Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-08-28

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KILOGRAMS.
The Largest Span Of Truss Bridge In
America.
LOUISVILLE, August 27..-One span OF
the bridge over the Ohio, $40 feet long,
completed yesterday. This Is the
span of truss bridge erected IN
this country. The bridge will be nm
ished in the early part Of November.
Flood.
The dam at Fort Edward was washed
away, stopping all the mills, furnaces,
etc. The repairs will cost $4,000.
The loss Of time to the mills is esti-
mated at much more.
From Missouri.
Sr. LOUIS, August 27.-The ground
was broken at Caroudolet, yesterday,
for two more iron furnaces.
The proprietor Of the Lake Circus
was shot at Green Bay, Newton County,
Missouri, August 2lst, by a man whom
he elected from the circus for refusing
TO pay. He died in q few minutes. The
murderer escaped. One thousand dol
lars are offered for his arrest.
Effects Of a Rumor.
Nkw YORK, August 27.-Rumors Of
illness Of Napoleon produced an excite
ment ON Paris Bourse and carried up
the price of gold here to l34s. A 70.
action, however, took place.
THE INTERNATIONAL BOAT RACE.
New YORK, August 81.
A private dispatch from London says
IL is glorious weather and a light breeze.
Loring is suffering from a boil. An
other of the Harvards has the diarrhea
slightly. There Is great excitement ana
A large crowd on the river. Betting on
the race is heavy on Wall street to-day
The forenoon papers publish comments
on the boat race. The telegraph eulo.
pizes Elliott's boat. 1t was light, last
and graceful. We do not expect hat
the Haryards can win the race, but the
changes made by them bring the crews
moro on q level. We think it will DO n
capital race, but the 0xfords will defeat
heir gallant adversarics without diff
Guilty. IL otherwise, the Harvards must
have an ovation to show that we are
not ashamed of our excellent cousins.
The Star thinks the Americans are
individually more powerful than tn"
Oxfords, but it is thought their training
is not according to the English notion
Of st~rictness.
The New, says above all things we
are anxious that the contest shall be
close from first to last ; that victory on
either side shall be so hard to win MS to
cover winners and losers alike with
glory, and to PREJUDICE the issue would
be impairment in the last degree. The
writer takes occasion to acknowledge
to the full extent the Disadvantages oil
the Harvards, who contend against the
river and everything unfamiliar. The
Oxfords on the Charles River would
labor under similar disadvantages.
The Oxtords Winners by Four L.engths,
Making Four md o~nc.qnnrfer Miles i1
onsehaif seconds-X Million People
Witness the Rncc.
The Oxfords won the race by three
lengths or six seconds.
The Harvard crew won the toss and
took the Middlesex side, the outside OF
the semicirclc. Both boats started at
8 o'clock, IA minutes and CO seconds.
The Oxfords arrived at the ship first at
5 o'clock, sc minutes and ~ seconds.
Time of race, % minutes and 403 Sec
onds. The. weather wa fine and hot,
with some wind, but the water was in
good condition. Before the race the
Excitement was intense. The river
banks had been lined with spectator:
since morning. Tho cars were almost
unable to carry the crowds waiting a
the depot.
The excitement over the great inter
national boat race has been intense,
The banks of the Thames have been
lined with spectators since an carly
hour, The city has been almost de
serted and business was quite neglected
Vehicles Of all descriptions, bearing the
Harvard and Oxford c%olors, and heavily
laden with people, crowded all the road.
leading 10 the course. During the en-
tire day tho roads in the the vicinity
Of Putney, Hammcrsmith, Cheswick.
Barnes, Mortlake, etc., were thronged
with pedestrians. The railway compa'
MES found themselves almost unable tc
provide cars sufficient TO carry the vas
numbers waiting Mt the depots. It i:
no exaggeration to state that probably
a million people witnessed the race.
The tide at tho start was sluggish,
and o slight southwest wind prevailed
with smooth water. The Harvards were
first to catch the water, and took the
lead, gaining rapidly upon their oppo'
nents, and making As strokes per minute
against the Oxfords' 40. At Bishops
Creek, three furlongs from the start
the Harvards led half a length. Gain
ing Roadway, they increased their lead
as they passed tho Willows. Their pace
was subsequently %slackened, aud the
Oxfords pulled up, but the Harvards
were still three quarters Of a length
ahead at Craven Point. three quarters OIL
q mile from the start. The Oxtords
now went on with o steady drag, but the
Americans rapidly increased their lead,
At Grab Tree, the mile post from the
aqueduct, they were O couple OF
lengths ahead. Beyond hero the Har.
wards were taken wide and the Oxfords
quickeued their speed and reduced the
gap. At the Soap Works, q mile and a
6aif from **x**** half length. The
Harvards now pulled up with n
magnificent burst to Hammersmith
Bridge, one mile and three quarters,
but in shooting the bridge they lost
distance. They gained opposite the
middle Of the Mall. The O1ford'
spurted and came up gradually to the
Harvards, but when opposite Dawes
the boats were found TO be too close
together, and the Harrards gave way.
At Cheswick, two and a half miles, tue
boats were level. After proceeding ao
yards further, the Oxfords began to
gain, though temporarily. The har'
wards again got even with them. The
OIfords gained rapidly at Cheswick'
where it was clear that their pace APP
parently told on the Harvards, who
were rather wild at this part Of tue
race. From thi, point the Oxfords
rapidly drew ahead. In a few strokes
they obtained q lead of two lengths;
The Harvards, rowing pluckily, held