New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-09


ferTed TO England, No sdoubt at the present mo
ment were 1T not for our stringent rules, the Dutch
would gladly ane Literally send US any quantity OF
present he could prove by a Dutch newspaper. In
the week ending Feb il, there were in Holland
203 of rinderpeSt, but by means of preventive
measures tht weekly totals were very much reduced.
The Dutch. however, were very Negligent people,
and when heE had got the disease down TO S9i in
plished 80 much that they began to relax their
stricoRs, and mp the figures went again until in the
week ending Nov 1S the losses sustained comprised
S,2l7 bead of cattle in the last week of which he
had received any record the losses had gone up TO
q NO. Now after that he need scarcely say that we
had some troublesome neigihOrs and il was neceS-
Sary that we should he carefully protected from them
lie did not know when Holland would be free from
disease and lie afraid to say when we should be
freefrom il in this country Al the present moment
IL had been brought down so low that unquestiOna-
bly, it could be eradicaed, but it was necessary that
a proper system should he adopted with view TO
the certain recognition OF the disease.
FHEAsANTso oEDTER.
The French Naturalization Society not only breed
pheasantS with the greatest success but they advertise
in the English papers that they prepared to sup
ply spOrtsmen stocking their cOverts with any guam
tity that may be required. The pheasantry of the
Society in the Bots de Bouogne is sight worth see
ing The birds are bred at out quarters In the conn
try and are brought into Paris at this of the
year for sale: the cocks kept apart from the hens
and the compartments III which they are placed are
bedded over with dried oak leaves-of which fresh
dressing is daily added in order that their plumage
may not be soied. They have warm foOd-gruel and
pOtatOeS-Onoe a day. The AcclimatIZatiOn Society
also undertake to supply fanciers with any of the
French breeds of poultry of the very best quality
PERSISTENCE OF THE CHOLERA IN WALES.
Some abatement is observable in the epidemic of
cholera which is still prevailing in the CaTnarvon
Union. The number of fresh reported To have
cured during the past week Is 40, the number III
the preceding week having been 100 Still we are
sorry have 10 state that the number of deaths last
week is II, while during the preceding week they
/ were only Z. British Medical Journal.
| ARTENIUs WARD IN LONDON.
AT the Egyptian Hall Mr.; Artenus Ward continues
TO deliver his goaks," with prosperity which be;
longs for to the utteTer, though the jests will
considerably enrich the conversational treasury OF
those that hear them. The crowded state of the Hall
since the American humOrst began to reveal il we
may be permitted to borrow a Wardism, has given
undenable proof of the complete success of the eccen
tIic lecturer in this country. The quaint sayings so
whimsically interpolated and the odd anecdotes so
dTyly told received by successive audiences with
increasing relish, and the anxiety 10 behold one who
having been among the MOrmons has escaped with
such perfect impnnity the horrible fate OF plurality
of wives may not be without IT'S inf uence IN securing
| for SIR. Artemus such notable share OF patronage
| from the fairer half of the British public.
! TIE OCEAN YACHT RACE.
| The London Times of Dec. q contains a special
report of the voyage of the Henrietta in which few
incidents of interest occurred. Up to the 10th ult,
| when off the Grand Banks, the weather was heavy,
but the yacht easily before the wind. The re-
port says:
The next day found in the roaring fortes," which
had entirely changed instead OF dancing over short
chOpping waves, like those of the English Channel
| we appeared TO be passing between ranges Of water
hills. Running thus in the trough Of the sea- thoIe
seemed 70 be no horizon de Tatet go@e9 oy tn n
oil. The sky filled with dun leaden clouds; hut
been rather doubtful during the morning, blew
| from the north once more. a fine observation gave
the r a p hours In DAYS and We bad
sep hSu %aS HcIss se =, % 6oro ,iI Inf & how
promise" proved most dcccitiul aud brought Ills
During The night the wind shifted To west southwest.
We "ibcd" ship and hoistcd the squarcsail but were
forced to lower il again IA few hours as the signs Of
dirty weather OninOusly increased The effect OF "J-
us' we may explain 20 the animated, is to change the
cant OF vessel from one side to me other Naturally,
them the guests who had gone 10 rest when the yacht lad
inclination Of - degrees IN one direction suddenly
awokc cross and sullen, men they were foed over III
their births by the caIccnug OF the yacht TO 40 degrees
threatening The double rcefed for the first
time, and the vcsse put ~ order Tor storm AZ moo"
noon y. nit blew regular gale The main
the il taken he. Even with this small spread Of canvas
the yacht was driven nine miles az hour On deck the
Below the pitching aud tossing rendered IL impossible 10
sleep A bucket OF water placed near the stoye 10
cxtingshe fire should necessity arise The dead lights
! leaked Unexpectedly ana uucOmfortaby. Holes were
bored in the saerOo floors TO let out water should the
skyigh be broken In The servants were dashed about
the cabins shot from invncble cataputs The guests
had enough to do 70 hold Themselves inside their berths
Under these circumstances which would have deighted
Mark Tapey, everybody become again good hunofcd.
just 81 midnight the struggling yacht was struck by
IRENE uous sea that burst over the quarter struck full
upon the foresai and then fell heavily upon the deck,
ter rushed wildly into tho cabin pale with alarm ana
shouted, Mr.. Bennett, must heave her to; she is
opening forward, sirP With great good sense nobody
Stirred Mr.. Bennett, who quietly Informed Capt
saInues o. the & As qued,H le 1aph
leak, which turned out 10 be nothing but the water
OOZDg through the bne planng near the cooks berth
The gale strengthened however and at last the Captain
decided that the Henrietta could be driven no longer
laying the ship head to the wind under close canvas so
that she rides as at anchor the storm rysails hap
pened to he stored an the cabin and as the sailors came
silently down. oiled Nc tackle and carried the sail upon
pau Tor IelM pan@ III r1oe hkc tlls seelneu lhc
burial OF all hopes. Nevertheless IL was some cOpso
ation 10 be informed by Captain Samues that in his 80
years experience he had never vessel that could
face sucl gale long, and IL was charitable TO hope
that oH rivals we're having better weather than our
selves Once hove 60 the yacht rocked aZy and plea
sanity the waves rushed and the winds howled past but
! did not disturb her
Before noon the next day December Ig the wind had
lulled and the ship again started off lrly as y rested
for once an old superstition proved tne, Tor the Wind
shifted TO the north and west again. The sun shOe
pleasantly, but the was SIN running high the
waves blown about Ike the sandhills of desert dis
closing strange mirages Of tents and sails, they re-
vealed strips Of the horizon here and there We made
shortest distance this stormy day, gaining only
I53 miles At p H. we going - knots, and kept up
this pace fOs several hours IN the evening sailed
calmly In the mellow moonlight. that marked orr track
before with its sheen the cabin fire was allowed to die
out and oyercOats were discarded. The
either side Ike walls and the yacht swiftly between
them at the rate Of lS Knots an hour There could nave
been stronger contrast 10 the ncdents Of the previous
night Sailing at the same pace the next morning, we
scored 2Co miles by noon The clouds, moving I'D grand
procession from east to west and forming ~ solid masses
bclhu promised continuance OF the 1af Mind Az
D. IN. passed the steamer Louisiana bound west max
ing out her name from Maryats signal flags That night
everything cheering the yachtmen sang Justify In the
cabin aud the sailors answered Justify from the fore
castle; the captain turned in the first time since
/ start but nothing Is variable the weather BY
O'clock inc next morning there was dead calm,
ana we came deck after breakfast 10 find
warm day. The Yacht was scarcely
moving through the water, the sails hung dropping
/ rom the yards, the ocean perfectly smooth the
stiffness was renarkablethere was no ruple OF the
waves no rustng OF the sails Of course another super
sitiOus change OF the toilet ensued the servants
was discovered TO be professional barber and shaving