The sun., 1862-05-14

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| AN INrEREsrISo BILLIARD MATCH "
piA.'ed 'ast evening at Dudley Ksvanaehs saloSv
oerhet oi broadway and Tenth street, by Monsier
morte, an expert French billisrdist assisted l. D.
those notei Players Kassnngh, Decry, Benjsmi.
and Stone. The novelty cf the game consisted If,
Mons Moitle not using q cue nor mace lie ppr
formed several skilful fests, and made all his points
entirely with the fingers Of The right hand Ths
entertainment was Llghly successful.
The FIRST GREAT TRor Of the season cane
% yesterday afternoon at Fashion Assoclat! "a
Course Tot purse Of $780, ins heats, test three ia
hve' In t,rness The excellence Of the Lorses.
Gray Eddy" "Native American" and sunny
Side" insured a capital race, which Was easily Won
Is the latter. Mr.. Joseph Crosheron cficiated -
manager
The CATTLE MARKET is suffering from ,,
strong effort TO change the market days from Tiecs
| day and Wednesday TO Monday aud Tuesday. Up
to yesterday 7. NJ, the receipts ct Aller.cn's
+ss' beeves, mostly good fat steers from Illinois
friees declined hal: cent per pound, aud the mAf-
ket was very dull. 402S head Of the stock IL frlyn
Illinois We join onr friends In the earnest wis'
'has the Efforts Of certain operators W change -
peaceful Sabbath into working day, 70 thoss CT
gagged in the cattle trade, will receive Its q,iiet
Immediately. LIT well enough alone, gentlemen.
THK GREAT Doc SHow.--The following pre-
miums were awarded yesterday, 81 the srea, dog
show at Barnum's Museum.
Ssusrs.-first premium, Donsld Mcdonald s~c.
9nd e Allinson third, David Smith fourth.
l.. T. Hubbard hth, Chas. 7. Cocks; sixth, Mr.
Renshsw. Ten other premiums were awarded
iV'nsrs-firss premium, Francis Butler Sec
ohd, W: +. Bcnsall third, Alfred A. Lscomb
fourth, Thomas Marron hfth, w. Holden slIth.
y. u Monroe Al atyeuth. q apiniaf. nj, t,h
Bonncau.
English Bedgles-Firs, premium, Mr.. r. Bishop;
second, Z. l.. Hall.
The Museum was throngei by ladies' and gentle
men throughout the entire day and evening To.
day, premiums will DO awarded 70 plopdbounds
Mastifis, Bull Dogs Bull Terriers, Scotch aud skye
Terriers and Shepherd Dogs. The premium doxs
Of Monday and Tuesday. aud Mr.. Buffers thirty.
six different breeds, remain OH exhibition
NEw JERSEY PILors.-The Legislature oS
New Jersey, on the 9th Of March last amended ,hs
Pilot Laws Of that State, by allowing every master
70 pilot his vessel without paying half pi,o,,ss.
Some time ago the Jersey Pilots commenced seys.
raj suits against owners Of vessels owned In this
city, who were successfully defended by VIM. J.p
iiaskstL Esq, through the different courts ana
verdcts obtained for costs against the pilots The
merchants then sent 9 representation 10 Trenton
and obtained law cutting of the Jersey pilots
from collecting half wharfage even Ia their own
waters. ,
SoME OF THE New YORK FiRK IssuRANon
COMPANIES, known 70 have sustained Losses by the
late disastrous Troy conaasrstion are follows -
For $i0, 0,ooo-Ths Exchange and Mercantile com.
panics. For S5O0o-Ths Astor, City, Commercial.
Equitable, Firemen's, Jefferson, Lorillard, Man.
haitian, National, Niagara, New Amsterdam, Ma.
rine, Pacific Park, Peoples Peter Cooper Atlantic
Of brooklyn and wilamsburgh city. This IL ouy
on the railroad depot and the river bridge. Il V
probable the loss will approximate $4,000. 900 and
tho aggregate insurance sl,aoO,ooo.
HARD Practice ON PooR PEoPLE.-Mr.
John Kennedy calls our attention TO the following
small incident Of the dispensaton Of Reliof monise
In this city: Victor vermill, writing from No II
Amity street. says sister Of mne has resided In
the apartments she now occupies ten months. Her
husband II volunteer, and at the seat Of waS
where he has been for nearly year. Recently, u
consequence Of the failure Of the government or ~
psymssser 70 pay him wages tshrss months ~
now due him), she has found It dificut to support
herself and family Of three children depending d
three dollars per week, paid her by the Relief Com.
mttse, and consequently failed TO pay balance 81
32.25 due her landlord. Informing him Of hss
Strengthened circumstances, her dependence for the
support Of her childten on the donations made
by the Committee, the interview terminated by
assuring him that soon as her husband was paid
his wages he should not have long 70 wait for hiS
money. The landlord smiled ,ssentingly 70 all she
said. aud straghtway called on the Relief Commit.
tee and induced them to deduct the Sc 25 from the
weekly payment. She received, la consequence.
twenty-five cents from that body to support hcs
family seven days. The volunteers wife above
alluded 10 Is Mrs. Foster, residing at 229 wese
Seventeenth street.
TnE ANSrvERsATIrs.-The reports Of twelve
Of the most important lstons make the follow.
ing exhibit as compared with the reports Of Ami.
y,raary week last year: