The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-28

the Americans rapidly Increased their
lead, and Of Crabtree, q mile and au
eighth from the aquednct, were o couple
OF lengths ahead. Beyond here the Har.
Yards were being taken up With and the
oxiords quIcKened their speed, and 70.
duced the gap at the Soap Works O
mile and 0 half from the start, TO half 0
length. The Harvard9 now pulled up
with O magnificent burst 70 Ham:
mersmlth Bridge, mile and
three quarters, bat In shooting
the bridge loBt the distance they had
gained opposite the middle wall. The
oxfords Bpurtsd and came up grsdn-
ally to the Haryards, but when oppo'
site the Doves the boats were found Ia
be too close together aud The HarVardE
gave way, and ut ChisWlck Ait, two
and Q half miles, the boata were level
After proceeding hity yards further the
OxlordS began 10 gain, though tempo
rarily, and the HArvArda again goL
even with them, The Oxforda gained
rapidly at ChIBWEck, where It became
clear that the pace apparently told on
the HRrVardB, who were rather Wild al
thlS part OF the race. From this point
the Oxlords rapidly drew ahead, and In
few strokes obtained a lead Of two
lengths; the HarVards rowing
plucklly held them there for hall
mile, when she fell a1teru,
the Oxford at thlrty-eIRht strokes
per minute, shot Barnes' Bridge, three
and hVe-elghLhg miles, three :lengthH
ahead. Along Barnes reach the HRr.
Yards refreshed their stroke, Mr.. Lo-
ring, with river water, thereby retard'
Ing their boat, The Americans then
tried 10 squirt, bat found the effort In.
edsctual, and the oxfords getting
more OF q lead, eventually won the
race by four lengths, easing up In the
last few strokes, and pulling up fresh,
the OxtordR arrived at the ship OF Eve
O'Clock, thlrty.six minutes forty. seven
seconds, making the four and fourth
miles In twenty-five minutes, forty and
a half seconds. The Americans were
well received at the finish, and return
Ing landed at Barnes. The race was q
good one, and excited u degree Of en-
thusiasm along the banks OF the river,
utterly unknown In former races.
Transmission OF the News,
NEW YORK, August II.
The Oxford boat arrived at the ship
at Mortlake at $3.50 47 O'Clock. The
news OF the victory was received by the
English cable Of the Associated Press
office, this city, at l:H O'Clock, lust
twenty-three minutes and thirteen
seconds afterwards. The messenger
was obliged to carry the dispatch three.
quarters OF O mile on horseback, part
Of the way through a dense crowd, to
the nearest telegraph station at Mort
lake, and the actual time OF transmits.
sion was only twelve minutes.
The Times on Erie.
LONDON, Aug. q.
The Tines on the Erie Railroad scan
dals, says we need not point out the
darkest side OF the story the protec.
tion OF Justice. The utter contempt for
It's administration, Il Is plain would be
impossible II the vlolAtors had not good
reason 10 believe from past experience,
that the legislature Is amenable to cor.
rupt influence, as the Judiciary. These
facts are well known 10 the States, We
are not without hope that q consclen.
ciousnsss OF existing evils will lead TO
the only way OF correcting them.
FRANCE.
The Illness OF Napoleon He 10 moi
Rorse.
Ut,i.i. PARIS, August 27.
The official journals deuounce az
iAlsehoods the reports that the health
or the Emperor is worse: on The con-
trary It is much improved, though not
completely restored.
The Empress embarked at Toulon to-
day for the East.
Gen. Prim has arrived In Paris.