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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-27
YACHTING.


Sko vOy2&c u INC Douutbea9-Wu0t Emgl1o0
Yachtnsen Think of H..
LONDON, July IA, Is69
The arrival OF the Dauntless has caused quite
sensation The announcement was first received as
hoax, and the knowing ones In the clubs gave 10
as their opinion that no yacht could. possibly come
from New York to Queenstown In tweIe days and
seventeen hours. When the excitement hal. IN
measure sobered down, and when the 1acts that tfe
Dauntless had arrived and that she had really done
the distance in the time specified were confirmed,
the question as TO how she managed matters was in
every ones mouth. How was the windf'' What
was the force OF ts aud sundrv other queries were
asked and the log OF the West India mail boat was
eagerly scanned IN the endeavor to satisfy some
OF these points. "Wfnd strong to northwest ana
southwest" Thought son said the knowing ones,
wind the quarter, best point OF sailing for these
Yankee craft Well she may have done as reported"
But the majority OF English yachtmen. men who are
free from prejudice regard the trip OF the American
yacht across the Atlantic as really wonderful per-
Torrance, and altogether unequalled In the an.
nails Of yachting. The Dauntless must have averaged
al least ten knots over distance OF about =, 700
miles. The publication OF her log Will be looked
forward to by every yachtman with interest
II s Impossible to hide the fact that England has
no yacht that could possibly compete with any hope
and notwithstanding all the bounce that Is being and
has been written about the Cambria II Ia manifest
TO every seaman that In an race she would DO
no match whatever against the American yacht.
Excuses may be made on account OF size, but they
will be merely excuses, and the Cambria may per-
ten ton cutter against the big yachts on Thursday
next.
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VIII undoubtedly bring hitheY many who have never
before visited or scarcely ever heard Of the place.
that all wil unite In the belief that the natural re-
sources OF Duxbury have only TO be developed 70
along the American coast, 1t 10 now certainly one
OF the pleasantest. There Is no d0bt but the cable
VIII mpar fresh life toit and thus public spirit and
enterprise will be stimulated and what has Until
recently been but an obscure habitatiOn will In the
immediate future be known q one OF the most IN
viting and charming spots to be found ngwhere
upon the eurface Of Uncle SANS domain.
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Yachting Notes.
TILE QAPPHO.

This splendid schooner yacht concerning which
the brightest expectations have been formed, COM
pleted her entire arrangements for her ocean trip
yesterday at her anchorage on Hoboken. Owing to
the rain storm she was not towed down to Sandy
Hook until late in the afternoon. Rear Commodore
Douglass had large party OF friends on board, with
whom he dined. There were besides others who &C
companied the Sappho to wish the Rear Commodore
pleasant voyage ana his gallant yacht brilliant
success. The Sappho anchored In the Horseshoe
to await the coming Of favorable wind.
The entries for the annual cruise Of the New York
Yacht Club are expected to be unusually large this
year, and an unusually fine display is expected.
The Atlantic Yacht Club squadron sailed from
Glen Cove yesterday morning at five O'Clock, and,
under orders from the Commodore proceeded 70
New Haven.
The Union regatta to be given by the Bayonne
Club on Tuesday next will undoubtedly be one Of
the finest exhibitions ever given under the auspices
Of the club.
very spirited and closely contested regatta was
sailed on Long Island Sound on Saturday nom
Mianus Harbor. The competing boats eight IN num-
Der, were soops, ranging from eight to fifteen tons
and belonging to Greenwich, Portchester and Stam-
ford, as fOllOws:-
Geo. 9. Wood. Capt W. H. Lockwood. Greenwich
Flora Temple. Capt. II. 8: Lockwood. Greenwich.
E M% Wallace Sap Il c'aEE
Dictator. Capt. M. Pryor. Stamford.
J. N. silsbee Capt. A. Smith. stamford
Phebe Ann. Capt Lyon. .Portchester
The course sailed was from station boat anchored
at the mouth OF the harbOr to Flat Neck bnoy on Old
Greenwich Point, at "Riyersde,' thence to Sands
Point buoy, Long Island side, thence returning 70
Fiat Neck buoy, and from there to station boat at
Place of starting. altogether distance OF twenty-five
and half miles. The boats started at thirty-f0ur
minutes past twelve O'Clock In the afternoon with
very light southwest breeze, making the course on
the start nearly dead beat to windward. They
kept well together, the Eva c. leading until or Rye
Point when the Dictator tackled ship and headed for
Long Island, quickly followed by the Flora Temple,
Wood and Wallace the other four boats working
down under the north shore. At four O'CLOCK the
wind abOut south and blowing good seven-knot
breeze, the four boats on the island shore bowling
At ten minutes past four P. NJ the Wallace led the
Dictator and was heading straight for the sands
Point buoy, the Wood and the Flora Temple little
astern and farther in shore but going like racehorses.
the Wood finally passing and slowly cdging away
from the Flora Temple. On the north shore the con-
test was sharp and close between the Eva c. and
Emmaretta, the latter much the larger boat.
The Emmaretta succeeded in passing the Eva c.
shortly before the boats tackled to the southwark
to reach Sands Point buoy which latter buoy the
doo furnoI in fha foil
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The pflZes awarueu are as lolUws:--FIlst pllIe,
$685. slOOp Emmaretta; second prize SIS, sloop Dc
tator: third prize, S. Eva c.
An allowance OF time due from the Wallace to the
Eva C. gave the latter the third prize.
Taken altogether IL was o most successful, very
evenly contested and interesting regatta. The
judges. with a pleasant company OF ladies' and
gentlemen, were on board the slO0p Stella, Captain
George Brush which vessel accompanied the COM
peting boats throughout the entire race.
Ii Is understood that the Americas Club are ar
ranging the details OF areyatta to take pace at an
early day.
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Quickly rounding the buoy The boats started on
the hOmestretch with free wind and sheets well on,
tile Emmaretta gradually increasing the distance
between her and the Wallace and Dictator, While
the latter passed the Wallace the Eva In the mean
time holding her own bravey with the two latter
boats. The Wood widened the gap somewhat be-
tween her ana the Flora Temple, gaining meanwhile
on three OF the boats leading her. The Phebe Ann,
next the last In rounding the buoy gained rapidly
on the entire feet coming In as Will be seen, side by
side with the Flora Temple
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-27

RAILROAD CONNECTIONS IN TENNEssEr--We I'M
derstand that the necessary IRON for the construc-
ton OF the North and south Alabama ROAD from
Montgomery to Decatur, has been secured, and that
900 tons Will be transported BY rail from Mobile 10
Linekiln at an early day. One hundred and twenty
miles OF the road are now under contract The ag ee
ment for the consolidation. OF the road from JACK
sonvlle TO Gadsden with that from Gadsden TO Gun
tersville has been consummaed, and Mr.. John Ever
ett Of London has left for New YORK TO make imam
cial arrangements for its immediate construction.
The Gadsden Times says that 10 Ia expected to have
the road completed TO Guntersville ~ about fifteen
moDtbe-Nusfoitteb ufutej, my "a.
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TIE FRENCH CABLE.

Continued Success In Expo rimental Messages
Secretary Fish Announces that the GOvcra-
ment viii Not Interfere with the Cubic
When Business VIII Commemorative CeIe-
brati0n.
DuxBuRy July 20, 1862.
The whole of to-day has been occupied by the
French cable electricians in tests and experiments.
Numerous messages OF private nature have been
transmitted 10 and received from Brest direct, ana
the experiment OF working with st. Pierre and re-
peating from there to Brest mas also been ued. In
the latter case about twenty-five words per minute
were transmitted and Oh working airect to Brest
eighteen words per minute were easily sent.
Sir James Anderson arrived this morning, ami
AFTER Witnessing the working OF the cable expressed
himself satisfied beyond anticipation Count de
Favorney. the French Charge d'Anaires and Mr..
Watson, the American agen. Of the cable company,
were also present during the successful experi-
ments.
During the day message was read from the
Secretary OF state, giving assurance that no inter
ference with the working Of the cable would be
made on the part OF the government AMI that busl
ness could commence OF any time. The commnni-
cation was Immediately forwarded verbatim 10 the
president Of the company In France. Notwithstand-
ing this action the part Of the government il Is
hardly probable that the cable will be ready for bust
ness before several days. The land line between
here and Boston, where IT - connected with New
YORK via the Franklin line, will not be finished be-
fore the middle ofthe week. but the ground trench
cable between the Hummock aud the oflce in Dux-
bury village Will DO completed al an early h0nr to-
morrow morning, and then messages will go and
come direct from the Bank Baiding to the extreme
foreign end Of the cable, station at the Hammock
being cut out, OF course.
the celebration tomorrow promises to be largely
attended, and formal messages OF c0ngratuation
win probably be exchanged between the leading re-
representatives. Of the American aud French govern
ments
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Musical and Theatrical Notes.

As was predicted opS,a bopBe IN this city has died
50 completely that our managers find 1t utterly I'M
possible TO resurrect IT, The doses OF II which were
given TO the public last year were altogether too
strong.
Instead Of ops,a bo.ne We are TO be RECALLED this
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27
Kate Field at Newport.

There is Kate Field down at the little
pier behind the Malbone House, tugging
away at her boat, pulling it through the
water to fasten it. She wears sailors
jacket, its broad collar tied with ribbon !;
skirt conveniently short and decent,
long, giving perfect freedom to her neat
ana pretty feet; wide straw hat, white
handkerchief tied around her throat, and
gauntlet gloves on her hands She is
brown-brown as boy or a chestnut berry
and will stay brown while she rows her
boat every morning on the bay. Her eyes
arr bt1e ard bright, wide open and honest,
ana her smile IS bonny. Her dress-~'yorn
Tor service, not for shows as picturesque
as it is sensible, just the dress for the
mountain or her boat. 1t is never worn
for effect for when Kate makes call she
puts on conventional frock and carries a
conventional card like any other well bred
woman. | am tired out with the parlor
affectations Of woman. This forever trying
to make some man believe (for no woman
ever deludes woman) that you are little
more artless, little more amiable, and a
good deal more silly than you really are
If Kate Field has affectations, they at least
lean to the side of good sense and honesty.
She is not dismally perfect No Kate"
ever was; but her faults are perfectly ap-
parent and she does not try to hide them.
| confess to a sincere liking for this breezy
maid, who thoroughly minds her own bus
mess, who every morning rows her mother
on the bay, and then goes in to work hard
till dinner, writing lectures and letters to
earn an honest living, instead of expending
her powers in inveigling some man into
earning it for her And she'll make a
dear, wilful little wife some day-none the
less because, before she became one, she
successfully padded her own little life
canoe without sistance-Independent
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27

OCToBER.-The word October" always
of delightful images Of the soft bril-
liancy of the sun in this delicious month,
of the many-tnted forests, of the golden
haze on the hills and in the valleys, of the
richness of its fruitage, of the woods, poets
have never tired of singing and artists of
potraying. 1t is season full of luscious
images of tropical wealth of color, of cap
tivating pictorial beauty. The grape pur-
Piles on the trellis; the yellow corn graccs
through its russet husks i; the golden pipin
fills the orchard with its redolence; the
big, round pumpkin turns up its orange
tinted belly to the sun; the buckwheat
blossoms in the field; "the golden:rod on
the hill, and the aster in the wood, and
the yellow sunhower by the brook, as sung
by Bryant, sin autumn beauty stand :"
while scarlet maple, and bood-dyed oak,
and flaming sumach, shed their brightness
on upland glade and glen" The brown
nuts, too, are dropping in the forest, where
the squirrels are busy gathering their store
The whistle of the quail is heard on the
borders of the fields the partridge is fit
ting through his tangled wildwood the
rabbit peers from his burrow the wild
goose flies far over head on southwark Jour
ney; the wild duck re-appears at his water
course and the grouse drums" through
the Silly day on the prairie. 1t is a sea-
son in which the heart thrills with an
ecstatic sympathy with nature--a season
IN which life seems inspired with new
significance, and exults in the mere TACT
of existence
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27

LYING ON OF HANDS. "A Mrs.
Hunter came into town on Friday evening
last from Capay Valley, in this county, suf-
fering excruciating pains from supposed
cancer. In consequence thereof she had
been unable TO obtain but very little rest
for several weeks had been attended by
a physician Of this place, who pronounced
her aff1icton cancer, and, advised her
that the only means of saving her life would
be by cutting off the afflicted part and,
following the advice, the sufferer had start
ed for San Francisco for that purpose
She arrived in this place on Friday eve
ming as above stated and put up at Covers
Restaurant Mrs Cover, who is supposed
to possesa some magnetic healing powers
manipulateG the afflicted part, aud so far
removed the pain as to afford the sufferer
a nights quite repose. On Saturday a
neighbor was called Ga believer in the
mysterious art of healing by laying on of
hands, who also tried his powers OF man
ipulation On Sunday the lady declared
herself entirely healed, and on Monday
she returned to her home as hale and hap
Ply as any woman in country There is nc
joke about the woman's being healed, and
if there is any joke about it, who is it on
The above facts come to us from what we
deem a reliable source, and we regard them
in the light of additional evidence as to
the efficacy of the art of healing by animal
magnetism Yolo Mail
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27

SCARCITY OF VEssEIs-The San Fran
cisco Alta Of Saturday says there has been
no time within the past two years when
vessels suitable for carrying grain were SO
scarce in that port as at present. There
are, so far as we are informed, but two
vessels in the harbor fit for the grain bus
iness, and the merchants who have on hand
cargoes that should be forwarded as soon
as possible ere anxiously awaiting the arri-
val of ships from Austrilia. Since the stop
page of the steamers on the Panama and
Australian route it is difficult to keep track
of vessels leaving Australian ports, though
there must be quite number on the way
thither now,
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27

NAsBY's DOMESTIC SoRRows.-The
Rev. Petroleum V. Nasby relates the fol-
lowing narrowing tale, resulting from the
late cruel war;
When torn from my peeceful home to
fte our friends NV the South, he'd wife
wich loved Life wuz peeceful streeme,
and we foated calmly along. She took in
washin, and | talked politics at neigh
BORN grocery, investin the proceeds of her
labor III the sustenance afforded at the bar
When returned, wat met me? The KILN
Nv men outrite wuz not the most heartrend-
in incidents Of that fratriside struggle. II
was the SEVERN Nv domestic ties-the.
tearln down NV domestic alters, and the
separation of families, When | returned
| wuz coldly met. Looizer Jane wuz.
washin as yoosual, only harder than ever,
and | notist the children had new frocks.
and shoes The fust afternoon | wuz at
home | askt her in my own familyer way
for dollar and half, ez | wanted to 20,
down the street.
That's placed ~ she remarkt.
Heven't you got it ?" l askt.
L hev, she replied, " and propose to-
keep it. | hcv dskivered suth.n since
yoove bin gone. hev found that it's easy
enuff to support myself and the children
washin at a dollar dozen, but add to a
hulkin man, with nose ike yoors, and
its harder than | keer. This house is mine
you kin vacate."
And she calmly rung out a shirt ez tho
wat she said wuz a commonplace remark
instead ov practikel vorce.
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27

THE LATE JUDGE BALDwIN-AN In
cTDENT.-From the Bulletin of the 17th
we take the following:
The following shows how slender a
thread life hangs upon Judge Baldwin
was dining with friend at restaurant
called The Mint, on Saturday last, and re-
lated to friend that he missed going home
that morning Saturday by his forgetting
to wind up his watch, which (having run
DOWN had stopped at o'clock Not no.
ticing the stoppage, he said he thought he
would take another sleep On waking up
again, of course he found out his mistake.
He said to his friends: 81 will 90 over
to Mayor Feltons, stop all night, and be
ready to start in the morning He did so.
and the result is known If he had wound
up his watch before goingto oed, he would
not have been ON the train, aud his life
would have been spared.
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27

KIssING.-What's in kiss ? Really.
when people come to reflect upon the mat
ter calmly, what can they see in a kiss
The lips pout slightly and touch the cheek
softly, and then they just part-and the
job is complete There is kiss in the
abstract-take it as it stands-look at it
philosoph' cally. What is there in it, after
all? Millions upon millions of souls have
been made happy, while millions upon
millions have been plunged into misery
and despair by this kissing and yet, when
you look at the character of the thing. it
is simply pouting and parting of lips.
In every grade of society there is kissing.
Go where you will, to what country you
will, and you are perfectly sure to find
kissing. There is, however, some myster-
ious virtue in a kiss, and we devoutly hope
1t may not 90 out of fashion.
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27

How long can a fool live ?" asked a
lawyer OF witness. " | don't know" re.
Plled IT,, the witness; " how long have you
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27

SEEING Yo SEMITE.-Mr Sidney An
drews, of the Boston Daily Advertiser has
given that journal his first impressions of
Yo Semitic Valley:
At two o'clock we had made sixteen
miles, and the guide told us we were but
mile from Inspiration Point-the rocky
spur on which you can stand and throw a
stone into the valley 1870 feet below.
think the dullest heart of US all throbbed
then with some strange pulsation. Three
or four of the party broke out into asjoyful
halloo. As for me, | had no voice but
perfect dumbness. For this coming vision.
more than for anything else, had travelled
my $500 miles from the Atlantic sea-
board; OF this | had thought and dreamed
for years-seeking to come to fit manhood
Tor Its appreciation--forefeeling some of its
Divine sublimity. We left the mountain
range OF our days's work behind us two or
three miles before we reached the mead
ows, and for an hour and half had been
riding over rolling, plateau like country.
The sun shone hot in the sky, but we had
an occasional breeze, and all our wav was.
cooled by grateful shade of beautiful trees.
Suddenly as | rode slowly along heard
shout. | knew the valley had revealed
itself to those who were at the front of the
line. | turned my head away couldn't
look till | had tied my horse. Then [
walked down to the ledge and crawled out
upon the overhanging rocks | believe
some men walk out there-it's dull clod
OF soul who can't do that In all my life,
let it lead me where it may, Think | shall
see nothing else so grand, so awful, so sub
iGe, so eautiful-beautifu with beauty
not OF the earth-as that vision of the
valley 1t was only yesterday evening"
cannot write Of it yet. How long | sat
there | never shall knew. | brought the.
picture away with me-I have only to shut
my eyes and | see it as | saw it in that
hour-l think l shall see nothing else so
sublime and 50 beautiful till, haply, stand
within the gates of the Heavenly City.
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27
y. p. FIsHER. 20 4 aI Nem Mer-

chants Exchange, is our only authorized Agent in
San Francisco. For Eastern Advertising NJ
FISHER is represented by S. NJ PettengiIl & Co
of New York and Boston.
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27

10 ascertain the number of children in
street-beat drum. To ascertain the
number OF leafers-start dog fight.
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27

Mrs. STOVES final declaration and
summing up on the Byron case is an elab-
crate affair, prepared with care and min
uteness strongly in contrast with her origi-
nal essay, and many times the length Of
that production. 1t will appear by itself,
in a volume Or pamphlet, about the 1st of
December, and arrangements will probably
be made to have it reach the public of
Great Britain at about the same time
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27

EVERYTHING was lately in readiness for
the marriage of a Cairo lady, but the groom
came not After hours of waiting, dis
patch was received which read "Have
to wait till next week-my wife has over
hauled me -
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27
PROBATE COURT.

G. C. BUSH. Judge.
FERNs-First Monday in February, April, june
August, October and December,
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Henry Jones, Loriu Scott. and F. D. Lack
FERNs-First Monday in February, May August
November.
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27
JOHN V. SCOTT, Proprietor.

FENHE PROPRIETOR OF THIS FAVORTTE
4 Hotel takes pleasure in announcing to his
friends and the public generally that he has re
fitted and re-iurnished the establishment through
out, and is now prepared to entertain guests in a
style equal to any other house in Northern Cal
ifornia. The PARL0R and ROOMS are large
and commodious and the BEDS and sleeping ac-
eomodations unsurpassed.
THE TABLE
will always be supplied with everything the mar
kets of this locality afford, and every possible at
tenton will he paid to the wants Of guests and no
pains spared to render them comfortable
At the II AR none but the best brands of Wine
Liquor and Cigars will he dispensed to customers
The Oregon & Cal. Stages arrive at and leave
this Hotel daily.
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27
COUNTY COURT.

C. C. Bush, Judge.
TERNs-First Monday in January, May and
September.
The Shasta courier., 1869-11-27
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
w. l.. CARTER

DISTRICT COURT
f. GARTER, Judge.
TERNs-Seeond Monday in March June and
November
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-01-20

AcS. Underwear for Ladies Misses
aud Children in all sizes at E. p. Viii.
liams.