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case arising from these offences, the as
sistanee of other counsel, notify me
thereof and will -see that it is prompt
ly furnished. 1t is high ti,le that some
person should he made to feel the force of
the law for offenses of this character. and
it is especially incumbent upon the exc
cutive officers that they now exert them.
selves in that direction, inasmuch as an
effort is evidently being made to rob the
State osIts most sacred fund.-.
With no intention to reflect upon the
action of the School Fund Commissioners
l respectfully suggest to them. through
you, that due regard to the safety of
the important fund, which they have in
charge, requires that the utmost care
should be exercised in its investment,
and that no bonds should be purchased
by them except those which have passed
through the hands of some responsible
person or firm well known to the Com
missioners.
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, THOMAS A. OSBORN.
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For Sale by all Periodical Dealers
ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURES

or Allen county, Kansas for the year ending
June 3Oth, 1876, and upon which is based the levy
the Board Of County Commissioners of said Allen
county, to be placed upon the tax roll Of 1875,
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w. G. ALLISON. Editor;
Congress adjourned the first Of the
week till after the holidays.

The Colorado State Constitutional
Convention began its session at Denver
last Monday.
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STATE OF KANSAS,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
TOPEKA. Dec. llth. 1878

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Topeka, Dec. 18th. 1875.
Hon. A. A. F. Randolph, attorney Gen
erdL:
SIR: Referring to our conversation
of to-day in regard to the fraudulen:
school bonds offered to the School Fund
Commissioners, feel it my duty to urge
upon you the utmost possible energy to
discover and bring to punishment the
persons guilty of these frauds. Should
you desire, in the prosecution Of any
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Yegesins is s,ld by, al Druggists.
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NEGETINE is acknowledged by nj, classes of
people to he the best AMI most reliable blood
Pnriier in the world. yo-,w
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MUNICIPAL NOTES.

The Mayor. President Of the Board OF Aldermsn
and the Comptroller met yesterday afternoon to
appoint a successor the Brooklyn Bridge Board
OF Directors In place OF Charles J. Canda, lately
appointed as one OF the Rapid Transit Commits
sioners The meeting secret, and /. ad.
journed before any candidate was decided upon.
The nremen have not yet been paid for their
services rendered during June and July. 1t II
SAID that the men in several companies yesterday
donned their citizen clothes and lett the engine
houses, determined not to work any longer II not
paid Several OF the I'll emen since the 1st OF the
month have been dispose ssed by their Landlords,
owing to their inaDllity to pay their rent. The
re ling among the remen against tne Mayor and
the Comptroller Is intensely bitter.
IL seems that Ponce commissioner MatseH 10
doomed. well authenticated rumor yesterday
gave the politicians To understand that specific
cnarges had been preferred by the Mayor against
him to the Governor, ana mat the Governor mad
sent word to the Mayor that he would
on Tuesday send down ais Endorsement OF
the charges. Inc Mayor Is Very reticenJ about
the matter. 1t Is tue general opinion about the
down and out, ana that General smith Will, AFTER
ALL become President OF the Board, and mat the
democrats and alter the LIST OF next month,
VIII be the ruling power IN vne Commission.
lt may he set down as positive TACT that the
Governor and the Mayor are In accord as 10 vine
should be the next Corporation Counsel.
The Board OF Aldermen meets to-day, and IL "a
reported that the meeting VIII be stormy. Three
OF the four republican members have declared
their intention TO ba present, and II the Croton
Water Main ordinance comes up the democrats
will certainly endeavor TO pass II.
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TAMMANY REORGANIZATION.

The General Committees OF the Third, Eleventh
and Fifteenth districts met last night at their
respective headquar .ers with the view OF reor-
ganizng atter the fashion adopted, or rather
proposed. by the Committee on Discipline last
Tuesday, the district committees. 1t is under.
stood that the committees were able to get
through with only about one-half OF their WORK,
and the full district committees will be completed
TINS evening. On saturday afternoon the mem.
bers OF the new district committees Will be re-
ported to the Committee on organization. when
final decision will be come TO as to
what 'Ioyaln democrats shall represent
eacn of the three districts on the dis
trict committees The nodus operdndt for the
reorganization or tine district committees Is very
simple. Each member 10 each new general COM
mlttee elected mas been required 10 report az
least four names OF good men and truen TO rep
resent his election district, anu these names Will
be taken as the names oil men who can oe trusted.
The names Will not be made pubic by the Com
mlttee on. Organization till saturday next.
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BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL.

HoNoBINd THE MEMORY OF Ex-PREsIDRNT
JouNsoN-THE RESERVOIR APPROPRIATION
RAPID TRANsIT-woRK FOR THE POOR.
There was an adjourned meeting of the Common
Council Of Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. Presi-
dent OReilly in the chair.
The Mayor sent In a communication calling at
tentIon TO the death OF Andrew Johnson, express
ident or the United States. Resolutions express
ing the spirit and tone OF the Mayors letter were
offered Dy Alderman Dwyer and unanimously
adopted by the Board.
The Mayor, In another communication, called
upon the Board to appropriate $4,000 to finish
the dam OF the Hampstead Reservoir The sea-
son Is now TOO far advanced TO admit OF the out.
lay OF the $500,0 sought to complete the storage
reservoir. The completion OF the dam Will give
an opportunity 70 test the work already done
The matter was referred TO the Water and Drain
aye Committee.
A protest against the construction OF the pro-
posed railroad on Myrtle avenue, signed by the
President or the BrooElyn city Railroad backed
the petition, watch was presented by Alderman
cnlefy in the interest OF the Brooklyn Horse Car
COMPANY, as they nave a line on the avenue over
which IL proposed TO run the steam cars
communication from the Board OF Iity Works,
asking Tor permission to cut down and grade the
grounds about the city Hall, was received and re.
ferred TO the appropriate committee.
The railroad company were ordered by resolu.
ton 20 run cars on Third avenue TO Greenwood
ana fulton Jerry every ten minutes from seven
o'clock A. NJ. to ten Z. NJ.
Alderman Fisher presented a resolution provid.
ing for special meeting OF the Common Council
on the 18TH inst, TO hear a report from the Com.
mlttee on the Elevated hallway plan. He said
the company are READY to go on with the work ON
Myrtle avenue II the board will empower them to
do so. They will employ 1000 men IRON among
Brooklyn laborers recommended by the tax.
payers No Italians or other forelgners-that Is
TO say, non-residents OF Brooklyn-are 10 he en-
ployed. The announcement was applauded by the
loOby Inc resolution for a special meeting on
the date named prevaileu. The committee warmly
advocate the construction OF the road.
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THE TOLEDO REGATTA.

PosTPoNEMENT YESTERDAY OF THE SEVENTH
ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE NORTHWESTERN
AMATEUR ROWING ASSOCIATION.
TOLEDO. August 4, 1875
The seventh annual regatta OF the Northwestern
Amateur Rowing Association was to begin to-
day; and the crews were here from Detroit Sagi-
nav, Monroe, Lansing aad Spring Lake, Mich.
and Pittsburg Pa, IN addition TO the several To-
ledo ciuns and the Chicago scullers. The storm
raging throughout the west for several days spent
It's fury here on Sunday and Monday, but LETT all
streams high and many portions OF the country
overlooked. When the ram stopped and the
water abated the strong currents brought down
from the interior large quantities OF drift-
woed, some oil 1t large logs, and to-day II was
seriously oostructtng the river for small boats.
The managers OF the regatta endeavored to pro-
tect the rowing course by stopping the drftwOod
az the railway bridge, but IL gave way and CON-
PEELED an adjournment OF to-day's races until
tomorrow, and OF to-morrow's races to Friday.
The thousands OF people lining the bank, of The
river and IN the grand stand regretted Ihe neces-
sitv OF postponement ont recognized It's wisdom.
Everything tonight promises well Tor tomorrow,
and gayly decked boatmen VIII impatently await
the coming tray. The new boathouse commands
Drafso all.
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the Meet now had q run, with booms run out, to
Buoy No. 3, and they made nvelY work, ~ the
breeze was pretty lres1 and little too mucn for
some OF the small craft. During the run before
the WIND and the subsequent trip round
Buoy No. and back TO the Judges
staEeboat number OF mishaps occurred
that considerably diminished the number OF
the cOmpoutOrs. The Eureka carried away
her jlb haiy ards and the Hope capslzed opposite
the paint works wharf, In the meantime the
Mary Emma was steadily increasing her lead, and
the Z. II. Knowles saving passed Fid9et NO. mad
dropped into second place. the Annie tore ner
mainsal wnlle near the upper stakeOoat and
was Withdrawn. Fldget No. l, belonging TO the
first class, did pretty good WORK on the reach
before tue Wind, as she managed TO creep up into
NTH place, ana Just before BOUNDING the Judges
stake boat ON the firsc round went by the Ar
gonauta Toe latter was not sailing as well as
usual although crew with Dick cambridge,
George Boahr, the Mann brothers and Fish Ward
among them, ought to travel pretty last n they
only had white ash breeze. she rounded the
stake boat in the first round as iollows:-
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TIE THIRD RACE.


PURSE 81, 900. OF when 500, with the entrance
money, 10 the second horse three miles.
STARTERS.
Australian, dam Aerolite. years old, los lbs.
'sva I,sse ci .. h. Tidide. BY Australian,
dam Idlewild, years old (Iennesey) ......... 2
d. Mcdaniel CO.'S ch. !. Madge, by Aus.
tralIan, dam Alabama. years old Clark 80. 3
Time, 5:3S-
THE BETTING.
Rutherfurd. .............$l00 900 1000 500 1880
Madge; .............'''''' 500 2SO zoo 500
Whdlops '''''''''. ra. Soo zlo lou ooo
Rutherfurd was first away, Madge second
WIdde third. Going around the upper turn
the quarter pole Rutherford second, Wlldide
trailing. fhey were nose ana Tail at this point.
There was no change down the backstretch. ana
as they passed the haf-me pole MAdge led TWO
lengths, Rutherfurd second. two lengths IN all
vance OF Wdde. When they passed the three
quarter pole Madge still showed the way by a
lengths in ADVANCE OF WlldIdle. When they came
to the stand Madge was han length in advance
IN aSsanne of wase rms enFsns
mile. l:54. Going around the upper turn
MadRe still showed the way, and was length
Going down the bacKstretch Rutherford forced
tie pace aud was at Madge's saddle skirts at the
half-mile pole, which was passed In 2:4S, Wndidle
four lengths behind. Mage stil kept IN 'front.'
around the lower turn and up the homestretch.
until close TO the stand when Rutherford dashed
he passed I'm er the wre Time OF the two miles,
3:42A. The race vas now over for Madge al
thOugh she followed second halt mile further
Al Tho hall. mile pole. which was passed In 2:5e1
Rutherford led one length; Madge and Wildidle
side and side. Nlldidle then made his run az
Rutherfurd, but made rather futile attempt, as
the chestnut galloped away In front OF him TO the
end, winning the race by Jour lengths IN most
easy fashion, making the three miles In 5:3o.
Madge was pulled up loo yards from the siano
dead beat; and thus ended the frst meeting at
Saratoga.
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The horses had good start at the first time OF
asking, Vator leading, VaRaoond second, General
Harvey tnlr9; Poni Try Iourtn Gong around the
ond General Harvey third, Paul Pry fourth. Vi
ator taen dashed away from the others, and at the
second one length ahead OF Paul FRY, VINO was
!our lengths c!eac OF General Harvey. Go.
ting SSwn and he tae soT opensa
six lengths i'll front Of Vagabond, the latter one
lengtn ahead Of Paul Pry, who was three lengths
lower turn Viator stlll showed the way ut a long
distance in front OF the others, who began To get
led five lengths, VagaDond second, CALI a length
sneau OF Pail Pry, VINO was two lengths IN ad-
vance OF Genera! Harvey. Coming up tile home.
passed Paul FRY first and then Vaga0ond. Viator
passing unIer the wire i've lengths ahead OF nim
in 1:4sA, Paul Pry tnird vagaDond fourth.
the upper turn, and made desperate
effort TO overtake viator, but the later kept
the gap open between then down the backstretcR.
"A they passed the nalfmle polo Vlator sun LED
1--WE lengths, General Harvey second, eight lengths
ana side. Leaving THIS point viator seemed TO
quit, and many OF the oackers OF General Harvey
began 10 eXult on what lucy supposed victory;
but it turned out that swim had merely taken a
pull on the cot TO give hm breathing spell Tor
further eflort, and when General Harvey came up
to VIator the latter was ready for an-
otner burst. and, being Kept well within
himself by Swim, when ne got well into the
homestretcn the race was virtually over, as Viator
came galopIng up IN front oil General Harvey and
passed under the WIRE an easy winner by two
lengths In 3:434. Paul Pry came in third, eighty
yards behind General Harvey, Nagabond a length
lurther OIL. me last mile was run In 1914.
VlatoE Is chestnut colt, with star In mis- lore
head l5h hands high, with good shoulders, ex-
celent body and uneXce ptlonable hips quarters
and stnes. He was bred by his present owner T..
a. Cabaugh, OF Baltimore, by Nauxnan me by
Lexington, dam Verona, by imported York snirel
oam Heatherbell by Imported Balrownie. ont OF
imported LAnRlase, by Hobble Noble
WINNERS OF THE SEQUEL STAKES
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AN OLD MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

One OF the old Bergen settlers in Jersey city,
named Latham Packer, made desperate at.
tempt Mt suicide Yesterday. lie came into the
house from his garden, on Oak street, and golna
into the pantry took up dull knife. He then
descended into the basement and, standing be-
fore glass, proceeded to sever his windpipe,
The knife was so duh that the process occupied
some time TIL the old man had his throat fright
fully lacerated from ear 10 ear the blood wal
spattcred on his CLOTHING, on the glass and on
:he wall. When discovered Oy his family ne was
lying on the floor. Drs. Avery and wilkins were
summoned aud rendered all the aid IN their
power TO the sufferer, whose condition Is very
critical Family troubles are set down ~ the
cause OF the rash act.
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They also added that they were unanimous In
overrultng botn protests, because they. believed
that the FIdget No. l was SO crowded by the
stakeDoat, ana in the second instance both bags
were lost. accidentally and in the breeze that
prevailed tue loss was detrimental to the
interests OF the yachts instead OF being
any benefit. The prizes were therefore awarded
as follows:-Fdget No. l. first prize and the colors
In first cass, ana the Journeyman second prize
Mary Emma, first prize ana the colors in second
class, and FidgeJ No. 2 second prize. Everyoodi
expressed themselves satisfied with the decision
OF the Judges and the regatta concluded qulte
pleasantly. To-day the Mary Emma and Fldgei
No. sail a match at New Hamburg Tor the cham
plonship OF the Central Hudson Yacht Club.
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NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY AUGUST s. l86-TRPIE SHEET

captured the heat. Joker second, Frank J. tnira
George B. Daniels fourth. Blanche nth. Parks
Abdallah sixth, Spotted Colt seventh, Vanity Fair
eighth, EveretI Il y ninth and Glengarry tenth,
11me-Quarter, IS; haL l:13; mile, 2;25.
Darkness now set In and TINS race was post
Doned until to-morruw morning The programme.
The fields embraces tke best IN the land
SUMMARY.
HUDSON RIVER DRIVING PARK-POUGHKEEPsIE, n.
Y, August 4, 1S75-tIRsr DAY OF THE FIRST An
NUAL SUMNER IROTTING MEErING-FIRsT RACE
Special purse (A) OF $1,000, Tor horses that never
beat 2 :3S mile heats best three in five, IN har-
ness, $3.50 to the first $3.50 TO the second $3.50 TO
the tnlrd ana $3.50 TO the fourth horse. judges
Edwin morn, G. w. Peters, James Roosevelt and
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THE RACE.
After number OF breakaways the youngsters
were started in rather struggling manner. but
about IS we'll as IL was possible to get Them to-
gether, as they became somewhat fractions with
their several runs up The shute. When the flag
fell Osseo was In front, Parole second, Sultana
third Blue Coat fourth, Sunburst nth, Brother 10
BaSsett sixth. Durango seventh, Abilene eighth,
Adelaide ninth. The youngsters ran very rapidly
up the fractional track, and when they rounded
into the regular one Parole was In front, Sultana
second Brother 10 Bassett third, Osseo fourth,
Blue Coat 1llth, Sunburst sixth, Adelaide
seventh, Durango eighth, Abilene ninth. Run
ning around the lower turn Brother
TO Bassett ran into The second place,
Parole leading, Sultana third. When they got into
The nomestrctch and commenced the home run
Parole LETT the others and came gaoping up
in 'front.' opening gap OF six lengths 10 tne stand
He came home the easiest OF winners, Adelaide
second, having run through all the others gallant
w. Sutana third, Brother to Bassett iourtn, The
mud on the honiestreIch being too deep for MIN
Atnene fifth, Blue Coat sixth, Sunburst seventh,
Durango eighth, Osseo nlntn. Time, l:lS2, which
was must extraordinary under the circumstances
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Considerable time was taken up during the
morning giving out the number TO the competing
yachts, and at quarter to eleVen the committee
boat A. J. Hook lett the dock and took up a po-
sition near the starting point. The judges were
Of Newburg, and NJ. II. Hrscnbe-g, or
Newburg. Mr.. 4. Donohoe ofnciated as
timekeeper Shortly before eleven A. NJ.
the breeze died away, and the yachts
had considerable difficulty in getting up 10 the
starting point. Az noon a slight breeze sprung
NJ, and the judges, an xious to get them OF, fred
the first gun at I'm. 2m. Ten minutes later the
second gun was 1red and then the yachts started
TO cross the line. The tide was running Hood, and
the wind slight from the southwark and west
ward. The yachts crossed the line as Iollows:--
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BUFFALO RACES.

BUFFALO, August L. 1875.
The sun came out bright at two O'Clock and
everything looks favorable for racing on Thurs
day and the track Will De in fine condition
Under the clrcumst ances the races will Genuine
until Monday afternoon. The betting In botn
races Is verJ lively. May Queen is strong favor
lite IN the 2:24 class. Benton Is the first and
Breeze the second choice in the 2:3s class. Fully
$780, 900 are In the pool boxes on these races
Many strangers are in the city,
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WINNERS oF THE SARATOGA STAKES.

Reduced TO three-quariers OF n mile.
After dead neat with kclipse-slasher lly in l:19A
THE SECOND RACE.
THE SEQUEL STAKES, Tor three year-olds; $50 en-
trance, play or pay, with 500 added the second
horse to save mis- stake. Tne winner oil any three
year-old stakes TO carry lbs extra. Two miles.
Closed with "a Nominations.
STARTERS
Z, A. Clabaugh's CHI. C. Niator, by Vauxhaul,
dam Heatnerbell (Swim) Observation-Disclosures. i
John VI. Harney's en-. C. General Harney, by
Pat Malloy, dam Yeowbird (Feekes) ....... 2
A. B. Lewis Co.'s b. C. Fagabond, Dy VandaL
dam Gem (HoustOn) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8
u. MCDANIEL Co.'s b. c. PAU Pry, by ENQUIRER
dam HamDurg's dam Clark ..................
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
BosToNs VS.. PHnADELPH1As.

BOSTON, Mass, August &, 1875
The championship game OF base bal here to-day
between the Bostons and Pniladelphias was very
exciting. At the close OF the ninth inning each
club hat THEE runs, and eleven innings were
played, the Bosrons making one run In the last
inning, winning the game bY 1 10 3.
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1t will! thus be seen that they were well matched
ana all sailed remarkably well. The f. o.
Matthews. which is considered one OF the best
boats here, wins the race by forty seconds, alter
allowing the Ildal Wave one minute for time
allowance. rhe course from the head oil
Klnsleys Wharf to and around the Maitland Point
Buoy TO Brenton Cove Buoy, south Of the Dump
lIngs distance Of SIX miles.
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Fidget No. 2. and took third place. The leadiai
yachts roundedas iollows:-

The Lorelei ported as she went round, and cap.
sized. giving her crew a wettinI and rendering
ner hors De combat. on the long stretch. before
the Fdget No. l had begun TO snow the benefit OF
her stretch OF canvas, she gradually closed up on
the Knowles ana Mary Emma. Before arriving at
nome she passed the Knowles, but could not reach
the Harlem representative. The yachts arrived
hOu mi fnlIO
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IHe pIhefs were not timed The Judges were
then landed ana repaired TO the United states
Hotel. Protests were put IN by the Journeyman
against FId2et No. Tor iouling a staKeboat while
rounding, ana by the G. X. Knowles against the
Mary Emma and Fidget No. 2 for eaca losing
sand bag overheard. After a long examination
tlme:-
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SAILING FOR A SET OF CoLoRs
BOAT RACE AT EEwPoRT-THE 4.
MATTHEW'S THE WINNER

NEWPORT, r. l.. August 4, 1875.
An exciting boat race occurred here this amer
noon Tor a set OF colors, presented by prominent
summer visitors. The following is the time OF the
race and the competitors:-
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number OIL the other Yachts that were entered

would nave started but they were unfortunately
delayed through bad weather. TIE yachts
stretched to the first stakeboat the star
board tack, making quite pretty picture on the
bay. After turning tney had a beat TO wIndward
to buoy No. 2, and then the Mary Emma began to
skip through the fleet ana showed the fleet
clean PAIR OF heels. They turned buoy No. = as
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The breeze held good all the afternoon, aud
they skipped across TO stake boat No. l a. a
siasntn~ nana- ON that reach FIdnet No. passed
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The gun wss ghen nred to start the first class,
and they went by in the following order:-
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SAME DAY-IHIRD RACE-Purse OF 81 800, for
horses that never beat 224: mile heats, best
three In five, In harness. ST. 900 70 the 1rst $3.50
TO the second, $500 10 the third and $3.50 TO the