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The New York herald., 1879-09-24
YACHTING.

FALL REGATTA OF THE LONG ISLAND YACHT
CLUB-THE J. SAUNDERS THE WINNER
The fall regatta Of the Long Island Yacht Club
was sailed in the bay yesterday afternoon and proved
most interesting affair. There were five starters,
divided into two classes-frst class for jb and
mainsail boats and second class for catrgged boats
The starters in the first class the j. Saunders,
81 feet 10 inches; Excelsior. 2l feet 10 inches aud
George B. Deane 81 feet 10 inches and In tho second
class Buttercup IA feet. and Rosy II. 1s feet inches
The from stakeboat anchored off Frank
Bates pier. Gowanus Bay. to and around Robbins
Reef buoy. to and around Fort Lafayette and then
to the home stakeboat At half past one the yachts
headed for the stakeboat which they passed In the
following order:-
George B. Deane 80 90 Excelsior....... 80 80
J. SAUNDERS. 32 30 Rosy H........ "a 90
The stakcboat passed the yachts stood out toward
Bay Ridge the starboard tack. The lead which the
Deane gained at the start but ransitory. for be-
fore the yachts had half to the reef
the saunders forged ahead and left the Deane in her
wake. with the Excelsior good third. Following
Is Inc order in which Robbins Reef buoy was
tuvned:-
III. N. S. IL. M. s.
:. Saunders. % 80 Excelsior ..... ; xe 30
In the down to Fort Lafayette some very
pretty manipulation of the yachts was shown. The
tide on the Staten Island side it SEEMS still
the food while that on the Long Island shore was
on the ebb. The Saunders cut right across to the
NAMED within the shadow of the Staten Island hills
The wisdom of this man9uvre soon apparent,
the Saunders shot ahead. aided materially by the
ebb tide, while the Dean and tho Excelsior could
barely hold their own.
The run home uneventful. the boats had
the wind strong aft and set their sails wing and
wing in order to get its full force. The home stake
boat turned in the following order:--
II. NJ. s. II. M s.
]. Saunders .... 90 90 Excelsior. O5 so
Geo. b. Deane... OF Is
The Rosy II. turned the stakcboat at Al 36m.
Hho md VI1n nnrN Nnndfh uQ nm ynnf-
full until the homestretch was reached. when the
wind freshened and sent the boats along at stun
ming pace So close were they together that stone
could almost be thrown from one boat to another.
They turned tho stakeboat in the following order:-
II. M. s. II. M. s.
j. Saunders. 48 80 George B. Deane 40 Is
Excelsior....... SO 90
This was the actual time. but dispute having
arisen as to whether the Excelsior Saunders was
entitled to the first place, measurement of the
boats ordered This resulted III showing that
tho Excelsior was longer than the Saunders. and so
the awarded to the latter.
Tho following table contains the start. finish,
lapsed and corrected time of the race:-
Start Fi,,,sh. Ldpsed. Corrected
HM.S INNS. INNS. Xmas.
J. Saunders. s..... 80 80 AZ 30 16 90 10 42H
Excelsior. ..... 80 80 8 so 90 4 16 80 4 l6 80
George B. Deane 80 90 40 Is II Is 4 16 SIX
The New York herald., 1879-09-24
YACHTING NOTES.

Steam yacht vedette. N.Y.Y.C.. Mr.. Phillips
Phoenix. from Newport for New York. and schooner
Ambassadress. N.Y.Y.C.. Mr.. William Astor. from
Newport via City Island, for New York, passed the
HERALD Telegraph Station at whitestone. L. l., yes
terday forenoon.
The New York herald., 1879-09-24
NAMELESS,

Clubs. 1st. I'd. Sd. 4tA 5h. 9th. 7M Sth. oh.
Rose Hill...~.. ! Il
Runs earned-Rose Hill. 0; Nameless, 0. First
base by errors-Rose Hill. 81 Nameess, T. Total
left on bases-Rose HILL 4; Nameless, 3. Total base
hts-Rose Hill. g. Nameless. 3. Struck out-Rose
Hill, /; Nameless, !.
The New York herald., 1879-09-24
THE AMERICAN STROKE.

TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
TonoNro. Ont, Sept. %. 1870.
In letter from Swaddle Il winship. received to-
day by Hanlan, it is said that the Tynesde scullers
are all Mt work with the American stroke, and Boyd
is shaping ut a challenge to Hanlan.
The New York herald., 1879-09-24

BY a typographical error the leading ycster-
day made to read 2l9. insteld of 30 points.
THE SEVENTY -FrRsr REGIMENT RIFLE CLUB.
The Soventyhrst Regiment Rifle Club had COM
petition yesterday at the two military ranges for
field glass. with the following RESULT
The New York herald., 1879-09-24

HANLAN's REQUEST Pon PosTpoNEMENr.
The following despatch reached Mr.. Blaikie late
last night
TonoSTo Ont. Sept. 20. 1879.
To w. BIAIKrE, New York.
Physically unfit to row 8th of October Please en-
deavor to induce Courtney to consent to postpone
ment till 10th OF October. Otherwise fear / can
not row this season. l.. HANLAN.
The New York herald., 1879-09-24

Taking the aDOVc elRHt sCOreB 10 rcpresent the
work of American team the result is a total
OF GIT out of a possible 1900 points. The other
rday
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-21

LUNAR CRATER MERsENIUs.
These are certainly not roads, for, in fact though
they appear delicate markings, even in powerful
telescopes. they must have breadth of about
half mile. These probably resemble such cracks
can be recognized in tho earth's crust, which
usually lifted with matter extended from below by
the earth's volcanic forces
than oars. He remarked that calm. clear night.
when ''a) the stars shine and the immeasurable
gested to the mind is that solemn calm reigns in
those tremendous depths. This is the thought
suggested to the poet. nor does any, diff,
first teachings of astronomy. 1t is true
tho astronomer recognizes movements of the stellar
vault. There Is the daily motion by which the
stars carried from east to west, and If the
stars watched day after day ut the hour it
found that they are carried from east to west by
an annual motion. There is also third
motion by which the whole sphere OF stars
seems to gyrate In a period of 25.9oo
movements are apparent only. The first is due to
the earth's rotation day her axis, the
third to that Keeling motion by which the earth
gyrates as she travels around the sun, completing
each gyration in the enormous period Just named.
But while the astronomer thus recognizes In these
more obvious movements of the stars only apparent
motion he learns. MS the direct result of modern
research that the heavens present in reality scene
of the most wonderful activity. The very least of
the stars pours out moment by moment supplies OF
heat and light representing an energy compared
earth are absolutely as nothing. It is true
not able to measure the real size or, indeed
to estimate the real energy of any of those
distant suns but we have learned enough to
know,that each star is n sun--nay, that many Of
them far exceed even sun, glorious though he is
in splendor. and probably in mass The lecturer
considered. in the first place. the evidence derived
from the light OF the Skies showing that sum- IL
removed to the distance OF even the nearest star.
would shine only rs star of the second magni-
tude. and that If assume such star
rs Sirius has surface of the intrinsic
brightness as our suns its volume must
exceed his at least a thousand, and possibly eight
Thousand times. He then considered the evidence
1a nd frot fhe NJ
He stated that Father Socch had examined the spec
ira of 600 stars. These stars Secchi divided into
four orders. whose spcctra Indicated in the
companying picture. In this picture five s2cctra
shown.
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GROUNDLESs RUMORS.

Ono or two mischief makers were again at large
yesterday busily engaged in circulating polit-
cal rumors without the slightest foundation for
their assertions Tho latest canard Of this character
was relative to the proposed removal Of the Comp
troller by Mayor Cooper and Governor Robinson.
1t positively stated yesterday that no movement
of the sort Is intended and that all such stories
originated for political effect. The Mayor emphat.
icaly dcnies the and remarked yesterday that
he had no intention whatever of preferrng charges
against the head OF the Finance Department. The
same busybodcs evidently circulated tho ruInor
relative to the suspension OF Mayor Cooper.
ON the 5th Of November. the day after election IL
arranged that Mr.. Joel o. Stevens, at present
clerk in the Marine Court. should be appointed I'm
der sheriff, to go into Office the LIST OF January
next with Mr. Peter Bowe. Tho official announce
nent OF this appointment together with the names
Jail will not be male until the last week III Deem
Der. OF course. Sheriff Bowe does go into office
until the LIST of January. Since the announcement
made several days ago that Mr.. Stevens had
been selected to Ill the place of Under sheriff. at
present occupied by Mr.. John L. Cumming, perss-
tent efforts have been made by snti-rammany lead
ers prevent the formal selection OF Mr.. Stevens.
OH the ground that the gentleman is Secretary of
the Tanimany Society. Mr. Stevens was chosen by
Sneriff-elect Bowc immediately after the result of
the last election became known. solely because OF
that gentleman fitness for the office. outside of any
political considerations whatever. He formerly
acted Under Sheriff during the whole period of tho
terms OF Sherifls O'Brien aud Brennan.
Tho last rumor Gs 10 a tempest In teapot between
certain ant-Iammany leaders and sheriff Bowc
growing out OF this appointment Is thus disposed
OF The same busybodies that circulate rumors
relative to the removal oil Mayor Cooper and the
Comptroller credited with the growth of the pc
culiar warfare as to Mr.. Stevens place.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-21
EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES.

Surrogate Daley. OF Kings county. flied orin-
ION yesterday in tho matter of the accounting of
the executors aud trustees of the late William d. Mar
gam. Mr. Mangam. who died April 3. 1865. was at
time president OF the Produce Exchange OF this
city. His property was estimated to be worth
about $500 900. and II was to be divided as trust
estate, among his children. and then pass their
children. Among the trusts one to establis h
the Baptist church on Clinton avenue, subsequ
known the Centennial Baptist Church. The latter
trust contested by the heirs, and the Supreme
Court set aside the trust void because OF rrcgu
larity. The Surrogate reviews the various questions
submitted upon the report OF the auditor for his
decision. He holds the trustees liable for the results
OF certain transactions. saying :"Whcre executors
or trustees act In entire good faith and strive sea
ize the most possible out OF the estate under their
charge, 1T is harsh rule of law that makes them
responsible for failures which they could not tore.
SEQ. and especially when guided by the advice OF
respectable counsel. But If these executors ana
trustees. while acting In good nith in striving to
realize large price for this property sdopt an lie
gal and improper course to accomplish that emo anu
loss results TO the estate, shall they not De heid
liable therofor?"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-21

ILLUSTRATING MOTION OF nRcEssroN OF SIRIUS
1t shows how owing to the rapid recession of tho
star Sirius the line of hydrogen is displaced toward
the red end OF the spectrum. The lecturer then
proceeded to illustrate the immense number Of
suns, and passed to consider systems of higher
order-systems Of star systems, systems of such
systems. and so endlessy. Mr.. Proctor concluded
his lecture by quoting Paul Richters dream as
translated by De Quincy about man who sup
posed be carried through spaces under angel
guidance through constantly widening regions Of
mysterious, worlds billowy. other
heights. other depths wore coming. We're nearing.
were at hand. Then the man sighed and stopped,
shuddered and wept. his overladen heart uttered
itself in tears. and he said. CANCEL I will go no
further, the spirit of man acheth with this
intinitude, nsufrerable is the glory OF God.
let me lie down and hide me in the grave from the
persecution of the infinite, for end i there is
none" us there indeed no end" the angel
solemnly demanded, land is this the trouble that
ails you" Then the angel threw up his
glorious hands to the heaven of heavens. saying,
END there is none to the Universe Of God. Loi
also, there is no beginning"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-21
COLLISION IN THE RIVER.

The sight of q schooner run down by the steamer
State of Pennsylvania and almost Immediately sunk
attracted yesterday the cutter Chandler the
tugboats J. B. Whitbeck and Petrolia. with several
yaws from the Battery. to the Of the disaster
to rescue, If need be, any persons that might be
dangered. to give the steamer assistance il she
in need of It, Ere they reached the place where the
collision occurred in the North River to the south
west of pier 1. tho schooner had sunk to
her mastheads and the State of Pennsyl-
vania had departed on her way to Glas-
gov. The tug Petrolia picked up Captain
William Meyers and his John and landed them
on the docks of the Central Railroad of New Jersey
at Communipaw. A HERALD reporter followed, and
from DR.. J. ID. McGill OF Jersey City, obtained the
following account of the affar:-"The schooner Jane,
deeply laden with slate and manned by of three
persons-Captan William Meyers, his son John.
aged sixteen years. and foremost hand-was sailing
toward the east RIVER between Bedoes Island and the
Battery about o'clock yesterday afternoon. Cap
tain Meyers ut the helm. the boy at the cabin
gangway. while the man was forward. The steamer
Pennsy vania was coming down the river. and blew
one whistle as signal tor tho Jane to port. and she
put her helm to port but she had scarcely done
when the prov Of the steamer struck her amid
ships and in an instant the Jane. cut almost III two.
settling to the bottom. The shock threw the
into tho water together and the latter made of
it to keep ahoat until he was rescued. Captain
Meyers was struck and thrown somo distance by the
shock but when he reached the surface of the water
again the steamers people threw several life
preservers, one Of which he secured and thus was
enabled TO float until tho tug reached him and took
him on board badly injured in the right leg. His
injuries such that the tug hurried the Jersey
shore for medical assistance. The third man managed
to get hold OF ropes thrown from the steamer, and
was hoistod on board" The Doctor continued ~
called to attend the and found that Meyers
right leg fractured and had also been struck by
the end of u plank or something of that nature,
which had torn of the hesh away. The injuries
were very severe. though after had dressed them
the Captain was removed to some friendly craft and
taken to his home in Rondout."
The Jane, which was owned in Albany now lies
the sport of the tide in the river and she Is
ing up and down In tho main channel with Just tow
feet OF her masts out of the water she dangerous
object In tho way OF navigstors.
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not that crater only but others can be recognized
under favorable conditions In the unillumlnated
part OF the moons surface.
The lecturer next considered the of the sup
posed changes OF tho lunar crater Lime Here
where the observer Schrater had recognized a deep
and large crater there Is now only shallow depres-
sion with a small crater near its centre. 1t at
first supposed when schmidt called attention to
this change that great eruption had occur ed,
but il is generally believed by astronomers
thut the precptous walls OF that crater have fallen
in and as the lee remarked II not surprising
that over tie millions of square miles of lunar
surface studied by astronomers such changes should
be recognized. For. during tue full heat of lunar
midday tho surface becomes heated to a tempera-
ture far exceeding that of boiling water. This has
been clearly shown by the heat measurements made
nv the present Lord Rose. by means OF
tho giant reflector of Parsonstown Ireland,
and during the lunar night. which, like
the lunar day. lasts for fortnight the
Same region is exposed to cold far exceeding that
of the bitterest arctic winters. The alternate
pansions and coutractions resulting from these
changes OF temperature must be competent to pro-
duce slow disinteer in the more precipitous
parts of the moons surface. 1t is probably in this
way that must explain the reported appearance
OF a new crater near HyGnus. Another supposed
indication of change Is the so-called darkening
lunar midday of the floor of the crater Plato. BY
floor" is meant the nearly circular level surface
enclosed within this crater The crater is shown in
the following picture:-
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having many bands In the blue part of the spectrum
that there is of light from the red end;
while the smaller has many bands in the red and
orange part the specra that there is an excess
of light from the blue end.
The lecturer also considered the evidence given IN
the case OF some stars which have blazed out sud
denly with great splender. These show spectrum
IN which the lines of hydrogen instead OF being
dark exceedingly brilliant. Astronomers infer
that such stars have been exposed to some catas-f
trophe resulting in the emission of enormous guam
titles OF glowing hydrogen from their interior.
Whatever the explanation such accessions OF
brancy it is at any rate certain that the greater
part of their light comes for the time being from
glowing hydrogen. The lecturer then returned to-
the subject of the proper motions of the stars. that
H. the displacement of the stars from their positions
movements may be inferred from the following pic
ture:-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-21
STATUE OF GENERAL HOOKER.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
WAsHINGToS, Nov. 20, 1879.
movement has boon inaugursted by the officers
and soldiers Of the Army Of the Potomsc In this
city to raise fund for the purpose Of procuring
statue Of General Hooker. to be placed in one Of
the vacant circles here. The movement is encour-
aged by the fact that large number Of employees in
the different departments OF the government were
soldiers OF the Army Of the Potomsc. and are able to
contribute literally to such fund. and at
the time it Is expected that aid will
be received from Congress like that given the Army
OF the Cumberland when appropriation or $4,000
was made for the pedestal which the Thomas
statue stands. In the event that the call for sub.
scriptons meets with the response expected statue
Fighting joe will be erected that will do credit
to the survivors of that army aud also be addi-
tional ornament to Washington, which Is now known
the "Cty of Monuments. Tho survivors of the
navy not idle, but taking steps looking to
the erection OF q statue to Admiral Farragut
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THE UTE PEACE COMMISSION.

VISIT OF CHIEFS TO WASHINGTON PROPOSED
BY GENERALS HATCH AND ADAMs-sEcIETARY
SEIZURES RESPONSE.
Secretary Schurz yesterday received the following
telegram from General Hatch:-.
Los PINos Col, Nov. II.
Via LAKE CITY. Nov. ~, 1879.
To the SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. Washington
Chief Ouray this morning asks for time and be-
ieves it is the interest of the to take to
Washington such chiefs rs may d. senate not to
chiefs. In the meantime. while waiting for your
answer. we will continue TO take such testimony
can obtain here and elsewhere. HATCH.
despatch from General Adams also received
to tho effect the foregoing. but accompanied
with a strong Recommendation that Ouray's request
be granted with a view to promoting future and
final arrangements for the Utes.
SECRETARY scHuRzs REPLY.
In response to these dispatches Secretary SEIZURE
has telegraphed the following
To General HATCH. Ute Commission. Los Pinos
Agency. via Lake City. COLI
Ouray's proposition to come to Washington with
some chiefs is acceptable. with the proviso that
we cannot receive here as delegates any
the crimes committed there. Their talk before tho
commission as IL no crimes had been committed 90
their knowledge is the mercst rihing Ouray cannot
expect the government to accept such testimony
TO act upon any assumption so absurd There
be doubt that Douglass. Jack and the other White
River chiefs know who attacked Thornburgh and
who massacred the agency people Their cd
effort to shield the guilty parties by the parent
plea of ignorance as to the well known facts raises
strong presumption against themselves. and
they are. therefore. not At men to treat with.
They clear themselves so as TO be received here
only by pointing out and surrendering tho guilty
parties. They must all be made to understand that
unless this is done the whole tribe must be hold
sponsible and BIO dealt with accordingly.
You may assure Ouray that his loyalty is highly
appreciated by the government and his advice al
ways welcomed. But the question whether the
rendered. in failure of which the tribe
must be proceeded against. Is not open for negots-
ton. Ouray's visit here have only two Objects
namely. to recommend mercy in individual cases.
and then his recommendations will be received with
respect; and. secondly. to discuss with us what
rangements to be made for the Utos hereafter IL
the Commission has any further facts or views to
state with regard to the delegation do so at once.
a. SCHliRZ. Sccrotary
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HOMER AND SCHLIEMANN.

Mr.. william Parsons lectured last evening in
Stenway Hall under the auspices Of the General
Society Of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City
of New York. The attendance was full
and select. The lecturer recited some
Of the enchanting stories of old Greece as
given by Homer. concluding with Helen's
speech over tho dead body OF Hector, and
proceeded to show where the modern dis
cOveries of Professor Schliemann had confirmed the
events as presented by the Immortal bard" The
lecturer said the trophies OF Professor Schliemanns
explorations at the tomb of Agamemnon and elsei
where in classic ground should be held in this coun-
try instead of by the British Museum. for the
son that Schliemann was an adopted American citi-
the aid OF his heroic Grecian wife that he en-
abled to make the discoveries he has made.
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srscrsA OF DISFEnESr ORDERS OF srAns.


The first shows four strong lines in the spectrum.
obtained from Sirius. Vega aud other brilliant white
stars. The dark lines belong to hydrogen, and seem
to indicate the presence outside tho glowing surface
OF these stars OF much greater quantities of hydro
gen than surround our own sun Aud IL we assume
that oil the stars showing this spectrum Of the
Same order. then, since ono of them. CSir-
iusl has been shown To exceed our sun
probably very greatly in volume and mass. IL
would seem to follow that all the stars
of this class belong to higher order In the scale OF
creation than our own sun. The second and third
spcctra seem TO belong to stars that resemble our
sum- Some. indeed. of these stars have spectra re.
sembling our suns in very remarkable degree, o
result which DR.. Henry Draper. of New York,
has recently confirmed by his Photographic
represented by the third on the figure,
would seem to be suns like ours, but
having large proportion OF the surface covered by
spots. for their spectrum resemble moro
nearly that of sun spot than the spec trum obtained
from the general surface of the SUM- Tho fourth and
nfh spcctra in the figure those of stars belong
ing secchis third and fourth orders respectively
band spectra of two orders. These stars are prob
ably inferior to our sun In size.
Pictures OF double stars then shown and the
lecturer proceeded to consider how spectre copic
analysis had indicated the source of the colors ex-
hibited by these beautiful objects. The following
cut illustrates the nature Of this evidence.