Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 1, 1874, Page 8

SPORTING NEWS, Tho White Stockings Defeat the Ath- letics---10 to . The Trigger---The Turf--- Cricket. BASH BALL. THE CHICAS0S DEFEAT THE ATILETICH. Special Diapatch lo The Chicago Tridune, PrnAperruia, Sopt. 30.—This was a poor day for out-door sports, and the attondance at the mateh gamo botsoon tho Athlotio and Obicago clabs was meagro, Thoso who woro prosout, however, ovinced a wondorful amount of cour- ngo, togtand shivering In tho cold and rain for two hiours, with tho thermomoter considorably bolow summor hest, sod a strong northwost wind whistling through tuo pavilions, It was not a good duy for the Atblotics eithor, a8 tho soquol shows, for they prosonted a very woak tosm sgninat tho Chicagos' strongest, Howevor, tho Blue Logs managed to "keop ohosd nntil tho last inning, whon thoy became domoralized, and tho Lake City boys mado junt onough runs to win the gamo and no more, Barringihosecond inning,— where the Athlotica mado o total of soyen runs, saud nono earned, on tho mufing of their op- ponents, aagisted by a_two-base bit of Murnan, and cloan hits _of McMullon, Sution, and Battin,—they did pothing of any noto, nnd tha scaro of ko Chicagos gradually crépt wp. At tho ond of tho sixth inuiug the totals wore oight for tho Atblotics and four for tho Chi- cagos. In tho first half of the sovonth tho Athloties taltied one; and tho Chiengos, in tho Iattor half, added three, Reach bolped both Torco and Moyerle along ono base by minjadging a ball, which went past him, and in tho samo in- ning allowed Gloun to acore and Dovlin to rench third by tho eame kind of an orror. This was bad, aud bronght the Chicagos® ecoro up to with- in tiwo rans of the Athletics. The Bluo Logs, in 1ho noxt two innings, failed to increnso their tally. Tho Chicagos went in for tho last inning, awd won the game, tho flolding of the Athloticabeing misorablo, Moyorle, iines, and Glonu cach mado flrat-baso lits, ant Moyerlo scorod by the asslstance of tho two bat- tors back of him and & mulf by McGeary on an easy one from Sutton, Dovlin sont Dattin a medium-preed liner, which went directly throngh his loga and rollsd down into tho field, when Hines and Glonn both scored, gaining the gamo for their sido. ‘Tho thros hands which fol- Jowed wont out easily, and the contest was over, Tho Athletic men. Fl:\yed asurprising lack of ndgmont in base-rauning, aud lost four chaucos for runs hy being caught betweon tho bases, + Bolow iy TrE Boonr: B IE it (RARE 00740 ‘MoNullen, o, £, 131 08 4T 238 6 g 234 if g 1 3 4 43 030 nzlso ol flI!I 3 isa oale olgl1ld 143 1) 4 3 031 0| 0| 1| 2)tarndn, 3 b 111 10 14 27116 7tk 11 ] 03100080310 07001010 0- o Tins g e~ . AL A s DALTIMONES, V8. TARTFORDA, Special Irnapateh to The Chizuno Tridune. Hanrrorp, Conn., Sopt. 30.—T'ho morite which $ho Hartfords exhibited in the spriug aro fast misappearing, and tho. intereat in tho ganios as xapidly declining. Thore was a small attondance at the'gamo with the Dalllmcres this afternoon. "The noticeablo play of tho Hartfords was muf- ing; that of the Baltimorea oxcellent pitching, 'ho home club struck out one after another, and fLaw of them saw firat buse. Inntngs— Naltimores Hartfords, THE TURF. TAE FLELTWOOD PARK RACES. New Yo, Sopt. $0.—At tho Fleetwood Park Taces, tho unfinished 2:38 race of Monday was won by Royal Georgo in 2:38. 1. Tha fiest regular race was for & purse of $800 (u;'L orses thut have nover beaten 9:44, $400 to 250 to second, §150 to third. firob, B oy i, g, Avthur Dan Mace. “yla, g, Mat Johu Murol., o Dy Borta b, ™ Miaan oo 3. Hace's b. 1o Jimes Dangres’ " R teraon . @ A Jatteraou's 1, €. B Dicimnor b i, % Tlme—12:35 i Tho accoud trot was 1 horaes that had nover boa £330 to socond, $160 to thu N S4ATx 3 B. Maco’s b, m, Nelly Walton. ... 1 Fotm Ghambora b, 33, Molney idds e Sohn Murphy's b, m, Lady Dabimas g 1 3 4 4 Dan Maco’s g, m., Heatherbloors i3 S Timo—2:31, 2:31, 2i), 1Y, 2. ‘~A.'§.m - v ot hetween ean Ta-morrow tho great tr Amstioia “ni.”- Hensation, Comors, sud Henry n : KENTUCKY THOTTING-HONSE ASSOCIATION'S = Lrxixaroy, Ky., Sojit. 30.—The attendanco of wiritors at tho trotting-racos to-doy was quite large, tho weather sploudid, and the track in pood order. ‘Pio first race was to comploto the last race of yesterdny, with tho following result : ‘hird raco of yesterdsy, purko $1¢0, for horecs that e oser rotted hehior than 3 wintiles, $400 to the 1)rht, $200 ta second, §75 to third, and §35 to fourth horsa: . Findenbergor's Strange Boy, . Feott & Solla’ Nellio Grant. Chow's BiJl Thunder. Burns' Driftwood. Xreacy’s Puss Thompeon.. Dorrella Asbland Kate. Macy's Harehn, . 0 dMeGibbin®s Belie Maud, Davia’ Fanny Rtobluson, Turner's RuEluz Btrader's Kato M T'im B Atior this raco the re Bay was trotted: Tirst race, stakes G-ysar olds, $100 cntrnuce, hinlt Torfelt, thres or mose tu till; $100° by the Assoclation 10 eocond and $50 to {hird horse, FoiTrey’s Shunty, by Selltm... . 1811 211323 ShEibie cumeaE— cmuanes ook ol caewm 3 5 5 Y E s 2K lar programuwe for the Zrozoy's Muggiv Lrigg, by by Ashiand Chief, ... .dis. 3343, ToLk, WK, B, Second race, siakes for groen stallions not over 12 oar old, $100° entruuco, half forfelt, fve or mora to 11; $100 by tho Asaociation to sccond und $:0 to third boruo, Dr. L. Herr's Mambrino Boy, by Mawbrino Pal o, irasessd Amerjcan a Clay, Jones' Vinewood, o Hunt Broiliers’ Darlloy, Patchen, .. 25 7 ‘Third race, purl ) for horeg: botter thun 25—$100 to Grat, $14 10 third horea, Kreacy's Moteor, by Clark Chic Powoil's Bily Spericer, by Becon i MeKimmen's Chieftai, by Cark Ohiof. Datis’ Hophia Temple, by Rattler,. Lén linborgor’s Joun §, Caln.. Muir's Hartodsbirg Loy, by 1B.ood Chief. lacy’s Mare Antony, vy’ Diamoud. Borry's Vidette, by Vinde: Lime—! Tho racing to-morrow v Thers will ba throe races, in which forty-cight horses are entered, Inthe race for S-yoar-olds, 1t ie ex- ccled that tho beat tinie on rocord for that & Y8 11 bo mede, THE TRIGGER. THE TRIAI AND AMERIOAN RIFLE THAMS. New Youx, Bept. 80.—Capt. Leach and others #'that nover trotted 1o second, and 360 P PCYSCLRTE B THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1874, has taken the first prize In neorly ovory ln- atarios. OEALLENGE ACOEFTED, Romington & Hona hava ncoepted tho challenge to the riffo-makors of Ameriea by Mr. Rlighy, of the Irlah team, but dooling to minke any ralos overning our riflomon, Bharp's rifle munufag- tirors nlno accepted tho ehallengo, THE GHALLENOE OF THE ININL TEAM TO RHOOT IN INELAND, Hantronn, Conn., Sopt. 30.—Thoe Sharp's Riflo Company announco that if the vistoriouy Amer- fcan_rifllo team cuntot see thelr way oloar to ac- copting tho hallengo of tho Irish torm toshoot, Jitwe noxt, in Ireland,chat Company will find tho Tequired numbor of mnrkaumon, aud the sinows of ‘war, alao, if necossur) —— e CRICKET. DETROIT V4. 81, LOUIS. Tho Poninsula Orivket Olul, of Dotroit, ar rivod hore yestorday morning, sud in tho after- noon hind & game with tho Bt. Louls oleven on the Whits Stoclings' gronnd. In the firat ine ninga 68 runs each wero made, and in the second 89 by tho Peninsulins and 38 by the St. Loutsans, tho latter baving a wicket to go down when the pamo closod, The bowling of Dale, of the 5t, Louls sldo, and that of Armstrong and Whito, of tho Poninsnla oloven, was vory fine and effoctive, 'The playlng throughout was remarkable for ox- cellont briting, To-dny the Dotroitors play a united elevon from the Chicngo aud 8t. Louis Olubs, aud s sirong contost I8 looked for, — AMUSEMENTS, TR DEETHOVEN NIONT. The first timo that Deothovon's musio was svor heard in s public concort in Chicago was on tho 8d of Juno, 1853, when the admirablo Gormania Orclioatra, of Boston, played the Allogrotto of thoe Eighth Symphony at the old Tremont Hall, whore Adalina Patti and many anothor famous songstross made their debuts, Tho first timo Chicago ovor hoard & Besthoven Symphony en- tiro wag on the gth of the samo manth, 8 week Iater than tho above dato, when the samo orches- tra porformod his Socond. Aftor this, Mr, Ba- Intka did a great worlt for tho Beothovon music, s, during tho various somsons of the Philharmonic Boolety, bo brought out all tho Bymphonios oxcept the Ninth, Sinco thoso days thero bavo been four distinct Deothoven ovents in our musical histo- ry, as followa: A Boeothoven night by Theodore Thomas, Nov. 14, 1870, atv Farwoll Iall, at which wore given the Sixth Bympliony, tho Loonore overtnro No. 3, the Soptotte, op. 90, and {ho Cho- ral Fantasie; tho Boothoyen Contenninl, Dee. 16 and 17, 1870, at Farwell Hal), by the Germonia Miennerchor, undor tho lead of Mr. Balatka, of which tho Ninthi Symphouy, with Mile. Royotti, Miss Voo Wordragoen, and Mossrs, Schnltze and Goodwillie for the quartstto, was tho leading fealure; tho second Doethoven night by dr. Thomas at Kiugsbury Hall, Oct. 10, 1878, at which he gavo the Eigbth Symphooy and all four of the Loonora ovortures ; and lastly tho re- citals of thirty of the sonatas by Mr. Wolfsohn, commencing on the 10th of last April. Alr. Thomas hios now given us the third or his Beo- thovon nighis with the following excellent pro- grawmo : 1. Overture, Adagio, TADT L *Lu Prometious,” op, 43..u0veeeens oe Murch, 2, Concerto ior vio: , o Ol v s £ movoment.] 8. K, Jucobsolin, 2, BODGA.cesvsen 5o Misa Emma Cranch, 4, Overture, *Loouora No. 3,” op. 72,..... rANT 10 5. Binfonia Erofea No, 3, op. 65...... Tho audience was o large and brilliant one, iu- cluding in its numbors nearly all the musicians and musieal cunnoitseurs of tha city, who were ospocially attracted Dy the announcemont of the * I3rojea,” which has not been given in this city for so many yoars that it was almost s novelty. The programuio of tho evening givesa vory ex- collont description of tho Symphony, Thero are a fow points connacted with it, Lowever, which aro not brought out, and we thereforo briotly stato the circumstanco of its composition, In tho fnll of 1802, Bocthioven act about tho oxecu- tion of a plan to do Lomngo to Napoleon in s rand instrumental work. It was pot untit fHO!! howover, that he commonced the Eroico, THo finished it in 1804, and it was firat performod in Jnuuary, 1805, ‘Tho original idea was sug- gosted to him by Bernadotto, tho TFrouch Ambnesador _at _Vienna, sud afterwards King of Swoden, Deothoven was un ultru-lta- publican in sontimont, auel ardantly desirod that all Goyernments should bo modeled ppon tho ideaof Pinto's Republic. Ho firmly bolioved it was Nopoleon's purposo to republicanize Franco in this manuer, heueo bis rospect snd onthinsi- asm for him. e bad prapared a copy, with Tounparta's name on it, to he ont to the First Consul whon tho news mrived that ho bad pro- claimed himelf Emporor. Beothoven, in a tow- oring rage, toro off tho title-page and threw the worlc on tho floor 'with oxecrations agaiust tho symySiony, Nanoleon, and overything clsa, It was a lou\g thino befors ho would afiow it to be given to t1ae world, and when it did ap- pezr it was_entitled Sinfoma Troica, composta per festeqgiane il scuremr di un grand' nomo (**composed to prese 1Yo the momory of & gront nagio”), and was devicated to Prince Lobko- witsy, ono of hispatrous’, After Napoleon's tragio fate 3t St. Holona, Beot Loven became -more rec- onciled, and alluding to t.be eatnsteophe romarked that ho had writton appr vpriate music for it, re- forring of coursg to tho ** . VunersliMarch of the adagio, Tho performances of such a work iy moro than ordinarily ympe rtant, aud hns nddi- tionsl interest no this tiiuc, a8 it isalmost a novelty hore. Wo boliove i 4 has beeu given but onco here, and that was nc Wtly ton years ago, Mr. Bulatke having brought it out attho third concert of tho fifth sensory of the Yhillur. mouio Society, Dee. 98, 1804, The work at that timo made a deop 1m g}canlan, and wos one of the most important of A r. Balatka's suc- coanes during thoso momorabley, coucerts. Alr, 'homas alko had it underlined 1'or performanco in tho season for tho Crosby Ope u-Ifouse which wag broken up by the firo.” Thord are fow who hard the rendering of it lust eve ning who will ovor forget it, ospecially of the N'arch sud of tho Allogro, with irs broad avrd minjestic thomes, ~ the mobleness of its " on- tiro tbythm, fho grandour of its oxproesion, as woll au tho simplicity and swooi- s of tha prosages in the Japues of th © struggle 52" Hio groal horcio natur wirichs Beetlioyon Lias g0 closoly pictured in this movomeont. Tis per- formanco was the craswning toaturo of this ro- markable season of music which Mr. ‘Thomay haa becn giving us; and for thie, if no other tenson, bis tostimouisl concerts on Baburday ehiould ho crowded, ’ T'ho ballet music to *Prometheus,” whick opened tho programme, i almust ontiroly new to Chioago, only ono of jtt ndagios having _ever beon played bero, 'Tho work consists of gixteen ghort numbers, and of these Mr, Thomus has se— Jected ths threo most striliing, namoly, tho over- {ure, on of tho adagios, and tho march. It was in Vienns, arch 23, 1301, and wos given many times that and tho following year, and then dis- appoared from the stage for many vears, In 1¥43 the ballet was rearranged by Hess of tho Karutnerthor ‘Cheatrs, in Vieuns, with musio by Beothoven, Blozart, and Invden. It wwas 1ok until 1849 that tho musio found its way juto the concort-1oomé. Ag & musical cnnguny, wo print the uriginal bill of * Promotheus : In the Tmperisl Hof Theatro, Nuehst der surg, will b produced by tho Tmperlal Gourt Opera stugoss on Baturday, the 24th of Murch, 1801, fur tho benetit: of MUe, Oancntini, * Der Dorflurticr,” on operetta in. oo act, founded on the farce of tho samo nawma. ‘Aftorwards, for 1tho firat timo, * Dio Geschopfo des Trometueus,” un horoico-allegurical ballet u two acts, {nvented and produced by Horr Sulvatote Vigano. DRAMATIS PERAONZ, .. Jierr Cesari #ilo, Cascntlud fere Ferd Glja lere Alohinger Smo, Brendi Tromethous, of the Irieh toam and party expect to leave this rity on Baturday, to bo abuont fie or sl woeks, l'm'lllug Niagara Falls, Cbicago, Cinclunatl, and pther Wostern citios, ps far aa Hnnuibal, Bo. In rogard to tho challonge of the Irish team for na internatiopal matel in Dublin noxt year, Georgo W. Wingato, tho President of tho Amer]- ran Amateur Club, writes : *‘The exponues of puoh an undertaking will bo very great, and will probably form tho main obstacle to the matter belng curried to & succosatul conclusion. If this gan bo arrauged, 1 thiakit is vory possible that 31 team muy ho bad 1o oross tho ocosn t shaot & yetura matoh, aud who, If they may not sucooed §u boarlng off tho palmof victory, would on- dnavor to bear tholr dofout With the samo nag- Jnnimos #pirit which Ly boen dwplayod by our Trish friends.” INTER-STATE ANOOTING TOURNAMENT, Specad Dispatel to T'he Chicaau ribune, Qunxoy, I, Hept, 40,—A two_dayn' Ylgepu phootiug tousnament commonced in _this city yostorday, Tho shooting commonced with a ontols of ten birds botweon tho Keolwi, Ia., ynd Quinoy shooting clubs, In which the Quincy elub wero victorious by & seoro of 86 to 77 Qfl:u whooting 1o-day Jina “been mainly swoops A ] n:etehes, i wihich Ay, Hanwoull, of tlus city, ! Mo, Cesart BlElOIENe, 1 0rysesrseavesess e, Routto Hubfect: This allegorical b uded on the 5 fablo 0 Prometlicus, ‘tho phllosophers of Gretcoto whom hio wis ko oxpladi the fble o8 an uttempt Lo portray hiut s 8 peraou f clovated mind who found ilo wau of s timoin & siate of iguorance, and re- fined them by arts and solencen und fnstructod them in morals, Frocudiug frow {13 hasie, in tho prerent atlet bwo statucs, which becomo unlmated, ro repre- sented, and by tho power of barmony are rendcrep anceptiblo of 811 tho passions of human 1ife, Protne- theus conducts them up to Pasnavsus In order that hoy wiay recelve instraction from Apollo, the god of e arta, " Apéiio ogders Ampblo Krlone, and Orphous to tesch them xausle; Melpomene aud Thalis to (oach thom tragedy and cowedy s Torgcichioro and Yan to teach thor the moct-receutly-inveuled pustoral dancen, und Bacchus to teach them {he Leroio dauce of which lio was the orlgiustor, “rhy musdo 18 by Herr Von Boothoven, Tho sceno- ry {6 by ilere Vistzor, Iwsperinl Gaurt-Chamber palut-~ or nid wcenlo artizt of tho Impesial ‘Iheatrs, ‘hu por- formunces commenve at bulf-pest 0. Tho ovher orchestral numbory wora that gom of all overtnres, “the Leonora, No, 3, nud tho {irst movement of the violm cmxcurln, op. G, {ho 5ol piavy bolag takion by Me. Jacobaohu, 4ho Ieador of tho firat violins, iy porformance, ou- peclully of tho endouzs, was ono of the most ro- marknble offorts ovor board here. 1io developed not only & oloar, chnute, snd refined tone, but o first produced at the Imporial of-Burg Theatro | nklll and success in toghniquo which was at times fairly dazzling as rolloved agaluut thomn%- niflcont fnstrumontarlon of the accompanimont. Ilin nupocb offort wan thorougbly approclated, and swas rowardud with tho mosb onthusiastio avplatve, 8 tributo which 1t richly dosorvod. None of the groat virtnosos have given us auy- thing giandor or moro puroly sriistio, The vocal numbors of tho ovening wero two of Bootbioven's sinallor monga—tho Zartliche Lisbo (“Ich licbo dich”) nud the *‘Belnnuoht, sob to Goetho's poom, ' Nur wor dio Nehn- sucht kennt” with pisno sccompanimont, In taking those numbors, Mise Cranch Inbored undor a donbla dissdyantago, first that they ate bolier fitted for tho parlor than tho'concort-room, and secoud, that neither of them nhowed lior volco to auy advantago, In adiditian (o this, Miss Cranch sings tho eonge aa if nle woro not familiar with thom, and with a cor- tain golduess which gives thom littlo offoct, Nono of thosa dofects, howovor, provad any drawback upon her exquisite purity of voico wud tho otiarm of hior unprotontions style, On Saturduy aftornoon and evening occnr tho testimonial concerts, Br. Thomns has fairly outdono himsolf in tho programmes, Ho has nover offered the lovers of musie such pro- grammes boforo, Tho hall should bo filled to ovarflowing, both for the sake of this music and as & tribnto to himeelf. Tho matineo pro- grammo witl bo ua followa ¢ ranry, Overtiire ol A [With clarlonatto obligato, Mras Ymma Cranch, *1Ten reludea ™. (By request.) T I PAW Overturo—* Don Munio®, <.y Dudloy Buck {Thin overtura {& tho Infrodiction to tho Cantats Don Minfo, comyosed by Mr, Dudley Buck, founded on » fegend (which has been made familisr by Washington Irving of the saue uumo.) Sonato—Op, 47 in A (Kreiitzer Sonate), ... Jisothaven {For plano and violin,} Lucln and B, 8. Juvossohn, Bleditation (A0W)smesszren (Dy requent.) Song—*To Tumero ", Misw Tininag Overtuee—* William Toll .. -+ Rossin} The ovening proyrammo will be as follows: ranT I Overturo—"Tdomoneo ... . ... Mozart Preludo chornle fuge—(Adopted for oicheatra by vorees Listz Bymphonlo poon s LA :}\mn).). T uintetto--For piano, violin, viola, violoncelln, GBS Ik s oo« aee o TicDER Goldbock 1. Allegro con Brio, 4, Bcherzo, Messra, Goldbeck, 1 A Symphonic Pocme—* Orpilous *, 3." Andanie quaaf allogretto. 4, Finale Pautoralo, Liemmann, and Liszt Jucobuciin, Duitens, Tthof. . INTRAMISHION, Overturo—* Triomphbalo” {on Russian national airy, Rubinstein “Traumerol Schumann *Fantasle caprico Ballet—*Rienzi ", .. DENEFIT COONCERT. Tho tostimonial concort to Mrs. Emille Lord, of tho Church of the Mosuiah cholr, takes place this evening at the church. dany of our prom- inout musiciang will tako purt, and an oxcollent prograwmmo is offerod. MR, GROVLR'S INTENTIONS. A goneral ympression ap poara to provail that Mr. Grover intends to conveir thio vld FPozt-Oflico building, which e has obtainad for a terth of tliree years from tho Board of Education, loto a place for procigoly such an exhibition as tho old Adelphi, So far as wo are informed thisis not corroct. Br, Grover sims far above an ordinary varioty cutortainmpnt. o will build within tho four walls of tho intorosting structure of which ha is tho ternporary jposscssor, a theatro siccond in _appoiutments aud _beauty to nons in tho United States. Such a buitding” he dacs not propoe to concodo to tho varioty busivoss, fhose who kmow Br. Grover will understand thai whon ho sots bimself to work to pioase tho public ko can do av, I intontion is to bringto bis now theatro the bost traveling organizations inthis country and Europe. Among his com- binations ho Inciudes tho opara bouffo com- ponies, and 5 sories of stars such o8 wo have +Vicuztomps ++. Wagnor nover ' Lad hcre, sud such as only his theatre could afford to accommodate, In addition to be wiil make tho theatro _pupular in the manner hinted at yestorday, by tho orgavization of a jocal orchestra of twonty or more piecias, composed of the bost talent the Westorn ecountry can pro- dueo, oud thoso who oro nu fait in musical aflairs in this city will acknowlerdzo that ho bhas evory u{munmuty to porfeot a band of almost uuequeled oxeollenco, 'Uhie vocal musio ho pro- »08c8 to aupply in tho samo hiboral mannor. 1t lhis programmio in oargied out, au it nudoubtedly Wil bo e, Grovor wilt fnd thot th aotion of tho school suthornties will be indorsed by tho public at largo. OLIVE LOGAN. The following lettor from Olive Logan has been sout to this office, ovidently for publica~ tion: To, Fditor of The Clicaqo Tribune : Bim : In the midat of the dcluge of horrible plays now current—drsnotizations of blood-and-thunder storles from flasl weeklles, or Srooklyuluiic imbrog- Tos of ona nort or atiother—I hava vnturad to present to this publle su Americanized adaptation of ono of tho most delicate and dolicious 1ittle threo-act come- dios kuown to tho Fronch tandard {n Paris 2nt twouty years, Mow i8 it receivod? Why, I undorstand the wholo yocabulary of insukt lins boen veuted on it uad mo, by tho lutelllent * criitics ® of this city, Ieay I under~ stand_this, I bavo it from my manogers aud m: friendg—{or 1 huve refralnod from reading ™ eriti- cisius ¥ which I um ussured aro simply fnsulting, and which speak of © T30 Woman Who Talks ¥ us n ioth~ ing, o whim of tho lucturo-taye, & dry-goods play, cte, Suvh criticlsn: caranot benofit me, and T am sufliciently stroug-minded to allow it to go uiread, Flecen ko thut which forms tho busfs of #Tho Wominus Who Tuk £ hava beon hitherto neglected by Amerlean - playwr ights, becauso the provaiiiug m- presslon amony &tk 1a that the Amerlcan dramatic palate {3 tao vitiate d_to appreciate diot fo dainty and reiucd. T atrugglod agaiuat this bollef, and whafl still moko fome eflort before 1 surrender, Thcodoro “Tuowas was ronel dered o very obatinato sort of une busincawitko follow whou ho porsisted In pisying Beethoven's wouatas . Wetead of the Jatest dance-music, I know, of course, itat a French_comedy—ovon o clawsle—is not At co.nparlaon for Deethoven's sona- tas3 nnd T aiipposo yodl would push comment on the inappozitencws of th . unils st furtlier s but thoro le, 1 fear, a cortadn warratit for the yaraflel I draw bet tween 3, Thomus and 1uyaelf in tho want of busincss- like eurowdness in_catordiig to the provailing popular Laste. 3y play of 48" "<which ¥as niot busod on & Treuch vhy, buk was pur ey origlnsl—hit the popular tasto exuctly, uud Lus Lronght mo in thousands of dollars; but I do not think {t'xo free from (ho blem~ wisieh seholarly eritlew shonid most condomn, ss 0 Womnn Whio Tallis, * But then, it kas u roar- ot Bione, 1 %m w womn 43 yenrs of ogo, and for tho put bvonty years T tovo dlustraicd o my o ‘sudeavors (ho great problom of tho woman question— the ouly really vital ono—t1low sbnll I support my- welf by my own lubora?" T huve writion for ihe press, taught longunges, lecturod in, pubilc, and actod upon ihoutugo—und h no pursuit uve I over pondared fo u_wicked fa:te, ever spokena. word or renoed o ling whiel coma_otiend viriiie, or which * dylug T cowld wish to blot#* When I godnto othier countries I am received with tho respect. due a woman of parts; 1 ro- turn to my own land, and um nstantly ussafled by tho very ovil which whelt Tumn abroad I try to dony (o bo thia benetting #in of American journallom—tho scur- rility of ilio press, Tliave tho samo gort of acqualntance with tha work- of the ntago thiat yon have with tho workings of o 1 know woll what plays will * take,” aud T cauld ling a play o1 {hisistago to-morrow wiich would draw better than I feaf miy dusiuty comedies will, But I om not yet reudy to Iny down my flug, T muy bo obliged to abundon such oxquisile “drumitio gossamors as %'The Woman Who Talka®; but I want the press to appreelata my work fuirly, and lamont tha inj priutiugofiico, ‘| Qupravity of tiie toste which profers to it unnamable auiations nnd disgusting plctures of soclal bin. “Agreat diflieulty °I iava 10 encouter in eeiting ploca Hio {his on the stago 18, that mot actors aro liot accustomed to kuch dulnly work ; 1iko the publlc, they aro uned (o atrong scnsations. Al aetor who plays oo of tho Leat parls 1 * The Womun Who Tulkn sald to mo {ho other duy: “You o wo roslly are not' up lo playing thls sort of purt,—wo aro all houp-la_aclors nowadoys,” Loup-la is Hrob- auly uiknown to Wobster, but I aupposa 1t specifics an “notor whio pumypa_out”n lok of ecusolods phiraucu, nirilies i nttitide Which britigs down the kouno, an 16 & bully oy with & stufled ciub irougliont Lis cutire dranintle career, Ono word more: T undorstand objection i mede to tho o on tho housc-bill mentioning my drees. makors, Ae this v tho only lino in auy of tha adver- g ot for which X'am rcapanmtblo (in mits of tho {dea which scemnn to provall that I furnish the aujectiws for tho areol-paslors), 1 wlah 10 eay that T yny this tribute to Moscheowilz & Russoll out of slacero admiration for ther extraordinury talcnt as drossmakors, “Vliey uro fudividuals of your own downe troddon sox, atid iy recognition of thlr merita 14 & piiro it of kindheartediions on my part ; it brings nothing to my pockot, Ibavetho honor'ta b, yours trnly, Q1ve Loaax, €106, Hopt, 30, 1674, THE CROPS. Wasmixaroy, Bopt, 80.—Reports recoived at tho Agricultural annrmmntpuhuw that tho wheat L'NJY will nearly nvorago that of last year, Naue of tha latgo com-producing Ktates roach au average, Whoro will bo a fair crop of oaty, o\&muen. sud hay, but less than half & crop of obaceo, ——— OBITUARY. Loutaviruy, Ky.. Sopt, i0.—John Rodman, f soveral youta OloFk of o Oiroult Conrt ot 1o grange, died at bis father's vesldence at that placo to-day. o OCEAN STEAMBHIP NEWIS, Lonvoy, Hopt. 80.—Arrived out, steamehips Bpaln und Grout Westorn, from New Xork, and LH)MIH[I)N, from Philadelphia. INSURANCE. (Continned from the First Page.) brought before the Natlonal Board ns wos ex- prossed In Now York on tho subjeot of Chieago insurance. 1f a final withdrawal was dotor- minod upon, he thought nearly ovory Doard company would go. 'The requiromonts of the National Board wore wono other than thoso roquired of and lived up to by overy city in tho United States whorotn they pretonded to do any considerabla businows, It was not oxpeced that Chlcago could fulfill all the requiroments In twwo months, but ft was oxpocted that sho would make an offart to protect hersolf, nnd ono which would look to a compliance with tho roquisitions as so0n ag praotieablo. They had scon no offort amonnting to anything on the part of Chicago. Tho Board scom to consider Ohiengo in imminont dangor of n destructivo conflagration at any timo, and, unloss procautionnry INODKUIOS Woro adopted in good esrncst, they cousidored it un- safo to zemain, T'ho lossos in Clilcago by Hartford companies amount to A FORMIDANLE SUM,— in tho Gront Firo alouo, somothing lko $8,000,000. Barring thls, many of them find & atoady balanca ngsinst them. The Phanix had the kindnoss to shiow your corrospondont tho balauce-shiest of their Chicago agoncy, contini- iug for twonty-five yoars, Asido from the Great TFire, thoy hind lost somo thousands of dollars, and, including that natioonl eatamity, whereln they fnvostod 50 por contutnmoro thun their capi- tal, tho aum total of thoir losses in Chichgo amountod to o sum suflicientto catablish adozon of tho wild-cat corporations which fiud occnsion for joy In the prasont attitndoof the Board com- panios, and who would jump at the chance of undorirriting tho entire” City of Chicago. The Etna lost at that timo something ko $3,000,000,—n year's divicends, thoir sinking- fuiid,and 84 por contum of fheir capital, Chis wax indeed & mistortune ; aud, sotung it aside, ono very bad feature of Chicsgo insuranco is, that the every-day business shows in 1o casa & profit amonnting to anything, sud, In somo casey, an nctual DALANCE AGATNBT THE COMPANIES. Thoy ara woll juformod touching tho whys and wherefores of every considerablo Josa. “Ihou- sands of dollars are traced to the unpardonablo, wanlon inofliciotroy of that mora apology for an organization, the Chicsgo Itire Dojuriment. Other causos_nro set forth in tho requiremoots of July 24, If, aftor the patient oxporience of & quarter of a contary, the companics find that underrriting in a givon city i actuully unpiofit~ ablo. and 1€ for thoir losees thoy find &u. oney explanation, it would not be strauge if tho com- panics should map out the conditions undur which tho could do busimess in snch a city, and in the sbaenco of which it would bo imponsible. Such in the case with Chicago, Tho compauics digelaim awy intention of intorforing with the Municipal Govornment of thas city, Bho may do without a Firo Do :nvtmont, cstablish mam- moth Jumber-yards, indulge in strect-locomo- tives, lay 8-inch or 8-foot ater-main ; Clicngo may act her supiome pleasuro in all those wate tora; buttho soqual co it iy, that, under snch aircumatauces, innnrsnce comvanics CANNOT VOSRIDLY LIVE, Business 3n business tho world round; and, with the history of tho past, if Chicago duos not chooso to romedy the evil, tho companies chioose to movo out and avold tho risk of boing aenso ontlroly, oxcopt they woro first convinoed that Chicago was DETERMINED TO DO NOTIING FOR NERBELY, Anto what in expected of Chicago, and tho chances of their withdrawa), ibmay be vaid that thoy aro unable to oo, by unyuunq thun far, that thio people of Chicago intond to do much of nuthing, ‘The firat roqusromont, rogarding tho oxtonaion of firo-limity, paesod by_uo alight & majority that membors of tho Donrd could detoct but littlo doterminatton, It isnnt ox- pocted that largor water-maina cou bo laid im- medinloly, nor that the lumbor-yards can be fm- mediately rontoved ; but It is oxpected that BOME MOVE SHOULD DE TAKEY towardan compliance with tho second, third, aud fifth requiromonts.—tha building law, the re- orranization of tho_Fire Dopartment, aud the ontablishmont of » Tire Murshal's Buroan, * The nomination of Gen, Hhaler to the Firo Dopatt- ment scoms to bo vory acrentable to tho coms panios of Ll city, and it wonld Inspiro n doal of conticenca If he could havo the control of that department in its sppolntmentand disciplino. Iho Hartford c(lll(l}ll‘.nibfl would ba thn last to leayo Chicagro, A ditferont stnte of nffairs will no~d to prevail boforo the better companios will vouwuro to inorearo tholr risks or roduce their rates, Thay would, howaver, ho induced to ro- main _indefimtoly, it thev should be convinced {hat Chicagro wns abont to tako any singlo Atop for tho holter, and was detormined £o remedy, 88 far a6 possible, tho ovils which now throsten, ‘ho day in which they becomeo convinced that Chicago will do nothing in the very day which nymonta wero made in good falth, and arobind. Eug‘ On tho other ha'ndsl(:oh urged thnt theso paymonts wors mado in contomplation of bauk- ruptoy, and aro fiaugulent. Moreover, it would bu mx;mst to give ruch a proferonuo as thia wowld boy that thoso who have rocoivod anything atiould wait until tho othors have heen pild a8 much a4 lina beon nlroady pald to the more for- tunato, and thon sll aharo aliko. TIE REAIHTER ntated that ho hnd decided, under the approval of Snidge Drammond, that thewe paymonts wero profurontink, but that' undor tho stntute of this Biato tho cortificates woro mnegotinble tnatru- ments, and,1f they hnd beon assigned bofore maturity to innocent partios, snch partica would hinve au Iudotonsiblo titlo, and thoy must bo patd. Acting on thess prineipios, ho™ had allows g«}o:&t&gh olaims to the amount of §30,000 ur An to the claims undor the cortifleates which hind not been axsigned, bio had not mado nor dld ho wish Lo muke a doclsion, but preforred that the matter should be cortified to tho Judge for sottlomont, TIUE: ASSIONEE, Mr, Upton. read his repoit, showing in brief that tle nominal yoluo of tho mssets was £1,226,017,93, ont of which avont 25 per cont would bo recovered. ‘Tho stack wns G814,- 01600, of which only 20 per cont hasbeen paid in. Builts had been brought on & Inrgo amount of stock, Tha Assigneo lind cals jected about #27,743.81 on stock notes, and Judgments amounting to §112,7056.66 had beon mn{ bo ot down for the final dopartura of tho rellablo {nanranco companies from that city. Thoy feol that thoy aro in tho right, and they will rewnain firm in thofr presont position, 8. —_— THE NEW YORK OOMMISSION IQUSES, New Yonx, 8ept. 30.—The proprictors of sov- oral prominent jubbing and commission houscs in this city exprossed thoir opinton yosterdny, to n roporter, concerning the recent action of the Now York Underwritors fn roforence to insur- ance rlkks in Cbicago. Tho sovernl opiniona scomod to bo that mueh mors uoiso and apeculn- tion had been croated over this mutter than it doservod. Ono firm slated that thoy wore giv- ing tho usual crodits, and swonld probably cou- tivuo to do 8o, inasmuch aa thoy believe that tho peoploof Chicngo and the Undorwriters will soon effect & compromise. This was the opinton ot nesrly ovory morcuaut with whom the ro- porter convorsod. e PRESS COMMENTS, THE NEW YORK TRIBUN: Tho Now York Tribune of Mongaydins Lo fol- lowing on tho witidrawal of the insuranco comn- paoios from Chieago : Tho withdrawal of some Philadelphia companien from agency businees in this State, and tho genoral waankwity of Now York and foreign underwriturs i deciining farther risk In Chicago, giva interest to somo general estimutes of proft und loss in insurauce bust. nesn during tho past twenty yeare, Wo are indobted for tho fucts (o n circular tout within a fow duys by Mr. Qeorgo T, Hojwe, President of ono of our best wan- aged fnwuinnce compnnics, to its agents, "Analyzing tho busines: of uirty-clght companies dure Ing the period numed, aud fucluding un aversge of tiir- teen years aplece, it fa found that, aside from’ ali divi. denda und cornpouration Lo stacklioliders, these fus tlons huvo pafd Tor lostes and exponres 3 08,0 und huve carued on pretimms recelved; 203, chowing o loss i tho business of mora than $1%, 000, Thene 7o tho corpanics regarded as miost ably nmnaged and having un oxtended vxperienco, and they ury thuae that bave survived when wauy smaller or lews fortuuate concerns have wiihdrawn from busie uens or supkt i brukruptey, This catimnte takes no secount of the losees of the 100 Insurance companica that were wreeked fn tho great firos of Obicago and Boston, und_ does vot at all furnish a measure of the eoriously erippled, or, maybo, annihilt- ed. Thoy coaunot justify thomsclves in nesuming risks of o Beriows ® naure, without cauee or idea, save to ndministor to the cn[zrico or thowe who' prefor to indulgo them- selves in porsistont foolbnrdiuess. Chicago is the g{mvaymd of many an insurauce compauy. Ir it bo tiuo that fow compauies have made nnvthme thero, aud many hinve lost, it might bo asked, Why not depart without stopping to talk the matter over ? If their profits, either pust, presont, or prospective, wore the only induce- ment to rontain, thoy would have gous long ago. Iowover truo ‘miay bo tho saying that corpod tious have no hearts, they ara certainly loth to withdraw, forseeing, us thoy can, the CONSEQUENCES OF A GENEBAL SUSIENSION OF INGURANOE in o city which does a lurge business, largoly upon eredit. Again, the compavies and their stackholders are lurgely interested in Chicaga investmonts, and they would not, without a cauge, hurry to impair their own iutoreats. There was & romor ou tho streets yesterdny Lotal lofs of instrauco caplbnl dusiniy tho two docadee. Bup it ehows vory clesrly (it the buofuess hus been nnprofitabls on_Lhe averago, evon o tha moro fortiu- ate oud more ably munaged concorus, Those tuat bave pald dividends during this period bave in many funtatiecs mado their profits from Judicions luvest- ments of helr capital and reservo—principally in Government secusitica sinco 1851, In conshicting facts Hko these, 1t 8 vory natural to attribute thom wnduly totho dcvastation” ot Chieago and Boston, und o Tegard tho fires there us wie paralicled und exceptional, Lut we kove no guide for tho future in the=o matters cxcept fu the history of the rast ; nnd m reviewing the record since I833 we Ond at least ten firos of wucll mugnitndo as to lead to tho anibilation of jusurancocompanica—an_avorage of ong contlogration overy four years, ond Including soma that 5oro oxceodingly desiructive, vuch ua thoso of bk clty Ju 1835 und 1815, of Pittsburg in the latter year, and Albavy jn the year following, of Lrooklyn in 1848, Bt, Lowtu in 1849, Troy in 1863, Perdand in 1866, und the freqnont cxpetiences of Californta citjos, “Lieko are, in addition to tho probability of an average exy.orience, the new dungers to Lo unticipated {bat syniug from the mamufacture and general uno of potroionn 1raducts and (ristion matehien, the groater Iieight of modern buildings, sl the larger_accummine that the life-insuranco companics bad Iarto sums in their hands awniting investment in Chicago a8 Boon 4 tho preseut diiliculty could be ndjusted, A Vittlo inquiry oxploded this rumor, Thio first mau scen was Mr. Goodwin, of the Connecticut Mutual, * You are investing largely in Cl cago?" © Wall, we are uvesting some thero.” ** What part of your meome?” **I could nob say exactly.” '**Twenty-five por eentwm 7" * Perhaps so,” “Twonty per contum? " * Yos, it would not be overcstimating it, I think, to gy that 20 per centum of our iucome is lonn- od in"Chicago, and wo gonerslly requiro insur- anco collateral. We are iuvesting thero right along ; but, if we could not gat insuranco aftor the Yot of Octeber, wa should BTOP INVESTING, A8 A MATTER OF COURSE." " And what I8 your opinion of tho companicn which venture into Chicago against the recom- mondation of the National Bozrd 7 My opin- ion is, that the Board companics embraca protty much all the reliablo compnnies in the countrys o thoynot? Woliavea list which o sclect from, and we nover look at a bitlo, rocond-rate company. All tho Board companies in Hartford are porfectly good.” Such 1s tho position of the Conuacticut Mutual Lifo Insurauco Company, with its enaraous income, fur the year ending Dee. 31, 1573, of §9,861,719.99, To Jitun Life—income $6,228,694.51—invest bus little in Chicngo. Charter Onk—incomo £4,082.518,10—invoest 10 per centum, or thereabouts, in Chicago. kiTho Phamix Mutual have an incomo of £3,- 531,240.67. Thoy were indignant at tho iden of tho fira companies withdrawing, * Waat coulif artford do without insuraves? It would causo o panic bere, nud it would be + TEN TIMES WOLNE WITII CHICAGO. Northwestern grain and general produco would not bo allowea to stay thers over night, ifiw could not be insured ; merchants would rofuse to send their goods there, 'thoy must lave in- suranco. ‘Iho companies conld not be so rash av to withdraw.” 'They declined to sny what pro- Pamon of their income was placad in Chieago, hut ndmitted that they wera very large invostors thero, and had to-dny loaned 30,000 1u thut city. They require insurauce collstorals, and very much profor Hartford companios, because thoy fool perfectly seenro with them. ‘Fhio total income of the Hartford life-insur- &meo compacics, for the year ending Dec. 81, 1873, 8s roported by the Insurance Times Lrira, No. 8,783, amounts to $25,606,560.49, It we should estimaro thnt 15 per centum of this was investod in Chicugo, wo have sn aggregato of littlo loss than 5 FOUR MILLIONS CASIE which is placed on private loan, secured by real ontate, with insurauce collatorals. 'Lhisiun vory respectable sum for ono industry, to which wo murt add the surplug of other corpors- ho?! —ihe firo-insurance, banks, brokers, and indlviduals, There i jorhaps o placo I tho ‘Weat to which mouey tlows 5o willingly and so abundantly as to Chicago, gonerally upon moxt- gago soourity with tinuurance collaternls ; ana thora is certainly no city in tho world where morsgngo loans would bo considered so precari- ous as in this suma Chicsgo, unloss securod by satiefaotory insuranco, And, ua to insurauco, - veators horo would take any rolinble compuny, thougl a Hartford campnuy would Lo proferre, from the fact that investors are familur with their oporation and have unboundud conlldonce in their solvency. They would not give a peuuy apleca for thousand-dotlar policies IE e TIE BUYSTER COMPANIZR which do busivess ou o nomiual capital, and tho ghaost of which could not bo found atter an gr- diuary Chicago firo, Lifo-insuraico cowpanios with {helr onormious iucome, othorcorporations, and individunly, follow in tho wake of tho firm instranco, Cicoro said that a merchant could nat foil in the remotest province withous aftect- ing crodits st Itomo ; and it 1s surpriztne to fud hoyw immediately every moneyod interest in this little city is affected” whon "the Iie-Inautance companios talk of withdrawing from far-ofY Chi- cago, It ia this intertangling of intorosts which muakes it difficult for tha comprnies to withdraw ; but, if tho Nutional Bonrd of” Underwriters shall prouounce Cliuengo unfit for inutranco at any prico, capitalists must pronounco it UNFIT FOI INVESTAENT AT ANY RATL OF INTII- ST} thoro muat bo & stoppago of Joans, nnd a reduo- tion of presunt investmouts to n minimum, and that as rupidly as possiblo. Buols » Biate of uilaick in not ta Lo thaught al, The comnanies here and thowr stoekhokdors ura too intimately intorested in Chicago pro do anything to impudr the oredit of thut the sawmo tuno, the companies huvo figuros which cannot bo rubbed out, ‘Ihey have curefully in- vontod, and aro move Iawiline with ail fig-num= ters in'Chicago thin ttia Chicagoan himself; nud thoy da fool that, in tho present stato of afinirs, the Bro in Iuiciiiont dungor. — Most of tom have beon reductug theiy businoss for somo timo aut, ‘Lhoy do but littlo, sud aro uot suxious to o wmore; Lut thoy would mot be induced to ] tiou of stocks uf combustiiilo materinls, For a whila it was hoped that now iuventlons and_improvements {n tho art of oxtingushivg firo lind Kopt pace with theso Increasing perils; but Chicedo sud Boston demonstsated that Sreat firea ave s much a8 over bo- youd Luman couwal, Agoiust grent as well no_sgainst smnll firen, there fore, our Insuranco companies must provido, Thoy st scloct thele Tieks with groater cars and_ divide thew moro widely, keop dawn their ex{ cnecs, withhold tneir dividends, hargo rates tiat Teslly cover Lot large aud littlo contingencion, und lay’ by su abundant provision pgelust cerious diraster, o nccomplivir ihin o certain unaniinity of sction 1 requisite, and the recent withdrawal from Clifcago risks fudicates that it may bo possiblo to sgree cqually well in othor dotuils of businers, Thnt movement hu awakeneds Chicago to 1t niced of reform nnd will protably £o far to offect it, Blowid it prove successful i thls tnstance, this nctlon of one fnsurauce compianics may provo th pre- Tudo_to measutes uf muicipal reform i moro than one ¢ty where political futluences Lave hitheelo im- poded it, THE CINCINNATI GAZETTE saya: “Tho National Board of Underwriters having con- eluded timt (o eity s Lisble o burn up wt uny”tne, and having preveuted their viows to tho city wuthoris ties, and poluted out necoséary changes 1u'thy man- ageinent of the Pire Departisont sud iu the supply of swater, which were not complivd with, the Doard has now aceided o withdraw fiom tho city, For this ac- tion tho Hourd of Uniderwrlters uro severely denounced Uy _the Chitago pupore, and their action 13 attributed 10 New York merebsuty who ure Jealous of Glileago, iy 18 a very foolisl viay of troatlug (ho matter, Chicago was cimost destroyed by firo once, and bad 3 very sovero brush ngoin » fuw mouths since, On Toth aecuslous the Fire Department proved fuetliclent ; tho supply of water wus Jusdequute, aud it becumes aps parent tlat Chlesgo wa exposed all tho tima toa sweeping contlagration, Lo underwriters supgestod a Letter Fire Dopartment, & moro adequuto supply of water, and tho removal and probibition of extra liaze ardous buildiugs, Fhe requeat was ot uureusoha- ble, but it was tréated, it ot with confempt, at least th neglect, “Llis 1 Fomatling tho conutry at large, tho underwritors, fs iuterestod i, A large yortion of tie Insttunca compantes of the conntey wers eripplod by Ohicagu losses, nd Lo notorlously nnprofitably duw {ha Gbfago businesd proven that prudent peoplo ro- fuss o fuenro i companits tlat do u lurgo Chicago Lusinees, It is no wonder, therefore, that the under- writers decided thut, it Clileiyo was fo bo guverned by bummess 3 4 (ho Fiys Dopartment was {0 Lo eoue tinncd fi tho hunds of u viug ciosen and controlied by suloonists, Who swako free trado i ittoxicating iquors tha fest by which candidates for oflico ura to Lo meus. ured s oud if tho supply of water is to bo uot oo- fourth what would Lo 1ejulred fn caso of an extonsive fire, 1218 no wondcr, viu by, that tho responnlLio uu- derwriters concludo {0 retite from th city, Of coursy thero wiil ba nsuranco companies tu o businuss there, 56 thero urs always frresponsibio and recklers undotwriters fo {ako3tho wost: hinzardous risis ; but wheto 5 tho psy to’ como from Iu caso of a scrious a well ns ro Tho Chicrgo peoplo act foollshly fu this matter. Thoy ypceived o thnoly waruing, aud escellcut advics from (he underwriters, snd tho frue policy would bo to mako 1o chianges and improvemonts suggested, Tn- slead of this, tho underwriters iro. abuacd, and thelr motives lutgued, Lol 18 folly, ‘Lhe underwriters, of courso, desire 40 do Lusinerd "I Chicago, if it cun Vo dong witht any show of profit; and if expericne- od insuyanco amen withdraw fram Chlcsgo - canse it 1s an luuzardous wy o poiler-nagazinig, uud li- ableat oy Gimo to tall o prey to tho devourluy ol cinent, whero aro tho peoplu thof arv Hkely to invest thele Capital there, or {rust thoso who do turinces which responsibla companiea will not protuct by fu. Burance ? 1 {4 u sorfous matter for Ohicago, and It Is not fo bo setilod by inrd wordo, or deflat Tenarks, of foollsl fnetnuationsna to rivalty, The (xuo wiey 18 L0 reform tho aburew, o oxfsteucy’ of which i6 ot dended, and to supply tho city with proper facklitivs for oxlinguishe fny tres ——e THE GREAT WESTERN INSURANCE COBMPANY, A moating of & numbor of the creditors of the dotunct Great Wertorn Insurance Company was beld yestordmy nfternoon in the United Biaten Cireuit Court room, for tho purgoso of deolaring A FIRST DIVIDEND, Along and oxcited meeting wns the result, cuused chiefly by u ymall party hoaded by one J, Hnmilton, Who soemed to objeot to overything, It sooms thub ntter tho groat flro the Company, like the Nopub- lie, ondeavored to go on with ‘Its businens, and uctunlly wroto some policlos, Of conrso, o tavge nuwbor of - palioy-holders nppoared, do- mamding payment on thoir policles, anld tho Compuny peld yurlous smounts (varylug from 1¢ 1o 20 por cont) on the cluisma, Among theso, Mawilton, on bellt of hin wife, roceivod §2,000, The Company, whon paying sny such advanco, gonerally took up the policy, and {zsuoed fu liou theveot A OENTIFICATY OF INDENTEDNESH for tho remuluder duo, and (e pnrties holding theso lave proved thom up, and now mk to vo & liko divi- obtained, many of wlich, however, woro worth- oxs, Finolly tho TNogistor statod that thoro was about $87,000 on hand, which would bo sulicient {0 pa; . ek A DIVIDESD oF 10 PER OENT, which would bo psyablo_tho middle of October. Ilo alvo stated,: thnt a8 objections had Leon mndo to paying any dividend to thoso who had bereto- fora recoived nnything, they could not participnto inthis dividend until tho quostion of thoir righta was deterinined, but that their shero woull bo ronerved until thon. Hamilton thou objected to the payment of any dividend, ond mado some chinrgeaof faud ngaiust tho Asuigneo and othory, lloging that thors wore clnums_amounting to $47.400.87 which liad beon provod up twico. Lo Ausiynoo then offered to o over tho booke1f he (iIamilton) would pro- duco names, nnd _have the matter rottled to tho satiafaction’ of all, aud tho meoting then ad- Journed. WASILINGTON. Onc of Camecrow’s Pets Is Officinily Wrecapitated by tho PostmasicrsGen- eral—EFnrewell Dinner, «Special Dispateh to The Chicago Trfbune, WasmyotoN, D. O, Bopt. 80.—Aloxander Cummings, who, nmong mwmmnerona other per- sone, bias jnst beon removed from offico by Pout- master-Ceneral Jowett to give place to somo of his own frionds, Is a Pennaylvanian, who ia snid to have been appointed to his lato position or Special Agent of tho Post-Offico Dopartment by Simon Cameron, through whom, for a numbor of years, Cummings hos beon enabled Lo got into various ofiicial places and onterprises. While Cemeron was Socrotary of War, Cummings got n coutract for furnisbing hais and caps to the army. Soon sllogations were mado agaiust his managomont or conduct, and tloso chargos wero made tho subjoct of Congrossional investi- gation, resulling in a report ratbor damaging to Cummings. Lnter ho was made Governor of Colorado. Ho waa afterwards in tho revenue sorvice in Ponnsylyania. and still later bo wae uominated by I’resident Johnson to be Commis- sionor of Intornal Rovenuo, but, owing to John- son’s unpopularity and the unfavorablo record of Cummingg, tho Senats nold up the nominn- tion und never aeted upon it. It is but renson- ablo to expact that Jr, Cameron will at onco put. on his war paint, and proceod to mako things Tively in behnif of his favorite, Gen. Morgnu L. 8mitls gavo A FAREWELL DINNER Inat night to Gen. Sherman, Tywenty gnosts wora prosent, moiuding Archbishop Parcell, Attor- noy-General Williamm, Becrotary Bristoy;, Gov, daiell, Gov. Shepherd, 8.8. L'flommedieu, and Gen, Tete, of Ohio. ~Tho hotels are full of dize tinguished people, who buve come from shroad, to attond tho Shorman woddivg to-morrow, and Vanity Fair is apitated 88 iL never was befora on o shoilar ocention. Tho wedding promises to be the most brilliant that hus ever takea pluco in this counts \To the Associated Press.} Y THE FREEDMEN'S BANK, WasniNaTon, Bopt, 80.—At o meeting of the dopositors of the Troedmen's Bank last night, Tobort Purvis (colored), one of the Comumia- sioners appointed to wind up its_ affuirs, eaid that he would, at an adjourned meoting, muks na stetement of its affairs which would not probably be as favorable 18 that hitberto published, nor would it be so Lad as representod by thowo who, in conncotion with it, hnd talen advantago of the fesrsand necesuitios of depositors who have sold their de- posits at every discount. WEDDING-IRENENTH, U[t',v to noon to«lni/, about 100 wedding-presents had beon made to Miss Minnio Shorman. _Geus. Shorman, McDowell, nnd Popo, Speakor Blaiue, Messrs, Evatts, Drosol, Clilds, and Dorie, and Sonator Sherman aro ‘among thoso who thus complimentued the lndy. AN INTERVIEW. To-day Gon. Shorman, bis daughtor Rachol, Gon. Kitby Smith, and s ller, of Colum- buy, 0., bud a pleasant intorviow with Presidont Grant. ATTOINTMENTS—~NEAIGNATION, Charles . Test hns been appa koeper for tho Sixth Indisna District. Col. J. W. Knowiton, of Connecticut, has boen appointad to ta'e charzo of ths Doad-Lat- ter Divigion of the r'ost-Oflics Dopartinent. M. D, Logott, Gommissioner of Latonts, will shortly touder his resiguation. AN S 7 AT THE BOOTH BANIKRUPTCY CASE. New Yorg, Sept. 80.—Bootl’s Theatro will bho gold under a foreelosure Nov. b, nud tho friends of Edwin Booth nre moking eforis to have the thoatte remam in Liw hands, Thoy state that tho unsecured creditors will oxtond all tho len- joncy that ho may require, sud if enough monsy cun be rajsed to satisfy the wortgages, amount- itz to £500,000, tho kcourity for which is rood, tho affuirs of Ldwin Booth muy be ariangod. COAL SALE. New Yonk, Sopt. 30,—At tha salo of Bernnton canl, to-day, tho foilowing prices per ton were obtained : Steambeat, B0 tous, $5.1734@5.50: grato, 16,000 tons, 85.2334@5.27%¢ 5 o, 6,000 tone, 56,96 ; stove, 25,000 tony, $0.02}{@6.03 5 chostnut, 8,000 toos, $1.95@5.00, e e A BUSSICHARY RIARTYR. Bax Francisco, Bupt. 80.—Tho steamar Ancon, which arrived from Pannns to-night, broughtup the body of tho Liov. John L. Stovens, n Motho- dist miswfonary, murderad by s mob in Mavel Iust, iu the Provineo of Jalisco, —_— AN INPENDING DUEL, RrcmaoND, Va., Bopt, 80.—It is rumorod that a duel is imponding botwoon Gons. Dradloy L', dolmson and Mahono, Causo, offensive utter- ances in tho polizical canvuss, ——— VESSELS PASSED PORT HURON. Ponr'fiusox, Sept, 40210 p, m.—DowN—Props Onelda, W, M, Dirmun; nlm? Tessenden ; l\"l{!l Thowas P, Bheldon, O, M. Bond, Thomas W, Perry, Tolly M, logers, Tho followlug veszols lng hero windle bouid: ProjeAtlantic, Monistes, Flymonth, B, ¥, Wade, Wetmore und connort, Bt, Joseph, 1laron Clty, Lincaln schivs Wells Burt, Jolni Burt, Savelaud, Newre Loy, Jamies Wade, Liiz Gétloch, Maplo Leaf, Iroquois, ‘Thotas 8, Mott, . Wiso—Sorth, fresh, od ntoro- WHIDDEN_FOSTIER-On Sopt. 39, st tho resldence Vie,, Ly the Rev, of tho bridsts Tathor, Tapor Wit v A Ae pcer, Gz, Wikdden, of Chlorior aud Mary Fratioss, hughior of itio Tohs Saties . apr. " - ars lrau « ~Sapt. B, by the Rev, ¢ 0. Outlan, ol M o N, Y., mud Mary R Hollinislioad, ot cl'. i VLN M A 84 434 A Pl 8 4 i e ) L 1 e MEDIOAL st For Upwards of Thirty Years BIRE, WINKLOW'S BUOTIING BYRUP has beon used orehildren wih novor-fadling suocers, 1t corrocts aclde ity of tho atoniaoh, rellovas wind calic, requlates the bows ol%, ourns dyaentory and diarrhes, whetlior arlsing from toothing or uthior eausos, An okd and woll-triod romedy, For all Purposes of a Family Liniment, TIE TOUSEIOLD PANACE, Tl Thmedints et Wiy Sogian s g, found e pofi in the stainach, howols, or sldo; fiennmacius o Eldn,spraine, Aol Ukulsos, Lor thiernl o]t usar Ohildren Ofton Look Palo and Sick From 10 othior cats than lnving worns fn BROWN'S VEMMIFUGK COMITH \ll]ll fl:‘::l:l"ln:l::; withaut Injury to tho cbild, bolog norfantly witres ey froo from afl coloriug or other fujurios Ingredionts aen. aliy usod fn worm proparations, Sold by alldruggiats, 98 conta s bax, ¢ SEVENTH QUARTERLY STATEME DItIE SAVINGS BANE, 105 CLARK-ST., % On the Morning of Oct. 1, 1874, 8 2.518.4 finunson Fosl Satais: 61,0000 Luanaon stocks and bonds. Acoruod intorest., SO, 1o Farniture ‘snd"ixtures. Irofit and 1os..,. BTLSIE.64 . TTABILITIES, Capital stock, .. % Dhosita (erchasivoly vavingy S30000.0 871,518,654 Nunbor of acconsta oo, @01 P OVILLE, Presidont. it Jsteay Stom Dok ol Chisakn: o solamnly sveae ook he SiaEs statomont £s trug to tho hest of iny knowledga ar WAL KELSILY R ), Cashier. Aubsoribed and sworn to betora mo this st day ot Ucto- hL‘f.[ AL D, " BILABS. WILLARLD, Notary Pubilo, AUCTION SALES, By GEO. P, GORE & C PY Gt 7o Wby €O AR AT OCTILIO DT, On Thursday, Oot. 1, at 9 1-2 o'olack, W osn show the Tarrest, Finost, ‘Assortod stock of 0 " Best FURNITURE In the city, at Auction, CALL AND BEE US 'OR BARGAINS, Parlorand Chiamber Sote, of overy atylo and_quality: ouk Cadr, Hxtonuon nbloe, Nnebla and I aud ton Teliles, Whtns, Walnut Wariiobgr, Loingen, Wais Burcans and Dodsirads, dreakfast Taoiee Warh Do resis i omodon, St Uit Diaims G, 0w (ascs, ico and Parlor Des) ot Pla Pes. Floor ON Gloth, s G, P. GORE & CO., Auctioncers, T EL U RS 1D A W, REGULAR AUCTION SALE OF DRY GOODS, TUURSDAY, Oct, 1, Drors. Goods, Notione, Horfor, Undorasn Wiilw oo Faney ugiuh‘h'ku.. thrgl;::;l. Innkets, Uavriago 3, de., Clot) T Goda, Lles, Soariny do. - Ao & fall Huo of Tontatn S CARPETES. HaloatOhia. m GEO, P. GORE & CO. 8 and 7 W WM, A, BUTTERS & AUOTIONEERS, 108 BEAST MADISON-ST. IRSTABLISHED 1868, 200 OIL PAHITINGS, By Popular Artists, WILL BE SOLD Thrsiay Meraing, 0ct, 1, at 10 o'ciock, AT THE AUCTION ROOMS OF WM. A, BUTTERS & CO, 108 East Madison-st. ‘This collection will embrace tho works of many wall.known artista, Tinch Painting is mounted in o fino, olabo- rate frame, which will bu sold with the Painte % ‘WM. A, BUTTHES & CO., ctioneors. TAH SA DRY @00DS, WQOLENS, AND CLOTHING, Thurdar Moraing, 0ot. 1, at8is ololuck, AL BT GO Rtisncors. Bufters & Co’s Regmlar Saturday Sale. At tholr Salesronms, 103 Liast Madison.at., Satorda Soring, Oets 3, AT 835 O'CLOCK, o Over_S09 Y.ots of Houschold o y Cutlorys vty mid e Corigtm 0 on Cloths, P 7 Chanlr 10 CRATS d a g "By BELISON, POMEROY & GO, Frilay Moraing, Get. 2, at 9 10 ock, Onr vegular weakls salo of NEW AND SEOOND-HAND FURNITURE, Patlor and Chamber Suits, Dining-Room Furnltare, ‘Ritchon Farnftaro, Offico Desks, Boukeascy, Wardrobes, Lounges, Sofas, Easy Chalrs, OARPETS, Boddiug, Blankats, Crockery and Glarswaro, Plated Waro, and o lsrgostock of General, Morchaudiso. Alsa 3 splondid Planos. ELISUN! POMEROY & CO., 84 and €5 Randolph-st, Wo. 60 Walnut-gt. Wo will soll 6n THURSDAY, Oot. 1, at 104, m., THE ENTIRE CONTENTS Consisting of fine Parlor Furnituro, fine B, B.B.Carpets, 1 clegant Wardrobo and Book- case, 1 Dosk, fine Marble-top Sots, Walnut Dining-Room Furniture,1 W. Hand Bxton« sion Table, Hair Mattresses, Bedding, Pile lows, Kitohen Furniture, Fine Ching, Crook« ory, Glasaware, &o., &o. Balo positive and without reserve. WM, ¥, TIODGES & CO., Auctioneors, d 633 Wost bak ROCKWELL, WILLIATS & CO,, Augtlonoors, 204 and 200 East Madfsan-ste THURSDAY, fi 9:30t63 p, m,, ! 10150 Drebeat VidTor th tataent stosk of *Olf ot Auetion NEW AND USED FURNITURE Oifrod In thls cits, conalsting 1n part of Paslar Sutt '.);r%' N A g AR AR LR o hunibor Sots, aud by the ploov: fafr and Huk Mattrossrn, Covle aud Honting Rtavas, Grokury ot Sl dowts, Ao, Otico Diska, Now Hisraoas, and a varioty of o - ROOKWELL, WILLIAM 0. " By SMITH & HARRISON, AT ATCTION, Ao, 81 Fast Madlsonat.. opposito MuVickor's Thow tea, TIIS DAY, at10 anid 4 uelovk, tho balauca of & counliumont ot 450 Choice 0il Chromos and Steel Engravings. Thoro f2 an andless varloty in thin oolizotion, and lovers of picturos shuuld nat negloot this walo. SMTI & HARIGHOR, 81 Zast Mailsoat, op oV N~ A A A A~ A AN AR BURNIAM- Secvicas nill bo hald at his lato roste deinao, 218 Boutls Fauamnobiat., at 1 o'elosk br ms 10-013: Cubrligen 1o Ginoetnrage A Fiops s bt 1201 i aru fuy MILSON oyt 3, Trk Ml Wik, * duy, at 12w o'l e Wy plots Hiomna to Oaiwad Comoreres " "1 T O1d Feo- R rvrm— =N omstad s e rne MORSE'S LUXURENE, T vt TORSE'S LUXURERE FOR THT NAIR, A uow and porfeot Deolorlerd Oncuanut ON Compound, having NO EQUAL 1§ BLE- QANUE; rondoring tho inlr soft and glossy; promotos s growth and beauts, snd romoves Dandruff, NA- TUKIE GREATKST AND BEST NUTRITIVE HAIR i doud with those who bave not realized nny- thing, Thoy euy that it is tho fault of tho othory st thoy did not yeceivo unythivg; thut the DRESHING, Bellsatsight, Prioo, 10 couts, Wholos salo by VAN SOHAACK, BTEVENSUN & RLID, Sold byall Druggiats aud Notwn Doslers, By WILLIS, PL Regular Thursday Sale, 0T, 1, 0% (PCLOCK, A M. Rop and [alr.Oloth Parlor 5. Olanicbor Sots, Carpuis, 3 Teo-Ultonts, Conuturs, ' Sl fice Talilos son1tulo ‘ablo, N1ty o lut of” Unrous rios, FLYNN & CO,, Auoi VLIS, i _lunnulm‘:"hflfim;" WEW ZORK. By TOWNSEND & MONTANT, 70 and 8l Loouard-st. F. D.‘QY(?EAEIII!T. Augtlonoor, TUESDAY, Oot. 6, on foue o ono_alranb ted Cookatd s fing Engeave peolul S 250 CASES DRESS GOODS, ‘o manulacturo of Mossrs, SOH EPI'ERS BROTHICHS, of Puiladeipils, 10 which tus attoution”of o trade 1 soquontod, How ‘lv‘xk. Bopt, 2, 1670 monthe! orodit, attrective 0 of