
Che Horse and the Conrse. 
SACRAMENTO, Cal., September 18.—On the second day 
of the Trotting Fair the attendance of spectators was im- 
mense, and far exceeded the expectations of the associa- 
tion. The great event of the day was the contest for a 
plate prize, valued at $2,000, offered to any horse beating 
the fastest time made in California, which was 2:174, made 
by Goldsmith Maid. Governor, Stanford’s horse Occident 
was entered for the plate prize, which he won in the first 
heat, making the mile in 2:163. The excitement on the an- 
nouncement of the extraordinary time made was intense. 
Ever since Occident’s defeat by Goldsmith Maid he has 
been in charge of a new trainer and driver. After Occi- 
dent making the extraordinary time yesterday of 2:163, 
Governor Stanford's friends here prevailed on him to make 
another trial. Occident was brought upon the track amid 
the wildest enthusiasm. On the second trial Occident 
made a bad break. He accomplished the second heat in 
2:18%. O. D. Hickok, the driver of Lucy, and several 
other Eastern horsemen were present, and watched both 
heats. The time cannot be disputed. 
Bangor, Maine, September 18, 1873.—There was a very 
large attendance in all the departments of the State Fair. 

The trotting was witnessed by the largest audience thus far 
present. The race for 2:48 horses was won by Palmer 
Knox.’ The race for four year olds was won by Princess. 
The purse for 2:35 horses was won by Phil. Sheridan. 
WaAveERLEY, N. J., Septempter 19.—The races at Waverley 
on the 19th were better attended and more spirited than on 
any other day of the season. 
past one o’clock, the first on the programme being for gen- 
tlemen’s pairs, for $150, owned in the State. 
six entries, but only three started. At the third trial they 
got an excellent start. Listener and mate won in 2:554, 
3:054, 2:483. The second race was for $375, for horses that 
had never beaten 2:30. There were nine entries. The 
third heat was marked by sharp jockeyism. The driver of 
Susie Clay, J. H. Phillips, had won second money, and on 
the last quarter he deliberately pulled back out of the posi- 
tion, and struck Lady Shaw a sharp blow with his whip. 
She broke, and Waverley passed her, coming in ahead for 
third money. The best time of the race was made in this 
heat, Lady Emma crossing the line in 2:39. The day’s 
races closed with a race for road pairs, owned in the State, 
for which there were six entries, and a four-year-old race 
for a purse of $150, for which there were six entries. They 
were both spirited trots. The race of pairs, which was a 
half mile dash, was won by Listener and mate easily in 
1:254. In the four-year old race, the b. m. Trenton, owned 
by D. 8. Quinton, was also an easy winner in 2:44, 2:52, 
and 2:55. 
FiuETwoop Park, September 18.—The second day’s 
trot on Fleetwood course was largely attended. The first 
race was for horses that had never beaten 2:35. There 
were thirteen entries; eight came to the score. Mollie 
Smith won after a splendid struggle with Tommy; time, 
2:354. The race for horses that had never beaten 2:24 was 
the great event of the day. There were five entries. 
Crown Prince won by a head. Time, 2:253. : 
SEPTEMBER 22.—Purse of $1,200, for horses that had 
never beaten 2:31. Mile heats, best three in five, in har- 
ness, Fleety Golddust won in three straight heats. Time, 
2:31, 2:44, 2:314. The last race was for a purse of $2,500, 
for horses that had never beaten 2:21. Mile heats, best 
three in five, in harness. Judge Fullerton won in three 
straight heats. Time, 2:27}, 2:25, 2:254. 
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A SAGACIOUS HORSE. 
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The Bangor (Me.) Whig tells the following story, illustra- 
ting the sagacity of a horse owned in that State: ‘‘Captain 
Frank Lane, who lives on an island near Vinalhaven, has a 
span of horses. A few weeks since, during the absence of 
Mr. Lane, one of the horses backed intoa well about twelve 
feet deep. His mate immediately started for the house of a 
neighbor, and by neighing and other ways endeavored to 
attract the attention of the inmates, Gaining their atten- 
tion he ran back to the well, and evidently tried to induce 
them to follow him. After repeating this several times, the 
neighbors became satisfied that something unusual had 
taken place, followed the horse to the well, and after a little 
delay gathered a force and rescued his mate from his un- 
comfortable position.. To their astonishment the horse had 
received no injuries worth mentioning. Upon his return, 
Mr. Lane had occasion to go down after passengers, and 
concluded to harness the horse which met with no accident, 
into a single wagon, and give the other horse an opportu- 
nity to recover trom his bruises. No sooner had he started, 
than the horse’s mate placed himself by his side, and kept 
his place down and back, and this was repeated several 
times when Mr. Lane concluded to again harness them both 
and let them in future work ‘together in double harness.’ ” 
ceaaryl 3 —— 
A correspondent of the Western Rural gives this eure for 
ring-bone: ‘‘ Pulverized cantharides, oil of spike, oil of 
origanum, oil of amber, oil cedar, Barbadoes tar, British 
oil, eachtwo ounces : oil of wormwood, one ounce ; spirits 
turpentine, four ounces ; common potash, one-half ounce ; 
nitric acid, six ounces ; oil of vitriol, four ounces ; lard, 
three pounds. Melt the lard and slowly add the acids ; stir 
well and add the other ingredients, stirring until cold. Clip 
off the hair and apply by rubbing and heating into the 
parts affected. In about three days, or when the part is 
done running, wash off with suds made with white Castile 
soap and apply again. In old cases it may take three or 
four weeks, and in recent cases two or three applications 
have cured. The remedy has cured cases of long stand. 
ng. ” 

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Is a game eye essential to a hunter? 
The racing began at half 
There were 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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—When Horace Greeley visited Yosemite he picked up 
in the trail a horse shoe, and hung it on a knot of an oak 
tree for whoever might choose to use it. No one took it, 
and in time the knot grew over the horse-shoe, and recent- 
ly the portion of the tree containing it was brought to San 
Francisco as a memento of Mr. Greeley’s economy. 
'—“Chan. Reticker,” at the Greenland race course in 
Kentucky, has performed the feat of riding fifty miles in 
two and a half hours. Horses were changed on each mile. 
The total running time was 1 hour, 52 minutes, and 314 
seconds. The time lost in changing horses was 12 minutes 
and 484 seconds. Ten different horses were used. 
Military Hews. 
Leer ae 
of bas United States army comprises an Engineer bat- 
talion of five companies, ten regiments of cavalry, five 
regiments of artillery, and twenty-five regiments of infan- 
try. The cavalry numbers officers and men, 10,562, the 
artillery 4,080; the Engineer battalion, 532; the infantry, 
16,000 ; these with 935 General and Staff officers, and 400 
unattached officers and men, including 300 at the Military 
Academy, makes the aggregate of the army 382,554. General 
Sherman commands the army and ranks full general, which 
rank was created by Congress for General Grant and was 
continued in the instance of the present Commander. | This 
rank, however, will be vacated with General Sherman, and 
was only created by Congress to these two officers for their 
great service to the country. The next in rank is Lieutenant 
General Sheridan, commanding Division of Missouri, head- 
quarters Chicago, Ill., and the Major-Generals of the army 
comprise General Hancock, commanding Division of Atlan- 
tic, head-quarters New York city, General Schofield, com- 
manding Division of the Pacific, head-quarters at San Fran- 
cisco, Cal., and General McDowell, commanding Division 
of the South, head-quarters Louisville, Ky. There are now 
six commanding Brigadier-Generals, the number having 
been decreased, one by the assassination of Brigadier-General 
Canby in the Modoc War. These comprise Brigadier- 
Generals Philip St. George Cooke, John Pope, Oliver How- 
ard, Alfred H. Terry, Edward O. ©. Ord and Christoper C. 
Auger. All of these officers, with the exception of General 
Howard, are in command of military departments of the 
above named divisions, General Howard is on the ‘“ peace” 
path against the Indians. The four military divisionsof the 
army are divided into eleven departments as follows: The 


. 
Military Division of the Missouri, comprising Department of 
Dakota, Brigadier-General Terry commanding, includes the 
State of Minnesota and the territories of Dakota and Mon- 
tana, headquarters St. Paul's, Minn. ; Department of Mis- 
souri, Brigadier-General Pope commanding, includes the 
States of Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois ; territories of Cola- 
rado and New Mexico and Camp Supply, Indian territory, 
Department Head-quarters, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas ; De- 
partment of the Platte; Brigadier-General Ord commanding, 
includes the State of Iowa and Nebraska, territories of Utah 
and Wyoming ; Head-quarters Omaha, Neb. ; Department 
of Texas, Brigadier-General Auger commanding, includes 
State of Texas and the Indian territory, excepting Camp 
Supply ; Department Head-quarters, San Antonio, Texas. 
The Division of the Atlantic comprises, Departments of the 
East, and of the Lakes. The Department of the Kast, in- 
cludes the New England States and the States of New York 
(except the Northern frontier, west of Ogdensburg), New 
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West 
Virginia and the District of Columbia, with Department 
Head-quarters, like those of the Division in New York ciiy, 
Major-General McDowel commanding. The Department of 
the Lakes, Brigadier-General P. St. George Cooke com- 
manding, includes the States of Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin 
and Indiana and the Northern frontier, as far east as 
Ogdensburg, New York ; Department Head-quarters, De- 
troit, Mich. The Military Division of the Pacific com- 
prises Departments of California and Arizona. The Depart- 
ment of California includes the State of Nevada, the post of 
Fort Hall, Idaho territory, and so much of California as lies 
north of a line from the northwest corner of Arizona terri- 
tory to Point Conception, Cal., Department Head-quarters, 
San Francisco, Cal., under command of Major-General Sco- 
field. The Department of Arizona includes the territory of 
Arizona and so much of California as lies south of a line 
from the northwest corner of Arizona to Point Conception, 
Cal. ; Department Head-quarters Prescott, A. T., Lieutenant 
Colonel George Crooke, of the 23d Infantry, in command. 
The Military Division of the South was abolished with the 
death of General Thomas, but was afterwards re-established. 
It comprises the Departments of the South and Gulf; ~The 
Department of the South includes the States of North Caro- 
lina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, (including the 
post in Mobile Bay,) Florida, (except the Gulf post from 
Pensacola harbor to Fort Jefferson and Key West inclusive, ) 
Tennessee and Kentucky. Major-General McDowell is in 
command, head-quarters at Louisville, Ky. The Depart- 
ment of the Gulf is in command of Colonel W. H. Emory, 
of the 19th Infantry, head-quarters New Orleans, La., and 
includes the States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississppi and 
the Gulf Ports as far eastward as and embracing Fort Jef- 
ferson and Key West, Fla., excluding the post in the Mo- 
bile Bay. 
The pay and emoluments of army officers, in the active 
service, varies somewhat according to the arm of the service. 
Prior to five years service it is annually as follows :—Gene- 
ral, $13,500 ; Lieutenant-General, $11,000 ; Major-General, 
$7,500 ; Brigadier-General, $5,500; Colonel, $3,500 ; Lieu: 
tenant-Colonel, $3,000 ; Major, $2,500 ; Captain, mounted, 
$2,000 ; Captain, not mounted, $1,800 ; Regimental Adju- 
tant, $1,800; Regimental Quartermaster, $1,800; First 
Lieutenant, mounted, $1,600; First Lieutenant, not mount- 
ed, $1,500; Second Lieutenant, mounted, $1,500; Second 
Lieutenant, not mounted, $1,400 ; Chaplain, $1,500. With 
the exception of the first four grades, after five years ser- 
vice, 10 per cent. is added to the monthly pay, 20 per cent. 
after fifteen year’s service, 30 per cent. after fifteen year’s, 
and 40 per cent. after twenty year’s service. The pay of 
the retired list among the higher grades varies from $2,000 
to $500 less, commencing with the Major General who re- 
ceives $5,625. . Officers of lower grades on ‘the retired list, 
receive from $400 to $200 less than the active list. 
—In consequence of the yellow fever at Shreveport, La., 
Dry Tortugas, and other portions of the South, the govern- 
ment has forbidden officers North on leave, or otherwise ab- 
sent, from stations affected by epidemic disease or from sta- 
tions that cannot be reached without transit through infeet- 
ed localities, to return until they receive information to the 
effect that all danger is past. We trust all officers of the 
army on leave will have received this wise information in 
time. Still we learn two officers of the First Artillery pre- 
vious to the issue of this order had started to return. Cap- 
tain Langden returned last week to head-quarters, and Lieu- 
tenant Ingalls was telegraphically ordered to his station, Dry 
Tortugas by the Gulf Commander, before his leave had ex- 
pired. It is almost sure death for any person coming from 
the North, to proceed to any portion of the South affected 
with this disease. There have been a few deaths among the 
officers and men stationed at the localities affected, but we 
trust as the epidemic is now somewhat subsiding, there wil 
be no more deaths. The First Artillery, on the 18th inst., 
lost First Lieutenant, Jas. E. Bell, one of its most faithful 
officers, by this fell disease. This officer, since August, had 
been alone in command of that uninviting post Dry Tortu- 
gas, and when the yellow fever broke out.in the garrison he 
worked like a true soldier in looking after his command, and 
sending those not affected with the malady, toa safe retreat. 
He alone, as the only commissioned officer at the post, 
stayed at his post, and looked after the sick, until relieved 
by a fellow officer. The relief, unfortunately, came too 
late to save this noble officer, for he died on the above date, 
the exposure and exhaustive care of the sick, having been 
too great for him. Lieutenant Commander A. N. Mitchell, 
in command of the Pawnee, also died of yellow fever, at 
Key West, Sept. 14. 
—Major W. W. Burns, of the Subsistence Department, 
has been ordered from New York to San Francisco, Cal. 
having been relieved by Major M. R. Morgan. 
—General Rufus Ingalls, Assistant-Quartermaster-Genera 
U. 8. A., has left Vienna and its exposition confusions for 
the tumultuous excitements of the French capital. He isona 
Government Military Commission and the powers that be, 
at Washington, exercised excellent judgment when they 
sent abroad so capable an officer to use his eyes and facu. 
ties for his country’s good. 
—The name of the Commissary-General of Subsistence, 
Brigadier-General Eaton, is peculiarly suggestive of his du 
ties. Yet, we do not presume, this had anything to do 
with his appointment ; in fact we feel assured so important 
a position was secured only by hard fighting, like most 
merited promotions. 
—The Engineer Corps of the Army has one Chief of En- 
gineers ; Brigadier-General_ Humphreys, _ six Colonels, 
twelve Lieutenant-Colonels, twenty-four Majors, » thirty 
Captains, twenty-six First Lieutenants and four Second 
Lieutenants. The Corps of Engineers is one of the most 
important branches of the service, and its officers are con- 
stantly showing their work. The names of Humphreys, 
Barnard, Cullen, Benham, Macomb, Tower, Wright, New- 
ton, Gilmore, Abbot and others are as;household words to 
the country, and the importance of their undertakings can- 
not be over-estimated. 
—One hundred aud fifty recruits have been ordered to 
the head-quarters Omaha, Neb., Fourth Infantry, in the 
Department of the Platte, and one hundred and twenty for 
the Fifth Cavalry, head-quarters Benecia Barracks, Cali- 
fornia. 
—Extensive changes have been made jn the location of 
the officers of the Subsistence Department. ; 
—Companies A and I, Fourth Cavalry, have been 
changed from Fort D, A. Russell. W. T., to Fort Fetter- 
man W. 'T., company H., from Omaha Barracks, Neb., to 
Camp Douglas U. T. & Company K., from Omaha Bar- 
racks, to Fort Bridger. Companies B. ©. I. T., Eighth Infan- 
try have been changed from Omaha, Neb., to Fort D. A. 
Russell W. T., and Company H., from the same post to 
Fort Ned Steele W. T. Companies E. & F., Thirteenth In- 
fantry, have changed from Fort Fetterman, to Fort San- 
ders W, T. 
—The regimental prize for excellence in markmanship 
for the year 1873, in the Second Cavalry has boen awarded 
to private Irving Carpenter, he having made the best string 
at target practice during the year, 
—The troops of the Yellowstone expedition are to be 
paid by Major Candee, U. 8. Paymaster. He went to St. 
Paul, Minn., for the funds last week. 
—Uncle Sam has negotiated with the ‘‘ Crows” for 6,000,- 
000 acres of land in Montana for $100,000. 
—Assistant Surgeon, A. A. Yeomans, stationed at Fort 
Garland C. T., Sept. 5, was sent under escort to the Na-’ 
tional Insane Asylum, Washington. 
What is the difference between a bald head and a starv- 
ing beagle?—One is found without hair; and the other is 
hound without fare. 
Can buffalo killing be good for bisoness? 
