New York Clipper (May 1863)

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4d NEW YORK CLIPPER. NEW YORK CLIPPER. SATURDAY. MAY 23, 1863. ARIWBRS TO CORBEBPORDERTB. Sw o'eloei ifllUon. it*!** In iU V fSrtplHo oolomB. that cSnn htA *en Ibe tsbt. A to d B of II, ud B HUM to bat iSS^n SSSiiriDd A took th« iKt: tin. D oMalhtuld £ip«r, aii tiHt Ih6 Mpott, »d4 oITmi to 1m uolhH mor on [oSolo. A'alw took thil Ixt Tbo Int ud iMtbotmido lin«bMndttldtd,*DdUi(iaon«jglTcnoT«ttoi. Boont<Bl« Hut tbtwcond bttvu ntileon ••nn Italoi ud nTnieoto ■iTi the nonv np nntll d««M«d b? fon." ;1B lowt ill ihraa ttiu- Iio vta Intoraied of lta« pnbiuhtd npott, ud thoold not tun itAod hi* oosej (o tccmbij, H B. E. Thilidtlfbli.—1. Tho puUenUr mlgbt ot danb- bdli Ibtt II nlglit ba dwIriUt for jm to w, donendi lo pinoh nsoD Tonr pbnlul condlllon, tbU nolblng tborl of » ponontl Intarritw would allow ni to tdTiM/ Tbe btUor ptu would ba, howarer, to begin wlUithi Ugbtttlud laka np Iha b»Tler aa woar atnrglb Incntaaa. i few laaaona isd euidira Is a t jn- i...i«m would ba an noellaal oonna for jou to adopt. 3. Wa biTa aaan so null work. Couo TteL—Tbe lady eotamd tlia profeaalos wben qnlla a child, and claicd (11 Iba "cblld" parta, anch aa ono ot tba obOdras In Ue••Stnng""—BoU*'* ctalld.ud anch llt«. Har flnt IntxodncUon to Iba talilvaof thoold Bowu? dtlaibioli M lu aa U45, BUM* Uian aba hia appaand with pnat incciM la tour Ot tkeptiodpaldllca. Bhe plajad Satan NlnMr. In '•DoaUj ud Bod," al Uie Aicb, rhUadolphla, June T, im. H. V. O., Wbltnai'B Point, M. Y.—1. Money RCtltcd, ud ■draitlaeniral InicHcd, u yon will obearTO In tho pmper eelonia Tbinkiou, X ODrolubrateawlllb«fotmdpiibllibi>d Ineaohlma. 3. haTC nearly all Uie numberaforthoFul fontaeninoBUu. J. H. I... lonlailllN Ky.—1. BUI Poola wia abot on Sunday nonloi.reb. M,I8M. 9, Yaobca^SuUlTandled lltySl.lStO. a. BalllTan'abuit rtgularrlng tgbtwaa tbatwltli Uorrlaaty.at Ballon Four Coraol*. , OlTn64uaB.-In pl»rl»gat fortyJ»ea, tba pUyw atlha jUti of tho dtalfr cannot lakeiha prlillfgeof abuffllngud autUDR to ibe eidnelon of oltaan. All have Ibo priTllrge ot ■hnfflSg, but tbe rigbt band men la auUUed to the dual cnk an. DIM, Weablngton.D. O.-l. Tho price of '•Flillaaa' one dollar; bnt there arc nniw on anla et pmenL a. Yoa can pioenre a maiintl of phonography through uy newe agent or bo^iellor In your olty. .'H. J.. Drwitord.—L Tba glorea ate ts per aolt of fonr. k 3, TbeolnbeTonroferto.aie madeofblrth.wlUi iMRbteitrau _ . hickory haadlci. Tbe wolghia vaiy, and can be adjuatcd aa dMcrlbed In Ihe laat laauo of Ihe CurrxB. H. B., Dwten.—llr*. OoorRe Jordan, formerly Ulaa Bmlly Ttaorae, la a daughlor of Ibe foimer nuaocr of one of the Ben TruolKo DiMlrcf. Bbe wu playing wllh her father In the ■prlng of ItU, la Oaliromla. T. B.B.—Tba ladybaa been married twice, ud laat preaont UilBi with lur Itat oholco. Then not fullUIIng u engagement ■he oekta bar hone In He* York. Our Ihtatrtoalaonumry will locale the lady. L. C. B.> Bnrllngton, VL—Fowler 6 Wella pnbUih a Tory ctoTcr work on auob aierelao, ud •'Walker'a Mulr Eierclaea" eon- Ulna a treallie on tbe dob eierolae. Any or our bookaguta nay proeure Ibem for yon. VAuanoH, Ilasrhesttr, V. B.—Qolng to preu ahead uf time pnrented Uie me ot yoorllUleaated. Bball be glad to bear f ram yon again. Auz T, B., Ccniril Clly, C. T,—ITe know notblna of their T&ae,bnt yon cen procure thaoheekayou wlab by addteadng X. Belaon, Mo. m Uroedway, Mew York. CoinrutT Bunn, Brooklyn.—1. They are tUcd with bru, ' oraomelblDgof that aort,ud ahouldboof yoor own weight a. Xlgbtortea ponnda. B. B. (5., Pott nope, VIcb.—Ihe calibre of a cuobn <■ deter- nlnedby Ihe weight of aiolld, caat lion, round ahot, Sited to UiNue. IL, Raw York.—Tba preperallon need by downa to wbltrn their feco wllb, la called llliwblte. Dr. Oourtud, of No. 459 Broadway, can aoptily y oa wlUi any qouUly of tbe dn eat ouillty, iranFFA.—1. The lady la marTlrd, and her hueband trarela vllhbfr. 1. Btr eleler plajed In BolUnoru about two yean (go, but la at prMent In England atarrlng.' FtnuB, Pblladdphta.-Wo bare been unable to trace npthe partita who {UbUlbcd II, and It la doi|hlful If a copy cu bo pro- eoNd now. A BunoiiBiB.—In pliylngblind anibutt, or aeTes.np,Um dealer doii aol loee hIa deal wbu making a mledeel, u It would be maslAatly unfair towarda hla opponent. E. W. B., Fhlliddpbia—Hlta Bateniu waa bom In BalUnore, CMobtr T, IB4S. BTanaollne Ira poem, and amanaled ftom the failllabrals.afX«n|rallaw, ./ .. Ooiou'TB, Jl.'Y.—Wa muet rienr the qneeUdn to your own •xperlenoe ud the ladlea ot you own Immei'.late altple, tor Aeoalon. W>. Jereey City,—Onlalde bclego wllb the liatUe money, and ■a Ihe leferce'e declelon la Id faror ot Dunn, the alakea will be deUreted to him aocordhigly. Tlon. Oamp Bogera, Kewtiem, V. 0.-1, The point ataould be decided Wore commencing Ibe game. It la played both waya. a We hare not heard of Ihe ooncem lately. AJIiTinn, Pbllad'a.—We«ufomtdyou"BoiUi(ilIideKaay" >>7 • pupil of lItndota;asd: "Owen BwUton Boilsg," tor III •enttpcroopy. . , _ j AiioB Ovtt YimDua.—Be waa married aome time ago lo Mlaa ht* BlaTtna, >o aclrtieibat formerly performed In thlaolty, bat who la nor in England. Om or 'EM.—They would not accept ball from Mow York, vklobwUl actoualforao muyot them remaining In ao long. Box WiFDiLnT, 81. Loula, Uo.—Tom Paddook waa nerer Ohampton ot Englud. J, 8., Kewbem. B. 0.—Tom Bayer* ud Harry Onna neier met la the ring tor a igbt. ^ PooB FXR, I.eodoiiden7, Tt—One point for Jack la taken •T«ry Ume It li turned up. Vio, Doeton.-9(n. Fhlctda le sot at preacst ts the United BlatM aarrlce. Be rttlgned about nine montba ilnce. B., Waahlnglon.—Tbe Ud; you Inquire ebout, la lliing, ud waa at lut aeeounu In Aiialralta. W. W.i Brooklyn.-Your boat conrao would bo lo adreiUae Ibem. Bpun—Tbe boyi would like to know that a depoeltteup, befcte Inreallsg. JiME BCKT, PllUburch.-Your "Ultle bay" haa now the Ckueehlelrltndaattmlo hare been ao uilona for. T. L. P., NoTark.—Bpoostr, Wcelball, and olhcra hare walked leTU conaecullTe ndlie In ilxly minillaa, wllbout Intonnlaalos. W. D., Waablnislon, D. a—Talley^rgo, where Wuhlnglon •ncamped, la lu IrnuaylTinla. O, H.—It la I Icat bird, tbe aamo u a mlaa, ' E. Y., N ow York.—The Udy la married. AMEIIIOAN BCllliLI»0 CHAHVIUNBIIIF. TBS BuhnE BTATE AGAIN BEABD rBOU. JOSE WABD ioHALUNOES TBB COAUPIOM, BAIOU* Erer eince Ihe defeat of Joeb. Ward, lut iummer, on tbe BehoylUll rirer, at Phlladdpbia, ud Ibe aaaumpUoa of tbe ohanplosahip by Jama Hamlll, of Pltlaburgh, there bu been a good deal of talk coocemlng aouIUng mailer*, bnt nothing cane or II at all, Bamlll retaining Ibe honor* usmolealed, Being un- able to find a onalomer In America, ho directed hla aUfstlon (o tbe biggunaof Englud, udchaBengcd the beat of them to row blmamatcbi hla challenge, howerer, tcmalsa usanawtnd lo tbie day. Ur. namlll'a Menda aeem to be aiuiloua to naloh tboir mau agalnat uyacuUerllrlng, ud aa Doalon, Philadelphia, and cren Englud liaa failed to produce a cuatomer tor the Pllla- b urgh suD, Mow York once more oomea forward In Ihe petion ot Jseh Ward, ud Ihrowa down Ihe gauntlet to tho champion. Bute It U:— COXKWILL, M. Y., May 19,1U3. Ma. Faiiin Quttit—.Wr:—BIsce my cosleat wllh Ur. Jimt* Bamlll, OB Iba Dcbuylklll, at PhUaddpbli, laat aoaaon, I, aa woU at my Mrndt, bate reptaledlr beu aaked It I Intended to row again: tod at tbe backer* and trlesde of Ur. Bamlll aeem dealr- oua of baring another oosteil—a communication lo that iIfect having acme Ume alnce appeared In tbe public prlnla—and, at, alto, a propoelUon waa lately made by Mr. BamUl lo meet me at the Doalon regatta on the coming 4lh of July—Ilako Ibe preieit opportunity lo atate that boalneaa now requlrea all my time and aitenllon, and I will therefor* be unable to altond the Beaton Begalta; but I will row Mr, Bamlll a Ave mile race, on Ihe Hud. aon river, for KM a aide, aald race to take place early In July. Rhoulil Ibli offer meet wllh Ur, Uamlll'a HaTorabto cootldertllon, I will guarutee him a aquare race on my part. Communlca- Uona on tbe eubject may be addreeaed (o Din Bin»B and HonasT EUL, care of PuMi Qoeeh, Curreu ofBot, Mew York. Tbla offer wlU remain open for two wceka from the date of pub- llcatloa Joanua Wais. Here we bare a fair ud aqoate obaBenge to the champion, which he will no doubt reapoud to at u early day. It li poealble tbat UtmlU may object to the rlier named upon which thj.r}ce B ball tike place; ud yet II la acarcely probable Uklt bo will do ao, Bi he has offered lo meet Ward In Doalon. There are mu| good plaocs along Ihe Bodion for a race ot the kind prepoeed, einbrm- clng an eitest of upwtrda of ality mllea, from Baretatraw to Hudaos. WbcnthemalchbetwccnWatdandObamberewaabclBg made, Obtmben, through varloua lepreaestallooa, aeleded Ibe lludion rlrer whereon to baye tbe costcat decided. We kuow tbat Ward bta so dcalre for uylbing but "a fair field and uo tiTor." Be I* at preiont laboring under the dliadvutaga ot be- 1 Dg a bealcn mts, yet tbe alakea he prcpoaca lo tow tor areaulD- olenlly large lo tempt ercn Ihe champion. Hr. Bamlll may sot hare a better opportQslty lo ahow hla eklll thu tbat offered by Ward, ud It la but fair lo prtaume tbat the two men wQl osce more come together Is friendly rlralry. In u aqnallo contest for the eonlllsg championship of America. THE GREAT INTERRATIOMAL FIOUT. later Eoropetn adrlcea bring but UlUa newa of Interoat Is re- gard to the Orcat Inlcmallonal Fight to take place In December seat betwces J. 0. Bcenu ud Tom King; which, bowerer, la not lo be wondered at, considering the Inlerral ot Ume that msat elipae ere the mea go Into training, to say nothing ot dgbt- log. At our duly Uea In obronldljig erenta ud sot la making them, the beat we tu do for oor teaderi la to give them all ihe latat and reltfoUe nan that tema to hand, ud liere It la, aa quoted from the forclgs paper* up to data of May 3:— tW) a aMe la already atakf d for tho great flaht betweeo Heenan and Tom Klsg. for £MC, which la fixed lo lako place on Decem- ber 6; and anoiber loatalmeut, of JUO a aide, baa tobopoatcd on Thnr«dty, Uay 7, at Oecrgo Brows'a, when It la expected boUi mu wUl be ^ivnut—Spuiiinff Lift. The abore brief paragraph tslla the whole story the BrlUtbera baTolo ten tbla Uncasdwebavellltletoadd.eiceplatolerably aulbenllo tumor to tbe effect that the Amorlcu champion Is- tondt Tltlllng the United Btalea In a abort Ume and tot a brief period, before estertng upon his arduoua duUea In cosaecUou wllh training. Tbe braro aon ot "fieslth" may look terward with cetlalsly lo the hearUeat kind of awel(om^ and It he la ao- oompuled by Sayeta, and the two were lo repeat FSmbonugU'e Field, In aome udoaite uywbere near the alxe of Cestral Park, weqi bet a mnalang they would bare * foil fidd, and Haesu would secure enough apoUa lorslmbnae hlnytor hltftqSjng expesaat, ud make the atakea.ao fat Whla ownpq^CttiAnU' be ooncersed, very light Indeed. What tkeBoy'elalinUona are, pioTldlss bo doe* make a aotUe OS dor territory, we'know sol, but we hope be will abow hlmaclt In public at ao much a peep, ao that hla ftluda here nay have some ellgbt opportunity of Judging of hla chucas of poUnhlsg off the Ring ot the BrIUeh P.B. ■_ Jc*r LooE HxiB.—It la u usdenlthle ttct that tbe gesllemes' iB^aahlngton who do the "ylgoroua proteeuUon of the war" Is TIrghils, sre Ihe moat aocommodaUsg offldala that ware erer fed at Ihe pnbllo crib, but It remained for Qtn. Booker to orerslie" the Waahlnglon crowd hi poUUneas, and good tecllsg towsrd lbs enemy. For Inatance—While Ihe botUa of Ohancel- lorrlUe wu being fought, Bichmosd wu drained of eiery ayallablo fighting mu, ud wu at the meroy ot almost uy force that could hare been aent tgaloti Ik Jeff, Darla aent word to Oos. Lee tbat he muat hulu lo Its succor; bat be oould aol gel away, on account ot the doae proximity ot "Fighting Joe nooktr." In order tbat the rebel Oeneral ahould sot be Ihui InconTonlenctd on Kit account, Ulster flooberklodlyconieot^lo wlUidraw hla amy; and, to thla end, rtcroated Ihe nappahansock to Faluoulb. Delog Bow unohatraclcd, Lee made back Ineka towsrda nichmond, ud accompllahed tbe object ot nooket'a retrograde movement If that lu't poUlcneas, we aboulA like lo know what la. The enemy bavlsg got plenty of leeway, Booker thought It would neto be no breach of eUqnelle It he allowed tho Union forces the privilege of following after the 'demorallaed esemy," for tbe purpose ot dealroylsg Iheui u be had promised hit loldlers st Ohucellorvllle, "Aod tbna they paaaed s pleatut Ume, nor thought ot care or war," In tbe da;a when they went huuUog tee, all under "Bghltng Joe," In tho dtya when they went alter Lee, all usder f-l.c.h.t>l.n.g Joo." TUB AUKUIOAN PVOI(/I8TiO OIIABPIONBIIIP. OEALLEKOE TO COOUBN, THE OBAUPION'S BEbVONBB AMD ACOEPTAMOE. The recent prlte ring couteat between Joe Cobom ud Hike UeCoole hu vary naturally created a good deal of eidlemut among the eipoaests ud admirers of tbe muly art of aelt- dateaca, ud aerarsl parUs* have boon mentioned u wUllni.ta osel Ooburn, afid In friendly strife oonlend wllb him tor the ohaoploBablp. The lemlsaUon ot the late match botweca DuBB ud Elliott, nasaUlfactory to Ihe latter party, Induced the backer otEUIott (o chaDasge Joe Coburu, In order lo convince the public ibstEniottcosaldera blmaelf not only a heller mm IbuDnan, bnt Is willing to meet even the ohamplos hlsiMlt. Elliott's backer bu such unbounded cosadence In hla man, tbat be bu laauod the toDowlsg challesge, which appured In the //erald ofthe Klh Isat:— TBE naST BETWFJm DUMM AMD ELLIOTT. 10 TBS BSITOB or TUB DUILD, m Cnhns ETBXn, Mbw Yosx, Uay IS, 18«3. As s backer of Elliott I with to aay a few worda In relaUon lo the fight belweea him ud Duns. Aa rtgirda thla fli|ht, ao far at reporied la the daUy papars, there la a dcdded ditcrepucy. Is regard to ttie report ota moat IsfluenUaldally abeel, Ibcreara ffluy conttadlcUona; tatiot, Ilooknpontbemtsdoworlgbtpre- varicatloni. In the aheet I refer to li la alaled Uiat Ibo ElTlolt Block wu tIM to IM even up to Ihe lut nuad. New It tueb were the odde (ud up to the lut round I aaaert tbat It waa u high u tlOO lo tM), what oecaaloa bad ElUoU load In tbat round at aaacried In the publlahed accooala ud by the usjnet dcclilon ot the referee'} ' ' I cu bring ooe hundred men lo prove that, allbough Dunn was on Ihe ropet; it waa ImpoaHlble lor hla party to claim n " foul." Duon'a back retted on the upper rope, which wu very Black from Ibe prewnre ot Ibe crowd, ud the edvee of hla leg* teated on the lower rope. Ue could not get down. And even If he bad been down, tbe conduct ot bla aeconda lost the figbttor Dunn lu aelalBg EUlolt'a huda during tbe Umo ho had Dusa oa thetope*. Wlui regard to the referee, I can prove that he waa oeverap. pealed tODytheumplrea; ud until euch eppcal waa made by tbcm to the referee, he bad no mure to do with giving a decision tban any, the mott dltlnterettcd mau around llie ring. Ur. Morion afterward! acknoaledged that he had no efllclont acqualnlance wllb Ibe nlea ol Ihe P. n., and that had be pot- aeued 11,000, he would rather have aacrificcd It Hum bold tbe oIDce. During tho fight It la aueried by reaposalble parUca that Morion called to Dunn to "go lo." la the elflbtb round, s dalm of "foul" wu made by the eec* ondi ot Elliott whm he at unce told tbe referee end umplrre that he did not with to win by uy dalm of "roul," tor.it be could not fairly lick hla mu oa hla merits, he wu cosleat lo loao the baiUe. la cosclnilon, Ur. Editor, having dose wllh Ddna ud Grow, I am prepared to back Jamca Elflolt tgalnat the cbnmplon ot America, Mr. Joaeph Coburn, fur 11,000 siIdeuA Ihe proud UUe ot Obanplon of America, tbe firtt d( poalt to be SlOO a tide, ud Ihe fight to take place In four noniha from the fiiat depodt- In thla obaUuge, 1 do not wlah the preaest obtmpioa lo get out by samlsg a larger asm, u be bu Jnet fought for asd won tbat amount and tbe Bsgllth cbamplonthip figbia only dcmud the sum of {2M (tl.OOO), If Cobom dote not make the match for tbla Bum, ud at four moslba' time. I claim Ibe Ulle ot Ohasplon of America for'Jamea Elllolt Youra, truly, UUOB IllLET. lAQAUTIO. la addllloa to the above chaDenge, mmor^ have been rite tbat u Engllah puglUat named Burgeea, recently arrived here, la uxloua tor a meeUng vrilh Cobum, but we have icen no direct challesge to that effect Bowover, to put to the teet Ibe elalma of aU upltanta to the champion honors, wo have been requetted to give pubUolly to tbe felloMng OABD FBOU THE OHAHPION, New Yuux,UaylB,ied3. Enrron or nn Curm—Dar Sir: It waa my fixed dclermloa- tlon alter niy recent fight vrilh UcCooIe (or tbe Cbainplonablp, to rellre altogether from Ibe Prize lUog, ud Irsvlng Its hosoia Bud rewarda to be conlesdcd for by olhere, pursue my career u a private clllxen. Having beard, however, many ruinora of Mrtloa being doalroui ot mceling me lo tho npcd arena, and living been direclly and publicly cballengcd through tbe dally prcu of thla clly, I vrlah to alale that I am willing to figbt any man in the Uitited Slaia 1/ AwteriM for one tbouaaiid or two tboutud doUare a aide. In four montha from tho prcicnt lime; Ihe place of figbUng to be olther In the Blate of Virginia, ot the Blaleof Marilud. 'Aa as evidence ot myalnceriiy Inpsbllab. lag Ibla cbdlesge, I herewllh IsdoM you s check for ffiOO, on tbe ManbatUn Havloga InitltuUon, u furfelt. Tbla cbdlesge la optn tor two weeka. Youra reepectfnlly, JoaEra Conosit. Tni IlIti "MwtTiHn" ra Mew Jessxi.— In our Blog Depart. Diont msy be foaid a fbll report of the latepnglllaUo moeling be- tween Dnan asd BUIolt atWaebawkea; Iherraultof thofigbti sad Indduls that followed. It appcara that the balUe wu ler. nlsstedla fiMorot Dnan, by tbe tetotee deciding tbat Elllolt strurkDuan* foul blow; tbat la, while Ibe laUor wu down, There le a wide diMrepuoy In Ibo atatementaot the two parllea, Blllotl'a friesdt slouUy attertlsg that ao foul wu oommltled by their mui that Dunn was upon the lojlei, ud not upon tho ■found, when bill while Dunu'a patUaana malutain that tbclr . prlsolpal wu down when struck, and that he waa bit tout, ao- cotdlug to tbe rales, Tbe sIskeboMer wu notified by the biok- *r of BUIolt not to gtve op the etakos, while tho backer ot Onna makes 1 demsild npon that olBold for tho battle money, In thla "mnddle," the slaketaolder bu nothing lo' do bat to de- liver np the raogey accetdlBg to the deolaloa of the reforoe. Be hu ao power In the matlsr, whatever; ud ores II ho douht' ed tbejuatlceet tbe letiwee'a flat he caoaot go bohlsdihat onelal'a deerMk bis duty being lo hold tha ilakes unlll tjie bitUo Is over, ud ibea hand them to that party la wboao favor the rtttiee deddte. FoeUng iggrieved at Uie deddon, Ellletl'e backer, on Ihe Irapulio ot the nomeol, ohjocted to tbe itiku bolsg glf IB ap, tint wo biTf bo doubt he hu thought better ol lb* matter are Una, udwUl match bla mau forasolber noecUufi instead of tasting the matter hi Court, Tbe referee irarc|ioaos . by both man, and waa firtt uaned, we have been Intormed, liy one of Bllldt't tt.euda. Be no doubt readorcd what lie believed to beubonett declatou, lie doeiaot.appoirtohavobadan; lalarMi In the much. In lay way, and u he wu mutudly agreed npon to Mt In tin unthBDhfUl capaclly, we think It very fodlab for the loalsg parly lo ooniptsls. ItlntenelcdparUuaretodo. side, what Is tbe nee ot flgbUng, and why la s referee appolaled, •tslll Osfstheuld he uirdaed la Ibe aeleeUon et atefereci kot when osoe a choice la made, let hla decldona be teapeeted BIO. Ban homo,-UtU sionoa, three of which wdghedB) Ibi., areedd lo have tiUtn dunss s hail atom Is Eanaia, aix ihMf, calVM inf pssltiy wet* klUed. Poor, bleedlog Kaasis I WnsBS 1 Man vis sehi bt ms Extlosioh.- We have board a reuiarkablo atory lo oonnecUoa wllh tbe lato exploalon at York vIUo, and wo ventUito the Isle u It wu told to us. It appeara thit aMt. B. 8L,weUknownla tbe Fallon matket and who re aldea la the vldnlt; of tho acene of the eipldslon, wu acatof oa thosldsof bla bed, laklsg off hla boots, at tbe moment the ex. ploalon look place. Ht uya ho knew nothing mote of what oo- nirred anUI bo found b>maelf at the comer bf Orand atad Cestie alteota, dote by Uio Odd FcUowa' UalL We don't know hme It It. It Kci a big explodon, and att^Al hare ddlwted tbe nan where he found bimadt, but It'a a long Joutney, How did he get thete, la Ibe problem. Who ou aolve lit Steam Fixe EsantE Tnui>—There sppoata to be oonalderable rivalry hoiwsen tho varioni ateam fit* uglna conpulot Is Mew Eaven, Conn., In regard to the Umo tahon lo preparing for a fire, ud bdng quite rcidy for acUon. On May 0, Waahlngton tteamer Ho. 1, got ready In one minute ud Ihlrty.lhteo aecodda, Tbla wu cosddered by them u sU but unapproachible. Ooa aUluUon alsamer Mo, 8, Iboaght dIffcrenUy, ud pulling forth their ntnoit oxortloni, did the eame thing In ten aecosds leas Une before Oblet Ungloeer Alleu and other wltneaacs. The OosallluIIon Comtiany fool proud bt thdr performuco, asd are looking around for aome other compuy to "lako 'cm'down." Birnxn Btboko.— Ono of our "rcapoclable" oontemporarla pule the figoto ot lUo IranaaoUoni ot the "money oitaogers" os tbe Isle fight at halt a million. Wdl, we ace tbey enjoy Ibcit mile uy ud wlae callmitea u hugdy u decent folks, end, to outnoUoa,be. theasmo mote otioea, tho-monoy nl^tbt have been obuged for a woise pnrpoie; ud put to worse uiea after Itwsaehuged, Mduest Bbtke.— There wu s mu Is Fdmouth town, ud neokfr wu hla aime—he marched u army o'er Ibo Bip., fOrwblebhe galBedgtcitfime; hut when be aawwbatbebad dons, wllh all hla might ud main, Ihe iddler turned upoa Us beela, asd uarohsd thein back again." Jforale—Merer go Into the waMr UU yon know bow to swim. Tbe Oiuxd MmovaL DiLUAao Touimiheht, u etsled laat week, ud according to advattlaemut elaewfaete, la fixed to oommuoe poelUvdy 00 Mooday, Juae let when Foley, TIemu, Fox, Deety^ Kav^^b, Baarellar, l^ph^ Mdma, ud add- tbwdle, wlU coatud for the Ohamptonablp of Amerloa. Irving HaU la the place aeleded tot tbe tournament and Pholu k CoUeader'a' lablea and material aro to be need. It la to conllaoe for about tea days, sad the price for each admluloa hu been fixed at 60 cuts. Altogether, a grand time may be expected, aud the billiard fraternity-amateur ud ptoteadossl—have gteat teaaoa to be thaaktUI to Ueaara. Phelu k Collonder, under whole auaplcts the alldr; hu bou gotten up, for this oppor- tunity to wllneas the sdosce of blUlsrds so skllAUly dabctatod, u It la aate to say II will be on this occsdon. As Yea Wxbe.— The "commuding ofllcer" who coubl have matcbed Into Blchinond bid be been la Mcdellu'a place, bu had tbe opportunity offered him, but he Mled to connect; ao Fighting Joo Booker" la quietly aelUed down again at Pd- mouth, afler a ahorl excurdon to OhueeUorsvUlo; having loot la tbe trip botwcu 15,000 and 30,000 mu, all told. To what are we lo atlrtbule Ibo fallute ot the lut canpdgn on the aoath ^de of tho Bappabunock, but "lo tho Incompotanoy ot the Qcaersl la comnond," u Qen. Becker phraaea It la It powlble that Pteildent Uncola will telala thla mui Aquanoa "Down Easr."-From Boitos, Uia headqnarlati iporu In the eailera accUoa of our conotty, we hive the * cone newa that the oarsmtu of lUat aeeUen are wide awaki^« maklog acllve preptraUooa lor Ibe costcaU of Ibe coming « loai Blso,that Oharlee Blver U fiteqnesily dolled bvvario craft, propalled by devetopera of mniole et the guni hiu^ „ dthongh muy bav* exchuged tbe oarfor Uie moOetth aUU pteaut a Idr array ot aUlftil and prtotlted icsDa There are to be two regatlu at Boalon tbli yrar, tbe first bet Uie Bcaeon Gun, whldi la atdgned for Ibe 17lb of June. I|| not transpired who will partlcTpale In U>erscrs,balltlslbegi Uut Elnaley ud Doyle, etpedally Ibe laller.wbo aim « Unsea in Ibe sieni, may be tolled on wllh ccrblnty. 1 priiea bare not yet been iieddod upon, oicept In two IsttsM tbealngleacuUud tiur-oatodrace For Uioalasleacall,Bpa oftw, or a cnpotUke vsluo, will be Uie sward, tad tor Uie f« oared, 1100, or a oupot equal worth, wlU he gives. If Ihe Inda monis tor s douUe toull race are eufllcknt, KO, or lla eoutvak In a cup, wUl be labicribed, ao tbat It la Id be hoped tbataa good pairs will be OS bud; for It would be a pliytbstauob lulereellsg event eboold be allowed to tdl Ibtoogb, no tbreugh lack otoompeUtoTt. Tbetea^oared race, aa nigkl inpiKwed, li bdng looked forward to wlUi tbe Boat llvdy a" palloua, ud tbey expect that leme ot our New York Jolly will be on hand, to that their favorite crew, who have eff< the lou otthe Unloa Club boat miy have aomelhlog vrorthil their timber to coDlind with. For the unual lib of July regdia, tbe Boelon city govern hu made no coaduUve arrangements, but lbs prises are L, to be of the ninal aumber ud value, whUe tbe (oilmen aiti lermlned to make them Infinitely more Intorettlsg thu were lut year, wben severd caiites aroie to prevent Ml' conipeUllon for aome of the prizea. For lb 0 Fourib of July reoalU, It li reported, aaya Ibo IV "Uiat Hamlll, thesKtcnt cj>oui)>!on of Amerlci, «lllrow| that Ward will pull, driermlncd lo l«il a^aln lila proweti tbo champion, asd tbla Ume upon a courae where bii '' have always beon lUcnded wllh aucccm. If Ibuo nm ecullers become compelllora, Ibe alsglo acull rtre wlU be Intereellng, ud the regatia muatrocitlve addlUonalenbucf with the pretence of theeo lllutlrioua ind well-niiled id' riea. Ttaereturnoflhenlnemonlha'truopawilldoiililriai ^ u luflux In Uie ebTnitUi of Uie boallug fraltm ty, aa srvenl our regiments contain many enlbUbltailo dovoteta ol Ibo a] ' Goon Mzvra FnoM tbe Cou.zorABa—Our reodert wlU rci bar, for a aeriea of yrara back, until wllbin tbo hitt I tbotplondldeerita of eoaUogmtlcbea belwKU Ibutludcfil Harvard Valverelly, Uiu., and Yale Collrgr, Conn., nudenlil tbe two leading aeatt of learning la our latid. And Ibe mea la aU the more frcab and gralelul, bccanie by thie meet vdia manly pabUme Dot merelv wis tbe very atme of Islrreat 1 amusement ctatcred, «nu a moat genetoue and wboleao rivalry evolved, but a long^ougbt and piomldng ofiVet tol Bovere Intellrctud application acceatary ot tbote eeala of lit lure and tdonce prouUied to bo stlilncd. Tbta ctme (cr JuJavt/) the ban of tome old fogy "i'tex," end hie lovril a Julois, who bad better cciiturice aluce bavo been tlerplDg SH the ruins of Mlaevab, and tbe undcrgraduilti were fdibldl tbo conUnuancs ot theu contitta. The undergrtduatca 1 belled, u tbey alwajs do,- ud' many u Incipient Dimoelhd called on "iho people" with voice ud pro to procbUbi 1 nilntaln their righta agdiiat the dtcreia of debjiota. SDWer agalnat retaon ud abitract right canie out tt It nn oea; tbe atndcals vent to the wall loalesd of lo the water, I private matchea Indeflaace of aulhoiUy came to IllUe, udi miller lubtlded to awdta mote favorable aeaton. Wet tbat favorable acuos bu arrived, tot wo tee by oar New Eogl excbuaea tbat s challenge bta been puted from Barvaitl Yde, wllh u opinion Uiat Iho chillcnge will be accepted, r new maldi tot Ibe diamplooiblp be conlettcd. We car ly hope that tbesa efforts wlU calmlpste lo conipleto lucceis. \ hope, fUribemore, Uiit tbeob) fogy oOdil* abore rerem' are either dead, or dlaplaccd; or, bavlsg area the error ot t waya, have heartily repented Uirlr mlalakea aeverily, and 1^ dooed thdr narrow-minded policy. We aboubl like to knowfU that not merelr a cold aaaut wu given to tbe aiudeala to e~ In the match, but thit power paUonlzed cnthuib,am, and c preaeuco couotcnaoced and applauded tbo coDOjonera' ( on thla occulon. Bow worthy tho pealilen and dlsnllyol )hf a lege ofBoIala on liolb aldi ■ lo off, r tnrh addllloiitlreuaraatj' rouUtlul athletes u would bo sppropriate to eech an occaa. [lottbla la. at prMont we tear, a dream too good to be reaU. blay a good day, fair ud fine rowing, ud an honorable cbanDl ahip bo tbe reaiUta of tbla praleeworlby effort \ nABTAan TS, Yais.— Tbcae famonn afolt of learalsg, wlady carry Ibeir imolalloa bejond beolt, aud Intend . rail years, durlsg Iho coming leuon of tjKjrie, to eater friendly rivtlry wllb Ihe oar, coe, ind ovrr the boiid. ~ have already comnicsccd,lbclr boating exercliet, and at Bi the foveral crews otihe olma mot^ art In reaular praellce. Yi li plucky ud dotarnlnad, we are Informed,lo have a boat t lla herewtorv cosqoeror, not only at Iheotr, but atfhcts bllllarda,.ud Ihe etatcment bu lieen itaried, Ibit Yale Is i_ fident tbst amooH their number, will be found tboie of aufflde cdlbre to obtdn a triumph In cteb ot Iheae ideating puUaH If to theu oould flao be added a matcbst cricket tad basely what oTud limes the big boya of Ibiao two big achoolt, ud 1^ ^ttOa would have, ■ >/• YaciniMO.-The day for Ibe.unualrrgslls oTIheMewYd Yacht Club la fixed for Tharrday, <ih prci. We betpeak lor U gred gala day Is aqnallca, a fair day, a filr brteie, lair ralS ud an anprecedeuled turn out of Iho fdr to grace lbs Icsei occasion. Afhatavet may be a>ld of, ot bo the fate of lome olh 04I door tnoria, there la maitrld enough 'and Indtenf enongh to Intore fullyaa .brilUaut a aeaton aa niuil In aout aporu of all gradea. The very drcomtienceaf cur war, whk deprcases ordeslroya aome tporia, escouraget every fofEr bay orlea-golBg rivalry and Inipnvtmtnt Tns Coxsomrr.—Thla, the latest prodoctlon of that most fer* tUe of 'wrllere, Alexander Dumu,la alao, at leut to hla sdolren In thla country, Uie mott aouonable. We predlctfor thla tUnely book a largo ulo. It la full of thrilling, capUvatlng Incident Clear lypo, beiuUflil paper, anoxcepUonsble peraonal appearuce every way filly eels It before the reader Complde In two vols,, illaulnaled mlUlary coven, CO eta per voL—or a fine library edition, heauUhilly bound In muilln, one ISImo., voL, ll.CO, T, D. Fctctaoa t: Broa., 300 Cbutaut atreet Phllad'a, Ciucxn.—Things do not look very nromlaing for a good cricket aeison Ibla year, not on account of Ibe war or tbo weather, or any of tbe ordinary ubalsclcs In Ihe way of a aiicceaaful aeaaon, but limply for the want of chibe to play nalchea wllb. The only two duba of the Metropolli, Ibe New York and Bt Qeorge'a, won't pity togolber, Iho otlenilblo reuon being tbat Uio ono won't play II Iboolherclurges toradmUaloo, and ihoolber won't unleti they can do ao, uncondlUondly. la Brooklyn, thete are bnt three dube In eibitesce, ud but one of ibete ot soy Btreusth u a maloh-playlng club. Tbe only chaneee of gamea, then, ueyond a matoli and n return wllh one of the Brooklyn clulie ud tbe two In New York, aro with aome of the out of town cluba; and Uierelsbut tho Beaton dub Uiat la ready tor even thai bind of Iblng. 80 Ihtl Uie proapect le very poor for orickot Ibla eeuon, Tbe faHowIng are all Ihe cluba now In rxletenco In and around Now York, vlt.: The New York, Bt Oeome'e, Willow, Balelllto, But Wllllanabuni, and the Dulon, ot Ncwatk-Juit •Ix einlia; when, by a llbonl policy and a loas eiclutlve apitll and Irn ot natlond pieludloe In tbe naniiiiemeut of onckct • ■' ■ tbeensdo: iffdrs, thete might hsvet > dosen good duba st leut Sals or the Yacst Uxi This famous yicht, buUt by lb gleets, of this city, at a ceit of 113,000, and foimrrly ownedt W. B. Dnneu, Etq., wu lold at auction In Dntiea on Ibn IM to Uajot 0. W. Wilder, for tl.tto, Cbtipesonib. The Una! about 10 tone burthen, and hu won. It Is slated, twdve prin In varioua regattat. ^ Yacbt Buiiamo—Beveisl aew ysobts, of virloua tonniga, a being buUt ud are seariy completed, for the nretcst acaaen, I different rorda, Oraad tlmea are utldpated while "out on th ocean uUlng," ^ Tbe Yacbt Flt, kaown formerly aa the Colleen B*ws,lii bbenpnrcbaiedbf* party In Phlladdpbia. Plat asomns ra OrtiTiuL PAns.—Tbo recent heavy raUa have udly laterfercd wllh ball playing In Ibis vidnlty. not mere Iban three or four daya out ol Ihe put two weeke being favoN able for Iho enjoymout or pradlce gamea on tbo seversl grousd& On Monday and Tuoaday, Uth ud lllh, tbo woalher wu ex. ceedlsgly favorable, ud on Saturday, 16th, the aon ahone lirialiUy, and ou each ot tbeae daya there wu a grand turn out ot ball playera on tbe aevoral ptacUce groundi In and troiind Ihe DKitropolla. By tho way, we would lUieto tik Ihe Central I'ark Comnilulouera what they Intend to do wllh tbebaU groundt laid out Id that pabllo pUy.ground? Thla year, both the parade. Cricket asd two bill grounda will be In eicellrnt eon- dltlon for play, and wa humbly a>k wbelhet tbey are deilgseil for uie. ot metdy to excite tbo envy of every bdl playet who la In leATch ot a gooil nrouuil* to pracllao hit favorlle game upon, It It only the want of lultnble giounde lor nracUce tint linlla tho nomb.er ot dubs. Ibepulilleparki lo J.ondoa aregrantod to Iho uto' of orlckvt oluba. Oral come, first aervcd, and we don't tee why the eaue rule cunot be adn|ited here. The ground! act aiwrlforthepurpouatOciititlParkateJuiit Ihetblng.and why Uioy ahould not be UKd, we know not Why do Bot the oIDi^ors of Ibo Natlosal Aiaoclalloii lako lono acllon In Uio loiltet, wllh a vlnw n( obtaining leave to pity upon Ibem F We Iriiat It la not necruary to "rce" Ihe I;onimlulosers In the •ame war u contraolora "Kt" the Aldermen, la order to obtain connost to UM these grouads, "Tbe Cbaupios Btaluoh" of lbs trolUng trsek* la Call- forola, niniFd lUlller, died on AprU IT. He wu foaled at gandy IIUI, Rttalnga county, M. Y, In 180), ud wu taken to Callfonila la 1811: Be wu blnbly prised by hla Itai owners, F, Wetner sal a H. Bkagga, who valnid Um st tl3,00«. PBDBbTniARIHH. Foot Race.- Qmte on exciting race ctme off oa Ihe Olh Inil about three milea lion Cohora, N. Y., bolwten Jae. Hmllb. ai Uibe Shea, Jig dascer, who lialla from Bliiphamplon, N Y Tt diduce wu oao nlle, tor a alake ot $!0 a aide. Al9o'do^ the peda nut lu an appearance, quite a number of 6nW fritnda being 00 the ground belore blaiilag. Tbe odds miedl favor of Smllh. IWt»ro conilrg lo Ibe K7alfh, Pbea ollered I back hinidf for tM or tlOO, but none of Bnillb'a friesda leemi willing to liy tuoh s turn on Iho reiult aa (>b>a waa illoaclhi unknown to them. At 9:10 Ihe alait vna effrcird, Bnlth aoli off with Uie lead, and helping It unlll half the dlilsncewl covered, when Bbcs put ou Ibe tietm ud ftlrly paraed hli coming In the vlsnrr of ihe race by eli loilt, m I oiln. 41 ai On receiving Ibe alakea, Slira offered to Jump wllb tnr ou tbepirly, toranyanount'Ot Bioneyanyono micbl dialte' b- no ono wu found willing to contend agalnit bim, to he hi abowo by hla prrformsnce In ibe race, ll,il bo noiftuied goo powers of esdurucck Bnlth'a pariy were mmb cut up at lb reault of Ibe dny'a tport, u It wu Iho firit time bo hid bet bulen tor a long while. AKAuaaisa BACEcameoffat lhaSIi Mll*Bonie,SL Leah oa Saturday aflenicon, Miy 3. Col. Blnkle, iminrlrlor of lb above bouae, has been tbe champion ruunrr of Ulttourl ta some Umo pa»t asd waa quielly n allug on Ms laurels, wbeai now comet caUtd "CiUforuls Skni," rhill«i,p,(i |,ini to a race I TS yards on the toad In iront of the buute. The retull wu thi Ibe "Colond" wu badly boalon. The Celom re broUier Ihl cballonaed "Irlib Obarley"tosraceor two nillca, giving bit lOOvaida atait Cbirley etna In freab, kicking up hit Beela while hie opponent wu ao used up lhat be had to be brouah biok In a buggy. Theu.rsccs excited uncb Inlercat ud ooD sldershlo money chuged bandi. UicBET PnsE.—Our old pedealriu friend, Ulckev nee, I smosg the "bonorsbly diaoharged" fVon Ibo U. 8. tervlce Wben the rebellion broke out Mickey «u anioog Ihefirat k retpond to tho call for volunteen, Ifcdld bis duty falthfullr, and wu among tbe wounded In tbe campdgn od Ihe pulniaU having been abot In one of bla hasdt, led eg one ot two fiogeiK and belna otherwite Injured. For bla tervlcet, he reodved u "hosersble dIscbBrg^"and la now at bnmS'agdn si hit collsge, Newark Avenue, top of Fourth eircot Jersey City, ditndlui to whatever Utile Jobt nay be thmwu lu bla wiy. Motttilbaludloi hit wounds, he li u JoUy u ever, ud hu a good word for every one. A Foot Baoe. tb'it bed been arranged to take place al Carson CUT on April Olfa, betteen Meairs. Oardnvrr and Oroa>, for IMO, dliunce 00 yarda, wni inalponcil lo April llib. UotUng heavy. Good Tbm Fik noLUNo.—In a airing of hiu pine rolled at Wdlinston'i Bowling Alhy, Mo. 811 Wwbivgloa ttirrt Boalon, reccslly, Tlienioi Claib, dley beeper, Muirri IIU, at slrsight pina, wllh four Incli "ponlct," nr imdi balla, en s 10 feet alley, The aooce ibowa throo •'ilrlkee" and four "^paIc^" which, for "*ntet," le Aral ratei Here are Uio figsresi-10, IS*. 8, g. w. joT. M«, sot. aot. 11—IM. MoiE.—• for B ipirs. t'oiaittlks, The GALEnoniw Ciirn, ot Botbio, held * mieUog on Ihs IU1 IniL, when tbe following olBoors were conduottd loIbdr obdiai WllllaiuBmlUi.Ohltf; J. Orahne, Itt Cblrflalni W, Bmllhlu Ohlrfuloi D. Wright, w aildtaln I O.MoClen<enl,4lh flhloflaln. A uninlmoua vole ot tnanka waaiendorod to FtttOhletW. Bebb. and Cblcflalna J. Blogi, B, Wllhle, J. Bobb, ud O, Walt for tha uUataolory muner In which they had ooDdaoled Uis affairs 01 tbedab B»th»p«atjisr. "