Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-07-18

EASTERN DISPATCHES.
tsrsoAL 70 ras soLp HiIL DAILY HHws.
o N EsTIc INTGLuI on OF
The intercollegiate Be.s Race.

The Iuter.CsIlexiste Beat Race.
SARATOGA. July l8.-The boats started
at l0i5 A. N. in the Intercollegiate
boat race. Columbia wins the race;
Yale second.
About I,5o0 people witnessed tho
University boat race this forenoon. Tho
lake was rs smooth rs glass. At o:4o
A. NJ. the first gun was fred; at 1920
the second and starting gun. l0a7. oil
the boats got of in handsome style to-
gether. The Columbia at a half mile
taking the lead. Then Trinity made a
squirt and overhauled Columbia, and at
the end Of a mile took the lead away
from Yale. which in the struggle had
got ahead. but at that moment foulcd
and fell behind. Princeton came up
close on Trinity. The other crews were
about in line and ut the mile-and-a-half
post Columbia came to the front again.
with Harvard struggling sharply, the re-
mainder maintaining their former posi-
tons ; at the two-mils post, Columbia
was still in advance, with Cornell max
ing a squirt to overtakc and which passed
Harvard at the two-and-a-half mile point;
Columbia was still ahead. with Wesleyan
which now showed great yigor, pressing
her sharply and steadily. The last half
mile was then one continuous, exciting
pull betwsen Columbia, Wesleyan, Har-
ward and Dartmouth. and they came in
In that order, Columbia ahead about two
boat lengths, and making the distance in
l6 minutes and 90 seconds.
Hydrophobia.
NEw YoRK, July 1.-THE Coroner
jury in the case Of VIM. Mccormick,
who died Of hydrophobia, have closed
their examination. They regard hydro
phobia as an inoculated disease not
transmissable from n non-rabid animal.
They recommend the eIcision Of the
part bitten whenever practicable and i'm
mediately after a bite is received; that
the wound be allowed to bleed n few
minutes. and cauterized with nitrate OF
silver, nitric acid, caustic potassia, or a
hot iron or burning coal. In case a ply
stefan is not present to excise the wound
a cord should be tied above it, and pro-
vided the mouth has 10 exoriation, the
wound should be sucked and caustics
applied as soon as posrible.
Attempt 10 Assassinate - Clergy.
man.
NYw YoRK July 17th.-Thc trustees
Of Plymouth Baptist Church in this city,
state that an attempt has been made to
assassinato their pastor. Rev. Henry
Miller. owing to n sermon delivered by
him fayoring reading OF the Bible in the
public schools. Two shots were fired
into his study during his absence and he
has been sent threatening letters.
BUSINESS Failure.
Hymen & Mack, manufacturers Of fur
niture, have failed. Liabilities, about
$50, 900 /; assets. $4,000.
Time OF the Boat Race.
SARATo0A. July 1sth.-The unofficial
time of the race il IL minutes and 12,.
seconds.
Health OF Vice President Wilson.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-vice President
Wilson arrived here last evening. He
says his health is NO much improved
that he could preside over the Senate to-
morrow IL the session were resumed.
Railroad Collision.
CASAsrRAoA, N. Y, July 1.-THE
Eastward bound and westward bound
trains on the Erie Railroad collided at
0 "A. NJ. this morning. OIL the single track
a mile East Of here. while running 10 or
90 miles an hour. The eastward bound
trains engine went through the west
ward bound engine, baggage and smok.
ing cars, killing Baggage Master Akin
and severely wounding several persons,
but. wonderful to relate, no others were
killed. The engines are totally wrecked.
The westward baggage car was destroyed
and the mails soaked. II is stated that
the eastward train had the right Of track.
The collision occurred at a sharp curve,
and the crash Of the engines was the
first warning the passengers had.