Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 8, 1877, Page 7

""" TURF AND FIELD. The. Trotters in Training in " and About Chicago. {A Number of * Dark Ones” Prepar- ing for the Campaign, Budd Doble and His String Com- ing to This City. What-the Champions Are Doing These Days. Contracts and Releases---Dates Fixed for Games. A large Veriety of Useful and Ine teresting Information. - THE TURF. 4 SONE CHICAGO TROTTERS. Now that the snow has left the ground, and the rosds arein & passable condition. the various stables of trotting borses that have wintered in ¢his city arc being jozzed daily. and put in readi- ‘pess for the more active work which will be began ¢ 200n 25 the Dexter Park track is in condition for driving, In accordance with ita usual cusiom, Taz TIBUNE presents its readers with sketchee of some of the more prominent Chicago horses that will sppear on the track this season. Probably the most formidable stable of *‘grecn™ bores that will take part in the coming campsign is that owned by Graves & Loomis, of which frm Mr. Henry Graves, an srdent and experienced horseman, i the head and front. The Lorses comprising bis string for the present season are Josie, Black Part- ridge, and & half brother to the famous mare Clemegtine, that in 1875, under the handling of Buda Doble, crested such a sensation in Esstern turf circles. First in point of heauty, ability.and bad temper, comes Josle, a silky-coated bay mare, with ways like 2 woman, and eyea that are almost homan in their expression. She has a eénake-like way of gliding around the ample box-stall which she occa- pies at her owner’s stable on Cottage Grove avenue that reminds one of Goldsmith Maid, and, in gen- eral characteristics, she is not unlike that famouns mare. In regard to boild, Josie could, If mecessary, ** travel ou her shave, ™ so trae is every line and angle of her petite form. A fantless set of limbs, a jet-black tail resching to the ground, 8nd 8 goodly mane complete the pictare. But Josie does mot owe her reputation to ber good looks alone. She is known to be a trotter of merit, and in the opinion of more than oue horteman is the the peer of any horae in the West that is withont & Jower record ttian marks her best performance,— 2:51%. Josie was raised in Michigan, havingbeen sired by that good old homse Nighthawk, out of Nellie Bly, by Vermont Hero; be by Hill's Black Hawk, and was sccured by Mr. Graves iwo years ago last winter at a cost of §100. At that time she was \not much of s trotter, but experienced hands eoon ehowed her Bow 10 do it, and last spring she could turn a good trackhandily at 2:25 or better. Her first public appearance in Chicago was at the Dexter Park meeting last summer, where she was entered in the 2:40 class. It was a very fast race, considering the state of the track, and in the fourth heat Josie showed what was fnher, by going under the wire n2:29%, she having received a very bad send-aff, 2nd trotting throngh the entire field of horses after entering the home-stretch. Although she was first under the wire, the judges declared her distanced for mot carryimg proper tweight, the driver being about four pounds short, al- wouzh in the previous beats his weights wers right. Mr. Graves was satisfied with the result, 22 be did not desire to give his borse a beiter record than 2:30; but was sorry that the mare shonld be distunced through no fuult of his, as his friends: had of conrre bucked her tv win. L werked steadily on the road this winter by her owner, and is now in fine condition, as, in fact, are all'of Mr. Gruves' horses, their appesrance re- flecting great credit on his kill a8 & conditioner. Next in the list 18 Black Partridoe, a equarely- ‘built Uttle fellow that reminds the casnal observer of Gov. Sprague. e was foaled Aug. 29, 1870, on Graves & Loomis® farm, at Kanknkee, 1L, and 18 by Green's Baspaw, out of Daplney, by Clifton, he by fiiot, dr. Black Partridge bas’ o somewhat large, bt exnressive head, is powerfully muscled -all over, and is expected by his owners o do some creditabie work, this _sessou, 8s, with compars- dveiy fittle handling, he can already show better than 2 40 gmit. : ‘The hall-brother to Clementine, of which men- tion was made above, is a nicely-bailt bay geld- ing, witha mamey-looking head, and ‘bids fair to do his ebure 1n sustaining the honor of the family ttat *“Clem ™ brought 50 prominently before the puslic. 4 . PETER JOHNSON'S STRING, sshas been xtuted in these colwnns, will inclode, Gen. Grant, Xeome, and Monroe Chief. The first- named horse rendered himeelf - famous by his per- formapces 10 the Septilateral Circuit last year, win- ning the 2:29 race at Cleveland. Butialo, and Rochester, and trotting the fifth heat at the latter place in 2:21, his present record. During the race 3t Bufialo one of his front less beeame entangied in awheelof Charley Green's: sulky, and an mjury was_produced which cansed his retirement after the Ruchester meeting. Just how fast he can trot i€ not known, bat_ it 1& certain that when in condi- tion be can réel off three heats in 2:20 o better. Neome is 8 handsome brown peiding by Postboy, . 2nd made bis ficst appearance on the turf lust sea- #on, pecformingin & very creditable manner. At Dexter Park’_meeling, be ran away while the horses were acoring for tho cecond heat of the 2:30 race, and treveled twice arcund the track witha broken sulky at his beels. On being stopped, and provided wiih a fresh solky, Neome went off and captured the sccond heat in fine style, getting his resent record of 2:27. Johneon repards this 0rsc ua onc of the most. promising he cver han- dicd, and {ntends to make things lively for the 1rotidis in the 2:27 class next summer. = Monroe Ctiicf was purchased 1 Kcntucky last winter by Jonuson, and is aG-year-old bay stal- lion by Jim Monrve, out of a mure by Alexander's Bzy Chief. He standa sizteen hands high, and has aret of imbs that should cnable lum to stand truining well. 1lis present record 1 2:35, obtain- ed last snmmer _in the only race in which he took part, and is no measure of Lis ability. . “NOSEY" BROWN. 4 The oid-time favorite Id Lrown, better known a5 **Nosey, " will be on hand 35 usual thic seuson, baving wintered in Chicogo. At present his plana are mot fully matured,” but a8 be "hus mever faflod " in " the - past to bring to- pether a of good ones, it s mot likely that he will make 'a break this year. ~At present he has bat two i his family, Gea: Hood and Joe Cdell. The latter is a horse that came out in 1674, and created a sensation by some phenomenal trotting in the Michigan circuit. Since then he has becn laid up with a bad leg, but 18 now fully recovered and it to trot. He arrived in twn about a week azo,and i taking lis prelim- inary exercise. Gen. Hood isa bay gelding that osscencs & fine turn of speed, and is_regarded by rown as quite a trotter. Last year he was laid up with bad fect, but has fully recovered, and is ail ready to go to the front. A DOUGHTI’S STABLE, o on Webster avenue, is the only one of any impor- tance on the North ' Side, and within 1ts preclucts may be found 4 collection of well-bred and specay horses not often eurpassed. The most prominent public performer in the lot is Mary C, a lively littie graymare, by Ladd's_Ethan Allen ontof a pacing mare eaid 1o beor Messenger descent. Mury'a At race was trotted last year, and in the fall cam- paign, under the suidance of Matt Colvin, €le taok. Pari in ten races, of = which she won six, and obtaincd some part of the money in threcof the others. At present she fs somewhat rough in coat, having run out all winter. but in # few wecks will look the troticr that cheis. Her present Tecord 35 2:35, and she will trot this seaxon. The hundsomest trotzer in the stable, and one of {be most promising, i« the 5-year-old chestut mare Jesie M. (formerly Luown as Emma Eather), by Woodford oui of amare by Green Motnuain M Jessic never had any handling until Jast winter. when she soon learned to soved 3 orty pait over the epow. She will be trained this eason, and do a litile campaigming in the fail. The chestnut stallion Woodford, sire of Jeaste H., and other zood unes, is owned by Mr. Doughty, 2nd itis claimed that he {s threatened with the trouting fever. He is by Woudford Mambrino. out ©of Mahaia, by Mahomel, and from his breeding audappearance ehonld make his mark in the stud. Silver Duke. another ornament of- the stable. is a beautiful dapple-gray stallion by Jron Duke. dam Dandy. by Souag ngincer, and for style can bardly be surpassed. lic is also very epeedy, bav- 4oz shown a Tull mile close 10 2:30. Inaddition to_these Mr. Doughty has a 3-year- 0ld chestnut colt by Sterling. a full brother to the well-known ‘trotier’ Fhil Sheridan, & gamey-look- year-old mare by Iron Dake, and several mmgmg soungsiers by Woodford. ail of which fair 10 "become trotiers and refiect credit on their alma mater. 5 _MATT COLVIN'S STRING, o i 9f trotters for the prescnt season has not been ful- iy made -up, Dot at’ present three horses have = secured, these being Granville, Little Haonab, and en unnamed mare from Wisconsin. With regard to Granville, there s bat little to be 83d. o he'js 20 well kuown to the Chicaso Jublic through baving been for two seasons the Troperly of Mr. H. O. Goodrich, and the stable- Sompeaion of Bodine. He is by American Clay, 3 horee that has rired a number of first-cluee horees, 2ad elnce coming from the South has redrced his Tecord several seconds, thc figures at present to his 'edlir turn a track in 2:35 or better. stalli credit being 2:28%, -He was purchesed by dir. Goodrich inthe spring of 1875, bat doring that: year wasnol very successful, being somewhat ont of form. Lastseason he came ont in_fine shape, and made a very creditable showing, w‘llmlnielghl races out of twelve in which he was entered. He has wintered well, and for the past month has been given dally jogging exercise on the road. Little Hannah is'a pony-built black mare, sired hL Biack Columbus, ont of Black Maris, by Har- s Hambletonian, and bids fair to make guite a trotter. Although small, she s guick as 3 cat, and hua alresdy shown herself 10 be very speedy, although just how well she can trot mile ‘heats re- O he Wiemuata 18 kpbwn, but e onsin mare but little 0wn, bol she Iz 5a1d to be fast and reliable. hi JOHN NELSON'S STABLE will conmat of Lady McFatridge, Fannie Holto Dixie, and 2 gray mare that is claimed to be s full slster to Badger Girl, the Wisconsin trotter. Lady McFatridge has been on the turf sev- eral eeasons, and althongh she has done nothing remarkable, is looked mpon 28 a promis- ing horse, one that with good handling shonld trot in 2:30. Fannie liolion's present record - is somewhere between 2:50 and three minutes, but is no indication of her ability, as she can undoubt- Dixie is a bay ion by Swigert, and is owned by Dr. Place, of thie city. ‘Last year be trotted. Iie hasa record of 2:40, but is credited with consideratle epeed. Of the gray mare nothing is known. Sheis a good looker, and may be quite a trotter. THE KUNNING MEETINGS. There has been considerable inquiry of late smong those irtercsted in the rmning turf 28 to when the varions spring meetings in the Sonth and West were to take place. Owing to the incomprehensible manner in which the managers of the varionstratks have conducted their preparations, it has been fm- pussible antil within a very short time to afford any information whatever upon the fubject, hut at last the dates have been deinitely fixed. The first meeting is that at New Orleans, which commenced yesterday and continues during the present week, there being events on Tueeday, ‘Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The pro- gramme and Jist of entries for this meeting were given in THE TmsuNe of last Sunday. The next meeting will be that st Galveston, Tex., which commences April 24, and continuesfour days. The ‘programme for this meeting has not yet been ar- Tanged, the managers being anxious to sce the effect of the policy, inangurated by the New Orleans Jockey Club, of charging no entrance to the Clab Jarees 1t 15 probable that the majority of the orses taking pari in the New Orlenns meeting will be on hand when the fun begius at Galveston. 4 TRE NASHVILLE MEETING, which hegins May 1, will, however. be the first of the_really great meetings. Situated as_Nasaville is, in cloée proximity to the Kentucky blue-grass region, tue fields of horres that will assemble will be of s much higher character than those to be found earlicrin the feason at New Orleans and Gnrlveston, the latter being composed entircly of sged horses that have wintered in the extreme Somth. and are mot capable of high-class erformances. There are fifieen events to decided at the hville meeting, which contnues five days, €ix of them being stakes and the others club purses. The Young America Stakes, No. 1, ahalf-mile dash for 2-year-olds, and the Commercial Hotel Stakes, one;mile and a uarter, for 3-year-olds, are on the card for the 25[ day, and both have closed with a large number of entries. The most interesting event on the eec- ond day will be the Nasnville Cup, which will call out a good field of horses, The Cumberland Stakes, t0 be run on the third day, promiscs some rure 6port, a3 there are thirty-two 3-year-olds en- gaged, a field from which it ie impossible to pick a winner. _ On the fonrth day the Young America Stakea, No. 2, will be contested, and the Belle Mesde Stakes. The third week of May has been claimed by THE LEXINGTON ASSOCIATION for its regular spring meeting, and from the . ‘pumber of horses in training in the immeaiate vi- cinity of that city a rare lot of sport may be looked for. After Lexington comes the Louisvillo meeting. Such of the runners as do pot intend to _spend the acing season in the vicinity of New York will en travel to Cincinpati, where the Queen City Jockey Club has arranged & fine programme for the week following Lonisville. Then follow, in regu- 1ar order, the meetings at Columbus, 0., Cleveland, Buffalo, and Rochester. The great meeting of the Maryland Jockey Clab occursat Baltimore during_the week claimed. by Lonissille. and the Dexter Park running meetthz, which is eure to bea success, ocours during the first week of Julv. BUDD DOBLE COMING. 1t will be remembered that last seasor Budd Doble weat direct from San Fraucisco to New York ith his fine stable of trotters, and speut the time until the commencement of the Cleveland miectiny at Belmont Park. This year the Michigan Associ tions have been making superhuman cfforts*to se cure Budd’s good will and attendance at their meet- ings, as he will be accompanied in his_journesings Dy John Splan, who has in charge Ruruk, the horse that 8 week 050 yesterday at San Jose, Cal. , lapped out Goldermith Maid in 2:16%. , In order o' secure the attendance of thesc stables at the Michigan meetings, Saginaw claimed the dates belonging to Dexter Park for its races, hoping thereby to injure the Chicago track. But from the subjoined litter from Doble, received by Col. Mansura few days o, it will be scen that Budd has- given Michigan ““the grand go-by,” und will put in an appear- ance at the Chicazo meeting: Sax FraXcrsco, March 25, 1877.—~George B. Man- sur, Eag.—DeAx S1R: Your favor of March 5 came to fiand sofme dayssince. and should have been answered ero this, but was mislaid. 1 bad thought of wrraogiug maciers so 8 to reach Chicao about the time of your meetiug, and will have the Mald, Glementive, 'and Bodine, and If Ircazh there in fime wil probably enter in somd of the purses, but o not know about. eitering. the aid in the free-for-alh aa. the purso (&3 000 when divided up, will be Tather small. and I would rather trol ber fora apecial pure. ‘Splan also thinks of arrsuging to resch Chicago nt the same (ime. Hickok will not, I think. come liast: atleast has not declded to yet, 1 am Informed, and Is iu qutte poor health, which fact may alone preveat his traveling. 31y stable 18 dolng nlcely, the Mald betog Jrer thun ezer VWishi 00 EGCC nd & pros| ns season, Iam, e i ok romeon, g L TRACK TALE. Smuggler will be traincd this yearat Beacon Park, Boston. The Hoosier trotter Marion is wintering at St. Louis, and 13 eaid o have **a leg.” The 2-year-old colt Brother to Grinstead bas been old to Thomas Puryear, the well-known New. York turfilg. Tne well-known pacing gelding Bay Harry was sold at smmm“-iué7 Oy o the 10t Inat. B the Sheriff for 3390. Mr. Comnell, of New York, has purchased the bay gelding Tark of Garry Walker; price, $1,000. Turk is a very nice roxd horse. Peter Johnson drove Monroe Chief around town last Wednesday and exhibited the horse’s fiue pro- portions to numerous admiring fricnd. Mr. Robert Bonper is driving Grafton_every ‘pleasant morning. ‘The borse is in good health and shows his wonderful speed whenever called on. The trotting horse Ed Chapin. by Phil Sheridan, has been sold to Stephen 3, of Boston, for £2,000. He hus & record of 2:32, ‘aud Is ssid to ba improving. The only pure-blooded _Arsbian_stallion in the Thnited Stutes wae_sold last week by its importer, «Col. Jenifer, of Baltimore, to Colin C:‘mpbcll, of Laneaster, Pa. In the Spirit of the Times' list of the Jive 2:50 Borees, tue griy relding Phil Sheridan is given as by Blue Bull.” This horas wus sired by Crecper, now at Waukegau. AD enterprising genius at Chico, Cal., has or- ganized a Tratting - Association all by himself, and isnow arranging for u met n which Goldsmith Maid, Rarus, 2nd Occident will take part. Ttissaid that the charges of $5 per month for cach horse’s accommodation at Fleetwood will drive off a great many to Poughkeepsic and otber places, where no - payment i3 demsnded for =l ‘The running horse Council Bluffs, that won a hot race at the first Dexter Park mecting last summer, hae been wintered al San_Josc, Cal., but was Jast week moved to Oakland, where, Le 13 now being given preliminary work. The running horse Aramis. owned by Al Han- kins. of this city, has broken down sl New Or- leans, at whichi place he was being trained by Mike Welch. Aramis was by Phaeton out of a Lexing- ton inare, and won s number of good races in1875. A genius at Des Molnes, 1a.. gives the pedigree of his etallion Yaller Whirlwind as follows: , Sired by Ses Fog; dam Mildew by Milpond, 2 dam Foggy by Vapor, 3d dam Billows by Nepiune, <th dam Mother Ocean by High Tide. This is watered stock. Capt. Slatrery, of Onargs, paid Chicago a viait Inst week. He says Lady Byron will not take part in any of the sprine meetings, 28 he intends io let her run at grass until Jouve 1, and will probably start the seaton's work by entering her at the Dex- ter Park meeting. . The. latest phenomal trotter has tarved up <n Chance, the Caiifornis horse, by Venture, out of Annctre by Lexington, He has lately been broken 10 harness and shows great speed. A year ago he ran in a two-mle heat race, defeating Hock-Hock- ing. Golden Gate, and Revenuc. It ia the gres(nl intention of Dan and Ren Mace 1o tiain at Poughkeepsie. They dill have in their stable Hopeful, Sensation, Judge Fullerton, Orient, Prospero, and several fast sreen ones which, if rumor speaks truly, are likely to chow their heels 10 maay a clipper of the old brigade. Judge Fullerton was broughtup to New York from Liis Winler QuATiers on Jerome avenue on Sai- urday morning tv be shod. Heis looking vers Tusty and strong. and it hardly recognizable as the #ame horse that be is when in_trofting condition. Fullerton has wintered well, and budy, legs, and feet are in the best possible condition. At the recent sale of well-known fast-trotung horses at Marlboroagh, Monmonth Connty, N. J., belonging to .Mr. - Charles Carmzn,” num- bering twenty-eight head, the entire amount re- slized was only £11,300. Kirkwood only brought £950, George Brooke sold for £1,575, Sallie for §1.475, and the broodmare Nellie Walton, in foal 10 Gen. Knox, for only $400. The well-known race-iilly Easter Planet, 3 years old. met with a serious accident last week at Lex- iogton, Ky. She had beenscnt to Dr. Hireh of that city (0 be fred. but, becoming frightened dar- ing the gperation. she bioke loote {rom the person holding her, and ran away through the streets into the cautry. She was fonnd ten miles town, dead-lame and badly injured. The Hon. J. 1. Caee, of Racine, owner of Gov. Sprague, was in town a few days 3go oa business. He says the litue biack horee hos wintered finely and will probably take an active part in the coming campaign, although the question of going East has not been scttled. 1l Sprague trotsin the Octa- from the THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. APRIL 8, 1877-SIXTEEN PAGES 7 L 1ateral it will be in the 2:19 fihm. whol'ed h:l;’em heve Bodine, Rarus, Great Eastern. and Alver- marle for competitors. He will be driven by Humphrey Sullivan. - A very Frenchy story is told of the well-known Freoh turiman Count La Grange. The tale runa that jast after his horse Gladiateur won the En- glish Derby ¢everal years ago the Count retarned 1o Paris, holding in his hand a large and apparent- ly well-stocked valise. A custom-houee oficer Etopped him, and requested to know the contents. Without a word, the Connt pressed a spring, and the ofiicer, - after one glance, stepped back in amazement. The baz was literally overflowing weth enormous wads of English bank-notes, whizh almost disappeared under a muititude of lhlmn‘g sovereigns. These were the fruits of Gladistear's victory. Racing and betting-men &till remain in the same etate of uncertainty as to the ultimate fate of the bill for the prevention of pool-selling in the State of New York. The second hearing on the bill be- fore the Senate Committec on Internal Affairs (to which it had been referred), was had on Wednes- day, March 21. Messrs. Augnst Belmont, Leonard Jerome, and W. H. Travers appeared for the Amer- jcan Jockey Cinb; . J. Hamlin for the Bafizio Park Association; E. B. Parsons for the Rochester Park Aesociation; Alexander Buell for the Utica Park Assoclation: and Messrs.Charles Woolley and Charles W, IHutchinson, the President and First Vice-President, for the National Troiting Arsocia- tion. These gentlemen made arguments for the introduction of an amendment to the Assembly bill, allowing pools to be sold on the grounds of in- corporated associations. BASE-BALL. THERE HAS BEEN SOMETAING LIEE NOPE AND = ENCOURAGEMENT for games in the weather of this last week, and, althongh the Iaborers are digging out great caxes of ice from the streets, and one comes across now and then a snow-bank as he wanders about, yet the improvement in the weather has been such as to aliow the men to get ont doors and practice there, instead of in the gymnasium,—and tbat is some- thing. Three or four times have the men been ont on théturf, and, althongh it was ehivery business, yet they seemed to prefer it to indoors work. The condition of the men, with one exception, has ‘been every way satiefactory, and they are in much better shape than any other nine has ever been in this city so early. In a part of the practice, Aneon, of the Milwaukee Clab, has taken part., He seems a player, and likely to do good work as soon as some of the stiffness has ‘been taken ont of him. Barnes has been for some days ailing and under command of a physician, +who hss ordered him not to practice at present. 1t does not appear that there is anything serions to be feared, and there s no doubt that ** The Model™ will be in form before the season opens for play. Yesterday afternoon the practice took the form of ascrub game. between the Chicagos and Fair- banks, the latter Club having & full team out, with one esception, while the chumplons played Hines at second base. Smith at centre field, Waitt at right field, and Spalding at first base. There was a good amount of excellent play on botl sides, and at the end of nine innings the £core stood st 6 to I in favor of the Chicagoa. Four more innings were afterwards played. 'The Chicago Club grounds are abont as neusl at this season of the year—unft for play and for any- thing else except to swear at. A couple of weeks will, however, bring them into shape.. 'Alarge number of paragruphs have been current 10 outalge papers concerning the opening of the Chicago grounds, but it does not appear upon in- quiry that they are very well founded. 1t is known withiout_doubt that thie Chicagos will make their first public appearance in a game with the Fair- ‘banks, probably one week from next Saturday— April 21, Several projects have been canvassed about games with the Syracuse Stars and with the Indisnspoiis team, bat ‘mo agrecment has been reached in eitber case. It is quite probable that Indianapolis will play two games in Chicago be- tween the 21at and 2Sth, and thut the White Stock- inge will return them at once. The Stars are quite likely to make a trip this way about May 1, and will ‘play in Chicago if theydo. Any announce- ment of dates is t present premature Seasod seats for the Chicago (lub's games for 1877 will be sold Tnesday morning of this week at Spalding’s, No. 118 Randplph strect, beginning at 9 o’clock, The new system of acconnting between clubsand the patent tarnstiles have made a new style of tickets necessary, and accordingly the par- chaser of a season ticket this time will be furnished with 2 handsome lenter-covered book, containing checks for eacn game to be played. The deman for the Bseason-ticket this year will be larger than ever before, - becanse it fs pretty well known that, besides the League games for the champlonship, the Chicagos will receive here most of the best outaide clubs, like Indianspolis, Star, Milwankee, Tecumseh, Maple Leaf, ete. The k older of a season-ticket, being entitled to his_seat for every gume in which the Chicazos take part, will thus get 8 large num- ber more games this year than he did last year, or ever has before. Mesere. Verbeck & McRoy, engravers, of No. 88 State street, have just issued a fine steel engraving of the champion team of 1870. It is a splendid piece of work, containing some of the finest en- graving known to the art. The nine busts are ar- on a shield, and that get on & pillar and surrounded with the various implemenzs of ine gume, and, the whole placed upon the dlamond- eld, With the bases in position. 'The portraits are all. good, sod some of them strikingly lifelike. Taken as'a whole, the picture 1s un excellent one, and will be lrgely bought by admirers of the champions and of the game. CONTRACTED AND RELEASED. Following are_the notices of engagements, re- leases, etc., ofiicially made known by Secretary Young since the last report in these columma: The Lowell, Mass., Club send notices of con- tracts with the foliowing players: R, F. Cook. Sam Wright, Jr., Jossh W. White, William H. Hawes, Charles J. Foley, A~ W. Whitney, F. T. Whitngy, D. J. Sullivay, Sam N. Crane. A. W. 'Allison has signed with the’ Crickets, of Binghamton, for the seuson. Notice is given of the engagement of B, E. Cuth- bert with the Cincinnatis. ‘The Minneapolis Club have engaged O, H. John- son and Theo Dean for the seazou. ‘The Red Caps, of St. Paul, have contracted with Joe J. Ellick for 1877 The Mutuals of Janesville, Wis., have signcd the Leazue Alljance agreement. The Milwankec Club have honorably released Johin C. Carbine from his contrict with them., Under date March 30 the Sccretary of the Learne annonnces that the dispute between the Milwankee and_Athletic Clubs as to the right to C. W. Ben- Tett’s services has been passed on by the Leazue Directors, and decided by awarding him (o 3il- waukee. Latham hos received a formal relesse from the Crickets, of Binghamton. A contract petween the Rea Caps, of St. Paul,and Henry S, Salisbary is made known, % Mathew Tarner is recogulzed a3 3 member 37 the AMilwwankee team. v DATES, _Boston will open play next Thursday. Maple Leat will bogin April I5. The Buckeyes expect to have Louisville open their gfonnds April23 and 24. The' Allegleuss expect the Loaisvilles Pridsy nexi Tndianapohs papers eay that their Club_has been invited to open the Louisvilie grounds, ulso 10 be- gin the searon at Evansville. 1t in ndded that they are ulready known as the ** great opeuers. ™ The Fairbanks expect to- play the Iudianapolis Club here April 30, and the Syracuse Stars May 3. These dutes are li able to slteration, but are fixed TOW 35 neariy 28 it ia possible to fix anything of the Kind. - Indianapolis expects {o play in Ciiicazo April 28, Foliowing is ita echedule from Muy 2 onward: May 2, White Stockings: May 3, While Stockings; May 5, Boston: May 7. Boston; May 9, Louisville: May 16, Hartford; May 17, Cincinnati; May 21, Hart- ford: May 25, Chicago’; May 26, Boston; Junc 1, St. Lous; June 2, St. Louis; June 3, Chicaro. The Cincinnati Enquirer says - that the Buckeycs will be iuvited to opea the season in Furkopolls ¥ 20. THE ST. T0UIS REDS. The Globe-Danocrat thus explains the burst-up of the St. Lonis Reds: Tom scNeary, of the St. Louss Reds, nas Hn‘own np the spouge, and Wil not but a nine tn the Nefd thiy ren- son. This aanouncement will be received with regret by the imany (rienda of the ** ponies™ who huve, 80 ibly represented St. Louls fo past scasons. Mr. dleNear: did not allow the Kedsto disband without 1ys conslderinz the situation. The International Conveas tion at Pittsbury, he claime, was a failure, the oniy man who would stand up for the rights of the semf-profes- slonals beini Gornan, of the Tecumsehs, No taoner oad the Convention concluded its labors than balf a dozen of the Inwrnationals Joined the Lengue Alllance, without walting to see whether an obaoxious section of the sureement would be stricken out, us tie Interna- tonals had decided it should be. Although the Indlan- apoils Club uwes the Reds tlrce return gymes, they re- fused 1 piay them a single vne without a guarautee. The Keds, Were they [n existence, could, by the Lea Consticution, oniy play one Lewgue ciub tn St. Loul the Lirown Stuckings—other Leazge teams belng pri hibited from entering their (cn'tE:ry. Far these and. ather reasons whic TTy pecunlary welght with thiem, the Iteds have gone under. r. McNeary speit consid- erable mouey in his eforts to keep the fic& togetler, it belng the strongest (cam composed entirely n‘i home talent In the countr. and fnicnded placing a strong nine In the field this scason, but found that he could uot compete with the ligh ralaries olfered elsewbere under such dlsadvantages a5 have been enumerated sliove. Thie has thrown <ome pretty fair players on the market, though the Lest of the lot had been al- ready cnlied our.. The Ludlows are esid to be skirmishing after Redmon and one or two others of the disbanded volanteers. e NEW KIND OF REVOLVER. Matters iu Providence scem to be going on apace, end the Dispatch notes that all the stock of the proposed assocfation except eleven shares has been sntscribed. The same paper says that con— tracts ars expected from Quinton, Abadie, War- ren, and Richerdson from abroad; aleo from Barry, Critchley, Macnllsr, and Thomas, of the bome 'talent, and Houscholder, of the Tauntons. For second base, Sweaey, Heifer, and McCluskey are nowinated. There secms a shadow of doubt about Quinton, since he 1s positively announced for the Maple Leafs by a correspondent in this is- sue. All these things are announced for Provi- dence under the management of Mr. A. S. Arnold. But then again Arpold breaks outn a new place, and. if the later story is trac. propoaes to abandon Providence enticely. A correspondent of the Syra- cuge Courier, writing from Anburn, eays that this same Arnold has agrced, in consideration of 51,200 whichl hus been raised, to carry a nine throozh the scazon in'Anburn, and that ihe nine will be Qnin- ton, Critchley, Abadie, Pearon, Warcen, Macnl- 1ar, ,_etc.,—precitely the same téam which e promised - Providence. Somebody onght. to make Arnold toe the mark 2nd explain tnese storics, It iy quite bad enough to have revolying i repoed in each other by oficers and players than ion mere playing skill. - Bral ers to keep fn order,—it s guite t0o mach to ave revolving mapazers 28 well. ‘CLIPPER” GEMS. Foflowing sre a few of the gems of base-ball odnimm, not to say news, which adorn the last ipper : b3 3 6.6.; 10. Glenn, L £.: 11. Hines, ¢. f. .. . . 1f may be longer than that before the Chicagos will asceriain whether Bradley or Spalding can pitch bestfor McVey's catching, for on that point will the retention of one of the-two former players de- pend, unless Smith or Finley should ‘show up in femarkable form behind the bat."" [In comment- ing upon the victory of Indhnn‘polh over the Brown Stockings at St. Louis}: *‘T i a different _ resnit i the return games, —that is, if the St Louls nime will stick to the correct theory of winning matches. . . . This week the retarn games, St. Lanis va, indisnapolis, take place in the latter city, snd etrong s the local team is, the chances are thatthe Browne will return home defeated.” By the way, now that the Finley returns are all in (the Clipper, as usuul, being u week or two behind all the Wert- ern pepers in base-ball matlers), it may be as well to state that Mr, Finley is well 'known In Chicago 2y a veteran member of the Chicago Club. who has for several years past had charge of financial mat- fers at the gate. He is 8 very worthy gentleman, but guite #6 innocent as Chadwick of any practical knowledge of the gime of base-ball. THE LOUISVILLES. Spectal Dispatch e The Triduna. LovisviLLE, Ky.. Aprl 7.—George Hall, e gaged to play left-field for the Lonisvilles' this Eeason, arrived to-day and took parl in the game with the amateurs. ilis detention at Philadclphia was caused by the Athletic crowd, who falsely rep- resented that the Louisvilles were going to pieces. 1all showed up splendidly, s did most of the other players. The impression prevails in Louis- ville tha the present nine-excels last year's in all points, _The professionals won mnr t0-day. Score, 18 to 4. Laferty and Crowley played with the nmateurs. Craver, Shaffer, Gerbardl, and Latham show up wonderfally weil. SEMI-PROFESSIONALISHMS. Soyder, of last year's Cincinnatis, denies that e has retired from the brsitcss, and dares somebédy o 10 make him an offer. Fréd Andrus, of the Milwaukee nine, has been sick for a week or more in Beloit, bat has now re- turned to the yellow-brick city. The latest report from Stillwater, Minn., being juet the opposite of the preceaing 'ane, i6 that a club will surely be organized there by 4 gentleman named Hershey. Two weeks after the Stats of Syracnse signed the League Alliance agrecment. the Mercarial’ lar of Philadelphia says: ** The Stars of Syracuse wisely Tefuse to join Spalding’s ‘crew.'™ Andnow therc s a movement in_Covington to revive the old Star organization. Altogetler, this geason promises to be the most exciting and the 1most prodtable for many years.— Enguirer. Among the players composing the Standard Ciub nine, of Wheeling, W. Va., for 1877, are lagan, Lee, and_ Wilkinson, of the old Allecheny (Pa.) Club, end Phillios, formerly of the Braddocks (Pa.) Club. Ameeting of the New England Base-Ball Aseoci- ation has_been calied for Wednesday nexiat the Sherman House, Boston. A schedule for cham- pionship games for the local flag will then be ar- ranged. News from Pittaburg is that the Allegheneys are a1l present and at work. They will open April 13 with the Louisville Club, and expoct tne St. Louis along shortly afterward. Williamson has becn elected Captain of the team." The contract for printing the constitation and rules of the International Association has been let to W. A. Cummings, President of the organization. The officers of the Association have extenaed the time for entering for the championship to April 15, The Minneapolis Club has been _endeavonng to secure as its short-stop Julian, of the lndilmlflo“l nine, but, a¢ he conld not get a release, J. M. Ben- nett, of Chicago, has been engaged. The club will get Sogether Apri) 20, end commence play eatly in ny.—Post. The Erie nine for the coming season will be com- posed of Talley. Gurry, Phillips, Fisher, and Smiley, of last year's Philadelphin Athletes; Ress- lerand Helfert, of Just scason's Actives. Phil- 1ips and Knight will” be pitchers, and the Directors are looking for an A1 catcher to change with Talley. The Syracuse Courier says that Mount Morris, Livingston County, has subscribed $5%000, and will put out the following team: Rumeey, p.. late of the Yale College nine; Murray, r. 1., of the Fly- aways of New York City; Shuitleworth, c. f.cof the Tecumsehs, Lundon, Canada; Mills 1st b.. of tho Tartars, of Mount Morris: Baner, of the Liye Osks, 6. 8. ; McCarthur, of the Tartars, 24 b. ; and Howard, of the Maple Leals, Guelph, . The nine Wil be completed when firat-class players can be secarca. Aleter trom Guelph (0uz ) gives the following a4 the full and corrected list of the team which the Maple Leaf Club will put in the field this season: Welsh, c. ; Sullivan, p. ; Lapham, 1 b. ; Gillespie, 2. ; Dixon, 3 b.: Quinton, 8, 8. snd cLangec. ; T. Smith, W. Smith, ¢. . and change p.; Hastings, r. . and chunge c. ; Hewer, sub. s 18 a better ninethun the Maple Leafs have ever had before, and gives promise ofisuflicient strength to show favorably with any team outside the Leugue. The correspondent writes that the Maple Leafs will meet the Fairbanks, and, if possible, the White Stockings in Chicago, this sexson. They propose 1o up into Wisconsin, and ~ perhups into Minnesota, and will leave their marks aa they g0. The senson will open in Guelph April 15, with & game between the professionals snd a Eickedn e. The series for the championship of anada will be mach more exciting this year than Tast, both the Maple Leafs and Tecnmsehs having considerably strengthened their nines. GENERAL AND PERSONAL. & The base-bal] seuson 14 Sneaking in on us with his fingers done up ina rag.—Fulton Tames. The uniform of the Louisville Clab this season will consist of gray caps, shirts, and pants, trimmed with red, red belts, and red stockings. Capt. Pike has appointed Hicks his Lieutenant. Thie is made neccusary by the former's determina- tion toglay in centre-tield. —Enquirer. Rhode Ieland wants a bace-ball club, but Magsa- chusetts refuses to permit the pitcher 0 stand in that State. 1t prefers a jug.—Herald. The Olympic Ball Club, of Philadeiphia, was or- ganized on the 4th of July, 1833, and claims seniority os the oldeat organization of ball-players in the country. The International Association of Base-Ball Cluba promites 1o go by the board. . The Lenzu Aliance is fust absorbing all the very best non-League pro- feesiona) clubs.—Enguirer. The St. Louls team arrived bome from Indian- apolis Wednesday, and staried almost immediately for Memphis, where they expected to play yester- day, to-aay, and to-morrow. New Bedford (Mass, ) has organized a Base-Ball Associntion, which will feace and- equip a groond to rent Lo clubs. bt will not put a niue in the feld this year. New England clubs will meet on the new grouads. Now that the St. Louis Reds have disbanded, the st. Louis papers ceme bolaly out_and swing their hats, and Loll what these same Reds would have done with Bradley if he had only staid in St. Loms. But they never peeped until the Reds had gone 10 pleces. When Tommy Bond hears *‘one,” **two," or «* three * ballu called, the hair on the back of hs neck fairly sticks up with rage, and be drives the next hall in with @ wicked disregard as to where the oatsman or catcher siands, —and this is the reason why Jim White don't like to catch for him. —Prov- iuence Dispalch. Bechtel has written 1o tno Louisville Club, ask- ing for information as to whether the relesse given him Tust year will allow hie playing in another nine this seanon. Bechtel very probably sees a chance of joining bis fortunc witn the Athletics. If he does the Athletics will not play many games with League or League Allisnce: clubs this summer.— Courier-Journal. The Gourier-Jonrnal man winds up about one~ half of his base-ball_paragraphs with the adjura- tion, **Sit atill, my heart, sit still.” If Lis vital organ i¢ already in such o futter, we would recom- mend him to keep his tecth firmly clenched when his Club first mects the Chicagos. clse it will sure- 1y Jump out of his mouth. —Frovidence Dispatch. Tbe Philadclphia Worid says: **McBride pee- dicts that the St. Louis are the coming champions. There are five Philadelphians in that organization, who huve signified their intention of playing in this city in 157%™ That means Clapp, Force, c- Geary, Battin, and who? And yon couldn’t drag onc of them to_ Philadelphia to pluy, even with & baweer, Bat it amuses those fellows to lie, snd does nobody any harm. No announcementof the approval af the achedule Das yet been made, and it docs not appear whether it has received a majorify votc or not. One point on which there was _a differcnce of opinion—the Louisville-Cincinnati games—eeems to have been “icttied if the following from the Enquirer s found- ed on fai *Messrs. Chase and Sherly have seen Mr. Keck, and Mr. Chase informs us that no change in the echedule will be made eo far as the Louisvilles and Cincinnatis are concerned.™ An Eastern paper prints the Cincinnati Saguirer's dexcription of the training undersone by the Ked Stockings, and gently scolls at the 1den of Hicks dolog anytlting of the kind. By the way, it is oo very rare that one gets a zood chance to describe & ball-player right out of the Bible that such an op- portunicy muit not be missed. The picture of eshurun fits Hicks go exactly that it muat be moted: **But Jeshurun waxed fat aud kicked; thou art waxen fat; thou art grown thick; (hou aré covered with fatness.—Deuteronomy xxzli.: 15. The first namber of the St. Louis Sportsman is athand. It is an eight-page paper and when un- folded is a trifie larzer than one page of this shiect. ‘The first issue i 80 fuil of typozraphical blunders of the most besrtrending ki that it is_bardly worth while to criticise untit another nnmber lg- cars. The base-bull department had nothing in it that had not already appeared in the daily pa- vers, except a general article on the outlook for 1877 which has **the sound of authority.™ If the new paper improves greatly it will have an excnse for living—otherwise not. i Following is the platform of the St. Louis Club as set forth in the papers down that way: *‘The St. Louis Club rlies far more for snccess in the coming campaign_on_the friendship which exists among the players themeelvc, the cerfect bar- mony which prevails in the nine, and the confidence ey, Pike, and Caot bert were the disturbine clementy in the St. Louis nine lass year, which 1s the only rewson why Pike, 1t is expected that Fall River and other: atdesst, wos ot re-engaged this season. . . . ‘Time alane can tell who will be _halled a8 cham- pions in 78" St. Louls will do its utmost to win the coveted title, and, in the opinion of the writer, The race toward the close of the season will be nar- foyed down to, Chicago, St Louin, and Bosion. i 16 more than lkely ese candid: Jeck ana neck at the finish. " Retwith TuE TRIBURE has received from J. W. Relley, of No. 88 Madieon street, and from A G, Sp;ldgg & Bro., No. 118 Randolph street, copies of their Dew score-books for nae this year. The principle in Loth devices is the same,—that of making the potition of a_dot or fizure show its meaning. ither of the books or systems is go far in advance of anything ever before brought out, in the way of simplicity, convenience, and accuracy, that it scems wonderful thai they were not thought of yearsago. The new styles will be in universal ‘use before the season is balf throngh. Out of thirty-three first-class lies in the Phila~ delphia Mercury of last week, the following i3 se- lected a8 perhaps the most’ characteristic: *-A good joke was the refusing of $2,000 by Egyler to go eliher to St. Lonis or Chicago. AL Spaiding, of the lust-named Club, was n the city last winter to secure Eggler, but the latier kepi ont of his wey.” Mr. Spalding was not east of Clevelana lust winter, and Eggler received no offer_from Chicago inany way, form, of manner. Mr. Esgler Dat yet to learn that the woods arc fuil of Gelders whocan be had ata good deal less that $2,000. That figure never will be pzid szain by any club to any flelder, This year it ie paia to only one man in the League who piays in the ontfield. From Philadelphia papers 1t appears that Eggler and Treacy will ph{ with the Acflcuc-: that War- nock, Spering,” Mills, Thompson, and Flanagan were the persons who found the money to **put the Athletics on their feet"; that the Athletica want $1,000 from the Philadelphias as gronnd rent, for which they are heartily cursed by the papers; 20d, finally, that Hicks Hayhurst has found out;that bis ** business * will not permit him to manage the Athletics this year. The facts abont this last mat- ter are. that Hayhunt has found ont that_there is neither money nor prospects in the newly-plated concern, and %o he dropa it. His ** business " is & pleasant hittle fiction based on the. fact that some fewalo relutive of his keeps sume sort of & bonnet shop. The Chicage Clab monsgement have prepared a colored and attractive poster 1o use in announcing ita games, and with the greatest propricty bave presented the fact that it is the champion club of the United States. Thiz has stirred the bile of the St. Louis Republican man, who warns the public that the Browns ** were accredited with Grst place b{ right, if not by rule, by the fraternity in gener- al" It is ratker late to clains the championship, my friends. but perhaps you do so on the ground that the general public have forgotten that yon won seven games less and Jost five games more than the Chicago Club. But just think, O Repudlican, whut 4 blessing ft is that you didn’t get the pen- nant in St Louis; think how cheap you would have felt, and how chesp the League would have felt, to have had the ** champions*' beaten three games ont of four by a club from In- disnaponsl Wouldn't it be ralher a mneat and graceful thing for you to do to stop whining for a championship which you didn't come within twelve games of, and stir around and learn to beat the common kind of clubs who don’t even aspire to be i* champions "1 /The event of the week has, of course, been the meeting of the St. Lonis and Indianapolis Clubs at the latfer city. The result was entirely mnex- pected, and not at all appreciatea by St. Louis; &nd a flerce discussion 8ad no little ill-feeling grew out af the two victories. The writer has before him sccounts of both games from St. Louis, In- dlxm”gflalil. aed Cincinnati papers, as well as from Tue TRiBUNE's correspondent. The receipt of a lotter from Indianapolis is ackuowledged. The writer, Mr. W., asks Tus TRIBUXE to make an in- vestigation Into the charges that’ the Indianapolis team are kickers, bad men, andgunfair players and pablish the resnlt. It really ¥én't worth while the charges were made in the heat of psssion and snger ot ‘the loés of a game, and probably bLad no sort of foundation. - Other testimony—that of cluba who have played in Indianapolis—is, that the team is composed of well-behaved, decent men, and_honorable ball-players. Thcl& isn't much doabt that Brennan, the nmpire of {he first game, was nota first-ciass man for his position, but all the testimony goes to show that he was impartial in his badness. The conclueion that must be drawn from all accounts is that the Browns lost the games becanse they couldn't play well enough to win them. QUESTIONS ANSWERED. G. E., Marshalltown—Inclose £1. A., B, and C., Chicago.—**Please inform us which was the second Leazue club which played the Cincinnatis on their own grounds Jast season?” Ansuwer—The Chicagos, April 29 and May 2. 0. D. W., Canton—(1) Do you what usto send anyof our scores this eeason? (2) What is the Amateur Base Bail Association of Chicago? (3) ‘What is their Secrctary’s address? (4) Are there any inclosed grounds in Chicago beside the one oc- cupled by the Chicago and Fairbanks Clubs? _(3) 17 not, where conld a club visiting Chicago play? Ansicer—Tire Suspay TRIUNE Will print results of games which you may send by mail 80 as to reach here Saturday, Send nofull scores. (2) It iy an organization of clubs in_the city to piay for the clty championebip and a flag. No club outside the city can be admitted. (3) . Keane, No. 118 Superior street, Chicago. (4) There are no others. . (5) The Fairbanks Club will leaze the grounds for games nnder certain conditions. Write 10 A. C. Kellogg, 111 Lake street, about it. PEDESTRIANISM. O'LEARY DEFEATS WESTON IN LONDOX. Loxbow, April 7.—0'Leary won the walldug- match, which ended at 2:50 p. m. to-day, Weston being twenty-two miles behind. In answer to the gentleman who yeaterday asked Tus Trasue to decide a waeer by eaying when Weston arrived in Chicago to end his lonz walk from Portland, Me., It is hereby stated that he ar- fived i Chicago on Tpanksgiviag-Day (ia Novem- er), 1867. ‘CURRENT GOSSIP. ONE STAR. From brim of golden breakeze. bright, The ennwet pours its rosy wine; @ 1t dreams beyond the parple bills, While one loe star begins to shine; 1sit in twilight's silver hush. And mourn the loss of dags divine. What time the bright sun, blushing, rose, In grailing robes of amber light: What time the dreamy twilight knelt, With bowed face, at the feet of night,— The full moon blossomed like a dower, Behind the woods, all still and bright. Pale April died, so sweet and frail, And diwued the Msy-time's balmy hours; The faint bads barst their emerafd cells At touch of silver-handed showers: ‘Where tangled shadows fiecked the moss, ‘The shadbush spilled like stars the Gowers. June strung ber doys lfke jewels bright; We eailed o'er Summer's purple seas; We sailed to Antumn’s golden Const, With sunshine bright. and perfumed bresze: Such days the fature cannot hold, So bright and beautiful were these. October flamed upon the hills; The teader rain sighed soft and low, ‘The gold and scarlet sunsct woods Burned in the mist with steady glow, Until the birds bad flown away, And fiowers were dead beneath the snow, 0 Hope's bright blossoms, pale sad desd! 0 joys farever flown away ! 0 night that swept with dusky wings Across the splendor of my day! One +tver star shines for me yet; Though midnight, I can kneel and pray. Cagme F. WHEELER. CARD-PLAYING IN THE GREEK CHURCH. The Russtau clergy of the Greek Church must Iead free and easy, lives, according to English accounts. 1n a new book, called **Sketches of Russian life,” there is the following amusing anecdote: « All but the tall priest then threw thelr cards on the table, and rose, saying, ‘A fresh deal af- ter church-service.’ (It was Sunday morning.] «¢No, no,” he said,’ keep your hand, partoer; 1 shall keep mine—it is a3 good one—and we hall play the game after our return. Here, Vassili, give me a towel—wet. That will do. Now my robes—there, that comb. And now go everv one to your posts.” 4 Thus gaying, he procceded with a firm step to the charch by a private entrance. - ©As be left the room 1 saw him place his good hand of cards within his sacred robes, under the inside fastening. e was evidently determioed not to lose sight of his trumps, and carried them o~ on his person into the church. [ ran round tothe front entrance, aud was just in time to witness the commencement of the service. Tt is a wonder judgment did not fall on the Chief Priest; and it did in 3 way. At one part of the service, just as he was stepping on the platform, e put his band inside his robe to pall out his handkerchief, and. as be drew it out, the cards cane also. unbidden, and fell scattered over the altar fioor. This would bave paralyzed- any ordinary man, but that priest never moved for 2 moment. He looked coolly at the cards, then steadily at the people,as much as tosay, ‘ You all scorthat—take notice of it; 1shall tell youabout by-and-by.’ He then continned the services. At the close he pointed to the cands, then beck- oned a little peasant boy, with a short shirt of coarse linen and trousers to match, not very clean, who had been crossing and bending be- side a poor peasant woman, his mother. #4Come here.” The boy weat. . “Tarning to_the conzrezacion, be said, ‘1- shall give you a lesson you will_not forget foF tome time. You see these cards lying on the ficor! Do you thiuk I put thew there for noth- {)ngly We shall see. Whatis your name, my 0) ¥ Ve, Pt etrort a ek eter Petron go and pick up one of those cards you see ey floor, andsbring it to me. There, that will do. Now me, Peter Petrovitch, what card Is this?? “‘The ace of spades,’ said the boy, with ready knowledge. “!Very goad, Peter Petrovitch; bring me another. at card is that?’ i+*The queen ofspades,! sald Peter. ‘How well ybu know them, Peter! Bring me another. And what may that bet? ’ “:The ten of hearts.’ “‘That will do, Peter, the son of Peter. Now turn round and look at this picture. Can you tell me what saint it represents?’ “ The boy scratched his gud. then shrugged s little shoulders, lifting them up to his ears, then scratched his head again, and said: #4 know not.! “ ¢Now look at this one; wha is this?? ‘“The same answer. ¢ And this? :: !rgnnnutilte‘lll.' o . at will do, Peter, thezon of Peter: yo may goto your mother. Turning to the peor ple, be continued, ‘Do you know now for what purpose 1 put thesc cards on the fioor? Do you not think shame of lymn-selves! Tell me, gay, is it. not disgraceful and scandalous that the nice white-haired little boy can tell me in a wmoment the nzme of every card in the pack, and he aoes not. kuow the name of one of the blessed saintal O shame, shame on ye, o to bring up the young after all the good teaching 1 have given ye! Go away and learn the lesson T have given you this blessed day. Don’t forzet it, and force me to bring cards into this holy place again. Vassill, put the other cards up, and kecp them for me.’ ** So, with solemn step he left the church, to play out his interrupted game.” AN EASTERN FABLE. Roston Post. Raamah Phurah Perrizzites was one day meandering along the lfertile flelds of Siberis. As bie strolled on, musing deeply on the poem he was composing for the next number of the Mussulmar’s Gazette, be caught sight of what seemed to be a piece of rope ending in a curious sort of harpoon. Surprised at this, he picked it upand found it ran directly luto the ground. He pulled gently.at it, when a roar followed as of thunder. Believing that he had found the ‘headquarters .of the Celestial Water Board, he braced his fect firmly against ‘the ground, and pulled with all his strength. Encouraged at seeing the ground give way slightly, he exerted an immense effort, and saw the sand heave for edrnds'hn.r:‘l:nd hdim. l’,l;drrifl:: “filntp!; of thunder.fill- e and, rolling, st writhing, he pulled ug the Devil bimeelt, Terrifled as Raamah was, he stfll kept hold of the rope, which proved”to be the tail of his Majesty, whose lameness had-doubtless pre- vented his making s firm resistance. When the struggles had subsided, both remained silent: the former from consternation, wondering how he shouid extricate himself from this scrape, and the latter from modesty. Overcomicg this feeline, however, be entreated his captor to re- lease him. “,};"oz 50,” replicd Raamah, ‘“lest thon injure me. * By all my Kingdom,” rejoined the Devil, “I have much love for thee. To prove this, I will grant thee three wishes, so that thou relieve me. Raamab Phurah Perrizzites reflected. He was the son of religious parents, and had been care- fully instructed in all methods by which to et the better of his fellow-men. So, therefore, in- stead of wishing for gold enough to till his shoes (which, by the way, would have besn no bad bargain), he said: *“Be it 80, your Highness. If Ihave the power to wish myself freec from harm when f%mp Four tail, ['do wish it." “Hast no faith in my love, child?" said the Devil. *Wish for something better—for gold. Should thou require as much as would fill yon- der pit whence you dragged me, it would not be grmfged thee Bat, secing no chanze in Raamah's counte- a;n‘ie. he swallowed his wrath and granted the “ For my second wish,” continued “T want a cool; shady nook in your palace when I quit this life, where no breath of flame shall ever touch me, and my spirit be as happy as the dny is long.” * Thou fool ! said the Devil, enraged at see- ing two chances gone for making Raamah mis- erable. ¢ Can’st thou not wish for something in this srorld,—a pretty wife, for instance.” /0, my father! ” cried for Raamah, falling on his knees, “ whether thou art bound by thy promise, or whether I appeal to thy merey, I conjure thee, by all the souls that are now burning in thy realm, by all the suffering spirits here on earth, have pity on me, and spare me forever from the penalty of a mother-in-law.” A scream as of a thousand fog-horns rent the alr, a noise as of a‘thousand earthquakes shook the earth. Casting a look of hatred on Ruamab, the Devil vanisbed, powerless to prevent the happiness of him ou earth who had & sure pros- pect of a sofs thing in futurity. @ A TRAMP AND A DRUGGIST. , Cincinnati Paer. He wns & bright, intellizent fellow, talked glibly about drugs, saia he keep a drug-store in some place in Indiana, had come in on an even- ing train, and in hia trip up-street had been way- laid, kuocked down, and robbed by two men who had sprung out upon him from an alley. ‘This accounted for his black eye and the fact that he had no money about his person. He had come here to buy & stock ot drugs, 50aps, liquors, ete. He had sent home for more mobey. In the meantime he wanted to look around and tnd the goods. What he particularly wanted to get was 2 cheap assortment. Storeslike mine, he remarked, often had on hand an old stock of stuff that would not sell in the city, but would go off well enourh in a village store, In the first place, he wanted to hunt up the soups. I happened to remember that 1 had a lot of old soaps _on hand, andTwent to the trouble to go down in the cellar and look through it. ~'We talked the matter over, and finally struck a bargain that was satisfactory to both. He told me that I might make the pack- age up for shipment by express, and that we could arrange, farther along, bow 1 was to be nid,—~whether I was to send them C. 0. D. or Ee should pay me personally. He next wanted some whisky,—about _teo gallons. I had some that Tcould let him have at about $4 g gallon, 1 thought. He said he was a judge: so I poured him out a dose in a glass. He held it up in the light, to look at the color and the bead; thea he sipped & little of it, allowing it to rest in his mouth, smacked his lips over it and finally drank it off, and _pronouaced it a very fair article. He concluded that he would take ten eallons of it. He then commenced talking about drugs, snd said be_would come around the next day to-make up his stock, if he fonnd what suited him. Then he started for the door; but Ivhatted and came back, and remarked that he guessed he'd take another thste of that whisky; he wanted toseeif he bad been de- ceived about the aftertaste that it left in the mouth. I had begun to have my suspicions of the tellow, and now 1 “dropped.” J remarked: “ Tou area dead beat; get out of this store.” And he got. That fellow had gone through all that business—with my assistance—{or one drink of whisky: and he wanted nnother. It was better whisky than he had been in the habit of drinking. MOODY ON HIS BOSTON WORK. Boston Paper. 1was converted tweaty-two years ago, and bave lived in cilies most of the time since then, aod tet me say I never saw such a time ad I am seeing to-day. I stand almost in wonder and amazement ot what is being done. It scems to meas if God had come and taken right hold of this movemeut Himself. Prayer-mcetings are springing upinall parts of thecity. A man came to me yesterday afternoon and said: “Have you heard that there has been a prayer- meeting of wholesale groceryinend” No'I said. “Didn't you sppoint P «“Ngn T learned afterward that as a business wan was going down to his office be was ap- proached by a an uncouverted man who asked him if there was going to be a praver- meeting near his place of business. The ides of holding a mecting occurred to him then for the first time, a place was at vace secured snd no- tices sent around. and at 12 o’clock there were over 200 grocers praying in Boston. 1f you bad told people two months ago that such a thing would bappen they would have said, * Yes, i the windows of Heaven are opeocd, it may.” But this is the fact; men that have been cursing and blaspheming, and many of whom are infi- dels, are turnine aside in the midst of business and beginning to pray. My friends, we are liv- ing in the days of the prughet’s prophecy. We are living in the days of the Son of Man. AT THE MORGUE. elia Logan's New-York Letter in Balttmore News One young Irish girl not Jomg ago idly sann- tered in with some of her friends out of mere curiosity. She hada bundle of keys in her Band, which she carelessly jingled agafnst the partition. Suddenly she dropped the keys and screamed. She had recognized her husband on one of the slabs. They were a young married couple, and about & year previous bad hada uf, ai the concluzion of which ke darted out, saying when she saw bim agxin she would kpow him. He was gone twelve montbs with- oc%her hearing from him or seeing him. He W45 a house-painter, and had fallen from a scat- folding and killed himself the morning of her chance visit to thzmog:e. A youog fellow liv- ing with his uncle on Hudson came to New York for the first time. In going around to ses the sights he went tothe morgue. The first form bis eye fell upon, dead on the was that of his uncle, whom he had left in perfect health at bome. It appeared that an unexpected business summons has called the old gentieman te the metropolis. and in his eagerness to land he had walked off the boat, missing his footing, fell in- to the water, and wos drowned. Beiog a stran- ger, his ‘remains were taken to the morgue. Such strange recoguitions frequently occur most unexpectedly. There are people who have baunted the morgue for years in search of miss-" ing relatives. Twenty years ago the wife of a young laboring man” disappeared, leaving two children behind. _The hnsband refused involun- tary desertion. He ht her daguerreotype to the dead-house, and ever since he comes, ,}A\enudfiufly to fnquire if she bas been found.’ he sous, too, now growp to manhood, share their father’s belief, an2 come, whenever the body of an elderly woman is found, to see If it is that of their mother. The picture on the wall is that of a young, pretty Woman, dressed isl;o tnerlau;: side r:n{i u:l'? big hoops worn 3 re of years ago. How they expecs 1o oize the Woman they do not sag. PER0 I8 THE COLORED WITNESS. Virginia (Nev.) Chrontete, Yesterday an old nesro who had been sub- penaed in the case of Rice, who was on trial for m\frflcr. did not put in an gppearance at the ap- pointed time, and an_ officer was sent after him. ‘ln about three hours the old fellow was brought nto court, and his comical appearance cuused a gmfl:n to m:pn:ad over the audience. He looked lor world like a Louisiana Re! ing Board struck by lightoing. He wus bra:;;‘:‘ up to the rail, and, holding his hat'in his hani §tood trembling from hesd to foot. ? The Court—"Can you give any explanation of &mrr absence from this court-roomi? 21 m;rss—“‘ "Fore God, Judge, [ didn’t get no u-penya.” q'e’ Court—*Did the Sheriff serve-the pa- 4 Witness—" Well, ye eee, Ju ‘whenebber D'se been su-pe-nyed dey allers gib mc a T. Dis time de Sheriff reads de paper, but didn’t gibit up. Guess I knows de law on su-pe-nyas.” The Court—‘The law does not require the subpea to be delivered.” Witness—*'Fore de Lord, Judge, I s’posed it did. Never meant no disrespect for de Court, guvrn in Loufsiana gf Sh,ell;ill algayi ham}cd moe e su-pe-nya pussonly. ’Fore de Lord, Ju T'm tellin’yoh de trud." % Jonkss, “m'l"l:.lle"Com—"Whl were you dotnz all this Witness—** Judpe, I wonldr’t tell ye a lic for . I was playin’ poker. I had four queens wid de ace hizh, and 316 in ae pot. Iwas jos' a-goin’ to quit when de Sheriff come tn. ’Fore, de Lord, Judge, I was jus' thinkin' about. comin’ up.” O A peneral laugh went up, the Judge’s face re- laxed into a smile, and, after g(flni the wit- ness a sharp reprimand, he let him off without the fine. % A ———— A short time ago, there was an eating match atavillage in Yorkshire, between®two men{ named Gibbins and Mugrins, which cansed a' good deal of interest in the neighborhood, and L] countryman leaving the place a littie before the! match was decided was stopped by almost every one on the road, with **Who beats?® “How” does the match go on?” etc.: to which 'he ' an- swered: ©Why, I dow't exactly know—they say Gubbins’ll ‘getit; but I think Muggins'ft beat 'un yet, for when I left, hewos oanly two geese and’a orkey behind him.” . SILKS FROM N. Y. AUCTIONS. 100 pes-Colored Silks at 95c¢, 81, and $1.08,worth from $1.15 to $1.35. 50 pes Colored Gros Grain Dress Silks at $1.25, others ask $1.75. 10 pes Colored Gros Grain Dress Bilks, 24 inches wide, at $1.75, worth $2.25. : 50 pes Striped Silks at 75¢, others ask 90c. ¢ 25 pes Striped and Checked gillfi:s, new shade, at 80c, wgrth .25, 50 pcs Black Gros Grain Dress Silks at $1, $1.10, and $1.25. 25 pes Black Gros Grain -Dress Silks, satin finish, at $1.50, others ask $2. 3 3 75 pes Guinet Gros Grain Dress Silks at $2 and $2.25, worth $2.50 and $3. ; AT 100 Ladies Stuft' Suits, new styles, at $7.50, $10, $12 and $15. 500 Linen Suits at $3, $4, $5, and $8; last year’s prices from £5 to $10: 1,000 Spring and Summer Shawls at $2.50, $3, and $4. 3 500 pes Nottingham Curtain Net, 18, 20, and 25 cents, worth double. 50 pes Nottingham Curtain, extra wide, fine quality, at 50c, worth $1.* PARDRIDGES, 114 and 116 State-st. N. B.—500 pcs of Ingrain and Brussels Carpets at prices fully 20% %ar cent below those asked by other ouses. EURNISHING GOODS. losing-out salej of Ladies’ & Gents’s Furnishing Goods, regardless of cost. The entire stock MUST be seld pre- vious to.May 1, on account of changs of business. J. B. FRENCH & CO., 163 State-st. DRY CLEANING. LADIES! By our new DRY PROCESS we are renovating with= gut ripping. remosing wrimming. o {mpalriag orikinal Silk Suits, ‘Woolen Suits, 5 Party Dresses, Expensive Silks, EMBROIDERED SACQUES, * Gentlemen’s and Children’s Wear. Also Liambrequins, Lace Curtains, LaceVeils, an& SEHAWLS, ° OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. AUG. SCHWARZ, 158 Tllinois, 190 South Clark, and 2G5 West Madinonat. .« 5 Goods received and retarned by Expreas. ESTAB, 154