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myls Branch Office, corner Main and 9th SITS.
.EOR JAMES AND CHICKA-,ss%Ns ,

4 HOMtHY RlNEES.--1ne 1Est anu f16511S1hdD9
elegant side-whecl steamer PAL1SADc, captain
CHls. NELSON, will leave her wharf at Rockets
for Kings Mill Wharf on james river, on TUES
DAYS and SATURDAYS at % O'Clock 4. NJ, con-
ucctiDg with the IL O'Clock train At City Point from
Petersburg. Returning vii! leave Kings hiii
on WEDNESDAYS and MONDAYS At A. NJ,
touching a, ali the regular landings each way.
viii leave her wharf at RockeIts for Windsor
Shades, on Chickahominy, THURSDAYS,at a.
M, connecting ut City Point with the 7 O'Clock
train from Petersburg touching a. all the regular
| landings on James river down TO Dulards wharf,
and All regular landings on Chfckahomlny. Re
turning. wiz leave Windsor shades on FRI
DAYS at O'Clock A. NJ. -. a,
Freight received from II O'Clock Mondays 10 "
a. clock A, NJ. Tuesdays, and from Il O'CLOCK 70
p. NJ. wednesdays, and from IL O'Clock Fridays
FTeieut for Chic .hominy will only be received
from i2 O'Clock Wednesdays TO 8 A. ID. thursdays.
All freight to way landings must be prepaid:
FOR further particulars, apply 70 Captain on
hoard. ar 70 GEORGE L. CURklE,
oo"Au' - " -. Agent
At CURRIE Co.'s, corner 18th and Cary sts'
I'm,
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Richnond Cassie sra n. :,

MAY Is The receipts OF stock at the Cattle
Sc.les during the past week show that the number
offered for sale was quits large and the quality ex-
celent, embracing city cattle. too hundred sheep,
one hundred and nfty lambs, aud two hundred
calves. No hogs. -4.asf ~
Sales were msde A. fcltowss fs !
Besc-Eair 10 good, siel7lc. crosse
Shsep.-Sheared: Fair, s}ps3c. gross.
Lantbs.-From $500 70 o. q head.
Cnlres.-From 81 70 SIS - head.
Ro1s.--Nrne, = ~ - V' ~ +
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PORT OF RICHMOND, MAY Is, lS7L
ARRIVED,
Steamer Isaac Bell, Brakeman, New York, mer-
ch+ndlse anu Passengers, John w. Wyatt.
Steamer Win. L. Clyde, Parker, New YORK,
merchandise and passengers, Virginia Steamship
and Packet Company.
Steamer John sylvester, Clifford, Norfolk, mcr-
cnandise and passengers, l.. b. Tatun.
SAILED,
Steamer Palisade, Nelson, Chlckahominy, Geo.
L. Currie.
MEMORANDUM.
WEST POINT, May 25.-Arrivcd, steamer Admi-
raj, Keyhnld, Baltimore, merchandise and passen-
gers, Richmond and York River Railroad Com
ptny, and sailed on return.
By TELEGRAPH.1
FORTRESS MONROE. MAY 25.-Passad In, steam
or Uni0; passe 1 cat, schooner Virginia Dare ar
rived, S, huoner ~. w. Franklin.
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Baltimore Cattle and Sheet, Market.

BAIT TaoRE, May .s.-Cattle dali and q ahade
worker; very best ON sale to-day, s&s7sc. hrft
quality, di@6c medium. &aGastc inies iof 70 or.
diaary, 4sQiac receipts, l,sl3 he I'd sales, seo
rates under full supply quote, as97sc: re-
ceipts, ole head. sheep: Prices weak and low
good, a@lac. good TO extra, so &C.; receipts,
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c. COMMERCIAL,
.t~s =. 4&CsZ% =
GoEN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE, ,
= aicAAoaD, Vas. May ss. IsTs. e

CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE. !,
r, RICHMOND, Va, May ss. BTs, q
- ~. oFrERTNGs. - ~
W1eGt.--White 10 bushels. Rea.,,a nr.,s,.
C0rn.-- Whitas 3ss bushels. straw,coi,ras IL.
bushels. Mixed, - bushels. ~
Odts.-190 bushels.
/, HRye. - 81 bushels. ~ TFT
Hny.-2s bales. 49,, IL.
-. ~.,..-.-. * BALES. ,r.s.s- <-5s.,s<
Wheat.-Red, "a bushels good on private
terms SO bushels common at SL45,
CorH--WDtte, go bushels good at eac.; 90 BUSH
els prime st s5c Strawcolored, "a bushels prime
at $50 , -4f.'~lt-T-s.T
Oats.-Ioo bushels New Brunswick at &c. 80
bushels prime at &c.
Rye.-si bushels good at Ole.
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Foreign NIarkcts-IBY rELEGRAru.l

LIVERPOOL, May 25.-.Cottou closed active and
lrmer; uplxnds, fi47id.; Orleans, I'D. sales,
90 bales Including 10 900 for export and specu-
latIon; sales on named ships at New Orleans,
rib mddles Ais. Turpentine, ass. Cd. Breadstuffs
heavy; red winter wheat, lis. I'd. Corn, aas. ID.
Tallow, AS. Cd. .-a. e..ss g.
LONDON May 25-Noon .-Consols, 933. United
FRANKFORT May o5.-United States bends, oss.
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General Grant was one Of The speakers
before the Young Mems international
Christian Convention on Wednesday. The
body must be hard run for speakers TO Call
on sDorting character.
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The Weather Report.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Frobabil,ties 1T
is probable that the barometer will fall
very quickly east of the Mississippi. Cloudy
weather will prevail from Virginia to
Maine, and occasionally light rains. Cloudy
weather, with light rains, Is probable for
the lower lakes and the Ohio and Dlissis-
sippi valleys, but no extended disturbance
is apprehendcd.
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THE FRENCH REBELLION.
hUHDER OF THE ARCIaRIsHoP OF
- fPARas AHD FIFTY PRIESTS
THE FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES
PARIS STILL BURErNG.

yin3 Insurgents outlawcd by the Bel
gun "oSernu1ent- The TuilIeries and Many
"i ~ Burnt - The Streets strewn with
competitive OF the Commune Lenders sbos.
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LAWYERS Nor TAxABLE.-The Circuit
Court of Russell county, Alabama, decided
last week that the State law recurring a
license from attorneys is Unconstitutional,
on the ground that the profession being a
franchise, as decided in the United States
supreme Court in the Garland tcst-oath
case, Which is granted through the State
JUDICIARY, It's exercise cannot be subjected
10 legislative restriction, which might be-
come prOhibitory.
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cot,a,, Market. -fBr rEISGaArt1.I

THURSDAY, May 2s.-Gorfolx: FImer: low
coastwise, nd bales; stock. 4 80 bales. Sdyan.
nah: Quiet and firm ut i5a6lsfe. receipts, ssz
bales sales, $50 bales stock, %, LIS bales. Geo
ports 10 Liverpool sss4 bales, 20 Cork lis bales,
70 Barcelona, 900 bales sales, 500 bales; stock
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LOUISVILLE, KY.

MAY 22.-The market has been very active for
the week, with large sales at fine prices. TIE quail
has been observed for some time previously. Cut
ting sorts are repurted In active demand aud stiff
The quotations below will be found u cover the
sales made. The sales for the week have been
l,.0l hhds; last week, 1899 hhds; incense, ZOE
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A .ChIoroform. Robbery Exposed

CINCINNATI, May 25.-Thc money recent
ly stolen from Adams Express Co.'s office
here has been recovered. An employee who
was in the office, and who pretended to
have been chloroformed, is the accused.
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The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,

New YORK, May 25.-It is reported that
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad has sub
scribed $500, 900 to the Lexington and
Big Sandy railroad-a sum which Is sufl
ripnt to rom pptn If
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TOHN W. WYATT, -,.-l-
cd GENERAL SHIPPING
AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. GOVERNOR STREET,
RICHMOND, VA. Posf-OyFfCx Box II.
~" A1'AAe afdsEssrows. a&8k
Imam LINE OF NAL. sTEAMkRA HAlL1EH
AND ALTERNATE TUEsDAYS.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
PAYABLE IN Gold. Payable IN Currency,
First cabin. Storage.
TO Paris ~ To Parts. ........,... 30
Tickets sold 10 and from England. Ireland. and
lhs Continent at moderate rasca-
For further Information apply At the Companyfs
ofncss. JOHN 6; DALE. AGENT;
JOHN W. WYATT, Agent, Richmond, W..
A -xoH EEW YORK. R2eA
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP SaR
! :. : ICOATANY.L
The eide wheel steamhhips WYAN0KE, IAAhC
BELL, sARAT0tA, NIAGAkA A, ALBEs
MARIg, and HATTEKAS leave New York for
Sorlo Gy Toa and agas
P. Il. Leave Richmond every TUESDAY, FRI
DAY. sud SUNDAY, a high tide.
These ships are entirely new. They have elegant
szIoons and staterooEns. The fare acccnmoda1
ttous, and attention, arc unsurpassed 49,; -
CIose connections made wtU sssamar5 TOR al
southern and European porss. S@.s-3:
nsar.nes srestss cnsH Srdssed AT 2VA y,
For further inSormation apply TO
mxqs No. Governor street.
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The following statement will show the sales for
the week, the month of May, for the year to date,
and at the corresponding date last year: Sales for
the week, SOL; tor the month, 800 for the year.
so42; for corresponding date last year, 1853
gain, $3.50.
The sales to day at the six warehouses were OF
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DHILADELPHIA, RICH fMR
5HIP LINE-FOR PHIEADELPHiA TWICE 4
WEEK.-Steamers NORFOLK, SALVOR, and j.
y. GREEN, composing this line, VIII leave rhiia-
delphia every "WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY.,
and Richmond every MONDAY and tn tuesday,
alternately. Freight received daily except sun;
days., cheaper than by any other route, Tor al
parts Of Pennsylvania and New jersey also for
New Orleans ofd Soethern Mail Steamship Line
from Philadelphia. Freight taken for Norfolk u
moderate rates, .,L..-.s-
Passage % PhiladeIphia, Including meals and
stateroom, %.
No. 2425 Dock street, Richmond.
WIN. z. CLYDE q Co, Agents,
No. Il North Wh2rves, and
fel8 No. IL South Wharyes. Philadelphia,
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MAY ?3.-The market the past week has been
rather more active and prices better, especially
for d rk rich and good tobacco. The quantity OF
yellow offer ing is comparatively small, and sell
Ut h!s her prices, and when OF good size and BODY
sells very high. Black rich wrappers also COM
mand good prices. All shipping tobacco should
DC priced In good order. We quote :: :
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VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP AND AHfA
Y PACKET COMPAN Y.-Thes SxatS
steamship GEO, B. UPTON leaves New lorH
The Steamship WIN p. CLYDE leaves New
York every TUESDAY; leaves RICHMOND every
FRIDAY. ....... 81. -~ a- ..s5E
HAek1 Is. J. BUR-, President,
% ~ l2ia Main street.
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sEWING.MACHINES.
uOW TO SQUANDER MONEY.

II
Listen to the burden of the song OF certain
L" wlng-Inachine agcnt,r who has becu here just
long enough 10 take the benefit of the bankrupt
act about year,, and reports no assets, aud then
believe what he says. Forget that men ever NJ axe
false sta eWcnts To accomplish their ends. Patron
lie men who SANDER The wares and character OF
their competitors i'll business, and you will bc
certain to squander money.
HOW TO SAVE MONEY.
Patronize those who have what you want, and
who arc RESPONSE BILE; who do not use undermined
means to injure their associates in business; who
guarantee what they sell to be just what they
represent; and
REMEMBER, ALWAYS.
that the WILSON SHUTTLE SEWING-Mh-
CHINE Is guaranteed by parties who are not
going through bank iuptcy, and who are backed by
Il company worth over half a million of dollars,
and that the cause OF the hatred of any associate
m business is that the Wilson has no SUPERIOR and
Is sold at reasonable price-from SIS 10 SIS less
than any other frSL-claSS machine.
MECHANICS OF OUR CITY
will testify to the superiority of our Machine and
we recommend you to take thei Judgment rather
than Of any interested party. We run dow
any Machine to sell the Wilson, but prove all We
claim. AfEh1 u 90,
nv % General Al gents.
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NOTICE.-In answer to the many in
~ quiries about the WHEELER AND WILSON
and The WILSON SEWING MACH1NEo, we
say, iu kindness and respect that they are not ne
same, nor have they any connection wh tevcr !,
nor is The Mr.. Wilson, of the Wilson machine,
our Mr. Wilson, Of the Wheeler Wilson ma
chine.
We cordially and respectfully invite all dealers
and operators Of Sewing Machines 20 examine
and operate our machines at any and all tlmes'
and win take great pleasure In giving any lnfor-
nation when desired.
c. S. RADWAY, Agent for
Wheeler IL Wilson Sewing Machines,
otp Riphr
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PETERSBURG. VA.

NJ Az 2a.--Thc offerings yesterday were mostly Of
good quality aud sales MIN sed at our quotatio
quote common 10 fair Tugs ut SAFE 496.25 good
70 very GOOD at -. 5Oe9S6.25; common 70 medium
leaf. $87S6lS750; fair To good leaf $sGl$l0 very
good and tine, Sll@Sls. so fancy, S7o@sl60.
ST. LOUIS.
| MAY q .-RecCived to-day Is hhds. We quote,
T 100 lbs. Lugs. S3fDf5 so common leaf ST. 5O66
20 SO medium d., 81; 5C@$7.so; good DO, ST. soQy
S.5ap$75.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC, MAY 20, 1871.
sun rises. ....... 451 Moon sets. IL Il
sun sets ....,..... 100 high eide. l0.2.
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GROVER d BAKER SEW In GINA
VI CHINES.-J ust received an entire new stock
OF these very popular machines, which will be
sold on as reasonable terms as any irSl-class ma
chine can be sold III this city. They hare been In
use for the last fifteen years by hundreds OF fami-
lies in this city, and stand unriyalled. Call and
examine the machines aud the IN any testimonials.
Il. d N. w. DARBY, Agents,
Jazz 90, Broad ST.. corner sth
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IMPORTANT TO WESTERN Sxzys !,

AND Tan
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
COMpANY'S TROUGH LINE 40
THE WEST
offer superior Inducements 70 Shippers OF ~.
RACCO, WHISKY, BACON, CASDLEs, go a..
/ In aud fSom the West at low rates, quick 0ms
aud less handling than any other line. .,.,
All western and eastern bound relsht asiNs s'
to aud received from on board tEe esrs % INC
Point saving transfer By drays ana exposure "
IN II 49, Agent
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&c. &c. Sc.
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Conservatives elect their ticket for coun
Gil and aldermen in the LIST and I'd wards
The Radicals carry the Sd ward by larg
majority. 60
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The election of officers for the corpora
ton was held to-day, and resulted in the
election of the following trustees: j. NJ.
Meyers, B. T. Dunn, R. Levens, j. M.
Murphy, Z. j. Faulconer, d. Bear, B. Fl.
Partlow, j. il. wager, w. II. Faulconer,
and T. d. Faulconer, town sergeant.
The township election not heard from.
Everything passed off quietly.
The New York herald., 1871-07-31
REMOVING THE DEAD AND W0UsDEO.

The prOmptitude OF the hospital officers was com.
mendabe. In about twenty-five minutes after the
explosion ambulances from the Centre Street Hos
pital, from the several police stations and from
Headquarters hurried full gallop to the scene of
the disaster. Their arrival was greeted with cheers
by the great and excited crowd assembled at the
Battery. With
THE AMBUIANCEs AND CARTS,
the former for the injured and the latter for those of
the victims who were past all human aid, was
large and efficient star of surgeons, with plentiful
supply of bandages and medicines lndspensaby
necessary on such an occasion. The ambulances
drew up before the ferry first, the surgeons leaped
from their seats and went to work with
o Will. Theirs was a terrible work. The groanng
wounded-men, women and children shattered by
splinters and scalded with steam-writhed on the
ground before them. To take them gently and put
them In the comparatively easy ambulances was the
WORK OF few minutes. But every moment there
were others coming. The dead claimed attention.
Heads or feet foremost, up they came, stark,
staring, and with swollen limbs and torn flesh,
stiff In the embrace of death, with eyes staring from
their sockets and their faces contorted In the agony
OF the moment OF dissolution, they were lifted on
the Battery and from thence to the carts. Nothing
but
soBs AND WALLS OF GRIEF.
were heard on every side. Relatives and friends OF
the agonlzed occupants OF the ambulances followed
up Broadway chilling the hearts Of the spectators
OF the mournfu cortege and eliciting mourn
ful and heartrending cries. The carts
rolling up from the Battery with their
lifeless loads OF mangled human clay also
had their following. Win each ambulance were
one and sometimes two medical attendants.
There was no lack Of assistants. New York was
stirred to It's centre, ana never was more humane.
driver and single attendant was deemed suf.
1cient for each cart load Of dead
The New York herald., 1871-07-31
THE SCENE on THE WATER.

Graphing for the Bodies OF the Victims.
The gloomy river with "A kissing noise having
caught IN lis arms and folded In the mangled vic.
Tins, resumed It's wonted expression; the hearts on
shore that st0ou still IN the terrible moment OF the
explosion beat quick in agony OF horror; wall OF
grief escaped the wdened lips or the survivors
and all was over. No. not all. NOW was to come
the realization OF the extent OF the catastrophe.
Fourteen or fifteen boats, manned by excited volun-
teers from the shore, dashed into the slip and i'm
mediately prepared for the work OF searching for
the bodies The water fronting The Custom House
barge Office and the river for some distance
up and down, was Uttered with the
debris OF the wreck and this mass OF
noatng stun too well indicated where the unfortu.
nate victims ha sunk to rise more in lie. Little
wicker baskets canes, hats, shawls, handkerchiels,
ties noated on the surface or were washed against
the piers. Then Dlanks and pieces OF various parts
OF the upper deck bobbed up ana down in the tide
or drifted out TO the eager river, but the boaimen
paid little attention to these. They
GRABBED, TUoGED AND PULLED
with terrible energy ana soon The PLACID water bub-
bied and all the spectators the shore, and those
I'm the boats axed their eyes inenty on the broad.
shouldered man who, standing in the bow OF his
skiI was hauling strongly but slowly up from the
bed OF the river something that glstened white be-
meath his hand. A moment OF intense anxiety-an
eternity OF expectancy for the lookers0n, many oJ
whom had friends relatives on hoard the Inflated
steamer, ana the object 1oated TO the surface.
moan escaped from the assembled crowd on the
dock the body OF little child was taken on board
a boat. Win dripping hair and arms spread out
the Door innocent was lad a thwart It's face
was dark ana gathered up, as II IL died IN agony,
while Its G.otlea were torn from It's body. SCARCELY
The New York herald., 1871-07-31
THE FIRST NEWS OF TIE EXPLOSION.

Mr.. Edward Carlisle, OF II Park row, was stand
ing yesterda afternoon, with three friends in front
OF the Stevens House. Fear the Staten Island Terry.
Suddenly
QUICK THUD WAS HEARD,
and all eyes were turned In the direction from
which the sound came. Some minutes elapsed. and
no news arrived of the cause OF the mysterious
sound. In few minutes a man. accompanied by q
woman, rush ed out OF the gate of the rhrry house.
At first il seemed as though he labOring only
under excitement but before running far ne ex-
claimed,
"OH, MY GOD, SAVE MEr'
He fell down, and group gathered round him.
It then became known that he was frightfully
scalded and was suffering intense agony. He had
been picked up out OF the water, and in the mad
ness OF pain had rushed through the gates Of the
ferry house into the street. lie was taken
to the hospital, but died before arriving
there 1t is not known whether or
not the woman who rushed out with the poor fellow
referred to was acquainted with him. She had
hardly got outside the gate or the ferry house when
she fell 10 the ground. Her arms and legs were
frghtfuly burned so much so that 1t was necessary
to hold the flesh 70 prevent 1t from falling of. The
poor creature died on the way to the no spital
HEARTRENDING SCENE.
father had gone down to the ferryboat with
four Of his children TO proceed to Staten Island.
He, with two children, stayed for few moments
outside the ferryDoat station to buy some apples.
The other two children had gone on board. Sud-
denly the lrlgntful explosion took place.
HUNDREDS OF HUMAN BODIES
were nung into the air. Shrieks OF agony re-
sounded on all sides, and the dlscOusOlate father,
frantic with excitement at the loss OF his two chill
dreB, rent the air with his cries.
SCENE WORTHY OF THE GRAccHI.
At this time two young men, The flesh actually
dangling from their bodies, rusned ont Of the
ferry gate. They were In frightful agony.
but, despite all their sufrerlngs, they clung 10
each other singular affection. Their strength
seemed gone, and both were every moment
on the point OF falling, but the other, with sudden
and seemingly superhuman DEVOTION clung to the
other The face Of one was mass Of blood without
burns that OF The other one OF burns without blood.
They staggered the nearest drug tore, and were
for the time lost amid the terrible excite ment OF
this sad see ne.
The New York herald., 1871-07-31
Narratives Of Survivors and
Eye Witnesses.
STATEMENT OF THE ENGINEER
Full and Graphic Report Of the
Tragic Occurrence.
a MOURNFUL JULY SABBATH

One OF the most appalling catastrOphes which
ever took place In this city occurred yesterday
afternoon at the foot OF Whitehall street. by which
. large number Of persons were killed and a still
larger number were manned for Mte The laboring
Glasses and Others, VINO toll from morn till
blight SIX days In the week, without a single days
respite, make Sunday a day OF ont-of-town excur-
>eions In the summer time. Among the many places
near by which they resort to for breath Of fresh
air ,s Staten Island. IL is only
BRIEF HOURS SAIL
TO the island from the city, and hundreds every Sun
day make II sort OF duty they owe to their wives
aud little ones, who during the week are pent up in
1oul-smeIling tenemenls, TO 90 TO the island and
spend an hour or two away from the heat and dust
OF the city In the miost OF shady grooves and cosey
nookeres close by the sea.
The weather yesterday was everything that could
have been desired for pleasant sail down
the bay. About noon 1t became too warm
for comfort in the close streets, yet
on the bay there was a refreshing breeze
which proved most grateful TO the excursionst just
emerged from his suGocating tenement or dingy
attic Every boat that had padded It's way 10 the
every part; and nothing occurred mar the general
pleasure OF the day until
THE FERRYBoAT wEsTPIELD
slid into her slip about quarter past one. She
had but few passengers on board when she arrived
but she had taken down 10 the island an hour
before fully seven hundred persons. This time an
dmmense crowd of excursionists were impa-
tenuy awaiting her arrival behind the gateways
and while she was being made fast
TO the pier hundreds could be seen rushing down
Broadway ana from the Brooklyn ferries. hurryina
along at the top OF their speed, fearful lest
they should the boat which IL would
have been well had many failed 10 reach
IL was Just after the dinner nour and
nearly every man was accompanied by some female
relative or companion. Many had their entire
families with them, wife and children.
When the passengers from the island were safely
landed. the gates were thrown open, and
Then began the rush for choice seats on the
pari OF the hundreds VINO we're In the ferry house
aud behind the picketeo enclosure. TIE crowd
seemed to be unusually large, and
THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN
as usual on all excursions predominated
IN point OF numbers. great many, principally
young men, without female companions, made their
way TO the forward part of the boat on the lower
deck The great bulE Of the crowd however, went
mp stairs Everybody endeavored to get o seat on
The front part OF The boat just In front
OF and alongside the pilot house. round the
base OF which ran a sort OF bench nailed
fast W the SIDE 9f the cabin Along the cabins, in