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The New York herald., 1869-09-14
THE FAT MEN.

Organization and Preparation for the BaIl.
A business meeting Of the Eat Mems Associa.
ton'' was neld at the Revere House last evening.
The books were open for theladmission OF members.
and large number Of the heavy weights present
signed their names and paid the initiation fee Of five
dollars
1t was decided to purchase and Gt up suitable
grounds for the purposes OF the association. A
committee was appointed TO decide upon the
proprlety OF holding an annual ball IN this
city, III addition to the annual clambake
In Connecticut and measures were taken
toward more effective organization The infantile
PRESIDENT, >. A. r. Fisk 1888 pounds avolrdupos),
was there N all his glory, leaning lightly his stan
OF ONCE me deposed president sydney Smith,
mas lost none OF his natural gayety while the lesser
share to the pervadng hliarity
should the association decide TO have that ball
y VIII assnredIy oe very ''bg thing" May 1t take
place, and may We w there " see.H
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WEsTCIsEsTER COUNTY.

THE HARLEM RIVER AND PoRTcnEsTER RAIL
R0Ap.-A Board Of Commissioners appointed by the
Supreme Court to investigate the grounds OF q re-
monstrance by william Watson against the proposed
route OF the Harlem River and Portchester Railroad
have confirmed the original maps and profile OF the
road.
FATAL RAILROAD AcCIDENT.As the four O'Clock
express train, on the Harlem Railroad, was passing
the station at Harts corners yesterday afternoon
German, familiarly known as "Lew,n attempted to
cross the track and was instantly killed. Deceased
whose full name did not tlanspire, was intoxicated
at the time OF the accident
ALLEGED PERJURY BY A WoMAN.-Yesterday
before Justice Hauptman, at Morrisania, woman
named Weth who, with her husband, lately kept a
drinking saloon in Melrose, was arraigned on a
charge OF perjury. IL is alleged that the accused
swore falsely relative to the ownership OF some
furniture. She was neld In the sum OF $500 to an.
swer the charge.
DARING RoBBERIEs-ARREsr OF THE PERrErRA-
ToRs.-The Morrisanla police arrested twelve young
men IN that town yesterday who are charged with
having entered several drinking saloons and deibe-
rs'e'v rnnr tha money drawers VI their contents.
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At one place they entered near Harlem bridge the
woman VINO was IN charge endeavored to prevent
thcm from r0bbing the money drawer when they
knocked ner down and effected the robbery. The
partiess VINO were all locked up to await examina-
tion were attached to q target excursion party from
the city.
LABOR SrRIKE.-A number OF workmen employed
on the new Catholic protectory at westcheser struck
for an increase OF wages Tuesday afternoon, and
when their first demand was complied with refused
10 work unless second was also granted. This was
denled, wnen the strikers. who became maddened
Win nluor threatened and even attempted
violence 10 those who were out 10 resume
w0rk. Matters having assumed an alarming aspect
woru was sent TO the Thirty precinct police
staton, ana III short time Captain Wilson, with an
e1ectve force, arrived at the scene or disturbance,
IL was found necessary to station number Of police
on the ground IN order to protect the non striking
wOrkmen.
PoLlTIcAt.-The democracy OF the First Assembly
district held convention at Morrlsania yesterday
Tor the purpose OF eectlng delegates TO the State
judicial and Senatorial Conventions. Their deliber-
ations resulted In the selection OF Edward Dewitt.
o! fonkers as delegate to the State Convention and
Henry +. Bunting as his alternate; s. M. Purdy. Of
and II. G. Blythe, OF Morrisania his alternate.
John Mccarthy and HOratO G. Walsh, or M0rrisanla;
Hugh Lunny, OF Westcheser; Frederick Grote or
west Farms, and Hugh McElr0en, OF YOnkers, were
CHOSEN delegates to the Senatorial Convention. On
motion OF Alderman Hatfield the delegates were IN
structed TO vote for the denomination OF William
Cauldweil Tor Senator from that district.
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BROOKLYN CITY.
THE COURTS.
KKss COUNTY couar of SESSIONS.

Arraisnment Of FrisOners-Pleas and Sen.
tences.
Before Judge Troy and Associates.
OF the twenty eight prisoners against whom in
oictments were found by the Grand Jury eight
pleaded guilty. One OF these, John Williams, q no.
torious burglar, against whom there were two in
dictments sentenced to the State Prison for the
term Of ten years.
Ann Cunningham pleaded guilty to abandonment.
She left child three weeks old, to which she had
given birth, the st00p OF the house OF her former
employer She was sentenced to the Penltentary for
one year.
The following prisoners, arraigned for petty lar
ceny, pleaded not gulty:-Frederick LamDy, Chas.
McAllan. John Williams James McManus. william
Bolton, Barzalla Bundet, John Shields, Chas: Baker,
John smith, John +. Plitchard, Thomas Ugal, Henry
Feeney. Benjamin johnson pleaded not guilty TO
carrying concealed weapons; John Maeuire, bur-
no, guilty; john I. Porter, false pretences, not
guilty. ssvs Sc'l... ss7e5; H.. Z '"-,a fesr. a
The following prisoners were then brought up and
sentenced:-George Hall coiored), grand larceny;
Henry Barton, grand larceny born in Ireland,
twenty four years OF age, married. butcher by trade;
joseph T. Pritchard grand larceny, twenty.iour
wears OF age, married, gas nlter, born In England;
Thomas Ugal, born in London, forty-nine years Of
age, married. safe maker; Pententiary one year.
Annie Walters, grand larceny, aged twenty, born
in ireland, trade; Penitentary four years. eleven
months and twenty nine days.
In the case OF james Carberry, Thomas Howard,
Martin Carberry John Kilroy and Thomas kilmead,
indicted for participation in the riot in the Filth
ward, in May last In which James Dunnigan lost his
liie the jury Tuesday night after an absence OF
two hours, returned verdict OF not guilty, ana the
prisoners were discharged.
William Tr0tt, the proprietor OF liquor store at
Tlatbush, was tried yesterday for assaulting James
Maher with intent to XIII. The testimony showed
that Maher went into the prisoners place with five
boon companions on the 18th OF May last, and after
drinking his liquor knocked him down and beat him.
WDlle these men were assauting him he drew his
pistol and shot Maher in the arm. The jury returned
verdict Of not guilty.
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The CONNECTICUT VALLEY TOBACCO CR0r.-Owing
10 ,e prices paid last winter for the ooacco crop
OF 1868, the farmers OF the Connecticut valley we r3
induced In the spring to plant the largest crop ever
set In this section. The cold and backward simmer
caused some fears that there would be but small
showing AT harvest But the fine weather OF the last
two weeks mas brought the crop forward rapidly.
and the testimony or several skilled observers who
examined The fields throughout the whole valley
while tobacco was being cut, is that the crop Iust
harvested Is the largest and aires ever raised IN the
valley 1t II too early to determine how well it viii
cure but the weather has been fine for that purpose 40
far, and II s reported that the cured leaf Is comn0
ri rich. This makes the owners OF large QuaptIties
OF old tobacco feel blue as there is no demand for 10
except as The home trade takes 1t. Owing to tha
high prices paid by the packers last winter the man
ulacurers seem disposed to ease them OF their bur.
den only as they want 1t for immediate use and then
only sparngy But as the new crop IN the valley is
AZ low estimate ll,60o,000 pounds, It looks as
though the packers would have to lake some con-
cesslons In prices. All things considered the far
mers e nave peen very fortunate In disposng Of their
S0ps y. mgn prices for the past two ye1rs and we
sp'tnQte.d Republican. Sept ~.
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GuysMllIer In the same manner and winning the
neat tn 23416. There now being but two horses In
the contest o start was soon effected. Guy Miller
broke badly, aud the fav0rite again shot ahead dis
tancing his opponent aud winning the heat in ASK,
aud the race In two straight heats
Many good judges OF horsoHesh were sadly dis
appointed at the result, but Happy Medium was en- ,
tirey too much Tor his competitors.
The second race announced was u stai,ion match
race for $780, between Wn II. Strong's b. Com
modore. by Abdaah Chief four years Old, and ]. v.
Reyerson's b. 8. by Hambetonlan, five years old.
Ihis contest had been the cause OF Jnuc antc Ipa-
ton. The Hambletonan stock among the far mers
OF upper New Jersey has always been considered
superior even TO the Abdallah blood. THIS contest
was test or the relative merits OF the Two Do0d5.
Five 10 one, however, were offered on the Abdaah
horse, with few takers and the result was that the
owner OF the Hambetonian stallion withdrew his
horse nom The race and paid forfeit. Thus what
promised 10 be dne afternoons sport ended with
two unexcitlnQ heats.
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WATER METERS.
Lecture Before the Society of Practical
Engineering.

Lecture Before the Society of Practical
Engineerin
The Society OF Practical Engineering met lase
evening In the rooms Of the Geographical Society at
Cooper Institute Mr. James A. Whitney occupying
the chair
Prof. Hall was called upon to read paper on
"Watcr Meters and their Sanitary Relations to the
CITY," lie commenced his remarks with some geu-
eral observations and then referred the system OF
measuring water In some OF the Euronean cities
Tle speaker then stated that Il was necessary 10
nave some change III the mode OF supplying water
IN tnls city, ana thai some kind OF cheap meier was
needeu 10 measure the water used. in New
maven, conn.,, dams and tanks were used
t1,s 10 give I'VE mo.,se motive power to macnney, aud
chanics could by this means carry on their
work IN their own homes. There was no reason that
In other cities situated like New Haven the same
thing shoqu not be done, and THIS TACT proved lha
want or cheap meters. 1t was said that II meters
were introduced they would be a disadvantare Ia
the poor but this was not the case. Eyerybody ac.
cordng 10 the present system had TO pay Tor water.
and the payment was apportoneu by guess or ap.
proNhate estimates and persons had often to pay
Tor the waste OF Others "a fact which accounted Tor
the lowneSs OF Croton water IN the aqueiuct GER
an advantage to The poor TO nave the consumption
OF water measured, and suggested thai the Croton
Board should allow each building u Certain amount
OF water, to be measured by meter, and that q
round sum should be charged for all wasted above
not less than one thousand meters in thls city bur
very lew could De found in dwelling houses
on account or the cost Us most OF these Instruments
cost on an average 500. This state OF things was
bound 10 change as scientific knowledge advanced
The lecturer then spoke Of the various kinds of
water meters which mad been invented Speaking
OF piston metres Professor Hall said that 1t was dii.
lcuit TO get them to register correctly. When irst
maize many OF these instruments would register pV
tne appcaion OF the breath, but after three months
Mouiu not WORK Win ten pounds pressure. Tho
real real dlnicnty with them was to make them sum-
clently light without taking up too much OF the
mead" AFTER speaking OF the difficulty Of ga.aiag
Y, y ,,, correct regstry the speaker exhibited .
Wnicn ne claimed was correct and at the 80 f.ine
cneap enough Tor general use. An intelesti iscus-
sion looA place after Professor Han mad NM "a Ills
paper ana his Illustrations.
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LGTG ISLAND.

A MAN SuFFOCArED BY THE CAvING OF
WELL.-ieserday afternoon coored man named
Lewis Carter while engaged in cleaning out an old
well on the premises OF Alexander Hagaer. in Union
Hall street, jamaica was buried about forty feet
below The surface of the ground by the well settling
III upon lllin and rendering 1t impossible to rescue
MIN alive. The well was filed TO about half it's
depth, and the unfortunate man must nave sufo-
Gated IN shors time after being buried beneath the
get him out speedily, but without avail and when
the body was finally recovered Carter quite
dead. lie mad been for some time past engaged on
the S0uthside Railroad a night watchman at
islip lie resided at Jamaica, where lie leaves
family.
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w. Hamilton, Charles z. Quinn, Thomas J. HamI
ton James Savin, John Often, Cornelius Noonan.
Peter Richards; laddermen, Peter Becker Jesse See
man. Frederick w. Danber. John Riley, James Fla
herty, Thomas Meghan, Owen 9. Campbell
Truck No. 6.-FOreman, Enoch s. Keppel; driver,
Daniel Sullivan; laddermen, Ed. Hennessey,
James Collins John McKenna, James McMail,
James l.. Curney. Barnard +. DonnelIey, Martin
Phelan.
The nremen Of East Brooklyn last night burned In
egy the last man OF the old Volunteer Fire Depart
ment Of this city, al the OF Myrtle aveAue and
Carlton street. The occasion made one OF con-
siderable excitement ana joty among the boys.
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Buse Ball Notes.

The Athletics viii play the Ecklords to-day at the
Union Grounds; the Athletics, OF Brooklyn, will play
the Enterprise, OF Brooklyn, at the Prospect PARK
Grounds and the Atlantics and Harmonics at the
Capitone.
Tomorrow the Orentals will play the Atlantics at
the Capitoline.
on saturday the Mutuals and Eckfords win pav
Tor the benent or the Avondale sufferers and the
Unions ana Socias Will play at fremont.
The Putnams, OF Troy, want to hear from the Kew.
stones, Dexters Montauks ana others.
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PROSPECT PARK FAIR GRdUiDs.

The recommencement Of the sport at the Prospect
Park Fair Grounds will take place this afternoon
There viii be two trots In the first Of which there
Will be SIX starters all capable OF troting in $780,
and being very equal in point OF speed viii be sure
TO make An interesting race. The other event Will
be trot between four teams or celebrity and
will be most interesting affair. As the weather
will undoubtedly DO fine, q fashionable attendance
may be looked for. The horses Will be stared for
the first tr0t vt two O'Clock sharp.
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TAlTTlaG AT 0!hGdAmT0n.

BINGHAMrON, N. Y, Sept. Is. 1859.
The first days trotting here was very successful,
the attendance being very large Two purses were
contested for. Goldsmith Maid, American Girl, Hot
spur ami other celebrated horses are here for the
races on Thursday ana Friday. On Saturday there
will be q running race under saddles.
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.........27 % Is So Totals.

Home runs VOTERS, |; Radcliffe, i.
Leis aes csnn hiis Pany Esge Mcmahon, Il
cfie /.
Fly catches Hatfield 8; f. Mills ]; G. Mills, /; swande
.; Egger, Carleton total Mutual IL. Reach Cuth.
total Athletic, 3. -
Foul bound catchesC. Mills, 4; Hatfield ItotsI Mut,,a f.
Radcliffe, 4-tota Athletic, 4,
Base play-Put by 4. Mills TO- Flauly total Mutual
H. Assisted by Hatfield, 4; Flanly, f. Mills q Carleton
i WoeIs,s. Put ont by Reach, 81; McBrldc Fisher s.
bert, l; Fisher, l, Foran, 2; Berry, |. -
out on fouls Mutual, IL; Athletic, g.
umplre--Mr Nelson, of the Eckiord Club.
Time Of game, hours 65 minutes.
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Enrolment OF Republican Voters.

Meetings were held last evening OF the FOURTH
Tenth, Twelfth, Sixteenth and Twentieth Assembly
district republican organizations, when the books
were kept open for enrolment and large number
OF names were added ~ the l1stS
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C0srR. eUTIoNS TO THE RAWLIns FUND.

Also $4,000 Cuban bonds from Mr.. Lemus. PIest
Gent OF the Cuban Junta.
DANIEL BUi'TERFIELD, Treasurer.
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Tenth Ward Mansfield Clab.

This club met last night at LOwitz's Hal, Essex
street, ana organized by eecttug ]. Avaney as Pre-
sident, Isidore Gross as Vice President and Mr..
LOw.tZ Treasurer. About siXty-eight members
signed the roll speeches were made by several
gentlemen and the meeting was very enthusiastic.
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This trOt was sweepstakes OF $500, mile heats,
best three IN i've, J. Martins bay geding Rob Roy
to 20 to wagon, H. Oge's bay gelding Tommy Dodd
to 90 IN harness, and Mr. ferguson's sorrel mare
Sally III harness. Tommy Dodd was the favoriie
against the field At the start on the first heat Sally
dlly by half dozen lengths Tommy Dodd second
and Rob Roy third. ! he second heat was won by
Rob Roy very easily, and he then became a great
favOrte. Tommy Dodd won the third heat, and
then the spectators were oil abroad and we heard
no more offers on either horse. He also won the
fourth heat, and Sally was distanced for running.
Tommy also won the fifth neat and race. The fol-
loving is u
SUMMARY.
SAME DAY--Sweepsakes, $780, mile heats, best
three in five.
j. Martin entered b. G. Rob Roy, 10
X. Oglc entered b. &. Tommy Dudd i'll
- 1 J
WIN. Ferguson entered b. III. Sally, IN
harness. dis.
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Twelfth ward Henry w. Genet Assecia.son.

One OF the largest political gatherings OF the CAM
pagn WIS held last evening, under the auspices Of
this club on the corner OF 115th street ana Third
avenue, last evening. Over 800 persons were pre-
sent, who were addressed by Thomas G. Fields, ".
]. Mcnamara and Mr.. l.. q. Buckley. The meeting
was an enthusiastic ana spirited one
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The William NJ. Tweed Seventeenth Wa
Democratic Club.
Meeting oil the NJ. T. Brennan Eighth Ward
Democratic Club.

This new association held large and enthusiastic
meeting last evening at No. 70 Varick street. Luke
c. Crimes presided and speeches in the interest OF
the democracy were delivered Dy Colonel Morgan
Doheny, }. Rafferty, and others. The meeting pledged
Itself vigorous prosecution OF the ia.l campaign.
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Evening star., 1869-08-14

NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL MEErINGs-Tha
hauonal educational meetings which AZ Is pro-
posed 10 hold in Trenton, New Jersey, from
tne lotn 10 the 10th OF the present month, have
enclted unusual interest among the friends OF
eoucation, and, It is expected, will De attended
oy a larger number OF teachers than have ever
assembled upon similar occasion Under
Tue onecuon CT the president. Rev DR. Van
Dokkelen, formerly State Superiatandent NJ
fuohc instruction in Maryland, a proxramWa
OF great variety and interest has BEEN prapared
embracing papers and lectures from epntIeme,
VINO nave national reputation among edu-
cators. 1he subjects 10 be disc ussed are prac
uSdl, ana are expected 20 benefit the tsaeh
ers VINO participate IN the deliberations ana
oe prontaoie 70 those who NAV have 10 leg
hlaIe ior public schools. Liberal arrangs
mehts are said 70 have been made vim
the railroads and Trenton hoteis IT,
cluzens OF Trenton have appointed a com.
mhteee OF reception, who exp pect 10 provide co..
al iaoy teachers attending, free OF expense
among the novelties af the con nyention win a.
lne euucatlonal bazar, exhibiting all he lateSt
productions IN the man nufacture OF school for
nture, apparatus, charts and text.hoaEs
twenty rooms IN the model school buiIdine
nave oeen set apart for this purpose and Uiii
oe occupied by firms representing a canitaI o.
over twelve millions Of dollars. The walls on
the large assembly rooms IN which the m eef,nsS
are 70 oe neld will be covered In every part
with which the lectures will be fIIn.,rstad
One lecturer alone, DIR. McClintock, OF Phils-
oelpnia, VINO Will read paper ON Physiologv
as brancn or Popular Education. will hr.nr
win MIN bis entire collection of wax prensra
uons ana plaster models obtained from Paris
aso y cosung some eight or ten thousand dollars
teacner might travel a thousand miles .nd
not see as much of the latest improvemeo,s ~
tne apparatus OF his profession as be will find
here on this occasion. ' N-~
Evening star., 1869-08-14
A Creole Shoots his Sweetheart and Kills
Himself.
A CURIOUS CASE on uypocuox,

A.
Gaston Ferret, a Creole, about b wears OF
age, employed as clerk In a confectionery
store on the corner of Bayou road and Espla
made street, New Orleans, rot being able 10
gam the anecuons OF Maggie Walker, Of 81
Rampart street, between Custom House and
Bienville, after SIX months courtshlp. called
upon her on L Thursday in the back yard of her
residence, and after satisfying himself from
her own lips that she loved a clerk in a CON-
mission Doase on Canal street. drew A large
Colts revolver and shot her in the left cheek
be then placed the muzzle TO his own chin md
sent bail up wards through the place where
nls brains ought to have been. The girl was
ordered 10 the Charity Hospital, and the Coro-
ner sent for, as Ferret, though still alive was
evidently dying. He lay upon his back BREATH
ing heavily, and a sanguIne tide issuing from
nls mourn. lhe Dali IN Its course through his
nead bulged out his eyes, rendering hideous
his face, blackened by the congealing blood
while over the pale lips had settled a bloody,
frothy foam: In the pocket OF Ferret was
found the subjoined letter:
81 have so much endured that am ured of
living any more; after long struggle between
lie and death, my fate is TO finish NV life with
inns oloooy tragedy. No man can imagine
WHAT nave suffered In the last ten years Ten
years ago swore to Kill myself at thirty wears
OF age If nay condition IN lite had not changed
before tnat time. Instead OF getting better,
1--we Lave SUNK from bad TO worse. L have passed
through all the passions that can tortu r. A nm
man neart; the last OF all love-accursed love
bad TO give the last stroke to NV existence
But cannot leave this cursed world alone. \
am bound 10 take before / die the life of the
woman L love madly, and by whom 1 have
oeen (made) so much unhappy tor the last six
months- For my part, L see death a sweet
tnlbg before my eyes, because L am positively
nihil. GasToN E.1fa,r s''S
This letter, together with a sealed one, were
taken from his pocket by Captain Gain, the
Cnlei OF Police. The sealed letter was ad-
dressed TO Mons. Arthur MaIssague, and mas
not been broken open.
Evening star., 1869-08-14
THE PLATE PpINrppr, S.n,

THE PLATE PRINTERS SrRIKE.-Mr. Nc
Cartee, the Superintendent of the Treasury
Prlntlng Department at Washington. was IN
town yesterday, and IL is stated that he
bad interviews during the day with both
the American and National Bank Note com.
pan1es. and insisted on the importance o,
q large quantity of fractional currency
Delng sent Immediately to the Treasury
The strikers augur much good from his visit
Inc strike committee sat all day Yesterday nj
headquarters in Seventh street In the morn.
ing the following laconic dispatch was re.
celved from the Plate Printers Union a,
Washington:-"Washing August I2.-HoId
nrm and the day is yours. We will send Won
S3oO tomorrow and more when you want N. !,
communication in much the same terms WAS
received from the Philadelphia plate printers.
who offer all the money the strikers NAV re.
quire, up to $1,000. A private letter from a
well known plate printer at Washington
contains the extraordinary assertion that
among the new men taken on bv the
Nationa! Bank Note Company fs one
VINO had negotiations with the writer there.
OF respecting the printing Of counterfeit notes.
II is stated on credible authority that, notwith.
standing the communications from the Treas
nry department respecting the deli very Of the
currency In question, both Companies nave
gwen their full attention to q large Soraie1 or.
Ger they are under bond to execute, and have
y. Telegram, l3A