Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 26, 1875, Page 2

2 " THE GROWING CROPS. Farm Posts at Worlk in Wiscon- . 8in, Missourl, and Else- where, Chinch.Bugs Appear in the Foriner State in Great Numbers, A More Ifopeful View of {he Situntion In Missourl. Knncas Wheat-Fiolds 8mile with the Prom- ico of Abundant Harvost, KANSAS, Srecial Dievateh to The Chicago Tridune, Toprka, Kian., Moy 26.—Neports received by {ho State Doard of Agrienlture from forty-sevon fiansns countioa show thoe condition of wheat o Lo sevoral per cont abore the averaze of former sears, whilo tho screags s mostly ouc-thind latger than over before. Tho condition of the cropa is fally up to the figures of provious years, with the exeeption of frait, whieh ia 25 to 80 per cont bolow the general averags. Work animals are good condition, The graeslioppera have Ly set upon during tho 1ast fow daye by a fly whoto epis brood maggots, snd causo certain death. Millions of "hoppeis are being destroved by this little insect, aud 1t now looks as it tho plagus might thus bo né)udlly stayed. No great damago has yet been dono 1n Kansas, and the farmen aro feeling more hopefnl than at any time eitie the spring opencd, With the excep- ton of the ‘hoppors, thore has nover Leen such promso of abundant crops in I{ausas ay at pres~ ent, MICHIGAN, Spectal Dispateh (o The Chicags Tridune Gnasp Havey, Mich, May 25.—The latest ruports from farmors fudicato that agricultural proapects in this county ars far moro promising than nb firest expected or roported. They roport that, though somewhat late,thelr wheat crop will bo the largest iu noarly twenty yeard. Though ss ¥ot tho staplo crop, rad exporienco is superaec- ing it by moro mixed crops. Hay, straw, aud oats a0 vory scarco, and bringing high prices. Correapoivlence of The Chicaco Tribune. Taxsing, Mich, May 21.—Since tho last coplons rainy, tho indications of favorable crops Riavo been mueh strongthened. But little whoat wias plosod up. and tho balance looks splendid. Aottt tho usunl breadth of oats has boon sawn, and thoy have como up wicoly, Applen and il the bardy kinda of froit ara now In blossom. More gronad than ususl will Le devoted to pota- toen, a4 Lut one pereon has beon rash onough to interview tho potato-bug. V/ISCONSIN. Correspondenceof The Chicaga Tribune. Daninoo, Wis,, May 21. thave biad ane weelk of warm weather, and the transformation from wintey ¢concs o almost mid-summer bas been remnrhiable and unprecodonted. It bas beon reaily bot at mid-day : tho nights warm, with heasy dews, Tho litacs, plams, and crab-apples, at in Llossom, aud poplars and tho early-bu diug trees n leaf. Aeparagus, ontons, and win- ter spinach, aro fit for tabla-use. But there is an alsiming drawback to thin bright scenc. The chinch- buga absolutely swarm ovor much of tho State. Tho air is ladeu with tho pestiferous thinge, As nnght bo expectod, they haye commenced on the growing wheat, and, unless somo chiangs occurs, Tho wheat sud coin crops will ba wiped ont. Nover in tho history of the chinch-bugs hava they putin such an early appearance, sud fnsuch countless myniads, A farmor reported yestorday that his patch of wintoi-whest was ruined ; and in a short time, nnlexs thoy disappoear, tho grain- erop will bo at their merey. Perons riding over tho coun'ry are often completely mprin- Lled over with thesa insects, as (ho air 15 ladon with tberm, 'Tho potato-bugs have put in an appearance at Jast, but Paris green fs”an anudote for them. 'The best war to e it is to mix o tablespoonful in o medium-sized watering-pot, and oprinkle the potatoes, This avcids all danger in its uso, Tut it on when the first batch of bugns are hatch- e out and liave fairly commenced dopreaations, tict tho puro article, and it camly mixes with tho water, coun' er-aruortions ta the contrary, It iy used generally horo in that mruuer, and the part season wad s completo euccesn, Stir ag wall, and ugo medium-sized holes o the sprin- Llor. For s large patch, fill one or two barzols with water, snd sot them at conveniont distauces in tho potate-patch. I found that ona golng-over did tho businoss effoztually, I used s pure azti- cle, payivg 15 conts moro por porad forit, I thivk the army-worm would suceumb to it For tho graeshoppers §wonld use something on the order of & stroct-aprinklor, throwing & very tino sptay, with an futernal arrangomont to kecp tho mixtttre well atirred. 1 think I conld naministor cholern-morbus at wholesalo ta these pests, Urabrbly sawo cheaper logrediont than Paris greon conld bo used. I nutico that somo geniua has fnvented a ma- chino which ia drawn by horses, which gathars up the 'hoppera by the wagon-load. 1le akould add portablo oil-works, foriow up the hoppers, aud Iy fortune i mada, The oil s pronounced & valuablo acticle, Tha 'hoppers are fat, sud casily rendered out. ‘Lhe rosidnum furnishes n valwubio manure, Tet overy farmer wago su unistouting wor on tho wholo insect tiihe; puidon the potato and chinch bugs with thoJ) t- ent two horso sunukler; volson nnd grind up the 'hoppein; and, i addtion, investigate the sourco of lito of each dovtructive insect, follaw them to the death, and I beliova tha farmer can, inthe end, conquer tha oppostuyg hosts, Tho dieaded Cologado beetle, though disliked, isa deupised euswy tu this locality. B MISSOURL. Correspondence Galesbury {1iL) Republican, Lvenerr, Cnss County, Blo., Aay 20,—The srusshopnera ure here by legious, eating up ovorything befors them, and threntening thiw couutry with total destruction. They havo caten up onr oats, corn, and flax. Tloy lave enlou +the prairio a8 dry as sutumas,—s0 much o that Btock is starving from the effect, and tho 'hop- yers ore not moro than balf grovn yet. Wo farmers have warked with o will this spring to iy to kecp up our loes from last fall's raid, but wo aro bigh on the vorge of duspair, at prosent living on sbort sud weanty rations; our monoy all gono, excopt whut good sud kiud frieuds have sent us from the Eaut, and the plcture of derpair staring us fn the faco. Howover, wo will plaut on up to the 10th'of June, und, if tho 'hon- ruers dou't gob away by that time, tho peaplo st und, of thelr tight should Lo cans, vioo upto the section thoy way light upon, Thero liave already besn souio bread-iiots biers, and o fow cavas of death from uuproper focd; and, if - mattors still continue thus, the Lord ouly Luows tha future rosuit, W. A, CoNats, Quine Bditor of The Clicago Teibune » Onksos, Holt Co., Mo, Muy 22,~Concorning tro lceusts (which people will call erroucously vrasanappois), let me w3y a word uow, st thiy «a.qon of depression, to give bopa w tho do- spoudent, Firs!—Thogo batched this apring are hard ou vepetatlon whon thore is so ittle up ; bus, from this time on, vogetation will advance in a ratio much groator thun tho growth or hatcbing of the locnewd, 1 think it is plain now that the worsy 18 over geeraily, though in limited snoty thoy will duubtlons cousumo overything for awhilo, Second—You weed not bo coucerned as to any ovil to you from them. Lor, besidos s thousand "causes ot work dally de aroyiwg countlees mulllons of thom, the “hitle ved bug you wnits of ju Wednesday'a ‘sue will tako thenvall ultimately, ‘This s &y Mwost microscopically-suall rod spider, which tomos upon them 1’ tho second yoar, Itis nutched out from little red poucbes found at- suachied undor tlia wings of the lacust,—by some inkcet, wo may presumo. Tho litile “spiders awarma over the body of tho victim, aud from him on to others it may touch, - Also, thers ina worm fatal (o them, found in the bodles of some of tho locusts as they become older. Theso lo- tusts havo visited Peuusylvavia sud Now York (sew Agricultursl Roport), and the rud luvecly presaged tbelr destruction, Our locusty are tho same, being thu rod-tbighed varioty thoreln deseribed. | remember. rovoral yours 80, to havo found the sccount 1 tho Rew port, at the very timo when we were visited Ly Lt (ho second yeat 3 aud, couuui scross tha description of the red parasites, and their eflfect to extertoinaty tho locusts, I showed it to s neiglbor, who said, ** Somothiug seents to Lo the wntter with the locusls hore now ;" and, on ex- amination, we found- tho parasites. In s fow dayy cbe loourts weeo all destroyed. T observed, among the oldost of those that camo Lera lact soar, same red pouches or sacks, and thorutore bave groat ho;i::. of tho sposdy destruction of those naw Latehed. Hovever, +li0u tliat axe hera will eas uulil thay get wings wud {ly away, which will be about Juna 8, Which Gorv. nndgngsl i;:&l ass day of fasting and 1ayor to bo ol M. 'i F-‘ll» h:w(ng is sl to destroy the egge. Itis worth trying. fiuldr’wogsmduln fust whers they criglonte, oubtlean somo eandy reion,—preveutive maasures might beadopted, Iiirds are scarco ou 1bo prairics. As Lrces aro grawn, thoy becomo mote plentiful. 1t should bo mado » ecrime to kilforeateh birds, Wretehes are found who vearly destroy many. Thor s s smnl black | Ruird {0 thns couatts, which, in spring and early fall, flies In draven for hours at & time, aimont 38 lonstiful o1 grasshioppors n places, - A drove, Ecll'ln;,' cn a tiold of loenuts, In an hout leaves Uardly one, Terhaps, hko tho docters, we may azsiat Nature a little. C. 3 DESPIUATE FARMIRS, Spectal Dizpateh ta Jhe Chicaro Irihuns, BooNryiLLR. May 25,—Faruers ato becoming deaperato in Cass County on acconnt of destitu- tion caurad by the ravages of grasshoppers, Tast Saturday, Cal. Cnmphell, an old resident of that county, living 10 miles south of Uatrizan- ville, recnived soveral thieatentng letters notl ing lilm that he must divido his wheat, of which ho hias a pumber of bnahels, among_ his nelgh- bors or suffer the \‘nn!erluoncm. Tears of 10b violeuce aro entortaiosd, aud the Colonel has provided limeelf with arme, Unless sid 15 fur- uishied the people will starve. LLINOIS, Srectal Diapaten t> 1t Chteada Teidtine, Craxraray, 1L, May 23.—There have been ronsonnblo raing of late, and all tho crops aro growing finely. Curpeepowdence of The Chiradn Tribine, M. ParaTiye, Putnam Co.. TiL, May 25.— Recent showors are brluging on the crora finely. ats, thongh thin,arostrong, and stooling out. T, o Ehimen-bng; it b bad. - Tat the wood word s, that not & potato-bug is to bo neon. 'The grasahopper roporis sro causlog farmers to look down their noscs, Eitbor tha drought or hiard winter has killod many trees in the foreate, orchiards, and lawns. _eden plants aro all killed. H. XK. Saurs, SECRET SOCIETIES. THE BLUE LODGE OF INDIANA. Special Dispated ta the Chicato Tridune, INPIANATOwS, Ind.. May 25,—The fifth annnal communication of the Masonic Grand Lodge convanod to-day, Grand Mastor Lucius A. Foole, of Crawfordevillo, presiding. The Graud Jlaster raparted todges continued uuder dispensation at Treclandville, Jacksonyille, Iiranebvillo, Ialton, Dounhill, and Silyer Lase, and that dispensa- tions wore jsaned by bim Lo lodges at McCords- ville, Hobron, Indinuapolis, Judson, 1lillborn, Teuahy Prairio, Carbou, Tall City, Lens. Sedalia, Upland, Liberty Milis, Detlatore. Octagon, Liitlo York, Star City, Gleonsville, Huntington, Cheru- busco, Delphi, and Zoanaville. M. Bromwell. Graud Sccmlnr{. roported receivts from all sonrcen during the ¥esr of 816.740.63 : balance on hand, £12,922,15; total, 323,062,66 ; disburae- mentn, £15,713.29 : leaving n present balance of 218.240.34." Daniel McDonnld, of Plymouth, wans clected Grand Mastor. Other officers will bo choson to-morrow, The attendance {s more than wsually full. 400D TEMPLARS. Special Dispateh to The Chizamo Tridune, Brooaixoroy, I, May 25,—~Thoe leading event of the time in Bloomington Is the scesion of tho Grand Worthy Lodgo of Good Templars for the world. Tt ssrombied this morning i the First Mothodist Episcopal Church, Batween 100 and 200 delegates wero pressnt, repredouting all parts of the world. Col. J. J. Iickman, of Kon- tucks, G. W. 8., road tho munual rovort, show- ing grest progross, aud tho ostablishment of QGrand Louges m Sonth Amorica, Quaboe, Wales, Now Zonlaud, Minelasippl, and Arlannas. Tho roport of R. W. G. 8. Willlam_ 8. Williams, of Ontario, showed cash on band, $4,010.6; assots, $11,201.81, A'grand reception was tendered fo tho dele- fates this ovening at Durloy Hall, which was on- livened by spocchies, ete, and possed off very pleasautly. PENNSYLVANIA KNIGHTS TEMPLAR, Speciat Duvateh to The Chicage ‘Tridune, Tirrsnena, Pa,, May 25.~The city pretonta s gala Jook. Evorywhoro banners and mottoes are figing in honor of the conclave, of the Grand Commandury of Kuighta Templsr of this Htate, which convenes to-night at Library Hall. Dol- egations aro aniving from all parts of tho Btato, On Thurxday thore will bes grand dieplay and publie instailation, winding up in the evening with a reception aud banquet. CANADIAN ODD FELLOWS, Wutoy, Out, May 25.—Odd-Follows' Fall haore was dedicatod vesterday In the presence of » largo numbor of the Lrothren from distant party of tho New Dowminion and tha United Htaves, Aftor & procoesion, Grand Sire Durhima, ot Kentucky, medo an address, followed by tho Hon. Schuyier Coifax, tho orator of tho day. Tho Last Stntion. Detroit Free Prora, % He liad been sick at one of cho Liotels for three or fane weoks, and the boys oo the road had dropped in daily to sco bow ha got aloug, aud to learn if thoy could render him any kindnces. Tho brakemsn was & good fellow, and one and all onconraged bim iu the hopo that Le would pull through. The doctor didn’t regard the caso a1 daugerous, but Lhe othier day the patient bo- gan sinldng, sud 3t was seen that ho could not livo the nigtt out, A dozen of his friends sat in the room when night cams, but his mind wan- derod, aud he did not recoruizo thom, 1t was neer ono of tho depots, and afior the 100t tracks and noisy dravs had ceased rolling ¥ tho bells and tha short, Blarp whistlea of the vard-onginos sonuded palafully Joad. 'The pa- tiout Lisd bpen very paueut for hall an hour, when La suddonly” unclosed his eyes and shout- ed: * Kal-a-ma-zoo! "' One of tha men brushed the bair back from the cold forcherd, and tho brakemnnn closed Lis oyes und was quict for time. Then the wind whirled unun3 the depot aud lilllsi‘nd tho blinds on tha windaw of Lix room, aud ho lifted Lis hand and eriod out: 5 + Jaclk-sou | {’uucngum goiug north by the agiuaw iond chane cars!” it mon undorsiood. Tlie brakoman thought ho was coming east en tho Michigan Contral Tho effors sesmod to bavo groatly oxlinusted him, for ho lay like ono dead for the noxt fivo minites, and a watchor folt for his pulse tosco it hfe hind gouo out. A tug golog down the rivar soonded her whistie Joud and long, sud tho dying Lrakoman opened bis eyes and callod out: ** Ann Arbor (" Tfo Lud boon over tha road a thousand timea, but bad mado hin kst teip. Death was drawing a mpecial train over tho old irack, and lo was Lrakeman, engineer, and conductor. Ono of the yord enginos uiter a shrill whistla of warulng, 8% §f the glare of the headlight hind shiown to tho enginoer nomo strsugor in perlt, sud tho brolieman called ont s Yp-slanty—cuangs csrs hera for the Lol River Roud I ¢ [Ie's coming in fast," whispored one of the men, + And the end of bis ‘run’ will be the end of Liw fo " aald & socond. ‘I'ha dampnoss of death began to collect on the paticut's forehend, aud thore was that ghast- Ir look on tho face which_death always brings. ‘I'he slamming of o door dowu tho hali startled hml| B?.gun, aud Lo moved his head and faintly callods “drand Trunk Juaction—passengers golug East by tho Gramd Prunk change cars " e was o quing after that that all the men gathered around the bed, belleving that ha was doad. i oyes clozed, aud the brakewan hftv@ L IxDlud.“mm‘nd bis hoad sud whisporad: * Do—' Not ** Detroit,” Lut Death ! Ile died with tho half-uttered whisper on his lips, - Aud tho beads light on death's engine shouo futliu his face and coversd it with guch pallor as naught but death con brivg, —_— A Fusal Practical Joke, A practical joker nawed Edward Cole, naar Penu Yan, N. Y., was lulled by bis brother-u- Iaw, George Plerco, oo Vhurelay night of fast week. Cole camo home aud knockedut the door for & Joke, When asked *Who's therai™ ho answored, **Your wmoney, or your hfe!" Not being admitted, ho went to the roer of the houso, and putling off his boots he climbed upou tho uhed, aud effected his entrance through a dow, Mr. Pieroo, who sleeps down-stairs, hearing lim, cried out, ‘*‘Don't cowe futo this bouso or I will LIl you" Feizing 8 butcher knifo, ho started vp-stahia. Mr. Colo ull the time koepiuy; ellont, stood at tho head of tho stairs 10 tho dark to receivo Liw, 3ir, Pierco immediatoly grappled wiih the supposed ssas- sig, aud during the rovcounter cul bis throat with the butcher knife, wevering the jugular velu, 'Iho young mau cxclalmod, * You have Killod tdwsrd Culo! My poor wife and chil- dron!” aud died, Mr, Piéreois about 38 yoars of age, aud une of the beat citizons of Yates Couns s.. r, Cole, his brothes-in-law, was younger, 0 frou su lullhu\jml&-\{ and of tho higuost utegrity, 1o and biv brothor-in-law bavo ai- ays been warm minuto frieuds, and thoi amlicy groatly attached (o oach owler, 0ir THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY BUNKO. - A Partial Record of Yosterday's Business, The Ropers Unterrified by the Polico Raid, E Tlugh Garrity's Trinl Rosults in His Ac- quittal, It Appears It Was Mistaken Identity. YESTERDAY'S OPERATIONS, THR OVERATORS UNTERRIFIED, Notwithstanding tho ratd made Baturday on tho bunko men, they mro atout in a porfoct horde, plving their trado with porfect impunity, They could be seen going in varlons dircetions yeaterday by thoss who kuow them. 'Their objectivo points wero tho railroad depots, juet provious to the arrival of tinina. Tlhey follow the unwary traveler to tho hotols, and ues thoir bost ondeavars to rope bimintoa bunko den, They always Lave a plausiblo excuse to give whou tho stranger fiuds them ont. They hang abont Ciark street in #pito of the policemen, romo of whom dilve thiem away from (Leir loafing haunts ns ofton as thoy como nround on their brats, The bLunko- man hay n poenbar habit of lounging about ccr- tain rerorts on Clark and Dearburn streots, aud ha caunot, for the hife of Lim, dosint, ONi- cers Parker, Wiley, Londeigan, Lrutou, Crsivor, Meniee, Johu saboney, Murnane, und cthors, Imve tho beats cecupled by tho bunko aud con- fidenco men, and awsors ‘that thoy drive them anay aud frequontly orreat them, but to no_pui- 0e0. Llioy aro lot off on a light fine, pro: to eava town iu tweuty-four howe, taho sn ep- peal Irom audgmcul, have thelr cases contivued, or jump their balt, The Vagrancy nact is a wullity, aud they olaim it {e useless tomake n spocitlo charga nguinst theso coutidence mon and topers underat. Tho former Jdustico at the Armory wan noterious smongg the ofticors for lotting tho vagiants off, and it [s yot to bo sceu what the presont opo wili d The pollce say thot ilhmois should bove & Vagraucy act lino that of Wisconein, where, if & man is adjudged guilly of Lhaving no wsible menns of suj port, lie i8 scut to prison, and theio is no ap- poal. Xt1s uselens bo expect that the contldonce- operators, mock auctionoors, and swindlors gen= orally cau bo convicted under tho prosont act. * FOUR INSTANCES OF NUNKO and othor conlidence oporatiops came to notice yestorday. Tho first was that of Michael Doyle, who arrived boro at an early Lour fu the morn- ing from Starling, and was met:by o Abarper who gAvo tho name of - James Miller aftor Ullicer Sclhumacher arrested Lim. o succeoded in gotting £95 from ks victun, He was fined §50, aud appealed tha case, Harry Lawreuco giviug swourity for lus appoarance. JOIL B ANEDER, of Daylon, G., was sccosted by one Cherles Allon At tho coruor of Wabash avenuo and Lako sirost yesierdny morning. Ho introduced Lime solf an'a son of George Jleck, a well-known citi- zon of Dayton, and so {ngratiated lumsolf Into tha strauger's good graces that Lo finaily nro- vailed upou kus Lo accompany bim into a buoke don on Clark sweot, where he was fleeced to the extent of 55 in readvcash and & chieck for 8570, Jir. Bovder lodged complatot at tho Armory after (he bird bad flown, and prooured a watrant for Allen’s arrost. Detectivo Slayton accompabied Lim, and finally found bis man on Clark streot, ucar 3Madison. Justico Bummerfield Lold him {0 Lail in $400 for Lix roappearanes on tho 26ih innt, Harry Lawrence again appesred 34 bouds- mAb, A man named Mack, of Laporte, Iud,, was enother dupo. Ie was met at tho Kinzio-strect depot. by & follow who called bimself Higgins, and wak swiudled out of ¥7¢5 in money snd a choek for $1,117. Up to s lato hour laut night the slarper hLod eecapod arrest, though he in known Ly the oticers, LR, DUYE, i whoee offico is on Van Duren street, noar Clatk, in inteneely disgusted to thipk tbat ho is such & groeu-looking wian us to atiract the oye of a con tidence-man, Ilo was mot Monday morning, near tho Michigau Sonthern Dopot, by a apruce- h‘mklnfi fellow, who endeavored to warm humesl? into tho_Doctor's confidenca by familiar lans ruage. But ho failed, and recvived s sovero tots boclk for his cheoky audacity, % There ard seveunteon of tho bunko fraternity nndex bail to appear to-moirow beforo Justica Summerfield, sud the cauos are looked forward to with much intsrest by the oflicors and tho ro- ~pectable poition of the community, In former timen the preveut Justico was mevers on somo confldence men, but what be will do under pres- out influences is not kuono, though it Is to bo hoped that he mll{:lvu them the full oxtent of the law, The public will sppiaud any efforts to id tho city of the horde of confidende men who now wfeut it, —_— HOW THEY ESCAPE, THY RECORD O iUGH GARLITY'S TRIAL. The case of Hugh Qarrity, undor indictment for swindling Parker T. Putnam, of Peoria, in March last, Ly enticing bim iuto a gambling-bell on Clark etrect, waa called in the Crimital Court yesterday morniog, AMr. Trude appeared for the dofendant, and about him weto gronped witneraos to awear to whatover might bo deemed necossary as the trial progreseed to clear Gar- rity. In fact, tho room was decked with the gambling fraternity, from Mike McDonald down o tho ordinary Clark atroct steerer, Howe time was spept in impancling a Jury, after which Mr, Reod stated tho nature of tho charges, in the course of which bo manifested a went of contidence In hus ability to win his case, prompied, doubtless, by the array of gamblers which mot his gaze on all sides, and his fonuer exparionce in such cases. r. ‘I'tudo respouded in a fesling, patbotio way, and urged upon tho jury that tho case would tormivate in mistakon identity. His cli- ent, ho would be sbln to prove, was an entiro stranger to tho complainant, and had never met him unul Lo was arrested on tho chaige now rending. Ie hod witnensos also, Lo sald, to Fizovo tho good character of lils cllont, PARKER T, PUTNAN, tho prosecuting witness, was first called s Ho Liad lived in Peoria fourtecn years, aud was one Kagod 1 buying nod selting castlo, He was in Chicago March 20, sud, afior baving fiuished hiu buslness, was accosted on Clark strect by tha dofendant, Garrity, who scemed to know him. Gaurity told Lim thint ho hind been w clork in the TFirst National Bank st Peorin, sud appeared to kuow a great mavy peopls there. e told wit- ners that bo wan umvnmr at the Commercial Hotol, and showed him a lottery-tiokot whioh hio ssked hiim to go with bim to got cnshed. e was at lejsure, and agroed to go, Uarrity took wilness to No. 16U Bouth Clark street, up-stairs. Nuouc was in the room when ho enlered, but wubsoquoutly some ouoe cama I and touk place behind tho countor or table. Wituess then da. tailed liow Garrity got hia ticket cashed, and Low bo afternard was drawu into playing tho satuo of * bunko"; how ba was succosiful, and how he got natling but chocks, aud how he Onslly lost 8150, when tho gsmo wea declared euded, and the contents of the tablo were path- ared up by the dealer. Witnosn deactibod the gamo tho bost ho could, oxplaned how QGarrity Kutaway from him, aod that bo subsequantiy Dud Lim arrested ot MoDonald's plaro, pointing Lim out a8 tha man who had robbod Lim, Crosa-ezamined; 1o met Garrity aa stated ; went with Lim to tho fottery-oftice, but had no Idea of gawbling, When ho found that ho had wou whils slmux Lio folt that ho was losing aothing, and coutinued to put up money, He had never gambled for money, Ile had no doubt that tho defondant was the man who took him into the lattory-oftice. He recognized him at the heanng befora the L'olice Justics, e had received £300 muco from a gontlewan who came to L'eotis ta uee b, Tho State's Attoruey then sought to draw ont the citcumstauces of tho payment to him subeo. neutly of #300, to which Mz, Trude objected. Lm some argument ‘the Court sustained the objection ou the ground that the evidouce wus ispolevant, OFFICER CROAK wan sworn ¢ Mr, Putnam complained to him on the eveuing of the 11th of March that Lo bad been tleoced. Howent with him to No, 168 Clork etroet, whero tho mouey had been loat, ‘I'hio room was dark. 1o then cama down sisiis, and saw Qarrity standing fo deDooald's door, Mr. Putnam poiuted Garrity out as the man who hiad 1otbed bim, 1o started for Qarrity ; Gare 3ity pulicd his bint ovor fus oyes and walked itito Tho Store § he followed him and arrested tum wu‘Ivmuz Xcllllnnrc;. a ‘ross-cxamined ; Qarrity was standlng u tho door whien pointed out to Lifm by l‘ulnln%. Ho arrested Liv nlicn be was stauding about mid way of the foor. He did net poins Gastity out to tho plaintif, Ol cor Muloney testified that he sselsted in thoativic of Usrrity, aud mwore to tho ssme state of facta, The piosecution here rested the case, whon HEYRY UARMOY, bar-kecper ak No. 137 Clark streot, was called for MAY 206, 1876. JAlio defensg: o was st the gaming-room ovar No. 166 Clark atiest, when Mr., Putonm edme it Garrity wag not with lum. Witncas dotalled the particulars of the gamo Lhat was playod, and #aid tha complaipand lef¢ tho rocm without saye e anvthing, Cross-cxamined: The parly who cama in with Putnam was named Dan Rico. Heo loaknd very much like Garrity, ‘woro mustacbe, eto, llo s Dhim ou Clark etreot Monc day. EN _Marke was the ‘*doalor;" &t not know who owned the houso. He hnew the place to be a gambling-honss, He had pever zeen Uatrity at Aacks' placo, Hoauly knew Garrity by afght; bad nevar spoken to hitm. Trwo petaous, named darsliall and Snell, wera in tho room whon Putnam and Rice came in, Jle-direct: 'Tha gamo was conducted aquarely, and no raw_ the donler offer Putnam chocks for tho money ho had won, Pntnamdid not tskotho checka becatne he was not through playing, PRANR MARSUALL wan aworn: Ilo waa a solicitor for advortise- ments, aud was {n tho gaming-room shen Put- nam came {n. A man by tho uatno of Rice came in with Putvam, Cross-rzamined: 1o was asolicitor for advar. tiserwente, and had hocn counected with the Daily Graphic, Now York, up to Jauuary laat. Since thon had boen in tho employ of Hehufor's News Agency, in Chiengo, A, BNILL wag next called: Tlo waa in the room whaon Mr, Putnam cawe . Did uot know the man who camo in with Putnam, o was positive it waa not Onrrity. Ilo went to the rooms to play faro, Ho often played, but not for a living. 1o noaadealer in horaos, sud had » stabla ab No, 763 Jacksau atrect, Cross-czamined: e did vot know Garrity, and Lind never zoon the mau sluco who visited the rooms with P'atnam. e, Putnam wag_recallod by the proseention, 'There wae no one in the raom when ho want in. Tho evidonco was uero rosted, aud the case was plven to the Inry without arrument. ‘I'is Jury was abacnt about thirty mlnutos, and returned with A VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY. ‘Cho pIninkiff manifestsd groat divpleasure at the result: and, notwithitanding that bo con- fossed haviog loat #1050, and having had refund- ed to lira £300 (whickh he was not pormitted to oxplain), spout spveral Lours in proving hia claim for mitoage and attondance as a witness. Ho flually loft the yoom in a ploreant mood. CRIME. QUTRAGES UPON WOMEN IN IOWA. Specfal Dispateh to The Chieage Tridune. Drs Moixxe, Ia., May 25.—There scoms to be an opldemio of rape mweeping over this State, Neacly every fall in Towa contalns & perpetrator of this crime. In thia county thera aro three versous chiarged with tho ofense. Two are out ou bonds. Tho other, who attompted to outtage a littlo girl at Nawton, last Decombor, and fled tbo country, was flnally traced to Michigan, wheroe hio was in good standing in socioty, Buper- intendent of a Baubath-school, and prominent ag a church-mombor, 4o has a wife and threo lit- tieclildren, Iu Admir County two cses occurrad within threo weeks. o first was w1 Waslington Townalip, A married man waa berding cattle. Io an sdjolning lot. divided by a stream, was a ronug woman nnllni cattlo,” Tho woman al- logea that the man forcibly took hor from her lorse sud accomplished his jurpose, when he flcd tha country, ‘Tho other was in Somerset Towusbip. A Gor- man girl, 14 yoara of ogo, applied &t & farm- house for a place. No help was wanted. She went to the hotse of & friend Lo atay over night, 8oop nfter she arrived, two young men, usmed Colwell aud auy, drove up, and esid thoy wero sent tao hiro a glrl for a farm-houes not far away. Tho girl conmontod to go, snd they aaia they would taks hor there immediately. Whon in asacinded place, they seizod and gagged ber snd violated Lier potsan, were, the next day, recog nlzed fu the atreots of Fontanolle, srrestod, and lodged in fnil. Thore fa & Vigitance Committeo in that county. Then thero was O'Conner, tho Cass Coonty suicide, who attempted to ravish his own daugh- tors. 1le waa n crovy of Loug, who hns perpe- trated tha erimo ropentedly 1o different parts of tho Ytato, and is now in prison for the ciime. A STEP-FATHER'S LOVING KINDNESS. Speeial Dimpaleh to The Chicago Trioune. Quixey, 1l, May 26,—A negro child sbout § years old was Lilled this morning by its step- Iather, a brutal negro, named John Fletcher. It appears that Iast night the boy was frotful, and, a8 punishment for making a noise, Flotcher whipped him eoverely nod threateucd to ropoas the cuugnuon uolosy ba,bocamo quiot. Nhortl! after 3 o'clock tho man was disturbed again, and, getting up, hickod the boy in tho side nud breast, brealang bid ribs and rendoting him insensiblo, Not content with this, when ho found that tho cbild did not get up, Fletchor grabbed him by tho throat aud choked bim until lifo was nearly ez~ tiuet, The child died soonaftor, The Coronar's Jury rendered a verdict In accordance with the Tacts stated, and the murderer'is nowin custody. A MYSTERY, Stectal Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, Des Moixes, Ia, Aay 26,—A few days ago, & man in the employ of Henry Anson discovered, 10 tho Des Moines River, about o mile sud a haif above Kilbourno, s large buodle, whicl, upon being opened, was found to contain & atraw tick, shocts, blankets, quilts, pillows, towels, slirts, apd drawers, bolooglng to » man; also, a palr of enspenders marked J. D, Kiester. Tho whole wore sttacked by a ropa to a picca of railrond iron sbout 7 fect long. Thero wero two soparato holen in the bad-clothes as though mado with & dirk, whtio the clothes wera nproad on the bed, Tho clothes wero much stained, but whether with blood csnnot be told. Beveral lottors wero also rolled up in ths buadlo, which may unravel the myutery. DAVENPORT GRIMINAL ITEMS, Special Ihepateh to The Chicago T'ridune, Davenronr, Ia., May 25.—This city {a just now inrosted with a large number of desporate chas- acters, who are very daring in thoir aporations. Yeaterday, an emigrant an & Rock Island train was robbed of 8150, and another passengee had ls pockot picked of €200. Oan some of the tralua tho threo-card-monto men are swindling the passengers. Besides this, within tho past #ix weoks, eevoral daring burglaries have been vommitted, in each instauce saveral hundrod dollara’ worth of articles belng stolon, THE BOSTON MURDER. Bosroy, May 25, —Thomas W, Piper, the al- leged murdercr of the littla girl Alabel Youuy, wag arraigoed to-day, A porson who passed the Warren Street Church about tho hour of the murder identified Piper as the man whom he saw olimbing from the belfry window to the ground. Boveral Ilttlo girls have atated that Piper has en~ deavored to entico tham into tho chuich at vars ous times. The prisoncr confessed this worntog that he was not in his right muind on Sundny, bud nmaintaine bis maccenco. SUPPOSED MURDERER, Bpectal Dispalch 1o T'ha Chicaon Tribuns, Dus Morsxs, In,, May 85.—~A man was arrented at Mount Ploasant, a fow days sgo, who anawars very closely the description of a murderor who Lias been sought for yome time by thse authoritios of 'Lerro l1aute, Ind. ‘The Sherlff canio ou from !n.lun:‘uhwked ab tho arrested mav, sckuowls adged thay bo answored tho description of the murderer, aud went back promising to send ong w!hfi cog::l 1dentify the prlsonerbeyond o shadow of doul LOUISIANA LAWLESSNESS, New OnLeans, May 25.—A camp of Austrian finhermen ou tho Daratoris was attacked by 3u0 Cadian residonts aud destroyed, aug the Ause srlaus threatened with violonce. A delegation of Austrians called on Gov. Kollogg for protoo- tion, An ofticer bay becn sont dowh to inveati- gate tho affair, JACKSON'S PLUNDER, Dostow, Masa., Alay 45.—Recent estimates of tho dofalcation of Absabam Jackson, the mussing lawyer, swoll tho amount to aver §700,000, It la stated thay Jackson 4 in Vermout, but it i» mors geucrally belioved that ho liss casefully provided sgaluxt arrest, and le on his way to Furape. No otops biave yot been taken to socoro i, KNOGKED DQWN AND ROBBED. Suesiad Liapatch @ The Chicuya Inlune, Eant sa18aw, Mich., May 25,.—Ilenry Miller was knocked down sbous 2:30 this morning, in & salovn, and robbed of $175. Jawmes Manion, of Detroit, sud_Walter Ousman, of this city, bave ‘Irmnumed chargod with kaviog comunitiad @ robbery. TO BE HANGED FOR RAPE. Nasuvie, ‘Teun, May 25,—The Bopreme Court to-day sentenced Jordan Holt, colozed, Lo bo banyed for s bratal raps upoa & 13-year-old bito girl, Hois to be Langed a¢ B 3'“1’0“.. ] o' god a6 Bhalbyville L . RAILROAD NEWS,. - Mr. Garrett Intends -to Fight It Out on That Line, No Passonger Depot to Ba Erected Im- & Y mediately, Tho Auditor’s Instructions for Assessing Rallroad Property. Promotion of Mr. H., 0. Wontworth, MR, GARRETT, ® I8 OPINION OF THE NAILNOAD WAR. Mr. Jotn W. Garrett, President of the Dalil. mors & Ohio Rallroad, who has boon n this city since last Baturday, lot, 3 for Baltimore this mornlvg. While hora ho has beon visited by the teading Wostern rallroad men aud other promi- nont peaple. I1e Liad lengthy 1nterviown yentor- day with the managera of tho Illinoia Central Tailroad in regard to «ho eroction of a pasasnger dopot on the Lako-Front. Mr. Garretl stated to & Tuinune reporter last avoning that NO ARRANGEMENTS FOI A PABYENGER DEPOT had yot beon made, but he had no doubt that temporary arrangomenta dould bo perfocted with tho city authoritics to Jand thair passongers at tho foot of Madison streot, when their leaso of the Exposition Bullding expited, until auch tima .28 the Lako-Front could Lo scured for a dopot sito,whan he would jolutly with tho Illinois Central Railtoad build an edifico which wonld ba a credit sud ~~namont to tho city, Ho lad acontract with tho Iltinots Central by which ho conld enter tho Central Dopot, but as the Michigan Contral #till objects to his coming, hio wauld not insiat ou lis rights. Hodid not think tho Michigan Central and Butlinglon Roads would join in tho arection of,a Unon Depot on the Lake Front, at least thoy oxpronsed thomeolves to that offect to bim, clalming it was (hoir intention to move slsawhets, IN NEGARD TO TUE BAILROAD WAB, 3, Garrott snid that it deponded entlrely on the Ponnsyrlvauis Ilaitrond managzers to terminato the pronont contlict. As fat as he was concorned, ho would never move an fuch from the position ho bad taken. As soon as the right was coucod- ed to 'his road to outor Now York over tho Pounaylvauia Tallroad, as ke had been doing for thirty years, snd to maka auch rates from Daitimors and Chicago a8 lie choro, he was rondy for poace, and uot sooner. 1Ile would not meddle with tho rates from Pbiladelphia aud Now York, and wontd be willing to maintain any rate the roads at those oints ehould sdont. o cared but [ittlo for the av York and Pinladelphia teafiic, his prigeipal object beolug to make Baltimoin the principal outlot for the produce frora the CGroat Wost. Bince tho completion of his road to Chicago, the busingss of Baltimore had received a great im. petug, and property o that oity Lad Iargely ad- vagced in value, Tne Baratoga combination, which bad been gotten up to ruin the Ballimore & Ohio Rallroad, Lad only sorved to ostablish tho road snud ‘giva it & standing in the Woet which otherwins it could not havo obtained for many yosrs. It bad beon and was now 1US VIR OBILOT to maintain the froight rytes on fourth class, the prinelpal freight shipped from the Wost at 33 cents per 100, This was & reasonable rate, and gavo bis Company a falr profit. The other liues bad to submit to this rato or there could bono peace. ‘They might go above or bolow this fig- ure if thoy choso, bnt ho wonld not be coerced by thom into making a rate to enit them, He intendod to mausgo his own business, and not bava it managed by othors, It waa tho intercst of tho peoplo of the \Woat to support hils road, for othierwiso ressonable rates could not be maintained. The passepger rates wero now bo- low a paying fgure, and wonld be raised again aftor tha restoration of peace. But uader no consideration would ha consent to raise them agaln to what they woro boefora tho war com. meyced, As far a8 tho Daltimore & Ohlo Rall- road wasconcorned, it COULD STAND WAR ANY LMNOTH OF TIME. Ita financial condition novor was better than o presont, and tha earnings wore dally inoreamng ; still he rogrotted that the war waa sovarely 1n- Juring other Jives and dewtroving Amerioan toad nosurities abroad. The Ens Railroad was now in such bad financial condition that it would be forced into bankruptoy bofore long. The Penosylvania Railroad, though stil \mmi-iu' nbout lia earnings, was now making monoy. The road had been loalng immense smountssince the war bogan, and euch Lttte exhibitions of petty spite refusing to carry tho Umited States matl from tho Halhmore & Ohlo depot would help it but ittle, Mo bad a letter from the P(ntmufer- Gonersl this mastter, from that road. Though this war was at preseut injnring o great many interosta, ntill 1t was his opinion that In tho end it wonld prove a great blessing and establish tho railroads in thia coun- try on » soundor aod firmer basls than they bad besn on heretofors. —_——— RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS. 4 CINCULAR ¥NOM AUDITOR LIPPINCOTT, Special Duspateh to The Chicago Tribune, Brpivarterp, 11, May 25.—Tbe Auditor-Gaen- oral, Chariea E. Lippincott, Las in proparation s clzcular which ho will sond out to the Conuty Crorks of tho Stato on the 1st day of Junc, {n- stucting them as to the manoor that rallroad proporty sholl bo ssscased this yoar. ‘Cho clrcu- las noems t0 be based upon tbe opinion of the Attornoy-Genoral, recantly furnislod tho Au- ditor, Thoro s but onp Important chango sug- gosted {n tho manver of sesessmount, and that 18 with reference to the assossment of depots or other buildings siusted on the right-of-way. Horetofore thoso buildings bayo Leen azsessed snd distributed over tha )ne pro rata 1 propoition to the number of miles of main track. Now it ia proposed to as. pess them for taxation within tho cities avd towun whero they are sitnated, giving to each tba bepotit of the tax resulting from the yalue of property within {ta lunits, ‘I'he cirqular also instructs County Clerk that tho right of way of railronds will b asscesed, as suggested by tho Attorney.Genoral—~thas ig, the ordiuary width of the npbt of way along tho lino of the road will be takou aud mocepted as indicating what sbould ba ansecsed a3 yight of way, all el10 to bo sssessod as properly in kind is asacnsed, 5o thal citv lois, or Jands owned by raiiroad companies aajaceut to the railroad track, will bo dicounccied from ripht of way, and sesessed aa lots and lands. "Ihe Auditor will also kend ont & eireular to thie tallroad companics notifying them of these changos 1o the mauusr of arscusing tholr property. TILE RRW JENSEY RATLIOADS. May 25.~1'he stockboldore of Companies of Now Jeraey to day elected tho following Dirociors for tho ene wuing year: John J. Astor, William G. Cook, A, D. Dcunis, Bonjsmin Fish, Hsmilioa Fieb, Lambridge Livingston, Nehemiah Dorry, Isaso W. Boudder, Goorge (1, Btovens, Nobert A, Stockton, Ashbel Welsh, and Hamuel Wolsh, —_——— MISCELLANEQUS. PEISONAL, Evor since Me, W. B, Strong has sasumed olarge of the Michigan Coutral Raflrosd o has done bis ntoiost to maks the road tho model road in the country,ss {ar as the persoanel of jta ofticers was concornod. As heads of the various dopartmoants ho has secured the best talont to be obtained, aud in most inwlances thess men ~wera Weatoru men, whilo heretofore wany of them came from tho East, who kuew nothin, abigut the Western business, One of tho bes mavea Dir, Strong has yet made fs the sppolut- ment of Mlr, Henry 0. Wentworth as Goneral Passpuger and Ticket Agent, with headquarters 1 tuis iy, Hereioforo the hoadquarters wore at Dotrolt. No man could have bosn seleoted batter fitted for thus rospoumble poot thav Mr, Wentworth, Forten yeats ho has boon tho Uone eral Wostorn Paasenger Agont, and durlug the 128t slx months tho Genoral I'assengor Agant of the road fn thin city. Hoiavirtually s Chicaga may, and kpows just what the road poeds at this cnd, whera most of Its business [a obtained. Mr (. D, Whitcomb, the foriner Goneral Tioket Agont, remains with tho Company as assistant, aull will have chiergo of the busines ay the De- troit oud of the line. Al communications, hows ever, will hereattor bave to bo directed to Mz, K, ©. Weutworth. RIIE FINANCES, New Yorx, May 46.—Dresident Jowets, of the Erig Rallway, w an ioterview with & reporier this evening, stated that the Pennsylvsvia coal compauien have tefused to enler inta nxfl pegotiations for the purchase of tha Erle co lands, aud 1o viow of this state of affairs e hay called » special meeting of the Directors for tmarrow to take sppropriate action undur tho clroumutauces. 5 Fha Zimes oayes “All the atock-jobhiog operationn, an ona side or the othet, cannot save the Erie Ratlway from passing {nto the bsuds of a Tiecelver, The exvosures of two years 8go olearly foreshadowod that result.” INJUNCTION BRPUAED. ATrANTA, GA, Ay 25.—juntico Bradley, of the United Statea Court, and Dintrct Judgo Errkine refusod to onjoin the sale of the Macon & Brunswick Italtroad, or to appaint a Jtocever, 8 potitionad for by John I*. Branch, of Virginia. LOGANSFONT, CRAWTORDAYILLE 8 BOUTIWESTELY, Nrw Yonk, May 25.—A meeting of the boud- holders of tho Loganaport, Crawfordarills & Houthwestern Railway Company waa hold yes- torday, with C. IL Dolamoter {n the ohsir, ad Frederick W, Joncs, Hocretary. & statemont of ihe conditiou of the road swiorted that 83,600,- 000 hase beon sunk {u buildiug and equipping it, and tho eainings are not mifliciapt to meet tho necossary expenscs. A commities was appoint- ed to visit the railroad and nacertain 118 truo coudition,-jts origiual oust, 1ts prevont abilities, and what ount will bo neocoasary to boex- ponded ta Fh“ the resd {n warking order, snd what will then bo 1ta valuo per milo. VEBDICT AGAINST A IAILIOAD. Lawnesce, Kan, May 25.—The suit of Doug- 1aa Connty agaiust the Leavonworth, Lawreuce & Ualveaton -Railwsy, to rreover Londs frandus lently sucd to that'couuty, has boon desided by the county recelving s vordict of $400,000. SPORTING NEWS BASE-BALL. BT, LOUIS—WLSTERXS, Spectal Dispaleh to The Chicago Tridune, 8r. Louts, Mo,, Msy 25.—In the gama of baze ball to-day botweon tho Browns, of this city, and tho Westoros, of Kookuk, the former camo out victarlous by 8 soora of 3 to 2. Little interost 'waa taken in the grwe. Thoro wero less than 400 peoplo on the gronnd, TUE BOSTONS AND THIE BROWNA, In baso-ball clrcles much talk prevalls concern- ing tho game botween tho Dostous aud the Ht, Louts Drowns. It Bradley pitchen, Lots will stand about $10 to $8 i favor of the Bostous. WIHTTES AND REDS, ' Tho White Stockings encaunterod the St, Louls Reds on the T'weatyoLhird atroet: grounds yester- doy aftornoon, end defeated them cmaily, the searo boing 16 to 2. This waa tho third contest botween theso nines, all of which bave resuitod in favor of tho Chissgo Club. ‘The flrst game betwoan [those toams, which was played m 8t. Louis May 12, resultod in the most remariablo peora ever made in the sunals of baso-ball, the cloba standing at tho close 1 to 0. 1t wan rogard- od a8 1 proot of the strongth of the Iinds, and 8t. Loajs withdraw part of its astoution from its rogulsr professlonsls, and bestowed it upon theso co-operative plasers, who beforo had not onlisted much interost. Dut tho result of that gomo praved to Lo a falso basts upon which to srguo tha ability of tho Reds,'for sinca thon thoy bavo mot with vory bad dofoats atthe banda of tho samoe club which thoy held down tos minglorun. Asa whole, the piueis acarcoly fit to gopo with tho vateran profossioual teama in the fipid this year. Two or Ltures of its playors may bo ropardod ns first-class, Tue pitoner, catchor, flist base-map, and ahan—ntofi are all good plavers, but therg are ssvoral neal placea fn tho Ciub, and itsbat:ing qualitics are inferior, if tho gamo yestorday mav bo fairly takon ae a critecion, ‘[lia uine, thougl, desarvos o good doal of encouragemount from tho fact that itis tho ooly professional one iuthe country compoged of Westorn players. TUE GAME, 8 Indlcated by the score, wad 8 one-slded one, and lisace from tha ad:titior al fact that Wihitos' play waa boluw their standurd 1t was devoid of much Intorest, The houo olntb at times played lovsely in the fleld, bot thoy distiugmishad them- salvos at the bat. Thoy struak ava of their goad days for handling the witlow, and povished Dlong's pitclung sovescly. The visitors showed o.naiderablo weaknesa In the tlold,and raast of the runa af their oppouenta wera the result of thelr errors, Thoy fatled to make amend: st tho bat, and tho cousequence was they wera soundly beaten, ‘The audienco numbered nearly 2,000 people, Tom Foley, formerly fielder 1a tha White Btock- ings of 1872, was chosen umplre, and the game waa called pramptly at Lho time announced. BY (NNINGS. The Reds last the toss and weat to bat. Oran wont out by Whita to Devlin, and n pretty double plsy by Petars, Hines, and Davlin closod tho inninge with no runs, Higham led off for, hia side with & baag hit, aud scored on Wiite's strlke to Bodmond, who fumbled the ball badly.. White was run out at third, aud the slde was put ont losving, Daviio and Hines on bases which thoy had reached by baso hits, In the Rods' necand Houtz roached first on arvors of Paters and Doslin, thoe Grat bandling tho ball alowly, and tholatter mulling it when thrown. Morgac's dy lo ceuirs sas badly muffed by Huatings, on which Ifoutz crosscd the home plata. 1o the third, mghlm ‘again belpad bume solf to a baso by a safe Lit. A passed ball gave himasnotbor. 1fo scorod oo Devlin's lut to third, which wes muffed st fizat. Hioes in torn brought 1n Deviin by & fiuobit to right flold, and \;u bimsalf put out while trylog io steal Escond, < ‘The Rode woro blanked in tho third, fourth, and Afil inuings, slthongh in the last Lo tuon gob bazes on orrors of Dovlin and Hastinge. 1n the slxtls they scored one run. their last in tho gemo. Rodmond took firwt on a basa hit to foft. After two had boen retired on foul catches, ouvo by Zottloin and the otber by Higham, Swensy struck a balt to Zett, who siruck it with Ins band bpt failed to stop it. Ilinos .was slow in lot uklnE 1t qu. and Devlin it slip through his tlugers. Duri g tha Jugglivg Redmond scored. In tho sixth, the Chicagos knocked ont sevon runs through hoavy batting snd errors of thelr oppouents. Devhin took first on Morgan's muflf of L:a grouuder. Iiines earnod a bavo byasafe it to laft. Dovtin tallied on Poters’ beantiful hit to right. A paseed Ladl helped both & bass. Hinew theu scored on Glenn’s hard hit to short-stop, hold it Zettleln followed with a silowed Peters Lo come home, nski earned a base by a but past second. QGloun snored on Higham's bit to short-stop, nno played to second to catoh Diolaski. Scoond muffed, on which Zotslein scorcd. Huetlogs' safe strike to loft brought in both Tielaski avd ILigham, White, Hastings, acd Dovlin afterward went out succesuion, In this ipning a fonl ball from DPoters’ bat wtruck Ilint lo ths forehead, and cauged such an infury that the game waa suuponded for somo minutes, At Jast Lo wont futo the right fleld, Rodmond taking bis placo beblad tho bat, and Orau going to short, 4 In the sovouth, olghth, ayd ninth innings tho Reds were blanked wulout reachmg a baso, with the excoption of Blung, in the mnth, who struck a tall which glanced off Iines’ shuna, Tho Whites added three 1uus to their acore in the eightl, being hielped therato -by heavy bat- ting, and bad fisiding on tha part of the lody, Ilastinge reaclied fiist ap au eiror, and came In on Ifines’ long liner to centre. Potors reached hid base on .a " muufl by secand baso, and Lo ana [linea wore broaglit in by Glonn's bil to right Hiclaski got in & run 1u tho uinth by bass hits by bimaolf and Haskings. ‘Cho rollowing is TuY 400RN3 who could ot hut, which i & ovaals » ®lel ompascmeo Bu lelormorezwel & Y Loz won Blaes 21 oo PPN P et wflk’"%huu—ufimmnrm;s y T L . ‘WasurygTon, D, C., May 25, —Dase bell: Harte fords, 83 Washiugtons, b — THE TURF. . OMARA DUIVING-PALR MEXTINO. y Oxana, Neb,, May 35— time for muking entrien lu tho trotting racea at the June weeting, ta take piaco at the Quaba Driving-Park og the Bth, 9th, 10th, and 11th of pest montb, closed Jast night. ‘ho raccs prowise 40 Lo & greal gbe traction, and an event fu tho sperting world, THE PENNSYLVANIA MINERS, Mavcu Cyusg, Te., DMay 25.—Lentz, Pow- map & Co.'s oollicys, at Mahboney Cify, ro- aumed operations yoatcrday, at 20 per cout ro- duotion on she basis of: 1874 for une mooth, aftor which e permancut arrsnpemont with tho men will probably bo made. Larly sesumpilon in the eniire anthiraclle regions Is exmected, —— JOHN C. BRECKINRIDQE, New Osueaxs, May 25.—Tha friends of {be 1ate Gen, Jobo 0. Biockoyridge mot at the St Charles Hotel to-night, and sdopted gesolutions eulogiziog the Ufe *=A charsoter o* BLaLOKIRAL. THE SCHoOOLS, Rcnewod Contest on the Text. Book Question, The Harpers and Their Remarks (op. cerning Catholics, A. G. Lane's Accounts, A mesting of the Doanl of Tidncatlon held in their rooms, No. 85 Fifth avenuo, laat evening, Prosident Rickborg in tho chair, OBIROSIL The Oatikesh Suporintondent of Schioola epy in's cominunication askirg the Board to afd 4,9 puplls of the scourged city by contsiimtions of books to Toplace thoso consumed (n tho recent firo, Supt. Plokard was ampoworad to place & boy in cach school-house for book conlributious, TANE'S ACOOUNT. Cinrles O, Chaso mont in a lotter which fp. closed one from A. G. Lane, Linviog reforenog g the payment of iho batance dne on his note,— £5,78L.78, with {nterest from Jan. 1, 1676, Tue toltumng fs tho cotnmuuieation ¢ Cnioano, May 35.—C, C, Chase, Rag.—D: Your apblication Tor the paymontof tiie bal ou my nols, seonred by iny bondamen, whih wey v for finds dus the Clty of Chicayo) wiich wery deposited 1n the Frankhin Baik, bas been'rocelved, § bave Leen unablo to sell a suflicent simonut of my projerty to micot this tote, All obllgatlons resting Apn me, 4 @ muan and a1 4 clileen, shall bo met' g »o0n s L'ean soll tuy progperty. Yours truly, v AG Lawr, ‘The communication was reforred to the Com. mittes on Nehool-Fuud Proparty. Mr. Chaso also presouted- a'lotter from B, g, Uinpan, of Cineinnatl, in_reforeuco ta tho pay. mont of & part of tho Lnrchase-money upon 4] weres lutice. 21, 37, 11, 'Cho sofnl awioune now duo is £17,830.63. Itoforrzd so thn samo Committeo together with thae attorucy of the Board. FEXT-NIOOKS, Inspector Chetlain movod the reconsidoration of the actian of tha Boaul fn rogad to taxe bouks, al tho meativg ono woek ago. ,Che mouion prevailod. Inspector Iloyno moved that thae text.hooks of 1aat year bo tho same usod i the public salooly this year. Lors. - Inkpeetor Hovno moved that thoy L the same in tho grammar, didtrict, and primery schools, Inepcotor Olesan, as nn amendment, moved that Montietl's Pumary Geography be edded to the kint. Both amendment suil snotion were lost. Inspector English moved that the toxt-books used in the senools this yoar'tp.uszd noxt ye Ingpector Oleson moved his lormer ame ment, winob provailed. é Iuspector Weleh, na & further amondment, movad that Felter's Primary Aritomstic busab- sb.tuted for Robinsou's Rudimonte, ‘Tho motion was rulod ont, aud tho Doard ra- fused all other amendmouts, pendmg tho de- oision of the recousidoratinn question io rogurd to tho ropoxt of tho Committun, Inspootor Qovert tnoved that the motion of Inepeator Linghsh, iu reforoncs to the text~ Lovas of naxt yeur, be laid upon the tabla. Yor hnnselt, ho ehonld be sorrs i such & resolution, imparasly condemulay the oatiro work of the Committee, #hould pass, Iuspector Rutliardt moved tuat the Doard re- #olvo itsolf into Commisteo of the Whole. Ovorruled by the Chair, Jusvector Ieed, whila Lo did oot think it ad- visablo to mako iroquont chauges in toxt-booke, deemed It vory expodiont to make chavges in. somo mattors, Ho thuught that tho pasense of Inspector Euglish's motion would bo treating tho Committea ou Toxt-Books uulairly. Inspoctor ltnfiush T80 10 somn porsonal ex- planation, Ifo had, in the firat piace, aflixed his nutno to tho report aftor much hesitalion, Jla. had voted for tho roport and the recom- mondations of the Committos, which were squelched'ss the yecords'sould show. It was unfair to attack bim for tho motlou inado aticr’ tho report had been changcd. 1t was phila tust tho renort, as adopted, was esaentinlly duferont from that originally made. Inspector Covert. moved the following ameud-, ment to the motion of Mr, Engllstis With the cxception of Walton's Iutelloctual Aritbe metic, Dlackmann's Graded Binger, 1, 2, a1 3, Aualyl- feal Bocond Toader, and Robiusou'a Hudimontn, Tuspoctor English’s motion, a8 amended by Mr, Covort, was carrted. Inspeator Bluthardt moved that tho Normal Bobool .test-beolis Lo the eame 88 thoso laye iau. wilh the oxcaption of Huxiey & Youwan's Poysiology, aud tho Analytical Bixth Deader. Tho motion waa carried, Ingpoctor Tnghsh moved that tho toxt-books used in tho Chicago High ‘School bo the same as the presont yoar, with iha excaption uf Huxle & Youman's Physiologv, Liobinson's Unl versity Algobra, lHaven's Meutal Pliloacshy, Anslyucal Sixth Lteader, Crosby's Gramuwar, Blc!alllar'u Marie Stuart aud Wuham Toll. Care rled. Y + Inspector Bluthardt moved the roconsideration of tho vote Dy wineh the toxebaoks used in Noraal school hisd boen dererodoed, in order that Havou's Montal Philosophy wght be added Carried, 2 1urpoctor Oloson moved that dMontoith's Goog. raphy be used in the gramunar, district, and primary schouvls, Loat. Insoccter Wolch oved that tho primary gougraphy propured by A. B. Lunes & Co. be adopted. No action wan taken, tuspector Covest moved that Swinton's Lau- Rruage J.osacna e gdopt dag s b 8t-buck in the grammar, primis v aud di trct ko .oola. Carned 1us; sotor Lughish moved the 1ecunsidaration of tho motion by wh'o) Aonieith's Geograply had boen rejectod. Curried. The motion to reco 1eilor tha voto by which Bwintou's Languaga Lostons was adopied, was sgan bronght up. A Inspector Covort felt called upon to de fond | o, ‘Loot, nmwauch a1 WS ab tacked by coitain tnembers of tho Doard, beowse " published by tho * Harpers. Thbe Vowrd of Education was not s sectarlan body, aud taok nu notice of croads, awtiouslity, or enything tmt the best interesta of the F‘“pd" Prol. Welch eald that ho was a free thinuer, but the grosa attacks mado by Harper Dros. on tho Catholics lad, no doubt, embittered the Cathollc mombors of the Board. I'roudent Richberg—~Tho gentleman wiil con-, fno himaelf to the* question. Wo know neither - Catuolics, nor Prutostauts, mor Froo-Thlukers hero, Wo are aimply Lue Chicago Board of Education, Drof. Welch contlnoed by enying that tho altasks of JIarpeis’ publications on tho Catho- o3 woio falwe sod shamoful, sud gave guod ouuse for opposition, 4 1 Tuspector LEnglieh said that he opposed the book on othor grounda as well, e bovk was very peosly constructed, ungrammatical, and of & low typo of htoranire, Gen, Lhotlalu—1 did not Jmow nntil to-night by whom the book wau published, Inpnector English eaid fie had no denomins- tional objection to tto book. "Fhe motien to1oconeklder provabied. "Tho motion to ndopt swinton's Language Les-, sons way put and lout. “ ‘ * MISCELLANEOUF, -~ A propomtion lrom Muicolm Jamieson to lease tha oid Jones Behiool lot, corner of Clark aud liarsisou stroots, at 0 percout ou tue valuation, wag accepied, .- A olpi of 848,40 for sppralelng echoal lands e Comimiiieo 0a Appeintments reportad ‘I'ie Commities on ntments repo: - follows; FEY % Confrinaticns—Lizzle A, Cavonagh, Brammony l-mflu,m, Liuzo; Soger i, Sebgoldayer, wmng. fony il L. M) lyan, Wals) streets Alice P, Thbst's, Zoora Kally, Ausstasia llewy, es ; Dore B, lalog, Weutworth aventet Nc{lz:,\s-wn Vedder atreat; Floreuce ORumiseu, ’Brocke e Slendors, Clark, tafanations—Maggio Flsndo 3 Fartin. Corelacatiotuma ¥ Tustin, Emily Tas, Jeunie Clarke, Lucy Baker, Nellio W. Andereon, May ¥riond, Core ¥, Wheslor, Auna J. Duaton, Mary ¥, Clndwiek, Hettis Doolittle, Miynia Stevrns, Hattie N, Collyer, Leouoms A, Datton, Minnfe 8, Grecn, . After Javing over » fow watters of tnifliog imw pariance, the Loard sdjoutued. , A sfogulsr Llopcment. A romauca iu repl 1ifo Iy roportod from Felh fax, ip Yorkshire, Eagland, namely, the elopo- miens of_a bride on her wedding dsy with the geullewnn who'olticisted a8 **bekt mian ” at the ceromony, sud who was, morcover, engagod (o Do marriod to heralater, After the marringo bad talion place, $lio wodding party adjouraed to tho buuwo of the iide's wother. ~ Ouo by ous they latt thie room whora they were assombled, nutil tlio bridogroom fonnd himself sitting alons with bis mothor-ln-law, Bows time Laviog clapsed without (e appearauce of the bride, and the brideyroom baviog eshausted Wy convervational powers, ks went in search of Les, aod was res wvarded by findlufi her in a paolig house with the * Lest wan." “Ale Lridegroom bimself, b’mi. tottoaler, waa givon fo understsud thab bis Rm-ancn was de tron ln (hst ostablisbmont 'liis lod t0 sn argument, during tbe course of whish tha brido atd tha *sbest man " slipped oad g:‘t:!a- uuu!allo house, and Lave nob siuce be.a