Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 16, 1877, Page 7

ae THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1877-SIXTEEN PAGES. GAMES AND PASTIMES. Amateur Tournament in Chicago This Week. The Boston Club Has a Sure Thing of It ior the Pennant. Notes from League and Non- League Organizations---The Wicked Umpire. .Cheering Prospects of the Fall Meeting at Dexter Park. Lady Grant and Brother Trask---Folly of the Saginaw People. O'Leary and Ennis Make a Match at Last—, Aquatic Notes, BASE-BALL. THE TOURNAMENT. The strong ciubs from Pittsburg, Indfanap- olis, and Syracuse will try conclusions on the Twenty-third street grounds, commencing to- morrow. This isa continuation of the tourva- ment held last week in Pittsburg, and will set- tle the question as to the best club. There ought tu be a larwe attendance, for the clubs are yery evenly matched, and play the game for all jtisworth. Commutation-tickets can ve had at. Spalding’s, No. 118 Randolph street, or at the unds. Jimmy Wood will have general charge of thearrangzeinents. The followiug is the pro- gremme for the week: Monday, Indianapolis tar; Tuesday, AlNegheny ys. Indianapolis; Wednesday, Star vs. ANegbeny; ‘Thursuay, Al- legheny vé. Indianapolis; Friday, Indianapolis ys. Star; Saturday, Allegheny vs. Star. Bred- arg will probably be the umpire. THE PITTSBURG TOURNAMENT. The following is the record of the tournament held st Pittsburg last week between the Star, Allegheny, and Indianapolis Clubs: Monday, Sept. 10—Allegheny vs. Star, * Sept. 11—Allezheny vs. Indianapolis Sept. tar vs. Indianapotis..7 Sept. 13—Star va. Allegheny Friday. Sept. 14—Indianapolis vs. Alles Saturday, Sept. 15—Indianspolis vs. Star to2 Each club having won two games, the ques- tion of superiority will be settled in this city. SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. Special Dispatch to The Tritune. Prrrssurc, Sept. 15.—StTaTs oF PENNSYL- yaxii, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, City op Pitts- zura: Before me,an Alderman in and for said city. personally appeared P. &. Ryder, President and Manager of the Star Base-Ball Club, of Syracuse, N. Y., and D. J. Magee, Manager of the Jndianapolis Bese-Ball_ Club, of Indianap- olis, and William Coates, Manager of the Alle- gheny Basc-Ball Club, of Allegheny, who, being by ise sworn, doth depose and say each, for himself that in the games played on 8to2 the }ball-cround in Allegheny there were no “arrangements of auy kind mae with each uther that each club was to win two gamvsin the tournament, and that they never thought of such a thing, and that their re- sective clubs did all in their power to honestly win the games, P.. D. tember, 1577. B. McKenna, Alderman. BOSTON V5. &T. LOUIS. _ Special ssputch to The Tribune. Bostos, Sept. 15.—The last game. of the eeries betwcen the Boston and St. Louis Ciub: vuk place here to-day, and resulted in a victory for the coming champions. The. St. Louis scored two runs,—the number made in the two previous games with the Bostons. The follow- ing is the score by Inninge— ‘Sostons. Low ;OS—HARTFORDS. cH New Yors, Sept. 15.—Chicago, 4; Hart- ford, 3. LOUISVILLES—CINCINNATIS. Loursvitz, Ky., Sept. 15.—Base-bali: Louis- Ville, 7; Cincinnati, 7. Nine innings. DISBANDED. CoLtamos, O.. Sept. 15.—The Buckeye Base- Ball Club disbanded to-day by mutual consent pf ali purties interested. THE CHAMPIONSHIY. The cames played the past week have pretty effectually settled the pennant question. The Boston Club has now 3 clear lead, and Capt. ‘4rry is consequently happy. The positions of the different clubs will probably undergo no change during the remainder of the season. ‘The Chicazos have a surething, apparently, for the last place. The following is the table, omitting the Cincinnati games, and including yesterday’s contests: ss s3g8 Se ae]: cuuzs; §) Sis; g] 8] & (2) 21213 § 8 aj 6 8| 28 ..| 6 6] 6! 22 6| ..| 4) 6] 21 2] T] ..f 4) 19 2 4] 8] .-| 16 Games lost... 77] 18| 211 24) _ The recapitulation i & Cr Won. Lost, Played. 21 4 24 43, ~ 16 2s 40 les and Cincinnatis, having noth- ing else to do, are pegging away at one another, and have already played fourteen games to- fether. Including the first twelve, the score stands as follows, provided Ciucinnati’s games are counted, which is doubtful: 5 = s:8 s si 31 3 The recapitulation i Cincinnati. ; The games etill to play arc: x Boston with Martford, 2 with Chicazo—S. Louisritlet with St. Louis, 4 with Chicago—S, Hartford-—3 with Boston, i with St. Loais, 2 “oy coweea i {lle, 1 with Tartford—. i. Louis—4 with Lonisville, 1 wi rd—S. Chicaqo—2 with Hoston, 4 with Louisville, 2 ‘With Hartford— LEAGUE ITEMS. Jim White ig said to have the best batting Sverage of the League players. St. Lonis was badly beaten by the Resolutes, of Elizabeth, N. d., last week. Mitchell isa left-hander, and that for the Louisvilles getting “ left.” St. Louis is anxious to “hire a Hall.” Gen- Ueman George will not get $2,800 next year. Lip Pike will probably take charge of the Gib- fon House billiard-room, Cincinnatf, next win- Te i accounts The Louisville Grays netted $2,000 clear on their late Eastern tour. Their non-League faines in particular paid quite handsomely. Boston, caro, St. Louis, and Louisville have all fallen siete to the Lowell Club. The Spindle City will retain most of tue present nine for next year. ‘The Courier-Journal has 1-0 Chirazu-Boston game Bravo Chicago! Do It they wouldn't, er Of the present Lontsville nine. Devin an Suvder, aie known, go to St. Louis; Latham remains here; Craver and Hague have attached ibeir_names to contracts binding them to the ew Hartfords, of Hartford, Conn.; Gerhardt will take up his dwelling-place in Cincinnati, ay g this heading over the of the Sth: Ho, ho! Some More!” Alas! while Hall, Crowley, and Shaffer are as yet free as birds, although the former has papers in his ossession which need only his signature to bind im to St. Louis:-—Courier-Jourual McVey turned a back-somersault at the con- clusion of the victory over Boston, and O'Rourke flip-lapped Jast Tuesday. They are both “en- gaged” for 1878. The Iowa Stars, of Nevinsville, Ia., hammered ent 3 pone Ralls the Orients, of Orient, were content with 17. ic game k g Nev- insville Sept. 10. e008 ince BENE Will Geer, of! the Star nine, has entered into contract to play with the Cincinnati nine next season. He was offered an engagement with ihe States but liked the terms oi the Cincinnatis etter. Secretary Young announces the engagement of FE. Goldsmith, Phil Powers, 6. Il bradley, Fal Bowwersille, z au jSuaith, J. Hornung, 0. cr, M. E. Burke with the ‘Tt cl Club, of London, Canada. apace A Buffalo paper, after descrbiing the game between the Indianapolis aud Builalo Clubs, in which the latter were beaten 7 to 0, suggests the drop ping of the home club in the Niagara River. - That would be a drop too much. About a month ago the Loyisville Club Man- agers dug a hole in which to plant tke flag- staff that was to fiy next year’s whip pennant. And now Chapman hus“ abandoned “ Poor Aileen Alancen,” und whistles *‘Ho/e the Fort, for lam coming.” —Cincinnati Enquirer. It is announced from Cincinnati that Mitchell, Foley, and Booth have been enguged for next year. Addy and Booth are mentioned as subs. The managers ure looking for gnother first- class pitcher ag well as short-stop, first-base- |. man, and right-ficlder. MeVey will probably catch. The Louisville Couriersjournal thus mourns over a defeat of the Grays by the Cincinnatis: “* Mitchell and Miller pitched and caught for the Cincinnatis yesterday. Mitchell and Miller are all that is nice, dear, and sweet, but when they play with our little buys ayain they should re- miembernot to squeezeand hug thetn too hard.” Itiseaid that Manager Douglas, of the new Hartford Club, has secured the services of Cra- ver, Hague, York, Warbidge, und Carey. Dous- Jas Allison, of the present Hartford team, will probably cateh for them. Larkin, Stark, Halli- nan, and Cassidy are the onty players, thus far, who have simied with the Brooklyn Club. Capt. Ferguson will have charge of the team during the season of 1873. ~ The following is from a Providence paper: “Where are our new players for the season of 1873! {t's time to bein to secure a champion team and join the League. Providence will support a first-class club. Let the emblem of the championship be kissed by the breezes at Narragansett Bay in 1873.” _ Providence per- miitting, it is not too late.to get unine. A high fence will haye to be Lujlt on the grounds ww prevent the ball being knocked into Massachu- setts or Connecticut by heavy hitters. The Boston Herald‘has the following truthful remarks aneut Louisville us a base-ball city: “The Bostons went over to Louisville and played fuur. games, losing all, but, of course, not in the hope ot getting -big money.’ The games drew wel! fur Louisville, and tie Bostons? -share of the receipts was just $440. The Louis- villes take with them from Boston, as their share of the zoveipls trom, the four gaines lately played, $1,400. Had not Louisville a tirst-class club it woulu be a losing venture for any club to visit there, an important thought fu view of the fact that the backbone of the present team is to be transferred to other cities at the close ot 1877." A Cincinnati paper thus describes the lengthy Levi's performance in ond of the Cincinnati- Louisville games: ‘ Meyerle came. forward with the centre-pole of Barnum’s circus tent across his shoulder. The way Levi spit on bis hands, and banged the bome-plate, andlimbered, tho joint in-his left ankle, guve every one warn- ing.that he was: thinking some of” killing the gaie-keeper down ut the carriaze entrance. Zi came the ball; swish’ went Levi’s ten Devlin Larely escaped from the swipe by \ flat to the round. Owing to some mise: wla- tion in Levi's optical bearings, the ball did not bat squarely aguiust the pole, and the conse- quence Was that Gerhardt kept it from getting airty on the ground.” ‘NO: Snig, Twig, and F Now England. The Alleghenies will retain A. Goodman on first base in their nine uext season. MeCormick’s contract with the Stars for next seasun is announced by Secretary Young. Indianapolis bas “ picked its Flint,” and that plucky catcher will support Nolan in 1875. Williamson, thind-baseman of the Alleghenies, has signed for 1878 with the Indiavapolis Club. Secretary Young announces the engagement of McCullar, Dorzan, McKinuon, Hotaling, and Farrell for 1878 with the Stars of Syracuse. ‘The Monitowoe Club have disbanded. AGUE NOTES, : ‘ig are members of clubs ia The managers have grown rich on the receipts, aud will doubtless puta strong nine in. the field next year. The Allerhenics still Jead in the race for the International champiouship, the Tecumschs, Rochesters, aud Manchesters being well up in the order nauicd. The Buflalo papers haye_ a good deal to say about Short-Stop Say, of the Buffalo’ Club. They do not gvant hin expelled, as_ they would like'to hire him for’78. fe has left Builulo tor his home in Baltimure. fs The Buffalo Express having expressed the opinion that Soldene should engaxe the Auburo nine for ber “kickers,” the Auburn Advertiser says: “It would be more leg-itimate for her to engage the Express man, if a well-developed calf is any recommendation.’ —Syracuse Courier. Thomas Barlow, arrested for alleged petit larceny in New York last weck, was former catcher for the Hartford Basc-Ball Club. Dur- ing a game with the White Stockings in Chica- go. Barlow was struck in the side hy the ball. The physicians administered morphine, and Barlow asserts that since then he has been a yictim of a craving for morphine, and while under this influence is uot 2 responsible moral agent. ‘This is the way the New York World editorial- ly bemoans the decay of old time basc-ball: UTne age of amateurs is goue: that of the twist- pitchers, League nines, and tchers? masks has succeeded, and the glory of base-ball is departed forev ‘Never, never more shall we behold that generous muting of flys and grounders, that proud Jaying for balls on the bound, that dignified disobedience, that insubordination of the heart that kept alive even in defeat the de- termination to ‘wax ?em next time.” ‘The un- boucht lirst nine, the cheap champion of the town, the nurse of manly sentiment and hervic enterprise, is gone! It is gone, that sensibility of fingers, that slipperiness of grip which felt a hot liner fixe a wound and inspired courage in the striker while it funtbled with the ball, W1 dropped whatever it touched, and under whi the same itself Just. bulf its dulluess by losing all its certainty.” UMPIRE NOTES. Sumner, of Boston, dees not escape the charge of partisanship when a close devision is re- quired, and generally gives the Reds the vene- fit of the doubt. “And Devinney still pursued her.” Dan's performances in the role of umpire in S.ouis- ville in the early part of the season are stillgog the rounds of the papers. They don't “charge it to Buster” in St. Louis when their club Juses a game, Dut charee ft to Burtia,?? who would pull them through if he was allowed to umpire. Mr. G.F.White, of Lowell, who was one of the three Jecague umpires chosen fur Boston, las sent in his resiquation to Harry Wright because he was apparently ignored “in selection, having umpired only three games this season, and then merely happened on the ground a5 a epeetator. The rules say the umpire must be selected at least three hours before each game. + Evidently Crandall’s_ umpiring is not satis- factory to the Cincinnat{ papers, tness the following: from the £nguirer: randall’s umpiring_out-Crandalled any he bas ever donc before. Honeful spectators of, Friday's guine would. have wagered their mothers-in-law’s diamonds against a Murphy badge that Bob tad. that day reiebed the climax of nis damphoolish- ness—the xe pius wtra of bejangled umpiring as it were. This is the way he did it. Jack Mau- ning was at the bat and seraped a foul ball back along the ground to Snyder. It plowed a He he hard clay trom. ucar the home-plate wee Snyder. stood, near the back stop, and he dug it out of a hole with his hands, Just then Bub seemed to awake from aterrible night- mare, and, without asking Snyder_ where be found the ball, declared Jack out. It has been the writer’s goou, or bad, fortune to sec Blitz, Heller, Hermann, and all the famous prestidigi- tators of the ast few centuries, but Crandall’s sicight of band with that foul ball takes the cake. Why doesn’t he travel?” ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Snort Sror, Sterling, 11.—The Cnicagos play the Cincinnatis Oct. 1 and Sand the Louisvitles Oct. 5 and 6, in this city. These are ¢hampion- ip games. Ship Ga ie the pitcher draws bis arm back to deliver the ball and then throws to a base to put 2 runner out, it isa balk, and the runner is titled to his base. a paren, ‘Milwaukee.—{1) Last year Mills ranked thirty among tne Leacue players. In sixty-two games he was credited with sixty-five pase hits, Or a fraction over one to a game. The scores of this year's players have not yet been 18756, and has a record of 2 made up, but Latham’s record so far is better | do better in the future. the old-time restige of than Mulls’. (2) No notification has yet been received of Sullivan having signed for 1878. THE TURF. THE DEXTER PARK FALL MEETING. Tuesday of the present week Col. Mansur. will inaugurate the first regular fall meeting held at Dexter Park since it passed into his control. Heretofore it has been considered enough to give two July meetings, the first being devoted principally to runners, but the interest taken in turf sports last season in- duced the Dexter Park management to givea trotting meeting in June this year, which, a5 the public is already aware, was not 2 success, the tocal horsemen, with scarcely an exception, preferring to take their chances in the Michigan circuit, where, it is pleasing to record, they were effectually cleaned out, a punishment they deserve to have overtake them every time they urge the Chicago track to give a mecting for their especial benetit and then at the last mo- ment sneak across the lake in the hope of strik- ing something “soft,’? cach one haying as- siduously lied to all the others in order that he might reap the full benefitof the Michican harvest while they were fighting each other in Chicago. The July meetings—and especially the sccoud onc—were so well patron- ized, and the sport of such a superior order, that Mr. Mansur conceived the idea of giving a fall meeting, which idea he will this week-carry into execution. Of course, at this time it is im- possible to predict what measure of success awaits him. In other cities fall mectings are well attended and successful, and there is no earthly reason why Chicago should be any ex- ception to the general rule. The ficlds of horses in each race are large, and compesed of animals whose performances cannot fail to in- terest. On. the first day the 2:40 and 2:31 classes will be trotted. In the former the starters will be Dan Vosburgh, Tempest, Quak- er Girl, DuPage, John Hall, Frank G., Jack Car- ter, Punch, Mambrino General, and Hesing “dr. Scveral of these are owned in’ Chicazo, aud, al- though they are known to be guod ones, it is not improbable that the moncy will be carricd. off by the outside delegation, several members of which aro credited with great specd. The 2:31 race will call out a quartet of fine performers in the celebrated mare - Ellen C.,-owned by Stephen Bull, of Racine, and well Known throughout Wisconsin as “the Fields Mare”; Lady Voorhies, a noted Michigan trotter; Belle Moore, a mare that went through the Eastern circuit; and Hei. Yates? well-bred aud speedy mare Lady Mac. ‘Any of this field is able to trot their heats better ‘then 30, and, should the track be good on the day of the race, 2 most exciting contest may be looked for. ‘The three-minute horses, und those of the 2:25 class, will ight for honors and the moncy hung up on the second day. For the first race, Prairie Bird, Frank, Anme Belle, Minnie Tay- lor, Vira, Ethal, aud Gypsy Girl are uamed to start, aud, although none of them nave a fast record, several have taken part in races and demonstrated their ability to foot very fast. The 3:25 race will, without doubt, be one of the most interesting of the meeting, as the well- kuown flyers Kose of Washington, Capt. Jack, Lady H., and Hered are in it, and it fs a cer- tainty that the one who wins will lower his record considerably. ‘On the third day the 2:95 and 2:85 horses will put in an appearance. The first-mentioned race will be sure to vive the spectators plenty of fun for their money, 28 a large field, including Frank Davis, Gray Charlie, Emerald, G. T. Pilot, Alen, ly O'Neill, Belle Moore, and Brightwoud. is booked to appear. Considerabte interest will attach to tbe performance of fechtwood, owing to his highly successful ca- in the lilinois circuit, where he was several s protested on the ground that he was the New Yors trutter Moore under an ned | name. The 2:35 race will bring out the Chica- go horse Sheppard Boy, who bas achieved quite areputation this season as a secund-moncy horse, and who will be driven by the haudsome aud irrepressible **Nosey" Brown, John Lall, Solhe K., owned by Mr. Waixel, of this city, Roofer, Jr., Blind Billy, Punch, and Manbriuo General. The prozramine for the fourth and closing day of the meeting has not been fully arranged. The 2:50 race, which isto be trotted on that day, will have for contestants Tempest, DuPage, Frank Durando, Anua Belle, Ferre, Prairie Lily, Ethal, and Gypsy Girl. In ‘place of the free- for-all, which did not fil, an equally interesting race will be substituced. LADY GRANT AGAL Not long age Tus. Tine published the alleged fucts in relatiun toa mare called Lady: Grant, owned by 2 man named ‘Trask, who hives at Otego. Trask claimed thata mil: in 2:14 was a comparatively easy feat tor this extraordinary anitnal to accomplish, and in 2 communication toa Philadelphia paper asked that some cuin- s come out to his pluce and judge Ives of her merits. As nobody put faith enough in his yarn to squander the amount necessary for car fare, the visit was not made. Mr. Trask has come to the front again with auother communication, in which he says that the doubts expressed by the papers as to the track on whic! dy Grant's wonderful time is said to. have becn made were wrong. ‘The mare, he says, did not contine her opera- tions entirely to ‘the Otego track, but has been speeded a mile on the Unadilla track, which is a very poor onc, in 2:14. The irrepressibic Trask further asserts that the day on which this feat was accomplished avery hot and dusty one. and so great wis the dust raised by his beast that he could searcely see to drive fer. . He also claims that onthe ist day of September she trotted the Otego track in 3:05, and calmly assures the pub- lic that this track is a trifle over a mile, adding, with great cheerfulness, “I do not wish to guy or deceive, but statesimple fact.” After this statement, the reader is naturally prepared. for the announcement that Mr. Trask is willing to dispose of his mare. His terms are reasona- ble, however. He wili sell her for $50,000, und warrant her to beat 2:14; or he wiil raise the price to $100,000, and agree‘to drive her a mite in two minutes on a, god. mile-track, asserting that heretofore she has done all her trotting on a half-mile traci. Where is Bunner in this emergency? Ie should at once detail “my brother David” to visit Mr, Trask and sce that mure trot. The ex- pense of the journey would not be great, and M, as many people suspect, Mr Trask is merely an untranineled Har, it would be worth the price of a round-trip ticket to Otego and return mere- ly to gaze upon him. i BRIGHTWOOD AND LADY KEYES. The bay gelding Brightwood, that trotted and won all the races in which he started in’ the Il- linoia Circuit, was protested by the owuers of other horses, it being claimed that he was tray- cling under an assumed name, and that he bad afast record. At first it was thought that Brightwood and a New York horse called ‘The Movso were identical, but investigation explod- ed this theory. The men who have interested - themselves in exposing this alleged ringer are now confident that they are on the right track, and will soon satisfy themselves. A horseman named Hawley swears positively that Bright- wood is the hurse Clover that obtained a record of 2:8244 at Fleetwood Park indune, 1876. His affidavit to that effect has been forwarded to the Associations at Earlville aud Mendota, which still refuse to pay the purses won by Brightwood at their mectings. Should the charge that Brightwood isa “ringer? be sus- tained, the tirst money in races won by him at the above-named plaves will go to the gray geld- ing Sheppard Boy, of this city. in regard to Lady Keyes, a mare that has lately been trotting in slow classes at Western meetings, itis charged that she is the mare Gustic that was in the hands of Peter Johnson, of this city, during a portion of the winter of fe During the present trotting season this paper has had considerable to say about the as: tion at Savinaw, Mich., on account of the fact that all of its attempts to hold meetings this year have been failures. in former years Sagi- naw was the “Liz Injan ” of the Michigan Cir- cuit, andanight have kept its position had not the ofjicers and stuckholders. of the concern been atilicted with what is commonly known as the big head. , They started out in a very malig- nant and uncallcd-for manner to anuibilate De: ter Park and. supbrers turf sports in this city. In order to do this effectually they decided to hold their July meeting on the dates already claimed and advertised by the Chicago track. ‘Tue Trieune Warved ther that a largecity like Chicago was not likcly to te bulldozed by a collection of shingle-mills, but. they kept right on in their misguided way, which ended in the complete fizzle of their proposed meet- ing. Honest horsemen were disgusted at’ the hoggishness of the Saginaw Associution, aud even the officers of the other Michigan ‘tracks turned in to help Chicago. The result was that the Saginaw meeting failed to occur, and lack of entries, while that in this city was a success in every respect. When the Nortuwestern Circuit was formed, Saginaw was invited to take a place inthe line, and consent- ed. But the reputation acquired during the early part of the season was nut to be overcome, and while the purses at Milwaukee and Chicago filled well, those at Saginaw were meagerly rep- resented, some of them not filling at all. is consequence of this, the meeting has been shortened to three days, instead of continuing four, as was originally announced. Ifthe officers of the Saginaw track will think these things over during ihe coming winter, and resolve to the track may be regained, but not otherwise. LEXINGTON, EY. Lexixetos, Ky., Sept. 15. The fall meeting of the Kentucky Association begins to-day un- der the most’ flattering auspices and every prosnest of the most brilliant meeting ever eld on their course. The number of horses resent to take partin the contest of the week is far greater than has ever been present on this course at any time in its past history. A race is proposed in which Tenbroeck anda cWhirter, the champions of the turf in Kentucky, will meet. ‘Three events are arranged for the first day: The Phanix Hotel stakes, with five starters; the Timer stakes, with cightecn starters; and the Purse race, witn ten starters. In the mile reat race are five starters—Flieht, Endower, Typhoon, Early Light, aud Me\Whirter. Mc- Whirter is selling in the pools to-night at 2 to 1 against the field. In the mile dash Brent and Heretog lead in the pools against the ficld. This meeting will, if all the promises are ful- filled, eclipse that of last spring, e AT LONG BRANCH. Lone Brancu, Sept. 15.—At Monmouth Park to-day the purse race, 32,000, free-for-all. re- sulted in favor of Karus, winning in three straight heats. Time, 2:2534, 2:0534, 2:325/. TRACK TALK. The trotting mare Fannie Keener was recent- Ly purchased, by J. E. Strawn, of Jacksonville, The old white stallion Joe Brown won a free- for-all race at Ratland, Vt., recently, defvating, among others, the Chicago mare Jennie Holton. Charles Reid, of New York, has bought the well-known steeple-chaser Waller, by imp. Hur- rah, out of Queen of Clubs, by’ Revolver, for $1,500. The total value of all the horses in Racine, as returned by the Assessor, is $32,480.. As Gov. Sprague is figured at $30,000, ‘the rest can’t amount to much. ‘The trotting mare London Belle was attached. by creditors at the close of the recent mecting at Quincy, and not allowed to leave the city and fill other engagements. At Stockton, England, recently, Mr. Reau- mont’s Glendoline won 2 race, and the judge being out of the stand at the time, it was again contested and won by Macksiccar. The trotting gelding Gray Billy, owned by B. B. Bonner, of this city, is in the market, Le is a vood roud-horse, aud has a record of 2:4234, which he can beat by several seconds. % George Ticeburst, of Long Island, has sent to his brother in. London, England, the 4-year-old stallion John Hancock, be Independent, and the bay gelding Chance, by Mambrino Patchen, The programme of the Ficetwood Park mect- ing, which begins Sent. 25, has been changed; a 2:17 race having been substituted for the free- for-all. This bars Karus and Lucille Golddust. The black stallion Thomas Jefferson, record 2:93, struck himself receutly while being ed, und in cotsequence will not start in 22 stallion race at Hartford next Thurs- the day. There are fourteen entries for the merchants’ stakes, all ages, two-nule heat, at the fall inect- ing of the Nashville Biood-Horse Association, which commences Oct. 15. Among the Tot are Ten Broeck, Verdigris, McWhirter, aud Courier. Mike Carroll, the well-known New York driver, who has for some time been suffering from softening of the brain, has been sent to his relations in Maine, and will be kept away from the excitement of turf scenes for the rest of the season. Aman in Kentucky is safd to have paid $7,500 for a mule that can trot in 2 He could have purchased a 2:30 horse for half the money. The mule will-be entered in the 2:40 class at the Iu- diana State Fair, aud aftecwards take part in a meeting at Pittsbury. . W. P. Balch, of Boston, is going out of the trotting-horse business, and offers for sale his entire stock of seventy horses, including the stallions Mambrino Prince and ‘om Rolfe. ‘The latter is the sire of the well-known trotter Lady Mac, owned by H. H. Yates, of this city. Hart & Mills, of Rushville County, New York, have auld tot. Turpin, of Rochester, N. Y., 4 chestnut gelding by Mambrino Gut out of a thoroughbred mare, and a bay gelding by Rich’s Juviter, out of a Star mare. They have been cebriztened Tom und Jerry, and can pull a wagon, in 740. On the same day that Mambrino Gift. by Mam- brinv Pilot. died in Michigau, the stallion #Han- nis, ambrino Pilot, acquired a record of ii mbrino Gils 2:20, St is sue- geste ie Miehiean horse felt ia his bones that he was being beaten in his own family, and died from sheer disgust. James Bowes,of England. whohas been so for- te as to have won the Derby four tics, ith Mundis, in 1843 with Corthers! 1853 with Daniel O'Rourke, and in i West. Australian,—was recently married in Lon- don to Mme. Alphonsine Marie of St. Armand, Cuuntess of Corten, of the Valais, Switzerland. AQUATIC. THE EXCURSION TO SOUTH CHICAGO. The Chicago. Yacht Club yesterday said upon a pleasure excursion for which there were divers and sundry good reasons, and these were, naniely, to enjoy alittle holiday at South Chi. cago, and incidentally to entertain its friends of the:*‘Ancient and Only Order of Clams"; indi- reetly. 0 clam-bake was also in view. Between 3 and 5 o’elock the oflicers and mem- bers of the “0. Y. C.” rendezvoused at the Gardner House and prepared to encounter the dangers of the deep. Chaplain Wilson, who was’ present, made. a few edifying remarks about those who went down to sec the ships, but he was promptly and properly suppressed. A large crowd of citizens had gathered to see the start, and when the Com- modore’s flag dropped, which was at 5:15 o'clock, acheer went up from the throats of scv- eral hundred people to encourage the bold mari- ners. As the flagship, the Ina, cast off, the yacht Cora fired her cannon, and the Commodore's burgee was lowered in response to the salute. The following yachts reported at_the breakwa- ter: The Ina, flagship, Commodore Bradley; Cora, Rear-Cummodore Munger; Qui Vive, Capt. Lind: Anna Louise Cary, Capt. Far- row; Peri, Capt. Taggs; Flectwing, Capt. Law- son; Lucy, Capt: Band; Mamie, Capt. Kim- ball; Zephyr, Cant. Barnum; Goodenough, Capt. Sittads Lincoln, Capt. Fergus; and Anon, Capt. Wilder. The Frolic was not pres- eut, but will report this morning. It would have been difficult for the Club to haye selceted amore propitious occasion fora cruise than yesterday evening proved to be. To say that the even-tide was beautiful would con- vey but a faint idea of the loveliness which Na- ture secied tohave assumed for the occasion. As the boats started a picasant breeze wus blow- ing from a poipt south of west, and scarcely a ripple disturbed the waters of the lake. Passing southward the. city was left behind, with Its ovean of -sinoxe, murky, solemn, and black, rol in heavy yolumes to the castward, and the sun was fast setting. The change fram the heavy urban atmosphere to the ¢l crisp air oi the sea_was pleasant beyond ‘description: In the West the most deautiful sunset imaginunle Jit up the shores and waters, clouds of red and blue gorgeously covered th western horizon, and the decliving orb threw a gentle reflection upon the face of the decp, which caused it to shimmer with rich blushes of purple, gold, and rose. Usually a cruise is ked by a degree’ of hilarity, but if there x hilarity aboard the flagships, it was chastencd by tho spirit of the hour. M fresh frem the toils of business luxuriated in the quietude of the peaceful sail which they were enjoying, and looked as if they had left all the cares of life to blow away with the great clouds of the city’s smoke which they had leit far away ta the north. Acold streak of gray across the southern horizon formed a fine foil to the rich colors described, aud the entire effect was splendid in the extreme. The further south the fleet sailed, the more the wind hauled to the south, becoming so near- ly ahead wind by the tine ‘the yachts passed Hyde Park, that, to save time, MANY OF THEM TOOK A TOW from the good steam-yacht Len Drake, Capt. William Dall, which acted’ as an escort to the ficet. Aboard the Commodore's craft there wasa quict, though merry company, and the yoy: pleasantly passed in conversation aud singing. Added to this, the Chaplain played several airs upon a wind instrument; hymns known of old in the Covenanters’ army, such as ** Arise, ye indolent: sons of toil aud attend to the physical waits of your animals.” Present among the members of the Clam Club were Mr. J. ff. De Luce, President; C modore Bralleys Viee-Presideat: John O'Neill, Treasurer; and Dr. J._R. Wilkins, Seerctar also about thirty members of the Club distri ted among the various yachts: several rentle- men representing the County Treasurer’s office were also guests. The helmof the Ina was ably managed’ on the way down, part of the time by Licut.-Col. Joe Dixon, Assistant Superintendent of Police, who displayed a knowledge of the business which would have made his fortune if he “had been born in that station o? life,” as the elder Mr. Weller re- marked to Sammy when he thought he would have made a successfal oyster on account of his power of suction. The sun had Jong ago retired to that blissful repose which all rignteous people except news- paper men sometimes enjoy, and pale Luna had illumined the heavens for quite a while tu throwing a long wake over the placid surface of Michigan, when the flagship tacked into the harbor of South Chicago, the rest of the ficet in her wake. Ina short time and with man-of- war promptness the vessels were made fast, and the officers ahd men went ashore to join in the modest degree of rural mirth which always characterizes that suburb whenever the “C. ¥. C.” visit its shores. An attractive and copious collation was spread in the cabin of the ina, as well as in other boats, and the offi- cers, in addition, enjoyed a hearty sup- per at the .South Chicago Hotel. After supper the Ben Dreke made ready to return to thecity, and the representatives of the «press were accorded an juvitation to go along, ‘The Drake towed the yacht Mumie up as far as Chicago on her way home, Mr. Kimball bemz obliged to return ut once. It speaks well’ for his chicas a yachtsman that he came. all the way down from Kenosha just to participate in a couple of hours’ cruise with our Club. It was expected that, last evening, a number of gentlemen would be initiated into the mys- terious rites of the Order of Clams, preparing them for the trying ordeal this morning, in which every pereon, present must under penalty of death (and danger of it) eat a gaflon of chow- der anda bushel of baked clams; no extra charge for green corn and watermelon. If the members of the clubs survive this, thev will be entitled even more, as they are now eminently, to the admiration of all zood citizens. NEW YACHT, Capt. A. A. Manger’s vacht Cora has arrived in the city, and will rank in the first class of the: Chicago Yacht Club. is a vessel with excel- lent hines, dnd is said to be a fast sailer. Capt. Bussey will command her. : THE OAR. It is probable that 1 match will be made be- tween Bilin and Dayis. Morris is said to be 2 favorite in his race with Luther, which takes place Oct. 1 Courtney and Riley have entered for a rowing contest at Owasco Lake, near Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 27, for a purse of $500. The race between Hanlon, of Toronto, and Wallace Ross, is to be tive miles. Fuautkner, of Boston, has left for St. John to train Ross. Robert W. Boyd and John Higgins have been rematched to row frum Putney to Mortlake, on the Tham ng., Oct. 8, for the championship, £200 a side, aud the Newcastle Chronicle chal- lenge-cup. PEDESTRIANISM. O'LEARY AND ENNIS. Tt seems to be finally settled that O'Leary has accepted the challenge of Ennis to walk, subject to certain conditions, and that the matca will come off within sixty days. The history of the affair, as given by an interested party last night, is about a3 follows: Ennis originally wanted to walk O'Leary for $230 a side, in the Exposition Building, and. the winner take all gate money. This was about a month ago. Then O'Leary came out and offered to’ walk Ennis for $1,000 a side. However, last Thurs- day, Tn Tripune’s informant states, the com- petitors met in this city, und O'Leary then re- iused to wall for -$1,00J, but was willing to walk for $500. Ennis took him up on this prop- osition, and said he would walk in Chicago. This O'Leary positively refused to do, but said “he = would walk — nowhere except in New York, Boston, or Philadelphia. Thus, it is claimed that O'Leary weakened on his own proposition, after Ennis had sent 310) to bind the $500 forfeit-moncy which O’Leary bad put up with the Clipper in New York. 2 C. E. Davies claims to be the first man that ever put up a dollar on Kunis. This he did about a month ago, when this match was first talked of. He will now back Ennis for his whole $500. The walk is to come off in New York City. ‘The articles of agreement are in substance as folio That Jolin Ennis and Dantel 0’ Leary are to walk a match of 100 miles, for $50 a side; to take place in New. York City, in_cither the Hippodrome Building, at the Rink «nt Sixty-third street, or in any other suitatle “building to be ob- tamed. There is to be. no coaching allowed. Attendants will be allowed on the track to hand food aud drink to the wal! Wakes? Spirit of the Times, of New York, be the final stakeholder. Willian B. Curtis, of this city, is to be the referee. He will appoint time-Keepers and lap-keepers from among the members of th thle ub, in New Yurk or vielnity. Cur’ lened bis name as witn It is reported that O'Leary would not allow Ennis any moucy for his expenses to New York. Ennis is reported to be very eager, and has al- lowed O Leary everything rather than to be dis- appointed in the match. THE RIFLE, LOCAL SHOOTING. The third prize competition of Thomas Post G. A. R. Rifle Club took place yesterday after- noon on- shurt-range, Creedmor target, off- hand, with sixteen entries, as per following creditable scores out of a possible 50: 1. Me inant. $554555 nn. 5S445 555 M. 545 a6 3 B, 555 3553 545 a5 54554545 3 $a ae ag gages S455 445 6554444 4 5 Bahgagasd 45533545 22444545 D, B, Freeman. 53553424 14. W. IL Chenoweth. 43844445 15, C, H. Burrougiss. 4344 aad 16. H.C. Cooke. 3335435 0 2-H The entry-book open every Saturday at 1 o’clock. nee ee NOTES INTERESTING. Prof. Swing at McVicker’s to-day. New comic photos at Lovejoy « Foster's. South Water street represents the largest fruit market in the United States. ‘The beautiful weather of the past week will shortly give way to light frosts at night. ‘There are more students at IH. B. Bryant's Chicago Business College than tor several years Defore so early in the season. Reporta from all classes of wholesale busi- ness housesshow a much larger trade 1s being done than for years at this season. Be prepared for winter and put in one of those unequaled Empire gas-burner furnaces that Leavenworth, 63 Lake street, supplies. ‘Tne jewelry business, both wholesale and re- tail, sows a inarked naprovement, judging by the large sales made. by the old and popular firm of N. Matson & Co. list week. Every gentleman who considers health an ob- it should have a Paragon, combining a health- ft, weighing scale, and handsome easy chair. Examine it at the Exposition and 194 State Street. “Oh, George!” she sighed, “let me lean on your left arin; it is nearest the heart, you know, dearest, and——" “Oh, pshaw! don’t you know any better than to clatch my vaccinate that way??? "The celebrated Magnolia and Queen brands of flour of Hanuibal, Mu., are acknowledged the best in the market, and will make from 40 to 50 per cent more bread than any other white winter wheat flour. Every barrel warranted. Ask your grocer for it. Joseph B. Quinn, 193 and 195 South Water street, President Magnolia Milling Company. ‘There has been considerable talk by our City Fathers lately about repairing some of the streets in the business portion ot the city. They certainly need it, but what is the use of laying yrooden blocks zeain, to be writ vat in a fe months? Put down the best pavement in the most approved manner. Of course it is much more expeusive at first, but is decidedly cheaper inthe end. ‘Then you will not have to be re- pairing every month or two. Leta committes inspect pavements of other cities, and select the best modus operandi known; then sce that the work i3 done according tv contract. The representutive of this paper, in his peram- bulations on the West Side yesterday, noticed the new four-story and basement building on the corner of Desplaines aud Washington streets, aud hearing the vusy buzz of uiachinery stepped inside to-obtuin a few notes. He was kindly shown through the entire building, which, for completeness, certainly surpasses anythin of the kind in the West. It was built especially for its occupants, Mesars. Frauk Field & Co., formerly of Peoria, Ill., where they estublished themselves in 1852, and have just moved to this city for the better accom- modation of their largely increasing trade. The business is that of the manufacture of bread, crackers, and confectionery. All the latest machinery and appliances for the produc- tion of the guods made’ are here found. The confectionery is not surpassed in the country, and its purity our reporter can vouch for, hav- ing paid particular attention to every brauch of its manuiacture. ‘The finest Minnesota wheat is used in the crackers, and they are splendid. The firm consists of Frank Field. Esq., of Peuria: B: F. Smith, Esq., of Buffalo, N. Y.5 and Henry C. Barr, Esy., of New York. Chi- cage will give the hand of welcome to these centlemen, and feels assured they will not be Sizappuinted in their removal to our rapidly- rowing metropolis of the West. May their Business prove better than their expectations. << ‘A Connecticut preacher says that a good con- gregation will praise the music, the choir, the ventilation, and the civilities of the usher; but as to the sermon, “ Well, I dunno.” REAL ESTATE. A Quiet Week in the Real Estate Loan Market. Payments Falling Behind, and Settlements Disappointing. Real Estate Most Active in the Suburbs and Near the Parks, Building Associations Shown to Be Su- perior to Savings Banks. Improvements at Humboldt Park--- Amount of Building in. Chicago. REAL ESTATE. LOAN MAREET, Business in this line bas been quiet, and shows no great activity, nor any immediate promise of any. Some agents are not attempt- ing to doanything whatever, being under rigid restrictions as to placing their funds, and directed by their principals to acvept nothing but central business property or first-class resi- dence locations, Most of the applications arc from men of small means, who are desirous of building. Their security -of course is not first- class, and their applications are generally re- fused. Payrnents are slightly in arrears, and the settlements have not been up to expecta- tion. Interest rates continue about the same, with a slight inclination to a higher figure. The following were the specimen loans of the past week: ‘Twenty-eizht and one-half acres in N. E. 4 of Sec. 2, 36, 14, north of the Calumet River, $23,000; five years at 9 per cent. Yndiana avenue, $0 fect north of Twenty- ninth street, 25 feet, west front, $4,000; tive years at 8 percent. North LaSalle strect, 150 fect north of Divis- jon street, 148 feet, cast front, $7,500; three years at 9 per cent. Congress street, 51 feet, north front, between Michigan and Wabash avenues, $12,500; five years at Sper cent, Fourth avenue, 150 feet north of Polk strect, 25 feet, cast front: also an undivided two-thirds interest in 28l¢ acres in the 8. E.1¢ of the N. E. 1{ of Sec. 82,°40, 13, to secure $20,000; five Sears at 10 per cent. Michigun avenue, 24 feet south of South Water street, 24 feet, east front, 310,000; 1 years at 7 per cent. Belden avenue, between North ‘Clark and Tlurlbut streets, 126 9-10 feet, south front, also four lots in the Town of Lake View, to secure a Joan of $14,000; five years at 7 per cent. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FOR THE WEEK ENDING ETT. 1877. 1876. Instruments, —_——_ ——- ——||——_ —_ No. | C'siderat’n|| No. | C'stderat'n. ‘Troat-deeds 164:$ 435,165 Mortgages... Br 78, 565 Aguregate.. 198|3- 511,733 Releases. .. 193 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FROM SEPT. 1 TO SEPT. ad 1876. { Instruments ——— erat'n. | C'siderat'n'| IN Aggregate..| Releases ¥ : SALES OF THE WEEK. The market has not been so active the past week, but there bas been quite an encouraging business doing in. suburban lots, and property in the vieinity of the parks, especially true of real estate near Tumboldt Park. Within a few weeks past there have been several sales on California avenue and Mozart street, just north of the park, at prices yarving 1rom 350 to 375 a tuot, according to location. These purctiases are understood to be by prospective residents. We note the following sales of suburban prop- erty: George W. Miller sold to Hetty H. R: Green, of London, England, forty acres at the south- west corner 01 hird street. and Centre avenue, or $20,000; at Park Ridge, Brown’s Addition, turce lots soid for $900; at LaGrange, Richmond's Addition, one lot sold for $300; at Melrose, two lots brought $2,000. ‘Lot on the northeast vorner of North Water and Rush streets was sold for $41,763. Aurora Turn-Verein sold to Join Buchh on West Huron street 25 feet west of kee avenue, north front, 8Ux179 fect, for $22,900. Lot on West Madison’ street, 73 fect east of Elizabeth street, south front, 25x100 feet, with building. sold for $10,000. ‘Lot on State street, northeast corner of Fifty- seventh street, west tront, 100x110 feet, suld for 3, y ‘Si BATURDAY'S TRANSFERS. The fotlowing instruments were filed for record, Saturday, Sept. 15: CITT PROPENTY. Angusta st, 205 ft e of Currier et, 6 f, 200 ft, dated Sept. 8 Emerald av, 238 ft n of Y: ef, Sxl2iss ft, with buildings, dated Sept. 14.-..-.-- 4,500 Eric st, bet North 8 f, 2245x109 it, dated Sept. 13 . 3,000 Weet Thirteenth st, 48 ft w of Loomis st, 421 West Jacl st, of, 3 5,500 Fowler st. 300 tte of Rovey st, n 162 ft, dated Sept. 925 Quinn st, 790 ft n of ‘120 ft, dated Sept. 14..... 500 Lot on railroad, o14 ft w of and 3 e cor of Sixteenth st, wf, 59x UU ft, dated Sept. 14... 5,000 West Harrison st, 24 ft e o! 4 nf, 24x125 ft, dated Sept. 14 1,000 Arnold st, 375 ft of Thirty-first et, <120 ft, with buildings,dated Sept.15 2,350 soUTH OF CITY LIMITS “WITHIN A ADIGE’ OP SEVEN MILES OP THE COULT-IOUSE. Indiana av, 1334 [ts of Forty-fourth st, @f, SOz1UI's ft, dated Sept. 10........8 2,250 Murray st, 280 ft'n of Forty-ttth st, ef, BoOxT15'4 ft, dated April 4 eihe 720 SUMMARY OF TRANSFERS FOR THE WERE. The iullowing ia the total amount of city and suburban transfers within a radius of seven miles of the Court-flouse filed for record during the week ending Saturday, Sept. 15: City sules, 3 consideration, $407,092. North of city. limits, sales 1; consideration, $2,08 South of city fimits, sales 9; consideration, $30,612. West of city limits, sales 4; consideration, $5,825. Total sales, 923 total consideration, $446,225. BUILDING IN CHICAGO. Work is progressing rapidly on Mr. E. B.Will- iams’ building at the corner of Wabash avenuc and Monroe street. The two stores on Michael Burke's proverty, on thesame avenue, between Monroe and Madison, are nearly completed. On tie same block, J. P. Atwater, of Poughkeepsie, is erecting a $30,000 store, to be built of Mlinois stone, with brick trimmings. It Is to be five storics high, aud 40x feet on the vround plan. The fine office building by George Watson on LaSalle strect, between Madison aud Wasn- ington, uear the Boardof Trade, is nearly finish- ed. It is fronted with saudstone, 1s five stories high, and 60x120 on the ground plan. ACTIVITY AT HUMBOLDT PARK. The erowth of the suburb of Humboldt Park progresses rapidly. One year ago there were seven houses there, and now there are nearly sixty. The houses are neut, attractive, and cheap, and are generally sold on the system of monthly payments. REAL ESTATE IN ST. LOUIS. ‘The St. Louis /tepubiican of the 10th inst. says: “There is no marked change in the real-estate market to record for the week just closed. ‘Business has been fair, keepiug up to about the average for the past month. But one auction sale ocearred -during the week. and at this reasonable prices were obtained for improved property. Ju nouse-renting business has been equally even, the only novel feature manifest being fn the demand for furnished houses.”” LARGE REAL-ESTATE SALE IN NEW YORK. The New York Sun describes one of the largest deeds of conveyance received at the Register’s oflice for over a year. The entire bloek bounded by Fifth aud Madisou avenues, Seventy-vighth and Seventy-ninth strects, was conveyed by Marcellus Hartley aud Fannie M., his wife, to Robert G. Dan, as trustee for Dun, Barlow & Co., for $424,200. ‘A. DEFENSE OF BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS. Judge Kelley ina recent wevh at Faneuil Hall warned the citizens of Boston to avcid building associations ‘‘as a trap more dangerous than a badly manased savings bank, for, m:th- age them as honestly as you may; they will rob Jou as they have robbed tens of thousands of mr fellow-citizens.” ‘he Philadelphia Ledger takes up this statement, and shows that it is entirely unwarranted by the facts. Judge Peirce, of Philadelphia, told the Socfal Science Associa- tion Inst year that in an experience of ten years upon the Bench but one case of peculation on the part of the officers of a building association ial come before bim, and. that wus settied withoat being tried. “There are, of course,” saya the Ledger, “other ways in which members may suffer losses than by embezzlement. The securities taken for loans may depreciate in value, but here the building and loan associa- tions (considered as sayings. banks) are mach more secure than the best-managed savings bank proper. Their securities increase in valuo from month to month, so that, if they are sufti- cient when the loan is made, the rate of in- creased value to the society will most likely exceed the rate of decreased market value (if any) resulting fom bard times and gener- al business depression.” If Judge Kelley meant that the **roobing’? hy building associa tions was done through foreclosure, be was in error. ‘The Sherift’s docket uf.1574 shows that the whole number of sales on foreclosure was 1,141, only 203 of which, or 1734 per cent, wera upon building-association mortgages, which, however, formed 30 per cent of the whole num- ber resistered. In 1875 the proportion of sales of building-association mortgages was 17 91¢ per cent, while the proportion of mortgages tc the whole number was 276-10 per cent. Be= sides this, large proportion of these fore- closures by the buthling associations were on property that had been taken by speculators, who subsequently found they had overleaped themselves. CORRESPONDENCE. BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS VERSUS SAVINGS BANKS. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cuicaco, Sept. 14.—The recent failure of the State Savings and other savings banks makes the toltowing communication to the “ Growl- er’s department of Tne ‘risuss last Sunday somewhat pertinent: Tet me, you winged wind that every Sunday roars, where can I with safety deposit my memey? IfT put itin a savings bank, I stand a chance of losing it. If} pet itina stocking, { don't set any interest, If Lgive it tomy wife, L¢on't get aug principal back. If i lent it on a sortaage, th Tina depreciates. If I bay wheat, Tams gables. fT put itm whivky, Tam tmmoral. If] keep it, theCommuniste wit it. Whatam I todo with it so that Lam assured of some benetit from it? Caritatisr. The editor of the “Growler,” with arechy less ignorance, replies, “ Put it in the coutri- bution-box bright and early this morning.” It is not surprising that, amidst at! the excite iment of these failures, little or uothing has bees done to instruct the working and other savings classes, of the well-tricd places of satety tox savings—building associations, ‘on the Englisk or Philadelphia plan. Savings bauks, white useful institution when well managed, are simply dens of robbery when captured nad administered by the Spencers and Bulkleys of the State Savings Institution. But while admittedly useful, they do not by any means ex- haust all forms of usefulness; and that there are otner safe receptacles for savings, In the shape of building associations, is tuo palpable a fact to be ignored at this dz __ The differcnces between savincs banks and build ing associations may be epitoinized as follows: i. Savings banks are managed by stockholders and their nominees; depositors having uo voice. Building ussociations are controlled by the stock- nolders (who are hkewise the depositors) and their. 2. Savings Vanks when ran upon can and do ex- act notice. Building associations, while entitled to do toe same, have no occasion to exercise the power, as the depositors have full control; besiaes that, a run cannot weil occur while one-kalf of the depositors are likewlse borrowers. 3. Savings banks, as history nas too often praved, run large risks fora iaeve interest. Building as- gociutions lend thelr money on real estate uf ample value to their_own members: and, while savings inks have tod ojien failed, there Is scarcely a case this country or Enviand of the fatinre of a baild- ing society on the co-operative pian. 4. What with expensive buildings, high sals- rics aud expenses, savings benks eat ap their prof- its largely, the depositors usuaily being teft to the eventual risk of failure. Bmild:ng ussuciations of pe descrited have always very modest quar- nd but one salaried oil fe Secretary, — always reasonable, is, by the srowth: of the Society, spread over an increasing amount Of deposits and stuck, with corresponding economy. 5. Savings banks in this city qwith but one honorable ecxeption. that we kaow" of) have sys- temutically and successfully opposed State exam ination.” The building associutions are wot only open to the inspection of depostiors and stuck- but many of them (nutably Building & Loan Association of the People’s this city) provide for the appointment of.three auditors quarterly, for the examinatio: of seeuri- ties and the previous quattcr's trausnctions. Noe inthis an empty form. Tae work has been done quarterly, and. the tuditorg, being themselves de- pos‘tors,. ithaa been carefully and exhaustively done. U. Savings banks, taking the defunct State Sav- ings Institution asa specimen, witile nominally allowing 6 per cent interest, calculate it only on ail gums Which have remained on deposit one mont ormore: but not fur pacts of aimonth, nor fur any part of the half years ending July Land Jan. 1, on any sams withdrawn during these periods. Baild- ing assuciationy ttaking again the 7* Peosles,” of this city, or the Philadetphia Aesociations, 23 types) not oniy allow to withdrawing memocrs & per cent interest from the due date df each pay- inent, but # bowas on shares as they reach the azo of two years aud up: ‘Tois bonus on tue 136 of Uetober nest willbe $4 per share -on the frst series, and, on the vecond, third, and fourth series, Withdrawing meiuzers, therefore, with therrG percent interest and the bunts, will gain an interest on there money equal to shout 14 per cent per annum, besiaes leaving considerable addi- tional profit tu the remaimng stockholders. It may be asked how zueh proiits cau be realized without oppression to borrowers! Simply by col- lecting every Week -or month small suns, which in the hands of the depositors would yield no in- terest, and combining and lending them at a preminm and at interest, with tne further urovis- jon that repayment of these loans aud payment of interest «ball commence at once ona stall scale, and the amountsse coliected, and small in them- selves, be avain leat at a premium and interest. It it well here to state forthe benefit ut the un- initinted that building associtions.on the English, or Philadelphia, or co-operative plan have beep thorvazuly tried, and are not in any sense experi- ments. Jn England the investraents nude through them by the laboring and poorer classes amount to hundreds 6f millions of dollars. In Phila- deiphia the lutest statistics show the in- vestments there. through 600 associations now existing, and not counting those whica have completed their cow and been di- banded, to amount tu some eighty tv one hundred millions of dollars; and that these investments are increasing at the steady rate-of about $1,000,000 per month! Col. Forney states that since the formation of these associations in Philadelphia from 30.000 to 35,000 houses have been built by members of them; and that the excess of dwelling- honses in Philadelphia over New York is G0, 00u, and over Loston 10, 0U0! What has deen done In Illinois to foster and en- courage such institutions? tn 1t a bil to legalize thei on the Philedelphia ct rative plan was introduced into the Ilinols Legislature, but it was no #ouner pasged than the savinzs banks set up a hue and crv, and the law was quickly, aud at their demand, abrogated and canceled. While it existed, however, charters. were obtained, in good faith, fora few associations, while some speculators se~ cured a steat nuinber for speculative purposes. ‘Yhe bill was again introduced for re-enactmehe ‘at the recent session ef the IHinols Lewislature, and. passed tie sual reatings, and was sent tv the Governor for approval, and to the great surprise and regret of tuose who wish the eavings of the working-classes kept safely and under thelr own control it was vetocd. ‘The reason assigned was. public policy; an astonishing reason, truly, con~ sidering that the Legislatures of both Pennsylvania and Massachusetts are suppceed to know come- thing as to what is good for citizens. Its clear that the savings banks, and peroups the speculator who wanted to scll charters olready obtained, had some influence with Gov. Cullen: who, however, in the light of recent savings bank failures, anc. the further information witich wilt be laid before bim when te bill ix reintroduced, will probabiy” act diffcrentiy when it is again presented to him. for approval. ; ‘There are two classes Denefited by theso , institutions; those who ude | purpose of waving, but ‘and those who both de- postt and borrow to secure homesteads. The former continue their puymente. usin the cage of the Peopie’s [suilding Association, at the rate of 12% cents per week, Tntil their deposits, added to their profits, amount to 3100 per share, at which time the series of stock which they hold is closed, and the depositor reccives bis $100 per yhare in. casb, having probably not paid in beyond $50 or 20iy per share (according to the success and prodts of the Association), the rest being profits. Borrowers, on the other hand, having to hold stock to the amount of their loans. simply pay up their stock at the same rate ay stated (1274 cents per ebare: per week), and in seven oreight years if he caunet find money.to liquidate it sooner) his stock, having become worth $100 per share, is can- celed, his “Feeds are retarned to him, and his transaction is closed. The great feature of these institntluns—weekly ayments—is an admirable one, 28 will keep mp euch who would fail, under the of circumstances, in accumulating pressure the moncy for quarterly, hulf-yearly, or yearly payments. And itisa conceded fact that it is oy the aid of building association, so-called, and by their ald only, that the working classes, or others of small means, can achieve possession of their own homesteads. « ‘The sunitary queation I do not.tonch. as it is well understood. Itis well to state that there are, to the knowledge of the writer, three such co-operative associations now in existence in this city. Jn conclusion, let me advise the worklag olnes and others desirous of investing smal savings to investigate fully the workinzs of such. asyociations, dnd to ascertain carefully wiat: has been. done by Philadephia, and elsewhere; i indicate a receptacle for 3. where they can have some voice in their disposal. He ecm. tated that the writer holds no position in any of theye Institutions, except aso smalls Stuckholuer; and that his object in this usticie is - the benefit of the pourer clusses- XX. Good Beef at Three Cents a Pound. Wullsa Potnt (Tex.) Odsercer. Some people may falk about hard and dall times in Van Zandt County, Texas, but when a man appears pn our streets with guod, fat beef, offering it at three cents per pound, we can . stand all such bard tines. 7 :