Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-24
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The Great Match Race for $40. ooO

four mile heats between Revenue and Fanny KING came
of yesterday the Bngaman Course Duripg An.
morning the sky overcast with heavy clnuJs al
about the 5oiEates Of heaven were opensd tho -,
pouring down Ia torrents unu half an hour previous tho
starting. The hackers OF Revenue, who had remained
rather shy and waiting for the long Odds were busy en-
gagged during tue morning, swapping up every BET ta,
offered al the rate, which appeared bv general
consent . be established, viz 100 so on the fayor
Fanny King The time betcrs" who had laid nm tbc,,
un GA OF the heats being done in - OF under were
very urgent for postponcment OF the match mill n5
but 'O!d Nap" wide awake for the ,crns,o, 81
"5clieving in the mud" for immediate opor,,,o,
delays were dangerous and the agony suspense mos,
ntocrable and not 20 be endured The attendance mot
wi'sandng the h''rd state OF the weather. very large
the immense main pavilion being crowded with spact,,,.
the weather hsd been pleasant, have no doubt ,bo,
ateast 10000 persons would nave been present
many hundreds OF The tairer sex.
We will not torture readers with lengthy descrip
ton OF the race Ia the first hea, Revenue led from the
score and won the heat by about wegiy yards without
stuggle-tme 9:is
In the second heat Revenue again led of but was pas
sed by Fanny the st In the back stretch Reye
nue. gave her he c'hy and again headed in the
race, coming O. the stand easy winner by a dozen
engths-time $50.
BINsANAS CoUR.E-Thursday, April Is, Is47-Gro,,
Match Race for Sl0,0OO-S5OOO asde-S 900 fort en-
four mile heals.
Col. VIM. r. Johnson, Of Virginia, f. C Rereay,. nv
imp Trustee, out OF Resale Somers by Sir Charles.
years old.
VIM. P. Greer, Esq, OF Ky &c. T TaylorsJ n. m Fan
~ ANS by imp. Glencoe, out OF Mary Smith, 10y Sir
Richard, year old.
TlmS-9ls-s.5o-rr-ek in horrible condition.
A,sAs,ryArloS.-The Gin iGnl CommcTeial states ,t,,
on the ia inst Alfred Seward Esq OF the most in
hden'ia citizens Of Dover, Ky, aud a member Of the Ma
county court assassinn,ed about n ,,clcL a. -
while reading his bed. lie was IN sitting uos,,,
whom some villain doubtless Of his habits fired i,b
deliberate aim at M 5. with gun loaded with four halls
three OF which took effect upon hrs body Al tl. I.est,r
count there was bat ue hope OF the recovery Of Mr. :
No clue TO The pepcta1r OF the horrible deed had been OBJ
tanned mp Monday
SLAVE CASE learn rom the Pit,sburg papers
that Mr. Lloyd Logan OF Winchester. Va acrompaned
tv two constab.es from Virginia named Geo Kramer a
way slave m tal city. add that be- was taken away from
them by mob ct colnrei men, who knocked them down
and severely uacaod them. They had scarcely made
Their escape from the moo before they arrested on the
charge Of umu.;uous and arrest Of slave and
after hearing, required 10 give 5000 bail for their ap
pearanee Saturday morning Tor further hearing The
slave had been carried of Ohio, in the mean time bv
ms To-cueTs.
lasErAsr oF PoFrrAToN ~ rus wEsrrEv Sr,rrs-
The Home Missionary thus sums up tue growth Of the
Western States:
ONO welcomed the fret permanent settlers in l7ss
now u occupied by 1872. 600 people
MiOmgAs, 10 which the attention Of emiprnn,s was trrn
ed twelve ~ fourteen years ago. has 300 900 people
INDIANA, admitted into he Union IN 1916. has received
population Of more than half million since 1880 and
now numbers more than 800, 900 inhabitants
lLLiSots was organized separate territory in 1910
and entered the Union State 1918. From that date
i population Tebled every ten ycarH u the last census
and IN tie last it has 47G 900 to 700 600
Missouri. which IN 1916, had only 500 people has
now 100000, having increased 80 per cent in five year,
Iowa scarcely heard Of East ten years 400; il
" but fourteen years since the only white inhabitants,
noTiA Of the Missouri line few lnlan iradcrs-
More than 100000 nos make that beautiful land their
home; 10000 Of whom have gone in during the lac, four
years.
"icoNsIN was organised ten years ago; the MARSHALL
have taken tho census O present appearances the
population will vary but little from $50 900 being an in
crease Of 100000 W five years. Ono portion OF tho Terri
tory, So miles by 80 which, ten years ego, an unbro-
ken wilderness, numbers 10000 Inhabitants and tho
emigration 70 that portion the West greater than ever
Tho seven States aud Territories above onunlefatcd
70 say nothing 81 the other Western and SOuthwestfn
States and ToKashaye ncroasod, the last adjust
men; Of the ratio, more than q million and a half.