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New-York tribune., 1867-05-31
BASE BALL
AZ EXCITING CONTEST AT NEwARK-AcTIyE VS.
IEYINGTON.


Az EXCITING CONTEST AT NEwARK-ACTIvE VS..
IEyINGToN.
The most exciting contest of the season, thus far
the match played yesterday on the Eurckas grounds
at Newark between the celebrated IrvngtOn Club and
tho young Actyes Of Newark The latter, this Occa
SION made their debut in the field senior Organza
On and noted they had previously made themselves
expert junior players, they achieved cfedliaDe os
senior cubp by troubling the experienced rVlngtOns
20 defoat them by score OF % 10 lJn0t even le O
10 runs AS on all occasions when the rvngtOnS nine
plays large ctOwd attracted 20 the field 10 witness
The game. the field being almost surrounded: ,..
The c0ntest was exceedingly close up 70 the sixth
,nninos te o,ais cl INIT nj foG al the close OF the fifth
innlngs, and Of these runs the Irvngtons were pnt
lasty entitled 20 s. for, had al the chanees onsdeo ~
FaitOutes pitching been accepted would have Deen 81
the rus obtained Five missed catches however holpeG
tho IrpngtOns 20 and, on the other slde passsa
balls from WatOn's swift delivery gave the boys nan te
runs they scored ln the sixth innings after escaping
blank score by three missed ny balls the lrvgohs ya
ted well for nine rms, scoring ~ IN the m
the close of the sixth innings staDdng az 23 70 IN favor
,dyanaee gained by their aayerssTje lie Gciyes went
in ne style in the two following innings and by
uptoP nednS - tho % cs ss sagers T Tor so
the qualifications Of the large of the best
lass OF the community VINO favored me boys on this
egsn very fayOraby at the bat IN the innings, and
scoring two runs without tho lossOf hand, got the IT.
giBgtons little confused, they fooishyying needless
sxcRange of pitchers when al that required
hange OF pace 10 give the catcher DIeahngspe and
he 6eders more chances for catches Half Innings
81 them and before the innings finished
hey oil back IN their places and te consequence
boys retired IN one two three order w ihe last
and but for the IA IN the 9th innings the game
Eould have been triumph for the boys, IN SPITE OF he
Toss OF the trophy. As IL IL was success ana hoagh
asfested. the Zctiyes we're quite content with having
Ffyen the conquerOrs OF the Eurekas such busy time
This contest adds greatly 70 me interest o. 'e est tbe
EQrakaA next Tho play ot tue lBPlpglOs ~ lIlS Ea
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GOLD IN DUTCHEss CoUNrY.-Cohsideiape eNcive-
-. 49, ,eor avakened I'm Dutchess County by rimors
% ~oI1 d.coveries in the town Of Northeast, near
Amenla The gold exists in small particles IN heasy
bodies Of rock mingled with quartz and other sr9tser
matter specimens have been tested in tn'. ey apa are
found to yield Of them at the rate GI s PSs Of
have taken q refusal OF tho WILSON ihr
where tho rsi samples found at hlgn s sn
snn ao elaht or nine feet already ana inc isVeioI
ments OF the precious natal 50 gar fully meets 'hef eA
DectAiiOas
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NAVY GAZETTE.
M rx. nsRlPu TO ruH rRIBUss.

coumoro H. Toten detached foa the Naval Asylum at Phla
delph on the June and placed waiting edea zap,
Dnk I,noh detached Naval sorrkeper at fhad
phs Navy the 1h Of Jnne next and ordered 70 report gu
Philadelphia Lieutenant tonmande '
sL detached aud Rettgoasa ~ Washiegon D. u
eTred the o June ner for tue eommand o rs
ship Assistant Sngeon W.
dcsehed he Naval pspt at Pensacola Fla and Lord
receiving ship Vermont at NekYork Acting Engn D. :, r hon
tasbod the New a pshre and granted leave OF so 70 the
discharge Com Aaron W. Weaver
msnd of ths Naval er y6as Washington the 2th
sntCommander W. ". iiendiekson ordered to tue '
Ship Portsmouth. . ,,.usmpshre. Aenng
Acting BnsgnJ Russell ordered to the Kdisr ordered t.
Second Assistant nneers Wm Soa and ne1 been bonorab
the Sgsluehanns.h. Acting Master X l. "'"
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uiPRIED.

- t,ds CITY Weinesisat,l, n, w = ~ 70
Nm B,Ies esq, Offi'SA'l n L. I"
the Rev Haley W hnsyPiPS hnyP iSi, cts. No cards
Troy " papers pleas c,e.npoln, welnesdsJ MAY ~ ny
S0pw ,So R.r NJ Msn,deid id1, Mr. '0Dn H.
o,a wsa3es q ,ysa My .ssd ~ by The Rev
r. Chue BrookiIh iInan ESQ., Of Portland Me- snd MISS sAV
n NJ Adaus Daniel iil'''"""' ~
IugrshVn Of BTookNH ,,so - ,Lo pax S,anh.n H. Tyng
HAIGI-V biIsSLI n ID 60 Hnma Wells all OF this city,
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ROWING.
RACE AT PoUGHKEEPsIE.

RACE AT POUGHAELPSIE'
3 rsLpGNGPB
PouGuiEEPsIE, May 3O.-The first aquatic contest
der the auspices Of Eagle Aquatic Association took
ace here to-day. The contestants were George W.
yid local editor Of The Daily Edg'e, and A. y Oluiey
the same paper The race was rowed In u feet work
ng boats Dayids rowing the Hattie. and Gldey he Una
distance mile and return. Dayds won IN 70 minutes
80 seconds Gidey'stme minutes l3t SECONDS Inc
ooughkccpsie Ice Boat Association, and number OF
.nateur were IN attendance
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The Of George.W. Gayle the man who ar
rested for publishing an advertisement offering a
reward for the murder Of Abraham Lincoln. came up
at Montgomery. Alabama, on Tuesday. Gayle pre-
sented full pardon from Andrew johnson, and the
ease was dismissed.
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The YACHT YEsrA-Mr Bonjamin Hughes, second
mate OF tue yacht vesa ead WILLIAM q. How'd, seaman
board deny the stat:Wopts made y the city papers
yesterday that t,iefe was any attempted nuuhy on
boad that yac during her recent voyage to thls port
aud furnish 10 press with tue following contradiction OF
tho feport tifOm Capt Low :. ~fY3
This 20 certify report Of muny sea on the part OF the
o, 81 yesa wai Incorrect A. Low Master oi 'e'@
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ylofAff6Ns Of THE EXCISE LAw.-Adam KeriIzer
German grocer doing business at tho corner OF Fourth
ayo and Nineteentist, South Brooklyn. was yesterday
arrested for violating the Excise law lie was heiu lor
exan,,naton before Justice Cornwel Hugh MCGEE or
No n Grahan-st also arrested Tor seling 'lor
without license He was held Tor eSaIatloh peiore
Justiea Morehouse Lawrence Kinsed. liquor dealer at
the corner OF Van Brnt and Carrosts was arrested on
charge similar TO tho above. and MS examihatoh was
set down for Monday before Justice dunno.
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.s ssH5H9e {; nSn E ISs EiPe %.!s!ay I ss9G&Si & R D.
pastor OF st. AIMS EpscopaD Church. corner OF Wash
ipgton md Prospect s,s Brooklyn The services were
read by the Row A. Guyon and tho Roy Dr. Potter after
which an appropriate address to tue pSopo was
affectonate exhoraon to faithful work and prophecy
Of future reward Tho rite Of COMMUNION was heh ad'
ninistered by DR. Schenck and the e0GgreSntl0n dis
persed large number Of distinguished cergymen were
Ia attendance rlN r -
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IRvrNGToNs.

lst "a %. qh 9TH 9Th. 7lh sth 9h.Toisls
Irvinstons3 ! 70 IS
Umpire-hIr. Smith OF the Union Club
SCOTors-Messr3. Grill and Seymour.
Time OF Game-2 hours and 40 minutes
Fly Catches-Active, IT, IryingtOn g.
Out on FOul-Actlves, times IrvingtOns. time.
NINTH NATIONAL BANK ACT. AMERICAN EXCHANGE.
match game of base ball between selected nine
from the Ninth National Bank and the American Ex-
change National Bank, was played the 2sh inst,
the grounds of the Nationals Of Jersey City, which
suited IN favor of the Ninth National nine by of IL
10 inp isf fbp
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THE LAND OFFICE
pr rrLE1s.Pa TO rnE TRIBUNE.

Br rrLS<sAPa TO rHE rMSuS" oro LAM o0,ce has re-
,s1 So@sS@S y. se. Of s%SSs H Co. % OF MIL NfSss
,nS,ns We so p, SSrs third .! the Ae, OF
.s approved ia s grazing G site. depols aud other
.ls. =, SSs d.S S ' 80 t eoa' 'r the ~' M upon
pubAe llsas
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MASONIC FAIR At GREENroINT.-The Masons Of
Oreenpont yesterday commenced the erection of tom
porary building the site OF their proposed Temple
Franklin ST.. with the iutentOn Of maugurang grand
Fair the 18th OF Juno.
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PERsoNAL.-Baron Stoeckl, the Russian Minister,
is at tho Clarendon Hotel Baron DE Bursoot of France,
1t at the Metropolitan Hotel The Hon T. T. Ross, NJ G.,
Auburn and Con Jno. A. GrOen Syracuse are a the ST.
Nicholas Hotel Capt Dixon, Of the british Army, ~
tho Fftlave. HoteE The Most Rev. ". H. Smith, Eng-
land, Is ut the AstJr House.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-31

PARIS Observation-Disclosures TRIUMPH FOR THE
UNITED sTATEs.-"w WOODS" Moving Machine manuiac-
tured by the Walter A. Wood Moving and Reapns MA
chine Co.. has boeu awarded the First Prize Grand Gold
Medal at the Paris Exposition
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CHESS.

THE MATCH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP or AMERICA
tt TRBUNE
PHILADELPHIA. May So-The fifth game of the
match resumed this morning. and after stubborn
contest of two hours resulted in tho defeat OF
Roichhem. Mr. Mackenzie has now won four games.
We print the game in fu though tho first 10 werc
given in yesterdays paper.-EDl
New-York tribune., 1867-05-31

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.--A woman Of alleged dlsso-
lutte habits named Sarah Campbell 90 years Of age at
tempted 10 drown herself In Bushwck Creek Greenpon
Yesterday afternoon, but rescued Dy Ocer hpB VI
Tho Fort Y SO vonth Precinct.
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ARMY GAZETTE.
a, ,x,xaR.yH TO TEE TRIBUNE.

NJ rELEgRaPH rHk TRiBUHE
Can't H. Booker aS Infantry has been granted 20 days delay
,,ps M. Regiment Oapt Honey 5 Inanry three months
leave with pefmissoa beond the sea Bvel Col Laod so
ssT. Ney ais, Infantry granted 90 days leave Bret apt ~
Dsrn Surgeon has been eo,e on dnE ~ tas
ft report ~ ths Medical Director et IN" p'
nitarvD for assignment
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CRICKET.
ST. GEORGE vs.. NEWARK

ST. GEORGE vs.. NEWARK
On Wednesday these Clubs played a game at llo
. ,t frat Of the season. the St. Georges winning by
score Of the first inning being but one day PLAY
en- OF IL being played, but few Witnessed the game
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MEANS OF THE COMPANY.

Estimating the distance to be built b, Pacific be 5es
miles the Uutd States Government issues its cent ThyJess
bonds the Company the road finished the re d sbous
s2325O per mile, amounting TO SiA.2O3 900
The Company permitted First mortgage BOadS
equal amount and at the time winch By s9eess ACT Of Coa
gress Mortgage line the boos Of the
United States being subordinate
Of 70 800 Of land 10 shs n
amounting estimated worth 5ooOoOo making
the resources exclusive tse capital susu69Oi bat he fun
value Of lands nov be realized .
The authorized Cspt Conasny haadset mliox
dollars mIoas already paid and s which
supposed tweny millions IL most x be re
qnirel T.
The cost Competent eneo 70 he bost
hundred million dollars, exclusive Of eqpiPmeat'
PROSPECTS FOR BUSINESS.
The railroad connection and the Bast eOms
the Union pacfc the sections already snsed oS
TIE frst May $4,000 These sectional earnings 80
the road progresses pay the nees on the Com
pan and through business tie only ne Of ralros4
between he ssi Pacific mas be imueuse
VALUE AND SECURITY OF THE BONDS.
The COMPANY respectfully submit that the above statement OF u
sy of their Boads and as additional proof
they would sagg that the BoBa offered are less Than 9io
on 57 miles of road on s2a0o00 have already bee.
expended miles this road tho nos running and the
remsunpg l87 miles nearly completed
At present Of premium gold these Bonds pay an s"naA
interest "A the present cost Of
NINE PER GENT.
and that the completion Of the Road like the Govern
nt Bonds heg par Tho Company intend 70
limited present ow rate aad retain he ng'9 sa'nes
the price at their option
Subscriptions vii be received in EewYork BY The
CONTINENTAL NATIONAL BANK. NO EASsAbsf,
CLARK DODGE 4 Co. BAsrgps NO. 81 WAisbST,
JoHN J. CISCO SON. BANKERS NO. 33 WhbSr'
..i >. BANKS AND generally hrossast s United
state, of whom map. nd pamphlets be obsnd ftet
will h he the Compsnys Once No ~ Sssus se'
New York On sppc,iop Subscribers will select bey Agents
whom confidence ho sloae w be respae 70 ee % e
safe del cry OF the bonds
JOHN j. CISCO.
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THE WEATHER.
OBSERVATIONS.

RrNAKKs.-TheunOfneer oSts early A. m S6' sonhg
dr.xtug m 1905 Overcast Afternoon eoly, close
sa ani Eyeuins overcast rainy from 10 8J' O'eaS
ar ght Starlight aner lO;yL
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THE CINCINNATI RACES.
s. EtsenArH 10 rHE TRIBUNE.

.iNcINNAII, May 90.--The Buckeye races were well
attended to-day There were two In the first
B ling race dash OF u mle for all ages, for purse OF
O. Eight horses started and the race was won by W
Cook COL GTigsfn; time, S144 The horse sold Tor
so Tor the second race. two mile heats Tor all ages,
re OF 500 Alexander entered Anse. Whaley entered
hdon's Billy Conner Anse distancCd Conner IN tho
q ,t heat; time, 3:5I3.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-31

Card-MOURHfNG GOODS OF eyerg deSraee tnc eoosnty
hand JACKSONS Mourning Store Ne W Do""T VP's
Tiffany & Co.'S Prices reasonable
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NINETY CENTS On THE DOLLAR.

This road completed o Omaha 800 miles rest e . Of JAM
nary 1861 an fully equipped snl s regsary russ'ng over
Company hsld sscicnt &C. to snsh tbs
remaining Of the Rocky Mountains sn niles
done September OF tsyeat ssa
pecel running ouiep on Omaha 70 10
with the Central Pschc being rapidly sss east
ward from Sacramento. Cal during
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THE GRAND MATCH IN BOSTON.

THE GRAND MATCH IN BOSTON
Tomorrow the great baseball event of the season
in NewEngand takes place, viz tho third game for tho
Championship OF New-England the Boston Common.
Hundreds going from this city TO witness the game.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-31

wARD-oa THURSDAY morning. May 30 Margaret Mo w,f. Of Thof
Ward.
The relatives Of family invited dnd ne anefsi
from house sister Mrs hcrerman NO zJ s' % sha
st. on Saturday, June l. at 10 o'clock a ~
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though frstclass in majority Of instances, not
WeH calculated 10 raise their stock the contest at
itNhgtOn Next Tuesday the noted Unions TO meet
item at irvngton, and then VIII the tug OF
We append the score:
ACTIVE TpVTvCTnNe
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Gpecial Notices.
Ouce aud Fore yer.

Ouce auA EofcVef'
tie fascination please the fact pot DC oo"e~
tie, whoever ss oaco used PHhLows NIGHT BLOoatEG CEREUs
be,,me insren any other PeTons Ia comparison ish ~ an
oler aorll oio,s seem nesgc, attempts fragrance
New-York tribune., 1867-05-31
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
ACROSS TNE CONTININ1

AJhUOO ItfI VVIf FfNIIINFF
The Company now lAniied -roout Of their
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
hsg yesrs besg nst payable on the fs
day osJanuay and Jny e CITY Of Esw.Yort At tho tc Of
SIX PER CENT IN GOLD,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-13

ATERRIBLE HAND Ts-HAND FIGHT.-Here-
with give you additional and accurate infor-
nation OF the terrible calamity that beteI the
18th United States Infantry on the 2lst day OF
December, 1866, at or near Fort Phil. Kearney,
In Dakotah Territory. On that ill-fated day
OF the Aforesaid post. Colonel II. Is. Caring
ton, commandant, sent out reinforcements to
assist the guard OF the wood train. The In
dlans numbered fifty, the reinforcing party
numbering eighty-one men, including officers
and citizens. As soon as the Indians DE erceiyed
that we.were In close quarters, they began to
retreat. Our men followed them.
The Indians entered a ravine, our men still
following. The Indians had two thousand
warriors concealed in the ravine. The troops
were permitted TO enter the defile until they
were carefully and hOpeIessIy surrounded
Then commenced one of the most tarrihle
hand-to- handIhghts ever recorded in the his
tory OF Indian warfare. Our eighty-one whites
repulsed two thousand Indians In three sue
cessiye charges; bat the fourth charge WAS
too much for them. Owing TO the oyerwhelm-
ing mum mbers and advantageous ground our
men could sustain themselves no loager. They
were killed and scalped TO a man. Not one
was left to tell the tale of blood.
The post was too weak to send assistance TO
those poor fellows. They We're horribly mu-
tilated. There was but one eye witness 10 this
fight, DIR. Hines, he being st distance from
those men engaged. He states that our men
fought desperately. The Indians kept an hun.
dred men busy carrying off their dead and
wounded. 1t is supPositIon that the loss of
The Indians amounted TO i0O killed and wound
tanned, as they carry off their desd and wound
ed on purpose TO keep them from being seen
or their nun Der known.-FOrt Reno Ger. LOUIS
rille JosrHdl
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Mrs. Nusent, the Child Murdere.s

This unfortunate woman, at present CON-
fined in Wheeling Jail on the charge of muir
dering her child, is almost daily visited by
ladies, who desire to administer to her COM
fort. She is more laxative OF late. and when
the sad subject OF the death of the child ia
broached, she freely expresses herself As un-
der the belief that II was the best thing that
could have befallen the little angel as she
knows IT is now in Heaven, and had It lived
she fears II could have never reached hat
blest abode.
Since her Imprisonment Mrs. Nugent has
written what she terms her "life." The wri-
ungs NIL some forty or fifty pages of foolscap
and abounds In incidents of woe and sad ness
She begins with her childhood, and follows
herself up to the Wheeling jail. She avs her
parents never treated her with kindness, and
as a consequence her stay at home was one OF
trouble and trial. At the early age Of seven
teen she became acquainted with NUgent: her
parents opposed his visits, and often drove her
from the house. When about eighteen she ran
away ard married, and since that time her pa :
rents, brothers or sisters have never SPOKEN to
her, and she has never returned home Soon
after her marriage her husband begun life Of
intemperance and dissipation, and since that
time she has led a miserable life.
few weeks before Mrs. ". came 10 Wheel
ing, her husband went Oft down the river, and
IN great distress she came TO the determination
10 end her own life and the life OF her child
With the circumstances of the sad infanticide
and the subsequent arrest OF the murderess
our readers are all familiar.
Inc "llfe" abounds in repetitions, and bears
every evidence OF having been penned under
feelings OF the most abject woe. Some portions
OF N, however, are well written, and show tna I
at times she has a clear mil nd and steady nerves
Some of the tender lines of poetry interspersed
through the pages are well worded, and full OF
love to the sdear little babe that lies under the
mound. IiIsGurg Republic
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CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE.-festsrday afternoon
The bankrupt bill was passed by a vote OF
yeas -, nays 20, and goes back 10 the House for
concurrence In amendments
Mr.. Wilson reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs a bill providing for a tempo
rsTy increase OF the pay OF army officers, and
for other purposes. ......
Mr.. Wilson introduced resolution provi-
ding facilities for the settlement of claims for
quartermastsrs' stores, &c, furnished by loyal
persons TO the army of the United States during
the late rebellion, under which committees are
appointed 10 examine the same. The commit
tees for this section are as follows For Mary
land and West EIrginia-Maior Gen. Francis
Fessen6en, Me Lieut. Col &. III Tompnns
Quarisrmaster's Department, and Major Gen.
Jas. :. Negley, OF Pa Eirgnia-Malor Gen.
Cnas. Devens. of Mass; Lieut. Co.. Jas A. Ekin,
Ouartermasters DepaI tment, aud Major Gen.
). "A. Duncan, of N. u
The resolution was referred TO the Commit
tee on Military Affairs.
No further business OF interest was trans
acted during the afternoon, nor at the evening
session.
HoUsE.-Testerday afternoon
The bill reported by Mr Eliot to provide a
government for the State of Louisiana was
deoated AT some length, ana then passed-yeas
1l3, nays IS.
The announ cement OF the vote was received
with slight manifestations of applause.
Mr.. thanler presented the credentials OF
Hon. William Aiken, Representative elect
fTom the second district of South Carolina:
which was referred 10 the Committee on Re
con stTuctIon.
At4.I5 the House took a recess till 73O.
At the evening session, Mr.. Stevens bill for
military governments in the South was de-
uated by Messrs. Kelly, Maynard Alison aud
others TO a quarter before ii O'Clock, when the
House adjourned.
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virginia News

On Thursday night last, IN Fredericksburg
an ahTay occurred in which the two brothers
MiizeIl, of the Shakespeare House, and a Mr.
NARROW, who belongs 10 the burial corps,
were shot by Sergeant Young, OF the 18TH u
:. Regulars. Adam Mitzell is very seriously
hurt, and II is thought cannot recover. Mar
lows wound is in the right breast, and though
ugly is not believed 10 be mortal. Michael
Mitzell is wounded in the hand. TIE affair y
understood TO have resulted from a blow
given TO Young by Marlow. Young is a ns-
tive of Richmond. He was committed for
trial. The ARRAY occasIoned great element,
and is the topic Of general conversation
A contemplate scamp, under a promise Of
marriage, swIndled a poor widow In Norfolk
out OF Sax weeks board, and about $40 al
money and jewelry. The guests Were all as
sembled, but the bride groom failed to ap-
pear, and lett has victim without a dollar.
The Winchester Times, in speaking OF the
late sleIghlng, says: "In our city a team Of ten
splendid horses gally caparisoned, was wit
messed, whilst "turn outs of six and eight
horses was a common greeting 10 the eve
The Frederleksburg Herald says there are
forty or nifty families in that town dependent
upon the charity of the corporation. and that
there is really more want there now than at
any other period.
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HUNTING BEAR IN VERMONT AND FIND
ING A PASTHER.-A correspondent in Wind
cor, Vermont. gives an &C count of markabIe
hunt which came off at Weathersfield on
Thursday last. On Wednesday afternoon a
party OF hunters discovered what they sup
road twice within sight OF Downer's Hotel. in
Weathersfield. They followed it up the side
OF steep hill for about forty rods, and found
IL led into 1. cave, through the mouth of
which the animal had vide n tIy passed several
times. A dog was sent into the cave, harsh
growing ensued. and the dog beat 4 hasty re.
treat. The hunters concluded to close the
mouth of the cave, and pay his supposed bear
ship another visit on theifollo wing morning
Accordingly on Thursday party number
ing one hundred and fifty went to the cave
and having worked a hole through the top of
the cave with an IRON bar, an ash stake was
inserted, which was Immediately seized by
the animal and large piece torn out OF il. A
green crooked stick was then put into the hole
which the animal grappled, and was thus
drawn 10 the hole by the hunters, who fired
a ball from revolver into his head. The
yelling and screaming which ensued from the
epraged animal was lndescribable. Again the
stick was introduced which was again seized
and the animal brought within reach of an.
other charge. This finished him, for he fell
back, gave one awful yell and was heard no
more.
On being brought out OF the cave the hunters
were astonished at finding-not a bear, but
large male panther, seven feet long from tip 70
tip, thirty three inches high, and, though rath-
er thin in flesh, weighing 121n lbs. This was
the largest panther ever killed In the State.
the average weight Of full grown panther is
one hundred pounds. and the largest he ever
knew killed In the State weighed one hundred
and eighteen pounds.