The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-07

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Bee; MIR. ROSS GONE TO LOOK AFTER MS
LoNG-LosT soN-YACHT RACE BETWEEN
A CANADIAN VESSEL AND A NEW YORK
ER-REsuLT OF THE VIENNA ELECTIONS
SPANISH NEwS-JUIEs FERRY's EDUCA.
TON BILL--oTRER FOREIGN NEWS, sc.
Crimes aud CaSualtiea. (;
A DISASTROUS BALLOON ASCENSION.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-Yesterday after
noon Professor S. w. Colgrave and Miss
Emma Allison made balloon ascension
from the Woodward Garden. About mid.
night Colsrare arrived ia this city and re-
ported that the balloon came down in the.
i,ay on account OF rent in the bag. 1t
through the water two miles. In
two minutes it struck piles OF the old wharf
on the opposite side Of the bay. threw out
lis occupants, who were somewhat cut ara
bruised, but not seriously injured. Col
grave and Miss Allison, who were caught 10
marsh, wadrd through, and made their
way TO Alemedo, and thence to this CITY.
The balloon sailed oil and was caught In the
telegraph wires near Lathrop, forty miles
from here. s1 . ~.
A YOUNG GIRI. DROWNED IN NORTH CAROLINA.
WASHINGTON, July "a report from
the Signal Corps stallion ut Fort Macon, n.
c.. gives the following information: Cap
tain A. Oak>mi,h Of Carolina City. n. e.,
with four daughters and Que son. started IN
small boat for Beaufort from this place at
. P. NJ. on the Alb. While halfway across
BoZie Sound the boat capsiZcd. The fatner,
sou, and three Of the daughters were res
cued, but the recovery OF one OF the daugh-
ters is doubtful. The body OF the eldest
daughter, who was drowned. has not been
found. Cantionary signals were displayed
when the disaster occurred"
HOMICIDE, SUICIDE. AND FATAL FALL.
New ORLEANS, July Sin an alteration
on the steamer Martha to-day Louis Tease,
dcck-hand, threw Jack McCabe, deck
passenger, overheard. and he was drowned.
Christian Warm, OF DoE@ola, ILL.,, com.
mitted suicide to-day on board the steamer
Golden Crown. Cause, dissipation.
Stephen Kennedy. engineer of the custom.
house, fell from the boiIer-dcck OF the
steamer Henry Frank last night, and died OF
the injuries received.
BODIES OF MINERS RECOVERED.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 5. "A Virginia tNe.
Tad1) dispatch says: 1.-THE three men miss.
in- at the time Of the fire in the Bullion mine
have been found. Perry was found on the
top Of the incline on The 500 foot level, Don
ohue ut the 1400-foot cooiny-statior. sitting
upright, with his face pressed to the air
pipe. and Cracker, who evidently died from
suflocation, about 200 feet above all.
Aquatic Sports.
BEILEyILLE. ONT, July 5.-The owner
OF the Yacht Katie Gray. ten tons burden,
has accepted the challenge OF the owner OF
the Yacht Ella. OF OsweSo, o! twenty tons,
; to sail thiriy-mle race at Kingston for
$3.50 side. the race to be sailed under the
rules OF the Royal Canadian Yacht Club,
and to take place July 18th.
THE BOSTON ROWING REGATTA.
BosToS, July 5.-The city rowing regatta,
postponed from yesterday. took place to-
day. The race fer amateur Junior >cullers,
two miles. was won by James Meeny. The
roies>ional-sculier race, three miles, was
won by Evan Morris, OF PittSburg, who
came in nearly hail 4 mile ahead Of Ten
eyck.
There were seventeen entries in the race,
which was ioramateur iuniors under TWEEN.
Ity years Of age who lad never rowed for a
prize Protests were entered against 3iee.
nv, who came Out first, and Linton, wbe was
third, on the ground that they had rowed
before, and they were both ruled out-A
O'Brien, who was spcoad in the race, re-
eeiving the first prize, and John Minnix
who came in fourth, receiving the second
The third race was for amateur senior
scullers, distance TWO miles; first prize
City of Boston cup, valued at 500; Secont
prize, gold and silver medal, valued at $50
There were siXteea entries, and ten starters
John Francis kept the lead all the way
coming in six lengths ahead OF D.. II
Hougbton, who was pressed hard by j. r
Brown.
The fourth race, double sculIs for pro
iessionals, 800 to the first, and $50 to tbC
second. was won by NJ. f. Davis ant
John Kennedy, OF Portland, easily; Nei
| Henry and Patrick Diskcn second.
II. DcIano, OF Boston, who was third
claimed the second money on the grounC
that Ten Eyck had received outside assist
ance (iis boat having swamped and he being
rescued Nv the police-BOat, bailcd bis oWr
boat out, and continued the racG). The claim
was allowed aud the Second prize awarded
| to Delauo.
The fifth race was for siX-oared shells ant
| eigS-open to amateurs oniy-distance three
miles; first prize, six gold medals valued ii
| $3.50 and set of club collars valued at SO
second prize. six silver medals valued at 800
Three boats started-two from the ShaWmu
Club and one from City Point Club. Tho
race was not interesting. as the winning
boat came in long way ahead OF the Others
The sixth aud last race was for four-oareo
working boats-distance, four miles-tirst
prize, $500; second, $3.50. OF fourteen en-
tries nine started. The West End crew
won in $500, with Lakeman No. second
in 2S:l2. The latter claimed IA foul from the
West Ends. which was allowed, and they
were awarded the first money.