The New York Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1876, Page 8

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY. BATTLE OF HARUEM PLAINS. Centennial of an American Victory on Manhattan Island, ABANDONMENT OF THE CITY. | - | Valuable Services Rendered by a Quaker Lady. THE MARTYR NATHAN HALE One bundred years sgo to-day, September 15, the British army under Howe crossed over from Long Island and lanced in this city. The enterprise was @t once followed by the battle of Harlem Plains, in which the Americans achieved a decidea ad vantage over the enemy, Tho Continental troops wore sorely depressed by their defeat in Brooklyn on the preceeding 27th of August, and the success gained so Soon alter on Maohatian Island raised their drooping spirits toa high degree. In this respect, though the city hud been evacuated, the uction was productive of fhe best results, The fate of Nathan Hale, an accomplished and promising young officer who volunteered on a dangeroas bat most important tervice, and in the performance of which he became a martyr in the cause of his country, is interwoven with the memories awakenod by the centennial of the bat- tle, This battle will be celebrated by the New York Historica! Society to-morrow on the high ground from 110th to 125th street, between the Ninth and Tenth avenues, Where it took place, The oration of the day willbe delivered by Hon, John Jay, The ex: will be commenced at half-past two P. A sketch is appended of the principal events connected with the battle, cises THR CITY RVACUATED, Notwithstanding the fortifications created it was evident to all that the city after the defeat on Long Island could not maintain a siege against the British on the neighboring islands aud the ships of war which held the harbor, enemy had complete of both riv They could ascend when they pleased, and, landing the destruction of his army, for the resistance would be in vain with such unequal forces, They could assail the city at once or could cross over from Brooklyn and attack when they thought proper, That he would eventually be forced to evacuate New York le foresaw tlearly; to evacuate it too soon would be to yield an Important advantage to the enemy; to linger tov long would ba to surrender his army. A council of war as- sembled September 12, 1776, It was determined by this body that it was not alone prudent but absolutely necessary to abandon the city, Evidently it was te plan of the enemy to get in tho rear, and, by cutting off communication with the main land, | oblige the Americans to force a passage through them on tho terms they wished or to become prisoners in some short time for want of the necessary supply of provisions, There was a proposition to burn the town belore retiring; but 1t was voted down by the Council, On the I4th the evacuation 100k place, The military stores and the sick, who were very numerous, were removed across the Harlem River, Putuam, with a force of 4,000 men, was left in the city, and Washington withdrew with the main body to Harlem Heights. Tho Commauder-in-Chiet first fixed his headquarters at the house of Robert Murray, when he issued instructions to Captain Nathan Hale to enter the enemy’s camp. On tho 16th, when the British landed at Kip’s Bay, be was at Mott's Tavern, 143d street and Eighth avenue, Subsequently be establisted his headquarters at Colonel Morris? house, whero they continued until the army retired from New York. This place was about three miles north of the village and a milo and a half south of Fort Washington. LANDING OF THE BRITISH, | On the 15th of September, the day after the evacua- tion, under covey of a heavy fire from the ships, which swept across the island, Howo landed at the foot of Thirty-sixth street. The troops stationed there fled without firing a shot, and Washéngton, witnessing their bad conduct, expressed himself in strong terms of dis- approbation, He immediately retired to his heacquar- ters at Mott’s tavern and directed the force under his command to fall back on Kingsbridge, He also sent orders to Putnam to leave the city without delay, In the meantime Howe advanced to the centre of the isiand and encamped on Marray Hill, He made preparations to streich a cordon from river to river and thus insure the capture of the troops still in the city. The latter, rallying under the supposition that the avenues of escape w in possession of the enemy, determined to make a bold stand and their hives as dearly as they could. At this critical juneture Aaron Bu at this time one ot the aids of Vutnam, ¢ extricate them from the difficulty by knowledge of the country me up to his superior Guiding the troops by a | $path (oa Lew road recently cut through the hills » line of Broadway he led them aloog the edge swamp to the Woods which surrounded the house of Ko prt Murray, at Incleberg, au eminent Afth and Pbirt pighth strects. In the meantime W ton was patiently awaiting their arrival atthe Apthorpe House, on the road to Bloomingdale. Hons. Cit you and a few other royale: commanders ha ted in Aueir advance at the resid of Mar ch bad been Washington's headquarters the d . for ree treshments. Hero, bee uiied b: a’ choice | wines of the Quaker hostess, who had received a hint | | upon | eme above, hem Washington m and insure | trom the Americ yander-in-Coret to detain them 48 long as pors y lingered in forgetfulness of the | en certain prey, until a sol- tier rushed in, pantin . to tel them that the Americans bad p Jalmost within tuer grasp and | were now advancing up the Bloomingdale road. To | mount and pursue them was the work of | an instant Filteen minutes after Washing. | ton had quitted the Apthorpo House it was filled with English troops; but a few moments’ delay nad | raved the retiring soldiers. At ten minutes posi three | In the afternoon the colors was struck in New York. | The Brith, under General Rovertson, entered the city, and it remained in their uninterrupted possession for the suceredin seven years and three months wearied patriots under Putnam, who had been s lunately extricated by Burr, : thower, slept in the open ai hts « that night. The royal torces, separated by the Piains, lay encamped on a line betweea Hoorner’s Hook and Bioomingaale, Thy BATTEN tember 16) two parties, | (who bad greatly dist Early next morning (8 ander Colonel Knowlion wished himself at the ba ajor Leieh, of Virginia, were d with orders & aim the rear of a b n the site of the pr itions wer s Hilly and Asylai, whi in iront, but mistake a fire was opened on the heir rear was gained. Warne od their retreat to tho by way of retaliation & detachment to push forward and attack he Ameri They met by Color Howe ordered Knowl: foot of a ro betwoen i and Nie wes, near Ui reet, drove them inio a eloar teld, ant, whe they took shelter behind a fence and continued t toutest, It was not long before this position, retir fards olf, they oa 8h | bili, where, Je ihey fought /or two hours with great spirit, but were Sally forced to retreat for the third tine to anotver | Aili, neve the Brit Vne maim body now pre- pared to advance t aid whea Washington, not | wishing K @ general engagement, ordered the Withdrawal of the Amerie: tonquered to within his own lines WASHINGTON'S KEPORT OF THR ACTION, Washington was at this time io constant tommuni. | cation with Congress, On the 18th he torwarded the following report o! the action to the President of that body :— | Asin; letter of the 1¢th contained intelligence of an im: ad Congrers to expect om the felt they had d Fetrent to the Heights of Mariem in the w neade, would #44 ede A by some other events, t leave to Bilorn thorn that as yet nothing has been’ artempted apon fatiack. About the the 4 large and geasrsl pian post's departure with my letter, the enemy appeared in sov- Jral iarue bodies wpon the plains, about two aud « hait Biles trom hence. I rode down to our advanced posts to put matters ju a proper situation if they should attempt to Some on, When 1 arrived thera 1 heard a fring, whieh, 1 | was informed, was betwoen a party of our rangers under the fommand of Lieutenant Colonel Knowlton, andan advaneed ty of the enemy. Our ey wand told me ihat the Beas’ ot, the concealed, con: sisted of avout " ° reat fiately ordered three companies of ( Weedon's ri nent, from Virgivin, under the itch, and Colonel Kaowlt ors, cotposed of volunteers regimenss to try and ge was making as i! to at Meir whole are wished, on the part of the enenty pur party in froot they immediately ran down ¥ essiun of some fences aud bashes, fan, but at too great 4 discance to do tw either side. The parties under « i Knowl Leitab anivekily oecan their » SOON, ABLE WAS FAthor ethan i In a litte time Mujor Leiteh was c received three balls through witon gor vved mortal “ Fored, and continued the o 8 ation. Fits that ® support, eavauced of uridine’ acontess in which tts ried. Servians are conquered by the vor forces of the T the Rassian army will p ecome tn- | | consed at the discomfiture of 1s representatives at | | ganized thatanything but peace must retard the prog- | show what may be done where officers and soldiers Colonel Riebardson’s Maryland some detachments from the Eastern regimen! were nearest the place of action. These treops charg enemy with great Intrepidity, and drove them (rom the into the plaim, aud were pushing them from thence-— having silenced their Gre in a great measure-—whon I judged it prudent to order u retreat, fearing the enemy, asl have since found was really the case, were sending a large body support thelr party. * ©" * By a sergeant who de- serted from she evemy and came in this morning. I find thas regiments, with ther party was greater than | imagined. It consisted of the seve 1 battalion of light infantry, » battalion of the Koyal anders and three companies of Hessian riflemen, the command of Brigadier General Leslie. The do- reports that their loss in wounded and missing was cighty-nioe and eight killed. Iu the jatter his aecount is {oo simali, nv Our people discovered mud buried double thw der. The affair, lamin hopes, will be eitended with ntary consequences, as it seems (0 have greatly | inspirited the whole of our troops, TUE LOSSES OX VOTH SIDER The confiiet on Harlem Plains was short and severe. It lasted about four bours, commencing at ten o'clock im (he morning. fhe loss of the British has been vari- ously stated. The official report represenied fourteen | killed and seventy-elght wounded. Other estimates place their casmaities at 800, There were 4,000 picked | Toyal troops engaged in the action, and Howe, judging by the bad conduct of some American soldiers the day before, expected to have driven Washington off the island. Ina letter written by Clinton, afterward Gov- eruvr of New York, who witnessed the action, it ts Stuted:—“They (the British) are greatly mottified at their disepporptwent, and have ever since beon ex- ceedingly modest and quiet. not having even patrolling parties beyond thetr lines [lay within a tile ot them the night after the battle and never beard men work barder, I believe they thought we inten to pursue oor advantage and attack them next murning.” The Joss of the Americans was about sixty, but ihe ad- Vantage gained was greatly clouded by the tall of two Valuabie ollicers, Knowiton and Leitch. The success of ihe battle greatly inspired the patriots, who had boew uch depressed by their defeat on Long Isiand. WASHINGTON THANKS THE TROOPS On the day after the battic the tollewing order of the day was issued by the Commander-in Chiet:—"The ral most heartily thanks the troops commanded yesierday by Major Lettcty. who first advanced upon the ecemy, and the others who so resolutely sup- ported them, The tehavior of yesterday was such a Contrast to that of soine troops the day before as must exert themselves, Qnee more, thereiore, the Geveral ; calls upon officers and men to act up to the novle cause in which they are engaged avd to support the honor and liberties of their country. The gallant and brave Colonel Knowlton, who would have been ao honor to any country, having fallen yesterday while furiously fighting, Captain Brown is to take the com- inand oi the party lately led by Colonel Knowlton.” Finding the Americans too strongly entrenched Jarlem Heights to promise a successful attack Howe attempted to get in their rear to cut off their communication with the Eastern and Southern States. Soon after Washington crossed over into New Jersey. A MARTYR PATRIOT. Tho sad fate of Natuan Halo is closely connected with the events immediately preceding the battle of Harlem Piains, While Washington, as stated above, | bis headquarters on Murray Hill, and.tn hourly ex- pectation of attack by Howe, he found that his own | t must depend upon the inovements of the Eng noral, yet with ail his endeavors he had failed to procure the slightest cue to bis desigas. In this ‘gency it was resolved, in a council of war, to send atrusty man to penetrate the ovemy’s works in dis- guise and obtain the desired information, Nathan tale, &@ young officer attached to one of the Connecticut regi- ments, volunteeged to undertake the dangerous mis- sion, "He had recently, with a single companion, cap- tured au English sloop laden witn s provisious, carry ing her off from under the guns ol a heavy Irigate. The orders for bis guidaaco were — issued by Washington while occupying Colonel Mt house on the shore of Harlem Riv The commanders of all armed American vessels were ordered to convey him whithersoever he might desire togo. Hale crossed the Sound to Huntington and made his way to the British camp at Brooklyn and its vicinity. There ho made drawings ot the works and gained fuil intelligence of the projected movements of the British forces On his return to Huntington with his valuable information he was recognized us belong- ing to the American army and at once arrested. He was conveyed te the Beekman House, corner of Fi first street and First avenue, which had now be- come the headquarters of General Howe. He was tried and convicted as a spy, and sentenced to be hung the bext morning at daylight. He was at once delivered over to Cunningham, the notorious* provost marshal, who confined him jor the night in the greenhouse of the garden, re(using his prayer for alight and writtg material that he might write ior the last timo to his parents and friends, He was refused ” THK SERVICKS OF A CLERGYMAN or even the use of a Bible, Through the influence, however, of the lientonant of the guard, paper and ink were afterward furnished the unhappy prisoner; but in the morning Canningham savagely toro the letter he had written to pieces before his eyes, declaring that the rebels should never know that theyycould die with so much firmness, and ordered the prisoner to immediate execution, demanding that he should make adying speech and confession, Hale, with his last breath, said, “1 only regret t 1_ have but one lile to jose for my country.”” Hale 3 banged to an applo tree in Rutgers’ garden, at the corner of East Broad- way and Market street, and bis remains were thrust ivtoa nameless grave’ in the vicinity. The tragedy cansed u deep gloom in the army, in whieh the victim was universally beloved, while the heartlessnoss with which the aflair was conducted must ever remain a stigma on the name of tho British General, Hale was ouly twenty-one when put to death, Me Was a grad- uate of Yale College. In 1775 he was commissioned ag a lieutenant, and in a jew months was made captain, The name of this youthful patriot martyr appears luminous on the pages of American history, and tho grateful citizens of Coventry, Conn., his native town, Dave erected there a handsome monument to his memory. RUSSIA AND SERVIA, INTENSE SYMPATHY OF THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE WITH THE SERVIAN CAUSE—THE ARMY AND THE PEOPLE EAGER FOR WAR—DRIFTING INTO THE CONFLICT. [From the London Globe.] Our St. Petersburg correspondent sends us the fol- lowing details with respect to the present state of public feeling in Russi The sympathy of Russia with the enemies of Turkey is daily becoming more intense. In St. Petersburg there is not a manufactory nor an office nor a private house where appeals have not been left soliciting aid for the insurgents, The mechanics at Baird's Iron Works nave subscribed $00 roubles among themselves; the weavers at the new eotton mill, 800 roubles; and everywhere cise the workmen bave given sums which, when we consider the wretched social condition they occupy, are so remarkable that ove cannot | jail 10 see the genumeness of ther enthu- sinsm — Baron Steglet, wealthy capitalist, — has given £00,000, and the subscriptions amount already to 6,000,000 ronbles In the dreary backwoods Of the north, in the corniélas that border the South. ern Steppes, in Poland, in the Cossack couutry, nay, even in Siberia itselt, the priests are preaching against the ‘accursed infidel,” the Turk, and gathering money {rom the excited peasantry to’ assist their suffering fellow Sclavs in the East. Last Wednesday was “SMOLENSKY DAY,”? a day on which a large proportion of the populace of St. Petersburg troops out to the immense necropolis of Smolensky to “remember” the departed by teasting over their graves. Probably not less than 15,000 or 20,000 people visited the cemetery during the day, | as everybody was more or less flush of money and inclued to be liberal, the promoters of Russian sympathy with tue’ insargents took — udvag ago ot the opportunity to mal collec. | tion among the holiday keeper: Gentlemen | posted themselves at different prominent parts of the burial ground, and called loudly to the people as they thronged p © movey “in Christ's name” for Christians in Servia. Ladies | d Cross of Geueva on their arms, | ging money for the sick and jeu, and in both iBstanees the subscriptions real- from the generosity of the boliday-keep- eon very large indeed. So enthusi nesian ladies im the Servian cause ti pout the streets collecting monoy, besides {re- ali places of amusement, railway stations, ly the other day fifty of them went to the seat of war as nurses, and scarcely a train goog, wh without conveying Russian officers, volunteers, rseS and Wagon loads of material tor the wounded. THB PARSCLAVONIC MOVEMENT has now become #0 popalar that the fever has infected also tnere be ali classes. It bas spread itself throughout the whole Empire, and every day sees somo fresh manifestation of it The accounts of the Turkish atrocities tn Bulga. ria Which appeur ia the London newspapers are trans- Iated as soon as they reach Russia, and on being circu. Inted among the masses create a feeling of indignation compared with which that in England 18 commonplace and tame. The army, which has been hankering after something to do since that of Germany achieved such splendid saccoss in 1870, watehes with eager interest | If the | the seat of war, and to regain 18 prestige will demand to be led a t the victors Alexander IL, able | though he may be to control the passions of priest and | an}, will be compelled to give way to a power | | lying at | mage to contaim the same quantity of material by mak- | HELL GATE. PROGRESS OF THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE GREAT EXPLOSION, There are now about 30,000 pounds of explosive material packed away under the reef at Hallett’s Point, and ere the sun sets to-morrow the work of charging will be completed. Although some 7,000 holes were bored, only about 4,000, it is sald, will be filled, us the authorities tn charge of the work have decided that enough explosive matter can be packed into that num- ber of boies to demolish the rock with absolute cer- tainty, The holes to bo filled are arranged in 180 groups of twenty holes each and nine groups of ine each, making a total of 3,651 holes, about 2,500 of which are alrendy filed. The men have become ac- customed to the new branch of the work, and now handle the cartridges with much more rapidity, though with no less care than at frst, Captain Mercur, engineer in charge under General Newton, is constantly fn attendance, and directs the work through his ex- perienced and trusty lieutecant, Mr. Bernard Boyle, foreman of the mining operations. General Newton's implies contidence in the success of the work and the alin demeanor of himsell aud his assistants bas dove much to reassure the people in the vicinity who feared Gamage to their property from the big “biow up.” Some of the residevts, however, wore seen yesterday taking up their carpets and removing mirrors trom the walls of their houses, When usked the reason of thiv action they stated that the plaster of tnetr houses would, no doubi, be thrown down, even should the buildings themscives withstand the shock, Kvidence of trepidation on the part of the people is found in the fact that one @f the steamboat lincs running to the vicinity advertises that no dynamite is aliowed to be carried on their boats. Again, a track, bearipg several carboys of electro-paiom fluid for the battery which will o¢ used to fire the mine—and which , will require 150 gallons—was stopped at tho pier yesterday, and no amount of argument or explanation could induce the Stextubeut officials to believe that the harmicss mix- ture wus not a highly explosive compound; and all be- cause “To General Newton’? was branded upon the vessels! The work of putting im the explodent car- tridges, or primers, will begin on Monday i there is no delay on the part of the contractors lurnishing the material ‘Tho great explosion will probably occur on Wednesday eat, The work of preparing them 1s being rapidly pushed orward under direction of Mr. Julius Striedinger, on board the scow the shatt These primers consist of cylnuers of thin brass filled with dy y are made of two diame! them to the different sized hove: primer 1s | ing the smalicr ones considerably longer, To guard A, alust explosion by concussion in the case of a work- man dropping one of these primers, each 18 encased in adozen thicknesses of bruwn paper securely pasted around, and ts then dipped into boiling puraillne, which adberes im a thick coat to the paper, From the shapo of the cartridges they wiil, when dropped, fail upon the potiom end, and the roll of paper 1s permitted to project an inch beyond that end so as to deaden the Shock, into each ove of these primers is now being inserted a fuse made in the sbape of a brass cylinder two inches long aod five-oighths ¢f an inch thick, This ts filied with Julininate uf mercury, imto which is run one end of each of two pieces of wire, united by a bit of plasinum wire. The hole in the fuse is then stopped with a cork, previously uy boiled in a mixture of beeswax, tailow and rosit, This done’ the primor is ready tor use, On one end of each of the cartridges piaced within the boles are fastened four short prongs of wire which, like tho baro of # fish hook, catch in the inequalities inside the hole and prevent its slipping out when the hole happens to be one in- clined upwards. The primers are providea with brass for the saine purpose, with brags springs, made with a greater degreo of care as belitting their more danger- ous location and contents, Wheu the men begin io insort the primers next Monday, they will proceed to lower a quantity of them into the shaft, then one will be pushed into the opening of each hole, care having been taken ip filling in the ordinary cartridge to leave sufficient space for it, When a primer bas been placed in cach one of the twenty holes, torming ove group, the wires projecting from the fuses within the primers will be connected by twisting them together, forming a circuit, except that the two lowermost holes arc not connected. From each of these a wire will lead up | through the shattto the battery, located in a bomv- | Proot structure 100 yards away. All that wili then be | necessary to explode the group is to attach one wire to a battery, forming a circuit by bringing tuo other into connection with it The heat of the electric current melts the platinum wire within the fase, exploding the fuiminate of mercury, which in turn fexplodes the primer itself, and that produces a concussion which fires off tho other cartridges further within the hole from one to another, It will thus be seen that tho cartridges do not all go off at onco; but xs the con- cussion produced by dynamite travels 60,000 tect per second the interval will not be appreciable either to the car or tn its resulta, EAST RIVER BRIDGE. THE ‘‘CARRIER” ROPE BROUGHT ACROSS YESTER- DAY BUT NOT STRETCHED—ACCIDENT TO ONE OF THE WORKMEN. Yesterday morning at a quarter past eleven the “car- rier” rope which was brought across the Brooklyn tower to the Brooklyn anchorage was towed over to the New York side on the deck of ascow. The prepa- rations for bringing it over were finishod about half- an hour belore that time, but the tide was running so strong down stream that Mr, Farrington thought it bet- ter to wait for theebb, From ten o'clock all the wharves, streete and hovsetops contiguous to the tower were crowred with people intently watching the preparations and anx:ously awaiting the moment for the start. The tugs ward Annan and J. K. Guile steamed ap to the scow, which was lying alongside tho dock at the foot of the Brooklyn tower with the wiro coiled thereon, The Edward Annan was mado fast to the scow and commenced, as soon as it was freed from the dock, to pull the immense weight slowly tpto.the-”—sriver; the Ji. K. Gutle steaming alongside to be ready to render assistance if necessary, As the scow was boing towed out the cable was paid out as rapidly as possible, and though the tide was about ebb it was carried a little down stream. When about baif way across It was noticed that the scow veered in the cur- rent and was swinging down stream, The other tug, the J. K. Guile, camo up at once and was iastened to it, The river was crossed then without further inter. ruption at about hall-past eleven and the scow was fastened to the dock, The work of uncotling the enble from tho drum then commenced, and when that was finished a Manila rope, avout two imches in diameter, was lowered from the top of the tower, The rope was de fast. to the cable by five lashings, and at two o'clock the signal was given for the raising of the cable The large engine was started, the drum began to re- volve and slowly the cable went up, till it reached the top of the tower. . It passed saicly over the pulley that was fixed at the top of the eastern side of the tower other one at the western side, over that also and the drum revolved more rapidiy, and about haif-past two the end of tho cable itselt tnd reached the drum. The cabio was fnstened with wires to the ropo on the drum, aud the original lashings were cut, Mr. Farrington then said he would commence to raise the cable from the bed of the river at four o'clock. By that me the adjacent wharves und boats were crowded with spectators, and a number of privileged persons were on the dock at the foot of tue tower, await ing the great event, when the 14,000 pounds of steel wire was to rise to the top of the two towers At a quarter past tour te large drum commenced to re- voive again, the cable passed over the wheels and was slowly but surely rising from the bed of the river, when suddenly and without warning it slipped out of the groove on the eastern side of the tower, As It slipped it strack a heavy block of wood with such force that the block flew ap, and, striking one of the workmen named James ('Netl over the left hip, laid him prostrate. O'Netl, after @ short faint, recovered somewhat and was earried to the dock down the thirty- three fights of stairs on the back of one of his fellow workmen. A carringe kad already been obtained by a signal from Mr. Farrington, and the tojured workman was taken to hishome. About 150 feet had been drawn up al the tm of the accident, aud any (urther attempt to take up the cable was postponed till this morning. | seemingly unimpeachable data as the forced hero 1 DELMONICO’S NEW RESTAURANT. Yesterday morning at seven o'clock precisely the threo members of the Delmonico family of restaura- veurs—Lorenzo, Siro and Charles—were found present in their new rendezvous of gastronomes on Fifth ave- nue, the house having been formally opened to the public at that hour, Tho throe Delmonicos did not begin to receive their guests in any great number until a late hour of the day, when a steady stream of celeb- rities—social, plutocratic, artistic, Journalistic, legal and every other shade of professional gentieman—in- cluding a sprinkling of tbe clerteal, poured through the doors of the café, a salon ot almost Saracenic splendor, and sauntered in and out, bat in band, all over the beautiful building. The soft yielding carpets, the costly gildings, the rich paper on the walls, tue sumptuous silver service, the solid rosewood and oak panelling of tho main dining room and café, all were admired in their turn by the visitors and old custom ot the house, some of whom bad eaten their first stolen delicacy as schoolboys uuder Delmonico’s mabogavy inthe days when those things were forbidden b: ern fathors or solicioas mothers, All these peop! re greeted with tbe greoting which long known faces and § associations should reccive irom kindly boss The old piace at Fourteouth street willbe open to she pubic for business purposes until next Wedneuday: evening, as the upper part of the 4 hew osiadlisument 18 yet uufnisbed to some extent, and the bailroom will hardly be ready for a month tu come. Bat the greatest speed pos: under the.cir- cumstances is being made, and the main restaurant, frontung On Filth avenue, yesterday, wae pretty well fiileu by those whose appetites hungered after the deli- cucies Of the September woods and waters, 1n » short conversation with Mr, Siro Deimonico the latter gen- Leman said, “We are getting rondy as favs as possible aud will be able to leave the Fourteenth strect house ou Wednesday. Wesnall shortly bave the munage- ment of four houses—a pew one, 4 whole building next to the Kquitavie insurance Company, at Nos. 112 and 114 Broadway, tbe Broad street piace, the Beaver street dining rooms and tuts newpuouse. There arein oar employment about 600 persons in different capacities ol all grades, Our present chef is said to be very good 4s a cvok; be bas not been trie, nowever, as a chef very muci. We hada chef with us for some years up to January who became rich and got to be very lazy. He devoted so much of his time to writings about fish that he had no Une to attend to our business and we rted with nim, A chefs position requires great at- tention, agreat deal of industry and the best of adinin- | istrative abuity, which sometimes bas to be exercised with the preparation of live or #ix dinners, ali in the evening, and possibly to also look after parties at pri- vate houses algo, "? In regard to an opening reception,-which is generally given by restauranis aud hote Delmonico said that their house would not give auy opening, as they believed that the destruction, dirt and coniusion at- tending auch a display would de more barm than good. Mr. Delmonico added that the people who would at- tend such an opening would be, of course, the people who always attend openings, and that class of people were not customers of Delmonico’s, whereas the real customers of toe house would not attehd un opening, as they in every oaso preferred to pay for what they cared to nd did pot desire free lunches. “There- fore, imonico, “itis pot because of the ex- pense that we do not give a reception of au ‘opening,’ ag 1s is called, but because of tho copiusion nad the destruction that wou.d onsae.”” There are in the new house eight handapmely furnished rooms, en suite, lor the accommodation of eight old customers of ‘Dol- been buarding with the famous restaurant keepor lor mapy years; but the Delmouicos do not wish to keep boarders im any other general sense, and would not by any possibility increase their number, Last evening a dinner party Of ten was given by a well known geatieman in New York society to bis Jew friends, as a sort of an initial souper, commemora- live of the opening of the palatial Lome of gastronomy. SPANISH SECRET HISTORY. ALPHONSO XII. SURROUNRED BY HI8 ENEMIES. A gentieman in this city has Just received a letter from a friend in Paris, ono fuliy conversant with the intrigues of Spanish politics, trom which the following 18 quoted An important memorial, intended to threw light upon the restoration of Alphonso XIL, King of Spain, is now being prepared with great socrecy fa Paris, 7) volume, ol which we Lave by chance learned, shows by indisputable proof that many of the Spanish gonerals who to-day ligure awning belore the throne of the monarch, und who aro receiving his gifts, not only have not contributed to his resto-ation, but have openly opposed him, Its shots fre aimed principaily at General Jovellar, the present Governor of the Spanish Antilles, exhibiting him by bistorical and The documents in fac-simile, so that of the Alphonso movement, proot are all otched in their authenticity may not be denied upon comparison of signatures. ‘The first given 1s the teiegram from General Jovellar to the Duke De la Torre, who, as tho writer hasbeen informed, assured him be would defeat General Murtinez Campos, and imviting bim warmly to-come on with twenty bat- talions to smother tho monarchicai insurrection. Among some ot the most important documents are the following:—"A report of the interview of the Junta ot restoration generais with Colonel Velasco, Jovellar’s adjutant, Jovellar refusing his concurrence in the movement, and sending his adjutant for that parpose; A sworn account of the chiets and officers of the bat- talons that formed the Dabau brigade, who declared General Joveilar the frst revoluvonist and enemy ot the present king, pledging himself to pronounce in favor of Valmaseda's orders or the person he miynt delegate; the Piaza crders, published by General Jovellar, be being military Governor of Madria at the precise time that the motuer of the present king was de- throned; a copy of the letter that General Martinez | campos addressed to Canovas del Castillo, ordering him upon leaving to form a ininistry made up of mod. erados and Hberals, Fac-simile ‘etters from Queen Isabel, mother ot Alpaonso XI1,—a sheet, with tho services of General Jovellar commented upon—and other curious papers.’’ It appears that these very in teresting and highly important documents have been brought to light by a colonel of one of the battalions that Urst pronounced for King Alphonso, and who is now angry with General Joveilar for promoting Coionel Riorrero to the rank of brigadier geveral (no doubt Le- cause he kept silent im regara to the order which he gave to prosecuto General Martinez Campos), a compli- ment denied by Colonel Borrero, Instances can be geon every day in the Cortes and Spanish press of the po- litical fickleness of many of the statesmen of pain; and £0 accustomed now is that agitated nation to such spectacles that tney are almost looked upon wiih inuit- ferenco Nevertheless, it is believed that the publication of the inemoriai here reterred to will not fail to create considerable excitement among Spanish politiciai RAILWAY POSTAL SERVICE, MEETING OF THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS TO INQUIRE INTO THE suBJECT. The commission appomnted by the Inst Congress to attempt to reach some basis oF principle upon which the railway mail service may be managed tn a way sat- islactory to both the government and the railway com- panies held two sessions at the St. James Hotel yester- day. Upon the previous day W. H. Vanderbilt and E. D. Wooster appeared before the commission, and yes- terday they expected to have @ hearing with Mr. Babcock, the president of the New York, Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Cowdin, cbairman of the Executive Committee of the samo institution, ‘These gentlomen were unable to appear, but will do so to-day. An informal hearing was given yesterday morning to Mr. Bond, the receiver of the Missour Kansas and Texas Railway Company, who gave some general views upon his road and the nature of the postal service in the country through which it runs, This line 1s 750 miles in length, terminating at Denison, Tex. ‘i ‘The purpose’ of thin commission is to consuit with ail classes of railroad men and to discover what kind of service 18 applicable in the various parts o! the country through which the severairouds roa. Tt is composed of three members—Hon. Gardner 8. Hub- bard, of Massachusetts; Hon, ¥. W. Palmer, of Tla- nois, and Hon. David W. Fox, of Pennsylvania They expect to close theif Session here to-morrow morn- ing, aud then will proceed to visit the larger cities of the West Bestdes the gentlemen. trom the Chamber of Commerce before mentioned there will appear betore the commission to-day representations of the New York and Erte Ratiway and oi the press of this city, who bad been juvited to appear on Wednes- day. POSTMASTER GENERAL TYSER, who has been in this city for some days on business connected with increased mail taciiiies, held a contor- e yesterday with Mr. William H. Vanderbilt It ts re- ‘ted on good authority that the Postmaster Genera: pay mission, and that Mr, WORK ON CASTLE GARDEN. a whieh 8 the main support of hisown, Like Prince Milan, be will have ” Work on Casile Garden wi begun Monday, but ‘TO CHOOSE BRTWREN ABDICATION AND War, towing to the unfavorabdie condition of the weather it aad it may be confidently assumed that tho former will be of no ‘avail since the he@ apparent is ome of the anchest snpporters of the Pansclavonic part will be 19 vain that he will tell the people that th try cannot afford a war, that ite fuanees aro disor. Fess of clviligation many years, that the military tn. provemeats bave pot kept pace with those of other Powers, and that the feet—omoipotent, in the opmon of Mr. J. Reed—bas disappeared and cannot be found anywhere, The enraged soldier will listen to no considerations of this kind, and Russia will go to war with the same reckless disregard ol the consequences that the Servians nave lately done. The fact cannot be denied that, m sptte of pacitie assurances of the Czar, Russia ‘is rapidly dritting into a war with the Porte; and if the army of General Tehernayef ts pat to flight by the Tarks tho capiure of Belgrade will be the signal for revenge on the part of Russia, PAUPERISM IN KINGS COUNTY. The Commitssioners of Charities of Kings county re- port that there ts a remarkable increase in paaperism in Brooklyn this tail, There are at present 800 inmates of tho Almshouse as compared with 610 during the same riod of last year, The First District Outdoor Retiet Bureau, Commiasioner Bogan, assisted upward of 3300 families last winter, This season the number requir. ing relief will be much iarger, owing to the inability of thousands of peoplo to obtain ‘employment of any kind and | Guimug the past summer, was not carried on as far as had been intended. Brick- layers were employed during most of the day tn pre- paring materials for use, and arrangemonts were made by the carpeoters for the erection of the uprights upgn whieh the new roof ts to rest Upon the stanch old walls which form the eaclosuro the fire bas left sad traces of its ravages, The stone work shows deep rents in piaces, ana around tho embrasures much of the masonry,ts ragged and displaced. All of the débris la been removed, but oad masses of lumber at charred beans still appear tn the lowor buildings, where the conflagration aid most damage, It 18 tutention of ‘hoge in charge to erect hich will strengthen the outer ch eracks and crevices as timo and the fire have wroaght. The embrasures, too, are to be walled up and the old structuro mado as strong and presentable as possible. A circle of hoavy beams are to support a round, domelike roof in the ce: of the large enciosare, and 4 lower sloping roo! is to extend from tt to the outer walis, The portion of the butid- ing fronting upon the Battery pas nor been sufficiently damaged Lo make any great repairs necessary, and, €x- cept ciearing it of the braces of the fire aud putting Up a new cornice, no work is to be dene on it. The north ‘n section of tho buriding 1s henceforward to be used as tho emigranis’ apartment, and in the sodthern, which was heretolore a waste room, the o in now to be placed. The superintendent of the work thinks that the root will be completed in about a nderbilt showed a disposition to carry out, 80 far ns jossibie, the wishes of the Post Oflice Department. he commission will meet aguin this morning atten o'clock... THE OUSTER MONUMENT, ‘The following additional contribations bave been re- ceived on account of the Custer monument fand:— Jimmy Johnson, ¥. ds Two schoolboys Hugh Higgins. Total, CLUB RULE. Officer Edward Connolly, of tho New etreet police, was bofore Judge Kasmiro yesterday morning to ewer a charge of assault and battory alleged to have been perpetrated on Jobn Peterson, a boarding house keeper of No. 61 Oak streot, The complainant staved that the officer had srrested him without any cause, and when remonstrated with at the injustice of the act had beaten aod abused bim in ® shameful manner, On arriving at the Oak street police station, where the prisoner was couveyed, it being the most convenient to the place of arrest, the officer made a charge of dis- orderly condact against Peterson. The jatver retorted” by making acharge of it against Connolly. The oiicer acted in such a wild f aud tall so in. coherently that the sergeant in go, taking also into consideration Peterson's bruised appearance, felt justi fied 1m entertaining tho charge against him, and locked bim up, Justice Kasinive beid him in $500 bail, SEPTEMBER 15, 1876.-TRIPLE SHEET. “and the mile and five furlongs tu 2:51%. RACING IN. KENTUCKY: Fourth Day of the Fall Meeting at Lexington. Necy Hall, Largensteen and Ten- broeck the Winners. ‘ Lexinartos, Sept. 14, 1876, The attendance at the race course to-day was not £0 great ag on the previous auys of the mecting, Ther was a slight shower in the morning, out the weather | Cleared ap by noon and the track was very iast, There | was a high wind blowing during the races. THE Fimst KACK was a sweepstakes for three-year-olds, $50 each, $25 forfeit, $500 added, the distance one mile and three- quarters, There wore five starters, comprising J. A. Grinstead’s chestnut filly Katrine, by Lightoing, dam Ctoily Jovso®; and the same gensieman’s bay filly Marie Michon, by Melbourne, Jr., dam Nellie Gray; Willams and Owings’ chestnut colt Creedmoor, by As- teroid, dam Target; D, Swigert’s bay colt Bombay, by Planet, dam Nora, and F, B. Harper's chestnut ally Necy Hall, by Lexington, dam Miriam. THR RACK. Creedmoor wes the iavorite at 5 tol against the fiel4. The start was a very bad one, Creedmoor being Jett at tbe post, and before he got in motion hoe was from seventy-Ove to one bundred yards behind the others, which entirely destroyed his chances for the race, and his backers’ money was lost before he | Started, Marie Michon led off, followed by Bombay, Necy Hall, Katrine and Creedmoor, Marie Michon showed the way for a mile and a half, closely pressed by Bombay. Necy Hall made ber run as she came into the homestretch, soon passed those in front of her, and won the raco by two longths, Creedmoor sec- ond, a neck in frontet Marie Michon, Bombay fourth, Katrine fifth, Tho time of tho mile and three-quarters was 3:07%. The second was a selling race, with the usual allow- ances for the price to be sold for, and four came to the post, These were ‘McIntyre & Nichols’ bay filly Tillle Brent, by Pheaton, dam Nettie Viley; T. J. Megibben’s chestnut filly Kaglet, by Planet, dam Eagless; J. A. Grinsiead’s gray colt Lantenac, by Lightning, dat Zingara, and GW. Downing’s chestnut filly Largeu- steen, by War Dance, dam Kevel. THE RACK. Tillie Brent and Englet were equal favorites, Lan- tenac next in favor, Largensteon seiling at low rates. ‘Tho start was a very even one, Kaglet and Tillie Brent Getting away lapped, Lurgensteen a good third, Lan- tenac fourth. Largensteen took the lead at the quar- ter pole, was never headed, and won handily by two lengths, Tillie Brent second, a neck in front of Eaglet, Lantenac fourth. The first milo was rua in 1:44 and the race in 1:58. THR THIRD RACK was for a parse of $350; $300 to the Arst and $60 to the second horse, a dash of a mile and five furlongs. For this event there wero but two entries, These were F. B. Harper's bay colt Tenbroeck, by Pheaton, dam Fanny Holton, 4 years old, and A. K. Richards’ bay filly Phyllis, by Pheaton, dam Lass ot Sidney, 4 years old, THR RACE Tonbrock was the favorite ut the six to one. The air went off uta clipping pace and ran head and hexd for five-ctghths of amile, when Ten Broock went to the front and leaving the filly won the race by haif a dozen lengths quite easily, making tho first milo im 1:42, ‘The following are the SUMMARIES, Lexixotox, Tuurspay, Sept 14—Fourtn Day—Finst Rack.—A Sweepstakes for three-year-olds, $50 each, $25 forfeit; $500 added; ono milo and three-quarters, The second horse to receive $100 out of the stakes, STARTERS, F, B, Harper's ch. f. Necy Hall, by Lexington, dam Miriam, by Glencoo, Williams & Owing'’s eb, c Creedmoor, by Asteroid, dam Target, by Rifleman........ andsewese J. A. Grinstead’s b, f. Marie Michou, by Meiboarne, Jr., dam Netlie Gray, by Lexington... D, Swigert’s b. c. Bombay, by Planet, di Sovere * tetas J. A Grinstead’s oh. f. Katrine, by 1 Cicily Jobson, by Weatherbit Timo, 3 SROOND RAI Same Day.—A gelling race; purse $250, one mile and an eighth, horses to be sold tor $1.00 to carry proper weight; to sell for $1,000, allowed 5 1bs,; to tell ior $750, allowed 7 Ibs.; to soll tor $500, allowed 10 tba. The winner to be sold at auction immediately atter tho race, and any excess over tho prico at which ho was entored to be sold to be given to second horse, Starters, G. W. Downing’s ch. f. Lavginten, by War Dance, | dam Revel, 3 years old, Mefntyre and Nichol’s & f. T dam Nettie Viley, 3 years old. Megibbon’s ch. f. Eaglet, 8, 3 years old, JA. Grinstead’s gt. ¢. Lantenas, Zingara, 3 yearsold,... bs Timo, 1:58. THIRD RACK Purse $350; $300 to the first and $50 to the sccona ‘and five (uriongs. Starters. F. B. Harper’s b. ¢. Tenbrook, by Pheaton, adam Fanny Holton, 4 years old...... A. K. Richards’ b. £ Phyilis, by Pheaton, dam Lass of Sydney, 4 years old. Time, TROTTING AT MYSTIC PARK. om BM Brent, by Pheaton, mo wo ow Bosto, Sept. 14, 1976, ‘The attendance at the races to-day was larger than on any of tho preceding days. The two unfinished races of yesterday wore concluded to- The two races on the programme for to-day were aiso trotted, The bay stallion Aristos won the unfimshed 2:32 race of yesterday, taking the second, seventh and eighth heats, brown mare Carrie N. taking tho second money, hiack’ stallion Young Wilkes the third, and chest. amt maro Lizzie Kecler the fourth. ‘Time, 2:28— | 2:20.44 2:30 \4—2:30%; —2:31—2 :20 2:20-2:27, | The unfinished 2:24 class race of yesterday was won by br. m. Hannal’ D, who took the first, second and fifth heats; br. s, Commonweaith, the second mone; b, g. Frauk Reeves, the third, and b, g. Comee the fourth. Tim: 224 3¢—2:25 4 —2 26 15 — 2:24, The following is a summary of to-day’s races :— Cinss 2:36—Purse $1,000, ‘divided; mile heats, best threo in five, in harne: B. g. Dick Swive: G, m. Ross B. m. Ne! R. m, Delightful B. 8, Commodore Perry B, g. Carpenter Boy B. m. Annie EF... ‘ Br. 8. Elevator .... . Time, 2:3015—2:81 Ciars 2:20—Purse $1,000, divided; milo heats, best three in five, in harness, B. g. Joe Ripley. Ramee ecto coon Ch. & Cassius Pr Ros Alton Bo Blk. m. Celerity TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK. A trotting match took place yesterday afternoon at Fleetwood Park between the bay mare Carrie Myers, in harness, and the roan gelding Fred Tyler, to wagon, the race being mile heats, best three in five, Five head and bead heats wore trotted before the affair was decided. Fred Tyler won the first two heats, but then the additional pair of wheels of the wagon began to impede his progress, and Carrie bent him the three subsequent heats, Jobn Marphy drove the mare, this being his first appearanes since the accident he met with Inst July, ty which his collar bone was broken, Murphy is himself again and ready for businesa The following 18a scemaRy, © Figetwoop Park, Sem. 16—Trorrio,—Match, $200; mile heats, best three mn five, John Murphy's b. m. Carrio Myers, in harness T. Bena yler, to wagon.. 1 quaree wrler, First heat. wee 40 Second heat ‘Third heat. Fourth heat, Fifth beat. + 88K TROTTING AT KINGSTON, N. Y. The trotting at the driving park yestor day of the meeting, was largoly ting was exceptionally fine. Tho 2:20 class race was closely contested throughout. There were two races— ‘the 2:50 and 2:26 class. The following are the SUMMARIES, Last Day or tae Meerixc or THe Kixqston Driv- ING PARK ASSOCIATION. —KiNGsTom, September 14, 1876.— Class 2:50; purse $400, divided; mile heats, best three in five, in harness, A. Patterson's bik. g. TW, Martin W. C. Trimbie’s b. m, Lady Bverett,.. J, Wenzell’s ch. m. Dolly... Time, Same Day'—Class rt Boy. A. Goidsinith’s b. g. Batenran EB. ©, White's b. g. Ed, White, - Time, 2:32-2:31 jg—2:00—-2 dL, wen | expat j th SYRACUSE RACES, Syracuse, N. ¥., Sept 14, 1876 ‘The races were postponed to-day om account of rain this morning. The unfinished 2:26 race was con- cluded, Clifton Boy, who previously won two beats, winning the sixth, GOLDSMITH MAID AT ALBANY. Aunasy, Sept. 14, 1876 Goldsmith Maid made an attempt to-day to beat het best time, 2:14, at Island Park, but fatied. The track was very h , Uafortanately, from rain which fell during the morving, rendering the sucess of tho attempt next to imporsible. She made three trials, the frat beimg in 2:20%, the second 2:17 and she third 2:204, which was quite satsiactory to the sprctators. Goldsunth Maid is a wonderful! litte mare, now nearly twonty yeurs old, and she cam hardly be expected to improve oa ber past efforts, HANLON AT HOME, AN OVATION TO TEE CHAMPION SINGLE SCUL- LER OF THE WORLD. ToroyTo, Ont, Sept. 14, 1876. Edward Hanlon, ot this city, who by his recent vio tory at Philadelphia is the champion single seuller of the world, returned bomo this evening. Ho was ts Albany during the first part of the week, the guest of | the Beaverwyck Club, From there he came to Niagara, and thence by the steamer City of Toronto to this city, where he arrived at nine P, M. Great preparations had been made for his reception by.a citizens’ committes. As the steamer came in 20,000 people wore on the dockt and esplanade, Cheer after cheer was given for the victor, His shell bad been placed ona large fre-oscape truck, which was draped with British and American flags and drawn by four waite horses with mounted drivers. Hanlon, escorted by mombers of the Argo nauta Ciubd, took his seat in the sb amia great enthusiasm. An immense torchlight pro- cession then formed and paraded throagh the prin- streets to the Horticultural Gardens, where Mayor Morrison, on behalf of the citizens, presented Hanion with a gold watch vaiued at $400. The gardens were crowded. Ali along the line of march the recep- tion was of tho heartiest kind. Hanlon is vot yet twenty-two years old. Ho ts the son of a sherman and was raised on the island oppo- site this city. He gives the credit of bis training to the fishermen of the isiand, among whom he has always lived, and refuses to ally himself with any of the focal bout clubs, Tho fishermen have great bon- fires burning on the islaod. SCULL RACE POSTPONED. Bostox, Mass., Sept. 14, 1876, The single scull race between Landers, of Salem, and Jobnson (colored), of Boston, on the Charles River, was postponed till to-morrow on account of rough water, NEW YORK YACHT CLUB, PROGRAMME FOR THE AUTUMN REGATTA—THI PRIZES AND SAILING DIRECTIONS. Tho Regatta Committee of the Now York Yacht Club have issued their programme for the autuma re gatta, which is to take place on Tuesday, September 19 PRIZES. Thore will be four priz cers of the club, of tho value of $200 each, as fol- lows :-— One for first class schooners—those measuring 7,000 cubic feet and over. One for second class schooners—those measuring less than 7,000 eubie feet, One for first class sloops—those measuring 2,000 cubic fees and over, One for second class sloops—those measuring less than 2,000 cubic feet ‘The regatta will be sailed according to the sailing reg» ulations of the club, und with time allowances, RNTHIES. Entries must be made in writing, addresged to t secretary of the club, and will be received at the club house, Madison avenue, until Monday murning, Sep- tomber 18, at eleven o'clock. Yaohts will carry their & to signals at the main peak, The start willbe a flying one, aud tho time of each yacht will bo takon as sho passes between the “club house, Staten, Island, and the judges’ steamer, which will be anchored abreast of the clab house, The signals for starting will be given trom the Judges’ steamer us foliows:—For a preparatory signal, ‘one whistlo, and the yacht club flag on the judges steamer will'be lowered; and tea minutes later, for the start, one whistle, and the flag will be again lowered, Fifteen minutes alter the second wnistle will be allowed for yachts to cross the line, after which no yacht’s time will be taken unless insiructions to the contrary aro given by the judges on the morning of tho regatta. To mark the expiration of the fifteen minutes the above signals will bo repeated. If practicable a short blast of the whistle will be gtvonsas tho time of each yacht 1s taken at thestart. ‘cOURSE, Tho course will be from the starting point, as prev. jously mentioned, to channel buoy No. 10, passing te the westward and southward thereof; thence to South. west Spit buoy No. 83g, keeping to tho westward and southward thereof; thenee to and around Sandy Hook lightsbip, keeping it on the starboard hand, and return over the same course. Yachts must keop to the east- ward of buoys Nos. 11, 13 and 15, on the We: jank, and outside of buoy No. 64g on the pointof Sandy jiook going and returning, and will pass between the judges’ steamer and bucy No. 16, where the race will terminate, Yachts not entered are requested to keep to leeward of those engaged in the race and not to in- terfere with them tn any way, particularly at the turn- ing points, YACHTING NOTE, Yacht Charlotte Brooks, from Stamford, passed Whitestone yesterday afternoon en route for Now York, BASE BALL NOTES, The return game between tho A’aska and Nassau clubs took place yesterday on the Centennial Ground, Jersey City, in the presence of about 300 spectators, ‘The Nassaus had outa strong team, but they did not work well together, Their batting was the poorest display of handling the ash that has been witnossed in this vicinity this season, They had but three base hits, and there wero no less than sixteen mon struck out, and four who reached first baso on the third strike being mufled made a total of twenty ont of the twenty-seven. The Alaskas played a strong ga both in the field and at the bat, The following is the score:— INNINGS, Clubs. Ist, 2d, Bd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Th, 8th, Oth. Alaska, 0 14 0 2 0 4 0 213 -0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 OS Umpire—Mr. Larkin, of the Ilion Club, First base by errors@Alaska, 6; Nassag, 8 Raus earned—Aiaska, 3; Nassau, 0, The Alaskas, of Stal leteated the Good- Wills, of Brooklyn, yesterday, at Prospect Park, by tho score of 17 to 10. Agama was played at Pine Brash yest for a freman’s trumpet, between the Enterprise, of Walden, and the Monhogins, of Middietown. The former won by the score of 21 to 17, At the Eilenviile tournament the Hemlocks, of Mon- tteello, won two games, defeating the Resolutes, of Ellenville, by a score of 14 to 7, and the Di ares, of Port Jorvis, by a score of 15to4. The Delawares and Irvings, of Honesdale, played adraw game yesterday, the score standing 3 to & To-day the Bostons and Chicagos play at Boston, St Louis and Hartfords at farttord, Louisvilles and Ath- ics ot Philadelphia and Mutaals and Ciocinnatys og Union Groand. ‘The amateur games for to-day are as follows :—Alaska and Enterprise at Contenniai Ground, Jersey City, and Chelsea and Our Boys at Capitotine Ground, The famous St. Lows professionals barely escaped being deieated by an amateur club yesterday at Lowell, Mass. Score:—St. Louis, 7; Lowell, 6. The Chicagos defeatea the New Havens yesterday at New Haven by the score of 13 to 7, The second game vetween the Delawares, of Port Jervis, and Irvings, of Honesdale, which took place yesterday atthe Ellenvitle Tournament, resulted ip javor of the Dejawares, by the score of 19 to % BILLIARDS. Detnort, Mich,, Sept, 14, 1876, | Slosson and Sexton, billiardists, played @ threo ball game here last evening, Slosson winning by @ score of THAT SWIMMING MATCH. Tho swimming contest announceds to take place yer terday at Sing Siog, between Andrew Trauts and George H. Wade, did not come off, owing to the non. appeuranee ot an exeursion boat from Brooklyn and Now York, said boat, 60 faF as could bo ascertained, being the most tmportant feature of the proposed match. Both the principals were on the ground at the appointed hour, but beyond attracting a crowd of mos and boys there was little external evidence to denote trial of endurance between them was ed. Late in the afternoon it was given oud contemplat that Wade was anxious to havo the match contested and that Trautz had declined to go into the water, and before nightfail the former went through th perform. ‘anco of going ever the course alone. aN SERIOUS WARNING TO PARENTS, ‘Mr. William Hepsley, a resident of Jowett avenue, Jorsey City, left ais residence yesterday morning to attend to his work, bis wife and children remaining at home. A boy named Harry, aged five, and his sistes Matilda, aged seven yosrs, wero playing in a room up stairs, when the mother heard the report of a pistol, She rushed up and found the girl bieeding profusely from the lett arm, while the terriiled boy still clutched the revolver, Ho bad found it in the drawer of s vureau, and while playing with it it was discharged, Medical attendance was promptly procured, Phi bullet, which entered at the elbow and to ihe slouider, has Dot been oxtracted, presented by the flag off-. ~