Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 8, 1875, Page 2

2 SIMPLE JUSTICE. Execntlon of Sturtevant, the Triple Murderer, at Plymouth, M(‘!SS' Ho Is Stolid nand Apparently Unconcerned on the Gallows, History of the Fearful Crimo for Whicth Sturtevant Suffereds Ho Deliberately Murders Two Unoles and Thoir Servant, Money the Incentive to the Bloody : Deed. Slaughtor of Desperadoes by a Boy st . Clarence, o, The Daily Record of Crime. THE NOOSE. A TANQISO AT PLYMOUTH. MARS, Praxovrn, Masa,, May 7.—William E, Bturte- vant, tho morning in the yard of the Connty-Jail. triplo-murderer, was hangoed this- To tho Inst he maintained tho stolidity which haa char ectarized him throughont, Tor the first tima n this State the old drop« scaffold was discarded for o more modern fn- strument of death, the cross-boam and weights, Bheriffs of differont countics of tho Stato wers, present to witnosa tho working of the now scaf- fold. THE CRINE AND IT8 DISCOFERY, Tho crime was committed on Bunday, and Mounday tho dead body of Jary Duckloy was dig- covared in a lield adjoining the houss of Simeon and Thomaa Sturtovant, in IHalifax,—na amall town 29 nules from Boston, and near Plymoutl, —by Mr. Stephon I Lull, Ho Immodintely gave tho alarm, and tho neighborn went directly to fho house, whero they found the dead body of Thomas Sturtevaut lying in the porch, while in a bed in tho frout room lay his brothor Simoon, wounds nlmn their heads, ahd noar Misa Huokl oy yras All three of tho parties had terriblo the hody of fouud » cart-atako, whiclr, with ita marks of blood, gave unmistakablo ovidonco that it was used in tho commiaeion of tha deod. They sent at oncs to District-Attorney Frencli, v-ho was then attonding court at Plymouth. and Lio telegraphed to Cliiof Toynton, of tho State Palico, who ent Detectives Philbrick sud Pink- ham on tho afternoon train. 'They mot there Otficer P'ratt, the local oflicor of tho forco, and, from fuformation gatbered that night, Praté went to Abington for William E. Sturtevant, whilo Philbrick and Piskham sought furthor Immtl of guilt, Tho threo oficers met at tho rouso of Willinm H. Crocker. a town constablo, and, aftor a short consultation, called Sturtevant in and told him that thoy wers obliged to take him into custody as the murderer, having lind nnything to do with tho murder, and expreseed his willlugoess to give all tho infor~ mation ho could. ‘Ihoy proceeded at onco to enarch his purse; and a cont which ho had worn way found beamoored with blood, aud a pair of shoes which had boon weshed with great cara wero_ discovored to bo vory wot. . wearing tho shoes, as thoy were” too largo for hia foet, He deuled Mo denied Mr. Piokham then proconded to search him, and Sturtevaut, while in tha act of taking off his shoos, took out 2125 from Lis stecking, nud attemptad to secrote it behind & gofa 10 Lo zoom, but was discovored aud pro- vanted by tha oflicors. tho 100 il an bounty-money i tho arisy when told that 1t bore dato of 1869, he told eral etories, none of which proved true, Ifo said he had recoived but, Aoy- Bubao- quantly, when taken to ihe barn, Bturtevant at tampted to socrots £208 in & haymow, but Mr. Pratt discovered him in tho act, and thls monoy wasn uscd in ovidonco as o part_taken from tho house of the murdored wat, It was woll known -thag nlnrfiu amonnt of bills, scrip, 'and nickel coin was oarded in tho Lougo, and, in soarching tho premiscs, tho officers found between 8,000 and 29,000 which the murderor bad overlooked in his tight, T'ho stako was discovered to hava" boen taken from n cart-rack somo 4 or 5 mile fromn tho scene of tho murder, and was idontifod by the man to whom it belonged on account of peculiar marka upon it. THE THIAL. With such ovidence sy this, tho trinl was, of courso, vory briof. Jesso R. Keith, of Abing. ton, appexred for him, and tho District-Attorney was auded by tho Attornoy-General, It was showy, in addition to the facls given abovo, that, on the Saturday provious to the murder, + Bturtevant was enuiless, and even borrowed 10 centa with which to pay his car faro, and, on ths Monday following, ho was spouding money quite freely, It was furthor ascertained that, on the Sunday whon tho murder was committed, holeft his liousa nt hinlf-past 7 o'clock aud did not 8. tun until about 10, The vordict was gullty of murder in the first degree, aud_all axcaptions waknn wero overruled, and tho prisoner brought up for soutenco. Tudge Wells thing to BTURTEVANT'S STORY. asked the prisoner it say, and ho replied: ho had any- **Thero aro & rrood many reasons why I do net want to bo een- tenced now, and ooo fs that the officers have known of back: Whon I was arros testitmony in my favor and kept it lm{I bad five 45 coun- terfeit Lills, threa $10 counterfeit bills, aud s &30 bill in my poascssion. I wilt now state, if tha Court dosires to Lear it, how I came in pos- sossion of about £700.” Judge Wells—* You havoaright to ssy any- * thivg you dealro #" Bturtovant then continuod as follows 3 1 ot the mone, cers found 1 bad tt, £ 44 not cono b it, offieers did mot prove that I gok any gold on the 10th of Aprit, and {he off- yet thoy tostified I dld not liave 7 tist mouey houestly, and the On the 201k of April T upent $30 or $10 at No, 3 Dack square, and aluo spont. conglierublo money at I ngton, I will now stato how 1 spent tho Houth Ab money, sud why Tkopt it n secret, Iolbrook's, at On the futh of Aprit T weut to Buston, lisving fret taken the muorn- ing traln to South Abington, whers I went with Franl: Ouboru, After 1got to Boston I obtained o pocket book confalning about $:00, and among the money was five $5 and threo $10 conterfeit bills, 2 $30 ill, & weason ticket on the Mal, no Central Hallrosd, with mowt of tho numbers punched onf, a lutter from New York with 8 1nan's name signed to §1, and s lot of poataye stamps; when I got to Boston Iapent $30 or $1U in Lock aqua #tore oposite'the Tremont louse and st Holbron's, dn Houth Ablugton ; went to ride, and at North Dridges water apen| :‘ycmsl or $30 more; 1he pocket-book and ticket I + destroyed, and the reason why I kept it o secres wan Decatie 1 was told the ofiicers would suspect e of etealing Joel White's pocket-booky when the oftleers came o iy house 1 went to tho bax and took out $1:5 and I mtended topnt the rest back, Copeland rame I might have put i} fn puy pocket, T Iyt liave dropped (o monoy, but to get couriac] wit, bt whien Fratt and M riol put teatitied, I Ued to Praty ro; alent a It of money t avout then ‘T went ny hand in the hay-tnow wors Congroes bools on t| when I told bim 1 wora shioes, 1'didn't intend to secrete the money untll after I found the wore goiug 1o mrrest 1o, 1 Liave yet to plead fhint 110 not guilty of the crime, aud was uod mway from the bouas o1} Buuday, I Wish thie Court would ook furthier 1nto the case so that evidence ini duved which the o o me ouce Lefuro-in relation 10 a shos #od 1 biad to He to him then to ayoli suifeting sequences, cluihes, thros myarest | ‘wound hled , _around: ‘because of Diaké Lad Aling Jert bt (he stampe; book 1 destroyod “Tha cout I bad cers Iwill now way tiow 1 got the ot kirked fa the chiert by o b a very fi nothing 10 do witk it, T hay it back, Pratt bod beon on when arrested {our yests, nud threo or four reely, ko men in 4 and 88, DLt s si0t poweible for e fa bring Lere. Thero hive Leen stories that I ace and ihe reason be went agatuzt me wa ard feelingu toward me, ['told L'ratt that at a Jowelry 10 Maine sl Oficer Praty undsy, and ¥ sy be {utro- attern, lia con- blood on my hind woriy ofore 14 the 01 ven't gos ny. tle clisck and the pockete 1 kuew that if 1 went on the stand Lo testify in iy own belialf 1 should bave to tell {ku truth, sud 1 wiali o favor o, falen from ra by Mr. rati 1 hiava ner This bill 9, mnd 1 asver sseu one Like it, That is all I have 1o uay, Tm Judgo Wells thon a B L, You, Wil criwo of murder, 30u ety Lrouglt before s Farest and faithful that iy chargo sgainst you is tra presided wera outirely satlstiad, 1 didlu't waut 10 aa; ‘Whore § caseto bo put off cr b n order .l may be offered. The cour wus 8 peauliur HENTENOR, liam E, Sturtevant; The Grand Jury in/ Jury solocte couusel 0 the taoney, enc fu ddrossed the prisoner : jland charqed with the ot you, aud it “all ' falr. foudeG you, aud have declaral Tke Court whe dconcur fu th venlict, ‘The rulluge sxcepted 10 Lave been prescuted (o the full Court, aud no error was found, fore stand convitted of, munder i the Grl erima for which the community demands tho punishiment, the eniitied to ta in Le LUves of ot Oas who imbrues of bis such tion a3 " to Roze, mmmnum o) fellow-man over again mingle i saclety, ol there- e, hls not of endanger tho Y ueo- eamary to dafend your cass thare In nothing farthor ta bo :fio"tl‘, lml’llu stateniont you havs made only £0cs (0 uatiafy the Court that tha verdict of the jury Wass Justous, Therefore, {here reuatus nothing far you bt to meet the fnal result, and ae the circum- ntancen of the rrima were such—the taufder of thres old and unoffending people, your own relativos—it ofTers you little hape for_execuiive clemency, Noth- 1ug now rémains for the Court to do Lut to” pars the eatitence provided by law, which is, that you, Willlawm E. Bturtevant, be isken from this place and kept in close cutordy in the prison of this county untll suck day 28 the Executiva shall by warrant appolnt, thenco {0 bLe taken to the of ciecullon and there be banged until yeu are desd. And may God in 1ils {nfie nite goodutsy hays motcy an your soul, K PRISONER'S CONDUCT. Stustevant recoived hig sontonce withont ome- tion, and has acled over ainco as if Lo were riot consvious of his lm‘vex\dlng fate. Ho had no tneuds, aud nol s voice has beon raisod $o stay lum oxecution. o hia shown aome peculiarities of mind aud intalioct which are creditablo to any wan. and whicly, 1t employed lagitimately, would hiavaled him to w far different life from that which hie puisued, Ho has boen cheorful, and souictimes evon lively. o was a natursl mechatio of no moau order, and was full, of ingenious doricos. He has de- votod most of Dhly time to traw- ing and rundln‘u. Warks of history, vspocially tho listory of the War, in which he was in nction, ho eapecially liked; and, although he tad not much mympathy with tho teachings and procepts of the Biblo, Lie read it carofully, even atudiouly, and said he Lad read {t through sev. oral timas, 1le was occasionally allowod a sight of o conntry paper, aud in & late number ho 2aw tho recount of a convict who had read the entiro Bible, and gavae statistica concorning the longest aud gliortest verace, ote. e ot oneo sot to work to verily (heso statoments, ono of which lis affected to doubt, and by actual computation gavo that vetso in the Liblo which contained tha gresteat nmmber of lo:ters, which was found ta accord with the published statements. o the vory last Lo disavowed any futontion of JIAKING A CONFLSION,~— of exhibiting any such weakneas, as ho called it. Ho insisted that, a8 be had boun convicted on cireumptantial avidonce, he bad no [dea of fixivg upon Lis ciuldron by s voluntary pruceedivg & legacy thoy will nover receivo otlierwise, Be- slden, Lio said, *‘It was casior to convict me of uwrder ou circumstantial avidonco as tho time of my trial than it would Liave beon ton yoars bo- foro; and it will bae still ensler if 1 add to tho strength of auch ovidenca by _ con- tessing, to couviek m future, It s too easy, anyhow.," About o month sgo Lo, for the "firsb timo since his seutenco, flatly donied hus guilt, "o tho ebaplan of the prison aud the religivus advisers who at timos sscompanied him in bis winistrations he way free to communieato all his feolings reparding Lis Liopos for the futurs, aud his fears for tho consequonces of his sins of the past. He re- garded tho futme as an absolute uncertaiuty, givlog no crodence to anything which was ususally based upou rovelation, aud professing not tho alighteat concorn in viow of it. * How shall I walk to my deatli 2" ho sald to the chap- Inin, *Just as I walk'this floor to-dav;" andto the Sherill Lo sald, 1 shall bo on the scafold, lnln 1 a1 in this coll; [ bavo no foar nor cars for oath. ANOTHER EXECUTION. New Onveass, May 7.—Rictiard Moss (colorod) was hanged af 12 to-day, at Pointe La Hoche, A thousand persons witneesed the exgcution, Mis ouly remark on the scaffold was ho was willipg to die, and expected to go mtraight to Heaven, The accused, on Wednesday, while in the parish prison, thero confessed to a Times re~ pottor that ho shot Willinms, The murder waa committod in Plaquemine Parish, 1n Juno, 1872, S o0 THE DAILY RECORD. YOUTHFUL VALOR, Special Iapateh to The Chicago Tridune, Quixcy, I, May 7.—About two months ago tha villago of Clarence, situated on tho mam lino of tho Hanuibal & St. Joo Railroad, 59 miles from this city, was visited by four brotliers boar- ing tho namo of Phillips, Theso brotboers are ropresented to be bard characters and greay fighters, They wonld Indulge frecly In 1:quor, displaying tneir rovelvers and Howie- kmves, and then fnsult all people who refused to grant their requoats, Everybody in the wholo oountry bacamo afraid of them, and tho four brothers ofton asserted thab they had cleaned out Iloward Coundy, and intonded to do tho samo thing In Clarence, Last Haturday night threo of thesa despernto chacac- ters onmo iuto Clarenco aud went to a restaurant in that viliage, kopt by & man uamed Isaac Dale, Afier filibustering st tho bar for momo timo, they wont back Into tha rear room of ~the establishment, where thoy commenced abusing somu slogping men A’young son of tho proprietor, aged 17, romon utfated with then,sa yiug to the Fhulioses, 'theso men aro drunk, and are unabls to protoct thom- selvos.” Tho boy had_hardly finislied this ren- tenco when John Pbilbps drew o knifo and cut young Dale m tho herd, m- flicting o govera bnt not fatal wound, The two then bogan a struggle, which youog Dalo was thrown to the floor. Tho noiee of the affray attractod Isaso Dale's atlen- tion, and ho started for tho back room, but was stopped at the door Ly one of tha Fhillips boys, swho taros ‘him on tho tluor and hold him until the struggie had ceased. Young Dalo finalty eacaped from tho elder Dhillipn, recelving anotber mevero gash in his back, After gotting awsy, young Dale made hiy way to o countor aud took therefrom o large pavy revolver, which ho ed ot Fhillios' bresst and fired, 'Tho ball penstrated the man's heart, aud ho died alyost instausly. The boy then passed into tho front room, wheré ho found his father held down by the second brother. He discharged tho revolver dwico at thiy an, ono uhot taking of- fect m tha man's arm, tho athor in his right leg. T'he third brotlier thon took flight. The hoy Dale is up for murter, aud his trial comes off to-day at Clarence. Tho sccond brother is not ex- pected to_live, while tho third ono haw left the county. Notwithatanding the fatal terminution of the affair, publio sympathy isin favor of tho young boy, who will probably be acquittod undér the plea of Juatittable homicide, ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM PRISON, JerrensoxviLre, Ind., Msy 7,—Ril Rodifer, ono of the most uoted convicts in Americs, made another daring nttompt to oscaps from tho Pouitontiary with throo other prisoners at 4 o'clock thin morning. Ono of the guards heard & noleo ax if-some ono was using & heavy imple~ msnt on tho walls of a cell, Ou making on ex. amination ho was suddenly confronted by tha prisonor, armod with a rovolvor. 'The guard re- treated for Liolp, and furthior oxamination proved that Rodifer, in some nysterious mammer, had secared the keys, unlocked tho cell doors, and silontly neizod the inside goard, disarmed Lim, and chrow him {nfo the céll, lacking Lim in, and then made an attempt to kuack a hole in the wall larpe enough to sdmit of escape, In tuis :&mnz ho fallod, and Lhe waa again’ locked ia ecoll, - MURDER (N THE SECOND DEQREE, Bpecial Luvateh to Thé Chteaao Tribune, Eniz, Pa., 3ay 7.—Mrs. Oathetine Manson, a widow Iady aged 53, was tho victim of a most brutal and mysterious murder in thin city last December, | The lower portion of hLer person was torribly cut and toru up. Tha body was found in front of the Franklin House, kopt by a notorious profligato, John A, Hane, 65 years 3’1:]. who was arrested upon susplicion of having comn- mitted the foul decd. His clothies wers found all bloody, He hid Lis vost, etc., lu hinroom, Ho was jailed, dnd has all slong stoutly denied thut ho did koow anything about the affalr, Tho evi. donce wa ait circumstantial, U'he trial was hold this week and consmned five ddys, Tho jury rondered 8 vordict of guilsy of murder in tho sacond degroo, KILLED IN A QUARREL, Br. Lovis, May 7. Willlam J. Kioeside, & farmer, living & shorb diatance from Kayuville, Mo,, was murdared Wednesdsy laat by a msn namod 8mallwood Btarks, Both men had been .working in tho flold alt day, and on réturning in the ovening, while putting up'thelr horses, ot into a quarrel, aud Starks atruck Kiucnide twica over the head with tho wayou-atake, crushing his aknll, BStarks loft the neighbor- bood immodiately, and at accounts had not been osptured. o told the members of Ins family Lofore leaving that Kincaide attaoked Lim with a pitchfork, and thab in self-defeuse Lo struok him with the stake. Kincaido is repre- sented as & man of violont tomper, snd Starks a4 & wman of bad repute. THE WINTERMUTE CASE, Yawgrox, D, T., May 7.—Iu tho District Conrt to-day tho (rand Jury found an indictment tor murder against , Potor P, Wintermute for killing Gun, MeCook In 1878, 1t will be remombered that he was found guilty of imurder, and the Bupremo Court revorsod the docigion of the lower courts, and it now comes beforo tho Grand Jury for » third time, THE BORDEN MUTINY, Loxvpox, May 7.—Clow, the ¥Englishman, of the Jelerson Borden mutineers, has signed & papor ntatiug that hie acted wilh the mutineers | the Bills SATURDAY, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNKE: MAY 8, 1875.—TEN PAGES under compuleion, The United Htates Conaul Las taken charge of the prisoncrs and onlersd thair tracafer to tho Drealnaught Hospital, The woundod matinaers of the arow are’ still alive, Tho Englielh sailor s in the worse con- dition. Thero 13 aome legal mmun\l{ about re- nioving the tjured ten 0 the hospital, aud the American Consul and tha Forelgn Oftico are try- ing to sattle, Warranta will probably e 1ssued to-matrow to place the nmtinoers at the disposal af Mr. Schenek, American Mfinistor. A HORSE-THIEF CAPTURED. vecial Dipaich te The Chicage Tribune. Btoux Crry, Ia,, May 7.—The man who stole borses of Webster & Scholl on Aonday night svaa captured yosterday 35 miles from hero and the otbier horse recoverad, Ils was taken bofore a Justico of tha Peace (or examination, and bolid in $500 bonds, e gives his name. as 'ravk Young, {8 21 years of age, and says ho s from Stophenson County, 1)1 MURDER TRIAL AT ST, PAUL. Srecind Duspateh ta The Chicaoo Tribune, 87, PAvr, Minn, AMsy T.—Alter thres days' trying a Jury bas been secured tn the case of Ttoso. indicted for the murder of Patrlck 0'Con- nor by shooting, last fall, aud tho inal is pro. grosslng. SENT TO THE STATE PRISON, Special ispateh to The Chicage Trioune, Lavonts, Ied, May 7.—Fiteh, Wood, and Fo- gorty, tho young mon arrosted not long since, woro to-day fonnd guilty of grand larceny and sontoncod ta tho Statn Prison, Liteh for thren years, aud Woad and Fogerty for twa yoars, - THOROUGH WORK. Spesial Disvateh ta The Clicaas Tridnne, Laxcouy, I, May 7.—Tho burglar that broke into Reinhardt'a store on Tuosday of last woek waa captured in St Lonis and brouglt to thua ci(ylwnu all of the goods, and ig in jail awaiting trial, g RANKIN ACQUITTED. Special h to The Chicago Tridune. Drs Moings, Ia., May 7.—Tho jury {o the Raukin eazo wero out but thirty minutes, and brought in a vozdict of not guilty. The verdict was recoived with lond applauso, even one of the ury elapping his hands, whereupon tho Court {LIZinls&’md » sovero robuko. laukin was oharged with ombdozzloment af 97,000 of funds of the State Agricultural Onllege. [ Z'0 the Astociated Press.) Drs Morves, Ia., May 7.—Public sympathy wag & unit hore in Rankin's favor, believiog bim to have beon the victim of others to a large ox- teut; henco the vordict is gonerally apptoved, Thers aro five other indictmonts againab bim similar to the ono dispored of. They nill of couree bo dismiesed, s the points iu tha case Juat decided are substantinlly tho samo as thoss involved in all tho others. CARVED WITH A RAZOR. Lrrree Rock, Ark., May 7.—Edward Harrls, & colored iudividunl, carved his wife with a razor Jast evening, inflicting sorious and, it 18 thousht, fatal woundd, Harra was arreatod. i T;llfl DOCTORS, Closing Procecdings of the National Medicnt Associnilon nt Louisville, TLoviavirLe, Ky., May 7.—Tho Amsrican Med- loal Asgocintion met at tho usual hour, A rogolution requesting tho Chief Signa) Of- ficer to make daily roporta of the amonnt of viona in tho atmosphera was read zud adopled. Dr. Turner Andorson and Dr. Willoughby, of Touisville, and Dr. Gros aud Dr. Alclison, of Thiladelphis, wore sppointed. delegatos to ths Canadiso Medical Assoclation, whioh will meet ot Hallfex on the bth of August. Dr. Huwp, of West Virginia, offered sn swmond- ment Including in the Committos of State Madi- cino and Public Hiygiene a physician from the army and one from the navy, Dr. Wopds, of Now York, from the Commit- teo on Nominations, then made the roport of that Committoo #8 follows: President, Dr, Marion Bims, New Yorl; I'irat Vice-Prosidont, Dr, John D, JFackson, Kentucky; Second Vico- Fresudent, Dr. Samuel Lilly, Now Jareev; Third YVico-Prenident, Dr. N. Piuk, New York, United Htates” Aemy; Fourth Vice-Presidont, L. D. Seely, Alabima: Treasurer, Dr. Caspor Wister, Ponusylvaoia; Librarian, Dr. William Loe, Dige trict of Columbin; Committes oo Library, Dr. Johnson Llliott, District of Colnmbia; Assiate m:clflncmnry. Dr. Robert J. Donglas, Penosyl- vanla. ‘The gontlomen as nominate® wore elected unanimoualy, Dr. Bowditch, of Dosion, rcad s paper on * Hygione," Tuvitations wero recoived to hold the next an- nual mooling of tho Association in Philadelphia, Denver, Now York, and Daltimore. Dhilacel- plis was chosen, tho time of the mooting to ba the first Tucsday in Juno, 1876, 5 Afcer the appolntment of Chairman and Hac. retarics of tho Section for 1875, President Bowl- ing mado a farowoll address, in the course of which Lo vaid : ) Grarrenzn: Beforo the adjournment of (he twan- ty-first miccling of the Amorican Modical Asnocfa- tion wo muy bo permitted to congratulate each other on tho general good feeling and perfoct Lvmony that must nake it memorable, The cherished spirlts of our calling have graced this meoting with thelr pres- ence, and Iaviahod the wealth of tholr ripe cxperfence upon it, and the great city of the meeting Las literally ovorwhelmed us with a hospitality wliosae sbundance was ouly equaled by its' Tefinement and eleunce, Wo Liaye 0én for oursclves, at (hon great commercial cap- y apeciiona of the Leautiful women and gal- lant men of a State whoso Listory brings s gorgeous chapiet o eloguence, song, and herolam, At this point famarks were made by several delegates from the North and South, congratus Iating the country upon the resteration of good feeling Letween the two sections, and attontion was called to the fact that tho flrat body to send oxproseions of good will to the Bouth wans this Associntion, Alany delegates roferred to tho ox- traotdinary houpitality which had been extendod to the Asncciation by tho poople of Louluville, Dr. Bowditeh, of Boston, saying that Lo had hoard much of Kentucky hospitality, and it had rurpassed any concoption he bad formed of it, An aftecting scens transpired when tho dis- tuguishod and vendtablo Dr; Gross, of Philadel- Eh“' for many yoars practicing physiclan in onlsyille, reforring to tha houpltality the dole- gaten had received, alluded to hin own welcome by tho peopls of his old home, whon he broko down, and could proesod no further, Tha Convention finally adjournod at 12 noos, "To-night sovoral recoptions at various private residencos will conclnde an excoptionally bril. liant round of entertaiumenta in bonor of tho As- sociation. A larga party of delegatos will atart for the Mammoth Cave to-night. It i mtated that more distingnishod members of the prafession wera 1n attendance upon this Convontion than at any provious meeting, and it wag tho third largost convention ever held by tho Association., * Resolutiony were passed thanking the eitizana penerally, the newspaper pross, railroads, &o., for ctvilitios rendored. Dr. Dowditch's Elpur to-day was devoted to the discussion of tho propriety aud sdyantages of organtzing o Nutional Council of Health, 'The speaker did not think the matter had yob bosn sufticiontly advanced to bring the snbdject biefora Congress, but suggested that it be carafally con- sidered by tho Htate Modical Socloties, and all data Loaring on {6 gathored by thoss bodies, He su%nnlud that medieal boardsof health boorgan- ized in ovory Btate, composed both of professional and lay members, Ho royiewed tne vast prde. tical advantages to bo gained by sach & nationdy councll, Tle thought thors should be & depart. mont of hygiens created by the Gaveroment, nhich should Le represented In' tha Prosident’s Cabinet, Thia would embrace the gencral sani- tary organization of hospitals, insane asylums, foris, campn, Larracks, eto,, a8 well as tho genie eral - pupcrvivion over tha varioua inler- Osts properly apportaining to i, embras- inlg tho study and cbsctyation of npuhlla‘ healt climatology, motcoralogy, ofo. 1fe detailed bis plan as to the componition of the council, but Baid that tho groab abject at present was (o bo- gin to edieate the peoplotoa knnwlodli: of their wozk in thig direotion, sud to this ond Lie offered the following rosolution, which was sdopted by the Assooiation ¢ Jtesoleed, That each year, until otborwise ordered, the President-slect au mausnt Hecrelary of this Association be directed &" sppeal fn the nama of the soctstion 10 the anthorities of ech Hiate, where no Btate lioxrd of {0 stabliis Dlats Lot Health oxisty, urging them . THE BLACK HILLS. Speetal Disvaten to Ths Chicage Tridunts Braixariern, 1., May 7.—Capt. Butchinaon, of Kearnoy Junction, Neb., who i1 connected With the pgople eottled in the Ropublioan Vailey, ia hora to-duy in tholr intersat, sollciting seed- coru, yoiataos, ete. Ho comes accradited from the Clovernor of Nebraska, sud is mesting with soma succesd, o repronents the necessities as great. Ilo s bognu reports of tho dl""n'fi’fi 8 got awuy, and thele preseuce he sufforing and privations of $ho settiers. Capt. Hutchinson, who ssoms to bave traveled wmuch {n the Far West, pronounces veutuse a loaing cate PLUCKY. Account of an that Falted to Ev ntuate, A Would-Bo Pilferer Scorcles Himsel§ on a Fort Wayne T And Effocts an Entrance futo {he Express * Car with a Saw. The E'xproen Moseenger Shot at and Thrice . Wounded, But Manages to Draw a Bead on the Robber with Fatal Effect. No class ot mon who work for sslarlesin this country Lave so continually the prospect of death before tholr eyos aathe oxpress messens gers who travol in charge of money, upon the great linos of rajlway, and hardly a day passos without a record of an attompt at tho robbory of somo company. ‘Fu bo suro tha endeavors aro not always, or ovan ofton, succeasful, butitisa roal ploasure to tho public tolearn of the prompt ropelling of au attack and puuishmont of the robbor, ‘Tho cageof Price, messonger of tho Adams Express Compavy, deterves special mon- tion for the braye conduct of tho guardian of tha property. Mr, George H, Prico, the messenger in ques- tlon, left Clicago in charge of the Adams car on the Fort Wayne Road, ou tho 5:15 p, m, train of Thursday night. e had under hia charges largo sum of monoy and a considerablo quantity of valuablo goods. Tho car and traiu arrived at Lims, O., 208 miles out, in safoty at 1:32 yestor~ day morning, and toft on timo. A momout after gotting under way n man who had gotton on tho vlatform at Lima bogan an attack on the rear doaor of tho express-car, and, aided by tho noisa of the train, succeeded in cutting out the lower panels befora Mr, Prico’s attontion was at- tracted by the sound, When tho latter firet por- coived tho fntruder ho was making his way iu. side, and had alrondy DRAWXN IS REVOLVER, which he at once prescnted ab Price, and de- manded the keyaof tha safg. Almost at the sama moment ho fired w firut shot at the messengor's biend, but the Jatter had thrown up his loft hand while roaching for his pistel with his right, ang the bullet struck him in tho foroarm, inflicting o amall wound, and thon, glancing, struck him in tho chin, also wounding bLim slightly in that spot. The assailant repeated his demand for the koys, and, not getting thom, fired again bo- foro I'rico coudd get out bis woapon. This timo the ball went cloan thirough the mossengor's riglit ahoulder, and lodged in the side of {he car. Dofore tho robbor could firo o thurd shot the wounded messsngor had gotten Lis Leavy pistol in uhnud. and, tnfilng deliberate aim, passed a L TILROTON TUD DRAIN OF KIS ASSATLANT, and the latier fell dead iu bis tracks, withont oven a stroggle, ‘The menan;éur called for po ald, but dressed his own wounds aa weil ay Lo coald, and ro- mained in chareo of his car with tha carpao as & companion. At Crestlin, 72 miles further on, tho corpso was romoved from tha car and placed in tho hands of tho authorities. On removing the maak from tho faco of the corpso it was re- cognizod by traln mon and othors as that of M. C. Binkley, a resident of Fort Wayne. Decensed bad beon for some time a conduclor on an accoramodation tiafn betren Fort Wayne and Lima, but woa digcharged about a week sgo on account of his disroputabls amaociations,” Ho leaves a wifo aud childron, who live in Fort Wagne. MR, PRICE, tho biero of tho adventure, io a Kentuckian,—a Inrgo, powerful mau, liaving considerabla rapu- tation for skill in pietol-shooting, as well as for coolnesa and Lravory, Ilis conducttn this mat~ ter seama Lo mako good his claim, Whon ono oxaminos the pistols with which the Adama Company arms {ts messongers, it is nos & wondor that the shot rocoived by Binkloy should bave boen fatal ag well a8 accursto. The woap- ous aro lanu and heavy, and carry a_bail wanu- Ing avout 2% to the pound. In tlo hands of » «coal mau thoy ara an unploasant nrticlo to face, Jembers of a privato dotective-agency ansert that at presont thore aro in this city and Clove- land s gang of the most expert and daring ex- proas robbera ever gathored in thia conmry, and that fhoy are planning o series of robborfes all along the line at one time. ANOTHER ACOOUNT. Speciat Diapaleh to Tha Chicayo Tribune, Pirronvnie, Pa., Moy 7.—This morning be- twoen 3 and 4 a'clock, o bold attempt was made to rob the expresa-car on the Olicago expross at West Lima, O,, on the Pittabnrg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Rallroad. Goeorge I, Prico was in charge as mossauger of tho Adams car, being at- tached to tho Chicago express, which arrived horo at 12:30 to-day. At Lima throo mon put- chased tickets to Creatline, O. Io some manner, after tha traiu startod, thoy mannaged to get be- twoen tho oxpress aud baggage card, Ono of thiese managed to saw through tho end-door with & koy-hola saw, making an wperture aboat 9 feet loug. He then entersd, fol lowod by the othor two. Tho robboers woro long masks reachlng below thelr walsts, ‘They asked Price to surrondor, but ha refused. ‘They fired four shots, threa taking offoct in tho plucky meraonger,—one lodging in his shouldor, ono in his arm, and the other in his chin, Price foll, but orawled back to where the lotters wore, aud from s plgcon-hols took a revolvor and fired at the firat intruder. The shot was efoctive, Eiumufi tho robber's oye and entering the brain, dlling him instantly, “Fhe other men pulled the bolt to check the tralp, and jumiped off. This wod botween Alds and Forrest, O, Prico and tho hody of the dead robper wers mot dincovored till the trafn stopped at Orestline. (he dead man was thon taken off and Price cared for. It was found that the man killed Is named [Tarry Brinkley. Ho was formerly d resl- deat of Fort Wayno, and latterly run the sio- commodation traln botwaen thiat oity and Lima, on the Fort Wayue, hnh:lg been formerly em. ployed .as a froight-conductor, Ho was dis- charged sbout four weoks 880 for smbozzloment, 1o lenves a wifo, 2 Price in very #orlously wounded, He has ran on thls train ‘onty sbout two monthe, Ho was formerly oditor of Our Expressmian, sud 18 very bighly apokon of as s brave aud unsssuming gentloman. Iloia d redidont of Loulsville, Ky, BTILL ANG THER, 3 Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago THbuns. Fonr Warxe, Ind,, May 7.—Last night s bold atiempt was mede to tob the Adams Expresa mosscuger. on Train No. 6, Pitlsburg, Port Wayne & Chicago Rallrosd, which lolt Chicago at 0 p. m,, and thiscity st 11, Tho perpstrator of the deed, H, O, Binkley, was = roaidend of this city for the past five years, and until about two wooks since Was s passengéi-conductor on the Pistuburg, Fort Wayno & Chistgo, ruoning tho Lima accommodation, Binkloy waa dis- oharged becausa of Lis inveterate gambling, ex- travagance, and general fooss abite, Last ovene ipg he boarded the train at Wabash Junetlon, near this city, and romained concealed on ihe platfotm betweon the expross and ro- frigerator car withont being ween by any oue. ITe had provided himself with & small handuaw, with whioh Le sawed and removed tho paneéls from the rear door of the oxpress éar, whioh was looked and boltsd. Messenger Cleorge H. Prico, who had been dozing in a chsir, mas awakened by & summons to surronder made by » masked man with a rovolver cocked in hix hand. Prics refused 40 do #0, sud rescied for hia own révolver on the top of ono of $he safes, when Lis sssailant fired bis weapon, the ball entoring Price’s left wrist and glnncln! to his ehin, in- fliotivg two painful wouds. The would-ba sol- bor followed this whot with another, but s0 unsleady wam aim that only a flesh wound was inflicted In Price's sboul- dor, Tha latier, with wonderfal nerve and daring, tired hls own revolvor, tho bdall {aking effcct in thie robber's loft temple, killing him in- atautly, Price thon stopped the traim and noti- fled the conductor of tho occurronce, 'The mask, made of biack eambric, oovering the robber's Lexd and breast, and with loug, artificial beard, were removed, disclosing to the sstoniahed ghze t the train-mon the familiar faes of L. O, Binkley, On his body elght revolvers wsro found, und near by s saw with which entrauco bad been effected. The body was taken to Crestline, '1'2" 0 droassd. h‘n’guu Ifnb?l:l Lo Galitn Ixpress Robhery beld do-alght. | frem interment. - The clroumstancea point to a by Biukloy. atths removal of | confaderates, Doconaed 1 man of fair atanding, momber of soversl nerot saoloties, and Chlat of tho Conductors’ ‘Bratheihood “ab L point, - He loave! and a aon aged 7, attempted to _rob carries a8 exremely nou-communicative. CROPS, MUSCATINE COUNTY. 1A, Becial Diavatch to The Chicaaq Teibnpe. as what frult tho wintor i was not sufliciontly advancod to bo injared, applo and grape crops ara safe, 36, in ‘early spring, This county bias suftored kuow of ; tha during that period. Tho now imploment-factory started by blsat, and it is an snterprino thoy may ita kiud in the market, it haa scoure wholo city fecla the impulaes, and it has inatilled now _1life new buildiugs aro goiug up in oll dicections. The first uf » serios af monthly salos, or_mac- day, tho 15th inst. Chicago parties swishiny & good opportuuity, horses and cattlo o1 the ground. HORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, Speciat Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, winter, with the sovers cold mnaps this epring, atift; and, for sovoral days, wo had a winter. _ I tatoes, I must say that the prospects of Rverage crop are vory discoursging, Farmers through this (Erie) connty g:\[ ground jg fafl of thoso ~Weafern pents, “‘bhuga™ keop to shoot out of the sucking tha life ont of tho vines, crop of fall and winter wheat was killed what eacaped tho frost does not amoun much), necessitating plowin, eradgshoppers may coms, that they will glve this soction a wide berth. SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Yyfbune, attendaitcs wad largé. The opinions of the sevoro winter ¢ shont 50 ps are winter killed; early applos, poo 1 progpect ; Iats spples, prospact favarable; peais, {njurad, but wo cannot say to what oxtent, All the mom- bors report a fow mcattering peach blossoms in thelr orchards, bnt onongh to make tho tiven- tieth of an avorage crop, . . CENTRAL IOWA, ' Des Mormid, In., May 7.—~Coiti-planting 1a now the géneral order among farmers in this lo- cality. Bpring whoat looks woll. The smonat sown s abouf one-foutth less than last year. Tha morcury &tood at 03 At noon L6-day. L THE WEATHER, Wasmmatow, D. 0., May 81, &, m.—For the like réjzlon, falling batomater, incresslng north- onst winds, backing to northwost, hieatoning waathor aud light raing, withi lovie or atationary temperaturo, T0CAL OBAERYATION: CuUI6L60, May 7. L P 8:53a, m, %08 81| 63,8, B, froes, 1 40'8] K., fre 60 8, B.; fresh, 63,8, K., fre T 1y 1 14 p. m; HI8, A3y, thermiometer, 83 miu, therniometer, 44, UENERAL OBSEBYATIONS, Ontzano; May 7. Sation, |Bar.[Thr| Wind, lfiaru Wealher, '8, K., froeh, i 0850 , . Mlwaukee, Keokuk,,.. 29, 4ol Fr. diba i Eacan, Specisl Dirpateh te Ths Chitage Tribu Iowa Ciry, la., May 7.—The pola wl’;'.é bas Asged aver and & warm routhern bracss rojolosy hin balliwick fnptead. Han Franoisco, May 7.—Taln {s reported to- night in the northern and central portion of the Biate, with a prospect of its continuauce, which is much nudnt;lr. 4 Heh ——— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Moxmursr, Canads, May 7.—A steamship, sup- posed to be the Polyneslan, passed Fox River this mornlug. Fartuxa Porsr, May 7.—~Steamer Dominlon has arrived. The Captain reports having been oaught 1o theice eleven days. Ho saw and left the Polynesiau sod Lake Champlain, also one of Allon's ‘sbips yesterday morning. The former was far intheice aud iue latier clear, . Polynosian appoared to be all right. Altogether he ‘passod eight veesols in the'ios, which was vory heavy. n& m:,'?by T—Awrived—Bleamer Utopls, Binklsy's remaina will be bronght to this olty for robable attempt z 10 nafos from the car st & convenlont place, and thoir selzure by belng a rnmntlx wife, ona danghter nged 16, 4 wifo, upou loarning tha tereible uaws, was at oucs Loreft of roasou, and it s fearod sbo will bocoma w coufirmed fnna- tle. ‘Ttineaid that tho exprems car which Rinkley an unusiaily valnable load for tho East, but on this powt the ofiicials MUHCATINE, Ta,, May 7.—The prospoct of hay. Ing & good crop In this county is much mora flattering oY prosent than it was ten deys ngo, The weatlior at present is ronl April weather,— slight showors and sunshine-alternnting, Whon tlie know wont off, the ground was In eplendid coudition for plowing, aud the faraiors gonerally succeeded in putting fu the spiing grain fo fing conditiou, Thao winter was fatal to mauny crops, Fall whoat was all killed, s good deal of the 5y¢ thiuned ont by frost, and mauy of the old mead- owe badly killod, Tho scvero frost ast Satugday night doesn't ecom to Lave done much barm, had not killed Small fraite—anch as strawberrles, blackberries, ragpborrics, ete.,~nre naatly all killed (tuat is, tho bearlug wood). Wo are in Lopos that the This present cold, wot' weathor is very accoptable, ns it will bo likely to chock the dovelopment of insact- lite that has boon mo dostructiva to tho farmars® cropa tho past seasone, Much of tha early-spwn apring grain, that was f{nsafliciontly cavepnd, periahed for want of molstura ; aud the timothy sud clover that wora sown on fall whont and started well, but periabed doriug the dry spell on tho opoalng of spriog, moto from drought during the” past two yoars than suy region I round hns not buen woll soaked tho Patrons of Husbandry in this placo is {n full’ woll bo proud of. Thoro ig notaing to excel it anywhoro wost of tho Missinsippi. 1t has moro than real- ized tho expoctation of its foundors ; and, as tho intention is to put nothing but the beat article of tho donfie denca of tho community, aud the ordors aro far alicad of this supply ; and, a8 a cansequance, the iuto sll departments of busiuess, and kets, 14 to be hiold on the Fair-grounds on Satur- to purchiase horsos, cattle, etc., otc., might find thia as thero will be somo’ iine Ente, Pa., Moy 7.—In a provious dispatel your corrospondent atated tho crop situation in North- woatorn Pounaylvania ag nosrly as conld be aucortained at that time. Soma farmora say my digpatch was too *‘rasy'; that.thore will not bo 80 averngo crop, of -apples, pears, plums, and other smatlor fruits, this year. They contend that tho unosnmplod cold westher of tho past Lias nearly killed fruits of al} kinds. Poschos ‘will bo scarco, tho tonder buds baving ncarly all beon nipped by refontloss Jack Frost. Ior sov- oral days in March we had besutiful wosthar; thor camo po sadden snd unoxpected s *cold snap " that it astonished oven the typical © old- cst inhobitant,” Ponch-buds bhad, from tho warti reys of the st just started ; and, Lind tho woathor contlnued warm, thore would have besn this moason's farge crop of ol kinds of fruit. Flowers, plants, ate,, placed ontside, wers frozen enuine u rogard to our staplo mmmmflty,‘ po- aven an that the the infornal *‘potato-buge” Last wesson, in the outskirts of the city, the waliy, fonces, and gatato—vlnea were fairly swarming with thora.. ome farmaors are ready to swear thaé tho an oyo on the potatoos whou plented; that thoy ait on the fencos and stumps watohing when &he farmer or hired holp are planting; and that, as soon as the stalks begin roiiud, they commenco J'armors are gotting disoouraged, First, lhoI‘; an to thoso flolda over sgoin. Bome sowed in epring wheat with tho spbiled winter, and lot it go ot that, Then fho fruit crop ia nearly all Xilled. Theh, 14st, but by no moans least, comes tho potato-bng; and but I Liave strong hopes Artow, I May 7.~Ths Alton Hortieultural Bociaty held its May mooting yostorday at the renidonce of Capt. Stuart, at Uppor Alton, Tho memboril prétent in ragand to tho frait prospects woro about ae follows: - Enrly chertios, nearly all killed; late chorries, but little injured; strawborries; all right, with prospects of an average ctop; ‘blackberries, suffered from tho ver_cont of the vines “hibited Dotalls of tho” Solomn Joy of the Third Pay’s Proored Board of BASE firet game their Club bad in the hurral sheets of “I'ho extracts made helos Trom the Republican choica solections 1 Tim elab, fickd, and thero, as eV promacy of the Western cily had s2nt lier hine men into * Ifer nino men ™' is go Witnoes' tho following ighom, tho atalwart plet silenco and enlled for a Ligh SPORTING NEWS. tion, tho moat flourishing trade, the biggest and tho prettiest women, For thn firat tine 8t, Loutu toed the lome-piste smid Game Botwecn the Whites and 8¢, Lanisnns, 5t Loufs Papopgs-- Gushing Eulogy of Higham. Ings of the - Natlopa} Appeals, 4 The Triggor. BALL. *THE 8T. LOUIS NALLELUJAR CRONTS, The peopla of Chicago rather expected that tha 8t. Touls journals wounld make & blaza, in fact & regular bonfire, ovor the gamo which tool place there Thuraday,~—In point of fact, we have folt, In timen past, exactly aa thoy did after tho won over profosaionals, ‘Lhers wan & sort of melancholy amusemont in roading the scorea aud accompapying commenta tho city on the rivor. liave & rort of homo- like sound ! thoy are the echoes of the Chicago uttorances of 1870, and we, aa Chivagoans, rather woudor that no morp gxtromo terms are ussd. Asto tho pootical expraasions emplosed, tho roporters must bo pardonad : thoy are hardly used to'{t yet, and it overcomes them, as it wora, aro out tho followiug fwal when Chicagn hizd an_excellent haes-ball Lo Vieal fn the ' West, Lut that was before St, Louls dectiled to maka nu: appearauce an the dlawond here olae, alieat tho sii- with e areateat popula- dgo, | tho field, and has pitied them dgainst tho elub of Ler rival, od. ml;lmra gtows & ruspicion on the Clieago mind a ' ! ke TanAN has baen trifling with thé Republican roporter. ura of & Roman gladlatar an olmost Lreuthless ball, Hlighain stagbiened himselt for tho effort. Ty came, the sphere went from Ing towards the ground. " tho air, * Hut thero wae 14] npringing forward with o inch from the paw n]lflnlln}s!m with tho Laght thonsan * Now, it ¢his {su't fing w thing’s igham, thelr gl home-plute ft waa cheat out, ahoulders {hrawn lighitly ontho ground,'read arma in dashing forward wi that ball out of 1each, To poiut of fact, the agaln eople nhouted felt that Loulsville was aveitged. 1t bat 1ko a ball from a cannon fowards centra fleld, long and Tow, gradually doscend- Bale bit," every onecried, on their eyes followed the dark object shooting through ko coming liko & decr, nird, bound, he snatehed {t nn grouud, and over be rolled on the grouud, {ho fitat disternible object heibg'™ that loft ball 1ightly granped {u gt, ko madtien, aud Lip writing there is no auch ledoff, Ashestoodutthe plendld vight, with hiesd orect, back, and left foot restin, dy to'araiat those powurful th o gLty effort to drive eople of Chiesro rathor disapprave of Higham's porsuading the innocent for a *stiMm.” THE WIHOLP, JIETO A Chmi: tlona yhe! Devll Beott Hastin, ihe L‘lnirmli""wau though ‘tiwaa of no uso savo score down. tlein as their own weak batli Haguo went aut in ong, two, The Democrat has a m tbusiasm is aftompted. Sty Trood! 8} Louis Tt gagnof ifas thf tracts from ity . HTATEMENT OF The Lake-Bhors nthlotes » lllar hands with half o doz hadmet on g0 many hat fime, tut falled, Cuthbert hia ol arsaclatcs, There w tho game on tha It wis inful, fndes Jimmy, ss he gazed at th glorlous canteat between b metropolilan_ rivalu o 82 & professioual with I rucelved, namoly, by wan the majn atay of the thole memornble tits with organizations wers iho most though Liradley would ba 1'he tronble waw not ontar, Thaie pitinie & cotianminbl o-day, thair attitnde 18 colfmandable. mé’\h i3 tht 500 #ocondebaséman, ‘who had led the ofl Eckfords to the Lead of. the lsis in '87, on one in Naw His great experionce was Rpprecia who secuzed Wood's services as mansger of tho Johnny Petors, who gradmated from bt, *wan doulitiesa plossed at tho welcoms Le rocelved fror old frlonds wiia bave been, watchtug Jolinoy's recory roporter that ho is o gladiator, DBut it may do RY OF THE GAME is rovealed in tho Italio sentenee bolow: of tactics waa noticed in tho Whites! pos- Piko tame’ tip to bat fu'the eightl inning, the terriblo feuce-broaker, wan in Zettleln's in Highent's; dleun weit (o smiling on Arst, Tigham rigt, Tho chango worked well {n this junihy, keeplng tlielr opponenist % Fau nteh l;‘"xth Zet- ing, Plie, Cliapman, and thiree ordcr. oderate and altogother respoctablo rgpart of tha game, in which no on- In'viow of tho fact that avo s gamé to pluy In t thoy ara * a fine body of inen, much nbove tho avarage, and wil! doiibt- loss appoar elsawhere, if not In St. Louis, with eredit Lofore tho season is over, " ‘Tho Globeia modarntely comfortablo, and even branches out porceptibly into doubls adjectives, but scems evidontly wilitng to “walt a fow daya betore calling ont its flaga. Following are ex- TUB YACTS 3 rrived in 8 cirons wagon, and wera received with choers, ' Dicky Pearce tried fo on | of tha meu whom ba Lattlo-fields, at tho 13ma was warmly recelved Ly 28 one among the Chleago dojogation who had the sywpathy of avery lovor of ounds witl &i=who greeted his old frieutd wlth the habftuat smilo that alwsys reats om the (3:. ",f, poor 0 Lifntn man “on erutche Jinimy Woad, that -model leg. o Leautiful fleld, so soun to \xl’;jxe 2coue of friondly atrife, must have felt Lis blood bollashe fought l&nln in fmaginatio thore et Moymakore and thelr ork and Philadelphis, {he Chicajo Tonls, Pri Chilcago Olnb nine wito was woll pajeriu cott liastings, who- iu_yeats gono lllcflmll:’n‘ou Club dyring Tockford, when fheao two skillful in the Wast. Al clubla hava thietr uulucky atronks, and it wan sa- suredly au off-lty for Chilcago, ed the gamo wiih a besutital When Higham opene baso hit, 1§ looket as Ladly punlatiod, but suck was not the fase, and the Wh{lu Legu Igoked dumb- founded at thaelr nofectual efforis to hammer the pltching, “Higham played without an error, o ihat fna player, yauilly daes, but none of the ofliers Aid 1helr roputations Justice. some brautiful play, complished nothing & Petérs offsst gn crror by &a did Kcorl, bat tho ofhérs ge- o tho fleld wozthy of mention, “Tha remilt of this geme wiit bo o great ‘surpriso to the biall-lossers of (Le Last, ored {he Chigago Ciu) 16 will appriaé them o respocted fo “'ia Chicago delegation, ‘plsyers, wnberéd sbout At tbeir the fic inge are foemen worthy of thcir sisel, whio will be duly ted for their prowess during thel who buye hitherto consid- gnll(vfll Woatern rival, ihat the Urown Stock- Ir Fastern tour, accompatying 1he Et, Louis cen, Tho Whités take their dofeat llke nien, and the Drowns wear théir hatd-earned laurels modcatly, - Botting on Baturday'’s guo is it favor of the Tirowns, Eluted by success, 5t, Louls ting should rulo st eveus, TUE BLECOND GAM! botween the Cliicago aud 8¢, takd place to-day, Battinig ts lghit {n Obioage bak what has beon trnsactod e far ia at évan Itoturns will be racorved by {nnings at Wood' sy bo badly bitten, Dot 5 . Lould Oliyba will ] placs, on Blata streot, and Yoley's, on Clark. I‘s_o{:lu horo hclm mildly that the fesult afterthe ninth may be different from that of ‘Thuraday, YARTFORDSMUTUALS: Tlsteonn, Couw, fords; 8; Mutuals, Moy 7.=~Dase bails Hart- e THE TURF: THIRD DAY OF TUR 1 OARD OF ATPERALS, Thé Boird of Appoala of the National Trolttrg Assoolation mat At 116 Paliner Houss yeaterday, and passed upon the following cases Hasz i, A, D, Carson va, Fitchburg Park Associs- ton; Fieltm, prodisgbi Y vedd ¢ ordered that that ths Fitchbtirg Association of the amoun besn r C. Y., Rbinal ibéck, N. ¥, O Masw, Appéal from kn ordér eus. A b, g, 4, B, Young, . as souditiow 's 2/ rescrs D Hule 3, Rot tud prisse y Doctsion-~That and tlerefore rgld Lack, and o td Nadnu-{ 21 'r cenf in whih ‘sala‘wey oot ved, U8, T, Gunnioghnm ed ), Ponglkeepsie, N, Inlaebock Fark 4o Agrcitineal Aoy amplalut oy dus then tinder Judgment of Association, nog-phymeht of mou- the Board in Ouse 136, Deciaton—Uoard oriléred that the Association bs pio- fromh renawlug ita meénbersbip in 1lie Natioual Ausoclstion antilthe provicus order of the Board was TR W, 7, o X 3 e da ns, Assoclation, Erley, ae" Drookyllle, Pa,, va, Krie Park Apbeal from ek rder s pending blia with Ira Corrier of sajd Droukvilie, and be b, i, Disuchie 0, Arthur, Docision—Hoard order- ed that the lnlrl‘ual mtfi?ly doposited ia the naine of o M, Johua Le pald t Costlor, owaer of Bianclio, mon; [V White, Catekii Casn 8. W, B, Yright, Polnt Agricaltural Eodr:fy. & Hpoited flm. Wof time lington, in ssld rac licated in said s ne of tho judges supprossion, oxpe roas| i D, 1% Clyde, N, ¥, fug Ll $nd the U, me the on 0asx 260, C. W. Smith, 5 fcld County ¥ark, Nocwalk, OANE 202 Puk dacogls! tY Lall be refunded 1o the paf trance monby fo Mr, Jobus, 647, 1, Newlana, Gulimater, N, lsintised (Or wand'of furisdiciion. " Oub 40 ordes suspanding him and il cb. o Doclalon—That ‘winkle bs éxpalled under Iiute 41 fo I 1n & race at Fasos Junetion, V. that K ¥, Livownell, of Burlington, » judge L sai e expalied o htving boen a parbr to Sa £, 11, Keyu presslon of Ui ; also that 0} e oxpellod ' for nmfi'fl un, be' having wald 7aca with knowledgo of said ex 259, * M, T, Fox, Byracuss, N, Y, Appsl 1 apit Coun, {ug wron delention of ent; r» Dectsiol Dl o ko i, 20 D A, Klog, Pliteb; iisn, Bitjng o 0 Association, and that Ira ba ln:dnut!fll until safd s who advauced Y., vs, Cli Dudlatbt i Briaport, Vk, ve.Valle A0pesl from Twlakle and Mr, Welght for sup- also Tace, d ualawlul of Bur- ten fin- clated as i V8, Gllldn m_au order auspend- ola, Decisjon—Cl »cn“ for entraucs money confirmed, tamtord, Conu., ve, Falr- ‘Compiaint alleg- n— v8, Hanpden dppeal from an arder anspanding him. Tuled that th cduferred by Tule 't 3 suspend for notpayss et gatraica mancy in not to be conatriied to aitich o ot maer unleen e atiall have madn tho sniry, 'yt kot proper ovidenc ahall le rhuwi 10 Lo cpger therewith, Oriered~Tlat 31r, King 1o relustatag 1ot conditionally, 3 I?All‘fllé. }’}. ‘H, ‘l‘(nnwhu. Worcenter, Ma 7Y orsupter dgsicliyral B} We M, My Soresser agmenusl fesjiz el e N, Ml aud elafin st Mr. 3Tgndelle antry wan. inaitginte 3 reasn of hia prior” suspenaion, Dectelon-tiug, ) decrion averruted, it boing held that Mr, Stansip SLky Sead ElTgible at His C0M “0f o' dntrios, - jurg thercfoye disquatified vorvmrvtm Orderod—Tyy vy Dtemiunia L redistributed Aftor szcliy delle Horan from any jut thoref, g 315, Meg. CASR 274, P, W, rich, Fitehbnrg, teaue Tkding Fark” Amiortation, Keehe, 8. 1h"is 1% platnt allozing solicitation aud seceptatico of an 't l]lllln(r{’?ll:lu lvi"x. Htmn:ln;a»(tr.“cl. B, 1434, clslon—Dismlissed for want of sufllclent ey 0 somtain the allyation, - e aslltce ABR 23, D, P, Dinscll, Mendoraon, Ky., va, urt, Bimtea, N, ¥, Protert and compiaiat il g0 ifelille enlry Wt Combridgo Uiy, Tnd, "of it b, m. Balloy alisd Eva, Ordered—Tuat 3fr. Ly and the D. o, Swalloy b4 expelied; but, for “reapary kel fortl 1o thie report that mal penity bo nioaineg ! nubstituting » fine of $500, on payment ul’whlubud l.lllcfl .n"l Al L] I"‘\“‘“[']‘)““.fl“ul‘ " ank 3 Higb, Bridport, Vi, va, Tiver Driy ric Assaciation, Tethiel, Vi m.x“ from an ordee suspoading him &ud tho k. ¢, Bportey Jlm and tho cb, ‘winkle, Decision—~That the clairg n b, g T of the Aesoclition fop tho eutrance wmonoy ho <ot rmed, p CAnE 276, W, If, Baunders, Clyde, N, Y., vr, Pras Park Falr Grodnds Avmociation, Dtooklyf, ¥, oo e tHicatlon for removal of penaity of suspension Tocay. ored Sept, 10, 1871, againat him and tho bay atalling Jumos B, Prone and 1l biack colt %, E, Suindnra Decislon—That the application of Mr, Saunders i1k o entortuined afier s great s lapas of tie, dlemissed, CAAE 344, ¥, Blattery, Chicago, ox parte. Appiies. {lon for pamoval of penally of susponston fmpove v tha black mare Lady Iyroil. Ruled that, the suspey, plons baving heen notified in the thmo authorlzed Ly the ruier, thio mare wan properly holdou for the [ trance feen, notwithstandiog tho clango of Eubraquent to tha decislon Hlattory sppoared up the ontrance foo, Casx 38T Col, Ira Trippw Driving Park, Aeranton, Pa,, et ol ox parte, Application for relnstatemant of Tolert Terwiliger, of Seranton, I's, Declstou~—Thyy te application le granted, Cang 88, W, K. "Arroatrong, Delrofl, Mich., ex mrto, Application for roilef from vonalty Inijosed og a1, Decielon—That tho application be dguteil. NASAVILLE BLNOD-HONKE ABROCIATION, NasuvitLy, May 7.—For thie fourth day of the epring meoting of tho Nashville Dlood 1lorsy Aegociatjap, tho woather was clear and pleasant, the attendanco largo, and track good. Tho firs race, Asmociation purse $200, for J-year-olda, dasl ono milo and n quartor, resulied a4 follows; Tlarding's b, e, Voltigour. Teinals b, ¢, Bagonng Davis’ ch, ¢, Daman, - Yord & Cou b, o, by Muggin Time—1: Tho pools gold on this raco averagod: Vol. tigour, 1005 flold, 81; Damon, 14, ‘Tho gecond vaco, Au-ucm!‘un purze £400, 2+ mile hoats: Franklin's b, m, Arizona, Jackron’s cli, ¢, Qgnioro. Elliot's ch, £, Orplian Gf Time—34T3 7 16K, The pools sold provious to the first heat av. eraged : Arizona, 03 Oxmore, 67; Orphan Qirl, 23. None sold nfter the first heat. In the third race, Tor ‘an Association purso of 230, Jonninge’ b, ¢, Dollonkel had & walk-over, Io addition to tho tegular programmo toe morrow, there is » dash of 13 milo for an Asso. ciation pyrae of 3150, ' 4 ENGLISH BACES. LoxpoX, May 7.~The raco for tho Cheshire atakes wos run to. and wou by Thunder; Chivalrous second ; Tam O'Shanter third, BIG TROTTING=MATCH. Bax Fraxcisco, Moy 7.—Dotiance, formorly & pacor, lLos beon matchod for $20,000 to trop against “tho “horre Capnble. Tho Inttor has g rocord of 2:20. Deflauco is said to have made 218, Owners, and paif —_— THE TRIGGER, TIGEOX-BUOOTING AT LA BALLE. Sneclal Dispatels to Tihe Chicano Tribune, LaSavre, 1L, May 7.—Nato Dozoy, of Gene- 50, who has hiad somo sharp contesta with the famoua Zogardua at pigeon-shooting, lias accopts od & challenge from Goorge II Coleman, of Petn, and the matel-will be shot in this city on tho aftornoon of tho 12ih inst., for 50 a #idn, tha best in tiventy birds, acearding to tho Prairig Club rules, FIRES, AT BLACK ROCK, N. V. Bueraro, N, Y., May 7.—The blackemith-shop and bolt factory in Prati's rolling-mills at Black Rock wore Lurned thin mormng. Tho Joks ig estimnted at 60,000 fully insured. The other :mi‘liqhm being suoinjured, work was continued 0-day, AT TOMPKINBVILLE, N. Y. New Yonk, May 7.—Harly this morning a fing nt Tompkiuesille, L. I., doatroyed fivo hauses, ‘The loss is about $50,000 ; partly {nsured, IN THF FAR WEST, Ban Faancigco, May 7.—Tho depot of the Southorn Pacifio Hailrosd at Daker's Flold burned last niglit. Lans, $20,000, e CASUALTIES. THE GEQRGIA TORNADO, Covrvamus, Ga,, Mav 7.—Partloulars havo been recoived of tho terriblo tornado which passed over Blewart County Monday night, Farmg were complotely devastated everywhoro in the track of the cyclone, . Four or five porsons were Lilled and A number wounded. Eight or ten Lorsos aud moles wero killed. . Tho cyclone sped acrouy tho country from oast to west.” The dain- age was vary groat. At Bqulsh the church was complotely destroyad, Tho heaviest rain ever knowa in the county provailed during tho storm, A BERIQUS FALL, Bpectal Disndleh to The Chicdqo Tribund, Brooninatoy, 1il, May 7.—A farmer namod Jobn Hallard on Weduesdsy, fell through o Dbridgo G milos from this city, on the Indianano- 1iw, Bloomington & Weatorn Rtaflrond, broke iy lower jaw, and Lnooked out savoral tosth, — JOURNALISTIC, A Sveefal Ditpateh to Tha Chicaon Trivune, - QrdNp Havex, Mich., May 7.—I1, T, Gibson, formarly of Fliut, Mich., has pitrchased s ono- half {dtoreat 1o tho Bptug Lako Independent, That paper now will bo run by Leo & Gibson, and will b Indepoudent, It was formorly Jlous. bon Demuetatic: 8. L. Morris bas sold out his half interest in the Herald to O, . Dubois, who now awnas the papsF etitlre, 1t Istho mlost promiinont paper in the county; and will be Indepondent Ropubli- can, ELUDED THE OLD MAN’S VIGILANCE. Byeefal Dispatchk to T'he Chicadn Tribune. Stoux Otrt, Ia., May 7.—Frederick Ward, aged 5, ahd Bleanor Mathowsan, agod 18, eloped from Gilmantown, oh the Bloux Clty & 8t. Paul Road, on-Weduesday, and wero maraiod at Orango City yoaterday niornlug, The young lady's tather in aloading membor of & colony of Hoven-Day Ad- vontats at Gilman, and opposed tite ghil's mar- risge with Ward on acconnt of differenco in 1o~ ligious views. ‘I'mo years ago Ward and tho gl attempted to elopo, but wero frustrated by the girl'a father, - . . P O TELEGRAPHIC EREVITIES, Nearly ibe whola Oity of Evanaville, Ind,, ab- tondod tho funeral of Dr. 11, W. Cioud® yostor- day, including sl she bonovolens orgauizations, city ‘sutborition, prinolpal merchants, and tha High-Bchool acholazs in a body. A sllver’ enp for iho best display of Templar drill was awarded 10 che Nashvllo, Tonn,, Com= muabdéry yohtetday. Throe Commandeiles—thoe H8. Blmo, Murfaystors, sad Nashvilto—com- mfid. An fimense gathering wituessod tho A committes repressnting the Fifth Maryland Regimest visited Washiogton to-day aud teu- dored its servicos as au ekcors b0 the President ‘t::lu.u {lunl‘ur lfhlllICouun::lal. Tho President, 8 sald, gracofully accoptod the proffered cour~ °t:a‘:. T‘Lu Mnrh.w{lnud will u:ox‘x’xpnuy tho e It Iron Lsg beon discoverod' in tho sonthoast edgo ot Chqm}yu .Grove Townsbip, Mclesn County, on the farm of Alozaudor Tucker, who bas routed tha place to f“""‘ for ton yoars, who aro aliout to exporimont with the oro, aud, if it {;ruve- sutticlently rich to mako wining profts- lo, will begin operations and eroct a swmolier. -The first cass uader tha Oivil-Rights law oo« cutring 1 Mintcsola came up betore Commis- siovor Manu, at 8. Faul, Yesterday morniog, a mulatto amed Smith aocusing tho proprietors of the Grasnman Houws of refusiug him botel sccommodations because of his color, The cata was ountiuuad, and will probably be scttlod. Dotendanty clsim to have & good defouso iu 1has Bmith bad no money to pay for board, but prefig to settle rath Tatar oF .k:fim suger tho trouble aud ess