New York Daily Herald from New York, New York • 5

Mlttll IS Ml tin. Our Death Rate Larger Than That of Any City in America. MALARIA KINO! Malaria the Great Cause and Threatening to Depopulate the City. MALARIA IN OCR CROTON WATER. Malaria in Our in Our Food.

The geographers whose attention has been given to the physical characteristics or New York have been louil in its praise. Such a natural situation Tor the location of a great city cannot be surpassed In the world and has never, Indeed, been equalled. London is inland, and, as well as Paris, the creature of chance, Hat, with no special reason for its existence as a hnman hive. St. Petersburg is tho whim of an absolute monarch.

Philadelphia was chosen because level and easily planned. Modern cities of lesser magnitude have been generally the growth around the first settler's cabin. TIIK HYGIKNIST looks less superficially, and he notes a dry sandy soil, sloping with gentle declivities to each of the estuaries, with a natural drainage in both directions. He observes Unit these two rivers surrounding the city act as immense reservoirs of oxygon, aerating most thoroughly the city thut sea breezes temper tho heats of summer and the frigid blasts of winter and preserve a marked atmospheric equilibrium, and he says, If man nlade tho city God made tho location. For many years tho public health was such as might be predicated upon such Tacts as have been thus briclly alluded to.

Now York was a healthy city; but with Its rapid growth a more rapid proportional increase in disease and death was observed. The mortality increased till the daalh rnto wu6 greater than that of other cities possessing tar loss natural advantages. We will not now attempt to prove this statement, but merely udduce a very few figures extracted from a large table of like statistics. rates during the year Estimated Deaths Cities. Papulation.

per 1,000. New York 1,040,000 "17.61 Philadelphia 776,000 19.54 Brooklyn 450.000 ".14.46 Hi Louis 400,000 16.17 Chicago 396,000 31 Baltimore 360,000 21.14 Boston 331,000 23.60 Paris 1,861,792 21.01 London 3,811,298 21.04 Berlin 828,000 32.03 Viennu 044,306 81.08 Bombay 046,636 29.02 Calcutta 477,600 25.00 Massachusetts Board of Health, sixth report, iu answer to inquiries sent to 100 elites. This undeniable fact of an unusually enlarged death rale in New York must have some grand general cause. us seek till we find It. It surely Is not from pov erty.

The lowest classes In our midst ore as well led, clothed, housed as in any of the cities with which comparison is made. Charily is abundant to the needy; medicine and Burgery hero have their highest development. There has boon no especial epidemic, aud yet physicians have noted a marked increase In types of disease of a malarious character; this growth gradual, yet persistent, running through a series ol some twenty years, and markedly advancing within a quite rdcont period. Iu 1845 the city extended but sparsely to Union gquare. There was thou no malaria known, except in the wild and linkcmpt suburbs above, in scant Yorkvllle and smaller and leBS settled Harlem, and cily people were in the habit of saying with a sort ol pride that 'all over Jersey and Long Island malaria wag everywhere." TUK INTRODUCTION OS TUB CROTON WATKK little belore this period marks the beginning of disease ol llila character and the Increasing death rale.

As, too, about this period the rapid growth of the city commenced, with tho making of new streets, tho levelling of hills and filling up of hollows, It was naturally supposed that it was the exposure of now earth to Ihcsun that was the cause. But the city still grew new streets were monthly openud, new cellars daily dug, and the discuse gradually increased. But the Croton mcroased Its everBowing stream, and gradually the old wells became filled to repletion, the cesspools overflowed, the earth over filled with moisture absorbed little ol falling rains, and the gutters bocaine small rivers In rainy weather, with submergence ol the cellars in the low portions of the city. Here seemed to ue a cause of disease, and the city fathers saw a necessity for sewerage, and then began the gystotn of underground works which has now ramified the city. In confessed Ignorance tho Common Council rialized the Academy of klediciue, asking of them some plan tor the general sewerage of the city.

This ever unpractical body thought ethics were more Important than health hut, recognizing the honor conferred, appointed a committee, which never reported. The Comoiou Council never nguiu has asked an opinion of them, but went on building, with many errors and much unnecessary expense, the sewers which now riddle the sirritory. Coincidently Intermittens increased, which in part was perhaps duo to tho disuse of wells, to the stasis of water in the old cesspools and privies. But the city grew and grew, till to-day Its area has doubled, its population doubled, its death rate more than proportionately increased I malaria exists over the entire city as never before in the old cUy, whence this disease had fled certainly since the Dutch dynasty; on Murray Hill and in East Broadway, the highest natural parts ol the city, remaining as well as in the "swamp" and the tilled in lots of old and new creation. Coincident with this recognized intermittent tendency have come a series of other diseases, notably typhus and typnoid levers.

When I came to this city 1 had tho Idea of becoming "fever doctor. I had been educated among it in tho hospitals of Boston, 1 had studied it in the hospitals of Paris, 1 had watched it in the hospitals of Geneva, Heidelberg, Amsterdam and London. I intended to lay myself out for this specialty. Alas for my "well laid schemes!" After ten years' residence, save a tew cases of bilious remittent, 1 had not seen a fever case, except the ship fever of Imported Irish famine origin, tine dav, some twenty years ago, Dr. Griscom Invited, the profession to the Broadway Hospital to see, as a groat novelty, throe or four cases of typhus fever.

It is no curiosity now. at tho death lists, and here you will find a new Item to swell the death rates. Next comes another disease of miasmatic origin, of the loulest and most awful complaints of the human system; still another, the distressingly agonizing, almost Incurable cerebro spinal meningitis, also of malarious ongiu. Pbvsicians of practical observation will lell you that ibe typo of many complaints Is changing; that they have marked exacerbations; that diseases as well as tho peoplo aro characterized by less rigor; that debility has supplanted pletnora and stamina Witness the deaths of the strong and vigorous during tho last winter by typhoid pneumonia, a complicated disease rarely seen till now except among those of feeble trame and depraved constitutions. Why Is it that smallpox is on a rampage, that "grippes" and influenzas and neuralgias are so frequent 1 I find an answer to these (faeries, a cause for those complaints, the why antecedent to tho wherefore in the almost as obscure expression malaria.

But I go lurlhcr and attempt to show new causes or this increase of malaria, new methods of its introduction tuto l-he city and Into our systems. I propose in the present series of pspers to to malaria the great mcrease In the death rales of New York. point out new methods by which our systems are deteriorated by thla subtle influence entering into them through our lood and drink aa well as through tho air we breathe. point out recognizable and easily effected methods lor their prevention, and, if interval may still remain, show how some remedial measures may he instituted for tha permanent euro of tho evils that have been Introduced. MAI.ARIA IN THR CROTON WATKR.

The Introduction of the Croton water was considered an unmitigated Mousing. The water ran all over bouses, itgptiujd be juudo without jgoiug a mile water "tea water pqmp." Oloaaliness was xt to godliness, 1111(1 we were always taught at ast to get next text thing." Soon came (Proton then bursting anil lrcezng pipes, anil now comes disWbal wu tbe Croton water forty yearn agof the dammed up water of a pure and pellucid river, running through a beautital country bordered by a sparse population. It furnished 600,000 people, ignorant bow to waste, Willi a practically pure water, this population is now doubled, and tbe water supply at leust has this supply been Increased Partially by utilizing tbe wa-to; new streams have been added, tbe primary ponds have been damned, new reser voirs or storage ponds have been created by submerging swampy bums and low territories, and ugsnerall.v ample supply has thus been obtained. What is the character of the water thus added Does it equal the original standard 1 and is the original standard of forty yearg' ug9 analysts yet kept up 1 The most eminent Dr. Chandler, scientific cliumist to the Oroton Board, says that receut investigation aud analysis bas shown the Croton water to be per fectly pure.

Let 11s, without scales or weights, look at tbe water ourselves. During tbe pudt few years, once or twice yearly, and for a period each of several weeks, the Croton wider becomes so offensive to the nostrils, bo noisome 10 the taste as to be scarcely drinkable. In cooking these qualities are generally either obvtuled or rendered less offeneibly noticeable. Dr. C'bundler's analysis will give you the quantities of sulphates of sodium, magnesia, In agullon, but be don't give you tbe quantities of bad taste and horrid smell.

If we follow tbe stream back as far as the distributing reservoirs in Central Park we will find un immense sheet of water generally quite pure In appearance. Tbe multitude ol fish in it is very objectionable, bowever. Carp and ilsb of like nature that livo 011 vegetable matter tn limited quantities are very well, for they eat up more deleterious matter than they make, or at least act as alembics transmuting malarial material into something less injurious. But there is 110 reason for any carnivorous llsh being tqjorated therein, and these should be at least yearly entirely removed. None of its would like a tumbler of wator, however iced and si rained, from out tbe globe of a gold fish, and yet that is what we are using.

Last fall, riding through the Park, I saw large flocks of seagulls sailing through the air, ascending and descending into the reservoir. Driving up so as to get a complete view, I saw an immense number of those birds. Ttie policeman of the vicluily said that there must be 1,000 of them there at a time often. Tbe tup of the water was profusely covered with the floating feathers. and tbe birds were tumbling aud sporting, and.

I presume, fishing. Almost every spring large numbers of crows collect on the softening for the dead llsh Imprisoned these, too, to the number of many hundreds are not such 11 choice bird that I hanker to drink after them. Surely when so little is required'to drive them away it might be done. I tiavo said tliut Croton Kivcr in 1SJU) run through a sparceiy populated territory. To-day how changed Villages have sprung up along its bunks; tributary brooks, once pure and visited only by the slaves of the rod, now arc chukod with the tiu cans of an advanced civilization village gutters empty into thorn, and the drainage ot' houses and barnyards and tanneries and manufactories empty into them.

Indeed the brooks themselves are now lost in the ponds made by damming some lower point. These storage ponds, then, are broad. Their expanses of water spread over shallow marshes replete with rank semi-aquatic vegetation. Old trees and clumps of bushes that but half live in this unnatural condition ran through them. The bottom is ilius, as may be imagined, a congregation of dead branches and rank vegetation, year's leaves of the forest, mc.

This condition is well enough, perhaps, while thus covered with water; but the heat and dryness of summer coinos, the city reservoirs are 1 drawn low, tbe Croton River bas 110 spare water to flow ever the dam and call is made for more water, and the storage watt'r boarded lor this lime of need is lot on. Tbeu the bottoms of these shallow ponds are laid bare; the blazing sun pours Its scorching rays down upon them lor perhaps weeks; the ooze becomes powder, the vegetation Is killed, is dried up; the dead loaves are almost calcined; the bottom is baked, disintegrated by dew and shower and sun till there comes a time when tne floods descend once more and again wo have a renewed pond. The wafer rathe cold infusion ot barks of every variety; of the ooze and dried slimo and green mosses, aud tbe docayedand decaying deposits ol tbe past few weeks of routnlng cattle in search for water, or the vegetation growing around moist spots. Is it a wonder that our New York water bas a taste and I smelly But perhaps some one may say this is not k'm Al 18 nu'" drink lor every householder to pay to $26 a year lor I when it can be prevented. 7 Hut tell me, critic, what malaria? The word malaria is simply the combination of two Italian woTds i which moan "bad air." It ia, however by usage I applied only to curtain exhalations of the earth The forms in which this influence is seen are manifold in-is i much us us presence system moditles eve'rv ex i isting type ot present disease.

7 But what is the impurity? The ndnlterations of I water, Hour, sugar, milk, we can show- tho or tho chemist's test tubes will bring to ight. Has any one seen the adulteration of malarial I its ultimate principles? No. We Judge of its presence only by its efleclg When we see a disease tho cause of 1 we trace it back to malariaand then the most we can do is to say it is a subtlo influence, an unrecognisable power, it is a physical spirit of evil," which hovers over decaying vegetation and exerts malign inilneuoe in its vicinitv, attacking humaulty-wben weaMwMml by disease of any sort too mean and vile to attack the robust and vigorous but pouncing upon the forlorn, emaciated and stricken bv powerful disease. einckou oy How does it ontor the human frame rt has heretofore been supposed that it was only through the air through the lungs. I claim that it as frequently enters i through the stomach through tho water we drnik Many cases of malarious diseases have been noted of i persons attacked with fever and ague while In Hie mountains, in cities, si seal and these cases have herutoloie been ascribed to tho previous absorption of the seeds ol which have remained in the svsUsm for a prolonged period.

Thus the disease of one year has been ascribed to a residence in the country tho ore vtous year. A thought will bring many such cases to the mind of every oue. MIASM IK It is seemingly absurd to accuse the limpid, Iransnaj rent, beautiful ioa of a capability of transporting the of the country into the city; hut if it is nos stble for the pure sparkling water to be the media of malaria, why not? ox I Water is the great solvent of nature. It not onlv abI sorbs the virtues of the soft woods and barks but it i permeates stones, dissolves minerals, carrying awav in lis Imperceptible bosotn lime, iron, arsenic sulphur petrol, and the like. It is not content with satura' jiou with earthy material, but still in Its receptive maw 'V8 for tho sirsaud gases with which the inie i rlor and exterior of this world are Uled.

Thus rninv i waters are charged and superchargexFwith ox von car Phosphorus with hydroNor are these necessarily united by an enforced conI tfnn. TT lmerchan6? of corresponding uropor( tlons, by friction one with another. More than all 18 marked attlnity and a noticeable attraction of the one lor the other. Thus we see that water I lhe smoke, which unites with and permeates the entire mass. Again a ves Ln thn ea attracts I to it the aerated lead with which the air ot the apart- I mcnl was loaded, so as to be easily recognizable bv the taste und smell.

Water, too, is well known as an absorbent of our ordinary gas. 1 It is merely "begging the question" to reply that 1 miasm is destroyed by Irost, lor if one uever saw miasm and knows not its constituents, how can he I positivply assprt that it is destroyed. In truth the most that can bo urged is, that it is held in abeyance imprisoned by icy letters, for we well know thai a marshy swamp which is lull of maiaria in vember when it is frozen over, and that as soon ax it is ami in thawed out the malaria reappears. is this a new malaria or is but a reappearance of the old 1 am informed on the authority of one of New York 1 State's most distinguished physicians, Ur. Unte of I 1 Co'u Spring, N.

that tntermiMcuts were unusually rife during the last winter and appearing not as until In the ra.l but in mid winter, notablv in February arter marsh and brook aud pond had long been held in icy fetters, the slightest -'cold" ushering In chills malaria to a change in ibe water 1 8omo in Hie dams has affected this. Connected tht-rewiih has been live I drought, which lias lowered the water levels of that I region so greatly that wells were dried up and many dug deeper. He says the general oflect of this was to bring new previously under the exactly as I have previously explained as occurring In the drawn oil reservoirs ot the Orotun with its sum sequent rotting parching, steeping rain water and I Hi.si emptying Into the city conduits ami drank bv the inhabitants or New York. Could any corroborative deuce be more to the point? To return, however, to the point of most especial I interest. It is not only the so called pure Ice with 1 which our city and vjciuily is supplied.

Much is stored away which it is evident to the eye and taste and aruell not only impure but actually foul. Perhaps during this present remarkable season there is little ice of this character atorod; but during the previous winters of ojwn weather, generally warm, with hltle ice formation, resort Is made upon every iocalitv for frozen waler any kind. Then the ditches are nr with the or the roadway are husbanded, and low places of every description- peal hogs, gravel pits, sand holes, old Up oontents carefully of 'nd have ofleB hundreds and thousands called into this city of what may well he T. In a d.rJT'r T'1 you perhaps may suspect, in the me i on hotter plate or of.P^v',a HUI "ring of motley through tho bZ-k u'o suburbs unJ 8lrtc "venues coal nature than thefr of a cleanlier boarded tin itm 1V. lurnilure waguns.

drays but all tilled with grumous, lucent rnde.y 'T tool, they wore dug out of Htlr in belter skelter with homesand thrown moss or gr.my m'ud "'my lent with a odor. preserve meatf. mark visions, ami into fhoir of produmped. I. to tho ceiiars it is the meat of our daily tallies )g whera ing.

which must be done to regder wsential for eveu hot weather. preservation iu The rpiestion Is not simnlv whether conveyed pure it wheiher ba porieii in Immenio miwpofl ol madn nt i nam wmrr. the dratmnffii of barnyards vihrihyj it figkfe jtud mud, cold in of dead leaves, dry sucks, dead mosses, lichens and barks? Milk markedly lakes a taste from tbe articles enclosed with it in a refrigerator. Can meat winch hangs for several days to acquire the desired tenderness in an ice cellar, dllcd as above described, be supposed to bo unaffected by such an exposure? These are new questions and upon a subjoct about which confessedly but little Is known. Perhaps until they are scientifically considered and satisfactorily an there may be soino wbo would prefer to have the meats they eat differently treated.

Some might think as an official he is not immature lambs, veal" and foul meats, he might also in winter season, when there is little or no contiscation to attend to, order a few hundred of those ice carts to dump their contents Into tbe river. LOCAL MIASMA. But it is not only that we import miasma, we manufheturc it in our city in the most open and deliberate manner. For a long time we bavo heard of "tilled in" they were had they were nothing to the "lilted in" lotB of to day. The difference is immense, and the change is essential In tho consideration now beloro iijj.

There are two elements to he considered in this Investigation. original condition of the locality. cbaruuter of tho material used in elevating them. Somotimes tho filled up lots have a natural hard, gravelly, sandy or rocky bottom, naturally healthy. Their depression Is a factitious one, made bv the elevation of adjacent roadways, railroad tracks, the levelling or gouerul grading of streets, tiuch as these, properly tilled in with purv material, may be as salubrious as any other spots.

Ilut if the original condition of the plsce was boggy, marshy, undrmned; worse still, if It were the receptacle of the coutcnts of almost stagnant streams, the washings and dibns of every description; then lie thus filled in even with tbe purest sands of tho ocean there will be for a prolouged beyond cat culatlon a perpetual nidus af disease, a constantly exuding mulariu penetrating through tho sand, into tho house in intensity and incalculable, because only to be regulated or affected by the condition of the atmosphere, hygrouietically, tberiuoinetrlcally considered, and of an importance as its specific potency is In to the vigor of the occupants of any residence built over or uear such a locality. Viele's splendid topographical maps of this city havo all the original watercourses, ponds, pools, marshes, of this island. Did It ever occur to any one ihui the sites of Home, London, New York, were originally but country places, with trees and brooks and Irog ponds? If so, docs he go on to think that not ouly are the easily cut down trees to ho removed, hut that something is to be done with springs and brooks This is no easy tusk; often an impossible one to do anything mora Ihau-to ldt them run, bridge them, Ac. But they are sometimes covered up. aud then they are liable to be clogged and burst out, sometimes into an adjacent sewer, emtiotimes into a contiguous cellar, but they always sources or adjuncts of disease.

borne years ago I had a patient with an obscure affection which ultiiiialely took on an intermittent type. The Lady had never had any form of disease ot this nature. On making investigation 1 found that she had lived In the house on tho sooth side of NVasluugiou square about a year. She said she could wipe oil the accumulated dew like moisture from her basement mirrors every lew ours. A subsequent examination of General Viele's qis showed that a brook ran directly under her house, and tbe dampness could not tie kept out by cement Moors and Lke appliances.

The buried forces of nature would lnccssautiy strive to reassert themselves. On Murray Hill, in Thirty-eighth street, Is a magnificent cost its original owner but persistent ill 1km'tq and finally deatli followed its occupation. discovered that, built upon a rocky foundation," rsistent stream ol water came through the nfls stone, kept tho under cellar atloat, permeated foundation walls and, running upward by a kind ol capillary attraction, dampened the whole honsc, producing zymotic disease and death. Attempts at rebel discovered that tho cellar was many feet below the sewer, to connect with which by a small dram lower down the hill would supposedly cost, through the rocky foundation, some The final buyer had a well dug, which Is twice a day emptied by a pump attached and at a dally cost of time and trouble, and, unfortunately, not with entire relief Iroui the inseparable dampness. VI 1.1.Kb IN The character of the material used for fllliDg in lots is now to he considered, be tbe original character of the ground what it may.

Had New York followed tho example of Boston, who filled her back bay with pure gravel and sand, brought by thousands of railroud trains from tho surrounding heights of Koxbury and we not followed a mere "penny wise, pound foolish" would have been no occasion hero for a word on this subject. Thcro is indeed, 1 understand, some little objection made to the "Oiled in" purtion of Boston, but this is owing to the original foundation soil and not to the subsequent addition. The "filling in" of old New tho New York of twenty-five or thirty years comparatively "tiliing In" of to-day, and yet, the aanio as the nominally, the material was the same. "Dumping allowed here" was then a common sign, and builders deposited at their convenience their cellar diggings, reiuse wood aud tin and shavings and the like. The above was written early In April.

To-day, May 27, passing down the Bust Kivor oq the Barlem boat I noticed a very offensive, but recognizable smell. It was evidently from scows emptying street sweepings and gurbage, and sure enough, more than a mile distant, they were to be seen dumping their contents to fill up the extremity of Blackweli's Island. And lor what purpose wus this land to be made? This was a conundrum which no sauttarian could aver guess. Nothing less, nothing mure preposterous than to build upon it pavilions or cottages for lever patients I I would protest in the name of humanity ogaiustsucb on outrage; but I suppose that it was considered that the patients were to bo paupers and small criminals, bummers and loafers, poor Uruukards and the like, who would be allowed to starve to death lu some countries, who at any rate make no good use ot life, and might as well be allowed to die front malarial poison of garbage filled in land, in a Christian manner, in a chanty hospital ot the greatest city of America. I know tho doctrine serves them right.

They aro poor and miserable, and they ought to die I But just think ot It, Think of the Ingenuity of our officials. Wbeu barbaric Kngland wants to get rid of lier paupers and Irreligious Italy ber criminal lazzaroni, they send a ship load over here; but we are loo smart for them and seud them bock at their expense. Me don't do uny such folly. We treat them kindly, with the best medical men aud appliances, in the modern pavilion hospitai. built on garbage made land, aud they are sure to die, like the Block Hole or lubby 1'nson occupants, aud the medical students are thus taught gratis, and our paupers are got rid of cheaper than those of any nation in the world.

"Ain't wd a killing smart people?" But there is au objection. Tho odor Is smelt over a mile off, and New Yorkers of tho east side snuff its fumes, and death is certain, at a distance exactly what Is yet uncertain, hut Murray 11111 can smell it with a southeast by east wind. MUNICIPAL HOM1CIUKS. In the light of our present knowledge such work must be considered little less than crim.ual, anil to be classed under some legal heading, like "Intentional Homicide" on the pari ol those who permit and autharlxe It. Where are our officials, our Mayor, our Boards of Health and Police? Is it all of their duty, or even a comparatively Important part ol It, while such enormities aro going on, to order carts loaded with healthy horse manure to be covered with a cloth, generally filthier to the eye than what It covers; to uuiform a police and drill them in squad exorcise aud singlestick lenctng This disease and death Is the result of their dereliction ot duty.

Do they say they have no power from want of legal enactment? Thou is It roost markedly their duly to gel the power. The people want only to be asked for this power aud they aro ever ready to confer Ik But upon this point more anon. If what has heeu alleged against the city officials or the city itself may be classed as active homicide, there are another series of disrases and deaths, perhaps eqiiallingslhc former in attributes and in numbers, which nuty be called in contradistinction, "passive PAS8IVK These are not sins ol direct commission, but of indirect omission. It ie inefficiency, delay, red neglect. In certain instances this may occur trom a clashing of authorities, from the delects of tho present separate bureau system.

As an instance we-will cite the wcllknowu recent Broadway enlargement, which passed through various stages under oh many departments. We will commence with the fearing down of the west side of the street. Then came the survey and tue actual curbing of the street; then a lllltng in and levelling; finally, after many six years? tbe street was Dually paved aud opened for travel But the trouble Is not over yet, nor has malaria enough been fomented ami spread broadcast, for scarcely are the pavements laid before they ere again taken up aud a still unfinished sewer is going through It with its blastings, its debris, Its otxslructlon to travel, to the access of property owners to their own dwellings, to fresh of disease and to renewed joytuluess to the doctors and undertakers of the vicinity. Any one to-day (May 1) going by West Forty first street will find the blastings for the sewer still going on. Tho adjoining sewer, which has been openod to aliow the water collected in the excavation to flow off, is still open and will remain so for many weeks, as it i bas already for as long a time, and from it is constantly escaping, iM small quantities, a most sickening gas, enough to pollute the euiire neighborhood and spread diphtheria, in all directions, aud proper authority i would require that It should bo closed evou if to he re- opened after every ralniulL But laid as is this case, with its injury to property and health, it ie not nearly so bad as many others.

I will cite but one more in verification of this statement The "opening of Worth street" is pcrbepa in the way of jobbery and criminal neglect unsurpassed in recent times. True, many enlargements and extensions have netted more pecuniarily to stock jobbers and street Jobbers. But some were never opened at all, aud id these, perhape. the inoro money was made, but with no ill effects upon henlth or lila The Worth etreet ox- tension was both, and notably In Its effects on health and life. Who steals my purse steals trash; irohoeth i Hot lie that rohbeth roc of my good health.

Hobs me of that which not enriches liliu And makes uit poor indeed. (Klighlly travrstied.) A PHKONANT PACT. Perhaps some one may Is all buueombe talk Is cheap; no such calamity did happen I will toil you what did happen, and lor rcrrotsirntion I will refer you to tbe able corpe of physicians attached to the contiguous Central Dispensary. Their staiemonia are worthy of every credit, and they will tell you how deep and deadly woe disease In that vicinity, fn to which no city cart could come, and whose heedlessly threw all their waste out of anywhere out In the streek Such a horrible spot never before existed, with its several years' accumulations. And rich men In fine houses lorget that tho wind blew over this spot frequently from south to north.

Have they who live in magnificent summer houses at Fort the wind lru? wcgt blew yellow lever ueiu the ships at Quarantine into their very And yet they let ezmt lor bat i rxniilts ure not yet complete. I Will tell you of a death directly caused by It many ago. At last the thing watt reached, the ordinance pawed and the street was directed to be graded and paved. The contractor who got work laid to me while the work wa? going on that he never knew to bad a job, that his men could scarcely perforin it, so Jhe eirianatlous, and several sickened at It, The of the contractor was a hale ami hearty man, who had scarce ever bad a sick day in his life, which bad always been an outdoor one, and of a laborious character. Over the work he stood from early till late, personally ring on the work from August nil directing and carrying on the work from August months without failure of a day.

from that datb till taken sick in March he was as usual superintending rock cutting for a street In a salubrious vicinity. During a damp period ho caught a slight cold, with some rheumatism and sore throat, and they finally developed into a very controllable pneumonia Then It was that the miasma iinbibod during Ibe previous virulent enough to bo perceptible in a vigorous man in the plenitude ol tils to show itself. The blood poisonlug was then evident, and typhoid symptom! Increased with great rapidity, and the doubly debilitated blood, from malarial absorption and imperlect aeration, was thus enabled tosiieedily overthrow a mail of an 'Iron constitution," of the inorft temperate hubits and most regular ways of living. It very rare to find such marked instances of cause and effect in medicine, and many such type cases of undoubted malarial poisoning might be difficult to adduce; but tbey do exist, and every case of malaria has had Its exposure when the seed lias been unwittingly absorbed and leit to Iructify and pnrmcatc like a great fungus into the very marrow, leavening the whole system with this pestilential poison. Those who are travelling throughout the city and its suburbs will lind many similar plague spots with their attached, but silent influences, their tragedies und frequent graves.

One a cleaner locality, indeed, is Raal Forty second street, eastward from Second avenue, to the wide street, with, originally, an aiini'St impassable gulch In its centre, hut now about tilled up by the daily added ashes, garbage, of the several past years. No inducements of cheap reut would be a icmptat on to many to livo In the adjacent nouufronled houses. FOOTBALL. HARVARD VH. MATCII OP TUB TAI.E3 BADLY BEATEN.

Nkw IIavkn, Nov. 13. 1876k The first match of the season between the clubs of these universities, under the rules recently agreed upon by tnern, camo to un issue this afternoon at Hamilton I'ark, and resulted In favor or the The viaitors arrived in town last evening, and whon they anpenred upon the field it was the theme of remark that they wore a magnificently apportioned team, iho afternoon was fair for the and 2,000 or moro spectators, Including many ladies, wero early on the grounds, and no sooner hud the two teams appeared In the area than loud cheers burst from the multitude The Harvards wero early mado the favorites, as It was well understood that the Yale fifteen wore playing together for the first tihio under the new provisions adoptod. Harvard's colors wero crimson and Yale's blue. The former won the loss, and gamo was C-allod at a quarter to three o'clock.

The kick-otf by Captain Arnold, of Yale, at the entrance side of the field was splendid, but it was speedily returned by the Harvard bucks and round Its way well up to the Yale goal lines. Several exciting scrimmages then took pluco, in all of which the Harvards showed superior Hcrrlck and Wetherboe being very conspicuous In the play. Driving the ball through the Yale backs, Leeds at last, by a fine effort, kicked it over their goal lines, and, following it sharply, seemed a touch-down for the visitors. This occupied but five minutes, and iho sharp work astonished tho home club The ball was once more seut away, but the crimson were on the alert, and, with one or two passes only Leeds, by a grand forward kick, sent It over the stnug between the posts, securing first goal for the Harvards In seven minutes after the game began. This brilliant piece of play was greeted with the "Kal-rah ruhV of tk wb? were on the ground in full jorce The second goal was sharp, short and decisive Im mediately after the kick-off tho ball wiw n'uickTv turned to tho Yale quarters, and though the latter fought with some pluck It win oi no Lrv.ee kick from the centre of the field again sent the rubber between the posts securing tho second goal in ton mintuea from tho start to thf utter astouishmcnt of the gents in blue.

Yale by time was maddened at the thought of their colors borne ll.Lo iT "fil'uncuts, tried hard to equalise matters. So at the kick oil'for tho third time thev fol for 8cvoral minutes kept in Hie Harvard grounds. Isieils, however, at last secured it and making a long run In winch ho cleverly eluded the Yale lorwards and half-backs, but whon he was snlen didly tackled by Thompson, 'and his career 10 lhe In dangerous proximity to Yale's coal lino, finally tho crimsons, who wero Immediately Land whore they were required, drove the ball across the line, but by a fine play Trumbull saved the touch down, and was rewarded by cheers. I'revioua to half hour being up the combined play of the Yalea was bettor, ArnoldI and Trumbull distinguishing themselves while Tower, Derrick, Bacon and Wothorbee of the Harvards played equally brilliant. The tune was called jusl after Keycs had the wind knocked out of tUUCh ll0e 0n lUo l4r 8'do' but 11 was not Goals were changod after a rest of five minutes Re.

suiniug operations Bacon kicked off but the bail was kept tho centre Hold for a time by the blues but then was worked down, when Arnold with a "'free and Thaver wTth' bu' lho crimsons returned it, mdu 1 uayer, with a hue fiuccoedpii in for 'he Harvards in just mueand a halt minutes. After being sent away the ball was 1 grounds, and the crimsons showing grand individual and combined play Tien chard secured tbe second goal for the visitors in twelve ininuuvs from tho resumption of dIht Th? hnm i lL ftct rS do'ng bettor amJsmking up to the fact that bard work was in fnr Played very sharp from this time, their forward 'k'? excellent advantage, and several magnificent runs by Wakcman, Elliott, Trumbull and Thompron eliciLd loud cheers, as did the play of B11J Blanchard and Curtis, oflhS Herriek last secured the third touchdown for the aitor" which under the rules is IZl and thus four goals were placed to their credit T.i next goal (No. 6) was taken In eloven minutes lrom the resumption of play, Tower, assisted by Herolck Lav closely associated with the downhill of the Ya inr.ri,*! at the tune. The next half hour Wared inn.htouch down for Blanchard, but It took the crimsons Just twenty five minutes to accomplish this Hot work was the order of things down near the Yale's lines when lime was called, with Harvard credited with firogoals and one touch down to nothmg the The latter lacked practice and knowledge of game which they wero pkiying. During the first illu hour the brilliancy or their opponents' work took them by surprise, but they improved rapidly and will we7 m'en did con dMervo On thcTal'e stfrThSmpSSS" 01 lbo Harvards left for home this evening.

iVans. '78i C. Yals? H. Phelps '76- I WNllWn WurU 76iR V- Laker '77: Rudolf FOOTBALL AT PRINCETON. PR'WOKTote, N.

Nov. 13, 1875. At I rinccton to-day a foot ball contest took place between twenty-one students of that place aud an equal TIIE BILLIAIiD TOURNAMENT. The billiard tournament which Is to begin in this ''I, it believed, one ol tbe most brilliant affairs of its kind which has occurred for many ysra Among the player, who are to enter the contest are Maurice Daly, A. P.

Rudolphe, Cyrille S. Blosson, A. Oarnier and William Sexu.n, The agwre. gate amount of the prises to bo contended for is they are to be divided up as follow. pr? iiiSo' $1,500, the second $1,000, the third and the fourth $360.

There will be four games played each day two in the afternoon and two in the evening. of lhe on tbe 23d Inst, a match jiTof I Rudolphe and Blosson. The latter is 1874 ln lbft namciit ol am.WurnLronsLr.h0 from OISIOD. wT be fine b8 made the I 'm haa been insuro tho having the matter in charge to It convenience of the public, and prove a tournament will of tho Hbcraluv and foresight whiph charapieriABd its inanagvmehi. 6 THE CALIFORNIA RACE.

Sam Francisco. Nov. 18, 1874. The great four mile beat race, lor a perse of 830,000 geld, bus been postponed on account of the rain until tho weather aud the condition of the track I POOL BALLS IN THIS CTT Pool betting was pretty brink yesterday ternr.on at and Kelly, Bliss The world to be excited to centre tout hiug the probable of the great Califorman horse race, which waa to have taken place during the day on the gan Francisco racecourse for a purse of $30,000, four mtle heats. Tho French and auction pool owners wore doing a rushlog business until about half pest four o'clock, when word was Mashed across tho laying that the rate bail postponed The following was the rate at which pools were FRINi'll POOLS.

Wildidle $307 lloukhocklng Springbok Chance jo Grins tcail 103 Revenue, Jr 1h Katio Pease 84 Fannie llulL 12 AUCTION roots. Rutherford, 140; Sprtugbok, 105; Wildidle, 37; Grinstcad, 37; Katio I'ease, 17; the held, consisting of Hockhocking, Revenue, and Kanuie Rail, 2a KELLY, BLISS A CO. '8 AUCTION POOLS. Rutherforod $200 The Fio'd, consistiilg of Springbok Revenue, Jr. HockWildiale 65 hocking, Fannie tlall Katie i'ease 40 and Chance 20 Grlnstead 60 FRENCH POOI.S.

WiUtdle $163 Revenue, Jr $22 120 Fannie Hull 20 Katie I'ease 80 Hochhocking 26 Springbok 864 Cnanco 28 Kullicrtord 360 TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD. A trot for a sweepstakes of $600 took place yesterday at Fleetwood Park between J. Sillick's sorrel mare Daisy, M. Roden's gray mare Lizzie King, N. Smith's brown golding Roanoke and H.

Hynard's sorrel mare Fannie Carr. The four wero road horRos, owned by geniletneu engaged in bnsiuees in Wall and Broad streets anxious to decido who owned the fastest horse. Iu the few pools sold Daisy and Lizzie King were the lavorites. SCMWART. Fleetwood Park, N.

Nov. 13. for a sweepstakes of $600; mile heats, best three In live, in harness. J. Sillick's s.

m. Daisy 2 1 1 1 M. Roden's g. m. Uzzio King 1 3 3 2 N.

Smith's br. g. Roanoke 3 2 2 4 11. Hynard's s. m.

Fannie Carr 4 4 4 3 T11IK. Quarter. Half. Mile. First heat 1:64 Second 1 -26 yj 2:65 Third heat Fourth heal 42 1:23 2:42 TROTTING IN MASSACHUSETTS.

Bkacon Park, Bortok, Nov. 9 end 10, Purse $200; $100 to Ural, $50 to second, to third mn! $'20 to lourtli; lor horses that never trpjted faster thau mile heats, best three In live, in harness. Juntos Golden's b. Neil Wallace 3 1 3 8 2 1 1 C. K.

Mother's blk. m. Belle 2 222113 2 Dean ii. r.uveus o. in.

Mary 113 1 I W. J. Piiino's b. tn. Amelia 3 2 1-2 6.

H. Klleuwood's b. tn. Lady 2 3 2 3 A. I).

Parson's g. m. Lady Keonan 4 4 4 5 Fred. Huighl's br. tn.

Ladv i I J. T. Mausou's cIl id. Flora Belle 4 3 1 1 4 3 2 3 A. II.

Parson's ch. m. Gcorgie ti a 4 4 3 r. o. A.

-W. Worcester's wb. g. Baby I Boy 5 6 5 5 dr. J.

J. Howeu's blk. tn. Maggie 1 4 (lis. I Tunc, 2:31.

Bkacojt Park, Tihirsiiay, Nov. $200; $100 to first, to second, $30 to third and $20 to fourth; for horses that never trotted faster than I mile heals, best three in five, tn harness. C. H. Kuveus' b.

tn. Mary 2 i i 6 Height's br. in. Ladv Sheridan 5 6 6 4 Time, 2:44 2 42 37 TROTTING IN UlilO. Ciikstkr Drivpto Park, CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov.

Sweepstakes $100; mile heals, best three in live. STARTKRS. Lew. Bcnninger's b. g.

floe Lawrence, to wagon Ill i S. W. Wander's s. g. Ned 2:2 2 J.

Ktntuber's b. g. Little Joo 3 3 F. Asset's br. g.

Brow Frank 4 4 4 Tunc, Sams mile heats, hest three in I five, iu harness. STARTF.RB. 1 J. F.nglehart's r. g.

Dutch Fritz 3 2 111 Greer's b. tn. Belle 1 1 2 2 2 i W. Forbes' h. g.

Sailor Hoy 2 3 dia. Captain Ctlley's b. g. Joe Hooker Ti 2:44 2.43 :41 TROTTING IN CALIFORNIA. Bat District Fair Grockd, Nov.

$500; free to all horses that have never beaten ihreo minutes; mile heals, three in live, in harness. A. Hickox's b. g. Abdallah Joe.

1 1 1 P. Goodhue's b. g. Gus 2 2 2 Time, Bat District Cocrsk, KBinsy, Nov. Purse, for horses which have never beaten $700 to the first, $200 to the second and $100 to the third; mils heats, best three in dve, in harness.

John Crook's g. m. Oakland Maid 2 111 J. L. Boll's br.

g. Ban Bruno 12 2 2 G. Leigh's cb. g. Hope 3 3 3 3 Hndd Doble's b.

m. Mary Davis dis. i Abe KUgineton, Ajax and Dan dr. Time, 26 HORSE NOTES. Tlte bay colt Rambler, cut down in a race at Baltimore during the last meeting, died from the efTect of his injuries November 2.

Rambler at that time was the property of Charlos Reed, who after the injury sold tho colt to Barton Medinger for $100. Rambler was aired by Lexington, dam Cairn-Gortne, by Cotherstone. Tbs promising two-year-old chestnut coll leather Stockings, by Kentucky, dam imported Fluke, by Womorsley, raised by A Belmont, died at the Jerome Park stables a short time siuce of eptxooly. He was owned by Joseph Donohue. Mr.

Pcutstan, front Kcutucky. will have a large salo of trotting slock at Barker's sale atables, Thirty oiuth street and Broadway, to morrow, ootnmeneing at eleven o'clock. There enn be no doubt about the quality of the horses, as their pedigrees are given correctly in the catalogues. There are thirty live head, of all ages and of speed. Mr.

Penistan has made some sales of very fast trotters, he having sold Lady Stout and Grafton to Mr. K. Bonner. MIMIC YACHTING. AN EXTRA DAT ON THE LAKE AT CENTRAL PARK MINIATURE CRAFT CONTESTING i'Uit TINT PRIZES.

Yesterday was an "extra day" for those who are fond of sailing the liny crafl at Central Park. The sea. proper was intended to be terminated two or three weeks ago, but as the tine weather continued It was determined to glvo another day. A notice to that eflect was surtlcient to attract about forty devotees of tho sport to the lake to sail their yachts, and 1,000 to 1,200 spectators to watch the manoeuvres of the little vessels as they skipped over the water. A largo number of entries were made, of which the following is a Font rvntits and cndhr.

Kitty, 20 inches, J. W. Dobson; Amsterdam, 20 inches, 5. Wolf; Sea King, 24 luches, H. Devernay; Terror, 24 Inches, A Dodge; Columbia, 24 Inches, K.

P. Govern: Warerley, 20 inches, Wilsou; Sea Bird, 20 inches, W. Fletntning; Margaret, 20 inches, D. H. Skoals; Columbia, 24 inches, Robert Seweil; Madge, 20 inches, Charles Baldwin; Justine, 24 inches, A.

Vivian; Klla, 20 inches, U. Bcott; Frolic, 24 inches, Wood; Vosta, 21 tuches, W. A Davidson; Lotto, 21 inches, 0. Wallace. OVRB TWltNTY rocs INCURS.

Osceola, 30 inches, Gilleite; Helen. 40 inches, Charlos Chapman Lulu, 36 Inches, 0. Buiice, Busts, 3n inches, W. G. Harrison; Phantom, 40 inches.

George McCortuick: Irene, 40 inches, M. Wilson: Flirt, 40 Inches, K. Wilson Lottie Loo, 30 inches, M. Bingham; Maiuo, 30 inches, J. F.

Marline; Falcon, 40 luches, Charles Btnilh; Yosemito, 3fl inches, Georgu A. Ray; Flying Cloud, 30 laches, 9. B. White. THK SPORT.

About three o'clock tho first race waa started, which was only Tor boats of twenty-four Inches and under. The boats which eventually won took the lead from the start and had everything their own way all through. Mr. Wilson's Columbia came in first, winning a silver napkin ring. The Vesta was second, and thereby became tho owner of a miniature compass, while the Justine, as third boat in, took possession of an anchor and chain, together with some other fittings In the second race, which waa for all boats over twenty-tour inches tn length, the Lain at first looked as though she were going to carry off first honors, but she louled w'th one or her when about a quarter of the way over tho course, which destroyed her chances of winning.

The Irene. Flirt and Yoscmtte ultimately won the first, second and third prixea, respectively, which were the same as in tho drat race. The last raJe waa to be decided by the boats piumiug between two flag stakes anchored about two feet apart at the south end of the laka A "champion flag" wa.e also to be glvert to the first boat passing one of the slakes iu any manner. Boats of all sixes entered In this race, In which the Irene won the flag. A great many of the yachts passed and repassed the stakes without going between, and much amusement was afforded by the which were employed ir sun by the sailing masters to make their boats enter tho desired goal.

The Phantom dually pushed her way Ibrnttfh. and won a steam yacht by to doing ANOTHER WIFE MURDER. Dastardly Crime by a Jealous Man. A Woman Shot Down in the Presence ol Her Child. What appears to be deliberate murder occurred lo South Brooklyn about nine o'clock yesterday morning.

The parties to the tragedy were man and wife, the for. uier being the executioner and the latter the victim. The murderer is John J. Burroughs and the deceased Elizabeth. The luceutive to the crime was jealousy.

Mrs. Burroughs has for the past three or four months been living apart from her husband, being unable longet to remain with mm owing to his utter worthlossness and dissipated habits. She rented the rear room and hall bedroom of a small frame house, No. 247 ifteentb street, between Fifth and Sixth avenuos. She took In sewing, and, being an expert needlewoman, earned enough to support her little daughter and Herself comfortably.

Her rooms, which aro neatly furnished, were models of cleanliness. After a couplo of months Burroughs, who is of a low, jealous nature, made his appearance about the place from time to time, blighting the peace which his abI sence had allowed bis wife. He coarsely accused her ol impropriety ol conduct, sought to obtain money from her and In every possible way annoyed her. About tes days ago he TURKITKNKD TO KH-I, HSR, and she appears then to have entertained the fear thai he would carry out his threat, as she secured the dooi of her room with an extra bolt. Yesterday morning, botweon eight and nine o'clock, the murderer, who had been watching the premises all the night previous, stole unobserved into the house and crossed the threshold 01 his wife's sitting room.

He then passed into the kitchen, where Mrs. Burroughs was preparing tho frugal breakfast. There was no one else present, except a child, three years old. They met face to face, and wbai passed between them Is unknown. Two pistol shou wore heard by the people living down stairs.

They hurried up to inquire the cause, and louud Mrs. Burroughs lying on the floor, bleeding copiously from a wound in the throat and from anothei In tho face, just below the right ear. Her feet wert near the door, her head toward the wall, which would seem to Indicate that she had made an elTort to escape when tho fatal shots were llred. She was unconscious when found, and breathed her last a lew moments. I Police Surgeon Kooney was early in attendance but his services could be of no avail.

The murderet walked oul of the house and went at onco to the Eighth urocinct police station house. Sergeant Brown was at the desk when Burroughs, who is well known to the police, walked in, and handing a lour barrelled pistol to i him, said, "i navK SHOT MY WIFK and I want to give myself over to the custody of trie police." Officers were despatched to tako charge 01 the house until the arrival of the Coronor. The body was covered with a sheet and the rag carpet was saturated with blood. There were marks of retinetnenl here and there apparent. On a sldo table among other works was an Episcopal prayer book.

On a fly leaf of the book was written In a neat female hand, "l.ibbie Kinsmor (her maiden name), Christmas Eve, 1855." Several lemale Iriends ol deceased were in the room when the writer visited the placo and were tearfully discussing her many good qualities. TI1K VICTIM. Mrs Elizabeth Burroughs was about twenty-nine years of age and a native of Nova Scotia. She was married to her destroyer seven years ago and had one child, a girl three years old. Her maiden name was Kinsmor, aud her mother is now living in Gowanus.

She was short in stature and rather comely la appearauoe. She was Burroughs' second wife. Deceased was a member of the Episcopal Church. Captain McKellar says there is not a particle of evidence to show that deceased ever pave her husband cause to be Jealous, as her reputation among her is excellent. Ho also says thcrq was no sign or liquor about the prisoner when he gave himself up.

John J. Burroughs is a man about forty years of age, 1 of rather stout or solid build. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. His lace Is round aud full, and bears unmistakable evidence of dissipation His inouih is large 1 and the lips full, donotiug strong passions and sensuality. By occupation he is a plasterer and bricklayer.

He was born on l.ong Island, and is said to be respectably connected, though his relatives have not rerogliized him Of late years in consequence or his intempeI rale habits. When the Hkrai.d reporter, accompanied by Captain McKellar. entered the corridor in the rear of tne station house yesterday morning, shortly alter Burroughs had surrendered himself, he (ound the i. wretch walking up and down his cell, with his hands in his pockets. He was chewing tobacco, and glared wildly out upon hie visitors, but made no remark.

To the Captain ho refused to make any statement touching the tragedy further than that i he was jealous of his victim. He certainly did not appear to he suffering from remorse, nor did he seem to realize the enormity of the crime which he had com: in it tod. MRS DOLAW'S STATSMKST. 1 Mrs. Dblan, who lives on the Urst floor of the house in which the tragedy occurred, states that Mrs.

Burroughs was a most industrious and hard working woman and UiM no exception could be lokeD to ber conduct. Deceased was lor a long time past afraid of violence at the hands of her husband. The evening before election day the prisoner called on his wife and told her to "go down upon her knees and make her peace with Heaven as she had not long to live." Mrs. Burroughs told Mrs. Dolan of the circumstance the next day, and in doing so she said "she was afraid of her life, and would get a strong bolt and put it on the door of her I room, to guard against being surprised by him." She did get the bolt and put it on a day or two afterward.

Mrs. Dolan states that Burroughs had been sitting on the curbstone opposite the house watching the place all night. Ho was, she bolievea, expecting that his wife would make her appearauce on the street early ju the moruing. as was her custom, to procure milk at the corner grocery store for break last. Deceased, for some reason unknown, did not leave the house yesterday morning.

It may be that she was apprised of the ract that her husband was watching his opportunity to kill her. Mra Dolan did not hoar him coming into tho house yeeterday nor did she overhear any quarrelling. The reports ol two pistol 1 shots were the first intimation she had of the fact that Burroughs wsa up stairs. Tht woman who lives the front room on the second floor had been out at the store and was Just coming in when she heard the rejiorw. Florence Burroughs, who is slopping at the residence of her grandmother, 348 Seventeenth street, says that when ber father entered the room he asked her mamma to go home with hire.

He said several times that she I must come with him, and she replied that she would I not go. Then her mamma took a stick aud told him to go out of the house or she would hit him. She did strike him, and then he shot her. Florence said sho was so frightened then that she ran away into the bed room and covered up her head. The mother of the prisoner states that ber son John has been nearly frantic lately, and on Sunday last he attempted to lake his own life.

Ho seizod a carving knife flrom the dinner table In tho presence of his mother snd was about to draw the blade across bis throat, when she snatched the knife from him, andI In doing so was severely cut on the fingers. She said her eon married tho deceased for her beauty, and afterward he heard stories about her which caused him to drink And to quarrel with On Tuesday last, Mrs. Buri roughs states, her son went to Bee wife In company with his muter, and be entreated her to come back and I live with him He look his oath on the Bible that he would drink no more, but would not listen to him A DETERMINED CHALLENGE. New Yore, Nov. 13, 1875.

To thk Kojtor or Tnis In your issue of yesterday I find a challenge from Professor Bauer lo wrestle any one In this country, Greco-Roman style, for from $500 to a side. Professor Bauer that a meeting should take i place at the office of the tM 1 imet, but aa I tlnd no challenge lu that paper, aud find that l'rofeissnr Bauer baa deposited no money at the office of tho It is needless tor mo to state that nothing has been I have this day deposited $100 at the office of the Turf, Field and Farm to wrestle any man in the United Stag's at this time, Greco ltoman style, for $500 a aide, an 1 if Professor Bauer desires a match with me, he can oover my deposit and appoint meeting to suit his convenience. ANDRE CuHlSThI, Champion of Franco and Spain. THE NATIONAL GAME. The old Nassau nine (or 1874) played a strong field nine yesterday afternoon on the Prospect Park The game was well contested, there being sotne sbsrp plays on both sides.

Rule's pitching wss effective, but his support was poor. Mamie. Bunce snd played well iu their respective positions. The following Is th? vini.n. HASsAr.

PI ay err. HAB.rO.A8. Players. H. 1U.

PO. A. B. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 West, 0 1 2 1 1 Clare 0 0 1 0 0 8 3 0 10 2 11 Rodinayjie. 2 2 8 Dunn 114 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 Rule 0 2 0 3 0 Bunce 0 1 4 1 Crosby 0 0 1 0 1 Palmer 0 0 1 1 Jackson 0 10 2 1 Barme Roach 0 1 6 1 0 Brown.

0 0 1 Davis 0 0 13 0 1 West, 2 5 27 13 5 8 OH tSF- '7 0 3 1 0 0 0 a iirr Vitterton, of the Winona Cltib. rs Rimtt D6?.