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The New York herald., 1873-05-16
FLEETWOOD PARK.

TWO trots we're announced to take place at
Fleetwood Park yesterdays sweepstakes for 5000,
to wagons, and match race for the same amount
but the former only came OIL. The entries were c.
Hodges bay mare Annie ID. Phalen's bay mare
Rosa, NJ. McNamara's brown gelding Dunderberg
and owners brown gelding Wesley Balm. But few
were present, and there was no betting on the
result. Rosa won the race after five heats, scoring
the second, fourth and NTH. Dunderberg was dis
tanced In the fourth heat for foul driving. Messrs.
Shaw, yanderwater and Allert0n were the judges
FLEETWOOD PARK MORRIsANIA, N. Y. May Is
1ss3.-Sweepstakes $500, mile heats; best three in
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
WASHINGTON, May Is, is

WASHINGTON, May ID, 1873.
The second championship game between the Mus
tuas. OF New York, and washingtons of this city,
was played to-day in the presence OF 1000 people.
and resulted in favor OF the home club. The follows
ing is the score:-
Clubs. la. ID 3f w. 5M bh IN Sh N- iOfdy
Mutuals. ........0 a
Washingtons.... ~
UWpire--N Il. Young.
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Yachting Notes.

The sloop yacht Mary, Mr.. John T. Barnard,
Bye, is lying at Port JEFFERSON, rentting. She
will be commissioned shortly and take place in the
class 10 which she belongs.
The schooner yacht Tarolnta, Messrs Kent,
NY.Y.C., passed Whitestone yesterday, from
NQTtbport for New York
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r,o ,h,, .o nano' ' 10 .sy7a =; ;oI q. -, -
purse OF $500, and was won by Arizona, Caring
ton coming In second and Port Leonard third.
Time, 2:44H.
The attendance throughout the week has been
larger than ever before, aud the meeting has been
unusually successful.
The New York herald., 1873-05-16
YACHTING.
Third General Meeting OF the New York
Yacht Club-Design for a Badge Of
Membership Approximation OF Menu
sideration.

Third General Meeting OF the New York
Yacht Club-Design for a Badge of
Membership Adopted-Elcction OF Menu
bers.
The third general meeting OF the New York Yacht
Club was held last evening at the rooms OF the Or
ganization. Madison avenue and Twenty seventh
street, Vice Commodore Douglas in the chair
There were present the owners Of the yachts
Alarm, Palmer, Escort, Sappho, Alert, Julia, Gracie
Mystic, Madeline, Rambler, ldler, Tarolnta, Vision
and Resoute, besides many non-owners OF yachts.
Following the reading Of the minutes OF the last
meeting by Secretary Minton and their approval,
there were elected as members James Barclay,
John A, Brown, Jr., J. g. Reirenstein, Francis V.
Alexandra, James II. Reid, Thomas Capham G..
AIrowsmlth, Maxwell Barretto and Henry I. Cary.
II being in order Mr.. John Fitch in behalf OF the
committee appointed to obtain designs for club
badge, and the expediency OF adopting such an
EN- blem, submitted the annexed report:--
That badges have become as iii Il wcrs to all
members have gatherings social in their and
% to be snown by % war.
whsre smr e New sYSs Ys q sh as It's
cai and social standing ranks in proportion TO its
s ns % Se q s @ 8 ss or in @ The
q New York ssow that the yacht club Is composed Of
f S the % s oee 81 he e ana club with
the msmeers o. the other Anne as wen as ,he Euro
badge OF membership has become both necessary aud
proper.
Mr.. Tiffany has very kindly prepared three separate
designs Tor badge each OF which would In and OF itself
be acceptable The designs and the die thereof Will be
donated to and become the sole OF the club
The design with the name Of the club. the anchor and
the signal Tag of the club the opinion Of
committee. the greater merit and best combines the
bems which are the most suitable and proper. Almost
member of the club whom the design has
shown concurs in the above opinion.
Therefore your committee recommend the adoption of
the following described design for club badgeto wit
"A foul anchor with circle of gold, bearing the name
of the club and date Of It's organzaon, the whole
mounted bvt he signal dag the New York Yacht Club
ona gold plate, an Impression Of which is herewith
The report being accepted Mr.. Fitch offered q
resolution that the design for badge submitted
by the committee be adopted as a distinctive
badge OF membership OF the club, which received
an almost unanimous vote, there being but two
dissenting voices.
on motion OF Mr.. A. 8. Hatch It was resolved
that the old committee on the classification OF
yachts and their measurements Tor time allowance
take up the subject anew, and the whole matter
receive the attention demanded at the general
m Getting in June.
The New York herald., 1873-05-16
NASHVILLE RACES.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May Is, 1873.
The third day OF the Spring meeting opened well,
and the racing was spirited.
First Race-Green three-year ods; Zuricks Hotel
Stakes; mile heats. six horses started, and the
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six years, until May l, 1879; Roswell d. Hatch. to
serve four years. until May /, 1877, and Cornelius
Alderman BILLINGS moved to lay the nominations
on the table and order them to be printed.
Alderman REILLY said that these three names
sent in by the Mayor as Fire Commissioners were
probably all names well known to all the gentle
men present, and said he could see no reason why
they should not be confirmed at once.
Alderman BILLINGS said that 1t was only proper
that IN such as these names should be laid over
and examined by the Board. Mayor Havemeyer,
IN conversation with him that day, had said that
he much preferred that course, and that IL was
only proper to weigh all the names sent in in this
manner.
Alderman COOPER said that the latter plan
seemed TO him the best as 1t was not so clear that
everybody was familiar with the nominations. as
the Alderman who had spoken few moments be-
lore seemed to believe. As for himself, he
only acquainted with one OF the names sent In,
he would like to have some Knowledge OF the men
upon whom he was going to vote. Some other
Inent
The question was then put as to whether the
names snouid be held over until the next meeting
OF the Board with the following result =
YsAsVVAldermen Vance, Billings, Clsussen, Cooper Fall
Ansrsr.Aldermen McCairefiy.s Monheiner, Van
THE OTHER NOMINATIONS
call was then made lor the second communica.
ton from Mayor Havemeyer, which, in the same
superintendent OF Buildings for six years.
The same disposition was made Of this as OF the
other names.
The third communication from the Mayor was
tfm of three years as follows :-Daniel A. Murphy
Abraham Springstein, Frank Webb, Leopold Garde
Charles + Mather, John Durgan, Jr:, John Mac
donald Dennis Gaom, John II. Hillyer, George
Boucsien, X M. Ehrlicn Henry G. Cary, stephen ID.
Hail.
The same course was pursued with these as with
National Republican., 1873-02-10
INAUGURATION DAY.

The day Is so rapidly approaching for the
second Inauguration Of President Grant that
the final arrangements are now being COM
pleted. There is every indication that the
number in attendance from other cities will
be larger than on any previous occasion, and
1t behOOves our Citizcgs to be prepared for an
unusual exercise Of hospitality. The hotels
ard the prominent boarding-houses will not
be able to accommodate with food and lodging
the army Of strangers who will be here for
the purpose Of adding character to the i'm
posing festivities Of the 9TH Of March-but
right here we wish te remind all who enter
tain strangers that the design of the occasion
Is not to make hotel aud restaurant keepers,
and those who may I've able to furnish food
and lodging In private houses, suddenly
riCh-in other words, Ii will not be favor
able opportunity for the practice Of cXtortion
in any form whatever. At the best, vast
sum Of money will of necessity be left here by
visitors, but n jihing adds more to the char
acter and popularity Of city than decency
with strangers In the matter Of prices for ne
cessary accommodation. From all we have
heard we judge that no general increase In
prices will take place.
National Republican., 1873-02-10
TIE CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING.

"The Senate Committee on Printing has agreed
to recommend to Congress the award OF the con-
tract for publishing the debates In COngscss 10
W. j. Murtagh, he being the lowest bidder. The
House Committee will probably concur In this
recommendation, and when II has been made by
the joint committee to Congress lively dcnate
may he expected
Exactly why there should he "livcly" de-
bate or any debate at all upon this question
we cannot exactly see. At the last session of
Congress the Senate and House directed Its
joint Committee on Printing to advertise for
bids for the printing and publication Of the
debates 10 Congrcss for the F0rty-third Com
gress. Two or three parties or associations
answered the invitation OF the committee and
put in bids. The Sunday Herald announces
that the proprietor of this journal Il the low
est bidder, and that the committee will so re-
port. But why when the report Is made to
Congress there should be lively" or any
other kind Of q debate Is something more than
we can understand. In these, the closing
hours Of the session. 'liycly" debate would
mean nothing more nor less than q cOnlln-
uance OF the present system. Gentlemen who
simply desire to pay more for the printing of
the debates than they can he printed and pub
llshed for will probably feel inclined to give
us 'lively" debate, but we apprchend their
number Is not large In either the Senate or
the HOusp
National Republican., 1873-02-10
THE sALARN 0rEsrIoN.

The bill before Congress providing for the
increase Of the compensation Of the President,
Judges O1 the Supreme Court, members Of
Congress and other officers l. 80 obviously
Iust that We do not sec how there can be pos
sibly any objection to II. There Is no country
in the world in which the rewards of official
life, In a peCunlary point Of view, are so In
considerable as In the United Statcs--wc mean
under the Federal Government. The salary
Of the President Is less than that Of hundred
bank, insurance and railroad officers In New
York city. In our leading mercantile firms
there are heads Of departments who are paid
more thnn the Judges Of the highest Of our
courts. The compensation of Congressman Is
inadequate to the proper support of repre-
sentative in this city, unless he is man Of
fortune. The salaries Of our Cabinet officers
arc ridiculsusly low, when the style and man
ner In which they arc expected to live are
taken into consideration.
The bill reported by Gen. Butler from the
Judiciary Committee Is step In the right
dlrection--a step which must aud will be
taken some day. In our opinion the only
trouble with II Is that II docs not 90 far
enough The salaries Of Cabinet officers
should he increased to at least double what
they are at present. And the same may be
said Of the Justices of the Supreme Court.
The true way to deal with the question Is to
meet II boldly and pass 1t at once. There is
no occasion whatever to discuss It. The
measure is entirely just, and the people will
sustain those who vote for It,
National Republican., 1873-02-10
the INAUGURAL PROCESSION.

People are already on the q,i riue to secure
eligible places on tho Avenue from which a
good view can be obtained Of tho magnlf-
cent pageant civil and military, which will
be formed to escort the President to the Cap
itol on the 9TH Of March. Heretofore II has
been the custom to march only In Ponnsylya-
mia avenue, thence around the Capitol and
back; but why would 1t not be good plan,
In making up the route, to have the process
sion, when returning from the Capitol march,
for instance, up Third street to NJ, and along
NJ to Fourteenth, thence to Vermont avenue,
and down to Lafayette square, where the
great number Of streets would afford ample
opportunities for breaking up and final dis
mlssal. This plan would enable our visitors
to see something Of the present grandeur Of
Washington and at the same time afford to
thousands and thousands Of our citizens an
opportunity to sec the procession, who could
not possibly do SO II 1t Is to be confined alone
to the Avenue. This Is matter for the
proper committee to decide upon but some
such course US we have indicated would be In
harmony with the interests Of the people.
National Republican., 1873-02-10
THE SMITHSONIAN GROUNDS.

The recent assaults and rUbberies committed
in the Smithsonian grounds, and the rapldity
with which they follow each other hayc.at-
tractud considerable attention of late, With
an incOnceiylblo carclessncss, some Of the
correspondents Of the local press have at
tempted to fasten the responsibility Of these
rulilanly proceedings upon the superintond
ence of General BabcOck, who has charge of
the public grounds. This is unjust, and had
any one OF them inquired into the matter the
injustice would have been apparent at once.
By Congressional appropriation General
BgbcOck is allowed but hro men to guard
This forty-acrc domain Ut night, and their
duties are made the more OnerOus because
OF tho Isolated and peculiar character of the
district over which they watch. HIS cannot
appoint an additional person; and, Us but
from eighty ~ one hundred officers Of the
local force are upon duty at night, II is
rather too much to expect that these grounds
should be thoroughly guarded by such an in
sufficient force, und certainly 1t is silly to any
way attach blame to General BabcOck, who
canuot afford additional protection to citizens.
Complaint against the officers at present In
charge Of the grounds Is not made, because
two men can hardly be expected 10 cover
forty acrcs OF an uulighted park. Congress
should be urged to double the force, and we
hope II will be done before the expiration of
this session.
National Republican., 1873-02-10
MIR. ROOSEVELT CORRECTED.

General Chipman's speech, In answer 10
series of charges made against the District
government by Mr.. Roosevelt some days ago,
Is printed in The Congressional Globe Of yes
terday. Therc Is very little that Is now In
tho speech hut that Is not Mr.. ChiIaan's
fault. Mr.. Roosevelt merely collected aud
embodied in his TRADE all the stale ISLANDERS
and calumnics that are 80 familiar to our
people. General Chlpman In trayersIng the
counts Ia Mr.. Roosevelts indictment was
limited to a recapltulatiou of the arguments
that have been so often and successfully made
In the courts and at the polls. The speech l.,
however, an able argument in behalf Of the
District administration, and 1t Is to he hoped
that 1t will be carefully read by those gentle
men In Congress who wish to understand In
telligcntly the affairs of the District, Of which
they are the legal guardians and conservaiors.
National Republican., 1873-02-10
SENATOR cALDwELIs Defence.

Judge Crozler, the counsel for Senator
Caldwell, has prepared an argument on the
Kansas Senatorial election to be submitted to
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
to-day. Il Is understood that the points Of
the argument have been submitted to Hon.
Caleb Cushing, and meet with his approval.
In brief, II Is claimed by Mr.. Crozier that,
under the clause of the Constitution which
provides that each House shall be the Judge
Of the elections, returns and qualifications OF
Its own members" there / no testimony ad-
duced before the committee which gives the
Senate jurisdiction of the subject-matter.
The witnesses who have testified against
Senator Caldwell are discreditcd by their own
evidence. II there be any offence, It is one
within the jurisdiction of the laws ola State,
and the witnesses themselves disclose the fact
that they are pdrticeps criminis, and cannot
be believed, unless supported by other and
better evidence.
The result Of this investigation will prob
ably be that the comnittce will recommend
that the subject be dismissed from the
further consideration Of the Senate, leaving
the questions Of guilt or innocence Of the par
tIos 10 be disposed Of by the proper State
tribunals. The report will he submitted to-
morrow
National Republican., 1873-02-10
TEMPERANCE MEETINGS YESTER-

Very earnest temperance meetings were
held yesterday by The Congressional Temper
ancc Society and by local organizations. The
power of the first was well displayed in the
large attendance at Lincoln hall and In the
high character and tone Of the proceedings.
4 gentleman remarked to us yesterday that
little good resulted from preaching temper
Rnce; for the only check to intemperancc
noticeable in Washington was given by an
efficient enforcement Of the Sunday laws by
the police; hence, he continued, the police
are more efficient guardians Of public morality
than the preachers.
No idea could be more illusOry and sophis.
tical. No law can be cuioTccd without a
hearty moral support on the part Of the
community, and on points pertaining 10 II
correct public sentiment preachers, states
men and public men are the teachers. As a
rule the result Of temperance meetings Is to
increase respect for the laws against iutcm-
pcruuce, and with the increase Of respect the
law becomes easier Of enforcement, aud all
wel-judSlng men will sustain and applaud
the minister Of tho Gospel who constantly
and fcarlessly thunders from his pulpit de-
nunciation against the vice Of intemperanee,
and tn: psoTle on every hand will Increase
their confidence In Legislators and public men
who advocate the temperance reform.
National Republican., 1873-02-10
SAFETY or uTlHN LIFE UPON RAIL
ROADS,

The bill introduced into The House Of Rep
re6eutatiYcs on the 9Th instant by Hon. An
drew King, Of Missouri, to compel all rail
roads In the United StaiGF on and after Janu-
ary /, 1874, to equip their passenger trains
with q power brake, to be operated by the
engineer, ls one worthy Of attention.
The remarks Of the Missouri Representa-
live contain many facts, and which may
well alarm the people, because the yearly in-
crcasing Casualties upon railways, as the pre-
amble Of the bill states, have become an evil
in our internal commerce.
Overs, 500 people appear to have been killed
and wounded on railways In Great Britain in
"A period Of lou years while In tho short space
OF Iye yGars-lgG5 to 1859, Inclusive over
1890 appear to have been killed aud wounded
In the States of New York and Pennsylvania
alone.
lie pertlnenhy asksi what must have
been tho loss Of liloburins this time through
out the whole United Siaiesi"
II Congress saw III to require steamboats,
to carry llfo-slying apparatus II can far
more consistently Und humanely require rail-
road trains to bc equipped with power
brakes, for there is hardly u comparison OF
r ,Ilway over steamboat travel, In England
all railroad management emanateS from q
National Republican., 1873-02-10

WAsnINGTON, particularly at the present
time, is city of rumors. Investigation
breeds them and newspaper correspondents
send them Whirling over the country as lcgit-
innate u ws items. The gentleman In charge
of the Washington bureau Of the New York
Herald few nights ago caught one Of these
reports on the fly and sent II to that paper.
II was TO the effect that Mr. James Brook,
'Owlng to the recent exposures Of the credit
mObllier investigating committee aud par
ticularly TO the poor state Of his health,
would resign his scat; and further, that Hon
Samuel s, Cox would probably succeed him In
the event Of his resignation. In Saturday.
Express Mr.. Erastus Brooks, above his inl-
tials prOnOHncrs this report as the lnven.
tlnn Of the HrdH writer and assures that
great journal that nothing Mr. Brooks has
done will prompt his resignation. The remote
connection Of Mr. Brooks with the credit
m0bllcr bu6incsG would hardly warrant the
suppOsitiou that h" intended on that account
TO resign, though We eau readily see
how the report would receive the
color Of truth from the fact
that his health ls very poor, That Mr Cox
whose great popularity In tho metropolis IL
generally conceded, would succeed Mr.
Brooks in case OF his resignation is very
probable, but We arc inclined to the opinion
that this rumor had its birth In the brain Of
some correspondent short Of news, though
Mr., Erastus Brooks goes to great trouble to
deny 1t, lie speaks of his brothers mis-
take II one ut alias pardonable, and pre-
ients instances Of officials who did the same
hing and received no public attention on ao-
'ount Of II.
National Republican., 1873-02-10

board Of commissioners hut here In our
country railroad companies have TO he re-
sponSiblS principally to themselves.
We like the provision Of this hill rcqnlring
casualties to he reported to the Government,
which always should have facilities to enable
1t to regulate travel for the projection and
comfort Of the people, which Ia the offspring
Of o benevolent common welfare.
It's enactment can do no harm; II Is believed
on tho other hand that II would produce I'M
portNnt and beneficial results The bill has
no appearance Of jobhcry or flvnritism hut
looks honest on It's face
National Republican., 1873-02-10
Duslu,.. IIours ut The While House.

during the TiAter, in order 10 facilitate bHsiaess
sviHiny bSt0rc him as much a. pOssbis the Ir,ssnt
FiH, ytTUm ten 10 tireirs O'Clock each day. sE-
rpt SUNDAY, rcccirs senators and Representatives,
aud Jt0n hrc'rc O'Clock until tico zach afternoon,
,rept Tuesdays and Fridays, Whcn Cabinet meetings
being he!i, he Wil reeeire BY card. The LusiHess
hours " his Office tsA bc from, tau o'eicot a. ~ 10
three O'Clock p. N.
National Republican., 1873-02-10
lOFFICIiL
Wan DEPARTMENT,
ADtUrAST GESFRAL's OFFICE,
WaErFTgTFng Ian "a I.aa

ADJurANT GESFRAL's OFFiCE
Gsasrai Or,isTs No.
When necessary for the transaction Of the
pnblic business an extra issue OF adamantlnf
candles will he allowed, rs follows:
For the ONCE aud stOFenOOms-
or the Chief QuaTtenmaster or the Chief Com.
mlssafy OF Military Division, Department, Dis.
tlict OF Depot Of Supply, from April TO septem.
her 10, not exceeding, per month, ten pounds
OF the QuarterinaSter or COmmlssary Of Mil.
taiy Post, from April to September %, not eN.
ceeling per month, nyc pounds.
From October ! to March 81, not exceeding,
per month, double the above quantities.
These extra issues viii be made by the Sub
sstCnrc Department on returns signed by the
Quartcrnlster OF CUmmisSary, and approved hy
the commanding Oaiccr, who will determine
whether the whole Or Only part Of the allowance
shall he issued.
BY order Of the Secretary OF War:
f. ID. TOWNSEND, AdJutaut General
National Republican., 1873-02-10
WAB DEPARTMFsy,
ADiUTANr GRNFnAI's OTPICT.

GsHsrrl OTsTs No H.
charges Oi ''habitual drunkenness AMI "utter
wnrihlys'ness,' sustained by specifications Of
Offences, which have already been punished by
scntcn'c Of court martial, are deemed unauthOf-
iZcd by law; hut, al the same time, II IL necef.
should be purgrd Of men characterized by such
charges.
In future, cases Of that Kind NAV be tried under
chafgc OF "conduCt TO the prejudice Of good
oluuf anti military discipline" with separate
specifications for each one Of the acts Of drunk
enness which has not already been made the occa.
sion Of trial by court martial.
u Will rest with the court to Judge from the
evidence adluccd whether dishonnrahIe dis
charge would he the proper penalty fur the mis-
c Jnduct alleged.
b order OF the Secretary OF War:
Z. D. TONNsksD. Allntant Genernl
National Republican., 1873-02-10
OhlImnnN-

Miss Cecelia NJ. Fitzpatrick On religion sister
Agnes, died yesterday ut Mount 81. Vincent, near
Yonkcrs, n. Y. The deceased lady, who was a
daughter Of the late Mr. john G. Fitzpatrick, Of
this city, hal been an Invalid for the last eleven
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