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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 18G9.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE GENTS.
FIRST EDITION
NORTHERN PACIflC RAILROAD.
I-atrr Advice freia the Kxplarlns; Party
A Letter from the I hletf rnvlnerr.
Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co., of this city, have
received tho following letter from the Chief
Engineer of the party engaged In exploring the
route of tho Northern I'm i lie Railroad:
Camp No. lit, Jocko Kivr.u. Montana, )
AugllStD. )
Messrs. Jay Cooke Co: In this region, as
well a all other regions I Lave explored during
the past years of my engineering life, I meet
with wise people 'who can point oit "dead level"
routes through the most mountainous country.
They mean well, but the difllculty is, tliat not
having their mluds familiarized with railroads,
irradlcnts, and curvatures, they do not possess
the knowledge that would enable them to Judge
so as to give value to tbetr opinions, so that
neurlv all they say on that subject "passes by mo
as the Idle winds," etc.
Tho most amusing and most candid man I
have just encountered is an old staler at Fort
Owen. He was relating to us his correspon
dence with a prominent railroad man, and said
"this railroad friend wrote to me to give hiiu in
formation about gradients and curvatures.
What in tho world do I know about gradients
and curvatures? I know about the country and
about Indians; but gradients and curvatures bo
hanged; how can I tell anything about them ,"
Mr. Moorhcnd came in last evening in time to
pive us a real feast on several dozens of the
nicest kind of trout, from six to eight iuches
long, and one bigftllow. -
This is the first time I have put myself under
a tent on this expedition; lu fact, this is only
the second time that a tent has been set up. It
is now raining gently. Major Owens lias a fort
named after him, and ho now resides at Fort
Owens. He confirms the uuivcrsul report,
Which we have had everywhere along this part
of the Pacific slope, of the remarkable drought
and absence of rain on the west side of the
Rocky Mountains. Njtwithstundiug the dryuesg
1 find that grain and vegetables thrive in this
Jocko valley, even without artificial irrigation;
and yet wehad no dew either last night or the
night before; and much warmer nights than we
had two or three hundred miles back.
We are now about IJNl miles, by our trail, from
Walla Walla, which place wo left on July JO.
We have rested three Sundays, ho that we have
travelled seventeen days, one of which, namely,
the day we staved at Fend d'Orcille, should be
deducted, leaving sixteen days of actual move
ment, which divided into gives an average
of 24 miles a day. This is very good marching
with pak animals. Yesterday, when about
three miles out from our camp, I was nlone on a
prairie, I heard a sound which at first I thought
was the noise the grasshoppers of this region
make; but something caused me to turn towards
it, when I saw a rattlesnake about 2.' j feet long
coiled and rattling away. I had passed him,
and my horse, although within less than ten feet,
had paid no attention to his snakeship. I then
took mv horse off about a hundred yards and
left hini loose, for there was nothing to hitch
him to, and returned to tho snake. 1 fired one
nhot and came so near missing, that I did not bit
Liin. He then begau to glide off, when I chased
and jumped on him, hiuing his head with my
heel according to tho scriptural injunction, after
which I cut off his eight rattles and put them
away as tho trophy ot tho first rattlesnake seen
on our route from Walla Walla, though we have
heard enough concerning them.
Although it rained this morning gently for
several hours, it resulted iu very little; tho
smoke between us aud tho suu this afternoon Is
nearly tho same as it has been all along. I
needed no smoked glass yesterday to look at the
eclipse.
Camp No. 21, August 14, near mouth of Divide
creek, at its entrance Into Wisdom ftr Rig Hole
river, nn important tributary of tho Missouri
river, (I A. M.
Yes, I am on the eastern side of the Rocky
Mountains at present. We return, however, to
day fifty miles or more to Deer Lodge Citv,
where wo will pass to-morrow (Sunday). We
were escorted yesterday up the Deer Lodge river
to its source, and over the Deer Lodge pass
"divide" into this valley, at tho head of one of
the sources of tho Missouri river.
The Deer Lodge River valley Is charming, and
presents highly favorable ground for a railroad
all the way to tho summit, about forty miles
above Dear Lodge city, un our way, wnen
about twenty miles out, we stopped and walked
about half a mile over to the Deer Lodge Warm
Springs, which are very remarkable the water
boils up in a number of places, aud in the midst
is a rocky mound, thirty feet in diameter at the
top nnd one hundred and thirty feet in diameter
at tho bottom, and on the top of the mound there
are two springs boiling up freely about live feet
apart, one at the temperature of 103 dog. and
the other 122 deg., one of the largest that I
tested at tho bottom was 101 deg., so hot that
one could not keep their hand iu it; the strange
part of the mount is, that it is all formed by the
springs. The water contains the material, which,
in conccntrio layers, gradually becomes rock.
There is some' iron in it; the water hus a pecu
liar taste, different from any I ever tasted,
though not strong. The coolest spring tested
by us was 98 degrees. We tried eight of them.
A man named Helanger, a Frenchman, and
Allen, have pre-empted tho MX) acres on which
the mound stands. They have put up a rauche
and a small bath house, but no one lives there
yet. At some future day this may become a
valuable possession when tho railroad shall be
running through this part of the world. The
approach to tho Deer Lodge Pass of tho Rocky
Mountains, ou both sides, is by a very goutlo
grade, far more smooth and valley-hke than
any mountain divide 1 have ever seen.
In fact, to me It has proved ouo of the most
wonderful objects that I have ever encountered
in my long engineering experience No ono
unacquainted with the fact could by possibility
Imagine that he was crossing a mountaiu of any
kld, much less the gret back bone of tho Ame
rican continent. Tho' approach is by gentle
Blopes, which are treeless and carpeted with tho
finest bunch-grass to the very summit. It is so
flat that it is rather difficult to determine by the
eye where precisely it is. Hut tho most re
markable fact connected with this divldo Is tint
the miners have cut a diteli across the summit
1 w hich convevs the water of Divide creek lroin
its course on tho eastern slpe ot tho mountain
over to the western slope, wbcrathey use It Iu
their mining operations for gold woshing. Tho
ditch at tho deepest place on the crest of the
summit (where without this water level guide it
would bo hard to find It) is 18 feet, cut through
clay. No rock is found in tho excavation, nor
is the smallest rock or boulder iouud for about
two miles either way. I stood astride of the water,
passing from tho eastern over to the western
side ot the Hocky Mountains, diverted from its
natural outlet, tho Gull of Mexico, to How into
the North Pacific Ocean. Warm Spring creek, is
half mile a from the mound and spriugs, on our
return from Wisdom, River valley, where wo
camped last night. Our camp was on tho Divldo
Rack, about a mile from Wisdom river. I
walked to the river and took notes of it. It Is a
very picturesque valley. It was 350 feet wide
when 1 saw It, and it is called its very lowest
Btage, notwithstanding U has now one-third as
much water flowing as in the Ohio at low water,
It seems wondertul to me to find such a large
Htream within tea miles of the summit of tho
Rocky Mountains. You would have looked In
vain for anything like a mountain on either side,
the approach is so gentle, "with grass all the
way, and not a rock In view. It is a really extra
ordinary yoss even for merely a rolling coun
try, but w hen we recollect that it overcomes tho
great mountain range of a continent, it is mar
vellous. It Is easier far than two, If not three,
of the local divides on tho Pittsburg and Stcu
benvllle Railroad. All the way from Deer Lodge
City thcro is a fertile, wide, grass-covered,
gently-rising valley, affording wonderful facili
ties for tho cheap construction of a first-class
railroad for forty miles, and down Divide creek
ten miles to Wisdom (or Big Hole) river,
just the same. The road to tho summit
on cither side is as perfect as the gravel-drive in
Central Park, composed of fine gravel, so com
pact nnd hard that it never cuts iuto ruts, never
Is muddy, needs no repairs, and is, in fact, just
as nature made it, with the exception that the
grass Is worn off, and it has bceu used ten years.
I nm sure it will be difficult, if not impossible,
to convey to tho mind of any one In the Fast
who has not seen the Rocky Mountains a correct
Idea of the true character of the country. On
cither side of this pass, about two miles from
where crossed, the mountains rise up, and back
of them tome high peaks, snow-covered, ap
pear. Owing, however, to the all-pervading smoke,
wo could only see tho nearer mountains dis
tinctly, w 1th a dim outline of those further off,
etc. To-day, on our return, we examined the
"Ditch" more carefully. The water Is taken out
of Divide creek, which flows into Wisdom river,
and the summit is cut to the depth of 13 feet in
the deepest part through easy clay.
The who o length of the cut on the imme
diate (liride is only about one-third of a mile;
although the ditch is afterwards carried around
on the sido of hills for ten or twelve miles
among the gold diggings on the west side of tho
Rocky Mountains.
I call this "high larceny" stealing water from
the Atlantic to pour it into the Pacific. We
boiled some of the water it boiled at 201210
deg.; at our camp, nine miles below the Divide
creek, it boiled at 202 deg. tull. Wrc judge,
therefore, that the fall in the nine miles is not
much, if anv. over 3!"0 feet.
We have traveled about 2(H) miles in the list
four davs, and have seen about 150 miles of one
of the routes of the Northern Pacific Railroad
under verv favorable circumstances.
Respectfully. W. Mii.nok Robkkts.
COLORADO.
Whm the Powell Kxplorinv lvxpcdillon lint
llbi'ir vcrcd.
The ISt. Louis iH-macrut publishes the con
clusion of Jack Summer's narrative of the
Powell expedition in Colorado. The character
of the country and the animals are described
tlins:
"As an agricultural valley It does not amount
to much, as It is too dry on the uplands, and
there are but few meadows on the river bottom,
and they as a general rule are small from fifty
to two hundred acres in extent. The only ex
ception that I know of is ono opposite our pre
sent camp, lying between (ireen and Whito
rivers. It Is about two thousand five hundred
acres In sl.e, and overflows, though very seldom.
At present it is clothed with a thick growth of
grass, w aist high. On the uplands there is the
common bunch grass of tho West short
but very rich. No part of tho country
that we have seen can be irrigated, except
the river bottoms, as tho uplands are rolling
nnd cut up by ditches iu almost every
direction. But for a stock country it would be
hard to excel, as almost all kinds would do well
on the bunuh grass throughout the entire ye.ir.
There Is plcuty of lumber for building purposes
and fuel, vnd enough farming land to produce
all that a largo settlement would require for
home consumption. But there is one thing iu
tho way. According to the treaty of lutisj be
tween (iovcrnor Hunt, of Colorado, and the I' to
Indians, most, if not the whole, of this valley
belongs to tho reservation, selected by the In
dians themselves. Whether they will be per
mitted to keep it or not remains to be seen.
Most likely they will, as ono band of them have
a permanently" settled thing of it, and have
a winter agency twenty-five miles from
this poiut on I inta river. What the coun
try is below I know not. As far ns tho eye can
reach there is a rolling pralrlo with a dark line
through it that marks t'.te course of the (ireeu
river. It is reasonable to suppose it to be the
same character of country as that wo have
passed through lu our last two days' travel. So
far we have accomplished what we set out for.
We were told by the frontiersmen while at
(ireen river that we could not get to the month
of White river. One man that filled the im
portant ofliee of policeman in Pietmout had the
assurance to tell mo that no boat could get as
far down as Brown's Hole. Wo expect to re
main here for a week to meet Colonel Mead, aud
send off some specimens and all tho notes and
inaps, to make sure of that much.
"Total distauce run, 850 mill's; estimated dis
tance to junction of (Jreeu aud Urand rivers, ;l KJ
miles by river.
LIST OF ANIMALS LIVING IN THE I'OLVntV
TIlKOfon WHICH WK 1IAVK I'AS.-.f;i.
"(Jrizalv bear, clnamon bear, black bear, elk
mule deer, mountain sheep or xlghorn, prong
horned antelope, grey wolf, pralrlo wolf, cougar,
red fox, marten, mink, lynx, wild cat, prairie
dog, beaver, otter, muskrat, badger, ground hog.
mountain rat, grey prairie squirrel, lariro striped
ground squirrel, small do. do., small shrews and
mice.
list or iiiuiiH sens os the wav.
"Wild geese, ducks of nhrost every kind, loon,
stork, bltleru, cormorant, rails, woodcock, snipes
of many kinds, curlew, osprey, pelican, sand
hill crane, bald cade, golden eagle, colored
raven, common crow, Clark's crow, sage grouse,
black grouse, short tailed grouse, magpie, lung
crested jay, Canada Jay, light blue jay, red
shattcd clicker, small blackbirds, red-winged
starling, Southern mucking birds, robin, brown
thrush, rross-beuk wren, sparrows, sparrow
hawk, shar-slilnncd hawk, mouse hawk, pigunn
hawk, mourning dove, meadow lark, wood
peckers of all kinds and buzzards.
"I write this ut the request of Professor
Powell, lie urginir mo from the beginning t do
so, w hile I, know ing there wero many able pens
iu the party, as peroi-tcutly declined, 'till I could
no longer do so with any show of rtiisoj. I
have writfeu this with many misgivings, being
more used to the rifle, lariat, and trap, thau to
tho pcu. Receiving no hints from anv one, I
have been compelled to write as I could. Were
1 to study grammar a little, and sacrifice truth
to flights of fancy, I might make a more into
resting report, but I shall let it stand as it is.
If it meets the approval of the public, well and
good; it it d'es not, 1 w ill leave the report ot
ti e rest of tho trip to other and abler bauds,
aud return to my riflo aud trap.
"Jack Si'mnku, Frio Trapper."
Canadian HUariuiMtn.
A party of young men left Webster, Monroe
county, in this State, on Monday, Aug. on a
fishing and hunting excursion among the Thou
sand Islands. On Tuesday tho party encamped
on the open shore, twenty miles below Oswego,
cooking their supper as best they could. On the
evening of Iho next day they got on board tho
tug Simou Davis, aud started for Kingston.
Here tho captain of the tug, Mr. Davis, reported
to the Custom House officer the arrival of his
own tug and tho Kobert McFarland, tho small
sloop which tho adventurers had left Webster
In. Captalu McFarland, of tho sloop, reported to
tho Custom llouso officer that his vessel was a
Canadian vessel, but manned by an American
crew; and because ot this fact the very officious
officer of tho port deemed it his duty to sel.o
the sloop. At the time of tho seizure three of
the Webster's crew wero in possession of the
boat, and were detained four hours. Tho rest
of the party escaped tho vigilance of the Cana
dian officials, and went to the Thousand Islands.
Hochetler Eprts.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BTT TELBORArn.
u. Ci5sv1 "Oii-mx tor.
Conflagration at Cape IVIay.
The United States and Atlantic
Hotels, the American Row, and
Several Cottages and Stores De
stroyed Narow Escape of
the Largest Hotels.
GENERAL NEWS.
Panic on the Paris Bourse Feari for
the Life of Napoleon The Great
International Boat Race The
Banquet Last Evening No
Executions on the Sa
bine as Reported.
Etc, i:tc, inc., Etc., i:tc
FROM CAPE MA Y.
The Scnuon WlndH T.Tp with a ISrnud Conlln
Krntfon Ueturoclian ot the United MuUch,
Atlantic, nnd American Hotels, and a Num
ber of Htorcs nnd Cortniu-n.
Special Vepatch to The Keening Telegraph,
Cape Island, N.J., Aug. Ill Never since the
destruction, over ten years ago, in mid-winter of
the old Mount Vernon Hotel, has Cape May been
thrown into such a literal and figurative ferment
as to-day. For years past there has been a great
deal of talk among the authorities and hotel
proprietors about providing means for prevent
ing the recurrence of auother such disaster, or
of checking its progress in case it should befall
the rickety town. The manner ,in which
the closely huddled shanties which
comprise tho bulk of '"the City of
the Sea" have heretofore escaped the
ravages of the flames falls little short of mar
velous. They are all built of wood, and as the
season lasts but two months at the outside, they
are put together with the prime object of secur
ing as largo a financial return ns possible while
the opportunity lasts. Tho cottages which have
been built during late years, and two or three
of the larger and newer hotels arc
built in a very substantial manner,
but they are, nevertheless. entirely
constructed of wood, and In constant peril from
carelessness nnd malice. From the middle of
.Inly to the middle of August, wheu the season
is usually at its height, every nook and corner
of the long rows of shambles, as well as every
square foot of the more substantial structures,
are made available for stowing away sweltering
humanity, tho largest proportion of the
sojourners being people bent upon plea
sure as a matter of business, and therefore
but little inclined to take eveu the ordinary pre
cautions against fire. The season which is now
about an end has witnessed, perhaps, the
greatest cramming process that has yet been ac
complished, and the grand rush has again passed
without the occurrence of a disaster which would
have the effect of inciting those who are heavily
interested in property here to take the precau
tions against its destruction which common
prudence would seem to dictate.
To-day, however, has witnessed a calamity
such as any one who is thoroughly familiar with
tho town has had good cause to anticipate for
years. At three o'clock this morning a fire
broke out in the store occupied by P. Boyton,
tho swimming and diving export, as a so-called
Japanese curiosity shop. All sorts of inflamma
ble contrivances were packed into these narrow
quarters, and wheu the lire was once fairly kiu
dled its communication to the entire build
ing was a contingency scarcely possible
of aversion. The curiosity shop was on tho
first floor of the building formerly known and
used as the American Hotel, but which has uot
been devoted to hotel purposes for several years
past, the entire first story being divided into
stores aud oflices, and the upper floors to lodglug
and other domestic purposes by private families.
The building was situated on Washlugt m street,
at the corner of Ocean. The entire Amerlcau
row was of course soon enveloped in the flames,
and tho property immediately adjacent shared
its fate, tho Post Ofliee and City Surveyor's
ofllce being among the establishments which
w ere destroyed.
Tho United States Hotel came next in the
order of prey, and simultaneously with it, tho
flames attacked Ferris' Cottage, Huffuall's new
drug storo, the new Atlautic Hotel, and all the
buildings lu the vicinity on both sides of De
catur street, including liarrett's Bowling Saloon
and Met 'aim's Hotel, as well as all the build
ings on the north side of Jackson street,
down to the ocean. Wheu tho coufla
gration was at its height, the Columbia
and Centre Houses and Congress
Hall were in great daugcr, more especially the
first named, which is very close to the United
States Hotel. Kvery body worked with a will to
confine the fire within the narrowest limits, put
ting the meagre appliances at hand to tho best
possible lire, and the conflagration was finally
gotten under such control as practically to
insure the t-afety of the three largo establish
ments named.
The principal building ilcstroycd was tho
United States Hotel, of which Mr. Aaron Miller
is the landlord. It ranked as tho fourth hotel
on the Island in the way of patronage, having
accommodated about 2'M0 different guests during
tho past season. Thero was an Insurance of
:'..V(XK) ou tlio building, nnd of $12,000 on tho
furniture, but It is Impossible to tell ut this
writing what proportion of tho loss sustained
w ill Ijo covered by these amounts.
The new Atlantic Hotel, at the head of which
some member of tho McMukin family has been
for so many years, ranked next ufter the United
States, its patronago during the past summer
having approximated two thousand guests. Huff
nal's drug store and the adjoining store were
new structures, and perhaps the most attractive
and substantial on the island devoted to business
purposes, having lccn erected last winter at an
expense of about 10,000.
FROM EUROPE.
Penle en the Pnrl Bourse Alarming Reports
Nrgnrriln Nnpeleon'e Health Kagente to
llnnlrn Heme.
Hn the A tujlo-A meriean Cable.
Paris, Aug. 31 Tho city was full of rumors
yesterday regarding the condition of tho health J
of the Kmpcror Napnlcon, and a perfect panic
prevails on tho Bourso In consequence of the
statements which are made on the subject by
different parties and Individuals while these
rumors, which are merely the work of stock
jobbers, arc being clrcnlated.
There is no doubt that tho state of the health
of the Emperor is really such as to create
anxiety on the part of the public. Ho suffers
from disease of the bladder. The different poli
tical parties, in and out of the Legislature, arc
busily engnged iu speculating as to tho issue of
this physical affection. The Imperial family is
also alarmed. It is said that the Empress Eugenie
will hnstcn back from Corsica immediately, In
consequence of tho receipt of news of such im
port from home, and that the idea of her trip to
the East will be abandoned.
Frlnec Napoleon Bonaparte intends, it Is said,
to make a democratic speech in the Senate some
day during the next ensuing week, but his
friends are opposed to its delivery just now.
They allege that if the present empire should
fall ills pretended democracy will not save his
position iu the eyes of the French people.
The Empress condemns his conduct towards
such a path and issue as being both unwise and
ungrateful.
The Inlernnttonnl Itnre The "London Times"
on the CoiilvMt--The Scene and the NtriiKKle
on ICilliorlul Point ol Yiew-FI-u-k and fcn
riv ot the Ilnrvardn.
By the Franco-American Cable.
London, Aug. 30. Tho London Times of j-es-terday
priuted the following leader on the late
international boat race:
The gentle and Joyous struggle of Oxford ami liar
vard ou the Tannics water on the Kith of August,
1S6'J, will long he rcmemoereu on both sides of tliu
Atlantic, and the story of the day will Ue one of the
tlrst things which tne youngster still at school
whose name has been only just put down for tho
next vacancy at tho Oxford house of his father
or his tutor will appropriate to hlmseir. It will
be a radiation of the university; another page In that
book of many stories In which oxford appears
as the tiower of the nation, aud tho nation lias tliu
stock healing that consummate (lower. Nor will
Harvard have less reason to commemorate the gal
lantry of her sous, harvard too is nn epitome of na
tional history. The English traveller must be
strangely compounded, especially It lie acknow
ledges any obligation to a university lu his own hind,
w ho is uot interested in this Cambridge of the New
World.
It Is nearly two hundred and fifty years since the
settlers m New Kngland founded the university on
the banks of Charles river lu grateful Imitation of
that other on the banks of the Cam, where their
spiritual leaders received their early training. It is
two hundred tnd thirty years since the pious Har
vard, himself an old Cambridge man, gave it
the endowment which has Immortalized hU name.
Ever Bince Harvard has been the alma mater of New
England ; its brick pile of living rooms, Its substan
tial granite library, It old halls, uilurneJ with the
portraits of successive Presidents and other
distinguished members, Its chapel oppressive with
severe divinity, all encompassed about with um
brageous elnm aud spreading limes, are veritable
refreshments to the European visitor, for they speak
of a past wedded to the present in a eon an y
where all else seems to have been newly created
by the men of to-day. They exercise, too, a cor
responding influence over New Englando s them
selves. Harvard has educated Koston, Just us Bos
ton has educated the I luted states. Tho best
culture of the nation Is there. Nor was It other
thau a natural Impulse of the training of this school
that it should challenge nur own Oxford to an issue,
which, though of merely physical training, had the
crowning merit of admitting au exact comparison
between the competitors. The Harvard men are of
the best families of Massachusetts, although one of
them nominally halls from the iSandtvicli Islands. Jt
Is understood that this is duo to an accidental migra
tion of his father but three or four years slnco, and,
like his comrades, his birth, his education, aud his
descent connect hiin with Plymouth Kock.
Our men appeared in the ordinary Jerseys, with
short sleeves reaching about a third of tho way
from the shoulder to the elbow, and wore the straw
hats familiar to us all. The Harvard men had white
scarfs around their foreheads, wll h no covering for
the crown of their heads, and their Jerseys were
cut away above the shoulder so as to allow
tho freest action of their arms. After a little
delay a start is made, the Harvard crew
have Jumped away and are putting forth
wonders of power. The superficial view is entirely
in their favor. The Americans in the two steamer's
are wildly excited and give a peculiar cheer, ah 1 an :
ah! The Oxford boat looks torpid by comparison,
but it compels admiration by tho perfect evenness
of its stroke, the Iron and steel like aud the almost,
superhuman regularity of its movement. The energy
of the Harvard meu was magnificent, but thero was
a sort ol flutter even at tho outset. Nevertheless
they got ahead and they were doing tivo or six
strokes more to the minute when they cleared their
antagonists. If what is were a sure presage of what
will be, their victory was certain, but time was
the essence of the struggle. Take a young fellow of
twenty-five, such as many of us have known and
may know, his pulse knows no change, his thews are
as of brass, he looks out upon the wortd wlti eyes
that have no shadows, he might live to be a hun
dred, but it is a million to one that he does not.
Time will beat him. It was so with Harvard at the
moment of their greatest hopes. The experts shook
their heads. It was still 10 to 1. Not a third of tho
course had been rowed when Oxford h .'gim to over
haul their antagonists, and going under Hnmmer
smith bridge tho Oxford bow was in a line with llur
vord No. 3.
The Harvard btroko oar evidently knew as well as
everybody else the conditions of the game, aud
seeing that everything depended upon keeping his
crew in their position of advantage ho made a des
perate spurt, but the effort, though gallantly
seconded, made the essential unsteadiness of his
crew only more apparent. Ouch more, however,
'Ahiahl ah!" burst lroiu American lips, but the
dreaded enemy crept on, got luwly abreast, aud
forged ahead.
.something has been said of a mistake on the part
of the Harvard coxswain, aud hud It happened
nothing could be more pardonable, seeing that, cox
swains are absolute noveties in Harvard experience;
but we are disposed to reject tho suggestion as un
founded. Certain, at all events, it is that there wus
nothing to compensate any emu-of this kind, for the
little oxford coxswain was as faultless as his men.
Meanwhile the Oxford boat got two, three, appa
rently four lengths ahead. The Harvard crew stuck
culhuit y to their work, although they weru "all
abroad' as regards time, w hen au absolute novelty
was seen, to the astonishment of those who were
following The Harvard coxswain was seen to drop
his right hand into the water and splash It Iu tho
faces of his meu. 'f'hls manieuvre was re
peated two or three times, and It Is not
too much to say that something like a spusin
of horror thrilled the breasts of tho orthodox
at the sight. The predominating thought, it
must be said, was not so much ustniustiu.eut at. the
uoveltv as at the confession it applied that the raco
was hopeless. Tho winning post was In sight, ox
ford was three lengths ahead, and, "barring acci
dents " nothing could save the event. A man row
ing a lady in a gig di.l. Indeed, at tho last moment,
i! ill across the oxford boat, and thus deprived ox
ford of at least two lengths-hut the victory re
miimcd unailccted In character and circumstances.
The match and its Issue afford no Inapt Illustration
of Die difference between tha two nations. The
Vnirlisliineii were heavier and the English coxswain
wis lighter than the Harvard coxswuln, but It must
remttlu entirely doubtful on which sida the mere
balance of strength inclined. As for gallantry,
energy, and pluck, Harvard showed uu example wo
may humbly hope to equal, but which wo cannot
exceed.- tho victory was a victory of cduca
tion, and here tho advantage was all on our
side. We live, not In rowing only, a closer
life. The competition is sharper; the lessons of the
past are more searching and more exact. Tha mar
tin of our lives Is so narrow that every possible
economy of strength has been utilize,! during sue
eesslve generations. Howing Is with us a science.
It has been developed, bit by bit, by men who have
made It their business. ttUc klww
that In the contest before them the
smallest wrinkle told. Thus it happened
on Friday that the Oxford crew knew precisely the
limits of continuous effort They kDew where to
abstain as well as where to abound. The advantage
is, however, perhaps not without Its drawbacks, for
It may be thst nations, like men, shonl l have some
reserve of natural endowment which should be, as
It were, not brought Into tillage so as to bn better
able to meet the days when the progress of others
shall have equalized the benefit or training.
Dinner ol the London Rowing Club to the Hont
Clrwi ol Harvard nnd Oxford.
The London Rowing Club last evening gave a
grand dinner to tho Oxford and Harvard Uni
versities boat crews at the Cryd'! Palace. Tho
Oxford crew was represented by Willan alone,
while the Hurvard crew was represented by
Simmonds, Fay, Lyman, Bass, Rice, Burnham,
and Black lo. Tho party, though private, nu in
hered more than 100 persons, including Charles
Dickens, and Thomas Hughes, ex-member of
Parliament.
Charles Dickens, in proposing the principal
toast of tho evening, said: That rcmirkaMo
volume which was published within n short tlmo
of his visit to the United States contained bio
graphies of ninety-five young men, well nur
tured', well born, and trained In peaceful pur
suits, who, when their country called them,
sought distinction m tho lato war. Those great
spirits displayed extraordinary aptitude, and
were distinguished by their deeds aud great hero
ism. Every one of them had been educated in
ono school that school tho Harvard University.
(.Cheers.) They fought against odds wore re
markable for the invincible spirit in which they
received defent. Was not the contest of last
Friday nn evidence in point of the spirit such as
was shown by their predecessors in tho lato
war? (Cheers.) Ho then paid handsome com
pliments to the Oxford crew. In referring again
to the Harvard crew, Mr. Dickens said that tho
manner in which they would be received an
their return homo would find a ready echo lu
every corner of England.
Mr. Simmonds, of tho Harvard crew, briefly
responding, said that ho considered that it was
no disgrace to have been defeated by such a crew
as Oxford pitted against them.
Mr. Wlllan, of tho Oxford crew, then roso.
and, replying to the compliments of Mr. Diekcus
and Mr. Simmonds, apologized for the. absence
of his colleagues. Ho then stated that of all
the races in which ho had rowed ho had never
been so hard pressed as in the race with tho
Harvards.
The whole entertainment wound up with a
splendid display of fireworks in frout of the
Crystal Palace, which was given in heuor of
both crews nnd which was w itnessed by vast
numbers of peoj le.
The entertainment altogether was a grand
success.
No Ulutlny or I?xcciuionn on Board the Sabine.
London, Aug. 31 Tho story of u conspiracy
followed by executions on board the United
States frigate Sabine at Cherbourg, telegraphed
from Paris some days ago, is absolutely con
tradicted. ThlN Morning' Quotations.
fiy tlu; Anglo-American CaWe.
London, Aug. 31 11 A. M Consols, for both
money and account. V. 8. Mills, of IW2, Hf(; of
1S65, old. H3.' ; of ik7, 8s ; lr. S. io-40s, Tfx ; JJrio
liailroad, 2H'4 ; Illinois Central. 94V.
Livehfooi., Aug. 31-11 A. M Cotton dull; mid
dling uplands, I3s d. ; middling Orleans, la'iQjUd.
The ssies to-day will not exceed 4000 bales.
Other nvtteleB unchanged.
London, Aug. l Tallow. 4Cs. 9d.
(Ji.asgow, Aug. 31. Arrived, steamer Moravian,
from Oucbec.
FRAKkFOKT, Aug. 81 Noon. U. S. bonds flat at
Havkk. Aug. 31 Cotton closed last night quiet on
FROM NE IK ENGLAND.
The TiillnpooHii Party.
Daatch to The Horning Trletjraph.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 31 The U. S
Bteamer Tallapoosa left to-day for Portland, wHh
Admiral I'orta- nnd others on board.
General Sherman nnd daughter arrived at
Portland lust night. He goes to Bangor to-day
in tho steamer city of Richmond.
Accident on nn Oil Train.
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Boston, Aug. 31 Samuel Preston, conductor
of an oil train ou tho Boston and Albany Rail
road, was badly burned last evening by fallim
Into an empty tank which had exploded In con
sequence of tho gas generated therefrom coming
in contact w ith a lantern in the hand of tho con
ductor, who was standing on tho tank. A brake
man named I-ockwood escaped serious injury.
Preston was ecnt to the hospital, lie has a wife
in V orccster.
Narrow F.scnne from Dcnth.
On Friday, while W. G. Blanchard, Boston
Agent of the Associated Press, and Howes
Norris, marine news r cpurtcr, were out fishing
In n boat off Holmes' Hole, they wero run down
by a Bchooner that was sailing fust under a fresh
breeze. At tho moment of the collision Norris
seized hold of a rope hanging from the schooner's
bows, nnd was carried for over a mile, a part of
the tlmo wholly submerged iu the water. He
managed at last to climb a part of tho way up
the vessel s side nnd make his perilous situation
known. Mr. Blanchard and the boatman, who
remained In thejwrocked boat, which continued
to float, wero taken in tow by tho other sail
boat and taken to Holmes' Hole, where they
iouuu Norris, who had been landed by tho
scuooiier 8 boat.
FROM THE WEST.
A New Itnltroud Proiert Ituse Ilnll.
St. Louis, Aug. 81. A largo convention was
held at Springfield, Mo., on August 2S, to con
sidcr the propriety of buildlug a railroad from
Kansas I ity to Memphis, Tenn. Most of tho
counties along the proposed route assented, and
much interest was manifested. A resolution
was adopted setting fortli the importance of tho
road. A temporary organization was effected,
and a board of directors elected, with Colonel J.
M. Richardson us secretary.
Tim Forei-t City Base Ball Club, of Rock ford,
111., beat the Unions of this citv to-day. Score
41 to 11. "
IIi'TIIIimIm ItdlMlmt-
Vexjtatch to J7i iivniw Teturraph.
Boston, Aug. 31. Conductor Preston, who
fell into a burning oil vat last evening, died of
his Injuries this morning.
Robert Watcrston, for many years at the head
of u large dry goods importing' homo, died yes
terday, aged '.Hi.
Another International Unrr.
Our special correspondent in Yokohama,
Japan, wrltlug on tho iU of July, reports tho
follow ing interesting international aquatic con
test: A bout raco foi .Ml a Hide was rowed in
this harbor on tho 10th Inst., between tho cutters
of the United States steamer Iroquois and her
Britannic Majesty's frigate Oeeiu. The latter
beat the former in a live mile race four minutes
twenty-eight secouds. This result again gives
the boast to tho Britishers iu these waters, w hich
was won from them about a year ago in u con
test between tho Ocean aud the Oueida.
AT LAIMJE.
A (Jorlllu Itanipant In Kansnw.
M. 8. Tilmble writes to the St. Louis lh uo-
cral from Arcadia, Crawford county, Kanas,
August 1ft: " o are having a new sensation
which may lead to some new disclosures in
natural history, if investigated hs it should be.
It is nothing less than the discovery of a wild
man or gorilla. It has at different times been
seen by almost every Inhabitant of tho valley,
nnd It bns occasslonallv been scon in the adjoin
ing1 counties In Missouri; but it seems to make
its homo in this vicinity. Several times it has
approached the cubins of the settlors, much to
the terror of the women and children, and eepe
ciallv if the men happen to be absent work
ing in the Holds. Jn one instance it approaenca
the houso of one of our old citizens, William
Annsworthy, but was driven away with clubs by
one of the men. It has so near n resemblance to
the human form that tho men arc unwilling to
shoot it. It is dillicult to give a description of
this wild man ot animal. It has a stooping gait,
very long arms, v ith immense bauds or claws;
it lias a hairy face, nnd those who have been
near it describe It as having a most ferocious
expression of countenance; generally walks on
its hind leus. but sometimes ou nil lours, lut
beast Is as cowardly as It is ugly, nnd it is next
thing to impossible to gel near enough to obtain
a good view of It.
"the settlers, not knowing what to call it,
have christened it Old Micff. Slnco its appear
ance our fences are often found down, allowing
the utock free range in our corn-fields. I sup
pose Old Shelf Is only follovi:ig his inclination,
as It may be eio-lcr to nil them down than to
climb over them. However, ns it Is, curses loud
and deep aro heaped on its head by the settlors.
Tho tetllers uic divided in opinion us to whether
11 btionus to tho human family or not. t'roba
bly it w M be found to bo n gorilla or large
ornng-outang that has escaped from some mena
gerie in the settlements cast of here. Atone
time over sixty of the citizens turned out to
hunt It down, but It escaped; but, probabl v owing
to the fright it received, it kept out of sight for
several days; and just ns the settlers were con
gratulating themselves that they were rid of an
intolerable nuisance, Old Shell came back again,
seemingly ns savage as ever.
"Jf this meets the eye of any showman who
has lost ono of his collection ol beasts, he may
know where to hud it. At present it is tho ter
ror of all tho women nnd children in the valley.
It cannot bo caught, aud nobody is willing to
shoot it."
AYi:N;i:n.
Frluhtful Prnth of nn Italian Jlnuillt.
The Italia of Naples ghc-i an account of the
death of tho brigand chief Do Martino. This
man was one of the most ferocious bandits that
ever Infested the Abru.zl, and was always ac
companied in his inclusion by a womau eveu
more inhuman than himself. For somo timo
past the royal troops lia.l been following his
traces, and had iU last le. irncd tha, he frequently
quitted the baud to indulge lu wild orgies in a
small valley coini letely locked In by mountains,
on the territory of Pag'liotiu. Some days back a
detachment, while searching that district, dis
covered in a thicket a sort of hut made of
branches. Ono of the meu approached silently
ou his hands and knees, and believing ho hoard
a noise iusido returned aud informed his com
panions, who then surroiiurlcd the spot and
called on tho persons concealed to surrender.
The reply was n gun-shot, which struck a car-'
bincer named Caruso lu t lie log, but tho Hash had
set fire to tho dry bushes, and tho flames spread
with such rapidity that it was impossible to cuter
or leave tliu but.
A few minutes later a woman rushed out
through tho burning branches and fell almost
inanimate before tlm troops, who recognized bur
ns the mistress of Do Martino. yiio made signs
that thcro was another person in tho flames, but
the soldiers could not approach ua'.il tho tiro had
burned itself out, when the charred remains of
the bandit were found with tho barrel of his gun
and the blade of hlspolirnard by tho side of him,
the rest of those arms having been consumed.
During tho conflagration repeated detonations
were heard as tho cartridges of tho brigand ex
ploded. Tho woman died half an hour later,
and the two bodies were buried on the spot
where this horrible tragedy had taken place.
The wounded soldier Is iu a critical state, and
little hopes are entertained of saving his life.
ri:A;:i; a r i cojuimici:.
Officb of thr Kvemtiw T.I.HOlAPH,
Tuosilav. August 31, ISiiS. (
Currency was iu quite active demand in o ir
market to-day, which is distinctly traceable' to the
improved activity In tho stock market and tho dis
position manifesting Itself to Invest lu local stocks.
The result upon tho market Is au Increased denuad
for call loans on Government securities and less
pressure on the outside market. The usual bank
statement is very unsatisfactory, showing a decrease
of deposits to the amount of J70S.513, and in loans
Of $W),974.
It will be noticed that the loans are not falling off
In anything like ti e same ratio as the deposits.
This has been the ciee for several weeks, and is ac
counted for by inci eased Indebtedness to outside
banks. This week tl e increase due to banks is over
half a million, which is so much additional capital at
their disposal. This exhibit Is very unfavorable at
this period, but there Is no remedy for it but to be
guided by tho usual law of supply and demand.
The rates are not chsnged, but our previous i nota
tions are very firm, und, with an increased demand
for stock investments, there may be a farther ad
vance. Oold opened weak at 133;,, and closed at noon
weak, at I38jsf.
Government loans were rather more active, and
prices quite strong.
The tone of the Stock market wat decidedly
stronger, and thero was nioro activity, lu State
loans tho tirst series sold at 104. City loans were
steady at 101 V for the new issues, with 07 bid for
the old.
Reading Railroad was in littlo demand and ad
vanced, bclliug at 4."56, d. o., closing, however, at
48i( cash. I'cuustUanla Railroad was taken at 67;
Lehigh Valley Itai'lruad at Miij ; and Northern Cen
tral Kullroad at 4t' .. 87X was bid for Catawlssa
liailroad preferred, and auu for Philadelphia and
trie Railroad.
Canal shares were less active hut firm. Sales of
Lehigh Navigation ut 87'. 18 was offered for
ISchuylkill Navigation preferred.
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F.RST BOARD.
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The lakes of Maine have not been without
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