The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-14

he ilsue Of ne oeesnH yse8, Ace. which
was 10 begin On the 30th inst, at 2. p. n,
~1lts aSaised Nth isasstst By thSasaaI& Of
penoas O ho1h sids 6 H. AtlaaAie.- As
one Of The conpsling yeyels is owned by an
American and The other By an Englishroal,
the contest will Be called international. Mr..
James G. Bemesf, r., il the owner Of the
Dama3ex, while is rival, the Cambria, is
tie property Of Mr.. Ashhury, prcminent
EngAisk yachtsmsn The dimensions Of the
Ds1sAless are: Length over all. l27
ia; water line, III feos; depth Of
hold, lO3 feet; breath of beam, q feet
naeasuzement, a6S tons BY New York Yacht
Club rules: her mainmass, 70 feet; maint toy
mast, 90 feet, making $50 FEET from deck 70
truck; foremast, 90 feet; fcretop, ~ feet, OF
l3l feet from deck to truck main hocm, q
feet, and main gah, 36l feet. She sptads
about 1859 square feet Of canvas, aih j.
manned ny . captain, sailing master, mate,
bOatswain, two qlsartematers and twelve
men befUec the mAst She will probably
carry more men during the race, rs the club
rules entiAle her to carry 81.
The Cambsiz is keelschooner If 2iStMs
New York measurement, and is considered
ar excellent craft. Her other dimsnsi"S,
are: Length, from Sempost to sternPoa, 10
feet; beam, q feet; depth Of hold, II feet
drsught Of water, IL feet; mainmass, hound.
to deck, 81 feet; fremast, 50 feet Il inches
main boom, 81 feet; main gah, So feet :
inches; fore gaif, % feet; bowSprit, o,,tfoary
stem, IS feet; main tO,eS,il, IS feet & inches
fcretopssil, 81 feet 5 inches; maintcrsai
ward. 81 feet; fosetopsSil yard, - feet. I
The race is to he made from Queenstown
Ireland, for the light ship If Sandy Hook, a
the entrance Of New York harbor. Opinions
a. to the relative merits Of the yachts vary
though all concede excellent points to each o
them.-Crn. Gasstte. $3.50,
-'I'' ne 1n1Sana Harler. 90.
At indianapolis, as party were on tlls
way tothe scene of the recent murder, MAJ
wars discovered who, in response to tie re
mark Of GLOW do You do sir" exclaimed
81 didn't do il at all, by God, sir.' Thu
yurty, Passing along, discussed this 1uCcl
remark. and concluded to return and ascer
tain If the man knew anything Of the muir
der. He had disappeared, however, and
confirmed the suspicion that he might lc tn,
guilty party. A search WAS made and h,
was found hid in the high weeds. On breach
ing the subject Of the murder, the man statet
he had witnessed the crime, which, he said
was committed by two boys, and described
all the particulars in regard to the manne
the girl was overcome and her cries for hell
suppressed. He gave the name Of one o
the perpetrators Of the decd. After she wa
raped she and the other girl we're smotherc,
to death BY the hands feinS PLACED Over tn
mouth. The man was taken to Jail, and h
gave his name as John +. Gatterby. On hi
way he made number Of conflicting state
ments in regard to his whereabsns ut tn
time Of the murder, and the part he took j,
the affair. He was committed 10 Jail, hav
ing waived preliminary examination, L
await the action Of the Grand Jury. TIL
impression prevails thatthe prisoner IL gull,
Of the horrible crime, and that possibly h,
may have had an accomplicc. There m,
marks on the arm Of the prisoner which tn
physicians say came from the teeth Of tn
girl. He says ii was caused BY the pinch o
man whom he names. The prisoner i
about thirty-cight year old, is we'll digger
and came from Lawrencebarg. Tie Is repre-
sented to he bad character.
The Louisville CtMms,eis"l gives the fol
lowing sketch oi one of it, ss,fi: .4V
Our sporting editor il the only one who j
not from the North. He is from, Geovgi..
where he wss bcsn- and panty raised. HI
Amassesi quite fortune during the wsr b,
dealing caro-" for confederate money Blu
he woke mp in the morning after the fall q
Richmond a poor man indeed. In his y,un:
days he was racc-ri,ler, and can now tel
the pedigree Of any raCe-horse that is .nen
toned with fiuency that is only exCelIssl h,
the man that sells backing an the .tree
corner. After he became too old to ril
RACES, our sporting editor moved 4
New York and lMt himself up rs
prizc-6ghtcr, hat finding no ono to ,acl
him he retired, went Z" Washington. ant
carried wick on the capitol cxtcnsio,
for several weeks. Ama,sin'; in this a check
cred pair Of pants, beaver hat, a stripct
shirt, red vest and twenty FIVE dollars "
money, he went to New Orleans and KEEP
door in gambling he'll. While there IN.
war broke out, and he joined the Ftrrit
Guards and went out to protect his rights
After 'bracing" the company he deserted
and joined an ArkanS,, regiment and deal
faro VS. above stated, We have no trc,lle i,
sending our sporting" editor of otter NEWS
The trouble IS in getting him hack. Ill
always gets broke; never win. lie lrt hi
''expenCe MONEY!" and railroad pa.; ill.,.
Allen would whip Mace At New Orleans. ana
We had to send him mcncy to coupe bonn. IN.
Thi. money he lost ON chicken fight. and
finally worked his way up the river 'n d
boat.
lsrePFe~-1eic Pioneers.
We learn that over three hundred t,mI-
lie; have settled IN the Indian Tertiary