The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-29
Greenland Ante.Coiumbian Discoveries.

TO fHE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
lam not little Surprised at tina Ignorance anfestei
IN regard to the origin of the Greena % the
de ignation OF that region of the north
The why and wherefore Of the msttsris just this
The ,and discovered CT about the year 9S2 By
Norwegans from Iceland. and was called Greenland
because 1t .as remarkably vsrdant, compared with
the da lava strewn b.rrsns Of Icelsud and
good would probsb induce peopls settle there
So the next scandn lvsn disco serss OF Importance we're
significant lily named, as MArkandns wooiy cum
Try tfr'm Aork, athciet of trees) and .v-inlsad :"
Southern New Ensland) because Of thu abundance o.
wild grapes or vines there, AMI which si .rksd
festuIe OF the woods Of Rhode Isknd
;hese, snd other equally approp.is given
by people sho dc,. sied man worship, aud who
would hsve though. Of caliug Iceland ad iods Ians
or Greenland Eres's Lana as our m,asra ido!stors
do their sVi,G5risDi Davis Strssn .soosha Felix
'Gemge ~ Is cult, 'aud such a'saed follies
By The way, why 1t that the 2ortsns disso yscss
OF the NOrthu,en tsle rscngnized long altar
the very lsss serious stsmp. to iny thsir
that RI the footsteps or poneers OF that scana
nsviau whsse BIO eqaeny infusei iat3 Great
race that chyarous daring that inherent Iowa II psrso
nal independence, which have s5e them domioa
All the esrths suppos, columbus did spend the sinter
Of la77 10 Iceland his confession 10 his letters
where the Teaton Of the tass Of the d; covsy 1d II
settlement # Greenlnd and ms subsequent adventures
Of Eic TboI fun, Gudrds, and Others in yinana (aox
khods Island aud Massa,husets) tina commo1 oc.
cupatsu If the people during their long winter evenings
ana we rem written Do in thsis Saga suppose
great tiscoerr did isl ia pursuance OF moral certain
ties thus nown long before By tue
geographer Adam, Of Brems, who heard them
penmsrk, and nephew of Canute Of Eugtsnd,
lo47 to 1910 suppose Columbus did persist
IL goirg against he threats Of rebelols craw b,
csue be thus certain; suppose that, finally disco
veriDg LAID and fading it torrii instead Of pssat
Iains and bansnas insehd OF grapes and cranber,es
swarth, full sized men, very Ike Mays instead OF the
nearly white dwatf Esquimsux (SEraeng- )-suppose,
with these remarkable variations from che Northnens
stcr, ad to undue lsnsth OF the voyage he did g,
hack Spain under the belief that he bad discvere
dis saying nothing Of having las he thought) saisd
past the lar he went search of. still
Obey to reap the glory Ct that discoyery sup
pose all these things are true must DO very ten
Ger O. ths Catholic reputation Of Christ opbsr Columbus
children that he the original ciscovess Of ha the
world, when, In fact hs had been ante ds'e1 five hun
sns 3, VINO no rule the .o and
after adventurer VIII, years subseq 1ent to his
great achievement
would not any account do njusHcs to the memory
of Columbus; but 1t il high time tast trath took the
place Of and that ea-ne men wee relieved from
such exhibitions of ignorance ~ the ct mology Of the
ma ne Greenland" hss drawn forth when hat country
was for four hurdred years ouri hing low, having
cathedral dozen churches, several monasteries aud
ss - snra o. osaops sppons
explored and the coast found to be ttrewn VITA
Of se ment foua dations of houses runio stoaes Is
1t ID high time thkt the Old notion Of looking reecs
Rome and Southern Europe for the Of ali ais,o
very, well Of all literature shcui bs ex,oted AMI
trast the day wi soon come when Amegic ard Ing
nshmen will 30 as pttsd for fami sr asin.ass Sish
the sthcography ami history Of their entorc
ce'tao fam Wi AMI speakers have for tbs
sal wit which they hsve hcked on. Of doors their
mother opgoe In order n sboe /, the oad hand pro
Ierty Of DemosthsDes and Livy. iruli youry,
New York, Ocs. rs, 1884 As'aNOINAvIuN.
JcslAnaic Gr@nn: Danish. Grea; Swedish. or5n Ger.
nan, Gtun; Dutch Gros; saxon, Creme.
City Intelligence.
BALLOON AscESTroS -On Friday afternoon Monsisu.
Eugene Goddard made his third Balloon sscsosion ia
abb ut the the az the sanns aerone Int
last week At thres O'Clock the balloon allowed to
up about hur dred feet attached TO ropes aua after
being suspended while at this height hauled do ~n
sgain to the onnd At four O'Clock IL took wings for
the upper regions, Carrying upwsr party Of four gen
temep II took north westerly direction and when last
IS Fort Lee.
ANNUAL EXCURSION OF TEs WHITEHALL GUARD -Ths !
M mbers OF thus old standing company under COM
mand OF Captain McLaughlln went on their annual
grounct, Hobclen Tnis company mustered, rank and
die, City eight members, and was accompanied By I
Kidd's Band. The following prizes we're won BY the /
Smith; ID, Thos Cody; Sd. r Hughes; Attn, John Ros;
stn Ksilosi 9th, Q Lacost IN, 3 Eigsni 9Th ).
18th, " Roberts; 18th, Tim Holland; llth, j. Har.
pny; 18th, X. Gown; 1sth g. Brown 18th W. Farrell;
18Th, N. Loran; 10th, John Po~ers goth, James Dam
Lsughiin; gath, John Cos win; 2sth, ". Black.
THE New YORK CANALS AND FLOUR Trade
Canal alton continues but sw weeks at
the outsdeyet the receipts Of -four VII
light though increasing on the previous month Az
impaired with last year. during the season Of canal na
vg.n the receipts OF -four are over one milton BAR.
refs short aud the falling Of in wheat equal to
barrels Of -four As OFFSET however 70 ths the re-.
eep Of corn thov an increase last year, OF
ave millions o. bus hsls and win probably continue in