The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-15
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
From our regu ar Corr cspondent.l

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. ., 1876.
1t was thought that the dog days were
over: but that the dog star is in the ascend
ant, and that every dog has his day. is
evident from the attention they are at
tracing just now at the centennial expo
siton. There are 122 dogs here on eXhi-
bition. " hat q harvest there would be
tor the pound master or, if they should
be impounded. what necessity for the
Philadelphia Do2berry for the capture
of one OF these dogs would involve a law
suit, legal dogInas, and illustrate the dog
matism OF the litgants. II one of them
should die like dog, i. would be fit
| subject for doggerel for not one Of them
is plebian dog: they are the descendant,
OF long line OF illustrious ancestors,
! having in their veins streaks of noble
/ blood, their owners valuing them al iig
ures in the thousands. This i, sad pun
ming; but what can one hope. even By the
most logged caoIt, to make Of such a
/ subject: Excuse NE for emitting the elo.
/ qucLt eXpletiye of your childhood
"Dog-gone = resign yourself doggedly
to the remainder OF this letter. and con-
slider yourself lucky dog" tina. you
! have not the odium ofits authorship.
The animal show is highly appreciated
| by breeders, fanciers, and eren the
ladies manifest keen interest in
| it, shown by their amOrous DEM
Onstrations toward some Of the
pretty little CANNES; these have been
! kissed and fondlcd, and their long red
tongues have licked the paint from many
fair perfumed face. The den OF seven
/ hundred OF these yelping, barking, howl
ing and whining quadrupeds OF every
age, sex and breed, sounding every note
| in the gamut. from the honest watch
| dogs sOnorous bark TO the petulent
! yclp Of the lady's poodle. makes it lively
| for the Quakefs Of West Philadelphia.
On Tuesday there was taste Of winter,
and the delicate dogs were uhcomfort-
able, shivering in spite Of thcir luXVrioua
| wrappihgs.
There are at present in the horse show
two hundred and forty-six animals, of
which one hundred and seyenty-six are
from Canada. mainly from the Province
Of Ontario. The Canadian exhibit en-
braces some gigantic specimens of the
| Percheron breed, and these attract more
attention from a large number of visitors
than do some smaller, but more valuable
horses. Conspicuous among the trotters
Is the Royal Harry, from Prince Edwards
Island. He is seventeen hands high, i've
years old and was sired by Prince Harry
with Lady Dexter. Among the heavy
draught stations is the Canadian horse
Dom Donald; he is a colossal animal
pulling the scales at 2,2G0, which is. |
believe, five or six hundred pounds
/ above the weight of the heaviest
horses. There are many other horses
: distinguished in appearance, and for
! the prices they have won at other fairs
TO see these proud. powerful, prancing
ANIMALS OH their daily parade. arrange
. according 10 classes and breeds, moving
around the ring to strains Of martial mui
c sic, is a superb and inspiring spectacle
Gov. liartrant, of Pennsylvania, i
on exhibition in this department, an,
yesterday, while driving two fine AM
d spirited colts around the ring, one o
c them became unmanageable, got his le.
C over the tongue and fell, tumbling tn
n vehicle and Its occupants, the governo
Is and the chief OF the bureau of agricul
: ture, upon the ground. The latter wa
considerably bruised, but Gov. Hartrani
sprang to his feet unhurt, aud both gen
tlemen received the congratulations O
l. President Grant and ex-Secretary of ia
le Navy, Bore, who We're present.
Ie Yesterday competitive trial O
n fire engines from various manufacture
took place very appropriately when Ia