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The New York herald., 1878-10-08
BASEBALL.
AN EXCITING CONTEST ON THE CAPIToLINE
GROUND BETWEEN TIE FLYAwAYs AND HUD-

AN EXCITING CONTEST ON THE cAPIToLINE
GROUND BETWEEN TIE FLYAwAYs AND HuD-
soNs-oTHER GAMES.
Fully one thousand spectators were assembled at
the Capitoiine Ground yesterday 10 witness
the third game Of tbs Metropolitan championship
series between the Flyaways, Of this city, and
Hudsons, OF Brooklyn-the two leading clubs in the
race ior the peunant and silver ball. Botn clubs had
out their strongest mines aud did utmost 10 wn
The Flyaways and showed signs OF being
overan xlous to win Their chances for the
champio onship, It might be said, hung on
the result OF the game while their opponents
still mad chance 10 tie il win in they were
the iesers The Hudsons the bat frst Farrell
getting mis- base error by Cramor. Raleigh hit
TO Towart who threw Farrell at second baso Joe
Farrell reached first error by Loughlin, and
both mon scored their some wild throws by
The Flyaways, who got completely .srattiedn after
Loughn made error when he should have made a
double play. In the third inning the Hudsons scored
another run on hit by q. Raleigh and an error by
adsworth Alter the arst second strikers were
disposed of 10 the fourth innipg r. smith made u
base and AcCord ana G. Raeigh followed with SIN
gc base hits which gave the Hudsons the only
they got in the game. The Flyaways made good
attempts score in the first, fourth, nth and
nnings but smut out each time by the nno held
ing OF the HudsonA Following Is the score:-
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tween the two contending oarsmen by cross letters
that the defeated should receive from the victor
the sum OF 81. 900 in the same 10 be paid him
from purse aud that the proceeds OF grand re-
ceptlon, TO be given at the Victoria Skating Rink,
for which tickets at twenty-five TO nity cents eacn
should be issued and the amount Ruaranteec AZ
81, ,O00 should also given tho defeated man. All
this your correspondent knows TO be a TACT, having
seen the agreement iD Montreal before the race.
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THE RIFLE.

Ono hundred and ninety members Of tho Seventh
regiment Of the National Guard shot at tho 200 aud
800 yards ranges At Crcsdmoor yesterday afternoon
and sixty-nine oi th0m qualified new mark smon +"
The days shooting competed the annual rfo practice
for this organization, ana raj sed the number o marks
mans badges won by It's members this year 10 total
OF 325.
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HANDBALL AND RACKETS.

Al McQuadc's Court yesterday Messrs. II. Mccarthy
and Q. Reagan defeated Messrs X. Irwin and J.
OShaughncssy, bes, two 10 tnrce games, at hand5al
scoring 81, 10 and q against Ia 81 aud 1s racket
match was also played, IN which Mr. Van 0psta
scored 2l IL aud Fl and Mr. Cummings 16, II and TO-
At Hicks Court Hobokcn. Professor Kcating de-
feated Professor Manning tnrco oil four games at
Engisn rackets. The American racket match be-
tween Mr. Thomas Curry. OF Brookyn, and Mr.. J. h.
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SEVENTH REGIMENT VETERANS.

The hfy-fourth anniversary Of the Seventh Rcr.
mont Veteran Corps was celebrated by from auy 10
sixty gentleman at Deimonico's last night Colonel
Clark and Lieutenant Colonel Fuxgsrad OF tho active
regiment, snd Quartermastcr L. w. Winchester
AuJu'ant n. w. bostwick and Edward Kemp, OF tho
veterans, were among the noucrcd ieastcrs Toast
meat
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OcO7e Uy 1THtHyss
lst. ID. 3d. 4th 5u. 6h tn. Sah 9th.
yiyaway....... o Q 0 90
Runs earned-Hudson, i: Fiayaway, .. First base
by errors-Hudson, 4; Fiyaway. q Total lcft on
bases-Audson, o; Flyaways, s. Total base hits
Hudson, 9; Fiyaway. l. struck ou,-Hudson, Il;
Fiyaway, l. Umpire-ME Clare OF Orange Club.
Time Of gsme-One hour aud thirty minutes.
The game Inc Union Ground tween the New
York and Witoka clubs was OF the series for
the Metropolitan pienship, both clubs violated
the rules BY taxing on illegal players 10 Nil up their
pines The game Tor Tho cha am ponship will not be
played until next week. The playing Ia this gamo
Was excelent, both fielding IN brilliant styie
Following ID the score:-
The New York herald., 1878-10-08
FLEETWOOD PARK.

Two trotting events took place at Feetwood
PARK yesterday. which drew a respectable number Of
spectators. The track In lne condition and the
contests exciting. The first event on the card was a
match for 500 between H. Smiths bay golding Aleck
urotter) and f. lyIers black geding Charley (pacer
mile heats best three Ave, harness The trottor
Aleck had the call in tho betting at IS 10 90 but the
PAGER, VINO was driven by Johnny Murphy, won the
race In three straight heats
The second event was tor purse and stake OF 500,
mile heats best three In 1ve in harness. All OF the
brown mare Bess, II. Haney's bay marc Minnie H
+. Tylers bay eelding Bind Boy and J. jones' bay
mare Belle. Blind Boy decided iavorte in tho
betting over the others at $50 TO 500 Tho was
won oy Bind Boy in three straight heats handily.
The following are the
SUMMARIZES.
FLsErwooD PARK. n. RorTING-MoNDAY. Oct
z ls7s:-Match $lo0; mile heats, best three IN i've,
harness.
Starters
f. Tylar,s blk. q. Charley lpacerl. l
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BRINToN RANGE pRrzEs.

These sxquisitey finished prizs badges, ordered by
Governor Mcclellan, General Mott anu WIN Hayos, TO
bc shot Tor At Brinton Range to-day were auished In
Newark yesterday and placed on exhibition.
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MOVEMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN
CRICKE rERS.

TORONTO, Ont, Oct. Z, 1878.
The Australian crickoters arrived here to-iay.
Tomorrow and Wednesday they will play twenty
two picked from the Province Of Ontario, anu will
thcn proceed TO Montreal
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AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.

SECOND DAT OF THE FALL MEETING AT
JEROME PARK.
The following are the entries and the odds lard
against the horses IN the four that will be run
tins atlernoon:-
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THE BONNER FAILURE.

Stephen H. otin, the referee appointed In the mat
ter OF tnc assignment Of John Bonner & Co.. made
report yesterday the petlten Of Stout Il Co.,
Leavitt hunter and Ham Munroe, creditors Of the
bankrupt firm, wncn was nied in the Court OF Corl-
mon Pleas He hnds OF fact Lhe 31st
OF August, 1877, Bonner Co. lent to Stout Cs.
$780, 900, Tor which they received as security 500
shares The capital stock OF The Western Union Tel
egraph Company that in December OF the same year
they lent Leavitt hunter 900, for which
they received security 400 shares OF tns CON-
mon stock Of the Chicago, milwaukee aud 81. Paul
Railway Company, and that IN November OF the
same year they lent 10 Ham x Munros $50, ,000 ior
winch they received security ono coupon bond
OF the Union Pacific Railroad Company OF tue face
valuc OF $4 900 that Bonner Il Co., on the 10th vf
December, 1871, borrowed from Schafer Brothers
$780, 900, payable demand, Tor which they wrong
fully pledged all OF the above stock. together win
200 shares OF the capital stock oil the BANKERS and
Brokers' ASSOCIATION; that Schaicr Brothers, after
having demanded payment from tho assignee OF
Bonner Il Co. and giving duo notco 10 him, sold all
the securities mentioned above, realizing thereirom
the net sum Of sos. 1888 L. leaving surplus
aoovc their debt OF So, ,495 &C. The pctItoncrs hav
ing agreed to the proportionate division Of tins
the referce adds that in his opnion an order
should entered directing Scnaier Brothers 10 pay
over this surplus to the petitioners
The New York herald., 1878-10-08
BELMONT PARK.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct Z, 1873
This the rst day Of the fall trott.ng meeting At
Belmont Park Summaries follow
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-21
ASIA.
The Chinese Famine Ended--A Disastrous
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Outbreak nj

TIE Chinese Famine Ended--A Disastrous
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Outbreak ut
Toxic.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-HOng Kong ad-
vices to August %, say that rain has fallen
abundantly in the northern provinces of China,
and good harvest Unexpected. No further e.
vastatlons by the famine is anticipated.
Hostile demonstrations against English mis-.
sonaries in the interior Fukiou provinces and
destruction of life and property are threatened.
The consular authorities are taking protective
measures.
A decree has been issued at Marking, order
ing the c0nfscatloE of every house rented for
opium moking.
Aa inundatiOn at Kinkiang causes great dis
tress. Business is suspended in the Chinese
quarters. Many houses were washed away and
several lives lost.
The Governor General of Manchuria is about
to be despatched on special mission to Rus
STA Tor the supposed purpose of demonstrating
against Russian encroachment on the extreme
north of China.
was mutinous outbreak of disconnected sold
Iery 1n Toxic on the nights of August 90 and
~. A portion of regiment of imperial
guards, dissatitied with the awards of presents,
decorations, etc., for service during the rebel
lion of the last year, formed a conspiracy to
seize the arms and leave their barracks, prob
ably with the purpose of demaudipg expana-
tons from the leading members of the govern
ment. But their full intention remains I'M
known. The plot was discovered and ample
precaution taken. AT the same time hun
bred rioters succeeded in forcing their way out
of quarters. After numbering two officers they
were confronted by an overpowering force and
reduced to submission.
The second rising was less serious and was
partially successful attempt to set at liberty
the mutineers arrested on the frat occasion.
About twenty lives were lost 10 both disturb
ances, Quiet has been restored and the EN-
peror started on a journey through the north
ern provinces Aug 80, accompanied by men,
bers OF the imperial family and few of the
ministry. He will be absent two months.
ID. w. Jones, an American, manager of the
government sheep farm in Shimosa, 40 miles
from Toxic, was attacked by three Japanese
while sleeping on the night of August 80, and
was severely cut with sv ord.s An American
named Russell was slightly wounded in the
atfray. Two of the assailants were captured.
Jones recovery is hoped for.
The news of the reciprocal treaty between
the United States and Japan produces a re.
markable sensation, especially in the British
legation, where it is felt that great advance
in American interest had thus been made, and
that British influence would correspondlngly
decline.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-21
ALL FOR LOVE.
A Young Woman Shot by a WouId-be
LQYer-Suicide nj the M urderar

A Young Woman Shot by a WouId-be
Lover-Suicide Of the Murderer,
LOWELL, Mass, Sept. 2O-About O'Clock
this afternoon. Frederick Sproat shot and in
stantly killed Laura E Hunt. He then dis
charged bullet into his own brain which re-
suited in death at Z o'clock. Both worked IN
Boott S. cotton mills in the same apartment.
Sproat occupying the position known as ''sec-
ton hand" He had for some months endeay-
Ored to wait on the girl who repealed his
advances. This noon he borrowed a 7-barr4led
revolver OF a friend saying he wished to buy
one like it and wanted it as sample. 1t is
evident he had already found his murderous
purpose. AT time stated he requested to see
her at the door of the mill. After considera-
BILE reluctance she went down and they were
seen to converse several minutes. Suddenly
he drew revolver from his pocket and empted
two barrels into her left temple. She dropped
dead at his feet when he followed up the terri
BILE deed by committing suicide. He was un-
conscious till his death and SO could make no
statement nor did he leave any written ex-
PLANTATION. He has borne good reputation for
sobriety, qaietness and general good character.
Miss Hunt was member of the first Congre-
gational church and borne an irreproacbable
name. Sheiwas not waited on by any rival of
whom Sproat conld be Jealous She was about
% years old and he the same age. The Hunts
lived in respectable style and came here some
years since from Maine. The terrible affair
has produced great sensation here.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-21
REPRESENTATIVE HALE'S
VIEWS.
As Expressed to a WASH,

As Expressed to n Washington Reporter.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Eugene Hale, chair
man of the Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee, in an interview with Star report
or, IN answer to the question whether any
change was contemplated in the conduct of the
campaign, based on the election in Maine, says !:
we DO not l know there has been a good
deal OF talk recently about change of base by
the Republican party on financial issues, but
there is nothing in it. We will keep to our old
programme. Thesspeakers this committee are
sending out West to help in the canvass are
the same. All of them hold the same views as
those who made the fig ht for US in Maine. Mr,
Gorham and have agreed upon this. They
are the kind Of men to make our fight out West
for sound money and redeemable currency"
He denied that the Republicans would
go out of the way to make any overtures what
ever to the Greenback party. He declared the
committee would not counsel the support of a
Greenback candidate in a district where they
could beat the Democratic nominee by so doing,
and said IAN honest financial policy is one upon
which we must make the fight The standard
we upheld in Maine must not be lowered an
inch. By coalescing with any man unsound in
his financial views we would lose moral strength
and gain no votes. AT that kind of game
the Democrats could always beat u.s. Our only
path of safety is to keep right along"
In regard to Mr.. Gorham's Newark speech,
he said be only represented his (Gorham's) own
views. Mr.. Gorham had never dictated to the
on the committee. He (Hale) did not think it
would be the better plan to retire National bank
notes and substitute greenbacks for them. He
was totally opposed to such course.
He expresses the opinion that Gen. Buffers
chances for the Massachusetts, Governorship are
good, and the only way of making his defeat
absolutely certain is for the hard money Demo-
Gratis to unite with tine Republicans.
He attributes the result in Maine to the very
hard times, the great prostration to most indus
hot m fipor fI,a
pie of the State have had no education. For
the past Twenty-Five years they have been fight
ing the battles of politics on other issues alto,
gether. 1t is now the mission of the Republi-
can party to educate them on the financial
question. This it will do. 1t may take one
year, two years, or ten years, but it will accom-
plish the mission. He denies that the attitude
OF the Republican party toward the President
had anything to do with the defeat. The COM
mittee did not feel discouraged on account of
that election. In conclusion he declares that
the Republican party is full of fight all around,
many of them more than ever.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-21
THE SOUTHERN PLAGUE.
No Abatement of the Disease.
UnfavOrabIe Weather i'm Men,
phiS.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept 20.-There were 60
deaths tod az and 165 new cases.
NEW YORK, Sept 2O.-The following des-
patch has been received from Grenada:
Out of 500 people who remained here, nearly
400 cases and 162 deaths have occurred up to
date. The fever must abate soon for want of
material There have been % deaths in the
last "a hours.
MEMPHIS, Sept 20.-lt began raining at seven
this morning. which is untaVorable both to the
sick and the we'll. Up to neon there were 90
deaths. This, however, is not in full, as it is
very difficult to get the correct number. The
official report of deaths to the board of health
since the beginning of the epidemic and ending
at noon today, gives the total at 9, 240. This
does not include any buried by private individ-
uals. who purchased collins and inferred their
own dead. An increase in deaths will follow
the change in weather.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Sept. 2O.-Deaths since last
report IA, new cases 81.
GRENvmLE, Sept. 2O.-There have been Is
deaths in the last "a hours.
CANTON. Miss, Sept. 20 The new cases to.
day were 20, and the deaths 4.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2O.-From noon to 6
D. m, IL deaths and 46 new cases are reported.
The Towards forwarded by the steamer Blanche
Porter to-day, DIR. Slater and 20 nurses, and
shipped full cargo of ice, provisions, liquors
and medicines for the sick at Greenville.
JACKSON, Sept. 20.-The general outlook
shows but little abatement. The reports show
ID deaths for yesterday at Vicksburg. At the
Lake there are 8 new cases and 2 deaths, and
at Water Valley II cases and two deaths to
date. There is great suffering at Greenville
There has been only one case of fever at jack
son thus far
GRENADA, Sept. 20.-There were no deaths
and but two new cases today. Up to date, 214
whites and 81 negroes have died.
CAIRO, Sept. 20.-There were IL new cases
and deaths at Hickman in the "a hours end
ing noon. There sre no cases In Cairo.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 20.-Deaths to date, 2,250.
Number of sick over 1000. Average deaths, 60
per cent. of the sick. We are feeding some
10000 persons sick and destitute in camps and
in the city. Our city is an hofpital Is volun-
tser physicians have died, 20 others are sick.
Is Protestant and Catholic ministers have died.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-21
WASHINGTON.
A Mischievous Labor Agitato tor.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2O.-Cohen, the labor
agitator is collecting the idle men around him
again. He made a speech to the effect that
they would march around the city to-day visit
ing every place where laborers were employed !;
that no savert act would be committed unless
resistance is offered; that all men working for
less than $3.50 per day must be persuaded to
stop, and if they refused force must be used.
The police have large force on duty and am
pie arrangements have besn made to quiet any
disorder in the beginning. By noon the Cohen
crowd swelled to two or three hundred, mostly
negroes, many armed with heavy clubs, and
began to march through the city, gathering re-
cruits on the way.
This evening while police Sargent Joseph G.
Acton was arresting negro for dsorderly
conduct be was attacked by about 30 other
negroes and severely beaten. Several arrests
have been made.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2O-Cohen with his men
this afternoon visited the brick-yards in the
southeastern portion of the city and addressed
those engaged at work there He advised
them to join his strikers, but he met with no
success. This evening he held meeting at
City Hall. The speeches by him and others
were of a mild character. Attendance very
slim, only about $50 strikers being present.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-21
MINOR TELEGRANIS

The 0dore Tllton has returned from Europe,
Bismarck is confined to his bed by erysipelas,
Gen. Beauregard has declined the nomination
OF the Louisiana Nationals
Adolph Hoffman, in New York yesterday.
pleaded guilty to having eight wives.
Myron Buell., aged 81, has been indicted at
Cooperstown, N. Y, for the outrage and muir
der of Catherine Richards, aged IA.
J. Egan, recently of Halifax, N. S., commit
ted suicide in Boston yesterday. He was de-
spondent.
William Kennedy was sentenced to State
prison for life in New York yesterday for muir
der.
The Johnson-Hosmer boat race which was to
have taken place at Hamilton, Ont, yesterday,
was postponed on account OF rough water.
Sir John Ii. Mcdonald has been elected nv
minion Parliament.
The damage to the Welland canal is partially
repaired, and light draft vessels can 20
through.
John McKeon, Owen Lynch and James Nc
Elroy were fatally injured at Flushing, L. l.,
yesterday, by the explosion of an oil still.
The Secretary of War has ordered the dis
tribution OF 10000 rations among the yellow
fever sufferers in New Orleans.
Colonel Thomas B. Thorpe, a well known
journalist, is dying at hospital in New York.
He was on TaylOr's staff in the Mexican war.
Sixty printers were dismissed from the GOV.
eminent office at Washington, Thursday. on
account of scarcity of work.
j. z. Jones, a partner of Senator Voorhees,
was shot and robbed at Terre Haute, Wedpes-
day morning, by two unknown men.
1t is stated that the Vatican had determined
to send an apostolic delegate, or charge d'af.
fares, to London. even though official relations
with Great Britain cannot be secured.
A rumor that vessels cannot enter Pensacola
until frost is erroneous. The regulation an
plies only to vessels from infected ports, The
health OF Pensacola is excellent.
Captain Fiford, of the bark Aberdeen at New
YORK, reports being drugged, kidnapped and
robbed OF $ll00 and thrown into a graveyard
near Fort Washington, Tuesday night.
An Omaha special says that no hostile Tn.
dams are now in the Yellowstone Park The
raiding band there was dispersed after sbarn
fight, by Lieut.. Bishop with a company of the
fifth cavalry.
A Paris despatch says it is rumored that M.
Leon Say, the minister of finance, will resign.
because his views conflict with Gambetta's
about the conversion of the per cent rentes. If
Say resigns, he probably will be appointed Gov
ernor OF the bank of France.
General Sheridan says the Cheyennes ran
away from their reservation on account of in
sufficient ratioDs. They are also Jealous of the
Arapahoes who were permitted to live ont near
the Big Horn Mountains, and claim that thew
have as much right there as the Aranaboes '
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-21
Rife Shooting Mt Creesmo.r

New JERSEY. Sept 2O.-The shooting for
the inter State long range trophy occupied the
entire afternoon, and at the close of the 900
yards range it was evident that the Massachu
sets men were to win. The lead of three
points which the New York club had when the
800 yards range firing closed had been swent
away and points were gained to the adyan-
tage of the Boston team. AT the 1000 Yards
range the match was finely fought BY both of
the leading Teams but the superior system of
advantage they had secured and thew came ont
yictors by score of 845 points against 836 for
the amateurs. This loss was ascribsd to care
lessness of Rothbone who put bulls ewes on
wrong targets once at 800 yards and again at
800 yards. The scores stood as follows:
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-21
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Fire In Levant,

Fire In Levant.
BANGOR, Sept 2O.-House in Levant owned
by G. FL. Pickard, was destroyed by fire this
morning. Fire caught around the chimney.
Loss $500; insurance $500.
Quick Work.
GARDINER, Sept. 20.-Knickerbocke Ice Co.
of Philadelphia, to-day loaded into schooner
Alice Borden at their Farmingdale houses 555
and three.quarters tons of ice in nine and half
hours with one gang of 50 men. This is the
fastest work in the ice business ever known in
Maine,
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-21

NEW YORK, September 2O-Evenng. EASY
at II q 2 per cent on call; prime Mercantile paper
at per cent aa Sterling Exchange steady at
4Sla e as2 ior Long 1 ana asS g 4s6 for short sight
per cent. The clearngs S9,68l 900. The ems
toms receipts to-day .were $37s,OOO. Treasury dis
bursements $G5,O0o for interest and 1000 for
bonds
Imports dry goods at the port of New York for
week ending to-day were $1,s63,253; amount mar
keted S1,915,411.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-21
California Mining Stocks.
Chicago Cattle Markef.

CHICAGO. September -Hogs-recepts of Il, 900
head; shipments 1000 head; market strong and a
shade higher; choice heavy at 20 q So; light at
80 "a 90; mixed at 8 40 a 80.
Cattle-receipts 1000 head; shipments 300 head;
good grades are shade firmer at 40 a 4 rs; me-
dunn are slow and easy at 80 q ITO; feeders and
stockers are fair4 active at 40 a co. butchers are
dull and dragging on; common at unchanged rates;
Cows at IS q 3 90; Bulls at Is a 40; Steers at
80 a 30; good Western Cattle firm at 3 90 a 3O
Texas quiet and easy at GO a 100.
Sheep-receipts 100 head; market is unmproved;
sales at so "a 90.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-21

AT running deer Col Gildersesve put in at
three different attempts, bulls eyes into a
moving figure during its run Of So feet bstween
the lines. This was done at distance of 100
yards, the bulls eyes being four inches in diam
eter. the tramp target was well battered.
The Washington gray team made 129 points in
the yolley and file, firing at this figure. while
7th Rsgiment team made scores of 1913 and Ill
on two attemnts.