Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 23, 1876, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JULY 23, 1876--SIXTEEN PAGES. PASTIRMES. Seventh Victory of the Whites Over the Louisvilles. An Extraordinary Displa& of Scientific Batting. The Hartfords Again Lower Their Colors to the Mutuals. interesfing Base-Ball News from New York and Boston. Present Condition of the Contestfor the League Championship. Chicago Still Ahead, with St. Lonis Oc- cupying Seccond Place. The Pexter Park Trotting Meeting--- Aquatic and Trigger News. BASE-BALE. TIE MOST EXTRAORDINARY GAME TET. it hus been duly noted that the Chicago Club has played several of the most remarkable s of the year in the several depariments [nto which the sport is divisible; but yvesterday " they eclipsed their former cfforts in the way of ° run-getting and hard hitting, and presented their patrons with the record of most rans made in 2oy championship fame. They had before taken part in. the sallest score of the year (0 to1with the 8t. Louis), and had also gone on record as playing nine innings without an error. Beside these, they had gained some note by winpine more games and batting harder than nybody else, as well as by pulling a couple of games out of the fire in the ninth inning; and, in short, in about every other way known to the strendant on the sport. But there was some- thing which they had not done, and that was to garpass the record of the Hartford Club in runs made. The Jast-named organization, in a game with the Mutuals, May 13, made 23 runs off 30 hits, and this was the record which must be beaten—and it was. It would take more space than can be spared to give a description of the e, which was, however, onc of the most amusing of the year to the spectators, not be- cause of. the fine play, but in consequence of the extraordinary errors and plays of both pines, who seemed bent on doing various things ‘which no ball-player ever did before or ever conld do again. The first inning was an example of this, when Gerhardt, coming first to bat, hit 3 long fiy to Hines, and that wonderfully sure ficlder muffed it, and let the runner away around to third, whence he tallicd on Devlln’s out to Barnes and McVey. To offset this advantage, a large one ju some games, Barnes laid himself out for a ‘hit, but wss nipped by Ryan in left. Peters hit to Fulmer, and the ball got by him in some cu- rious way not clear tothe looker-or. McVey andAnson redeemed matters by safe hits to right field, and White gave Fulmer anotker chance, which was, like Peters’,refused, and the side, instead of being out, as it should have been, was encouraged to dip infor some hitting. Hines accordingly sent a bounder past short, £palding a beautiful liner to left, and Biclaski a popper to right field before Glenn made the sco- ond hand out. Barnes, Peters, and McVey then fmproved their standing by hits that coutd not be fielded, and Anson varied matters withatwo-bacer, which let intwo runs,and made - the total for the inning 10,—a most extroor divary score in any case,|but still more re- markable by being made mdinly after tyo men were out. In tho middie of the luning Snyder caught a ball .on a tender place in his hand and £plit the fiesh betiween the third and last finger so that he was obliged to change with Hastings, cnd put the latter in to catch. Inthe second inning no runs were scored for either side, Ryan coming in to piteh for the visitors, Devlin tak- Ing first, and Gerhardt replacing Ryan at left, Having passed an inning, the Whites experi- mented on Ryan's delivery in the third to the extent of cufling out three runs on_sefe hits by Gleon, Barnes, and McVey, coupled with a little loose play. In thefourtk jnning an error by Barues prevented the visitors from being retired for a single, and Gerhardt, Devlin, and Hazue after- ward hit well for their bases, aud broughs in four runs. Devlin’s hit was|a long, high ore to right centre for three bases, and on it Gerhardt got home. In the last hall of the inning the Whites got the range of Ryan, and lit on Lis delivery with unction for 7 clean hits and § runs. Peters, McVer, aud White took two- Lasers in theirs. From here to the closc of tho game there was little that needs recording, ex- Cept that the Whites waked up violently in the cighth isning and put five runs to the good on fuur hits 2nd some horrible dufiing. The gan¢ ended with the following - SCORE. Chicago— [ ZR|B P 4E Daracs, 2 s 5 32 Peters, s, .. 20 NevVey, 1 0l 2 2l 2l o 8l 2 0 1 3{ 0 [ ql 30312710, 8 3 3402 1|28 113 013 0 3 o il11l3 1] 1] 7| 1110 13043 01252 1| 0| |0 0; 0, : 71122713, 89 5 170 00-7 6789 01 1-10 0 | 0—2 Two-base hits—Peters, 1; McVey, 1; Anson, 1; ite, 2: Gerhardt, 1. Turee-base hits—Devlin, 1; Fulmer, 1. _ Total bases on hits—Chicago, 36; Louisville, 17; First basc o errore—Chicago, 93 Louisville, 4. Let: on bases—Chicago, 87 Louisville, 9. Bases on called balls—Chicazo, 2; Louisville, 1. 2%sed balls—White, 2; Hastinge, 6. Wild pitcl Ryan, 10, . Time of came—T'wo hours 10 minutes. Tpize—P. J. Quinn, Franklins. The most _entertaining part of yesterday’s e was the debut of White as a pitcker. fauy readers will remember the same player when beattemnted to pitch for the Cleveland Forest City Club in 1870, on Dexter Park, and ¥hen he: was ruled out_for unfair delivery. He feems to have improved, however, since that iime, though be has not had much practiee in the position, and yesterday he showed his Srength by whitewashing his opponents three %zhm‘ and by causinz Devlin, Allison, and yan to strilie out. The Chicegos heve now #en Spalding, McVey, Barnes, and White in the E;tlghur & square, and arc pml)zbh‘ prepared o o icve thet there are some pitchers in _the nine {terall, Not satisfied with the catalogue as lmen, the crowd yesterday shonted lustily or Peters, but couldn’t induce that T?“"g man to risk his reputation out fhis own place. If they had gotten him in to ;-m*h they would Lave found bim entirely 2t ome. The work was done yesterday b{ MeVey ind White, who put out more than half the :%mr side between them, and showed some hl‘ endid play, McVey, in’ epecial, was in-the best trim, 2ud not only canced around behind ¢ bat in an absolutely crtain etyle, but also ! 1the batticg in the eadest manner. Snyder m‘xllo_\_s the proud distincton among the visitors 2 being the only man_ wio played without an ror. The rest varied fran bad to_very bad. 7 flm Was some exeuse forRyan and Hastings, Jmotn-.mput in sirange paces on the pinch, % }:.hcn:wns no call for sone of the slipshod ork which marked the play in several of the sther positions. | MUTUAL ¥S. HARTTORD. Ny yoPectul Dispatch to Tia Tripine. Wit % YORE, July 22.—Abom 1,000 persons 2 inessed the fourth game of thechampionship OE-"ES between the Mutual and Bartford Clubs o the Union Grounds to-dey. Tue doy was mgflfiable, pools selling at odds of Lwo to onein el artfords’ favor. The Mutuals outplayed Opponcnts at every point. made 8 clean home-runin the ninth joni tuals won the game by the follg;i!ll-é: “The Ho- scone. Hulwal. e L Holdsworth, c. 5 st 1b- reacy, L THaliin, b Craver, 3 b icks,'c... Booili r. ¥ Mathews, p. Nichols, 3 b, Total..® ... .. Harljord. Remsen, c. f Burdock, 2 b, coe D, D0 A 3 5 ke ol Huormuose wrorcos | ozcowmpom wlooccoccorol kil (Soos :d oo < orHla| oo = S m oy &, P 53 Total., Innings— Mutnal s 1-7 Hartford........0"770 1.0 0 2 0—3 + Umpire—Mr. Ducharme, of the Grceola Club, Runs earned—Hartford, 1; Mutnal, 4, Lirst base on errors—Hartford, 0; Mutual, 4. Time of game—Two hours and fiffcen minutes, ST. LOUIS VS. CINCINNATI. Specicl Diepatch to The Tribune. ST, Louis, July 22.—St. Louis again -defeated Cincinrati at base-ball to-day, earning two runs by the gooa Latting. of Clapp, McGeary, and Battin fu the_first inuing. - Joios. evred g the honors of e day at the bat, and in the gchl J;:r;t;s bnnd P&m‘s{)&l doubled up men at the ome-plate by good catches and aceus 2 from the out-ficld. g THE SCORE. © ° oo St. Louls. Cuthbert, 1. .. Clapp, ¢.'... Mcteary, 2. “Pike, c. Battin, 3 Blony, r. Bradley, p. Dehiman, 1b. Pearce, 8. 5 .. Total..... - Cincinnati. Jones, 1. 1. Booth. ¢ Gould, 1'b. Keasler, s.s. Pearson, r. . Dean, p I & 3% # i HoooooOIH Hooww ol Hewrpprel b = zrrooo S| ernowouco | h o W woow S| nbBrescuiel Y EETTETCIET 7 e T cease the monotonous drawing of checks which Mr. Bulkeley has bad to keep up in o fo{;htq pctl:xlne. . P up rder to pay at to brine Ferguson’s nine to Brookl; would be a doubtful experiment ot best, m{g might not pay. In fact, there arc so many rea- sons against it, that 1 don’t believe the rimor; ut am more inclined to' think that Cammeyer will get tozether as strong a young team as he can, and, haviug cast over all the Goubtful char- acters, appeal to the lovers of the game to see a growing team of honest players. LOUISVILLE BALL GOSSIP. 4 - Special Correspondence of The Tribune. LouisviLre, Ky., July 2L.—Curious people are those who become enthusiastic over base- ball. There are numerous of these in Louis- vilte, and every time there isa game they can be seen at the ball grounds, pale, excited, and {ull of transports. Doctors, lawyers, merchants, and clergymen attend games here. One phy- sician is thinking of lecturing on endurance and physical power as developed in ball-players, another gave the Louisville nine a supper; 2 third hopes some day to hold a post mortem cxamination on some poor pitcher, to_examine the Muscles in his right sboulder. The City, Circuit, and United States Judges are frequent spectators, and of ‘the legal practitioners, men like Gen. Harlan attend gumes, and join in the applause. Somg of these big folks taik curious- Iy of thosport., Here is an example: Bishop, zood evening,” smid Mr. Silas Miller,"a willionaire, to Bishop Dudley. How arg, how are you, sir?”’ answered the ecclesia: gentleman. Mr, Miller continued: * Bishop ?— “ Yes, yes,” said Dr. Dudley, I will sce you again; 1 must hurry home for dinner, as I wish to see our boys beat the Athletics.” = * “ You like base-ball, eh?" g “Oh yes, sir, very much.” #So do 1, said Miller, “T go out togetcool.” “I don't,” suid the Bishop, as he hurried away, “I g0 out to sce the boys pliy.” Last week was an unusunlrv vely one in Louisville. The Mutuals played Monday, and secured & victory after sixteen innings; the Athletics lost Tuesday, the New Havens' lost Wednesday, and the Athletics agatn Thursday, and won Saturday. ‘The people here have no love for the Athlet- ies, everybody remembering the _treatment Devlin, when sick and lame, received in Phila- delphia. “The Terror® hath secured a warm place in the bosoms of Louisville folks, and they will stand by him to the last. Here is how one of the “cnthusiasts® talked with an Athlctic man: Athletic—* Johnny Ryan is no good; he used to sell fish in Boston.” e Enthusiast—** Johnny Ryan is first-class, and Sweary, Foley, c.. Snyder, 3 "Total., Innings— St. Lo”n? Cincinnati. ¥pu u;rne Louis, 2, 'ime of game—One honr and fifty-five minutes. @ Umpire—Clack, of the Cincinnnlii s THE CHAMPIONSIIP. The veek just past bas not scen as many games played for the flag as when the Western party arranged the programme. In fact, it seems as if the Eastern half of the League were not capable of any sort of system unless it was preseribed for their adoption by Mr. W. A. Hulbert, head of the base-ball business of the country. The week bas, however, been a very important one in the championship race, in that the St. Louis Browns, by mere force of hard plnyahi\'e forced themselves into second lace, and have given the coming champions air warning that they must look sharp to win a magjority of the coming six games betiveen what are now the two leading clubs in the ring. ToE TRISUNE holds itself in a position to hope that the best club may win, and herewith adds a ta- ble showing the result of every game plajed: B olol own Hooln| cococooor &l coormrommm | iy Bl &lomm 27] 8 0 ool cors L I g! ES 5[ = S B 58 L = Sl s : & 3| § 7 =8 7 432 3 5 26 5 4 35 2} 6| 1 - 3| 16 5, G 15 8l e Games lost... A simpler table to show the standing is inad as follows: Games Games Tle Total won. lost, gune. ganes St Cincinnati, * Totals. HE BOSTOXS. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridure. Bosrox, July 22.—The Boston Club, which has been away from home for a montii, has re- turmed with a record as good as could have been expeeted, all things considered. . They lost five games out of twelve,—just the same record as was made by the Hurtfords, who have the best record of ‘the East. Inatalk which I had with Harry Wright, he gave me to understand that his trouble was that his pitchers were not quite up to grade, and were too casily baited at times. - Therest of his nine has shown up very well, and has satisfied the management and public. What I especially want to announce is, that Harry has engaged a new piteher for the balance of thisseason. The new-comer is young White, _brother of Jawmes White, of the icazo team. He played Jast year with the Lowell Club, and it was there thut Harry got his cye.on him. This Ee:\r he is pitchig for the Crickets of Bing- amton, N. Y., and meeting with very good suceess. His delivery is of the curve order, and is deseribed s one of the most difiicult to got on of auy in the country. As an example of his power, I'rcmember 4 game where he was play- ing with the Lowells against the Bostons, and wliere the former would almost certainly have won had not Vhite, of the professionals, batted them out of o tight place. It is understood to be Capt. Harry’s iutention to_bring White out against the Hartfords, whom Le wants to_get a awne or two from if hecan. In person, White 13 well Duilt and a fair " batter. He labors, howecver, under the great dis- advantage of Lcingshortsizghted, and, therefore, compeiled to wear spectacles. Of course this huris his ficiding. It scems to me as if the en- gagement of young Whitc might add to the probability of the¢ Bostons getting James for next year. It would be quite natural for him to wish {0 play with his brother. But of course that would depend on what sort of success ihe younger man met with this year. NEW YORK BALL PROSPECTS. Spectal Correspordeace of The Tribune, NEW YORE, July 20.—Tiie prospects of base- ball in this city for nexi year are alrcady being canvassed, and 1t must be said that they are by no means flattering. Mr. W. H. Cammeyer (better known as © Old Cammy ) has been the father of the game here for scveral years, and to him the people of the metropolis have been indebied = for all the ‘games of ball which tkey have scen. But a time has comc when AMr. Cammeyer rather shrinks from any further amusement- purveying fora people who may justly be called ungrateful. He has year after year got to- gether th:e best nines hie could, and has “shown some excellent games with them, but the peo- ple have been Jukewarm in their patronage, and ammeyer bas had his treuble for his pay about as Jong as lie wants to. Not that I blame tke public entirely, and Cammeyer not at all. On the contrary, lic is open to the accusation of Laving made the Mutual Club a sort of infirma- ry for the refuze of plni‘crs whose lack of repu- tation or ability—ncarly alwars the former— have shut them out from other clubs. A col- ‘umn could not make this clearer than the mere statement of the hiring of Craver, who wus long ago expelled from the Chi- cago Club and placed in retircmeat, where he should have staid. Other cases like Craver's_have cost a.doubt over the Mutual nine, which, by the way, the boldest eritic uever extended to Mr. Cammeyer himself. The en- ragement of Hicks, Mathews, Hallinan, and Start by otker clubs scttles one thing beyond a doubt,—that “the old gang” will have made their last appearance on the Union Grounds when this season closes. Two things now re- main for Mr. Cammeyer,—to throw up the business, or to go in next year with the strong- est team of youngstérs hecan find, for it is clear that he canhot get together 2 full nine of old his club will make-you Athletic fellows wish you had sold fish in“Boston before they get done with yon.”” 5 Score—Louisville, 7, 11, 5; Athletic, 2,5, 8. The Bechtel matter has been finally dis- oscd of by giving him his_ release. v his expulsion from the Louisville Club Bechtel was virtuaily expelled from the League, as no club in the League could effect an engagement with him under the cxisting circumstances. In order to play again in Leaguc clubs, it was necessary for him to sccure a re- leasc from the Louisvilles. Having been ex- pelled, he could only get a release by having a rehearing. He accordingly came to Louisville two weeks ago with tlie’ Mutnals, and Satur- day last succeeded In ‘having a ‘hearing before the Louisville Directors. Bechtel and his friends pleaded hard, and introduced facts to show that e was not guilty of intoxication in New York, &s had been alleged. The result was. that Bechtel scoured reinstatement, and was then givenn release. He has left Louisville, and will probably play out the season in Jack. son, Mich. Carbine _has also been given a re- Tease. He plaved a beautiful game at first, and would now, were he able to keep down excitement at critical points. He goes to Jackson, too, aud will no doubt do well with the amateur nine with which.he ex- pects to play. # 'The people of Louisville are much put out by the results of the games in Chicago. Great dis- ast was shown by everybody when the 1S to.0 5e[ent became kuqwn. People spoke in this way: “There is somethine wrong!”? *Tday, damn the whole lot.” “8hoot such a club.” 4 They’re afraid of those Chicago fellows.” “They ought all to be re-cnzaged.” ¢ Can’t we get Fisher to pitch?”? #Terror of the West.! Who is he?” Terzons who reflect soberly over the results of Louisville and Chicago games will sce that the former nine lias shown fear from the start. The whole crew are afraid of the Whites, and will not win o single gamne of the ten. A lack of nerve has been manifested from the outset, when. Louis- ville met Chiczgo and Hartford. The “Giants? scemed possessed with anjidea that “ Oh, we're roing to get beat, and the best thing fo do will he to keep down the score.” Then the Chifh has reliel too much on Devlin, and the people have - foolishly made ~ the lat- ter imagine that ke s the mainstay, and, if ebsent, no chance of winning is left. Devlin is a good pitcher, as his record skows; bhut he can do three times as well if he knows the men who back himn are full of nerve, and playing for all the zameis worth. How Chicago ot in"her twenty-odd hifs is greatly wonderad at here. Evervbody has something to sayabout “The Terror,” and cverybody councludes that Te lost his temper early in the action, or that there is~something peculiar about Chicago drinkiug-water at this scason of the year. , Snyder’s ten errors in the two games corre- spond queerly with his two or three errors in ten games at home. People whose faney lightly turns to thouglits of love, however, oceasionally are guilty of odd mishaps. Snyder has evi- dently been losing sleep, thinking of the girl De left behind him. * Tt is hardly known what players will be in next year’s Louisville nine. Of the present team, Devlin, Snyder, and Fulmer have been re-cngaged. Gerhardt was asked to sign, but Would not, giving his word to stay If, at the end of the seasony his playing had been deemed ac- ceptable. Rydn should be rotained, and possi- biy will be. ~ Of the others T know nothi fiapman, it is said, will play next year. Carcy, Remsen, Treacy, and Mills have all beenthought of, bhut mnot engax either - verbally “or otherwise. Hall and Fisler have also made good impressions here, and, if Pike is given the fzo-by in St. Louis, he can procure with case a nass to Louisville. . The Louisville folks would like to have Murnag, but know he cannot be gecured. In fact, they would Iike to have the hest club in the’ League, but, unless they pay for it, will haraly have their desire gratified. SCRAPS. s The_Cincinnati team will be here_this week and will play Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. In Hartford it is proposed to have a series of ball gameshetween thelawyersand theirclients. That looks feesible.—New York Commercial. ‘The Philadelphia Club has dissolved into its original clements. 1t would have been all sorts of a blessing to the game il it could have hay ened a year and a half age. The game would Enve been so much more decent. The interrupted game betwecen the Hart- fords and Cincinnatis will not be played until the return of the Eastern clubs in September. An interrupted game between the Mutuals and the Browns will also pe played then. The Covington Stars are said to have dis- banded; the reason being thut they went on a tour and bad no financial success. ~ They were one of the best semi-professional ninesin the arcna, Golden, of this city, who has been with the Stars this yea; will joinfthe Indianapolis nine. * The peoplé of Minnesota and the far North- est. are pretty stiff ball-players in their s and take a lively interest_in the game. They have been negotiating with the Chicagos for some games in their country, and arrangements Tave Leen concluded fora ten_days’ trip about Oct. 1. The games will probably be in St. Paul, Minncapolis, Winona, and_Stillwater, Mian. i Milwaukee and LaCrosse, Wis.,, Dubuque and Davenport, Ia. ; and Rock Island, IH. The Cinéinnati Engyirer spends a fair smount of its space in making jokes at the expense of Dean, the present pitclier for thew club. Fol- lowing are a couple of sample bn:-.!;.?: P The Mutuals last Saturday, in epeaking of Dean's pi!chijl‘g. ]gxprc!sh'cly exclpimed: ** OB, ain't he e o ® Bita are freely made thak the Chicagos will bat over fifty total bases out of Dean next week in the three zames up there. The Red-Stocking flelders will have their tonzoes hanging out again like they had in the Philadelphia game. There has been no batting by the Browns during the last week to justify anything of -the vers in the preseut stress i the market, the gg’rc 60 that hig reccipts will not allow him to go in and bid high against wealthy associa- tions. iE Trwo other rumors are afloat, the one that Mr. Cammoyer will manage Mr. Eed's Cincinnati nine for him, and the other that the Hartfor team il be moved to Brooklyn, bag and bag- gage. This last move would, if. mr;n:d out, be & coming home of six of the IHartford team. There is & glimmer of probability in the rqpsx;xt{ based on the fact that Mr. Bulkeley, who is t a whole Hartford Club in person, has Conh"nct{i for a team for mext year,and has curiously enongh made the contracts to run to lnmseBlI :;s an individual aud not to the Hartford B. B. . This unusual proceeding mives rise to the i hc'fl that perhaps .{) - Bulkeley meant to transfer his team to some city large enough to sustain one. Ithas been a current report that the team woutd turn up in Providénce, which is about three times as large 35 Hartford, and. twenty times as enterprising. Then would perhaps kind. TERSONAL. _ “Pearson, now of the Cincinnatis, and Nichols, of the Mutuals, are likely to play witt the New Havens next year. - The St. Louis Republican says that President Appolonig was in that city the otber day “Jook- ing out Ic?r Blong for next year.” Too thin., hrobhcwuu can’t work off any old stock on Harry Wright. B The Enquirer says that Jones’ $1,900 for next year is the hizhest ealary paid to an _outfielder. Please ask St. Louis what she pays Kemsen, and harge the expense to this oflice if the sum isn't £300'more than Jones gets. Fisher hes left the Cincinnati Club—or, rather, his resignation has been accepted. Dif- fercnt reasons are given, but the best authenti- cated Is that he looked too often upon the cock~ tail whea it was red in the glass. Hil, last year’s pitcher of the Delaware Clubs bas been cogaged by the Cincinnat! Redss and vill join them' next week. The Enquirer says othim: “Heisa syifter pitcher than Fisher, Tus fiill control of the-ball, and commands a cuve. Heis 6 fect high, weizhs 180 pounds, is |« a sirong batter and an excellent ficlder.” _That irresponsible and irreverent sheet, the New York Sun, has been vretending to inter- viewan old ball-player on the respective merits of the players, and’ gives the following as his estimate of White: ‘Well, guess Jim White is about the boss. First, he isa Stnday-school manandgia church member. Then he don’t drink. e understands Spalding, and they work fine together. Ilim and Barnes have got. the sccond baze business right down level, and nohody is zoin’ to best’em on that. Jim's & good catcher and thrower, and a fine batter. THE TURF. THE DEXTER PARK MEETING, which closed on Friday, as been by all odds the most successful one ever held in this city, both in number of entrics and quality of sport. The time madc was somcthing remarkable. An analysis of the summarics shows that in the seven trotting races there were twenty-nine heats, and that the average time of cach Wwas Dot quite 2:28}¢, a very créditable showing, es- pecially when it is considered that in the froe- for-all race 2:25 was mot reached. The follow- ing table shows the nameand pedigree of every horse that won any money in the trotting con- tests during the meeting, the best record of any made by him during the race, and the amount won: - . - o o g;_lg'g‘glmnamv K inknown.... Pacing Pony.. nknown.. i 60 500 400 350 00 300 00 30 lack Flslng Cl 1ron Dukes s res Inorec| 0rec norec Any notice of the mecting would be cutirely incomplete without due credit to the manage- ment 1or the efforts to make everything about the track frec from any taint or suspicion of “funny work.” Inthe matterof selectiug judges and prompt and vigorous enforcoment of the rules, the mecting was asfar ahead of any other ever held here as Clevelard is ahcad of some of the backwoods Michigan fairs. While all this was with the cntire approval of Mr. Mansur, yet that gentleman’s bolily health has been such us to throw the weight™ of the mecting on Mr. Bufilc, the eflicient clerk of the course, who has by hard work and a dzar-headed knowledge of hi€ business made the meeting a success. He has proved himself the best man who ever oc- cnpied the position, aud should remain in it at whatever cost. It is Goubtful whether his place could be filled in Chicazo,—certainly experi- ments would be out of order if he can be had, MR. SANFOED'S ENGLISH PROSPECTS. The American horses in Englands will posi- tively run this week. Mr. Sanford, their owner, has gone over to see them compete at Good- wood and Brighton, and Charley Littleficld, their trainer, is quite satisfied with their con- dition. Rumor hints that the two old horses, Mate and Preakness, have been . well tried through the line obtained through the running of Bay Final and Mate at Epsom in the spring, and that the verdict is very satisfactory to thosc who control the dark-blue. Mate carries 112 pounds for the Goodwood stakes3 on Tuesday, and will be ridden by F. Archer. the most fash- iouable light-weight in England, and onc of the most_fortunate riders. The English bettine men consider the horse’s chances pretty sood, and have backed him at from 10t013t01, muking him third favorite. Perhaps'the dis- tance 15 2 shade on the long_side, though when it is remembered that Mate has run and won in tremendous time at 2 and 21 miles, there is good reason for believing that he can live it out. Preakness will start for the Goodwood Cap, 2% miles, on Weduesday, when he hus the advantage of an allowance of seven pouunds for his American bréeding. ‘He Lias no objection to distance and isguite up to his \rcl'gilt. Last year he ran a d¢ad heat with Springbok for the Saratoga Cup, 2} miles, in 3:56%, wiping out the famous time of 3:59 made by Har and Longfellow. As private and public ad both represent the old horse as duing well, it not surprising that he is backed in England at 5 to 1, the samc price that is laid agalust e otlicr favorite, Louise toria. ' Next week the:| American horses will run at Brighton, M: Bay Final being entered for the stale and Preakness for the cup, about % milcs: ition to his entries for the Derby and Qaks of 1877, Mr. Sanford has Lought and en- tered four lings for the great cveuts of 1878, sothat it is likely he will remain on the English years 0 comi EVENTS. The Tlinois fall circuit, which begins this week, promises very well indeed. Sycamore takes up this week; Freeport, Aug.1 to 4; T:skilwa, Aug. S to1l; Mendota, Aug. 15 to 18; and Earlville Aug. 29t 2. The number and character of the entrics in several of these meetings have.already Dbeen published in these columns, 2nd it appeirs thut the sport will be geod throughout. The aguresate of purses for the five meetings will be 523,000 That part of Michizan which supports the Lake Shore Circuit will be called upon to turn out right along for the next month. ‘The dates and purses are: Grand Haven, $2,000, July 25 to 27; Muskegon, $2,500, Aug. L to 3; Pent- water, §2,000, Aue. 8 to10; Manistec, 31,500 Aug, 15 and 16. There is every probubility that this ciremt will be 2 grand success, as the citi- zens of Michigan are determined to giveit a liberal support. Six cities in Ohio and West Virginia_have formed a cirenit and jointly offer $12,800, begin- ning to-morrow. The dates are: Akron, O., July 24; Minerva, O., July 31; Piqua, O., Aug. 7; “Zanesville, O., A(L 14; Quaker City, O., Aug. 21; and the closiug meeting of the series will be beld at Wheeling, W. Va. A NOTED AMERICAN MARE LN ENGLAND. The Kentucky Live Stock Record gives the fol- lowing facts concerning a_young mare whose performances in England this year have been widely chronicled: ‘ ‘I'he crack 2-year-old of England thus far'in the racing year is out of a mare by the American bred horse Churleston. Charleston, our renders will re- mem.er, was bred by Mr. Puryear, then of South Carolina, now of .New Jerscy, by imported Sover- eign, outof Milwood by imported Monarch. After racing with marked fucgess in America, he was carried to Enzland by Mr."R. T'en Broeck, but was unsuccessful In his only race there. The late Sir Joseph Ilawley used him in his stud. Columba. 1y Charieston, Gam Vexation by Touchstone, out of Vat_by Langer, was one of the mares he bred. Columba has produced the chestnut colt Rob Roy, by Blair Athal, who won two flrst-clags 2-year-old stakes at the Jest Ascot meeling, the Nineteenth Ascot Biennial Stakes, T. Y, C., in which he beat Chieyron and nine others: 123 pounds on colts, 118 pounds on_fillies. Same week won the New takes, T. Y. C., carrying 197 pounds, b Christophe and six others. This strongl the valucof o good racing family, which some- times lnys dormant for z generation, and reap- pezrs with rencwed force in the nest. America ias several representatives in the English stud- hook: Annette, by imported Seythinn, out of Alice Carneal, has produced Lady Mostyn, by Lord Clifton, n winner Jast year: ore, by Lecomtc, dam of Como, by Maccaroni: Myrtle, by Lesinz- tom, dam of Lena, by St. Albans; Olive Diranch, by Lexington, dam of Watlles and Wiffey-Waffey, and Summerside, by Lexington, damn of Venice, Saratoza, Claverhouse, Debate, Albert Edward, end Primrose. s is espllf - Tuesday last. will be trotted Sept: 7 and §, and entries will | close Aug. 15. For 3-year-olds, $300 is offered, and the same sum for 4-year-olds. The fine 6-vear-old stallion Allie West, b 'Almont, with's record of 2:25, died on the 12 inst. at Lexington, Ky. Bodine will be shipped this evening to Cleve- land, where he willstakb part in the free-for-all race, his competitors being Goldsmith Maid, énH:ISu:uzgler, Judge Fullerton, and Lucille olddust. The §-year-old stallion Fearnaught, the prap- erty of Mr. McKay, of Ingersoll, Oxford Coun- ty, Ontario, died at his owner’s stables on Fri- day, July 8. This animal was a very prominent trotter, and would, no doubt, have made his wark on the Canadian turf.” Mr. McKay re- ausu'-ill $5,000 for him o short time before his cath. 3 Col. A. C. Babeock, one of the late propric- tors of the stallion Gov. Sprague, stated yes- terday toa TRIBUNE reporter that the item which appeared in the papers in regard to the sale of the horse contained some errors. He was joint owner of the animal twith ‘the Iligbic Bros., of Canton, and they were interested in him. ~ They did not reccive $2,500 commission, as stated, but their just share of the amount— $27,500—for which the animal was sold. The noted Hambletonian stallion Robert Bon- ner died on the morning of July 14, at the farm of his owner, H. W. T. Muli, near Stockbridge, Mass. Helbad a record of 2:26, and was pur- chased four years ago by his owner for the head of his stud, at a cost of $10,000. He was rapid- 1y growing into favor as 2 sire, and was cXceed- ingly well bred, having been sired by Rysdyk’s Hambletonfan, dam Ei’) Long Island Black Hawk, granddam by Abdalloh, ‘The trotting stallion Gen. Grant, owned by J. 8. McFarland, Bloomington, this State, died on ,Gen. Grant, though without a &nhlic record, kds repcatcdl{’shown in private a wait. Hewas sired by. Draco, dam ll?' Ben Thurston's Romeo, of Lowell, Mass. He was the sire of Chester Thomas, Jr., Kansas Girl, and Nellie Grant, owned by Studebaker, of South Bend, all of whom can trot in 80. —— . AQUATIC. . THE PRIDE OF CANADA. The New York Sun of the 19th has the fol- lowing description of the newly-arrived Cana- dian yacht, which is expected to make a good showing in the irternational race: She's American from stem to stern; there's nos aline in her that's not Em‘e Yankec, " #aid an old yachtsman, as he viewed the graceful yacht Count- ©sx of Dufferin at unchor yesterdsy Off the Staten Island Clnb House. The yacht is indeed purely American in every detail, and Pat McGeehan says that ehe is a fac simile of a model that he eent to Canada, hoping to obtain the contract to build her. The contrast between the Dafferin and the bluff, purely English yacht Helen, of the Koyal Harwich Club, as they lay side by side, was most striking. The Countess is Pfllmed plain black, and ex- hibits neither linc of color nor gilding, save ot the stern, where, juet over her name, is a beantifully- carved und lfllllcd beaver, the emblem of the Dominion. Her bow is very high and sharp, and from it her perfect lines sweep beautifully aft to the stern, which is rather broad. Her musts are good sticks, very tall, and as frce from blemish us any that can be found in all the vast Canndian forests. Ier enils were made in Kingston, but, not being a perfect i, they were unbent yesterday and placed in Wilson’s hands to be recuf. Her standing rigging is all of wire, and she is appointed throughout in the most eubstan- tial manner, but without the slightest effort at dis- lay. PU3% the foremasthead the Dufferin carrics the en- sign of the Roysl* Camadian Yacht Club, a blue burgee quartered with a white cross, and bearing, in thie two Inner corners, the golden crown above the beaver of Canuda. . ‘'he Dufferin draws 2 feet forward and 7 aft. She i85 very roomy below, having in the cabin twelve berth, two large state-rooms, and good sleeping accominodations for len or twelve ‘more on_tlie broad transoms. which estend the full length of the cabin ou both sides. Her commander Is- Vice- Commodore Gifford, her sailing-master Capt. Cuth- Dert, who was also her builder, and her mate is Wearman Giffard, a stalwart young Canadian, 19 years of age, and son of the Vice-Commodore. NOTES. ¥ The Cambridge University four arrived in New York yesterday with boats and full equip- ment to take part In the internationsl regatta at Philadelphia. The four oarsmen who will represcnt Yale College _at Suratoga and Philadelphis are Alessrs. Kennedy, Collin, Kellogg, and Wood, of the victorious Yale eivht. They are already 1n active training at lem. & No official announcement has yet been made of the date of the opening of thé international regatta on the Schuylkill, but it scems quite likely that Aug. 28 will be fixed upon. If weather and water permit, the Chicago Barge Club intend to have a littlé sport to-mor- row evening in rowing a race betwecn their two largest boats. It will take place at 7 o'clock, from Madison to Twelfth street. The steamer Ben Drake will take out members of the Club and invited guests, and several other excursion- boats will be in attendance to carry any others who desire to go out for a little trip and to sce the race. THE TRIGGER. THE ST. LOUIS TOURNAMENT. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. S1. Louss, Mo., July 22.—The shooting-tour- nament here under the management of E.T. Martin, of Chicago, was concluded to-day, the attendance béing very light and the interest pereeptibly decreased.” Shooting Was com- menced early in the day and concluded about dark, ending the most successful tournament that has ever taken place here. The ground-trap match for a purse of $175 be- gan Friday afternoon, and was finished to-day. Stock, of Peorin, won the first money, $75; Capt. Williams, of St. Louis, second, 350; Engle, of Quincy, third, $30; and Henry Kleinman, of Chicago, fourth, $20. ‘[he next matceh was at fifteen birds, 30 yards, single rises, for a purse of 3750. There were only 26 edtries for this, 63 required to fill. The first prize, $124, was divided between Stock, of TPeoris, and South, of Kentucky, 'who cach kuled all their birds in shooting off a tie. The second money, $82, was shared between Parting- ton and Lynd, of St. Louis; the third, $41, was won by Picree, of St. Lonis; the fourth, $31, by H. P. Wilson, of St. Louis; the fifth, $21, by Schall, of Terre Haute; the sixth, $11, by Gar- rison, of St. Louis. The great event of the day was the match for the amatear championship of America, and o old medal. -Henry Kleinman, of Chicago; T. . South, of Frankfort, Ky.; Simon Cock- rell and Caldwell, of Plattsburg, Mo.; and E. T. Martin, of Chicago, were barred from the con- test us professional shots. The match was on sinzle rises, seven birds, 21 _yards, and double rises, eight birds, at 18 yards, the man killing the greatest number of birds in_the two scores to be adjudged the winner. The medal was won by George C. Husfurther, of this city, and maunager of the South St. Louis Gun Club, who was the only party to make a clean score. Mar- tin bas consented to manage another tourna- ment here during fair week 1o October. . NATIONAL SPORTSMEN'S ASJOCIATION. The snnual meeting of the National Sports- men’s Association will take place Aug.20at the Grand Pacific Hotel. "A three days' shoot will oceur in connection with the holding of the Convention, and will, it is expected, be partici- pated in by the crack shots of the country. The purses amount to $3,000. The two preceding meetings, the first at Nidgara Falls and the sec- ond at Cleveland, were very interesting and successful, and it is prophesicd that the one in this city will be no less so. Thke shoot will oc- cupy Ang. 80 and 31, Sept. 1, and possibly Sept. 2. IN GENERAL. Pigeon-shooting has been dull in this vicinity AN INTERNATIONAL STALLION TROT. i The recent controversy as to the merits of | during last week, a good many of the erack Russian trotters us against those bred fo the | shots having heen absent at the St. Louis. tour- < nament. Full daily dispatches inthese columns United States, seems to be in a fair way of being decided, as all such controversies should be, and that is, by 2 race between the representatives of the two countries at mile heats, three In in harness, and that through the eaterprise the Turf, Field. and_Farm Company, of New York, who make the following announcement: The_Turf, Field, and Farm offers $10,000 in gold, forarace at Philadelpuia, in_October, 1876 (day to be named hereafter) ; mile heats, three in five: rules of the National Association to _govern; £5.000 to the first, §2,500 to the second, $1,500 to 50 the z‘l)xgnl. $1,000 to the fourth; to name and g_bsfi ars indicate that the affair has been a_success, and that Mr. South, of Frankfort, Ky., has won more than any one _else. Chicago’s delegation ‘have fared rather slimly, picking up only a few of the minor moneys. Bogardus hos been pretty busy down New York way lately id trying to convinee Dr. Talbot that_he conld outshooi him. wag'50 birds, 20 yards, and the Captain killed 43 *to the Doctor’s 41. gardus shot at 30 yards aud the Doctor 2t 23. After Bogardus had killed 2 out of 23 birds his The first match In the sccond match Bo- at the ofiice of the Turf, Field. and Farm, s TRow, New York, Séu{_ 15, 1876; four entries re- nmngonlsc retired; he had killed but 19 out uired to fill, ot less than fwoof which shell be | of 23, - rom Russia, and which«bhall start. . Mesers. Bruce & Co. have assurances from several Russian gentlemen, now in New York, that strong efforts %vilt be made at St. Peters- burg to interest the Russian Government in the sub; cn%so that the very best and fastest stallions in the Empire may be sent out early in Septem= ber, 50 as 10 get the benefit of a month’s work before the date to be fixed for tlic race. _As Belmont Park will probably be selected, Col. Russell will no doubt keep Smuggler ready for therace. SCORINGS. . Granville, owned by Mr. H. C. Goodrich, of this city, will go through the Illinois cireuit in charge of Lewis Glenn: Loy Dubuque horsemen are entitléd to credit -for” ‘Thaving established s couple of colt. purses . for the encourazement of the youngsters. They Ira Paine has projected a grand amatear shoot at Saratoga Aug. 9, when all the birds used will, it is claimed, be genuine imported blue rocks. Entries are 350 cach, and will close Aug. 8. It {s to be hoped some zood Westerner will enter. over, and will be likely to_‘‘represent ters look right. Ir. S. H. Turrill has gone on to look the ground mat- If he does, it is in order to warn the gentlemen from the East that he holds very straight on a bird. - FINANCIAL, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. LA Crossg, Wis., July 22.—The hardware store of John Melbon, Front stzeet, this city, closed its doors_yesterday; also the hardware store of John E. Weber, on Third street. Assets and liabilities not ascertained in either case. THE BLACK HILLS. What Capt. Jack Crawford Has to Say of Them. Richness of the Gold Mines--= Worli Done on the Ledges. Deadwood City, and How They Amuse Themselves There. All Ready for the Indians---How to Get Into the Country. Among the prominent guests at the Tremont House is Capt. Jack Crawford, of Custer City, Dakota, who is known besond the Missouri as “ Capt. Jack.” Heis a native of Pennsylvania, about 28 years of age, 5 fect 11 inches in height, slightly but compactly built, and has black hair, dark cyes, and fair complexion,—a very good- looking fellow indeed, but not of the * Buffalo Bill " type, civilization having mellowed his countenance and given him the appearance and manners of a gentleman. He wore a suit of light clothes of good cut and material, the conventional slouch hat, hickory shirt, with black tie, and moceasins. DURING THE WAR. After serving three years In the Army of the Potomac, being wounded at Spottsylvania and “Petersburg, he was discharged when 17 years old, and inmediately started for the plains, his experience in Virginia having made an erratic life preferable to that of a peaceful but monot- onous country home. From 1864 until the Black Hills excitement he lived in Colorado and Nevada, becoming a scout after he had learned the trails and Iay of the country. He was among the first to go into the Hills, and last winter was Chief of the “Black Hills Rangers,”’—an organization whose duty it is to ‘protect the miners, and to prevent, if possible, the Indians from raising the scalps of emi- grants. His business in Chicago has been to exhibit specimens of gold ore taken from ledges in the hills, and to disprove the state- ments that gold is not to be found there in paying quantitics. For the purpose of learning the situation in the Tills at the present time, a TrIBUNE reporter called on “ Capt. Jack” last evening, and found him writing to a friend at Ca!swr City, advising him that he had receiv- eda ; TELEGRAM FROM “ BUFFALO BILL" - t0 join him at Fort Fetterman on the 2Sth inst., whence they were to zo to Gen. Crook “to at- tend to business.” The Captain is somewhat of a poet, and, in closing his letter, after tell- ing Lis “pard” that he would often think of the *“boys,” he wrote to him: And if I should lose my hair, pard, In the midst of the fiery fray, You bet T'll be doing my daty Wigh heart just a3 Tight and gay; And I'm sare that my pards on Deadwood, On Whitewood and Bobtail too, Wil give me a bully good sond-off, And, say, old pard, won't you? So fate ye well, Jimmie Woolsey, Just say zood-pye to the boys. We roughed it all winter together, *Aid hardships, and sorrows, and joys. May Alpha turn out 2 bonanza; T'm eure she'll do all of that; Success to the boys and the Jasees, 9 And Jimmic of Woolsey's Flat. After the reporter had thanked him for this ecimen of his genius, the following conversa- tion took place: “When did you leave the Hills?” “ On the 23d of June last.” « How were things then” “LOVELY. CLAIMS WERE OPENING GP SPLEN- DIDLY. I saw cight pounds of dust taken from Bots- ford’s claim—a fifteen hours’ run with ten men and two scts of sluices.” “Where is Botsford’s claim?"” * On Whitewood, 2 miles below Deadwood.” “Is it truc that $2,200 were taken out in one da?' from 3 claim®’ * I saw that statement in a ncwspaper, and I believe it. The Pioneer, published in - the Hills, stated the other day that £3,000 had been taken out on claims 14 and 15 Deadwood. That would be 150 ounces for a day’s work.” * Are there other claims cqually 85 good as “’?«5%3," t that_are ‘payi ere arc a great_many that are ¢paying big,” and not one on DeadWood Creeks that & not peying expenses. Canuon only paid his way forn time, but he pegged away with the ex- pectation of bringing it out, and he has struck paying ore.”” MACHINERT. 5 ¢ Has any machinery been put up yet 27 $¢ No, except saw-mills. There are three of thbm, and cach onc turns out from 10,000 to 15,000 feet a day, but they could not supply the detnand.” * What are the facilitics for milling * “Very good. The timber is excellent,—equal to that of the Sierra Nevadas. It is mostly pine. And there is water within from a quarter to three-quartcrs of a mile from all the ledges now being worked.” . “How are the mining operations carried on?” “With picks and shovels—placer mining al- together.” “'The ore is crushed and then washed?” “Yes. There are no mills yet. The ledges are some of the finest in the world. All that is necded is ‘capital to develop them.” “How {s the ore crushed?" ¢ \Yith hammer mills worked by steam.” ¢ And there is plenty of it to crushi” ‘%Yes, hundreds of tons of it now waiting to be crushed.” . “Then there is no trath in the statements of the people who have retarned from the Hills that they area DELUSION AND A SNARE?? “No. Those who say that were never in the Hills. They ave men who weat as far as Sidney. or_Cheyenne, or Custer City. Many of them did not leave the rtflx;o:fl or put a pick in the ound, or prospect at all. T How miny people arb in the Hills?” “From five to seven thousand.” «Are all of them employed? ™ «Nearly all, cither miniog or prospecting. But there are really more people there than there is work for, and the reason is the country isnot developed. When capital gets in there, and quartz-mills commence running, there will be employment for thousands of men. The cregks that ‘have .een abandoned_for lack of water will be worked eventually. French Creek would Py but there is no water in it this ) geason. THE DRY SEASON. « Has it been dry in the Hills?” “Yes, unusnally dry. Miners, however, were returning to Spring Creck, which they left at the time of the Deadwood excitement.” “1What are the wages of laboring men?” “From $+ to36a daly. Greenhands get 34,and expericnced miners 36. * How aoout the EXPENSES OF LIVINGY? “Well, you can get good board for $9 a week, and & square meal for S0 cents.” - “Provisions must be comparatively cheaf.” *“The prices are not unreasonable. lour costs 314 to $18 a hundred, according to qual- ity; bacon is 30 cents a pound, sugar 30 cents, and other things in the same proportion.” “Have the storekeepers large stocksi” ¢ There is plentyto eat there—more than was needed when I came ont. The extra supply was secured from parties who rcached Custer City and were frichtened off by the Indian war, and they sold at Cheyenne prices, losing 7 centsa pound freight.” * Are ghe miners at all * __ ASXIOUS ABOUT TEEIR SCALPSI" They are about as calm as you here in Chi- 0. They do not anticipate any trouble; and if Tt comes, therearc enough men to “stand oft " the Sioux for a year, if provisions lsst."” “Have any of the hostile Sfoux been seea in the Hills lately?” A small party come in occasionally to steal horses, snd take o sealp onec in a whle when they meet a lonely wanderer or two or three whites together. The great body of Sioux are 200 miles north of us.” & Are the miners well armed?” ©Yes, with the best kind of rifies. Isaw Gen. Sheridan to-day, and he told me B was confident he could whip the Sioux this sutmer. I asked him if volunteers were needed, it to forget that there were 2,000 ‘boya’ in the ¥lls wha would always be on band.” . “Tt has been stated in telegrams to mevs- papers from Bismarck that CONSIDERABLE LAWLESSKESS prevailed in the Hills. Is that true?” i No. There has been but one man shot, ex- cept by accident; and that wasa half-breed named Charley Boyer.”” Why was he killed " « He stole C. C. Clifton’s horse, and wonldn’t return it, and Clifton shot him in the head.” & \as Clifton punished in any way " «No. He was tried, but they let him go.” + Has there not been some tronble arising out of the jumping of claims “Not since last winter. There was some claim and lot-jumping then, but all disputes were scttied by the Board of Trustees or the miners in mass-meeting. The Trustees settlc the lot-jumping, and the miners the claim-jumping. T have known rou to come ;:o tvll‘sciro‘flnlbuéo:elz;n they found oguwehd & they loft immediatery o " “0 = 431 GETTING I, :t ?{v:héxtlmgte did yunsgn in¥? 0t in by way of Sidne: thon, that is the shtrtesly and heuty ,r::?e,% ungrg out Iy way of Cheyenne, = becanse I wanted to sce the route. I consider the Sid- ney route tho shortest by S0miles overland, and 102 miles east by rall. There is also bétter grass and more wood and water on that route. And it is guarded by soldiers—such protection is given to emigrants as infantry can give. And the road is being patrolled by Capt. Epan's Gm;-s,—z company of the Second Cnnlry.gm ‘“The Government does something toward helping emigrants to get in safely 11 “Yes, it protects them. But they come in or come out only in large parties. By so dq there is no d).'-mger of being m’um“fi Indians.” .!'Did you see any when you came out? “Yes.” Five of them followed us at Red Canon. We were within 4 miles of Msj. Coll- Jer's camp at_the mouth of the canon when they saw us. We sighted them first, when they reached a rise inthe canon and came down. My partner, who was in a buggy (we were ina creek watering oar horses), started ahead, after he had thrown out about 75 pounds of ore and alot of vegetables grown in.the hills, which we were bringing out as specimens. I remained behind until the Indians came within 300 yards, when I fired tiwo shots at them, and jumped on my pong snd followed bim. They éame atter us for about 2 miles, and then left us,as wa were too near the soldiers’ “ Have you camp.” AKY SPECDMENS of the ore with you?” “Yes. [And the Captain got a carpet-sack from a corner of the room, and, opening i, brought ot a dozen picces, large and small, of rock, in which specks of gold could be seen.] Some of these, you will notice, show free old, g;x‘t;‘ 3 left. the best specimens with Gen. Sheris :: Is he interested in the Hills?" IIe seems to take a great interest in_us. I made him 2 present of the specimens. He told me that they were the first substantial evidence of s(lmrt.z mines he had scen.” % ‘“How rich are these specimens?? * Lleft a picce at the Omaha Smelting-Worke to be assayed, and I got a_letter from them to- day. It_‘ Wwas from the Woolscy ledge, and showed 36403 gold and *52 cents_silver to the ton. That pie &, however, showedno free gold, Another which did, from the same ledge, as- saved SL.753.61 0ld and 38.95 silver to the ton, Tlic first piece was left for the purpose of find- ingout whut the average would be; but I da not think it was as good as the average. 1f ors yields 220 a ton it will pay.” “ How much ore is ‘in sight 7" “There arc 100,000 tons on the top of the gronnd, and from 5 to 10 feet down—a con- lomerate mass, you would call it, which has roken frown the leaze—the ledge baving fallen from the side of a hjll. Asa general thing the croppings are full, und, os far as developed, the mincs Lave proved to be permanent and weil- defined. Ouly wall rock was found on the Alpha before I left.” *What space does this mass of ore cover?” “About three acres—the fall over” 3 TUE LEDGES. i ** Are there other rich ledges near by 2 “There are thirty-seven ledges mtgin 2 mile of that—all around it—all located, nearly all of which have shown free gold. I washed a pan of conglomerate mass, comnosed of clay and de- compozed quartz, and got 31.15 worth of free gold. T tookften pieces out of the pan, and they all showed free gold.” * # What do you mean by free gold?" ““When you can see it, and it is not connected with any base metals.” “In what condition arc the principal ledges, s to progress made!” “ The Alpha has a drift in about 80 feet, and eizht setsof timber in_the tunnel, and about 100 tons of ore on the dump, which, I believe, will average bettér than the assay I showed you. The Gen. Terry, within 600 feet of the Alpha, is well defined.” They havea shaftabout 2 fect down, and a tunnel 60 feet fn. This ledgerbelongs to a French compauy, all poor men, and they were offered $200 2 ton’ for the ore 2s it lay on the dump.” * Has'all'the lend in the vicinity been pre- empivd?” No. A quarter of the conntry has not beeg. rospected, and the szb;bflizy is that better iziings will be found than have yet been dis- covered. There are hundreds of men now on the hills prospecting with pick and shovel. You can’t locate a claim until you finda ledge. If a man locstes what he thinks is a claim; and 2o ledge is found, a man wholocates within 50 feet of Litn, having found a ledge, as legal rights in the property.” “What are ~ -~ - ., TIE BOGNDARIES OF A CLATM?" “Fifteen hundred fcet long, and 150 feet on each side for dumping and tailing purposes.” “That belongs to him absolutely?” “Yes, according to act pf Congress, if he does $100 of work on it a year. A company can hold no more than an individual.” ¢ Is Deadwood much of a towni"” “It congains about 400 houses. and between 2,000 and 2,500 people. 3ost of them live in tents, dug-outs, log-cabins, and lo¥ honscs. A great many miners camp out under wagon cov- ¢rs and blankets.” “ Are theyall happ¥?? “Yes, as happy as they can be.” “ And all expect to be Stewarts ! tYes. They all have their little bags full of dust, and weigh the gold—25 cents worth—when they call for a drink.”’ JOHN CHINAMAN. ¢ Arethere any Chinamen in the Hills?" “Yes, about twenty, and the *boys’ took in hand the matter of them hunting claims and passcd a law_ that no Chinaman could own a clhim or real estate; that they must confine themselves strictly to washing. " They do well at that, receiving 25 cents for every picee; and they earn the money when they wash some of the socks,” “Are the storckeepers busy?” *“Yes, business is_splendid, and every hody Is doing well. Therc is plenty 81 gold afioat. We hawe'n theatre with a company of fifteen people, four dance-Houses, and lots of damsels.” The Captain was about chxausted when he had answered the last question. He was notac- customed to being intcrviewed, and the reporter was about to leaye when he said: “Iam likea henona hot griddle, wandering about this big hotel, and I would rather be out in my little cabinon the hill. I don’t feel at home here, and your hard sidewalks are wearing the soles off my moccasins.” CHEYENNE, -?5!fl zxmx,exx-_zr)‘;m t: to-night N y 2.—The s 0 brought in $10,000 in dust from Deamglcwood. & Mr. Gardoer, a reliable man, who has spent five weeks in traversing the region intent on sat+ isfying himself of its richness, reports marvel- ous discoveries being made, and fully $1,000,000 awaits safe transportation. He saw in posses- sion of Mr. Beary, of this city, one nugget weighing $147; a number ranging from $5 to 250 He brings, also, 700 pounds of samplo quartz for smelting. RAILROADS. THOE MICHIGAN CENTRAL. President Samuel Sloan, of the Michigan Central, has now decided not to appoint a Gen- eral Manager of the road for the present. He thinks that General Superintendent Ledyard is {fully competent to do all the business, and he means to give him 2 fair trial. The position of General Freight A‘:lgent has not yet been flfl’efi owing to the dificulty in finding the right kin of man. Assistant General Freight Agent Grier, however, is running this branch of ~the business to the cntire eatisfaction of the shippers, and the road does not suffer while he remalns in charge e. The principal officer of the road fn this city will be Mr. Henry Wentworth, General Ticket and Passenger Agent, who, as General Agent, has mbervfi:n of all the busincss at this end. Mr. Wentworth has been with the road for more than twenty years, and there is no railroad-man who knows )z‘hadw:mu of the line in this city any better than c does. N “ . Mr. Sloan, tbe new. President, while he re- mains in New York) yet means to manage the road to suit himself, and for this reason he is reluctant to appoint & General er. Mr. Ledyard, the General Superintendent of the road, though yet a’ young man, has alread; made a good record as a railroad manager, be will tndoubtedly do his best mot anly ta maintaln but to increase his reputation. ——— BEECHER. 5 ‘Y The Committee of Five. NEW Yors, July 22.—The Committee of authorized by the Plymouth Church Ad.vlfl:; Council mei to-day in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and decided to entertain and ex- amine the charges preferred Beccher which have not already been lu&osed of ‘or heard, and will pronounce its Oinion on such testimony as may be laid befora* it. Charges may be forwarded to the Church Dikctor through the of the Com- nitee by any onc who, in good faith, - daly pesent proof of the truth of the auge before the Committee. Nevertheless, tie Cenmittee does not deem it proper to ex- anine iy allegations or admit testimony which isnot pioperly embodled in the charge, and by apersonsho undertakes to présent proof of the samé, with a view to having & tgwmngh * trial of every accusation.