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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

Valley road to White River Junction.
would be 81 miles. BY Way "t ST.
.lolin-hurN and The 1':issunpsic ii *
- miles. For all points north and
west of W olcutt it would diminish the
distance /" Boston ~ miles as com
pared with The Lamnille Valley road.
From South Hardwick it would dimin-
ish the distance 10 miles. of course Il
road from this place /" W"lc"tt or Nor
risN lille would absolutely control the
trade OF business OF all Central North
EN- Vermont If the White Valley
road is not built. there would still tr i,
large balance in favor of this cnnntc-
ton. Such u road, running through the
best timbertd land in Vermont. and
extending Ia and over one. of the rich
est Naliie> III the State, with the largest
parts of Orleans and Lamoille counties
its natural and necessary tributaries
would he an admirable Investment. 1t
would he Il capital feeder of the Yer
mont Central. and what l. more TO nitr
purpose. would tructifk and augment
the business "f Montpelier beyond ANY
present computation. 1t would result
III making the l.amoille VALLEY road
tributary la Our Interests. aud would
give the shortest route Ia Boston from
all points along its entire line west of
south liardwick.
Hitherto the Vermont Central has
commanded all the traffic of Genital and
northern Vermont. Its local rates hay t
sustained il. The through Western bus
inr>> has barely paid the cost of trans
porlatiou. IL local hiininc>S has been
IL Il
the c\tfaNa2ant expectations of the cX
trtvaganr men who built ii with such =
pr"iigal WASTE of money. Montpelier
has given Ia the Central one tenth Of
lis gross earnings. and more. far more
than one tenth ri lis net earnings.
Antt III This manner ct connecting with
the l.alnoill, Valley. the Interests of
the Central and of Montpelier are idru-
tiral. The Central has NOW come to
the time when she >er> her local re
reIPt> decreasing. nr not gaining III
proportion tu the increase of business.
The farther east She can connect with
the l.amuilr VALLEY the better il i tor
h"r Interest. The hertrl also tul the
Interests of Montpelier.
Dncr more the >ibNl offers Ia u> the
opportunity Of purchasing The mr',u> ri
"r' '"''''f prosperity I'm" powell h'
'hi''''S' man can et't "iclt our welfare
lies. IL l. not in sitting sill and wait
ihS '"I developments. We may ne
willing enough I" remain passive and
l""k Ton The arrangement of things 81
~ 10 >rrilrc our Vantage. tnt if We
would retain and augment uuI @I"Nth
ami prosperity. We have now got Ia tap
the l-Hn"tfi' Valley and CIV" IL the
ht>t :tnd shortest route 1" Boston and
We" York aud the West. We have
got I" >trih' some strong and hearty
bl"" : f"I niII s,.INr~. Nnh",tN will built
APP Montpelier hIlt it, own citizens and
They ran dn il. hrI can Iuru ihciI
former mistakes into the greatest adj
NanIagr>. AMI make even The roads
which have been pushed IN h">rilir, l."
the Interests ~ thi> place. tributary Il"
them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

Mr.. E.dmund> | should he still more
glad to hear the senator SAY that he will
go with me To protect the l"Nal black
man of the country. imt. ON the con
trar'. when We propose /" ct" that. he
is always against us.
Mr.. Blair went to protect the lib
critics of the wholc country IN the bat
tie field.
Mr.. Edmunds les the senator went
1" tho war. but he got through too
soon. (l.aughtcr.l
Mr. Blair Well il is Tim" for You to
1t" something in that wa, now; Hou
did nothing then. UuughtcI)
Mr.. Edmunds l d." not wish To inSti
tntr 4 comparison between my services
aud those "t the senator. but perhaps
he will pardon me if suggest hat this
government was not saved altogether
10y the hrigadier generals. Laughter
Mir. Nurwoud. in reply To Mr.. I'd
nlun'ls. said that he had heard OF the.
hukluX IgaIIizations, huG knew no more
than he (Edmumd>) did. He had heard
ot uutrages at the South. but ~ many
of them were committed 10y the blacks
~ upon them. and it WAS notorious, at
the South that the negroes did not he
gin those uutrages until after they we've
plIt i'll power bt the Reconstruct IN
acts.
Mr.. Sawyer. fearing that hi- motion
[" >tiike ont ali exceptions WUuld en-
danger the bill. Withdrew il.
The question was then taken on ia,
amendment of Mr. Morrill, OF VI. to "a
ccpt Ill persons who have been mcin-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

One day last week do. belonging To
u gentleman III Lynn, Was observed IL,
his master To Ice approaching him with
something i'll his mouth. W hich he laid
upon the ground and rmdearored to
attract attention To the >,nIe. The
gentleman. thinking it to he a hir of
leather Oh some article which the dog
WAS play with, took no notice of it..
and passed ON. The animal repeated
his movements. and again laid tn, par
eel III the feet of his MASTER. Who was
induced to pick it up. when. to his as
t"nlShnent. he found it TO he his own
pocket hook. which he had drnpped
without ptIreiving the loss. The saga
ci"us dog had found and safely restored
his uwuers money.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16
The Horrible.

>I"lA CIV, Iowa. Feb. :. Light
PERSONS ere floHen To death ,luinu The,
storm, saturday. within fifteen miles Of
this place. and from 100 tu too cattle
frozen.
dispatches received 1T London tInu
iehclan slate that the famine in Persia
continues with undated fury. many
persons II, ing daily.
The house and barn of Julius Han,
III Jefferson, Mimi. were burned on
TUESDAY: and three children persisted
in the flames.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16
Another Fatal Railroad Accident

iit passthSc' train f"I St Louis on
III" Rock island and St l.uIi> Railroad
d"c AT Alton. ILL.,. al I. ~ o'clock. We'd
hrS'iaI morning. when tl,ou1 tllrr
quarters "f mile bel"" the upper Al
ton station. came III collision win ,
iiri%li train going nnIth. The Language.
-. and first passenger ear NtI, t,.lI.-
>r"pcd. and then almost instantly took
me he S"rmc MAS most .tul,alliur
ne unfortunate passengers were most
~ caught between the c;il seats. and
tgr''>S from the ear wAs nearly inpo,>i-
hlt. Flames cnNcl"ped the doomed
ears almost instantly and the terrified
passengers We're left to lac SLOWLY roast .
Ell alive. The freight train should b,y,
switched on Il side track ut the iuuc-
ton. hut kept straight ON. Baker. the
conductor of the freight tain. jumped
on when the trains collidrd. and sought
safety in flight.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

ne city authorities of Allegheny.
Ia nave arrested l:i engineers and
hrelil"n OF the Fort Wayne railroad for
burning hltummous coal. The Orli-
nance requires that all engineers run
ming through the city shall use coke %,
hard coal as fuel. but for some wear,
past bltumiuoIIs coal has been used CA
clitsirelN, rs the engines are So CON
structed that no other kind of fuel can
be burned. The railroad will carry il
Ia the courts and test the cuustitution-
atty of the ordinance,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16
The Amnesty Bill Defeated.
One Days Debate in the Senate.

ment. bur Mr. Robertson of =. {. called
for the regular order. and the rc>Olu-
ton went over and the senate resIlm
ed consideration of the amnesty bill.
The pending question WAS Oh Suh>ti-
utting the word ''ritiLcn" for person
III the fifth section of the Supplemental
ny civil rights bill proposed by Mr.
Sumner of Mass.
MIR. Cole advocated the substitute he
c.lusr II would exclude Cinnamon.
Mr. NHHc of Nrv. took the same ground.
AND iIgutd that the, recent treaty with
China f"rhid> the naturalization ui
Cinnamon.
Mr.. sumner said that il merely pro
vided that no one could claim 10 he
maturalilrd under OF 10y the treaty.
Mr.. Carpenter Of Wis. said that the
meaning of the treaty pro, iSiun WAS
very plain. He knew that il was
wrong to intimate that amy senutor was
a"tuated by personal motives. but every
one familiar with recent poetry knew
that there was bitter luminosity he
tween the Nye family and Cinnamon.
U.au"htrr.l
The amendment WIS lost 10y Il vote
of Is tu ~.
MI Cole offered another amendment.
providing that Thu act shall not We
construed To alter the naturalization
i:t"s. hiclI was lost. H. To 81.
Nh t"rhett of or. moved to insert =
Pr"vi>" that the hill shall not Ice con
NlIlttl /" authorize III" naturalization
OF he 'hlne>r.
VII. Stevenson Of Ky. said that he
vas a~f"nl>!Ird Ill the gcntlcmHlr'~ Want
IN" 7" place the, pedcrt,l Cinnamon ON
the Pacific coast. NJ the mercy ui their
enemies III Ihr AIRY box. V hen h,. had
declared hN his previous votes. that the
hr2i"'N ~ the south. l%tr"rant. eipcr-
>Il'l"tN. utterly iiu'"Ii~cI"'IS that there
l. 4 tool We're ut I" act a. luI"r>.
VII. upton" ct \rh. rr"Str>t"d against
Mr. sumner supplementary civil rights
'lii - Hhralltd l"r ant clearly ,uhNcr
- "f the law Of stat" governments.
ne 'tA" "Atf'trt> from the protests Of
GOV. t'r:'lN of Prnm>l llIuil and Gn,.
l Amer "l l'llh"l> against federal mill
''iI lhttii'l"hc' III the affairs OF In"
N't'r>. ana sal" ih''t tllcii language ap
i,'irI !" the '>nrl@t'"n> proposed III
ms "IiI. n""i The excitement of The
"3i period haN'. H>nlPatl"n~ had been
'"'f'trd. hu1 Ii" warned tho Senate
I nat When he >tAtc~ : h"nld Ill hNr
i""n restored /" their places IN the l.
Ion thr\ Would drin"rd than All thi-
"N'I ''il"H Legislation >ti'Iii'i '''- swept
away. amt. Il iIr"'>~.'rh. T." "ii''l't- II
~ 'l' rrin' 81 The by ""rt. lie quot
'h 'h' I hIl>tian hI"n III r"ndcu;'rH-
';''' '' i'''i'|'\ interfering ia 'hr Lou
,>''''''' "''"'''!, ana me .\tIall''r Month
,-"''>' 'l''i''''' nh'i, "- statesmen.
VIZ. "i h'ii amendment Va then.
i'Ir'''h ht 4 vote. ct T. !" -.
vi. \ tel tt> Ii Nt ltt,I ,.B - ..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

READER. ARt rot ON "A -tatis-
tieinH tells IT, that S.lHAl. 900 of our free
aud independent citizens couslune each
an average YEARLY OF eleven pounds of
tobacco. 10 SAY nothing of one. hundred
and sixty seven "i2di>. \ Nuuug man
Yet pure. aud anxious /" lead Il wise.
w-li-"fdtird lille. may we'll pause before
he fixes upon himself a habit 80 perlli-
ci"us, aud on which he lua> sqrlandei n
gleat deal OF MONEY which il pun III the
right CHANNEL might d" much good. 1t
.."u tiiink OF contracting this habit INST
Isk those Who are it, slaves If they do
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

oUrKAGTnT-. We notice with pam
-tTite .,u"n% transfers III certain parts
ct uriI state 10 SEE whose team will draw
the heaviest luLd. The ronragiuu has
Iun through urleauS county. and now il
Is Laying in Washington county. This
abuse 81 duru! beasts L. the most nmtI.l-
gr"u> rrurliy. and should Ice ,i~cuun-
ttndn"-d Ivy every person who has IL
spark If humanity in him. What honor
Is there III h'a>ting "fpHttlng upon THAI
Noble ANNUAL. the hnIsc. three times The
load he ought 10 draw. If there j. not
humanity rmough To prevent such acts.
selfish motives should. fur il is the
l'""Iest rr"numy in the world To over
load il team. even L. TAI aS dollars and
cents ale concerned.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

BU>TuN ILLr>rElrFr-,Iam K. Us
good i Co. are abont IT. publish am
elaborate guide book l." Boston and its
suburbs. his viii he !usr the hing fol
visitors, aud the coming jubilee will
make laIge demand fol it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

N"kiH IhINki\G Of. some one has
p'1 "l record rhr follow ing short para
graph Which i'll itself speaks VOLUMES.
II should hr held up il letters Of light
'IhiIl II" one could p"~>ihl, t"I.., IA
remember the cost of the Var:
Ii l. hcaIl ->ichrnin" 10 mark the flip
lstnrN with which suIne al the public
Journals speak of :, probable Val with
England. y hall million graves are vet
Iuoist with the tears III th">, W no were
heIravrd of >"n>. hiutiicls. husband.
and fathers. bN the r.hellivIi. Until the
sad memories "t the lerent past shall
have hc'n modified by III least :. genera
ti"h OF time. Ne pray tod to avert iron.
H. = repetition at tiiat h.tINr-t III death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

= And nov CONF the >wIndlrr>
Dennis \ Co. at Maiden. Mass. " lao
are ti"oding the county with circulars
Promising r"i - cents L. send {, book
with Interesting pictuIes. ric. " hat
they Hdnt il SOltI lIlOut.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16
New Hampshire and Vermont Rail
roads

In some railroad statistics lately puh-
hshed. it l. stated thar i'll New iIamp-
shine. with ah"tt 90 miles more railroad
than Vermont. The expense of construc-
nraFl! Twelve millions If dollars less
dian i'll the Latter. We cannot jndgr
"f the correctness of this statement
though We have 10 Tra>"n Ia SUPPOSE
1t l. erroneous. New Hampshire is
called the Granite State. while Vermont
II known a> the Green Mountains State
-indicatiig the character of the one
ON" aud the solitiity "f the ntfel-
With may, perhaps. account III Il lin
tied degree for the large difference in
the expense OF the construction of rail
roads i'll the Nv" states. But really. We
cannot SIZE nhY the difference should he
great unless ii l. attributA,le in part
I" lack of skill. experience ~ nd,litl
10 trusts. On fhc pau of the managers
at uuI Sermnut roads
!t Hi>ihtN III >Iilt OF 'titf 81 mont
loads would not hook we'll in photo
graphic declaration and those nov
engaged in the construction "t our i,,-u
enterprises can. if the, will. read les
sons ~ wisdom. There are d great
MANY Shareholders in "ur new railroad
enterprises. and MANY will he the rui>,-
"I blessings attending the inannt-r ut
their execution. \ broad field is Open
htf"it those persons engaged III build
ing the new lines nf RAILROAD IN his
state. FOR demonstrating To the world
that tr"noul. skill. ridcli, To trusts.
and un>clfi>hne-> ale not virtues ncre>-
S.uily disconnected with the con-rrrlr-
ton nf IdilInad> in Vermont Whoever
shall hc successful IN This tndeavur " i'll
win FOL thrmsrlre, rcnown frightened
b, rarity. aud impcIi-haI,lc A. "ur
mountains.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

BEt TAI kI KILN OF rrA.E~ n TN
>E>~Ek. Walter \. Lyon. turlncll, ct
Cincinnati. but NOW representing sever
al h"'lsts iii Memphis. Tcnu.. gives the
following account "f the kuhluN ul,r,t-
tons he Witnessed while on his Wa,
from Memphis. t" Elnwu>> He. Tenn.
on Friday: y band of kukIuN had lust
hung Negro. whose dead body was
placed On the train. accompanied h\
friends. About the s,lIue time the tl;tiu
was boarded hS 100 armed kuLIu>.
Aftrr the train had left the station the
kukluA commenced firing at the nca1n-,
III the cars. W"'ln'ling four Nv" of Them
very badly. y lumber of persons had
then clothing perforated with balls.
Us the train PASSED through the woods
one of the parties passed through the
baggage ear and over the tender. from
which he tired upon the engineer. the
ball passing through the engineers hat
II" engineer then seized his a~Saiiaut
and hurled him down an embarrassment
the hlHkemun firing Nv" shots after
hun. The Supp">itinn is that the, ,.x-
ptrlcd 1" stop the train and take pos
session OF the objectionable parties ON
hoard. At Balls station the party lrt1
the ears taking The Wounded " ith them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

How ia MANI IHEAr LiQI Ok
People inclined Ia rip the cup can obtain
their >rimullnr> rheapll if they only
know huN. They can. At least. learn
the way dealers Ill liquors grow rich ="
fast, Al thei EXPENSE. \ quantity of
whisky was recently seized lay the STATE
cunstahlr> III New tom. Mass. and with
IL the receipt tuI making ii. The New
ton J"drHdi gives This recipe. II Is as
follows: Ten gallons of Kerosene. three
pounds at potash. al ounce az tw" of
81 Chime. linked together with soft
wat,.I. 10 make gin. the oil OF juniE PEI
WAS added II this makes Il barrel.
why should any one pay the manufatc
Inirr and retailer S3.-I profit pei gallon.
when the gtnaiHe Buurtom ram lie had
f"i sixteen cents. IfiiIiiated afunach-.
"Iipr- in the howclS aud pains in Tn.
head. can b,. had a, we'll by drinking
sixteen cent liquor is by that detailed at
touI dollars per gallon. why not take
them upon the cheap plan BY this
meaI> some money might he saved to
buy bread for the hungry children and
Il dress for the Thinlr clad wife
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

IHL "ALLEN PAPERS, OF NEENI6Nr-
The celebrated ALLEN papel>." H. the,
are called, that were taken from This
state t" London several Years ago for
the British Museum. have been regain
rd hN Col. HaW kin> of New York. Il ma
i've Nclmontrr, and he NOW offers them
t" the State for S2uHH. In order to ST
cure them /" the Stale. which ought to
come into possession OF these valuable
documents and manuscripts pertaining
t" It's early history, Col. Hawkins will
tie one OF iorr t" contribute 5000 each.
Eov. smith and F. Billings. Esq. also
c"h>cnt 10 advance each III equal
amount. and ii is earnestly desired that
some other able and patriotic citizen
VIII consent to ill the fourth place
ST. .itbuns Messenger,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16
About Taxes.

Every one likes 1" pay taxes. Paving
taxes i the one thing ii man rather do
than -uI when lac j. huugIE. his il 50
apIaTent. and 80 Iaiiir- with every
budt;s experience aud observation that
nnthin. need be said on this point Btl
there Is always danger of over d"ing
even good thing and this matter OF
TAXATION il open tn this abuse. I fr liz,
-r.lirS of some folks with other people :
money il truly astonishing. This H.
noticeable III these latter days i'll very
marked degIce AMONG the managers "f
COMPUTATIONS. both large and small. The
expenditure al. II large sum ~ money f"i
luxury or cunS eIicn,t i made MANY
tine- hN ii corporate hoard without d
dissenting Voice. when uu individual Of
that hoard wnuld thimk of expanding
one half such sum for such luxury for
bis own private Use. But the sum total,
though large. when divided among all
the Sto. kh"ldrrS at taxpayers. l. not
large To each individual. and 50 il is
>i.idlri upon them without a >'Iuple.
his j. all wrong. buI county nerds
inrn who will It" public work with the
same economy and fidelity that they
Work f"r themselves. The wUrld is .tei-
tar-i and ,tlaInIed al the huIagnni>,ir
elem-nt> at capital aud l,i."i. lr is one
OF the great Irt,hi,iu~ To tu. solved. How
ran We harun"ui>c and keep "n tiiendi.
IeIm> labor aud capital / hrN al.
both necessary To thr Development AMI
yr"wih of the country. They aIe III
eNit,hlt connected and hound together.
Labor must have capital. and capital
needs lah"i /" :dgneut and dcYelope il.
Yet wr Nithr~S Il War between the TWO
lladre- unions. -tIik,- laboIcl> iilc and
tileil families suffering i"r The nrre>>a
ric- OF lie. and 10y their acts capital lies
d.lulnI, and undtNelopcd
There is perhaps II" "in thing that
helps Widen the breach between capital
and labor ~ much H. Ta>ati"n. lftaAc>
are hi4.I IL II Il pifhiiilhI upon hl>-
honesty ahi fraud The wealthy ro>,i
up then property. ANT I" The ihlrrr,
the mechanic. and trtdt>Iunn. aud the
small .tnd mn,i,iate householder. luNt>
become a hilirn.
But We commenced This article >impl.
t. wife an inlr"dnctiun Ia Its item W.
ind i'll The. 81 Adams VI .~fh.i',. which
should II, Il SIifhritnt waning against
tAorhitanI taxation:
am a laA payer; who j. not that
lives III 81. Alh:ni> II il l. rIur thai
We value 1hnSr things thai cost It's the
most We >hould love this Village Will.
the idolttrv "t an Eastern devore,.
First. the town j. bonded /" pay for the
c"nStru,ti"n nj the NisSisqu"i railroad
$40 per cent. "u the grand list, and piled
nI This i the =. h""i r.,N. lHp per cent.
COMPUTATION ~ per cent. tn"n III. high
way 81. State and school -, making 1t
total of nm per rrIIt. az the grand list
And now VT .tle asked IL vote an all. 3
diti"nal tax of lhlrI cent. next THUS ,
day. the 10Th inst. This io"I> up only .
one h0us0nd ant sir per cent Il
n"de>t little tax t" pay for thnSe who .
cannot cover up rhcil property.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

ll,r Tribune .iimanuc f"I Isl! i cat
1t Is. hr-ide- il~ election statistics. Ell
rlclict l,l uIiIn> uf he facts from the. last
"cn>Ii> "N ing among nrhcI things. the.
population Of the United Starr> by
counties. The number is made up " it'll
great r;,Ir. and i indispensable to poliIi-
Chains ediI"r. amt III t:Icr To- all interested
III political movements and legi>lati"l
The Wt">t,atd christian UuAIq j.
one "i the litnd>"mcSr papers printed in
America. IT. Illustrations are splendid
and it, reading matter high t"nrd We
wish il mi GhI drive from the market
some Of the lie pictorial papers which
ale now sold 1T the p,riodical stands
and news dep"t>. 1t published by he
AutIl,'hh Tract >"ri'tN. New York. 1T
x! Il wear. send fnI Il >l'"cim-u copy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-16

tONNE, II, IT. The state ticket non
mated hN the Connecticut demurIat-
on Tuesday. is considered strong one.
The candidate for governor. Richud
ID. Hubbard. is IL Hartford lauNer uh.,
represented his district III the forfeit.
congress, and Is ii man of excellent rhaI
acIei and capacity, i'll the latter reop,,t
greatly the superior of Governor En-
hSh. and probably as strong and ever.
WAY c!cditahlr Il candidate a, couId
have been selected by his party.
Smyrna times., 1872-07-10
The Great Running Race.

On the 4th, at Long Branch, N. j., the
great running race of p miles, between Long
fellow" a noted horse owned by an old Ken
lucky farmer named Johnny Harper, and
" Harry Bassett," swift animal owned by
New Yorker named Mcdaniel, was held, in the
presence of one of the largest gatherings ever
seen in this country. The following is
description of the race:
The horses got off, on the second start the
partisans of Bassett cheering as their favorite
jumped length in advance. Around the three
quarter pole and into the home stretch both
horses warmed to their work, running well to-
gether, and with long, beautiful stride. The
Jockey of LOpgfellow, cOlorcd boy, and the
shrewdest and best, white or black, that mounts
a racer in America, taking things coolly and
keeping a steady pull upon his bride, and SO
around the course until mile and halt Is
completed. But the big horse had been play
| ing all the time. AS they come up to score
the black sphynx that rides gives him an easy
rein; in a moment he collars Bassett, and the
next shoots ahead of him length. Hes got
him; he got him y shout a thousand rough
men, with wild delight. The ladies wave their
handkerchiefs, Harper's stable boys roll upon
the track with wild delight, and one negro
man, as aged as Harper, shouts himself bearse
with GLORY to God u Told you so u dat
Bassett nowhere T. and everybody, even the
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Longfellow, vindicating his own fame and
masters prediction, now proves that he has as
much bottom as speed, puts in that grand cid
stride, that would have vanquished Lexington
himself and begins to open up a distance
between himself and McDaners pet. At the
quarter pole on the last circuit he leads 10y two
lengths, and every step he now takes increase:
the gap. Bassett gives up the contest in des
pair as LOngfellow turns into the home-stretcl
t ten lengths in advance, under an easy pull
while his blown antagonist is whipped anC
! spurred until his sides are bathed with blood
: But all in vain nothing but the magnanimitl
of Harper or his desire to husband the speed
D of his horse for a future occasion save
Bassett from being distanced. As it is, Long
fellow crosses the score full fifteen lengths il
0 advance.
/. His victory is greeted by the cheers of thirt
r thousand people, the throwing of hats an,
handkerchiefs 10 the air, and the wildes
demonstrations of applause from the Western
: men, who fairly hugged the horse and Harper
8 And so the race was run and won. Hundred
# of thousands of dollars had been lost, an
= Mcdaniel, the owner of Basset was a RUNE
q man.