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il A am . TIIE CINICAGO TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1875 and take himsolf from it activa pronccution to run for an oftics which bo Leld twenty-Gva years ago. and which we think could lave very little chiarm for him," e penple in Eart Tennersea, whore ho lves aro greatly pleasea over the appointment of Koy as Johnson's succersor in tho Seuato, and ho mado & neat littlo speech In answer ton serenade Thuraday night, in which hie sald tuat, though s Democrat, e was no mero partisan, aud sbould work for the bost intereats of tho wholo conntry. Ex-Honator Hendorson las writien n leiter urging the Ropublicans of Mixaomri to vota for tho now Conktitution. Tho Kt Touin Republican pubhisbes a liab of newepapers, showing those which aro for and those which are against tho Constitution; and a grent prepondorance in numbera and in- fluenco of thoso thus far reported is iu favor of its adoption, Mr. Heck wan pight in spesking of ‘nation,” wiren to tho Feds ral Guvernment, 28 & * contempti- Lle word,"—ew Iaven leg.ster, How abont Thomss Jefferson, then? Old- fashioned Democrata used to consider bim pret- ty good authorty in thone matters. He was aronnd when the cbi'd was chrstened. IHe ougbt to havo known what its oamo was, if any- body, Zfle called it a natlon. Mr. Deo! Now Ilaven Jtegisler, unfortunately, wes on hand to corroct him, Thoie iB opposilion to the indopondent eity tickot in Ban I'rancixco, aun soma 2,300 sigua- tures had Leen obtained at laat accounts to s call for a new nomiuating Conven:lon. The Bultelin says tais opposition Is puraly solfiah, thiat Mr. Ealston {3 the head and fiont of it, that the *“banic and water rings" are bebind it, and that the wignatures do not ropiesent tho business comniunity, 1t 18 rumored that Bonator Wiight, of Iowa, will reconsidor hia determinatiou to rofuse s re- election, Thero docs not appear to be any autbiority for tho etatomont, It is doubtloss cir- culated for effect by the Opposition newapapors. The general understandiog i that Uov, Kirk- wood in & candidate for eloction to the United Btates Sonate, and that, it be is clected Govora- or, e wlil take his promotion without sorious apposition. Ex-Seoator Carponter has spoken lond enough at last. Hia lotter o ox-Senator Cliandlor, pub- lished in the Dotrolt Post, not ovly donies that ho is (o speak at tha Greenback Convention, Lut aleo ruts a quiotus to tho gross fabrication of tho Milwaukee News concerning bis views on tho Third Teru. Senator Carpentor's lament over the difiiculty of mooting newspaper slau- ders {s not, however, pasticularly wall-timod, There ts & nowspaper in Milwaukeo of wido oir- culstion and conelderable influenco which haa slwaya been friondly to him, and which would nalways bo opon for any communioation thas ho mught wish to make to tho public. % L'be Domocrats of Oregon have been left out in tho cold by the cousolidation of the Tnde- pendent nod Republican partics in that Stato. The declination of Mr, Whituoy, Independent candidsto for Cougress, bina been accepted in wood faith, and it appears to bo settled that tho Liepublican candidate will receivo the full party vote. 'Ll result will. of courso, bo & Repub- licn wictory, The Democratic candidato, Mr, Lafayetto Lane, accopta the new dispostion of allaire with a vory bad grace, and his partisans ato taunting the Independents with lnfidehity to principle; but there is no prospect at present taat howlings of this sors will at all affect the raosult, Correspondents of tho Now York papers bave lately chianged their tune, snd now predict a Ro- 1uoliesu victory in Obio, An *outsider" writes tathe Tiibune that the Republican party in Ohlo baa not beon so thoroumbly united and enthusinsbio rinco the Greeloy campaign. The Reserve ia aronsed, and detarmined to tosch the Lisuivcrars a soveie losson, Tho worst obstacle that the Democrats bave to contend with ia the scliool quention, which is costing them thous sauds of votes, This correspondent also notices a siraugo antagonism to Delano on the part of lutellicent voters, Oue prominent Hepublican told bim that it wans good thing that**a Mr. Marsh hiad given Delano ouough to koep him Laey eleewhoro,” A correspondent of tho Now York Times corzoborates thoso s:atements, Ho 81ys, moreover, that the Democrata are much disarpointed by Lhe apponrance of ox-Gov. Noyes an the atump for the Ropublicans; tbst Bonator McDonald, not boing able to talk much on the fluances, is of littie uso to the Demoorats; and that the Btate, on & full vele, I8 undoubtedly for burd monoy. PERSONAL Dlo Lewia anffers frightfully from dyspepsts. Hs ouglit to, The Hon.J. H. Bhafer, Mayorot EKankakos, i» & guest at tho Palmor Houso, James Lick's hoalth has improved so much that bo s givon up writiag wills. Mru, Yan Cott, the woman 1ovivalist, rrived ¢ tha Bherman House lass evening, Judge J. P, Cbristianoy, of Laosing, stich,, is a1gong fhe prominents at tho Palmor House, Mre. Tom Thumb and Miooie Warron have been as rich as tlioir littlo bodies would allow, The Tlon, E. 8. Prosser, a prominent Repub- lean of Buffalo, N, Y., is at the Grand Pacifio. 1n Moody staying Esst to give his admirers thno to flalsh Lla ohurols beforo he comes back 7 Coagressman Caultield roturnod homes last evening, aftor & two monthe' abaoacs st the Capltal, : Cspt, I, Caatle, of Her Aajesty's abip ** Ro- pulko,” la playlog Captain in & stateroom at the Palmer, The Arcadian prefers Arbuckle's exsoution to Lavv's, because Lovy always nods kindly to Ar. buckle, Ghilmore wants to have * 01d Hundred ™ sung by 100,000 valcos at Lhe Contennial, with Willlam Alleu to lead. Mra. John Morrissey tias presented—no, it W3s only o new uniform to the Mutual Basc-Ball Club of Baratoga, . Chiarlotts Cushman is confined fo her bed at Newport, and ber physicians make very ominons Toports of her condition, Eugouie {s sulog the French Republla for #0me of ler late hurband's property which he could uot take to Eugland, Vanderbilt, oa bis viait to Nashville, Teun,, to the dedication of the Vanderbily Octaber, will ba royally treated. Peiramiys-ln A paragraph sava thas the son, of th “Luls [s our duciiog bride,” The fas tmare 1y evidently intended to breed mules, Blbesrmanwily participate in the on the Nila next monin, sud prep mm"flf: Lean made for an unusual overfiow, MoVicker did not write « Hoarts monds," and Chichalm indignantly r:;dudll::; the eharge, Perhaps It was Guy Magee, ‘The Bultan of Zanzibar uaes the bow- for the exeoution of Lis -uhjut:. I‘::.n‘:::: words, he murdess tha old masters on the vio- Tbe Duke of Marmalade, General under Bou. louque, In Hastl, 8 viatiog Pacis, He L::rnn:o Ehn a big fortuns, and should go wih King o Ex-Quesn Emily of Greeca disd, reoently Jeav- Iog ber elucare thanks to thoss who winistored ta her comfort, bus the esah went to har distant alatious, Big Tagle, a Blonx Chist, threatens to have Gen, Custor's wealp before soow fiies, But the Aa1l must come firat, aud Big Esale will probably Aaupply s, 3lanoure D, Conway ts golog to lecture an *To Davil” aud » Tue Fowsl Mau® Huiie Sor liba, Xuscted uu e part of Jay Gould sud Willla Allew, Tue London Spacator saysof Gen, Bhermaa that bis *Memoirs " place bim *in tbe frent Fiuk as e really great Captain, while sa s men 18 wecoud 1o nome.” Thig would be pralss Wozch Laving but fee tus facs thad the Sjecialer culorized Walt Whitman's poetry, and allnded to Col. Baker's indccont nasault upon Miss Dick- inson 88 ** an snnoyance.” John Coffen was drawnod the othor day at Newport. Tho family constantly loses mome momber at the latel hroankfaut-tables, but uoth- ing {8 ever said ahont 1t in the pavers. Mr. Farmar, of Now Hampahire, was warned that » drink of whisky would nave hia lifo. “I'l die & thousand timen firat,” said Mr. Fxrmar, snd he hied him forthwith to the tdiot asylum of agen Bonator Dawes, when akied by a directory canvasxer to usme bLis occupation, replied, ** Writing recommendations for oflice.” A lran boneat man fu Lis placo nught have roapuuded * Btatesman,” Cardinal MeCloskey's visit to Paris ina cood business ventuie. All tho wealthy Americans in the gay Capital want Lim to marry thoir daugh- tors for thom, and the Cardiual's foo is a protly round sum, bo eure. Olive Logau has beon examining the slnes of Mr. Sartoris, aud doesn't liko them. DPerhaps Olivo will furnish. an anxlous world of her opinion of s underclothing, includiug his socks, with all that thoy include. Col. Forney says: ** Thero is a falso iden that tho Germat Isnguaga is not xo gracefal as tho French, Italian, or- Evglish.” An oxplanation about that 25,000 would doubtloss road as well in Gormau as any othor tonguo. A lktle boy Iu Springflold, aftor his custom- ary prayer, & night or Lwo ago, continued, ** and bloss mamua, and Jenny, and Uncle Bonns, adding. after s momont's paune, tho nxplaustor; remark, *bia pame s Hopkivn.” “Prockie™ I8 the euphoneons abbroviation to which Mise Proclamation Emancipation Cox- geshall, of Oblo, fs compalled to submit. Her patriotic fathor thus afllicted Lier bocause of tho date of bLior birth, poor creature. Uli Porkine has burst out [nto song, and com- mamoratos the Battle of Sedan iu original verse, commencing : On Sodan, when the aun wae low, All bicodioss laid the untrodden anow. They cannot hire John Dright to writo hia momotrs. flo has heard of the fate of the Dan- bury News man and W, T, Shorman. snd is vow watehing the ontcome of the Detroit Free-Press mau's vooture befote ho gives himsclf away for over. Oberly, of the Cairo Bullctin, says ho did not send tho Willlamson Coouty dispateh to the Chi- cago Times, In ordor to make it more binding, lio published tho alspaich in his own paper, with comments, Very clover, but okl how diapbavous. Roderick Duggin ia the nams of the wealthy Rcot who is to vo Schenck's son-in-law. Ho calls & Bpado a spade, but is lamentably ignorant of tho valus of five of them in oue bard, The marrisgo {8 expeoted to oconr simultangonsly with that of the Hou. author of his brido's betog and the ** Ifandbook of, Poker." Itiu too frequently tha cawe for papersof & low order of inteiligence to ridicule the coilege graduato as a helploss and useless individusl. Mr. Avery, of Yalo, however, miadunted only s month ago, and aiready he bas secured a posi- tion of truat at & ealary of 3,000 a year. Itis 28 pitchor of a prolessional base-bail club.—New York World. At tbe inatance of Bheridan Shook,Jadge Gres- ham, of the Umtod States Courtat Indianapohs, ban graated s tomporary injuuction restraining the order probibiting production of the play ontitled * The Two Orphans " by the McKee Ran- kin Company, uotil the November term of Court, wlien tho dotendant will show cause why the in~ junction should not be made porgotual, Misu Minkler, of Story Connfr, Nov., dessrved s better fato. Both her arms were taken off at onco by tho sickle of a reaper. Hor father and tho hired man wors paralyzed with Lorror. Miss Miokler quictly called to thom rach to soize the slumpa abovo the wound and compross them, which they did. Bho then told them to walk bor to tho road, and thoy obeysd. She was taken home smiliog, the wounds wore drossed, and the poor girl Ia going to recovor, Elopsment ruus in the Wilhite family, of Toxas County, Mo. Ballie Willite rau sway some voars B3RO with hor brothor-in-law, Asron Davis; he, howaver, returned to lua wifo, and she married a)Mr. Neely, who clopad aud left her. Two years szo hor couain, Lizokiel, ran away with & Mrs. Winlaud, both parties loaving familios. Laat month Aaron Davis' son, Marion, a boy of 10, ran away with Lis mother's sister, a woman +of 30, and to complete matters his fathor Las again etoped with his sistor-iu-law, Sallis. Maoready was one of thoso atago ** goniuges” who regarded it as a special mark of genius to so thoroughly “ identify lumsolf with his part” ss to lose his own Identity, and not ouly toar pan- nion to tattors, but tho clothos of thoso who ware the viotim of his mimio rage, But Lis found his mateh onco in an aclor who played Ciau- dius to Mocroads’s Virginius, Thue first night Macready toro the actor's ballet abirt jolo shreas, But the second night the actor fillod hinshirt with pius, and then calmly lot the power of geuius mausfost itsolf, Macresdy bogan 88 ususl 10 lone his ideutity, but about tho time & dozea plua had ponetrated his caticlo 88 Virginius o began to rage i real eatnest ay Macroady, and thoss who heard bim esy that bis romarke were totally unliko those whioh Knowles pnt into the mouth of Virginius, o never lost hiuidentity with that adtor again, ‘Il Rev. Dr, Cuyler on the * New York Tribune rum-shop”: Stopping back whers I could meo both the portrait of Ar. Groeley and tho gaudy grog-shop, I waid: * Look on that pioture, and then on thisl* I al- moat oxpacled to weo tho bravo old watere drinker leap aut of the framo and desoend into the dram-dex below, aud, with pardonable para- phrage of sacred wiit, cry outs * e those thioge henoo ; make pot thia noble struature, which my Industry founded, a don of debsuchery sud death to my counteymen.” For if that old reformer woro yet live, who supposes that a haunt of templation to drunkeuuess would bo allowed tu nestlo under a roof which bears the * Tribune " ob Itu pinnacle? In days past Mr, Qreeloy protestod agaiustadiam-shop Lelug per- mitted in the Nutlonal Capitol &t Washlugton,— and on tho ground that it was & just roproach upon the nation to bave it there, On the same ground we, who rompono tho conutituency of the Tribune, ha right to protest agalnat its open allisnce with the liquor-trafile, HOTEL AHRIVALS. Sherman Houw—0, 1. Forsyth, Boston: X, ¥, Durns, Cloveland; ~A. M. Koln, Fhilidelphia; Fred A. Gardiner, Hoatou; J, M. Bhufer, Iodiaus, oifs; IL. . Hichardsou, New York; J. 1, Farnawor b, Bt ‘Clurlea; Harvey A. Tilden, Claveiand; Edwin W. Darker,’ Anusyolin: - 8 Durtis, Olucluuati; I H. Kent, Cloveland; O, E, De Gram 8E. Paul; A, K, Lowls, Cinclnnatt; Goorge . Sriton. stte, Omabia.., Jremaont livuse—C, O, Pust, Dowtou ; Jobih Weatlsks, Leavenworth ; Geurge’ Douglas, Gada? Rapdde; O, P, Whitfard, ' Belolts O, I, 'Samp 891, Massachusstis ; O, Willlams, Pittaburg 3 Ju B, Kiddee, Dakchai D, J, Chiawberisin, Batons W. W, Irdland, Minuesola; George W, Foole, Erlg ailway: O. ¥, Gauss, 8t Louls; 4, Denver; 8, K. Thoruton, 810 Francfico Lourue, Lausing ; Willlam Bootl, New York : A. Lrodie, Alsaivuippl ; oston ) u, Cliarles Detrolk. ... Putmer Hous—L. A, Baldwin, Bhslnn Aasou, Glasgow ; Frank Kuozx, F, Bpralger, Pusladelphia } J, I, Tomp: kml . B, t 9. L. Doreey, Bultlmore; (corge Lowls, Bufialof 2. W. Terry, Nebraska: J E. Tollart, Bostoa ; Prof, J, K. Taylor, Charles ¥. Rugy, New Yorks ' B3, ,° Gilveston; Goorys W, Hfim;.mhn: Te. ‘fharll‘ A ul ins, Heary ; U, 0. Qu ul Clisrlagton { Deveriy 1. Keim, & B, H.JD‘HV. Topeka: ¥. A, . A. D u. e, Bufful Bostony T, A, 'Ball, l‘mwltox R, fomh &% Hved b, ) B il ul atroit; M, J, burg; 0. D, Koo, How Yorkh, vt Ty mu: B pon Feoriat Yol U, Kikadio, New York i Qeorge T, Young, fows}' &, E,' Loughridge. Baltimore{ Joseud W, - Rouu New " York { Cunrlod Vullcr, Cleveloud ; 'O, M, Dizon, ‘Tureuta § * aauer, Lourin i M. G, Bristol, Oine ailuall § Bttt Fuyaitey B, Duy, A Wilita 1 Lideo, " Atioa Ny Gu)rie :’)L.) ‘.ufl B, Bovasr, vaw Yorkg Uourge L, eckiy, BRACE Lp | Bvotal Diavatch ta_The Chisaae Tridrme, Broo¥1xoTon, Iil., 85,~To-day the City Counars ofl ordered that the Houe Bank bullding and the noxt east of it Le strougthisned ur torn down, a4 the frous walls are Y| eraus sosdition, bosed o ba on & Inn nge— Atlantics ... 1000000 elphi SPORTING NEWS. Another Exhibition of Strong Bat- ting «nd Weak Ficlding, The Bostons Defeat the White Stockings by o Score of 13 to 9. A Game Forfeited by the St Louis Browns to the Athletics «on Ac~ count of the Umpire. Rowing Races at Saratoga and Madison, Wis. Good Trotting at Springfeld, Mass,~-- The Earlville Races. . CHICAGOR, Thn gamn of baso-ball betwoon the Chicago and Bewton Cluba yesterdav was the eighth of the werios, It waa for tho most part oue-sided and uninteresting, though both sidor showed ex- cellent batting in ono or two iwniugs. Tho Boatons were without tha servicesof Spalding, who 18 atill dwablod by his recent sprain, and tho catchior of the Chicago Club was kesrcels in candition to play, As arcsalt of tho miefortunes on both eides, the pitching was loose and easy. Doviin was obliged to tows the bails {uto the bat, out of regard for Hastings' Liands, and Maoning foll far short of fiting Spalilug's place. The hard bitting was due to tue poor pitcling as much a3 to any maiked aility at tho hat on eiiher side. Capz. Uloun, of the Wlite Stockings, wun the tors and sent tho Hodu to tho bat. ‘They wecurod au uncarned run through errors of Devhin and Hastings. ‘The Whitea wero oasly blanked in this ivmiog. Iu the second inmug, the leds earned & run by Ints of Schafer and Manning, snd lastings got sround for tho Whites oo errors of Mavning and White. Georga Wright scored a run for tho Reds in tho tuird tuning, though be should havo beun declared out st tho bome-plato; the Wintes retired as fast a8 thov camo to tho bat. The best display of batting on tho part of ths Rleds took place in the fourtu inuing, whon they acorod eignt runs sud wado soven basc-lits, Four of tao ruus wore osruod. McVey atarted the bail on ws tiavels for & baso-lut; fiealy and Vuite folloaed suit. Deviin then varied the procoodiugs by ovorthrowing tu Lirst base, let- g in MeVoy and Beals. Manmng it for two buses, aud Geoigo Wright tor a single base, bringing 1o White. ~ Barned wont oat funl to right field. Leobard mado o base-nit. Manning came in, O'Rourks rouched first baso bv an errur of Willy Foley. MoVer ntruck another liner, bringing in Wright and Loovard. Beals oa:ned first ror himsolf and Lrought 1n O'Rourke. Whito touvk first buse un tuiroe baits, aud Bchafer made tue third out Ly a foul to Hamings, ‘Tho Whitos were apain blauked io this inniog, though Peters made s good It Te fifth and sixth innings were oxceedingty tame, the Ruca s Tiag ona run i (he (sttor by cirors of Hasslings an:d Potors,” In the wovonth inning tho Reds scared one run by base-hits of Wiuts sod Wright. and tho Whaitea earnod two runs by tho hard bLitting of Golden, Warren, nud Dielanki. Doth #ides woro blanked in the eizhth inning, the Whites accomplisbing o good double-pixy, in which four weu wok part. Tho leds were oagily disposed of in the ninth fnming, and the Whites, beirg then Lopolessty bebind, pickod up courago and did noblv at the bat, knocking out five pnne, thieo of whioh wore carued. Willy Foloy bit {uirly for two bases; Qolden roackod first” on tbreo Lalld; & passed ball ad- vanced them ono base cach. Warron kit to George Wright, who thre s bome anl esuent Foley, Dicluaki got to eocond on s hard lit, bringiog Golden in. _Glenn earued first for him- 8elf, and brought in Warren snd Biclasks, Dove hin eatnod firs:. Hinow' tly was muffed by O'Hourke, and Glenn cawn 10. Potors’ ssfo bit brougbt fu Deviy, but Hines, overranniog third, was improperly duclared vut by the umpiro, and Hastings finshod ths game with s foul bound. Tae gamo towardn tus close was worth louk- ing at, bLuc tho intwroat did not at any time rive to's very bigh pitch, Tho umpire showed no talico, but bu was thoroughiy in- campatent far tho posiion, o callod balis and strikos quite fortuitously, and asif b sccidont ratber tosn by desin, “Ac least on two ocea- wiouy ho made bad decisious, aud his orrors both timos were to tho wjary of tho Whitcs. il nuetakes did not probebiy altor the 10ault of the {gamo, which was wou ou ity werita—whst thero wero of thom—by tho Hoston Club, On the whole, 1t was & poor exhibition of ball-playing— 225 or 15 cout gumo at the best. Tho koy tu it ltes fn the statement with wlich this roport be- ran, that the Bustons had no pitcher and the Chicagos no cateher. Bulow 1a ™E [RIH P4, 2, T otiema e ] STereTersye—— Bl R Time -+ 0 b 1 DR ERIr e, i Trariond: PUILADELYUIAB—ATLANTICS. Spaciat Disvateh to The Unleaga Tridure. PruapeLeuia, Aug, 25—The Philadelphlas, on tholr awn ground, this aftorucon casily de- foated the Atiantics for the sixth successive time, by a score of 14 to 2. The Philadelphiss earacd in the fourth juning four runs, the poor playiog of Kuowdell, Lleot, and stoore, giving them tue balance, ita off Zettlomn in the tirst two funiugs, and were put out (a oue, two, tures order in the last sevan mnioga, Heubal, umpirs. Tho Atlantics mads tive clean 1284567809 02 0080401 0—t¢ THE BROWNS HEBEL AGAINST M'LEAN. Bveaal Dowpatch to {'he Uhicaav Crivune, Br. Louts, Aug. 25.—The gawe of bano ball which was to hava come off “tuls afternnon be- tween tho Athletica of Philadulphin and Browu Btockings of this oity waa forfeited by the Inter, Loth nines appeared npon the field, and ¥,000 bpeotators weio present, but the Browns ob- Jjected to William Al oLean a8 umpiie, allegivg thatho dia _them grous iujustice tast Monday, and demauding that & new man ba appointed to umpire ths game, coniply with this demand, for the reson that MoLean had boen brought from Philadelphis by mutual agresment, ing to justify bie dismissal. The Browna sio :(:;mully orticised for their courso in tho wate ‘Tho Atbletica refuscd to and that Le had done noth- '« ‘Whe Athletios latt for Chicsgo Lo-night. ——— AQUATIC, THE MADISON BEGATTA, Bvactal Diepateh to The Chicago Tribune, Mapisow, Wis., Aug. 25,—To-day was fixed #ome time siuce for a friendly contust between the Mitchell Boat Olub of Milwaukee, and the Madison Club, to witness whick quite s number of Milwaukeosns aud people from other places Lad come Liera, ‘Chors was to bave bsen a four- osred shell racaat 6 o'olook, & six-oared at 6, and a singlo soull at 6:30, Largo numbers of speo- tators thronged the shores of Lake Monons to witness the racs. An esat wind blow Lsrd, and the waves were 50 high that the regatta eould nob begin at the tme Hied. Alout 0 o'olock the winds sod waves subsid- ed, s thas the boys decided to try & pull through water quite rougn, sud with & brecze muill fre 00 siz-oared boat, and so pitted the four-osped Paper aliell Lady Tsaphieus, 49 fast long, ageinst the Madlson slx-oated shell Lady Furollld, 50 {ost, both oarrying soxawaing, Chbarles B, Fotter, of Miiwi Brows, of Madlsan, sud thi Ms}. 0. G. Mayors. 'I'he oourse was & wile and & balt and returs. The boats started ss 8:10 P las | m, The Madison bargs was Liudered s Hitte by foullog al the swke-bost, 80 fuab Milwsukss . The Milwauksoans brougbt Tho judgea ud Cl umplre and starter, 18 j had an advaolage, which, however, they loat within & quarter of ® o, The crewa pulled jreity cvenly to the turning stale. Mndiwon comang rouud #oma 20 seconds aliea b, Tho Mil sunka-ace i rounding, turned bt wtraining their boat und sbippas con- riderablo water, ‘They piled stesdily ou, Low- ver. till within half a nate of the puai, the Mud- IunIRDY coustontly ©a; il tho Laiy Irnpiieno wan fairly swau It in clmimed that both ai-vonvels buret ) that the buat wan atout to aink. The umted oul tu wave Uheaselves, and Cox Jua Lyon, wio conl! i, il kept an e Loat Ll & row Luat nexe by aud tha gteamar e1mo tu tueir tetict. picked e up, Toe Lady atse, thonyh Fairchihd's crew fini-he | their shey #hi ped conmdorable water, and won the 52, amnl the checraof the epectators, utnb a and the waving Thoe Gther races Tho eompeting Ludy Isapiine—Stroice aml W. 0. Lymans No. 2, D, Per- nue W, W, Bty .10, Talown coxswam, Joa Lvy Funchild—Stroke, C. Fwmytng No, 1 Affurd ; No. 3, J. Bener: No. f, Low, Jamen Mood; erews arn ay foidoae @ 3 25.—=Iha reontis was rerewel to-dav. aud Conrtuey, the wiuner of the clmmpion weutl raro yenterday, won tho eligie seull rac {ur the nenfors, a disianca of 2 milos, in KHmnutes and 545 scconds. The wacond Tace, for puir-oar whells, 115 1uien, wa nou by tho Argouauta in 22 minutes aud 3¢ n socond, — THE TURF, THE EARLVILLE RACER, &peetar Dumateh to The Catearo Tribune, Eanuviete, I, Aug. 25.—Tue recond dav's meeting openod fu the foreuoon with a runmug race, hulf-mile beats, catels weighls, for a purme Of §75 ; §50 Lo lirst, $20 to sccoud. ‘Lhers were four ¢n'rie Unjon.,...] Harkawsy... me—5ly 3 BJi. The eccond raco was for all pacers: purss, 300 ; 4180 to first, $40 to wecond, 30 to tird. Theto wore four eutries, and all camo for the word & Hucker Htate, H, Badger, Fred Wormn a1 2 Prvere prroes 2 i 3 In the afternaon thote was a marked increare in the nawmber of wpoctature, Lhe firet cal,cd was No. 7. in which thers wera twelve entries of the3-minuta clan, ‘Thopursa was for 1600, $300 tu firat, 150 to necond, £99 to third, and §GU to fourtts, The fullows the summary : Webter, 1 4 5 4 [ dls, dis, D.n Vasburg.. Urangor Sazor ‘Tho next o tho programme wan for horres of ‘tho 2:2) class, but, owing to the ruco mot Laviug beou Huisliod, paiticulara are teserved Hil to morrow, wlien s vory large at- tondance s oxpected. THE SIUNUFIELD, MABS., MEETINO, BenIxorietv, Mash., Aug, 25.--At tha Hamp- den Park mesting, the first ry for & jumeof €3.000 for tho 2:29 class, wan wen by Day Adwiarde, who took the second. third, aud fifih honte. Timo—2:24, 2:23}¢, 2:2217, 285, 2:233¢, Hao rave for the purse of &40} for the 2:20 ciniw was won by Ilopeful i three strsight bents. ‘Limo—2:28)¢, 2:231¢, 2:20, In the 2:31 clasy, the | by Orlont in the wecoud, Time—2:263¢, £:25, 2:25%, THE EXPOSITION AT & br._Joseri, Mo., Aug. 25.—I'ne Agricultaral and Mechanical Exposition which commences Sopt. 6 promises to excoed all pravious eforts, The preminme for runoing and tiotting are ahont 30,000, and about 150 horses from Mis- souri, Hlinois, 'lennesaco, fuwa, and Kansas are enteted. and naw 1n traning. BUBING HILL, KY., RACES, LoomyrLe, Aug. 25.—At the Sping Till races at Crab Orchard, Kv., theio was s large attend- auce aud high escitoens, The first tace, dash of #{ of mila, Saunders Houso stakes, for 9-vesr olds that pever won & race, B. G, T Beocher won, (. W, Stuart's ¢ seocond ; G. W. Stuart's c. c. Malmistie third; B, W, Withers' b, c. Billy Ssonders fourth, Tho necoud raco, & dash uf 13¢ inilas, all sges, a4 won by b. g. Thomas' ¢. Hazon, 4 ventaold; Logan & Briet's . f. Uooreia F. Bowman, 4 yesrs, & cluso sacond ; Williams & Owons' ¢. . Ozxinore, 4 vears, third. 'The tiret quartar wss Tun in L0l kecouds by Qeorgis Bowman, sod the 1800 in 2:124¢, DONALDSON. THAT VILLAINOUS HOAX. OrrAwa, Qut., Ang. 25, ~The story]published by thoCinciunatl Times about the findiog of Donald- wom, tho balloonist, by o Bslung party i tho Ote tawa district, near Luke Dosguino, is not crodit od hete, Nosuch lake ia known in tho Oitaws distriot, HIS ASCENSION AT CHICAGO IN 1872, Tho Ciucinnats Enquirer gives some oxtracts from 3 duary loft by Donaldson, among thata the following: uext record that I have of Doualdson fa at Chi- I, Juls 4, 167, liing Lis builoon in G , TFupratory 16 giviog tho Chicagoana & biovd- llug scusstion, sa thoy never feel satiutivd untdl thuy kiil souio one, ' r Liave an oxplosiun or contlugras tiou that will startfo the world: “1 hiad uo troutie,” suld tho seronaut, * fn flling, and all was ruudy by balf-pust 113 tho ropes wern cuty rod up T wont, poiforming my feats tpon (6 (ras zo-tar, At the hoikht of 13 udlea 1 was surroanded 5 Iurga bodles of clouds, und Leginting townner from the wmienso coid, Upou ‘reaching tho bigher atrata, T s carriod custivard uver Lake slichigan, Kot know- ing the guography of tho country, 1 win afrald to cross tho lake. L pulod 1ue valve ot qnick, snd ted it 1o thoring. It was fully twanly ininutes after § pullod t4 vulva before tho Lulloon began to deaceud and atruck (ho water, A hoavy brosss was blowing tlat ragged mo through the water rupidly cuoiigh to keop yave with au outward guivg paswcnger train, Nut Luowing whotlier thioy saw we or nut, I took out my pocket bandkerchlef, squoeeod it s dry as 1 could, =ud waved it at thous, and instanty it waa responded to by a Luudred Landkarchief futtertig from the win- so of §3,000 was won dows. 1 sinca loarued that tho interest maslleated by tha pasaciigors wis Learifelt and futanw, As the cura ran luto Kouwood Station the ballovn upproached the sboro, driven at porflous. apeed, | wia 8oall Lrought up sgaiot a stoue picr, etriking wi foarful forca and bounded up unly tocome down aasta i1 419 aurf, whero L was dragged liko s bullut skipping thio water 10 the sliore, and landed wpona pi uet; neatly bredklug my vibe, ' was numb and s:unulewy trom cold, and could wot spesk, T wax pleks up Ly ths kind peopls and b up 1y the kind peotle wad placed in a bed, rubbed s cuabicd that [ hud ied to the rug, aud & uew suit of clothos sl 912010 mionoy wua Iont 1 e lake. 1 passed a - peller, and Lud Iuot been walat-deep in' the water 1 would Liave far eclipwed tha train in upeed.” ‘Iho Cincibuati Commereial has an aceonnt of a batioon-trip with Douatdsou, during which he told the writer the following atory : Purhiaps you remember my sdventurs on Take Mich. Igan two yoars ago. 1 inade the seconstou alons, My talioon was full aua Vighis and T iad pleniy of ballat, Everythlug was in good shapa. Lweut alone purpove: by, 0988 10 do what 1 did, ~An'iminenso crowd saw mie olf. “The sh* was favoravle, and seut ma off over the laks, ‘Thero was » light ses on, When 1 gut 40 far u sid away that my movemnents could not Le detected, Juiled the valve rope and cauue down to_the water. ' I kuow the effuct o that crowd. What 1 wes After was & aonsattonal advertiéement, Ther was & pretty good wurfluce currcut of alr, As the t fouchied the water ihe bug of course jerked at it and pulled 1t up, sud 1 let out s Little Lallast from & bag, Aad i this way Lakipped along for some time, ‘l‘l was nearly dark and clouds were Rathering, ‘Clrough thielr glasacs they could acurcely woo me, clinge 104 0 tig baskot aud being dragged through the witer 4o foarful tate, wa they Imagined, [ this way | d out of thelr algt, an 1 learucd after, into cer- deatl, a8 tlcy suprosed. Tuen 1let out bullast euougli and Fous {0 & good belght, ana kepton. I got my sensationsl adverdsoment of * Perflous Adventurd —MHair-Breadth Escape,” and 80 on,—and dldn% gy Lout wal, THE MILL.OWNERS. Boero, Ang, 25,—A largely-attended meeting of mill-owuors and users of plaulog and mold. ing wackiuca was held this afternoon. Rewolu- tioua woro pasaed soversly censuriog the mction of the Exscutive Cominittes of the Natioual Association sud thelr couns ¥, D in ate tuwptivg to offeot with the uwiers of the Wood- bury pateat & comprowiss detrimental ta the 1ne te1eat of mill-owners, The meeting represantad wany leadivg firtwu in New Eugland, Now York, the Sauth, and Wost, aud unsmmously resclved 40 reulss the cowpioniive, e BETA PHETA PI. EvaneviLre, lud, Aug, 35.—The annus) cone vention of the Dots Pheta Pi Bociety met In 0dd Faliows' ilall to-dsy. About forty mombers wore pissaut. Tus meatlng organized by oalling tus Hoa. IL O. Govding, of Lrausrilla, to tus ! was reeponded b by J, chair; Tred Torroll, of Omaha, Reeretars, The Rav. Earl Cranston, of the ‘Trinite Metnodict Church, welcomad the straneers to the city, and Mattimon, of Rigitae tonn, To mosiow eveniug del vered by Dr, Tr sliw L'areuw, of Tudian. suolm, aud s peem read Ly the 1 Crook, of Jackronsi je, bl Ou Foelay the wowm- Lota will bo given an escurrisn on the river, ——-— CASUAL DROWNF Frortal Dispatel: to T'he Dasesvont, [a., Aug. 25.—In this city to-day A most mysterionn cara of accidental diowning, o suicide, or womething worae, occurred, Kuto Befuy, a young pirl 15 yearn of ago, living at home with hcr parents, walked ont of tho bouss aloit 11 o'elck, s, twents minutes later, was dircovered in tho cistern near thodoor, Ble was quicsly taken out, but wos desd. It meamm atterly imvossibla that sho khould havo falien 1, 84 the opening wax too sunl!, and the eonciunion twmovitable thit whe commiticd mucide or wan thrown fn. Bhie was & most beautitul and lovely person, WENT THIOUGH A BRIRGE. Stoux Crey, Is,, Aue, 25.—The 5t. Paul ex- prees traim, dun theto at 10:20 last ovening, bound ortl, went through a Lridge alout 4 milea sonth of this placo, instantly killing the conductor, A. W, Locke, the cngineer, Lorenzo Manu, and the firewan, K¢ Kelloy. A fow of the parmengors fn the front conch wora eligitly Lraired and shaken up. The reat eseaped wiih- out iujury, ‘The train was running as a low rate of rpeed at tha time of the aczident, niik cau- tionary instructions Lo the crnioyes, as Lirtents of water were pouriug throughiail the culveris aud brdges. FFLL FROM A V/INDOW, Spearar Inepaten to The Chacans Tridune, Avrow, IIl., Aug. 25,—A sad accident hagpened this afterucon ot aif part 2 o'clock to a Loy about 16 yearn of ape, named Joweph Garone, who was ewployed in the Wentern Union Telegraph oftice as a musnenger, e was vitting i e nall window over ths Alton Nationsl Bank, and plaviug with anothar boy at the ume. Loxing his balauce, Lo fell to the pavemeut Delow, striking cu bt head aud mde, Gereno is wtill alive, but lu & very ciitiesl condition, A DAMAGING STOTM, Spectal Inspateh to The Chicaus Tribtns, Broux Crry, Ia, Aug. 20.—Another heavr thuuderstorm to-ulght. The storm laut tight did groat damage in this city, Suodrog the cellars and washing away foundations. The damape to property here by tuo flocd is estiuated nt $20,000. Tho lightming strudk a Iargo elevator owned by tho City Mill and Llevator Company, and it ignited, but tho rain, which ut the tinie was fal.jug 1 tortents, but out ke fire, and no damago resulted. A FRIGHTEHED HORSE. Corvuncs, 0., Aug. 25.—Last night, as Mr. Tsaac Williams, of Shadevillo, was returning home frow Columbus in a carniage, accompauted by lus wife aud youne child, hin horse bocame frightened while crosming a tridee, aud planged aown an ewhavkment to the river, s dintauce of 16 feot. [ho waters wwept the cluld from its mother's army do~u the etieam wouie cis- tance, where it was found desd several Liours afteswaras, ludged in the fimbe of o talien troe. After much diiicuty both Willinms and his wife were extricated without serious jujury, RUN OVER AND Bpectal Lrirvatch to 1 a0 I'ribune, Acmona, I, Aup. 25.—Elner Scatt, 12 yoars of nge, waa killod in tho outekirts of tlus city yosterduy while clamueting over s freight tramn, Bix cars passed over lim. manghng the body in a shocking mauner. No biame stiached $o tlis train wen. BURNED BY A BUPSTING LAMP. Speciat Lympatch to The Chicaco Trivune, Cuaxratoy, 11, Avg. 25.—Charles F. Scott, o doatist of tois city, was badly Lurned sbout the face this motuing while usivg s spint lamp which exploded. ‘Tho extent of the iojury can- uot be detercined for several days. LED, BUZZ-SAW ACCIDENT' Bpecial Inapateh to Tne Chicago Tribune. KALasazoo, Mich.. Ang. 25.—Robert Haine, head sanyer st South Haven fur the Wailace Mill, lost the toes of Lia right foot with & circu- lar saw this atterucon, besides boing severoly woundod in hiu log. GHMOKED TO DEATH, Bpecial Linpatsh to The Cii:ago Tribune, Karanazoo, Mich., Aug. 25.—A chuld of W. L. Bmith, of Kulamazoo, ¢hoked to death this fore- noon with & kerusl of corn, THE INDIANS, OF INTEREST TO ABORIGINES,” _ Mosgoorz, Ind. for,, Aug. 25.~1be Creek orphana are boing paid to-day by Msj. Ingalls, Indine Agent, the lnterest on &76,000 of their invested funds, in accordance with & provision of the treaty of 1842, The original number of orphans from Ala- bama was 673, The nnmbar now, inclading beirs, amonoty to over 2,000. Tho sum paid oach of the original biows, or the reprosentative, 18 §7.65, but, aa it cost tho oipbaus 25 por cent of the awount to collest their claim througrh tho Bupremo Court, it reducos the amount to £5.74, which hag froquently to bo enodivided among heirs of the heirs, reducing tho amount paid to the proper poréon as low os 42 ceuts, As womo of them bave to ride from 40 to 75 wiles to sigu the roils, aud then receiva too small & sum to be of auy bonefit, it i3 thousht it would bae well for the Gavernwont to divide the principal at once. The diticulty mu«t continne to 1ncrosse, as the number of beusand subdivisions 1ucresses avary yoar. THE GRAND SIOUX COUNCHL, Bpectal travateh to The Chicaao Trioune. 87, P'avr, Acg. 26.—~Agent II. W. Biogham, of the Choyane Indian Ageucy, left Lere to-day for Omana, on his way frow Cheyenne to Red Cloud to attend the Graud Council at which the cossion of the Black Rills and Big Horn ocountrics will ba negotiated. Neatly 5,000 Indinns frou lLus Agency had etarted to atiend the Cauncil beforo Dingbam left Cheyevus, and bo outimatos the total nomber of Siouz likely to he st the Council at not Jous thau 25,000 His batief {« that the Bioux have gonerally concluded to cede tha Hill aountiy, but stick for the Lighess price they can poualbly obtain, THE ALLEGED INDIAN FRAUDS. Cuxyzxxe, Wy, Aug, 25.—The Commisslon for invoatigating the Indion frauds s atill taking testmony. A fow witnenaes appear to bave pors sonal kuowledge of irregularities, tut refor to atliors, who 1o turn ‘give some one elue for their suthority. Most of the day was spent oxamlulng into beof contractu, It was canclusively shuwo that the cantracturs could wmake large profits by atrict cowmplisuce with tha contimots, owmg to tne fact that tho cattlo live on Goveroment s . the ouly expeuuo being for herding. The ommisaion will probably conclude its labors to- mortow, —_—— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIE3, O'Daldwin, the *‘Irish Uisnt,"is dylog in Now York of luug diseas A baoquet to Gen. Dakln, the Brooklyn member of the Amecrican rifle team, cswo of last evening in the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The Turuer Convaeution in New York closod yostorday, The prizes were distributed Iast wight, when & grand ball was given st ‘Turner Hall, The 0dd Pellows and Daughtera of Robekab, of Newport, R. G, gave a cowplimentary clame Lake to the Hou, Sobnvler Colfax when he mude s buief address upon the privciples sud objesta of the order. A prelimivary meeting will be held at Danvitla, 11k, tue 23l wnat,, for the purpose of perfucting arraugemouta for a suldiers' ‘eunion sometimo during the fall. 'The eall s aiguod by represen- tatives of twenty-mix differont regimenta. Iuformation from all sources iudlcates that there wil us throug of people at LaSalle on the occamon of tha Boldiurs’ aud Hal'ore' reunion on the 8let fust. Adjt. Gen. Hilliard promis tfteon to twouty batile flags $0 display 1u the lne of wmurch. Over $40,000 haa been subicribed by promi. nent raliroad men ju Kausas City for the eraction uf s now olovator. with w cajacity of 250,603 busbols. It lsto be buwilt at onco, sud whea cowpieted will give that ity a chauce to control art of the [mwense graiu trade that comies Lo rhully. but ou scocount of inauMoiend ruom srelofure Lias beon slipped 10 Cluvayo sad Hi. noration vl ba | MISCELLANEGUS CORRUPTION. How the Wabash Avenuo Rall- way Ordinance Was Passed, Ald. Fitzgerald and the Numerous Of- fers hade Him, A Fellow-Allerman 6fers Him %1,000 to Yole for Cobh's Mensure, And an Outsider Offrs Hi $1,500 to Sup- port the Other Ordivance, Hidreth and Cullerton's Position in the Gang. Information came to this office yestorday that Ald. Fitzgerald, of tho Third Ward, bad been | heard to exsress sBome very decided opinious an to the meaus unod 1o furce the charter for tho ‘Wabash Avenuo Railway through the Council, and, in order to zot &t the truth as the Alder- man undetatood it, & rejorter made A prolonged attemps to find bim, sud at last succeeded in vecuring @ hoaring at bis bouss, No. 33 Wa- Lurb avenue, lnst evening, After rematking ou the soasonablencss of the wenthier in the manner provided by custom, the repurier plunged iuto tho subject, with the ful- luming remuit : to;ortor—Do yon remember Ibe clrcume atauces undvr which this Wabssh Avonuo Rail- way charter was manted, Mr. Fitzgorald 2 Mr. Fitzuerald—I certainly do, 1t.—DLo yon 1ewember that, about the time the ordinauce was com.bg, A CLUTAIN ALDERNAY CALLED ON You and offerod you £1,500 to vote for omo of the Aid. F —Ob, now, 1 can't give Lim away, you kuow. R.—Were you ever offered §1,000 by another Wau Lo Yulh snother way ¢ Ald. You seern to know eomething about ore, % T ahnuld be glad to bave vou tell mo whiat thera i4 ol jt aa 300 understand it, Ald I don't know why I sbouldn't tell you. It. —Theroweems no gord rearon, sud thery fiave been ro many wioriew 1l ating around on the aut- Jert that it would really be for tho public futer- cat to do #o. e HOW 1T WAs, Ald, F.—Wao'l. tne wav of it was this: The caupany thae tirst asiod for tao ¢ wanihig Walash Avenue Railwuy Comps aud thenr ordiusuco hunz along for somo time, and then the South Side Company | Conb'e) tuay pit fn and cinimed the char:er, oud the matter went to committes anl back, knd at last a woecial meeiing wag Leid aud the matter was laid over aud publirhed. The day the mut er was coming up for o final vote I had’ some notk to da, and ot up early and went off to Seipw b.ewery. About 7 o'clock in the woroimg Cubb himself came around t> my etore tu see mo, but I had xove. HHe eame aronnd woversl timos that fure- noun, but I was always away, LINN LEACK was aluo around {0 wee me several times, and he went over to my West Bide store, but asdu:’ tind e, About 20'clock Leach found me at my rtore, aud wo wanted me 40 go with hita aud nce Charley Faigo, sud I got intw Lis buvgy and weut. "I kuaw that Charley Larzo, and Mat Latlin, and Pottor Palmer wera intereated 1 tha Wabash Avenuo Railsay Company. Well, Leacu and 1 weut duwn and saw Fargo, I was imuodguced to bim, Mac in wa¢ o the room, but ke pot up and wout out after Lcame. Farco tried to per- BUSUE WA LLal 1t Wad for 107 (utetest to oave & ruilroad oo Wabash avenue, and arguod tho cese with me for some tima. iloicld we that be Liow that it was no use to try to buy me, but he snowed rie o st of thoss that he had on lun tide. The st wa3 on tho comnien voting-lirts 1 uso 10 the Council, aud there woto twenty-six namen of Aldsimen nho, Fargo said. wero going to vote for Lis orlinance. He aino ehowed mo n list of oicht meu whom he enid he couidn’t tuy, sud I uoticed my namo and tieath's un the ; Ldont thioi I romember the others. the junior exhitition at the Arricultural College thin afrernoon ctirsctad many visilors, and wore OF interent, ‘e topics wore of A miscellsncoun clisiactor, and the adireases weio weil delivered. SPRINGFIELD. The State oard of Equnlization—Tho KeeblesTinded Inutitute~the Raile rond Cemmissionera, Snecral Intnateh to The Chirann Tr@une, Berixarieen, L, Aue. 2.—In the Htate Tonrd of Equalization thia morning, Mr. War- ren's 1esolution declaring the assesament for thln year to Lo 50 per cont of tho cnsh valun of the proj-orty of this State came up for conpidera tien, and Mr, Dariekson mwoved to strike out 450" and iusert “30." Mr. Dipgina moved to amend by inserting * G5, Loat. Tho vote ro- curing on . Derickeou's motion, it waa lost —yean, Dericknon, Englixh. aud Whitney ; nays, Dewog, Djeging, Fisher, Hunter, MoCabe, Mo Cawloy, MoNult, Miles, Mosior, Parry, Bavage, Warner, Wliteside, Wiloy, and Wilmarth, 3Mr. Metabe moved to fnsert **G3" percent. Lost, Tuo vate recmring on the original resolu- Gion, it wan adopted — yens, Derickyon, Bosay, Dugzine, Englsh, tluntor. Milea, Mesicr, Parev, Savago, Wamner, Whitnoy, Wiley, and Wilmath. Mr. Deiickron acd Mr. Whituey soted for the resolution a3 a come promike. I ae wetiled mow, of courso, by this 1cuolution, thint, 83 tho pruporty of (ndividuals in Aecenaed ub only oheohall its sl value, 8o will be arierred the ¢opital wioek of corporations and railrond rraperty, it wdend, the growing senti- ment Liere in the Bozrd Licw not result in tho as- fesimont of the tansitle proporty of corpors— ticu alone, g including the valize of tha capital #8 well. ‘Lha Commitios ou ' Railroaas are SurerRIDE ERilIoAd ['TUperLy on w biama 20 per cenb Luwer than last vear. A number of railroads wors roureseved horo su~dey. Along them wore the Chicago & Notth veateru, by Mr. Ca Chicago, Banivzion & Quirer, Clueagn, Hock I-lana & acile, ley ; the Chicas 1Ir. ilev ; and tlie Lowmville, New Albang & Rt Lowis by Mr. Beott. Tiw work uf the Hoard is progressing fairiy, bnt muht bo pustied 2 littlo miora’ rapidly “athont injnry to the interests of tho peonte, The Commi-seners to Iocata tho Inatituti for Feoblo-Minded Claklron will meel the Trus tee of tne lustitution hera to-murrow, when a Juint wesgion w1l Lo held to exam ne and select o pian tor bublivg, A number of buildors are Liero witu pleus, and wore are expocted in tho morting, ‘The Kailroad Comtmizsionern hava their work well under way, s wil neobably place it in tho hands of their clotk to-m rvuw for the ax- teusion, The awsersment of ruil:oad property will be a$ loast 2 por cent luwor tuan lusy yoas, V==t e AMUSLMENTS. THE TWO ORPHANS. There has been iroubis in tho matter ot “Tne Two Orphaue,” which Alr. Patmor, of the Uniton Square Tueatre, spr.ears to have precip- statod. anl wliel threeteus to dansge the come pany whish haw o ruddeniy capiured the publio favor. What tho merite of the coatest may o it s difticult to determ fiom an ex parto atement of the affi bea the company fivsaed 1te brliiaue esgasoncnt of sz weeks at lloaley’s Thentre, reveral members of it ro- turned t) New York, Mr. Rankin assumed charge of the rewsinder, sal laid out a route tor the conniry, mads uenls ta aiffecent eitiew, tnd giitell up the Vaidieed with vors cred= staile waterial. He winte to Mr. A, M. Palinar, npingg what royalty be would ask for the use of Mr. Jackron's vérwion of * Lhe Two Or- rhisus," and vaming the routo he propused to fole low, 3lr. Palmor subnaitte § thee locter ta Mr. Fur- birdi, whio 1 plaving Lho biece in vaytaus parts of tae coundy, wud. o gelting hin opinion, refuscd 1o allow Mr. Kankin tu nav it at wl. Oao would rupposo that there the watter woald end. Mr, Lankin purchosed an enuizely_uifferent version of tie play from Freach, of Now York, 'kuowa as **the Londen version." which bad been play- ing in the Eugiidh Capatal for eight months, and plaved w severul Wostoru towus to the delighs of fin autionces, . Merara. Shook and Palmer meanwhilo notified mzuagers throu i he Wex: that ths com- fany was nut gonume, had vothing to do with 4, ‘\‘\'rll. L talked with Farco awhite and 1 told tum 1 was entirols opooted to tho railway on Wabanl aveuus anyway and by auvbodr, and 1 should oppose auy clarter as Liard ub I could, BEEING CONB. Thon I went over to aeo Cotl, because he bad #aid ho wanted to eco mo. He wasin b oftice, und we talked over tho rallrosd business tlist wus comiug up, Of course, Cobd wauted 1ne to voie for his char.er, but £ fold him just us I told Fago—inat was 1owlly op- posed to any track on Wabmsh aveuus auyway. \e taked auout the pruspects, sud b told him right out that it was pretiy weil under- stoud tuat bim tolly wad pud £10,000 for tuo gang to buve his orainauce passed, but that bad Leard that they wouldn't do it for leas than 200,00, aud the Fobability was thnt the matler would bang sluug uwunl tbey pot the wiber 820,000, Now, L want you to understaud shat | dun't anow whether be paid up or not—all I koow 19 that be got s ordisunce the next wook, R.—T w1zl vou would tell me who it wan tust catno and offerad you the $1,L007 Ald. F.—Ub, 1 sbaw't give b away ; ho da A POOK MU, and nlhiat ho steals dou't do Lum any gocd. Aftor w lutlo fuiter covversalion the name was revealed unde: a plodge not to print it, and tho record must accordiugly stand thut Ald, — cawe to All. Fuzgerald sud otfferod bum $1,000 to vote for the Cutb ordinauco. I.—tow much woro tue other fellows offoring for their ehater? Ald, F.—1 understood that they put up €30,« G0J, too, Lut they d.du’t fix it to suit: they wouldu't pay over suytling until their charter was passed, aud tho gaug wore a litt.o afruid of them, aud so they fixed 18 so that if tho old cowm- pany would put up the sswe they migut bave it, ‘Tho reasou for this was that they know them, and woie swo of tho mouey 1f the barguiu wes made. 81,500 orvERED, E.—Wers you approsched direotly by the otber sido? Ald, F.—YVes, sir; » man came to me rieht beroun theso ptops uud offored me 1571 balls it I would promivo to vote for the Wabash Avenuo Compauy's ordiuance. 2. —Will you bo pl=ased to say who he was ? .~—1t woulan’t do you any good to kuow; New-Yoiker aud don't beloug 1o the He was just mimply seut bere by othor onrs, paity gaug. ) paruos. I Lava krown kit for soverat aud Lo aud I sre goou triends, ‘b found thiat out aud seut bim over. R.—Looka tathor as it tho party had got mat- tors down pretiy fino to muke wouecy, don't 1 Ald, F.—Well, they have. It is the corruptest Couucll that ever was eluctod. There is & Lead to the gauyg aud a tal), and MILUBETH AND CULLERTON aro the aweol 8 1u the Council, aud u mon can got atmost suythiwg bo wili pay tor. Why, 1 could toll you pleuty of other thungs sbout other jobs no bettor than this one, Leruavs I will wutno- time, The whele mers ougnt to be stiriod up, snd | have wondered low tho presa have lut them slous o long, ‘The repurter wsked some other questions which tho Aiderman wad not exactly williug to anwwer, and then ho went out wad put & nickel in ouo of Cou's curs pud tried to figure up how many of shem it would take to make up $30,00U, wnd then ho ruds dowu town and sskod bimself whother this story would ufford avy key to tho Pasuage aud repeal of tuo two-hurse car ordis nauce, aud whuther the Gravd Jurv wouldn't tovl caliod on to take s hmsud iv; sud whether it cost anybody much maney to nwuthor the urdinauce uboat burving telegrapu wires; and what wau the prico | aid fur mnother- ing all gaw-ucdinmnces 1o committes; and, in e Caion Square Thoutro, and wed uelng s mungled version of tho ulay. Tuey aiso notitied Mtr. Raukin and his wilo, Miss Kitty Dlauchard, that their ougavawent at the Uniow Siuara Lhoatre wad 8s ou ocud, aul throatened Mr. lontgomery, whose couuoction with the theatio dies not commeuco till Oc- tober, that he. too, would be out Mr. Rankin'a com- notitication was Loutzomery thought, and be politely rofruned from heoding it, Megarn, Shouk and Palmer followed up this xos tion by serving nu injunciion o Mr. Hankio us Lafayette, pronibiting the periormance of ** 'l Two Urplans " by i angwhero, ‘Cho sbanrdity of thiy sction appeury lu thoy are trying 15 entablish coryright brivileges whero 1o copy= right existe. ‘Thers avo bnif o dozen versions of tue play exfant, and Mr. Hunkn probably has as much rizlit 10 play ono of them us Mr. Pulinor tize o:her. It 18 siaivd that other wembers of ihe Union Sjuare compauy sro #o disgusted with this sction that thoy moditate seceswion. With Mactay in Phiadelphis. Stoart Robdon starring, Mciee Liaukin a mavager. Charley ‘Ihorue absent, aud Mies Cinxtun prapariog for A s:ar season, tho integiity of tho famons organe izution appeurs to be moro thau threatened. ROSE MICHEL. New Youg, Aug. 23.—A temporary Injunction way granted to-day by the Superior Comt ou ap- plicatiau of Bleridan Blook and A, . Palmer, of the Unlon 8:uare Theatro, and Eruss Blum, authior of tho play of ** Nueo Mickel,” by Judge Froedmen, of tho Buperior Court, syainst Augustine Daly, of tho #ifth Avouue Theatro, to prevent the production of the sbove-namod play. Tuoe order is yeturuuble Sept. 6. g e THE FARYER CITY FAIR. Brecial Duvatch to The Chtcano Tritune, BrooxiNatox, 1il, Aug. 25.—The Farmer City (T11.) Fair {a so {ar very rucces#ful, much moro 80 thon at Clinton last weok. Tho entriesin utock of all kinds excoeds laut year [ number. Tha sttendauce ia good. Tho dwmplay of Short- Horos is lurge, Tho herds of Wing of Oblo, Sane dusky of Vermiliun, and Funk & Ryburn of Me- Loan, aro represouted by fino animals, A large number of fast horsos aud fast men are on the ground. A stallion trot, best two in three, came off this afternoon, and was won by Durhngton taking the last two heats in 2:43. Little Mose, of Bloomington, taok the first, nud was second ln the last two heats, Thero are a number of step+ pers here with a record below 40. ‘The ground Talrly swarwng with gawblors and ropora, —_—————— RESPECT TO ANOY JOENSON. &peciat Dipateh to The Chizage Tribune, Nasnviteg, Teon, Aug. 25,—Uen. Penny. paoker, the commandant st this post, bas bsen requosted to oct as Chief Marubal at the cele- Lration of the obsoquics of the late ex-Fresie dent Johoson, which ccems Oct, 2, President Grant and distinguishied men of avery State are favited. , Cramue, Distrlies, and all Dowel Come e, ey cured by ¥, duytic’s Garcatative isags. 3t talvw away all sureteus of the abdomony soothes the etows b sud rostores 1w ustural action, st E AL T geaeral, whether it was reallv truv thae Chiosgo uadt tho Buest Aldermen iu the world, Up to goiug 1o prees the reporter badu't quito wottled whether there were eight or nive Losest wea io the Forty Tlieves. . ——— FCUND DEAD. Boectal Dupatch to Ihe Chicare Tribuns, Four Warxg, Ind., Aug. 25.—Ihie wmorolog s man nsmed Willism Sprent, sbout 65 ywars of age, employod as a Look poddler by C. 8. Bar rows, No, 160 South Ciark m“"(ufla“fa\;x:']‘x d at Lie roow iu the L'urce ’n:::‘o.dl.?;‘x? nfi‘,.""mzfiu.u bad Leon here ubout #x weoks, aud drank very Uard, whicl Iy aup- posed 10 hiave cauved bis d 5 EDUCATIONAL, Bpectal Diasateh fo Jha Chicage Tridune, Dno’x, 11l., Aug. 25.—~The Teackers' Jnatitate, now In sesuion at the Court-louse in this aity, is & graud su The streets sio lted with fior the close of the dally scssions. 'llfo.-c:i‘:i‘l 1“:‘:'. W. E, Lrosby, editor of the Com- mon }choA dulivered sn addcess to » crowded bouss. Bubjoct, * Liawms aud Hande Tus address ia wpoken of in very flsttering terma. syactal Diewiich lo I'ns Chicdas Tvibung, p FOMTTY Aug, W.~1hs szerciscs of irday'a s1ois Manislow, Ludiagton, Tuursday 86e.otoes ror aaagala Nugdiinas: a8 sud Tiursdays at. a Day. 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