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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-16
RACING ON NEwTOwN CREEK.

The distractions on Newtown Creek. yesterday
afternoon. destroyed the interest that would have
otherwise been taken in the finishing race Of the
Arlington Boat Clubs regatta Tho
regular from the Iron Brio 20. the
mouth OF the creek. to Blissvle Bridge and return
the banks of tho creek afroriing good view OF the
entire course This view was altogether de-
stroyed yesterday by the temporary wooden
bridge erected 10 allow repairs the other
two mentioned. The boats therefore were
started from the Penny Bridge mile above. and
without regard to iine tue nrst boat to reach the
were J. b. White bowl. Charles Book, A. II.
pullman and J. d. Brink man (stroke) The Friend
ship were William Hurley bow. James Ryan.
II. V. Barlow and Henry Evans (stroke). The latter
by four lengths. The tub race which fol-
lowed walk Tor Frank Ii. Barlow, OF the
Friendship club.
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BRIGHTON BEACH RACES.
The entries and weights for the races ut Brighton
Beach to-day are as follows:-

The entries and weights for the races at Brighton
Beach to-day folows:-
First Race.-Purse $3.50. of which $50 to the
ond horse. The winner TO be sold ut auction for
O0O usual allowance. Heats OF tLree-q quarters of
mile. Mollie McGnly 96 lbs; Miss Malloy 90 lbs:
Sunlight. 10S lbs: Pirate los lbs; Little Mac "a lbs.
Second Race.-Purse $3.50, of which $50 to the Sec
ond horse Winners of any single race OF the value
of $3.50 to carry lbs extra. Other winners weight
for age. Maidens allowed. If years old. lbs; il
years, IA lbs: If years more, 81 lbs. One mile
and a half. Claudia. 81 lbs. Tom Scarlet. 102 lbs;
Albert lis lbs; Bayard. lis lbs. Willie d. 1l5 lbs
Third Race.--Pursl $3.50. Of which $50 to the
ond horse. Handicap for threc-year-olds. One
mile Kingston, 100 lbs; Enterprise, ITO lbs: Baton
Rouge l07 lbs; Dairy Maid 1O2 lbs. Surprise. 100
lbs
Fourth Race.-Purse $500. OF which s75 to the Sec
ond horse. Handicap sleeplechasc About two miles
and u quarter. Derby. li5 lbs: Katie +. lab lbs;
Deadhead. las lbs Loiterer. 12C lbs; Bay Rum. $50
lbs; Ventlator, 129 lbs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-16
PEDESTRIANISM IN PROVIDENCE.
PROGRESS OF THE sEvENrY-FIvE HOURS CON-
PETITION THE SCORES AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK
LAST NIGHT

pETITIoN-ruE SCORES AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK
LAST NIGHT.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
PROVIDENCE, II. l.. August Is. 1879.
The pedestrian tournament at tho Park Garden
has continued to-day most successfully. Crowds
were in attendance all the afternoon ana
evening, and the long walk seems TO have become
deeply interesting to The public. All day fifteen of
the pedestrians labored around the track with in
tonse earnestncss and endurance. The plucky ff-
teen we're Hartman. Elsom. Colbert, Albert Col
ston, Dickinson. Hanson. wilmont. lockwood.
Campana Armstrong. Wheeler. Daniels. Lacouso
and pcgram. They have taken very little rest
yet but Lacouse and Pcgram evnced much distress.
Hartman has walked all day and evening with untir-
ing steps and looks i'll fine condition. he lost the
lead in the forenoon. while since two O'Clock he
has kept steadily to the front. Elsom, his great
rival plods the course in an unprctending way,
but his record grows hour by hour. His chance of
success good IL he can keep to the work.
Albert, Colston and Colbert have done well ana
much in favor. Canpana has donned his red fire
shirt and IL said to n business The finest
walker Tor style and general Albert and
many think he will stand high ut the finish He is
said to be OLeary's favoritc The betting however.
is largely la favor OF Hartman.
On account of sickness Lacouse dropped out
of the race late in the afternoon, with "a record
OF 1O7 miles. nd Pegran, the Boston negro also
departed from the contest. after having made
lad from Woonsocket has stuck to the
track wonderfully. aud has now determined
TO walk long enough to save his entrance
money, even IL he cannot take one OF the four
prizes He was not expected to make 100 miles, but
early In the evening had covered thirty miles more
than that. Tue will close ut twelve o'clock
Saturday night The score ut eleven O'Clock lhfticth
hour was as foows:-
Hartman. 1877 miles laps; Elsom, 1sG miles laps;
Colt ert 1876 miles laps; Colston. III miles laps;
Albert. 1874 miles laps; Dickinson 1853 miles laps;
Hanson l6I miles laps: wilmont, 100 miles laps;
Redwood, 1853 miles: Campana, 16O miles, Arm.
strong, l45 miles laps Wheeler. 134 miles laps;
Daniels, 137 miles laps.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-16
MINNESOTA'S WHEAT CROP.

From the st. Paul Mimi Globe. August 12.l
From the best information obtain our wheat
crop this year will not fall short of forty millions OF
bushels and may exceed that amount. VI this
amount about two millions OF bushels will be re-
quired for bread and seed for the coming year The
surplus wheat aud other products will net to the
farmers ut least $50 OUUOOO. average VI 500 Tor
evory man, woman and child In the state.
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The Nag fell the first time of asking n most
capital start and the horses up to the judges
stand and passed 1t very close together Edwin lead
ing by head, Hippogrie second. head in front OF
Belle and Brother or Grinstc adj, who head and
mead, less than neck behind. They in this way
nearly parallel until on the upper turn, when Edwin
drew and passed the quarter pole half length
in front of Belle, the latter head in advance of
Brother of Grinstead, who half length in front
of Hippogrne. Belle then passed Edwin A on the
ackstretch, and one length ahead OF him at the
hall mile pole the latter head III front OF Brother
OF Grinstead. Hippogre length further of. Going
around the lower turn Belle showed the way. but at
the threcquarter pole she only had naf length the
best of IT, Brother OF Grinstead second Hlppogrihe
third. Edwin fourth. all Tapped one on tho other
Getting into straight work on the homestretch -
beautiful struggle took place. which was doubtful
until the Judges stand was passed, when it
settled by Hippogriffo winning the race by neck.
Belle. the latter two lengths in front of Edwin A.
Time OF the race. :5S5s.
FOURTH
was for purse OF $500 The winner to be sold at
suction for 81 900 II entered TO be sold tor al
lowed lbs. for every 500 below that price. one
nlile. Four came to the post. These were Messrs
Thomas Puryear N Co. = bay gelding Jackscrew, by
Narragansett. dam Pasta old, to be sold for
slOO ~ lbs; MIR. T.. Yards chestnut gelding Ben
nett. by Harry Bassett, dam bot Arlington. years
old 500, IS lbs Mr.. W. Astor's chestnut gciding
DIR. Koestler. by Knghthood, dam Penelope. years
old. 500, 80 lbs and Messrs. Dryer brothers bay
mare Simoon by War Dance. dam Saratoga, years
old ~ lbs. simeon had many admirers and sold
Tor nearly much ia the last pools as the other
as
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The ROSS-SMITH RACE.

HALIFAX. n. s., August Is. 1872
Betting has commenced here on the boat race be-
tween Wallace Ross. OF St. John. and Warren Smith,
OF Halifax. So far the wagers have been about
One bet has been made within few days of 81. O00
bet has also been made OF 81 900 each q to
take place in September between Morris and Smith.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-16
YACHTING NOTES.

Schooner Flenr de Lis. Mr.. L. A. Buck. from New
York. arrived at Boston yesterday.
Schooner Clytic. Ny.Y.c.. Mr.. william L. Brooks.
at Greenpor l.. l.. at seven O'Clock last evening
The steam yacht Governors Island. from New
York TO Charleston. was towel into Wilmington.
N c., yesterday. with \ hole blown in her boiler.
Damages were to be repaired. when she would pro-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-16
ARRIVAL.
The time OF arrival OF the Yachts WAS follows .


The Vision led the fleet. beating all those that
started at the Commodore's gun. The clio was the
irst yacht into harbor but started thirty min
utes before the gun.
At a meeting held ON board the flagship Dauntless
1t eight o'clock this evening the cruise Of Isl? was
declared at an end aud tho fleet disbanded. tho
yacht captains and their guests then enter
tanned by Rear Commodore Waller. and large party
sat down to supper ON board the Dauatls-s. The
Dreadnauaht leaves for New London tomorrow. and
the Magic starts ON . cruise toward New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-16
TROTTING AT MIDDLETOwN.

MlpDLErowN, n. T.. August Is. 1879.
The postponed trot OF yesterday between horses
of the 2:27 class was finished to-day. Titmans
George Brooks winning the second. 18TH and eighth
heats and the Time. 23it4-2:Jj-2:3G-
2:35s4-2 3S-2:39-2:3l -2:37i.
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weather the buoy ON the southern end OF the
island. and the latter got the best OF that
inanmuvre. The Dreainaught hauled up ON the
wind round the lighthouse and the steamooat
Eolus coming out attempted to get OUT OF ne,
way. aud N the yacht had her down IL Womb
have been only what the ut the steamboat
wheel deserved The Dsuntless anchored IN 'ne
cove and the Dreadnaught had TO make short tack
of the dock at Goat Island In order to fetch her
anchorage. The three sehooners may be said TO
have got to their anchorages almost together at
Oh 5Inl., although the Intrepid let 10 her anchor
few minutes before the Dreadnaught
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PIGEON SHOOTING.
MonaANs, n. j.. August 10. 1870.

WORGANs, n. J August TO, Io'5.
Mr.. Joseph d. Tales. of New York. shot pigeon
match at this place to-day with Mr. Rufus s. Church,
OF Hobokcn, tor $50 a side. twenty-five birds each.
twcnty-scven yards RISE Long Island rules. The
result u tie on twonty-one dead birds EACH The
then niyr5cu to shoot at Ave BIRDS the result
LelLn that Church kllied D aud Tales =.
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The. horses had very fair start considering the
Rooster in front. Dunkirk second, Egypt third.
Jennie fourth. Bonnie Wood fifth. Checkmate sixth.
Oriole seventh. Terror eighth. Verdict ninth. The
horses rapidly up the chute and wheE they came
the regular track at the pole Dr. Koester
leading neck. Jennie second. Egypt third.
Bonnie Wood fourth. Verdict fifth Dunkirk
sixth, Checkmate seventh Oriole eighth. Ter
ninth. Several changes took place
the three-quarter pole Jennie first. Dr. Koest-
Ter second. Egypt third. Checkmate fourth. the
others changing places so rapidly tnat II wac impos
the homestretch fine racing took place,
Checkmate coming galantly through his horses.
and at the seven furlong pole he had the race in
hand and with few jumps more he was in 'front.'
followed by Egypt. Checkmate passed the stand
winner under pull four lengths in front of Egypt,
the latter lengths in advance of Jennie b. Bon
ME Wood fourth Verdict nth. DR.. Koestler sixth,
Orioe seventh. Terror eighth and Dunkirk ninth.
Time, 1854.
was free handicap sweepstakes OF $40 each IL not
declared out, with $500 added; the second horse to
receive 500 out OF the stakes One mile and u
quarter. There were three starters. These were
Mr.. Ii. p. McGrath's black FLY Mary Ann. by Learn
ingon. dam Susan Ann. years old. carrying 80 lbs;
Messrs Power Sons bay colt Volturno. by Billet.
dam Sprightly. years OLD lol ios.' ana MI. W. r.
Burch's chestnut horse Governor Hampton, by
Planet, dam Merry Wa years old 10 lbs. Vol
turno had the call in the betting as follows:-
Noturno SoOO 4OO 800
Governor Hampton. ....-...... 2sO IT'S 179
Mary Ann. Observation-Disclosures. 60 so IS
Volturno jumped away first to a capital start,
Governor Hampton second Mary Ann third; but in
q moment afterward Governor Hampton went to the
front and cut out the work in earnest. He dashed
up quarter stretch fine racing pace, passing
the Judges stand three lengths ahead of Volturno,
the latter two lengths in front of Mary Ann. Time.
2Jl, seconds. Governor Hampton increased his pace
he around the upper turn. and volturno,
putting steam. closed up the daylight gradually.
ter pole length and half. volturno
ond, two lengths in front of Mary Ann
Going down the backstretch the running
grand and the horses passed the half mile pole
Governor Hampton had but half length the best of
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The start capital one, the horses getting
away nearly parallel. Soon atterward Jackscrcw
showed liIs head la 'front.' Dr. koestler second,
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FOUND IN THE WATER.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MrDpLE-AGED MAN,
SUPPOSED 10 BE A NEW YORK MERCHANT.
NEW HAVEN. August Is. 1879.
About half-past nine O'Clock this morning the
dead body of man found floating in the harbor
about fifty feet from the retaining wall in front of
the depot of the New York. New Haven aud Hartford
railroad. The body that OF u man about FIVE
feet inches in height. with dark hair and short
side whiskers. and apparently forty or forty-fve
years of agc. we'll dressed, in dark clothes. In
the pockets large gold watch and chain SIG 40
in money. a black rubber pencil with gold tips,
small magnifying glass aud monthly coinmutaton
ticket on the New Jersey Central Railroad for
August. between Elizabeth, N j., and New York.
The ticket was made out to George 1rull, and the
last time II punched on tho 18th for a ride
from Elizabeth to New York. business card was
also found In the following form:--
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GEORGE n WILLIAM Il. TRULL,
Dry Goods on Commission,
Sc Worth street second floors, New York.


Coroner's inquest was held and the body exam
amincd by u physician. Two small wounds were
found in the back or the neck. but they were OF IN
insignificant character. The physicians decision
that death had been caused by drowning. The
Coroner's jury adjourned until tomorrow without
rendering verdict. The first superstition was that
the man had fallen from OF the Sound steamers
and that the body had washed ashore. The finding
az q satchol In the depot marked civilian Il. Trull
No. IL East Fourteenth street. New York." however,
made 1t evident that the had arrived In the city
the railroad. The supposition is that he came
from New York last evening. How he came In the
water IN mystery. II is hardly possible that he
could have fallen into the water accidentally, and
there is nothing to indicate foul play.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-27
MISREPRESENTATION
In Haywood County, Tenn.-The Re-
suit OF an Amour with a NegrO-A
Horrible Tale Almost ImpOs-
sible to Believe True.

Brownsville States, 26Gh: ''The quiet little
community of the first district of this county
has lately become the scene of horrid scan
dial which has no parallel, as far as we know,
in the entire country. Several years ago Mr.
Rush Newsom, a highly respectable young
county, who was also OF fine character and good
family. The young couple lived happily to-
gether, seemingly contented and congenial.
Gradually they gathered around them many
little comforts of life and built them com
Portable home. Meantime their union was
blessed with bright, sprightly child, and
the bonds between them grew stronger and
more enduring. The young husband dotted
on his wife and esteemed himself the hap
piest of men. But alas for human hopes and
human affections. He was unconseiouslY
nursing a traitoress in his bosom and lavish
ing upon her his purest affections.
Some weeks ago Mrs. Newsom gave
birth to second child, which, from its ap-
pearance and physical formation, gave rise to
whispered suspicious throughout the
nelghborhood of a most damaging nature.
Finally Mr.. Newsom himself was forced to
the conclusion that the newborn child was
neither his own nor of his race. Last Sum
day the awful conviction grew upon him
with such force that he summoned several
Of the most prominent physicians of that
community, and had them to examine the
child. This proceeding developed the
fact beyond all peradventure or doubt that
the father of the illegltimate offspring was an
old, ugly, black, ungGi'lly negro who lived
on the place. 1t is neither fit nor possible to
describe the scene which followed. Not even
the imagination itself Is adequate to picture
the darkness and desolation which filed every
nook and corner of that late happy home.
The perfdious wife was driven from the
hearthstone she had so foully polluted and
sent back to her now disoraced parents"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-27
LATEST TELEGRAMS.

New York, June &c: Arrived-Steamshir
Amerique, from Havre.
Glasgow, June 26: Arrived-State of Ala
bama, from New York.
Louisville, June 26: The execution OF
Anderson and Webster will not take place
tomorrow.
London, June 26: The specie in the Bank
of France has Increased nineteen million two
hundred and seventy thousand francs the
past week.
Oswego, n. Y, June 26: Ebridge Ruey,
a farmer of Tloga county, was murdered
and robbed by Daniel Searles, colored, whom
he refused loan.
New Orleans, June %: G. A. Schneider's
tobacco factory, near Leyee street, and Coch-
ran & Minis machine shop were burned.
The loss is estimated at seventy-fve thousand
dollars.
London, June 26: The bullion in the Bank
of England has increased eight hundred and
ninety-three thousand pounds the past week.
The proportion of reserve to liability is
ffty-seven and three-fourths per cent.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-27
SANITATION.
Meeting of the Executive Committee
OF the Auxiliary Sanitary AssOcla.
atIOn-ResOIutiOnsa as to Garb-
age Carts and Flushing
Cutters.

AT the usual hour yesterday afternoon the
executive committee of the auxiliary sanitary
association met at No. II Madison street.
The following named gentlemen were pres
5ut: President j. S. Prestidge, General
Cotton Greene, A. D. Langstaf, secretary; n.
Fontaine, D. Eiseman. A general discussion
was had on sanitary matters, and the follow
ing motion, offered by General Greene, was
adopted:
FLUSHING CUTTERS.
''That the president be requested to CORE
spond with the Legislative council in regard
to flushing the street CUTTERS"
GARBAGE CARTS.
Mr.. Langstaff offered the following motion,
which was adopted: That the conference
committee be requested to confer with the
board of health and suggest that notice be
published in the papers requesting residents
not to place the barrels and boxes containing
sIops and garbage on the sidewalks or alleys,
but to retain the same on their own premises
until the garbage-carts call, of which notice
will be given BY ringing bell by the driver.
On motion, the committee adjourned to
meet again Monday afternoon next at -four
o'clock.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-27
PERSONALS.

Mrs. A. D. LANGsTAFF is at Mason, Ten
nessee.
JUDGE JOHN B. RECTOR, of Texas, is at
the Peabody.
Mrs. U. w. MILLER will summer at Bon
Aqua Springs.
COLONEL J. G. M. BUFFALoE, of Misss-
sippi, is at the Peabody.
MRS. E. II. LEIDY has taken her departure
for III Minnville, Tennessee.
JUDGE B. FRANK TRIMBLE, of Rosedale,
Mississippi, Is stopping at the Peabody.
Mrs. J. 2. FINNIE and family will pass
the summer at Rogersville, East Tennessee.
MRS. GEORGE CAN'T has gone to Bon
Aqua Springs, and her daughter, Miss
Blanche, to Colesville, Virginia.
MRs. L. ISAAC and her daughter, Miss
Bette Isaac, left Wednesday evening on the
steamer Cons Milar for Cincinnati.
Mr.. LOUIS MAYER, Of Cincinnati, and pas
senger agent of the Cleveland, Columbus and
Cincinnati railroad, was in the city yester-
day.
REV. GEORGE WHITE left last night for
a short rest at some of the Virginia watering
places. The worthy old gentleman needs q
vacation, and we hope he may enjoy it.
Mr.. J. G. NJ. BUFFALoE, agent of the
Virginia and Tennessee airline, at New
York, was IN the city yesterday, but lett last
night, ria Nashville, for the scene of his
labors.
MURRAY & MARTIN, the plumbers and
gas filters, have removed to the basement Of
the Masonic Temple building, with the en-
trance on Madison street. They do the best
of work, at hard-times prices.
ATTENTION is called to the card of MADDEN
e. Harrington, successors to MADDEN & Avery
This new firm is composed of the two gentle
men whose names 1t bears, both OF whom are
well known as competent and enterprisine
merchants. They have a large stock of gro
ceres, and the best of facilities for the trans
action of heavy cotton business.
Mr.. EUGENE w. MOORE is getting up ar
advertising Fourth Of July paper, which he
intends to have distributed on the lines Of
railroad and steamboats, leading from the
city, and which our merchants can rely upon
placing their business prominently before oul
country cousins. The issue will be FIVE thou
sand copies, and Mr.. Moore will personally
attend to the distribution.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-27
SOUTHERN NEWS.

Knoxville is feasting on watermelons.
Mobile has levied special tax on vehicles
kept for private uses.
Atlanta has forty-fve thousand inhabitants
and owes four hundred thousand dollars.
There ale eighteen hundred and ninety five
school districts in the State Of Tennessee.
All the towns in the western division of
Alabama are organizing local guarantees.
Near Strawberry Plains, East Tennessee,
last Thursday night, son Of Mrs. Ann Cald-
well, aged seventeen years, mistook his
younger brother for burglar and shot him
dead.
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, oath: est
Is said that the sugar-cane crop this year will
be the largest for many years in this section.
Farmers are beginning to make their own
molasses and sugar"
GAINESVILLE TObqccO-Leqf, Oath: "The storm
on the night of the eleventh instant did con-
siderable damage at Guthrie. The tin roof
of the freight-depot was entirely blown of,
and quite number of trees were torn up by
tie roots.
The last slave sold in the Confederacy was
in 1865, near Richmond, negro man, who
was bought for nine hundred head of cab
bage. Cabbage was worth dollar a head,
consequently the negro man footed up at
nine hundred dollars.
Union City (Ienn.) Chronicle, Dist:
"Wheat harvesting Is about completed, and
most favorable spell of weather have our
farmers had for saving their grain In splendid
condition. The most cheering accounts con-
tinue to reach US concerning the yield of
wheat, none placing it below an average, and
many good judges estimate a fair per cent.
above an average.
Troy (Ala) Messenger, 2lst: "Mr. Thomas
Danner, a very old gentleman, who lived a
few miles from BrundIdge, was suddenly
killed near that place last Monday evening.
He had been to this city in bis wagon and
was returning home, considerably under the
influence OF strong drink. Just as he was
going into Brundidge, over a rough, uneven
road, he was thrown from his position on the
tongue of the wagon, his feet hanging in the
fork of the tongue lit being an OK team and
the wheel running over his head, disjointing
his neck"
GAINESVILLE T0bacc0-Leqf, 24th: "Mr.
john Lawrence, near Sadlersvllle. met with
horrible accident last week. While har-
vesting his wheat, from some cause the team
scared and run with the reaper, throwing
hlm on the cutter bar, by which he was
dragged some distance and terribly mangled
One hand was severed entirely, and the thumb
cut from the other. He was also badly cut
about the neck and body, and the flesh COM