The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-05-29

dqudttc anu JdIt faces - Horace Greeley'S
Farm Queen VietOrid's BirthddU-U s.
Court on Steamboat COllasaoas--Ihe Santiago
dc CubG-Sunday SchOols-'F0und Drowned"
To the Editor Of the Press:
New YORK, May q, 1867.
The attention of the sporting world for some
days past has been directed to the aquatic race
at Pittsburg and the turf races at Jerome
Park. As to the first, after the Geographic re-
ports were well considered, there was no ques-
ton here whatever the referee might decide,
the young Portlander, Brown, was the victor
Hamill would be obstinate-his friends had in
vested large amounts-and it was hard to
yield the palm to rather green-lookng
young man from away down-east in the State
of Maine. But in nine-tenths Of the sport
ing circles in this city, in discussions on the
race before the decision of the referee was OBJ
tanned, Brown was acknowledged to be the
winning man. The final decision of the refer
cree, therefore, is just what was expected.
Boat racing or rather the great boat race, hav-
ing ended, horses are now all the "go" and Je-
rome Park and Fashion Course are important
points in the eye of the New York spo1 tsmen
The first named institution" is in West Ches-
ter County, a short and pleasant ride from the
the United States. The natural scenery is
magnificent. Woodland and dale, beautiful
farms and picturesque gardens-all nature
bursting and poisoning into beauty-tempt-
ingly invite to the exciting races No wonder
people so there. At the race Friday, when
the horses Ruthless, Monday and Fleetwing
were the winners, from S. to $40 were paid for
seats prominently located to view the race.
Mr.. Jerome has spent large amount of mon
ey to make jerome Park what it is; aud the
Club with which he is contested is entitled to
the thanks of of the publ for their liberal eff
forts to improve the blood and perfection OF
the noble animal which engrosses so much OF
their attention. r ....4f.. ,-s,. .
Speaking of Westminster County, which is
a garden of five farms and elegant rural man
sions, reminds us that here is Horace Gree
ley's farm. Several years ago the philosopher
of Printing House Square bought swamp
He went to work on scientific principles
built his farm mansion on u ledge that doomed
up out of the damp waste cut drains laid out
avenues, dug up muck-and now has just one
of the prettiest places in West chester County
He constructed an artificial trout lake ON his
premises-Greeley likes trout, and has some
fine specimens in his pond. When he gets
time to get out of the city and go home, he
may generally be found feeding or watching
the trout. Woe be to the boy who puts in
line there, or who mars or cuts n tree on the
premises Of the usually sunbeam visag ID edi-
tor. -' ..
Last Friday, the oath day of May, was quite
extensively celebrated as Queen Victoria's
birthday. That excellent lady has just COM
pleted her 4Sth year, and one of the duties of
every Englishman is to honor his Queen
They had a general good time in this city
Twenty-one guns were fired at the Cunard
Dock, and the English ships in the harbor dis
played their bunting prousely. Englshmen
in New York and there many who move
in high circles Of responsibility and wealth.
apparently love themselves and their country
as much as any other people. During the ex-
element of the Irshmen in Fenian matters
for year past, the EDglishmen have generally
kept quiet and "laid low" 1t has evidently
been their policy to avoid adding fuel to TIE
fame, and to wait calmly the march of events
For this they are deserving of commenda-
ton. And now, when Fenianism is proved
failure It's not surprising that on the great occa-
sion of the birthday of the Queen, Englishmen
should be little bosterous, and pay consider
able attention to The saying of Lord Nelson
that England expects every man to do his
duty"
An interesting case in nautical matters has
just been decided by Judge Benedict of the
U, S. District Court, Eastern District Last
June the tow-boat Cayuga collided with the
Brooklyn ferry-boat James Watt in clear
weather at o'clock P III. As several points
in the ruling of the Judge are of interest as af-
footing the queston of collision with the nu
merous ferry-boats crossing North and East
rivera, we state them. That the Cayuga should
not have started again after stopping her
wheels. There was no fault on the part of the
ferry-b boat in keeping on and passing the bows
of the Cayuga. That the boat attempting to
man9uver after stopping, is responsible for the
loss. Decree, that the decision was caused by
the fault of the Cayuga. ..' .t
The running of the steamship Santiago de
Cuba on the Jersey coast on Wednesday last,
it is generally considered is disgrace to Am
erican seamenship. She had on board 800 pas
sengers ard crew of men. Seven persons
were lost. 1t was moonlight light when she
went on, and the Captain thought he could see
eight or ten miles The lead had not been
thrown. The only excuse the Captain gives is
that he caught current at sea which GRADUAL
ly run the ship in shore nineteen miles ont If
his reckoning.
one OF the pest signs OF the times in this hot
bed OF wee ana immortality is the wcll-organ-
lied and systematic efforts by the religious de-
nominations to bring the children within tho
influence of Sunday School training. Ybass
institutions in New York and BROOKLYN arc
very numerous and enroll thousands upon
thousands of children. The annual festival
took place last Wednesday, and although the
weather was uniayorable, some 10000 children
were out in Brooklyn to enjoy the good time
Some of the churches were full to OVERLOOKING
Found drowned, the body of man
found drowned the body of a woman"-tbes.
are the announcements in the papers almost
every morning; and in most cases their bodies
are consigned TO their narrow home unclaimed
anu uhrecognlzed- who can tell the misery
80 tto ar,a when when These poor mortals emerge
" onu 1uelr lniSereS beneath the rollino AooJ,
here Is the slender form of a oiri aaaj" 10
~ years, found floating in the dock, Or fa",,,
Iess iorhl, with long auburn hair dran"hna
WIN Ma'er-with forehead denotino intai-
,'ANh"tI myers that
haps touched the keys of the pjann or Vioe per
the fine fabrics of the indust rions famiI
here she is at last the victim Of ,,assy c'rcie
mans ingratitude and perfidy. She ,;a, ana
to the seductions of the tempter-sacriGc"dI1h leu
virtue and sunk to the lowest dennis Of Ing ner
my. From life of sin and delaucber, ma ia,
hardly stepped into the unknown futurSs a snS
beneath the CLASSY surface of the water sacr;i
feed the sinful life God bad given her. Who
can tell the misery of this poor girl! Deserted
npy frends-driven out by her kindred-no
molly name of father or 'motler could she
dlsgrace by utterance-no kind friend couId
synnpathlze with her in her wretchednoss--sbe
W 80 ~ ~ Ihe deep, intense, most woful meaning
VI ine Wora-dbdadOaedy Here she lies. the
t1 o' f- vi hopes ruined-fiends lost viz
tue ioFsotten Men would not foroiye her"
the nhSer OF society was cOldly, merciIasslv
pointed at her as forever lost-ana She toLSs,
the fatal leap-fies from cruel noa'o sile taxes
ful God. Her body viii be ''. @nn " l1erei
stranger hands to the narrow house Ne net ny
will be shed over her-no parent hr m1 Tears
sister will claim her as kindred2Imt u or
ana heartless burial will follow the sn;a; op1
abandoned life and wretched death aTLs
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