The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-09-17
NEW YORK, Sept. 18th. 1879.

NEW YORK, Sept. 18th, 1879.
The gubernatoriaI nominations by the
Democratic Convention, recently held at
Syracuse, have, of course, been the topic
of the day, and considerable feeling is
manifested all through the city, against
the dOingS or misdoing of Tammary
on that occasion. But as your readers
are already familiar with the result, I
shall leave them to form their own opin-
ions as to the probable effect the famous
" Bolt will have on the national politics,
and proceed to the discussion Of the next
most important event in New York, viz /:
the coming great International Walking
Match at the Madison Square Garden
for the famous Ashley Belt which Weston
brought home from London. Mr. Akin
son, the representative of Sir John Ashley,
is expected to arrive here in q few days.
Shortly after his arrival there will be
meeting Of those persons Interested In
the next match for the Ashley Belt.
strong effort will be made to exclude
everybody from the match who has not
already made Il record in six-duy match,
and this effort, il successful, will keep
out Of the match the majority of the
" American party" as it is called, com
posed mostly OF short-distance walkers.
Rowcll and Blower" Brown are eycr-
ciSing at the Manhattan Athletic Grounds
and at the Park Reservoir; Hazael is
is taking to the country roads; Merritt
is doing most of his work at Greenpoint.
and Panchot is at Bath, L. I. The other
men are tucked away in odd hooks and
corners, and taking walks out in the coun-
try, and all are doing well, except Pan
chot and Dutchncr, the former having in
iurcd his foot, and the later been lax in
his training.
Talking of matches mot friction), there
arc two others on the tdpis, viz: a SWIM
ming match for the championship of
America is promised to take place to-
morrow, off Bath, Long Islsnd. The en-
tries are Captain Webb, of England, G..
FL. Wade, of Brooklyn, G.. Werham, of
New York, w. H. Daily, of California,
and Ernest Won Schoening. And in the
billiard world, prepaI ations are quietly
being made for the Collender Combination
Billiard Tournament, which was ADAM
doned last April, it being deemed imprac-
tica bic to hold it at that season, as it was
then unlikely to arouse that public inter-
est in the game which it was specially
designed to awaken. The games will be
arranged on Il larger scale than in any
previous tournament in America. The
mbination Tournament as its name
indicates, will comprise two series of
games, the first being a series Of regular
three-ball carom games, under the cham
pion cup rules, and the second series of
what have been termed champion,
games, improved billiards, copyrighted
by Mr.. Collender, and designed to en-
courage that brilliant open-table play,
which has been almost entirely abandoned
OF late in favor of 'rail-nursing, by which
unprecedented runs have been scored.
Liberal money prizes are to be offer
ed in each series, and in the champion
games" there is to be an elaborate en-
blem typical of the champi onship.
1t will be of interest to the farmers
throughout the country to know that the
Produce Exchange has issued circular
to all manufacturers of -four recommend
ing that hereafter all barreled flour for
shipment to this market shall weigh zoe
\ al in .lyc ar
200 pounds, the number of pounds to be
marked on each package.
Joseph A. Blair, of Montclair, N. j.,
who shot and killed his coachman, John
Essex County Jail, once occupied by Geo
Bolts, the murderer of pet HaIstead
and other capital offenders. 1t is not
known whether he has been indicted bs
the grand jury, but the presumption is
that he lsas been, and for murder In the
first degree, despite the verdict of the
coroner's jury, one half finding him guilt
less of any crime, and the other half de
claring him guilty of manslaughter. The
authorities yesterday refused to say
whether an Indictment had or had mo-
been found.
Mr.. Christian Bors, the Swedish Con
sui, yesterday took the sworn statement
of Captain Larsen and his crew, in rela
ton to the sinking of the barque Coln-n
bia," off the Banks of Newfoundland, Oh
September 4th. The captain said he die
not doubt that it was whale which
struck his ship. HE also acknowledged
his Indebtedness. to Captain Deddess. o
the steamship Up. Caland," who rescues
them from their boats, for many kind
nesses rendered himself and men. TIL,
Consul has already shipped two Of tn,