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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02
BUSINESS WANTS

VXTANTED, PURCHASERS FOR
wv 200 TONS No. CLAYTON RED-AsH
COAL, splendid fuel for crates and stoves. To
Introduce this coal viii furnish lump or large
size for CRATES az $3.50: medium size for stoves,
ga: nut size AZ $3.50. Delivered good PINE
WOOD e1.75 per half cord fancy heart PINE
WOOD, at s225; medium. $500; also, sawed
and split &C moderate prices Broad and Nor
ton--Phone 4O7--and 1905 east Cary-'Phone
Io5. G.. PAGE
NH 20-0t&teod6t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02
UNDER THE WEIGHT OF SNOW.
coiIspse Of n stable Roof-Damages Ad-
Understanding Marriage.

Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
Cu.RrorrysyuLx Va, April 1.-The roof
~ the stables of Mr.. J. I. Calhoun, this
county. collapsed under the heavy weight Of the
roccnt snow. Mr.. Calhoun had left tho building
only a short while before the roof fell AL the
animals escaped unhurt.
Tha Insurance agents have adjusted the
damages on tho Carter House, which was re-
emily nearly destroyed by fire, allowing
sI 600 on the building and $3.50 on the furni-
ture.
Miss Evie L. Bowcock. OF Albemarie, win be
nne M the bridesmaids at tho marriage OF Mr.. C.
Gordon Van Hook, OF Washington, ID. G.. to Miss
Matte I. Green at Fredericksburg April 81. Miss
e,aor has beon a frequent visitor to our city
CaptaIn Philip Omohundro, OF Texas, an old
chnrIottesviIe Roy, Is visiting friends in the city
and vicinity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02

LOANS ON DIAMONDS. WATCHES. 90.
MONEY MONEY LIBERAL a
WI advances madn on DIAMONDS, - "a
WATCHES, JEWEIlil, SILyERWARE, -
UNION LOAN COMPANY,
523 Broad street between Fifth and Sixth.
NH lS-Th. Su6TutMy15
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02
THE FoUR-MILE-RUN SLIDE.
The Obstruction Nearly Cleared Away
Trains Running-Arlington Church.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April LA large force
of men are still working on the mass Of
earth and masonry that fell from the old arch at
Four-Miie run on Saturday night last and which
siill blocks up the main road between this city
and Washington, and Il Il expected that II win
be week before Il IL all cleared away. Tho OBJ
ssruction TO the railroad was cleared away be-
fore Sunday morning, but trains have 20 run by
tho place very slowly for fear Of Earring the
standing portion o. me arcn down. Tho railroad
get at II 70 do no.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02
A susser Democratic Convention.

IbpeCIHf % tfIo 1l1F"''l"J
wAyRRLy, Va, April 1.-The Democratic
Executive Committee of Sussex county
met ut the courthouse to-day and de-
cided TO call a convention on April ~.
1891, to nominate candidates for county
officers. The prevailing sentiment OF the
committee seemed TO be in favor OF q
atraipht Democratic ticket
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02
LICENSE TAXES.

\ = -
OFFICE OF TIE COLLECTOR OF CRY TAxEs,)
CITY HALL.
RICHMOND, Va, April /, 1891.
7 LICENSE TAX.-CITY LICENSES
IL for the year 1891 have been placed In my
hands for collection and are now due, as follows
Agents: City Scayenger.
Baggage and express. Commission merchants.
FERTILIZERS Dentists.
Insurance. Detectives.
Labor. Electricians
Land Express companies.
Manufacturing srtiFish and oysters.
cles- fruii-stands, &C.
Renting houses Hotels-
Railroad tiesst. Impounding lot.
Steamship lines Intelligence orice.
Typewriters. Junk dealers.
Architects. Liquour dealers:
Attorneys-at-law. Wholesale.
Auctioneers Retail
General. Wholesale malt.
Real estate. Bottling
Tobacco. Livery-sfables
Common crier. Loan Offices.
Bar-room. Lumber measurerA.
Biiliard-tablcs- Mercantile agencies.
Boarding-houses. Photographers.
Brokers: Physicians.
Cattle. Private bankers.
Commercial Private entertainment.
Insurance. Public rooms
Merchandise. Restaurants
Pawn snackA
Railroad ticket. Storage
ship. Telegraph and tele-
Stock. phone companies.
Tobacco Veterinary surgeons,
Chemists. &c, &C.
PARTIES failing 10 pay this tax on or before
APRIL 80, 1891, win be subject to the penalty
prescribed BY the city ordinances.
sp lin Collector Of City Taxes
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02

Horsferd's Acid Phosphate.
TnE BEsr TOXIC
kno,cn. furnishing ssssienaaos 10 boA brain
and 6odf.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02
A TLANTIC COAST LINE

RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG HiUru,
TIMETABLE
Commencing II ESDAY, lcbrlv .I. ,..
at 2 A. NJ, trains On this roai N.u vii. b.. i,
TRAINS SOUTHWARK
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02

John T. Goddln and II. b. Chafi.n u Co,
Real Estate Auctioneers,
Richmond, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02

DY VIRTUE OF TWO DEGREES
I'D Of the Circuit Court of tho county of Hen
rico In the above cause, the first entered July
10, 1880, and the second March 20, 1891, the
undersigned, special commissioners, appointed
for the purpose, will sell by public auction, at
Henrco Courthouse, on
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1891,
at IL o'clock NJ, the TRACT OF LAND In Hem
rico county, about three miles from Richmond,
on the Charles City road, containing 1SJ acres,
moro or less, occupied by Mrs. x. W. Silver
There - a good dwellinR-hOl5e containing ten
or twelve rooms, good order, located In fine
grove. Tenants house Of four rooms, good barn
and out-buildings. The land lays nicely, in good
condition, and its proximity TO East Richmond
makes Il very desirable as an Investment.
TERMS: One third cash; the residue In three
equal instruments at one, two, and three years
from day of sale, the purchaser 10 execute ne
gotiable notes therefor, with interest added, ana
title retained until the whole purchase-money is
paid and q conveyance directed by Court
III. HAWKES.,
CONWAY II. SANDS,
Special Commissioners.
JOHN 7. GoDDN, X. b. CHAFFIs Co., Auc-
tioneers.
In THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HEM
RICO:
certify that the bond required OF Special
Commissioners !. j. Hawkes. and Conway X.
Sands In tho chancery cause OF hawkes., guar
dian, u.s. Silver ct ais, by DEGREES OF the lOth day
OF July, 1882 has been given.
Given under my hand this gain day OF MARCH,
1891. w. s. LEAKE,
o. Clark.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02

VALUABLE PROPERTIES OF ALL
Y DESCRIPTIONS FOR SALE In the growing
wINSToN-sALEM, " c.
Five miles electric street railroad; population
1882, Aba; 112 factories; population 1890,
1e.471; tobacco centre, railroad centric, paved
streets. Tho future metropolis OF the South.
Pc. HUMPHREY,
NH oo.1m Real Estate Agent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
NEITHER ERE Son EAR NEEDED.
Star TrAasit. Recorded By Fkotoernphy
by mn American Jesuit Priest.


A young jesuit priest. The Rev. George A.
Fareis. has Just made an important improve
mont in astronomical methods by Applying
photography to the observation and recording
Of star trRnsitH. In measuring and determln-
ing tho relative distances and positions OF the
heavenly bodies IL Is absolutely necessary to
ascertain with all the precision possible tho
time OF transit OF star across the meridian at
which the observation Is male. Transit OBJ
scrvations We o formerly made by tho eye and
ear method. The observer wa ched through a
tele cope the passage OF q star aorois spider
line coinciding with thu meridian. md at tho
.nins time counted The seconds by tho tick oil
More or leas insccuracy resulted from thi.
system. Some yenrs aeb the chronoRraph was
invented to remedy the err ors ~ tho enr. In
tins ~ sSn SstS
HE chronograph didn't do away with all errors
how,e howe, Scientific men said Tint 4 The star
experiments were made to attain thi. end
weeks nSo. Under, the direction Of tho Rev
John g: Hagen = j., direG..r Of he Geor re,
0 hand IL SG
he has devised Is very -imple
In ,n H,nebta 70 h: sySDiscs q
is Inserted. Tiectric connection is made with
asidereal clock. In tuch a manner that a mar
light OF the star ut stated intervals during It's
passnge across the Held. Tho image OF the
ssriasr linz s is aItcrward impressed unon The The
moments before the object ginss OF the tclc-
scope. BY means. Of the shutter or bar this
light is, prevented from interfering with the
star treil on the pinto which may be subjected
ut any time to repeated exRminstions and
ms.s u, with 2 microscope The reg.
that the time can be determine,l within tho
Gne-thonsandth, part OF q second. Father
elnI hundred transits. His eontrivancs. Il IL
enid. may be applied with accuracy TO many
other purposes In aatronomlcal work. The
smithsonian Institutinn has printed an &C.
count OF Father FarRis's inventlon.
Father targis was born In the Seventh ward
Francis AavIers toliese n West six'e.et9
IN 1878. He Joined the jesuit order Ilnnedl-
ate!y He etudiad at Northampton Enaland.
with Father Tom Sherman. Gen. ShsrmR an 3
son: and completed his eonrse n Louv.In: Del s
Father Renand. was Sns Of hi. teachers. Four
Senrs ago rather FnrGis was ordained at
TOW College ebert .ims ago. he was I ne m.
Fordham. and St Peters College. Jersey City.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25

syrIcu,p, July I4.-This the fourth and last day
n, the summer eetirg at Krkwood Driving Park ana
tho races were the most exciting Of the meet Tho
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
FAST, BUT A KICKER.
Short Story About - Horse that . Yer.
mont Man Once Owned.

Short Story About - Horse that . Yer
mont Man Once Owned.
Speaking about horses" said Col. Callirer.
reminds me OF o horse that was once owned
by friend OF mine who lives at storkvllie
hundred dollar horse until he turned out to DO
q trotter. He got so. finally. that he could
move In pretty near three ninntes. That
made him worth about 5000. which meant .
good profit for the owner: but. unfortunately.
dsysiopsd 3D. ai He.s =. Eicisr He could Kick
f. '' sicrsd d out one sna q ihs barn and
smashed his stall and broke. up everything
stall. which they had built expressly FOL, him,
kicking Knocked OH tha, $500 oi value. II the
owner could have reel,ed o Cn tho horse when
would have yielded $l2 q year. My friend was
a frugal man and IT. seemed to him that per-
hnps The kicking might BE- turned to account
Il on S cut
he figured GU: that the time no spent cost I'm
moro than si2 year. and that It would yield at
least an equal ieturn II devoted to some other
labor. He decided to let The horse break up
Every morning they put some cord wood In
the iron s,all. and the horse broke y up: For
time this plan Worssd ettisfasctorily and
cherry log the horse wouldntkicE. He seemed
to have discovered that hts energy was being
useh 10 Lenefit his owner. and he stopped
Possibly in time he might have. again per.
they didn't wait to see: they sold him. My
friend WINS not graeping man: 10 didn't even
a. VOID splitter: hs Just lot him 20 as plaia
tfOtteH."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
Mr. HILLS YACHT MIRANDA z1BELLED
Not Reeistered, the u. =. District Attorney
says. and Must Pal" Light Money"

Not Registered, the U. =. District Attorney
says. and Must Pay Light Money"
The schooner Miranda. which was built st
Wivsnhoe. England md purchased by George
H. D. Hill OF this city. arrived here on July IS
from Vineyard Haven. Mass. In the United
States District Court yesterday a libel was
hled against the schooner By the United States
District Attorney to recover Si2.S5 for light"
duties. The District Attorney says that the
law. and that SD. !. not legally oualinea to
1886 ths bill OF sale Of tie Miranda was duly
81, Customs for this mort. and that the
Miranda Is not and never has beeh engaged
passengers, or merchandise Tor hire but ia
nemGer Of the Koyal Thames Yacht Club, ana
United state. proceed IRON Iort to port and
are not required to enter or clear az Tho Gus;
to pay ibis High. money" Mr.; Hill will prob:
ably claim that II y tonnage tax Is once paid
at any mort the yacht is FRI Q TO enter the same
por or any ether port tn this country free OF
Chn.NA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY.
Aseustss Lewis In RoRdout Jail-He IL
sale to Have Eight Living Wives.

lneustas Lewis In AOuoOut Jotl-Ho 10
Saia to Have Eight Living Wives.
Roypour. July 24.-Augustus Lewis has
bssn Jailed here charged with biRamy. aud
from all accounts he 10 entitled to tho credit OF
being the most married man In the Empire
Wsts. He is about Al years cid. and has no
a,sd place OF abode. Originally he hailed
from Delaware county. this State. but for q
aumper Of years has driited about In Penn
Ulvania and certain parts OF New York State.
u chance and his matrimonial adventures
ssndsred convenient Between two and three
ysars ago he unluokily found his way to Ellen
vile. which he has now cause to regret. He
has visited the locality Ut intervals since.
but only remaining long enough to capture =
Al different times he was united In marriage
10 Frances Galley. Dolly Smith. and Maggie
hn IT, who lived IL or near that village. md 1t
!. also said that matrimonial ties bind him 10
fourth Elienyilie woInan. and that he has
two OF more wives In Delaware county. His
aeauAntAnces assert that he Is the husband
Of ct least eight living Wvo.. Two months
NO the Elienyille wives united In procuring q
warrant for bis arrest. which WAS pl aced In tho
bands OF Al officer. One OF lowis's chums
banning OF the proceedings assisted him to
escaps 10 Pennsylvania. He subsequently, re-
turned and went to work at HHmden. Della
ssEs county. which fact the officers learned
md soon made him = prisoner. Lewis Rd-
nittsd 70 the officer that he had married the
three Elrnvills women.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
Is Governor u Ringers

Tie midsummer tro,tins meeting at tho Queens
County Driving PARK. Maspeth. LonE Island was con-
t,nusd yesterday. The rain yesterday msds tho track
heavy and in consequence. acratches numerous.
Goye,nor "a little black horse driven by his owner.
Charley Thsall OF Jersey City, won the open 230 eias
In Straight heats to the ds.ust Of the ioca hors.mcn
shaved in Tho second heat that his cars -
rarer thirty tha, tfsy. 'wss no rinaer'" Is the
ou.ry tho Long 10 amt sports are now asking.
Gas. $50: irottinx. mile bes's best three In AVE-
purse s5O ,
MrN.iiI h AI'nls h. Harry Mack Laird .......o =
j Traders b. h sally tnwhsr, .............,,....3
j Eli, Ier's h. John ]. toMNerl.....,....".....3
- "' Ttme-l 81 !!i5 2iH
Mach race: best two IN three, mile heats, 800 a
Every & Painters h. h. Barnum uAirdL ...,.l
o. Al, smith M SRrAioYa IhAyr) ........2
" 1iRe-I:sL 3 H.
Match race; stalker si'nA tide.
Otto Fuchs H. =, owner
Time. 3:'T.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
A RELIC or PROF. MORSE
Military and Old.tlme Telegraphers
Meet In Convention.

Military and Old.time TelegrAphers to
Meet In Convention.
WASHINGTON. July 2L-The eleventh annual
reunion OF the Society Of the United States
Military Telegraph Corps and Old-time Tel
ecraphers' Association will 30 hold In this city
on Aug. 10 aud 20. The headquarters will DO
ut the Ebbitt House. The business meetings
OF tho Old-time Telegraphere' Association will
be held on Aug. 10 at 10 A. NJ. and that OF the
United States Military Telegraph Corps at
T. NJ. OF tho same day. On Aug. 20 tho united
societies will visit Mount Vernon. the Capitol.
museums. and other objects u special interest
A loan exhibition OF historical telegraphic
relics will be made In connection with the re-
union. Among the exhibits is letter from
Samuel f. D. Morse to Henry ]. Rogers. thank
Ing him for letter from Mr.. Sanders In Lon
don. which treated OF the superiority OF tho
Morse instrument over tho Wheatstone Inst rn-
mtnt as then llS45l exhibited In London.
sanders sayr the Wheatstone instrument
took an hour to transmit sentence which me
Here Is Prof. Morss's letter: ,s..
DIAR SIN: received yours enclosing Nj. sanderss
letter which enes:n. ons and GONE. now gsi..
not In want OF the original letter viii bring with
s%r. Tor
Telsrraph matters look we'll want all the mionlio
Of the last pranks Of tbs lightning: ron can give them
e :o ss;" e . .a
Truly your friend aad servant sAn. ,. L. Nosst.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
4 r1crrM 10 HIS LOVE- or SWEET.
The Fate or q Rear that niasd Mr. Cos's
Maple Syrup Pail.

SCRANTON. July 25.-Jay J. Cox moved Inst
week from The Welsh settlement to the other
side OF tho LehiGh River, In Monroe county.
While going down tho Slocum road with
WAGON load Of odds and ends. Mr.. Cox stopped
his team In the duRwAy and stride up the
noun; aiusde to pick basket Of raspberries
Tho horses browscd on tho roadside .apllpRs,
worked IN the steep bank until the wagon
tipped over. aud then took fright and ran
away. Mr.. Cox heard the wagon Gathering
down tho road. and he put down his bnskct
very suddenly and went 10 racing after his
fugitive team. Jerry Moons boys caught the
horses near tho foot OF the hill. and. when Mr.
Cox got there, nothing but an old anvil was In
the wagon box. The wagon was all right. and
Mr.; Cox drove back to reload his odds ana
ends.
Among the articles that had teen dumped
out was A covered wooden rail full Of maple
syrup. II had rolled out OF sight down tho
i.rit Ir. Cox ian across q nay Ga,ehei., wnisa
bad lodged In q bush. With the latchel In his
e TN & sa also found
9,s n .hs hsyrsn up to hs sys
again Ssa nG.e SoIdn s ss0 MADE Gs1
no Stient,Sn 10 HIN, sna = M: COX gave iGi@
S:S: 5ss SsH S ss d
around and ran back to the pull.
In his eaTernsss to get sone more OF the
his face was cOmbletc besmeAred with II. Mr..
Cox CONCLUDED not to Kick tho bear again. Ho
nnd then he sprahg at him and began to strike
him ~ the face and eyes with the sharp points
his head to one side and flung the syrup pail
into the creek. Then he started up the brook
With roar. and Mr.. Cox clnng to HI; hair With
owe, tho eyes with tue haichel. az he lunged
forward. He kept this up until he had blinded
the bear 30 badly that he was unable to find
his way to the swamp. ana leaving him wan-
dering about and grooming. Mr., Cox drove
Gown TO Moons plnce. got rifle aud went
back nnl shot the bear.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
rulRLES NJ. OZBURN HANGED.
.,,,,ssy0y MERCHANT VINO MUIR
DypED A RRTdIL GROCER
=. cr,ms Grew o", Of" n,:s",s oss
price OF Bushei OF s.., 49,.

= c.~ Ont ern Dispute Over the
r.. nj "a Bushei OF Potasocs-Stress'
rs,,r,, NJ de TO Save the Mans Neck.
,-,,xr,J 24.-Charles NJ. ozburn was
al q, Fulton county jail yard In this CITY
ssp ~ He was white man oil Soou FANNY
W," Nd been bookkseror for severn, prom.
SUI s.,.ss hero. his last business being 'nat
new Uni, n,s.,cn merchant as member OF mo
~, O,burn 4 Stapp. On May D. iovo no
n, ,. :. mes n. Bradley. retail grocer Oh 'hi'
kai' MR.. .,ory OF the crime is this: =,
cry, ~. ~. .sry mart u May. 1850, James NJ.
~ W. horcht a bushel Of potatoes o! oHourh
btau'e. TLey had cold to him Mt wholesale
s'.' hu, bsd gi,en him only nifty POUNDS 10
pl''' h,sh.l Ozburn wont to collect inc
tn' but was told that ss soon as
sn v. hounds. the proper weight were
. I'M bill would DO settled. Inc
s,n,t in DISPUTE was only low ceh,r'
hnt ono was determined to have WIN, Nv
,houcht hi, rights. AMI tho othof VIM ~
thought was due him. On May s's.o p bn,
.,nt 10 AIR. Bradley and presented w, wi,
.r,,p. This fingered Bradley. ah 10 o,ue.ou
him out Of tho store. IN" . nsNs uT and as he
sSnns.amnrkcd. whether iokingly or not 10 w,
Eaown that ho was ~, goI M 70 Hoe n drinking
conn before DARK, , hS ms s,or. he went.
t.me. n naM between them has never
whn anS assS Several minutes alter
purn entered bradley was seen M,i no t az him
ward his door nnr ozo n,sio T"s narres were
smnted, sii shots. fred; bullet h9i" s wI1S
~ ina sidewalk on WhtehaIl s'reet hn atsr
Sownward: Neigh3ors ran 70 cI rrs II ' eoms he
nn ~, and b,enthei llis last. Uzbrrn went Q
shuns. nearby aud was captured. he eia'moo
'' On Nov Is he was sentenced to be hnngsd IN
p.,. .sd.Ss to his sentonce he Was resentenced
"a Ss hanged on June 20. Ihen VIII wv, VI :,
Sv,scy Was sworn out bv he County rhysic,nu,
Who hui Teen attending him anu Dsle ,r.;t Wss
h.,1 Tho trial was notable ono; the lury,
h eeu.;s,in" Of tho most prominent citizens 81
N,nntn Many rhysicians tsstil,d. anu AZ
;sr trial that lasted al night onnna a5 ,hss
T.c,srai eane Tho Jury recommended thnt,
% .crount Of his physical condition. Ozburn 20
ia .,i,oS Gov Aorlhen accordingly granted
,Usnite until to-day. since then there hASe
Se.n strenuous efforts 10 snve INC man n0sH VI
lublt'., opinion was RreaN n n'r n,hers len phy.
sioiAns. VIII" nre members OF the leGlslasuse'
retitioned the Governor 10 respite the man,
and an effort was made TO pass IeSoIulIon y"
TIM, eiloet in the I.caisln,ure. THIS. however;
bis decision. refusing 10 intcriei Q IN me case.
O,bnrns wife and relat YES visited him 70;
dny after the final decision was rrnnered. M Y
,tiil no failed to recognize them. 10 ne has AZ
aonc. He said few words to the attending
ministers, but seemed tn, ough II al as though
ia q stupor He V emit to The GnliowS smok-
ing cigarette: He bowed his head onfine
nrayer, but had nothing 10 ,av to the tile
s.owd In the jail yard. Physically be was lit
IA hotter than n living skeleton. and when the
trap fell at 2:32 his neck was broken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
THE ATLANTIC FLEET sCAr1ERRD.
Fine Run OF the Flagship Chisps From
Shelter Island.

There were few boats belonging to the Allan
tic Yacht Clubs fleet left at Shelter Island yes
t.rday. Tho clubs annual cruise had no
sooner disbauded on thursday afternoon than
several yachts weighed anchor and etarted for
other ports. Tho schooner Wa,er Witch. owned
by Vice. Commodore Banks. was tho FIRST 10
leave. She started for New London. Rear Com
modore Weirs 35-footer TiSress left for James,
port. the Eurybiu for Now Rochelle. and the
Saonn Tor Narragansett Bay.
The sloops Polly. Concord. Daisy. and Arab
and the schooner Fearless remained at Green
port. Tha schooner Cavalier also stayed be-
hind. but will come to New York in a day or
two. Her owner. Jefferson Hogan. ex-Commo.
dore OF the club, has been on q cruise to Bar
Harbor. and could not Join the fleet until 1t
arrived at Shelter Island on account OF fog
which he met of the coast OF Maine.
Commodore Lawton LETT Shelter Island In
tho flagship Chispa at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
morning bound for New Rochelle. The Chispa
made splendid trip to the westward. cover
ing the ninety miles in fifteen hours. and thus
had not run into the light airs at this end Of
me wind was blowing stson e from the SOUTH h,
ns Shn 4sSSs6 s aq
about ten miles. When well through
sheets u .asea re shs laid s eouTse
nretty hard at o ciocr, and shut IL thick. but
The able forty-footer carried her full mainsail
and jib withou! much effort AZ tho wind IN
cieased sound schooners shortened sail
tying down single reefs in their mainsaiis
At o'clock 1t began to rain in torrents For
more than an hour one could not see more
and came in SQUALLS. II was decidedly nasty
few NOR. showers. the rain letpp altogether.
lichtinl. Strat!ord Shoals Light drew abeam
at $50 =. NJ. and from there course
Of about west vas followed A. until ne
breeze at this END. Of the sound. Forssall
and working topsail had heen set right after
the wind iIRhtened ut noon. aud n the new
breeze o jibtopsail was run up. The yacht
cap,sRs 1s! Gland a5 a 30 T. H. S9a
out Of Hemrstend hnrbor. The Chi.pa did re-
markAble work going to windward 10 the last
five miles. She tackled inside OF seven points
s S.n oI isIsnd she behaved Beautifully the
Is q great sail carrier. AID is especially good
CommUdoro Lawton Is very much pleased
with The rrui,e and .RiL last night that it was
ono ri the most enjoyable no has ever experi-
The schooner beatrice. with tho girls, on
hoard ;hnt attracted 40 much attention DUR
ing the cruise left shell or Island yesterday for
Wstch Hi. Ills no mistake to state that the
features Of The Atlantic cruise, and the cruise
from ioughleepsie. tho ten ninutes-for-
lunch town" us enjoyable from start to finish.