Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-09
MISSOURI.

KAnsAs CRY, Oct. 9.--hs western
bound exprsss and the eastern bound mail
trains, on the Missouri 4 Psei6c Railroad,
| collided yesterday 20 miles east Of here
Both engines, the baggage and express cars
we're badly wrecked. One 6remsn hsd . leg
crushed and vas sevsrsly soaidsd. Five or
elk passenger were slighsly injured The
cause Of the sscidsnt 10 laid TO che conduct
or Of the express train, who wss running
on mail train time.
ST. LOUIS, Sept s.-A base ball match
was played te-dsy between Excelsior OF
Chicago. and Union Of ST. Louis. the match
being one OF . series for prize given by
,h. Fair Association. Excelsior bea, Union
by . score Of ~ to Q, whi.ewnshing them
SIX times.
The place for the next meeting Of the
General Ticket Agents Association has
bsen changed from Chicago to New Y ork.
The democrats had q grand torchl iRhs
procession tonight, and made very bril-
liant displsy.
ST.. Lorrs, Oct. 8 To-day has been .
holiday throughout tho Getty. The Mer-
chants Exchange has been closed, and
business generally suspended in oil depart.
ments Of trade. Nearly every body has
been at tho Fair. From early in the fore.
noon until the middle Of tho afternoon, .
steady stream Of humanity thronced al
avenues OF approach 10 the grounds The
street. care on the numerous lines we're
dsnssly packed oil day long. and every con.
eeivabis kind Of vehicie was brought into
request 70 convey eager eight sssrs 10 The
grounds. The crowd has been unparalleled.
No such throng ever went: cut Of the city
before. Over 10000 tickets were cold q
the different gates. Folly $1,000 people
were in the inciesurs. The scsns was grand
almost beyond conception. Thousands Of
people were repeatedly crowded In the am.
phitheatrs during the ring Performs c.,
and other departments, % we'll % seventy
acres Of ground in the enclosure, contained
almoal solid mass Of humanity from NOR.
ming until night. In consequence Of the
continued storm YESTERDAY forenoon, the
programme that day was detained. and the
performance in The arena today began
with mares under years. Is. l.. DAvey,
Madison county, Ill.,, took frat premium.
and Thos. Krky, Jerssyvills, the sseond d.
The cattle rings being closed, horses for
| al work came on, and . finer display VA
never made anywhere. In the ring o: stsl-
ions. 6vs years old and over, there were
forty entries, embracing horses from Mis-.
souri,, lllinois and Ksotucky, oil Of them
splendid specimens. After long consider.
ton the Judess awarded the fret prize 70
Logon Bsilsy Of Kentucky, and the second
70 A. r. Taylor Of St. Louis county, for stal.
lions four years cid.
John Gsllaher, Of Illineis. took the frst
prize. and Samuel Wing, Of Spata, Illinois
the sscond premium for three ears olds. F.
Shstsnburg. Of St. Louis, and l.. T. Darcy,
Of kentucky, took the prizes for two year
old J. l.. Bently, Of Jsrseyvillc. Illinois,
aud l.. r. Darcy took the premiums 70, year.
linss. Thos. Kirby, of Jerssyv,ls. teok the
first premium for gsldngs over four years
Old There WAS = ring Of forty magn icent
horses, and fns tssts Of speed were made.
L. Lorvills and c. {. Thompson took the
prizes for gcldngs under four years cid. b.
L. Dorsey, Of Madison county. illinois, car
risd of the blue ribbon for mares five year
and over. On breeders, Il. l.. Dorsey again
took the first premium. This was another
grand ring.
| Tho regular programme Of today, which
embraces premiums for roadste 70, stations,
geldings and mares. and three grand spe-
cal prizes Of $1,000. $500 and $500 for
tro,,srs. free to ali.
The race has been postponed I'll Mon.
day, whom Bashaw. Jr., Silas Rich, Evangs-
line. Dixie. Tscksy, Hard Bread. Rells
Gold Dust and several other fly srs:will be
hers.
Tomorrow thorough -brsds will be shown,
the best stallion Of any ags to receive fifty
dollars.