Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1877, Page 7

w THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, IS77—SIXTEEN PAGES GAMES AND- PASTIMES. Poor Prospect for a Chicago Ball- Club in 1878, The WesternChampionship---Records of the Clubs-—A Word About Devlin ~-Diamond Dust. The Turf Season Generally “Un- pmfimme Except in Chicago and RRochester. Wintering Trotters in GaHfomia—My Grant Once More—Woe at Wan- kegan, Gr Beory Balford on the Kex{ Rife-Natch—0'Leary 1o Walk Here Next Honth, BASE-BALL. . TUE MUTUALS OF JANESVILLE. Speciat Correspondence of The Tribune, JaszevitE. Wik, Oct. 18.—We cloed our fesron Sept. 13, 28 we had no more games arrunged. Fipocially #peazing, the scason wae very dis- sirons, 8 result due principally to miswanace- ent, althoogh the conduct of eome of the players ‘aring the.Jaet monthe bsd about as much to do with lizht gte receipts a6 anything. The Associa- tion was sbout §2.000 bebind, but every dollar was paid up by the stockbolders, all but two or turee of whom knew nothing whatever of the affairs or ssoding of the Ciub. Every player was paid in gl aud all debts liquidated, which iy a deal of ggifaction, even if we did pay dearly for it. Immeaiateiy _after our disbandment, Blies, pohong, and Ward were engaed by e Dafalo Club for balance of _eca- wn which has Just closed. Ward has returned to this city for the winter. Shouve bad pumerous offers, but was laid up with a eprained akle, aud is just getting in ebiape again. He bas sitned with the Dinghamton (N. Y.) (Clab for next scagon, as has also Arundel, who is wintericghere. Bushong has signed with the Buf- {alo Clup for next season. Of the rest of the Mu- 103} nige—Moriseey and Cantilion reside here; bss gone 10 work at bistrade in this city, We abail prob- aes :-l\llPh“lip.flia living in Chicago, bl Dot reorganize mext epring, altbongh we may securea good catcher and pitcher, and 611 up the belance of the nine with Jocal talent, of which we bave an abandance. BisuARCE. TOE WESTERN CHAMPIONSTIP. Tue clubs of the West which have had any clavm toprorainence, have now either disbanded or got- areadst0doso in ench undeniable way as to jesre no donbt of their intention 1o play ne mare omes. It is proper, therefore, to preparc and publish st this time a Western champlonshin table. which =nall show what bas been doue by the clobe entitled 10 play for such champiouship in {heir gamee among themselves. The table is as loilows: s * sunninet n v U Oze thing which oppresses the maker of th table ie, that he I8 not exactly sure whetber he has risnly epumerated the Louisville-Cincinnati games. Some of them were not sent by telezraph, especially those played after the ciose of the regu- Isrsezson, and it may well be possidle that the record sbove given is not accurate: it is the near- et that coald be made from dles in this oflice, s CHIEPLY CONCEBNING DEVLIN. The Courier~Journal snggests as the second best cr the fol- ard, 1. I.: Crowley, c. colleciion is not €0 curious ments which the C.~J. makes on the men: Such & gathering as this would be more_than a living Tonry: LRIQUE would nut besin 1o express it Ty it &2 theTup and analyze 1t Atralght through would g forch che followiag deductions: 4 magulficent cazcher, but an all-fred hearty kicker when the fever i op bim: pitclior—a grand and glorious old bull- Beaded Celt,'who has reduced kicking, snarling, and srowling down 10 thie finest braloi—one of two ‘wouldm't Kill; exotisin—chuck full 1o the Power 10 do mizchict, to promote d.scord 22 bad feeling, and to destroy thé regime of 803 ulne Inwhich he plays—immessurable, uniimited, Infinite. BbC we rollow by fuare i curioelty nier mingted with tears. First Lasemen—a zentiemanly, dever ball-player; would there were more lke him. Sccond basemian—one of the bardest workers fn the fessions only fault, & Jittle toumuch **cla.” Third Z."Zem.?m the crave, plkss with his mustachie 2swell 28 with the ball, not altogether reliable at cri ieal moments. and witbal as mysterious as the Suhiax. Short-sion, —Hallelujah! Cunnlng as old Liesnard: a lard crowd, and & bad ecg, in whose sheil reposcs more emon-pure'brase than {5 contained fn the Colussus of Inodes. Left-Oelder.—a perfect lrtle gentleman and Zie ball-tosser. Ceatre-felder.~a rising Youns plaser, iiia good record, and whote only fadlt. & WARt of seace. constitutes a_discase not Incurable. Right- ider. 3, crack bataman and active tielder. whose Jiclency 13 impidred by the love of those Huids which >w loTiake the head swlm. Wouldn't a 200l 9, hach a3 the miajor porilon Of the above. be 1at'w0 ook a: through the bars? Could an abimal wamer be found who could be prevafled upon 10 them througl thelr performance? 1f such a d! s ever made, Chapmsn says he wants 1o sce what k of " castiron-nerved thingumajiFger * he 1s a5way. BOSTON—CINCINNATL. CrxcrsyaTy, O., Oct Base-ball: Bostons, ¥ Cincinnatis, 3; eix innings, CLUB RECORDS. The Cas Club, of betroit, a strictly amatenr or- fAnization. has phyed 13 games this season, win- sing 12 aud losing 1. The Rhode Jelands, of Providence, present as thelr year's record, 30 wins, 38 losses, and 2 tics. Adame, ¢, 1., Is their best baiter. It1s announced et for next 'year’s team Cony, p., and Evans, bave been engaged. Acorrespopdent in Milwankee is advised that his smmary of the play of the Milwaukee Club ix at sut1s crowded out owing to inck of epace. Jiwill appear tiereafter. 1t must suffice &t this time 1o note that the organization plaved 02 cames, of which it won 34 fied 3 and lost 25. Toe runs scored: were 333 for Milwankee against 254 for opponents. The 1exn engazed for mext year is thus announced: dens, mansger; Weaver. Beanett, Morgan, Red- mesd, Dalrymple, Mills, Creumer, Holoert. The Syracuse tourier. the base-ball paper of Central New York, presents in creditable shape the records of the Star Club and its players, shuwiny hat the Club is the only **outsider ™ which hux Wona gume from every Leacue club, and. in addi- fion, that it holds the non-Leazue and New York State champ:onshins. The batting averages show the followiug a8 the record of the men: g Ip 1 01 Ky Svvg Tuis js an excellent and creditable snowing, the lescer having fizures which would, were he in a Lezgue club, place bhim avout tenth from the top.” The fieldinz record is also good, as will be &een frum this table: Jiohie chows Mckinnon's play in an escelient light. fie being as bigh a6 any Leavue plaver but o, Inthe same way, if Farreil had been in tie . he would bave been fifth in rank smonz #econd hucemen. Munscil wouid have been ffth in Lus positian, Carpenter woula have been third, Geer fuunh,"MeCormick first. Migham fourth. ctc. tie Cluls’ record shaws 116 ames played, of FBich rixiy-eight were won, three drawn, and forty-five Jost. The Stars piayed sgainst thirty- fve diferent clube, and defested uii of them ut least once, excepting only the Maple Leafs, Live Oaks. Lowelis. tnd Champions, Uuly one mame was played with each of these clubs. qple season of the Indianapolis Club closed hursday with something less of glare and hurrah 2 marked ite beginning, But the eame, in an &xsgzenated way, may be eaid of the Chicago Club, ®0 ihat. after all, ave have no great call to akearow over the matter. ludianuvoliy piayed £ames, wou 71. tied 0, and Just 41. This uoes Dol inciude picked mie aud unimportant games, ¥hich wunl& if added, make the yross npumber ?g;tn!fir Im?}s\mh League’ tenlma he pOlix pla; “grmes, winning 15. tying 3, aud fosiag A friend of the writer of this Pamgraph, and a etrong suppofler of the game and of e Judiananolis Ciub, writinga few dava 220, voucheafes the following view: **Tp to the Ume of the vieit of the Blues to Chicago in August their plaving ¥as eplendid, all the plasers « Worked in harmony®and their record stood 31 Won1o17lost. That was after fve months’ plav. During the next two months the trouble began, 4 kuow how—und the club won only 17, whileit x:’.“E 24and ticd5. Itwmakes me mad to think of O'Rourke, of Boston, bas signed ke, of Boston, haa sig i 1T Raue, of igned for 1878 with The Ttica Club of next e B Geb et ext year has already joined it s sunounced that Neleon, of lust year's Alle- ics. will play short-stop for Indi is mext Fear, with Sack wt e " P (07 Indianapolis nex There is an elegant chance for o row over the ’l‘_l::l:‘:-:;llgn.s Stiamprouebip, the Alleghenys and chs both cluiming it. The 3 sudes with the latter. Chpper oked The games announced for last week between the Milwaukee and Chicazo Clubs in the former city were vrevented by the weather. They may take ptace this week if there is apy sunshine. A correspondent signing bimself ‘N, G." asks {he Tuliiliment of Thy TinuNs's promise to :’Di}c its ides of the teason why the Caicago Club made suchs *‘holy show " of themsclves this year. Will N. G. please wait until next Sunday® * A Danbary base-ball enthusisst is getting up a bail of iron ffled with uitro-lycering, which will explode un bemg caught and fedr the catcher asun- der. “Thix will be more wearing on a club than_the ball 1n present use, but it is wore homane,—Dan- bury News, The Bostous are announced for St Lonjs Tnes- duy and Wednesday of this week. ~The St. Louis Club anuounces it it will present the follow: picked nive: Devlin, Snyder, Croft, McGears Force, Peters, Hall.' Clupp, 'Dorgan. ~There is more {han doubt about twa of thes¢ men. It i¢ announced that Mr. C. H. Morgan, the catclier and captain of the Yale University base- ball nine, has left college. We suepect he couldn't learn anvihing more about buse-ball there, and didn’s thiuk it worth while throwg bis time' and money away on Gther studics. The Courier-Journal gives it omt that Latham has kigned for Louisville next year, and that S fer will stay. It is absolutely Puinful to be obliz edtostart 4 list of *-players claimed by 1w clubs ™ <0 early av tius, but surely it is stated in La“rfie tye that Shafler ind ugrecd to 2o to Colum- Mr. Chadwick explains that he really doeen’t Want 1o manage a nine. He adds, however, in a momient of forvetfulness, +* Al that I huve doue is to give my udvice when solicited.” Plenty of caes can be adduced where Mr, C. has made him- xelf annovmgzly conspicuous by giving what be called advice, whicl was ot *solicited * o even esired. Amonz the tables which have tailed along after those given by TuE Cuwavo TRIEUNE honejs wore remarkable than Chadwick's in_the 1Worlid, He halts between two opimons and compromi by giviug pluce 10 the first seventeen games pl by the Cinciunati Club—which makee the estimate entirely worthless in both ways of lookinz at tie watter. The ball grounds in’ Cincinnati are rather further from the ity thun is Dexter {'rk from down town 4 ke a railroad Lrain 1o el out in v the Enyurres the Club will hest seaxou sell tick and into the around for 30 ceuts. This array mentis based on paviny the railroad company cents 4 passenzer for the ride both ways, Suppose, for the sake of _arzument, that thirty games next reason draw 1,500 ver game, —, O tien the Cincinnati Club would be paying S sround ent, which is anore.than any. clubican pay snd ive, The difference between the newspaper and the pirate of the press is nowhere better shown than in the Syracuse Courier und the Potladelpbua fie- public. The former wanted some matter from these columus, used it 2nd creditea the writer with haviny performed the work which it uecd. Tne latier stole the same matter, troduction, and counzed the namne g Republic, asit occurred. ‘The diflerence appears 10 e that Mr. Sherlock, of the Courter, ish gen- 1leman who could not stoop to a low action, while the Republic mun 15 thief, inffinitely below any other scoundref in the business—excepting alwaye hie confrere, the Torger. Some of the gentlemen who are intrasted wiil the bail business on prominent papers are either very newor very mendacious; to illustrate, the St Lows sepublican offers # column of - per- cuntages of Lames won to games plared.” and add thatit i **something never before publisl The trath is that Little Walker, of the Timer, mvented, applied, und kept up that s throngh 1570—Ionz before St. Louis had any bet- ter bail player than Tommy Oran. Another in- stance it the pablication of u ** Western ctiampion- ship™ taole by the World, which notes that no such tuing bad been before used. when THE TRUCNE preceded the ord's publ:cation by fully a month. In the first the trouble wss ignorance: in the sccond, inborne mendaci The base-bal] prospectsin Chicago are not flat- tering; the stories about men havicy been eniazed 1urn out unfounded, and the club has no zround on 10 play if it bad the men to play with. If hing, the lookout is more diswal than at any time before. Itis rumored, with what degree of foundutron only the parties themselves cau eay, (hat the Clab officers bave been in confercuce withi th controllers of some excellent rround in the W Dyvision, and that a proposition to move is being considered, 3t should not be forgotten that the West Division alone is larger than Cincinnati or Louisville, and forms a huge city of itself. Tt 13 ot likeis tuat any plavere will be nerotiated with until the matter of zrounds can be sétili if tnat were straight, there seems no certainty that 1he money for a bizclub can be fonnd 1 3 monent. So many clups have smashed on_all sides that the Pprospect ie not good by any weans for 1575, A correspondent of the London Times, who be- held a game of base-ball at Chicago, wroze a thrill- ing deseription Thercof toBix paer, m which he ¥atd that Lie plasers were pmid vast sums by the cre of the clube, wio attended_most assidu~ m the most minute particu- 2 hesaid. **are provided while they are in the tield to shield them from the ance of flies, mosquitocs, and_other in: plentiful in this country, Dut—snd this ix a streak of true Yankee economy and a fair exemplitcation of Puritan practicalucsi—payment is only made by the numnber of noxious insects thus destzoyed, thus msuring_the dilitence of the attenduncs,’ thut bt be relaxed were they salaned of- ficials. A further check is aforded by the pnblication for inspection and teridcation in al) the public_ prints of the number of flies canght by each. So carerul, 100, sre the managers of the heaith of tneir plavers, and =oanxious 1o preserve them from over-exertion, thut at the con- Clusion of exch player's inning a fy- sec that the good English word is rese! there, and thet the vehicle is not calied 2 *hack'— is sent out 10 brinz him in. This will account for s o observe the in- nerican sports and terd bem. the ttelligence with which 1t discuse ANSWERED. E.W. apd 11, 8, W.—*"A bets Bthat there wlll bemore han 10 runs made iu 8 gawme of Lase-hall: the score 11000816 6 2t the and of the sixth ning; but thew. | after u Bick, the game wes dectded 9 1070, Which Wine ¥ Aneicer—A Wine: 14 Fubs Were sdde o tie sense inwhich the bet was evidently offered and ac- cepied. Tow ean T decice s bet about my avcraxe her than another 1 an about Cin- nes being i ur out: they make a differeuce Ansierr—You will have to et the bet gue Meeting unjess you are \r 10 Sceretary Youns, Who Unless the Leugie orderd Mr. Young (o iauke now computations, the officlal record will not tnciude Clucinnat: <aies. pgsexT U.—(1) Did Hines ever live mear. or st 5 111, {E(I Has the st Lt Sportsmaxn gone (3) To eelile a bet, fs kgaier ove % ? 1u my cas stand unti sfter e L out uf exfaenc vears old? (4) Is it trae that spalding 1s to ¥57 I thiere auy truth 1a the_report that the Whites for 173 will be: Langl ri, Barnes, Anson. Fer- nd Cassidy? ¥ Angiwer—(1) 0. (§.) He says so. (5) here fave been no ar- iallingn, F yeu M. C. F.. Waukesha—** (1) Where will Remsen play next year' ¢ the toflowluz eugaged for N7 Bud. 1€ r0, With what club: Georze § glert y at AAnsiter—i) ~o e hunced. (2 Hall has con- claty Leonard ay Bucieyes claun ced avout the other LI purely 3 private i 1u Cludinuatt about vague faua that e agement of his fas . el < ¢ 4)te las D 1wo ve ough the writer has s owe **foins” {0 Norti Caroilns, OF at least that e had o the wincer of 1 THE TURF. THE SEASON'S RESULTS, The season now closing bas not, on the whole, been o very proftsble one for track manogert, especialiy those who depended on lazge cities for their support. The bad luck began early in the «cacon at Springfield, Mnss. The Association at tnis place has for several ycars given ils muetin: in September, occapying a place in the Septilateral Circmt, the name of which was this year changed to Grand Central Trotting Circuit. But this sesson SpringBeld resolved 1o launch outon her own ac- count, and eelected dates for a meeting carly in June. The result was that the event was a fatlure of the flattest kind. When the mansgers of the track gazed at the fong rows of vicant seats in the grand stand they suddenly remembered— what would have occurred to most people before—tbat there = were mnot enough people in Springfield who 0ok an interest in turf sporte to snpport 8 meeting at which §20,000 in pursce was offered, and tat ever since the track was built the majority of those attending the great summer meeting came fn from the surrounding country. They could epare the time to put in aday or €0 at the races during the latter part of September, when the farm work was well out of the way, but to go off on a junketing dunng tie eurly part of Juze was somethinz which no well-regulated Granger would think of. The Springfleld people pocketed their loss, smiled grimly, and resoived to exercise a lit- tle more judgment n arranging fature mectings. “Then came the Cleveland meeting. Everything went along in fine #tyle us far as fun was concern- ed, and the Associstion wmade money: but not nearly ag much a¢ was expected. At Buffalo every- Dbody thonght the tide of bad luck would turn, as +10ld Baff” has always been at the front with fiving colors, no matter what the trouble was. But this year the mceting was a cisgusting fatlore, moinly through the apathy of ‘the agers, und the enforcement of the fuw prohib- flz&flnnz the sale of pools. The officers of the track. ‘when they found that the Mayor was determined to equelch any attempt at pool-seeling, moped around in a don’t-care-u-continental sort of style, and found themsel es severnl thonsana dollara ont of pocket when the meeuns closed. The close shave at Clevelana, and the absolute faiiure at Buffalo, made the gentlemen in charge of the Roch- ester track awake to the scnse of their responsi- bilitics. 1t was plain that no pool-selling meant no crowd at the ruces. They must either take the Bull by the horns or oe lifted over the fence by that cancuinary animal. They deriberated, and then went for the horne. Pools were rold boldly and withouc fear of consequences. ‘The Mayor's opin- ion was not asked, $0 he hud no chance to declore himeelf one way or the other. Whatever his ulp(nhn may-have been, he did not interfere, and the Rochester meetinzwas the most successful ever held iu that city, the net profits on the four days’ racing being bout $20,000. . 'The Gtica and Poughkeepsle people, emboldened Dy the action of the Kochester men, also decided to defy the Pool wil), and managed to skin through withont Joss, although it was a tight squeeze. }‘[ecxvmnn Park wae not lucky in the matter of en- tries, and its much-ugvertiséd weeting never took place. Thena mecting was orgunized ot Long Branch, which aleo el lat. From these fucts it will be seen that the Eastern tracks bave had u hard time of it. In this section of the country matters have been much better, al- thouuh notinng to boast of. Ssginaw made a con- #vicuous failure, to be sure: but the duvs of Sagi- naw’s fmportance have passed. At Chicago, Col. Mansur has given three trotiinz meetings at Dester Park, each of four days' duration, —something never before thought” of, as the regular July 1neeting has beretofore been considered a genteel sufiiciency in that line, No great amount of mones has becn wude, but the meetinga have been the best possible advertise- ment for the track, as at ull of them the pro- grammes were carried out to the jetter, and the one commencing July 17 le as any thit hus been held this ve; Chicago veople are just beginning to apprecate turf sports sufliciently” to take a lively i in their muintenance, aud if the fecling io their favor continues to grow as it hus for the past two years this city will soon have the most successful and best-payi elings in the couut. Milwankee, aleo, i5 awaking from the letharey Into which it hos been plunsed for years, and the excellent track at_ chat place ix now in the hands of such men ae Mr. E. M. DBrodhead, Mr. C. M. Cottrill, gud others, who are Lound to make it succeed, 1f n sport can grow in the face of hard times, as horse- Tacing has in Chicago for the past two years, it is ouly 3 question of time when its popularity und kuccess will place it beyond the reach ot any temporary mixfortune. WINTERING IN CALTFORNIA. "The practice of wintering trottinz-horses in Cali- fornin has become quite popular of late, and from present prospects a large number of the most noted tlgers in the conntry will soon be started for the Pacitic elope, there to remain until about th Istof uextJdune, when they will retarn to part in the meetings held during the su months in this part of the country. The practice of horses to California for the winter was i eeveral vears ugo by Budd Doble and The former has been there every winter since. Lawt year John Splan went ot witit Rarus, and the (np was s heneticial (o that noted horse it he inteuds repeatinz it this year. 1t is diso reported_tiat Morrill lizme will go ont with the favorite Western bor=e L “T'his horse has been out of fix for some time, Al the time of the Cleveland meeting, railroad Communication hetween that city and Buffalo was cut off by reason of the sreat strike then existing, and the horses that took part in the events at Cleveland were shivped 10 Ruffalo by boat. 1t is thouuht thut during the trip across the lake Little Fred contracted a severe cold, watch meceesituted bis withdrawal from uil engagemente. He bas trotted several caces since theu, bt in neue of them was he uble to show uny of his old-time speed. It is thongiat that the warm chyte of California, where be can havethe beuellt of jozying exercise ail win- ter, will bring bim out nest &pring in fine form. odine, who wus thoroughly - cooked ™ at the close of the cam in charg looking sy well ulthough 1 subsequeat Jamencss prevented him {rom trotting but one race. Ile 15 now in the hands of Dr. Hamilton at Freeport, who hopes to have him as ood ay ever in time for the campuign of 1878, certin that a winter of quiet snd slow work in California leaves a_horse in much better shape 2 hard campaien than does the same ornn i vere, about extremely popular. LADY GRANT ONCE MORE. Mr. Trask, of Otego, N. Y., whoswe commau- nicutions in regard to his wenderful mare, Laay Grant. bave beretofore appeared in these columps, ix havi at sport with the Philadelphi City Jtemn. 1is Tast effort i3 aa foliow: OTey g . 5, ditors the Jteémi; featlon 1 have measured he Grepo track, and foun It 166 rods, making r(x mds over lmif a mile, or tweice rods to the mije exira. atlended the far at Unadila the 13(h of September. Lady Grant tratted 163 Tody oua very poor track In 1 s, 2 seconds, Tuclosed fud a 8lip cut from the Unadiifa Times. fell M= Doble to pluck up conrage and come to Utcgo, mid drive the **Sastest mare (o the wor 1 five withfn toree miles of the dejot. Twhil meet him any tine and drive ko to my place, if he will let mg know when he will com 5 T any fatse reports about the Lady’s i y0u please send them to me. Perliaps you o Phiiadeiphfa wouid ifke to see the Lads. trot. 1f so, Just name the purse. and I will come If you can furnfsh 8 reasonable amount, . Y ours, et WiLLIAY TiAsK, To this the Jtem say. We have w Trask with recard to the Ve will arrange for a purse, pr: Vided e dos not oSk for teo farge & vac. We severaj steppers here whicl, thotgh not perhar **fastest in the World,” are speeds” enouih 10 0 Lady’s mettie. As the trolLing season {s Tast approaeti= e 6 close, we Bope 3000 to hear from Mr. Trask, The stest mare [0 the world ™ and one or two of our howe dyers o card to itract several thousaod can have a einall purs:: 10 170t for. ‘portiun of the Fate recelpts, o liave a piraz, sud take [t all justas he duy Lring on your mare, Mr. Trasks if she 15 whut you Tepresent, and there Is 10 reason 1o douus that yort Sell regrer jt. - The Toliowins Is the extract from t Tuadit'a Times already referred 1o, There {3 nothl definite about it, as Mr. Porter culy speaks from hear- stated that Lady Grant, owned by Willfam Trask. with such velocliy thut It s unsafe to drive on i <l he requires @ siralzht track, as with sxch speed she cantiot make the turgs. 1 told that she did wae 163 rods 1 132 on the Cnadllia tra THE WAUKEGAN Fa Mr. JI. T. Helm. who lives ncar Lake Forest, i, is preity well known among horsemen for kome extraonlinary theorice concerning the breed- ingand developmentof the trotling Norse, which he promulgated 10 the_public through the medinm of & montlily publication in tals city. Being such ahand 1o Write aboutl trofting stailion but Tnatural that Mr. Helm shoald be the proprictor of one of those useful amimals. e is. The name of his horse is Argonaut. Whether the animal is a trotier or not this paper docs not know or care. Bat whatever the speed of 1he horse may be, Mr. Helm has the wrim sul tion of knowing that the animal bas been the means of creating an immense amount of bad feel- ing awong the horsemen who sttendea the Lake r, held nt Wankezan about Lwo weeks o0, is a prolonged and_vigorous howl all along the line. 'The dissatisfied ones tell the miost Yorrible stories of Low the cutire horee devart- ment of the fuir was run in the interest of Argo- nautand his colts. The judges in the sucklin colts s are hauled over the coals by one gentl man who has communicited with TuE TIBUNE on the suaject, und who claims that they were bound to be prejudiced in tavor of the Arfzonaut entry. Otlier parties who were present say that the Ar- onaut colt which obtaiued toe first prize in the Fhow of suckling colts was mamfestly the least rs worthy of it of the three exhivited, the atk being by White Eve and Richelicn respectivel This paper ig fully aware of the fact that the de- decisions of judges at fairs arc nearly always clzimed by defeated parties to have been influenced, bt i the present instance there scems to be bat one opinjon umony the Chie: lorsemen who were at Wanke- yun, and that is that the Argonaut colt was not de- servine of the pri: It this was not_the only instance in which the cry of **Too much Argonaut™ was raised. It is claimed that in the trial of trotting stallions the prejudices of the judges in fuvor of that stallion Were ngain manifested. Itscems that this race was originaily arranged to be a mile dash, but that after the burses hud gone up the bLome-stretch to score they were recalled, and the drivers told that they woula trot._half-a-mile only. Some persons o 20 far ag 1o say that the _clanve in_the distunce Was made because Argonaut could 20 to the half- mile pole at & sreat deal faster clip than he could come home, but thw, of course, may be merely talk. - At all events, Arzonaut won tue race, which =il bave to_ be accepted as proof of ins_ruperiority, —at feast for bt u mile. It 15 to be regretted thiat so muca havd feeling should have ansen whout the matter, but it certainly exists, aud i< here alluded to simply ns 1 matter of vews, and ot becausethis paper takes either side of the con- troversy. But there was a ndicrous side to the Waukezan ros well. Al th_ horsemen who were tiere ¢ been aplitting their eides ever sice over the decisions in_certun races. In one of them two Chicago horses—Silver Duke and Minnie Tayfor— were eatered. The latter was driven by * Lal™ Hodges, her owner, who has starte ber in inuumcrable raced durng the pust five, yesrs, and has always eucceeded in zarecord. In the firet heat of the race al- luded to, Silver Duke took the lead and won ensily, as everybody-supposed. The surprise of the crowd, and [ivdzes m prrticulsr. can he fmamned wien j announced that Minnie Ta srht o ave it, but they claimed fou) driving on the part of hia driver. and sald that they had cet tue hor<e back for that reason. Findine that his mare had a record, Hodges then went_on and won the race, but, in telling the story after reachine tnis city, said that Silver Duke. and not Minmic Taylor, Wa<a long ways in the jead during the co- tire mule; that if ‘anybody was fouled it must have been hix mare, and that he knows she was not. “Anotber instance wiere the judzes wire taken in was in a runniog race in which the colt by West Roxbury, known s Jim Marphy, tad ocen en~ tered. 'The horée was not present at all, but in orderfto fli the racc some of the Chicazo Loys paid the entrance on the Roxbury coit, and then rung m_the half-mile horze, Silver- tal. from the Stock-Yards in this city, and cap- tured second money, another horse conirolted by them winninz_first. Silvertail look~ abont sy much like Jim Murphy a2 riionocerous does like a rocuck, out to the comntrymen it wasall the Fame. NASHVILLE RACES. NasnviLLE, Tenn., Oct. 20,—On this the last day of the fall meeting of the Nashville Blood- Horse Association the weather wae clondy, the track in good condition, and the attendance Irge. The first race, Young America stake, for 3-year- entrance, play or pay, olds, dash of o mile, § 5300, second horse to have the Association to add €50, had twenty-ive entries and soven starters. Blue Eyes, Jim_ Bell, Vrill Mclenry, Momentum, Levcller, and Duncan F. Kcaner.” Leveller was 2 bie favorite in the pools, sclling three to one over the field. The race was won by slomentum, Mc- Tlenry second, Leveller tird. Time~1:473;. The second race, the Sewanee stake, for 5-year- olds, two mile heats, subscription $25, play or oy, the Aesociation to add 700, the sccond horse 10 have 200, had twenty-eizht entries, and three started. ‘The race was won ensily by King Willlam in two straight heats, Typhoon secoud, and Little Sin dlstances in the second heat. Time—3:30%; 340K, in !fhe third race, Congolation purse, $150, dash of amileand a quarter. Oily Gammon was first, Startle second, and Mirah third. Time—~2:17%. CINCISNATL CixciyNaTy, Oct, 20.—At the Chester Purk races the track was heavy from recent ralns. Attend- ance large. ‘The untinished pacing-race resaited: : 11 2 2 Sulker Liat A dis ey, Howds Boy, wad Sorrel Billy dlstanéed ta tue first Bt Time: 2:35 class, purse § Dan faeett : 2:88; TIA Tt Ten Broeck cannot de defeated at Baltimore this week, he can never be beaten. Next year's Derby will be run Weanesday, June 5, the third day of the Epsom summer meeting. Lady Gaffney, a well-known road-mare owned in Burlington, Wis., has dropped a colt by Goy Sprague, “The two-year old flly by War Dance, out of Fiy, owned by Col. McDanicl, has been christencd Fusillade. Samuel Panl, of Perg, Ind., recently purchased in Kentucky ihe 2-ycat-old staliion’ Selim, by Post's Hamblezonlan. An Ontario gentleman porecsees 8 3-year-old filly that stands within balf an inch of eighteen ands gt and weighs 2,000 pounds. The latest trotting prodigy is a yearling filly owned by Judse Crofoot, of Fontiac,” Mich, Tt is cluimed that she cun trot 2 wile 1 three minutes. ‘he American liorses in England are_suffering from pucumonia, and Lrown Prince has been stricken from ail hiis engagements in conseauence. The Enelisn race-horse ‘Thorn, by King of Teaups, fell aud broke & ieg whils taking an ex- ercire gatlop lately, and it i feared thatbe will have to be killed. A Canadian horse-breeders' associntion is to he organized. It is to be hoped thst it will not be such an exclusive affair a3 the American concern of the same name. Tt now now scems likely that Ten Broeck will have u over for the Bowie Stakes at the Ralti more meeting, as neither of the Loriilard brothers seems anxious to start his cracks against him. A turoat disease, which in evers mstance proves fatal, §5 raging among the horses fn the viciuity of London, Awmony ils_ victims was last year' Queen's Plate winner, Nora, by imp, Tester. The match between the well-known English race- horses Placids and Thunderstoue, fixed for the sirst October meeting at Newmariet, did not come off. It has been trausferred to the Newmatket- Tloughton mecting. The fight between Mr. J. I Wallace, editor of Wallace's Yonthly and compiler of the American Stud ook, and the proprietors of the 7urt, Fielt, and Farm <till_continues. Mr. Wallsce secms to have the best of 1, howev, A correspondent of Wilkes' Spirit gives S. Vaughan, of dackson, Mich., who ofliciat starting judge at the second Toledo meeting, 5 terrivle turning-over i the last nomber of the Sperit. Hethinks Mr, Vaughan is honest but in- competent. 3r. Horatio Cornell, of Philadelphia, has sold to Georze A. Camubell, of the same City. a re- markably promising 4-vear-old black illly, by Blackwood, ont of Voludieer Maid, » mare nad & rezord of Tor$:,000. Early lastspring this filly was given her first trial. and trotted 3 mile ‘I'wo weeks a0 she trotted her tenth trot and wis subsequently driven a half mile in 1:11. She will be driven on the roud by Alr, Campbel 28 8 mate to the gray mare Amands C. The French turf has furnished another scandal, in which the perpetrator of 3 fraud has been pun~ ished. At the late Lyons meeting the horse Com~ pere was_ridden 1 a race by his owuer, Baron de Rochetaillee. and 88 the animal neared te winning post it was noticed that it wax being pulied. The crowd hooted the noble Lord off ths conrse, and the Racwe Committee ot once issned an order ex- peliinz the horse and rider for one year. It is claimed by the friendz of ifaron de liochetaillee thnt be had no bets against his horse, but was pull- ing him_merely to save the animal from carrying ¢xtra weigits In cotaing race for which e wasen- tered. RIFLE-SUUOOTING. SIR NENEY MALFORD TAINKS GREAT BRITAIN HASN'T A FAIR CHANCE. Dispatch to Cincinnati Enquirer. New Yorr, Oct. 18.—The Board of Directors of the Natiopal Rifle Association held a special meet- ing to-day for the purpose of exchanging views with Sir Henry Halford, lte Captain of the British Tufie Team, upon the question of shooting the nest international match for the Centennial tropb. Heury =aid e could not undertake to bring & Brit- jsh team to this _country another year unless the couditions Zoverning the match were altercd £ us 10 excinde all teamns representing any single coun- iry in Grest Britain, and_accepting but one team, which chould be seleeted by the National Ridle As- sociation of Great Britain. 3 This point granted. he favored as a side isane the increuse of the distance shot over by substituting 1,100 yards for the range at §00 yards. Ile alto thought that tne match should be ahot on neutral «round. tbledon, he said, was not used as @ practice-rauge in Ensland, as’ Creedumoot is in this country. and matclies shof there gave neither side any unfair adeautage. Cnforcunately, be said, the countrics of Great Riritain wonld uot alwaya pull tozether, and if the conditions were not changed Scotland and Ireland would continue to scnd dia- tinct teams to this country. The Scottish Rille As- sociation was, however, in an unsettled state, owing to the controversy on this very question, its President and several intiuential Directors lieir conncetion with toat body. Dakin, Gen. Shaler, Col. Gildersleeve, Col. Sanford, ind Maj. Fulton all spoke earnestly agajnst any alteration of the conditjons already cs- tablished, and a resolution offered by Gen. Shaler, with an appendedamenduent (o the same effect by Col. Wingate, was adopted. Congress will be memorialized for a smatl appro- priation for the encouragement of ritle practice by the regular army and. by the militia of he several tates. OTHER SPORTS. PEDESTRIANISM. Daniel 0'Leary. the famous Chicago pedestrian, has at last arranged a 109-mile match with the as- viring John Ennis, and will meet him in the Ex- position Building, Chicago, Saturday, Nov. 10. The articles of agreement just made etipulate that the waik ehall be for $500'a side, wilh W. B. Cur- tis refereo und the Spirif of the Times stakebolders that the men shall start at 4 a. m., and that ‘there #hall be no coaching, though both men walk on the same track, which shail be seven laps to the mile. RACKETS. . atch ot rackets, best three in five games, for ©of $100. will be plaved at 0" Matley’s court, corner of Frapklin street and Chicago avenue, £t gt 2 o'clock this afternoon. ¢ contestants will be ii. Heraty and T. Cullen avainst two members of the Chicago Ball Club. No admittance fee. ————— SOMETIME, Sometime within the future thou wilt knaw— Too well, perchunce—the folly of the past When dim and heavy grow thine eyes, when Care 1ts changing shadows “round thy way huse cast. When Recoilection o'er thy sonl otk steal, And Fancy wraps thee with 18 magic suell, Perhaps Kemembrance wiil recall uzain An anury word that euded in Farewell! Sometime within the future thou wilt learn, When ull too lute, the love of man 1s not A toy and playtbini for ari idfe hour— A thing so soon Jorgetting as forgot. e Sometime ¢'en I, amid the crowds that throne Life's devious ways, may find thut which T've sought— Truth, Love, and Constancy—a woman pure; And yet, at times, it scems the Past has taught e to mistrast and disvelieve thy sex, To hold them alt aa fickle, and to deem cir vows cheat, their smiles Deception's art, ‘heir friendship nothing, and their love a dream, Sometime within the future! Aye! Sometime *Pwill matter little what has been the Past, ‘When Mem'ry id not, and Forzetfulness Has closed the volume of our li last. ‘TuE MapL] O M. Wiisox. e Note-Paper Abolished. Newe York Cotresuondence Boston Journal., The upper ten bave abolished note-paper. Elfegant cards are substituted. The cards are Verv.clegant pasteboard, about four inchies b three; edaes gilt, snd the name of the Lo handsomely_engraved ou tht top. Tne cards, written back and front, .are placed into an exacdy-fitting envelope,” and_adorned with a monogram in colors ou the back e The Leeds correspondeut of the London Zimes, wnting Sept. “rrof. G. A. Macfar ren’s new oratorio, *Joseph,’ produced to-day, was received with suci unanimous favor as to Teave no doubt with resard to its future accept- auce. Nor can the verdict of the Leeds public fairly be questioned. It is to their spirit of eo- torprise that we owe the work, and, to speak briefly, we arc Indebted to them for a master piece.” | EUROPEAN GOSSIP. A Fragment of Autobiography by 'Alexandre Dumas. Suleiman Pasha, the New Turkish Commander-in-Chief. Apochryphal Titles in France---Victoria’s Tutor=--An Italian Romanee, ALEXANDRE DUMAS. Paris Correspondence New York uraphic. The dramatist, novelist, essayist, moralist, and Academician, whose name is Alexandre Duias, bears worthily the crushing heritage of 2 patronymic made so illustrious by its former possessor. Amid the somewhat revolting but always powerful and brilliant pages of his new volume of plays I come upon this fragment of autobiography, dropped carelessly amid the lucubrations of one of his prefaces, and which pussesses a certain interest for the public, inas- much 35 it gives the lic to sundry romautic sto- ries which bave been told about his childhood and bis relations with his celebrated father. Oue of these storics described him a8 only learning that father's nawme when he was a boy of 15 or 16, and as forcing his way into the pres- ence of the great Dumas, and siormily claim- ing recogmition ashischild. Nothing of the sort occurred. He says: i My mother was a good, courageous woman, who worked to rear me; my father, a Government eni- Hlogc. with & salary of 1,200 francs a year (3240), wving bis mother to support. By a lucky chance itwo happened that my father, though iwpulsive, was kind-hearted. When, after his first successes as o dramatist, be thought ne cowd rely npon the future, he recognized me und gave me his name, ‘Thiat was much; the law did not force him todo ko, ana 1 huve been o gruteful that I have borne that name us well as Lcould. Yet itappearcd thut his name was 1ot enough in the eyes uf the children whose position was' perfectly regutar before the Jaw, andl 10 the midstof whom | was placed very carly in o yreat boarding-schoo! kopt by one of thie bescof men, M. Prospér Gounaux.” These children insulted me from morniug till nizlit. delighted prob- uably 1o abuse in me the celebrafed nime of my fatiier heeauee my mother had the misfortune not to bearit. There was not a day that I did not have atight with one or another of my comradea, and sonictimes with several together, Tor their coward- ice was not solely moral.” ‘Those who were not thus, suid nothing and looked on. 3ly suffering, which [have described fu* L'Affuire Clemencean, and of which I never epoke 0 my mother 50 48 ot 1o distress her, lasted live or wix years, Acharming picture, is it not, of the generosity of nature, the moral couraze, the high-minded- ness of the averagze French school-boy? Taken T this prestry Al wid plaed o private schuol. the young Dimas scon gained full bealth and strencth, and at the age of 20 was o vieorous and - inteiligent young man, Of his relations with his father at that epoeh, I will let hiw speak for himsclf: Yon have known my father; you can recall thut goud humor, that inalterable and potential - that prodizality wherewith ke lavished bis lus talent, his strength, hix Iife. His beurt cumpleted whatever was' legally wanting to s fraternity, and I became his most intimute friend. Thut marvelous man had the gift of rest- ing himeelf from one fatigue by another fatigue, and when he bad worked beyuna all ‘bounds he hunted for three or four days. or danced for three or four nights, sleeping in the carriage thut con- veyed him to the meeting of the aunt, or in the cab that wus bringing him home from a ball. The father and son started out to see life to- gether, and the younger oi the two in thourht, in feeling, in avidity for pleasure, wus certainly not the latter, though he so: Wearled of sadness. | wanted to realize life,and 1 thought I should always tind money m the drawer of the tunle on which my dearest friend wrote for fifteen hours out of the twenty-four. Out of this experience of life came weariness, diszust, bad babits, and fifty detts to the amount. of 50,000 francs. More scrupalous in money matters than was that born Bohemien, bis father, the younger Dumas ardently desired to pay bis def It was the Jong-delayed Suce o1 % La Dame aux Cawmelias”” that finally fur- nished him with the meauns of doing so. Itis well known that he reruhf his father's affection with a tender devotion that ceased only with the life of the wonderful old man. The elder Dumas died beneath bis son’s roof, surrounded by all fitial care and tendernes: Of his Jast illness 2 characteristic anecdote is told. When he was brought home stricken down with the malady thas s0on to prove fatal, Ins son aided bit to undress so that he miaht o Lo the bed that he was destined never to leave. As his clothes were being laid aside, wle gold picee fell from the pocket of his waistcoat, and rolled upon the flour. *There!” cricd Duag, witha flash of bis olden gayety, “1 began life with twenty francs in my pocket, and I am about to_die without having dimin ished my capital. Who will dare call me ex- travagant aiter that!” SULEIMAN PASITA. Bucharest Corresvondence New Tork Times, Suleiman Pasha has such a very eccentric method of conducting a campaign that no one can tell what e wants or mcaus to accomplish. The cucmies of the first Bonaparte, in their de- sire to detract from the merit of his victorics, used to say, sneeringly: It is true that he has been * successful, but he has Leen so by the vio- lation of every established rule of tactics.” Sulviman Pasha bas read this naive anccdote, and bas determined to show hamself the worthy jmitator of the First Consul, by going back three centuries, to the time of his glorious namesake, Suleiman IL., and fighting as people did whea fire-arms were oaly accessories, and bows sand arrows, lances and sabres were the principal = weapons of of- fense.” For him the Junissaries with their impetuous rush are the true models to be folluwed,and all modern innovations mere wakeshilts to conceal the absence of that cour- awe by which alone the Osmanli should trinmph. Suleiman Pasha is a fittle over 40 years of age. Who lic was, no oue knows, before he put on the turban, His natfonality is supposed to be Polish, und_he is strongly protected by the powerkul influence of the Old Turkish party by whotn be is held in gréat respect for his sed- aulous observance of the principles and precepts of the Koran. In other words, he is a fanatical renceade with Puritan manuers, who hates Christians, and never drinks spirits in_public. Like most of his class, he will probably one day sell his army to the Kussians, after the manuer of Joussouf Pasha, at_Varna, in_1928; mean- he is doing it all the harm he can by use- exposing it in asssults perfectly unncces- nd by refusing to come to the assistance hief, by whom he is publicly denouaced asa © miserable traitor.”” Tall and muscular as a Circassian, his bronzed features bear an ex- pression of steroness aud decision almost amounting to ferovity. Mis courage is un- daunced; bis want of cducation almost prover- bial, He speaks French fluently, but ungram- matically; boasts of never having studied any military author, and uever wiites & letter or takes 4 note. Sober asa Spartun, siinple and unaffected in his dress and manuers, Sulciman Pasha is the very antipudes ot his Russian ad- versuries, and by the modeol organization of his army and of its various eclements may be called o milltary specialist, 2 living anacuronism. He despi: red tape in every form, and consequently has no stafl. With hiro aides-de-camp are useless cm- barrassments; 50 he relains about his person simply one or two orderly olficers for the trans- mission of orders on the field, as be retains no copics of an) “fhe Quartermaster’s De- partment s He has, there- {urc, suppressed it entirely, just as he has done myutance service, maintaining that uo i Dijiever has any need of surzical” aid. but that if Jt be bis kismet to recover he will do =0, wherea to call in a foreign nakim is to ily. into the facosof the decree of Allab. Stul. even with all these radical reforms, Suleiman Pasha las won uot 3 few brilliant victories by the rapidity and euerey of his wmove- qments and the impetuosity of his attac The e ties of strategy having oblized the General to - move ourriedly from Adriauople to Karabuuar, he summoned the wilferent commanders of his forces Lo his pres- ence and gave the order for cach une to get his wew off in the course of four-and-twenty bours, adding that they misht take whatever meas- Qures they chose, provided that every vne was at thie point of rendesvous at the proper time. -Immediately the movement of the troubs com- nenced. The suldicrs were notified to provide themselves with three days’ rations of biscuit, aud to get into the train If they could fin‘d‘ seats, ortozo byrond if they could not.. “Go to Karabunar as fast 58 youi can,” was the order ?( ihe officers, am] thither every ope went as {nft. 2 his lews or the railway carriages could take Bim. Suleiman Pasha possibly cotmands well, but, let me add, evéry Ottoman soldier is au- other Suleiman who acts, and [n this individu- ality lies the sceret of his success. TITLES 1N FRANCE. Lucy Mooper's Parix Lester to Phladelphia Bulletin. T have lately been much amused and interest- ed by sundry articles in the English and the American newspapers respecting the apocryphial character of many of the French titles, so ;! made some inquiries on the subject, spurred thereto by the recent,condemaation ol_ anoble Baron to prison, not only for swindling, but, us his sentence declared, “for illegally bearing the titleof Baron.” It is really amusing to in- vestigate the origin of wmapy of these grand titles, association with the bearers of which is apt to fill our citizens with that exquisite de- light which is born of fraternization with real undoubted aristocracy. Not that fraud has anything to do with the wearing of many of them, but 2 large number of the Dukes and Duchesses, the Counts and Countesses of French society, have no more claim to noble blood or long descent than has the grocer who supolics them with coffee, or the troom who rubs down their horses. One Ducal title, be- stowed by Napoleon 111, has a very comical origin. The wife of the gentleman eiopea with a Duke. The husband prayed her to return, and the Emperor and Empress used their intlu- ence likewise. But no. She had run away with a Duke, and she would never return to live Wwitha commoner. So the Emperor, to settle the matter, conterred the title of Duke on the accommodating spouse, and he bore it to his dying day. Then, we fiud a gentleman who was made a Count b{ the late Emperor (poor dear man! none of the nobility woufd grace bis court, 50 he was forced to maoufacture some for himsell). Not only is the old gentleman known as_the Count de ——, but his son calls himself Count, and his grandson as well. But this, after all, is merely anticipating matters, They will all really be Counts if they only live long enough, And this, 1 am told, 13 a very common case with the Couuts and Barous of the Second Empire. Ouly, when they sign their names on any oflicial occasions, the titles vanish as if by mawic. I have heard, too, of the case of a certain noble Duke who lives in Paris in much splendor and eutestains superbly. Heis a very estimable gentleman, and he was formerly an M. Thomas, the Presi- dent of the “Sun ™ Iusurance Company. Being iinmensely wealthy, be sought opeof Lhe daush ters of o princely Neapolitan house in mar- riaze. The then reigning Kinz of Naples, Frandis If., refused his covsent to the match on the ground that the bridezroom was o com- moner. - One of the sub-titles of the bride’s fawily (they have as many as a Spanish bas names) was finally bestowed upon M s by Royal decree, and be beeame the B—. [i must be confessed that be madea much better Duke, as times o, than do many of those who are boru to the purple. Some years azo it was proposed to get up a French Peerage in imitation of that of Burke. But, on investization, it was found that, out of 0,600 titled individuals in France, there were about 20,000 ouly that had any real claims to their tties. And such queer frauds and scandals were discovered, the fruits ol the universal di integrution of society produced by the first Rev- olution, after which the sons of stewards aud of lackeys, having purchased their masters’ estates, assumed and bore their mastess’ titles, that the projected compilation was definitely abandoned. Sixty thousand Frenchmen were not te be con- victed of soctal fraud with impunity. VICTORIA’S TUTOR. Mr. Owen T. Davis, the son of Queen Vie- toria's tutor, the late Bishop of Peterborough, ays that his fagher was first sent for to Ken- sington Palace to read English with the Duch- ess of Kent, but after a few weeks she said to him, “You teach me so well that I wish you would teach my little daughter;” and the re- Ic was that he became tutor to the Princess toria, commencing ber edneatian from the English alpabet. Time went on, aud it be- came evident that the Princess would indue time ascend the throne. Dr. Davis, now Dean of Ches- ter, bad one day requested her to write out a chart of the succession of the English mon- archs, which sbe presented to bim afterwards, Deautifully inscribea, down to the time of King William IV, Mr. Darys, when praising the ac- of 1the work, remarked: “But, , you have not putdown the name of heir to the throne,” on which her Royal Highness said, after some consideration, “ Well, if 1 put down any name after that of Uncte (Villiam, I suppose that I should have 1o put down myown.” On the Duchess of Kent being informed what had oceurred, she told the Dean that it was a great satisfaction to her that ber daughter shiould have discovered so grest a fact fn_so simple a manuer. Thelast duty which Dr. Davys periormed as her Majesty’s tutor was bLearing ber read over her spcech prepared for the House of Lords: she was unwilling to read it in public until his taste bad approved her elocution. Mr. Davys adds: 1t was at no very loug interval after this that amessenger arrived at our house in Kensing- ton, with a pot¢ from Baroness Lehzen, contalning the short message, ‘The Queen says tbat you are to be Bishop of Peterborough.’ He had had some com- municatihn at a former time_with Lord Mel- Vourne. and had stated that he hardly felt him- sclf prepared for such anxious duties s those of a Bishop, but when this note came T can re- member Lis saying to my motlier, ¢ Of course, if thie Queen says I must be Bishop, I must be.’ Singularly enoush, he had once said, when passine throngh Peterboroush, and admiring thic beauty of its cathedrat, and _the quict of its recincts, * Well, if they ever makemne a Bishop, wish it iight be here;? and there he lived and worked for a quarter of a century, cheered by many marks of Ler Majesty’s remembrance and regard,” AN TTALIAN ROMANCE. A sad affair has Tately been brought to light inItaly. In a small cave near Udiuo a woman was found who bad been imprisoned there thirty-three years. Tn 1544 she becume attach- ed to an Austrian officer, but her father, 3 vio- lent hater of the Austrians, who at thut time were in possession of that part of ltaly where he resided, refused his conscut to a marriage. The girl stated that sbe would then marry without his permission. He dissimulated his anwer, and during 8 walk, in which be accom- anicd her, he induced her to descend o the cave with him by meaus of a Tope-lndder, with a view of examining i e was the first to nscend to the surface, and, with- drawing the ladder, lefy her. She was kept regularly supplied witn food and clothinge. en when her cruel tather died she was not released, for ber sister, whose batred towards the Austrians was cquaily great, coutinued the fmprisonment. The unfortunate wowan, on her liberation, had a complexion of a death-like pallor, caused by the darkness in Which she had 50 loug lived, and her voice bau departed, through constant erics for lilp during the early part of ber sequestration. She could speak ouly in a hoarse whisper. e e——— A SERMON. Bright blue dmsfes, and polden-rod, and jewel- weed with your slender gruce, T have come here to stop with you, and listen fora Epuce; For l‘ng !;r from city-churches, else I conld not be with you, ¢ . And T want to hear a sermon that is relevant and trues For, somehow, Sfrom the churches where I go when I'm al home, Though they have the best of preachers, and most learned people come, 5 I have often_cone home weeping, knowing I can never feel All the creeds, ana sms, and Jozmas, that to others seem g0 real: So hel’\:1 1am, bare-headed, and as reverent as you eace, And xp’ll st on this moss-cushion, 'neath these grand old maple-trees. Then transpired the xermon, And 1 cannot teil jnst how— 1 balf read it from the Jowers. Half was whispered from the bough; - And the hum of bee and bird-note Fillea the spaces ali the time With the most delizhtlul music That was ever sel Lo rhyme. Shonld you ask me to translate it, It would puzzle me, I know: 1t was neither snnz nor spoken, But it rather scemed to flow Frow toe gpirtt that pervaded To my thirsting coal within, Aud to lift the hicuvy burden . Of my vrief, remorse, and sin, By s purity of betng, “Aw if nuthinit could endure Of the sinful :ind the carthy In an atmosphere so pace: And within my bosom wakened Farnest prayer and great desirs That the motive of my life-work Mignt be urunder, purcr, higher— That | might grow more unsclish, Fosterless deceit and prude, Fit my soul ta dwell where datsies Blogsom on the Other Side. And this fermon on the pazes Of my Summer's history Shall he aheled ** The beat sermon That swas ever beard by me." \. Y. Mz C. Poxzzor. An Occidental Guest. San Francisco Neics- Letter. * & Has Mr. Flood called to &ce me this after- noon ¢ said a rather **off” looking stranger as he registered his pame at the Occidental the otber duy. ¥ No, sir,” said the clerk. “Ah! Well, if Sharon comes in, say Mr. tiluckerson cun’v dine with bim until to-wmorrow.” *‘Cer- tainly, sir.”” ** Give me the best suite in the bouse,” continued the stranger, thoughtfully, after which he changed a §100greenback, in- quired the way to Gov. Stanford's and left ior awalk before dinner. The bili can be purchased for 10 per cept at thehouse. Itis areally excel- lent connterfeit, and can be resqily passed again in the country. POPULAR WHIMS. How a Soup-Bone Article Nearly Defeated a Candidate. Tom Corwin as the Man Who Wore a Night-Shirt—Broiling His Steak. Special Correspondence of The Tridune. CLEVELAXD, O, Oct. 15.—A remarkable ino- stance of a strong and _ effective, though unjust and uwreasonable, political firht being made against a candidate on g ridiculous and trivial occasion occurred in this county during the campaizn just closed. Mr, Jobn C. Covert, of the Cleveland Leader, was the first candidate nominated by the Republicans on their legisla- tive ticket, and it was generally thought that he would make a strong run, and 5o he would had it not been fora ilttle picce of cheap dema- gogy practiced by his political foes. It seems that on or about the 20th of June, 1578, Mr. Covert wrote and published in the Leader an article oo “Cheap Living.” This arti- cle contained some very wholesome advice to " working and poor people in regard to the matter of curtailing thelr expenses of living. saying that the hard times made it necessary for all classes of people to economize. Iie remarked upon the very low condition of the people of the Old World, and, while remarkiog that it was not necessary ot desirable that the working classes of this coun- try should be reduced to the same condition, still that there was something of a lesson to be derived from the manner of their subsistence. ‘The article in question closed with THE FOLLOWING RECIFE and remarks upon it A gentleman whio has busted himself considera- biy in endeavoring to solve the provlem of cheap living, states that'a few days ago be purchased ma- terisland made soup for uine persons at an expense of §cents: 3 cents lor peas, 1 cent for one Bermuds owon, ditto for Lwo heads OF asparagus and a dozen leuves of spinach, 1 cent for u sumll bone whick the vutcher would have thrown away. The whole was boiled for half an hour and then 8o thoroughly mushed, excepl the bone, 48 to be almost dissolved in the broth. and it mad¢ o dish which any one would have reliahed, and which can be compassed by the most sienaer purse. Such a dish, with Lhe addition of bread, might salmost constitute ¢ meal for many a poor family, and i i3 much better than the- poorer classei cnjoy in Europe. Then great cconomy could be introduced in the use of meat. liea steuk costs 16 and 18 cents per pound, while boil ing meat from the sume beef cun be had at frow (toBcents. A shank with five pounds of mex can be bousht for 15 cents. Every butcher throwt away briskels, flanks, shanks, etc., covered witt #00d meat, ana for 'his (038 in these he is com- pelled to demand an extra price for steaks, % which the poor contribute With the nich. butcher, knowing his didicalty 1o sell anght ex- cept the best meat, oniy buys the hind quarter. fo swhich be pays 9, §3, und 10 cents per pound, while, if_be could dispose of the leas valued por- tions of the animal for bolling meat, he would pay but 7 and 8 cents for the whole, and sell cor- respundingly cheaper. One of the printersin the Zcader establish- ment, who haa left on account of some dissat- isfaction which he had ziven to_his employers ‘went before a Justice of the Peace and mad¢ oath that Mr. Covert wrote the artiele in ques tion and then the opposition opened ita tire, Not another issue was made aguinst him, ne ather fault was found with him. He was siux ply the soup-bone caudidate; he was opposed te the working class and would bring therz downto the level of the paupers of Europe. The earnestness with which the tight was carried ot was truly humorous, Cartoons were engraved representing the unfortunate editor engaged ix ‘pedaling his soup to starvinz workingmen. 11¢ A as 1 poor, blin begear asking for votes and offering to reward the voters with soug which be was ladhng from s kettle near by. And, at lensth, when none of thesc plang scemed to suflice to achieve the cud desired, he was finally cartooned us chusing down the work ingmen with his soup loaded in o syringe, de termined to force them to partake of it. All this, strange to fay, had considerable force with the unthinking workinrman, H would shake his head us he beheld the cartoons and resolve in his inmost_soul that a candidat who would attemot to force him to Iive upoy such diet as that could never hope for his bak Iot. Well, the result whnen election came of was quite close between the two parties any way,—ouly 1 few hundred votes to spare,—~an¢ it was announced afgitst that Mr, Covert wa defcated. But thegiicial count’ showed hin elecred by a very otes. o While Mr. Covert's election was still a mattes of doubt a company of gentlemen, of Which Gen, Gartield, the Hon. A. J. Kutdle, of Washington, aud Dr. J. £. Rubison, aud E. Cowles, Esq., ol Cleveland, were members, were discussing the subject, and they all agreed that while the fight anu its result beirayed @ very curious condition of human nature, till it was not by any means an isolated case. Gen. Garfield said that TOM CORWIN, the famous Whi orator of Obio. related shortly before his death that he wou bis first Congres- sional seat, in 1830, entirely upon what he fled the “night shirt issuc.”” He was nom- inated upon the Whis ticket in a district having Jeoitimate Demoeratic majority of at least ,000. He had but very little hope of election, and theretore was somewhat desperate in his methods. Tu the very first speech he made he thus re- ferred to his oppouent, who was & very finely- appearine gentleman, and really did put on some style for that day and state of society: Fellow-citizens. what shall T say of my op- ponent, the candidate npou the Democratic tickest ile is really ko much of a veatleman, so Lue a fop, thatitis with much diffidencee that these black hands, inured to the bardsbi approach him. Why, fellow-citizens, he is much dierent from and much better than common mortals. When we are ready to retire for the night, we remove our outer garmenty, and reclina upon our virtuous couches. and slcep the sleep of innocence and peace, utrayed in the shirt which has been wet during the dsy with the aweat of houest toil. Lul when thix fne gentle- muu who now demands your votes for the high oflice of Conuressinun, who desirea to represenb you in the couucils of ihe nation.—when this gen- tleman s ready to retire for the might he re- maves all hix garments, nene of which were ever wet'by honest toil. and carefully arrays himsel? after the time-bonored style of Gur wrandmothers ina lonz, flowing pight-shirt. ‘this 1s_the fne entleman who demands your sufrages npon the Demoeratic tic! apd nuthing could pursuade me 10 say aught uzainst hio. This description, whit to be received as a ladis laugh, was taken as the most soleran state- went of fact, and not a s was visible upon the countenances of his hearers. At lirst be was in doubt as to the effcet which the story but it was the most favorable to The honest woodsmen considered the wearing of the night-shirt as well-nizha crime, and everywiere he spoke during the campaten he was ealled upon to relate the story, and in ove way and another be did =o all over the district, aed when election came he went In with 3 fair majonty and began bis wonderful public career. Dr. Robison said that the story recalled to his mind TIE DEFEAT OF A CONGIRESSIONAL CANDIDATE in the State of New York where- e lived when he was u swall boy. Tu that day, sud the Doctor, it was not con- sideted the proper thing for a candidate to make speechies. Ile was cxpected to stayat home aua Jet his tricods do the tighting. ‘Fhbe actions of the candidate were, however, very closely ob- served and ixis record very carefully raked up. The candulate in yuestion, during the progress of the canvass which was to decide whether he should go to Cougress or uot, wmade a short journey across his district, and at oboon stopbed 3t @ wayside jun sud ordered dinuer. In so doing, however, he directed that his beet be broiled upou the couls instead of tried lixe that of the other guests. This decided his chances for election. Word went forth from one ¢nd of the district to another that the Whig candillate did not eat bis meat as the rest of humauity did, but had it covked upon. the coals somcthing after the.plan of a savage. They would vote Tor no such man to make laws for them. ‘These are samples of the stories told, and the conclusion was arrived atthat there is nothing more capricious thau the opinions and love of the people. Gevn. ‘:iarfleld and Mr. Riddle tpemselves could have related personal experiences as in- teresting, unjust, and inexplicable as either of thic above. Subterracean Telegraphy. Eatire success 1s claimed for the enterprise of subterranean cgrapny in Germany. The wires berwecn Berlin and Halle bave been in use for twelve months, and their conducting power Thas increased, no fault having yet been detected in the insulation. The line 18 formed by a cable of seven thin copper wires twisted together so s to be a single conductor; they are cased in India-rubber, and lald in a trench which is dug and afterward filled in by a steamn eXcavater. The trench dug by this machine isuniform: it is one metre deep and halfawetre wide. The work fn ordinary sil is said to 2o forward with great expedition, and_uuderground wires will soon be 1ald between all the chief cities. Many s . Mr. Corwin intended | ous Joke and to create.