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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-28
Gu II AR ID NE.

siesmen marked do not carry steerase pas.en-
gers.
SOD kt1 .se or 10 and s
Si5 gold, additional. Return tickets on fssorsole
terms
sfeeraee tickets 70 and from all psrtr Of Eurcpe NJ
very low rsfes. Through bills q lsdnr riseS FOR
on the Continent and for Hedfferrsnean rorts. Tor
freight and ratssge apply At the ccmpalYG once.
ss ,.as Hk ns9sgEIspx ~ street.
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THE LOTTERY SWINDLE.

HOW BOGUS CONCERNS FLEECE UNsUsPECTING
coUNTRYMEN.
Superintendent waihng yesterday received letter
from A. Tiliy, OF Eensvile, Ulster county N. ", ask
ing information as the OF certain called
firms that had tried TO induce him invest money in
palpable swindc. Communications were sent him Of
which the following are copes-
No o GnEAr JOKES STREET, April S, 1876
DEAR STRDid purchase ticket tor the L0uis willie.
KY Library Lottery Of Thomas Hayes Co.. New York;
III please let know and viii probably be able 70 tell
you something that will BIO OF value Respectfully.
ELIAS n 90.
In reply TO this Mr. Tiy wrote that last spring he
had lost Kentucky lottery ticket and could not say
whether II had drawn prize or not Soon afterward
he received the following circular letter. which is tho
second step IN the schcme:-
NEw YORK, June !. 1874
In tho Louisville Kentucky Library Gin Concert has
suited In your drawing OF the unclaimed prizes valued
$500 Our commission on the same Is i've per cent which
Please remit us that amount and let know by what
4. y. ALLEN 4 co. Actunrics
Tho third letter Is only sent when the country man
fails bite or when he inqustive asks the
nature OF the prize. II 10 as foIlows:-
Nsw YoRK. Juno Z, 1876.
DEAR SIn-The prize you have drawn is lot twenty-five
feet 'front.' 100 feet deep in Queen City ky valued 90
The deed Is made out in name Our commission and
within eight days viii forward the deed to you By
registered letter on may direct Respectfully,
A. 4. ALLEN 4 CO.. No. IA Park place.
This nrm Of Alien Co. 1t will be remembered was
exposed not long ago In the HERALD and the police
have again and again heard OF them in uncompmcnt-
AIRY ways but Notwithstanding their frequent exposure
they flourish in different parts OF the city
and under various aliases.
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POLISH CENTENNIAL GREETING.


The Rev A. Miecuszny, pastor Of the Polish Roman
Catholic Church. No 3ls Henry street, has recently
ceived from his couutrymen In Europe address in
the Polish language the occasion Of the Centennial
OF American Independence which, translated and
undersigned by the Poles here will be to Prosi
dent Grant In Washington. The text thus
"AMRRicANs-A hundred years has passed away
since you attained by your spirit and your nde-
pendence, OF the dearest national and
you have begun to build up the land or fathers
which has attained such great prosperity. In this i'm
measurable undertaking Poles took part and the Poles
Of to-day who keep their hearts fervcnt love for
these treasures are struggling for the Same. Tho
Polish people, wrestling during hundred years
with their enemies, who trying to extirpate then
see In your progress their own and they have mani
tested their sympathy to yol in your national struggle
The grateful American people have mmortalzed the
memory OF mutual feelings by tho erection Of monu-
mens 10 Pulaski ana kosciusko, whose names lem
graved deep the hearts OF ALL Happier than We you
have reached new world: you are tho vanguards Of
liberty and you givo example OF adherence to faith
and opinions to all mon. Europe well be jealous
OF you in this matter In tho present festival time OF
your national Jubilee, tho Poles in the midst OF their
ruin and oppression tut full OF faith IN The restoration
OF she liberty Of their atherand, reach the iraernal
hard to you, wishing you splendid existence, and a
still greater development OF your national life United
with you through the ties Of national efforts In the
holy cause OF independence, we say may the United
States Of America long prosper"
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OVERLAND BY OK TEAM.
prom the San Francisco Bulletin. ]

lf rom tue can Iancisco DuticttH.
This experiment OF fast travelling across the CONT
nent has demonstrated as much AZ anything the OK
celIcnt condition Of tho railroads and their rolling
stock. Inferior rails, road beds and rolling stock
would have been fatal to IL What change has taken
place In the Of transit the continent since
tho early days Of CALIFORNIA; cxistcncei 1t took
greater number Of days TO travel in tho days Of
teams 81 Joseph TO this State than Il has taken
hours for this lightning express to cross the continent
Ninety days by team fast travel The mails
which came by steamer occupied twenty-five days in
transit The pony express, creation OF the fertile
brain Of Ben Holiday, cut tho time down to from
70 fourteen days, but that line only extended
from 81 Joseph, No, TO Sacramento. Tho distance
traverscd was 1900 miles, nearly all the way through
u trackiess wilderness. scventy-nve horses were rode
each way. Each made twenty-five miles In heat
The average speed day and NIGHT including stoppagcs
was seven miles hour, which was increased 70 ten
or twelve mics an hour good ground and postage
all letters beyond SAT- Lake City charged al tho
oil IS per hall The first pony express left
ST. Joseph. No.. al haIf-past r. NJ April s. 1850;
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dead before tho wind all the yachts going wing
and wing with their balloon staysaIls The Palmer
had long start oil the Drcadnaught, and was Que
pf her best points OF sailing she has always had tho
reputation Of being the fastest yacht the New York
Yacht Club running dead before the wind. The
Dreadnaught had sailed remarkably well the beat
20 wlndward and Mr. Osborn must leel gratited that
Ihe alterations made this spring have proved bene
bcaL To vanqulsh The ldler, Peerless, Estee and
Meta in beat 10 windward IN hve-knot breeze
Ind smooth water feat that largo
teel boat may well be proud of The Idler would
probably have done better, sailed by her captain
is the breeze light, that the wheel required
light and experienced hand Tho contest between the
onc-sded as Mr. Maxwcs yacht had the OF il and
gradually crcpt ahead with all her light canvas set.
The dler did pretty we'll before the wind and gradually
gained the Dreadnaugh The Peerless closed up tho
gap between her and the Rambler and finally passed
tho keel schooner. The Meta still following after
the EsteIe, with the Ariel coming behind The
Palmer gradually slipped away from the Drcadnaught
and the lder appeared 10 be- closing up both the
leading schoonera Tho Cycops had.t TO keep up
lively gait in ordcr 10 come up with the Palmer
and only arrived just IN time 10 catch her rs she
crossed the line The yachts all home
Nth their booms to starboarn ind all
light canvas, balloon topsals and staysals
drawing. The Dreadnaught arrived twenty
minutes after the Palmer, having lost some FIVE
minutes in the before the WIND The Idler gained
on both the Palmer and Dreadnaught running before
the wind and arrived nearly forty minutes before tho
then the Eslelle with Mr.. Langley at the wheel
pressed the line time to win tho prize In her
class Tho following the actual and corrected Of
Tho
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P,asr crossed she bows q the Rambler and heading
down the beach, led tho neet Al H. SON. the Palmer
vas still heading down the beach, leading the feet fol-
lowed By the Dreadnaught, EseIle Peerless Meta and
ldlcr The Rambler stood well to the eastward,
and It 11h 62m tackled and stood in shore The Ariel
to be doing very we'll At2P. NJ the Palmer stood or
shore, manwuvre that was followed soon afterward
BY the Dresdnaught Esiellc The breeze appeared
70 be freshenng iltle and looked II the yachts
would have nice run home. Tho Rambler, stretch.
ng 20 the southwark crossed the bows OF the Dread
naught and Esieile. The Palmer Ind got long start
ahead and looked like easy winner The Estello and
Idlsr we're down 10 leeward of the Dreadnaught,
away down 20 seward, and the Ariel brought up
lhe rear The Cyclops crossed tho bow OF the.
Palmer ~ 2h. S5m., the latter standing OF on the
etarboard tack and at III 45m the Palmer went on the
port tack evidently determined to keep pretty close to
The steamer. Tho breeze was sun holding steady 20
the south southeast that the yachts had lair ocat
10 windward from the commencement OF the race At
bh ON. The patent log was hauled in and the dial
showed distance Of 1871 miles travelled About
three minutes later the Cycops stopped and barrel
supporting flag pole was thrown overheard, and
anchored with weight and thirty athoms OF rope There
sufficient weight in the bottom Of tue barrel 10
make II stand up, SO II hauled In and mn extra
weight attached that had the desired effect At3h 2Im
sroop FOR rnn rvor
The Drcadnaught was coming up pretty fast, and
looked II she would be round second, as the Ram
bier had fallen on to lecward The Palmer came up TO
the buoy the port tack and rounding, let her main
boom run or 10 starboard maize the best OF her way for
home. Before abe had gone very iar the bag foresa
doomed OF TO port and orctopsail xlo letting
her slide along wing and wing Al 3h SON. the Dread
naught tackled and stood for the buoy. and finding
The had to spare shook out her Jib top
Jai and went around with Henry Steers at
Tho wheel They kept the main boom 70 starboard
and with the fore boom to port started of AFTER the
Palmer wing and wing IL was quite close thing be-
tween the Idler and the Rambler, the former,
coming up from the westward covered the bows OF the
Rambler and lacking OIL her weather bow, rounded
third boat followed about minute later by the RAM
bier. The Peerless and Estele up together, tho
latter 10 wndward, but tho former first around,
followed about n minute later bv the Estec. As II
necessary TO arrive at buoy No 5k before
tho Palmer, In order TO take her tme
Twelve knot gait after the Eselle and Peerless Tho
Meta did not arrive until some seventeen minutes later
and the Ariel far behind that she timed
The following is the time Of tho yachts rounding the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-14
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.

RuDoLpHE BEATS GARNrER-scoRE, 600 TO ST.
The NTH of the series OF matches in the Centennial
Billiard Tournament of last evening at Irving
Hall. The room fairly filled, but there by
any such largo audience present the pre-
vious evening Tho play last night was between Albert
GARNER and A. p Rudolphc, 600 points up
Rudolphc won the lead and made of So points
from the string. on his forty ninth count the balls
sfroze.n He counted from the string, put the balls
broke badly that he MISSED after the third shot
Gnrnier scored on his first play. Rudolphc opened
the second inning with miss and GARNER closed it
with II points On the third inning Rudolpbe
made and GARNER followed with miss. In the
next inning Rudolphe made OF 10 and three
brilliant shots in the oft GARNER was In bad
luck ngan and made but onos point Rudoiphe, by
careful and steady play made As in the inning
GARNER followed with A. The innings counted
small, but the NINTH by careful manipulation
Rudolphe managed TO score IS and GARNER
made another miss. GARNER did not make
any largo till the fourteenth inning, whcn by
series OF briant plays, he managed TO run up so on
his score Rudolphe's next run, however, was SO,
which was followed by mss, a run Of A. another
miss and another run OF 49, This was the nineteenth
inning. and, after GARNER making O., the
score stood-Rudolphe, 500; GARNER, SIT. 1t
was now the twentieth inning, and Rndolphe
upper cushion Garniers ball was in tho lower right
hand and Rudolphe's ball vas near the upper
upper LETT hand corner. and he was greeted with
storm Of from all quarters of Carriers
bad luck stuck TO him, and he made another
Rudophe then made run OF 81 and GARNER followed
with OF l05 the largest count and tho best play
of the evening The sympatnies OF the audience
seemed 10 be entirely With him. for ne greeted
with round alter round OF applause when The score
was called In the twenty fourth inning GARNER
made another brilliant run OF u, the score standing
547 for Rudophe and $40 Tor GARNER Tho excitement
now was intense and every shot was watched with the
greatest interest Rudolphc succeeded in running up
looxr hi moi n q IN uQlH "a
miss and then Rudolphc made points GARNER
made points In the twenty inning Rudolphc
played for safety and GARNER counted oil his play
ran four. The next, the twenty-eghth. innng, Ru-
dolphc sut the score standing Hniolphe 600,
GARNER 5l7.
The following Is the score:-
RuDoLPHx-53, o. l. 10, 8, ~. l, l. "a, g. 49, Q, so,
SO, O. ~ O. So o. 80, o, 30, IL, o o, 46, 3, Goo
Average, q 81.
GAnxIxh-0 II, 0, ], o. T. 10, 10 0. 8, 8, 3. 8, 80,
3, 81 50, O. 65, l, 65 J. los, y, TO- II, o, 3, 45lI
Average. 10 Ar.
Tonight the contest between GARNER Sexton.
most interesting game OF the tournament viii take
place.
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THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

Al the meeting OF the Board OF Trustees Of the Eas,
River Bridge ballot was taken for tho election Of
president and vice president for tho ensuing year.
sultng in tho choice Of Henry c. Murphy and Abram
s. Hcwett. for the respective Offices. Tho Committee
on Executive Business and Finance VINO discharged
these dutics last reappoiDt The president
empowered to purchase the property Front
street, Brooklyn, over which the roadbcd of the
bridge Will pass The resignation OF I. W. Thurbcr, Of
New York. received and accepted. Mr.. Charles ).
Canda apponted 10 tho vacancy. From the state
OF secretary, up 10 May 81 1875, cash
ccIpts shown to have been $t,2l7. 253 IL. Tho
items OF the receipts show that the city OF Brooklyn
has thus far furnished s42i5,OO0; New York city.
ST. 500 O0O and private partes $349 500 The balance
the income has been derived the sale oi old
material Fonts, &c. The expenditures amount In the
aggregate 10 14l, sol co. Tho liabilities
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reached Salt Lake City April Q, at halfpast SIX p
VI. passed through Carson April IL at haIf-pas1
two T. ~ through Placcrvie April 10, at two r. NJ !.
and reached sacramento April IL, at Ave =. NJ Two
mails were despatched each way per week. The ar
rival Of the rst pony rider Sacramento and
San Francisco was day OF jubilee. Bells pcxed
bonnrcs were lighted, bands OF music paraded songs
cheers and the air. whole Fire
Department turned out, torchligh procession filed
through all principal and general reocings
ensued The pony express gave way TO the telegraph
and the railroad.
The numbering stage coaches vast improve
ment on tho OK teams. Yet u took them average
twenty eight days through with their passeu
gers. The opening OF the railroads shortened the time
consumed the transit OF mails from fourteen to
seven days. The lightning express OF Jarrett and
Palmer has demonstrated the feasibility Of cutting the
ordinary mail train time down one halt IL is not
probable that such revolution will be speedily intro
duced; that the feat which has just beeu
accomplished will bc outdone would be presume
that the OF perfection In raroadng had been at
tuined.
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w1LL1AMspunc YACHT CLUE nroArrA.

There can be no question OF the unprecedented luck
u yachtsmen this year Every club has been highly
favored by the clerk OF the weather since tho
gatta opened. and than
she Williamsburg Yachting Club, which had its
sixth annual regatta yesterday, under the most
delightful auspices It was great success There
forr classes Of vessels; hence the four wnners-the
Favortta, Grcenpoint, Pluck and Luck and the Mary
Gibson The Pluck and Luck being the first sloop Of
the fleet home, also won the pennant
II cloudy, threatening morning when the
steamer Wyoming, laden with passengers from New
York, Brooklyn and Williamsburg made fast the
club house, in Greenpont Bay, at the foot of Eago
street. low drops Of rain had fallen and
there seemed to be every prospect Of
wet day. the wind south-southcast
and there not CLEAN OF sunshine Nevertheless
ladies', children and comfortable 'sburghers'' were
trudgng down the hill to the dock head and club house
determined TO witness The contests between the trim
little vessels riding at anchor gunshot from the beach,
They wero moored of the club house. which was
decked with flags and streamcrs and black with people
This two story frame building Is erected barge
moored "all-iours" In tho blight, midway between the
points OF the land that form tho bay and connected
with the shore by means Of q long gangway laid on
heavy piles. Above the beach rises grass topped
knoll which covered with parti-colored mass Of
human beings, admiring the fleet and awaiting the
signal that would set tho vessels adrift and begin tho
regatta II was pretty sight-tnese four lines Of
sloops tho cabin largest in the souherly
position, the smallest In the most northerly. They
had bcen thus arranged enable them accord
ing nstrucons-the smallest boats first and each of
the other classes aiterward at intervals OF I've minutes
The yachts in each class anchored fifty feet
apart Tho following
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Tho Cifle's time not taken because she was SO
far astcrn as be considered practically out OF tho
race When the yachts had rounded and hauled their
wind again they were all on tho port tack, and here
began another interesting phase Of the regatto--
s.ponting" In beating to wndward IT was evident
that the Grceupoint had tho advantage OF tho Ncie,
whom she wcathcred in the reach between the forts,
ard beat most ceycrly at last. II was fine
home most OF the boats being able 10 lay clear do
TO Twenty ninth street on the port tack Then they
went about and stood across TO tho sakeboa and the
club house on the starboard tack
THE ARRIVAL
wns made In splendid STYLE the Pluck and Luck leading,
followed by the Grcenpont Artful Dodger, Nette IA
vor,tsa Mary Gibson Chester Arthur, Endeavor j. N.
Lanthicr and Rosina The other vessels wero not
timed.
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BROOKLYN BRIDGE BONDS.

Comptroller Green has advertised for proposals Tor
100000 bonds on account Of inc Now York and
Brooklyn Bridge which proposals VIII be opened at
Comptrolcr's Ofacc on Thursday. the 22d inst.
The sum OF 81. 900 600 authorized by tho Board
OF Aprortonmcnt but the present ISSUE is limited by
the Comptroller to $500 900, that beng about tho
amount required 10 meet the present outstanding
liabilities for tho Bridge Company.
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DAILY vs.. DION.

n DAILY vs.. DION.
The game between Maurice Daily and Cyri:lc Dion
1000 points up for a stake Of $1,000, continued
last night at Tammany Hail. On the previous
evening tho stood dion, 4ss DAILY, 500
Maurice Daily opened tho play last evening
with q run OF Is, and was followed by
Dion with miss. There more misses and sew
cral small runs the twelfth inning Daily 11c
points. Dion on the fourteenth inning made run OF
III points the largest Of the evening.
The play OF both was very cvca throughout tho
game, and whom II closed, at half past eleven, Daily
wanted but i've points Of the requisite 500
The following is the the Of last nights play -:
DALy-15 o. l. o L. o, 3, ?, IL IS. liz, 2s, o, TO-
0, s, o. 90, so. II. !, o, 10, II, Q, ], 57-4gd
Average IL 2-2a.
DioS-0 0, g. 0, l. o. As o. 4 49, II, o. H. 121, IS, 5,
o, 5a 8, 30 o, 10, 90, So, 4, ), 3, l, lo-522
Average. 49,
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AN INSANE WOMAN.

Mary Kennedy, widow, was arrested yesterday by
apoIccman, who took her TO the Twsnty-nrst precinct
station charge OF drunkenness she was locked
up In cell. ana subsequently made three attempts 10
commit suicide by hanging hcrcf She was then
moved 70 Bellevue Hospital, where d ascertSS
that she IL In oil probability hopelessy insane
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william Rudolph, aged fifteen years, has been miss
ing from his fathers residence No so Grand street.
BrooKlyn f. D., since last Sunday morning and fears
are entertained for his safety.
The Brooklyn police have been notified OF the fact
that Charles Roth, twcn nine years Of age has bean
missing from ms home since sunday last Iio had n
gold watch and $lV0 In money IN his possession. Hc
can be readily identified by the absence oil the forenn-
ger OF the left hand.
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NOT MIR. OGORMAN.

Tho reported MI Richard O'Gorman who spoke %
saplcntIy about whiskcy ntoxicant and about
legal actions at tho meeting Of tho liquor dealers u
Bakers Hall, on Monday night, Is mot tho wcliknown
cx-Corporat,on Counsel Neither ~ no properly an
OGorfnan He Is an 0Grady, and as such should have
the benefit OF his published opinlons ExCorporstion
Counsel OCorman was NOT a. the nnscting A. BakersP
Hall
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MRS. STEWARDS CHARITY.

Hrs A. T. Stewart has contributed 81, 900 in aid Of
tho humane work Of the American Society for the Pre-
venton OF Cruelty TO Animals The late Mr.. Stewart
was ono OF tho incorporates Of tho society and
attended It's first meeting OF organization. Mrs
Stewart yesterday also contributed to the Artists'
Fund Society and tho Dramatic Fund Association
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pany and ives committed to court 10 answer the
charge OF assault and battery.
number Of thefts have been committed recently at
the victorian Department. Yesterday Philip Mccrum,
o. New London, Conn, arrested, charged with
stealing bottle Of wine which exhibition. He
was given hearing before Magistrate Clark.
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rrRsr GLASS sCuooyERs.

Tho Palmer wins the rst prize in the rs class schoon-
beating the Idler by 17m Is and the Idcr wins the
prize beating the Dreadnaught by 2m $685. The
Dreadnaugh therefore, really lost the second prize by
crossing the line before the last gun The Peerless
the prize the class schooners
Ing the Estele by 16m 9s, and the Estellc wins the
second prize, beating the Meta by en- 33s.