The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-12-09

DExrER-Of all the trotters ever bred
and trained, Dexter is, beyond all question,
the best and most famous. He is u brown
horse, with four white legs and blaze in
the face. ue stands fifteen hands and one
inch, on short legs. n, has fine rcsolutc
head, and piercing eye, and combines great
power and substance with the clean cut,
wry organization Of the thoroughbred. His
quarters and stiles arc immense, his shoul-
dcrs very fine, and he is uncommonly deep
through the heart. lie was got by HAM
bletonian, out of black mare by American
Star. The latter was very high bred trot-
ter, and horse Of extraordinary game and
bottom. Dexter never had feed OF oats
until after he was four years old. His &C.
ton was always. of tho boldcst and finest
character, and he is the fastest and stoutest
trotter that ever was produced. Upon the
turf he made the fastest mile in harness, I'm.
17As.-the fastest mile to wagon, Pm. 4Ss.-
the fastest mile under the saddle, ?m. lSs.
the fastest two miles to wagon, Am. 5Gts.
He is good in all ways Of going-light
weight, heavy weight, good track, muddy
track. /. is certain that no other horse ever
enjoyed so wide reputation, unless it was
Flying Chil,lers or English Eclipse. It's
probable that tho greatest feat he ever per-
formed was at Prospect Park Course, last
fall, when, after having been driven from
Mr.. Bonuers s,ablc,n New York, he trottcd
a mile to road wagon in Pm. 2l4s., pulling
$40 pounds of weight His speed this year
exceeds that, however, for to another road
wagon Mr.. Bonner had driven him half
mile at Fleetwood Park in I'm. 64s., with
3O5 pounds behind him. The best judges
think that he has never yet shown all that
he is capable of doing, and he is r!ghtfully
pronounced king among horses.
The GUBERNAToRIAL MANsIoN.-This
building. says the Sacramento Bee, begins
to loom up The basement doors arc laid,
ard one can see the plan without looking
ut tho architects drawings. The hall Is ~
feet wide, and this is carried through every
story, while the stairway occupies no por-
ton of it. The east half of the main floor
will be set apart as drawing room, while
the west half of tho same floor will be oc-
cupicd by ladies' reception room, grand
stairway and library. In the rear OF this
floor will be the family kitchen and dining
hall. The basement story is divided much
like the main story-thc cast half Of tho
floor being intended fora party supper room
which will have Its own ranges and kitchen
apart from that of the family. The third
story, or second above the basement, will
be used as sleeping apartments, each having
its own water closet. The servants rooms
will he over the family dining room, in tho
rear of the main building. The building
fronts on NJ street, or south; but its cast
and west elevations will look almost as we'll
as its front. Work will continue on it un-
| til it shall be rooted, anil all but the base
meut finished inside; and the finishing of
] the basement a. this time may depend on
tue state of the fund. A. A. Bennett is the
architect, who, under the instructions Of
the State Capitol Commissioners, is pressing
the work to completion.
THE NOVEMBER METEoRs.-Professo
Newton, of Yale College, writes to tho N.
Y. Post rs follows: ION tho morning Of
the 14th, six observers counted 1853 In four
hours and forty minutes. About one-half
of them were true members of the Novem-
bcr group Two years ago there wcro
about 1000 seen on one morning by some.
what larger party.
Last year the number was much smaller
at places where the clouds allowed any.
thing to be seen, but was much larger than
we seen this year.
1T seems that either tho earth had not
reached the margin of the great meteor
stream by sunrise last Monday morning, or
else that the stream itself, which for scve.
ral years has been crossing the carth's Or
bit at velocity of about one hundred
thousand miles an hour, has all passed by,
to return about the year 1000"
This belt of meteoric matter, which is
about 1,000, ,00O, 900 miles long, and at least
so, 900 miles in thickness, spreading over
about one.fourth part of its entire orbit,
has probably passed the earths orbit; but
it is also probable that a smaller number of
particles arc spread out over larger extent
in the meteoric orbit, and that VIC shall,
therefore, be still visited by November me-
teors, though not as profuscly as for five
years past
A RIVER IN THE OCEAN.-Thcro 10 q
river in the ocean. In the severest dropths
it never fails, and in the mightiest Goods it
never overiows. It3 banks and it's bottoms
are of cold water, while it's current is warm.
The Gulfof Mexico is its fountain, and its
mouth is the Arctic Seas It is the Gulf
Stream. There is in tho world no other 80
majestic flow of water. Ito current il