Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 24, 1876, Page 3

PASTIMES Boston at Last Wins a Game from Chicago. Because the White Stockings Couldn’t Play in the Dark. he Mutnals Join the Athletics in Their Confidence Game. gwindling the Western Clubs by Refus- ing to Fulfill Engagements., Why It Looks as if Hartford EHad a Finger in the Pie. Stending of the Six Live Clubs in the Championchip Race, - gus Vietory This Week Will Give the Streamer ‘o Chicago. BASE-BALL. WHAT MR. CONE DID. I it shall be orderad by chance or Providence {hst, at the end of the season, the Chicago nine are declared champions of the United States, it will be due to them to say that they fought soainst more obstacles than any otber club ever did since the game became an exhibition; and if, despite the purchase of the Mutuals, the withdrawsl of the Athletics, and the general combicstion which has been formed against the Whites, they shall win the flag. it will be doubly anhonor to them, because they have had to winin the field against odds, and in the cabinet with seven to one against them. It has been sotedin theso columns that the boy named Walker was emploved in St. Lonis to give away s game when he was nam:d umpire, and #t is mow proper to wnote that another gentleman—this time an old ball- player and a resident of Chicazo—has fett it his duty to give away agame. It was ssid in connection with Friday’s game that Mr Cone was curiously prejudiced against the home nine; but the lenient reporter, now better fnformed, suggests that Mr. Cone, whom he in the first place deemed only incompetent, must bave had some extraordinary reasons for his decisions, especially the last one of the game. The attendance at the game was much better than on the previous day, fully 2,000 persons in the scats. The Whites lost the toss, and Barnes led off with a pretty hit to centre-field, which ¢ turned into a run by stealing second essily, going to third on Anson’s sharp hit to Bradley, and home on McVey’s fair foul. The Bostons offset this with two runs, Wright Jeading off with a dever dnve to the left- field fence for two bases, and coming home on Leonard’s long right-field hit, also for two bases. The latter was run out by Spalding on Murnan's hit, but the latter reached home by White’s wild throw to catch him napping at see- ood. In the second inning the Bostons, after whitewashing the Whites, added another' run, which would mnot hare been scored had Androg held a hich and easy fly from Brown’s bat. The muffled the crowd to wish for the disabled Hines at centre-flcld, and Joud voice was given to the impatience at the error. Again, in the third inning, the Bostons were suflered to score an unearned rum, the ssme being due to errors by Barnes and White. ‘The fourth inning having passed off as a_white- wash all around, the Bostons cclebrated the fifth with two runs well earned by single basers by Wright and O'Rourke, and a long right-field drive for three bases by Leopard. This put the score at six to one in favor of the visitors in the beginning of the sixth inning,—a position fully equal to that uecus;led by them Friday. To carry out the parallel, the Whites went in to pull out of their bad place, and Barnes led off with a fair foul and was sent totbird by Anson’s fine liner to fiqh'. field for two bases. McVey hit straight at Wright, and secured first, while Barnes was being put out at home-plate. It Jooked, by the way. as if it would have been the best of judgment for Mr. Barnes to have slid for his rum, even at the risk of getting muddy. It is odds that Addy would have reached home safely with his run in the same circum- stances. After Peters had made his out, White hit safely to left field, bringing in two men, and taking second on the return. Andrus made one of the best hite of the game to right centre, bringing home White, and_fixing the Whites’ score at four, or only two behind. ~ The Whites, having properly blanked their oppo- nents, then went at_ it again with a will in the seventh inning. Addy Jed off with a base given onballs, after Glenn bad retired, and Barnes hemmtters Dby a fair foul which sent Addy 0 Barnes then stole second Wwith case, and Anson showed his nerve and ekill by a fine Iimer to right, on which Addy scored and Barncs took third. McVey's out to Murnon let in Barnes’ Tun, and Peiers’ first hit of the gamne, a solendid two-baser, enabled Anson to come Bome. At this point the Boston people became spprehiensive, and scnt Bradley to right field and Manning to the pitcher’s square. The in- ning ended with a blank for Boston, and the wore stood at seven to six in favor of Chicago. Nothing was mede in the ciehth juning, and _the ninth was eutered upon with a winning lead in Chicagos’ favor if they meed decently steady. It was then 5:40, and the darkness had gathered so that it was almost impossible to see the Dball; but neither side asked for “time,”” and the game went on. Addy opened for the home nine with a Jeft-feld drive,and was sent tosecond on Murnan’s mufl of Manning's throw to catch Him uapping. Barnes could not get a reasona- e batl, and was sent to first on three balls. Anson it to Morrill, and a wild throw to_Mur- nan let two men home, and the White Stock- hF!’ scoring was ended with nine runs. This Left the Bostons three to get to tic and four to Win—something which tniey mever could bave done in the world in daylight. But it was now Dearly or quite 6 oclock, and actual darkness Dad fallen 50 that it was almost impossibleto see the ball at all, and wholly impossible to bave from the _seats . any idea of where it had gone. Brown led off with a hit to Aunson, which was badly thrown to first, and the gtriker was safe. He was, however, forced out 8 second on Schafer's hit. Bradley hit one past second, and nobody had any idea what_had be- come of it, €0 dark had it become. ~Wright's third strike was badly mufled by White, and the werefull. Leonard bit to Barnes, and Went out, while Schafer scored. At this point the darkness had become so general that no® body in the reporter’s stand could sce the ball when thrown or hit. Capt. Spalding cameé in nd asked for the stoppage of the gane, claim- Ing, with évery reason, that his men could not 3ee the ball. The umpire would not listen to the Matter at all, and commanded that the game on. Amoment after O'Rourke hit alow toward second base, and Barues never in- dieated that he could sec it ot all, and the first Mea the spectators had of the matter was ¥hen they eaw Andrus fiying around to hunt it Up. Whether Andrus knew the ball was out his Wav because he heard it strike, or because O'Rourke told him, passes knowledge. Cer- Iy, however, he never could have seen it. Under these circumstances two men came home e was tied. Murnan then sent an- other one into Jeft field, and O'Rourke made the Finning run while Spalding was hunting around Hter the ball. The =ame was thus ended at B:10in the evening, after the sun had been down Ealf an hour, The following is THE SCORE: N ] i | cwnoumase | =) Gl oomotmman | Al [ @ DRI [ ol rorcnrHooo ©l cooracorm| iy | iHonorske ol voaoron Elowarmpnon Bl wesonome o e Bl wenmonoos ..‘ o) o =) w R won Jnningg— 3 1 5 Chica, Bortog. wovo-base i Hght. 17 Leonard, 1. Three-Lase bits—Leonard, L. on errors—Chica; Left on bases—Chicago: §; Bosgor 5, DBases on called balls—Chicago, 3; Boston, 1. TPassed bails—\Whito, 2; Brows, 1. 5 Wild pitcher—Bradiey, 1. Time of game—Threé hoars, Umpire—Fred Cone, Chicags, REMARES, While the Chicagos played by O my 24 fect game, it shoald nozy be Zha eniu"t.:u!.|:x; that they played badly enough to worked like beavers in fl)e‘i‘ngst half of the cox{ test, and pulled it out of the fire nobly, only to l|z(e_xt stolen away by a series of nuf:ra.guuus decisions, ending in_compelling them ty play when they could not play, and when a1 play was chance. The rules of the game were re- Peatedly transgressed by the umpirein a nt manner, especially in the matter of calling 1s and strikes. A curlous reporter busied himselt In keeping count of the balis passing the plate, and noted time and again that Bradley and Manning were allowed to pitch five and six balls without any call at all gne specially notable thing was in the eighth inning, when Spaldiny hit a ball on the foul line and started up the dust and lime. It was called foul, tbou%h Sec. 11 of Rule 5 commands such hits to De called fair. Any person who understands the game and saw vesterday’s contest will fur- nish glemy of other instances. The fine work for Chitago was done by Barnes, McVey, and Anson, and for the Bostons by’ Wright and O’Rourke. ' Brown's catching was also first- dass, considering the delivery he had to face. REVIEW OF THE CHICAGO-BOSTON SERIES, The championship series of 10 games between the Chicazo aud Bouston nines was concluded vesterday, and at foot will be found the full record 6f the games. The club and individual records are also ;}:pcndcd. Following is the list of games played, with the aguregate scores: Time and place. CII.ICA;QD. Boston. AMay 30—At Boston. . 3 June 1—At Boston. 3 June 3—At Boston. 4 Juiy 11—At Chicag 7 July 13—At Chicago. .. 8 July 15—At Chicago. 0 Sept. 15—At Boston. 3 Sept. 16—At Boston. 2 Sept. 22—At Chicag 10 Sept.23—At Chicagy 10 43 & The following table shows the club records as wholes in detail, the fodividual records of the players being given further on: Chicago. Boston. 103743 4.3 21 Average Lo & game. 2.1 Percentage of esrne 148 Total base-hits mads Average to 6 game. 9.4 Percentage of runa 45 Total errors mad o4 Average to a game. 9.4 From this it will be seen that the Chicagos made 103 runs to the Bostons’ 43, and earncd 51 as against 21, The Bostous made 84 crrors to the Chicagos 51. The next table shows the individual batting and run-getting recordsof every man in the two nines, the names being arranged in the order of batting merit. The fourth column affords the the only actual test—the percentage of base hits to times at bat: DATTING BECOND OF CHICAGO-BOSTON SERIES. 11 o0 UMD - ey vevg)| ownb voj eny 309 g0 13 a1y eeq PLATERS. { e ownbp 07 sund2bvazay | ‘pafivyd sowunp 900 70 saayy o0 2600 fo sbvisay| | opowui suny 0 Chicago. Hine: 1219 SH P 1] 5 Q anER 88 . HEHHERE0 88833838 o [ 0y o s is 4 o GoEenn wownss 5 o g Ot fp G i 3 0| . 00! 01 .00 ‘The record therefore shows that five of the o men—Hines, Baroes, Peters, Andrus, ald McVey—take rank over the bighest of the Bostons in the percentage of base-hits to times at bat. As far as getting runs is concerned, the Chicagos are also greatly ahead, Barnes leading with 23, followed by White with 16, Hines with 183, and Peters and Anson each with 11. Wright, of the Bostons, comes next with a total of 9. FIELDING RECORD CHICAGO-BOSTON BERIZS. EMIEEER E188 |§(8813|8s S L3s | & §; S/S8 PLATERS. HEIHERIRE] = LT 8| s la 2 Q Chicago. Addy. 14 Bielaski . . 6 Spaiding.. o] 8 i 21 0o BR Bruoowson L) o ) 0 6| 1 = Bawo o 3] 5| 6| 8| 8 ;8] | 9| 1| .20 61.2012 16] 2.28; 81.1418.2, 30| 3.0028 2.80,18/1.80 THE CHAMPIONSHIP. The withdrawal of the Athletic Club from the cunant race, and the still later break-up of the (utuals, narrows tho lines of the championship coutest very much, and enables the reader to see at a glance the full status of every club in the lists. The following table shows the rela- tions of the clubs to each other: - =] NER g EETH § HEH cLuzs, S IR K B EIE E 5 B3 of 4 4 9(10; 36 6..| 5| G| 7| 28 41 3.. 7l 6/ 26 1|4 4| 8| 19 Louisville. I 4 | 8 18 Cincinnati. 4 2 + A summary of the above table shows the relative standing of the clubs to be as follows: Glubs. Played, Won, Lost, Zoplay. Chicago. 48 36 12 2 St. Louis 5 28 17 5 Wsrtford 39 26 13 1 Boston, 12 19 23 8 Louisvilie. 40 18 28 4 Cincinnati, i 5 30 [ This leaves the Chicazos to play only two games, both with the Hartfords. "Assuming, for purposes of comparison, that Hartford wins both, it will then be possible for the latter to secure the championship by winning nine games more in successior. Todo this they must, af- ter beating the Chicagos twice, win two games from St. Louis, two from Louisville, three from Cincinnati, and two from Boston. This looks almost impossible. On the other hand, if Chicago wins one i‘me from Hartford, it there- by secures the championsbip. St. Louis is now out of the calculation for first place, and worse off than before as to second. The Browns can easily win the second place, however, by de- feating the Hartfords in the next two games. The defection of the Mutusls gives the Louis- villes another show at Boston for fourthlgkwe. This same burst-up bas had the effect of lifting the Cincipnati nine up to sixth place, which is a trifie better than it expected. % THE MUTUALS. The base-ball business in America will neyer flourish until the principle of the survival of the fitest, s carried out, and the weak, unhealthy, and corrupt clubs are cut ofl and cut up root an branch. The National Association wus a rotten organization, and its end was a good thing for the game as an exhibition. The League put new life and vigor into the business, and its constitu- tion and code of rales, while providing for exact justice, were evidently framed with the idea 1hat failure to keep engagements was not to be covered up with an apology or a letter full of excuses. When, o few days ago, Tng TRIBUNE publishied a letter from the Athietic Club man- agement, to the effect that they had made u}; their minds to cheat tue Western clubs out of their return games, it was noted, as a matter of course, that the club, by its action, broke its contract with the League, and was by its own action cxpelled and ousted. At that time THE TRIBUNE believed that it would not be called upon to note the decease of another club this year, and that every other organization would THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER PAGES outall 11s games. In thi§ it has been griev- iously disappointed, and now has to nnug.lrxlnee that the Mutnal Club of Brooklyn is ‘ busted Yide open,” end will not come West again. The peculiar constitution of the Mutual Club, and its extraordinary action in the circum. :!:;Lcu in which it hus been placed, demand a During last week M. Cammeyer, proprietor of the E{uzmfls, wrote to Mr. W. A" Bulbers, President of the Chicago Club, 8aying that un- fortunate results of business enterprises had placed him in such a condition that he could nhot bring his club West again this year. The impression conveyed to Mr. Hulbert Ly the letter was that Mr. Cammeyer was not finan- clally able to take the risk of a two- weeks? trép without some sort of certainty that be would come out on the right side of the ledger. Thus thinking, Mr. Hulbert wrote to Mr." Fowle, active man of the St. Louis Club, and, after stating the case of Mr. Cammeyer, offered to join the 8t. Louis Club in guarantec- ing Mr. Cammeyer $400 for his share of two gawmes in Chicago, and $400 more for his share of three games in St. Louis, and, more than that, to arrange that he could play them all in one’ weelc ~ Both - thess. very Noeral offers were at once telegraphed to Mr. Cammeyer; but. he yesterday replied, It is impossible.”” 'This is of coursean annonncement that the Mutual Club will go out of existence as = member of the League, and that its games will all be thrown out of the chnmEionship record. Inas- much as a franchise in the League is a valuable property, and the Mutual Club could have kept its membership if it had chosen, it is worth while to look as far as possible into the motive which animated the action of Mr. Cam- weyer. The statement that the Mutual Club might have come West and filled all its en- gagements if {t had chosen, is not a guess, but the result of figures. The $300 which Chicagro and St. Loufs guaranteed Mr. Cammeyer would bave fully paid all bis expenses on the trip, to say nothing of what he would have gotten in Louisville and Cincinnati. It cannot be, there- fore, that lak of money is the only reason why Mr. Cammeyer refuses to keep his pledacs. . A look at the championship record of games played may explain something of the reasons ‘which would move the Hartford Club to werk in every way they could to retire the Mutnals and throw out their games. The Hartfords had lost four gnmes to the Mutuals, and won only three, while St. Louis and Chicago had won six and seven respectively, and lost one each. Be- fore the recent Eustern trip a person figuring os the Hartfords would could have easily shown that they would lead Chicago if the Mutual games were thrown out, and, inany event, could not lose second place, then as now held by St. Louts. Add to this that Cammeyer has engaged 1o men for next year, and yet proposes to have & nine on his grounds, and that it is settled almost beyond a doubt thut the men cngaged by Mr. Bulkeley will play next year in Brook- lg\ and you have an inkling of the state of things which have induced the usually trust- worthy Cammegyer to break his word. There is in every feature of the break-up quite reason enough to accuse the Hartfords of being at the bottom of the affair. Hints of the plans for next year have been all the season scattered through the Clipper, and thet sheet has nearly every week expressed its desire, hope, and ex- pectation that the old Atlanties would be reor- ganized with Fergusonat the head. This would mean, of course, the transfer of the present Hartford team. It is quite impossible that Cammeyer should have refused to make a trip under such offers as Messrs. Hulhert and Fowle made him unless he could make more money_ by staying away. Perbaps we shall some day come to know how much Bulkeley paid to get' those four games ngainst him thrown out. The scheme which {s here re- ferred to seems to have been put up some.time ago, and before the Hartfords lost three games out of four to St. Lovis and Chicago. It was thena hopeful project; now it can only suc- cced by a miracle. THE ETRICS OF SWINDLING. The general public do pot perhaps under- stand the results of the Athletic and Mutual refusal to end their scries as well as they might. It is nothing more nor less than swindling, The present case iljustrates it per- fectly: The four Western clubs traveled all through the East, taking one-third of each game’s receipts, and finding it marvelously poor picking. When they returned howme and made ready to play the gRines where they could Thope to receive some fncome to pay _expenses, the collapsed clubs calmly refused to give them s chance, and thus swindled ecach club out of $1,000, or thereabouts. Thercfore, when the Philadelphia Jtem speaks of forfeiting games as an_casy way out of the difficulty, it only brazens out a confidence game. If the Athlefics want to “forfeit ™ their games, let them send & draft for $500 to each of the Western clubs. The following article from the Courier~iournal, but robsbly’ written by Charles E. Chase, Vice- brcs]!]dent of the Louisville Club, is not a bit too arsh: For several years past the Athletic Club, viewed through fts managers, has acted the part of a per- sistent blood-sucker ind unscrupulous scalawag to ity professional brethren, most particalarly to those out here in the West. The management of tho club has been noted for doing innumerable dirty things, and .the present season will close without their usnal record being departed from. Long be- fore the Western clabs started on their second Eastern tour the Athletic management knew full well that the Athietic Club could not pos- sihly make good the obligations arising from a eeriva of games in Philadelphia between the home club und the Western representatives, the obligations being a return series of two mes with the Western clubs at their respective omes. Notwithetanding this, the Athletic man- agement keep the desperate condition in the affairs of their cluba profound secret from Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Louisville, uutil the clubs* representatives of those cities have very nearly carried ont their part of the programme to the let- ter, and then the following statement, penned to Mr. Hujbert, of the Chicago Club, followed by others of like fmport to those at the head of the re- maining Western clubs: . . . The above specimen of silky-fineness amounts to just this: The Athletic Club, after liternlly obtaining money under false pretenses from the Western organizations, has the sublime cheek to snlvpouc they will be so green as to again play right into their clutches, and bite more greedily at the bait than before. But what object had Mr. Thompson in offering the Western clubs two-thirds of the reccipts tostay in Philadel- phia and finish the serics of ten games with the home club, when the remaining one-third would amount to' almost nothing? Simply this: The Athletic Club hos contracts for next scason with everal of thefr best players of this soa- son, mnotably with Battin and Bradley, of the St. Louis Browns. With such players as they have engaged, Philadelphia expects to carry off the l:hnmrlionshig pennant of 1877. But the finances of the club will not permit of another Western trip by the Athiletics, and, if that Western trip is not forthcoming, theirgames won and lost are thrown out of the League record, the club itself is pitched overboard, and the contracts with players for mext year amountto nanght. If the club can only ‘manage to worry through the scason,® fulflling its quota of games as_ proscribed by the Leigue qules, then those players ~alrcady engaged for mext year will be kept well in hand.~ To sccomplizh ihie, o call hae been made on the Western clubs to kindly stay in Philadelphia, complete the 10 games with the Athletics, lose money on every gume layed there, and when everything is finished eatis- actorlly to Mr. G. . Thompeon and the rest of them, to be thanked by such remarks, which, if not expressed ovenly, are thought very nl.mngllly, ‘‘to the devil with you and your ciubs.” Ar. Hulbert has seca the little game and very prompt- 1y rejected the proposition as far as_the Chicago Club is concerned. ~ The rest of the Western clubs will do the same, and therc the matter rests. Before the League was formed, in sketchin, the outline of the scheme, Tz TRIBUNE adde 0s @ necessary provision to secure the carrying out of engugenients, that cach club dcposit & round sum—say $2,000—as forfeit in case they failed to keep their games. It respectfully re- news the proposition for next year, and woald not, if it could help it, have any club in the League that could not comply. THE B. B. ENTHUSIAST. To the Editor of The Tribune. CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—I went to see the Boston- Chicago game on FridnJ' in company with 2 rather’ unenthusiastic individual. He s, how- ever, a lover of the national game, and takes a philosophical interest therein, as, being a de- voted ipember of the Philosophical Soclety, heisin duty bound to do. While the boys were lndulging in the usual preliminary practicc, the philosopher remarked to' me: ‘“Most of those base-ball goers get too enthusiastic to thoroughly enjoy the game. They take sides {rom the start, and can't appreciate the fine playsof the other side.”” After the game commenced, the philosopher kept the even balance of his mind pretty well, until the umpire ruled Anson out at second, al- though the big man, who was running for Hines, had made o clean, clear steal. Whereupon 4 decided * Not out”’ from the philosopher made the welkin ring—followed by somcthing that sounded very much like * Shoot the umpire! He then secmed a little ashamed of himself, and kept quiet until the Bostons had scored their seventh run at the end of the third inning; then remarking, “I would likejust once tosee agame pulled out of the fire,” looked with_ expectant attention ”’ at each man of the Whites as he ‘went to the pat in the fourth inning; sighed at Peters’ out; eted White’s sharp drive with a. yell; salated Hines' safe hit with a lusty cheer; showed remarkable vocal power over Glenn's single and White's score; and, when Bob Addy got first on a close scrateh, and let Hines in, T actually began to fear for the philosopher’s lungs. T'hen, when Barnes sf.upficd to the ‘bat, with three men ou bascs, the philosopher hoarsely uttered, #I'd miss three of the best lectures of our next course to sce Barnes make a three-bag hit.” And, when Barnes flew out, letting Spalding in, the philosopher consoled himselt with the fally and by quoting Nemo omnibus horis sapit (nobody can make Lase hits all the time). But I renounce describing his l go throvgh its sedson successfully, and play | enthusisam when Glenn and Addy added two | for the Sixteenth Infantry, at Huntsville, Ala, Tmore runs in the same inning, and came within one of tying the score. can’t sdequately degxir.l how be cheered, inthe fifth inning, when White tied the score; how he yelled wEe:i the Chaplain took O'Rourke’s foul tip and foul bound; how he whooped and clapped nis hands when the hard-working Addy took difficult flies; how he wildly applauded “when the same individual made his two clean, Erotesque steals of second, and especially when he brought in a run each time, giving the Whites a lead; how be Beld his breath 'and_quivered with expectatfon on the several oceasions when the game trem- bled in the balance; and how a triumphant shout that surpassed Bis previous efforts rang on the air when Spalding, in the last inning, Yictoriously closed the game by capturing Schafer’s fly. At the close of the game, the &hflosopher’s face was flushed to the roots of s hair, and his pulse must have been beating at 110. To own \lr, I was a little too much ex- cited myself to rally him on his enthusiasm. What Is ‘there, anyway, in base-ball to excite people so? C. Mgl ANNOUNCEMENTS, The Louisville Directors have engaged their new man, Holbert, for 1877. The Louisville and Boston Clubs play an ex- ‘hibition game at Indianapolis Oct. 3. The Chicagos have played fn all, amateur games addckz?,gwl games this season. H Devlin came out in a fiery card fn a Philadel- Dhia paper because he was accused of selling the game. Scems as if it was better to let a man’s reputation talk for him, The Bostons leave here Monday evening for Indianapolis, where they play Tuesday. Thence they go to Cincinnati, and by way of Louisville to 8f. Louis, where they end their Western trip. Their games in Cincinnati will be on Wednesday and Thursday next, and in Louls- ville the Saturday and Monday following. ‘The only cnvfiemenm reported this week are Charles C. Waltt by the Chicagos and a very young man by John P. Peters, of the White Stockings. The latter is at present with Mrs. Peters tralning on a light and strengthening diet. Peters will train him this winter, though he probably will not take the field next season. To-morrow the Boston Reds of last year will meet Capt. Auson’s picked nine to try over again the issue begun in Boston last Monday, when Capt. Anson won cleverly by a score of 15t09. He will have a strong team out, and the game will probably be as interesting as any played this year. It will be for the benefit of the Half-Orphan Asylum, the proceeds to go to that worthy institution. The default of the Athletic and Muatual Clubs has left the Chicago people with only 1o more games in this city this year. They will be pl::iyed Tuesday and Wednesdn{ of this week, and will probably be more largely attended thun almost any others of the seuson, inasmuch as they will be between the two best clubs in the arena, and will probably decide the champion- ship of the year. They will commence at 3:15, —half an hiour carlier than formerly. SpeBACINE 1N ECSTACIES, clal Dispatch to The Tribune. Racivg, Wis., Sept. 23.—Oue of the most brilliant and exciting games of base-ball on rec- ord in this sectfon of the country was played on the new grounds of the Athlefics, in this city, between the West Ends, of Milwaukee, and the former club. A large and fashionable audience was on the grounds, composed fn a_great meas- ure of a number of ludies and gentlemen from our northern suburbs, and the wealth and beauty of our own ciig were liberally represented. Time was called at 3:80 p. m., with the West Ends at the wat. At the close of the third inning the game stood three to nothing in favor of the visitors, and the u({mgathlzcrs of the home club felt ex- tremely dejected. However, the Athletics pull- ed down their vests and braced up bravely, whitewashing the West Ends the 1emaining sit innings, and scoring six runs. When the first half of the ninth juning was concluded, result- ing in a beautiful whitewash, the cheering was terrific. Erving, the genial President of the de- feated club, crushed his beaver into a pulpy mass, into which he ghed bitter tears, while Eu crooned: ** This world is ali a fleeting show To man’s delusion given.™ 01d gray-haired men turned somersaults, and hollored until they were black in the face. The only unpleasant feature of the game was a Little uncalled-for * kicking * on the part of the West Ends at a very just dedsion of the um- Bire, # position that was vety ably flled by Mr. harles Reed, of Racine College. " The playing of Fulforth on third basc, Thiers as catcher, and Messrs. Martin, Mitchell, and Kershaw was simgly perfection.’ A long, ruuning 1y taken by tne left fielder was a_beautiful “exhibition. Qur citizens are chock full of happiness and cn- thusiam, and the stand of colors from the beau- ties of our goodly city is now assured. THE TURF. LOUISVILLB. LoUSvILLE, Ky., Sept. 23.—Unusually fine sport and a large attendance were the features of to-duy’s events at the Louisville Jockey Club races. The first race, Woodburn stake, dash 13{ miles, for 3-year-old fillies, had three starters, —T. B. Harper’s ch. f. Neicy Hale, and gr. Very Fine, and Keen Richard’s Clemmic G. The Harper entries were the favorite, but failed 1o show up in the race, Clemmie G, winning, with Neley Hale sccond, and Very Fine third, in 8:08. The second race, Assoclation purse, $400, mile heats, threein five, had two starters, Fair Play and Pheebe Mayflower. The first-named was the favorite. The first and second heats were won by Mayflower, the next by Fair Play. This race was very prettily run, its long dura- tion causin cat interest and excitement. Time, 1: 5033, 1245, 1: 47, 1351, 1:493. The third race was for the Post_ stake, all ages,fdash three miles. Tenbroeck and Add were the contestants. The horses got off well together, running two miles side by side as if in_a team. Inthclast mile Tenbroeck led Add soveral lengtns, winning the stake in_the remarkably small time of 5:26}¢, & .sccond and a quarter faster than the time of Norfolk at San Francis- co in 1865, which has been, until now, the fastest on record. Tenbroeck was to have continued on the fourth mile in a run against Lexington’s famous record of 7:193{, but Old Harper, his ownes, fustructed the jockey to make only 38 miles on account of the wet track. The rider had nearly two minutes to make the lust mile and equal the time of Lexington, which he could have beaten with ease. Add’s time was one-quarter second faster than Norfolk's. The last race wns for the Association purse, $300, dash two miles. Grit, Emma C., Russ, and Butler started, Emma winning after a close race, with Grit sccond. ‘Time, azéx. The favorites won in all but the first race. LouisviLLe,Sept. 23.—Tenbroeck having made the fastest three miles on record with ease to- day will race on Wednesdny against Fellow- craft’s time. Mr. Tenbroeck is expected to con- duct the race, 8s he did with Lexington. THE TRIGGER. EVANSTON GUN-CLUB SHOOT. Quite a crowd assembled on the praire yos- terday afternoon to witness a match for the ¢ oval medal * of the Evanston Club, hitherto held by George Franklin, between Messrs. Franklin and Stafford. The match was at 15 birds, single rises, 21 yards, H and T traps. The following is the score: 2111001110001111~10 2111100101111101-11 This was followed by a sweepstakes, five birds, 21 yards, with the following entries and score: 008 (Taylor......1111115 00 2| DeCoudres.. 111003 114/ Young. 111104 131 5| Reed, 1111135 The ties were then shot off at 36 yards. Staf- ford and_Reed brought. down three each, and divided the first prize, Taylor getting but two. Edwards and Young divided the second money without shooting off. Blivens and DeCoudres shot for third money, the former getting three birds straight, the latter two. This ended the regular sport, but considerable funwashad outof the fact that the fayorite took third mopey only. Two professionals (Kalamazoo Frank and Columbia John) made several desperate attempts to hit a wounded bird in the grass, to the great editication of the spectators. Altogetherthe afternoon’s sport was a decided success. . SCATTERING. The Post learns that an cffort will be made to get the teams that shot at Creedmoor to come and shoot on the range of the Dearborn Club. 1t is said that some $500 has been pledged, but the prospect for the remaining $3,000 deemed necessary Is 8 littleshaky. AQUATIC. EXPELLED. 8. Jomxs, N. B., Sept. 28.—Price and Fulton have been expelled from the Paris crew. Each charges the other with selling the race at Phila- delphia. - TROOPS FOR THE SOUTH. WaSHINGTON, D, C., Sept. 23.—The Superin- tendent of General Recruiting has been direct- ed to forward 300 recruits to the Department of the South, as follows: One hundrad and fifty for thic Sccond Infantry, at Atlanta; 50 for the Third Infantry, at Holly Springs, Miss., and 100 SECRET SOCIETIES. Meeting of the Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows. Reports of Progress---Election of Officers, Etc. Becent Decisions of the Supreme Chan- cellor X, of P, Washington’s Lodge-Room at Alexan~ dria, Va.---Masonic Notes. ODD-FELLOWSHIP. GRAND LODGE OF THE UNITED STATES. The regular annual communication of the Grand Lodge of the United States, I. 0. 0. F., was held during the last week in Musical Fund Hall, Pailadelphia, the sttendance of Repre- sentatives, Past Grand Representatives, and officers, and visiting brethren befng unusually full. Every jurisdiction was largely represented. The Grand officers were all present, viz.: M. J. Durham, of Kentucky, Grand Sire; John W. Stokes, of Pennsylvania, Deputy Grand Sire; James L. Ridgely, of Maryland, Grand. Secretary; Theodore A. Ross, of Maryland, Assistant Grand Secretary; Joshua Vansant, of Maryland, Grand Treasurer; the Rev. J. W. Venable, of Ken- tucky, Grand Chaplain; William H. Foulk, of Delaware, Grand Guardian; John W. Hudson, of Wisconsin, Grand Messenger. STATE OF THE ORDER. From the voluminous annual reports of the Grand officers a few extracts are made showing the condition of the Order at the present time. The Grand Bire reports the revenue of the Grand Lodge during the last year, including amount on hand Sept. 1, 1675, as $56,329.09, and the smount expended in the same time, $45,392.24, leaving a balance on hand of $11,- 436.85. The following summary is submitted: Number of Grand Lodges.... . Number of subordinate Lodges Grand Encampments. Subordinate Encampments Lodye initiations.. Lodge members. ... Encampment me; 'Total relief, Total reven: o The past year has upon many members who are dependent upon their dally tofl for s support. Many, being ont of cons‘ant employment, have beendropped for the non-payment of dues; yet the increase in membership and revenue in most of the States is really gratifying. NEW GRAND AND SUBORDINATE BODIES. During therecess warraats were issued forthe iostitution of the following-named bodics, under the immediate jurisdiction o the G. L. U. 8.: Grand Encampment of Arkansas; Grand Lodge of Dakota; Grand Lodge of Chili; Thomas Wildey Lod?e and_Avglo-American Encamp- London, Eng.; Cogquimbo_ Lodge, Coquimbo, _Chili; Afinn Lodge, Montreal, Quebec; Tishomingo Lodge, Tishomingo, Indian Territory; Harmony Lodge, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands; Seattle v, Seattle, Wash~ ington Territory; Paradise Lodge, Amsterdam, Holland; Fortschritt L (German), Lima, Peru; Chalaco Lodge, Callao, Peru; Lodge at Antofogusta, Bolivia’; Southern Watch Encamp-~ ment, Valparniso, Chili; Halifax Encampment, Halifax, N. 8.; Centennial Encampment, Santa Fe, N. 1. ; Florida Encampment, Jacksonville, Fla.; Idaho Encampment, Boise City, Idaho: Ezmen Star Encampment, Deer Lodge, Mon- 2. DECISIONS. The_following im%omun decisions were re- ported by the Grand Sire: 1. Itis improg:r for a Lodge to donate to an initiate a part of his ipitiation fee upon the ground that he had made a barzain with certain members of the Lodge, before sending in his petition, that he should have part of his initia- tion fee back. 2. That the law of 1870 in regard to suspen- sion of members for non-payment of dues and also for their reinstatement, repeals all former laws on that subject. 3. That an Indiau presenting a regular card, hnvln§ the password, passes an examination, should be permitted to visit a Lodze; the fault isin the Lodge which initiated him. 4. That the several jurisdictions of the several States have the right to determine whether the dcad can be buried by a committee of the Lodge or by the whole Lodge. - 5. That a Lodge cannot, In a body as a Lodge, attend the funeral offa deceased * Ancient Odd- Fellow " [one who has taken a withdrawal card and failed to reconnect himself with the Order), and conduct the services according to the ritual of the Order. 6. It is not illegal that members of a Lodge, by sppointment of the N. G., sball, when the Lodge is opened under the head of *the good of the Order,” deliver addresses or read essays on 0dd-Fellowship. 7. That the seal of a Lodre should only be used in transacting the legitimate business of the Lodge. NECROLOGY, The Grand 8ire aunounced the decease during the year of S. Ellsworth, Rep. of the Grand Lodge of Orezon; Gustav Leweck, Rep. of the Grand Encampment of New York; J.F. Alexan- der, Rep. of the Grand Encampment of Tllinois; T. Rodgers Johnson, Past_Grand Rep. of Cali- fornia; Henry F. Askew, Past Grand Rep. of Delaware; the Rev. A. Paul Repiton, Past Grand Rep. of North Caaolina; Solomon II. Lewyt, of Baltimore, Grand Guardian of the G. L. U. S. from 1851 to 1563 * THE ORDER’S FUTURE. In concluding his able report the Grand Sire says: Thave 1aid before you the statas and general condition of this nstitation, and the more {mpor- tant part now devolves upon you to legislate for it in the fatare. _As T have said before, Tt in the off= spring and growth of the nincteenth century. It has thns far, under the foslering care and protec~ tion of those who have preceded us in theee high places of trast and confidence, kept pace with the general growth and improvement of all which makes mankind bappicr and better, It has, and is doing much to amefiorate the condition of man, and ele- vate him in the scale of social existency beliese a still higher destiny awaits ture. To you and your successors is committed the foture” of this great institution. Guard and protect it well. Leading all other charitable in- atitutions in their efforts to better acquaint man with his fellow-man, and to make him wiser, bot- ter, and happier, may we not hope, when those who shall come after us to fill these high places and 10 participate in the Centennial of this Order, shall see it established in every civilized land, practic- ing the beautiful teachings of friendship, love, and trith. Then onme law shall bind all nations, kindred, and tongues, and that law sball be the iaw of universal love. GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT. Grand Secretary Ridfiely’s Teport presents & detailed statement of the status of the Order in the several jurisdictions, as furnished by the chiief clerica! officers thereof. The number of lodees in {llinofs Jan. 1, 1876, was 535, with a membership of 25,940 niumber of encampments, 172, with 5,220 members. Three translations of the ritual into the Span- ish language were reported to the Grand Lodge for examination. Duplicate charters, in place of those destroyed by fire, were furnished to the Grand Lodges of Alabams, Nevada, Lower Provinces B. N. A., and Grand Lodge and Grand Encampment of Maline. The Grand Secreta T. 8. to recoguize and recommends the G. L. encourage the spirit of comity, by the enactment of proper laws, to au- thorize thie interchange of ofiicial documents and friendly courtesies with all kindred benevo- Ml’i‘t insti!uliémj.ml e e a 'he appendex e gives the grand aggre- mato of thitiations, eteo in the ORles rROM 1830 To 187G Initiations. . Members relieved. Widowed families relieved. Members deceased. Taotal relief. , 386, 6 Total receipts . 80,065, 926,52 In view of these splendid results, the Grand Secretary fittingly observes: Lrejoice. my brethren, to offer yon slncers con- gratulations at the general prosperity which re- wards onr labors everywhere, whether at home or abroad. Odd-Followship continues its onward rogress, as an unfaltering minister to the ills of Rifes and'ss sympathizing friend of hamanity. It exerts the same_zeal and persistent toil in the moral and material aid of the needy and suffering as has been Its paramount oflice for more than half a ceatury. Its field of labor Is where men are struggling fin the bat- tle of life. There it strives to uplift the fallen, to champion humlnllfl. to be the trae friend of man, to be his gnide and hope, his refuge, shelter, and defense, There it ever has and will stand, Inviting the co-operation of kindred allies, oatil the divine spirit of fraternity which it pro- claims aball generally provail. Under this aplifted Dbanner have its forces been enlisted, organized, and. trained 10 service in every land where civilization dwells, Under this sign has it conquered its pres- ent unparalleled saccess, and will it continue to diffase its blessings smong men. NEW GRAND OFFICERS, The Grand ofticers elected for the cnsuing term of iwo years are: John W. Stokes, of Penosylvania, Grand Sire; John B. Harmon, of California, Deputy Grand Sire; James L. | Ridgely, of Maryiand, Grand éorzcspondin;; and Recording Secretary: Joshua Vansant, of Maryland, Graud Treasurer. 5 THE NEXT SESSION. it mined to hold its_next annual session in the City of Austin, Texas, in_accordance with a special invitation from the Grand Bodies of that Jurisdiction: but the votc was afterward recon- sidered, and Baltimore fixed upon as the next place of meeting. PAST OFFICERS AND REPRESENTATIVES. The Past Grand Representatives and officers of the Grand Lodge met for the purpose of ef- fecting a permanent organization for the benefit of the meinbers and to advauce the interests of the Order. After considerable discussion, the whole subject was referred to a special commit~ tee to report a plan and constitution at a future meeting. THE MANCHESTER UNTTY. This Order of Odd-Fellows has jts headquar~ ters in Manchester, England, and ‘its subordi- Dates are established in all parts of the Wworld. The American Order was an offshoot of the Manchester Unity, and in affiliation therewith until the year 1843, when it became independ- ent. The Manchester Unity has a total mem- bership of 503,015 in 4,08 Lodses, of which England has 3,122 Lodges and 416,120 members. MISCELLANEOUS. At the opening of the session of the Grand Lodge it was welcomed to the City of Brotherly Love by George F. Borie, Grand Master of Pennsylvania, and Graud Sire Durhsm made an almn:ent response. The Grand Lodge in a body, under escort, visited Independeace Hall and other historic Tocalities. The grand street parade of the Order on the 20th inst. was pronounced the most beantiful and imposing demonstration of the-kind during the Centennial, The historiographer announces that the his- tory of the first decade of American Odd-Fel- lowship i8 nearly completed. Relative to the decease of Grand Rep. Alex- ander, the Grand Secretary says: J. F. Alexander. Grand Representative of the Grand Encampment of Illinois at the time of his death, departed this life during the rccess. Bro. Alexander was well known in this Grand body by his very decided activity a3 a member, and by, bis clear and able views upon all important subjects which came under his judgment. He firat appeared on this floor in 1809, at the session in California, since which time he has been continuously a mem- Dber of this Graud body, and has been distinguished Dy his valuable service on important committees, and by his_zealous support of every measure cal- culated to advance the welfare of the Order. llinois reFDrts 71 Degrce Lodges of the Daughters of Rebekah, with an aggregate mem- bership of 2,920, of which number 1,601 are: males and 1,338 females. NEW ENCAMPMENT. A new encampment was started in Westville, Tod., recently, and Henry Vanzant was in Chi. cago last week and procured their outfit. ENIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. SUPREME LODGE LEGISLATION. The following circular, embracing an extract of the legislation at the recent meeting of the Supreme Lodge, has been issued by the Supreme Chancellor: 7o the Officers and Members of Grand and Subor- dinate Lodges. Knight of Pythias: The following querics were submitted to, and answered by the Supreme Lod; ** First—iTas not & Grand Lodgo the power to authorize & Subordinate Lodge in its jurisdiction to meet eemi-monthly until the privilege i< taken away from it A.—Subject for local legisla- on., ** Second—Tias a Grand Chancellor this power?” L—Ti local lezislation. ** Third—Is it not unlawful for a subordinate Todge, with the approval of the G. L. and G. C., to preacribe in ite by-laws that a member suspend- edfor other reasons than non-payment of daes. and deeiring reinstatement, shail not be admitted ex- cept upon application and ballot, the same as an applicant for initiation. and payment of the amount standing against him at the time of sus- pension; also, that such member 8o reinstated shall not become benefcial for six months after restora- ton?" A.—Subject for local legislation. ** Fourth—Cun a G. L. compel a subordinate loflEe o renew an expired withdrawal card, when its by-Tawe provide that such renewals can only be obtained npon 1 ballot, two black balls rejecting the spplicationr” 4 —% S Flrth—1s ft not lawfal for one member of a Lodge to be allowed to disclose to another member of the Lodge or Order the name of a brother who may speak or vote against a candidate for member- ship. _A.—Subjeot for local legislation. ] - Sizth—Docs the query onsuspension, page53L Journal 8, L. for 1872, and anawered on page 353, prohibit a Lodge by its by-laws, spproved hy the G. L. and G, C., from declaring that a member owing for funera] assessments, fines, ete., an amount equal to one year's dues, is linble 10 sus- pension? This is answercd by the sixth decision of the S. C. as follows: ‘‘Can fines snd assess- ments be added to dues, to work a forfeiture of ‘membership or benefita befure the time specified in the Iaws of the Supreme, Grand. or Subordinate Lodgesr” A.—No. This decision was approved by the S. L. at the recent session. INBURANCE, RELIEF, OR XORTUARY FUND. The Committee on Law and Supervision reported a8 follows (copying only the resolutions adopted): **In accordance with the views expressed in the report of the Committee on Law and Supervision, we offer the ffl"owln%: “‘Resolred, That it 1s fllegal to provide by gen- cral compulsory assessments on all members of the Order in a Grand Jurisdiction for an * Insurance,’ * Reliet.” or * Mortuary Fund,” in the natore of an insarance on lives. *‘Resolved, That the * Mortnary Benefit * laws of the Grand Jurisdiction of 1llinois are illecal. *‘Resolved, That the Constitution of the Minne- =ota K. of P. Widow and Orphan’s Relief Fund be not approved. ™ The Constitation for K. of P. Benovolent Asso- ciations, submitted at the sesgion of 1875 from Al- abama, ‘was not approved. The Commitieagre- ported, ** inexpedient to adopt by the S. L. DECISIONS OF THR SUPREME CHANGELLOR approved by the Supreme Lodze: ¥ ' First—A. C. C. may reqguire a visiting member presenting an order for the S. A. P. W. to show a re- ceipt for dues before instructing him in the word. A uceiX} should alwags acconipany an order for <the S, A. P. W. Only the ofllcial receipt can be recognized as legal." ¢+Jecond—A ballot for a candidare for member- ship shonld be inspected by the V. C., and the re- sult announced by the C. C.” On the third decision the Committhe submitted the following resolutions. which were adopted: ** Resolzed, That withdrawal cards be consider- ed good until revoked or deposited, and that all Tegislation inconsiatent herewith be repealed. ** Resolved, That the rank of a brother to whom a withdrawal card is issued shall be stuted in the card, and that the form of the card be altered to conform to this legislation.™ Inasmuch as many withdrawal cardsare how held by G. Ks. of R. &S., we nuggest that they in- dorse the above two resolutions upon the back of them before sending them to the subordinate lodges. TheS. K. of R. &S. will do the same with all now in his hands, and when others are rrinud they will be made to conform to the above Qgisllfl-ifllb * Fourth—A brother holding a withdrawnl card 1n force applies to a Lodge for membership by said card and is rejected. How soon lml‘y he make ap- lication again® A.—He may apply to any other odge, or in absence of any local law, to the sune Lodge at any time. The fifth decision was not approved. ** Sizth—Can fines and assessments be added to dues. to work a forfeiture of membership or bene- fits, before the time specitied in the lawsof the Su- preine, Grand, or Subordinate Lodgest™ A.—No. ++ Sepenth—Can any Lodse make A law exempting all new members {rom Joymene of dues for six months after being enrolled as Kmights?* A.—No. MISCELLANEOUS. There arc 99,593 Knights in the United States. Thirty-one Lodges were represented at the re- cont meeting of the Grand Ludge of Kentucky. 3" Order in that State {s in & prosperous con- ition. Artbur, No. 31, of Rockford, entertained Corinthian, No. 63, of Sterling, fn & * right roy- al” manner, Wednesday evening, giving them an excursion on the Rock River und a banquet. MASONIC. ‘WASIHINGTON’S LODGE-RGOM. ‘The annexed description of the lodge-room in which Washington acted as Grand Master is taken from the Washingtoa Chronile: In the west wing of the new market cdifice is an institution in which all of the local population Justly pride themyelves. This ls the old Washing- ton Lodge, No. 39, F. A. M., presided over by George Washington himself, in whose honor it was named. Subscquently, huwever, the cession of Alexandria to the District rendered necesrary a change in the title, and the old Masonic branch was rechristened as the Alexandris-Washington Lodg 20 The first lodge-room—there are two- called, I feel tempted to hazsrd, the Blue Chamber. The carpet in this long, spacious apart- ment, the curtsins, the furniture-nish, every- thing, is blue; and the sun-rays, piercing those many shades, all closed, have the cflect of dashing the entire room with bluish air, ot once novel and impreseive. Here is the chair of state that was occupied 80 often by Washington as the Grand Master of the lodge, and still retained In use; 2so, the gavel with which he ruled procecdings in the ‘‘inner temple”; also, the two *‘lesser lights, " belonging, of course, to the lodge, and carried in the funeral procession that_escarted the remains of the first President to their last resting- place. Washington's chamber clock i here. Itis 2 carions plece of mechanism, wronghtby ** Georse Medh don, ” and has ita pendulum hung in till retained in Jts olden condition, the hands yet point at the hoar of Washington's death—20 minutes after 10 o'clock, on the evenn; of Dec. 14, 17992 There {s also & painting of Washinzton, execated in 1794, by order of his lodge; also, a painting of the Marquis de Lafa- yette, execated when he was only 22 years of age, and presented to Washington also, the lodge chur- ter, dated 1788, and the pictures of the members who constitated the lodge fn 1804, all grouped in one frame. In tWo cases arc a picte of Wuahing- ton's cofin and coffin-cloth; boot-strap or garter; jcce of Braudock's coal, worn at the time of Bis® deathrs - Washington's | wedding - glovees picce of Bis tent at Yorktown; stick of scaling-wax fonnd in his escritoire, and last used by bim; o box made of the wood of Shak- spexre’s famous mulberry-tree; Washington's pen- By a majority of one, the Grand Lodge deter knife, given him by his mother when ha was 19 fe!rs of age, and kept until_he was 56; a cupping mlrnment'balnrfmg to Washington; his feld- Compass: his- fleld-apurs; Masonic n‘rmn, worked by Mre. Gen. Lafayette and presented to Wsshing- 10, . % boom of the kind fashion- able at the of inauguration in 1780: an Indian _toma- Bawk of stone, found on the hills surronnding the Kanawha River; copy of 2 printed invitation_ 2ad plate found in Wal n's effects; the rizht- and glove worn by Washington while in moarn~ ing for his mother: Washington's pruning-knifs; 3 Dutton from the coat wor by the Father of his Country at his firat inansuration: medal of Wash- fugton, presented to him by D. Eccleston Lancas- tery Ean. the founderaof froo echools \n Eagland; silver dollar o ), and a piece of the raalt that received Washington's romatas, H. 5. Pond, 3 des. Odenis . Pond, leg., Oriental Conistory, is quite ill and confined to his honse. . Thad T. Jones, of McGregor, Ia, an sctive worker in the Masonic bodies of that State, is in tfiha city with a view of engaging in business ere. The A. and A. Scotish Rite Masons of Peoria, have ordered of & firm of this city 25 full 32 deg. uniforms, which will cost $90 each. The Peoria Consfstory is in excellent shape, and hss some of the best men in that city in {ts membership. ——— HELL-GATE. Preparations for the Grand Blow-Out. New Yomg, Sept. 28.—General Newton has Ppublished a reply to the Communication of the Sabbath Committce. He says: “I was well aware of the serious objection to appointisg Sunday as the day of firing the mine at Hell- Gate, but necessity which I considered urgent compelled the step. Neither myaelf nor any of oy subordinates would take the responsibility on account of the certain probable consequence of delaying the explosion one day after all is ready, and this alone should prevent our action befng considered by any one as a desecration of the Lord’s day.” The General will leave this city to-morrow morning for Hallett's Point reef, where he will remain ap hour or 50 to arrange the last prelim- inaries. Afterwards he will repair- to the resi- dence of a gentleman below Pot Rock Cave, from the grounds of which wires connect with the mine. He will be joined by several distin- guished officers and oneor two friends. No others will be allowed to come within-the in- closure, under any circumstances. One thousand fnvitations have been_issued. The holders of these wiil be conveyed to the scene by four steaniers, which will ‘be assigned eligible positions beyond the safety line. ter dark this evening the inmates of the House of the Good Shepherd, at the foot of Eighty-ninth strect, East River, will be remov~ ed. The building is on the ledge of rock which is a continuation of the reef to loded. A large force of police will 2o to Warner aud Blackwell’s Island, to assist the regular keepers in their care of the lunatics, prisoners, and others in the numerous county buildings. The police, in force, will also be distributed along the East River, from which a view of Hallett's Point may be had, to keep away the sight-seers. Maay visitors braved the storm yesterday to Iook for the last time at the excavation, nota few of them being ladies, who walked with per~ fect coolnesa over a mine of 50,000 poundgcol the most destructive of known explosives. At 10:10 last evening the wires were con- nected and taken iuto the bomb-proof. The shaft was then entirely clearcd of debris, and the workmen ascended “the stairs for the last time. When the miners reached the ground above, three times three cheers were given for Gen. Newton, Capt. Mereur, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Striedengee, and a successful blast. At 10:20 dispatches were sent to Washington stating that the work had been completed. At midnight Capt. Mercur ordered the gate of the syphon to be opened, and Barmey Boyle turned the valve. The water howled through the iron pipe, resounding throush the gallcries with the roar of Nisgara.” The work has been successfully completed without accident, and all that remains is for a gentle inundation of the excavation. The lunatics who occupy the asylum building on Ward’s Tsland will be kept in the open airon Sunday afternoon. From Ward's Island the clvic anthoritles will view the explosion. ——————— BRITISH COLUMBIA. Sax Fraxcisco, Cal., Sept.23.—A Victoria dispatch says: *The initial stake of the Esqui- malt Dry-Dock was driven yesterday by the Governor-General With grest ceremony and pomp.” A large public meeting was held last night, and the following resolutions were passed unan- imously: ' That, in case the Dominion Government persists in ignoring the Carnavon settlement of the raitway obligation of the Dominion to Lritish Columbia, it i8 the request of this meeting that our representa- tives in the Provincial Parlfament uball, ot the pest session, record their votes for a scparatiou of Brit- ish Columbia from the Dominfon. To-day the Governor-Genersl was waited upon e‘f a delegation of citizens, whom he ad- dressed for four hours and a «uarter on rail- way matters. He said that I did not regard the ery for a separation as suious, and said that {f the island wished to leave the Dominlon it would not be prevented; but he warned the people that the mainland would not follow it out of the Unfon. He said that if the island were to secede, it would lose the Capitol, the railway, the Custom-House, the Post-Otlice, and its frec institutions, and that it would sinls to the position of a crown colony. The neople are much disappointed at the resalt of the in- terview, — The Governor-General safls to-day on the Amethyst for San Franclsco. ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT. OTTaWa, IlL, Sept.23.—The Supreme Court met at 9 o’clock 'this morning, with aill the Judges preseut. The following proceedings were bad : RENEARING DOCKET—MOTIONS DISPOSED OF. 20. Gerard va. Gatenn; molion to dissolve the injunction overrnled and points reserved to the finul henring of the case. »5; Giles cval. vs. Harmon et sl ; rehearing de- nied. 54 Samuel va. Agnew; same order. G3. Clanssén, Imp., vs. Schoewoann et al; s2me. 69. Berdel va. Rerdel; same. CIV1L. DOCKET—MOTIONS DISPOSED OF. 158. Wadhams et al. va.- Gay; motion reserved to the final hearing of the case. 332 Wells et al. vs. Lilly; cross motlon al- Towed and leave given to procure aud Ale un amend- ed record. 1y 170, 8 NEW MOTIONS—CIVIL DOCKRT. County; motion by the defendant in error 1o dia- misn the cause; suggestions aguinst by the piainti® in error. 116. Beers etal. vs. The People ex rel. Miller; motion for leave to file briefs allowed. 120. Lrislin va. Same; sama motion and sama order. Tocket et al. vs. Ralley; motion to dlsmins for nanfcient appes! bond. S ; ter vs.. Keminsky; sppeal isyed with 3 per cent damages. P! 742. Bebrings et al va. Potsch; same motion and eame order. 736, The People ex rel. va Evans; modan to advance on the dockat. 737 Carver va. The People ex. rel.§ mame mo- 0D W. H. SMITH will be admitted on foreign license, CALL OF THR DOCKET. 1i0L Loomis ra. The People cx. rel. Rumsey to abide the decislon fn No. 94 (Martin va. Same), 2ad taken with that number, o 102 Derby vs. Same; same. Hansbrough va. Same: sama, 10&. Walker va. Same; same, Rankin vs, Ssme same. Littlewood va. Same: eame, Erandt va. Same; same. . Prout ve. Same; sam, 12 . Hoxie va. Same; same. Race va. Same; same. 1o Brown vs, Same; eame. eers et al. va. e People e: . argued by Robey, and tal i 117. Walker et al. va. Same; to ablde the decis- fon in No. 116, and taken with that number. 118, Tyler etal vs, Same: same. 119. Gaytes va. Same; same. 1a20- Belalin va."Same; argaed by Robey, and en. 5 The call will commence at No. 121 next Mone ay. _ ADIOURNMENT. The Court adjourued to 2 o’clock next Mon- day afternoon. THE METHODISTS, Bpecial Dispatch w0 The Tribune. JACKSONVILLE, 1L, Sept. 23.—The ministers of the Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Clurch South, now in this city, will occupy ths pulpits of our leading churches to-morrow. The session of the Conference to-day was mads very interesting on the introduction and adoption of resolutions approving the work of the Commis- sion of the Methodist Episcopal Church and tha Methodist Episcopal Church South, providing for perfect frate; Ey between the two organiza- tions. Pleasant and able speeches were made by members of this Conference and Yisiting ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. "fll: Conference will probably adjourn @a Mow-