Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1876, Page 7

i 3 i B CAHUARARO R, " plause from the crow THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES, 7 PASTIMES. :oa’s Champion Pedestrian Beaten e England—Ho “Plays 0ut” Hiles. l'm-mhonfs of the Bygone Professional : ‘Ball-Players---Some Observations on the New Method of Scoring. AR g : hggfif-lm for & Western. Amateur Union, + . ~The New Government for the - ~ : : Beston Olub,’ y ; e Ai:clés of Agreement for a . Wrestling Match in. : Vie, * Chicago. & + Notes on Billiards, ' Pigeon- .2 Fhooting-and Other Sports. . ¢+ PEDESTRIANISM, .. CURARY'S FIRST ENGLISH DEFEAT. | "% Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune. L (Losmx, Eng., Dec. 80.—The 300-mile .walk- 4o math between Dagicl O'Leary, of Chicago, Jil, Anerica, champion of his country, and - WilliamBowse, of London. was finished to-day . spdresuted in the defcat of O'Leary. - He left’ the ‘frak utterly fagged out nfter he had salked 209 miles. Howse continued to 241 siles, wlen ke too stopped walking, because ‘7 (Q'Leary gave up the match. Betting was5to4 - " go O'Leary. Another match will result at once. ~10NG-DISTANCE TOURNAMENT. ‘The Phiadelphia Jtem prints the following: Toxnoy, Dec 2+ —Since the advent of the Ameri- - can pedesttians Weston, O'Leary, and Dole on this i._side, great nterest hia been manifested in pedestri- sncontests. 1n orderto Gécide the championship 3t long distance walking; arrangements have been madefor & grand intoratiunal six days walking * “aich open to the world. The managers offer four + gpecisd prizes, ageregaling £400, to be Jollows: The pedes. Who covens the longest distance to receive u cap of gollvalued at £300 (or i desirable, money); second .10 receive a silver " cup valued &t £100 (or money); third 2 cup valned 36475 (or money); fourth £95. &ditional prizes willbegiven as. followa: £50 10 ‘he pedestrian _ Govering the most miles in twventy-Tow hours; £30. 10 the man leading at forty-eight miley £90 to the pedestrian covering the most miles in &wenty-two 3pd pinety-six hours. . Weston bas_sigifed willingness to _compete, provided 8 gpecial Fako will be laid out for *Lim, which the management have agreed to do, OY.cs; T entersd, and only four other contestantswil| deallowed to compete without more pedestrans tiom America agree t0 compete. The English * Gestrians who will probably enterwill be Vangha who walked 120 miles in” twenty-ihree hours ai. flg-elgln ‘minutes last May; Newman, who walkl Weston :na eix day's contest; Crosslanc , who recently succumbed to O'Leary in a 300-mir contest; and Howse and Parry, Itis L‘\;emdmn omrzwm carry off the first prize, Weston sec. Many of the- anstocratic sportinginen ary @nident that Weston can defeat- O'Leary in a sii| day’s contest, although the reports. from Americt| O'Leary credit of beating Weston fifty miles 8 six {!'l walk at Chicago. It is evident the_race will rest between the 2 iance contests a specialty. O'Leary will perhaps Demade the favonite, but Weston's admirers will back him_beavily. O'Leary’s backers claim the winner will have ta cover 525 miles in 144 hours to defeat their protege. From present indications the contest will be a Zrand . It will lsce in January close after the bolidays. Weston gn been .preparing for the contest for several “weeke, and appearsin splendid condition. O'Leary since grest walkat Liverpool, 5023 in143 Tours, and in fact all of the atheletes are in good condition, and it is cted that extraol time will be made the first twenty-four hours. The Amerjcan champion will try to wipe out Vaoghan's Tecord, 120 miles in twenty-four hours, While the letter will struggle 1o prevent him. i e BOSTON'S CRAZE. The Von Hillern’s walk in Boston seemed to touch a particularly tender spot in the head of one of the Boston Globs editors or reporters, 2nd he at once rushed into a half column of \ leaded brevier of the mos: remarkable writing ever seen in this country. The following few extracts will show the kind of thidg that greets the female pedestrian in Boston: The attendance of vieitors, from 2 rather smal ing, bas been gradually increasing from dg o day, antil iuurdll., Music Hall rang_ with ’ of enthusiastic admirers effort. Indeed we are surprid that such a test of phiysical endurance and mel determination sho not crowd Meic Hall in every mook and corner iwith &€ * | epectators., When. this great feat fs 10r- oughly comprehended il thinking 4048 will,perceive that it is not only an excessk de- velopment of physical powers and activi¢ but also the effort of 8 stros d, deterpicd to overcome the weakness of the desh andccom- plish ¢ whatever sacrifice the task which J8 been _voluntarily undertzken. We have wated the face of this girl from day to day, +and al{jugh we have observed, as the end of her great tsx draws, to a cloee, it it i8 & bard m§ we Jve seen transparent in that face the indomitable duck and extraordi perseverance which overcome all physal resist-" ance 2nd secure the object aimed at at ¢ bazs Consder for o momest this great uderts ~#here in the history of ancient or pdlern timos 1sita parallel?. To walk 350 miles iniX consecu- tive days, allowing hereelf, at the oside, twoor three hours' slecp ir the twenty-fou; What phyei- cal constitution d> yom kmow eqy to the tsk? This is the distiaction we make, It I8 nat the body, the physigue, alone, but theiind, to which the body is but an_instrament, dich W geein er developed, &nd in a remarkabldegree. BASE-BALi- THE OLD-TIMER £ .. It maybe of interest to ol friends of th past years been among the leders in the sport, but e now.in other businet. The following listincludes all, or nearly & the -players who puyed In professional clubsap to 1876, except- ing those who are still in teranks: Reach, in / Ball-goods store in Philadeshia; Tom Prait at ‘ wokin same city;- Sepsaderfer, in company ‘with Fisler, in gents’. furnishing store in Phila~ delphiasBerry, in busness In Chester, Pa.; Mart King, working as sfarme: in Lansingburg, N.Y.; Pinkham, living (if atall) in Hoboken; McAtee, dead; Wood, o Twerty-second street, Chicago; Hodes, dead; Flynn working 25 a * brushmaker in Lansioglurg, N. Y.; Pratt, of tae Forest Citys of Clevennd, pitching in Pitts- targ; Carleton, in’Clevelind; Kimball, playing i Bochester; Hubell, in Piladdphia; E. White,. dead; C. Smith, dead; McDonzld, in Brooklyn; 2l the old Eckfords except Daly ave living in Brooklyn; Dufly, in Chicago Zimes office; DMc- Mullin, in’ Philadelphia; Flowess, in Philadel- vhis Fire ‘Department; Steve Xidg, in Troy; Foran, with . the Buckeyes of Columbus, O.5' Brainard, in Pbiladelpbia; Waternan, in Cin- : clmnati; Dogle, in Cincinnati; .Folay, in Chica- go Post-Office; Cone, in Matteson House, Chi- = ¢ago; Simmons. in Rochester clut; Stires, in Hockford; Charley Mills, aead; Walters, pitch- Ing for a club in 8ing Sing; Biwsndell, in Brook- Iyn; Nelson, with the .Allegheny club; Hat- :_Belq, Patterson, and Martin, in” Brooklyn; Bér- throng, i the Boston Custom-House; Birdsall, 1o Boston; Gedney, in Albsny; Dean, in In- _sdianspolis, fn’ billiard busivess; Barrows, in Hartford; Lennon, in Baltimors; Besls, in Vir- giniz City; Warren White, Holy, and Stearns, + In'Washington; Farrow, in the semi-profession- alway; Barnic,in Columbus Buckeyes; Gol den, in Indisnapolis nime. - - - s Of course this list might be extended: indefl- ly, if it took in all the men who had ever Dliyed in professional clubs, for what with the - enurions character of some of the clubs, most anvbody could and did phy. It takesin, haw: ver, pretty nearly all tle well-known players. THE NEW SCOMNG SYSTIM. | ;Some of the papers are attempting to impngn the wisdom of the newsystem of séoring hdopt~ edat the League mesting. Perbaps they base #1ho opposition on ths_ fact that the rule was Ppiblished in these columns somie weeks before * the'Leagne meeting. The facts are that the rule changes only two points from -the o gystem,—one in ~gividz an: asélsty even though the ball be* mot held by the " retetver, and the- - ‘other {in #dding a columa of totsl bases. This lost draws i+ down the wrath of “the critics who forget ihat . 15 often as créditable to rattle an opponent 8s o nitclean. The common objection is:that it gives a player credit for what he did_not do to ' e in ion of e new A exactly what each man did toward winning & s | Rew nine ranks better than _the old at tae close of +for the game in the West it some half a dozen : of mother club ‘Americans, | 2otk English pedestrians never made long dis- comoosed of highly-respectable young men, and *~ game torun over a list of plrers wWho havein | gume, and to credit him with everythire whi .came from his plags. Will some £ of the 0‘& Jgfit.ors p}ensen xm};tlf he Eax: ever seen a game of A2 S0y whathan tia memiie so- Esé&' 16 push ilma% bittons for seratehest, otlier words, did or did not the player get. _{rcd.(n for what was made off his shot, whetlier. y berfect play o an accident? In the same gatwe, if onelpmyer left the balls so that the | other player could not help countini , did the marker refuse to.put up the next shiot ou the §Tmm(l that the player shonldn't have any credit or what the other fellow did for him? In g _]t:_wlng match where one coxswain by bad steer- mg lost the race, though Lis boat traveled rther than the other in the same time, would the umpire be justified in refusing to give.the er eredit because the other side made sn error? It seems as if the whole complaint was ‘made by that class of papers which are opposed .to the Leacue from beginning unto end. The Courier~Journal's idea that the rule is cumbrous will fade away after he Las scored o few games” withit. 1t really appertains to only a fow men :gmy, and there 18 no fear. that “they cannot CLUB ELECTIONS. . There was someching very likes row in the :Boston Club when the annual meeting came. “around. It grew out of what scems ot this dis- tante an nnwise nttemptto put Mr. Apollonio out of the management, The absence of that gentleman at Cleveland was.made the oceasion of holding & meeting of the Clab in Boston, -aud 8 “new deal™ all aronnd was had. This ‘was by no means satisfaczory, and the defeated-, party took the opinion of 2 leading lawyer; but, upon his opinion that the action was legal, the books were En'en upto the party headed by C. H. Porter. Ata luer mecting Mr. Porter re-. signed the Presidcicy. sud Mr. A. H. Soden’ was chosen in his place. The Board of Direct- ors, as:lett g;uu changes, is A. H. Soden, 8. R. Haynes; F. E.Lang, A. J. Chase, and Harry Wright. e vgnphucy is herewith ventured that the Clab hai done & foolish - thing in lcav-- ing out Mr. Apolonio. . Tho St. Louis Ball Aseociation at its annuel | afterward with the Atuletics, meeting -elected as Dirccors Measrs. ‘Lucas, present weelt are the release of ihe same club. Higham says he is business, but thercg is nom}t’: : :\Pi“: his gu:{ln:sshwfld last ner, ang at the beginning of the se: will seé him again in ;hcfidd. 9 Sy 'stock of $3,500, has been formed iu Binghamton N.Y. Tne nine will comprise Lath:u%. Crazc, and Smith for bLaseme Richardson, centre ficle ficdd; Kenuedy, left field; Bradley Bostons, or Weaver, of the ‘Athletics, probably pitcher; Sullivan, probably -cafelier; Roche,' tenth man. Scyen of theabove aro old mem- |i bers of tae club. i Cinunnati nine next season, and will - doubt! be found the he right placo. o faithfulness, and ini Lo%my never being question- ed, and, combined witl out-ficlder, bard-hitting batsman, snd unequaled base-ruoner, will cause_him to be a most valua- as pitcher for the Hartfords and other clubs is not the Chicago gentleman of that name, but is ‘with the Quicksteps, of Wilminaton, Del., an ty” puts Spalding on first base. Perhaps it ‘would be well to wait until the season opens be- {fore placing the men. There is anothier catcher 1uLhit country open to rootract. The rumor assiduously spread by the Phila~ delphia people is. thut Devlin has agreed 1o stay there next year and piteh for the Athletics. ‘This scems €00 foolish to be true, but it may possibly be. If Devlin does break his contract with Louisville, of course fhe Athletic people will gend out the $250 whicli Devlin receiyed as au advance. § ; The only Leazue smnouncements for the Highnm by the t of Cassidy by going Into Teason' 1o suspect only during the’ Hartfords and the engagemen “A new base-ball association, with ‘a_capital Jrane, Daily, short-stop; McGuinpess, right ey, of the old Lip Pike will take -charre of and Caplain the Lt man in the right place. H saved the St. I:’&guis Browns Imml’maxl]w ddcnt: uring his two years' service with them; bis h Liis abilities as an expert ble acquisition to the Cincinnatis.—fercury. The Lafferty who is continually **mentioned” & young man who made a very clever simwmg d of Philadeiphia. Hefsabout that class of player who gets on Turner, Bishop, Carr, -and Fowle,—a most ex-.| Yery Wellin his own Kind of a club, but is ut- cellent selection,, and one which will give the 'club all:the badsing and strength jt needs. The only notsble diange is in the omission.of the name of Mr. from the Directory. He is the gentleman who came to Chicago to secure Barnes and Peters if money would do it. The +nine was annomced as Clapp, catcher; Nichols, itcher: Dehliran, first base; McGeary, 'second -base; Force,’ short stop; Battin, third base; Hall," left field; .Remsen, centre field: Blong, right field. and a’ tenth man who has since turned oat to be Dorgan, of the Syracuse Stars. He will certainly be played in the nine, aud very Liely st left field, The Boston Herald, commerting on the new layout, says: The aine of 1877 will be somewhat strongor at | club in sixty days. the bajthan last Jear's mige. - A8 to flelding, the n:w pae will probanly work better than the old, tat c;n Lardly expect to excel it in sbarp and brll- i;::;’h . for it must be remembered that the St. sverdone before, and fielding that has never been ixcelled eave by the Chicagos the same yesr. Tre, they used the deadest of dead balls in many games, but still their playing was very fine. If the the season, ** Well done ™ should be the verdict. " CONCERNING WESTERN AMATEUES. A correspondent from Milwankee writes to gay that he thinks It would be an excellentthing of the best leubs wmulgJ enteelr ln% sd‘mu sort r?x{ arrungement among themselyes to play seve: games aud maintain friendly rehfign!y in_the Wway of not enticing away players. The ideas of ihe writer may be substantially set forth as fol- bws:. Let the Minneapolis, the St. Peul; the Nilwaukee, the Janesville, and perhaps a zood chb in Iows, unite with some amatenr club in Clicago and Ece to play say three games ail arwnd; and also agree not to hire & plaver out. xunless by that club’s permission. He.adds: “All the clubs I have named are theywould give a style and tone to the organi- zation (if formed) which would insure all the |, gamet the best of gn(romge. and would tend to |* elevate the .game.” The idea.is au llent take OR€, 808 micht well be carried out. There are | encourage the semi-professional element. In- two objé:tions which must, however, beconsid- | stead of paying hlgg rices for players who gred. Ne.clubin Chliagd except'tho White | have had arill o champlonship ninds, the Club Stockings have an inclosed ground, and that ould be ?most a necessity. The Fairhavks tub have aX the other requisites for s membor- ship. - They a:p eminently high-toned, and they play & pretty caver game of ball. If they conll mmmie to arrgpe for an Inclosed ground: therels nodoubt thet a serics of games be- tween theirnine aaq other good amateur or semi-professional clurg from the West would: pay all expenses and a yrifie over. ', THE ATHLETICS it Qbie of the delesates to the, Tosgne Conven- tion froma Western club writes tg the Boston rald giving 80 clear and luminong g statemant Jf the whole Athletic matter that it Worth reading. Itisas follows: _ I obaerve that a criticism in your paper uj action of the League n expelling the AThIens g Das been copfed by the Philadelphin organ of thay clab, and mads to appear as evidence of your dis- spprobation of the course pursued by the Leagae. c the important gualifications in_your sarticlo render the organ’s assumption unwarranted, it is n matter of sorprise to your Western readers that a leading journal of a city which justly boasts the 1integrity of its institations—including the Boston Clob—shonld fail to commend, and-that un- * qualifiedly, the action of the Lesague in expelling & ub for defrauding its players, the public, and its associate clubs, whatever might be_the pecuniary consequences of such action. You regard it s “*poor policy to cut off this source of revnue if any other honorable course of action was possi- is well , | with Hicks, McGeary, lub of 1876 did better fielding than was | discipline its pla; Boston Herald and the Afercury to steal the , Chicago Journai's thunder. It was Billy Day, year’s Hartfords, position in the: West. The nine from that city year. proposes to drill up a new set of players around a nacleus of old heads. With this in view, they. have contracted with C. W. Bennett, who caught for the Neshannocks, of N ewmfle&Pn., Tagt Louisvilles, and no sort of doubt that this class of ambitious through with x_Lg ;em’s’ ball play. Park track promise to have it in good shape for fast driving to-morrow, and they invite owners |. terly aseless outside. It is not at all likely that Fergyson will hire him. Ho bas the horrible ;“x:uu le of Harry Wright and Josephs before” m. i . The Cincinnati Enguirer &m.s forward a plan for reducing salarics which is “ingenious, but, scems utterly impracticable, It.is_ about the’ same as that “proposed by John P. Joyce when interviewed by Tue TRiIBUNE's Louisville cor- respondent some_month ago. Theideais es- sentially to draw for playets alter putting them ali—in the same position—on an cquality as to pay. Suppose Chicago should draw a ning ike, Bond, and a few of thatclasg in. The result would bea bankrupt The Phflmielphin Afercury demands o’ ““pro- tective union” to contest’ the right of the League to make rules which give it the right to yers when their conduct is not satisiactory. ~ This is the third ‘ protective union " that has been formed,—in print,—but ‘TRE TRIPUNE protests against theeflurts of the and none other, whodevised sud patented the first_* protective leayrue,” and this attempt to pluck away his laurels should be frowned down. Mr. Rogers, of the Milwaukee Club,was ia town last weck, and met Ev Mills, of the last :1{ appointment. ‘The result was_satis{actory round, and Mills, with his family, went up to Milwaukee at once. The en- arement of this excellent player at once puts waukee ina position to take a very strong layed a considerable number of fine games ast year, and next season will be in a position |- to do'even better work. Some facts have been received In a personal letter to the writer from a gentleman of the West Ends which indicate that Fisher will not play in the Cream City next The Louisville management have adopted a really excellent plan for getting together a nine for next year, and one which will do much to seuson. He will playas flelder, and changa catcher, and {s quite lfkely to make & good show- ing. There is wisdom in_this move of the men will do better work. oun, than the Bechtels, i}llsuns, or Hastings of the olden time, .Veryfew good men have come THE TURF. * NEW-YEAR'S SPORT. The persons having charge of the Central o1 fast stock to come out by way of Washing- ton treet, over which the sleighing is in good shape, 8x4 take part in the fun. - Trotting on a track 5 Tatiar a new idea,but there is no innate reason why there ghould not be sport: in a circle a8 well as in the evaight line supposed to be set apart to sleighing. nce the City Council have evinced a disposition t0 break up fast driving on the streets, the park-driye will doubtless be crowded to-morrow. ble.” Nodelegation was more potent in the coun- GENERAL NOTES. ciis of the League than that sent by the Boston ‘Woodford Chief, the noted 4-year-old, is re- Club, and ir."Apollonio ably urged the very ar@n- | voried us being sold for $20,000. ment above quoted, but it became evident to him, as well as to all other delegates, first, that **no other honorable course of action was possible, ” and, second, that the expulsion of the Athletics was'not Jikely **to cat off this sonrce of revenue, The Atnletic was the oldest club n tho League, and, therefore, should have set the youngsr clubs an cxample of fidclity to_the Leaguo compact &nd the pledge made to the public_and to the players; its financial embarrassments were, reiatively, no greater than those of othe Leagne clubs which ful- lcd thelr engayements and paid their players, In their address to the Leagne they said, *We think the representatives of the Athletic Ciut will show you thut our: futore conrse is clear, and that the Athletics will - stand . once more unbam-. pered.” According fo the siatements their representatives - the Athletics oro- posed to ‘‘etart cnce mors unhsmpered” by simply repudiating their debls, 88 he siated em- phatically that'they didn’t propose to pay them unless they shonld make money cnough nex. year to do so. -He could show the Lesgue no_asiets, and 10 prospects of expectations that wonld war- rant a businces man T giving the Athlétics credit |- 'to the extent of & mickel; and, in eflect, they slmp(;{ asked the Lesgue to whitewash ' their swindles of the past year'and become sponsor for an mely us epecalation for the next. The Athietics based their defenss npon their long and honorable career, which, to put it mildly, no club that. tms hud the misfortune to have dealings with them, or who kuows of their pust treatment of other -clubf, will be able to recognize, and apon certain_technical gmibbles, . which, in the hight of tuc plalnierms of the League constitution and several particulars, are undserving of notice. As to ‘‘caiting off this douze of revenne, tho Leaguo has made pro- . vision o the admission of & club from Philadel- hia, ® well 2s° ome from New York,- fore the: opening of Dext .eason; 88- surunce have already been given that Philadephiz will be in the field, and it will certainy be impossible to organize a Leagne club in thatiity that will pay less to visiting clubs than have te Athletics during the past three years, ‘while ne fate of the Athlétics will certainly cxert a whoisome Influence upon all League clubs in the miter of fallling League obligations. Dur- 1b last three yeara the Chicago,Club has re- ceive larger suma from the. Hartford Club for g played In Liartford thar from the Athlctic Bbbsor games pioyed in Philadelphia. Ladies had 21sed to appear on the Athletic grounds, and ihe detter class of the Pbiledelphin press had ceasd to notice them or their gomes. . ‘The .Ath- letiiand Mutual Clubs had become asylums for lagrs of tarnished reputation, snd their stand- ngrith the public a reproach to the bage-ball fra- . terity and to the Cities they misrepresented. New Yo sud Philadelphia_have scorcs of honorable, exyrt ‘players, and honorable men capabla of orzpizing and managing them, &nd there seems to ‘beo gfl reason to apprehend that the citles nzed, the gencral public, or the clubs now in the éme will snffer from the effort of the Lengue to visicate {he principles of common honesty and to their gros violstion of them 1ef Bimmons, centre; Shattuck, right. Irnie, of the Columbus Club, was in Boston in Phadelphia are putting in their time in the. nnkesndphand»bafi courts. _Schafer, ‘Battin, ¢, and Devlin are naed as excellent at the gue. . . _Theloston Herald claims that the sction of .the Lezue in agreeing to deduct from the sals- ries thexpense of uniforms and a per diem 18 not sdsfactory -to the plavers. . It seems as thouglh fair question would be, “Was it T > 2 & - If Smip, the latest acquisition of the Chicago Club, shrs up well in the spring, it is thought that he Ay be permanent _catcher for Bradley, Spaldingplaying right field and McVey first Another ¢ ball aathori= of | prove a success. - .501d his fine mare Charmer to Phillips Phenix, _Pacific Lifenotes their safe arrival at the Bay District Course, and says that Mr. Platner has sowme other good ones along, among them Lottic Moon, in foal to Ozaris, Bugg), foale “Lizzle Bugr, by Epsilon, her dam Cottage Girl, by imported Al ica, foaled 1875, by that of the well-known trotter Dick Swiveller, which has_been_purchased by John F. Merrow, owner of Nettie Swiveller is a 6-year-old bay gelding, and was sired by Walkill” Chief, who produced Eastern and other good ones. He made his debut at the Hertford meeting last summer, winning the 2:36 race in threestraight heats, Toquiring a record of 2:35. He repeated Hartford victory at Soringfleld, these being the puify and elevate the national game. only points in the Septilateral at which hie was : & TOTAL-BASES.” entered. fishols, of the Mutuals, Las Deen engeged DY | ° 5 pectingof the prominentbrecdersot ratting th Alleghenys. : " .| stock in the United States was neld at the Ev- 1Xis said that the Rochester nine of 1877 will | erett Honse, New York, Dec. 20. There was s in deUnskin;i cateber; Purroy, pitcher; Bra- | Jarpe sttendance ;fimnb, unong ‘them Dr. Herr dy.Jecond: Bi , third; Burke, short; flpper, and Maj. H.C. McDowcll, Charles Backman, L. D. Packer, ete. Tneflox; mt gt flae mggtelng to discuss the propricty of brecders them- n‘svc'fvcs taking wm.rgl o? Lhey meetings in which tha, slei; avenue, %vhh:fl offended Judge Malio an_extent that he took measures lea enforcement of the six-mile-an-hour ordiuance. The. followilfi the Municip the drive at horsemen all over the country: JupesMavrony: Your timely decision sustaiing the ordinance a; t driving faster than six mil an hour on ngnnfil avenne entitles you to my. ' 201 The once celebrated’ race-horse Beacon died on the 20th ult: at Pine Grove, Tex. The horsemen at Dubuque, Ta., have scooped off & track on-the river, and enioy races every pleasant afternoon. ‘ Lady Moscow, of Coldwater, Mich.. and Iron- sidles, of Union City, will trot a match race for $200 a side, on the ice, a week from next Tues- duy. Messrs. Anderson and Ames, of Boston, have ‘purchiascd the stailion Dirigo for §6.000. This horse comes of & trotting family, and should The three chlef winners on the English tarf for 1876 were Count de la Grange with £17,650; Lord Dnzn"n with £14,310; and Lord Roseber- v with £18,500. -Col. R. S. Strader, of Kentucky, has sold to Robert Bonuer the greafyear-old trotter Erie, by Erleson, with ‘the best 4-year-old record, 2:28%. Price not stated. Mr. Wallace Pierce, of Sharpsvillg; Pa., has Esq., of New York, for $6.000. She will be used on the road hereafter. Her record is 2:31, obtained at Fleetwood Park fall meeting. The stallion Italian Boy, well knownin the central part of this Statc, died at Hennepin, Dec. 21. Hehad won reveral races, and was called a valuable piece of prggcrty, and valued at $2,000. His record was 2:35. Ira Platner, of Council Bluffs, Ia., has taken to California Ozark and Council Bluff, a couvle of runmers well knownon Dexter Park. The Mr. D. Bwigert, Stockwood Farm, Bpring Station, Ky., las bronght.of Mr. Robert Prewitt, Athens, Ky., the bay mave Asia (formerly Betsy d 1865, by imp. Australian out of ; also the bay filly Amer- ‘m out of Asia. The only notable sale of the week has been derb; urlew and. others, for $6,000. Great and his t Milwaukee have been enjoyi oo bnfin: by trotting contests on Gm:fi to such to tbe letter, which.was picked up near Court room, explains itself, and Mazomanie will be appreciated by . Bumsnax. & Posr's Staste, Dec. 23.—DEin les d also_the ks of the owner of Ma- e.mTha “decision hss saved the life of my borze, which is bester than $2.50 in my pocket. My horee has o two or three occasions on Grand avenuo neasly violated the ordinance, but I held itm yn. 100pe you will cast your cazle judiclal eye toward Senator Van Schaick, Sheriff Sanzer. and Mr. Finnegan, the milkman, all of whom passed me on Grand avenue on Saturday. The air is fresh, but I bave purchased a cap which will insure warmth while driving within the scope of tho ordinance. Yours truly, N.§. M. OTHER SPORTS. BILLIARDS. The J. M. Brunswick & Balke Company prob- ably regret that they ever gave s tournament and a medal, for that little indiscretion has cost them considerable money in one way or an- other, The Burleigh-Shaw swindle, which was so thoroughly showh upin these columns, in- volves them in & lawsuit ont of which they came with a judgment of $500 against them. The suit was tried at Coldwater, Mich., last week, the promoter of swindles, Elliott, being plaint- iff. This putsanend to any hope of making an honest settlement of the affair, such as could have been had if Shaw had given up’the badge and allowed it to be played for by two hon- cst men. The only way to get 1id of Shaw is to the . Congress together at once, and expel both he and Burleigh on. their own confessions. A silver vase or medal will then be nceded as an emblem, and this beiog put in_ the bands of some’ member of_the Con: gress some matches will at once be played. A mecting of the Congress will be calles for consideration of the matter. It is proposed to cut the stakes down from 3500 to $300,—a Very proper move. 5 ’ COLLAR-AND-ELBOW WRESTLING. * H. A, Brink, of Brink’s City Express, and H. Becker, Captafn of one of the lake vessels, met with a few of their friends at Ryan’s saloon, No. 130 South Water street, last evening, and drew up the following artfeles o fizrecmant: We, the undersigned, do agree to meet on Satar- day evening, Jan.:13, at McCormick's Hall, on North Clark street, to wrestle the beat two out.of three falle, collar-and-elbow, according to the New York rules, for i stake of $200, a deposit of £50 to e placed in Philic Mulligan's hands, the balance 1o be l}mt up the Thursday evening frev(ona 0 the wrestle. & 1, A.BRiNg, b H. BECKER. ‘The forfeit was Fuc up, and the match will undoubtedly be played as specified. There seems to be no reason why a fair, as well as an exciting, coutest may not take place. Mr. Brink thinks, and bis™ friends thiok, that Lie is 2 “pood- man,” .while Mr. Becker's backers have great confidence in his skill. The latter is the man who, in 1339, threw the famous Homer Lane in a collar-and-clbow contest at Troy, N. Y. _ PIGEOK-POPFING. - A novel matéh 15 to be shot at Dexter Park on New Year’s Day between Tom Stagg and E. T. Martin. - There are to be shot ten bj a side, twenty-six yards rise, for a certain considera- tion, and the birds;and the loserof two matches out of the three Which are to be shot, pays for three turkeys, one of which goes to each of the contestants, gaud the other to Col. George B. Mansur, who 15 to act as referee in the affalr. Some very good shooting was done by mem- bers of the Chicago Club at' Dexter Park on Friday. No less than forty consecutive birds were killed by Messrs. Ensmfl, ‘Taylor, Bonfield, and Wilmarth. On New-Year’s Day there will be sweepstakes shooting at Dexter Park, and if enough entries can be obtained, the Miles-Johnson badge will be shot for. Wild pigeons will be used. 1t has appeared that Robinson, of California, has not s0 much chance to win with Bogardus as seemed when he met him for the first time. The second match was won by Bogardus by kill- ing 8¢ to his vpponent’s 8L out of 100. Rixty were at !1n1gsh: rises and forty doubles. The same match {8 to be repeated shnrfl; for $1,000 a side. People who know “Bogy” say that just about' the time that match comes off the California people will see ** some shooting.” SEATING. The Chi ‘people are taking more interest in skating than for a mumber of years. The rinks at the Exposition Buildinz and on the West 8ide are largely patronized, and much amusement results from the possession of a pair of skates. .. The Exposition rink people an- nounce that they will present & fine sheet of ice to-morrow, and that in the evening Mr. G. A. Bluhm will gve an exhitition of fancy skating, including * Humpty Dumpty.” THE DOG-SHOW. * The Fidid says that the prospect isthat the dog show will be much larger and better this yesr than last; aiso that Messrs. E. C. Waller, J. H. ‘Whitman, snd Dr. Rowe will have charge of it. That is all very well; but will this commitsec please publish over their signatures a state- ment that the prizes shall be paid and not scaled? The ‘action of the.last ghow in that respect should not, for the credit of Chicago, be repeated. Letus have some assurance from Dr. Rowe, who is & responsible man, about this matter. COCEING. The editor of the New York Sportsman is au- thorized to make a main of seven to thirteen cocks for $100 a battle and $1,000 the msin, Al- bany rules, 13{ inch hecls. ———— ITEMS OF INTEREST, Happy New-Year! Ormsby, the leading photogravher, Attend one of Martine’s Academies. Forswear wines and liquors to-morrow. Hall, the photographer, 110 East Madison. To-morrow date your letters January, 1877. Keep your good resolutions made to-morrow. “Open all day to-morrow, New-Year's Day, Gunther’s confectionery. % Simm, confectioner, 56 State, will be glad to sce l\isn?rlends on New-Year's Day. The best coffeo in the city is found at Black- all’s. Open to-morrow until noon. J. H. Dix, fish-dealer, shipped a car of like fish to Los Angeles, Cal., last week. Dow, Moran & Co., 95 8. Water, are recelving large shipments of choice creamery butter. Ladies, think how many young men have been started on their way to ruin on New-Year's. Ladies, take our advice, and do not offer In- toxicating liquors to your friends to-morrow. The variety of cards used by callers to-mor- row would make a hne collection for a scrap- book (or the waste-basket). The general purchasing agency of H. C. Wil- cox, No. 121 Dearborn street, is “an established institution, and especially patronized by the ladles. Samples furnished on application. The threc wonders of the world at present are: oy fluff accumulates in vest pockets, where the pins go to, and Why when a man comes out of a saloon he looks one way and Zoes the other. C. E. Webber, dealer in foreign and domestic fruits, 112 South Water street, corner Dear- born, has sold over ome thousend barrels of those choice sea coast oranges in the last few ‘ weeks, and has s few more left. Those who have elegant portfolios are inyited to examine the portfolio racks which we have recently received from Goupil & Co. They are elegant and convenient. Wolcott & Co., corner of Adams street and Wabash avenue. Commence the new {eu hi{cflllng at the pop~ ular_establishment of Dr. McChesney, coruer Clark and Randolph streets, aud haye your teeth fixed at the reduced rates establishe b{ the Doctor. The best set of teeth $8; gold fill- iog warranted at less than half usual rates. D, W. VAN COTT & CO. The reliable jewelry house at 224 State, cor- ner Quincy, is making a_specialty of Gorham silyerware and Rogers Bros. cutlery, of which they are exhibiting a varied and most elegant assortment. Their stock of dlamond rings, seal rings, and jewelry of all descriptions, i3 most complete. ~ Mr. A. B. Van Cott, one of the oldest jewelers in the country (his entree iuto ‘business circles dating back t01329 in New York), | continues to wait on customers. MAGNOLIA MILLING COMPANY. ‘There are probably no brands of flourin this city that hav%«r’ro!m 8o rapidly in popular favor (and deserve {di‘l?“ those mannfactured 1?.( the Slagnolin Milling Company st Hannibal, Mo.; the brands are the g?ng'n Dexter, Edlipse, and Qucen; they are made from the celebrated Missouri wheat, and never{fail to give E;::recc satisfaction, These brands, and all ds of flour manufactured at the above .mill, are to be had wholesale and retail at the Chica- 0 house, 193 and 195 South Water street, which Insiveck, looking after players for ‘the Buck 3tock competed for premiums, The | J. B. Quinn, President of the Company, super- ey HS renorded Hureldge of gho Harélond ey o anial Trotting Moeting, held at | ¥ises.. The Maguolia brand will make from 40 ASLSE et i Philadelphia the psst-summer, netted several [ t0 50 per cent more bread than any other brand Tiopfinfiflg of the League book of ruies, | 1housand doilars for the mauagers, whoran no | of four in this market. . witronstitution, averages, etc., has been given | sy from their speculation,—thé entrance-money g to Mssrs. Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co. It Will | rcejyed in the purses leaving a heavy surplusin The Boy Who Didn’t. be rydy for distribution in about three weeks. ‘their favor. - Measures ‘?;, %MP:: flgmg tto o = fif‘({:fi §;’€‘, P’rgént ki % 8 objects of the meet- e boy who Christ- A rge number of players who are winterin- . tho socomplishment of £ho ob} mas stocting yas stound the Post-Office yester- 2 day. He said he didn't care, but yet when the other boys were displaying their candy dogs, tin whistleaynnd dimbPu;g Jacks, onme could see a shade of envy cross his face. “Pd have been all right, onlyIcouldn’t stand sase,” he explained. “1tl dad had a pair of skates for me, but when I went home that night he began to blow around gnd give me sass about not splitting any wood. I stood it as loné as I could, and then to go for him. I toldhim just what I thought of conduct, and then'one of us Jeft the house and hasn’t been home since. I'm wn}flnx fof(l?m toput a ersonal in the pa] 88 H ome homs pal 1 Torgives, 2ad then T rushor this week. the gardeners and dairy-mai EUROPEAN GOSSIP. A Young Italian Refuses a Fortune of $20,000,000. Beanty at Anction---How the Harems of Constantinople Are Re- cruited. The Czareviteh~A Femalo Banker--Russian Princes in Paris---The Champion Can-Canist. HONOR BEFORE RICHES. Most of our readers are familiar with Bulwer Lytton’s novel, * What Wil He Do With It7". The interest turns on the-use the hero of the romance will, make of a large fortune. High sotiety in ‘Paris i3 now speculating anxiously upon the manner in which a young. professor, living in & garret of the Quartier Latin, will dis- pose of more than three millions and ‘a half sterling in ready money and ‘splendid real estates in France and Italy. ‘The young profes~ sor is Phillipe di ¥Ferrarl, only surviving son of the late Duke dl- Galliera. - He was some years ago one of the most brilliant puplls of the Lycee Louis le Grand. With feverish ardor be devoted himself to study. This intense application arose from a double motive. The boy loved ' knowledge, and he had a high and sensitive spint, which was wouuded beyond endurance by the Duke one - day in his presence in a fit of anger revealing a family secret which concerned him. From that hour ke resolved not to touch a centime of the, paternal fortune. His mother, the only daughter of the Marquis d: Brignole Bale, is the heiress of three powerful .Genoese families. In the early years of her: married life her wealth was scarcely inferfor. to her hus- band’s. This fact consoled to some extent her sensitive boy fok being a pupil in an ‘expensive school, where he would not have remained at the charze of his parents, had it not been that compulsion was exercised. On_obtaining a bachielor’s degree he cast off what he deemed to be a dishonorable state of dependence, and set out, penniless, to do for himself. He drudged obscurely in schools as an usher, and, through sheer force of toil, is now an assistant professor inthe College of France. The vast Galliera fortune {5 within his grasp. He could at any moment have houses, lands, picture.zal- leries, palaces, and the adnlation of endless sxmpfimu and °prosperity-worshipers. The Hote] ‘de Galliers, in the Rue de Varennes, stands in a park 'of about nine acres. Cows Efle on the lawn, and on the side next the otel des Invalides there is a Swiss village for ids. The art-collec- “tion’is the first among the private galleries of France. Prof. Philip Ferrari pays 15 francs a month for his habitation in thé Faubourg St. Jacques. He is not insensible to its dinginess and discomfort, bat he reepects himself in it. He feels he is no impostor, and, to the: aston- ishment of soclety, which cannot believe that what it considers to be a toguade will en- dure, he h&emcvcrei in rejecting fortune and duchy. mother's wealth, at her death, he consents- to inherit, but not -unless his father's property be appropristed according to the wishes of the late Duke, who was a_ Free- thinker, and superb in his munificence when an appeal was successfully made to his public spir- it.” Hegranted to the municipality of Genoa the Palazzo di Brignole Sale, which, a8 well as its picture gallery, he alienated with the con- sent of eDu\:{xcsu, ‘who derived it from her father. The port of &:nnn 'Was not large enough for the commerce which the rallway movement orought fnto it. The Duke, hearing this, sent & present of $22,000,000 francs to the municipalty of the city, and 2,000,000 francs to build houses for the dock laborers. . A no less noble donation was made to the municipality of Rome to_build @ lay university, and. a capital of 1, hm; Wl 000 {rancs was promised, the interest of was to be spent in. professors’ salaries and scholarships. “Tne Duchess has sent 1,000,000 {francs to the Pope to compensate for the strict- ness with which she respected her hugband’s Free-thinking principles in giving bis remains a civil interment. -The body, when she reached Genosa, was in the hands of the priests, who were preparing pompous obsequies. She was obliged to obtain the aid of the civil authoritics in preventing a re&mcm beiog held over it.. The funeral was of the simplest kind—a leaden coffin in- a plain oak shelf, a hearse devoid of ornaments.” No_hired mourners. no religious officiants, no psalmody proclaimed that 2 mag- niflco to the fate of the peasant had yielded. A square stone, with o name and_two dates, marks the spot where the opulent Duke's body was copsigned to kindred earth. The Forrari fortune was a considerable one at the end of the last century, many of the family having filled high places in the sf of ‘“Genoa the superb.” The late Duke's father, through con- tracts obtained from Napoleon L., became one of the richest men in Italy, His son, thelate Dulse came to Paris early in the Second Empire, an founded a banking-house, He was a fnr~se=in% man who bad believed in the possibility o steam-engines superseding stage cosches when his friend M. Thiurs did not. After Rothschild, he was the greatest shareholder in the Northern Railway. He took up 130, francs of M. Thiers® three milliard loan, but _the profits he made op this transaction were devoted to re- F:ir‘lng the disasters occasioned by the Prussian vasion. The Pope made him Duke of Gallie- ra, and by- that name he was known chicfl in’ Paris.” In. Frauce the Duke hid his munificence. In Iul%‘::e was openly and splendidly generous. ‘widow states thatin his latter’ gms he refused to be mixed up in railway and other speculation in his own coun- try. He lost the keen interest which he took at an earlier period of his life in money-making. His main object in his closing years was to dis- g“‘” his fortune nobly, and ip & way that wonld c of permanent benefit to mankind. His splendid gifts to his native city led Victor Em- manuel two years to make him Duke of Luecdio. When the tale of his son’s singular refusal to accept his wealth first became public it was said that the sscetic Professor was only his adopted son. The Duchess writes to con- tradict this statement. Fhilippe, the poor strug- fifinit,utor,uthe only surviving d of her te husband. But she is silent about his re- punciation of the incredibly yast fortune to which he is the legal and undisputed heir. Young Ferrari stood certainly on an ex- ceedingly bigh mountain.. If he has not been shown & panorama of all the kingdoms of the earth, more wealth has been placed within his reach after he hasknown what it is to be ill-clad, to be wretchedly poor, to dradge painfully as an ‘usher amoung noisy boys, than falls to the lot of most princes. But a perhaps over-delicate point of honor prevents hum from entering fnto its possession. The Duke at the end of his life took. no enjoyment outof his mone‘ynbeycnd what was derived from -dispersing it promoting the happiness of the Latin race. Prof. Phillipe, who is & citizen of the French Republic, will only ex- ercise his heirship in seeing that the millions of the Ferraris are to be deyoted to works of public utility.—New York World. BEAUTY BOLD BY AUCTION. A correspondent of the Paris Gaulois describes aTecent visit to a slave sale in Constantinople, Notvwithstanding the nominal abolition of the slayve trade in Turkey, through the efforts of the civilized European Governments, it atill con- tinues in & fart{ve way. Aslongas the harem exists, this trade will exist. ‘ This sale was in & house. All the windows facing the street were closed. The correspend- ent accompanied an Egyptian friend and his valet in a carriage to the mosque of the Sultan ‘Mahomet, at which pofat they turned into nar- row and complicated streets, which finally be- came impassable. They alighted before 2 pile of mud which could be crossed only on foot. Reaching the house, they were introduced into the selamlik, or chamber reserved for male vis- itors. Here they found the slave-dealer standing, “a short pipe in hand. He was a little old Tripolizan, Gflsslrg&h(essoud—Agu, by name. He has followed the business for nm; years. After the customary salutations, pipes and coffee wers offered and taken with thesi- lence usual-to Orientals before any business transaction. Au ebony young eunuch soon entered and whispered in Mesgpud’s ear. The latter made asienof wqulesccnee‘nnd,]tnmm to thic guests, suld: “Bouyouroun” (permitme). Theguesis rose and followed him {nto a room of the harem. A long divan, about a foot and & half high and four feet wide, surrounded three sides of the chamber. An excavation in the wall held the cushions and coverings used at night. The floor ‘was covered with mats and loose pleces of car- pet. Upon the divan were seated, side by sid two white girls from Circassia, in the dress of thefr country. Opposite Wwere three other ‘women, one of whom was white, from Georgia, and the others black. All arose as the yisitors entered. One of the Circassians seemed scarcely 14. She had bright, chestnut hair, long, dark eye-lashi ‘which shaded eyes of liquid blue; & light, well-round- ed form and re feat, overcast with melancholy. She was a beauty of the first class. Her companion, aged 18, was slightly less bean- but was a performer on the kemendja or Turkish violfn. ‘In addition, she was recom- mended as a good cook, seamstress, and wash- er. Her brown L fell to her kmees. She looked at the visitors coolly, and fixed ber eyes on the Egyptian with an exXpression that secmed to ask him to purchase her. At o sign from Messoud one of the black girls disrobed the Circassians. This was not a com- Plicnted process, a3 their dress was simply & tunic, a pair of trousers,ana a chemise. The ounger seemed distressed; the other simply xed her eyes upon the floor. Messond, passing his hands over them, called attention to their good points, and made them show their ar, pearly teeth. He dwelt also upon the strict de- corum of their antecedents After an examination of the Georgisn and a glance at the black girls, the party returned to the selanlik to close the bargain. The youngest Circassian was quoted at pounds Turkish, tbe eldest at 130, the Georgian at 120, Egyptian fonnd them too high-priced, and took oné of the black .girls for -33 pounds. He simply wanted a house servant. The sale hei_x:g completed, the party werc arain ssrved wil ‘pipes and coffee, and left the house. e preliminaries to, this were conducted with great caution. The valet of ths Egyptian ‘was sent the day before to announce his mas- tor's desire, and Messond immediately came to the latter to assure himself that all ‘'was right by a personal inspection of his cnstomer.. - As a mera visitor to the harem would bave been eyed askance, the correspondent was introduced as ‘Tahir-Bey, & Syrian ienflenmn who wished to taie & chambermaid home with him. i THE CZAREVITCH. The young Russian Czarevitch is a’ perfect ‘Hercules, resembling greatly in bufld and stat~ ure his magnificent grandfather, the great Czar Nicholss, though with less handsome features, his countenance being thoroughly Calmuck in type. Hisstrength (says the correspondent of the Philadelphia Telegraph) is something pro- digious; and of its display, and of the grest cantrol that he exercises over his naturally vio- lent temper, a curious anecdote is told. - On one occasion he discovered that his private corre- spondence had been tampered with when pass- ing through the post-ofiice. He went at once o the Emfi'or, aid the case before him, and begged to know if it was by his brders that the letters had been o%c::i!d: £ov in that case, 38 a dutifal son and subject, he would say nothing. more; but unless such orders had been given he would demand redress. The Czur sent at once for the really gnfltz&mrty. the Chief of Police, severelyjreprimanded himin the Prince’s presence and then bade him sternly begone and sin no more. Terrified and trembling, . the abashed official was about to make a hurried exit, when- the Czarevitch, who had been a quiet, and, to all tzgpcmnce, 2 perfectly unmoved spectator of e interview, merely twirling some little ob- Ject between his fingers as the colloquy proceed- ed, came forward and stopped him. ithout & word the Prince placed the thing wherewith he had been toying In the official’s “hand—it was & silver ronble, twisted round and round in cork- screw fashion, as orderly hands might twist a scrap of paper. With this startling proof of the concentrated wrath of the heir tothe throne the luckless functfonary was suffered to depart. A FEMALE BANKER- A woman has opened a bank in Madrid for deposits in sums of $100 and upward, on which she pays interest as follows: 20 per cent on re- ceiving the Geposit, 20 per cent at the end of the first, second, and third months, and then, at the sxpiration of the fourth month, when 80 per cent his been alresdy pald, she reimburses | the entire sum leni. The payments thus far have been regularly made, and the public are flocking in crowds with their money, the de- goms Dow amounting to several millions of rancs. ‘The baukers and savings-banks are be- ing drained of their deposits by this extraor- dinary traflic. Hours before the bank opens in the mornine huudreds of depositors collect, and the presence of the policeis necessary to preserve order. Inthis case ‘“‘nobody is to know " how the money is employed, and on that point con- trary rumors prevail; some assert that the caj ital is used in working mines of fabulous wealth; others, that the wornan is an agent of the Gov- erument, adding that it {s thus procuring money on more advantazeous terms than with its reg-~ ular bankere. This is almost a precise repetition of a case which took place Ex Germany four years ago—the Spitzedar affair of Muni this cass. enormous sums were confided toa woman banker, who lived in opulence, squander- ing the mouney of her depositors, and, as she could not rupay them, she was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, Her time expired some months ago.—London Staniard. et A RUSSIAN PRINCE. Itis the fashion now to tell Russisn stories, and particularly stories about the Russian Princes that live habitually here in France. Two ‘have just been published that are worth repeat- ing. 'The Russian Princés in Paris are all men of large incomes, but generally spenduhrifts. One of them borrowed the sum of 10,000 francs from & money-lender, giving his note for the same. On theday it fell due the holder pre- sénted it for payment,and was told by the Prince that he had no money to waste in paying debts. At that moment a gentleman entered, and the Prince handed him 20,000 francs to meet the losses of the night before at the club. The Jew fore up his note of and sald when going out: “Now, Prince, there i3 nothing between us but a debt of honor.”” The Prince bowed, and handed over the money ‘without a word. e sceond begins inthe same ‘way, but when the Jew presented his note the Prince flew in a passion, called him hard names, and, drawing a revolver, made him eat the note- ofhand. A few dugs later the Jew received his monoy, with a thousand-franc bill thrown in for interest. Shortly afterward the Jew received aletter from the Prince telling Lim that he was again in want of money, and telling him to pre- sent himself with 10,000 francs, and stamped er upon which to write bis infernal notes-of- d. The Jew came with the money. ‘- Where ifgvour pgper for the note?” he said, taking the “Here it s, Prince,” said the dJew, drawiog 8 lar%a cake of gingerbread from his pocket. The Prince laughed atthe joke, and shortly afterward paid the debt with interest.— Paris Correspondence London Times. ——— . THE CHAMPION CAN-CANIST. Celobrities are rapidly disappearing. The champion dancer of the can-can (Brididi) has been buricd. He belonged, like scveral other eccentric individuals in this country, to & good {amity, but during his eariy youth he fell into evil company. With his assumed name, Bri~ didi, he beczme one of the types of Paris under Loufs Philippe. A quadrilie danced at the Bal I’Opera on 8hrove Tuesday night by Brididi, de Chicard, Mogador, and *“Queen Pomare” was a sight worth paying for, and also for a stranger to ponder oyer. Durin; ney. the Jast years of his life Bridi hardly ever left his home; led, as the French call this seclusion, “the life of asav- age.” As for visiting the scenes of his former triumphs, he would never have been ity of even the thought. “Nowadays,” said he toa friend, “a dancer comme il faut could not show himself at masked ball without being mobbed Dy the rabble.” The lessee of the Grand Operas hias paid 100,000 francs, poors’ rate, for the privilege to %im daring the znext months ten fancy balls. It does seem curlous that France should have expended 50,000,000 francs in erect- ing a gorgeous theatre, in order that during the carnival all the scum and vice of Paris may have a building in which to hold their revels.— Paris Letter, 5 CLERKS IN PARIS, There Is & subdued agitation goinz on re- specting the employment of male instead of female assistants in drapery, etc., establish- ments. It {s no secret that ladies themselves would prefer to be served by the plainest of young men ratherthan the most polished young woman. The head man-milliner of Paris, Worth, tries on'the dresses of his aristocratic clients, and conveys the unfinished toilets often in his own irmm carriage for that purpose. When a lady is served by her own sex, she knows she has to run the gauntlet of criticism of perhaps a score of her sisters, as she passes from one rayon to suother, and there are looks and mods as to her toflet. "Occasionally many sly rubs are administered beneath a sugared grin, that one of her shounlders is lower | the other, etes No man would ever think'of such uneallantry. It may not be generally known that the laaylike shop assistapts of Paris, with their exquisitely cut black toilets and faultless coiffures, are got e play over, the: ome o dothes- Faris tter.” © PICKING UF A PRINCE. At afsir given for the beneiit of the poor at one of the Paris theatres, a very preiiy actress presided over one of the stands, when a Russlzn nobleman, who chanced to be present, banter- ingly asked her how much she would take for s Liss. 8he glanced at him rather sternly, snd replied that she would not kiss any man but her betrothed. The Prince passed an, but returned tothe staud aquarter of anhour afterward, ond sald, rather thonghtfully, to the actress, “Will rou permit me to ask you another ques- tion, mwademoiselle?? pleasure, sir.” “Have vou a betrothed?’ She eyed him a moment In surprise, and then ald, with a blush sir.” “Wonld you lke to and Bmfle., “N"I have one?”’ ¢ That Gepends upon circum- stances,” she said, laughing. *Vell, then, would yon take me¥ So soying he handed her hiscard. She was greatly surprised, and final- Iy stammered that she would give him en answer thenext day. Onthe following morn- lng he called at her house, the Teply was in the ative,and to-day mademoiselleis a Princess and ahappy wife GUNPOWDER PBOPAGmIsM- An amusing story, which dates from the era of the Commune, is just now in circulation in Paris. A soldier of the Versailles army was vadly wounded in o skirmish before Fort Vao- ves. A fragment of shell, however, was ex- tracted from his body, and it was thought he would soon be well. To the murpriseof the surgeon he continued to suffer an unusual length of time, and seemed td grow worse rather than, better. A large tumor beganto form on his breast, and it was at length decided that the soldier must submit to another opera- tion in search of the foreign gubstance which a3 presumed to be still imbedded in his flesh. And, sure enough, abpiece of paper, tizhtly rolled up, was: found, baried deep beneath tha surface of the skin. Having been withdrawn, it was unfolded, aad proved to bea brief ex- m, - to this effect: *‘Soldiers of the army of ’Vemalllu, donot forget that we are your brothers!" ‘Whether the gentleman whicdevised this sing- ular method of propagandism thought that there w88 no better way of “dri argumenta home than to pnsh them straight into the people he wanted to conyince i3 = question difficult of so~ 1ution after this lapse of time. THE LAST NEW DISH. Last week the accomplished chet of M. Ie Dua de R—Celighted His Grace’s guests with & macedaine of aiamonds, rubies, and whatsoever other precious stones the earth contains. The gems were in fact composed of exquisitely- colored jellles, the dismonds being master- pleces of dazzling whiteness. The stoncs re- posed on littie tickets, artistically designed, and bearing the imaginary price of each in frsncs— a piece of fancy perhaps in questionadle taste. One gentleman remarked with a sigh, after de- voting himself with some zeal to the jellles, that he had eaten $462,000 1n the space of a few- minuates. Meanwhile, American lsdies who may bebent on giving their friends preserve of emeralds might do well to superintend the col- o process in person, for the brightest tint of fairies’ color is im by arsenic, & mineral which has beer found extremely un- wholesome by many persons.—Paris Cerres spondence New York Hercl2. PRINCE NAPOLEON. Anecdotes of Prince Napoleon are flying about thickly aprapos of his recent speech. This isona of the best and newest: King Jerome was grievously ill and a friend of. his doctor asked the man of medicine how things b anly: b yery badly, " repiied the & adly, v Te] the doc- tor. GEls ij{'sc;g /lasi.ny\; his genses; e no longer knows what he is saying.” Possible?™ “Yes. Imagine that this morning Prince Na- poleon-enterdd his bedroom, and the King said, *Hallo, my brave fellow! to him!* Fritz's Troubles. Fritz has had more trouble with his neighbor. ‘This time he determined to appeal to the majes- ty of the law, and accordingly consultea a legal geptleman., ‘& How vas dese dings?’ he safd “Vell, a vellaire’s got a garden, und cer oder vellaire's got some shickens eat ’em up. Don’t you got some law for dotd" “ Some one’s chickens have been destroying your len?” asked the la!r{sr. v b‘l‘ braw in minc garden? leln, it vas veget: ables. ‘ And the chickens committed depredations. on them"” 3 = Ve ¢ Is dot so?"’ asked Fyitz in astonishment. “ Apd you want tosue him for damages,” continued the lawyer. . -“Yass. Gott for tamsges, und der gab- ‘bages, und der lcttugesi” ;l Did younotify him to keep his chickens o, o **Yaas, I did nodify him.” “:find:a?lnt did he n:\yll’;“!r a sl ¢ nodify me to go to an ine shin off down mine vest.” - £ ¢ And he refused to comply with your just demand?” a i Hey1m . ¢ He'allowed the chickens to run at Iarge?’! “Yaas. Some vas Jarge und some vas teedle ‘vallares, but dey bos scratch mine ganden mord s der sefen dimes idch.” ‘< Well, you want to suc him . * Yaas, 1 vant to sue him to make von_blank fence ub sixdeen feed his house all aroundt, vot der dam shickens don’d got ofer.” The Jawyer informed him that he could nog compel his neighbor to build such a fence, snd Fritz left in a fage, exclaiming: “ Next summer time [ raise me shickens tca, youbate! I raise fidin shickens, by tam! Vipp off your vest down.” —— The Benevolent Straager. Detrois Feee Press. There were & dozen men in a Michigan ave- nue Ll%bm B:!;”ZL sesterdx.;ny. smoé:;ng time x);vnay or ng . checkers, when a dreary-lookis mid c:'-yi ed stranger_entered and crowded 51' behind the stove. When he had thawed ont a little and wiped a tear from his nose he looked around and asked: *Did any of you read about tnat tesrible cy- clope in the East?” - Oné or two replied that they had seen an ac- connt of it ‘“Well, gentlemen, there will be the tallest kind of sutfering down there this winter, and it is the duty of every man who can spare a dollar 10 send it to the poor victims, Iwill now pass around the hat.” > He passed it, and when he bad completed the circnit it was as empty as when he started. * - ““Gentlemen, I am ‘surprised and saddened,’” be remarked, as he put on his hat; **those peo- fle need money, and though I'm a poor man, . I'm going to forward my share. Is there any one here who will take a $5bill acd send s across the ocean for 1003 T suppose I could send it,” replied the bacconist, shoving a cigar at the stranger. * Yes—ahem—could, eh?” replied the lattee 88 he bit the cigar and lighted it. Il take it!”? called out seven or eight O Rt good. Do sy of you happentobar « s 0 an. ou ha) tohave any fine-cut about you? e full pouch was handed ont, and he lifted half the contents in his vest pocket and weot on: “Yes; Iwant to send them 85 and I want some of you totake the money,and scoot it across the ocean in r business style. 1 wilk now go and borrow the five.” 5 Th:rsfi'n; sggnnd ?n? for him, b!;'. he wag wenty-five feet ahead Raining as he tarned into Fifth street. ———— A Horse that Was Fleeter than a Deez, Denter News. A gon of Judre Wells, who es a tion in one of our business honses, was ont rid- ing yesterday on the Judge’s blooded horse. On the eastern side of 8and Creek he came sight of a full-grown aatelope, which he man-. aged to capture by chasing it down to a point in Schleler’s Additlon, where be tied it to a tres. It was brought to the Judge's r.sldence in an express wngon and will doubtless be kept as a '.mghy of the flectness of the horse combined with the horsemanship of the boy. FURS! SPECIAL NOTICE. Owing to the continued dullness in_the ‘Wholesala Trade, and my stock of LA~ DIES’ and GEN'I‘LEM:EN"B FURS being very large, I will sell at RETATT, All kinds of manufactured Furs, including Seal & Mink Sacques, Fur Trimmings, Ete., AT MY REGULAR WHOLESALE PRICES. CHARLES GLANZ, IMPORTER AND MANUFACTURER, HO & {12 Madison-st. FURS. Two very e Seal Cloaka and Mufle, and oms kk Sacque, new, from Bankrupt Stoc At GOLEAMID'S LOLK o5 forsaleata FICE, 89 East. fi}bm?&o »