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New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
ARREST or PALLAHER's ASsAILANT.

Edward Fitzgerald was arrested Yesterday
At Grove and Fou-eentt s Jersey CITY. the charge
OF atrocous ass.,ut rpon Pat1ck Failahee who died
cny In eel a The First Precinct Police Station on
Tne-d,y morning. Mrs Fallahec was discharged hom
cTisodY was shown that She nllb gwen ny ber to
her husband contained only liquor.
Fitzgerald admitted that he lad struck Faliahre but
said II dous in sclideense Two weeks ao accord
ing to story he and Fali ee quarcltd while work
lug Al tn tobacco rdPeetOn. when Falle Threatened
tn Kick in out. aDd came towards him with sieh lie
kp,ckcd Pa lafs down with the baule OF acsscrow.
Both men discharged at once, ANA Fitzgerald never
heard anv OF the trouble. He was held 20 await
the result Of the Cp-Oncrs inquest
The post mnrtem examination of tho remains ~ Fat
lahee made last ght ut Brdys MOrgue ON jersey
ave hy County Physician Converse. A few Witnesses
were examined at the inquest which was also held Last
night Edward Fitzgerald, who has beon accused OF he
deceased by the advice of his counsel
VII iiam Daly refused to answer ant Questions The an
quest WAS then postponed until next Fiday evening.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
THE pOuCENAYs GLIB AGAIN.

Az oFriCvR CHARGED WITH USING II BElfALLY
PatrOlman Edward Kelly. OF the Sixteenth
Precinct VII prohibly appear l,oFc The Police Board
cr-ousy iuj1rag Jobn Ga;fGey aborer living AZ No.
~ West scycEtprnthst iatc sunday night, six
tecnib-si. betNeen Ninth and Tenthaycs Ga.I-
ncy and his friends that fe was coming
along sxieenth-si. from the direction OF Tenth
ave and WIS near the HqaOr stare Of Edward
Holtan. at No. 4J3 West sixteen'!-st., when the
Was met by Officer Kelly. The officer Lad just dis
p.rsea nG absT of Gaucy friends no lad been s
in and oreriurning beer barrcs IN front OF Holtans
gee. on seeing GaGne' approach. and sunposing h'm
to have neon among tac number Kelly spoke 20 him
rnghlv ard ordered bin TO ego I'll ng." Not under
stahding tie rolsnn FOR tho ol,cr's order, GafneY
sfai ned aLG made some reoly. He was Immediately
tle ground q how nom the oiicci'S CluD
II. I. NAMED for time almost unconscious and unable
g. , ith the hood nGwug freely fDn lis face Wnen
his ,tni~ % Bis .s77'an &C. N was found mat seven
of his ;,t tecih had been knock Il out an That his M
Der lip a Inang-d in "A frigl mauncr Oiicer Kelly
made 10 attrn, to arrrs GlAry hu continued T. pa
fr, his D. n undl be rcl.evt T. The friends ~ Gfr
n .sg n ihat ha had not bei 10 Tire neighborhOcd f"T
an nnur preyOns 20 The ciuhbiEg ana thar "Ih'er
saw mt G4Gny is ouet aud pea, f6i" and bas never
bC,u known 20 Gu rrri with bis CON 'n'ons.
Al t sixtpcun P-erDct station House - was stated
Mar Ofl,tr Kr.iy bid denied striking GafineY Tie
g. ryc BE said bad EcoB made against him IN order 70
s,t ic away iiCn the post, AID G. iuy had been IN
No beat WIS dJicmlt 10 control, and thr uleer
~ made himself osu0XOus IN sumiuing number of
ri.r -i,s Known in the neighborhOod Gs the A" HOey
Ber-ar Gang" tu which g 1iiHry belonged.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
SHORT WEIGHT IN CITY COAL.

The Fire Commissioners advertised in April
for proposals furnish 800 OF egg coal 200
OF stove coal and 100 cords OF wood The two lowest
bidders Samuel c. French and James II. Graham
Grahams price lower than Frenchs, but French.
after the opening OF the bids, discovered clerical
In his papers lie said he proposed to offer the 800 tons
OF egg coal at SO 22 ton and not - A. written He
received the contract for the e9gcOa the amended bid
Graham getting the for coal Corporation
Counsel Whitney sfterward opir that the ce
cal error DuIlinod Mr. Frenchs bid Mr. Graham then
ceived the entire furnishing Suspicious
were aroused last month that he making short de-
liyercs. and careful re-weighng OF the delivered
at the house Of Engine Co No showed that the actuai
weight Of the coal in the bins 5,533 pounds.
including the amount hand when tie delivery by Mr..
Graham began estimated by the oreman at "a pounds
THIS left the del vered at 3439O pounds The
gnc company sjounal showed the antItY received ON
Mr.. Graham according 10 the receipts taken from the
cnce between actual weight and that for which receipts
taken Of O,756 pounds. Mr. Graham, when called
for bill OF the coal delivered furnished an account
Of 80 365 pounds egg coal leaving Tire difference between
the actual quantity and the quantity on the bl rendered
OF 1.ly6 pounds.
Corporation Counsel Whitney was asked FOR his
opinion 10 canceng Grahams contract. He replied
that IL did not appear from the papers submitted TO hm
whether Grahani had attempted 10 defraud the City by
inducing the officers of the Department to give him
delivered, or whether after the coal had been
weighed, the officers Of the Department other
persons had taken away portions Of IL.
Such questions were however, uninportant IN deternin
ing the matter Al issue For even IL were true that
Graham mad endeavored derand the CITY IN the
indicated. that did not operate OF Itself 20 annu his
contract would II enable the Department, dis
posed, to rescind H. The contract remained
In fnll force and Graham authorized 10
deliver and the Department bound 70 receive whatever
coal remained to be delivered under IT, The Depart
ment should ascertain we'll as 1t could the amount
coal actually delivered by Graham. and approve his
bills for that amount, ard fhe Department had the atI-
thority to adjust and settle his claims upon the
terms which could be made with him, ia whero
was possible to ascertain the actual amount Of coal
delivered him.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23

Corporation Counsel Whitney sent 10 the
sinking Fund Commissioners yesterday "a rop"r' III IT,
rd TO the . sees OF certain CITY property on Barren
island Mr. Whitney says That Messrs. swift aud "elte,
20 whom the property leased by the city nave never
been able to Obtain actual possession OF it, for the rea-
son that the land t. occupied by ser Of squaers who
80. ,bara af ne hno the tease mad and have re-
isJ an ef,rts 10 secure their removal The Corpora
ti.n Cor-el sGys that 'octmcut procecDgs Woau nave
hen fr to he ossces and that he agreed 10 can
tIo of the lease. Mcssfs. swift ana Nmte snpdiat-
. IN ,hc no claim for $50 rent paid 20 the C'iy
The ty y now LEFT % deal Jirscty With TIE squltters
arc strcpuC;,sl opposed To the OF Their Island
nome r lBnpln yground, The purpose to Thioa 1t has
heen proposed 10 put il.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
COAL FIFTY CENTS A TON HIGHER.

The Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company
advanced ia rates for COAL few days ago, fifteen cents
ton This action has not been without erect on the
other coal corporations The VccPrcsdent OF the Penn
svlvouia Comrany said to TRIBUNE reporter that he or
dcrcd Yesterday an increase of fifty cents ton on the
rice buf he wished It Understood that this was not TO Dc
considered AZ Applying TO coal still To be got ont OF the
mines Advices received by him from Fall River ana
other Tasicin depots indicated that the yards were
well filed, ard evn II the minors shOuid
not rcsnme work before Winter the demand
was not likely 70 very great The Company be stated
has large amount of coal on hand and was the pre-
of ls icl lie nad thought proper 10 increase ne
prospect was that II the miners resume WORK eNl W.
the mr. c ~ coal wOul III 10 the former rate nrIor c
weather a.. in The officials OF the Delaware ana iih
sea Coal Company stated that there nad @ neon
~ tlnir coal This is an increase on the s iast
-ise and amounts to rise OF ABOUT Io.p
fcutS ON their last published schedule they consider
thfa iuc-oasc as natural consequence or hetohes ~
the mncs and although thty 90 nov hppI',,.u u,i{ 'n{
fr necessity for Using the price, they haldy ulhk
if,riU ho lowered again until miners become ilfe
settled Tie Lehcb Valley Coal Company M, uSclle..
ufo., IN i.creaSe Of fry cents ton Oh IN coh Wic ~
his On hand the officers say III drP'is ehIieS VII
fLc tpin.r a,0ut the general winter schedlle' -
rpuoit .s been In circulation that the dlsahtcioh
existing among the miners along tbe line OF tne he
Road would probably result in strike Wlch MOulu oN
,f f,rou houf The whole Schuysill region. Ihe wee
president OF the cnmpany said yesterday tna ne ban l
oivad mn inform ttion this subject DINER ntn tnat
,,c bos ,nuf.,rcd in tie daily press. IL was well
coal regions and the different companies h9u leatn 70
doubt a. niVht whether tbe miners would resume Noth
tho vr fn,rigc He wOuli not DE al All surprised 10
see y general coal miners strike at any moment
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
HARVEST HONE FESTIVALS.

The German Harvest Home festivals, which
FOR three Gas been IN pro1raSs at Hamilton PerA
ans Harlem River Park couclGded yesterday VIA
large Attendance. The sports and national games m
oyed by the Hessans at the Harlem River PARK were
varied by several historical representations aud tab
leanS including one representing LOUIS Napoleon a
prisoner, visited by the Emperor MLhein icitsfn-
taton Ot the castle ~ WhclmslJse. erected on tle
lawn was brilliantly Illuminated IA the evening Tho
Tu!baus at hamilton Park had series Of performances
representing peasant lie home, ana ia Tie oNe1iAs
there was "a display of fireworks
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23

Sophia N. Funk began in 1873 a suit for
divorce from Augustus Funs and Aueuft % OF
that year obtained the Supreme Court order d.
rectng the defendant pay her so week amonv and
$3.50 counsel fcos The ease came before Judge Van
Brunt yesterday motion to punish the cfen, ant tor
contmpi IN refusing 10 obey the order Of the Court.
The plaintiffs counsel said that The defendant had been
adludged 10 be in contempt several years
ago: tnat a referee mad reported that Gen. Funk
VA, able 10 pay he almOuv; t4i a yacate the
ord. had been denied Dy Judge raaJL that the
had then breu jYCucht before Police Justice D. whom
the lIilncny Was hXc az 81 week; thlt az this rate
onlv .e53 fad been pad aEd thai uneT the rider oi
1873. S.iSS duo tO Tie sniiE Col. Oge, who
aipcrcd ior Cen FnYb. said ~ the pniniin had never
proceeded the action iarthr than fo b, gin H. lie de-
.lared that no rcpoil OF te reere record aud
tIai Gen. Fuas Il ii bren adjddged bankrupt There
was an agreement, DE- SseIte, Dc!Oro tho POcc Justice
that tLe plaintiff would accept - "A week. ana that
amount had bcen paid up 10 this time, well tho
counsel Zee $3.50. Judge Van BrDt reserved his de-
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23

Neither the State Line nor the National
Line viii send out theil usual Thursdays scaaes -
Glasgow and London to-day The sailing IL ibe Glasgow
ateaner Is postponed until Friday p0nng and hat II
the London steamer for one week. The Hambprg Line
snnis out the Pommerania with tie foll1wInr list of
sBiOun passengers:
FOR HANBt RG-6p Steosnship Po9msrfnig.--lotn y "a
ber col. D. Wilson ard Nif, Car Horsnann N.s g. p
Ar d. BrtNieF BiulcioA, Adop ph E.,niiD.ui Mia,h IA
Wanrnor paVri Hlr-rhor. - ReuhciIusr J. Atler, 'he
Rev A. j. Ilchberg. D. SoloT~,k, Nhas D. ischcrNuel A
aud ny. cart Martens, Franz schmidt IL
Alex anlel jacob Wi00ck ard wife, I a. nc ap1 wife p
a. Peisrh aud Me DAVID Herman. j. 81, ,nbcrg LOUIS Nu
g. Grevc, Miss ~. MakUS, Miss Annie fnlcr A.ss n e-
dsrch Mira schmidt, MSS Scribe, Mia A. " crr,r NTs
l. " Bower. AlIs. Lnuis kuehlcr
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
srAReING AEERAY IL pATERsoN.

James Mcclellan OF Paterson, y. D., was conf
mit,.d to the county jail in d-anlt Of bail, yesterday
morning 70 answer charge Of having committed an IS
su,t upon James Bay, also OF Paterson. The assault
wss made On Friday night bu the facts were kept back
nnt.! The arrest was do BRAY, who was formerly a
constable was seriously cot mon the arms and head
fT .i.io,s that the aasau entirely without cause
Mcclellan stated after his arrest that tnerc mad been III
feeug between the two for some time on account OF
Hrv'S aitc1ptug 10 outrage ms tMcClelan daughter
ON Ncean's return Friday night nc Saws that he
fund BRAY aud Mrs Mcclellan standing IN the doorway,
Pray wing ais arms about her. Tire two int0
wrgle about the matter, and Bray assaulted the bus
,nd Mcclellan says that hc Knocked down twice,
aud that he stabbed Bray in selfdeience.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
WHY A BROOKLYN OFFICER RESIGNED.

Franklin WoOdIsif yesterday sent to Mayor
Schroeder his resignation frrsn the Brooklyn Board Of
Elections Tho reason assigned In his own words, IL
that tho conduct OF 10y associates, Aessrs Gibertson
snd Patt the last meeting OF the Board leaves me no
other course Il would preserve my selfrespsc" The
ccnurtp referred To was the discharge Of the Repub
can cIek John sherry. Jr, by the Democratic members
after they had pledged themselves Mr Woodruff claims
IN retain him until next MAY Messis Giibertson ans
Pi,tf s,y At Mr. Woodruff mistaken and that rhey
had constantly contemplated the arpoinnen OF Dem
ocrnir clerk There are many candidates Tor r Wood
m IT, place among prominent Republicans. Ripley Ropes
Sanrl Mel Icau, Joseph Reeve DAVID 4. Van Cott, aud
John Wmslow are men toned those frOm whom the
choice Is most likely tn he made. MI sherry, the dis
charged clerk, Is BlsO candidate.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
AUCTION SALE OF sMUGGLED GOODS.

An auction sale Of goods seized by Custom
House officers took place yesterday at the store of Jonh
f. Drapcr * CO.. in Pearl-st The goods were Of sirzres
roa,e from November l 1876 10 July 1871 and were
apraised az an aggregate value Of lO32 There were
279 los lc uding cigars csarettes, su"h gnors gro
c.ries. drugs hardware jewelry. and dry goods The
.i,,ors tobacc, and Uauors we're chiefly from Ha-
,,,r, p-emen and Hamburg. The other goods
were from Liverpool HayTe, Hull Hamburg aud Bremen
The s,,e realized from thiry-ve 10 ity per cent of the
ot,rai.ed yaiuc over twnthrds q inc stlLrd Soo's
y.er. ob,rco and qanrs Of groceries iicre were only
" barrels OF sugar which SOLD i0i - 70 halt
gGe,l.vore corrugated steel shutters appraised az p'S-
wore s0d for l. cents pound \ rachasc oI rNttlS
IRON, Ivrruari. steam 1p Ai9cfi9 tSt -rGN'Ih
her aonra-ed az Ss3S sold FOR $50 slx S-IS nm
br.,s brought from 80 S each. Four pdr, OF tH-
b,o ,o,dore slime. forms. from HaYrc. brought II =
,i Tbrce bntflea oil i've aottleS ot on or shua
Ii - ,sle of German pamphlets md twenty CAKES or
800 were sold Tor $40 About 500 wards ~ SIX we're
soid m -,ecfs bring from 80 ce0ts 10 ~ ~ yal'
III biadmg was RAPID and lie sale Was concluded IN
.vyl 4,
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
povAHl-E RrLEAsED AND REARRESTED.

- Custody on CHARGE OF CON~PtPA'Y.
There arpears 10 have been misundcr-
standing i'm rc 10 the time 81 the release NJ D'naluo
the riitcr Circulating from The time " bis arre-t he
,innd have bcru set ~ liberty at O'Clock, Tuesday
uig,i ~ vaz stated bv Under sheriff Cumine Yesterday
fbat cacua iar from tHe time that The second commit
art was ma i. f,r aye 1avs according to Judge Dono
i-', sentence tine tia oil eSrirc until Yesterday
afternoon At tc ia Yesterday afternoon Donghuc was
found 20, Iy writing surrounIcd by crowd Of viiors
IN conversation With q TPIBUNE reporter. he stated
that he Was eNuecug his discharge every minute and
hat DO ai made nrenaratio take his residence
for f,, davs with Dr. Miller at Bath; and after LEVY
ing Dr. Nicrs he ud Immediately start for IIorneils
viir TIE i.sne OF sic iaper, The Shrtsr. has been
.os n,rcl bc says until tod v. when biz atcn VIII cir
cniai, . 200 cau,es lie thought tho Elie Railwny
c-np4nv r.f.nl~1 10 hcco him " hobhine a' over the
co-rt~v rnn ar.i October elections. so tH2' could
rc.no,, .t,nes r it's own way" "On tnat nOn" NJ
sail / he- .iifer with fhon; ap M regular epfte
e ~ ,ufe with fur vorfu N tho state ana
f,ds II v.nf a fl'fsh on The NJ -" Country to
10, t tlr svfcr,4o - a"AirC snr hero - 'nicnd 10
% 3one pon hcrrg released. II ain re-7rrfled day
IL will h e-r9f nite'rrUe tn iGr. a. intended 10 sd
ar,ss g vor.-n,rcn's mcetDg tonight 10 the lower
part ~ rNe civ"
ahauf 800 - n with ~ order Of dis 'harge. and a
ssrrat; or Donah hue's raarrrat ssued ~ Jrsec of
-tru'ru Cnun " complaint of thr superintendent 6r
fh~ Erin R1lvlv. Tue cDH1n'anf sets nff nat Dnna
tious ~ tho Roroiyrr 'er ylug ihe 11 f- - NJ
l. with sheriff -boIu0oi ard Da'eci," Browne Of ID"
Ir, Rrrv st,rt 4 f1r 10" bfnv b13'. frnr" albany
f-c pa.fy $40 by TIE Sp-Guciann' DIVISION oi u'e
r. g. Railway 90 .ing rInfon. and tleree ~ Beth, tlc
ceuiV rf S-ihen Crgnty, whi"h VIII no rffthHd
About ciri ncinck t"r@ht. ON Douahn"'s arr .'l Le
'c c1IHis-d f.rCvtn"tinU, atf. " NJ cGnU't HiNc
bal b. ,yiI he fcmantel to i, 10 await the action O
the Grand Ju y, when meets OF Sept TO-
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
KNIGHls rEMPL, r TRIEN.lAL cONcLAvE

The trionnial conclave of Knights Templar
will be he'd al Cleveland Tuesday next Tie New
York ana Brooklyn Connandeues will go IN a BODY
but probably POO Of them will attend the Grand Encamp-
m.nt About thirty Grtnd COMMANDERS will be- re- pre-
seDtrd, bringing in their train hundred and fv
Cotnnisndt mes which Will swell the procession 900
swords The Grand Commander Of Ncw-YorE. accom-
tane. by Charles noOma aud Charles Altman, john C.
dsy night from the Grand Central Depot, and will
over sunday Rochester where under escort OF Monroe
COmmandeIy No ~ one hundred strong commanded by
George +. LOder, they Will take a special train on
Monday morning Tor Cleveland. Tho PhLdrl phia Com
panderies will start Tuesday morning thr New
Jersey Commentaries sunday evening. The Buffalo
and Western keuIOrs rDands will go by the LAKE,
acc mpanied by and Of pnsic Chicago, II IA stated
viii send obligation COO strO"g and 81. Louiss
resenfatives cscOTttng Kansas and Nebraska Com
dortes will he fully SOO Srrong. The COMMANDMENTS
from part Of tho country not expected TO return
home before Septy plber B..
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
THAT COLORADO nFErLr.


Vat IL that SchNirTing tnrO ugh the air,
Vat gapcs and starcs the people
Vat run they here. Vat -Un they there,
Vat clang Tie bells m t0w'r unt stoeple,
Vat clamOr young, Vat ciamor old,
Vat clamOr btg und lccflef
Aiasl they clamor all, " Behold.
That Colorado Beetle"
For endless streams Of bnrghers. arYed
Mit plck und spade uDd noe,
Had Islnparts raised in circle charmed
Around the dreaded foe;
Had wagcd o ruthless war amnin
with naphtha, 5enzolne.
But danes und smoke were al IN VAIN
They'd got no Paris Grren'
Uud high above the battles fray,
O'er ditch and rampant dug,
They saw it wing It's airy way
That Colorado Bug!
And now q thousand dollars bo
In bard cash tho reward,
For proof ant DO HE or SUE,
That Colorado Frsudi
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
NEWARK'S NEXT MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
The eampaign for the coming Newark NUM-

cDal election has already begun and ward meetings are
being held nearly every night Workngmens organlza-
lions have been established several wards aud IL Is
believed that they viii take important part in tho
contest 1he Democrats hopeful that the excitement
over the election Of and County CLERK will
result in carrying election is asserted mat
the striktrs aud those symrathung with them look
10 the Democrats as their friends The present
Common Council Is 50 strongly Republican that ;no
Democrats will have 10 elect eleven OF the hftcen
Aldermen 10 control OF the city goyegnme0L The
RopublicanS, who have ten Aldermen WHO hoit over,
need only elect six new Aldermen retain heir
scy They clam that they will carry the lss I'd 3d. ssh,
gfh lOth llth 18Th aud 1ith Wards, aud possibly tao
4th 5tn 6th and ijth The Democrats claim that they
wilt carry the I'd Attn, 5th 6th, 7h, sh, lOh, llth,
I2tn ltn and 18th Wards which would give thcm cou-
tro of the city. TIE Republicans win probably ren0mi-
nate MayOr Yates and IL Is thougnt tnat VIA h. Pine,
vino w,ls elected Alderman rfOm tEe Republican Fist
Wari will he the Democratic nominee Both gentlemen
are well known and highly respected in the community
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23

ago to Henry Donnely, but continued 70 I've Win tne
Iowery family On Monday, Mrs. Yorks, who also
lives in the honse discovered the dead body OF an inrant
in eesspool She informed Mrs Lowery, and the TWO
accused Irs Donnelly OF having given birth 10 emu
and having caused its death. She nj nrst hepe" 1o
nelly fled from the house. aud has thus far escaped pn
suits DR. H. G. v DrIIart made examination OF the
remains ma testified that the child born NJ fui
tcn and that its death had been caused by violence
The Jury rendered n verdict to that ELECT
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23

The number of baskets of peaches received
in this city yesterday 49.472 the receipts the
season are 6l6l26 baskets. Eighteen loads were
shipped through eastward Eightysix carloads FOR this
city, following the comparatively heavy supply OF the
previous day. mado the market drag. especially the
trains were again late Very fair prices however
ohtainrd the quotations being so by 60 cents basket
for plain 75 by 80 for PRIME 10 extra, and ~ by
81 70 for double extra There less choice yellow
mutt In market than Tuesday Tut tho Oldnixons
accommodate most OF the demand.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
TRYING TO GET TO WEST POINT.

A competitive examination OF those desiring
to be nominated for the csdetshp In West Point
Military Academy from the Twelfth Congressional Dis
trie represented by the Hon. Carkson ~ Potter took
plane white Plains yesterday. Tho Board Of Exau-
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23

ANOTHER BREACH OF CHURCH DIsCIrLISE.-
Scene country church Pars0n: Verify, VERIFY say
unto you, there be- Clerk 10 late conIer, with
heavy boots ascending gallery stir0 Soilenoe In tAe
gallery !-lJudy.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23
IsFANTICIDE AT WHITE PLAINS

Coroner Scliirmer of White Plains, was called
Tuesday to investigate a case Of infAnticida
woman who had been employed 10 the family OF John
LowerY IA a domestic married about two months
New-York tribune., 1877-08-23

ners consisted OF ex-Jndge Leonard, Frederick shoa
nard and Col Symonds OF Sing Sing. graduate OF West
Point Twelve candidates presented themselves for
animation. The result not announced last evening
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-02

THE FoUgTH.-Owing to the exer-
tons of Mr.. Jack Levy, who is chief
engineer OF the affair. Seattle is to have
a lively little celebration on the Fourth,
Notwithstanding the lateness Of the
hour at which preparations were com
meaccd. The regatta promises TO be
more interesting than that Of last year
Is the Indications are that the wind
will be more favorable. Already sever
oil boats have been entered At Mr..
Levy's. and others are getting in trim
for the race. BY Tuesday evening
there will doubtless be quite list en-
tered. The Whitehall rowing race In
the evening also bids fair to be Of no
small interest The main feature Of the
amusements viii doubtless be the shoot
ing match betweea the Victoria and
Seattle teams. and the base ball game,
also between the Victoria aud Seattle
boys, at the race track. Walking II
creased pole. for ten dollar prize. off
the old bark Windward. aud the sports
on Occidental Square will bo very
amusing The dance on the ground at
the race track in the evening, and the
ball in the pavilion here promise to con-
tribute an immense amoant at pleasure
and viii doubtless be we'll paironizrd.