The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-02-17
THE NAVAL RACE, sc.

Engineers, coal beavers, machinests, and all
men that have anything to do with steam
have been Exercised" for many months as to
the relative steam ships Winooski and Algon-
quin.
Not satisfied with the trial of the steam
generating power Of the two ships as developed
in port, it was determined that they must go to
sea, and the result of the Ocean trip, we give
our readers in the following extract from the
New York Correspondent of the Baltimore
Evening Transcript:
The great naval race between the Winooski
and Algonquin is at last now in progress
One heat is finished in which the Winooski
beat the Algonquin three hours and half
The course run over is from Sands Point to
Faulkland's Island, to be run over four times
Of course, as the race now stands, the Algon-
quin will come out second best, though it
should not be forgotten that Mr.. Dickerson,
the builder Of the Algonquin's engines, is OPP
posed to this trial, as he claims for his machi-
merry only economy in fuel, not speed. He
is not himself on board of the vessel, Govern
ment engineers having charge of the Algon-
quin.
P. c. Since writing the above the Winoos-
XII has returned to the Navy Yard. She is
the winner of the race by seventy-five miles
The Algonquin was nowhere. The Winooski
made twelve knots and the Algonquin nine
and half knots per hour. The question of
speed is now settled.
The trial of Zeno Burnham, the mock
auctioneer, is finished at last and the credit
of our bench and bar be it said this is the
first time that mark auctioneer in this city
gets his so well deserved punishment Burn
ham was sentenced this morning to two years
and six months imprisonment in State prison.
after fair trial before jury of his country
men:
The fact that the exequater of the CHILEAN
Consul, DR.. Rogers, has been removed makes
some people believe that the Gillian Minister
in Washington will also receive his passport.
Rumors are afloat that if McKenna is at all
guilty of the charges brought against him,
the Gillian Minister was aware of what was
transpiring here in New York. 1t is now
proved beyond doubt that Senior McKenna
is acting here in an official capacity, but
not having been introduced to the President
cannot claim ambassadorial privileges.
There was great excitement in Broadway
this morning during the burning or 444. The
firemen could not reach the flames, they being
hidden in the lower part of the building. By
the time they had spread their efforts to save
the theatre, concert saloon and ballroom were
all futile. Our visitors from the country will
regret the loss of this place of amusement
more than do New Workers, who did not ex
actly look upon it any more as an elephant"
during the past few years. The loss will
amount to 100000. Severals balls were to
come OIL there tonight, but the gay dancers
will have to 60 elsewhere for their fun
At an auction sale of coal there was great
decline in prices. Two thousand seven hun
dred tons OF broken coal were taken at S. e21,
the opening price, So 129 the closing price,
and 81 s73, the lowest price. This is a de-
cline OF Sl 40 per ton from prices obtained
two weeks ago.