Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-12


them of the reelection OF President Grant. and
OF sending 10 Congress men favorable 10 build
ing up home industries. Twenty-four OF the
lBrgest manufacturers of that city, corporate
and individual, have published powerful adj
dress TO the wOrkingmen, urging upon them the
duty Of voting for the republican nominees.
The PimIicO Races
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS AT THE CLOSING
HURDLE RACE.
The fourth annual Maryland state fair, at
Pimlico, near Baltimore, was brought TO a close
yesterday. The Sun says: 4" The races yeSter-
day were quite exciting, and, it was to be
greatly regretted, were marred by a series OF
accidents in the hurdle contest:
First Rdoe.-The first race was a running race
for horses, mile heats, best two in three, % be
governed BY the rules OF the Maryland Jockey
trance money TO the third. The entries were
" Lord Baltimore" by William Young; GRAY
Eagle" by A. Il. Redsecker, Grace ROgers,'
by c. Mauls, and " Frank" by w. ). Smith.
The race was won easily, in twO-straight heats,
by Lord Baltimore in l:5sa and1.4ss.
Second RGce.-The second race was hurdle
contest, welter weights, one mile, over four hur-
dies, Sl00 TO first, so TO second. There were
three horses entered, "White Stocking by
John 4. Potter; BLACK Bess," by A. K. Red
seeker, and "DOly Warden" by A. Wigginton.
The whole three got of well together, with
White Stocking first, Black Bess second. aud
Dolly Warden third. AT the first hurdle White
Stocking, ridden by colored boy, cleared {
prettily, but Bess and Dolly Warden both struck
together. and both went down on bad tails. The
rider of Bess went clear over her head and the
mare fell upon him, and, getting free, ran on
around the track. The rider of Dolly Warden
also went over and struck earth. with one foot
in the stirrup. He was dragged few steps, but
gallantly hung to the bridal rein, got his foot
loose, and at once mounted again and started in
full chase after White Stocking, who was far
ahead. At the second hurdle the latter also went
down, pitching the colored jockey over her head.
This gave Dolly Warden and her game jockey a
free passage, and around she went at good gait.
The third hurdle she cleared nicely, and came a;
the fourth at a canter, with no opposition, the
other two horses being loose on the track
AS she raised at tue hurdle, however, she struck
and threw the driver over her head, both mare
and rider turning somersault, the latter being
fallen on. He was supposed % have been killed
outright, and the crowd rushed upon the track
and surrounded the wounded Jockey. Whilst
so engaged a shout Of alarm raised al the
discovery OF the approach around the home
stretch turn of White Stocking and the little
coloTed jockey, coming down at a spanking
pace, he having caught his horse, repaired dam
ages 10 his broken bride, remOunted, and clear
ing the III ird hurdle, was coming home to win
the SlOO purse. Despite all interference, ne
forced his way through. and reaching the stand,
pluckily inquired, "Judge, don't 1 get DAT
money" w. W. Glenn, Esq, who was princi-
pal judge, declared him winner, amid the en-
thusisstic shouts OF the multitude. By this
time the other two jockeyes had been kindly
cared for, and ii was that neither was seriously
injured, although the escape of both was most
astonishing. They were loudly applauded, par
tcularly by the ladies, upon their resppear ance
on the track. This closed the races for the day,
and the fair as well, and the audience dispe rsei
rapidly from the grounds.
The DEATH OF "FANSY FRRN"-Sara
Payson Parton, known as +" Fanny Fern" died
at her residence, in New York, on Thursday, As
stated in a telegram in yesterdays STAR. Her
remains will be taken TO Boston for interment.
Fanny Fern" has earned with her pen a wide
celebrity. Born at Portland, Me-, in ISil, she
seems to have passed through a somewhat
stormy and cloudy girlhOod and womanhOod,
and passed into q mature life before she made
an entrance into the field of literature. She was
descendant of two old Puritan families Of New
England, and, in common with her brother, y.
p. Willis, the wel-known poet, inherited from
her father and mother q large share of mental
power and genius. She was educated at Hart
ford, Conn, by Miss Catherine Beecher, and
was recognized as a clever young lady, high
spirited and eccentric, and addicted to mis-
chievous and comical escapades. While yet
young, and soon after leaving school, she mar
ried Mr.. Eldridge, of Boston. After the birth
OF three children, she LETT q widow
and in somewhat embarrassed circumstances.
OF these straits came her first literary ventare,
and iN 1851 she offered an essay signed Fanny
Fern" 10 one of the literary weeklies of Boston.
IL was accepted, and acceptable, for the great
reading public Immediately demanded more,
and F amy Fern" grew into fame and favor.
These leaflets were gathered into a volume with
the title of "Fern Leaves, !" and had a great sale,
no less than 5000 copies of the book having
been sold. "Litte Ferns for Fanny's Little
Friends, her next book, bad fair sale, and a
second series OF the "Leaves" reached very
large edition. In 1854, her first novel, Ruth
Hall, appeared. Rose Clarke, published i'm 1885,
was a more sunny work, and ommsnded a
wider circle of readers. These two novels were
the only ones which "Fanny Fern" ever pub
lIshed. In 1856 she was married TO Mr. james
Parton, OF New York city, the historical writer
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN KEN
Tgckf--SererI Persons Killed and a Number
~ onSded,-The ladies car Of the express tram on
the Paducah and Elizabethtown railroad
jumped the track Thursday night, eight miles
from Paducah, and went down an embankment
Iorty feet, landing bottom upwards. The car
don, Of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, and Mr.. MaIdeffsssi.
tobacco agent for the Italian government, were
killed, and some fifteen or twenty were more or
less injured. The wife Of James Beverly had
her BAH caught in q wheel 90 that 1t had to be
closely cut of before she could be released.
Her child IN her arms was unhurt. Mrs. Cobb
OF Paducah, had her leg 90 badly fractured that
emputation was necessary. Her condition n