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JOLLY ARr0ys ON THE SOUND.
Fun Enongh to satisfy Them until their Next
Masquerade Ball

The AriOn Singing Society. the old rival OF
the LiedcrkranZ Society enjoyed an excursion TO
Cold Spring Grove on the Sound. yesterday.
The grove is not fnr from Huntington. Long
Island. The steamboat Thomas Powell and the
barge ANNA were lnshcd together. and they
carried thousand cxcursionists. Pondcrous
singers in straw hats with ilapping brims and
crowns, covered about with red and pink lace.
stood ut the entrance to the bout when she
started. to see that none except the best song.
stcrs went on board. Tables were quickly spread
and bnr established and the Germans were
soon merry in drinking lager and sing
ing. After song tho singers would
march to the lager beer stand. with
their hands on each others shoulders
mock court. wherein John j. Dichl the Essex
street undertaken. was accused Of selling lager
ON Sundny. was held in the saloon cabin. aud
Judge y. lrringrr President uf the surirty
condemned him to furnish bucr enough Tor the
court and iis hangers on tu drink. Then took
pia.r the old march to the lnr.. In the menu
while there WIS dancing on the barge. At She
GROVE the musicians ..rOwlr somewhat hrcausc
they had not had enough lager FURNISHED them
during the trip. \ platform fnr dnngiug was
found on land. Sorir mysterious trunts were
Opened ON board the steamboat. Men and
women dressed IN The fantastic costumes pulled
from H." trunks. amt. alter training ~ IN" boat.
HStunishrd thrrNcursipnist- Oh shore by march,
ing. on the dancing platform. Thcy were the
fUilN company.
After season ~ fun and frolir. tho cxcur-
siunisi~ started Tor Tie boat bu, some OF tho
lolly onlcrrs ol the, society. to make fun. pre-
tended to b' lett hc,tind. They ran to the pi"r.
expecting TINT tbs bout would bnck MI for them.
but 1t did not. Then President Bcringcr found
u rowbult and invited Mr. knmumnun aud Mr..
Newman 10 accompany him To the Powell. All
went we'll until Mr. Newman got into III" row.
hoat. He weighed about 300 pounds When he
sat down on one side OF the shell 1t tipped over
and tho three spHshrd into the wnt'r Tho
Powell backed NJ to the pier and took them.
dripping ON board. The President un the way
down thr Sound. made many Sp 'ech.s on the
subject Of thrrr-ccnt beer. He believed hc saii.
Gcorgr Ehrct. tue brewer. who stood hv. would
sWnd by him. Mr.. Ehrt made 40 response.
Tho eNrursiunsis did not return until late in
the evening,
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sNokINa srNlcrIy ronnlDplN.

and request that no person should go back
and forth between the mrciin. pavilion and
an adjoining lager beer saloon during the re-
lgious services. Ca on" side Of the pavilion
there was wooden partition. separating tho
saloon from the meeting. In this partition
however. there was a doorway. The request
ior persons not Ia pnss through this doorway
was unherdcd, and TN" k.V Mr.. Hopkins had
the doorway hlockadcd with n stepladder. some
furniture. and rubbish. The blockade Wac
cnectual.
The Hey. T. Hopkins and sister Jane Benson
occupied the pr.Wchers' stand. From we'll
,humbed Bible the Roy. Mr. Hopkins read u fcw
selections. The congregation eVinced some
uncasiness. aud the clergyman exclaimed:
" Please To quiet yourselves. my friends. We
have a constable on tho ground who will arrest
those persons who disturb the meeting. Re-
member. God is IN our midst. and We must b..
respectful IA a meeting held in his name
Tho congregation became quiet. and the Rev.
Mr.. Hopkins prayed long ana icrvently.
Sister Jane Benson. a cuuely culorcd maiden
Of about - summers preached an earnest srr-
mon. taking for her text the ilrs; verse OF tho
nineteenth Psalm: Tho heavens declare the
glory. OF God, and the ornament showcth His
handiwork'
The services were varied hy the singing Of
several old-inshioncd Methodist HYMNS.
The meetings are 10 DO continued through
this week.
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NOT ENICIIr FOR TIE SEisON.
The wisc and Fan Of Excursion Party.
spirits-A Conductors Hard Task.

Most Of the invited guests TO the opening
OF the Brooklyn. Fatbush and Coucy island
Railroad extension TO Hunters Point last week
were delighted with the possession ot what
they each thought was n two years pass. good
for gentleman and NJ many ladies ~ he could
escor, from Long Island City or tho Fatbush
avenue depot To the Brighton Hotel. The libcr-
atty Of the road was highly praised. and ms
each man pulled of the tissue paper from his
brilliantly engraved invitation. and took out
the coupon slip OF what ho thought was u
biennial favor. he wondered. on seeing his
neighbor do the same thing at the lavish dis
tributon Of passes. Many showed outward
signs OF satisfaction Mt the distinction which
they thought had lccn con'crrnd upon thcm.
One brooklyn politician said: Why, see 1t is
sood for q, AND ss All iSSa i9r me
in the line I've ever rot, and | have always
dcad-headed il when could"
As the pnrlor cars slipped ont Of Long Island
City they carried n high. spirited crowd. Pros
emily the conductor pushed through waving his
punch, and hawling Tor tickets. Is las, IL he
got hold ~ the slips he ,oru of the first coupon.
punched II. md put Y N HE pocket Panic
followed IN his wake. Conductor. give me
back my PASS Conductor. that's good for
runG through the ear. and men jumping from
their seats grabbed Tor tho tickets very much
ns though they were drowning men rlutching
for strawS. The conductor said: " Gentlemen.
these tickets are good Tor one trip oulV and
ihN Trip may hr made today or on any DAY IN
the season Of 1873 or 1879. We can't hcuihcnd
the multitude Groans ana signs follow 'i.
and long faces were whore faces wreathed with
smiles ruled before.
The scene. in which the conductor was the
moving figure. lnsted through the eight parlor
ears. except that al points where there were
groups 81 men The cNplctiVhs We're ~ strong as
ever kcaruey could MAKE them. Whom thu
conductor reached the end of the train he WAS
almost exhausted with making explanations.
and ~ he made his return trip. he said that II
was like going through a crowd ut Il funeral
Five thousand invitations were sent out, and
moro than hall Of them were sent a. railroad
men In all sections OF the country. Tho order
was given that the tickets should los so pre-
pared that they would be good for ono trip at
any time TINS season or next that the guest
choose TO use them. An unskilful wording OF
them made them read: Pass Mr.. - and
ladies' on or after opening day. Aug. g. 1878.
from L. l. city or fiatbush avenue d pot.
brooklyn. 10 brighton Beach. Good Tor scissors
~ 1875 and 1873 The disappointed throng
did not recover their cheeriu,nesS until the
champagne had begun to flow at the hotel dinner.
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girls. An old gangpnnk that had been discard
ed because boot heels hud worn great holes here
md there IN II. lay On the pier or rather on an
old. broken steamship screw. II made a royal
src-suw. and it rrcakcd with n shivcry noise all
day. with twenty or thirty girls on each end
tcterinf NJ and down.
Whch would you rather do, tcter or 70
tO COrcy Island - two little girls with clean
faces and bit OF ribbon ON their dresses were
asssywJ, ,,., -,
was tho rely Of tho Older and Mary Ann
smiled but snid nothing and an aged woman
with trillcd white cap. took up the talk and
s snc, Ay, rs = foinc time the children are
II. Aud all yon mothers are having us good n
time ~ iheyy'
Truth. an you never said trucr word.
Thus with tho children thousands OF the
pcoplc get their Sunday enjoyment right ut
home.
In the hot sands Of Tomplins square there
Tns much rollickins and rumping OF children.
Along East Seventeenth street two Ennts hnr-
messed to u little cart gave free exhibition that
the men looked la2y NJ, the women Laughed at.
and the children played with all day long
In Roosevelt street. near Water u huggnrd-
looking mother sat with her baby In her lap.
The little things face was whittier than any sur
rounding thing. and the lips were colnrlrss 1t
lay with It's face up and its eyes were set and
CLASSY. The mother rocked II gently to and FRO
by Il motion Of the knee, and often she looked
down In lis face with n look rs. full Of tender
ness and love rs ever mother showed. coarse as
she WIS in feature and manner.
I'm giving my laby some fresh mir. It's
worry sitting and hot IN my rooms"
have hoen put: Isn't II diving? 2"
Yes. poor thing. and Inc woman bent over
and pressed her lips to its check The air
does it good. II doesn't fret here. But in the
night II gct'S faint
Many others probably spent Sunday as this
mothcr did. but even to them tho day was y re-
lief for They could give their whole time to their
little sufferers.
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MAkING TIE nOODS ZINC.
Yesterday. Service, at the Coiored Camp
Meeting In Canar.Ie Grove.

About 5000 persons, white and coorcd, at
tended the colorcd peoples camp meeting in
Canarsic Grove. Long Island. last evening.
When the Rev. Mr.. Brookes blew his big tin
horn TO call the people to the preachers stand.
all of tho seats were filled and more than half
OF the congregation were obliged 10 remain
standing The large attendance was owing To
the distribution of n circular throughout New
York. brooklyn and Jersey CITY. Tho circular
was headed Come one. como all. 10 tho
Colorcd Methodist Union Camp Meeting ut
Canarsir. and WIS signed low the Roy. L. Hop
kins n well known negro rcNiva.i.t.
Til" pavilion and grove wrr" illuminated hy
u brilliant locomotive headlight. which hal
been borrowed from the Long Island hailroud
Company. and WIS hung up over the preachers
stand. \ large black hoard loaned 10y the tr1~-
tees ~ CanGrbic public school. WIS raised in
front OF the congregation. Upon II was chalkcd
In large letters:
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DENNIS KEiRyHr,s NOTIONS.
A Expounded In OH-Ifand style TO m Inter-
viewing Boston Reporter.

Boston. Aug. 10 In reply to the Globe
reporters questions. Kcarncy said:
Tho limo of demarkation between the rich
ana the poor Is drawn more closely hero than
in California. or course there is the same
.pirit OF shoddy aristocracy sprn!;ing upthere.
but. thanks 10 the WorlsinEmens party. It mas
received It's deathblow. anticipate u like re-
suit in Massachusetts. Ii the wOrkinemen or
game thoroughly and work in harmony. they
viii carry the State in spite Of all opposition.
poll tax or no poll taN am in hopes to
be- able TO forge the connecting link be-
tween the worklngmen OF the lacihr slope
aud those of the Atlantic States. under the
ring Of the true naIne-Workingmen party
which VIII become the great national
party of the future. having for its object
the greatest good of the greatest number. /
find the main body OF the working people here
ali right. but with divided confidence in the
different leaders some of whom. ia my opinion.
ARE trying t. make contract with the man in
the moon. The workingmen don't want to get
skim milk here and wait to get the cream on
tho other side of the clouds. In Other words.
they want practical men and practical issues.
The great danger il that the wgrkingnicn may
be captured 10y the politicians. The old cut and
dried idea Of organized meetings must be
abandoned. IL NJ convention the work
inemeu should bee captured 10y the politi-
clans, let them come out and appeal
onceTss to p'b b. elected by tn The Work ngmans
purity should be drafted from among the ranks
OF labor. and as soon N man Ii found wire
y candidate for Office should be elected without
any expense 10 himself. and should consider
himself III the servant of the people subject 10
their will failing 10 comply with the wishes OF
his constituents he should resign when called
upon 10 do 50 by convention assembled Tor
that purpose. or he treated 10 dose OF hemp at
the nearest lnmppost.
voted for Hayes. 1t was my maiden vote
and am sorry 10 say east for fraud. Til
den Is Il chip OF the same block. The votes II
over 10000 dead men WIRE ciist for Hayes at the
Presidential election. IL is u matter of history
and no one IN California ur"truds TO doubt IT,.
shall call on Wendell Phillips at the earliest
opportunity. | revere the old silVcr-tungurd
orator who has devoted his life Ia a warfare
against every form of slavery. As for many
other men whom you may call distinguished. |
regard them rs blatant hlath"rskitos. generally
Ike 10 ulck my company. and don't like 10 ASSOC
clato with thieves. When am ~ home keep
To- myself mos, Of the time. | would rather
dine WIN friend ON n twenty-five cent meal
that with the Governor OF the State ! have tue
cause al IN" WurkinEmcn in my heart. and
propose 10 make II tho work Of my life tncloVatr
labor and amcliorac the condition of my tel
low men. To THIS end expect tu labor while
life lnS,s. and whether the end comes early or
late. know that there will ho some one To- an
swer the call OF Next. aud take my place"
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BOSTON .IT THE FRONT.
Chicago Defeated In Three Games AT the Hub
The Fight for Third Place.

Boston can almost claim the pcnnant Of
1873. Its nine never exhibited strength AS u
rallying team moro conspicuously than in the
contests with tho Chicago team in Boston last
week. The nine began with score OF | to u in
the unfinished three innings game, and follow
ed 1t with three successive victories won by
scores Of 2to |, To q and 2 TO |, the last game
being an exciting struggle during eleven in
nngs. The victories give tho Reds five gnmes
won out of nine games that the two clubs have
played. The Chicago nine will hayu heavy up
hill work To- recover lost ground.
The victories scored by the Providence nine
over the indianapolis team will have the effect
OF making the contest between Providence and
Cincinnati interesting Cincinnati leads Mt
present by 81 won games To q. but the Provi-
lcnce nine have throe more games 10 play than
the Cincmnatis have Boston will no doubt
take first place, Chicago second, and Milwaukee
the tail end. The record 10 to-day is:
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ANOTHER ROAD M0RIG1GED.
Securing Bonds for Extending Rapid Transit
Thronah the saM.M KIver Valley.

On the 23d ult there was recorded in the
Registers Office mortgage for II .sO0.OO0 given
10y the New York City and Ncrthcrn Railroad
Company TO George Silsman Scott and oliver
Hazard Palmer, trustees. The roads run from
tho junction Of the Harlem and East rivers to
or near kingsbridge. thence northerly through
Yonkcrs. Grcenbureh. Mount Pleasant Ossin-
ing. New Castle Yorktown. Carmel. and south
east. and terminating on the Harlem Railroad
near Brcwstcrs. in Putnam county. The bonds
secured by this mortgage are of two kinds. 400
Of them being for $500 each and 600 for
81 900 each. Tho bonds are for 7 per cont in
trrrs,. nrr dated May |. 1878. and are due in
1905. Three hundred thousand dollars IL re-
served from the sale III the bonds for the pur-
pose OF putting down double tracks and for
purchasing additional terminal facilities. The
mortgage provides that in cAsc the interest
shall be- in default for twelve montlis the whole
Of the principal shall become due. and IL also
provides that in cnsc OF such default, and upon
the written request of one-;hird II the holders
~ the bonds. the trustees shall sell by auction
all the rights and property Of the rond. Tho
mortgage is secured 10y lien upon tho com
and also upon all the tools. rolling stock ma
chine shops, equipments and d"puts. the
bonds are signed by the President aud Treas
urer and countersiGned by the trustees.
The mortgage Includes all the interest in the
road formerly known rs the New York and
Boston Railroad, and the other promises CON
vrycd 10y Eugene " pomerOy as referee to tho
Farmers Loan ana Trust Company on juno
T. 1876. and also a lease nt the New York.
Wcstchcster and Putnam Railroad COMPANY
and all tho rights oi Jesse Seligman and John
Crossley Brown. trustees. Persons connected
with tho New York City and Northern road al
lego thnt II Is contemplated to Amulgamute with
one of the elevated roads rs soon as possible -
Ms To accommodate residents along the line IL
tho road doing business IN this city. Mr. Stout.
National shoe and Leather Bank. lie Was City
Chamberlain under Fernando Wood.
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THE CONFLICT or THE IGEs.
Christianity's Struggle Against Kntionaiism.
MoridIinsss and InGdeIIty.

FAIRPOIST y. Y, Aug. 1.-THE important
event Of the day at the Chautauqua Assembly
wns the sermon by the Rev. Ira q. Bidwell OF
Buffalo from Genesis ill.,. Is. He said tho
struggle OF the serspent against God through the
ages was thrown in Eyes tr0nsgrcssion. in
Ahel's murder. in NoGh's drunkenness. in the
killing OF the Egyptians by Moses. in Dayid's
adultery. and at last by the crucillxOn
IL Christ. But three days after. the high
carnival of he'll was suddenly spoiled
10y the news that Jesus had risen from
the tomb and had been seen upon the streets
Blu; the battle went on. and the same conflict Of
sin. srhism. and the clash OF personalities con
tnurd. Satan girded himsclf tor the Inst phase
OF the conflict OF the ages. lie attempts 10 UNI
settle the faith ot individual men, and works by
Satan right and left wings in the conflict Of
the centuries aud Of all tlne. Morldlin"ss is
temporiz"d religion let down to the sniioeal ng
level Of pride fashion. ease luxury seilshncss :
Christianity in the theatre. ballroom. nj the
rcecourse, at the card ta1lr. at the wine cup;
ing poor widows houses Christianity with
modified and mutated doctrines. The world
Illness which is IN hl our churches crurlilrs
Christ airesh. The ske ntlcism OF the French
and Germans is chant ioned by schools OF
American minnows that swim in their wake.
Rationalism is inndrity gone to seed its whole
drift is to Kill the Lord Jesus Christ. and to do
il with Judas kiss. Never WAS this Satanic ne
tlvty SO noisy or SO yirulcnt rs nov. The
Christian ministry should lei rntlnnaism alone.
except on certain occasions II feeds on At"n-
ton and opposition. We can quietly sell out the
ground On which inndrty stands as
the Roman Senate sold tho ground
upon which Hannibals victorious army was
encampod. and this can be done IN our prayer
md sabbath school rooms. The cross viii gain
the final victory: of this We arc assured. 1t
must rise before US like Consiantnc's vision.
IN hOc Sgn0 rmces Thank God for "A cross
whose socket IL the empty sepulchrc. WHOSE
head rest, in the heart 81 God. and whose arms
once burdcncd with the bleeding BODY OF the
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Tcstlng - Life Preser,cr.

A life rrcscrvcr. invented by Conrad Behre
Holc,c. \ =. wa. cxhilhicd az the battery ycstcr
dav Il il OF un -iN feet long and fourteen nchc, wide
snd deep II Is pointed abruptly al tile ends and at
emit is small mast with sail of thin canvas feet
square. An rul with lesiicn weight al the md
runs urou-h tue vessel sN feet hrow the bottom. and
prevents it, ups, From the deck the rod projects
about feet ami small fastened 10 L.
The interior j. divided into sN compartments each beng
water u-ht one ~ these which N two fcct IN ength,
Viii carry prov isiuus urec weeks. There strap
Ia buckle the either sitting
q rccumhcn; posture. The hunt weighs ntN pounds and
The rod and weight tvontynv pounds II supports only
person. who strnddlcs It with his legs IA the water
although he vary his position by stretching his feei
the deck sitting cross legged. Tie boat breastee
The small VI the bay yesterday with great ste adj
ia
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s. Flamhoroush Frazier cow Raw
- Egypt GrO-nn, Liverpool July 81 and Quee nstowI
iu. !.
s. Nodcilnnd. Rardc. Antwerp.
- HI lnmuud. Kelley. Lswc-. Del
- Ethiopia. Campbell. glasgow Aug. I.
= Gamma. Lcddcnat bermuda.
shin southern thrf. Higgins Boston
Hark John liannct, fcdnnc. Belfast
bark Murray. Jr.. Hartman, Havana
Hark ElhH. Pierce. Havana
BARK Skrrrvvurr. craig. taiharen.
Hris Gala. kuguicro. Naples
Briu Clara Irukif~. Dodge Lisbon
Bris Aicri Lindsey. Maracnho
srir Gcurgr u. Douglass. Bryan san salvador,
Schr B 4 lHrnhHm. HilAtN. MaracaibO
Also Tie usual cuastW IN. vessels
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THE MYSTERIOUS MisKED LADI.
4 Story that Is Told Of AiexandrIna, Princes.
0f Wales.

Al the masked ball lately giVenh y Frances,
Countess Nadcginyr, n lady OF distinguished
appearance. dressed in black and wearing "A
domino. observed two gentlemen who were con
ycrstng unmasked in an alley of the beautiful
gardens AT Strawberry Hill. she approached
in Il light and bnntoring tone. The elder of her
male lntcrlocuturs was assured by what tho
AntiuuRry would have called his fair enemy
that she know all about him and could and she
would, tell him many quepr stories about him
self. Well able 10 dclond himself in tongue en-
counters the gentleman, whose vii and pr'Si-
UIgr wore once the delight II tho House OF Com
scntec replied that II she knew even II titho of
the mischief that he had done In life she would
compel him 10 borrow her domino. Garry
ing the war into the onemys country. ho
proceeded lcstingly 10 impugn her as
scron that She was u married woman.
and accused hor of having escaped from
boarding school 10 take part in the strawberry
HIN gayctics. His younger male companion.
being scarcely inferior in badinuGc, asked per-
mission to touch her marriage ring and, ac-
copting the gloved hand which she promptly
extended, remarked, after satisfying himself rs
20 the correctness OF her claim. that 80 fair II
.nge WAS worthy Of more respectful salutaiOn,
his lips. After II diversified conversation,
which lasted about 4 quarter OF an hour, the
Indy gldcd gracefully away. leaving her COM
pnnlons IN puzzled mystery as 10 her Identity.
Ihclr guosses were more ingenious than cor
rect but the sentiments Of the elder gentleman
may be more easily imagined than described
when an hour later he was laughingly informed
by tho lady Of tho most exalted rank III the ns-
sembly lthe Princess OF Walcsl that sho herself
was the escaped boarding school miss ana TINT
the domino which she had removed from her
lace was at his servIce-to hide his bushes.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Nr. am
flai 10 Nc that my niond Had tine has consented t.
take the Congressional nomination in the Third Now
Jersey District don't know Whether ht h. mndp him
scli - wei Know u Monmouth tt, %. hr iid dummy
MS rcshi nee m lAfnlp IT, hut SNOW tNf Nc IA an DO
ms dstnrt credit lu iul-i,.. llr BE-. % chufnlu4 cen
Ncrsttluhnlst, brilliant. lnHl huarr and furHktr
ana 4 htld uur liupI QUA Democrat nrmn..
IHrN at tile IhIrd Dl.trct 60 bee represented h "A
tuuitV Il ~
ILzABI1H Au. p
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WASHINGTON, Aug, Shorty aftor10o'clock
last night, as Mr, Elabo III Pierce. of als y street "
was en- route for home, she was approached ON SIKH,
street, near Missouri avenue, by negro who demanded
her money A. the frightened lady turned In run from
him. he sriIed her by the threat And. AFTER choking nor
threw her Violently 10 the ground lie then kicked her
several times. and would m all probability have kll,d
her had he not been frightened OH by Ier.nns nupronc
ng me negro took several packages from the lady and
the uatiu his 4