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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
CRICKET NOTES.

The return match between the crickaters and base
ball players OF tho Staten Island Cricket and Baseball
Club yesterday proved to. DO a very amusing game,
and resulted In the success Of tho baseball players by
a score OF 90 toe. Tue two scored by the crck
oters werc made by Sprague.
The game between ST. Georges and tho Paterson
United Eleven has been postponed until Saturday,
Scnlamher Z.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
HANLAN AND COURTNEY MATCHED.

TORONTO, Ont, August &c. 1873
Preliminaries have been arranged for a Hanlan
Courtney race, which is take place October l on
OWasCo Lake.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
PEDESTRIAN1SM.

John Downey, tho pedestrian, will again attempt
the feat of walking 100 miles In eighteen hours at
the Masonic Temple, corner OF Grand and seventh
streets, Williamsburg. I
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
ROBERT q. RANKIN.

Robert @. Rankin, n prominent resident OF News
burg, N. Y, died yesterday, aged sevcuty-two. He
graduated at Yale. tho class OF 1926, and prac
tissd law In New YORK city for many years. He was
one OF the protectors OF the railroad across the
Isthmus of Panama, and was land agent and consult.
ing engineer in 1sl7, 1878 and 1s40 Of the Hudson
River Railroad for the section from Pseksgi TO
Poughxespsie lie ran for Congress on the whie
ticket IN Duchess county about that time ana was
Hartford and Erie Railroad; male the first survey,
aud was Tor many years the general agent AMI con-
time OF his death the oldest regent OF the state Un-
vsrsty having been appointed September ~, lSa7.
He was ppomne church work In his city, having
established the Bethel Presbyterian Mission. Hour
tsAtsg Sonday scnoot in the northern part OF New
burg. Mr.. Rankin had been in1rm health Tor
several months Tho cause OF his death sciatica.
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DIR. roRsrEn. eEnMAN sTATEsM AM.

European mail adv COS record the death at Berlin
August Of Dr.. Forster, Oh eminent Prvy Councillor
and Ministerial Director Of the Department OF Wor-
ship in the German Ministry Of Ecclesiastical Affairs.
DR.. Forster stood in the first rank among Prussan
lawyers, and acquired European reputation by his
well known treatises Jurisprudence especially the
s'Preussisohes Gemeines Racnt" few years ago he
occupied tho post OF judge in the Court OF Appeal at
GreIsswaid, when he was called to Berlin to take
high position the Ministry of Justice Al the
break OF the political struggle between PRINCE Bs-
inarCk aud the ultramontanes, when Dr. Falk was
placed the head OF the Ministry OF Eccles tical
AArs he selected his chief lieutenant Dr. Forster.
10 whom great part OF the credit or discredt
OF the celebrated 'Falk Laws which arc at the
present moment the subject OF negotiations between
Prince Bismarck and the Roman Nuncie IL also fell
to mis- lot draft important laws lately passed for
defining tho relations OF tho National Evangelical
Church to the State and 10 his ready and persuasive
elo1uencc was inrusted the defence Of tho imperial
religious policy IN the Landta. His death at the
present crisis will be severely tet.
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oBIT U A R Y.



The theatrical community ana many others were
shocked yesterday by the announcement Of the sud-
den death OF Mrs. Dan Harkins, the wife OF the well
known actor and one Of the m managers OF the Ftfth
Avenue Theatre. On sunday she was the life OF
large festive party at her suburban homs IN Larch
mont, anu ON Wednesday visited Now York to make
arrangements Tor her winter residence. During the
evening she complained somewhat OF fatigue. heart
paipi.s ton and nervousness, but apparently Thoughts
nothing OF IL until compelled 10 retire. Before day.
light she became UNCONSCIOUS and NJ hulfpa
O'Clock Yesterday morning expired IN tho arms OF her
husband.
Mrs. Harkins was born In Now York, and before
marriage was known AS Miss Isabelle Scho1eld Her
marriage took place about hlteen years ago,
since which time she has enjoyed many
q happy hour OF her creating among
a hostess who possessed tne charm OF making every
guest welcome, she d!d not fail to herself pop
the professional friends CT her husband. Petite,
pretty, vivacous, an excellent conversation LIST,
lar among all classes by whom she surrounded
Many poor woman and suffering family of children
whose wants her modest charity has relieved will
mourn tho sudden loss. Although well known
to the theatrical profession by oil her
lions, her hospitality aud her kindness-for she
chief among the ''apgels OF the household''-sho
never appeared the stage. and contented with
the circle OF friends which Is always to be secured by
pure merit and loneliness OF character The neral
church, OF Fiftythird street and Filth avenue
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
YACHTING NOTES.

Yesterday the yachts rarolinta, N.Y.Ysc., Mr. d..
A. Kent from New Bedford for New York; North
star, NY. Y.C., Mr.. Charles A. stevens, from New
port tor Now York, passed The HERALp iciegfapn
station Ut WhIeslono. L. l.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30

witoka vs. New York: 5th, Orange, Orange va Hud-
son 1th Csplsoilue. Montgomery VS.. Orange; 9ln.
o. -ogc, Orange va. Witokn.
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A aoodly number OF spectators witnessed the trot.
ting In the unfinished 2:29 class at clifton Driving
Park, Cliflon, N.J., yesterday. Tho race was post.
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lne sthrt was struggling one, Empress getting
away 1rst, Aleveur second, Manton third, Egypt
iourih, Blondell NTH, Fusilade sixth, Fury sew
cntn Allcvsur cut out the work ana went
flying up the fractional When he passed
out OF the chute the buli-mile pole
he was leading six lengths, Empress second, Egypt
third. Blondel fourth, Nanton lfth, Fusade sixth,
Fury seventh. There never u more ridiculous
spread out OF horses than tho lower turn aud
up the omestrctch Alevcur led Elk Lengths mo the
stretch aud coming on Ia better shape usual
ap easy race BY six lengths Bloudel second, q neck
In advance OF Egypt, Empress fourth, Fusilade 18th,
Fury sixth, Manton seventh. Time, 1.l7A. Alleveur
was bought In by Mr. Ayros
THE FOURTH
was steepIochase purse OF 1875, Of which $50
10 the second and t25 TO the ,hird horse;
Tree: tree handicap Fractional course No. start-
ing ~ tbs Geld At point opposite tho tArd quarter
post running tins remainder OF the usual steepe-
chase course about two miles and quarter. There
were ave starters, comprising G. Reid's Chestnut
gelding Trouble, by Ulvcrstop, cam Kate Mcdonald,
az ed cnrrying ITO lbs l. Woods bay geding Dead
beau by Julius dam Leisure, aged, 100 lbs. A. u.
Browns gray morse Derby oy Eug cne dam hate Sow.
orcign, years old, 40 lbs W. Corsou's chestnut
mare Katie p, by Colossus, dam Vanclle, aged, lS4
lb., aud J. H. Gibney's chestnut cot WHO Oats. oy
Wa hama diam nv Keyenua The following n
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The horses started 10 good order Deadboad leading
DERBY sccoud trouble third, Wild Oats fourth Katie
r. bringing up the rear Deadhcad showed the others
the way over brush onco ia the leid, tncn anotner
Que near big and then came on ana TOOK inc
north section OF the brush and water lie was Tour
IeDgtns ahead at this time, Wild Oats second.
TrouOlo third, Derby fourth, Katie r. hitn.
Dcadhoad stumbled wnen over the water aud came
near falling lie, however. kept IN front over tho
fences OF the fractional track, stone wall In the
west hed then br ush fence out OF tue 1eld across
the track down the hill In front OF Mr. r. Lorii-
1Ard's stables; then around past Mr.. Belmobps sta
bes over wall ana brush, and came across Inc
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
nsv. JOHN COOPER, SCOTCH MISSIONARY.

ngv. JOHN COOPER, SCOOTER MISSIONARY.
Mail advioes from Scotland nosce tho death a
Ea,nbursh OF the celebrated Scotch missionary to
India, Row John Cooper, at tho patrarchal age of
sigh,y-one. Although the late Dr. Wilson. OF Bonn.
bay was usually regarded as tho pioneer Scotch
s,onsry, the fact that ne preceded him by some
years. having been Of tho very nrst body OF
slunxrcs which sent out by ne Scotch Missionary
society IA 1922. and Of whom he was the only sur.
yvor He settled at Calcutta and resided there untn
1884 when his health gave way and he returned TO
scotland, where he laOorod pastor or the Church
OF Fala for thirty years. He connected with the
accession branch OF the Church and exercised wide
influence in the councils oil that denomination. In
1894 he settled ia Edinburgh, and curing the closing
years OF his lie was familiar ngurs ~ religious
gatherings In that city. ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
HANDBALL.

The rub Of handbal yesterday at Hicks court, Hoo
bosen, best three in i've games, was between PROBES
sor james Keatng aud Mr.. Thomas Curry against
Messrs John Baggs and NJ. Landr. Tho first game
was won by the last named two, but tho following Two
games and the majority OF tho rub, were won by
Professor Heating ana partner. Following Is the
score:-
Kca:ing aud Curry. o Ola
Bags ana Landy....... III
Bag2s ana Landy. .................... 4-l4
keatinR anu curry. .............. 80. AV--i
Heating and Curry. .............2 81
Bags and Landy.. ..,.......... wv
A very 1ae rub, best three In Ave. occurred a,
McQuades court, Madison street, TINS city The con-
tcstants were Messrs. Reagan and r. ONel, % this
CITY, against John Dugan aud Charles Banks, OF New
ark. Tho contest MAS SO sharp that the whole nve
games had 10 be played TO settle tho question Fol-
loving Is the score:- il
Reagan and O'Neii. ............... 10 Fl 81 IL II
In The contest to-day at handball aud racKots at
McQuades court the proceeds arising IRON the Ice OF
twenty nvc cents for each person admitted ~ TO DO
gwen tor the benefit Of the yellow foyer sufferers IN
to take entire charge OF tho nnancn part oil the mat
ter, MIR. Thomas Curry. OF Brooklyn; Alder
men Keenan, and Shicls, and Mr.. DeRnis Burns, OF
this CITY. The games Will begin promptly ut two
O'Clock this afternoon. Tie events VIII consist mrs.,
OF four-hnDceL rub, best thrce In i've games OF
Casey and ex-Aderman Dunn. OF Brooklyn, against
Mr. Arthur McQaade and Deputy sheriff d. Nc
Quudc. Thou Professor James keatng and Mr.
John Lehman will play ngsIpss Mcssrs. William Ryan
aud John Sheridan, bost hroe IN ve games oil Amer
loan rackots. Messra Wilaam Couitnoy and John
Of hAndbal against Messra n. Landy and John Kely.
a.. Aobokcn.
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LIEUTENANT GENERAL eornAnD Won Mrsrs-

European mail advices chronicle tho death. at War
saw, Of Lieutenant General MesonkampL President Of
the Russian Commission OF Military Justice. He was
born In Livonia, OF u noble German family, In 1906.
commenced his military career In 1921 IN tho First
infantry regiment he Novab passed into the cavalry
service, took part in tho Persan and Turkish wars OF
1918 ana 1888 as an officer oil tho Hussars y!
Bortsso,ebsx became colonel of the Third regiment
of hutsars (hc Queen OF wurtsmberg's) and IN 1868
was made niiiitary commander oil RAILROADS. from 81
lieutenant generally and received the appointment Of
President OF the Commission oil Military Justice,
which no held until his death.
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ANALYSIS THE BowLNG.-Eirst innIng-Brewster,
So balls, 10 runs, naidens, wickets; RogaI, as
balls IL runs 1maiden, 2 wIckets. Second inning
roig AZ balls 81 runs wicKsts Hooper, SO balls, 20
runs, wicket. ta ~ ft
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
M. DoLLIN GEN.

a0 M. DoLLINGEN
The death Is announced by mail from Paris OF NJ.
Doliingcn the JOINT founder with H. dc vilemessant
\ Of the weekly Figaro
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
PROFESSOR JEAN PIERRE CHARpENTrER, FRENCH
HISTORIAN. rt..fs.

I HISTORIAN. fft.fa.
cable despatch announces the death, In his
eighty second year, Professor ]. p Charpentier,
eminent French educator and historical writer. Ho
was born ST. Priest June TO- 1891; studied at the
Lyc6o Louis 10 Grand and at the University, and be.
came ass stant professor OF rhetoric in the Paris
faculty. For eleven years (ls33-44 be taught "Latn
eloquence'' at the Sorbonne; vas inspector OF the
Academy Of Paris lS43-53 preserving that honorary
rank alter his resignation in tho latter year. ana was
appointed examiner at the Sorbonne. he was deco
rated with the Legion OF Honor IN 1885 Professor
Charpentier was the editor Of the Latin texts IN
Pankoucxc's series OF the classics 18333S) translated
the s.Bucoics' and "Georgcs" OF Virgil the Letters
of Seneca" and some oil tho works OF Ovid, Cicero
ana Horace. HIS special department was The history
OF literature, ana he published u nearly complete
series OF manuals, including GreeH Latin. media vat
aud French literature. Perhaps his best works were
the "Aistory OF tho Renaissance" two vols, lS4S)
and "Studics on the Fathers OF the church. pwo
vols, 1881
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-30
WILLIAM M'aucKIN, BARON DE sLANE, FRENCH
ORITNrAIISr.

Mail advces from France record the death OF the
distinguished ber nico Gallo Orientast, the Barol
de Slune, member OF the Academy OF Inscriptions and
o; many other societies. William McGuckn was do-
seconded from the ancient chicftains OF Sane. near
Droghcda, Ireland his father having been one OF the
numerous Irshmon VINO have become nat uralized 10
France. He born about 1910, took service 10
Alglers devoted himself to Oriental languages. es.
pecialy Arabic, being appointed Interpreter to tins
army, and published In 1887 in big quarto yolume
the Royal Press his famous edition o. the 'Divan"
OF Am rolkais which he followed up with Of
equally impor tant texts and transations His great
work was the translation Of lbu Khallikan's vast
Biographical Dictionary OF Distinguished Arabs
ans'' "a vols 1868, ct seq He was chosen IN 1862
the left vacant by Magnin at the Academy OF
Inscriptions aud Bellies Lottres and was an important
contributor to It's transactions. He had Dcen ennoblcd
years before Baron de Slane taking his title
from ais ancestral seat n Ireland. a4u
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Totals. -. s ~ II Totals -. q - I
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Strength Of Ancient Greek Soldiers.

The physical superiority ofthC ante
AleXandrian,G to the harlCstaud
most robust nations of modern times
is perhaps best illustrated by the mill
tary statistics of NCnophou. Accor-
ding to the author of "AnabaSiS,n ~ the
complete accoutrements Ofa Spartan
soldier, in what we could call heavy
marching order, weighed seventy five
pounds, exclusive of the camp, mining
and bridge-building tools, and ratious
of bread and dried fruit which were
were issued in weekly inStallmCutS,
and increased the burden Of the infants
ry soldier to ninety, ninety five, or
even to a full one hundred pounds
This load was often carried at the rate
of four English miles an hour for
twelve hours per diem, day after day:
and only in the burning deserts uf
Southern Syria, the commander of
the GrCCiam auXiliariCs thought il pru-
dent to shorten the usual length of a
days march 10y Onc-iOurth. The GYM
nastic fcats applied 10y the sySiCutch0y
or recruiting officer of a picked corps,
would appear more prcposterOus 10
the uniformed eXquisitcs of a modern
"crack regiment" Even tall, we'll
shaped men of the sOundcst cOn~titu-
ton could not pass the preliminary
examination unless they were able to
jump their own height vertically AMI
thrice their own length horizontally,
and twO-thirds of those distances iu
full armOr; pitch a weight equal to
one-third of their own Ia distance os
twenty yards, and throw a iavCliu
with such deXterity that they would
not miss a mark of the size of a mans
head, more than four ont of ten times
at distance of nifty yards, beside 9th
er tests referring To their cXpcrtnCs- in
the use of the bow and the broad
sword.
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A Fish in Q Human Skull.

4 live fish embedded in human
skull, says the San Francisco Call of
Nav u st, was taken from the bay
near the India dock yesterday morn
ing. The finny tenant must have
had liking for its strange quarters,
as it was too large to make its escape
from the orifice, and must have de-
veloped considerably from the time
It found its way inside. The fisher
men had a dispute over their treasure,
one of them claiming that never be-
foIe had such an occurrence been
heard OF. This was denied, but the
production of a newspaper containing
the following settled the difficulty:
''In 1857 two sons of Mr.. John H.
Witt, of Greensburg, Penn, were in
the habit of setting night lines in
the Allegheny River, in order to be-
come possessed of the tinny tribe.
One morning very mysterious thing
was observed from the shore, being
attached to one line :out some dis
distance. On drawing in the line fish
was fas ton the hook with its head pro-
truding from the orifice of a human
skull which rests upon the Yertebral
column, its body being in the skull,
and too large to allow its escape there
from"
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THE CANDIDATE,

"Father, who travels the road so late?v
"Hush, my child, It's the candidate;"
Fit example of human Voc
Early he comes and late he goes;
He greets the women with courtly grace,
He kisses the baby's dirty face.
He calls to the fence the farmer at work,
He bores the merchant, he bores the cleIk k f.,
The blacksmith, while his anvil rings,
He greets, and this Is the song he sings;
"Howdy, howdy, howdy do?"
How is your wife, and how are you?
All! IL fits my fist as no other can,
The horny hand of the workingman.
Husband, who is that man at the gate?"
Hush, my love, tits the candidate"
Husband, why can't he work like your"
Has he nothing at home to do?'
"My dear, whenever a man is down,
No cash at home, no money in town,
Too stupid to preach, too proud to beg,
Too timid to rob, too lazy to dig,
Then over his horse his leg he filings
And to the dear people this song he sings:
"Howdy, howdy, howdy- y-do?
How is your wife, and how are you?
All! 1t fits my fist as no other can,
The horny hand Of the workingman."
Brothers, who labor early and late,
Ask these things of the candidate;
What's his record? How does he stand
At home; no matter about his hand,
Be it hard or soft, so it be not prone
To close over money not his own,
Has he in view no thieving plan?
Is he honest and capable?-he is our man,
Cheer such an one till the weIkin rings,
Join in the chorus when thus he sings;
"Howdy, howdy, howdy-do?
How is your wife, and how are you?
All! it fits my fist as no other can,
The horny hand of the woTkingman."
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The Greatest Duel CT Record.

The famous duel in which forty Oh
more gentlemen were engaged, lI
| 1928, is still remembered i'm Natchcl,
| Col. Jas. Bowie, the famous fighter
| and inventor of the knife which bears
! his name, used 10 spend a great deal
| of his time in NatcheZ.
| He was challenged 10y a gentleman
| from Alexandria, La, whose iriCnds,
To the number of twenty and more, az
companied him to see fair play, know
ing that Bowie was q desperate man,
and had his own friends about him.
All parties went upon the field. The
cOmbatants took their places i'm the
center, separated from their friends in
the rear, far enough not To cudau"cr
them with their balls. Behold the
battle array thus: Twenty armed
LoIlisianians, fifty yards behind
their champion and his seconds and
surgeon, and opposite them, as far he
hind Bowie and his seconds and SUR
geOns, twenty armed MiSsissippianS.
Behold the heights of NatcheZ tlIrOng-
ed with spectators, and steamer i'm
the river rounded to, its decks black
with passengers, watching with deep
inter est the scene.
The plan offight was To exchange
with knives, Bowie being armed with
his own terrible weapon. At the first
fire both parties escaped. At the sec
Ond the LOuisianian was too quick and
took advantage of Bowie, who waited
the word. At this Bowic's second
cried "foul play" and shot the Louis
ianian dead. The second Of the latter
killed the slayer Of his prin-
cipal. Bowie drove his knife into this
man. The surgeons now crossed their
blades, while with loud battle cries
came on the two parties of friends, the
light of battle in their eyes. In mos
ment the whole number were engaged
in fearless conflict. Dirks, pistols
and knives were used with fatal effect,
until one party drove the other from
the field. | do not know how many
we're killed and wounded ia all, hut it
was a dreadful slaughter. Bowie
ought like n lion, but fell covered
with wounds. For months he linger-
sd at the Mansion House before he
lIllV recovered
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1878-06-14

The terrible sufferings of the Tenth
Cavalry company on the Staked Plain
of Texas, through thirst, are described
by Surgeon King. They were four
days without water, aud the weather
was intensely hot. Their predicament
was caused by the death oftheir guide,
leaving thenI to wander by them
selves until spring was finally found.
Their mouths became SO dry that
brown sugar would not melt in them.
Their voices grew weak aud strange,
and their sight dim, and when asleep
they dreamed of banqaeting. A sense
OF sutiocation was extremely painful.
They crank water greedily, but it did
not quench their thirst-whiohs shows,
the surgeon thinks, that the sense OF
thirst resides not in the stomach, but
in the general system, and in this case
could not be relieved until the remote
tissues were supplied.
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A PetriAsd Woman.

The Chilian Times says a singular
discovery has been made on board the
Irvine, a full-rigged vessel recently ar
rived in England from Peru. The
body of woman was found imbeddcd
in the cargo, which consisted Of nj
trate ofsoda. The body was found in
a god state of preservation, and II Is
supposed to be that Of a victim of an
earthquake which occurred many
years ago in Peru, The body Is at
present lying in the captains bath
room in crouching position. Rags
are inserted In the ears.