Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-09
NEW YORK.
The Nathan Hurder----GTsnt Travels
Nahame StpWs...6reat Yacht Rsce.

New YORK, August s.-A mass o.
testimony was taken to-day in the
Nathan case, but failed to throw any
light on the mystery or afford any
clue to the assassin.
President Grant left Long Branch
for St. Louis to-day, going via Har.
risburg.
The excitement over the Prussian
victory is intense. The Germans are
exultant and are holding mass meet
ings and Publications. Many of them,
as well as French, have expressed a
desire TO the Consuls to go home, but
their services were declined for the
present.
The first bale of new Texas cotton
sold to-day at thirty-siX and a half
cents per pound.
A villainous attempt was made last
night to throw the train from the
Brooklyn, Bath and COney Island
railroad track. 1t was discovered in
season to prevent a catastrophe.
Application will be made by the
city of Brooklyn for new Receiver Of
the Central Bank in place of its
Cashier.
The coroner's jury in the case Of
Adam Langford, charged with the
murder of James F. Ingleton, found a
verdict OF iustitiahle homicide.
Oakley. indicted for embezZlement
from the Merchants Exchange Bank
has at last been bailed. Amelia Arm
strong, the abOrtiOnist, has also been
bailed
Lady Franklin visited Harriet
Beecher Stowe at LenOx, Massachu-
setts. She sails for England on the
18th instant. ..
The International yacht race, for the
Queens cup, came of to-day. The
course was from off New York to the
Yacht Club house at StapletOn, Staten
Island, past COney Island point,
thence to the Southwest Spit, past
Sandy Hook, around light ship and
return, a distance Of about forty miles.
4 start was made at 81. The Cam
bria, which had been given the choice
Of position, unfortunately for her took
it close under the island. The breeze
came from the southwest, instead Of
westward, as her commander, Captain
COmstOck, had expected, and she was
10 the leeward of the whole
fleet and soon a mile behind
the leading yacht. At the
the southwest spit the Magic led, fol-
lowed by the America, Idler, Slvie,
D3untless, Phantom, etc, Cambria
being the thirteenth. Outside Sandy
Hook, the breeze slackened about
half, and at the Hght-ship the follow
ing was the order: Magic, Idler,
Dauntless, America, Silvie, Phan-
tom, Cambria, etc. After rounding
the light-ship, Cambria sent up her
fore gaff top sails, and almost imme-
diately a gust of wind from south
ward struck her and carried away her
fOretOp mast. She, however, kept on,
and passed through the Spit.
On returning, in line, the home
stake boat was reached in the
following order: Magic, 8 O'Clock,
30 min. q sec; Dauntless, 3 o'clock,
35 min. y Sec; Idler, O'Clock, 81
min. > Sec; America, O'Clock, Al
min. 81 Sec; Phantom, O'Clock, 50
min. 3 sec. Madgie, 3 O'Clock, 50 min.
see; Silvie, o'clock, s. min. II
sec; Cambria, 4 O'Clock; Fleetwing,
4 O'Clock, > min. 4j sec; HalcyOn, 4
O'Clock, 3 min. Sec; TarOlinta, 4 !
O'Clock, 10 min.; Madeline, + O'Clock, |
Il min. 46 sec; Calypso, ( O'Clock, Is |
min. . Sec; WidgeOn, 4 O'Clock, 10 |
min. 30 sec; Rambler, 4 o'clock, II |
min. 35 sec. An allowance for meas
urement and equated time of the |
race was az follows: Magic, 8 b. IS |
min. y sec, winning the cup; Idler, |
1 h. 8 min. 81 sec; Silvie, h. 23 |
min. % sec. /; America, h. % min. q |
sec; Dauntless, h. % min. % sec.
Madge, / b. 40 min. 81 sec. Phantom,
4 b. 80 min. A sec; HalcyOn, 4 b. 35 |
min. l sec. WidgeOn, h. 80 min. |
Sec; Cambria, h. 40 min. sec. |
Calypso, h. 40 min. y sec; Fleet |
wing, b. 47 min. 20 Sec; Madeline, /
4 h. y min. 3 sec; TarOlinta, 4 h. AZ |
min. g Sec; Rambler, I h. As min. 80 |
sec. The Magic, owned by Franklin |
OsgOOd, Of New York, is 972 tons, and |
has an area of 1855 square ieet of can
vas, against the Cambria measuring
2276 tons, with p, ,Oj6 feet area OF can
vas.
The scene in the bay as the yachts
neared home was indescribably wild /
and enthusiastic. The Magic and /
Daunuess crossed the line amid firing |
of guns from forth attending vessels,
the screaming Of one hundred steam |
whistles and cheers of thou |
sands Of spectators. A similar |
greeting awaited the America |
and the arrival Of the Cambria, with |
fOretOp mast gone and loss of ham
mer. The streamer loose in the wind |
was the signal for the most vOciferOus |
On every hand /
cheers followed Others, and the
steamer Of the New York Yacht |
Club, flying the English and Ameri-
can flags, and the Royal Harwizh /
and the New York Club signals,
moved down 10 meet the disabled
yacht with a band aboard playing
ICED Save the Queen"
The wind, which had been favor
able during the race, gradually died
away, and the yachts gathered at an
chOrage off the club house, where they /
mostly anchored for the night.
The Sappho, just returning from
was passed coming up the
bay by the outward bound yachts and |