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AERIAL LADDERS.


Testing = New Apparatus for Our Fire
Department..
In one OF the United States bonded warehouses OF
this city there at present stored what are desg
mated as "aerfal ladders,n new species OF ap-
paratus In use in Italy, and which are to be tested
tomorrow publicly at the City Hall Park, for the
purpose OF demonstrating the practicabilitv of in
Producing them permanently here as an adjunct Of
our Fire Department.
These aerial ladders consist Of a truck, upon
which the ladders are laid in sections. To each
ladder is fastened round rod. which, when
coupled forms o bannister or handran from the
bed to the ground, fastened together ana raised
by aid of two cranks and levers, situated between
the front and hind wheels, from q horizontal to
ladder brake chocks the wheels and makes the
entire structure firm mass. The ladder can be
~ any inc ds Of house and the wall Is
seen to topple, by turning the truck the lad.
der Is at once removed from danger and
the New York Fire Department., which proposes
to adopt the ladder, has taken complete charge OF
this invention and practised With It on several
Major Charles o. Shay, was detailed by President
Perley to handle the apparatus, and, few days
ago. he and his detail Of nine men made
PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF ITS EFFICACY.
A sixty-fve-foot ladder was unloaded, coupled and
raised, with seven men upon the ladder, In the I'M
precedented time OF one minute and twenty-th three
seconds from q horizontal position to an eleva-
ton OF ABOUT fifteen degrees. In the same manner
the ladder was elevated on Tuesday, having hose
strapped upon IL besides the men, and got In work.
ing order In one minute and fOrty-fve seconds, or
by two minutes less time than the hose can be
are placed In position, withous entailing any "a.
tigue on our nremen The present ladders used
by the New York Department. are vastly improved,
nifty feet in length is four minutes, The comparison
thpa Rneaka Tor ITSELF
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Tho Programme Of To-Day's
of Regatta.
The Entries Close with Fourteen Sehooners
and Seven SlOops. a

The annual regatta OF the New York Yacht Club
Is regarded among American yachtsmen a. the
Derby Is among the patrons OF the turf in Eng-
land, and to-day will show New York harbor In al
Its glory covered with yachts. steamers and pleas
vessels Of every description, gayly decked with
nays and bunting in honor OF this festive occasion
In sporting point Of view to-day's regatta will
be remarkably interesting, as the neet are wen
handicapped, calculating upon abouta ak or seven
knot breeze; but should there be light, tanning
air the little fellows such as the Peerless Eva and
Ianthe, will have the best chance. The sloop race
Will be well worth seeing. and the prize on time
allowance win result IN very close contest be.
tween the Vision and the little Qui Vive, as the
latter receives about twenty minutes allowance.
The Oracle VIII not have such good chance -
morrow, as her sails have been cut down, but she
win probably show her speed some time later In
the season when she meets her competitors In Q
breeze. The following Is list OF the
ENTRIES TO REGATTA.
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COURT Of GENERAL SssslOM-9AaT l.
Before Recorder Hackett.

Before Recorder Hackett
There very little business transacted in this ranch
Of the Court yesterday owing the absence OF witnesses
IN number Of that placed upon the csien
dar for trial
Larceny.
John Radernacher pleaded guilty TO an attempt at
grand larceny the Indictment charging him with ste
Ing the 26h Of March thirty pounds furs valued at
~ " each pound, the property OF Sylvester Brush.
i A Stabbing Case.
Bernard Conroy who was charged with stabbing Peter
Tcnhox with knife the 18th Of May, pleaded guilty
These deiendants were remanded for sentence.
Acqutttals.
Ann McGuinness who keeps junk store, tried
upon q charge Of receiving few pounds Of brass cast.
ings knowing them TO have been stolen by Charles
Blimiey from the factory of Mitchell Vance Co. The
evidence insufficient sustain the charge and the
Jury were instructed to acquit the accused
Henry Raab also promptly acquitted of receiving
tub Of butter with guilty knowledge that II was stolen
by Rudolph Penken from Charles BAelkop.
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win be flying one, and the time Of each yacht will
be taken as she crosses a line between stake.
boat, which will be anchored IN the Narrows, near
Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island and the judges
steamer (the @. Chamberlin).
The signals for starting Will be given from the
judges steamer, as follows:-
- For preparatory signalmone gun and the Yacht
minutes later, for the start-one gun and the nag
viii be again lowered No yachts time will he
taken later than fifteen minutes after the second
gun, unless instructions to the contrary are given
by the judges on the morning OF the regatta. The
expiration OF the time will be marked by third
Short blast Of the Steam Whistle Of the Judges Boat
will be given when the time OF each yacht Is taken,
The course viii be from the Starting point a.
above to and around stake-bOar at buoy 81 on
the Southwest Spit, keeping it on the port hand In
turning, thence to and around the Sandy Hook
light-ship, keeping it on the starboard hand in
rounding, and return over the same course, keep
Yachts must keep to the eastward OF buoys Q, II
and IS on the west bank. going and returning, and
win pass between the judges boat and the stake
boat on arriving home.
THE PRIZES
consist OF four cups OF the value OF $3.50 each:-
One prize for the schooner which makes the race
in the shortest time, without time allowance.
one prize for the schooner which wins with time
one prize for the sloop which makes the race in
the shortest time without time allowance
One prize for the sloop which wins with ttIne
No yacht shall receive more than one prize. and
II the schooner or sloop which wins the prize OF her
class without time allowance wins also the prizo
with time allowance, the latter will go TO the
schooner or sloop which comes in second with time
allowance.
The steamboat Twilight, furnished for the exclu-
sive use OF members Of the Club and their guests,
viii leave the Erie Railroad pier foot OF Twenty
third street, North River, on the morning of the
regatta at halfpast nine O'Clock precisely; pier /,
North River, at ten O'clock and Quarantine landing,
Staten Island at half past ten O'Clock, to receive
members, and will stop at the same points after
the regatta to land them.
The steamer c. Chamberlin, furnished for the usa
OF the Regatta Committee and the press, will leave
pier % East River at half-past nine O'Clock A. N.
precisely.
The Regatta COmmittee-Messrs. Krcbs, Westray
and Chase--will start the feet punctuaIly at II
A. NJ, If the wind serves and persons intending "a
60 on the Club steamer are notified to be punCtual
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MANHATTAN CLUB.
First Llyainqs.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Cl0thespin Wins tho $3.50 Trot, and Ro-
nance the $500 Match.

Clothespin Wins the $3.50 Trot, and Ro-
nance the $500 Match.
The two events announced to take place at the
Prospect Park Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon
were decided pleasantly and in good season. First
on the programme was match for $3.50, between
John Feck's bay geiding Clothespin and W. 8.
homs bay gelding slippery Dick, the latter driven
at catch weight mile heats, best three in i've, to
wagons Clothespin was the favorite, to /, be-
fore the start, and to / after the nrst heat,
which he won. The second heat was scored by
Slippery Dick; yet Clothespin had the call in the
pools $25 to $12. Slippery Dick also won the third
heat; but the hackers of hts competitor still clung
to him. and kept him the favorite S25 to $40 though
Tor what reason was not then apparent. 1t was
and won the heat In 2:36 eleven seconds faster
than the previous mle. No betting now, and
Cl0thespn, scoring the fifth heat, won the race.
The second event was O match of $40O, catch
weights, between the pacing bay gelding Ro-
nance, in harness, and the trotting gray gelding
Jack Draper, to wagon. Before the first heat
Draper was the favorite to l. but these rates
suddenly changed, the PAGER selling for $40 and
Draper $11. Romance won the first heat, when the
betting was $40 to So in his favor Those who
offered these ODDS were fully justified In their
action as the PAGER won the race in three straight
heats. The following are summaries OF the days
amusement, which was OF capital nature:-
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, L. l., June 4,
1373-Match, $780, mile heats, best three in five, to
wagon. Judges, George w. oakley, Hiram Howe,
Jr., and John MoOre:-
John Feck,s b. g. Clothespin. ......... 2 l /
w. H. Thom's b. 9. slippery Dick,
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
The Woodhull-C1anin Indictments-MO-
ton tn Quash=A LEGAL Etxzle.

The WOodhulI-Clnn1n Observation-Disclosures
tion to Quash-A Legal Fizzle.
Yesterday the United States District Court before
Judge Biatchford Mr.. Jordan, counsel for Woodruff
Clan and Blood, made motion to Quash the Indictment
that had been found against them the ground that it
did not with sufficient particularly, set forth the offence
charged. Counsel set out with a highhown exordium
calling the attention of the Court to the fact that when
Taeyrand Minister from France to this country he
with law books in his hands, going to the Courts
that That was the finest thing he had ever seen in
Amsrss Counsel Without Showing the special ap
that Indictment could be held good with
IN no
e ds Of s si h that That It.
was 1 conclusion c e law an for
iorS and the Court was to sass Of sSs es wshss
they G The wSrd had
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Mr. Jordan sonsendsd thas this Indictment violated
Ss
Informed Of the nature and cause q the scSusatSn
s
right Of Congress or o. ne Legislature, .. Of
any political body % oppose their dcta to inst and ia
81 ~ the s9 ws h ea :
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Of ne press they touched e., point at NV which the ns0n
y and
press could not be lnnzzed by Congressional acts by
judicial Interpretations II went into byways and
something about This trining with liberty. ring
wiz humanity, triiing with the rights which their fore
fathers the Barons won from King John at Runnym
The act OF did not authorize the omission OF
porant facts from the indictment He had doubt His
Honor would give the matter his serious attention and
arrive at a just conclusion.
Counsel Tor the government maintained that in an in
dctment for low msdemcaDor, IL would be merely su
GENT to follow the language Of the statute Recent deci
this description indictments would be good II
II followed the exact language OF the statute without
pleading any special plea Counsel however, upon look
npon which he intended TO try the defendants Two IN
dictments had been found. The before him was
Sas against these parties Weoahni and cain and also
ncluded Blood He had given notice in the United States
Circuit Court forty days ago the of these in
the wrong Indictment had been sent up.
Mr. Jordan-Well them you can quasf II
Counsel for the government-No; l will consolidate
Judge Batchford-If you desired to have the indct.
ment here the duty the District Attorney to
Hness IS to proceed the now
before there is wasting time In discussing it
Reading this matter may be very amusing to counsel but
This brought the matter 70 standstil and the case,
Amid some suppressed merriment, went over Colonel
Blood who was In Court during the argumen smiled at
Dis papers and law books.
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THE COURTS.
The Woodruff laflin NATURALIZATION to
Quash-A Legal Fixlc.
A Singular Horse Suit i'm the
Marine Court.
BUSINESS IN THE GENERAL SESSIONS

George Mcdonnell of the alleged forgers upon the
Bank OF England Is upon his way to London. Yes
terday he was taken from the place Of his confinement
at Fort Columbus and put board the steamer Mime
sofa, rots Europe. Marshal Fisk took receipt
from the captain of the Minnesota for the delivery OF NC
Donneil who will be closely watched the voyage by
Sergeant Henry Webb, of the London detective police
Webb had this country asa witness against
the prisoner in the extraction proceedings mcDonnes
trial. with that OF other alleged orgers upon the
Bank OF England, will come oil at the Central
Criminal Court Old Bailey. London As dcrnSsr vesst
70 detain the prisoner writ Of habcas corpus pre-
viously applied before Judge Fancher ana made re-
turnable yesterday morning was called to the attention
of Judge Davis in Supreme Court Chambers return
TO the writ was made refusing bring the prisoner into
Cour. counsel stating that the prisoner held
warrant of Secretary Of State, directing him to
handed over to the English authorities Judge DAVIS
dismissed the writ
Three sailors, who had deserted from the German
steamer Frisa that vcsel yesterday
by order Of Commissioner Shields Eight others, who
deserted at the tne have not yet been captured
Oscar F. Wainwright had been indicted some time ago
the United States Circuit Court tor presenting
paper a United States officer That indictment was
quashed Then charge OF perjury preferred against
him. and an examination into that accusation had
before Commissioner Shields But the action the
missioner in the has been superseded the Grand
Jury have found an indictment against Wainwright for
he offence now imputed to him.
Yesterday in the United States District Court before
Judge Batchford counsel behalf Of Woodruff Clain
and Blood moved to quash the Indictment which had
been found against these parties for sending obscene pub
locations through the mails. The motion ended in
nothing appeared that the counsel the govern
ment when he to reply, had before him the wrong
Indictment report of the proceedings will be found
in our law column.
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Before Judge Hogan.

j
young man. named Henry Waterman. was broushs
before the Court yesterday morning in charge OF Deec
tive Farley He arrested on the complains Of Aiss
Keenan, OF Great Jones street. who says that ON
the Of June the prisoner robbed her oa gold brooch
earrings and other jewery valued at So Waterman 10
young Of good appearance. Is very penitcnt and
freely confessed his guilt He was held In SLOoo bail to
answer.
gig standing Front street Whom he returned Il was
cnct, arrested John Reid. Of katharine street Who
was driving wagon through william street Reed was
brought before Judge Hogan ycstsrday morning and
enjoy ride but had no inteStion ssaing It he was
Horense 3. Watson, the lady who was arrested last
week for swfndng hOto keepers brought up
animation yesterday afternoon. Counsellor Price ap
peared Tor her After receiving the complaint and ex
he could legally hold her and ordered her discharge
after administering reprmand for her past
scrnpuors conduct Though within the yrct letter or
would end her dsys in the Penitensry
na1E me Lecture Of his aonos seemed e produce but
ported on the OF 4 tall Sandusky traveller. who
wears q fiery auburn moustache.
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MARINE C0UnT-PAAT 2.

Before Judge spauldinp.

Before Judge spauding
Cornelius Mcclure Edward Ftzgerald-In August
1871 the plaintiff sold the defendant horse for sl62
few days after the sale Fitzgerald called unon Mcclure
and wished to return the horse alleging did
prove to be as represented, and demanded back
the amount which he paid for The horse
Fitzgerald then brought a suit TO the pur
chase money. The. case tried in the Seventh
District Court and the jury returned verdict
Of Fitzgerald for the full amount which he paid Tor he
horse Mcclure appealed from this Judgment 70 he
armancc OF the verdict rendered by the jury on The
said Fitzgerald :-"You have compelled me TO pay
back this money that received from for this horse,
and now demand that SHAH return that iden
tcal horse" Fitzgerald refused 70 return the horse and
the brought recover the horse its
value with damages for its detention After the plaintiff
rested the directed the jury TO return verdict in
favor Of the defendant the ground that the payment
OF the judgments did reinvest the plaintiff with title
40 the horse,
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TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD.

The usual corporal's guard Of spectators was
present yesterday afternoon at Fleetwood Park to
witness trot that had been arranged between
Peter Martins brown horse Bellfounder, John Nor
ris' bay gelding Tommy Dodd and James Baren,s
brown mare Belle OF Georgia. the former going to
wagon and the latter in harness. On ringing up
the horses Belle failed to appear, Belfounder being
big favorite.
SUMMARY.
FLEETWOOD PARK, N. Y, June L. 1s73-Sweep-
stakes, $500, mile heats, three in 1--WE, owners to
drive.
Peter Martins br. h. Bellfounder TO wagon).1 / /
John Morris b. g. Tommy D0dd I'm har-
ucSsl y y
James Barens br. IN. Belle OF Georgia. 80. DIR.
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AN ACTION AGAINST DETECTIVES.

BOSTON, June 4, 1878.
warrants are said to be out for the arrest OF four
detectives named Bangs, OF New York; Carson, OF
Philadelphia LOOMS. OF Pittsburg, and Elwell, OF
Boston, who are charged with arresting Mrs. Dud-
ley, wife OF the alleged NATL r0bber, at her resi-
dence, In Mattapan, without legal authority, and
also compelling her 30 assign over to them bonds
and cash TO o considerable amount. Ten thousand
dolars damsgea are claimed Against the dsteotiyes.
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CRICKET.

The &c. Georges Boat tho Manhattsnss
By ma to 02-Manhsttans ON tho
Leather Hunt-Some Tall Hitting And
Good Fielding ON Both Sides.
Yesterday, at little before one O'Clock. wickets
were pitched at the Hoboken Cricket Grounds for
the match between the st. Georges and Man.
haitian Cricket Clubs. After tossing for shoice OF
innings the right was won by the st. Georges
who sent to the wicket Eastman and Jones. Their
piny was very careful, yet effective and before
they were separated thirty-sx runs had been
scored on the telegraph. The bowling OF Ronaldson
was too truc to allow OF much liberty being taken
with 1t. Talbot took jones' place at the wicket
but the balls were again soon split, and he
retired to make way for Moeran. who made a
brilliant innings OF thirty-nve runs, including a
splendid hit out OF the grounds and number OF
scientific and powerful cuts. He was at last bowled
Manhattans, from first to last, was very good, es-
pecialy the wicket keeping OF Mr.. Hosford. Sleigh
Splendid orward drives and hts to ies but while
making one oil the latter the ball hit the back OF
hts bat and was caught by Hayward, who was long
eighty runs. More bowers were put on at the
lower end, but the leather hunting became more
and more violent till finally the eighth wicket fell
their men having failed to appear.
THE MANHATTAN CLUB INNING.
The ManhattanS then went In for vengeance, but
were unsuccessful. H0sford went In, and after
some excellent playing and free hitting scored
twenty-six runs, for which he was loudly cheered.
The bowling Of M0eran and Jones was remarkably
true and useful. HERSHEY made score OF eleven
runs by sound, careful play, and KELLER, of the
gwen out as being leg before wicket. Rutty, good
player, scored but one, being run out Alter this
the Manhattans went out In rapid succession their
tenth wicket falling for sixtytwo runs. against lib
for the eight wickets down OF the st. Georges, who
thus won the match.
THE ST. GEORGES GO.
The st. Georges went to the wickets again and
were got outsf0r f0rty-One runs, when time was
called at seven O'Clock.
The match was accordingly decided on the first
innings In favor OF the St. Georges.
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COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS PART q
Before Judge Sutherland.

Before judge Sutherland.
Several minor disposed of In this Court yes
terday but only one case tried This was that Of
young named James Curtin, indicted for carrying
concealed weapons As long last February this
case had been tried but the jury Disagreed and Il has
slnGs been hSlA ovW yhe saps rsanlt RendAa xsseE.
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SUPREME CuvaT-SpeCIAL TERM.


By Judge Mcneil.
Smith Isaacs-Referred BACK the referee for ex
Animation.
Hazard Dozonde--0rder for commission.
Shelton The Merchants Despatch Communication
allowance of five per cent ordered the
covery.
BY Judge Curtis
Hopes vs. Jessnp Demurrer sustained, with leave to
plantiff to amend
Uorr vs. Hayes-Same
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day. trrai, muugn e jury remained togemer i0g
couple Of hours and several times interviewed the Juoe9
points OF law they failed 20 70 any dcoimon an0
the maa was herefore discharged on his own rccsg'
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Yachting Note.

Yacht Josephine, N.Y.Y.C., Mr.. Durfee, and yacht
Maggie, N.Y.i.C.. Mr.. Osgood, from the Eastward,
passed Whttestone yesterday morning for New
YORK.
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COURT or APPEALS CALENDAR.

ALBANY, June 4, 1878.
Court Of Appeals day calendar for June 5-Nos H. 49,
II, LIZ, lbs, 731x LIZ, 49,
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Hcssl -. .....................Z
lanes Baren's br. m. Belle OF Georgia.. DR..