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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-25
The GALAXY for Au.
York nnhlishers.

Tbs GALAXY for August. Sheldon & Co., New
York, publishers.
Contents
The Picture Season in London; The MoCkiug
Bird Miss Misanthrope; The Rebuke; An Even
ing with Victor Hugo; Figures of Speech Typi-
cal Turks A Rose Forces in European Politics :;
Mary AIMS Mind A Visit to Stratford on-Avon;
The Farm Lane; DriftWood; Scientific Miscella.
ny; Current Literature; Nebula
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-25

FrontispieCe Coral Fishers Wife; Happy
Day Mr.. TOmpkins' Small Story; How Turtle
taught Lesson; Opening the Lily; King Trisan-
ku; Dream about Fairies Jingle; A Village of
Wild Beasts; Ready for a Second Course Robin s
Rain,Song The Blue Coat Bey; His Own Master;
Johns First Party The Stars in August; A Twi.,
light Dance; Around the World on a Telegraph
Wire; The "Swooping Eagles" First Exploit /;
How Birds Improve in Nest. Building; AOSummer
Ride in Labrador For Very Little Folks; Jack.in.
the. Pulpit; The Letter.BoX; The Riddle-Box.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-07-25

ST. NICHOLAS for August. Scribners Illustrated
Magazine for Girls and Boys Conducted by Mary
Mapes Dodge.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-06
IuLIA sONsOLIDArEp LINING

81 CO aYASY.-Loeasion Of principal place
Of ba.bes-, san FRANCHISES. ralifornia-
Loc,tion Of works. Virginia Mining District,
storey county. Nevada.
Notlca There are delinquent upon the tot
lswin.d described stock. on account OF q.
.es.usnt No. :, levied on the sth day OF
ami. iS.7, the several amounts Get oppoette
ire names Of the respective shareholders. %
follows:
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
BOOK TRADE SALE.

The second day OF the book trade sale inter-
esting one. The attendance WAS large; the leading
booksellers OF the North, East, South and West wore
present aud the bidding such as to make tho pub
fishers feel very comfortable The average price
was about per cent Of the regular trade
price. The sale conducted BY Mr. 'Joe''
foster, OF Canandai2ua; Mr. J. X. Pratt,
of PittsDurs, and Mr.. Thomas f Kirby, of Leavtrs,
auctioneers. The day opened with j. b. Lippin-
colt Cots publications, beginning with worcesier's
dictionaries This Is the FIRST time that this m has
miscellaneous collection Of books to the trade
sale. They only sent dictionaries last year. There
were 264 Worcesters dictionaries sold. The heaviest
duplicating the sale begun was of the books
OF this 1im. They sold 800 juvenile books. The Lord
Lytton edition OF Buwer's works. IN twenty-
hvc volumes, was raised from hve TO forty
There were 25 Abone's dictionaries sold |;
Chester1eld's Letters, "a Lippincotrs Pronolnclng
Gazetteer 81 sets OF the kcnsngton edition OF Thack
cray, 70 Youatt on the Horse. Macauay, Gibbon
Humcs histories were largely duplicatei 20 sets
ot Ouida's novels 20 sets Miss Warmers novelsthe
novelist Of the home beng two ahead VI The novelist
OF the clubs. Clark & Maynard sold largo line OF
Frecmason books and 20 copies OF N r. Wills Poems
and u lew miscellaneous books Little, brown n Co.
sold heavy line o books but not many copies OF al
book. Androw f. Graves OF Boston, sold $50
ccllaneous collection including large line OF Juve-
niles James Miller Is particularly strong In Mrs.
Browning, go oil her works wcrc sold VI rupper's
Proverbal Philosophy, once so popular, only cop
les sold, and only 10 sets OF the once popular
Mayne Reid. Ira Bradley Co. sold "a BDles oil the
more expensive Sort This same firm sold 700 Robin
son Crusoes, $50 more than were on the list The
sale was over by half past nine 7. NJ
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
YACHTING IN NARRAGANsETT BAY.
[By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1


PROVIDENCE, h l., Sept 20 1871
The annual tall regatta OF the Providence Yacht Club
took place to-day on Narragansett Bay. Thirteen
boats of the Providence Club and two Of the Warwick
Club participated Liberal prizes, TO be determined
hereafter were offered and considerable interest and
enthusiasm manifested by the yaehtsmen in tho
affairs The entries as follows
First ClaM Sloops-Alce, Commodore Henry J.
Steers; Haswe.l q. G. Bloomer
Second Ciass Soops-Undins, H, @ Alien; Gensvsvs.
A. II. White; Peck and Dixon, G. II. Peck, Evelyn, !.
p. Sands; Keip.e, W. Preston.
Third Glass Sio0ps--Siarght, r. W. Jencks Sonora,
W. c. Tapin; Hope. T.. J. Anderson.
First Glass CGt R'g0cd-Gleam, T. A. Cover; Wan
derer, 3. DAVIS; Lizzie, s. Cameron; Magic, b. DaviG
The course was laid from the stakeboat Off Rocky
Point and ranged twenty-five miles down the bay Tor
the sloops and seventeen ios the catrigged yachts
The weather all that could be desired. There
splendid wholesale broeze, and the regatta proved
highly satisfactory 10 the club The boats started
snortly after one O'CLOCK aud made the course In good
time and without msnap.
The Alice takes the first prizo In the nrst class
sloops, the Peck aud DIXON anu tho Genevieve divde
the Grst prize in the second soops the Sonora
takes rst prize third class Second and third prizes
Will be given In the catrgged the contest which
was main feature oi the regatta was between the
CLEAN and the wanderer. The CLEAN is the
boat lately built on thoroughly scientific principles by
N g. Herrshon tho celebrated boat builder OF Bristol,
and which has several important races recently.
In the to-day II was individually proved that she
has superior her class In these waters She won
the nrst prize beating her great rival the Wanderer
by nearly seven minutes The sailing time OF the
yachts was as follows:-
SLOOPa
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
ADELPHI ATHLETIC CLUB

The annual tall games OF the Adephi Athletic C'uo
were held at Koch's schntzen Park Bay Ridge, H. l..
yesterday afternoon A toierably fair programme was
presented, buI the competitions lacked spirit and
throughout were OF an uninterestipg character The
management were unfortunate In the selection oil tho
PARK Tor their sports, unsuitable place could
not be found near Brooklyn. There were only meagre
preparations made tor the meeting, ana the
'ring," as the staked enclosure In which the
games camo on was called, was 20 IuN OF nh-
locks and holes that all competitors were ~
great dsadvRptage There we're 10 correctly measured
distances, and no time keeper was on hand. Under
the circumstances brief a.iuson 10 the meeting VIII
whom were IN the fnal heat c. Hiliyfr was adJudged
the winner, A. Hooper second and William Holden
third The latter claimed that Hillyer iouled nim out
the judges were dsinclined 10 heed the complaint In
putting the shot (2 pounds) the three hlgnes amateur
members were credited &c. Hiyer, ~ feet; Charles
Wayland, 26 feet inches; II. j. Slokum, 26 leot
inches. The professional members also hau try ~
the shot, James Laird reaching 30 feet inches and
John West 30 feet inch. A. Hooper won tho standing
high Jump with Get inches The hop, step and Jump
fell 10 G. Hycr, 30 feet inches In tho pole vaultlng
A. Hooper reached feet aud won by ID inches. The
440 yards run had seven starters. William Holden
finished ieet IN front Of H. J. Stokun, the others
being OF no account Charles Wiegant threw ham,
mer, several pounds lighter than regulation weight
and having improper handle. 40 feet inches. lhe
running high Jump was won by G. Hiilyer, leet
inches. The hurdle race was iarce Four started
ana but one, Hooper, cleared the obstacles III any
thing like dccent shape. One or two, uot liking inc
leaps went under the hurdles and thought IL run
Hooper he liked There were two or three
other events, but they were oI minor nature. To-
ward evening few spectators arrived and as dancing
was TO follow the games the real sport Of the occasion
doubt commenced alter night shut In.
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
THE GUNSER MURDER.

Since the commitment OF Jacob Eslo by Justice
Marshall for the action OF tho Grand Jury on the
charge of numbering John Gunsor at East Williams
burg he appears completely broken In SPIRIT but still
asserts his innocence of the crime. During the ex-
animation IL was noticeable that all tho witnesses iof
tho dc fence bore heavily the prisoner, especially
Frank Rucnstraugh, who was relied upon to swear
land had been asked do by the wife of the prs-
oner that the night OF The murder he slept In the
same room with the prisoner aud his wife, aud thus
corroborate the testimony Ci Andreas Thomas who
boarded. with Elsie, well as the tcst-
mony of the prisoner and his wife as given
on the examination OF Michel. While the examt
nation was pending Androas Thomas, a proiessiona
beggar, who at the time OF the murder lived with
Elsie several times called a witness, and, when
before the Coroner, testified that tho nght of the
murder, himself, Ruchstraugh and Elsie aud wife al
slept IN the same room; but y lew days since, wher
taken TO the house by the District Attorney could
point out the places where they slept, and finally
acknowledged .hat they slept in separate rooms,
proving concusvely that both himself and Ruch
s,raugh, In order to snied their Trend Elsie, COM
mitted perjury Both Thomas and Ruchstraugh are
to be arrested Tor perjury, and Mrs. Ese The wife Of
the prisoner for subornation OF perjury. On Tues
day Justice Marshall received the following
note:--
EAST WILLIAMSBURG.
Justice Marsh please ask Mrs Gunser who and
two ladies that supper house the night OF the
nurder The neighbors say his name Is POWELL and lives
In williamsburg lie SAYS he tell all about the
murder. Please send for hm.
Yesterday officer found Powell and ascertalned d
that he not at Gunsers on the night OF the
murder, and knew nothing Of the until ne
] read II In the papera
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
DOBBS' FERRY ROBBERS.

ONE OF THE MASKED BURGLARS MAKES
FULL CORRESPONDENT ARE COMMITTED
TO AWAIT THE ACTION OF THE GRAND JURY.
Nothing further remains 10 be discovered In relation
to the burglary and robbery at the Hamilton resi-
dence, near Dobbs' Ferry, the night OF the 9Th
inst, the perpetrators beng now looked up in the
Westchester County Jail, one of them having turned
States evidence. Notwithstanding the assertion OF
the females WHO in the house at the time Of the
outrage that four robbers were presout, IL
now appears that there but two a mis-.
take the frightened inmates doubtless jell into
through the noise made by tho maraudcrs.
Michael Costello the prisoner who it appears planned
the burglary, is a brother Of of tho domescs in
Colonel Hamilton's house, and had spent somo time
there during tho afternoon preceding the night the
committed. IL has not transpired, how
ever, that the gir had any completely tho affair,
that she had any previous knowledge OF 1t what.
ever.
Yesterdays EXAMINATION
AT the examination before Justice Storms yefterday
John Angler, who with John Boyle was arrested IN
New York Tuesday evening, declined the proiiered
assistance Of counsel and voluntarily made full con-
LESSON Of the burglary, stating that drawn into
IL by Costello, and that the Two OF them alono COM
nitted II. Costello told HIM that he had everything
fixed and that one IN the house excepting an
old woman, some girls aud an old man. Cos
telio also told him that he had been In
formed by the girls In tho house that the
old man, Daniel Wallace, had large sum OF money
hidden in his bed. Angler related the manner IN
the house. first compelling the servants to give them
whatever money they had, his story varying IN no
essential particular from tho account already pup
ished in the HERALD. The witness said that Costello
told HIM to do all the talking IN the house,
as his (Coslelo's) sister would recognize him
If he undertook to talk. The total amount
of money they got was about s14. pair OF sleeve
buttons, three small silver dishes and bottle
OF French snuf having been recovered were identi.
lied court by AuRer as having been taken away by
himself aud Costello. The witness also stated that
when they got into the wine closet Costello drank
q
the floor OF the dung room and lay there hcp
lessy intoxicated tor some hours and that he IAN
gier) had TO finally lift him up and throw him Out
Of the window.
BURGLARS COMMITTED.
After the examination, which was conducted In pri-
vaic had been concluded, Costello was brought into
court ana through his counsel pleaded not guilty to
charge. He and Angler were both fully committed
to await tho action OF the Grand Jury. John Boyle
was discharged as there evidence against him.
The prisoners DobDs' Ferry men, Costello having
formerly been employed as coachman in the neigh
hArh
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
TKOTTING IN NEW JERSEY.

wAvERLEY, n. J-TRoTrIyG-THURsDAY, Sept 20 =
Purse OF $2oO for staons owned Ia the State. En-
tries John Stouts bay stallion DEAN Ham
W. e. Nortons bay stallion WINDSOR, I. c. Sandfords
black chestnut stallion Patchcu Chief, Mile heats
beot three 10 five. First three heats won by Dean 's
Hamble;onian Time, 2:37-2 :36-2:I5
RAcK
PURSE OF $500 tor trot;ing pairs, made up or other
wise, mile heats, best three IN five EntrIes:- - b.
Dunhains ST. George and mate. j. h. Chander's Lady
Dexter and mate, Harvey Z. Eek's Adelna and mate.
FIRST three heats won by Lady Dexter and matc Time,
2:43X-241a-2:is.
THIRD RACE.
PURSE of $5O0 for horses that have not beaten 223
milo heats, best three IN 1ve Entries William
Lovolps bay geding Barney Kelly, John span's chest
nut eeding Planter, j. q. X. Eckersons bay gclding
Evoritt Ray, T. W. Atknson's buy geIding Flora.
The irst neat was won by Planter. time 80 second
heat by Everitt Ray IN 2:25n (tnis is the best timo
thut has ever been made the Wavery track) third
heat by Everitt Ray, time 22sA; fourth heat by
same, 2:27k.
Az the finish OF the fourth heat Flora run in bohind
Barney Kelly and locked the wheel Of his zig. Tho
driver OF Kelly named James II. Casey, was thrown
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
FLEETWOOD PARK.

Nj. W. II. Vanderbilt, while exercising mis- team
yesterday afternoon on the Fleetwood Park track,
drove them half mile In 10; the first quarter in
36d seconds, the in 33 u seconds. This was
other wonderful performance Of Small Hopes and
Lady Mac.
Fleetwood Park presented a lively appearance on
Wednesday, for many Of the great roters have arrived
to fulfil their engagements and President Barnard
moving around IN high good humor with himself and
all The world. Rarus, the magnificent, got ''repeat"
TO keep speed and muscles In happy unson while that
gallant son OF Godircy's Patchen Hopeful initiated
his llustrious friend, shaking mile in 2:26 and
repeating In about the same time. Both OF these
horses lott the miles behind them In rafting shape
although not sent near up to their speed. Great
Eastern was in his box stall quietly nbblng AT the
hay before him, and looked lusy champion for tho
great trottng match which be has TO contend in
tomorrow, ''good day and track" This match,
which Is for 1000 was made by Charlie Green and
Jack Spian and will 10 trotted with the mammoth
trotter under the saddle, with Charlie Green IN the
pisskn, and Rarus in harness. with Splan behind
him. splau says he can and Will show fast time, al
though he never has yet sent his horse faster Than
necessary TO win. Great Eastern has never been
worked much under the saddle, but is known to
be ''good one' that way OF going as he trotted q
mile in 222 very easily yesterday. 1t is thought q
mile will be shown in this race IN about 2:l7 The
impression which has always prevailed that Fleet.
wood Park track Is q slow has lately been dis
PEELED to great extent by the performances OF Hope
iul aud Mr.. W. H. vanderpilt's magnificent team
Small Hopes and Lady Mac. Pres ident Barn ,rd s hav.
ing the truck kept the best OF order as he wishes
show the puuc that time 10 mado O, Fleetwood
as we'll as elsewhere.
Among the group Of horsemen sitting on the portico
tue race OF Tomorrow was eagerly discussed, and
all expressed the wish that the "big one" would
make Rarus shake out the reels he is accredited
with having kept furled long for AN emer-
gency. A2l7 purse OF 81, 200 will be given shortly
aud Judge Fullerton, Hopeful and treat Eastern with
other nyers will enter. The day yet been set
for this event. but will probably be about the LIST OF
| October.
! ML Daring's colt Daringvle, which was badly
Injured at Fleetwood last week. reported by PROBES
sor Going 10 be doing well and Will eventually July
| recover James Stewar; IL working several Ut Mr.
Grswods horses on the track among them the chest
nut geding Thomas L. Young and the Dictator mare,
Mr. Ross is working his bay stallion Bismarck, and
| he Is acting very we'll
The iour days meeting al Fleetwood comes OF Sep
temDcr 20 20 p and IS ana everything promises well
Tor lis success Nothing has been will be left uI-
done by President Barnard to make the meeting a
brilliant and with the best horses in the country
as CONTESTANTS good weather fav0rs the
they wl no DOUBT please their patrons and receive
In return well deserved praise and plenty OF money
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
PROFESSIONAL SCULLERs' RACE.

On Thursday, 9th ins professional sculers' race
that promises to be very interesting AMI exciting will
take place on Owasco Lake, near Auburn, NJ Y The
event is open to oil comers and thero have already
entered Charles 4. Courtney, James II. Riley and
"Fenchy" johnson, the latter tho coored oarsmau of
Boston The course will be tnroe miles with turn.
and the rules and regulations governing tho late
scullers' race at Saratoga viii DO binding on this &C.
casI0n. The Southern Central Railroad runs upon
the shore OF the lake the entire length OF the course
and from the Scpio station Ensenvrel the starting
point, an unobstructed WOW oi the contest may DO
had. The prizes are $500 10 tho winner, 300 tho
second and 500 to the third man. Excursion trains
will to the lake from all the ncighborin6 towns
The Committee OF Arrangements CONSIST OF Messrs j.
Lewis Grant (chairmauL d. NJ. Osborne, John N.
Knapp. Charles n. Ross and A. J. Sanders, all OF
Auburn
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
CRICKET.

THE YOUNG coLUMyIAs AGAINST The ST.
exoRars--vIcToRY FOR THE LATTER.
Tho Young Columbia Cricket Club and the second
eleven Of the St. George Cricket Cub played match
game Yesterday on the grounds OF latter at Hobo
ken. There was considerable attendance and the
playing was Interesting The st. Georges made so
points in thoir first inning playing Only eight men,
OF this score Ger, Jr., contributed 80; Ke'chnm,
All old baseballer, o.; Faach, o, and Richard
son, Z. Their second inning was much better
played and their ten wckets went down for l33 points
Cark's score in this inning-73-was earned by care.
full aud Intelligent play, aud Richardsons 20 wa. was
overmatched and although they had the full strength
OF their club out they wore weak IN comparison 10
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
SOFT SOAP AND CIGARS.

A onc-egeed pedor was arraigned at the Tombs Bar
OF Justice yesterday, charged with intoxcation. lie
had entirely recovered from his spree, and appar
emily very anxious to proptlate tho magistrate. he
smiled aud bowed, and promised total abstinence for
all tme both In this world and the world to como. lie
assured tho Court that II purely accident that
he mad succumbed TO the glass, but he would faithfully
promise the most excellent and honorable Judge never
to come to Court again.
"What do you peddle9" asked Judge Duffy.
"5oit soap and cigars, Your Majes-Your Honor,
mean"
'rhats an extraordinary combination" answered
the Court, ''who ever heard OF soft soap and -
IL meant scented soap, scented soap, Your Wor-
ship"
The prisoner discharged, but the spectators ad
hercd 10 the opinion that alter all be meant 'soi
soap.n
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
ANOTHER CRIPPLED SAVINGS BANK.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Sept 20, 1871
Judge Williams this morning granted the petition
6led by number OF depositors in tho Farmers, Mer-
chants and Mechanics Savings Bank aud appo nted q
recover Mr. s. u. Wards named Tor the position,
aud his bond was liked at $3.50, COO There is little ex
element on account OF the failure, is generally
believed that u will not prove disastrous either
dcposors or general public. The deposilors number
about twenty i've hundred and their accounts aggre
gate nearly $500, ,00o The assets are believed to DC
preStv good shape.
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
TROTTING AT NARRAGANSETT PARK

PROVIDENCE, Sept. 20, 1871
The third days trottrg of the Narragansett Park
fall meeting drew out an attendance OF nearly TWO
thousand people. The Tor horses of the 229
and "a classes Interesting The favorites in the
pools in each case.
FIRST
taken by A. J. Feek's chestnut gelding Lysander
Boy OF New York, in three straight heats The second
trot by A. Woodward's bay Wild Tilly of Boston.
In the 100 class there were six starters-viz, Ly.
sander Boy, Trampo!ine, Modesty, George H. Bill Ed
and Sooner. 1t was generally understood that all tho
struggle would be between the 1rst horses and so
II proved Lysander Boy and Trampone, the Nevada.
Iowa horse, which took a on Tuesday, made some
pretty and exciting contests but Lysander Boy cap
tured the race without difficulty
In the 234 class there were four starters-vlz
Wild Ty. Joseph A., Cora +. and Carrie Allen. Wild
Ty was the favorte from the start but the stock CT
Joseph A. was well up In the pools. Aside from the
Efforts OF these horses the devoid of particular
interest," The uottng was fast III each Of the nve
heats, which were necessary to decide tho matter
The race was won by Wild Tilly, whose best time was
2.24
SUMMARY.
NARRAGASsErT PARK, CIAssroy r. l., SEPT. 90
| 1S77.-rHIRD DAY or THE FALL MEETING. Purse OF
$1,000. to z29 horses, best three in hve IN harneS
$500 10 hrst $3.50 TO second $3.50 to third and Sl0U
fourth horse.
A. J. Feek's ch. 6. Lysander Boy ........... 1 4
| ID. Ii. McCord's ca. m Trampoline. 2 q
| Dan Mace's b. m. Modesty. y................ 4
II. McGraths b. z. George .............. 3 sas
| W. woodrun'se b. Bill Ed.................. Ed. 8
A. I. BrittOn's b. z. Sooner. 8 4 dis
Time, 2:23-2 6X-224x
SANE DAy.-Pursc Of $1,000, Tor 2:3i horses: hest
three i've, In harness. $500 to the rst $3.50 10 the
second. $3.50 TO the third, and sloo to thu fourth
| horse
| A. Woodward's b. m. Wild Tily. ........2 u
Cole Martins b. g. Joseph A.........
Dan Bigey's T. III. Cora p. F.............. g.
J. Trout's H. m Carrie Allen. ......... 3 A.
Time, ,2:20h-2:24-2:27-2:24x- fI
| The concluding races Of the meeting to-morrow ar,
for 2:24 aud ss horses In both ars entered mum
ber Of popular horses. and the sport promises 10 b
enjoyable. ch
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
POLO.

In match played at Colchester during the East Of
England Horse Show Thursday, between the
officers of the Sixth Dragon Guards and the East
Essex Club, the soldiers gained four goals 10 none.
The sides were:-Dragoons Colonel Fryer Captain
Burnley, g. J. Hammond, r. r Sandeman and r.
Poyser. Esqrs. Civilians A. W. Ruggles- Brlse, W.
H. Rodwei, W. T. u. Schroeder, u. Herring aud f. Z.
Bond Esqrs. The prize was sot OF eight silver cham
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
RACING NOTES.

Mr. l.. A. Clabaugh's chestnut colt Cloverbrook,
George Longstan's bay colt Braemer Carr CO.. bay
colt viceroy and E. " snedikers chestnut colt Cuba
now at Jerome Park, said to have all gone amss
lately, and will not be likely to run at the coming
meeting, which begins on Saturday, 29th inst
The New York herald., 1877-09-21

out while just passing under the nnshing string but
was only slightly injured.
YouRrH RACE
PURSE OF $780, for horses that have not beaten 2:sS;
mile heats best three In i've Entries: Cicveland's
Iiily, j. b. Armstrong; Kate Jack Dyer's Black Da-
mond, h. Mslicks Tommy Dodd, Alonzo NodDe's
Gray Jacket x. Dcmpstcrs Iron King, John W Dris-
coi1s Nellie s. A Baird's Fem imore, W. c. Norton's
Bankers Messenger, J. ID. Coles Martha The drst
three heats were won BY Lilly. Time, 2:35ts-237-
235Z.
The New York herald., 1877-09-21
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

Mr.. John Wakefield, OF No 251 Jay street, Brooklyn,
was assaulted by TWO thieves on Wednesday night a
shor. distance from his dwelling. lie was Knocked
down ond robbed, and in bis resistance received a
severe cut on his mead, which was dressed by am.
bulancc surgeon at The Washington street station