Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-23


FROM OUR SPECIAL REPoRTER.
Providence, June %.
The Rhode Island Horse Show is I'M
questionably one of the events of the season;
an object of no mean attraction. 1t has been
eminently successful, in all its appointments,
and thus far has given general satisfaction to
the vast multitude congregated to witness the
display.
The attendance yesterday must have been
as large as ten or twelve thousand, among
whom were many ladies. The crowd this
afternoon is larger than it was yesterday. The
weather is highly favorable for the occasion.
There were entered IL draught horses, 20
breeding mares, % colts, LOG matched horses,
2S trotting horses, II stations, ll9 family
horses, and 10 saddle horses-total 442. This
is a. larger number than was entered at the
great Springfield Show, and we venture to
say that it is the finest display of practical
horse fesh--horses for daily use-eyer wit
messed in this country.
The grand entrce yesterday occupied nearly
the whole Of the track. The most beautiful
feature of the exhibition, in our view, was
the display of matched horses. To the sports
man, doubtless, the trotting horses, and the
exhibition Of their speed afforded the most
interesting and exciting part of this grand
spectacle. The show of mares and colts is
very fair. Among the latter we noticed some
very promising specimens. The show of
stations is respectable, but affords nothing
very rare or remarkable for its value. In the
class of family horses, or geldings, there are
some remarkably fine specimens, which at
tract much attention and very general praise.
It's the finest display of useful horses We
have ever seen. We also notice some very
pretty saddle horses, Of good action, but gem
orally failing in point Of size-better adapted
for fancy use than service on the road or in
the field.
Stare Temperance Convention Mt Lowell.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Edwin Thompson made an address,
having reference to the financial depart
ment.
Rev. Mr.. Trask, of Fitchburg, offered some
anti-tabacco resolutions, which were ruled out
of order.
Rev. Edward Beecher, of Boston, then
read the State address, an able document,
probably from Mr.. BIS pen, recommending
the sustontation and enforcement of the Maine
law, as it is, until it can be amended; and
recommend also, energetic political action to
secure its speedy amendment. The address was
accepted unanimously, and ordered to be
printed and circulated.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher of Brooklyn, N.
T., was then introduced, and made the great
speech of the occasion.
He traced, in his peculiarly eloquent style,
the history Of the temperance reform from its
incipient stages to the present time, and pro-
ceeded to argue in favor Of the Maine Liquor
Law, and answer the objections which have
from time to time been urged against that
statute. The great root fact of the Maine pro-
hibitory law, was, that alcohol is poison, and
the root principle, that its manufacture and
sale was a crime
Snort addresses were made by several gen.
tlemen In the course of the afternoon, and at
l-2 O'Clock, the Convention adjourned.
At Z IL o'clock in the evening the Conven
ton reassembled, with large accession of
numbers from the Lowell Operatives. and
listened to addresses from Phillip S. White.
ESD, OF Philadelphia, and several other
speakers.