The New York Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1879, Page 12

9 = ] SEA PERILS! uaduc the Atlant HEROIC EFFORTS OF HER CREW. ESC Te Mismanagement of the Life Saving Service at the Wreck of the D, Il. Tolek. OPPORTUNITIES MISSED. The C. B. Payne Still in the Sand at ° Centre Moriches. WHE WRECK OF THE D, H, TOLCK—THE SAVED SURVIVING SEAMEN AND THE BABY, THE BODIES OF CAPTAIN SAWY: ND HIS WIFE BROUGHT TO NEW YORK-—A CHARGE OF MIS- MA MENT AGAINST THE LIFE SAVING SER- VICE. Lone Braxcw, March 1, 1879. The survivors of the wrecked schooner David H. Tolek, Captain Sawyer, at Barnegat, went to New York this morning with the bodies of Captain Saw- yer and his wife. Captain Frank M. Hop- kins, brother-in-law of Captain Sawyer, had charge of the child Genevra, The bodies will be embalmed and sent to Millbridge, Me., next Mon- day evening. The survivors of the crew and Captain Hopkins make serious charges against the manage- ment of the life saving stations, Captain Hopkins says:—I made all possible inquiry and investigation regarding the efforts made to save the crew of the wrecked vessel. From all state- ments by all partieg, there was a great error in the management of the life saving crew, and in two distinct cases they missed good opportunities to save the lives of allon board. I find that the life crow made no effort to launch thetr surfboat in the morning, the most favorable time to have made the attempt, as it was dead low water, and, by Mr. Peterson's statement it was very smooth under the lea of the wreck and any ordinary boat could have landed alongside with safety. At the time the attempts were made with the surf- oats, according to the statements of every one ques. tioned, there was more sea and surf than when they did launch them, Passing through the worst surf in their first attempt, but, failing to reach the vessel by un error of judyment in not getting far enough to windward before starting from the shore, the current being strong and the wind fresh from the south, they could not pull to windward after pulling to the leeward of the vessel. hey were compelied to re- turn ashore, haul the boat back, down the beach, to the very same place the first start a from, not profiting at all by tempt. On their second trip, by their ‘captain, B. Marti: kee t the lite saving station No. 19, was partial thrown overbourd by his ste second trip, as ‘ing oar, the boat in \the first, by going ard after passing the worst of the surf. In neither attempt did the surf boat ship much water. It shows that the surf boat lived safely throughont ali the mis- Inanagement, being at times side on to the surf, and only failed to reach the vessel by not being tarenough to Windward on the start, From allaccounts the surf wus worse when the attempt was*imade than at daybreak. INCOMPE! ‘Tie vossel went aslo’ and at day- Drea’c there were but two men in sight on the beach, &2co rding to the positive statement of the mate. An interval of three and one-lalt hours passed anc. the 3 was not at the wreck, Where were two life saving stations less than three auiiles from the wreck, and at daybreak both the crews of these stations ought to a been at the wreck with all their ap- phiances. ‘om the statements of the mate it appears that the life buoy passed back and forth four times from the wreck to the shore and at no j-ime was there any ‘tail block” attached to the line. It is evident “from the fact that the crew hauled the lite buoy off to the vessel several times that they could have hauled a “tail ik” t on to the — bight of the haw board of the wreck, and could have any portion of the rigging ©r spars, and thus have formed an endless com- Tunication with the shore, so that the peo- ple on shore could have the line 1 to them without any further assistan that they had the lines of three stations Within six miles of the wreck; that they succeeued in throwing a line into the hands of the crew, and no Teason exists why they could not have sent them the tril block, a its resistance would have been no more than the life buoy, With that tail biock fast on board and the distance the vessel was from the snore they could have passed every one of the crew on shore in two hours, LOST OPPORTUNTTIFS. shows they lost their opportunity in the ey! Tuorning to launch their surf boat; that they neg- Jected o} led to send the tail block, and that when the surt boat was‘atiempted she was utterly misman- aged, thus losing three distinct chances of saving lives. In this I make no exaggerated statement, Dat from a personal view of the wreck. 1 found the ‘wreck uot over two hundred yards trom the beach, and that the vessel had never moved from the time &he struck, because the line on board of her had not slackod, Except for the personal euergy of the first quate neither the child nor any of the erew would hhave been saved. He made almost superhuman ex- ertions to save the child and Captain and wife. 100 MUCH POLITICS. From conversation with the intelligent inhabi- tants of Barne Liearp that ninety per cent of all the Life Service crews are composed of republi and it is very dificult for aman not voting t to 4 position in the serv may be. Itisa n rs da man .and the attempt should be if this is a fact, it necessarily shows that not a man’s ability, but politics, places him in ¥ he the service, THR F The second mat ight which they anT. d the captain saw a ed Barnegat Light, and altered their course in accordance with it, and a short time afterward the vessel struck. Shortly afterstriking, When the first mate came on deck, he discovered the true Barnegat. Light about six miles north, and said to th ptein, “There is Barnegat Light.” replied, “How, for God's 1 saw Barnegat Light » I altered the course.’ The light evidently the light of ‘he patrolinan on the beach. THK DEAD. The lost seaman, June, belonged to Bass Island, Lake Erie; was twenty years oid, single, and Lad been on the vexsel eighteen months. don was frow wunton, Mase, twenty-tw years old, siugle, and had” been on the vessel eig 2 mouths. Captain Irwin Was twenty-eight years old, a na 2 Me., ant had been captain since ife, Ida, was twenty-four years old and a Prospect Harbor, Me., and was a daughter native of Of Captain Allen, sailing from Prospect Harbor. THE INVERPIGATION Lieutenant ore Ger gate into char " Proceed with the inquiry } duake it thorough and bring homas D. Walker, who has been sent Superintendent Kimbal to investi« t the Life Saving crews, will vuday, and intends to ut all the facts, Loss OF Ti ENGLISH STEAMER ABERFELDY, ABANDONED AT BEA ON THE VOYAGE FROM PHILADELPHIA TO IPSWICH, GLAND, AFTER A FOUR DAYS’ FIGHT WITH THE SEA FOR LIVE—A THE ING NARRATIVE OF HEROIC ENDFAVOR Hatavax, N, 8, March 1, 1879, Captain Sandwell and the crew of the steamship Aberteldy, of Hartlepool, England, pr ly re- ported abandoned at se «there jate last night from Port Medway, Queens county. The vessel wos on a voyage from Philadel- phia for Ipswich, England. The captain re ports:—On Thursday, February 20, expe fresh gales, with cloudy weather and passing sl ers, and shipped water forward, By haif-past ten A, M. the wind bad increased to @ strong gale, with @ heavy head sea, and shipped water forward envily. Reduced the engine to half speed, We were then in latity " 55 min. north, longitude 69 deg. 42 min. Toward night the gale in- creased, the ship laboring heavily, and shipped water both fore apd aft. At midnight the gate was increasing. On Priday, Qist, the yale had in. creased to @ hurricane, veering round from enat northeast by 2 deg. morth to northwest, the ship rolli pitching, laboring heavily and ship- Ping very heavy seas fore and aft and over the vr The jolly boat, gi A starboard life boat were corried away, The engine room skylight wae damaged, the bridge ladders, bridge weather cloths, upper Mridye ladder, firehold ventilator, port light and 1, part of the wheelhouse and bridge deck after binuacle, part of the cabin skylight, and, in fact verything movable about was washed overboard, onary eifort was made to secure the things washing adrift, bunker hatch tarpaulin partly washed off, owing to | the heavy weight and great quantities of, water on the lee side of. the deck, We got tried to cover the hateh, but were unable to do so, the men being washed away continually. The mas- were washed back again on deck, The latter and one of the crew were disabled, FIRES OUT. At half-past five A. M. we succeeeded in getting a spare sail covered over the hatch, but by a great quantity of water coming down throngh it and also through the engine room skylight and stroke-hole gratings, the water began to rise in the engine ‘room very rapidly, the floor plates were washed out of place and, at last about six o’élock A. M. the fires were extinguished and the engines stopped, While the water was coming down all the pumps were working in the engine room and had sluices kept open to allow the water to escape from the eugine room into the timbers, At half-past six A. M., being un ble to keep the ship's head to the wind, the car- yenter cut a hole in the fore bulkheid, We then got the best hawser out from the forehold, and by binding the accommodation ladder to it and paying it out made a sea anchor, We also ot the next best hawser, with kedye attached, to assist the after sails in keeping our d to the wind. All hands did their utmost to he ship and the cargo, most of them being em- dat the deck pumps. These were kept l eight A. M., when the port pump got out of o We immediately rigged gear in both stock holes to bail out with, and continued working inthis manner, There were two feet of water in the hold, and we had every man on board at work pumpins and bailing, At three P, M. we found the ship would not lie head to sea, and the sea was breaking right over her, She was straining very much, and the deck scams opened, which caused’ leak- age. Tho port lifeboat was stove aud work on deck was now rendered very dangerous. We cut away the foremast, at which time the mate was dis- abled and had to leave the deck. THROWING CARGO OVERBOARD, The crew then commenced to jettison cargo, and continued to do so until dark. The hands relieved each other at the pumps and the water in the engine room seemed to decrease, At midnight there was | two fect of water in the hold. On Saturday, 22d, | the wind slightly moderated. At six A. M. the coal washed out of the bunkers, choking the star- board pump. The men worked at the cargo all day to lighten and ease the ship, the mate and second mate sisting as much as _ possible, At noon we were in latitude 35 deg. 42 min. longitude 63 deg. 10 min. west. Had three and a half feet of water in the main hold and three feet in the after hoid, the work at the pumps and the bailing continu- ing;,but at midnight there was tour fect of water in the fold. The weather was moderating. DESPERATE EFFORTS TO SAVE THE SHIP, Sunday, 2d, cutahole in the bulkhead of the water-tight compartment to get the water through the shaft tunnel into the ballast tanks and thus relieve the engine room. About jfour P. M. succeeded in cutting a hole into the tank, we working all the time in four feet of water. ‘his rendered the master unfit for duty and he was taken trom the lazaret almost insen- sible. The crew worked at the water, but aid not succeed in gaining on it, and at midnight the sea again became stronger. Ail day we had signais of distress flying for passing ships; but, though two passed, they took no notice. ‘The water at miduight was six feet deep in the hold, Ou Monday, the 24th, we let go both anchors and sli away the cables to try and get the ship's head to the sea, his proyed unavailing, and finding that the ship was straining forward and leak- ing, we were obliged to slip both anchors, At ten o'clock A. M. we began to repair the lifeboat and get ready to leave the ship in the evening, all on board being now quite exbausted. LEAVING THE SHIP. About half-past oue o'clock P. M. we sighted a ves- sel which bore down toward us. The master called the crew aft and they expressed themselves as desirous to leave the ship, it being the opinion of everybody on board that the ship would not float till midnight. We then succeeded, after great difficulty, in launching a lifeboat, and at three P. M. [left the ship with part of the crew and suc- ceejed in putting them on board the schooner ©. A. Meniac, which was on her way to Port Medway. At half-past five the last of the crew were placed on board of the schooner, the master, mate, steward aud two men being the last to leave the ship. Ail were greatly exhausted. While exerting themselves for the satety of the steamer, many of the crew were compelled to succumb through fatigue, but resumed work again for their own preservation. & THE ©. PAYNE STU. FULL OF WATER AT CENTRE MORICHES. [bX TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Yaruank, L. I, March 1, 1879. The schooner ©. B. Payne, Captain Hilliard, which went ashore opposite Centre Moriches last Sunday, February 23, lies in about the same position as when last reported and is still full of water. No pumps have been put sboard, the steamer Relief having gone back on Tuesday last and not having as yet returned. The schooner does not appear to be hogged at all, but is considerably keeled over toward the beach. In consequence of the heavy seas Mr. Bishop, the agent of the Coast Wrecking Com- pany, was until yesterday unable to begin the work of dischaaging the cargo. He has a force of thirty men, and the cargo is hoisted into surfboats and lightered in them to the beach, where it will remain until it cam be forwarded in the bay packets when navigation opens. OFFICERS AND CREW. The captain and mate are still on the beach looking after things. The crew, with the excep- tion of one man who has not sufficiently recovered trom the fever, and who still remains at the government house have left for the city two or three days ago. itis the opinion of the inhabitants here = at a the weather continues favorable she may be oated. Lae B. CREW OF THE ELIZABETH HAMILTON, Lewes, Del., March 1, 1879. The steamship Lykens, which arrived here to-day from “Marseilles, brought the crew of the ship Elizabeth Hamilton, of New York, Captain Pintellen, which sailed from Philadelphia January 15, for Trieste. The Elizabeth Hamilton was ndoned at sea February 12. She halon board a cargo of 257,682 gallons of refined petroleum valued at $21,250, TENNESSEE'S DEBT. REPORT OF A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE IN FAVOR OF INVALIDATING TWO-THIRDS OF THE BONDS. [sy TELZoRAPH TO THE HERALD.) NasHvitte, March 1, 1879. The committee to investigate the State debt re- ported to the Legislature to-day. The committee gives the amount and character of the deyt and the acts undet which the several classes of bonds were is- sued, making adistinction between what they call the State debt proper, amounting to $2,105,000, and the bonds issued under and subsequent to the act of 1862 and subsequent acts, including the Funding acts. OBLIGATIONS INCURRED SOLELY AS INDORSER. As to the nature and extent of the State’s obligation for the rest of the debt incurred by the State they declare if there is any obligation it is secondary, as indorsers, as to $11,221,000, Of these they say the law required certain conditions, precedent and subsequent, which in nearly every instance were not observed, They say the greater part of the present debt is the result of a vicious policy and corrupt legislation, #@perinduced by the various corporate bodies interested in securing aid from the State, and cite under this the act of 1852 aud the aute-war and post-war amendments, and the funding acts of 1866, 1868, 1873, and the rail- je act of 1872. They denounce the acts for the nd the payment of the purchase any series, as having been pro- »sted combinations. BONDS WITHOUT LEGAL VALIDITY. ting out the requirements of the act of 1852, conclude that seven of these were conditions cdeut, and legal notice to purchasers of the bonds, and, hi 7 been violated, that 221,000 of bonds issued in aid of rail- s under the act of 1852 were void, and ttlement thereof by the State rests not ontract of ethics, but upon consideration of a wise State policy. Thére is much general denuncia- stion of the State's connection with internal improve- ment aud corporations, including banks, together with severe strictures on the alleged method used in obteining bonds from 1865 to 18% aud the subse- quent funding and railway legislation, A BLAST THAT WILL WRCOMs ‘The report is so crude and partial and wnfair that it will have the effect to improve the situation in the long run—an effect similar to that of Ge ernot Marks’ message on the minds of intel- ligent mon. It 0 overshoots the mark and is so radical that it cannot fail to have a reactionary set, Much of the facts it embodies are old and have been before fully discussed, The committee invalidate two-thirds of the State bonded debt of $25,000,000, A TERRIBLE DEATH. Anthony Forst, elghteen years of age, of No. 262 157th street, Harlom, was terribly burned yesterday afternoon by failing into a vat of solution of potash at the hat factory of H. A. Eames, at the corner of Sixty-sixth street and Seeond ayente, Bay road si Ridge, where he was employed. An attempt was nm hea le to take him to the hospital last evening, but din the ambulance, His remains were taken orgne, on Willoughby street, Brooklyn, and uts aud the Coroner notitieds spare sails, blankets and other available things, and _ terand second mate were washed overboard, but _ : ac | All hands were on deck and | or ose oF THE EXHIBITION OF THE WATER j At halt-past two A. M., found the starboard | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH FINE ARTS, COLOR SOCIETY-—A MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON. The twelfth annual exhibition of the American Water Color Society, which opened on Monday, the 8d ult., closed at the Academy at ten o'clock last even- ing after the most numerously attended and success- ful season yet known in its annals, Much credit for this is due to that combination of good taste and liberality in art with shrewd business man- agement which has been shown by the oflicers of the society. The total amount of the sales is much larger than on any previous year, One hundred and twenty-two works, or about one-fifth of those exhib- ited—a very high average—have been sold and brought about $9,500 in all, As a number of offers are pending, and pictures are sold for two days after the galleries are closed to the public, the final total of sales will probably reach $10,500, against $6,104 of last year. During the exhibition 13,480 single admission tickets were sold, while last year the number was 11,658. ‘These figures give only an approximate idea of the number of visitors, for no account is kept of those who enter on season tickets or complimentary passes. In 1878 there were sold at the door 3,445 of the illustrated catalogues at twenty-five cents each, and over one thousand were sent over the coun- try, ‘This year, the catalogues being more expensive, were thirty cents cach, and 3,810 were sold at the door. Copies have been sent to England and the Continent, and, haying excited much interest, a number of or- ders haye been sent for more. Nearly six hundred season tickets were disposed of. The total cash receipts for admissions and catalogues at the door was above $3,500, After the expenses of rent, catalogues, adver- tising, collecting, distributing and hanging have been paid the society will net more than $1,000 over and ubove the receipts for admission and catalogues and the commission on sales. The fifty-one works sold on the reception day, after the “private view,” have already been noted. ‘The following are the artists’ names, titles, numbers and catalogue prices, of the works sold from that to’ the close of the _ exhibition:— S. Coleman's “Spring” (20), G. Midsummer” (119), 6) where’ given, day up Ww. MeCutcheon’s Jurrier’s Willows and Water” (271 19), $4 3 (588), ‘A Restby the Way’ (535 (428), $25; George W. Fordham’ (480), $20; Julius “Courtyard—Sixteenth Century, iviig sa $25; Winslow Homer's “On the Fence” (170), $75; Henry Farrer’s ‘“I'wilight” (83), $350; Meyer von Bremen’s “News from the Absent One” (251), John C, Wiggins’ “Winter Morning” (151), $85; Gustav Grahn’s “Re- sumption” (440), $25; Winslow Homer's ‘On the Hill” (253), $30; James Symington’s “Long Ago” (205), $60; his “Spinning” (211), $150; FP.” 8. Church s “Home, Sweet Home’ (462), $100; Smillie’s “Sketch—Evening” (29), $2250; F. A. Verner’s “Indian Camp on Roaring River” gy. $60; Helen A. Plumb’s ‘Holly- hocks’’ (418), $12; Sarah A, Taber's “In June” (391), $25; George H. ‘Smillie’s “Jersey Meadows” (35), fanny W. 'Tewksbury’s “Jacqueminot Roses” $20; James D. Smillie’s “On Diven’s Creek, Elmira, N.Y.” (19, $300; Winslow ‘3 “Husking”’ ?. $75; Henry Farrer’s Edge of the Woods” (164), $125; Edwin ‘Egyptian Water Carricr” (9), $25; F. A.Verner’s Frank 6. Jones’ ¥, Hopkiuson Jennie Browns- $25; R. RB. Mile’s “On the Nipigon River’’ (286), $60; RK. Bruce Crane's “Farmington Meadows” (55), $22; Granville Per- kins’ “Lake George” (167), $200; Mrs. F. H. Bates’ wA Song of the Sea” (375), ; Henry Muhrman’ “Gypsy Tambourine Girl” (80), $45; William Ma- grath’s “Windmill at East Hampton” (94), $40; Kruseman Van Elten’s “Study trom Nature— ecticut” (345), $50; H. Le Bas’ “Twilight” . ©. Nicoll’s “The Edge of a eld” (261), $50: Henry Farrer’s ‘Etching’ $10; John 5. Davis’ “Squirrel Hunting’’ (266), Charles Booth’s “Au Autumn Afternoon” (245), Francis A. Silva’s ‘The Fisherman’s Home” 400; Hugh Newell's “Country Life—In the (453), $75; F. Hopkinson Smith's “By the (197), $100; J. Puzo’s “A Fruitful Branch’ Walter Satterlee’s “The Naturalist” ; A. Brennan's ‘Genevieve Ward Elizabeth” (513); Henry Muhrman’s e (485), $7 (357), $ as Queen “Gentleman of the Sixteenth Century” (139), $100; R. Swain Gifford’s *Padanaran Salt Works’’ (496); Samuel Colman’s “Dutch Boats on the Maas, Hol- land” (302), $200; Henry Mubrnan’s “Roumanian Peasant Child’ (461), $75; Winslow Homer's ‘irl and Boat’ (408), $50; his “Girl With Half a Rake” (415), $50; Mrs. L. 8. Kellogg’s “Primroses”’ (331): Annie E, Stirling ‘ansies”” (427), $15; F. Tuzo's “Field Lilies” (427), $35; J. F. cee Varwick Woodlands” (136), $50; Henry Farre: itchings”’ (488), $15; Robert F. Bloodgood’s “Quogue Beach” Jharles S. Reinhart’s “Long Island Oyster- man” (77), $150; Henry Muhrman’s “Oriel Win- dow at Prague” (362), $60; A. F. Bellow’s “The Village Elms” (41); Henry Mubrman’s “Head of a Girl’ (123), $100; Walter Satter- h a Difficult Passage” (275), $200; ‘a “A Carpet Bazar” (163); Charles Par. son's “Cedars, Deal, N. J.” (203); James Symington’s “Deserted,’’ $60; Annie E. Stirling's *‘Lilacs’’ (442), 75; Kruseman van Elten’s “Landscape on the tonic’ (160), $220; Gustav Grahn's “Slavery ys"’ (444); Fanny W. Tewksbury’s “Study of Ger- aniums” (420), $20; and K Sherman Pease's “The Biter Bitten” (351), $20. VAN WART'S “INDIAN VASE.” Ames Van Wart, the sculptor, has just finished an “Indian Vase,” in marble, about four feet in height, and of an original and very cred'table design. On either side on the rim are se:ted two figures of Indians—one with crossed legs and the other ping his tomahawk and prepared to spring on & fe. Under these, on either side, are buffalo heads in full retief. Around the budy of the vase runs a high relief representing buffalo hunting and other scenes in Indian life. The base is ornamented with plantain leaves, and the rim with those of the oak, Though rather crude in parts there is much that is good in the figures and the reliet,and the general effect is tasteful. The two Indians onsthe rim are well posed aud in good action, MUDDLED MARRIAGES, Willard P. Bedell, of No. 284 Sixth street, Williams- burg, was arraigned before Justice Elliott yesterday charged with bigamy. He promptly acknowledged that he had married two women, but that his first was not @ legal ceremony, as the husband of the woman was alive at the time it took place, This the woman and complainant said was true, but she was unaware of the fact. She had married a man named W. G. Jones, who was reported missing some six years ago. She recognized a corpse at the Morgue as his, and buried at Green- wood, and decorated the grave and visited it quite often, She met Bedell and accepted his attentions as ® widow. They married four years ago, lived together happily till one day they met alive on the strect. The position was an awkward one. She and Bedell sep- erated for a short time, but at his re quest she consented to live with him, re- pudiating Jones altogether. In September Inst Jones really died, and about the same time Bidell brought to their residence, to live with them, a Mra. Josephine Briggs. ‘Then the trouble between them commenced, which culminated in the separation and the marriage last week of Josephine to Bedell. Bedell says that after consultation with his friends he became convinced that his first marriage was no marriage, and as he could not live happily any longer with Mary Jones he had concluded to marry Josephine for peace and comfort. Here, it is said, another difficulty arises. Ten or twelve years ago Josephine married the man from whom she takes her last name, and soon after the union discovered that he had two wives living besides herself, and possibly three, In rage and horror she left him. She claims that her first marriage was also no marriage, as she does not kuow if Briggs is dead or alive, and he has done nothing for her sup- port during the past eleven years, ‘The questions were too intricate for Jnatice Elliott to comprehend ina hurry, so he adjourned his in- vestigation till Monday. ASTRAY SO YOUNG. Anna Quinlan, a red-cheeked gitl of fourteen, left her widowed mother's home in the Fourth ward, about six months ago and has since gone sadly astray. Yesterday afternoon, on a charge of grand larceny, preferred by Charles Willer, of No, 74 Oliver street, she appeared in the Tombs Police Court, and admitted having stolen $54 from the mag's poeketbook while in his room in the morning. When arrested she had, in company with a friend named Margaret Nolan, rented apartments in a tenement house and bought $23 worth of furniture, Twent; dollars wore tound in her possession when arrested, Anna wes held for trial in detanit of $500 bail; Mat qaret was held for examination, and Willer was sent to the House of Detention. BOLD ROBBERY, Shortly after one o'clock yesterday afternoon, as Mr. Stephen G. Gould, president of the American Ihsurance Company, of Newark, N.J., was entering a restaurant there, he was rudely jostled by three young men, one of whom adroitly abstracted from Mr. Gould's pocket a bank book, contain ing $300 in cash and a certified check for over $1,200, Two of the three escaped, but a man who is alleged to haye been the third one of the party, was arrested and is now held for examination, gives his name as Robert T. Harris, of Tremont, Westchester county, N.Y. Nothing was found on his person, but Mr. Gould declares himeelf confident that be is the man who jostled him, and, he believes, who robbed him. Another ae was arreated, but he proved to be @ respectable cité- gen hurrying to catch # trains COCK FIGHTIN The Main Between Georgia | and Kentucky. SHAWL NECKS AND HUDDLESTONS Finishing the Third Night's Fighting with Georgia Ahead, EXCITEMENT IN THE PIT.| New Ortxans, La., Feb. 21, 1879. | The Louisiana cockpit was brilliantly illuminated to-night, and a happy group of four of our city fathers at one corner of the amphitheatre was pretty good evidence that no humanitarian notions were al- lowed to interfere with their witnessing the sport. | There was a delay in bringing in the birds f r the | first fight of the evening, but the audience did not complain, There were the best of reasons for this display of good feeling, as many present were nen who worked all day long in counting houses, stores and workshops, and were compelled to go home for dinner before they could attend, so a little quietude was not unwelcome. Georgia having won some match fights not included in the main dur- ing the morning the betting for the open- ing contest of the night was even, and heavy sums were wagered all around the pit before the sport began. By a quarter to eight o’clock the gathering was larger than that of the night before. There was the usual mixture of all kinds of people to be seen, but the better class predominated, while several distin- guished looking Englishmen were greatly interested in the progress of the fighting. Just as everything apparently was ready for the sport to begin a hitch was discovered somewhere, There was a inis- take made in selecting one of the heavier birds instead of the lightest, and additional delay was caused by the additional trimming out which ‘was necessary. Turner’s rules were adopted this morning, Witha single exception—that in the mat- ter of counting. Kentucky, it will be remembered, won the opening battle, ‘THE FIGHTING. Second Fight.—Georgia showed a gray and red low combed shawl neck, with yellow legs. Kentucky sent in a ginger-red Huddleston, with blue legs, ap- parently a better bird than the corncracker. Georgia was 4 lbs. 15 oz. aud Kentucky 41bs.13 oz. The biaze of the gaslight over the pit seemed at first to some- what dazzle the Georgidn, but only for a moment. The old Bourbon, however, from the PEenite jump seemed to ‘have been the favorite, ai ets were made at $10 to $5 upon him. ‘There were very few pauses in the beginning of the contest. Both birds went to work lively, Georgia striking apparently the better biow, hitting the blue grass full in the breast. At it they continued might and main, during which Kentucky gets in some ter- rific blows, On the second fly it was evident that Georgia had caught it badly, as the bird was weaken- ing, and $10 to $6 and then $40 to $10 was offered on Kentucky. Still the battle was not yet won, as the birds pounded away at each other in ‘splendid style. But chicken flesh could not long stand the hammer- ing, and Georgia at last keels over. A count is called, but before it reaches forty the corn cracker expires. Time, 4 minutes. The main now stands, Kentucky, 2; Georgia, 0. Ihird Fight—The weights were 5 Ibs. each. When Charlie Burns sbowed his bird the drooping spirits of Georgia arose absolutely to the height of enthusiasm. it was the beautiful bird cescribed in my first letter, a full shawl ucck, having a small, tiie head, low’ comb and maguiticent arched neck, with clean, handsome, mot large, but well formed qeley. legs. Kentucky’s bird was a dark red Hud- leston, with large blue jegs, apparently the strongest bird upon his legs, if that shouldamount to anything. Georgia, a8 soon as he was put down, gave one iets shrill crow and absolutely ran into the fight. It was clear that he was game all over. At every blow he seemed ba Sig the head or neck of his rival. The betting, which began even, was soon 2 to 1 on the little corn cracker. Georgia then takes hold of the Kentuckian’s throat and his backers grow wild, and one enthusiastic admirer cries out, Oh, come ip, Nancy, and kiss me!” Then Georgia got one heavy blow in on neck of Kentucky and the Bourbon seemed staggered. Then he turned, and the cracker put the gafts into his body, Now the fight was ‘clean gone”’ for Ken- tucky, and $20 to $1 was offered on Georgia. An- other heavy blow for the shawl neck and the Hud- dleston died. Time, 3 minutes. There were loud and long shouts from the Georgians at the result of the contest. Kentucky, 2; Georgia, 1. Fourth Fight.—Up comes another beauty for Georgia, a shawl neck, with low comb, while Ken- tucky shows the usual ginger-red Huddleston, with high comb and blue legs. ‘he weight of Georgia is 5 lbs., and that of Kentucky 5 Ibs. 1 0z. The betting began eyen, but after the Georgian gets the first blow in upon the Huddleston there is a change in the tide, and $10 to $5 is put upon the corn cracker. The milling goes on lively, and somebody cries out, “Rub him down nicely!” Then the Georgian puts it into the wing of the ginger-red, ‘This was at the third pitting, aud the backers of the favorite felt well. Georgia now holds his adversary by the neck and goes into him “hike @ meat chopper,” as I heard one old fellow ob- serve. Blow foliows blow, like flashes of lightning, and $20 to $1 is laid on the favorite. Finally the Bourbon gets a little too much of this pounding and stretches himself stiff and dead as a flounder. ‘hime, $ minutes. Kentucky, 2; Georgia, 2. Fifth Fight.—Georgia, after the’ result of the last fight, seems sufliciently encouraged to smile, and when the Kentucky bird was exhibited, another red- ginger Huddleston, dark legs and high comb, the corn crackers didn't scare acent. The weights were 5 Ibs. 1 0z. each. When Georgia appeared vefore the crowd, and it was another black breasted brown shawl neck with high comb,I heard somebody ex- claim, ‘That's a driver, sure. They went at it like two jay hawks. “Hi! but they are skinners,” says some one at my right, and the bets run $5 to $4 on the shawl neck, On the sixth round Georgia gets up on to Kentucky’s back, then when he is put down again crows lustily. In the last four pittings the Georgian actually forces _ the fight. Kentucky then gives a terrible blow, but this seems: only to make the corn cracker ~— mad. Another hard hit into Georgia, aud the shawl neck only gets madder still. “You bet he is the gamest bird!’ Again the Bourbon is into the Georgian. “That was a downer, you can bet your eyes!’ Now both then Georgia has the best of it. jh, but that is lovely!” And here is another, and that is into the Bourbon badly. It is $10 to $8 on Georgia, and then $10 to $2. Kentucky soon gives his last kick, and Georgia is ahead in the main. A yell goes up for the Southern banner State. Timo, 3 minutes, Georgia, 8; Kentucky, 2. ‘Sizth Fight.—Georgia shows up another lively shawl neck, close comb and ragged gills, aud the Blue Grass Stute a splendid Dominick. Weights on show 5 lbs. 2oz. The Kentuckian seems to be the favorite at the start and $5 to $4 is put up on him. The first blow for Georgia went into Kentucky’s back, The birds go in hot and heavy and fight until there seems to be a gaftin one of them. Both pitters make a motion forward and the pitter of the Georgian lifts ap his bird first, while the Kentucky pitter finding, before Brown had gone forward, that he was mistaken, stands still. The cocks were discovered to be en- tirely free from each other, and there was acry raised, “That is a foul. Let the chickens be withdrawn.” Some little excitement was manifested, and an appeal was made to the judges. They uniortunately disagreed, but finally the judges’ order was to “Fight it out.” ‘The Kentuckian was a close her , but still the bets continued 6 to 40u the Georgian. At it they went, but notiong. One hard, heavy hit from the corn cracker laid the biue grass bird dead, ‘Time, 4 min- utes. Georgia, 4; Kent ys 2. Seventh Fight.—The Kentuckians were not in the most annable of tempers, especially when they saw another lively shawl neck with biue legs which was shown on the other side, The blue grass bird was a ginget-red—“Irish gladiator of the Waddill breed; weights 5 Ibs. 4.0%. The Waddill bird was the favorite from the start, $10 to $8. Georgia on the first fly gets into Kentucky under the wing, “Oh! that hurt him,” somebody imed. Then the Waddill bird fought lively. The Georgia is on the wing again, and now Kentucky has both his eyes out, yet be is still the strongest bird and whenever he strikes it tells. In goes Ceotgia again, and Keatucky, who can't see, has to feel for him; but how the old bourbon hurts when hekicks him! Tho cracker lies down panting for breath, and acali fortime is made. The birds are pitted again. Georgia wakes tp. See how Kentucky shuttles! Count is made again, and Georgia rises and breaks it, hitting the Diue grasa with all the strength he has, which is very little indeed. Georgia lies down again, Cries of “Count.” Georgia woke up agam andthe count is broken, and so it joes Alay down and @ wake up aud the fight gets to pe tedious. ‘Never mind,” says one, “let fin alone; he will freeze him out.” At last the corn eracker lies down on his side and dies. Time, 18 minutes, Georgia, 4 This ended the fighting tor the night. mtucky, 3. THR THIRD NIGHT'S FIGHTING—GREAT BX- CITEMENT AND LIVELY BETTING—GEORGIA AHEAD, New Onteans, La., Feb, 23, 1879. ‘The gathering at the Louisiana cock pit last night was not quite equal in numbers to that of the even- ing previous. The day was an anniversary and national holiday. There had been a large parade in the morning and there waa a big supper somewhere, and one of the crack regiments was entertaining its friends at @ ball, Bighth Fight.—Georgia shows a dark red, with high comb and ragged gills, aud Kentucky a ginger red, 2, 1879.—QUINTUPLE SHEEY. with black spotted breast and moccasin legs. The weight of Georgia was 5 Ibs. 402. and that of Ken- tucky 51bs,30z. The betting was even. Both birds gave aloud shrill crow of defiance and rushed in madly. Kentucky got his heels in first and evidently hurt the Georgian, when there was a change in the betting, $5 to $4 on the blue grass being offered, At the second pitting Kentucky again cuts his adversery, this time worse than before. The corn cracker, however, gets in one blow, but that don't amount to much, and as the blue grass bird hits the other in the back $50 to $5 is laid on Kentucky, The Georgian’ staggers forward and fails upon is breast ant a ery goes up from the backers of the ginger, “Oh, that settles him!"" Ken- tucky now deliberately walks up to the other red as he | lies helpless in the pit, jad gives him blow after blow full in his neck, Georgia dies, Time, 3 minutes, Georgia, 4; Kentucky, 4. Ninth Fight.—The weights were 5 lbs, 2 oz, The Kentuckian is another ginger red, with willow legs and black breast, and ‘he Georgian a dark red, with lead colored iegs and comb trimmed close. The bet- ting was even, but before the birds were pitted some sharp sighted one saw something about the Ken- tueky bird which he did not entirely like, and there was a slight decline in the market, and $10 to $9 was planked up on the “Georg-ee’’chicken. The corn cracker went into the battle as if he liked it, and planted his heels into Kentucky at the first blow, At the second pitting he was in again, and he con- | tinued to pound sway at his enemy like a meat axe, At the fourth fly he touched the Bourbon badly, who began staggering. Georgia continues milling away, and apparently every blow goes into Ken- tucky’s body. The latter does not long stand the punishment and soon drops, badly whipped. ‘Time, 2 minutes, Georgia, 5; Keatueky, 4. Tenth Figlt.—This was the best fight yet witnessed, It was “short, sharp and decisive.” Weights—Ken- tueky, 5 lbs. 3o0z.; Georgia, 5 lbs. 3.0z. ‘The repre- sentative of Georgih — was black breast, ginger-red, shawl neck, with yellow — legs and round com), ‘The champion of Kentucky bore a spotted breast and was also a ginger- red. Both birds went in like bull dogs, and Ken- tucky, after three shuttles, absolutely dances upon the Georgia's head, and ‘sy Moses!"’ somebody re- marks, ‘but he is a rattler.’” The blows fall on both sides very rapidly. ‘There is no need to place the birds again. A heavy blow is put in on some vital part by Kentucky, and Georgia dies. ‘Time, uot quite 3 seconds, Georgia, 5; Kentucky, 5. Eleventh Fight.—With tie contests now a tie all the lovers of old Bourbon begin to feel better. Before the birds are fought somebody its to put up as much as $500n the Kentuckian hyhow.” When the birds were brought in and the blue grass hero strutted around the ring, an enthusiastic admirer, who seemed to beable to see clean through him, observed, “Well, if that bird isn’t a rattier you may take my head.” The weight of the Kentuckian was 5 Ibs. 6 oz., Georgia 6 lbs. 5 oz. Old pen mcley was & ginger red and Georgia a black breasted red shawl neck, They were both rattiers beyond question, but Georgia was the favorite $10 to $5. At the first blow the Kentuckian works his heels well into the Georgian and follows it up for three rounds, The corn cracker is soon a cripple and $25 to $10 is bet ‘on the blue grass. Then the corn cracker goes down, with Kentucky on Rot him, and $15 to $5 is put up on the favorite. th birds now cease to fight and “time” is called. Before the count is made Ken- tucky breaks it, with a bounce forward, and hits the shawl neck yery heavy. The Georgian is dead! ‘The Kentuckian, too, is badly cut up, but one of the tancy, evidently a citizen of foreign birth, is willing to give $5 for him. Time, 5 minutes. Kentucky, 6; Georgia, 5. Twetfth Fight.—The Kentuckian was a high comb light red; the Georgian a low comb black breasted red. Weight of Georgia, 5 lbs. 5 oz.; Kentucky, 5 Ibs. 60%, “Oh my hair!” exclaimed a bald headed man, as Kentucky took Kacy in the body. Then the cracher wheels and hits the Kentuckian and again gets his work im on the neck on the second pit. The Bourbon gives him on the next as good as he sent. ‘Hi, hi! that was a good one for the black breast!’’ “Oh, my darling, come close to me!” were some of the cries. Georgia now has $10 to $3 put up on him. The Kentuckian gives a splutter and throws up blood. — ‘“fwenty-tive dollars to five on the Georgee bird.” The Bourbon lies down. “Count!” is calied, but it is broken, for cones springs for- ward and gives it to Kentucky in the neck. This killed the blue grass. Time, 11 minutes, Georgia, 6; Kentucky, 6. Thirteenth Fight.—The weights.were 5 lbs. 6 oz. The Georgia bird stalks around the pit, a white legged, biack breasted red shawl neck. The Ken- tuckian is almost a black-red. The crowd are now contident that these shawl necks are hard to beat, and Georgia is again the favorite, $21 to $18. It is not easy to see which bird has the advantage at the first fly, but on the second it is very apparent, for Georgia runs the Bourbon through the neck, and the latter gives a spring and talls overdeaa, Time, 1 minute. Georgia, 7; Kentucky, 6. Fourteenth Fight—The Kentuckians show a blue- gray, white legs and low comb; the Georgians like- wise a low comb duck wing, gray, with blue legs. Weights, 5 Ibs. 5 oz. The betting was alittle un- steady, It began betore the birds were pitted, $5 to $4 on the duck wing, and then took a jump on the other side, somebody being wild enough to put up $10 to $5 on the gray. The Kentuckian got heels well in on the first blow. On the second fly there was a ‘Hil hi! old Bourbon is in again,” and the betting runs $10 to $8 and then $20 to $12 on the Kentuckian. Georgia makes a splendid dash and takes the Bourbon full on the neck, “Oh, my darling, that was good,” was the cry. Acomplete revulsion in the bets ensued, and $25 to $10 was piled up on Georgia. The excitement was intense. ‘The crowd. could not kept down on their seats, and a shriek went up that made the old amphitheatre ai Down goes the corn cracker, and his backers howl. Then he rises and strikes hard and strong into Keutucky’s neck, and the Bourbon gives his final kick. Time, 4 minutes. Georgia, 8; Kentucky, 6. ‘ HORSE NOTES. THE COMING SPRING HORSE SALES. The American Institute building, at Third avenue and Sixty-third street, is to be refitted for Kellogg's special combination sale of trotting stock, to be held the last week in March. A speed ring of one-eighth mile circumference will be constructed of loam on the stone floor, so that the horses can be shown in harness, regardless of weather. The catalogue is not yet issued, but the advertisements name a number of celebrities a8 well as an extensive collection in the trotters, roadsters and breeding stock of a quality calculated to cause # similar assemblage of fanciers and breeders to that which at- tended last year, and also to afford a cri- terion by which to judge market values. ‘The top price in the sale of last year waa made by the very successful young stallion Kentucky Prince, being $10,700, to the bid of Mr. Charles Backman, of the Stonyford Stud, much to the gratification of Eastern breeders, who Fo! him extensively during the past year. The breaking up of the Corn- ing Farm Stud, also the Kentucky branch of Mr. C. W. Griswold’s Long Island Stud (the home depart- mont having been dlispoted of your ago), should throw some very attractive things upon the market. The sale, like that of last year, is to be absolute, with- out protection or withdrawal, except in cases where the animals may become unfit by accident or sick- ness from bringing a fair value. ADMIRATION. This brown filly, coming three years old, by Ad- ministrator, out of Sally Chorister, the dam of Protine, Belle Brassfield, Belle Patchen, &c., has pasved throngh a severe but favorable attack of colt listemper, and promises to be in fine shape for the coming training season. All the produce of her celebrated dam have shown speed at most any age when it was called for, Protine, by Blackwood, has had a very remarkable career, She was trained and ‘tted as a yearling, taking « record of at that age; at two years old was beaten in a race by Freshman; best heat 3:05%;; at three she contended with Lady Stout, and was beaten when that filly cut the record down to 2:29, Protine was at the time in foal unknown to her owner, She dropped a foal the next winter that was raised by hand, and she was trained and started several times unsuccessfully as a four- year-old (being again stinted), Her second colt was raised by hand and she was trained at five, but not started. At six she won ali her several races, taking a record of 2:24. At seven (last season) she trotted a very arduous campaign starting many times and winning a large prepereen: Having the miatortune to come against Hopetul in his highest form, she met with defeat, but forced him to a record of 2:1545 to beat her. Her record is at present 2:14. Belie Brasefield has a record of ‘2:25, Belle Patehen obtained a two-year-old record ot 2:414, beating Noontide, wieaeh Wilkes and others. Admiration promises to be quite as good as either of them, She commenced training last season as a two-year-old, but in Juve was thrown out by an accident until September, In October, with barely sixty days’ active training for the year, she was given # trial of 2:41, doing the last half mile in 1:17%. The veteran trainer, Dr. Herr, pronounces her action per- feet. She two engagements in 1879 and two in 1980, All things con red, Sally Chorister was one be Boer Dogg se ge ri mares. She was ed by & ferocious n 1877 while eal foal by Administrator, ee TROTTING IN CANADA, Braprorp, Feb, 27.—Purse $50, opened to certain horses named in the bills trotting; mile heats; best three in five, in harness, A. & KR, Wells’ et, hi. Brin Chief. G. Hogaboom’s b. g, Bonesetter, . W. RB. Bingham’'s ch. h. Valentine, J. Steele's b. m. Jessie Dennis, Time, Same Day.—Purse, heats; best three in five, Pilkey’s b. e = iy . Ke Garafraxa,. Time of the second heat, 2 taken, the others not THE RIFLE. A match for the Ballard rifle was shot at the Creedmoor, Jr., Range yesterday by teams of five from the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, F. UH. Holton Manufacturing Company, Donaldson Bros., Home Instirance Company, Custom House, Gregoty & Miller and Phenix Insurance Gom- pany, Following was the result:—North British and | | Mercantile, 156; F. H. Holton, 153; Donaldson Bros.+ 146; Home, 143; Custom House, 184; Gregory & Miller, 133; Phenix, 13. The conditions under which the match was shot were as follows:— Open to teams offive from any insurance company, bank, coliege, mercantile house or telegraph company; members of teams to be bond fide employes of the com connected with the institution represented: of shots, two sighting and seven scoring shots each man; position, atandings three terms to make a. mutch; prize to be won three times before becoming the property of the winners; entrance fee, titty cents per man; no charge for rifles and ammunition; prize to be shot for every Saturday, from three P. M.; en- tries made up to close of match; prize, Ballard .22 calibre rifle, with globe and peep sights. ATHLETIC SPOR‘S. ‘The first annual winter meeting of the Scottish- American Athletic Club was brought to a conclusion last evening at Gilmore's Garden, in the presence of 5,000 persons, The final heat of the seventy-five yards run was won by W. A. Edmonds, 18 feet start, in 8 seconds. L, E. Myers, New York Athletic club, captured the half mile run in 2m. 13'y8, ‘The ama- teur tug of war, teams of four men, brought together representatives from the Harlem, Scottish-American and New York Athletic clubs. The New York team first defeated the Harlemites; then the Scots worsted the Harlem boys, when the final pull brought Scots and New Yorkers fave to face. ‘The Scots made an earnest and gallant effort, but'the New Yorkers landed the mark on the rope over the winning crease im 16m, 5438, Fabregon, of the Scots, fainted after the tug was over. J. H,. Hock- ing, Empire City Gymnasium, won the mile walk (opened to those who had never beaten 8m., 30s.) in 7m., 563., beating a fleld of twelve, The winner was exhausted at the finish, The match tug of war, best two out of three pulls, between teams of the Broadway Squad of policemen and the Scottish-American Club, ten men each, proved par- ticularly exciting. Thé policemen pulled well to- gether and in 14m, 11448, scored their first victory, After necessary rest the team again came together, and the “finest police in the world” re- quired just 5m, 5%. to do their work in style and defeat their opponents. ‘The 220 yards hurdle race was won by American A. C. in 32 seconds. | ‘The final pull of the military tug of war sent “C’*@mpany and “B” com- pany teams of the Seventh Regiment before the audience. The “B” team made a gallant effort, but victory finally rested with “C” company by six inches only after a pull of twenty minutes, the limit time. A walk of three miles, handicap, was captured by F. B. Holmes, New York (60 seconds start), in 25m. 428, actual time. The final heat of the dash of 440 yards, handicap, was won by W. T. K. Kendrick, Harlem A.C. (25 yards start), in 55445. The hurdle race of 440 yards, handicap, fell to T. E. English, New York (30 yards start), in 1m. 98. PEDESTRIANISM. . H. Moritz, Scottish- . WILSON BEATS LOLLAUR AT A SEVENTY-TWO HOURS’ WALK, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] TRENTON, N. J., March 1, 1879. The walking mania having taken root here, last Wednesday night at eleven o’clock two amateurs, named Adolphus Wilson and P. B. Lollaur, com- menced a seventy-two hours’ task, finishing to- night. In seventy hours and a half the score stood—Wilson, 180!¢ miles; Lollaur 16914 miles; twenty-six laps to the mile, Wilson is a big, strapping fellow, about six feet high, while Lollaur isa mere stripling. The latter's feet became badly blistered, owing to bad training and new shoes, and it is oping to his pluck that h t on the track to the last minute. The last hour and a half they made about three and a half miles apiece, A large number of spectators visited them eve! and especially to-night. sil saa HERBERT AND BROWN AT TEN MILES—THE FOR- MER THE WINNER. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Lone Brancu, N. J., March 1, 1879. The pedestrian mania has infected this city for some time past. Two walking rinks have been kept going with fair success for the past two weeks, and to-night one of the most interest- ing events of the tournament took place—a ten-mile match between Hugh J. Herbert and Joseph Brown, both amateur pedos- trians and residents of Long Branch. As both havo been training somewhat for the event by walking to Freehold, Red Bank aud the various places in this vieinity, the distance ranging from eight to twenty miles, much enthusiasm was shown, and the room of the Atlantic Athletic Club in the Theatre Comique was well filled at an early hour. The match was for $504 side, on a sawdust track ot forty laps to the mile. The race was closely contested for the firet five miles, which was done by Herbert in 52 minutes and by Brown in 5am. 203. During the remainder of the race the crowd cheered heartily, the contestants nnpenrtt as if straining every nerve as they trudged roun the track until the ninth mile, wnen Brown, who was clad in a gauze shirt and linen pants, broke down, makin, the last mile at a very slow pace. Trerbert wore an ordinary busi- ness suit and won the race. Time for tho ten miles, 1h. 57m. 3s. H. F. Wilcox, of Adams Ex- press, acted as referee and timekeeper, As the race closed the hall was suddenly cleared by the cry of ‘Ocean Hotel on fire!” FIFTY-MILE WALK BETWEEN FRENCHY JOHNSON AND GEORGE H. HOSMER—THE LATTER THE WINNER, Bostox, March 1, 1879. A fifty guile walking match for $250 a side, between Frenchy Johnson and George H. Hosmer, the wel known oarsmen, was won by the latter. Johnson dropped out after completing thirty-three miles, Hosmer continued his tramp until the fortieth mile, His time was 9h, 47m. 1s. THE NEXT DOG SHOW. The third annual bench show of dogs, under the auspices of the Westminister Kennel Club, will be held at Gilmore's Garden, on April 8, 9, 10 and 11. ‘The rules as adopted by the Phifadelphia and West- minster clubs will govern the show. All entries must be made on blanks furnished by the club, which can be had on application to the superintendent at his office, No. 117 Fulton street. Entries will close on ‘Tuesday, March 28. The premium list is large and embraces satisfactory money prizes and silver medals, Mr. Charles Lintoln has been ‘inted supermtendent. ‘The managers are:—William M. Tileston, Dr. W. 8. Webb, C. Du Bois Wagstaff and Walter Webb. SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMORY. Axpany, N. Y., March 1, 1879, The Governor has signed the bill to secure the completion of the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York city. CITY NEWS ITEMS. One thousand, one hundred and twenty-four am rests were made by the police last week. BA Friend” sends $1 to this office to be sent to persons standing in immediate need of assistance mentioned in the HenaLp. At the Bureau of Vital Statistics there were te- ported during the past week 600 deaths, 620 births, 203 marriages end 41 still births. The Excise Board issued sixtu-five Ieonses last week, and received for the same $3,409. During the month of February 315 licenses were granted, for which the sum of $15,175 waa received. James Brady, who attempted to rob the safe of Wadsworth, Martinus & Longman, of No, 207 Pearl strect, on the night of the 27th ult., was held for trial, in \ waaay of $2,000, at the Tombs Police Court, yes- terday, Pive ocean steamers sailed yesterday and not one of them carried any cattle. The only item of live stock for Europe was eighteen horses, included in the cargo of the Italy, of the National line, for Liv- erpool. At the Produce Exchange Ieatercer. @n agreement was entered into between the representatives of several firms in the grain and feed business that on and after Wednesday, the Sth of March, they would not recetve trade dollats except at a discount of three per cent. Three Italian brothers, Corvio, Nicholas and An- tonio Cassai, of No, 94 Park street, were arraigned in the Court of Special Sessions yesterday charged with carrying decayed matter, bones and fat through the streets without @ permit, In default of fine they were locked uj A letter, signed by many of the attachés of the Seventh (formerly the Nin Division ot the Collec+ tion Office of the Custom Howse, has been sent to Deputy Collector Dudley F. Phelps, expressing the esteem in which he is held by his subordinates and their regret at his proposed resignation, A letter of — has been sent to his successor, Mr. J. None of the employés of the city have tecolved their salaries for February, in consequence of Mayor Jooper's decision not to certify to a payroll be- fore the Ist of the mouth. His Honor takes the ground that he should not compelled to sign & warrant until the services for which the money i# drawn have been fully performed, coun. torsigned some of the warrants yesterday, and all of = will be ready for payment to-morrow ot Tues- ay. . A burglar alarm was attached to the doors of St, Alphonsus’ Church in South Fifth Avenue on Friday afternoon, aud the same evening sounded an foie] which brought Officer Henze to the scene. He foun: John Bloch, a German, crouching in one of the fatal A door leading into the building had wen opened by means of false keys, and the poor bor Inside had been forced open and rifled, lock had 4 bn a when he — ga Path 88, mostly in pennies, He was arraigned a efterson Market Police Court ahd committed for trial iu default of