The New York Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1877, Page 4

4 QDR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, — The State Board of Charities Ar- raign and Condemn Them. TERRIBLE CHARGES. Sufferings of the Sick, Aged, Insane and Helpless. INCOMPETENCE AND CRUELTY. ‘The State Board of Charities, representea by Mossrs. Theodore Roosevelt, E. C. Donnelly and Mrs, Josephine 8 Lowell, yesterday entered a protest against the esti- mates ot the Department of Charities and Correction submitted for the year 1878, At two o'clock in the fiernoon they appeared before the Board of Apportion= ment for the purpose of presenting this protest. Mayor Ely, Comptroller Kelly and Tax Commissioner Whooler wore present, Commissioners Batley, Bron- pan and Cox, of the Department of Charities and Vor- Fection, wore also in attendance, THE PROTEST. ‘The protest, which was read by Mr. Roosevelt, isa very lengthy document, setting forth some in- Veresting facts and making some terrible charges. It first goes on to state that the State Board of Charities bas frequently pressed upon the attention of the Com- missioners the dangerously overcrowded condition of the Lunatic Asylum oo Blackwell’s Island, and had an- hicipated from them a request to the Board of Appor- bionment for an appropriation to buy a farm, upon which inexpensive buildings for the chronic insane might be erected. The report then goes on to lay belore the Board u statement as to the condition of the fustitations under the charge of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction. BELLEVUB HOSPITAL. On the 22d day of March, 1877, theGrand Jury of tho Court of General Sessions visited, by a committee, several of the institutions under the charge of the De- partment of Public Charities and Correction, and in thoir presentment tho foliowing statement is made in Fogard to this hospital:—‘Bellevue Hospital is in a most deplorable condition. The wards are simply overcrowded and the atmosphere in them is stifling. * © * A visit to the cellars disclosed the same un- wholesome atmosphere, where the soil pipes were Joaking and emitting an insupportable stench.” The New York County Visiting Committee, composed of official visitors appointed by the State Board of Charities, speak as follows in their re- Port of 1877 concerning Bellevue Hospita se didara “We would especially call your attention to the position Bnd condition of the celia in Bellevue, These cells are for the temporary confinement of troublesome, noisy or lunatic patients of both sexes; they occupy the ground floor of two extensions tn tb ar of the main Duilding. ‘There being but six cells for each sex 1t 18 often necessary to pluce two lunatics in one cell, In tho part assigned to males there is no provision made for giving a bath tothe filthy creatures sometimes Drought in from the streets, and tho orderly must resort tu such cleaning processes as he can command | to render them fit ior the physicinn to examine. There is & bath tub in the dark closet in the cells ior women, Dut it 18 #0 inconvementiy placed that itis seidom used, ° CHARITY HOSPITAL, “This hospital coutains, umong its other patients, one class very aiilicuit to deul with—those suffering trom ‘venereal disease, They are often not 11 enough to be eonfiued to their beus and are very insubordinate and troublesome, aud yet there is uo system by whicu they can be brought under disciple, There are aiso many Privoners irom tbe Workuouse and a lew frum the Penitentiary employed in the building, aud these per- bs, ihen and Wotlen, are to beseen inthe yards soclating With such patients—men, Women oF chil- e able to be out of the wards, The number strom the Workhouse go employed on Au- gust 23, 1877, was 119. Consivering the character of Many Of the patients, the ireedom of association and the idlouess must have a very bad effect, especiaily on the young, 1oarespectable poor person, obliged by {lines to onter a charity hospital, no trial could ve greater than this forced Companionship with the vicious Qnd degraved. Prisoners trom the Workhouse ure also ‘nt inio the wards to be treated when suffering trom Coutusions, &c, k THE ALMSHOUSK, “The Almshouse consisis of two institutions, one for Men und one ior women, under one management, The inmates, numbering over one thousand two bundred, are composed of various Glasses of the old fad infirm, blind persous, imbeciies, epileptics and others incapable of caring tor themselves, many of them having destroyed their mental and physical health by excesses. The superintendent who bus Charge of inis large number of persous receives $1,500 a year, and (0 assist him he bus one matron, One assisiant matron, one foreman, one cook, six order- les wnu three nurses. Al almost any part of the day Men are to ve seen around the Women’s building and Vice versa. In tie women’s Cepartment Workuouse prisoners ure employed aud sieep in the wards with the inmates, eat at the same table with them and Sometime occasion much trouble, using violence and bad language. Scurvy mave its appearance during the Winter in this ins(itution. THE WORKHOUSE, “This institution is culied a workhouse and the pris- ners are committed for various offences—drunken- ess, Vagrancy, disorderly conduct or because they Bre homeless, ‘Many Improvements have been made duriug the year, but mucr remaius to ve cone, There are two Mmethous, by means vo! cither of wich the Worknouse might be instrumental in diwinisuing crime. If the Giscipline were very strict and hard lubor were en- forced many of the inmates migut preter to earn an bonest living outside; or were the Inmates saugut to control themseives and to work well anu elliciently a certain number might be reformed. Neither course, however, is pursued. With ouly seven keepers and four matroas no real discipline ts possible, and the hours of work are so short d su working, especially with the u ed (hat the lavor cuh hive bo deterrent eft proot of the uiter failure of the Workhouse to diminish crime is ne fact that most of the prisouers have been there At intervals for years; tuat several are committed twenty or thirty times every your, and that some of them haye spent the greater part of their lives within lis walls, Tuere is no attempt oven ut ciassilicacion, Boys of sixteen are confined at night for twelve hours tu the same cells with old depraved offenders; young girls committed for the first time are put into cells WILL prostitutes aud drunkards, There can be no real industrial traning from lack of a suflicient number of ollicers, THR LUNATIC ASYLUM, “This asylum, the iargest io the Stute, containa 1,460 female patients, and the superintendent, the only paid mivdical officer, receives $1,800 a year, Tuere are, besices the supermtendent and chuplain, sixty-eight wid employés, and the amount paid for salaries 1s 18,250, while the amount paid tor salaries in th Peottentuary, where there ure 942 jom , 8 $ At the Willard Asylum, where only chronic i treated, there were in November, 1876, 1,170 pauen| And the amount for house wages for that year wai $42,801. THM PRMALE LUNATIC ASYLUM, very Ward was overcrowded, especially in the lodge containing 150 of the worst cases. There the rooms were very overcrowded, and in one hall two Burses only Were assigned to uinety insane Women, the huimber being iar too small ior the requirements of tho cause, On inquiry we learued that tuere was a tot! bumber of 1,400 patients, with but one resident phy: Clan, Whose stall oO} Assistants and HUrses Was totally Inadequae to the needs of so large a number. Tue small proportion of nurses, as as the limited grounds attached to the building, makes it impossible Jor (he patients tw obtain the open air and exerciae so Decessary for their well being, I'uis institution ts now curried On at an expense of $1 66 per week for each pa- Henk The usual estimate of the cost of such an asy- lum is $4 or $ 50 per week. ‘These estimates include | food, clothing, tuel, wages and salaries, We beicvo | the authorities are doing all that they can with the Jimited allowance at their command, and we urgently Fecommend that a larger appropriation Le made,” SUMMING UP. The protest sums up as to the above institution tn the following langung ‘All tho institutions above Gorcribed, With tbe exception of Bellevue Hospital, | Bre situated on Bisckweil's Island, on which 1s also | the Peuitentiary, with over ning hundred immates. | There are, wherelore, op Lis comparatively small isiand five large institutions, containing nearly six | Hbousana persons, or the population o: a good sized town, The members of this community are drawn irom the most uniortunute and most vicious of the population of New York city aud comprise meu und Women Whose health is broken down by debauchery Ol every description; eriminuis of all grades, from pickpockets of iourteen years Lo prisoners commited for murderous assaults; lunatics, some irom respect- Able huines, Kome from the lowest vens of the city, and every other class of unhappy human beings. For the government of this town and its miserable thero i no provision on the 18 Each justituvon is absolutely indepen- dent of ull the rei a the ihpression produced on ensual visitor is that there is very litle order oF | an Impression deepeued vy inore thoroug Avquaiitance with the institutions The only pre- tence of any general govervment of the island cous wists im the Visite Of We Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction. 11 Visits are usually made every aay by the president and occasionnily by embers of the Board, is to be reme: red, ef, Wout there are three other is . 08 well as the prisons of the city, t0 be visiied and man ged by tho Commissioners. All tue buildings a1 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1877--TRIPLE SHEET. there a sufficiect number of paid officers, nor are the salaries usually sufficient to secure a proper class of officers, Every institution i kept in jow moral condition by the presence of Workhouse b who have to be indulged in order to get them to work and who associute quite freely with ail the otber iamates,” RANDALL'S ISLAND. The document goes on to deal with Ward’s and Hart’s islands? insiitution fects in their manag The large number of ebildi reuders the presence of so many persons of bad or douvtiul character and o! infirm mind a great misfor- tune, especially so because heretotore there has been bo proper supervision of them. As an exam; laxity of supervision the tollowing fuets ai ive:—An idiot woman employed 1n the kite! asylum schoo! was found io be enceinte tron and head teacher of the school believed that the father of ber child was one of the tne President of the Workhouse prisoners, but Board of Commissioners of Public Charities aud Cor. Tection expressed it us bis conviction that one of the idiot pupils was the father, Randull’s Island is, in overflow trow all the jous classes of patients nd Ward's gos uuaer wid employés, with no respo: “ cmt ~_ Medical I the charge of un sible person to superintend them, Superintendent is nominally veld respo for their wellbeing; but as there are about tw hundred pereous in ali—sick, insane, idiots, prisoners and cbil- dren—and as they are scattered through eleven dit- ferent institutions, under the care of persons not re- sponsible Lo him, and whom bo cannot discharge, It is diflicult to :magine ua office of more responsibility or Jess power,”” RECOMMENDATIONS. The paper concludes as foliows:—‘The administra- tion of the Department of Public Cuarities ana Correc- top bas properly nothing to do with politics; yot u 8 DOL 4B appointinent, trom hat of the Commis- siouer to the lowest subordinate, which may not have & political significance, aud while this systein lasts the results must be the same, By this we do not mean to imply that the appointments are all necessarily bad, On the contrary, some are very xood; bat they ure good in spite of the system, got im consequence oi it, The Commissiouers are daily and hourly hamperea by political considerations = which ougnt never to enter imio their deliberations, It the Commissioners themscives were appointed, irrespective of political opinions, and removed only for cause, they would vo [ree Lo estubliah that system rience should: prove charge. They would then be able to tri subordinates, chosen with reference to their inom who, kuowing that they were appointed during goo behavior, would be ambitious to do their best, and thus, in a few years, we should bavo the pubic Cuarities administered wisely and juatly.’? ‘THK COMMISSIONERS? ANSWER, Areply to this report was made vy Commissioner Bailey, who remurkeu that he was glad the State Com- muitice agreed with him that 16 was essury to make an adequate uppropriation tor the Department of Charis aud Correction, It was talse economy to muke a small or inadequate appropriation. ‘the efll- ciency would be increased if tue wecessury lunds wer on hand, All possible iucilities were given to the insane and other persons under their courge. ‘Thig was the substance oO tbe deience interposed by the Commissioners where any negligence ou their part was implica, The conference ended altor a two hours? session, A DOCTOR ACQUITTED. Dr, William Henry MacDonald, of the Bloomingdale Lunatic Asylum, who was charged by one of he nurses with beating her, was acquitied yesterday alternoon to Special Sessions. ‘I'he Doctor proved that the woman had come to bis room and refused to withdraw when she wus ordered to do so. He tueo put her out of tho room, but used no more than uecessary force in ejoct- ing ner. BROOKLYN'S PUBLIC CHARITIES, A meeting of the Supplies Committee of the Kings County Board of Supervisors was held yesterday ulter- noon, for tho purpose of considering the question of continuing the outdoor relict during the winter.’ Mr. Ripley Ropes, of the State Board of Charities, who was iu attendance, said he was in favor of giving coal to the poor, aud nothing else, If the distribution of outdoor relief was to go om increasing in cost as it has in the past 1b was only 4 question otf time when the whole people would all bocome paupers, The facts showed that the Charity Commis- Stoners have given muco more reliel than the volun- lwer visitors recommended, and to some persons wo were not recommended. In the First district in 1872 it cost thirty per Gent to disiribute the outuoor reiet, The amount then expended was $34,598 12 In 1877 it wus reduced to twenty-seven por cent, but thero were $41,000 and odd spent Mr, Ropes also gave the figures in the Second, Fourth and Fifth dis tricts, showing that ‘the five districts bad spent trom 1872 ‘to 1877 $689,662 35, averauing $114,543 72 each year for outdoor relief, at a cost of 44 77-100 per cent jor distribution, The amount expenued tor gro- ceries and coal in this time was altogether $459,909, and the cost of distributing it was $19,753. Lu six yeurs the Association for Improving the Condition of ihe Poor—a private society—bas spont $126,000 help- ing 19,838 people, and the average cost of distribution was 15 47 100 per cent, EXOKBITANT SALAKILES, A DISCUSSION IN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN ON THE COMMISSIONER OF JURORS’ AND con- ONERS’ EMOLUMENTS. Ata rocent meeting of the Boara of Aldermen the foilowing resolutions were introduced :— Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Board that tl amounts paid to the Commissioner of Jurors and the fo Joroners is extravagant and grossly excensive, ai next Legislature of this State be moot resp y requested ty pass such vill or bills as shail reduce ints omewnere within reason and justice to the rs und the whole people 0! this city. ing resulution be transmitted to the Governor, with a respectful request that he make known the wishes o! the peuple Of this city in the above respects, ‘as expressed through this Board, their rep tative. Aldermau Cowing said that he had the honor to offer for adoption the resolution called up for action, In these times, When every One Was anxious to buve the city government run 10 an economical manner, it was proper that tho Hoard should carefully examine the resolutions and adopt them if it was for the best in- teresis of the city, [twas especially proper for the Bourd to recommend their adoption, for the reason that its members represent directly the people of this city, a8, if he mistook not, the Governor of the State relused is approval of a Dill in the last Legislature looking to the -ume end as the resolutions now belore us for the reason that it Was nol apparent that the people of our city desired their pussuge. It was a crime im such ward times, When ¢o much suflering and distress exisied all over the city, to pay $15,000 to a Commissioner of Jurors, when U18 place could ve equally Liled by hundreds of our fellow citizens who would consider (uemselves well paid if they received thi $6,000 instead of $15,000. The same thing coud jusuly be said of our Coroners; at ieaet $70,000 should be deducted from ine amount which was annually allowed and paid to them. — It could not be charged aguiust Lim (hat he advocated the resolue tions because he desired to capture votes, tor his party hau not given him the bovor of a renomination and his hawe Was not belore the people, He would say, however, tbat he hoped the resolutions might pass. He would, too, ask tue people of this great city to mark Well how Uwelr represeutatives voted on so im- portant a suvject. If there was obe member of the Board who was up at this ume for re-ciection aud dured to be so uumindiui of whe public interests as to Vote aguiust tueit advpiion he earnesily arged the peo- ple to refuse to send them back again into that cham. ver Wuere Wey by UnWisely represented their interests, | Wo needed public improvements aud we could have tuem Were it Bot lor (he fact that tnousauds of doilars fare being unnusily squandered in payiug exiravagant saluries, like those o: she Commissioner ol Jurors and Coroners, Alderman Bryan Reilly spoke as to the “ouncombe”” and “demagogery”? exhiviied in the introduction Of Buch resviuiivns, He did not consider that the present Board hud anything to do with instructing the pext Legisiaturo, He would thereture vole in tue negative. Aiter some further remarks the resolutions were again laid over, ail the republicans voling in favor of their passage aud all the demucrats 10 opposition, ARMORIES NEEDED, An attempt was yesterday made by Alderman Mor. rig, at the meoting of the Bourd, to compe: the Co mittee on Armories to make a@ report as to apptica- tions made by differeut regiments of the Nutioual Guard during the past year for appropriations or premises to be used as armories, Alderman Tuomey, Chairman of the Armory Com- mittee, stated that they were not yet ready to report, The committee had interviewed several of the land- ree Je debating the main question on a motion wachairman Purroy—The point of ‘oraer is well a. Mr. Cowing made several etic attempts to be beard, but was fually compelled to take his seat. ‘Similar Lerinn ba were made by Aldermen Morris, Mowland and other republican members of the Board, Dut they did pot succeed in advocating the claims o! Mr, Stebbins for confirmation. ‘be nomination was foally aid ov inder a party vote of 11 democrats to 7 republican: JUSTICE TO HOWARD. THE BEAL DIRECTOR OF THE OPERATIONS WHICH LED ON TO VICTORY-—HIS PURSUIT OF JOSEPH RESEMBLING SHERMAN’S MARCH TO THE SEA—EXCESS OF GENEROSITY TOWARD GENERAL MILES—HISTORY RIGHTED, [From the Chicago later-Ocean, Oct. 27.] Xenopbon’s account ofthe Retreat of the Ton Thou- sand 1s as nearly immortal as any Greek prose classic ig likely to be. Sherman’s march to the sea, as a cam- pagn crusbing all belore it, 1s and will remain one of the most notable on record, And Howard’s march of two thousand miles across and up and down the Rocky Mountains in hot pursuit of tne Indian ecbief Joseph, with bis desperate band of Nez Pereés, considering the natural, one mignt almost say the preternatural, difficulties in the way, is a feat or achievement of per- sonal, beroic bardihood, persistence, pluck and ready ronource never before surpassed, But the truth com- pels one to add there probably never was a campaign which, at the timo of it, was more misunderstood or more misrepresented and egregiously lied about than this, The long agony of the march, with its repeated and fierce batties, is over. General Howard was in thiscity a few hours y: rday, looking im rugged healtb, yot showing abundunt sigus of the terrrible wear and tear pecessarily incident to such an experience, He is now on bis way to the Pactilc coast again, We learn that both be and his men feel somewhat keenly the gross and, as it seemed to them under the circumstances, the infinitely unkind misrepresentations with which a large part of the daily press for a time followed them, And it must be acknowledged that fora while a kind of epidemic of remorseless disparagement and of wit, grown bold chiefly by its ignorance and sale distance from the scenes of action, provailed, which did pot show off the American Character or the Amer- ican press to its best advantuge, 1t should be said, bowever, in truth as in charity, tbat much of this was the result of mere ignorance rather than of malice or downright meanness, Belore the matter passes out of mind it seems proper to correct certain popular mis- apprebeusions and current misstatements, ltissaid that General Howard tatled to overtake Joseph because be would insist on having his men keep Sunday in camp. The fact, is, howover, thoy pever siopped for this purpose; that during the march of 2,000 miles, occupying nearly tive months, they stopped to rest, uli told, only tour days, And thal was done Mt the imperative command of the army surgeon, For the whole time of the march the daily average of the distance was ninetecn miles. As to the story that he peddied out Bibles to the soldiers, he might have been giud enough to bave had Bibles to give tuem; but there Was HOt one im the force, the General himsell oply having a ‘Daily Food’? selection ot Biblo texis, which he carried in bis vest poc! Aguin, it was said that be was delayed by lis wagon trains. He ried out without apy wagons at all, using only pack mulea, In course of the march in Montana, wuenever he could, he impressed teatns into his service to carry provisions to the wounded aud sick, and at tho éurliest moment, when they were either not absolutely ueeded or else could uot be used to advantage, dropped them and pushed on, The In- dians had the advantage of him in an abundant supply , Ol fresh ponies and mulee, and yet never got any fur. ther ubead of their parsuers than they were at tho start. As to General Gibbon the facts are that, in spite of the most desperate fighting, he was finally surrounded, and had not General Howard arrived as he did inero would have been Jeft of bim and of bis command just bo Much us Was left of Custer and his brave troop. And as toGeneral Sturgis, his splendid mavagement oi his forces, alike On the march and in battic, deserve and receive the highest praise, And no one was more Willing that he should have it than General Howard himseit, to whose command General Sturgis, with his cavairy, bad boen attached. Indeed, 11 was due to Howurd’s characteristic, and many will regard exces- sive, generosity that the wholo credit of the third bat- Ue was given to Sturgis. But perbaps the greatest misropresentatious cur- Tent bave reiated to the surrender, 1t has been gen- erally reported that General Howard did not arrive at General Mies’ camp until several hours alter Joseph’s surrencer; it is also stated that Josepu contemptuously refused to surrender to Howard, while willing to give his arms to Miles, ‘The facts are ther jeneral Howura had sent a courier from Musselshe/l Creek to General Miles, then near the mouth of fougue River, telling bim just when and where (within mx mies) Missouri, and di. a Joseph would be likely to cross i recting Miles to intercept him at that point, Miles sent back word asking for nine days to g dy and in position, and requesting General Howard to “slow up’? aecoruingly, 80 as to keep tne Indians back, ‘his was done, The batile was fought iu the Bear Paw Mountain, General Howard, with thireen of big men, arrived at tho scene of action twenty-four hours bejore the surrender, Joseph stubvornly refused to surren- der, and afterward declared that be had no idea of sur- revdering to General Miles until he heard Howard had come up. Aud he did not decide to surrender unul General Howard's inverpreters went over to Joseph’s camp and, in General Howard's name, demanded the surrender, And wheu the conquered chic! with bis men came into camp be first offered his artns to General Howard, who, with very extraordinary generosity not olten witnessed among rivalarmy olllcors—and inapie Of the fact that Howard was the rauking ollicer, and Miles hud only done what Howard suggested, and, a 2,000 miles’ pursuit, enabied bim to do—de- clined to receive (hein, ut the same time waving him to General Miles Tbe Joalousies of army officers are well known; 10 striking contrast this instunce of ex- treme disinterestedness and generosity is irving of recognition, Probably very ow woul! have done as General Howard did; we are not sure that it was quite the wisest thing todo; but be may be allowed to be his own judge on that potnt, The facts ure as vere stated, the interests of truth aud justice. Milos, Sturgis and Gibbuo have each done weil, solute bravery, conjoined with heroic endurance never more signally illustrated, That an army, fully lett by their country to yo for nine month out pay, should have served their couniry with such suoiime devotion, 18 a wonder and a cause for the Highest admiration, Heartily to acknowledge it is Low the least we can do, We give them only in Generais Howard, Ab- KOWN’S BABY, THE EXAMINATION IN THE HABEAS CORPUS PROCKEDINGS—HOW THE CHILD WAS LEFT IN ,THE FOUNDLING ASYLUM BASKET— STRANGELY CONFLICTING TESTIMONY, An examination in the baveas corpus proceedings instituted by Joseph Rown to obtain the custody of his infant child, the facts of which have already been published in the HrkaLy, was commenced yosterday beiore Mr, William Sinclair, the ro‘eree ap- poimed by Judge Donohue to take the tes- mony in the case Dre SM Arnold was the first witness cailed, He testifed that he at- tended Mrs. Joseph Rown on the 10th day or night of December, 1875, when she was safely delivered of a male child; be called the next day and found that Mrs, Rown and tho baby wore progressing tayorably. Mra. Josep 8, Rown was the next witness, She testified that the child was taken into the next room ‘Immediately aiter it was born by her mother, Mrs, Saran Oliver, who told her she was going to put it ia the “basket”? It was afterward elicited that this was a figurative term familiar to tne baby farming profes- sion for putting a child in the Founding Asylum, She Said sue heard it whispered before ber continement that they were quing to send the baby to the vasket,” bat She did not tuimk they could have the heart to do 1b; she never mentioned the fact to ber mothor after- Wards; #he Went to the institution to try and find out wtbing about it, but failed; she threatened to teil or husvand about it, and her futher said te would kick her into the street and her muther sald she “would not keep nubody’s child,” ana if the other lords of premises, but the rents iu a great many io- | two bed been small enough she would have put them stances Were Loo high. BUXOUS 48 AVY LOY ise Lo Jurnish proper «ecommoda- tions tor tue Natiouul Guard, but tue Board wus not ready in these hara mes to hamper the city with ox- travagant leaves running from five (0 tea years He proposed to cail their landlords again beiore the com- miitee 80 a8 LO ascertain Whero tho cheapest rents could be procured, Alderman Morris said it was @ shame that ail the regiments of the National Guard should not nave proper accommodation, Tuey have limited she Board to executin jease for a longer term tuan five yeurs, Vue matter ended by Alderman Tuomey promising Vo cail His committee together again for consideration 01 the subject as soon us possible. Luk PAKK COMMISSLONERSHIB, Under tho provisions ot the charter the Mayor is compelled to name successors to Commissioners whose terms 0: office have expired within ten days alter such vacancies have oveurred. Mr, Heury G, Stebvins? term expired iast week. It was intended upto twelve o'clock yesterday to tuke no action on the matter, but On ascertaining that the Board of Aldermen would not meet again until Thursday of next week, Mr, Ely tranem Wed Mr, Stebbins’ vame as tue nominee to the Aluermen, Wheu tho Mayor’s communication was read Alder- man Keenan said that inasmuch as ine nomination was @ surprise to the Board he would move that the nomination be lald over, Alderman Cowing—I| think when a goutiemen of tho Character of Mr. Stebbins inte the Board—— pVercrowded, aud in nove (excopt bhe Venieutiary) is Alderman Tuowey—L rise 40 point of order, The He (Mr. 'uomey) Was quite ag | in the asylum to iWheu 8h0 Was at the asylum she saw (he basket inside the door, Juseph 8. Rown was next examined. He testified took it ivr granted the baby was dead until he receive a letter from bis sister-in-law, Mrs, George Oliver, Which contained a dying contession in ret ence to the spiriting away of tue buby, Ho wanted his olild, but was unable to discover its whereabouts or to identity 1, Mrs. George Oliver testified that her daug made confession wbout her mother-in-law putting the chid in tue asylum basket, She wrote the ietier ior hor dauguter which put Mr, Rown oo the track of his Jost child, Sarai’ Oliver was next examined. “What disposi- Hon was made of the child?” was asked her, “1 vook it around tv the Foundling Asylum in com- pany with Mra Gillan, my son's wile, aud put it in tue busket, and I did it at my dauguter’s request,” she answered. ‘Have you ever seon tt since Y’’ Never since 1 put it there.” When did she make this request?” “Belore the child was vora,”” Mrs. Oliver went on to testily that ber daughter anxiously repeated the request to take the cuild to the basket, alter it Was bor, saying that if it was & girl she might be inclined to keev it, but seeing it was 4 buy she could HOt possibly Uhink of raising 1, She said shO Could produce Witnesses, and would Go so on the pext day, to prove that her daugnter had requested her to take the child to the “basket.” She tuen de- scribed briefly how she went in the evening and de- posited the baby im the basket im the porch of the Founding Asylum, her servaut girl standiag outside and her duughter-in-iaw, Mra George Uliver, coming to the door with hei ‘2he case was here adjourned aatil Saturday, — THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, ACTION OF TBE COUNCIL OF BRFORM AGAINST THE COMPANY—ALLEGED EXTBAVAGANT WASTE OF PUBLIC MONEYS AND VIOLATION OF THE CHARTER, “The Council of Reform,” of which William H. Wobb is president, Heary N. Beers secretary and Philip Bissinger treasurer, organized avout seven years ago for the purpose of saving the waste of pub- Mc moneys, and which was exceedingly active during the Havomeyer administration of public affairs, nas recently been busily engaged in watching the opera- Mons of the Brooklyn Bridge Company. For the pur- pose of ascertaining the exact legal status of the com- pany and its work the council some time since ap- pointed acommittee, composed of 0. B. Potter, Will- jam H. Webb and 0. E, Wood, to confer with William H. Arnoux, counsel in the case of Miller vs. The Brooklyn Bridge Company, and obtain all particulars in regard to the progress of said case preparatory to further action against the company in the State courts, This sub-committee, after holding a conference with Mr. Arnoux on Monday, bas reported to the General Council that in accordance with the best legal opinion obtainable on the subject the Brooklyn Bridge Com- pany have not complied with the conditions of their chartor in so far that nothing should obstruct navig tion, whereas they have constructed a bridge which does affoct it; thut a very large proportion of sea- going vessels cannot sail under it and a great mujority cannot even be towed under it; that the abutments near the edge of the river iesuen the height of the bridge still more, and with the guys this height will still be further decreased ; that aside from the ordinary oscillation, the position of the bridge between two cities, where there is always a strony current of wind, is extremely hazardous and dangerous, THR WHAKF PROPERTY ALONG TAK EAST RIVER. The damage to commerce tucludes also great dam- ago to whar! proverty along the Last River. The pi sloug the North River beimg exclusively occupied by Steamers and Loats, most of the East Rivor frontage from pier 1 to ll being occupied by canal bouts, the ocean vessels now lying between pier 11 East River and Fulton ferry will have to go to Brooklyn, as they cannot go under the bridge, and hence not to the piers veyond it, The exbibliton recently made of the United States. steamer Swaiara with an immense crew on board could pot be con- sidered a criterion, and merchant vessels would never, subject themselves to such annoyances, The question had been settled tor forty years iu the United States courts that wherever a oridge Was constructed iuter- fering With pavigation American law always decided iu favor of seafuring men, lor whom naviguble water necessary element 1m the pursuit of their busi ness, When the bridge at Wheeling was constructed, and it appeared that out of the five to six hundred vest going down the Ohio River only seven v could nos go under the bridge, the United Siar Court decided that the bridge had to be altered in accordance with the demands of commorce, On the same Lueory, when the Wostern Union ''elegraph Com pany once sued a vessel.tor damaging the cable lying tn the North River, the Western Union jost the suit, On the game ground also were sbadpoles considered ulegal, English law alwaya beld the ocean and the river sacred to seamen and all seataring clasi lt Was no doubt the presumption of the Bridge Company that the United States courts would not interfere with @ structure which had already cost so much money, bat counsel in the case of Muller had ipiormed the committee that all precedents in law aud practice were against the Bridge Company. INTERVIEW WITH SECRETARY BRERS—THM VIADUCT, “Phe object of the Council of Reform in obtaining this information,” said Secretary Beers yesterday, ‘tis to seu whether this Bridge Company ig right in going ahead, whether its legal status 18 correct, belure moro money is speut, When that question 1s settled to our satis. faction we will aid Mr, Henry Burr, at the corucr of Clif ana Franklort streets, who is resisting the Bridge Company in the State courts tor taking his property under the law passed lost y Our ubjoct 1s to show tuat the Bridge Company are wasting the people's money in building the viaduct along the route laid out by their engincers, while several millions of doilars could be suved by taking the route Justa little further Dorth, as laid out by oar engineers. The incidental damuges to property that must result from foliows ing the present route will simost be incaiculadl the ground there through the swamp being of quick. sand, they will ogee! unvermine the foundations of many buildings in Vandewator, Rose aud William streets. Besides, the viaduct will be, unnecessarily, 1,500 feet longer than the northern route, {he latter,” Mr. Beers continued, ‘“iollows a natural ridge aud is ailon igh and ary ground. Hence the expease would ve considerably less by going ubout one hundred und filty feet more tothe uortuward Tbe property on the southern route is worth $£00,000 more than thut on the northern route, and still they persist in taking that course, against the best judgment of the very best engineers. Now, asto the end of the viaduct, they persist in bringing it in right in front of th Hail of Records, where hundreds of horse cars pass at all hours of the duy; rigut in the midst of the great junction of strecis, where the greatest of travol already ‘exists, Of course tbe presence of the bridge thei will only still more add to the crowded state o! this Plaza. They have foreseen the effect of this biunder on their part,’’ continued Mr, Beers, “and now makea 09! proposition to cut off tho portion of the City Hall Park contatning the Hail of Records, whue eur city government 18 already paying some $50,000 annual Treat for temporary off{ces to accommodate the various municipal bureaus, Aside trom the injustice to our poorer class, they want to still more infringe upon the only green spot they possess iu the lower part of we city. The route proposed to the ridge Company by the Council of Reform as a viaduct goos throuza rook- eries only, and does vot injure Valuable property. What ts more, by extending Dover streeta street paral- Jel with Fulton street would be created, thereby produc- img the double bveneilt of relieving that overcrowded street, and the end of the viaduct would reach tne spot where New Chambers street, Chatham, Reade, Contr Duane and William streets ail conceutrate now, wi plenty of room, ‘he expense would be several’ mi jons jess than the route now being laid out tor their viaduet.?* Mr. Beers stated that there was every likelihood of Mr. Miller and others succeeding in establishing in the courts the tileyality of this structure, and that the Council of Retorm would iwave no stone unturned to prevent the wasto of money the moment the «xact jegal status of the Bridge Company had been ascor- tained, They had succecded last year in compeliing the reorganization of the Dock Department by simple perseverance, und be saw no reason why the council should not ve successful in keeping this great onter- prise within economical bounds, THR WORK ON THE BRIOGR, The workmen employed vy the contractor are steadily making their way along the line of the bridge approach toward Chaiham street, opposite the new Court House, tearing dowa the butidiogs as they xo. On Monday, on account of the stroug winds, which prevented tor hours the proper regulation of the in- dividual wires, but five hours’ work was done. The sixt pair of down-stream strands will not, thereforc, be finished until Friday, The finat regulation of tho fifth pair of up-stream strauds was completed yesterday, by the insertion of segments on the Brooklyn ancuorage of 3%, inches on the northernmost strand and one-oghin of an inca on the southernmost—the New York side, The strands in this regulation are always moved toward New York, but for the first time the northerumost strand of this pair was regulated over toward Brooklyn. MUNICIPAL NOTES. The Board of Aldermen passed a resolution, intro- duced by Mr, Cole, requesting the Commissioner of Pub- he Works wo give an estimate of the expense of con- verting the old reservoir, in Fifth avenue, between Forty-first and Forty-second streets, into armories, and us to bow many regiments it will aecommoda Aresolution calling upon the next Legisiavure to pass @ proper apportionment bill has been passed by the Aldermen, ATHLETICS, Emile Regnier wishes to make a match with Rich- ard A. Purnell to litt dumb-belle and wrestle, Greco- Romag style, tor $200 each match, NEW ORK ATHLETIC CLUB. The closing handicap games of the season, to be given under the auspices of the New York Athletic Club, on November 6 (election day), bid fair to be very successiul, The entries already received are the largest ever made for any of the club’s open games, and include promineut athletes from Boston, Puila- delpbia, New York and vicrnity. So many names of wellknown periormers are on the list there 1s no doubt that the winding ap of the athietic season will be marked by several of the records being lowered. Tho teature of the day will be the steeplechase over bush, hurdles and water jumps Jn full view of the spectators, The members ol the Dauntiess six-oared gig crew, after baying worked in harmony together at the oar ‘for two years, lave decided to tight 1t out among themselves in the bail-mile run, thas Sasieg out Who is the better man on the cinder path. T. H. Armstrong, the amateur ped jan, will attempt to walk eight miles in the hour, never performed by any'walker In the world excepung Perkins, the wonderful English professional short distan champion, The pole vaulting contest lor the ama championsbip, ous trials Sess! Ing und McNichol havo ‘tied’? at nine feet sevon inches, will also ve decided, The entries will remain ‘open at Post Oflice box 3,101 until three P, M. to-day, BASEBALL, Tbe professional Hartfords went down to West Brighton, Staten Island, yesterday afternoon, without Larkin and Harbidge, their regular pitcher and catcher, and played a seven Innings game with the ‘Alaskas of that place, McDonald, of tho old Atlantic Club, played in centre field for tho Hartfords, The pitching of Caseidy and catching of Ferguson were the main features of the game, 1n tho early part ol the contest McDonald split one of his fingers in catching a difficult tine ball, Following 18 the score;— Haritord 0202 6 @ 1-14 Alaska.. ooo11 2 48 AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. The Coming Champion Race at Jerome Park. Previous Performances of the Eastern and Western Horses. Shoula the weather keep clear from now anti! Satur- day next the course at Jerome Park will be in superb condition for fast time, and as that is one of the stipu- Jations of the race, it will be safe to anticipate the beat race that ever took place over two miles and a halt of ground will be on this occasion, To make our readers as much acquainted with the champions as possible wo give below alist of their previous per- formances on the tart:— MR. HARPER'S TEX BROECK. Ten Broeck, by imported Phactoun—Fanny Holton, by Lexington, five years old, is a bay horse, about six- teen hands nigh, very finely proportioned, strong and powertul. He bogan his career on the turf in the Colt Stakes at Lexington as a two-year old at the fall moet- ing of 1874, the distance three-quarters of a mile Seven started, Bill Bruce won, Bov Woolley second, the Fanny Holton colt (afterward Ton Broock) third. Time, 1:17: In 1875, as a three-year old, he started nine times and won five races. The first race was at Lexington for the Phosnix Hotel Stakes, a mile and a quarter, Ten Broock won in 2:11%, Bill Bruce was second, Gold Mine third. ‘Three others, in- cluding Aristiaes, were unplaced At the sume meeting, May 14, Ten Broeck was unplaced in the Citizens’ Stakes, with Chesapeake first, Big Sandy second, Gyptis third, Time, 3:37}4. His next race was the Kentucky Dervy, at Louisville, a mile and a hall, for three-y ids, 100 Ibs up. Fifteen started, Aristiaes won by two lengths in 2:37%, Vol- cano second, Verdigris third, At the Loxington fall meeting in September he ran for the tni Fold sweepstakes, but was not placed. Bob Woolley wou, King Alphonso second, Klemi third, Time, 1:54. The fastest mile and an eighth ever ran, At the same meet- ing Ten Broeck won a sweepstakes for three-year-olds, one mile and five furlongs, beating Bob Woolley, Elem, King Alphonso and Emma C. in the order named, in 2:4914. At the Louisville fall meoting, September 20, tor the Kentucky St. Leger, two miles, he ran second to King Alphonso, tn 3:3434, carrying 100 lbs, and threo days ufterward be won tho Post Stakes, three miles, beating Stampode, Vundelite, Enlister and Arizona in the order named. Time, 5:31. Ten Broeck’s next race was at Nashville, Octo- ber 5, where in the Merchants’ Post Stakes, two-mile heats, he beat Bub Woolley tn 3:36:44, 3:40%%, very easily. Four days afterward, at the same place, Ten Broeck beat Damon and Bob Woolley for tho Maxwell House Stakes, mile heats, in 1:44%, 1:45, Tho horses carried 95 lbs. each. This was the fastest mile heat race that had ever been run on the Nashville Course, This closed Ten Broeck’s career ss a three-year-old. As a four-year-old, in the spring of 1876, he began at the Lexington spring meeting, whero he was beaten by Aristides ina sweepstakes for four-year-olds, two miles and a furlong, weights 108 Ibs, These two were the only starters, This race created groat excitement at the time. Both were considered invincible by their parti- saps at Lexington, The betting waseven. Ton Broeck Jed for two miles, which was run in 3:31, Aristides then collared him and won the race in 3:453¢, the fastest time on record. At the Louisville spring meeting Ten Broeck captured a purse of $700, two- mile heats, in 9:383{, 3:38, by distancing Captain Hutebinson in the frat and Brakeman in the socond heat, At this meeting he also beat Monmouth for the Louisville Cup, two miles and a quarter, in 4:0434, and at the same meeting won the Galt House Plate, two miles and a half, in 4:35%{, beating Steinbok, Damon and Cruisan, At the Loxington fail meeting Ten Broeck won a parse, one mile and five furlongs, in 2:51%, beating Phyllis, and also a purse of $450, two miles and five furlongs, beating Redding, in 4:5834. At the Louisville fall meeting he again cap- tured the Post Stakes, three miles, beat. ing Add, in 5:26%, and closed the season by araco against time, a dash of four miles, and in this effort ne eclipsed all provious pertormances, and reduced the time at that distance to 7:15%. This spring Ten Broeck began at Lexington by walking over a mile anda balf. He then beat Katrine and Chestnut Oaks two miles and a furlong, in 3:53, and won by ten lengths, At Louisville he ran a mile against timo, carrying 110 Ibs, and made it in 1:39%%, and with the same weight ran two mules in 3:273,. This at Lexington, Tea Broeck beat Fair Piay two miles anda furlong in 3:50}¢, and at the same place beat Heretog, Biil Dillon and Katrine threo miles in 5:34.44. At Louisville he beat Courier a mile and ® quarter in 2:114, and at the same place beat Tolona and Whisper two miles in 8:36, m a@ canter. Mr, Harper was then induced to bring Ten Brocck over the Alléghanies, and ho ran him at Baltimore last week in a sweepstakes of two miles aud a half against Tom Ochiltree and Parole, in which he was beaten by the latver in 3:37%; and two days aiterward he ran in the Bowie Stakes, four-miie heats, as the representative of Mr, J. W. Hunt Rey- nolds, one of the subscribers to that stake, which he won, beating Barricade, Algorine and Ambush. Time, 741%, 740. Ten Broeck has made tho fastest time of any horse this country has producea, at a mile, two miles, three miles and four miles, as follows:—Ono mile, 1:39%; two miles, 4g; three miles, 5:26.34, and four miles, 7:15%. MRK, P, LORILLARD'S PAROLE Parole is a brown gelding, about fifteen bands two Inches high, with a good back, wide hips, good quarters and good legs. His dam was Maiden, by Lexington. Parole was bred by Mr. A, Welch at Chestnut Hill, and sold when a yearling to Mr. Lorillard. Ho rao six (imes at two years old, and won tour of the races, In the other two his stable companions won, Purole made h a first appearance in the July Stakes at Lung Branch (1875), three-quarters of a mile, for two-year. olds, colts 100 Ibs, fillies ana geldings 97 Ibs. ; being a gelding he carried 97 lbs,, and won by threo lengths, 10 1:17, beating Freebooter, Bryan and Kuapsack, He | won again in the August Stakes, a mile, beating Shir- | ley and Lady Clipper. [othe Flash Stakes, at Sura- toga, halfa mile, he was uopliced. His stable com. panion, Faithless, won, Sister of Mercy second, and Pastor third, Erght others started. In the Sara- toga Stakes, three-quarters of a mile, nine started, Parole won easily by six lengths, Adelaide was second, Sultana third, ‘Time, 1:18%. Six others ran, In the Kentucky Stakes, a mile, seven taried, Parole won easily by three lengtns io 1:44. Adelaide second, and Sultana third again. At Baltimore Parole was second to his stable companion, Oyril, im the Central Stakes, a mile, in 1:49). Two others ran. Atthree years old Parole first appeared in the Kentucky Derby, at Louisville. Vagrant was first, Crecamoor second and Harry Hill third. Eight others started, Parole was brought back and did not run again antil the Saratoga meeting, where be en- countered Tom Ochiltree and Maitio A. in the sweep- stakes for all ages, a mile and a quarter. He carried 99 Ibs., Tum Ochiltree 118 Ibs, and Mattie A. 113 Ibs, receiving 5 Ibs. allowance us @ mare in the summer season. Parole went off very fast, outran them all the way and beat Tom twelve lengths in 2:12%. Mattie A. was twelve more behind the big horse, In the Saratoga Cup Tom Ochiltree beat Parole a length; Tom 118 Ibs, Parole 97 los, Big Sandy » bad third, Madge behind him, In the Sequel Staxes a mile and ibree-quarters, with 115 lbs, Parole won easily in 3:10%, beating Freebooter, Warlock and Odd Socks. At Jerome Park, in the All-Aged Stakes, « mile anda halt, he carried 92 1bs,, and ran cloan away {rom St. Martin, Warlock, Virginius and Rhadamanthus, He won in a cavtor by four lengths in 2:38, and St. Mar- tin and Warlock made a dead beat for second place, It ‘was noticed in this race that he outpaced the fast horses Virginius and Rhadamanthus from the first stride, Pa: role then went to Baltimore and ran for the Dixie Stakes, two miles, upon a very heavy track. He bad all bis horses beaten ata mile and three-quarters, but he tired t, and Vigil, a horse about twice as power. ful as himself, beat him by five lengths. Heretog was third, and toen followed Algerine, Sultana and Shir- ley. In the Breckinridge Stakes, two miles, Vigil car- riea 115 iba., including 5 lbs. penalty, and beat Parole and Virginius in 3:37. Parole bogan bis four-y old career this season by being second in a purse of three-quarters of a milo to Janet Norton, Four others ran. He then won the Woodburn Stakes, tor four-year-olda, two miles and a half, beating Ambush, Umpire, Mr. pier To-uay tho Hartiords play the Polytechnics on tho Capitoline Ground, Fiaalestick and Virginius im 4:3734, In the sweep. \ stakes for ali ages, at Saratoga, a mile and a quarter, he was third to Vora Cruz and Tom Ochiltree, between ‘whom there was ahead, Five days afterward he beat Tom in the Cup, @ mile further, by two lengths, and ‘Vera Croz was nowhere, In the Summer Handicap, a mile and three-quarters, Parole carried 116 Ibs, and beat Vera Cruz, with 96 Iba., by two lengths, Gecrge IV., Bushwhacker and Atblene aiso ran. In this race Parole gave Vora Cruz 23 Ibs. for his year, and won in 3:08, It was juss about 1:47 to the mile, and Pa- role won easily with 116 Ibs. He also won a purse, @ mile and a» balf, with 97 los,, beating Virginius by six lengths in 2:36%, Glasgow also started. At the Jerome Park fall meeting, just concluded, Parole beal Algerine and Ambush, three miles, for the Maturity Stakes, for tour-year-olds, He won easily by two lengths in 5:29. Thdé track was deep andslow. In the Grand National Handicap, two miles and a quarter, be Was second to Tow Ochiltree, and carried 115 Iba In the All Aged Stakes, a mile and a half, weight for age, ho was second to Tom again, and St, Martin, Virginius, Algerine, Idalia, Madge and Prineeton finished behind him, When he was brought out for thig raco Parole neither Jooked nor acted well, He was dull avout the head, heavy in the eye, his coat stared, and in his preparatory gallop ho had none of his sweeping, elastic action. There having been much talk about a race between Tom Uchiltree, Parole and Ten Broeck, Mr. P. Lorft. lard offered to run Parole against Ten Broeck at Balti. more for a sweepstakes of $500 cach, on a good track, Mr. George L. Lorillard also entered Tom Ochiltree, the Maryland Jockey Club giving $1,000 to the winner. The race came off and Ten Brocck was beaten by Parole, Tom Ochiltreo third. The backers of Ten Broeck were not sutisfled with the result of this race, and the American Jockey Club seeing there was a chance to give the New Yorkers an opportunity of witnessing a race between the champions of the East and West decided on an extra day at Jerome Park and offered $2,000 for Parole and Ten Broeck to run for on Saturday next, and hence the excitement in sport- ing circles, The American Jockey Clubbas reduced the admis. sion to the Meld to filty cents for next Saturday. Numerous horses, focluding Ten Broeck, arrived at Jerome Park yosterday to take part in the programme of next Saturday, Ten Broock is reported to bo in “GOLDSMITH MAID RETIRED FROM THE TURF. TxxxtoN, N. J., Oct. 80, 1877, The famous trotting mare Goldsmith Maid bas ar. rived at Fashion Stud Farm and is floally withdrawn from the wurf, Her owner states her ago to be nearly twenty-one vears and declares her in perfect health and perfectly sound. Goldamith Maid is a blood bay, 15% hands high, foaled the spring of 1857, by Alexan- der’s Abdallah, dam by Abdallah. She was bred by John B, Decker, Orange county, N. ¥., who kept her upon his farm without grain or handling until the winter of 1865. In February of that year Mr. Decker sold her to his son, John B, Decker, Jr., tor $250, wha on big way home with her to another part of the county sold her to William Tompkins, Hampton, Orange county, N. Y., for $360, Alter ber purchase Mr. Tompkins drove her in barness occasionally, and she proved restive and nervous, so much sothat oa the 26th of March of tho same year Mr. Tompkins soid her to Mr, Alden Goldsmith for $650, Mr. Gold- smith took ber tn band and commenced breaking and training ber for the trotting tur Her high strung nature would not brook the whip, but Mr. Goldsmith sybdued hor high temper and nervousness by kind- ness, In August, 1865, she mado hor first appearance in public and won a premium at the Orango County Horse Association Fair in three straight heats in 2:39, 2:37, 2:36, Mr. Goldsmith trotted her tn racos in 1866 and 1867, and in November, 1868, sold her to Messrs, B. Jackson and Budd Doble for $20,000, She has since passed into the hands of Henry N, Smith, Fashion Stud Farm, Tronton, N. J., but has remained ander chargo of her accomplished driver, Budd Doble. Up to the lst of January, 1877, she had trotted in 132 races, won 92, lost 40, and won some $232,800. Many of these trots lost were against timo, iu whicn she was handsomely paid for trotting. She retires queen of the trotting vurf, haa the best mile (2:14) on record, mado at Myatio Park, Boston, Mass., September 2, 1874, and the fastest three consecutive heats, 2:16, 2:154, 2:15, made ab Buflalo, N, ¥., Augast 3, 1876. PRovipeNce, Oct. 30, 1877. The attendance was good this afternoon at Narra- gansott Park. ‘The race in the 2:21 class was un- finished. ‘ne following 1s a summary of tho 2:37 class, Purse $400, divide Forest King. Set ai Neilso, ae ee Billy Doss... 425 Harry Conkling, 544 Starlight, 653 Vivandiere, 266 The Queens county hounds meet to-day at East Meadow Brook, at one o’clock. ‘The intention was to have met at Huntington, but the postponement of the racos there led to the change above mentioned, FOX HUNTING IN MINNESOTA, Mixygsora, Oct, 28, 1877, To tne Epiror or THe Hxrap: Your late accounts of fox huuting In Queens county might imply that the sport is unknown elsewhere in the United States, but with your permission | would say this is notso, At Fairmont, in this State, a largo English colony has somehow located itself, and tor the past twelve or eighteen months a pack has been regu- larly running in proper season, There are now nine and a balf couple, and horses and hounds are well up to their work, fences of even the atiffest Wostern manufacture being negotiated” to any extent—“the more the merrier."” Red coats, top boots and breectos are de rigueur, and whether (he quest be woives, foxes or a drag plenty of amusement follows, A “fleld’’ of twenty to thirty, including ladies (Knglish), 18 com mon ehough when work 18 laid by for tue svason. AN ENGLISHMAN, RIFLE SHOOTING. The second team shooting match between tho Heb vetian and Zettler rifle clubs took place last Monday, October 29, at the Schuetzen Park, Union Hill, N. J, Shooting was off-band, 200 yards distance, fifteen | against filteen men, ten shots each man; possible ag- | gregate score, 3,600. ‘The team shooting commenced precisely at half-past two and ended at four P. M., re ing again in asplendid victory lor the Helvotians, viz Helvetia Rifle Club. Zeuler Rite Club, Difference in favor of the Holvetians. ....00. The weather was very favoravie to goud shvoting, and fixurod to Creedmoor regulations, the Helvetians made @ buil’s-eye in every shot. A large number of amateurs of the sport Were present to witness tha match, among them many members of the National ‘The tollowing 18 the CORK. x Helvetia Rifle Clu, c 217 Rifle Association, Zettler Rifle Club, William Kien - C, Zewler. 203 L. Bird 186 M. L. Riggs. 1st Nelson Lows. J 181 Joun Manz. lit J, Aeschvuch 15 | Robert Faver, 17 + Poter Meyer 173 173 170 . Kiesrath, Th. P. ‘THE HANLON-ROSS MATCH. Torosto, Ont, Oct, 29, 1877, To tHe Eprror oF Tam Hexao:— Tho published story that Mr. Edward Hanlon, of this city, made four trial hi over tue Toronto course, over which Hanlon and Rapp rowed their great race, is untrue, Mr, Hanlon never rowed over the course “on time” but once, and that five or six days before the race, His time was nevor correctly given, and was known and is known to only three persons, It was noarer thirty-seven minutes than thirty-six, and this one trial was the only one he ever made, I write to correct very foolish story that got abroad about rowing over this course, for it 18 not only misieading, but false, 1 may add, however, that the courso over which they rowed was a fair two and a baif miles, and thai NO Correct time of the rave was taken. The official timekeeper posted himself on the judges? Doat and neglected to arra properly time the rowers until alter the race was over, The result wae & perfect “fl: ”” go far as timi this Dote in the interest of truth traly, yours, — . haga you air sats ory