The New York Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1876, Page 5

NEWPORT ' NOTES. _—-——. Economy Among the Summer Residents— Short Stay of the Yachts, DISTINGUISHED QUESTS. Entertainments and Gossip—A Successful Season. Nawrort, R. 1, Sept. 3, 1876. ‘The weatber is unusually fine, and, during the week, ‘the cool northwest winds have been appreciated save by the hotel keepers. The hotels, however, are doing @ fair amount of business, and the indications are that the season will be more than an “average one,” and ‘(hat those who are pecunlarily interested in the matter ‘Will receive a fair compensation for their labon There is no disguising the fact that the summer residents bave practised ecopomy to a greater extent than usual if we may believe the business mon of the place, who usually speak the truth upon such matters, especially asit concerns them very materially. Their monthly bills have scarcely been one-third what they ‘were last year, and they have not purchased very Mberally of those articles that come under the head of “Quxuries.” They examine their bills minutely before paying them and keep asharper lookout upon their Bervants than usual for fear they will be accepting bribes for the scason’s trade, and which they believe will mako a difference in tho aggregate atnount of the Dill. Although many of the summer residents have en- tertained their friends, yet they have done so in a less Ostentatious manner, and where they always spent $100 for a floral display now they pay the florists bot more than one-tenth of this amount, and, in fact, many of them have no flowers at all, and others buy ‘loose flowers’? instead of going to the éxpense of hav- Ing them ‘‘made up.”’ These of tho visitors who are not possessed of horses and carriaxes, and who are obliged to patronize the livery stables, now go to ride three tfines a week instead of every day, as heretofore, Carriago hire, too, is somewhat lower (as it should be) than it was last year; but, notwithstanding this fact, the owners of stables report thoir business as hardly being up to the average. The turnouts, however, on Bellevue avenue are as numerous and as elegantly gotten up as they were before Black Friday mado its appearance, aud the majority of them aro owned by the cottagers. It must not, however, be supposod that all the “pri, vate” carriages aro owned by the cottagers, for such is Rot the case, notwithstanding their monogram appears on the harness as well as on the carriage. Several of these turnouts are simply hired for tho season from New York livery stables, the owners of which even furnish the coachmen and footmen, paying them their wages, furnishing livery, &c. They let the car- riages fur the season and also feed the horses, and re- ceive a stipulated sum per month lor the Joan of the entire outdt, This is found by wiany to be cheaper than to bave a team of their own and Nave the responsibility ofthe same. By hiring they escape all responsibility, runaways included, as the coacumen are supposed to have charge of the horses at all times. The hotel guests, too, have been very economical, and have not called for many “‘vxtras,’’ to the disgust pf the gentiomen having charge of the wine closet. The Mables connected with them have not been patronized ts liberally as usual, the guests preterring to walk, be” Weving it advantageous to their bealth to do so, and surely, as far as the weather has been concerned, they have had nothing to complain of, for the roads have been in qxcellent condition. in going to and trom the hotels they patronize the “bus,” and leave the ava- ricious huckmen pleading with others who are more willing to part with their money. Speaking of hack- men reminds me that but few complaints have been made so far this season of the extortion which was Practised upon the visitors in the past. However, they do not favorably impress strangers when they land, in view of the scarcity of passengers, In reterenco to the yacht fleet Newport has had were bldw. The squadron arrived one day and ot to the eastward the next, and after turrying east tor ten days they returned; and tn view of this tact the citizens were led to believe that the time-honored races would be sailed bere, and which would be a pe- cuniary godsend to the place, But the yacht owners decided adversely, and the third day after their arrival took their doparture, and before doing eo gave the in” habitauts the pleasing information that the races would take place trom New York instead of Newport, as originally intended. This action ot the flcet, it is almost needless to add, is keenly regretted, and those who have suffered the most by the arrangements are those who have it in their power to mako the yachtsmen Jeel upon their arrival that they aro welcome, and that while they remain here they Will not ase all the means that les in their power to make them regret their coming, Tbere is DO reason in the World why tue fleet cannot be treated as liberally here as tuey are elsewhere, und that in the maier of supplies bo cause shouid be given them to cowplan of igh prices. Were the City Council 10 appropriave a tern sum every year lor the purpose of securing « Suitabie prize to be sailed for i Would be appreciated, lor with yachtsmen (he tinest watering piace on the American” couwnent has pecuiiar ani, almost irre- sisuvle charms, Such action on the part of the city would reduund to her beneilt in the future, aud as Of yore the fleet would delight (6 visit this port and would remain as jong as pussible, The slight to the yachtsmen is unintentional on the part of the citizen nd they are now beginning to open their eyes, ‘here 18 no doubt but tuey have learned a iesson irom this season's work which they will net goon jor- ges, and which, no doubt, will be productive of good in the future. ‘The action of the yacut club and the post- ponement of the races will ali tend to the closing ot the season of 1876 in a icés briiliamt manner than Was ex- ected. Had they taken place the season would ave veen un Unusually prosperous oue, and the hoteis woula have excellent record. Notwithstanding the above drawbacas the season of 1876 will be one long to be remembered. More houses for several seasons past, not- withstanding the real estate agents bave nos received the usual rentals, and the hotets, too, have but iittie Teuson to compiain, Again, the famous gates of la trosse and polo bave been introduced with great suc- teas, and the latter especliy has made up in a great Measure jor the losses occasioned by tho postpone- ment of the stcepiechases. It is growing in popuiar- ity, and the summer residents feel very gratotui to the faembers of the Westchester Polo Club tor their enter- prise in introducing the games here at such great ex- use for \wo alternoons a week all through ihe season. Phey have had the privilege of congregating on the polo grounds with their friends and witnessing the delightful sport without being obliged to aligut from their carriages, It 1s now as Inshiopable to seo polo as it is to ride up and down Bellevue avenue irom jour to seven o'clock in the afternoon, and on poio days that fashiouable thoroughtare preseuts a very deserted appearance. Without the playing of polo, ‘ dian Jacrosse players and the Caitfornian riders tue season, to a great extent, would bave been very tame, and the visitors would Lave been obliged to have contented themselves with such at- tractions as are annually iaid out for them by the local pulation. Poio is now @ wousebold word, and every- jy seoms to be familiar with the details of that many sport, RNTERTAINMENTS. The Bellevue Dramatic Ciub will give their next per- formance at the Opera House, septemper 5, when will be presented the comedy entitled ‘Uucle's Wiil,” which will be followed by the drama, mn one act, ¢°A Sheep in Woli’s Closing.” Cluue the evening's entertainment enleriainmen “Box and Cox’? wil This, ike th Orst is for the benefit of the Bellevue dra- Maile jund, aud which 1s devoted to jocai charities, ‘The entertainment, notwithstanding this fact, wall be principally patronized by those who oply spend their summers here, and it is ® singular jack thay the jocal population rarely ever can be found fpending their money jor the entertainments given for their benetit. This evening « grand vocal abd instrumental concert will be given in the opera use lor the benelit of the Sisters of Mercy connected with St Mary's church. The following artists are an- bounced to appear for the laudable object:—Maria Sal- votti, soprano; Antonin Henne, eootraito; Mr. Chris. bao Fritech, it; Mr. Adoiph Sobst, basso; Senor Vuanova, pani and Mr. kmilio Agramonte, conduc- tor, The foliowing well-known ladies are interes in the movement, and the concert is given under their autpices;—Mrs. M. J. Andrews, Mrs. Iueodore A. Havemeyer (wife of the Austrian Consul venerai), Mrs. J.T. Gilbert, Mra Jerome Napoicon Bonaparte, Countess Banneios, Mrs. v. C, Churchill, Miss M. Tra- vers, Mise A. Porter, Mrs, General W. fT. Sherman, Mrs. General J. M. Schofield, Mra. Jonn Lal Miss Florence Lyman. [here is no doubt large and fasi:tonab! but adience will be present, and that tue object in view will be materially aided by the pat fonage of the cottages. PORRION GUESTS. The foreign guests who have arrived at the Ocean House during the week are as follows:—rranz Gili. man and wile, from Hungary; J. i. Seaman, shanghae, China; Count Litta, of the Italian Legation, Baron wenberg, from Austria; L. Brand Sheiler aud 5 Edward Wag; W. EB. Mac on, Liverpool; A. #0, Captain Fer! ish ermy; J. ¢ Corcelle, Secretary . Montreal; . Spain; Commander Mon dex and Captai of the 3 lins Levey, Mell j Prange of the French Legation; R. tz, Japan; J. T, Par. tridge, @. Kichardson and wite, J. 0. Howden, W. A. Dancan, A. Knife, T. W. Thornton, H, K Knife and NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. Samuel Ow England. Mme. Saxe and family, of Paris, are at the Aquidneck House, and Sigismond Ro- dolphe Blum, Secretary of the Austrian and Huvgarii Legations, has taken rooms at 4 private house on Touro street, BITS OF GOSSIP. Aug. Bartholdi, the Secretary of the French Centen- nial Commission, Das executed a large Lonaeag of the Statue of Liberty to be erected in New York Harbor by bis countrymen in this country, He painted the pic- ture at the studio of Mr. John La Farge, the well known New York artist, After ut is framed it will be shipped to the Centennial Exbibition, where it will be pisces on exhibition, bot for its value ws a painting, ut for the purpose of letting the world see what is pears vo be done by the French residents of New orl Ou Wednesday the Town and Country Club met at the residence of Dr. Samuei W. Francis, instead of at C.J. Peterson’s, of Phila Intended, sickness im tha latter's being the reason. A large and distinguished party were pavera and the orator of t |. B, Latrobe, of Baltimore, ex-Minister to Russi His subject was “Recoilections of St. Petersburg, and it was One of the most interesting discourses that has been listened to at any of the gatherings so lar this season, His personal recollections of Russian lite, manners and customs, and of the gayetics of the capital ot that powerful nution, was, indeed, a rare treat, and his audience paid the strictest attention, Mrs Juha Ward Howe will read a paper before the club at an early date. Adiniral Porter and family are at the Ocean House, and the Admiral occasionally takes a sat! and allows the boaimen tolook on while he dves all the work, He has paid bis respects to Captum K. R. Breeze, an command of the torpedo station, aud bas received numerous invitations Irom the cottagers to attend pri- vate entertainments, Tue Wardsworth-Travers wed- ding ts now one of the leading topics of conversation in fasbionabie circles, and the date of the marriage—Sep- ‘ember 14, at All Saints’ chapel—is anxiously looked forward to. Lave arrivals of New Yorkers at the Ocean House are A. ©. Glass, H. De Uriarte, J. G. Hodge and family, Stanley Mortimer, Miss A, Hinch, R. Grant, H. W. Breevort, Q W. Adams and family, Dr, L. A. Gauer, A. 8. Thomas, F. P. Benjamin, Mrs. John Benjamin, D. B. Leo, Frank Adams, Mrs. Leavitt, T. H. Keating, T. A. White, Smith Clin, George Irving, Jobo 3. Law- rence, Henry Day, T. Eames and wile, Mra. Jacob Sil- berman, Miss Silberman, Keeorder Hackett, Richard Winsiow, Mrs. H. J. Winslow, H, I. Blackwell, Fy Gotte, George Kirenard and J, H. Golo; L. G. Fisk, ‘Troy; Moctimer Glover, South Carolina; U, D. MeFar- land and wife, Baitimore; A. H. Vogt,’ Brovklyn; W. G, Delbert, 8’ Dolvert, Miss J. Delbert and C..1, Hoyt, Philadeipoia; J. J. Emery, Cincinnati; Miss D, B. Townsend, G. Townsend, Miss C. A. Townsend, W. G. Coyle anu family and N. D. Wallace, New Orleans; G. 0, Crittenden, New Haven; W. H. Gray, Detroit. J. D. Ludi ud wife, from St. Paul; Baron de Sant Anna, the Minister from Portugal; ‘General Swift, United Professor Alfouso Rossi, G, Vrignada Milan, Italy; Lieutenant R, W. G, Brown, United States navy; Pierrepont Edwards, Her British Majesty’s Vico Consul at New York; Henry Madison Jones, Carroll Livingston, New York; Henry F, Kuapp, W. H, Alien and wile, Brooklyn, and Senator Bayard, trom Dela- ware, aro among the latest arrivais at the Ocean House. Tho Rev, Henry C, Potter, D. D., rector of Grace church, New York, officiated at All Saints’ chapel last Sunday, Ho came here for tho purpose of assisting atthe funeral of Mr. Eugene Koteitas, of New York, who died here last. week. Bishop Do 1 vania, has been in town and occupies 4 summer r this city. Rev. W. KR Huntington, of Worcester,.who was offered the Bishopric of lowa about a yeur ago and Wo was compelled to decline, is spending the season wih Vrotessor J. P, Cooke, of Harvard College, at bis cot- ‘age near the beach, The Constellation and the May- flower have both been bere during the week, and now tue United States sioop-ol-war Swatara bas arrived from the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Governor Carroll, of Maryland, who has been the guest of Mr, Royal Pheips, ot New York, tor some Ume, starts for home Sumaay evening. Lord and Lady Randolph Churchtil, of England, have arrived at toe Ocean House. Lady Churenili is a daughter of Mr. Leonard Jerome, ot New York, who 1s also stopping at the same hotel, The Rev. F. M. McAilister, rector of Christ's charch, Elizabewn, N. J., has purchased a building lot at Jamestown, across the harbor, and upon which he will build a summer residence at an early da: Mr, Waterbury, son ot Nelson J. Waterbury, of New York, bas arrived aud taken No. 6 Ciifl Cottage tor the remainder of the season. Ground has been broken near Castle Hill for the foundation for a summer residence, for Mr. A. A. Low, of Brooklyn. NATIONAL CURRENCY LEAGUE, A SECRET POLITICAL ORGANIZATION—THE PLEDGES OF THE LEAGUE, The National Currency League is a secret political organization, having its ‘Central Division’? in this city and “Auxiliary Division,” so it 1s claimed, ‘in all parts of the United States and in almost every town- ship in Pennsylvania and the Western aad Southern States.” All documents indorsed by the *‘Central”’ or “Auxiliary divisions’? have a circular seal, about twice the circumfortnce of a silver dollar affixed, and this is the only signature of the league, no name ever being signed to any docu- ment which it sends out, The seal has for its centre a safo surmounted by an anvil, hammer and sickle, and an anchor stands at the sido of the safe. The centre is encircled by the words ‘*National Currency League.’’ “The Declaration of Principles’’ of the league are sym- ilar to those contained in the platform adopted by the independent (greenback) party at its national conven- tion in Indianapolis, and the two organizations, white entirely distinct, mutually asstxt each other. It was surprising that the greenback party, which ‘was pop’ in this city, could nil every hall of Cooper I att mass meeting, Da\ ing into the corrido! Not get into the hell, and be able to hoid an outside meeting Gilling a large portion o! the square in front of the Institute. Before the meeting was held some of tho leaders wore told by meu outside of the organiza- tion that there would pot be 500 persons in tho ball; that the cffort would be a failure, &c. To 'most of these predictions the answer would be made, “You think so,eh? Well, come and see,” no further expianation being made, and the size of the meeting hus been a puzzie to many ever since. It has been ascertained that the crowds who poured into tbe hall so suddeoly and almost simultaneously on the night of the mass meeting were members of the league. Every person applying for membership in the league must be conversant with the Declaration of Principies of the organization and sign the following pledge velore his application can be considered :— We, the undersigned—with oceupations designated in eon- nection with our respective sij rovvy solemnly do- clare upon our sacred hon fully and cordially in- dorse the foregving deel: of principles of the National mise to promulgate those prinel- Currency League, and p to the end that they may become as widely understood possi: And believing that the issues of legal tender notes ms therein descrited is a matter of such vital {mportance to the country — that it ought to form an, issue of paramount interest in the next Presidential clecsion we further promise, unless lly deciare in favor of w . We aiso promi bresent at our meetings hot to divaige any of ion of which we are members, except to meinbdei standing of our own division, nor divulge the sub: of any communication received from the Cantral Wivision— neither wili we make, or sanction, any pabtie announce- ment of the time or place of the meetings of vhis auxiliary Division of the National Currency League, whose Post Office address iy logibly written hereon.” Here foliowa the form of heading of signed :— Auxiliary Division— P.O county, Siguature. COUNTERFEIT MONEY. New Youn, Sept. 4, 1876, To tne Epiror or tux Heraro:;— Beinga resident of Greenpoint I have to take the one- horse car on Union avenue to Roosevelt stroet ferry every | morning, where your'money 1s changed by the driver if you have not the requisite tive cents in change to put in the box. During the lagt two months it has faiien to my lot to receive, at three diferent times, a counterfeit five cent piece in the envelope in getting change for a quarter. Not being very observing in such small mat- ters, | was chagtived each time at giving them at the ferry or to a cond her railroad to be wid that they were * You will oblige me by changing this.’ A traud 80 transparent, is tt possible that (he party or parties who are continually doing up these packages Cab UNWittingly pass these on the pub- hte? Or if the company are detrauded by occasionally getting a coupterieit, are they to be alowed to pawn them off op those Whom necessity compeis to ride in their cars? Not supposing myself to be the only one who has received this worthiess chango, and not wish- » pass any Knowingly, I certainly do not wish to itthrust on me without having any redress unless by going to the office, Hoping space will ailow the above Greenpoint Ratiroad swindle room, I am, a con- slant roader of your paper, HT. 8 the roll jonal Currency League, at —— ‘State. Occupation. THE RIVER'S DEAD, Chaunecy Ticknor, eight years old, of the canal boat Abe Burrit, at pier No, 3 East River, while playing on the canal boat yesterday morning feli overboard and was drowned, The body Was not recover An unknown man Was found drowned at pier 43 North River by Otlicer Cox, of the Steamboat squad, {rernoon, He was adout forty years ot age, tinehes bigh, bad light complexion and hair and wore @ blue check shirt and dark panis but no vest or coat. MINOR ACCIDENTS, Annie Killarin, six years old, of No, 637 East Ninth strect, was run over at the corner of Ninth street and avenue © yesterday morning by a wagon driven by Pinkner Lev. She was taken home and attended by Dr. Maclay. Levi was arrested. Edward McKiiroy, seven years old, of No, 422 Rast Thirteenth street, veil through the skylight of an ad. Join: residence yesterday afternoon, breaking bis arm and receiving internal injuries, | Mr. Kelsey, THE RETALL COAL DEALERS, What They Think of the Course of Prices. SOME INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE, eee Edgar W. Youmans is a large dealer in antbracite coal and has an office at the foot of Canal street, North River, as well as depots at Nos, 483, 485 and 487 Wash- ington street, Upon calling there a Heratp reporter was referred to the manager, Mr. Vondersmith, who gave the following inturmation:—They had generally bought, until this season, large quantities of the Lacka- wavna coal mined by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, a member of the late coal combination, but this year they were selling Lehigh and Susquehanna coal principally. They supplied some steamers with fuel, but their principal trade was in this city among the housekeepers, hotels, &c. There was a confusion worse than Babel tn the trade just now, and nobody can tell what to depend on, Thatan advance would wake place between now and the lst of Decomber Mr, Vondersmith believed to be certain, It may reach fifty conts per ton, but it will be a gradual scaling up of the price. The public are misled by tho prices published in the journals in regird to the figures obtained for coal at the great sale, and scores of peo- ple are making inquiry at the different yards with a view to purchase, expecting to be served at about the published auction prices. in the first placo tha coal then sold was mostly old stock, somo of it nearly two years on hand, and you can walk over chestnut coal as old as this in the yards and crush it to powder with your feet; then again, the coal sold was to be delivored at different points, according to the company sciling—at Rondout, Port Richmond, &c., and the freight thence to New York has to be paid by the buyer, fitteen cents per ton for unloading at the wharf, fifteen conts additional to bring to the yard, screen and handle so as to make it ready for tamily delivery; added to this ts the cost of hauling to the purchaser’s residence, and people can readily see that if the dealer gives honest weight at the ruling prices there 1s but a small margin of profit, The prices of the Lehigh Valley Company are higher to dealers on ac- count of the general betier quality of their coal. Messrs, De Graw & Gismond, corner of King and Greenwich streets, have also branch yards at No, 179 Wooster. Que of the above firm told the reporter that they dealt in red ash coal mined by the Philadelphia ‘and Reading Railroad Company; they also sell largely the white ash coal mined from tho Baltimore vein of the Susquehanna Coal Company’s mines. They found the coal trade all in a maddie and housekeepers expect- ing to buy at wholesale prices’ The freight alone from Schuylkill Haven to tidewater was $150 per ton, to say nothing of the usual expenses of bandiing, storing im yards, &c, They havo offered to buy themsclyes 1,000 tons of stove coal at $4 50, of egg at $3 85, und of chestnut at $2 75, Thomas Maher & Co., Nos. 131, 183 and 135 Barrow street, told the reporter they had been selling coal in that same spot for thirty-three years—principally Schuylkill aud Lobign—and never ha& they beheld such uncertain times to do buginess. People are con- stantly making inquiries whether prices are down to “hard pan,” and they only buy as they need the fuel, he miner controls the price; if a strike takes place production ceases, and an immediate advance must take place. No yard can be run with lesa than 300 or 400 tons of coal on hand, and that js a very small amount when divided betweon the different domestic sizes, and most dealers have lost on this stock, as, con- trary to rumor, the companies will make no rebate on stocks in the yards) Then again, the honest dealer has to contend with those who give short weight, and the dishonest ones who break up every year or two, compromise at fifty cents on the dollar and commence anew with a capital saved in their settiement. If the companies treat with us in good faith we are willing to give the puiic the benefit of low prices, and stay in the procession even if it 1s a funeral. Richard Heather, No. 608 Washington street, said they were offering coal in accordance with the times, and their prices were $5 50 for stove, $5 for egg and $4 75 tor chestnut, Thoy sold the Pittston coal, inined nnsyivania Coal Company, and the Lacka- wanna Valley, which is ubout the samo as the Scrsn- ton. People were iound to be timid about purchasing quantities, and generally the same opinions were ex- pres-ed ag to the future course of prices as the dealers above quoted. Jacob Weeks, sists upon having * 0 dealer in Leroy sti is who in- eal”? painted on bi signs, bas three other yards in the city, but no additional infor- mation was received trom him as to the absorving do- mestic question. ' ‘Among the dealers on the east sido of town there is avery gr th t uncertainty a8 10 what prices will govern during the month of September. Since the ‘uesday prices have risen to wholes: jcalers on an average of tilty cents per ton on diffe: brands, an advance on the prices obtained on the sal made on Tuesday, which is ominous Retail dealers are completely at sea as to what they shalido and can make ho permanent sebedale of prices for their cus- tomers, who come to them either for coal or informa- tion, The great trouble comes from the fact that the agreement between the companies and the purchasers at the great coal sale contains @ clause which may prove Iatal to the cause of cheap coal for the: tasses, ‘This clause specifies that, in case of a sirike or ite possi- bie approach, the coal shall not be delivered to pur- at tle prices which were paia.by them at eat sale, It must also be remembered that tho pri which are mentioned in the tabs below are the prices which do not include the cost of transportation in New York cuy and at the yard of the retail dealer, who has to pay all transportation. In no instance dors tho company pretend to pay freight na it will be well to know that the price of transportation on coal is quite heavy and must be added to the prices quoied in Order to get at the profits of retail dealers. The rates of freight are a8 foilows:—Delawaro and Hudson oval, delivered at Rondont, fifty cenisa ton; Lehigh Coal Company, delivered at Perth Amboy, forty cents a ton; Philadelphia and Reading $1 8 ton, detivered at Port Richmond, near Philadeiphi®; Pittston Coal Com- pany delivered at Newburg, all cases inentioned tbe freights are from the the companies to New York city. Another expense to the retail dealer 1s the cartage from the boats to the yards and then the cartae trum the yard itsell Goally to the residence of the customers, The wholesale rates of coal during the month of September as soulea by the companies and obtained by the Coal Trade Jour- nal aro as follows and may be deemed quite correct, We give only the brands of coal most in use in private residences and among people in moderato circum. stances, the brands veing egg, stove und chestout mar: PRICKS OF ANTHRACITE COAL FOR SRPTEMBER, 1876— OX BOARD AT PHILADELPHA—PHILADKLPIUA AND | READING COAL AND IKON COMPANY, Stowe, — Chestnut 23 70 $3 20 370 3 8 3 50 j Not 420 Lorverry.....++ 420 Lykens Vail ‘a 470 7 AT PORT JOUNSTON, N. J.—LENIGH AND WILKESDARRE COAL COMPANY. | Wilkesbarre $3 50 $400 $3 350 | 350 415 3 40 | $ 60 400 3 60 400 3.30 COMPANY'S ‘‘PITTSTON.’? AtNewburg,N. Y $3 35 $4 00 AT PERTH AMBOY, Lebigh. Wyouing. | | | Franklin Lykens Valley. 7 $3 70 | Cameron of Shamokin. 3 30 380 3 20 | LEHIGH COAL EXCHANGE. | On boardat ship’g poinis. $3 60 $4 00 $3 30 | AT HOPOKEN—MES#RS, MERTER & DEAN, . 1 Lackawanna Valiey.....$3 $4 00 $3 30 | Kingsion, Wyoming W.A. 3 50 40 3 30 | Chauncey, Wyoming R.A. 3 60 410 340) Beaver Brook, Leligh,... 3 60 400 3 30 | Cross Creek, Lebigh..... 3 60 400 3 30 Wiikesbarre..... 3 0 400 3 30 DELAWAKE AMD HUDSON COMPANY'S LACKAWANNA. At Kondout, N. Y.......$3 50 415 3 75 In conversation with @ number of retail dealers their opinions were not, as a general thing, very de- terminate ax to what would occur ina lew weeks a large Brooklyn retail dealer in purchased 4,000 tons at the companies’ sa Yuesday, declared that the prices at present aud ior some weeks, probably, would be, for stove size, trom $5 50 to $5 75 9 ton, and jor egg and broken coal $5 25 & ton, The prices on egg and broken might vary in th best brauds; interior qualities of coal will, daring the month of September, run ifty cents a ton lower than for the betier grades, Mr. Grimshaw, of the frm of Samuel Thompson Nephews, who is said to be a very excelient autuority on all coal matters, stated that the retail prices would depend a good deal on the ability of the companies (0 deiiver their Sepiember coal, as the delivery might be prevented by a strike or of strikes in the coal Fegions, and In consequence retail prices were quite liable to change by any chance of disturbance. He aiso | stated that even were ail the large quantities of coal which had been offered by the companies and pro- duced by the retail uealers ana speculators w be deli ered in delault of ail strikes or any other causes the supply in that case would only last tho city o: New York ior ‘hree to four weeks; and then, he thought, rices would go up ag had jast bought (yesterd: and sixty-five cents a ton jess than the rates which aro givon in the table im this column, Mr. Charles Bassett, of the firm of Randolph & Skid- more and Jere, Skidmore & Co, stated that the bouso which he represenied had not purchased any coni at | ceeded with tho into sule and did pot intend todoso, But he B thought prices would be firmer after a while, and could say thal the house would meet customers at reduced prices, for they had already reduced their prices to Ubeir customers, and would of course necessarily follow the market in all its variations, In any otier state- ment that ho could make there would of course be a great deal of uncertainty. THE YELLOW FEVER QUESTION. To tum Eviton or rie Hxxatp:— In your editorial in regard to the yellow fever in this morning's Hexarp you say that “this certificate was apparentiy inade out with dotiberate intention to do- ceive,” If you had read my answer in the Brooklyn | papers you would have found the contrary, The best reply that I can give you is the testimony of Dr, Joseph B, Jones, ex-Health Officer of this city, on Saturday, who says that during the six years that he held the Position “there were twenty-nine cases cf yellow fever,” sporadic cases like mine, “reported to him; that in every one of the twenty-nine cases the physi- cians made out their certificates as I did.” Surely you would not say that those iwenty-nine doctors wore all deceivers, The question turns on tne ignorance of the Health Officer, who did not understand the terms of bis profession, as | showed by producing ‘Bartlett's Fevers of the United States,” edited by Professor Alonzo Clark, of your city; “Professor Flinw’s Work on Fevers” (Professor Flint was physician to New Or leans Charity Hospital), aud “*Duugiison’s Medical Die- touary,”? ‘bese are schov! books for young doctors ery library, and any one should know thas mueb, As io any ‘danger of contamination by | the body, either with the coltin .opeucd oF not when sent inland, there was none, and no need of any excitement, as persons canvot carry yellow fever, only goods and clothing, as shown by (he American’ Quarantine Associauions’s report Alter the epidemic twenty years ago, when yvilow fever cost Kings cou: ty 500 lives, this ussociation met And decided that not one case Was known of it haying been carried irom individual to individual, but that only goods and clothing were to be regarded as “fomites."’ This view was the result of mature discus- Ith boards of every quarantine held in Youcan find asynopsis of this in “Flini’s Practice of Mediciue.”? Aly simple wish was to avoid unnecessary excite- ment in te community over a case which, Irom the ature of its jacts, Was exceptional, and there was bo possibility of communicating ik This man was overheated at the time of receiving the poison, being cor of a small tug, Where he was obliged to work nse heat, Not ove of his fellow workmen took ‘o years ‘ago, when I reported a sporadic case of Asiatic cholera, you complained that 1 was a sensa- Hionalist, and that such unuecessary alarms tend to frighten persons away trom New York and injured the business of merchants. Now, when 1 endeavored to avoid an unuecessary excitement, you say | am # de- ceiver. How can I please you? Whether I give facis to the public or without them I get your blame. JOHN G, JOHNSON, No, 81 Henry street. To Tux Epiror or Tuk Heraun:: Fi It seems to me that the thanks of the community are due to the eminent Brookiyn physician, Dr. Johnson, for the discretion shown by him in reporting the re- cent sporadic case of tever to tho health authorities, ‘hus avoiding unnecessary alarm to many people, especially such as aro unable to flee from the city at a moment’s notice. From a long familiarity with the Aisoase called ‘yellow fever” in places where it pre- valls as an epidemic I am convinced that it is simply a malignant bilious fever ander certain atmosphoric con- ditions, and physicians famthar with its character are of the opinion that if any caso of malignant bitious fever, at its inception, could be trasterred to such an atmosphere as exists at some Kousons in places wher the disease 1s endemic it would develop certain pecu- lar symptoms, What seems to strengthen this theory is the fact, well known to residents in yelLow fever lo- calities, thatan atiack of jauadice or simple bibous fever often serves strangers as an acclimation or sale- guard against “‘vomiio.” Any precautions tbat would have been taken in case of the disease being reported as yellow fever should have been taken with malignant bilious lever, and the health officer should have known that they are to all intents one and tho same thing, any distinctive symptoms in different cases being duo entirely to atmospheric causes. Fear is one of tho most powertul predisposing causes, and it strikes mo Dr. Jonnson is to bo thanked, instead of biamea, tor not creating « useless alarm, and, perbaps, serious dis- turbance of business interests, MERCHANT, DEATH FROM A GRAIN ELEVATOR. Shortly after eleven o'clock yesterday morning an accident occurred on the new grain elevator being constructed at the foot of Sixtleth street, North River, which cost the life of one man and severely in- Jured three others. . The elovator, which was in process of erection, ex- tended through the block from Sixticth to Sixty-firat street. Its construction was under the charge of Robert L. Darragh, builder. A large scaffolding had been run around the building about thirty feet from the ground, This scaffolding had been erected under Mr. Darragh‘s personal supervision by five picked laborers, who cut tho footiocks or large beams sup- porting the structure, amd it was only after veral di labor that it was considered suificienmly strong. The buikheads o! the platform were stretched over these footlocks and the other bourds were dovetailed together, Four iaborers as- cended thie scafloid yesterday morning, each carrying a large hodiul of bricks, which they threw on tbe piat- form at the samo time. The vnwonted weight and th sudden jar of the falling bricks caused one of the foot- Jocks to break in two in the middle, bringing down the platiorm and throwing the four men into a ditch at the botiom of the walls of the building. This ditch runs into tne North River, aud at high water is generally covered by afew feet of water, The tide was then more than an hour past the fluod, leaving only about two feet of water in the ditch. The bowom of this ditch was covered with retuse, bricks and mortar thrown there by the workmen as uscless, Aw soon ar the accident occurred the other jaborers engaged on the building rushed to the spot and commenced to ex- tricate their unfortanate comrades. Lawrence Carroll, aged thirty, of Seventy-fifth rite) between Second and Third avenues, was discovere hitel at the bottom of the dich by Joln Green, one of the Jaborers. His body was taken to the Twent second precinct station house and a despatch, sia the facts of the accidennt, wes sent to Coroner Eick- hoff, who took charge of the case. Patrick MeoUnirey, aged thirty five, of Seventy- seventh street and the Boulevard, was drawn out of the débris, suffering from a contusion of the hip and back. He was taken to Roosevelt Hospital, William A. Johnson, aged thirty-three, of No. 101 Monroe atreet, suffering from a contusion of the back, Was also taken to Roosevelt Hospital. Thomas Shanahan, aged tnirty-five, of Lexington avenue, between Seventy-sixth and Seventy seventh streets, received severe bruises 1 the foot and back. He was sent nome. At Roosevelt Hospital the two wounded men wero placed in the care of Dr, Badd, the house surgeon, | who expressed tho bolief that’ they would recover from their injuries, THE MURDER OF MAGGIE BAUER, TESTIMONY TAKEN AT THE CORONER'S INQUEST YESTERDAY. The inquisition before Coroner Hicks as to the death of little Muggie Bauer, at Fisher's Meadow, was pro- day at W. BR. Charlick’s Hotel, V: ley Stream. The crowd in attendance, as on tho pre- vious days, was very large, and tho interest in the tes- timony was intense, Before the jury was called to- gether it was understood {rom District Attorney Down- ing that there would be another adjournment, as ho was not satisfied to close the tnquest until every chance to obtain more satisfying evidence was exhausted. As yet there ig no direct testimony against the woman, Kate Hoffman, although her character bas been proved to be such as to lead to the conclusion that she is fully capable of committing the dreadful erime of which sho 18 80 strongly suspected. Her own declarations are taken as very damaging, and #he 18 proved to have made repeated threats tnat she would be revenzed upon the Bauers for the Wrongs that she fancies they have done her. Durimg the time which had elapsed sinco tho pre- vious bearing numerous reports and rumors tending to implicate others as weil as Kate have been traced to (heir source by the Coroner, the District Attorney or the officers, but they have generally been tound either exaggerated of entirely without foundation. It is stulil thought that Albert Rhoads is not without suapi- cioa, and Charles Hummel, who suw Kate Hoffman pass the well where he was drinkiog on the afternoon Of the murder, but who, alleges that be did not seo Maggie Bauer with her; will probably be required to bring forward some more satisfactory evidence of his innocence. The westimony of Mrs. Frances Hummel, Pailopena Hummel, Caroline Bauer, Hicks, Jacob Hicks, Sirs Any Edwards, ‘Rie! wards, Mra, Oliver Cornwell, Mra, Margerct Miller and many others was taken without revealing anything now in the case, The Inquest was adjourned until Monday, 15th inse any RECIPROCAL MAN-EATING. Three weeks ago Jobn Brennan, keeper of a stable at No. 11 Poli street, wa ‘arraigned bolore Justice Mur- ray, at the Tombs Court, for having nearly bitten off the ear of Frank O'Neill, of No. 146 East Broadway, O'Neill stated that Brennan decoyed bim into the stable, locked the door, knocked him down and bit his earof, When Brennan was arrested and arraigned before Justice Murray, O'Neill rejased to make any piaint, and Brennan was discharged. On last Thursday O'Neill appeared beiore Justice Smith, at the Estox Market, and applied for a warrant for Brennan's arrest, stating that his ear bad mortified. The warrant was granted. Yesterday Brennan, accompanied by Counseilor Ouver, red in the Eseex Market Court avd surrendered himsel!, He showed Judge Flammer his right haad, which presented a feartul appearance, the upper joint being bitten Of the Index fuger and the thom being bitten (o the bone, Lrennan stated that O'Neill, who was drank, followed him tnto tho stable, attacked him and bit his hand. Being disavie O'Netil’s ear, Brennan furnished $500 bail to answer the complaint at the Yourt of General | time, | | attorneys required more MINISTERS’ CONFERENCES. VACATION VAGARINS, FACTS AND FANCIRS—THE BAPTISTS AGAIN AT WORK, The shepherds baving followed their lost sheep over mountains and valleys, from the lakes to the Centen- nial, are coming back and bringing the ewes and ten- der lambs with them. And by and by there will be re- joicing in the several folds. Yesterday the Baptist brethren from New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City, New- ark, &c., convened in the old Mariners’ chureb, in Oliver strect, and compared notes about thoir vacation A good degree of mirth was developed by the narration of incidents, hairbreadth escapes and suc- cessiul junketings Dr, Reid, of Mrooklyn, ted of with a grand. advertisement about a’ water cure establishment im the interior of — this State, where he, with bis family, four persons, lived on Daniel’s Babylomial tare, pulse and water, twice a day, and for wiich be paid $20 a week—rather dear pay for such a simpie fare. So, in- deed, some of the brethren thought, who expressed their decided preference for rare beetsteak three times aday. Butthe Doctor was obeying the Saviour’s in- juiction to His disciples to “come aside and rest ‘a while,” and hence he lay in the sun or in the bath all day long, and trom day to day varying the exercise by turning from one side to another, ieaving the sua bath for the water bath, or sitting thankiully down to his Orievtal fare. He enjoyed it wondertuily, and re- turns home to his church a new map. Mr. Leavell visited his old homestead and church homes in South Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi; had a dangerous ride over a mountain road, but escaped with his sealp, and was back tn his pulpit yesterday, AS FRESH AS A DAISY. Mr. MacArthur took a trip to Maino, to Oystervillo, Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard, spent a tow days a Rallston Spa and made a flying trip to sce his yeuer- able parents in Capade. lie has been away trom thein | for cighteen years and has visited them once a yen since, Ho was delighted wita the Saptist pat Martha's Vineyard and would like to see colonies trom every church in New York thero next year, The de- | nomination has $10,000 worth of property there with- | out one penny of debt on it, and it 1s so superior to the | Methodist jot hurd by he doce not see why Baptists go | anywhere else ia vacation time. Yet for himself no Vacation is cumplete that does not bring up at Saratoga. Dr. Osborne, too, spent alitue while at the Vineyard and then took ‘turee weeks among the Berkshire | hills of Massnolinsetis and turee days at Ocean Grove. Dr. Samson went to the Vineyard also and looked in on the centennial at Worcesier, Mass, his own and his father’s old home. Mr, Swan, of Nowark, spent part ot his vacation giving “particular its” to “higher life” people wham ne found in bis futher’s parish, And he wanted his vrethren and everybodyelse to kuow that ho does not believe in and has no sympathy whaiever with the caricature of that doctrine which is trundled over the country by cliques of men and women, He kept the Conference in a roar while ho iliustrated by incident and anecdote certain phases of that doctrine which ho had met with or Heard about. Dr. Fulton took, perhaps, the widest range of all tle brethren. He began at Leesburg, Va., rode then nearly half way across the conunent to Chicago, back again to Lowell and Murnt Hills, Mass, preaching and delivering Jectures or addresses overy- Where and throwing In two or THREK POLITICAL SPEECHES on the road by way oi ballast, Some of the pooplo whom be addressed thought he put more religion mto his political speeches than he did into his sermons; and he guessed they were right, for he feit gloriously happy while advocating the republican ticket, It would bo gooa business for all his brethren. Rev. James Cours of Collingwood, Can., who is spending his first vacation he entered the ministry eleven years ago, ad- dd the Conference He has visited the Censennial and spent a few days in New York, and was very much plewsed and surprise after what he had heard, with the quiet of the Savbath and the strong religious feel- ings Which he observed here last Sunday, He and his coluborers in Canada aro very hopeful that their labors will result betore many years in having there only one Lord, one faith, one baptism, The Methodist m nisters gathered in tho Book Con- cern yesterday but held no formal meeting. They discussed among themselves vacation and revival matters, Many of them are aircady jooking abead tor ministerial heip in their prospective revival meetings. Next Monday they will convene formally and spend the time {n religious exercises, THE MOULTON-BEECHER SUIT. OBJECTION TO THE MOTION FOR A CHANGE oF VENUE—MANG:UVRING FOR POSITION, Yesterday forenoon, in the Kings county Supreme Court, before Judge Dykman, argument was heard in the matter of the motion rocently mado by Counsei- lor Shearman in behalf of his client, Rev, Henry Ward Beecher, for achange of venue, The suit ts brought by Francis D. Moulton to recover damages in the sum of $30,000 against Mr. Beocher for malicious prosecu- tion, The counsel for defendant secks to have tho enue changed from this vicinity to Franklin county, or to some quarter of the State where an unprejudiced Jury can be found more readily than in either Kings or ew York county. Mr. Moulton, who was present in court yesterday, was represented by General Pryor and Roger A. Pryor, Jr. General Tracy, Thomas shear- man and Jobn A. Hill appeared tor the detendant, General Pryor said ne objected to the jurisdiction of the Court to entertain a motion for a change of venue, and in support of bis ovjection read an affidavit sewing forth that the answer to the com- plaint was served on plaintif’s attorney on August iL and that on August 31 plaintifl’s attornoy served ou de- fendant an amended complaint in the words and figures Jollowing, which compiaint 18 hteraliy identical with the original complaint, save that it specified tha glace of trial to bo the city of New York, 10 these wot “Place of trial city and county of Now York.” Mr, Shearmau argued that their ailidavit did not conta na word showing that either party reside in the city and county of New York, It ceriainly shows that tho residence of defendant is in Kings county and | always lias been, Therelore the papers establish that the place of trial was property located im Kings county, | and the presumption is that Mr, Moulton did reside in that county at the commencement of the case. The plaintift only have made this change by way of concession that there could not be a fair, impartial and successiul trial in Kings county. Goneral Pryor said the counsel sought their re. het at the wrong place and at the wrong time; | let them go to New York, and he would meet them there, ‘the motion was not to change this venue to any particular place, but to change It from Brooklyn on the ground of popular prepoasession and prejudice making a trial impracticabio. The caso had already gone to New York, and it would be a jegal solecism to chungo this case from Brooklyn when it 1s notin Brooklyn. Jadge Dykman said this point was important, and he would consider 1s separately, Genoral Pryor road an ailidavit from Mr. Moulton, in which it was set forth that defendant's papers in the tion for a change of venue were served on the af noon of August 26. Those papers consisted of a uotice of motion and twenty-eight ailidavita [t ap- peared by the morning papora that defendant's | than eight days for preparation of the aflidayits, whereas deponent had but six secular days to obtain counter afidavits. To rebut defendant's ailldavits it would be necessary to get afivavits of residents of Kings, Westcbestor, Clin ton, Exsex and Lawrence counties, and ceponent not been able to complete their pr thought it Would be impracticable for him them until the third Mouday of September, Gener.l Pryor agreed to make a stipulation that i the place of trial is changed he would take short notice of trial, ‘The caso Was then adjourned uatil Monday, Septem. ber 18 BRUTALITY TO A CHILD. Cecilin Morton, thirty-five years old, living in the rear house of No. 51 Suffolk street, was arraigned be fore Justice Flammer, at the Essex Market Court yes- terday, charged with brutally ill-using her daughter, | ‘3 old. It appeared irom the evidence that the child was sent out to work for $1a month, that | her earnings wero spent by her mother and her hus- | band, Slicuacl, for rum, Tho child was found in the | | yard at clevon o’clock on Saturday nigut bleeding pro- juscly irom a wound op her head caused by ber mother | striking ber with @ billet of wood. Mrs. Morton wax held for trial in dofauit of $300 ball and the litte girl turned over to the caro of tue Society tor the Preven. tion of Cruelty to Children. RAID ON A GAMBLING SALOON. Yesterday morning Mrs. Albert Lasting, of No, 153 Garnet street, Brooklyn, called at the Central Oilice 1d complained to Suporintendent Walling that her bus- band had lost about $75 in a notorious gambling saivon at No. 301 Bowory. Detectives Stillwell and Dunn were detailed to work up tho caso, assisted by Detectives | | | | McConnell and Titus They proceeded to the piace in | question and found agame being played at a lively rate, the room being crowded with men, a large ma- jority of whom had staked small summ# on the result. Tho four ollicers arrested the proprietor, Johu Brady, and twemy-sx other men, They were all brongbt to tue Central Office, Ailing all the cells, A large number were obliged to Walk the corridors for want of room, They will be detained there watil to-day, whon justice is Wo be meted out to them at the Secoud District Court, AFFRAYS. Mary Hoffman, aged fifty-Gve, no home, was found in a ¥acant room at No, 9 Jersey street yestorday morning, having been severely benton Sunday last with fron ninges in the hands of Alice Washington, living: in the same place. She had been badly beaten in the back and head, She was sent to Bellevue Hos- igle, aged forty-six, of No, 140 Mulberry was struck in the head with the leg of & table y Charles Ogie, of the same residenec, MoGarrigie, who had two bad scalp wounds, was attended to at the Fourtecuth precinet, and jeft for home, SUDDEN DEATIL John Moore, aged thirty, ht, of No, 323 East street, oy NEW YORK PUBLIC. SCHOOL’. Opening Day After the Sum- mer Vacation. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND PUPILS, —-—__—— At nine o’clock yesterday morning the doors of tne public schools in the county of New York were again opened for the reception of the children of resident citizens, and during the school day, euding at three P, M., 120,000 pupils, including those in corporate schools, had made appiication for and been received tor tuition during the next term. The schools were closed for the summer or heated term on June 30, end the pupils and teachers, all glad to bave a respite from tho routine of the schools, seemed to part with regret. Tho teachors scattered over the States, journeying through the mountains and over the lakes of the North, visiting the Centennial Exposition and re(reshing their minds and bodies for the work of an- other year, Taking care of 1,300 children—infants— in one houso, for one day, and teaching them mean- while, is really difficult work, Some of the pupils were enabled to take advantage of tho vacation thus afforded, and went into the country, Many of them have not returned, and tho effect was shown yesterday in the attendance. For in- stance, the attendance on the opening day, in 1872, 970; in 187% it was about tho samo; in 1874 there was an increase over the previous year of 2,853 In 1875 an increase of 1,084 on “the figures of the last year was shown, and by the estimates made yesterday . atternoon by Mr. Lawrence Kiernan, clerk of the of Education, the attendance yesterday was 8,000 in excess of last year, or an increase of 30 pupils since 1872, These Ogures, the teachers say, will fall short of the actual attendance three weeks Board hence when all the pupils of tho old ses. sion have returned and the new applicants have been received. There were many intorest- ing incidents attending the early hours in the schools yesterday, Before the gates were opened the streets in frontof the school houses were so crowded with clean faced, neatly dressed children, anxious to secure seats inthe various departments that arrangements wore made by the police to keep them in lines in order to prevent accidents, The windows of the houses op- posite the various schools wero filled with interested spectators, As the little ones discovered schoolmates whom they had not seen for two months many eviden- ces of childish aifection were shown, Tho teachers wera busily engaged in reoording the names and residences of new scholars, assigning the formor pupila to the classes to whieh they had been promoted and providing all of thom with the books called by the course of studies recently adopted by the Board of Edncation, That work willtake up the timo of the teachers for noarly a weok. In some of the schools the classes have been entirely remodelled by promotions gained on ex- aminations made before the vacation. In those schools the lower classes have been almost entirely vacated, thus making room for new pupils, As an instance of this fact Mr. Lafayette Olney, principal of Ware School No. 14, in East Twenty-soventh street, reported yosterday that in the male grammar department iwenty-one new pupils had been received; in tne female grammar department sixteen more bad been accepted, and in the primary dopartment, with an opening attendance in September, 1875, ‘of 1,135 children, there had been received during ‘tho day 114 giris and 83 boys, a total of 197, new scholars in the primary alone, and they wore yet coming. Grammar School No, 69, in Fitty-fourth Street, was thrown open for tho reception of pupils in that Overcrowded district on the wost side yosterday; but the returns of the number of pupils admitted will not be made untit Wednesday next. Grammar School No. 86, not haying been completed, was not in a condition to bo opened yesterday. Nos. 13° in Houston sirect, 87 in East Eighty-sixth —strest, and 7 in Chrystie street, are being enlarged to accommodate the pressure in those wards, and will not be opened for several weeks to come. ‘The College of the City of New York will Bot be opened untii about the 1th or 20th of September. The stu dents in the Normal Collego are making selections of the modern languages which they desire to study, such selections to govern the course, The City Superintendent of ‘Schools and bis assistante will make full reports at the next meeting of the Board of Commissiovers. The “Traunt officers” visited the principals of the schools yester and supplied them with postal cards, by which the “truant officers’ could be notilied of the bames of absent children, names of their parents or guardians, residence and age of the children and date of absence. On the reception of the card it becomes the duty of the officer to agcer- tain where the children are and why they are kept from the schools. There was but Inttle ceremony In the schools yeste: day, but pertect discipline was maintainod, and wi practicable the pupiis wore drilled in reading, writing, arithmetic and vocal music. AT THK NORMAL COLLEGE. FA) Opening day at the Normal College was atvended with interesting exercises during the first hour ator the assembling of the young ladies. Shortly beiore nine o'clock the corridors and balls of the maguiticens college buliding were filled with merry giris of all the grades of the ’teens, who made the place musical with laughter and gay chattering. Nobody who would take & peep at this beautiful-faced crowd could ever sugpect that these sparkling-eyed young mi were prous to pondering over quadratic equations, conic see- tions or profound theories im matural philosophy ture ther than these abstruse matters inight be brought to apply to the discovery, the tantalizing and the seizure for good of any number of nice and good lookin, beaux. President Hunter was around win his usu: solemn, warning prescace, and promptly at the usual hour called = tho Collego_— ta order in the largo hall of the institution, Quite a number of visitors were pi . Wood and Commussionor Fuller, of cation, were there and made addrosses suitable to the casion, The whole college Joined in som which were admirably readered, and atter pleasant time spent in this way Mr, Hunter set abou his arduous task of ciassifying the large number of tar young students committed lo his charge. There were present in ali yesterday 1,555 young ladies, this being 200 more than were received on opening day last year, The work of classification having been got ihrough with, tho thirty-one classes formod were handed over to the prote sors and tutors of the col- lege, snd at one o'clock in tho alternoon the giris were dismissed, This school never betore opened for ite year’s labor under more encouraging circumstances than it did yesterday. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Tho Board of Aldermen met yesterday in their chame’ ber in the City Hall, Aftor the usual routine business had been gouve through with an invitation to attend the Plattdeutsche Voiksiest was read and accepted; sevora| estimates from the District courts and irom the Health and Fire departments were putin and referred to the Commitiee on Finance, A committee appointed to confer with the Commissioner of Pablic Works with regard to the establishment of a free batn reported that it had been iggested to locate it at the toot of Pike — street instead of at the Battery, on account of the Sevent ward veing nore populous, Afver considerable discus- sion the report was adopted, Permission wae asked by the Washington Rifle Association to practise rifle shooting ou the grounds at 158th street, betwoen I h avenues, which was granted. The id School for the children of the volun- teers 01 the $4 expenses for 1877. On motion the Board resoived itself into @ Board of Supervisore and received the report Finance Committes, fixing the rate of taxation | Before acjournment the following resolutions were in- troduced by Alderman Cole and adopted, aod Messra, Cole, Bryan, Reilly, Billings, Pinckney, Gunwzer, Pur. roy and Wade were appointed on the committee pro vided (OF — Whereas it rked dex ' Lonalitios represented on seach Le nme is J * and whereas an opportunity 1s now A of displaying the hospitality of our veovle to the representatives of the various nationalities who are brought together in our city As particlp nts in an international contest f ase of the rifle ut the approaching Cont © it therefore id, That a committee of five members of this Com- formaliy, on bebalf of countries who are Kesoi mon Connell be appointed to extend our citizens, to the riflomen from fore tw contend in the aj bpronsning onte: friendly greeting hearty woleom arrangemonts for visiting out pablie institutions Ddjects ot interest within our corporate limits, And, be it further Resolved, That His Honor the Mayor bo and he Is hereby roquesied to unite with the 1 Committes and co operate with them in extend tulition of our city to the rifiem in our spproaching ntenoial rifle IMPORTANT TO JURORS, In consequence of the non-attendance of Jurors on the panel called for Part lof tho Marine Court, and of the delay in tho public service caused thereby, Justice Sheridan has ordered the jurors not answering to pheir names 1n said crt to be-subjected 10.8 fine Of 49h A BRAVE DeCK HAND, Last evoning asthe ferryboat Falton was entering her «lip at Fulton torry, on the Brooklyn side, Robert Twelfth street, was found sick at Twellth strect and Second avenue. He was taken home ed a t40 | minates, Word was sent to the Coroner's office Biair fell overboard, and would have been dro ‘bat for the timely assistance of a deck haud named son, who braveiy rescued Bim,