The New York herald., 1869-03-15
81. 600, 600, 600

IL Will De seen Dy tne ABOVE andlysB tudt I'VE NIL
lions nve-eiehths Of the whole number Of horses
In this country animals devoted the ordinary
drudgery OF horse life, and whose individual value
ranges from nifty dollars up to $500. There are two
more classes the first Of which we will designate as
horses Of general utility, and the second as fancy
STOCK, the latter comprising the fast horses Of
the land. The first OF these, the horses Of
general utility, comprise nearly three-nfths OF
the WHOLE for they not only the fast and stylish
but they are horses adapted in majority Of cases
to most OF the useful purposes OF lfe including the
COACH the express wagon and the road. This class
Of horses we have ranged in value from $500 to
$4,000. The third and fancy class IL comparatively
small one numbering about 10000, and inclu des
the running and the trotting horse with values rang
ing from $500 to $4,000. with exceptional Gases
where they bring as high 10000 or $4oo0othe lat
ter gure having been paid for the race horse Ken
lucky before he fslame, and $50 900 for Dexter with
$4,000 offered and refused for Basnaw, Jr Within
the past year Goldsmith Maid sold for s2ooOo Lady
Thorn for sl75oo, with $4,000 refused for George
Palmer. The stations Fearnaught, Rhode Island,
George Wilkes and Draco Prince, al OF whom have
rotted better than 2:25 are individually valued at
over $4,000. As might be expected from our table
Of Valuations the horses designated as fancy horses
are by no means all horses that appear on the
TURF such horses being merely the selections while
the great mass the private horses OF gentlemen
Of wealth aud leisure, who seek recreation, excite
ment and sometimes notoriety ID the road. The
action OF agricultural and other s6eleties In oerng
the large amounts they do annually for horses to
compete at their exhibitions operates as powerful
incentive to the breeding Of fine horses, every
breeder hoping TO be able to exhibit Dexter Po-
cahontas, Lucy, or Bashaw, Jr.,.to the gaze
OF admriDg thousands and carry or q pre-
MUM which win enrich him for life. All
this tends to greatly increase the number OF
horses bred and the great accumulation OF ma
tlonal wealth in that speciality. The following are
about the prices paid for speed ut the present day.:
horse that trot In 2:45 viii bring from ST. 500
to $4,000; q dashing, good, young animal Of square
action viii command $500 or $4,000. while q well
bred one, soy Messenger or Bashaw. for instance,
that can trot In 2:s5, with prospect or improve
ment, win be sought after at $4,000 and one OF
either OF the above stock that beat 2:ao is
sidered cheap ut $4,000, while for every second IN
The twentes $1,000 extra will be readily given.
From all that we have said above, ana which may
be implicitly relied upon, as having been drawn
from the best OF information the conclusion
IL unavoidable that our facts aud figures indicate
rapid Increase In the number ana value or the horses
In this country, so great az surprise all who have
not given attention to this subject ana whose only
opinion has been that Of nero conjecture.
DANGEROUS STRuCTUREs.--The Maryland Court OF
Appeals has recently made an important decision In
reference 70 the liability for injuries 70 third parties
occasoncd by the negligence OF the workmen en-
poyed by the agents and servants OF the owner OF
real estate. The great dificulty, u was stated.
IL to ascertain who II to be regarded a. the
master OF the wrong-doer, and where the owner
has no control over the workmen he is not oriina-
rily liable But In the In question: where wall
was constructed In so defective and dangerous
manner as to excite the general alarm OF the passer
by, the Court held that IL constituted nuisance,
Tor which the owner OF the land was liable, and the
fact that the wall was erected by others, under con-
tract, and TO whom he did not bear the relation Of
master, did not excuse him. II was asserted that
where party IL In possession OF real property he
must take care that II In 80 used and managed that
other persons shall be injured and whether IL is
managed by his own servants or by contractors ana
their servants makes no difference in respect OF his
liability. liza man has anything done on his pre-
misses he must take care 70 inlnre no man In the
mode OF conducting the work. whether he Injuries
apassenger In the street or servant employed about
his work seems " make no difference sf.l