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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-07-13
Balancing of Sexes.

A correspondent of the Boston Herald
has discovered method for restoring
the equilibrium of the sexes. He would
do it by sending young woman in the
course of empire. Emigration, he argues,
for the last twenty years, has been
steadily tending to increase dispropor-
ton of the sexes in the East. The
young men have gone West, while the
young women remain at home. In Iowa
there are said to be thirty thousand more
men than women, the majority of whom
are unmarried. They need wives out
there. Why not organize female emf
grafton societies for the purpose of sup
Diving the West? "There is not a
State west of the Mississippi but has
from ten Thousand to thirty thousand
more men than women, the most OF
whom are single. Young women need
not throw away their lives in Boston
shops and Lowell factories if they would
only resolve to act in concert and seek
husbands and homes in the West. II
may be said the men ought to come
East for wives. The women ought to
go half way, at least. Instead OF Sc
cret societies, which do more harm than
good, why not form Marriage Bureau?
Thousands might be provided with hus-
bands and homes that would otherwise
remain single if such an institution
were not in operation under the man
agement of respectable parties. Sucf
institutions exist in Europe. Why b.
ashamed to get a husband by sucf
means instead of an ld-fashioned five
years courtship z" ....
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-07-13

streams of water directed against it make
but feeble impression; and to hasten
and cheaper the operation, blast OF
from $500 to 5000 kegs of powder is in
serted in q hill side, and exploded, in
such way as to shatter and loosen
vast bulk of earth and stones, whereup-
on the water is brought into play against
it.
You know already that the gold is
saved in long sluice boxes, through
which the earth and water are run, and
in the bottom of which it is caught by
quicksilver; and so far the whole opeer-
alton is simple and cheap. But in order
to run off this enormous mass OF earth
and gravel rapid fall must be got, into
some deep valley or river; and to get
this has been the most costly and tedious
part of hydraulic mining enterprise:
At Smartsville, for instance, the bed
which contains the gold lies above the
present Yuba river, but consid-
erable hill, perhaps two hundred and
fifty feet high, lies between the two,
and through this hill each company
must drive tunnel before it can get
an outfall for its washings. One such
tunnel, driven for the most part through
solid and very hard rock, has just been
completed. 1t cost $250,000 and two
years labor, and was over three thousand
feet long; and until it was completed
not cents worth of gold could be taker
out of the claim.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-07-13
Hydraulic Mining.

A correspondent of the EOeninG Post,
writing from California, says that the
ancient river bed from which SO much
gold has been taken in this State is in
many places covered with earth to the
depth of two or three hundred feet.
Once, perhaps, they say here, it ran in
valley, but now huge hill covers it.
To dig down to it and mine it out by
ordinary processes would be too exPen-
sive; therefore hydraulic mining has
been invented. Water brought from
hundred or one hundred and fifty miles
away and from considerable hight, is
led from the reservoirs through eight,
ten or twelve inch iron pipes, and,
through what New York fireman
would call nozzle five or six inches in
diameter, is thus forced against the side
of hill one or two or three hundred
feet high. The stream when it leaves
the pipe, has such force that it would
cut man in two if it should hit him.
Two or three and sometimes even six
such streams play against the bottom OF
a hill, and earth and stones, often OF
great size, are washed away, until at
| last a great slice of the hill itself gives
WAY dlQ UuLlDlCo uO"hs Az hOAhoA So-
vile, Timbuctoo and Roses Bar, sup
pose they wash away into the sluices
half dozen acres a day, from fifty to
two hundred feet deep and in the
muddy torrent which rushes down with
railroad speed through the channels
prepared for it, you may see large rock'
helplessly rolling along.
Not all the earth contains gold. or
ten there is a superintendent layer O.
fifty or more feet which is worthless, be
fore they reach the immense gravel de
posit which marks the course of tn,
ancient river; and from this gravel
water worn and showing all the mark
of having formed once the bed of rush
ing torrent, the goldistaken. Undergrea
pressure this gravel-which contains
you must understand, rocks of larg
size, and it is not gravel in one sense o
the word, at all-has been cemente
together, so that even the powerful
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-07-13
IIlegible Signatures.

What silly pedantry that is that in
duces some little people to sign their
names so that no one can decipher them.
If anything that a man puts upon pa
per ought to be bold and unmistakable,
it is his signature. The habit of signing
with a hieroglyph sprang up with peo-
pie in high places-no credit to them
and those in lower places contracted it,
aping their betters as usual, and thereby
honoring the character inherited from
their Darwinian progenitors.
Scores of letters from conspicuous no.
bodies come under the eye, wound up
with conglomerations of dashes and
fourishes, that supposing them to be ex-
cusable as the signs manual of bishops
and first lords, are absurd as the sub
scriptions of people of no note. The
eliminating point of inconsistency is
reached when the name is written so
vilely that the writer has to enclose his
card to tell you what it really is. Often
the body of letter thus signed is legi-
BILE enough, showing that the cores
pondent has learned to write properly,
and that his scrawly signature is mere
affectation.
1t may be said that the hieroglyph
prevents forgery; but this is a bad ar
gument, for the more complicated q
writing the easier can it be initiated
Far more difficult is it to counterfeit g
simple hand which bears, as all simple
hands do bear, character peculiar tt
him who wrote it.
The habit is quite objectionable ant
a man who puts puzzle i'll the mos
important part of his epistle ought new
er to be disappointed if he gets no an
swer; for the time that could be givel
to a reply may be completely used VI
in disentangling the web that shroud
| tho mama
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-07-13

The following are some of the names
of highways in London: Addle street,
Rotten row, Gutter lane, Fryingpan
alley, Vinegar yard, Mincing lane, The
Poultry, Shoe lane. Inkhorn court,
Candlewick street, Pater Noster row,
Amen corner, Sermon Lane, Greed lane,
Cripple-gate, Houndsditch, Tripe court,
Grub street, Halfpenny alley, ALI Earth
ing lane, Bandyleg walk, Shoulder-of-
Mutton alley, Cats castle, Hen and
Chicken lane, Birdcage walk, Noah's
Ark alley, Sinking lane, Turn Again
lane, Honey lane, Out-throat lane, Do
little lane, Labor in Vain street, Pig alley,
Blow-bladder street, and Ebenezer place.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-07-13

One of those new torpedoes, mistaken
for sugar-plum, lifted the top of lit
tie Philadelphia boys head.
The New York herald., 1871-10-31
TIL X TURF.

FLEETWOOD PARK-wEDNEsDAy. NOVEMBER !,
IL at3 Pm.
Match $500 mile heats three In hve IN harness.
NJ. ko en- enters h. IN Belle of Crane 10 harness.
II. Casey enters T. 3. Hickey, 10 wagon
r. J. M VAN COkTLANDT, President
D. TALLMAN. superintendent
ELEtTweQD PARK.--wEDNEsDAy, OCTOBER 9A
1S7l-Pufse and of G2H 0. mile hcats IN
d. Mace enters Indiaruser Ben and runnin. mate.
+. Carpenter enters hin. running mate.
WI lam Boigt enlers t0nest Allen running mate
TrottIng to commence at Z. NJ.
r. J. M. VAN CORTLANDT, President
d. TALLMAN, Superintendent
Y race has postponed until Wednesday, mo-
vember !, 1871.
DRoSpFCT PARK FAIR GROUNDS ASSOCIATION
4 Tuesday, October cl. at r. NJ swespstsses e3u0 me
heats three load wagons, we l5 pouncs
Owne names b. 4. RIana do.
q. Y. Joo Morgan.
Owner names T. u. snowflake.
Owner g.. e. MAJOR
Owner blk. IN. Squaw.
Owner ch Venture.
Good day and track.
GEORGE ". OAKLEY, Superintendent
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REWARDS.

m1n -LosT.-ANY ONE HAVING TAKEN BY MIS-
DIV. take Car.et Bag from ,unard wharf Jersey CITY,
on the arrva Algeria the 2L recev tie above
reward sending It to Nm. Il. FIELD. lis East Twenty
fifth street,
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

NATIUNAL LINE.
lN STEAM 70 QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL.
from p;er ~ North River.
FRANCE, Thompson. ...... saturday Nov at 10 A. n
.. For London direct
EklN, Lawson.... TUESDAY,, Nov as u NJ
Passn-e 10 Liyerpvo, Queenstown London dirrct;-
Nan'n, SiD ant poo; eras- SIS currency.
frsFasd H vase tickets from liverpool Queenstowu.
Lcni - erry sni u.asgow so, currency
Broadway ". w. J. HURST. Manager
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

n n -LlJST ON SATURDAY OF q ON
DIV. roadway, near Nineteenth street small S,itch
Terri grayisa b.c bAo. white eiicately nadr
swers Fiddler. The Will be paid II
returned TO 100 Fifth avenue.
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AMUsEMENTs-EIonrm PAeK--FOurth, NTH and s1th
sAL ssAsoN-iIasr PAcE-fourth con@n.
fAsS SECOND third and
BOARD XSS JUDGING wANrED-Nrsru PAer-Fourth
sssa sE1a s5s
susrsss shss5 drsoErU ei%n rAorsu.A COL
M Il sss
CLRkSs sD AND sALEsMEN-rwx.rrH rAoE-Ftnh and
1sD F1ss sssi
SSts4 Fl column
PPAHciH4 Ran nrr ,.h osama column
DwLLLlSE no SIS To LEr, tUkNlsaEnI d.I,AS AND US-
EUROPEAN saIis-iIRsT rAsE-tIsh and sixth
kIsasGi4LFiasr E1fs sod!s ssSn ss'a
kSoHs nsb TO
SsS x .An s1'%s:
HKLf INV V%AsrED-ErxALEs-rwrIrr rAas-roarsA
Hs1f r1s:r,rs rssS ss'uSs .ss
HorhIsMsis.a ? 1env Fourth column; H., .,,,,,,
hoGsE hSGsEs ~ Soras. - so SAsTsS-ssScsS
ms, kxnSs--srcospr rAox- sixth column.
H,sdksS rAsS1G HGsoS CITY AND
snRuEN REAL ESTATE FOR sALs-Nisru
LEcrU sn ssXsoS ..lsn1n rAoE-rour:h column.
LttAL NO. Ioi.s-NfSTH PAGE-Sixth catumn
LOAN o. FICkS-Si CoNn PA0R-Sixth column
LOST AND fOuND--tIaar PAGE First column.
kAksLs FEES ia.na f1Ss1Sousa % 90 umn
NEDICAL-SEOoND PAak' First column
MILLlNGkt AID DREs5MAkiNG- FIRST PAGR-fourth
x1sCELLAN, Gus MISREPRESENTATION PAaR-
MIscE EiIASnuUS-ErGnrn T. PAoR-Thrd column.
MUSICAL EIunTH PAGE--Fiita column
pEnSONAk-f.RSr PAoE-ftrst column
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rAGE tou.th column.
PUIITlCAL-EIGHI III f&GE-1hird cvu.nn.
Posi- UFfIGE NO .lLE-FIRsr PA6E-Fourth column.
PkUPOSALS-EIGH1u PAGE-FLth column -
RENf-NISTn pAsE-Fifth column - 60
REAL ,.siATK 10 kxCHANGk-NINTH PAGx-sixih
REAL STATE wANTED-NINTn PAax-sixth column.
Neutrality-suspicious. PAGr-FOurth column.
RnWARUS-t PAGE-Fifst and second columns
SAILS Al AUCl ION -SEooSD PA1S-Ffth Hnd sixth co.,
slTUAliUNs wANrED-FEMALEs-ElE PAoE,
AMI TWELFTH rAaK-tirss, seconi, third and iour.h
SITUATIONS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PAoE-Eifsh
sPECIAD NOTICES-FIRsT PAaK-second column.
SPOki iNG-UOGS, BIRDS, &o.-fissr PAGE second
The IKXUEs-sroo ID PAGE .Firs. column
THE TUnF- FlRS. lAGT-Second an third co umns
To LIT FOR sINESs rUkrOSSs-Sx0oSU tAGx-
second c0,umn
TRAvELLEKS' Nude First PAaR-Sixth column.
uhf, RNiSHkD kOUAS AND APtkrMENTS TO LIT
Sgco ~ PAGi-rbird and four colunna
WANTKU to PUhCdAoE-EI0HlH PAGE-Third column.
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

ENOR NORFOLK. CITY POINT ANu RtCdaUyn
L., Old dominion Steamship Corn
Beach street.
s,e,m,a,p NiAuAKA. Tor Norfolk. Guy Point and Rlch
uond, on Tiesiay. leftover "a NJ. stetmship
wYANOkb twi reign, and passengers, for Norfvg aas
Portsmouth on,y einesdsy, Novem er |, At 7. NJ,
connecting wus the vugnis ana Tennessee Air line tas
seaenai tnsnd Az line. petersburg AMI Vel lon khiros
Chesapeake aud OHIO Railroad ant Rcan)1 AM Dtra
Railroad Through passenger ucSes aa tarlph bids u
ladlng At re- all points SDuIlSs5t
M rassrngers taken by anps sailing on Monday "ednes
dsv ana Fr ~ -.
Aprlv "ce. On pier 81, oace OF this company Isl
Greenwich street. corner Of Dev.
The New York herald., 1871-10-31
TRAysLL Sd-, GUIDE.

TRAvELLsd-' GUIDE.
A LHANY AND rRDY-REIuLAR LINE. .-Are .. w.,
N frDm pirr ~ North River tsrrin strst arc .~x
on alternate nIgnts Steamers VANptkblLf ahu ,o'
Nn,Ti,s,T r. Retmning leave Troy st I. NJ an a"say
at 81 NJ
ryfNrl,Sp RAfIwAY-FOR viNELhSD. y. J.. ANN
n,,I,.ton Leave ~ Murray srs't, New YORK. via
Nsv J.rsev southern Railroad, a. A. ~ al T. W., ~
slsn rers EMPIRK srATE an ! $50 HDfr .--..
s'e"'"''' " 3. w. MILLS Slrerintco ienL
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

6,sln REwARD-FOa THE RECOVERY OF THE
WZV fassep,rtout containing photo ;raph ana writen
from tho CunscrvaJie at aris, lost the Mou
tor neo above rewar will paid by eavln. Il At
"a White street, and questions asked.
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

m1n REwARp-PoR THL RETURN To THg UN.
NIl Uer-i.ned df a Leather SdSbei, contsaing da-
trans ~ trtler, So iet jersey CITY eny p0at
Wesl suec, 80 Frday rsI u.
IN ARIEs MlCHAEL4 " Grecnwich slrcct
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

EUROPEAN STEAMSHIPS.
4 NcHoR LINE
"A ;E', 7oSs 1ss s.s ss1;Sss' from
ealing q. hoa % land mails M and
station. n rea, Br!an. ir.an, Gern,ny Norway,
den or denmark AMI America as safe speedily comfort
InE Ne" DEPAKIUaEs.
ss.sr .sy. Oct; .qehussIA. snus,sy. Nov.
SATURDAY, M lay, Nov.
es yo%n sna ssre Nov
from pier % se North river New YORK. .. noon
cabins &c ssS s .::s@s.. ssss.
b1s, sn,.ss,sqs .eSsam, Z. 'e I. n, slS ~
racacs =, lowest rates Can be bought here by those
Drafts ISSUE T. payable On presentation
Apply HENesasoS NJ fer' 'Bsofanss No. Bowling Green
For the accommodation OF It's patrons and the public tho
where besides ocean railroad tickets any railroad
station est North and South can he al the low
est rSes.
o hsS skSH SHSfA"
.a On arssay xovs srems p.r w
foot Thru street, HoboKen to be followed BY seamsnp
Rates of passage to London. avre and Bremen payable
In Rou, or its equivalent In currency :
rirM cabin
second caon ~
For freie eht or passage apply 10
6ELRIcIs / C6.. Agents., No Bowling Green.
nSLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE
THE GENERAL TRANsATLA MIC COMPANy's NAIL
slEAMSHlrs BETWEEN NEW YORK AND HAvRE.
CALLING AT BREST.
The spendo on this avore the Continent
will sail from per 10 sorth River. AS fotows:-
81. LAUHENL Iemarie......,........Sa saturday Nov.
WAsnlN,TON kouss<n SATURDAY, Nov Is
NILLE DE PhRIS. surmont. saturday Dec.
PEREIRc. Daure. Saturday. zee. Is
Price OF passage in gold tincuding vino to Bress
Havrc:-
FIRST cabin ......... Sl.5 Second cabin S7s
EXCURSION tic a. iucei ratsl
These steamers q not carry scerase passengers.
travellers gOing Returning the
rrnt taxing STEAMERS Of this both
transit discomorts OF croyaas
GEORiE MckENIlE Agent. 81 Broadway.
MHIIE STAR LINE
w New YORK. Cork and Liverpool. New and fun oov.
cred stea nships; the sir arrest IA the world.
OCEANIC ANfAKSrIG. REPUBLiO.
eWo tons b,lrien 3,yoo b. ?. each.
Ssiog from New FORK Siturdavs from Liverpool on
Thursdays, calling At Cork h1rbor wav.
AtLaNIiN, NOV. III, at4 r..
From the White star dock, favona ferry, Jersey CITY
Passenger accomm pdatons (for all ctasses unryAled
combining safety, spec and comfort
Sa ooas, stscro1ms snoxin and bathroom, MD
snip section. wnerc ast motion IL felt surgeons and
ardrssrs accompany tnese steamerL
Kates-sa'oon $50 ~ gold; ueerasc, sSo IN currency
can row OBTAIN ste rag al ce icates, t
Passcnsers DO iSed " or all Pars
HAN 9wy. Nurway, Swed-n India. Autralia, CaiaA, 40
frcnrspn tickets granted at lowest rates.
Drafts frJn GI upwAri.
For ib;ofmanun apply at the companys Office No. 10
Broadway York. j. A. SPAaks. Auent
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

TIIE TURF.
~ AUTUMN MEET1ku
TUESDAY. oCToBBR 81, AND THURSDAY. FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY, NovENBER . 3 AND<
TU, sDAy. OCTOBER n.
Purse OF $l0 for that trocd better than
2:2s &5O To Lrst, BIO 70 second, x2A 10 third.
n kodtn enters br NJ James u. Cocmsn.
Geo y. Freeman enfers hik m Lady Weller.
y. Pfefer enters gr. T. Lottery.
O. Freedman enters hTk. e. DENMARK.
q. Carpenter enters b m. Lad, Rosa
THl HsDAy. NOvEMnER9.
as. rsn 70 rsi ssaO 10 seconi, s2ou TO ,aId-
John g. Parkes enters br o. pauntleeA
Peter Nance rnters cr. Z. ~. Elm.
~. Rodeu rnicrs r. m. ticatherDoom.
Geo r Freeman enters blk. m. Lady Weller
ychr MMurrhy ntrrs br. M LAZY az, sesrs s.i
y. Iouerey enters b. m. Fanny Lambert
j. Span enters hr. m. Constance.
A. Patterson enters ch m Rells , o. ON 0neida-
Purse Stake of S2oo closed with the following en-
tries:-
John Murphy enters ~ r. cb rios areen. to wagon.
H. Mace enters ch, u. tNnax, 10 wagon,
OK Daniels cutters h. m. rspsey, 80 harness.
A. Patterson cn'crs cb Bele of Oneida. IN harness
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER
Purse o. S2o free tor all horses 8l5JO 70 rs $500 10
secund, - Y g. third.
n. Mace enters br. E. tieo. Palmer.
NJ. Ru en- enters y. q. Henry
y. Danes enirrs y. m American GIN.
". Rnrst enters hr Vep. Wnkrs
NJ. ". Bacon enters h. a W. ". Alien = :, -,
Tac rents Dtet tnrec W tVc IN mar
meas anc viii e conducted under the rues o. the National
Tra n. i, usr karoad leave Grand Ceuira. repot,
rce .econd FOurh avenue nj u 40 A. NJ kaj
2go p M RACE. "a commence each dsJ nt o'cocs r. a.
NJ VAN coRrLANDr, President.
d. TALLNAS. SUPERINTENDENT
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

y ERY FINE FLOWERS FOR TRIMMING BALL AND
everlng dresses; alec Feathers and Ornaments.
FisVboN. II Bresoou pace 40 last Team srocp.
The New York herald., 1871-10-31
HOlisEs, CARRIAGES, &C.

CARRIAGES STORED IN CLEAN. DRY, AIRY
IA. rooms, also s,ld commission, by A. :. FbAN-
DkAU Carriage DOR and Is Easi Eighteenth street.
| near Fifth avenue
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

nEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
IL BUREAU WATIR RYaIsTRAnl
kEw York Oct Is. 1871.
koce Ia hereby In Addoaal penalty nj per
will be addc on all unpaid water Remaining
paid anu after th s. day Of November ncxI
CHARLES q. CORNkIaLt ater Registrar.
HAVANA LOTTERY or CUBA-FIvE PIRSr NOM.
Ii besa rccoived for October ~.
JUsEPH BATES. la Broadway, room 4
The New York herald., 1871-10-31
RE,vA RIps.

d r REwARn. Losr FROM 81 WEST WASHINGTON
IC place. small brown scosch rer,:er Pup; had on
iesihef iusp
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

rOS RhwARD.-LOST. IN BROoKLyN, OCTOBER
TLO 8. black ater spanie long hair AMI ears. tan
colure paws, spot each tat.
will 10 paid returning him lS5 Jora-
lemon street, Drooklyn-
The New York herald., 1871-10-31
MILLINERY AND DREssMAKiN,.


NINE. civ, FROM PARIS HAS JUST ARRIVED
l with large assortment o the newes. and choicest pat
terms OF Ladies' Waite slia Dresses, Coars sni sie
Lace handk erchcs Opera CIoaks, Srecaiiles OF
TfOusseaux. orders gven here will be most carefully
aolded 10 hv hc Paris house. t6 West Sixteenth street,
between FIFTH and Sixth avcaucA
The New York herald., 1871-10-31
EUROPE.

THE QUEENS HOTEL. NEAR THE CRYSTAL
i faince pper Norwood, London To toarsts sni amr
lics -lts elevated, pleass and saIu position,
comrned 18th the com ort sior el and It's general
ment, have the Queens Hotel favofts trsot ot the
upper ranks OF tnglish society
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

nOn REwARD.-LOsT. GOLD WATCH. NO i57sa
Te1'I on Thiri tHareml sun lay evening,
O'Clock Retu. 10 iSl Esst Ffy-shri No ques-
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

Osr FROM 500 SIXTH AVENUE, on MONDAY
IL mornpg young black an tan Slut, lame a back
leg whoever viii DO liberaIly rev arcu.
T osT-uN 81 NpA1 MORNING" A GOLD BRACELET
IN aoin. from the Gey House TO IT. Francis churcnt
SAFE, nth suitable reward vii 10 kiven Oy leaving
aflhe olbca y tbe OLscy lioase
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

IHOR SALB-A NEWFOUNDLAND DOC, YEAR OLD,
II at I3I avenue O. Eighth street. Inquire the
candy store.
THE SUHSCRIBr WISHES TO PURCHASE A SEC.
ond hand mockin; biru Gage, In order Addr S.
stating price, =. b.. l,241 Broadway.
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

STLAM TO LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTowN
- CUSAEU LINE
AByssINIA. Salts aiurday, Nov. T. at 10 A.
CALABKA. ....sals turday. Nov II, at r. u
Ga In passage, $50, gon; stecrage. pSu. currency.
Steertee passage to New York, B3L
For freight cabin. pass, app at No. Slowing reen
For steerage pAsssgr app MI roafws, Trinity Build
Ing. CHARLES q. FRANCKL N. AGO 4.
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

&lOO OOO TO PrRCHAsE FIRST MORTGAGES
piOU.OOU improved unimprovc Property Ia
Eew York; small Second Mortsas.s purchased also.
HOWE a CO., 10 Pine street.
& m OQO TO LoAN-IN SUMS TO SUIT, ON
D1UU. WV improved New York and Brooklyn Pro-
G. r. WILLIS
Montauk Insurance Company, i6s Broadway.
The New York herald., 1871-10-31

FOR SALE-VERY CHEAP, ONE VERY LIGHT
IA Clarence. With q by vate family.
Apply at private sahe n West Thirti.lh street. between
| Brs adway and Sixth avenue.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-26
THE TURF.
The Great National Horse Race.

The following letters have passed in rela-
ton to the great international horse race:
BLANDON HOUSE, Nov. 4, 1871-DEAR
SIR-In reply to your letter, L am willing to
match Sterling to run Harry BaSsett mile
and half over the Ceasarewitch Course, at
Newmarket; weight carried to be eight
stone, ten pounds each. The stakes are to
be fI0,0O0; $1,000 forfeit. The race to be
run in the second Newmarket spring
meeting, 1877 l think appointing
this time may be convenient to the
owner of Harry Bassett and his friends,as it
would give them an opportunity of seeing
the "Two Thousand Guineas" and "The
Derby If this proposal does not meet
the views of Col. McDaniels, j will make
the match on the same terms, to be run at
the Houghton meeting at Newmarket.
Yours truly, F. GRETToN.
To Z. TATTERSALI, Esq.
This letter was sent to Col. Bruce, of
this city, with the request that he confer
with Col. NcDanielA The following is the
Colonel's reply.
New YORK, Nov. 23.-Dear Sir: Please
say for me to Mr.. Tattersall, of London,
and through Mr.. Tattersall to Mr.. Gretton,
that have never proposed TO go to England
"
presented for my consideration was that
Sterling should come to this country and
measure strides with Harry Basseo,.,y.
at Baltimore That proposition was
race Vi one and One-half miles,
.ur $4,000 q side. 1 objected to
the distance, preferring to run at
least two miles, but waived the objection, in
order TO give the English party no room for
cavil. | was ready to run the race last
autumn, and am still ready to run it accord
ing to the original proposition. 1t is impos-
sible for me TO go to England, NV stable is
heavily ENGAGED n the stakes of 1872, and,
Situated as | am, my first attention must be
given to my stable, as therein my largest
interests lie. Harry Bassett, like my other
horses, has engagements next sum
mer, and | cannot think Of surTendering
these engagements. Besides, | am too old
a man to dream of what l never dreamed
in my younger days--a voyage across the
Atlantic | am anxious to test Harry BaS-
sett with the best horses Of England or any
other country, but under the circumstances
stated, that test must be made on Ameri-
can soil.
If Mr.. Gretton will not bring Sterling
here, you may say through the Turf, Field
and Farm, that | will make one or series
of races of from two to four-mile heats or
dashes, for from 1000 to $4,000 a side,
each race; $4,000 forfeit, Harry Bassett
against any other horse in the world-the
races to be run under the rules Of the
American Jockey Club, either at Jerome
Park or Saratoga.
Trusting that we may have an inter
,,of;o,,oI ,,afch raaa rnyt
am with respect, yours truly,
D. MCDANIELS.