The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-08

a quarter of length The next event
was the first trial heat for the Stew
ards challenge cup. The Columbia
College crew took the inside position;
the Dublin University boat was in the
middle end the Showoecaemettes on
the other side of the river The boats
get off at l:30 P. NJ The Showaeca-
mettes misunderstood the starting sig
nal, and got of badly. while the Dub
lins made a fiue start and soon led both
the American boats By two lengths.
Columbia rowed in grand form, over
taking Dublin hand over hand, and as
they rounded II" point the Dublin
stserei in shore. crashing into the Col
umbia just as the latter was beginning
to head tho Irish crew. The two boats
disentapgle9 themselves. and when
they did SO, Columbia was leading
Dublin. Before this the Shes had
taken decided lead. having made up
what they lost at first by a uniform
stroke of 46 from the start at the time
of the foul which occurred. At the end
of mile they were . ls-gth and a
quarter ahead. Opposite the Grand
Stand, the Shes raised their stroke to
As. to afford spectators an exhibition of
their powers, and passed the line many
lengths ahead i'm the unusual time Of
eight minutes and four seconds. The
event Of the LAY turned out to be the
second heat for the Visitors Chal
lenge Cup. For this the Univer.
sity College crew of Oxford had the in
side position, the Columbia crew
second, and the Jesus College crew of
Cambridge outside. The crews got off
in fine style. Columbia in centre,
making it best of all, and leading a
little at the quarter mile. Columbus
kept forging ahead, steering q besuti.
full course. This advantage the Colum.
bias continued to increase, until at
three quarters of mile they were seen
to shoot over to the Berks shore, taking
the Universitys water without trouble.
The University crew was out of the
race, but the Jesus College men now
spurted agnifcently. The last quar-
ter ot d mile was intensely rNc.' +: the
friends of both crews urging lncm on,
and above the yelling could be distin-
guished the cry of the Columbians. In
spite of the Cambridge crews splendid
rowing, this crew being composed of
four of the last University eight, the
ColumOia passed the post two lengths
ahead in eight minutes and fifteen
seconds, with the Oxford boat a bad
third.
PARIS, July 6-Vera Sassulich, the
woman who attempted to assasinate
Gen. Trepoff. Project of the st. Peters
burg police, has arrived at Geneva.
LONDON, July 5-At Thursdays ST.
ting of the Congress it was settled
that the Monks rf all nationalities in.
hablting Mount Athos should have
equal privileges. The only reservation
as to the Danube is that Russia, whilst
acknowledging the entire feedoni of the
navigation of the river in time of peace,
does not admit such freedom in time of
war. The supervision of the existing
commission is to be maintained with its
jurisdiction extending to Galitz. In the
discussion as to the division of the
Sandjak Of Sophia. Russia admitted
that the lchteman pass, with strong
line of defenses, should be assigned to
Roumelia. but the discussion of the
En- lish demand that Roumelia should
receive five of the seven districts into
which the Sandjak of Sophia should be
divided became 50 warm that represen-
tatives of France, Italy and Germany
interviewed with . compromise which
contemplates nearly all equal divisions
between Roumslia and Bulgaria. As
However, the retention of the Ichtenan |
line of Roumelia is the principal ga
of England, the question will proba !,
cause no further difficulty.
LoNDoN, July 6-The Showncram- |
ettes were beaten completely in the |
final heat for the Steward challenge
cup. Joseph Madeau, one of the num-
Der, was taken sick this morning and |
broke down sick in the boat while the |
boat was being rowed, and the crew /
stopped pulling
HAvRE. July 6.-The ceremony of
rechristening James Gordon Benefits
steamer Pandora as jeanette was per- /
formed to-day in the presence of Mr..
Bennett. Mr.. Stanley, Capt. DeLoug
and many other Americans. After the
ceremony, lunch was given on board
and many toasts to the success of the !
expedition were drank.
James Gordon Bennett sails for New /
York in the steamer st. Lawrence.
PARIS, July 6.-Americans yesterday
deposited wreaths on the tomb of Lafav.
cite.