Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1876, Page 12

12 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY I3, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. WALK UP, COLVIN! For Ed Neazle Has Squealed About the Charter Frauds. You Failed to Keep Faith with Him, and He Has Given Yon Away. He Frplaivs How Johnny Long Put in 500 Fraundulent Votes, and Carried a Ward. fnd Tells All About the Subsequent Hurrah at Your Palmer House Parlors. The Select Company Present, and How They Jollified Over the Grand Victory. The following letter was received at this offics sesterday : To the Editor of The Chicace Trilune: ‘Caicaco, Feb, 1%.—~Do you know how Mayor Col- viu holds over under the charter of 18722 1 sy he Jmows bo bas no right to the oftice, and if he were x0 Lonest man, which I think be is not, he would step down and out, I can, and am willing to, swear to'the follovang statement of facts conceruiug tho manter fn which the chiarter was carried (%) in the Ninth Ward. Av zn early bour of the morning of the 24th of April last, T was in ompany with Lis Honor in his room at the DPulmer House,and then and there, in the pres- ence of witnesses, tod him that the Ninth Ward ccunted 900 more votes than were polied. I gsve him 1lie name of the m=n who pat 500 fraudulent votes in. and tbat man was present in the room at the time I ircught the sastoundicg news to his Honor. He (Colvin) said be would take care of those who had arsisted in carrying him over, znd bounce those who worked against him. He bay well taken care of some of them, such as Mike Dailey, Larry O'Lrien, xnd Jukin Long, put the one hie mude the greatest promises fo—where s benow? Heis mowbers, and has Lept quiet 100 long. Mr. Editor, if you want to know who committed thiose frauds I can tell you; Xcan tell you “when the votes were manufactured, and by whom, and under whosa instructions they were counted. Mayor Colvin knows all zbout it. lie was very kind to us that morning. You, Mr. Editor, and the citizens of - Chiczgo may 35X whiy 1 huve not come out £ooner and exposed this rascality, and thus have saved so much talk. Tue resson was that 1 w3s promised the posi- tion of Superintendent cf Brilges; but mow that Colvin has broken Lis promiss, wby £bonld I not do thesame? You will hear from e 2gain soon. Re- specttully, Ep Neare. As the sbove contains charges of the very grevest character, a TRIBUNE reporter was de- tailed to hunt up Mr. Nealo and interview him upon the subject. In corroboration of the charges madein the communication above, Mr. Nesle fornished the following statement to THE ‘TRIBUNE representative: HE WAS THERE. Reporter—Were you around the polls on the day of the charter election? 3Alr. Neale—Yes; I commenced to peddle tick- ets just as quick as I got out, and by 1 o'clock I #oe that things was goiog sgainst us at lesst two to one. R.—Which was your side? Mr. N.—I was in favor of the charter. R.—Where were the polis of the Ninth Ward ? LARRY'S ADVICE. Mr. N.—At the corner of Hamison and Des- plaives streets. When I ses things goine against us €0, 1 went over to Ald. O'Brien’s, right acroes the strest. I told him then that they were poll- ing t¥o to one against us. He toid me to go back and drop the * mincrity votes.” They had two tickets voted that dsy—one for and against minority representation, snd the other for and against the charter. He told me to drop the minority votes, acd put in two for the charter. I went back and re- ported to John Long, and he eaid he was doing that for an hour. At 4 o'clock I went over sgain—or about then—sand told Larry, says I, “We're beat! they have beat three to one!™ Well,” says he, *go oversnd keep to work; we'll beat them anshow.” Them's the words he eaid. I went over and kept up courage just the game ag if we were ahead! When the polls swere closed one of the judges, Con. Mahoney, locked the box, took the key, and went away. He was gone at least thres bours and 8 half—peraaps ‘wore—did not get back till aTter 10, I think. ALL ABOUT THE BOX. -Where was the box in the meaowhile ? —In the room, sealed. The judges were I’xtming it, but they were pretty full. R.—Who were the remaining judges ? Mr. N.—R. V. Eennedy and Ed Powell. They were the judges. And Pat Bafferty, Alderman, he wanted the votes counted righs forthwith. He eaid two judges were enon%: w count them. They had not the key. He (Rafferty) wanted to break the box open. They went out and got a ecrew-driver. but they didn't use it,—tbere was too much force there sgainst it. Finally, Raf- ferty went away, and the next thing—— R.—Was Rafferty in favor of the charter? THE POLICE APPEAR. Mr. N.—He was apamet it—worked all aay sgainst it—he and John Comisky. Then when Xafforty went away there was some little whila afterwards—the forces from the Twelfth ana TUnion Stroet Stations came bolting in the door, psking those that was inside was there any tronble 7 Sergeant O'Donnell was_with them. The first man be ran afoul of was Mike Dailey, now Building Inspector. Bailey saya to him, “ What in h—ll bnngsyou here?™ * Well, goys O'Donnel, * we have heard they were mur- dering oue another here.” ** Well,” eays Bailey, everytbing is all quict. There is no trouble hiere. Get out of here, and go about yoar busi- ness. Haven't we stood by you long euough not to g» back on us?” O'Docnell sud ho would go out if the proprietor would order him ont, and the proprietor said he could etay as long as he had & mind to, and thenp be said that fae would stay. Then Con Mshonycame back— TONG GLIS HIS WOLK IN. hR.?——The man who had the key to the ballot- x r N.—Yes. He came back, and wanted sverybody in the room cleared out—didn’t Mant Bergeant O'Donnell in the room, but they insisted that O'Donoell should be in the room. Finally, they mppoint- od Larry O'Brien to count the tickets— n0d Mike Fitzgerald. Just sbontthat time Jobn Zong came in with a tray with liquor upon it, :ncl = fist fallof tickots 1o his hand under the ray. -~ Here IMr, Neale explained that the polling- 3 loce wwas in alarge room, subdivided by parti- ticns about 7 feet Ligh into & bar-room, billiard- room, and barber shop, run by different ‘men, but all connected.} 3. NEALE TAKYS A LOOK. Afr. Neale continued his interesting narrative : ‘A8 ho passed me, and when I eaw under the tiay, I got on & chair and peeked over the parti- tion, apd while poesiog the liquor to the judges or thosa who were counting the tickets, he let Lis fist full of tickets fall on the table with the other tickets that were taken out of the box. After he came ont I asked him— +Johany,' 8ays I, ‘how many did you get in?' He snswered, ‘Five hundred!' Long is & brother-in-law of Ald. O'Drien. He i3 bosa tapper—thsat is, he is inspector of tappers under the Board of Public Works.™ R.—He bas got that place since that election’y Mr. N.—Yes, of course. THE BOTS TAKE A NIP. R.—Well, then what followed ? Ar. N.—Thep, after that, they commenced to count tickets, and the reeult was fsmiling] that we beat them! Then we had a jollification overit. R.—Where did that happen? Mr. N.—In the same placse—in the saloon. Y.ots of whisky. [Soggestive smile,] R.—Who were there ? ! My, N.—Mike Baley and all “the boys"— ZLarry O'Bricn, Mike Fitzgerald—lois of **the oys.” pore TEE BOYS BEFORT? TO COLVIN. R.—After the jollification, what did you do? Mr. N.—Aftar the ballots were sealed in the ®ox, I rode dowp in the buggy with Bailey &nd Long, and we drove down I suppose to find re- torns' at the | City Clerk's office. . We found nobody > there, and _ then ™ we went to the Paimer House. Just as I got _to - the door of the Palmer House Joo Forrest's wife met me. She wanted to see Joseph. She thought he was ont too Inte. She asked me if I wi be kind enough to tell him to come down ; she would like to see bim. Just 28 Igot to Mayor Colvin's door, Forreat came out. When Iwent inI sat down mext to the Bisyor. Ald 'Hildreth, and Ald. Q'Brien, sod John Colvin, and the Bergeant-at-Arms of the Council, were there when I went in, and after I ‘went in Bailey and Long came in after me. THEY *‘TOLD EIM ALL ABOUT IT." R.—Well? Mr. N.—And then I told the Mayor the whole story, and how eversthing occurred, and how the charter was carried. R.—What was your majority over there in that ;lrg according to the returns; do you ramem- er Mr. N.—I cannot remember now. We conld Bot poll more than eix or seven hundred votes. Hopestly connted, we would have been beat be- tween two and three to one. * WIAT HIS HONOR SAID. R.—WWhat was Mayor Colvin’s reply? Mr. N.—He_said he would stick to us for do- iog what we did, and be promised useverything. .—What did be promige you ? Mr. N.—He promised me Superintendent of Bridges. That was what I was lookiog for. I had been & candidato for that office fora long time. R.—Did he giveit to you? = Mr, N,—No! The mght of the nomination of Danlap for City Marshal, I was in his room, and finally he asked me if I would not be kind enough to go up-stairs and hear the result and tell him. 1 went up and gave him o report, and asked him then what he was going to do. Hesaid I was not going to get that [the Saperintendency of Bridges], but I was to get something pretty good. Then the day of the ‘meeting of the delogates from Bridgoport about that cattle ordinance, they had a long talk with the Mayor. and kept him pretty much all the af- ternoon, and, when ho had got rid of them, ho #aid, ** Well, boss, I bave got rid of these fel- Towe, and now I want to get rid of you. LET T8 GO_AND GET A DRINE.” So we went over to Hauley's, and while in there 1 sasked his Honor what 1 waa going to get. He said I was going to bo a Collector—a Collector of Water-Taxes—at $100 a month. I asked when it would come. e 8aid inafaw days. I waited for a few days. Hesent a lettor on to Pricdi- yille by myself, aud Prindiville said that I conld not have that position. I asked him why. He £aid thers was no place. 1 went back and re- ported the fact. He (Colvin) said that he would soe. ~ A TG DEOP. R.—Next thing? y: Mr. N.—1I got to be upon the water police. I weat down to his express oftice on Washington street, and remonstrated against it, for I gotbat $60 5 month, and that was quite a fall from $6a day,—indeed, quite a8 big & drop as whon I fell 48 feet, from the Grand Opera-House, a yearago last August. R.—What did he sayto you? r * Mr. N.—He told'mé to keép on; in a month or 50 I would get a better job—only to show my willingness to work. R.—Did he keep his promise ? 2 THE RAT-CATCHER. Mr. N.—Yes [laughiog}; they sef me in the gewers to catch rats! Lremonstrated against that, also, and would not go. . R.—That was the ‘‘better thing™ he was going to give you. Did yon stay upon the water police? BOTNCED FOR BLOWING. Mr. N.—TI got bounced for a while. A friend had informed me that thero was about 1,000 feet of water-pipe ising around Louis Wahl's fac- tory,—that 18, put in the ground for the protec- tion'of s place, at public expense,—snd_that be had only paid $500 sssesements. This in- formation I gave to McDermott, the reporter of the Courier [the same who carries the honor of Beccher in his vest-pocketd, and McDormots “gave it away" to the Board, snd tho Board turned me off. On the 15th of December the Board had sacked the whole force, myself in- cluded, and then the next day some of them wera taken on,—Ald. Clark’s brother was one,— and then they kept putting them ai on until they got them all back sbout the last of the month, and all that got on before the 1st of Jan- nary got afull month’s pay. Some did not work more thaa from seventeen to twenty days, but they all got $60, and the books are to show for it. I was sacked the second time in conse- quence of telling sbout the water-pipes. Prin- diville told me he would nothave put moon this last time if he had known aboat it. COLVIN AS A DOUNCER. R.—I understand you to say that Colvin, on ons or twooccasions, stated, that he wonld + bounee ” the Board of Public Works unless tney?mnda certain appointments at his dicta- tion Mr. N.—On the night of Larry O'Brien’s open- ing, on the corner of Blue Island avenue and Twelfth street, Colvin wag prosent. He made the assertion there, that Ishould get Superin- tendent of Bridges, or he would bounce the Doard; and Ald. Bailey, when the iMayor bad lefs, came up to me snd want- ed me to bust & bottle of wine for my position, and I said that I would bust s bas- kot if I gotit. Colvin szid the same thing to several other * boys.” ONCE MOLE TO THE FRONT. R—On the night of the adoption (?) of the charter, at the time that you were at thie Mayor's room in the Palmer Houee, did anythung else occur that yoa can now recall ? Mr. N.—1 sbowed the Mayor s letter from Charley Farwell for a position that I wanted fo get as carpenter in the Court-House, and ho 8aid that was all right ; it wonldn't be necessary for me to put myself out on that account, T.—Were these frands which had beeu perpe- trated at the polls explained to him ? Mr, N.—I explaived, and be sgid that he would take care of us ali. RB.—Did sou tell him that you had seen this man Long stuff the ballot-box ? Mr. N.—I told him all about fhat. R.—Did he make any remark ? Mr. N.—He laughed, and said that it wess good thing. .. MULDOON, THE SOLID MAN. .—Well, did any of the others have snything to say about it ? Mir. N.—Long was sitting over on the other side of tho room, having a jolly time. Lobg, tio says to the Mayor: *There (pointing to mb) is go boy liko that,"—that is, I was a son of Mul- oon.. R.—Was there any drinking going on there ? _Mr. N.—Yes; they had a bottle of whisky ana cigars. X R.—Did you drink any? Mr. N.—1 did ; I took a little whisky and water ‘when 1 left. ONLY TEE GANG. R.—While vou were there, did anybody else come up ? Mr. N.—No; we were the enly boys from the Eighth and Ninth. t.—Yon did not hear anything of frauds in the Firet? Mr. N.—No. I didn't hear anything; bat I Luew that just as big frands were perpetrated in the Firat as there werein the Eighthand Ninth. I came to this conclugion_from conversations I beard there. You koow Hildreth is a great man to chin in thie presence of the Magor. BIOGRAPHICAL. R.—Have you lived in the ward long ? Mr. N.—Yes, thirteen years. I am an old ward politician. Ihave peddied tickets so d—d long 1t has made me poor. R.—Did Mike Bailey say-to son that unless Colvin appointed him Building Inspector he would squeal as to his knowledge of the frands perpetrated in the Eighth and Ninth Wards, of which he was cognizant ? Mr. N.—Yes ; he said that he would squeal unless he got the place. Ho got 1t. Mr. Neale desired, at the conclusion of the in- teryiew, to have it known that Fitzgerald bad had no hand n the frands ; that he had worked all election-day aeainst the charter ; and thathe was called into the room to give an outside im- pression that the * boys” were not having it all their own way. Mr. Neale believed there was no more honest man living than Fitzgerald. THE WEATHER. Wasmr®grox, D. C., Feb. 13—1 s. m.—In the Upper Lake region, Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys, low, followed by rising, barom- et er, wind shiftiog to cold northwesterly, clondy or partly clondy weather, and occasional rain or 80w, In the Lower Lake region, Middie States, and New England, rising, followed by falling, barom- eter, winds shifting to northeast and southeast, rising temperature, incressing cloudiness, and in the first district rain or snow. LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. Cricago, Feb. 12 Wind. Rain We'thr, 1 — Time. |Bar. ‘Thr Hu,| 2 a8 oo 7| 3 Fair. 53| 64 Fair. 3:53 p. m.i2986| 64| 55, [Fair. 9:00 p. m. 29.86, 48] 70S. E., frea| Hazs. 2018 b m.2084] 46| 708, freah, air, Maximom thermometer. 55, Winimum, 36, GENERAL OBSEEVATIONS, Cr12400, Feb. 13— Midnight, Station, |Bar.(Thr| Wind _ (Bain] Weather, 2|W., brisk. 15{N.) brisk. 4418, bris 3N, V., bria 19N, tign 15|N7 tresh 12N, fresh. . 61N E., fresh.|.. uette., [30.13) 0 eees]29.66} Pexbina...[31.17) GAMES AND PASTIMES. Further Facts Conccrning the New Base- Ball League--Opinions of ne of Its Founders. The Philadelphia Club’s New Departure ---How They Hope to Get Into the Leaguc. Great and Abnormal Activity Among the Pedestrians---Challenges from Men and Women Amateurs, Ohicago Yachting Prospects for the Season —List of Boats Building and in Contemplation, Business Done by the National Trotting Associa- tion---items from the Riflemen, Pigeon- Poppers, Billiardists, Etc. BASE-BALL. THT KEW LEAGUE. One of the gentlemen who was present at the formation of the new league in New York last week was in the city yesterday, and a TRIBUNE reporter took occasion to seek & conversation with Lim to gather for the public a somowhat more detailod account of the objects aud ofsats of the new movement than had been prosented in this or any other paper which had mentioned the matter. The views of the gentleman were apt and clear, and left no doabt in the writer's mind that the public would fully and entirely ap- prove the league so long as it kept on the plat- form where it hiad placed itself. It seems that the new departura was, from the first, . A CIICAGO IDEA, and, without desiriug to detract from the good judgment of the club manugers who came into it after it had been explained to them, it should go on record that the President of the Chicago Club is to be credited with having planned, en- gincered, and carried the most important reform since the history of the game, and the one which will do most to elevate it. Tno primal ides of the new Lesgue is embod- ied in that portion of the new constitution which provides that not more than one club from a city shall be allowed in the League: Itis bardly necessary to discuss_this seciion at length, bo- cause it bears on its face its own defense. It may be laid down as an axiom that no two clubs can live and, thrive in tho msme city, zud, if proof ‘wers needed, it could be seen 1n the state of thingsin New York and Philadelphia in 1875. In the former city were, substantially, the Mutoals .and Atlantics,—at least both Clubs drew their Bup&un from the metropolis. Tney both ended the season in debt, znd Mr. Cammeyor put his hand in his pocket for several thoussnd dollars. The At- Iactics didn't lose much of auything but the shreds of their reputation, and & geod share of what they made was undoubtedly gotten out of the pool-box, Tho Philadeiphia Club very nearly killed the Athletics,-—not 1n the field, but by bringing the gome into disrepute, 8o that the odor of their crooked doings spread over the whole game, and people assumed that because they were manifestly dishonest there was no use in going to see any base-ball; and they staid at homs until the best games werojnot attended by more thau a few hundred people. This, be it remem- bered, was in the very home of the game, and whep the exhibition had ruo down to nothing there it was indeed time to look about for a remedy. THE BAME PERIL threatened the Western clubsand cities ; the Cincinnatis bad the Covington Stars and the Ludlows to help surfeit the people ; the St. Lonis had the vagrom Red Stockings : the new Lonisville nino was threatened, with the Eagles, and, since most of these minor clubs proposed tocrowd their way into the Champiooship As- sociation, it was high time for something to be done to keep the game within bounds. The wigest and ouly proper thing was done. It is foolish to say, as some Eastern papors insist on doing, that tbere wze n prejudice against the mavagers or players of the Philadel- pls Club—though there was good reason for one, for the management had gathered together for 1876 soms of the most graceless scalawsgs on the turf. The selection i New York aud Philadelpbin was on the natural plan of the suc- vival of the fitiest—the more 8o siuce the Ath- letic Club had changed its management and was represented by men who wore a help to the game rather than the contrary. ‘The Western clubs were united in insisting on the one-club-to-n-city feature, aod the future will prove the wisdom of tho measare. In passing upon the question of THE DISCIPLISE OF FLAYERS BY CLUDS, the League started with the idea that that ques- tion belonged in the clubs incividually, and not in the Leagne, except under extraordinary cir- cumstances. With this ides, s section was adopted providing that any clob may dismiss a player, or expel him, for roasons which seem good to them, ana it shail bo the club's duty to at onco notify the Secretary, who shall m turn notify the other clubs. If the player objects to the proceeding, he can appeal to tho Board of Directors &t its_anoual meeting, prefacing his appeal with an affidavit alleging that the charges against him are untroe. The case must thon undorgo an examination, and if the finding of the Board approves the club's action, that is the end of that player. 1f, on the contrary, the Board reverses the action of the club, it may or- der the club to pay the player his whole year's salary, or may render Buch other verdict as the proof may require. In avy case the verdict 18 final, and both sides must accept it. The effect is plain; the suspended, or ex- peiled, plaser is in any case thiown oat until the snnnal meeting, which is punishment enough i itself for almost any moderate offense. The rule is based on the idea that players are rarely or never abused by a club, while they Lave many times been guilty of misdemeanorsaud waltreat- ment of their employers. » This looks rather one-sided, but the player has been provided with a very useful section which agsures him his rights in an important point. Thig is to the elTect that, if a club breaksits contract with & player in any of its provisions, he has an appeal to the Board of Directors, which is obliged. if the offense be clearly proven, to expel the club. 'Lhis will be 3 reiief to the players who, in some clubs, have been wofully behindband in gettmg their pay. A peaceable resigoation from a club with its consent may be made at any time, and the player can go into anoiber club in twenty days. The above points are the obvious and new ones in the constitution of the League. which document, as will be seen, 18 also the champion- ship code—or, rather, tho latter is incorporated in the formor. The object bas boen to curtail, as far aa safely could be done, the supervision' of the League over theclube. The Directors of the League are made the sole judges of the consti- tation, and their decision on points under it 18 final. It is, however, very properly provided that when a club has s question io come up, its member of the Direclory cannot &it in judgment, and g0 if two clubs have s question to be decid- ed, the representative of neither of them can help pass upon it. THE PLAYING RULES for the game in 1876 bave been_ amended by the League in several small points,—perhaps a dozen 1n all,—but no radical changes bave been made. In fact, the spectator will probably not note the difference in a game a3 he looks at it from the seats, The most notable change is that which makes a foul ball at once in play if caught on a fly, bt not if caught on 2 bound. This will give a chance for some sharp points when the fielder has the preference betweon letting a ball bound or not 1n the outfield when it drops foul. Again, a sharp tip gives a chance for a pretty play from tho catcher to the basemen. ~Again, &.base-runner has a chance to return to his base on a foul bound without being put out. The beauty of this is that it takea away a certain discretionary power from an umpire who is slow in calling fonls. ‘The rule regarding called strikes really gives the bateman four instead of thres balls to hit at. Another rule provides that a player makiog a foul strike—going ont of bis line to hit the ball—shall be declarzd out at once. Suill another section provides that the home instezd of the vigiting club ehall farnish the ball, and this will give greater satisfaction to spectators than the old way, becanse they will be able to properly compare the home nine's play with different clubs which was impossible under tbo old rule when & different Jund of ball was used ecvery game. Another rule provides that a ball lost thrce minntes shall be replaced by another, and this will prevent vexatious and sometimes in- tended delsys. . ALL DISPUTES under the playing rules are provided with & way ©of settlement by a Committee of Arbitrators, to bo constituted ss follows: Whenover two clubs have & dispute on aoy point under tho rules, they are to make up an agreed case, or, if that be not possible, both sides ara to emvody their viows in aflidavits to be sent at once to the Secretary. That ofticer must immediately notify the President, and he must respond by naming three arbitrators, To the first one of these the Secretary gends the documents, and the recorver, sitor passing judgment (for which he is allowed three days), sonds the parcel to tho socond, and from him it goes to tho third, and thence to the Secretary. who communicates the verdict to the contestants. The finding is final, and there can be no appeal from it, An important measurs adopted is that relat- ing to GCORING THE GAMES, ¢ which has, for the first time, been recognized as 2 part of the game. By a new section it is made the duty of each club to appoiut a proper man to scoro all games on its own grounds. This official scorer must keep an accurato account of timea at bat, runs, base-hits, errors, etc., on & blank provided by the Leaguo for the pur- pose, and must forward the filled blank to the Secretary within twenty-four hours after ino close of the game. It ismade the duty of the Secretary to compile from these official scores such data as may be asked of him by the daily press, and at the cud of the scason ho must tabulato all ho has received. This will be taken 83 tho ground of the championship award. All the rules and regulutions of tho Leaguo wilt shortly be published in pamphlet form, to- gether with the constitntion, by the Secretary, and the books will be copyrighted to tho Leagueitself. In this way it will be possible to obtain a book which will not only be accurate, but will be frea from the amazing aud bewilder- ing commeats which bhave been used to swell former publications of rulcs. Without dwelling further npon the aspect of the rules in general, it may ba suflicient to name the base-bail managers by whom they were orig- inated, approved, and adopted; and perh-EE the character of the men who havo been at_the bottom of the Leagua may convince cavillers that nothing more than the good of the national game was intended. y When assembled at the Grand Contral Hotel it was found that the following gentlemen were Ppresent: W. A. Hulbert and_Charles A. Fowle, representing gxu Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati, and St. Louis ubs, N. T\ Apollonio, for tho Boston Cinb, M. G. Bulkeley, for the Hartford Club. G. W. Thompson, for the Athlctic Club. W. H. Cammeyer, for the Mutual Club. Besides these gentlemen, Messrs. Reaoh and Cragin, Directors of the Athletic Club, and Har:y Wright, Manager of the Bostcns, wero present and in consultation. Thelatter acted as Secretary of the meeting, and to his npe oxpe- rience and wise counsels the League owes many of its best features. THE NEXT MEETING of the League will be held in Clevoland in De- cembor. On the first Monday in that montls the Directory will meet and pass upon sny questions which may have come up for them, and the fol- lowing Thursday the League will meet to vote on such matters as may come before it. ‘The effect of the formation of the League may bo passed upon brielly and favorably. ‘o sum- mavize, then, it will make first-class games mors froquent, and will tend to more evenly match the clubs, because withina year almost evory snporior and honest player in the conntry will Lo in oue of the Leasue organizations, avd when that timo comes there will be noarly an cven mateh all aroond,—so nearly that every person intorested can hbave u certainty of secing a sharp, hard-worked game whooever two League clubs como together. As it now 18, overy professional or scmi-professional club in the country has in it one or two good players, but they are too much scattered to promise anything like an equal gamo in suy meeting. Again, the base-ball interest in the Contennial year will b heightened by having the West in s mauner pitted sgainst tho East, and the Old America in strnggle with the New. It is twe policy of the League to give tho best games it can to its spectators, and this can never be done when the systom of drawing off a player or two into each small club is carried out. Farther, the new Leagus gives encouragement to respectable and honest men to take part in the management of affairs of the game. It has ‘been in the past that the namo of managing & base-ball club was equivalent to calling a man very little betier than a gambler. This-was when McMahon wea in charge of tho Mutnals, and men very little better ran the Athletics. This kind of supervision las been going the othar way until now, in 1876, the Presidents and officers are gonerally honorablo men. If there are any exceptions,—and they certainly are not in the Wost,—they will disap- pear next year. There is no reason why the game should not be as honorably managed as a bank, and perhaps it will be,—auyway the League has done its pars in the matter; aund the prophecy is herewith ventured that it will bo successful. SPALDING'S OPINION OF TOE LEAGUE. Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Rocrror, Ill., Fob. 10.—Iun view of the fact that 80 much 1nterest has been manifest by the the entire country, in the formation of the Na- tional Loagne of Base-Ball Clubs, your corre- epoudent deomed it would not be uninteresting to tho readers of TaE TRIBUNE to know how 3Ir. Al 8palding, the manager of the Cbicago nine, folt .upon tbe subject. Acting in accordance with this ides, Tue TRIBUNE representative called at tho residence of the great base-bajl pitcher yesterday, and by way of a talk-opener referred to an interview publisbed in Tae Trmm- TNE Nov. 28. “That article,” said Spalding, **was read more than any base-ball article pub- lisbed since, and was copied into a numuver of Eartern papers with various comments, somo of which were by no means complimentary to me. However, I donot carc; what was said at that time has now turned out to be true. The League that was thon binted at has now been formed, and those who are left in the cold of conrse feel as though they wera aggrieved.” “ May I ask,” suggested the reporter, ** whai your opinion is relative to thia new departure 7" *¢It is my opinion," said Mr. Spalding, **that this new departuroe of the leading clubsin the country will bave & wondorfully beneficent effect upon the wholo business. It will have a ten- dency to raise the game in the estimation of the public, aod base-ball will be looked upon in the right light : as an honest, manly spot. Cham- piouship matches will draw a bettor average at- tendauce, and whon a regular championship match is announced the public will feel confident that strong men will meet, aud that thoy will 806 no moro of the Atlaitic, lted Sox, aud Wash- ington element.” “Do you think the clubs and players will pay ptrict attention to the rules and regulations of the League?” was the next interrogatory thrown out by TaE TRIBUNE man. »It is my firm opioion,” earnestly answered his_companicn, *that both clubs and players will have greater respect for the laws and regu- lations of the new association than any one ever Lad for the old. It is to be hoped that t{e Leaguo will make consistont laws, and that when once made thcy will compel the clubs aud plagers to livo up to them.” : “You are awnre, of courae, that a few changes have been made in the rales thau regalate the gamo; do those changes meet your approval 2 Ihjuired the reporter. *The fow changes suggested in the playing rales,” answer Spalding, *‘soem to be suilicient and desirable. I favor the rule aliowing a base~ ranner to raturn £o his base oo a foul ball that strikes the ground, wizhoat being put out; snd T also favor tho change making a foul fly catoh in play the same as o fai " ““There is one other question I wonld like to ask, r. Spalding. Dud this reform movomeut originatein the East or tho West? Several Eustern papers bave peremptorily claimod the honor, end Tue Tar2usc readers are anxious to know to whom it does beloug.” +I shouid say,” promp:ly replied the base-ball player, ‘it has decidedly a Western movement, both in origin and execution. The conference of the Western clubs at Louisville in the early part of December was the first step to bring abont this most satisfactory result. Y do not know tbat it makee much difference whero it or~ ifix;inntad, 80 loug a8 both sides are 8o well satis- ed.” Here tha interview terminated, and, thauking ]\1;-. Spalding for his information, the reporter loft. Mr. Al Bpaldiog left this city to-day for Chica- go, whero be intends to take ‘up hia permanent abode. It is his intention to open a large em- porium in Chicago where ho wili soll all kinds of base ball goods and turn his placeiuto the head- quarters for the Western Base Ball Clubs. Mr. J. Walter Spalding, for several yearas book- keopor 1n the Winuebago National Dank of this city, left with bis brother. This young man has a very fine local reputation as a base ball player, and a3 a catcher for bis age (21 years) has few soperiors. Until the two brothers can find a sumitable location to make intos buse ball ren- dezvous, they can be found at the Clitton House. Rockford will certainly rerret to lose two such gooa citizens ; but consoling ourselves with the fact that what is our loss1s Chicago's gain, your Rockford correspondent takes leave of the dis- ziuglaishad bage ball player and his promising brother. THE PHILADELPHIA CLUB'S NEW DEPARTURE. As wag to have been expected, the Philadel- phia Club has become wroth above measare at being cuv out of the Lesgue, and anch papers a8 that organization can control have been growl- ing away and threatening all sorts of impossible thiogs. Even the selr-asserted father of the ame has piped his pipo in their favor; but the fieculilfilyp E: the matter ia thatit cannotdo anvbody any good to carp at the injustice of the action taken. A letter from Philadelphin informs the writer that the Philadelphia Club managers have thoroughly canvassed the subject and como to the conclusion that the rule concerning one club in & city effectually cuts them of, where- upon they propose 8 veritable conp d" etat—no less s :thing than emigrating ina body to Baltimore, and, hawing_ become residents of that city, applyiog for admigsion to the Leagne from there. ‘Chis they say will ob- viate the objection formerly made to them, and, since Baltimore has more than 75,000 inbabit- ants, they calcolate on coming in easily. It is neceseary, in this connection, to quote to the Philzdelphiss a section of the League Coustitu- tion which they have overiooked. It provides that tho application of any Club for membershin shall be considered only at the annual meeting, and after thirty days’ notice. When the applica- tion comes up for aotion, a ballot must bo with white and black bails, and the casting of two of the latter color refuses the appication. If thissection be lived up to, tho_FPhiladel- phiss caonot got in until next Dacember. 1v is thereforo quito probable that the New Havens and Philadelphias will preserve the reiica of the former National Association, and will seek to getin a faw other clubs, like the Atlantics, Red Stockings; of St. Louis, Coving- ington (Kv.) Stars, snd porhaps the Washing- tous. They will then elect *‘the Veteran™ Secretary, and go through all the motions. Then they will go home, and start out bravely, —after which they will die. It secms an un- lucky omen for the Philadelphias that their grand stand should have been blown to the ground on the day the new League was formed THE MUTWALS ON A NEW DASIS. A private letter from Mr. Cammeyer, mana- ger of the Mutaals, received in this city yester- day, says that the Veteran is in high feather over the new League, and hopes to be able to produce a nine that will_givo everybody trouble. Ile has discarded the co-operative plan, and will pay & salary to every player. hercafter. 1e has secured Cassidy, of the New Havens, as second baseman, and will otherwise strengthen his nine. John Hatfield will not play ball this year. 3r. Cammeyer has taken a big contract if he has undertaken to reform base- ball in New York, but there is‘every reason to wish him good luck in his crusade. NOTES. The rumor that O’Rourke had been released from the Doston Club and would play with the Hartfords proves to have been entirely without foundation. A. G. Spalding, manager of the Whito Stock- ing nine for 1876, taok up his permanent resi- douce in Chicago Wednesday. He is at present stopping at the Clifton House. % The Acme Club of Chicago have elected the following officers for tho_presont year: G. E. McGrew, Secretary; E.J. George, Treasurer ; J. Gross, Captai The officers abova named and W. Hough will constitute a committee of mapagement, The following nine will repre- sent tho Club for 1876: E. M. Gross, c.; Me- Grew, p.: Hough, 8. 8.; Hecney, 1 b.; Seemers, 2b.; J. Gross. 8 b.; George, L £.; James, ¢. f.; Smith, r. . Challenges. will be received by G. E. McGrew, No. 324 Thirty-second strest. — PEDESTRIANISM. ANOTHEE CHALLENGE—VON HILLEEN TO MAR- SHALL. Miss von Hillern has tsken very kindly to American waya, even to the extent of interview- ing the presa. Finding hersel? abused and mis- represented. she buckles on her armor and, comes forward to vindicate herself, which she does in her broken Eoglish with great effect. She called at this office yesterday, and her ap- pearance slone was sufficient refutation of the rumors afloat in referenco to her exhansted con- dition, which she characterized 28 malicious folsehoods gotten up to injure her pro- fossionally. She pnblishes a second challenge to Ars. Marshall for another contest, claiming that the Jast one was unfairly won, on account of Mrs. Marshall's wearing stockings without shoes daring Saturday afterncon and evening, which is contrary to recognized rules governing pedestrian contests, and which counteracted the great advantage which Miss Von Hillern pos~ sesses in her sound and toughened feet, which gave her no trouble whatever from blister or abrasion from the first to the Instof the cou- test. Mrs. Marshall was virtually defeated Sat- urday noon by being unable to walk further in Ler shoes, on account of her feet being covered with blisters. By walking without shoes, and guining a very important sdvantage in_time at almost the closo of the contest, which Miss Von Hillern lost through a fainting fit, occasioned by the foul air from the dense crowd and vile to- bacco emoke, Afrs. Marshall camo out abead. If ehe wants her claims to the championship recognized ' by the public, she must win it fairly, which she now has an_oppor- tunity of doing. The Germans will see to 1t that sho has a proper place in which to walk, a petition being In circulation among them ad- dressed to the managers of the Exposition ‘Bm‘ldinz, requesting its use for the next con- eot. Hiss von Hillern declines appearing at the Museum, confining all public disolay to her pow- ers as a pedesirienne alone. It is understood that Von Hillern is ouly a professional name, the real one being suppressed for family rea- Bons, a course generally pursued by opera-sing- ers, and by many zctors. Following is the challenge to Mrs. Marenall : Cn1cAGo, Feb. 13.—3rs. Mary Marshau: 1, Bertha von Hillern, hereby challenge you to another pedes- trian contest, to bogin Feb, 28, or ot as early a data thereafter as the necessary prel xrTangements will permit, and to be governed by the rules for con- test a5 published in the New York Clipper; the time to be six days; each of us to choose two acoremen, and the four to Gelect s rofarca; the take to be $500, Respectfully, BERTHA VOX HILLERN, . MINOR STEPPINGS-OUT. G. B. Miles, who gives his address as 972 West Madison streot, eays he would like to walk 0O'Leary a match of 1,000 miles n 1,000 hours, for £5,000. i James McIntoeh, of Ithaca, made the best amateur 14-mile walking-time on record Satur- day, Feb. 5, at that place, coverivg the distauce 1 1 hour, 53 minutes, 42 seconds. Mrs. Mary Quan, who gives her address as No. 876 West Fifteenth street, challonges ** any lady of good eharacter ” to walk, as sho phrases it, “any distance suitablo to the same.” : Migs Ellen Wickers, wbo mav be addressed care of this ofiice, challenges any femals pedes- trian to walk a match for £500 a sido, and offers the odds of 50 miles in 800. The same woman would Like to walk 350miles against any male pe- destrian's 500, for the same sum. A gentleman who signs himself “Car! Templa Forrester, Pedestrizn,” says that he proposes to walk from Chicago to Crown Point Ind., (41 miles) Wedneadsy noxt, starting from the Shor- man House at 9 a. m. The gentleman adds that . Hhusis a tramp ““in honor of Weston's victory over Perking.” Joln J. Geraghty, of Dendota, submits a challenge for a walking match to Miss Alillie Toso, the conditions being that the challenger's brother, under 7 years of age, will walk Aliss Tosc's niece 1 to 6 miles for $100 to 3300. The challenger expressos & willingness to put a for- feit in the hands of any respousible party in Chicago. C. W. Sidnam says that he proposes to start for a 500-mile walk at the West Side Rink Sua- day night, March 5, and that he hopes to make the distauce named in lcas time than it was ever before covered. He adds that the walk is for s wager of $1,000, and that the gentleman who attempts it has been a trapper, hunter, and In- dian fighter. i THE TURF. TIE TURF CONGRESS. The biennial meeting of the National Trotting Association, which met at New York Wednesday and Thursdsy, appears to have been on the whole wigely conducted. A portion of the pro- ceedings have been published, having been sent by telegraph, but & few farther notes from the meeting msy be of interest. Among the =associations represented were those of the following places in Iilinois: Dexter Park, Dixon, Earlville, Galesburg, Macomb, Aurors, Quincy, and Tiskilwa. The Treasurer's report showed that the receipts for 1874 wero £13,800, and for 1875, £17,585; the disburse- ments were $12,953 for the former year, and 21,414 for the latter, thus catting down the sum on hand from £5,194 to $2,212. ™ The most important amecdment to the by- laws was one providing that the Board of Ap- peals shall consist of sixteen members and the President and the two Vica-Presidents of the National Association ; that the Board sball meet at least once in a year, and thenon the first Tuesday in December, and that seven members shall be a quorum ; that ths conntry shall be di- vided into four judicial districts, to consist as follows: Eastern District—New England States and of Canads, with the place *or business st mflm‘:il: Conn. Atiantic Dutrict—New York, Pennsslvania, Delaware, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland and the District cf Co- lombis, With the place of business at New York. Central District—Ohio, Indiana, West vu;fimu, Exn- ey, Miagnrd Atkangs Louiziana and all the S@es south of the sontkern boundary of Kentucky and Vir- giuia, with the pluce of meeting at Cincinnati, O. IWestern District—Tllinols, Wisconsin, 3finnesota, Michigan, Tows, Tex1s amd all the Western States snd Territories not in-laded in other districts, with tho place of meeting at Chicsgo, Il The ameadment also provides that the Boards for these districts shall consist of four mewbers of tha Board of Appeals resident of the-judicial districts, and that one of them shall act s Chairman; that parties agoricved shall have the right to apreil from these district Boards to the fall Board of Appeals on the de- posit of $30 to cover the expenses. 1f Lie gains his ap- ‘peal the money i8 returncd, and the parties appealed against will hava to psy the same amount to the Na- tional Association, Amendments to the rules wore adopted provid- ing that no suspension shall be lawf{u!l unless im- posed withio one week after the close of the mooting. Several other minor amendments wero lost. The following officers were elected : Prendent—C. W. Woolley, Cincinnati, O, First Vice-Prexident—C. W. Hutchnson, Utics, N. Y. Second Vice-President—James Grant, Davenport, In. ‘Board of Apveats—Eastern District—H. 8. Russell, .. J. Powers, Burdett Loomis, T, J. Vail. " Abiantic District—Edwin_Thorne, George Bernard, . W. Hayes (Washington, D. C.), Georgo Sturges, C. J. Hamlin, W. AL, Purks, 3 Centrat District—W. E. Edwards (Cleveland), Silag Tam (Fort Wayae), T.J. McGibbon (Cynthiana, Ky.). Western Dutrict—Jjoshus Tuthill (East Saginaw, Mich.), James W. Siogleton (Quincy, ILL), R. W. Yates (Aurors, IlL). A Committeo on Rules was appointed to report at tho next biennial moeting, a8 follows : Judzo Grant, Iowa : T. J. Vail, Conaecticut; H. 3. Whitehead, New York; J.Todd, Obio ; and AL G. Thompson, New York. ‘The Congresa adjonrned to meet in New York Febraary, 1878. THS GRAND CIRCUTT. . Considerablo discussion is beiog indulgad in by the maonagers of the various associations making up the grand circuit, in the matter of purses end classes for their meetings of 1376. ‘The general expression seens to favor a free-to- all snd 2:20 claws, but opinions vary as to the choice between tho 2:22 and 2:23 classes. As Goldsmith Maid js withdrawn from the turf, the free-to-all is fall of promise, comprising Lala, Hopoful, Red Cloud, Nettie, Judge Fullerton. Lady Maud, Bo- dine, Lucille Golddust, and Thomas L Young; this collection makes up a most interesting field. The “fact thut Gazelle, May Queen, and Fleety Golddust aro in one stable, and Music and Mol- soy are practically withdrawn from the turf by sale to Mr. Bonner, loaves the 2:20 class too slim to guarantee anything like lberal entries if toe next purse is given to the 2:22 claga. We think that the wanagers will finaily settle npon the fol- lowing scale: Fro-to-all, 2:20, and 2:23 classes, as the ones most likely to give them full entries, and furnish the most interesting coutests of speed.— WWilles' Spirit. —_—— YACHTING- PROSPECTS FOR TUE YEAR. The yachting prospects for Chicago and the chain of lakes for 1876 are excallent, and it is more than likely that some fine sport will be seen before the season is over. The Chicago Yacht Clubis in good hands and prosperous ; and nearly all the old boats, together with sev- eral new ones, will be seen by May1l. Among the new craft at Chicagoisa fine yacht which G. B. Smith is building for John Triggs, a mem- ber of the Club. Afr. Smith built the Lucy and several other good ones, and will do his best for Mr. Trigga with a prospect of turning over to him a ‘clipper. The mew boat will be 80 feet in length on the water lino and 10 feet wide, with a measurement of about 11 tons, whick will place her in the first clasg, go that ehe will have an opportunity to try conclusions with tho Frolic, which had eo easy a time lasi year. Mr. Smith has alsos prospect of bmlding a boat for T. AL Bradley, who, being sn active member of the Club, wonld like to be among the first in any race. A boat has also_been buiif dwi tho winter near the corner of Twelfth and Johnson streets by Peter Johugon. This cralt measures 23 feet on the keel and "81 feet over all, and is 11 feet in the beam. She is owned by Mr. Height, not s mem- ber of the Club, but who would be likely to be if his boat torned out well. There is consider- ablo tali of other boats to ba built, bat, ss far as 'known, none have yet been commenced in Chicago. It is, however, quite lizely that, by the time the flag is dropped for the firat start, there will be several others in line. oy —ia WRESTLING. CHRISTOL V8. RIGAL. The wrestling-match at McCormick Hall last evening was, In many respects, the best that has token place bere, and was deridedly superior in the ekill displayed to either of the three which preceded it. The attendance was not very large, but quite enthnaiastic. The first round lasted zn hour and ten min- utes, without an event, when Christol, provoked by somothing bLis adversary had dome. Gealt him a rosounding siap, which called in tho roferes and umpires. Befre taey could interfere Rigal rnshed up to his an- tagonist and smote him under the eye most beartily, which ac: the andience, who expected & tight, gencrously applauded. A recess was thereupon had. and after the pair had come to- gether agein forty minates moro clapsed before & fell, when Coristol lifted up Lis antagonist :(m‘zl! depouited lum on his back, winning the first all. After the urual recees, the two came together again and struggled forty mifiutes more, antil Rigal let go his Sola, complaining of a sprained arm. Afier twenty minutes’ wait, tho referee decided that the match had been won by Christol on account of the failure of his antagonist to appesr. r—— MISCELLANEOUS. BILLIARDS. Cyrille Dion acd Rudolphe bad a set-to at French biliiards last week, playing five games of 100 poiuts each for $50 each game. Kudolphe won the cdd game, but was immediately chal- lenged for 500 points up, znd accepted, the stakes to be 8250, It appears from & Philadelphia exchange that Seston was beaten when be least expected it, in amatch with Bessunger, in the Quaker City Wednesday afterncon. The play was for 300 points, throe-ball, and was, a8 said, wan by Bes- sunger, with an avarage of 10 and by a_majority of 30 points. Tbe largest rus wera 62 and two 50 s for Bessunger, and 48 for Sexton. . . PIGEON SHOOTERS. The Prairie Club are moving promptly in the matter of putting their organization-on a soand basis. Theofficers have already leased three fine rooms in the third story of the buildiag on tue oorthwest corner of LaSalle and Washington streets, and they will shortly be fitted up for oc- cupancy in a style befitung the reputation of the Ciub. ‘A special neeting of the Club will be beld Tuesday evening at Kern's parlors, No. 110 LaSalle sureet, to complete certain arrangements. THE RIFLE. The Execative Committeeof the Chicago Rifle Club have directed that the revolver presented by Maj. Fuiton shall be competed for mext Thursdsy afternoonat the longest range,—1,000 yards. ‘The conditions of the gift are that it ahall be won twice before becoming the property of the compotitor, and that the distance shall ot bo less than 800 yarde. An entrance fee of 50 conts will bo charged. Tho match will be pnslponed unless at least three entriesaro made. Thare will be seveu scoring and three sighting shota. . 2 HAND-BALL. A match game of hand-ball will be played at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Condon's Court, cor- ner Deering and Cologne streets. Richard Clary and Thomas Baynes will meet Patrick Carey and John Bateman for §50. —————— In the Role of o Toady. London letter in New York T'ribune, Here is a prize conundrum : Of all the evonts of the last month or 8o, which would you de- scribe a8 one of the greatest] that history tells of? Tue purchase of the Suez Canal? The adjournment of the French Assembly? The meeting of Congress? The commencement of the Channel Tunnel? The Bremerhaven ex- plosion? None of theas seem to quite come up to the mari, andit is probable the world has hitherto lived uoaware that anything had hap- pened momentous enough to be rated with the digcovery of America, or the battle of Waterloo, or the French Revolution, or the invention of the steam-engine. Read the Times and yon will fina out. That journal tells us this morning that tho progress of the Prince of Wales in India 13 the thing—that it is **one of the greatest and 80 far one of the most fortunate events thal biatory tells of, and is justly so regarded by those whose epecial duty it ia to keep people of common ivtelligence up to the progress of human affairs!" Tt tolls us that were elomentary education conducted on common sense principles, *every village teachor would be this dsy io: structing sll above mers infancy to trace the Toute of the Prince.” They would be describing the chmate, the people, and the rulers he sees abont him; and, **if it be permissible,” the re- ligion. ‘They would tell the youtnfal Briton that ““the Prince, like 0ne of the mythical per- Bonages we read of, goes through wondrous re- gions, and is everywhere bailed aa the represent- ative of peace, union, justice, righteousness, and all the blessings they bring with them!” To czown all. ‘“the Prince of Waleg, it msy be said, hss come to his own, and his own have bim "—parody which, anywhere oat of t;:uf;(:;g British Bible, would be thoneht rauis blasphe, Thero ia & wholo columa of this solemp ey in a style something between an esaay by Tu b and a germon by the Archbishop of Cagta ol The lattor may well enough have been the anthay of it. Heisrather 5 dull man. It i umin‘x“ the work of gom outaide of bhigh degre, sad sy the correcting power of the office has not proved equal to making it sensiblo or grammatica), Not often does the Times err in this way, 5 RATLROADS. TERMINAL CHARGES ON GRAIN. The Board of Trade Committee on R, Discriminations sent invitations yeaterday morg. ing to the various railroad managers and Ware. Lousemen in this city to meet in the afy at 8 o'clock at the arbitration-room of the Boarg of Trade, for the purpose of making &Tangs. ments for terminal charges on grain ehipmenty to this city, and to nbolish tho charge for switching the cars to and frop the elevators. Tlere wore present the full Com, mittee, consisting of Messrs. Stevens, Pope, Baker, Styles, and Dater. Thafollowing railroaq maaagers responded to the invitation: Roberg Harris, General Superintendeat Chicago, Bur. lington & Quincy ; J. C. McMaullin, General 8g. porintendent Chicago & Alton; H. H. Porter, General Manager Chicago & Nortbwestern 5 J: C. Clark, General Manager, and Joseph, Wicker, General Superintendent, Illinois Central. Qf the warehonsemen the followiug gentleman re. sponded : C. W. Wheeler, North Side Elevators G. H. Wheeler, Nortnwestern Elevator; AL, Buckingbam, Central Elevator; Mr. Nelson, Nattinnnl Elovator ; 3r. Obel, Kock Island Elg. vator. ‘The meeting was presided over by 3r. B, B, Stovens, and Mr, W. T. Baker acted 5 Secrs. tary. The proceediogs were private, and re. porters were not admitted. It was learned, how- ever, that nothing definite was accompiished this meeting, aithough 1t 1sated for nearly fonr hours, and much discussion took placa re, ing the injusuce of the terminal charges made st this point. The members of the Committee insisted that these charges wers equally responsible with the railroad discriming. tioos for the fearful falling off of business dor- ing the last year. At present they are charging here 1 for trimming and 32 for switching cars to elevators, and §8 elevator charges, whila 1n Indianapolis the total charge is ba: 83, and at some other points it is still lesa. The Eastern roads charge &2 per car for switchingto elevator, whether the Ware0ouses are on their tracks or not. ‘The Committes claimred that the raliroady shonld bring tho grain to this city, and do the switching free of charge. 'l'ne railroad mea preaent, all uf whom were Mansagers of Western roads, said that they were willing to deliver the grain free, provided tho Esstern roads wonld take 1t away on the same conditions, and they would elso sbare the expense with them. It wag aleo snggested by the Committee that thecharges for storage for the first mx days be reduced ta 1 cent, and that this shonld be paid by the roilroads, 23 it was their interest to bring all the grain they could to this point. The railroad men, however, re tused to accede to this, as they thought that they made enough concessions whea they agreed to charge nothing for the ewitching. The re- duction in the rates for storags, it was thought, should be borne by the warshousemen. The Iatter contended that the rates were low enough ag fixed 2t preseunt, and they counld not afford to chargeless, conaidering the capital invested. The debate upon these questions was long snd ex- cited, but as thera was no conclusion reached another session will be held in a fow daya. Tha Committes is determined to do away with all tha unjust and unreasonable charges which had tha effect of driviog away the business from gfhis aty. THE CHICAGO & PACIFIC. The people in the iaterior of the State takea deep interest in the efforts now bewng made by the shippers of this city to secure fair and equi~ table ratea from the railroads, as will be seen by the following correspondence : LARARK, ILL., Feb. 11.—7 the Board of Trade of the Ciay of Chicago: An enthusiastic railrosd meeting of the citizens of Carroll County, now in session hera for the purpose of securing the extension of the Chi- ¢sgo & Pacific Railroad to Lanark, has instructed the committee to submit to you the following report: . ‘We havo read in the Chic3g0 papers with deep in- terest the proceedings of your honorable body upon the questions of transportation from the West to the Esst,zod the unjust dicriminations made sgainst Chicago, thereby diverting commerca from It legit~ imate chiznnel, and for your decided action in the matter, thereoy defending the interests and rights of the producicg classcs, 30 have the hearty congrat- ulativns of this entire community, and we ask your co-operation aud sssistance o put in the wanting link to complete the chain of connection between Chicago and Lanark, via the Chicago & Pacific Railroad, thus ‘bringing to Foar market the produce of s station seo- ond to none in Iilinois. D. W. DaxE, Dr. J. B, Pol GroraE Hax, Committea, BoARD OF TRADE, CHICAGO, Feb.12.—Messrs. D. W. Daine, J. B. Porter, Gearoe Hay, Commilice, Lanark, In—GrNTLENEN ;' Your commnnication of the 11tk inst., with report to the Board of Trade of thiscity of the action taken by the railrosd meeting of the citizens of Carroll County, 3ssembied at Lanark, for the purpose of sec the extention of the Chicago & Pacific Railroad to your place, has this. day been presented to our Board of Directors, and they hava unanimously voted to accept the report and to tender tothe citizens of Carroll Connty and to your Conven- tion the thanks and hearty indorsement of this Bosrd, I deem it proper in this connection ‘to say that the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago symrathizes fully with every movament calculated to farnish to the people of the Northwest increasod facilities for chesp riation and general commercial inter~ you abundant success, I am, truly JomN R. BENSLEY, President, SNOWED IN. Sarr Laxe, Feb. 12.—The Union Pacifis exe press train West to-day is reportod ss lsiog s% Carter Station. It 18 snowing and blowing & fearful gale in the vicinity. A snow-plow sent to their relief is reported broken between Evans- ton and Hilliard. The train is not expected to move to-night. Oxrana, Neb., Feb. 12.—Telegrams from the West to-day report s passenger train west- bound, due at Ogden onthe 11th, held at Bridger Station five hours, & freight train being in snow shead of it. It was slso delayed foor houra at Echo by snow, and arrived at Ogden at 5 o'clock this morning. T'he passenger train bound west duo ot Ogden to-aay is now at Carter, with a poor prospect of getting through to-night. Nothing heard from the east-bouand trains. THE TICKET-AGENTS. Louisvitre, Ky., Feb. 12—The Convention of rmalroad ticket-sgents adjourned to-day to meet one year heuce at the call of the President. The only important business transacted to-day was the adoption of & schedule of regular rates, which i3 abont the samo as last yesr. —— Turkish Rules of Conversatioms Palt Malt Gazette. Conversation in Europe has been described a8 & duetto in av opera, in which the two persond engaged in it aro talking to an imaginary third person, each recounting a tala of his own. “I eay something and you say something olse, and we will agree to call it a conversation.” Now in Turkey thore ate certain forms or canons of con~ ‘versation, any violation of which is considered &n outrage, and the sum of which constitutes their code of politeness as applied to conversa= tion. I will enumerate these one by one : - 1, Never to interrupt the speaker while he is talking. However long-winded or uninteresting his conversetion may bo to you, politeness re- uires that you should wait for his conclusion. You are not under any obligation to enter intd conversation with him at all; but if you do, it ia an underatood condition of your couversational treaty that you should let him have his eay. 2. Never to diverge, in the middle of a conver- sation, from the mamn thread of a disconrse iuto a collateral issge. ‘The breach of tius rule ix considered by a Turk 23 an anpardonable rude- ness. Todrive a red herring, as it wers, across the scent of conversation is, in his opinion. to confound all thought and render all profitable consecntivo conversation impossible. This leads, a8 a corollary, to— 3. To allow s short but sufficient pause be- tween the conclusion of a discussion on ons sub- ject und the enteriog on & new subject. di.‘gever tell a person a thing he knows ready. 5. I\{n to excuse oneself when convicted of being in the wrong. How very seldom you hesr in Europe, * Yes, I was in the wrong; I am sorry for it.” But in Turkey it is considered s viols~ tion of principle and 8 breach of politeness to Tefuss to be convicted of error. The cause of this difference lies deep in the character of the two races; in the absence on the part of the Tark of petty vanity and distracting self-esteem. The proudest race in the world, they are eutirely exempt from venity. 6. When you have nothing to say to hola_yeur tongue. They never talk for the sake of talking. Empty, idle jabbering is & Frank batnot sa_Ot- toman practice. In Europe it is considered d& rigueur to ** say something,” whether that some- thing is worth saying or not. Not 8o in Turkey; to say somethiog when you bave nothing to £8y werth sayiog is considered there & d_lindlfiull to yonrself and a rudeness to your neighber.