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The New York herald., 1874-07-09
LONG BRANCH RACES.
Third Dny Of the First Summer Meet
ing-POOlselling Last Evening.

Third Dny Of the First Summer Meet
ing-POOlselling Last Evening.
This Is the third day OF the first summer racing
meeting at Monmouth Park, and, Judging from the
number and character OF the contests 1t win be
occasion of much interest. There are four events
on the card, the first being a hurdle race for all
ages two miles, over eight hurdles, purse Of $500,
OF which $500 goes to the first SIS to the second
and $25 to the third horse.
In this there are George West, 154 lbs, and Cor
delia 151 lbs (Donahue's entries) Stock wood 1s4
lbs Limestone, l4s lbs. Blind Tom, 154 lbs., and
AerOte, l4S lbs. (Ayres entriesl.
The second contest is the Selling Race for all
will bring before the starter WIZARD. 95 lbs Kadi.
1O1 lbs. b. F. Carver 9S lbs; Vislgoth, 81 lbs;
Utica, 1913 lbs. ; TheodOra, n lbs; QUITS, 95 lbs,
and Conductor. 104 lbs.
The third race is the Monmouth Oak Stakes, for
FLIES. iOas OF 1871; value, $1,000 added to
sweepstakes OF $50 each, play or pay; the second
horse receive $500 and the third 500 OF the
stakes; dash OF one and a half miles. This closed
with thirty-sx nominations, OF which there VIII
come TO the post representatives from the follow
ing stables :-Cottrill, Belmont, Hunt Reynolds
COffee and Morris.
The sport OF the day Will wind up with the Man.
sion House Stakes, for tour-year old colts and ies
the fOals OF 1870, value $1,000, added to sweep.
stakes OF $50 each. play or pay; the second horse
STAKES; dash Of two and q half miles. Out OF
twenty-One nominations there Will appear Tom
Bowling Whisper and Ransom.
Pools Were sold on the three first named events
last night with the following RESULT
HURDLE RACE.
The New York herald., 1874-07-09
A VIRAao,s VENGEANCE.

Henry Praet OF No. LOLA Third avenue, was ar.
raigned before Judge Blxby at Essex Market,
yesterday, charged with the commission Of an in
decent assault upon Josephine Patterson, OF No.
ia East Fourth street. Josephine claims to be the
wife of Philip Praet, brother OF the accused. He
was arrested on a warrant by officer Dakm OF the
Court squad, and hearing had yesterday alter
neon. Praets brother appeared as witness IN
the prisoners behalf aud stated to the Court that
the complainant Was OF very bad character anu
could not be believed under oath. Josephine Is
petUe in stature with piercing black eyes ana pre-
posses sing appearance. Her llneaments, however,
are lanilar TO the attaches OF the Court she nav
ing figured In the same role several times pre-
viously, having preferred similar charges against
various individuals.
Judge Bixby having carefully listened TO the
testimony, decided the accusation TO be ground
less ana ordered Praets discharge. Josephine
was SO indignant at the decision oi the Justice that
she determined on revenging herself on the de-
fendant on the spot. Sue mast nave anticipated
the action OF the magistrate or she had concealed
on her person quantity OF cayenne pepper which
sine designed throwing In PraeJ's face and binding
him. Fortunately, he was warned In time, and,
placing book in front OF his face, the nendlsh
purpose of Josephine was frustrated and he es-
capped injury. Olflcer Dakin, who witnessed the
assault, at once arrested her, and on complaint
OF disorderly conduct she was committed Dy the
Judge to the Island lor one month.
The New York herald., 1874-07-09
SEASIDE AND COUNTRY.
Visitors are A0cking to Richland Springs.
Forty eight excursions to Cape May are alread

Visitors are Aocking to Richland Springs.
Forty eight excursions to Cape May are already
arranged.
They have what they style the might Owl Club,
at Lake MahOpac.
1t Is safer in the Long Branch surf to hug the
snore than your partner.
DR.. Durant and wife and Mr.. T, II. Drake and
wife, Of this city, are at Saratoga.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Waite will spend the
month of August at the Ocean House, Newport
The Mountain Guide Is q monthly paper just
started at Kingston in the interest OF the Catskil
hotels and railroad companies.
At the Heath House, Schooey's Mountain, are
registered General s. w. Roberts and daughter,
William Kaufman, of Philadelphia, and s. M
Coleman, OF the navy
1t Is said that there is a cliff near Eternity
Bay, Canada, where the likenesses Of old Tecum-
sch Sherman and the Fenian General O'Neill are
cut on its base. That is base insult to loyal
Canucks.
Those journals that appropriate from these col.
umns Seaside" notes by the wholesale have been
eclipsed by the New Haven Union, which pub
fishes fourth OF column of them that appeared
originally In the HERALD nearly two months ago.
Among the guests at the Seven Springs Noun
tain House, orange county, are Mr.. G. B. ElKins
and family, OF Brooklyn, and A. F. Kennersley and
lamlly; A. Cnopln anu lamliy OF IWenty-tnlrd
street, and Alva Oatman and family, OF New York.
Among those who will sojOurn this season at
Milford. Pike county, Pa, are Judge Moore and
family, Mrs. Belle Weaver, John M. Hicks. importer,
No. 80 Walker street, and family, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry d. Peck, No. PSI Washington street. Brooklyn.
party of sportsmen last week. near Saltwater,
on Lake George, captured 800 sinners In one day,
one trout weighing eleven pounds, another
eight pounds, another nine pounds The nine
FOUNDER was the victim of correspondent OF the
Troy Times.
At Whitestone, L. l.. will be found Mrs. T. White
and daughter, West Twenty third street; George
Rodenborough and family: Mrs. ". Horton and
family. OF Madison avenue; Mrs. II. Rice and
ia miy, Of Madison avenue. and MI and Mrs. II.
Henderson.
The New York herald., 1874-07-09

the violent enors OF electricity TO escape ron ,or sro
earth produced eartnquakes; lns tnat occurred
nadoes ,he apoearance of the comet must have M
mad causes and snaI esasr Mas eVn1 mmedatey
wepe an agency; aT .S.
was MATER ne %a''sf on the earth possgson
saesn, Of combine 80 VSsh cdSenom sssns
ena NI in SO shortsa si'As q sne NC cspShcinsion
was that the comet vs. the gs1sse Of all
the trouble in 1911. But -stooseous nature
OF the meteor was well undei& spi. Possessing
this unsubstan character IL night be as wen
to attempt 70 ascertain now lar clouc, driven
against noun tain, Will tend TO break OF IT'S top
as speculate upon any danger to tne earth from
collision with comet. The efIect OF such meet
Ing would be the mixture OF Its gaseous matter
with the atmosphere and probable rise IN tue
barometer though there Is no evidence TO make
1t probable thai all the comets In existence, put
together, would have mass sufficient TO produce "a
sensible effect OF the Kind. II, however, the
gaseous matter should cOndense sun1ciently To
descend to the lower regions OF our atmosphere,
some efect might be produced on animal ana
vegetable life, as likely good as bad.
The New York herald., 1874-07-09
THE wESTCHEsTER DEFALCAT1ON.

No Tidings Yet of the Greenburg Re-
ceiver of Taxes--A Compromise Effected
with His BOndsmen-DcvclOpm
Regarding the Absconder.
Nothing has as yet been learned touching the
whereabouts OF Daniel King, the Receiver OF Taxes
for Greenburg Westchester county, whose usap-
pearance and defaIcation were set forth IN the
HERALD or yesterday. A meeting o. the
sureties, numbering some twenty-five. who
went on his bond Tor 100000, was held at
Dobb's Ferry on Tuesday evening, at which
1t was announced that the absconder's books
upon examination, showed deficiency OF
So 400 In addition to this amount Kings accounts
return taxes mot received" $1s Oe0, ana 1t cannot
be definitely known for several months how
much, If any, OF this sum has been appropriated
by the missing deaulter. 1t seems that King, who
was one OF the most popular republicans in his
town, owns house and lot at Ashford worth
about 81, 500, and on which there Is mortgage OF
1000; His bond was of course lien on the prop
erty, and the Sheriff mad already taken steps tow
ARDS ITS public sale TO save TINS for the wife and
the sureties half OF the amount 40O) known to
be taken, which o1er WAS at once accepted by
them. The remaining half VITA be made good to
the county by Kings bondsmen.
1t now appears that Kings employer, pickle
manufacturer In Barclay street, New YORK, paid
HIM So, 500 on the LIST inst, the absconder repre-
sentng to him that he was deslrous of settling up
his accounts at White Plans. Other little matters
nave ledkeu out re8aIuuS mugs naOits wneD
visiting the city, which tend to disprOve tns
reputation he enjoyed among his friends as a faith
ful and anectlonate husband ana father.
"femae friend,r who was III the habit OF sharing
the hOspitaities OF a lurnisned room, which. IT. H
asserted, he Kept in New York has been dis
covered, but she denies having seen King
since he has left home. As the missing man
was Grand Master OF Masonic lodge 10
the town OF Greenburg many Of his
fraternal friends strenuonsy maintain that
his disappearance is Involuntary; that he must
have lmprudently visited some Objectionable
places In the city, and after exhibiting the funds
in his possession, was drugged and perhaps mur-
dered by the human vutures wac are ever on the
lookout Tor such desirable prey. This theory IL
Secuted, however by the general public, and
whom the writer conversed yesterday. In the
language OF Justice smith, OF Hastings (who was
one OF Kings bondsmenl, ale knows what he's
about, and wherever he is thrre Is a good looking
woman alongside OF hlm:" Ihe apsc0ndef is about
forty five yeats Old and has vile AND fve cnii-
dren, including married daughter.
The New York herald., 1874-07-09
Professor Stafford, OF Chicago, Gives His
Opinion.

From theChicago Tribune, July 81
Nervous laoIes aud gentlemen who nave begun
lately to attend prayer meetings with unusual dlh-
gence nGSzeal will be relieved on learning that
the tail 81 the comet will not come nearer to the
earth. than $1,000, 900 miles. At this distance 1t
WIZ be difficult for the nukes to reach any
Sody in this neighborhood. Professor SanOrd has
made the estimate given above. He Is compe-
tent astronomer, and may safely be trusted. Even
II the earth should pass through the tail OF the
comet there would probably be no sensible phe
nomenon. Professor Stafford further informed q
Tribune reporter VINO questioned him ON these
points that the perihellon passage Is likely TO be
later rather than soOner that there is no estab-
Ished relation between the distance of a comet from
the sun at the time OF Its passage and the length
OF It's tall that the outline OF the tail has more
the shape OF a cateDary than OF O c0n0d. in revo-
luton that we cannot equate the length OF the
tail against its breadth by any system OF co-or-
dinates. Ii this Is not enough to disslpate all
alarm there Is no use OF taking more about II.
Some people will not listen to a clear simple
statement OF facts when once an apprehension OF
bodily injury Is aroused.
The New York herald., 1874-07-09
As Clear as Mud on the Comet.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HBRALD:-
Seeing SO much in your paper about comets and
the wonderful theories in regard to them, desire
although making no pretensions as an astronomer,
to give my theory, winch no doubt has been
thought OF by our learned men, but cast aside as
too commonplace for men OF their cloth, who
would rather theor.ze on comets being composed
OF matter so transparent that they can be seen
through as a glass; or matter so loosely held
together that stars can be seen on the other side
of them through the spaces IN their matter like
looking through sieve, or they would rather
theorize that after all they do not amount to
much. for when condensed they are nothing more
than handful. Becoming rather muddled with
all these vivid theories and believing 1t Will not
my theory. which, although crudely expressed and
commonplace, has at least as much common
sense IN It as some Of the theories advanced.
the correct one, l will commence thusly !:
Away on the outskirts OF our solar system are, we
Neptune and perhaps others which are removed
few miles still urther from the sun, and seemingly
cannot receive from our sun all the llght and neat
requisite. Now during the motion OF these distant
planets of our system, In their orbits around the
sun, they must come within the influence Of the
these outside suns all the hight and heat necessary
ana bseve So that oo tos oSas
theory is correct (and why notO, the tail part OF
the business is soon disposed Of Thus scientists
say tnat the atmosphere OF the earth reaches be-
yond 1t forty-fve miles; why not $500? Also those
planets OF our system which are so much iurtner
removed from the sun than the earth are much
larger. and no doubt have a deeper and denser
atmosphere Then, when one OF these planets Of our
system comes sufficiently near sun Of some other
system the light of tnat sun. shining on
this denser atmosphere, has precisely the same
eject to the eye as DrummOnd hight on a foQgy
night only the atmosphere, being denser near tine
body OF the planet Is brightest there, and fades
away as the atmosphere OF the planet becomes
more rarfed, causing 1t to appear TO planets In
that other system as q comet does to US. You can
now perceive from the above that my idea IS
ths-SOme distant planet OF some other system
comes within the range OF the light and heat OF
our sun. and the tail ia either It's dense atmos-
phere illuminated by light from our sun or else 1t
Is a fremans tOrchllght procession. URANUS.
The New York herald., 1874-07-09
YACHTING NOTES.

The sloop Katie formerly Of the Atlantic Yacnt
Club, has been purchased by Mr.. W. Il. Burk, Of
Detroit, and added to the register Of the lnterna
tonal Yacht Club Of that place.
The new sloop Fannie, owned by Mr.. Charles H.
Mallory, is lying of the foot OF Cour. street, Brook
lyn. 1t is the opinion of many yachtsmen who have
seen ner under way that her rig should be In
creased as at present 1t is insufficient to properly
test her sailing qualities.
The new sloOp being finished at the yard Of Kirby,
Rye, will be handed over to her owner, Mr.. Daniel
Edgar, Jr. in about ten days. This yacht Is 70 feet
on deck, 90 feet on water line and 20 feet beam.
Her mainmast Is 10 feet, matnbOOm 66 feet, gan SO
feet. topmast So feet, and bowsprit, outboaro, SO
feet.
The schooner Jessie has been purchased by DR..
Bven and added tV the Brooklyn Yacht Cub feet.
The Jessie Is now at the yard OF Messrs. Poillon
Brothers, undergoing extensive repairs. She will
have new masts, new sails, new rigging and her
cabin VIII be thoroughly reconstructed and newly
The schooner Tidal Wave, Mr.. william voornis,
N.Y.Y.C, Is down from Nyack, and will soon go on
short cruise to the eastward
The sloop Coming Mr.. r. w. Holmes, B.Y.C., has
gone to Nyack Tor repairs. When in oyster Bay on
the Fourth Mr.. Holmes received many visitors, all
very pleasant and success"
The more conspicuous yachts at anchor on the
foot Q Court street, Brooklyn, yesterday were the
1dler, ColuhlDa, Peerless, Estele, Triton, Fannie,
Kate and Orion.
during the Brooklyn cruise gig race will be
rowed by representatives from the several yacht
crews. At present there Is LIKELIHOOD OF tnis
contest taking place In the harb0r oil New London,
and as in years gone by, 1t Is expected To De
pleasant and exciting. More than the usual in-
terest will be attached to the merry struggle mas
much as In the gig from the yacht Sadie there
will sit the well-knOwn amateur Oarsmen George
Dunning and John M. Sawyer, who have already
gone into training for the event.
The new sl0op Cora, owned by cx-Mayor X. G.
Barker, OF Detroit, and built by Mr. McGiehan,
waters OF Put-in-Bay and Lake st. Clair. The nrst
was on the Goth of June and was for the lnterna.
tionai flag, yachts OF the border states anu
Canadas being allowed to compete, when the Cora
beat the entire feet and plenty 20 spare Her
second victory was on the Fourth oil July, oelAe
the regatta OF the International Yacht Cur, o.
Detroit, Of which Mr.. Barker Is commodore, win.
ming the Goodwin Cup. The Coras success has
Infused still more life, If that s possible, into the
yachting circles of that section, and those wno
nave owned the champion yachts up to the
time 0i ner arrival feel much annoyed
because Of the Coras speed and weatheru ouali.
The New York herald., 1874-07-09
A MEMORABLE DAY.
The Excursion OF Hebrew Children to
Staten Islmnd,

The Excursion OF Hebrew Children to
Staten Island,
The scheme inaugurated last summer by which
many Of the poor little walls from the common
stock OF humanity for the first time saw green
fields and shady groves beyond the smoke and
the noise OF the metropolis has been productive OF
lasting results. Many OF these boys and
girls, when grown to mans ana woman's
estate, viii recall the bright and merry
day in each long sutry summer when,
utterly sans soucf, they romped and swan to their
hearts, content No overbearing police disturbed
their tranquility and the repose OF exhausted
youth crowned their slumbers during the night
which followed. The influences and allurements
OF vice are absent for one day at least and every
little "ragamunln" returns to the city with a new
sentiment aroused In his heart, and that feeling Is
one OF gratitude. To be sure it exists only In An
un4nown quantity but the awakening OF the child
to realization OF the fact that good, kind heart
exist In this wicked world Is amply productive If
good results In the future. ~
such. at least, are the feelings which .ve in.
spired the formation OF an excursion CT nm,ttee
composed OF large number of wea' d. LAWS n
gentlemen residing in the upper p .ntion Of the
city. by spontaneous and voluntar' ,/contrnutons
Oh the part OF these gentlemen Sonev was ,ur.
nished to give three excursions 6nrina, last sum-
ther gS nHSy hands nam nfa Know WORK
gave. They took with tr <ts, on their excursions
children Of ola all faiths "a as < as those without any
institutions were al made % alad and bapny To-
dny .ne n,st tao <rsYon of this season under the
aasPlSes o1 ss committee win leave the foot OF
M MEas' SeVeng ng -Ghth street at eight A. M. and the
ioot g. 9i Eas Eighth street at halIpast eight
a. nno NJ, for Myers Grove, Staten Island.
,nn NY PxrV will consist of 475 children from
tr .me Hebrew free schools, It's rom the
oIIoban Asylum and $50 ron the Soldiers and
Satlors' Orphan Home-SO0 children In all.
The orphans OF the men who tell In the war OF the
rebellion nave been invited, they were last year,
ana VIII go. Abundance OF provisions and fruits
VIII be provided on board the barge William Jay
/
three more excursion parties, similar TO TINS one,
down the bay or up Long Island SOUND during the
summer. All desiring TO contribute toward TINS
charity should forward their letters to Henry solo,
mon, NO, II Leonard street
The New York herald., 1874-07-09

ties and are now anxious to match their boats
against the new conner. Mr.. Barker expresses
his intention OF satisfying all such, and VIII san
Challenge races win come OF on Lake ST. Clair
August 6, when the Cora will meet the sloop
yacht Cuthburt, and, though the latter is much
larger than the former, Mr.. Barker thinks win
equal luck he viii keep the Goodwin mug. Mr..
Isaac McGienan, son OF the builder, sailed the
Cora in her recent victories
The Portland Yacht Club Is now on Its annual
cruise having LETT Portland on Monday morning
last.
The Carolina Yacht Club, OF Wilmington, N. c.,
held ItB nnual regatta on the Fourth OF july IL
was pronounced success. The Little Walter and
Retta proved the winners.
Yacht Recreation lsloopl, Mr.. George A. Weber,
H.Y.C., passed Whitestone yesterday afternoon,
bound from New York to Stonington.
The New York herald., 1874-07-09

And nrst 1t is unlike all other comets
known to man in these respects that IL has never
visited our system before; never has been pre-
dicted by astronomers; IL extremely erratc In It's
orbit, which is parabolic TO an unprecedented ex-
tent compared with the orbits Of any other known
comets, and that its course is directly towards
our earth az q velocity 100 times greater than
a cannon ball. In view OF these lacts, no wonder
scientific men are puzzled and anxious about the
stranger.
The effects OF the visit OF this comet may be
terribly serious and awe-inspiring Frightiul tor
nadoes may sweep over our earth ike the besom
cities; aud what now promises 10 be one OF the
most bountiIul harvests ever known may be
blasted by biting lrOsts or cut down by storms OF
hail, While the ocean may be strewn with wrecks
from sweeping hurricanes. All this may happen,
and wnat Ii still more dreadful TO contemplate ls
the effect that the contact OF the comet
surrounding atmosphere. It is well known
scientific TACT that the atmosphere Is composed or
gen, united in certain proportion, and that when
by any cause this proportion shall be destroyed
the whole body OF clrcqmamelent air VIII ignite
"ln the iwihkiing Of an eye" around the whole
earth, like o flash OF lightning, producing
an Intense heat-a heat oy which S tne
solved like snowfall animal and vege-
etabie life be instantly destroyed. and the whois
earth be reduced to Kissing, seething, boiling
body OF molten mass, with temperature OF 1000
degrees Fahrenheit an earth unlike that OF
Byron's eam-"which was not all dream'-
The S bright s@n Vas exinguishsd % and the stars
Ray ess and pat1isss s ana the icy earth
No, no; our earth will then be no such ICY earth
as that; but, on the other hand, a blazing 60dy-a
cometl WINCH losing Its centrpetal force, snail
dart away from It's orbit in the line Of u tangent.
dashing and careerlng on through space through
out myriads OF ages SO Mark Twain and his ex-
cursionsts may possibly take ride on a comet
not SO much to tneir pleasure as they might wish