Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-19
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Tn. or.as nussang Race ! est.

The Great Mustang Raee I est
New YolK.. May 19.-Speaking Of the
Mustang Race tho Sun says. "Had the
rider altered the direction Of his ride
with every horse ndhad he been proper.
ly fed II 10 more than likely that no
could have made the distance In the
specified time. The physicians who At
tended him when he broke down are ct .
loss to account for his sudden loss OF
sight In one eye. II was not that he
had lost pluck. but he had no physical
strength to back II. He had foolishly
ridden the race wholly in one direction,
a most fstiguing exercise; he had spent
his best half Of the day without food.
and filed his heated body with cold wa
ter. He was almost unable to steady
himself on horseback. and those who
saw him were apprshensivs that no
might either drop or be thrown from
some Of the horses. Finally at
twenty =. FIVE minutes past three
as be finished the 22Gth mile, and was
supposed to DO about to mount the u
tang ready at his right hand. he stag
gsred like a drunken man, and feeling
along the judges stand a. q man moves
in the dark with hands outstretched. he
entered the doorway, r'slsd one way and
then the other. and dropped into = chair.
From the chair he fell heavily into the
arms OF the ranchsrs aud hostlsrs.
They laid him down on the floor
and bathed his head until the physicians
arrived. 81 an stone blind" the pros
trate rider exclaimed. "Oh, l shall
nevor see again" The physicians er.
amiped the riders Dyes. Vision had
really gone from ono Of them. lie told
Parker that tho ailmsnt war only ten.
porary. and urged him to mount the
horse and continue the race. Parker
said painfully. II am blind. i can
never ride any more. II I wasn't so
/ would yet win the race" Tho
others urged the rider to mount and ride
again. To thom he replied, "You want
to kill mo ; I am not strong enough to
move" With difficulty he wal raised TO
his feet. The physician asked him q
question. and he replied that his eyes
were never diseased. and lie didn't think
anything struck or blinded tho right
eye. The seven or eight thousand spec
tators elamorsd ~furiouuly for the rider
to appear and ride again. Their num-
bers were increased by train and wagon
loads, and the utmost excitement pre-
vailed whom they saw the exhausted
rider borne along tho track to his lodg.
ing place in the arms OF his companions.
They watched him until be disappeared
behind nm out.building, and then with,
out further demonstration quietly dis
A long train full Of business
men. hurrying to the track. arrived just
M the foremost among the returning
spectators reached tho depot and oil re-
turned together"
Henry G. Bowen aud Piymouth
NEW YoRK. May 10. - Speaking OF
Plymouth Church, the Sun says: Bowen
said after the meeting that he was not
surprised at the result. III Plymouth
Church can afford to act thus said he,
then l suppose I ought MOTTO complain;
but I imagine that their troubles are not
yet ended"
The Alleged Customs Frauds In New
Orleans.
NEw York, May ia Suns Wash.
special says that ferRuson's ties.
will DO continued tomorrow,
when lie will produce some data to sub
his statements. He will be
again subpsnHd before the committee at
New Orleans where corroborating proofs
will BE- produced by Offering the official
OF the Custom.houso in svi.
isncc. Ferguson said he came here
the original intention Of laying the
that had come to his own knowl.
before the Secretary Of the Treasu.
". On arriving here he called on Rep
Darrell. but he never saw
Bristow. He had q conversation with
Sergeantat.Arms Calhoun. and
he result was that he was subpenasd to
appear before tho Committee. The com.
which he intended for the
Secretary oil the Treasury. for reasons
pest known to himself. was never male.
Tho Philadelphia Csiiscsership.
II IL reported that the President has
for the resignation Of Connolly,
Collector at Philadelphia, aud assured
he people that IL the resignation 10 not
orthcomins hs will rcmove him. Mr..
has been promised the place.
Tuition is the ono who induced the Pres.
dent to order Bristow to withdraw his
,rder for changing the internal revenue
nristsw Exsnsrated.
WASHINGTON, May lo.-Ths sub-Com-
ni,tec on Expenditures In tho Treasury
Department. investigating tho bureau Of
'aptured and abandoned property. is Of
he opinion that Bristow's course has
,ccn entirely correct; but In the admin
s~tra,ion OF Iii prsdecossors Richardson,
boutwell, and McCulloch, especially the
after, the Committee finds m ineI.
iaustible fund Of evidence Of tho most
startling character. Thus far there Is an
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