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The third aud last event o the day a hurdle
of two miles over eight hurdles Tor an extra purse
The starters having positions In the order named
were:--WiiIIam Days chestnut geiding Dqndy. l13
lbs. Mcclure and Brothers. chestnut gelding Weasel,
l23 lbs. Dan peckinham's black stallion Jerrold,
same weight, and Wilbur's bay geld,ng Waco, 80
los. In The pools prior to the race Jerrod was the
favorc. The send oil was rather wild ole, Dandy,
Weasel and Waco string,ug out the order named as
they went TO and over tue FIRST hurdle, where Jcrrod
made a clean baK and sacrificed whatever chances he
may have had. Weasel led ut tho second hurdle,
Dandy second after which Dandy shot to the front
and nad everything his way Tor remainder OF
the first mile, which was made in I'm. 6Ss. lie then
K pit the lead spunxily 10 the close, except on the
backstreteh for prt oi the second mIle hard pressed
rOd, after making the second start baked repeatedly
at hprals on tho bacxstretoh and wont out Of the
race.
SUMMARIZES
The following is the summary
CHARTER OAK PARK, HARTFORD CosS., AUGUST 30,
lS7I-Hurdle race, extra purse OF 500; Two miles,
William Da US ch. g. Dandy, 113 lbs. ...
Mr. Wiibur's b. &. Waco, 80 lbs. bs.................
Mcclure Brothers cn. g. Weasel 1873 lbs .....
ban Pecknhan's blk. g. Jerroid, 123 lbs. .....
Timc-Mne, :5S; two miles, 3:53
THURSDAYS RACES.
The races to- morrow embrace the 222 and 80
classes; also running race. milo and repeat, for "a
hurdle to-day. rne starters in the 222 Will
Include Prospcro, winner OF the 2:zO at Pough-
keepse; Lady Prichara, who has a record of 23l..
the chcsnut stallion HannIs, with "a record down TO
~; aso Lady Smell ana A. J. Peek's Frank.
TUE
In the pool rooms this evening Prospero has lad the
ca at $50; Hannis S45; the others at sums below
$40. Pools also selling well on the $50 race IN
wh ch Lysander Boy. winner 10 this class Pough-
keepsie, IS the favorte at $50 Joseph, a winner Of
the 234 race here yesterday IS second choice ut 500
and Dck Moore who made u good reputation here
last fail wncn he won the 2 80 race, is selling WE'LL
falling trife below John Splan's Colmar, who sold
SIS In the poo quoted some horses that avoritcs
there have been drawn from tho twenty-five race,
including Lazy Mac, Banqu0 and Hannah H., there
beng but five starters left OF the eleven entries An
equal number OF entries for the thirty race scales
down TO the four stanters Lady Dagget. Frank Nun
ST. Reno and Sister being among the Withdrawals
The latter was entered by Goldsmith, who has with.
drawn everything no had in this meeting, through
dissatisfaction with the decision which gave the
twenty race 10 Votaire Yesterday.
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PARKER DRIVING ASSOCIATION.
Packer. Pa. August 20. Is1

PARKER, Pa, August 20, 1877.
The second day OF the Parker Driving ASSOCIATION
races opened with tho unfinished 1888 class race Of
ycsterd y, and It by Frank Miller In 33 und
2:331s--twO straight heats.
The next race was Tor the l6 class The FIRST heat
was taken by Jack Draper In $780, second and third by
Rip Rap III 232 and 235 The lourth heat Was dead
one between Little Jake ana Rip Rap In 2:35. The
Gnh heat and the Won by Rip Rap In 2:32 n.
For the 2:31 class the hrst heat was won by Dick
Wright $50, second and third by Colonel SiiIick
236 and 235 and tho fourth and nth by Dick Wright
IN 1861 and 1884
The attendance was very large and the botting tho
most SPIRITED ever seen in the oil regions
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CRICKET NOTES.

To-day the sccoud eievens OF the ST. George and
Staten Island clubs will engage IN match the
grounds OF the latter, at Camp Washington, staten
Island. The ST. Georges tenn will take the nine
O'Clock boat, and inc game viii commence at ha-past
ten O'Clock, sharp
The single mcn do not relish their defeat by the
Bcuedicls on saturday last and now they propose
another contest Mr. A. Mafsh, the gallant champs
oi the married men, IN Wiling To obge them, aud Is
getting up match Tor Saturday next In Which, all tho
best crcketers oi the local clubs, married and SINGLE
Will take part The matcn has caused unusual excite
meut among the cricket fraternity and two excellent
eicvcns will be IN the held The game will be played
al HobOkcn.
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YACHTING NOTES.
HfVHf TTaNP
The schooner yacht Petrol, b. Y.C., Is Mt a

Inc schooner yacht Petrcl, b. Y.C, Is Mt anchor OF
the PequOt House, New London.
Yacht Vesta N.Y.Y.C, Mr. Mills, which has been
lying ut anchor OF the HERALD Telegraph station at
whiiestonc, during the past few days towcd to
the city yesterday.
The Droadnaught, NY.Y.C., Mr. e. j. Osborn, IRON
the Eastward, Is moored Oh the Hotel wharf a, Wnitc
stone.
The Shops Onward. N.Y.Y.C., Mr. Townsend, from
Newport Tor New YORK; Vision, N.Y.YC, Mr. j.
Aicxandre, from New York cruising eastward and the
Janettc. club Sir. stevens New York Tor Newport,
passed through Hell Gaze yesLerday aIlernoon.
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GOLDSMITH MAID.

LOUISVILLE, KY, August 20, 1s7a
Goldsmith Maid trolted to-day in 22l "a, 2:l6H and
217h and was not pushed particularly. The track
was in fine condition.
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SCULLING MATCH.

foGoSro, Ont, August 90. 1871
five mile scaii race Tor ST. 900 side has been ar.
ranged between Wallace Ross OF 81 John, N. h, and
HAnlon. OF TORONTO, TO take place Toronto Bay
within i've weeks
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HUMAN BONES.

A lot Of human bones was found At No. lo5 Prince
street yesterday and skeletvs found at NO 3a7
Third avenue. Both lots srs supposed to have been
anatomical spccimcnS
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boats, race Tor mon, with fifteen entries and psr.
oared race, with tix entries Iueluxiuy The Vsrds
Faulkner Regan and B,gIin.
Ihe prizes amount TO 5000 besides GOLD baoReG
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POLO POSTPONED.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALp.1

NgwroRr, Il. l., August 20, 1871
Owing to severe ram storm which mado its appear
ance about ha ( an hour before the commencement of
the POLO games this afternoon, the sport was post
poncd and the spectators were obliged TO take their
departure Italian pslonc players will have the polo
lot TO- morrow for their sc co nd exhibition.
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TIE STRANGERS SUICIDE.

LETTERS OF JAMES WHEELER, WHO TOOK
MORPHINE All A NEW BRUNSWICK HOTEL.
The following additional particulars have como to
light regarding the suicide of tho stranger at .he jar
rsrd Hoicl in New Brunswick. n. j., on Tuesday.
dressed dark clothing entered the afrard Hotel
on Monday evening ana asked for lodgings lie sat
down an read the newspapers until he retired about
ninc O'Clock. Tho next morning the landlord
knocked at tho door OF tho strangers room received
no answer but heard very hoavy breathing
He burst the door open aud found tho stranger lying
on the bed breathing heavily and unconscious. on
addressed 40 the Coroner" tho other to 'The Land
lord" All efforts 10 arouse the man from his stupor
were tried without avail lie sunk slowly and died
about eleven O'Clock. The letters wero written IN
clear, PLAN hand as follows
DIAN LASDLoRp- p-Pcs.c for the trouble that
Please nc sposcd the sight OF any
''p' '"0'' '''''0' '' '"V ''''" JHMss wnEkLER
The letter 10 the Coroner was follows:--
To CoaosEg;-
beg you offer my thanks to the old gentleman, my
landlord Tor mis- kndncss to have shortly Landed in
long deliberations concluded that the outside Of the
was better ier Z, took the shortest road to IL by the
the only blame was lett orphan age OF
wears I am unmarried. have no relatives In this
% RcspeetiuIly ys"rs. JAsEs wHEGI.En' ss
On the noor by his bed was found a pair Of gray
socks. someshat soiIed. lie was man about thirty
1ve years OF age dark hair. gray cycs, mustaohe
jyedl, lace quite smooth; height, Ave feet Two
three nchos, and in apparent goDd ncath. HIS nation
atty sunsnown. There three small mails found
upon the table. Also me ponc with which he had writ
ten The messages small key and twenty -four
were all that wus found In his pockets.
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This was short, sharp ana decisive affair, Gomez
winning the race In three straight heats with scarcely
owner and handled by Dan Macel May Bird
White Stockings, John II. and King Philip ordinary
field and from which those who mad rlskcd their funds
against the Boston gelding had high expectations.
The horses had bad scnd.of on the first heat King
Philip being particularly unfortunate in being nearly
two full lengths the the word was u ven
On to FIRST quarter Gomez wrested tho polo from
Banquo. who had opened out OF the bunch,
anu, on turning into the bacKstre,ch, left gap
lengths or SO to the rear. The two held the
supremacy 10 the lower turn and TO the nome
speed in their struggle 10 reach the wire. ,omce
slowly but surely, drew ahead, without trace OF
skip or any Indication Of being pushed, snd passed
under the wire winner by length IN 222; quarter,
3s% half, l:12%. John H. was good third
Before the second heat the increasing confidence in
Gomez manifested In tho pools which sold at
even higher odds than mad prevailed before the race
On the next sond-ofi Murphy's White Stockings had
little the bes. Of IT, and being pushed for the pole he
up gap of full length at the quarter,
with Gomez following o & sharp ba. IT. not & urged On tho
stretched out INTO long string and whte stockings
gong into the air gave C6mee the lead Alter
Murphy, however made brave effort to
close up length and half gap
tho homestretcn, and succeeded To the
bu. he had been so sharply pushed na he mad to sac
rldce his record to take the heat 2lsis be na an
his time; quar,er, "a seconds; hall, 90
Jonn II. was third, 9anquo fourth ana King Philip
nfh.
The opening OF the third heat gave Gomez safe lead
up to tho quarter, Banqu0 couple OF lengths IN the
Fear, and the others iurtner back and all
punched. They broke out OF 1t on the backstrctch
only close again the turn the stables,
Gomez holding the lead safely and without
shadow of chance OF losing TO
anytnng on the track excepting John H.,
who was following sharp, aud trying 10 get better
position for his money even II he couldn't lake the
heat Gomez wasn't pushed at all down the stretch,
1t easy to keep clear OF the bunch Of
five from which John H.s nose alone pro-
jccied. Tue heat went TO the Boston horse
thus the in three straight
been seen lately the Eastern circuit fine Of the
last Aeat. quarter. 30 sccon0s; hail. lii2s4; me,
2:2 Il John H. secured second money, $75o, and
Bahquo ana White stockings divide the third, $3.50.
Following Is the summary
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2.21 class; King Phihp, with a record OF 2:2Ik
Murphy's White Stockings, winner oi the 2:23 race
at Rochester lrecord 222 Banquo lowned by Comee's
owner. who has a record OF 2:2lk also John H. and
Comee's standard so the pools ndicated and as .
general thing they arc about right The pool favor
tie IN the 2:2s class was Nil Dsspsrandum; s,les
so TO SIS Tor the field, few separate sales being
81 and SS The Latin nyer's popularity may have
been based the fact that he the 2:2S race In
Poughkeepse last week and made = record OF 226x.
And this iavoritism was not III placed for he took
Gomez achieved tho same kind OF victory In the 20
class and with quite as little effort
THx 22s RACE
In the nrst heat West Liberty had the pole, Young
fourth The send-on was anything but iar, Clara j.
being full length IN advance on which she opened
mp gap Of couple OF lengths before reaching
tho quarter On the backstretch, however, she
place. MI Dcsperandum, who had heretofore held
third place put on speed, collared and passed West
Liberty the h0mestretch and took heat by hall
a lengln In 2:27t. Clara J. again had lead tho
point al tour began Jumping, and wnen they
gathered there was marked CT ange In their positions,
Clara dropping four lengths TO tho rear OF the trio
ana Nil Desperandum pushing hard for the lead
the stallion down the homestrech, but the latter
pushed Oh his feet and Nil Desperandum captured
tho hcat easily as tue hrst, In hall second
timc-2:27x. Clara j. and Young Wilkes opened out
well the third heat, Mi Dcsperandum holding back
before until alter passing the lfme pole Round.
ing the turn tho stables his driver let him out
aud passing Clara J. he colared the stallion the
homestretch. The latter went to pieces the dis
ta:ce and Nil Desperandum took the heat and raco.
Young wilkes won second money, S6.5; West Liberty
third 1915, and Clara j. fourth, $3.50.
The following Is the summary of tho race
CHARTER OAK PARK, HARTFORD, Conn AUGUST 29-
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umpire-Mr. Mathews. Runs earned-None. First
base by crrors-Hartfords, indianapolis T.
At Boston the game between the Bostons and C,n-
cpnatis was called account OF rain before the close
OF the fourth inning the score standing AZ follows:
Boston. a--t
Cincinnati Observation-Disclosures. 0 o -
Umpire-Mr Sumner
At Rochester tho Chieas defeated tho Rochcsters
In ten inning gam. by n score OF 3 TO l.
To-day the Hartfords and Indianapolis play the
Union GrouGd Chciseas and Crystals on the Capoline
Ground Osceo,s and Athletics on the CommuDipaw
Ground Boslons and C,Dciunstis nt Boston anu CHI
Cages aud Stars AT Syracuse.
The Louisvilics were taken into camp at Lowell By
the Lowells TO the tune ot to4
remarkably nne fourteen nniug game was played
At Auburn between tho Auburns and siars, OF Syra
cuse for the state championship, which resulted In
favor oi tho stars by score oil o 10
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NEU IBERIA ITEMS.

The Sugar BO'cl says. " Last Sunday the
Catholics of TINS community celebrated this
solemn event in the usual manner. After ser
vices in St. Peters Church by Rev. Father
Jaquet, a procession was formed, headed by
the Iberia Band and the College Band, and
while hymns were sung the assembled thou
sands marched down to the grounds of the
College of the Holy Cross, where sanctu airy
had been erected. Here the Rev: Father
Booker conducted the services and hymns
were surg by the College boys. Marching back
to the churcn, halt was made in front of the
Colored Convent, where a sanctuary had been
erected, and the colored people sang come
hymns. catering the church, all were dis
missed"
On the 10Th and 18th of July, there will be
q two days entertainment given on the grounds
of the College of Holy Cross, New lbeIla. An
excursion party is organizing in New Orleans
to come to New Iberia for the second day, and
Prof. Blake, the organist of st. Miohsel's
Church, will introduce his three sons, whose
excellent performances at various times in the
city have attracted much attention. The whole
will wind mp with distribution of Pr!zes to
the College pupils, and on the 10Th Professor
Blake and GODS, accompanied by others, will
GO to Abbeville to give an entertainment.
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The Alabama State Artillery, Capt d. E.
Huger, commanding, which visited our city on
Thanksgiving Day, recently adopted the fol-
lowing:
That the best thanks of the company are
due, ard are sincerely rendered, TO the various
splendid hospitality and innumerable courte-
sizes extended to as on the occasion of our late
visit To that city.
That 10 the "Washin gton Artillery" of New
Orleans our ackno wledgments are specially
due, for furnishing us a completely equipped
battery of artillery, aud also ammunition,
with which we bad the pleasure to salute
Redeemed Louisiana" on that glorious
Thanksgiving Day.
That we hope. the time is not far distant
when we may have the honor 20 reciprocate,
a. fax - we are abla, tho many favcrs Of which
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THE JUBILEE IN san ANTONIO.

The Herald of the 5rh says: The came
up bright and beautiful on Sunday morning
last, usheIiDg in q day whose sky was un'
marred by a cloud, and our Catholic citizens
were early astir, attending the early Mass and
making ready for the celebration of the fitch
recurrence of the day when Pope Plus *. was
made an Archbishop of the Church of Rome
In the morning there were the usual services
in the various Catholic churches of the city
the celebration proper being reserved for the
afternoon.
The rendezvous was at ST. Joseph's church
German Catholc) where MIR. Ed. Brade n,
Marshal of the Day. aud Rev. Father FELTON,
assistant, assisted by the marshals of the
varions societies, formed the procession, which
moved in the following order:
Marshal and Assistant.
Children of the sa Wso1s SboSe. and
goys of St; Hays College:
Polish Benevolent Association.
st. Joseph Benevolent Association.
Mexican Benevolent Association.
esn+ssI rig IA AssSciacn
d fes Of the cissS
Ladies of the Various Church gregations.
The procession was very long, and pre- ented
very fine appearance with the bsnners,
streamers and other decorations, with the
children, ornamented with bright colored
ssshes and flowers. Many hundreds who had
no place in the procession proper crowded the
sidewalks on the line of march and expressed
great admiration for the display.
From St Joseph's the procession moved to
st. Mary's, whence, after attending services
conducted by Very Rev. Father johnson, it
proceeded To the Cathedral where it was re-
ceived hy Bishop Pellicer.
The, Bishop delivered an address, biograph-
ical and eulogistic of the great head of the
church, recitiDg His many pions acts and quail
tiles, aud stating especially mis- relations to-
wards the people of America, all of whom he
considered bis children, regardless of race or
social distinction, taking no part in their sec
tional political divisions, but considering them
a6 d.
dress was of the most interesting character, the
congregation drinking In the speakers every
utterance with pleasure.
After the address the TIE DeWm sung.
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NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE H. 1877.

The Rsr T. Cart,V, of Scranton, Pennsylvania,
is the bearer of 81 coo from that diocese.
Three leading American laymen have arrived
in Rome, namely. Mr. William Devlin. knight
of st. Gregory, and brother of the Vicar-Gsn
eral of Derry diocese Nc. James O'Douoghue
and Mr. Robert j. Hoguet, all of New York.
Mr.. Devlin bronght protest OF Amerioa
Catholics against the Italian prosecution laws
which be consigned to Duke Sslviati. He also
brought an offering to the Pope of GOO from
the St. Francis Xavier Union of Now York,
and another onering of equal amount frem
himself. Charles Es!irg, Esq, on the part of
Mrs. (GereraD sherman, brings Ia 600 dollars
with various presents from the ia'ty of the
United States.
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THE CHURCH on MoNTMARTRE "A note is-
lished in the Catholic journals, states that the
works of the Church Of the Sacred Heart are
making q satisfactory progress. The immense
substructure necessibated by the nature of the
ground is already completed to the extent of
81 ,42S cubic metres. The masonry contains
1926 cubic metres. 1t consists of the hardest
kind OF rough granite bound together with
massive vaulted work Of ashlar, srreDg tbened
with iron Orders This is to carry the weight
Of the piers of the nave, the dome, the clock
towers, and the choir. The .scafolding for the
superstructure is now being erected, and the
superstructure itself 10 expected to begin to
riss from the ground in tho course Of the
present summer, The fands collected up to
the present time amount to 3 4S3 ace francs and
60 confines, of which 2. 000, 600 have been al
ready expended.
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AMERICAN BISHOPS IND PRIESTS IN
ROME.

Under date of May 10Th the correspondent
of the London Tablet writes
About eleven American Bishops are in Rome
for the Jubilee, namely, DR.. Wood, Archbisho p
of Philadelphia DR.. Domenec, Bishop of ALE
ghsny DR.. William McCloskey. Bishop OF
Louisville; Bishop McNeirney, DR.. Dubus,
Bishop of Galveston DR.. Francis ZavIer Lee
ray, Bishop of Natchitoches; DR.. Borgess.,
Bishop of Detroit DR.. Heiss, Bishop of La
Crosse; Bishop Seiden busch, o. s. B., of North
ern Minnesota; DIR. Francis Xavier Kraut-
bauer, Bishop of Green Bay. Inc Archbishop
of Boston is daily expected in Rome, and also
Bishop Healey, of Portland, Maine. The
American priests who have come to Rome are
the following
From Philadelphia Diocese.-The Rev. A. J.
McConomy, Bernard Dornhege, Edmund Prem
dergast, Peter T. Sullivan, Francis A. Sbarkey,
Thomas O'Neili, Very Rev. Maurice a. Walsh,
Ignatius F. Horstman, d. D., John McGoVern (;
and Hugh Lane.
From NetU York Diocese Rev. Edward Nc
Glynn, Peter PrendeTgast, John EtwarGs,
John +. Kearney, and jeremiah s. Griffin.
From Fjttsbur9h DiOceSe-Fbe Rev. M. Nc
Csrthy, Ferdinand Ktttell, and James Holland.
From Brooklyn Diocese Rev. Thomas Taaffe
and Joseph Huber.
From Detroit Diocese-Rev. I. 8. Brennon,
j. H. Sechnltjes, Louis Sechultjes, Theophilus
Auciaux, John g. Ehrenstrasser, Francis Van
ErP, and - Van ErP.
Rev. Francis Csrew, Scranton diocese; Rev.
George HubBrtdeault, Albany dioceSei Rev.
SIR. Treviss Of Dubuque; Rev. Josqhim ADAM
Of CalifcRuia and Rev, Joseph Repe, q 81
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