The Sun (New York) Newspaper, September 30, 1870, Page 1

TUM SIEGE OF PARI General Cluseret Heading a Revolution in Lyons. CAPTURE OF CLERMONT. Russia Preparing to go into the War. Tur SUN'S WAR CORRESPONDENCE. The Prossinns Ocenpylan the Rich Pre vis only bo arvation—Perfect vinces of Noraandy—P Taken by Trev ‘ rder under ‘on bre Ns, Sept. 23.—The Prussians, advan cing by the vaileys of the Aisne, Marne, and Aube, to be more interested in the occupa lion of the rich provinces of Normandy and Charolais than in preparations for an immediate attack, In fact, it is now almost impossible to take Paris by force, The city can only be con- quered by treason or starvation, Ido not be- lieve that the occupation of Charolais will bo easy. The Southern League, or tho Inde- pendent Association, of the different southern partments of France is growing stronger every day, and a formidable army will be organized deiore long, with Marseilles and Lyons as leading points, Gon, Cluseret has requested an imme. diate loan of twenty millions by the city of Lyons, based upon progressive taxation, Mar- willcs has granted ten millions, The other nities and departments are well disposed to pay their share. 1 Do not believe a single word of the reports about the red flag and the mob in this city, I aover saw more perfect order anywhere than Wat which reigns here under the red flag, ENGLISH WAR DESPATCHES, _ ia's Gigantle Military Pre; Jules Favre Accused of havi Understanding with Bismarck. Toxpox, Sept, 29.—The military preparations of Russia are proceeding on a gigantic scale, There is crest activity everywhere, The Prussian \Gov- ernment hes efficially dented the presence of # na tional vestel in either the Black or the Red Sea bearing the name ot Hertha or Bertha, The Tele graph Was a talloon special from Tours, dated Wed- nerduy evening, representing that the Prussians retiring toward Paris, Great contidence existed in Paria, ‘The Moscow Guzette says Russia loses power be. cause France is no longer a counterpoise to Prassia, whois now able to assault her neighbors with im- punity. The London 7mes this morning has a special de- apaten, which says that on Tuesday last, 97th, t French made another sortie from Metz, Tue forces consisted of cavalry and artillery, and were pro- ‘tected by the guns of Forts Quelen and Bottes, The French advanced to Arsle Queux, where the Prus- alans were encountered, ANOTHER SEVERE CONFLICT ENSUED, ‘which resulted in the defeat of the French, though they carried off thelr wounded, dead, and ali the Prussian prisoners they had captured. The village ‘waa burned by the shells, ‘The tiege guns which have lately been in position before Sirasbourg are being hurried forward to Paris, Some of them have already arrived. Prossian cavalry has also gone forward from Stras- bourg, ‘The Prussian headquarters around Part given as follows: King William at Ferridres, the Crown Prince at Verssilles, and Saxony at Gieua Trembla: From the New York Free Press, despatch bas been received in this elty from Munaeisheim, dated the th, which states that STRASBOURG ONLY SURRENDERED ‘whon tho helpless condition of the place rendered it Almost inevitable, The victims of the fover that ‘was prevalent in the city seemed almost number- loss, ‘The invabitants generally were famishing, and the dosd and dying were lying in crowds in the stroots, This state of things decided Gen, Ubrich tocspitulate, In doing 80 he shed tears and ex claimed, J'ad fait mon deroir,” to the Prussian Generals as they entered the city, =~ ‘The Baden troops claim the credit of the capture of Stroebourg, Some of the Paris papers accu Jules Favre of haviug acted upon a private ander standing with Count yon Bismarck, An active friendship between the Prussian and Austrian Cabinets i remarked, ‘Tue French garrison of Strasbourg have been re- tmoved to Rastadt in Baden as prisoners of war ‘The Prussians b ready occupied the towa, The citadel and the bridge to Keli! have been restored Dy the pioneers, At 9 o'clock, the Mayor and mu- icipal authorities of Strasbourg*procecded to Mun- Wolsticim ; at half past 10, the garrison laid down their arms, and at 11 o'clock, the Prussians, to- aeiuer with the Baden troops, had occupied all the Pobiic places and buildings. The Prussian Generals aro to formally enter the city today, ‘Three ba derive have Leen she. at the Place de Kleber. ‘The dlockede of the river Elbe has been renewed ty tle French fleet, German vossels above a) Warned of the fact, Tie North Geran Gazette says the precipitancy ef the Awerican Government in recognizing the French republic was doubticss due to false infor Qaton supplied by its Minister at Paris, Despatches from Wilhelmshoe report that the Emperor Napoleon rides out daily in the environs, received With CVCTY Hark Of reepect by the ‘uuabitants VRENCH WARK DESPATCHES, bourg Contradicted—R. scew im Lyone—Gen, Clue A report having reached here O Ue capture of Strasbourg, the Government tus morning publishes a despatch from the French Consul at Bas'e, contradicting tt, ‘The Consul says the Prurei ne Lod made three tremendous bat an- successful assaults on Strasbourg, in whieh they futlored heavy losses, A white flag subsequently displayed as truce to bury the dead gave rise to the rumor that the city bad capitulated, Communi €\' on, however, is ent im all directions, wad the £.1) of StrasLourg is by no means impossitte, Not Wii! sanding (he denial of the Consul ut Basle, there Isnotr mg lelicf that the rumor is pot al arrested bim aud bis adherents without , : INE TKOUBLES AT LYONS, on unt of the red flag, continue, though the eTots 10 compromise Lave not been abated. Mar Lyons, September 9.—Ge>, Cluseret, heading « r n, forced bis way into the town hall to-day, ba ng the poopie, Tue National Guard in 1, CLELMONT AS BREN CAPTURED, Nunured Mobi es and citizens successfully (he fir-t attack of the Prussians, After the ' ec repulsed they returned with artillery ments and captured the place, The lave surrounaed Boissons, Bhot and have Leen exchanged since Saturday. Tho uve been destroyed by artillery fre, A * been thrown over the Aisne at that place, 1.1, cunonneed that despatch balloons wilt be i vieom Turis daily, Advices received to-day on ‘he capital report SUCCESSES FOR TH nORD Vorious minor engagements around the city, ‘The Nobile Guards behave extremely well ander Bre. The removal of tie Government from Tours Wo anger talked of ‘The following despatches have be We Minster VuLwans, Sept, 29.—The enemy, woo yostordar received by a > Was at Cercottes, the first station on the railway north of this city, appears to be retiring. It is be- lieved that news of a serious check near Paris occa. tioned their retreat, BELLEGAND, Sept. 28.—It ts reported that Pithi- viers has beon evacuated by the Prussians, who bave withdrawn in the direction of Etampes. Nemouns, Sept. %.—At Chapelle-la-Reine a Pros. sian post was captured by the Francs:Tireurs, Alter the departare of the latter, the Prassians re- turned to the place, and burned some dwellings, and exacted ® contribution of 10,000 francs. The Francs Tirears also captured a convoy of munitions on tho way to the Prussian forces in the neighbor. hood, 4 Mizinnes, Sept. 98, vin London.—An armistice has been concluded with the Prussian forces around this town, and it will probably continue inti! Oct. 7. Verdun is besieged, but the Prussians have made uo strong demonstrations against the place TUR ORMATRST INVENTION OF THR AGE. Prom the New York Free Presa, Linum, Sept, %9.—Exeiting rumors coming from Amiens have spread over this city, to the effect th the quarries of Mont Valerien, on the west of Paris, have been mined and blown up, annihilating one hundred thousand Prussians, The truth of these Teports is unknown, a8 the origin of these rumors cannot be definitely fixed, SUCCESSES OF THR FRENCTT. Touns, Sept, 29.—Advices from Paris to the 25th inst. have been received. Documents have been found in the Tuileries seriously compromising De Morny in the Mexican affair, It ig reported that the successes of the French on the previous day produced a favorable impression Heavy losses to the Prussians are reported. ‘The negotiations for the entry of the South Ger. man States into the Northern Confederation have foiled, Delbruck has returned from his mission. PRUSSIAN WAR DESPATCH, pienataerscenet German Opinions as to the Terma of Peace. Berux, Sept. 29.—Three opinions prevail in Germany in regard to the question of the terms of Peace. One party agrees with Count von Bismarck, that the war ought not to stop until Alsace and Lor- raine, including the fortified city of Metz, are an- nexed to Germany, whence they were taken, An- other party demands that Metz and Strasbourg be dismantled merely, and that France indemnify Ger- many for the cost of the war. The third party limits the territorial demand to Alsace and the nar- row strip of Lorraine in the east, where the Ger- man ts sili the prevailing language. RUSSIA TO STRIKE PRUSSIA, —— Forces Massini the Prussian ter—150,000 Cossacks under Arma Baltic Squad: dy for Service led from Pru the Turkish B: From the World of yesterday. Loxnox, Sept. 28,—The Government has infor- mation to-day (rom its sgeats on the Baltic that the military preparations which Rassia has been making ‘so openly and with such extraordinary energy, are directed not against Turkey, but against Germany. This information is confirmed by private advices, rtain that there is creat alarm and unensi Berlin, ‘The foliowing troops of the Ttussian army are announced to Lave been echelonned wlonz the frontier gerog. he past three week ‘Two divisions of the Infantry of the Guard, und Lieat.-Gen. Baron Malier-Sakomelsky ; t! ree divi fons of the Grenatiers of the Guard, nnder Liew’. Gen. Prince Toukbon-Mouvarotf ; one division of the Cavalry of the Guar, under Gen. Prince Galitain : twelve divisions of the Infantry of the Line, under Lieutenant Geveral von Eger ; five divisions of Wie Cavalry of the Line, under Licutenant-General Court Yon Krez; two parks of engineers twelve parks of artillery, under Lieutenant-General Kuy- seneff, It te also ‘announced that a force of a bun dred and fifty thousand Cossacks, the most terrible light troops of te world, haa been called unter arm, 4 that the squadron of the Baitic is ready for ac. service, ‘hese statements are made in Government circles, and they are accompanied with the stil uote alr ing intimation that the Russian Minister d’ombr ‘the Coart of Berlin, has been instructed by Prince Goriachakofl to present a formal demand to Prussia for full and categorical explanations of her purpores and policy in pursuing the war with Franca, In this demand it ie stated that the Government of the Czar declares it to be quite impossible that Rus. sia can regard it as a question solely to be decided between Germany and France wiiat the limits of ll be; that the future of Ru t, makes it the duty of the ‘ian Government to'protest against and, if neces. iy change in the equilibrium of rrans the freedom iment; and particularly will never suffer the fixed boundaries of ites to be distarbe! in obedience to the and perverse doctrine of nutioualities, é! ‘These rumore are confirmed 4 their ominos significance deepened by the appearance in the § Petersburg Gazette de la Bourse of an article, printed ina form which gives to it the air of a semi-oMclal manifesto, which uses this threatening and explicit language: " Prussia, with her frontiers on the ide of ance guaranteed, and neutralized Austria to protect her southeasiern flank, will be in & position 0 to dispose all her strena!h ns to cieck and ensiiy to paralyze tho action of Russia, In the presence of #0 eri eventuality, Russia must and wii provide, and provide at once, sgalust any possible tare. ‘The Kolos of Moscow says, also, “The Eastern Quesiion can wait, There is no pressing necessity for ® solution in that quarter. Ii is on the Rhine to-day that the knot of the Eastern question waits to be cut at one decisive blow.” The British Ministry have called » Cabinet coun for to-morrow iustea excitement of the public anxiety and of urgent d patches from Lord Lyons, in which he appeals ear hestly to the Britis Government to interpose and compel a peace before all Europe is set inflam, Lord Lyons represents in the stro tterms the growing desperation and. rage of the combatan's, Aad the perils to Europe of such projects as are now openly avowed by the German Governm Later.—The reports thicken thit Russia is pre- paring (0° war, The army at the south kas Loon mobilized, aud late movements loward the Turdisir border are vminog Victor Emanuel and the Popo, Rowe, Sopt. 29.—Cardinal Pericoli has gone to Florence on @ secret mission to King Victor Emanuel from the Pope, Cardinal Capozzi has been appointed Sceretary of State for the Pope in place of Cardinal Antonetil who has resigned. A mob yesterday entered and plundered the printing office of the Orvervatire. ‘The Pope has addressed to the King of Italy a protest against the outrage, ‘The Junta has issued a manifesto settling the de tail of the plebiscete, The vote will be by ballot ticket, with simply “Yes, or . No, the Rome is divided into twelve voting distriots, Foreigners, who are unable to vot an address to the King requesting of the Pope the Italian troops may be permitted to occupy the Castle ot San 10, Perfect wanquility prevails: ee A Fashionable Marriage in the Twenty-ffth Ward of New York Tho magnates of fashion in Hartford, Conn., were on the Uptoe of excitement yesterday with toe on marriage of Edgar #, Welles, son of the Hon Gideon Welles, to Alice Brainard Colt, danghter of Cuarles 11. Brainard, Exq, The ceremony was per formed by the Rey, Mr, Mills, of St. John's Chureh, the residence of the bri!e's father, in the presence of a circle of distinguistied friends, The guests from abroad were Rear-Acmiral T, A, Jenkins, of Wash ington: Ger, Kiddoo, U.S, A; Judve and Mra. hn Db, Caton, of iliincis; Rovert T of Chicago, on of the jue President Lit MF Merritt, of Samiort, Con; the Rev. Chitles My Hale, U.8.NG Dr DD. 1. Haight; the Key M. H, Morgan, Miss’ Morgan, W. 1, Whitin, dhs, Ben Holiday, snd Now'York; Dr, Elias and Min, alo, and Miss Hale, of Pennsyivania; and Bishos Niles, of New Hatupehire. The reception was the most ‘brilliant ever witnessed tu Hartford. ‘Toe bride elegantly dressed, in perfect taste, and the toileta were rich aud Leautitul. ‘Thy bridal y took the evening train for New York and « stern tour, a Richmond's Two The municipal office troubles in Kichinond, Va., have been resumed, The Chief of Police wae arrowiod yesterday on complaint of Win, B. David son, who claims to be City Collector under the enabling act and the late Judicial decisions, but who was lately ejected trom ‘office by order of the City Council. ‘The Colef in taro had Davidson arces for perjury in swearing that he feared molos| The Sinking of the Yacht Iecre\ Yesterday the steamship Dacia, in coming up the bay, ran down the yacht Recreation, ‘Tlie crew ht were taken ov board the soamer and Upper Quarautine. ‘he Kecroa'ion was a sloop of about 13 tons, and owned by R. W. Hi, Koso | WOMAN ATTHEBALLOT-BOX OLD-TIME AGITATORS AGAIN AT WORK IN MASSACHUSETTS, Thanks to jo Advice t Bostox, Sept. 29.—The Massacnusetts wo- n's Suffrage Convention assembled this forenoon in Tremont Temple, Mra, Julia Ward Howe was chosen President, and 8, B. Sewell, Abby Kelly Fostes, Mary BE. Sargent, the Rev. J. Freeman Clarke, Lydia Maria Child, and Frank B. Sanbora, Vice Presidents, The Rev, Miss Augusta J, Chopin of lowa offered prayer. Mrs. Howe briefly addressed the Convention, say- ing that the believers in woman suffrage wore not gathered with any plan of operation before them, but were perplexed with doubts and difficulties, Which she hoped free discussion by practical work- ers would solve, No clectoral disability, sho said, should prevent women from working, and she ap- pealed to the men togive them thelr rights, Mrs, Livermore, 11. B, Blackwell, Margaret Camp- bell, Gordon M, Fiske, and Sara E, Wilkins, the Committoe on Resolutions, reported that whereas, the cstablistiment of political justice upon the basis of equal rights for all men aud women is more im- portant than ang considerations of party expe- diency ; therefore, the friends of woman suffraw should no longer support any candidate for Sts local office who {s not in favor of the ENYRANCIISEMENT OF WOMAN, and, In ense no such candidate is put in nonmuna ion, they should nominate and support au independent candidate of their own, It wos ordered that © committee send memoriais to the Conventions of the Repavlican and Demo: cratic parties, respectfully requesting the adoption of woman suffrage as a part of their platforms, and that every cnndidate be psked whether he will work for the ent of woman udrage, and to publish his reply im the Woman's Journal, Then the Women's Convention Committee will meet on tho 1sth of October next, alter th Repudlican a nowtnations tor ASTATE TICKET IF NBCESSART. ention recognized in Wendell Phillips a ‘to none in his earnest, able, and con- stunt advocacy of impartial suffrage, and declared that be had earned wowen's gratitude. and has a right to claim won Votes whenever they can be given under the form of laws and without compli- adjournment of th Democratic Conventious, to make The Cor ieader aeco cating the cause of woman suffrage with issu merely roiitical, Toe Convention thank the Hon, Henry Wi son for intro ‘acing a Dill for the exten: sion of sufiage to women in the District of Co- jumbis, A MINT FOR CHARLES SUMNER. The following preamble avd resolution wore hailed with ay plause: Waereas, Hon. Charies Sumner, Senator of Massacha. setts, has declared that distinct! ys In sof ge founded bie qualiications are violation of an! whereas tex Is # color therefore cons slency nae from the Hon, Charles sudinission of a Sixteenth Am Constitution for the prohibi finetion on account of sex. Mrs. Howe described coll tifcial lenorance, and #ai were al lowed to intrude the It had, the professors would be thrown into the shade, ‘and the result would be as TUR BLIND LEADING THY NRAR-SIGNTED, Stephen S, Foster announced that he wo polls except wit a, Mrs. Livermore replied that if she d stay away under dificalties, as ¢ in voters neglecting their dutiesdin a crisis s \d that the coquetting in the Woman's Jovrnal office dnring the last summer on the part of lealing Republicans, Democrats, Prohibitionists, and Labor Reformers would not be’ beheved unless the facts Were stated uniler oath. ‘They beeged that the wo: wen would not doarything to split up their parties. A prominent Republican stopped ber on the way to the Temole tits morning, aud entreated her not to do anything that would lead to the formation of « distinet party on the anffrage iasne. Mrs, Blackwell opnounced that meetings were to eld in ever) Vilace in the Stato, ED. Winslow and Sten in the expediency of arking t wan suflrage equa re of ar did rot ve cation to the Prohivitioniste first. POLITICAL ROT. ENNHSS, Mr. Jenking, au aged re of Andover Man. experienc nty-five sours wh hat wil political parties Were inere cheuts, and Were not tu De trusted, ucy Stone Blackwell eald that ale had Interview. n. Buter on the sulject of woman suffrace, and that he had promised 's written opinion, She was determined to do all she could to defeat men s who were not in fuvor of independence for wouen, Mr." Foster considered Wendell. Phillips. the Veo appointed leader of the su€rage movewent, ¢ Key. D. W. Winslow offered the follow! Resotred, That Werdell Phillipa waving, by lite of long devotion se of worn Ours utmost esteem, we therefore the fandidace of tac Wonran Suilrage party for Goveraor of Masaachusetus, NEW YORK, THE MARKSMEN’S CONTES?, Extraordinary Rifle Practice Greatest of The New Jersey National Guard gathered in atoat force in Clifion, New Jersey, yesterday, The occasion was the anntal competitive trisl of marks. manship, ‘There were presont representatives from every corps in the Slate, thongh the mass of ti competitors were gom Newark and Jersey City. The Weather was Very favorable for a good display of #kill, there being neither wind nor sun to inter. fore with good shooting, About 00) men and off cers fired ten rounds of ammunition each at,100 and 200 yards on the Hythe system, The shooting begun shottly after 10 o'clock, and was continued until dusk, When about 60 men had yet to fire at the lon est range, A postponement of the mateh was ther fore ordered unt'l euch time aa the Board of Ar- Fangements «hall decide upon. -- Goy. Randolph and ex-Goy. Marcus L., Ward were onthe ground oll aay, fand mingled freely with the riflemen, taking a very active part iv the excitement, Many of the men appeared in full unitorm, giving the ‘keene an additional interest, Cov. Randolph, Hrie-Gen, De Hart, Brig.Gen. Bay, Co’. Kilburn Kucx, Col, Jamos Stoville, Col. Addis, Col, Wood. ru, the Board of Arrangements, and the Major General's staff took dinner with G Rongon in the Ciitton Grove Hotel in the afternoon. ‘Tie popping of champagne corks at the flies on the ceiling indi- cated that some of the best stiooting of the day was done in this tateh, . In the feld no carualty w neerly 5,000 rounds of ball cart md there were hundreds of the Park, In the score, a buil’s-ero" counted four pointe, & pire” three points, and an‘ outer” two polute. e Wore signalled with yellow, bh flags respoctively. ‘The followin forty beat markstnen in the co have the right to shoot int chester mutchess reported, thongh # bad ben fired talors roaming bitch Rex Fivh Regt © Raner, Fifih Regtin Win, Wild, First regime: Lt. W. Dublan, G. sandtora, secoud if J. Pullia, Reéond Latta 1. Miteh: fey 1 F, Second, th Begin nd Kea H.C. Hell, Pink Reginent F. Fowl, Secon’ Hegiment, F ooth, erond Regiment Capt D. 3. Prestoan.. Martin Huber, Batiery A. er, Mattery X : th Fourth Regent... P. Meteor. Guin, Firat Rewiia Wy, Wareing, eiret Hattaltor W. Lord, Second Rezinent,... Y. Gauabeart, secoud Regiment Li Betiane ‘ bogies, Becond Hewlinent A, Gimmerman, First Battalion. oy, Firth te ere, Second, J. Kroann, Cecond I ©. M Ste 0.6 | W. Young, Third Nogiment H.Kurvoh, Second. Ite Lif. MeKeo WRG FG Girda TJ Beli Se —— WHERE THE PROFI“AS GO, elena Wholesale Theft of Flour aad Grain-The Arrest of a Cartman and a Recelver~ How our Merchants aro Robbed. About a week ago Messrs nbs & Appleton, of 17 West street, flour and grain dealers, had Feason to suspect that they were belag robbed by one of their employees, They, therefore, set « watch, They found that their grain was disappear- ing bag by bag, and that the bazw wherein the grain was and was to be enclosed were Ove morning about a week aco Ji cart byone of the salesmen to wave jgrais through the back door tc ¢ .mobody in the alley, recorinined that Mr, en for tree years a trusty and fthe firm, was cirtiig LWA dnily from $20 to $50 worth Of property trom the store, chief: in the shape of new bage and suadry Dushels of wheat, rye, and oat Last Monday, the 2th ins it was found that McCann War in'the habit of packiug grain Ones ih, bis torpeolin, which he keptin the third story of the building.” When be was ordered out with a lead. he was wont to bring down his t for the purpose of alive clin, aulin, osteneibly Wis goods from the aan or rain. An examination of the tarpaulin during vis temporary ubsoncs proved that it was tied with contraband goods, A dctective was cloud, and on following the carman be discos: ered that certain bales of bugs and cer. tain bags of grain belonging to the firm were left in a erocery at nwich and Watts streets. Detective Hinchtaa arrested MeCann and tock him before Justice Dowling, who yesterday morning sentenced the thief to six mouths on the isiand, The rec of 468 G till in th ver of the stolen goods, Chas, Graber, wich sitee 4 Loring awaiting tri A State Control Committee was appointed THE GREAT BILLIARD MATCH, esc datds Rudolphe and Kavanagh—The Match for the Championship—Prospect of Fair Play, The billiard world has been lively this week, and dics fair to offer more excitement before many days, On Tuesday nieht Humphrey beat Rudolphe 42 points in a game of 100 French caroms, and {ol- lowed it up witha beat of 23 in asecond game. On Wednesday night Radolpbe had his revenge at the Apollo Billiard Rooms, 1,118 Broadway, by beat. ing Hup.phrey 266 points Ju 1,000, American earoms, making runs of %2 21, and 1 Humphrey ran Hind, 10S, on 240. Tne ghme wan inter sely intereat ing, and was witnessed by a large number of ams. teurs, among whom were Jem Nace, George lit Neil diryant, and Chris. O'Connor, Lat nicht at Cormac & Keole,'s, 37 West Unio: sguare, Iu iolph and Morophrer played a kare «A MO) Prints, carooms, in Which Humphrey mate o1 180, Daley and Humphrey then playel a Fach game of OO points, in which the jattor fan 42%, 15, and and won by 8h. paints ‘At the close of this game Rudoiphe juined Nu Kavanogh at 1,103 Broadway, when the two gre puyest in ihe word crossed cues in a sam una of S00 sud 0 THe DION AND Rudolphe having retuned from the acuinst tie desire of tne ° mad> wars, ferie Who have ix nich nop poring him, the mate’ botwesn tam and Ju. Dion Will taxe place on the evening of tao. 7th of Oc ober, at Appollo Hall, 6! Broadway aud Twenty-cighth eirect, It is to be hoped that the Freuchinany in the con ing maich, will have something like fur play. George Wi kea ts whose Hinds the stages Lave been placed, will make nn appeal in the tertheoming sue of the Spire ta te cheet that Loih placcre thal address the au tence before commencing play. and, each fur tiiiscls, stave fo is trends that ang insult to bis will be considered an outrage to —— My atic k Races. Dostox, Sept, 29.—The first race was tor a purse of §660, BAN to Orst horve, $150 to second, $50 to third, lor Lures, that nave never beaion Bo mile heats, best 3 in'S, in harness, ‘There were i eutiies, Lub only 8 eturto’, ‘Lhe following is a summary : A. Patterson's), Lady Ft 11 Cameron's br. a) Hi. Woo leat Gyps at Din, Mace's bik, &. Contraband, $3 He'Biadie) * 0. & Haupy Jack iv. 66 a! rg Anny sohason.., ses 55 John Tyler's reg Frosty Ae Low's tree. Duly liter 6 als Noreiesn's bem. Lady Moaew Tine dit ig, 2:33, Bah iia taaeona us Tor a’ puree of $2,000, for hor beaten 22; $1,000 \o fist horse, $70) to second, aud $900to Wid} wile heats, best Sin 5, in harness, Fourteen horses were 01 tored, butouly seven started, ‘The following is summary: J.J, Bowen's gr. ¢. Roya at ant Dan Mace’s bin, Lytia Tho 6518 Bt Ie 1m 13253 nk. Col Pal ta ie had Nie cnitt $7176 Berlin Giri, S448 W, Woodrud's ch, g, Miince Arthi bf | Tha obs BOD, BiB, —— ~ ‘The Death of a Weatchoster Mine Jones Burns, a milkman, of Fordham, wos found yesterday morning almost dead in the barn found several bags of erin, supp stolen from Coombs & Appleton, new bags known to have been ‘taken from their estabdisiiment, and which McCanu ackuowlodged to have siolen and sou. nd anumber o THE TERRIBLE MIIRAILLEUR, caaeeaen fe Crank of a Mitraillen Brondwny Window The Vastra OM Narrow Eacape from Dea For several months past, Charles H, Pond has had on exhibition in the front windows of bis gun store, 179 Broadway, a French mitrailiease, The instrament has been an object of much curiosity, Crowdy of curious persons have assembled in front of Pond's window to view the fun, It probebly been inspected and bandied by thousands of porsons, On Wednesday a large crowd too vhous the window, both inside and outside the store ‘Turning While some of them were examining the terrible kun, a careless boy turned its crank when # loud ex plorion Was Leard, TLe report was beard for a» at distance Vie cin Was fonded with cartridge and ball when the lst begen lo eaporiment upon it, but the fact known or overlooke!, ‘At the time of the win low, parwilol with the Vile win ws, one on eacil ide the entrance, were ke the two halves of # fol ing door, and was poluted bebind one of them went through two. strita of dem 1K 8 BOW Cane a corner aeainst the wall, and in te wall, Foriun nob . ab the inal be atand ing in’ tue path the projectit and no lives were lost, Had the gun been pointe Duta jew inches In sor direction, several lives Would base bova Wat, Those who rshly to tig and toy with a dangerous weapon shonid be held responsibte for eaplosion, ut $100 Worth of plate gliss was or of this gun is sald to be Dr, of Norwich, Conn. who, it te alleged, ts the an Yenior of the mitraillease cannon, Sune Ove yoars avo he Kenta model ov France, with the desicn oF that country; Lut Napoleon elexed upon appropricted the iveution wit acknuwleag: mont, Such is suid to be the origin of the French mitraiileuse, —s A Lover's Suichdes Theodore Davis, @ young man recently em ploved asa mage driver at Gon Cove, bat litterly resid wilh Gis mother in Jericho, dreoset hinseif to atrend bell with a bei to whom he wos en the b ged, On leavin se he remarked to his mower, Lam going tor out mysoll; L hove you whi give mo a dec nt burial." A fe* moments afve his mother and intended wife bi rd the report of m pistol, and on going out found bim lying 6» the pround, huving shot hunself through the leit Ure d about wb Lour aiterward, — SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH, ‘The Newmarket Quo by Don Carlos, Alderman ‘Thom: Mayor of London. The Nod Stockines of Cincinnat! beat the Unions of Bt. Louis, in the latter City, on Wednesday—2s to 1. Dt, Cleres of the bark Herbert, from Liverpool dled bt Gaiveston on Weduesday mgat of yellow fever ‘The State Fair in Utiew yestorday was attended by 's CUP Was Won yesterday Dakin has beon elected Lord adjoining the’ atholic Bisters' School, He expired Lefore medica: assistance could be procured, Burns kevt Keven cows in this barn, and had bis bed in one ¢ waa 70 years of ace, and tind 82,0 boven cows and & liorse, Eo Close fisted Guat be always slept in (be barn with his cows, aud no one ever saw lim eat a good, hearty moul. ‘He was} york on Wednesday, where he bought « horse, and W. 10 o'clock that night in a store at For bis lamp with oll. ‘Then Le was appari as usual, — Great Fire in Antwerp. Axtwanr, Sept, 20.—A great fire is now (noon) rocing in thiseity, The sugar bouse of the Messrs, Moens Brothers, weveral adjoining buildings have boon destroyed thas far ning.—V've Gre in Hie city has boon oxtin- Kullabad, 1'ue lose cannot eat be aacorvained, Wt least 40.000 people, wnd $12 500 were taken aL Lie reket office. The Focolvte thus fae fout up $20,000. stock, the discoverer of the Com ‘at Novada, committed eui Baseman, by shooting Ho was 11 au James Puilan, the priveioal tore of the Cullfornia Hutldiig jeeided (0 miiuw the business Of the tmstiiutlon to Coubinus for anothor year, Little Raven and Yellow Bear, chiefs of the Arra: pahour, complain that the stipuis ions of their (roy Are not complied with. T for’a change of Agency, Bud for the prouiised seed aud faruing Ureu als, ‘Tae Chief of tho Bureau of Btatisticn lina received & request fro niMuiOn Ayeney tn divi tur 6.0% cn} Wort on the price af ersten 1 Btaton wo HOM muonz Awa:l farm: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1870. THE POLITICIANS’ CIRCUS, FIFTEEN THOUSAND INDICTMENTS IN MR, GARVIN'S OF FIO raignment of the Gang of O' Hall-O for the Mayo: A large meeting of the Young Men's James O'Brien Association of the Eighteenth Ward was Held at No, 259 Third avenue last eveuing, Mr James McCann presiding. “ After the tronaaction of rome routine business, Mr. Howard Eilis addressed the meeting, He spoke of the anticipated fight at the coming election with confidence of success, That sirngele would be the people's fight for their liberties, While the Tammany leaders were eervants of the People they served the people, but since they have ama their millions and the people have been made thoir servants they dictate to tho people. In this coming contest they would not hesiiate to purehase all who could be purchtsed, lieved that the intelitgence and honesty of ‘ork would oppose them. Why, he asked, Kero fifteen thoneand indictments now on tne shelves of the District Attorney's office, if not to hold them over tho heads of (he thieves and scou drels of the city, to compel thei to do the bidding of the vilest coinbination which World ever knew? At the conciasion of his address James O'Brien Was nominated by the association for the Mayoralty, — Kaufmann Talking, The Republicans of the Fifteenth Ward had a grand ratification meeting last evening in the open alr, at the intersection of Grand and Leonard stree's, Solomon Spitzer presided, and addresses were delivered by Mr. Sigismund Kaufmann, candl- date for Licutenant-Governor, and others, In the of lis remarks Mr. Kaufmann paid his re- to Tam New Youx Sux, which journal,be suid, considered no man fit for the oMfce of Lieutevant: Governor unless he could say something new every time he spoke. ‘tis, be confessed, he was unable to do, as he was aniike those great smokers in Ger- many wio kept a new pipe for cvery day in the week. He concluded by demanding a fair election snd no favor, -— Rupture in Jacob © 's Party. The Tammany Reform Democratic Association met in Masonic Hall last night, Jacob Conen pre- siding. A commitice, appointed at a former meet- ing to watch the action of tle Rochester Conven- Hon, reported that none but Tammany delegates tuitted, A resignation, signed by Bity # purporting to be citizens of the ard was handed in, and about a dc fons quit the tail, not leaving more than hind. A committee wa this split, The meeting per- score be- aprointed to inquire into dyourned, ——— The Spavish Con at Work—The Hornet under Surveillance, The Spanish Consul in this city recently learned that the steamer Hornet was prepariug to sail for Cu in a few weeks, and that arms and men are to be shipped on the vessel, After hearing the pews, the Consul employed a number of men to watch the ate: tr. When the Hornet atetmpts to sail, isto be seized and linelled. The sarveil- lance of the Uptow has been noved, because the Spanish spies assert that the Cubans have sold her or $8,000, and ure spending the money in Giting cut the Hornet. ee ‘The Yachting Season Closed with Feasting. The yachtsmen will wiud up their season with some {all feeding, beginning with the banquet given by the New York Yacht Club to Mr. Ashbury on Monday eve ig. Delmonico will cater for the club, and his chéf bas received carte blanche. On Tuesday Mr. Ashbury is to dine at the Union Club with Mr. Grinnell, Mr. Ashbury git a large din- ner at the Ciub on Wednesday evening to about forty Kues's, among whom are Leonard Jerome, Law: Fence Jerome, Wil.iam Vooruis, Jarod Voorul dr., the Hon. Hamilton Morton, three English mem- bers of Parliament, Jacob Lorillard, George Lorri. lard, and Franklin Osgood. On Thursday evening Mr, Ashbury dines about forty more at the Bre- Yoort, an¢ on F iday evening he starts for Chicago, ‘The Cambria will remain and matches with the Sa¢phoay 2 Dauntless, afer which she will retarn to England, A Wife Bee and ber Paramour ree of Murder. Tu Medway, a sinall town on the Penobscot Itiy, & years of ace, was reported on st as missin ‘rne appearance of bi other circumstineos, aroused. suspicion, and after four days’ search Ray was found secreted in @ grove on an isiand about 60 rods trom his rest: dence, with several bruises on bis face and templos. His wife and Kldridge Reed, a resid ent of the sane towa, have been arrestea, —_ Mutiny in an American Axtwenr, Sept. 29.—The crew can ship Eli h Hamilton, Capt. White, which lett this port w days ago tor New York, became mutinous. The second oficer'was mortally wound- ed in attempting to subdue the m y. The was immediately put Kto tus port, and riving to-day the ringleaders were turned over to the pulice. Arrested on Ship. of the Ameri- — Old Cleve's Succenso} Spencer Kirby, formerly Chief Clork in the ‘Thirty-second Assessor's District, bas been appoint. ed Assessor ia place of John F, Cleveland, brother- in-law of Horace Greeley, resigned, ——— - STATEN ISLAND, pat Of Stapleton, foll dead yesterday in ‘oods, where be bad wanteret while de- Jobo > the Pagoun’ tauKea At the meoting of the Staten Island Improvement Commission, Mr, Hamilton of Casticton, Mr. Miller of Northfield, Mr. Hedley of Weatfeid, Mr, Myers of Southfield, ani Mr. Duncan of Middietowa, were ap: pointed # Committee on Parks, a = POLITICAL SQUIBS, —— th was nominated for Con- Horace Boardman Sr gree yer lace of Hauition Ward, ‘The Republican Stote Central Committe had a pri vate mecting vesterday in ‘he Fiith Avonue Hotel, Gen, Banks bas received tle Invor reform. nm nation {or Congres frou the pixta Massaohiusctts Dis. (et William HT. Phitiins er Lc uoutuee Lor Co Disiic eB, Louis Heublicn Democratic) sanporia B. Gratz Browa, the Liberal ttepublican candidate tor Gove “hor, Eillot M. Traxton was nominated yesterday for Conereva Vy the Walker paity trom (uo Alexandria, Va, dirtrict of Claverack is the Demo. ess in the Twelfth New York ‘The friends of Michael Matigan are urging Tam. many fall (> nominate him for the Assembly in the place 0. the Hon. M,C. Murphy ‘The Liberal blicans of the Rickth Missonri District tod dames © Blair for Congress, and the (he "Luled District have reaom! hated J K. District Demo- Gen. iW W. M. Heose fur noth has been nominated by the eos trom the Third Distiict of King and (he How. blockout nth Ward ¢ in rey artes FE. Loew Club, at Hell this evening, wil make arrangemenia for Mine to tie Iiie" Immonwe er, A Ti¥el of tue one at Broadway end Eivventh ribecty Ww , —— PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, ‘The Hon, Horatio Seymour addressed the Wiscon, sin fate Pal yesterday® Mr, Michael T, Daly has resigned as aac 1 Mr, Hormas ¢ 1 ir and long conneeciet wi been ape pointed Viet ci mando." represcatauve’ at Mudelde Major-Gon, Janes B. Mix had a private au tie ee yinCol, dunes Fick yestersay, "The gallant Major General éthicd tom the iterview with a suniting face Sir Henry Bulwer addresses another frantic ap. peal to the Loudon Tones to fayor of wetive interven Unio the FrancoGennan wor Bir Henry ovidenty Vas no orjection ageinet taking Granviie's lace in the Foreigu Oihcs, Charles Mcrgan, Keq $59,049 to bull a public +chool ho of New York, hag civen ihren Ng Live town. He hae niso purchased ® dWwel ang 6 wh Tand, CusLiNg $1,800 Inore, Lor & residence for the j + neil Miss harsh Maxwe'l was married to Denis O'Cal- tach. erday Tart, at the rericence of the Hride's father eet, Jurrey City, The Iv. Dy Sonea sisted by the Ty, Mesera, Smuiu, Holly, FOX, and Kelion, Rirhaye Il, Schooley of this city, forwerly, Cry Clerk 0 Bier, Walle in tho Ialter city on Tues: aay ow J uhou by rome personal frienls at his'taune ad made the recy teat OL w gold ring ane dlamond broastpin, La Gauguin, the dancer of the Katht Lanner troupe Who wolue Lime avo attempted suicide, refused to rein to Europe because ale could noventer Pacis Shera ¢ neespted an offer troin Manager Cole, and how @ of the culef attractions of the ballot in Le Pout Faust We.lack's hind several distinguished visitors last evon'®4, Among whom were Gow HoMin aeveral ot hs Geo, De Hat Pol Derry, im. Charles Cover, of the Alice, of ie Fieur-de Lis, aud Mr. Ashbury of THR CHAMPION SMOKER IN TOWN. — The Rush of the Office-Heckers to the Fift! Hotel — Greatness Roce! of the Custom f ra—U. 8. Gite Levee. President Grant and wife arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at & o'clock yesterday afternoon, Shortly after supper @ dense cloud of tobacco Smoke poured from the keyhole of room 43, revenl- ing the retreat of the President, and at once scares of cards were despatched to that parior by friends, oMcelolders, end toadies, > Scarcely bad the gas been lighted in the corridor leading to room 43, when & more dazzling light rose over the staircase, before which gaslight paled ite ineffectual fires, It was a colossal dinmond blazing on the bosom of John Chamberlain, D. C. (Doctor of Chances), John and his diamond entered room 43, and were welcomed by ite smoking occupant, ~ Comparative twilight entued, as a slim, dapper man,’ in fealtless attire, neared room 43, and the Hon. John A. Griswola rehearsed a well-drilled bow before a large mirror near the door, He bad scarcely disappearod from view, when Suoot-Nim-on- the-spot Dix appeared, closely followed by Frank F. Howe, Hogh Hastings, R. C, Winthrop, Jenkin! Van Achaick, and Dan Conover, and all entored room 43. From 7 antil 11 o'clock the line extended to the bottom of tho stairs, and presented numerous claw- hammer coats, with white kids to math, Anong the callers were Gov, Clitton, P, C. Van Wyck, Henry Thompson, Collector Laimieer, Henry W, Weed, Collector M. B, Blake, John V. Gridiey, Billy Haw, Gen, Barlow, Deputy Surveyor Benedict, Isaac H. Dalley, the Rev. Sidney A. Corey, KB. Shafer, Wire- John Fileh, Henry D. Devau, and” Apprain Palmer, ‘The political ilinminatt were received by Grant with stolid arbanity, He permated, calling everybody by somebody else's ‘name, #wered all questions within half an hour afte were propounded The Pres ry Kokeson and Admiral Porter wore also h Avenue Hotel yesterday, phanieachconsT Aatehaahe COURTSHIP COMPLICATIONS, $2,500 Against Henry D, Stover—| How. ard's Dinmends, and Mr. Sedgwick’s Fee. Henry D. Stover of this city, was sued by Miss Jennie Cogzswell of Syracuse for damages for breach of promise of marriage, She alieges that they liad been engeeed four years, during which time he bad repeatedly fixed the day of marriage, but had constantly pat it off, generally on the al cation that he was embarrassed by his relations with 4 Miss Louisa Howard, to whom he was largely in- debted, she having lent him her diamonds apon which to raise mone ind claimed, as he said, that he wae engaged to marry her, and would make him trouble if he married Miss Coggswell, The case wos referred to Mr, Charles B. Sedewick of Syra- cuse. a arbitrator, and he awarded Miss Coggewell 2.50, In November last, Miss Coggsweil sued in Syra- cuse to confirm and obtain judgment on the award, ‘and in April jast, the defendant not appearing, judg: ment was entered by default, Mr, Stover in the eantin had sued in this city to set aside the award, on the ground that it bad been improperly anf corruptiy made, He liad obtatned an order #iraining Miss Coggswell from Rotary her juag. ment until the final determination of the last-namod suit, ‘The order was asked for on the aMdavit of Stover that Mr. wick hod said that he would make Miss Coggswell settle without any expense to Stover if he (Stover) woult pay him $509, the amount he wae to get from Mise Cogesweil; also on the aM- davits of Miss Howard aud Winthrop B. Hiltou that Miss Corgewell liad adiitted to them that she was to pay Sedgwick twenty per cent, of the award, In opposition, Miss Cogeswell (who is now Mrs. Rhoades) affirmed that she uever made such state- ments, alleging that Mise Howard, woo wi he re. puted mistress of Stover, came tuherat Skaneateles, and offered Ler $50) to ‘settle, representing that sh did toon ber own account, to escape having relations with Stover inquire letter renewing the offer was produce! Hiton algo offered her 50) tone!tle, repr enenting that he hr separated from his wife, was engage be married again, and having been subpensed d; jover to. attend the trial, his testimony would bring him into trouble with his intended, The case awaits decision, ————— APPEARANCE OF A pitied ial TheiMetamora Hired forn Sunday Excure ston to Newburgh—She Looks for New- burgh at Sandy Hook, and Vanishes, Last week two gentlemen—one with a wh choker — called upon Mr. Wm, Monteith, owner or agent of the steamboat Metamora, ‘They were accompanied by Mr, Nathaniel Waring, the counsel of the notoricus West, who has been sent to State Prison, These gentlemen said that they wanted to charter the Metamora for a Sunday excursion to Newburgh. Mr, Monteith, we are in- formed, referred {them to Capt, Salsbury. ‘The Captain made an agreement with either Mr, Waring or the other two gentlemen, and the boat was char. r into and exposed, A se DIS STEAMBOAT, tered. Capt, Wheeler, who commauds the boat, went home on Saturday night and wate joney with hia wife, saying he was going lous mission, but adding that be would re n, nnday morning, we are informed that the Metamora le’ her wharfat the foot of Christopher Nowburgh expedition, Since t mysteriously Misappeared, It is re ported that she was seen off Sandy Hook at the be- Kinning of the week, but there secms to be no definite information’ concerning ber, It ‘ix thought by some well.informed persons that she las rone to Cuba, but this seems paporaitte, an she is not built for ocean service, If she has been Seen off Sanly Hook, it is possible that she has been in communication with the French frigates that have been blockading the port. Her owners are much concerned at her mysterious disappearance. The above information comes to us from s trustworthy source, Ss Great Fire in Jersey City—Loas 820,000— Narrow Encapo of Families, At about 10:80 o'clock lust evening fire was discovered in the rear room of Gen, Ramsey's cigai 60 Newark avenue, Jersey City, Three stores wore burned, ‘The fire started from a heating store, furnace used for drying tobacco, and in a few min Wes awept thiough to the front room, which was filied with a large stock of tobaceo, ‘The building Jonud with its contents waa ina short ad. ‘The tea store of Messre Brown & Mrs. Kerns's fancy store at 62, wore t. only the frames being left standing. ° lows on stock is $6,000; fully ins sured, Mra. Kerra loses about $2,000, and Mosara, Brown & Co, $5,000, ‘Tne to « noon’ the buildings 1s vb nt $10,000. Adloinh Willy's jewelry store, next to Brown's, vas slithtly damaged, living in rooms above the storos destroyed and narrowly esc ae CURIOSITIES OF CHIME, rseastay served several Stat ‘Two famiiies bad their furniture d with their lives, ohn Perri ene, WA 1H bail at Boston y ay, Auewer on charges of forge ¥.” Kerrie ls said to he fiplicated with ex policenysn Dunn ia the receut tor: Ketien, Androw Thompson, who was convicted a fow weeks ago of mur ering Mts. Haggerty and her three eharen, Near McGregor, Lowa, lias made a full con feria. He emothered them with feach febeds, and then (aling Uielr bodies to the river, (hrew them under the ice, NEW JERSEY, —+ The city ant! oritios of Newark will participate in the Farragut obsequios to-dey, Te Mayor and Common Coupeit of Trenton will attend js for count Lont’s Cirens, notwithatandin tne. Erie Railway on Wednesday, Gity yesterday, Fars quiea h was yesterday nominated euubly Irom (he upper district of Hudson {ts smarh-np on Wited In Jersey oph Clark. principal of the Fifth Ward Gram, Ar School in Newark, wae arrested yesterday on @ charge of unmercifully beating a sou of Joho Harner Mr, Whitbeck, of Lont's Cireue, who was k onthe Eric Raliway on Wodaesd prosperous merchant in Alb@ iy, atc The Freel WAR yenre {1s sald, acourn a forlune of over @ quarter of A milion, Hudson. fers of Kasex counties have made ® thoroux Working# OL Hoo!-AniO In Boston Harbor, ANd Will report in favor of establishing one iu those counties for the relormation of refractory boys, quolt_ match in Jeraey City yesterday, with and Union zation Into the Contestants, William Sinith of Patersou took ter, aud Jacod Ludiow of jm silver Cake The dis tances pitched wore 15 and 18 yards. 8 polity up, James Coover, aged 20 years, who was Hudson county jail dome time ago th f the Jaller, Who belived that hi io F form, was areested ‘yesterday with stolen goods ia Ls possession, which he was trying Lo dispose oF. One Lane claimed to Sum in the Madson day. Ho We wilt tt makes his tor: Vresa, ‘The Methodist Atate Convention at Trenton yon- toraay a dewanding (hat the Legis ir nd borvugn OF uiestion, and de: he tri ob, and deoiar. iu ‘the only eroe, and Wag Aha Only menus Of Pecuring Lule Wes OY DFOMIDILION. the PHearANC! in the chia Occasivnaily be clauns be trou (ue Assoc! io vowe uy, a PRICE TWO CENTS. SPORTING ON THE WAVE A FINE RACE BY THIRTY YAONTS LB THE LOWER BAY, Pratt Kenal The Breokiyn © Regatta Yesterday ‘The Pirate Fletcher Like a Hawk Among Dovee—The Eleven Succensful Yachts, The thirteenth annual and third union regatte of the Brooklyn Yacht Club took place yesterday im the lower bay. Suortly after 11 the yachts got in ame chor off Owl's Head, The pirste Andrew Fiet hee took the judges, Messrs. M, M, Van Dyke, B. P Bunker, J, H, Lewis, B, Mallory, and Alonzo Blote through the fleot. Among the guests on board wore Mayor Kalbfleisch, Felix Campbell, Chief of Police Campbell, Sheriff Waiters, Isaac Bell, Judge Beobe, Levi Farren, ex-Mayor Guntuer, B, Van Schalok- W. Myers, T. Josephaon, and others, The starter, slr, J. M. Sawyer, Ored (bo prepars tory gun at 1205, the second gun for schooners a& 1206, and the third for sloops at 19:10, The stare was prettily effected, considering how many there were to start. Tho Alice was very quick in getting way, hd got the lead, running up (he Long Islan@ followed by the Madeleine, the Sappho bring» ing ap the r There way a light southerly breese at this time, but outside it g: Promise of being @ little fresher, The Addie V. got a nice start of the first-class loops, and followed alter the Sa with the smart little Kate coming next, The Mary was rather unfortunate, as she carried away het topmast, The third-class sloops Protty well bunched together, and got away in a cluster; but the little Jeannette, cleverly bandied, managed te wot out of the crowd and strike a line of her own. By this time the superior speed of the Sappho had begun to tell, and she led the fleet, with the Made leine close on her heels, and thefAlice next, The Addie V, led the sloops, with the Kate following ta her wal nd the Qui Vive sailing very fast ap te the windward of the lat ‘The Jcannette,Sophia, and Mystery were all pretty close together, with the reat of the fleot straggling off in along string. The victorious Tidal Wave came next, not in the race, but following as sspectator. The Sappho was the firstround the Southwest Spit, and started off foe the Nigh -abtp, followed by the, Madeleine and Aliea, ‘The Alice held on. very steadily. and would not be shaken of, The Adaie V. was the firat sloop roun the Southwest Soit, and started away for hoi followed by the Qui Vive, with the Kate close on her heels, The Mystery and Jeannette turned almost together, but the iatter was a little bebind, and fole lowed by the Sophia, who led the Bella and Manual tan by about a minut ‘The Beautitul dashed round next, followed clonolp by the Onward, who wns sailing very well, The next lot were Joe Jefferson, followed by the Fayorita, Caritoa, Apollo, Ida, Oceanic, and Ma tilda, Th ive kept erwdually drawing ap om the Addie, and the Sophia ran like’ e borse be- fore the ‘The schooners out at sea were doing about th exception that the pavphe was running away from the Madeleine, and the Alioe appeared to be galoing around ‘oward evening the breeze freshened consider ably, and the fleet came flying ap the bay, burying theif bows {n the foam, but still carrying bravely om. ‘The race home to the Owi's Head was very interest ing. ‘The Addie V. was the first to get home, wite the Qui Vive about five minutes later, and the Sophia third, ‘The judges awarded prizes’ to the yachts named below: Prive, Citinena be, y Chun Tne Union Prise, Tet Clings Kloof... S22..0'nb Prize, et Claus Sloop... Union, Beige © Sen Mysteryccciec. 01 Sopnia sss... » Prize. Solin DIOR Prise Aquat ub Prize. Jeanuel olon Prise, — A DELUGE LN VIRGINIA, polis es Torrents of Rain—Railrondsand Turnpikes Flooded, and Travel nded — The Waynesboro Bridge Swept Away. Gnerxwoon Deror, Va., Sept. 20.—A tremene dous rain fell early this morning, and in stil (4. M.) pouring down in torrents, All modes of travel in this section, and as far as heed from im the State, have been interrupted. The eastern boa: train on the Chesapeake and Olio Railroad, from the White Sulphur Springs, this morning, was ange ble to proceed any further than Afton Station, om account of a wash on the road and five land-slided between Afion and Gordonsville, ‘Tho train began to return back to Staunton, bat after passing Blue Ridge tunnel it became unsa’e to proceed further, the water on the track being nearly up to the fires In the engine. ‘The special train, come taining Vice-President Wickham, Superintendent Whitcomb, Director Fisk and party, lad barelp passed over the Waynesboro bridge when it wal swept away by the flood. ‘The eastern bound train, containing » large nam~ der of passengers returning from Virginia Sprin 4s weather bound in the mountain rt the east end Blue Ridge tunnel. ‘The p: will be anable to get away from the tunnel before to-morrow even ing. ae LOSSES BY FIRE, a Mr. A. C. Detano’e hotel, at Sheep's Head Bay, Ta Ty gi Dursied on Wednesday, Lose, 94,000 insuranog Afire at J. Brene & Co. terday, Involvod @ loss of 67,000 134 Essex street, yew stl ia ea BROOKLYN. ——— iaibe Board of Health lias cost $9,419 since May ast. Dr. Fonry Schmitz was fined §25 by Justice Walsh i yesterday, for failing to II-Dox. John Plaff died in the City Hosnital yesterday having fallen down stairs at South Fifth and Secont etree’, Tastice Walsh yesterday disearged Brown Grocan, two of the rane wlio were accused of og, Anomigrant woman Io Fulion etrcet on Sunday morm Dg. Health Officer Cochran will issue an order on Sate irda assage of dead bodies from New ¥ kiya withont® Teenge frou the Brooklyn Health Bowrd Coronor Whiteliill yestertay took the ante more tom denosition of Mrs. Eliza Smith, who was kicked t@ An alfray betwe Fhusbanit A Moytetroct, Farrel! ts in cr —_ JOTIINGS ALOUT TOWN, one Joo Farrell, lt tody, Music on the Battery this evening The College of Pharmacy lectures begin on the 80 of October, Bee advertisement, The thermometer at Wm. P. Byrne's, 199 Broads way, ranged from 64 to 74 yeeterday, Avera o, 69, iv. Hawley will address the soliiors and sailors at Broadway and Twenty second streot this vvening. twenty-elvhth anniversary of the tou ‘Order of the Sons of Temperance ‘The fare on the city railroads on and after the t of October, with the excoplive of the Fourth avenue, Yo bo five cents, The match race between the C which was to ave been sailed y¢ Postponed wngil to-day The United States frigate Brooklyn, from mouth, NUIT. namsed Sandy Hoo Chored at the Southwest Spit, MM Yonne, hria and Teller rday, has bec nburs A 1 ati bloek- aded ny the French guatonie | 4 Latoucue Trovills, whieh wre lying off the Batt Dr. Merrill, who was sent to the Tonhs on Wede nestay evening on a commliment said to have boom siqn d by Coruner Flyua, was yeeterday batied in 81,004, The Board of Hoalt hell a secret sosaion yentere day forenoon. One of the Commissioners ahod What the extia session Was tor, said; " We ate going OD ap excursion Prof. WH. J Harris on Wednesday evening sent ay A beauiifuily constructed Ore baunon fron the Am Can Thstitute Fair. and all in the eit} Who saw 4 1OUk Ion a me\cor ‘Lhe New York Cirens {4 about to retarn to 1! quarters. therefore the. bi Monsito will have. tot probably Ih Apollo Halt M. J. O'Callaghan, an expatr arcived dy thie elty With Sod. Mow Pex Fen a8 t, Will Teeture to nicht ia Demit Hall, Twenty StFcot and Second avenue At last night's mecting of t ne Association, Mire Nc Ninn Inula of the nation as Vice Pre where ela, hh writer who Columbia Lotge, No. 1. of 1.0. of 0. By, elected PG. Francie Weyman, NG; Louis ‘Lang VG denne B Hubbard. te y Secretary J, Pred Financial pecretary; . G. James EK.’ Wier, evening the oMcers and members of the 4 Howard Union ly 7.4 U. 0. of ebrated the Anniver ia feult and mu 4 roadway, 8c ieilvered by Ue Row John Petorson, T. 8. W. 1 nd others, win Henry Muller's kindling wood Ay anfield rm buliding yeater id fell in Sixt eet, rear AVC cight inches long struck (he wall of rou foundry, glanced off, aud bit one of tue worl Jobn MoMainee, Dutholic cathedral in Fifth ayonge MUL Op tothe frat Ler of DoLirosrs AboW the ureat windows of tho auslvs 14 bo be ad Uae buttrenson, not fying ae us aousl tn Gothlo atructu DBL @ continuation Of Le Wor below. Above chis {hore Watorbe a thirnaeries. The oat vins of the mullioOm Wwackots, Lrusses, aud porte are olAborelte