Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-09-02
Res,iemept of Esnrus.

Retiiement of Esnrus.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1st.-Bonner
says that his purchase of Rarus
has put an end possibly to that
horse appearing in the West, and
all his engagements will be can.
celed. Bonner is at present unde-
cided whether or not he will ex-
hibit Rarus with Edwin Forrest in
the East.
Harvard's Chinese Professor.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1st.-A Boston
special says: The arrival of the gor-
geously costumed new Chinese Pro-
fessor at Harvard, Ko Kun Hud,
with his wife, five children and an
interpreter, created some stir in
dreamy Cambridge on Saturday.
President Elliott being away with
yachting party, he was Temporal
rily quartered in the hospital
building. The establishment of
the professorship is due to the ef-
forts of Francis p. Knight, Of this
city, Consul at New Chewang,
China, Knight reasoning that it
would be II great advantage to
young men intending to enter COM
mercial life, and who would be
likely to engage in business with
the East, to speak the Chinese Ian
guage with facility. Elliott took
counsel with Boston merchants en-
gagged in the Chinese trade and
then wrote to Knight his harmony
with his views. Subsequently the
necessary money having been
raised by private subscription, the
Harvard University corporation
authorized Knight to engage a
competent instructor, acting as
agent for them. 1t is proposed to
teach Chinese for commercial pur-
poses alone. Nothing is said about
studying Chinese literature.
Vne Nicaragua Canal.
SARATOGA, Sept. 1st.--At the
meeting of the Association for the
Advancement of Science to-day
Commander L. p. Lull, United
States Navy, read q paper on the
inter-oceanic canal problem. He
said canal from Lake Nicaragua
to the Pacific would be 1853 miles
long. only seven miles of which
would be difficult. The excavation
would average 81 feet, and 10 locks
with 10 feet lift each would be re-
quired. The canal would follow the
course of the Rio Grande, substan-
TALLY, but not its bed. An artificial
harbor would be required on the
Pacific side, with a breakwater, the
material for which could be easily
obtained. There are 81 miles of
navigation on Lake Nicaragua,
which will need little work except
at the south end, where some six
miles of swamp occur. There
would be slack-water navigation
from the lake to the Caribbean Sea
on the line of the San Juan River
most of the way to the old harbor
of Greytown. Greytown harbor
has been nearly filled up by silt
brought down from the River San
Carlo, branch of the San Juan,
and it would require four dams
with locks to get around it. Some
rock will have to be removed from
the bed to make safe navigation.
From the last dam an independent
canal would be advisable as the
shortest and best route to Grey
town. Seven locks would be need
ed in the independent canal. The
total length from the Carribean Sea
to the Pacific is 1907 miles, of
which 81 are on the lake, 6l.7 canal
and SO slack water. The estimate
makes the canal 72 feet wide on
the bottom, with 26 feet depth of
water. The locks are 427 feet long.
Estimated cost, S66, 100000, but
may come to 100000. 600 at the
outside cost.
suit fOr Large Asaounf.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 1st.--A suit
has been commenced in the United
States Court by the Metropolitan
National Bank of New York
against John II. Martin, Thomas
H. Martin and Kinsey B. Coates,
assignees of the National Bank, all
judgment creditors of the Martins
and their attaching creditors. The
suit is brought on a mortgage given
on all the real estate owned by
Martin to secure payment by the
Martin Bank of all notes discount
ed and to be discounted by the Met.
ropolitan Bank for the use of the
Martin Bank. The amount in.
volved is 100000.
Grant ana the Presidency.
CUIcAGO. Sent. 1st.-A Tribune