Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 8, 1878, Page 7

THE 'CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. SEETEMBER 8, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGEY \ R MATTERS AT TIE NEW TRACK. There bas been nothing of ‘consequence going onin the WY of turf sports during the past k. Thedlose of the Grand Central Cireurt e tored thelarze ficlds of horses that bad ;‘;n competing {n the meetings which composed siveis effeciually. Many of theé best ones viere ent home DY their OWners for a geason of rest., fhey considering that DY the latter part of first of September it fs best to let up Agust o i o a frotter, or. like many others that have o before, be Az be of no account the fol- B iog sesson.The balance of the lot is widely ttiered. Many of them_went further East, a0 are takloz part m the small meetings ow being held jo Massachusetts and Connectl- “at; while the majority of the “¢stars,” siichas Rirus, Hopeful, Edwin Forrest, and Great East- €rn, bave come West, and are going through the sonit composed of St. Paul Minneapolis, Kan- cirenit €OmPOS P 05 Cityy Dabuque, and Quiney. After their cn- oements 8t these points have been fillea, they 1o Cincinoati a0 St. Louis, returniuz will go£0 & 1p Cticsgo 10 timo to take part in the sreat ing st the mew track of the Jockey and meeting Y Trottiog Club, Oct. 8, 9, 10, and 11. Aud fn regard to this meeting, it may be said {bst uoless the weather should prove to be of the most depraved character on the gates above mestioned, it will e the biggest thing of the érer seen in this city. apd will pea fitting conclusion to a season of unex- ampled brilliancy iu turf sports. At rhe track, qmatters could not vossibly have progressed more favorably than they lave during the past 1wo weeks. As before stated in these columns, the glegant aud commodious club-house and stspds are completed, and present an appear- ancethat even exceeds in beauts the victured tations of the same as thiey came from behindsof the architect before a mail was driven, 308 which ot thiat time were thought by some 10 be sltozether too much on paper.*Sixty stables have already been completed, and a con- tract for the erection of seventy wore has been Jet, and they are nOW In process of construe- tob. The track itself is in excellen shape; much better than would have - been thought possitle_considering the comparatively short tme since work upon it was Legun. Already u‘”"‘?{f of 531?55“ &'Jl-kgagn drlv(ers as l;udd ble, Peter on, an orzan have g:‘:f’l out to the new park, und by the close or ne present week there will be_at least a dozen syers taking their work on the track. The ‘grounds are oven every day, and the public is {otited to visit them, free of charge, and drive om the track. QUEER WORK AT SARATOGA. Itis doubtless known by all who take an in- teress in turf matters that the recent meeting atSaratoga was the lougest ever held in this wuotry, it continuina for twenty-five days. Sme of the Fastern papers have been wiitiug this meeting up as **a grand suceess,” od there {s no doubt it was from a financial int of view, eince thie commissions on pools #looe amounted 10 §64,800. of which the Associa- tion received two-thirds. But it is Leing openly emved that there Was altogether tou much T peome i v . see ot fo ave any rezard for, or in- terest in, the preservation of arensonably decent and respectable state of affairs in counectjon with turf sports. One gentleman, who was a drequent attendant at theraces, has declared, in apaaner that admits of no doubt coucerning s earnestoess. that there trereswindles of more 1bm ordinary nagaitude connceted _with the sgreat success.” He says that toward the end ofthe mu:m;gh m;tlz'ms?ouals l:gd bmb,o- me $o t‘m]ll ausinted W e horses thar, barring foul iy and accident, they could name the winoer awie out of three times. But here was where «theworst of the foul play begun. The well- kuown horse Eaypt was to run on a day when mmy bettors bad pamed _the first two winners inthe comt ination pools. Ezypt was the favorite ‘nhisrace, and, should he win, the pool-seliers be heavy losers. He is owned by a man samed Babeock, wio, the geutleman aborve re- ferred to says, Wa3 so completely under the fu- fueuce of the pool-sellers as to have the horse nlled 2t the start, thus losiug the race, but Fnning plenty of monty for the pool-men. s pulling s gorses ot tbra post. ¥s one of the mos requent =mses of complaint at the meeflng,q and it wos openly charged that the owner of Gorhum bad his borse thus pulled on two oc- adons, His trainer, it is said, upou anotner xsasion, arraveed with a gambler to bave Gor- o win wien his owner intended him to lose; fas giving the later what isknown in sporting Amies s * the _double cross.” Of course this zwed a row, and there Is talk that, when both qufies ezain reach Kentucks, which State is u’rnh&muéo‘zfle arflicalty will be settled accord- o the code. (i koown that ope Platt. 1 wellkmown “toat,” nezotiated with the trainer of Bramble, = him a sum equal 1o the ourse for which 'l:“hm;q wns&u Tan, if he \r:;xld "‘]nv.llzll i Lhc ‘e offer was accepted, aud Brambic Fisbesten. In the next race he ran, when he misincomoetition with onc of Mr. Belmont’s tes, hie Jas amin beaten, and_pulling was ;!irgtd. n ore of the last daygof the raciog, foho inith, 8 well-known turfman, went gown omat the judees stand with hishands in thealr, samg: + Juderes, how lonr are you going 10 std this thing? Only one horsé in the race trhg to_win!" Riadamanthus, a favorite. omed by Drw{lcr Brothers, was also, it is said, ‘Fulled” at the post. “Assure as GGod made little apples,” said mutber sreptteman, wao spent nearly the whole Tding teason at Seratoga, * there was crooked- Betson that track, and plenty of it. What else m!? sxnect !h 1 e whote thinz a5 in the of peaple who only cared to make motey et it; and those men ear devise more little ¥ayfor eatehiing stray dollars ‘than a- Scotch 02 has bones. Talx about 4 per cent com- Dission for the l-scllers! Nonsense. The Freneh pools, that cateh more taoncy in the Sper cent com- %00, first, on a fair b 1 the amount due wpmine tickets is 51 cents, they pav 50 if ¥ cents, they sull pay only 50. The as- e betncen 1 a;x}d{!l i5 43¢, and so_they have Lertrs profit of 43¢ per cent, making a total wminision of 91¢ per cent for the arduous la- bor of selling French pools!™ . DEATI OF WILLIAM HIODGES. His hosts of friends in this cityand_clsewhere m_b}e’ g:mcd xohlgcar of the r‘l‘eal;n OEV:“E' ’::Jm- iges, which occarred last n Louisiana. in which State he Lad ‘boen na;s{, 10g mac; of bis time for the past vear. * Uncle L 38 hie was familiarlv catied, was personally k00¥n 10 mearly all the business men i the country, and there was probably not a man in ;mh:fi; bo lad more friends, ar who 0 well.. He was a man of the Iost generous impulees. miving frecly to those fnneed, and always having a helping band for ausbody in troucle and distrese. His kind acts Tillbe remembered so long as ay of those nwlm kn;:fl hf‘m surn;_ed and the grief f‘ his A ecease spre: iy L be widespread aud TALI TRACE E. 8am Crooks has Magwie S., Josephine, and ;:‘:ifll otter good horses in charge at Dexter Dr. A. A. North, of Pleasant Plains, I1l., has :;ld Lh: _fla'_':‘a\;old colt Barncy Williams, Jr., mnm“_ ey ms, ont of Mollte Wiliams, The final payment in all th ke ‘fie‘fii fig ax:nlutm Breeders mcu’infiaafsl’:auz!!)le- Ot 110 .t WSt ve made by Tuesdsy Tbe bay colt Harper, by Lo it 3 by Lonafellow, ont of Alert, by Lexington, piled up very hm:‘:\cngr a trial gallop recently, g fo el ly, and will not stand train- Edward Everett, sire of Ji ] ndgs F y }iomum Boy, Tanner Boy, sxm’fiann?'};fimnn my' aud other noted trotters, died recently at farm of his owner, Robert, Bonner, Esq. Maud Willlams, & Te 3 cunesseé mare that “munsmxmsmll_\: at Dexter Park in 1526, atly sold for $1,500. She is excellently * liss the reputation of being » quitter. D J. W. Weldor, one o i trs . : the old-time train- ::Hmi- x;mmxn-_v Biorses in this_eountry,’ and, e Tt wotk, Hlow to- Rear and Train fboronghibred,”” died ot Saratowa recent] mwas E. Smith; of New York- Gity; hias g‘:gmfl for 82,750, 1he roan mare Alice Lane, s nden (pacer), out of a mare by Lexiug- & he must be a %00d oue 1o command such 0y ASLabinh, S Ehve, b Engiiirer, out, of a Lizzie g;ndlea Imrug-s‘luyu{rpueumnnin; e was an 1 1a & 1 S M0 fast yrtog. e i L i 3 At % tho il noy fi._.}fi;': Lafuiniffor some of. the ‘fore. nTpot 3 ovents; altiouel- it i wiore probuble ?fl%un “Peaersol tie _horce. the Mescrs. Fowers, of Hirhn AL, il wivd bim o rest: wntil Bprioy ‘éu NOE Fas ‘seni. fo- Lhe . refent Simatog: e~ g exressty ta meet Purole, but- teli lame Téxémng there, . 7 stallion Barbrino, by Mambrino ich u3s beea ju, the stable of AMr: OL Liis city for the past bwo years, < Vednesday of - inflammation of the \::» He vas ouc of the most promising SS90 forses fu the West, having devetoped sveed rapidly o Mr. Douphiy's hands, and would have made his m; been permitted tolive, O e tUrf Id he Peter Johnson's stable at present includ leg the stallieus Monroe Chief and Eunvoy, who have records of 2:25 and 9:98, reapectively; Gray Charlic, a0d M. T. Evers’ fast youns mare Jessie, by Almont. Johnson's string will be trotted at the meetines at Columbus nd Cin- cinoati, and then retarn home and anake a pla; for some of the money offered by the Chicaro ifiiflvnufl Trotting Club at its inaugural A few years ago it was thought by many that Inorder o get a really first-class sulky, road, or track wazon it was necessary to visit some of the FEustern cities, but mnow it is universally acknowledzed — that - Chicazo leads in the manutacture of this class of work. The Novelty ~ Carriage Works of this city, T. 8. Brown proprictor, are tnrlzuxz out sulkies aud track-wagons cvery week to be used- by thic most noted horeemen l.u the country. Johu Splan will ride in no sul- Kies but those of . Mr. Brown’s make, and at the coming meeting in tais city Rarus will be diiven 10 a wazon made by that_gentleman, while his most daugerous competitor, Hopeful, witl pull 8 sulky from Mr. Brown's factory. Peter Jobnson, Budd Doble, and, in fact, all tne leaaing drivers, indarse the Browa sulkies,while for dnvinz purposes and general excelience bis road-wagons are uncqualed. . BASE-BALL. _PROVIDENCE BEATEN. The Chicagos met with exceptional good for- tune yesterday in bunching their hits 50 as to £et runs off them, and they backea this luck with stroug fieldlng, so that they did not (as they have sometimes done) give away the game after they had won it.” By way of tryine the virtue of 2 change in position, Capt. Ferzuson went to -sccond, and put McClellan at short. The Iatter had a large vunber of chances, and handied them sowell that his errors werealmost, cexcusable. Ferguson didn’t have 2 grounder it near himall game. Harbidze, vlaying in Rem- " sen’s place at centre, showed two good eatehes. The batting order was also turned over, appar- ently to advantaze. The visitors lost the toss, ana Iligham opened with 4 safe hit, went to third on a passed ball, aod eame in on York’s two-base hit. Thelatter went to third on Brown's out, and scored when Hines was thrown out at sccond. The crowd began to turn up its noseat this, because it was beginning 3 game in the old way. But the feeling changed quickly when the Whites be- gan to plunge around with the stick in their halfof theinniug. Cassidyled off with a safe bounder over second. Start followed with s safe one, but Hankinson hit to Carey, and Start was forced out, Cassidy taking third. After Tankinson had stolen down to sccond, Larkin drove a hiah one over the fence, sending iu two runs and taking second. Auson let in Larkin’s® run by 8 centreficld drive, and went to second on Fersuson's fine shooter into right centre. Powers hit a hard grounder safely into right and the bases wero full. McClellan was willing to do his part, aud hit a hizh safe one to rixht centre for two bases. bringing two morz runs. Afcer Harbidge had made an out, Powers scored on Sweasy’'s mufl of Ward’s throw, and McClellan went up to third. Cassidr, coming to bat for the sccond time, made anuther bit, bringing in McClellan’s run,—the seventh in the inning. In Lhe second inning Larkin went to third on Carey’s three- base error, and scored on_Anson’s sacrifice bit. In the third inning Providence putin a coople of ruus, Sweasy leading off with « base on balls, and being forced out on Higham’s hit. The latter stole second, and when York’s fly was taken by Anson thereshould bave been a double play, as Hizham was nearly to third; but Anson threw fo very badly to Ferguson, and Higham ad o lfe given him. Brown followed with & twobase and Hines with a single, on which Lwo runs wore scored. From this time until the end of the last incing no runs were scorcd, but after the game waswon Cassidy took in 2 run uuder curious circam- staoces. . He Lit safely for his base, and Start followed with a shot at Hague. The latter turned to throwto.sccond, but no one was there, and, sceiug that be Lad lost his chance on Start, he tried to run to secoud to beat Cas- sidy, but didn't quite make it. While Capt. Carey and Hazue were talking the matter over they left third tase uncovered, and Cassidy ran for it. In trying to bead him off Ward made a wild throw and Cassidy scored. This closed the game, with the following SCORE: CuCAGo. LGB FPIAE Cassidy, r. £ . .| 5218/ 3 00, 0 Start. T'h...00, - 510 22 9 0 g Hankinson, &'b. dsno e Larkin, p. ...slzz.lzilml Anson, 1. SIS Ry Ferzuson, a1 loo Powers, ¢, 4123733 3eCiclian, ». 8 sl 1110 72 Harbidge, c. f 4| 0] 0] 1)2 0 0 Total. 41( g11figlarfis| 7 4f ot 2f al 2f o 0. 4111111109 431 5512 40/ 2510 0 4ol of1f 1| gf 1 4} o] o] 0ju1j 0] 1 4fo/ofof1f4]0 40713131 tiofo1f4 33 .o i3] 4] winfarlis] 7 Innings— 1234567889 Chicago . 71000000 19 Providence 20200000 0 Earned rans—Chicazo, 6; Providence, L. Two-base hite—Larkin, McClellan, York, Brown, otal bases on clean hits—Chicago, 13; Provi- e, U, rst base on errors—Chicago, 4; Providence. 3. Errors affecting the score—Powers, Anson, Sweasy, Care; i Lelt on boses—Chicago, 53 Providence, 4. on called blls~Of Larkin, 1. Passed balls—Fowers, 3; Brown, 1. Balls called—On Larkin, 185 on' Ward, ”%5. Strikes called—O{ Larkin, 15: off Wa Struck out—Chicawo, 3; Providence, 3. Tmpire—cLeun. - OTHER GAMES. mCr_}'c:_\su'J, Sept. 7.—Cincionati, 6; Bos- m, 1. CLEVELAND, . Sept. 7.—Forest City, 12; Rochester, 2 ‘Speciat Dispateh to The Tribune. OAE Panrk,IIL., Sept. 7.—Oak Park vs Austin* Tie eame,—nine runs each. 73 THE CHAMPIONSHIP. Following is the standing of the clubs last evening: up to *goapacat ““uon e “snoanuvipur Indfauapolis. Nilwaukee The games that remain to be played are: Indianapolis, 3. Providence, 4. Cincinnsti ve. Chi Proviaence vs. Milwankee. 3 Indianapolis ve. ilwaukee. 1. ABOGT A LEAGUE MEETIY The Cincinnati Enguirer of Friday contained an gunouncement that the' League would meet in Chicago next Wednesday and that “the clatms of citics which apply for admission to the League wili be duly considered.” 'This was news to THE_TRIBUNE reporter, and yesterdny he called ou President Hulbert of the League, and asked him the following questfons: « Have voa called a_mceting of the League for next Wednesday 7 + N0 sirs tirat is, 1 hiave not fssucd a formal AR B “ Have you been requested toi” « President Neff of the Cincnatis wrote me requesting me to call such @ meeting. L.at. once communicated bis request to the. other toiir clabs in ofdér thigt thev iight join with' him in calling such a mcethyr i€ they wished Up to now 1:have.-received one letsor disv approving of the meeting and declining to re- oucst it, and hure received one;werbal acquies-« concerned there scems no certainty—perhaps no probability—that it will take place. . ] “xips.” There is a laree class of admirers of the game who are continually ersing out to mauage- ments, *Why don't vou fill up your team with these smart young players from outside clubs; they play good ball,” The fact is that they do play zood ball in their cfass, but it {s quite rare that they prove successful by the sideol the older men. Toillustrate: Tinsseason Chicazo has had for young players Hankinson, McCletlan, Reis, “and Powers; Providence has had Cory: [ndianpolis has had a full assort- ment. except Croft, Clapp, aud Shaffer; Mil- ‘waukee has had a full list, except Peters; Cin- cinnatj has bad Geer, Sullivan, and Kelly (and perhaps W. Woite); while Boston bas bad noth- ing bat thoroughly-scasoned timber. Now, how many.of these voung players have been fully successfulf - Can anylone point to more thau five out of the list of nearly tbirty who bave main- tained’ in the League™ the reputations which they made omwside! Now, the chances are as 6 to 1 that ouy fgiven outsider is going to weaken a team, why go into it} To be sure, the places of the ngeing players must be filled somehovw, but the work of sifting out the best men from the outsiders should not be rusbed into bastily. Chicazo has within 2 few years tried the followinz outsiders: Peters,” Keerl, - Branoock, Golden, Miller, Smith, Rowe, ‘Andrus, Eden, Waitt, Han- -kiuson, McClellan, Powers, and Reis, together h u Tew other for shorter terms, and how many of them_have been np to grade? The only year the White Stockings have won any- thing was 1876, when they had only one new man, and he played in oniy eizht games. RUMORS. The rumor season has commenced, and the following choice stories (mainly born of an over- plus of beer) have come to band this week: “T'he Enquirer thinks that Ferguson, Start, and Pike are goinz to Pittsburg next year; the same paper thinks that McKinnon. Dorgan, Farrell, and McCormick are going to St. Louls; the New York Mera’d believes that the club which wins the champlonsuip is to_be invited to visit California this fall; the Euguirer an- nounces ‘that Hankinson will probably stay in Chicago, and that Peters is llable to come here; the same paper ‘“understands” that Will- inmson, Clapp, Flint, Waruner, and Shaffer will form a bueleus Tor o next year's League team; tbe Buffulo Ezpress hears that Larkin, * who has no superior as a pitcher, aud few equals,” is dissatisfied with Chicago, and has cxpressed his determination not to sizn_there; the En- quirer hears that the applicants for admission to tue League, beside the six present members, will be St. Louis, Cleveland, Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester, Lowell, Pittsburs, New York, Wash- ington, and Philadelphia. PETERS. A varagraph in yesterday’s TRIDUNE, in a dis- I::u.ch from [udianapolis, indicated. that Peters ad _been suspended from the Milwaukee Club. Mr. Roger: anairer of the Milwaukees, being asked upon the subject yesterday, said this was an error; that Peters had been bonoravly re- leased from the Milwaukee Club for some cause growing out of thelr . relations. Shortly ~after, the reporter met [Peters himself and asked bim about the mutter. He said that he had not been released from the Milwaukee Club at all; that he was ready to luy a3 soon as &350 overdue pay was handed i B o complimentary in his remarks about ‘some of the treatmeut Lie had® had, and his_explanation of the promiss eiven’ ond broken repeatedly was not what the “public would have expected from the Milwakee Club. Peters is on his way to St. Louis. Some club will get a valuable man when he signs for next year. ODDB AND ENDS. The games fn Chicago this weei will be played Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, with the Ciuciunatis. & Nichols and Tipper, of the Rochester Club, have'beén released. There was some unpleas- antness in the nine. ¥ The Enguirer talks very prettily to itsClub, and begs them not to_sign just yet; they may all be wanted in Cincinnati. W McGinley, formerly of the Bostons and, St. Louis Browns, is now piaying first base for the Matuals, of Janesville, Wis. ‘The Buffalos have now won six champjonship games and the umvire has woo twenty, making 4 toial of twenty-six.—Ezchange. il Blonz; who can be traced back throughthe St. Louis Browns, the Covinaton Stars, the,St. Louis Reds, and the Springlields, has just been, Teleased by the latter Club. <ot The Cincinvati Enguirer thinks that its Club manugement will keep fts full team for next season, and adds: “ Of course McVey, Jou: -and the Whites will stay, with 2 strong prob bility of the rest.” So? § A 1t is expected that, afterthe close of the rean- lar season here, several exhibition games will be played. Boston will very likely by here next for three games. followed by Indiauapolis Wwith foar, and Cincinnati withlhree. + Despite all that has been said about the desti- natlon ot Georze Wright for next year, it now seems certain chat he will show up fu Proyi- deuce. There ace reasons for suying that he l]:gfgmnde offers to players to join that Club-for The League scason in the West will close this week with the Ctucinnatis_in Chieago, the Bos- tons in Indianapolis, and the Providence in Milwaukee. On returning home, Boston and Providence have four ranies to play between themselves. ¥ B When Egrler was offered aplace on the: Buf- falo team for ISTY, anu breferred not to accept. untit he Luew who he was to play with, he was roundly abused by some of the papers, who de- mauded that he be discnarged.” Queer city, that Buffulo. It is .announced officially by the Enquirer that the Indianapolis Club will not play i Cin- cinuadi any more this year. Very. wise move on the part of the managers of the Cincinnati team they stand only one chance 1 three of winping {rom Pettit’s team, as the record soes. Stovey, of the New Bedfords, who sustaived a severe fracture of the lelt lex in Jersey City, Avg. 17, 15 under surgeon’s charze in New Bed- ford, and it s doubtful if he plays again this season. Cory, late ptcher for the Providence Club, in the meantime fills his position. The Tecumseh refeased players hive had zood luci in dropping fto places. Powers catic. to Ciicago, Goldsmith went to Springficid, Hall aud Doescher to Troy, Hornung to Bullalo, and Burke to Cleveland, leaving only Duunizan, Barnes, Brodicy, and Quinton unprovided for, The rival citics of Deuver and Pagblo, Col., have been contesting ball games, and the Intter won by importing Little, Meagher. and Decker, professional players . from St. Louis, whereat Denver raised a howl. Served her,right; didw’t she send out a Denver huse_company here with a professional runuer from Massachusetts in it? The Lowell Association met last Monday and voted to go through September, “if satisiac— tory arraugements could be made by the Di- rectors with the players.”” Of course this ineans that they must submit to & sealing or lose their job. The indebtedness is stated to be $1.204, aud a committee was sent round to beg money to pay up with. ) D. K. Ballou, while watching the Cass-Kala- mazoo base-ball contest yesterday, had two Iront teeth knocked out by a fou!l ball, Mr. Ballou had previously manifésted the most ex cited interest, but as soon as he regained nis speech he indiznantly asserted that base ball was a criminally wicked and dangerous sport, aud the police ought to put & stop to it.— Detroit Post. 2 3 ? Craver’s relnstatement by the Judiciary Con- mittee of the Internaifonul Association was a grave mistake. Several of the clubs in that orzanization are justiy indignant at this action, and tircaten to Withdraw next season in conse- quence of it. The hand of 1cllowship extended to_ vlayers expelled for “crovkedness™ is what briugs the noble game of base-ball into deserved disrepute.~DBoston Hera'd. > . Gross, of Chicago, cateher of the Cleveland Forest Citss, Is wiltten up by the Zeuder for going off with a man’s horse and bueay and getting it smashed up. Just before the collision occurred he 100k in Cummings, and the latter fell heir'to all the trouble. le was arrested, tined, and released from the Club, while Gross wasn't interféred with. ‘The anparent reason i3 that the woods are full of short-stops, but it wowtdo to interfere with a catcher when the Clib has only ‘one. Lnff las also beeh re- Ieased, and Ely wll play on the team. . is Kknownlas the 77 pretty edrly this_ time. cence. ~ You probably know that three clubs £lionid unite i a call for o meeting. - Shontd 1 recetve s call . from” three clibs T should cali’a speeial meeting, ‘as proyided, by the. Constitd: tion?" - e . “The gist 6f the matter 1s 1 have issuea no, call for & iuq:i Tty 5 “] have issucl noeafl, 1 the sensg you put_the guestio he elubs of “ihie request made by M left 10 them the decision of the matter.” “The fgcts are, fis amy otie caii sec, that ir.l\' be impdseible 16 consilfér t1e Claims of citiés at | any sgecial me¢un called at so short a nofick. Bo far ps known noctud hasTormally applied;, for admission yet, and they.are not .reanired to imtil December.. ;. It i3 .aimost , impossible that avy stioald be "réady | to apply now, beiore Ehe aifsirs of the present scason are settled up. 1t 15 said- that certain tinbs will apply, bus the same thing was said last year, snd if any action had been taken on s0 {rovi"n supposition” disappointment wonld have fesulted. Sofaras tle Eujuoe’s mectiog is T, tand what ~ the' “Phila- by’ yearybut who ‘préjer two anfgrtamite’ “MEakiidwa’ ik have been betore (HE public for thre and, Iike Pettit’s Inaiananol are *‘stifl.in thie ring.” : Providente! Dispaleh. fovs St Loui: . a shunder-shower: club-hotise, which'was soon®afterstiuck by s lightning bolt. ' Otan, the catcher of oné of '{he clabs, received tlie full foree of thebolt, aund was knocked out of time for an hour orgo. When he recoyered, his first fuquiry.was: *Who threw that ball when I wasu’t looking?’ Oran will recover; of course; five years of base-balt the pluyers went - fnto the w'} Manebester, is st week; A'game b1 ball was stoppéa by, playing makes a man practically lightnine- proof.” Apart from the Jq‘{k!egxt, fs’t proper to speak of Oran’s -five yearsdf base-ball playing; he was an old-timer in 1863;; 3¢. The following from the Troy Whiy can be read with profit by the professlon generally: “1r has been very thoroumhly demonstrated thatbeer-guzzling and ball-playing cannot be practiced by the same indivitual without the mast_disastrous effect to the latter pastime. Professional bail-players . who caunot forezo their beer, should, to be cousistent, =ive up the pall, and thus save their 6Wii” credit and not bring disgrace upon_the orgunization to which they may be attached.” = At the April meetiog of thiLeazuc ot Bufta- To, certain International clubs entered into an agrcement to return, on stated terms, games played with them. Amou ‘the clubs ‘which signed this sgreement was the Buffalo, and under it the Chicago Club pjared three games aod the Cincinnatis three, grames with the BufTalos, expecting of cours¢ to receive the re- turn mames. It is now atnounced that the Buflalo Club does not care to” come West, but will make an Eastern trip aftér Sept. 14, Tnas- much as the Bostons havenot played at all in BufTalo, and have no games-to.claimi, while the Western clubs have played: there and have a clalin to return games, this ackion seems strange. In the fuifiiiment of contracts, it is to be hoped that Buffalo will reconsider_ its decision. 1f it does not play the return afies which it stands pledged to play, unpleasant things will be said avout it. The announcement in the Commercial Adyertiser i8 that Buffalo will play in Boston Oct. 2 and 4, and 1 Providence Oct. 3 and 5. AQUATIC, WATER-SPORTS AT SOUTH CHICAGO. The concluding day of tli#two days’ exhibi- tion of aquatic sports at South Chicago' came to anend yesterday with the ‘hiost gratifying re- sults, everything on the programme being cur- ricdout to theletter. The onlytame part of the performance was the race for third-class yachts. It isa pretty well known fact thag in order to sail much, yachts:must have a little fresh air, and it has been the misfortune of the Chicago Yacht Club on several occasions to ap- point its regattas on days that Providence had arrangea that there should bé no wind, and yes- terduy Was no exception to ‘the zencrul rule. The boats to suil were of the third cluss, and the following entered; Rarus.iSouth \Wind, Peri, Goodenough, Zephyr, Symatlicy,and No Name. There was also o the programine arace for sec- ond-class yachts, but as-the Ina was the ouly entry of course no prize could be niard- ed.” The course of the third-class boats was around the Criband back, a distance of about thirty miles. The Peri was the first boat in, but the Goodenough was rizht on her heels, and claimed the race by reason of a time allownnce in her favor. The Rarus linished third, and the time of the others was not taken. The sailing time of the four leading boats was as follows? Name. Arrived, e Goodenough. Rarus, . 4 Unknown . S 12 4 ‘The Ina also went overthe course, leaving her xmclmmzc at 11:27 and returning at 3:24:10. ; ‘There was also a race for pound boats,—craft used by fishermen ju the pursuit of thelr busi- wess,—and in this the entries were. the Ameri- can Girl, Blsmarck, and Von Moltke; tbe course heing around a_stake boat anchored about five miles southeast of the mouth of the Calumer Rive return. The American Girl won, doing the distance in :36:10, witk the Bismarck second, aud Von loitke third. The prizes for the third-cluss hts were 575 aud $30, and for pound toats S The starting of the vachts oceupied the time until noun, and the later hours of tne day were devoted to a serics of rowing races by members of the Farragut Boat Club. Tne first race of the aftcrnoon was for single sculls, open to members of the Farragut Boat Club, the first and sccond:orizes belng hand- some zold medals, and the course a straight-away one from the judgzes’ boat to a line of buovs stretched across the river about half a mile down the stream, after rounding which the boats were to return to the starting-point. As the niver was not sufliciently wide to accommodate 2ll the entrics at once, they were started in tiwo heats, the first two in each of these to be the contest- ants in the third trial, the resutt of which should determing the possession ot the medals, In the flrst beat the starters were H. P. Darling- ton, T. R. Eddy, J. A. Lawrence, and A. O. Douns. Considerable difficulty was experi- enced fn_getting them away, owing to the antics of Darlington, wlo teemed to think he was driving a trotting horse, and kept figur- ing to get the best of the start. Whenthe word was finally given, bewas haifa leneth to the mood, while' Lawrence on the outside was en- tangled In the weeds. Darlington soon showed up three leugths in advauce, with Douns se ond, Eddy tbird, and Lawrence fourth. He kept in front until rounding the buoss, Douns being close bevind, and Eddy out of the race, he having brokKen an oar. Coming howe, Dar- lington quit badly, and Douns was au casy v;ingcr by fiftcen lengths in 5:55; Lawrence third. In the second heat the contestants were C. S. Billings, C. S. Douns (brother of the winner in the first heat), and G. T. Muchinore. 1t was a very pretty race from start to tinish, the three craft getting away well together, and rounding the buovs at about the sume time. From this point_bome, Lowever, Douns gradually drew away from the otber two, and beat Muchmore out by balf u iength.althoueh thelatter spurted well at the finish. Time, 5:52}4. The second event was a race for four-oared shells, over the same course, the prize being o old badgze. The crews of the two contestiog boats wer Louise R. Darlington—UI. P. Darlington, bow; . k. Muchmore, 2; G. R. Blodgett, 3; il. P. Smith, stroke. Riverdale—C. S. Douns, bow; C. S. Billings, 2; W. H. Sullivan, 8; G. T. Muchmore, stroke. Cousiderable difficulty was exoerienced in getting them away, owlng to lurge quantitics of wecds in the river. When they” went away, the Riveraale was on the outside, and took a strong lead, which she maintained fo the finish, winning casily by two lengths. The crew of the Darlington claimed the race on account of an allezed foul, and the judzes took the matter under consideration. The time of the Riverdale was 5! = Inthe race for duck boats, over the usual course, there were five entries, N. P. Cook win- mng in 8:25, with P. Hardy sccoud, aud the balance well strune out. ‘Thic prize was *$10. The race for double s 1s contested by the Douns brothers and G. Muchinore and C. S. Billings. A _beautiful - siart was effected, Muchmore and Bifliugs, who had the inside, taking a short lead before fifty vards had been covered. By the time the buoys were reached both crews were on even terms. - On the home- streteh the Douns brothers - drew away from their opponents, and won by three lengths in :33. The prize in this ract'was a gold badge. The six-oared barze race, for a silk pénnaut, was contesled by the Hermiz.and Dearburn, the Hermia winning by nearly & length in 6:12. . B. Booth was coxswain of the winner, and C. R. Jenkins of the Dearborn. - . The final heat in the sinele scull race was then rowed off, the contestdnts being_Douns, brothers, G. 1. Muchmore, and II. P. Darling- ton. C. 8. Douus was the winner by three lengths i 5:473¢; Darlington second. Everyboedy thea broke fof the train which was in waiting and returned to the city. The jndzes of the four-oa: race, in which a claim of foul was entered, a3 -stated above, will give their decision in the matter to-morrow. A slight error was made In the report of. the swimming-matel at South’ Chicago Friday. It was stated that Thomas Botévyle won the silver medal and .A. E. Louis 1he silver cup in the long race. The reverse was the case. There was also no sach thing as “Juniurs” expressed in this contest. &Y SPLASHES, Wallace Ross’ backers ares<to sena a cartel to Courtney to row a match iffout the middle of October. - C. E. Courtney is reportdd. to have rowed in more than seventy-five raves, most of them in regattas of local interest 'l the lakes near bis hoaie. b Stnce Courtney bezan bis lie has beaten Riley, Plaiste Professiongl carcer Johuson, Ten Egck, and otiier ood record of three.iniles with aiturn in 20:145¢ John Higgins, Ensland’s sculling champion, was banqueted at the Athambra Paldce, Lon. don; lately. He: has wou'three champicuship c¢ontests in two years. In shtcigution of Hayln's defeatin the’ Union Spriugs oarsnian, tue former’s friends are maring armngements for a mateh with Iig-. gins, the Thames champloi: iz actinz on bERAL of Hanlan. 14 1 riovr ‘sfa that ‘fhe arcat. rice begiveon Courtuey and Hanian wvill take place.at Lachine, and the sum. to.be contended. for is placed at §11,000. Lachine 316l farheom the spot made Tamous by Moores How-Brothers, Row,” and 15 gpite sn appropsiate sefrution fogthe matci. THE-ARIGGER: v, - a2 Ia! Vo BOGARDOB: i ol RN Capt. A. H. Bogardus, thechampion wing a) glass-bali shot of the world, is in Chicago azain afier an absence of several months, during thich time he went to Englaud and shot all the concelt and most of the money out of all the Hehas 4| ConsulShayw, of | erack guo-handlers of that country. As 8 result of that trip the Captain brought home With him twoelegant silver cups; one having been won ina mateh with Cnol mondely Peonel, Esq., and the other in his first match on the Harlingham eronnds. The Captain would like, in the course of the next weck or so, to give an exhibition for the benefit of the yellow-fever sufferers, and it Is probable that the ball srounds will be secured for that purpose. Mr. Bogardus would then like to mieet Dr. Carver, the rifle-shot, who has heen issuing some buncombe *challenges ™ lately, fn n mateh at glass balls, The Captain has made various deposits to bind a match with Carver, but he is about_as hard a mau to pin down to 2 mateh as Ira Paine,—and that is say- ing not a little cither. The little son of Capt. Boardus will also shoot a giass-ball match if the proper ground can be secured. POLO. BENNETI'S CLUB VANQUISHED. R Special Dispatcn 1o The Trisune, - Burraro, N. Y., Sept. 7.—Buffalo is happy to-night by the victory of 1ts Polo Club over the famous Westchester Club, headed by the re- doubtable James Gordon Bennett, of the Her- ald. The zame was second in n series arranged, between the two - clubs, the first being won by the weakest team of the Westchesters at Newport last summer. The New Yorkers came here last Friday, their stud of fifteen ponies having preceded them fu the early part of the week. It was confidenly expected that they would win easily, and the betting ranzed at odds of two to one in their favor. both here and fn New York City. The Buffalos have been practicing quietly, however, end treated their oppotents to a Waterloo. The match was witnessed by 4,000 speetators, including the elite of the city and a large num- ber of fashiouable visitors {from the East. There was large turnout of brilliant cquipages, and sowe superb toilets were disvlayed by the Ia- dics. The teams were composed s follows: Westchesters~—James Gordon Benuett, Cap- tain; August Belmont, Jr., F. Gray Griswold, Herman Oelrichs. Buffalos—Bronson Rumsey, Jr., Captain; d. N. Scatchierd, Jr., Dr. Charles Carcy, Dr. ffenry R. Hopkins. Umpire—James Wadsworth, of Geneva. Game was called at 4 o’clock. The Buffalos { were uniformed in red sbirts, drab pants, top- boots, and small forage caps. The Westchesters wore vellow and blue. The men were grected with round after round of cheers when they made their appearance on the grounds. There was some dispute as to the size of the ball, but the Buffalos gave way to their opgoneots, and adopted a sphere three and a half Inches fn diameter. First inning—Benuett ana Dr. Cary made the charge, Carv getting the ball first and driving it toward the Blues’ gool. The former, by break- his aisadvan- neck riding, recovered tage, and kunocked the sphere ont of bounds. The stroggle lasted fifty-six minutes, Scatchard, Bennett, Oclrichs, and Cary distinguisbing themselves by brilllant playing. Secatchard made- the decisive hit for the Buffalos, drlvlng#he ball through the West- chester goal amid willl cheering. Second inning—The players took new mounts allaround and chaneed gouls. Griswoldcliarzed for the Westchesters aud Hopkins for the home team, the former striking the ball. There was a short and desperate strugale, the players crowding up in u group and straining every nerve for victory. There was some sdmirable riding, but the Buffalos_clearly outplayed their opponents, and after fifteen minutes of hot work Dr. Hopklns sent the ball flying through the westchester pennants. Third inning—This was another easy victory for the home team, who won the inning and game in five mioutes, Rumsey making the de- ciding bit. ‘The Buifalos were grected with long continued ¢cheering at the finisn, and arc the heroes of the lour. To-nigut the Westchesters were dined at tne residence. of Bronson Rumsey. They will return home Mouday. The third game is to be played at New Yoris. - PEDESTRIANISM. ENNIS WING. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. BuUFFALo, N. Y., Sept. 7.—The six day#’ walk between Johu Eunis and 8. P. Russell, of Chi- cago, was finished to-nizht at 12 o’clock, at the Skating Kink.' The contest has been remarka- bly close, and up to Friday niZht was a nearly even thing.’. Eunis, who had shown himself the epeedier. walker of the two, pushed the race yesterday and:won the match by six miles, mak- ing 422 miles to 416 by his opponent. The men have walked under great disadvantages. The weather bas been unusually warm and the Skating Rink dsmp and unhealthy. Russell Kept on his. way steadily, although at tiwes so thoroughly exhausted as to stageer on the track. He had much less rest than Eanis, who did a good deal of spurting. The latter’s feet were badly blistered, and ‘Thursday even- ing it was feared he would give out. He did not weaken, but continued the tramp, glthouch sufferiog’ keenly. Russell was backed beavily Thursday and Fridav, and considerabie _inoucs was lost on him. The net receipts during the week were about $330, which i3 suflicient. to cover all expenses. ST. PAUL. SPORTS AT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. S1. PauL, Minu., Sept. T.—At the State Fair this atternoon Dr. Carver with a riffe broke 102 out of 110 balls, and again 100 in four minutes and thirvy-five seconds. - Another feat was to send npat once 2 dozen toy balloons, letting them reach considerable beight before beginning to shioot, and hitting all bat one. Great Eastern was speeded around the track with a runing horse, under an agreement that time should not b announced. A mile dash, rentlemen ridgrs, had eight com- petitors, and was won by Mr. Cook, of St. Paul. n2:43 class, Mambrino Prince took the sec- Billy Boy first. third, aud fourth. . 2:45, 2:41, 2:375, and 2:45. The fox hunt was abandoned on account of the farmers threatening prosccution for tres- pass. — THE WEATHER. Orrice OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WasmiNerox, D. C., Sept. §—1 a. m.~Indica- tions: For Tennessce and the Ohfo Valley, warmer, clondy weather, occasional rain, winds mostly southerly, sul rising followed by sta- tionary or falling barometer. For the Lower Lake regio, warmer, clear, or partly cloudy weather, winds mostly southerly, and stationary or lower pressure. For the Upper Lake Region, partly cloudy weathdr, oceasional raiv, variable winds, mostly southerly, stationary tetperature and barome- ter. Fo the Upper Mississippl and Lower M- souri Valleys, clear or partly cloudy weather, winds_ mostly southerly, stationary tempera- ture and barometer. The rivers will remain nearly stationary. LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. Cuicaco. Sept. 7. Tel.; fin. Weather Appenrance of London. 3 Letter to_Battimore American. The houses of Lotdon are mostly, built of ow brick; but those of 2 more pretenridus- Ctharacter are of a yellowisti _sand 'stone; which Fobu' beconivs blackened with the smoke that eushronds the dty. Iron buildings are not knbten he t:Icast; we have not mef with, any’ $i ot wanderifizs over (e efty, thdy’ being ‘| putirélf an American justtit A stranzer in ‘Londou is_astonisiiél at the appagrance of indst bf its public bulldings and chorches. They, ur¢.bhilt.mostiy of whitc marble; but the smoke ‘has Blddkened them tp such an extent that were it Dot that their bidsés And sometiimes 4 portion- ‘ot thi¢ir cornices are White, they might be sup-: 0s¢d 1o be of Llack marble. The;colunms in o Font- of St Paul’s. Catheeral are dense- 1y black: ‘and 50’13 mgst of ‘the vasts! ure. 1 o pot. of black paint as poured over the mag- nificent statuc of Quein Elizabeth and her four maids of honor, which stands in froot of the Cathedral, it would scarcely be noticed, so black have they Lecome. The Natfonal Gallery, on Trafalgar Square, is erand ofd chureh of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, on Traiaigar Square, fs, if possible, blacker. The walls under the portico, and most of the col- umus in tront would never be supposed to be of pure white marble. As' there is seafloldine be- ing erected around it, the purpose is possibly to dlean it of the accumulated smoke of ages. They probably think with the amin, who, when | asked why he did not wash nis face, roplied: * What the use? It will only wret dirty again.” ——— CANADA. Methodist General Conference—Mr. Gerl- ken's Creditors—Montreal Harbor—Cattle Exportation—An Extradition Case—Myste- rious Murder—Death of the Rev. Dr. Fyfe. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. MONTREAL, Sept. .—In the Goff embezzle- meut case, W. F. Fish, Assignee, stated that the cash-book report durine GolP's mauagement contalned entries of cash pald which partics pever received,~notably items of $5,07 and $1,546 to the Aericultural Compauy, which the Company never received; also, an entry of $5,000 in bonds, municipal debentures of Fre- lighsbure, when that village had never issued any such debentures, The second delegated General Conference of the Metnodist Chutch of Canada has commenced 1 About 230 delegates—unin~ 0 re present. In addition to the delerates appointed tothe Conference, there are present several fratercal messengers from other denomination The President. the Rev. Dr. Ryersou, reviewed the whole of the work, and mentioned several factsin proof of the progress that Canada had made durine the last quadrennial term. Four years ago the Wes- lesan Churches fn the Dominiou of Canada ana Newfoundland, with, those of the Methodist New Conncetion, were formed fnto one body, constituting the sixth Anunual Couierence. ‘This fmportant sssombly now represents 1,140 mine isters and about 124000 church-members. The and the estimated 1 roperty exceeds $6,000,000. The accessions durinz the past four years nbout 100 mivisters znd more than 20,000 me Lers. Tt iz probable there will be further unili- catfon of the Methodist denominations at the present Confercace. ‘The Rev. Dr. Douglass, of Montrenl, vas elected President. The President of the Jacques Cartier Bank, Mayor Beaudry, does not thiuk the St. Lawrence Iiall Hotel can be made to pay. 1le expressed this opinion at & mceting of Mr. Gerlken's ered- itors, aithough that gentleman brouzht down tigares to show that, bt this time os; Iy, mency would be made by keeping the hotel ruuning. ‘The claim of the Jacques Carticr Bai is for $120,0005 aud, if it presses to bave this _satistied, it is more robable tiat the hall will be sold by tiis Assignee. ‘The other creditors favored Mr. Geriken's vontinu- ing the business; but, Mavor Beaudry havity aoparently decided to force mutters, st the re- quest of several creditors it was thouehs wivisa- ble to brie the matter before the Banik Buard. Mr. Geriken desires that proceedings in insol veney shall be suspended uutil the end of the month at least. when he may be prepared witha eatisfaztory offer. [His liabilities amount to uhout $100,000, as follows: £t. Lawrence Hall Hotel, $11,700; due Jacques Cariier Bank, $120,000; M. Alexanider Marray, £93,000; Trust & Loan Company, $37,000; and other parties, about $20,000. . Later.—~Procecdings lave been postponed against Mr. Geriken uitil a syndicate exuwine into the business and report. At tne usual monthly meeting of the Harbor and Trust Commission, the Chairman of the Board reviewed the work of the drust which bad taken place during last month2 The most fmportant subject was a resolution which was passed at the last meeting, the substance of which was the decision of the Board not to dis- coutinue the work of dredzing now that -the chanuel of thirty-two feet had been about com- pieted, but to’continuc to deepen the chanuel until it shall be available for the largest vessel sceking au Atlantic port. The resolution gocs 00 to £ay that this great work, involving the ex. penditure of $5%),009, is one which should not be lefc to the Port of Momreal to carry out, and they trust it will ve assuned by the Departiuent of Pubiic Works of Canada, as it isof uational and not local importauce. The Commissicuers also place on record their decision not to allow barpor-rates at the port to be incrcased, but rather to decrease them, as_thev compare un. favorably with thosc of New York, Pailadet phia, Boston, and Baltimore, und, i couse- quence, tend to prevent the vatural growth of Montreal trade. Mr. Cramp stated that it had been the duty of the Baard to decide ution this most important question, and it had. at its tast mecling, unanimously decided to o on with the work. It seemed to him the Board bad no pus- sible alternative than to do what was iodicated in the resolution. The responsibility of under- taking so great 4 wor Iving the expendi- ture of =0 much money, was one they wouid not have folt justificd in takine, were it -not tuey felt surc” the other portions of the Do- minlon interested woula feel willing to bear their share, aud the work te made natlonal. The country had_to vonsider whether . they should offer equal facilities with other North- American ports, and g0 retain their trade, or stand still and lusc it. The revenue of the port todate is inexcess of the similar pariod last sear by §15,117; tonnage, 64,297 tons, aud num- ber of ships 1. Soectal Dispaten 10 The Tribmne. TORONTO, Ont., Sept. T.—A Montreal eattle- exportiaz firm has appointed an agent in this city for the purgose of purchasing. cattle for the Europeau markets, Durinz the inouth of August this azent speut $40,000 ju cattle alone. It is belicved that, with proper and judicions work, Toronto in a short period will become the Chicazo of Canada, so far a3 regards cattle-ex- porting. During the present week, 2,000 sheirp and 1,200 cattle, picked from varlous drov were shipped from this city to Engiand. Several large shipments will be made in the beginning of next week. out six weeks ago, William Riley, alias «Mush” Riley. the Troy (N. Y.) garroter, was committed lor extradition by Judze McKenzle, on a charge of robbery. er to carry out the Extradition law, it is incumbent on the American authorities' to remove their prisoner within a period of two months after being ex- tradited. ‘This term has nearly elapsed, and et the Troy oflicials have not yet arrived. A wweek airo a counle of the oflicials came here for their prisouer, being armerd with a warrunt under the seal of tue' President of the United States; but it was found ihat the necessary requisition had not been sent to the Canadian Government, so that the oflicers were obliged to zo back withont Riley. The Coamnty Attor- ney, Mr. ¥enton, has written repeatedly to find out what .the Troy suthorities in- tend doing, but has reccived littie or no satisfaction. Tn order to sccure Kiley, it will be necessary for them to obtain a requisition from the American Government through the Canadian representative at Wash- ingtou; and, until this is done, Riley canno be taken to Troy. Next weck, it is stated, the prisoner’s caunsel Intends taking out b habeis- corpns, and, {n this way, receive Riley's dis- charge, “The immigration returns for the month of August, 1873, are as follows: Englisn, 23 Irish, §8; Scoteh. 212; Teelanders, 411: Nor. wegians, 116; total, 1,009, The Norweaians all went to the States. Of the Icclanders, 124 went tothe States, and the remainder either started for Manitoba or remained in Ontarfo. Mrs. J. 8. Hainmond, better known as Belle Boyd, the female spy in the Confederate service during the War of the Rebellion, Is in this city. Special Dispatch to The Trivune. QUEREC, Scpt. 7.—At the last session of the Dorminion Parliament an act was passed proyid- ingr that, in cases of assault, a wife should bea competent witness for. tne husband. The first instance o this aty of a wife being examined in her husband’s ease occurred in an assault-case tried fu the Police Court. Lipon granting the demand of defepdant’s sttorney for the exam- ination of defendant’s wile, his Honor, Judge Doucet, took cceasion to remark that the taw was a bad one, inasmuch as it tended to perjury, and should he repealed as s0oo as pessible. Au inquest has been held on the body of Jo- seoh Gueneite, found oo the raitway-track at St. Heorl. Medical men testified that Guenctto had been murdered before the locomotive pazsed over him, and his body had been deposit- decidedly black, and the | Balauee due on & In the college: but, a few days since, he was mfi:‘: suddenly ill, on his return from a short w. At first bis physicians thought there was Bo cause for serfous alnrm; bot, after o day or two, bis strencth rapidly. fafied, and alarming symptoms developetl themselves, which resalt- cdin bis death. Dr. Fyfe was well known throughout Canada nud the United States, and his death has east a eloom over the eotire com- wunity. His loss wil be specially scrious to the Baptist denomination, of which he bas heen for lontr years onc of the most prominent tead- ers, und to thie Theological and Literary Col- leezer,"\r %\;ns ubflfimtedml:;sl;(s toresizht and ne; and has been suc ully carriee andor bis management. st jon —— The 2fode of Recognition Among Auts, The combats and communications of ants are among the most interesting and mysterious phenomena. The Rev. L. C. McCook has miven an account to the Academy of Natural Sciences at_ Philadelphia of some experiments he has made to determine what is the mode of recogni- tion among ants. e has studied the pavement 4nts ( Tetramor.um cespitum), which he has ob- served cagaced in continued combat for over a, fortnight, the warriors being only the workers or neuters. There is no distinguishable dif- ference between the ants of the tizhting parties, yet they recognize each other infallibiy as friend or foe. ‘They challenge all comers with their anteunwe; if they are fricnds, they puss on if foes, they straightway interlock and *zall to.” Sometiwes many ants are conzregated against oue, which is beiug torn limb from timb, Mr. MeCook surmised that rec fon was based upon a certain odor emitzed by’ the resoective factions. = fle found that if thev were enveioped in an odor of ean-de-Colugrie. while 1ot at all deprivid of activit: arimonions; thos i hattle unclasped one anotber, and they went on for several duys amicahly feeling, burrowing. and building. The sume experiment was tried on - the carpenter ants, whicd behead thelr encmies; thelr hustile procéeilings were not stopped by eau-de-Colo; FORTHE HAIR 1T SOFTENS THE HAIR WHES NARSE AXD DRY. IT S00TIES THE IRRITATED SCALP. It AFFORDS THE RICHEST LUSTES. IT PRE- VENTS THE DAIR FROM FALLING OFF. IT PRONOTES IT$ HEALTRY, TIGORQUS GROWTIL. IT 1S NOT GREASY NOR STICKY. Ir LEAVES N0 DISAGREEABLE ODOX. IT XILLS DAN- i l ed on the track after death. The cause of death was a stab in the chiest, near the heart, and the Sods was 20 laid seross the track, with the head on the rail, that the head was cut off by _the wheels of the engine. The conductor of the train, which was stoppéd 15 500 a8 DOSSIbIE dftér passing over the body, proved “that there was vot the slizhtest palfftation of the ftesh, such as is favarisbly seen in a_human bedy just afterit has'met a violeot déath. ~No clew hus been obtainad to the tmurderers. . B . ' Spectal.Dispaicn to The Tribune. . Orrawa, Sept. 7.—The Secretary of State las received {nformation that, at the recéntmatricn- Intion-cxamination of the University of Londot; England, the Gilchrist Schokarshi, of the value o £30 § Sidney Hunton, of this city. During the years 1875, 187, and ‘1577 the séholarship has Hons fo a''candidate from one of the other sovinges, " Spectal Biweatels to The T WooDnsTock, Sept. T-~The Rev, - 0., Principal of the Canattm Lijerary tute, Is dead. _Fe had been in falliug eal some years past, but, up to within a_few iad séemed no' worse than at.any time during the last year or two. He had recently returned from & vacation trip, and thought himself some- what fuvizorated, and was looking forward hopefally to the recommencement of his Iabors Inst. for DRUFF. CARPETS. UPHOLSTER Y. Fitc. & 01, 106 State St CHICAGO. CARPETS .. Upholstery, and Curtain Goods. Hew Stck How —Tery Livest Prics. DREY GOODS. PARDRIDGES, 114 & 116 State-st. ‘Will open this week over 500 Cases of New Fall Goods, con- sisting of Dress Goods (quali- ties'neverbeforeshown overour counters). Colored Silks in all grades, very latest shades and tints. Full lines of Silk Fring- es, Buttons, Ribbons, and ev- erything pertaiving to a com-. plete Trimming Department. 87-inch Velvet from $2.75 up. 19-inch Velvet $1.50 up. Also, complete line of Shawls,Cloaks, &ec. We strongly recommend buyers to inspect the QUALI- TIES of our New Goods at the prices we have marked them. PARDRIDGES' HAIN STORE, SE10) GENTLEMEN] TRY ¥ THE CORDOVAN SHOE, QOnly Manufictured by 0s. Guarantecd to be the Best Stock, and Best-Made Goods in the city. 32~ Measures taken. Soss, B5.00 siiks. | ¥ WHEELER & CO., 74 EAST MADISON-ST. &2~ A full line of Ladies’ and’ Genta' Fine Boots and Shoes. _PARTIES ~ d tenable for three years, was awarded Gnn!zzhnln: purchasinz Gax Machined "n“ nd 18 to oy LTS D T Deltboraz. ARKimtsof U8 Viines repatrad . T S -4 Space of Tweaty Peel 1n the Exposition Belldias 103 Washing arof P STEPHENS. odist. 123 Desrborn-st., TRt Saive.for bart, bol I . rns, s cuivs, brulses. &c. : Arige 173 2 srists iave ft: 25cDer bax : “be hadnntlt the last sreek 0T va, ifon by~ £eA Frie :fiug% ertieh; xmem‘:;?-"fiomuor -~ § i i i i ] i | Jupsoy