The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-06 00:00:00

THE RETURN OF THE HARVARD&

The Harvard crew have made a graceful present
of the boat in which they pulled their celebrated
race to the London Rowing Club. The gentlemen
of the American University have lost no opportu-
nity of expressing, in very warm terms, their thanks
for the courtesy and attention they had received
from that club. Mr. Blaikie says :—" Though your
course was entirely free from anything of a demon-
strative nature, the manner in which you have
anticipated our every want, and rendered plain and
easy much that would have given us care and
anxiety, was most considerate." The same gentle-
man, who, by the way, has been made Pardoning
Clerk in Attorney-General Hoar's office, in succes-
sion to Mr. Samuel Hoar, the Attorney• General's
son, who returns to the study of the law, accused
the Oxford crew, in his speech at Delmonico's, of
availing themselves immediately the opportunity
offered of giving the Harvards the wash of their
boat, which the Americans had scorned, although
they could have taken advantage of their lead to
do. Ile bad proposed to the Oxfords that this
should be dispensed with as unfair, but in vain. On the
same subject some information appears in the Boston
Evening Times, as one of its correspondents lost no
time in interviewing Loring after his arrival at home.
On being asked why Burnham did not give the Ox-
fords their wash when they led, Loring answered, "I
ordered him not to do so." He had an interview
with Mr. Willan previous to the race, when he oh?
served, Mr. Willan ,agreeing with him, that such
tricks savoured of jockeyism, and should nct be
practised between gentlemen ; but it appears that
either the Oxfords changed their minds or the others
did not agree with Mr. Willan. At Delmonico's
General Parsons, of St. Louis, in the absence of
General Aspinwall, the British Consul, returned
thanks for Oxford, in which he spoke in the
kindest and strongest terms of the Oxford crew
personally and professionally, and of their
fair conduct and manly qualities, from reputa-
tion, as well as his own observation, and his
remarks were all the more pointed, as he had
witnessed the race. The principal points of
Loring's answers to the correspondent were that
Bass and Rice were replaced with Fay and
Lyman, because the arms of one were too short
and of the other too long. He, Loring, was trained
down too fine, weighing 1481bs. instead of 1501bs.
The others were in good condition, but Mr. Sim-
mons had suffered froth diarrhoea. The Harvards
took as much beef and mutton as they wanted, with
fruit and vegetables, and milk to drink when good,
which was seldom. They did not touch ale, nor smoke.
Ile thought the Oxfords had as much as they could
do to beat them and were as much used up as they ;
the shower bath did not retard the boat, while it re-
freshed the crew. Elliott's boat was more scienti-
fically built, and was faster than the English boats, and
they liked it better. The English, he thinks, now see
that a coxswain can, and therefore will be discarded
on the 'Thames, where they could steer just as well
without as with one. He does not expect the Ox-
fords to proceed to America, but they may, though
the Harvards, being the beaten crew, cannot and will
not claim this. Blaikie was not authorised to chal-
lenge-the Oxfords, as the crew considered it would
not be in good taste. He had to send Blaikie every
day to a secret place to avoid drugging in obtain-
ing the provisions. The English were very kind,
but they felt a little sore at the behaviour of the
Oxfords, who did not send any one to meet them on
their arrival, or for some time after. The case, as
Mr. Loring very justly observes, would indeed have-
been different had the Oxfords gone to America. But
America is the most hospitable and courteous of all
countries—and we will leave the other half of our
remark unsaid. With Loring, Fay returned to the
Harvard Law school, but they would not accept a
public reception until the return of Simmons and
Lyman, who were expected in ten or twelve days.
Mr. Blaikie proceeded to Washington to take up his
new office.

ELECTION NEWS.—Andrew Johnson is meeting
with so strong an opposition to his election that his chances
are now considered to be doubtful. Middle and West
Tennessee appear inclined to oppose him, and East Ten-
nessee, to which he belongs, having furnished the Gover-
nor, the other Senator, the Secretary and the Superin-
tendent of Education, will not be permitted to supply as
well, the second Senator. There seems to be much jealousy
between the different divisions of the State ; while the Old
' Line Whig; element, and many politicians from Washing-
ton denounce in no measured terms the ex-President's
outrageous attack upon General Grant, which lately went
the rounds of the English press. It would be a good pu-
nishment for Andy's malignity were he made to feel
that while doing little more than amusing the President,
he was destroying his own prospects. lie scarcely ever
makes a speech without informing his hearers how he
began his political career as alderman in a small town, and
ended by being President of the United States ; and the,
Tribune sa: s—" Really Mr Johnson had.butter take our
advice. If he will mount the ladder of promotion once
more, he had better not jump for the upper rounds, but
begin patiently at the bottom and try to be Alderman of
his native village." General Butler has given up the idea
of competing for the Massachusetts Senatorship, and
favours the re-election of Senator Wilson. The most pro-
minent candidates for successor to Mr. Fossenden, in
Maine, aro said to be James G. Blaine and Lot M. Morrill.
The resignation of Senator Grimes, of lowa, is to take
effect on Dec. 15th. James F. Wilson will probably be
his successor. S. Gross Fry has resigned as city candi-
date for treasurer of Philadelphia. An effort had been
made to induce all the candidates to resign, and to get a new
ticket substituted. The effect of the break up so near the
election is considered to be injurious to the interest of the
party.—General Sherman has ordered that the time for
the election in Texas be extended to four days. Ile did
this in reply to a telegram from General Reynolds, show-
ing that the Constitution provides for only one election
precinct in each county. The election, Tuesday, Sept. 14,
in Colorado passed off without any disorder, though there
was much excitement. The returns indicate the election
of three Republicans with only one Democrat to the Legis-
lature, and a Republican sheriff, clerk, asssesor, and
commissioner. The Democrats elected a Probate Judge
and treasurer, who ran on the people's ticket. Pueblo
and Los Animas counties gave an increased Re-
publican majority, and Clear Creek county, as
far as yet heard from, gives a Republican majority.—
The following is a full list of the Republican nominations
for State officers in Minnesota:—Governor, Horace Austin
of St. Peter; Lieutonaut-Governor, William 11. Halo of
Winona ; Secretary of State, Maus Matson of Meeker;
Auditor, Charles M.Gratli of Nicoll..t ; Treasuret, Marl
Munch of Pine ; Chief Justice, G. C. Ripley of Fillmore ;'
Attorney-General, F. R E. Connell of Hennepin ; Clerk
Supremo Court, S. Hough of Ramsey.—lgnatius Donnelly
having been defeated at the Minnesota Republican State
Convention, is to run as an independent candidat
despatch from Little Rock, Arkansag, says that the Repub-
lican members of the Legislature had held a meeting and
adopted resolutions for thcformation of a liberal Republican
party,on the basisof universal suffrage and universal amnesty
The Republican New York State Convention, which is in
session at Syracuse, has adopted a platform favouring
payment of the national debt in coin, the fullest protection
of naturalized citizens, universal suffrage, and the recog-
nition of Cuban belligerency.—The Radical Republicans
of Mississippi have nominated General Alcorn as Go-
vernor, and a negro as Secretary of the State. •