if you don’t heave to Pil | riay fled his bonds of | stlector of Assessments | Charge luli taro to Riverhead, but give tree return | Saturday might, April, the Capisin and Mr, | | Itwas designed by the direct m ie Was a dis. | | coutents were made almost unfit for use. MT, | running down tho walis, TOO MUCH CROTON. THR FLOODING OF UPTOWN HOUSES WITH NOSTOC—-NO WALNING GIVEN, For several years past the supply of Croton water to residents of the cast side of the city, between Sixticth and 100th streets, bas been very scant, ana, in the ma- jority of cases, not reaching above the first floor, To remedy this matter the department laid #n extra main, direct from High Bridge, so aa to have the full benefit | of the fall of water from that point, Most of the | houses have pumps on the first floor and a tank on ine top floor or garret supplying the lower floors, These Pumps bave been in general use for some years and Dave been looked upon as a necessity in many hous to do away with this necessity entirely vy giving the water suiliciont head to reach the top of any house in the district. On Friday the water was turned on. The authori- ties gave no intimation of theirintention to the resi- denis, and in cousequence the first rush of the water | found them uuprepared, Those living on very high | ground simply witnessed tho extraordinary sight, to | them, of water on their top floors, but those residing | in somewhat lower locatities were put te much imeon- Veniencoe, and in many instauces to considerable damage. In those houses having pumps and tanks the dam- age has been greatest, The water rushing through tho pumps filled the tan and, they overflowing, flooded the houses, In some instances houses have been | thoroughly wet from garret to collar. To a Henaup reporter Police Captain Robbins, of the | Enghty-eighth street station, said that he had been in. | formed that tho extra head of water bad been turned on, but was not aware that any damage bad resulted from i, No complaints had been made at his station | house, The writer found at Nos, 168. and 166 East Eighty-seventh street that the cisterns on each floor had overflowed on Friday evening, flooding the halls, Dut doing no serious injury, Mr. Halpin, a plumber, ot No. 1,540 Third avenue, said that most of the trouble had beet betwoun Third and Lexipgtou avenues, and from Seventy-fifth to Ninety-third street, He had re- ceived between twenty-tive and thirty calls from Friday | noon to Saturday morning, ali of them being cases of overiiow. In some iusiances there had been consider- able injury to the ceilings avd furniture, but in the majority of the cases the water was checked in ime. Mrs. Oppenheim, of No. 184 Mast Nipety-third | Sirect, said to the writer that the first intimation se | had of the extra supply of water was when sue saw it | She had pot beep noted by the authorities that they Were going to turn on an } extra head, although they were always very prompt | when they proposed turning off the supply. appily she was able to get a plumber in time to prevent very serious injury to ber furuiture, Mr. C. C. Demarest, No. 174 Kast Ninety-third street, hada tank on the top of lis house and his pump was open, The water had never risen im his house for years before above the second floor. Ho also discovered the overflow before it had done more than thoroughly wet bis top floor, The houses of Mr, Halloran, No. 160 Kast Ninety-third stroet; Mr. Hunt, No. 156 Kast Ninety-third — streot; Mr. Sallinger, No. 162 East Ninety-third, and Mr. Dessoir, No. 168 of the same street, were also wet more or jess in the same manner as Mr. Demarest’s, None of them had been notified by the authorities, rhe resi- dence of Mr. Eugene I. Connel, No, 170 East Ninety third street, was very much damaged, ira. Coonel said to the Writer that she had bad no notification of any kind and Was away trom home when the water was turnea on. the servant did not know what to do un- der the circumstances, and in the few minutes that elapsed belore the neighbors came In and bad the water checked the house was completely flooded. A storeroom of trunks near the tank was so thoroughly wet that the tranks 4 their Every floor wet, and not a ceiling or carpet In her house es- caped the general flood. “In the cellar every movable article flouted and many things were spoiled. ‘The en- Ure block between Tiird aud Lexington avenues on Ninety-third street was more or less damaged. The restdents claim that a little care on the part of the au- thoritics Would have obviated the entire trouble, As it is they are beginning to doubt the blessings of Croton water, served to them in occasional floods, THE LETTER CARRIERS, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL OBLIGED TO DENY THEIR PETITION. Postmaster James yesterday received the following letter irom Postmaster Goueral Tyner, in answer to the petition of the letter carriers of this city fora restoration of their pay to the former standard :-— Post Ovrice Devanrneyt, Wasuixatox, D. G,, August 1, 1876, wor to acknowledge the receipt, ture jayler, General, rmntendent of Rew York Post Ottice, of your letter in- closing a petition of the letter carriers at your office, asking of the orders of the Postmaster General, Sin—T have thes the hands of Mr. fe the salaries of the carriers w torntion of said salaries to thelr former standard, Without replying in detail to the averments of the peti. | tion, 1 will simply say that th nin the salaries of i fF emp nth 1 delivery cities of was made necessary by the reduction in the ap- | opriations lor the current tiscal year, The estimate tor ment of letter carriers for t year was $2,100,000, ‘appropri provided by Congress was $1,000,000, naute expenditures for this branch of the service dur: present year will amonut to $1,875,933, most of | s arrived ut by a computation of the salaries al- | y Gxed. and the remainder estimated from relia. | ble data before the deparunent, whieh margin of appropriation of cover all the contingencies which o year, Ifthe prayer of the ° ers of May and July, |, the in- i ‘anount to over $26.00 and if the tur tien of the Pi jeneral’'s order of September 2 Iei4, were granted, xpenditures and db ney would be largely increased over and auove the sum just named, In view of the et that the ter and spiri the low bids the creation of deticiencies by the head of way depart ment, I neod not add that Le grant the prayer of these petitioners without vioiating m: ations as & pablie vificer, Lam, therefore, compelled to decline 1. Botore closing this reply Ubeg leave to say that the re- ucitou iu the appropriation which bas wade the de in the comp: ow of this class of faithful omplos dary Was Hot made upon the advies of the Post Otte partm: No otticer of this department who ts familiar with the weduous cuit duties portorined by the letter curriers has A that they v verpuid. and no request for the appropriation which “required. such & redue- tion has emanated trom the department. All the facts ta connection with this branch of the serviee, and especially so many of thom as related vo the injustice that weald probably be dane to these poorly paid people, were fully laid before the proper ¢ multtecs of the two sof Corgress At tts Fecent session. If, therefore, hardships shall tollow the nece decroase of pay of ihe letter carriers, the fwultdocs not lie with this department. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obodivat ser JAMES N. T Non. T. I. Jaxies, Postmaster, THE MYSTERY OF THE WOODS, THE DECEASED A PROMINENT CONGREGATIONAL MINISTER, Last Wednesday afternoon Captain Walsh, of tho | Thirtieth preeinet, found the dead body of an unknown man in the woods of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Manbattanville. Deceased was about five teet seven inches high and wore dark clothes, The body was very much decomposed, He was taken to the Morgue whe next day, With him was found a blue cotton um. brella, and 1m one of his pockets was a pocketbook con- taining a paper with the strange words:—Bellevue, Kast Twenaty-sixth etreet—Old men, 487, Had;’’ also a shp from the Boston Advance of May 7, 1875, about u convention of ministers that was being held near Bos- ton. From theso slight clews his body was yesterday identitied as that of Willian Boment, a leading Con gregational minister in Paterson, N.'J. He was lust foun on the afternoon of Thursday, July 27, by a gen- Ueman to whom he paid some ol | Tho following testimony, taken at the Coroner's office yesterday afternoon, will best relate that part of his life which is of public interest D. R. Davenport, residing in Elmira, N. Y., testified as follow: Yesterday (Friday) evening, I recetved a telegram from New York, signed J. A. Trae, informing me of fever $9,000; for the revo! Postmaster General, w York, he death of the Rev, Wilham Bement, a Congrega- tonal minister, resident at Eimira and tem- porarily residing at Jersey | City | Heights N. J.j deceased was my father-inslaw at upon the death of his wife some ten years ago, be- camo for a short time deranged; I never know Bim | to aftiicted dece: was a man of regular habits, seventy years of age, and a uative of Ashield, Mase,’ and a Teaident of Elmira upward of twenty-mx Years; 1 came to this city in response to the telegram Of Mr. True, and succeeded im tracing the deceased to tne Morgue; 1 learned that his body Was found in the convent grounds, Manhattanville, on Wednesday 6 ing, and removed to the Morgue the lollowing day; ig my opiwion that deceased, whiie temporarily de. ranged, wandered to the piace where lus body was found andthere died; I have seeu bis clothing and pocketbook now at the Morgne, and fully idenuty them us the property of William Bement MASO) The annual Masonic Convention of the Long Island lodges, now required by the Grand Lodge of the State, will be held at Riverhead, Suffolk county, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 29th aod 30th just Arrange- ments have beea made by which the railroad will ‘IC NOTE, tickets, and this will metude the families of Masons, thus afloraing an opportuniiy to combine a summer excursion to Whe resoris at (he east ond of the island with toe work of the Convention, The Hoa, L. Brad- ford Iriuce, D. D, G. M., issues the cali, THE MONTANA FLOOD DISASTER. Ik is estimated that property to the amount of $5,000 was lost in ibe recent breaking away of Ches: inau'a reservoir, at tue boad of Beaver Creek, Helena, | on August §& Al) the bath houses and batidings around the bot springs in hetrack of the food were carried away and destroyed. Severn} lives are red Jost, and there were many narrow escay The bot. tom of the top bed was Washed out aud the bed rock Jett clean ana | the defendant the sox of Dr. CHARGE OF BLACKMAIL. A HIGHLY DISAGREEABLE ISSUZ BETWEEN TWO RESPECTARLE MEN. A-case of considerable interest and one calculated to disturb the usual serenity of social fe at Sea Chit, 1. L, came to light yesterday, before Justice Murray, at the Tombs Police Court, The parties concerned move in the best circles of the pleasant litte village just named, the complainant being a Jeader in the “Bay” Methodist Episcopal church of Sea Clif, and Depuy, asmistant editor of the Christian Advocate, A fow days ago Mr. David Pyatt, who keeps a grocery store at Sea Ch® and who i reputed to be wealthy, applied te Justice Murray for a warrant for the arrest of Williain R. Depuy for attempting to blackmail him, On the strength of the statements made by Pyatt and the production of documentary evi- dence appearing to sustain them, the Court issued a warraat, and it was placed in the hands of Court Olicer Webber for execution, The latter proceeded to Loug Island on Friday, arrested Depuy and locked him up in the Sixth ward station house. Yesterday forenoon the prisoner was taken before Justice Murray, ‘The affidavit of Mr, Pyatt begins bys@tating that Depay owes Lim some money and ho had frequently asked him for it, but never got paid, At last, some time early in June, Pyatt threatened Depay with le gal proceedings if be did not pay up imme- diately. On the 28th of the game month Mr. Pyatt received a letter, signed “MH, M. Tatham, New York, June 28, 1876,” and which he now charges was written by Depuy. The writer stated that he was a private detective, and bad been employed several weeks previous to “shadow? certain persons in Soa Cui! against whom suspicion rested, and that he it) Was one of the parties, He then goes ob to say alter repeated visits to Sea Chifl, he on the evening of Juno 1, saw ar, Pyatt enter the house of Mrs. —, near the church, leave almost immediately alterward, and retura again in fifteen minutes; that he entered and sat on the left side of the middle room, Mra. —— taking a seat on bts lap; aud, further, that he subsequently — witnessed impropricties_—_be- tween them, after which Pyatt lef. On a later occasion, when accompunted by a friend, he (the writer) again witnessed si actions on tue part of Pyatt and Mrs. —. e writer, Kiter reciting further charges of misconduct, brings the let- ter to a close as follows :— “{ learned that you was a olags leader in the chureh and one of its leading mombers; that you had a family, a fine cultured daughter, and shuddered at the thought of the consequences that would follow the report that I was to make to my employer. The effect of sacha revelation upon a man of Mr, —~'s jealous nature and hot temper may easily be guessed. ‘The effect upon your wife and children may easily be guessed, to say nothing of the elloct upon Mrs.—— With these thoughts came ap- other. You are rich; Iam poor. You can guess the rest. Now, | have already detayed making my report longer than I ought to, bat shail wait a iew days longer, so that you can communicate with me if you desire. Should you wish te reply it must be at once and tothe point. 1 work for money, and although my expenses and tair wages are mot by others, still 1 need money. A personal interview is not desirable, so you must say whatever you want to say by mail. Yours truly (address), > “H. M, PATHAM, Station D, New York.” Mr. Pyatt aiso states in bis affidavit that he 1s familiar with the handwriting of the defendant, and upon comparing some memoranda m bis posscésion written by Mr. Depuy with the letter above referred to be tound the handwriting to be exactly sumilar. This, together with the udditional facts that Depuy had in conversation separately with Joseph W. Battershall, M. D., of Sea Chil; Mr. Clintons, proprietor of the Sea Clif Hotel, and the Rev. Mr. Lightburn, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, made similar statements to those contained tw the letter, induced Mr, Pyatt to cause hig arrest. Depuy, who isa tail, blonde-laired young man, rather good looking, though te sxdmits owing Mr, Pyatt some money, denies the charges made in bis affidavit ta fofo, Mr. John G. Boyd, who ap- peared as the prisoner's counsel, demanded au examine ation, Which was set down for next Wednesday. Depuy is meantime uader bail yo appear in the sum of $3,000, ANOTHER BRIDGET BARRY CASE. About a month ago the Hxravp called the attention of the public to the systematic course of swindling pursued by various sowing machine companies who sell their machines on instalments, and on the slightest stoppage in the payments seize the machines aud re- tain the money already paid on them. The caso at that time was that of Bridget Barry, a poor ncedlewoman, who, crazed by her ruin, smashed the plate glass windows of the sewing machine company’s store, in Union square. Police Justice Duily divchargod her from custody. The pubtictty given the matter by tne Hskace. caused no iittle colament, and a considerable sum was donated by charitable citizens for the relief of Mrs. Barry, The present case is a similar one, John Lynch, a furniture dealer doing busmess at No, 304 Eighth avenue, advertises in various papers that be will sell furniture by Ritatments, Each purchaser on this plan was to sign a contract, which, | in the event of the slizntest infraction of its terms, | entities Lynch to seize the furniture. Mrs Surah | Serine ts a widow lady, residing at No, 47 Greenwich avenue. has a family of four children, and de- pends for her support upon a lew boarders. In De- cember last she bought $55 worth of turniture on tbe instalment plan from Lynch. She paid $12 down and | agreed to pay $10 per month. Sho continued to pay ; this amount until Lynch claimed that she owed bin | $t, when she believed that sue owed him only $4 out of | the entire $55, She retused to puy the $2 extra, when Lynch called in a city marshal and seized the furni- ture. She then offered to give him the $6, but he re- fused. During the seizare Lynch is allegea to Lave caught Mra, Serine by the arin and throwu her against the wall For this assault Judge Duffy beld bim in bail yesterday afternoon, and regretted thé law did not give him the power to replace the furniture tp Mrs. Scrme's possession, MCRE ABOUT BARCLAY & CO, Inquiry at the real estate office of Mr.* Kilpatrick, under the Bull’s Head Bank, on the corner of Third avenue and Twenty-fifth street, goes to show that Barclay & Co, the exckauge brokers complained of in yesterday’s Hexauo, have disappeared from their usual haunts, There are three persons im the firm— Barclay, Vaneliof and Tutvoy—and besides tho office above mentioned it appeurs they bad another at No, 117 Broadway, under the name of Vanclief & Co, Some of the bogus draits issued bere have «iso already re- torned, but, like the poor fellow O'Neil, their owners have been unable to obtain any redress, Barclay rented & part of Kilpatrick's ofice und divided it off by means of a railing. Kilpatrick bimeself had so much contidence in their operations that he jet them ron $200 in debt to him for rent, and be sent £2 to Ireland through them for bis servant girl The draft for that | money be expects to be returned to him apd he will have to repay the money to his servant. Me has al- ready instituted civil proceedings for the recovery of his $200, and if the dratt above alluded to comes back protested he tends to cause the arrest of the three men on a charge of obtaining money by false repre- sentations, This be thinks le do, because of the fact hat Barclay led hits 10 believe that the company had sutlicient (unas deposited with Messra, Richards & Boas, correspondents of the Bank of Ireland, at No, 61 Broadway, to cover the draft given to him. One of the protested drafts was sent by Hsonto a dying father in Irejand, and another sent by @ dwugbter to ber aged mother was presented by Capiain Garland to the company befure they decamped, and tue money was returned, Jobn 5. Berry, of No. 176 Broadway, was employed by the company afew days ago to ar | Tange with their creditors, out the Judge has given up the job, seeing NO possibility al present of realizing on real estate at Newtown, N. J., which Uarclay owns and Which he wished to have sold for the benett of his creditors. Mr. Berry thinks there is no way of reach- Ing te men by crnmiual process, citing as his reason for this opinion the case of Lee 8. Duna & Ca, who swindled a large nutnver of persons some years ago ut No, 90 Brosuway. Legitimate brokers of Wall street subserived money to obtain evidence against Dunn wad hia partner, Green, who was placed under arrest to bring evideuce over bere from, Ireland; but they jailed. Green was kept in prison for some weeks, in hopes he would Dotray Dunn, but ‘the failure of the police to arrest that person caused him to keep silent. Richards & Boas say that Barclay & Co.'s business was honest uutil about two weeks ago, when the protested crafts began to return. A GRATUITOUS MISSTATEMENT. New Yorx, August 18, 1876. To tue Eviron ov tue feratp:— My attention has only to-day been called to the fol. lowing paragraph in the “Court News” of the Hunaup, of Saturday last, August 12 Henry Morford, formerly one of the clerks of the Court of Common rleas, was recently arrested under an ecution ina civil action while in actual attendance ag @ Witness In one of the district courts. His counsel, Mr. A. H. Reavy and ex Judge Husteod, sued outa writ of habeas corpus, on which there was a hearing yester- day in Supreme Court, Champers, the result ol wich was tho discharge of the prisoner. I have po doubt whatever that some man of my nume may have beon arrested, as stated; but | strongiy ‘object to the pointing out of myself as the person by the additional statement that the prisoner bad been “formerly one of the @lerks in the Court of Common Pleas,” something uudoubiedly added by some remark, abiy knowing reporter, As | happen to be the ouly man of the vame who has ever hold a position tn (ho Common Pleas of this city, and as my absence during the entire summer, until Mouday last, in Europe, would have made any such arrest at least inconvenient, ; presume that you will have no objection to the publica. Von Of UUs Hote, oF something equivalent, that tue few friends who acknowivdge me may be uxsured of my having Whus far the or criminal, however avundautly | may buve deserved penal attention trom either beta. Lam, very rer spectiuily, yours, HENRY MORFORD, jutehes of the law, civil | THE SCHOOL ISSUE. GOVERNOR HAYES PRESSED FOR A DISTINCT DECLARATION OF HIs VIEWS AND INTEN- TIONS IN REFERENCE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION FREE FROM SECTARIAN BIAS. The following open letter bas been addressed to the Presidential Candidate of the republican party by a Prominent member of the secret organization known as the O. A, U., its object being to call from Governor Hayes an explicit puble statement of his views aud purposes in refegence to the question of tree public education :-— Jursey Crry, August 19, 1876. Hoo. Rerunuromp B, Havas, Governor of the State of jo: \ Fully two months ago, a4 Cincinnati, one of the two greut” political parties whieh divide the Atmorican oplo conferred pom you {ts Presidency nominat) aving in view the recent coutest in New Jersey over certain constitutional umevaments designed to secure forever to the people of that State a system of public education free trom sectarian bias und control; also the late angry uprising of the people of New Vork a zeinst wn educational enactment by the Logisiature known us the “Gray Nun act;” also the ferce battle waged over the public schools In your own, stave of Ohio only last Autimn, and not forgetting that the intolerant and per- sistont assaults of a powerful politico-reiijziouy budy upon ong Beate syste of public schools had everywhere aroused publi¢ attention, and ealied into being an iniiuential organ- ixution pledges to defend aud perpetuate that systema, the Convention whieh honored you with its nomination mously pledged its party and exndidates to a muintena { popular Hon-scetnrinn education in all the states and ritorles of the Union. The adoption of the seventh plank of the Cincinuati platform raised the sehoot question from local to national importauce aud wade it an issue in the political canvass now claiming puvlic accen accepting the nomination of your purty you likewise ac- copted thi nd with it anust stand oF fi i= jomy in public ex- ( suficiont importance public attention; but to multitudes the ques: tion of public education, iree from privstly interterence and sectarian domination, constitute the issue of issues. For one evnaceted with the orgauization publicly known as the O. A. U., and resenti! rt the state of New Jersey in the nutional Senat body, E hold that the ducational issue overshadows und outweixis ali o.hers, it j# an iasuc which involves the permanence Zovernment, the equality of citizenship, th of the press au speceh, th ce and public worship, natioual progre: jon—in brief, the perpetuation of civil nud religtous ti erty im this p ily upon the preservation of ‘thas system of public education whieh, thus fur, hi sulted in promoting public order, general intelligence, » happiness and & reverence for/sucrod things. Alle system to perish, permit it topo stricken down by ever on the alert to accomplish ity destruction, and our boasted freedom is at an end. The school ins hone other, attracts the attan- tion and enlints the sympathy of the O.'A. U. Remove that issue from the canvass and they have no special interest in the coming clection. Asa body we are non-partioan. Men of diverse political untecedenss marel m our ranks, bu are animated by & common purpose aud inspired by devo- tion to x common cause, Tt ix not our province to set up cnndidates for publie position, bus it is ours to discriminace between the friends and enomies of non-sectarian education f the. nation, Although the Cincinnati Convention solemnly committed {ts party and candidates to the school issye it iz pain- of tree fully manifest that the mangers of yonr can- vass are cudeavoring to shirk "the seventh plank ar the plationm and | make, it nullity, Your with, perlups, a fow exceptions. and your int, baye curetully eschewed the school quest! omy surprise, gentlemen having interests in charge have expressed an ignorance as to how the ques- Hoa cun “be brought betore the peoplo—how it can possiily be made an issue it the follow. ers of Mr, Tilden refrain from stircing it up. In view vf these starting facts 1 have to ask of you, sir, Was the seventh plank of the Cincinnati piattoria merely iuverted to beguile the 0. A. U, and similar organt- xations into the support ofeertain party nominges ? Is it onl7 delusion, a snare, «lie Were the men who so upromdourly greeted iss reading in convention ouly so mauy claquers flied to get up mebeap demonstrution ¢ Was the recent contest m tho United States Senate over thiy very issue ouly snotier act in the play of deception t With the high est pussibie respect ior you, sir, 1 usk these plain questions hteument of myself,” of the organization with which Ftaud connected, aid of the hundreds of thousands seuttered from Maine to California, who sympathize with its principles und approve its mixsion. ‘A now political declaration 1s not sufiiciont for the earnest workers of the O. A. U. It must be supplemented by a decided action on the hustings wud throagh the press. membership of the organization ure not the ela men Whom politicians can juggle or eateh with chatl are inen possessing the avituy bink, to reason, to judge, to act—men who having shaken off the yokoof party fenity dure approve the rizht wherever they ind it, such mea have an iuterest in understanding whether the seventh plank of the Oincinnat: platform meant Vasiness or otbe: wise, If the resolution be ® sham, ® more word exhalation, then they minut bide their time. Tf, onttho othor hand, it means that the school question Is alive issue in the prdsent cauvass. then they expect that the word will be assed to make tight along the whole line. Until that word sciven and the movement begins iu carncst they will necessarily feel that they have no part or lot in the matter. With great personal Fespeet (or yourselt, T rl you, Wwithiaw iV. wick. Now Jersey Sonator, O. A. U. THE DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE, MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE LAST NiGHT—A DEADLOCK IN THE MOVEMENT. Tho committee of four appointed by the sub-com- mittees of the Tammany and anti-Tammany Conference met last evening at the Monument House on Union square, Messrs. Emanuel B. Hart and Charles W. Brooke were present on bebalf of anti-Tammany and Messrs, Willham R “@mberts and Joha Kelly for Tam- many Hall. They were closeted together for about an hour, but arrived at no undersianding. The induce- ments held out by the Tammanyites are oot cnough to sfy the opposition. Tho anti-Tammany men de- mand equal representation and division of patronage, whereas Tammany ollers them but one-third. Both sides ore firm in their attitude, and there appears to de little prospect of conettiation, The Tammany men base their offer on the vote of the respective organiza- tions im November last, To this anti-lammany objects, fearing being voted down with such feeble representa tiou. The meeting adjourned, theretore, without ac- complishing anything, and the matter stands as it did on Friday evening. The members of the committee will report back op Monday to the Conference Coin. mittee, and trom present appearances that will be the end of the movement, Tho general opinion among those most interested is that there will be no coalition on the basis proposed by Tammany Hail, but that au- otber effort will undoubtedly be made. Mr. Charles W. Brooke, who cflered the peace-mak- tng resolutions in Irving Hall, said last night, alter the meeting, that on the basis offered by Tammany Hail there would be no union between the two organiza tions, Tammany Hall was seeking conciliation and had no right to dictate the terms, [I the movement failed would not be the fuuit of anti-Tammany, tor thoy were ready for tt; and as Tammany Hall was to be the gainer by its success, and the other side would lose hoching, the terms should be a fair and cqual represen- tation from both sides. Mr, Emanuel B, Hart gave the opinion that the movement Wouid not ve successful. attended the meeting Teprescuting the sentiment of the anti-Tam- many faction, and could not accept the proposition made by Tammany Hail, No less than equal represen- tation would satisty bis party, and tere seemed to be no disposition on the part of Tammany to meet them on such terms. After the close of tho meeting in the Monument House Mr, Keily and Mr. Roverts, arm im arm, disap- peared in the direction of Fourteenth street, aud judg- tug that they sought the Wigwam's shade for rest. and consultation the reporter hurried thither, On the stoop of Tammany Halt he found Messrs Kelly, Roberts and Mr. Riehard J, Morrison, who offered the olive branch in lis resolutions of the night bewwre. On inquiring the result of the conference all three gentie- men discovered a distnelination to be * mterviewed which was proof against the reporter's most strategic Interrogations. . THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES, There was a little more lite than nsual at the repub- ican committee rooms, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, yesterday, and there was a large number ot callers ou Mr. McCormick, the secretary, who has been out of town jor several days. @ Most noticeable visitor was Mr. Carl Schurz, The ex-Senator contented him- self simply by a “drop in” sort of call, and did not re- main to talk over tho situation as many o! those who Were present when he eniered would have glagly lad him do. Secretary of the Interior Chandler, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, lett Washiugton On Friday night lor the purpose, as i wag thougat, of coming (@ this city to attend to some special work of abe committec, Lowever, a despatch was received jfom him last evewing at the commiiee rooms, in which he stated that he would not be here before Tues- dayror Wednesday. ‘The reception rooms of tho demoeratic committee at the Everett louse was visited by but few during tho day. Mr. Bradbary aud ). H. tngrabam, of Portland, Me., Were among the callers. Mr. Bradbary says that the democrats are enthusiastic ip Maine aud working just as bard as (hough they lad a good chance of carrying the State. The republican majority there at the last election was 3.800. He says that the democrats wil not ouly on the Lith of September next keep the re- publican majority down to these figures, but they will carry tWo of the Congressional districts. BROOKLYN POLITICS, Acaucus of the delegates to the Republican Stato Convention irom Kings county was held yn Brooklyn on Friday night for the purpose of arriving at the choice of the majority for Governor. Among those present were Silas B. Dutcher, ex-Alderman Richardson, Gen- eral Jourdan, Benjamin Wilson and David Williams. ‘The latter genticman occupied the chair. Among the Hames preseated as candidates for the nomination were General 3. L. Woodiord, ex-Governor Morgan, a. B. Cornet! and W. M. Evarte The Custom House fac- Lion, Witch Was decidedly strong IM caucus,-arged the claims of Cornell. Several ballots Were taken, but no THE DEMOCRATIC GUILLOTINE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF CITY WORKS. sierday the sub-committes of the Kings County Democratic Genoral Committee, who have been de- manding the removal of al! republicans from ofice wherever the heads of departments are democrats, cent a communication to City Works Commissioners Fowler and Adams in reply to the letter of the jatter officials on civil service reform, Jt will be remem. bered that Messra, Fowler and Adama admitted that there were balf a dozen republicans in their depart iment, but that they were ‘competent, honest and in- e Sa co oa a Se SE ee ee a REE SS ASS ee Sees dustrious,” and ft would be inconsistent with the idea of civil service reform to remove men simply because they voted in accordance with naete poner principles, The sub-committee now arraign Commissioners, and say that republicons are ‘kept in office, not for the public interests, but solely for the safety or pecuniary iterests of tie heads.” They say:— “You cannot be ignorant of the fact that a very wide and increasirg discontent exists throughout the party, trom the belief that not some half dozen but muny scores of republicans are drawing pay in your depart ment for services other than those attached to thé oflice which they hold, and which services are neither for the interests of the democratic Bey nor the pub li. * * * Let the public be sutistied that every de partment of our city under democratic control 1s being run solely in the interest of the pubiic, and let the democratic party be satisfied that they are bein; treated honestis Aig fairly jeepers ae ran Kings county will roll up & jority for Til Hleudricks and reform than she has ever betore given.” POLITICAL NOTES, Citcinnati Enquirer:—‘Mr. Manton Marblo is to be Minister to England when Tilden {s elected, He will make Pierrepont ashamed of himself,’? Springficld (Mass.) Republican:—“Tho machine attempt to cast doubt upon the republicanism of Mr, Evarts has miscarried badly. The eifect has been ge bring outiresh and weighty testimony to the sound. of his political orthodoxy.” CREEDMOOR. THE BULL'S EYE BADGE MATCH—COMPETITION YOR THE SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM BADGE---ITHE AUSIRALIANS UP TO -THE MARK. Two rifle matches were shot yesterday at Creod- moor—one at long range, for the Geiger bull’s eyo badge, and one at 200 yards, for the Scnuyler, Hartley & Graham badge. Comparatively few riflemen en- tered tho lists for either competition, THE BULL'S YR BADGE MATCH, ‘This was the fourth competition for the Geiger bull's eye badge. The match was open only to members of the Amateur Ritle Club; distances, 1,600, 900 and $00 yards; twenty shots at the first distance, fiftcea at the Becond and ten at the third; no sighting shots; Weapon, any riflo within the rules of the National Rifle \ Association, The badge to be held by the marksman making the greatest number of bull’s cyes at all the Tanges, and to become the proporty of tho contestant who shall win jt three times, Entrance tee, $1, Yesteruay there were altogether fifteen entrics for the match;* among whom appeared threo members of the Australian rifle team, Captain J. McGarrie Smith, Color Sergeant D. Gee and Mr. J. J. Slade. Licutenant J. H. Maddocks, who was also on the ground and shot for the sake of practice, did ‘not enter the competition, although he made a very good record, Tuken aya whole the shooting was very tino, and Mr. I. 4. Allen, who’ carried off the honors of tha day, bas the satisfaction of knowing that he won the badge by the highest number of buil’s eyes (thirty) ever made at Creedinvor in this match. THE SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRATAT BADGR, This competition for rapidity and aecuracy im firing and is the second thut has taken place for the badge. From the nature of the contest, the quickness: of loading and discharging the weapon used is of the greatest importance. _ In the tirst, and im yesterday's competition, the Burtow gun carried off the prize The match 1s open to all comers who are members of the National Rille Asso. ciation, Distance 20) yards; weapon, any rife within the rules of the National Rifle Association; position, standing; two sizhting shots to be fred cou- secatively. Competitors to fire a3 many shots as pos- sible within the space of thirty seconds, and to lave y “chances.” The ugyregate ‘score made in both “cuances” to be counted, Entrance fee, fifty cents; bait the entrance money to be divided umong the men making the best three scores. ‘Tue bauge to be wou Unree Limes—nbt necessarily in, successiou—bofore be- coming the property of the winner. ‘There were eizhs entries, The following are the scores: 4 First Score. [iserre coe Es # wane | Ff] | 2 ‘ 3 & Resa eA) | | ed ke A ag A. Bb. Vauheusen... st £20) Wood Wingate...| Gt ‘thomas Lioyd,....] 7} Witham Roderison.| a VY. R Schuyler..| gl George Watermin..| 6] Y. M. Heuderson...! 6} RIPLE NOTES, Colonel G. W. Wingate states that the Executive Commitice of the National Rille Association have de- cided to give no individual prizes this year to mem- vers of National Guard regtmontal teams, RIFLE SHOOTING AT JAMAICA, L. L THR CHALLENGE BADGE COMPETITION— MR, PRIOR WINS BY A 8CORZ OF FCRTY-TWO OUR OF A POSSIDLE FIFTY, Jamaica, L. L, August 19, 1876, The weekly competition sor the challenge badge of the Jamaica Roa and Ritle Association took placo to-day on their range at Jamaica under the rules of tho National Rifle Association, , Distance 200 yards, off band; ten shots each. Weightof rifles less than ten pounds and trigger pull not less than three pounds. There were eleven en- tries aud some tine shooting, Mr. Prior winniog by a score of 42 out of a possible 50, C, A, Prior.. John Fleming G. W, Damon Charles J, Stewart. Theodore Rogers. A. J, Wilkinson Y OB. Fish... W. 3. Eunendorf, J. M. Crane..... G. A. Hicks... J. B, Bowden be 3 3 pry oerere ss a SOCCER REE Cee ote nemo te BE & . e = SO RRO RO eeeteteeeee pare eee Pee rears CHR ERO RE ere ar EEEEELEEE O'LEARY’S WALK. New York, august 18, 1367, To tur Eviror oy tne Heraup:— 1 perceive in the Ikkatp of this morning a paragraph on “O'Leary’s Waik,” and in giving O'Leary's state- ment you say, “Mr, O'Leary, on bis side, said to a Hexa.p reporter last evening that the action of Plum- mer was an ativmpt to blackmail. Just before O'Leary's walk began Pluinmer made his appearance, saying that he caine as the representative of the Sportsman,” Now, as editor of that paper, I beg to state taat no per- Son Of that Dame has ever been employed in any capac. * ity on the Sportsman, Representatives of this paper are always furnished with proper credentials. Yours obediently, v, J. FOSTER, Editor of the New York Sportsman, New Yous, August 15, 1876, To tus Epiron or tur Heratp:— The article published im your tssuo of yesterday morning in reference to my late pedestrian teat at the American Institute, of this city, 1s falsehood from beginning toend. It was gotten up by Clarke and Plummer for blackmailing purposes, as a careiul perus sal of the article in question will show, Believing the creatures to be unworthy of public noice 1 will dis- miss them trom my mind, feciing assured that the citizens of New York will place but lite cunfdence im the assertions of st a manas Edward Plummer, alias Benjamin Franklin, Jobn Paul MecAulitl, or whatever rognomen may best suit the taste of those with whom he comes in coutact for the purpose of plying his neturtous games, An insertion of the above wiil confer many favors ou yours, very sincerely, DANIEL O'LEARY. | New York, August 13, 1876. f Wo, tho undersigned, judges of the recent walk given by Daniei O'Leary at the American Institute, of thie city, pronounce the letter signed in some of the daily papers by one Frank Clarke aga falsehood from be- ginning toend, The information supplied the repre- sentatives of the journals referred to by a fellow call- ing himself Plummer, or MeAuliff, is entirely without foundation. To our personal wledge Mr. O'Leary passea in front of the judges’ stand 4,000 times, which, with eight circuits, making one mile, clearly proves that he accomplished the distance ne ander- took to walk—400 miles—inside of tho specified time, six Consecutive days ‘THOMAS H. CUNNINGHAM, HUGH J. DRURY, JOHN T. HAYES, JAMES J. DRURY, JOSEPH DALEY, CHALLENGE TO O'LEARY, New York, August 18, 1876, To TH Epiron ov tot Hxaaty:— In the Henann of to-day 1 observe that Daniel O'keary is ready to wager $5,000 to $2,500, that be can waik a distance of 500 miles in 140 hours I will stake $3,000 against $6,000 that he cannot accomplish 40 niles in 150 hours. 1 sincerely hope that the grea Pedesirian will not fail to see this, JAMES C CLARKSON, 118 East Thirtieth street, CILY STATISTICS, The vital statistics for the week are:—Doaths, 612; Dirths, 496; marriages, 146, and stilivirths, 3 There Perla i 78 deaths as compared with the pro ‘The police made 1,700 arrests during the week,