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THE COURTS. An Embarrassing Marital Situation. THE CASE OF UTTLE MABEL LEONARD. Juvenile Precocity as a Specula- ‘ tive Medium. TRENOR W. PARK’S VICTORY. Henry Mann married bis present wite, Ellen Jose- PBine Mann, in Novembor, 1870. He now charges that she has forgotten her marital vowa aud has been on terms of unlawfal intimacy with one Edwin Merritt, in North Providence, 8. 1. The accused wife came to New York and engaged counsel to look after her intercsts in a euit which he brought against her for divorce, During her visit here she Bays she bad several conversations with her husband, and they were, as she supposed, reconciled, and they lived together several days as husband and wile, The ‘wite was told by her counsel to put in a general denial t, and the husbund tacitly agrend to She was astonished soon ad yesterday, moved before Judge fonohi cumplaint made more certain and tor leave to amend hor answer. Tho motion was granted. LITTLE MABEL LEONARD, 18 bas already appeared in the Heratp that a writ of habeas corpus issued from the Supreme Court to com- pel the man 8 of the Sheltering Arms to produce the body of little Mabel Leonard. The writ was sued out by thechild’s mother, who alleged that she was not permitted to get possession of her chiid or even access toher. The matter came beiore Judge Donohue yes. terday, when the» little girl was. produced in court It appears that the little one, whose present age was represented as being somewhere be- ‘ween ten and thirteen years, was accustomed to play the part ‘ot a boy in the play entitled “Miss Mule ton.” She is 0 have considerable theatrical ed, has attracted the attention me speculative parties, and that possession of er is sought for this purpose, The mother insists that ahe is abundantly able to take care of her child, whiletne managers of tho Sheltering Arms, as stated by Mr. Gibson, their couorel, regard her as an unfit eustodian, Mr. William F. Howe, counsel for the Mother, suggested to the Court that if the child was not gi to his client a xuardian should be appointed. ‘The matter was ordered to stand over until to-morrow, THE EMMA MINE SUIT. 4 VERDICT FOR THE DEFENDANTS. At hall-past eleven o'clock this morning the jury in the Emma Mine suit came into court and asked for the papers in the caso. At a quarter past one they gent word to Judge Waltace, and on, being brought into court gave a verdicP for the defendants, No mo- tion was made by Judge Stoughton and tne jury was discharged. Tho verdict was received with demon- strations of applause, which, however, was speedily checked, Mr. Park, the principal defendant, sat in a chair almost powerless with emotion, Having recoy- ered himself, be shook hands with the jurors and re- oeived the congratulations of his friends. This ends the first stage of the great Emma Mine $5,000,000 suit, ag, doubtless, the plaintiffs will carry the case to the United States Supreme Court. The trial was begun in be United States Circuit Court on tne 14th of Vecem- betore vadge Wallace, who camo from the North. ‘nD District of New York specially to try the cuse. The sult was by the English owners of fhe mine, to whom Park sold it, to recovor the $5,000,000 paid for it, al- leging that there wus fraud, deceit and misrepresentae tion on the part of Park iu regard to the resources of the mine. SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. In the suit growing out of the publication of the rival directories.of Goulding and Trow, the facts of which have already appearod in the HERALD, a motion bo strike out pertions of the answer as irrelevant and Impertinent to the issue was argued before Judge Donobue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, aud decision reversed, . In a report relating to tho affairs of Freeman, Barenz & Co. which apne: in the Heratp of Fri- day last, Judge Vonohue’s name wis given ay denying @ motion te an order of arrest against tbe pare tics. This decision bad beon made snortly previous by Judge Lawrence, and all that then caine belore Judge Donohue was the application to cdjourn the justification of bail. Judge Biatchford rendered a decision yesterday in tho suit of Charles H. Marshall and others, owners of the Harvest Quee the Whi Adriatic struck the Harvest belied her for damages Jor the loss, The deience was that some other steamer had done the damage, Judge Blatchiord holds that tho Adriatic is the vessel which caused tho loss of the Harvest Queen, but that she was not at taut, He dis misses the libel. * Au order was entered this week discontinuing the ace tion of M. H. Ganung againgt the Mayor, This was an Action to recover $8,000 tor damages caused : by tlood- ing plaintif’s premises at Lake Mahopac, by hotding Davk the water of the lake in 187. A somewhat s1m- nt by T. R. Gunung, was tried last fall, al rei recovered six cents, Upon that trial the fact was developed that the house owned by she plaintiff ta this suit, for damage to which the pres- ent action is brought, was built in part on made land peiougiug to the State (the bed of the lake), and ip con. sequouce the action ts abandoned. ‘This 1s the last but ous of spe claims for damage caused by the action of the Commissioners of Public Works in 1870, DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, By Judge vonohue. Kent. ve, McCormick; matter of Allen; Yoang vs, Marx etal.; Dannut vs. Danvat et al.; Guilio va Wil- son; Haines ve. Schoonmaker; Burke vs. Dugan, No. Lanu z; matter of tho Metropolitan Collar Compuuy ; ra vs, Holdane; Caultield Nos. Lto 4; mb vs. Mastertoo; Wolfers vs. Hayes; The Mhao- battan Life {[nsurance Company vs, Suydam, and In the Matter of Dugro, &c.—Granted, The Tribune Association vs. Tayior; Mann va, Mann, and Harrison vs. Cutting.—Orders granted. Foroer vs, Forner.—Wecree of divorce granted to piainufl, Jumivson vs, Jamioson,—Motion granted; costs to abide event, Kandiett vs, Hayes. —Urder as entered is correct. Weyman vs, Tappenbaam.—Motion denied, with costs, Matter of Lenton, —Papers not sufficient, . Gev vs. Tho Chase Manulacturing Company.—No hour 48 designated; no order can be made. Kiekbeck vs. Rickbeck.—Not sufficient. Hannety ve. Banfleld; Fostor vs. Palmer, and Colles, Jr, v& Tho Trow City Directory Company.—Mouon denied. Youngfleisch ve, Youngfleisch.—Decres of divorce Sranted to plain, Moniort vs. Hallock.—Dented, witnvat costs, Matter of Burroughs —Desire to xee counsel. Schuarr vs, Molour,—Mouon denied. Memorandum, Caultield v8. Voorlis. —V rotates rale, Matter of Rosenkranz —l'etition vy the under four. éecn not regular, Gibbons vs. Gibbons.—Motion granted, unless plains ‘Uff pays $10 costs of motion and amouds his complaint by putting in place of trial, COMMON PLEAS-~CIAMBERS, By Chiet Justice Daly. Meckner vs. Gussner aud auuther.—Reference ore Whitmore vs, Whitmore. —Kvidence not suificient, Tyson vs. Malin; The Maautacturers’ and isuilders? Bauk vs Moyer, and Halpin vs. McGovern.—Apphica- ions granted. SUPERIOR COURT--SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Sanford, Battertioia ot af vs. Kiaver et al,—Findings settled and tiled, orge, the CountJoanner, vs. Jarrett et al.—Motion ranted to tbe extent indeated by red ines drawn uve jer; objectionable portions indicated by such red nes are siricken out as irrelevant, immaterial or redund- ant. No costs. Kautman vx, Kaulman,—Motion tor judgment de- med, With leave to renew, Memorandum, Westerman vs. Koemington, Jr—Motion grantod, Let an order be entered vacating tue approval of the sureties indorsed un Lad Voud and directing that now bait be given, Sachs 4% Rogers ct al.—Motion granted, with $10 ts, » Cahon va The Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Ratiroad Company,—Let the order direct an assese- ment by tho Sherifs jury under writ of inquiry. Striker va Litte et al.—Movion granted without projudice to any hen of the attorney tor defendants Bpon avy papers in bis hands, Hermann et al. va. Schneider,—Order vacated and de, Memorandutn. Cotten vs, Viatt ct al.—Kemittitur Sled; Judgment reversed. Watkin Driscoll, —Ore restoring cause to cal- tndar and wet down for titst Monduy of May, Marks va. The Brewers and Maisters’ (Insurance Company. Ordered on calendar tor Muy, Generai Term. Ward ot al ws, Casey; Rogers e8.' Hagen et ab; Goschordt ve. Abrens; Desmond vs. The National Capital Lite Tosurunce ‘Company, and Smith vs, Can- ii, Orders granted, is By Chief Justice Curtis, The Knickerbc Live lusurance Company va. Pautersov, & Exceptions settled and ordered ou file, Potts vs. Mayer. —Case and exceptions ordered on file. RUPREME COURT-—SPECIAL TERM. By Judge Van Vors Siowert vs, Hamel et ai.—‘ne briefs in this case eee vn biomes ‘ot aL, aod The Mutual Life In. | the large sione and elegantly built building. surance Company vs, Townsend et al.—Findings and decrees signed. MABINE COUBT—CHAMBEBS, By Judge Sinnott, Gilroy vs. Sauer.—Motion denied. No costa, Francis vs. Whittemore; Neberzahl va, Meyern— Motions granted, Hyatt vs. Archer.—Recoiver appointed, Hetherington vs. Grant; Niles, to the people, &a— Receiver’s bonds approved. 3 Murray vs. Luthey.—The defendant may file a new amended undertaking on appeal, correctly describing barry nt, &c,, onor before May 5, 1877, on payment ‘of $10 costs. Pickert vs, Conner; The New York Lithographing Company vs. Hyde; Moral ys. Cohen; Conabeer vs. Conner; Vaughan vs. Simpson; Morgoon vs, Cla- bridge; Hollenreider vs. Wolf; Same vs. Abrabam; Brown vs, Coleman; Crane vs. Walker; Steinhuer vs. Goldsmith; Kelly vs. Quinn; Hahn vs, Climen; Car- stairs vs Cassin; Hovey vs. Dudley; Viebl vs, East- pees Storin ve Gillelan.—Orders granted avd eu- tered. Schafferman vs White.—Motion to vacate order of arrest denied, but bail reduced to $100, aud case sot down for May 5, 1877. Kroehl va Silva and another.—! would like to see the attorney jn this matter. jart ve nor.—See opinion filed April 25, 1877. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasurxcrox, April 27, 1877. No, 24 6Gunn, guardian, vs Plant et al.—Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia.—In this case the court below held that an un- recorded judgment, or a judgment incomplete by r. son of defective record, is not a good lien as against a bona fide purchaser of a bona fide incumbrance; and that the threats of criminal proceedings are not suffi- ciont to establish duress in the execution of a mort- fase, This ruling 1s contesicd belore this court, F, he ahaa for appoliant, Clifford Anderson for ap- lees. PNo. 261, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Com- fae vs, Zchwenk et al.—Error to the Circuit Court for ibe Eastern istrict of Pennsyivania.—Thie was an action ona policy of life insurance brought by tho wardian of minor childron of the insured, one Mo- Sousuge ‘On the trial the company offered the prools of death to show that the age of the insured was dil. ferent from that stated by him when the policy was issued ; and the plaintiffs (below) were allowed to show that his age was not as stated in those proois, but as ‘ven by the deceased when the policy was applied for, and also 10 prove that the party making the affidavit was mistaken as to the {uct ol uj The error assigned 18 the ruling of the Cot per- mitting the plaintiffs to correct their proofs of death tthe trial without previous notice to the company; di it 18 said that the ruie denying the privilege ranted is indispensable to parties trying | case on short notice aod without opportunity to meet a change of proois, Messrs Arnold & Price for plaintiff in error; Messrs, Cleeman & Livingood for defendant, No, 262, Globe Mutual Lite Insurance Company vs. Wolt, executor- Error to the Circuit Court tor the Eastern District of Missourl.—This was a suiton a licy of insurance on the lite of one Garber, ‘he question is whether the receipt of «a premium on @ policy of insurance, without knowledge of apy breach of warranty, or ofany prior act which would forfeit the policy under its terms, ratifles the contract and revives and continues the policy receipt of a renewal premium alter it is due has tho same effect in all respocts as though it had been paid atthe timeit due. The Court ruled in the affirmative on these questions, and this decision ts assigned as error; aud it 1s said that the premium which renewed, ‘the policy was not paid by the wife or representative of the insured until it was known that he was about to die, This action, itis said, was a traud on the rights of the company, and that this fraud will invalidate the icy. Noble & O'Neil for the plaintiff in error ana Blair 1 fendant, LACTEAL POISON. MOBE SWILL COW STABLES VISITED—ROTTEN FEED—ROTTING COWS AND ROTTEN MILK. There isa district in the back of Brooklyn, lying between Atlantic avenue on the north, «he Boulevard on the south, Albany avonue on the west, and extend- Ing erly almost as far as Flatbush, which is desig- nated by the Brovklynites as “Crow Hill.” A more filthy and disgusting neighborhood could not be imagined, yet hundreds of quarts of milk are sent irom there daily to the various stores in Brook.yo, to be sold to mothers as pure milk, but which is vile poison, The whole district 4s much worse than any before described. The hovels are all full of poor diseased cows that havo never known that anything but “swill? was meant to eat, The inbabitants are an amalgamation of all races, not excepting the negro, who, boweves appears to be tho ‘ord of the manor.’? The houses occupied by the ine habitants are, as a rule, counterparts of tnose found in Orange and Queens counties, with here and there a fine, and would-be neat, if it werein any otber neigh- borhood, two or three story frame house, built by some scapegrace who has got apparenily rich by selling eawitl”? milk. 4 DEAD Cow sERx. In passing through Dean street, just above Utica avenue, alter inspecting three pest distributing estab- lishments, wnere half a dozen cows were kept in a small shed which would pot make comiortable winter quarters for one, and where swill wagons, barrels and tubs were in an abundance, the attention of the writer was arrested by a sickening stench. Proceeding further with the object of ascertaining, it pos- sible, the derivation of the obnoxious smell, ho suddenly stumbvied upon the carcass of a doad and putretying cow. Upon its back, directly over its hips, were two largo sores, and ita hoofs were all Rearly rotted off trom ts hind legs. The writer was informed that the above cow had been milked two hours before it died and its milk mixed with the milk from the other cows and sont to the city for sale, It was very easy to seo wnat was the cause of death—starvation, noof diecase and bad treatment, The carcass lay tu frout of some shanties, with some old, tamble-down sheds, which bore an appearance of general dilapidation, avd some irilk cans visibie in the backyard. “patsy” CAMPRELL'S PLACE 38 on the north side of Dean street, between Utica and Troy avenues, ‘The house is smail and has been newly painted, thus indicating that tey” ts making money by teeding bis cows *swill.”? Ln the rear isa Jow, Hat roofed hovel aot more than #ix feet iv height. The roof slopes trom seath to worth, and there is a bi 1 pinced at one end to judicio cateh the rain Within the tlthy hovel tcere are oow bus eight cows. He used to have fourtecn, but he was 1n- Juaicious enough to go bail for one of bis rela. tyes, in a criminal suit, to the extent of six cowa; the relative cencluded that this climate did not agreo with nis bealth and departed for climes uaknown, and the autborities cone cluded that they Would put the six cows in the public treasary. **Patsy’’ has, besides ois eight cows, two apologies for horses, with which he carts his veer grains aud docs odd jobs in the neighborhood, Ho is ofa very far disposition, and makes no distinction as far xs feed 18 concerned between bis cows and horses, Namberiess swill barrels were to be seen about the place and a tub of treshly mixed swill “Patsy”? ia a Shurt, swat, red-faced man, with a great deul of pug- uacity tn his face, and doubtless in bis disposition. “ts EVANS’ FARM DAIRY.”? ‘In Schenectavy avenue several largo establishmonts 0* “awill” wero discovered, On the wet side of the aveuuy, near Dean street, a bigh board fence attracted atiention, and ao investigation was begun, Approacn- ing the place the gate was found open, aud peering through the gate a large wagon could be seen, such as beer grains are hauled in, The dour of a peak-rooted snod, with @ pigevu-cuop at the top, was open, and some twonty cows could ve seen, The cows were standing cluse together and the floor was actuaily reeking with foul excreta As the writer was about to enter the place and inspect the conditions of the cows a burly fellow came to the door attired in @ red shirt and blue overalls, with ao ola cap balanced on three baire, possibly four, on the Ipit side of his extras | Kuacious heud; bis ball dog, of possible rier, face said tov plainly, ‘Come not bere; 30 n I saw a four-legged bull dog at dk distributing cart imtormed ine that this was a “farm diary,” which I shouid not have supposed without the aid of the information alter seeing a8 mauy swilliubs and barrels with the largo 1p wagon #8 i did, This place I was informed serves te # large route in Brovkiyn, KOTTHN POTATORS AS FEED, Directly opposite the northern end of the Catholic three more *swill”” teeding establish- ani, They wero directly acrosa the Is of Brooklyn, tation of our own, bave ni ed to mark the names of the streets on the lamy (here are tew lamps io this vicinity, and 11 (8 impossible to give the names of all the dirty lanvs—and not twenty feet from the.open windows ot The the stench 8! qui sireet—the off whole three stood in @ fow, and was sullicient to e the |=owriter hold hie hundkerchtef to his nore while inspect ing the tuiserubie death-breeding lovels. Cows were coutarned 1a ali the Is, aud Various kinds ot Bw in dillerent shades of decomposition, was to be seen iD piles veveath old sheds and ip tubs and barrels about Lue places. fT wish to call particular attentjon to oue Jow, tut roofed shed, which stauds directly opposite the asylum, Ibis about oignt feet bigh and contains a very large number of cows; the floor is built of wood Aod It 1s jn the iMost Irghtial state imaginable. [tone Of the poor beasts atternpts to move her toot it slips upon, the slimy floor and fairiy gouges ont tur- rows in it. 1 do not thipk would co for one of the poor beasts to 10 this Worse than don, for it she did would be ta the same plight as unver hike circumstances she wouid be in « crowded Iranaporiation ear, where aoimals ure packed so ight that they are trampled to death betore they can regain their foot when once down. The yard of this piace 18 obly tenced in by a low board fence, whicl: one can lovk over readily, {u the back ‘of the yard 18 {ho strect above spoken of. On ihe east side of the yard is a very low shed, divided in different compartments, which are used to store Mik cans, street garbage, Will, &c. ‘To one of these compartments the writer was autracted by « smell more pungent than usu, and which rivailed, 1f-1¢ did wot surpass, the terrible oder from the curcags of the dead und decomposing cow in the hollow w the worth, Beneath the shed aliuded to I found avout Uvo or 8x loads Of rotten and putretying potatocs, on which the maggots delightod to roam, it ithe fester. from the numbers seen gas ib food | should not have been astonished. The cows confined 10 the above house make their breaktast upon these potatoes, mixed with alew beer grains and a little street yarbage for seasoning. 1t hardly appears robable that the ubove ostablishment would be al- lowed to exiat directly opposite a charitable spstitu- tion where young children, yea, even infants, aro taken tn and brought up. The poisonous atmosphere cannot belp but enter at the open dows, as they were at tne time of the writer's visit, jt must be highly deleterious tothe health of the litte ones, if not of the sisters themselves. In consideration of th above facts the rather ( sgt question might be asked by the friends of the orphans in Brooklyn, ‘Have they any physicians to watch the health and lives of the litle ones ?”” 4 DOCTOR'S STORY. Several physicians were called upon in this city, and they only reiterated the opinions of Dr. Tejada, of No. 237 Filth avenue, woich are given below:— “Doctor I have called upon you to ascertain your opinion of the rimental influences of * swill,’ or adult » Upon the bealtn of the growing Lhave been able to observe it it poison sing, the HeraLp said, many of tho us enteric diseases during the infantile period of perfect “Have you ever met witn any cases which you souany were directly developed by the use of impure milk?! “Yes, 1 have a case in mind which ocourred last summer where all the evidence tended to show that milk was the cause of the discage.’? “What was the case, Doctor??? “It wasa case of cholera infantum IJ was called to attend last summer. I suspected the milk which the child had been teeding upon, and consequently pro- hibited its use, substituting a good, reliable nurse in its stead, Alterwhich change the child made a rapid recovery.”? “Had it been using cow's mile??? “Yes, but not from reliable places; all that nad been used bad been purchased from stores in the neighvor- hood.’ “Do you see many cases sach as that?” “I might say all physicians engaged in active prac- tice do, especially among the bottle-lod children in this city.’” “Do they not occur out of the city ?’? 0, not so irequently, It 1s very rare to have a case of cholera infantum in the country, even among the bottle-ted children, In the couutry milk can always be obtained, and, of course, the thing to do with te “These facts, then, would go to show that there isa great deal of impure milk used in the city.’ “Yes, most assuredly there 1a I have frequentiy found it absolutely necessary to prohibit the use of some milk which I bave seen sid for a pure article. A physician may order milk for bis patients and fing that tbey aro made worse by using the article pur- chased ut some store and almost relase to try to drink any more, In these cases] have frequently gone to the trouble to obtain milk which I knew to be pure, id have invariably found that all my pationts’ dise gust for milk disappeared when a pure article was given them,” “What should pure milk contain ??? “suk contains, as the Herauo said, all the proxi- mate principles, such as water, casein, albumen, but- ter, Sugar and various salts and iron that are essential to sustain life, Various gases are also held in solution by 1.7 “What effect do you think beer grains would have upon the flow of milk from the cow?” “1 think beer grains would act as a decided lacta- Bogue, though I am oot positive, baving no data on which to vase my opinion, but [ think it would; it would make «a good ficid of inquiry tor some of our Poysiologists.”” ‘ou hold, | presume, that milk ts a good and nutri- tous dict??? “Yes, when milk ts obtainea pure nothing could be better either for the child or adult; but when 114s not pure I think, as | said belore, it a perfect poison, and capablo even occasionally in the adult of producing manner, of affections of the digestive apparatus. Take 4 child, tor instance, that ons been feeding upon swill milk from a bottie; its sickly look woule convince oni uty that its food i ‘was not health: These children, from having their digestive organs impaired during the infantile period of lite, grow up to be sickly men and women. | am satisfied that a great deal of the milk sold in this city comes from just such places as the HynaLp described, and it is preposterous for one to suppose that healthy milk can be obtained from cows crowded into filthy and putrid pens and fed upon swill.”” Thanking the Doctor for bis irtormation the writer took hia leave, debating 1n hie mind, alter w he haa seen and heard, whether it best to use apy more milk or not beforo our useful, scientific and valuable Health Board awakes trom its lethargy. REAL ESTATE. The following are yesterday's transactions in real estate by auction at the Exchange:— RY D. M. SHAMAN. Court foreciosure ‘sale -Hiliot Sandford, —of a house, with lot 28x83, on Avenue C, 46 ft, 5, of 30th st, to Dry Dock Savings plaintiff Suprom r 12,100 we &, Bank, RY HUGH N, CAMP. Supreme Court foreclosure sulo— Fordham Morris, Feforee—of the bulidiugs, wish plot ot land GOx 10%, on Cherry ste, n. #., 143 ft. w. of € 5 alse the buildinus, with plot of land 80<103, on Cherry Bt, n 8. 85 fe. @, of Jefferson at., to John J. Ecker, plaintiff. 21.600 Simitar sale—same retero ing, with plot of land 120x102.7 on » utwers place (Monroe at), 8 &. 103.2 ft, @. of Jefferson st, and the bulld- ings, with plot of land GOx204.2 of Sif. w. of Clinton st., tod. J. BY WILLIAM KEN! LY. Supreme Court foreclosure sale—John 1s. Ward, ref ‘eree—of the four story and baxement rowan front bouse, with lot 29x110x3x12x21K0¥92, N BO East 215t hy 8. 6, 375 ft. w. of th aw George B. Ureer’.. a BY J foreclosure sale—C. +, Tracy, ie, with lot 244x989, on East 24th fi. w.of 2d av., to Susan Kensella, ny reme Court foreclosure 631 40 A. Halsor, house, with lot 20x98 9, on West asth Oth av., to B. Di teekelgeats snlentas N. Tit Suprema Conrt foreclosure sale—George N, Titus, Teleree—or # house, with Jot 14.3x08.9, on West O it. w. of 7th ay., to H. J, Cum- 400i st, & 8. 24: ings, plulutift Superior ereo—of Total snten for the day... ‘The sale on Wednesday of tho house No. 36 West Forty-#ixth street was « public auction sale and not in foreciosure, ‘Iho purchaser has not completed the sale. t. 37th st., n. 6, 345 ft. w. of 21.6x98.9; Aon Amidon and husband to Joun L, land. v, 49th at, . @. ot Bth ‘nel Bioominsdale and wite to 10th av., ea, 40.11 ttn f ie! Butterfield and wife to Apurtn x08. . Dockstader and wife to Samuel E. Matt ; BBth wt. 40 Te, 2. of jaxig ton ae.. 20ate9 4 We FI nd wife to Mary Ritter Beojamin joyd an 0 ino ee 1 12d a4 wt., 6. 8, 181.80. of Ath w Ingraiam and wile to Charles DOU ste, & Ky 75M. eof Ist w Multon and wife to Henry D. a 95 It. w. of Bih ny, w. s: of lf we w dd wite to Washingt (2 wite to William Rhinelander. 126th st, v0 fe. w. of Atha beth F) Washburn an 210 tt, 23d st. 8 Whearty to K, M, Conklin 4011 ab., 8, 200 I w. of Sth ay, Wallach and wife to Ly Vols 4b nts 6m. 88 fe 0. of Madison ay, Bi. 5i a. divy (reteree) to Matual Life Insurance m pany. ip, 22000 (releree) WHAM eee 2d ay,, ne. corner of LZint st, veddy (reteree) to B. Kngolskircher f IQist st, 5 8, 2484 tte. of dth av, WexIOK IL Fd. ‘A. Welsh (referee) to M.A. Bulle cee eens 300 + 16.8x100,11 300 40 i of Barvour (roteree) to B, on tov, U. it. ; 3 yonrs. 2,800, to ot Prince; 2 * . 4600 to A. 8. Underhill, a. 4. ‘ot Madison st. yours. sess « 6,000 Barker, lixabeth U., to German Savivige Banks i. re ¢. of 7th av.; 1 year, + 6500 Trust Company, n. ». 10.0 : 3 years 10,040 gene T. and wife Dw wth ath 4 3.500 | 1,200 lyear.... 0 nnd wile to het, @ of 2d 4,000 1B and wife, w Hav. | dy. 5,000 wilett, Jacob §, to i: of th av; * ‘ 5,800 ar, ‘Tho ‘0 Jooper, ¢. corned Stu ay. aud 130ta 8); 2 myooths,......... 26,000 Manning, Mury K., to dacob Dreiver, n. ». of dath at, w. of Lextugton ave; 3 years 6,000 Moore, William 1., to Benjamin Mooi a 10 yours... 15,000 Same to Relief of y ay, and 24th wt ‘a 7 year mn 15,000 Judge, James and wile, te ih: years 8,000 eLaughiin, 6. at Olat wt 1,500 AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. THE SPRING RACING MEETING AT JEROME PARK—PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. The American Jockey Club on Friday evening last decided upon the programme of events for the sprit Facing mecting at Jerome Park. There will be seven days of royal sport, beginning on June-2 and ending June 1¢, the first three Saturdays and intervening ‘Tuesdays and Thursdays being set apart for the o merous struggles. Tho governors of the club have agreed to give in purses and additions to stakes the magnificent sum of $21,750, and trom the variety ‘of events—some of them entirely new races—there will be the grandest concentration of flyers in the valley of the Westchester next month ever seen in this coun- try. It may not be news to say that there has never been atime when racing was so universally popular among all classes as now; but the remark wi!l bear repetition, as in the past year or two the love of the Sports of the turf seems to have reached out and taken a deeper hold upon the people than ever belore, and this great popularity is one of the many reasons why Facing in America must continue to prosper. The notes of preparation for the prominent struggles are on every hand. New Orleans has done its duty, Nasville will commenco two days hence, then Lexington, Louisville and Baltimore witl quickly follow, when Jerome falls {oto line, The amusement that tho latter will present its patrons during tho seven days’ campaign is as fol — FIRST DAY-—SATURDAY, JUNE 2 Purse $400; three-quarters of a mile, The Fordham Handicap Sweepstakes, usual terme, with $500 added; second horse to receive $200 out of stakes; weights to appear May 1. Oue mile anda . Closed with 61 uominatio: The Withers Stakes, for tnree-yoar-olds, usual terms, with $1.000 added; second to receive $200 out of Stakes, Ono mile. Closed with 59 nominations, Purse $600, malden allowances, Ove mile and a halt Selling race, purse of $400. One mile und a quarter, SKCOND DAY—TURSDAY, JUNK 5, Purse $500, maiden allowances. One mile, The4Vestchester Cup,.a sweepstakes of $50 each, P. P» with $1,500 added; second horse to receive $300 out of tho stakes; no penalties, Two miles and a quar. ter. Closed with 19 nominations. The Maryland Stakes, for fillies three years old, $100 entrance, b. f., with $750 added ; second Ully to receive $200 out of the stakes. One mile, Ciosed with 42 nom- inatious, Puree $600, for all ages, to carry 110 lbs. One mile and three-quarters, Grand Nativna: Handicap Steeplechase, $100 entrance, b. f., and only $20 if declared, with $800 added; sec- ond horse to receive $200 out of the stakes; weigh's Appear May 1, Over tho regular course, Closed with 10 Romiuations, THIRD DAY—THURSDAY, JUNE T. TheJuvenileS.akes, fortwo year-olds, $100 entrance, b. f, with $500 aude ond horse to receive $200 out uf the stakes. One. milo. Closed with 36 nom- tnations. Mile heats, for all ages, purse of $600, i pie $500, maideo allowances, One mile and & all, Purse $500, for three-year-olds; maidens allowed 3 Ibs& One mile and an oighth. FOURTH DAY—SATURDAY, JONK 9, Purge $500, tor all ages. One mile and an eighth. The Belmont Stakes, for three-year-olds, usual terms, With $1,500 added ; second horse to receive $300, One milo aod a half, Closed with 67 nominations The Jockey Club Handicap Sweepstakes, usual terms, with $1,000 added; weights to appear May 1. ‘Two miles, Closed with 39 nominations. The Members’ Cup, a sweepstakes of $25 each, p. p.. ‘with $300 added; membors of the club to ride; socond horse to save his stake. One mile und an elgtith. Selling race, purse of $500, One mile and three- quarters, YIFTH PAY—TUESDAY, JUNE 12. Purso of $400, 1or \wo-year-olds; allowances to the produce of untricd sires aud dams and penalty ot 5 Iba, tv winner of Juvenile Stakes, Half a mile, af hed $500, maiden allowances. Ono mile and a alt. Sweepstakes for maidens, all ages, $30 oach, bh. f., witu $400 added, with allowances. One mile, The Woodburn stakes, for tour-year-olds, $100 en $50 forfeit, with $1,000 added ; second horse to recei $300 out of the stakes, Two miles anda ball, Closed with 18 nominations, Handicap Steeplechase, purse of $600, of which $100 10 the second horse. Over the fractional course, SIXTH DAY—THURSDAY, JUNE 14. Free Handicap Sweepawkes, of $25 each, if not de- clured out, with $500 added; second horse to receive $125 out of the stakes. One mile, ‘The Ladies’ Stakes, for three-year-old fillies; $100 entrance, b. f., with $1,000 added, the second lilly to receive $300 out of the #tuke.—sUne mile and o half. Closed with 51 nominations, Puree $700; winners of mile heats on third day, 5 Iba, extra, and heats of one mile and an eighth. Free Handicap Sweepstakes of $30 each, i! not de- clared oul, with $600 added; second bore to receive $200 out of the stakes, One mile and three-quarters, SRVENTH DAY—SATUKDAY, JUNE 16. Purse $500, tor three-year-olds which have not won a race this year, One mile, Purse $1,000, for all ages; winner of the Westches- ter Cup 6 Ibs, extra’ Two miles and a hail, Cousolativn Purse $500, for horses which have run and nut won any race at this meeting. Three-quurters of a mile, Free Handicap Sweepstakes, of $25 each, if not de- clared out, with $500 added; second horse to receive $125 out of the stakes. One mile and an eighth, Handicap Steeplechase, purse $700, of which $100 to the second horse; over the regular course. DELINQUENT OWNERS. The American Jockey Club, in their last ligt of unpaid forfeits, declarations, &c., show that nearly $9,000 aro duethem. Other racing organizations throughout the country havo various outstanding sums of the same kind on their books, and in several instances recentiy the interested clubs bave said that it was quite time that the forgetiul owners should come to the post with their several amounts. Some of these delinquents have pocketod large stakes and yet failed to meet their obligations to othor winners. RACING IN ENGLAND. A BUSY WEEK-~-STEEPLECHASING, HURDLE RACING AND SPINS ON THE FLAT. Lonpow, April 14, 1877. Tho week closing to-day has been a week productive of a plentitude of sport, no fewer than fourteen raco meetings taking place within the confined bounds of Great Britain and Ireland, Two-thirds of these wero, however, of little ifany importance, being attended only by local horses and spectators and productive of notn- ing bearing in any way upon the important events of the future, ‘To begin at the beginning of tho impor- tant fixtures it is necessary to take up the Bristol meeting, ® conglomeration of stecplechasing, flat and hurdle racing, which occupies the first threo days of tho woek and together provides decidedly the best sport of any during the entire six days, Monday's icing was but poorly attended, possibly owing to the throatening stato of the weather; no moro threatening than is usval in this humid climate, but still threatening. This did not itertere, however, with a very good day’s racing taking place, consisting of threo stecplechases anda like number of hurdio races The Jockeyship honors of the day wero carried off by an amatour rider, Mr. J. Goodwin, who, on Mr. Hubana’s Dewdrop, by Wantage, won tho Badminster Handicap stoeplechase and supplemented this by steering Debonnaire, by Umpire, first past the post as easily as be had dono Dewdrop. Rather peculiarly both are out of the samo dam—a Teddington mare named Tibit, The last was the more creditable victory, as the well known professiovat jockey R. I’Anson was on that old performer Palm, and did not give up the race without a struggle sufficient to overcome 4 less experienced gentleman thau Mr. Good- win: Tuesday was devoted to fat racing, and ag the seven races had all plenty of starters there was no lack of either speculation or excitement, After a prelim- inary appetizer in the shape of a weight for ugo Maiden Stake, won by Eigiva by Macarou1, camo tho Fitzhardioge two-year-old plate of $500, with seven starters, of whom the Dake of Montrose supplied the favorite in Gawsjiger. It might have beou his name that terrified the bookmakers into declining to bet 2 to 1 against the *Deutcher;’’ his abilities did not war- rant the short odds, forhe could only get a tair third ty Windfail and Talkauve. The winner is an aptly named daughter of Favonia Baron Rothsebild’s Derby winner of 1871, and who was @ 808 out of Zephyr, by Parmesan, The Ashdown Welter Handicap produced a dozen start- ors, (ne largost feld of the day, and again did a favorite succumb, this time to the second choice. Cobnut was backed at 3to L Paramatia atdiol, and the others who found friends at from 5to8tol. The favorite, a three-year-old, carrying 134 ibs., showed well in front Jor a quarter of a intle, but he then began to tire and gave way to Lyceum (4 yenrs, 153 1ba.,) and Paramatia (5 years, 161 | 0 Jougths ahead of anything else, and Parad the better won by alitic over hall a len Covnat was ridden by Cameron, a promment light weight a fow yenrs siuée, but who having beon lea astray fell from bis position and uni this time has tailed w fad employment It is to Ve hoped that the lesson he bag jearued wili Keep bin sirught in future, for there are fow cieverer men 1m the suddiv than Cainoron, ‘Ibere was another welter hondicap a inthe further down =the — programme, tn t ot oa ioe. and again did a4 tol chan rove the winner, Stockham, a three-year-old son of Pero Gomez, tho oper winner ot 1869, and one ot the bandsuinest wires in Enyland, Toe Wioner carried 138 lbs. ! aud gave Weight lo all of bis competitors except two four- year-olds, Who carried 142 ibs, Catetia, n two-year-old ily by an uniashionable sire name Thunderer (son of NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1877.—QUINTUPLE SHEET. rT guineas, and at that price was securea by Sie Al . She won by forty lengths. A selling race and an uDimportant habdicap filled up the remainaer ot good afternoon’s sport, Wednesday witnessed ® re- turn to the mixed class of racing, with diminished fields, but with decidedly inoreneed’ atten ol the six races thi wero reduced to matches, in each of which 3 to 1 was iaid on the winner, so it took all of them to win to. double your money. ie race of the day was the BRISTOL ROYAL STREPLECHASE. Five camo out to do duty for their owners and strug- glo jor the stakes, which were worth 200, Mr, Su James rode his own mare Melitta, and she was backed for the most money up to 2101. Dainty found friends at3 tol, Andidoto at haifa point more, Lancet at 6 to 1, aud old Palm at71to1, The last named, though the Jenst fancied, possibly on account of bis nup-success on the Monday, succeeded in beating the favor and landing the mopey by three lengths. Melitta’s rider, Mr. St James, lad, however, the misfortune to m with ap accident, but for which he would in all proba- bility have won, Attho very first fence Antidote fei) and threw a complete somersault, Melitta cam sho was struggling to ber { and Mr, St. Jame: struck Violently on the leg by either the vit or ber The result w @ very deep and ugly wi teeth. wound, which would have stopped many a plucky rider, but Mr, St. James, though suffering great | pain, kepton, Melitta is one of those animals that ro- quire a good deal of riding, aod as Mr. St, Jumes could Rot do justice to her, or drive her along in Ins wenk- ened condition, from shock and loss of viood, Palm Caught her about ball a mile trom home and beat her out by three leugths, with Lancet a loug way behind, Dainty fell as well a8 Antidote, CROYDON APRIL MEETING took place on Tuesday and Wednesday over the Wood- fide Course, o well known to Cockney turites. It 1s Usual Lo see immense crowds ut this cusily reached ro- sort, but tie heavy rain# of the past week bad ren- dered the course such a quagmire that ouly the most inveterate patrons journeyed to Croydon. If the bill of fare had included =~ an international raco or 2 Grand National, no doubt the sodden state of the course would | not bave kept the holiday-inakers away, but this ume Shere was nothing but commonplace plating, Taces, and a few sicepiechuses th monotony. Mr. Charies Bush’ form again ou the opening di tb Woodside Plate of going to his credit by the suc- cess of Julien, & three-year-old filly by Macaron: out of Jutius, and. later on, Browa Holland won the Grand Handicap hurdle race with $1,000 added; quite a re- ectable —ulternoon’s = work, considering the numerical numver of animals in the book- maker's stable, The main feature of the duy was the Surrey open steeplechase of $100 each, $00 forieit, witn $1,000 addou, over three miles and a ball ot country, Mont Valerien, Messager, Spectre and Ide Girl ‘comprised the eld, smail im number and moderate in pretensions, Six to tour was laid on Mont Valerien, and bis backers could hardly have telt in clover whee be fell at the first fence und thr Marsh very heavily. The latter, though sever shakea, wis soon remounted, and displayes great judgment in gradually getting onAerms with his Held ‘Aguin. Girl meanwhile came to grief, and so did Spectre; 60 the issue was left to the favorite and Mes- suger, tho latter of whom led up to the last burdles, where Mont Valerieu collared him and, going right away, won by forty lengtha, Tho’ piucky Jockey came in for round ‘after round | of cheering when he returned to weigh, Bad as the going was both for man and beast on the firet day, it was a perfect paradise to that experienced Tuesday, jor ail night it bad rained, 60 that You were not compelied to wade through water to flounder aboutin two or three inches of To put the finishing touch to this case of the pursuit of pleasure under difficulties, a violent thunder siorin which had broken ever London visited Croydon and drovo everybody to shelter. This was the lust straw that broke the camel's back, and, weary and soaking, the majority of those who went to the course returned without any further de- lay to town, Who the winners were, under such circumstances 18 a maticr of moment, for rueng in mud over tho horses? fotlor! ho (rue criterion of form, Corsair won the big race, the Welcomes Handicap of $ b, with $1,500 added, and a two-year-old Puganin! filly brought the meeting to a close by winning a selling plate of $500, alter which she changed hands at the advanced price of 185 guineas. The Paganiuis, though not wiuuing any very lurge stakes, aro still adding up a good total for their sire among the two-year-olds of the year, WINDSOK SPRING MEETING. On the Thames side course, above Windsor town, a plousant two days’ meeting was held on Thursday and Yesterday, though it was at one time feared that wat between the fali of Jupiter Piuvins and the rise of old Father Thames the Messrs, Frails* venture would have 1o be postponed. Water then wax to pools un tho course Lelow the distance, put still 1} did not interfere with a very pleasant outirg, whioh was weil patron. ized by the public. The Public Sales Stake, a new style of stake open to yearlings, disposed of at public atiction, was won by Modesty, aud uuder the condi. tions was sold for 300 guineas, an advance of 200 over the entered selling price. The sensation of the day was reached, however, when Chev- ronel, a two-yoar-old, by Cathedral, out of Cognisance, won the Scurry Stakes, beating a couple of highly tried ones in Narbo, and a filly by Scotusn Chiet, out of Boulogne, Chevronel won in such hi low style that alter being started at bis entered sell- itg price of 100 sovereigns, he was quickly rua up to 550 guineas, at which price he waa ured by Lord pscberry. Antidote, who caused the accident at Croydon, won the County burdie race, Ou Friday the sport was inarred by rain falling during the entiro afternoon, and, although the racing was good enough to look at, there was realiy notoing of importance doue requiring particular notice. TURF RECIPROCITY. At the Nowmarkot Craven meeting, next week, the question, ot tnrl reciprocity wil come belore the jockey Club, At present she general feeling is against aby restrictive enactments, THE COMING COACHING SEASON. {From tho Sporting Gazetto, April 14.) Aa earlier and more genial spring than common makes us look forward with eager anticipation to thuso pleasant journoys which have now become almost part and parcel of » Londoner's existence during the spring and summer months; but, alas! as far as we can at present learn from the movements that havo been ana are taking place in the coaching world, the outlook ts tho least brilliant that we havo a for some tew years, To commence with the long distance coaches, the two oldest roads aro vacant at present, for Lord Beetive and Colonel Chaplin baye made no | gign with regard to the Tunbridge Wells, and so tar wo have not heard thut Mr. Freeman inteuds to resume the Brighton. To these must be added the Oxtord, which lived for just three months, so we may say that three of the best roads are unoccupied, Then, again, Mr. John Eden's doath Inet December has rendered tho Wycombe road tenantiess, He originally started the coach and stuck to it very pluckily each year, running « good soason, This adds another to the list of vacancios and leaves teuantioss a route that had become @ stanuard one and @ great favorite to boot, As some set-off against the coaches which will beso abeyance we are promised a new one to Portamouth— The Rocket—which will commeuce ranning on April 20, leaving Hatchett’s every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, atten A. M., and arriving at the Georgo Ho. tel, Portsmouth, at 6 P, M., returning trom thence in tho same timo on alternate days, In distance this conch will exceed anything yet undertaken since tho revival, and there is no doubt that it will run through ono of the most beautiful lines of conntry that has yet Veen opened up—viz., from Godaiming, Liphook, Ve: tersiiohl, &e. me good judges think, however, that it ts tuo far an tthe proprietor and E. Fow: professional, wilt soon have bad enough of the two iniles per day. Ou that point we can give no opimon, It 18 propused to do the journey im seven stages, allow. ing hail au nour tor junch ab Godalming, the fest stago out of London being ali the way to Kingston, On dil, the proprietors of the Gutidiord, Messrs. Shouibred and Luxmore, are dolighted at the idea of the Ports- thouth running over tho same road with themseives, We lancy they will feo! Hittie, ifany, dimination in the amount of theif receipts, as the intermediate traffic in the present day ix vory trifling, and the Portsmouth will be seeking Vortsmouth aud uot Guildiord passen- gers. Anuther nico route, with good stabling, to Guiidford, via Epsom, Leathertead, &o., was open to the Portsmouth, bat ibat would, in a measure, bave been treading ou thecorns of the Dorking. Having mentioned tue Guildford, we may state that 1% com: menced its Journeys to Cobham on this da Maren 26, and on (April 14) will run the whole dist@ce to Guild. th the Windsor recommences, with Cap- tain Spicer, Colonel Greenhail and Mr, Bauny as propri- etors, and the St. Albans will, we bear, be again un- | count has been made. 15 je vacant, Will not the two last named.come forward There is little doubt but Mr. A, G. Seote found at bis old it, carrying out the policy years ago gained for this road an wi Duke of Beaufort ts, we fear, not in a for such an undertaking, but would not the Squire of Kadburne aid io & work bis father did Much to establish? One word oo more privato matters before we lay down our pen. We advise those who wisb to see bow @coach should be turned out to notice the privi F. 3. Huot, which is to be seen now ubo! London, and deserves inere builder is Ventham, of Leatherhead, and the lines are those of the tar famed Southampton Red Rover, ‘This coach ts the first of Ventham’s busid in London— he was with the celebrated Jones, of Southamptoua— and jor beauty of workmanship, painting and finish cannot be surpassea, and is what it pretends to bea coach, and bot a barge, We bear Ventham has @ couple more now in course of construction, one for that capital judge, Mr. W. H, Cooper, and the other for Colovel Williams, and he will be pleased to show them to any visitor to bis workshop at Leatherhead. Mr. Huut's coach ts driven an i deserves, fast white legged chestnut leader, who used to work Londos Stage of the Boxhill, io his old place at near lead, and, moreover, in the bands of bis old coachman, Bea Hubble, which ts, we take it, a sufficient guaranteo at to how the thing is done, Since we last laid down our pen on coaching matters, death has been busy with those well known in coange- Hou with the road, First we must notice the d of Mr. Henry Will bead of the banking frm of Willis, Percival & + in November lavt. He sup ported the Horsham coach in bygone days, and kept its proprietor, Horsham Bob, longer on the road th: he could possibly otuerwise have stayed, Hy helped tno Brighton with the loan of bis splendid stabies tn Farm street Mews, and sqyesialy, backed tho enach during its winter's season of 1867-68, when we know that be spent tnore that gne hundred pounds over it, and he later on horsed the last siage into Brighton. We also bave to lament the death of Mr. E, Godsell, who assisted Sir H. do Bathe with the Westerham, As we before said, Mr, John Eden, who drove and owned the Wycombe, 18 dead, and 80 also is the Hon, W. F. Byng, who divided bis affections between 1 coaches aud the ‘dog's home,” and dearly loved te be at Hatchett's and chat over bygone days, In conelnsion, we may call attention to the fact that there 1s to ve this season, at No. 114 New Bond strect, an exhibition of old coaching pictures, contributed the various owners. The largest is collection of Mr. Uharies Lawrie, who projected the old Times coach to Brighton tn 18€0, who aus a lot of Henderson's, and very good ones they are, Any one having pictures is invited to help by the loan of them, HORSE NO'TES, MORE HORSES FOR ENGLAND.” Four of the fivo two-year-olds selected from his stud by Sanford to join his string pow at Newmarket are taking their walking exercise proparatory to being shipped to England, The ith, a beautiful bay filly by Imp, Glenelg, out of Grecian Bend, by Lexington, cond dam Miriam, by imp, Glencoe, who was lamed as a yearling, will, in all likelihood, be leit behind, The four destined for England are fine representative types of their different families, and are calculated to elicit the admiration of our Knglish cousins, The first is a bay colt by imp. Gleneig, dum La Poikat by Lexington; second dam Dance, by imp. Glencoo; third dam by imp, Leviae than; fourth dam imp. Gallopade, vy Catton, &c. ‘This colt ‘ia 154% bands, and 1 a powerfully-built, speody-looking youngster, He hasa Mine cut bead and neck, Qtting on woll iaid shoulders, a good middle plece, strong back, with powerful quarters, hips and stilles. The second, vay colt Cataract, by imp. Glenelg, dam Niagara, by Lexingtoa, second dam Bay Leaf, by imp. Yorkshire, oat of Maria Biack, by Filoo da Pata, &e., lau dig, siashing colt, 164 hands high, uniting with great length immense bone aod pow The third isa bay tilly by imp. Glenelg, dain Uimiea, by Lexington; ‘second vam Emaiiia (imp. Australian's dam), by Young Ewihus, out ot Persian, by Whesker, &c. Sho is a beautiful fiily, with wetl-shaped should good body, an excellent set of legs, and promises a be speedy, ‘he fourth is a chestnut tilly by Bay- wood, dam Earring, by Ringgold; second dam Emma Wright, by inpoctod Margrave, out of Fanny Wright, by Silverheels, She is 154g hands, with great length fino sloping suoulders, a deep chest and (mmenso hi} and stiles. This filly if said to boa great favor: with Mr Sanford, who entertains sanguine hopes ot her making @ racer, Takon all together, the four youngsters are worthy representatives of the North Kikhorn stud, The $25,000 additional subscription to tho stock of tho Hudson River Agricultural and Driving Park Asso- clution bas been all secured, and at a meeting of tha Executive Committee held on Monday last it was de- cided to issue u call for the payment thereof imm diately. POLO CLUB IN BUFFALO. A polo club bas recently been organized in Buffalo, N. Y., with the following named geutlomen as officera and directors :—Prosident—Lawrence D, Rumsey. Firs! Vice President—W illard Way Hodge. Second Vice Prest- dont—Edward H. Movius,. Secretary—John H. Cowing, Troasurer—Chariles Il. Williams, Directore—Captaia fi, W. Linderman, Clarence A. Biake, Dr. Honry RB. Hopkins, Dr. Charies Cary and L. D. Rumsey. The following is a list of the active members of the club:— Lawrence D. Rumsey, Joba D. Glenny, Charies J, Hodgo, James N, seatcherd, Jr.:; Willard Way Hodge, Edward H. Movius, Captain H. W. Linderman, Charlee H. Williams, Yr. Coarles Cary, Clarence A. Blake, Dr. Honry R. Hopkina, 8. Douglass Cornell, George B. Hayes, Samuel 3. Spaulding and Albert J. Barnard. [1 18 Intended to limit the active membership to twen: five. The Jocation of the grounds bas not yet ber decided of, The Texan aod Canadian ponies required in playing the game will soon be procured, aa long the Buffaio Molo Cluv will doubtiess be * for basiness.’’ PUGILISTIC CHALLENGE, Arnit 28, 1877. To rm Korroror tre Henatp:— Whereas that redoubtable athlete, Mr, James C. McGuire, 1s desirous to test his pugilistic qualities, | now challenge him to agiove encounter tor $500 a sido, and will on Monday evening at seven o’clock deposit $100 with his friend, Mr. Michael Madden, of No, 754 Sixth avenue, in whose ability as stakeholder [ have implicit ‘faith, ‘Trusting that Mr. McGuire will speedily come to au agreement, as | mean business and do not issue this challenge as a show, | remain your« truly, JOHN TRACEY, Yo. 409 Fast Seventeenth street, RICHMOND COUNTY'S LOSS. Mr, Hugh McRoberts, ex-Treasurcr of Richmond county, who is charged with being in dofault over $75,000 in his accounts, thinks 1t no more than right that the public should suspend Judgment anti) his ol the case can bo beard, Ho proposes to employ an expert uccvuntant on his own account to go over the same ground as that already gone over by tho one em- ployed by tho Supervisors, aad he says be will be able to show facts and figures proving that nis actual im. debted ness does not exce-d $35,000, which amount he 18 willing and able Lo pay if it 1s proper that be should do 50, Meantime it 1s evident enough that | the county accounts ander Mr. McRoberts’ dministraton were kept in a@ very loose 4 ner, Mr. James BR bingon, the present treasurer, gives a statement of taxes, for whien prop- # exhibited receipts, but which ware nevertheless advert delinquent, amounting to | $861 09, covering the years 1870.9 1875; and there are amounts on the sworn off Hats of the five town. | ships aggregating $2,200 69, of which ao proper ac- Jt 18 ‘also discovered that Mr, rge J, Greentcid, as Supervisor of Southfield, col. 19 ISTL under sapplementary proceedings, fo the amount of $5,426 03, while nothing 10 indicate the amount collected or who from, had been flied 10 the Treasurer's office of the date ot tbe publie | cation of the back tax lst. Treasurer Robinson hae taken measares to properly cuncel all taxes 80 cok lected. VIRES ON LONG ISLAND, Daring the past week forest firos bave again beer raging in various parts of Long Island, and especially ta the pine woods region between the tracks of the Long Isiand and Southern Ratlroads east of Farmii dale Early in the week a large tract was burnt over pear Brentwood, and this fire hed not been entirely extinguished on Friday but was spreading rapidly both dertaken by Me. Parsons ‘On May i Dorking (would we could say tho suing ot its brilliant fellow Lhe afternoon Dorking or Boxbill) recommences with the saine proprietary as last year—vin, Messrs. Praed & Braud, and that, as iar as we kuow, completes the list of coaches which bave at present been arranged \o leave London this season, for the projected one to Ur- lowus House can scarcely be looked apon aa a repre: sentative of the road. tbo Bast Grins whieh was associated with the name of Mr. C. Wood, has been, perhaps wisely, abandoned. A few wordé a8 to those that have dropped out of the Uist, and we may just say that a rumor bas reached us tuat Sheather, ihe horse dealer, is likely to supply the vacaney caused by the death of bis friend, Mr. Joho Eden, and put on the Wycombe, Of ihe Tunbriuge Wells we may ask, Wiil not Mr. Charles Horace rewrn again to bis old love and let tho world witness the consummation of one of the most promising amateur whips the present revival has pro- duced? Of the Oxlord we may surely say (hat tho prices obtained vy Mr. Blyth at ut te at Reading alter a briet season should tempt him renew his ac quaintance with that road. even if the higher attrac. tion of the sport tailed to do 80; and where is bis part- ner, Mr. Mansell? Witn regard to the king of rouds, the Brighton, Inst Beasod, We bad strong hope—whieb, for reasons which Will be understood, We could not entirely mako pub- lie—that the Duke of Boautort, Colonei siravey- Clitherow, Mr, W. H, Cooper and Mr, A. G. Scott Would carry out the promise ol a previous year and pat ou a double coach via Dorking and Horsham. Having mentioned thes nos WO Deed not way that if any mea hiving could have insured the thing being weil done and brought to pertection they were the men, At present, the road adorned by the tate Mr, Chanuos Pole, Colonel Stracey-Olitherow and Mr, WP. Cooper north and south of the Long Island Railroad track. On Thursday a fire started near Doer Park and eprond tapidiy to the south and cast, The house bt Mr. YW. K. Sammis was with diflieutty saved from destruction, and other baiidings 1 tho neighborhood were en. dangered, This tire was also stil burning on Friday and & large force of nen were endeavoring to check ite progres#, North of Merrick there was, on Thursda; & desiructive fire, which spread rapidly ov about ten nund acres of woods ‘The fire burned so fet that the Intenso heat prob. ably destroyed every tree on the entire space, and the loss of timber is cousequently heavy. A small house, occupied by Mr. Sainuel Rayner, was destroyed, There was aiso an extensive fire in Mr, Benjamin Ute woods at Rockaway, and a large vamber o« men gath- ered to put it vat, One of the bumber, named Wilham pkilly, was after a whilo missed. Soareh veing made through brush, he wag found in an ingens stbb and bands badly burned, be if the heat and smoke. He Was restored to conse Ss with considerable dim. culty, and will probably recover, The fires of the past woek have gonerally been more destructive than those of the wees previous, Out they wore finally extine guished by the rain Friday night and yesterday, HELP THE FOUNDLINGS. A reception, musical matinée and bazaar will be bela at the Now York Founding Asylum, Sixty-eigbta street, between Lexington and Third avenues, on Wednesday’ and Thurs May 2 and 3, trom tw to reven o'clock. The ce of admission i fixed at $1, and the worthy ubject to which.she proceeds are te ve donated appeals to the oharit jasiined A