The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1877, Page 4

4 “WN THR WILDERNESS The Building of the Herald Obser- vatory in tho Swamp. A PERILOUS WORK. dade tieraensis Observation Obtained of a Black Column of Smoke. } THE FIRST DAY'S MARCH POR REPRINT Horrible Adventure with Moceasin Snakes. SEA RETA Tne Heratp Camp at Sink 0” een 9, 1877. The first step in the effort to tind the smoke” which rises from the vicinity of the Wacissa morass, iuaugurated by the Hema, was to consult and com- pare all the observations previously mude by persons Whose interest had been enlisted. The mystery evi- dently could not lie im the districts heretofore ex- plored. All the old lines of observation had been proven erroneous by the actual test of pursuing them beyond the distance at which the phenomenon bad appeared during the past fifty years. All of them were therefore abandoned. The Hrkatp encampment even was placed further beyond the limit of explora- tion than any previous discoverers, excepting Bell, had ever ventured, ‘The negroes whom we have employed to aid us m penetrating the wilderness of shine and tanglewood Were selected for their adaptability to such toil, They climb the tall cypresses and slender bays as nimbly as the raccoon. Indeed, it is as “coon hunters’ that they gained their education in this art, At my bidding they will cheerfully ‘shin up’? to the branches of the Jottiest trees, and from their tops give me an accurate description of the peculiarities of the jungles, in which we sometimes lose ourselves, These achievements may make the heart of the bebolder to quake, but do bot for one moment unsteady the nerves of the chimber, THE HERALD OBSERVATORY, All the observations taken from Linn Hill had bith- erto misled those who had attempted the discovery. During January the weather had proved unfavorable to a display of tho “smoke,” but a line had been pro- jected toward its apparent jocality, and at its terminus a lofty lookout was coustructed. Its erection consumed three days. The method was a novel oue, and a do- scription of it may be interesting to the reader, The tallest pine within a radius of a mile was chosen. It was a veritable king of the woods—one of the long haired pies to whom the lesser pines do homage, Its trunk at the baso 18 three fect in diameter, and it rises al column 130 feet, with no branches to detract majestic symmetry below that height; but there its rich tasselled boughs spread like the ight and graceful capital of a Grecian column, as if they sup- ported the far distant heavens, ‘The enormous pine was too portly to be embraced by the arms of Dallas, the most experienced climber in the party, The method of converting it into a look- out was by fastening great slats to the tree with strong spikes. ‘The first oue was placed about two feet above the ground, and the others about the same distance apart, each being set into the trunk two inches, in order to render it secure. The length of the slats was greater than the diameter of the tree, thus affording foothold for the climber, But the work of placing them in position was more difficult than may be apparent Tho workman carried with him a hatchet, a package of spikes and a coil of rope. Each new foothold was a basis for forming another above him, and at every advance the peril becume greater. His weight thrown against the rough coating of tho Old tree Was sustained only by the latest secured slat, while with unflinching nerve be contrived to lash him- Self fast with the rope, and then to cut a niche for tho succeeding siep of the ladder. Then he drew a slat optobim with a rope and spiked it fast, In this tedious and torlsome way the lookout grew in beight, until finally, op the third day, Dailas, with a burst of bis native melody, drove in the last spike of the last slat and it was complete, The branches gave footing for Au ascent of about twenty fect more, and on the bigh- est perch the observer stood at an altitude of 150 feet above the ground. The achievement of building the Heranp lookout create: ing of jubilee in the camp, and great expel re formed of the successful discovery Which might be the result, Dallas was too wearied to climb up among the branches on the evening when he linisbed his work, but on the next morning he started fori for his aerial station, and soon from the cluster- ing branches was heard his joyous shont. GLIMPSE OF THR SMOKE, The ‘smoke’? was seen. The impressions which Thad formed from a study of previous observations aud the theory of Bell, were apparently confirmed. ‘There it rose, in dense black volume, rolling up with a fierce rapidity like the secthing fumes from some giant witeh’s calaron, or like a Vesuvian cloud Doubts of its extraordinary origin were suffocated and lived no more ip my mind fir a considerable time, WHAT THE COMPASS SArD. Having idengitied the ‘smoke’? trom a position so Much nearer to it than any one else had yet attained, Wo eagerly seized the chance of determining its exact bearing relative to the Heanp observatory, Men were, therefore, sent to stand at the bases of particular trees, pointed out by Dallas as being in a line with the object. ‘The compass was then placed upon this line noted. The needie indicated it to be seventeen degrees south of east—the exact direction of that portion of the W 4 morass of which the least F Dallas declared that he could not mistake the “smoke,” which was visible from Linn Hill, and that that which he pointed out could be none other, The actual search, therefore, was begun on the basis ot the knowledge gained from the top of the lookout, and on the succeedia 4 preparations were made for ations and its bearing 10) g morn amp. may have formed poetic ideas of the ses of the South from having read “Dred,” or the verses on tho “Lake of the vismal Swamp,” but I Pronounce them heretical and shall endeavor to change the picture which has been framed in his tmagination in its essential coloring. EXPERIENCE IN TUK SWAMP, We started forth from Camp Pinhook on the 26th of January, on the line which we had established from the lookout, “Aunt? Hannah prepared tor us a dell. cious breakfast of sausages, Venison and rice, and the heavy brake of saw palmettoes was yet tully laden with dew as the party threaded its way in single file to the spot where the observation previously taken had been recorded by ‘*blazes’’ on the trees, Our course was unvarying, The pian of search by which we buped to avoid a possibility of error com- polled us to plunge through the worst jungles, sloughs or ponds, should our line cross any euch, He who has been hurled by the force of steam power past festooned eypress groves and wild canebrake of bas sailed among tom on the Ocklawana or St, Juln’s rivera, may view them as nature's richest and weirdest expression of beuuty, stat 83 and mysticism; bat let him enter one of the great morasses of Florida on foot, with ouly the compass and the sun as guides, with the traces of wild beagts on every hand, slimy repiies and terrible faurians doing sudden menace and making ench partioulir hair to yuills upon the frethul r pine, , Whose surface nd Like let him cross ponds of slime and m trombies under bis bee! and which may engulf him al any step in horrid suffocation; let him cut his way throuvh dense U-ti thickets, interlaced with brambles wud prickly vines, Where mosquitocs and red bugs swarm in clouds; let him plunge into the malaria breeding waters of the ure and forbidding streams, and be will conelad@ that the poetry of these wilds is like their steamge and mysterious presence, the Will 0’ the Wisp, visible in its treacherous glow only ata diguned, The Pinhook River, flowing trom the Upper Sink o’ Pinhooks eastward, deserives a curve, and pong southward soon disappears in a densely time ered morass, from which it does vot emerge, unless from sabterranean chambers. It Js the first stream which the line of exploration crosses, and jt offers very, tile diliculty, A mile further is whatis called the ‘NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. “vig run,” where thi teris quite deep, Thereafter the country seems an unbroken, watery waste, It is an immense morass, traversed by an astonishing num- ber of streams, whose origin and whose fate are equally mysterious, Someof them, of course, flow ito the Wacissa River eventually, after repeated tricks of “hide and seek,” but many others sink and never re-emerge from the earth, uuless they form some of the singular springs which bubble up tn the middle of the current of the Wacissa, The frequent remark of the negroes would be— . ‘Dat’s a heap bad jungle just ahead dere, sab ;” but toenter it without a pause—huge pruning knife in hand—and slash away the tangled barrier inspired courage in our followers and they pressed steadily on with us, A FIELD FOR JULES VERNE, As you enter the real wilderness—the immense swamp bever before invaded by man—the 1maginativo mind cannot wholly evade u sentiment of awe inspired by the Unknown that broods over its depths Pictures will rise up of possible discoveries bearing more than a fanciful resemblatice to the goblins and kobalds of childish tradition, and the ghouls of more tragic conception, The pen of a Jules Verne or a Munchausen might be forgiven its outrage upon truth for peopling such a country with wonders which would strain the imagination of the reader, THK SANCTUM OF THK CYPRESS. Far as the eye can reach, perhaps, loom the diim, misty, spectre-like forms of the cypress, swelled as if by gout or dropsy at their buses, which are in the water, but slender and stately above, The vista of spirit-like trees after long gazing may seem more and more ghostly; aud lucky are you if tho fervor of toil {8 not conquered by the chill scuse of something super- natural which may lurk in the heavy oppression of the solitude, A little further you go, hastening with the hope of soon escaping from this spot sacred to the death-like cypress. On, on you toil, with beads of sweat rolling from each pore, while the pruning hook ot the fore- most ploncer clips away ag fast as ever itcan, Atlast, itt last here are the green bay and the gum tree, stand: ing demurely as neighbors to the austere cypress, and, behold, what a rank exuberance of growth is here! Here is a dense maze of canebrake, reaching far abovo our heads and suggesting the presence of all manner of strange and slimy creatures in its shade, To cut our way here is impracticable, because the stubble would pierce through our brogans and lacerate our feet cruelly. The only method of progress is to part the heavy screen before us and push boldly on, We may feel the slippery form of a deadly moccasin under our tread, but our only safety is to spring forward still deeper in the brake, shouting a warning to those be- hina us, The moccasin is even more terrible than the rattlesnake; for he glides in dark and wet places, sometimes hidden until the foot strikes him and his fangs are buried deep in the flesh. He gives no warn- ing of his rage, but his stroke isquicker than a flash of lightning, ADVENTURE WITIC MOCCASINS. When we had just emerged from a great canebrake one day, the Judge leading the way, he suddenly stopped and motioned us to hand him agun, Look- ing toward him Jake, the mulatto, saw an enormous black moccasin coiled within a short distance of bis feet. The Judge had been about to step over a log, when this huge reptile reared its head, Looking further he saw under a bush another snake, nearly as large as the first and of the same kind. On the other side of the Jadge was a third crawling monster, All of them were excited with anger at being disturbed, The Judge had plunged forward without observing astrong, prickly vine which had stretched itself from tree to tree. He nad been caught and pinned on its tenacious thorns, The situation was more quickly comprehended than it has been described, The nearest moccasin was shot just before it would have struck. The others im- mediately suffered the same fate, But the horror oc- casioned by the scene wore away only with the day, THE PALMETTO TRIER, The line crosses many palmetto hummocks, where the undergrowth Is tangled and intricate, ike a great bird snare. The palmettoes cluster at the edge of the “chicks,” and present graceful and picturesque forms, There is the young and tho aged palmetto growing side by side. Their increase of stuture is like that of the hoary pillars of coral on the ocean’s bed. It must be reckoned by years, but by periods, Here is stately patriarcn of the trfe, bis symmotrical body rising to a glender height of forty feet. His robe 1s of a soft tinted gray, and his crown has grace and beauty and majesty. ‘The great fans respoud to the passage of every breeze in a glimmering tremor, anda half ar- ticulated: sigh escapes them, while to the wind they rustle forth an eloquence all their own and couched in ‘a language distinct from that of the pines, more spirit. ual and fanciful, The youths of the palmotto tribe, al- though they may be twoscore of years old, sel¢éom dof! their swadaling clothes before they have reared their crests above the ti-ti shrubbery, but continue wrapped in a dense shield, formed of the stems of the fans which they have long since discarded. The close array of these is an unmistakable record of their tedious and almost imperceptible growth. Neighbors of tho palmettoes, the clematis and the Jessamine, with their baser cousins, the brier and the ivy, cling to the live oak, gam and bay. The jessamine is hung with its golden but poisonous chalices, flakes of beauty in a wilderness of gloom. The first day’s march led us through all these scenes, but it disclosed no marvels, The sun was fast descending the mount of day into the sombre vale of night, when the thickening shadows warned us to turn toward the camp. The dogs roused a deer as we ploddea along, but we were too wearied to shoot, and the hght of the fire {a front of the tents was a welcome beacon, THE COMET DISAPPEARING. To Tue Eprror or tuk Herato:— Last evening I saw the comet below the poles near the star 45 Draconis, within two degrees of the place I had estimated, and about thirty degrees from the place where it was seen on the 16th. This evening I have again scen it not far trom Deltaand Pi Draconis, 1 have not yet the data to compute its orbit accurately; and as it bas already passed us, never to leave that task to others. It 18 enough to know that arent path will be In the direction of the con- stellation Auriga, alittle northward of what esti- mated, and that its actual distance is probably not tar from 20,000,000 miles, It will be remembered return, I that Donati’s comet was four months in reacn- ing its maximum brightness, and that Coggia’s was about three months; in each cas the apparent motion being for Aa long time very slow; whereas the present comet in ten days from its discovery has passed halt way across the heavens and bad already reacbed its maximum bright: ness, The reason of the difference may be illustrated by steamboats upon « river: Lf they move in the same direction they may tor a long time remain in the same relative position, but we hardly see a boat moving in the opposite direction before it passes us und it soon disappears. This comet is also at present at its nearest point to the sun, not passing within or but slightly within the earth’s orbit, The increasing brightness of the moon willin avery few days make it difficult if not imposible to see 1t even in the largest telescopes, and alter the fall moon it will he more than twice ag distant as at present. HENRY M. PARKHURST, Nuw York, Feb, 19, 1877. THE “JOE” COBURN HABEAS CORPUS, In the anticipation that ‘Joe’’ Coburn would be brought, yesterday morning, before Judge Brady, in the Court of Oyer ond Terminer, on the writ of habeas corpus, granted on the previous day, there was a large crowd in the court room, made up very iargely of the rougt n of Lhe sporting fraternity. Of course the main attractive feature was the renowed pugilist, but "Joe" failed to appear, it having been previously to postpone the case til this morning, and crowd, after getting tired of waiting, retired in dise gust, OVERCOME BY HER VEELINGS. Mrs. Caroling Banghart, a propossessing blonde, ele- gantly attired, satin the witnesses’ apartment of the Special Sessions Court tor two hours yosterday, await- ing the calling of her case, ‘The day previous she had her husband, whois a counsellor at law, arrested for agsaulting her tr etcur, The couple, it appears, do not live happily together, and on the occasion in question Banghart became so highly curaged because she spoke to wiother mun that Struck her tn the face with his open hand. When the Ulerk called ber case counsel for the prisoner stated to the Court that the complainant wished to withdraw the charge, Judge Smith replied that she would have to do that in person, and she was called to tne stand, Her siowness of movement attri attention On Teaching (he Inver railing she uttered a shgt scream and fell in a fainting At. It was some moments betore she was restored. The prisoner was released. TO SPANK OR NOL TO SPANK, The Committee on Teachers of the Board of Educa. tion held a meeting yesterday afternoon to investigute the charges of corporal punishment made agai Anna M, Marsh, principal of Grammar Schuol No, Madison street, Testimony was taken on both sides with closed doors, Tue decision will be given next ‘Teesday. THE BIRTHDAY. HOW NEW YORK WILL CELEBRATE THE NATAL O¥ WASHINGTON. ‘The 224 of February has particular significance this year. 1t 1s the birthday of the first President of the United States ; it is almost the declaration of the elec- tion of another President. Nearly 160 years ago there wasacertain Virginian born who exercised a very prominent influence over tho destinies of the country we live in, To-morrow 1s his birthday, and everybody proposes to celebrate it, Hirst of all, Mr. Ayliffe, the chimer of ‘Trinity church, will ring the followmg programme, beginning at noon on Thursday:—Changes on eight belis, ‘Red, White and Blue”? Centennial fantasias, composed by George F, Burton expreasly for the Trinity chimes—“Fling Out the Flag,” “Liberty Daet,”’ **Hallelujah Choru: “0, Sons rhe age Let Us Sing,” { Columbia,’? t Me Go,” “Evening Bells,” Blue Bells of Scotland,” ‘‘National hild of the Regiment,’ “Columbt Gem of the Ocean,” ‘*On the Shores of Tennessee,’ “Starry Fiag,”” ~*Hall to the Chief,” ‘Washington's Grand” March,” ‘Trimity Chimes,” “Our Native Song,” ‘See, the Conquering Hero Comes,” ‘Sol- “Merrily King tho Trinity Bells,’” Anthem,” dier’s Return, “Our Flag 18 There,” “Yankee Doodle,’” Then there will be a celebration by the order of American Mechanics. ‘Tho Brookiyn Orphan Asylum will do honor to the birthday of our first President, ‘eterans of '12 will have u good time at tho Sturte- vant House, ‘There 18 every indication that the coming celebra- tion of Washington’s Birthday will excced in splendor all its predecessors in this city. From Mount Veruon to Alaska, our newiy acquired territory, Washington's Birthday will find genial and geucral recognition, MARTHA WASHINGTON RECEPTION, Tne celebration of Washington’s Birthday at tho Academy of Music will be devoted to charity, >t John’s Guild has designed ap attraction that cannot feil to bring out everybody from their homes to enjoy a grand entertainment and to do houor to a worthy churity. The Martha Washington reception und gar- den party will be the must brilliant affair evor given at the Academy of Music, The nd Dukes Alexis and Constantine aud their suite, Commodore Nicnolson, commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard; naval ollicers trom the Russian and United Staies navies, General Hancock and staff, General Sha! ex-President Lerdo of Mexico and suit . and other city ollicials, prominent Senuturs aud 1 resentatives from Washington will be pre=wnt. The costumes of the ladies will ve magnificent, Rebecca at tho Well, with her four handmuideus, will be clad in the richest Oriental dress, The spu de- partment will exhibit Andalusian costumes of the most attractive kind, Germany wiil be represented by Mar- guverite (Goetho’s Gretchen) und Binek Forest toilets, The Gypsy Camp will probably be the most attractive featuro of the ball. Iceland will be represented by rare, characteristic costumes. One gentivman will ap- pear in # fac-simile of the costume worn by the Shah of Persia during his last visit to London and Paris. 1he floral temples will be presided over by the belles of New York. Daring the evening the bands will be massed 200 strong, and they will periorm the Russian hymn in honor of the Grand Dukes, Nearly every box 1m the Academy has been sold. THE ODD FELLOWS, ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT— ELECTION AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS: The regular annual session ot the Grand Encamp- ment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows was begun yesterday at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, at the corner of Grand and Centro streets, Tho following grand officers were presont:—James P, Murphy, Grand Pa- triarch; Richard L. Raleigh, Grand High Priest; Elias Goodman, Grand Senior Warde! Charles V. Clark, Grand Scribe; George Smith, Grand Treasurer, and George E. Craft, Grand Juaior Warden. Ninety en- campments were represented and a full attendance of the membership was present, The business transacted consisted principally of hearing the reports of committees op various matters connected with the subordinate encampments, and various routine business connected with the Order, ‘Tho session Was secret and no one Was admitted ex- cept members of the encampment, A number of can- didates were examined and the Grand Encampment degree was conicrred upon a number of past chict patriarchs who were auly qualified to receive it. At noon the patriarchs of the city of New York snd vicinity invited those of the country to a bunquct, which Was spread in the grand banqueting hall, dur- ing which the business deliberations were intermitsed. ‘Alter tho banquet was concluded, nominations were made for the grand officers of the ensuing year and an election held, wuich resulted in the choice of the fol- lowing:—Richara L. Kaleigh, of Encampment No, 11, Grand Patriarch; Ehas Goodman, of Encampment No. 44, Grand High Priest; George BK, Craft, of Encamp. ment No. 9, Grand Senior Warden; Charies V, Clark, of Encampment No. 11, Grand Scribe; Senge Smith, of Encampment No, 20, Grand Treasurer; W. B. Mon- roe, of Encampment No. 24, Grand Junior Warden, The officers were then installed and the encampment adjourned, Alter the adjournment many of the members re- paired to the basement of the building, where a num- bor of ancient and very curious relics, collected by Palestine Encampment, No. 6, were on exhibition, Considerable interest was manifested in these relics and many visits were made, espevially by the country members, In the evening the entire encampment, by invitation, paid a visit to Bootn’s Theatre. The Order of Odd Fellows was instituted fn the State of New York in 1518, but it was not until 1823 that the first Grand Lodge meeting was held, ‘The Grand Encampment was started in 1838 and continued as ope body until 1547 and 1848, when a division took lace and the Grand Encampment of Northern New ‘ork and the Grand Encampment of Southern New York were chartered by the Grand Lodge of the United States in 1850, ‘The separate vodies continaed to hold annual meetings until 1856, whea a union was effected, since which time up to tho present they have met in this city in August of each year, being at the samo time that tho Grand Lodge of the State held their ses- sion, At the meeting in August last the Grand En- campment decided to hold their sessions at a different time and place from those of the Grand Lodge, and this is the first meeting under this new constitution, The session will be continued and probably concluded to-day. THE CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL. CHURCH OF THE PURITANS, BROOKLYN—ITS PRESENT FINANCIAL CONDITION AND ITS FUTURE ACTION. The Grand Congregational Council called by the Church of the Puritans, Brooklyn, to consider the action of that church in regard to its acceptance of the pastor’s resignation and its financial condition met yesterday alternoon, at threo o'clock, in the church, corner of Lafayette and Marcy avenues, The resigna- tion of tho Rev. C, H. Everest was read, as well acceptance by the church and society. Their course was approved by the Council, The church next asked advice in regard to its financial affairs. They were $90,000 in debt, and asked advice as to how they could xet out of their embarrassment legally, and also satisty their moral obligations. The Council, Carough a commit tee, advised them to turn over all the church property to their creditors and then make a rettlement, In case the latter was relused, to disband the church society und form a new organ,zation, In regard to the trustecs’ obligations Dr. Henry N. Storrs said he did not see bow they could be saved. They hod made themselves responsible in law and must be held, Jf 1 were known outside that the so- ciety would indemnify them their creditors would hever give them a release until they got the last cent. Dr. Storrs continued:—“Turn over your property to the creditors and ask thoir acauittance; at they won't give that, then disband aud form a new society. 1 don’t know achurch around here that is not strug- gling for its very existence, except Plymouth church. | The Tabernacle, New York, is beavily burdened; Dr. Hepworth’s church is heavily burdened; churches that I won't name, that are not bere this afternoon, have heavy debts on them,”? Un motion of Dr, Storrs, Colonel Heath, Dr. Wild and Dr. Lockwood were appointed a committee to in- corporate the opinion of the meeting in the shay resolution, This they did, aud their report contained the following advice :— Resolved, That in view of the statements made to this Connell regarding the present condition of the Puritan church and society, itis the judgiment of this Council that Hternative left tor this society is an entire relin- 1 its subsequent and that the nidesuel suce labor is | | goments the importan such that we recommend earliest possibie action in again ing @ place of worship This was adopted unanimously and adjourned, PERSONATIN the Council G AN OFFICER, Joseph A. Calvert, who is said to be also Known by the alias of ‘Button Joe,’? was taken before Judge Duify at the Tombs Court yesterday, charged with il- legally arresting Andrew J. Millen onthe 6th ult, un der the pretence of being a detective of the Central Ollice, Millen mace aflidavit that on the occasion men- tioned Calvert, alter arresting him, proposed thut it he (Millen) would pay the expenses of — lodging at the Stacy House he would not take him to the station house, The bogus ollicer turther said that he had a warrant issued by Alderman Charles M, Car- penter, a police magistrate of Philadelphia, ia whch Millen was described as a fugitive from justice, The object of tho arrest, the complainant states, was blackmail, Millen also’ charged Calvert with conspiracy with one George H. Davie to illegally take him (Millen) into the’ State of Peonsyly He describes Calvert as an ex-convict but recently released from the Eastern Penitentiar; Poiindelpiia, After bearing statements from both sides in secret session Judge Duily permitted tho prisoner to go on his parole, THE HERTPELDER MURDER. A writ of habeas corpus, returnable to-day, in the case of Frederick Brennen, who is held as an acces- sory tothe Hertielder murder, which occurred lately in Williamsburg, was ted yeate: Justice Guibert, ‘ot the Lingoeitow sapreas Some” i THE ICE- FLYERS. TWELVE MILEP IN THIRTY-FIVE MINUTES-—A LIVELY RACE. New Haupune ox tue Hupson, Feb. 19, 1877. After a scrub race in the morning, in which ocight yachts of the New Hamburg Ico Yacht Club partici- pated, and which resulted in the victory of the Quick- step over a six miles course, at hall-past three o’clock P, M. Commodore Grinnell culled the non-active mem- bers’ race for secoud class yuchis (those carrying less ‘than 350 square feet of canvass). Three contestants drew up in line, viz, Commodore Grinnell’s Centen- nial ice yacht Whiff; ex-Commodore Hughes’, of the Oceanic Yacht Club, Dart, and Charles A, Leroy’s Qui Vive. The course lay—starting from just above the New Hamburg dock—due north one anda half miles and return four times, making twelve miles, or say, with tacking, eighteen miles in all, There was a fresh breeze, and the ico was in good condition. ‘The yachts got off well together, passing the line at 8:59 P.M. in the following orde Dart + 1 Qui Vive.......- 3 Whit, The Dart drew considerably ahead, but was soon overhauled by the Qui Vive and Whill, the yachts torning the firat mile and a palf at the following tim 4 4 30 4 O Darticcceeeeee 4 6 ey rounded the starting point as fol- lows, the Whifl and Dart being neck and neck, and swinging around the mark with buruly a second be- tween:— HM. S. H, MS. Wail cavcpasceei@.. 20 (Daftcsncrseacaen #1, Qui Vive 1 . 7 During the run up the Whiff improved her lead and the three passed the upper turn point for the second time in the sollowing order, the Dart being half « mile behind the others :— LM. Ss. HM. 8. 4°13 (0 Dart. 4M 0 ut 4 Lid i Returaln, e! sed the starting point thus:— . hae Ss id H. M, 8. Whitt... O Dart....cceeee. & 17 Bd Qui Vive. Tacking up the river again they rounded the upper point as follows :— HM S. . M.S. 4 24 10 Dart........... 4 25 50 4.25 12 ihe Whiff had considerably outstripped . Commodore Grinnell handing ber nicely. The yachts for the third time swung round the starting point in the following order, the Dart hav- tng galned on the Qui Vive:— any HM, 8S. Whiff... 4 27 12 Dart....eseeee, d 27 48 Qui Vive. 4 27 30 Returning again on the last round, hnd withethe breeze still steady, the yachts tiew around the upper Jimit for the last time, as tollows:— ae & wee 4 33 10 Sweepin 0 grandly down on the homestretch they passed over the winning line in the Jollowing order and time:— A M.S. H. M.S. 4 34 0 Wart.....ceeeee 4 3d 50 Qui Vive, 4 36 ' ‘The victorious yacht came down the Hudson in mag- nificent style, baving won the race in 35 minutes, ‘The Whiff was sailed by ber owner, the Qui Vive by W. Van Wyke and the Dart by Van Wart sud Curpenter. The prize, 4 handsome Russia leather wallet, goes to the non-active (now owner) member of the club, who drew the Whill before the race. Richard Peniston has sold to Mr. Bowne, of New York (the gentloman who formerly owned Toronto Chief), black mate Amazonian, by Dr, Herr’s Mem- brino Boy, dam vy Membrino Unief, According to the Kentucky Live Stock Record there aro 175 racohorses in training in Kentucky forthe coming campaign. There ure four six years old and upward, thirteen five years old, thirty fuur-year-olds, sixty-four three-year-olds aud sixty-lour two-year-olds. Of these Williams & Owings have thirtcen, George W. Bowen & Co. have twelve, A. Buford has nine, D, Swigert, nineteen; J. A, Grimstead, fourteen; F. B. Harper, twelve; Johu Todd, ten; A. K. Richards, six- teen; William Jennings, nino; Lisle & Co., eight; B. G. Thomas, seven; T. J. Megibben, seven; T. J. Nichols, six; H. P. McGrath, eleven; George Rice seven; George Cadwallader, six; J. Heary Miller, three; 8. J. Salyers, two; Genoral Price, two; P. Ben- nett, two; Frank Waters, one. McQuade’s court, at No. 404 Madison street, yesterday was packed with a mass 0; men. The magnet which attracted thia vast crowd was a test of skill in hand- ball and American rackets, The exciting feature of the day was a four-handed match at haudball between Phil Casey and James Mack againet James Duun and Bervard McQuade. These men are the recognized champions of tho city. The conditions were best three in five gumes. The match was quite exciting, Casey und Mack coming out, alter a bard struggle, victors, and the court suook with the applause, SCORB. Casey and Mack. + 21:19 21 21 Dunn aud McQua a 9 21 20 19 On the same afternoon an interesting match at American rackets was played, the contestants being Peter Woods and James Daily, of Pottsville, Pa., aguanst Dave Harrigan and Thomas Fraim, the best two io three games, 1d 4ces up. Harrigan and partner won the secoud gate, Woods and partner winning the first and third sumes and match by very skillul play- ing. Woods and Daily. 15 14:15 Harrigan and Fratm, ye 1415 11 Another match followed at handball between James Dune, of Brooklyn, und Jobn Lenbain, against Ar- thur ‘McQuade ana Johu Sheridan, This match was well contested throughout, each man showing good tucties, and it was finally won in good style by Dunn and Lenhain, SCORE. SCORE, . 2121 6 Dunn and partner. 17 16 21 McQui and part BURGLARY AND COUNTERFEITING, Early yesterday morning Officer Weinberg ana De- tective Moran, of the Mulberry street police, noticed a young man driving @ track through Canal street and acting in a suspicious manner. On stopping him and examining the track they found a large trunk under a piece of canvas and filled with valuable satehels. The young man was at once tuken to the Fourteenth pre cinct station house, where he gave his name as August Sobn, und said ho resided at No, 16 Cannon street, His story that a number of men had bired him the previous night to convey some goods from Chambers street, which is tire store of 'T. B, and valige mauatacturers, On gor officers found that it had been brok ty aud several hundred doitars' worth of property stolen, Detectives Wade and Moran were then sent to No, 16 Cannon street, wnero they found a Mrs, Catuarine Lanrer, who, on seeing them enter, seized a small cigar box and threw i into the fire. The officers immediatey pulled it out of the tre and found it to. contain two counterfeit fifty cent silver pieces. A carctul search revealed the fact that the place was a den of counterfeiters, Concealed in a closet they discovered & ntmber of packages of counterfeit’ fifty cent pieces made up in packages of $10 eachgand four coun- terieit ten dollar bills, A number of valaavle turs and a gold watch and chain, evidently stolen, were also found, and on arresting the woman the sum of $600 was found in her possession. ‘This ts supposed to be the proceeds of the sale of counterfeit money, Tho police are contident that these arrests have placed them on the track of @ large vavg of counter- folters and that they wili be uble to break it up effec- tually. & Co., trunk hat store the BUSINESS TROUBLES. Stanley A. Dayton, a broker, at No. 43 Pine street, has been adjudicated an imyoluntary bankrupt by Register Fitch, on the petitions of A, H. Dayton, George Dayton, T. W. Hughes, Robertson Roge Thomas R. James, John F. Trippe and Peters & Stewart, His liabilities amount to over $125,000, A, H. Dayton nasa claim of $103,110 for moncy loaned to the bankrupt, The firm of Boothby & Lascelles, importers of wines, corner of Fulton and Church streets, who failed just month, with hubitities amounting to $95,000, have compromised With their crediturs ab twenty-tive cents on the dollar. Intormation has been received in this city of the ad- jJadication in bankruptcy at Hartiord, Coun, of the Hurtiord Lumber Company and Jonas if, Silsby, Ium- berman, has been seized by the Sheriff rday that he would probably ar- range matters in a few days with his creditors, and | that he expected to get his stock relieved from the Sherif, THREE CASKS TAPPED, No, 23 Beaver Strext, New Yor To tur Evitok oF tHe Hera: We beg to correct a statement contained in to-day’s HeERAxp relating to the seizure of liquors and wines on board the Italian bark Guiseppe Rocea as far as it has relorence to our part of tue cargo, We were not the consignees Of said vessel, nor the owners of the entire cargo of liquors carried by ber, nor was nearly every package tampered with by the crew. Woe wero con- signees of only a part of the cargo, and of this we Jound three casks tampered with, while the rest of the Drandy consigned tov us was landed m_ porieet order. Of the stolen goods which were seized by the Custom inspectors We claim, of course, duly that por- our property which we find to have been sub- tracted from the three casks reterred to, RENAULD, FRANCOIS & CO. Feb. 20, 1877. WALL STREET GOSS!P.’ THE REPORT OF THE DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA AND WESTERN RAILWAY—A PROPOSAL 10 BE DUCE COMMISSIONS IN THE REGULAR BAND, The telegraph question and the ea! stocks furnished an unlimited subject fur 1p yesterday morning, and the Wail and Broad street habvitués turned them inside out to their hearts’ content, When the Bourd first opened there was a strong bull movement in Delaware and Hadeon and Delaware and Luckawanna, Duta close examination of the reports of those com- panies had a weakening effect on the prices of their stocks, A promiment broker called attention to the 1,420 Boston, Hartford and Erie bonds that figured tn the statement at $1,264,268 83, as the market showed that Boston, Hartiord and Erie guaranteed bonds bad been offered at $15 for tho past ten days without finding any buyers. The New York and Cavade Rail- road stuck, estimated 1m the report at $3,597,086 51, was algo the subject of comment, as, considering in the last report the carnings of the road were placed at $19,006, not suflicient to pay the interest on the bends, it became a subject of conjecture with mavy how the lock could be worth the price at which it Hgured, ‘There were a number of other ttems in the account that suffered rather severo criticism, and, confident of the accuracy of their calculations, the bears sold the stock vown to 6334. Ot course there were plenty of operators in the street who felt equally coutident of the stock going to par, allirming that prices could not always remain so low, and as the company really owned the finest coal lands in Pennsylvania, the tine would come when the stock would again reach high figures, DELAWARE AND LACKAWANNA, ‘The annual weeting of the siockholders of the Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western Railway Company was held ‘on Monday atternoon, and im consequence of the excited condition of the coal stocks 1t was deemed pru- dent to prepare a statement tor public scrutiny. Tho following ollicers were elected to serve for the ensuing yeur:—President, Sawuct Sloan; secretary, Andrew J, Oude; treasurer, Frederick H. ‘Gibbons ” Mauugers— Willan Ki, Dodge, Moses Taylor, George Bulkley, John 1, Blair, Simeon B. Chittenden, John Brisbin, George Bhas, Percy R. Pyne, William Walter Phelps, James Biuir, Wilson 8. Hunt, Marcellus Massey, Alfred 1. Dennis and Benjamin’ G. Clarke, ‘There was quite a Jarge attendance of stocknolders, and more than half the stock was Voted upon, ‘The foliowing statement of expenses and eurnings lor the previous year was sab- mitteu to the stockhulders:-— Revenue, 1876. Net earvings from all sourves.......+.+. $4,001,861 46 Less interest ou bonds and rentals on all Jeased lines, 3,280,036 50 $721, 96 bmitted to the Balance net income, ‘The following statement wus also meeting; — Condensed Statement Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern Railroad Company, January 1, 1877. Capital stoi $20,200,000 00 Fuuded debi— Convertible m't’ge bonds, $1,535,000 00 Couverubie bonds. ‘vou, u00 CO Lackawanna and bonus (assured),....... 587,100 00 ——-——- 2,820,100 00 All other liabilities, includ- 1g interest und rentals on Jeased lines up to January 1, 1877... pete ee sees $4,281,650 ' Less cash on hand, bilis und accounts receivable, coal on hand at cost, and cush udvaneed On cual to be de- livered Balance o! Surplus (reserved, 3,401,240 02 980,315 73. 5,213,487 73 Total... stat eeeecen eens eres +4 $00,113,853 51 To represent the above the compan: owns 195 miles of main line of rusiroa of which more than 107 niles 1s dou- bie track, being a total of 802 miles of jain track, 196 niles of which is iaid with steel rails; and in addition thereto 1 has over 60 mutes of lateral railroads, 153 locomotives, 15,809 cars, machine shops aud lixtures; also, more than 15,000 acres of selected cout lunds in fee, upon which the inprovements cost over $3,000,000, with a capacity to produce 4,000,000 tons of coal aunually. The company also holds under lease at low reutais over 4,000 acres of coal Real estate in the cities of New York, Rochester, Bull, Chicago. Stocks und bonds valued at Materials op hund ut cost Barges and equipment..... 29,118,248 46 935,525 36 4,398,837 43 + 1,209,650 51 + | 66,81 72 + +e $35,113,853 51 JON CANARD. ‘The holders of Western Uuion stuck evidently be- came scared about noon yesterduy, as they made sev- eral desperate cilorts to check the downward murcu of the bails, Aumony other interesting littie stories thut were circulated was one that the Atiantic and Pucitic ‘Telegrapn Company Were counting their chickens U fore they were hatched when they elected Messrs, Gui rett, Gutrison ahd Scott direciors of their compa as ail turee of those gentlemen declined to serve. Vhe rumor, however, Was curetuily promulgated, and cer- tainly had the eifect of strengthening Western Union stock, as it rallied trom 633g tv 64. A HeKaLp re- porter paid a visit during the afternyon to tue ollice of the atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company, und ou iequiry found that there was not one word ol ‘truth in the story and it was manulaciured from beginning 10 end. Total, . THE NEW STOCK BOARD, The members of the New York Stock Board are quite jubilant over their flattering prospects of success. With the 300 members that they now have and a capi- tal of $15,000,000 to back them they feel certain of transacting the greater portion of the business. Toey will commence half an hotr earlier aud ciose ball an hour later than the regular board, and wiil, therefore, virtually dictate ine prices of the day, The Commies on Buildings are reported to have been success!ul in their search and Bave secured the refusal of somo eligivle quarters. The bailows for the election of officers will be open to day in the New street room of the Broad street Delinonico’s, trom two P. M. till tour v. M., and then the members will huid a businces meeting. THE REGULAR BOARD, Alter the close of busiuess there was a large meeting of members oi the regular board in order to take lito consideration the present scale of commissions The meeting Was quite lively, and alter some little discuse sion a motion Was passed by the members recom. mending the Goveruing Committce to give the mem- Ders the privilege of doing business at 1-16 and 1-32 on transactions between members, sale or delivery, and $2 per 100 shares for buying and’ selling between meme bers. ‘The reason of toe reduction being nade was to put the members on a par with the new board, sv that they couid successfully compete with them in stock transactions, TELEGRAPH RIVALRY. POSITION OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC-+MR. KEENE’S STATEMENT. Although the managing board of the Atlantic and Pacitic Telegraph Company profess to be conducting their pow movement ou an {ndependent basis it is ad- mitted (hat a competitive war is likely to ensue be- tween the company and its elder rival, the Western Union. ‘The ground which the company intends to take and its means for maintaining the stragsle are stated by Mr. Keene and other gentlemen assoctated in the movement substantially as follow The company recognizes the magnitude of the un- derwking in which they are engaged, and looks tor- ward to a bard fought and protracted contest, Yet they rely confidently upon weir own unburdened Strength aud the support of the pubhe to curry them though the straygie with success, THKIK PREVIOUS RECOKD, The company believe that they have merited the coulidence of the business community by tho pre- cision and despatch with which ali business hitherto entrusted to them has been executed. They desire Uhut due credit should be given them for having taken the intiavve in redugimg the rates of telegrapuic | charges, and they hold that this concession to the Wants Of the public wus withheld by the Western Union, and only grudgingly given at last, when the Joss of business compelled the step. In this opposi- tion to a seltish monopoly they appear as public benetuciors, though they do not claim that ‘heir rival movement was entered upon from purely philanthropic motives, They bad suffered tn- dividually, in cominon with other business men, from the exactions of the Western Union monopoly and they were determined to put up with its injusti no longer. ited that the financial condition of the com Mighly prosperous, There is not a dollar of debt owed by the company. Their authorized capital bas been eulirely taken up, and there will shortly be a large cash surpivs 1 the treasury, The proposed rate of reduction has been carefully esti inated. due allowance being mauve for current expenses in working the ines, and Will be fixed at tie exact figure, Woich Will sure a sinall but certain dividend to the stockholuers irom the gross receipts accruing. The reduction can bo made we OUCE UPON Lhe lines How under the control of the company without loss, and they lovk to the extension of their business by the constraction of new lives to secure them a legitimate rate of profit, Unencuinbered by debt, and possessing the facilities for tue construction of new compeutive Jines at the present jow cost of lavor and material, they do not fear to carry on the war with the Western Union. Mr. Keene then proceeded to give a depress ing picture of the condition of the Western Union Company, which, bemg purely ez parte, it is not thought fair to print THAT HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Tho following is Captain Williams’ official report of the robbing 0: General Hirie:— + tperiutendents = tex to nine P.M, Officer Thomas brought to thiy statio Athercon, residiay at ty-seventh xt against whom that he a bad cut on behind the teft fe contured © was searehed by the oficer aud a diam trom him for satekeepinyg. knife tas i the devk of robbed, but wis groom to await the arrival uf a police he stated he bad been robbed of & gold wateh vehain. surg utterice Was sent for, but being ui. well did not attend, when Surgeon Fetter was sent for an See oe CONTINENTAL LIFR INSURANCE A New Scheme for Reviving the De funct Company. omen eee OVERTURES TO THR POLICY HOLDERS The Reference Proceedings—\n Importans Order Made, pS an ee For a few days past circulars have beon addressed to many of the policy holders of the Continental Lite Insurance Company for the stated purpose of secure ing their co-operation in what is cailed a scheme for mutoal protection. Enclosed with the circulars are printed authorizations, which the policy holders are expected to sign, authorizing certain attorneys ta appear for them iu the case of Hoyt vs, The Continen- tal, on the understanding that the attorneys ate tocol. Ject their fees only from the court allowances, or, tail. ing, “a reasonable and sufficient allowance” out of the moneys recovered, not to exceed five per cent thereof, WHAT IT MEANS, Of course anything of the abovo nature would ex. cite considerable attention from the policy holders, whose unsatisfied claims have been almost forgotten ia the legal wrangling and expert dissection that have followed the bankruptcy. George W. Crofut, whose nume is attached to the circular, was formerly a sort of general manager in the office of the Continental. His services were retained by Receiver Anderson after the failure, and he has been a prominent witness in the sti:l unfinished proceedings before Referce Willlam Alten Butier. Itappeared trom his published testimony in that reference that Mr, Crofut was in favor of reviving the company, and, in fact, had been engaged in negotia« tlons having such an object tn view. Messrs. MeKay and McKinuon, two Western men, claiming to repree sent capitalists of their section, were desirous ot pur. chasing the stock of the corporation, aud Mr. Crofut acted with them to thatend, For several reasons the project tailed, though it was still claimed to be feasible, A Henatp representative called upon Mr, Crofut yesterday to make some inquiries respecting the objects contemplated by the new movement. He was given a detailed statement of tho intended co-operas tion, Mr, Crofut at first’ referred to his previous efforts to reorganize the company, and repeated his beliet that such an enterprise was not only desirable but possfbie. The former scheme to sell the stock to the Western men then received the approval of Re. ceiver Anderson, and had i been carried out he thought a good aval of money would have been re- turned to the trewsury which may not now be ro- covered, He said that Luther W. Frost had informed him that tho yoouperative pian, if tollowed, would place him (Mr,’ Brost) in a much ‘poorer condition than he was generally supposed to occupy. THE NEW RESURRECTION, Mr, Crofut said that the pian of co-operation just In+ fugurated bad the same ultimate accowplishuwnent’ in view as the previous negotiations for a sale of the stock, He supposed that the concern could pay fitty cents ou the doilar, which would actually reprosent & reinsurance fund of scventy-flve cents on the dollar, If such were the case he was satisded that he could obtain subscriptions to make up the remaining twenty> five per ceut, and the company. could conuaue tte business, Todo all this the co-operation of the policy holders was desirable, and hence the issue of his cite culars, idowever practicable the scheme of Mr. Crofut may prove to be, its novelty will at least msure tt atten- lion, That it could ever succeed without the co-opera- tion of Mr. Grace, the receiver, is highly improbal aud it remains to be seen what course be will pu tn the matier, BEPORE REFERRE BUTLER, The examination into the uffairs of the Continental Lite Insurance Company was yesterday resumed be fore Reteree W. A. Butler, Letever V. Styles, book keeper, on being recalled, went over the items of se curities and checked off (nose representing $10,844 66, which he bad carried ag cash 1p his book. James ', Dudley, janitor ot the vutiding, testified that on the last sunday in October er the tirst Sunday iu November L, W. tr President, his son, RC, Frost, aud Mr, Rodgers, Secretary, came to the office and entered the President’s room; witness did not notice if tho vault was open; Mr, Noyes was not with them, nor the receiver ether; witness did not see them remove books trom the office, but Mr, Rodgers leit with a small bundle, which he might have had when he came in; it Was the size of two or three cash books like tho one produced; witness remembers that one evening Rodgers cane in after four P, M. and went to his desk, where he remained about fiiteen minutes; he took away a little bag belonging to him; what was in the bag he could not say; this was in December; on another occasion Rodgers came with a small package after four P, M.. and 1t was so mysterious that witness made a memorandum, as was tis practice; this was after the vaults nad been opaved in January, MORE RREGCLARITINR, George W. Croiut, agent of the company, who, when negotiating with Western capitalists for the reorgant- zation of the company bad examined the stock Ist, was placed upon the Witness stand and was shown cer- tain certificates ot stock tn the uame of Walter R, Blake, M. D. Wynkoop, J. J, Hallonbeck, R. C, Sioat and others, He testified tbat certain memoranda now ‘on the envelopes were vot un them when be first ox- amined the stock jist, The object of this testimony was to show that stock was transferred and loans mau upon siock after the appomtment of Mr. Anderson rece'ver, Witness noticed that while Mr, Anderson was receiver Mr. Noyes had tree access to the vaults; on the morning of the 25th ot Jaauary an empioye told him a number of books were missing; W. RK. Blake was an agent of the company at this time; Noyes was here five or six times a day With Receiver Anderson. “It I had toand Mr, Blake's name as a party to whom a losn was made,’ said witness, “I should havo sup re there was something irregular in it, and £ would not have negotiated tor the revival of the company,” MR. WYNKOOP’S STOCK, M. D. Wynkoop, Vice President of the company, testitied that Mr. Frost, Mr. Scribner and himsell agreed to purchase certain stock; the stock to be held and some ol it sold to other directors. The stock wad mauly purchased from Messrs, ith & Colgate, The latter resigned avout that time, ‘The moncy tor the purchase came from the Continental Life Insure ance Company, The amount was repaid when he sold out bis stock, 1p May, 1876, by tue company taking Mr. R. C. Frost's obligation, instead of bis, tor over $10,000, Witness said:—I hold the release at my resi- dence; secured for sixty tlve shares, par; reserved this release on foriy-tive shares; filtcen of these shares were tronsferredon the day of my resignation; the stock purchased by Messrs. Frost, Scribner and myself was at about 200. Mr. Wynkoop was examined ag to certain stock of the Empire and Mutual Insurance Company held by him and J, J. Halienveck; it was given by them to the Continental Somieyy to cover a Joan made by the company to them; I understood from Mr. Frost that holders of Expire stock would re- ceive doilar for dotlar from the Continental Company 1 received a salary of $2,000 and an anourty of about | five percent on tho salary, which yielded over $1,000 per year additional; iu ‘February, 1876, one ot ‘the Olliciais of the company stated to me that he thought with careiul management the company would coine outall right; he did the printing, which run about $10,000 per year, at current rates, The examination wilt be resumed on Friday at two P. M., When It 18 expectea that the taking of testimony will be closed, ORDERS MADE BY JUDGE GILBERT. An order i the action of John C, Hoyt against the Contmenial Life Insurance Company, jommg The Peopie of the State of New York and William Smythe, State Superintendent of Insurance, was granted in the Kings County Supreme Court vy Justice Prat. An order to show cause, on the petition of James McDon- nell and Josepn ‘f, Sanger, why tho relief asked jor in the petition should not be granted, was also grauted by His Honor. Yesterday morning, all the parties being dul, rved, ANd NO Opposition be- ing offered by the Attorney General, Justice Gilbert, in accordance With the prayer of the petition, granted an order that the franchises of the Continental Life Tue surance Company be declarea to be dissolved and ex Ungnished as to all the world, except solely Jor the single purpose of enabling the Attorney Geveral.to rosecute an action auxi/iary to this, to reach the funds longing to the company. Justice Gilbert also granted a motion substituting William R, Grace, receiver of the Coutivental Lite In- surance Company, as defendant in the action of H. B Schenck vs, The Continental Lilo Insurance Company, ‘The euit is brought for the purpose of nulitying threo mortgages which were made by the plaintif’s ancestor on the ground (hat the consideration tor the same bad tailed, CARRYING OALS TO NEWCASTLE, It was reported yesterday at tho Produce Exchange that a cargo of jard which had been shipped from this city to Europe had been returned to this port Such an announcement in itself may appear strange, when it is considered that this country supplies the murkets of the world with this staple, The tacts of the case, Lowever, are these:—A member of the Produce Excnunge had sold this jard Ac bo delivered at a future period, —_ Being able to charter freight at favorable terms ho shippee the goods somewhat sooner, and vhe vessel making: @ remarkably fast passage was ready to deliver the cargo at Toast two months before the time agreed upon, ‘Lard was duil”’ aud no great demand for {ton the other site, At the same time freight was eearce, and to unload and store the lard would involve a great expense. It Was thereiore resolved not to break the cargo, but send the vessel back to this port, ‘The lard was the only freiht carried, and was, tm fact, only ballast, ‘The shipment will ve returned to Europe at SOON ag possible... ‘ ding Wheat from Englund to this country Is an- other animating topic on ’Change among produce deale Iv has come into prominence by the fecerpt of 2,000 bushels, per stermer Anchoria, on Sunday, Mr. Atkinson, the consignee of this cargo, on being questioged on this sutiject, replied that the Western farmers held Wheat for a rise in anticipation of war be+ tween Russia and Turkey, and at tweuty-five cents per Se e h id, By bis advice the man was sent we. Gressad us wounds BY AT EXANDUI . WILLEAMS, Cagtain Hwenty auth Police Provinet bushel bigher than it seils fur in London, The ship. braue @ veuture, and if profitable will be followed