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ROWING.
GRAND AMATEUR REGATTA ON THE PAssAIc
RIVER AT RUTnERFUED PARK.

GRAND AMATEUR REGATTA ON THE PAssAIC
RIVER AT RUTnERFUEp PARK.
Tomorrow grand amateur regatta Will take place
on the Passaic at Ruthcriurd Park IN which a
number OF prominent rowing clubs have been invited
to participate. The sat;a will be rowed under tho
rules oil the National ASSOCIATION o: Amateur Oarsmcn.
The races and prizes Will bc:-For the single scul
shells gold badge; for pa'roa.cd gigs, set Of colors
aud tor fouroared shells, OF coors The racing
will commence ut two o'clock. sharp In consequence
OF the number OF entries tho races IN all probabiy
will be rowcd In mic meats. Tho following are the en-
tries Tor the Various events
SINGLE sCriL SHELLS.
g. d. Small, I. Il. Fowulcy, W. NJ Ccngcr, and G.
Clark, o the Triton Boat Clue, Newark ,corge Plume
aud +. r. Fortncycr, OF the Passac Boat Club Newark
j. A. Il. Dunnipg and j. W. Adam-. OF the Mystic Boat
Cub Newark; q. White, oi the AcqnacKanock Rowing
Cub, fassaic o. + Nacihing aud r. h. Welsh, the
lantlc Boat Club Hobokcn; j. Young. of the Eurcsa
Boat Club, Newark; W. johnson, OF the Adclphi
Rowing Club, Paterson ana j. kpgsland, OF the
Ncrcd Boat Club, Franklin, y. J.
rAIa-oARBp GIGS
Viking Boat Club. Elizabeth, \. &c II. wanden
and G. H. H. Halsey; colors red and White,
Nauius Boat Cue, New York-Davd Roaohc aud
William WEIGH; colors, light and dark blue:
Acqnacganock Boat CLUB, Passaic, \. wv. Biec
aud f. Bic,; coors navy blue
| Mystic Boat Club Newark " J.-R W. Adams and
j. A. A. Dunnng; coiofs, gray.
Triton Boat club, Newark, ~ J-H. =. Truax nd
| NJ. T. HayDe, coiors, crimson.
| Atlantic Boat club. Iioboken, y. J-D Mcqueen and
Dainticss Boat Club, Harlcm--C r. Knapp and W. G..
Demcrest colors, blue, with white stripe
tramcrcy Boat Club, Harlem n. "a. Gicseman
H. H. Mills
| Eureka Boat club. Newark n. J.-r Young and J.
Ang!lmau, coiors red and white
oNHkp SHELL.
Eureka Boat Club Newark, " IL. Young bow; W.
Ryno, second; 4. Young. third, aud j. Angilnan,
stroke; coI,rs, rcd and white.
Bayonne Boat club Bayonnc, ~ J.-J /. Beach,
bow; r.. l.. aw, second; T. Mctan, third, and ". f..
| Van Buskr,,, strokc; colors, blue.
| lrii l,oat NcWa y s. SIN how
NJ. 7. Hayne, second; A. X. Pcmcroy, third AMI H. 5.
! Traux, stroke; colors, crimson
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YACHTING ON THE DELAWARE.

ANNUAL REGATTA OF THE TRENTON YACHT
CLUB-THE NELLIE THE WINNER.
TRgyToS, August 10, 1876
The annual regatta OF the Treuton Yacht Club was
sailed to-day. large scow, towed by tug. and
crowded with country people wild with excitement to
witness the race, lott the wharf at one O'Clock and
rived at the course some two hours before the
Az three r. NJ. there a light wind blowing and the
yachts signaIled to get under way Only four
entered. The course from the steamboat, wharf TO
Perriwig, three times around the buoy distance OF
fifteen miles. At the The Nellie led the way with
the Centennial second Ripple third and Boyd fourth.
The Nellie was ahead al the end OF each sp aud the
yachts at the finish in the lolOwp order Mel
lie lrst Boyd second Ripple third. Centennial fourth
Tho banks OF the Delaware were lined by enthusiastic
spectators who cheercd loudly at The termination OF
the The winning yacht received inc silk en-
strn
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BASE BALL.


Several hundred spectators were assembled at tho
Union Ground Williamsburg, yesterday afternoon to
witness the nfh game OF the champonship series be-
tween The Motusls and Athletics The larcr were IN
crippled condition, having no catcher After several
fruitlcss Efforts get relief among the amateurs
secured the services OF Mr. Phelps. the gate tendcr r.
but as he was not IN playing condition he made
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THE CENTENNIAL RIFLE MATCH
ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THR VARIOUS TEAMS
SHOOT IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, August 10, 1876.
The committee OF gentlemen recently appointed to
cndeavor to arrange for msich be shot in this city
by the English. Scotch Irish, Australian, Canadian and
American rifle eams after they shall have shot for the
Centennial badge at Crcedmoor New York, in Scptem-
Der next held meeting last night, mt which II was
stated by Of the members OF the committee who
had visited New York for the purpose OF getting the
MAJOR HENRY FULTON,
captain OF the American team, the subject that the
American tclt itself authorized 10 mako tho
gngement all the teams Washington par
licpate a match IL he proper inducements were
made from here. Tho views OF Major Fulton aud the
American team have been obtained us TO what tho in-
duccmcnts should be, and committee of gentlemen
Will lew days present proposition TO the citizens
OF the District Tor tlcir action.
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The start was q good one, Madgc leading, Aaron Fen
0rgton second the others so punched that II was next
% Impossible to separate them, except that Matte A.
aas last The horses rapidly around the lower
turn, and as they swung into the homcstrcich Msd-c
vac length In front OF Aaron Pennington, Picrolo
Matte A. bringing up the rear Tho horses raced
rapidly up the stretch and they passed the stand
Asdge had the best OF Il ny ono length, Aaron Pennng
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY AUGUST H. se-w1TH SUPPLEMENT-

fifteen errors a number Of which worry damaging
to tho AthIetics The following Is the seore:-
lst Cd Sd "a. STA GA tn. sh 9A
Mutual. ....... -
Athletic. ........ l VI
AT Cincinnati
1st 3D. 3d. 4th 5M 9th TN STA 9M
Chicago .........2 20
AT Louisville
lH % 3d. 4fh. stu 9Th. IN. Sfh. Oh
st. Louis. o. o -
Louisville ...... o / o o o.
To-day the Mutuals and Hsrtiords pluy on the Union
Ground.
sutton of the Athletics has signed articles OF agree
ment with the Bostons for 1877.
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YACHTING NOTES.

The yacht Madeleine, Y.Y.C., Commodore ". j. s.
Dickerson City Island for New York and the yacht
Gypsic, N.Y.Y.C., Mr.. H. !. Livingston, from Newport
for New York, passed Whitcstonc yesterday.
The yacht hottie, previously reported at anchor of
the HERALD station, was towed to New York ycster
day forenoon,
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AN IMPORTANT ARREST.

Captain Cafrrcy, OF tho Fih precinct last nigh. ar
rested Henry Duhtc, the German grocery clerk who
shot the boys James Hccly ana Alexander Turner
IN trout OF No 1.3S5 Third avenue "Wednesday last
The prisoner locked up tho Leonard sr~st STA.
ton house and Will be ARA gned ~ court 70 daA
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HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

horticultural exhibition will be given at Gilmore's
Garden during the month OF September by the New
York Horticultural Society. The display i. IS said
will be the elaborate ever attempted In America
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TniRry.srcoNp REGIMENT.

fIlVa,e Scnrueh 80. -. :.
Colonel X. G. Ward OF the rwenty-thlrd, was IN COM
mand, an Captain Trusloe officer OF the day.
Major Manning was the inspector OF rifle practice
The tents OF the Twentythrd ana Forty-sevcDth
regiments several OF which have been erected on The
range, were opened with litto celebration by tho
officers and members OF the two regiments
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WINNERS or rnr KsSxrR STAKES

TUE THIRD EAcE
for purse OF 5000 Tor all ages 10 carry 100 lbs
with allowances TO mares and gcidngs, tho distance
being mile aud a halt For TINS event there were
eight starters, comprising |. A. Htohcocks chestnut
horse Galway. by Concord, dam Naudina, years old
d. .McDauicl's chestnut marc Madgc by Australian
dam Alabama, years old, anu the same gen
tcwans chestnut Matte A., hy Australtar
da Minnie Mansfield, years od J. Il. Bcthunc's
bay gcldins Burgoo, BY imported Hurrah, dam
Emma Downing. years old: A. smiths
brown Inspiration, by Warm.nstcr dam
Sophia, years old; II. i. Mc6rath's bay horse
years old, and r. A. Clabaugls bay horse Piccoo nv
Concord, dam Maudina, years old. McDaniels team
we're the iavoriies, Pccolo second choice PEN
pingion third, Burgoo iourth. The a very
close throughout but particularly 50 at the hnish
when Piccoo beat Burgoo by short neck Tho favor.
itc-the one particularly relied on To win, Matte A.
was never tho race, beng last from start to finish
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The Capital of the Orkney Islands.

Pomona, or mainland, the principal
island of the Orkney group, is twenty
miles long, with breadth of three to fif-
teen miles; area, about $50 square miles.
The coast is broken up with bold cliffs, but
has several good harbors. The surface is
moor and moss, with much good pasturage,
and few fertile valleys. On the shore of
Lake Stennis, between Kirkwall and Strom-
ness, is remarkable group Of seventy or
eighty large, symmetrical standing stones,
in two separate circles of 100 and $50 feet
diameter the largest stones In the smaller
circle. Kirkwall, the capital, which had
population in 1871 of 8, 434, is a very ancient
place, but has many new and handsome
houses. The principal building is the ca
thedral of st. Magnus, founded in 1888;
IT il |. superb structure of red sandstone,
in the mixed Gothic and Saxon style, and
the choir is used as parish church. Adj
Joining the cathedral are the ruins OF the
bishops palaces, and the museum contains
numerous ancient relics. The most re-
markable discovery, made il 1858, consist
ed Of massive pins, brooches, bracelets, and
other ornaments, and silver coins which
are believed to have been contempo
with the earliest kings in Scottish or Scan
dinayian history. AppIstons' dmsrscaf
CveIopedia, ,ieeissd edition, article Orkney
Islands.
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A Shiftless Family.

The man who, when he was about to be
buried alive by his justly-indignant neigh
bors because of his shiftlessness, and 5ene-
VIOLENT stranger offered to contribute load
of corn toward his support, directed them
to ego on with the funeral" if the corn
wasn't she1led, has been outdone in indo-
lence by the members ofa family in Elgin
county, Ont. There are eight Of them, the
parents now old people, two sons and four
daughters, all grown persons. They own
farm of some 800 acres, on which there is
no encumbrance. Not alone is the soil
fertile, but in one part of it there is a
growth of valuable timber which, if dis
posed of, would furnish sum of money
sufficient for the support of all the MEM
bers of the family during the remainder of
their lives. For all this the eight people in
question are perishing for lack of the CON-
mon necessaries of life, and the elder son,
grown man, lies, naked skeleton, in
heap of straw, without even horse blanket
to cover him, dying of destitution. Last
year, in an unusually industrious mood,
these people ploughed and seeded their
fields, but the impulse did not last long,
and the hay was left unknown, the potatoes
undug and the wheat unreaped, to perish
in the winter frosts. The father of the
family is an expert in cattle dealing, and
last year purchased herd of valuable ami
mails, the profit on which, in the natural
course of events, would have been consid-
cradle, but the poor beasts were allowed to
starve to death. Small wonder, therefore,
that the authorities have resolved to apply
to the courts for permission-though how
it can be accorded is not easy to see, since
the people are not paupers and betray no
evidence of insanity further than this unac-
countable and almost incredible apathy to
to their own interests-to take possession
of the property and, through proper guard
ians, administer it for the benefit of The
owpers.-N. 7. World.
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The Home of Garabaldi.

A letter from Rome gives the following
description of visit to the home of Cara
baldi. His house is a handsome two-story
structure, of cream COLOR standing within
high wall inclosure, and the midst of a
garden, with trees and flowers and conserv-
atories around. The saloon into which we
came was large plain room, with its WIN
dows to the south. The day was bright
and beautiful, and the sunlight filed the
room. It was room without ornament.
Tables were around, upon which were
books and maps. In the center of the room
stood large table, also covered with
books, maps and papers, and in front OF
this table sat the eagle-eyed old man, front
ing us as we entered We at once advanced,
and without the least ceremony introduced
ourselves. He held out his hand, all
cramped and twisted with rheumatism, and
received us sitting. He suffers dreadfully
from this disorder, and can only get about.
at all upon bis crutches. But though his
body is drawn and cramped SO badly, the
brightness of his eye is not dimmed, Or
even the sweetness and intelligence of his
face diminished, and he conyersed as cheer
fully and freely with us as we could have
wished.
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Death in the Dishcloth.

y lady says in the Rural World that dur
ing this month and next, when some OF
| you are sure to be down with the typhoid
fever (; when neighbors are neglecting their
! own work to nurse you; when doctors are
hunting in cellars and drains for the cause,
let me whisper in your ear-look to your
dishcloths. If they be black and stiff and
smell like ''boneyard," it is enough
throw them in the fire, and nenceforth
and forever wash your dishes with cloths
that are white, cloths that you can see
through, and see ifyou ever have that disease
again. There are sometimes other cases.
but | have smelled a whole houseful of
typhoid fever in one ''dishrag" l had
some neighbors once-clever, good sort Of
folks; one fall four of them were sick at
one time with typhoid fever The doctors
ordered the vinegar barrels whitewashed.
and threw about forty cents worth of car
bolic acid in the swill pail and department..
l went into the kitchen and made gruel-I
needed a dislIulutlI. and. leoheu arustnu anu
found several, and such trays ~ I burned
them all, and called the daughter of the
around on the table,
"Why," said she, 'there were about a
dozen here this morning.
And she looked in the wood box and on
the mantlepiece and felt in the cupboard
and press
"Well," said, II saw some old, black,
rotten rags lying round and burned them,
for there is death in such discloths as those
and you must never use such again.
/ ''took turns at nursing that family
four weeks and believe those dirty dish
cloths were the cause of all that hard work.
Therefore, I say to every house-keeper,
keep your dishcloths clean. You may wear
your dresses without ironing, your sun-bon-
nets without elastic, but you must keep
your discloths clean. You may only comb
your head on Sundays, you need not wear a
collar unless you go from home-but you
must wash your dishcloth. You may only
sweep the floor "when the sun gets right =
the windows don't need washing, you can
look out the door that spiders web on the
front porch don't hurt aiaything-but as
you love your lives wash out your discloth.
Let the foxtail grass grow in the garden
(the seed is foot deep anyway, let the
holes in the heels of your husbands foot
rags go undarned, let the sage go ungath-
cred, let the children's shoes go two Sun
days without blaeking, let the hens set
four weeks on one wooden egg-but do
wash out your dishcloths Eat without
a tablecloth, wash your faces and let them
dry, do without curtain for your windows
and cake for your tea-bnt for heavens
sake keep your dishcloths clean.
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Pumps of the comstock.

Following is the character and capacity
of the pumping machinery at present being
built for the several principal mines on the
Comstock: Belcher and Grown Point
Compound condensing beam engine, $50
gallons per minute from depth of 5000
feet, Chollar, Hale s. Norcross and Savage
combination shaft, 750 gallons per minute
from a depth of 4, 900 feet. Gould and Car
ny compound non eondensing horizontal
engine, 500 gallons per minute from depth
Of 1000 feet. Hale and Norcross- Com
pound non-condensing horizontal engine ];
800 gallons per minute from depth of o.
900 feet. Savage Compound non-conden-
sing horizontal engine J; 500 gallons per min
ute from depth of 8, 600 feet. Lady Bryan
= Compound condensing beam engine !;
500 gallons per minute fronha depth of 5, :
900 feet. Alta Mining Company--Com
pound condensing horizontal engine 500
gallons per minute from depth Of 5000
feet. The engines will all be controlled by
the. Davey diffarential valve motion. The
united eapscity of these seven engines will
be equal to I, 600 gallons per minute. from
i depth Of 3, 900 feet, /, 800 gallons Of which
is from depth Of 900 feet.
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Artamus Wards First Article.

To the editor Of the Chicago Daily Trfb.
une:
One evening Ex-Governor Riley favored
the Friday Night Club with his presence.
we had been talking of the days of yore,
when Henry Clay was king Of the Bohe-
mians and in his glory-when the brilliant
and erratic were won't to frequent Charley
Pfaff's. As the Governor entered, Oscanyan
was relating an anecdote of Artemus Ward
whose face was quite familiar and always
welcome at the Long Table.
81 suppose can tell you story of Ar
temus which never has been circulated, as
I seldom have told it," said the Governor.
"Well, many years ago / was editor of a
paper in Toledo. In those days we had to
get up early in the morning if we wanted
a first cut at the butchers, and one summer
morn as was hurrying down-a little late
i passed tall, seedy looking chap. Short
ly after heard some one cry out, Hold
on sinister 7 and, looking around, discov-
cred him approaching by long strides.
stopped wondering what he could want of
me.
'sLook here, mister" said he, when he
had overtaken me, "can you inform me
where I might geta good meal for twenty
five cents ?''
| directed him to a quarter of the town
where cheap hash-founderies were located
and hastened on. had not gone far, how
ever when heard some one calling again
after me. It was the same fellow. s Ex-
cuse me-" said he, but as you were kind
enough to tell me where might gets good
square meal for twenty-five cents, thought
you would be able to tell me where could
get the twenty-five cents ?''
Considerably amused, questioned him
and learned he was journeyman printer,
and that he had tramped from Indiana. I
gave him work in our Office at a salary of
five or six dollars week, which was not
bad wages at that time.
One of his duties was to bring proof to
me and wait while looked it over. One
day was delayed longer than usual and
when returned the sheet to him he hand
ed me a piece ofpaper upon which, it seems,
he had been scribbling while waiting. I
glanced at it and found it to be quite anus
ing.
g Set it up" said /, and that believe,
was the first article of Artemus Wards that
ever appeared in print.
ARTHUR KNUTTNoNE.
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All About a Belt.

The st. Louis Globe Democrat says that
number of the friends Of Tom Allen have
decided to purchase the gold belt for which
MeCoole and Davis fought in 1866, and turn
it over to Allen, to whom it rightfully be-
longs. There is quite story connected
with this emblem of fistic proWess. When
Allen and McCoole first met in the squared
circle, the former, in addition to the main
stake, put up $500 against the belt, but the
mob made Barney Of the fight, and, as
is well-known, Allen was robbed of the bat
tie and the money, as well as the belt Nc
Coole kept the trinket out be the way, and
nothing was learned as to its whereabouts
until q short time since, when il was dis.
covered in pawn shop on Locust street,
where it had been sacked 7 By the Irish
Giant. Aliens friends redeemed the pledge
for tho purpose Of presenting tito therights
sfui owner.
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THE DRIFTING BOAT.

1t had foated away from the beach and BUOY :.
Out of sight of towor and town, ),
An empty and battered boat,
And that boat does not 90 down.
The morning rose on the waters wide,
And the night fell cold and dark.
Yet ever on with the wind and TIDE
Driftcd that battered bark.
The sail had passed from its broken mast,
And its painted pride was dim
The soft seaweed hung round its bows,
Which had been SO sharp and trim
Where were the merry mates and free
Who had gone with it ahoat,
We never learned but the worlds wide sea
Hath lives like that drifting boat
Lives that in early storms have lost
Anchor and sail and oar,
And never. except on Lethes shore,
Can come to moorings more;
Out of whose loyeless. trustees days,
The hope and the heart have gone
Good ships go down in stormy seas,
But those empty boats drift on!
They had hearts to sail in the winds eve once:
They had hands to rect and steer,
With stretch that would not stoop to chance
And faith that knew no fear;
But the years were long and the storms were strong
And the rainbow flag was furled,
And they that launched for the skies have grown
Bnt the drift-wood of vhe world.
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ANOTHER SENSATION,
An Ex-Attorney-G General Tries TO TmpIcate
Grant in Dishonest Practices

New YORK, April 20.-The World s
Washington special publishes the following
under immense head lines
Important trustworthy evidence, di-
reetly
DUPLICATING THE PRESIDENT.
of the United States in illegal and corrupt
use of public money, was taken to-day be-
fore the Committee On the Department of
Justice, and comes from no less person
than an ex-member of his Cabinet, ex-At-
torney-General
GEORGE II. WILLIAMS,
and who, in fact, shields his illegal conduct
behind the written order of the President
In word, it involves the payment out of
the secret service fund, by order of Grant,
of $50, 900 to aid in
CARRYING THE ELECTIONS
in the city of New York. In the years
1871, 1872 and 1876 all of this money was
paid 10 the notorious J. L. Davenport, who
was chief supervisor under the enforcement
act, but who does not receipt for it in a
single instance as an
OFFICER OF THE GOVERNMENT,
but simply as John Davenport In one in
stance he merely gives his own due bill for
a payment made to him in an official capac-
ity. All were duly receipted and audited
in the Treasury, and from legal account
this corruption fund for election purposes
was gobbled from the
SECRET SERVICE FUND.
Attorney General Williams says he was
first called upon to pay Davenport $4,000
in 1871. He hesitated to use the public
money in that way and called upon Presi-
dent Grant, who, after brief conyersa-
tion,
ORDERED THE PAYMENT
by written order.
In the fall of 1872, when the last Presi-
dental election was held, $4,000 was Or
dered to be payed to Davenport, the Attor-
ney General testifying that in each instance
he received the verbal
ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
before turning over the money. Last fall
$4,000 more was paid. When Williams
half demonstrated against the largest pay
ment for the election in 1872, when Grant
ran against Greeley, the President said,
Davenport is
ENGAGED IN A GREAT WORK
up there, and he certainly must have the
money"
When pressed by the committee on the
corrupt and illegal use Of this fund, the At
torney-General evaded and lodged, and
seemed reluctant to tell, though not SO WILL
ing after all to
PROTECT TIE PRESIDENT.
This corruption fund was paid on the order
of the President to Whitley and by the lat
ter to Davenport.
Whitley produced to-day to the committee
Davenport's voucher. for every cent, and
other respects.