Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-07-30
CROSSING THE RIVER IN wAsH-ruBs

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An exciting race for s2J side, recently
came of at Peughkeepsie ferry dock, across
to the Paltz Landing, in wash-tubs, four feet
in diameter, without oars the vessels were
padded by hand. Theriv was smooth, and
at O'Clock in the afternoon the contestants
started. Both men struck out manfully until
t@p-thirds of the distance had been passed,
when one had to give up from exhaustion !;
easy winner in two hours and flfty-fve min
utes. The vanquished man was towed ashore
similar race to come off on the Genesee
River, on Wednesday, as will appear from the
paragraph clipped from the Rochester Union !:
Wednesday evening there is to be novel
race upon the river in washtubs. Two tubs
are to start from Ridley Il Sherwood's dock,
above the Valley Depot, at six o'clock, and
row to a stake boat sixty rods distant, and re-
turn to the place OF starting. Each tub will
contain man, and the only implements of
rowing will be the hands. II will be an excl
ting and novel race Two prizes are offered.
First, the double SOUL wherry annie Laurie;'
second, the single scull wherry Yankee No
ton. Some of the men who are to enter for
this race in tubs, have been more than once,
We understand, handsomely ducked in the
river.A
RuPFIASLy 0rTRAdR.--0n Tuesday evening
as Mr.. Joseph Chambers, of Allegheny City,
Pa, was walking with his wife and sister, in
the vicinify af bia paaidanoa ba ,yaa ora.al,,
insulted by two ruffans, and, ON remonstra-
ting, was assaulted by one of them. The Ia
dies ran away, terrified, when the second ruff.
fan threw a stone which struck Mrs. Cham
bers on the head, fracturing her skull. The
lady was carried to her residence, and it is
feared she cannot recover The ruffians es-
'caped arrest at the timo.
SUNDAY BANDS IN THE LoNDo1 PARKs.-The
London Star of July 18th, says =" Large au-
diences continue to testify their approval of
bands chosen by the committee this season,
brass instruments only being found powerful
enough to fill so vast an area of persons. The
numbers computed in the Regents Park were
upwards of 5000, the programme containing
selections from the best masters, interrupted
with national melodies, the first part conclu-
ding with Rule Britannia" and the second
with the national anthem. The hopes of the
committee to make the bands self-supplying
have, it is said, this season been realized, and
the continued success placed beyond doubt.
During the present seasons performances,
dignitares of the church, metropolitan magis-
trates and other influential gentlemen have
witnessed the good order which is so marked
characteristic of these Sunday evenings of
the people, that not single case for the in
reference of the police has occurred from the
commencement, four years since"
q am certain, wife, that am right and
that you are wrong. I'll bet my ears on it,"
Indeed, husband, you shouldn't carry bet
ting to such extreme lengths"
At Newburyport, recently, Abraham Nor
ris, for biting off woman's nose, was sem
fenced to five years in the State Prison. A
dear tit-bit.
WRECK OF A TURKISH STEAMER-Loss OF SRv-
ENTY-sBvRN LIVES, AND 0UTRAsRs ny THE CREW.
A letter from Alexandria of the Both ult.,
says -" A frightful catastrophe has thrown
tho European inhabitants of this city into con-
The steamer Slistria, of the Of
toman Company, which left Alexandria for
Canstantinople on the 25th, with about $50
Turkish and Christian passengers ON board,
foundered at sea, in consequence of leako
which she sprung in few hours after she left |
the port. Only 273 Of the persons on board,
were saved by a small Egyptian transport,