Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1876, Page 7

__THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JULY 9, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. ‘PASTIMES McVey and the White Stockings Defeat the Hartfords, A Very Creditable Contest on Both Sides. An Extraordinary Draw : Game at Louisville. {nteresting Base Ball Notes. The St. Louis Squabble. Exciting Hand Ball Contests at O’Briew’s Court. Fresh Beading for Horsemen--~Aquatic News---Billiards, Ete. BASE-BALL. ‘ONE OF M'VEY'S TRICES,” Sofaras the Blues, of Hartford, and the Whites, of Chicago, are concerned, there isa great deal of equality in their series of games for the champlonship, They have played six gawes, and each bas won three—two on the other party's ground. In these Six games the Whites bave made 2 ruvs to the Hastfords' 21, and 57 clean luts to the Blues' 54 The ruus earned are 11 for the Whites to 10 for the Blues, and the errors, Chicagos, 36; Hart- 10nds, 48—the whole showing beiug a very close one. 1n order to make this equality,the Chicagos had to win yesterdny’s gamo, and thoy did it very neatly, in the presence of about 3,000 neople,who sat patiently under the hottest weather of the sear, Manager Spalding, who has as little regard for what people say about him as any one can well have, defied comment by putting McVey at the pitcher's point—not that his own delivery had been badly batted, but doubtless with a sort of general idea that Mae carried good luck in his pants’ pocket. Theresult proved the wisdom of the change, and MeVey's pitching (or throwing) won the game with substantislly the same score 35 at the time of his former effort in Hartford. _After Spalding had gone through his usual preliminary of losing the toss, Barnes sssumed the-bat, and imuediately Burduck, Curey, und Remsen took position”away over in left ficld, and, of course, the ball slid off Barnes' stick toward right ficld. Burdock managed to get to it, but muffed it first and then threw wuid, letting the runner to sccond. The (tirst of several cxhibitions of scientific batting was then shown the audience. Peters threw away his chance of a clenn hit, and seut one along the ground to rignt field to let Barnes get third. He was successful, and Barnes was next door to a run, with onc hand out. McVey was perfectiy clear as to what be ought to do, aud made no attempt to get the bait out Ui thediamond, but simply dumped it down toward first, and the momeut it leit his bat Burnes was under full sail for home, and crossed the plate ahead of the ball, though Mills sent it homo sharply, and so lost both Barnes and McVer. Anson gent a beauty to left field, aud Wiite followed with & curious fair-foul hit, which filled the bases. ines failed to get on the ball fair, and forced McVey out at home by s hit to Bond. Bpalding ended tbe inning by a_foul fiy. Events seemed to prove that it was Glenn’ s day out, and he opencd up his_batting in the socond foning with a fair-foul, and at once stolesecond ; Barnes sent onc around to Ferguson, and Mills auffed the throw €0 as to let Glenn home from second, muking the only run of the iuning, s Barnes was caught off first, and Peters was out on a foul. The third inning yiclded no ruus, though Anson and McVey mit well for their bases. After two Hartfords werc out, Higham hit o fair-foul, and took sccond ona wide throw by White. Mills followed with a elcan drive to cft ficld, and Higham thought ho could gret in from sccond on it, but Spalding sent it sharply to Anson, and lie very neatly and accurately to White, whereby Higham w: ezught, and the run prevented. In the fifth tnuing” Glenn put in a fiuc drive to left for a leader, and stole away to second eas Barnes andertook to advance him a base by a right- field grounder, but Burdock mufled the ball, and' let Gleon all the way home. Barnes at once stole sccond, and Peters again showed the crowd how runs are made by sacrificing himself to get’Barnes to third. McVey followed with theg proper kind of a right-fielil grounder, and' Barnes came home, while Mac took first. He at once stole sccond, and was £cnt to third on Anson's third safe hit of the game. Wkhita hit to Bond and he threw to Bur- aock, cutting off Auson, but lctting ‘McVey home. Hines ended the inning with a hit to Burdock. I the sixth tnning a foul tip from Bielaski’s bat took Higham on the bridge of the nose, cutting it severely, and delaying the gamit some time while a doctor patched and plastered up the wound. No runs came of the fnning, however, a6 Spalding was caught off third by Ferguson after he had muffed Barnes’ hit. In the seventh inning Glenn put in his third safe onc, this time to left fleld, and when he was on dfirst Barnes hit a wicked one to rlfhl ficld, away past Higham, who liad changed places with Har- fdge, = to tho bringing _in Glean, and taking third himsell. = For tho ihird thme in the game Peters deeerved much credit by a grounder to right ficld to Jet in the run. 1t was succeseful, and Barnes crossed the plate. _All this time, and up to the cighth inning, the Hartfords had never been able to get across the plate, but in the elghth Harbidse led off with n safe one to leit, and took second_on Spalding’s slow handling, Remsen followed with another safe ong in the ame direction, and_took second on White's wide ihrow. Burdock hit high to Spalding, and was well captured, tie ball being returned to Barncs, perhaps in hope to_catch’ Remsen off. Barnes turned to Anson and It go away over his head, so that Remsen got home as well as Harbldge. After Spalding hiad opencd the last inuing with an out, Biclaski hit 1o Carey and was muffed. Glenn followed with his fourth dlean drive, and Barnes hit hard to right ficld, letting Bielaski in and Glenn to third. Peters was for the fourth time called on to sacrifice himself for the gnod of the side, and did it beautifully, letting Glenn home. Barnes thought he too could get to the plate, but was cauzht by Mills to Harbidge. Carey made arun for the visitors in the last inning, and the game closed with the folluwing fence, T\ RBP4 E 63 23 41 60013 0 £1111/1]0 103140 4ol 1305 41 0l o} 2/ 0/ O 40113} 1] 2 5 1} 6, 31 0f 0 5.4 420] of 1 Total.... 2| l2ie7)1al o stafyz2loo 40 ol 352 4ol 1) 4| 1f 5 5002121 4/ 1] 11 0} 2} 2 Bond' p. 40l 1.9 3|-0 York, L. ¥, 40 1200 Nille) b, 4l of o3| 1f 1 uul:idg.,r. 112/ 11 Totalucsicios 38| 3] siz7iteliz Innings— 567889 Chicaga'. 302029 artford 000213 002002 seesaines sl 0000 1-1 ‘Thrce-tare liits—Barnes, 1 0 Tota) bases on hits—Chicago, 54 ;)Enmcni. ¥iret base on errors—Barnee, 3; MtVey, 13 An- ;‘mihl'- ;fl{_&‘lukl. 1~—Chicago, 6. ork, 13 Mills, —Itartford, 2. - Left on baees—Barnes, 13 MzVey, 1; Ansol White, 2; Hines, 1--Chicago, 6. Higham, 1:Fe Bond, 1; York, $; Mills, i—Hart- , 8. n’]‘::ffigl,fl?l}_,m“cd balle—Burdock, 1; York, 1— White, 1: Higham, 2; Harbidge, 1. me—Two hours twenty-five minutes. MoLean, Philndelpbia. e game. o very clever one in playing, 0d was won Jike the others of the week, on it8 Hierits, though the Hartfords bardly scemed to benp o the grade of their otber games. The didn’t like McVey’s deilvery, and it rather 100] Hie nerve ot of them to find in the first few. funings that théy cowld do nothing with it gain, the luck was generally with the home Rine, and that madc a good deal of differ- eice to their opponents ss well as themselves. It sufliclently sppears from the score that it~ was Glenn's day as far Paseed bal Time of Tinpiro— batting yras concerned, and thiat his, record was - only a trifle better than that of Auson’s. Apart rom the question of clean hits, however, and even in contrast with them, should be :sr.-ml]y Doted the splendid batting ‘“for the side” of McVey and’ Peters. The former delierately made two outs and the latter four to bringin men or aid_runners. . That sort of thing may 7 mot appear in the score, byt n 3 it games. A word of most up, um'i'fii’é condemuation fs tue Bond for hie totra) d_x)xjcz In purpasely hitting batsmen with the ball when fn tuelr Dosition. 1le strack Bisieoes :’:{fie;dthu ’;lplflun "time bc)l}g without doubt in- 8 s appears clenrly n‘rum‘njrnkr :,x;ar:cnl:{l ?jnd hu;m-l n??gru%gc ‘Lri?zls‘z‘ u ¥ there Is no e Vel Such acase, but there -ought t.un&h d“l;fifi};{; enoupgh th the nine to cnabFa Capt. Fergusun to stop the practice. The writer Is repared to re- Tate © 4 chupter ubout 2 similar oceurronce quit in Hartfora, LOUISYILLE vS. MUT! AL, Loursysfeciut Disatch to 7e Tibine. Ey r"l!.u!. Ry. July 8—At the ninth . in- 12 of tlie Mutual-Loufsville game to-day, the )scoare Staod 5 ta 1 {n favor of thie visitors. who )]n blhnt far ouf,-h‘ntbud and out-fielded the home 1c-“‘u . Manager Cammeyerleft for a picnle, and 3 e Mutes had cabs ready for departure. Hast- ings, who had distinguisicd nimeelf with three out of five errors, in_the ninth inning led off mll!nclcnn single. Fulmer followed with a carker for three bases. Somerville then went, out, Fulruer scoring on_his loug fly to Treacy. uyder and Ryan then got ~in dean hits, and “the former came home on Nichols’ error of a ball thrown by Hicks to Lead him off, Ryan going to second. Devlin got In a two-baser, and Ryun tallied the tie, rup. Hague then went out. Six more innings were layed, but no chauge occurred, though both Dines had mon on bases several times. Five of the Louisville errors were made in tho third and _sixth inwings, and all but three of the Mutual’s basc-hits were previous to the ninth funing, The game will be played off on Monday. TUE SCORE. Zowlacille, B\ 5P AE Gerhardt, 1%, "o/ 0'%0 0l 1 7 11 0 0 10 g o 1 23308 1 40 [ o 1 1 30 1 o 0 5 [ e Trency, 1 3130°1f 3 Hallinan, 5. 1l 204l 4 3 Craver, 2 b, 0l 44 3 Tiicks, e 1afalyls Tiooth, r. 1 2 ol of 0 Mathews, p.. 0{1] 1| 2} 0 Nichols, 3 b, 1 0 6f 51 Total . sl1sl4sl10l 8 Tnnings— 12345078 0101112131415 tual.....00200300000 000 0 0 01000000400 0 00 05 Lmpire—3ir. JohwS. Morris, of Louiaville. Tine of game—Three hours nd twenty minutes. First base by errors—Lonisville, 4; Mutual, 3. Runs carncd—Louisville, 4; Matual, 1. Dalls called—On Devlin, 24} on Mathews, 10, Strikos called—Off Dovlin. 34; off Mathews, 22, Strack out—Treacy and Fulmer. Two-base hits~Devlin; 1. Three-base hits—Fulmer, 1. Left on basee—Louiarille, 14; Mutual, 10, Out on flcs—Lonisville, 27; Matual, 15. ST. LOUIS V3. ROSTOX. Spectal Dispatch {o The Tribune. 8. Louss, July s.—Four lhuudred disgusted spectators. witnesaed a muflin game betweon the St. Louis and Boston Clobs Lo«lnyhin.\\-hlc\x the former proved victorious by the fo! owlng, scon. 7. Zonls. R’ B\FIAE ELETES 1)1 4] 3/7 13 of 4| 0 111070 00 3/ 10 a6 001 11 2f61 1 215 0f 0 1 52 21 .| oxiezie1 O'Rourke,’s. £ 3 3388 Murnan, 1b... 1| 3110] of 2 Brown, c.. 013l 2 1 Morcll, 2 b 11 1f4f1 [anping, * 1 Schater, 35 3o 314 Whitney, 1. 1. ol 1f1loo Josephs, = . 11 4 of 3 Total, of slaaliolis :_Innings— 67809 si. Tons. 000 09 Bostons. 010 0-5 Time of zaum TUmpire—L. CINCINNATI V3. ATHLETIC, CrxcrssaTi, July8.—The Cincinnatis defeated the Athletics to-day by the follolng score: Innbngs— 123150678048 Cincinnuti. 4011100 0-7 Athletic 0 05 0010400 Basc hita—Cincinnatis, 14; Athletics, 10. Errors—Cincinnatis, 63 Athictics, 8. f AT BLUE ISLAND, Spectal Dispalch to The Trivune. BLUE IsLAND, 1., July 8.—The game of base- ball played here to-dsy between the White Stockings, of Crete, and Blue Socks, of Blue Island, was won by the Jatter. Score, 21 to 13. TII5 CHAMPIONSHIF. | ., Lnst week, the clevanth of the’ play for the <éhamplonslip, rcsulted rather disastrously to the White Stockings, though it did nat quite deprive them of tho load in games won, which 5 this year the only eriterlon of merit under LeagucTules. The relative status of the clubs remains ynchaoged, as may be secn from the following exhibit: R S ENREREEEH 2 HNRS N ams. ([SISEISIERISE 2 ¢ BB IR E bl B 3 5; 4 26 4 8l 4 24 3 6| 2{ 20 £ 3] 6 17 4 2 3 14 1 1f 3 10 1 4l 10 .6 Gomes lost.. 7| 6i12]16]18]20/22]26]128 Following is another form of table showing more easily the general results of the season’s play: Cluds., on. Zost. 206 26 The intuntion was, when the League wag or- ganized this year, to have the clubs play their games at about the same rate, s0 as to finish about the same date. 1f this programnie had been carried out without Interfercuce from the weather, 132 games would have been decided by last evening, and the season would have béen slmost half through. The record shows, how- ever, that only 127 games have been concluded, or five less than the programme provided. The clubs which are behind in_thefr thirty-three mes are the following: Iartford, three be- ind; Mutual, three behind; Athletic, Louis- ville, Cincinnati, and S8t. Louis, oune behind; Jeaving only the' Boston apd Chicago Clubs a3 baving pluyed out all their programme. ANKOUNCEMENTS. The game between the Cincinnatis and Hart-" fords, which was_interrupted by rain July 2, will be played off one weel from to-mmorrow, July 17. Amateur matters in Chicago are rather dull, and will be until the Whites go away on their next tour, when it is likely that o tournament will be held among the amateur clubs of the city to-settle the city championship, which the Franklins had beén supposed to Told until latcly, when they bave been beaten several times. The members of the Chicago Cricket Clib’ meet for practice eyery evening at 6 p. m., and on Wednesdays and ¥ridays at4 p. m., at the Twenty-third street grounds. On Friday, the 14th irst., they piay a cricket mateh with an leven from the Chicago and Boston base-ball nines, ninc’'of whom went on the grand tour in England. “The Princeton Base-Ball Association an- nounce a tournament for amateur clulis Aug. 1 to 4, inclusive. Two huudred and seventy-nve dollars are offered in ‘prizes, and individoal rizes are offered for Jongest throw, fastest ran- | 1z, ete. It shows great good judzment in the r:xgungl:meul Lhntgv%hcy have clected to ‘von- duct -tbe affair under the League rules. All other particulars may be Icarned by addressing F. F. Dunbar, Princeion. 'There ongbt to be at Jeast one good dub irom Chicago in the tourna- meut; and doubtless will be. 5 Monday of next weck will be ‘devoted to a ‘wame betwween the Boston and Chicago T e b eneat of the Half-Orphan -Asy- ;lv:;:zc?k,’;'l:u ‘management of both Clubs: have od tho eervices of their: men, and a ;a’:‘r‘r’r‘:rn:xruc; to be hereafter announced, will be D afe up 50 as.to fnsure plenty of smusement. 3 t Iost year's Boston 1t would be practicable '*'J;'.‘;’ ummywhh 2 yery i er and e e hive wader Mcbride. Porhaps that may be don, though nothing has been de- terminedl yet. THE ST. LOUIS CLUB. 7 in Inet Sunday’s 1t il be remembered that in Bondars announced the en; gfi'fiz’.‘fufi“nmq of this Ecnr‘s St. Louis, by the Atuletics for 157 This has since beed. given officially; but s letter reccived here yese 1y con -, J the New ‘lsThis is terribly untair to the visitors, und ought terday from St. Louls scems to fndl ) all. isnot peace and_harmony nfl.c‘l" ;fi.m E.l“l:;: following extrart needs no comment : T 8aw in TiE Tiizuss last week 3 rumor Battin and Bradlcy were going away, aod T e around 1o find out'if were'true, © 1t [ was'- told that t was, hat later thoy tell me not, and from all 1 can hear [ just about belicve that there is going to be {he d—dest bear-fight cver you taw between the St. Louis and Athletlc Cluby. - It reents like ay if the St. Louis folks got around Dradioy nfter the Athletics men hid gone, and talked him out of golngaway, and some a1y they got & contract, But I'don’t sce how this can be. A man who knows pretty well all the basc-ball there is told me to-dsy that there wis some (nnn{ usincas nbout Brad- ley's contract with- Philadelphia, and that he needn't go unlees e wanted to, and, more. that he wouldn't go. I don't undersfand it at all, but it there is a chance to keep the ex-scavenger we are £9inz to do it, whichetor way the wind,blows, and if Phaladelphia wants 2 82t she can have [t Maype she'll find she don't own 1 e she 4 fhe'l il she don't own the Lesgue Tike she did This is more bloodthirsty nnd ominous than clear, but it would seem to indivate that there was a hitch somewhere. A fur as the funny business ” about the contract is concerned, that scoms nonsensieal. . Bradiey wouldn't sign a lntlermSc.cntnri Young ainouncing his en- gugement nless he had engaged himsalf. DOUBLE PLATS. A cnrres;;ondcut writing from Toledo, O., asks how it is possible foraclub to make s double Rhy by oneof the Infielders dropping o fly ! The answer is found In one of the gmcnga games with the Mutuals in New York. Barnes ¥as playing second base, Auson third bose, and Peters short. smg for the Chieagos; Nichols and Matliews of the Mutuals were on first and second bases rasficutlvely. Btar it a iy up 10 Burncs, and, if he caught it, only Start wonld have been z&lt; therefore he mulfed it and al- lowed it strike down where Peters could pick {t up. * By this play Matthews was forced off. sccond and compelled to run_to third and Nichols was similarly forced oft first and mmfcllcfl to run to sccond, Start having the right to first base, not being out. Peters then piched up the ball wnich Barncs hed dropped, and threw it to Anson, and the latter stepped on third base, foreing out Matthews, who was- on his way there. Anson then threw the ball back to second base, and it was held there he- fore Nichols could reach the base, putting him out also on a force. GENERALITIES, A curlous, and by no menns fnir, arrangement of games scems to be going on In Louisville and Cincinnati, where the home nines_ are playing Havens on off days with Leaguc clubs, never to be pormitted for o moment. Formal notices have been received of the en- gagement of Devlin and Snfigcr by the Louis- ville Club for 1877, and of Battin and Bradley by the Athletic Club for the same period. Con- cerning the lafter two inen a puragraph else- where gives some information of a rather vague but eurious character. * No arrangement has yet been entered into by the League Clubs as to anfl' mey after this weck, Itisnot known whether the Western Clubs will o East :qiain right away, but, judg- ing from thic light of mature, it would sccm more probable that each section would be more }]lkcly to play some games between themselves ret. € Following are Cineinnat{ *Enquirer personal: Sommerville has signed to play with the Louis- villes next year, Charloy Jones hna been offered big money by the Chicagos and the Boslons for next year, But Char- Iey stays with Cincinnati if Cincinnatl will stay with him in a first-class club. Biily Foley hae made a host of friends In Cincin- nati nfund)‘. Billy is a gentleman as woll as a promising young third baseman. There is a certaln amount of error in the second of these. - LOUISVILLE GOSEIP. Spectal Corresponden Zhe Trivuna. LouisviLLE, Ky., July 7.—There is perhaps nothing s0 refreshing in Louisville this hot weather—ond we except not lager and mint- julips—as the plessuro one expericuces in ob- acn’in% the feelings sad expressions of base-ball enthusiasts after victorics and defeats. When the Louisville Club wins a creditable victory, the people talk to the players in this way: *“Let me congratulate you for your noble work.” S 4 My thanks for your fine playing.” 0, we have g.i a :lub.g 4 Didn’t I tell you sof™? Vhen they lose they are spoken to thus: #There is somcthing radically wrong. ! “They ought ta be clubbed.” “Why don't somebody remind them that they are hirea.” All sorts of curfous ideas 28 to the causes of losses and winnings are advanced. One of the Directors eays the club slways achioves a vic- tory when lie takes a back seat, in which belief another, who has always been in the ticket- stand ‘when games have been won, agrees with him. Another Dircctor says the lome nine can olways win when "5, people are on the grounds, but there may be anotier object in this asseriion than his_belfef with re- spoct to a great crowd and its effect. As s general thing, the people have expectod to0 uch of their club. They allow their de- sire for victory to prejulca thcir judgment of their club’smerits, and howl londly overdefeats, taking victorics with grunts of satisfaction an watters of course. The Louisville Club is a good owe, sud,.even though now it onl; holds fifth position, is to bDe congratulate on its playlng so- far. he men were dll strangers in a strange place, had never played togother before, and encountered many embarrassments not to bs met with in cities ‘where profegsional clubs bave been in existence for years. As far as the iuficld is concerned, the Louisville Club s vory strong. The weak points, o far, have been in the outfleld, though this is now much better than at first. Jim Devlin has done much for the nine. Hisbrilliant pitching aud extraordinary batting have gained 1or him many admivers. The Louisville DI- rectors have sccured him for next eeason, as well as Snyder and Fulmer, Devlin showed me a letter from the Athictic folks the other day, written at the Tremont House ln»Chicaqu, offer- fng him big wuyges to play in Philadelphia next season. He also had lettersanddispatchies from 8t. Louis promising more than Loudsville will pay—as much os 32,500, 1 think. Harry Wright also wanted “The Terror” for $2,000, pros- {ng him the present Hoston nine except Josephs and Morrill or Brown. Devlin is of the opinion that with Snyder and the present ston nine b can beat eversthing. Suyder is so wrappfl up in admiration for ° Louisville and her socicty (female) that he would not listen to propositions from snywhere. Devlin will receive $2,000 for staying, and Snyder probably the same, or his prosent salary of $1,8. Fulmer will probably reccive $1,600. 1t s thought he will be piayed on third, the de- sign of thé: Dircetors being to sccure Carcy, of the Hartfords, for short-stop. Gethardtmay be Kept. He has uilers elsewhere, but, like Snyder, Toves the girls.. There {8 talk of having Mills to lay first fiext scason, in which ease, if ho should h engaged, Joe Gurhardt will be put in the ficld, where he will be of excellent gervice. Overtures have been made to Somerville for next ycar, but the Directors de- el to give him S1,800. His base play has been as brilliaut as his batting has beeu weak, Bill Hague may be kept. He bats very well indeed. A ool one is told on Hague. I heard it as fol- Tows: 5 « Bill," said Johnnie Haldeman, the basc-ball reporler of the Courier~uurmal,’ “why don't you sacrifice a base-hit oceasionully to get in 2 run®” “] do,” soid Bill, “but why don’t you have a new column in your summAry: for us fellows who sacrifice ourselves,” « What column could I have?” asked John. “Why,” answered Bill, ‘‘make another place and head it 0. 1., ‘cientific batters.!” *That is a good idea,” replied Haldeman, s soon as the laughter of the crowd had sub- sided. Carbine was in the crowd, and with great gnf- faws applauded Bill’s mistake, riling the latter not a little. But he who Jaughs last sometimes laughs longest, and 50 it was in this instance. Watching his opportunity, Carbince slipped up to Haldeman ana whispered, **8ay, Johnnie, tell me what they were mxrvhfng about; I want to tackle Bill again abont {t!" George Bechiel arrived with the Mutuals the otber day. 1c hopes to haves hearing by the Louisvilie Dircctory, and is confident he¢ can atquit himself of the charge on which he was expellcd, that of drunkenness and violation of contract. .'Bechtel says he and Treaty, of the Mutuals, were ‘in bed together, aud when the Louisville boys' kmocked on their door he con- cluded to pretend to be ssleep, and, with Troacy, chucked the bed-clothes in liis mouth to prcvcl‘!}. his desire tolaugh at the calls outside, not caring to answer,as e was not wauted to play in Easton that day. From this, hc eays, aroze the charge that he was drunk. ‘His letter of dismiseal reads: . LotsviLe, Kx., June 14, 1870.—George JV. . Bechiel, No. 617 Walnut street, Camden, DranSin: 1am directed to write you that 3 hercby expelled-from this Club for drunkennes: and failure.to comply with your contract. This:is the unanimons decition of the Directors. - Ro- spectfally, Gronas K. SPEm», 4 Secretary and Treasurer. Whilo in-New York, Chapman telegraphed to” Louisville that “Bechtel's conduct was sus- picious, referring to drunkenness. He had been old before that drunkenuess would cause his dismiseal, and when Chapman’s telegram came the following was sent from Lonisvill i Louisviuix, Ky., June 2, 1876.—/. O. Chap- man, Jlmlnq‘n‘v‘ uierille B. B. C., Grand Gen~ tral} Directors nuthorize you to tell Bechtel his resignation will be scceptable. If not pramptly. offered send bim to Philadelphia. They also in- struct Fulmer to play Gerhardt at first and Allison § mn fleld. Write fally all particulars after cach game. W. N. HOLDEXAY, Presideat. Bechtel refused to resign, and a few days sub- sequent was cxpelled. He was very popular in Louisville, and his expulsion causéd much re- gret. Bechtel says lic can prove by Treacy, and will make affidavit, that hé was not drunk in New York. He hupes to be reinstated. The susplcion against Bechtel for sending the tole gram to Df"{(-" t;l fiull l.hex last game in Boston wwas never belicved here. In this regard Bechtel has the following to show: < New Your, June 24, 1876.—George Be — DgAR Sue: In justice to yourself nn\q thecfl;ln- cent parlies you have hadarrested, I write to in- form you tht 1, the writer, and three more of us, wholl belong here Sn Netw York, are the gullty party who sent this dizpatch to Devlin, and Agnen yout mame to It. We sent tolograta to other parties, but this note relates tyon. 1wl state to you the sruc facts of the case, and give you my word that what I am Fuinvm tall you'ie all truc. The four of us were in Philadclphis working the billiard games which were playingin New York, and we tiad them down fine, und we were alup workingthe Mutual mmés. We mw you sitting in the pool-room, and secing you were - away from your ' club, whoo e In Boston, ~we thousht it would be 4 good chance to play a dodize on them. S0 1 cont a telegram to Devlin and signed _your name to it for him to loose, offering Lim $500. We wrote the telégram out and gota stranger to eend it, and pald him forit. After we seen himsend it from an officaon Chestnut street. we left hin and went buck to the pool-room, You swere still there, we shink. After we sent it we thought Devlin would take the temptation, 80 we {umped in next day and bought Boston heavy, and loat $1,500 between us, So you see it done us no_good.” Seeing. considor- ablc faes In the papars, and that parties were uc. .cused aud arrested in Philadelphia for jt, and not desirngto EI\'e innocent purties trouble, wo thought it would be advisable for ug to write the. true atate of the case to yon and let Yon know how it was done, and for what purpose.~ We are sorey for whut we have dont und hope you will forgive us, ana also it we scc yon hore anp Ume 10 paRologize fo yun. Wo will never do ansthing like that again to no one. and as we lost heavily by the operation, we think the squore way Is the best always. Loping it will prove satisfactory to you, and'I hope to see you hen sou come lire, 10 mAko It ight wieh yon! for what injury we have'done to you, I remaln, yours truly, 8 B. F.—Guity PAry. To which was added a postscript uesting the non-publication of the ‘\.mwmn?qnna m’fylug B, ¥." ad written fo Manager Chapman thg l-mfi:I a8 aboye related. = The preceding is an exact copy of the letter. The word losc was also spelled * loose * in the teleg sent to Deviin. ~ The recelver in Phila- delphia says the man who hauded the telegram tolim bore no resemblance to. Bechtel. ~ The very best evidence in the latter’s favor is that no one consfdered him for a moment fool enough to attempt so thin a game with his to his message. IMANDBALL. OPENING OF O'BRIENS COURT. Yesterday afternoon Ald. O'Brien, of the Eighth Ward, formally reopened his improved hand-ball court, at No.181 West Harrison street. The attendance of hand-ball experts was good, and of spectators liberal, considering the weathe er. Ths following gentlemen were prominent: James Feron, who, with O'Brien, the King of the Western hand-bail court, fought Casey and Ald. Dunn, of Brooklyn, in - Brooklyn; John Carmody, one of the proprietors of Carmody & Matiey’s hand-ball court, corner Chicago avenue and Franklln street, and whose remarkable powers in the pgame i too . well known to require comment; John Hall, a rat- tling manipulator of the festive ball, where Feron probably lost his faith in human unature, betimes; James Cuddiby, the * curious” ball- tosser and gymnast; Condon, the proprietor of Condon’s Court, corner of Decring and Cologne strrets; Thomas McKenna, the pride of South- western Chieago; Lawrence O'Brien, Jamcs L;'nnn, ~— Moynahan, and several others. Ald. O7Brien, taken suddenly by cholera morbus, was not present, much to the dissppointment of many. TIE GAME WAS CALLED about 8 o'clock. 1t was a match hetween James Feron and_ John Carmody against John Hall'and James Cuddihy. e scoTer Was Mr. Moynahan. Best thre¢ games of twenty- one aces out of five. The coutestants were stripped to_the walst, and wore red flanncl drawers, Feron looked remarkably well. Carmody was bardly in his sccustomed form. Hall was the picture” of physical seclf-reliance, and Cuddihy seemed to be about in the same fix as Carmody. A canvass of the floor would indicate s pretty well matched contest. TUE DALL AND CUDDIRY TEAX took the toss to start with. A goose egg was their reminscence. Then Feron fotlowed suit. But Carmody, tossing to Cuddihy,got n six aces, neatly. His tossiog was fine, but the man~ he tossed to in the - left corner, hardly came up to his average from o sceming stiffiness In the joints. His fricnds de- clared thut he was out of practice, but would warm np before the game was closed. Hall now took the ball, but made nothing. Cuddihy fol- lowed with more success, making five aces with excellent lnsull;‘lf;. Feron followed with noth- ing, and Carmody, with Hall and Cuddiby, now miule one apicce] they might have made one ace more bat for a magnificent bit of play by Car- mody, wherein a cry of “hinder” was Taised, but not allowed. Feron took a hund in, but made “what Paddy shot _at'—nothing. Carmody tossed out four aces, however. Hall took in ‘three, was put out nicely by Carmody, and Cuddihy made nothing. The store announced now as io the record of ‘the tossers 3 _Feron, 1;_Carmody, 2; Hall, 1; Cud- diby, 1; Feron, 2. Hore] (quéstions of 'short- balls having arisen) a.cry of tim was sounded, and a chulk Ifne was made, much to the satis- faction of the apectators. The gume hercahouts stood 18 to 12. “Carmody taking his hand im- mediately, wound up game No. 1, loaving the score 21 10 12, in favor of Feron and Carmody. THE SECOND GAME commenced with Carmody tossing. His side went out countléss. Hall now took & new ball, and made two aces, exccuting a brillian play to right corner to the complete Qiscomfiture of Feron. The applause that greeted Hall's third ace was unaninious. Cuddiny, suddenly losing his rheumatism, now got in about five aces. Feron took the ~ ball to go out with & splendid- kick from Hall. “Carmody agafn came to _the rescue and made five aces. At thlsSu!ut the game stood S to5 i favor of Hall and Cuddiby. Hall made six more, and Cnddihy nothing. Then Carmody made six, and Feron nothing. Cuddiby aud Hall took in- nings, and Carmody and Feron to wind up the second game. And the score stood 21t6 12, in favor of Hall and Cuddihy. i It belng game, and game with 211012, on cach side, THE INTRREST INCREASED at once. Cuddihy tossed first snd made noth- ing for bis team. " Feron tossed in 2. Carmod; made 5. Cuddihy made nothing. Hall made 5. Feron tossed out 4, and Carmody 7. Cuddihy followed with nothing, and Hall made 5. Fer- on’s 8 aces ended the third game, which was fonght briskly, with a score of 21 to 10, in favor of Feron and Cannody. ‘The fourth game was entered into by Hal and Cuddihy with much animation. There was some véry sharp play here on both sides. Car- mody, during the game, tossed n stinging ball which came very near Icaving Hall. Hall picked it up, however, by a fine reach, only to be left by a brilliant bit of work by Feron. Hall and Cuddihy had got their adversarics at a disad- vantage of 15 o 9, and Cuddihy, inspirited by the fact, tossed in five stingers, making the score 20 to 9. Carmody and Feron made noth~ ing. Oue ace by Cuddiby now eettled the fourth game—score 21 to 9. THE FIFLI GAXE, being the declsive one,—the teams standing 2 aud 3—the interest in the contest culminated emong the spectators. Cuddihy took the toss, and, with Hall to support him, some marvelous bittlnz and tossing was exhibited, which elicited bounded enthusiasm. In this game Hall and Cuddihy scemed to get the start early in the fight, and actually “walk_away ” with thelr weil-heralded opponents. When the scorer an- mounced 13 to 1 in favor of Hall and Cuddiby the stock of the two, against whom several experts would have bet with- out hesitation, rose _remarkably fast. The applause hence to the end of the game was uninterrupted. The Carmody-Feron team stoud at 1 up to the end. By brilllant tossing and hitting the score was made by Hall an Cuddihy to stand 13 to 1, then 16 to"1; then 19 to1, then 20to 1, and finally 21to 1. A RETURN MATCH will be played next Sunday afternoon, at Car- mody & O’Malley’s ball-court on the northwest corner of Franklin strect and Chicago avenue. It will constitute the second serics of oS between Carmody _aund Feron, and Hall and Cudaiiy. Stake, $200- TOE TURF. LONG DRANCIL Loxe BRaxoR, July 8.—The attcndance at the races to-day was good. . The first race, July stakes, for -year olds, three- quarters of 2 mile, waswon by ZooZoo. Hibernia secand, Puryear's filly third, Belmont’s fourth, aud G. Lorillard’s entries fifth and sixth. Time, 1:18%. The second race, fora parse of $400 for all ages, 13 mile, was won by Burgoo. Mettle second, . Ambush third, May D. fourth, Mary fifth, Partnership sixth, Faithless seventh, Du- rango, eighth, Paladinlast, - Time, 3:021¢, The next race was for the grand Centennial Jhorses, all urse” of $5000, for all -mf icate, Dost stakes, $3500 to t) e*wa?i ner, $1,000 to sacond, and 2500 to third harse. There were four starters—Acrobat, Chesapeake, Col. }«elll{;rm, and Busy Bec, the last two make ingthe field, which sold in the pools at $5 to 3360 for (,hesa%uuku, and $500 for Acrobat. . At the start, Acrobat took the load, and Lept it to the finlsh, Chesapeake second, Nelligan and Bury EBee distanced. Time, 743}, Acrobat :gglfik;inapsxke started ou n;’e second heat, and and race were won Act b peake distanced: Time, S110, 0o Ches In the fourth race, purse 3300, for beaten zgml}imfles, Ascension_and Rom- ney started, and the former won bya head. Titne, 3:4534. Z DEXTER PARK ITEME. The following: trotting purses for the second July mecting will closc on Tuesday evening at 11o'elock, at No. 79 Dearborn strect: Two-forky class, 2:30 clnss, S-minute class, 2:93 class, 55 clasg, 2:27 class, 2:30 class, nnd Tree for all. - About twenty trotters have arrived at the Park during the last two days. Amoung the most prominent are 8. W. McDonald's ch. g, Ripon Bos, with n record of 2:313¢, Mr. Brown bas arrived with the b. m. Lit] c @ypsy, who trotted at Sagivaw Jast week a third heat 1n2:26, and the fourth jn2:25). Mr. Brown has also Capt. dack and Sweet William n his string. ast Friday mornfug Mr. Sorrell - Highie trotted his” black stallion, Gov. Spraiue, A quarter In 85 secods, the balf in1:10, and the mile in $2:20)¢, which is pretty good for a S-ycar-old stallion. Mr. Higbie and bis father concluded to start home to Canton after the erformance, but ou the way met Mr. Sam arner, of the Pacifle, when Mr. Higbfe made a “bad break” and “hit his kuee,” so that he concluded to remafn over and show Sprague to- morroy morning at § o'clock, aud is confident he will beat 2: 20 with him, I Tho proslpctta of the meeting are auch a3 to warrant Mr. Mansur in promising that there will be a larger field of lorses here than ever bc%are}_ r e following entries have been received to date in the 3-year-old stake to be run for July 19: P. M. Wost “entors ch. ¢. Preston, and T. g.!\)lnom enters ch. c. Waddil (formerly Ba- zaar). The recent safes of Kentucky e bl e recent sales of Kentu ine blood stock at Lexington have attracted o great deal of at-: tention among race-horse man.” The following table givea a guod idea of the number sold, the brecders, and prices paid: Seller. No. sold. Av.price. A Richard Penistan.... E 121 S%’éf‘i 87_"’9’:‘;{’30 42 5 9,775 James A. Miller, 3 M. C; EARLY V8. STOREY. Opinion of the Supreme Court in the Rockford Slander Case. The Decision of the Lower Court’ Sustained---Reasons ‘Therefor. Dissentient Opinions by Judges Breese and\Dickey. ‘Tho following is the full text of the opinicn in the case of Alice E. Early vs. Wilbur F. Storey, recently decided by the Supreme Court. J x{:tlw Craig delivered the opinion: 'his action. was bronght by Alice E. Gircult Court of Coolt Conaty siuiet W qoms B Storey, the proprictor and_editor of_the Chica 5, t0 recover damages for the publication of a libelous article on the ¥7th day of May, 1874, in which she waz charged with the act of fornication, declaration the defendant inter- To the poscd the plen of . the issae, i for $35,000. Pend- “A_trinl wae hnd before a jus verdict in favor of the plfllnt’;& . ing o motion for a new trial, the plaintid remitted :l{:lx’{of.:’i .T!:: (l‘o;ll‘li lhe;enp(;n ovdegmlmi the mo- ‘nev trial: ud ren tig vardict for Sia, oo, - cred Judgment upon The libolous article was published in the Daily, Weekly, and Tri-¥eekly Times, on May 7, 1873, “The Court ailowed all three of the papers to be m;d in u\'|dtn‘lima Tt 11 t 18 conceded that It was proper to read I evidence the daily, but it is I‘:\!i:’nd that ild\fl: error 10 allow thu other two papers to be read, :?‘l‘l‘lfi: the lwgfl'l\l:n&lx thlll(:!mdlfilar“iflll that the ‘was published in tl Cl 0 4 s 8O- on May 27, 1874, 4 Ciloao Dngiep, to-mE) It was Compuient for the plalntl, if wyon ng nut'l'mr g{f,\lx’:d, LI‘]D read in efl' tnncu the weekly and i-weekly fof the purpose of showing a reperitto of fhe_eliarge, aa was hold 1n Lateh vo. Fatier 5 m. 725, The defendant also offered in evidence two let- ers which he recoived in due conrse of mail, pur- porting to have been written at Rockford, the Tesidence of tho plaintiff, which contained infor- ‘mation upon which the article published was predl- cated. This evidence the Court excluded, and this 1 relied upon as error. The gronnd jupon which the rejected evidence was offered, 08 stated by the connsel for the de- fendant, is, ¢These twolctters wers offered inevi- dence for the purpose of showingthatthe fnforma- tiou thereln contxined, if true, -Justificd the state- ments contained in the libelous srticles, ™ The defondant recelyed four letters from Rock- ford. One purported to have been written by L. A. Trowbrldge, one by H. H. Waldo, one byd, if. Blodgett, and the other by M, M. Carpenter. They were opened by the aefendant, and purtially rend, and referred tadr. Martin, assistant editor, who pie 225 Stoner.... 55 Simon & Treacy e A. Eeene Richay 3,350 ALS, Taibert.. 3450 T. L! Coons ' 775 40,485 2205 J.T. Jones.. 4,320 Grand tofal..... $770.00 §154, 850 From the list of buyers the. following are se- lected as showing the character of the stock which comes to the West and Northwest: W. F. Ham, Hennepin, 111, bought from Col. West a 4-year-old brown mare, h( ‘Almont, for £500; G.W.Stoner, of La Place, 111, bought, from Capt§ Cla, Caliban, by Relfs Mambring Pilot, for $410 H. P. Strawn, Beloit, Wis., bought from Simon & Treacy ' the ' &-year-old - stallion Brownwood, son of Rlackwood, for $780. It is evident from the prices paid at this and the other sales of trotters thai, the practice of pay- ing lerge prices for undeveloped trotting . ani- mals Is roing out of vogue. It is hecoming too ‘uncertain speculation.” Thoroughbreds, how- ever, hold up firmly. -Some. cause for this is doubtless found in the fact that the dams of trotters aro from every Enuh:, ‘whilo a thorough- bred is pothing unless having o straight pedi- gree. g IN GENERAL. AQUATIC, The July meeting of the Farragut Boat Club will be held to-morrow evening at the boat- house, foot of Thirteenth street. A curious boat-race will take place Wednes- day eveuing next, when, st 7 p. m., G. M. Baker, James Doyle, F. R. Berg, and P. Andor- son will start from the shore mnear the “Exposi- tion Building for & strairht pall to the Michigan shore, a distance of 38 miles. The steamer Bret Harte and otber boats will accompany the men. The contestants have sclected their boats from the stock kept by Jahn Lynch The I‘nrmfflt Boat Club of this city has made the following record at the regattas at all points, there %e.lng 2 large number of crews present: Four-oared 1) Ada M. Boyden, first fimc at Peorfs, July 43 four-oared gig, Ada M. oyden, first prize at Burlington, July 5; double geull, Lotus, Brown Brothers, first prize_at To- ledo, July 5} four-oared shell Kenflworth, scc- oud prize at Peoria. The latter bost at Totedo, July 6, won _second posltion with boat half full of water in consequence of light gale strikin her when near turning stake. The winner of the Peoria shell race was the Sylvan Boat Club, of Moline, aud of the Toledo, the Floral City, of Monroe, Mich. BILLIARDS, Mr. Yank Adams, the well-known hand-billiard ;}lnycr, is in the city and will give an exhibition ‘'uesday evening af Brunswick’s Hall. Frank Parker has sold out his interest in his avenue room to the firm of Bensinger & Jones. He is likely to start a new place shortly. No further news from the cushion-game proj- ect. It seems about time that something was done in the Western Congress even if it is noth- ing more than to meet and sdjourn. Wilke's Spirit announces that Qarnier and Daly will Jesve New York Thursday of this yeek for San Francisco, and_that they sill stop in Chicago and play Saturday evening in Bruns- wick’s billiard hall. There have been scveral ramors on this head, and from what Neil Bryant said the writer could not understand thaf the men would stop here, but new arrangements may bave been made. ————— SUICIDE, Osams, Neb, July 8—H. C. Robinson, of Malvern, Towa, shot himself through the head at Boone, Tows, this morning. There are no hopes of his recovery. He has left o letter of expl%mion, but it is not to be opened till his death. LATER.—Robinson hias since dicd. The note he lcft contained but very little, stating he wishied to be buricd in Boone, and that the press would know the cause of his death. Special Dispateh io The Tribune. Proni, Il1., Ju?‘ 8.—A German named Chris Lueder drowntd hiznself his evening by junp- ing from thc wagon bridge into the like. He was 85 years 0ld, 3 cooper by trade, and leaves a wife and % f)bx'h r(’lcl‘i C;nugse not known. ial_Dispatch 0 une. Peor1y, (Il July 3.—W. §. Jones, a coal-dig- ger, cononitted suicide at Washiogton, Taze- well County, Thursday night, by taking mor- hine. He l'ormcfi)’ was in the cattle trade in his city, but drinking ruined him. He leaves three children. STHE IRON MOLDERS, CLeVELAND, 0., July 7.—The Iron Molders International Association has boen in session ‘here the major part of this week. About eighty delegntes were present, representing nearly every State in the Union. During the past two years the Association has disbursed over $16,000 Jor strikes, and paid $44,000 indobtedness. To- day apaper on prison: labor was read by H, J. Walls, of Cincinnati. Resolutions were adopted fnvlor{]ng reform in the prescnt system of pris- ou labor. 7 ——————— What Six Great Enropean Powers Owo, [Lnndon Neww.} It may mot perhaps be without interest to show dlearly the amount of indeotedness of the six great powers, Turkey of course being left out for obvious reasons. According to the Ilatcst returns the liability is us follows in round fig- ures: Great Brilain, £775, 00; Austria- Hungary, £302,000,000;3Germany, £16,000,000; France, £930,000,000; Ttaly, £356,000,000; Rus: sia, £350,000,000. ‘There is thus a total debt of about twenty-vight hundred miitious sterling, but this requires some qualification. = Germany, for instance, has no rex ublic debt, an the amount sct down merely represents the expenditure upon railways by the varous States now -merged in~ the “Empire; and included in the” Russian total is also the amount under which she is guarantee for certain ralways. It is, however, oot in the extent of the ‘debt of a pation, but in its ability to meet the interest, ete., on it, that at- tentiop chiclly centres, and this can be only properly measured by considering the trade, population, ete., of tho various countries. The total value of the imports and ¢cxports of Great: Britain, rouzhly_stated, are £509,000,000 annu- ally, being about 76 por cent of the debt; France,: about Sfl&br cent of her debt, or & little over £390,000,000; Russia, 20 por vent; Austria-Hun- Zary. 35 ner ceats taly, 26 per cent; but for Germany it s not possible to h ive the actual | percentage in the absence of full statistics; bt it stands very bigh. The amount of debt per- head of population stands as_follow, $ £95: Great Britain, £233¢; Italy, £183 Austria, Z10} Russis, £4; Germany, £1. . In the-above Russia is eredited with the wholc f her subjects both in Europe and Asia, aod .if the same rule. was applied to the British Empize the average. would be under £4 per heads from the retraction finally published, a¢nt & person J 10 Rockf examiaed the letters and réfetred them to A At- wood, with instrictions to prepate an srticle for publication, which wan done;‘and the article published on the following day. It will be observ- ed that the 1ibelous srticle was not a communica- tion {rom a corresponpent of the Times, 8a it pur- ported to be, hut it was composed and written by one of the editory in the office of the defendant. Was it propor in mitigation of damages to sllow the defendant to prove that the information npon which the -article was bascd was received by him_in due course of mail from personsresiding in the same town withl the plaintiffs We are satisfied that under the decisions of the courts of last resort in England and iu this country the evidence was not, admiseible. In Mills va. Spencer, 3 Eng, Com, Law, 211, which was an action of slander, and the defendant offered to prove in mitigation of damages that the words namedin the declaration were communicated to ber by a third persof, Chief Justice Gibbs, in an— nonncing the opinion of the Court, said: ** You propose fo mitigute the damages by showing that the specifc slander was communicated to you by & third person. Yon might, under one of your pleas, Rave given in evidence that at the time you made this charge you mentioned the names of Mra. Lewis #nd Mrs, Bageras your suthorities. By eo doing yougave the plaintiffanaction against them. As you onot propose toprove this, your justification avails “younothing. ‘In this caso the slunder imputed to the plaintifl i etuted 263 fact of the defend- ‘ant's own knowledge, and she cannot whén oalied to anewer for it ssy * another person told me go0." If an action be brought againet A for calling Ba thief, L is no defense for A under the general jesne to prove that be was told 90 by C. A I3 answerable for the fall measare of hin shander. Io Hotchkles v2. Oliphant, 2 Hill, 510, which wag oa action for libel, (he defendant offered in evidence n mitlgation of dumages an article. pab- lished in auother newspaper which was allnded fo in the libelows acticle, with & view to show the ex- teacts from it wore correct. The Court gaid: **1n iopas s, Weeks, 4 Wend. , 059, the circumatance of giviag the pame of the person who had commu- aicated the rlanderous eharge to the defendant was not allowed even in mitigation of damages, sud such is the eettled Iaw of this Court. Junman ve. Foster, 8 Wend., 602. The act of publication is an adoption of the original calumny, which muet be defended in the same way:as if invented by the de- fendant, The ropublication sssumes and indorses the trath of the charge. aad when called on by the eved party the pablisler should be held sirict- 15 1o the proof. If he chiooses to become the in- forser and retailer of public scandals withoat tak- ing the tronble of fnquiring fnto_the truth of what he’ publishes, there is no ground for complaint it the faw, which is as studions to protect the charac- ter as the property of the citizcay Lold bim to this respoaibility. - In Bodwell va. Snow, 1 Pick, 370, the eame question aroee, and the Conrc wald: ‘It appears to us the rejection of evidence oifcred by the defendants, ‘tending to prove that the words spoken and charges mado were trne in order to show that the wife believed what she smd $obe true, wasright. ” See also Alderman ve. French, ick., 7. In Ruper vs, Cobet, 2 Gilmun, which was sn'action of slander, the defendant, in miti- gation of damages, offered to provo facts snd cir- cumatances tending to show grounds of suspicion, but not amounting'to uctusl proof of the charye: The Court beld the evidence not. admissible, and announced the rule that where & defendant does ot justify he may mitigate damages in two waya only. “First, by showing the general bad. character of the plainkifl, and, sccond, by showing any efr- ocumstances which tend to disprove malice, but do 201 tond 19 prove the trath of the chaige. In Shehan vs. Collins, 20111, 325, which w asan action for libel, where the gencral issue was pleaded, it was held that evidence offered to prove that other personis had previously published the libelous article could not be admitted in mitigation of damages, 5nd the rule announced in Ruger ve. Cabet was approved. Mo appreliend . cannog bo succesatally denled that the tendency of the letrers, if read in evidenco, would . have ~ been to - establish the trath of thc charge contalned in the -libelous sriicle. The article was written and predicated npon the statements the let- ters contained. 'The letters purported ta give facts and circumstances which showed that the plsinti had been gniity of fornicution. I, then, the tend- éncy of the offered evidente was to prove the trath of the charge, it was not admissible under the rule announced in the Ruger case. The fact that the dofendunt admitted, in connec-~ tion with the proposition to read the letters in evi- dence, that they were forgerfes and the statements they contained were faiso, did Bok chinge the prin- ciple npon which they were excluded.” Upon this point Townshend, in his,work on Slanderand Libel, P. 622, sayn: **Nor was & defendant allowed to prove in mitigation any circumsance which tended ta prove the truth of the charge, aithough he ex- ?n-flly disavowed & justification and admitted the alsity of the charge.™ Sappose the letters had been published in ane of jthe new«papers of CI and defendant had sub- 'mequently republished them In his papes, under the rufeanndunced in_the Shehan case, he would not Dave been - permitted to mitigate damages by proviog -a_prior finhhnuan n another jour- Far "§¢ " Could ot show In. mitigution of damages that the libelons article was taken from anoiter paper, upon the same principle he would not be permitted to prove the facts upon which the article wps based were commonaicuted to him by letters recefved in due course of mail. Jt Isnota difficult matter for the conductors of the preas to inquure Into the teuth of a libelous communication upon private character before giving It publicity, an ‘morals_and_ common decency alike de- mand that they should do 80 or ahide the conse- mences. A rizid obsorsance of & requirement of. this chafacter by conrts nd juries will go far in the dicection of ridding the prees of much f that reck- Jess calumny beaped upon privats character by many of the jonrnals of ‘the conntry. The otfere: evidence was properly excluded from the Jary. It §& aleo indisted by the counsel for the deféndant that it was error for the Court to exclude testimony tending to ehow that the publication was made the manner customary in the management of all newspajiers, and not in a reckless and unusual man- ner. "No authority has been cited Lo sutain the position asaumed, and In our investigation of the. qyuestion we have been unable to And any. it wonld fn onr judsment be estublfshinga dan- gerons: precedent 10" hold that a defendant in an action for libel could shicld himeelf behind the fact Lot the prews of the country had 50 farde- generated and departed from a correct line of duts. in disregnrding private chasacter that such dis- regard had ripened into.a castom. i s a de- plorable factthut the managerd of the-press have become exceedingly recklene in the exerciec of the reat power Hll:?ussess in thig country, and while Taey are entitied to fall protection fa the cnjoy-. mant of each and every legal right, their ability by custom, combination, or other means W override the rights guarauteed by the Iaw to the citizen.to protection in his character, as well as property, cannot be sanctioned by the Conrts. 1tis also nrzed that the judgment should be re- versed because the Court refused to allow the de- fendant to read in evidence 2 retraction of the HbeL While a full ind complete, retraction may: be introduced in evidence in mi nof damagos,” et we underatind the ruic fo be hat the retraction. Janst- be made so {mmediste - aftcr the -pab- lication of lhe: libel . 23 ta ‘become .2 part: of ‘the - res geste. Owen v Mckean, .14 il . "That_was pot, ~however, “dorie 1n this cave.” The dofendant’ was served with process on the Zith duf of May, ‘the retzaction was not published yotil the Sth dayof June, ten days after. #uit brought, Had the defendant published the retraction when he reccived information throagh the press dircet from Kockford that the articie pnb- Tithed was falsc, such would have been competent evidence in mitigation of damages. But while the Gefendant saw in the pzpers, Within a_day or two. I nfter the Iibelons article was pnblished, that it was alse; he did not -at-once retract, but, as appears. ford to fnvestigate, who lefs Chicago under the mpréssion that he wonld_fina- the sta B\“I}:X;:ifl‘i‘:\ the lesters corroborated by nc‘x? . aware of no authority that wonld perm! a defendant after smit. broaght to rpecnlate !moxx: the chances af proving the truth of the libelons article, and falling in that, then avail of 8. rotrace tlon. Under the cirenimstances of this cass, the re traction éame tod Iate to bo feganded & pact of tnh TESLE, and It s ok eetor o ccdede it 2130 urge ¢l i ok rzed ¢ Court erved in giving tha ollows: 441( the defendant , ginmr. m&m;{m ?:r';]." e ing the plaintiifs ‘damdges, Bhould make hae compeneation forall the injury abe b wassshned by reason, of the publication of the article rom- plained of; and in deterraiaing the amatnt of Game g0 thie Jury may consider the wealth andy . of the defendan. 1t it conoeded in the- Ahat the wealth and standing of the defend “Droper sabjccta for the conslderstion ‘of the jury for the putpose of tixing vindictive s but it s urged that in arriving ab the compensation the laintiif was entitled to recdlve for the mjary fa- iicted the jury had no rightto take into comsidera. (o elther the wealth ot standing of. the defand~ ant. While it may be teue the plaintiffs recovery should be condned to the injury received regurd. less of the ability of.the deféndant to pay, end tha rich and poor must stand upon the same footing andalike respond in damages for alf ‘wrongs fn- - Hicted fo actionn of slander and Tibel, yet oviieacs of the dcfendant's wealth, rank, and standing in sacicty wis portinest to the issne. for the pary of shiowing the extent of the injury received by the plalntifl 6n acconnt of the publication of the Iidel- O ot aebpostilon Is o nelf-evident tha g e proposition 1s 8o melf-evident that acgument to demonstrate it is nseleas, that wonds ustered oy #.man of wealth, Influence, and standing in socic «ty will inflict a'deeper wound and a greater inju- £3 upon the character than the same décinrations made by an obebure person. “The damages resnit- ing from tho publication of a libelous articie in an obscare country newspuper by 8 person of amail mcans aud little stane and {oduence cannot be compured to the publication of s like articio in a paper fortified by wealth and Influence which -materially Contribntes ‘to the circulation of the per {u the hauds of thonsands of daily readers. The_degree of injury, to some extent at least, therefore dependiog apon the fortune and standt ing of the defendant, the instruction dirceting the atientfon of the jury to these considerations was proper, and thé principle invelved has found sanctionand clear recoznition fn the Conrts, 5 It i5 ale0 nrged that the damages are escossive. The jndgment rendered in this csse bs Iarge, It is trug, but'in actions of fort it is not enongh t Py the fudgment s larger than merits the approval of the Court, or more than we wonld have given Lad the’ law intrusled ns with fixing tho lant were amonnt: As has beon well said, **It is the jnde- ‘ment of the jury and not the judgment of the Covrs ‘which s 10 féns the damages in actions for per: sonal torts and injuriea.” The rule upon the sub- Ject adopted in England, as weil asthis country, ig eloasly ‘stated by Chicf-Tustice Kont fn_Coleman vs. Southwick, § John, 44, in those words: ** The damages must be $0 execusive as to strike mankind at firat binsh a1 being beyond all measure unreason- able and outrageons, and such aa manifeatly show the jury to hate becn actusted by passfon, par- tiality, prejudice, or corruption.” This rule is not withont precedent in our own Coart.. It bas not been declared in law what shall be the measuro of damagos in cases of this character. The ‘amount o be recovered mast necossarily depend to a great estent on the TATIous circumstanices of oach case as It may arise. Tho plalatiff in this case la conceded to be a young lady whose character” is above suspicion or reproach, and yet she wne chargod in the Iibolons articls with having been guilty of fornfcation. A charge more din- s to the - Mappiness omd fac ture of the - plaintift could not have” beenmade. The accusation, althongh unfoundrd, published brosdcast, ns it was,all over the country fn the vast circalation of the Times, & Paper pertiaps more extensively read than any other in the country, could not do otherwise than scrions+ Iy injure the character of the plafntif, It is idle to talk of moncy repairing or compensating an Injury so serious and grave fu ita character asthis. Tliede were some of the cousideratione, no doubt, ‘that Ted the jury to return a large verdict. ~ And while the judzment is large, yet, under all the-circam stances of the case, wesetno substantial reases for distarbing it. i e The judgment will be afirmed. » JUDGE BREESE Qeliverod the following minority optatons Iam of opinion that the retraction of the charge ‘made by the defendant shanld bave becn given to the jury, and they permitted to pronounce upoa ity chanicter. f sincere, the defendant chould have the beneflt, as tending to mitigate the dam- ages, and they should have considered the circum- stances under which {t was made. It is nover too too late torepent. 1 am farther of opinion the dawmages ave excessive as assesecd by the jury. JUDGE DICKEY’S VIEWS. 1 concur in the views expressed by Mr. Justice Breese. I think sll the facts sionld” be allowred to 0 before thie_jury for their conslderationon tb Guestion of exemplary damages. x JuLy. Some fowers have withered and some joys have died; 2 The garden recks with an East-Indianscent Erom beds wheve gillyfloweratand wcal and spent; o; The white heat pales the akies from side to & At noonday all the living creatares hide; But in atill Inkes and rivers, cool, content, Like starry blooms on a new frmament, White lilies float and regally sbide. Tn vain the crucl ekfos their hot rays shed, The lily does not feel their brazen glare; In vain the pallid elonds rofuse o share Their dews, the lily feels no thirst, no dread; Unbarmed she Jifts her queenly face and head She drinks of living watcrs and keeps fair. —A. 1. in July Alandi A Dying Man Ridden on a Bail, Bugato Leader. Ko _ William Thede, a farmer who lived -at Boston Corners, 17 miles from this city, adopted Louisa Flicking. On the 5th of last month he waa des tected by a ncighbor, Mrs. Eya Liebler, fn thy sct of assaulting the girl. Mrs. Licbler guve publicity to what she had secn, and tbe father of Louisa took ker to her home, and on Monday Inst swore out a warrant for the arrest of Thede. He got wind of it, and rather than face the dis that was about to_be his lot, La prepared a dosc of poison sud swaitud de- velopments. When the constable called, le told bim to_walt outsile a min- ute, but as he did not make. his a pearance on time, the cunstable caotered the house and saw him swallow the dosc he had prepared. On being questioned as to what he hiad taken, Thedareplied, * Whisky.". Ile was taken to the hotel near by. where the drug bcfim to take cffect. About this timea mob had assembled abous the hotel, and des manded that the prisoner be _given up to them for punishment. The constablg refused to com- ply with their wish, and_they foreed him from his positionund entered the hotcl. They touk Thede from his quarters and rode him on a rif through the strects. A coat of tar and feathers as talked of, but this was not carried vut, as the man was nearly dead. e was carried back to the hotel, and shortly afterward he dicd. e ———— Australfan files last to hand announce that Mrs. Scott-Siddons bas been making a great success ut the Theatre Royal, Bydney. ’ MABRIAGES. McCARTHY—McGOVERN—July 7. 73. m., at St Vincent's Church, by the Rev. J, Tally, C.3., Jumes P, McCutthy und lfss Neliie McGovern, both of Chicazo. an Francisco, New York, and New Orleans paners please copy. BERGMAN-—GREEN—Sunday, Jaly 2, Dr. G.. Berzinan and Mrs. Thurber Grean. No cards. MARSH—HOGAN—luly 6, st the residence ofJ.. Muthewe, No. 8 Eldrldze conrt, by the Rev. David Harrics, Mr.tdohn O. Mareh gie J. Hozan, both of this city. CASE—GRRENWOOD—AL the residence of hee father, Xo. 521 Warren-av.. Ada V., dauzhtoe of W. M. Greenwood, Esq., and Mr. Doreet D. Case, of thfs city. No car G < fi‘o;h{olh (Wis.) and Utica and Seneca Falle papers please copy. "DEATHS. SEAGERIn thia tity, July & 1875, at his lato residence, 153 West Monroe-st., at 8 oclock p.- ., John C.-Meager, azed 50 yoars. Funeral potice hereafter. B o - §T. JOHN—In this mty, Jaly 7, 8t 8:30 p. m.,a¢ 157 Ellin-av., Rath A., wifo6f A. R. 8t. Jobn. d 44 years. . *emaing taken on Saturday (8th) toOnelds, Kxos €o., for iblerment. e 'Galesbusy papers please copy. KENNEDY—Inly 8, Katie 3., seconddangbter- o J; P, sud B. 3. Kennedy, aged 6 years 9 monibe and 20 days. Funcril to-day at1o'clock from' rendence 412 State-st., by carrisges to Calvary. Friends of the: family ate invited. 4 0 Boflalo (N. Y.) papers pleass copy. and Miss May- - WATERS~July 7, Albert Judson, infant son of Adgle M. and Kursell J. Waters, aged 3 monthe and 7 FOLSOM—Jcly 5, 1870, Thomas Milton, sec.’ ond son of Charles A.and Sarah T. 5. Folsom,aged 20 mouths 27 days, - KELLY—On the 7th fnat., Mrs. Mary Eelly, aged €8 ycara and 3 months. ‘anersl will take_place Sunday, 9th inst.,at1 p- m., fromthe residence of her dapghter, Mra. Gréenan, 104 Burling-st., by carriages to Caivary Cemetery. . 3 MOORE—July 8, Nellle, beloved wife of Thomas G. Moore, aged 25 years 11 months nd 1 day. 1 Eaneral teom the realdonco of her motter, : ‘wis, comer-Ashiand-av. an: o by carrisges’ Sunday morning, July 9, at10 & m: WHosehtll L et o TAYLOR—On the fth fnst., of conmumption. ak the residence of. her brother-in-law, 524 Weat Lake-st., Nora A., wife of Maj. W. N. Taglor,de- ceased, und daughier of P. Keefe, of this city. Funeral notico bereafter, ; PAGLSEN—Aftor an fliness of four weeks, Peier. A Panlsen, engincer of C., D. & V. I K., oa the, 5thof June, while on & visit to his ‘parenta 3¢’ Wiota, Wis., aged 34 years 8 montha. - - 2 _Ho leaves & wife, who deeply fcels the. 1owa of &, true ani Toying hniband. < . DURLACHER—Ju), Josie R. 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