Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 12, 1876, Page 7

PASTIMES. Brightening Prospects for the T,ouisville Club. A Few Base-Ball “Loga- rithms.” proposed \Changes in the Rules Considered. " What the Owner of Ten Broeck Thinks, Etec. O'Leary’s Five Hundred Mile Walk in England. Tho Garnier-Dion Bilkard Matche-- Other Sporting Items. BASE-BALL= GOSSIP FROM LOUISVILLE. &pecial Correspondence of The Tribune. LouisvILLE, Nov. 10.—The members of the Louisville nine, with the exception of Hague, Chapman, and Gerhardt, bave gone to their homes, some to remain there uatil next March, when they will return here and open the sea- gon, and others to seek glory elsewhere. Of those whose brilllant deeds must be accom- plished under the eyes of other audiences than those of Louisville, Fulmer, Allison, Hastings, and Somerville compose the entire delega- tion. The gentlemen who bope to arow great —in the base-ball world—by remaining in the Kentucky metropolis are James Devlin, Charles Soyder, liam Hague; Joseph Gerharcllt_, and st 35 well as lesst,—in size, not ability,— Johnnie Ryan. It will be scen that but five Jlarers are roengaged. In addition to these, the fast-Becoming-ponderous Chapman—or, to be particular, Jack Chapman, or J. C. Chapman, Esq.—has kindly consented to remain here and manage the nine. Chapman will hardly play, 1he Dircctors choosing rather to place the management entirely in his hands than to use him as a fielder. In addition to Chapman snd the othiers whose names have been stated, Nidiols, of thelate Mutuals, will play short- stop vice Fulmer. Besides him, threc others sre to be secured. The Dircctors are in no hurry sbout securing their men. They \rfsh first-class players, of quiet disposition, and with 1his view are now negotiating with several good men, Hall among them. In conversation with a member of the Board of Digectors, I learned that Somerville had Deen released from his engagement. His play- ingin the latter part of the scason Wwas most miserable, especially after his engagement for pext season. His release is certainly an excel- Jeat evidence of the fact that the Directors really do intend to run their club in a better fnanner in 1877. Concerning the coming season, he President of the Louisvilte Club toid me ihat the home nine should Le operated very difierently from last year. The Dircctors were at first, inexperienced. They now have gained many valuable points ss to players and playing, ard propose to make good use of them in 1t Theg):reumry consists of wealtliy and substal {ial aitizens, and they say if money, determina- tion,pluck, and good management % for aught, Louisville will have a first-class club. The gen- tlemen all say success shall be theirs in the coming scason, and _that it may is the sincere wish of all Kentuckiaus. The late trouble in regard to money due the plavers hus all been settfed. It need mnever to Lavecxisted. The mauugement informed the micn that every dollar due them would be paid. . The players all koew that the prom- jse came from a source perfect- Iy relfable, and all were _ coutent 10 wait, except Devlin, Fulmer, and_Somer- ville. The rumorcd offer from St. Louis of §3,000 had much to do with disturbing the gpirit, of Devlin’s—high tcmper. Fulmer— CGucer Charles, as they eall_Lim—growled from the moment he was deposed s Captain, Som- crville was the third kicler. The thing was habitual with Handsome Eddie. I once beard Hlarry Wright say of Lim that, while riding on 2 railway train, after growling about people, layers, and playing, until the base-ball subject Ead been exhausted, he turoed up his nose and remarked, in a voice terrible in its anger: “]t’s strange these tools can’t make cars that don’t rattle and shake folks a-pieces!” Somerville wanted $1.600, 2nd_had been promised that much to play here. His release gives great satisfaction, alike to Directors and patrons of the game in this cii “Allison was au almost useless appendage. He never did any good 10r the club, and the best snd most satisfactory thing he accomplished for Limse}f was the regularity with which he ealled for Iis mouthly stipend. Whisky—bad whis- ky—indeed, very bad whisky—wus not entirely 8 stranger to Arthur. Had he taken good Bourbon instead of Cincinnati kill-me-quick, no one in Kentucky would have been angry with him. Allison sent the letter to the Hartford Zimes about non-payment of money. Scott Hastings was liked by the people, but, by playing for himself rather than the Club,lost restice with those who arc sufficiently ac- ymmcd with ball-playing to notice such hings. He was always quict, honest, and af- ‘able, hut for the reasons mentioned was not se- zcured for next year. . d Soyder is popular and his playing was liked very much. He stays next year for $1.800, the eame amount paid jn the past. Me isa fard worker, a quick and zood man, and only lacks Iu batting, to eay nothing of a bad taste for frumbling once in a while. Gerharét's Eln_vlng proved him the best gen- 2ral man on the nine. He is liked and will stay next scason for §1,539, the same as in 1670. He deserved an_advance, but would not take it. Next season he will play second base. Ryau was one of the hardest working of them all. Hewasalways willing, earuest, and albe, and by his good conduct won many fricuds. He will Play as a ficlder next scasou. liuton was asked his terms for next year, but placed_ his price too bigh, and has not_been secured. He wants to play here, and will very likely askto be kept. His playing was first~ class, his batting- revord, according to Tuae Tnxhzciz's list of averbges, being fourth to the ihest “Holbert has not been re-cogaged. The Di- reetors bave, as yet, not determined on asking 5 e S hirdfwas good, and, bek arue’s playing on thirdiwas , a0 ing wellliked, he found no difficulty in’ securing a recozagement. Chapman will manage, ss stated, next year, when the entire affairs will be under his direc- tion, €0 far as playing is concerned. His work fn the past has been eutirely satisfactory, and e has the confidence of both the stockholders snd the people of this city. The Louisville Club at present docs not owe asingle cent, and will commence next season With itself entirely out of debt. Players will be called together March 1, and then go South. The prize-badge that was offered by Mr. Rus- sell, jeweler, at the bewinning of the scason was drawn for by lot by Gerhardt, Ryan, and Hugue, and was won by Gerimrdt. It s a beautiful badge, ornamented with pearls and dismonds, and the base-ball public of Louisville will azree that Gerhardt is worthy of it. E. F. M. THE THREE BEST CLUBS. The questiou of the merits of the three best ©clubs in the champion arena cau only be decided ¥ a comparison of their perfurmances as wholes 35 against each other. These figures—made by compiling the aggregates of whe players in each club, as already published in these columns— have been preparcd for the purpose of showing thatit was play, and not luck, that won the nnant for ;.578. As showing the exact stand- Ing of each of the leading nines, the following will be found nseful: Circumstances. Chicago. H'Cf'd. St L. Games played.... .. . 66 69 84 Times at hat. 2,818 uns scored.... .. 24 Average rups per game... 9.4% Percentage of runs scored 1o timex at bat Runs ezrned .. verage rums earned per b zame .. Baee hits. Percentag times at bat . Fielding crrore. Pty s iret base by errors. Left on bass BABNES V8. BURDOCE. One of the paragraphs which have been float- ing around among the ball papers, and which is believed to have originated in the New York 5 n, is tothe effect that Barnes’ record 15 by no means the best of the year, be having been surpaseed by Burdock as s ficlder.” THE TRIBUNE subordinate didn't belicve that story, 2nd bas therefore spent some time in selecting m the mass of figures which represent the l e THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. -1 year's ecores the flwures which proved some- lLhmz about the records. The rcsElt is as fol- Jows: Clreumstance; Games played. I:aggu- Burdal‘&.) Times at bat.. 342 a2 ase hits, . 137 80 Percentage of buse hit b avat ot ase hits to timea o Runs. . Average! Pat out. Averaze Asvisted, Average Errors. 31 Averaz . &8 Tota] number of chance: 40z Perckntage of chuncesaccepted., 910 896 ‘his settles the matter of superiority beyond doubt or question. Barnes leads his oppouent In every polni of play except fn the item of put out.” BATTING V8. FIELDING. The Clipper assumes a new and extraordinary position in the following paragraph in putting ficlding alicad of batting as @ requisite for & ine: ‘While in the selecting of club*team: clioractor shonld be resarded 88 the ot s omiing requisite, felding skill should be the second, and batting the third. 1t ix more important (0 prepare 10 ¢ave runs being scored. than it is to acrange g"m;.l;l.ncl::nlo ;fi:;r%;h::fl:e G:x a good bnllxtmg nine 3 u L) you get together a good It [s safe to say that mearly every club man- agement in the country has dropned men be- cause they could not bat oftener than for any other reason. For example, Whitncy, of the Bostons, was surpassed by only a few ficlders in the business, but because he could not bat Har- ry Wright dropped him. Somerville might also be instanced; his fielding record in his position was excelled only by Barnes and Burdock, but he cowdn’t bat and had togo. In the same category may be amed Mills, D. Allisou, Mack, Pearce, Clack, E. Snyder, and a dozen others, They all stood well in their fielding, but couldn’t bat, and had to make room for players who could. It wouldn't be difficult to name a nine that would field very close to perfection, and yet not win one game out of a dozen. Sup-~ pose this list, for instance: Mathews, C. Suy- aer, Dehiman, Fouser, Force, Nichals, and you would get some very sharp flelding games; but, bless you, you wouldn’t get three lfit.s toa gume and )oss Lian one run. . CHANGE NOT ALWAYS IMPROVEMENT. With a laudable desire to introduce improve- ment into the zame, some of the Eastern man- agers aud players have been agitating the idea of doing away with the bound-ateh altogether, The suggestion is offered that the guestion of adopting the change be submitted to the cateh- ers of the country, snd it is huzarded that they will one and all protest aguinst it. - The fact is, the catcher Who faces swift pitching is over: worked now, aud, since the eflect of the new scheme would be to pur additional labor on him, it scems an unwise change. 1f the catcher bad no bound-catch to depend on, he would be obliged to be under the bat nearly all the game, and no living player could stand that for any length of time. Harry Wrizht appears as an‘advocate of the new ided, but if_he will stop to think what will be the ctfect of Bond’s deliv- ery at short ranze ke must hesitate before he Yotes to adopt it. It is doubtful whether White, Brown, Morrill, and O’Rourke would be catch- ers enough if they were exposed to Bond's ‘pacers at forty-five feet. : PERSONAL AND GENERAL. The manager of the Buckeyes, of Columbus, 0., who has always been considered as Leing in the front rauk of those urginz a dead ball, has now swune around and thinks that a livelier onc{mll interest and ‘cuthuse the audiences mofe. The Maple Leat Club, of Guelph, Canada, which attained some prominence last season, will bereafter be managed by o stock company, a handsome amount having been subseribed by many influential citizens, and an able nine hav- ing Deen secured. According to_the Boston .Sunday Herald, McCormick and Dorgan, the pitcher ana catchier of the Stars of Symcust, are the best in the profession; the former is showa to be better than Bradley, the latter to outdo the excellence of White and Clapp. ; A geotleman in Aubarn, N. Y., writes to ask that 2 wager be decided where the matter at issuc is the number of games played without error Ly the Chicago Club the past scason. The publislied records_show three such games, viz: ‘At Chicago, July 20; score, Chicazo, 18; Louis- ville, 0. At Chicago, July 20; score, Chicazo, 9: Cincinnat At St. Louis, Aug. 1; score, Chicago, 03 St. Louis, 3. ‘White stated for Boston several weeks ngo, but no oflicial notification has been received that he has signed a contract for next scason. It is surmised that he insists on having so many personal and family privilezes inserted in thie contract that the managers hesitate about affix- ing their signatures. It was understood here before he left that he expected an agreement that he would be require to cateh for no one but his brother, his aim being to keep away from in 1Iront of Bond. The Boston nine of next year, says the Herald, islikely to be arranged something like this: White-Brown, catelier; White-Bond-Josephs- Manning, pitcher; Morrill-Sutton-Murnan- O’Rourke, first; Morrill-Sutton-Wright-Schafer- Leonard, sccond; Sutton-Schater-Bond, third; ‘Wright, anonymous, eliort; Leonard-O’Rourke, ceutre; White-Bond-Murnan-O’Rourke-Man- ning, right. If any one has more definite knowledge, he can have the floor. The movement for &n organization among the semi-professional clubs has gotten along to the point that it has decided to call itself the International Association, and to convene itself at Pittsburg. It will prosper very greatly dur- ing the winter, and all along up totho time that play commences; them it will ¥-0] afar off in the foutsteps of the Professional Association which opened the season of 1876 so vigorously,—on paper,— but never played a game.” Enterprises of that character flourish very well in winter, whean all the work can be done by writing letters. Morrill came out 3s a pitcher Nov. 5, and did great cxecution. In fact, the whole Boston team is being “‘tried on” to every position in the field. Leonard is said to “fit” short-stop Dbetter than any other piace, and George Wright is said to be s magnificent second baseman; Murnan used to be considered almost the best first baseman in the country, but new develop- ments have revealed O'Rourke to be aliead of Lim in that position, and that the crack first baseman is morc expert s an outfielder. Mor- ril}, however, is suaid, notwithstanding his late brifliant pitching, to De best at third base. With fourteen men to choose from, and so many men fitted to various places, Boston ought never to lose & game by an accidental maiming. The chief amusement of the semi-professional club at the close_of the scason is to denounce the manager, and sometimes it is very well de- served. In Indianapolis the season closed with a complimentary ball o the Club, which seems, {rom accounts, to baye resulted disastrousiy. The story is thus told by the New York Jfer- cury: * About midnight the Treasurer disap- cared, leaving nothing to ¢ pay the fiddiers.’ he catzut agitators collectively howled for re- muneration. - Bedlam and Babel were not wir- cumstances to the confusion. A collection was taken for the ‘tuneful nine, and semi-quict prevailed. The whilom pet of the newspaper reporters, the dashing darling of the ladics, has vamoosed, in fact has given Indianapolis the shake. The members of the Club have promul- gated a manifesto denouncing him, and the Club Dircctory has dismissed him. Harry Deane is prominently mentioned as his successor.” THE TURF. TEN BROECK AND OCHUILTREE. * A correspondent of the New York Herald in Fentucky has been interviewing the owner of Ten Broeck about the prospects of a meeting with Towm Ochiltree. The essentinl part of the talk is as follows: & Ten Broeck, since the great victory at Loufe- ville, hus heen turued out. It was because of this that Mr. Harper would not run him with Cchiltree at Baltimore, The Ktz of the Turf, as delighted Kentuckinns are plessed to term Ten Broeck, was standing quietly in bis #tail when we approached, - 2. sad %o oy, did not even honor s with 3 glance, much less a glad smile of recognition, Wherein he reminded me of many men who grow forgetful ag they grow great. The Hurper colors adorned his proud head, and a bright blue ribbon indicative of victory floated from his stable-door. 1t was placed there by jubilant servants as soon as news of the Loufswiile race reaclied them. *:The King looks wonderfully freah, " I remarked to Mr, Harper, - - Yes, yes, it doesn't show in the least on him, anawered Mr. Harper, referring to the two runs at Logipvifle in Scptember. “*Ien’t he o trifle larger?" L On, Yes. air, coneiderably: he has got & good deal bicger of late. I have teld the boys to gallop him a little more to keep him down.™ “‘You thought at first, Mr. Harper, of never run- ning Ten Brocek azain, 1 believe?" “¥Y thought so at first. I told my friends so after tho race. but since then I have ecen fit to change my mind, and I'm going to let bim run again. but Dot often. 1 don't believe in running stock too aften. A good many do it in hopes of making by it, but Ineverdo. I believe a horee should not be 11 ntly. " T D e ed that ho and Ochiltree will really o, eir; not settled. T'm perfectly willing to run. 3y Borse is turmed out now.” He will be the run in the spring. " T o the proposition. to race Ten Broeck chiltree start™ e alipatched that Mr. Lorillard was will- t up $10,000 that his horse could beat o P oP Sanied the race at Baltmore, but knew my hfree was turned out, and could not run there. are willing to put their all on | had fii 13."“" to win, either at Loulisville or Lexing- *“Do you really think the Esstern people knew Ten Broeck had Deen siirned outr” i **Yos, Ido. The thinz lvoks like a banter to me. 1 advertises Ochiltree immensely. M horse is famons, and can da _very little now which will add to the triumphs already achieved. 1t st 4o with the ottior horse. ol ould you prefer Lexington to i mefflm‘y P ouisville, or **1 don’t care which; il Kentuckians are m: frieads. nnd Will soe faif play on either course. I'm willing to run at either place, but nowhers ¢lee. The Lexington folks asked me rat, 1 think. They il put up $10,000 or more on my horse, and pay 1,000 ‘to Mr. Lorillard for expenses in fetching out Ochlltree, besides half the gate-money to the winner.™ 'hat offer did Louisville make " Mr. Clarke, of the Louisville Club, asked me last Sunday if I would run my hotse down_there. 1 told him - yes, ' und he agreed to put up 510,000 or more, or 1ather said that Ten Brocck's friends friends in Louieville would do so. I don't know whether he agrced to pay Mr. Lorillard's_expenses or not, but think he would. He alsa eaid Dixon & Wimmer, would run Belle of the Mead against Zoo- Zoo for $2,500 the eame do, if M. Lorillard is g ** Wonld you run elsewhere than in Lonieville or Lexington azainst Ochiltrees™ - **No, sir! not a bit of it. There's too much dan- ger going East. ‘Therc's a It of fellows up there tho'would as ‘lief poison dy horée as not. Look RNow they tried it on Octiltree and killed poor Searcher. The trainer just accidentally happened to chanze Ochiltree into_Searcher stall, and the dosu intended for him killed the other borse. Out kere T have my horse under my eye." *+Perhaps the Eastern folks will complain sbont our water,” **They've no right to. Their stock is bred out drinle Weatern water at here. Al their hors first, and can do so aZaj thout injury. So far The n 8e water goes they huve the advantage of us. horscs have never tasted the Eastern water. Eustern hiorses have used ours, and the fact of get- ting some more of it after that they have been Fat- ting elsewhere will do them good.™ 2 “*Then you will not take the King East?” 'No, sir, under o circumstances. If they think they can beat him, let them. come out nnd sce toit. 1t is their place todo so. I'm here to wait their coming. T'm ready to meet them. I'm 1 eiflg auxions, But Twon't 0 out of my State to o it." 5r. Lorillard's final answer has not been re- ceived, Tunderstand.” ++Xo, sir.” Do 'you think he will come to times" o, sir; as I eald before, I think these Eastern folks only want to banter. 1t'pears to me they don't mean business. Of couree, I only suppose 80. They may mean something. I hope they do. T'm ready whenever they be. ™ The good old man thoroughly appreciates the catndin of his horse, Tie told we that he had ot first positively determined that he should nover run again, but afier reflection hud _concluded that no atter performance can detract in the slizhtest from the fame aiready achieved. What is done cannot be undone. While Ten Brocek may add new laurels 10 his crown he cannot take awny his glorious rec- ord by failing to equal or exceed the time already scored 1o his credit. 3 Ten Brocck's first feat was to beat Norfolk's three-mile time (52873 at_Sacramento in_ 1365), which he did easily G3i. Four days later he ran ugainst Fellower four-mile time (7:1914) and beat it handsomely in 7:153, thereby making hinself the greatest horse of the nge. fie is by Phocton ont of Fannie Liolton, a Lexington marc. REMNANTS OF THE SEASON. The notorious gelding Albermarle, whose per-~ formances in the *thirty-two race” at Buffalo resulted in the expulsion of Dan Mace. Frank ‘Vanness, and others, is reported as having been sold to Charles Robinson, of Fishkill, N. Y. It may be a dodge to have him reinstated. Concerning Goldsmith Maid and the intention of her owner to have her winter in California, the Spirit says: “It is her owner’s intention to trot her only against time next season, and he has made a fizure for herof 2:113¢. Mr. Dupely Dodge would remark that these figures are rather ¢ hencey.'” May Bird, one of the best *moncy horses” in the country, won a match race tosaddle for $200 from Tanner Boy, at Fleetwood Park, last, week, ‘f;il!!li“,_‘: gaggse%m;gkthlsfl éx‘nd ‘1;1[3{‘1‘1“:\!!.15. ne, 2:22, 2 2; 2:82l, 2¢ . It Aot ba e that-s solly rooar doss not apply in any other class; cousequently, May {)&ird’s former recosd of 2:223{ stands as her est. The New York Herald presents very full sta- tistics of the winning horses and stables in the running interest for the Jear. Ausust Bel- mont’s stable heads the lst of winuers with $3,600. The table of winning sires is headed by the great Lexington, whose sons and daughters liave captured 387,750 in purses, a sum nearly three times as great as that won by the de- scendants of Virgil, who stands next on the list. Some time ago a driver named John Shaw and a groom named Dick Latham, were seut to 11li- ‘marc Prairic Bird, belong- Ia., and atrotting cui nois with the pacing ing to Dr. Hicks, of Kcokul horse, to attend the Illinoig Alfter win- ning a number of races and vocketing the money they made their way to Tennessec and Missis- sippi where mc*‘d(spoac(l of the sulky and one of the horses. They were pursued and captured and the Marshal arrived at Kceokuk with them on Nov. 4. They will have a hearing shortly on a charge of horse-stealing. At the last meeting of the NasBville Blood- Horse Association it was resolved to hold a reg- ular mecting at the usual time next spring. The last mecting of the Association was rather dis- astrous financially, and It swas feared by many that radng in Tennessee had received a blow from which it could scarcely recover, but the oflicers have determined that no such failure sball take place. The cause of the failure of the last meeting was owing to the fact that sev- cral meetings came off the same week, and so divided the horses that but few stables were represented at Nashville. The Pulaski Citizen tells the following story: “A man with a fast race nag entered at the Huntsyille fair for a half-mile dash and a $20 purse.’ His horse was so fast that cverybody was afraid to enter against him. e was about to losc the puree, and got a friend to cnter his old sadudle-horse, just to make the race, so he could get, the 320, offering to pay the entrance- fee for the old horse. They entered, and started, and came home under the string—the old saddle-horse fifty yards ahead! Then that raceman’s crest was observed to fall as he paid the two entrance-fees, and saw the old horse gobble the $20. Such a yell trom thoaudience!” At Dunelg, Woodstock, Can., Oct. 25, the late Lord Raglan’s charger dded. At the time of lis death he was in the possession of Lieut.- Col. Skinver, M. P., who purchesed him from Maj. Stewart, of 1._M. Rifle Brigade, rome fourtecn years amo. He was presented by Omar Pasha to lord Razlanon his leaving for the Crimea. He served through the Crimean cam- | paizn, and then came into the possession of of Gen. Knollys; from his hands he passed into the posscssion of Maj. Stewart, who brought him to Canada, where he cventually be- came the property of the present owuer, in whose service hic died. Tommywas well known in Canada, and in addition to his other military services he served through the Fenian difli- culties. He died at the age of 30, curionsly envugh, upon the anniversary of the battle of Balaklaya. ON FOOT. O’LEART. Chicago’s representative in the pedestrian world has been meeting with great success in s first verformance in England. The Liver- pool Post thus chronicles his triumph: Mr. Daniel O'Leary, who undertook to walk up- wards of 5003 miles' in six dzyd, has nol only succeeded in accomplshing thie task, but hasachieved Ahie still greater triumph of covering 502 miles in fourteen minutes less than the time hie ailowed him- sell. This is erhips the most wonderful feat that has ever been chronicled in the hixtory of pedes- trianism, and it is doubly remarkable frum the fact that it completely eclipses Mr. E. P. Weston's famous walk on a recent oceasion, when, it may be rememnbered, that pedestrian was successfal in ‘*doing™ 50045 milen in sx days. Mr. Sam 1ingue bet O'Leary £100 that he would not cover 50014 wilesand forly-eight yards within six days, which was the.feat performed by Mr. Weston, Jpark O'Leary commenced” the walk at the Skatinz Rink, Admiral street, at on the morning of Mondsy last. and ticulars have been given in our columns from 5 to day @ lo the progeess the pedestrian wos malciig 1n his formidabla Cdert ing. Ap interest beyoud the limits of the ped trian circle had during the week been taken {n the event; und 8 O'Leary neared the termination of his task thut interest gradually deepened and in- tensified, Ull it culminated on Saturuay night in & public démonetration of the greatest excitement and enthusiasm. O'Leary retired to rest at 12:50 on Saturduy morning, u¢ whicl time he had_fnish- 28 hjs 3578 mile. " ie reappeared on the irack at 3:20 2. m., and walked on ti)] 9:08, when he re- uarter. From that for a few minutes 02 tired for about m hour and & time to the cloge he only rested atintervale. His quickest mile on Saturday was his 403d, which be walked in 11 minates 51 sec- onds. At 11:04:36 o'clock e bad accomplished 500 miles and seven laps, but he continued on the track tif] 11:36, by which time he had covered the extraordinary distance of 502 miles. O'Leary has thus beaten Weston's walk bya mile ana a half and fourtecn minutes to sparc, his time not ex- piring 1]} 11:50 on Satorday night. During the day there wss a numerous attendance of peo- i;lo. the great majority of whom scemed to be rishmen, who had come to pay their respects to Jir. O'Leary. who is a native of the Emerald Isle. ‘As the evening advanced, bowever, the concourse of spectaters gradually increazed, Lll between 10 and 11 oclock the inclosure was crowded to sach & degree that it was almost & matter of impossibility for one to_budge from_the spot where he located himself. Indeed, xo closely packed was the in- terior of the rink about 11 o'clock that orders were iven to the doorkeepers not to_sdmit another in- ividual. Immedintely after O'Leary retired at 11:36, Mr. Som Hague entered the jndges’ box, and briefly addressed the overenthusisstic assembly. It was with considerable. difiicalty that he could make his voice helldhnbuve thudchwrin‘g lnil ;uzl‘ of excltement, but when some degree of quistness been secured he intimated that Q'Leary bad . bine with one or wore vonsl cxperts, and accomplished the task which he had undertaken. ‘*Mr. O'Leary [Mr. Hagne continned] l'.: lc:mv’x‘lelgh exhausted tosddress you’; but he desires me to thank youall for the kindiiess ‘which hus been shown to himn during the week, and fur the. fair play he ias receive r O Leary is open to challenso any man in the world to walk 500 miles.for £5,000.™ BETTERING A RECORD. ° . The “fastest time on revord™ is coming in with great force just at present, the latest, as far 08 THE TRIBUNE fs concerned, being an ac- count of the prformance of Mr. Frank Loney, of Baltimore, who is alleged to have run one fourth of 'a mile in 5 25 eeconds at Princeton athletic games. This is claimed as the fastest time on record, because it is abead of the Saratoga mceting, where the record was 56 seconds, and of the Harvard contest, where 57 was put down. This claim of “ fastest on record” {s alluded to to add that the amateur should cxamine the books before making the assertion. In this case it is proper to say that the quarter of 4 mile bas been made fu 481 sec- onds, or ahout 6 seconds faster than Mr. Loney’s performance. It was run in this’ time by R Buttery, at Neweastle, Eng., Oct. 4, 1573. THE FRAUDS. The New York papers still devote much space to those extraordinary female-pedestrian frauds, Marshall and Von Hillern. 1t is, to say the Icast, extraordinary Low they can be imposed on to the extent they have been. BILLIARDS, THE GARNIER-DION. MATCH. - The ouly billiard event of the coming waelk will be the match between Garnier and Joe Dion for one of the tablc-makers' medals, to be played in New York Thursday evening. The affair lacks the first element of an interesting match in its lack-6f equality between the con- testants. 1t is bard to believe that J. Dion would wager real dollars that le can beat Gar- nier, and that presumotion is 5o .strong that people will certainly shrug thelr ‘shoulders it ion' wins, unless he makes an average fully up to Garnier’s best cfforts to do it with. 1 Wilkes' -Spirit, in,announcing the maten, adds the fol- lowing, with much truth in it: The billiard scason is rather late in opening this fall, und even now it does not have a very netive outlook. The game of billinrds has received a severe black eye, both in Philadelpbia and this city, The pool-box blight ecttled upon the_last Garnier tournament in this city, and disrusted the eneral public in the combinations and fraudulent arzains entered into by some of the contesting experts. On top of this came a thousundfols worse blow o the game, dealt in Philadelphin. The tournament in_that city was ranked with games played solely in the futcrest of the pool- box, the majority of the players using al! their cnergies in buying aud selling out their skill, in such mapner as paid them best, rexardless of thelr reputation, or the disgrmce tiey were bringing upon the game. The public £ through the flimsy sham of apparent struzgles, and ignored the gamed, allowine the pinyers (o dis- fort themselves 1o i bugurly array of empty nches. We nnderstand thut a tourniment wonld alrendy be in prozress in this city, had it not been for the fear that once more the parties might com- tultify the success of the more honest players, by allow- ing the public to sec that tne contests werc fastened to the pool-box, and depensied solely upon the orders of the maniplators, rather than upon the €kill of the players. In cuee a tournament #hould Le decided upon this fall or winter, we hope that at feast nonc of the experts enzaged in it will allow a pooling machine to_be run in their rooms. It would be better, if possible, to_allow no pools to be s0ld on the games, These $5 and $3 Paris mutunl ticketsare imps of Satan, and, if allowed to zet a fouthold, will crush all publicinterest save that which is felt by those who run tne machine. Were all the players proof against temptation, which we rezret to say is not {e fact, they mizht izmore thix poo! business, but as it is, one or two who are for sale can ruin any tournament which might be inaugurated. THE TRIGGER. TURRILL, VS. SMITH. The only pending cvent in the way of pigeon- slaughter is the match between Messrs. Turrill and Smith, which is nqw announced to take place Tuesday at Dexter Pyrk. The conditions are 250 birds each, English rules, which will make o mater quite long enough to sutisfy any oue, iu fact, the longest string ever shot fil this country. So many postponements of tle shoot have been aunounced that the pubdlic may he pardoned for doubting if it will ever take pl)l;ce. e A VISIT TO GEORGE SAND. Translated from the Gartenlaude by C. K. Sherman. My way took meto George Sand a few days previousto her death. As I went toward La. Chatre, the railroad statifon of Nohant, to visit the famous lady of Paris, 1 imagined the likeness of the poetess such as mightt be formed from the mosaic of her works and her life, in order to compare this ideal with the reality which would soon appear before me. George Sand’s caprice to wish to pass for a man in books as in life is well known. In the beginning of her literary career she preferred men's clothing, and to the day of her death she smoked—very innocent to be sure—cigarettes. In her various love in- trigues, as in her unhappy marriag ¢, she always endeavored to maintain a sovereign ascendency. She was suceessively free-lover, socialist, and republican. With a manly courage she threw the glove first to society, then to tyranny. She fraternized with_heroes of the barricade, was journalist and editor, wrote burning pamphlets ‘and manifestoes for the Provisional Government and the *Commune of Paris.” Somcthing voleanic, revolutionary, was in _her which at first sounded .the Marseillaise of women, and she was the good fellow of democracy. What wonder that this cxtraordinary woman was oftentimes mistaken in regard tO her own sex, and took pride in passing for a man. If we look somewhat closer this balf man is transformedinto the complete woman, to whom all the excel- Iencies and many of the weaknesses of the sex belong, and not the least part of whose great- ness lies exactly in harmony with her sex. Her nature shivays expresses itsell in genuine wom- auly subjectority. She thinks with the heart, and all ber philosoply, or whatever one -may terin it, springs from her finely-attuned feeling, which is pecullarly feminine.” With her lovers and friends she “changes her religious and philosophical opinions. _ She preaches her love inthe arms ot Jules Sandcau aund Aifred de ‘Mussct, and Christian renunciation with Lamen- nais, vhat glowing who in his short- sighitedness made a nij and instead of the red Cardinal’s hat placed the red Jacobin’s bon- net on his tonsure. ‘Then again she went over to the side of Pierre Leroux into the bluo ether of mysticism, fol- lowed Michel de Bourges even to ‘the most ex- treme theoris of soclalisn, and wrote for Ledru Rollin revolutionary manifustoes in the camp of radical citizens. Only -to a_single oue has she remained true her “whole life long—Rousscau aud his views of the world. Here in is con- firmed the deep truth which lies st the founs tion of Goethe's saving, that no one may think of being able to overcome his youthful fmpres- sions. ~ The philosopher = of Geneva was the evangelist of her parental home. Her ~grandmother koew the % Emile " aud ** La Nouvelle Heloise ? almogt by heart. Rousseau’s writings were the first readings of the growing girl, and remaincd the constant companion of the mature womau. Her whole thougit, fealing, and existence were, from the foundation ur, 50 determined by Ros- seau that his circle of ideas were identified with hers, and_gave to her feelings an fueflacenbie stamp. This thoroughly-feminine inclination for Rousseau, who has_ exerted & far more pow- crful influence over the fair than over the stronger sex, extended even to form, and when later she attempted to change her style to es- cape the reproach of imitation the experiment 1lly succeeded. George Sand was never able to Hurtny real men. All her heroes are weak, cifeminate,— more nerve than muscle. This comes from her sex, as also from her enthusiasm for the author of “Emile.”” 1f we examlue her beroes closer we flud in them nothing more than poetic repro- ductious of her own -ideal. They are all dis- fruised Rousseaus,—blase, weuk, and scuti mental, cowardly aud faint-hearted when it e breaking of conventioualitics. Then, tou, her Rou: like enthusiasm for nature, and her [ntoxication of fecling, In which she as enuine woman plunges much deeper on the melancholy side than ber prototype. Wasit a sudden recognition of her forcibly constrained inner existence, that after the Junc revolution she suddenly closed her socio-political veriod, coined and wrote those famous village stories, which in thefr pure, artistic conception betray the woman of genius, but still the woman, and will immortalize her name long after all those world-storming_works by wkhich Georze Sami aroused the most attention will have been for- gotten? s I cxpected to sce a8 woman, a honsewife, and a mother. She numbered 72 years, so 1 must find an aged woman, but one of thosc who bear in the heart a perpetual youth, and who under- stand bow to wield an untiring pen with the old energy: I was not disappointed. 1In outward appearauce Geo: d once betray the free-thinker, the heroine of the pen, the blue-stoc! in ghort. On the con- trary, I noticed in her the evident purpose to appear as plain, and [ may say ag_ insignificant, as possible. This surprised me all the more as I well knew that even the most usaffected, as he stands before a reporter, involuntarily trims himself more or less, and shows the inner and the outer man in holiday attire. There was not the trace of this by the famous authoress. Ira dark, simple dress she came to me, Dot 88 au- thoress, but as the ideal of a mother of a fam- fly. Measnred, yet full of grace in her move- meats, a ly smile aboutiho mouth. e Sand does not E extended to me without formality her hand, and Invited me to be seated. It was the breakfast hour, about 11 o’clock in the forenoon. The whole family sat around the table: her son Mourice, who has taken the pame which his mother has made famous, and his sister, both with their consurts and cnldren. c breakfast wos already over before Madame Sand, who shortly before tame from her study, bad partaken. ““Good morning, my children,” sald she after she had bidden me welcome. Then she extended to each ber hand, was em- braced by her grand-children, and had 8 hearty word for all. During this scene I stood aside, and had a tick opportunity of con- sidering the appearance of tgis famous woman. Georze Sand was thickset, somewhat bent by age, yet in her movements there was not the lenst faltering. In Paris, years ago, they took exception to the severc rémark of the incorri- gible Heine. who was near this lady for some time, and who cherished for her a sincere ad- miration; he compared George Sand’s head with the head of o ram. Void of taste and re- spect #6 this truly Heincan comparison is, a certain truth cannot be denied it. Above all the hair-dresser of the authoress is at fault, who gives to her head, 2s seen from the front, a threecornered appearance. She wore her rich Dbair a little atter the Grecian style. Twe eurled locks bordered the low forchead almost to the edge of the eyebrows; under a long, full puff. the ears are most wholly concealed. It was universally thought that” the authoress, since her typhus fever, had aided Nature by the use of false hair. At the last toflet there was found the most beautiful natural ornament of hair, with few silver threads, and no one could conceive what strange caprice made the old lady so careful to keep it & secret. Probably the large nose and heavy upper lip likewise suggested Heine's comparison. What struck me most forcibly in this countenance was the bold delincation ot the lines of the face. Fhe features were large—al- most too guasculine. And theu those eyes! Of the sune‘{:lxwk a8 the beir, they had still much of the" inward fire. Yet at rest this sppeared tempered, and lent to the whole countenanc something melancholy and thoughtful. * One/buld bathe in her great unfathoable eyes, ‘Theophile Gautier. Mouth and rendy disfigured by age, the latter appearcd smail and without enerey, and the mouth with a coarse lip may never haye been beautiful. Her complexion, otce fair, was now the yellowish tint of certain Flemish portraits with which the white neck and aristocratic hand are in bold contrast. The whole breathed rest, benevolenve, and genfus. _ I kuew from mutual friends that GeorgeSand with strangers often betrayed shyness, yes, even awkwardness, and_upon o occasion was brill- fant i’ conversation through wit or genius. Musset confirms this, who truly as no stranzer to her, that her mind worked slowly, and that she was very deliberate In conversation! Soon she rose from the chair Let us, aswe talk," said she, “take a walk through the gar- den aud about the villege.” Hefne once said of her, “Sheisa fine listener.” He was right. During our walk, in which she showed to methe beautiesof herkome, shespoke verylittle, but was all car, and observed me most attentively. Often I saw how her penetrating glance rested on me some moments, und she did not allow the most inditfetent word to escape. If perchance our cyes met she looked timidly down, and that, too, with a girlish expression which clothed the venerabie lady with peculiar charm. We con- ducted our conversation p:\rtif in French and partly in Italfan. 1f the word failed me, as it oftert does, even in my mother tougue, she came to my assistance, which was to me a proof how attentively she listened to my chattering. In this assistauce she showed peculiar skill. One could easily sec that in her diflicult art of entering into the thoughts and words of others, &ie had attained a rare faculty. So much more delizhtful it was to open one’s heart to her, because she knew so well how to compre- hend it. ‘We soughit out the most Dbeautiful spots of the garden which switounded the castle in which the authoress was born, and where she had spent two-thizds of her life. Firs, poplars, and fruit trees shaded the park and almost wholly concealed the magnificence of the honse. “In winter it is cold 2ud inhospitable here,” said the novelist; *“and then we busy oursclves less with sleeping nature than with our own re- sources. Just behind the garden is. our private theatre. We bezan to kill our cvenings with dramatic charades, then came the pantomime which Chopin introduced. He improvised on the piano while our young people set his_inspi- ration into pantomime on the stage and danced comic ballads. Now our Marionettes, which my son designs, paints and scts in motion, do the acting, while I and my daughter look after the costumes.” My Maurice,” gaid George Sand to me, “wholly resembles his mother. Hc has a sensitive, passionate heart, which must always be in a glow or in ashes. He shares also my assion for the theatre. In Paris, not long since, fl:uul lodgings where Ioften remained weeks long. Everf evening we visited a play, yet I alwiys _preierred the nawre picces, the panto- Iming, the fairies, to the more solid dramas. Not unfrequenty I visited the, Folies-Bergere.” I manifested some astonishment at the men- tion of this questionable opera hall. She noticed it, but undisturbed, continued: “In abox well concealed, aud behind a curtain which hid me wholly from public view, T enjoyed the dances and plays where popular comedy rules. God has Icft me the blessing of childish joy. Iad- mire, laugh, and wondcr, and cnter into the life of others just as children do. The word ennui does not exist for me.” As withsuch conversation we went through the park and the kitchen garden, she showed me a little knoll overgrown with furs whose branches shaded a family tomb. It is the parish churchyard, and the parentsand two grand- chiidren of the novelist rest there. “There will I too sleep sumetime,” said she to me.. “Perhaps soon, perhaps heaven lcaves me yet a little while to those to whom Ican be uscful. Besides I wish first tocomplete somuch. Not that I would be so foolish as to fear death, but Iam, in spite of my age, fresh and active enough to remain awhile with my family, my neighbors, my llowers, and my birds.”? Yes, the busy woman who first found rest in death, and yet_found time to play as a caild, with 'birds and flowers, departed unwillingl from this world, where she left behind so mucl love. Grandchild, on the maternal side, of a bird-dealer, there was a secret magic between her and the feathered world. Like Gocthe’s “Lili,” or the heroine fn her “Teverino,” she possessed the .magic power to lure the little singers and call them to herself. She herself has mentioned it in her * History of My Life:’ The evening brought thedhouschold together. George Sand und her daughter-in-law knit, em- broldered, and sewed, while the conversation, with more or less activity, extended over 2 wide varicty of topics. The novelist rather fncited to cunversation than conversed. Her remarks were mostly brief, almost epierammatically keen and sharp, and nn\'sgs reached the pith of the mat- ter. Often she burst into a lough if the gentle- men became too much in earnest. Indeed, as Tier sou and &' young Parisian journalist waxed warm in conversation, sud raised their voices in an excited manner, she quictly seated herself at the piano_and ably rendered “ Tannhauser March.” This brought the contending parties to silence. Whocverremembers the expressions relating to music In * Consuelo,” waich was written under Chopin’s influence, well knows what deepcomprehension GeorgeSand possessed in regard to music. ] like that unrestrained music,” said she, ¢ that which suddenly, like a stream let loose, springs from the soul with uncounstrained, naturul force, which is all feeling, fantasy, con- ception,—the wild music, if I may so call it bucause it knows no conventionalities, and yet 1s harmony aud symphou She smoked—that was the only trace of the %gtorm and stress” period which remafued to this extraordinary woman, who was calin_with age, but who remsined young even to the latest wmoment. 1t was less a smoking than a playing with fire, Soou sbie threw aside the balf-con- sumed cigar, und, again wholly a womsu, took up her knitting. Real womanly Impulse to activity was the prominent feature of ber character. Of the egutisin of the Leart, as it reveals itselfl uncon- sciously in love, she kuew nothing. She was renunciation become flesh, eveu in her love in- trigues. This woman who dared to close the his- tory of ber life with thewords, *I test my heart, and I find it _full'of innocence and com- passion, as in the first days of my childhood,” possessed, according to her own confcssion, not that consuming scusuality which is often as- cribed to ber. She was weil-versed in passion, and, like most of ber heroines, rose above it,— atall events a purely ideal purpose, no jess than a sellish one, lay at the foundation of all her intricues. It was always tiis beney- olence which allowed her to close those love-bonds which branded her with the stigma of immorality and inconstancy. Cool and temperate, after mature conviction, in the cosciousness of aduty which she calmly fulfill- ed, with a heart tull of sympathy, almost with a motherly feeling, and without selfish love, she lived ou intimate terms with Alfred de Muszet, and later with Chopin. Now I see the woman as she left the company about midnight, 2 lamp in the hand, and went into an adioining room. In this room less than fourteen days after my visit she died. .Her physician told me that’for months before her death shehad suffered inexpressibly, without uttering the least complaint to those about her. In her last sickness of eight days she covered her face during the most intense anguish, as tuc Romans to do when they felt their end drawing near. Withont phraseology, this nobla woman died a5 she had wé. OTTLIXS RITTER.sy., SECRET SOCIETIES. Institution of a Masonic Lodge of Intelligence. Grand Encampment of New Hampshire 0ad-Fellows---Status of the Order. Seventh Anniversary of Excelsior Lodge, Knights of Pythiass MASONIC. LODGE OF INTELLIGENCE. Last Thursday evening witnessed a new de- parture among the Mausons of Chicago. Not that an innovation was made upon any of the ““ancient landmarks,” but a movement was in- augurated looking to a more careful{study of the history, tendencies, and aims of Masonry, & bet- ter understanding of its precepts and principles, and a closer observance and practice of its high moral teachings. Under the auspices of Waubansia Lodge No. 160, F. and A. M., a *Lodee of Intelligence” ‘was Instituted at Oriental Hall, the first of a scries that have been projected. A goodly num- ber were present, including representatives of most of the Masonic Lodzes of the city. The Rt.-Rev. Samuel Fallows, D. D., delivered a very able and eloquent address in response to the question, “What is the true mission of Masonry ¥ The lecture was learned and in- structive, and exhibited & keen perception and & happy appreciation of Masonic principles. ~ Iz was listened to with wrapt attention and deep interest by all present, and at its close the speaker received the earmest congratu- lations and hearty thanks of the brethren. Past Master Brown, of Golden Rule Lodge, editor of the Foice, was then called out, and oflered some very timely suggestions, aad ended by reading o poem written by an aged Mason, too infirm to ‘attend the Lodge.. Remarks oy Brother J. E. Chadwick, $. W., of Landmark, and others, closed the exercises,and the brethren scp:tm\tnd, all expressing themselves as highly gratifed. INSTALLATION. A. R. Alkins, Esq., the M. E. Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Illinois, will constitute” Elwood M. Jarrett Chapter No. 176, R. A. Masons, and install the ofticers there- of in duc_and ancient form. on Weduesday evening, Nov. 15, at 8 o’clock, at the High- School 1all, Englewood. All Blue Lodge and Rayal Masons are _cordially invited to attend with their families. The following is a list of the officers to be installed: Robert J, Colburn, High Priest; Charles Cham- berlain, King; J. G. Woods, Scribe; Frank Sheflield, Captain of Host; O. D. Bassett, Prin- cipal Sojourner; J. M. Wetherel, R, A. Captain; J. A. Blaine, G. M. Third Veil; N. Pierrcpoint, G. M. Second Veil; Charles Prics, G. M. First Veil; E. M. Jarret, Treasurcr; A. Charles Pot- ter, Seeretary; James Griffiths, Tyler. ODD-FELLOWSHIP. NEW HAMPSHIRE. At the recent session of the Grand Encamp- ment of Now Hampshire, held at Exter, the Grand Patriarch reported the status of the Order in that State as follows: Encampments, 24; number of Patriarchs, 2,151; annual receipts, $6,000.45; paid for relicf, $1,83.16. The offi- cers for the cnsuing term are: John R. Miller, G.P.; Johu H. Locke, G. I P.; Joel Tnélor, . S.; L. K. Peacock, G. T.; J. W. Saul, G. S. W.: George D. Lamos, G. J. W.; A. P. Smith, G. 1. 8 H. E. Greenwood, G. O. §.; C. F. Hil- dre’h, Representative to the Grand Lodge of the United Stater. The Grand Lodge of the same Statc met at Dover. The Grand Secretary reported Statistics us follows: Lodges, 46; members, 6,543; addi- tions during the year, 9031 receipts, $45,258.23; relief, §16,132.86; funds and investments, $134,- 812.03; benefits paid for 2,764 wecks, The offi- cers for the ensuing year are: A. F. Craig, G. M.; H. A. Farrington, D. G. JL.; the Rev. L. P. MeKinney, G. W.; Joel Taylor, G, Sec.; R. C. Fernald, G. Treas.: Jojeph Kidder, G. Chaplain: G. A. Cummings, Rep- to G. L. of U.8.: A, P. Hendrick, G. M.; T. Smith, G. ell, G. Con.; C. 0. Moulton, G. H. The Grand Lodgze of Indiana mects Nov. 22, at Indianapolis, and the Grand Encampment on the 21st. Pennsylvania holds its semi-annual sessions at Philadelphia, the Grand Encampment on the 18th, ana the Grand Lodge on the 14th inst. STATUS OF THE ORDER, ETC. The following table by Theodore A. Ross, Assistant Grand Secretary, will be found valu- sble and interesting in many particulars. Itis a carefully compiled bird’s-cyé glance, giving in a small space information thdt, to any brother who takes the slightest interest in vital facts, is | invaluable: Dec.31, Dec. 31, 1875. sumspreTion. |“gry “Paadoug 2503402 Alabama. New Mexico. New York. North Carolin Ohio .. Oregon . Pennsylvania . South Carolina: Switzerland Teanessee Texas ... Utah .. Yermont Virginia. Weet Vi Wisconsin. Wyoming . KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. ANNIVERSARY OF EXCELSIOR. Excelsior No. 3 celebrated its seventh anni- versary Friday evening at tbelr castle hall, 13 South™ Halsted street. There wss a very large and fashionable nttendance. Among those present were Dr. John D. M. Carr, P.G.C. White, P. G. C. Cashman. P. C. Dr. Phillips, P. C. M. Vesey, P. C. W. H.and Mrs. Bennett, P. C. John Gabriel and lady, P. C.James Duncan, Mre. and Miss Lizzie Gairns, P. C. James and Mrs. Gardiner, P. C. Peter and Mra. Odlin, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. John Brown, Mr. J. Doyle and Miss B. Keatlng, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Richmond, Knights W. Brown, Tolan, Egan, Richards, Fisher, McCurdy, Goodman, Mills, etc., ete. The assembly was opened by the Excelsior artette by singing the opening ode of the or- 3&, after e e O b De H. A. Phillips gave an address of welcome, in which ne !&nk! of the harmony and brotherly love that existed in the louge and its good financial standing. He was followed by P. C. Vesey, who spoke of the order in general, but more” espe- cially of the grand jurisdiction of Illinois. The French Quartette then sang in firstclass ;%{EI;L‘"’TM Aliller” and ‘¢Come in the Steady ‘The chair then introduced Dr.Jobn D. M. Carr, who gave abeautiful address on Unity, Harmony, and Love, in which he criticised se- cret orders in general for a lack of soirit and energy fn taking careof the widowsand orphans, ‘sayiog that, in & city like Chicago, there should be a home and hospital belonging to the va- rious secret societies for the care and main- tenance of the distreased. ‘Prof. Goodwillie then sang I'm Afioat,” and “The Rare Old Irish Gentleman,” Prof. Bchultz “ How Falr Art Thou.*-. Then & quas- liss tette composed of Miss Potts, Miss Cool, Sargent, and Mr. Baker_sang * It Will be Sam- mertime Again.” At this stage of the provgedings the C. C., in the name of the oflicers an Todge, presented to P, C. JohnGabr: cate of life membership * in tokeh of his many valuable services rendered to the lodge. : Then Miss B. Keating, through PiC. Ben- nett, presented the officers of the lodgze with badzes to be worn at their annual bail. % f“f;s?f Cook and Sargent sung a duet, “Good Night, P. C. W. H. Bennett spoke of the origin of the order, telling how it was gotten up by a sinmng-club of young men belonging tothe. Treasury Devartment at Washington, and had goue far in advance of their most sanguine ex- pectations. Prof. Goodwillie sang *Gather Them In,” which merited a hearty applause. The closing ode was then sung by Excelsior Quartezte with Prof. McCurdy at the organ. = All present expressed themselves as having bad a very pleasant and really cnjoyabie time, and will fong remember the anniversary of Ex- celsior Lodge. MARINE NEWS. PORT HURON. pecial Dispatch to The Tribune. Port Hurow, Mich., Nov. {1.—Dows~—Props Indfa, Commodore. ; Up—Props Cuba, AnnieL. Craig, Jarvis Lord, Sparta_and consort, Coflinberry and barges; schrs Kinafisher, Nevada, C. A. King, Three Bells, C. C. Barnes, D. 8. Austin, Bertio Calk- ius, G. G. Houghton, Amaranth, Blazing Star, ‘WiNp—Southeast, wentie: weather fine. Spectal Disgatch to The Tribune. Port Huros, Nuv. 11—11 p. m.—Dowx— Props T. W. Snook, H. C. Schnoor, Champlaiu, Arabin. 5 Up—Props Arizona and barges, Cleveland- and consort; schrs Camden, Mears, Typo, Cape Horn, Young America, Helvotla, Arch. Wixp—Southeast, gentle; weather fine. MARQUETTE. Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune. MARQUETTE, AMich., Nov. 11.~ARRIVED (yes terday)—Props J. S. Fay, D. L. Wilson; schra D. P. Rhodus, Frank Perew, Escanaba. CLEARED(to-duy)—Props W. L. Wetmore, E. B. Hale; s Brunette, Alva Bradley, S. H. Kimball, Escan 2, D. P. Rhodes, Passep Up~—Prop Winslow. e ——— PREMATURE FUNERAL. How a Young Lady Near Rockford, Ili., Diss appointed the Undertaker. Special Diwatch to The Tridune. 3 Rocrroxp, Ill., Nov. 11.—One of the most remarkable instances of a supposed corpse com- ing to life azain ever known in this part of the country took place yesterday afternoon at a lit- tle place called Middle Creek. in this county. The dsughter of a well-knawn farmer, named ~ Andrew McGregor, died last Thursday nizht of scarlet fever. The funeral was arranzed for Friday. The corpse was brougiat in, alter hav- ing been driven a distance of seven miles. The sermon was preached by the Rev. M. Braddock. After the ~ services the friends and chief mourners commenced to take a last fare- well of the beautiful corpse. One of the mourners observed there was 3 moisturo upon the inside of the glass. Ina moment the lid-was torn off, and the y gave evident signs of life. The areatest coniusion and ex- citement ensued. The parents of the departed were almost frantic with joy, as they saw yet & hope for their dear one’s life. )Icrflm\ assist- ance was procured, and the supposed corpse was forthwith removed to _the minlster’s honse, situated a mile and a half from the church. vnsiderable cxcitement was occasioned in the neighborhood about the fncfdent. When last heard of, Miss McGregor was alive, and hopes are entertaincd of her recovery. PHILADELPHIA, PomApELPmis, Pa, Nov. 11.—Paid admise sions to the Exhibition to-day were 15,425 The display can now be seen with more confors than formerly. The dismantlinz of cxhibits has begun, but as vet does not much intere- fere with sight-seving. Several of the State buildZga have been sold, and will coon bo re moved. ——— MOULTON VS. BEECHER.- New Yorg, Nov. 1l.—Judge Westbrook has decided to grant the motion of the defendant in the case of Moulton va. Beceher, to chanie the venue to a northern county, and Deiaware County will be selected, unless a good reason for not doing so Is given. CLOAKS, SIIATYLS, AND FURS. A A et o . (CLOAKS, SHAWLS, & FURS, A bankrupt manufacturer’s stock of 1,500 Ladies’ Beaver Cloaks at a discount of 30 per cent. Also 200 sets of Furs from New York auctions at half price. 500 Ladies’ Béaver Cloaka at $3.50, $3.50, §5 and $6.50. 500 Liadies” All-Wool Beaver Cloaks, Silk and Fur trimmed, at $7, $8.50, $0 and'$10, worth from $10 to $15. 500 Ladies’ Beaver Cloaks, extra long, ele- gantly trimmed, at_$13, $15, $18 and 520, ‘worth from ~18 to §30. 200 sample Cloaks, bouzht at & great re- duction from regular prices, containins some of the very finest goods in Mat and Gorma- Ria Beavors at 333, §38, $30 and $35, worth from £30 t0.$50. 500 Sets Prench Beal Muff and Eoa at $4.50, worth $8. 900 Sets Frenoh Sesl, extra fine, Muff and Boa ut $6.50, worth $10. 100 Sets Genuine Boaver at $15,918 and $20, worth from $20 to $3). 50 Sets Mink Muffand Bos at $15, 318 and 20. 35 Seta Prime Mink Muff and Boa st $35, worth 535, oA Extra Fine Seal Closk at $100, worth 500 Scotch Plaid Shawls at $4.50, $3 and 500 Beaver Bhawls at $4, $5, $6 and 28. 1.000 Single and Double Broche Bhawls from auction at about balf price. s In addtion to the above grest bargains,we sball offer 250 pes. Col’d Dross Silka at 50 cts. on the dollar. PARDRIDGEN, 114 &£ 116 State-st. XN. B.~A Bankrupt Stock of Fina Dia- monds at half price. 2 FURS! SPECIAL NOTICE. Owing to tho continued dullness in_the Wholesale Trade, nnd my stock of La- DIES and GEN'TLEMEN'S FURS being very large, 1 will sell at RETATIL All kinds of manufactured Furs, iscluding Seal & Mink Sacques, Fur Trimmings, Ete., AT MY REGULAR WHOLESALE PRICES. CHARLES GLANZ, INPOBTER AND XANUFACTUEER, _ 110 & H2 Madison-st. -