The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-05-31
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We arc informed he promises 70 he vcry fast
Homo yosgnoi
a rISr MuLr.
Col Roye stewart, n our county, has pair
o. Sucking matp mule colts which are ahead
of anything We have seen this season. They
match we'll IN every particular. Col. $. is
noted a. breeder Of fine mules.
John T. Thornton reports recent sales Of
short horns in England Of IS Of Atkinson's
herd at an aysrkec ~ f7o, $500; 40 Of Mr..
Lambs at fs0; "a Of Dickinson's at c5i. sales
in scotland show higher prices than IN 1871.
IIighcs, average being eS0 and e4t
Thomas II. IIsrrell writes to the True Ksn-
isclian from Opclika, Ala, as follows; We are
now entering on six weeks drouth in this
country, ard the crops Of all kinds arc in a
deplorable condition The drouth exte2ds
over this State and Georgia, Corn is quite
small and has bcet poorly worked on account
Of the ground being 20 dry and hard. There
is not more thanh half stand Of cotton, and
much Of that dying on account II the extreme
dry weather; we have every indication now Of
making another very short crop Of cotton.
Broke mules and work horses arr still in
fair demand, and selling at good prices Mr..
Tom Kennedy Of shelbyville, Tvnn., sold out
a car load here, about ten days ago. and arrived
yesterday with another.
McGnth's ITarper's and other horses left
day before yesterday for the Fast On one Of
the ears on others was written, "Iongfel-
low on his way te Lang Branch to meet his
friend Harry Bas~e,t." MIR. Harper Travelled
with ais homes. "lyhat was good enough for
LOngfollow was good enough forhim, he said
4 California sleep raiser ow-:hg 10000
sheep, from which he realizes an income Of
100000 yearly, commenced 20 years ago with
a flock Of 800.
Since John 7. Jones, Of Montgomery county
sold to Gen. Custarand Mr.. Barker, Of Detroit
a colt, by Ashland Chief, for So, 600, the Chiefs
get have greatly gone up in value.
II. L. Bateman purchased 900 sheep last
fall at 81 so per bead, and let them out to
feed and now selsthem to the feeder for ~ 400
nett proht.-LoPdoa (O.j Times.
The fine bull 9th Duke Of Thorndale,S
property of Thos. oorwin near Boyd's station,
was found dead on Che 18th .ast. lie has been
advertised in this paper for two months past,
to stand at 500 a calf.-True Keaiuekian.
Mr.. Black, of New York, has offered Mr.
Bonner $4,000 for the foal that the dam Of
Stutle is soon to lring forth, provided that il
is horse colt. It.is the foal that NJ Bonner
gave 5000 for
The owners Of the celebrated English racer
Sterling" have been twice offered 10000 for
him. Both offers were refused.
The offer to trot American Girl against any
horse.in America, $500 side, best 3 in to
harness, has not been accepted.
The owners Of the great race horse, Frog
town, were offered q few days since $1,000 for
him, by Mr.. james Conli-sa. The offer was
rightly declined. ,Frogtown has placed him
self on the list Of the fastest horses in the
country, having made during the past week the
two fastest races on record He has been en-
tered in the Long Branch and Saratoga race.
He left for the former place few days ago.
- loSGFELLow AND HARRY BAssETT.
II was the news yesterday that the owner of
Harry Basseit had been challenged for race
of two and 4 haif miles, to be nun the last day
of the spring meeting at jerome Park, on the
18th of June: Co MeDaniels replied he
,xoulJ--~- c<''za-. ,.sr- L "a ir...-
- ~ ooo fY,ed a high Fry ~
will no doubt DC run.