The New York Herald Newspaper, October 1, 1876, Page 7

— UTURE 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 femove the obstructions to navigation in the Hell Gate channel by the destruction of Hullett’s Point Reef, bas directed attention to a part ot New Yors for which ‘here is unquestionably a great future 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- eentrating with wonderful rapidity on the Now Jersey shore, Even there it is aiso cramped for room, and, unless speedy arrangements are made to increase the facilities for the shipment and unloading of treight on both sides of tne river, it is only natural, as 1t is inovit- able, that other ports will reap largo benefits from our shortsightedness and Jack of commercial enter- pris! New York has hitherto been 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, £0 that traffic in the streets of the lower wards is continually impeded by the enor- tmour mass of freight that 1s collected there for ship- Ment to foreign countrics or inland transportation by Steamer and railroad. ‘The cost of bandling freight is thus immensely increased because, owing to the limited Space ut the disposal of merchants, a continuous move- ment 1s in progress, each succeeding cargo necessitat- ing the rehandling of the preceding one, as well as the manipulation of hundreds of thousands of tons of mer- ehandise already moved many times. The only solu- tion to the difficulty is the extension of tho wharfage for the recoption of freight along lines which will be accessible by ships of large tonnage, and thut will be convenient for the storage and handling of merchan- ise aud to the forwarding points represented by the termini of the great trunk railroad lines, BROOKLYN DOCKS, These possess all the advantages that could be de- ‘sired as far as approacnability and spaciousness are 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 labor on railroad cars, If it were possible, as indeed it must be, to connect the Brookiyn dock system di+ rectly with 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- ago tho Brooklyn docks, but to show how necessary it ts to look elsewhere for better accommodation for the gtowing commerce of New York. " THE NEW YORK WATER FROXT. Owing to causes, the nature of which it 18 un: ‘Bary to discuss bere, the available water front ot Now York onthe Hudson River ts extremely limited and very indifferently provided with pliers and jetties for the accummouation of shipping. By a process of se- Tection which reflects no credit: on the authorities charged 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 sido, while an Albany passenger boat bumps Against a New Orleans packet in the same 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- erod with wflammatic wooden sheds, while others have fireproof storehouses setuponthem Yet every one of these piers 1s constantly loaded with freight trom every part of the world, and sometimes the mass df mervhundise is #0 great as to cause a prolonged sus- pension of traffic in the adjoining streets, for the carts that arrive loaded cannot getaway empty. Tho samo picture presents itselt only in, if anything, a worse form on the East River front, tor there the shoro line {w broken by settings back of the water front and by humerous imdentations, caused by incompieie im- provements, cy iron foundries, gas works and other establishmenis requiring an tmancnge area in propor- ; tion to their actual need of water troutage. Practi- cally the water front for mercantiie purposes on thi East River ceases at the Houston stroet terry, leaving ail tho line northward from that point unavailable tor commerce, This condition of things 1 cue to several — among which may be mentioned the loliow- Dg :— Un account of the ding the nzvigation of the Upper East River, especialiy in the Bluckweii’s Island chan and at Heil Gate, the East River is Tegarded by seamen as a cui de sac, iuto Which it is not prudent to Veuture too iar, bence tbe crowding at the southerly end of the line near the entrance trom Now York Bay. The absence of store aud warehouse ac- commodation, as well as wharfage for freight along this ling, 18 also a che! drawback. The satter want may be considered to depend on the former, and both indi- rectiy on the character of the shore iront itsell, which 48 a difliculs oue for the building of any kind ot stores, aud especially for the heavy straciures needed by commerce, The topography ulso assists in rendering ‘this upper line of the Kast River commercially barren, for ag progress is made northward the land becomes more rocky and abrupt until t toally develops into the bluff tront at Filty-seventh street, which con. Unues along toe river as far as Hell Gate. But, of all these difficuities, tbe chiet one is the Urst mentioucd, ‘and its removal will necessarily reduce the importance Qnd the influence o: all the others, WATER FLONT OF THK UPPER RAST RIVER, Taking ite consideration the present oustracted condition of ihe chanuel at Hel! Gate the line of ‘water front avaliable for commerce northward of Hal- Jeus’s Powe is very imited. but this iimitation is wholly due to the conditions which arise from the iu- figence of the obstructions reierrea to. Take Ward’s and Randali’s isiauds, for instance, and it will ve found that, so far as area and depth o: water in the adjucens chabuels are concerned, there is nuthing to be desired Which these islands do not possess, With ‘the New York wud Westchester shores ung with each Other these islands present the site Of one of the best Jocated centres for commerce on the entire coutinent. groans tiat the operations at Heil Gate will contmecd until every vestige of the ov- Sirueting revis is removed und the channel deepened for the accommodation oi Vessels drawing twenty six feet of water, two outlets will then be available from ‘Wis group of isiands toward the Aviavuc Ucean. lo either of tuese outieis there will be no dangerous or e dificut bends and turns that could complicate Davigation beyoud the cuntroi of skiitul seamen. The Udel ebb ana How through Hell Gate wiil be redueed to UHiiorm cUrreNis, (he wction aud iuiluence of which Will De 48 easily recognized and provided: for as any hat are now ieit m the browd and wnobstracted Hudson River, Deep water will ve toaud on every side, so that the most Valuable ships cau ride sulery in the narrowest part o: the stream. Ducks sud piers will have solid Joundatwos, aud can sustain, without injury to vessel ‘Or cargo, (he Weaviest loads, With ail these advantages i Wil be the rale to toad Ireight directly trow the ship tw the railroad eur or Lie cad boat uF vice versa, KEFRCT ON THE LONG ISLAND SHORR. Althouge the fact tual it i cue ol trom the inain lane aud (oak toe present prospect of ® direet railroad towvcetion therewnh are not very good, both oF Which draw vocas of course operate against the jocwlty, there is yot a grewt juture in store ne portion of Long iniaud City that extends porthward and eastward jrom Astoria aod eluding tbat villa ew York ts 50 Topuily becoming & manufacturing 4s Well a8 a com- Mereval centre thut the turner interest will not tied rily seek wiuctures «hich pace will equally demand an ext omiuge, whith can nowhere eumily secured than 1 tae lo. eulity ve menioved. ‘oul, Jamber, — brick, fron, oil, chemicals—everyth in fact, th outers in aby degree inio mapulactures must be j southern section of the channel. A similar estuay } Femoved at the entrance cuwnnels and along the jn NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1876.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. brought to wharf and landed and stored close to where it sto be used. The ‘present shore line cust- ware trom Lawrence's Point and the channels that vetervene between (he small islauds Water opening imto the Sound will it and Geepened for this purpose, so thai induarics that are St present develuping im out-of-the-way places away from New York will fod conveuient and spacious domes ia close proximity to the market aud the steam. ship oF raviroad that is vo comvey the productions to the consumer, [tis utver nonsense to say that this part of che East River water front will not be availed Of for shipping, and shat fogs that do not olten vecur and curreats that wifi be so moderated as to be uniun- portant can delay the growth of New York along hor PADHON, batural hipes of ex; jem River as a hne of water com- Municavon Las been recogaized by thoughttul men. 14 torms & natural connection between the two chief chanuels along winch the commercial interests of the ely bave grown, and even in early days tho rights of Vigation on the Harlem Ki re actively defended id prospective ade trom time tot Pea bang a of public ii 0 Lime advocates of public limprove- meats, as well as by sellish raiiroad and other corpora- tions, to destroy this channel by damming and bridging out yy to its uavigable character ; but, fortu- be were delayed 1m the prosecution of improvements (7) and latter were compelled to recognize nights which solfiah- Bess and arrogance would have destroyed forever. The present obstractions to navigation have the channel at the junction of Harlem kiver with Speyten Duyvil Creek to narrow almost to one-third 148 original width, and consequently uo through com- ication is possible except for very small rowboats. consequence is, that instead of having a diurnal tidal scour through Doth creek and river, by which the beds of both would be cleaused of their mud deposits, cack 18 converted juto a simple creek running iuland a short distance and growing sballower every year. The fee of this off of the tidal wash is to accu- late Vast quantities of mud in both water courses, whieh tend to render the neighborhood unhealthy, the altervate ebb aad flow of the tide exposing the mud to the action of the at T Kingsbridge and the Fordnam Briage, both of which structures are merely wooden balt rotten with ago and peglect. The absurdity of permitting them to retain in their present condition, as obstruc- Mons to navigation, 8 apparent to any one wuo visits the locality, For the sake of the convenience of crossing the narrow chanuel whict they rd pum. erous mterests 10 local commerce are sacrificed, and a valuable channe! is destroyed. Higt Bridge serves purpose without ipteriering much with a small steamers and sioops can ascend the Harlem River as bigh as the Fordnam Bridge with moderate cargoes of buildin, ee Dam Bridge, so called oo account of 1! was at One time constructed across the riv int. The dam is now almost entirely pot removed, while the high wooden bridge that spans the river is Jurnished with « draw for the accommodation of pass- ing vessels, ther south the Fourth Avenue Bridge of t! jo River and Harlow Railroad is a drawbrid; jb crosses the river at the ue. From this poit south- ho other bridges exist, and the much used for commercial purposes. The mouth of Creek is closed by the Hudson River bridge, & structure built on piles and easily adapted to any pro- posed improvement in the chan: sition has beem made both Harlem River for the ues on nattan Island into the new wards lately annexed; but it would be extremely unwise und improper to cou- struct these works except with special regurd to the opening of the rivertrom the East River to the Hud- son for vessels of at least fliteen feet draught. THE HYDROGRAPUY OF THE HARLEM RIVER. Owing to the causes already mentioned the bed of the river ig a most uneven one as regards the level of jow water. Commencing at Gate, north of the great Mill rock, the depth of erin the middie of the channel is about 36 feet at mean low tide, 1t do- creases from this depth northward tu opposite the northwestern point of Ward’s Island, where it 18 30 feet, except at one point, where a hard bar, with deep water on each side of it, rans across the channel, with some very shoal points, but having an opening in 21 feet ot water about midway between the island and the New York shore. Opposite the western end of Little Hell Gute channel, which divides Ward’s trom Randall’s Isiand, the Harlem River is 25 feet deep, and between Randall’s Island and the wain land of New York it deepens at some points to 31 feet, but at the northern end of this section i shoals to about 21 feet, then suddenly to 17 feet, and opposite to the channel, between Randall's Island snd the Port Morris shure, deepens again to 25 feet. Below Hurlem Bridge the meau depth 18 16 teet, while north of it 1s ap increase to 21 teet, Agais, to the north of the railroad bridge we tind 22 eet, increasing to 27 feet and diminishing to 21 feet ‘aud'l7 eet as Mucomb’s Dam Bridge is approached. immediately above the dam the water suddenly deepens to 82 fect, but rapidly shoals again to 10, 12, 15,6 and 14 feetas High Bridge is neared, North of High Bridge the channel is 9 leet deep, with the sound- ings of 13, 7, 14, 8,9 und 15 feet to the entrance of Sherman's Creek. ‘Thence to Fordbam Bridge the depth varies as follows, 11, 17, 7, 10, 15, 7, Tand 5, close tu the last named obstruction. Between Ford- ham and Kings bridges the narrow channel gives 31; w 4 feet of water and trom the last named point to the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek, which forms the con- nation of the water way, 18, 9, 13, 7, 18, 14, 17, 8, 20% Ofte d and 4 feevat ihe railroad’ bridge by iho judson. The character of the channel through which the foregoing soundings are given is very variuble both as to width end the nature of the bottom. Sund, mad and gravel, mixed in some places with largo stoves, being clici materials found. Between Ward’s and Randali’s islards and New York the sec- tion is broad aud unobstructed, save at the puint west of Wara’s Islund already descr! The mud deposits along the shore lines are narrow and steeply slo] the clearness of the river bea being due to the tid currents flowing through the Port Morris channel and Little Heli Gate, which scour the lower Harlem River clear of all muddy matier. But us the river proper is en- tered the mud ceposit is found to invade the channel to a much greater degree and imereases in relative area the higher the river 18 ascendeu. Thus the channel be- tween the bridges is marked by a series of depressions separated by ridges of deposit which are created by the eddies and counter currents of the river itseif Jargely iniluenced by the bends in its course and the substrata of rock which underlie the mud. Sherman’s Creek, which is an estuary of the Harlem River, penetrating inland and northwestward between two bign ridges, is also a mud bed, bordered by stretches of salt marsh, which were origiually a purt of | the bed of the creek. This area, when tilled by the tide, forms a reservoir, whence an ebb flow is created which helps to keep clear ana comparatively weep the channel, in cunseq! penetrates iniand nortucastward|, side of the river beiow Macomv’s jal influence as a ti from the easiern jam Bridg > reservoir. Both companying map oi 3 THM LATERAL 4p order to conn Harlem with the Ei the improved and deepened River, +o that the purposes of the improvemeut be entirely fullilied and a direct hoe of water communication establisoed between the Sound and the Hudson, it wiil be necessary to open ral availabie channels that now exist between ds themselves and algo toose separating (hem m the main land of New York and the Westcnest shore. Little Hell Gateund the Port Morri which lies vetween Randall's Island and must be rendered nw the Harlem River can assume any great utility. T eastern entrance of Lite Hell Gate is covered by largo area of salt marsh, cailea “sunken Meadow,” | which rests on a substratum of rock and is surrounded on {ts northern, southern and western sides by mud shoals having a depth of water at low tide varying from two to twelve feet. These mud fluts are suscepti- 5 8 H . 5 3 £ a E ES bie of enclosure and reclamation by a comparatively inexpensive system of uiking, which will add a iderable area to that now avuilabi nel of Littie Heil of about fitwen along its course by for building purposes. The cl Gate hus an average depih of feet, but is broken here and tb rocky prominences, which must be removed beiore the channel can be considered open. Little Hell Gut would affurd a passage of about 200 tect wide, but would not be either as sale or as easy of navigation as an entrance for the Hariem River as the 1’ ris channel, expecially during the pr rth eusterly and northerly winds. the | passage fs narrow und of varmble depth, with a mud botiom interspersed with rocky projections and averaging 1m resent depth about the sume as Littie tied Gute. But unlike 1t the lands on each side are low, and the cost and dilficulty of widening would put be so greut. Besides it would form an excetient extrance for ve-rels approaching direetly from the eastward, and coud be rendered snie for all purposes by judicious engineer. ing. It also lies aiong the maimiand wnd close io rail- d termini that would, undoubtedly, be constructed along the northern side, TIDAL CURRENTS IN THE HARLEM RIVER, Assuming that ail the obstructions to navigation are of the Hariem River, so us o complete a periectly nav- igavle ship canal from the Souud to the Hudson, the acticn of the new tidul currents Is a subject worthy of sume notice, becuuse these forces wil pluy an im- portant part in rendermg navigation easy or dillicult as the cuge may be. In roceutly published articles in tue HERALD, descriptive of the current movements through Hell Gate and the Bust River, it was ex- Plained that owing to the narrowuess of the latter tue time ot high water at Governor's Isiand aud at Hell Gate varied very considerably, The tidal wave from the ocean sets tuward the ebtraace of the harbor of New | York Irom a southeasterly direction, and, of course, Tencbes Sandy Hook long belore its sufluence is tet at Montauk Pomt, at the eastern end of Long Island, This causes a Qiiing up of the vasin of New York Buy and the Hudson River, and the generation of a strong Hood current northward turouyh the Bast | River before (he process of Oliing Up the basin of the Sound vy the tidal wave towing around Lung Islaud cup take place, Hence there is aconsiderabie differ- ence ju tue height uf toe Water in the two busing, and, consequently, a flow toward that baving the lowest level, Now, the removal of the obstructions ut Heit Guve aud the opening of the Harlem River trom the Hudson to the Sound will create a larger waterway for this inilow, shortening its duration Gut increasing velocity and volume, Thereture with a flood ude there would be a meeting of two currents at the head of the East River, one com- ing through Hell Gate northward aad the other coming through the Harlem Kiver souvb ward, the united streams setting castward lowurd Fort Schuyler and the sound. the jvint action of these currents woutd probably produce the toliowing ellecis:—The mud vow lying along the edges of tue isiauds and castward trom Vort Morris on one side and Lawrence's Point, Long Isiand, ov the otper, would be cut away aud forced further back into the estuaries of the Wes'chester shore line and Flushing Bi The great mud accumulation that surrounds the Brother And Riker’s islands, in the open space between the two last named shores, wouid also ve cut away or inter- Seeted by two or more channels and the excavated mud pusbed inside a line drawn from Berrian’s Island to College Point, closing Flushing Bay to nav- igation and tactlitating the ultimaie reclamation of that roa, The chap: weea Fort Sebuyler and Willett’s Pout would be scoured by these united eurrents keeping that important entrance deep enough for tue largest ships, and, consequently, further developing the value of the water front inside, Now, when the tide bas Feached its full height in the Sound the ebb has al- ready progressed 1u th York Bay and the Hudson River, so jevel therein considerably River and Sound. Hence ce through Hell Gate and tly the reverse directions to ouring 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 ot mud obstruc- tons, and would also tree them {rom ice in the winter time. The establishment of suitnble guards at (he projecting points where the channels meet would pre- Serve sailing vessels trom injury, while steamers could easily be haudied under the circumstances. THR MARLEM RIVER CANAL. In considering the character of this improvement in Connection with that taking pince at Heil Gate it is only necessary to peruse the iull and able report of General ton op the subject. This interesting docu. ment was published in the Hxratp on the 23d of February, 1875, and enters into the details of the nature and cost of the proposed work. General New- ton bases bis estimates on the proposition to cut a channel 350 fect wide through the Hariem River and Spoyten Duyvil Creek, giving a depth of fifteen feet throughout at mean low water. The estimated cost is as follows: Deepening Lower Harlem River to 16 feet, Removal of rock at Macomb’s Dam. Removing obstrucuions, at High Bridge Dredging channel of Hariem River, Excavation of canal prism Reverment of cut, Protecting sole of cut with Fi Contingencies and engineering $242,003 20 2709 00 Total cost By reducin, oT 44 ) r stead of fif- teen, the total cost would be $2,270,825 18. It will be observeu that these estimates cover all the cost of the improvement and are very moderate indeed, Com- pared with the advantages that would accrue to com. merce 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 Sherali reek, instead of via the Spuyten Duyvil Creek. Th worthy of the closest consideration of all in the improvement, because it possesses advan: to length and facility for execution, which are su to the longer route. The fewer curves and bends that are introduced with any artificial hme 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 Proposed New Channel. aes sete a! NEWTON'S CHANNEL. ‘There was another explosion at Hell Gate yesteriay morning, when the top 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 m the expectation that the con- cussion irom the 52,000 pounds in the big mine would explode it. The shock from the latter was, lowever, ao slight that the Frying Pan remained unshaken with the dynamite at its base. About 100 pounds of the ex- plosive remained on hand after the big mine was charged, and this was a few days ago placed in prox- imity to the woexploded charge against the Frying Pan. Wires were attached to the cartruiges so that they might be exploded by electricity aod thus by the shock explode the larzer chi previously piaced there. Bernard Boyle yester- day tested the wires with a gaulvanometer to satisiy himsel! that there was an uninterrupted circuit, and then, by means of a small battery placed on the shore, fired the dynamite and shattered several feet from the summit of the rock, It 1s wonder to many people that the work was not thought 0: before, so very simple did it seem when done. The rock certainly formed @ most dangerous obstruction, sticking up just high evough to knock a hole in the bottom of a vessel striking it at nigh water. To-morrow work will be begun upon the seven acres of submerged stone known as: Flood Rock, A small force only will be employed during the week, and they will be cecupied in getting ready the engines and ma- chinery gnd im pumping out te tunnels, which have fillea with neo Work Was discontinued in May s Mercur, who has the practical e work under General Newton, will ru in the latter part of the week and organize a large force of men tor the vigorous prosecution of the work—that is, provided that money enough 1s fur- nished by the government to pay them. ONLY A DINNER FOR GENERAL NEWTON. To tas Evitor ov tur Haeaty:— Resolutions {rom Aldermanic boards and banquets from wealthy merchants as tending to show the public appreciation of General Nowton’s wondertul engincer- ing success may prove extremely gratifying to that gentleman’s pride, but windy resolves anda champagne dinner with its fulsome cut-and-Jried toasts are very transitory, while bis work i a permanent benefit both to the present and {ature residents of the metropolie; therefore jet the General's reward be eomething sub: tantial. Think of the seven loug years ot patients 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, bud ne jailed, the toily of his undertaking, or bad the explosion of that mine been followed by the widespread destruction of prop- erty and feartul loss of } teipated by many Umid persons, what terrible denunciations would bave been heaped upou the bead of this mitdel Newton by cer- tain Christians (?) who were prepared to dectare that the havoc Wus heaven's retribulive justice 1or this 1 pious desecration of the Sabbath day! Of ali the va crowd that th onved the shores of the East Rive that memorable September day General Newton was. probabiy, the only confident man ent. Bot with ail bis Contidence, whieh reetingly never partook of a doudt, What must have been his feeiimes ay he stood’ by that baitery with bis ttle three year-old” child toying with th wires (aia the father deem it mere child's play?) waite ight} log for the appointed hear, when the sure vf an intant’s hand was to real ‘of Dis matured pin wen years’ labor and | co money! That fpal mom: on oF contumey of nis josion cate, and, although invited, yee ly felt that Newton bad succeeded, and ted him with approving cheers. Aud now, what \. tenuial yeur the navenal triamph fo thes grand | AmMericau engineering #kiil, Wooniee ihe tion? I presume that Georral Ne runeing ¢ trouble to axcertat connected With the blasting alletvs Ket, heroes were rewaried with substantial its cannot as mach he Wone tor this wce keroy As aurgely to the ercantile Z hiemorial of the peopl tu present to General Newton a bundsome in the ity to Whose prosperity be has #0 vastly contributed? 1 am sa gratityiug 10 the General ana b huoWer of paper resolves und ci pagne banquets HARKY Wai Kina INDIAN PEACE COMMISSIONERS, Omatta, Nev. Sept 30, 1876. Tho Indian Peace Commissioners arrived from the ‘West last vight and lett for Yankton (Vakota; Agency Spuyten Duyvil Creek Showing JEROME PARK RACES, INAUGURATION OF THE FALL MEETING POST- CREEDMOOR. THE FOURTH COMPETITION FOR THE MAN'S BADGE. The fourth competition for the Marksman’s Badge took place yesterday aftgrnoon. 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:— Open 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, Reminitton rifle, State model; entrance fee fiity cents; the highest ag gregate score to tuke the badge and one-quarter of the entrance money, the next highest score one-sixth, and the third highest one-twellth of the entrance fees; the badge to be won three times (not necessarily con- secutively) before becoming the personal property of the winner. Mr. Vanhuesen won the badge by a score of 41 out of a possible 40 points, THE SCORKS. MABES- Names, A. B, Vanbuesen...,...|5 3 KE. DeForest,... George Waterman 3 T. W. Lintan, 4 Colonel G, D, Se +B pee J. L, Price.|3 Lieutenant J. A. Geo . W. H. Cochrane, Jr, 8. T. Hubbard, Jr. W. 8. Thompson. T. F. Marenant, H. Funke, Jr. J. L, Kiilingen. E. W. Price.. abrces lity of destroying his firing ticket after mak- bi 4 score of 27 points, thus leaving the record incom- plete, RIFLE SHOOTING AT WASHINGTON. FENTON WINS THE IRISH MEDAL—RAB WINS THE REMINGTON KIFLE AND BLADE THR AUS- TRALIAN MEDAL, Wasmixatox, Sept. 30, 1876. ‘The third and lastday of the loug range fring, at Benning’s Range, by the Irish, Scotch, Australian and American rifle teams was the shooting at the 1,000 yards range, The rain began falling at an early hour and continued at intervals during the entire day. There was almost a dead calm, and the shooting was muen better than on the previous days, More interest was manifested in to-day’s shooting than on the previous days, owing to the desire to witness the firing of Milner, who made the remarkable score 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 lust, the targets were pumbered, the lott target 1 and’ the right target 2, with the pumbers painted in white on the bombproofs below. The firing was by two squads of ten nen each, composed as follows YIKST BQUAD, BECOND SQUAD, Menzies, Scotch team, Lynch, Australian team, Gof, Irish team. ‘thynne, Irish team, Rathbone, Americanteam. Slade, Australian team. Luke, Scotch team, Thorburn, Scotch team. Canfield, American team, = Fenton, Irish team, Rae, Scotch team. Overbaugh, Awerican Blydenburgh, American — team. team, $ Rigby, Irish team. Anderson, American team, Milner, Iriwh team, Joynt, Irieh team. Greenhill, Irish team, Boyd, Scotch team, Evans, Irish team, ‘he firwt squad fired at the lett target and the second squad at the right. - The targets were set back another nd the marksmen fired from the samo po- oa previous days—directly in front of the grand stand. The fir‘ng began atten minutes to one by Menzies, of the first squad, scoring a centre; Goff missed the target; Rathbone scored tue fires buil’s-oye aud Luke another; Canfeid made an outer, Kae an in- ner, Blydenbureh and Anderson rand Joynt an toner and soyd closed the first shots of the first squad with a buil’s-oye. Lyneh 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 inner; Milner and Greenbill both found the bull’s-eye, and Evans closed the first shots of the second squad with aninper, Each man was al- Jowed fifteen shots, the highest ible score being 75, The day's Oring resulted as follows:— FIRST BQUAD, 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 imauguration of the fall 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 sunsbine, were sufficient indica- tions for the masses that a pleasant day was before them, but before one-half of the falling the pleasure of New York had finished breaktast apparent ram made it that attending the rac ‘The officers of the ciub in good ern necessity of the occasion, setung Mouday us the opening’day. ‘Though annoying, the sport will not con- sequently suffer, and, with savorable weather, there will be grand times at Jerome to-morrow. The pro- gramme is rich in strength and Snterest. In three of the five events there are fields of more than ordinar maguitude, and the course, with @ little sunshine, will ve sound going and likely to sui! kinds of borse- tesh. So there csnnot be unything tame in the strug- gies to come, and though long odi some Ol the poois that certain ho there are many chances that those students of public form may be upset in their calculations, Duch interest is mani ed in the fixtures for the opening day that, despite the rain which tell in copious quantities, the pool rooms were fairly througed last evouiny with the betting fraternity. Curiosity not alone prompted their presence, tor t rT ny wVestinents, the averages Of which are embraced in the sales as under Fins? Rack.—Puree of $400; beaten maidens al- lowed, 1 four years old or less,'7 Ibe, ; if five or more, 12 ibs. Three-quarters of a mil McDaniel’s Madge, 6, 119 Ibs $75 125 Lonysialt’s Freebvoter, 3, 1.9 Ib: i 119 Dwyee’s Rbadamanthds, 4, 118 Ibs. 60 36 Racey’s Leamington IL., 3, 109 Ibs 25 63 Wituers’ Cycione, 3, 99 ibs... 18 50 PL ‘a's Tigress, 3, 100 ibs. 10 Reeu’s Liliie Belle, 3, 99 Ibs. lo Skouxn Race.—Uhe Jerome Stakes, for tb olas, $100 euch, halt forteit, wih $1,400 add oud horse to reveive $300 out of the stake August 16, 1874, with forty-three nominations. Two miles. McDaniel’s Brother to Bassctt,110 ibs. $00 = =110 150 Beimont’s Piddiestiok, 110 Ibs. 7 130 Reod’s Red Coat, 110 ibs... 50 60 GL. Lorillara’s Sunburst, 110 Ibs... 21 32k ‘Tminp Kack.—The Nursery Stakes, for two-year. olus, of $100 each, buil forfeit, with $1,000 added; second horse to receive $200 out of the stakes; ciose August 14, 1875, with forty-three nominations, Oue mie. Belront’s Susquehanna, 97 Ibs 60 MeGreth’s Leonard, 100 Ibs... 32 MePaniel’s Princeton, 100 ibs. 40 | P, Lorulatu’s Boubast, 97 ibs, 9 oP] Puryear’s Top and Kingsland, 100 1b 7 10 Clabough's Cieverbrook, 100 Ibs, G, Le Lortilard’s Lucier, 100 ibs, «g 10 pty Longstalf’s Lr, Hewitt, 1u0 lus. , . Fourrn Rack. —Toe Manbatian Handicap, a sweep. stakes of $50 euch, hull forfeit aud only $10 tf declared by sepiemver 20, With $600 added; second horse to re- evive $200 outol the stakes, One mile aud a quarter, P. Loritiard’s James A., 4, 112 Ibs..... 0 MeDaniei’s Mattie A., 4, 106 ibs, 43 MePuniel’s Virginius, 3, 97 os, Stwith's Imepiracion, 9, 114 los 30 Dwyer's Kuadamanthus, 4, 118 iba: 2s Lanrenee s Shyioek, a, 112 ib uM Coitrili’s Mediator, v1 Belmonts Deanue: 3 TT Mediugor's Fest C 7 Dosweit’s Invoie 7 10 7 9 6 9 5 8 ae vo be sola at . weight for age; O00, 7 ibe ; $400, 12 ibs, One ws, 4, 106 Ibs, $50 40 Wile Burke, 4, 106 ibs, 2 aff’s Partoersuip, >, 120 jue 1 16 w Springlet, 4, 108 ius, { dad » 3, 89 Ibe, Wouon, 3, ¥ h reserved Lo-mm v Mo jor the Jerome siding, re- lurbing Mimediately Aller the Faces, 'TROLTING POSTPONED. The trotting at Suffolk Park, Philadelphia, was post- poned yesterday, om account of ra til to-morrow, when the Federal Race and tb jonal Cup Race this morning They held an important session here to-day in consultation with Superiutendems of ladian Allairs Nickerson, of Indian Territory, Will take place. Besides, av attemps by Goldsmiuh Maid to beat ber best record will be made, She will Ve VARS trials | ture of thi 4553433453486 5 4-00 638525445666 55 4-67 4055354454645 3-58 5444445436536 3-61 6464453633255 4-61 4343503553545 8 5—57 8456644534546 4 565 6425045343556 5 5-00 RCOND SQUAD. 3256543553444 4 5-61 3456864843535 5 562 6555438456535 6% 567 4545353530325 5 4-56 65 os 5556444 468 250303343244 33 3-42 8444653465443 38 5—61 5455426565543 44 464 retired after the fourt bone after the thirteenth; Greenhill alter the tenth, und Evans after the fourteenth shots, ‘Totals by teams —Fenton, 68; Milner, 64; Tbynne, 62; Joynt, 65; Kegby, 61. Evans, Goll and Greenhill retired, Scorcu—Luke, 67; Rue, 61; Boyd, 60; Menzies, 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 shee, score in the three days’ shooting was won by rifle presented by the Scotch making the highest score in shooting, and 8! @ 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; 900, | 1,000. | Total. 67 os} 173 62 61 167 bs] et] 170 PRESENTATION OF PRIZES, After the shouting the prizes were presented by representatives of the several committees to the suc- ceasiul 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 bean- tiful five-pointed golden star, depending trom a pip in the form of an eagie with outsiretched wings It weighs sixty pennyweights, A diamond 18 imvedded in each point of the star, and im its centro i# an en- graving of the Capitol batlding, on one side of which are the figures ‘1776, and on the other ‘*1876."" At the lower part of the star 1s a black and white enamelled target, with a diamond for a bullseye, Crossed ovor the upper part of the star are two rifles joined togetber at the top and secured to the upper point of the star by a miniature laurel wreath in gold. From the talous of the eagle, which is of solid gold, ip vold relief are the American and Irish fags in enamel. It 1s valued at ‘The Australian medal hasa pin in the form of an eagle, The pendant 18 a six-pointed star. Av the top of the star is a view ofthe Capitoti enamel, In tne centre are the American and Australian flags in enamel, aod jarget, with adiamond for the bull’s eye, Beneath are two rifles crossed and figures 6." A golden ribbon runs through the six points of the star aud circles the whole. DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN RIFLEMEN. Since the great Creedmoor contest the foreign com- peting teams bave gradually disorganized, and the members have dispersed im small parties 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 aad Johnson, of the Irish team, and Captain Smith, of the Austral an, A little boiore the depar- teamer Mr, George 8. Schermerborn, Jr., Seorctary of the American Rifle Association, presented Mr. Ward and Captain Smith with some uniage medain Irom the association. A description of them was given in y rday’s H®RALD, and they are presented alike to the capiaia and eight shooung members of each of the foreigg teams. Upon bestowing the medals Mr. Schermertorn addressed the recipients as fol- lows :— “On beball of the joint Committee of the National Rifle Association und the Amateur Rite Ciab I have the pleasant duty to ask your acceptance of these dec- orations from the American riflemen in commemora- ton of the active part taken by yuu, as members of your respective teams, in bringing to a saccesslul ter. mination the intefnutional rile match, inaugurated to celebrave the Centennial of American independence.” Mossrs. Ward and Smith received the medals and acknowledged im thapk«ul terms their appreciation of the constant altenuons received trom the Ameri- cans during their vist, The latter gentie- man also promised to send a wrriten acknowl olgment when he could more aptly express his Kina jeclings toward the association, Messrs, Dyas and Jonson received similar presentations op Friuay evening at tne St. Omer Hovel. It nad been expected that Mr. Fenton, of the Irish team, would sat! with the party yesterday, bat he con- cluded to remain and fiuish the matches in Wasbing- ton, Captain Smith is travelling to Australia, via Eng jand, baving come by way of San Francisco. Quite a nuinber of trieuds o1 the departing guests were aboard, including Colonels Giidersieeve and Mitcbell, They re- mained on the steamer until the last momont, and then Tegretiuliy exchanged adieus, re 5 RIFLE SHOOTING AT NEWPORT. Newvowr, RL, Sept. 30, 1876, There was a rifle match here this afternoon between the local teams of this city, They first shot at 100 yards aud then at 200 yards, five shots each, Creede moor rules and target. Followiag is the score:— ONE HUNDRED YARDS. 2? Fy x Name. iL. W. Powel... ~ 6445 5-23 Samuel Powel, Jr ~5445 4-22 J. H. Powel .. 5444-21 R J. Powe)... 445644-21 Samuel Powel. 5435 5-22 H. W. Powel. 4454 2 J. H. Powel... 4433 4-18 KR. J. Powel So44e—8 Grand total, 166, ‘The score of their opponents was as follows: — ose UNDKED YARDS. W. M. Farron.. Ira B, Brightman. Marry Bull, Jr. Jobn 8, Enga. W. M. Forron Harry Bull, Jr. Grand total, 150 Three trials have been had fo far, and tho 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 , any position. Tho following is the score:— M.- Farron 4555 52 Jobn 8, Engs, 4 TROTTING AT DECKERTOWN, N. J * Mippietows, N. J., Sept. 30, 1876, The Wantage races at Deckertown, Sussex county, N. J., closed yorterday, The winners, were:—Of the 3:20 race Randolph's Thomas, in 2:40; of the3 minute race, Poter Manee’s Julius IL, in 2:40; the 2:50 race, Wyckbam’s Dandy, in 2:45; of the 2:38 and 2:42 races, Martin’s Sussex, ta 2:40; of the free to all, Price & Kilpatrick’s Dandy, in 2:42 Maneo’s Revenge war second in the last three races. CENTRAL HUDSON YACHT RACE, Povankxkrsix, 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 prize for first class yachts, the Frank tho first prize for second class, and the A. S. Ring the first prize tor third class, YACHTING NOTES. The following yachts passed Whitestone Yacht Dreadnaught, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Osborn, from New York, cruising castward, Yacht Vindex, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Center, from Newport for Now York. The Vesta, N.Y.Y.C. Mr. Mills, is at anchor off the Henawp 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- favoral fate of the weather the Board of Managers decided to carry out the lencthy programme, which | has already been published in the Henatp, The first event was arace of 100 yards, in first and second trial heats and a final beat. The latter was won by Frederick ©. Saportas, of New York city, George H. Parker, of ww York city, securing the second place. Time, 10 A hot! ntested ono inile run, in which there were seven starters, was won by Haroid Lambe, of the Ar- gopaut Boat Club, Toronto, Cornelius Vought, of the Yonkers Lyceum, winni second honors. Time, 4m. 518. In the hurdle race of 120 yards, three trial heats and ‘a final heat, George Hitchcock, of New York city, came in first, O, L. Richard, of the New York Atnietic Club, following close bebind him at the finish. ‘Time, 19% The fourth event—a one mile walk—was partici. pated in by nine competitors. After an interesting exhibition of pedestrianism D. M, Stern, of 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. 31a. 4 440 yards running race, in three trial heats anda final heat, was the nextevent. This was won by Ed. ward Merritt, of the New York Athietic Club, W. G, Robertson, of the Montreal Athieuc Club, taking the sccond prize, Time, 54 The threc-mile walk was won by D. M. Stern, Regt. nald H. Sayre, of Wood’s Gymnasium, New York city, as they reached the goal, treading close on his hee! 25m. 128, e were in the seven-mile walk ten contestants, finish with com- mendable endurance, although some of them re hopelessly in thorcar betore balf the distance had been gone over. event was carried by Charles Connor, of the Young Men’s Christian Association Gymnasium, E. C. Holske, of the Harlem Atbletie Ciub, coming in second. Time, 58m., 32368. Inthe raoning high jump H. Edwards Ficken, of New York city, was declared the winner. Height vaulted over, 5 feet 5 inches, At putting the snot Honry A. Buermeyer, of the Ni York Athletic Clab, proved the winner, having thro the metal globe a distance of 35 feet 4 inches. ‘The running broad jamp was won by Isaiah Fraser, of the Yonkers Lyceum. Distance, 17 feet 4 inches. BASE BALL NOTES, Tho tenth and iast gamo of the championship series 3) between the St. Louis and Hartford clubs was played yesterday at St. Louis. Fools were soiling in this city im favor of the ‘browns’? at the rate of 20 to 12 and 16 to 8, but, to the great chagrin of the St, Louis backers, the Hartfords won by the score 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 throe runs, the Bos- tons getting but one. This made the Louisvilles the fa- vorites by heavy odds, I: je DEX’ however, the Bortons ra/lied and wreoched the tead from tbe gras; of their opponents, scoring four runs to Louisvilic’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— Louwsville, 6; Boston, 6. iad THE REPORTED MUTINY: ON BOARD THE FRANKLIN, Loxpon, Sept, 20, 1876, Thave received the following letter respecting the mutiny which the French papers reported took place op board the Franklin a short time age. Although the Heraty contradicted the report im: it bad been spread abroad, this official Goutal ofthe rumor will be read with satisfaction:— Usitxy States Fiacsmpr se} ie ViLLErRANCHE, Sept. 17, 1876. My Dear Stn—I was requested by io Fran! before he sailed to write w you concern! mI ny reports of « mutiny ou board the Franklin, to which Frencn papers bave given circulation, and to req that, if ony euch report bad been sent home by y: that you would have it contracted im the there was never any foundation for the rumor wi ever. but, on the contrary, the crew of the Franklin bas been very subordinate and well behaved, and sack a report 1 # reflection on both officers and men, I Trewain very truly yours, JOHN CODMAN SOLEY, Flag Lieutenant, YELLOW FEVER, u es THE DaY'S BURIALS AT SAVANNAH. Savannau, Ga, Sept. 30, 1876. The total number of interments to-day was 26, of which 17 were trom yellow fever, Twelve ot the bu- riais were of colored persona, APPEAL TO KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, Macos, Ga, Sept. 30, 1876. Feltx Corput, the Grand Chancellor of the Kniahts of Pythias, of Georgia, appeals to mombers of that Order througbout the United States for assistance for members in Savannah who are suffering from the yol- low fever. Rehef is needed immediatey, The in Savannah bas exbausted itn means and calls for from abroad, The suffering is very great. NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NEGROES, SAVANNAH, Gu, Sept, 80, 1878, To tax Epttor ov THe MeRALD:— Charles Parker misrepresents this people, The ne- Groes recoive covery attention, both medical and physi. cal, Tbree-foorths of the supplies issued are to ne- patty ero - no distinction. The ya u inen doen treated alike. be wan waite emminccsiainnsitaninigadialilttie TYPHOID FEVER AT TENNIAL, pater teor To rue Evitor oF tax Humatp:— In addition to other victims of malarial or typheld fever at the Centennial Grounds may now be added Mr. Lobo, the members ot cat heed pry off ht ‘ho Puapecrmia, Sept. 80, a