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Year: 1869

The Ocean Yacht Race-Another Chance


for the Cambria.


Evidently the Cambria, even if her owner
persists in his objections to the Dauntless, viii
be at no loss for competitors in run across
the Atlantic. As will be seen by the note
below the Sappho is to be counted in. This
boat has had the honor Of frequent mention at
the hands of Mr.. Ashbury, who has on all
occasions expressed in the most courteous
terms his readiness to forget that he beat her
once so handsomely, and to try her again.
His former victory over her was tolerably
easy, and we suppose the explanation OF the
present challenge is that her present owner
does not believe that the best was made OF her
in seamanship. Without going into criticism
on the past we may freely express our opin-
ion that she is in good hands now, and that
If any one makes race with her too readily,
predicated on former achievements, he may
find that he has counted without his host -


UNION CLuB, NEW YORK, jan 10. 1900.


DEAR SIR--On the return OF the SapphO In N0vem-
Der last became her owner. From the day OF her
defeat have been anxious that she should again
renowned yacht, the Cambria. Having determined
to cross the Atlantic on or about the lst OF June
next l trust that a race may be arranged between
our respective yachts. That this Will be equally
gratifying to you as to me feel assured from the
courteous alusion you make to the Sappho in your
letter the 2Sth December addressed to Commodore
StebblnS.


The conditions can be settled on my arrival in
Cowes.


Permit me, however, to remark that an open
course free from the influence Of light land breeze5,
currents, &C.. would place the yachts on more
equal footing the Sappho being rugged for ocean and
winter cruising.


aln, sir, your obedient servant


J. AsHBURY, Esq. WIN. DOUGLASS.


We shall be glad to see the Sappho retrieve
herself, and we are sure that a race between
these boats would be a splendid and close
one A point in Mr.. Douglas challenge is
worthy of note. He describes his boat as
'srigged for ocean and winter cruising" In
this we see an indication of the change that
has come over yachting in this country within
few years. Formerly English yachtmen had
to themselves the fame of keeping seaboats
and being the boldest of amateur sailors,
while our craft were looked upon as the crea-
lures of sunshine and still water. Now it is
rather the other way, and American yachtmen
take the lead of the world in contests calcu-
lated to test all the points of relative merit in
ships, and sailors too.
Year: 1869

Now OR NEvER.-They say that there Is nothing
like taking time by the forelock, nothing better
than hatmemorable stitch in time which, however,
didn't refer to the chap who had "stitches" In his
back What we would mention IS. the necessity of
examining those pretty goods at John Stout's, be-
fore they are all gone. Now is your time-now or
never fyou want something pretty and good
go to John Souts for his stock is still large and
complete, and cheaper than the cheapest.
Year: 1869

Child Bro. not only have the largest and best
stock Of boots and shoes in La Sale county, but
receive new goods every week direct from their
wholesale house and manutactory in Boston, there.
by avoid all second profits, and OF course can sell
that much less They do not buy slop shop work
in Chicago and pay two or three profits on it.
Neither do they ask people two prices for goods.
Year: 1869

ToBBAco.-Smith e. Rising are in the market
with splendid stock Of smoking and chewing
tobacco, cigars Of the very best brands, and
pipes of every variety. They are agents for the
celebrated Honey Bee" and Golden Flake
both Virginia tobacco. pure and sweet; the best
smoking tobacco in the business
Year: 1869

"Nor GurLrr."-Athough the popular verdict
was mot guilty in the late murder trial, Burke
&Heenan still continues to sell those choice and
handsome goods TO every one and in large quaint.
ties. They have as good stock any one could
wish to select from, and their prices are always
uniform and low
Year: 1869

STARTLING RUMoR Tho rumor few like


wild Are" through town the other day. that the
enormous rush for Goods on Reddick g. Gillen


had whitfield down their stock 50 low that in a
week or two more at such rate they must be
cleaned out. Ladies who had fixed their hearts
on certain dresses only to hs obtained rat that
store began to despair But their alarm was
quietsd by the arrival since Tuesday of rail-
way train load, more or less, of new goods So
it only renaias to Gimp roye" the moral: Never
fret, but you can always rely on getting what.
ever you want in the dry goods line at Reddick
& Gillen'A --..-.-..-
Year: 1869

combination such the world has zeyer before seen
Known All sorts OF old chronic affections and scrofulous
diseases disappear by its use as by magic and the OF
these obnoxious diseases is rapid, certain AM, complete.
Year: 1869

Has the happes ect consptiyes, causing them freely


to eXpectorate thereby giving them instant relief and comfort


and OF cough cold 1t Is Indispensable and
should always be kept in the house.
Year: 1869

copy the habits Of the whites, especially those
of rufian frOntiefsmen orfrascally agentsR How
get them to adopt civilized life and govern
ment like ours, with such brilliant specimen
to model from as the Indian Bureauf


Teach them to work. 1t is cheaper than
killing, but be not deluded with the hope that
it will be easy. First shepherds, then agrlcul-
turists. Try it patiently, honestly, faithfully.
1t is q noble field, and bears with it the bless
ing Of God and the praise of posterlty. 1t IS
indeed grand work. God offered the OppOr-
tunity to our country, and the President offers
it to the Quakers and the Christian Commits
sion.


We think Congress might have done better.
We think they owed their country and human
ity something more than an undigested two
million dollars thrown in the tail end of an ap-
preparation bill. They did not give it. They
had two weeks debate for the Tenure-0f- Of
flee bill, but no time for a question interlocked
with our progressive civilization and that may
affect our prosperity and honor to-day and
forever.


We look upon the broad -brims not without
hope, and yet with fear and trembling. To
them has been committed q task for which
Congress has almost confessed itself incompe-
tent. The stake is great yet the risk eminent.
If clergymen had been invited to the task we
should have expected to see the most worth
less portion of our modern priesthood coveting
share of the work. Your political preacher
generally falls in the effort to compound be-
TWEEN God and mammon. We would caution
our Quaker brethren. Let them see to it that
the best they have speak for them. The pub
lie will accept it now; but in the end will want
other evidence of integrity besides broad
brimmed hat. To pick out this one sect as a
peaceable and upright body is high compli-
ment, hut carries grave responsibilities. Let
them beware whom they recommend. Let them
see to it that no jobbing contractor humbugs
them. Fifty years of misgovernment comes to
their hands for settlement 1t is ticklish
experiment, and carries with it the hope of the
Indians and the reputation of the descendants
of William Penn.
Year: 1869

! A parallel TO the celebrated Speke mystery
! has recently been brought 10 light by the dis


covery of a missing American gentleman in
| London. The Reverend Mr.. Speke, it will be
remembered-a brother of the African explorer
| left comfortable English home without
assignable cause, and after all Great Britain
had been for weeks in a turmoil over his disap-
pearance, was discovered in a distant part of
the kingdom, disguised as drOver. lie seemed
to be sane, and no satisfactory explanation of
his vagary was ever made public. The Ameri-
can case is strangely similar. Mr.. Edwin X.


Cotton, agent of the Adams Express Com
pany at Springfield, Mass, left the house of q
friend Tin Fifth-st., New-l York. on the Goth of
December, 1867, and from that time all trace of
him was lost. His accounts with the Company
were found to be correct to the last cent, and
no motive could be coDjectured for his vOlun


tary disappearance. All available means TO
find him were exhausted At last on the Goth
of April 1869, an acquaintance met him, dressed
as q sailor, visiting the Tower of London. He


gave a history of his adventures, but
no explanation of his sudden desertiOn of
wife, friends, and country. The day OF
his disappearance he had taken passage for
Glasgow under an assumed name. He wan


dered about England for several weeks, and then


shipped as a seaman on board a vessel bound


for San Francisco. Thence he sailed to CAL
cutta, and from Calcutta to London. He knew


of the excitement caused by his disappearance,


but expressed no intention of coming home.


OF course there may be circumstances both
in the Speke and the Cotton case which have
been concealed from the public but why
should we doubt that sane men are driven


sometimes by an impulse they cannot explain
or anayze, to break out of the routine of
monotonous life and plunge into new world?
When knighthood died, the vague unrest of
chvalric adventure survived. When the an
choritism of the desert went out of fashion,
there still remained in the human bosom that
yearning for solitude, that irresistible desire to
break away from the beaten path, which some
times drove men to flee from family and friends
into the solitude of the Thebaid, or the seclu


sion Of the monastery. AS the world grows
older we walk more and more closely in
one anothers footsteps; the grooves get
deeper, and it is harder to escape
from them. But every now and then
impulse gets the better of reason, and
grown men, respectable clergymen, fathers of
families play truant like schOol-bOys, and per-
'baps hardly know themselves why they do it,
or what they run away from. unless it be the
Year: 1869

Secretary Boutwell, must feel that the right
eousness and good policy of the course on
which he was recently understood to have en-
barled is demonstrated by the futility and
baselessness of the pretexts on which 1t is
assailed. Thus The World says:


'The attempt OF Mr. Boutwell, TO cheaper the price OF
gold by process which further inJtaes our redundant
currency, adds to the enormous advantage which
foreigners already enjoy In our market and increases
the drain upon wealth which goes to make up their
profits"


Comment.-What Mr.. Boutwell, was under
stood to purpose was the purchase of Bonds
wih the surplus Gold lying dead in the Treas
ury. He has no surplus of Greenbacks. and of
course cannot initiate the Currency by uttering
any. Though his purchases be made in Green
backs, he must sell Gold to obtain those Green
backs; so that the bugbear of further in
flatng our redundant Currency" has not
shadow of truth at its foundation After he
shall have bought up Fifty Millions of Bonds,
there will necessarily be no more Greenbacks
in circulation than now, and may very prob
ably be less, as the great reserve of Gold,
readily exchangeable for Paper, precludes any
necessity for keeping on hand large balance
of Greenbacks.


We wish the Secretary would just offer to
purchase Thirty Millions of Bonds and pay for
them directly in Gold. What would the SUB
rosa in1atiOnists say to thdtP
Year: 1869

We have believed that notwithstanding the
occasional reports which still reach us of out
RACES for political reasons upon Black and White
Unionists at the South, the rule of passion was
gradually subslding. 1t has seemed quite nat
ural that such difficulties as 90 occur should
receive prominence that would not be
accorded them in q settled community
at the North, and that political causes might
sometimes be charged when they had only a
remote connection with the case. On the whole
we have thought, and have been glad in think
ing that the South was gradually returning
to order, accepting the situation and doing all
it could to promote revival OF general
prosperity. But the dispatches from Georgia
are certainly of such character as to warrant
investigation. We trust the President will not
fail to take steps for procuring accurate infOr-
nation concerning such events as that described
in our Atlanta dispatch, and do whatever the
facts may indicate as necessary for securing
the rights of all classes of citizens and the
punishment of all criminals
Year: 1869

It seems to be next to impossible for the
British Parliament to govern Ireland with any
thing like reasonable degree of common
sense. The Mayor of Cork having attended a
banquet given to the released Fenians, Messrs.
Warren and Costello, the Attorney General for
Ireland asks leave to bring in a bill removing
the said Mayor of Cork from his office alto
gether. There has been no worse stretch of
the authority of Parliament over municipal in
dependence attempted in the history of Great
Britain than this, which has received the sane
ton of even Mr.. Gladstone OF course, if Par
lament has right to turn out Irish Mayors,
it has an equal right to turn out the Mayor or
the Sheriff, or the Aldermen, or the Council
men of the City of London. The Mayor of
Cork may have acted imprudently, or even
fooshly, but it is impossible to see how he is
responsible to Parliament, except for clearly
defined acts of treason, while for any malfeas-
ance in Office he may be, and must be, indicted
and tried according to law. For Parliament to
undertake to vote him out of his place because
he ate dinner with Warren and Costello, and
does not think that England has governed
Ireland wisely, is the hight of despotic absurd
ity. Municipal charters, if Parliament can thus
interfere with them, are worth no more than
they were in the early days of Charles the
First There is but little 20 choose between
the usurpatiOn of a King and that of a Legis-
Iafura
Year: 1869

Mr.. Edward Atkinson, a Boston Free Trader.
trumpeted as an extensive manufacturer, has
been here to make a speech, which we hone
the Free Traders have read since it is calcu-
lated to dissipate some of their most mischey
Gus prejudices. The gist Of his argument was
that New England and her manufacturers de-
rive no special advantage from Protection
that if the duties were reduced to twenty Der
cent, they could do as well as at present, be-
cause they would obtain their labor and mate
rials much cheaper than now, and so might
extend their foreign markets. We hope this
statement will tend to dissipate the ignorant
and vulgar prejudice (often cOuntenanced by
men who are not ignorant and need not be
vulgar) that Protection is a device OF manufac-
turers for their own particular benefit. Mr.
Atkinson did not attempt to show how we
should raise the vast sums required to pay the
interest and steadily reduce the principal of
our National Debt under Free Trade, nor why
the working classes are fleeing from Free Trade
countries-even our neighbOr Canada-tO earn
and enjoy here those high wages which he e1-
poets by Free Trade to reduce.
Year: 1869

The duties of the Pacific Railroad Commission
are SO peculiarly and preGminently of kind
for the discharge of which the Government has
the right to call on citizens in whose high char
acter and entire and disinterested integrity the
public have the most perfect confidence, that
we are glad to note President Grants latest
selection for the Board. Benjamin +. Wade,
who has held the second executive Office
in the Government, and has come
very near the first, and who has in
his noble career in the Senate still
higher title to National regard, has definitely
retired from political service. But this duty
which the President asks him to undertake
need not conflict with his determination not to
reGnter public life, and We hope he may be able
To accent IL.
Year: 1869

The third Anniversary of "The Universal
Peace Union" is to be celebrated at DOd-
worth Hall tomorrow Friday), when three
sessions will be held; and we urge an attend
ance of all who have leisure to attend. We
confess that we do not understand this move
ment; but that is probably our fault, or at
least our misfortune. We have tried to elicit
answers from the Oracles of the movement to
this plain question-"If If you saw man about
" to commit murder, and could only defeat his
"homicidal thrust or blow by knocking him
down, would MT you do it7" We would, and
so are not worthy to be numbered among tho
champions of Radical Peace. But go and hear
the oracles, who may be able TO shed some
light on your vision to which ours is yet a
stranger.
Year: 1869

and some of the best speeches that have
TINS far mitigated the rhetorical terrors of
TIE average Anniversary Week. Mr. Frothing-
ham made a suggestive hint about efforts
to limit the suffrage rather than extend
it, which drew out general disap-
prOval. Mrs. Stanton made strong and elo-
quent address, and got afterward sharply taken


to task for lack of enthusiasm in the matter of
Negro Suffrage. Miss Anthony had her turn in
getting raped over the knuckles, and even the
gorgeous Train was spoken of disrespectfully.
Year: 1869

TIE QUAhEHS dND 1HE INDIAN DUhE1 4.


In the days of Puritan power in England, ii
was enacted that no one should hold Office
unless he possessed real godliness." The
ghost of Praise God BarebOnes's Parliament
has been terminating the political dry bones
around Washington. The hdbitues of the In
dian Office have been startled by the spectacle
Of white neckclOths, and broad -brimmed hats,
and long brown coats, in their sanctuary,
while snuif-colOred apparitions, hugging anti
quated umbrellas, mingle with the Publicans
and Sinners of that delectable locality. Can
didates for agencies and superintendencies
stand aghast. The ShibbOleth is the word
Friend" written as a prefix. The hopefuls
looked up their genealogical tree to see if they
could not stumble on Quaker Let the hat
makers note that broad -brims are to be the
fashion in Washington. Some have claimed
that the President (or at least Mrs. Grant, was
a Methodist; it is now evident that the former
is engaged in deep conspiracy TO increase
the Society of Friends.


little while ago, and we were at a loss as
to whether we were really at war; The prints
have raved on the question whether Black
Kettle was murderer or q martyr Congress,
too busy or too lazy to examine the Indian
question, voted two millions, and threw the
responsibility on Grant. He, happily, remem-
bered that there was religious body in the
very bowels of which was the law: Thou
shalt not kill. Equally anxious with Congress
to divide responsibility, he invoked their aid,
and at the same moment gave us the latest
development Of the platform: "Let us have
"Peace"


What is to come of it We neither wish to
discourage nor to frighten the Qua1ers, but to
arouse healthy emulation, would remind
them that the reputation of the brotherhood is
at stake. Far be it from us to discourage
Thee or Thou; yet we would mildly suggest
that the brunt of the battle is still to come.
That which Congress was unable or unwilling to
do the President has put on their shoulders Let
those who have a goose-quill for the Totem Of
their class remember him whose ancient foot
prints have grown into greatness by the banks
Of the Delaware Fiat Justitia rudt CGtum.


To tell the honest truth, it is difficult busi-
ness. What shall we do with those who have
resisted all the seductive auurements Of whisky
civilization How shall We induce them 10
Year: 1869

The fourth anniversary meeting of the
National Temperance Society, at Cooper Insti-
tute, last night, was a marked success IN
numbers, speeches, and general interest. Inc
announcement that nearly half of the permanent
fund for which the Society is laboring had been
secured gave a more cheering indication Of the
future of the Temperance cause than even the
fervor of the meeting and the reports showed
the operations of the Society to be extensive,
and its financial condition good.
Year: 1869

The withdrawal of the Sprague candidate
for the Mayoralty of Providence turns out to
have meant strategy. But they played it q
little too fine-just about One-half the votes
cast too fine, in fact The anti-Sprague Re-
DrbIicans eXult accordingly
Year: 1869

We trust the reports from Washington do
less than justice TO Secretary Boutwells plans
and purpose concerning his weekly purchase
of Government bonds. We are not prepared
yet to admit that his course is to be heslta'-
ing and vacilating.
Year: 1869

SHOCKING AFFAIR.-Au Iowa paper
reports that as man and his wife were
at work in field in that State, their
child, which was in basket near them
was heard to cry, and the husband
asked his wife to go and see what the
trouble was. She, intont upon her
work, delayed few minutes, and then,
to her horror, found her child dead,
with large snake coiled around 1t.
The husband, in the frenzy of his anger
and grief, struck his wife with hoe
which he held in his hand and killed
her instantly.
Year: 1869

SUNDAY, Jan. 8. 1859.


The week in WAN street was dull one, the great in
terest centrng In tho OF money. which the
last day OF the year was marked by one period OF
great stringency as has prevailed In q long time.
During the activity just previous to the October
quarterly statement OF the banks the stock gamblers
produced an ARTIFICIAL stringency by the locking up
OF greenbacks," and money was then undoubtedly
as stringent as it well could be without producing
general disaster and ruin. 1t win be remarked that
1t did result the breaking Of the stock market and
the failure Of several stock houses. But the activity
OF the present time Is not assisted by any artificial
agency ana IL the natural result Of the contraction
of the banks for the December statement. Indeed,
the same men who plotted to make money "ught"
In october just as anxious TO have II easy,
for they all sTong'' Of stocks They cannot sell,
on the one hand nor do they care. the other. to
pay the extreme rates OF interest Again. there has
been heavy drain OF currency to tho South to
pay for the cotton which has been coming
~ steadily to the seaboard. A comparison
of receipts for the period since September /,
tho beginning OF the'cotton season, shows an in
crease this season OF over 100 900 bales The great
est activity prevailed on Thursday. when as high as
u to y per cent per day was bid for the use OF
money. A relaxation was quite confidently ex-
pected on Saturday, but IL did not come, the rate
prevailing at the close being a n which was the
quotation In the Long Room, where money is now
dealt In as regularly any security on the general
list. The fact is. the money which expected in
the way OF interest," dividends and the ike has not
found Its way back again into the street into the
banks. The various trust and savings Institutions
have also been compelled to call In quite large line
OF ther loans In order to have funds by them with
which to meet the demands of dep0sitors. In THO
savings banks, In particular. large margin is ne
cessary this season, when there is such general
practice Of lifting both the principal and interest
Money Is passing fr0m large capitalists and corpora
tons to small holders, and during the period Of
transition win OF course be without influence upon
the market It viii soon return, however, through
investments and re-deposits, TO the banks, and be
again united IN the general currents Of business.


The weekly statement Of the associated banks Is
very favorable doubtless owing to the additional
necessity which they under to prepare for the
quarterly statement to the Comptroller Of the Cur
rcncy. The figures, the differences and the COM
parlson Of with liabilities are set forth fol-