Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1877, Page 7

.. THN GHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. SPORTING. Asmual Mecting of the Base-Ball League .-Changes in the Constitution and Rules, Herttord and St. Lonis Yield to Indian. apolis and Milwaakee. E Players Expelled. SixCrooked Additional Power to Discipline Players---Sunday Playing Nog ° to Be Tolerated. A Liberal Teague Alliance Cods end Championship Adopted—The Cham- pionship Season Shortened. e Umpire Plan Revised and Improved----Text of the Business Agreements, Including the P. P. §ystem. A Large and Varied Amount of News for Lovers of Turf BASE-BALL. THE MEETING OF THE LEAGUE, which took place at Cleveland during last weck, wze 20 important one to the game, and, though the olfueraticns were long and occasionally stormy, were almost shways marked with zood judg- pént, aud the changes and additions made to the astitution and rules were mainly of a character sare 1o meet tac spproval of the ball public. The compoeltion of the Convention was such as to Jring 411 Doints 02 3 messure promptly to the eatface, and, above all, there sas a disposition to all argoments from the standpoint of im- . and fo vote at last as the interests of The delegates bogan (o assemble Tuesdas and to prepare for the meeting of the Duard that evening. The members of the Foard wh seats were Meests, Huibert, Soden. Chase, Fowle, and Bulkeley; but the last two were not preseut, sod o the frst three eat to cousider matters, and were greatiy sided by Mr. &, G. Milis, who was in- vited to meet with them, The matter of THE CHAMPIONSMIP, with which was complizutad - the question of the sading of the Cincinmati Club rames, was lengh, :and bronght out a sl debate as $rd game played by wEaid Cinginnati Clab with erery other club shogld or ehonld not ve counted. ed of by the adoplion of tue had & rignt to The matter was disp fellowing resolution: Warzeas, The Secretary has submitted (o tabular nstements of champlon-litp gamas nlared during the pastdeason, the Int showing All such games plased by The Hloston, Chicago, St. Louis, Louissiile, wnd Hart: foré Clubs with cach othier. and the second addia articipated {n by tiie Clnciutiat thereto certain games aviug been Tully examined and dsb: and the same ‘gogiderad “Reroltec. 1. That the Clacinnat! Club, having failed 10737 1ts aunual dues, and hATing therchs forfeited ity n of the League, 1t 15 potentiticd to ave auy games perticinated i by it couated in the champlonshin nes 8 invaid. Tho tatle showing all champlonship fpated fu by the Boston. C: 4 ille. ana Hartford Club, implazed by he Leazue a2d shows the foliowing to he the Tel the clavs. 26 the tesul: of he éeason’ Boston: secund, §t, Loute: Bth. Reroved. 3. The €% pumber of = i under the coast erice, sud the table whilch ied Harttonds fourch, W Clab, Bnving wo the g1 s {n the champioushin €cri beredy swarded tae champfonship of the United States THE LOTISVILLE EXPTLSION, The question uf the etatus of the expelied mem- ‘bers of the Louisville Club of 1 pected to make some breeze, was not at ll anno; ins. In the first piace. Craver, or Nichols pre: neither Iall, uted any claim to be reia- sftwas expecied one or moreof them Ta be sure. two or more of these mea had written 10 managers and oficers of other ¢l s<king mercy and promy bat oo formal denial of the char: tice of the Ending. ws or could have been made. In all their leiters—some cieht in number—the men asked only merey. which _was produced by RN R wes, or of the ju: In view of the t 8 already printed Board contented itself with psssing a formal reso- Juzion aflirming the expuleions and cotting off the foar men from playing in League clubs, or in any fame acainst Leacue clubs. THE CASE OF GEORGE BECITEL wat taken up on an appeal by the player to be re- instated. It wili be remembered tl expelled by the Louisville Club in erarged with several offenses. sain, he appealad 10 be reinstaicd, o:rd, by resolution, denied his request and af- firmed the expulsion, the edect of which keep Mr. Bechtel out in Deing desirons to the cold for some time The cage of Oscar Walker, who was_expelled by the Red Can Club, of St. Paul. Minn., was dis- cussed and settled by the adoption of the tollowing WHEREAS, The Secretary has submiited to this Board the following documunts: oA Frtn oriey sfaned be the Ted Cap Base Tl m from ihe Seeretary of the Red Cap e Leacue. dated s ¥xp.licd from our Club Tor grues yiolation of contracs. 3. An afiidavit bearing the signature of Oscar Walker inthe same bandwriting as first above specified, dated Auj appeary upon the notlce 1877, acclarins that ¢ contract 1o {1 and that 1he omlv contract by bign was it the Manchester Clark. manazer of the rald e haa **never stened the lied Caps of St. Paal, then fn force sl Base Ball Association of 4. A letier from Henry > Manchester Cluy, to the President of th Aug. 24, 1677, clatming that £afd Walk depaity contracred with the Red Cap Club.” Alto. coDIcs Of TeleaTams showin an advaace fo Talker by the Ied Cap Club fn consideration of secur- Ing W services; and, HEREAS, Ttais) dppears from a doc nesasefon of the Seeretars of, the League Club waa, on Panty 10 what {8 known as the Leag ct herein pevitid July 23 and Aug. #creement: that the natice of cor i#Tnfull conformity with the f clause of said avrecment: that “the expulsion. a aotic &4, 18 In full conforslly with e provislons of the second clause of sald agrecient; tha the sad agreement does moL re fweenaclub party thereto anda ing: end that" the notice providea for in the second clstst of fuld agreement 13 the only evidence of con~ . That g valld contract exlsted between the ited Cap Base-Ball Assoclation and Oscar Walker 1677, the action of sald Red CapBase-Ball Assoct- ation ip expeiling £a{d Walker is fully authorized by the provitions of the Leazue Alliance agreewent. and 1y approved by this Board. of which is bereln spe ager fo be in writ- 'S AFFIDAVIT. One of the documents in the ca: the most euccinct statement of the whole matter which has been made, i5 the The Secretary of the fted Caps. howeser, until the case had been disposed of. , and perhaps lowing adidavit by It dilnot arave, e of Minnesota, County of Ramsey. x.5.: Ter- nally anpeared before me, anty of lamsey. and State of Minnesota. Sami r, deposes and says: of the Tted Capr Base-Ball 1, Minnesota, the sald_Assaciation belng 4 corporate buds, mcorporated ander L (ayws of he " State of _Minficsota | aforcssl Club Known 1he Memphis Rede, the Red_Cad Dase-Ball A foriald elegraphed one Burkalow, who had besa a his Iieds, in effect that they de- 2ud 2180 the services of o Patile faind o ng first duly sociation of St. I member of eatd d 10 secure his services Walker, aiso a member of sald Memphfs It Defore terms could be_agrerd upon with said Burk Iow he closed an engarement clsewliere, and in te! hing this inforwation to the said kcd Cap Base- Association he stated that Walker desired the sald fm au offer for bis serv- Ices: 10 this the rald Assoclatlon replied to Burkalow atthey preferred to have Walker name fifs terms. raphed 10 the eald Led Cap own signatiire fon afuresaid 1o max DucBall Awmocfation” o aking an - offer aild Aswclsiion h that they accepted his terms and had complied led. ** All rights " or_wrords 1o LhAt engagement sald Walker then re well -ml“ soon ai(‘lfl:ccl;‘ehllcfi‘n n compliance with this Walker prescuted himself to the Red Cap Base-Ball Ansociation at St. Paul, Mlum., 157, andon Monday,' July 2l League notlee of contra ltion in the piaying nine, und hie became, and con- a player for the mid Assoclstion n AU games’ of Lase-ball played by {hem unili JulyS1, 177, when be slifully violated his contract THin the taid Red Cap Base-Bull ingthem and excociaiing himself own a1 the Manchestcr Base-all Club, after having 38ked for, and been refused. his release {rom the cons Deponcnt further savs tha: coples of all the telegrams Znd otbier papers conriccred with this matier have beea fled with N. E. Young, Secretars of the National e of Professional E 5. CmmiEsps. N. P. = THE TECUMSERS AND WALKER. Itismuch 10 the credit of the Tecamseh Club that they made no fight on bebalf of Walker, al- ugh he wae under contract to them for 1873, Mr. Gorman etated their position by saying that, when the facts in the case were bronght 10 their e or his papers, giv- i2g him to ‘wnderstand that, whether he was or 1ras 0t bound ta St. Paul by the jetter of the common Iaw. yet he was earely boand by bage-ball law and wherefore the Tecamseh Llnb would geton withont him. It was the right ting (o do moet decidedly, and if ail other ciubs would tn the same way refass to esconrage re- Aseoclation by desert- 1i'an organization asc-Ball Clubs. SAMTEL GOEDON. nt back to W by morsl obtgations. :;’Dx;én it would greatly belp to keep the game The ‘“l(l?l!\'fll\’NA'l‘l AND INDIANAPOLIS. lowing application w ve ibhe following application was ocelved from the Nov. 20.—The Cincinnati Base-Ball ereby appliea oy aduiiion o € woul respectiully atac our Clab bears the name of the ity i walch it locatci that it Ts regularly” oresalzed, otfcerod. sud fi iartered: that {t has not In {tsnice any piayer who has been bmiaea or ecfinic Hom 1t Bixencorany - zoreof; and It do iz mentoeeiier 005" herehs Diedge iiselt League. eincats with cluts me MW, Nier: Dresdenc ™ of the C. 11 GocLo, Axsistant Secretary, The application of the Indisnspolis Club was in the same form, and added as it.!?lsl.nl players E, Dolan, ¥, & Fiiut, . L. Quest, E. N Willigm- a, D. J. MeGee.' James McCormick, R. E. Me- Belty, ¥ 3. 1. Wamner o, B B er considering the Cincinnati application, I Board adopted a resolution recwmme’;flh:g its l't-‘lE mission, and adding that it had hohorably and faithfully carried out its contract with the League, —which was, in effect, that It should take up the schiedule where Si Keck's buret-up dropped it and carry it through. This had been doue under an acréement that, in case of fulfiliment, the Club should be admitled to the League; therefore the admission was only formal, - The caee of Indianapolis was differently consid- ered. Tt will be remembered that at the previous scssion the League adopied Art. 12, which offered & membership in the League ns & prize for the best record made by an outside club. {"hu Board there- fore adopted a resolution sctting forth that the Indianapolis Club was entitled to admission under said Art, 12, alrosentfn oTi5 JARTZORD cLUB gentin a letter, which was balf application and half claim. Alr. Douslas, Presiaent of the Club, seemed 10 desire **to remain in the League, " thus astuming or claiming o franchise in it as the ~successor of the old Hurtford team. He telegrapbed also that he would send Robert Ferguson ae delegate. it in that he failed, 2+ Ferguson did not present himeelf, ~ Mr. Douzlas annouticed as his team for next year: Douglas Al- lison, ¢.; F.Nichols, p.; T. Mornan, 1stb.; S. d Hague, 3d b.: T. Carey, 8. 8.3 2 1. 1. °P. A Hines, ¢, I.; R. Highsm, 1. il be observed that Mr. Donglas did not present the name of Craver, with whom he had contracted before (he expulsions, but substitated that of S. Brady as sccoud baseman. Whether this i3 our dear friend **Spike " Bradv. or the Brady who played with the Ithude Islands in 1876 and the Rochesters in 1877, _does not appear. After cousidering the case, the Board resolved that the Hartford Club was not’ a member of the League; thet is, that it did not'fall into the franchlse abandoned by Ferguson. It will be proper for Mr. Douglas 10 make an application be- fore 3arch 1, if e chooses, and there ecems o 2ood show of hie getting in if he does, Tt was, howerer. clearly the duty of the Board to refuscto nermil new organizution to take the place of an old one o which it was 1n 10 way a successor. TOE FORMAL MEETING OF THE LEAGUE was beld Wedaesday noon. only the Boston, Chi- cazo, and Louisville Clubs belng present when the Convention was called to order. The first busi- mess transacted was the admission of new mem- Ders, which was taken up on a saepension of the order of businese, The two clubs recommended by the Soard were then adultted by & unanitous vote. The Secretary then 121 before the Board the fol- lowing applicaiion from the Milwaukee Club: MiLWAUKEE, Nov. 30.— W, A. Hulber!, Es.. Pred- gent: | bes fekso to inform” on (et the Mliaukee Base Ball Association neks adwiltiance to the League of which you arc Presigent. The Milwaukee Glub is [rorerly Tncorporated acceraing to, die laws of the te of Wisconeln, and in 158 will enter npon its atlon. “TUC City from a povulatton of 125, ten miyutes’ walk froni (be centre of the city, one of tlie finest gramlatines fn the countiv. and a total seaunz capacity for 000 people. The dibcers of the Ciub are- dent, tie Hon.John K. Kane, editor of = ; Vice-President.” the Rev. Fred 11 Andrus: Treas: ortarun. The plzsers under coniract woll-kilown tezrily and lonesy. They are: C. W. Beanwtt. George Creamcer, Willlam Hlolbert, Samuel il. v Wilifam B. Foley, Fred H. Andrus. W M:i’n T, Redmond, Avacr D yure, nearly nan. and Daniel 1 of whom u3 this year, 1he Gthers Conii Jbon them, ani with (he prom for 13578 are all of 10 ug With 101 A Stafn of Foad crowas aud atmeat of ar Visitors, we hereby ask thot our Club_moy be made a member of 19¢ Natsonal Leage. Veryrespectfully, Joux I Ka President. THE DELEGATES. “The motion to admit the Miwaukees was carried unanimously, anc the Convenuon was then con- stituted a3 followe: A. Hulbert, of the Chicago Club. oung. of Washingr uacn. Harey Wrizht. - Mulbert, A. G. ils. wng Nett C. E. Chase, C. W. Johnstone. lliwaukee Cinb—. P. Rogers. Thig body was fully the cqual of its predecessor of 1576 n intellect and that peculiar and practical ki e of the administration of the affairs of i ourules without O v with them. the ten members of the Convention six eat ané four were new. Soden fook 3r. Ay 3 by it; T \vas 8 wonderful improvement over Mr. n every way; Mr. Pettit is about as sharp 3 owle, facking. of course, some experfence; r. Rogers, while sreatly different from Mr, Ferzueon, was 'of far more Zervice in discussing Cchanzes in the Constitution, and in keeping a tong of «0od humor. r. H. Gorman, of the Tecumseh Club, of Lon- don, Canada, wes present at the Convention with a view, subpoeaoly, of msceriining what the chances of the receptivn of bis club would be it they should apply for admission, e was invited to sit with the League, and contributed many val uable suzzestions, 1t is quite likely that the Te- camsel will apply, and notatsll impossible thay ther may be admiited. They bave every requisite of stability, rtrength, and respectability, and labor only under' the disadvantage of baving & rather small city. Tine resignation of the St. Louis Clubasa mem- Ver of the Leazue was received. much to the re- aret of 1he delezates, who had a high respect for Taany of the ofticers of the Ciub. The action recommended by the Board in all the cases was taken. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. The consideration of amendments to the Costi- tution was too long to be given in full, or auytiing Iike it. and it will suflice to say that the foilowing Cchanges, amendments, and substitutex svere voted: In Article & was_inserted 8 clause providing for the clection of a_Preeident by ballot, and con tuting him ex-oficio Chairman of the Board of Direciore. % . Tn Art, 5 the following very coneiderable change a8 made, givinz clubs power **to punish or ex- el their own players, and these powers shall not be limited to cuses of dishonest olay or open in- subordination, but shall include all questions of carelessness, indilerence, or other conduct of the player that may be resarded by the club as proju- dicial to its interests. 8 Several chanzes were made, in various varts of the Constitution, with the view of defining A NEW AND CONSISTEST POLICY determined upon by the League as to the status of players dismi-sed from service by clnos for any cause. lerctofore, upless a player could show what wwas termed *+an honorable release, ™ he was debarred from playing with or azainst any Leazue clab, unless, upon appeai, such disablity should be removed by the League’ Loard. and such appeal could not be heard untl after the clos of the play- ing seaton. “The general effect of the changes referred to is to leave the piaver, valess expelled for cause, eligible to re-cnzoge with any Leame or non- Teague club, ond ro sppeal is allowed him to the Board, the matter being rezarded a3 simply a gues- tion of contract between the playerand the club, with which the League does not inferfere by fm- = a penalty. as_heretofore, or in any olner way, Jeaving the parties to settie their dispate, if any, in the sume way 25 in apy other business. 111 case of expulsion, however, the player is pro- vided an appes to the Boara, and the scope of his appeal is £0 enlarzed as to admit any facts or argu- wients he may see Gt {0 present in hixdefense. The most_imporiant of the amendments referred to is the following (in Art, V.), making it mandatory upon the club 1o expel the player far cither of the various kinds of disreputable conduct epecified: _Any piayer under contract with a Leaguu club who hall witbout the writien consent of such clubleave (ts gervice, or who ehall be proven gullty of offering, azreelng, conspirinz, or artempting roluse any game of hall. orof belng ini ed {n any pool or wager there- on. orof any dishonorable or disreputable conduct, 2531l be at once expeiled by such club. SUNDAY PLAYING. The clanse on Sunday playing is stronz—but not 100 sirong. It is as follows: - If any clubehall take part In any gsme of base-ball on Sandas. or ff 12 ehail fafl to Imincélately expel any man unaer coniract with it for taking part in such zame as plager, umplre, or scorer, then. and in either of these DAIsT the ‘club eust: forfelt ité membershlp fa the League. The section is_considerably longer, but the rest of it fs given up to explaining the machinery of expulsion snd the ways in which proof must be suvmitted. N . The dificulty had this year with the Cincinnati Club ¢ avgided by making the day for paying the snnnal Gues May 1. instead of June 13 and by mak- inz it the duty of the League Secretary {0 teleeraph on May 1 to every clab, notilyinzit of the defanit of any ciub that may not have paid, the defaulting glub losing ts membersb and. the other clubs being prohitited from plaging it. e Ehampionsinp scason is shortened to. extend only from Slay 1 to No, 1. TOE LEAGUE ALLIANCE. An entirely new section, relating to Leagne Al- liance clubs, is inserted. It provides for a docu- ment similar to that used last year, cxcepl that the outside disputes **may "—not **must—be Teft fothe Board. Also, for afce of SI0topay the League, Sccrétary’s postage and stationery 0ill. Aleo, binding the Learue not to employ or play ‘2uy player 10 which & League Alliance clubis en- titled by contract; giving any Alliance club a hear- in7 whenever it _may present itself to_the Leagne meetinz. A League Alliance championship ja provided, to_ be given to the club winning most League Alliance games and forwarding notice 1o the Lieag: cretary thereof. The League farther pledges itsclf to furnish a £nitable emblem of such championship at its an- Tl meeting. In closing this article it is declared that no club that has forfeited Iis memberebip in the Leagme, or thatis connected with any other orzanization than tiic Leuzue o Leaguc Alliance, hall be entitled to its Benedts.. TOE MOST STRIKING INNOVATION of the wiole legislation i, however, the following sectiominserted in the Championship Code: No game shall be played berwreen Leazue cluds, or between League and uwn-i.l‘_'!f‘uc <¢lubs, before the com- mencement uf the caamplonship series; no game shall De pisyed hetwe Leaguc club and soy non- League chub from nio’s seat, and the Conveation lost not! Mr. X 1 ment o the comple: tloa'gf the cha ris upon such grounds; no FemJkiall be ananted oF played beUTCR ARY Lesgue Gud noa-League clubs or picked nlues for o ubon auv ubless the latter requirement be waived Ly the L . tract and play at once, instead of iaiting twenty Oft daysof thachamplonehip erlea, except.as sbove providedand upon tie followlng eipress conditlons: I 1f "a Leazue Champlouship “game be pre- vented by unavoidable accident on Tain or proceding the day the day (not counting Sui agreed upon for such nun-Leazue or picked-nine game, co the Jatter shall be deciarcd off, 5033 1o sllow the League clubs (o play the thamplonalilp game on that dl‘)‘. 2. Such gamc shall be played under the playing- Tules of the League with a League ball, to be furnishcd| Dy the League club, and umpired by a League umo, MINOR CHANGES. _To avold the scheme which has been common_of exchanging pliyers to #void having eshibition games counted in the championehip series, it is -ow provided that no such exchanges sBall be made during the chariplonship season. Thieyear ihe probidition of playing expelled players was limited o champlonship games. Next ear it includey all Zames, After a club has diebanded its players may con- days, s this senson, In Artticle VILL., Sec.4, the provision for rettling dlsputes that might arise between clubs under the playing rules is stricken out, beiny rendercd in- operative by the additional powers conferred upon nmpires in the playing rules. THE CHANGES IN THE PLATING RULES were comparatively few and generally i the way ofcleating up matters. - Ko changes were made which will atfect the piay atall. Following are all the chianges, except merely those of phraseology: Trovision was made In laying out the ground for 8 much better system for keeping the players m pince. It fs substantially that the foul lincs are extended Srom first and third bases back of home base to the extremity of the ground. Into this tri- anzular space no one of the batting side, except the batstan, can come, thus keeping the crowd away from 'the umpire and catcher. and avoiding what was often a nuisance this scason. . Instead of sending the home club to bat first uni- formly, the rule was changed ¥0 a8 to g0 back to the old'way of toseing a coin belween the captaine. A long Qiscussion took place on the bubject of pitching, bat it ended by & change which écems of no special force. It was that the pitcher's hand must pass below his *¢waist,” nstead of below hiv **hip, " in deliverihg the ball. The vection which providea that the players take thelr placos in the order named *on the score- book, " was amended £0 as to allow the coptain to send the men to bat us hepleased. The fact ls, the. score-book bas about faded out of the game. The section giving the umpire power Lo deter- mine when play shall be stopped, was changed s0 as to give him that power only in case of rain or darkness. Rule 3wasstricken out because an article cov- erine it had been inserted in the constitation. The powerto call **Time,” which has always been vested in, and generally abused by, an um- pire. 15 now restricted to cases **uf illuess or ln- Jary to himself or a player.” In stating how s player may be put out the rule asit s100d made no reference to n ball bounding from a fence or tree. This was_changed 50 as o inclnde the words *‘or any object other tham & player.” The provision about foul strikes restricts them to gasea where the batiman **hits, " not alrikes aL the i i A'pall which bits either first o thirdbass is falr. SUBSTITUTES 1N RUNNING. Tlereafter a player cannot have a substitate to run for -him unless he has been injared in the game then in progress, and even then the substi- tute can only run for the injured man after he has reached first baze. Last_year's question about a ball being held in touchling a player is cleared up now by making it necessary to hold the ball after Lhe playis over and accomplished. * " THE UMPIRE QUESTION was the object of much careful—if not entirely prayerful—study, and within an hour after it came up at leust ahundred Fuggeetions were poured. upon the heads of the members. Finally the whole subje’ , with a)) the surzestions and amendments, waé mped over into the hunds of Messrs. Mills, Wrizur, Young, Gorman, nud the representative of Tiig TRinUNE, 05 8 Bpocial committee, After considerable arzament, the Committee Teported a plan of which these are the featnres: Any two clubs may agree on any person to umplre any game, number of games, or serfes of games. I noagreement Is reached five days before the Fame the Yislting club shall select five nauies frou the stall of Leaguc umnplres upd the howe club shall prodace one of those five men In time for the game. 11 they do not, the vieltinz club ma choose thelr owa wnplre. But iF the visiting club docs ot send In ts 11st of naines, then thic home Club mey chuose the umpire outrizh, The “ait of umbires referred fo shill be {n number three e League clubs, and shall be clios ¥ 00l upon u list furnished by the Steretary Its preferences. Ay club shail nominate as many as 1t choses for the Secretary's Ifst. The League adopted the report of the Committee as soon as it was presen It seems to Iere- Iy fallible human understanding as of this would £ive the best systom_ever used. It isa combina- tlon of the major part of the suggeations handed i A new rule was added entiticd. ¢*The Cmpirc's Jurisdiction and Powers,” which designates the umpire as waster of the trounds from the com- mencement to_the completion of the game; re- quires him to keep both_sides constuntly at work; 10 keep players of the sfde at bat ént of the way of the ball, or the flelder running for it, and from ero: the trisngular epace Iid off behind the ‘home-base whilc the ball Is in the hands of, or in play Vetween, the pitcher and catcher standing in their positions. He is directed to order any player to do, or omit 1o do, any act affecting the enforcement of the spirit as well ae the letter of the rules, and is vested with power to fine the player in case of dis- obedience or insalence. SCORING. Harry Wright, the great American scorer, ‘was instructed o revise the scoring system, and he aid s by throwinz out total basey, and inserting instead a colamn headed, ** Times Resched First Base.” The rules of last year with this amena- ment were then adopted. ~ The oft-repeated idea of doing away with bage hite and errora did not receive a single ve TIHE BUSINESS AGREEMENT. 2 The rules having been completed, the busincés was taken up,and the followine special contract a3 to sharing terms, ctc.. made ont and signed: The parties hereto agree that during the playing sea- 30n of IATA, in consideration of the advamtages 1o ench of & uniform business system, each club subscribing Borctoshall pay to every Giher elub subscrlvlay horets for_cach champlonship ~game of ball In which sucn other olub slgll, - ak _ visiting club, ' con- Test aealnst it upna its oW grounds thesum of 15 cents Tor cach anil every person atmltted to such grounds to Witness sucl gama or any part thereof, or -admitied to fuch Frounds for any OLICE PUFPOSC PriOF 10 such wams or the hour appolnted therefor, excenting only players of the contestinz claba. policemen fn oniform, and ten othier persone, \We further agree that. for the purpases of 1his agreement, it shall be sulcent for the visiting from Louisville that Dev implicating the Louisville Ciub management in the Devinney frands is denicd by Devl 2 officer of the Louiuville Club. be printed next Sunday. over till then. National As inid on the table. 2ll the members did not fecl ready to unsparingly denounce the Association, they were firmly op- posed to joining it, Gen, Treacy proposed xnuther resolntion to the effect that It was the eense of the meeting thut the Exccutive Committee had no power 1o unite the Breeders® other organization. Thorne, who 1§ a member of the Baard of Appealy, as wel! us of the Bree and offered his r quence of the refiect; present upon the he felt bound as a member of the latter org tion to withdraw from the Breeders' Association. These remarks canzed the most intense excitcment, but the resignation was not accepted. Lefore the ‘matter conld be further discussed, individual made » motion to adjourn, which was carried, leaving thinge in & decidedly nnpleasant condition. anda an article on the subject, and gave publicity to a plan sugzested by Secretary Boyle, of Dexter Park, Ahereby every unkuown - horse entered in any race ever a track beionging to the National Association woula be obliged 16 identify himself and herseif in & satisfactory manner before being permitted o start. 'This plan wax that whencver an entry was ‘made by an unknown party or oac who was notabove ruspicion, the oflicers o act in unanimousiy passing ‘& vote of thanksto MMr, A. G. Mills, who drafted nearly, if not quite, all tne leg 0 trouble for the delegates to suezest things, but ‘bardly_one of them \hile AIr. Milts could. and did, pat everylhing in | excellent Enclish 1n the shorlest time, gfl‘i‘i“lm and the League owe manythanketo Mr. e. ation which was acted npon. It was get hisidea on paper, Botn _the ‘The publication of the Leagno-book was left to Do dieposed of by the Sccretary, as Jast year, to the Dighest bidder, only about balf -as much ag before, because the book has been néarly doutled in size. ‘The_privilege , however, worth The queetion of the aduption of 4 ball was dl cuesea at length, and it was voted that no mann- facturer have the indorsement of the Leagne elther directly or indirectly, but that the contract for making the balls under certain specificstions be et by the Secretary, and that the balls he delivered to him without marl bave no authorit, thay he made the 3 und, further, that the maker from 'the League to announce m Mir. L, 1. Mahu, of Boston, maker of the satis- factory ball_used by League clubs Jast year, was present, and to him was swarded the contract for furnishing the balis nsed by the League in next yea, the general cxpression boing that he made by &l1 odds the best balls in the country. This testimozy toa maker's goods s the highest ever awarded in the history of the game. mes The League adjourncd without . an agrecment as to where they would hold their next, meeting, but with a pretty well-detined idea that they would have to come fogether not 1onzafter midsummer. GENERAL NOTES OF THE GAME. Some questions which should be answered and various other matters aro necessarily laid over for lack of space. A long and carefally-writicn latter from St. Loufe, givinga sketch of the status there, and of the hopc for a club in the Leagie nextiyear, is unavoidably deferred Dy the press of ball news from the League. ‘Tho stalement by s correspondent :i gl:' Daper in-a letter to The letter will Tack of space puts it The Tecumseh Club, of New London, Canada, have baen in megotiation with Ross Harnes for some time, and it is u cugaged us manager, captain. and second bage- may of thut team, 10 them if he joins in form and he will do as'osptain and wansger remafns to be seen. derstood that he has been Tle will be a atacquisition eeps s0. What THE TURF. A DECIDED SNUB. Tae TrinoNE has heretofore alinded to the fact that the National Association, which has for its object the promotion of the interests of the trot- ting tuef, has, for the past two years, been falling into disrepute with horsemen on account of its : evident fondness for, and partulity to, certain sections of the country, to the neglect of others, The most prominent and influential organtzation of gentlémen interested in the aside from the one just referred to, is the National Associution of Trotting-llorse Brecders, composed of some of the most respected and in- fuential men in the country. meeting was held in New York last Wednesday, and ac that mecting the members took particular prinsto express in avery decided manner their lack of confidence in, and Coutempt of, tional Assoclation. trotting horse, a body Its first annual the Na- ‘The matter was brought up by Maj. Martin, who introduced a resolution proposing that the Breed- er’ Association should unite with the National Association. solely for the purpose of sceing how the members felt in relation to the matter, as, after reading it, ‘he at once launched forth in an ardent uppesl to the meeting not to adopt the resolution, character- izing the National Board in severe terms, and handlipg that would-be august body, the Board of Appeals, without glove: peared to suit the othes the resolution was Jaid on the table by = vote of 26to 12, This resolution was brought up These eentiments ap- gentlemen present, snd Gen, B. F. Treacy, of Brooklyn. then offered a resolution instructing the Executive Committee not to join ¢ newed the excitement, and tho_motion met- with tional Association. This re- determined opposition from the ciation men that it was finall; To show, however, that while ociation with sny This was carried, Mr. Edwin Aseociation, then arose uation, stating that, in conse- ns cast by several gentiemen ational Trotung Asociation, ™ some _discreet While this paper does not care to indorse all of the hurd things that have been said by responsible men against the National Board of Appcals and toc jon of which it is a part. it is free to con- fess that there must be a pmmrl and aecided change, or the Associction will fall p! withdrawal from mewmbership of a majority of the tracks which now compose it. dissatisfaction which exists have been fullv stated in these columns, und the action of the Breeders' Arsociation but exprosses the ceneral estimation in Which the **X. c r liflln (?) of the Interesis of the Trotting Turi' is held. ] to picces by the The causes of the Nationul Association for the Promu- STOLEN GOODS. " Two weeks ago, after it had exposed Brightwood v other ringers, TnE TISCUNE containcid the track fo which such ciud 10 preseut its nine upon the deld at the hour polnred, and prepared to play the game, In the sbsence | entry was sent should compel the person having ofraia, he number of persons M!(nl'lltclholhe grounds | the ~ horse in charge to brinz unquestl 2Uil e uorermined By Use o 1l necewsary BN & Derof seif-reglsterin® tutnstica: the koys of which | avle refetonces froni the pluce from which shall be dellvered to the agent of the visitlog club be- fore the openin; of the grounds for each game, and such agent of the visiting club ahall alo have the Tight 10.afllx a scal to the reister or box of such turnstile. We furiher agree Uisc o will pay for e servioed of {he umpire &3 per £ame, the vislting club to pay Such {re. and nio ali cxpenses incurred fn securing the at- tendance of such umpire. We furtlier sgree, and do herchy notify all players Dow Tmder contruct. or that may hereafter contract swith efther ctah sutiecribini hereto, that each player Imust pay §30for (he uniform furnishtd Bim by the club f0F the Sca%0a of 1573, and must, st his Own ex- Tense. Keep the same ciean and fn good repalr, and hat while absent upon f tour or tours during the soa- £on Of 1578 the sam of 5 cents per day Wil e de- ducted from his pag. And we furtheragree that we il now eivenge o piny any pluyer that, mar be roleased by any club sdbscribing Mereto on account of disazrees wment bevween euch player and his club growing out of any stipulation ot this asreemen e farther azree not 1o play any came with aay non- zu8 club upon the grownds of rald non-Leazue club, exeept upon the followlng stipulations additiona) to those prescribed fn the League Constitution: The non- League club shall oy thie League clul for cach same actuuly played. and fmmediately upon the termination of sald gnnie, one-lmlf of the gross recelnts of such Fame, or the'sum of $100, as the League club may then prefer; and the non-Leazue clubshail pay the Leazue €l $30 In every case where League club snall pre- seny Its nine o the city or town of such non-Leazuc club prenared 1o play st the tims appointed for such gamesnd the zame be provented by rala or any cause other than the Tefusal of fuch Leaxue club to play such came. In the event of the refusal or failure of any non-League clnb to pay the sum or sums due as hereln stipulated, the League clah shall at once telegraph such fact to the Sccretars of 'the - Leazue, who shall forthwith. gotffy all " other Leagne clubs by telegraph, and o League club_shall thereafter play” sucih defsulting clud until the fall amount due he mald the Leagne clah, wiich Leagie club shall. {n case of euch payment, notify the Secre- tary, and he the otaer Leagie clups, by tefegraph. We further agree hat, n any ease oL covered by the constitution, a_ Leagne club havioe agreed to piny a non-l.eague club wpon the groundsof the latter, and falling to present fis nine_in the city o town of such Bgn Leazue cluby propared 1o play at the tis appolat- ed for such game, tiie League club shall pas to the non- Lragne ciub ine fum of $30as the penalty of such do- auit. In witness whereof, etc,, WiLtiax B. PETTITY, for the Tndianarolls Base-Bail Assoctation, ILLIAX P, ROGERS, for the Milauk Base-Ball Club, AT T, S tary, for the Boston Base-Lall Astoctacion, cligibility of a the first paner to advance this idea, bat now it i Deing brousht out by papers and_individuals in all parts of the country. and paraded, 4 sometaing entircly original. Th ju gencrally a fortnight or 80 in the rear of all other papers in rospect to_such matters, has just awak- ened to the fact that rngers. control them, are becominz nopleasantls numerous, and thet some decided action must -be taken in order to prevent these robbers from bringing turf #ports intc 3 s00n recover. venilated their ideas on the subject of how to pre. vent ringers from successfully carrying out their echicmes, and the editor backs them up on lus page with an srray of stale facts and platitudes. idea are simply those contained in Tus TRirgxs's article of two weeks ago; nothing more. per said: pealk next winter, at which {t will modity the present code of rules under which tracks Delonginz 10 the Natlonal Association work. The ques- tlon of how to dletect and punlsh ringers wil) undonlit- edly be brouzht u %o oheck this growing evi] proposed. one that has come 0 the knowledze of tis paner oris- inated with Secretary Doyle, of Dexter Park. Tie pro- Foses that when a horse (rots oyer any track helonzlnis {0 the Nacfonal Assoctation, the proprictors thercot sliail, at the cuncluslon of the meeting, farnish thie owner of the antmal with @ certificate, sating fn what Tace of races hie took part Andthe previvus recor the shape of biank forme, easfly ilfed out, which should T furnished to each Assoctation track by Seeretary of the nan_ came long with an animal which le clalmed Nad no record. he would. under the proposed plan, e required o furnish as & refercnce the name of some re- sponsbic horseman not undor peaity of the Natlonsi cinlty. cate Of the irs trotted to Justity ite ofiicers In accepting his entry. and the first track on the list would, of course, have com- munfcated with the party owner or driver of the borse {n regard to the animal's eligibility. his horse. Tue TRIBUNE was e Spirit of the Timex, which and the men who sropate from which they will not 1In its last fssue two corregpoudents ro- ‘Their This pa- ‘There is to be a meeting of the National Board of Ap- be competent to at hls meeting, & VArlous plans The most feasibl e best record acqulicd, “Ihis cerrificate_could be 1 . Vall, fonal Assoclation. In cose a socfatfon from the piace where hie hatled, or {ts ‘Thus each assoctation would have the ceril: % at the Jast place where the horse fven as reference by the ‘This waa the first mention of any plan to check ringing, and the smart Alecks all over the country huve scized upon itas a frame on which 1o air their scantyideas. Preston, Minn., 1o the pirif, says that the best way to' detect ringers is for tracks to annonnce *‘fhat every stranger with a horse, suspected of M. T. G.," who writes from inelegibility from any cause, will be required to for the Chlcago Banl Cae ™ make Q'{ull) and explictt ahowing of bis- amtece- TO PREVENT RARLY CONTRACTS. . To prevent. if possible, the bidding for men in the middle of summer, which has heretofore re- sulted in saddling clubs with high-priced teams which they could not pay, tho following agree- ment was made and signed: Tne subscriblug clubs hereby acree that nefther thes, mor any oficer, member, or agent of thelr respctive organlzstlons, stall contract with, employ. eagage, or Tnegotiate for any plaver for the season of 1879 previous fo Sept. 878, 'unless sooner released from this con- tract at 1n testimouy ecal meeting of Lhe Lesgu CULARLES For the Louiavilie B: W. A, HCLREET. For the Chiesgo Batl Club. Wisniax P, log For the Miiwaukde Ball Clib. A, H. SoDEX. For the Boston J. FF, Assoclation. For the Clnctnna! STULIAM B, PETTIT, For the Indianapolls Dase-Eall Assoclation. OFFICERS. The clection of ofiicers being fn order, Mr. Young was re-clected Sceretary and his sulary fised at $500 by unanimous vote. W. A, Hulbert, af Chicago. was re-elected President niso by u unani- mous vote. The drawing for Directors to form the Board resulted as follows: Cincinnati, Indian- apolis, Milwaukee, Boston. The Board will there- fore o2 . A. Hulbert, ex-oflicio; J. M. . W. B. Pettit, W. P. Rogers, and A. Ti. Sod THE SCHEDULE. “The guestion of a committee to draft a schedule provoked much discussion, principally upon the schedule itself. 1t was finally settled by making Messrs. Hulbert and Neff a committee (o draft & schedule in sach form that the clubs can d Tots for choice of ronte and time of playing in cer- tain places. If that be fonnd impossible. a Leaguc mecting will be called Aprl 10 to consider the matter. 5 Bail Club. IN GENERAL. The League did a graceful and entirely deserved with scarcely a modification. after this paper has bly grabbed by scriol s¢ek to paim it off as 1t3 own. Congress mar do at its appr gard to this matter of ringers, it is doubtful if the plan made public by Tuz TRIECNE can be improved upon. \ Fear; at Hartfoid. obtained & record of svas purchssed by Dr. Hunter, of Gial for §5,800. This is precisely what this paper proposed. the §ilea being merely conveyed 1n dificrent words. But @ varty in Rock Island, Parker Wineman, has al=0 written to 1yie same paper about the matter. Br. Wineman devotes the main part of his letter to 2 plea for laws that will protest horscmen, and advances some vers good iceas, which will be treated of at ome fntare time. in regard to the detection of ringers. is simply & varation of that Tle wants the owner of every trotting horee com- Cltase, peled G resister him with (he National Association. The lutter individual should then farnish the owner with a Jittle biank hook, on the first page of which shall be rec Tes tie horse trots (ne Secretury of the truck shall reglster his performances at the meeting, and pass along the man and animal to the next assaciation. snzzestion proposed by thie paper, cretary of the ded the g when try of the animal. At the drat mect Tt will be aeen that this 1s Secretary Boyle's pian, The truth is, that resented an idea It is invaria lere all over the conntry who ‘Whatever the Turf aching meetiaz in re- A SALE OF FAST TROT1ERS. The most extraordinary sale of trotting horses that ever took Dplace in ‘this country was hield last Wednesdey at 127 West Twenty-seventh street. New York, mons trotting mare Bella, by Rysdyk's Hambleton ion, outof smare by Juph about which_George Times, and. Stnmons, the borseman, had 3 row three years since. She is one of the speediest ani- mals in the conniry, and is now in- her prime, be- ing but 8 years old. She trotted a ninth heatin ‘The first animal offered was the fu- r. ‘This {s the m of the Spirit of ths Wik 3on_one occasion, winning the race, and Jast 52, Lelly 03, Tezas, The bay gelding Surprice, that nay trotted the Fleetwood Patk track fn 2:93, was sold to 0. H. Marsh, of Clevelnnd; for $440. A bay Hambletonion stallion, that has shosed trials In 2:37, wentto Mr. Marsh for $160. The bay mare Fanny Cruz, by Volunteer, that can trot better than U‘ was purchased by Georze E. An- derzon, of Buffalo, Tor S400. Andaluslam, a Clay stallion that has a retord of 2:31, and can trot that fast now, was secired by P. D. Schmidt, of Balti- maore, Tor $§370. " Mack, 5 brown gelding, that d featen that good horse Kansas Chiof in tio racecs, and of whose great specd marvelous storles are told, went to J. L. Andrews, of Clucmnati, for L0, & &-year-old Dran oIt by Socrates, ihat c ot in 2:50, brought §240, thé pas 2.5 Tillotson, of Tatersan, . 7 o 20er beloZ CUMBER TO SHERMAN, The notorions Tim Cumber, whose explolts with Brightwood have been fully yentitated in theso coluwns, sent the following scurrilous let- tertoMr. D. T. Sherman, of waukegun, I, after he had secred his nioney from the Iilinois Assoclation. The cpistle is iven verbatim, 48 a literary curiosity, and fs as follaws: * Urica, N.Y., Nov. 16 1877.—Dacld H. Fop N DaiSin: ' Yod of course wiil £ e 10 hiear from e 1 am the omnr of the Horse Bri wpnd. And I would say further I haveall the money wrhich ke woa. And yua, you old Sucor and your low lved dirty son iried o beat me out of. 1 ever yon cowe {n my country I will try and retura the favors you Bestowed wpon e I am a zentleman o CYery respect And as for you and your son you are beneath the notice of geutlemen and Shouald not be nllowed on any track that belonws to the Natfonal Assoiiation you have never in your fife had nothing but old Duers to ian- dle. And 1lhave awork burse whio cau beatyou for money any dnyJou name. I think your old Durid I, f5an l)n’ky‘ and canu beat nothinz and your son who ;‘l{f‘:f‘l‘r’r;r:n‘.{vflltnnsl'mi‘m "Xugnn unierstand trom i of yourn. g Die sour Soul wil try 13 Hell. Tours garc iR You T. Coxmen. ‘ NEW ORLEANS RACES. New Ontzays, La.. Dec. 8.—Third day, the firat race, for a club pursa of $300, handicap hurdle, two imiles over eizht hurdles. was won by Rerding, Ten-Pin second. Port Leonard third, beating Dick Adame, Bombay, and Jim Hinton, Time, 4:05%. In the pools on_the track Leonard sold for 225, ‘Bowbay $15, Redding $15, the field $10. Leonord came in very lame, In the second race, club purse, $300, all ages, mile and three-quarters, Gen. Phillips won by four lengths. Vermont' sccond. Buil-und-Dine third, beatinz Aunt Boteey. Bradamante, Lock- lin, and Jim Hinton. Time 3:15%. lu the pools gn the track en, Phillips eold st 835, Baft.and- Blge $i3, Vermont 310, the field SI1. Phillips led from the start to the finish. The third race, club purse, $300, mile heats, three in five, resnlte Janet. Startl 533 Belle Barclay.. 244 Kliburn ... b & 1% 9! 49, In_the bool on the 1t ter the first heat, Janet sold at §65, Kilbura $35, the ficld $36. ‘Afterthe second biat Janct soid at 5100, the eld aL$37. Weather clear and pleasant, track heavy, and attendance Dght. TRACE TALK. Donner has the fasteat four-year-old team in the country in Keene Jim and Centennial. W. H. Vanderbiitbonght a $3,000 carriage-team of Col. R. S. Strader, Lexington, Ky., last week. ‘The Chicago trotter Sheppard Boy is to be taken to California, where he will remain during the winter. There is talk of building a track at Joliet, and, if a stock company can be formea, the scheme will probably be pat through. The thoroughbred horse Legal Tender, by imp. Sovereign out of Florine, by imp. Glencoe, dicd near Kansas City last week. TRose Medium, by fappy Medium, has besn par- chased by William Whitney. of Philadelphis, 2s a mate to his gray mare Emiline. Mr. James Reid, of Lockport, N, Y., who has been identifled with turf interesta for' the past forty years, died Nov. 20, in his 56th year. The San Francisco Call claims that the trotter Confidence, owned in California. was sired by the English horse Tornado, by American Eclipse. Thomas Coleman, the oldest turfman in En- gland, and the oritinator of hurdle-racing and steealechasing, died recently at the age of 90 years, Goldsmith Mald s reported to be_doing well in ber retirementat the Fashion Stud Farm. She is jogged five miles every day, and insists on having Ureeze * of 200 yards o o, Robert louner's ltest purchase fs a gray mare by Edwin Forrest that has been driven on the road for several years by Gen. James F. Robinson, of Lezington, Ky. She will be put to breeding. The gray gelding Filbert, said to have troited in 2:27, was recently sold at anction in_ Philadelphia for $340, The animal Is seid to be as good e when sold 1o Baltimore parties two years azo for 33, 800. Robert Bonner has bought the 3-sear-old fll Lucy Cuyler, by Cuyler. for $3,000. This sy was'sold” to'a Chicago gentleman for $1,500, but ;’elumed because of a shight puffon one of her ogs. Prof. J. A. Golng has an _interesting article in the Iast number of Vitkes’ Spirit on how road and track horses should be wintered. He very sensi- bly advocates the clipying of animals that ara lidble to be given fast work. Ira Il Coleman, of the best-known breeders in New York, contemplates removing to the West, e finds that on account of the gevere winters and niigh price of grain and hay in New York it fs im~ vossible toraise ine stock at any profit. A. J. McKimmen, of Macshille, driver of Black- wood dr., is unforfunste. No longagzo he was badly bitten_ by n vicious etallion. ‘and reccatly while using a cuttinz machine caoght his hand in the coga of the wheel, losinz o little finger, and badiy mashing the rest of the hand. illiam Spabr, of Indianapolis, offers to trot his stallion Archie Goiddust, ngainst any two etullions in the State, mile heats, three in five, to harness or wagon, fur $500, the gate-money and parse to be given to the poor. Wilson, owner of Blae Bull, ehould accept this defl. Richard Peaistan has placed the three-year-old stallion Watchman, by Sentinel, in the hands of JolinTurner far developmeut, _ Sentinel wrs a full brother to Voluuteer, and bls death was a zreat blow to the trotting turf, asit is believed that e would have been 88 successful a sire as his brother. Several of his get are already noted on the track. The Turf, Field, and Farm, speaking of the of- fer_of ‘‘Lucky” Baldwin to match Smuggler against Rarus for $10,000 or $20,000 a side, says At in case the match is made **it1s sincerely to be boped that there will be no understanding ve- tiveen the rival drivers, to be supplemented by 3 round of speea trials on the hippodrome plan.* The Zury need not be alarmed. It witl never be necessary for Splan to make any arrangement with Marvin in order to defeat Smugzier with Rarus. OTHER SPORTS. TRAP-SHOOTING. Greene Smith, of Peterboro, N. Y., and S. M. Turrill, of Chicago, shot a match of 100 birds at Dester Park Thursday last from five ground traps, thirty yards rise, Audabon Club rifies, the loser to pay for the birds and a $75 suit of clothes for_the Yinner. The pigcons were wild, fornished by Tom Sings, snd were a lively lof, making the 2cora 1 z00d one, all things considered. Smith won by Killing sixty-four to Turrill'ssixty-one. Tom Stacg Sudged for Smith, E. C. Waller for Turrill, and “Abner Price was roferce. Whed the match wng over Mr. Smith declined the clothes, and their cost wasdivided beuween the gentlemen who assisted tie winger. ———————— JLLINOIS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. Spectal Disvatch to The Chicago Tridune. GALESBURG, 111, Dec. 8.—The Illinois State Board of Health adjourncd at 12m. to-day, to mect at Champaign on the 20th inst., for the examination of practicing physicians that come under the provisions of the Medical Practice act. Eighteen candidates presented themselves for examination. This cxamination, mainly a written one, consisted of 140 questions iu eleven ‘branches, and it was required that S0 per cent of these questions should be correctly answered. This examination lasted ten hours, and - the fol- lowing persons passed: Clarles ). Vertrecs, Murrayville, Morgan County; ~William ~S. liamson, Rio, Knox _County; Willlam Parker, Huntsville, Schuyler ' County: Thomas A. Scott, Kirkwood, Warren County: 4. T. Harvey. Brooklyn, Schugler Countyi Frank A. Noyes, Ray, Schuyler County; Jor- Qun Parker, Ipava, Fulton County: Matthew C. Bougs, Gerlaw, Warreu County, The ex- amination of eight was suspended,—two leaying before it concluded, one to enter a medical school, the otber decided to leare the State. Several prominent members of the local medi- cal practitioners were is attendance to wituess roceedings. s mac\ppraminm% Towa physician called upon tfie Board, requeslinz a copy ot the Medical Practice act. and other information in regard to its prac- tical working, at the same time stating that lis State was overrun by 1llinois doctors, who could pot comply With the law, or who were afraid of Tieing cxamined; and that, as a matter of pro- tection, lowa would have to pass a similar las. Much interest was manifested by the pro- fession of this city and vicinity; the rooms of ihe Board were constantly crowded by appli- cants for certificates. In fact, €0 oreat was the Dressure upon the time of the Board that_about Dhirty diplomas had to be left for verification Dr. Bateman. bsAl{cr mature deliberation the Board unani- mously decided not to revognize the diplomas of the St. Louis Ilomeopathic Medical College. The statns of other medical schools is under consideration. _The members of the Board present were Ludlam, Glark, Wardoer, Chambers, Bateman, and Rauch, and the Secre- tary, Dr. Gray. THE OCCULTATION. Special Dispatch te Thz Chicato Tridune. Dizs MOINES, [a., Dec. S.—A clear atmospuere at this point gave a fine observation of the oczultation of the moon and Venus at contact. “The moon was in a few momeats: obscured by clouds. NI sspaich 1e The Cnscagn Tridune. Camnir i P 8 2 The. oceultation of the plonet Vonut by the_moon this_cvening was et e by handrods In this city. The even- o, and the celestial show was & great - M. D. Ogden sold to E. H. Sheldon one-gixth REAL ESTATE." 4 Business in the Real Estaté Loan Market Mostly Renewals.. | FOR THE HOLIDAYSY Some Increase of Activity in Sales o L 3 £ in City and Suburban Property. Tn the real estate loan market business plcked up somewhat the past week, the amount, of foans nevotiated being nearly double the dmotnt of the previous week. Onc bundred. and fifty-five thousand dollars was the amount raised by a banker to sustain the fortunes of his hous, interest at 8 per cent, Central and Humboldt Park property being pledged as security. The Chicaro & Eastern INinois Rail~ road Compauy bave given a trust-deed to T, W. Shannon to secure $1,000,000 T-ver-ceut thirty-~ year income bonds. This is the second mort- gage given by this corporation within a month. There is but little improvement in demand. New loans are scarce, and the business of loan agents is largely reewals. Pavmentsarcup to the average, defaulters being the exception rather than the rule. In- |- tercst rates are unchanged, and continue steady at from 7 to 9 per cent, according to circum- stances. The following loans indicate the state nl‘yl;hs n;znrket: B . an Buren_street, corner of Bowery st 1653210 feet, sza,soo',’nve Fouts at 8 pee b Lot Wabash aveoue, betiwuen Sixteenth ana Eighteenth streets, 69 fect, east front, §20,000, five_years at 7 per cent. \Vast Twelfth strect, between Desplalaes and Halsted streets, south front,50x127 feet, $3,000, five years aL 7 per cent. The Third Unitarisu Church pledged to secure a loan of 312, at 8 per cent. Monroe street, corner of Franklin street, 50x 198 feet, $15,000, three vears at § per cent. This ig for the use of the National Life Iusurance Company of the United States of Amcrica. Peoria_street, northeast corner of Adams street, 145 feet, west {ront, $9,000, five yearsat 8 per cent. Howne avenae, between Monroe and Adams streeis, east front, 34x11175-100 feet, $5,000, five years at 8 per cent. COMPARATIVE STATEMEST YOR THE WEXK ZNDING roperty was , five years vEC. 8. 1877, 1676, Instruments| —_— r—— No. ‘(J‘ddflu"n No.| Criderat'n. Trost-deeds| 95'$1,365,500|| 148'3 938,833 Mortgages.. sxl 61,998| 2u, 36,450 Ageregate..| 12651,427,507|| 1743 975,203 Releases. .| 114f... ....,..{[ 139],.., 4 SALES OF THE WEEK. ‘There was quite an improvement {n tbis line the past week, some valuable picces of city grnpeny ‘baving changed hands. ‘e note the following transactions: Edward Hemostead sold to Heary and Natban Corwith 53x150 feet, southwvest corner of Maole street and Dearborn ayenue, With hnudlngs,“(,m 8; also, Iot oz River street, opposits Wa- b aveune, south front, known xs No. 50 River street, one-half interest, for $13,050. Fine Winter Gloves A SPECIAL/Y. F STATE-ST. SPATE-ST4 101 aroves, 10 We sell the BRST artlcle for the LEASP® - ‘money. Winter Gloves. i KID GLOVES At Lowest Prices. Everybody can be sulted. - GO =gy | BTPATE-ST, BTATESTS! 101 "we” 101 PRAYER BOOKS. 3 A (H)ICE SELECTION OF {nterest in the Ogden Building, southwest cor- ner of Clark and Lake streefs; also, lot on North Water street, 150 feet east of St. Clair Street, north front, 120 fect to river, for $15,000. Indfana avenue, 338 feet south’ of Twenty- third sireet, west front, 30x187 feet, $4,500. Armitaze_aveoue, 104 feet east of Hoyne avenue, south front, 166x100 feet, £4,000. Drexel Bouleyard, 22 feet south of Brook est;-:er., west front, 22x100 feet, with buildings, 000, Irving ptace, between Taylor and Polk streets, west front, 77x126 feet, improved, 315,000. Huron street, 120 feet east of LaNalle street, south front, 20x100 feet, $2,700. Fifth avenue, 836 410 feet south of Harrison :trceh, west front, 20x108 feet, with building, 2,000. . Jullus Le Moyne sold to John V., Le Moyne the southiwest coruer of Clintonand West Lake rtreets, 50x82)¢ feet, with buildings, for 320,000. William L. Newman sold to Margaret New- man the portheast corner of Halsted and West ?nxrison streets, 53x111 feet, with buildings, for 50,000, Nuburban sales kept on the even tenor of their way. There was afair demand, and the average number of sales at good prices. Bipiscopal snEuaaigeey) Prayer Books, vent; in the southeast 1< of Sec. 20, 3, : - o o SO e | B ety s, Sepess .ond pat. ’I‘hirlgn&rcs in that part lying east of the | terms, and at prices to suit all pockets, are on exhibition at HADLEYBR0.860.S northwest ’{ of Scc. §, 40, 14, were sold for 63 & 65 Washington-st, ; - ENGINAVINGS AND FRAMES. NEW & BEAUTIFUL | ENGRAVINGS FRAMES :::3 (At the Art Store of .| WOLCOTT & C0., 2,500 199 Wfl,bfl,sh.a.v‘, . 4000 | CORNER ADAMS-ST. | $30,000. Fifteen lots)in_Atwood’s addition to Wash- ington Heights, $1,500; 6 lots in Brown’s Addi- tion to Park Ridzo, S1,500; + lots in Brown's addition to Thornton, 3400; a Jot at Winnetka, 50x150 feet, §600; 2 lots at Cornell, §500; 1 lot in Scoville’s addition to Oak Ridze, $375; 2 lots at Bartlett, $120; 1lot In Gormley’s addition to Glencoe, $370. . SATURDAY'S TRANSFERS. The followlng instrumeuts were tiled for ord Saturday, Dec. 8: CITY TROPERTT. ‘Noble st, s e corner of Blanche s, w 95395 ft, dated Deg. B... ... .. South Dearborn st 96t i of Thirly seventh st, w f, 24x123 fr, dated Dec. 7 ; MMullen contt, 189 ft o of May o, 1 1, 25x100 ft, dated De. 3. i Bickerdike st, 146 ft s of Bickerdike square, e f, 24x101 {t, dated Dec. 8... West Thirteenth at, 49 ft e of Paulina si o1, 24x125 t, dated Dec. 4... 3 Fake st, 118 ft n of Lyman st, 115¢t, kmproved, dated April12 ! North Dearborn nsfia 1{40% fesof dChF ay, e f, 28%x t, improve er- dinand Hsase to Edward Koch), dated Dec. 7. Hubbard 74 It x150 ft, dated Dec. 8., West Randolph st, 118 i o st, n f, 20x152 ft, improved. (Ferdinand Hasse to Edward 5. Dreyer) dated 1,000 2,000 w of Carrier sf improved, dated: 3 25x126 ft, Orchard st, 247 ft g of Centre st, w f,50x 9 fect, Improved, dated Dec. 4..."..... Mohawk st, 169 ft n of Wisconsin et,w f, 953127 1f, Improved, dated Dec. 6. ... DeKoven st, 75 ft w of Clinton st, 8 f, 25 x118 ft, dated Nov. 21 oes e e DeKoven at, asmo a8 the above, dated CROCKERY, CHINA, Etc. Nov. 20, ‘Wabash s (Charles Follansbee to Charles E.” Fol- 3 Tansbec) dated Dec. 1, 1874. 1,200 IN PRICES WEST OF CITT LINITS, WITHIS A RADIUS OF SEVEN L MILES OF THE COUNT- MOUSE. To xeduce my stock I will offer for the next thirty days, B et ated Dace By e Crockery, Glassware, Lamp Goods,, Tauey Goods, Plated Ware,) STMMARY FOR THE WEEK, AT PRICES The following is the total amount of city and LOWER THAN THE LOWEST. : suburban transfers within a radius of seven miles of the Court-House, filed for record %ur» it; 500 Toilet Bets, 75¢, worth $1.50, 500 pairs of Vases at 50c, warth S1.25. ing the weck ending Satardas, Dec. 8t Best Lava Smokirg Sets, 75 each. sales, 59; consideration, §33%,680. North of L. THIEBEN, city Ifmits, sales 4; consideration, 85,513 South of city limits, sales 9: consideration, 304 West Madigon-st. JEWELRY. 000. West of clty limits. sales 2; consid~ eration, §5,000. Total sales, 74. Total cousid- (1L Knights &Co 125 & 127 State-st. Magee’s San Francisco Jieal Estate Circular for MERCHANT TAILORING. Noreraber says: The real estate sales tade in November wera Jarger in valne than those of the previous month but their number was rather smallcr. Quite a goo rea estate business wzs done, nevertheless, botn in'the eale of business properties, of lots worth S1.500 to $3,300, 50d of houses sad lots worth 5,000 to $5,000. An increased desire toown Teal estate fx noticeshle on the part of many who . S 0 i horse your correspondent visited the cabi Bfl ]flfl [[l 8 ing a hors sftes abin, y and shortly afterwards, ouder a powerful oplate fdo e el e e LA (1) administered o the woman, up care & elimy Pt mter fia. Iooking reptile, measuring eight and onethird | inches in lengt! .’;’?d about ou f an inch in NOTICE. circamference. The negro womau, your cor- respondent is reliably informed, was " delivered TRE ASURYDEP ARTMENT of two other soakes once_before, and the ques- OrPics or CONPTROLLER OF THX CURRENGY, WASI. 1NuTON, Dec. 3, 1877.—Notice s heredy given to all Feizona shomay bare cialmamaiont the Tuind Nationat 4,000 1,300 1,300 1,300 the stock excitement of 1875-'C. Actual income 15 now lonke to rather than hope of an increase of ‘alue, conscquently such properties 85 those on Market. between Fifth and Niulb, which bave their value larcely in prospective, and which. aa yet, yielu poor rents, do not bring the fancy pricea of fiwo yearu. 2 A ake Story. Specinl Daspateh to St. Louls Globs-Demacrat. Lgwpo, Ry., Dee. .—An old colored woman has been reported for several months past as spitting up snakes, frogs, lizards, and 2old nug- gets. Butlittle or no atlention was paid to the Fumors until last Saturday, when n runner eawme bastily into town after a physician, saying the woman had one of her spells and startling developments were expected. Hastily mouni- DY have hitherto kept their money in savings banks. Good business property ix in active reqaest, bat it 1aust bo pazios u £00d wcvins on the price asked Vacant business lots, or properties wit tion arizes, wheredo they come from? The ne- groes, of conrse, have their theorr, nndfilt is i that the woman is bewitched, and they attribute | Dzax of Chicago. Iil., that the same m: presented i ct o i 0 Runtingto ckson, . Eceziver, with the fes: it to the fact that she poisoned her Lusband or | ¥ L A SR SR T I: :; Tiioy wiil be dussllowed. JNO. JAY ENOX. .- ings, which for that renson are puying a poor i come, canonly be sold at such hizh fgures as in o veral years since to keep him from betug sold into sluvery. Compirolier of ie Cupreacy, p Gpatens * A E i |