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Shree o'clock to-morrow afternoon, Now, thinwortt) | told me he was going to see the Hell Gate explosion precisely at that hour!’ | “That's all right; you needn’t cry; he won't see it, | Dut he’li have all the effects of it when he gets home’ | “Water has a pressurejof fifteen pounds to the square | inch at the base of every twenty-lour {cet column. | ‘Th re, when the ming is fred there will be a re- ance which——"? What do you know about water? have shaken bands with it fora month. I'd aw you to take a——” | “Tsay, Mister, I live in Pann Yan, and I've beeo on | to sce the Centennial, This is my wife Maria, here on | my arm. She and 1 will be in Penn Yan about an hour | before the goldarned thing 1s jred of. Do you think we'd better move back furticr into the country—do | you, mister ?”” You “1 waut you to understand that I’m a scientist. The | explosion ‘will liberate 16,000,000 feet of poisonous es. I observed the same thing in Servia. Mon | three miles distant {oll down as if they bad beou Struck by Hghtning.” “Then, why don’t you take time by the forelock aud | get out of danger?” | “No, I shall not. 1 shall stay aud observe the sub- Mme spectacle. 1 have a note to meet on Monday.” “Deo you know a fish wien you see it, Joun¥?? “Haven't I beep a mether of the 5. F. ft. P.O. GT. A. for three years Didn't I detect that cuse of inhu- Manity to a chicken sala! ?”” ¢ Certainly, you did. Well, then, I wish you would | take a Whitehall boat this ev ° Circulars amoug the lish. Exch c explosion will take place atten minutes to three you betier drop the ish a line? usual way, and besides—"? “So you are not gomg up to see the blast?” } my wife ts. “Do you think any one will be killed #” | 1 don’t know, neither do | care.”” | Why?” “There isn’t an insurance policy in the family,’ 7 | “And you won't be in town when the great ‘ot f; no dynamite in mine,” “Where are you going?” “Why, to Rhode Island, of course. Isn’t it explicitly Btated that Providenco will take care of yout”? | AN EXCURSION FOR MOTHERS-IN-LAW. For several days past there have been tu circulation tickets bearing the startling heading, ‘Go to Hell Gate on Sunday next, September 24, 187 and dyna- mite and nitro-glycerine excursion, No return tickets aecessary, Mothers-in-law free! N, b.—The steaiuer, | with the usual enterprize of her owners, will go nearer the blast than any other boat, her anchorage being directly over the excavation.” It is said that the idea originated with a few newly married Young men, and the demand for tickets was such as to startle even the most sanguife of its projectors, the entire lot being sold in a single day, and fabuioas prices being offered for them by youths recently married into New York Application Ww: made to neal permit the yessel to pass within and although that gentleman was not personal In sympathy witb the object of the excursion be ga the desired permission. The tickets were printed upon embossed paper and bore within a wreath at the top the motto, “Hit bim ag: Altogether they were very tasteful and attractiy About 1,000 of them were distributed and not one-tenth of the demand was sup: plied, Much to toe surprise of the enthusiastic young men, many of the ladies refused to go at all and those who'did not refuse received the tickets very conily. For a time it looked as though the alfuir would be a failure until one of the Y. N. M. M. suggested to his wife's maternal relative that after ail he thought sie should not go, as the excitement might prove injurious who __ famihes. Newton to his lines, to elderly people. That settled it, The lady re- marked that “she generally ruled ber own aft was pet ‘© 60 that) «oshe «was in need of sympatyy.’” She immedi matro¢s of her acqui manage the craft, ely announced to the other » thi sue was going to Whereupon every wite’s mother of them declared that none but she knew how to bandle it, and the controversey ts still in progress, The young men spent last night im prayer that the weather would not be such as to prevent the success of the excursion aud that the invited ladies may not determine to stay at home. THE LAST NIGHT BEFORE THE EXPLOSION. Who has over slept on the brink of acrater? Who has known what it ts to be in the very jaws of death, at the very gate of hell Whoever has passed throug’ the cxpericnces attendant upon such perilous situa- Hous will appreciate something of the foeing with Which the writer spen: the last night previous to the explosion at Hell Gate. It required no eraven heart to fool a shudder of awe in tlio black lonoly | Bight in the the superhuman agencies of death which, in gigantic accumulation, were stored beneath the earth, ready, through the slightest misad- venture, to burl rocks and reets and water and dwell- ings and human beings into the air and into eternity, Hell Gate looked, “indeed, like the gate of hell last might, Doré would have delighted to dash off its Bloomy, grim, ever-weird features, WELL GATE AT SIGUT. | Here were the coiler dam, the sualt, the workshops, | the gates, usually crowded with curious sightseers, all face of wrapped in deepest gloom and darkness and silent as | feath, The dismal rain pattering with ‘monotonous | tegularity on the roofs of the sheds and upon the water, filling the shaft to a letol with the channel, en- | danced the dreary aspect of the place, During the day | how busy it was, humming with cheerful voices, re- sounding with the heavy tread of the workmen, with the tripping gait of the numerous lady visitors, and alive with human forms active! darting to and tro. Tho only relief trom the deep silence was at the entrance of the shaft, where one singie lamp faintly glimmered, Tt w: ssury to ask its owner what duty he performed at so late an hour, | thing seotbing vivid light, when Leld up to bis face, soon disclo: the features of gallant Ca} Bos scarcely had the writer with bis footsteps when the watchfuluess of G Newton's assistant was evide Captain Boyle stoppe cation, But the indefat tan was even de iwtnine o'clock, when dump ra very marrow, ed by th him and promptness with whieh | manded his identia- | ble curiosity of the average Ameri | trated im this stormy night, for it was at is dari nd the | b your rim of ay shipper young danse! der fooking swatn and looking at the grits machinery | of destruction with as much interest as thougis she bad come to the ballet of aba” or “Sar. danapalus”’ instead o! the paraphanalia of the grandest physical revulution in the world’s history. THE WORK IN THK HOMBPRO But the silence, at first so complete, and oppressive, did not, upon closer investigation, appear to be so all-pervading alter all, Faint lights gleamed from the bomb, roof, where some twenty or twenty-five men were very quiety and steadily fngagnd tn testing the wire connections under the ex- perienced guidan’ oreman of this department, har, Stittinger. a were evidently weary and worn, Like all the other men engaged upon this gt- | pautic undertaking, their strength had been taxed to {8 uttermost himit within the last few days And yet they seemed to favor cheertuily | And with po more care or thought ot their peritous | sitnation than the elegant dry goods clerk displays as ho feasts the eyes of some preity girl with some dainty ary goods. Some of there men whistled a merry tune as they worked away through the weary watches of verpowering the vivht 0. ally a randem word of subdued | mversation could be heard, bat it was not often that | they tock time even for that ¢ heroes of this work is Captain Boyle, 7 fonsly aliudes to. His tace is wan and hazgard with watching, but bis very life threads seem to hang ou the triumpliant issue of the wagnificent work, aud here be staiked up and down with that fliekeriog Inmp, like some ghost that was haunting the solitude of the night. | PROM HELL INTO PURGATORY. | 9 P. M.—At nine P. M. the ghostly silence fs still un- | broken. The wind is sharp and keen, and the gaunt, | dismal aspect of the black sky, black water, black | sheds, black roads, b kK torms of the Watchmen, ts unrelieved oven by the twinkle of a star in the sky. Beside the pale lamp of Captain Boyle and the feeb o gilmmer issuing trom the bombproof, the only light Visible near by 18 that stroaming from the lager beer saloon. This reprosents the purgatory, a8 it were [tas midway between the dangers of the Hell Gate and the heaven of security, Here sit some list. less boozers, all talking on the ove subject uppermost in every he explosion. !he proprietor. in answer porter’s questions, —chieer- faily announces that will only keep the gininill close’ for fifteen minutes to-morrow, while the deadly work of the explosion isin progress, and Immediately reopen, to allow tne Fictorious engincers and their workmon to celebrate their triamph in oceans of lager. “Ve'll do goot pianise alter its ol! of she, and he is proba Fight, for at this fount of Gambrinus General Newion | has sought his solace during the arduous labors the past few weeks. GLOOMY JESTS. 10 P. M.—Thero is a pause in the low hum of labor | inthe bombproof The workmen rest for a moment to sip some cotlee which they have brought with them in tins, You can see by their pale taces how sadly they need this scant refresbinent, In the watehhouse, | pear the eptrance of the shalt, sit five wateumen, why tatch alertly’ the sound of ‘every vew comer and ruzh at hit to ke Win away from thle storehouse of destruction and death, = Kut there are few stragglers who mirude, Knovs of men, however, stand in irovt of the Little wooden cottages near the ferry louse, and with somewbat anxious faces | aiscuss the great bi Some iry to joke, bat only sueveed with wry faces, Their Jests, which parpose (o show their indilivrence and lofty sublimity under the | resent danger, have the true touch of the death’s | fener : Have you made your will, John?” asks one, Thave, Jin,” tho other replies, “although pect we'll be blown up very bigh.”” ‘This is a good experience of the namerous stale jokes | which the reporter hears on bis tour in the vicinity of the scene of the explosion. ILLUMINATION FROM NEW YORK, 11 P. M.—The might becomes darker and darker, the sky seems bat one black biot which has extinguished the bright heavens torever to leave us in eternal gloom, It is » positive pleasure to look at (he New York side at the glittering corovet of lights waich shine upon the | darkoess anu gloom of Heil Gate ike (he rays of savas thon into the Uiuckness of despair. Severai times the writer had (ried to effect ap entrance into the bony proof but astern denial grevied bin every (ime. even the magie word ‘reporter’ proved a key to tli peoret spring of the oxpiosion, whence the touct will ve qiven which will sbatior Whe gigautic rocks of Hell Gato | with the statute which y | papers, reserving Its ¢ ENCOU } pulling the inlo millions of atoms and jn an instant open another baunel to civiization and uational wealth, But to the repeated question, “How are you getting ou with your work!” there was only one steady answer, which had something of heroic stoicistm in it—“All right, We are going on all right, just testing these connec- tions. They are all right.” There was sometning stri y assuring about this word ‘All right,”? some- to the soul perturbed by prophetic of houses flying about in air and streets rocking y's cradle. . M.—Tbe work, so silently and yet so steadily performed, still does not relapse. Captain Boyle, with that ghostiy lamp of his, sttll walks from one place to another with his alert step, At the last moment, when the writer turned to leave the gloomy spot, ne asked :— “Everything all right, everything all right”? in, res like a by 1 ptain ?°? ag the steady answer that | camo as trom a soldier at his post. NO POSTPONMMNT OF THE EXPLOSION, One last look at tho pall of stilluess and darkness that Hell Gate now has, and at the vivid lights shining opposite Iu New York, and the writer bad turned bis back upon the seene, Dut not before Captain Boyle had J Lim that no further postponement was y » and that the explosion Was now sure to take to-morrow, ood-night, Captain, be careful you are not blown up before to-morrow.” “I willbe. LH wait for you till to-morrow. Good night.” And still the quiet work went on far tnto the gusty black night as the ro and brought the writer bac! waters ol Hell Gate to safe New York. But how com: paratively quiet Were these waters! Not the taintest breath of \error of the awful enemy lurking vader their depths ready to tear to the sites, seemed to stir their ripples. INTERVIEW WITH ©. T, CHNSTER TOUCHING THR BAT. TERING AND GALVANOMETER, Mr, Chester is an e¢! rican and manufacturer of telegraph truments at 104 Contre street, New York, but his place of busmness was closed yesterday afternoon, so that he had to be sought ut his residence, t Englewood, N. J. At a hour he was found, | erarearch quite difficult trom bis residence to a boat quickly pushed off from pear the turbulent w church, und gave the writer the following inlor- wation’ ag to the batteries, He said he had given them personal supervision with a corps of skilled workin tested 10 every possible way individual ‘with the government superintendent, by alvanometers, It was a eritical moment \flernoon when this took place, It was that the galvanometers should show a de- flection of forty-five degrees, but tothe delight and astonishment of the superintendent, the result showed jon of forty-nine and a haltdegrees. This makes | 1 result pericetly certain, There hag been an anuy gold mounted Key made, which will, in some time in the future, be presented to General Newton, ibis is eneased in a handsome box, which will not be opened until the supreme moment fixed for the explosion, and this will direct its splendid re-ults, The batteries used have been t by the United States government with all tho care possible with modern science, Mr. Choster said in conclusion that he had no doubt whatever that the great obstructions would fall with- out danger to the property or lives of the cit'zens of New York. GENERAL NEWTON TO THE SABBATH CoMMITTER, The following written re is been sent by Gen- eral Newton to the communication of the Sabbath Com- mittee, Wich We published yesterday :— Unitxep Staves ExGisannk Orvicy, ? Anwouy HUILDING, ConNER Houstox AXD KENE STREETS, New Youn, Sep 1878. § Nowwan Witt, Esy., Chairman New York Sabbath Com- mittee L R—I have had the pleasure t receive your com- munication of the 20th inst. aud T regret to way that tho pressure vf business prevents a reply as full as the import- knee of the subject demands, thank you for the first place, 1 have terms in which communication is and to say that aware of Objections to appo! as the the mines at that necessity whieh I considered argen Wed: As originally app the del on) af a contract ment day by duy comprined of was rene Neithor myselt nor f my subordinates would take tho responsibility, on nt of certain probable cons quonees, of delayl day after ail is ready. And this alone »! n being considered by any one asa x Day. espectfully, your obedient s NEWTON, JOHN 3 Lioutenant Colonol Engineers, Brovet Major General CARD FROM MR. BLUNT. To tae Eprror or tur Hrraup: Sm—I have a telegram from General Newton, ask ing me tonotlty all vessels to give Hailett’s Point, Astoria, a wide berth atter the explosion, until he has time to report on it, which will be done as soon as possible, GEORGE W. BLUNT. New York, Sept. 23, 1876. onid preven jexeeration of the POLICE ALRANGEMENTS, The police arrangements for tue great expiosion were completed last night by the detaitment of all the “oil” platoons to report to Inspector Thorn in the Twenty- third preeinet, who will distribute them as occasion require, The total number thus employed will ve in the neighborhood of 800 men. A force of 100 will be posted on Ward's and Blackwell's islands, ‘The officers to be stationed on the Inter will be in- structed particularly with regard to the Penitentiary, as it may become necessary to remove the convicts to another part of the tsland, in which caso the police will be held responsible for their custody. Commis- sioner Brennan called at the Central Office last night to cousult with the Saperiutendent, and expressed the opinion that the Penitentiary building would stand the shock, but he seemed anxious, nevertheless, to have a ent force present to look after the convicts should cussion render the prison unsate. The main body of the force will «be posted in the various street# in the Nineteenth and ‘Twenty-vnird precincts, to keep the crowds within proper bounds and prevent any approach to a panic, HOW THEY FEEL IN BROOKLYN. The engrossing topic of conversation upon all sides in Brooklyn yesterday was tho grand blast which ts to take place this afternoon at Hell Gate. The question asked by every other person one met waa, “Are you going to see the great blow-up #"” All those who could make it convenient to do 80 answered in the atirmative, and there can ve no doubt vut t Brooklyn will, send a very large dele- gation to tho scene to-day, complain because of the sele time for the blow-up. Attention will be diverted from u ath school in the afternoon. There 1s no uso The muipiste | attempting to conceal the tact that there is a strong public | undercurrent of neryous exeivement in the mind, A wag remarked that he felt as he was wont to when in the late war before an engagement the bands played, ‘ust Before the Battle, Mother ” ‘che tune of the explosion will be closely noted, and the carly dinner wiil be partaken of in many house- holds $0 as to enable those who desire to obtain a near View of the disturbance to seek their place of observa- tion. Many people will repair to the Heights and cn- vor (o obtain a glimpse of the vapor as it succes the explosion, but the water route will be the mos, popular for observation. A NOV! 2L LAWSUIT. Before Justice Dykman, sitting in Supreme Court, Chambers, at White Plains, Westchester couaty, ye terday, arguments on demurrer were made In a some- ie action, 1m Which the people ot the Stute of New York are the plaintifls and the New York Central and Hadson River Railroad Company de- fendunts, is brought to recover penaities amounting in the aggregate to nearly $200,000 for jeged repeated vivlations of a statute ae tue duties of common carriers The complai forth that during the past six months the defen have in divers and sundry imstances failed to comply requires that ail passenger cars runing over a disiance of torty miles must have a suitable receptacle tor water, whieh stall be cau. staaily supplied with cool water on each car, for the better comtort of the passengers, The penalty pre- scrived for ouch violation of the jaw is $x It appewrs that the person Who has apilied himeel! to the task of watching and multiplying the aileged oflences of the railrosd company is Rev. George K. Woodward, « Baptist clergyman, at present residi on Long Isiand, Frank Loomis, counsel for the ae- fendants, demurred fo the complaint on several rounds, among them that the statute does not men- tion “penalties,” aud, thereiore, only one penaity ean be recovered; and again, that the same law requires that the moneys so recovered should go one-ball 10 the informant and tbe remainder to ihe Overscers of the Poor im the county where the action is brought, couasel arguing that there was no such official in Westchester county, After a reply by 3. L. Gardner, who represented the plaintifts, the Court took the cision what novel suit With RiVER PIRATES, TER Yesterday morning, at two o'clock, James Mann, the | watchman at tho abattorr pier, near the Long Dock, Jorsey City, observed a Dont, containing two men, ap- prowch the wharf. Seeing the watchman they rowed around « lighter several mes, Ho called oa them to surrender, but they answered with detiance, boat actually toward him, When they got wicuil short range they fired at iin. Maun jumped bebind a post, and a second bullet mtevded for him seit in the wood. Mann fired tour shots, voe of Which appeared to lke eifect, as one of the | men fell back in the boat, Tho other rowed hastily away. This is the distret which affords tempting in- ducemeuts to New York river pirates. and wh ‘den, well stocked witu goods, was discovered jew WeeKS Ago. WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. The Chief of the Bureau of Kiections reports no little difficulty in obtaining proper persous to fill the posi- tions of poll clerks on e.eetion day, tbe majority of the applicants belug tneompetent, mamly by reason of poor peomanship, The compensation for the day is 50, aus the persons servinu are by law excused from jury and military duty for the period of one year, A good opportunity | thus opened tor worthy young men out yploy ment who are expert with the peo and ean bring proper mdursement, — Au! applications should oe made by ictter to D. B. Hasbrouck, Chief of the Bareau 0) Elections, No, 00 Muiverry aircet, stating age, occupation, residence, political faith aud refer ences. rend and upbeave them | | nighe | number between | know how much is due to the © | proprietors were not in when the Hxzanp man NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, ‘ 1876.--QUADR BUSINESS ASPECTS. The City Hotels Overflowing with Guests. TRADE REVIVED. Hopeful Anticipations of Business Men Generally. STAGNATION CHECKMATED. As reflected at the great hotels, business in New York would seem to be in a very prosperous condition at present, The Centennial Exposition in a very large wieasure produces this improved condition of affuirs. During the extremely hot weather the people geu- erally restrained their desires to visit the great show, and now that the weather 18 cool and agreeable for travelling and sight seeing they come with a rush from the Quaker City to the metropolis, which is an object of as much interest to many as the show itself, The hotels, the street cars, the great retail stores, Broadway and the principal avenues of the city, are literally crammed with strangers, But the hotels reap most of the profit of this welcome visitation, Poople who come hero must cat and sleep, but they are not always compelled to make pur. chases. In the present mstagce the improvement of the retail trado of this city, so far as could be ascer- tained atthe largest stores in the city yesterday, is not proportioned to the crowded condition of the hotels, Still there is a general improvement, and, in the hight of yesterday’s investigations, it is of a more satisfactory sort than if it were directly traceable to the influx of Centennial visitors. It is due to a healthy re- vival of business. While the proprietors of most of the large hotels visited yesterday aduuitted that the overcrowding to which they are now being subjected Is mostly a direct result of the Exhibition, thoy also state that the legitimate business, or, in other words, that which comes apart from the great fair's at- tractions, is better and healthier than at any time stnce the panic of 1878. In view of this indication of a return to better times these hotel keepers are naturally jubi- lant, and they are not alone in this respect. In some of the retail stores a feeling akin to theirs prevails, It is felt that matters are mending anu the tresitancy to spend money in the regular ways of trade which im- mediately succeeded the panic and hag continued, in a greater or less degree, ever since is now giving way to a revival of contideuce that is likely to be productive of very good results, Appended aro tne views of some of the proprictors of the prominent hotels and retail stores given yesterday to the Huratp representa- tives: Mr. Allen, one of the proprietors of the Astor House, said:—‘For the past ten days we have been tuli to overflowing, and we are daily obliged to send ores of people away for want of room. We have had to putup cots in every open space available in halls and parlors and meeting rooms that we never uso for sleeping apartments on ordinary oveasions, Last night wo bad the biggest house that we ever had. We had even to put up two cots in the private oftice. Wo now feed daily becween 3,100 and 3,200 people. People ask ud to let Uhetn sit im chairs all night when we can’t furnish them with beds’? Mr, Lansing, cf the sume house, added:—"There has been nothing like the present rush in New York siuce 1853, wbeu the Crystal Palace Exhibition was in progress.”” Tue writer passed by the registering desk about noon and found it surrounded Uy a crowd of clamorous travellers, with satchels, seeking accommodation, Mr. Schenck, of the Merchants’ Hotel, in Courtlandt street, west of Broadway, said to the writer:— ordinarily accommodate with comfort about 275 peop) but our daily average for some weeks past has exceeded by at least 100, and then we turn away fully 100 We have now in position sixty extra beds ‘Then, leading the way to the villiard room, and cots.’’ Mr. Schenck poiuted to two rows of snowy cots, say” ing. ‘We have bad to take down our billiard tables and put these upin their place.” ~The cots were so closely ced that one could scarcely walk between them, you Schenck said that they were nightly dled. By far the greater number of the guests at this house are transient, remaimiug, on the average, only a lew days, Mr. French, of French's Hotel, in swer to the in- quiries of tho Heratp man, said:—We are running very full just now. Our daily average is about 500 guests. We have had to put up about 100 extra beds— most of them cots—and stiil we are obliged to turn away on an average about thirty or forty people a day, ‘This has been our condition for about six weeks, but the crush hax been greatest for three weeks past. Our people only stop a duy or two, when they are off again to make room for others.” “How is business with you here?”’ queried the writer of the manager at Sweeney's Hotel, and the answer was that there are twenty-live applications aday for every bod in the house, *Why,” said the manager, ‘we have more trouble refusing those who go away than accommodating our guests.” The average umber of guests at this hotel is about 350 4 day. Beds have been erected m every vacaut space, and there is nothing but bustie trom morning till night and ny, ull morning, ‘The people are mostly of the sigh ing class, and do not much help tra They gever- ally stay fro two to five days, Mr. Walsb, the business manager of the St Nicholas Hotel, said:—'*This bas been the best season for hovel business siuce 1873. We can accommodate between 60 avd 700 guests vt this house, and have been running very nearly 1uil since the middle of August, Since the Ist of Septewber business has increased con- siderably, and we are now putting up cots every Having a good many permanemt guests and many Who cowe to us irom year to year e cinuot crowd our house to an uncomfortuble degree, and so shafl be obliged to turn away some pco- ple if the rugh continues to 1 Se as 1b has gone on for the past week. Our arrivals for the week bave been its loilows:—Monday, 341; Tuesaday, 304; Wednes- Thursaay, 414; Friday, 260, and to-day we about 200, Our guests remain usually irom one day toa week. They are people trom the Centen ial and meorehants who have come on to make pur- chases.” “Do you think trade will be benetited by their pres- ence??? the writer asked, “Lave no doubt it will be; there aro among our guests several heads of tamiies thet have come on to get their fall and winter supplies.” At the Metropolitan Hote! the information obtained was to the effect that business ts great y increased, tly within the past two weeks. The house grdina- accommodates about 450 guests, bat bas now within its walls 600 people. ‘io accommodate this mereased filtecn and twenty cots are nightly erected. The majority of those guests are visiturs to the Centennial Exposition. There are besides many merchants who have come on to make their purchases and have brought their famiics with them to combine pleisure with business, At the Union Square Hotel, Mr. Dam satd:—tn tweuty-tive years of my experience here there have never been’ so many people in New York as during the past weok, We have tur ueurly 100 people @ day from this house for want of room. We have cots iu most of the par- lors, aud accommodate daily between 100 and 150 people. This ts a tamily house, however, ind we can’t crowd it hike houses can be crowded where ail the guests are transieut,”? “Can you forty any estimate as to the eflect on gen- eral business o1 the presence of such a swarm of vis- itors?’ Mr, Dara was asked. ‘The effect must be considerable,’ Mr, Dam said. “Here our cierks are very Uusy receiving parcels pur- chased by the guests during tue day.” The Grand Central Hotel, capubdle of furnishing sleeping accommodations to some 750 guests, reports At present upward of 550 ou the Looks, with ‘an aver | age daily arrival of about 300 daring the past three wovks. ‘This 18 about double the business of the same time last year. At the Hoffman House the clerk said:—'Il don’ jenniat Exbibition, but we are certainly dormg a very large business.” “What is the comparison,”’ the writer asked, ‘be- tween the business you are now doing and your busi- ness of n year ago at the same ime’? “TL cannot say exactly, but snould judge it to be tally thirty-three and oue-thitd per cent beter now. We are doing better now than at any time since 1871.7 “are Your guesis making many purchases?” “Yes; they certainly seem to be, judging by the par- cele received’ here at the desk." ‘The Fitth Avenue Hotel is filled to overflowing. ane ted, but a condescending clerk with a patrourzing smile and radiantly benevolent countenance, graciously accorded the information desired. Wheu asked how business was be said:—“We send away peopic enough every day to Uli ail the Louses above Twenty-third street. We have put up cots in every vacant apartiwent, iu the tea root, ip tue back office, im fact every wuere.’? We are as full as we can be, was the reply of Mr. Bresiip, of the Giisey Ho to the reporte: query respecting busivess at this botel, Weare domg more than double the business of a year ago ubis time. By putting two beds in rooms heretofore used ws single rooms we can entertain ubout 300 guests, Our increase is not particularly tentified with the rasit to the Centennial. We are doing a steady business which I attribute to the legitimate improve. ment of trade. ‘To me it looks like a revival of beuer times. A large proportion of our guests are merchaats and shopping people who live in the interiors of dit- ferent suites, We ate duing the best steady business since beiore the panic ot 1873. Mr. Leiand, of tue Sturtevant House, said:—"For the past ten days business has been very vrisk, We average from sixty to seventy-live arrivals daily, aud the peoplé stay ouly atow days, Last night, lor the first time, we had to put up cots to accommodate our guet although ordinarily we can provide sleeping room jor some $25 pereous. Many of our guests seem to do a good deal of shopping. Tho St, James Motel 1s fall, holding about 230 guests, | Kentucky merchants have beon among the guests and which is about thirty above the average capacity of | the house. slost of the guests are Visitors to the Cen. | tennial and only remain in town three or four days, The Grand Hotel experiences a generally better con- dition of business than at any period siuge the becix uing of dull times, after the paule of 72 Sevoval bave purchased more liberally than jormerly. At the Rossmore and St, Cloud hotels the rash has not been so perceptibly feitas further down, Pho summer season was rather dull at these two houses, but the past fortnight bas brought them more prosper: ous timer Business at the Windsor Hotel has been better for the past month than at any time since the Louse was erected, Most of the guesis have come from the West aad South, aud they have nearly all made the trip to ‘Tbe house can accommodate about are now in 1 500 guests, so it is pretty weil, though mot wocomigrtably filed, From the foregoing it will be seen that the aown- town houses are the most crowded with Centennial visitors, while all are doing well. TUR REVAIL TRADE A Heap reporter called on Mr. Denning, manager of the retail house of Messrs. A. T. Stewart & Co., to ascertain directly the effect of the presence in New York of 80 many strangers upuv the retail trade, Mr. Denning said the business of the house was so large he could not really say what the etfect ts Business, he said, 18 eertamly very good, but he could not say how much 1s due to the rush of visitors from Phila- delptia The talk of dull times ba: meaning with | us, for we do not discover any duine: Our business: keeps on improving steadily, Auy business activity that would result trom the presence of so many mere sight-seers would be seen to the best advantage in the smali stores. In these, no doubt, it will be felt sensi- biy. Ke Lora & Taylor's one of the gentlemen tn charge said the improvement in busiuess during the past six weeks indicated a very considerable change for the bet- ‘The increase ho stated to have run from ton to e per cent a8 contrasted with last year’s : the preseuce of the great crowd of people coming on here to the city after visiting the Centennial he attributed much of this improvement. The manuger ut Aruold, Constable & Co.'s sald he could not tell whether the’ strangers were doing much to help business, ‘The sales, which are quite satisfac- tory, are ubcut equal to the business of a year ago. At the smaller stores the location of the piace visited generally had much to do with the condition of busi- ness, Generally improvement 48 discovered, aud much of the activity is attributed to the crowds of strangers tnat fll our streets, Gvods are low, too, and many business poople are convinced that we are to have a gratifying revival of trade this fall. Wholesale business looks up considerably. Money is abandant, and the hopes of the mercantile community for a favorable change are in ,ood prospect of reahzation. THE GREAT AMERICAN BOOK FAIR. Among the book trade for years past it has been cus- tomary to concentrate the dealers in literature and sta” tionery at least twice a year in the eity of New York for the purpose of selling the spring and fall stock to the dealers residing at a remote distance, The pub- higher as a general thing deposited samples of their goods with Messrs. George A, Leavitt & Co., who have been the acknowledged auctioneers of the trade for a geveration past, and the publications as per samples were sold to the highest Lidders. Il a book was popa. lar it realized high rates, but sometimes there was an awful slaughter among booka, and the publisher was glad that he had ouly contributed a small invoice 10 the sale. For obvious reasons the old time trade sales were abolished on the organization of the American Book Trade Association, which held its first annual ses- sion at Putut-Bay in July, 1874, shortly after which the first book tuir was held under the supervision of Messrs. George A, Leavitt & Co., in their extensive rooms in Clinton Hall, this ci ‘These gentiowen act in the matter of these book fairs as a clearing house oramedium between the buyer aud seller. For i- stance, a purchaser procures goods trom forty differeut publishers, The wares #re charged to Leavitt & Co., who ure compelled to pay for them 1m thirty days, whereas the buyer obtains Irom them a credit of trom four to six months, Which adds so much to the capital of the retailer, It 1s true Messrs, Leavitt & Co. require good indorsed notes, but during the past panic ney have not been exempt from losses, On the 25th inst. the Book Fair for 1876 will bo held in Clinton Hail, which promises to. be a graud affair: judging from the number of contributors and the great Mass of buyers at present in the city. ‘The leading publishers of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and ether cities kave ther goods’ on exnibition and anucipate a brisk trade, as the stock of most ol the dewiers out of town bas beon materiully reduced since lust January. Since the estavlishment of these book fairs it bas been demonstrated that the object aimed af bas been accomplished. 1t has tended to concentrate the trade under one roof, where the purchaser -enjoyed the ad- vantage of selecting his stock from one hundred dit- terent houses 1! he chose w.thout leaving the building, thus obviating the necessity of his tramping around to so many establishments, Atthe old time trade sales publishers were in the habit of underselling each other, ‘At the fair the buyer can caimly and deliberately over- look the needed stock, purchase at regular, established rates, and solely with relerence to the wants and de. mands of his market, thus avoiding the danger of loading bis shelves with a large lot of unsalable vooks The concentration of the trade also tended to bring publishers and wholeeale dealers in closer busi- ness und social relations, “ ‘The first tair realized $340,000, which ‘1s over $100,000 more than any trad sulo ever netted, ‘This was for pubiications alone, but on this occasion the plain and fancy stationery dealers were represented, which branch will not participate at the ensuing fair. 'Vhe trade for schoo] books is. over for this year, the publishers of this tinc doing business direct with school boards through theiragents. The fair will lust Monda®, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursda: On Fi day Messrs, George A. Leavitt & Co, will sell ance tion large quantities of books, stationery and stereo- type plat: 6 of the well kuown houses of James R. Os- good & Ca, Leo & Shepard, William F, Gill & Co., of Boston;G. P. Putnam’s Sons, James’ Miller, Empice Publishing Company, John Wiley & Son, of New York; Charles Faber & Co., New Bediord; Heary G. Bohn, London, sod others, The goods olfered at this sale aro enumerated tn a catalogue pf 100 pages, and comprise the works of the most celebrated authors. The sale will require two days, Friday and Saturday. ‘The rooms occupied by the Book Fair have been fitted up with great taste, and the longitudinal rows of shelves groaning uuder the weight of chuico literature, in all siylés of binding, present a very animating scene, which will be greatly enbanced when huudrecs Of persons will be present as purchasers, Everything was bustle and excitement yesterday, every stand hav- ing its representatives present envaged dn arranging the goods on the shelves. ‘The chiet publishing houses | at the fair are Measrs, D, Appleton & Co., Harper & | Brothers, AS. Barnes & Co., George W. Carletou & Co, E. P, Dutton & Co., Cassell, Potter & ip Dick & Fitzgerald, Loughlin Brothers, Dodd, Mead & Co., Henry Holt & Co., Hurd & Houghton, Macmillan & Cg, Thomas Nelson & sons, Nelson & Phillips, Pott, Young & Uo., George P, Putnam's Sons, Anson D. F, Randolph & Co., George Routledge & Sons, Scribner, Armstrong & Co, Seribner, Wellord & Armstrong, Sheldon & Co., and John Wiley & Sons, of New York; Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, W. H, Harding, A. J. Holman & Co., J. B. Lippincott and T, B, Peterson & Brothers, of Philadelphia; Lee & Shepard, Little, Brown & Co., James K. Osgood & Co., Roberts Brothers, Lous Prang & Co., and Collier & Perkins, of Boston, and Charles Taber & Co, and Pierce & Busivell, of New Bedtord. ARMIES OF PEACE IN MOTION. ‘THE BUSINESS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BAILROAD DURING THE WELK. The business of the New York division of the Penn- sylvania Railroad during the past week has been enor- | mous, They have carried an average of froma 15,000 to 16,000 passengers euch way, running from thirty-five to forty trains mm each direction, This division of the road bas carried of through passengers nearly 1,300,000 Detweon the two cities since the opening of the Centen- bial, not including commuters, Woy passengers or free passes, Major G. W. Barker, Superintendent of the New York division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, fur- nishes the following statement of the train movement ‘on the New York division of the Pennsylvania Rail- road fer twenty-four hours, ending at twelve miduight, Tuesday, September 1%» w Through passenger trains . Local passenger trains.. » Bs Through freight trains west of Trenton.... . 1 BOUND. Local freight, coal aud distributing tram. 78 Local passenger trains east of Trenton 45 Rast “OUND, Through passenger traing,. . 8 Local passenger tra‘ns west of . 40 rentou. Local passenger trains east of Trenton 43 Through freight trans. ose 6 Local treight, coal and distrivuiing trams 61 19 207 cluded in above, 22 Total of... . TRAINS ON 119 MILES OF ROAD. Number of cars on through passenger train 700 Number of cars on local passenger trains ail Number of cars on through freight train 403 Number of cars on way, freight, cowl aad uting train seeeeeeees MQM ‘Total. bee eeseeeeeereees eee The total number of passengers moved on the division, not meluding commuters, school children aud treo passengers, Was over 45,000, for which there was received over $50,000, At one time there were twenty nger trains in motion in one direcuen between onmouth Junction and Mantua, a distance of torty- five miles. ‘Yhe main line 18 eighty-nine miles long. There are four branches east trom three to sever miles in jength, making a total of 119 miles, The carrying eapacity of the roud has never been put to so severe a test, but the double track roads and thei extensions could stand a greater pressure and still not interfere with the freight Dusiness, Yesterday there were 20,000 through passengers from Philadelphia to New York brought berg in thirty- nine trans. Thirty-three of these trans, consisting of 810 cars, came in by five minutes past six P. M. Between nine and ten o'clock yesterday morning there wore fifty-eight cars sent back to Philwteiphia in trom four to ten minutes after their arrival in the Jersey City depot. As there was nv time to clean them while sweepers Were sent slong to sweep them out Je under way. These facts explain why the city has Ven so crowded with strangers during the past | wee UPLE SHEET: YACHTING. THY “CYAMPLON PENNANT REGATTA” OF THE ATLANGIC YACHT CLUB—FRESH BREKZES AND FINE SAILING—THE TRITON, NIANTIC AND NIMBUS THE WINNERS. The “Champion Pennant Regatia” of the Atlantic Yacht Ulud was sailed yesterday, and It proved a merry wind-up to @ pleasant season, The day was excced- ingly unpleasant, and the threatening rain {ell briskly Just as the winning boats passed the finiah line, The race was commenced with the wind light, but it froal- ened to ultnost a gale, the sky looked wild, aud the clouds few like thistie down, Never in its his- tory bas tle elub chronicled such an inter- esting contest, and the owners of those boats that did not compete will long regret it. Ten yachts appeared at the starting point, three sebooners, five first class sloops and two second class sloops, tho race resuluing jv the schooner Triton and sloops Niantic and Nimb« proving the winners. The conditions of the regatta were :— Prizes—Champion pennant for the winner of each | class. Course, from stakeboat anchored off Hunt's Dock, near Bay Ridge, L. L, to and around markboat at buoy No. 834, off Southwest Spit, and thence to the place of starting—about twenty miles. Yuchts were required to sail in ordinary working trim, and all bal- Joon Jibs and club topsails were barred. The starters BCHOONERS, Mean Lengti, Owner, ‘. In J, Ro Maxweil...... 70 09 Commodore Thayer, 65 06 Vice Com, Fish. .... 57 004g FIRST CLASS SLOOPS. Niantic. .R. H. Huntiy....... 64 — Allows Orion. {William Cooper... 50° 06 10 08 Sadie, Morris & Greenteal. 48 09 10 40 Maudeap. J. R. Bask -o— 13 45 Dolplin....+..Jacob W. Cooper... — — eee SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. HL Biford.. 03 ee OL - ‘The wind was light from the eastward and the tide ebb, When the starting gun was given the Dolphin, being near the line, crossed first, then tue Triton, (he Orion third, the Agnes next, with the Peerless toliow- ing and the others not far astern, the times bemg as under:— Name. BMS. Name M.S. Dolphin. 2 27 80 Madcap. 2°81 40 Triton... 2 27 33 Myra.. v2 BL 40 Orton 2 2 10 Nimbus, 2 32 00 Agnes. 2 30 00 Ni veers 22 88 25 | Peerless 2 30 40 2 u6 Bd ut ‘They into tho bay wing’ and wing and forged wbead s0 slowly it looked as if tt would be a driit, Of Bay Ridge Ratiroud dock foresails were jibed over, ani the yachts astern catching a favoring ‘putt, the fleet was buached so ciosely in the Narrows, Individual boats could hardly be picked out, The Agnes was first through, and as it breezed litle fresher, she began to slip very fast through the water, and when Unix Island was abeam she was stretching for the Soutb- west Spitin her odetashioned way, fully quarter of a mile abeud of Peerless, the latter & cable length the best of the Agnes, the Orion noxt, then the Niantic, Madcap and others a mile astern. ‘Shortly atter three o'clock the wind sbified and whistled very merrily trom the soathenst. The yachts were now of the point of Coney Island, and Jib topsatis were taken in as the ouiluok was not of the pleasanutest. Ath. 30m, all had enough of it to get their Ice rails deep in the water, and more that one of the racers came bear being knocked down. The Peer- less at this time uufortunately parted the tacks to both jibs, and loxt considerably in consequence. The Triton made good Weather of i, und was lirst to turn buoy No. 844, tho Peerless following, then the Agnes, the foremost boats being timed as annexed :— H. M.S. I M.S, Triton 3 53 30 Niantic. 4 O01 15 Peerle: 3 56 80 Orion... 4 08 50 Agnes 3 58 50 ‘Back to the point ot Coney Island the wind breezed a screamer, and topsails were settled, flyiug jibs taken in, and the Peerless seeined so tender tbat lier foresail was jowered, and remaived so for nearly halt au hour. The Agnes put the Peerless astern at 4b, 20m., and made the distance greater betweeu them every minute: the wind belt strong, The Agnes sagged far to lee ward in the stretch to the Narrows, but she was 80 much ahead that when 11 came to short tacks against a fast pouring tide her victory was a foregone conclu- sion. Iv the Narrows, with the wind light, the Peer- loss outfooted the Agnes, and the Niantic also ran up upon tho latter, [t was tedious work beating to the starting point from the Narrows, and the rain falling fast made it very disagreeable. The following table gives the record ol the rnce go far as possible:— SCHOONKRS. * Elapsed, Corrected. Start, * Finish, Tu Time. ILM.S. Pecriess. 30 40 Triton ...... 2 27 35 s Agnes... Madcap. Dolphin COND CLASS: . 2 3b 40 = _ _ ‘Triton, Niantic and Nimbus won the pen nants. The latter yacht was not timed, owing to dark- ness, but she was so tar uhead her victory over tho Myra seemed certain. SEAWANHAKA YACHT f28eese.S SSES8 Se | I I CLUB. THE YLAG OFFICER'S PRIZE REGATTA AT OYSTER BAY—THE WILLIAM LEE THE WIXNER. i Oyster Bay, L. 1., Sept. 23, 1876. The flag offlcer’s prizo regatta of the Scawanbaka Yacht Club was sailed yesterday at Oyster Bay. The gloomy weather it was at first feared would have its effect upon the yachtsmen, but at the appomted time tho boats were found to be ready, The raco was in accord- ance with the rules of the club (Corinthian), and for open sloops of two classes, The first class included all measuring twenty-five feet and over in length, In tho secoud class were those measuring less than twenty- five iect. The entries were as fullows Finst Ciass.+Mirth, 35 feet 4inches, J. W. Boek- man, JB, owrer; William 1, Lee, 28 feet, Charles A. Cheever, owner; The Avecel, 27 feet 7 inches, H. D. Weeks, owner, Sxconp Chass.—Mignon, 22 feet 9 inches, Chat A. Cheever, owner; The Wail, 22 feet, B, Young, owne: Medora, 21 feet 5 inehes, W. Trotter, owner; Mary - ‘Emma, 23 feet, Isclin Brothers, owners, The time al- jowance was one and one-half minutes per foot for first class and two minutes per foot for second class, ‘The sturting point was from an imaginary line astern of the committeo’s boat (the yacht Arial, Commodore Swan), to aud around red buoy No. on middie ground, keeping it on the port hand; thence to aud around Hog Isiand buoy, keeping ft on the starboard hand; thence to and around Lioyd’s Neck buoy, keeping 1t on the starboard hand; thence to and areund red buoy No. 2,0n the middle ground, keeping it on the starboard band: thence a second time to and around the buoys off Ho, Lioyd’s Neck, rounding them as beiore; thence to red Vuoy No. 2, ob the middle ground, keaving iton the siar- board baad; thence to and around the home stakevoat, keeping it on the starboard band, Thejadges were Commodore Samuel J, Colgate and Mr, Jackson. ‘The start was from an anchoi Tue tirst gup Was sounded at 11h. 40m. 60s. and the second at Lib, 62m. 20s, ‘The first class yaehts got off well and ail together, Of the second ciags the Mignun’s anchor was the tirst up, followed almost imimediately by the Mary Emma. The ous werk well olf togotier, with fow reetx, il though a still easterly wind was ‘shuking the white- cap; round their bows, The Mignon was the only ono with topsans set, and she found it of advantage. The Wail, uvfortanately, at the start worked too tar lee- ward and lost considerable ground, which she found it hard to regain, The Lee and the Mirth, about a mateh Jor each other, yesterday were eagerly watched by the Yachiameu at the start, The Mirth worked weil to windward of the Lee, aud that was considered point. As the midale ground was nearod, the wind Iresi@ned very perceptibly. Tho Mirth was on the lead, but in a tuck to windward lost some ground and was passed by the Leo, The yachts crossed the line Name, HM S. Name. sess 12 22 BO Mig Mirch, » le 22.18 Wat Mary Bima... 12 26 40 Medora, Alter passing this point bok the Leo and Mirth set Jib topsails with effect, the Lee increasing ler wed very rapidiy, When tho rough water was reached tue Mirth made up her = dis- tunce and passed Hog Island buoy four seconds aboad of the Lee. Tue time at Hog Island buoy wa; Name, HM. & Name. H. Mt. 8, yur «12 40 23) Mignon 12 49 35 12 40 32 Medora. 12 62 00 12 46 00) Wait 12 62 58 ‘The sea wa edingly heavy, and iears were enter- tained at one time that sofie of ‘the boats would not weather it; as 14 was when they went about (ke water made a clean sweep of tne decks, The Mignon made a tip so low and remained go long that all glasses were anxiously turned upon her, but the gallant titue boat rose, and with the water dripping from sails dashed on. The Lee again took the lead of the Mirth, and held it to Lioyd’s Neck buoy, ‘Tho time there was:— Name, HM. 8. Name. HM, &. Lee. +e 1 30 30 Mary Bmma....1 22 v3 Mirt 1 31 40 Mignon 1 48 45 ‘The sea was £0 heavy off this point that the Wat Medora and Avenel would not attempt to round it, ant pulled back, The sea increased m proportion to the wind, which by this time was blowing a gale, ‘The yachts on the second round of the course had a terrible struggle between Hog Island buoy und Lloyd’s Neck roint, and not a man on board of any of them that ‘was not wet to the skin by the ng seas, On toe second round the time at Hog Island buoy was :— Name HM &. Name, HM. & Lee «2 11 60 Migson 2 29 16 Emini 2 22 4 Mirth... seem 3 13 2 ‘The race, which’ was down to four boate, -cpinctcoenerteteae am pneeet ine Aen eT RETETT Cee and woll matche? ones, promired to beexcitiag, The Lee took the lead to Lioyd’s Point, followed closely by Mirth, while a considerable aistance bebind came the Mignou andthe Mary Emina, almost bow to bor ey were not timed at Lioyd’s Neck, but the Lee's time there was 2b. 56m. 40s,, followed by the Mirth ab 2h. 58m. 508 The race homeward was more ex citing as the finish was neared. The Mirth and Le were almost together, tho Lee leading still Tl Mirth was perceptibly garming, when her topsail came down With a rua Owing to the breaking of sot of the hoisting ropes. It is thought that but for this accident she Would have beaten the Lee. Both of the boats were weli satied during the entire race, the Lee by Cornelius Roosevelt, of the Addie, and the Mirth by her owner, The finish was made as follows:— 4 4 00 eon the Lee beats the Mirth 15s, tn aciual Ts. incorreeted time. The Mary Emma beats the Mignon 9m, 4% im sctual time and Sm. 14a, correeted tine. fa Le prizes were awarded to the Lee and tho Mary ama, MINIATURE YACHTING, Yesterday, at Prospect Park, all the yachtsmen werd talking about the great three mile race of Monday last, but no captain who bad a yacht In the race was satis- fied with the resalt excepting the owner of the sloop Essie. Commodore Conklin, of the Prospect Park Club, suggested that another race be sailed, in the bay, for a prize to be subscribed for by the owners of the competing yachts, aud offered to head the list of subscribers, Mr, Dayton informed the Henatpo reporter that the bandsome cup which nit yacbt won on Monday last can be seen during thit week at his store, No. 5 Flatbush avenue, and on Sat urday afternoon at the Park lake, ‘The Long Island, Jr., Ciud had a regatta at the lake yesterday mornimy, the winner being a new A ee of sixty-ope inches over all, called the Louisa, was modelied and built by her owner, Harry More, a young gentleman of about seventeen yeara of age, and, beside presenting very pretty lines aud appearance generally, displayed some remarkable speed. In the aiternoon there were a dozen or more of the large boats on the lake, taking advantage of the fino breeze that was biowing from the east. The following boats were entered :— Owner. J. Manee.. Lewis Wells. Lizzie. Lituie Gat. Republic...... Robert Center, Tie course was hi the tirst heat the Republic won easily, beating the Liz. aie 28 seconds; butin the second heat the Lizzie did the faster sailing. By standing in toward the east cove a httie too long on her nextto last tack she sailed out of the breeze, and was again beaten by the Repub- lie by only 5 seconds, The following table tells the whole story: First Hew. Second Meat, Actual Time, Actual Time M.S. M.S. 10 15 13 20 10 11 12 16 Name. Liazie.. Little Gi Republic, Robert Center. CREEDMOOR. THE TURF, FIELD AED FAEM BADGE MATCH YESTERDAY. The only event of any importanco at Creedmoor yea terday was the tenth competition for the Turf, Field and Farm Badge. The season must be looked upon as now finished, and excepting the usual Saturday matches but little will be done at Creedmoor beforo the opening of next spring competitions and the com- mencement of auother year’s military practice, Tho Turf, Field and Farm Badge match yesterday was open to members of the National Rifle Association, Distance, 200 yards. Position, standing. Weapon, any bvreech-loading ride within the rules. fee, filty cents. To be won three times (not necessarily couseculively) before becoming the personal property of the winner. Thero were ninotoen entries. The match—which came off quictly, like a little faintly af fair—wus shot on the new range. THE SCORES, W. H. Cochran, D. McQuillan... D. k. Davids. D. C. Pinney, J. W. Todd Goorge Waterman S. Sargent. T, W. Linton. W. B. Farwell H. J. L, Farley. D. Cameron. it i EEEEL Ch HOCCHOU ERE ORE EOD COCR HOR REECE CalEhRCCHaeERORAom Fe eheOnemnesrmeenan CUbEKeheRE ROTO ReR COCK HOMER ORC HEH Re WECK OREO RAE REDHED COeROheR ERE CHROME BPEECORBCOECHREOREm x gLEDERELELL SESSEE me by the five o’clock P, M, train to Huuter’s Point, e S 5 THE TEAMS IN WASHINGTON—PROGRAMM®. OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEBK, Wasutsctos, Sept, 43, 1876. Tha foreign and American riflo teams. will arrive here on Monday next, at twenty minutes past eleven P.M. The shooting will take place on Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday, commencing at jen A, M. In addi. ton to the regalar prizes the Irish citizens of the Die trict have prepared a prize to be presented to tho mem- | ber, of tho Irish team making the largest score. On Wednosday the teams will visit Mount Vernon; Fri- day, vieitthe Execentive Mansion, the Soldiers’ Home, and other paces of interest, after which thoy will be tertained by the Washington uetzen Verein at oir park. RECEPTION BY GOVERNOR SHEPURRD, After the shooting on Saturday a recoption will be given them by ex-Goverpor Shepherd. It 1s expected that at the conclusion, of the regular programme of shooting there will be a match betweei\picked fours of the American and Australian teame, which will proba . bly be shot on the following Monday. RIFLEMEN AT THR CENTENNIAL, Puitaverrnia, Sept. 23, 1876, The rifle teams who participated in the international contest, with the exception of the Canadian team, who have returned home, bad an informal reception in the judges’ pavilion on the Centennial grounds to-day, President Grant, Socretary Fish, Colonel Sanford, of the British Commission, and George W, Childs, of Philadelphia, were present. The riflemen* were intro- duced to the President by General Hawley. RIFLE SHOOTING AT NEWPORT. iNewrort, R. 1, Sept. 23, 1876. ‘There was an all comers Rifle match here this after. noon, for an Allen thirty: 200 yards, five shots each; Creedmoor rules and tar- get, The following is the score:— 100 200 To. Names. Yards, i Yards. tal. John 8. 445654 3333 8-37 G A, Longtellow, 64445 2244 0-34 Harry Buil, Jr. 45444 03248-33 Ira B. Brightman 43444 4404 2-33 E. H, Totten 46444 834301-32 84544 2222 3-31 44445 2400 3-30 43364 8320¢8—30 64454 82200—29 43444 Less on 84532 23056 0-27 William Stevens, «43354 08 0 8 0-25 Samuel Powell, ~ 45545. 8 Rotired 43444 00 Retired. pf Soke present. The next prize wasa revolver, ‘this was won by J. N. Dillonback, he making 21 out of a pessiblo 25, YALE BOATING CLUB, New Havex, Conn., Sept, 23, 1876, The annual bouting mecting of the Yale University to-day wis a very enthusiastic one, Officers were chosen forthe year. The flags won at Springfield were | brought in pf Kennedy, starboard stroke of the eight and stroke of the four, who was greeted with pi olonged iy cheers, ~ BASE BALL My i ‘The tenth and Jast gume of the series betweed woe Bostons and Chicagos took place y ‘day at Chicago, ‘The following is the seore:— INNINGS, Clubs, Ast, 2d, Bd. Ath, Gta, Oth, Tth, 8th, Oth. Boston +2 2210 200 0 440+ Chieago. +1/0 0.0 0 8.8 © 449 ‘Tho Chelsea and Staten Island clubs played an ox- hibition game on the Union Ground yesterday, in the prosonce of a email andienco, Both clubs were short tho sorvices of several of their beat mor ‘Tho’ Chel- seus were outplayed by their oJ ents, bot! ‘bat and 1 the Held, Boore--taven. inland, Ti ober 0. “The Nameless defeated the Osceolas terday Prospect Park by the tollowing score:— si bi’ INNINGS, lat. 2d, Sd, 4th, bth, Oth, Tth, 8th, +9 0 100 0 3 G4 lems di iat the Witokn M me yp abthe ns defen e ag yeste: Capitoline Ground by a score of 15 to 13. fads CITY STATISTICS. The police made 1,866 arrests during the week, Tho vital statistics for the wook aro:—Deaths, 4674 Dirtha, 463; marriagos, 186; stillbirths, 86, at