Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 29, 1874, Page 8

SPORTING NEWS. Game Detween the Chicagos and Athletics Yesterday. The Former Club Gets on Its High Horse and Is Declared the Loser9t0 0. - Trotting at the Fleetwood Park Course Yesterday. Cricket- Aquatic. The Trigger DASE BALL. DISORACEFUL GAME DETWEEY THE WINTE BTOCKINGS AND ATAILETICS—TIE OAME OIVEN TO THE DATTER BY A SCORE 0¥ 9 T0 0. Svectat Dispatel to The Chicxan Tribune, PrisaprLruia, Pa,, Sopt. 28—This saftornoon on the Athletio grounds was mon one of thoso old-tfme contosta betwoen. o * Biuo Lers™ nnd tho colabrated * Rovolvers,” which delighted Inrgo audionces when Lalfof that team sweoro quartored tomporarily in this oity. Thera was tho samo divisibn In tho crowd, and ihe Lake City ‘boya were groat favorites. ‘Tho gano was well played for tho most part, and opored with wo rung for tho Achilotics and nowe for their oppononts, A missed fly by Cnthbortand a bad throw to third allowed tho Athleties ono run in tho third In- ning. Anson mado s boautiful third-baso hit, aud attempted rathir stupidly to ecore, but was caugtit on s nico fhrow of Trenoy to Force, aud thenco to Alono, Cushtert made the first ron for his pido, in tho third fouing, by a throe-baso, sud camo bLomo on o muff of Malone's bit. CLPp brought tho Athlotics’ scoro up to throe in the fourth inuing by moking a kit for throo basw, nssleted by abit of Godnoy, upon which tle lattor retired. At tho conclu~ olusion of hi fourth . fumpg the scores wero tied, tho Atblotics having mado two and tho . Chicogos throo by errors and got Dbatting, The playing _on both sideswas sharp in tho next iunivg, aod no rung wore scored, but in tho soventh tho Bluo Legs adled two by good batting, while their opponosts sgaln tied tho score, securing threo on a twi-baschit by Forco, wholassisted matorinlly in thework, Clapp, tho last hand out for tho Atnlgtice, injured his koeo-cap in tho soventh junivg whilo’ running to first bose, nnd had toretiro, Rench was subatituted and played right flold, Murnan going to first, Augon to short-stop, and McGeary bobind the baw Two of the threo yuns obtatned wers mado on errors of Roach, Anson, apd Murnan. no eighth inning ondad iu o blavk for botlr sidos. Tho teafor, fimulu. got at his old friend, McMuHouL!n tuls inning, snd 6uccooded in 'worrying bim to such & pitch that Mully could do nothing what- ovor, ond was essily disposod of. This was logitimato businoss, howover, and tho Athletic man was moro to biamo for bis display of bnd tomper than Zettlein, Tho un- Dbappy sud unfortunato part of the game naw oomea to be rolated, Tho Athletics wont in for thoir balf of tho ninth inning. Darkness was fnst coming om, and tho ball could bardly bo distinyuished. =~ Howover, tho fieldors did woll until the Athlolica scored two runa. Then Ma- Tone requosted the umpire to call gamo. This ho would not do. The Chicago mau rofused to catol tho ball, and sllowed cight runs to bo scored. Malono gave Button o lifo on strikes, and tbrew tho ball widg of baso. Glenn made no atiompt to sacuro it. Reach sont Poters on easy one, which ho purposcly let lip by lum. Ma- lono mado s miserablo feint of attompt- jug to ocut of s land ot eccond ‘bnse aod throw over Hines' hond. This p.ork was ke}r»r. up 80 long that the crowd beeamo diggusted. The attompt to throw tho gamo s0 4655 bave s draw was 100 tranaparent, and, un dor th" rules, tho umpiro could have declared two or t.1reo hands out, but was so porploxed Dby tho u'sgracoful mtato of offary ibat o would 1ot doso, Aftor tho Athleties had ‘oored 8 ranu' 81d_two Lands woro out, Zottlein oatao in and huuded tho ball to tho umpiro, say- g, *Thoro's ng kg playing any moxe. = Wo A% it up.” Mr. MeLean-thon decided tho By Voties to havo wonm tho contost by a score . Of mino runy to nothing, Tho jield was covoree' 10 A1 justang, snd the crowd becamoe Yory dise tderly. Zottloin, who lnd boon tho oL et xn, thin disgrucelut waiting gamo, aud privcipel > Wio roniminipg_membors of tho nine ore ot o wyut ohind, was subjected to nu- ‘morous indigni, €8 ‘While ho waas being escortad {rom tho graunds E0mS miscreants spit ‘tobacco i i vt, aud throalencd bim with Juice over his sln" D I B oo, Thare wae' 1O disturbsvce, howover, and tho throng dispe."8ed growling and discon~ tonted. Tho followiogt® . ' . TnE sco "BE ATULETICS, omicacos, |R1R b ;A 3 44 1 11 o o 1 Button, Geduey, L. a9 Battin, 2 b... it Murpsy, T, L. a2 Total. oo Tnnuiie— T8 450 ] Athletics.. 815 Dhicagot 0—17 0 Runs éarnel—Atuletics, 2, Tnpire—Williawm McLoan, *Reach mude ono of Ciapp'aTune, put one out on the *y,0ud mado one error in fielding. YUE DOSTONS AGAIN DEAT THE BALTIMORES. Srectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tripune, TosToN, Sept. 28,—The Boston and Baltimoro niues mot for thoir third conseoutivo game on tho Boston grounds to-day, aud tho Reds scored aunother victory. Both sides muffed freely, bub the lome uine redesmed themsoalves ot the bat, carsing soven of the fourtoen runs, Bpalding pitched and McVey caugbt uutil the seventh in- niog, when thoy changed nlaces with Larry and Whito., On_ tho samo inuing Manuing wus re- lieved by Brainard, as tho Reds wore pun- iublng John badly. Ao occurronce in- tho @ixth innivg calls for romark. Doan was ‘on second base and Boydor on_ firat, wheu Ryan ontup & fy. Spalding mutod it intontionally and cut off Doan at third snd Snyder at second, but tho umpire decided that Bpalding leld the ball, Whon thia decision was made Doan was at third and Suyder at socond, so that the Reds easily prssod the ball to socond and first boforo they could roturn, I'he umpire decided Snydor out, but gave lean his dase ou the ground that lio touchud ‘kocond afier Spalding mudo tho cateh. TIE AOORE, T 1 A, E, DALTINGNES. |17 U PLd B 12| 3 1]9 1 Aoy Yuoiat White, 7.1, 1/ 3l o ovlzis Spaldivg, pe.| i 3|4 o 3o/l lovoy, ¢, 23| 2 Hait Laouard, *. 4| al a1l 4 O'Raurke, 10 2 2] ] olslol 1 1. Weighi,c.i| 3| |3 zsl ol 2 Bahator, 3'bo.) 1) 3 'l 83 7| 1216116 33160780 e ppynseooy i 0413013011 “Ttune carned—1inston, 7; Haitimaro, 5. Tutul tuss—Toston, 26} lialtimore, 13, eyt bade ar ervors—Livston, §: Baliimoro, 4. on, basesHoston, 9; Laltimore, 5. Timo o/ game-Two huues and tou wiltitos, l/mnll}{—':\lr. B woksr, Ho-morrow tho Hotons play tho Livo Oaks, at Zyno. On Wednesdoy aud Thursday thoy play chompionstdp games bere with tho Atlautics, ood on Friday and Saturday with tho Hartfords. ‘Whito, Bpalding, O'Rourke, Baruos, Behalor, George Wrighe, Leonard, Harry Wright, MoVoy, ond JBeals hove signed contracts to play in the Boaton Club noxt scason, IHall goes™ to the Philudelphia Club, a valunblo accetsion to tho Penrle, and bis o horo will probably bo filled by Manning. Whito and Deals have ricoived tampting offers from outsido, the former belng wauted for tho Chicago aud tho latter for tho Athlotics. THE 0T, TOUI8 VENTURE Br, Lomts, Mo., Hopt, 38.— 1o base ball club partected an organization to-night with & guar- antoed fund of £20,000 to support o profossiounl wige for noxl season. ————— THE TURE, New Yor, Sopt. 28,—A fair attendance wit- nested the trotting to-day at Fleotwood Park. [u tho flret raco, purse $800, for the 2:38 clase, tho favorito, Arthur, wae distanced in tho first heat, sud Rosn Bouburg, ‘who was solling in the ypools at threa to ono over all tho rest after tho shutting-out of Artbur, wos likewise distunced in the third heat. Knowing oncs then selected Ryal Georgo for tho cortain winuor, aud fust bofvore the start for tho Nfth heat the betung was on_Goorgo #185 to $20 for tho rost of the flold, But Alidget, who lod won the wooond heat, esslly boat the favorlte ln tho | fitth’ in vory slow iimo, and tho raco goos over til .to-morrow noon, when Guorge snd Midgot finish, ench having two hoats, Lo others, not winuaing o lioat in iive, boing ruled out: "o povl-box Ia ful, and Nidgot. bag th call at two to ono for the declding heat. Liwo, 905, 3:04, 2:083¢, 2:38, 2:40, The sccond trat was for a purne of 81,500 for 2:24 horwes, Thomas L. Youog was tho favorito in botting, melling for #1701 Bunio, $100 ; aud the fiald, conalating of Lady Bauks, Comeo, I3v- orott Rav, Georgo, Blanche, and Music, bringing $160, Comoo won tho first hont In 2:24, Busio coming In second, Goorge third, and Young fourth, Comos waa tho favorlte bofors tha qutlnp&ou tho second hoat, with Young in tho fiold, Yonng cnuily won tho second, third, and fourth henta aud raco in the thno of 2:25, 2:29, ';ll:lflhfi.acoma- socuring accond monoy and Musio Tom Bowling, who was progrossing finaly, and e u{lppnl!ull mnhm;ol entlroly recuvorad, dgain ed up lame aftor his morning gallop at Mon- mouth Park on Baturday: g anlopres Mol RACE AT DEXTER FARK. A novol race occurred at Doxter Park yestor- dsy aftornoon for s purao of $100, dividod Into promiums of 260, $25, and 16, for firat, second, and third horses, respeotivoly. Tho conditions woro that each horse ontored should have threo trials, alous, and thoso coming nearest to mak- ing threo minutos in each heat to win thomonoy (T’h.; followlng somemacy gives tho rosul o s b, g, Weatel, SIS o 5. Moo o S0 E, Marks' gr, g, Johin, Measenger’s b, m, s G, Wallaca's b, g, Ephral Jdohn Downs' b, m, Lady Bauks., Geergo Farnsworth’s Ll Qrorge ifal W. Colliue’ b, m, Ward of i2ri 8, Milior's 8, m, Deaplaluos, ... Al e ORIOKET. CIIOAGO DEATS 8T, LOUTE, Tho return game betweon the Chicago and St Louis Cricket Clubs wans played yestorday on tho Twonty-third stroct bass-ball grounds, and Wwho witnesaed by a fair-slzod audionce. Wickots wora pitohod shortly nftor 11 o'clock, and woro deawn bebwoon 6 aud 6, with tho Chicapos vie- {orlous, in ono of tho most skillful -games that have ever boon witnossod horo, Tho 8t. Lows routlemon Joaye thia city to-day for Racine, to plny with the Racine Club, and will return with that club, and play here Wedaosdsy, Following 14 tho score of yosterday's gamo : ormicaao, #T, TOUIS. Furst inn Furst innin 300 ooy {8005 Furher, ¢ ool 2|Caddick, b Wright. 4 Magill, b Dal oftiordon, b Colly 1 right, b Dal * 8Footo, I't w, 5 Colly, b Dalo. + 7|West, b Golly, 5 Datiow, ¢ Gordon, . ... ..16(8lnrp, b Bowen, 9 . A, Bowon, b Data. ... 2|Dalo, 6 Sarp. [ Sireot, v * alroftries, b Dowen,. 1 Sharp, B 0. 6| 3 Parker, b Ual ofs 0 Ty, Lbw, 1 gl 0 Dalier, b Dal 1 9 7 1 2w Second funing, Sharp, T o. isharpo, ¢ Laker, Furbor, b Dai Dalo, b Coliy.... . Maglll,'a Jofiries, Millgr, b Wrigh Darlow, 1 0. +20|Gordon, stpd Sharp., Golly, b Dale. 176 Weat, | mrronoon Wright, b Dale.. 2 Btreot, b Dale, . . 0 Bowen, o Joffri .3 Ramaay, 11w, » 0 Iiyde, o'Dalo, %ol Biker, c Jof 5 Byess il c8, P/ Wl{l!l’ 1 Tmpires—Tor the Bt, Louts Club, B, M, Tobinson, of Bt. Loula; for the Ohicogo Olub, Ed slupson, of Milwaukoo, OAK PARE V5. BESSEMER STEEL OLUD. A most intoreating match was K"S”“ Saturday on tho grounds of the Oak Park Olub, in tho pack balonging to. J. H. 8. Quick, Ead., Presi- dontof tho Association. Homegood flelding was shown, and s moat enjoyablo day spent, tho Oul Park Club winving by 3 runs ond 7 wickots, Tho annoxod score will explain tho play through- out, 'Tho Beasemer Steol Olub_is compoued of the live membors of tho old North Sido and Rolling-bil Qlubs- DESSEMER STEEL OLUD, irst {nnang, Second (nning. Linfort, o Cash, b G. W, _|Linfort, ¢ McLareu,by G. [ 7| W, Slinrp,... 1 Cooper, T 1|Cooper, b G, W, Sliar, Magaus, £ 0. 5[ Moguuti,b G, W, Blarp.. Bakor, o M Baker, ‘leg b wicket b W, 9, Cash, oo i K 5l G, V. 9 3. Tuge, atpd 5 Bull, ¢ Humphrey, b'@, | "W, Shurp, . W, Bhorp.... olsnoll, b G, . Sharp.. . 8 OfHunicn, ¢ Marke,b G, W, al sharp, K 0s. Wright, bif wicket.. ! o 2liTolden, b G, W, Sharp.. 4 8lsmith, b G, W. Sbarp. .. 4 1|Byes, a o] wiaes” 3 BI Total,.. Firat innina, Dr, Cash, b Alugau ¢ @, W, Buarp, caud b W, Sharp, 0. of_‘Wrigt... 8 Marks, 9 Marks, n0.... 7 Dr, MéLaren, b 17 Hodges, b Wrigh 1 Hoitlestrings, ¢ Baker, b (Huzd, b Wrigh 1 Wrlghtuseen e eerenssses 0 eLa: 0 Manning, o 'aqd b Mu- |Kuitlestringa. 0 GOUD. (1 vorueseer sovnse OfSTORDINE. I Blacknier, b Wright.. .. 14| Diackmer . 0 Humphroy, o Hanlen, b |Tumphsoy...... 0 Mugaun, verse OBcalen 0 SMurd, 0 o,..ven 4|Tow by 1 Boales, b Wright. 4|Wido . 1 Hodges, leg b 0|No 1 Dyes. 14 = Leg by 2l Total. 7 Wido ba 7 Total & THE TRIGGER. A PIOEON-MATCR OFF. New Yonx, Sept. 28.—The pigeon-match bo- tween Payoo and Bogardus, for $600 a side, which was to bavo taken placa to-day,is **ofl." New Yo, Sopt. 28.—Mr. Borgh and somo of /his men, backed by twenty-six Brooklyn police, +wero at Doerfoot Park to-day with warrsnts for tho arrest of Payno and Dogardus, pigoon-shoot- ers, and waited Tor some hours, but tho maike- men failed to put in ap appearance. it AQUATIO. TR INTERNATIONAL MATCIS AT BT, JONN, X. B: Br1. Jouy, Bopt. 28.—The boat-race on Satur- day was allowed on all hande to have beon o caplta) ono, Brown Laving vory hitla advantago ovar his oppouent, Vory littlo money changed bands, Tho botting was almost ontirely in ‘Drown's favor, Morris and his backers left by stuméur this morning amid the choers of a largo crond. AWUSEMENTS. THE THOMAB ORCHESTRA CONCELT. The Thomns Orchestra commenced its eighth geason in thin city last ovening at McCormicl's Hall, with alarge and brilbant sudiouco in at- tendanco, and o which oxtonded to Mr, Thomus a grooting so full of cordiality and onthusinsm a8 to show that hio hina lost none of bhis popular- ity hore, Blucoits last appearanco horo, tho archcstra has beon gomawhat reorganizod, Bome familiar faces Lave dropped out, notably Mr. Listemann at tho lend of tho flrst violins, but iho changes have not imnpaired ita olliciency in the loast. Ifanything, tho forco is strongor and mors effectivo than over, aud, as will be noticed by tho programmes of tho weok, It is put down for moro important musi than usual, Moy of tho little syllabubs have boen dropped out. Hiranss hng Loeu given a tickos of leave, and’ the most of tno work s sorious. ‘Tlho musio s, thereforo, & good tost of the capabilities of the playors. T'ho Jozding number of tho programme last ovening wag laffs Lonoro Symphony, Bitherlo this comporer, whom tho Gutiinna class in the Rebiu= mann school, hns boon known to us ouly by his minor works, commoncing with tho Yolka do la Heine, then following with bis fantasian, eclogue, sud capricoior, lask wintor wilh somo concorted numbore, aud now with s uymphon; of a dramatic naturo, founded on Buerger's Yol known ballad, tho gloomy and supor- natural character Of which offored & wido floid for Ttaft’s talont. Fortunatoly tho demorip- tivo programmo issued by Mosars, Carpounter & Blieldou eaves us the nocessity of any dotailed analysiy of tho work, sa It s ;{wun thero very compietoly. The work us a wholo ia & vory dro= 1matic and doscriplive one, rather of tho Waguod than the Bchumann school, vory Drilliantly - e ontod, and full of taking wmotives, whiel Ao morliod ip With tato subtlaty, as {4 shown by the wonderful manuor in whic the thomes of tho allogro sre resumed inthe fiugle; The sus THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN. dante fs a delicious picco of work, and the march tempo will alwaya baa favorite, altlough tho thiemes nre sprond ovor ns much surface a8 thoy will boar, if not more. Tho lasp movo- ment, which in very Wagooroaquo, ia enporbly worked up, espeoially in tha trentmiont of Lhe chorale, It is & work which can lisrdly bo {udgcd from one hearing, but tho impreesion which one hearing laxves in that it is not a deop fundamental pieco of composition, b‘l:: ‘:{. tho other u;ma a very brilliant and objoctivo pieco of writing. Tho nuxlc numborof (nlgutfllt wan the Beothoven Tomance in G Major op, 40, which, liko tho Tomanco in T major, was_ originally written for ana violin with orchostral accompanimont. Mr. Thomns hng given the thomo to nino violins, wiiich hias (ho effoct of rolioving i¢ of thinness, 1t 18 o pimplo Nttlo molody, bt most benutifully ‘orked up, and tho playing of it waa dolicious, Tho opening pumbor was tho overturs to MThoe Ruler of Bpfl'fln.“ which isin ronlity s remodoling of Wober's ovorturo to * Rubczabl” 1t 18 superb worl for orchostral effcot, aa it 18 full of brilliant movements snd prosents strong con- trasts botweon tho rush snd wild atorm of the opeulog and finale and tho smootli cantabllo eifeat of tho middla passages. Tho other orchestral numbors wore the brillfant ballot musio to the * Prophet™ and the seloc- tiony from * Lohongrin,” which wnragor\xuonnly gived, and had o barbario richness, comiug, &8 thoy did, immodiately aftor tho slmple and melo- dious littlo Boethovon Romance. ‘'ho vooallst of tho ovening was Miss Emms Craneh, s young vocalist on tho cancuxhunffl- ns this wad only ber fourth apposrancein me 1o, Hho has nromarkably full, rich, pure, and floxi- ble mezzo-soptanno vole, whicli, nunnldeflnfi its olumo, she imanogos witl sdmirsble akill. It is rofroshing to lieara mingor with no nonsonro about hor. Her style and sppoarance Aro ox- tromoly modost aud unprotontions, and had & marked effect upon tho audionce, with whom sho immediatoly booamo a favorito. 1ler opon- it numbor was the arin, * Parto, ma tu bon mio,” rom Mozart's * Olowenzs di Tito," whith sho - mang lko o srilst, al- though with somo nervousnoss and timidity, which tho onthusisstio oncore that followed ro- movod gomewiint, For tho oncoro sho gava tho “ Nobil donus," from tho * IInguenots,” with moro confldenco and with absoluto purity of swging. Hor sccond pumbor wsa Rossini's rntgul‘ tlorid * DI Lantl Palpiti," iv which stio displayod vory acourato and cloar oxeoution. Tuia was also encored, in roply to which sho saug o littlo baltad, * Come back my.ouly lovo tome,” with barp accompsauiment, very aweatly and oxproseivo. Hor voico sud stylo wero thus tonted in threo difforant stylos of musio, and eho atood tho towt sdmirablv. Sho has al tho quali- tios nocesnnry for o loading artist aftor sho has becoms aceuctomed to the slago. X Tho programino for this evoning, which is of & popular naturo, will boss follows: - rantr, Overture—Bonvennto Colliul, Allegro decizo con impeto, Larg ‘Andante—Cantabile, Op, 7. Aria—* Lascla chio o plang: a .. PADT I, Overturo—Tannhauser., 8olo for barp... guenota Meditatton—(now). .., Runpaodio Hougroise No, 2 Wo havo already mado mention of tho compli- mentary lotter which was forwarded by telo- graph to Mr, Thomas, tendering bim a _ tosti- moniul concort during tho scason, The follow- ing is his short but exprossive raply : Pauaten Housy, Ciitoaao, Sopt, 28, T Meorrs, Teok 2, Ledter, Willian Sprague, Henry Hield, Henry We King, Dusid Swing, Henry Greensbauss, Fotter Palmer, and oifiers : OFNTLEMEN S [0 nccopting your gensrous Invitation, recelyed by felegraph ju Syracuno, L dosira to express 155 inccr thauks for tha kingly oxorerafons of cateem shown in your letter toward mo personally. BDub 1 deslro to placo on record more fully an expreasion of s Arateful feolings for the (ribita you, through me, liavo paid to tho act Lo ‘whioh my lifé has boeu axclus- vely dovoted. I‘guum you that this evidenco of apprecfation, com- ing, as it docs, from the ropresentatlve clty of the West, is an adaitional encouragcizent for mo o cons titsue tho work of_clovating_tho standard of musical art, Innamiug Saturday, Oct, 3, for the conces 2 very respectfully yours, THEODORE THOMAS, Tl box sheat for this concort will be opencd {his morning at Jansen & McClurg's, and s tho concort will be oue of tho grand events of the senson, tho eale will nndoubtedly bo an immenso ono, ‘Ihe progratme Las not been made oat in detall yot, but tho rchomo ombraces two con= corts,—oné for Saturday afternoon and ono for Haturday ovoulug, with mauy novelties. TOOLEY'S. Those who aro curious tonote the differonco botwoon tho English drama which was modorn & deende ngo, &nd the Gailio articlo which bolds tho atago &t prosont, cannot do botter than sib through Byron's comedy “Blow for Blow” presonted last evoning, to remain for tho woxt ‘two or threo performances. It is pot tho very best thing Mr. Dyron ovor wrote, nor will it compsre with many oth- ory of its class, for its main lucldents are nov intousely intorosting, nor 1s its plot oxacily up to the svorage excollonco of Robertson, Gilbert, Albory, or any contemporaveous suthor of tholr sciiool, Wit it Jacks in fniringic forco is mado up in_forced situations, and, the jutoress Ties mainly in tho comedy partd, £ in number. Thego falling to tho sharoof Mr. Crano and Mrs. Williams, it inay roadily bo undorstood that tho consequonco was & roaring houso while thoy woro ou tho stago, and an‘impationt ono shan thoy wore not. . Mr. Crano ployed the part of Charley Spraggs, mado famitiar to_Chicago sudionges by tinb droll person, Mr, Jokn Dillon, Wé havo beon cducated for yoars to the belief that Afr. Spraygs, in addition to his other poculiaritios. Tiud foug, tbin logs, which o aprawicd aii oyor tho place; that Lie'rolioved bis foolings in the carringo of his hat, and exprososd Lis santiments Dy tho oscillation of his peraon from tho tips of Dis toes to tho edges of kis hools, and did ather hugely occontrlo ond laughabla' things, all of which belonged oxclusively to him a8 8 * sport- ing gont.” Mr. Orano nbowed us a_Spraggs of vety difTerent build and bebayior, He was the most absurd Spraggs. His moko-up could nob Dbuye beon improved upon by the Wiltshire cad e personated, and biy comlcal resources woro without limit. "ho part 1a so oxcrucintingly dull that Mr. Crane ran little risk of overdoing it 1 the main, and ouly did 80 i tho suppor-tcene of tho firet act, Tho picture of this impudont advesturor in the uiso of s _successful hunter was very cloverly handled, Mr. Crano's mpurn wero bigghly A[)Eruprlnto. Whore he got thom 18 & miystery, but tho man who owns those spury and ient thow to Mr. Crane for the pleco should bo shunned as o dangerous companion. But per- DLags Atr, Crono © won bis sours ' fairly a8 ho Dns won his reputntiou, It I8 not easy o sharp- 1y criticiso s cowmedlan Who kenps ono morry by & spontancous flow of unobjectionable humor, but Mz, Crane ought to givo othor artists a chanco, instoad of bieaking in upon tho scrious apeachos with sonto droll place of Ly-play which upsets thio house, and drowns tho pathos of tho suffer- Ing Leroino iu o roar of laughtor, o should bs & littlo moro gonerous in tho matter, Mre, Williame playod tho pars of Kltta Wob- bler with oqually good results, maintaiving tho identity of tha peraonago sho prosentod oasily and without apparent effort. Mr. Saulsbury was vory forcible in the highly. melodramatio cheracter of John Drummond, and Misg ITawthorne and Mr. Murdoch were, of courso, sutisfactory in thoir respective but uuin- loresting roles, Miss Dellow was singularly wouk and uulnterosting in & part which uoeded some lifo and apirit, nor was ber eflicioncy im- proved by hor forgetting bor lines in the last uct, Y yjow for Blow ™ will bo ropeated this ovening aud to-porkow. #YERS' OPERA-HOUSE. Tho latost advonturors in the varloty-perform- ance flold in this city aro Messra. Henderson & Waliace, whose vowly-orgenized company gave thoir firat performanco last night at Myoers’ Opora-Houso. ‘o sy tial the programmio pro- porod by tho gentlemon' contained some Yery good and sevoral yory poor fostures is mbout tho briofest and fajrest criticlem that can bo offered of tho performancs. The entertainmant opesed with & saries of illusions by the groat proutidiputatour Iorrmann, who performed somo of tlio most romarkable feuts of legerdomaln ovor soen in this oity, Io porforms his various tricks with consummato frave and caso, and hiu cool and collootod mu e and tho littlo jokes he poppod off ocoasion. ally wera provoeative of merriment in a much rontor dogreo than tho offorta Intor In the evon- ng of tho vurl‘unnun whose duty was supposed to lie direorly in & comle dircotion. o mont agroeablo Yosture of tho evening whs tho oxhibition by J. B, Johnston, chllll{lflll myimmer of Equnuu, of his swphiblony abilis tics, Afr, Johuslon approachosin his swimming wara noarer ta the anclent merman than any- hing that lias over Leen ween in Chicago. 1fis porformance takes placo in a arge tani of water, the pglass front of which suobles the apectators to woe every movoment Lo makes. Anm;s uwtfnt'u wl{leh ho YGl’{Or‘um] staying under water for two minutes and }1’?{; lu‘néndfi standing on his head In the water und eatlng, driaking, sud smoking quite somfort. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER' 29, 1874, ably. This porforimance was quito unlquo, and as oxcollont 88 it was uniquo, * OI tho rcst of the progrmmo tho loant anid tho bottor, - Thoro was altogothor too tnuch Luflmlln buninesn, and onolady, who tried to prove or vousatility by appoaring as a comic old lady with jnvonilo changos, mot with a vory cold ro- coption. Baforo tiio fall of tho curtain Mr. Hormann, who soomod fo nct a8 n- oral managor of tho show, annomnced to tho sudlonco that, on scconnt of tronbles inslde nud outalde tho mnnnfiumm\t, the performance was not as good ns had boen In- tonded. Ifo asked tho indulgonce of tho au- | dionco, and assurad thom thab ihis nvl!nin{n groat improvoment won'd bo obnorvablo. This will ho nocosmary if the prprictors want to mako a succoss of their show. PERRONAL., . New Yonm, Sopt. 28.—Prosidont Crant, ac- componlod by Hon. Marsbnil Jowoll nud Gon, Babcock, visited tha Park Thoatro to-night, and witnesged tho play “Gilded Afi ,"'_Tho I'resi- dont poraonglly complimented Mr., Raymond on Lis porformanco of tho patt of Col. Scllers. QUEENATOWN, Sopt. 28.—Among tho pasacngors by the stoamer Rusala, which enfled {Mtcrduy for Naw York, was Misa Noilson, tho ackross. CHEAP TRANSPORTATION. Lettor from NMr. Jamos Mcienry. Frowm the New York Mail, Tho following private lettor from tho largont holder of our railway secaritios abroad will bo rend with the groatest Intorest by all who have [ givon any thought to the groat problom of our day, “Ohon{, Transportation.” No man living has glven this problem more attention, or aludied it more earnestly, than M. Blollenry. Inthelotter of hiawhich we publishod.a fow wooks since, ho took oven bolder grounds than aro as- sumed in that publishod to-day. Ko thon bold that paseongors oould be carried from Chicago to tho soabonrd for 86 a poxsongor, and com- fortably carried, too, Ho hold that through freight could ho enrried by rail at loss ratos thun now provail on the watar routes. Lonnox, Sopt. 0, 1874, Dran —: T have yours of the 26th, and am gisd toseo your continued good Impresaiona ns {0 ——, Tha abjaction ho makes fo the chioap trausit business 4 tho usual abjaction of evory ralizond-mansger I Lave ‘mot In America, 1 2hould like to know whera tho fm« portant differonco 1a between tho United States and Turopo which —— thinka murt bo _considerod tu connection with thls subjoct, Men and women in both countriea ara not matoriaily differont, neituer do they diffor In thoir wanta or wishos, Tlluatrating my oxperionce in America, T vill o back 101865, whion 1 waa teaveling over thio Tilinols Central, with Forbe, then and now the Olialrman of the Lo don, Chatham & Dover Railway, and Obalr- mar of_the Ratlway Cloaring~Houso, 'consldered one of tho firat, if not tho first, suthority Lere on rallway transportation. Ho obscrved the immense wheat crape, aud with his mind contioually roverting to the ‘munuer {n which evorything Uving or doad, animal, vogotable, or minoral,” ma: mada to'swoll railway feaille, Ho at once siarted thoe {den of carrying flont from Bhieago to Now. York althe fixed rato of $1 per ‘Danrol, giving contraota far ten yoars shead, if neods Bow. At tiat ttine littlo or no flour was cartled by rail- way, thie Amerloan fdea being then - that rallwasa conld ot kotapets with water comtnunicstion for flour, Alr, Forbes' Idox vwas that if the middleman, tho marchant, or shiippor, . waa qulto Buro of laving tramspor- fatton "'at’ tho above zato, ho would mova and _earth to prooure contracts | or Europe, and would flhen have all Lenven the Esat \| the marketing of tho Woat open to purchaso flour s iho only dinturbing eloment fu_the calculations of ail shippers belng ‘o transport, the rajlway rates boing high sod shifting, and tho water-communicatfon. - certnin, and slits by fce at ihe very time when most req . Or-course Mr. Forbes was - pooli-pooh:d jn $he tisusi style, but clroutiotznees hovo ainee broaght he reaults he vould havo eatablistod at once, and tha four rudo I prastically monapolized by tho Failwszs, 254 wonld b enormously increased in voluimo if tha Jow satos of §1 pex barrol wore estabitahed from Chi- cxgo, and proportiomately from other polule, &% Turihor: illustralion was sowe threo years attorwonis when 1 spout daga with 3 °Edgae Thomson at Glencove, Ho montiou- %4 s ho Lnd a large olovator 1o to Phifadeipbia ercoted af a cost of bull & milifon, T suggeste fhio proplety of carrying Indian corn from Cutvio ata cant per ton per mite, Toargued that il was ffuposeitto ta carry it at thalrale, T ondusvored lo e ise Biu that 1t would pay boticr bo carry at that Fate than to have e Tajls ldie, and wo eipliered up Tt & traln of 300 torm could bo Lronght into Phll— delphia frym Chicago for §1,000, o acgued with mo that it would cost $1,600," Having fized to that, T shiowed hfpz: that tho 3€0 tona s o cent o tou a nitle frave $3,000 roveuue, Aalf af which would be projit, {hetiios the argument 1iad any affect at tho momolit Jdun't know, it circumytances drove bfm aftorwnrds jnto the cora. trads, snd L clovator and all additioua 101t bave bec full evor sinco. "Th axpenn e, 10 which —— rofers, on Western roads, wexs an d could only be partial expentes, for th Dasia of ail my* plans lice In tho connection made Lo- twoen the Exsturn Bintea aud the Great Weal, Evory Jhsashger you | can send ovae or attract from fhio lower Diamscs o operatives of {ho Esat, becomes a producor {n tho Went, a0 rouda back produce io the Eal, I hioard, many yest s luce, Oaborae, of the Iifnols Gou- tral, stato that bo fntendod to make &t imponsiblo to. o breadstutte ¢ aat of tho mountaine, by carrying at’ Siak low ratos, bu ho nover had tho’courage to put His ayinton into. practical operation, or, perliape, 1ot Daving control of a-through Touto, never had thu op- portuaisy, iy - very yoar 'Englaud alono is Doving £5,000000 on frolghts for breastulta Trom® gan' Franchico, which, wers I in come Thand of tho Tom‘es, should evory shillivg of ¥ posn fito (ha rallws y Lrosauries ; $35,000,000 & year ‘eoid bs o comfortatl o adition o tha beat of tiom, Teep alwayn in viow tt hot 1 huso alresdy told you, that (he eapliat of & railrond I oxcoptionally great, and that {6 vequires ta Do mob lized by mesi of Jle roling- siocicin ondor to Tmake | proftably, sud a0 rllway, o 2hy other businest, noteven & COFROr grocery, ean bo Hhade proatable if fta cay Atz] be allowed 1o reiuln dlo fteon or twenty houts 1 day, T'wint you kindly to n1ako this further suggestion, founded on the expericne o of my converaations willi Forves and Thomson. Lot — runons train morn- ing aud ovening from —— to ——. Lot the cara bo omfortable, and kupt cloaaly. 1t would Le bighly {mportant 16 havo tho baclzy of 1be scata raisd above {ho boads of the passcokera. Sluplo as tuls augger- tion i, T have herotofons found 1 Smpostitie to Tove {t carcled ont. Lot tho aumewata bo ‘mads comfortable. Thon 1a ; tha faro Lo n cent a il per passenget, ahd & cent anct a half for roturn ticket, Rt 's stmilar rate to all pciution the line, including Cloveland, aud I wilt nuderts ko to pay all his loss at fhio end of tha year, if he will give me hiulf the prof! provided thio matier 16 goo ito carncatly, ba — ill, T am suze, do, Lot tho tining be_advortiscd ns aecommodation trains, or fazly trains, or uny ofli~ er similar name, if you ars afrald fo call them Ehird-olaes (ot emigrant trainy). Lot tho pacseugers be sa well treatod na if thoy had frco passea nnd_ wera Tiding dn Pullman's cars, Let them bave ample time along. tha roule for refreshinent, stopping never lezs Q' alf an oue for that purpono. Lt tho traiuy ba well sdvertised. Thelr runniug need not interfere ith {ho regular trao of the linas, Ova exporfmont of this Xind {n worth o thousand opinions and state~ monts, Faithfully yours, ‘Janms Moilexny, TIE NORTHWESTERN STATES, soveral News Htems Telegraphed to The Chicago Tribuncs ILLINOLS, The Lako County Agriculturat and Horso- @rowers' Association is holding s Becond An- nual Fair at Waukogan, It convoned Sept. 28, snd will end Oct. 3. —A young man named Charlio Palton,working in tho chair-factory st Bloomingfon, had his fingor ent entirely off by & ciroulur saw. —Dilloa & Co., of Normal, have 62l tholr jm- orted stallion Lrin to Browuloo, of Knoxville, 5., for $3,000. Thisisono of the finest Nov~ mana i tho Stato. —William 2f0Coy, & ealoon-keopior of Tincoln, firad four shota at Peter Comstock.last evening. Somo disputo about » gama of puol causod the shootihg. McCoy was srrested. “—Mss, Willism F. Ballard, of Avoes, In, mother of Mius Carrie Ballard, of tlak placo, ar- rivod st Poaria last ovening, summoued by telo- gram from Sheriff Hitcheock, Ior daughtor was o onnoyed by the innolonco of two young mon who wera trying to izt with her on'an_expross train soing from Avoca to Pooria that sho be- camo doranged, and, whon th train reached tha Iatter.place, was entirely out of lior mind. Sho has béon more_rational fo-day, but her mind is no doubt seriously affected by this singular 0auso, 10wk, A shanty, in which wae kurt a low whitky-aa~ loon by Mrs. Maboney, st Oxford, burnod ostordny morning about 2 o'clock, Mrs, Ma- onoy mgt in the altle, snd, when the fire was discavered, it was impoenblo to got hor out, sud sho was burned to doath, —Tho Johnson County Fair oponn at Iown Clty to-day, and promiscs to bo the best ever Lield in the county. WIBCONSIN, Offioial information has boen recoived at Mad- ison that Col. John W, Bashfoid, Lumbor Agont for » disriot in tha B, Croix Valloy, s I:‘zed and caused to bo eold 14,000,000 foot of loge, reslizing 85,700, During laut yoar thoro was but 11,000,000 soized, and Hold for 18,000, in tha wholo valloy. —Tho Hon. loratio Soymour, of Now Yaik, arrived st Madison yestorday ulternoon. o s on a tour of businéss and ploasure combinod, —Soyoral Ropublican maguatos, inoluding Matb CGarpeuter, Jorry Rusk, Garry Hazolton, and Mr. CGaawell, aro i Madison iu- cousultatlon with Priuco liismarok Koyos on tho situation. —Col. Jacobn 1s now out as candidato for tho Roform nomination for tho Bonato for the Northern District of Milwankeo County. 1t i wald there mil bo no Opposition candidato, —Tho Becond Ward National Dunuk of 'flll- waukeo has rosolved to inoroaso itscopjtal. Tho amount is not detormined ou, but wiil probably be §500,000, —Joxoph snd Frank tohiaftuer hava boen ar- rested for atabbing Thomay Wanck, Huturdn‘y night, in front of & hall on Lloventh atroet, Mif- waukoe, whets » Boliemizn dunce was goiug for- wratd, No eauso fu asslgunod for the act, Wauok's Injurios ave serieus INSURANCE. (Continy Irst Pagos) gnfo risks, o fhat-clang ol or navor having Loon destroyed by a fire which origiunted in the bullding, Tho ratos, kowayor, ate o high that tho busincas i vory prafitable to tho compnnies, nnd it 18 not Letfovod that thoy wiil conso wrling upon olovalors oven though they slop issulngg gonoral policios, Tho proinfuma rango from 3276 $1.76 on the ®100, but tho - surance gouerally does not cover more thun thirty or duys, _somotimes only ton, and at othors 120 dnys. Tor n olovator rated nt 1,76, tho two-dsv rate is 10 oonta; fiyo dayn, 920ants; nud ton dnys, 48 conty, on the §10, 'Llicso rates aro so enormous_ that no ingurance company which las secured any of tho businces can afford to abaudon it. Ionco tho graiu men have no fear of an inablity to procura all tho Insurauce Loy desire in good re- sponaiblo companics, Tho yame remarks oan bo mado about tho provision trade; the pork, ot i6 50 geattored thak tho risk i considared a good ono, nnd, theroforo, a policy in a small company would be just a good g that isaned by another liaving biteo or four times a8 much capltal. ——— NEW TORK. The New York Graphic of Friday haa tho fol- lowing THE TOSITION OF THT INAURANCE COMPANTES, This morning, the Presidont of oueof tho lnrgest compatiles was sought iu bis offivo, and, in tho coursa of n long conversation, o explainod 11 €ull o poss tion Luken by the Board, and why it was considered neceauary to adopt #0 Fadical a meantiro to offoct thelr purposea, “Yoi must remembor,” sald he, * that Ohlcago was Budlt up by the insuranco companies, To say nothing of ordinory eoutlageations, two recent crippling ca- Iamities have beou- bridged ovor by us, aud wa foul that soma attention ought {0 be puld to our request, This {8 not o new or sudden movement, After the lank great fire, ono of our companies. rancolled fmmediately riskn o tho amount of - $1,00,000, Another reluced ifs rinks to ‘two-tbirds ' of what ihey wero bofora tho firo, ‘Lot Ohleago 0 whit {6 will nfler what s taken pluco, no com- any will bo williug for years to como fo_saumo If eo many rislks 8 ft has formorly done. It i of 10 180 to ¢all nomes, buk tho citizeun of Clilcayo havo reted pig-hendedly i this motier, Wa made cortuin domanila upon them, the compliatico with which wan a8 much for theit inforests 5a for ours, and, dntead of acting with oneryyand with sn evidouf fnlehtion to se- curo thelr elty from loas, they kiavo traveled all around tho odgen of fhie demands,” 4 Wou't you orplain youreclf more particularly 2 # TUK DEMANDS ON CLIOAGO, #3Vall, wa anked tlom to cstublish & permonont fro-limit and cuforco tho laws relating (o Lo eroc- {ion of wooden bulidings, snd we fnd fhat wooden bulldings bavo beon creeping tp under their very nosea n_garte of the elty udjacent to tho principal stores and warehouees, 1o eskod them to cotapel tho ertction of firowalla betweon butldings to pro- yeut the spread of dre from soro to atore, Tuey havon't dono it. Wo ssked them {0 reorganizo tho Fire Dopseiment, and (hoy toil us wo must walt wi Ul tho next clection, Mesntimo ft is demoralized thraugh polifen! e, *Tloro a no yuch ting on_ military disclpline, Tho Comunisslonsrs manogo affalrs without zeferencs o tho Superinteudent, bt in caso of mishap ate ready to ehouldor tho respoued- bifity upon Dbim, Wo seked tisem tolay now insing and fncreaso tho #120 of thoso now in uso, Thoy hevo wpproprinted Lo this purpors the wom of 300,600, whilo the'r awn Ohief Englucer of Water-Works says tlut nt least 32,000,000 aro neoded for tho work, Wo asked thom €0 catablish » Tiro Marehul's Burcau to Investignto tho origin_of fires, and thioy” ouly talk about L or vt ineflslently. Wo oeked {hem to paea and euforca n Iaw for tho removal of tha lum= ber-yards anil of thoee wooden buildings which bave been erarted fllegally and which subject valunblo sec- tiona of tho buaitioss park of tho city 10 conatant dun= ger, aud tuey nitiched to in # Axo thene Iy dngerons Yag: tho provailing wind in that psrt of the coun~ try Is from the sontliwest. It sweors aver tho pralrics and cowen with a forco and o frequency which wo in have uot done o, Lven iron ehulters ol ntores ato Infroquent.” wimber-yards plucod 00 63 Lo bo cspoclal- ‘| New York aro eatirely unaccustomed o exgorience, hiero ato large lutubr-yards on the routliwest of the eity, and when thors 5 % fira among them t {ravely towirds the veey centro of tha clty with tho forcs sud effect of o Linat furnaco, ‘Lho frémon can only follow weukly fn it wiko," ¢ TROLANLE 'YECT ON TNnR DUSINESS OF THER “ What offect will the withirawul of the busin: thio Inmurauce companies Lave 77 4 Tt will yuin the busiuess of tho city, In the first place, all respoctable contpuntes will withdraw, - What compuny, for cxample, uftor whnt han ocourrad, could fuco tho 'loss of $:00.€02 Who will Inud monsy on goods, or trust goodx to Chicago merchants, when they have tio guaranteo that n firo will ot sweopawsy ovory chintico of golting a roturn, The very lifa of Ghlergo 1n1ts grais trade, but what Eastern capltafist will s Vateo inonoy off grafn 10 n Ohicago storeliouse, whers it fa uninaurod, ot jusnred Iy a company of no Foputu= ton, or whoso Hska aro greatly 1 cxccaa of iis sbility fouilct tho vory ealumity it profecson 1o guard its ouse tomera puafnst. The cliy wid by deatroyod us o great grain depot’ “ But why can’t Chicago buainces men fnsuro theme saiven cither by & mutiial conijany, or Uiongh tho Lrosperity which thele patronaye viodld confer un tho Comipanica that contented (o do Lisiness thoro 77 “ They won't, "‘ }\’hyhnut | ind i S “ Tu ‘the first _place, thoy know foo much, T Lo helr alty vis bl £y0 Tt and 1a. dutigoroiey While Luey cotld sadule tho risk on the inouranco coms panfes thoy have been williug to do o, but wou't undestako (o risk® themsclves, Money has Leen ‘mado rapidly, and worchants hayo beon uble fo staud any denin siiort of tolad loss, They will not stend the fight, ‘Tt must bs rememberod that tho pressuro Drowgit’ to brar upon thom will Lo gradual, Of course, the groat mans of withdrawing comysnic Wil not cancel their policies at ouco. Tt wil bo a year hoforo all their policios will bo canceled, Moiu- {line tho amownt of riek will be disiutebing frowm diy 10 iy, & he Tollcios expire and ure ot reauweds Ay the result biogius to forca ilea.f upan thelr minds, tho Dushicse-mion of Chileaygo will sco the utter neceasily of dolug what & considoration of (helr own intercstn sliould linvo forced them beforo, und will compel tho clty uuthiorltien to tako nction, It aw't a glrt o us o ask. Many nierchants 12 Chicago bave becn ative to thie necessity of nction, but the- oificlals haye resisted thcir appeals, eant{me the compaiea havo itk re Juctance allowed their agenclcs to remain, hopiug for 3 e for o elter but st Iaut wa Lo gival ip AN 3! Vizivn OF TUE OHICAGO AGENTS, 441t 4n true, .8 1t uot, that tho Chicogo reprenontativen of the compinien Lave opposcd the withdrawal of the | iusurance businces? " Yea, tley of coiiteo will ind tholr buelness broken up, aud very nuturally resist the movemout, For some redson thuy buvo nob bulleved the compunies would witharaw. But you may be ussured that nincteen out of twouty will do 5o, and, if the Clilcagouns should Lo Soolfils cuough to luilito the remainiug companies by ving them {heir risks, tioy would find thomsclves, o caso of even o uot extraokdinatlly lurgo fire, leuuing on worthless rcods, Of conise, it requives nw capital 10 asaumo a risk § mauy companios wmay Lo puted up into an ewormous appeurence of prosyerity; but it daes’ requito cayital to pay lossea, und thoso in tha present couditlon of Chieago are sure to comu thick and fust.” A xeportor of tha Now York Tribune visited o tusuranco offiecs in_that city Fridny, and lho reault of Lis fuvestigations 1s ns follows ¢ I UANOVIR INSURANCE COSIPANY announced their intentiots of wnspenalg; all bustnecs Yiith Cifergo from Oct, 1, m accordutico with the Fecommenintions of 1ha Board, 8o far s the rebuilt £ o clty was conterned they hnd airowdy o fuved to take auy riske, Tho object of the uctiou of tha faurance companits was simiply o _fuduce tue peoplo of Chicago o adopt suck measurea sa would Tebdice tho city messurably aafe. At proacnt, insir- anco companles cunsidored that thelr capifal viay Placed ul 00 mucn visk, and tho proposad withdrawal Was an actual usinees ‘nocoslty, 1t wea belloved, from tho Lest Informntion y&eived by tho ofliccrs of {16 JManovor, {hat sevon-eightis of the conipasics couposhig the Nationnl Doard would act i nccordance SFitl] this rocommendationn eontained in tho circilar of ths Conuulltes, is uctursl to sipe pore, said oue of iho oiliora of iufs Company, that whon this fact is well under- stood, fidopendent compsnles, not membara of tho Toard, wiil go fu and do nlt tho busicss thoy can get, Tt merchants will wndoubtedly loole well ta_ tha “olvenoy of sl comyanien i viow of tlio extraor- iy plake. It i not ifkiely hnt thero §8 much cup- §tala tho West that will bo ventured I Ghicago, whan it 13 yemomberad how the Ouicago compiulcs thome Belvea werp tnined by Do Bro, and $lie Andes sud Trl- umyh of St, Louls safferei by tho samo evont. A ofiicer of tho Atlmtic Insurence Comystty gave 4t 23 hla oplniou tbat. tho position adsumed Ly tho Lx- ceutive Commitice of* tho Bozrd would by vory gon orelly euntalnied by tho ewmbors of tho National Shoard, T waa to 1o nterest of tho stocklioldors of fio companics thnt the action of the Cowmlits whionid g sustajued, The result wonld boto sorlously futericrs with the morcautllo busfucsa of Chicogo, be- nts hovo fonnd thut Tesponsivly Compnien refused Lo fusure in thot clly, thoy would ot o willing to supply doalers with goods, ‘TUR CITIZRSA', Tho Becretary of tho Citizens’ Iiro Tnsurnnce Com- Ay Bojl that tho netion of th Committes of o Na- Tt Board biad not been taken withont due consid bration, oo such notion would bavo been rocom. Shonged evon it Clieagio hnd not boen_{nfiletod withy nothier great five in Juky Jast, A vommitico repro- Gonting the principul indnrance compun boert Sent toClilcago Lo report upon thy condition of tho Sity, and thio necand groxt fire, whiel occurrod afler fhelk roportiad_boon rendored, only contirmed {ho Zonclusions of tho Coizaltice, which woro to tho of— foct that tho risks to b vun wors toa groat, Tha ob. foct of the xeautiva Cominitico of {is Bonrd wag not 1 mako uny unreasonable requirernonts of Chicago, but Limply to insist upon mel seourity ss would enabio tho funtiraucs compaulen fo do busiicss thero, Thura Swas o doubt but all tho louding compsnics fn the ountsy woild witharaw from Chleogo until ey findl some seauranoo that by risking their capital fi Chleago pragerty toy were nat poisluly eluklug (& Bitogethir, Information recolved at tha ullico of tho Oitliens! Company wis fo the offect that the English sud ofhior forelyi companles reprosented In Alls coun- fry would unito with tho Amcrican companics lu the position thoy asumed with Teferenco tb Chicago, U TAMAN, “Tho officera of tho Lumar Firo Insuranco Company woro It consultatlon yesterduy whon the Zrilioe ro- gorter ealled, Pheir survoyor hind Just returnod from Ohieago und woa muaking a verbal ‘report, 1l slatod that thie heoplo i Uhieags wore doing what thoy contd {0 comply with all proper demanda ; thoy wero puiting in Jaris dyen e olberaizo enduivariug to Sacreans tho water-supply, aud be thoughé that wiibin & reseone uble timo no pictal caure of complaint would exft, vo far as ozlating caused cowld bu reioved, Tu conse quicnco of this report, tho flicers of the Gompany wora undechlod wa to how ey would acl, Thoy xald that thoy nd 1ot mado up thelr_ miudy sa {o thio futar that thuy would bo goverued by clraumstances, ad ik, However, tuat wince the frefn July Jast tioy ksd “and withraym much of their businers: from Ohlengo, and what iittlo tuoy dind dono had boaw under”special yo. strictions, THE QUEEN. [ Wiillam 11, Ttoes, ngent of tho Queen Tira Inaurs anes Company, of Liverpool and London, a company With & capital'of two millions alerling, sald {hat lie Uolfoved it nll tho forolTn compnnios an well ns Lls o would withdraw, hoth heceauee thoy wuro moni- Dera of tho National Board and swero difposed to fole low 1ta advics, and beeauss It wan to tho intorest of all 1o companies Lo o o, conwdering tho nnafe condi= {ion” of "Olicago. e Nationnl. Donrd ropresented fxom 80 to & yor cont of all tho Snansance capltol, home and foreign, dolng business iu tho United States, and b lisd no dodibt that tiat proportton of tho capi= tal would refus to do any tore. busiiess fn Clicago after Octobor, 700 MABTY, Tl Tarragut Tire Tusutange Gompany does ok bes tong to tho Natlonal Board, Tio oficora thought that the Board hoil beon too hasty in fis action, though they sympatuized witl the desiro for the batter pro- fgction of Gbeao, pronerly, They alrondy had somo riakn thora; whoiild ot withiraw, aud wonld continue 1o rocelvo good risks, Thiny did ot think the * Doard companies " would genorally glvo up burinoss thero, TThiero wora plonty of compautcs who would atil) aceept slnks thore, - Thoy wero potfectly atiaiod to continua there, TITE AMITY Insugance Company are ot mombera of the Doard, Tha Presidout sinted that Lo thoughi the Board sakod nothiug unroasonable, nud Uil (helr requiremonts wero entirely in the Intercat of tho stockhioldors and for their own protection, They should follow the wlsics of the Dosrd and writo nothing in Obicago, Whother -thoy would rosume if fhe veguire- nionta Ahould ho met woild o a quostion of the fiu- turo, Thoy had already eanceled o number of palicios, One sffact. would prolinby bo the fovmution af winy irresponsible companios, whio woulil endeavor to take tho place of the withdraiving companles, ‘At tho offico of the Niagara Flro Insuranca Company 1t “waa wald that tbe Company, ce mumbers of tha Toard, would withidra from Chiengo will tho othera, TUE LANCASIING TInsuranco Company of Mauchester, Eng. t6 3 Board company, The manager safd Lo bl written about o wnotier Lo tne hotmo office, but should act with the oftier companies i complylng with the rocommenda- tone of tio iosrd, They could not _afford ta stay in Cieayo aud o tuined overy yerr. Thoy i alrendy virtunliy stopped bueincss thre, not havibg taken any Fiskn for two months, 1o thowght all tho Euglish com- paucn would do tho famey 1116 fies wan that now that the Novembor oloctions were about {aking place, fhis “action would stir tho peoplo of Ullen tosecuro better monagern of thelr govornment, Inde- pendent and perhaps Irrosponsible companiea would Jroliably tako advantago of s willdsswol, Tt ho didn' Afifuk tho Ghicago peoplo would liavo nutich to do with fiem, 11fs Compuny wold probably resiuno biel- nese thor If tha requirdments woro fully wot, TR PHONIY, Tho Presilent of the Pheenix Firoand Yarine Tnair~ anco Company said that that comnpany would with- draw with tho reat, All the iargo companioa at losst would esane ilolng business at Unleago, 1lis opinlon was that tlio Chicago people wonld realizo mow that they lind got fo do something to cnablo the comparics tostay there; roorganizo b Firo Dopartment for 6 smple. Tloy wust depend upon Lastorn compantes for thelr tnatiranco, an they Liave no monay to 8para to organizo companics themelven. Unguestlonably it would bo o groat opportunity or irrespouelblo corgio- rations to aitempt to bonoflt thomselves, At the’ offica of tho Xtns Inanranco Company of Tioriford ft wan stated thnt that Company would cer~ talnly withdraw from Chicago businoss with tho oth- ore, The officers of the Willlamaburg Oty Tnstranco Company were not propared to Rate what their action would bo. They would scnd thelr General Agent to Cineago sooi, niid bo governed by lis roport, Thoy wero 1ot doing one-tenth of thelr former business thiere, Tho action of tho Doard was spoken of ns nece ensary to accomplleh tho deaired ronuit, the protection of thocity from largo couflagrations, The probablo e of al tho large compunier would bo only temporary, a8 Ohfcago cannot dispenso with fomur- auce, sud 5o would be roused to carry out the Fuquise- wmauts, THE HOME, At tho Tome Tnsurance Company’s offico it was stated tuat thero couid -be no dombt na fo thelr action. Thoy woro satisficd with the action of {ha Board, and should comply with i, Tio Esstern companios shoull very gencrally ~ withdraw thesa represent 00 por cent of the capitul in- verlod m insuranco, Chieago could not afford to dispennn with thera, a8 thoy comprised uearly all tho responelblo compantos, Eartern capital wonld b withdrawn from invostment (iore, and this had boen oo of thio powerful influones in (s growth of tho city, The ansyerto the question of resuming busi- neswtliero would depend upon Lo future ucts of the Chtcizn authoritics, At the onllve of THE LONDON ASSTRANOE COMPANY of England ono of tho munpgers sald that they had sent word (o thefe agout In Olicago (o suspend bus- ness thero on Oct, 1, for the prescnt, Their main unxibly was onl tho sibject of thio bad of the Fire Do- partiment of that city, whoso incficlency threatenod Gyery compnny with great loua at_zny woincat, Tho other seforms woro fuportunt, snd_ conid bo yvory well ot under wny, They did ot proposy 1o Tejuire any igorn frou Ghicagd flia froip any otber szgo ciy for which thoy fusued policics, If thoresidents would re- organiza the Fira Departinent sud Riva evidonco of thelr utontion to earry ot the otlior reforms, they wonid bo sntiafled. AL thc oftice of the New York Fire Inmuranco Com- pauy It wan stated that tho Compuny till lrs rlaks ihotc, and, though membera ot the Board, would con- tinue'to jasuo pollcica on what the ofiicers consldored govd xisky, At tho Hanbattan Fire Insurance Compsny it was sald thers was no question but that the Board was rliht I ts action, especlally ns regardod tho protoc- tion of Obicago. ‘Tho authoriiies seom to bo Lilnd to tho nacesnity of proper wator facliitivs and an_oliclont Iiro organization, 'The Company aromembers of the Toard, Tho ofiicers Lad virtually stoprod, business I Chicago, snd would not oxtend i thete, though thoy might take auy excopiouslly good risks, = Thuy tholiat tho companea generally would withdraw on o "liso Mechanles’ ond Traders! Firo Tneurance’ Com- paby aro membors of tue Board, and though ita ofticers think tue rocommendation fa sn excullent thing, thoy havonot yot deelded oq to thelr own action, o by’ thoy bk in Chiesgo wera entivoly o th now dislriel, Whether tho Company withdrew with tus otuera of Oct, 1 or not, it certainly wonld soon do £0, nulees a bettor Firo Department was organizod aud tus other requito/nents met, ALLEGED INACOURACIES, . Srectal Duspatch to The Cliteago Tyioune, Nrw Your, Sept. 28.—Tho olicers of the Nationnl Board of TFire Underwriters ridicule the publishoa list of companies that will con- tinuc to do business in Chicago after Oct. 1. 'Thoy a7 the lint is vory innceurato, mnany of the companies mentioned having Tailed during the heavy flrou of tho last fow yosrs. plicstetciotr S TBOSTON, INSULANCE BROKERS. . Spectal Dispatch to T'he Cineaao Triduns, Tosrox, Scpt. 28.—To insura bettor rlations with underswriters, and to placo in a responsiblo position the departinent of business pursued by fira insurance brokers of tuis city, thoy Lave formed nn _orgamzation fo be known as tho * Boalon Board of Live Tnmrance Drokors.” ‘P'ho provisions_of their Conatitution require that its inembers ehall consmst of thoss yhio can subscribo to the quslilications of bro- kora met forth in tho samo.” Tho action of tho Esccutive Commitico in sceapting or rejecting any aprlicmlt‘ or expolling eny member, may ba yovieod 2t any mootivg of tho Board, but an”af- fhmative voto of two-thirds shall Lo Tequied to roverso it Tho aunual meoting will bo held on tho third Thursday in Junuary, end quarterly meetings in April, July, and October. Tho oficors shall consitit of the Prosidont, Tronsuror, Socretarr, and Executive Committoe, tho Inttor o consish of tho President, Trensurér, ox-ofticio, and throe otior members, cleeted aunually, The object of tho Associstion is to obligo brokers and companies to conform to rates au pre- eeribodl by tho underwritors. Tho Dbusiness. of brokeragoe Is purauod to a great extent: by per- sons who follow some othor avocation, aud » provision of the Constitution inclndes only those who mako brokerage sololy their businoss. 70 E WOUND UP. The Btate Imaurance Company of Parkereburg, W. Va., han issucd wotica to itw agonts and policy-holdersthat tho Company's officom wiil immediatoly wind up tho aftairs of the Company. They also report ihat tho Company hias good as- sets nmonnting to five times tho sum required to roissuo all it outstanding policies, besides ovor 56,000 in stock and bouds securod by deods of tenst on reel estats, and Government bonds and othor rollablo socurities, RAILROAD ACCIDENT. scial Dispatch to 1'he Chicago T'ribune, LouisviLLE, K., Sept, 28.—About haif- thin aftornoon a ballaat train on tho Louisyille, Cincinnpti & Loxiugton Short-Tine Nond ran avor a cow noar Elliston Station, 76 milos front Louisviile, The locomotive and two or throo cars wora thrown down a sleepembankment, and ono of the hands kitled and wwo infured. ‘Che Ofliclaly declino glv&ng nomes and partionlurs, Travel wau iuterrupted for fiyo hours, A DRY SPELL. CINaraNAT, Sapt. 23,—Protracted dry weathor Lis provonted the plowiug of sod-grounds for wheit, aud dolayed sowing in corn-ground in ull tho Ohilo valleys, On account of tho faiture of the pastnros, much lve staok Lug boon pub upon tho market Wwhioh otherwiso would bave Luon kept over winter, If raiu doen not come soon, tho results will be sorious, Water for stook g kcaroo already in many sections, THE CIGAR-MAKERS, New Yoz, Hopt. 28.—1ho clgar-makera mot Euuturdn)', and protossed against the tanomont- ouse system of mnm\lwuu-intz clgars, Tho workivginen aro dotermmed, 1t posiblo, to broak up tho nystom, which is ondangering, thoy auy, the health of tho community, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. *New Yonk, Sopt. 28, —Arrived—Steamships g(tvor Moxico, from avans ; Deutschleud, from romen. Tonvox, Sopt, 28.—Arrlysds—Stesmships Brits tanio, Australla, Cuba, 1ol gnzolloru, !la]‘:lc, Btate of Virglnia, from Naw ¥oslsy Atlas wad Poruviay, from Quaboos BIRTHS, A AN AN A A e i PRTRE-Bopt. 88, witoof Mr. Louls LoPatre, of & RAALL—On Rundar, Bont, 7, Towlo Ty soangers 3 yoars, 0 dally papors, i N ! G L i of Gxwon 1 A% B ! St eg | reard ‘Fiiaoral at WAUKeahs, Wi,, Tunsday, Sept. 20, WILCTERER—Kntharing Geandfonn, wifo of Hormansy Wottaior, on Mouday ovoning, Hopt. 8, 8504 3 yeses s uigutiand iyt il ot iorat vl bo gtean BTANLEY-(n them k 5 el i h!!.“;:u :;"\‘g;wz?;?u:«';:; ":‘ '\.v“:.m il feu e ; . (.ln‘:‘,nf:]nph 0, v 11 8o . Brionds of tho faraly faviied 1o fioad, WIRIGIT-faturday, Sept, 95, i P It o 01 the e ot ~a TYATAR Wrigh', residontaof thisoily since 1832, ‘Notios of the funeral will kis glvon in MEDIOAL. R R A A St S i B For Upwards of Thirty Years. MRS, WINSLOW'S BOOTIING BYRUP hay boon ussd or childsen with novor-{ailing succos. It corraots achi~ 8y of tha stomach, elioves wind calle, reulatas the bow- ule, ouros dynontory and diarriion, whottioe arliing from toctbing or othior oansos. Am ol and well-ried romindy » For all Purposes of o Family YA Liniment, UL HOUSE: ANACEA will be forad tnvalan. ble. |!|lumdx’:g°.§u"a1pwn| foliow 3ts neo in il casor oF Paji 411 (e atemagh, bowols, or sidos thotimatism, collo, coldn, eprains, aud briins. Foriniornaland extornal use, Children Often Look Pale and Sick TFrom na otlior oaure than linving worms in tho stomach. BROWN'S VERMIFUGK COMFITS will destroy worms. without injtiry ta the child, bolng perfootly WITE, aud froe from all coloring or other Injurfons fngrodionts usu- ally uu;l i worm proparations, Sold by sl druggists. 25 MORSE'S LUXURENE, . TIORSE'S TUXURENE FOR TIE HAIR. 2 A now and pocfoot Deodorized Coconnat Ol Compound, bariog NO EQUAL IN BLE~ GANUE: rondering tho Hate soft and glossy; promotes its growth and beauty, and removes Dandruff. NA-, TURIS GREATRST AND DEST NUTRITIVE HAIR DRESSING, Bells atslght. Prloo, 50 conts, Wholo- salo by VAN SOHAAOK, STRVENSON & REID, Sold by all Druggists and Notlo Deators, AUCTION SALES By GEO. P. GORE & CO., 08 & 70 Wobesh-av, DRY @ODS. , The noxt Regular Cnialogne Anction Snle Tuese day, Sopt, 29, at 971-2 o'clock n, m, Do loads, Tioso, Goode, Cotings, Oloths, Osnte oros, §atinats, Chovioue, A Rations. Undatwosr, Walio Goods, Edglngs, unfery, Notlons. Undaiwoar, n""“"f" 1aucy Goods, oto, Vull 1ln3 Linon Gnods'of the celshrated Johu Wilaon & Co.'s manufscturo, ‘Table Domask, Towels, Haudker- hiofs, Shirt Fronts, and a full line of fronting 1inout, Bk and Volvat Ribbous, Fouthars, eto. wls, Skirts, Searfs, and Ladios’ and Infants’ o7 undsrwest. Siiver-pia‘ed Goods, Pogket and Table Outlory, Plpes, Albumn, Bcisors, alg, Cocon’ Mattingy, Folt Oloths, and Carpotings, Hare » nossoa, Carriago Whivs, ofc. POV oolaok Tull line Tigratn CARPETS. | GEQ. P, GORE & CO., 68 a5d 70 Wabashav, | ANOTHER GREAT EXPOSTTICN AUCTION SALE ‘BOOTS AND SHOES, e e Do o e WAL . o, prompt. A full liuo of tlio RARTRT ST ER BOOE will bo offored, s woll as samplos of FINE OALEF BOOTS, s9d WOMBEN'S —and MISSES' OALIE | BHOES, togethor with a full assortment of ' all grades of goods. GRO. P. GORE & €. 58'aud 70 Wab T UMRSD A Y, REOULAR AUCTION SALE OF DRY GOODS, TIURSDAY, Oct. 1, Deors Goods, :Notlons, Hoslery, nderwosr, W W'x_l‘-" Fancy n(.;in:‘g:’k:fl'pn%afi. nkote. Darr s, hory Clotiing, Fu Lt Tios, Nonrie, So. *Aleo & full lino o) Tngratn + CARPINDTS. Nalo st a.m 0. P. GORI: X CO., B0 snd 30 Wabarm: WM. A, BUETERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, H] 108 BAST MADISON-ST. ‘RSTABLISHED 1856). The Entire Furniture, - Carpeting, Piano, &c., In Dwolling No. 700 Michigan-av., T'uesday Morning, SBept. 20, at 10 o’ollk, The whuls somprielng & full fitout of geod articles, such s Paxlor Chinmbor and Di; % " S A et a1 SinERTon Sl Dru P / v, / i D! ina, Glus Plated W Yurafiuro, 48, Also, 8 fine Piaug, nisrly na Vi, A, BUTTENS & 00., Augtiongore, DEY 100DS, CLOTHING, NOTIONS, BOOTS, SHOES, FIATS, OADS, fo., Tuosday Morning, Sopt. 29, at 85 olaak, at wur Satosroumn. 108 Lt MAA(SORcAt: WM. A, BUTVERS & CO., Auctioncers. 1 300 Rolls Ol Olotha snd Carpetings, . Whito Granite and Yoliow Ware, 5 Table Qutlory, Now Furniturs, i Bewing Machines, Pianos, Organs, Eto., Woiluesday Mornlug, Sept. 30, at 0% o'oluck, at 108 Tast : ndison-st, SV, A. BUTTERS & CO., Auationoers, 200 0L PAINTINGS, By Popular Artists, ‘WILL BE §0LD Thnrsiay Mornine, Oct, 1, at 10 o'lock, AT THE AUCTION ROOMS OF WM. A, BUTTERS & CO, i 108 East Madison-st. This cclleotion will embrace the works of gy el knowgnetiats, 0 4O Saoh Pamting 8 mounted in , olabo~ b Do, whIoh il DO KOl Witk the Batnts & WM. A. BUTTERS & 0O,, Auotioneers, LARGE THADE SALE, ‘ DRY GOODS, WOOLENS, AND OLOTHING, . “hursday Morning, Oot. 1, at 0% o'alock, n N R & U R neromsors. . By SMITIL & HARRISON. . On WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, at 10 nud 2 o’cll. At No. 81 Madison-st., Opposlte MoVickor's Thoatro, 150 Choice and Rare Steel Bnmavings, AT ATOTION. The attentioh of the public l+ vory particularly called tathi; il ¥ , T 0 Sarvad Watnndarnd Gt Framon ang 1 Ut 0B “Wo shall closo thom out et one sale. HMITIT & HARRISON, Auctlonecrs, 81 Fast Madison-st,, opp hoatfo, RCCIKWELL, WILLIAMS & CO., . S aud 206 l'i\&_‘inlhmrn. Ay AT ATUCTION, On TUEKDAY, Sevt. 20, at 030 o*clock, d Walnuy- 5 Tedutundn Gropkiny sad Choes s, Budding,, Uatiiots, Staves, ata., oto. nout of "Irui¥s, from & manutaGturor give 8. Como ourly aud suouro the bargaius ROCKWELL, WILLIAMS & CO. ol —_Austlonvors. By WILLIS, FLYNN & CO. ‘REGULAL TURSDAY BALE, Bopt. 23, 9% o'clock a,m, o LR GOOD heh aaunwrl;&!a:'v R & P ing up uow oifend.