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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-24

McGregor, OF Essex; John r. Stockton, u Mercer;
Leon Albeit, OF Middlesex; Miles Ross, OF Union;
Henry q Kelsey, OF Sussex; Abraham browning,
Robert Gilchrst. Ebenezer wescott Those chosen
were McGregor, 1885, Stockton 100; ALBEIT 9l6; koss
ga Kelsey got 337 votes The district delegates are
First district, Ebenezer westcott James r. Hoarand;
Second district. G. ID. ". vroom. A J. smith;
Third, Judge G. G Beckman, Joseph {. Yates;
Fourth district, Thomas Kays, Calvin Corliss; Firm
district Garrett Ackerson John Hopper Sixth district
David Dodd Patrick Doyle; seventh district Rudolph
Rabe, p. H. laverty The mention Of stocktons
name excited great applause. lie ana Albeit In
response calls made short speeches Abbott pledged
himself TO carry out according his best efforts, the
win OF the Convention. stockton claimed that the
democratic party the earnest party that ever
existed, aud that II assured wise coun-
sells prevailed At ST. Louis The Convention adjourned
about i've O'Clock Its action Is generally approved by
the democratic masses.
No REFERENCE TO TrLDEN.
II 10 worth noting that not single mention was made
OF Mr. Tilden's either In the Convention or
among the delegates Neither there any reference
to any other democratic candidate BY sort OF
spontaneous combustion the Parker sentiment
seemed possess every delegates mind. II is safe 10
say, however that after Parker, Mr. Tden Is favor
lite among the Jersey democracy.
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PIGEON SHOOTING.
SPIRITED CONTESTS FOR THE snooK1YS ouS
CLUB MEDALS.

SPIRITED CONTESTS FOR THE BnooK1YN ouS
CLUB MEDALS.
small number OF spectators assembled at Dexter
Park. near jamaica Long Island yesterday 10 witness
tho competition for the medals offered by the Brooklyn
Gun Club. The shoot OF private character
than has been witnessed tho club grounds Tor many
months The Brooklyn Gun Club when organized IN
1872, provided handsome gold medals, all Of them
OF chaste design. for champion, double bird
and handicap events. They subsequently pro-
vidcd medal for Eve trap shooting, English rules
These matches take place as determined upon in club
meeting upon challenge The champion medal was
last held by Mr. Baxter, the double bird medal by Mr.
Robinson the handicap badge by Mr. Eddy and the five
trap badge by DR.. Atkins The first match shot yes
terday was Tor the Champion Meda, which was won by
Mr. swing" who also carried or the medal for the
double bird contest
GROUNDS or THE LONG ISLAND CLuB, MAY %, 1870
Contest Tor Brooklyn Gun Club medals; first contest,
Champion Medal to shoot Mt 10 birds each 81 yards
rise, SO yards boundary, louncc shot; Brooklyn Gun
Club rules.
Killed
Mr.. 'swng". IL IL Ito
Mr.. Baxter. .................. o . L.
Referee-Mr. Monroe.
SAME DAY.-Sccond Contest, d ubIc Bird Medal. to
shoot al ten pairs Is rise, loo yards boundary
Brooklyn Gun Club rules
Killed
Mr.. "Wing'. l01o1111 1001111111 LA
Mr.. Robinson. 1 0o001o11 90
Refcrce-Mr Monroe
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The St. Louis nine will visit Elizabeth this afternoon
and play the Resoutes Of that place Tomorrow they
play the Mutuais again on the Union Grounds.
The Arngtons Of this city will take the two o'clock
train for Newark this afternoon whore they will play
the first OF series Of games with the Stars of that
place.
The Mutuals OF Hoboken and the Alaskas Of this city
play their nrst game this afternoon at the Ely sian
FIELDS
STANDBY, late OF the Mutuals OF Brooklyn has been
engaged by the Rhode Islands OF Providence and will
play left field Tor them the rest OF The
The Cataracts defeated the Galatians yesterday by
score Of II TO 10.
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No can deny but these are significant figures as
70 the overshadowing growth and power OF the West
and with figures like these and facts like what have
given a taken from the lips OF Of their prominent
men, no wonder tho Western people begin TO feel their
strength As to bolt in the ST. Louis Convention
The ereenback Issue have no doubt whatever. You
will have third party and the republicans viii elect
their candidate n the grcenback do not elect theirs
fnE RErrRLIcAx SITUATION.
A. far IS the republicans are concerned Ind the
ehoico 10 Ito between Conkling and Morton. Blaine Is
eliminated from the struggle by reason Of certain
widely circulated suspicious against his character. Tho
politicians and the administration against Brstow.
VINO u strong man with tho reiormcrs everywhere,
and a. the majority rule governs In tho Republican
Convention u viii be difncut fer compromise candi
date 70 come in II the two-thrds rule PREVAILED the
psme - N democratic conventions, Hayes chances
would be- strong; but the republicans
have never nominated compromise candi-
date In 1850 William II. Seward and Abraham
Lincoln were the highest candidates tho Convention,
and choice was eventually made between them II
there b : compromise candidate II will be either
Hayes or TAM because the republicans appreciate tho
Importance Of carrying the October elections and this
they have shown by carrying their Convention to GIN
ennati, the metropolis OF a doubtful State The
democrats bad the that and took theirs
20 81 Louis 70 State they couldn under any con-
ccivabIe circumstances thus voluntarily giving up the
advantage be derived in questionable State by Sc
lsssIng Il - tho ground which 70 light their council
90
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AND ST. LOUIS MINES.
The ST. Louis club met the Mutuals on the Union
Grounds yesterday, and badly decated, the West
ern batting Matthews with great freedom and
playing sharp fielding game throughout Matthews
seemed have but little command Of tho ball and
30 wild and irregular in his delivery that tour bases
were given in the ilrst two innings After this he
toned down hte aud pitched slower and with much
better OBJECT The playing OF Mailman short stop,
Nichols at third base and Holdsworth centre fold
for the Mutuals exceedingly fine On the side of
the visitors Mack and Clapp played their positions
finely. Baten led at the bat
The score IA as follows
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PROPOSED GLOVE CONTEST.


TO THE EDTT0H UY TIN HEHKLD.-
In reply to the challenge Of Steve Taylor, which ~
pcarcd the Brooklyn Sunday SAN Of May n, would
say that ready 20 accept the following cesdi-
tions:- NNf
Frs-The contest shall be for one hour, and the man
getting In the most blows and showing the best science
shall be declared the winner.
.SeconJ-Thc said match shall be contested according
TO The rules OF the London ring Tor the honors o.
$1,000, providing tho match shall take place within
thirty days from date The contest 10 take place eith~g
WILLIAM EoWAnD8
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FREMONT, May o. 1870
The Republican Convention convened here this ar
ternoon On Of counties having contested
delegations the Committee Credentials unable
to report tonight The Convention adjourned until
hafpast eight O'Clock tomorrow morning
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The third event was mile heats, handicap stake.
Six aspirants for lame and came to tho post
These were N Jorden Co.'S Leader, carrying %
LorIIlard's James A., 103 lbs. D. McDanicl's Willie
Burke los lbs; w. Cottrill's Ascension, l06 lbs,
and 0den Bowies Ore Knob. o. lbs Rhadamanthus
the iavorita, Ascension SECOND choice and James
A. ihlrd IN favor, the others selling field at q low
First Hcas-Ore Knob took the lead James A.
second, Willie Burke third, Ascension fourth Rhada-
manthus nith, Leader sixth They ran IN this
around the upper urE but when they passed the quar-
ter pole Ore Knob and James A. were head aud head
Rhadamapthus third, Willie Burke fourth. Leader
James A. ran yoked down the backstretch and they
were parallel al the hai.mile POLE Rhada-
manthus third, Willie Burke fourth, Asccn-
Gong around the lover turn, Ore Knob drew
10 the front and led into the homestretch James A.
second, Rhadsmanthus third, Willie Burke fourth
Ascension nth and Leader skin. Orc Knob showed
the way up tho stretch and the heat by length
james A. hall length In front OF Rhadama thus
Willie Burke fourth, Ascension nth Leader sixth
Ascension did net seem TO for the heat after pass
ing The half mile i. pole Time. lSlx. Hughes rode
Donahue Rhadamnnthus Sparkling James A. and John.
son Leader.
selling at low prices James A. had the load, Ore Knob
second, Ascension third Leader fourth, Rhadamanhus
fth Willie Burke sixth; the horses all In bunch
At the quarter pole Ore Knob half length ahead
OF James A., who soon aiterward Tell back; Leader
third, who Burke fourth, Rhadamanthus nth, A.
cension sixth Ore Knob then burst away from the
others and opened gap Of three lengths down
tho backstrctch, and passed the half.me pole with
than that advantage, wilo Burke second Asccn-
SION third, Leader fourth, James A. nfth Rhaiaman.
thus sixth. Ore Knob was six lengths IN front OF
Willie Burke at tho thrce-quartor polo, and, coming ON
gamcIy The heat and race by half dozen lengths
Willie Burke was second, one length In from; OF Asccn-
sion, Rhadamanthus fourth with Leader and James A.
distanccd Time Of the heat ~.
The winner Is chestnut colt, about fifteen hands
and m inch high, very stoutly built with big body
on short legs. Altogether he 10 quite q good looking
and very speedy colt He has thrcc white feet two
behind; small blaze running down the face and
flesh colored diamond on bis Last year no
startled four times but was unsuccessful upon every
OCCASION
wrxxxRs or THE HANDICAP srAKxs
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GENEsEE sPoRTsMENs CONVENTION.


RocHxsrxR, May q, 1876
This was the second day of the state sporismen's
Convention at ccnesee The pistol shooting
deferred In the short distance rifle shooting Dr. G. r.
Rider. Of tho Monroe Club. won tho nrst prize; ~
Brown, OF tho Monroe Club second, and n. Forsysh,
OF the Gencsee Club, shird
In the state shoot single trap for amateur4 r. B.
Pope Of Rochester. and James Manning. Of Syracuse,
captains, resutsd-Manning's team, $40; Popcs, 33A
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CINCINNATI RACES.

During breathing spells in tho pool sales on tho Bal
timore In this city last night thero some
speculation the Ohio Derby Stakes, TO be to-day
at Cincinnati the FIRST day OF tho inaugural meeting
over the Chester Driving Park. The pool averaged a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-24

Clubs. 1h I'd 3D. Ith. 9th 9Th tn 8h 9th
ST. Louis .......2 o. o o-l2
Mutual. .......1 o 1 o 0 O.
Runs carnci-St. LOUIS, o; Mutual. L
First base by OF opponents-St Louis, Z; Mu-
tua,
Time of game-Two hours and ten minutes
Umpre-Mr. Daniels, OF Hartford.
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Turf Erchonoe. Johnso,
WEST SIDE PARK.

The nrst day Of the spring roting meeting at West
sido Park passed or satisfactorily Tho three minute
purse by Haze.rs gray geding Ed Sill, after
1--WE heats and Tho 2:s5 purse fell to Glbcrts sorrs
gciding Harry Gilbert, in three straight heats
SUMMARY.
WEST SIDE PARK, MAR JKRsEy CRY, MAI %, 1876
FIRST DAY or rHR SPRING TEorTiSG MgETs0.-Purss
$780, for horses that had not beaten three minutesI
mile heats three nvc, in harness. $50 TO tho hrst
$50 to the second and $40 10 The third horse Judges
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-24

THE CHICAGoEs VERSUS THE HAR-FoRDs.
HARTFORD, Conn, May %, 1875
Tho Chicagocs defeated tho Hartlords here to-day
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POOL SELLING IN NEW YORK.

POOL SELLING IN NEW YORK.
Tho pool rooms In New York literally patron
lied last night and tho public 70 tire Of
betting on the Baltimore Cup, the other races were
no. In much demand The following pools were sold =:
ONE MILE
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-04-13
From Missouri.
any Grim

Harrison county, Missouri, was organ
lied February IA, ls45. Ii is situated in
the northwestern part of the State.
About two-thirds of its surface is un-
dulating, and has a good, black soil, rest
ing on clay. which, when cultivated, has
great producing strength. The other
one-third is broken. About two-thirds
is prairie, third timber.
The East Grand River is the principal
water course, and numerous small creeks
and streams through the county afford
an abundance of stock water. The water
power is tolerably good. Coal has been
found in several places in the county,
and there is a coal company now organ
lied, and over thirty thousand dollars
stock subscribed. The object is to find
the coal, which have no doubt is with
in working distance below the surface.
There are several firstclass Touring mills
in operation, and doing a good business.
Also. two wooden mills. The census OF
1870 gave l09, ASS acres OF improved land,
u, ,223 acres OF woodland, and 100. $50
acres of other unimproved lands: but at
this time there is near twice that amount
of improved land; and in travelling over
the county you find a great many fine
dwelling houses. Many are built with a
great uedi OF ldSlc anu fancy Inc pop
ulation is now about IL 900. mostly agri
cultural. The agricultural products are
wheat, rye, oats and corn, blue grass
red clover, timothy and red top are sue
cessfully raised, but extensively used fol
pasture.
The farmers depending mostly on tbs
wild range, the county is well adapted Il
raising cattle, hogs, horses. and sheep
/
cattle being fed for market this winter
besides a great amount of hogs anC
sheep.
Sheep raising is very profitable in Har
rison county, and one OF the first sheer
growing countries of the State. Rail anC
plank fence is mostly used, but the osag
orange has proven a success for fencing
Fruit grows fine in this county and ther
are great many fine orchards. Grape
grow finely. The people of this count,
manifest a good deal of zeal and interes
in maintaining the public schools, ant
the educational interest is in an excel
lent condition. Bethany is the count,
seat fourishing town of about ! 900 in
habitants, 3 churches, banks one higl
and two district schools. There Is a
fine wagon manufactured here as ther
are in the West. There is large busi
ness sale of goods, and farming imple
ments. The county buildings are a mag
nificent Court House, a good Jail, will
five cells, poor-farm of 400 acres, ant
buildings on the farm that cost nea
$4,000 The finances of the county ar
in a good condition. A principal schoo
fund of 81 ,450, which is loaned out I,
residents Of the county at 10 per cent
interest. the interest being used for edu
cational purposes. At the yearly settle
ment with the Treasurer, there was owe
$1,000 county expenditures g, 400 bridg
fund, 81 800 poor fund, and neither o
these funds owes one dollar And last
but not least, there is not one licensed
saloon or one billiard table In the coun
ty. GEO. BURRIS.
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Yours to the end.
DAVIS MACKLEY,

Why should the Cincinnati Enquirer
take such a lively part against the NOM
ination of Bristow by the Republicans ?
Why should it be SO anxious that they
shall nominate some one-any one-else
than Bristow2 Democratic papers are
not wont to make so earnest an effort
against the nomination of a weak candi-
date by the Republicans Yet the En-
quirers chief concern now is lest the Re.
publicans shall nominate Bristow. 1t
gives out that if they nominate any other
man it will be happy; but that il Bris-
tow it will be sad. It is now very
quotable authority for the few feeble
Republican journals which are seeking
to clear the way for a weak candidate
whom they can own, by making filings at
Bristow But Republicans regard its ex-
elusive devotion to Bristow as significant
Democratic testimony Cincinnati Ga
Zette.
The trouble with the able independent
papers is, that they never learn any
thing by experience. One year ago they
were certain that they could nominate
Taft for Governor; yet his name was re
ceived in the State convention with
shouts and yells of disapproval. They
were certain they could convict Babcock
yet he was triumphantly acquitted
They thought they could confirm Dana
yet the Senate rejected him. The few
feeble Republican journals that oppose
Bristow are wiser in their day and gen
Grafton than these great Independent
journals Bristow will not be nomi
mated Not much
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-04-13

The past term OF school has been TO
me n very pleasant one. Although ]
have had TO labor almost increasingly
yet | have the happy assurance that my
labors have not been in vain. 10 gives
me pleasure to say to the public that the
pupils Of this school are carnestly inter
ested in their own educational welfare.
Not only the pupils, but the parents al
so. lnsomuch, that ] have had no diff
Guilty in governing the school Deport-
ment has been good. As to the charac-
ter OF the school. much credit Il due TO
the zealousness Of it, former teacher MT.
Hays.
We concluded our last day by having
regular lessons in the forenoon; readings
I remarks, presentation Of prizes and sing.
I ing in the afternoon.
our evening exercises consisted Of an
exhibition, which OF course was not en-
/ joyed as il would have been, considering
/ the crowded condition Of the house
There were probably between 400 and
500 persons present Having formed q
strong attachment FOR the pupils. because
OF tho manner in which they have treat
cd me, and the inte est which they have
taken in their studies IL Is with feelings
OF regret that / abandon the school.
Thanking the Board for their advice
the community for their respect toward.
me as teacher of their children, and feel
ing assured that the pupil will "Neve
say fail, ! am respectfully,
J. W. JOHNSON, JR., Teacher.
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RETRACTION DEMANDED.

To His Honor, Senator Isaac T. Monahnn:
SIR:-Permit me to call your attention
20 a false. scandalous and malicious libel
written by you about me and my paper,
and which you caused to be published in
the Cincinnati Enquirer of January p,
1876. 1t was a direct attack upon my
business, and calculated and intended to
lessen me and my paper in public esti-
nation, and thereby ipjure the circuls-
tion and advertising patronage of the
Standard
Suppose, when you was running drug
store, had published that your whisky
was a vile mixture, unfit for drink; oil
when you had livery stable had pub
lished that your buggies were old ram
shackle concerns, your harness rotten
and your horses blind. halt and wind
broken; or when you practiced medicine
1 had published that you was conceited
ignorant, dangerous quack, it would hqv'
been direct attack upon your business
for which would have been responsible,
in damages.
All this you have done to iniure m!
business, using the influence of you
great name, and official position, and
widely. circulated paper to break dow
my business.
Now, Sir, demand that within res
sonable time, you publicly. through tn
Enquirer, take back the charges made il
that paper Jan. %. 1876, or will hol
you responsible civilly, criminally, Sc
cially, religiously and personally.
/ am
Yours To the end
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Jones rot of with the costs alone.
Lewis Schwergert got of scot free be-
cause nobody appeared to prosecute. .
Isaac Smith, who. yesterday, was lying
Il. 4. at Front and Broadway, got s. and
costs. lie wanted permission to 60 to
lronton to get the money, but His Honor
concluded that he'd better 60 to the
Work house, and Isaac went
Thomas Comfy had been very drunk
indeed, and 50 he had TO pay $40 and
costs.
John Heron had a quiet drunk, which
cost him only 81 and costs.
Annie Scotts drunk cost her 80 days
in the Work-house
Hattie Clark got 80 days in the same
place for hers
Mark Rolando received SlJ worth OF
justice.
Mark was the rear guard OF the grand
army Of drunkards, and closed up the
procession
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PERSONAL LIBERTY" TRIUMPH.
ANT.
Drink, drink!
Drain, drain!
Another link
For the DpyflfS Chain

Ks
Drain, drain!
Another link
For the Devils Chain!
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
SUIcIDE.-Minnie Walters, an inmate
of house of i'll fame on Longworth
street. who passed uuder the appellation
of Lizzie Humrel, committed suicide last
Thursday evening, in her room, by swal.
lowing sulphate OF morphia. She was
intoxicated when she took the poison.
From the same.
About clock yesterday morning a
shooting affray occurred in the Fleet.
wood Saloon, No. l95 West Sixth street.
whereof Henry Collins and Cooley Mar.
tin are proprietors, which may prove
fatal to Capt. VIM. Steele, well known in
amusement circles in this city The facts
in the case. as we learned them from an
eye witness, are as follows
At the time mentioned, Capt Steele
Henry Collins, and Pat Harrison, were
standing at bar taking a social drink.
A young man named Henry Keseh, bar
keeper at a saloon on the corner of Court
and Central avenue, kept by a man nam
ed Deters, entered the saloon at the
time, forced himself into the company,
drank, and insisted on paying the score
for all. This he was graciously allowed
to do. He. told who he was, and re-
marked he was the bangupest bar
keeper in Cincinnati, or any other town.
Nobody disputed him, but Pat Harrison.
who keeps a saloon himself, thought that
the bar-keeper hung out at his saloon.
Kelseh thought this was a lie of large
dimensions, and said so. Seeing that
Kelseh was intoxicated Harrison did not
continue the conversation. Kelseh be-
came somewhat irritated at this, and di-
rected an insulting remark to Capt
Steele. The remark contained a pet
name that Capt Steele did not relish.
and SO slapped the bang up bar keeper
with his open hand, admonished him to
retire to the hay market for fresh air,
and he went. Two minutes afterward he
returned, and, taking a position at the
end of the counter, deliberately drew a
small revolver and fired, the shot taking
effect in Capt. Steeles neck in the re-
gion of the uind-pipe. He cooked his
pistol for a second shot, but Mr.. Collins
threw his hand aside, and the ball enter
ed the side wall OF the saloon. Collins
then struck him with cane, breaking
it to splinters, while the bar-keeper, Mr..
Hayes, struck him with his fist, and
knocked him down. The pistol was
wrenched from his grasp, and he wa.
given in charge of Market Policeman
Thos. Finn, who took him to Ninth /
Street Station.
Capt. Steele was removed to his home, I
on Canal street, when surgical aid was
called. The surgeons were unable to |
find the ball and pronounced the wound 1
u dangerous one but last night the /
wounded man was more comfortable, and /
some hopes were entertained that the 4
shot was not fatal Kelseh was taken /
before Judge Lindeman yesterday morn
ing and committed without bail, 10 await
the result OF Capt. Steele's wound.
From the same.
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
Young man named John Mcguire, who
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A citizen of Gallipolis. named Daniel
NJ. Coffman. deposited 81, 900 in Gallip-
oils bank, in the name of his wife. He
went to Cincinnati, and there got ac-
quainted with man who borrowed five
dollars from him. The man then forged
letter. purporting to be from Coffman
to his wife, directing her to pay the man
$3.50. He went to Gallipolis with this
letter, and Mrs. Coffman checked out the
money and paid it to the swindler. If
Mr.. Coffman had been a reader of the
newspapers. he would have had more
sense than to tell stranger in a city
that his wife had 81, 900 in bank.