Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 30, 1877, Page 7

! ~ THE CHICAGU ‘TRIBUNS: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER GAMES AND PASTIMES. How the Chicagoans Will Amuse Themselves This Week. The Championship Business Nearly Settled—Engagement of Players, Rumors and Humors of the Game ===Reform in Umpiring Needed. The Match Between Rarus and Great Eastern---Suppression of . Time. Records Made by Trotting Colts Not to Be a Bar-—A Fast Three- Year Old. Programme for the Rifle-Shooting—A Most Interesting Season E Expeocted. BASE-BALL. TIE CHICAGO3. The Chicago Club will arrive home this morn- Ing from their loye trip, and will piay their fisst games for some weeks ¥n Chicagro ground Mon- duy and Tuesday with the Cincinnatis. This reormanized Club lias been quite successful since it captured Mitchell and Miller, and will be sure to show. some excellent play. The Chicago management have very properly de- cided to offset the phenomcron Mitchell, who is & Cincinnati boy, with a phenomenal Chi- cazoan in the persor of Reis, who played a few games this scason with the Fairbauks, and has since been plasing in fowa. He is certainly a pitcher of wonderful effectiveness uga the clubs which he has met, and it would not be strange if be should puzzle the Cincinnatians s badly as be has clubs of less renown. Those who attend these games shoula carejully bear inmind that they commence at 8:15, half an bour carlier than of old. Itis expected that the Chicazos will o to St. Louis Tuesduv night, and play there Wednesday aud Thursday. These exhibition fgames are played for the purpose of giving the | people who are attending the Fair and Exposi- tion an opportunity Lo sce the beanties of the game. The last chamionship zames of the season in Chicago wil! take place Friday and Saturday, the Louisviite Club having the hovor of cJosing the year. 1t is expected that the Chicagos wiil present another phenomenal pitcher and his cather. though it is mot yet exactly sure. The~e games will end the career of the present C.caw, Cub. - The Boston Herald says that Crane, of the Zowells, has sigued to play in Chicago pext jear. President Hulbert says he bas seen no such contrat. The fact is. the papers are anx- jous to fit out this city with a team and don’t alwavs pick out the best men. In the case of Crane, however, it is all right. I there should be a club heré. and Crane should be one of the clest. it would be a zood choice. H& is a gen- tleman aud a fine pla cixcr Sperval Dispaaicl 10 The Ciacago Trivune. AT, Sept. X.—Tne tenth game of between the Mitchell Reds and the o Whites was plaved here to-lav, and the ub proved the victors. The gamre was arked by beavy batting on both sules, and a good many errors. On accouut of darkness, te game ‘was called at the end of the sixth inning. The score by 12w BO: —MARTFORD. Special Diswuich to The Chicazo Tribue, Bostox, Sept. 20.—The tie game between the Boston and Hartford Clubs was played-to-day, and was wyn by the Bostons. They led off with five in the first inning, and that was more than the Hartfords could make in the whole came. ving to darkness, ouly eight innings were 0 U Tunings— 123450678 Boston, 5010011 0-8 Martford. 11001 Umpire—Sumner. LOUISVILLE—ST. LOCUIS. Special Dispatch to The. icagn Tribitne. LoCIsvILLE. Sept. “0.—The Browns again suf- fered defeat at the hands of the Gravs to-day The Browns have lost seven of the ten games Dlaved with Lowsville, and the last two games will be played in St. Louis. Jnnmns— 1234.5678 Louizville, 00021010 04 $t. Louis.. . 00200000 0-2 Cupire—McElwee. INDIANAPOLIS, INpiaNaroL1s. Ind., Sept. 20.—Indianapolis, 6; Terre Haute Browns, 0. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. ‘The first place baving beeen disposed of toBos- ton, the second place having been gathered in by Louisville. and the third ptace having fallen to Hartford. there remain only the fourth aud last laces for Chicazo and St. Louis to quarrel over. his week will decide the momentous qnestion as 10 which sha 1 wear the leathier medal for the foot of the class. Following is the stutus: ‘The recapitulation is as follow: <lulis, Won. Lost. Played. 1 17 48 44 48 46 17 46 _The games yet to play are two between Louis- ville and Chicago and two between Loutsville and St. Louis. ~ The table, with all the Cincinnati games counted in, would be as follows: S H cLTEs. “ aosinoy o The recapitulation is as follows Won. Lost. Played. 42 15 60 RS- The crop of rumors is not 8 plentiful this week except as to the engagement of players, and they are set at rest by the list elsewhere given, wi contracted with lezally. A few of the others are as follows: That O’Rourke will play in Hartford: also that St. Louisis trying to get lum; that Erie, Pa., is to have a new team for this year; that a club will be formed in Lynn in 1878 uuder Brockett of this year’s Rochesterss 4 that Mack, of Indianapolis, is likely to ;o to Hartford, and Notan with him. Anothcr rumor, rather curions in substance, Istbar Bob Ferzuson bas under cousideration an offer from Pittsbure to go there with Start, Cassidy, Larkin, and Hallinan, aud boss the new Alleglienies. Tue Louisville papers give currency to the Tumor that they arc to have a club duwn there ext year. A A Philadelphia paper sugeests the following tean-for 1878: Bennett, Alcott, Knight, Will- famsou, Cramer, Richmond, Coons, Weaver. and Holbert. It mukes uo dilerence to the paper shows all about wio bave been ¢ that all but Knight and Coons are alrcady under contract. It is said in some of the papers that the Tn- dianapolis Club intends to make a fuss over Sullivan’s going to -Cincinnati after he had prorased them to play with the Blues. There scems no point to the objection if mo written contract was signed. * If Sullivan made a verbal promise and broke it, why. then he is a liar; but that does not disqualify him from playing ball. if it did, there would not be two nines left in the country. PLAYERS ENGAGED. After Jooking over the exchanges for the last week or §0. & reporter was struck with the idea that all the pluyers in the country must be en- gaged if the reports were true. On looking up the notices of coutracts, which are really.the only criterion of legal engagements, it is found that the only men engaged by League Clubs are the followiug: St. Lows—Croft, Devlin, Clapp, Peters, Snvder. Cincinnati—Jones, Pike, ALY, Gernhrds, Sc- Jer. Baath, Foley, Mitchell, Kelly, Sullivan, eor. Boston—Burdock, With Ferquson—Caseidy, Start, Larkin. - Boston has of course other men, notably those under three-year contracts. The contracts made by Fergzusou are doubtful at best, The League Alliance Clubs have made the following con- tracts: Syracuse—Dorgan, McKi 5 Macullor, Mot o nos, Hotaling, Furrel Indianapotis—Xolan, Flint, Warner, McGee (**Mack"), McKelvy, Quest, Williamson, Me- Cormick. Afilicaukee—Redmon, Benuett, Weaver, Rfills, Apdrus, Holbert, Creamer, Dalrymple. Morgan. 7e umseh—Powers. Goldsmith, Bradicy, Somer- vitle, Hornang, jSith, Walker, Burke. Otlier engagements are as follow: Allegheny—Doluu, Galvin, Goodman, Nelson, Ryan, Fulmer. Uticu—McGuinness, “Alcott, Smith, Kenneds, Roche, Clark, Richmond, Richardson, Purcelt. The above list will -serve to answer many questions as to what has becomeof se players. It will be seen that ncither Chicago nor Louisville has yet made any contracts,—or, at feast, uot announced any. Hariford’s new Hallinan, club has_arranzed with llarbidge. Craver, York, Ilines,” Allison, and Hague, Carey, Hi it is quite likely that Bradley will h for them, though 5o far as known no con- tract las been made. SEMI-PROFESSIONAL. Denny Mack, of the Indrvapolis Club, is suf- fering from 2u attack of the pleurisy. Frank Flint has been made Captain of the In- Qianapolis team. Le is certainly worthiy of pro- wotivn. Frauk and Arthur Whitney, of the Lowells, are reported engaged to play in Buffalo next year on salaries Macullar, of the Auburns, while his nine were East, pitchied eight innmgs in a game against the Lhode Islands witbout abase-lit being made off bim. Our Boys, of Boston, have never been white- washed, Dot even by the professional Bostons. “Qur boys,” of Chicago, have had the brush ap- plicd several times. The Pittsburir Gazette says that the only thing that can be done to redeem the Allegheny Clab i5 10 expel some players and force the resigna- uon vt sume otficers. Whether there will be any professional nine in Philadelphia depends_entirely upon the ques- Liou of at least raising $3,000 1o ruarantée the ers? salar: Plenty of players and a first- class manager can be easily secured.—tercury. The Buffalo Ezpress having expressed the opiton that Soldbue, of vpera boutle fame, should engage the uburn uine for her “kick: ers,” the Auburn Adeertiser says: * It would be more Jeg itunate for ber to engage the Espress taan {fu well-developed calf s any recomuncuda- tou. By the disbandment of the Buckeyes, Live Oaks, and Maple Leals, the vontestauts tor the international champiouship are reduced to four, Whose standinge is as 1ollows: Aileghenys, 9 won chs, the same; Roehesiers, Mauchesters, 3 won wsud 8 lost. The last two clubs suifered greatly by th disbandment of the others, th 3 less than seven victoric cham pio ts between tne Alleghenys and Tecutsehs, with the chances slightly In tavor of the formes um ALL SORTS. A bunko-steerer. The Pennsylvania miners. “Clickens coming home to A base runuer: Out on strike A fowl fly roost.”” Tue new Cincinnati Club own the Cinginnati Ball Park, having paid 315,000 for the groumls and improvements. Dickey Pearce, the Centennial ball-plaser, i agyin plavine with the St. Louis Browus. Dick anud Providence have varted compuny. It is stated that justafter Corcoran had signed with the Bufl.1 s lur next season he was offercd $200 2 month by the Cincinnatis to come to that city. Tl base-ball people of Syracuse haye become astrononaers. Their timeis divided betwee wb:iing the moons of Marsand the alle Croosedness of the Stars, The Cinciunati Directors are thinking some of offerine Harry Wrigut a guarantee to bring the Bustons to Ciucinnati fora series of three games etween thie Sthoand 15th of Octouer. <ident of the Lukeside Clubof South n, Mich,, extends an invitation to auy nateur cl Shicazo to visit. South Haven, promising two-thirds of the receipts to the visitors. The old short-stop of the Athletics has_been traveliug in Egyot. When he met the Cheops Pyrumid he stopped, took off nis hat, bowed, aid requested it to”bold its. base.—Cincinatt imes. expected that the St. Louis and Louis- ville Cluus will play in S and that the Cincinnati; day and Saturday. This will close the championship contests fuf the year. The secret of the Lousvilles' late di lies ju the fact that ever siuce tuey sturted the dividual players have been quarreling among themselves.” Snvderand Craver came to blows n Buffalo, aud blucked cach other’s eyes. — Enquirer. Players who have signed with Douglas' new Hartiord team should remember that there is no Bulkeley with a bank aceount vack of this venture. ‘Theprices at which some of the men bave sign ance (ives at $1.700) leads to the belief that the concern is planning to run only to the 1st of August, at which tune it witl burst up in debt Lo all its men. Tue announcement that Larkin, Start, Cas- sidy, and Hallman have_sizued contracts for next year *with Robert Ferzusonof Brooklyn,” instead of with any club, is regarded as rathier a will bLein st. strange thing. There is one membership in the Leazue which lies Letween the new Hartford Club and Ferauson’s club. - Which it belongs to will have to be settied at the Clevelund meet- ing. J. D. K. sugzests that any player whose - ord is lower than *a certain iven point ” he prohibited from vlaying iy the Leasue. Wil he add how he wouli have him prohibited? The Ve, c.; McKin- 3b.} McCul- S 1 L5 MeSorley, ¢ L.; Me- There curious controversy just now going on uther 3 pitcher can give a bull 2 hor zontal curve. Some papers (uotably the Ci ciunati Zines) declare in leaded brevier that it cannot be done, and some men assy t to bet that it cannot. is more than to show and argue that the curve can- 10t be put on, and at the same time nothing is casier than to'show it. Let the doubters 2o be- bind the catener for any such pitcher us Bradley, Ward, Cummings, or Mitchell and_they will b6 convinced or losc their faith in their ex The death of William B. Ozden, of Chicago, influence un_the 0 The Union Grounds, long_ kuown as the finest o some re- s in’ the conntrs, belonged to him ana are now in the handsof his executors. They tind it necessary to offer the land for saie under the terms of the will, and cannot give a lease for any definite time. For this reason it sgems doubtful whetlicr Ferguson can bope fof any Success 1 keeping up's good_team when be is likely to buve his “grounds sold out fromyunder him at any time. ‘The Clipper takes a most decided drop on its model game theory, and acknowledges that the audiences desire to sce more hitting and more runs. In canvassing how to obtain these ob- jects, it ackuowledges that the balls used this scason have beeu better than ever before; its sugwestion to get better scores, more hits, and more animation, is to equalize the pitching and batting by limiting each to six balls, instead of giving the former nine to the batsman’s four as 1ot Waile it may be ht enough to discuss this matter as a &ide issue, THE TRIBOUNE be- lieves that the one thing which the leaders of the game inust do if they would not die is to reform the umpiring. 'If that isu’t done this winter, the hativnal yame will not live twelve months from this date. .—It makes no difference to_you who has charze of s Column, or whether be **hias beeu * or no! ¢ any players been engaged for for mext’ vear:" Ansier—No announcements have been received—in fact, there | Py | making is nothing to show that there will be any club here next season, ¢ S. 3.4 Has McCormick, now of the Indianapo- lis, sicd for nest year? (3) Where did he play Jast ear? (3} What is Larkin's record among League itchers?’ (1) Ts Hallinan still a member of the Chicagos?™ Ansiver—(1) Be hos; with the In- dianapolis. (2) Don't know; some New Jerscy club probably.” (3) Asgood s any. (4) He has been released, OuTatnz—The annoal meeting of the Lengue for 187778 will be held at the Kennard House in Cleveland, Dec. 5 next. The annual meeting of the International Association will be held at the Sherman ilouse in Chicago, Feb. 22, 1878. No mecting of the League Alliance is provided for in its Constitution. Gixy, Detroit—** A ball is batted straight up into the air,—u high fly,—and, in descending, etrikes fairly inside of the diamond, and then rolls or bonnds outside of the line running to first or third base from the ‘home’ plate, —should it be called a *fuir' or *foul” ball* 1f 1 mistake not, in replsing to a correspopdent a few weeks since, You answered a similar question, and my recollection of yonr answer is that it should be calied *fai ing the zround that the rule on foul balls striking inside the alamond and rolling out had reference only to balls batted directly to the gzround; buta fricnd—an umpire—thinks I misunderstood your remarks, aud insists_that the ball under Lhe rules must be called foul, " Will yon have the kindness to set me right in the matter? The copy of TiE Trnuxe in whicn 1 saw your decision on this oint hus been misinid, or 1 Would not trouble you 0 repeat it.” Answer—The ball is fair; see Sec. 10, Rule V. THE TURF. THE RARUS-GREAT EASTERN MATCH. It apoears that the recent match at Fleet- wood Park between Rarus and Great Eastern, the former gomg in harness, torule, and the latter under saddle, catch weights, was a very estraordinary affair. The ielegraphic account fore the question of superiority could be deeid- ed, and the time of the first one, 2:33, was 50 slow that, not being iu gny manner explained, it caused pcople in this part of the country to imagioe that there was something “funny about the affair, especially as some of the heats were vyery fast, the third one being - trotted in 2 fastest saddle time on record. Later advices, however, show that the race was at the . mercy of Rarus ail the time, Splan allowing Green to win two hhats and make a dead one, mercly for the purpose of improving the betting, which before the first heat was $100 to $25 on Rarus. It scchis that in the first heat Great Eastern broke badly, bwing to the disarrange- ment of one of his boots, and Rarus could easily have double-distanced him, but Splan waited for the bay horse, beating bim by half a lensth ouly, in 2:33. The second heat was won by Great Eastern, Rarus making several bad breaks, in 2:18. In the third heat Great Eust- ern made a fine display, going to the quarter pole in 33 sceonds, the hall in1:05%. and winning by five lengths in 2:158. Rarus was also timed. and trotted the mile in 2:16}, which is the fastest time in harness ever made over Fleetwoou Park, although not a record, being trotted by a horse that finished sccond. By this time the backers of Rarus began to get anery at Splan for not hasing shut out Great Eastern in the first heat, which be could easily have done, and ended the race, and their feelings were not improved when the next heat proved to be u dead one, in 2:18%. By this time Great Eastern was pumped out, and Rarus bad uo winnang the nekt two heats und race air was interesting only as dem- how Rarus conld vlay, with one of s best horees in the country, il wia wion e chose. A DISYUTED POINT. There hasbeen u great deal of discussion in turf anld betting circles lately over a point brousht up by an ncenient wuich occurred to the trotting mare Adeluive during the meetine at Rochester in August last. Tois mare entered in the 2:21 race, and, as she was kuown to be a dangeraus competitor for it, & consider- able amount of money was favested in pools on her. The horses came on 1o the be appointed time, aud began scoring lieat. Or-the ifth attempt Adelaide beeq frightened, ran away with bier driver, and tamed such severe injuries that it w -im§m>s|- Dle for her to coutinue in the race ideed, she has mot yet fully recovered from them. In Vi of the ‘Tact that no heat had been trotted, and the word for a start. uot given, the backers of Adelide claimed that thes ‘were entitled to draw their money from the pool-box. on the ground that, as the mare never had a chance to Win the race, it was contrary to turf rules and usazes that their bets should stand. Those who had bet against the mare beld that the race had commenced nt the time she injured herself, al- thoueh the word had not been given, and that consequently all bets etood_precisely us if they had been p.p. The judges of the rce took this view of the matter, and the pools were puid. The matter is now being vigorously ussed by the leading sporting papers, the point_upon p the whole thing hangs being, When does a race bewin?~ One side claims that afte the drivers of the arions horses ha been weighed, drawn their positions for the first heat. und goue up the streteh ore, the contest shall be deemed to have They arzue that aiter these prelimina- nave been attended to tiie judges have full authority over the horses, and that therefure the race is in progress, even though the word “Go " has not been uttered. This'is a reason- able view of the cuse, and issupported by prece- dent, altho inthe rulesiof the National Ass none which s when a race shall be considered to have begun. According to the rulesof the English v Club, the ‘monev on Adchide would have stood, and, as those of the American tur{ are_modeled upon them, it is arwued that th spirit should be followed in the on of all points for which pro- has not been made in “the cs of the Natjonal sociation. The Spirit of the Times and Tur) )dy and Farm have poth devoted considerable space to the matter, s is usual when these papers enter into ussion of an ject, toeir articles have to he followed, the race had begun when Adelaide met with the accident it caused her to be drawn; if they are to be igrnored, nothing is settled. 'In any event, the ter will doubtless cause the adoul(un by the National Association of a rule which will state disginctly, just when a race shall be consiaered to bave begun. SUPPRESSION OF TIME. In any vablic race, if there shall he any mten- tional suppression or misrepreseutation ia either the record vr the announcement of the time of any heat in the race. procured throuxh any connivance or collusive arranecment or understandinz ve- t the proprictor and judzes or timers and the owner of the winning horse or_his driver or other authorized agent, it shall be decmed fraudulent. And any horse winning such o hezi, or making & dead heat wherein there was such 1 fcaudnlent sup- pression of time, together with the parties impi cated m the frand, shail by operation of the rules be henceforth expélied The ahove is the language of Rule 41, of the National Association, and it is probable that no enactment of that body is violated so often and 50 boldly as this one. Of course, on tracks be- longing to .the National Association, sup- Ercssmu of time is not allowed nor thought of, ut at the County and State Fuirs it is a com- mon oceurrence, especially in the case of ho with no record. or a very slow one. Tne purses hune up ac such gatherings are not of suilicient valuc to warrant the owner of a good wrcen horse in entering for them, provided a record is to be obtained, and, consequently, it is cus- tomary for the Judges to announce that “_—"yins this heat,” simplv: no statement of the time being made. Horses that have lml.ll.-rd many a race under such crcumstances have af- terwards taken part in slow races on association tracks without being molested. Horsemen themselves are not very apt to complain of cach other, as nearlyall of them are in the sameboat, and of course it is not to the interest of out- siders to raise a fuss. At the recent State Fair at St. Louis, a race was trotted where it was ex- pressly stipulated by the drivers of the horses engaged that no time should be announced. This was stated in_one of the St. Louis daily nd now an Eastern sporting journal a terrible bowl and demauding tha gll_the parties. to the arrangement be made %o feel the force of the rule above quoted. It aetsasif a similar case had never come under its notice, 50 violent is . its denunciatiou of the Inatter. Of course this display of virtuous in- diznation is all right, but if the sporting journal thinks that any good will result from its re- marks, it is mistaken. Toe rnle was meant to check the practice of suppressing timeon regu- lar trotting-tracks. but the little ring exhibitions of speed at County Fuirs can hardly be called races, If the National Association thooses to take up the St. Louis matter, and put the rule in force as regards the parties interested there- in, well-and zood, but ouce let it commence that gort of business and it will have nothing else to attend to. TROTTING COLT RECORDS. Some time ago Tire TRIBUNE called attention to a plan uransml by the Catifornia Spirit of the Times, whereby the records made by trotting colts up to the close of their fourth year should ot b 2 bar ia contests with aged horses, and stated what it conccived to be some very serious objections to the schieme. New York sporte jog journal, the Turf, Fild, and Farm, has, rules merely stated that six heats were necessary be- | 30, IST/—-SIXTEEN PAGEE . 3% 7 with the usual slowness exhibited by that_class of pablications, just Fot arouud to noticing the matter, and favors thé California shect’s plan,. although assigning Do reasons for so doing. I’ reproduces the California paper's article, which consists in & lot of twaddle about the woes of breeders, and the immense amount of moncy thcfi have lost Insupporting turf sport, together with some glittering generaiities relatjve to the great events for 3-year-old running horses in and. When the matter was first broached, and it was proposed to allow colts 1o trot until the close of their fourth year without the fear of a record, this paper condemncd the measure, hold- ing that it would tend to entirely destroy the fnterest in many classes of races, as by its pro- visions, colts like Gov. Sprague, Midnight, Blackwood, Blackwood Jr.,” Woodford Chief, Lady Stout, Eric, all of whom could trot in 2:23 or better in their 4-year-old form, would, after tha time be allowed tostart ina ' three or even a four minute race, just as if they had pever obtained a record. “The injustice that would thus be done other horses, who happened to be 6 years old or over, is so apparent that none but a person_blindly devoted to the inter- ests ot a few breeders would advocate such a plan. The nouscuse ol it can be more readily understood, perhaps, by referring to the recent breeders’ meetine at Hartford. ~ In the 4-year- old race at that meeting the starters were Gala- ten, Homirth, Alice West, Allie East, Tommy Norwood, and Hannibal. 1t was a long cou- test, and during its continuance flogarthgota rocord of 2:26, Alice West one of ' 2:203¢, and Galatea one of 2:25). According to tne pres- ent rules, thes¢ horses will hercafter be obliged to trot in the classcs to which thelr records assien them, which is perfectly ju. the: rule proposed by the California paper, and indorsed by the one in New York,was in force, they might during the balance of this season trot in three- minute races, if their owner chiose to bave them. Such a privileze would undoubtedly be x very so1t thing for their owners, but it would bea rank injustice to the owners of other horses in the same races, that would be driven out in fust time or beaten altogcther by thesc speedy youngsters, who were_not afraid of any record they = might obtain this season, as, like Rip Van Winkle's drunk, it did not count, and next year these same horses would be cavorting around in three-minute races again. In thecase of a fast S-year-old, the matter is still wor Af the recent ilart- ford meeting the 3-year-old _filly Elaine trotted the second heat of her race in 2:23, Under the proposed rule she could Lang away in the three- minute class alt this season und' the next, and then, 1 1879, be still eligible to any race Thes is oniy one consolation aboutthis provosed rul Tt is hardly possible that the Trotting Congre Coutains enough idiotsto secure its adoption. A PAST 3-YEAR-OLD. The prescnt, season has been a remarkable one for fast time bf‘ youngsters iu the trotting world. So30 pliced the best 2year-vld time ou record to her creuit, trotting the second heat of a race at Lexington in 23381, while Galatea, by Fearnaught, and Llaine, by Messenger Tiuroe, wiped vt the former best record for 4 aud 3 year olds durng the recent breeders’ artford, the former winni 4, aud the latter distancing the field in g second heat in 2:28, Stone, President of Chester Dri cinnati, has a 3-yearold filly, however, that Dids fair to lay over them all This is Maud S., by Harold, out of Miss Russell, ~ by Dilot, Jr. This Glly wa hurnessed a few times last full, then turned out for the winter. Last March sie was taken up and broken, after which she was put at grass un il the 15th of August, siuce which time she beer driven to show speed but four times. A weel Friday, in the presence of a few friends, Capt. Stone gave her a hall-mile trinl. The fitly was driven by Mr. Blair, Ler traiver, wiro_hiad been promised a suit of clothes by her owner in case he drove Maud a hali-mile in'1:15 or_better hefore the 16th of October. The re- sult showed that it was an casy matter for her to do this, a%, after the usual amount of pre- ' shic was sent alunts, avd trot- ted the half-mile without 4 skip in 1:1334. Blair that by the end of October he cun drive Maud a half-mile in 1:10. JEROME PARK. New Yonrk. Sept. 2.—The American Jockey Club began its fall meeting ut Jerome Park to- day with a small purse ra-e; distance, three- quarters of a mile. Rhodomanthus was the winner; Cubu, second: Mary, third. Time, 1:15%, Jerome stakes, two miles, were won by SusqueLauna, second; Bombust, third. 43, of Mugenta won the Nurses Duke o Spartan and Prale of the Village runvit heat for the second ol ance, three-quar- ters of a nile. Time, 1:17 “The Manhattan handicap, mile and a quarter, Virginias, second? was won by Iuspiration: Viceroy, third. Tiue TRACK TALK. . The old racer Piceolo hus been soid to Can- adian partics. The stallion Almont, Jr.. is for sale. He is owned by a party in Janesville, Wis. King Philip, record 2:21, is at Beacon Park, Boston, being tramed for the tall campaign. Secretary Boyle, of Dester Park, attended the races at Samuaw last week, and returned home Inst eveuning. Jubu F. Merrow, of Boston, has parchased t he trotter Hazor, and he will hereuiter be driven Ly Jobn Trout. The Pacitic Jockey Club running race, to take plac purse of $15,000. The trottine stallion Ned Forrest has been £old to R. N. Packard, of Brocktou. Heis by Georgge M. Patchen. M. P. Bush, of Buflalo, has placed his 4-year- old trotter Allic’ East in the bands of Dan Mace lor development. ‘The promising colt Darlingville, that was so badly injured in’ A runaway av Fleetwood Park last week, is recovering. Picrre Lorillard intends _establishing a stable of running herses at Nashrille, and training bis cracks for the early spring cvents in the South. The sale of C. T. Bradley's stock at Milwau- kee, & rew davs since, was fairly attended, but orices ruled low, the highest price paid being B, The $year-old colt Cloverbrook, by Vaux- hall, has broken down. lle was o good one carly in the scason, and Wou the Belmont stakes. : That game race-horse, Bill Bruce, broke down a few days aro while taking galloping exerc g0, baving run sev: ill give a four-mile n November, for a al races bere. Piedmont, by Almont, that asa fyear-old in 1575 acquired a record of 2:30, has been seut to Pete Mclntire, who brought out Voltaire, for training. [ is all out of condition aud caunot trot a bit. Alice Gray, a well-known running horse, owned in Athens, Mich., was killed at the State Fair at Jackson Ly beini run iuto by a farmer wagon, the pole of which entired her chest near- Iy tiwo fect. Trampdline, whose remarkable performance at B¥ston was noticed in this column last week, is on the sick list. In live wecks shc traveled 1,400 miles, trotted four races, and reduced her record to 2:25. Mr. W. IL Vanderbilt, while exercising bis famous team, Small Hopes and Lady Mac, at Fleetwood Park, u few days ago, scut them a half-milein 1:10, the first quarter being trotied in 3614 scconds, and the second in 334, Tue following weights have been assizmed to Mr. Sanford's horses in the Cwmsarwitch: Bay Final, 9 1bs.; Brown Prince, 103 1bs.; Mate, 92 1bs. Tn the idgeshire _Handicap Priuce carrics 105 1hs., Mate 33, and Start 8 People who were presentsay that the Chicu- go horse, Sheppard Boy, had the bardest kind . of work winuing his race at Toledo, O., last , and the money of his backers was saved only by the artistic Work of * Nosey "’ Brown, his driver. The celebrated race-horse Jack Hardy has broken down and been retired to the stud. He was halt-brother to Ten Broeck, being by imp. Phaeton. He started iu twenty-four races, win- ning eighteen; losing five, and having one walk- over. ileranat Dexter Park in 1376, During the recent mecting at Milwankee Slow Go was drawn from_ the free-for-ull race, and certain parties hinted that it was done iu order that the home horse. Mazo-Manie, might thave no trouble in winning. All who have be- lieved such to be the case were mistaken. Slow Go was drawn on account of lamevess, and will Dot trot again this season. The sccond meeting in the Ohio circuit takes place this week at Cleveland, commencing Tuesday, and continuing four days. In the seven purses which have filled there are seventy wprising cight in the 2:45class, eleven 23 el gixtecnintbe 2 s, eleven nine in the 2:95 class, and 30 class. eful, and 54 Rarus, Hoj Great Eastern, the latter under saddle, will trot for a special purse of $1,500 on the last day of twelve in the the me: Van ‘Tassell & Kearney sold for Col. A. R. Phyle. of New, York, lust Wednesday, nine head of fine trotting stock. A larze numiver of jov- crs ot [fast horses attended the sale, and the Dbidding on some of the harses was very spirited. The chestout gelding General Tweed,” the gemn of the collection, was put up but not sold, the Dighest bid on him being £1,900. Following is a list of those sold, with prives and purchasers: Bay mare Luces, sold to M. E. Little for ; white mare Solifaire, sold to V- 8. Gy 10! 3460; chestnut filly’ Little Waif, sold to Ed Kearney for $200; chestout stallion Grenade sold to W. S. Gurney for 3500; brown - gelding Duplex, sold to W. S, Atwood for $915; bay celding Index, sold to J. T. Hasen for ‘$0, chestuut gelding Idler, sold to J. C, Rassell for SLa20; brown mare Lillia, soldto Ed Kearag for $1,000; bay eelding Middlebur: S. Garney for S0 s W The noted trotting gelding Glencoe the ranche of the Hon. K. C. smegéf‘:lmoal: Stockton, Cal., on Saturday, the 1st inat., at the ripe old age of 32 years. Glencoe was sired by the thoroughbred stallion Gray Eagle, and was taken to Californfa 1n_1852 from Kentuckr, and from that time till 1853 he was considere oneof the fastest, if not the fastest, trotting ‘| horse on the Pacific Coast, having ‘made & record in single harness of 2:30, and, with bis trotting mate, Jim Barton, trotted in 3:3, He was owlied_at one time 'by Morris Magner, in Stockton, and he was also the proporty of Dr. Langdon for a short time. For the past sixtecn years he has been in the possession of R. C. gent, and kept -on the ranch where he died. Gentlemen who attended the meeting at Sagi- naw last week tell 3 mournful story of the flat failure in which it resultcd. The meeting, as originally advertised, was for foursdays, but, as sone ol the purses did not fill, it was decided to_trot during three daysonly. There were hardly enough present on any day to judge the race, ‘and the horsemen becamé o disgusted with the cction of the management that those who wereto have trotted on thethird day refused absolutely to do o, and shipped their stock to other points. It seems that the Association did not pay_the purses in full, giving the winning horses 35 per cent only of what they were en- titled to. "There are also rumors rezarding the suppression of time in some of the races that should be investigated. This is the sccond meeting this year that Saginaw bas projected and then failed to carry out, and by this tim the officers of the Association are probably snti fied that the butldozing policy will not woris in tur{ matters, ana will next season arrange their meeting so as not to contlict with other and more powerlul associations. THE RIFTLE. THURSDAY'S MEETING. The members of the Illinvis Rifle Asspeiation and Dearborn Rifle Club are actively cogaged in preparing for the meeting of ritlemen cown- mencing Thursday and continuing to the close of the week. The details are so numerous and varied that the members, being all active busi- ness men, have bad great ditliculty in obtaining the necessary practice. The scores made last week were from 170 to 105 out of a possible 225, with very trring winds from = south to southwest to coutend with, and, when it is ° considered that the bix scores were made at Creedmoor with scarcely a puff of wind for the two days, Chicago has no cause to fear any competition on its own range. The expe- ricnee of the members has convineed them that it would be too much of a risk to overload the teams by requirivg a member to attend to the tryiug position of Captain in addition to devot- ing his entire skill and energics to success in the shooting. They feel that no one of them has had the time or opportunity to obtain the experience necessary to successfully fill both positivns, therefore at the mgeting held after their practice yesterday they decided that the Captain shéuld not shoot in either team match. J. W. Roberts, the Secerctary, was clected Captain of Vol teams, uid_there- upon named Messrs. Shaffer, Strong, Thomg- son, aud Burnbam for = the Inte ¢ weam, and Messrs. Thompson, Strong, Willard, and Blackmer for the Dearborn Club team, wha will do their best to place Llinvis and Cin in the first place. The Dearborn Club wi: distinctly understood that they have used th best endeavors, by letter and personal iuter- views amd by well-noticed invitations through the press, to obtain the attention of all and any riflemen of the State to the formation of the State team, and if any crack shot is left out the blame cannot be put upon the Club. The runge bas been opew, and will be opee. until Thursday morning, free to any gentlemen, for any necessary practice. Particular attention is called to tue military mately, in order to avoid disappointment or do- Iay when the maten is_called. Winle it will be open to any military rifle under the rules (which should be weli understood), it ntended more particularly to engage the attention of the mil- itary, and no person entering will be alowed any undue advantage, us the rules relatiug to ammunition and firi also be rigidly en- i Those en- £ two, and Iy unt:l B LOFY: itted for exannnation if required. T cxplanation is due the members of the milit of the State to show that it is the desire of the Club and Association to have them euter, but to conduct all matches in a fair and generous manner. Ammunition for the United States Sprin d ritle .45 and .50 calibre, and Remin; ton United States aud State Model 50 calibre will be furnished free to members of the militia in fatigue uniform, Sir Henry Halford and 3 Boulby, and others of th British te: Pigwott, n will ar- rive Wednesday trom ada. The Michizan and W nsin teams will urrive Tuesday night. ‘The shooting will commence Thursday with the Inter-State Jong range team mateh, followed by the 300 yards any-position mateh, and the 300 yurds oifhaud individual matches. Friday the Tirst mateh will be the Dearborn Club chai- lenge match at long range, followed by the in- dividual long-distauce match of twenty shots, P ition, at 1,000 yards. Tue milit 4 ards offand with military rifles, will close the mecting Saturd: The following Thursday will be held the first of the mouthly matches for the Sharpe’s Ril Compuny’s prize for the best indiviaual score at 800, 900, -and 1000 vards. The novelty of this mateh is that, in order to win, a comipetitor must lead at ail three distances in one compe- tition, and_there can be no sighting shots or coacling of auy kind. The shooting will com- mence each day at 9 a. m.,with a rest at 11a. m. for luncl, cl ange matches at 2% giving time for the following short and mid- ranges, and allow visitors to return il they de- sire at 4:45 p. m. OTIER SPORTS. TRAP-SIOOTING. Messrs. Abe Kieinman and E. T. Martin have projected a grand shooting tournament, to take place at Dexter Park Oct. 16, 17, and 18. The programnme will be as follows: : TUESDAT. . Parse No. 1.—§300; class shooting; 10 single Digeons: 21 yards rise. Purse N class shooting; 10 single No. 3.—3150; class ehooting; 15 single glass balls; 18 yards rise. WEDNESDAT. 200; class shooting; 10 single - gluss ba Club-shoot; two members from each club. TUTUSDAT. Purse No. 7.—8300; clis shooting; ten eingle pigeons: twenty-one sards rise Purse No. 8, Grand Free-for-AlL—3600; fonr best scores fifty pingle pigeons; twenty-one yurds '$200; consolation purse. raps will be used throughout; zeons have been securcd and are Purses pro rate both ways. SWIMMING. The Natatoriam, corner of Michigan avenue and Jackson street, closes the scason this even- ing with an aquatic tournament for the benelit of Prof. L. Charlton and H. faring, the teach- ers of the institution. Prizes in the shape of three nassive silver cps will be given,—one for fast swimming two lengths of the bath, another for under-wuter swimming. and the third for exg-diving. A fourth race fur a silver bowl is open to alf. : —————— A WORD OF WARNING. To the Editor of The Tribus Moxroe City, Mo., Sept. 28.—Will you al- low me a short space in the columns of your extensively-circulated paper to offer a word of kindly warntue and advice to persons secking new bomes in the West¢ Unscrupulous parties are urgioe people to Kansas, Colorado, and Cal- ifornia, under the pretense of cheap homes and favorable climates, and uence every day we wit- ness streams of emigrants going through North- east Missouri for the **West” iu_ search of cheap lands, when they pass over lands that are better and cheaper_to-day than can bé bought in any of the so-called Western States and Ter- ritories, where we have no droughts and erass- bopuers to destroy the crops; where we have schools, churches. - towns, and markets, and withip sixteen hours' ride of Chicuto, over two maguificent railrozas. When people once start for the West there is no doing avythin with them, but I wish to say to those desiring cheap and rrood lands to come to Northeast )h:suurli and at lcast take a look before koing furtber. do not wish them to take my word for it. In- quire, aud come and sce for yourself before be- ing humbugged foto going further and faring worse. 2 B. B. Bristow. 5,000 wild 9 BOW in coops. LOCAL MISCELLANY. THE COURT-HOUSE. CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE CITY AXD COUNTE AUTHORITIES. . The Building Committee of the Council and the Joint Committee on Public Buildings aad Service of the Connty Board had a - conference yesterday about the matter of a dome for the Court-House and City-Hall. There were pres- ent Mayor Heath, Ald. Van Osdel, Ballard, Linsenbarth, and Lawler, and Commissioners Holden, Mulloy, Guenther, Hoffman, Conly, MeCaffrey, Fitzgerald, and Cleary, and Archi- tect Egan. - Mayor Heuth presided. Ald. Van Osdel stated the action taken by the Council, saying that plans for a building which would conform exteriorly to that mow being erected by the county had been adopted. but Do provision had been made for a dome, aud the Committce desired tosee if an agreement could ot be arrived at for connecting the two build- ings b corridors or otherwise. Comuaissioner Holden gave a history of the Court-House irom its inception. A dome had beca sgreed upon between the city and county In October or November, 1873, and he thought it stranee that the city should come in now and want it abolisned. Tue county’s por- tion of the dume hud been commenced in ac- cordance with tne arrangement-then made. He believed in tair dealing, and demanded tl city should live up to its agrecment. Mr. Van Osdel suid the county had been too fast in adopting the action of 2 committee,—the joint one which agreed on the compromise plan, including the dome. The Council had rejected it. The Mayor remarked that the City Board of Public Works bad no power to agree upsn any- thing without the sanction of the Coun: Architeet Egan stated that Corporation Conn- cil Dickey decided that the power assumed by the Council belonged lezally to the Board of Tublic Works. ¢ bad opposed a dome, but was overruled by the Joint Committee of the city and county, the Board of Public Works approving it. “Its construction had been besmn, and it seemed to him no blame could” be laid at the door of the County Board for their action revardiog the dome. e, however, as a servant, woutd modify his plan if so_ordered, thouglh well satisticd that he could build the dome and make a good job of it. Ald. Lawler wanted to know the cost of a dome. Architect Egan replied from $520,000 to $310,- Tle vost of one-half the building would be about §1,770,000. Commissioner McCaflrsy said that the county had rescinded actlon, which cost it §15,000, in order eve ch the city had nsked in wood tul he thought that was all they could be expected to do. Ald. Van Osdel dido’t sce why the county should be so tenacious about buitding the dome when nonc of the contracts had been let. The city was the father of the dome, it was suid, but the city had not adovted the plan of the building which included it, because IT WOULD COST MOKE than the Board of Public Works was limited to, (XN, —Lhe cost being §3,500,000. The city would not build a dome. Commissioner Hoiden said the city would never build a Cit; I unless it did” build a dume, as the county would see to it that, it carried out its asrcement. 5 iel remarked that he did not he- a dome 36 feet high would stand on that foundation. foner McCaffrey said if Egan could th the dome without changing the ans, he would favor giving it up, . Commissioner Guenther stated that originally he was opposed to a dowme, but, now that money luxii been spent which would have to be thrown away, he would not vote to stop its construe- fon. Mayor Heath said when the city determined several weeks ago to proceed with the erection of the City Hall by commencing the foundation, rstood that the city stood precisely in reference to plans and an architect as it three yearsand a balf awo—it bad neither. He also uiderstood that the Conncil had passed 2 resolution refusing to construct the city’s por- tion of the dome, and instructed the Corpora- tivn Council to enjvin the county from going ahead. The discussion, however, led tothe conclusion that the ity agreed with the county to adopt the plan now bemgused by the county. Commissioner Fitzgerald contended that the county was not able vowto build the dome. It would cost a million, judeing from the ex- tras aiready alluwed on the building. He didn't Et‘n ¢ the county could compel the city to uild i at not one in a hundred e dGid not wish to see the ke, and when be ot toils ription, “Dbankruptey.” If the city was zoing to be stopped, it was cheaper 1o stop now than at any other tite. A practical building, and not an ornamental one, was needed. dispute then took place between Architect n and Ald. Van Osdel, the latter urging that the foundation would not support the dome, and the former that it would, Commissipuer Holden suid the Aldermen had the views of tlie county suthorities, and hie did not know what more could be done. - Therewas- on the part of the county toward All the county asked was that the ¢ity, having forced the county to adopt plans, the city should live up to their contract. Archit 2an gaid the county did not pro- pose torusii into a useless expenditure. It was only coutemplated now to build the dome up to the grade-line so that the picrs could be put in. Would not tue city be willing to coustruct its hatf that far, aud to leave to [uture generations the construction of a dome or rotunda? Comumissioner Fitzzerald moved to adjourn until Monday afternoon in order to give the Aldermen an opportunity to find out whether theg were legu{lv rejuired to build their Lalf of Ballard was satisfied, from conversa- D aL rade. ner McCaffrey saw no mecessity of another mecting, siuee the Aldermen had re- ceived all the information they could get. The wotion, however, was agreed Lo, and the session came to an end. THE CITY-HALL, The City-Tall employes will draw their Sep- tember salaries to-morrow. The amount to be disbursed is about 320,00. County-Treasurer Huck yesterday deposited with the City Treasurer §150,445 of taxes which De has collected in the past week. Sewerage contract No.2 for sewers in the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Wards, West Division, has been awarded to L. J. Dufly. Comptroller Farwell yvesterday paid ont $46,- 000 in the redemption of certificates, and issued revenue warrants to the amount of $1,000. The Department of Public Works yesterday awarded the contract for filling, grading, curb- ing, and paving the intersectious of South Halsted street from Archer avenue to Egan avenue to Mackin & Healy, whose bund was approved by the Magor. Eight new cases of scarlet-fever were reported at the Henltll:{l{liteiestcrfl:y. and one case of smull-pox at No. 13 Hinche street was also re- ported. During the past week there bave been cizht deaths from scarlet-fever. The mortality Irom other diseases has been liht. The Committee on Gas met in the City Clerk’s office ycsterday afieruoon, and after passing upon varivus minor references agreed to recommend to the Council the passage of- Ald. Stewart’s resolution directing the Mayor and Comptroller to close vontracts with il South_and West Side Gas Companies at 3165 and $2.00 per 1,000 cubic feet. For the information of country preachers wno acsire to hold up Chicazo as an example of moral and" spiritual_depravity. it may be said that there are in this aity 2,631 licensed salovns, and if the police are viglant they can fikabout icensed places. Aud the fact that (00 pool-table licenses have ‘been issucd, ‘since the pussatre of the ordinance requiring such tables to pay an annual tax of $5 will hear witness to the prevalence which that degenerating and highly amusing game has attained. e past week the Department of Buildings hainits’slneqxu permits_for rwem)j-flvg buildings, whose agzregate estimated cost is $60.000. The ermits fssucd sesterday were as follows: The nion Planing-Mill Company, a two-story barn and shavine: XG0 teet, to cost 32,600, and a shelter-shed, 200210 feet, to cust §1,000; Matthew King, 8 two-story and _basement dwelling, 22x30 feet, No. 990 West Washington stroet, to_cost $3,000; Christian Trors, a two- story and basement store -and dwelling, 24x45 feet, Maxwell streot, near Blue Island avenue, 1o cost $2100; James Ward, a two-story stone- front dwelling, 3x42 feet, No. 435 West Van Buren strect, to cost $3,500. ¢ SUBURBAN. EVANSTON. . The four speakers eclected some time ago by the studeuts of the Northwestern University to contend in preliminary contest for the honors of representing the institution at the inter-State contest in New York City and theTllinois State contest at Monmouth, met Friday evening at the Congregational Church in the aratarical - to the residen lists and shivered their lances. The contestants were: : George. E. Ackerman, ‘who filled t| arena with fragments of “The Power of U fettered Thought''; .Cyras F. Kryder, who made the invisible air quiver and throb with nis ‘| ewlogistic lunges ut the memory of ‘‘Our Martyred President’’; Conrad Haney, who in- -| cited to desperate deeds by thoughtsof *The Tdeal Man,"—whose cause he espoused.— completely unhorsed ' and unhelmed all the - ‘other - verbally-armored knights; and James ‘. Cadd, who for ** Man and 4 ita” chafed i barness, raised clouds of pailo- sophic dust, and caused the welkin o ring ex- ceedmely. They are all members of the Senior Class, and spoke their speeches with commend- able grace. The judzes—who were chosen by the contestants—iwere the Rev. Georzre C. Noyes, D. D., Oliver A. Willarl, and the Hou. Anorew Shuman. They marked the speakers according to a scale of ten, taking futo consideration each of the three elements of oratory, thousht, com- position, and delivery, and. awarded_the _ir: honor to Haney, which sends him to New York; the sccund to Ackerman, which sends him ‘to Aonmouth. * During the 'entertaloment thie Chicagzo Quartette sustained tbe valor and soothed the savaze breusts of the participants with appropriate music. True to the iostincts which have impelled their predecessors from remotest aptiquity. the Freshmen and Sopuomores in the Univerity are fizhting. Noris the present outburst of e ligerency “any ordinary row.” On the co trary, itis the ‘most serious scholastic war for solnt time hereabont, and seems to be the dis- charge of an aceurnulation of combative po- tential energy ” held in restraint for the pust three or four years; for within that time nw se- rious fracas has arisen. The cause of the dis- turbance—the boue of contention—is canes, th: apple of discord which from tune imumemors has stirred collegiate bosoms into turoulencs Some time azy the *-Fresies™ bought canes and proceeded to “sport” them, s class’ badees, symbolical of their dimnity. The *“Sophs” resented the assumption of supremacy and resolved to case their nutural- born foeineu of their class emblems. Scveral cncounters have occnrred within the week pust, and one especially severe o Friday evening— the oceasion-of the oratorical contest. It his Do precedent in puint of severity mote recent famous “neck-tie " row of 69, wherein s of 'T1 and 72 chawed h other up. Like all similar rencontres it was “uip and tuck,” neither (or rather both) of the partics cuming vut shead, unless, perhaps, the Fresh- men iuay be considered as having gained the ctory by getting away with most of the cancs. he ‘usual uumber of shirts, coliars, and coats were demolished, the requisite number of eyes were blackened to make the thing exciting, and to give v melce due gravity, pistol-shors ‘were fired—into the ground; whereat the Soph omores instituted an orderly retreat. Sev n Freshmau, however, were_cormpelled’ to retreat of Prof. Fisk, where they took up therr quarters for the nizht. Both parties manifest that degree of pluck which will meet the approval of academic *boss boys” the world over, and the Freshmen assert their dle- termination to perish in the cause of cnues ere they yield, ST. MARK'S CHURCIT. The greater number of the congregation of St. Mark’s Church (the Rev. J. Stewart Smith, Rector) were as inuch astonished as pleased, on Sunday last, to bebold how great a change had tal plave in the interior of their churcn; it was known that repamirs were in progress, to accommodate which the congregation has tem- porarily worshiped in” Social Hall; but that 50 complete s transformation should have been hrnu§!n. about so quictly was almost incumpre- liensible. They are, however, none the less thankful to the Ladies” Aid Socicty, who have accomplished all this ata very moderate cost and without drawing upon the funds of the church. ‘The material changes cousist in moving the choir to the porthwest corner close to the chancel, and in remodeling the latter. The whole interior bas also been repainted, dark colors replacing the lizht ones formerty scen, with appropriate decorations. The chancel i3 very beautitul, the prevaling impression bemne that produced by dark-biue and gold. The formation of a ehoir for the purpose of a choral service bus been unavoidably delayed, but will now proceed. The congresation bas increased of late, partly from the aceess of strangers to the viltage. ———— SAVINGS BANKS. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cn1csGo, Sept. 25.—In your impression of to: day mention is made: of the necessity of estabe lishing a postal savings bauk in this country as a remedy for the disustrous failure of severul of in the city. I am of the same opinivn. = my residence in England, 1 have veen as some of my friends, in inyrs Bank, which has ailurded us the ereatest satisfaction and confidence at tages of this institution its_as low as a quarter of & dollar can be made. Interest commences when the amount invested bas reached about $5, at the rute of 2i¢ per cent per_annum, a cent per month on §5. osits of $150 in @ year, and not more than in the whole, to bear inter- est, ¢an be mmie. If a depositor wistes to withdraw the whole and interest, or any part of s, he an do so at a day’s notice, so that a depositor can invest bis money almost a3 closely s, withdrawing at pleasur and without waitine a month, as in the old sa ings'banks. Your deposits are entered in your deposit-book by the Postinaster, who reports o the Postmastcr-General, howeser small, the depositor recuiving in addition to his book an acknowledgment from Lim. Savinzs banks are established ac all money-order offices in the d Kingdom ; consequently any person liv- ing in London and removing of having busiuess at York could either deposit or withdraw at the Iatter or at any other savings-bank town. The affair being; zovernmental, there is entire conti- dence and security. The bank has otber pro- visions which iz is “not necessary here to men- tion. This splendid institution was,as I am in- formed, organized by Mr. Gladstone, who is de- serving of the lighest praise for such a benefit cunferred on savings-bank depositors. Itwould cunfer a great boon on the present unkappy and sulerinz depasitors of the city, 88 well as af- ford ereater encouragement to the workingman to save money, if such an institution were here established by the prober persons in authority, adopting for its regulation its own laws and ruies of practice, together with a higher rate of intecest than the Englisb, if it should see fits ouily let it be under the authority and control of the Government. I am, sir, respeetfully yours, v ENGLISHMAN IN CIICAGO. i 2= g Insensible to Bee-Stings. Reading (Pi. ) Times. The Village of Fritztows, this*County, pose sesscs an _anomalous character, known by the name of **Tommy,” whois 8aid to beinsensible to the pain_which ususily attends the s gfia! Tees, yellaw-jackets, wasps, and_hornets. He czn take honey from bee-hives aud bumble bees” nests without either stupefying or destroying the bees. He destroys all the hornets’ and yel- low-jackets’ nests that he can find. and, although frequently covered by the insects, which have alighted upon him m swarms, he has never been known to flinch. Upon getting hold of a hornet’s nest he empties it by shaking the horneté out of the aperture. ; GENUINE CROSSLEY’S “TAPESTRY BRUSSELS, A0 Per Yard. These Goods are guaranteed to bo John Crosslev & Sons’ best English Tapestries, and cost $1.30 in gold to import. These are really IMMENSE BARGATINS, and those desiring to purchbase s good article at a VERY LOW PRICE, should not fail to call at once. 2 ) All thebest makes of English and Ameri- can Carpets, at L than Mamfacturers” Prices. PARDRIDGES, 114 & 116 STATE-ST. ! COLLARS. Keep’s Collars, Four-ply. all lincn, yery best quality, $1.50 per daz-