The New York Herald Newspaper, October 1, 1876, Page 5

a 7 einen FUTURE NEW YORK. Water Fronts and Wharves of New York and Brooklyn. ———— THE HUDSON AND EAST RIVERS. Harlem River—Its Entrances and Surroundings. TIDES AND CURRENTS. What Must Be Done After Hell Gate Is Cleared. GENERAL NEWTON'S ESTIMATES. ‘The success that has attended the first attempt to Pemove the obstructions to navigation in the Hell Gate channel by the destruction of Hallett’s Point Reof, bas directed attention to a part of New Yorx for which where is unquestionably a groat futuro. For many years back it has been observed that the commerce of this city is so restricted as to space that much of the trade is leaving the east bank of the Hudson and con- bentrating with wonderful rapidity on the Now Jersey shore, Even there it ix also cramped for room, and, ‘unless speedy arrangements are made to increase the facilities for the shipment and unloading of freight on both sides of the river, 1¢ is only natural, as it is movit- able, that other ports will reap large benefits from our shortsightedness and lack of commercial enter- prist! New York has hitherto boen solely dependent on the wharfage of the North River anda partof the East River for a space to handle freight. Down town the pressure is greatest, because it is the section of the city almost exclusively devoted to mercantile affairs, ‘The great stores and bonded warehouses of the city are closely grouped together, so that traffic in the streets of the lower wards is continually impeded by the enor- mous mass of freight that 18 collected there for ship- ment to foreign countries or inland transportation by Bteamer and railroad. ‘he cost of handling freight 1s thus immensely increased because, owing to the limited Space at the disposal of morchants, a continuous move- ment is in progress, each succeeding cargo necessitat. ing the rehandling of the preceding ono, as well as the manipulation of hundreds of thousands of tons of mer- cbandise already moved many times. The only solu- tion to the difficulty is the extension of tho wharfage for the reception of freight along lines which will be accessible by ships of large tonnage, and that will be convenient for the storage and handling of merchan- dise aud to the forwarding points representea by the termini of the great trunk railroad lines. | ROOKLYN DOCKS, i These possess all the advantages that could be de- sired as far as approachability and spaciousness aro | Concerned, but they do not fulfil the other requirements to make them permanently available for commerce, A ship, laden with freight destined for the West, unloads at a Brooklyn whart and has her cargo stored, In order to send the merchandise to Cincinnati it is necessary to load it again on barges and scows and tow it across the Bay tothe Jersey City side, where it is unloaded on a wharf and again reloaded with extraordinary Isbor on railroad cars, If it were possible, as indeed it must be, to connect the Brookiyn dock system di- rectly witb the railroads, then, indeed, an immense Saving would be effected in the handling of freight, and the Brooklyn docks would need nothing more to make thom the best and most conveniently located on the Atlantic coast. These facts are presented not with a view to dispar- age the Brooklyn docks, but to show how necessary it ts to look elsewhere for better accommodation for the growing commerce of New York. : ‘THE NEW YORK WATER FROXT, Owing to causes, the nature of which it 18 unneccs ary to discuss bi the available water front ot Now York onthe Hudson River ts extremely limited and ‘very mdifferentiy provided with piers and jetties for the accummouation of shipping. By a process of se- lection which reflects: no credit on the authorities churged with the regulation of such matters the con- fusion of classes of steamers and sailing vessels of Smail tonnage that use the piers is almost chaotic One can see an oyster sloop and an ocean steamer side by side, while an Albany passenger boat bumps ‘against a New Orleans packet in the game slip. ‘There are some good piers, built of substantial material, but others are rotten with age and crumbling uoder their own weight on their worm-eaten piles. Some are jong and others short. Some are cov- ered with inflammatic woodea sheds, while others have fireproof! storehouses setuponthem Yet every one of these piers 1s constantly loaded with freight trom every part of the worid, and sometimes the mass bf merchandise is so great as to cause a prolonged sus- pension of traffic in the adjoining streets, for the carts that arrive loaded cannot getaway empty. The same Pictare presents itselt only in, if anything, a worse form on tho East River front, for there the shore line ‘s brokea by settings back of the water front and by numeroas indentations, caused by iucompiete im- provements, vy iron foundries, gas works and other establishmenis requiring an imancnse area in propor- ; tion to their actual need of water froutage. Practi- cally the water front for mercantile purposes on the -| East River ceases at the Houston street jerry, leaving ail tho linc northward from that point unavailable tor commerce, This condition of things 1s cue to several be 8, among which may be mentioned the loliow- Dg : Un account of the dangers attending the navigation of the Upper East River, especially in the Biackweii's Island chanueis and Heil Gate, the East River is Tegarded vy seamen as a cul de sac, 1u10 Which it is not prudent to venture too iar, hence the crowding at the svutherly end of the line near the entrance trom New York Bay. The absence of store aud warehouse ac- commodation, as well as wharfage for freight along this line, 18 alse a cule! drawback. The satter want may be considered to depend cn the former, and both indi- rectly on the character of the shoro front itseil, which 4s a difficuls ove for the butlding of any kind ot and especiall; commerce, ‘The topogr: ‘this upper line of the bi tally barre for ug progress is made northward the laud becomes more rocky and abrupt until it finally develops into the bluff tront at Fiity-seventh street, which con- ‘Unues along the river as far as Hell Gate. But, of all these difficuities, the chiet one ig the first mentioned, and its removal will necessarily reduce the importance Qud the influence o: all the ot! WATER PEOST OF THK U Taking ito consideration the present ovstracted condition of ihe chanuel at Heli Gate the tine of ‘water front avaiiavle for commerce northward of Hal- lett’s Point i very iimited. but limitation is wholly due to the conditions which arise from the in- fluence of the obstructions reierrea to, Take Ward's and Randali’s isiauds, tor instance, and it will ve found that, so far as ‘area and depth of water iu the adjucen: chaduels are concerned, there is nothing to be vesired Which these isiauds do not possess. With the New York und Westchester shores any with each other these islands presene U jte of oue of the best Jocaied centres tor commerce the entire coutinent. Assuming the operations at Heil Gato will coniimecd until every me of the on- structing reeis is removed and the channel deepened Jor the accommodation of vessels drawing twenty six feet of water, two outlets wiil thea be availabie from this group o! isiands toward the Avantic Vcean. Io either of tuese outlets there will be no dangerous or even diflicu bende and turns that could complicaie avigalion beyoud Uae contro: of skiitul seamen. Tue ‘Udel ebb ana How through Hell Gate wiil ve reduced to UniioFM Currents, [he action aud iuiluence of which Will be 48 easily recognized and provided tor as any Vhat are now jwit in the broud aud unobstructed Hudson River, Deep water will be found on every side, so that The a st Valuable ships can ride sulery in the narrowest Part o: the stream, Vucks and piers will bave solid Joundations, aud can sustain, without injury to vessel OF cargo, (he weaviest loads, With ail these advantages it Will be the rule to joad treight directiy from the ship to the railroad car or the candi bons oF vice versa, KPFUCT ON THE LONG ISLAND SHORK. Although the fact that it is cut of trom the main (uae Lue presemt prospect of a dircet railroad Wiih are Hot Very good, boLL oF Which draw vuvas of course operate agaist Lhe locality, there 4 greut future im sture for tue portion ot Long isiand City that extends portchward aud eastward (rom Astoria and Wweiwling that village, New York 1s 50 Tapnily becoming « manulactariug 48 Well as a com: Merovwi centre thut the furiner tMterest Will not tod sulllcvent space on the island, and must nec rily seek tou Lung Islan, The © Of munuiuciores 4 hick Will require Lhis space will equally duinand an exten- sive water iromage, can nowhere be more easily secured wm tae lo- eulity above menuoued. Coul, lumber, — brick, frou, oil, chemicals—everything, in fuct, (nut enters in any degree inio manulactures must be j southern section of the channel. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1876—QUADRUPLE SHEET. brought tom wharf and landed and stored close to where it isto be used. The ‘present shore line cust- ward from Lawrence’s Point and the channels that iutervene between the small islauds in the expanse of water opening into the Sound will it tine ve cleared and deepened for this purpose, $0 that induarics that are at present develuping 1m out-of-the-way places away from New York will find convenient and spacious homes in close proximity to the market aud the steam. slip OF raiiroad thatisto convey the productions to the consumer, Itis utter nonsense to say that this part of the East River water front wil! not be availed Of for shipping, and that fogs that do not often occur and currents that will be so moderated as to be unit portant can delay the growth of New York slong bi natural lines of expansion. OPENING THE HARLEM RIVER. Almost from the begining of the growth of New York from an animportant town to its present size the value of the Harlem River a8 a hive of water com- munication bas been recogmzed by thoughtful mon, Ittorms a natural connection between the two chief channels along which the commercial interests of the city have g yy days tho rights of navigation on the Harlem River were actively defended by all those who knew their then and prospectiv value, Numerous efforts have been made trom ime to time by shurt-signted advocates of public linprove- meats, as well as by seliish railroad and other corpora- tions, to destroy this channel by damming and bridging it without regard to its uavigable character; but, fortu- nately, the first were delayed 1m the prosecution of their proposed improvements (?) and the latter were compellea to recognize rights which thoir seltish- Bess and arrogance would have destroyed to! The present obstructions to navigation bay the channel at the junction of Harlem Kiver witn Spuyten Duyvil Creek to narrow almost to one-third 118 original width, and consequently uo through com- Munication is possible except for very small rowboats, The consequence is, that instead of having a diurnal tidal scour through Doth creek and river, by which the beds of both would be cleansed of their mud deposits, each 18 converted into a simple creek running inland a short distance and growing shallower every year. The feck of this cutting off of the tidal wash is to accu- mulate vast quantities of mud in both water courses, which tend to render the neighborhood unhealthy, the altervate ebb and flow of the tide exposing the mud to the action of the atmosphere. ‘The chief choking of the channel occurs between Kingsbridge and the Fordbam Briage, both of which structures are merely wooden viaducts, halt rotten with age and neglect, The absurdity of permitting them to remain in their present condition, as obstruc- tons to navigation, is apparent to any one wuo visits the locality. For the sake of the convenience of crossing the narrow chanuel which they afford num- erous mterests to local commerce are sacrificed, and a valuable channel destroyed. h Bridge serves i tant purpose without 1 ering much with Davigation, and small steamers and sioops can ascend the Harlem River us high ay the Fordnam Bridge with moderate cargoes of building materials, manure aud other necessaries to tbe adjoiming farms and settie- ments. Southward of Kingsbridge is the Macomb’s Dam Bridge, go called on account of the mill dam shat was at.one time constructed across the river at this point. The dam is now almost entirely removed, while the high wooden bridge that spans the rr is Jurnished with a draw for the accommodation of pass- ing vessels, sg ‘urther south the Fourth Avenue Bridge of the Hud- son River and Harlem Railroad is a drawbridge, us is also the Hariem Bridge, which crosses the river at the northern eod of Third avenue, From this point south- ward to the Edst River no other bridges exist, and the im cunsequence, is much used for commercial purpot The mouth of the Spuyten Duyvil Creck is closed by the Hudson River Railroad drawbridge, a strucure built on piles and easily adapted to any pro- 4 improvement in the channel. Latterly a propo- sition has made both to bridge and tunnel the Harlem River for the extension o! the avenues on Mat nattan Island into the uew wards lately annexed; but it would be extremely unwise und improper to cou- struct these works except with special regard to the opening of the river irom the East River to the Hud- Son for vessels of at least filteen feet draught. THK HYDROGRAPHY OF THE HARLEM RIVER, Owing to tho causes already mentioned the bed of the river is a most uveven one as regards the level of tow water. Commencing at Hell Gate, north of the great rock, the depth of water in the middie of the channel is about 36 feet at mean low tide. It de- creases from this depth northward to opposite the Borthwestern point of Ward’s Island, where it is 30 teet, except at one point, where a hard bar, with deep water on each side of it, runs across the channel, witn some very shoul points, but having an opening in 21 feet of water about midway between the island and the New York shore. Opposite the western end of Little Hell Gute channel, which divides Ward’s irom Randali’s Isiand, the Harlem River is 28 feet deep, and between Randall’s Island and the main land of New York it deepens at some points to 31 feet, but at the northern end of this section it shoals to 21 then suddenly to 17 Port Morris shure, deepens again to 25 feet. Kelow Hurlem Bridge the mean depth 18 16 teet, while north of it is ap increase to 21 feet, Again, to the north of the railroad bridge we tind 22 leet, increasing to 27 feet and dimiishing to 21 fect aud 17 ieet ag Macomb’s Dam Bridge is approached. immediately above the dam the water suddeoly deepens to 32 fect, but rapidly sbouls again to 10, 12, 15, Gand 14 feet as High Bridge is neared, North of High Bridge the channel is 9 feet deep, with the sound- ings of 13, 7, 14, 8,9 und 15 feet to the entrance of Sherman’s Creek. Thence 10 Fordbam Bridge the depth vi ay follows, 11, 17, 7, 10, 15, 7, 7 and 5, close tu the last named ovstruction, Between Ford- ham and Kings bridges the narrow chaunel gives 31; ww 4 feet of water and from the last named point to the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek, which forms the con- mation @t the water way, 18, 9, 13, 7, 18, 14, 17, 8, B ana 4 feet at the railroad’ bridge by the Hudson. The character of the cbhaunel through which tho foregoing soundings are given is very variable boin as to width the nature of 1 bottom. Sand, mad and gravel, mixed in some places with largo stoues, being clei mat found. Between Ward’s and Randali’s islacds and New York the sec- tion is broad avd unobstructed, save ut the point west of Wara’s Islund already described. The mud deposits along the shore lines are narrow and steeply sioped., the clearness of the river bea being due to the tidal currents flowing through the Port Morris channel aud Little Heli Gate, which scour the lower Harlem River clear of all muddy matier. But us the river proper is ep- tered the mud aeposit is found to invade the channel to ree and increases in relat u 5 of depre: of deposit which are created by the eddies and counter currents of the river itself Jargely inilaenced by the bends in its course and the substrata of rock Which underiie the mud. Sherman’s Creek, which is an estuary of the Harlem River, penetrating inland and northwestward between two bigh ridges, is also a mud bed, bordered by stretches of salt marsh, which were origitally a purt of the bed of the creek. This area, when filled by the whence an ebb flow is created and comparatively deep the A similar est penetrates iuiand nortucastwardly trom the eastern side of the river beiow Macomb’s Dam Bridge, and ex- ercises an 1 imiluence as a tidal reservoir. Both of these creeks are shown on the accompanying map oi the Hariem River and its approaches. THM LATERAL APPROACHES PROM THE BAST RIVER. in order to connect the improved and doepened Harlem with the East River, so that the purpores ot the improvemeut may be entirely fuililied and a direct hine of water communication establisned between the Sound and the Hudson, it wiil be necessary to open the s i availabie channels that now exist between the islands themselves and also toose separating iem from the muin land of New York and the Westcuester shore, Little Hell Gate und the Port Morris cbanos which les between Randall's Island und the matniaud, must be rendered navigable beiore the main work on the Hariem River can assume any great utility. The easgvern entrance of Little Hell Gate is covered by a largo area of salt marsh, cailea “sunken Meauow,”” which rests on a substratum o1 rock and is surrounded on its northern, southern and western sides by mud shoals having adeptu of water at low tude varying from two to feet. These mud flats are sus: bie of enclosure and reclamation by a comparatively inexpensive system of diking, which will add & covsiderablo area to that now avuilavie for building purposes, The channel of Littie Heil Gate hus an average depth of water of about fiiwen feet, but is broken here aod ‘here along its course by rocky prominences, which must be removed betore the channel can ve considered open. Little Hell Gate would afford a passage of about 200 eet wide, but would pot be either as sale or as casy of navigation as an chtrance for the Hariein River as the Port Morris channel, expecially durimg the prevalence of nort easterly and northerly winds. the last named passage is narrow and of varmble depth, with a mud botiom interspersed with rocky projections and averagiug im present depth about the same as Lite lied Gate. But unlike tt the lands op each side are low, and (he cost and difficulty of widening would put be so great. Besides 11 would form an excetient extratice tor ve-seis approaching direetly from the eastward, and couid be rendered sate for all purposes by judicious enyineer- ing. Italso les aiong the mamiand und close io ra road termini U would, undoubtedly, be constructed along the northern side. TIDAL CURRENTS IN THE HARLEM RIVER, Assuming that ail (ue obstructions to navigation are Temoved at the entrance cuannels and along the ime of the Hariem River, so us to complete @ periwetly nav- igavie ship canal from the Souud to the Huds acticn of (he new Lidul currents Is a subject wo sume notice, because these forces wil play an im- portant partin rendering navigation eaxy or difficult as In roceutly pablisbed articles in tue tide, forms a reservoi which helps to keep c (he cuge may HeRatv, descriptive of the current movements turcugh Hel! Gate and the Bust River, it was «x- Plained that owing to the narrowness of (he later tue time of high water at Governor's Isiand aud at Heit Gate varied very considerably, The tidal wave from the ocean sets woward tue ebtraace of the harbor of New York from a southeasterly direction, and, of course, Texebes Sandy Hook long belore its wfluence Is tet at Moutwuk Pot, at the eastern end of Long Island, This causes a fing up of the basin of > York Buy und the Hudson River, and the generation of a strong tlood current norchward turough the Bast River before the process of Gling up the vaxin of the Sound vy (he tidal wave flowmg around Long Island cat take place, Hence there is a consider differ. ence in tue height of toe water in the two L , aud, consequently, a flow toward that baving (he lowest te Now, the removal of the obstructions at Heit Guve and the opening of the Harlem River trom the Hudson to the Sound wil create a larger wa for this intlow, shortening its duration Gab incre velocity and volume, Thereture with a flood there woud be a og of two currents at the bead of East River, one com. ing throagh Hell Gate northward and the other coming through the Harlem River southward, the ubiied streams setting eastward toward Fort Schuyler and tbe sound, ihe joint action of these currents would probably produce the toliowing ellee: he mad vow lying along the edges of tue istiuus and castward trom Port Morris on one side avd Lawrence's Point, Long Isiaud, ov the otber, would be cut away aud forced further back into (he estuaries of | tantial. | ot the Wes‘chester shore line and Flushing Bay. The great mud accumulation that surrounds the Broth Sected by two or more channels and the excavated mud pushed inside a line drawn from Berrian's Island to College Point, closing Flusbing Bay to nav. Hitating the ultimate reclamation of that etweea Fort Sehuyler and Willett's Powot would be scoured by thege united eurrents keeping that important entrance deep enough for the largest ships, und, consequently, further developing tbe valuo of the ‘ow, when the tide bi reached its full height im the Sound the ebb has ai- ready progressed in the New York Bay and the Hudson River, 80 43 to reduce the level therein considerably below that of the upper Eosi River and Sound. Hence @ return flow would take place through Hell Gate and the Harlem River in exactly the reverse directions to those already described, scouring out all deposits im the channels named as effectually as could be de- sired. It will be seen, therefore, that this strong tidal action would keep boih rivers clear of mud obstruc- tions, and would also free them trom ice in the winter time, The establishment of suituble guards at (be projecting points where the channels meet would pre- Berve sailing veevels trom injury, while steamers could easily be bandied under the circumstances. THR HARLEM RIVER CANAL. In considering the character of this improv notin Connection with that taking place at Heil Gate it is only necessary to peruse ihe iull and able report of General Newton op the subject. This interesting docu- ment was published in the Hxnatp on the 23d of ters into the detatls of the proposed work. Geueral New. sestimates on the proposition to cut a 350 fect wide through the Hariem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek, giving a depth of fifteen feet Sbroughout at mean low water, The cstimated cost 1s ay fy llows:— Deepening Lower Harlem River told teet, $242,003 20 Removal of rock at Macomb’s Dam 2,709 00 Removing obstructions, at High Bridg 14,207 25 Dredging channel of Hariem River Xe Reve Protecting sole of cut with rip-raj Contingencies and engineering. Total cost . eeeees $2,777,071 44 By reducing tne depth to twelve feet, instead of fit- teen, the total cost would be $2,270,825 18. It will be observed that these estimates cover ail (be cost of the improvement and are very moderate indeed, Com- pared with che advantages that would accrue to com- Meree from such a work the cost is scarcely worthy of consideration, In the map which accompanies this article a line of canal is shown through Sherman’s Creek, instead of via the Spuyten Duyvil Creek. This’ line 13 Worthy of the closest consideration of all interested in the improvement, because it possesses advantages, as to length and facility for execution, which are superior to the louger route. The fewer curves and bends that are introduced with any artificial hne of navigation the better, and in that respect the line through Sher- man’s Creck has a decided advantage, Map of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek Showing Proposed New Channel. oO aban exr¥ NEWTON'S CHANNEL. ‘There was another explosion at Hell Gate yestertay morning, when the to) was blown off Frying Pan Rock with eighty-five pounds of dynamite. Previous to the big blast of Sunday last seventy-five pounds of the ex- plosive named were placed under or against a project. ing spur of that rock in the expectation that the con- cussion trom the 52,000 pounds in the big mine would explode it, The shock from the latter was, however, so slight that the Frying Pan remained unshaken with the dynamite at its base. About 100 pounds of the ex- plosive remained on hand alter the big mine was charged, and thi @ tew days ago placed in prox- tmity to the unexploded charge against tie Frying Pan. Wires were attached to the cartridges so that they might be exploded by electricity aod thus by the shock explode the larzer charge previeusly piaced there. Bernard Boyle yester- day tested the wires with a galvanometer to ‘satisiy himsel! that there was an uninterrupted circuit, and theh, by means of a small battery placed on the shore, fired the dynamite and shattered several feet from the summit of the rock. It wonder to many people that the work was not gut o: before, so very simple did it seem when done. The rock certainly formed « most dangerous obstruction, sticking up just high enough to knock a hole in the bottom of a vessel striking it at nigh water. ‘To-morrow work wiil be begun upon the seven acres ot submerged stone known as: Flood Rock. A small Jorco only will be employed during the week, and they will be cecupied in getting ready the engines and ma- chinery gnd in pumping out the tauneis, which have filled with water sinco Work Was discontinued in May last. ptain J 8s Mercur, who has the practical management of work under Generai Newton, will Feturn in the latter part of the week and organize a large force of meu tor the Vigorous prosecution of the work—that is, provided that money cnough 1s fur- nisbed by the government to pay them. ONLY A DINNER FOR GENERAL NEWTON. To tae Epitor or Tur Hmratp:— Revolutions trom Aldermanic boards and banquets from wealthy merchants as tending to show the public appreciation of General Newton’s wondertul engincer- ing success may prove extremely gratifying to that gentleman's pride, but windy resolves anda champagne dinaer with its fulsome cut-and-dried toasts are very transitory, while his work is a permanent benefit both to the present and fnture residents of the metropolis; therefore let the General’s reward be something sab- ‘Think of the seven long years of patient toil and anxiety, culminating tn the grand triumph of Sun- day Jast—a triumph over both nature and man— for how many learned and astute engineers stood ready to demonstrate, had he tailed, the folly of bis undertuking, or had the explosion of that mine been followed by the widespread destruction of prop- erty and feartal loss of Ite anticipated by many mid persons, what terrible denunciations would have beea heaped upou the bead of this mttdel Newton by cer- tain Christians (?) who were prepared to dectare that the havoc was heaven’s retributive justice tor this im- pious desecration of the Sabbath day! Of all the vast crowd that th onved the shores of the East River oa that memorable September day General Newton was, probably, the only confident man present. Bot with ail bis contidence, which reemingly never partook of a doubt, what must have been his fecinges uy he stood by that battery with bis iw three year-old child toying with the. wires (aia ihe futher deem it mere child's play?) watt. log for the appointed hour, when the sight pres: eure of an infants band was to realize, im an instant, the suet of bis matured pians, or demonstrate the futility of seven years’ labor and the uxeives wasting of milltons of the pubhe money! That tinal moment was ireigited with (he admiration or contumey of nis countrymen, Weil, the explosion came, and, although every Spectator was disappornted with the upparentiy | insigniticant shaw to which he had been invited, yeu ali tustinetively teit that Newton bad succeede thousands greeted him with approving cheers. now, what « and And 1 be done for the man who, im the ven- I yeur of Lis country’s birth, in the very midst of ional rejoicings, has achieved tins grand triamph for American engineering skill, winning the world's admration ? I presume that Geaeral Newton has received no recomy veyona bis salary us a colonel of engineers, and as he holus po political office and is bot runwing tor President no one will take much trouble to ascertain what perquisites he has made, if any, from the contracts connected with the blasting aliett's Reet. AS our war heroes were rewnrued with substantial gifts cannot as mach be one tor this ce kero’ As bis Vietory 18 !ikely to con- argely to the material ve mercial aud mercantile Jd it not prove a fitting memorial of th itude to present to General Newton a handsome residence in the ety to whuse prosperity be has so vastly contributed’ J ain sare it would prove more gratilying \o the General ana bis Httle tautiy than any bumver of paper resvives und chaipagne banquets, HARKY WAIKINS. INDIAN PEACE COMMISSIONERS, Oxata, Nev. Sept. 36, 1876. Tho Indian Peace Commissioners arrived from the West last ight and left for Yankton (Dakota) Agency this morning. They held an important session here to-day 1m consultation with Saperimtendons of indian Ailairs Nickerson, of Indian Territory. JEROME PARK RACES, INAUGURATION OF THE FALL MEETING PosT- PONED UNTIL TO-MORROW—POOL SELLING OM THE EVENTS LAST EVENING. The weather dealt roughly with the lovers of racing yesterday, It interfered with the :nauguration of the Jali meeting of the American Jockey Club, thus disap- pointing thousands who invariably patronize this re- union at Jerome Park, The early morning, with its clear sky and bright sunshine, were sufficient indica- tions for the masses that a pleasant day was before them, but before one-half of New York had finished breakfast the falling rain made {t apparent that the pleasure of atiending the races must for a few hours be deferred, ‘the officers of the ciub in good time made public the Slern necessity of the occusivn, setting Mouday as the opening’day. Though annoying, the sport will not con- sequently suffer, and, with iavorable weather, the! will be «i timnes at Jerome to-morrow. The grammne is rich in strength end interest. In three of be live events there are fields of more than ordinary magnitude, and the course, with # little sunshine, will be sound goimg and likely to suit all kinds of borse- flesh. So there cinnot be unything tame in the strug. gies to come, and though long odas are given in some Of the pools that certain horses will land the winners there are many chances that these students of public form may be upset in their calculations. Such interest is manifested in the fixtures forthe pening day that, despite the rain which tell in copious quantities, the pool rooms were tairly thronged last evening with the betting fraternity. Curiosity not alone prompted their presence, or they made many inVestinents, the averages Of Which are embraced in the sales as under :— Finst Kace.—Puree of $400; beaten maidens al- lowed, it tour years old or less, '7 if tive or more, 1210s. Three-quarters of a mile. McDaniel’s Madge, 6, 119 Ibi $75 «125 Lougsialt’s Freebvoter, 3, 1.9 lbs 7 119 Dwyer’s Rbadamanthas, 4, 118 Ibs 0 86 Racey's Leamington IL, 3, 109 Ibs Wituers’ Cyciune, 3, 09 ibs, P. Loriliard’s Tigress, 3, 100 Reeu’s Lilie Belle, 3, 99 Ibs SkouND Back,—The Jerome Stakes, for olus, $100 euch, halt forteit, wiih $1,600 added; sec- oud horse to receive $800 out of the stakes; closed August 15, 1874, with forty-three nominations, Two miles. McDaniel’s Brother to Bassett,110 Ibs. $00 110150 Heimont’s Fiddiestick, 110 los 7> 9 180 Keod’s Red Coat, Liv tbs... 3 50 oO G. L. Lorillarw’s Sunburst, 32 Bk ‘Yano Kaca.—The Nursery for two-year- olds, of $100 each, bail fortett, with $1,000 adued; secund borse to receive $200 out’of the stakes; ciosed August 15, 1875, with forty-three nominations, Oue mile. Belroont’s Susquehanna, 97 Ibi 60 MeGreth’s Leopard, 100 Ibs. oa MeDaniel’s Prine 14 | P. Lorularu’s Bombast, 12 Puryear’s Top a Ciabough’s Cloverbrook, G. L, Loriilard’s Lucier, 100 Ibs Longstalt’s Yr, Hewitt, Lud los. Fouxra Rack. —Tnhe Manbatian Handicap, a sweep. stakes of $60 each, hull forfett aud only $10 If declared sepiemver 20, With $500 added; second horse to re- evive $200 outof the stakes, One mile aud a quarver. P. Loriiiard’s James A., 4, 112 Ibs. 7 MeDaniel’s Mattie A., 4, 105 ibs McDaniel’s Virginius, 3, 97 tos. 43 Smith's Inspiration, 5, L14 Ibs. 30 Dwyer’s Kuadamanthas, 4, 118 28 | | Laurence’s shyiock, | Covtrili’s: Mediator, 3 4 | Belmonv’s Daunte il Mediuger’s First Cuance, 5, 110 ibs. 10 | Doswell’s Invoice, 4, 104 Iba, 10 Bowte’a Mary, 3, 92 1: 9} G. L. Lorivarw’s Warlock, 3, 07 ibs, 9 Reed's Gray Nuv, 4, 108 ibs 8 Morris? sweet Lips, 4, 105 lox 12 Firrit Rack. —Purse of $400 be sola at otion; entered to be sold fur $1,000, weight for age; $750, allowed 3 ibs.; $600, 7 Ibs’, $300, 12 Ibs. One b. MeVormack’s Artur . 40 MeDaniel’s Wilke Burke, 4, 106 Ibs. 16 Lougstatt’s Partners: 15 P. Lorulutu’s Pert, 3, 04 Iba... 6 @. L. Loriiard’s Amivush, Ogie’s Fleetwood, Douohue’s Hitcbeoe { s #8 Cinbaugi’s Carr & Co.'s In addition to the many reywiar trains via the Har- fem roud to Fordham, special trains, with reserved cars for hidies, will leave the Grand Central depot to-mwor- row und during the meeting at five minutes aiter wolve and balt-past tweive /. M. jor the Jerome siding, re- turning immediately alter the races. TROTTING POSTPONED, The trotting at Suffolk Park, Philadelphia, was post- poned yesterday, on account of rain, until to-morrow, when the Federal Race and the National Cup Race will take place, Besides, au attempe by Goldsmith Maid to beat her best record wilt be made, She will bave three trials, CREEDMOOR. COMPETITION FOR THB MABKS- MAN'S BADGE. The fourth competition for the Marksman’s Badge took place yesterday afternoon, The weather and the light were both bad for shooting, There were twenty- five entries for the match. The following are the con- ditions upon which the mateh was shot:— Oper to all comers; distance, 200 and 600 yards; two sighting and five scoring shots at each range; po sition, standing at 200, and any, with the head toward the target, at 500 yards; weapon, Remington rifle, State model; entrance fee filty cents; the highest ag gregate score to take the badge and one-quarter of the entrance money, the next highest score one-sixth, and the third highest one-twellth of the entrance tees; the badge to be won three times (not necessarily con- secutively) before becoming the personal property or the winner. Mr. Vanhuesen won the badge by a score of 41 out of a possible 50 points. THE SCORKS THE FOURTH Colonel G, D, Scott, 3 Lieutenant J. L. Price.|3 H. H. Meday....., Captain C.F. Robbin W. L. Cande J.P. Vultima Lieutenant J. H. Cochrane, Jr 8. T. Hubbard, Jr..... W. 8. Thompson. T. F. Marenant, H. Funke, Jr. J, L. Killingen, ~Aimarksman named French took upon himself the responsibility of destroying his firing ticket after mak- Ing ‘4 score of 27 points, thus leaving the record incom- plete. RIFLE SHOOTING A'T WASHINGTON. FENTON WINS THE IkISH MEDAL—RAE WINS THE REMINGTON RIFLE AND BLADE THE AUS- TBRALIAN MEDAL. Wasnixarox, Sept, 30, 1876, The third and last day of the loug range firing, at Benning’s Range, by the I Scotch, Australian and American riflo teams was the shooting at the 1,000 yards range. The rain began falling atan early hour and continued at intervals during the entire day. There was almost a dead calm, and the shooting was much better than on the previous days, More interest was manifested in to-day’s shooting than on the previous days, owing tothe desire to witness the firing of Milner, who made the remarkable scoro of fifteen bull’s eyes at Creedmoor during the shooting at the 1,000 yards range, but the rain kept many persons home who would otherwise have been present, and the attendance was small, To prevent accidents by the marksmen shooting at the wrong target, as occurred on Thursday last, the targets were numbered, the lett target 1 and. the right target 2, with the numbers painted in white on the bombproofs below. The firing was by two squads of ten men each, composed as follows FIRST BQUAD. ‘SECOND SQUAD. Menzies, Scotch team, Lynch, Australian team, Goff, Irish team. ‘thynne, Irish team. Rathbone, American team, Slade, Australian team, Luke, Scotch team, Thorburn, Scotch team. Canfield, American team, Fenton, Irish team. Rae, Scotch team. Overbaugh, American Blydenburgh, American team. team, bd Rigby, Irish team. Anderson, American team, Milner, Irish team. Joynt, Irish team. Greenhill, Irish team, Boyd, Scotch team, Evans, Irish team. he first squad tired at the leit target and squad at the right. - The targets were set bi 100 yards, and the marksmen fired from the same po- sitions a8 0 previous days—directly in front of tho rand stand. The firing began atten minutes to one & Menzies, of the first squad, scoring a centre; Goff missed the target; Rathbone scored tue first buil’s-eye aud Luke another; Canfield made au outer, itae an in- ner, Blydenburch and Anderson centres, Joynt an toner avd isoyd closed the first shots of the first squad with a buil’s-oye, Lynch led the second squad with an inner, followed by Thynne with a like sbot; Slade made a bull’s-eye, Thorburn a centre, Fenton a’ bull’s-eye, Overbaugh an outer, Rigby an toner; Milner and Greenhill both tound the bull’s-eye, and Evans closed the first shots of the second squad with an inner, Each man was al- Jowed fifteen shots, the highest possible score being 75, ‘The day’s Oring resulted as follows FIRST SQUAD. 4553433453486 5 4-00 6535254456555 6 4-67 24055354454545 3-58 854444454855386 3-61 4546445363325 5 4-61 4343503553545 3 587 8455544534545 4 5-65 6425045343556 5 660 BKCOND SQUAD. - 8256543553444 4 5-61 734553648435 355 502 655543455536 6% 567 454535353032554 56 6565034555544 4 468 250303343244383 3-42 8444553455443 3 56-61 -645542565554344 464 Goff retired after the fourth; Rathbone after the thirteenth ; Greenbill alter the tenth, und Evans after the fourteenth shots, ‘Totals by teams:— Irisu—Fenton, 68; Milner, 64; Thynne, 62; ; Regby, 61. Evans, Goll and Greenhill retired, Scorcut—Luke, 67; Rue, 61; .Boyd, 60; Thorburn, 57. AvsTRALIAN—Lynch, 61; Slade, 67. ‘The medal presented by the Irish citizens of Wash- nington for the member of the Irish team making the highest score in the three days’ shooting was won by Feuton. Rae won the Remington rifle presented by the Scotch citizens tor the member making the highest score in the three days’ shooting, and Slade the medal for the Australian team presented by the General Committee, The following is the scores for the three days out of & possible 200, Yards. | Yards. | Yards. | 800, | 900. | 1,000. | Total. 4s 57) 68) 173 “4 62) ol 167 45) 55) 67 170 "PRESENTATION OF PRIZES. After the shooting the prizes w presented by representatives of the several committees to the cesstul contestants, who returned thanks lor the prizes and hospitalities received by them since their arrival in Washington, The medal won by Major Fenton consists of a beau- tiful five-pointed golden star, depending from a pin in the form of au eagle with outsiretched wings, It weighs sixty pennyweights, A diamond is imbedded in cach point of the star, and in its centro is an en- graving of the Capitol [suilding, on one side of which are the figures ‘1776, and on the other 76°" At the lower part of th star 18 a black and white enainclied targe' with a diamond for bull’s eye, Crossea over the upper part of the star are two rifles joined together at the top and secured to the upper point of the star by a minature laurel wreath in gold. From the talous of the eagle, which is of solid gold, ip bold relief are the Awerican and Irish tags in enamel, It1s valued at 00. : ‘The Australian medal basa pin in the form of an eagle, The pendant 18 a s1x-pointed star. At the top of the star is a view of the Capitotim enamel, In tne centro re the American and Australian flags in enamel, and ‘get, with adiamond for the bull’s eye. Beneath two Trifles crossed and the figures “1876. A golden ai ribbon runs through the six points of the star and en- circles the whole. DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN RIFLEMEN. Since tho great Creedmoor contest the foreign com- peting teums have gradually disorganized, and the members have dispersed im small partics toward their various destinations, Yesterday saw the departure of four of the marksmen for Europe on board the Inman steamer City of Richmond, These were Messrs, Ward, Dyas and Johnson, of the Irish team, and Captain | Smith, of the Austral an, A little botore the depar- ture of the steamer Mr, George S. Schermerorn, Jr., Secretary of the American Rifle Association, presented Mr. Ward and Captain Smith with some uniage medaix irom the association. A description of them was given in yesterday's Hrna.p, and they are presented alike to the capiain and eight shooung members of each of the joreigg teams. Upon besiowing the medals Mr, Schermerhorn addressed the recipients as fol- lows: “On beball of the joint Committee of the National Rifle Association and the Awateor Rife Ciab 1 ba the pleasant auty to wsk your acceptance of these u orations from the American riflemen in commemor too of the active part taken by yur members of your respective teams, ip bringing to a saccesslul ter. mination the intefnational rifle mateb, tnaugorated to celebrate the Centennial of American independence.” Messrs. Ward and Smith received the medals and acknowledged in thank ui terms their appreciation of the constant attentions received from the Ameri- cans durwg their visit, The latter gentie- so promised to send a wrriieo acknowl- when he could more aptly express his kind jeclings toward the association. Messrs. Dyas J Jounson received similar presentations ov Friday evening at the St Omer Havel It nad been expected that Mr, Fenton, of the Irish team, would sail with the party yesterday, bat he con- cluded to remain and finish the inatches in Washing- ton, Captain Smith is travelling wo Australia, via Kog- jand, baving come by way of Sun Francisco. Quite a number of iriends o1 the departing guests were aboard, including Colonels Giidersieeve and Mitebell, They re- mained on the steamer until the last moment, ai Tegretiuliy exchanged adieus, os 6 RIFLE SHOOTING AT NEWPORT. Newvoxr, RB. L, Sept. 30, 1876, Thore was a rifle match here this afternoon between the local teams of this city. They first shot at 100 yards aud then at 200 yaras, five shots each, Creede moor raies and target. Following 1s the score:— ONE HUNDRED YaRps. Name. Total. 4455-23 Samuel Powel, Jr. 4464-22 J. H. Powel 45444—21 R. J. Powel. 4644-21 Samuel Powel. 5435 5-23 H. W. Powel, 44546-21 J. H. Powel. 443 54-18 KR. J. Powel +. S3446—18 Grand total, 166, ‘The score of their opponents was as follows: — ONE HUNDRED YARDS. W. M. Farron, 4455 5-23 Ira B. Bright: 4544421 Marry Bull, Jr. 4444420 Jobo 8, Enga. ; 4444420 ‘TWO HUNDERD Yakbs. 8554-21 4443-19 4436-18 ire B. Brightman 334-17 Grand total, 16% Three trials bage been had #0 far, and the total re- sults of all them bring the score of each to 476, ONE HUNDRED YARDS MATCH. The above match was followed by another at 100 yard , aby position. The following is the score:— vy. M. Farron, Jobn 8. Engs. Harry Bull, ur. Ira B, Brightman . Total...... H. W. Powel, J, H. Powel, J., Sept. 30, 1876 The Wantage races at Deckertown, Sussex county, N. J., closed yostorday. The winners were:—Of the 8:20 race Randolph's Thomas, in 2:40; of the3 minate race, Poter Maneo’s Julius H., in 2:46; the 2:50 race, Wyckbam’s Dandy, in 2:45; of the 2:38 and 2:42 races, Martin's Sussex, (a 2:40; Of tho free to all, Price & Kilpatrick’s Dandy, in 2:42 Maneo’s Ret second in the last three races. CENTRAL HUDSON YACHT RACE Povcuxexrsis, N. Y., Sept. 80, 1876 In the Fall regatta of the Central Hudson Yachs Club, at New Hamburg to-day, the Leroy won the first prizo for first class yachts, the Frank tho first prize for second class, and tho A. 8. Ring the first prize tos third class, YACHTING NOTES, The following yachts passed Whitestone yesterday :— Yacht Dreadnaught, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Osborn, from New York, crutsing custward, ‘acht Vindex, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Center, from Newport for Now York. Tho Vesta, N.Y.Y.C. Mr. Mills, is at anchor off the Hernan telegraph station. ATHLETIO GAMES. SEVENTH ANNUAL GAMES OF THE NEW YORE ATHLETIC CLUB AT MOTT HAVEN. A decidedly small attendance of spectators witnessed the seventh annual fall games of the New York Ath- letic Clab on the grounds of that association at Mott Haven yesterday afternoon. Notwithstanding the un- favorable state of the weather the Board of Managers decided to carry out the lengthy programme, which has already been published in the Herat. ‘The first event was arace of 100 yards, in first and second trial heats and a fina! beat. The latter was won by Frederick C, Saportas, of New York city, George H. Parker, of New York city, securing the second place. Time, 10348. A hotly-contested one mile run, in which there were seven starters, was won by Haroid Lambe, of the Ai gonaut Boat Club, Toronto, Cornelius Vought, of the gow Lyceum, winning second honors. Time, 4m. 5148. 1n the hurdle race of 120 yards, three trial heats and ‘8 final heat, George Hitchcock, of New York city, came in first, O. L. Richard, of the New York Atnletic Club, following close bobind him at the finish. Time, 198 The fourth event—a one mile walk—was partici. pated in by nine competit After an interesting exhibition of pedestrian isi M, Stern, of the New York Athletic Club, was declared the winner, Wilham M, Watson, of the’ College of the City of New York, taking the second prize. Time, 7m. dle. 4 440 yards ranning race, in three trial heats and a final heat, was the next event. This was won by Ed- ward Merritt, of the York Athletic Club, W. G, Robertson, of the Montreal Athleuc Club, taking the socond prize. Time, 5443. ‘The three-mile walk was won by D. M. Stern, Regt nald H. Sayre, of Wood’s Gymnasium, New York city, treading close on his heels as they reached the goal, Time, 25m. 128, There were in the seven-mile walk ten contestants, allof whom wout through to the finish with com- mendable endurance, although some of them were hopelessly in the rear betore balf the distance had been gone over. This event was carried by Charlies Connor, of the Young Men’s Christian Association Gymnasium, E. CG. Holske, of the Harlem Athletic Ciub, coming in second. Time, 58m., 325¢8. Inthe ranning bigh jump H. Edwards Ficken, of New York city, was declared the winner. Height vaulted over, 5 feet 5 inches, At putting the snot Henry A. Buermeyer, ofthe New York Athletic Clab, proved the winner, having throwa the metal globe a distance of 35 feet 4 inches. ‘The running broad jamp was won by Isaiah Fraser, of the Yonkers Lyceum. ‘stance, 17 feet 4 inches. BASE BALL NOTES, The tenth and iast gamo of the championship series botween the St, Louis and Hartford clubs was played yesterday at St. Louis. Fools were solling in this city in favor of the ‘browns’? at the rate of 20 to 12 and 16 to 8, but, to the great chagrin of the St, Louis backora, the Hartfords won by the acore of 4 to 1. The game at Louisville yesterday between the Bos tons and Louisvilles was close and interesting through- out. Neither club scored in the first inning, but in the second the Louisvilles led off with three runs, the Bos- tons getting but ove. This made the Louisvilles the fa- vorites by heavy odds, In the inning, however, the Bostons ratlied and wrenched the tead {rom the grasp of their opponents, scoring tour runs to Louisvilie’s one. Both sides drew blanks until the seventh, when the Louisvilles made one, which tied the score, Inthe eighth the Bostous scored the winning run, Score— uisville, 5; Boston, 6. THE REPORTED MUTINY ON BOARD THE FRANKLIN, Lonpon, Sept. 20, 1876, L have received the following letter respecting the mutiny which the French papers reported took place op board the Franklin a short timo age. Although the Heratp contradicted the report immediately it had been spread abroad, official denial of the rumor will be iP Marion, VILLEFRaNCHE, Sept. 17, 1876. My Dear Str—I was requested by Captain Franklia before he sailed to write hag concerning the reports of a mutiny ou board the Franklin, to which several French papers bave given circulation, and to request that, if any such report bad been sent home by you, that you would have it contracted in the HmRaLp, as there was never any foundation for the rumor what- ever, but, on the contrary, the crew of the Franklin has been subordinate and well behaved, and suck a report ® reflection on both officers and mon, I Temuin very truly yours, JOHN CODMAN SOLEY, Flag Lieutenant, YELLOW FEVER. THE DAY'S BURIALS AT SAVANNAH, Savannau, Ga, Sept. 30, 1876, The total number of interments to-day was 26, of which 17 were from yellow fever. Twolve of the bu riais were of colored persons, APPEAL TO KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, Macos, Ga, Sept. 30, 1876. Felix Corput, the Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, of Georgia, appeuls to mombers of that Order throughout the United States for assistance for members in Savanvah who are suffering trom the yol- low fever. Relief is needed immediatey, The lodgo in Savannah bas exhausted itn means and calls for from abroad, The suffering is very great. NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NEGROES. Savannat, Gu, Sept. 80, 1876 To tax Epttor or THR HERALD :— Charles Parker misrepresents this people. The ne- Goes receive every attention, both medical and physi- cal, Three-fourths of the supplies issued are to ne- groes, The committees show no distinction, The scourge is upon us and all men are and have treated alike. W. &D, WHITE TYPHOID FEVER AT THE CEN- TENNIAL, To raw Epitor ov tax Heraup:— In addition to other victims of malarial or typ) fever at the Centennial Grounds may noft ragan! members ot the press at the Centennial ¥ ingene added Mr. Lobo, the janitor uf the Puiapecraia, Sept. 80, 1876,