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

! & - . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 16, 187/—SIXTEEN PAGES. I ' SPORTING. Experiences and Prospects of the National Game in St. Louis, ' showing How to Lose $28,000 in Running a Club Three Years. Adventures of a €rook; or a La‘e 2,000 Pitcker Hunting $6 a2 Week. pestin Deices that He Ever Charged ihe Han- agewent of the Lonisville Club wilh Dishonesty. List of ANl the Base-Ball Players OM- clally Announced for Next Season. The National Trotting Association on Its Last Legs---Board of Ap- peals Decisions, BASE-BALL. ST. LOCIS PROSPECTS. To the Editor vf Tae Tribune. _x. Lovws, Dec. G.—Yon bave seen, I enppose, seforc now the snnouncement that the St. Louis Cob has thrown up the sponge, resigned from the Leagae. and gone out of business, You bave, of cource, known tbat this thing was likely to come, patstill yon may be sure that it hurt us just as bad when it did come as if we badn't expected it The yeasons which led 10 the collapse were, at the firat remove, fnancial. 1will state the case for you fotbat you can understand 1t in the winking of an ere. We bave haaaclubduring the years 1875, 1§75, and 1S77—thst i3 one side. Per contra, we hase bad a capital stock aggrevating all wli sbont $20,000. As mear as 1 can aecertain, we have collected in the neigiborhood 01316,000 on this $20,000. In addition to thie, Jam civen to understand that some of the Direct- ors raised money ou their notes for the use of the Ciuband then had to pay the notes, amounting to close 1039,000. That went where the rest went, sed, in addition 10 both items, there 15 some §3, - 000 due thie players of 1877, Now if you can nu- urethatup you can see how near the game has some to paying in the City of St, Louis. Put it Zown thus: $15.600 Stock paid fa. ozey ralsed i .00 Sow due plesers 300 S8 ‘Total for three years..... 1 Delieve, with Mr. Weller's boy who had tin- sehed the alphabet, that it is doubtful whetler it is worth waile 1o go through 3o much 1o learn so Jite. But now you know why we quit; do yoa blame ust ot would you have advised us to go on nother year? Of course yoa would be justified in askinz me for the reason 1o my reason—:hat is, Why we made these losses. Aud I can tell yon emightaway, and you will very like- Jy believe me, becau: yvou have hased ‘your Chicago Club on principles sbout ovposite to n the matzcrs 10 which I shall refer. In the piace, Graud Avenue - Park was 100 far away from * *dawa-town " to ever hope to indace peovle togo 1o games there. A ride of wore thaa an bour onaetreet-car is unpleasant and tedious atany time, and doably o in warm weather nd with i crowd. WhenIcome 1o look back on the past. T wonder how €0 Isny people ever got out to the grounds. s In tac kccord place, Iattribute a good sharc of our trousle to the fuct tust we diswusted 2 cortun _ class of people by playing Wl on Supuar. One —of fhe soundest tspressions 1 ever Beard on that subject was irom LEtrons we ber of the Browns who once sail zoF beannz: *+1 tell you the bums and roaghs we done busted: they've got mo mouey. ‘The noney Lsall a i into the church folks: tands 10 just 0 sure as you it them down on you, sou're gone._ And jusi =0 surc as you 20 o playin’ yames on Svaday them koock-Rneed old dads Wou't let thur girls so of a week dayi and then tae curly-haired boss won't zo, awl I tel vou them's the chaps that have the money.” There was more of this homely sermon, bat it was ull o the same purpose, and L Armly velieve 1t was pased on better kuowledge of human nature than the me: ment hud. Toen aguin, waile the munazement—ys far s the oflicers were coucerned—was away above proof, vet there was a Liavor of poker-rooms and such ike that peoble snifed at. Que other thing winch hurt very much was the unfortunate selection of ampires. ~Of course, it is 100lieh 10 charge, ax some papers have done, that idea of the Club pot_up DLurtis wita an cishonesty. They put lbmn in 33 of i and the other _ clubs Lim—the'St. Lonis Club_cidn't. Dut un; wak a8 vers unfortunae selection, aid 1t Wwas poor policy—ss it turned ovt—for the Club to uphold Lil snd Loost bum sions, ved {nsirt on b for ulpire atter ue wos €0 terrivl ing to out- elders. But they thonght they ne Well, sfiter toe Burtis ousmness beyan to be blsin to the peuple, gome of them wouldu't come asam, snd thai helped druw off litde. 1 don'tintend to say anything apout croosedness amony (he piagers, for Icon't believe in it, snd 1 thni ail twe row e papers have been aking in tb pretty much bosh. 1 dow't care Mike Mcteary was vefore he came here, 1 b he hios been honest and straight with the peovle of St. Lowis, 1tis pr of course, that jur- i 2 with sramby 1 T0 Wo un uy DLo . But in spite of oll these thin: —e should have zone ou all nght if it hadu’t been for those Louisvilie expulsions. They strucs us Tight when we were Uyinz Lo raisc a little money 100 on with nest yeat, und it flattened us out 43 flatas the dollar of our dade, sud there we huve been ever since. Now & word as to the prospects for another year 1am not yet convinced thut we can't gef up. 1 gather from ull” that bas been said that no oue Wants to g0 abead witii g pari out In the CouNLrYs #0 the first thing 5 a gronna, 1 thins we cuul spunk up for the resiif we huda grouud. One €cheme 15 10 try to get Slissouri Park. 2 syuare al- oSt a8 near our business cenire as the Lake Park is 10 Chicazo’s. 'This square (wiich s com- monly koown _as Hugzing Park) was given o the city by Mr. Lucas (deceased) witn tie conditionsbnt if it were ever uscd for any other purso-c than a park it silould revert 10 hi neirs t was planned to bave the beirs quit-clain thi right of reversion if the city suthorities would let the Club occavy the eround. ‘There scews, how. ever. 10 be some obstucic in the way, and, so far 85 1 can learn, no proxress nas been made. Anotner jdeh advanced was 1o get 8 pround over $n East St Lonts, where it was thought one could Le had not far wway from the end of toe big bndge, but the search does not appear to have produced anything yet. 2 Tne1s, of course, the Red Sox Park, which might be hud. but it'is fully as inconvenient as the Grund avenue yround. Thave trica to give you a faithful showing o, where we stand; if you can derive any comfor from it for the game, you are wiser than yours troly, Dotcr DAVIE. Sedide the views of the correspondent above, the following extracts from St Lows papers are given, ehowing the feeling in the press. The Gloe-Democrat € Ever since the orsanization of the Brown Stockings 1l Lurthen of the expense. has almost entirely beet Domne by three gentlemen. “The stockholders evidentl invested In the organization Tor the Sport Lo be. ge- Tived from It but without any intention of makiug £0ud any deficiencies whicn might arfse. For this the 1o spaven of cared very IiLUc, as LICy 8% thelr way eleur 10 perpictuate the sport at a sifght cost, aid tbsL wasby engaging 3 nine that could win thy chan- ‘Dlonship 0 1873, - Thls thes did, as ISclearly proven by e fact thar the £t Louls nine of 78 defented the champlon Bostous with Ue utmost case, alluwuz: then only o1e run o two kumes. Taen camé the Loulsville £xpose, and their piicher and catcher and Etrongest atswan were lost to them, thus necessitatiag a re- Crgauization. It was at once discovered tnat the ‘¥acancles could not be 1iled by Iuen sITOUE enuaxh to ¥in the champlonstily, and this, coupied With Lhe tact that the rascaiity of (he players refecred to, a3 Well wd ‘certatn crooked work un the part of cértaln of tnelr %D men during the scason Just closed. dampencd ihelr ardor co suc 83 extent cnat taey coacluded to 1rop out {u decency and 1u_order, for the time belng. Dae word mare Is necessary. Alttiouzn St. Louls is o8 member of the Leazue. she will be represeared 20 the ball-fleid fn '78 Wilh & Ledll a3 JIFODE 45 UY 3 has yet placed In the tleld, and captained by the best in- Aeider fn tae profession. l'l‘he comments of the Republican are as fol- ows: Sofar asthe old organtsation {s concerned, It 18 now e2raln that St Louls will. have no profcssional club ta Feprescnt her next year.. Unless some enternrisiug pary or parties will undercake to get up o purely St Louls. Blne, like the old fred Stockinzs, there {8 & sursty thac we shall have no good ball-tosing [n ST Louls nest year. Perhaps 3 sear’s abstinesce will do the clt Eood. ‘It scoma that the Grand avenue lase-bafl FTVuld s destined to become & thing of the past. Mr. Bolarf offered such terms as he thought he was just(lied in dolng for & new lease of tae track. bup was unable 1o mike a sstisfactory arrangement. Already the work of removing the skeleton seats aad the pavilion has be- i, aud these will be taken Lo pieces and placed uside nsuch & manner that ft will not be dilleule to crect them again 1a case 6f 3 Dew ground belug taien, which 150t furprobable. It 18 10 be regretted tnat the ground 38 ark tiss had so untimely an end, for it was one of the handsomest, best Kept and apponited i the country. DEVLIN ON DEFLIN. Some weeks a0 a correspondent of this paper fn Louisrille called on Devlin, ihie cxpelied ball- layer, and, after baving a talk with him, sent the #ubstance of what he had safd to Tig TRIDUNE, i waich it was publishea. The part of the story chiefly disagreeable to Louisville readers was where Devlin asserted that the scoundreily actions of Devinney were with the pravity of the Club man- he deotand all azcment. At the League meeting tn Cleveland ono of the Loufsville delegates caused the following Ietter from Deviin 1o be read, with the landable desire {o clear his Club from' the imputation of baving connived at erooked nmpiring: PIntAvELynia, Nov, 25.—My Dean Fraexo Cuase: You remember your Promlse to write tone when | Teft Tiut s vou Bave not et | tioygit 1 wold Send you oue asT Kave nathing e1s (0 do. - Sou nay be 10 Bassy to et Cliurtle und if Such ve the Cast [ Lope you will Send me a leties oun as you Can Before the Weeting. Charlie | see in the Codrer of the 19th a Bi Licsome one hax Bin 'utting in some of the Papers £bout me euying that Dan Devenny and the Dircctors Bad ftail fixed up 1or us to win, hat Churlle {3 s D=lie sucl remark uever has Passed out of my wouth Yuu kuow Just what 1 say now and wiat T i £y Charife that T never did lke Dan to umplre for me &5 e allways [ thought gave me the worst of the sau 1050 think 1 G Temember one. Rame - it Ever vl only what we ought v it o OUr Owh ZFoM Sver fald what thas Puper on the 1900 O Charlie If you only Will ket e i £ Can or sas wha | wobd e siiling to o Lla hunting some Xind of work to do foi 6 Dol- fars a week | A SHITI 10 Work Uik sant et sny Uhing v do doail you can Mr. Chase 1 know you can do 3 dieap for e you can Depeud vn what 1 told t! Dire tors'of the Cla was the Jrath and was all 1 Knew 5o Mr. Cliast o forgive me tuls. T atd. pive me & AnCe B 2o Whit a o i ke 1 am o- o(Illll\iinuxlil‘l‘:Ldl\\;m r:'xlfl“)'i::l UH'Y.“k 0w what {t aé nave s L Will lose Dy Kendins my Best wiaties ete.ronly TANEn 3. DEVIAN, No'008 Atherton :t Philadelp It is entirely clear from tins that Devlin charges Tae Tinuse correspondent With havin ticd. just as he before charged the Clubwith croof cdnéss. The writer s in possession of excellont ceadence that Doviin said Juet what was imputed to him. The plausible theory fs that he lied in the tirstplace, and then lied to Mr. Chuse o Cover up the tirst lie. Gue of his assertions in_defense of Devinney's umpiring is that the Lowsville Club._outbatted fts appouents on {ts home ground. While it is true that ina laree proportion of the games in Louis- ville thé howe Club won by getting more bita than the other side, yer an inspection of the scores izt you shows enc curious thing which does ot bear out Devlin's assertion: Gut of nineteen games wonon its own ground, tie Louiswilles came out. ahead i five where they were ontbatted; that is, it fouricen of their nineteen victories ut nome thiey wou by superior batting—the other five games thiey won il sume vher way. “The most noticeable point in Devlin's letter, however,—und that was principally the reason why it was given in full,—is the horrible example hie is of how'one act of dishonesty will tumble u bail-plaver trom the top below the bottom. ardly {wo months ago Devlin was under contract 10 2t $2,000 for nest year, and was reciving a salary of $1,800 a season. Now he 15 huntinyg work at 86 a \week, or €300 a year. It wonld scem usif that admssion of Devlin's was enough 10 scare the rest of ke players luto honzsty. The case muy be thus stated: He was gettme 9,000 a season; Tie wanted mores He sold games and ot § Now be vews for S6'a week! AYERS WHO HAVE SIGNED. After the season closes the papers which have a taste toward the national gameare fooded with repo cments which coutinually cross themselves aud lead to coufusion. For the pur- of clearing up 1hie bouks, a Jist Lus been com- piled, snowing every engzagement whiehithe Leazue Seeretury bias made during tho year 1877 (o cover 1578, This, s priuted below, is o complere record of ullthe e¢nzacements made for the nest season Dy ieague and Lesyue Allance Clubs, und suc! crrors us there in it are crrors of the clu otlicers in not sendinz motices of cugagements or ‘ases 10 the Secretary: Burdock, J, O'Rourke. hert Fergison, W, A. Harblize, Fraok C. Anson, Jumes Hallinon, niinson, L. A. Liols. evey, Jo 1. Gerliard, (5. Mitch- Al B Booth, W, UL Geer, J. F. sulfivan, M. J. E. Nelan. D. J. MecGee. . Quest, i3 L. MCKeIVS, J. Me: i, Andras, Everett 1. G. Creamer, W. ' T Mz, 5. B, Weaver iloipert, D Morzan, “A. Lalrymple, J. J. Eblek, W, B, Folef, Jucub Goodmaa, 358 hif=dop e A. F. Croft, C.X. Soyder, Magsell, J. L. Neagle, J. Roseman, Keipeciilager, M. Dorey, A. A. Alll: T, G, T Fair, T.Whitney, W.1, Hawes, 3 DS, Suilivan. arenter, M. 1. Mansell, I Fefrail, A McKlndon! e. areell, N. 327 3. McGulnness; Some comment i< due on one or two points: Bos- ton has several three-year contracts, which cover next scason; Cineinmii i3 suppused to bave Pike and Jones, but bas not aunouueed them: Indian- ulis by “lapp very lately; Milwankee s supp sed g couple Of the dozen ehe has set down toher; and St. Louis does not ex- pect 1o hold any of ber remaining three. The Syracuse Courier says that **there wassome surprise that the Stars gent no delegate™ to the Leagae meeting. The letter from §t. Louis above eiven seems a #bade old, but the facts in it have not been else- where publishen. 1t was crowded out Iast week. The strongest indorzement which the League re- ceized for it recent work at Cleveland was the no- tice in the Nercury. Any notice waich can draw uch an approvel gs that 18 sure to be on the honest, decent, and gentlemsnly way. There 13 a_ramor that a strons team will be organized in Sun Francisco in 1878, and tnat Drad- ley will be sccured as pitcher, It would be more provable if there were any clubs ronnd about 1o keep a professional oreznization in busines The lon. Bob Addy is in_Chicago, and also in dospair. Heasto have charge of the West Side skating rink, but he can’t have any rink until he has soie ice, sud he ean't makeany ice in his weather. Fe unzrateful conauct of the weather man is harting Buv’s feelings, Onc of the shyster papers of the country an- nounced shat it hud arranzed 10 give **a spucial und_esbaustive™ report of the League mectine Ithad twenty lines. ‘The only papers outside Ch Cugo which may be said to have had any reports were the Loston iferaid snd tae Clipper. The Rochester Ciub for 1578 i3 to be vers stron; if tae followms list taken from the Clipper. thentie: Kennedy, ¢.: Lurkalow, p.: Tobin, 1b.; Hunlon, 3v.; Caskin, s. =5 Twer, 1. . 1.3 Shattuck, r. € ; Sui- inmons, manager. ifanlon the strongest men in the countzy n the pusitious Tie Athletic Club will pat a nine on the field on, including the velerans Dick Meisrud, nstock. and Ike Wilking.—Ifercary. O come now, tilis 2 too bad; in t there any law aainet robbing graves and diggg up corpses in Fennalvama: Berkenstock departed this life 555; why don't they howk up Kleinfeldes spatch from Indianapolis to Tz Tinuse crany unnoanced that John Clapp. Tate of the , bud been enzaged as munager and change catcter, This makes the tenm as folluw, Clapp ana Flint, catchers: Nolan und McCormuc pitchers; Mack, 1 b.; Quest, 2 b.; Williamson, B,z Nelson, & & Shatler, Mckelvy, and Clapp. eiders; Warner aud MoCormick, suvs. Tuis makes 4 very strony teani, So much talk has been induleed in concerning the zecession of the White brothers aud Georze Wrigh 10 the Cinunnati team that it should ve st4t6d, a3 the asseriion of an vilicer of the Soston Club, that George Wrigit will not leave their cits, bt wll piay with Marey azain. The White broth ers bad not, &t [ast accounts, signed with snyvody, but the general umpression is that they will get around to Cineinuati in good time. ¢ St Louis Qlobe-Democrat thinks that the ue inade s mistake in not fixing the umpire the Captaing must choose hun on the two mmautes vefore the game com- menced.” How beautifully this wouid wors in St. Louis, when McGeary would say, Tagree on Burtix; if you don’t agrée on him, 100, youcan go houme again. " But then there seems no immment nger that there will be mucit MeGears m the se nereafier. The same paper also dnds fault W the scorin rutes adoptea a¢ Cleveland; but £0 long a3 its reporter docsn't have 1o £core under Them, what diderence does it nake 1o it? The most estraordinary bit of ball mews this week is the following from yesterday's Pogt : 2 for the comi) vl be as ¢ eld; Dulvy L fehds ground il base: wnd s ik Bake & LOUT Fast Ll DIAY Wit L Ritmerous ciabs 30 _Ghieago, St Louwis, Indtanupolls, riturd, and New York. Weaver. Bennett, Goodman, Creamer, and Fo- ley ace properly vlaced. The other names should tedmond, 8. 5.; Dalrymole, 1. £.; Morgan, c. 1.+ Andrus, r. f.; Holbert and Ellick, subs, The extraordinary mnocence of the game which reu- dered Daleymple into Ualvy Nevh ought to receive some special reward. QUETIONS ANSWERED. 3. M.—** Who formed the Centenninls, of Phila- delphia, in 157! " _Angwer—MeGimley, ‘¢ ; Bech- tel, p.3 Avadie, 1 b.; Somerville, ¥ b} Tren- with, 3 'b_; Craver, 8. = 3 Treacy, 1. 1. 3 Murnan, e f.; Lovell, r. £, At odd tunes Radeliff, Mason, and athers dlled up the team. J. 1L.—** A bets B that Spike Brady played with the Cnicagos in €ome of their gamnes in 18753 please decide?™ Answer~He took Quinn's pluce in the Chicao team in a game with the Philadel- phias foward tho Jast of the season of 1875. A wins. Tywo MiLwAUKEEANS—* ! (1) How many gamesdid Holbert, Creamer, and _Goodman play in in 1877, and how many base-hics bias cuch made? (2) Do you consider Foley as good an ingelder a3 Red- mond? (3) Do you think the Chicagn and Mil- Wiukee Clubs evenly matched?’ newer—(1) Goodman, 0t cames, 70 hus; Holbert, 73 games, 50 hats; Creamer, 98 games, 74 hits. _(2) Fnere i very Jittle dillerence; Foley's record in 1877 was .84 and Redwona’s . 560, but the latter does not include games in Memphis. Considering the fact that Foles played In a more didicult position than Tadmond, bis: record 18 fully 48 good (3) 1t is 100 early to pass on that. IxquisiTivE—** (1) Under the mew rales if a ball touches the ground invide the catcher's trian- gle is i foul (3) Who will compose next years in the Louisville team? (3) Who will be Hostons? (4) Tt Cotdsmith "piten “for the Tecumeehs nest year? (5) What was his record this year? (6) Will St Paul and Minneapolis have clubs next year? (7) Is Hol- bort much of a batter; what was his record in the past season, and what place did he play®" Auswer P23) Yes. (2) No announcements hsve been made. (3) Tac team will be something like this robably: Dond, Brown, Morrill, Burdock, Sutton, N rizbt, Leouard, O'Rourke, and one or t4o mare. (4) He is under contrace with them. ~ (3) Excellent aza pitcher. (6) Very likely; but they don't need 10 begin very early up there. (7) He'is very fur stood fourth in the Alleghenies with a record of -230; played catcher and right field. P. N. F.—¢4 (1) Please explain the rale in re- gard to the Captain's calling any man he pleases to bat; cau he keep some of the plavers butting all the 'while, to the exclusion of the rest? (2) What isthe object of not playing practice games with amatears or picked nines? (3) Mast we wait antil a Leaszue club yets here before we can sce 3 wame?” Anrcer~(1y 1€ means elmply it he shall send Itfs team up fn euch vrder us he pleases until each man has pad ope time at bat; then the same order shall be preserved througn the zame. The work- Inw of the rule §s pot changed from the past sca- son—oaly the wording. (2) o keep the number of gumes on each Leuzine uronnd down to less than furty: nothing spoils the wame like too much of (3) Yes, except some games with picked nines. ANoxoxous—¢¢(1) [las Remscn been engazed by anybody for next season? (2) Why don't. the Chi- cagos engaye Peters, now that the 5t Lows have bursted? i) Who i3 the swiftest base-runnes and whit i8 the record? () Who i3 the longest thrower and what is the record ¥ (5) What is The longest bit on record and by whom was it made ¥ {6) Could you not gladden tlic hearls of the lovers of the gamie by inducing the Chf o produce this team for 1575 Larkin, p.; Start, 1b.; Anson, Bb.; Peters (the sacrifice-hitier und’ one of the best oall players who ever lived), 8. i 1 £.; Remsen, c f. ; Cassidy, r. .3 ltel son, " Bualer, 'and’ Spaidig, subs? Whit do you think of them" Answer—(1) No announcement shout him hos been made. (2) There is time cnougl o settle on another mans let the manage~ mentalone. () The fastest record is 13t sec- onds, by Cuthbert; no doubt others have exceede that fn_games, bit no record is Kept. (4) The best recorded thirow §3133 yards, 1 foot, 743 inches, by Jobn Uallield; no (rials where record was kept have been made siuce 1873, (3) ‘There i3 no rec cord, but the general impression is that Fox lut the old Balf-rubber vull further than it hus ever buen hit since: the longest bit on Chicazo vround was mage vy Tom Pratt; () The team you ask for i all been engaged except Peters and Remaen. Very likely the management will get ad good men ua those two. As 4 inatter of opinion, it Would seent better to put Anson third baseand Ferzuson second Lase. You show a lamentable ignorance of the game in askiog that four subs be hired. aud in Specifying that two of them shall be the foremost players the country, TIHE TURF. A TOTTERING CONCE! The Eastern papers, and especially the New York sporting journals, are begiuning to appre- ciate the extent of the fecling wlich has arisen against the National Association, and are making s desperate endesvor to bandle the matter us deli- cately as possible. For overa year Tie Truuss hasbeen hammering away on this mattérof a thorough reconstraction of the National Associa- tion, and the code of rules under which it has been worklng, aud its efortsare now being seconded. by the very papers which, not long ago, sconted the idea that the National Association or the Loard of Appeals coulddo wrong, and the Drevders® Asso- ciation. which, at its recent meeting, pliced itself ourecord by a vote of 8 majority of the members #s having not the slightest confidence in the Xa- tional Association or the men who control it. The fact that this snub was administered by the Breeders' meeting was_smoothed over us much as possible b¥ the New York papers, all of whish appear to Le under the influcuce of the men com- posing the Association, snd theic cfforts in this direction were aided by the fact that the meeting brokeupinarow. The New York papers do not putitjust this way, but such was the fact. The Spirit says *‘the meeting adjourncd rather bastily and unpleasantly, " while the Zury, field, and Farm remurks that **the tone of the discas- sion was unfortunate,” which is drawing it exceed- ingly mild. The last-mentioned paper is deserv- ing of pralse, however, for being the only une which dared 1o report. fully the debate on the mo- tion of Maj. Morton to unite the Breeders' Asso- cistion with the National. The entirc session ecems to luve been ome in which those present used their jaws more than they did their braius, but this can perhaps be accounted for by the fact that the Association enjoyed a bauquet, with the usual liquid accompaniments, on the pre- vious evening at Delmonico’s. Mr. Clark Befl, the well-known lawyer, and Treasurer of the Asso- ciation, was the first 10be enubbed. Ile moved that the next trotting meeting of the Association be hield in Kentucky, stating that he bad never vis- ited the piue-grass tegion, and would like o goy whereupon MF. Pacher, the Secretary, remariied with rome asperity that, if Mr. Befl’ wished to 5 y erty to do 60, ana con- cinded this exbibition of magnauimity by the state- ment that Mr. Bell muer not think he could lug the Breeders’ Association along with hin. A Jew otuer gentlemen made similar spicy remarks, aud Mr. BGi's motion was squelched. “T'ais Jittle matinee paved the way for thestar per- formance, which was an overhanling of the Na- tioual Association, Ar. Edwin Thorne, who i3 a Quaker, breeder, and meiber of the Board of Ap- seals und Sreeders' Association, moved that tne [itter organization bo united with the Nutional e was decided to be out of order, s subsequently broucht up by s the chuir ssociation. Dbut his motion Maj. Morton, Maj. McDowell leavi anc speakun in favor of it. s arzument was, tnat under the present laws of the Breeders’ Ast suciation aty one wio owned colt ot by 2 etuil- jon which was, or had been, owned by 3 member of the Association, could become a member. e thonght this opencd the door to all the scalawazy in the country, and wanted to get the Breeders' Association under the wing of the National As- Sociation, =0 that in case any disreputavle. char- seters became members, they could be oounced. "Il started Maj. Morton, who proceeded torake the Nutional Assocration and Loard of Appeals forc aud ate. e spoke of thevillainy committed upan the Association tracks. and of - the swindiers being permitied to g0 aupunisted. The ** ring- ers ™ also came in 10r 4 suure_of Lis remarks, the gentleman expressing the opinion that more thicv- Tz of this descriotion had been verpetrated durlng the past season tian ever before, He said he wanted ho aililiation wiih an assuciation that could not coutrol iz own members. Mr. Packer also had Ins 4y on the subject, and bitterly denounce:d the National Association, 'and stated almost in s muny \orls that it was 4 rotten concern, composed of bluckguards and sharps. 2 r.” Thorne by this time had **eot his madap, ™ and tendered his resiguation as a Vice-President of the Breeders® Association. Before at vote could be taken u motion to adjourn was made and car- ried, and the meeting oroke up in confusion. The strou dispositon mauiiested by the breed- ers to denotuce the ativial Association as a dis- reputable concern, with which it would not do for hiem o have uny conneetion, 00k the New York papers, whien have hitnerto looked upon the As- £oc1ation as somethung to be revered, by suryri The Sprit of the Tlmes, as is_usual when any- thang amportant i B8 line transpires, is dumb- founded or scared, fays thit there was **a ratner personal and acrimonions debate,” which every- body knew, but cxpresses no opinionas to whether or not the breeders should join the National Agso- crtion. The 7S 1 outsposen in the matier, and declares when men are compelled to choose between the Natfonal Association und the Lreed- cra, u large majority will join tie former. T TRICNE does not quite ugree to this state- ment. - The . National Association or something smilar to it is undvabtedly 8 very necessury in- stitution, but the present concern nas degencrated 10 such an extent that the contempl of nearly all persons interested i turf sports for it, and the open hostility of many 18 not to be wondered at. ‘fhat un organization of its kind is nccessary no one doubty, but the present one nust be thorouzh- Iy reconstructed, or its disintesration is inevitavie, Let those who have the matter m_charge sec that &t the next annual moetinzg an_entirely new set. of otficera is chiosen, Nothing bul a taorough clean- inz out of the present mcumbents will satisfy the public. SOME IMPORTANT DECISIONS. The official report of cases acted upon at the re- cent meetinz of the General Boara of Appeals of {he National Turl Associution ot lartiord by just been forwarded to the. press, and will appedr in 1his week's fseus of the Now YOrk sporting jour- nals, A8 usual Tn all matters relating to il in- Torcats, Tz TRIBUNE is enabled L0 lay the news of this meeting before the puolic in adeance of any otber paper. The following are the cases relating Lo Westurn horses, owiiers, and_Associntions were acted npon' by the Board, this paper being under obligations to M. G. D, Curtis, of Hart- ford, for an absteact of them. . §. Draen, Sazetows. 1ll., vs. McDonough Park. Macumb, 1L, < applleation for renewal of suspension granted witioul paymeut of cialm In controversy. ToiFs Rneebe, Sioux Clty. ln., va, Galesburg (1) Park: expulsion re-estublished untli & )4 TeLurus 1o LaiHongl Amsoctation the premiuia recelved. 'Cus Cltdden, Lewisvitle, 11l.; matter of exputsion by orsder of Freepore (1. ) Lark referrad to Prosident. ‘Tuomas Jared, l!ul:m A1l ‘I. 111, vs.Virginia (11l.) Park: Jaim for firsc premium sllower O Aind Club, Cleveland, O.. va. W. B. Matthows; ordered that the latier pay S100 tiac. Northwestern Agricultursl Soclety, Dubuque, Ia. apiyication n case of black mare Phillis denled aud i tribution of premiums ordered. %] s, Dayton. O v%. Chestor Park. Clacin- eferred to Central District Board. W Rizer, Mausit, O, Vs, Frieport (11 Prk: an ‘appiteation Tor removal of suspenston of lifm and an$2hldihng Doceptions was ordered to juy (orcit. Wiltlan Coaway, Anterson, ., vs. Northern In- dimm‘. 1!0!!".\&!‘\“ Society, Fort Wayne; clalm of park sustalie! ‘Gtorse. Rightwire, Millwood, O.. appllcation for re- mosal ot eXublon of biygeldiiy Lediins by Titts Burg Park: referred o President, M., right, Toledo, O. vs. Earlv{lle, Tiskilwa, and Mend 'ar) il : ordered thas Assoclation demand Fetirn of premiums wrongfaily obtaiued by bay geld- 1ng Clover. 6 "R Keaneds. Thrlcksvite, O.. declslon on re- mosal of expulsion of chestaut gelding Huater ro- ser Ainirose Fravers Greenwlch, 0., vs. Norwalk (0.) xpulsion modided to fine of $50. Hayits, Massillon, O., sppiicatlon for rullng as t0s. g, Redbuck denfed. . 1t Logan, Chicago, Ill. vs. Cleveland, O., Club, aprilcation: fofremovai of suspenslor of Lmself au bruwn gelding Emerald for non-payment of entrance Phoncyhe befuz unable to reach Cicveland on account stalliond rike. “Application denied. 2s excuss fa- Suiicient. 'ALW. Boucher, Alvads, O.. va. Ficetwood Park, appilcation for removal of Auipension of Lank Smith 20 3ax “inare London Belie’ Teferred to Athantic District Board. Feiporary removals of xpulslon were made perma- nent In the fallowing T. Kneeb, sicax Clty, o5 Ehene Rood, LiwaUkee, WIS, We T, Campbells Mount Clemnens, Mich.; Jamas Newbro, Newcastle, ind.: Jonn Patterson, 'Steubenvilie, O. Application {for removal of exp! n was granted 1a the case of F. ¥ Fletcher. Pomeror, O., and gelding Gus Raymond. “Apoiicatiuns for reward under rules were graated in the ¢ases of J. T. Johmson, Rushville, Ind.; J. W. Johnson, Batsle Creek, Mich. ; denled in the case of James Henary, Chlcage; aad referred (n cages of D. W. Wood, Mount Vernan, O., and Charles Phillips, Madi- son, Ind. THE ANTI-POOL-SELLING LUNATICS. Wallace's Monthly, which is the orzan of the National Breeders' Atsociation, has_broken loose agaw on the pool-selling question, about whick it has had but little to suy during the it few months. It attacka the Spint o/ the %.-..iina most sivage wnanner because that jonrnal ven- tared to assert that, while pool-rooms in larze citics shonld certainiy be abolished, those on tie face tracks should not be disturbed. No one doubts ibie hoaesty of Mr. Wailace's pnrpose in endeavoring to sccure the entire abolition of pool~ selling, bul the gentleman b33 a fashion of abus- ing i’ very uncailed-for and undignitied manner publication or person that ventures to disagree with him. ‘Tue opponents of pool-selling have al. way n Joud in therr ussertions that its presence on race-tracks kept away a large portion of the community thit would othierwise patronize the sport, aud have insisted that a trial of the no-nool-selling plan by any noted Lruck would proye their asscrlions to be true. By the aid of such arguments 35 s, they succeeded in securing the cnuctment of 2 law by the New York Legisi fure fast winter ubsolutery prohibiting the sile of pools in the State under any circumstances. One son's experience under the workings of this law eflectuaily shown the fallacy of the argument that the iucrease of potconage would more than amike ood the loss oceasioned by the absence of the pool-gox. ‘There was A fine illustration right at Mr. Wallace's door. but e bas avoided any allusion to tils pha<e of the mutler -1 his rocent articles on the subject. Acearding to the arguments of those with _whom he i3 allied, Flectwood Parks, near New York City, should have done better Jast sesson than eve fore, since no pool-selling was permitted within ity precinets. Lut such has not been the case. On the coutrary, the track went to ruin about as fust 2% the law allowed, the proprietor not even beig able to pay some of the purses won at the last meeting; and this collnpse i3 novat all due to the horsemey. Their entries in the dierent events were a3 numerous as ever, but nobody came to see the sporl._The soui-destcoying pool-box had been Danished, but the thousands of people who, ac- cording to the anti-pool people, would flock 1o the oon us it was removed failed to put in anappenrance. The crowds that formerly assem- uled 1 spite of the pool-seller ulvo_stayed away. ‘The trath of the uatter probably wny that the Joor attendance was not due to the prohibi- tion of pool-selling. Finx TrIsUSE_ docs not be- Livve that the forn of vetting makes any sreat difference in the attendance at races. But Those who opposed it claimed all alons that, were it done mway with, thousunds wudm its presence Kept away from tracks would at once become active supporters of the turf. This ik Is the thinnest kind of gruel to be put forward as an argument in the discussion of u mutter that de- serves honest thouzht, und merely howa to wh: men will descend when forced to the wall in a fight where fscts must win, ‘This paper has never for oue moment advocated the selling of pouls on ruce tracks or anywhere else, aud probably never will. 1t nas not tried, Jike the Eastern sporting journuls, to carry water over a'rousli road on voth ehoniders, or enzaged in the pastime of stune-throwng while residing m honse without £y ash in the windows. TheSpirit hus performed gymnastic feats sinee the pooi-sel i question was flest ugitated that would throw in tuc shade those of_the most gified artists of the sawdust circle. 1t hus eaten its own worils as often as necessity required, wiich was generally avout ouce uweek. ‘Thst pool-selling, per se, 13 detri- mental 1o the general welfaze of the human race is not to be denied. But to assert thut it bas kept away taousands of people who would otherwise have nttended race-westings )3 sheer monsense, and those who commit_taemselyes to such a state~ ment are placed in avery unenviable position. TRACK TALK. Larry Hart, of New Orleans, hag purciiased that capital ruce-horse, Vermont, for 3500, Judge Fullerton s reported to be wintering finely In Caitforata. hte will come Eust next scuson {u charze of Urrin Licko The clause in the conditions attached to the stakes of the St. Louis dockey Clab stipulating that three or more should start, has been with- deawn. The_thoronghbred filiy Clara D, owned by *+Lucky™ Baidwin, of San Francisco, is numed after Mirs. Ludd Doble, who in Alr. Baldwin's dunguter. horse Allen, well known in the stasa drivérand skipper, his been sold by Frauk: Boyd of Milwiukee, toa New York purty for 32 Canadian turfmen have recently been making purchases of American thoroughbred stock, and the prospeets for a lively season in the Dominion next year are good. 11, 11, Greenman, of Whitewater, Wis., has sold his B-year-old stallion Mambrine Lapwing, by Brigad, a soa of Mamorinu Chief, to Wickwire Loz, of Cortland, N. Y. T'he most intercstine feature of last week's issue of the Turf, Field, und Furm is an uticle on laut scason’s 3-yenr old trotters, presumubly from the peu of Mr. Hamilton Busby. The stallion Iiyperion, by Semeca Chief, was burned to death on Dec. 3 in his owner's barn at flacuensack, X. J. Seven other welt-ored horses were destroyed at the same time. The chestaut mare Hattie and mate, 8old two years ago by parties in this city w0 Flood & U'lirien, the San Francieco bonunza men, are being ariven on the road by Mr. Flood. Charles Backman, proprietor of Stony Ford Furm, has just received from T. J. Scott, the ani- mal painier, portraits of Virgo, fuil sister to the dam of Messenzer Duroc, and flattie Hogan, the dam of Hogarth, that trotted 1ast seuson in 2:26%;. Edward S. Stokes, the marderer of Jim Fisk, is aguin in the front ranks of “‘the boys® on the roads about New York City. e recently pur- chzsed and is driving the black mare Girlie, by George Wilkes. Uislie i3 a well-known trotter, and trotted m 2345 23 8 3-year-old. . A contagious disease, the exact natare of which bas not been determinell, ismakingsad havoe in Her Aajesty’s Stad, Usmpton Conrt, Enzland, and has resulted in the death of tnree valuable brood- mares: Appeal, by Sealsman, Viridis (dum of the fuinous Springfield), and Australask _ Budd Duble has taken in charge the trotting stal- lion Gen. Benton, owned by ex-Gov. Stanford, of Californiz, und may camparzn with him next sea- son. /i3 i the horse tuat Charies Robinson, of ishkil, N. Y, 5,000 at the Utica meetmg in 18 siown a mile fn 2:20: 2, wud afterwards disposed of to Stanford for $20,000. The celebrated trotting mare May Bird, record :21, or tearge Wilkes, tus been suld to Mr. J. S. son, of Fify-third street, New York, The price was not made pablic, but it must nave been 1 one, s May Bird i3 one of the foremost horses _and zenerally resarded as the su- perior of anything in her She is wonderful- Iy spvedy, and besides her harness record of 2:21, i3 credited with 2:19:5 nader saddle. THE RIFLE. CONCERNING A NATIONAL ASS0CIATION. Tue Spirit of the Times, which usually arrives here Monday, came to hand—at least ou advance copy did—last evening. In it are u scries of 1nter- views with Chicago rillemen, whose opiuions scem 1o **lead the van,” ugon the subject of a National Rifle Association. ‘The Spiril vuvlishes letters from nll parts of the United States, but does not seem to place a3 much dependence upon the rest as it does on the views of the gentlemen of this city who arc interested 1 this sport. And it must bo allowed that the ideas ad- vanced by Chicigo riflemen are stricdy to the point. They do uot favor the exiating N. R. A. and are mostly of the opinion which wis advanced i Pk TRIGUNS some weeks azo. But the pres- ent question i the calling of a National Conven- tion, the how, und the when, and where. the firat, it secns proper that, as the prescut N, R, A. have won laureis for the coantry, and uuve fos- tored the practice of rifie-shooting, they are the proper partics to ssue a call for such a convention, and state the numoer of deicgates 10 be allowed from each club or State. A3 10 the when, the bres- ent winter wonld secm 10 be the proper season, 0 that Congress conld Lake some tion upon the formation and_upon any bill that such an_orgamzation would originate. A3 to the where, some central pomt such, o3 Indisnapolis, Cincinuati, or even Ch wouid be the prover place. ‘U'be Western and _Sonthern men seem 1o Teel interested in Chicago,and from tic tone of the Smrlt Chicago scems to be the favorite place. However, that may be an after consideration irst is the idea of forming an assocition which'saall be national in every sense. The principal opinions which the Spiri¢ puolishes ure fromCapt. . W. Reilty, U. 3. A., Uranance Otficer of Lieut. -Gen. Shertfan's Staif} Inspector-General W. E. Stron: L. N, G.3 Maj.-Gen. A. C. Ducst, L N, G, “and Col. J. A Shaffer. Many other rillomen_are interestéd. with those of Lou- isiany, Wisconsia, and Califocnis, and the ideas aavauced by gentlemen from all these points tend towards the same principle of & truly Nutional American Kifle Association. “The letter of Capt. Reilly has many good_ poiuts it. Reterring to the practice in the remular army, he says: ** We in the army move slowiy in peace times, and must catch the infection from outside influences, if target-practice is to be other than & mere routine drill. It was eaid of us, though it was not entirely true, that we did not nge the brecch-loader till cveryhody clse had adopted it. _And now we joz along with tarsets of tne same pattern and the same obsolcte wethod of marking that our ancestors used fifty yeats uso. T, however, believe thut we have the best military arm in the world in our latest Springiields, and T also kuow from personal observauon that we have probably the pooreat shots, and this from u defec- Hive and poorly-enconraged system of target-prac- tice. " ¥rom the letter of Mnj.-Gen. A. C. Dacat is taken the following: ~ **T thunk weil of tize catab- Tistuent of rife associations and yacht clubs, and sucl orsanizations ns will tend t0 make soldiers and sailorsof our young men in this country. When it has been demonstrated we have 0o much internat danger, snd when in the event of a. war of any magnitude our regular army and navy form but a nucleus aronnd which the great volanteer force yathers aad looks largely ror instruction and example, it is clearly the auty of every able-odied man to be 83 much 2 soldier or sailoras circum- stances will pormit, and it is the duty of those i power to create largely thoso circum- stances, end for those who cannot participate to do all in tHeir power to foster and_encoarage such or- ganizations and the citizen soldiery." The interview wita Mr, IL 7. 8. Cleveland, an old_and estimuble citizen, is_fallof good pojnts well worth reading. Col. Swain, of tho Firat Regiment, also discloses some ood ideas. On tho ‘whole, the Spirit has taken the rizht step, and will receive the liearty aporoval of the whole ‘country. LOCAL MISCELLANY. THE WEST PARKS. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. A meetinz of the West Side Purk Commissionors was held yesterdsy afternoon at their ofice on Halsted street, President Wilcox in the chait. There were also present Commissionets MecUrea, Benuett, Wood, Drennock, and Wilkes. Mr. Kerr, tho Secretary-elect, presented his Bond, und Col. Bennett favored its approval. It was in the sum of 35,000, the bondemen being A. S. Sprague, O. S A. Sprague, and Jeremiah B, Briggs, After some discussion on legal points, the bond was approved. v r. Wood said he fonnd a new Secretary install- cd before an opportunity was lind o get a recelpt for the documents. e believed Hr. Wilcox authorized Mr. Kerr to take possession. Mr. Kerr said he was willing to keep away from the oflice till the receipt of these documents had buen ugreed unon, . Mr. McCrea thought the fact that Mr. Kerr was in the oflice was presumptive evidence of the ap- proval of tho Committec. o A question was osked Mr. Wood concerning the documeats that bave been {nventoried, upon Which Mr. Kere remurked that he did not think any one kmew what was in the yault, After & iong time wasted n argument Mr. Kere with- drew”from the moeting, sayinz be wonld not ussume his office till Mr. Woad was satistied thc papers were safe, pua0F: Stoduard reported that the Dapers had not at ¢ bee: of 13 possession, and that-he bad the keys of the safes e It was concluded that Mr. Kerr had not been in- stalled, as he bud not rezeived the keys, and thus Mr. Wood wus recoguized us Secremry by the meeting, A communication was now read from the people's Gas Lizht aud Coke Company ofering an ollice for $600 0 year. Keferred, A bill from 3. J. Watson, for superintending the delivery of gravel in July, amounting to 3103.33, was read and placed on tile. A communication was read from Jamea of Springiield, as to the condeamation of certain real estate. Lieferred 10 the Secretary. “Ihe Auditor's report was read and placed on file. Some somi-business talk was hud concerning park affairs, and the Tree Committee was granted more time, = Mr. Wwood reported in favor of renting a base- ment offered by ‘the People’s Gas Lizht & Coke Company ut 350 per month. Mr. McCrea objected to 1 basement. aud the matter was recommitted. e biil of Rosenthial & Pierce for lesal services the recent controversy was ordered paid. Ou motion uf Commissioner Lennett, the Secre- tary was dirccted to pay the employcs of the Bourd their wuges for Novemoer, The amount is about $1,100. here was some talk about changing a certain drive in Douglas Park, and a snzestion as to the advertising of ice for vale, It was resolved to ud- vertise OF proposals, There wasa_question raised by Mir. Wood con- cerning e gaje of & horse some LWO years axo, which resulted in_the appointment of a comnutics 10 procure an opinion, Commissioner Bennett, on behalf of the Finance Committee, reported that, if Messea. Wilcos, Wood, Wilkins, und Brensock were legally ap- pointed Commitsioners, the Bosrd had a rizht to upprooriite money for counsel’s fees fn the quo WArranto suit now pending. if these sertlemen were not members, they woald have to fook to 1t themselves und pay their own cxpepses. The Com:mssioner mentioned that Gen. Smith was willing to defend the case of the Commissioners and 10vk for his recompense from the Board, o to the deczee of the Court. After some informal talk, the Board adjourned for o week. BUTTER AND CHEESE. AN EXHIBITION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS on o most exteneive scale is to be held 1n this city the present week, commeneing Tuesday and con- tinuing for three days. Uhlich’s new hall, corner North Clark and. Rinzie streets, has been selected as the place for the Fair, the arrangements for which are under the auspices of the National Butter, Cheese, aund Egg Association and the Northwestern Dzirymen’s Association, and it is designed to make it the crowning cffort of all similar attempts, and brne the dawymen {row all gections of the country—East and West—together to see it, and proit by the comparisons, The exhibition is for the bencfit of the public, and is not _gotten up for the purpose of making money. ‘The principal object1s to make Chicngo the great dairy marketof the West, and with thit end tn view exhibits will be mde from ail sections of the corntry. _Entries have poured in from all parts of the United States and Canuda, and Secre- tary Littler, of the organization first above named. who hus just retrned from the East, states that there will be a larze attendance’ from that section, and_many_exhibits lave been and will Dbe sent. ‘The judges to be chosen to pass on the quality of the products will not be mana- facturers hor exhibitors, .but men of known in- terity and competent 0 act in an_impartial man- ner. 'The premiums and prizes agzresaie a value of §2,000, and nre to be given to the best exhibits of dairy prodacts, dairy utensils, coonerage, etc. Those desiring to send £oods for the exaibition should mark them in‘care of W. A. Battersvy, Superintendent, No. 151 South Water street, or in 1iis care to any person the shipper may chodse. ‘The railrouds have generally consented o jssne round-trip tickets to members of the associations at one farc aud 4 A{th. The coming show will be the first annual fair of the associations that are laboring hard to make it 4 success, and—us_there is nw doubt but that it will be the finest display ever mnde in the West—others will be held iu tae succceding years. and toe dairy~ men brousht togethier for their mutual benetlt and the public good. THE COUNTY BUILDING. Judge McARister telegraphed yesterday that he was sick, hence the Criminal Conrtwasa blank. The prisoncrs who were to have been arraigned will be arraigned to-morrow. The Grand Jury disposed of mumerous petty cases yesterday and adjourned. The faces of the jurors are very familiar, but thelr ili-tuck cannot be accounted for on any wther ground than that jury service is ngreeable to most of thetn. A meetiog of members of the Bar Association swas to have been held yesterday in reference o the recent death of Joim Masou. From the fact that there wasan error n the announcement the attend- ance wasshm, whcreupon it was agreed Lo adjourn until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock ut the Law Institute. Sherill Kern yesterday announced the appoint- ment of Gustavas Lang and George Gllson us ex- tra bailifs. Titey will enter upon their ofices to- morcowin the Criminal Court. ~Batliif Hefter goes from the Crimina to the Circuit Couzt. _Wilkinson comes to the County Court. and McGurren and Arck go to the Provate Court. The Warden of thie Coanty Hospital has prevared his annual report. The Hgures show thal the ex- penses have ocen 350,482 19, of which S0, 450.21 4 for groceries, 32,830.8Y for clothm and bed- dinz, 314,100.95 for salaries, S1.851.85 for ex labar, $2,507. 30 for liquors, $5,930.75_for drags, §740.60 for surgical instruments, 312,519.85 fo 1, and S9.476.20 for miseellancous purposcs. Weaths had been 153, and Nov. 30 there were 186 iu ho=pital. Tnc Committec on Public Charities were in eos- sion yesterday, and uudited & namber of bil Most ‘of them; were for transportation, and, the amount_being 1 the Commitrce became nnpressed with the necessity of cutting down, and itwould not be ustonisninz to see tais enors mous expense cut ot entirely. Fhe bills presented on this account were ridiculons in_the estreme. showing that the Conaty Agent had been little less than an azent of the railroad companies, and that transportation had been given from aine to Cali- Tornis. CAUCTSES AT AN END. That the Board wiil not oe Kepublican is now pretty generally conceded, From what couid be srieaned yosterday Tapar may be said to be etfe ally boanced, thatis, it he insists in pushing Mui head for County Agent. A year ago he was in the Dewocratic caucns, and displayed the same dicta- torial splrit th: he hus so for smown in the Republican eaucus, _Ifis ex- case for beng with the Repaolicany is thmt_the Democrats had not treated him i it least one of the Ke- Dolican members s inclined 1o let him o his \¥ay, aud drift 10 where he belongs. and back to Titse with whom he has_co-operated for the past year. ‘This member says cmphatically that ho 3¢ill not support Muirhead, because he dges not be- love him 0 be the right man_ for County Acent, and_ if Tabor continues to demand him ail cancns- ing may be said to ve at un end. On -the other hand several of the more respectable membors of tiie minority of the Board sy that they are willing to vote for food men for the several positions with- ont rezard to party lines, snd they have gone S0 far a3 to praposé to - the Repud- leans that §f they will give them como of the minor positions they will support therr candidates for County Attorney, County Aent, aud Warden of the Hospital. Summin the situation np, it looked vesterduy very much as if Tavor, Maulritead, and_ Eckhardt were destined to take back seats, and that in the clection of county cmploycs party wonld be lost sight of and The best men would be elected. CRIMINAL, A sneak-thicf yesterday entered the room of C. M. Hertig, at No. 21S State strcet, and stole, be- sides other vatuables, §100 wort of clothing. J. W. McGarrigie, asaloon-keeper on the North Side near the city limits, was held over by Com- ‘missioner Hoyne yesterday for having some emp ty whisky barrelawith the stamps uncanceled. Nathaniel J. Reeves, for selling railroad tickets without a ficense, was held in $500 bonds to the Criminal Conrt by Justice Summerficld; George Stalcom, picking the pocket of Sirs.1I.C. Cone. 3500 Qditto; William Richardson, larceny of $10 from L. Raby, of Frankfort Station, $300 ditto. hn W. Parmelee commenced a suit by caplas ye‘{ocrl:uy ‘againat Frederick A. Seaverns, a Board of Trade ran, to recover 51000 margina deposited fo Lis hands, Parmelec charges that Seaverns asked him for his patronage, and that n the course of several transactions he was induced to put up 2bont S1,000 in marging in Seaverns' hands. He Bow thinka that Seaveras nover bought S0Y Krain. now ¢ - Tight, and, in view of this, - dresses, such 29 AL F. Keown, Grand Pactiic Hotef, LOTS —only pretended to do 8o, and then pocketed the oSy, And he now waiitg r. Seaverns arrested £ {raudalent practices, A capias was issued, bail being Gxed at 31,000 b [ Business men are warned against a fellow who has becn going the roands of the town with an ex- press wason and obtiining gnods upon an order bearing the forged signature of P. Schoenbofen, the Drewer. Lane's harness-shop on Wabash avenue, and numcrons other touses, have been victimized to considerable extent- . F. Keating, claiming to be a showman, was ‘before Justice Summertield erday charged with swindlinz. “He bousht goods from Herve, J. 12.Wilde, Morns Goldsmith and other clothing- houses, and hud them scnt C. 0. 1. to d- Mr. Kennedy, Paimsr louse, and then when the gouds were sent there by messengors, he tried to Gbtain possession of them by ziving fctitions checks on the defunct Thurd Natonal and other banks. Tiie pavers and forged orders found in mis possea Slon indicaty that” he i3 u very clever swindler. Thus far it is not. known that he succeeded in any oflils veutures. The caso was continaed 1o the Minor arrests: Jumes Dooley, a boy who a3 {mpiicated in the burglary of a tea store at No. 113 West Washingon streeti Magne O'Brien, larceny of o pair of boots, fur which an owner i3 wanted; Charies Erown and Philip Lawley, arrested by Of- ficer O'Bricn of the West Twelfth' Street Station. who found them in possession of 1o bolts of cloth stalen cithee from Field & Leiter, or Ufrom If. Salingre, o tailor doing business on Milwaukee avenue: E. K. Henedict, and four inmutes of a pambling-house, at No.'206 West Lake street; AV, Rozers and Charles Cook, larceny of a trunl ful of bouks valued at $100 from the Union News Company; Edward Rundall, attempting to pick packets on State street. vho is described as about 40 or 45 years old, medium size aud a good tatker, has been swindiing boarding-house kecpers on the West | 5 Stde. 1lis plan istovo 1oa house, state that be is employed in some factory or shop near by, and | 3 that he wants hoard. ~ When it comes to paying the first week in advance, which he is ready to do, he explains thut he bas no_cash with him, but that D¢’ has money in large Dbills at the factory. Then he atks the landiady to give her | L child the change for 2 bill, and let the child ac- company bim to the factary, where he can make the settlement. This hus been done fn several cases by conliding landladies, and the sharper has cither induced the child to give him the money, #nd Ieft it at some corner. _promising o return, or has given an_order on some bogus izetocy, signed by nobody fn particulur, “and_palmed 'this off on the child in exchanee for the money with which its mother had intrustea it. Boaraing-house keepers are advised to look out for him. . THE CITY-IMALL. 21 The Comptroller yesterday redecmed popular- loan certiticates amounting to $2,000, and issned revenae warrants amounting to $7,500. Mayor fleath was yesterday taken quite suddenly with palpitation of the heart. 1le was obligea to suspend his offieisl business and retice to his home, The cases of Capt. Johnson and the ofher volice oficers investigated Yast week have not yet been passed upon. ~Chicf Hickey #ays that o accision will be made before Jan. 1. The Judiciary Committee s called to meet in the City-Cleek's oflice_to-morrow afterncon at 3. o'clock, and the Committee on Streets and alleys of the South Division is ealled for Wednesday aftecnoon at 3 o'cluck. An errorin vesterday's papersmade it appear | g that the Academy of Music benefit for the familics of thefiremen kilied in the Fiell & Leiter fire wouid come oif Tuesday. The aflair tizes place Thursday, the 27th inst. BOXES, EERCHIEF BOXES, SILK HAND- XERCHIEFS, KID GLOVES, and JEWELRY. Three cases of small-pox were revorted yester- day. One was ut the residence of the late Daniel O'lfars, corner of Sangamon and Adains streets, where Jobin, the eldest son of the deceased. i3 e aficted on. e was iuken o the Pest {onse. The other_cases were both at No. 672 Milwaukee Taey were ala transferred to the Pest- ———— A Costly Wedding-Supper. s, M. P. [fanay in Philadelphia Weekly Times. e supper given on the ozeasion of the mar- riage of the daughter of suchaone in the winter of 1864 cost $30,000 in Confederate money,—the wines, fruits, and confectioneries being import- cd for the oceasion. Such feasts as this, as may 1,000 P GLASS VASES, AL CUPS AND SAUCERS, SHELL must be closed_out befora at whatever price it brings. BOSTON STORE, 118 & 120 State-st. Vgek! Al CLOAKS The above lot ot Cloaks, being the entire stock of an Eastern manufacturer, will be offered at 50 Cts. on the Dollar. 200 Matelasse Cloaksat $4and $5, former price 8 and §1 300 Extra Longz Matolasse Qloaks, elegant- 1y trimmed. at 36, S7, and $8, Worth $12, 14, and $15. 00 All-wool Beaver Clonks, extra long, a5 $8, §7, $8, and $10;_former prico for these goods wers $10,'S12, $14, and $15. 100 _Sample Cloaks at $10, $13, '$14, $15, $16. And S18—half regular price. 0. 1,000 Misses’ and Children’s %loaks at 50c ¥ on the dollar. 00 Sets Ladies’ French Seal Fura at $4, worth 3. 2 @ 00 Sers 4-Striped Alaska Sets, Satin lined, at §4, worth $7. 100 Mink Sets at $8,S7, S8, and $10, the stock of & manufactrer—half regular es. ,080 Ladies’ French Sesl Cups at $1,51.25, élasg.amd 82, worth $1.50, $3, $3.50, and $3. 1,000 Bets Children’s Furs at 45, 60, T5¢c, and $1, worth 31 to $2. 1,000 Pieces Brocade Dress-Goods at 1215 15¢, worth 20 ani 25¢. 500 Pieces French Brocade Suitings at 20c, former price, 40c.. 25¢, cheap for 50¢. i g 100 Dress Patterns Black Sills, from 30 to 35 yds, at St, $1.35, and S1.50 per yard, ‘worth $1.50, $1.75,and $3, kampnnn’finm Bumtrupt Mamufacturer's Stock Of Clothing at 30¢ on the Dollar, Will Gffer Special Sale Of a Consignment of $50,000 worth 4 of Holiday and Fancy Goods, con- isting _of DOLLS, BOHEMIA- BUMS, FANS, GLOVE AND HAND- Every article of this consignment ec. 268 E ve supposed, were very rare, and, when they oc- curred, did ot prodace 2 pleasica impression | .. HOLIDAT BODKS, on the multitudes who were straitened for the barest necessities of life. Robert E. Lee, whose fare was the plainest, and who, when ladies sent bim presents of delicacies for his tabie, Gistrib- uted them among his sick soldiers; Stonewall Jackson, who lived like an anchorite: and Fitz Lee, who, on the mareh, fared like his men, and slept rolled in his blanket on the cround with his saddle for a pillow,~these were the 1dols of their armies and of the people at home. B! FURS. it Is Qur Prices |" That Sellthe Goods FURS At Astonishingly Low Figures. FRESH GOODS. LOWER PRICES. JUST OPENED, 200 SETS MAINE MINK, 100 SETS HALIFAX MINK, THE FINEST. THE BEST, TIE CHEAPEST. EVER SHOWN N THIS CITY, $20, 525, $30, $35, & 0. 100 Sets Choice Mink MUFFS and BOAS, ONLY $13 A SET. 100 ELEGANTMINK SETS, ONLY $18 A SET. SEAL SACQUES, 32 TO 40 INCHES, $75, $125, $150, $175. SEAL FEATS Of Every Description, at Low Prices. SEAL MUFFS AND BOAS, Y enthustastic over." THE RIVER PATIL printed. tastefully bound. ihit, $150. Morvceo, or Tree Calf, $5. ent dress il fittest of Hollday book: FIDLIDAY BOOKS. THE SCARLET LETTER. by N. Hawrnonye. Fullyand superdly [liustrated by AMany Harrocs Foote. Finely printed from entirely e plates. with red Hae border. 8vo. Cloth, full t, 95, Aoroeed antiauc, $10, ~~The ilaszations ure masterly."—New York Trib- **Superb." ~New Haven Pal “+The volume trom bexlning (o end is one to Grow lew York Evening Post. FOUR GEHS. Dy J. G. Warrrres. EXCELSIOL. By M. W. LosarerLow. THE KOSE. "By I. &, LoweLL. BARY BELL. By'T. D. ALpiici. fHiustrated. Beauttfali rice of eacn, clotb, ft " A MAGYIFICENT GIFT-BOOK, CHRISTMASTIDE, Fach pocm fully and fael CONTAINING THE FUTR POEMS NAMED ABOVE, Octavo, Cloth, Full glit, $5. ' Togother or separately. these poems [n thelr pros. be counted among the dantlest and "—N. Y. Evening Post. THE FAED GALLERY, eautifully fllustrated. Antigue Morocco, or Tree Cair. §9. Contafning 24 Hellotspe Engravings of the best plctares of Trouas FAep, with sketches of the artist's Life sud Works. and descriptive letter-press. Large quarto. A sumptuous Tioliday bool S10. THE MILLAY GALLERY. A serles of excellent Heliotype Engravings of plctures | by ghe_eminent Enzlish artlst, Mizuats. with Bo- grdphical Sxetel and descriptior A superb Gift Volum of the tieliotypes Large quarto, $10. i BEING=A BOY. Ny Cmantes Depncy Warven llutrated by **Cuanr.” Square, 18mo.. $1.50. A book that every boy wlll devour, and that will fascinate older readers by Its good sease and deliclous ‘humor, New Popular Illustrated Editions. MY SUMMER 1IN A GARDEY, SL.50. BACKLOG STUDIES, $1.50. Uniform with'** Being a Boy.” s For sale by Booksellers. Sent postpafd, on re- celpt of price, by the publishers, JAMES R. 0SG0OOD & 0., Boston. $13, 820, $25, S STLKS. N 500 SETS LADIES® FURS, ONLY §5 A SET. This Includes Freneh. Marten, Lynx, Seal, Astrachan, Tmiistion Mink, Alavka, and other serviceable Furs, sil I~ ‘made and trimmed ln good style. CHILDREN'S FURS, 75 cts., S1, $2, §1, S3asct. Onr stock of standari goods Lx not.excefled by that of dny house In the country, and we maxe prices 50 low That examinatlon of OuF §uods fasures salea. C. O. D. Wil send any article from onr Fur Department C. Q. D. by express, allowng examination before payment 13 made. R.T. MARTIN The Popular Fur House, 154 ST ATE-ST BETWEEN MADISON & MONROE. CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, Etc. Great Reduction IN PRICES- o Reduce my Stock I will Offer for the ? Text Thiriy Days, Crockery, Glassware, Lamp Goods, Fancy Goods, Plated Ware, AT PRICES = TOWER than the LOWEST, Specianl Bargains in Silver Plated Goods! 500 Toilet Sets, 75¢, worth $1.50, 500 Pairs of Vases at 50¢, wortn $1.95. Best Lava Smoking Sots, 75¢ each. L. THIEBEN, 204 West dadison-st. at 75¢. $1, others ask 31.15. $1.50, former price $1.75. Gros Grain at $1.75, S1.85 and $2. 23-inch fine Lyons Gros neweat and most desirable shades, at S1.50, $1.75 and $1.80, never before offered for Jess than SL.75, § BLACK&COLORED DRESS SILKS. 20 pes Black Gros Grain Trimming Silk{ 25 pcs Heavy Black Gros Grain Dress | Silks ar S1, good value at $1.35. Dress Bilks at| Satin finiab, at ! 30 pes Bonnet, Mayod & Co. Satin Spish © ted wear and fully 30 per 30 pes Guinet, Gros Grain 10 pes Guinet Gros Grain, 0dg ATe Warrani - font enoapor than any Silk now offered in this city, 35 pes Colored Trimming Silks at 75c, wery cheap. Baj pes Colored Gros Grains, 18 inches wide, ot _$1. others ask $1.25. The same qn;illym TLight Blue, Pink, and Cardinal at SI. At S1.25 we offer a full line of 20-inch Col- ored Gros Grains; former price 31.50. “We call special attention to a full line of Grain, in_ail the 3 and $3.50. DGk, MAIN STORE, 114 & 116 STATE-ST. N.B.—Weshall close out the balanca of the Damsaged Goods bought at the Under- writers’ Auction Sale of Field & stock at extraordinary low prices. Leiter’s TOYS, THE FAIR, 108 STATE-ST., 51, 63, 65 and 67 Adams, 50 Cents, POCKET BOOKS. POCKETBOOKS ‘WORTR $1, At THE FATR, 198 STATE-ST., 6L €2, §5ond 67 Adsmsemn - e oy A S e e