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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-23
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
TIE LONG BRANCH RACES.


The second Summer meeting of 1879 at
Monmouth Park. Long Branch, opens to-day with list
worthy OF the management Of George L. Lori-
lard and Wheaty the president and secretary OF the
Association. After the first of one mile for purse
Of $780, follows the Champion Stakes for all ages Of
5000 EACH with $4,000 added, the second TO receive
$500 out OF the stakes or thrtytwo original entries 1t
is likely that there Will be nine starters What o,t OF
contest may be expected from these best be judged
from the mention OF such rstrate entries Reones
Spendhrft Dwyer Brothers Brambe, G.. l. LOrlllards
Harold and Monitor. Z. Lorilards new purchase Bon
ME Oaks and 5. Powers and Sons YOlturno This will
be the first meeting OF spendthrft and Bramble, and
much curiosity Is felt among turfnen to how tho
great Eastern will with the
ful four yearOld SpeDdtnFft will have the advantage
Of packing only 1O2 pounds TO BrambIe's 49, since
Volturnos victory Harold at Saratoga many think
him ~ company for Spendthrt For the August Stakes
ycarOds there has been free entry and recent
rivals at Saratoga Will measure strides on dlHefent
track With possibly different results. After free handl
cap weepstakes mile and quarter ana three
quarters OF mile dash for purse or 1900, tue first
days racing Will end with mile and quarter handi-
cap hurdle five hurdles for purse OF 5000.
The meeting VIII be continued on Tuesday Thursday
and Saturday Of next week. the programme each day
aiming six races OF which viii be hurdle race
steepechose Tor the special qualification or those
who relish horse more highly when IL
offers the chance OF seeing jockey two killed Ine
principal features of the day (ruesday viii be
the Jersey ST. Leger. mile and threequarters, aud
yeaTods. On Thursday tine race for the West Emo Hp
Tel Stakes will be run being mile ana bali for fl
lies threeyears old 500 each play or pay with 81 900
added by the West End Hotel twenty-five hllies have
been named for this race
Each day the races win begin promptly at p m.
Trains by the Central and Southern Railroads OF New
routes aud extra boats from sandy HOOK Will De
run Immediately after the races each day.
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PEACH DK4LERS LOSING MONEY.

Yesterday was the worst day of the season
for peaches. Prominent dealers estimated that the en-
tire tram OF II9 would not exceed average OF
80 cents per basket The fresh Offering was 1850
baskets TO which was added the uusod stock OF Tnu
day nearly 600 baskets. stale lots brought only u
20 cents per basket and 2O03O ceus. with OCCASION
ally 40 cents were full rates 10. Fridays receipts Foo'
cr,les brought 20 cents good 10 prime 4O@3O GEMS.
large irui turned out specially tend ~ rs n was iulI
r,pe when il lett the orchards, and met depiessus
Weather ON lis Journey. saturday ~ usually an ictNo
day and n supple are IN fair shipping order dealers
think that toe market viii take favorable turn carry
ucXt week Heavy shipments continue 10 20 eastNt"'
th,fty-pgnt ear loads went yesterday. since Ausutl
l6l 900 a skets have gone NcW-Eugland dllre,ic
mo rrc.iDfs al New-YOrk for the week were 2blVoV
since the opening OF the season they have Deen
100 $50 baskets.
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Fig. i3.

FIG. 49, Patycsros Gethirdt, Hall Nat. Size
opods and Pteropods are, however, rare fossils of
the period. Species of EWyptras and PtGygotas
occur in the British TilcstOnes, but none have yet
been detected in the Orskany beds The Trlobite
tribe was on the decline but it continued into the
Carboniferous age when it disappeared altogether.
In.--GENERAL REMARKS
1t will not be amIss now to summarize briefly the
PRINCIPAL facts treated Of in the of the pres
ent article 1t has been seen, with reference to the
Lower Heidelberg period, that it was the time of
first appearance lin the Old World of a wholly new
type of animal life, the Vertebrate; the time of
greatest display and, approximately, Of first appear
ance of new family of Crustaceans the
Ettrypteyids; the time of introduction of
a variety of new generic types; and. finally,
n period remarkable for the tariety and
extent of It's display of new specific FORMS With
reference TO the Orskany il has been shown that
il was the time OF first appearance OF land PLANTS
the time Of introduction of a variety Of new inver-
tebrate species; and lastly, the period of extinction
of an important tribe of radated animals, the
Cystideans The two periods, therefore, stand out
prominently in geological history
IL is impossible to contemplate this consistent and
orderly march of events without feeling that We are
here brought face to face with the operations of the
profoundost biological laws and with the evidences
of a approaching plan. the precise meaning of which
vet remains to u.s. at least In great part an utter
mystery In far concerns the system If life of
the world this plan appears to have reached It's
goal IN the production, ages afterward, of the high
est vertebrate type or mau but whether man him.
self is at one In organic origin with all Siullan
types assuming these to have bad COM
mon origin. aud not only their Legitimate Out
come but consummate flower, is quite another
question. II is 10 the solution of this question
that the abors of every Investigator of the prob
lens Of life are, consciously or uncousciously.
directed. It's final solution would doubtless carry
with it the solution of the problem of our own
istence which is the ultimate aim and object. Pos
sbly some intellect Of the future. clearer Of vision
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THE UTICA RACES.
SLEEPY TOM WINS The PACING RACE-LIDA BAssETT
LANE.

SLEEPY TOM WINS The PACING RACE-LTDA BAsSETT
LAME.
UTICA, n. Y, Aug. 22.-The attendance at
the Utica Park Races yesterday was large The weather
was quite and pleasant. In the postponed pacing
race Sleepy Tom led Matte Hunter four lengths at
the finish. The following is a summary: Sleepy Tom.
A. 1, /, Lucy 1, 4, A. Mollie Hunter, 2, 3. q b;
Rowdy Boy. 3, q 3, 3; time 2:16a. 2:14 2I4is 2:15o
In the 224 Tom Keller had the pole, Alley, Star
Gray salem, Harry Gilbert, Katie Jackson Gray Chief
and Ida Bassett IN the orier named Ida Bassett
sold $3.50 to $50 for the field. AT the opening she
broke badly and finished fourth Before the second
Alley sold at $3.50 to SllO for the Held. Two spokes
were broken out Of Bassetts suy in scoring Ida
driven by Mucke, all over the back stretch aud
finished last in this heat The judges delayed their
decision FOR some time. hestatug whore TO distance
Bassctt for running
When the horses came ont for the third heat honest
Dan Mace was put behind Lds Bassett IN place Of
Muckle, whitney Bassetps owner, asking that this be
Alley then sod at TIOO 10 20 for the field Mace
walked B6ssett the stretch twice. and the
plainly seen TO be lame. AFTER consultation
between Mace and Whitney, the owner drew Bassett
and Alley costly.
There $4,000 In the track pool box this race
Rarus had the poe in the $1,000 special purse with
Hopeful In each or the three heat Hopeful led around
the threequarter pole, when Span would neatly
the front vita Raius, winning easily. Time, 2:l7k
2:l6la, PIG
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ma wa have proceeded upward step by STEP
through the various subsequent PERIODS the wave
of life that there. so far known, first began
has continued to spread out, IN all ITS wonuer'
ful variety and beauty, mp To the cio'o
of the period last treated Of; we may
reasonably feel curious to know what peculmilN VI
rocrl,arities distinguish the life of period That IS
regarded as marking the close OF so important an
age as the silurian, particularly when we reflect
thatit would not be likely to be so regarded upon
trivial or plainly insufficient grounds. The tact too
that the period is ranked Silurian, would natur-
allv lead us TO infer that its life was on the whole
more in keeping with that Of the Lower Heidelberg
than with that of the opening of the Devonian
Age and this it may be added, is found to DO the
case
The leading fact in the history of the life OF the
period is, that, unlike the life OF all the earlier
Silurian periods, the types we're no longer wholly
marine No remains of land animals have been dis
covered. bat specimens of undoubted land plants
have been met with, thus announcing the COM
mencement of a new era in the history OF the
yeQefable kingdom. They were mostly OF
the Ground Pine tribe, and hence repre-
scented the highest section Of the howerless
plants or, as they are called In scientihc
phraseology, the Cryptogams. One OF the
earliest known species is the Psiiophyon pr1Rc'PA
described by Dr. Dawson from the Oriskany SAND
stone of Gasp6. Canada. (See Fig. H. In the Ola
World rocks of the period other species ana
genera of this tribe occur, one OF them
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Il SOLDIERS' REUNION

VETERANS AGAIN IN CAMP-sPEEcH BY GENERAL
LOGAN.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 21.-Camp Dick
Yates OF great activity to-day, and the
National airs played by me numerous bands brought by
the various delegations, created much enthusiasm
among the biyouaciDg veterans who have assembled
from Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan Indiana and Mime.
Nine hundred rifles and eight pieces Of artillery
will De used tomorrow in stOrmng the fort. The
routine OF eampfe has been OlOwed out to-day In the
most minute particulars General Mann has announced
the officers OF his staff, twentyseyen IN number. This
afternoon General Logan made speech 10 his Old COM
paniUuS n-ariBs, after which there a grand sham
battle, aud skirmish fighting for few minutes. Battal
drill followed, and al O'Clock there dress
TaGe. The Governor and bis stan arrived to-day. They
escorted to their camp by 500 men and saluied
with twenty-five guns The Governor made rousns
speech, to hich the Hon. j. {. Sberwin responded.
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and wider of ken than the highest OF our own tine
will be permitted to behold In full light that which
we discern not at all, or, at best only as through
glass, darkly but whether this be true or otiei-
wse the question presented is one OF surpassins
interest, aud its rightfu solution. as believe
matter of the highest Importance to the hunian
race.
In my next article shall review briefly the ieau-
ing facts of Siluran life as whole ana WIN 'niS
conclude the series.
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Fig. II.

FLO l2-Piriocrinw sqoeplp Hail Nat. size a. arms
b, plates OF cupi G base.
had no stalk and, in early life, was attached at
the lower extremity to some foreign object, but af
forward became Free thus resembling the CoHatutG
Ia Crnoid of existing seas except that the latter
possesses a stalk in the young state Another
interesting fact is that the last of the Cystideans
here appear, this tribe having begun its reign as
has already been shown. in the Primordial. In the
Old World, however, it appears to have lived on
little longer.
Among Brachopods, there were species OF NscsHd
Orthis Spirifer, BhyaohoneIa, and other types and
among Lamelbranchs species Of Apicaid some OF
them of huge proportions. One of the most charac-
terlstIc BrachiOpOds Is the Orthis hppdHOny1 so
named because the inside of the shell, as well as
the impression which it leaves in the rock, bears
striking resemblance to the hOOf OF horse. 1t Is
sometimes over three inches in width Pteropods
were represented by the gems COHHldriG,
Gasteropods by species of PlGtyoe' and
allied genera, CephalopOds by the genus
Orthooeras, and Trilobites by the genus DGI-
NANTES. (See Fig. s.. Trlobtes, Cephai-
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FIGS l-s-Upper snuran Fishes. ZIG. Head shield Of
spine OF CspaoanthS Bohsmic's reduced twolhrts; a.
Gansyerse section nc S-Dor,a patS Oh Assosg,S 20
lentc reduced onehaf a. portion OF The surface enafged
comes from the Greek word Gaaos, shining and al
ludes to the polished plates and scales worn by this
remarkable ichthyic order.
Now among the earliest known fishes there were
representatives of both the scaled and plated
groups. Fig / represents the head-shield of a
scaled Gauoid from the Tiestone group of Great
Britain. seen from beneath the CtpbalIspis Narchi-
aoui and Fig 3, a dermal plate Of a Placoderm
from the Bohemian equivalents Of the Ludlow beds
the Aslerollis BohemicuS, or "star-scale" reduced
to one-half the actual size. The position Of this
plate in the dernal armament of the fish TO
which il belonged may be inferred on comparing It
with the plates covering the body of Pterchihys,
80 graphically described by Hugh Miller In his
cold Red Sandstone" Indeed, the forms under
consideration were only precursors of many Of those
brought TO light by his labors. In another Bo-
hemian species Of the same period, the COccostels
TliiscM Of Barrande, the Corresponding plate
IS nearly seven inches long, and has
width Of four inches at the larger ex-
tremity. In Figure is shown the spine
of Selachian, the CteHGoanths Bohemious.
or "cOmb-splne," which is sometimes six inches in
length 1t occurs in the same beds with the IS
teroleois and C0coOstcUs. The proportions named
indicate fishes of large size; buta still more remark
able tact is that at the very outset Of the display
of ichthyic life, we should meet with 50 large
number Of distinct generic types. Another species,
occurring in Great Britan.in the Lower Ludlow, the
Pferaspis. or wing-shield, is looked upon as the
Oldest fossil fish yet discovered.
Passing now to the Crustacea, ] may first notice
q remarkable family, the EaIgptafdG (the name
meaning broad-wing0, which, in America, makes
Its first appearance in the Water-hme but in the
Old World, has single representative in beds that
are considered TO be of about the age ofthe Niagara
group of rocks. The principal genera are EWypterus
and Pt4ygotas the latter meaning "wlng-earW,
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ARMY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Leave Of absence
for mon MS is granted 10 SecondLcutenant James
Allison, 2d Cavalry.
Captain ". H. jordan. Oh Infantry, Is appointed to
act inspector Of certain camp ana garrison equpage
40 Chicago.
Lave Ot absence FOR months with permission 70 20
beyond the sea, Is granted 10 dpJOr James Br,Uu. I'd
Cavalry.
Captain Joel C. Trimble LIST Cavalry, Is hy direction
OF the President ana I'm conformity with the finding Of
an Army Retiring Board, retired rom service.
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Flg.ll.

FLO 11-piloplRtyn prfncsoS, DaWson a. stem o. ieri
nation OF branch vernauOn the attitude OF the leaves
before unfolding
the Pachyfhecd Of Hooker, founded upon the spore
cases or so-caled seed vessels and stems of Psilo-
phyton-ike plant occurring in both the passage and
Inner Ludlow beds of Great Britain. probably rep
resenting the oldest terrestrial vegetation yet
known. Land plants have, however been an
nounced from the Lower Sllurian but there appears
to be a doubt about them.
No fish remains have yet been detected in the
Oriskany beds. The invertebrate genera are the
same with those of the Lower Heidelberg but the
majority of the species are different These latter
consist for the most part of Brachiopods and
Gasteropods, and are mainly remarkable for their
great size. Their shells often packed closely
together making up nearly the whole bulk OF the
rock. The Maryland beds have afforded few
Crinds of much interest; one of them, known
as the Edrlocriaw or seated Grind. having
the form shown in Fig. II. his Grind
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~. 8.

F1e. 8-Ar,stozoe msmOroHaa Barrande Natural size.
Molluscan life was very abundant Among
CephalOpods there were species of Orthoceras. On
ooceras. and CyrtOceras all Lower Siluran genera;
and among Pteropods species of ConulGria and Ten
faculties. GasterOpOds were numerous, and IN
cude species of MarchS0Rid, Ple,TotOmd'id, and
PIatycerds, all of these genera dating from the
early Lower Siluran. and the last mentioned here
attaining an extraordinary specific development.
One of the best marked species is the PlatyCeras
BuLngsi a large and instructive FORM The Acephala
were also well represented, and among them
are several species of Apicald, genus ex-
listing in our own time and much like
the Pierinea OF the Trenton period (See Art. a..
But the Brachiopods, in point of numbers, greatly
predominated over all other kinds of life. They
embrace species of Lingala, D'scipd, Orthis Sr0-
ohomena Rhynchoaella, Penidmerus, SppQer and
Atrypa, besides other kinds, some of them here for
the first time appearing. Some of the Spirtters
were of large Dimensions. the s. MdcropteTd taking
the lead IN this respect Illustrations of few OF
the more prominent species are given below.
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BOAT-RACING IN MINNESOTA.

ST. PAUL, MIMI, Aug. 21.-The second an
nual regatta White Bear Lake under the auspices OF
the Minnesota Boat Cub took place yesterday. The
principal four-oared shell race, double
scu race. and two for single sculls The Mime
sofa Club won the fOuT-oared race in lil0 Ia the
double-scnll the Fnrrdgus ahead. but lest
the course near the flush They were given tins race
Underwood the slugg-sCul IN
I5.3oia
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That She Wouldu't - Scene: Highland
Ferry wild farmer going O. niIrAet. aud ferry
man. Farmer" she's .ery, fiery stormy whatever.
Balcy. DO you sink she'll get over, Ia boat 9" Perry
man" Ay, goot Storm fory goot storm TOO, Maisther
An but she wouldua like ava to pc trowDsd an lost
all her mOnlsh u
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4 PEDESTRIAN INJURED.

John c. Moore, twenty-seven years old. a
pedestrian living NJ No sl7 Thrd-lve.. while crossing
Thirlave. at Tnrtyfourtbst. Thursday, was struck
the head by bolt which tell from the hands Of work
man on the Elevated Railroad. aud received severe
gclip wound. Moore j. entered Tor tne next si1day
valEat GImore's Garden.
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There is French beggar ON one OF tho
par,s hrtdg,s who mas iust started breaspit's
win the following painted thereon Have haaIc1-
dren z wives, mothersln-law, battles anu ~
whati" lie replies " hneieen claims on your p~''
Kind air."
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BLACK IIILLs

have not included IN tins estimate the product
OF the placer mines which for the season will be at
least 100000 nor the output of the hundreds of
small quartz mines all over the Hills each of which
produces only a small amount OF gold, but which III
the aggregate turn out a considerable sum.
As nearly ns can ascertain. the total gold pro-
dnct of the Black Hills during the calendar year
IsTS was about $500 900. The output of 1879
will be ABOUT 800 900, and IN 1850 II can hardly
fall short Of $4,000 900. zL.w.
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GOING ACROSS THE OCEAN.

Among the passengers on the steamship City
of NewYork, of the Inmau Line, which sails to-day Tor
Europe r. n. ard ". n. POwys. Major William
Arthur, United states Army, brother to ex-COiector
Arthur and wife are passengers on the National Line
steamship SPAN. The wife, and daughter ~ Judge
Duuleyy OF Chicago, and Lieutenant r. Thics, u > A,
are passengers on the Neckar, of the North German
Lloyd. Following are the complete lists
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FIG eDdlmdnfSe HdSutuS a. head and b, tail PORTIONS
each reduced Onehat
large. and have the surface covered with multi
tude of lenses, as in the common fly Other Crusta-
ceans of the period were of the Leperdtid and Beg
rohia groups some of them of extraordinary dimen-
sions, one of the Bohemian Species called the Arta-
tosoe, being more than three inches long ana
having width Of over two inches The American
species are of smaller size Besides these there were
Custaceans of the Pkyllopod order the name refer
ring to their leaf-lke feet, the CerdOcars, which
began IN the Niagara and occurs also in the Lower
Heidelberg being placed here by most naturalists.
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Flg.4.

FLO A-r,rvptre Ye'ntpes, ono-haii natural size
length of more than foot In Pterygotas the eyes
are marginal. and the number of body-scgments IS
slightly less but in other respects the two genera
are much alike. Slimopia and S'yloRmUs are the
names of other Old World genera of this familT 90
curing in the Ludlow beds. Their prominent arms
and paddles serve to distinguish them readily from
the Irlobites.
But the import mt point here to note Is. that the
first appearance of this new group OF Crustaceans
does not appear TO have been in any way connected
with the decline or disappearance of any of the
earlier Crustacean tribes for the Trilobites and
Bivalye Crustaceans were at that time IN full
force and continued to flourish long afterward In
company with the newcomers. The Lower
Heidelberg Trobites include species of HomatoH-
ot Proetus Dalmaate' 1cidasps, Liohas PhdcopS and
Bronteas all genera dating from the Lower Sliur1an
One of the most characteristic species the Ddtmdn-
ties nasutus OF nosed DdlmaRies, is shown in Fig
s. striking popularity of this form is the great
proongaton of the median portion Of the structure
both in the fore and aft regions In Broateas the tail
piece has a short axis, beyond which the whole sur
face isprominently furrOwed, and presents tan-ko
ASPECT The eyes in both Pbacops and Ddtma'tes are
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City. Thursday morning. workman MIXING Dot
Of stoyoposh which is composed partly of Denxine
customer lighted cigar and threw the match into M
stOvepolish. The mixture bazsd up and fire 10 thX
store, the flames being scattered IN all directions fhS
loss was only 800
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both of which occur IN the Water-lme group Iheir
systematic place among the Crustacea Is some
what doubtfulj by some they are regarueu aS
hirhor and nv Others ms lower in organization than
rho Tr;Iobites. One of the best known species. the
Fu,nptey,.s remipes, or oar-footed burypterHs is
sbown in Fig. 4. Some Of the species attained
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A POT OF BURNING srovE-PoLlsH.

A fire of a peculiar origin occurred at the
store OF p. IL. HAniey. No. III Newarkaye Jersey
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4 NEW BRITISH WAX SHIP.

THE PLAN OF THE VESSEL, WHICH IS UNLIKE ANY
OTHER IN THE BRITISH NAYY-AN EXPERT