Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 27, 1876, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. 7 PASTIMES. The YWhites Revenge Them- selves en St. Louis, scoring 23 Runs to Their Op- ponents’ 3. ' The Best Display of Batting Seen This Year. Anson Distinguishes Himself with a Home Run. Close of the Boston-Mutual and Cincin- nati-Louisville Series. tateresting Points for Turfmen--- The Trap and Trigger. BASE-BALL. AFTER DEVLIN CAME ERADLEY.' The reputations of several pitchers have been padly mangled by the Chicago Club this year, g0d it is much to the credit of Mr. Bradley, of §t. Louis, that be has stood up against the peavy batters better than any other pitcher in \Le business. His record was, up to yesterday, far cuperior to that of Bond, Devlin, or any of the other * Terrors” of the West or East. But Bradley's day bad to come, s well as that of Jescer men, snd yesterday proved his Waterloo. The Chicagos Lad lost five gdmes to St. Louis, and 3 youngster named Walker had bur- | gurized {uem out of another befre the e took placc at all; and so, having lost & majority of the~series, and having eversihing to win and nothing to lose, the Thites unticd themselves, and batted freely, sharply, and surcly. Between 4,000 and 5,000 prople (5F count, not by guess) were present, and at times went §0 far with their impartiality 5 t0 suggest to the casual and uninformed ob~ server that perhaps these were St. Louis people —only better behaved. The audience were evidently much pleased at the reappearance of that hard-working philoso- pher Addy, and greeted him with round after round of applause, which he amply deserved by his fi. e batt ng. Spalding, Laving borrowed an unfortunate gold piece from an uniucky gentleman, lost the foss, and Barnes presented himself at the plate, snd, after dancing away from Bradley’s rather wild delivery for the time set down in the rules, was sent to base on balls. Anson staid around for a good ball until two strikes were called on 2im, when he cracked a liner away into right Eeld, =nd took first. Blong returued the ball to frstto cateh him, and, inasmuch a5 Dehlman Jet it pass him, Barnes went to third and Anson tosecond. A wild pitch let Barnes® run in, and Anson to third. McVey made a good effort to let Anson’s run in by a hit toward right fdd. It was, however, well picked up by Me- Beary, but so badly thrown to Clapp as to give both zuen safe. White it a bard one which was muffed by Pike, and McVey worked around to tuird and White to second. Hines’ out by Mackto Dehlman let McVey home and White to tlind, and he scored on a juggle by Mack of Spalding’s hit. Glenn was muifed by McGeary; but, when be undertook to get himself run out between first and second in order to save Spald- ing's run, he was uusuccesstul, and Spaiding wasrunout by a clever catch by Clapp from MGeary’s throw. In the last’ half of the tuing,” Pike opened the St. Louis batting with a long one to right Beld which was sale for two bases; but sharp Beluing by Aady and Barnes to Auson caught him befure he reached third. In the sceond inning, after two men were out, Barnes hit a beautitul liner to the lert field feuce for three bases, and was scnt home by Anson’s second good hit of the game. The third inning e-iai’dcd the frst run for St. Louis, Mack Being the lucky man, and getting bis first on a kigh throw by Anson to McVey. . In the fourth inning Spalding opened with 2 longr one to leit centre for two bases, and then, sfter 1wo men were out, Burnes cracked a fine liner to left for two bases, and Anson fell u) sagainst the sphere for three bases on one whic went over Pike's head. McVey earncd the third rau by skipping one merrily past Mack at short. Thesixth iouing yielded tue home nine two unearned runs on an error by Cuthbert, a base hit by Addy, and several passed balls. The seventh inning gave every member of the White Stockings a_ chance at ihe stick, and re- sulted in the best display of batting in any one inuing this season. gfh.cr Peters Liad made an exsy out to Clapp, White and Hines followed with successive sale two-basers to the lext-field fence. Spalding was then muffed by Dehlman off Battin’s throw; but Glenn bit safcly past second, and Addy drove a high one to leit cen- tre for two bases. After Barnes’ out to Pike, on which Addy scored, Amnson the Great took more than usually good sim, uuh’ §emuz square on tlie ball with all the force of which be was possessed, drove it almoss to the fence in right centre field, and came all the way home amidst a storm of applause for the longest hit ever seen on the E;ound, and the only home-run ever made by a it inside the fences. < In the eighth inning the Chicagos earned threc runs by good batting by Peters, Hines, Glenn, 0 Spilding, tho Tatter putting on Tecord & splendid three-baser over Blong’s way. In the ninth ioning, the home nine freshened u) ain and knocked out four runs by fine, hard hitting, the best work being Peters’ and White’s two- basers. The visitors made a run in the eighth and another in the last inning, Glenn bein, gmnsible for the first and McVey for the last. llowing is THE SCORE: A RBPAE 7,3 21120 634325 6 2 210 0.1 62 20 51 6 32l 5 0 6 22800 Jdel g 2ale 1 7233 02 iR R 23(28 2712 11 slalale o2 5101101 300113 513723 51 0001 4| 2 2 101121 da12{101 4| 0j o101 0 2 40003'1 41] 3| 527, TUNS SCORED. 0. 10302863 423 8t Louis 01000011-3 EARNED. 23456780 1030023 312 0000000 T ey Ty P 2-§ Ponig b, 24 -base hi ; 5 in —Chlu-:-:fe;x Sm.l—Blme!, 1; Anson, 1; Spalding, Home-ron—Anson, 1. Total bates on_hits—Chicago, 39; St. Lonis, 10. ylases on errore—McVey, 1: Peters, 1; White, : Spulding, 3 Glenn, 2—Chicago, 8. 'Pike, 15 gruiler, 3 Cuinbert, 1; Dehlman, 15 Mack, 1 by h 7. Aéfilonh;sku—Au%n, L dcver, 1 Glenn, 33 2: Guthibrt, 51 Donlmn g, Doy 25 Claans Bases on called balls—Barnes, 1. Paceed balls—Clapp, N, Ditches—Spalding, 1; Bradley. 5. = of game—Two hours and thirty minutes. Cupire—Clisries Dantels, Hartford. REMARKS. In vesterday's TRiBUNE it was stated, with Al fairness and desire for impartiality, that the Chn:j:flpb had lost the game which decided the 1pmuship of the West by being out- played. In the same truthful spirit it is proper Low to wonder, in view of yesterday's game, W it was that, St. Louis ever won any one of the serics. The fine work yesterday was done for the Chicazos by Ansun, who ranized around and played i all sorts of curious ways, but al- ¥ars with a desire, intent, and will to win._ His Jauing was the best ever shown against Brad- ey on these grounds. Addy had as many first-bases, but made only one long drive, while Anson has a tofal of O bascs. The ‘Browns ‘werc in the very middle of an off ¥, aud made errors all around, every man Baving at least one. REVIEW OF THE CHICAGO-ST. LOUIS SERIES. Yesterday’s game closed the championshi gerics of ten rawes between the Chicago and 5t. Louis Clubs. Below will be found a record showing the result of ev e played, with the {ndividual records otuc'!:vi‘;llsygr. {he total (X | ball, played here today by the Mutuals, of Ken- | runs, base hits, errors, and times at baf i the average of cach_per man, l«’ollowin:'irrfll: | list of games played, with the aggregate scores: Time and place. May 6—At 8t. Lonis S et May 1§—At St. Louis, At Chicago -At St. Lo 21 BaRoouame, Bl oxnwonamel Total........ *The actuel ecore stood: St. Louis, 7: Chi : but the umpire gave the gai "the St, Lol i bcthe ds Up:;c‘fn\u the game to the St, Louls The fullowing table shows all other particu- lars as to the club records as wholes, e {::Jgrgg&cfil? dtj:z 1ndwll_:llgal players, whose bat~ elding reco il fong and fielding and averages will be Tolal rans made. s 94 Average to a game . 9.4 5.9 Totul limes at bat 358 387 Average to s game | 38.8 38, Proportion of runs made to baee- hits . B 41 ‘Total number of ‘errors made.... 62 78 Average errors to a game.... 6.20 7.80 Proportion of base-hits to times Proportion of runy made to times at bat seeee 14 .10 1t appears, therefore, that the Chicagos made 54runs to their opponcnts’ 41, and carned 25 48 against 15. In etrors the St. Louis take grece(;!,enue, with a total of 75 to the Chica- 08’ 62, The batting and run-getting records of the two clubs come next, the names being ar- ranged in the order of batting merit. By a reference to the fourth column the true test— that is, the percentage of base hits to times at bat—will be at onee observe BATTING RECORD CHICAGO-ST. LOUIS SERIES FEEE RS T v DT daos] 5 3 S8 MBS B3 RI“’:\L 23] 23 3 . §I3I 8738 =3 3 SIR%E S8 g PLATERS. SRR EN 3 I s H 5|83 s £ Sii 8 S H A Fse) 83 2 : 38 R] S 10‘1440 ]2 39 10 1444 1 51, o [ICTNN I CIS LTSt SR T YT A= 1Y) ) 8 It will be_scen that White levds the van of the Chicagos, followed closely by Andrus and Anson. For the St.Louis Blong takes first place, Bradley, Clapp, and Pike following in order. Bloug’s average is the same as White's, winle the next threcon the Chicago list rank Bradley, so that the honors rest with the howme nine. Harnes leads the run-getting record, with a total of 11 runs, wlile White, Auson, aud Barnes, with $ each, all take procedence of Pike, ihe St. Louis champion, who only scored 7. FIELDING RECORD CHICAGO-ST. LOUIS GAMES, IR EREERS S| 23|38 23 3 NIRRT PLAYERS. Z) 33|l & (53 S e (el Ssri): HE) 5 s Chicago, Hines. ,0.10 . 10 0 0 . 50 .75 .50 .87 00 10 6 MeGeary . Battin.... Dehiman. Lradley Clapp. & pfl;m'r‘gi;mxa, E0STOXS. al Dispatch to The Tribune. New York, Aug. w.—Lue Busion and Mutu- al Clubs played'their last eof the champion- ship series o the Union grounds to-day. About 700 persous were present. The day was fair. Tools sold 25 to 11 in the Bostons’ favor. The Bostons led the score from the second inning, up to the sixth, when the Mutuals took thelead by the mood batting of Nichols, Mathews, Start, and Treacy, and maintained it to the close, ‘The playing of Brown and Wright for the Bostons, and that of Holdsworth and Nich- als for the Mutuals, was most conSpicuous. Following Is TRE BCORE: E [ [ 1 1 % 2 1 3 Autual. oldeworth, c. £ Start, 1b. Treacy, 1. f. Jlallingn, 25 . Craver, 8. B... Hicks, ¢ Tooth, r. Mathews, Kichols, 3 Blrrpizpoowem| by erprmanen 9] cwneonokel G. Wright, 6. 8, Leonard, 2 O'Rourke, c. f. Drow, . HRHOROwE Bradley, Whlmeyy, P Total... Innings— 123 .4 00 Boston ....3 102021 Umpire—Mr. Ducharme, of the Osceola Ttans earned—Mutuals, 3; Bostons, 3. First bage on errors of opponents—Bostons, 4; Mutuals, 4. Time of game—Two hours and tiwenty minutes. LOUISVILLES VS. CINCINNATIS. CiNcINNATI, Aug, 26.—The Louisvilles de- feated the Cincinnatis to-day with the following score: Innings— Lousvilles Cincint Hooooowri Bl RHnKworo | 0 0O Club. INDIANATOLIS. Aug. 26.—The game here to- INDIANATOLL day resulted as follows: Jnnings— 123456789 Allechenys .. i Indianapolis 0000010 BLUE ISLAND. N Special Dispatch to The Trib BLUE 1SLAND, L., Aug. W.—4 ne of base- sington, and _the Bluc Socks, of Blue Island, S+as won by the Blue Socks. Score—33 to 4. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. ) The games played during the week just past have made no change in the relative posi- tions of the coutestants for the flag, though Chicago is, if anything, & trifle easier in mind {hat she has shifted off and finished up her worst antagonists. Chicago has now eight games to lay in the East and cight on her own grounds. EL Louis has cighteen games to play, and “if? she should win them all would have fifty-three games the good. Hartford has twenty-two es to play, 2nd “if " she should win the whole would have fifty-five to the _good,| while the Whites have forty-two scored up, and have now only to win one game in two to kekp aheadof theirantago- nists if thes; do their best, forit will be seen that the St. Louis and Hargford cannot both win in the four games where they have yet to come The table ghowing the standing of to together. th% clubs as among themselves is as follows: = s i BRI cLuBs. 51§ 8 Fl R S go0... 95/ 510} 42416 K of 4 87} 3518 Hartford.. 5| 8| 9[ 4| 23} 22 Boston 30, Louisville . | 1 utual . Athletic . Cincinnati.. .. Games lost .. The simpler table, showing the games won and lost, and the dubs, erefore the standing of the is as follows: FOR THE FUTURE. _The dates and arrangements for’ the visit of Western League clubs to the Fast are not as yet finally fixed, thongh it is quite prob- coming able that a short-time schedule will be adopted, in order to make sure of getting off the full series. It Is clsewhere noted that the present week will be taken up by games between the Western clubs and semi-professional teams, the Leaguc members working East all the while. The schedule likely to be adopted Is as follows: szt 5 and 6.—Chicago vs. Athletic, in Phila. delphia; St. Louis vi. Mutual, in Brooklyn; Louisville ve. Tartford, In Lartford; Cincinnuti ve. Boston, in Boston. Sept. 8 and 9. —Chicago vs. Mutnal, in Brook- Isn; St. Louis vs. Atllctic, in Philadelphia; cinnati va. lartford, in Hartford; Louisville ot B ene s —cm Hartt ept. 12 an 3 icago vs. Hartfo: in Hartford; St. Louis vs. Hoslgn. in Boston; r&mlx- ville ve.” Mutual, in Brooklyn; Cincinnati vs, _in Philadelphia. Sepl. 15 and 16.—Chicago vs. Boston, in Bos- ton: St. Louis vs. Hartford, in Hartford; Cincis nati ve. Mutual, in New York; Louisville v, Athletie, in Philadelphia, This scheme gives very few off dave, but, if apy are possible” to be used, the Chicagos will play at Bridgeport, Conn., and probubly, on i}m'\‘: way home, at Binghamton and Elmira, Q Some St. Louis paper, in laying out its club’s trip East, asserted that they would play an ex- hibition game with the Chicagos in Ruchester, N. Y.; but there seems to be no truth in the rumor. The White Stockings will leave Chicago to- morrow morning at the rather premature hour of 5 o’clock, and’ will Elhlv {n Jackson, Mich,, the same afternoon. Tnence they will make & progress through to Philadelphia, play- ing seven games with amateurs and semi-pro- fessionals befure meeting a League club again. ‘The programme is as follows: Monday, Aug. 28—Jackson, Mich. Tuesday, Augz. 20—Détroit, Mich. Wednesday, 30—Lonton, Canada, Thursday, Aug. J1—Rochesier, N. Y. Friday, Sept. 1—Auburn, N. Y. Saturday, Sept. 2—Syracuse, N. Y. Moueuy, Sept. 4—Ikon, N, Y. ‘The Louisville Club have lald out & very long amateur programme, commencing to-morrow and working castward over the mouutains, as folluws: Aug. 28—Standard, at Wheeling, West Virginia. Aug. 2 egheny, at Pittsburg, Pa. {ealiannocks, at New Uastie, Pa. 1—Alleglieny, ut Pittsburg, Pa. 1-—-Harrisburs, at Harrisourg, Pa. 2—Harrisburg, at Harrisbury, Pa. {—Bridgeport, at Bridee 7—Xhode Islands, at Prov Sept. 11—Vall River, at Fall River, Mass, Sept. 14—Resoiute, at Elizabeth, N. J. Sept. 18—Harrisburg, at flarnisburg, Pa. . Spt. 10—Altooua, ut Altoona, Pa. . Sept. 20—Allegheny, at Pittsburg, Pa. The Cincinvati Club leaves to-pight for the }E&zl and will put in its amateur week as fol- ows: Monday, Columbus, O. Tuesday, Wheeling, W. Va. Wedneeday, l’nhbur%', Pa. Thur-day, Altoona, Pa. Friday, Reading, Pa, Saturday, Wilmington, Del. They will then go direct to Boston and falfll their League engagements. A QUAKER CITY SCHEME. Spectal Correspondence of The Tribune. PmiLADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 24—It is getting clearer every day that the Athleti: Club Is wad- dling along on its last legs, and will not stagger much longer either. The only interest that at- taches to this in the West is that of the future. In writing some weeks ago, I suggested * that tne base-ball people here intended to throw over the name and or- ganization of the Athletic Club and take some other. They would do this without a shake of the head were it not that they want to keep the men with whor they have contracted for next year, and on whom they would bave no hold if they threw up their orzanization. In this strait an attempt will, I am told, be made to assign the contraets to the hew Association, and thus force the men to play here whether or no. It is claimed that ‘these contracts are valusble documents, and that if the old concern goes into bankruptey it slould have the - right to dispose of those pn]\'lcrs a3 of any other assets. Idon’t know the law of the case, and Idon’t care what it is; but anyway the Spering crowd Jately appointed as & Committee on the Affairs of the ClubBare going to try it. N.B.G. AN ACCESSION TO THE POOL BUSINESS. To the Editor of The Tribune. CHIcA00, Aug. 25.—We have this day closed our rooms—this ou your account; and on your account we will apen the law-abiding game of pool. As for instance: you bet a 10 on thie 5 in the third inniug, andif the 5 &pot turns up in the third inning you win, We don't want your paper down on us, and if yon have any further advice to give us as to hon- cst games, please advise and accept the good hand of fcliowship. As membera of Board of T'rade, we subsct yours, GrorGk aANp JEFF HaNKINS, P. Aup, 3u—, Aug. Sept. . §.~Come up and take a hund. No telegraph trickery as in the base-ball pools, but honest game without telegrams. G. axpd. Note.—It doesn’t clearly appear why the Messrs. Hankins should “congratulate " Tue Trisuseon their going ont of what might have been **honest gambling,” as words go, and into the pool business, which contains more robbery than all the faro bauks in_town, as far as percentages are concerned. No dealer, ex- cept at keno, ever claimed or expected to nail Slin every $20, unless he risked something— and that is what the pool-box never does. Again, there is far more ‘brace? dealing in the pool-room than in the majority of the faro Danks. In short, if our correspondents want to change their business, let them not o all the way down from gambllng to pool-selling at one step—let them stop half way and keep a panel- house for a while. NEW HAVEN NOTES. The New Iaven Club appears to have gone the way of all its predecessors in the same line und under the saume treatment. The usual course is to form an association with a_good comfortable capital, and get much of it paid up; then go to work and waste all the moneyin wild aod strange ways; then play awhile until a round sum is due each player; then go into bankruptey, and throw everything overboard. ‘Chat_is the conrse that has been pursued in New Haven, and is now going on in Philadel- ohia._The New Haven correspondent of the New York Sunday Mercury makes this sugges- tion: It has been suggested that, in case the New Haven failed to exist next scason, come steps be tulsen to make the Hartford Club a State club, that is, to represent Connecticut in_the Lengue, and play half of their Lengue games in this city, which would make it more profitable to the visiting clubs, For instance, when the Chicagos come East, let them play two games in Hartford and one in New Jlaven, then when a weaker club comes, Elay one came in llartford and two in New Haven; by doing ¥o Lhere i2 uo doubt but that it would be profitable to all purties concerned, lesus any if in 1870, on Dexte . —Will you please say if in 1870, on Dexter l’fl?k. in lhg g.x}zle of ball playcd by the Chicagos and Mutuals—the one umpired by Tom Foley—the crowd rushed on the grounds to mob the Mutuals? A.—Nothing of the kind ever occurred at an professiounl game in Chicago—on Dexter Park or elsewhere. PERSONAL. Bechtel bas turned up as flelder in the Brook- lyn Mutuals. £ J. W. Blong, now with the St. Louis, has signed for another year. Warner, late of the Philadelphias, has joined the Indianapolis Club, taking Riley’s place, who gous baek to right tield. Dick McBride has been relieved from his Bos- ton engagement. He will retire permanently from then%a.ll-field and go into business. Jobn F. Morrill, at present p]uilng second base for the Bostons, is announced 85 havin tentered the regular army,”—that is, signe for four years with the Bostons. . Mr. Keck is looking for a first-class manager for next year's club.~ For a first-class man (one who knows something about base-ball), he will pay a handsome salary.—Cincinnati Enguirer. But then what would the Enquirer do for a ball reporter? The woodsare full of managers. According to the Hartford Zimes of a recent date, there is trouble among the players in the Hartford Club. It is said that Bond has asked liis release, on the ground that Ferguson has been doing some ‘“crooked work * in games played with the Boston, Mutual, and Athletic Clubs. The Hartfords have dropped five games to these Clubs lately, and Bond eays ‘t Base- Ball Bob” did it for a con-sid-e-ra-tion, like 3r. Trapbois. Only a small number of engagements have been reported of late. and those of minor im- portance. Harry Wright, of the Bostons, bas Deen experimenting for about a month with about all the pitchers of scmi-professional elubs in the East, and now apunounces that he has contracted with Charles J. Foley for the re- imainder of this scason. Foley has been pitch- jng for the Lowells, the club ‘out of which Mr. Wright secured Brown, aud he is & promising voungster. Later than the official announce- Inent comes the assertion that Foley Las, after all, refused to go to Boston. SCRATON FITS. The Athletic Club’s treasury last week showed up only §22. Poor encouragement this to the members for their “back pay.” It is bardly probable that we ehall sce the Athletics out ‘West again this year.—Cincinnati Enquirer. ¢ The Engquirer says that there are many men in Cincinnati who are willing to bet that the Browns will yet be champions.” Thereisat Lin- coln, in this State, an _asylum for those poor qfxople. Itiscalled the Institution for the Fecble- Minded. ‘The St. Louis papers attack Qpflfllugbeunse he would not arrange a ame With the St. Louis Reds in Chicago Jast week. When you think of it a moment, would it have hecn fair to the Browns to have divided up the interest and attendance, and decreased their receipts,—say, one-halfi The trouble in the Athletic Club promises to come to a serious culmination very soon. It is learned from a private and authentic sourcethat the players have banded together, and resolved 10 play no_more after a certain date if the sal- aries due themn are not paid. What will come of it remains to be seen. Developments being made every day in the working of the rules indicate that the'League will have more to do at its next meeting than it did at its first. There are several rules which should have a penalty attaching to them to make them of any force, and sonie others which should be freed from a chance of two con- structions. Here, for instance is; an exact h‘flnscrigt of part of Sec. 15 of Rule 6: “If he (the baserunner) wil- fully obstructs a fielder from fielding he shall be similarly declared out, an - tentionally ki the ball strike him, he shall be declared ou’ Reading this carefully and with due respect to the commas, it will be seen that, according to the rule as it stands, every base-runner must be declared out if the ball strikes bim. It was not, perhaps, the in- tention of the maker of the rules to get this ;v]m_stmcfion on them, but it is there perfectly ain. Circumstances of reccnt oceurence goto show that the League next season is much more likely to consist of a lesser number of organizations than eight instead of a greater. The Athletics are likely to drop out. Capt. Spalding, while here, stated that there would aguin be a fierce opegsition to thie aduission of the New Haven lub next scason, as well as to the Indianapolis and other aspiring teams. A movement has been quietly going on for some time past to form a second association of stability for the next year. ' The points aimed at are to reduce the price of admission to 25 cents, and the clubs juining are to bind themeelves not to play any exhibition games with League clubs. Quitea strong ring, it is said, has been formed, which will include the Buckeyes of Columbus, Alle- £henies of Allesheny, ZEtnas of Detroit, Har- risburgs of Harrisburg, Neshannocks of New Custle, St. Louis Red Stockings, Memphis Red Stockings, and other crack teans in the East. It is also stated on very good authority that ce tain gentlemen in Chicago and Philadelphia are interesting themselves in this movement, and will place first-class nines in the field.—5S¢t. Louis Globe-Democrat. THE TURF. A DEXTER PARK FALL MEETING isat present ths main subject of discussion among Chicago horsemen, but as nobody knows anything definite about the matter, nothing but speculations can be indulged in. From letters received from Secretary Boyle, who is attending the Septilateral races, it is lecarned that nearly all the horse-owners in that section are anxions to make 2 Westerntrip direetly after the Spring- ficld meeting, which occurs on Sept. 5, 6, and 7. Col. Mansur is perfectly willing to arrangea meeting at Dexter Park, but will not do so un- less arrangements can be made whereby Gold- smith Maid, Smuggler, and Lulu will enter for tne free-for-all purse of $5,000, whicb Mr. Man- sur stands ready to offer. Mr. Boyle has been notified to this effeet by telegraph, and it is ex- H‘clctcd that an answer will be reccived in a few yS. RECORDS. To the Editor of The Tribume. CHICAGO, Aug. 26,—For some time past there has been a belief among horsemen that the turf department of the Zimes is presided over by a party not at all familiar with the requirements of the position, but none of us had the slightest ides that anybody who bad been in this country for a year or more could commit such a series of shocking blunders as did the sporting report- er of Mr. Storey’s paper of last Sunday. He published, with'the remark that “it would be interesting,” a_table showing *‘the time of horses that have records better than 4.7 There is mot the slightest Merely as Qoubt that this table is intcr!stin%. showing how much ignorance can be condensed into a small space, and at the same time dis- played to the best advantage, it is interesting. ‘And when the reader gets fairly into the har- rowing dctails of the biunders, he becomes fascinated and awedin the presence of such overwhelming knownothingism. But to business. The Times man in his list of horses that have trotted in 2:26 or better pretends to mark with an asterisk those that have retired from the turf, but omit to thus designate, Lucy, George Palmer, Mambrino _Gift, ~ Flecty Golddust, Castle Boy, Jay Gould, Mambrino Chief, Flora Belle, Thomas Jefferson, Billy Burr, Mustc, Chicago, Susie, Crown Prince, Derby, and Harry Harberg, all of whom have retired from the turf, some_of them several years since. The Times would also have its readers believe that Monarch, Jr., James Howell, Jr., and Ethan Al- len are still engaged in track contests. The first two are dead, and old Ethan hasmnot been fn a race for at least ten years. With regard to records, the article is still more defective, and, in order to illustrate its errors, Iwill tabulate them: Horse. Times* Oorrect record. Smuggler Lula.... American Girl Music... Kansaa Chief. 4 2 Susie.. 2 Lo wiiic Gl (Stay Gheeny 3 Nashville Girl £ jucen) . = Thomas L YOUDS. . sor 54 2:19% These are _some of the crrors that the Zimes man made regarding therecordsof horses. Asto the list itself, it is simply an abortion. _ Any stable-boy could have mude abetterone, Every- body who knows au _\'lhini,' about trotting-horses is aware that a complete list of those that have records of 2:28 or better would run up into the hundreds, and yet the Zimes would huve us believe that there arc but 76 of them, all told, dead and alive. To_show the utter ab- surdity of the Times' list, I will give you alist of horses that trotted in 2:26 or better last year alone, none of whom can be found in the Zimes' rdpcmflinr features of the article that could be commented upon, but I think the above is suflicient for the prescnt. HORSEMAN. LINCOLN, ILL. spaich to The Tribune. Spectal Di Lmvcory, Ik, Aug. 26.—The pacing race carricd over last night was finished this fore- noon, Lena Rivers taking the heat gpd race. rowncy A match race for $500 a_side was made Ex& between Tangle Legs and Kittic Menard, yards. Kittie won by three lengths. TRAPS AND TRIGGERS. NATIONAL SPORTSMEN'S GONVENTION. The National Sportsmen’s Association will hold its third annual convention ot the Grand Pacific Hotel, begioning Tuesday of this week, 2t 2 p. m. The attendance will be composed of five delegates from each State Sportsmen’s Asso- ciation, and very ucarly all the States are ex- pected to be represented. The business of the Convention will be in connection with the move- ment to obtain uniform game laws through all those sections of country where, for climatic reasons, they will spply. The Hon. J. V. Le Moyne, President of d?e sociation, is expected to preside. hie fact that the Convention will call together mEny of the best sportsmen in the country has led to the arrangement of a grand TRAP-SHOOTING TOURNAMENT, at Dexter Park, under the mansagement of & Time, 2:33. Bay Tom second money, th H. Turrill, of this city. The programme sets forth the following purses and prizes: Wedncesday, purscs of $400 and $425; Thurs- day, purses of 3435 and $450; Friday, purses of $450 and §575,—all at ten single rises, class shooting, five prizes in each purse. Saturday 8975 will be &rircn the six best scores to win; twenty-five rises at 25 yards. The club shoot, perhaps the most interesting part of the tour- nament, will also take place Saturday. Each contesting club to serd a team of four men who will shoot at twenty birds each at 25 yards. The first, %lzc will be an elegant gold medal costing §200, donated by John A. Nichols, of Syracuee, N. Y. Entrance-fee will be $20 per team, and it will be divided up to make second and third prizes. Mr. T. C. Banks, of the Rod and Gun, offers a fine mcerschaum ‘pipe, costing $120, for the best averaze score in the shoots proper. CIICAGO RIFLEMEN AT MILWAUKEE. A Cbiu:fo team of sixwent up to Milwaukee Friday and shot a match with a team from that city, taking 2 defeat by the following scores: 1,000 yards. 51 nd fota © o83 Milwaukee's majority . 26 AQUATIC. BIGLIN. NEW YoRE, Aug. 26.—John Biglin bas with- drawn from the American crew selected to row in the International contest at Philadelphia next month. The positions in the boat have neces- garily been changed, Maxwell taking the stroke in place of Biglin; Flannery and Plaisted come next in order, with cither Thomas Elliot, of Brooklyn, or James Mahoney, of Boston, fourth. The reason assigned by Biglin is, be was de- barred from engaging in the single-scull race, and in that respect had not been treated fairly by his backers. THE PHILADELPHIA CREWS. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 26.—All the crews for the four-oared shell race are now here, with their boats. Heury Smith, of the Northwestern crew, is unwell, and does not think he can row. James Jerome will most likely take bis place. NEWBURG ROWING RACES. NEewBURG, N. Y., Aug. 26.—In_the rowin, races to-day, John McKeel defeated Ellis Wi by three lengths in the S-mile contest for 17- lorl»]t working-boats. Time, 26 minutes 13 sec- onds. ‘The double-scull race was won by McKeel and Alfred Moshier, by one length, defeating Ellis Ward and Dennis Gilmarten and Dan and Gil Ward. Time, 24 minutes, L ——— GAS. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, Aug. 28.—I have noticed of late many comments in the daily press,—read many reports of conferenc es between the officers of | the different gas companics and the Committee of the Common Council appointed for this pur- pose,—and so far have not seen any manifesta- tion or hope of reaching the direct result, one asserting that gas cannot be furnished to the city at figures prescribed and meet operating ex- penses, the other positive it must be done, ora substitute provided. Now, where such & difference of opinion exists, the matter must be harmonized in some manner, for to me it seems one of the impossibilities to cut off street lights froma great city, and almost as much of an impossi- bilitv to attempt lighting the same by oil. Now there must be some way out of this dilemma, and a way that shall harmonize the interests of the producer and consumer—the matter is how to reach it. The economizing of all expenses has become an imperative necessity, notonly by corpora- tions. but individuals as well, and anything pro- jected having a teudency to reach this result is at this time especially gratifying. But does the Posmun taken by the committee of the Council ead to this result? The shuiting off of all street lights would not close the Gas-Works; they must be operated to supply the great city, independent of what is consumed by it inits corporate_capacity. Now any one at all con- versant with manufacturing knows that to pay operating expenses requires the production of a ziven quantity, and thegreater theincrease above this the less the cost to the producer, und the cheaper it can be afforded to the con- sumer. Now, the point [ wish to make is this, that while, if oil were practical, which I deny, there might be shown a saving; yet on the gen- cral result, precisely as now, for the additional expense would have to fall upon the citizen, thus in the end imposing a greater burden upon him, by adding to the cost of production, and reducing the amount of consumption, always assuming that the prodsicer is to have only a fair profit on Lis investmeny. 1t is conceded there is 2 point below which the cost of production cannot be reduced, and what it costs to import coal from the Eastern mines and distribute to consumers I do not know, but this much I do know, within 100 miles of Chi- cago lie vast beds of coal capalle of being llfi’lizcd, and made available for this very purpose. Years ago the Chicago Gas-Light and Coke Company tested some of the Illinois coals, and among the rest the third vein of the great La- Salle basin. I believe_they reported the yield satisfactory, the only objection t:cin% the sul- pher_contained thercin. Now, I believe there are Illinois coals that can be 1aid down at thesc works so as to entirely supersede the use of Eastern coals, and_that gas of equal illuminat- ing power could be distributed at a much less price per foot, thus effectiug a large saving to the consumer, and affording a fair profit to the producer. Touching what each particular kind of coal will do, I can only mention that with which I am famitiar. Using the third-vein Pennsylvants coal, the Muscatine Gas-Light and Coke Com- pany report 33¢ feet of gas to the pound; Day- enport, 3.26; Rock Island, 3.40. Iassume the most to be securcd from the best Eastern coalis 4 feet to the pound. At present prices this coal by canal prepared for this purpose by carefully selecting, can be landed alongside of the dock at $2.50 per ton, and by close figuring perhaps 2 trifle less. There are other coals that would be well worth testing, and I believe, were these experiments made, the results would prove so favorable that all parties interested would be satisfied, and we liear but little more about the extortion prac- ticed by the gas companies. I hope to sce this matter taken up and investigated with the care which I think the subject demands, know- ine it to be one in which the interest and econo-~ my of us all are closcly allied, C. C. MERRICK. ——— STOREY'S LATEST UNPLEASANTNESS, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Aug.26.—Gov. Beveridge having returned to-day, the matter of the requisition on the Governor for an executive warrant for the arrest of Wilbur F. Storey, of the Chicago Zimes, for libcl, was presented. The requisition of the Governor of Wisconsin was presented by Prosecuting-Attorney Martin, of Milwaukee County, Wis., and the complaint sets forth that Wilbur F. Storey, transiently of Milwaukee, committed the offense of libel in that State, and that he fled from justice about two weeks prior to Aug. 3. Gov. Beveridge entertained some doubts as to the legality of the proceeding, and asked that the_suthioritics be presented. This was done by Judge Martin this afternoon, but the Goverrior refused to grant the writ until an opinion could be obtained from Attorney-Gen- eral Edsall, whois absent to-day. The ques- tions involved are whether 8 man can be indict- ed in another State for a misdemeanor com- mitted in Illinois, and can an offender be extra- dited for a misdemeanor. ——— FINANCIAL. MiLroRrp, Pa., Aug. 26.—Drake & Co., exten- sive tanners of Berlin, Wayue County, Pa., have failed. Their liabilities are reported very heavy. BorraLo, Aug. 26.—B. Dulitch, the most ex- tensive boot and shoe manufacturer of this city, has made an_assignment to R. Hoffeld for the benefit of his ‘creditors. Liabilities about 00,000. Assets given at from $30,000 to * """ Speciat Dispatch to The Tridune. * MONTREAL, Aug. 26.—Rumors have been cur- rent during the present week that the Directors of the chief financial establishment in this city had resolved upon carrying out a very strict line of contracting discount and advances to customers. It is also on the tapis that all other banks have determined upon pursuing a similar policy, not even giving their best and most sub- stantial clients smallest margin to goand come on. | vor of abolishing women,—entirely. is best to retain them. To be sure, the pipes required frequently than it was supposed they would,— owing to the fact that they were new, perhaps, —and another barrel of oil was purchased. .But the beans and bread were baked to a turn, and the beefsteaks and chops were just as they should be. her motfier what ha regard to the water burner, and added: “ He's right, mother. Anybody with a grain of scnse can run this burner, and’ have no trouble what- ever with it.” spigots turned off. mother sat down to their meal with the usual re- sult of meals in Simpson’s fiouse; that is, there Iy: thing to washthe o out from the pipes by - ing on the water alone for a few mi did so, and, without giving the matter further thought, started off with her mother, whom she accompanicd prudent for me to ALWAYS RIGHT. Mrs. Simpson’s Experience with a New Invention. How She Preserved Her Credit with Her Husband. To she Editor of Ths Tridune. CrIcAGo, Aug. 25.—1I have never been in fa- On the contrary, I think there are many reasons why it Without women there would no longer be any, successful begging of red-flannel shirts for Hottentots, tooth-picks for South Sea Islanders, or maney for hospitals and foundlings’ hotnes; indeed, even the supply of foundlings would be seriously diminished. Then, too, there would be no more sweethearts, nor wives, nor mothers; for men, with all their boasted superiority, have never been able to fill satisfactorily the places that women have solong occupied in these and similar capacitics. For these reasons, and many oOthers which it is not necessary to mention, I have always regarded women as desirable rather than otherwise—pre- mising, of course, that they are judiciously se- lected. There is, doubtless, much to be said on the other side. We must all admit that women have some qualities that do not add to their wusefulness, and which might, in the opinion of the other sex, be advantageously dispensed with. For instance, they are so constituted as to be always at the bottom of any muss that may arise; and again, they have a tendency to become mothers-in-law and make trouble that way. lgu'. the special point to whichIdesire to draw attention at this time is different in character from these. It s that peculiarity belonging cs- sentially to women which impels them to never confess themselves in the wrong. It does not matter whether the question at issue be of small consequence or great, or of no consequence at all; no true woman will ever acknowledge that she is or can be other than right in any position she may take ufion any subject, or that she ever has or ‘can make an important mistake. Ido not say this in 8 fault-finding spirit. It would be unjust and unreasonable to impute blame to women for possessing womanly qualities. 1 am sure I need not consume time in citing illustrations of the correctness of the statement 1 have made concerning this great governing fcmininexxinciple. Examples must be familiar toall,and every married man—they arethe only men who kuow anything about Women— can doubtless recall many instances that have been as nearto him as the wife of his own bosom. And who does not remember that ami- able creature, who, in maintenance of this prin- ciple so dear to the female heart, went to glory with her head under water and her two fingers working above the waves when she could no longer articulate ** Scissors.” Mrs. Simpson is a woman of this character. She is 8 good woman,—as women gop—but that woman will never *give up "’ that she is wrong about anything that involves the question of her abm:.{ as amanager of all matters that come under her jurisliction. In short. Mrs. Simgson regards herself as being “smart.” The following incident will serve to show the pertinacity with which Mrs. Simpson can avoid % owning up” when she has done anything ‘which she does not want known. Her husband’s name is Jeremiah. He is a very different sort of man from his lamented and lamenting name- sake, who is now deceased, Jeremizh—our Jeremish—is always striving to make things pleasant and comfortable for Mrs. Simpson. It was in pursuance of this disposilion that Jeremiah one day purchased a new contrivance for heating and cooking purposes, and when ne introduced it to the attention of Mrs. 8. he said: ¢ My dear, this is called the Patent Non- Explosive Water-Burner. By its use house- kecping is at last made easy. You will have no trouble hereafter with your stove. There will be no more underdone bread nor averdonc beef- steak. You have only to put the things in the stove, and in a jiffy, or even less than a jifly, they are ready for fhe table; and they’re just right every time. It makes no smoke, no dust, no ashes; it requires no kimllinfi. 1o coal, no wood; and it costs nothing; think of that, my dear! It needs only water—and a very little oil; just enough oil to grease the inside of the px‘pu s0 that the water can flow through them without friction.”” The enthusiasm of Jeremiah was contaglous, and Mrs. Simpson was delighted with the pros- pects of the patent non-explosive. She could searcely control her impatience until the ap- paratus was put in pl i plished at the end of two weeks, during which time the various workmen engaged found it nec- assary to take down the rear wall of the house, remove the plastering from the ceilings and part of the walls, take up the flooring in two rooms, drill several holes in the stove, and change the connections of the water and gas pipes throughout the greater part of the house. ut it was all finished_at last, and Jeremiah came home early one dayto explain to 3rs. Simpson how the thing was to be managed. “You will observe,” said he, “these two tanks. This one contains water—that's the fuel. The other contains some oil; we don’t need much of that, as I told you before. A gal- Jonof oil will last a lifetime, but I bought a barrel of it, because Icould getit cheaper by taking alarge quantity. Wlen you want to start the firc, you turn this snigot tolct ina little oil,—just cnough to grease the pipes, re- member,—and then turn the other spigot to let on the water. These spigots are the regulators, you see. inore water; you turn on more oil. simple, and only needs gumption—a I mon sense—to manage it successfully.” If you want more fire, you turnon the pi%zs need more greasing, t is perfectly th and t tle com- “Jeremish! " said Mrs. Simpson, ““if that i3 the onli' requirement, I needly hardly say that I can do {t.” do Next day Mrs. Simpson discharged her cook. Since no more work was to be done in the kitchen, the cooking hereafter to be so simple a matter,—a mere i Simpson preferred gasume, as it were,— oing it hereself. The patent non-explosive worked admirably. easing more One day Mrs. Simpson had a visit from her mother, and, knowing the old lady’s fondness for fricd liver and slapjacks, determined to treat her to a feast of those delicacies, and,'at the same time, exhibit to her the workings and ad- vantages of the application of modern science to domestic economy. During the cooking Mrs. Simpson repeated to been said by Jeremiah in The cakes and liver were cooked, and the Mrs. Simpson and her was nothing left over. Mrs. Simpson now bethought her of what Jeremiah had told her o few days before, name- that after using the burner it wasa good nutes. She part way home. The following morning Mrs. Simpson started for the kitchew to prepare breakfast. She part- 1y desconded the staire, when dreadfal ght met her gaze. The basement floor was covered with water to the depth of several feet! Every- thing that was floatable was afloat. The stove was nearly submerged. The cause of thedis- aster was at once evident to Mrs, Simpeon. She had forgotten to turn off that water spigot the evening before! What would Jeremish think of ber now? He had clung to her for nigh on to twenty years, but_during all that time sbe had, on “ever available oceasion, reminded him that she hac “sense,” andfwas thercfore worthy of his clinging. How would it benow? How could it be now? Could any man be expected to longer cling to o woman who would so fill her mind and body with slapjacks and liver asto forget to turn off an_important water spigot! Alas! her own consciousness told her that no 1man could. ‘A sudden thought entcred her brain. Jere- Iniah ghould not—must not—know of this; no, never. Her plan was formed at once. He was in the habit of going to his place of business immediately aftcr breakfast, and, if she could only induce him to take that meal else- where than at home, her reputation for smart~ uess would still be unimpaired. She retreated from the scenc of the flood and, meeting her spouse above stairs, she said to him: )y dear, it scems very damp in the kitchen this morning. Idon’t think it would be ct breakfast there until it Draoet.Eam afeaid I might cateh cold. - Let us, Jgu to the restaarant for breakfast, shall wed” e remialt, who is very careful of his wife’s healtl, at unce consented, and they were soon at a neighboring hotcl taking their morning meal, stead of starting off to his business as usual, said to Mrs. Simpson: I don’t expect to be busy to-day, so I wilt | 2bout §1. When they had finished, Jeremiab, in- goback home with you and smoke my cizar.” lmagine Mrs. Simpson’s dismay at this an- nounvement! But what conld she do? Simply nothing, although she certainly never had I need of her husband at home than on that par- ticular morning. They reached the house,and Jeremiah smoked his cigar,—the longest cigar that Mrs. Simpsor had everseen. When it Was at lust Hnished, Mrs. 8impson thought, “Now, surely, he will gu. If he don't, that water will soon” be ap to this floor.” She had no doubt that by this time the tide was 6 feet high in the busement, and su}l}l rlfying. ut Jeremiah did not manifest any disposi- tion to leave. For some time he ’;::\d Eg:n guzing into the yard back of the house, and he now said: 5 My dear, if you will bring me the old carving-knife out of the kitchen, I will ro out and dig up those weeds. It is wonderful how rapidly weeds do grow.” ‘“Here is somcthing much better than a carving-knife to_destroy weeds with,” replicd Mrs. Simpson, rising and moving towards her work-tabie, wheuce she took up a pair of shears, which she bapded to Jercumiah. “Besides,! added sbe, I think that carving-knifc is lost.” *But,” said Jeremiah, **it would ruin your scIssors to use them for such a parpose.” I'll go duwn stairs myself and hunt for the kuife.” No, no,” suid Mrs. Simpson, now all in'a twitter of fear at the impending danger of dis- covery; “ I'm quite sure the Knife isn’t there. Just “take the scissors, if you must digup weeds; they'rean old pair that I—I keep on !)urpuse for weeds, and I have six other pairs all in good order for other work. 1 sball never want this old pair for anythins else.” It oceurred to Jercmiah that Mrs. Simpson displayed rather more earnestness than usual about so small a matter. He knew that a knife was better than scissors tor weeding purposes, but he also kuew that it was uscless Lo argue a point with a woman; furthermore, he prided Qimself on his uniform mcekness in matters that came up between Mrs. Sinpson and bim- self, and he, therefore, quictly took the scis- sors, proceeded to the yard, and commenced to dig up the obnoxions weeids. He did not enjoy it. It was slow work. The weather, warm wlien he began, became a great deal warmer as he continucd; he felt his shirt- collar wilting; the position e was obliged to assume wasnot comfortable ; the scissors proved to be an inconvenient weeding implement; and,- finally, his mind chavged aboat the weats. - Ho :figm to think they did no great barm after So he stopped the work and entcred the house. A few minutes afterwards, to_the great delight of Mrs. Simpson, he took his departure. ‘With a deep sign of relief that estlmn%ll: lady at once arrayed herself suitably for the task be- fore her. Desceuding to the Kitchen, she waded straightway t6 the burner through water which reacbed nearly to her waist, aud turned off that miseralle spigot. During the day 'the waters abated. Br dint of much labor on the part of Mrs. Simpson, the aifairs of the kitchen were put in working order E{ the time Jeremish returned in -the evening. ¢ does not know to this day of the unfurtu- natc incident; and so, sgill having faith in Mrs. Simpson’s *sense™ and ‘‘smartness,” he still “clings.” A. REEVES JACESON. ———— PAY OF TEACHERS. To the Editor of The Tribune Cmicaco, Aug. 26.—1 have been a veader of your paper for ten years, and bave never troubled you with correspondence before. But 1 cannot refrain from asking a portion of your space to enter a vigorous protest against the action of the Board of Educationof this city (and I should thiok furnishing an_additional reason to the Couucil for not confirming the nomination of some of them) in adopting the schedule of tcachers’ salaries. % Let me say at once that it Is not the amount I object to, though they seem to have taken the whole 25 per cent off each teacher’s salary, in- stead of diminishing the force, 85 other depart- ments of the City Government have done, "but the manner 1n which salaries are uated. . ‘What would _be tnought of & business man who paid his clérks according to the number of years they had happened to work for him with- out the slightest regard for efficiency? Or how much business would a merchant do whose em- ployes had no incentive to work any more than would just save them from disch: because forsooth it was the years’ service that promoted them to higher wages, however w ess the service might be? Yet this is the way our wise and astute Board of Education do business. They say a teacher who has taught six years shall have so much, five years so much, and so on down, when it is wellknown that there are teachers of two or three years’ experience who are every way more efficient than some of the older ones. The test of elliciency among teachers is the oumber of scholars promoted from one grade to another. For instance, & zood teacher will take from twenty to forty or sixty scholars, work hard and faithfally with them, drill them thor- oughly, and pass them all with an average of 90 t0 85, the highest being 100, while perhaps the teacher in the next room, working a month or two longer with the same number, will manage to skin twenty or thirty of them through at the lowest average that will pass, and yet the latter teacher, having been employéd a year or so longer, gets from $75 to $150 per year more pay- From 100 to 150 scholars is a large number for one teacher to pass ina year and do it well. Tt shows faithful work and efficiency on the part of the teacher. Yet the Board of Education, it they will take the trouble to examine their records, will find teachers who have promoted that number with good averages getiing 3450 to $5350, while others who have promoted no more than twenty to thirty during the whole of Iast year get the highest, $650, simply because they have taught a year or two longer. 0 this I must serionsly object. Ipay my schuol-tax, and want to know that some pains will be taken to teach my children. I have al- ready heard teachers of my acquaintance say: “Well, I dow’t think Iehall hurt myseclf this year. What isthe usel I'll get no credit for it! There's Miss So-and-So,—don’t amount to anything asher record will show,—who just loafed ong_l!l last, year and didn't pass thirty scholars, while I worked myself almost to death to promotealargenumber, and have been paying doctor’s bills all vacation. There fs no juatice nit! ParENT. IN REPLY. 7o the Editor of The Trivuna. Cercaco, Aug. 28.—In to-lay’s TRIBUX) “Harry B. Free " takes issue wrth his fcllow ¢ pufers,’ and his arguments are about as solid as smoke. He admits that the smoke from a vile cigar is extremely offensive. Now comes the question: does one man out of a hundred smoke a good or 25-cent cigar? The expericace of every man, woman, or child, who has rode ona sireet-car, says emphatically “No™ Of course there is not so much objection to the fragrant smell of a genuine Henry Clay smoke, but it is the vile smell we of sensitive noses ob- ject to. If Brideeport and the North Branch smelled nice we would not have such a rumpus every day about Bridgeport breezes and North Branch stinks. (hr argument is against the bad cigars, not tiie good ones, and as ninety- nive out of a hundred smoke bad cigars, the only way to get rid of the nuisance on the cars is to abolish it altogether. It is enough to be bounced an jolted about, and have our toes tr on, our ribs punched, etc., besides having to endure the conglomerated smells of mpfi clgars, and breaths. No doubt H. B. Freo will argue that such sensitive noses should keep off street cars if theyare go sensitive. If such was the case. street car dividends wonld be 0 per cent per an- num, and car companies would soon find out who the ** majority ”’ are. Iarry,whonodoubtisawal cigar, takesum- brage at thosewho object tohaving theireyesand nose filled with tobaccoefliuvia, and calls ““Eve's daughter * a sour old maid, and because an old man (William_ Ripley) objected to being spit upon by a smol pup, he gently terms him an 0l croaker.” Tt strikes me Harry himself would howl if- he were 8pit upon, and no deabt he would make the spitter “ croak very quick- ly. He claims smokers are usually happy and pleasant, on the same principle that a drunkard 18 ppf“nd pleasant ”? when heis full of whisky. it maves a man pleasant and happ) a cizar or suck a pipe, he must, indeed, be easily pleased. the bold assertion that “agll nice girls like tobacco smoke.” They must, indeed, be_*nice,” and no doubt smoke themselves, and live on Red-Light avenue. To look at the expression on the ladies’ faces whea a cigar or pipe, accompanied by a man, is around, one can casily see that they wished the smol was in Helvetia. In conclusion I would say, that we of sensitive noses object to smokers on a car, the same as we all object to a &runken, noisy, brute on a car, and if amanisa gentleman he will not smoke ona carsimply to please himself, when it an- noys every one around him, and f(a.rr , who is. no doubt a liberal thinker, will admit this. Therefore, I join hands with ** Eve's Curious Daughter” and William Ripley, and uylgfln **Down with smoking in the street-cars.” EX-SMOKER. ———— B THE COAL TRADE. New Yorxk, Aug. 26.—The Delaware & Hud- son Canal Company have issued a list of re~ duced prices for coal. Prices to contractors for coal discharged in carts, per ton of 2,240 pounds, now stand: Broken, $105; egz, $4.15; amv& . $4.65; nut, $4.55. This is equal to a decline { per ton from former rates. to puff