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Work..

There is a nobleness, An even
sacredness, in work. Were he ever
SO benighted, forgettul OF high call.
ing, there is always hope in man
who earnestly works; in idleness
alone is there perpetual despair.
Blessed is he who has found his
work; let him ask no other blessed.
ness. He has a work-a life pur-
pose; he has found it, and will fol.
low il. The man who has nothing
to dois the most miserable Of beings;
no matter how much wealth man
possesses, he can neither be content.
ed nor happy without occupation;
we are borne TO labor, and the world
is our vineyard. We can find field
of usefulness almost anywhere.
In occupation we forget our cares,
our worldly trials and our sorrows.
1t keeps us from constantly worry.
ing and brooding over what is
inevitable. If we have enough for
ourselves We can labor for the good
of others, and such q task 10 one Of
the most delightful duties . worthy
aud good man can join in. ,-.s,s
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MINDEN HOTEL.

THE truvciing public and regular board
| Ell, will mud this huu~c ~ comfortable
and well supplied a. The resources and CON
diiinn ut the country will permit. The
charges are very reasonable. The Stage
Stand il kept. at this Hotel.
| have also attached TO my hotel new
and conlmodious stable, well supplied with
provender and water aud good o-tlrr al
wavs on hand to attend Ia stock.
The travelling public VIII do we'll 10 give
me call A. j. REfNOLDS.
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The colored people Of Hs@n4os
county, Ca. held and ehlgs6tteo
meeting IN valdust& thgSs6sr eoy.
The result showed that Nv ~ stAem
cared to go. 's$s'e Hi7T gs.etiaH trs
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MEAT MARKET.

7 WILL supply the people ni Homer with
/ fresh meat from and after this date. For
the present will come to town three times
a wrek-Tuesday, Thursday and Satur.
day Mernings-and oit,ucr when the bus
iuess will Justify.
Persons having stock cattle sheep or
hogs "a sell will do well tn consult mr.
Either my brother or myself may he seen
in Homer every Saturday
THOS. ID. KINDER.
April %, 1879. %om
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For Sale.

Eighty acres of unimproved upland ly-
ing two miles south Of Homer. a bargain
can be had by carly application at this
Office.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

We do hut little in these g"o,l, N VIM
ter. but can compete with any il the mar
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AND 10 CENT COUNTER.

This business has To- hr seen To be- under
stood. We have added largely To this de-
Paftment Oar sales are astonishing. MI
ny who were At first dlop"srd to rdiculr.
now applaud. II there i, family within
reach al ns who has not SOM anti, L. huuglt
from tins counter, We are not awarr ut IL.
Don't come to Mind"n without invrStigat-
ing IL
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SNOW DRIFT FLOUR.


We have loo barrels ni this brand. HaN-
ing sold nrarl, 1000 barrl~ of thu, Flour
without - singlr complaint, W. gnaranirr
every barrel. We sell nothing hrttrr; We
usr nothing better; We ". mt nothing bet
ter. DO not believe it when parties TIL
you they have the same Flour under a dit.
frrrnt brand Present price a. 80. Other
cheaper Flour always ou hand
GROC ERfES.
We keep 4 supply Of Oats, Bagging and
Ties. and Groceries Oh hand, which W. sell
81 the market,
COTTON.
We buy at what re think its value, lint
de- not rrdth'-r to make st0 TO OF goods aud
lose 81" ~ an cotton.
NURRElL. NEAL Il CARTER.
Ninden, La, Oct :. l-1y. slim
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DOMESTIC GOODS
LADIES TRIMMED HATS.

W" have full line al - low figure, q,
the market affords.
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"a LADIES tIOAkS.

W. uuhrsItatingl, say that ~ io >tylr,
qn'litN. variety and price. We ca. beat thu
STATE. fh,>r gnui- were bought FROM IL
party VIII" closed ont "a lot at 100 aud let
~ have "urN with"nt profit. VIII ave
r'r-""~ buying from H. ioi per cent. ",
m,dp rbdf u, ,aD.
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STREETS TO BE REPAvED.

The Board of Aldermen have just passed and the
Mayor has signed very important resolution that
will be the means of giving employment to over
twenty Ave hundred men. 1t relates to authorizing
the repavng OF the following named thorough.
fares
Frst-with Granite Block Pavement. New street.
from Beaver TO Wall street; Exchange place. from
broadway to William street, Church street. from
Vcsey to Chambers street; Centre street. from Cham
bers to Canal street, except where paved with
Belgian pavement; White street, from Broadway to
West Broadway; Mercer street, from Dleecker to
Eighth street; seventh avenue. from Forty-seventh
to Fifty-nnth street. except In rail tracks; Univer.
sity place. from Eighth to Fourteenth street. except
whore now paved with Belgian pavement; Seven
tcenth street. from broadway to Fifth avenues Front
street. from Maiden lane to Fulton street. Ciarkson
street. from Varick street TO North Rver Jones
street. from Bowery to Broadway; Ninthstrect from
Second to Third avenue; Fifteenth street. from Sixth
TO Seventh avenue; Nineteenth street, from Third to
Fourth avenue; Ninteenth street. from Fifth to sixth
avenue.
Second--with Trap-block Pavement.--water street,
from Fulton to Market street Madison street, from
Market to Clinton street, Twenty-hrst street, from
Seventh to Eighth avenue; Twenty-fourth street,
from Lexington avenue to East River First avenue,
from Thrtieth to Thirty-sixth street. Twenty-sixth
street. from Seventh to Eighth avenue; Tenth ave.
nue. from Thirty to Forty SECOND streets Thirty
seventh street, from Sixth to Seventh avenue; Forty
nth street. from Lexington to Fourth avenue;
Forty-htth street, from Madison to Firth avenue: /:
Fftysixth street. from Filth to Sixth avenue; Fifty
sixth street. from Seventh to Ninth avenue; Fifty
seventh street. from Sixth to Seventh avenue Fifty
eighth street. from sixth to Ninth avenue.
Thfrd-with Macadam Pavement.-Fifth avenue,
from Seventy second to Ninetieth street.
The resolution has been before the City Fathers
for many months. 1t has been debated and reported
upon by many committees The TaInmany Alder
men, with some OF their colleagues, always insisted
upon the insertion OF clause compelling the Com
missioner of Public Works to have the work done by
days labor instead OF by contract. Seventeen votes
the requisite number required to pass the "day's
work" clause, could never be obtained, and conse
qucntly nothing looking to the adoption Of the rcso
luton was done. The Tammany mon were obsi
in their demand for the days work system, and
their colleagues we're just detcrmnedly opposed
TO IT, The latter held that II was not within the
power Of the Board 70 instruct the Commissioners o
The New York herald., 1879-07-10
LESTER wALLACK ON CALIFORNIA.

From the Omaha (Neb) Herald. July 81
The overland train from the West yesterday brought
Lester Wallack. the famous actor route from San
Francisco to New York. reporter Of the Heratdhad
bit Of an interview with the famous actor.
Mr.. wallack returns from San Francisco dissatis-
fed with the state of affairs there and anticipates
with pleasure his stop at Chicago on the trip home
'San Francisco, said he, els dead. Chicago Is live
and is acity. The constitution has given tor
rible blow to business in San Francisco and II the
Kearney party carry the fall election that will kill It,
The money is in the hands of . few--a dozen. Thoy
are already investing in New York, and II the now
constitution liz carried out Will take all OF their
eter OF business, you know. The receipts at the
theatre fell away hundreds OF dollars night when
the kearney movement carried.
''What do think OF the prospects for the next
soasonf cannot say. know nothing OF what the
"What do you think OF the plan of running every
thing into combinations, aud breaking up stock COM
panies, has been done in the past two seasonss'
asked the reporter.
IL suppose II is on tho idea of having something
new. Tue combinations will 60 to smash before
long, People want only to be amused ut the theatre
and then to 20 to Demonico's. They do not want
to think. They do not cure how Shakespeare -
played Shakespeare is, as we're. the Scripture OF
the drama. A man cannot deny It, more than he
can deny his Bible. But he only goes when Shake
speare Is played TO compare Booth with Fechter.
Fechter with somo one else. My favorte piece-that
is, tho one am best liked In, IL Rosedalo.'"
Mr. wallack then spoke OF the length of HIS nrst
trip to the West, and again expressed his relief at
leaving Frisco. He would have been gone nearly
| three months when he reached New York.
The conductor called "All aboard, and New York's
lightly forward aud entered the Pullman car - the
train started.
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Public Works to do the work in certain manner. a.
that official invested by law with full charge OF
the subject. In the meantime the Corporation
Counsel. Mr.. William q. Whitney gave othc al
opinion taking this of the question: but still
the aldermen did not pass the resolution. AT last
the iammany men agreed that If their brethren in
the Board would help them to adopt the days labor
section and the matter was disapproved OF by Mayor
the obnoxious restriction. This course was taken.
Ihe Mayor vetoed the resolution. it was expected
ne would. and at the last meeting of the City
Fathers the matter was called up and unanimously
put through. Mayor Cooper Immediately affixed his
signature to the resolution ana notified the Depart
Campbell at once ordered the necessary documents
to be prepared and bids for the work will be invited
in few days. although it il rather late in the
nature.
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UNWILLING ABUSES.

INVESTIGATING THE sHEIrFF's oFFICE-AN Ap-
PEAL TO BE MADE TO THE GOVERNOR TO
WIDEN THE SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION.
The investigation Of the charges against Sheriff
Reilly for alleged Encouragement of his office
continued yesterday before Commissioner George T.
Curtis. in the room Of the Supreme Court. Part q
The days proceedings very dull, and but few
facts elected most of the time being spent
in legal arguments. Three witnesses examined
in regard to alleged overcharges. Sheriff Reilly
present during the session.
Under Sheriff Cumming was the frst witness. and
Mr. Bush proceeded to ask him in regard to certain
overcharges happened that the instances
toned were not contained in the printed charges
presented to the Governor. Mr Laroque therefore
objected to their admission Mr.. Bush said he did
not present them specifications. but merely as
examples to show the way business done in the
SheriHs Office Commissioner Curtis said that under
his instructions from the Governor he would con-
fine counsel strictly to the particular facts men,
toned in the charges. 1t might become necessary
for counsel to make an application to the Governor
further instructions to the scope of the nves
tigation. AT present he did not think it competent
to 20 into instances not specified IN the pleading and
OF which the Sheriff had notice.
oBJEcTINa TO NEW EVIDENCE.
Witness next asked about overcharges in the
account sales desiring to produce in evidence book
kept in the Sherfs Office Mr.. Laroque objected
that tnis WAS Song outsiue OF the tpecincstonf IN
the charges, and Commissioner Curtis ruled that the
testimony asked for was inadmissabe.
Mr. John Is. Marrecclla real estate broker of this
city, next testified. He knew Thomas Gcarty; in
the spring OF 1878 order of issued for
Gearty. but he surrendered himsclf; witness went
with his friend to the Sheris Office and there found
young man behind the desk apparently transacting
the business OF the office; to him witness ten
dcred u check for $780, payable to Mr..
Cumming. in lieu OF bail for his
friend: they refused to take the check
until witness identified, and on this being done
accepted 1t in lieu OF bail The young man asked
witness for S2l IS. which he said for fees Wit
ness paid it, and handed q receipt signed by Mr..
Quigley for the money. This Mr.. Bush offered In
evidence. but Mr.. Laroque objected Ms the authen-
ticity of tho receipt not proven. The Judge
ruled out this part OF the evidence not sufficiently
established.
Mr.. Bush then announced his intention Of going
to Albany to obtain further orders from the Cover
nor extending the ground OF investiga alton. an to
enable HIM to do so an adjournment OF the trial was
The New York herald., 1879-07-10
BASEBALL.

The second game for the championship Of the
Metropolitan Association played yesterday after
noon the Union Ground. Brooklyn. the contest
ants being the Flyaways and Montgomcrys OF this
city. The contest was not n remarkably brilliant
one, there being number of made on each
side. The batting by both clubs was strong. Tho
score by innings was as follows:--
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. / O.
Flyaway. y.............. I'LL
AT meeting of the Metropolitan Association yes
terday at the Union Ground. the Alaskas of this
city withdrew from the association, owing to their
inability to raise strong team and the Montgom-
erys were allowed to join the association and take
up the schedule OF the Alaska Club.
To-day tho New Works and Chelseas play q Metro
poltan championship game on the Union Ground,
Brooklyn; Cnicagos and stars, of Syracuse, Chi
cago: Cincinnntis and Bostons, at CINCINNATI Buff
faos and Troys, at Buffalo; Clevelands and Provi-
dence. Mt Cleveland; Nationals and Holyokes, ut
Washington; Hop Bitters and Haverly's Mastodon
Minstrels, at Rochester.
The National championship game at Worcester be-
tween the Wvrcesters and New Bedfords was won by
the former By IL TO 4.
1nahe National cham ionship game at Springfield
between the springhelds Uticas the Sprn gnslds
dsieatsd their opponents BY . to2
The New York herald., 1879-07-10
THE STATEN ISLAND TRAGEDY.
AN INQUEST COMMENCED BY CORONER oAFFNEY
AT sTAPLEToN- cAIIoUs CONDUCT OF rH1

AN INQUEST COMMENCED BY CORONER oAFFNEY
AT sTApLEroN- cAILoUs CONDUCT OF THE
PRISONER.
The inquiry into the facts surrounding the killing
of George sisk by Richard Rawlinson. the jantor Of
Fourth. at Tompkinsville. full account of which
has already been published in the HERALD. COM
menced last evening by Coroner Edward Gsnney in
the village hall at Stapleton.
The prisoner was brought into the room shortly
after the arrival of the jury. handcued to an of-
On seeing him approach. the widow Of the
murdered man cried out in piteous tones "There he
is There he Is. Please don't & let ha;aro him come me
officers could pacify her and even then
throughout the proceedings whenever she looked at
by smiling sardonically. The prisoners demeanor
altogether that of self-possessed and cool man.
who cared little for the precsrous position in which
Mrs. Sisk when called to tho stand. was overcome
with emotion and while tears were coursing down
her face delivered her testimony In very dramatic
manner. She testified that on the morning Of the
shooting herself and her husband and Mr..
front ssoop; her husband when he heard
the fireworks going on went and got
standing against the other side Of tho
street. He called out. "you had better keep your
shooting until tomorrow Her husband answered
back "rns Is free country" Rawlinson then
called her husband ugly name and turned and went
into his house. Ssk shortly afterward went toward
Tully's corner, and about five minutes atterward
Rawlinson came out of his house crossed over to
Sisk's house. He addressed some angry remarks to
Mr.. Murray. who sitting tho stoop. Hearing
the loud words Ssk who was 1T the corner. came
up toward his house and asked what the matter.
'Ill show you what's the matter" said Rawiuson.
and drawing o pistol shot Sisk. the Inter imme-
diately falling into the gutter.
Dr. Anderson said that at about o'clock on the
morning of the Fourth of July he called In
Sisk and examined his wound, which in the left
side of the head just above the He placed his
finger in the wound, but made further examine
tion. In his opinion death was beyond doubt
caused by the pistol shot.
The inquest was adjourned until Monday evening
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circles be declared imperative against his standing
as an am rteur Tho sub-committee on whose report
the executive committee acted in the of Mr..
smith, declined to reconsider the of Mr..
Walter Mann The action of the committee in the
matter of these three oarsmen. has created much
comment tonight in the large circle of oarsmen
here.
THE "sHoEs"
,rhe Shoe waecae- mettes were out rowing to-day.
They saw their sick man will be all right for to-
morrow Judging from appearances. They are quite
confident OF winning Many OF the other crews
taking their last rows before the race. The
Friendship four have not arrived yet. and probably
not brought many arrivals who have come to
witness the regatta.
The Columbia College four-oared crew passed
through here to-day their way to Lake George.
where they intend to in the regatta there next
Wednesday and Thursday. They go especially to
row in the College rsce
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CoRIETHIAN CRUISE OF THE sEAwASHAKA
YACHT CLUB THE FLEET AT BLACK ROCK.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

BLACK ROCK, Conn.,. July 8, 1879
The Seawanhaka Yacht Club rendezvoused ut Glen
Cove yesterday for Corinthian cruise The schooner
Eddie. Vice Commodo Groin we'll; sloops Schemer,
Mr. c. s. Lee; Midge. Mr.. W. f. Iselin; Blanche. Mr.
Charles Ii. Grundy. and Chief. MIR. Charles L. Per-
kins were ut anchor early in the evening. After
meeting in the evening of the captains the nag
ship Eddie. 1t was decided to make Black Rock
the first stopping place. There some dsap-
pointment that such small number or yachts
assembled at the starting place. This morn
ing at Sh 45m. the yachts left Glen Cove with
stiff breeze blowing from the northwest. A race
between the Schener aud Chief had been arranged
for supper. The Eddie carried away her topsails
to rights. On the way up several yachts belonging
to the club met, but did not join They will
do SO at New London.
The Schener won the race by I'm. 49s aud the
other yachts were within ten or twenty minutes of
each other. The crews from the several yachts at
this writing enjoying themselves ashore ut the
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CONTESTS ARRANGED IN CALIFORNIA.
SAX FRANCISCO. July Q.

SAN FRANCISCO, July .. 1872
sx-days 'go-as-you-pease'' pedestrian match
will begin at Mechanics Pavilion ut o'clock to-
morrow morning for tho following prizes First
champion diamond belt. valued at $500, and $1,000
in coins second $3.50 in coin; third 5000. and fourth.
$3.50. The following haveentered. drawing positions
Ia the order named:--C. S. Thompson, II. Norhoh.
J. Bowan. j. A. santos, W. II. Scott, j. Kennovan, p.
Mcintyre, William Chenowith, J. Callahan, John
Armstrong, John MacFarland and Frank Edwards.
During tho evening before tho contest commences,
several Bannock and Piute Indians will run race Of
twenty-five miles.
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CREEDMOOR.

very successful match was shot at Creedmoor
yesterday in the fourth competition for the Cham
pion Marksman's Badge of 1879. The beautiful
weather attracted good crowd to the range and also
contributed in small degree to raise the average
of the scores.
There were. 1T entries. The highest score was
made by Mr.. A. d. Van Hcnsen, excellent showing
of As out of the possible so points.
The New York herald., 1879-07-10
CANADIAN RIFLE TEAM.

ToRoxro. Ont, July 0. 1879.
special cable despatch from London to the Globe
says the Canadian rifle team practising daily ut
Altcar. They shot match yesterday with the FIJI
tcenth Lancashire, twenty men o side. The weather
unfavorable, the light being bad and the wind
strong. The Canadians victorious by l2O points.
The Lancashire team q strong one, including the
Queens prixemsn Of two years ago.
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RECEPTION TO HANLAN.

On Friday evening. July II. Mr.. Edward Hanlan.
the champion oarsman of the world. is to be ten
dered reception at the Madison Avenue Garden
Mr.. Bernard Bighn and other lovers of aquatic
sports have made arrangements for the affair." and
this afternoon at three steamer will leave pier No.
! North River to meet the City of Chester and ac-
company Mr.. Hanlan to the city. DR.. vanderpoe
attaches of the Mayor aud Board of Aldermen, and
the officers of the chief local athletic and boating
clubs are likely to attend.
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LONG BRANCH GUN CLUB.
Loxa BRANCH. July Q. 1879.

LoSG BRANCH. July Q. 1879.
To-day the members Of the Long Branch Gun Club
held the first pigeon shooting meeting on their new
club grounds. Last Fridays christening of the new
shooting park tame affair to the sporting
programme offered. To-day there was most
distinguished gathering OF the best gentlemen
shooters in the country. such as Judge Glderseeve.
Mr. Carroll Livingston. Mr.. B. Tarrant Dr. Zellner.
Mr.. Benjamin West. Mr.. Perry Belmont. Mr..
Walter Green and Mr.. d. Swan. the well known
Baltimore wing marksman. The sport opened
at ten o'clock in the. morning and continued until
nightfa. four hundred birds being despatched.
The birds were provided by Miles Johnson. and
the strongest shot at at any meeting of the Long
Branch and New York Gun clubs this season.
SUMMARY OF THE EVENTS.
LONG BRANCH N. j.. July 9.-Opening Day OF
Long Branch Gun Club.-First-FIve-bird classified
sweep, $5 entrance; ground traps, yards apart
handicap rise. so yards boundary; Hurlingham rules
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TROTTING AT OIL CITY.

OIL CITY. Pa July Q. 1870
This the second day of the trotting races.
The weather fine and the attendance good.
The 2:36 class won by Lucy c. Charley
T second Time. 241-2 :37-2:40-2:36
The "a pacing won by Billy Scott; Kittie
second Nellie Gray third. Time, 233i4-2:34-
2 2:35--2 .31-2:35
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MATCH OF FIFTY BIRDS.

BERGEN POINT. N. j.. July Q. 1879.
At Centreville to-day s. De Long. Of Brooklyn, and
Rufus S. Church. of Hoboken. shot match with J.
r. Sanford. of New York, and Joseph Stilwell. Of
Bayonne. The conditions were at SO birds each.
800 side and the cost Of the birds; 25 yards
rise; Ave traps. FIVE yards apart Hurlingham rules
De Long and Church won. killing AZ to their oppo-
ueuts 3S birds. as follows:-
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YACHTING NOTES.

The following yachts passed the HERALD telegraph
station at whitostone. L. l., yesterday
Schooner Clytie, NY.Y.C., Mr.. W. L. Brooks, from
Plymouth Mass, for Newburg. N. Y.
Schooner Comet. N.Y.Y.C., Mr.. William H. Lang
ley. from the eastward, for Now York.
Schooner Fleur de Lis lno club. Mr.. Il. A. Buck,
from New York. coursing eastward.
The New York herald., 1879-07-10
PEDESTRIANISM IN FLORIDA.
PENSACOLA. July 0. |

IENNNCOIA,
Tobias. the pedestrian, will walk ten mile match
here on July IL. Frank Ruse. the champion of West
Florida has challenged Tobias for q six days walk
for the Gulf championship.
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THE LAKE GEORGE REGATTA.

LAKE GEORGE N. Y. July 0, 1870.
The Wesleyan and Columbia crews arrived to-day,
and will participate in the regatta to take place here.
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INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE.

BELLRvILLE, Ont, July o, 1879.
match between the yachts Ella of Oswego. N. ".
and Katie Gray. Of this city, has been arranged 1t
will be for $3.50 a side. and will take place ut King
stoh on Tuesday next over a thirty milo course.
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TROTTING AT ISLAND PARK.

ALBANY N. T., July Q. 1879.
Two interesting trois. for purses of $3.50. mile
heats. three in FIVE. harness, took place to-day at
the Island Park track this CITY, The following
The New York herald., 1879-07-10

Green first money. woodcock second money and
DIR. Zellner third money.
SAME DAY-Ten- bird classified sweep. IS en-
trance $40 to first man. $25 to second man and
SIS to third man: same rules.