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gamBegs COLOSSAL. SACRIFICED. OLD TIMES. MONDAY EVENING. JULY 30, 1883.

favorite beverages would sadden thoir hearts. Tha nppor floors of tho pavilion woro oot off for the accommodation of family lunch parties, and it is really surprising how many of such parties aro to be seen hore and elsewhere. Tho Hebrews and Gormans are mostly given to this. Tho Irish oat clam chowder, and tho Yankees hard sholl crabs and peanuts. Everybody drinks boor.

Parents love it and the ohlldron ory for it. Tho pavilions are compensated In this way for tho uso of their chairs and tables. Murray Yaloutine's la a vory respectable, and ordorly place. Going westward along the ocean tho atmosphere ia tainted. The Health Board might find its time profitably employed in suppressing some nuisances.

It is said that tho refuse of tho kitchoue is buried undor a few inches of sand, and while tho stench is in tho air the greater danger la that the water supply is being poisoned. Tho placo haa no sewarago. Tho Sea Slda House is the only hotel on tho beach which has a Byatom of Bewago established on Banitary principles. Thoro aro Bomo nuisaucoB which the Sherlfl" might find it dasirablo to suppress, Some of theao conalai of shooting gallor ios and boguo exhibitions of curiosities in connection with them; A woman was dressed in a buckskin costume which waa evidently made for ono of Bunnell's giants. Tho breeches displayed her ample logs below the knees and she ahot matches with men for dimes.

She could hit tho target every time. Out on tho beach a man had a booth and people were told that for ton cents they could seo a genuine mermaid. The Eaolk reporter wont up to Bee tha wondor. It consistod of a with whom and some othora it Js said to have originated, did not publish it At the next mooting the resolution waa'withdrawn aud harmony restored. A iruBDEB.

In the Spring of 1851, at a danoe or ball in the hotol, an angry political discussion took placo iu which sovor al persons participated. One McGrath bolug somewhat intoxicated and presuming on his great physical strength, was vory insulting to thoso who opposed his views: They, being also under the influence of liquor and much exasperated by bis taunts, followed him out of the hall and, it la said, atoned and atamped on him till they killed him. Tho murderers wore never brought to justice. ThiB event ratnor twr the reputation of tho hotel, and ita history becamo loss and less interesting. Clovingor sold out and, aftor leaving the hotel, became a ferry master Duncan's (afterward Peck lip) ferry.

His homo was in the Town of Bushwlck, near tho old BUBhwick' church. He was a handsome man, about 5 feet 8 inches, fair comploxionod and always well dressed a married man, but without a family. Ono Summer night, in 1847, ho was waylaid aud stabbed by an assassin near his homo, then a very lovo ome neighborhood. He recovered, however, but ia long slnoe dead. As ho had no family Ins proporty went to his relatives.

Some years after Clevinger's death Mr. Maran, a teacher in Public School Ho. 38, on North Sorenth streot, opened a school in tho old building. Later tha lato Grahamo Polloy hired it for the Industrial School about 1833 3. It ceased to ba used as such whon the school was transferred to tho Peaso mansion, on South Fourth streot.

Mr. Jambs Morrigan, husband of lira. Herrigau whose trial soma yoars ago mado quito a sensation, was proprietor ot tho place afterwards and for a time, used it as a carpenter shop. About seven years ago, tha ground was purchased by C. M.

Church, and was by him sold to Haberman, the tin manufacf urer. To make room for tho extension the old building was recently taken down and carted away. As having been in ita time one of tho noisiest placo on Long Island, it has beon, by this time, converted into carbon, this article may appropriately close with tho words "Peace to ita asb.es," terprises, but it is quite within the probabilities that the exceptionally hazardous exploit attempted by the English champion will be severely let alone in the future. The Earthquake of lochia. The Island of Ischia, near Naples, has been visited by an earthquake, whioh, though far from ranking among the greatest of such calamities, is sufficiently sovoro to attract tho attention of the world and excite sympathy for the unfortunate inhabitants.

Three thousand persons, we are now told, were killed and nearly as many more injured. The last disturbance of this kind preceding the one under consideration occurred Bome months ago in Homer's reputed birthplace, tho Island of Chios, where hundreds of human beings were swallowed up by the earth or crushed under the ruins of their homes. Living as we do in a part of the world exempt from these terrible and etill mysterious visitations, it is practically impossible for us to realize tho scenes of horror which socompany thorn. Tho solid earth becomes for the time aB unstable as the sea. Palaces and temples shake like ships in a hurricane.

All the cries of anguish and despair are heard whioh distinguish a battlefield when ono army is in flight and the other in hot pursuit, trampling the wounded under the hoofs of the cavalry, ffhe most vivid picture of all this familiar to tho minds of cultivated peoplo is that drawn by those who passed through the famous earthquake of Lisbon, where 30,000 people wore buried alive and as many more killed by the falling of houses and the inroad of tho sea. There is yet no adequate explanation given by science of how earthquakes originate. What they do prove, however, pretty conclusively, is that the stable part of tho earth is proportionately rather less to the seething confer of fire within than the skin. of an orango is to tho contents whioh aro inclosed in it but why these outbreaks should occur at irregular intervals, sometimes centuries apart, and yet apparently in the line of well defined zones, is what has baffled up to this tinio tho scrutiny of our men of science. Tho gradual wearing down of mountains and continents by tho action of water has been put forward as a hypothesis, the theory being that tho change thus made in the distribution of solid matter disturbs the balance at certain points and causes a corresponding upheaval at others.

The objection, howover, to this is that tho earthquakes and mountain ranges do not correspond with each other. Scotland, Switzerland and the whole of North America, do spito their mountains and groat rivers, aro practically exempt, while the Pacific coast of South America, which has no rivers of importance, has, like the Meditorauean basin, been frequently scourged. No doubt earthquakes occur in accordance with somo natural law as invariable as that which regulates the motions of tho planets, but up to the present time men have not succeeded in finding it out. All this appears tho more remarkable when we remember tho opportunities which havo been presontod from the remotest antiquity to tho present time to study tho phenomena of earthquakes. Tho scientific men of Egypt, of Greece and of Eome had their attention called to them as distinctly as ours has boon.

Syrian cities went tho way of Herculanoum and Pompeii with horrors more impressive than thoso of Lisbon, Calabria and Messina. it what its designation implies, a military match. To this end the element of fancy shooting should be dispensed with, and the contest confined to tho First Stage, or the 200, 500 and GOO yards ranges. Boyond the last named distance the instruction of tho mass of the citizen soldiery has not gone in the past and is not likely to go in the future. It is not reasonable to suppose that a commander in the field would look to open nn effective fire upon an onemy at a longer range than 600 yards.

Sharpshooters, specially trained, would be relied upon to perform any work that might be required at the extreme distances. Further than this, tho records of riflo shooting in this country aud in England disclose that military practice with service rifles is restricted to the limit proposod. Up to five years ago the shooting of the National Guard was confined to 500 yards. In 1878 an attempt was made to induce tho British Volunteers to visit Crecdmoor. As the first step looking to the inauguration of an International match between the two countries, the Hilton trophy competition was instituted.

This was a purely military contest, identical with the first stage of "tho Queen's" in all essential details, and like that competition shot with service rifles. It ia an open question whether the skill shown in this match by tho teams of tho National Guard representing the several States and thoso of tho Regular Army did not have an appreciable effect in determining the British riflemen to insist upon a two Btage match and the employment of "any" rifles last and this year. Antagonists liko those of tho New York State team, who could roll up totals of 1,044 points in a highest possible of 1.2G0, or an average value per shot of 4.14, with ordinary service arms, were not to bo lightly esteemed. The excellence of this shooting will bo appreciated when it is remembered that at Wimbledon, plus the advantage of fino rifles and intimate knowlodgo of its every surrounding, tho British team scored but twenty six points in excess of this aggrogato, while the value per shot was only seven one hundredths of a point better. That tho victory of tho American riflemen at tho military distances at Wimbledon was legitimate, and one to which they were olearfy entitled by virtuo of previous exploits at Creedmoor, is opparent.

Having beaten the Voluuteors at military distancos upon their own range, the N. R. A. of the United Statos should now insist upon a straightforward military match in the future. If it is tho dosiro of.

the British riflemen to adhero to the fancy shooting distancos beyond GOO yards, thoy can be accommodated by tho organization of a team for that special purpose. In case this were done, we should then have two distinct matches, each satisfactory in itself, instead of one contest, which proves either too much or too little, as at present. It might porhaps bo well, in tho event of tho change being made, to have tho ranges shot over on succeeding days, as in the long rango competition for the "Palma." This would add to tho public interest in tho shooting, and to a considerable oxtont demonstrate the staying power of tho members of the respective teams. The Strike and Public Interference. The Western Union Company still holds out obdurately against tho demand of the telo graph operators for an increase of wages, the public, in tho meantime, being mado to suffer for tho advantage of the corporation.

To day it is announced that tho Telegraphic Brotherhood has ordored its members employed by tho railroad companies not to handle any more Western Union dispatches. Hitherto these operators havo received and transmitted all tho dispatches brought to them, the strike being, in tho main, confined to thoso omployed directly in tho offices of tho company and its allies. This latest movo will havo tho effoct of interfering with business in a thousand quarters, which until now havo been unaffected. In hundreds of towns and villages tho only telegraph stations are thoso maintained by tho railroad people. With the connection between these aud the chief telegraph lines severed, telegraphic communication is to this extent made an end of.

To say that tho telegraph operators are to blame for this is to talk rank nonsense. If the right to striko is conceded, and only the most hido bound organs of the monopolists havo maintained tho right to make the striko thoroughgoing cannot be denied. The public injury is duo wholly to tho action of tho company, and the remedy must be looked for in legislation which will prevent a repetition of the performance. There is not a particle of doubt that had tho directors shown a disposition to be reasonable there would have boon no strike. The directors assumed a lordly aires the problem is a.

very simple one, because court" life at Washington represents an unknown quantity of expense. We know what the old Roman plutocrats could spend upon a singlo entertainment, evon if we do not know what a dishonest senator can make way with on such occasions. A Winter at Washington may suffice to oxhaust the pocket of a foreign ambassador as effectually as a Winter at Capua sufficed to demoralize and enervate the soldiers of Hannibal. The statesman or diplomatist at our national capital may not himself hunger for the dainty dishes of Apicius, for splendid equipages, rar works of supposititious old masters, and furniture too prociouB for any but eye and lip sorvice, to be gazed at and lauded to the skies. He may prefer when alone to satisfy his appetite on tho primitive pork and beans be was raised upon, and to quench his thirst with the applejack of tho fathers.

But his duty to tho Repnblio, ever since the dominant party debauched the Spartan manhood and simplicity of our national government and life after tho war, has compelled him to "keep up appearances" becauso ho has nothing real to keep up. His wives and daughters must be chariotted in splendor along, aud their brows and bosoms must be constellations of brilliants. Ho must live like Dives, even if to do so the people who support him are getting to bo as poor as Lazarus. Hence, aftor twenty years, the capital of the republic and the seat of our national government is moro expensive than Paris in its most meretricious days and the public coffers have too often been the source from which the extravagance has been paid for. To keep up theBe appearances it may sometimes bo necessary to retire to Europe during the Summer months, although Americans havo carried their lavish habits of expenditure with them to other lands.

It is to such a state of society ub wo have depicted that the foreign Minister is introduoed. He is glad to accept from his own government a post of responsibility and honor, but in entertaining our Republican magnates, in vioing with their stellar appearances', in decking his wife and daughters with tho full plumage and radiance of our gorgeous Senatorial families, ho finds, after a year or two, that he owes more than ho can pay, and bewails the hour when ho left tho comparative simplicity and honesty of monarchical courts for the elaborate splendors of a simple Republic. and Foralcer. By a dispatch published yesterday it is intimated that Judge Foraker, tho Republican candidato for Governor of Ohio, is not averse to some joint debate with Judge Hoadly, the Democratic candidate, of the questions at issue between them. The terms, however, in which the so callod challenge has been issued are somewhat vague.

Judge Foraker announced "that he would speak at Corning next Wed nesday, and would be pleased to divide his 1 time with Judge Hoadly." It is highly prob ablo that Judge Hoadly's engagements will prevent him from accepting this engagement, but if ho does not exhibit a readiness a little later on to accommodate his adversary we shall be disappointed in him. Joint debates aro in tho line of the old American habit, and their revival will hardly fail to serve the public. A marked disposition to renew this method of campaigning is noticeable in the West, particularly in Iowa, where Governor Sherman, who is standing for re election and Judge Kinna, the Democratio candidate for Govoruor, have arranged for a sories of joint discussions. For many years past it has been the custom of the great majority of tho peojne who attended political meetings at all to go only to those in which thoy heard party views already defined in their own mind set forth. They hear one side aud only ono defended and expounded.

Prejudiced beforo going to tho meetings, thoy aro expected to return from them less disposed than ever to listen to what is callod reason. Tho typical stump speaker is ono whose function it is to malign tho opposition, misrepresent the facts of history and pander to the passions of his hearers. A different style of argumeut would, it seems to us, have to bo adopted if a joint do bate wero carried on and the voters had an op por tuuity of judging of tho matters in contest by putting the two representatives in sharp comparison. This modo of conducting a campaign would also havo a tendency to Shut out tho mere dummies from important elective positions whom the managers for reasons of their own put forward from time to time. Even the least cultivated constituent can distinguish a thoughtful, cultivated man from an illiterate ono whose importance is due to something very different from the exercise of reason and the proper use of tho English language.

With tho system of joint debate extended from, the larger field of Federal and Stato politics into that of Municipal government we would bo very sure at least of having no man nominated for tho Mayoralty in Brooklyn who could not, in a gentlemanly way, bo trusted to speak for his city in any gathering. Mr. Theodore A. Havemeyer's New Sugar Refinery. Its Working Capacity Euormoiis Tho Net Warohonse Erected on tho Ruins of thf Burned Building The Three Other Re fineries and Structures Owned by Mrj HftYoineyor.

Among the groat industries of tho Eastorzt District sugar refining ranks foremost, and among th great establishments of tho world for tho refining of the article tho new one, now nearly completed, mr Mr. Theodore A. Havomoyor, at First and South Third BtroetB, stands first. The building, or buildings rather, for there aro two of them a refinory proper and a filtering houso are tho largest of tho kind on the faca of tho globo, and, whon aupplicd with all tho machinery and in full operation, will havo by far the largest capacity of any refinery on oithor continent. Tho next largest refinory i Matthleson Wilcher's, of Jorsoy City.

Tho present monate rstructure furnishoa an idea of the onormoua business dono by Mr. Havemeycr. Hta immense establishment, which cover so much of tho Eastern District river front, will complete in alt their appointments with tha addition of A now machine shop, which is now nearly finished, The establiHhmonta of Mr. Havemoyer connected with tho now refinery aro bounded by South. Second and South Sixth atrcots, First Btreet and tha East Ilivor.

On tho east aldo of First streot. running midway in tho block botwoon South Third and South Fourth streets, is a great structure whioh waa used as a boilnr houso and for filtering purposes before the great fire a yoar and a half or more ago. The building ia eleven stories high abovo ground and had boen connected by an iron bridge across First street at tht third Btory with tho burned buildings. THE BUILniNOS ON THE WATER FBONT. Tho buildings on tho water front may be olassed in thla wiso On the block bounded by South Second and South Third streets.

First Btreet and tho rivor is tho now refinery and filtering houso, ton and thirteen stories iu height ro.ipectivoly on the block bounded by South Third and South Fourth otrcots, First street and tha river, a elx atory structure has junt boon orected on tho ruin of the old building. Thin structure will bo used aa a warehouse. Back of this building and fronting on tho river is a new machino Bhop, in which Mr. Havo moycr proposes repairing and xuakiug a variety of articles of machinery needed in his business. On the block bounded by South Fourth and SontU Fifth streots in a sevou story refinery, formerly Used A3 a storago house, and on tho block south of this otruct nre ia a one story brick building used storago purposes also.

It ia not in any nay connected with tho building north of it. All the buildingB aro Bupposed to be fire proof, only iron aud brick boing used in thoir construction. Threo ot tho buildings will bo connected at one of tho upper atorios by bridges. In addition to thoso great buildings named Mr. Havemoyer controls tho refinory yot bearing tho name ot DoCastro ft nonuor, at tho foot of South Ninth Btreot and the establishment at tho foot of North Third streot.

The latter building covers a largo block and tho South Niuth street structure is also of giant proportions. Ha does his refining in thoso two buildings and the ono at South Fourth Btreot at prosont. THE COOPEIiAGE AND BAILKOAD. Beside his great refining and storago establishments Mr. Havemoyer controls tho vast cooporago luteresta ooYcrlug tho large square bounded by First and Socond streots and North Fourth and North Fifth streets, which Is familiarly known as Palmor'a cooper shop.

On tho north sido of North Fifth street and boundod by First aud Seoond streets, aud running midway iu the block botween North Fifth and North Sixth, utroot ia Mr. Havomoyor's freight depot, which lis placed at tho oxclusivo use of tho Erie Railroad. Th other sugar refiners in that section of the city anaj business men generally ship and recclvo freight at thi very important station of the Erie road. It Is said thai this station ranks fourth in a business point of viow among tho freight depots of the road. Tho do pot has becomo suoh an Important ono that it iB now altogether too small, but no doubt Mr.

Havonioycr, with IiIb usual entorpriso, will ox tend it and run the road a block further east. Tho trains aro taken to and brought from Jersey City on barge floats eoveral timos during tho day. Thus it will bo soon that Mr. Havomoyor has his own barrels mado, his railroad depot on his premises and a spacious machine shop as well. Aud this enormous business has boon built up in a comparatively fow years, for, although It was established as far hack as 1857, under tho firm name of Havomoyor.

Towfisoml Si it did not bejin to develop iuto tho proportions it has now attained until Mr. Thoodoro Havemoyer virtually succeded his fathor, a fow yoars ago, and put his hand at tho helm. THE BUILDING) DESTROYED BY FIRE. Ar mentioned already, the central refinery, on First Btreet, between South Third and South Fourth street was totally destroyed by fire moro than eighteen montli ago. Mr.

Havomoyor decided on erecting a now building: as quickly as possible. Tho storage structure, between South Fourth and South Fifth streets, was flttod up at a refinery at tho period named, and it Is in operation at present. Mr. Havomoyor, at about tho timo of tho firo, purchased the largo refinory of Wintjen Harms, First Btreet, between South Third anil South Second streets. Ho owned forty or fifty feet of tho block himself and with tho lidW property acquired became tho ownor of tho wholo of it.

Tho great structure of Wiutjou fs Harms, which was nine Btorlos in height, was razed to tho grounil and plans wero perfected under the immediate direction and supervision of Mr. Ilsvemoyor ta erect tho present immense refinery. About tho Bam timo work was boguu on tho nuw warehouse whleK covers the block destroyed by firo. Both buildings arj now oomplotod and supplied with all tho nocuasary improved machinal y. THE NEW ItEFTNEBY.

Tho now refinery stands ujMrn a plot of ground, 250 15(1 feet, aud consists or tho refinery proper, which ia 250 foot on First sired and 70 foot deep, Bnd tho fiitor. ing houso, which is feet. The refinery la tou etorles in height or nbinit 110 fret abovo ground, with a collar depth of 'JO tho only material usod in ita construotiuu wore presHod brick aid Iron. Tho walls aro four foot in thickness at the bottom and two foot at tho top. The floors aro of brick, being a series of tint topped arches of .1 feet sweop, nnd thoy are supported by a labyrinth of cast iron columns and wrought iron bourns and girdera which are braced to elxty six cast iron columns, each capahlo of standing a strain of 400 tona.

Tho courses and trimiuingB of tho walls aro of blue stone and tho iimnsnrd roof is faced with black brick. In ordor to make tho building a.H ab Bolutoly lilo proof as possible all material of an fullam. lnablo nature was eliminated in its coimtmctlon. Tho ontranco archways are secured with double iron doors and the hundreds of windows aro supplied witli doora of tho Hsmo material. Ho well assured iB Mr.

Haveineyor of the Rafety of his buildings from firo that ho will not insure them. Sugar in great quantities being somewhat all concentration of It will lie avoided here. The storage houses will bo used for that purpose. The whole promises will bo lighted by four hundred olectric lightn. No other light or firo of any kind will bo permitted In tho buildings, as tho furnaces aro aomo distance back of botli buildings, near tho dock.

Thero aro hoso pipes on each llooraud the buildings will bo supplied with fire escapes. It is" claimed that tho temperature can bo kept down to 100 degroos in warm woathor on account of tho perfect ventilation givon by bo many windowB. Back of tho refinory and separated from it by a firo wall four foot thick is tho filtering homo, tho tallest building on the rivor front. Tho structure la 80x250 feot and rises to an altitudo or 150 feet, divided into thirtoou Btorius. In architectural design it is is similar to tho rofluory, tho material usod boing pressed brick and iron.

Tho two uppor Htories aro of black brick in tho form of a mansavd roof. On tho river Bldo of tho filtering house is an linmeiiRo cldmnoy, 40 foot at tho bane and '200 feot high. Tho chimney boarB the namo of tho firm, tho date of tho erection of tho first refinory, tho dato of the lire, and lastly tho date of tho erection of tho now buildings. Midway botween tho two build ingfi is a largo woll halo extending' to tho root and covered with a wkylight. LIOUT VENTILATION.

This shaft gives both light and vontllatlon, as win dows and doors open into It from the several floors. Tho windows and doors can bo closed easily In tho ovont of firo so as to provont tho spread of flames from ono building to another. In the rear of tho filtering house Is tho boiler house, a two Btory structure at tho rivor. It is built ou spiles bo as to resist tho washing of tho wavus and tides which; might othcrwiso undormlno tho building and causo caving in. Hack of the holler house is a now wharf.

Theso buildings aro constructed on a now plan suited to thn improved machinery with which thoy aro Riipplied. There will bo 108 cast iron filters 20 foot high by 9 feet iutorior diameter, which: will bo automatically filled and emptied, and then will bo sli vacuum pana of 10 fcot diameter and twenty four centrifugal macbinoB of CI feot diameter. Tho boilors arc double decked aud similar to thoso of tho Steam Heating Company of Now York, and tho olo vating will bo dono by throo Oti hoists. Tho boilcrt aro of 4,000 horse power. Tho capacity of tho roflnory Is about 1,200 tons oi sugar daily, or doublo that of Matthtcson Wtloher'f of Jeraoy City.

Thu dock will ho well lighted at nighl timo, and mon will wort night aud day on it unloading the augar. It is estimated that 1,200 hhds of sugar can. bo unloaded In twouty four hours. Tho cstimatod oont of tho buildingB and machinery is Tht buildingB will bo connected with tho warououso on th South Bldo by bridges crotsing tho Btreet at tha 6ecot4 aud third stories. TUB NEW WAREHOUSE.

On tho ruins of tho burned building has been erected an imposing six atory fireproof structure, 180x150 feot. From this warehouse tho material will bo rolled ncror.j the bridges to tha refinory whon required. Back of tho warohouso, and separated from it by a fireproof wall, is a machino shop, 180x75 foot, of lire proof construction. It will bo supplied with tho necessary facilities forkiwplngin repair the enormous amount of machinery used lu tho refinory. Tho two buildings south of tho warehouse, the firs' now used as a refinery, and tho socond a one story building, and tho old filtering and boilor house on tho cast side of First street, havo already boen described.

Tha refinorlos at tho foot of South Ninth and North. Third atrcots are groat structures. The outcrprixo of Mr. Haveineyor Is only equaled by his ouovgy. and both have enabled him to build up tho moat cuIums! husw ness of its kind lu tho world.

Sweet Bouquet" Cioaktte. BUSINESS NOTIt'KS. SUNDAY EAGLE. ORDER YOUR OAK.RIER TO LEAVE THE EAGLE ON DUD A AA A A AAA A A NN NN NN 6sss3 AS WELL AS ON THE OTHER DAYS OF THK WEEK. CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.

IUOE THREE CENTS, r. thu SUNPAY EAOI.E luit attholrresl Wesc sin A addresses to this office and it will iTon to oo Carrier who serve, the EA01.B In thoir district; BOOK AKD JOB PRINTING Of orr description at tho BAULK JOB PRINTINO OFFICE. Prices roasonahlo for ilxat olau work. The Life of a Bather Who Might Have Been Saved. Edward Everett Hale tho Attraction at One End of the bland and Siado, the Maori, at the Other Two Narrow Escapes from browning Censured bya Coroner's Jury.

Special Correspondence of the Eagle, Conbx Island, July 29. While Edward Everett Hole monopolized tho attention of BOO people at the East End this morning, Herbert Blade, tho Maori, was tho center of attraction at West Brighton. Tho Boston divine is getting weU along in years and looks extremely careworn. His hair Is tumbled and not vory woll fared for, biB beard ragged and liberally streaked with gray, aud his ores, which are porfeotly steady in their glanco, look watery and ready for a rcBt. Mr.

Hale's voice is rather hard and quit, strong enough for a hotel piazza and a stiff breezo. Be speaks aa distinctly as if tha loss of a single word would bo a calamity to hia hearers. Here and there he drops a sentence which manifests tho liberality of hia ideas upon ecclesiastical subjects nothing being mora evident than that arbitrary forma of creed command little of his adherence or support. In his sermon Mr. Hale found something to say concerning happy homes.

Ho declared that one of the dangers whioh threatened homo llfo was the extreme loneliness of city oxistence. He did not expect iu half an hour, he submitted, to show hDwaU that threatened home life waa to be avoided, but if he oould interest hia hearers in the oonsecratlon of thoir homes his purpose would be achioTed. Thero was no success for tho home where God was not no failure for It wher He was, HERBERT HI.ADB, THB MA.ORI. In the meantimo, and whUe the sermon was In progress, Mr. Horbert Slade was busily engaged.

This distinguished gentleman is in training, and ho is oithor looking after himself very closely or hia trainers are showing unusual vigilance and discretion. Mr. Slade is on tho bills for a sparring match at the Madison Square Garden next Monday evonlug, when it will bo his pleasant duty to meet the Boston champion, Mr. John L. Sullivan.

Slade might bo in woreo hands. Jack Brighton boos that ho gos3 conscientiously through tho hard work laid out for Mm, aud Jem Mace haa something to say about the more important features of tha course of training. Red Loary's Hotel will Mr. Slado's headquarters nutil within two or three hours of tho time whon timo will bo called and the strong boy of the Hub will bo ready to entertain him. Opinions 88 to what will happen iu the Madison Garden are divided.

A select circle of Mr. Sullivan's friends boliovo that tho Australian will bo confounded much more easily than Mr. Mitchell was disposed of, whilo the ad mirera of tha Maori aro quito certain that Mace has fitted him for a Btrugglo in which he will bo BUcceasful. It is quite difficult, howovor, to por suado a third class that tho two men do not nndorstand each othor, and that thero is not tho slightest chanco of really rough work. Both mon say they expect to win easily, Bnd thore is little doubt that the champion will como off victorious, whothor the result 1b preconcortod or whether tho boxers contend upon thoir merits.

Sullivan would hardly oonsont to any arrangement which would make him figure as a defeatod pugilist hio prooUgo io much too valuablo a possession for that. He anticipates an extremely cy time of it with tho Maori being sure flrat that ho in a hardor blttor, and secondly, that ho has a great deal moro science. I caught sight of tho Australian as he hurried along tho only avenue of the Inland about ton o'clook this morning. He wore a eloso fitting cap, a scarf about his throat, and swung his arms vigorously as ho Btrode by. To mo ha looked physically porfeet, but it isn't a moro matter of muscle, and the fire which flames in tho cham plon seems to be wanting in tho big Australian.

NEAItLY DROWNED. Thero wero two narrow escapes from drowning at the Wo.it End this afternoon. James McCuno, of Seventeenth Btreet, had a particularly closo shavo for hia life. Ho was bathing ofi Yauderveer's, aud was in deep water, whon a fit of apoploxy seized him. Thoro woro fortunately half a dozen pooplo close at hand, but it proved to ho a difficult task to got him ashore.

When this was finally done ho waa found to bo iu a serious condition and was Bout to the hospital at Flatbush. In cases whore bathers aro attacked with apoplexy tho chances of rescno aro extremely Binall, the swimmers iu such casos usually disappearing without making any outcry. Ono in etauco of tho kind occurred two or thrco weeks ago, when a man who was seized with a fit was drowned in less than three feet of water. That anything unusual had occurred was not suspected until his body was rolled upon tho beach by tho waves. August Bohler good reasons lor congratulating himsolf thiB Bfternoon.

Ho also got into deep wator, while bathing opposito Voorhcos', and the two mon who rescued him displayed most of tho qualities ncod ed under tho 'conditions. Thoy wero powerful swimmers, cool and courageous, and Mr. Bohler owes them a dobt of gratitudo which cannot easily bo liquidated, CSN8UHED BY A JUltY. Moro than once tho necessity of taking precautions for the safoty of bathers has been set forth in the Kaoi.e, but, so far as can bo ascertained, little or nothing has beon done iu this direction. At an inquest hold by Justice Williains to day, somo facts of much interest to tho proprietors of bathing pavilions woro brought to light.

At a comparatively lato hour on Saturday OToning, John Ttrocriale, of No. 74 Myrtle avenue, and bis son, John James Tweedalc, hired bathing suits from Martin Itoucher. Mr. Tweodalo was a vigorous man of 50, and was an exceptionally good swimmer. Wiiilp his son paaioa aoout tno shallow "water he struck out boldly until ho onnd liimBclf in botIoub trouble The story of his death ia of a peculiarly melancholy character.

Ho did not lose his presence of mind, aud wasted no strength in furioiiBly battling with tho wavcB. All that a level hoaded and brave man could do to savo himself was done. Finding himself in tlm remorseless grip of a strong current, ho called for holp and tried to do no mora than keep his head above tho surface. HiB cry for help was hoard, Rouchor, tho proprietor of tho bathing house, and a polico ofllcor being closo at h. nd.

It was out of tho question to think of saving him without a boat, aud thoy hurried iu search of ono. They hud to travol a quarter of a mile boforo thoy were successful aud then they found that the boat was without rowlocks. A chair was brokon up as quickly as possible, rowlocks being mado out of tho rungs, and thon Houchor, aud tho oflioor pulled out in tho direction of tho drowning man. It was too lato. Mr.

Twecdalo had disappeared, tho boat being of service only for carrying tho remains ashore. At the inquest, to day, it was was shown boyond doubt that if tho boat had been available withiu a rcaaonablo length of time young Tweedale would not havo boon compolled to go homo without Mb father. Tho jury conaured Mr. llouchor. It is proper to say that boats are in readiness for an omergoncy at some sections of the beach and havo already dono good service.

OLD TIME MAIL SERVICE. Tho ovont of tho Buffalo Bill combination to tho Fair Grounds and tho fact that tho scout has with him a genuiuo Btago coach, gave Major Otis a chanco to dispose of some reminiscences at Manhattan this afternoon. Tho Major haa a mail carrying contract with tho Governmont, in which aomo fabulous figures are involved. Ho handled tho reins himself twenty flvo years ago, sitting on tho box of tho vory coach which is used by Buffalo Bill and his party. General Brady, Judgo Masscy and a lawyor who declares that ho helped to rock tho cradle of the Republican party listened to tho Major, somo of whoso stories would bear reproduction if Bpaco permitted.

It was not long, howovor, before tho discussion drifted into politics. Without hesitation it was conceded that the Kepublican case iu Ohio was hopeless boyond description, though tho enthusiastic lawyor thought It just possible that Boinothing would occur to change the Bituatlon in fimo to avert the defeat. Tho party included soveral politicians of vory long experience and sound judgment. "What we aro justified in hoping for," said a gontlo tloman whoso namo iB well known in Washington, "ia that boforo a year has rollod away tho Democrats will havo blundered, as thoy always do, at tho critical moment. Howovor bad tho Kopubllcan situation may Boom to bo, it must not bo forgotten that the leadei on tho other side havo beon found to bo its fa9t friends and they may provo to be so beforo or during tho next national convention.

G. Y. D. AT BOCK AWAY AND MSG ItEACII. The tarffest Crowd oh JZccord nt Hock awar I3cacl Steamboats, Motel and Railroads Taxed to the utmost Bathing and Many Other Sources ot Pleasure, Including the Sinrfinjr of Camp mooting Hymns.

I declaro," said Uncle Jim Eernaen, the pioneor sottlcr of Rockaway Beach, that thoro never woro ao many peoplo on Rockaway Beach as thore are to day." Tho remark soemcd to find abundant corroboration. Mr. William Walnwright Fatd that tho Sea 8lda House had never provided euterfalumeut for so many peoplo boforo. Colonel Oakley, president of tho Now York, Woodhavon and Rockaway Beach Railroad, consulted the official record aud said that his trains had never bofore transported so many pooplo. Tho boats arrived with crowds on board and landed thom on tho Sea Sido House dockfl.

Tho Graud Republic and Adcl phl made a trip each and tho Columbia made two trips. Thoy brought down in aU four trips moro peoplo by somo hundreds than could be carried back comfortably on thrco boats, and many woro too timid to venture, owing to the strong galo and rough wator, which presaged seasickness. Tho railroad got the benefit of thta. At no time during tho day was the roadway of Remsan avenue, between tho Sea Sido House and tho ocean, visible to tho eyo. A sea of peoplo filled the thoroughfare all day.

Tho platform of Data's Hotel and the grove opposite woro crowded all the time. John Waters had bII tho people ho could accommodate, aud his placo gives good satisfaction invariably. Schubor's Hotel and grovo took its Bharo of Gormans in. Allen's Museum had many attractions for yongg and old, and was crowded from morning until night. Tho originator of this affair is a gonius.

The morry go rounds, with organ attachments, were largely patronized. Tho organs ought to be suppressed, at least on the Sabbath. One mau mado candy in tho prosonco of tho crowd, and another sold Arabian gum drops for fifteen cents a pound. Thoy had all thoy could do. For five cents a person could rids on tho patent suspension car, fire throo balls at images fastened to poles with hinges, aud receive a killing cigar for every image he tumbled ovor.

A man with an adder hung about his neck Invited the thousands to pay a dime and walk up and "look at tho largest snake ever captured alive and held in captivity, now hatching ita own eggs." Whether the eggs wero its own or some borrowed from a turkey hen was a question which puz iled somo farmers from Hempstead. Hundreds looked at the snake. Occasionally a atout young woman, who insisted to tho admiring farmora that eho waa an old maid, varied the scene by conccaUng her fat nock beneath the Bnako, which alio circled about and petted. Opportunities to tost the lungs and ascertain one'a weight wero Innumerable, Vondera of blue glasses, peauuts and children's pailB were every where. ON THE BEA BHOBE.

The largest pavilion on tho sea shore is that of Murray Valentino, both Brooklyn boya, and it iB vory much a headquarters for the Brooklyn people. Though large enough for moat occasions, it proved to be too small yesterday. An orchestra discoursed mnaio, to wliich tho people beat timo with their feet, that being tho nearest they could approach to dancing. The pro. prietors have conscientious scruples against permitting dancing on Sunday.

Thoy would close thalr barn, too, were It not that to doprive the thirsty hundreds of thak Wnilaontsbngh as it Was Fifty Years Ago. Stirring Brents in the History of the VillageThe Local Tammany Hall Some of the Forgotten Celebrities of the Eastern District. One nail drives out another. Hardly a year passes but some old landmark in the Eastern District is displaced by something new. Ere long every memento of tho Village of Williams burgh will have beon effaced.

Who now remoinbon whore the Kyckout road waa situated 1 Who can point out tUo alto of Luther's ropo walk 1 Who can tell where the first Wllliainsburgh diB pBnBary stood, the exaot location of tho South Second itrecl bell tower, whore stood tha Farmers' and Citizens' Bank 7 Ono of the oldest landmarks has just been the last to disappear, its place having been usurped by a throe atory brick extension of Haborman's tin factory on North Second street, oast of Fourth. For many years before and after tho war. tho aito of the tin tactory consisted of vacant lots, and the ground coTered by tha extension just built was occupied" by an old, square frame building with a truncated pyramid for a roof. A more unattractlvo and intrinsically uninteresting piece of architecture, for its dimensions, it would not bo easy to find. Tho boards, where tha dust and grime did not lio too thickly, showed tho grain of the wood.

Paint they had not known in years. The origin al entrance had beon enlarged to the dimensions of a carriage way. Tho window sashes wero still intact, but cobwebs of tho coarsest texture, dust and vitreous fragments supplied tho placos of tho vanished panes. Outside, near tho entrance, gonerally lay a cart wheel waiting to bo rimmed with the iron hoop which at a little distance off was being hoatod with burning logs for tho purpose. From tha interior of tho old structure came tho clang of Bledge and anvil.

Who, unaware of the fact, would hare thought for a moment that this same dilapidated old building was once of more importance probably than any other in WllUamsburgh Such, however, Is the fact. It was THE LOOAL TAMMANY HALL, and as such was thoroughly identified with the political history of Williamsbnrgh from 1830 to 1851. The old residents agree in axing the year 1816 as tho date whon it was built. It was designed for a village hotel, and as such was, for ita day, a big enterprise WJien built it occupied a site nearer to the East Hirer by a few hundred foot, or seventy five feet oasterly of the ground on which the easterly end of the present Forty seventh Regimont Armory now stands. Tho ground for it had btan purchased, Mth othor lots ad Joining, from the heirs of Ellis Potter, of New York.

Tho building was known as THE NOBTH AMERICAN HOTEL. North Second street, now deserted aa a thoroughfare below Fourth Btroet, was at this time Williamsbiugh. It was tho main street within tho confines of tho vll lago, and beyond thom was known as the Jamaica plank road. Graud Btreot had not yot beon thought of for Mr. John It.

Getting, ono of tho old residents sinco dead, roferred to a later period in the history of the Burgh whon ho used to boast that ho was the first man to put a light in a store window on Grand street. Even on North Second street, or tho maiu street, as it then was, houses in the vicinity of the hotol wero few, and it stood remote from any. It was the favorite stopping placo of persons on the way to and from Jamaica and the other towns of Queens County on tho lino of tho plank road. Of its earliest proprietors nothing is remembered, nor does tho hotel poem to have becomo a placo of much note until it passed, in 183S, iuto tho hands of Ezokiel Olevinger. Clovingor, having retired wealthy from tho milk business, was a mau of some importance in tho village.

On coming Into possession of the hotel he enlarged and improved it greatly in appearanco, by building a bar room iu front, which wis set off by a piazza and pillars outside, and a bowling alloy in tho rear on the lino of Brown street, now North First street. A better class of customers was thus socured. Tho magnates of tho village patronized the place. The hall upstairs wai used as tho court room of udgo Conselyea, and as a place for publio meetings of all kinds. It was in thiB hall that tho peoplo used to assemble to voto on THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE COJIINO TEAR, an occasion always of much excitoment and contention, the rival parties' dragging their friends from all quarters in order to gain their objects.

Every one in those days at and aftor 18 years was, iu contemplation of law, a soldier owing military sorvice to tho Stato, and as such had to turn out once a year with his company, said company being ono of a regiment, tho other companies of which wero scattered ovor tho State. The officers wore elected by tho rank and file. No uniform was necessary, and a pitchfork often served as a musket. One company had its headquarters at tho North American Hotel, of which its CAPTAIN, JACOB I. BENNETT, was a constant patron and whenever tho company was mustered Cleviugor profited by tho fact.

Tho Captain is said to have been a ruddy faced, gonial and jovial mau, with a constitutional antipathy to cold water as a beverage Ho, too, had made money iu tho milk business at tho corner of Third and Grand streets. Among the members of Captain Bennett's company was the late William H. Guisehard, well known of late years to per Bons visiting tho Mayor's oflico. On ono occasion, tho militia had been ordered to Flatbush for a parado or review. Guischard, on being notified to turn out, induced some colored men to go into tho country and procure him a skunk at any coBt.

They succeeded and when the day arrived, Bill appeared for duty with a long pole over his shoulder, from which tho skunk was suspended. The staff officers wero vory much annoyed whenever they camo near Guischard aud at last commanded some of the petty officers to arrest him. When thoy attempted it Guischard, it is said, turned tho skunk toward thom aud thoy ran away. Tho Wesleyan denomination had already established Itself iutho Burgh their church occupying part of tho ground now covered by a coal yard at tho cornor of Fiftli and North Second streets, and to cortain membors the hotel bad boroino obnoxious, not probably without somo reason, for during exciting debates which were frequent about oleetlou time, tho noiae must havo greatly disturbed their devotions. The bowling alloy was voiy offensive to tbooi for it draw to it all tho young bloods of the village.

"Edward," one of tho elders is said to havo remarked to one of his young friends, "I hoar that you bowl do yon not know that it ia vory sinful?" Tho hotol was tho Democratic headquarters, and as suoh has seen fierce contentions between tho factions known as tho Barnburners and Hunkers, the former being adhorents of Martin Van Huron, tho latter of Louis Cass. When Louis Cass visited Now Yolk about 1810, delegates from Williamsbnrgh wore sent over to wait on him at tho City Hall. Among them was MR. BERNARD MO ELROY, a rough spociinon, but nevertheless a man much respected for his simplicity and known honesty. Barney who is dead now, used to describe his iuterviow with Qonoral Cass, thus "I went up to tho General, an' sure he shook mo be tho hand an' he sez tome, 'It's glad I am to soe yo, Misther McElroy; how d'ye think tho eloction is going 1 Well, sez I bo if I don't think most of these fellows aro on tho fsnco; and the Ganoral said 'Barney, they had better git down quick on ono sido or tho other or thoy will miss tho Barnoy, somo yearn before ho diod, was tho proprietor of a little low one story framo building on Grand streot below Fourth, which he dignified with tho proud title of tho.

Atlantic Hotel. A malicious canard which used greatly to annoy the old man, was that whilo the guests wero waiting for dinner ono day in tho hotel, somo far reaching thiof put his arm down the chluvnoy and stole the turkey off tho spit. During election timos the hall of tho hotel has boen the scene of somo formidable rows. The zeal with which electioneering was conductod on all sides and the small amount of money expended aro something astonishing whon contrasted with tho coniparativo lack of zeal and tho prodigal outlay which characterized tho elections of these timos. Mr.

J. M. Aymar, as Treasurer of tho Domocratic Committee, about 1848 9, in hia annual report, returns $80 as the total expenses of election, including tho printing of tickets, hiring ballot peddlers and challengors, paying for vehicles to bring voters to the hotol whora tho polls were hold. lleoroanoy to party was a high crime in thoso days. Ignominious expulsion was tho penalty which followed conviction.

Among thoso who were bo unfortunate as to incur a charge of this kind was MR. THOMAS A. DEVYR, a Chartist, who, having attracted tho unfriendly attention of tho British government as a journalist, had fled hither aud was editing a paper called tho Kings Counts Democrat. Dovyr's trial for alleged recreancy to the Democratic party took place in HUT, in tho old North American HotoL Tho charge was preferred by Daniel Egan, a woll known lawyer, son in law of Dr. Abraham J.

Berry, who was afterward Mayor of the City of Wil liamsburgh. Much feeling was manifested during the progress of tho trial, especially by the enemies of Da vyr. Among thoso was Mr. Bernard McElroy. The brief with weighty counts Ms charged, On which tho pleader much enlarged.

At a round table in the middlo of the hall Bat poor Devyr, attontivo but silent, listening to it all. A person who was present has thus described tho scone "Bo hind Dovyr's chair, ono hand resting on the back of it, Btood a stout, burly, but not tall individual, having blue and rather animated oyea and an open mouth of more than ordinary capacity. This individual was tha redoubtable Bernard McElroy. As each count in tho indictmont was read by Egan, Bernard or Barnoy, aa he was more familiarly called, would omphasizo it with gesticulations and denunciatory expletives that Bhowed gratified rovenge. Another individual in tho crowd, William Hurst, seemed mightily to enjoy the unpleasant situation of Devyr." McElroy and Hurst, it appears, had dona some publio work by contract, and Devyr iu his paper had called them "collar diggers" and "street navigators," and so incurred their mortal enmity.

HON. HENRY C. MURPHY was a candidate for Congress in 1845, and received tho nomination in the North American HoteL Delegates from llichmond County were opposed to Murphy they favored a candidate named Winaus. Believing that thoir man liad tho best chance, they hired the hall of tho hotel with the view of nominating him, but the Kings County meu who favored Murphy raised a crowd and proceeded to the hall, after having forcibly ejected tha Richmond County thoy indorsed Henry C. Murphy.

He was elected. aIn 1848 the Barnburners of Kinga County, under the lead of the lato PHILIP 8. CROOKE, called a meeting at tho hotel to indorse somo nominee of that faction. Joo Hasbrouck, known as "Nutcracker," tho lato H. M.

Boswell, James M. Aymar, David Feeka and Daniel his son, and all tho Custom House affiliation disputed possession of the hall. Then came tho tug of war. Chairs were broken, tables upset, tho windows smashed, and In the tumult "Kutcraclrcr" tried to oscapo by letting himself fall from a second Btory window, but found the distance too great, and remained hauging by his fingers to the window Bill, crying "Murder until somo ono inside, exclaiming "Stop that hol lorin' 1" dragged him up into the haU again by the hair. The Barnburners wero victorious, indorsing the action of the Stato Convention.

About tho year 18iO a mooting of tha Hunkers was broken up by tho Baruburnoni. The chairman, Philip Hamilton, was upset, and several persons wore, beaten. About the samo time a row was precipitated by a motion of S. H. Barber to expel Robert IfcAdam, editor ot tho Democratic Advocate and collector of the committee.

The resolution was defeatod, and Conrad Swaokhaunaer, 'A'hLs Paper lias llm Largenl Circulation of 'any Evening Paper Published In the United Slates. Ita value as an jLrtvertiuiitff Medium is Uicrcfore apparent. The Old Ticket, Our esteemed Republican conterapornrieH, Vith few exceptions, are getting more nnd more xcited oyer the probability thnttho Democrats Will notnost year renominate what is called the old Presidential ticket. They have discovered, by a mental process peculiarly their own, that Mr. Tildeu, who, less than a year ago, was presented as a paralytio totteriug on the verge of tiie grave, is now in the prime of health, bright in intellect and ambitious as over while Mr.

Hendricks, who refused positively throo years ago to stand again as a Vice Presidential candidate, has headed np, according to them, as more anxious to play second fiddle in the political orchestra than ho ever was to lead the band. There ia not a particle of reason for believing that Mr. Tilden would accept the nomination, if it were tendered him that he was insincere when he withdrew his namo in 1880, or that he has any inoiinatioii whatever to figure again as active political leador. Wo probity owo tho talk about him to three small but energetio classes, namely, the minor Democratic statesmen who give themselves importance by figuring as his self constituted agents, the frionds of certain Democratio candidates for the Presidency who hope to divide their adversaries by throwing Mr. Tildeu like a bone of contention between thorn, and thirdly, certain Bepublican wirepullers who think they see in Mr.

Tilden a means of distracting the Demooracy as a whole. The re nomination of Mr. Tilden would be a souse less thing for the Democratic party to do. They could not raiso tho question of tho Presidential Fraud in his person without making themselves ridiculous. Ho could not servo thorn as the representative of any distinctively new issue, while for himself there would bo much put at hazard, with little to gain in the Btrugglo.

Ho has now secured a place as one of the most interesting figures in American politics. The fact that he was elected President in 187G 14. not denied by any person who is familiar with the facte and is without selfish reasons for misrepresenting them. His ability ns a statesman is conceded on all hands. His great sorvices in tho redemption of this Commonwealth from the control of tho Tweed combination, with its llepnblicau allies, are no longer donicd, and the slanders which were heaped upon him during the heat of the Presidential contest survive only as memories of what rancorous malignity can bring itself to do.

Under such circumstances, for Mr. Tildeu to be again a candidate would be to assume the risk of having his title to the victory won in 187G clouded and to incur responsibilities in the campaign which might destroy his life; while at the best the duties of tho Presidential office could yield but few pleasures to one of his years and habits. Despite, therefore, tho speculative energy of our Republican contemporaries, we are confident that the old ticket will not bo again put in the field, and that thoro ia no BoriouB thought anywhere of prodt utiug it. Military Rifle Snooting. The year 1873 marks tho beginning of tho rifle shooting movement in this country.

In the Autumn of that year, fourteen years after the birth of the English Itiilo Association, tho first prize meeting of the National llifie Association of America was held at Creedmoor. It is certainly curious," says Major MauDon nell in "History and Progress of the N. It. A. of Great Britain," that tho country which "may be almost called the fatherland of tho "rifle, should have for bo many years nl "niost entirely ignored tho new development of its power.

But just when Englishmen wero discovering that tho use "ful art of military rifle shooting might be so practiced as to become a manly "and fascinating pastime, tho Americans were "engaged in tho deadly contest of tho Civil "War; aud though they invented and used "many now forms of military firearms during "thewar, they wero perhaps little inclined, "for somo time after its conclusion, to treat "them as instruments of amusement. When "they did once take to long range shooting, "with their characteristic energy for coiistruct "ing and nsing all kinds of mechanism, they "advanced, as wo know, with such rapid "strides that in the course of a singlo year "their teams stood quito in the front rank "as match riflo shots." Something very much akin to tho astonishment noted by the eminent rifle authority above quoted must have been awakened among the bulk of the British riflemen by the splendid showing recently made in the International Match at Wimbledon by tho American military team. That the representatives of an establishment counting barely movo than one third of the quarter of a century of experience in military rifle shooting proper possessed by the Volunteers should deliberately como upon the national shooting ground over which tho first shot was fired July 2, lSf.O, by Queen Victoria pulling a silken lanyard attached to the trigger of a Whitworth rifle fixed in a mechanical rest, "and so nicely adjusted that the bullet struck the target within a quarter of an inch of tho absolute center," jmd then aud there beat the Volunteers at the soldier's distances, could hardly fail to have occasioned a degree of surprise and ohagrin which oven the subsequent victory of the latter at the extreme distances could not entirely temovo or assuage. For while admitting tho superiority of tho American small bore shots, ho Volunteers held themselves to bo practically invincible in military shooting. But history sometimes repeats itself nnd as in 1874 a revelation was made by American marksmen as to the possibilities of target shooting with match rifles, so in 1883 it was demonstrated that tho boasted supremacy with the military rifle of the veteran Volunteer experts could be successfully gainsaid by their younger and less experienced rivals of the National Guard.

The International Military Match is tho logical and legitimate outcome of the small boro long range contests that preceded it. It was In tho nature of things that sooner or later the citizen soldiery of Great Britain aud tho United States should come together and try conclusions with tho military rifle. Both countries possess a national Association formed "for tho "purpose of encouraging and promoting riflo shooting." The wonder is, not that tho contest has boon instituted, but that it was so long delayed. In its present form, howover, the International Match is a hybrid affair an attempt, as it were, to combine practical with fancy shooting. Intent Bimply upon winning, nnd to that extent at least retrieving tho defeats suffered at tho handa of the Americans in previous matches, the British Association jvo years ago insisted upon the International contest consisting of "the Queen's ranges" as to distances to be covered, aud tho employment of "any" military rifles coming within tho rules as to weapons.

As far back as 1850 it was admitted that tho practical limit of the military rifle proper was GOO yards. In order, howover, "to show tho world tho power of English rifles and the skill of English marksmen," it was determined that the Queen's prize and tho Gold medal should bo ehot for at ranges beyond that limit. That a grave mistake was made in so concluding acknowledged by tho most ominent English rifle authorities, and although the decision bos been adhered to for over twenty years, principally because of the desire of Queen Victoria that no change should bo mado in the original conditions, the Council has within tho past twelve months shown its appreciation of the error by eliminating tho 1,000 yards distance from the competition, jmd increasing the number of shots at 800 and 900 yards from seven to ten. It may here bo remarked in passing that whilo the restrictions imposed upon rifles at tho outset by tho N. It.

A. were intended to any weapons other than those adapted to either military or sporting purposes, the ingenuity of gunmakers. which was evidently not anticipated, has enabled them to produce the beautiful instruments known as match rifles, which, While they como within the conditions, are of questionable ueo except for the purpose of target shooting. It is in order, therefore, to suggest that a change bo made in the conditions of the International contest such change as shall bring it within practical limits, and constitute paiutod effigy laid prostrate, with a cloverly worked false face. It waa tho same old humbug that had been used to swindle the peoplo for over so long.

Sam Meyors, of tho Pier Houso, got mad and summoned the Shoriff, who broke tho bogus exhibi tion up. When tho Sheriff had gone away the same enterprising individuals sot up a new exhibition. Thoy put a monkey well coated with kalsomlno in sev eral colors in tho pen where the merniBid had beon, and OBlled It tha groat connecting link between mau and tho what is it, an animal that has never beon described, and tho like of whioh was cover seen iu any othor part of the world. Barnum bad offered $20,000 for the curiosity. Sam Meyers summoned the sheriff again, and the groat connecting link combination was flattened out effectually.

At the Pier House Sara Meyors entertains a great many peoplo, and excludes all nuisances. A good many people were on tho iron pior, aud hundreds Bat on tho beach benoath it. The pavilions wore all more or loss crowded. Tho negro minstrels and camp meeting houses held high carnival. Somo of thom were disgustingly attired and uttored filthy jokes.

At somo places the hat waa passed around for nickels, and at others tho proprietors paid the performers and got their profit out of th Balo of beer. Don't stand iu the pas aago ways tako seats, pleaso ono man would say. Don't occupy Beats unloss you buy something," was tho warning nttered by another man. Beer ilowed liko wator. The crowd at each placo seemed to rellah the peculiar lino of amusomeut.

The camp meeting hymna wore sung by miuatrela whoso voices betokened long usage and lack of training. Here is a specimou hymn Wash I John says you mua', Ainon. And Josus Bays Ho trill save, Amen. Hallolujer to do Lam', Amon. Jesus diod for ovory man, Amou.

Oh, my tho water am ah chilly and ah cold, Amen. But I'll keep ah Jesus warm in ah my soul, Amen. Wash Johu says you nun', Amen. And Jesus says Ho will savo, Amen. Tho spectators sang aftor a lively fashion on tho following Farewell to Bin and sorrow, l'laiso yo tho Lord I Farewell to sin aud sorrow, Praiso yo tho.

Lord 1 Ez we livo wo live in lovo, Ez wo grow we grow iu grace. When we dio wo 'apect to lly Praise ye tho Lord I'll never turn a tory, I'raise ye the Lord I I'll novor turn a tory, PraiBO yo tho Lord 1 Ez wo live wo live in love, Ez wo grow wo grow in graco, Whon we dio we 'ppct to fly Praise ye tho Lord A moro taking hymn than cithor of the others was tho following. Everybody within reach of tho sound Joined In. Tho tuno was so lively that tho young poo plo waltzed to it Whon I was young, I wroto my namo It's washod in de blood of do Lamb. So Jeaus found it when He came Washed fu do blood of do Lamb.

Don's it's our God is a God of war Washed iu tho blood of de Lamb. It'B ub a poor sinner Ho's flglitln' for Washed in do blood of do Lamb. 'fore I go I let you know Washed in do blood of de Lamb. It's whether I lub my oh Lord or no Washed in de Wood of de Lamb. Goodby, sinnor, faro you well Washod in do blood of do Lamb.

I'm goin' to hebeii, you'ro goin' to holl Washed in do blood of do Lamb. I wont along bo right from do start Washed in do blood of do Lamb. Wid a hang down head an' aching heart Washed in do blood of do Lamb. In several places at tho West oud tho peoplo wero permitted to dance. It was evident from the charaotor of tho meu and other indications seen at two or three placos that a quiet littlo gamo waa going on in tho uppor Btory.

Eastward aluny tho beach men wero soon throwing rings at cano heads. Each ring cost a cent, aud overy cano that was oncircled bj' one belonged tho party who paid his money. Not ono in ton won a cano, so that the dealer got from uluety cents to a dollar for every cano that he lost. Womon were more successful at tho game than the mon. Tho dealora say that thoy pay pretty well for this privilege.

Tho old sport of throwing balls at a man's ht'ad was as popular as ovor. Up at Ituland's tho inhabitants of Dutclitown had a great day. Thoy danced from tho arrival of tho first morning train until tho departure of tho last ono approaching ml'duight. Thoso who got loft slept in the cedars all night, and kept the green flies and mosquitoes pleasant company. A quiet and rospocta blo company of Germans enjoyed themselves at Atlantic Park.

Tho Long Island Railroad Compauy opened ita rapid transit lino on Saturday, and travol was vory hoavy yesterday. Tho peoplo of Far Rookaway aro greatly accommodated. Tho fore for tho entire dlstauco is ton cents. Tho bathing iu tho surf was very pleasant. Shore Inspector Ferguson seems to have dono a good thing for tho beach In making tho garbage scows go further out to sea to dump.

For several days now tho beach haa not beon soiled by tho garbage, and tho sludgo acid has ontirely disappeared. Ovor three thousand people bathed at Uomaou Wainwrlght's. Two professional BWimmors aud two catamarans wero kept in the wator in advanco of tho bathers to inauro perfect safety but tho pooplo wore cautious and the life gtisrd found nothing unpleasant to do. Bathing was good everywhere. At threo o'clock tho entire beach was hiddou from viow by the mass of poople.

Tho work of returning tho peoplo to their homes began at nvo o'clock. Tho Now York, Woodhavon and Rockaway Railroad ran trains half hourly and iho task was completed without accident. Tho Canavsio line did its sharo of tho buninoHB. Iu addition to tho familiar Hazel Kirk the steamboat narry Hill has boon added to tho lino acroBB tho bay. Notwithstanding tho hmnonae crowd, uot a single drunken man was seen on tho bosch, and tho police reported porfeot order and no arrests in any quarter.

A Delightful Day at Ioiig Ilortcli. A moro delightful dny than yeaterdny lifts not been spont at Long Beach Blnco tho season oponod. Thoro was a largo, but vory select clays at tho beach, and tho ontortainmont provided was up to tho usual point of excolleneo for which tha placo has booomo noted. Tho hotel, which is said to bo ono of tho host appointed on tho coast, has nearly all tho guests it can accommodate. Leading soctoty pooplo iu nearly ovory city aro here, and thore aro bouio men and womon of exceptional uoio in politics, art and literature.

Thoro is a charming exclusivoncss about tho placo, no bois terouaocss whatever bring apparent anywhere. Tho ladlos dress magnificently, aud tho gentlemen foltow tho custouiB of society to tho lettor. Looking ovor tho assemblage of peoplo listening to Schroiner's Bplendid music, it Booniod that tho transient visitors yesterday wore all of tho samo wealthy and dignified class as tho permanent guests. Tho musio yestovday was as it alivays ia, of the vury bet kind. It is this which attracts the visitors most, thoso who want a frollo going to resorts having that kind of a reputation bathing wo charming.

Tho bottom ot tho ocean is socm ingly as hard a if laid in comont, and tho boach is of tho samo character. No ono over complains of feeling a dread of thn undortow, for tho reason that nono is perceptible. Tho surf swells and breaks goutly, aud tho water is so clear It might bo used for domestic purposes. No garbago or other rofuso oyer floats in hero. To niako bathing aafo ogaiust accldon ts a professional awlmmor and a lifeboat aro constantly in readiness.

No person has ever beon drownod hero, though ono or two attempted Bulcldo, probably from deeming it a pleasure to moot doath under such pleaBant circumstances. Children find exceptional onjoi'incnt on this beach, protected from tho nun by littlo tinta provided by tho thoughtful management of tho hotel. Down on tho east end of tho beach though thoro Is much spaco beyond is Point Lookout, a favorito resort of old bachelors. This placo la also undor tho management of Mr. Soulhgate.

It la reached ovor a lino of railroad threo miloB long, running along the coast. All kinds of gamo come Into tha bays and ita creeks in their soa aon, aud altogether the place is a paradise for tho mon who find enjoyment in nothing so much as tho rod arid gun. Tho air hero 1b throo dogrcos cooler than at any westerly point on tho coast. SUICIDE FROM A FERRYBOAT. An Unknown Woman Takes a Fatal Plunge, An unknown woman committed snicido from the South Ferryboat Columbia, on tho 11:45 trip from New York on Saturday nitfht.

When tho boat was about midstream, tho woman walked from tho ladies' cabin to tho bow, crossing the choin, and bofore any of tho pas Hongers could prevout hor, Jumped overboard. P. C. Boach, of 4(1 Columbia placo, witnessed tho act aud immediately raised an alarm. The boat waa stopped and a small boat launched, but the search for tho woman was fruitless.

She is described as about 25 yoars of age and of medium height. Bho wore a dark dress a light straw hat with dark trimmings. It la supposed she was struck by tho wheal of the boat. CHOPS IS ItORTIIEKX MIXHESOTA. A letter from Mr.

Charles Hallock, dated at Hallock, in the northwest corner of Mlnnctota and heart of tho Bed River Valley, says We have had more or less rain ovory othor day for the past fortnight, with the weather, for tho most part, cool, and two exceptionally warm days, with the thermometer showing 83 degrees. Better growing weather fur grain could uot have been served to human order. Two weeks ago, after a five weeks drought at the period whon rain was most needed, prospects looked exceedingly blue. Now thore will be more than a half crop on tho average, with a much larger Bcrciigo throughout the State, than last year. I find that properly tilled fields show as abundant crops ay they over did.

I havo in mind a soventy aero field of wheat, two milo south of town, whiah is warranted good for thirty bUHhols to the acre, while an adjoining field will scarcely yield a a quart of grain or a shock of straw. TIiubo who planted early this year, on well tilled soil, so that tho grain got fair root and strength before tho drought, will lose littlo or nothing. While there will be Borne conopicuous distrcs.es, on tho part of both largo and small farmers, tho peopls of the State, as a wholo, will come out about oven. Thoy will just bo able to pay all their bills for tho year, and no more. The year will Bimply have to bo cancelled out Wo havo cool nights, warm dayi and thia year absolutely no mosquitoes, aud fow fllos.

We are drinking water cooled by ice which etill remains iu the olsternt after laat Winter' freezing; hut the prairica are radiant with wild roses and parti oolored flowers. CURRENT EVENTS. Thomas Briggs, brewer, an old resident ot Elmira, died suddenly on Saturday. The meeting of the Cuban Liberators was held yesterday afternoon in New York, and five hours we devoted to the discussion of tho bylaws for the Cuban Club Independent During a storm at Frederick, Saturday night, lightning struck a horse chestnut tree which waa a avorito roosting placo for Bparrowa and killed 260 of them. The steamship Arizona arrived from Europe last night, after a voyago of sovon days and fifteen hours.

Among tho passengers was Mgr. Capel, the celebrated Ronian Catholic revivalist. A very heavy rain and hail storm passed over tho northern section of Lancaster County, Saturday night, and great damage was done to the growing tobacco from haU. Mi Peter J. Burtsell, of Now York, died yesterday at Far Rockaway.

He waa connected with tho Surrogate's oflico of that city for twenty years as clerk. Ho was Si years of ago. Ei Congressman 'William E. Lansing died yesterday at Syracuse of heart disease. Ho was a member of tho Thirty seventh Cougreas, aud also sorved in the Forty second and Forty third Congreaaoa.

For some years past has praoticed law in Syracuse. The funeral services over the remains of tha late Montgomery Blair wero hold at tho chapel in Kock Creek Cemetery, near Washington, yesterday afternoon. Thero was a largo attendance of prominent pooplo from Maryland and from Washington. The Cigar Makers' Progressive Union in Now York is paying $5 a week to each of its members and has enough money in the rcservo fund to continue paying thiB amount for two months to couio. The Union is daily gaining iu numerical strength.

Tho manufacturers held a meeting to day. The striking dress and cloak makers in New Fork held a mooting yesterday, and the prosiding officer announced that all tho firms oxcept three had' agreed to tho demands of tho Union. Five hundred persons rosumod work this morning. Tho three firniB which still hold out are Moyor Jonasseu, Danlzig Brothers, and tho Munhattan Suit Company. Ned Farrell, Pete Emerson and John Nugent, the three highwaymen who wero arrested in Ho boken after a bold attempt to rob.

Cashier Holmes, of tho Orango National Bank, of $10,000, aro confined in cells in tho lower eastoru corridor of tho Hudson County Jail. Tho examination Is sot down for Thursday. The prisoners ref used to see anyone yesterday, though a largo number of persons called to seo thom. The second animal convention of the Bottlers' Protective Association of the United States and tho International exhibition of bottlers' supplies, machinery, will bo held at Irving Hall, Now York, November 20,21, 22 and 23. Tho prime object of tho exhibition will bo the improvement of machinery, supplies, and in this way it ia hoped that better products cau he placed boforo tho public.

Last night, at six o'clock, all railroad operators wero ordored to refuso to transmit any commor cial telegrams. The Exocutivo Committee of tho Tole graphera' Brotherhood hesitated to givo this order, knowing what a serious blow it would bo to the public. All men working for tho American Rapid Telegraph Company have beon ordered to refuse to send any Baltimore and Ohio messages. A secret meeting of tho Brotherhood was held this morning in Now York. Tho strikers aro well supplied with money.

A flood in tho Alleghany River nt Pittiliurj; yesterday proved vory disastrous. On Saturday night there was a fk ct of raf ta moored at Hess' Island which covered an area of eighteen acres. Thoy were mado up of square timber and boards, worth ovor $250,000. Beside thoGO thoro wero fiftoon Iiulnn coal and a number of coal fiats, valued at When the flood came the rafts parted their cables and wont crashing down tho river. One man was killed aud sevoral made narrow escapes.

Tho losses on proporty will roach $1, 000,000. At tho mooting of the Central Labor Union in New York, yesterday, tho clothingcatters announced that fifty per cent, of thoir reserve fund would be given tho Cigarmakors' ProgreaBivo Union during tho continuance of the striko of tho latter. Tho upholsterers will give $50 a week. A committee of live was appointed to ascertain from tho Corporation Counsel whether or not Polico Commissioner French holds his oflico legally; also to learn why the Corporation Counsel has not replied to tho roqucst of flio Board of Aldermen tor his opinion concerning the legality of their resolution giving the city employes a half holiday on Saturdays. Samuel Pollock, a member of the firm of Pollock Montgomery, was drowned yesterday at Long Branch, in tho presenco of his wlfo aud four children.

He swam out some dis tanco, disregarding the warning of tho bathing master, aud despite the efforts of 6ovoral persons ho was carried out by the current and tho body waa not recovered. Mr. Pollock was 40 years old. Ho camo to Now York In Juno and opened a branch honso In Woostor streot. His brother, wife and children wero besldo themselves witli grief and begged the mon on shore to save him, hut It was impossible, owing to tho absonco of life boats or life saving apparatus.

Senor Don Francisco Barca, the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to tho Uuited States from Spain, committed snicido early yesterday morning at tho Albomarlo Hotol, New York. Ho shot himself through tho tomplo, after spending tho night writing letters and arranging his business affairs. Ho loft several notes Baying ho took his life becauso ho was unablo to pay his debts. Tho night clork heard tho sound of tho oxploaion about i o'clock in tho morning, but thought it waa a cork flying out of a bottlo in tho barroom adjoining. His wife and daughter arrived in New York from Seabright last night, and were informed, after thoir arrival at tho hotol, of the sulcido.

It was stated in New York that Senor Barca had boon living at kn oxpenso far beyond his moans, aud ontor tainod last Winter in Washington in princely stylo. The nows of tho suicido produced' great exoltement in Washington. His wifo and daughter were great favorites in society and tho dead minister was believed to bo extremely wealthy. Another causo assigned for tho suicide ia that Madamo Barca had determined to go to Franco against his wiBhoB and that ho. waa greatly depressed in consequonco.

Ho was a man of vory excitable temperament and was greatly chagrined that his wifo and daughter wiBhed to return to Europe and leavo him in this country. Ho applied to his government for leavo to go with them and was refused. His wifo and daughtor wore to sail on Wednesday next. A committee of three from the Brotherhood of Telegraphers waited upon President Arthur yesterday and mado tho following representations That ub result of tho obstinate attitudo assumed by tho W03tern Union and Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph companies in tho matter of tho pending practical suspension of telegraph communication, very important interests of tho Government ore jeopardized; that the telegraphic correspondence of tho various departments has for ten days past beon subjected to delay and garbling, growing out of the inability of the corpor atioris above mentioned to properly handle tho diBpatohcs of tho National Government that tho necessary facilities for tho prompt and intelligent transmission of tho reports and bulletins of the Signal Service Bureau of the War Departmont are withheld by tho Western Union Telegraph Company that by such withholding of facilities it is believed that tho agricultural and mercantile industries aro at present badly hampered and their future sorioUBly threatened. All this, it is represented, is in direct violation of tho United States statutes.

Cholera and yellow fovor threaten us, and in such a juncture tha sanitary arm of tho Government should, we beliove, bo strengthened, not paralyzed. That prompt, accurate and cheerful support in tho matter of oaBy communication between distant points is an absolute oasontial to tho strengthening of that service ia a truth which passes without argument. The committed requested tho President to have the allegations herein made investigated, and to have taken such steps aa may be necessary to assert tho rights of tho Government in tho premises, THE BROOKLYN EAGLE IN AFRICA. Intelligent Natives Astounded by Oar Bridge Edition nnd its Revelations. J.

A. Lewis, United States Consul at Siorra Leone, Africa, formerly a resident of this city, communicates tho pleasant intelligence that the arrival of tho in Africa, giving an account of tho bridge and of the opening ceremonies thereof on tho 24th of May last, astonished the intelligent natives. His letter is as followa SiKnnA Leone, West Coast ov July 2, 1883. To the Editor of the BrooWyn EagU Your wonderfd! edition of May 24 has gona into Africa. New York merchants aro sending it to mo with their compliments, and my friends in Brooklyn aro firing it at me from aU sides like tho ministers' slippers every body sends one.

I am keeping one copy, choice, aud distributing tho Mauce where thoy are read in wonderment by intelligent Africans. I congratulate you for your newspaper energy and ability. I congratulate Brooklyn and New York for their bridge, which I believe is boss, so far as heard from. May you all live long and prosper. Yours prou'l''.

jcoson A. Lewis, formerly of Brooklyn. A KEROSENE LAMP EXPLODES. A kerosene lamp exploded last evening in the apartments of Mra. Sabine Eagan, at No.

83 Canton atreot, causing a damage of $25. Officer McAvoy of tho Fourth Precinct happaued to be passing tho house at tho time and extinguished the fire before it had gained dangerous headway Senor Barca's Suicide as a Commentary on Jjife in Washington. Tho suicide of the Spanish Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States, Senor Fran ciaco Barca, at tho Albemarle Hotel, New York, shortly after two o'clock yesterday morning, is ono of those strange cases of solf destruction in which the motives that aro imagined soem inadequate nnd of which thero wero no premonitory symptoms. In the oase of M. Paradol, tho French Minister, who committed suicide nt Washington thirteen years ago, extreme nervous irritability, attributed to the excessive heat, had been noticed by his attendants for some days before he purchased tho pistol with which ho blow his brains out.

But Senor Barca was a man of great moulal equipoise and self command, was apparently in sound health and good spirits, aud transacted his business up to the lost moment in a perfectly methodical aud intelligent way. He had visited his wife and unmarried daughter, who are staying atSoabright, New Jersey, during tho week and had expressed the intention of shortly going to Europe to visit a married daughter who resides in Paris. He was a man of quiet and tem perato habits and was a devout momber of the Roman Catholic Church. 'Tho last words ho spoke, to any one on Saturday night before retiring to his bedroom wero a request to his socretary to call him at five o'clock yesterday morning, in order to go with him to early mass. When tho secretary did so he found the.

door of tho rooms, which wore opposito to thoso recently occupied by Mrs. Langtry, unlocked, and in tho bedroom the dead Minister was found kneeling by tho bed, fully dressed, and with tho pistol beside him. So terrible an end to a brilliant career which bad yet probably many years of further achievement to fulfil, Senor Barca's ago being only 50, is indeed startling, and will shed a gloom over the diplomatic as well as the domestic circle in which ho moved conspicuously and with universal respect. In early life he had chosen the law as his profession, and he had, it is said, largo estates in Andalusia. He had taken an active part in Spanish poli tics and had held high office in the O'Douuell Cabinet in 185G, and subsequently undor the Union Liberal admiuistrotion.

He had taken part in the devolution of 1868, and had done his best to secure tho throno of Spain for the Due de Monpensier. When this failed he gave bis services to Alfonso, and was made Sub Secretary of the Interior. His Liberal opinions, however, led him to retire from tho Cabinet, and ho was one of tho chief instruments in bringing tho Liberals to the head of Spanish affairs. He had only been in Washington a year and a half as Minister Plenipotentiary of Spain. Tho only motive as yet alleged for his suicide was pecuniary embarrassment, for bis domestic relations wero known to be happy.

'Letters explaining the event aro said to be in the hands of tho Spanish Consul General, Senor Snarez, but they wero not in possession of the coroner, whoso only statement is that their substance indicates pecuniary indebtedness as the cause of the suicide, aud expensive living at Washington as the cause of tho indebtedness. If this bo tho enso, it is a strange satire upon tho republican simplicity of our national capital, that a foreign minister of reputedly great wealth should become mined in a year aud a half by the hospitalities of his position. But it is not incredible. Before the war there was somo semblance of republican plain living at Washington, and the simplicity of some of our Presidents in their modo of living, and even in the hospitalities of tho White House, has beon the subject of almost 'sneering com ment to foreign courts. But since the war, Washington has not only rivaled but eclipsed them in extravagance, and the entertainments given by American statesmen, as well as the dresses and diamonds of their wives, havo outshone in glittering profusion the Court of the Grand Monarquo.

Beside them tho Court of Queen Victoria and the entertainments of the British aristocracy have seeruod almost niggardly. Foreign nations in sending ambassadors and ministers to Washington havo not taken this social change into account, but have imagined that they wero sending them, as formerly, to aropublic of manners as well as of institutions and politics. The stipend allowed to foreign ministers is quite inadequate to tho establishments they have to maintain, for it is not to bo supposed that they would allow themselves to be outdone in prodigality and splendor by their American enter, tainera. Hence, me of private wealth have generally accepted diplomatic positions at Washington, and even theso have not been sorry when their terms havo como to an end. In PariB, London or Madrid and even at St.

Petersburg, they could entertain liberally and live splendidly upon half tho money which it cost them at Washington. It is rumored that the late Spanish Minister had large private estates in his own country, but they may have been, after all, only a chateau en Espagne. Vague regions in Andalusia may prove as unsubstantial as Soncho Panza's Governorship of Barataria. The indications, at all events, aro that tho late Spanish Minister exercised at Washington a more than royal hospitality while his reputed wealth is hypothetical. Only an American Republican mixing in society at Washington can, of course, understand how a year and a half should suffice to beggar a foreign minister.

But to the inner circle of political million tone, because they believed the public would bo powerless to bring any legal pressure to bear upon them whilo they put in force the slow process of starving the operators into submission. There would havo been another tale to tell had tho Stato or tho City of Now York been authorized to step and by a peremptory process compel the company, striko or no strike, to render service under tho terms of its charter on pain of having its charter declared forfeit. To this heroic remo dy objection has been made that it would amount to tho regulation of wages by tho Government. Tho objection, however, is due to confusion of thought. There is no analogy between tho company and a private employer.

Tho latter has no obligation to the State or tho public in tho matter of labor, becauso ho enjoys no special privileges. His fellow citizens are not required to surrender any uso of their property to the end that ho may open his shop. He does not stick poles in front of his neighbors' doors, uso their chimneys as wiro supporters and from time to time tear up the streets. The liberties he enjoys aro those of which any ono may take advantage. It is entirely different with a railroad company.

Tho Government stands between it and competition it is chartered in tho public namo, under obligation to servo the public on certain defined terms and without the payment of a dollar it ia permitted to use streets, highways and oven private proporty. Instead, therefore, of interference in this case being analagous to interference for the regulation of wages between employer and employe, not to interfere is to leave tho community at tho mercy of what in law is called an artificial person whose reason for existence is in the promise and 2ledgo to conduct business at all timos expeditiously whatever tho temporary loss may be. The troth is that in tho strugglo now going on tho Wostorn Union Company asks tho public to fix rates of wages. "If tho peoplo will bo patient with us," tho directors say, we will bring the strikers to terms, and they ought to be patient becauso tho de maud mado for increased pay ia unreasonable." What is this but an appeal to tho business men of tho country to sacrifice their interests so that tho corporation shall succeed in getting labor on its own terms? Tho answer to this appeal is that it is not any purtjof tho common duty to raise or depress wagco, and that the peoplo have, if anything, rather less reason for practicing forbearance to enable the corporation to carry its point than for stepping in aggressively on the sido of the men and women struggling to force an addition to their miserablo emoluments out of the bursting coffers of their employers. If it is not for the public to regulato tho rate of wages, then it cannot, we submit, be accepted as a valid explanation that the Western Union or any other chartered company has suspended business in whole or in part because of the rate of wages.

Captain Webb's Drattb. ika inquest upon tho body of Captain Webb shows that lUa venturesome English swimmer lost his life not from contact with the jagged rocks that abut upon the frightful channel leading to the maelstrom below tho Suspension Bridge at Niagara, and known as tho Whirlpool Kapids, nor yot from drowning but that death resulted from the shook occasioned by the reactionary force of tho water coining in contact with his body with such force as to instantly destroy tho respiratory power and all vital action by direct pressure. Nothing ia plainer, after this demonstration, than that no living body ever can or will pass through that seething caldron alive. Aud in view of the Into that has overtaken Captain Webb we are likely to be saved from any attempted repetition of his foolhardy example. So far as a sale issno of the undertaking to swim the rapids was concerned, Captain Webb might as well have submitted bis body to tho blows of a steam trip hammer.

It is porhaps impossible to expect that so long as human nature remains what it is men will not be found ready and willing to rink their lives in foolhardy en The Cincinnati Commercial argues that Jay could have had no motivo to seek the appointment of Stanley Matthews ns a justice of the Supreme Court because that tribunal had, prior to the campaign of 1SS0, rendered its decision in regard to tho legislation affecting the interests of the Union Pacific Railroad. Nevertheless, Mr. Gould did take an interest in Mr. Matthews' confirmation, as the following telegram shows New York, May 11. To Senator P.

IS. Plumb I will be pleased to comply with your reqiicRt in your letter to Mr. Colev. Can you consistently voto for tho confirmation of Matthews Jay Gould. But the legal proceedings since commenced and now pending before the Court aro quite sufficient to account for Gould's willingness to contribute liberally to the Republican Campaign fund in consideration of Garfield's promise to put Matthews on tho bench.

Tho audacity of tho murderous assault on tho cashier of the Orange Bank at the Ho boken depot on Saturday morning moro than matches the daring displayod in the attacks made by Western railroad robbers. Tho risk of capture was vastly greater than that run by tho ruffians who derail trains in the open country nnd have no antagonists to fear but the passengers and train hands. Ex Policeman Nugent may fairly challenge comparison with tho bravest of the ohoice spirits who have been conspicuous in the field of enterprise so assiduously cultivated by Jesse James. But fortunately tho East is not prolific of John Nugents, or a six shooter would bo as familiar an appurtenance as a watch or a penknife. It is a source of no little satisfaction that this affair took place in New Jersey, and that tho prisoners will be tried there, inasmuch as Mr.

Nugent has on two or three previous occasions demonstrated that his facilities for dodging tho administration of justice in New York City are first class. The intelligence of the arrival of Carey, the informer, in Montreal is confirmed. His disguises, if afiy he used, have failed to conceal hia identity. He cannot hope to find a seclusion deep ouough to hide him from the accusing gaze of his fellowmen. Go where he will, there will always be somebody to denounce him.

Nemesis follows with a special re morselessness on the track of the fugitive informer. In all climes nnd in all ages his sin has been regarded as the very climax of perfidy. The detestation which his character excites is akin to the avorsion which man feels for the snake and it is written that the seed of the woman shall bruise the serpent's head. But Carey's treachery was the natural outcome of tho causo in which he had enlisted. Of any of his fellows a similar act of perfidy might have been expected.

In an association of assassins the qualities that become its members are the qualities that Carey exhibited. Men leagued to commit murder ore mon prepared to betray each other. The Montreal fugitive is tho legitimate fruit of tho tree of tho Dublin brotherhood. Should his life be spared it will be haunted by the fear of a death as sudden and violent as that which he aided to inflict on the hapless victims of the Phenix Park tragedy. To most men the torture of such an existence wore worse than death.

It mny even come to be so to Carey. A week ago lost Sunday Charley Gallagher, tho 14 year old son of Mrs. Gallagher, of No. 183f Stuyvosaut avonuo, loft homo, and has been missing ever since that date, Just before leaving bis house the boy prepared for church, and on walking out of the gate of his resilience mot a friend named Willie Lyman. They walked away aud have not either of them turned up nt their respective homes since.

Young Lyman was known to bo somewhat wild, and after he left his father discovered that Willie had stolen a small sum of money from him. Young Gallagher had light hair and blue eyes, and when lie lctt home he was dressed in a brown mixed suit, a gray shirt, laced shoes aud undress military hat. Both tho boys were seen to get upon a train at Jamaica, L. on tha Wednesday after they loft their homes, but havo not been seen since that day. Tho mother is almost distracted over the loss of her boy, aud is constantly visiting Police Headquarters to dis.

soves wuothM anything his beau heard of Mm,.