Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1878, Page 7

Al i) tom e e s AL * Eflslblu 10 be disputed. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 3, 1S78~SIXTEEN PAGES. SPORTING. BASE-BALL. JNSIDE THE DUFFALO CONVENTION, it ball columas last Sunday Tnx TuisUsE 2 msintentionsl injustice 1o the Intorna- Association. Taking the reports of the oct prominent Buffalo paper as authority, it mfi pnounced that the “reformers” had, by a T o1§505, deciared that the self-coufessed voie 0’5 f the Louisvilie Club were good enongh t0 play in any International club, This on was taken and this platform adopted thpee timCS but just before the close of the half 8dozen ot the best clubs in the gucceeded fn bulldozing the majority by psring 10 withdraw unless the enactment B epealed. This fact was not stated in the ;nflflo paper, and, accordingly, an injustice s dooe the Internationals in this paper by ooittine the statement. somueh by way of correction. It is more 4o proper—it is necessary—that the inuer of this convention of reformers, which to purify the game, sbould be written. is no feree, mo streneth, Do vigor to auy- Sirthat waspublished concerning it, there- Jore we must see what was said and done that e Dot sent over the wires or printel in the Bafizlo pavers. "y personal letter to s Teporter of this paper fum one of the delegates contains some pass- oot of fnterest, giving a considerable glimpse dthstemper of the delegates and of some of feisside workings which were very likely not pended to be published In the procecdings. e gentleman, Who was present as delegate, smes: ‘fhere were elght clubs of the genus stumprall, sich were represenmied by a Mr. Rankin, of Jwoklyn, whom ' 1rupnose you now. His #uns vere spiked early in the fight—much to bis disgust— }ravote to allow no_proxies in ballotinz. " Ban- i of New Bedford, represented, in addition to ficown cinb, the Fall River Club, which latter s, as o, withont any players. ‘'he Fall Rivers in- ficteq Hancroit to vole_for whitewnshing Devin jod Craver. aitnoush for iis own clab he voted the Ser war. The Fall Rivers intende the " whitewashing hud eucceeded, to hire two mamed, but they would have disappointed, as Underbill, of suburn. N. &.. had in his pocket conditional wotracts with Devlin and Hall which were to tate fectin o cortain contingency. The most acuye d infinentisl men in tlie Convention were the fecamseh Club's delezate and Underhill. The Jtter bolds a position in the State Prison at Au- torn, and has had & zood political and ward meet- ing tenining. From the word ‘*Play” he was bagy toboyinz and log-rolling for his pet echeme. Jlow nearly successful be was you can see from ibe fact tnat three times the majority voted fquareis 1o igmore the disciplining of those men b the League, and the measure was only finally eilested by some counter log-rolling ana by tne sleence (accidental) of a delesate who voted for ‘messure againet hisconvictions, because he had itten instructivns =0 10 do. They were a £ne lot. I never was insuch a body ‘betore, snd I never will be aga:n. Toere is po doubt that Bancroft had a proxy for Faul River in nis pocket, and, to that extent, saidclub was *‘represented,” but it does not eppearahiat it Was put upon the roll, for the reasoa that Mr. Baperoft, under the rule pro- pibiting votes by Erax)'. could onlv have voted for ope club, and he naturally preferred to vote Jorhis own, 50 be ignored tiie Fall Rivers and kept the proxy in bis pocket. Itis now saia by R * 3 buflslo paper that Fall River will not_go on 1his year, the inference beiny that they intend- edtoret a team only incase they could et Devlio for center figure. -One of the best accounts of the workings of the Convention was published in the Providence sundgy Dispoteh. Following is the part_relat- ing to the scheme for straightening up Devlin Attbe preliminary meeting, one of the Eastern éelezates bronght up the subject of sustaining the League in relation to expelled playere, and sound ia todoine e had stirrea up & hornei's nest: two New York delegates, viz., Anburn aud Troy, 1ted tat they were very miuch opposed 10 refus: ingto enzage men expelled from the League, and £ei 10 wori pledsing members not 1o vote for sach amessure. The New Bedford representative, al- thotgh einrle-handed, at first attempted to weather this euicidel movement, withdrew from the room 21d awaited the formal meeting, which In duetime w8 neld. and, after tubmitting & new code of Tuies, the Secretary procecded to read them to the Coovention, and it was discovered that the former rule relating to not permitting a person to play cx- pelled trom this or any otrer Association, had Dbesn chanzed to ks .dssociation, thereby opening the doors for Devlin, Hall, Craver, and ober expelled League players to find Dast- wes zew, etc., in this Association. The New Deatord's delegate eprang 10 his feet instantly and protested sgainst euch an article being paesed. and Fisa0ly sustained by deiegates from the Lowells, Tecamsebs, Bufialos, Manchesters. and Stars, but ¥atdefeated by the majority vote of Hornelsville, Aburn, Troy, Springield, Pittsbnrg, and. St Louis, the restnot votmg. Tpon the counting of the vote the Anburn and Troy delegates were quite jobilant, indulging in handshaking and namerous legrams announcing their tictory. " Other rajes wersthen auly acted upon, and the Convention sjoerned for dinmer. During the adjournment New Bedford's delegate fmmediately canvassed the delegates 1o move fora reconsideration of this mle. and found nearly all of the members were opposed fo encouraging crookcdness, and also fouod Auburn wanted George Hall, ana Troy Craver, which, under uO circumstauces, maost b permitted. At the afternoon session: of ‘the Convention the matter. was amin called up, but tne Chairman, Auburn's delegate, declared New Bedford out of order. New Bedford, still bent upon putting a ¢amper iwon crooked playing, took exceptions to the rannge of the cuuir, which was vacated, and a Iively evbate 100k place among the delegates, which Znaily resulted in sustatninz the chuir. once more casting joy over Auburn, but of short duration, as quite 3 comniotion was visible among the delegates and a recees was taken. when the v Bedtords, Lowells, Stars, Buflalos, Tecouise! sche Zers thréatened to withdraw from the Association i smd rule was not cuanged, and it was finally agreed to reconsider the matier, which was done, and a resofution was offered that no player exvelled from this or any other Associalion ehall be em- ploved by this Association under penalty of ex- pultion of the club from the Aesociation. ffhe motion was carried by an overwhelming mujorits. From that point harmony was reatored in the meeting, and the New Bedford. Lowell, Tecimeeh. Star, and Buffalo delegates deserve the thanks of tne public for the decided stand they ok in the matter. © These two accounts put_us in possession of the opinions of all the dlubs on_the- all-impor- 1ant question 8s to ‘which clubs were as low down us Devlin,ddall, and Craver, aud which oes propuscd to get up & peg beyond them. The case may be stated iu the form of a table (tbe writer lices to state things in tabular Jomj 1t makes them so wuch clearer), and then the showing is as follows: In favor of emvloying;Opposed to employing players u"/(o Rad sons|s¢lfconfessed thicees. Jesaed Lo taking Uribes. Hornellsville, New Bedford, Ausarn, Lowell, roy, Longon, Ont., Sprinedield, Mass., Builalo, Hisburz, Mancoester, St Loujs, Syracose—g. Ttica—7. The following clubs had no opinion which tbey were sure of, and so they didn't vote: Raikin's 6, Maple Leaf, Holyoke, Rochester, Xantha—11. Infavor of thieves Opposed o thieves. Didn't know or didn't car . Does anybody want to know anvthing more sbont the character of the body which bas been loudly trampred as about to kill the Leazue? i the Learue! How? Answer—By lower- Ing itself to the levei of sclf-confessed thicves dcked out of the League for tte smallest and dirtiest kind ot crookedness. The facts are_clear, clean, straizht, and not I Briefly, they are that vlin purposely lost. games for §100 apiece md received the money from McClould, a gambler, sometimes dinidine it with Hall and fometimes not. ‘fhese facts he confessed in uisrille before the Club Directors, and was prowptly expelled for it n the face of these 1acts, the Auburn Club 2na tie Pittsburg Club joined themselves wita e Glrafl of the party, and declared that they Wwoald like za sit down beside Devliu amoug bis §Wwine and partake of the busks of repentance ¥ihich form bis diet just now. As for St. Louis and Troy, no_oue expects anything different {romthem. Some people’s tastes are o per- Yerted that they love 1o wallow better than to Walk on clean grass. b saxing this, the fact is not ignored that the ;cunn was ot suffered 1o stand on the books, Ut nevertheless the vote and determination of the delegates stand; and the frec, untrammeled Tnle.o('lhc ‘majority of those who bad opinions ‘ngs 10 favor of taking in Devlin and his party. by they didn't do so s clear: by the threat. of itbdrawal the bummer delezctes were forced 10 choose betwist two thinzs: ‘They could keep evlin, or they could keep the six clubs; they must give up Devlin and_Hall, or they must ge up playing with the mx clubs. Hgotlere. was~ any principle in the m‘nz bere swas a chance for the Devlin people 0 500w it; if they were standing up for the - ht, iere was an opportunity to make a bold fiike for trath. Didthey do it! Not much, 20¥; they simply got duwn on all fours and STuwieq, cqufessing that they hed no princinle only a gesireto favor dishonesty if they ",;M duso gafely. They preferred scoundrels Mnh,\'ers, 1o be sure, Lut they could be forced kY h‘fi,‘;xl‘am”fx é‘fe other side made s point of ¥as the most disgraceful thing in the Uiy of the game; 8 ‘party of club managers 1‘11!‘111 oflicers showing, first, their desire to be Iny do‘gs and to associate with eriminals and hieves; and then, sccondly, showing that they were cowards and afraid of the fewer but braver nnj léun:lswr men! ad this is the party that proposed to reform the.mmel Counting by the Egsmbcr of dele- gates, the adyoeates of bribery and selling Zames didn’t have half of the whole number, Hut the open partisans of theft, added to the afraids” and straddlers,” outnumbered the Lliouest men two to one,—twelve to six. But In this mess of muck the conduct of the houcst delerates shines out Iike a diamond in a mud-pic. The iustincts of honesty of Messrs. Townsend, Baker, Butler, Bancroft, et al., would Mot permit them to license fraud in their own clubs by declaring that self-confessed thicves were as good as they were. Their conduct was very creditable,—or, rather, it:was what was to be expected of houest men. This is 10t exactly the place to construct a moral, but when these newspaper grentlemen who propose to kill the League compare their record with that of the other body, they will find that the Lengue has killed, drawn, and uartered the dishonest clubs and players, while the International Association has so far done very Jittle else than 2o about trying to put these carcasses tozether again., SNYDER AND THE LOUISVILLES. After the League meeting at_Cleveland, T TRIBUNE published what 1t believed to oe a full report of all the business dove. On comparing it with the League Book just issued the re- porter finds that the League Board were too sharp for him on one item, and that they kent out of sight the action taken in the case’of the appeal of Snvder against the Louisville Club. It makes less differcnce, howeser, inasmuch as no other paper had any eterence to it, and the first publication was in the Lengue Book. Fol- lowing is the Secretary’s minute of the action: The Secretary read a letter from Charles N. Snyder, directed to Mr. W. A. Halbert, reqaest: inz the Leagne to compel the Laulsvilie Base- Bafl Club, of Lonisvilie, 10 pay him the balance of ¥alury due for services rendered by him 1o the said Club during the season of 1877, Mr., Soden offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resotred. That the Loulsylile Basc-Ball Club 1s here- by requirvi to pay Charies N. Snydér the apioant re- maining due hii under bis contraco with sald Club for the sedson of 1877, such payment to be made onor before Jau. 1, 1875, 5 o The Secretary was intructed to furnish the Louis- ville Base-Ball Club and Coarles N. Snyder with a copy of this resolution This will serve to answer_the question often asked, Why dovs not the League enforce its orovision allowing players to take an appeal against the Club in case” of defaulted payment? INTERNATIONAL NOTES. The Buffalo Commercial Advertuer says: ‘Tne Internationals forbid the engagzement of any player who bas been expelled from any assoc:ation, while the Leazue decline to recognize any other association, and allows any of its clubs to eneage & player wlio has been expeiled by the Internation- als of uny other association. The League section only pronibits them engaging an expelled player in ’a chumpionship game. ~ If the text of their consti- tion i correctly interpreted they would be entitied to otay Devlm, Hall. Nichols, or Craver in auy game outside of the championship series. Sce. 9, Art. vi., League Constitution, is: Nogame of ball shal: be played betweena Leaene club and any other ciub employing or presenting in ite nine a player expelied from the League. The Buifalo man can buy a Lesgue book for 10 cents at the news stands. The question, What does this mean? was di- rected at the following item of International Association legislation last week: Each club, 2 member of this Association, may make such arranscweats with any other clubs as are extended to them by such clubs, Two answers bave been received. The first is from the marager of about tne best club in the Association. He says: * You ask whatthe following means. . .". . Why it means that we snay make such arrangements as Lynch advocated, or we may do as we — please.” As for me 1 would like to know as soon as possible about the League schedule. Please send me the first copy vou get, ete.” Another reply is from a Buflalo paper, which savs that the para- graph ~ meaus what it says.” This is very prob- ably true, and when it is supplemented by an explunation as to what it “says™ it will be azain prayerfully considered. The Buffalo Commercial Aduertiser says: The recoznized oran of the National League,— Tne CutcAco TRIBGNE,—under date of Sunday, comes To us with_a mangled repurt of the recent. mlezl.ing of the International Association in this aty. Yes; that’s partly true. THE TRIBUNE took the Commercial Adcertiser’s report of the meet- iug and found out tuat it was mangled, aod that it misrepresented the action taken. The Internationals extended the handof fel- lowship to the League clubs.—Com. 4d. Itisa nice, clean paw, iswtit? Tattooed on it is the Jegend #7to 6 in favor of Devlin and Hall, confessed thieves.” Out, damned spot ! REMSEN. The official announcement of players in the League Book contains nothing not heretofore made public in these columns, except the state- ment that John J. Remsen has been enzaged for Chicago. It has been understood that ceutre- fild in the White Stocking team would be filled by eitber Remsen or Egeler, and no doube exists that a wise choice was made, for Remsen bas no superior in tae country in cover- ing ground and in waking beautiful catches. He came out asa professional in 1871, when he was with the Atlantics. He remained with them 1n 1872 and 1873, played with the Mutuals in 1874, with the Hartfords in 1875 and 1876, and with St, Louis in 1877. The White Stocking team now consists of ten men, and may be named as follows: Harbiage, c.; Larkin, p.: Start, 1b.; Ferguson, Avson, Hankinson; Hal- linam 1. .; Remsen. ¢. £.; Cassidy, r: .5 Reis, change pitcher. The positions of three of the team are not ziven, because nothing can be set- tled concernine them until practice begins. TIE LEAGUE BOOK was put upon the market Thursday by Messrs. Spalémg & Co. ‘and the Western News Com- paay. Itis a little larzer than last year's issue, and has sixty-three pages, covering, of course, the playinz rules, the League Constitution, the proceedings of the Cleveland Congress, and the record of the League clubs and piayers. At the same time with the above Messrs. Spalding & Bro. issued the first number of Spalding’s Official Base-Ball Guide, 2 book of 103 pages, exclusive of advertisemeuts. Its attractive and valuable features are a tabulated record of the averages of all the professional pluyers in the country, instructions for curved pitching and for batting illustrated with portraits, aud much vatunble fuformation on training, ete. Bound with thisis a repriot of the Leazue book with the oflicial ‘:Dpf of the rules. It is certainly the completest ball-book ever issued in this country. PRELIMINARY NOTES. Gienn, of the Chicagos of 1577, has signed with the Rochesters. . The Syracuse Stars are thinking of either Adams or McSorley as a ficlder. . Ad Rocap, of the Indianapolis team of 1877, will play with the Auburn team of 1878, Miller, who caught for Mitchell last season, has been engaged 1or the Lynu (Mass.) team. It is cow said that Arnold will have in his Springfieid (Mass.) team the fotlowing: Rule, A. Athson, E. Suyder, Fisher (not “Cherokee ™) Roseman, Mansell, and Corcoran. The Boston Base-Ball Association has fonnd rooms for new headquarters at No. 786 Wasli- incton street. ‘“Phe Indianapolis Club will have 1 headquarters, owned by Clapp sod Julian, at No. 88 South Illinois street. Oscar Bielaski, of the Chicagos of 1876, will have the following team in Washington this season: Kinuey, ¢.; Banoon, p.; Dallas, 1 by Trott, 2 b; Lusk, 3 b; Houck, 5. §.; Hoilings® head, L L. Stevens, c. £.; Bielaski, r. f. ‘The Alercury says that the Alaska Club, of New York,.has made engagements with the Tollowing - players: Cummings, O Dan- jean, Quilty, Rice, Laughlin, Wadsworth, J. Tracy, Suandley, Sullivan, Troy, and Rourle. A corretpoudent of the Cipper says that one M. J. Flaberty is oreanizicg a team at Worcer- ter, Mass., for 1678. He bas players named Downey, Toner, Moran, Gaifocy, unn, and O'Bric. ‘They ouzht to wear green or orange stockings. The Providence Dispalch gives a good pieture of Dick Higham and his nose in its last issue. Asnportrmit it surpasses any of the others Which bave preceded it. ‘The Dispatch s, how- ever, a shade off 7 in saying that Dick played in Hartford last vear. The Amateur Association will hold its annual meeting Wednesday evening at No. 170 State street,cornerof Monroe. Clubs that are not mem- bers arercquested to send delegates, asthe clubs forming the Association do not play local clubs outside of the organization. The - election of officers and the selection ot permanent zrounds will be the chief business of the meeting. The Cincinnati Commercial notes that ail its city’s Club escept the White brothers are on Land and will gointo practice this week. 1tadds thst there is some question among the Club Di- rectors sbout establishing a headquarters for ‘The Commercial favors such a project, but doesn’t carry it far enough; if it is prover to give the wen a place to lounge, WLy not 2 place to sleep? The National Club has doue a wise thingin Leepineits niue together, 2ud toey will be able to cope with the best. It witl be odd, though, to see the Nationals without Ecky Stearns. Bob Stevens must have improved wondertully dur- ing the winter to be able to fill Ecky's place. The suecess of this club is due to the Captaincy of Mr. Bielaski. 1t is bard for us to say this, but it is so. - His cold, rigid deportment ou the field seems more lke that of a country school- master than the Captain of a base-ball club. Bat it scems the proper thing, and wins rames. In fact, we have been alarmed lest Bielaski shouid smile on the field and rupture an artery, but the smile never came,—a lucky thing for the Nationals.— Waskington Capital. Rumors and probabilities: That Fisler will play in Lowell; that Baltimore will have a team uoder a man named Hildebrand; that Memphis, Tenn,, will have no proiessional team this vear; that Terre Haute will have n professional team this season; that Eggler will play with Buffalo; that Jim Devlin is going on the variety stage; also thata cico called the Marions will be Tormed around him jn Philadelphia. Acorrespondent of the Clipper sets the scason down as follows: Cincinnatis, strong, but will ruquh-c another season to work into shape; Milwagkee, stronz at lome but doubtful abroad;- Providence, last in the racc; Chicago, might be second, or likely tobe third or fourth; Boston and Indianapolis have the fight for first place between them, with chaunces in favor of former. This may be all right, but we in Chi- cago wolud rather play it out. The Chicago people who see notes about clubs coming tozether and beginning work March 1 or 15, and who are told that Providence has already begun eymnasium work, are some- what seandalized at Chicago, but they need to be told that the Chicago team will hardly as- semble much before April 1. If they cannot Ee: work enough during April they had much ctier go without any. There i3 as much dan- ger of 1 club's petting too much practice as of their getting too little. The Cincinnati Commercial is preparing for himself a row by the publication of the follow- ing, which is evidently aimed at another re- porter in the same city: 1t is & fact that 1 this sud othor cities during the Inst few ecasons, basc-ball has been more injured by loose and reckless newspaper worl: than by ali other agencies combined. This petting players one dav and abusing them the nest, and this con- tinual paraaing of their private utfairs is ecnouzl to demoralize avy organization. Again, the Direct- ors et dlscouraged at the treatment they get from reporters who want to run the club. A reporter gets up on his little stool and sharpens bis little encil and attempts to_dictate to and_direct old Pate-ball men who have been in the business all their lfves. How long would a theatre with a stock company stand such reporters, such unwisc praise. euch unjust abase, and such constantly-guehing hog-wash, as fils’ the columns of most papers in cities in which there are professional clubs? QUESTIONS ANSWERED. F. F.—**Do the new rules alter the play as to the fair foul¥” Answer—Not atall. “‘Tow many Directors shonld a club have,—five or seven " Answer—One is cnough. *(1) I8 Mills, of last year's Milwaukevs, ) Will he play this years" Answer— 2) Hove not beard of his engugement anywhere. Mn.waUkEE— ** Who will compose the St. Lonis Reds and the Alleghenys, of Pittsburg, this seu- sonY" Answer—No unnouncemeuts have been made for elther Club. . V. E. —**Do yeu know it thiere will be a clab in §t. Panl, Minn., this year? Answer—Have heard nothing from there of late; they are in uo hurry up that way, however, and there are plenty of piayers, and will be & month from now. N. T. W.—**In the new book I sce a_diagram about ground * reserved for wmpire, batsman, and catcher:' but there isn't any penalty for anybudy else who goes in, is thereY” Answer—Rule Vil gives the hmpire power tomake a peaalty for diso: bedience. H, D.—**Hare the Chicazo Ball .Club_engaged the lake-front for a ground; if mot, is there any prospect of their getting it?" Answer~An ordi- nance directing the Muayor to grant a lease to the Club bas passed the Council and become a law of the city, “The writer does not know whether the licensé has been drawn and delivered or not. 1t doesn't muke any difference unyway. THE TURF. ANOTHER CUALLENGE FOR SMUGGLER. Last Sunday Tue TRIBUNE published an ac- ceptance by Mr. Conkliu, owner of Rarus, of the challefge issued by Col. Russell on behalf of Smuegler. Thus far nothing has been heard from the backer of the brown stallion, but, as lie cannot very well get out of accepting Mr. Couklin’s defi with credit to his horse, it is probable that the proposed series of matches witl be made. ‘To show, however, that there are other people in America Who own horses which they beiieve capable of beating Smuggler in a match race, the following chal- lenge from the well-known driver Char- ley Greeu, which appeared In last week’s issue of the Spint of the Times, is given. It will be noticed that Green is not very particular as to what kind of a race he trots, the amount to be put up, or the track over which the coutest shall take place. Lf the owner of Smuggler really believes his horse to be the best in the land he basa fine chance now to back his faith to the tune of several thousand dollars. Should he conclude to accept Green'’s challenge, toe latter will probably name Lucille Golddust or Great Eastern. Smuggler’s chal- lenge had been out but a week wheu it was ac- cepted by two stables, which fact tells more eloquently than can words of the estimation in which the brown stallion 15 held by the own- ers of other trotters. Green’s challenge is ag follows: Basvrox, L. I., Feb. 20, 1878.—Dear Soirit; T have noticed the chalienge of Col. I S, Russeli to trot s stallion Smuggler against Rarus, fo certain amount of money and_ the championship. 1 do not understand how the question of champion- ship could enter into the contest, as there are two mares livine—Goldsmith Maid and Lula—each with better records than cither Smugwier or Rarus; but 1 do comprehend the money part of it, and, the fore, muke foliowing proposition to Col. Itnes 1will numeat the post a horse to trot Smuggler, race mle beats, best three in five in harness, 'and to be trotfed ot either Buf- fulo, Rochester, or Utica, s we may determine, ouring the summer meeting _of 1875, at the point sglected, for the sum of 5,000 a side, half forfcit. Or, if Col. Russell does not feel inclined to uccept this proposition, 1 will trot him a serics of races on the first day of the summer meeting at Cleveland, Buffalo. 2ochester, Utica, Springtield, and 1la ford, in 1875, for S1,000 or S2,000 & ‘side, thcse races to be play or pay, and the' same norse to trot the cntite series of races, I to name my horve at the post; the Spirit of lie Zimes 1o be stakebolder for any orall of the Matches, This challenge to re- main open until March 15, 1578. If accepted, I wiil meet the represeatative of Smuggler on twen- ty-four Lours' notice, at the oflice of the Splrit of the Times, prepared to put up my forfeit or stak money. Yours, CiaRLEs 8. GREE: In commenting editorfally on the above, the Spirit says: The challenge 1esned by Col. Russell to trot Smuggler aginst Rarus hae aircady produced a couuter challenge from Charles S, Green to trot o horse, to be nanied at the post, acainst Smageler, eithier one race for §5,000 a side, or & reries of stx races for 1,000 or 52,000 s side each race. Lucille Golddust or Great Eastern would probably be tho horse named by Green. These malch rices be- tween crack troiters, for large sums, ure the very ife of the furf,and produce more sport und greater interest than purses. We are glud to notice & revival of the match-making spirit. It might also have added that the estimation in which the Turf, Field, and Farm is held by horsemen is admirably shown by the fact that, although in Col. Russell’s challenge, published in that paper, it was expressly statea that all corresnondence relating to the proposed match was to be conducted through the Tury, Field, and Farm, neither Green nor Conklin paid the slightest attention to that provision, the owner of Rarus replying to Col. Russell through Tne ‘TRIBUNE, while Green sent his challenge to the Spirit. For a paper which spends most of its time yawping about its *“influence,” this is the severest blow that could have been given, and will make the cditor of that sheet writhe with ill-conccaled agony, as he sces the important news ‘and documents re- lating to turf matters sent to better and ~ more conterorising papers, while heis unavle to obtain them even by bezging. Scurrilous abuse of people who happen 1o dis- agree with the Zurf in. opinion will carn for it the contempt of all decent turfmen, among whorr Messrs. Conklin aud Green are certainly to be numbered. THE RIGUT SPIRIT. "The Spirit of the Tines has the following sen- sible and kindly words to say ubout turf affairs and prospecets in Chicago, and TuE TRIBUNE commengs them to tue careful aud favorable consideration of the numerous lovers of turf sports in Chicazo, who have of late indulged in 2 good deal of desuitory talk about the forma- tion of a racing and trotting association. The position taken by the Spirit is in marked con- trast to that of the ZTury, which never luses an opportunity to_indulge in mean flives at Chi- cago and ail its belongings, simply because the people of this city refuse to believe that the Tury is worth purchasing. The Spirit says: Chicago supports 18 many sporting and Jive- stock papers as any City 1n_America, except New York; yet, etrange as it may ecem, £he is far be- hind most cities In the number and character of eportinz events offered fo her people. Way a Creat city, with half & million of fanabiisnt, and wealth untold, shonld fail to keep pace with sister cities in popular amusements and ports is ot easy of comprehension, The people of Chicago are as passionately fond of romantic syorls as those of any eectlon of the Tnion. No Parltanical scruples interposc to prevent them from gving neceseary support to well-condacted sporiling amusements. On the contrary, they have always shown o disposition fo_encoaraze thesc. We have been more than once observunt of the inclination of denizens ‘of the Lake City to spcculate on the powers of fast horses. Usnally they have confidence in_their jndgment in_this respect, and k a *‘fiver” ora ‘*pony" ascheerfullyon a favorite fiycr as they will invest on corn or wheat. .Notwithstanding all this, there is no jockey clud or racing association in the great metropolis of the Northwest, or evena race-course. The breeders of the thoroughbred and trotter receive no encour- agement from this ccntre of trade, to_whoso wealth they contribute g0 lavishly. Tndecd, these ‘breeders are forced to turn away from this city, the pride of the State and entire eection, and go to St. Lonis, the rival of Chicago in population, wwealth, progress, and trade, to reccive that ent couracement that is 60 much needed, but denied,, at home, ‘Why Chicazo will not follow the emmgln of St. TLouis, organize & jockey club, and establish sep- arate ranning and trotting tracks upon a scale com- mensurate with the interests involved, we repeat i8 incomprehenible, She cannot retain her well- won prestige for enterprise withoul extending a reciprocal “patronage to the neople who support her. Dreeders of live stock in the Northwest form an fmportant clement in her trade. and contribute millions of wealth to ber annually. Attention is pald to every class of these excet the hreeders of horses, _These alone are negiected. The result is that Illinois, the most fertile State in the Union, with all ker udaptability for breed- g fhe noblest specimens of tha ani- kingdom, is far behind Kentucky, essce, Ohio, and other States, in the number and cluss of her trotters ana thoroughbreds, In climate, grasses, and gralns she has all the advan- tages of the States namied. Iler people are allve, full of eneray and enterprise, ana only nced that support at home that the States named so liberally afford their people. Properly orzavized, a running and trotting asso- ciatfon could not fail to mect with success ut Chi- eago. Whenever her best citizens come to the Jront in such un enterprise, it will at ouce become one of the first racing points in the United States. o accomplish this, 1t will be necessary to hold out proper inducement, in valusble stakes and pre- miume, and offer such accommadations us St. Louls, Louisville, and Snratoga afford. When this is done tihere can be no question of & favarable fssue. A GENEKAL DREAKING UP. The National® Association of Trotting-Horse ders, which was organized in the winter of 77, had a_good deal of trouble during the carlier days ol its infancy, but, after getting bravely through these, and fairly started on what seemed to be the road to success, it has sudden- 1y fallen into a very demoralized condition in- deed, and seems fn a fair way to lose a greater part of the influence it formerly possessed, if the process of disintegration which has been oing on at an uncomfortably rapid rate for the pust two_weeks does not leave the concern in such a dilapidated condition that all efiorts to remodel it will prove futile. The present unfortuncte condition of affairs was brought about by the row over joining the National Frotting Association, whicli was fulty set forth in these columns at the time of its oceurrence, about two weeks ago. Scveral of the gentlemen who had worked hardest for the Breeders” Association, and doue the most to render it powerful and respected, were of the opinion that an alliance with the Trotting Asso- clation would prove disastrous, as the odor sur- rounding certuin actions of the latter was not of the most pleasant description. They freely stated these views at the annual meeting of the Breeders" Association, and the result was a gen- eral row, in the midst of which the meeting ad- journed’ in much the sane manner us does a nocturnal convention of cals when a_robust boot-jack comes coursing through their midst with meteorie _brilliancy and speed. Another meeting was called just before the assembling of the Nutional Trofting Congress, and at this it was lved to join the Trotting Association, the Presiaent casting the deciding vote. ‘Then the fun began. Mr. Eawin Thorne declined to longer hold the office of Vice-President, and ex- Gov. Stanford, of California, was clected to fill his place. Mr, L. D. Packer, theSecretary, who was one of the nrmnfiul opponents to the scheme of joining the “lrotting As- sociation, sent in_his little Tesignation, but after being labored with for some time was per- suaded to withdraw it. lardly bad the excite- ment over tnese events subsided, when Mr. Clark Bell, who had just been re-clected Treas- urer and given $10,000 bonds for te safe keep- ing of the mouney intrusted to his care, conclud- ed that he would ?uil work, and did so at once. Mr. d. W. Gray, of 8rooklyn, was thereupon elected to the Ireasurership. “On the following day Vavid Bonner withdrew from the Board of Censors, and right on bis heels came Dean Saze, who requested that his name be_stricken from the membership-roll. By this Mr, McDoell, the newly-clected President, concluded that he would have a hand iv the fub, aud accordingly fired himself out. This is the last resurnation heard of, but, as one paper suwaests, the stakes are stiil open. RACE AT SACRAMENTO. Sax Francisco, March 2.—The two mile and repeat race between Mol McCarty and Juke cune oll at Arricultural Park, Sacramento, to-day. The day was fine, tue trackgood but not fast, the attendance larze. Purse 32,000, and track premium $750. AMollie gave Jake fourteen pounds, carrying 111 pounds, but_Jake's rider was three pounds over weight. In the pools Miollie was the favorite at two to one. In the first heat Mollic had the pole, and started slightly in the lead, retaining it through- out, and running easi The first quarter was made in 27} the balf in mile, 1:505 second quarier, 2: 24; half, 2:51}4; Molliecross- ing the score a length ahead. in & It was evident that Mollie conld have made the heat several seconds quicker if pushed. The pools between beats sold about ten to oue in ITavor of Mollie. In the second heat Mollie led by a lenath at the first turn, and_three lengths ug the foot of the back stretch, but at the quarter, in 27. scconds, Jake was nearly alongside; the halt was made in 53; Mollic was two lengths abead, increasing to five lengths at the head of the streteh, but 2t the mite, iu 1:46}, Jake was but one length behind, under the whip, Mollie running without much effort. At the second aquarter, m 2:14%, Mollie was leading by four lenzths, Jake laboring. The balf was made in ,, the mare five lengths abead at the turn, ¢'s rider giving bim the whip and sm Jdake closed up to Mollie’s quarters, but, swing. ing into the home streteh, the mare was let out down the stretch very fast. Jake was pushea to his utmost, but Mollie closed the score in 3:38%, six lengths ahead, winning the race and money. TRACK TALK. Peter Johnson has been driving Mr. John Dupee's Almout Glly on the rond during the past week, All the entries in the Lonisville Cup have ac- cepted the weizhts imposed by the haondicapper except Arlstides. All races over the Loufsville track this year will be called at 2 o'elock sharp mstead of at 3 o'clock, as heretofore. Tn'the resignation of fts Treasurer, Mr. Clark Bell, the Breeders' Association sustained a loss whict it will be hard to remeds. Problewm, oue of the best cross-country horses in the land, is reported us looking peiter than ever before at this scason of the ye: “Nosey” Brown has given up the attempt to make a steeple chaser of Carrie K., and will use her for trottiug puryoses next summer. Hamdallah, by Hamlct out of Trotting Sis- ter (sister to Pacing Abdallah), has been sold to teorze W. Graves, of Rochester, Miun., for $3,000. Count La Gmnlgc, the French turfman, has sold the fillies, Incertitude, Psyche, to parties u Brazil, who will use them for turf and stud purp Lida Bassett, a mare that came out green last season, and went into winter quarters at Cincin- nati h 0 1:25 record, is looking well, and bids fair to lower her record dunwug‘the coming season. The 3-vear old colt, Tom Middleton, by Glen Athol, out of Bay Flower by_Lexington, died recently ut Svring Station, Ky., of catarrhal fever. He was entered in this year's Kentucky Derby. The well-known mare Fanoy Lee, by Ethan Allen, revord 9, owned by Col. Abver Tuy- lor, of this city, dropped 3 colt foal on the 19t ult,, sired by Gov. Sprague. 1t is a brown, und s doing well. ‘The anti-pool Iaw recently passed in Massa- chusetts punishes by one year's_imprisonment or less, or a fine not exceedng 32,000, auy per- §0nS Who buy or sell pools upon the result of any race, ete, It is claimed that the club-house, grand- stand, and other buildings now being erected on the grounds of the St. Louis Jockey Club will be the most expensive buildings of the kind in the United States. The table of “green™ horses that scquired a ~record of 2:30 or better durinZ tne season of 1577, which appeared in TuE TRIBUNE two weeks ago, was taken by the St. Paul Globe and credited to avother Chicazo paper. The New York Herald man knew better. ‘The following gentlemen have been appoint~ ed Chaoirmen of the Boards of Appea! for their respective districts: Eastern District, H. S. Russell; Atlantic_District, Geurze Sturzes; Central’ District, Willam Edwards: Western District, Charles L. Huut; Pacific District, T. W. Hinchman. “Private advices from San Fruncisco state that the trotting stakifon Smuggler (record 2:15%) fell Jame when his trainer commenced: o work him, and be has been let up in consequence, It is stated that Judze Fullerton and Smuggler were to trot a series of * match™ races in the spring in Californ, and the lameness of Smugeler, it fs feared by those interested, will prevent the programme being carricd out. Should the ac- counts prove true that Smugyler is really lame, the challenges that have been passing between the owner of the stallion and the owner of Raras will come to naugtit.—.Vew York Herald. It is about time that Smfeplerwent lame. Those very bad boys, John Splan and Charle Green, who so promptly accepty the bay stal- Lion’s * challenge,” are responsible for this, A more convenicnt time in which to zo lame could not have peen selected by Smug. 1n addition to_the stallion - Pasacas, by Al- mont, Mr. A. C. Jeflerson, of Lansing, Mich., recently purchased of Col. Pepper, Frankfort, Ky., a two-year-old nlly by that horse, out of Crop, the dam of Blanche Amory, the six-year- old mare Drift, by Alealde, and thie brood mare Sally Waificld, by Torouto. I. T. Williams bas gone to Louisville with his stable ot runners, which consists of Fair- Play, Vera Cruz, Classmate, Springbranch, Short-Line, Aspinwall, Checkmate, Good Hope, Glemwood, Enquiress, and a 2-year-old by imp. Glen Athol out of Belle Brandon. Col. William G. Boyle, of Arizona, was in the city during the past weck, and purchased of Os- car Field the trotting geldings, Nicodemus, rec- ord 2:313, and Little Mac, record 2:29, They will be shipped to England, and no doubt *lay over " any pole team in the tight little island. J. W. Hunt Reynolds has the following thoronghbreds o traming: Whisper, by Planet Macedonius, by Enquirer; Catigula, by Enquir- er; Blue-Eyes, by Enquirer; Falsctto, by En. quirer; Georaie, by Virgil; Felicia, by Phae- ton; Fortuna, by Enquirer; Mesoidie, by En- quirer; Clarising, by Euquirer. Robert Bonner has purchased the bay horse Carl Burr, by Hamiltonian, dam Olé Kate, the mother of Bruno, Brunette, Breeze, and others of the celebrated Bruno family. Carl Burr is intended for s mate to Mr. Bonner’s wonderful little mare Mamie B., by Edward Eycrett, and when this team have had a little practice to- gether it will talie a merry 2ait to keep up with them in a brush on the road. The following scale of welzhts has been adopted for the season of 1873, by the Associa- tious at Louisville, Lexing Louis, and Cincinnati: stakes, 100 nds; 2-year-olds in all purse races, eigzhty pounds; 3-year-olds in all stakes, 105 pounds; 3-vear-oids in all purse races, ninetv-ive pounds; 4-year-olds in all races, 110 pounds; 5-year-olds ‘in all races, 115 pounds; 6-year-olds and upwards in ail races, 118 pounds. According to the latest census, the number of horses_in the chief States In Europe is us folloy 16,100,000; Austria-Hunary, 2,35%,231; France, 2,85 5003 and_ ltaly, 1,19 countrics, Great Britain takes first rank. There to every square_kilometre Great Britain has cight horses; Germany, six: Austria, five; France, five and turee-quarters; Italy. four; and Russia, three. As compared with the pop tion, there are to every 1,000 persons in_Ru 227 horses; in_Austria, 103; in Great Britain, eighty-three; fn Germany, eizhty-one; in France, eighty; aud in Italy, forty-fiv CHICAGO AS A COTTON MARKET. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, March 2.~This is 3 momentous question, which, no doubt, will bear investiga- tion, and one which may materially enhance the interest and general prosperity of our city, and which, it properly carried out, will be but an- otber step in the inevitadle march of commer- cial superiority which Chicago is destined to assume, and which soon would place her at the head of all commercial centres. Look at St. Louis. Not more than four years ago she received but little cotton for sale; to- day, through enterprise and judicious invest- ment of but little capital, she controls the saie of nearly 200,000 bales per snoum. Take the value of a bale to be $30, this represents a trade of nearly ten millions of dollars. A staple rep- resenting such an amount would increase the clearings of our banks morve than thirty millions; and the handling of the cotton will leave to the ity a profit of $2.5 r bale for storage, dray- awe, weizhing, insurance, and commission. By introducing this branch of the trade into our’.city, the producer and shipper of the staple will be brought into closer connection with our merchants and the trace in general. The South- ern merchant will prefer to buy bis wares in the market where be sells bis cotton; and Chicago, now at the bead of the grainand provision trade of the world, would also soon be at the head of dry oods, aud boot and shoctrade, nds of manufacture, and would mate: rinlly assist in giving employinent to the unem- ployed masses, and help them to emerge from their present depressed condition. Everything i3 therefore in favor of the intro- duction of this trade here. The railroad con- nections with all the roads tapping the districts inthe Southwestern cotton Uelt are offering every facility, aud satisfactory arrangements could be made for Chicago; the Mobile & Ohio, Mississivpl Centrai, Iron Mountain, Kansas & Texas, and Cairo & Fulton would be the great feeders to the 1llinois Central, and run through the best cotton districts of the South. Rates East or to Europe are in onr favor, comparing with other competing points, and will be more so whenever lake navization permits shipments by that route. 1t takes but little to bring the introduction of this subject to a brilliant issue,—enterprise and energy, and but small capital,—and our mer- chauts aud capitalists should unite in an effort to ybtain for Chicazo this great trade. "To place Chicago as a cotton market promin- ently before the Southern shipper of the stavle, would require_but a few commercial trayelers with Chicago pluck, and 1 bave no doubt 50,050 bales would be secured the first vear. There is 10 probability of a loss. Advances are maae of two-thirds of the amount of shipment, bill of lading attached. Coiton leaves: in remnants can at any time be sold, and, besides, would give an additional amount of exchange, homeas well as foreign, to our banks. The first step necessary for the establishment. of a cottou market here will be to call 2 meeting of our prominent merchants and manufacturcrs 1o aiscuss - the subject and devise ways and means by which the inauguration of a Chicago Cotton Exchauge shall be an established fact on the opening of the next scason, say September the 1st. ‘As o merchant, T will gladly spend some of my time and means for the advaucement and prosperity of our city, and shall feel pleased to hear what . the business community in general lhave to say. Y6 ———— VENTILATION. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cnrcaco, March 2.—After all thut has been written upou the subject of veutilation of our public buildings, halls, etc., it is strange that 110 oe has been able thus far to invent any olan for removing the foul air, but human beings are daily packed into these rooms without any regard to the health. For instance, on a Sab- bath morning let auy person open the doorsand step into the audience-room of MeVicker's Theatre in half an hour after the elogquent Prof. Swing has begun bis discourse, and he will re- ceive fnto bis lungs Such vile odors as to almost sicken him. The difficulty bas been most near- Iy eradicated in Hooley’s Theatre, by some 1means to the writer unkuown, but whatever it js the patrous of McVicker's- and the church ought most devoutly pray that it may be repro- duced here. A. M. JonNsoN. ———— The Pope and Our Clvil War, A meeting in houor of the late Pope was held at Rome, Gua., a few days since. A letter was read, written by. Cardinal Antonelli, as aman- uensis for the Pope, to Confederate Commis- sioners A. Dudiey Mann, J. IL. Mason, and John lstmcll. The lollowing paragraph occurs in the etter: “ His Holiness, who bas becn deeply afflicted by the accounts of the frightful carmage of this obstinate strugele, bas heard with satis- faction the expression of the same seatiments. Being the Vicar on earth of that God whois the author of peace. he yearns to see these wraths appeased and peace restoréd. 1n proof of this he wrote to the Archbishops of New York and New Orleans as far buck 18, 1862, inviting them to cxert themselves in bringing about this holy object. You may, then, Honorable gentlemen, be well assured that, whenever a favorable occasion shall pre- sent itself, bis Holiness will not fail to avail himself of it to hasten so desirable a result, and that all nations may be united in the bonds of charity.”" —————— A Few Javentle Questions. Keakuk Convttution. - ©\What males that noised’” asked a little boy on she train the other day. “The cars,” au- Swered bis mother. “What for?” ¢Because they are moving.” *What are they moving forf” “The enging makes them.!” _ ‘*What eogine?” *The engine in front.” *“What's it in front for?”” #To pull the train.” ‘¢ What train?? “This one.” “This carf” repeated the younester, pointingto the one in which they sat.” *Yes.” * What does it pull for?”? ‘The engineer makes ft.” + What engineer{” man on the engine.” * What erginel” 1 ome in front.” ©What is that in front for? « | told you that before.” “Told who what?” «Told you.” *What for?? O, be still; you are a nuisance.” **What’s 2 nuisance?” “A boy who asks too many guestions.” * Whose Doy!™ “Ms boy.” * What questions?” The conductor came throueh just then and took up the ticiets, apa tbe train pulled up to the sta- tion before we could get all of the conversatiol The last we heard, as thnlnd{ jerked the yom ster off the platform, was ** What cangucmrl ) 7 PARIS. ' A Requiem-Service at the Cathe- dral Notre Dame. The French Capital Does Homage to the Memory of Pope Pius the Ninth, Death of Clande Bernard, the Most Eminent Physiologist of the Age. Special Corvespondence of The Trivune. PARrs, Feb. 15.—Not a week passes now but. we nave to chronicle the death of some celeb- rity. Yesterday, 1t was Vietor Emmanuel; to-day, Pope Pius and Claude Bernard; to-mor- TOW, it may be the turn of Garibaldi and of an- other veteran of the Italian wars, Marshal Baraguay & Hilliers. Misfortunes, it is certain, seldom come singly. When the Reaper sets to work in this wholesale fashion, it is almost won- derful that we find time to mourn all of even his zreatest victims. Yet somehow we do find time. ‘The black drapery so lately taken from the walls of the stately Madeleine has hot been allowed 10 molder in the storehouse of the Pompes Funcbres! Victor Emmanuel has had the benefit of i, and now it has been called once more into use todo honor to his arch-rival.’ The other day, we sang a King’s dirge; this morning, we sang aPope’s. Requiescat in pacz, amen. S0 passeth away the glory! Whea I reacked the PLACE DU PARVIS NOTRE DAME at about 11 to-day, the vast open.space which now stretches in front of the Cathedral, from the ‘new Hotel Dieu to the river, and from the church itselt to the immense buildings of the Prefecture de Police, was already alive and bustling. The scene was admirably litted tothe occasion, and of a nature to impress cne deeply, even though one were a beretic. What a change has been wrought in this aucient corney of Paris by the removal of that hideous old rookery which formerly di duty as the Hotel Dieu! At last the outlines of the beautiitl Cathedral are revealed tous, after having been half-hidden away for centuries. Nothiug now stands be- tween the Place St. Michel and the Parvis to hiuder the full enjoyment of the simple but noble pile. Simple, of course, in a relative sense. If you come to questions of detail, you will see that the securing simplicity is the result of infinite variety barmonized by the art of a master-hang. There are few sights more curi- ous than the grotesque carvings adorning the exterior, and especially the twin towers of Notre Dame. Allthe morbid invention of the old monks has been lavished upon them. Hor- rible monsters grin at you from every corner- stone. Here a devil, and there a hellish hound, starts into relief as the light plays upon the gray walls and galleries. They mock you at every anale, and give you fiendish welpome at every turn. Butall these horrors bicnd into ONE MASS OF BEAUTY seen from a little distance,—lown below in the Place,—from which, by-the-by, I perceive I have wandered. # Eluven o’clock. Crowds of curious spectators line the mighty quadrangle. Other crowds stand paticntly, as only Frenchmen can or wili, wait- ing for the doors to op Mapy waitea from 10 till 12, and did not get into the church after all, though there was room for a thousand ; and 1 dare say, bad I been foolish enough to imitaic their naticnee, 1 should have fared as badly. All the best seats, m the sallerics, nave, and choir, were reserved for persous and personages with tickets. 1 had neglected to get oné, so for a goud half-hour 1 had to endure the contume- Iy of officinls, the refusals of contemptuous wyruidons, and the petty aggravations, in a word, of that most odious of buman institu- tivus, rampant French Administrati In the course of wy pilgrimage from one liveried un- derling to another in quest of the indispensa- ble ticket, I had excellent opportunitiss, as you may imaviue, of observing the people and the chureh from couutless points of view. Aud, mind_ sou. it was mo such easy thinz to dodze amongst the prancing horses of the cavalry which occu- pied the Place, and to cscape the hurry- ing wheels of the carringes which keot dri up and off acuin as fast as they counld be cmptied of their loads. While I raged furiously outside the forbidden fzates, 2 number of Senators aud Deputies en- tercd, and took their allotted seats; then the Ambassadors, the oflicers of the Marshal-Presi- dent’s houschold. a kuot of goreeous Generals and Colonels, ablaze_with gold-lace, arrived; and presently an odd-looking group of very tussy and fmportaut old gentlemen, wearing long red gowns (like those of the British Peers) and those absurd bats calied fogues, which are the French substitutes for the equally absurd barristers’ wigs worn in England. These last arrivals were the Judges high legal fune- tionaries of the Court of Cessationand-so-forth. 1 suppose there must bave been some nundreds of them aitogether. Collectively they made A FINE SPOI OF COLOR in the picture; but, taken individually, I am fain to confess, they were not exactly imposing. The Irout of the Cathedral, from the zround to the bottom of the carved gallery above the three great porches, was hung with white and black cloth, adorned with three great escuteh- cons bearing the Pontitical arms. Far up in the ‘Tower, Quasimodo and bis men were tolling the big Bourdon. As the dull, svlemn sounds of the fuueral-knell = floated away over the city, other knells answered, till the air “was heavy with mourning. And all this while, of course, I was waiting hopefully for the spirit to move some official to admit me. The spirit was most unresponsive; bat thanks partly to a stratazem, and partly fo the courtesy of a superior undertaker, eventu- atly I did get in. The sight that greeted me on entering 1 shall never foreet, I think. The churen was completely changed. Pillars and arches disappeared under sable cloth and- velvet. The nave, from the organ to the end of the choir, was hung wich black and silver. From the top of ten monster silver candlesticks flick- ered a mvsterious green flame. The chairs which _usually filled the building were removed, and replaced by lowjbeuches, covered with black cushious bordered with white. At the entrauce to the choir rose an enormous eata- falque, surmounted by 4 sort of cupola, attach- ed to the lofty roof, from which depended massive folds of black velvet, looped up to the walis on cither side So 85 to form a canopy. Below, of lichted candles, priests, Bishops, soldiers, gold lace, red and white robes. Al this far otf. In the nave itself, nothing - to break the sombre - uniformity of black. Black coats, zloves, hats, zowns, drapery, illuminated by the hastly lame from the silver candelabra. ‘I'be organ sounds. The choir responds. The Dies Iree {s sung, and the Baod of the Rupublic- an Guard bursts into music (sery stranzely chosen for such an occasion. by the way). When that ceases, again the orzan thundersand the choir replies. At the offertory, the strains of a strin d unite with the voices of the singers, but they are drowned,—lost by this biz Bour- don pealing sulleniy over our heads. Then we bear faint ¢ehoes of distant church-bells. Sharp, sudden words of command ccho through the aisles, “On your kuces!”—and the soldiers kneel. A ratfle of swords and muskets on the marble pavement, and another sharp command 15 borne towwrd ‘us: **Debout!” The soldiers rise. Priests and choristers take up their luru- brious song; and at last,—about 3 o’clo when the green flame has wholly burnt jtself out, we turn vur backs upon the gloomy, grand Cathedral, and go out into the pure atrof the Place du Parvis and the clear lizbt of heaven. Pope Pus must not make me quite omit. all mention of the great and nobie CLAUDE BERNARD, ‘ by whose death France and the world have just 1ost one of their brghtest ornaments. Thouzh be dicd a Senator and a Member of tire Acad- emy, Claude Bernard began life in the most unpromising conditions. ~ He left his home in the provinees one day, When 4 young man, wizh nothing but a few francs, the munuscript of a tragedy, and an introduction to M. Saint-Mare Girardin, in his pocket. Thus slenderly pro- vided for, he arrived in Paris, and presented his tragedy, with the letter of fntrodaction. M.” de Saint-Marc Girardin, at that time one of the authoritics on literature, took the mauuscript, bat returned it instantly to the young man, wizh the friencly but discouraging advice to burn it. *¢ L might do 2s many do,” said M. Samt-Mare Girardin, “Xkeep your tragedy for a week and never read it; but L prefer to be more honest. Without reading it, 1 know what it is like. Take my advice. Burn it, and enter your pame at once ‘a8 a student of the school of medicine.” Claude Bernard followed the counsel of the latter, and, after ten years of hard study and trial of the severest kind, be was rewarded by a Professorsiip. It is superfluous to mention the discoveries by T 5 which he subscquently enriched Science and ~ made his mark as_the first Physiologist of hit time. His place can hardly be filled by any liv- ing scientist, and all will rearet him, for he wat onc of the rare men of genfus who had fes enemics and no rivala. HARRY St. MICHEL. ——— 'A FRENCH DUEL, Which Continued at Intervals for Fourteen Years. Correspondence St. Lows Ecening Post. Pauis, Feb. 10.—The French are eminently 1 dueling people, and I bave lately heard of many curious cacounters. Perbaps the most remark- able duel on record was that related of a Mr. Fournier, a Captain of Hussars at Strasbourg; in the latter part of the last century. This Capt.-Fournier was accustomed to wan tonly provoke a quarrel with any one whom he might chance to meet in order to gratify his ex- troordinary thirst for blood, which rendered him akin to the tiger species. Upon one occa- sion lie had insulted, fought, and killed a 5oung man by the name of Blumm, who was a great favorite with the good citizens of Strasbounrg, and his sad and cruel death, resulting from a quarrel go utterly unprovoked on his part, ex- asperated them to the highest dearee. he military commander of the place had some time previonsly announceda ball, which happened to fall upon the night of the burial of the unfortunate Biomm. He, knowing the state of excitement into which the bourgeisie had worked themsclves over this legalized mur- der of one of their class, and fearine the conse- guence which might ensue shonll they meet apt. Fournier at the entertainment, directed one of bis oflicers by the pame of Dupont to post himself at the entrunce to the hall and pre- vent the admittance of the doughty duelist. The command was a dangérous one to fulflll; nevertheless it was cheerfully undertaken by the brave Dupont, who was {imscll no mean swordsman, and had long desired an opportu- nity to mect and punish this much-feared bravo. Indue time Fournicr prescuted himself at the door, where Dupont received him with the quict remark that, by his General's orders, be could not permic him to pass. Fournier, twirl- ing his moustachios, and glaring feroviously at the imperturable Dupont, exclaimed: **Ah! c'est ca! Tcannot fiznt the General, for his rank; you Wwill, perhaps, bave no objectiont you, Who commit impertinences at second hand!® The challenge was accepted, and, the com- batants meetime a few days after, Dupont sue- ceeded in inflicting a stvere wound upon his antagonist; but in the act of falling, Fournicr callea out for a second trial, It was granted, and, as goon 83 he had enfliciently recovered, they met This time Dupont was wounded. s cnraged at the roush and vicious manuer inwhich his opponent had thrust him, Dupont claimed another meeting, to which, of course, the victor readily assented. The latter likewise desired that the contest should be decided by pistols, feeline certain of suceess with this weapon, as he was known to be a dead-shot, and irequently amused himsel? by knocking the pipes out of the moutiss of the “soldiers with a bullet. Dupont, however, was too wise to grant him thisadvantage, and words were still preserved. The third coutest re- sulting in a mutwal wound, a duel convention was drawn up between them, which is still in existence, and runs in this wise: 1. Asoften as MM. Dupont and Fournier find themselves within thirty lesgues of each other, they shall meet balf way between for a duel with swords. 2. I cither of the combatants finds himself re- strumed by the exivencies of the service, the vthe: shall make the entire journey in order 'to effect 1 meeting. No excnse, excent snchas may grow vut of the exigencies of the service, shall be admissible. This singular compact was cXecuted in goot faith, and wany curivus meetings, stranuzel} brouzht about, were the result. One writes t¢ the other upon 2 certain oceasion: Tam invited to breakfast with a pariy of oficers at Augsburg, and, hesring that vou are in the neighvorhood, would be obliged by yonr affording me the opportunity for amother sword thrust. Truly yours, ete. : Again a letter runs in this strain: Mox Aut: [ will be passiug through Strasburg on the 3d inst. We wiil ight. " . In the course of years one or the other would be promoted; this destroyed the equality of rank between them, and, according to French etiquette, no ducl conld take place. As soon, however, as the advancement of the inferior restored the balance of rank, the con- test was remcwed in accordance with the terms of the contract. The duel ap- peared likely to last for many years, as both were experienced swordsmen and ad. hered rigidly to the ruling that no torustshould be made after bluod bad been drawn. It is re Jated that they once met very unexpecediy it 2 Swiss chalet. The fact of its being nizht time did not prevent their proceeding immediatel to their bloody work. Betwsen “the swori thrusts they carried on the following conversa. tion: * Parbleu! I thought you were in the. inte. rior,” **No, I am ordered here.” “Zon! We sball be near by. Are you lately arrived ! “This instant.” “Very ool to think of me.” As he uttered the last words Dapont’s sword grazed Fournier’s neck, drawing blood, and the fizhit was over for a wnile. ‘Thus continued the feyd for fourteen long years, when Dupont was aBout to unite himself in marriage to a fair demoisedle, who, however, made it a conditionof their union that the duel- isticengazement shonld be positively closed be- fore their nuptials. Thereuoon Dupont sought an_ interview with his enemy, and sgreed to finally settle the dispute with pistols. In order, though, to obviate the great advautage whiciu Fournier's skill as & markswan atforded him, Dupont proposed the following: A frjend of mine has a pleasant copse, surroand- ed by 9 high wall; there are two entrances. one to the north, the other to the south. Let s o ter by & separate gate. fstol in hand, and scek an opportunity to fire, As it was proposed was it dope. Upon the appointed day each repaired to the rendezvous; ina few moment they espied each other, and each darted quickly behind a tree. About five minutes of breatliless suspense ensued, when Dupont closely thrust forth an arm. A bullet whizzed bv, near cnough to take the bark off the trec behind which he was shel- tered. A moment later Dupont’s hat ventured beyond the friendly barricade. Fournier’s sec- ond bullet pierced its crown, but the head which had planued the ruse remained uninjored. Du- pont now stepped boldly aud triumphantly from his concealment, while his antavonist, throwing down his now uscless pistol, asdvanced coolly and undauntedly toward him, prepared tomeet the fate which he had dealt out to sc ‘mauny others. Dapont aimed deliberately at his beart, stopped and eaid: *{ have your life it my hand; I giveit you on coudition that if ever you seek a quarrel with we again I shall bave the benetit of two balis before you fire.” ‘Tie terms were accepted and the foarteen years of duel were ended. ———— ABANDONED AT SEA. At all times ships of one kind or another are floating about. ut sea, abandoned by officers aud crew, in what scems a hopeless condition. Some are dismantled and mere hulks, some are swimn- ming keel upwards, some are water-logged, but being laden with timber will not sink, but are driven bither and thither as the wind and waves may dircet. 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