The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-09-29
HOsS-TaLK.

at the race nags then on the Grounds
and in full training for the coming
races. We first viewed, or if you
choose interviewed the stable of Mr..
Vanliew, who has three "good uns"
in hand. These were fine chestnut
mare, of pure blood, whose pedigree
we failed to get, but whose marks to
our eye spoke we'll for her-as her
stable companions she had Sanford S
two fine colts, Beacon Jr., and Rap
ides Jr., who as we twinkled that
same eye, we came to the instant con-
clusion, that they would be trouble
some customers to more than one
flyer in the approaching dance.
After cooling off with good drink
of cistern water, for none of the az
dent is kept in the Stables, we slid
off to the other end Of the track and
came up to the stable of our young
parishiopers, Robert and Henry
Luckett, and at first glance recog:
nized an old friend and fayorite, who
heads their string, Modoc. We were
so agreeably surprised at Modoc's
fine looks and improved condition,
at the risk of being considered par
tial, we gave him extra attention, and
shall seal that attention with an
extra notice. Modoc. now in his
four year old form, was sired By
Stonewall Jackson, his dam Belle by
Wagner. He is a beautiful sorrel,
with left fore foot and left hind foot
white, has all the fine points of his
sire and is well disposed, but full oil
mischief. It is we'll known that he
was successful in his three year-old
races, and can now prove but dark
customer in the approaching races.
He was raised by W. X. johnson,
and is now the property of Captain
Scott and Henry p. Luckett. This
stable, after we had exhausted our
best chances at Modoc, turned out to
US three other young and fine ones,
thus completing a good string, head
ed by Modoc. They are St. George,
we'll known here as a winner in his
two year old races-out of a Kentucky
blood mare by Newtown--Mabel a
two-year old filly, dark bay by Rap
ides, dam Uncle Jef-Newtown Girl,
a bay filly, two-years old, by New
town, dam Emminence, and a two
year old colt by Newtown. These
were on our visit day the only horses
on the Grounds, but many more have
arrived, and if we fail to touch them
up in this "HossTalk," it is simply
because we have not been curried up
in their situation, pedigree and per-
formances.
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IHE Circumstance our last we
have received truly sad and distress
ing news Of the awful havoc and loss
of life, which have followed in the
track of the dreadful Cyclone, a small
watt of which we experienced here.
The City Of Galveston was great
sufferer, the whole Island having
been submerged by water from four
to seven feet, entailing the loss of
over forty Of her citizens and the to
tai destruction Of over two hundred
houses. lnd,anola. thriving Town
of $500 souls, has been nearly wiped
out by the storm and gale, only four
business houses being left unframed
and standing, whilst the loss of life
is truly astounding and heartrending.
Nearly four-fifths of the population
have persisted, and all new coming
details only increase the horrid pie
ture of death and destruction. &C.
dar Lake, Fredericksburg, Matagorda,
and even the fair City of Houston,
have also suffered terribly and paid
blood tribute to the storm king. In
a word our Texas friends have been
marked out this time as severe vic
tins of the seyerest Divine affection
it has ever been our lot to record.
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ENcoRE.-The Organ" the prop
erty of the President of the Return
ing Board and the U. S. Surveyor of
the Port Of New Orleans has fanked
again. 1t made its appearance at
half mast, on Saturday, with the Gus.
Wright colors hauled down, none run
up to its beak in their place, and no
Valedictory for the departed, nor
Salutatory for the new issue. What
can all this mean? Surely this cannot
be a new departure in journalism, to
allow a mortuary exit and a fresh
entree, thus to die and be born with
out some couplet, announcing the sad