Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-23
By the President .. 5. GRANT.
j. G. BANCROFT DAVIS, Act 6. Sec. ofState.

EXTRAORDINARY TRoTrING- On Wcdncs-
day and Thursday, the 18th and 18th insts.,
the Driving Park at St. Paul, Mimi, was the
scene of al extraordinary trot-Nlr. Martin
Delaney matching his sorrel mare Ia small full
bloodcd Morgan) to trot two hundred miles in
fortv-eight hours for the small stake Of 5000.
The St. Paul Press says Of the first day:
The trot was commenced yesterday at
twenty minutes past four a. NJ, Mr.. j. Cum
mings holding the ribbons. The mare started
out at rate Of more than ten miles an
hour for the first two hours, aud was gradual,
" slowed to about an average OF ten miles
an hour. AT five minutes past ten she had
completed the first fifty miles, making it IN
some FIVE hours and torty.6vc minutes She
was then given rest Of three hours and ahalf,
and was started at a little past haltp past one on
the second fifty miles At half past seven she
had completed it, having made the first hun
dred miles in fifteen hours, which leaves SO
hours for the completion Of the other hundred.
She made the last mile Of her first hundred
Yesterday the fastest of aDy-fve and one-half
minutes Those who witnessed the feat say
that the mare showed 20 sign Of fatigue. never
sweat hair, and trotted off to the stable to
feed at the end of her days labor as brlskly as
though she had just come from the barn.
OF the sec3ud the same paper says:
Wednesday the first 100 miles was completed,
and at halfpast seven o'clock the mare was
driven to the stable apparently in as good con-
dition as if she had only travelled one-quartcr
of the distance Yesterday morning when TAX
en- out of the barn at five o'clock to complete
the trot she seemed little sore at hrst, but
soon warmed up and commenced her days
work with wonderful case. At ten o'clock she
had completed thirty-onc miles, and was with
drawn until four minutes past twelve p IN. Alter
this rest, in which she manifested no signs of
WEAKNESS, she made her next seven miles in
one hour and two minutes No pains were
taken to keep regular account of her rate OF
speed, but in general terms it averaged through
the day about six minutes and FIVE aud one
half seconds per mile for the first fifty miles,
and seven minutes and two and one half Sc
conds for the second fifty miles. After the
rest given the mare-from seven until nine
o clock 10 the eveniug-all parties on the ground
saw that she would make her 200 miles easily.
She pursued her even gait and few minutes
past one o'clock this morning completed the
race, making her last mile IN Dlne minutes and
thirty one seconds. Thus she won the wager,
and in three hours less than the time given
here She trottcd off the track seemingly un-
conscious Of the marvel she bad performed.
INTIIE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
in session in Baltime, yesterday Rev. DR.. Sam
uel 3. Bell proposed an inquiry into the expe-
diency of adopting the itinerant system for the
clergy. He argued that under the Presbyterian
system the independence Of the pastor is taken
away that his life is spent in the futile attempt
to please everybody; that he is subject to the
constant criticism and persecution OF every one
who is anxious that he should leave, and that
any member of his congregation who is so dis
posed can make his position so unhappy that
he will resign to escape from further contro.
versy The fraternal messengers from Scotland
and Geneva were received, and eloquent ad-
dresses of greeting and welcome we're exchanged.
WoMAN's RIGIITs.-A dispatch from Ro-
chester, N. Y, yesterday, says: The cases of
Susan i. Anthony and fourteen other women
voters of this city, and of the inspectors of
election, indicted for receiving and counting
the votes Of the women, came up to-day in the
United States District Court. All the indict-
ments were ordered to be tried at the June
term of the Circuit Court of Canandagua, and
the defendants were released on their own re-
cognlzances.
The taxpaying women of Rochester held a
second meeting to-day, preparatory to organic
ing for resistance against taxation without rep
sesentation. An address was issued to prop
erty-holding women.
Bishop Johns of Virginia will be II years of
age on the 18th of July next