Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 23, 1877, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 93, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. GAMES AND PASTIMES. Last Game of the Triangular Tournament-—The Footings. Present Status of the Contest for the League Champion- Notes of the Game—An Unlucky Um- pire—Answers to Correspond- ents. Fall Meetings Voted a Failure--- The Last Chicago Ex- periment. A Lucky Lord—Trampoling Out Loose— Gathered from the Track, BASE-BALL. THE TOURNAMENT. The sixth and last game of the tournament was played yesterday afternoon at the Ball Yark, by the Allegheny Club and the Syracuse Sturs. “To the eighth inning the game was an unusualiy brilliant one, marked by good bat- ting and a little mufling on the part of the Al- Jeghenies. and weak battiog and fine fielding by the Stars, which made the playing of botn of equal strength. There was but a fuir audience in attendavee,—the average of the week. The twurnament, finsncially, bLas not heen a success; if ‘the gate receipts were Gepended uponm for subport, and there is & general complaint among the mana- gers of the poor gate money. 4 cause for the poor audiences may be found in the disgust of mavy of the citizens with their own nine and with base-ball generally. & " Yesterday's game was “thrown ™ if ever there was such a thing as a * thrown” game. It was not by the nives, mor were the managers re- epousible forit. Yesterday's game was given to the Stars by probably two men, one of whom 125 made a record during the game which would phce him in a very favorable light. The Stars scored their first ruys in the second on 8 couple of base-hits and three errors. An- other was scored in the Tourth inning on a two- base hit and @ passed ball. In the meantime the Allegheny team securcd aTun on a couple of basc-hits and an error by Mansell. In the geveuth, Nelson’s so-called three-base hit and Galvin's single vave them another run, which was carned. The Allegheny nine, who went to the bat first, led off in the eighth in tine style, Creamer, Rolbert, and Ryan all sccuring base Eits. Clinton's easy muif of McKelvey’s long hit to ceutre ficld gave them a runm, but still kept thre¢ men on bases. The redoubtable Nelson then came up and struck out after three lazy attempts to make a hit. Me Kclvey having gove out in the meantime by a sbarp play of McCormick and Mckinnon, the chance-was lost, as an urnfortunate foul tip re- tired Galvin. The score then stood 3t0 3. The Stars went to bat, avd Galvin gave Farrell bis basc on balls, from whence he went to second on a passed ball. He made au attempt to steal third, and, as he did, Galvin_accidentally threw sume fiftecn fect over the third-baseman’s head. ‘Ihe Stars were again ghead, but Creamerd Do- lun, and Holbert were determined they should pot be long so, and in consequence, by three successive safe bits, . again tied the game. But in the Stars’ half of the minth, Galvin courteously gave Clinton a nice ball, which he hit for two ‘bags. Onc man was already out. and Hotaling immediatelv ajter reti ou afiy to Holbert. Geer struck an v grounder to Nelson, which the latter thirew tilteen feet wide of McKelvey and about ten feet over his head, on which two rins were scored. McKelvey and a few more of the Alle- srucuy team walked off the field. Aiter consid- crabic Lalk, the rame was resuwed and the last 1an put out. The score is as : ALLEGHENT. McRelvey, 1b. cprorocon Bl nocumcnnml ¥ J’n‘» Tl a 4l al 10 #q ¢l ormicl 1. K Mansell. 1 0 o Carpenter, 3 b. 5 2‘ Clinton, c. . Total.... ceesene Inninga— ra—Allozheny, Allegheny, O Parsed bulls—Dolan, Time of game—Two0 hours. Umprre—r. Stambaugh. i The victory of the Stars over the Alleghenics setiles the question of superiority o far as the three dubs are concerned. The following summary of the games played during the week shows tie respective scores made by cach club: Sept. 17—~Stanf ve. Indianapolis 3tog Sept. 16~ Indlanapolis ve. Allegh Sept. 19—Stars va. Al CINCI: 4 Crscrsm'r]l. ngt. 2. 5 Indianapolis, 2. 3 e A nTroRD—CHICAGO, 4 New Havex, Conn., Sept. 22.—Hartfords, 11; Chicagos, 9. PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 22.—Base-ball: 5t. Louis, 10; Athietics, 0. TERBE HAUTE. Terre Haure, Iod., Scpt. 22.—Base-ball: Louisville, 73 Terre Haute Browns, 2. THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP. ¢ Last week there were only five_chiompiouship games played, and the Hartlords, by ‘winning Thiree, have taken the_sccond place, Louisville aving two less victorics to its credit. Chicagzo 1d St. Louis bring up the rear nobls. ‘The Chi- tagos are -announced to play in Lonisville To- morrow avd _Wednesday, aud in Cincionati Thursday and Saturdsy. The work of the champiun ship statisti is drawing to a close, and his occupation will soon be goue. The_fol- lowing is the score of games played to date, omitting the Cincinuati Club: EREEER glgl 75 5 BRI R 2 E Sl = £ Tl 8 T The recapitulation i as follaws: Clubs. o Won. L0117L vatg-s Boston.. i £y 13 40 25 a4 28 44 LEAGUE ITEMS, ™ There is to be a sfrong uine ta represent New York next year, as well as a Brooklyn nine. Now that Capt. Harry has grot & sure thingfor th?u:ennan g:e would probably rather be Wright than be President. iller, of the Cincinnatis, is one of the best ]illJe ‘catchers in the business. His throwing, in particular, {5 swift and accurate to 8 dot. j1livan, Jste of the Buckeyes, and now with o inanatis, 5 said £0 be & </darling » at the bat, being good for two base-hits every game. dging from their names, the Cincinnati nii: pil ‘sear will contaln’ three Corkers,— Suflivan, Foléy, and Kelley. Where’s Lafferty ? t Hastings has been released at his request frsg: t;-ln: m:g!m Club. He anuounces his Qeterminafion to retire permanently from the batl-field. ; ¥ ockholders of the Louisville Club held fi::e;ltnud meeting Sept.15. One of the fea- tures of the meeting was the expressed inten- tion to run a professional nine next season. All present seemed to be of this opinion, sud stated “helr willingness to subscribe theirshare towards the maintenance of a zood nine. The Treasur- er’s report shawed that the running expenses of the Club this season were almost $9,000 less than those of last year. The men now engaged for next year's Cincin- nati nine are: Mitchell, pitcher; Kelley, er; McVey, chanze pitcher and manage se; Gerbardt, second mc;-?ulei, H van, first, bas third base; Gecr, short-stop; Jones, left fick Pike, centre field; Booth, substitnte. 3 IN GENERAL, Mans¢ll and Carpenter have signed articles to Play with the Stars in 1878. The Auburns and Tecumsehs witl join the League Alliance next year. The Mutuals, of Janesvitle, Wis., have dis- banded. The men were paid i full," The Red Caps, of St. Paul, and Minneapolis Browns werc to have wound up the season yes- terday by 2 game in St. Paul. The Athletics, having beaten the Chicago and - S8t. Loms Clubs, are “ reorganizing.” Thirty- SiX men bave played in that Club this season. _Hatficld, the old Mutual fielder, sold pools in Pittsburg on the tournament held there. It is sand the regular gawmblers lost beavily on all the rrames played in that city. Why is the Indianspolis Club like an old- fashivued biunderbuss ¢ Because its stock would be worthless without Flint. Somebody hit us with & base-ball bat.—Syracuse Courier. ‘The Indianapolis Club for 1375 is now fall, save first basvman and left fielder. There s some probability that Lathiaus, the first base- man of the Louisvilles, will be secured for centre field. The Maple Leaf professional club of Guclph, Can.; lius finally disbanded. Lapham went to St. Paul, Minn,, to Jlay with the Red Gaps; Walsh to Boston, and Gillespic to this city, their Tespective bowes. McCormick, recently of the Buckeyes, his signed with the. Indiunapolis nine. 1t is intic mated that the Indisnupolis Dircotors. are ver much diszusted with Nolan’s peculiaritics, au are meditatiug a grand bounce, Gen. Dakin, of the riflc team, was the pitcher of the old Putnam mine of 1357; Allen was the first baseman ot the Resolutes of 13653 Jewell was the cateher of the Stars of 1867, and Blyden- burzh is of the Princeton Coltexe nine of 1572, The tourney held in Pittsburz by the three clube that played here lust week was & tinancial success, the receibls amounting to $1.55% and the expenses about $35, leaving $600 to each cluo. ‘The tournament here wasa failure finan- cially. j The breaking up of the many country clubs in the Western States has flooded this vity with base-ball talent, and the praries in the outskirts of the city are black with “ semi’s ? playing ball, beeause they’ve nothing else to do. From the 100k of somie of theshoes worn by the “boys,” the walking must have been excerable. Isissaidthe Seeretary ofthe Indianavolis Base- Ball Club will appeal o the League fn the case of Sullivan, now playing_with the Cincinnatis, claiming that he accepted terms to play with the Hoosier nine, and’ retained the movey bind- ing the contract for two weeks. The matter has been referred to Secretary Young. There are uely stories_afloat of bad faith on the part of Mack and Nolan. Itis stated that the former tefegraphed the managers of the club being organized for Hartford next yea thaif they would pay bim $1,400 he would o there and engage to take Nojon with him. How he would succeed in doing this is not kuown.— Iudianapolis Journal. “The continued poor playing of the Live Oaks, of Lyuu, Mass., and their incessant defeats have entirelydissipated all public interestin the Club, and even the most bromising rames failed to draw decent audiences. Wil dissensions iu the Club and among the stockholders, and a contin- ual Joss of money, the Directors cancluded to “shoot” the willows, and the International Association loses another club. A correspondeut at Cedar Rapids, In., writes along letter relative to Luse-ball matters in that State. The Valley Citys, of Cedar Rapids, composed chiefly of Chicazo players, is credited with the championship of the State, having buaten the Marshalls, of Marsbulliown, o ma- jority of the games played. The last one re- sulted in a score of 26 to 4 favor ot tho Val- ley Citys. The White Stockings are expested in October, and the Valleys are inclined to think they ean win a ball from ther, unless they play better than they have done on their Eastern trip. TR TMPIRE, Snoddy is the poetical name of the last um- ire trotted out wn Louisville. He Is said to ive played a Suoddy trick on the Cincinnatis. In a game at Lawrence, Mass., last week, J. J. Bweeney, of Our Boys, of Buston, the umpire, was struck 1w the moth by a foul tip, splitting ip and knocking out two teeth, e contin- ued, however, to umpire until the cose of the game. A foul tip, in thethirdinning, from Manning’s bat, struck Deviuuey on the side of the mouth yesterday, aud altliouzh the blow swelled his Zums up juto two or three double-bow knots, Lie pluckily continued umpiring, and misnaged tomake his decisions heard by all on the erounds.—Courier~/uurnal. It s ncedless to say the Louisvilles won that game. The Courigr-Journal has the following conce: inz the redoubtable Dan and his work in Louis- villein the 76 Louisville-Cinannati game: Quite an smount of bad feeling mnong the 2rose on adecision of Devinn ins. Gerbardt, after mak cond. Mitchell thy made a diving slide for the base, in- ey refused to call an out, believing taat the ranner had not been touched at all, Meyerle is not ouly willing to_swear, but, to clinch matters, really doca swesr, that the rupner was touched. bardt, op the contrary. but does it oSt pusILIv not touched. i the reorer's stand It was im- pus-ivte to el which of the two stones will quire, be larger stock of Ioles to wirough af ** When thieves fall out* there is something in'the buckzround which will lead some assislance in putting a felow’s no: n the richt gcent, bat when honorable men go and do the same thing, the cuse will buve to be taken to the Court of Apveals. Even then the matter would continue to look misty, and the provabilities are that we will congunc 1o live snd sutler nnul plucking time. whel. 2]} of u8 will be earted away in our httle maboganies without the vezed question coming 1o & true sulution. ANSWERS TO CORRESIONDENTS. R. A. H.—(1) The positicns and etriking order of the Red Capand MinneapolisiCiubs w changed somewhat last week. - Both clubz are suid to have disbanded. the wen have lost toeir positims, and are siriking for home. ) The men already en- used for ooth nines were published last Sunday. Liey will probaviy both be in the League. (3) Jim White is sgid to stand at the to) Reo Stocking, Miiwausee, (1) Holbert i3 said to have signed with the Milwaukees, and the re- mainder of te nine has been already published in Tue TRiDUNE. (2) Fulwer will play with the Alleghenies. (3) ‘The clubs named have fimshed for the season. (4) e is in this city, and is not play- Inz a1 present. THE TURF. PALL MEETINGS A FAILURE. Ttisnotatall probable that the manager of Dexger Park will ever agaln offer prizes for a fall mecting over that track. The mecting which closed Jast Friday was an experiment, and not a particularly successtul one at that, Here- tofore it has veen considered -sufficient to give ‘two mcetmgs, one for trotters and one for run- ners, both taking place in July. This year, however, Col. Mansur determined to give a June trotting meeting, being urged thereto byanum- ber of Chicago horsemen, who promised to en-~ ter their horses inthe various purses. This meeting conflicted with the Michigan Circuit, and as the very men who had counseled Mr. Mausur to give the meeting, aud had promised bim substantial support, were the tirst to start forthe other side of the lake, it fell flat, the entries being few aud the attendance small, The regular July meetings were 3 grand suc- cess, and demonstrated the fact that custom, s much as anything else, governs the attendance at fall meetings in Chicago. People have fallen fnto the notion that once a year fs as often as they care to visit the race track, and considerable bard work will be required to get them out of this way of thinking. Those who admire running horses attend the first July meeting, while the friends of the trotters take in the sccond ope. There are also other reasons why o fall meeting can bardly be made a success. One of these Is that all the most celebrated horses in the country are at that time in the East, and without their prosence no meeting can count on large audi- ences, Horsemenand a few enthusiastic sup- porters of the turf take more interest in a closely-contested race, where no heat is trotted better than 80, than they would in sceing Rarus or Goldsmith Maid reel off s mile in 2:13, 'where tbere was not the semblance of a contest. But it is diferent with the general® public. They want to see these horses of which they have réad so much, and the mere announce- that the fiyers will give an exhibi- et B ecenj;xn day is sure to al- tion on = 3 tract & larpe sudience. In the case of Goldsmith Maid this is not so much to be wondered at, as she is the embodi- it of eversthing that charms .about a trot- 5’:5 horse; but since the great horse Rarus has proven himself the best in_the laud, bis name is sutlicient 1o attract a crowd at any time. But lu Chicago there is still another and & very potent reuson why a race-mecting at this season of the yearwill not be wellattended. 1t 1s simplyZ that the people who patronize such sport have too much business on hand. From September nutil Febrnary the Chicago public 1has no time for amusements that consume balf a day every time they arc indulged in, and for his reason alone it is hardly probable that fall meetings can ever be a success. The one just closed furnished eome exciting contests, the programme was carried out to the letter, but there were but few.who witnessed it. Next July Col. Mansur will, if the weatber be fair, see_more people at Dexter Park than have gathered there since he assumed the manage- ment of the track. The last swmmer-meeting was the best advertisement the track ever had, and fts influence will be sensibly felt wheg another is at hand. GENTLEMEN ROADSTERS AT CENTRAL PARK. There was a very good attendance lyvmerdny at Central Park to witness the trials of speed on that track under the auspices of the Central- Park Driviog Association. -~ The track was faet, and some firstclass time was made. Following is the record: Free-for-all, mile heats, best three in five. 0. 1i. Horton's Alta . 21 Jobn Hartwell's Josiet. .. 2 . 3. sarry’s Harrs Alicn 3 G. D. Conib's Silver Dul g Time—2:36% Su3ig. " l';‘rl:e-lmvnll, mile heats to harness, best three n five: D. W. Kendall's Builder. ..2182 J. W. Ford's toofer, Jr. 12188 Time—2: Three-minuto class, to wagons, mile heats; best two in toree: John Atkinson's Tommy Adler. A. E. Kohn' St. Lawrence Ji Chazles Avery's Dick C. D, Gammnion's Frank Herting's Cynth Time. e 13 EFSt Cutote Two-ifty class, to wagon, milc heats, host two inthiree: Won by D. Reardon’s Black Prince In two straight heats. Time, 2:4034, 2:46. ‘Two-forty-five class, mile heats to wayon, best two in threes 11 s Frank Boy. a8 A, Milier's Pomipey. L5 dr, W. 11, Kune's il 3 dr 11."C."Goodrich's 4 dn " FLEETWOOD PARK. NrEW YORE, Scpt. 22.—The trot at Fleetwood to-diny for o urse of 31,000 between Karus to wawon and Great Eastern tinder the saddle, | maife heats, be: in 5, proved an exciting afli in and the sixth heat had to be trotted to decide it, witich Ras s won. The result of the heats was s A SUCCESSFUL LORD. Forseveral years Count La Grange, the French turfman, bas “laid_over everybody on the En- glish turf, but during the present scason the stable of Lord Falmouth has carrled nearly everythivg beforeit. This nobleman is one of the ‘few turt-supporters who ure considered stralghtforiard ia their dealings by the gencral publly, and in cousequence his successes this season have been warmly welcomed. Lord Fal- mouth, according to the English papers, never were also sold, averaging 8392, 'The most nota- ble sale was tho S-vear-old blood-mare Dame School, by Stockwell, she bringing over 21,300, The stallion lawthornedale, by Kettledrum, went for $1,575. The celebrated 5-year-old trotter Woodfora Chhiet ran away while being driven through the streets of Lexington, Ky., a few days ago, and was so badiy injurcd as to unfit him fof his fall engagements. During a recent visit to New York, Dr. E. 8, Fowler, of Sprineficld, IlL, purchased of Gen. J. P, Craig tfic trotting geldings Esmond and Genéral. ~They are half-brothers, being of Bol- ton, and out of Gen., Cruig’s famous road-mares Lady Warrington and Kitty. Mr. A. W. Longley, owuer of the stalllon Monroc Chief, record 2:25, recently purchased in Kentucky a 4year-old filly by his horse that showed amile in 2:41. The animal is now in this city, and was shown on the track at the Dexter Park meeting last week. Baron Scillicre, 3 wealthy voung French nobloman, manazed to drop $200,000 on 3 pizeon-shooting tournament at Denuville dur- ing the recent race meelicg there, but won it all back, and more, t00, by the sucsess of his horses, Peau D’Aul and Vallon, each of whom landed a valuable burdic-race. Peter Johuson is taking things easy, and will not do anvthing more Wwith his’ horses this sea- son. Monroe Chief has been sick and 15 ot fit | 10 trot. Capt. Bunnell is stored_away until next season, and Gray Chalic will hercafter be driven on the road by his owner, Mr. Milton Tabor. -He should ve the best road horse in Chicago, A mile-and-repeat-race between John Taylor and Music, both owned by Robert Bonner, took place on the gentleman's private track one day last weck, David Bonner driving Taylor, white Allfe Bonner Leld the ribbous over Music, The mare won in straizht heats. Time, 2:21; 2:20%, At the conclusion of this race the 5-year-old colt Eric was driven a mile in 2:21, . The gray welding Sheppard Boy, of which W, L. Beck, Esq. is mabager, and “Nosey Brown driver, is entered throuzh_the Objo Cir- 5 class. cuit, which begins this week, in the This game little fellow has trotted twenty-ono races this season, has won third money in three, fourth money in one, and inthe others hos captured first or second mouey. All this has be l}‘llonc without gettinga record lower than g The following is u Iist of the horses entered to trot at the Saginaw mceting, to be held Sept. 25, 26, and 27: Two-forty class—Mambrino General, Lizzic Davis, Dan Vosburgh, Tempest., Fraok G., and Flora C. Two-thirty-one cliss— Ellen C., Black Mack, and Lady Voorhies. Three-minute class—Frank, Betsey Ann, Vir- ginia, Kitto, and Mambrino Turk. “Two-twenty- cight class—G. 1. Pilot, Emerald, Josh Billings, Black Mack, - Two-thirty-five class—Sallie K., Mambrino General, Dan Vosburgh, Lizzia Davis, and Black Mack. Two-fifty class— Tempest, Fraok, Betsey Aun, Kitto, and Flora C. AQUATIC. b YACHT BACE AT GENEVA LAKE. GENEVA LARe, Wis,, Sent. 22.—A free-to-nll fifteen-mile racc was sailed to-day for a ftirst prize of 885, and a sccond of $40, by the yachts Goodenough, of Chicago, Capt. Prindiville; Geneva, Capt. Dunlap; Azamemnon, Capt. Nap- bets on his horscs, is ouly remuneration for the expense of majntaining a Jarze and expen- sive stud beiog the money yalue of the prizes. Count La Gravge, on the contrary, backs bis horses heavily whenever he thinkswell of thern, and, after winning the Derby with Gladiateur, is 6aid to have: crossed the Channel with a carpet- Dbag filled with zold picees and Bank of England notes; as a result of his victory. The most no- table successes of Lord Falmotth this year have been with Silvio, that excellent youngster win- ning both the Derby and St, Leger. In the lat- ter event, Lord Falmouth also lad Lady Go- lightly, and. as she ran second to_Silvio, if will bé contended by many that she could bave beaten the colt had it been so_desired. At the recent York meeting, Lord Falmouth's stable literally catried everything before it, its ropre- sentatives winning every one of the five races fn which they were engaged, Lady Golightly_cap- turing the Yorkshire Oaks and the Great York- shire Stakes, lark the York Cup, Kitty Sprightly the-Lonsdale Cup, aud Redwing the Convivial Stal Already during the present scason this stable hos won about $165,000 iu moncy. and this amount will doubtless be sen- sibiy incrensed at the meetings to come. This sum hos been earned by elrht borses, of which four are 3-year olds. Skylark has won five Taces, and ran sccond in the Ascot Cup; Silyio Das won the Epsom and Ascor Derbics, and the 8t. Leger; Lady Golighlty the Column Stakes at New Market, two sweepstakes at Goodwood, the Yorkshire Oaks, the Great Yorkshire Stakes, and ran second in the St. Leser. King Clovisy another member of the stable, won o post stuke and - the Newmarket Stake and Billy Sprizhtlv captured the Lonsdale Plate, at York. Three of the winners were 2-year olds, aud none of them have been beaten. Redwing sccured tie Hurstbourne Stakes at Stockbridee, the Ex- eter Stakes at Newmarket, the Astley Stakes at Lowes, and half of the Couvivial Stakes at York. Jeanuette won the Ascot Tricnmial Stakes and the Richmond Stakes at Goodwaoad; and Childric theiChiesterficld Stakes at New- market, and the Priuce-of-Wales Stakes at Goodwood. TRAMPOLINE COTLOOSE. . \The bay mare Trumnpoline, that trotted through the West last season, and was known 1o be aregular good one, has been taking part in several races at Boston recently, but won none of them, seemiug to be unsteady and sonr- headed. At the fate Beacon Purk meeting she wasentered in the 2:2) race, but, as Lvsander Boy was_also_in, evervbody expeeted that ne sould win casil® s it Was known that even if any horse in thie lot was_able to beat bim, it would not be policy to do so, as a fast record would be the inevitable result of such action. It seems that Jim Dustiu had been enguged by outside partics ta drive Trampoline, the owners of the mare not having a dollur bet on her. To say that they were sick after the first beat would be putting it altogether too mildly. From a description of the race in & Buston paper, it scems that Cassius Prince lad the wole, Trampoline secoud, Delight- ful third, Billy Ed fourth, Lizzic Kueler fifthy Lysander Boy sixth, and Suoner sevento. Just as the word was ;iven Prince broke, and Trampoline shot in and took the pole. She was goiug like the wind, and went away from the rest as if they had been tied. At the quarter- pole in thirty“ive seconds she was six lengtiis abend, and, not being taken in hand aoy, went the first halfomile i 1:0). She bad the entirc field distanced when the kead of the stretch was reached, but from this point home Dustin took thines easy, and actually walked the little mare from the distance-flag to the wire, the second Torse thew belug five fengths out, and the time 2:363¢.” Of coursc, this remarkable performance ut au end to all beting, 38 it was evident that, arring accidents, Trampoline could not fail to win. She took the sccond and third heats in 2:2534, 2:283¢. Trampoline' is a Western-bred mare, beine by Tramp, a son of Logan, and is at present managed by B. H. McCord, of Wauds, O. TRACK TALK. The recent meeting at Mowmouth Park, N. Y., was not a success. The old time racer, Oysterman, Jt., has agaln changed hands, the price paid beiag $1,500, ‘There are nearly 800 running horses in train- fng in Kentucky and Teunessee for the fall events. A 3-year-old gelding by Kentucky Prince re- contly trotted a mile over the Cynthiana (Ky.) track in 8343, The bay colt Pomeroy, that ran so well in the spring meetings ov Nashvilie and Lexington, Thas gone home and been turned ont. Col. McDantel is breaking up his immense es- tablishment, and all the animals not disposed of at private sale will be sold at auction Nov. 1. The Louisville meeting commences Oct. 1, and is expected to eclipse anything of the kind ever seen in this country. It Is exclusively for ruu- ners. Lieut. Ismafloff, who bronght the Russian trotters to this country, has received urders from his regiment, and will ‘soon leave for the scat of war, = Thrce colts belonging (o the Darlingtor stud, sitnated near Ramscy, N. J.. escaped from pas> ture one day last week, and were killed by a passing train, B. G. Thomas, of Lexington, Ky., recen ti sola for shipment to California the 2~)‘enr‘olr{ bay fillies Iifusion ard Plaything, by Alarm, out of well-bred dams. ‘The Hambletonian breeding-stud at Worces- ter, Mass., one of the best kuown in the United Btates, is to be broken up, and the stock will be s0ld at auction Oct. 11. The bad defeat received by the American horse Brown Prince in the recent St. Leger was not unexpected, as be had not been doing well for some time, and was thought by many to be stale. The California trotter Defiance, that was con- verted from & pacer two years ago, DLas been ruled off of all the Pacific Coast tracks on sc- count of non-payment of entrance-money by his owner. The gale of the Woudlands stud, an establish- ment Very well known in England, took place Aug. 23. “The prices realized were very fair, thirtecn yearlings bringing an average of 3334 each. The largest price obtained was for o brown ily by McGregor, sold to R. D, Shafto for $1,050. - Beventeen blood mares and foals € I per; Mischief, Capt. Colvin; and Niobe, of Osh- kosh, Capt. Dickinson. Thefirst prize was taken by the Geneva; time, 2 lours 15 minutes and 30 scconds; the *sccond was taken by the Good- cnough? time, 2 hours 15 minutes and 55 sec. onds.” The Agamemnon made the race in?2 hours 12 minutesand 15 scconds, but was thrown out by a foul. OHIO. The New Reglstry Law—No Interest (n the Political Campaign— Senutor Thurman Makes His Flrst Speech. Spectal Disputch to The Chicago Tridune. NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—The Times' Cincinnati epecial says: *The universal Inck of interest in the Ohio campaign reccived fresh fliustration to-day. The newly-cnacted registry law re- quires all voters who changed their residences within the year to register on the 21st and 22d. ‘This was the first. day for registering under this 1aw, but fn spite of vigorous drumming by the party organs very few voters responded. In the strongest Democratic precinet in Cin- cinnati, where over 1,000 Democratic votes are usually cast, and where changes of residence are constantly taking place, only tifteen registered . The list in scarcely any precinct exceeds twenty- five. Asa resultof this universal neglect of meas for qualifying voters, there is much un- casluess to-night, especinlly among Democrats. They know that if no more attention is paid to the matter to-morrow thousands of their voters will be debarred frow voting in October. Stren- uous efforts will be made to-morrow by that party to hunt up the class affected by the law aud drag them to the registering places. The Democrats are denouncing the lai to-night in unmeasured terms. MARION, O., Scpt. 22.—The Hon. Allen G. ‘Thurman made his opening speecn in the Ohio campuign at Marion, O., this atternoon. Great iuterest was manifested, aud a laree audience of representative Democrats and many Repub- licans were in attendance. Senator Thurman sooke two hours. His remarks covered three qQuestions: {F{rst, relative to the disputed Presidential election, Mr. Thurman claimed the fair and un- doubted election of Samuel J. Tilden to the Presidency; that the count by the Returuing Bourds of Lonisiaus aud Florida was frandu lent, and the methods by which the final results were arrived at in those States clearly illegal under the law which created the Returning Boards, to say nothing of the unconstitutior ty of the act itsell. 1le claimed that the Ele toral Commissivn in_refusing to hear the evi- deunce of want of jurisdiction in the returns of Louistana and Florida, were clearly in error. He warned the people of the dangers of closely- contested clections, if such proceedings did not receive their severe and immediate condemua- tion. Secoud, Senator Thurman claimed that the policy of President ilaves was precisely that which be (tue Seuator) has contended for dar- ing the past ten years. Ho contrasted this pol- fey witih the speeches of Republican partisans last year, and drew the conclusion that the Democracy wero right, as the rosult had proven. ‘Third be showed the necessity of reform in the administration of the Government, and called up the specch of the Hon. John Sherman in evidence, showing by his speech that an array of useless relatives bad fed upon the Govern- ment for years, drawing pay 1or no services whatever, to the amount of uearly $2,000,000 in 4 portion of tho Customs service and Treasury Depznmcnt{ and claimed this iLdicated extrav- azance in all departments of the Goverumen! and that reform 1 the fuilest sense of the wor could oply be secured by a complete change of administration, and in all departinents and sub- ordinate positions by placing men who had no interest in concealing and coverinz up the wrong-doing of the past. In reference to the depression of businessand the want of employment of labor, the Scnator said that without referrivg to the destruction of property in the civil war and the peculiar circumstances to which the war gave risc, there were three great causes that deserved notice: First, the cffect of improved labor-saving ma- chinery, Second, of exorbitant tasation. Third, ol the appreciation in the value of the currency, in the purchasing power of tae dollar, Hespoie .at some length of the'effect of each of these causes, and in reference to the last, said that however desirable a return to a sound basls for our currcncy might be, it could not be denied that it Was a severe opera- tion upon the people or Governments in debt, and that experience ghowed that we were reach- ing the specie basis & fost as a regard to the interest of the country would permit, and that 10 force resumption was neither fust or politic. He feared that a forced resumption could not be maintained, but thounht that without arbi- trary measures resumption would take place in a tomuaratively short Lime, and would be maiu- ned, 1le explained the acts of Congress demonetiz- ing silver, and advocated the remonetization of the dollar of the fathers as au act of simple Jjustice, as well as of good policy. et A BROKEN FLOWER, [Afectionately inscrided (o Mys, Dr. L] . It came when all bright things were springing T greet the warm, reviving sun, And fondest hopes Were round it clinging— Ou flowerof May, our littie one. . And naught bat love and sunny hours This one wee blossom knew: But God passed by whole beds of flowers, And closed her cyes of blue. We dreamed of many Summer-days Thy precious bloom to see. And, living in thy bright, bright gaze, Tnonghtnot they'd never be. Never the wintry winds of Sorrow Will cause thy cheek to pale, Nor ever dread of one tu-morrow May make thy still heart fail. With tears we kisa the baby-brow, Once, twice, and many times, Andiive theewp to Angolanow, o *Sweet bud of other cllmes, w7, v LONDON. The City Deserted, and * Big Ben” Silent. What Shall Be Done with the Obelisk —~Russo-Turkish ** Atrocities,” The Trial of the Detectives-~Skinning Americans-~-Indian and Turkish Relief Funds, A Humorous Report From the Postmaster- @eneral—Lively Time at the Theatres. From Our Oum Correrpondent. Loxpoy, Sept. 6.—The brief English summer seems to have passed away as stealthily as it came, without giving us timne for thought or ‘words of parting. The days have ‘unexpectedly crown chill aud formal, asif to reprove any un due ebullitions of joy on the part of the people, aud the niguts are- positively cold. Even the sun shines down upou London in a stately and cminently proper fashion, calculated like tho starcofalady of small social position, to at once impress the observer and quell any demon- stratlons of familiarity. It is still the political vacation, and Members .of Parliament aud Cabe inet-Ministers are alike noticeable in London for their absence,—to use a hopuiar Irish phrase,~ and may be supposed to be givinis themselves up to the pleasures of idleness. Tlough gone from our sight, we, the people, are gladdencd {from time to time by paragraphs in the news- papers aunouncing the whereabouts and the whatabouts of different personages who figure with more or less consplcuousncss in the politi- cal world. Thus it is a pleasure to learn that Beaconstleld §s rusticating at Hughenden, where he Is credited with sleeping about fifteen Lours out of the twenty-four, There is very little specch-making nowadays. Mr. Gladstone oceasionally lifts up his voice in the provinces to reiterate his dislike to the Turk; but he gets very few listeners, and very meagre space in the uewspapers. LONDOX IS DESERTED. Westminster falace, which of yore did bubble over with the froth of men, is, under its present zuise, somewbat ltke the traditional country- schoolhouse in midsammer, in which, as every- body knows, “Tho cobsvebs gather on the va- cant wall,” while outside ‘‘the unmolested frass grows rank and tall.”” This fatter part of the comparison is not strictly accurate, since there is not an affluence of verdure in New Pat- ace Yard, which bappens to be paved with brick and stone; but I do not doubt that there are plenty of spiders’ webs overnanging the einpty Ministerial benches in the House. At all cvents, fv 15 very quict and stupid around there now. The gates are closed, except to visitors from abroad; and even_the great clock in the tower s stopped, its hands polnting to 12, as if to intimate, perhaps, .that the world has been runmng on long enough, and ought in all decency to come to an end. The people who are left in town sadly miss the voice of *Big Ben,” and, though notice was given weeks azo that the clock was ahout to be stopped for repairs, cverybody, in passing Parliament House, still in- stinctively looks up, and scems perpiexed that the hauds are motionleass. Andthe old, familiar toll of the bell,—they are anxious to_hear it xtxgnln. 1t hus become sach a feature of London at they have come to reurd it asa kiod of munieipal protector,—a watchman, always at its post, and proclaiming regularly, with ifsiron tontzue, that the city s safe. n important topic just now is the THE DISPOSITION OP THE OBELISK, which has been at lust shipped from Alexandria, and is noW on its Way to take up its permauent ahode in Engiand. Al sorts of places have been sugzested 8s the proper site for the strange visitor, but all seem to have some ob- jectionable features. Trafalgar Square,the Em- bankuient, the front of St. Paul’s, and the open space between Westminster Abbey and_Parlia- ment House have been proposed; but the ditficulty with all of them scemsto be that they aré in the vicinity of such enormous public monuments and buildings that the obelisk, which s ouly a modest listle columa sixey-five feet in height, would be qguite over- shadowed by their magnificence. But 1 fancy that this question of selecting a resting-place for the Egyptian- relic will be the least of the troubles that will cusue. The Enelish people, as it is Scarcely necessary to remark, are ad- ‘mirers of eversthing that is old, and they take reat pride intheir own landmarks and public heirlooms which date back four or tive hun- dred vears. - [t is just possible that the arrival of ap ubelisk having a history of three thou- sand or more years will cither offend the national pride, or will make them dissatislied with ' what they have heretotore regarded as of wonderful antiqr And, having once become aroused to the v fmportance of securing the oldest relics that can be obtained, it is possible that they will never rest uutil they send Dr. Schliemann, or some other antiquary, to diz up from Ararat the fragmenta of the Ark that mav be Iving around there. At any rate, they will doubtless lose faith in those objects which they bave heretotore held in such reverence; and the landing of the obelisk will not impossibly be the denth-knell of Temple Bar. Tu the midst of the active fighting now going on in Bulgaria, ome hears much less than formerly of THE ““ATROCITIES.” gxt, only a few weeks azo, they were in full blast {n ail the Londou newspapery. Accordiug 10 Truth. some of tue special correspoudents ab Constantinople haveadopted a practical wethod of working out the vexed question ot Bashi- DBazouk versus Cossack. A uentleman repre- senting a journal with anti-Turkish sympathies offered 21 for every Bulgarion body that was brought to him. On which a colleagne, repre- seoting a djam‘mfl with Turkish proclivi- ties, immediately outbid his Iriend, and gave £1 10s for every dead _Mussulman produced. The deman:t for dead bodies was rapidly {ncreasing, and the evidences of blood- thirstiniess ac.umulating sgalust the Bulgarians, {rom the Ligher pricc set ou their victims’ Dodies, when a third correspondent, whose jour- nal prides itsclf on the impartiality of its views, stepoed in, and, in the iuterests of fair vlay, offered equal serms for either Bulgarian or Turk, The zeal of these gentlemen, in the pursuit of trath, remarks the writer, isno doubt commend- able in itsell; but, ina country where money is of more value than buman life, the premium set ou dead men might possibly eve a fresh stimu- 1us to the work of mutual exterminatior. TIE TRIAL OF THR DETECTIVES in the_ereat De Goncourt case still drags its slow length along in Alexandrine fashlon. Many amusieg episodes occur, among which the retorts of the very sharp prisonors to the ha- rassing questions of thelr cross-cxaminers are noticeable. At Saturday’s session of the court some developments came out that may be espe- cially interesting to your readers. ‘The witness Murray was on the stand, aud was giving a his- tory of his various swindling_ adventures, in- cluding the following experience in America: “* What did you do next?" **I went-to America 28 & land-sucvéyor. I also went to Scotland, and. winle [ was away, Walters joined with Kurr. we niot being friends then, in starting the firm of Mon- **What namo did you paes by in America?” ‘¢James Henry. 1 1as there from September till December. 1 atarted with Walters, who appeared ns on English pentleman supolying capital to Americans_ respecting the purchase of lands, [Langhter.] 1guve them to understand that, if my hand was pro%&ll weighted, I conld send in a proper report to the English gentleman, and_that 3 they briocd, I was perfectly open to be bribed. " {Laughter.] “\What was Walters called” *Ile was Mr, Tleywood, and T had a plate with * Land Surveyor? on my door. 3 510 yon ind the Americans pliablos™ ¢ Yes, they were very good. [Lanshter.] They were quiie ready to vicumize English gentfemen, Ial- ways find that peoble are most easily duped by lay- ins themselves open to dupe others, such a8 these persons who were prepared to victimize English gentlemen.”™ ** How much money wasmade by that!" *‘about £400 2 doy,—nearly £80 daily. It did not last Jong. After I had done with the clients, 1 passed them o o Walters who, ae »_ secon sccurils, wiuhed them Lo Instire their lives.™ _ [Lagghter. *¢ They used to come to you 10 pay the premi- nm? i Ihadan arrangement with one of the best socleties in New York, und I nsed to give my card to the clients in order 10 zct business done ex- veditionsly, and they went down to the office. ** *What did Waltors eay when the peopla were passed fn to bim¢" +¢ He wouid say that 1n many 1nstances people bad died wifhout having fusnred their lives, and that their survivors had had to sell thelr propérty. 'He, being a kind-bearled man, not think this sort of thing ehould continue gmphur , 8nd he told the people that, if anything ppened, all they had 1o do was to take the policy which he gave them down to the insurance oilice, and they would receive thoir money. " [Laughter.] ++You mod 1o receie 8 commission Leom the Insurance Compan; may sa. clients were also roquired to fnd iwo friends to de- 01t & certain amount at a bank (lany f they did not do#o, the thing fell to the gropad. "4 partial exposure of tlcse tricky gentlemen Wwas made in the New York papers at that time. Among other operations, it may be remembered, they were escorted out To Colorado by a party of capitalists on a special Pullnan car, for the purpose of viewing some lundsin which they proposed to invest. Taken all throush, this case s one of the most remarkable in the whole criminal calendar. The short-hand report of the trial vead like a romance of the imagins- n. tios It the English are a money-mal they are also ke st A MONEY-GIVING NATION. The number ot institutivns 1 London Support~ ed by charity is enormous. It may almost be said that every strect has its hospital, or ts dis- pensary, or its *home,”—atl dependent upon contributions, and, moreover, all -apparentiy thriving. 1t s the custom of 'the managers of theze places to post up contribution-boxes in public resorts, each bearing some Seriptural le- ueml* intended to lure sixpences from the pock ets of the j(ludlryfllisposcd public. - remember, While waiting: station, recently, to have counted no less thirteen of these hoxes on thewall of the tickets office. Yet, notwithetanding thiese constant air peals for aid, when acy special object is hrought Defore t'ie public. noties there is 1 never-fading. and fustant response. Just 8t presct there are two great channels of charity apart trom the rezularly-existing fnstitutions.—tbe Indian Famine Fund and the Turkish Ccmpassionate Fuud. When it was announced recently that the cropsin India had fafled, and the inhabitants of that distant portion of her Majesty’s Empire were sullering for food, a movement was set on foot fustantaneonsly for thelr reliof,—the Queen leading ofl with a donation of £500.” Up to date, 406,000 has been subscribed and forwarded to Calcutta. The fact has already beon commented upon that the bulk of the contributions in En- gland for the relief of the aick and wounded in the present war are AYOWEDLY SENT TO THE TURKIST SIDS. ‘There are a dozen or more committees and so- cleties actively eugazed in solivitivg aid for Turkish soldicrs, while there are only two—and both are doing very little—which pretend to as- sist the Russians. “The Turkish Compassionate Fund was started a mouth ago, and, by the aid of liberal advertising throwrh the Daity Tele graph, s srown to. the amount of £10,000,— wmostly in small contributions. Up to a comparatively recent date, it hasbeen supposed that official documents sere, or onght. to be, dreary and unentertainine reading. But that idea was i a measurg dispelled through the lustrumentality of a Chicago Coroner, who showed the world, in his annual report, bow to handle the subjeet of carpses in a Light literary siyle. Whetherhisexample hasbeenintentionally followed by Lord John Manners, the Postmas- ter-General of Great Britaio, I would not ven- ture tostate; but it is certain that this func- tionary has given us, io his twenty-third annual report, published yesterday, some EXTREMELY EXHILARATING READING. After the first few pages of the usual statistics, Lord John Manners relates a number of anec- dotes. For instauce, he tells how in Aberdcen B person Was obscryed to deposit a letter ina disused street-hydrant, snd, on the cover of the box beinz removed, three other letters were found, the senders of which had similarly mis- taken the water-pillar for a pillar letter-box. The letters had been passed into the box through the space formerly occupfed by the tap-lever. Concerning the strange tendency of pcople to send liye aninals through the mails, be relates that a live snake which had escaped from a nos- tal packet was discovered-in the Holyhead and Kinzstown Marine Post-Olfice; and, at the expi- ration of a forjuight, being still unclaimed, ite)| was seat to the Dublin Zoological Gardens, A E&ckcr. containing a live horned frog reached iverpool trom the United States, and Was given up to the addressee, who called for it. Another packet, talso from America, reached the Dublin Post-Olflce, contain ing two live lizards, snd was simflarly given ‘8) to the addressee on personal applica- tion. Complaint was made that aletter ad- dressed toa *“*Naturalist™ had failed to reach its destination, but it was afterwards found in a cage on the premises of the addressee, where it had been placed by a moakey. Letter-carriers, the Postmaster-General grave- 1y asserts, arc pecutiardy liablo to be attacked by savaze dogs. In one largetown In the norch of England, the Postmaster has_ reported that 20 per cent of his men were bitten by dogs dur- ing the past year. ut all these {nteresting and gossipy details of Post-Office life fade before the humor which pervades the final chapter of the report. It scems that people in varions partsof the worli— and I am sorry to observe that mauy ol them are Americans—have been in thehabit of writing to the Pustmaster-General for advice and in- formation upon personal matters. To show the public the arduous nature of his position in this respect, Lord John Mauners prints AFEW OF THESE COMMUNICATIONS, as follows: To the General Post Office, London. Irizht these fuc fince to usk you if you would be so kind as to tevl me if there hissnch 3 person liviag in ** en- sland. "~ She was liviuz at Burmingbam last Rtimmas—this his mi sister and broteer-in-Taw they hant in Birmingham now—let thia letter go to every general post-office there is. T the Edetior of the General Post Office, Lon- don.—Will you please oblige Susamnah— and Walter — ivith- the particalars of an aspecial Heenco to get marcied—ts it|possidle for you to forward one to us without either of usgoing 1o you—if you inclose the charge and hase it retaruncd would we get one before next Monday weck to get married at — 1f you would kindly scad by re- irn to the aadress enclosed the particulars we should feel greatly oblized. Uxitep STATES.—My dear Sir,~Wili you do me the kiud favour, 2 ¥ou are the Postmaster and able 1o know, as I jndge of. Itis tas. give to me the fall name and adgress of any **Mac—" taat you kuow of in Englafnid, or in Scot!and or Ireland or Wales or in lnd“» orator in auy other Country that yon may knowof, with their full names and correct address. #o thit 1 can write to them my- self. 1f you have anv list, or book, or pamphlet, With the names of parties who have dicd und left ‘money or land 1o their hewrs-ut-law, or by will Jey- acy left to their heirs, as I want such information, &¢. To nia most honored Sir, the Postmaster of Loadon, Epgland. —— Masaachusetts, — My dear Sir,—T have take the liberty of addresa- ' {ng You, wistinzto know if I could ask the favour by paying you for the trouvle Lask to kuow.- [ have an uld clock inmy collection made by Henton Brown, London, in the first parcof 1700. . 1 would like to'know where ne was in businessand when e died if it could be ascertained. - Pleasa_inform mo if you could find out by any reeord fn London. [ would pay you for all tronble. This darling — iy one of ‘tae lovliet places in Massuchusetts. —The Postmaster, London, England. , Kent,— Sir,—Will you please inform me if there 18 to be. a Buby show Uns year at Wuolwich; if 40, where ix it 10 be hollen, and whatday. 1 have encloscd — sam. UxiTen States.—Mr. Postmaster,—I have al- t desire to visit your ‘country, but as { probly never shall. I thouglit I would write. 1 am a young lady attending the high school ug —, 2 pictorest town on the — river. Qur country seat 1s four miles and a balfl west of ——. My father {3 a rich gentleman farmer. We have four horses, 30 or 35 hesd of cattle, 15 or 20 pigs, and a larze henery. We have aoout 250 acres of land. €0 of coursé we bave to keep a house full of servants. We are quite well off in worldly goods, bus ghould be better off it you could Inform me shout that fortane 1 expect from & great-uncle, great aunt, orsomebody. 1t ia ubont half 2 miliionc ither on my father's or mothers side. 1f you would be 80 kind ax to write aud in- form ma, 1 would be a thousand times obliged. 1f you would assist me in zesung it I will reward vou bandsomely. ‘The name is —. They used to be very tona of me when I was o crowing Infant in my mother'a srms. Itfs.a very pretty country out bear, wide rolling prairies enter spersed with fine forests. There 38 a stream of water run. ning \hrongh our land, & stream so softly and peastuliy wild that it Jooks as if nature had only Just made it and 1aid down ber pencil and smiled. The schoolroum §s just a little way from — the name of our farm. - It is the schooiroom where [ learnt my A. . abe, but 1 provly never shall go there to school agaln. It i3 the vacation now and 1 have come ont on to the farm to stay till schoot commences aguin, It seems g0 nice to be whers [ can have new milk 10 drink. and nice fresh eggs ogain. [intend to enjoy myself till school com- mences azaln. Father has sold off most all of our horses. but he saved my ridiug horse, so I intend tokave rides apa _drives witbout number. Well as L have said as mach as you will care 10° tead, [ will stop. I hape you will excuse all mistakes, a8 Iam not a very old youns lady—only 13 years old. A depositor in the Post-Ofiice Navings Baok wroteto the department ns follows: ~ Having lost my parents I am desirous of taking s housekeeper’s situation - where a domestic is kept—wmust be s dissenting family, Baptist pzes ferred. Thinking that such a case might comé under your notice, I have thercforg taken the liberty of sending to you.” other depositor, sporehensive lest some per- son might withdraw moncy from his account, proposed to scnd his likeness to be used for identifying im, and then made the following curious request: “There are some little articles I would like to get from London, and one of them is some naturakleal tobacco, which lad if you scnt an vunce of and fof it—it is only to be bought in the est tobacco stores.” further letter, the depositor exvressed surprise ‘that his request was not cowplied with, onserv- ipe that *the commonest person in America (my country) can speak to Gen. Grant, and there is nothing said wrong abont 1.7 In an- other case, & woman forwarded her will and re- quested to be informed whether it was “ correct in case of deat.” Notwithstanding that itis the dull season N socially, THE LONDON THEATRES are all going, and, what is still more surprising, are enjoying good andiences. A whole batch of new plays are on the or shout to be brouznt out, written by men of a bookish ratber than & dramatic reputation. At the Strand ~ Theatre, s is.. snpounced by F. C. new comedy . Burnaug, editor of Punch, and of *“Happy-Thought * celebrity. or a truin Ina small suburban |- In-a | Wilkie Collins’ *“Dead Secret” was played for the first time fast Saturday night; and, though the name of the author, or * T, of tha s not_published, it {3 popularly supposed the work was done by Wilkle Colling him- At the Opera Comique, o new pla called *Liz" and foanded on the suecessta] novel, ‘“That Lass o’ Lowrle's,” was bronght out last Saturday, the suthors being Josepk Hatton and Arthur Mathison; the for mer o wellknown novelist, better knowe in Ameriea as the 1 ent of the New York Times; »'tir- fatter unknown to fame, but generally allude to among the initfated as the “Club-Ghost,” on account of his propensity to wander around the Savage and the Junior Garrick Club, without Speaking to anybody or being spoken to. **Lix " i one of the successes of the year. It will ba Brought out in New York, Tunderstand, by Misg Fannie Davenport. G. E. W. —— A MINING BOARD. To the Editor of The Tribuns, 2 CRICAGO, Sept. 2L.—TIn View of the enormout and rapidly-increasing development daily takiog placein our vast mineral fields, an article—* A Gold-Miner’s Suggestion "—under date of Kan- sas City, Sept. 14, scems to be exceedingly apropos, and onght at once to command atten- tion from all nterested fn the growth and pros- verity of our besutitul city. But few, aside from those Qirectly interested tamines and min- ing matters, have any idea of the vast capitals employed In such indnstrics, and dircetiy sup- ported and fostered by the Workof the hardy nioneer and miner embosomed in mountain glens, wresting from Nature's strongholds the precious treasurcs. Chicago, from her posi tion, railread facilities, and wide, far-sceing en- terprise, shouldand will control and become the head-centre of vast and permanently-lucrative investments and mereantile distribations. In what manner, be it asked? By- forming and fostering a Board, where all matters pertaining tothese great and growing Interests may bs sifted andanalyzed ; where parties owning val- uable fnterests can meet those who can assist in their development,and a lasting benefllal juduse try be secured to each and every branch of trade and manufacture in our city. The Deover & Rio Grande Railroad, by wonderful and successful enginecring, ha eXtended its fron bands over the Saugre del Chnsto range of the Kockies to the mesas of the San Luis Park, opening up to civilization aud transportation facilities the famous mineg of the San Juan or Southern Colorado. The Union Pacific, Kaneas Pacic, Atchison, Topeka &Santa Fe, with their numerous cannectiong and famed facilities for t1 rtation and cele rity and comlort in traveling bring the treasure trove of she Rockles near to our very doors, pa-~ tiently fnviting recognition and investization. These countries by nature teibutary to Chicago, with their enormous trade and fatare bullfon distributions, when fostered and encouragediby us as they should be, can pour into oarcity 3 treasure -of gold, silver, lead, tin, and other metals superior in quantity to that of any known region in the world, and createat once an activi- ty in every department of business. “An Old Miner,” inthe articleIreferto of the issue of tha 20th, has well stated these points, to which I in- vite attention apd s correspondence or inter- view from any who wonld be Interested in the formation'of a Board for the purposes, he seta forth. GEORGE S. LEE, Mining Engincer, 50 Clark strect. play that To ths Editor of The Tribune. Crrcago, Sept. 18.—I notice in your issue of this morning a gold-miner’s suegestion that the people of Chicazo establish a Mining Board which would *systematize,” *centralize,” and “ crystallize” the vast interests of the West. The idea is an excellent oug, but something be- 8idcs mere orgunization is neccssary to success. A Board implies _transactions systematically conduteted, as in New York and Boston, and brokers who not only buy aad sel for their principals but advance npon and “carry " the amkspyesn inat the Now, to advance upon a mining-stock is at_all times hazardous, but especially so upon stocks representing new properties worked in distant fields. Even in California brokers require 50 per cent of tha value as margin, and require it to be kept zood, or the stock will be sold for their own protec~ tion if necessary. The bauokers in Chicago ara not disposed to enzage in this business. There are fow brokers who have means to do it, and altogether the number of dezlers is so small that a Board, organized as it should be, could hardly tind support. “Another dieulty is, that many of the stocks that would be quoted here are also quoted in Boston and in New York, and where the lurgest transactions are made the price is made also for the day. ‘Hence Chicazo would walt upon Bos- ton and New York for the prices before tradine. These are some of the serious practical diffi- culties in the way ot a Miniug Board in Chicago, and, while no one indorses more fully than niy- self the idea presented, there are other things beside organization to be thouzht of. Suppose you invite a few communications on the subject from your readers. AN OLD BROKER. T THE POET'S SONG ON BEING DESERTER BY SUMMER. Sumaer has left me, the faithless coquette— With her smile and her song she has fled; Thekiss that she gave me wet on my lipa yat, er Isugh ringiog still fn my head. Butnoab-me! eay I, Nor sorrow nor igh, For Autamn s come in her stead. Tknow Summer was fair in her grecn velvet skirt, And with dowers entwined in lier hair; But my Autumn Jooks neat with her brown robe besirt, o And her brow decked with fruit-jewels race. SoT pinc not, nor grieve, For the faise who did leave, But my heart with the true one I share. The voice of Summer swith bird-notes was sweet, And her Ly th brookeerippl: s mad Yet my Automy's wingd-sony! is with music replete, And her laush with rain-zurgling is glad. Then why should I moprn, When I fee} not forlorn. ‘With & dear one more fond than [ had? Summer's face was sglow with the ardor of love, Ticr mouth's air wwas spiced, stuling, and hot; While s Autumn's bow clggr as ine sluo aky abore, And her breath sweet and cool as & grot, So 1 wmile and I laugh. ¢ And wy life-cup I guall. With my Dew love enjoying iy iot. Snmmu{;; dark eyes were drezmy, unsetiled, andt wild— Seeminz warm, she was fcy at heart; Bat my Autuma's light orbs beam forth gentle and wild, Reveakuig her soul free from art. Hence I siaz ani £ lilt, Canag not for the jilt Who saw fit from her troth to depart. Thas the Jover should sing when forsaken, slons, Not pining in grief and unrest, Rememberine, though his false Sammer 13 gone, With Antumn he still may be blest; Lilting loudly and long A chagll FEfTRID to big dong, < A change is ofttimes for the best.” e Marcorx TaTLOR. TEARS. o Isaw a tear opon a child's fair cheek, Who, at ite mother's knce, sonbed ont ita grief; Wiien, lo! that mother kissed away the tesr, With soothing words of sweet relict. And then I thought of what the Bible says To comfort older ones when erief appears. Sweot words | A chmpee of that eternal world Where **God shail wipe away all tears.” Epwaup A. Banyrs. Caicaao, Sept. 20, 1877. e — The Death Eate in the Frincipal Cities of Europe. P The Frukfort Gazette publishes the following fnteresting table on the death-ratc of the prin- cipal cities of Europe, from Jan.1 to June 30, 16577 remes POt e Touns. finhuditants, per Hepe . 1T 670 5.6 315,401 43.2 4 350 54,48 24 421,645 &7 14, A8 3 ', 262 20.% 20.3 401 20.7 EF 23387 L EEES) RERESR EishEatase 8 21K 117, “ hich you blame others for do- I O ot owe ‘wisa mon. e, thista 4 hnazcmmsuupreuypul hu man can’t idas Lis own wife.—Uil Cly