Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1875, Page 7

THE TURF. Convention of Western) snd Southern Turfmen at Indianapolis. A Vigorous Attompt at Becession from the National Board Defeated. Tho Majority Want a Board of Appeals for tho West and South. It Must Bo Elected by Thomsolves and Act on All Osaes Involving Undor $10,000, Elscusston of tho Questions Prosonted, Correspondence af The Chteago Tribune, INpIANAroLis, I'cb, 24.—For somo time past 8 call has been in circulation among the turfmen | of the Wostorn and Southern States for a moot- ing in this city, the real object of which seems to Lave been to organize an auxillary association to the National ‘rotting Association, for tho purposo of facilitating business growing out of tho rapid and unprecedented dovolopment of the turf In thoso roctiona of tho country, Tho call > originated in the Btate of Obio, and was rccouded by the horgomon of Kentucky, OC. Ii, Moore, of Colambua, ©., appears to be the putative father of the idea, and through him bas been trans- acted all tho proliminary business necessary to tho euccoss of the meoting. Tho call, however, was misunderstood, It bas beon ifnter- proted mora litorally than its origina- tors conceived, Not so fow turfmen apprebonded that an attempt would bo mado to organiza an independent Trotting Asaocintion, formally sccedo from tho National Association, and act up 8 Northwestern Turf Confoderacy, something after tho manuor that Coy. Hendricks proposed with tho United States about the year 3. 1 Vien tho Convontion was called to ordor this morning, the presence of theso two cliques was atonco rovealod. ‘Cho frieuds of tho Natlonal Association wera not to be buttored with noft words. No matter what oxplanations wers offer- ed, they could soe nothing but secession, and predict naught but explosion and danger in tho’ whole moyemont. In vain did tho callers endoav- or to oxplain what thoy intended toaccomplieh by the meoting. It was speedily evident that tho first and earliest sction in tho Convention would bo a trial of strength upon this principal point, and, after a short but carncat and oxcited skirmishing, it was agreed to organizo and pro- cacd to business. A preliminary organization waa effected by calling O, H. Moore to the chair, aud olecting Messrs. J. Davis, of Piqua, O., and D, J. Robinson, of Michigan, Secretary. Attor the appointing of a Committeo on Cre~ dentiais and one on Resolutions, a recess was } takon for an hour. WHO WENY PRESENT. Upon reassembling, tho Committes on Cre- dentials reported the following ‘delegates pres- ent aud ontitied to seats in the Conyontion: Werlern Ohio Fair Association, riqua, O.—J. L, Mee Kinney, W. M, Purcell, J, J, Davia, Camuridge City, Ind.—A.B. CLypoo!, Z, J. Love~ Columbus, O.—G. H, Moore, E,Gancon, P. Tors, Remrort, BY. A. Scarlit, Charles) Espey, A, ‘MeFee, Northern Indians Feir_Ascoctation, Fort Wayne, Ind.—William Lyne, Silas Tam, John I. White, Portamouth, —-D. F. Combell, J, W. sawis, Joba ee, Soott County Agricultural Association, Davenport, %a,=0. 8, MeNeil, Houtherm Olilo’ Yair. Dayten, O,—Charles Harrie, Nicholas Ohmer, L, P. Messier, Eant Saginaw, Auch—Joshus Tuthill, George 0, ‘Warner, Peru ‘Trotting Association, Peru, Ind,—John B, Myers, Lewis I, Fulwiler, J, G, Brower, ‘Horeo-Drecders’ Amociaticn, Jackaon, Allch.—D, J, Bobinson, W. R. Loomis, ‘Natfonat Park, Kalamazoo, Mich,—D. J, Nobinson, poiisuiean lite Agricultural ‘Association—G. 0, arnier. ‘Terre Haute Trotting Association, Terre Haute, Tad.—W, 8, Allen, W. B, Beauchamy, Bt, Jos Valley Agric ural Association, South Bend, Jad.—W, Lelover, J. #, Studebaker, D. Eyer, Lexington Trotting ‘Association, Loxington, Ky,— B.D, Willams, Ttiveraide Driving Park Assoclation, Ottawa, TJ, HL Bands, Wd, Nally, Mabmka County Driving Park Association, Oska- Joona, Ta,—J, HT, Sauniers. Evausville Turf Association, Evansville, Ind,—0, . Moore, Driving Park Association, Sigourney, Ia.—J, I. Baunders, Keshvilio Trotting Association, Noshville, Tenn,— 48, Williaa, ‘Northeaeteru Indiana Association, Waterloo, Ind,— ¥, 0. Mays, H. Mf, Lockbart, PERMANENT ONGANIZATION ves comploted by the election of offizors as fol- jows : Fretident—O, IL, Moore, of Columbus, 0, Vte-President—J, II, Scarlett, of Newport, Ky, » Keeretary=D, J, Nobinuon, of Jackson, Mich. ‘Aanstart Secretary—W, 8, Allen, of ‘Terre Uaute, ! RESOLUTIONS, ‘Tho Committns on Kasolutions, consisting of Mr. William Lyme, Ft. Wayne; Joshua Tutuill, East Saginaw; Willlam J. Loomis, Chicago ; Jamies T,, Caldwell and Charles Harrios, Dayton, O., submitted majority and minority reports: MAJORITY COMMITTEE, We, s portion of the Wostorm and Sotithern associate alt. members, together with olber trotting assoc in ronyention assembled at the City of Indianapolle, Ind,, on the “ith day of February, 1475, do respectfully aubi- mit there ae deliberate declarations of what wa Juatly Teel to be aubjoct for consideration of the National Congress, and ask auch action on the part of tho Board ‘Appeals ax will peaceably operate to allay any Jeal- teu of enibittored feslings that may Lave arisen be- bvecn the East and the West, the feuitfal source of -tunoying stay and extraordinary expansa{n the prot yeution and defense of casea to which the Wostiaa » party or parties, Wo further respectfully ask the Lonorable Prost- Jeut and Socretary of the National Turf Congress, agrecable (0 the by-lams—Art, 15—at are Heat Ume practicable to cousitor the following aub- Jecls, presentiug themselves, for molifcation and ar tof comnplatut, aa followes Firat—Agnodtication of Itules 2 and 3, regarding + modes of inaking nommatons of entrance, vo ax to relieve the Nationa! Assuclation froma giving any tountenancs to credits for entries, leaving tho muatter af option with associates at thelr own Flak, Second—To so modify the rules regarding the smount of entrance mony (o accompany a nomina~ Yon no as to read ¢ 5 per cent of the purse to accani. piu nomination, and 8 per cent to be pald befora the ree startin tho race for which bois eutered, A {allure to start the horss In any instance shall work forfeiture to the assoclate menibere of the 8 per cent 0 " rasta ett ener for vat ani uth, defining 1 La ace botwean tho East aud Weat, +d ie Fourth—To grant the Weat and South the privilege wWelecting their own Doard of Appoals, thcir own Chalrmau, Secretary, and Treasurer, £Yth—To conter upon wad Wostern Board of Ap- con power (o bearand pee ‘Wpou sil cases coming be fore it, in all casea invol 0,009, the decision to be fiual, subject to the asma lode of rnica aa govern the sald National Trotting Association; also such other rules and regulations as Wall be made by the National Turf Congress from line to time, said Western avd Southern Board to » evo ite pro rate ropresentation and vote thereit, Sizth—To so modify or lowor the amount of money Tequired to join the National Aasociation as will insure ho co-operation of the weaker Associations by en« touragiig them to become associates, theraby depriy- “ba those who aro beou suspended ce axpelied by the Aatlonal rules frova contiuually seitiog the law at do- ~ Hageo by having these outalio pisces of reeort, SeventhTo so legislate an fo prevent any associate bember from allow! expelled or suspended . orse Or man from partic peeing, to an: uit respective courses while under suck poualty of oe) Mspension or expulsion, subject to @ poualty of a fini 224 hot teas Gian =~ dollara for the bret offense ant ete apeision from the Natloual Ausoctation for the second Eighth—To eo legialati rp tunde ia che udavary gf the Set eS the tresaurice of the’ Eastern, Weatert ons to the same, iicsolved, TRAC cach Bia revilon present the caine eg Temeerented, to this Cone ; ble person for di wpirination a8 @ representative ney Board of Ap. eI yeas nu to ds in counection with, sald National of, carrying Wituiaw Lens, Oba douse Toren ee Witntaw 8 Louuis, MINORITY LEPORT, ‘The following is the report of the minority of be Committee: ed, That in order te advance She beat tatereats ero assgiablea, 0 name of tha “ West 4 polos e commtion ef seven bo rvport un by-laws and * Hewok M the trotting turf the Associution mganlze under ving amounts not excocding with the rulesand tion, aa will best South, aud try oui roles for the government of trotting, or tracks belong: ee 8H emt Tat {tte tha purpose of this Convention to dinaolve tie connection with the National Asrncia- thon, but the better to perfect the orgaulzation of aati National Astoclation, in that we of the Waat and South have equat rights wilh the North and Fant, Frotord, hat. wo of the Weetand Soult think wo have the right to organize ourselves into sn asnocin~ hon wherelh we eau bores Board of Appeala to whom wecan Lave accens, Resoleed, That a2id Board of Appeals shall, when appointed, open a correapoudence with with the Board oP ap tho National Association for U of consultation aud perfecting of the twa Bor dasters Ly, CALDWELL ‘Ouances Tanne, of the Committee, Tho “English” of tho renolntion ia a little mixed, but the members of the Convention acemed to nnderstand their import well enough to plunge into a diacursion that was prolonged unt 7 o'clock in tho evening without tntermis- sion for suppor. Nearly every momber bore « hand in the dobate, but ©. Ti. Moore led tho forcos in favor of the minority, and Col. J. H. Sanders, of Sowa, representing Walker’ Spirit, on bohalf of tho majority, anpported by the Chatr+ man of the Commitroe, Lyme. In brief, the ma- Jority urged that susthing looklog like a breach with the National Association would result disas- tronly to the intorests of tho turf; that the turf in Amorica owad overything to the National As- rociation for tho stondy and rapid advancomont in tho charactor and morals of the tratting course, and that whilo the Went and South may have good causo for griovanco, and really needed some mudifications of oxisting rules and reg- 0a) ulations, the best way to secure them and to continue harmony in tho turf, which is ns necessity to its future growth and clevation, way togo before tho National Association with thoir demande ins spirit of peaco and co-operation, It was uiged that the Weat and Sonth had novor yot attompt- ed to acoure what the resolutions of the majority report asked, and, therefore, there was 110 rea- son to say in advanco that the conccasions asked would be refused. 1t would be timo onough to “get up on our ear,”—a8 ono speakor remarked —whon wo havo been spurned from the National Association, On behalf of tho minority report it wan arguod that this meeting had been called for the ape- cific purporo named in the resolutions reparted by tho Committeo; that it was questionable whether those opposed to tho call bad any right, logal or moral, to participate in the action of the Convention, Granting that potut, however, it waa known that the Natiousl Association was outirely irresponsible, asa corporation, (hough the racmbers were all honorable and just men; But ita operations, financial aud otherwiso, wera subject to reviow, and it waa go intimatoly idon- tified with the Eust thattho West and South could not havaits business transacted as prompe ly as was necessary Aud indispensable if tho past progioss of tha turf wan to bo kept up Inthe future. Thera was no antagonism felt toward the National Association, but tho Wostern and Southern turf wag languishing aud its proseing business neglected becausa tho National Board cannot attend to it. It will not do to wait until tho next Turf Congress mecte—twelvyo mouths from now—to secure a Western and Southorn Board of Appeals. Immediate retlef is needed, and tho ouly feasible and practicable plan is for ‘Weatero and Soutborn turfmon to organize and elect a Board iu harmony with tho spirit of tho call aud of tho minority renolutions, It was assorted by the friends of the majority report that it was the purpose of the minority advocates to reinstate all tho susponded and ex- pelea horecs and men by means of this now ard; but this wasdenicd. It was the inton- tlon to be guided and controlled strictly by the rules and rogulations of the National Association in this as in all other mattera. After a prolong- ed discussion the minority roport was pat to yoto, and rejected by ayes 31, noes 95,—IIlivols, Towa, ‘Icnnosues, Michigan, and a part of Indi- ana opposing, whilo Obio and Kentucky wero unanimously for it, and somo of the Indlana delegates, . A BUDATITUTE. Col. J. 1. Bandota submitted the following substitute for the majority roport: Waenean, Tho trotting fntereats of the United States, and’ more enpecially of the West and south, have grown aud developed. io a degree entirely royoud anything that waa contemplated {n the organization of the National Trotting Association ¢ and, Wnenzas, ‘the coming trottiug season promises to eclipse any that bas preceded ft in the magnitude of the purses and the number of contests, necessarily creating ® proportionate incroaso in the volume of Dusincs before the Board of Appeals; and, ‘Wururas, Every consideration of propriety de- mands that aj) causes of difference arising during tho catapaign should be promptly decided ; and whereas under the existing regulations for the adjudication o auch cases much tlelay must necessarily follow, aud their prosecution be attended with a serious lose of {ime and money ; ard whereas, in many cases, mem- bers of tho National Association have chosen rather to abandon their causen than to incur the expense of rosecuting them under the existing system; thore- ‘oro, 2 é Resolced, That a committee of one from each Btate represented be appointed tp present the sonti- ments of this Convention to ihe Board of Appesls, Sil to devine, fn connection ‘with tho sald Board, suck action not intonsiatent with tho rules and regulations of the National Arsociation as will best aubserve the intereata of the West aud South, and obviate the difl- onitles complainod of, until the noxt meeting of the National Congres This was dofeated by a baro majority, and thon tho report of the Committee voted’ upon section by section, The preamble, and Scctions 3, 4, 6, 6 and 8, end tho coucluding resolution wera adopted, Scctiona 1, 9, aud 7 being stricken out. TNE COMMITTEE sppointod to visit the National Board and pre- sont thexe resolutions, asking immediate com- Pliance thorowith, cousists of the following gentlemen: Lllinois—W. R. Loomis, Chicago; Indinna—Siles Tom, Fort Wayno; Obio—O. II, Mooro, Columbus; Michigau—D, J. Rovinson, Jackwon; Jowa—O. 8. MncNeil, Davenport; Kentucky—J. A. Scarlett, Newport; Tennessos N. Williams, Nashville. Dr. J. obvinson was elected Sccrotary of the Committee, and instructed to correspond with tho National Board, a8 to timo and place whore the con- forence can be hold. It is understood that tho Board meots on the 18th of March, at somo point in the West, in special sossion, to dispose of Western business, This meeting, itis claimed, is tho diroct resultof tho issuance of the cali under which the Convontion as- aembled. ‘The Conyoution then adjourned to moot at tho Palmor Wouuo, Chicago, on the 26th of March proximo, at which time it is hoped tho Commmitteo will be prepared to report the result of thofr intorviow with tha Natlonal Board, Mombern of the Committee who cannot serve were authorized to nond substitutes, TALK WITH MI, SCARLETT. After adjournment I had a brief talk with Mfr. J, A. Bearlett, of Nowport. Ky., Vico-Presidont, of the Conyontion, Ilo is not a breeder of hossos, but {a owner of sovorsl “ timora ” which ho places on the course during the season, Ho isnot moro than baif horse, the other half ‘Leing mercantila, and altogother s gentleman of intoll ieee and culture. He sald the real causo for the call of the Convontion was not, in sny sense, a dluagreamont with the National Conventlon, nor yot a desire on the part of the Western and Sonthern horsemen to set up for thomselyox. ‘They had uo ides of separation from the National Association. But it was Indisponsable that thoreshouid be s Board of Appeals nearor Western and Southern horse- men than New York, Boston, Hartford, or somo other Eanters city. 'A Michigan or ows horse- man having sgriavaee must travel to the At» Jsutic seaboard and pay hundreds of dollara ox- Ponses to havo o dispute settled involving prob- ably vot more than $20 or $50, but still involy- ing a question that, as aman of spirit, ho does not foel like giving ups if ho does not incur this expense, he must either aubmit to what he belleves to be wrong, or have himself and horse ruled off every track in the United States man- aged under the rulos of the National Associn- tion, Turf Interests in tho West and South have _so rapidly developed that the one Board of Appesta cannot posslbly attend to the business of the country, and thore must be a Board which can meet alternatoly at -Louieville and Chicago, or other points, to settle disputes arluine from tho West and South, it ‘was tho purpose of the fricnds of the movement that the new Board of Appeals would hold stated mootings in conjunction with the existing Board, and, if necessary, the two togetlor should ap- polut five from ‘among thelr number as an ap. Pellata tribunal for the aotiloment of the higheat and most importaut questions. Mr, Bearlett utated that there were tow between 450 and 475 horses and men under ponalty of suspension gr expulsion, aod their cases should be tnally heard and dotermined. Mr. Bearlett’s viows are the views of the men who called this Indianapolis mecting, and if the National Board do uot do something at once to remedy tho evils they complain of, anothor and more succesuful attemny will be made, t think, to orgaulze after the plan suggested in the mi- uority report, —_-____—_. The Trustees of a paskrapt, atato in Pitts- burg, Pa., are engaged in paying the creditors a dividend of 10 per cent, amounting In all to about $220,000, and among the clalmoy is one from John E. James, who 4 > aroditor to the amount of li cents; bis chock am uuta to 1 cont. Wheo tho mill closed tho Brin was indebted to hin $50.11, Being anemploye, $50 was 6 proferred debt, and this was immediately paid, leaving the Al cents yermalbiog, In oréer’ to pay his portion of the dividend, ote have been spent in uoti- fin Jnwos, and s 2-cont etamp has beon pnt on the orderto pay. The check is a vory large one, ty is worded 40 an to conform to the Vaukruptoy ac ‘HE CHICAGG TRIBUNE: MONDA MARCI 1, 1875. ani é A TRIP AT SEA. The Voyage of the Steamship City of Peking. Through the Straits of Magollan, and on tho Pacific, A Narrative of Interest, ff Not of Exciting Adventure. Prieate letter furntahed to The Chicage Tribune, Breausity City or Pexxa, AT BZA, Jan, 22, 1875.—Altuough you have alroady recolyed the short lotter written from the Btralts of Magellan, it contained but » brief and imporfect account Of the passage through the Straits. Bo I will now endeavor to give yous more distinct and replete NARRATIVE OF THE THP from Rio to Panama, boping you will not ob- ject toa slight rohearaol of this, the mont in- loresting portion of the voyage, On Sunday, tho 22d of Novomber, we wore thir- teon days ont from Rio Janoiro, hav- ing thus for had 8 ploasant parengo, and bogan to eutertaiy nome hopos of arriving at the entrance to the Straits of Magellan, 80 on Monday, which had always boon our propi- tious day, land was sighted at daybroak, aud wo ran along the coaat at & distanco of or 6 miles, Vatagonia looked bleak snd uninyiting. All along the shoro aro high cliffe of white eand running perpondicularly down to tho water's odgo, and terminating in the bare he: Aond known as Capo Virgins, which makes tho eastorn cutrance to the Btralta, It was a delightful day, tho sky being of alight azure blue, aud the ma- tor of a doep groon, while around the ebip hoy- orod Jarge numbors of albatrosses. Wo entorod THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN, or more correctly the Straits of Mfagalhaony which are somo 25 mites wido at tho entrance and over 300 in longth, ‘The tido was then obb- ing, and, thero being # current of 4 knots per hour agaist us, the veseel moved slowly atong, heading southwest by west botween Patagonia and Tietra del Fuego. Tho shore of the former could bo moro distinctly seon, and at this point cousists of a flat and olovated table-land extond- ing for milea unbroken, and runoing precip- itously down tothe wator's odge. It thus forms aatoop and rugged bluff of sand, relioved hore and thoro by glimpses of the plain above, which ja covered with a dull-looking grass aud abounds largely with ostriches aud guanacos. On the opposite side ‘TUE ISLAND OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO qvas in viow, and appeared hilly and modulating, tho surface prosenting 8 similar appearance to that of Patagonia, but scattored over with clus- ters of low underbrosh. Large quantitics of “kolp” woro continually Goating down tho Btraits, Thia Isa spocies of gigantic sox-weed called the macrocyatis, having lovg ribbon-like loaves of 8 yellow-green color and vory tall and slender stalke, which are ganerally found attach- ed to some hidden rock. By 5 o'clock in the afternoon wo passed Capo Posression, a point of steop sandy cliffs rising porpendicularly to a height of 960 fect, tho face of which is singularly covered with conical hills of sand which stand outin rolfof and impart an antiquated sppear- ance to the spot. ‘Wo were now about 90 miles from tho Atlantic Ocean, and, laving rounded Cape Possession, wo procceded x short distance to the wostward and droppod anchor for the night in Posscesion Bay. Wo loft hore oarly tno following morning, at about balf-past 3 o'clock, whon it was alrea yy daylight. Having gomo curiosity to soo a8 muc of tho Straits as possible, I turned out very carly, and coming on deck found a small vessol in sight, speeding along at the farther ond of the bay, Wo soon overhauled hor, when sho tacked across to the port aide, running close upon our sero, ‘In point of distinction sho wea oa hormaphrodito brig, and proved to bo tLe ‘*Alborta,” a gunboat flying Argentine culors, Shortly afterwards an Euglish steamer was sighted coming throught the Straits, which passed us about 7 o'clock, within » hundred yarda, whou banners were dipped and salutes exchanged. Sho was the ‘Iberis," of the P, 8. N.Co.,—bound for Valparaina, We could plainly distinguish: all on board, and noticed that many of them had white bisnkets thrown over thoir ghouldora to protect them from tho cold, We were now approaching what sro known a5 ‘THE NARLOWS, which vary at times in width from two to iifteon miles, and aro boundod on cach sido by mountaln land covered at pres- qué wilh grass ‘of # slightly grocn color. Myrinds of birds of various kinds sod color wore here eoen flying along on the shores, On rounding Capo 8. Vincont anothor vessol was sighted sdvanc' 10g towards us, oastward bound through the Straita. This was» Poru- yian man-of war, which passed usavout mid-day, wo boing at that time of Elizabeth Island, and about to enter the woody rogion. Thuafar, svery- thing appoared the personification of desolation, and, su yet, We iad not reached that rogion of sublime acencry for which the Straits krejuo juste jy noted ; but far abead iu the distance couid bo seen lofty and massive mountains glittering with snow. After leaving Capo Poasesaion we ran a dis- tance of 91 miles, our boxt anchorage, being at Sandy Taint (Punta Arenas), whero wo arrived about So’clock p.m, Hero thoro is A QHILIAN BETTLENENT, and I was wondorfully surprisod to find a town no extensive end civilized in thie desolate por- thon of tho world. It ia nituated on s risiug pleco of ground and built down to the water's edge, Around it are thick Patagonian forests, aud: in the background somo lofty and snow-capped mountaius, The houses, which are built of framo, aro all small, and one-story high,—some patntod blue or red, but most of thom not at all. Among thom may be diatin- wished & chapel with a small steeple, and at tho cast end of the town standa the lighthouso, In this harbor lay tho Iberia at anchor, and a Chiliag mau-of-war. No woonor had we dropped anchor whon a small boat left the shore and camo slongsido, conveying THE GOVERNOR OF MAGELIAN and several others from shore. Noxt cameos outtor from the Chilisn man-of-war, and in it a umber of persona, including aome from tho Oris. ‘Tho Governor, Don Diego Almoide,” though Chileno, conversed fluently in English, and told us much about tho affairs of the town, “La Colonis de Magsihaens,” as it is atyled by tho natives, was founded some nine or ton youra ego, belug originally a poual colony of the Chilian Government; but of {ato years othora have sottled thore, and it now bosets of upwards of 1,500 inbabltants. in this region coal as woll oa gold have boon found, and the ground, which {a favorable to cortain yarletios of vegotatlon, ja culti dur- ing the summer monthe until April, whon the winter sets in, The vessoly of the P.8. N. Company, which regutarly pass through tho Straits, afford thom the advantayo of a weekly mailto Europo. But what surprised me most wasto tind that in this remote quarter of tho Blobe thoy are pumiotentiy advanced to Lave a woall railway running 7 mulles out 1 the country to tho coal-mines, the small engi of which we could sco pufting, from the slip. Tho Governor himself keeps # store in the town. THe told us of three beautiful ladies whom he wished we should go ashore to soo; also, » native Patazo- an over 7 foot an hoight, who spoke Euglish ‘THE PATAGONIANS, though not of such gigantic stature as often represonted, are, 1 believe, a tallaud noble race, living in ® wild state on the plains in the eaut- orn part of the country. ‘Thoy subsist prinoi- pally on guanacos, ostriches, et: usually divest themselves of all incumbrances in tho way of clothing, except occasionally a alin or mantle thrown loosely arouud thom, ‘They fro- quently come into the town to trade, and'woms of thom have taken up their abode thore. GOING asiionE, Aftordinner ane of our quarter-boats being lowerod, the Captain aud Ohief Eugincer pu' off for shore to try the way, but the sea was rough aud the breakers so Ligh that they wore unable to effoct s landing. ‘Chis iv usually the caso when there iw # strong cast wind. The nozt morning another early start waa pissy and a littl after 3 wo wore off, having first fired salutes in honor of the Goy- eruor, It was@ damp and cloudy morning, but the water was as smooth os glass a4 wo paused along, the shorce on elther aide being « succession of lotty and rugged wouutains, but most of them coucoaled by the heavy fog which surrounded us. Bomo which were near and could be aitiinetly Boon rouo almost perpendicu~ latly tothe height of 9,060 foot, manyoft them affording fino subjects to sketch, of which I took a aight advantage. 5 Ahout 2 o'clock wo rounded Cape Froward, a bold and lofty headland, noted aa belng = * THR ROUTHENNMOPT FXTREMITY of the Soutth American Continent. Ila bana In thlekly covered with dark trees, while its summit rises in baro and rugged outlines. During the afternoon soveral poalx wore to Lo aean skipping past the versel. ‘They were the first we liad ecen, and scomed to swim somewhat like porpoises, plunging through the water, and often taklog long desps in the air. ‘ho noxt stooping: otice was Forteacua Tay, whara wa had almost arrived, when, just before rounding the point, we encountered ono of (hose anvero storms known aa“ Willivawa.” In theao blows, which, I bellove, aro of frequent occur- tence, tho wind attains great forco and 1s capable of overturning simost any obstaclo as it rushes through tho monntalo passes, Having braved this blow, Fortesctio Bay was reacbed by 4 o'clock, and wo dropped anchor for the night. ‘This placo Is often known as Port Gallant, and forma an cxcellont harbor. It ina adsep bay, surrounded by a nuccession of very lofty inountains cappod with snow. TUE ACENERY {N THIA LOCALITY is particularly hold and etniking, and seems to convey an idea of wild and majestic grandeur. ‘The mountains around the bay ere arranged in a kind of crescent shape, thoir lofty summita Uuried in suow and ice, whilo at their bare nnd 4 in the deep valluya_arc vast forests of a dull, reonish color, Eversthing around seemed Fenolate and deserted! Sountains rising ono bo- hind another in silont majesty, and endless woods clothed in dull verduro, indicating the soverity of the provious wintor. Oprinite, on the Tierra dol Fuogan side, could also bo scen bare and lofty mountains iu very rugyed outhne, thoir snowy covering forming 8 striking con- trast with ithe reddish-brown clay beneath. Here, of course, we were exceedingly cagor ta go ashore. So, after a short timo. a large party of us putof from the ship bound for ing between the two grou; and St. Ambrose, which form rather picturesque objects, rising ae they do abruptly in mid-ocean, ht. Ambrose, which liew to the oantward, in ons sof bare granite, being about 5 miler in hand rising to a boight of 1,500 fect, Beside it io two or threo small socks, peepi above the surface of tho water, Two high rocks form the group of Bt. Felix. Tho one farthest wert fp Lhe largest of the two, and extends into aflatwurface, while borido it rines the other, a conteal ma-# of rock which Ix, 1 believe, graced by the name of Dumbarton. They ate,,of courso, a groat RENDEZVOUS FOR HIKhs. Animmonse number flocked around the ship while in that vicinity, The following day we cromued the fropic of Capricorn, and were ence again within tho balmy air of the sroptesy and after this camo in for the southeast trades. ‘Shus far wo lisd not beon able to catch n glimpro of tho Southern Cross, which. owing to the soanon of tho yenr, did not rise till shortly before daybreak, ‘So, in order to BEHOLD THs CONBTELLATION, which is regarded an tho brightent tho heavens, [ urose before Qarbreak, and had ‘a Rood view _of both the Sonthern Crons and the Magellan Clouds, Those Iatteraro threo nobiilin, stated bencath the Bouthern Cross, two of thems being dark and one light, like the milsy-way. Tho stars which form the Crous aro fourin uumbor, situated, as {t were, et tha ex- tromities of the four arms; but their brilliancy did not quite equal my oxpectations, nor, indood, mnuch surpass the lustre of thesurrounding ptars, On tho following day, however, wo behold the Northern Cross (to speak figuratively), for lato in the sftornoon we found ourselves oa tha north fide of tho Equator. WE ChOSSED TIE LINK about & o'clock p. m., having occupied nineteen days in ovr run from the flrath. This da, Mouut Chimborazo was discorned ou tho coast, which is the loftlest volcano in Amotica, being over 21,000 feet. «sin height. in Patagonia'’s mnysterious land, At tho farther end of the bay is another deep inlet into which there flows nemall but rapid stream, rushing down from the mountains, At the mouth of this ine dentation we landed, and then ‘Would that my tongue could ulter ’ ‘The thoughts that In mo ’rose, an woleaped ashore in this remote country, 50 long veiled in obscurity and gloom, and where a trace of Liumanity 18 90 rarely found. Before us Iny oue thick and imponctrable jungle. LEvery> ting sppeated in ite wildest and ost unculti- vated utate,—troos rowing in strange and uncom- monsbapes, the grouud covered with Jong, comrso graus, and thick masacs of peat. Of trees and plants, the principal noticed were saveral kinds of beech and evergreens, and 9 specics of wild currant; aleo somo celory, aud au arbutua bear- ing rod ‘berries, It was then low-tide, aud tho beach was covered with various kinds of wholis, utones, coralline, etc., in immense quantities. Thore were also frosh musacly in great abund- ance, which were duly forwardod to the culinary vepartmont on board ship, forming & savory delicacy, After procecding a sbort distanco on shore wo discovered two or three rude ‘UTS OF THE NATIVES, built of boughs of trees Inshod together with thongs and arched overboad, having oue entrance towards the bay and another towards the tools. ‘The floor was etrown with aslos and shells: ‘yhene, I believo, are the habitations of the wan- dering Fuegans, who live chiefly ia canoes, but on landing, build a fico in the cantro of thoir buts ond here take up their quattera, Largo numbers of fowl ‘wore about tho shore, such as steamer-ducles, gecso, gnipo, aud saa-pigeous. ‘Ihe time suon slipped away, roaming about, bunting trophies ou tho beach, and ebooting, etc, Wo returned to the ship late in tho afternoon, highly gratifiod with our vimt to Patagonia. Wo romainod at anchor all tho next day, whon wo again formed a party and’ went ashoro to onjoy ourselves. And thus passed ‘Thankagiving-day in “the Straits.” ‘Tho following morning wo loft Fort Gallant at 3, and, after this, paseod through ‘A REGION OF TENY PINE SCENERS, ‘As wo cros#ed ‘Lilly Tilly Bay, a party of about adozon natives mado their appearance in two canoss. ‘Thoy seamed to bo beckoning, and wero no doubt vory anxious that wo should step aud afford them an opportunity to trado. An Englieh man-of-war shortly afterward passed: us, oastward-bound. Tho scenory all through that region was particularly grand and sublime, the mountains rising belind one another in mas- sive heaps of valo and ragged rock, overhung with fielda of snow and icc. Some of tho t:n- monso giscicrs wore magnificont, boing of a puro white tinged with blac. During tho morning we passed Glacier Usy, so called from tho vastneaa and grandeur of tho glaciers which encirclo it. Bofore midday wo overtook the schoonor Florenca, of New London, which reported that they bad been bocalmod for soveral weeks, and dosired us to tow them, aa over half their crew wore on Evangelist Island, and probs- bly in want of provisions, Wo accordingly ranted their request and towed thei. ‘hoy had ben sealing around Terra del Fuego for ovor two yoara, and their success thus for amountod to some 16,000 skins, At presontthoy hada largocargo cf waltwhich they nee for prosery~ ing the rkins. Their crow consisted of nineteen men in all, of which cight were now on board, ‘Tho Captsin—Atbon—was 4 man of immonnely broad shoulders and 1 truco type of Noptuno's gong, while the second mato, named Glass, wag o gon of.the Governor of the Island of ‘Tristan @Acnushs., ‘They stated that in their expeti- ence of two years the weather had no} beon very cold in that rogion. and that it was only ouce or twice dows to freezing point. Among the crow thoy had A NATIVE FURGAN, who was of considerable intoreat to us. We persuaded him to come on board, ‘They lad tesoued him from an island where be had been abandoned by bia country- mon, who maltreated bin in consequence of his being an upfortunstodeaf mute. In form, he waa short, thick, and clumsify-buiit, with Jarge fect and long arms. Ho was ofa dark copper-color, having largo fontures and 5 very low forehead, with atraight hair, which ran down almost to his eyebrows, He scomed very good-natured and laughable, and was greatly ploasod at boing dressed up in civilian's clothes, Tho little veasol being taken in tow, wo reachod Port Tamar about 4 o'clock, aud dropped anchor in tho bay, while the schooner rau closo up un- dor tho lee of the shore, We wore uiow within 40 miles of the Pacific Ocean. Tho following day found us again on our way, bound for tho wosteru entrance to tho Pacific. ‘Thus far it had boon a matter of doubt whether we wore to go up whet is kuown ag Smyth’s Chanuel or proceed direct to the Paciflo, Our hopes had been womowhat ralsod that the former might be our means of cxit, said the passage through this channel somg of tho fincst seouory isto bo mot with, It would, hovwevar, involve a certain amount of risk in tho caso of go large vousel, aud for that reason was uot to ‘be advocated ; but, ebould tho sca prove stormy and tempestuous, 94 it usually is near the cn- trance to the Straits, thon the lattor course would probably have been pursued. All doubts upon this matter wero soon sottled, for tho weathor goomned favorable to our proceeding at once to the Paciflo, DBofore reaching the Cano wo ontored tho rolling grounds, in which the ‘yousel rolled a grost dost, and ore noon wo pass od Capo Pillar, whose wurf-boaton column marks the WESTERN EXTREMITY OF THE BTRAITS. ‘Thy point is rather a notable object, and de- riven ity name froma rock in the form of a ‘pillar or broken column," which ptanda out in the sex isolated from the mainland, Here our course through the Straits was atanoud, We onca wore looked forth on tho broad ocean, aud preparod for another lony voyage, ‘Lhe Vacitle ean iv genorally understood to bo a very calur and amooth body of. wator, but I can asuro you that, on our iret acquaintance with this ovean, it did not exhibit auy of ita pacifle qualitios, Wo left tho Straits on Saturday, Thiv was ‘a new doparture” from tho ordinary conrao of eyents, 4 no occurrence of any importance had previously transpired which did not claim Mon- day for ity propitious dato of action, ‘the fol lowing dey looked dark and ominous with aequall arising from the northwest, and a long, heaving swoll, These soomed to be aure indications of an approaching gale, and it was not lung before the ‘veusol was pitohiny and rolling IN A WAGING BLA, with all the accompaniments of ‘a raging storm, ‘The wind was blowing a terrific gale, accompa nicd by aquails of bait and sloct, and, on the 80th of Novembor, the fore and main stay-saile were carried away, while the sou wav raging with tho utmost violonco, It ways sovere text for the abip, especially in hor disabled condition, but she stood tt gallantly, aud nobly displayed her sea-going qualitics, facing all the offorts of the furioun clements, ‘Thus wo did, and I think not without just reason, begin to question somewhat the appropriateness af tho title which Magellan had bestowed op this vaet shoot of r, But avy doubt whith at that time might have crossed our miods wero, in after oxperi- enco, fully dispelted, dd we were a thonsand times charmod by tue peacoful dispovition of ‘THUS DELIONTYUL OCEAN. ‘The wind veered round to tho southwest, and after this wo hod favorable winds almost with- out cotsation untilour arnvalin Pauama. Wo sighted the Islands of Jusu Fernandez on tho aficrnvon of Dee, 5, wheu, looking through the glasseu, we could distinctly vee threo small heaps rising like bechives aud ono targe oue, the far~ famed island of * Hobinson Crusoe." Oa Deo. 8, a dav reudered momorable by the ‘Transit of onus" acrosa the bun's disc, we were at that Before reaching Vannma we paszed Immense numbers of turtles, whose rounded backs wero ween fat and wide over the smootl ond placid waters ; alno, ® large school of mackerel followed the ship fora Jong distance. Lhey stim very rapidly and quite noar the purfaco of the water, thoir backs being of » bluish color. WE ARMIVED AT PANAMA on the 2ist of December, where wo remainod at anchor in tho bay for almost two weeks, I vin ited tho town several tines. It is a quaint old place, inclovod by a Ligh rampart running out into tho bay which is overgrown with mors aud tropical plants. Like the majority of these old Spauisl towny, ite utrocts aro all narrow, and its houses built of stucco with conical roofa of red tiling. ‘Ibis antiquated appearance is still further carried out by the numberof old ruins ore meets with through tho town, But tho principal object worthy of notice in the ONAND OLD CATHEDMAL which’ fronts on the Palaza, and is aaid to be over 800 years old. Tt is built of brown #and- ntone, and, thongh nover entirely completed, wan somewhat injurod by tho Jato fire, aud the interior iunow Uolng remodeled. ‘The city con- tains nome clght orton thousand inhabitants, and the streots, though narrow, aro vory clean, being paved with cobblo-etones. However, it aw vory Warn place to remain ip, and wo were not sorry to tsko our departure. Aftor leaving Vanama, THE TRIP TP THE coast waa oxceadingly picasant and full of interest, as wo took the inside track ond ran all the way up ia tight of the shore. Among the first new ob- jocts of notice wero sea-sorpents, large numbers of which wo observed lying motionlosa near the surface of the water. They wore shedding their conta, and consequently iu a torpid condition. In appeareuco they resemble Iand serpents, and aro of the ordmary sizes, thoir color being in different shades of yellow and brown, Dorn- tos, or, a8 tho sailors call them, Bkip-jacks, tur- ties, star ful. aud jelly fish, wero seen in great abundance. The coast in general was migged and mountainous, aud we saw volcanoes iu action both in the night and alvoin tho day time. Ou the 1th of July we passed tbe volcano of Colima, in Moxico, 12,000 feet in height, which woa at that time emitting vapor from ono of its craters, ‘his mountain has two separate peaks, and ecomed to ro- semblo au immense pavilion stretched out, while s cloud of puro white vapor hung majostically over its summit. Whon on this trip wo wore fortunate onough to catch o dolphin, whose colors, when dying, are Bo varied and beautiful. Wo also raw & sirord-flah at a distance, and s wator-ynout ocourzed which I re- gretted not having witnessed. When off tho coast of Upper California we encountered a denso fog, which Insted half a day, and was suc- ceoded by a very hoavy gale. Tho son rose vory high on the 26th of January, and kept ua rolling onthe broad deep within a short distance from ourintended haven. Towards ovening it began to moderato, and by tho following afternoon we arrived safoly WITHIN THE GOLDEN OATES, and brought tos close a four months’ yoyage around the Southern Contivent. ‘This letter bas proved eomemhat longer than I anticipated, and will, 1 fear, be rather tedious, Bhould it, however, appear too full of facts or statistics, L hope. their correctness will bo eufl- ajent excuso for its mluutoncas of dotail. J. THE COURTS, Arguments in the Gago Case—Judg= snenis nnd New Suites THE GAGE CARE, Judgo Booth was occupied Saturday in bear ing the demurrer to the replication to the third plea in tho case of the City of Chicago vs, David A, Gago and his bondsmen, W. Ty,Tucker, Al- bert Crosby, J. B, Suorman, J. 1. MoVicker, J. A. Rico, N. P. Wilder, and Goorgo W. Gage. Tho boudsmen had plesdod that tha Common Council in May, 1872, had appointed a committee to examino Gage's accounts as Troasnror, and they had reported that he had doposited his money received from hia offico in various banks at 4)4 per cont interest; that the Common Counci) approved this roport, and thoreby ratified his action, and thatench ratifica- tion was oquivatent to a resolution that Gago should so deposit lis funds belonging to the elty, The boudsmon claimed that this action of the Common Council waa without thoir conesnt, aitor signing Gaga bond ; that it materially im- creased their liability, and that therefore they wero discharged. A replication was fled and a domurrer thereto, and it waa on this point that the argument was had. At ita conclusion Judge Booth asked tho counsel on each side to sottla among themsaclves somo techuical dificul- tioa sothat ho could contino his attoution to the ain point st issuo, This decision on the de- murror will decide tho wholo caso cithor for or against tha city. pIvonces, .John H, Allen filed a bill for divorce from his wifo Louisa ou the ground of adultery. Anvio A. O'Noill roties on the same offense committed by her husband Jolin O'Neill ag the ground for adivorco, UNITED BTATES Counts, Goodrich Transportation Company bogan an action for $2,0U0 against ‘1, W. Hurvoy. BULERIOR COURT IN HIE, W. Hf, Stow began a sult for 6,000 against James G, MoBean, sraisoths Builth & Co, sued James MoNari for William § TARIC brought suit in attachment against W. IL, Wrigtoy aud I. 8, Wrigley to ro cover €1,726,70, ‘Tho Board of Trade commonced p suit in debt against the Oook County National Bank, 1. 1 Allen, Charles Stowart, BF. Murphy, sud I, ©. Nutt, laying damages at $500,000, Cyrus Hi, McCormick bogan a suit iu attach- mount against Sallio J, Strodo, George W. Strada, J. H. Strode, Fanny, Chiarle, sud Mary B. Strode, to recover $1,889,9, cmcuir covet. Pordinand Paschal and Henra Kaocker began asuit jn trospans agaivat Jucob Koohlor aud Philip Koobler, laylog damages at 82,500, ‘THE CALL, Junge Gany—101, 108 to 125, except 117, 0 Juvae Noarus--N Junox Booru—No call. Junox Lare—v7 to 110, oxcept 100 and 104, JUDGMENTR, Surraron Count—Comvknstoxs—Solomon Stein ot Bano vs, Henry al, va, Froderich Bleibory $240, ther, $00.73, Bovlke and Frederich Bite! Jupax Gan joetcber ys, I. Hf, Bchweltzer, . B, Gray, Perry Vowel), Kdward Guodinun, VAward Austin, ‘Spencer Kimball, aud Jullus Kitnbally verdict $3,000, aud motion for now trial—Philip Bteln ye, Urldgel Mo~ Intyre, $237, Cisoutrr Covat—Jupox Hooxns—H, M. Chaso va, Michael Doylv, $125. See Atow & Callfornin Girl Shot a Deor, Hanowea (Cat) Democritt, : Miss Goorgia Ausor, of Hants Joga, a girl about 18 yearsof ago, was visiting her wlstor, Mra, Perry Hudson, at tho old Hudson place. A Gorman was in pursuit of a deer in tho bills back of the boase, ‘Tho deor, a noblo buck, camo dashing down tho hill. Miss Auwer wav it comn- ing, fet a Honry rifle from tho house, took « fa- yorablo pouition, ard, a8 tho doer, at full upeed, caine in range, with unertiug almabo put a ball jut buck of ‘its fore shoulder, aud then aud bore terminated the hunt, ' ST. PATRICK’S DAY. Mecting of the Irish Societies at Father Mathew Hall, Programme of {he Formation and Zino of March of the Procession. An adjournod moeting"of the Convention of tha United Irish Hocictios was held yesterday af- ternoon in the Father Mathew ‘Temperance Hall, on Warrison, near Maleted street. Tho President, Joun F. Finorty, occupied the chair. The firet business in order was his report, as Chief Marshat, of the line of march, and formn> tion of tho procession on St. Patricks Day, which ‘tas announced as follows + The socleties and military comranies will render ‘yous on Deaplainos and tho intersecting atrects, fu the vicinity of Bt, Patrick's Church, :) : ‘The procession will move north ou Derplaines to Indlans atrect, east on Indians te Market, north on Market to Chicago areaue, enst_on Chicaga avenue to Biate strect, souk on Hata street to Luke, erat on Jake to Walaa avenue, south on Wabash avenue to Kightecnih street, west on Tighteenth to tho utersece tion of Canal atrect and Canalport avenue, southwest on Cansiport avonue to Halsted street, north on Jint- ated to Twalfth atrect, weat on Twelfth atreet fo Centro aventic, countermarch on the north aldo of Twellth stroet to Line Islund avenue, northeart on Blue Ialand nue to Marrison strect, cast on Harrinon to Dise piaines, north on Desplaines o Afonrve street, coun- termarch and dinpetve, > ‘Tho Marshal announced the following Grand Aides: Cirle Societies—Michael Molloy, Thoma Walsh, Sunn If, Dontin, MG, O'Connordobin SMeCatires, Jolin O'Callaghan, Patrick Raflerty, aud Matthew Fleming {of Lake). ONGAN: ‘The military companics TION. 1 civic noctetion which have already bignitied thelr intention of taking part in the procemion on Bt. atrick's Dey, March. Ii, 1870, are, in order that confusjon ima; avoidod, organize: {utd atx dsvialons, aa follows: ae FIRST DIVISION, 1, Irish Ritter, 2) Alpine Itunters, 3, Montgomery Guard, 4. Cisn-la-Gael Guarda, 6, Mulligan Zouaves, SECOND DIVISION, 2, Hibernian Benevolent Association, 2, Roman Catholic Temperance Satety, 3. Homan Catholic Temperance Cadets, 4. United Sons of Erin, G, Laborers’ benevolent Association, THIRD DIVISION. 1, Father Mathew Temperance Surtety, 2) Father Mathew ‘Temperance Caters, 3. St, Bridget’ Temperance Society. 4, St, Patrick's Nouevolent Society. B, Hoty Famity Temperance Bocirty. G. Bt, Patrick's Total Abstinence Suciety, FOULTH DIVISIOS. 1, Young Men's Sodality (St. John's Parish), 2. Bt, Jobn'a Mutual Lenevolent Society, 3, St. Putrick'a Hibernian Benevolent Soctety, 4. St, Columpkill's Mutual Bonevoleut Society, G, Church of Nativity Tot tinetice Buctety., 6, Young Aten’s Temperance Suciety, FIFTH DIVISION. 1, Emeralds, Branch No. 1 neralds, Branch netality, Liranch smmetalda, iraticl, metals, Brauch merakis, Brauch 7. Emeralds, Brauch No, 8, & Limeralda, Branch No, 10, RIXTH DIVISION, 1, Anclent Order of Hiverntans, Branch Ni 41 Anclent Order of Hiberniaus, Brauch 3 3, Ancient Order of Hibernlane, Brauch Nu, J. fe Bt. Jamiee? Total Austinence aud euuvolent So elety, 5, St, Pius’ Total Abstinence and Benervlent Bo- ely. THE ORDER OF FORMATION at the rendezvous will be au foilowa ‘The Pirat Divisiou (military) will form their Uns on the weat alde of Derpisines sirect, with the left tank Feasting on Monroe street, ‘Tue first platoun of police will form on the imme- diate right of the military colutan. The civic orgsnizstions will each fall in, two deep, in the following order: ‘The Second Division will form on the east alle of Doapluines street, the men facing west, aa folle 1, ‘The Ifibornian Benevolent Society, with the right flank reating on Bouros street. 2, The Koman Catholic Temperance Society on the immediate left of tho Hiberulan Benevolent, 3, Tho Koman Catholle Temperauce Cadeta on the immediate left of tho Roman Catholle Temperance, ute dit United Sous of Erin on the imuneduate lett of 0 adetn, 5, ‘The Laborers’ Benevolent Association on the im. modiate loft of the United Sunn, tae ‘Third Division will occupy Van Buren ptrect on lows: 1, Pathor Mathew Temperance Society on the north aide of Van Buren street (eant of Desplainer), the wen facing south, with the right flank resting on Des- plaluee, +, ‘Tho Bt, Dridget's Temperance Society will form on the inimediato left of the Father Mathew Temper- auce, facing in tho same direction, 3, The &t. Patrick's Beuerolent Association will form on the south side of Van Buren street (west of Deaviaties) the men facing north, with the right fank resting on Deaplaines. 4, The Holy Family Temperance Society will form on the immediate left of the bt, Patrick'’é Henevolent, facing in the same direction, 5, ‘the St, Patrick's Total Abstinence Boclety will form on the {mmodinto left of the Holy Family Tem- perance, facing the sume way, soya, Hout ‘Division will occupy Jackson stroot ss fellows = 1, The Young Men's Sodallty (St. John's Parish) will fora on the north side of Juckaon stroet (cast of Den Plaines), the met facing south, with the right tlauk Testing on Deeplatnes, 2, Ht John's Mutual Benevolent Society will form on tho immediate left of the Young Men's Sodality, facing in the sane direction, 3, The St, Patrick's Hibernian Renevolent Associa Hon will formon the imineiiate left of the Bt, Jubn’e Mutual, fuctng the samme way. 4, The Church of the Nuuvity Total Abatinence Bo- clety will form ou tho south site of Jackson utreet (west of Desplaines), the men facing north, with the Tight tlank resting on Dreplaines, 6, ‘The Young Sen's Temperance oclety ‘will form on the sinmedhate left of the Nativity Total Abetinence, factng in the ame direction, ‘The uth Divislou will occupy Adams etroct as fol~ ows 5 T imeratds, Branch No, 1, will form on the north side of Adatus street (vast of Desplaiues), the mon Factug south, with the right flauk rosting on Dees nes, Drench No, 2 will form on the immediate left of Lrsuch No. t, T hraneh Xo, 3 will form on the immediate left of Branch No, 2 a Drench No, 4 will form on the immediate left of Branch No, 9, ail faciug te same way, f'Drauch No, 0 will form on the south alte of ‘Adana (wert of Desplaines), the men fuclug uortl with the right tank resting on Desplaines, ty Menuet Nos T Will fori ou the fusmediate lett of Brauch No, 6. 7. Branch No. 8 will form on tho immediate loft of Branch No. 7 ‘. Branch No, 10 wilt form on the immediate lett of Dranch No. 8, alt taclug the same direction, ‘Tuo Sisth Division will ocoupy Alunruo strost, as |, Aucient Ordor of Wibernians, Dranch No, 1, will form on the north alde of Mouroo street (east of Deve plalnes), the men facing south, with the right flank renting on Desplaines, 2 Brauch No, 2, A, 0, T1., will form on tho imme- dlaie left of Branch No, 3. Hrauch No, 3, A, 0, Hf will form an the imme diate left of ranch No, 2, all facing tho aio way, 4, The St, James Total Abstinence sud Benvvolent Association will form on the south side af Monroe atreet (weat Of Deaplaines), tho men facing north, with whe rizbt flank resting on Desplaincs, 5, Vhe Fst. Mus Total Abatincuce Horlety will form pu the iminediate left of the St, James ‘Votal Abst pence, faciig in tho same direction, ‘Tho bands will foria on the right flank of thelr ro apective wocleties, Curriages containing auch citizens as may desire to participate Iu the demonstration will foria on the din= mediate lef of the Bt, Piuw Total Abstinence Bocicty, Tho several pistoou of pollee will {furm on. the north whe of Monroe astrert, opparits the earciages, suit when the last ¢of theug Las pusacd thoy will clow tho rear of the processlou, ‘The ollleer in command of the eecond platoon of police will exclude from the proceasivn all horsemen, wad all men on foot, not attired in unlforia oF regalis, ‘No other velilctea than carriayes—except (hose used by the Societles tocarry their banuene—will be allowed iu the proceanlon, ‘Buch Soctety atllcera ag dealre to ride in carriages can take they places with their respective organlzae tions, ‘The Morehal fa determiued that the rulos respecting Jutetidera siall bg rigilly iaforced, 90 that thera may be no lufringem@ut of the decency sud good onder of the demonstrution, OBDER OY PROCESSION, When the onter tomarch {0 given, the fret police platocu—the commauder of which will act aa guide upon the soute—will form acrous Desplalnus sitcet, moving northward, ax lad down in the tiny of wuarchs, ‘vho military band will follow the police, ‘The Civio Grund Aides, four abreast, will ride after tho band, “"Yhe Barahal and the Cormiandent of the military will ride after the Civic Aldea, ‘the Blilitery Grand Aldea will ride after ta Mar- ela! and the Gummaudant, ‘Tho military compspics, which will execute & countermarch on Desplaines street, by column left, will march after the Military Atdes, ‘fhe Bocund Divivion will foliow fn ite proper order, when the rear of the ullitary' coluina bss passed Alone Fou street, ‘Tuo section of the Third Division, eaut of Dea. plaines ntreet on Vau Buren, will fulluw the Second Division, when (he rearof the column by observed do i mute ction of the ‘Third Divislon, west of Dese plaiuea street on Van Buren, will follow the other Mietiou, when it Lisa cleared {téele from tho oast aide of Van Biren. ‘Phe section of the Fourth Division cast of Desplaines strest, ou Jacksou, will follow the Thlrd Division, ‘when ity reer bas passed Jackson sirect, ‘Tho section of tho Fourth Division west of Desplatnes street, ou Jackson, will follow the first aoc tion, when the cast sll of Jackson streot bas beeu tod, Sfuossction of the Fifth Division esat of Desplalncs atrest,on Adams, will folluw thu Fourth Divisio, when tho rear uf the coluuue has passed Adama atrovt, ‘Thesection of the Fifth Division vest of Desptsines street, ton Adame, will follow the frat rection when the eani aide of Adams street bas been cleareil. ‘The roction of the Sixth Division cet of Desplaines, op Monroe streets will follow the, Fifth Division, when the rear nf the column haa passed Bfonroe street, ‘ho section of the Blath Division wort of Dene Pisines, on Monroe strect, will follow the first rection when ft hae disengaged ‘itaclf from the esat sida of Monroe, The sarelane will follow after the Sixth Division, alice platoon, aé already apecified, form {he recand po ing the rear guard The banda will, of course, bead thelr different or manization®, snd the muatclana are requested to try and assimilate thelr marching lunes as mtich na possi= ble, so that the provessioniata may: ‘be enabled to keep uniform time, Pref uniform time. Preference should bo given to Irish ‘The society aids of the Grant M nt with the divisions to which ine boloan Sd wilt tale caro that the order of march in bates carried out ‘They can communfeate with the advance whenovel thoy deem it nocessary, ry All tho organizations, civic and ponltion, ready to marels, at Ian olor are pee No straggling will bo perinitted after the drums beat the aseembly nntil the procsasion fs «innslased, Isnshop Foloy and Mayor Calvin wars invited, Ly an unsnimous voto, to review the yrocesalog ab any point that might suit thoir convenience. ‘The Comtnittes on Constitution mato a roport of progress, and asked for furthor time, which was granted. Tho next meoting of tha Conven+ tion, to act on tho Conetitution, willbe duly announced. = A ROMANTIC SHIP WRECK STORY. The Experience of a Crew on the Sound—fferoism of a Light Keepers and Mis Daughters, Sprinafett (aan) Renubiiean, Tho story of ito Normatic {Conu.) propeller B. - Woodward during tho recont ico-blockade {a Jong Island Sound 14 one of the mont intoresting chaptora of the territile exporianceot tho seamen on the Now England const. ‘The vosnel started from Providence for Now York Feb. 3 but waa soon driven into Nowport harbor bys violent gale. Noxt day she started again. but was forced to seek shelter in Now London barbor, Masing coated up, the propeller passed into the sound on Sunday, the 7th, but was mos by im- Tiense ice floes, tosting about with ronintheus force, Tho veanel was approaching Faulkner's Itand, 8 little more than G miles from Guilford, sunday night, when Capt. Bartlett spiod what ho took to baa Loy, aud ha atecred directly for it, When it was toe late, the object wae foutd to Lo tho sharp point of a ledge, and tho vesrol atruck upan it with « tromendaus shock, this rock Jercing the bulk and holding it fast, It was igh tide, and so, When the water ebbed, a maus of ico was thrown upon tho slip. ‘Thocrew abandoned their vessel and mado their way through the darknees to the liguthoune, Yor fivo days offorta wero made to aave comer thing from tho propeller, the crow going on board sovoral times, with dificulty. They had boarded her on Friday, tho 12th, when, dating the afternoon, a terniic gale epring up, tho ice piled up 10 feat high to tho windward, throaton- ed to fall and crush them, and they wore without food. Capt. Brooks rushed to tho reson from tho lighthouse, accompanied by his two daugh- ters, Mary and Nannio, 18 and 20 years old, who alded their father in dragging hile. heavy |.life-boat from tho opposite wide of the island over to the shore oar tho wrech. Al- though tbo morcury was at zoro, with » biting northeast wind that tho hardy seamen wore scarcely ablo to withatand, the two young ladies bravoly lielped to bear the boat over the ico- cakes to the open water, where it conld ba Inunched. Arope was thrown to tho ship and made fast to the dock, and alao secured on shore, and by its ald the boat was rowed over the storm: wavos to the yourel'n aide. ‘Tho sailors were all taken off, and the life-bost returned in the samo manner.’ All were completely exhausted wheo | they arrived on the island. But for the noble ef- forts of Capt. Brooke’ family, the crew muat have periskod. The day ouded with » torrible snow-storo, Tho vessel was soon carried out ta sea and lost. ‘The Captain aud crew, itnpriaoned on tho island, communicated with tho mainland by means of a solac telegraph, but no aid could be seut, because the wos was so rough. On Wodneaday, tho 17th, they got dosperato, aud, sotting out ina life-boat, reached shoro, afters rough oxperience with the ice-cakes. ‘They had ‘been seperated from tho world eloven days. Tha crow speak with tho greafest onthusinsm of the lighthouso people, xuo #o imported their hyes to nave them. Capt. Brooks, the light-reoper, Ia sbont 5% years old, and has been in his presont position ior over twenty years, He hay received a gold medal from the New York Society for tho Preser- yation of Lifoas sreward for former bravery, and, a few years ago, the cltizeus of New Haven Prosented him a silver vet to testify their appro- ciation of his rorvices. ‘The two daughters, who have shown themselven as bravo aa their father, were both born on the little Inland, aud are well educated and cultivated. Théy ure provided with many of the luxuries of the city, and thoy entertainod the sailora in their littl atone tower with music on the piano and guitar, ‘They say thoy sro perfectly happy in their strange, sea-washed homo, and prefer ita quiot, Monotonous enjoyment to the pleasures of the eocial world. ‘ihe Captain's wifo, with a nephow in his teons,.completo the housoliold, Capt, Brooks is somewhat a lover of sclonco, and ha hasin bis musoum rabably ove of tho finest collections of stuffed birds in the country. He ne anes Captain unul ho rotired to Vaulkner’s falnnid, AMUSEMENTS. ADELPHI THEATRE, MONDAY, MARCIL 1, 1875, S.COK ws this array ae SPECIAL STARS! Hofer Troupe! MADAMR HOFER, FRAULEIN TYLI a DENA AA Sitti RENVAILID ORIN ALAR ETE OSCAR. HEMT AUGUSTE, HEIR HANS GAUGLER, appesra 1 D GARE AUS THR WGA Fiteeeithn fieie Wonderful Furore at the Grand Opera-tlouse, N.Y. HMMA JUTAU in hor anapproscusblo feat of walking on tho calling Ui Zigzag TROUPE GEO. Av, HHOWS, MIsB FRANKIE, SIGNORA ALBEE JY NO! citing Y TUE TRIP TO PARIS, and ‘Tho will conclude with the Glorious TOMIMES YP MACAIRE, ra Stalls, 756. HOOLEY'S THEATRE, Monday Erening. Sarch i, Uret benout in Chicago of ‘the Queen of Uld met, 1. DBA, MES. When the following great hill ill ve ptosented, Wate iullip’ great play, ._ LOST IN LONDON! Haed jatmultabla charactor of Tidd To La followed by THE SIGNAL MAN nd conclude with (he musical burlotta, TAL ‘AINS, Theentire Company will appear ie 2, and during the woek—UABTE, Five nights and two Matiness of AIIt, F. 8, CHANETRATU! In Lis wouderful charaoterization of a KIT, TUK ARKANSAS TRAVELER. with thrilling adventure, gorgoous aud artistic xofting And Huvul situations, natural realisti¢ oeeniedhy Mice Ticunet tote oli eae the. joint et * atitatt triple Gull ne of Sires PRED WILLIAMS aad HARIY MURDOCH, “MoVIGKER'S THEATRE, Yor ony week vniy, tho onloent Haglish actor, GEO. FAWCETT ROWE As WILKINS MICA acted by him ta ¥oglang ‘aver 6 timas, ju the beauliful and effective dratua, GITetLEe Hwy), MICAWHER 2 00., which will to produced In etsborats th entire nm sceuery aud effects, Isbed Hnyiish act ommtavaces Thursday, CHICAGO MUSEUM, Monday Evening, Maro 1, last time of the powerfa NEVER T00 LATE TO MEND, Monday Evening, March 8, tirat appearance of MR. GHORGH CLARE ‘And the regalar Musauta Company. GROW'S OPERA HALL, ‘bIT Wost Aladteon-st, PRoF.! FOWLER. oOo. S. eee “SHEDS,” WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, FULL STOUK OF CHOICE SEEDS for HOT BEDS, Catalvgues free. J.P, FOGG & SON, Hand Bouts Waterst., Oaleego, fil.