Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 8, 1875, Page 14

14 SPORTING NEWS: Closing Day 3f the -.v"lVIn-for tunate.’ Race” Meeting at Buffalo. Little Fred Takes the First Money in the 2:29 Race, The Favorite in the Pools Among the Distanced Horses, Comments of the Eastern Press on the Break-Up of the Boston Nine, The St. Louis Browns Defeat the Ath- letics Yesterday. Organization of the Chicigo Yacht Clab =~The Toledo Regatta, THE TURF. EUFFALO RACES. Bverial Disvatch to The Chicaan Tribune. Borraro, N. Y. Aug. 7.—A high wind follow- ing the heavy rain of yesterday, dried the trot- ting park so rapidly that it was in splendid rac- ing coudition early in the day. Accordinely the programme for the second day, which embraced purses for 2:29 and 2:40 horses, was carried out. The 2:40purse wassubstituted for the 21§ purse, which did not fill. The 2:29 race was s heavy betting race, and proved a severs blow to know- ing ones. York State was the favorite, selling for more thaa all the rest as fast as pools could be knocked down before the first hest. The losw of the first and second beats did not deter his backers from continning to in- vest oo him, as they wera confident his stayiog pewers would carry him ibrough, but it was a. sore disappointment to them when too Iate they discovered that he was short of work, owing to unfavorable weather, and, instead of rallving on the home stretch, became distressed and nnable 10 Bnish lesa than balf wsy down. The wind blew s perfect gale doring the whole evening, and, a8 the horses bad to breast it on the home streteh, the time made is remsrkably good. The day was very cold aod decidedly sgamst the sport, THE 2:29 CLASS. First heat—On the fifth ecors the horses wers eont away to & very good etart. On the first turn York State showed in froat, with Albert, Fred, and Jean Ingslow close un, the balance distribated from 8 to 6 lengths back, Albert's rushing pace nearing the quarter, drew clear of Fred and carried York Btate to a break befors ‘pansing the pole, which was reached In 373¢. Oo the straight Albert shot ahead rapidly, and op- m&a the Judge's etand led three lengthe, with second, a length in sdvance of Jesn In- gelow, York Stata two lengths abead, and Cale- dovis Chref, at whoee hoels wers the re- mainder well together. At the half, io 1:12, the eame positions were maintained. On the third quarter Fre i closed on Albert.and York Biats passed Evas, while the others remained bunched. with Picton falling to the rear. Swing- ing imto the home stretch. Fred was at Albert's ‘wheels six lengths ahead of York State, who was six lengths in advance of Jean Ingelow, and all the rest except Picton close up. Fred gave Al- bert & hard strugeie all the way homs, bat failed of succers by half a length. York State finished fast, and was & good third, while Jean Ingelow beat Caledonia Chief by a nose for foarth place. The eixth, seventh, and eighth were welt T, the others strung out, [icton barely safe. Time, 2:243. Second heat—The start was one of the prettiest ever reen, all coming up level and even. On- the first turn York State made a rush aod took the pole. Albert and Fred followed close by, aud at the quarter, in 363, all three wera to- getber. Entering the stretch Doty made a brush with A bert and took the 16ad. but the ef- fort carried him to & break, aod York State and Fred 1eft_him five leugtbs in the rear_before be wax steadisd. . Prom opposite the judges' stand to the wire it was a neck-and-neck race between the leaders, which was iinally decided by York State breaking 50 yards from home. Aoppie Collins brushed finelv on the bome stretch, ..and secured third place in the last stride. Albert and Gen. Mao were respect- ively fourth and fifth, & head and reck behind Collis, the others strung out badly. . Time, 2963 7lurd heat—The borses wers well tozether at €he word, but on the first tarn Fred. York State, and Albert showed the wav.; At.the quarter.in §73%, Jean Ingelow and Lady Turpin v proe- g he guard, and entering the back- stretch moved ioto second and third places, both York Bitate snd Albert haviog left their fest. At the balf in L:144 Fred led by three lengths, Torpin had a neck the 'beat of Jean Ingelow, who was four lenyths before York State. closelv followed v Gen. Mac. The rest out of the race. On the third quarter Iogelow retired, Tarpin moved up to Fred's wheel, York State passed Ingelow be- | fore resching the pole. and brushed uo to the leaders at the head of the stretch. The race home was verv fine. Half way down, York Stata, Turpin, and Fred were quite even, their dnvers whipring and shaking them vigorouslv. At the distance York State brcke and left Turpin and Fied to finish one of the best heats ever wit- nessed, which Fred won by & head 1 2:263{. ‘The rest 88 per SUMMAry. Fourth heat—At the word, Fred took arun sod Ianded s lencth and a balf shead on the turn, followed by Turpin and Eva,trottiog steady and fast. Re. ing tbe quarter, in 87X, Turpin was at Fred's eaddle-girtb, with Eva pressing Opposmite the judges' stand Eva shot to the froot, and althongh Fred indulzed in several runs cn the back siretch ehe led him two lengths a$ the half, in 1:14, Gen. Mac third. Turpin fourth, and the ba'ance in s etring of 50 yards. On the third guarter Fred took advantapeous ruons et the head of the stretch, and lay at Eva's wl A pretty race Lome was marred by Eva's breaking about 50 yards from the wire and failing to recover before crossing the score, which she reached balf a length ahead; Fred wooond, Turpin & good third, and the remainder 8 per summary. After consultation the Judges awarded the heat to Eva on the ground that the did not gain v her break; while Fred broke repeatedly and gained every time. While thin decielon received Bome approbation, it was vehemzntly denounced by the majority of the spactators. not a few of whom thought the heat should have been given Tarrin. ‘Time, 2:28. Fifth heat—When sont off all were well up, but before reaching the turn Fred, Gen. Mac, aod Jean Ingelow werein the van, Eva baving broken and lost the pole. Fred and Jean Togelow trotted together past the quarter in 389, leading Gen. Mac bLalf u leneth; Albert fourth, Tuorpin fitth, aud the balance all io s beap be- ind. Fred carried Jean Ingelow to g break on e Lacketretch, and took s clear lead. Oppo- te the judges' stand, at the hslf, .in ~7 116 Fred led two lengths; Gen. Mac second, Jean Ingelow fourih, and the balance scattered for 30 yards back. On the third quar- ter Shaoty came out of ruck with astonishing rapidity, and disposed of all but Fred before resching the pole. Coming home ho got: along- side of Fred, but wheu Higbee called on the lat- ter st the distance-stand e responded gellsntly and came away, and won tho hiat by a length. Time, 2:29%. Gen. Mac and Turpin _werc re- spectively & good third and fourth, and Jean In- gelow, & fair fifth, was set back to last for run- ning. Fred took the first mouey, Albert sscond, Eva third, Turpin fourth, AUMNARY. 2:29 class, purse, $5.000; firat, §2,60; sccond, $1,250; third, $150 ; fourth, $003 1 313 % Sublaban Housoned Emunanace e 8 Hoax BuaemaSnuat Bau & E dr 1§ 22637 220K k8] XN THE 2:40 BACE. Inthe first heat, from a good send-off, Pilot took the lesd on the turp, and held 1t the firrt uarter. but on ibe straight was Boy and Woodruff. At the haif the Boy Jod s length; Woodruff second, three lencths Pilotof Sam fourtb. Pet fitth, a length di- wding the third and fourth and fourth rod fifth, i from Quiker’ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 1875.—SIXTEEN ' PAGES. LB uarter Woodruff took the lead %, and Pet'moved into ihird place. After an excit:ng contest on the home atretch Qnaker won the beat by a neck from Woodruff, Pet third, Pilot fourth, Sam last. Time, 2:383. ¢ Second heal—This was decidedly uninteresting. Aehland Pet took the lead atter the firet quarter. from which point all weat around in sivgle file without the shghtest change, a length or two between them all the way. Time, 2:363(. Third heat—This was.an agreeable contrast with the last. Woodruff was urzed from the start, and at the quarter had opened a gap of tbree leneths; eecond, and Piot third, Quaker Boy fourth, and Pet last on a break. The eame pocitinns were preserved to the balf, where Woodruff had increased the lead to five lengtha, On the lower turn Sam gradually crept op to the leader, and was within. a leneth of . him on entering the stretch, outfooting bim all the way down. [o passed bim at the distance, “ but, “unfortunately, broke close to the score and lost the beat by a hea ‘The otbers poor, ss per summary. Time, 2:383¢. Fourth heat—This was a close contest, from the wire fo the threequarter pole. between ‘Woodruff and Aebland Pet. Woodruff took the lead on the first turn, but was overtasen by Pet just past the quarter nole, snd they trotted the Becond and third quartera abreast, but at the head of the stietch, when urged for a final ef- fort, Pet broke badiy, easbliag Woodruff to &in easy in 2:393¢. Fufth heai—Quaker Boy got the best of the stert, took the lrad on the first tern, and ket it to the finish. 8am tried hard to’ reacn him by runmine, bat only _succeeded in beinz Tut back tolest. Ashland Pet, Pilot, and Woodruff made & very poor showing. Under the rules Sam and Pil. t went to the etable for not winning a heat in five. Time, 2:3934. &urth heat—Just s the herses were called, rain beean to fall, and- the track becams s'ippery. Asbland Pet proved the best mud horse, and wan without & contest in 2:461¢. ¥ This lefc Woodraff. Quaker Boy, and Pet with two heats each, snd the judges postponed the deciding beat until Monday at half-past 1, BACES AT MILWAUKEE. Snecial Dnraten to The Chicaan Tribime, Mruwaukee, Aug. 7.—In the race at the Cold Brrings coarse this afternoon for a purse of 2200, $150 to first and ¥50 to second borse, best three in five, thera were three entries. Lady Griswold took the fr-t. third, sni fifth heats, ad the first money. Prince second. Time, 2:33, 2:33, 2:33. A matines race, best three in five, was won 42, On the d Raesell's Mellie Pawn on the fifth heat in 2: GOLDSMITH MAID AND AMERICAN GIRL. PoverreErste, N. Y., Ane. 7.—At the races at the Diiving Park to-day Goldsmith Maid dafeat- ed American Girl and Huntress. —Time. 2:173{. 2:18, 2:19%, 2:20. American Girl took tho first beat, and the Maid the remanier. ANOTHER HORSE OUT OF CONDITION. Al Hanking' famous colt Aramus, whichup to his last race st Dexrer Park had never lost a beat, ia out of eorts and will pe lud up for thres or four weeks. It will be remembered that the race alluded to wasone of the most exciting ever contested in the West. The en- triea embrace several very mnotable Southern borses, some of which were backed heavily agamst Aramus, who was a strong favorite. T'robably no race ever ran in Chicswo indnedd 80 much beflinf: full £50.000 chauging hands on the resnlt. Porsons who+a betting incere-ts wonld have been helped bv Ina defeat tampored with Aramus. and at the cooclusion of the race it was discovered tha. be had been drugged. e won the race in spits of this malicivus treat~ ment, but has ¢ince shovn bimseif t2 be con- siderablv ont of condition. He has been with- draru from eoveral races in which it was ex- pected he wonld_ start. and will oot azain bo entered until the Loaisvilie 1aces in Septembor. —— BASS.BALL, ST. L.OUIS SROWNS—ATHLETICS. Special Dispatch to The Chieaso Tribune,s PrmLapELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 7.—An excitng game was plaved this afternoon between the Ath letic and St. Lonis Clubs. The Si. Lonis sub- stitated Waitt instead of Chapman, and the former's two long two-base hits gave four runs, and material'y beloed the Browns in defeating the Athletics.” The decisions of the umpire, Ar. McLean, were very poor, onein tho Isst inn- ing costinz the Athletics tha tieng ran. The Athletica did the best batting in the early part of the game, the St. Louis doing all of their batting 1m the sixth and eighth innings, when nine clean hits erned threo runs, and an ecror of Craver gave them threa mose. sconz. Innings— 45617889 Athletics. 20032130 0-10 Bro 00100505 011 .~ HARTPORDS—MUTUALS. New York, Aug. 8.—Baso-ball: Hartfords, 8 ; Mutuals, 1. = CHICAGO AXD BOSTON. The New York World, in commenticg upon the dissolation of the Boston nine, savs : Of course, the question a What i Harry Wright going to doabootft7” If the Chicago people think that because they hava obtainod the services of the Boston Club's fumous [ itcher. catcher, and second base mav, and that of the Athletic Club’s equally-noted third basemsn, together with an aseisting corps of first-class fiel lers in the otlier positions, thérehy they have secured the charaplonship for the coming Cen- tennal year, they will find themselves mistaken, It has taken five yesrsaf arduous work in_ solecting, training, disciplining, and Larmonizing the Bostou Club_team up to fia present Ligh standard, in whichit st:nds unrivaled ad, the modol base-ball f-am of the Amerian Continent, anid it will take years of eimilar work, though not 50 wans, to build up auother corps ke jt. Hartford thought that in the very etrong corpa of nlayers they bad eecured for 1875 *heir suocess in winnipg the pevnint was almost assured, and yat the half of the season is fot mora than passed are they are found third o the list of conteating teame, The § rimary element of sac-ess in & championship team {5 not its mere possession of & nine camposed of the most noted players in the fraternity, but in the abiity of the teim (o be worked up to the standard of ‘harmonious efforts in doing their best to win accord- ing to the established rule of the gyme in this respect —* playing for the ¢1d2.” This is the true element of victary in 8 basx-ball nine. Thore must, too, be some other ‘Incentive beyond that of simplye rning one's salary. There most be's feeling of club pride, This the Brston Club, like the ofd Cincinnati Club, has alone possxeasd.’ This, too, is what the Chicago Club never yet hus had, and besides buying up players of the Red Siockings, the Chirago Club menagers will have to purchase this incen‘ive before they can get together a team to win tie coveted pennaut. The new Chicago team, it must be said, will have one element in it never Lefore possessed by o succens- fal champlon Western teym, and that is that it will be com: *rminly of Western ployers. Spalding, Barnes, and_Aneon, are from the old Rockford Clun, of Ilinos: White and Sutton are of the old Cleveland Club, of Ohin: Patersis from St.Lauis, Golden from ‘Esokuk; and McVey from Indiunapoils, 5 BIG FIRES AND DASL-DALL. The Clipper editonally saya: We cro afraid that there will be trouble befween the East and the West, as repreeented by the Boston and Chicago Base-Ball' Clubs. Our achiool-books used to tell us that ** money makes the mare go,” and Bostan declarea that money also makos the professional base- ball player go. Chicago and Boston are very jealons of each other, No eooner was Chicago laid waste by the devouring element—maining fire—than Bos- ton sought to emulate her in the line of fire. bnt with ouly partial success. And now, no soomer does Boston show ber ability to be champion ball- tosser, than Chic:go sceks to overthrow her and rob Der of her well-deservad laurels vy inducing several of the ciampions 1o * go West,” for & certsin consid- eration, the considerstion being sums ringing from two thousand dollars up to four thoussnd dotlars per yer, the manager, Bpalding, being promised the tier aum, wo are told. Verily, it is good to be s pro- fessional bail-tosser, with nothing todo all winter, and salary Tunning on. “Boeton is very {ndignant at Chi- cago, and throatens to train up & new nine that shall make it warmer for Clicago than the big firo mads it, THE BOSTON CLUS FOR NEXT YEAR. A letter from the vetersu Harry Wright in- forms us thst he is going to remzin fu Boston. and he proposes to Orpanize a team of Red Btockings in 1876 which, be hopes, will do as much credit to the city as tho existing team has lutberto done. There has been, each season, a general desire on the part of professiouals to gey an engagement In the Baston team, for well- known reasons. In the firet place, the organi- zation 18 controlled by well-to-do Boston mer- chants, sdmiers of the game, who treat their professionals not as mere hired servants, but sa they would like to bo treated themselves mnder similar circumetances. - Secondly, the Boston press act very liberally towarde the players, giv- ing them due credit for work well done and being fenien! en censure is neceasary. Thirdly, the, players® are placed under the commsnd of a Captain who stands alone in the manner 1o which be trains his men. No Larsh ordere like those of a military martinet, no oven rebukes of the men on the field, no eballitions of iti4tcmper be- fore the public, but simply kind consideration for their errars and warm praise for their skill, together with a goneral intgreat ia their personal welfare. Under such cirommstances is it sar- prising that Harrv Wright should be able to com-. mand & choice of men at fair salaties ? The nuclens of the Boston centennial team—it's gomg to be a grand year for bace-ball, is 1876— are Harry ava George Wricht, Leonard Beals, Manning, and O'Rourke. Here are three baee. men, s short-ston, xnd two outfielders. i cloding. two- change pitchers, -to bogin with. - Loog before this vear is out Hary wiil bave secured & pew pitcher and csteher, acd. with two more men to fll up with, & weam will be raiced which_will tronble even Capt. Spalding’s Vestern Wiute Stockiogs o whip, How these two clubs mil} go for each other, and the Athletics will also join in to do their dest to polish off Chickga] Thea, taa saere will be the Weste:n rivals of Bt. Lows ena' i goinnati, The fact i, things will be hot and lively pext vear, in rmfl.'nigx'ul circles, both East and West. After all, what appears to have beon s mistor- ‘tune for the * Reds,” mav turn ont. pecunisrily, 10 be the best thing that could have bappened. Thiere is nothing like & splendid rivslry. Hith- erto Doston bas somewhat '*‘ monopolized things,” and it bad come 1o be monotobous to hearof the Boston victories. Next vear things will pot be 8o one-sided. All ‘will sdmire Har- rv's fidelity to Boston, and his pluckin being equal 0 the emergencv.— Clipper., THE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD. The record shows the now strong team of the Athletics a good second. while the struagle for third position in the 1ace les between St. Louis ard Hartford, the latter having thv place at present, but how long they will retain it isa roblem August's p'ay wiill no doubt solve. }i‘heir stropg team hag not come up to axpecta- tion. Whether it is the Captain, or his men. or the Directors, who are at faul:, we know not, but certain it is somethiog is ** out of kilter. Thev have failod to trouble the Bostons after five triala; they have lost two oat of threo with St. Loufs: they stand even with the Athletica, twoand two; and only with the Arlantics and New Havens have they gaioed acy enccial ad- vantages, and not with the latterlatelv. The Chicagos, by their victories last week. have passed the Mutuals and Philadelohias, snd bid fair to mount higher yet ere the season cluges. Games will be played gu tho home ground with all the ‘Esstern clubs, commenciug on Aug. 17 with the Athletics. The following 18 & summary of the games played up to and including yester- | day: N g H H e e e | DI G | : 55‘5[-4133 1] 1; 6] 4 G} 0f 28 ..Jzatl LK R o 3] 31 6} 24N S.2'J|‘2|Ilfl ‘lllutl Elllfl 2{0 3 4 2f 17 nxxixn..ola4 olofoo ofofo 2.0 2 o0)0j 110 al'dr.| 1 16| x:[m:u 173 THE CINCINNATI OLUB: Mr. Jovce, the manager of the regrganized Cincinnati Club, has secured tho secvices of the following players as the professional team of Cincinoati for 1876 ¢ Prom ohat chb. .Centenniul, Philadelphis. ctive, Roading, Pa. .Cumdn, of Camden, N. J. ICaclacs, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Nassau, of Brooklyu, N. Y. Short atop. ... Philadciphia, of Phifads. *"._-Staten Tslnd, of N. York. .Atlantie, of Brooklyn, N. Y. olut, of Elizabatti, N, J, AQUATIC, FORMATION OF A TACHT OLUB. A largo meeting of yacht-owners and persops interested in yachting waa sheld at the Sherman House last evening for the purpose of forming a permanent yscbt club. Ar. T. M. Bradley pre- sided. The first bosiness transacted was the distribu- tion of prizes to the winners in the last race. It was a8 follows: Zoe, first prize; Carr, second prize; and Laly, third. The proprietors of the yachts Zoe snd Lulu presentod their prizea— which were sums of money—to the Club, to con- stitute tbe nucleus of a fund. Mr. Frank Wentworth presented to the pro- prietors of the yacht Zae, the winner over all in the last race, for the donor, Mr. C. D. Peacock, & very elegant silver and gold-lined cup, orns- mented with appropriate aquatic emblems, Capt. Pr.ndiville made a bref sneech of acceptance. The report of & Commitres on clasmification, time, allowances. crews and measurements was submutted and adopted. Mr. William Lyon cresented a report on uni- form. Itrezommended the adoption of & stvle of dress as foliows: Frack coat’ of navy blue cloth, with two roys of large sized Yacht Club buttons on tue brenst. nine in each row: panta- loons of same mater.al ; vests of navy blue, sin- cle breasted, with standing collar, to bufton nearly to the throat; neckerchiefs of -black silk. and caps of nayy bluo cloth. -with silver letters “@. Y. C," and anchor in gold, surroundsd with a wreath of gold, on the front. The revort was adopted. A stvie of undrees uniform and pen- nant snd signal flags were also reported and adonted. A constitution which desienates the name of the organizaiion aa the Chicazo Yacht Club modeled after that governing the Internationa. Asnociation was then sjgoed, Capt. John Prin- duville heading the list, An election of officers then took place, with the following result s 5 Commedore—Cart. John Prindiville, Tice-Commodore—T. M. Bradloy. Rear Commodore—Wiltiam F. Secretary—C. E. Kremer. Treasurer—Louis Wabl, Measurer—Willlam W. Bates, # Erecutive Commattee—Wiliiam 0. Lyon, Chairman,' and Moosrs. J. A. Firrow, William E. Miller; Qapt. Joha Fergue, Capt. William Barnum, Renatza Committee=John B. Lron, Chafrman ; Gen, & cfi,‘;fi""' Frauk Wentwurth, F. W. T. Brawley, and. .Some discussion then followed in rnf:n-d to another rase. Jr. W. C. Lvon stated that he was aathorized to anoonnce that several Board of Trade men,would offer ‘a purse for another regatta. The same gentleman moved to have a club regatta Saturday, Aug. 14 Mr. Farrow moved to amend by making the time Satnriay, Aug, 21, and the amendmeat was concarred 8 093 OF THE ZOE. The fine yacht Zoe, which won the race of July 24, is & total wieck. Mention was made rome davs ago that she had sunk st her moor- ings. When attempts to raise her wera made 1t was found that the action of the waves bad dam- aged her to such an extent that all thougnts of ropeiriog her were abindoned. It was stated at the time that ber sinking had been caused by the strain received in the race. This is now denied, and eomething in the live of malicions scuttling 18 raid to have been the real canse. The propri= etors bave purchased - another yachtat Detroit called Frolic. It will arrive bore to-morrow, It is & 16-ton craft of superior build, has been afloat afloat about a year, and has shown fine qualities as to speea. P THE TOLEDO REGATIA. : Sverial Disvatch to The Chicaoo Tribune, Toreno, 0., Aus. 7.—To-day's races began at: 11 o’clock by a race between the seuior six-oared crews,in which the Excelsiors of Detroit, the Wah- Wah-Sums of Baginaw, and the Detroits of De- troit, participated. ‘The river was i better con- dition than it has been since the beginning of the rogatts, and the crowd of spectators was very large, altliough not quite so large as on the first day. The race was olosely contested, and one of the most ‘exciting ever rowed on the Manmee. The strnggle was between the Ex- celgiors and the Wah-\Vah-Sums, and when with- in twenty lengths of the home stretch the boats were nearly even. Both began spurting amid the intense exciement of spectatora_aud friends of both crews. The Wab-Wah-Sums forged slowly abead, and passed ia under the line balf s length abead of their competi- tors in 19 minutes 8 2-5 seconds; The cheering was boundlees, e This was followed bv a single-scull race, in which Montgomery, of the Chicabp Scallers, Standish, of the Excelsiors, and Barnard, of the Cbicago Scullers, took part. Mantgomerv took the lead.and kept it all the wav throngh, althongh, Standish, who had just rowed in the three-mile’ race, ushed him verv hard, and once mearly passed him. Montgomery came undor tbo Line in 20 minutes 53 seconds, Standish following in 21 minutes 12 seconds. Then followed the four-oared race, which was a very exciting one. The Excelsiors of Detroit, Shoe-Was-Caemette of Monroe, .Amatsurs of Monroe, and Farraguts of Detroit, eniered. The contest waa very close, and the interest in the race grew very intenso. The Shoo-Wae- Caemette came in first in 20 mio, 48 sec., closcly fuglawed by the Farraguta in 21 mun, 8ec., who were io tarn followed by tha Excelriors in 21 miv. 46 sec, The Amateurs broks retired from the race. ML The regatta concluded with a foar-oared race, free for sll. The interest center:ng on this was very grest, and large numbers of pools wers sald, with the Duquesnes, the ‘Wan-Wah-Sums, and the Pilots about equally divided as to favore: itsm. All the boats got a good start, with the Duguesnes slightly in the lead. pulling a stroks of 42 to the minute. They gradually increased the- lead to the turning-utake. gAfter eoing a short dietance the Pilots and the Fxcelsiora withdrew fsom the race, and returned. When the boats came in sight on the return, the Duquesnes were seen still maintaining their lead. which was now increased to 20 yards over the Wah-Wab-Sume. the nsarest competitors, aud & much greater distance overthe Undines. Near the close of tha raca the Wah-Wah-Sums, al- thoueh this was their second race in the after- Doon. made a gallaot spurg, and reduced the lead of the Dinquesnes to about two leugths as the live was reached. The Duquesues came .n in 19 min. 81 2-5 sec., the Wab-Wah-Sums in 19 min, 52}¢ sec.. and the Undines in 21 min. 1-80 sec. 2 ROWING CHALLENGE. o2 BostoX, Mass., Aug. 7.—Parties in this city offer 10 back Eph Morris, of Pitteburg. io a race forLél,oflouida acaings John Biglan, of New York, over the Charles River course, three -mi'es, for the: championship of the United States. Morra made a deposit of $200 to-day. | ) BHARP WORK. PRed Wing and Stillvater, two Minnesota river-towns, have been for ‘several vears bitter rivals of each other in aquatio sports. The re- cen} coptest, between the two places at Red Witg, whert a single and fonr-oared race took plate, reanlted in & victory for the latter city. It hasproduced much ili-feeling smong the crew and citizens of Stillwater, owing to & rather shap trick played upon them by their adversa- ries, Tt'turns out that the man J. Fox, whorep- resented Red Wing in the single-oar race and won it easily, and who aleo pulled bow in the four-car, is no other than Ellis Ward, of New- burg. N. Y., one of the best osrsmen in the world. The Red Wing Republican eays : ‘The Red Wipg Club made an arrangement with Ellis Tard to spend a short time in this city in training them laet spring. Wishing to keep their affalrs to themselves, Mr. Ward's identity was not msde known. Tt was 00 part of the plan to have Mr. Ward take any part whatever in the regitta, and it was only after a mishap oceurred toone of the crew in training (in consequence of which Mr, Denamore positively with- drow from the crew) that it was decided that Mr. Ward should row'a the regatta. Thia he considercd entire- 1y proper, as the Stillwater crew hod done the same thing already, having o Bt, John's man us trainer and bow oar, who'had rowed :n fifteen races. and had also rowed with the Paris crew, and Mr, ght had mado hinuelf professional by rowiog for a purse u 1872, The services of Mr. Ward wer not secured for pur- poses of betting, as i shown by the fact that those who did the betting wero in no manner concerned in or privy to the procurement of Lis services, The rea- #on Stillwater men lost on their crew was that they shock handfuls of greenbacks in the faces of our cti- zems, tauntingly calling out: “ Wheros Red Wing?" *The peoplo are not at homol” * Where's yoursnd 1" “ We'll get away with R2d Wing!”" Un- der such circumstances there sowns little occasion for pity or regret, LAST OF THE PARIS CREW. The Paris crew, the champicn four-oared crew of tho world, of 8t. John's, N. B., has disbanded. The News of that city says: The disorganization was caused by the disagreement of the vicws of Mr. Hutton with thoss of the crew’s other members—Jlesars. Ross, Fulton, and Prico—in reference to the ownership of thelr trainipg-loat, That they will ever come togethor again ia not proba- ble, Price mays be won't row any more; and Fulton and Ross want no trnck with Hutton, believing, they #ay, that it I8 impossibls to get alons where all are not. good friends. The breaking up of ths crew will be the more regretted as it is sald that they bod never ‘made as good time as during thelr late training. The crow, gained their first victories on July 7 2nd 8, 180, when they defestod, at Parls, the celebra Gerfoan, French, and English crews 11 the races in n- rigged and outrigged boats, It was in consequence of W= victorios that they were named the Puris craw, On tueir return from the Seine they wore rowed sgainst and were closely pressed by an Indiantown crew; but ou the following year they gained a great vi-tory over the Indlantown foar, In October, 1858, af Springfield, Mas., thoy gave tho Ward brothers, the champions of the Uniterd States, a bad beating, reaching the winning post fully one minule in ad- vance, .The followiug year they were victorious at re- gattas on tho Bt. Lawrence, at Toronto, and Niagara. On Sept. 15, 1870, the Puris crew sustain-d their firat and only defeat from the time of their receiv- fog thelr titla, Thev wers matched against James Tay’or, Thomas Winship, John Mirtin, and James Reaforth, England’s champion erew. The race came off at Lachine. The water had not besn az smooth as desired by our boys, and St. John citizens ‘who witnessed the contest offered to put up $4,000 tc have anocher match made st once, Norhing was done 41l the following year, when Renforth, James Percy, Rohert Chambers, and Harry Kelly, a8 the champions of England, met our men in's match on the Keunebe casis, The St. Jobn oarsmen wers the victors, but the sudden death of Rentorth mads them as downcaat- looking s the vanquished. It 18 betievel that Messrs, Fulton and Ross, witt tmo mow men. will be put in training to surtain the aqnatic reputation of St. John at the P) leiphia Ex- hibition, —_— ' THE TRIGGER. PRATRIE CLUB TOURNAMENT. Some time sgo the members of Prairie Shoot- ing Club settled on & prize contest to take place at Dexter Park on Fnday last ; and on that day a large number of the members of the Club gath- erad to shoot at fifteen birdseach. The weather was favorable and the spor: good. In order to equalize the differing abilitios of the twenty- three compatitors, they wero handicapped as to distance, the stations varying from 21 to 26 yards from the traps. Following is the resultof the first round, tho figuree In the first column indi- cating the distance of the sportsman from tho birds ; Joe Butler, 23 8. W. I ). Plerson, 24. §. McDowell, 23. Chas, Peacock, 21 Wm. Wachter, 21... W. F. Milligan, 25.. Alex, Cook, 23... ‘Wm. Orandorff, 26, J. Davidson, 23.. G. Farnaworth, 3i..,0 1 1 Mr. Kern alone succeeded in killing his 15 straight, and was consequontly entitled to first prize, an elogant mlver water-pitcher. Of late Charley has been improving wonderfally in his shooting, as {2 shown by his scores in the club match, ag 'well as in Friday's contest. The ties on 14 for the second prize, a silver fmpuuna.'wcru theu decided at 5 birds as fol- lowa : OO 1k © O ekt © 1 i O MO OO N O RO B0 0HG . O 1tk Ot o 3 1t 14 5 1 © bkt e O OO OMOR e O G G - T ko 14 © O 0 Bk bkt bk i 1 O kot 1k 1 1 1 1 1 1t 1 © 1 1 4. 1 k4 5 o 50 O M O 056 B Labhbbhbhobhiukiiig Ot bk 1 Dk k1t it © 1 k1 1 1t ot o Otttk @ ko @ 4 3 o d O O et b ot O 5 B b LI PO S AT e Wiliiam Johnson. 00 William Williams. 1011t J. 0. Pierson... 111 1—4 J. Davidson..... 101 1 ‘The second attompt at the same distances re- sulted as follgw: Plerson.. §od Xm Davidson. 11115 This of course gave the & premidm to Mr. Davidson. _For the third prize, to be settled by the ties on 13, thers were only two contest- ants, as follows 111115 Alexander Whita,. Wiillam Orendori 101018 This gave the silver pickle-stand to Mr. White. Mr. Jussen being the only contestant who had killed 12 birds, was .entitled to the jewel-¢asket which constituted the fourth prize. i ANNOUNCEMENT. A regular meeting of the Prairie Club will ba held at Kern's pariors on Tuesday evening of this week. All members sre desirad to attend, aa business of importance is to be considered. THE CONTEST FOR TUE ELCHO SHIELD, = - ~Dublin Peceman: WisLepoN, July 22.—Ireland and TIrish rifle- men have once more reason for proud feelings over the match for the Elcho Bhield to-dsy, in which, after one of the most brilliant contests Wimbledon bas yet witnessed for this famous trophy, the meed of victory was accorded, as the fair and just reward of the superior ehooting- skill shown, to the Irish marksmen. Parely in a technical sense alone it was & fair display of shooting ability all round, thangb the closeness of the final soores gives to the van- quisbed the homor of feeling that, thongh in ac- tual figures they may rank as second and third in sbooting ability, the distinction between the teams is insignificant. Fifteen hundred out of the poasible 1.860 team aggregate,or nearly 85per cent of perfection, is sbout as near a8 could be fairly expected of any set of eighi men. The .match bad been set down for 11 o'clock a. m., and at that time all the men were at hand ready for work, Thia match seemed to be & rpecially favored onse on the list of competitions in being exempt from the strict rules requiriog the non- interference of outsiders in the matches. At the B0O yards firing point, where the battle opened, tenta had been erected, one for esch team. and otherwisc care had been exercised in _providing many hitle conveniences. Chairs, tables, mats, etc., were there, The long-range iron targets were in use, A to H, or eight in all Of these C and F wers dummy, or hors de com- bat. 88 not being needed, a red disc being placed over the bull’s-eye to prevent any confusion re- sultiog to the competitors. This arrangement left three groups or couples of targets, A and B forming oue set, D and E another group. and fo the extreme right, G aod H. This was a very sdmirsble arrangement, 8 eet of two bein placed at the disporal of each team,—the Scocl taking the left couple, A and Bj; the Irish nfie- men being placed iu the centre, while the En- lish occupied the right wing, G aud H targets. 'our men vemlmq on each target, or sbout 28 many a5 could readily be socommodated ‘about the explosion says: permit the shooting to go on without undue Laste or dilatoriness. % < The firing opened under a wind blowing fn a fishtail direction directly from the right and nearly down the range— 1 o'clock’wind, in rifle- men’s parlance. The sun at this stage of the day's work was shinivz out bright and clear, and it was thonght by the most sanguioe that theday waa to be n fine hot summer's dav, and for & time the beams came down rather «corchingly. Uuder these conditions the Elcho Sbicid compe- tiou of 1875 orenad. - The style of shooting of the several teams de- serves a word or two of notice and comment. The Scotcbmen, in their bonnets or caps, were gmn(md inaclose banch, keening up a sem- lance of mutual help, in that they gave and took hin's ‘one from the other. They were in this simply ecarrving oat their natural clannizhness, and did ot seem to go at their work with any fixed plan. The Enelish team, on the other flaok, wore a set of free and independent atoms. *‘Each man for himself ™ was tho motto carried out, and any help passed from ove to another was by mere ac- cident, and mora in the wav of friendshin than with any preconcerted plan of discipline or effort toward a fixed end. Of the Irisb team a word or two of explanation is mnecessarv. Thev bad made no special ar- rangements for the dav ; but tbs American rifle- men, as well to witness’ the match as to afford some recompense to the Irish team for the de- fest at Dollvmount on the 20th ult., had srranged to assist them to the uw'most of their power. To this end laj. Fulton and Capt. Colomsn were provided with long, powerfal telescopes, one at either end of the'Irish targets. Bovides these two American gentlemen sat others of the Amer- ican gentlemen, out of barness, but taking the keenest nots of every point affecting the scorea pro or con. Col. Gilderaleeve and Capt. Bruco filled these positions— and were provided with cards, on which were in- acribed the names of the riflemon and spaces for the record of ench and every shot fired, of the wind gauce and elevation,—besides the man at the telescope,—a small target, in fact, on the same style used in the international match by the Americans themselves. . ‘The victorv is all the better for its closeness, just as Wazerloo, * firat of battles,” was dubious in the extreme until the elaventh boar. 1.500. 1,503. 1,502. 'Theso are the numbers, and the nations are Irish. Scotch, and English. The worst are onlv four nader_the best, and the Scotch are but three pninta behind. E —_— RACKET. REVIVAL OF AN ANCIENT GAME. An attemnt is being made in New York to re- vive the old and once popular game of rackot, which used to afford much wholesome recreation to the youths of the last century. Up to ten vears ago it was played.occasionally, but since that time it has fallen into comparative oblivion. Bat it bids fair to regain its ponularity. A large namber of New Yorkers have formed a clab. and negotiations are now pendine to erect a magnifi- ceut bailding on_themite formerly occupied by the Warhington Riding Academy, corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty-sixth street. This bailding will contain two courts, 311¢ by 63 feet each, with bandsomely-furnisbed club-royms atteched ; also, & gvmnasium, fencing and sparring rooms, bowling-allevs, bath-raoms, etc., and on the top floor a running track will be Isid. The site upon which this building is to be erected has 100 feet frontage on Twonty-sixth street and 74 feot on Sixth avenue. It will be six stories high, of brick and iron, with 8 handsome fscade on both Rreots ) CASUALTIES. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION. +a=2r0uD, Pa., Aug. 7.—Au explosion this @orning st the Arsenal killed one boy, and in- jured twenty other bors, some fatally. LATER. New York, Aug. 7.—A Philadelphis dispatch “The loss of lifa ia terrible. As faras can be determined in the con- fusion end excitement, not* leas than forty per- sons wero killed. Probably 100 others are injured, manv of whom caunot loog survive. The bailding was blown to pieces. In the buildiog wae stored a large quantity of poder. arma. and artiilerv. besides batle-flaga and trophies tsken or nsed in wars of the coun- STILL LATER. FrANKrFORD, Pa., Aug 7.—The exrlosion was caused by the breaking uoof condemued metallic smmunition. There were many reports of the killed and injured, but on'y one person, a lad of abont 18, was killed, About twenty-one others wers injured, several of whom cannot survive. ; DROWNED, Special Dwsvatch t» The ‘Chirago Tribune. Trrry, O. Aug. 7.—A boy named Bowhart was drowned io Rock Creek in this city to-day. He was in company with throe other boys aboat 10 years of age, sttempting to cross the creek with a wheelbarrow, which uvset, throwing him into the river. The others tried to save him, snd would all have been drowned had mot, Sheriff Arnold come to their rescue. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Oarama. Neb., Aug. 7.—3. Hogan. a shoe- maker st Cheyenne, Wy., while standiog in his doorway this afternoon, was struck by lizhtning and instantly. killed. The bott struck him on ead, aod ran down through his body. RUN OVER AND KILLED. Special Dispatcn to The Chicaao Tridune, Detrorr, Mich,, Aug. 7.—This morning, while Wiiliam Wyckham was coupling the cars of a train at Tonia, he fell, was run over, and died mmediately. KILLED BY A BEAR. OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 7.—A dispatch from Gait- iresu eavs three children, while picking berries in toe bush. were killed bv a bear. Ounly the fest and arms of one child can be found. FINANCIAL. A NEW YORK FAILURE, New Yorg, Aug. 7.—Archibald Baxter & Co., the well-known shipping and commission firm, doing business at 17 Broadway, suspended pay- ment this afternoon. They state that they were unsuccesaful in negotiating their bills of ex- change, and are only temrorarily embarrassed. This failnre caused quite a commotion in Ex- change Place and among grain merchants, with which interest they were closely interested. 3 NORTHAMPTON, MASS. BPRI¥GFIELD, Mass,, Ang. 7.—The Northamp- ton Anchor Tape and Webbing Company has failed. Lisbilities, $30,000. LOUISIANA BONDS, New ORurANs, Aag. 7.—The Funding Board have adjourced till the second Wednesday in gS;mambar. and will fund no more bonds till en. ONAHA ITEMS. Oxams, Neb., Aug. 7.—Two buodred and eighteen sacks of Australisn mail passed through here to-day on its way to London. Alarge and enthusiastio mesting of ladies and gentlemen was held in the parlors of the Grand Central to organize a society for the pre- vention of cruelty to animala. i Twenty-six cars of cattle left here to-day -for Chicago ; fiftean left yesterday. i Sl e A THE HOOSAC TUNNEL CAVING IN. SprIvOFTELD, Mass,, Aug. 7.—A large mass of goft rock fell m the Hoosac Tannel last night, and small pieces are falling to-day. Tne miners dare not anproach to ascertan the extent of the damage. The track is blockaded. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Nzw Yorg, Aung. T.—Arrived—Steamships Germanic sod Wisconsin, from Liverpool. The Tiger and the British Govern. ment. ‘Will yout bave 2 wild beast story, of which vou may believe as much as von please ? A tigress who lived in captivity at Laborarade her escapa one day, and not unnatarally startled the station considerably. At length the gardener in whose domain ber cage was situated wens to the proper aunthonty, and begzed to be ordered to take the runaway back. ** Order yon to take it back!”™ was the reply T'll give you 1o such order ; it would be ordering vou to be killed.” *‘ Not n: a1l gir,” Baid the man.” * Only give me the or- der, and [ will take the tigress back.” * Il give you no such order, but you may do ss vou please,” was the rejoinder.” Herenpon the man, taking off his turba, walked up to the creature, which was Iviog in a shrubbery which it hat probably mistaken for a jungle, and, after a courteous salatation, eald to ber, * In the name of the powerful British Goveroment, I request you tn @0 back to vour cage.” At the same time he put his unfolded turbso ronnd her peck and led ber back. The poor fellow lcat bis Lf2 not long ‘srterward while trying the same experi- ment ou a bear whose political principlea were Revicw. @ not equally goodficonmup?rqry PLIMSOLL. The Shipping Bill in the English Fie ‘Parliament. Remarkabls Scene in the House of ... - Coinmons, Few York Tiries, """ - Lospow, July 24.—Such another scene as that io the House of Commons on' Thursday pight has not hanpened within at least liviog memory. Members of the House of Commons denounced a8 villaing within the walla of their own chamber and by one of themsslves; the sugust Speaker's reprimanad sconted aod & fist ebaken under the venerable riose. And this in the year ‘of grace 1875, and in the Parliament of Eopgland! It is really quite a wonder that the roof dia not fall in, or the walls shake, as these dreadful events were takiog piace. ¢ 3 For some time past it has bean seea to be be- coming more and more unlikely that tne Mer- chant Shipping bill could be passed this session.’ It was suspected that the Government had never been well disposed toward it. and that they had ooly brought it in for the look of the thing, in order to appeasa an angry agitation. It could, of courae, have very well been passed if the Gov- ernment had made up its mind ac the first to give it a fair chance, bot this was oot done, On the contrary, the bul was kept back in order to make wav for less urgont business, and the con- sequence has been that the ouly pirt of it which has ever Dbeen considered is the first section, which provides crimiual penalties for dizorderly sailors, while the provisions with regard to the seawortbiness of ehips and the responsibilities of shipowners have never bad an oppoztunity of being brougbt before the House. Even though it wa< foreseen and suspected that the Government was not serious in pushing on the Shipping bill, Jr. Disraeli’s announce- ment on Thursday evening that it rad been de- cided to drop it came upon every one with a shock of surprise and rogret. Mr. Disraeli said be was very sorry ; but he did not sav it as if be meant it very much, and the House was evident- 1y irritated, especislly with the apparent noncha~ lance with which tho thing was dome, Mr. Geschen said a word or two expressing regret at the loss of the bill, and thea it aeemed as if no more would besaid, at least just then, for the bill wasin the orders of thg day, and was to come uv later on. Just, “however, a8 the Ser- geant-at-Arme was on bis way to put the mace uander the table, in order that’ the House might g0 1nto committee on the Agricultural Holdings bill, a rouzh, hoarse, tremalons voice was heard from the bar—* Mr. Speaker.” All eves turned to the bar. and there was seon Mr. Plimsoll, who has led the popular agitation sbout the ships, moving the adjoarnment of the House. TERBIBLY IN EARNEST. A glance at his face was enough to show that be was laburing under great excitement. Ordi- narily a rather purple-faced man, he was asny pule. his lip quivered, and bia voice struggled with emotion a8 be said: * Sir. I earnestly en- treat the right honorable gentleman at the head of the Government nos to consign some thou- sands of liviog human beiogs to a miserable death.” Ho spoke amid a hush of perfect still- ness, and & kind of taril went throuzh the ns- sembly, although it is nsuaily ono of the coolest and most phlegmatic in the world. But tho ef- fect of this sofemn and pa:hetic appeal was irre- sistible. As Mr. Plimsoll went oa to speak of the “ ghip-oners of murdsrous tendencies ont~ side of the House,” and their confedorates with- m, he became more and more exaited. Ho shouted, or rather shnieked. roiled his head, and fiang his arms abous in the wildeat way. He was also unconsciouslv shufiliag along tug open flour, 1n the centra of the House, 80 that before he was done he bad got nzht into the middle of 1t, and in front of the Clerk’s table, on a rasad seat at the end of which tbe Speaker site. He referrod to a decision which has just been given by a Scotch Jadge, strongly condemning the condition in which ships were sent to ses, and qu ted the statoment of the Secrel of * Lloyd’s,” that he did wot know of a single worn-out ship that bad been broken up volun- tarily by the owners. ‘‘Sains” he wemt on, + pass from hand to hand uotil they are bought up by reckless speculators, and then thev are eut to gea wizh precious human lives. No fewer than 2,654 out of 5.000 ships oo Llovd’s registor have gone off their c'ass and forfeited their po- sition; aud what are the conmequences? Whv, contioually every winter hundreds and hundreds of brava men arc sent to death, and their wives made widows and their children fatherless. so that a few speculative scoundrels, in whose hearts thera is neitaer the love of God mor fear of man, may make unballowed gain.” A GBEAT UPROAR. There had been some murmurs when he first oke of ** murderous ship-owners,” but bis sim- :Ss earuestness and. intensity carried the au: dience slong with him, and there were lond and eignificant cheers as ha uttered the last worda. 1f be bad stopped here he would have bad the House altogetber with im ; but, unfortunately, he was growing continnaliy more excited. 88 could bo gathered from the increasmz violence #ud guatiness of his manner, and soon lost _con- trol over himself, and probably even a conscious- ness of where he was. Wheo checked by the Bpeaker, who told him he was goiog bevond the limits of & motion for adjournment, be gave no- tice of a question to be put to_the Presidant of the Board of Trade, whether Edward Bates, the owner of four vessels loct with eightv seven lives, in 1874 and two others abandoned at ses, was the member for Plymouth? wAnd, sir,” he went on, I shall ask some _questions sbout other members, too. I am determined to unmask the villians who send these siilors to death;” and as he 8aid so he shook his clenched fist in the air. There was & great uproar at this. and as soon 88 he could make himself heard, the Speaker, who remsimed wonderfully guiet and collected. smid he boped that tha word * villain” was not applied to any member of the House ; but Mr. Plimsoll bluntly replied that it was, and that he could not and would not withdraw it. Upon which the Speaker saidin his blandest tone tnat he must leave the matter to the judgment of the House. Then Mr. Disraeli—who was al- most as white in the face as Mr. Plimsoll, and looxed rather nervous and alarmed, like a man who fancies be has just Been a ghost—rose aod cimply- moved, 2s with deep pain, that the offending member should be reprimanded for his violent and offensive conduct. **Such coun- duct,” he said, *‘is unparallcled.” **And so,” retorted Mr. Plimsoll, from the other side of the table, *is the condnct of the Government,”and again he ahook hia fist at the ‘Premier, at the Speaker, and indeed all round. Then, on an order from the Chair, ho hastily quitted the House. & B HIS PROTEST. Before he left h» gave in s protest, beginning, T protest, in the name of God. agawst any further delay in proceeding with the Shipping bill”; aud which, after declaring that. the Gov- ernment was playing 1nto the hands of ** mari- time murderers inside the House and outside it,” goea on to lay ** upon the head of the Prime Minister and his fellows the blood of alj the ‘men who shall perish next winter from prevent- able causes,” and to ‘‘denounce against him and against them the wrath of God.” Laterin the evening, Mr. Bates, admitting the loss of 8hips imputed to him, laid it on. Providenes, and some soft words were spoksn by various mem- bers to assuage the sensitive feelings of the shipping interest. All the same, everyhody be- Ineves that Mr. Piimsoll, io the main, spoke only the truth, and snares his indignation. On the whole. public opinion runs stronely in Mr. Plimsoll’s favor. His breach of maoners is condonod for the sake of his passionate sympa- thy wich & very miserablg and ill-used class ; aud there is also a very docided conviction, not in one party ooly, but in both, that the Govern- ment bas bebaved very badly, Meetings are beiog got up 1n many of the chief towns to snp- port Mr. Plimsoll, and *there is avery prospect that the antomo will be spent in an agitation on tho subject, which will be extremely damaging to the Ministry. THE CHARGES CORLOBORATED. The decision delivered by Lord Gifford, one of the Scotch Judges, to which Mr. Plimsoll re- ferred, strikingly corroborates the charges against the shivowners. This was the case of a veasel called the Bard of Avon, 34 years old, which lay useless in the Clvde for several yeara, till, in 1870, she was sold by the Clvde trustees to pay bar dock dues. She was then baught for " £780, being sbout £1 a ton, according to tonnage, whereas a new vessel would cost £20 or £30a ton, and even an old vassel in decent condition. £12. Even adding the alleged cost of repairs, the price would only come to £2 s ton, ** a miserably ,um-llfnu," 23 the Judge observed, ** for s ship.” Then again, no later than yesterday, there was another casa even worse, which was decided in Ireland. Mr. Free- man. s Waterford merchant and shipowner, was convicted of paving sent {0 ses a vessel twenty- six years old, the timber of which was 8o rotten that the decayed parts could Le tsken out 1 bandfols. Before this vessel was dispatched, Afr. Freeman weote to his ageuts, I would be inclined to renaw the insurance at 8 guiness, if I thonght there wou'd be no danger of Plimsoll. This between ourselves, private.” His carre- sLonden:s replied. ** Wa dou’t think thaie 18 apy fear of Phmsoll interfering, at all events on thin side, a8 they dou't appear to be much aa the - lookout over here." The defes tenced o pay s of £300 agos" e for two months. These are only a faw r;f.n“} many cases, and thoah the existing jex 4o occazionally catch Boms of the ' iilsiert® more stringent system is teqnired. L CONVICTION OF AY IRtsm MERCHANT—] rux’sou. 13 PEARED, oW x At Watertord aneizes e oy assizes lately gent, ed oa Jir. Loughlin Freeman, a Ware g 7% chant and shipowner, who was convicted ;tm“‘ last assizen of eepding to Cardiff in &p;.mb'f’ 1874, a brigantine named the Alcedo in iy s warthy state. Sentenco had besn delseg et ing the decision of the Coutt for Crarce o Reserved, on 5 point reserved at the triaf, woo the evidence it apeared that the vessal was oy years old, althoagh built of teak wood, whict would not Tagt more than abant half sear i The timber was'ad rotten that the decayed ot cauld be taken out in handfuls. Befors the res, el was sent to Cardiff, r. Fresman wrota to Messrs. Begz, of Cardif, as Lollows ; I woull be .inclived to renew the formes insurance “at 8 guineas. if I thought thers woula be no danger of Pimsoll. This bormege onrsclves, private.” Messrs. Bagz, in repl mrote: * We don't thiuk thero 15 any fers 1f Plimsoll interfaring, at ll evouts on tan side, ag thev don't aprear to ba 8o much on tha lookons over here.” The defense was that the prisoner bad expended over £1,100 in renairs on the veg. gel. sod that, not being a seafannz man, he oquld pot be . suppossd to. bave a fu'lty imowl. ecge of the unseaworthiness of the vessel, Tha pornty. reserved were that the jurv should havs been instructed to take intn consideration the circumstances ander which the ship was sent to sen,. tho patare of the cargn,—pitwood.—the churactérof the vovnze. and the s=ason of the vear, - The: Conrs for Crown Cases Reserved docided acainet the accused on thess Ppointa, He was sentencod to pay a fine of £300 and be imprisooed for two months. D CS— A iindoo Deity and Ris Worship, Tle unapeskably eacred imazo is wooden, squat, black, ugly, and was, losded with wreathy and long garlauds of flowers. In the templs precincts thare is a largo tan’t 59 or 60 vards square. and paved all round with fizhts of stepa; 2 #mall sacellum is islanded in the middle. and the water swarms with large fish, groups of Brahmin worskipers and dancing gurls in theie bright at'ire throng the stops. and with the' tomple buldines aronnd, ‘over which rise the feathorv heads of pnlms and cocoa trees, the whole prasents a trily Indian picture. Wa 8a the god taken in atate for & row on tho tank and ap airing ronnd tho sqaara’ontside the tom- pla. Near midoight, when the fall moon rode high in acloudless heaven. dis imace—nat the verv sacred ona, which mav not be handled. bata amaller—was brought forth be pure Brabmins and placed under a splendid canony ora nla*form laid across two larze canoes, The whole sqnare of the taok was lit up with a triple line of lizhts,— small oil-cressets at closs in‘ervals.—rocksts and firaworks ascend incessantlv. and the barge, also briliantly lit un, and carrying & band of discord ant music. and B-abmias fanoinz the imagy with silver fans, was puntei raand and round tha tank amid loud acclamations. After this, the image was plwced on & gorgzenns sitver- plated beaked palanquin, and borns sslemnly outride the terople to the creat idol-car that stood dressed up an1 adorned with no infinity of tinsel, flazs, streamera, and flower-wreaths. - On this it was lifted. and placed in a jewele1 shrina, amidst a storm of applauce and clap-ing of banda—these seam the only ocradions when the Hindoos do clap haods—and then, with all the comuany of Brahming, headed bv the Svamies marching in front, followed by flambesur and wild mnsic, tha car was slowiy hanled br hnn. dreda of votaries ronnd the square. which was illaminsted by threa lives of lizhts, ascending at intervals into pvramids. A pan<e was made hatf- way, when thera was a grand disnlav of rockets, fire fountains and wheels, and two linsa of came- phoraud -oiled cotton laid along the raiddle of the rosd were kindled, and flamed np brit'iantly. Then the car moved on to the entranco of the temple, and the god’s ont- ing was accomplisbel. Among the fewels of the temple way an image of the =od 10 inch- es lopg, of solid gold, inclased by a broad horse- shoe arch of tha sama, wearin= a tall m'tre band- ed with brithants and small rubies. and with & splendid cat eanpbire. &3 big as a florin, lst into the breast. RewarkiBa also was a loneatrip of pearls and emeralds, the former tne size of large peas, the Iattsr of nats, but uncot, and several flawed. Mosk wondrons was the emerald shrine, bre- sented of old by a rajrh of Moveore: four clas- tered pillars, each of fonr flated emaralds 4 inches lone and a8 thick as & penril, suopart s canooy of long thick emeralds Ixid lengthwisa, diminishicg to the centrs, and rest oo a thick emerald pedestal. In-this shrine s tiny gold imaze of the god 18 plared on grand occasions 3 it1s diffienlt to beliave the stones srereal ; if 80. the valne of the ghrine mnst be srupendous, and excaed compaiation.—Fraser’s Hagazine. The Fly-Trap man. . Vieksbrra Herald. The fiv-trap man nrrived id Vicksbnury three orfour days ago. He nasa lonr-geared man, having a verv solemn etp-esion of contanance and a red noge. The red on his noss micht have come from ean-bnrn, and it might have cime from oronked whisky, bat there was no ques- tion that he was an earnest man and an hunest one. Ha went right to business as soon as coming up tha hill, He met a small, red-he aded man on the walk.—a man who wasin s grest hurry to get to the bank,—and aa ke took him by the button-hole, he s1id : ** Mister, I have arrove in Vicksburg for the purposs of selling the Boston fv-tran.” *Arrove to thinder with you!" exclaimed the littia man, as he broke awav. ‘The fiv-trap man walked sl wly down Wash- iogton treet, looking at the sights. and in abont ten minnte he cama nnon the little red-headed mn}(ug:in, who had finished his business at the bank, I have srrove in Vicksburz for the pmrnoss of giving yonr citizens a—," he commenced, when the red-headed man sbonted 5 “\What doI eare whera yon've arrove to!l Don't atop me on the streets agaio. sir.” The fiv-trap man weant into a store and tried to trade fiy-traos for eome calico. and, failing to make the exchange, he crossed thn strest and sppromhad & man who was whistling for his oz, ** Mister I havo arrove——.” he wae eniog on, when heeaw that he wasthe same littla red- headed msa. ‘*See hers,” maid the little man, ‘*didn't I warn !gn over there not tosay fly-traps to ma again *It's an excellent tran.” **Well, now, youkeep awav from me,—keap rizht away,” continned the little man, as hs - walked off. He went intos grocervand had soma coffes ont ap, aod was just coming ont when the fly- trap man come aloog and said: 1 * Mister, I have arrove hers in order to—" The little man smiled. He said he had been looking tor a fly-trap—a good fly-tran—these many years, and he wanted to buy eighteen of them. ~ He arked the flv-trap man to follow him. , home, and they were seen on tha street togethar. ‘They were seen half a mile abova the city by one party, acd a mile above that by two boys, since which time no one has secural a clawto tha fata of the fly-trap man. The red-headed man cams back looking tired, and one of his fingers was done up in & rag, and hs refuses to spswer say questions. Wa believe thera has been fou! plsy, and we hope the police will make uvery effort to ferret ont the guilty party. Hearta may be schiog for the return of the fly-trap man, sad even if ho bodead, a5 we snspect, it will be some congolation for his widow to sit bestde his grave. and remember that he was kind-hearted s8 well , a8 esrneat. —_—— A Hen Assanits a Rat. : A mstronlv hen belonging to Jacob Zimmere man. of the Town of Minden, Montgomerv Co. N. Y., was the heroins of a stnbbornlv-fought contest the other day. A large barnyara rat at- tacked her brood, with intent of making a good-. Iy meal ; but the mother warned the littla ones of their danger, and they fled, she remaining to give battle to what to her was & ferocious moD- ster. Her only hope was iv. a furious aggressive . assant, and she comsequently mada the attak at once, for sho comoretrended the situation ats glance. Hermethod of campaign consistedin; confusing and blinding the rat_with her wiogs, at the same time flercely pecking him oo the head. In vain the rat tried to seizs her; sod be fnally fell stunned $o the ground, too dis- abled to get through another round. The com-+ batants were then separated. aod s small dog waa called in and proceeded to dispose of the « den;:d antagonist as only dogs aud Chinamen can do. —_— A Rusband Treeds, Acitizen who was driving along the Jackssa road the other day, says tha Vicksburg Herald, ssw s man up 8 trae near the roadsids, snd halt- ing, he inquired: * What are you doiog ! thers ?” The man made no reply, and thecil zen continued : * What'a the canses of your be- iog up thers ? At that moment & woman rose up from the fence corner. rested s clab oo the fence, and remarked : ‘I'm the causs, steanger. and if voo'll wait £ill' he comes down you'll se¢ the worst flald of ¢ @ aroand hers that ever Inid out doors !" . The citizen drove_ oo, sud abe tarned fo the man up the tree sad cootinued: * Polhemus, I cau’t climb, and you know it ; bas if you'll drop down bere for two ‘minctes TG - you & quit-claim deed of the famn[*