Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1877, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, IS77—SIXTEEN PAGHKS. coming when the Legislature met again, and that three more could be induced to stay 2t home, if it was neceseary to defeat Gov. T'atmer. THE TENTH WAR A special meeting of the Tenth Ward Repub- Yicen Club was held_ yesterday evening at th hezdquarters, Ald. Géorze E. White in thechair, and A. C. Arentz, Secretary pro tem. ‘Thne Chairman_stated that the Club iiad been called together for the purposc of considering the action of some of the Republican Repre- sentatives of this district on the Senatorial ques- tion. _Aiterable remarks by gentlemen present, C. R Mateon noved that the Chair appoint a committec of six to draft resolutioas. The Chalr appointed as such Committee, C. R. Mat- son, ex-Ald. Gunderson, A.B. Whitner, G. F. Klein, A, D. Earnest, and A, McKenzie. ‘The Committee, after a short absence, re- turned and reported the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted : Whereas, The Republican members of the Leg- irlatu cently held a cancus, nnanimously nom- in:liuj: a8 lhcxunndldntcdhr Uhited States Senator Gen. John A, 03 an iEREas, Wo belicve that ‘mone but true and tried inen should be clected to répresent the great State of Illinois inthe United States Senate,'and believing that the past record of Gen. John A. Lo- £an abundartly proves his ability, patriotism, and honesty; therefore, be it iz " Rreolced, That we. the Tenth Ward Republican Club of the City of Chicaze. urgently request our Tepublican Representatives from the Firet District 10 tise all honorable means to further the election of Gen. John A. Logantoihe United States Sen- ate. Jesolred. That a copy of theec resolutions, sipn- ed by the Chairman and Sefretary, bo ecnt o the Hon. W. 11 Thompson the Hon. Charles L. Easton, our Representath MISSISSIPPI. TIOW THE REFORMERS CARRIED THAT STATE. Wasnisgroy, D. C., Jan. 13.—Maj. Howard, of Jackson, Miss., testified before the Scnate Comumittce on Privileges and. Elections this af- ternoon in relation to the intimidation of voters in that State at the recent election. He stated he knew of at least 100 persons (colored) and he thought they were Rcpublicans. at Tinnans pollinz-place, iust outside of Jackson, who were kept from voting by reason of their not being able to get through the crowd around the polls, and by reason of the Supcrvisors of Election asking questions of voters to take up the time and delay- voting. 1s satisfied from what he saw ar ™ a large number, of colored ya'rs were fotim dated for 1% w7t = vikeeping them from voting._,Jne of the methods of intimidation practici was to threaten to turn laboring men out4 emplosment. When the Republicans at- tmpted to hold political meetings the Conser- vatives or Democrais created a disturbance and broke up the mevtings. The Republicans in all parts of the State told witness I)Tcriuus 10 the lzsv. clection that unless they could be protected they would poll a small vote. JUDGE PERCY, of Hinds County, Mississippi, in conversation . with witness before the election, remarked that the Conservatives in bis county did not propose 10 allow the Republican party ever to be built up in that county again. ~ What would be called a farce in_the North was called an clection in Mississippi. He met but two colored men in Mississippi who were Democrats. Saw no violence done any person previous to clection day. Know that'a large majority of colored people would vote the Republican ticket if let slone. THE INVESTIGATIONS. - SENATE SUB-COMMITIEE. NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 13.—TheSenate Sub- Committee commenced the examination of West Feliciana Parish. James Morgan, colored, testified to a large number or acts of violence and general intim- jdation of colored Republicans: that he was Tnited States Supervisor at a poll and saw col- ored men cry because they had tovote the Dem- ocratic ticket, and that the names of all those who voted the Republican ticket were taken down by a white man at the poll. J. R. Tilotson, colored, testified: Was Com- * missioner at the Court-House poll at Francisville. Names of colored men voting the Republican ticket were taken down, and they were notified they would be visited in a night or two, and on Temonstrating he was also threatened. Julius Green (colorep) swore he had been forced to resizn as a police juror, and that after liis brother-in-law, Isaac Mitehel, waskilled he had sbandoned his home and crop, and left the parish. THE SENATE COMMITTEE resumed consideration of the parish of East Feliciana. Judze Dewing, of the Fifth District Court, testitied to disurders there, and the dis- tarhauce of the Court, Octover, 157, when Henry Smitl, colored Sherifl, was shot and wounded, and in consequence of the aisorders there he had adjourned - the Court, and has never held a term there since. Some of the whites there said if Smith had appuinted Tom Fuqua Dep- ury Sheriff. there would have been no trouble; taat when e Jeft several gentlemen offered to and did escort him to Port Hudson, as they €aid, for fear some violent men might molest * him. Henry Smith, colored, related that he was Sherifl of the parish, and had been assaulted and shot in the hip, and driven from the parish in 1875; had returned twice, and had to- leave both times. Greorga F. Norwood testified there were two clements among the whites in the parish, viz.: bulldozers and suti-bulldozers. The former were victorivus in the primary election, and their cundidates aceepted the support ot the lat- ter. Who continued their operations. vaines DeGray was recalled, and corroborated the aflidavit of Jolm Pelant in reference to the attempted assassination of Supervisor Ander- son. E. A. Rigsby, colored, testified that he had left the pa through r. after his wife's uther, Johin Gair, was killed, and her sister, abe Matthews, hung, as he had been ‘a prom- ent Kipablican, and was notified he must §top_organizing Republican Clubs. He had hcard that Cabe Matthews was charged with woisoning Dr. Saunders’ family, but thought the charge was trumped up. ‘Thomas 8. Adams testified to sceing an armed body of negroes, numbering forty or filty, in the woods near Clinton, fn July, 1875, and reporting that fact to the citizens there. ‘This was on the dav that Ray and other paro- chial oflicers were driven away. H: Brewster, onc of the Hayes Electors, ex- amined to-night, stated he was Surveyor-Gen- cral of the Land Oflice on the day of the Presi- dential election, 'and a few days afterwards Wwrote ut lis resignation, and on'or about the 2sth of November received a reply from Wash- ington that bis resiguation had been accepted, 10 take cflect Nov. 4. That on _the day the Electoral College met, he, having some doubts about tne lezality of his voting, notificd 1wo or three members that he would not act without e was appointed to il bis own vacancy. He was afterwards appointed, and voted. TRE UOUSE CONMITTEE heard William Ward, colored, who stated that the pawiphlet issued with his name attached in vezanl to the troubles in the Red River Valley was preparcd by Judee Phillips; that he bad not read it then, but knows many of the state- ments contained therein arc untrue. Hede- tatied the Colfax riot, and it was the result of Gov. Kellogg’s commissioning two Sherifls, who each sumimoned a posse and fought for the oilice, Judze Hyman, of Jefferson, testified that ofter aJong and intimate scqualntance with ex- Hov. Welis he knew nothing derogatory to his tharacter. M. Reese testificd that Alfred Bourges, Re- publican candidate for Sheriff at the late clec- tien, had offered elective officers money to certify that tkere was’trouble at Poll 4, Ninth Ward, New Orleans. Maj. Burke, of the Democratic State Central Committeee, testifled at greav length as to the conduct of the campaign. = Gov. Kelloge testitied regarding the election, eaying he received many telegrams immedjately {following tle clection, “several from Chandler, and others, inguiring how the State bad gone, but none from Chandler on the 8th of Novem- ber that Louisiana must be carried for the Re- publicans. Received disg::ches from Logan and others in Chicago; also from Morton, from San . Fran . Don’t remember the _replies to them. Mght Dbave reccived dis- patches saying Louisfana must be car- ricd for the Republicans, but not from Chandler. Received one from San Francisco saymg the Republicans upon the Pacific Coast 1clied upon the Republicaus here to see that the votes cast through violence and fraud shall not be counted amainst the Republicans. On or about the 9th of of November thinks he re- ceived a dispatch from William E. Chandler saying, “Hewitt is coming. Watch the count, and be careful.” Appointed Brady Supervisor of Ouachita Parish on recomnicndation of PBrewster and others. Did not know he held 2 Federal office. The Governor said he issued at times com- missions for Supervisors in certain parishes for persons other than ' the then Supervisors, to be used in case anything occurred toprevent Super- visors from- actine. They were sometimes in- timidated or erwise induced 1o abandon their oflices. 7t wus to prevent this_that addi- tiunal -con miss’™: were issucd. . Denicd any Lnowledge vl inten*’ non tae part of the Ré- publicius to womm't fraudsin the election. -Kellop sud be Lud parduned less criminals, in not be elected, on Monday. proportion to the populationof the two States, than Gov. Tilden, of New York. TENNESSEE. THE SENATORIAL CONTEST. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribuné. NASRVILLE, Jan. 13.—After five days the Legislature reached the forty-sixth ballot with- out result.. Bafléy steadily increases his oth. Many look upon him as the coming fi;f;,vl'xtis vote w’ncui 232. The indications are that he will reach 45, within six.of clection, if Key’s vote rose 27 to-day, with the assistance of 13 Republican votes, . THE PRESIDENCY. DISADVANTAGE OF WINNING IT—JOE SIDE THAT SUCCEEDS TO BE RUINED—WUAT THE SOUTHERN WIIGS MAY 20. [The New York Zribune’s Washington corre- spondent has been interviewing a Democratic Scnator from a Northern State, whose expressed views, if entertained by any considerable num- ber of his party-colleagucs, would quickly dis- pose of the Presidential dispute. This is lis view:] “ Speaking for mysclf, I may sav that T am fully convinced that the Democratic party would be immeasurably better off if it should fail in its ecfforts to put the Govern- ment into Tilden’s hands. If we yicld to the demands of our opponents now, under protest, of course we can destroy them autterly within the next four years. We should stand before the people in thie attitude of a pa- tient, long-suffering, much-abused, and Jaw- ablding party, and the revulsion in’ our. favor would be irresistible. My own State, which you know is very close, would be carried by 30,000 majurity, I belicve we could carry heavy Re- publican States like Massachusetts. The popu- lar sympathy would be o overwhelmingly on our side that I doubt if the Republican party would hold together aiter the defeats it would undergo in the State elections long enough to make another Presidential race.” “Now look upon the other side of the pi~ ure.”.Suppose the Republicans yleld, v per- mit us to place Gov. Tilden in the W' « touse. Mr. Tilden would.,fin® 2. L * vuth the most difficult, oleme- - ¢ would have to deal with— I mean#roid Whig element. Just as soon as the <untry is relicved from the rule of men f4e carpct-bagzers] whom the people of the outh have come to regard as inimical to their uterests, this old Whig element will assert itself. 1t 1Is especially strong in Vir- ginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and = Louisiana, and it has accepted the name of Democracy since the War with con- stant mental reservations. 1 believe it would be found in open opposition to Mr. Tilden’s Ad- ministration betore he had been two years in office. Why, even now, some of the most con- servative men we have in Congress are trom the South, and they are the hardest men to recon- cile to the policy of the old Demacratic Ieaders. Do you know how many old Whigs there are on tne Democratic side ot ‘the Scuate? Just about balf of the whole strength of the party. ““There are many other reasons why it would embarrass our party to get control of the Gov- ernment at this tinic. The distribution of offi- cial patronage would be a serious source of weakness. . One of the most eminent Demo- crats in the country, o man of as much influ- e as Mr. Tilden himself, while talking over the situation with me a short time ago, spoke of his appreliensions of the efficet upon the party of iiliing the oflices with its members.” He eaid that of the thousands who now expect to get office, only a comparative few could be satisfied, and the great army of the disappointed would become [uk warin and disaffected. Now they all work with a2 will, each hoping for a_reward. My own con- viction is that Mr. Tilden would not succeed well in distributing the spoils, _He is very stub- born and opinionated, and if I should recomn- wend a man for postmaster in wy own town he would be sure ot to appoint him if he had any- thing against him personally, or for any reason preferrcd some_one Perhups 1 should not e offended at this, for I would rejoice if the whole disagreeable business of appointients were taken out of the hands of Congressmen; but mapy politicians of infiuence would be mor- tally offénded at such treatment. Tilden Is not ablé to_magnetize his party, and with his pecul- jar unyielding disposition”he would soon make a host of enemies.” I asked the Senator why be thought the Re- publican party would Le 5o easily overthrown in case it now obtained a new four years’ lease of power. : “Because,” he replied, “thousands of its members arc_convinced that Tilden has been clected if all the frauds on both sides were thrown out and the lczitimate result could be arrived at. ‘The Republicanparty would be sus- pected of having committed a wrong in order to hold on to power. and we should have the public sympathy for magnanimously enduring wrong rather than appealing to foree. Because, too, change is the ?uw of politics, and the longer a party holds poswer the more complete is its fall wheh it begins to go down hill.” “ Republicans,” 1 rcgliud, *look to see their party rehabilitated under the wise ;and uprizht administration of President Ila They think he will appoint men ot such excellent character to oflice, and run the Government upon such a high plane, that he will win the uipru\‘:ll of the country and drsw to his support the large body ot indépendent voters who took sides with Til- den last fall.” * ¢ Granted that snch would be his course and such the result,” snid the Seuator, * the party would be stronger_in character but weaker in voting strength. The high-toned men whom Hayes would put in office would bring no rein- forcuments but themselves, while the active politicians whom some think he would put_out iire themen who organize campaigns, do the hard and dirty work, and have personal followings. ‘They may be low fellows, but they kuow how to carry elections, and the party would find itself badly off as soon as they deserted it, as they would be sure to do if they were kicked out of their places. For every voté the party woull win it would lose ten.” ““Then you think that the true policy of each party is to allow its opponent to grasp the Presi- dency now “Yes, and more especially of the Democra- cy. The Republicans may De content to risk speedy dissolution for the sake of four years more of oflice, but we bave a great future be- fore us if we are wise. We should first scek to get control of tne Senate on which to build the solid foundation of a long lease of power. Todo this we must control more Northern States, for we have pretty much exhausted the South as a ficld for reinforcements. If we don’t gmet the Administration now, in two years we shall have the Scnate. In four years we can walk over the Presidential track. Then. with full posscssion of the. Government and with our adversaries routed aud demoralized, we can hold on Yor a Jong time—for twelve years at least, and proba- by for sixteen or twenty.” ‘The Senator mentioncd the names of several of his nssociates as cntertaining opinions on this subject similar to his own, and spoke of two prominent Republican Scnators who, he understood, believed that the salvation of their party would be found in its present defcat. The conversation ¢losed with this remark on my part: “What an astonishing cnding to the Presidential quarrel it would be if each party should be eager to force upon its adver- sary the enormous prize of Exccutive power. 1 doni’t look for such a result, however. You and & handful of prudent, far-secing statesmen like youmay prefer the big bird in the bush, which you feel sure of capturing by-and-by, but the masses in both parties will only look at the lit- tle bird in the hand. The average politicianwill p at the substantial bencfit of four years in office, beginning * right now.” ‘After me, the deluge,’ {s his motto.” . E. V.8 THE WEATHER, ‘WASHINGTOY, D. C., Jan. 14—1 a. m.—In the lake region rising barometer, brisk and high south to west winds, veering to northwest or northerly, generally warmer cloudy weather, and frequent snow, followed by falling temper- ature. LOCAL OBSEEVATIONS. Cnicaao, Jan, 12. Wind. 1Rn,|Weather. Time. _|Bar. Tir Hu.| Max{mum thermometer, 18; minimum, 1. GENKEAL OBSERVATIUXS. Ci1cAGO, Ji Marqueitc. Milvanke A note from the Weslern Union Telegraph offlce in_this city reads thus frigidly: “Forty- seven degrees below zero at Pembina at 11 p. m.” —— BISHOP WHITTINGHAM, BarTivonre, Jan. 13.—Rishop Whittingham was stricken with a seeminely slight stroke yes- terday morning. e was afterwards obliged to take to his when an cutire prostration and helplessnt n tic leit side shortly revealed itselt. His mead, bowever, continues elear and unclouded. 1L:s condition is very critical. HOP-SCOTCH. The Curling Tournament at Lincoln Park, with an Outline of the Game. Sixteen Clubs Will Swing the Stones for the Gordon and Dalrymple Medals. The St. Louis Ball-Club Raises the Voice of Expostu- lation. And Claims that Eastern Papers Have Ma- ligned It. Engagements Made and in Pros- pect---The Fairbanks * Club. cated” Horse Notes and, Tw= Jews, Such as the -€zason Permits. v A Reasonable and Proper Protest Against the Butchery of Quail. 3 CURLING. TIE SCOTCH NATIONAL SPORT. Although the sport of curling has been in existence from time out of mind almost, it is perhaps the least familiar to Americans of any pastime occupying any prominent position. Here in Chicago, for instance, are two well-es- tablished curling clubs, with a good member- ship from among the solid, industrious Scotch- men of the city, and it may be added that the city holds 50 prominent a position in the respect of curlers, that they have named the Vice- President of the National Club from here, and bave appointed the annual tournamentto be held here; and yet thereare probably not to exceed 500 people in the city who have the faintest idea of the way to play the game. The same lack of information scems to extend throughout the country, and a casual in- quirer would fail to find out how to curl, though he went to ninety-nine out of every 100 of the population of the Great West. NOW, THIS ISN'T FAIR; curling is one of the most interesting sports of the winter season, and holds ss high—or per- haps a higher—rank and respect among its fol- lowers than is given to the national game of any country. The Scotsmen are passionately fond of it, and they manage in some way to inspire in their descendants born in this country the game feeling, so that the game flourishes in America with gearcely less prosperity than in the land of its birth—if a game can be said to bave a birthplace. The coming compe- tition, or tournament, for the Gordon and Dal- rymple medals in this city makes It quite proper that the general public, who universally take an interest in games and pastimes of all honest, healthful, and vigorous kinds, should have some idea of SCOTLAND’S FAVORITE SPORT, and for the purpose of presenting such a de- seription as will give a clear notion of the game Tue TriBTNE offers the following plan and de- seription: The necessities of the game are a strong, smooth, and even sheet of ice on which forty-two yards of clear space may be had; on this is laid down the rink, which may be clearly understood by reference to the following dia- gram, which presents the plan, proportions, and dimensions of the rink prescribed by the Na- tional Curling Club of America: . THE RINK. 3 up nany ng naw mavx Tl apyc ‘This Is, as will be easily seen, the same at both ends—that s, it has facility for playing {rom éither end to cither end. The stones used in the game- are blocks of granite, generally im- ported from Scotland, and may be described as round onec way and oval the other, or, as the usérs sometimes speak of them, like two pot- lids joined together, with the hollow sides to- gether. A fair representation is given on the side of thecut of the rink above. This stone has a handle upon its upper side, by which it is thrown or slid along the ice, and by which a twist is givento it by the player. Each stone weighs from thirty to fifty pounds, and is about twelve inches across, and perbaps a third or half that:in height as it lies on the ice. The rink is so clearly set forth in the dingram that the only additional explanation necessary may be given with the method of play. A PLATER, standing with his right foot within the circle at the end of the Yink, as marked in the diagram, | undertakes to i2ide his stone so that it shall \ / rest within the smallest circle at the other end. This circle is called the tee. and outside it aro three other circles,—the largest having a_radius of seven feet, or o’ diameter of fourteen feets no stone lodged outside. this greater clrcle is counted in any casc as a point. 1T the stone docs not pass lgu hog score (marked on the dir- gram) it cannot in any case count for a point, no matter if it be knotked forward into the tee or smaller circle. Suppose, now, the first player to have lodged a stone in the tee. It then becomes the duty of the next player to send lus stone so as to strike and drive away the first player. If he succeeds, the next man attempts to drive him away in turn, but, if he fails, it becomes the duty of -the next hand to lay nis stone dircctly in a line with the first one, and a little distance off, to protect or guard it from other shots. There arc FOUR PLAYERS OX A SIDE, s and each plays two stoncs, leaving sixtcen gath- ered in and about the circle. The playing of these sixteen stones constitutes a *head,” “and when they are all delivered the count is made, and the play is made from the other end toward the place where the first play was made. The count is a simple matter, and is established in the same general way as at quoits—that is, the stone nearest to the tee counts one point, and all the stones - belonging to players on the same side and lying nearer than any belonging to the opposite side count one point additivnal. No stone can count at all, however, if it lie out- side the largest circle. Oncof the most intercsting features of the play to look at is THB BWEEPING. Fach player is - provided with a broom, which is commionly called the besom, and he is entitled touse it under the direction of the Captain of his side “by the way, is called the Skip). .¢ three men belonging to e .#%2_ame side as the pln{o:r have the right to sweep in front of the moving stone as so0n as it has crossed the middle line making its way toward the tec,and itisa point of nolittle nicety to know whether to clear away the snow and ice'chips or not, or, in other words, to e surc whether the stone is coming so fast as to be likely to gotoo far, or whether it nceds all the help it can fairly have to reach the tee at all. Inthe latter case a beautifully smooth plate is made for it, and it is urged and request- cd to come along, while in the othercascitis quite likely to be S SWORN AT IN ROUND TERMS. The side oppozed to the player who plays the stone have a right to sweep behiud the line drawn through the middle part of the tee, and named the sweeping-score in the diagram. No one can doubt that umg make fair the way for an adversary’s stone which has been propelled t00 strongly, or that they neglect to remove the obstructivns from the way when one of their stones is Mable to be driven out by astroke from nn opponent. Of course no description can convey a clear idea of the animation which surrounds the rame in progress, and certainly no words can be framed into a phrase strong enough to ex- press the interest which the players take in the struggle. In fact, aclose curling-match is one of thie most exciting sports known. CURLING IN THIS COUNTRY 13 almost entirely in the control of the clubs be- longing to the Grand National Curling Club of Amerfea, which has 2 membership of about thir- 'ii-fl\'c clubs in the United States and Canada. ‘he annual meeting is held in June, and the vrize competitions inthe winter, of course. The Patron of the game in this country is Robert Gordon, and the medal annually played for is called in his honor the Gordon medal. ™ It {ssub- mitted for competition in alternate years to the Eastern and Western scctions of the National Club; and, belonging to the Wesl this year, will be played for in this city Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The line which di- vides thé East from the West as resards this competition is one drawn morth and south through Albany. This gives the tournament of 1877 the presence of the expert rinks from the Dominion of Ontario, among the citizens of Which are many canny Scotchmen. TIHE PROSPECTS now are that this year’s tournameut will be the largest for many years. The following Clubs have notified the authoritics here that they pro- pose to be present and compete: Milwaukeg Club, of Milwaukee. Portage City (Wis.) Club.: Orchard Lake Club, of Pontiac, Mich. Granite Club, of Detroit. ‘Thistle Clab, of Detroit. Queen City Club, of Buffalo. Burns Club, of Cleveland. ‘T'oledo Club, Toledo, O. Burns Club, of Ogdensburg, N. Yo Utica Club, Utica, N. Hamilton (Ont.) Club. Prescott (Ont.) Club. London (Ont.) Club. Toronto (Ont.) Club. Chicago Club, of Chicago. Thistle Club, of Chicago. Following are THE PLATERS who will represent the Chicago Clubs: TISTLE. cnieaco. Robert Duncan, Wililam Forrest, David Howle, Jumes Hutton, John Lorrimer, George Keys, L. T. Martin, #kip. George Wilson, skip. Each of the sixteen clubs will send one rink of four men, and some will bave two or three times that number present for their own amuse- ment and to take part fn_the competition for the Dalrymple medal for North and South. THE METHOD OF PLAY . is as follows: The larze lake at Lincoln Park has been secured for the tournament, and upon it will be laid out eight rinks after the pattern set_above. Two clubs will mect on each rink and play threo hours, at the expiration of which time efght clubs must have beaten the other eight. The clubs to be_opposed to each other and the general order of l;luy will be settled tho morning of play. After lunch the cight clubs remaining victors after the first bout will be as- sorted into four rinks and play an- other three hours, when of course therc must be four " winning clubs. There will play Thursday, and the surviving two will play for the possession of the medal Thursday afternoon, probably. | THE “ DAY’S CURLING ! is renerally four hours, but for this oceasion it will probubly be three, 50 8s to allow of two 4 Qays’ curling,” both Wednesday and Thurs- day, both of which days will be required to set- tlé the possession of the medal on the plan above named. Play will begin Wednesday morn- ing at sharp § o'clock. Friday will be given up to the contest for the Dalrymple medal, which will be the Western match for North and South for the year. -For this day’s play all the &llnvers present, be they many or few, are sct off into stdes according as they were born north or south of the Forth and Clyde Caual, which is agreed upon as the dividing line between the North and South of Scotland. Being scparated according to the rule Flvcn.the players are diviaed up into rinks, and four Northerners and four Southerners are pitted against cach other until all Prcsenl are cnzazed. Then after three hours’ play the points for the North are summed up and placed against those for theSonth, and the medal given to the side which gets the most points. THE CHICAGO CURLERS are doing all in their power to render the visit of the members of other clubs pleasant, and their arrangements are so far pretty complete. The Sherman House has been selected as head- uarters, and all the visitors will be entertained there. The two local clubs, the Chicazo and the Thistle, have united in appointing the fol- lowing Committees: On Arrangements—From the Chicago Club: J. Roe, D. logg, and Hugh Ritchic; from the Thistle Club: Robert Duncan, George T. Oog, and Alex. Gordon. On Reception—From the Chicago Club: John Alston, James Hutton, and George Keys; from the Thistle Club: Andrew Wallace, i. T. Martin, R. Lorimer, J. W. Burns. BASE-BALL. STRONG WORDS FRO ST. LOUTS, The Clipper and Philadelpnia Mercury have struck hands and begun the campaign of abuse which they calculate on to force the League to take the Athictics back again,—a scheme which has already been proposed. Both these papers now loudly proclaim the injustice of charging players for uniforms, and assert that Battin has been released from the obligation Ly the St. Louis Club. They also raise a furious outery against the S8t Louis Club for taking Dorgan away from the Syracuse Stars and inducing him to violate his contract with that club. The Globe- Democrat denies that Battin ever made any ap- plication to be relcased from the paymet of his assessment for uniform, and the szme paper asserts that Dorgan was not under contract when he sgreed with St. Louls. The Globe- Democat’s article is so interesting as a whole that it 1s submitted, as follows: . There being a dearth of news in local base-ball circles just at present; the opportunity is taken advantage of to devote mpace which might other- wise be nceded to the Philadelphia Athletics and one or two other Quaker City institutions, includ- ing the Sunday ercury, the gporting column of which ia edited Ly 41 Wright, who managed the St. Louis Club dur{ng the first three months of - its existence, and n that shortspace of time demon- strated his ability to ‘‘stick’ the management. Thismuch_by way of preface. Upto the time of the League meeting at Cleveland the Philadelphia Mercury had_been” apparently friendly to the St. Lonis Club, the ball-tosscrs of that city bavingbe- come possessed of the 1dea that the St. Lows dele- te would oppose the expulsion of the Athletics ‘rom the League. This impression was based prin- cipally upon two facts: first, that if the Athletics retained their membership, the Chicago Club would lose Dradley and Auson; and second, that o d on Dattin to write s the Atbletics had prevafled on Bath e O¥ovae letter to the b if they womld co-operaté with the Athlctics 1 i Cofforts fo.retaln_their member- ship, thoy would cancel* Battin's contract and BTG i to play in St. Louls. Although this pro- gramme, if carried out, wonld have vastly improv- @d the Brown Stockings' chances for winning the champlonehip, the oflicers preferred beins just to their rivals, a8 well as determined to* teach organi- zations of the Athletic and Mutual stripe that the time had come when such willful violations of the Leagne constitution ax they had Leen euilty of could no longer be practiced, und the St. Louis delegate -to Clevelund insisted on the expulsion of these cinbs with all bis ability. No sooner had the fact that the Athletics were expelled reached Phila- deiphia than the press of that c.ty, the Mercury in particular, commenced a furious onslaught on the St. Louis Club, which is still kept up. This abuse has been systematically indulged in.” Failing to find any facts out of which they could make capital, they have rerorted to lying and misrepresentation, aspecimen or two of whichare here referred to. The last issuc of the JMercury charges that Battm, on Jcarning that he would be asseséed $30 per annum for his xuit, wrote the club oflicials that if such were the case he wonld throw up his contract, and that the officials, - fearing to losc his services, gave him assorance that he would not be 80 nsgeased. 1t is only necessary to state that no such letter was ever received here; that uo fricnd of Battin's believes he ever wrofe sucha letter; and that cven if he had done so that the club wouid have declared itsclf on the point most emphatically. Careful calculation shows that the item of costumes costs during the scason oG av- erage of- about $65 per man. ~The object of the Leagne managers in adopting this rule was to di- vide the expenses between the clubs and players,— quite a liberal move on their part, when the fact is taken into comsideration that performers in an: other lin of business ure required to furnish thefr eutire wardrobe. Again, the Jercury charges that the St. Louis Club in engaging Dorgan vmnnlls stole him from the Syracugc Stars, where he hai contructed to play next season. This is another bare-faced lic,. the. Brown-Stocking managercnt having at present a letter in their possession, writ- ten by President Ryder, of the Syrucase Club, since’ the appearance of the Mercury arlicle, stating that Dorgan had not signed to play with them in 1877. Many slurs of a similar character from the same gource could be exposed, but the above will snflice to demonstrate the object of these misrepresentations, which all must ac- knowledge come witl a poor grace from a man who is in debt pecuniarily and ofnerwise to the St. Louis Club. Lefore leaving this subject an- other point should be referred to, and that is the amusing cfforts made by the Jlercury and Jtem to Prove that Force—a man whom they huve for years clussed as the fincst hort-stop in *he fraternity—is by 1o means n frst-cluss pluger, and that he brings bud Inck wherever he goes. T'o one who is aquaint- ed with little Dave’s récord these efforts are laugh- able in the extreme: and as to his beinga **Jonah, the St. Lonis officiais are willingto stand the chances, knowing, as they do. that curing the past few seasons it hus been his migfortune to bolong to crivpled and insubordinate teams, where all the vim wax taken out of an honest player. Right here a_few words to the lovers of Aonest ‘base-ball in Philadelphia—and they are numbered br thouands—may not be out of place. One of the class referred to stated to a Director of the Louisyille Club not lons ago that the conduct of the Athletics had aisgusted him, as well as many others, to such an extent that they never dreamed of going to the grounds, but thatif a good club was_formed by The respectable element of the sporting fraternity §t would be patronized as generously as in years gone by. Why, then, is not such a club orzanized> The material is at hand. A first-cluee niine, contalmng no players of “the Devlin stripe, can be' casily placed in the field this season, and honest pluy will reup its reward. In the event of such an organization being effected the Globe-Democrat is ~emi-oflicially suthorized tostate thut all the Leaxue clubs will vigit the Quaker City and do il in their power to place it ona xound financiul bagis. In 1878 they will be aditted to the League, shoula they destre to do 50, and their patronage will be in’ keeping with their conduct and the skill displayed by them {n 1877. In this connection one very important fact must be borne in wmind. Nopluyernot in zood standing must be admitted. * Take the case of Dev- lin, for instance. Should he break faith with the Louisville Club, as he is seemingly determined to do. he will, of course, be expelled: in which cvent, were he engaged in Philadelphia, it would prevent all the League Clubs from playing the orzanization with which he was connected. This is something which has not yet been referred to, and which club managers. i the Quaker City will do well to bear in mind. THE PAIRBANKS CLUD. It is understood that the Fairbauks Club has made arrangements to_ play_upon, control, and oceupy the White-Stocking Grounds during the season of 1877, excepting. of course, such days as the Chicagos may desire to use them for i arrangement lent thing for the Fairbanks, who are by all odds the fore- most amateur club in the city in enterprise and resourves, and not far behind any in_play. TLis arrangement removes any objection that might have been brought to. Tueg TRIBCNE'S proposition, made a few days sgo, to Lave a sort of Western Amateur Circult, comprising clubs in Milwau- kee, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Janesville, Chicago, cte., who could play enough strong games together to cover the year's expenses, which is about all the amateur player, purc and sim- ple, cares to do. MURNAN AND JOSEPHS. The Cincinnati Club lack onc player to fill their nine. The latest idea which they manifest isof putting Jones on first base, which would make them short aTietder. What they really want, however, is an old and _tried first base- man. It is known that Mr. Keck would like Murnan, of last year's Bostons, and also tiat Murnan would not object to go to Cincinnati if he could get his relcase from Boston. The trouble appears to be not so much that Harry Wright wants to keep Murnan as that be wants to get rid of Jusephs. There is good reason for saying that be would release both of them to- gether if Mr. Keck would give him a chance, but the latter don't quite seeit. In the interest of uniformity, Tue TrIBUNE would be glad to see Murnan go to Cincinnati, because he is = clever, bardworking player, and would strength- en the nine—but_ there doesn’t scem any vital need of Josephs down on Mill Creck. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. Tarbridge, the catchier of the Hartfords, has had a scrious illness, but is himself again. Georgze W. Bradlcy, of this year's Chicazos, ts in reaular practice at Moris” ballcourt, Philadelphia. He pitches to the catehing of Richmond and the batting of Waitt. George H. Bradley, who was connected last %flnr with the Live Oak Club, and later with the ostohs, has signed with the Tecumsehs of Canada for the coming scason at §123 2 month. The deaths of Walter E. Coyle and William M. Bradbury are announced. The former was formerly ball reporter for the Cincinnati En- quiren, and the Mutter was widely known as catehier for the Lowells, of Boston. The Philadelphia Jtem prophesics that the St. Louis Club will win the pennaut for 1877; but, then, the faith of tue reader is snmewhné staggered on remembering that the same man was sure that the Athletizs were going to carry off the emblem lust year. The statement that Bliss, the catcher of the West End Club, of Milwaukee, has brought suit against the As ion, is denied. The report started from the fact that, owing to a difference hetween them in settling accounts, Bliss-placed the matter in the hauds of his attorney. He will seck elsewhere for a job next summer. It is now said that the proposed semi-profes- sfonal association will be formed at Pittsburg, Feb. 208 The date of its burst-up has not been fised. A gentieman in this city wishes to wager a few hundred dollars that if the proposed or- ganization is formed on the basis of * starving out the Leazue,” as is proposed, it will not last sixty days 2s a whofe. Some of the cricketers in England have tried base-ball a8 an amusement for the winter months. The umpire has has the greatest trouble to get the striker to drop his bat after striking, and the striker invariably runs to first base and returns, and insists upon the scorer tallying one. Altoretlier the prospect is dis- couraging, and we fear more missionaries 'next summer will be necessary. The only engagement officially made known the past week is that of Dougles Allison by the Tartford Club. This léaves tliat organization with a full nine excepting a pitcher. - The con- tract with Allison was eyidently to fill the place tande vacant by the discharZe or release of Higham. The assertion herctofore made, that Cummings had signed with a club in Lynn, Mass., and copied by this paper from the Cif is now pronounced an error. There isvery little doult that Cummings will shew up with the Harttords when the scason opens. ‘The idea of handicaping base-ball clubs was advanced in 2 Chicago paper a short timeago, and THE TRIBUNE noted the fact and objecte to the idea because it was utterly and outrage- ously impracticable. The hor of the orlzinal article retorts in this wist The dissclution of the little republics of ancicut’ Greece exploded the idea of oligarchichal government, and free trade has exploded the fallacy of monopoly.’” This is all very well in its way; but, inasmuch as the writer acknowledecs that he hasn’t an idea how the handicapping could be done, tlxg remark about olizarchics doesn’t seem to quite fill the bill in the way of an ‘explanation or de- fense of the idea~ There isn’t a particle of proof that any oligarchical government ever permitted base-ball or knew anvthing about it. The Philadelphia Mercury evinees great izno- rance of the 1stts when he writes in this way: “XNever in the history of our country has :m{ me reaped such popularity as the base-ball. ch and poor alike join inand reap an cqual harvest of pleasuro from it. Everybody from the city ‘ded’ to the useful if not ornamental newsboy takes his turn at the bat.. All classce, with the exception of the tender sex and Celes- tizls have ‘orzanized,” and we would not be sur- prised to hear next season of John Chinaman 1aking a shovel for a bat, and a flat-iron_for a ball, and going oat to play the game he doesn't v -tetl him to be wrong. understand, or a parcel of ladies brushing their dear Jittle hands in a desperate._manner.” ‘The fact Is that the Celestials have played some very gond games of basc-bail, and have formed sev- eral clubs, while the sight of girls taking a hand in the game can be scen ncar almost every school-house. One of the papers which object to the League system of scoring, asks why a ““time at bat” should not be given when a. plager is sent to base on called balls. The answer is simple: Becanse, if the umpiring is corrécs, he didn’t have his proper opportunity to hit the ball, and, ipssmuch gs the time at bat has a tendency to lessen the player’s score, it would -be. unfalr to give it to him unless you also gavehima chance to increase his score of clean hits. The question about total bases has been before con- sidered in these columns Two rumors have been put afloat by pngcrs which mannfacture, instead of obtaining, their nows. The first is to. the effect that Mr. Cam- meyer proposes to reorganize the Chelsea Club, and apply for admission to the League with it. It appears from a source which cannot very well be mistaken that Mr. Cammeyer thinks he can make more money- by renting his ground on a percentage than by running a club, and there isn’t much doubt that heisright. If that ar- rangement_berazreed_upon, some of the best eames of the season will take place in Brooklyn the coming season. The other rumor—that the Phllnflclgliln Club, having first been reorganized, proposed to appl{ to the Leaguc for admission— is denfed by rather hetter authority than the one on which it Was given. - The Louisville Courwr~Journal copics several paragraphs about Devlin, and then advises the writers, among them TuE TRIBUNE, as follows: # Gentlemen, don’t allow Devlin to trouble you s0 far as to attempt to keep a diary of his say- ings and doings. The Directors of the Louis- ville Club bocame pretty well acquainted with the gentleman Inst surmer, and they think they can ‘put the screws on him’ the coming season in proper style. He was treated like a gentle- man by the Louisville people whilo here. ind he has since plainly shown that.he simply does not know how to appreciate it. Devlin wil play in Louisville mext season, whether he wants to or not. It is unfortunate that men’s tongues do not come to a stand-still when the faculties a little hizher up become somcwhat disordered. Devlin is one of those unfortu- nates.” THE TURF. » MOST KINDS. Trotting on the fceis in full blast at Minne- ‘apolis, Minn. ‘The Aclantic District Board of Appeals will meet in New York Jan. 23. The Mendota Association will hold its next meeting during the third week in August. The stakes of the Kentucky Association have closed ard filled, there being 140 entries in the eight events to be decided. The owner of the running horse Sam Harper offers to match him against all comers for a race of turee or four-mile heats for from $5,000 to $10,000 & side, to be run over the Galveston course. The Cleveland Humane Society has an azent coopstantly on Euclid avenue when the trotters take their affing, to prevent senseless drivers from infuring their stceds. A sinilar plan in Chicago would do no harm. The gray trotting stallion Rival has been taken by Boyce & Richardson, Indianapolis, Ind., to Canads, for a winter’s campaign in fee- races. He has a record of 2:30, and his gait adapts him for the ice business. A lorse; the property of Mr. Loomis, Brook- Iyn, N. Y., was bitten some weeks since by a mad dog. A few days aco the horse became violent, exhibiting ail the signs of hydrophobia. It was necessary to kill him, a3 he was uncon- trollable, and saffering Intensely. The trotters recently taken to California will robably huve all they can attend to. Orrin Hickok hns offered to match $t. Julian against Bodine, Rarus, Sam Purdy, and Clementine, to trot against each singly, in successive weeks, for $5,000 gold a side ‘on each racc, and Mr. Jacobs, on behalCof the fine gray mare May Howard, offers to sandwich in a trot for each of them on the same terms. The newly organized National Association of Breeders, in their constitution and bye-laws, declare that the pool-box shall be strictly pro- hibited at all their meetinge, together with all forms of gambling, but they carelessly omitted to say how they proposed io stop the evil just outside the gates of the grounds where they hold their mectings. In the course.of a num- ber of years’ observation of horse-racing, the writer has come to believe that no meeting was ever held without betting, and, further, that none ever will be. In the death of Commodore Vanderbilt the turf lost an ardent admirer. From his boyhood Mr. Vanderbilt was fond of fast horses, and the possession of such Eom] oncs as' Mountain Boy and Small Hopes showed that a long price did not deter him from securing what he wanted. The Commolore was a great admirer of Bodine, and at one time it looked as though the Chicago horse would pass into_his hands. He was a atron of Mr. Joseph Hurker, owner of the well- known trotters Lula, May Queen, Rose, and Mattic, and that gentleman was one of the wit; nesses to his will. E4 The Boston Transcript of the 4th inst. says: ¢ Star of the South, which_the Rev. W. H.H. Murray, in his book, *The Terfect IHors enthusastically talks about, dicd at the private stable of E. B. Jame city, vesterday, of acute pneumonia, aiter a sickness of three days. The fine animal was the preperty of Mr. James C. Smith, of Richmond, Va., and has been North over three y It was while he was on the stock farm of Mr. Murray in Connecticut that that gentleman wrote: *He {s the most Ecrfecl. horse we have ever scen,’ and ‘in every ranch and line of bis ancestry hc is a thorougli- bred.” He was a beautiful golden chestnut, marked by a white star in_his forchead, and by reason of that only mark he was styled the Star of the South. He stood fifteen and three-fourths hands high, aud was the picture of grace.” TRAP-SHOOTING. THE MURDER OF BOB WIHITE. The Field takes strong but entirely justground in the following protest agaiust the shoting of quail from the trap: It §s with much regret that we notice that after the match for the Andubon Club diamond badge, at Dexter Park, sweepstakes at quail were shot.” We cannot find words ta express our condemnation of the act. It is monatrons to think that sportsmen should #o far forget themselves and their impera- tive duty to protect the gome lawe a8 to indulge in —if not inaugurate—a practice o unsportsman- like. If Mr. Martin, in his zeal to supply amuse- ment to thuse preeent, eo far violated yood taste and the scntiment of #portsmen intcrested in the protection of game, und the prescrvation from de- straction of our favorite game bird from the ordinary vicissitadeswhich surround it, by supplying quails for the trap, as sportsmen, those present should have then and there expressed their positive disap- proval and denunciation of an act fo inconsistent with their professions as sportmen and frauzht with such injurious consequences, by refusing to shoot. By not doing so they practically approved of the act, and are quite o8 much to blame as was Mr. Martin. It is but just to the Aududon Chub as a body, to eay that they had nuthing to do with it. The birds were not supplied by them, nor did they have anything to do with the sweepstakes, though individual members of the ‘Club participated in them. Mr. Martin war contracted with to supply the pigeons for the Medal shoot. The sweep- stakes was tho side-show got up on his own account. To die from the ung was an ignomini- ous death for our little Bob White, and we fail to reslize how any man caliing himself 8 sportsman could reconcile his conscience to an act which his avowed professions, teachings, and surroundiags, 1123 the mania for trap- shooting such a deteriorating effect, or has the reckless slanghter of the wild pizeons compelled the ruthless hand of the trapper and snarer to now seek for greater destructionin the eacrificing to the gratifcation of a passiongthe gnme bird to which in the future we have gotto look for our sport in the feld, and lor the protection of which we are suppoeed to be doing our best? Surely Detter the pot-hunter than the guail trap-shooter. The former is made a £portsman by comparison with the latter. Letall unite sn denouncinz a_practice £0 unsportsman- like and repugnant to the feelngs of every sports- man. While the blood of the zlain Bob White is yet fresh let the crime be. nipped in the bud. The Law Committee of the State Sportmen's Assoclation is preparing a draft for & new game law to be pre- rented tothe State Legisiature. Let a clanse be 1nrerted prohibiting trap-shooting of quail, since there are those besides not-hunters who neeg to be restricted by the arm of the law. Let ns notmince matters, but 8o restrict them that they cannot vio- late good taste, and again shock the sentiment of every sportsman. 22 GENERAL NOTES. The only event announced for this week is the Kennicott Club shoot Thursday at Dexter Park. . The pleeon-shooting contest for the cham- Flunsmn of:-Michizan was to have taken place in Detroit last Tuesday. Only five sportsmen were present instead of eight or more as re- quired by, the rules, and E. H. Gillman, the winner in’the last contest, claimed the match by default. If suceessful in the next mateh the medal will become his personal property. The only pigeon shot who seems to_have :\:{ luck justnow is Bogardus, who is having all sorts of fun on the Pacific Coast. Jan. §he met Dr. Carver .at San Francisco, and beat him by 26 to 25 at 80 birds, Enclish rules. Three daye later he met George Daly, of Virginia City, for $300, 50 birds at 25-vards, The cham- pion won by 37 to36. While in §: the Captain also gave an exlfihitinna:!};?%%% at glass balls, breakine 09 in 19 min, 30 ool 55 WRES1TLING. BRINK DEFEATS DECKER. A wrestling match (3100 a side) took MeCormick Hall last night betiveen Capt, cr, of Oswego, N. Y., and Horace A Briy this city, in the presence of abeul:imlcmn bot S the sport. The terms were collar-angep.s - Bold, two ot of three falls. Tie eompay stepped onto the platform about a quarter ,:" and immediately got to work. Brink, who the younger man of the two, scemed t,,'hi ¢ the advantage from the start. Te isa ta o and active young fellow, witha fair amoung i science. His antazonist is abont the A heizht, much heavier built, but somewhat Iy, ing in activity. Brink gansed his my thoroughly - from the first. He g = proflcient in leg fence, and, presuming on Bz er’s slowness on his pins, used it to an which would have amounted to reqaenct with a quicker adversary. What Becker in_activity, howover, was made up by his eyt caution and stexdy’ motion: This: ben® Brink considerably.” Do what he wonl, 5oy cr declined clevating his fect beynn% Al inches from the floor, evea when he had spler did chances for throwing Brink. The round lasted 1 br. 13 min., during which ; er saved himself by his aptacss in falling on by side. Thesc failures warmed Brink to exyy cxertion, and in six minutes after sccond ~ crossfall he® landed -Bept X as neatly on his back as mortal man could wigy. '3t The contest was determined In the round, which occupied one hour and three o utes. ' There was little. to. distinguish §t fo the first _except strenuous efforts’ on Bocker = art to throw Brink by sheer arm smnmn: K atter, however, was too much for the Germa, and, after giving him two falls unrecoznized by the rules, threw Becker clean on_his back iy} 54 manner which called_forth enthusiastic 'y fromn the audience. Brink was then d s the winner, to the satisfaction of all wha hyy been backing him. Brink's umpire was Olire Collyer; Becker's, Michael Hartnett. Mr, 1y B. Curtis acted as referee. 3 MINOR SPORTS. - COCKING. The following challenge has been req_-kg’ with request to publish: To the Editor of The Tribune. 3 CmicAco, Jan. 11, —The undersiomed will fighty main of cocks with any party ontside of Chicsey: to ehow 17, 19, or 21 cocks: fight all that fa b: ive or take two ounces: one and. o Chicago or Dy ve Baif-inch fai heels: etros rules: to fight for $30 or "$100 ‘2 fat and 500 or 1,000 the odd_fizht: to fght In fy weeks after signing articles half-way betwrer home and home. or will give for expensess 26 fight within 100 miles of Chicagos top and botg - weights, four pounds four ounces: and six ponad JEnRY Moxnox, BILLIARDS. Yank Adams, the finger-plaser, who s g ceribed as one of the best in the world, hasw turned from his California trip, and will playy ' Brunswick's every evening for a couple'd 5% weeks. % o3 The'Clipper says: “In his letter to the Cliga of about two weeks ago, T. J. Gallagher sam & to have effectually disposed of Louis' Shaw. Il that letter left Shaw with any desire to playGa- lagher, it may be assumed that the latter's ply in the Cleveland tournament has pat an st lute quictus on Louis.” New York has at Jast awoke to the fact tht the- cushion-carom game s 2 zood one to plsy, and a few days azo Dudley Karanash and £ vin Foster played the first game ever seen @ New York for a stake. The game was 15 © poiuts up, and was won by Foster; score, 130t 108; wiuner’s average, 2 10-23; best run, 15 The Slosson-Sexton match for $100 and gake. money in New Orleans scems to have been, af £ thines considered, the most wonderful game.x 7% series of games, on record. Sexton’s run o 2 417, made in two chapters, will probably remsiz for years the largest tun on record, and hissr- erages of 40 in 600 points and 24 in 1,500 areals 5 something to wonder at. Slosson made®h while Sexton was making 1,800. - Tu will be remembered that when Sextonwet to Paris to play Vignaux he was perscentedty tle Frenchman more because he was o foreizoa 253 than because he had done_ anything unlawiit ;j The charge was that he refused to pay his shan of the preliminary expenscs of a 'hippodrons ] match which. Vignaux wanted to play. T 3 case_was tried in tho French courts andi I verdict s just been rendered in fuvor of Sex ton, the otler man being sentenced to pay f and costs. 7 areians P % TIRES. CHICAGO. A still alarm to Engine Company No. 5 st { o'clock yesterday afternoon was caused by s fin under tie stairs at No. 228} Desplaines street Damage trifling; cause, unknown. _. The alarm from Box 23 at 4:10 yesterds morning was caused by a fire at No. 33 Michigu avenue, in the chemical factory of Hugek & Knox, caused by coals falling from a store Damage, $40. ) The alarm from Box 97 at 3:45 vesterday st ternoon was caused by an incipient fire in the residence No. 869 Prairie avenue, owned and o cupied by t Dexter. Damage, $300; fulf insured. q:msc,:u: overheated stove In ¢ basemcnt. AT IDA. TA. Spectal Dispatch $o The Tribune. Stoux City, In., Jan. 13.—A special to tb Journal says the Ida County Court-Hou brrned at 3:30 yesterday morning. The officers Wwith the exception of Sheriff and Records saved their books pnd papers. Frank Barms County Treasurer, first discovered the fire, bt it was under such headway that the b could not be saved. The fire originated -froms defective stove-pipe in the Recorder’s offce There was an insurance of 33,000 on the bt ing. Total loss not yet ascertained. AT PEKIN, TLL. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. Peoria, T1L, Jan. 13.—Reisinger’s distillers, Pekin, was destroyed by fire this morning, b tween 1and 2 o'clock. The fire: originated & cidentally in a pipe leading to an alcohol-nk The Fire Department were early on the hut could not save the butlding. The distileT was valued at $60,000. S AT MINNEAPOLIS. St. PADL, Minn., Jan. 13.—A firc at M & neapolis this morning destroyed three small £ stores owned by W. Westfull, and occupiedbf & A. Ober, varieties, Reed & Co., pawnbrokers and’ M. Mowack, photographer, valued 3 & $12,000: also the saloon of John Furnice, valued i at $4,000. Most of the several stocks was samy, ‘Tnsurance small. b AT EDENBURG, PA. PrTT3BURG, Pa., Jan. 13.—A firc in Edenburg, Clarion County, to-night, destroyed twenty4%e buildings in the business centre of the tows- Loss estimated at §109,000. T i TR AT SCRANTON, PA. ScrANTON, Pa., Jan. 13.—The Exchof® Block, containing three valuable stores, and 3 number of law offices, was barned this moroioy 3 Loss, $100,000; insured. AT ST. CATHARINES, ONT- ST. CATHARINES, Ont., Jan. 13.—The Wel Vale Manufacturing Company’s works b this morning. Lass, $120,000. t e 4 e AN IMPORTANT DECISION, g CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 13.—An important & & was decided In the United States Court fn 5. 2 city yesterday. An action was brought 23 the bondsmen of the Savings Bank for bi of the bond, in that the regular work of t8 Savings Bank had not been performed, bot of an ordinary bank had been enx There was a brilliant array of leeal tafent, bng : sides_being rcpresented by the best ,‘Wudpr the State.” The verdict was in favor of ‘Mob' ¥ fense. The case decides to what extent the rl ligation of surcties on bonds of treasurers $od souieties for savings arc held. Thucflm’fi"fie in its charge that sureties were not respons for any money oine into the hands of a s0d¢ in the way of ordinary banking business. —— g o R THE DETROIT-TUNMEL PROJECT.. . Special Dispatch to The Tribune. 5 DzrroIT, Mich., Jun. 13—The tunnel G0 the river was the subject of consideration s citizens' meeting here to-day. The plan of W= Sooy Smith, of Evanston, was talked a0 regarded very favorably. One speakes, Lutbet Beecher, said he would guarantee to THZ $300,000 towards the $1,500,000 reo_‘um"",{ Stmith's plan, and a committee was appointsd invite other plans, and to see whether n.-w“w be p’g‘sdble to raise the necessary funds for worl