The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-16
FOREIGN NEWS.
The POps's Letter on the Proposed
New Marriage Law of Italy.
The HanIan-EIllOtt sCuII Race To-
day.
Commencement Of the International
Pedestrian Contest.
A Naval Fight Between Chill and
Peruvian Squadrons.
ENGLNND.

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Committee has reported that the electric
lighting system is sufficiently developed
to allow Its being used for public but moi
for domestic purposes.
The Arctic exploring ship Rcsolute
which formed part Of Captain Austin's
expedition in search OF Sir John franklin
in 1850, is 10 he broken up at Chatham
dock yard. Ornaments aud pieces OF fur.
niturc will be made OF the best timbers,
which the Admiralty intends to present
TO the President OF the United Stales rs a
souvenir Uf the occasion when the Rcso.
lutte was found by American whaers,
abandoned in the ice, and the Govern.
m0nt OF the United States had her repair.
ed and relltted and presented herto the
British Admiralty.
Lord Derby made Il long speech before
the Lancashire Farmers Club at the Town
Hall in Liverpool, Tuesday. lie spoke OF
the landlords tenant question, and on
the present state OF the agricultural inter.
est.
PANAMA sIIIP CANAL.
In final setting Of the international
Canal Congress to-day DC Lesseps said in
order to prove the reality Of interest taken
in the construction OF the projected Pana.
ma Ship Canal, and to prevent undue ad.
vantage being taken By the possible fur.
nishers OF capital, 1t has been considered
desirable to call for first subscription OF
2,O0O,0O francs in shares oi 5000 francs,
and although the decision had only been
taken three days ago, he had Just received
from his son in Paris the information that
the whole sum had boon subscribed. 1t
would now be possible lor him, he said to
obtain concession and commence the i'm.
dertaking.
THE HANLAS.ELLIoTT MATCH,
The London correspondent Of the SpOri..
maE on Saturday interviewed Hanlan and
Elliott, who both expressed themselves
very confident. They did only very
moderate amount Of work on Saturday
and Sunday, merely enough to keep their
hands in. Hanlan on Saturday had a few
short bursts with Plaisted, at the rate of
50 to 30 strokes per minute. He made
the boat travel splendidly. Hanlan's
muscles are superbly developed and he
attains rare speed with little apparent eff
fort. Elliott also rowed 80 strokes to the
minute in finished style on Saturday.
The practice Of the competitors Sunday
WAS watched by thousands OF people.
llInlan padding down the river, sighted
Elliott and Immediately turned and both
rOwed leisurely in the direction OF Scott's
wood, having about one hundred and fifty
yards distance between them. Hanlan on
landing weighed 1901 pounds. After the
men had completed their tual practice,
IN fNh tUl,t tnk, t,,sl
them in the race had a short
spurt. The boat manned by Hanlan's
friends headed tho other after eight of the
miles was traversed, amid vociferous
cheering.
The SpOrtaMan'S analysis OF the chances
Of the competitors is as follows: Elliott is
immensely improved in style. He has
adapted himself with marvellous ease to
the long slide, gets along Smartly, and
takes Il powerful stroke, which he had to
sustain well. lie declares that he never
has been so thoroughly trained before.
ilanlan took spin in good condition.
We expect to see u most exciting struggle
for n good part OF the distance, when
probably Elliott will tire from the fatigue
caused by the long slide, to which be is
unaccustOmed, and Hanlan will then draw
ahead.
At the Newcastle Club on Saturday
eleven to four on Hanlon was laid five
times. An offer of 500 to $40 found no
takers. Mr.. BrOwnlee, Elliott's principal
supporter, afterwards offered to take five
IN two to large amounts, but could obtain
no better offer than 81 900 to $500. AT
river side on Sunday oilers Of eleven to
four on Hanlon found very few acceptors.
INTERNATIONAL WALKING MATCH.
LONDON, June l4.-Rowell will not start
in the walking contest. Ills doctor says
he cannot use his injured foot for fort
night. lie therefore iOrfelts his stake and
the belt. Ennis, il is announced, strained
his loils when rcscuing the woman ut the
lock near Hampton Court recently, other
wise he is quite well, but his chances are
regarded more than doubtful. Betting is
9 to 4 on Blower" Brown.
The long.distanCe championship contest
for the Ashley belt was begun at Agricul-
tural Hall this morning. Four contest
ants appeared-JOhn Ennis, OF Chicago;
"Blower" Brown, OF Tunham Green; K.
Harding OF Blackwell. and Z. =. Weston,
OF New York. They were started by Sir
John Ashley punCtually at l \. ". Hard
ing walked the first mile in G minutes and
5 seconds.
The betting at the start was 8 to on
Brown, . to against Ennis, to against
Harding, 10 to against Weston. At 34.
y, the men made the following distances:
Harding IS miles and 81 laps, Brown 10
miles and laps, Ennis 10 miles and 81
laps, and Weston Is miles and 81 laps.