Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 5, 1879, Page 13

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JANUARY 5, 1879—SIXTEEN PAGES SPORTING. THE TURF. NECORDS FOR COLTS. ‘I'he trotting-horse breeders, and more partie- “uiarly those of Kentucky, are again advancing this pet theory regarding the giving of records to colts when trotting in races against aged horses, the fallacy and injustice of which has already been expozed in THE TRIBUNE. It was hoved when this matter was first brought for- ward, something like 8 year ago, and speedily disposed of, that those who promulzated it would see the idlocy of their course, and refrain from a further exhibition of their massive and extensive cheek. But such, it seems, is not the case, for the colt lunatics are abroad again working with a will to convert the public to their peculiar views. That they will be sue- cessful hardly ecems_ possible, but ino- ssmuch as their course bhas been championed by the Kentucky Live-Stock Record, & paver which advertises itself as * the orzan of the breeders,” some_Teply to the fantastic notions put forward in their behalf by that journal will not be out of place. The scheme of he colt-breeders and owners s simply this: That all horses under 5 years old be permitted to take part in such races as their owners may «hoose, and that all yecords made by them, un- less obtained by beating a horse of equal or less age, <ball go for panght, so far as their beiog barred in fature races of the same class Is cox?ccmcd. The only poteworthy and interesting point about this scheme is its sublime brassiness. If, bs any hitherto unsuspected weakness in the weuntal oranization of the gentlemen cOmpos- ine the National Assoclation, -it should ever be sanctioned by that body, the result would be a blow to the best interests of the trotting turf from which it would not soon recover. Suppose, for instance, that sucn an enact- ment had been in force last season. Mr. Stone, of Cincinnati, owner of the wonderiul filly AMaud 8, could, under its provisions, have en- tered his mare in numerous tbree-minute: races through the West in the spring, and, haviog won these by trotting in about 3:85, the fliy counld then have been started through the Central Cir- cuit in the 2:34 class; that Deing the slowest one provided for by the programme, and won every event, provided she remained in bealth. Then she could have one through the cireuit which comoprised the Associations at Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minoeapolis, Kansas City, Dubuque, and St. Louis in the threc-minute class, and finished 1he season at Chicago, where, in the 2:40 class, it wonld have been plain sailing for a 2:17% horse. . 1t may be arpued by some that no 4-year- old could have made sucha campaigmas the one marked out above, but it is not certain that this argument would hold good, and if it did, the merits of the case would not be affected thercby. In 1876 the Blue Bull mare Elsie Goud came out 8s a 5-year-old, and trotted her tirst race at Peru, Indians, June 13. She then went through the Michigan Circuit, ac- quiring 2 record of 2:23; then through the Grand Central Circuit, -where the ficures were lowered to 2:23%, and then to Philadelphia, where, on Sept. 16, sne defeated Gov. Sprague, Albert, and- Susic Parker. Gov. Spracue is anotber horgse that woutd have found it very convenicni to bhave had all fesr of a record removed, since in his <+-year-old form he could trot in 2:20, Elaine, who at 3 years obtained a record of 2:2, whichat 4 was low- ered to 2:243{, would also have been greatly bevefitted by such a mile as the one proposed by the breeders and their organ. Midnight 15 auother. Jennie C. and Star Duroc, a pair of 4-year-ulds that stood first and secopd in the 2:40 race at the meeting in this "city last fall, would also look better (to their owners) were 1he figures that now stand against them on the Secretary’s books blotted out. * But it'is of no use 10 extend thislist. Every- body who takes the slighest interest in the trot- ting turf knows that any rule which allowed 3- and 4-year-olds to compete in races without ubtaining a record unless when contending with horses of their are, could not but work an iujnstice to the owners of azed trotters. If the breeders want to advertise the speed of their colrs by public performances for money, let them go into the business as other men do, and take an equal chance with them in the fight for glory apd the more substantial benefits of purses. To, claiin that because a hors¢ "cdn‘trot iif 2:25r’ better at4 years of age, isa sufficient reason why it should be permittvd to steal the money put up in entrance fees by the owners of other horses mot gifted with “precociousdess inihe 1natter of speed, is a gaerrilla-like policy which will not win, and the sooner its advocates aban- don & position which can ouly expose them to the contempt and rigicule of seusible meu, the quicker they will be looked upon lessin the lieht of anmimals whose afection for mud and tilth is only equalea by their propensity to use their noses as iustruments for seeloug the bot- 1om of the same. NAMES OF HORSEs. % In the current number of “WaZacs's Monihly appears an article on names for horses, which coutains so many good ideas that it is repro- duced here. It reads as follows: The National Association is under no obligations 10 ecucate iznorzmusef, or to teach taste to bar- banans; .but, having“outlawed ‘*No Name," it should make its rule efective by enacting that all liozees entered for its parses should have a dis- Zinctge none. A mare may almost as well be en- tered under *‘no name’ s under the name of Mollie or_XNellie; for these names, and Annie, Jennie, Kitty, Susie, Billy, Chatlie, Jimmy, Johnnie, und the like, do Dot distinguish their beacers from the multitudinons other Mollies, Jolnics, etc., of ail colors and kinds, An of- fense ranking next 1o this evasion of the no-name dation is tae initial dodge, —the naming of a borse T. A.or A. I have this season seen M. L. the winner in a 3:00 class, diszuised the next week at the next track a3 W, R., to the confasion of un- wary pool-boyors. Ak to- this style of name is the “imuial with eome common name prefized; as John 1i.; John B. ; dobn E. One of thesc 1ast tw is by Clark Clnef, _ and has a record of about 2:23; who can tell off-bend which of them it is? Be- £ides these three instances of Johns, and the herd of plgin Johnnies, a single page of performances gived Jobn ¢, and John S.; and whether these are e only bearers of the:r respective names i2 wore than I know. These three, the ancient and empty Johnmie, the John plas an initial, and the pair of 3 itisig, all beloug to the no-name serics. ‘Phe imitativeness which 18 0 strong traif human nature has its obvious use in the provi <denual economy; butwhen it leads the owner of £owe trotting scrub to filch tie good name of Gold- &mith Maid 1o stick it upon his dunghill, we may regret tire relatianship between man and the ape. Irejoice to say that the latest Goldsmith Maid was distanced in 3301, that 2 mimic Lady Maud was the eighih borse in every one of &ix heats, uod that a ‘pinchbeck Silversides was awarded tenth money; bestuime, 2:44. Dexster, b. 2., and Lady Thorne, bik. m., have this season curriell their owners’ stolen colora to the rear. On the other hand, I have been pained to read of victories by Rarus, Ji. Georze Wilkes, Jr., and Camors No. 3. _ ‘Luc most deploravle reduplicatiou of the year is inthe case of Edwin Forrest, who not only bears the name of half a dozen near relatives, but the 1dentical name of a famous trotter of an earlier day. Thirty years from now it will require six chronological tables and a glossary to distinguish one Forrest from another, excopting the sire’ of Adelaide and theman. T doubt wnether even Nr. Wallace can tell onoof the Phil Sheridass from £nother now Pait Sheridan I know, and Jobn Smith I have heard ef, but who is Jokin Hall that three fast trot- liug horses should be named for him? Is hea Mzjor-General, & moznate of the **sporting” bress, 3 tricky jockey, a public plunderer, an ephemeral demagowue, anoted gambler, or 4 nezro minstrel¥ Which of these is he. that trotters from far znd near aspire o be his namesakes? Who the Derby is John Hall? There was a son of Mambrino Pilot named Rich- Dand—un - excellent name; butthere is anoter Richmond in the feld, and’ yet a third. I velieve; 2tany rate. two Richmonds in the 2:30 list, and I gm not whichis which, nor whether either1s Between the horee sharps and the horse flate, the Tomenclature of trotters abounds in abominations. 11 there be any General in the country who has not. 2 horse named after him, the oversight shall ve Tectified on sending hus name to this office, leirs aud descendant’s of Generals can act for deceased Bucestors. 1 do not understand why imp. Messen- Ber' name was not changed to Gen. Washgton ar Alexander Hamilton. 1lis danghter, Fancy o8t 10 have been named Abaenil Adams. and ounz Bashaw called Do Witt Clinton. What a {:munc line of lorseflesh we shonld then ve had, starting with Alexander Hamilton. for- Ttly, Nessenger, and leading down throngh 2 iggil Adams and her gon. DeWitt Clinton, o ndrew Jackson, then lenry Clay, then Cassins - Clay, then George M. Patchen, then Georee . Patchen, Jr.. and culminsting in Harry W Genct. Iwish knew what the central **W. fiands for inthat name. 1 don't know hoy big o oree Cassius M. Clay was. 1f mot overgrown, I should suppose Carsius might bave satistied him, Tafhout the two sdditional words. Let us be ununl he and Patchen twere_not named Hou. e M. Clay and George Mattison Patchen, £50:3 for then the junior on the progeny would jovebeen bardensome, *‘C., B, & Q. Charley ™ 211 one name for a horee,—a winner,—of Palmer, o, One Western man bas ueed up five_words sn: Dame, and has only Star of the West, Jr.. 1o o forit. Somebody owning a real old-fashion- 2 pune and tai] joined together, hyphen-like, by cnn”';' frotny **Perfect Horse™ in the midst, pssi t him with a desirable five-siory name by ‘ling him Rev. W, H. H. Marray, cobplorse mames. t9 elonzate Vanderbilt with Femmodore, and Douglas with Stephen 4., 1o tag enerton with Judze, Lambert witn Daniel, 10 i Wita Doctor, of Col. Brady with the J. T., and toad on Gen. George TI. Thomas unabridged, is to tax needlessly the strensth of writers, the purses of catalozuers, the patience of all, and to zdvertise the vuigarity, of the pamers. 1 humbly aavise that no more initiatory commissions be is- sued to horses, there beine now Generals enough in American stabics to ofticer all the standing armies of the Old_World. The popular tongue is aptio “*curtail the already curiuiled cur,”and will abide no splicing of long tails. Buzz and Wizz are_short but trivial, and were promptiy rendered Bugg and Wige by the daily press. 1t 18 an irremediidle misfortune that 1wo numerous fumilies should bear the names of Blackhawi: and there are sporadic cases, like Whitesides, outeide of buth. Acase of grand Inrceny is that of Mam- brino Patchen, a horse withont a drop_of Patchen blood in W velus; and_the fraud isbeing perpe- trated in his progeny. Why should he, with such 2 pire and such 2 sister, purioin the prestige of Patchen even? Mambrigano, or Mambrigzun, would bave been indicative of Lis breed, instead of being misleading and mendacious. Taste a3 well a5 Cquity is crucified on that ranche, a8 witness these cems or goba: Indastrious oy, Pure Goid, Belle &f Jessamine, White-Legzed Girl, Girl E. Queen, Belle of Queens, Stylish Queen, Big Queen! Let me suzgest, also, Buz-Guiper and Squat-Squaw. Of thie brecders, perhaps, Mr.. Tackmon names s wells a8 any ; Mr. Goidsmith's selections range from very gocd to indifierent, Col. Rustoll's and Col. Withers' are systematic and creditable. ‘Change Of name is an evil i iscif, and more regretiable when the change is from a distinctive uame to a étale and lackadaixical one, as Nushville Girl to May Queen. _Jennie Perry may have buen a very scnsible girl, but sharing” her name with a young mare beneflied neither; aud then it was displaced for Lula. ~The' name of a_ finc young gelding was lately chanzed from Darby to John Murphy. Jr. flis breeding is far nobler than his Jattername would indicate, and is name has been changed back. All names may be divided into four classes: the intolerable, the undesirable, the indiferent, and the commendable. Tnc best mames are short, seemly, and euphonic names of special fitnges: 23 Hembrine, Hamdullah, Messenger, Ilot, Rarus, Great Eastern, Aloemarle, Vulean. Protos. ~ After these follow' unigue and piquant name: Smuggler, Bonesetter, Croxie, Camors, Convonde, Vivandiere, Maybe, Whisper, Molsey, Proteine, Yelveteen, Pocahontas, AMorosa, Iriar Tuck, =3 Wild Wagzoner, Zilolerine. ' These, . also, are well _ enongh: Marathon, Gibraltar, Alarie, Termes, Fringe, = Tekonsha, Somerset, Envoy. (Magenta, Hamlet, Dick Swiveller, Pennypack, Challenge, Cossack, Prospero, Iluntress; in fact some of them are bet- ter than weli enongh, Of the indillerent are: Mark Medium, Mambrino Chorister. Graves, Bo- dine, Duchess, Brizadler. Of reprehensible names, and empty, worn-out, and pre-emoied ones, and mean names, like Bi 54 apd Nigder Baby y ones, like Sleepy Sum and Honest Hattie; valgar ones, like Matue K. Fuiler, H. W, Deecher, Cant. Viley, Gen. McClellany unwieldy ones, like Hambletonian, Hambletonizn Mambrino, and Music in the Air, and Belle of Something; names with combinations of girl, and maid, and lady, ag Lady Nincompoop. Mackerville Girl, snd AlcCormici’s Maia. Last year 158 difierent Lacys trotted in recorded races. This is_what' Mark Twain calls mnnnknnou‘s. the Other deplorabic mames are those of Rapdoodle andspread-eagle order, such us Columi Chief, American Commander, Graud Duke Alexis, Flyivg Bunner, Blazing Star, and ull those glorjous Generals. The exclusive uge of Chief has been earned by the Mambrmos; of Champion by the Championss of Star- by the Stars themseives; and may all trespassers fall into handsas ruthiessas ** York's.” The eagle is nobody's privats bird; but fy him sparingly. THE DUKE AMIS! A correspondent of the New York Herald, writing from Newmarket, bas the following to say concerning Mr. Lorillard’s colt Duke of Ma- zenta, shipped to Logland tast fall, and of whom next season so much was expeeted : On the occasion of a recent visit to Newmarket your correspondent noticed Mr. Mat Dawson's long string of horses taking their daily constitu- tional in ths way, and among them were Wheel of TFortune, the crac! year-old of 1876; Ringleader, Charibert, High and Mity, Muley £dris, and Mar- shall Scott, all of whom aro lixely to figure to ad- vantage in the 3-year-old events of 1879, Mr. Lorillard’s horses were also out taking road exer- cise, but Duke of Magneta sas not with them, It will be a matter of great regret to all Americans to Tiear that_this grand colt has gone dead amiss, a8 they say here. Ile never seemed to recover thor- oughly from the effects of the voyage, and when he arrived at Newmarket he wae dreadfully lisht and tucked up. Indeed. it would be difticult for any one not a good judre of the couformation of the horse to imagine be was entitled to the respect his per- formances claimed for him. The Duke of Magenta has capital girth,and when filled out his quarters £honld show great deveiopment, while his lezs look like steel bare and as strajght and free from btem- ish as the day be was foaled. \When he was being walked priot to the development of his present eickness ne showed great liberty of movement, and if 3 horse is 3 good walker he is almost {nvariably a =ood mover when extended. Before the close of November the Duke wids sufferinz from a slight cold, and what with the bad weathersince then and his weakened condition 1t bas developed in a8 most serious munner, and at this time great fears are entertained that the horse_wmay never be fit to zal- lop again. It1s to be hoped that such will not prove todathe case; for, beyond tue pecuniary 10ss to Alr, Lorillard, the opportunity of maching a Teally sood American-bred horse agamnst the Znglh +will be lost.wI'hers isdittle doubt thas the Magenta with have, 1€ he'regnfns his Healt! successful scason mext year, and his loas to the turf and to Mr. Lorillard would be matters to be deplored. FOURTH OF JULY IN CIICAGO. The Chicazo Jockey & Trotting Club have ar- ranged for a special meeting July 4. for trotting colts and fillies and 2:20 class. The programme is as follows: FirsT Racs—Purse, $1,00! $500 to firez, $250 to second, S fourth; mule heats, three in five, in harness. SECOND RacE—Purse, §1,250, for 3-year-olds and under; $625 to fiest, 515 to second, S185t0 1hird. $125 to fourth; mile heats, three in five, 1n Larness (Afaud S. barred). Tminp RACE—Purse, S1,500; 2:20 class; §750t0 first, $375 to second, $223 10 third, $150 to foursh; ‘mule beats, three in five, in harness. Coyprriays.—The above purses will close March 1. Entries mnst be aqdressed to U. Rowe, Secre- tary, 111 Madison street, Chicago. Five per cent must accompany each entry, and if the other 5 per cent is not paid on or before Monday, June 2, it will be treated as a declaration of forfeit. Five or mare entrics in each coit race required to fill, arnd 1bree or more to start. Each eatrs in colt ruce must be accompanicd with 2n accnrate description of the animal, pedizrec, date when. foaled, and breeder’s name. The Club reserves the right to Jostpone on account of inclement weather or bad racs, und to alternate heats of differcnt races. A horse distancing the ficld, or any part taereof, shall be entitied to first-money only. - TEACK TALK. That Philadelphia Jockey Club seems to be as far in the future as ever. Quite a number_of road riders visited the Jockey-Club grounds yesterday. Budd Doble has been driving Clementine single on the snow during the past week. Tom Britton, record 2:26, is said to have been purchased by Philadelphia parties for road use. A jockey calls his two horses Kerosene and Petroleum, because they are s parailine steeds. —&Spirit. Key West, a stallion that obtained a record of 2:931¢ last season, 13 21 yeara old. Better Jute than never. A Midway (Ky.) paper says that Ten Broeck is ridden into town every few davs. He weighs ,205 pounds. Innocent Sam, a pacer well known in Phila- delphia, has been purchased by Mir. Robert *Steel, of that cii How did tbe renowned Harry Percy warm up the sluggish blood of his war-borse! With a Hot-spur.—St. Louis Paper. = Dan Mace is driving Darby (record 2:23) on the road in New York. - His trip to California seems to have been given up. Of the entries to the Trotting Budget pub- hished in these columus last Sunday, all but one are desceudants of Rysdyk’s Hambletounian. Mr. J. A. Warren, of New York, who recently secured Sadie Bell and John C. lHeald as a pold- team, drove them a haif-mile over Flectwood Park last week in 1:123. Dan Mace wilt have charge of the trotters be- Tonging to the Hon. C. M. Reed, of Erie, Penn., next year. Among the log is Midnight, whose record as a 6-year-old—2:18}4—is the best. Six Smuegler colts—Havans, Humbug, Iay- maker, Ituguenot, Hawkeve, and Hawthorne— were recently sent to Kentucky to help adver- tise their sire, now ia that State. The second one on the list appears to be well named. “ @etting Monotonous ™ is the head the Sporis- man has over the following dispatch: “*‘San Francisco, Dec. 2L.—At the Oakland Trcmnf y in for 3-year-olds; to third, $100 to Park to-day Rarus trotted the first heat in 2: and the second heat, with runpinz mate, 2:1434.% Mr. Pierre Lorillard recently purchased in En- gland the stallion Glenlyou, sire of the 2-vear- ald colt Falmoush, reccml{ sold for $30,000. Glenlvon is by Stockwell, out of Giengow- rie, by Touchstone; second dam Glencawrne (sister toimp. Glencoe), by Sultan. Bill McGuigan is out_with a prophecy to the effect that pext year Edwin Forrest will trot a half-mile in one mioute. This desertion of Small Hopes for Edwin Forrest indicates that ‘William must have taken a ride with Mr. Bocoer Quring bis recent visit to New York. The Utica Park Association has elected the followihig oificers for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, Charles V. Hutchinson; First Vice-Presi- dent, Tnomas R. Proctor; Second Vice-Presi- dent, AL G. ‘Thomson; Sccretary, Benjamin J. Clark; Tressurer, M. G. Thomson. It is relatea of the wife of a well-known river, that when ‘the Rarus hat™ was ad- vertised by a Chicazo firm not long ago, and her husband asked her how she would like one, she replied that nothing could be more approp:iate, as él-EW hats were about as Rarus anything she ha The contest between George Guron, the destrian, and the Ethan Allen stallion Hesing, Loap . Jr., to determine which can travel the rreatest number of miles in fifty-two hours, will begin next Thursday evening at the Exposition Bulla- ing. The novel character of the race will un- doubtedly insure a larze attendance. ‘The most important lowering of running turl recards during the past year are the following: Harkaway, two miles, second heat, 8:35% ; Him- yar, mila heats by a 3-year-old, 1:421¢, 1:481¢ Lottery, twu-mile heats by a 8-year-old, 8:35, 3:851¢% Boonnie Wood. five furlones. Bushiihacker, 13034, 3:3834. threc heats at two miles, 3:36, The Turf, speaking of the death of Tageart’s Abdallah, says: “He was considered a good slre for road and ordinary draught stock, but none of his progeny ever cqualed him in speed.” As Abdallal’s best performance was 2:28, and two of his get beat those firures, the Turf only makes a second display of its matchless izno- raoce in agein alluding to the subject. Mr. William Emmett, of the Academy of Musie, has bought of C. E. Bunnett, Jackson, Mich,, the bay mare Nettie Morris, that ean trot close to 2:30. T'his is the mure that was traded by the late Commodore Vanderbiit for Small opes. Mr. Emmett has also bought of O. B. Dickenson, this city, the roan gelding Clifton, record 2:31%{. Both his recent purchases will be used by Mr. Emmett on the road. A promincnt member of the American Jockey Club, whose name is kept a sccret, has pur- chased of D. Swigert, the ik hon Kentu turfman and brecder, the 2-year-old colt Spen thrift, and his full yearliig brother, Miser. Spendthrift was by odds the best 2-year-old of the past scason, and his owuer refused $10,000 for him last fall. The present owner of Spend- thrift and Miscr proposes to use them as the nucleus of a stable of large proportions. Amone the borses in Ferguson’s stables, New ork, are: Don Carlos, that hes trotted in 2:0534; Frank, in 3:20; Billy Lambert, in 2:27; Richard, in 2:21; Maj. Root, in 2:27; Breeze, in 2:2434, Also Mr, William H. Vauderbilt’s son's team, Dickers and Arthur Boy, and Rival, Ton, Topgallant, and Cbarles Deforest, all very fast horses. Mr. W. Vigelius also has his horses there. These are Hannah Maore, (iertrude (full sister of Frank Wood), and Johony Robin- son, a *‘dark one,” about which there ‘is much tali among'fhe men who go theroad. A J. D. Brown’s American club stables Mr. A. de Comeau kas his fast brown stallion, Mr. John Satteriee his team Harry and mate, and Mr. J. J. Kelso his fine bay mare. -~ Mr. Georze 1. Al- len has here his recent purchase—a team of bays; Mr. James Wallace’s fase bay horse, Ben Daniels! bay mare (full sister to the well-kunown trotter Beila), Mr. George Jarvis' bay gelding, Mr. Gumbleton’s sorrel horse, Mr. Harrington’s pair of fine carriage-horses, and J. Fountain’s bay gelding Chartes Nolan, John 8., and several other fast ““green” ones. Horse-traders wore surprised in this city a couple of days ao because a horse which they refused to buy at 25 trotted under 2:50, and made a couple of hundred dollars for his impe- cunious-looking owner. Graves and a few oth- ers were standing out at the corner of Third street when a rustic-appearing chap drove up in arickety rig, patched-up harness, and banged wazon. Two horses were hitched in, and oneot them seemed about ready to lie down under a load of years and short grass. This horse the tellow tried to setl. He was very hard up and wanted to dispose of himn the worst way. In his recommending he did mot . forget ihat the old horse had *go’ in him. But the lookers- on didn’t think that plue could 2o, and some of them were rash enough to bet he couldn’t goa mile in four minutes. ‘They put mouey on it, and kept betting on time clear down to 2 The ownerthen wanted to bet $500 his horse could make a mile on our track fn 2:25. Tne excecdingly wily horsemen in the crowd got scared about this time and refused to invest any more money, preferring to see how the old vatr could go. They all adjourned to the fair grounds, where Rusticus hitched to an oid sulky, drove around a few times to limber up, and then got the word “zo.” Away he went, like the wind, in a cloud of dust, by the stand and down the first_quarter, past the half-mile in 1:22, and never skinped as he came down the home-stretch and passed under the wire in 2:50. The boys haven’t got somach money as they had, but they found out something.—Des.Hoines Leader. QUESTION3 ANSWERED. A Reapen, MILWAUREE.—‘*To decide a bet, please state Goldsmith Maid's age at the time she \as withdrawn from thetrack.” ~Ans.—Goldsmith Maid's last race was ot Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 27, 1877, against time. She trotteu three heats over & half-mile track in 2 2:21%, 2:22, She was at that time 21 years old. BASE-BALL. THE NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. Pursuant to a call published in Tas TRIBUNE some woeks ago, a meceting of representatives from various ball clubs -in-the :Northwest ivas neld st the Holland House, Rockford, last Wednesday evening, for the purpose of organ- izing a Northwestern League,—Mr. James F. McKeg, of the Rockfora Club, in the chair. After some discussion it was resolved that a Northwestesn League be formed, consist inz of the associations at Rockford, Dubuque, and Peoria, and that Davenport, Milwaukee, Ce- dar Rapids, and Marshalitown be invited to join. On motion of Mr. Sullivan, Manager of the Du- buque Club, the election of officers was pro- ceeded with, resulting as follows: President, James F. McKee, Rockford; Vice-President, W. E. 8. Bunon, Peoria; Secretary and Treasurer, F. P. Sullivan, Dubuque. Ov motion of Mr. Vilson, of the Rockford, the National League playiug-rules wereadopted, aud it was also ordered that the Spalding bail be used in all games played by the League. Messrs. Sullivan, Buan, and McKee were ap- pointed a committee to draft a constitution and by-laws, and arrange a schedule of games. The meeting then adjourned until Apnl 1, TIE MILWAUKEES’ DEATH-SONG. The various phases of the trouble through which tbe Milwaukee Club passed before being Kicked out of the League have been fully set forth in these columns from time to time, Tue ‘ruisuxepredicted the death of the organization as soon as the past scason closed, and, although hooted at by papers in gll parts of the country, its diagnosis of the case proved correct, and the corpse was on band at the time this paper pre- dicted it would be. The funeral was delayed twenty days, but the interment has finally bren made by Secrctary Young, who has forwarded the following notice to members of the League: WasniseTos, D, C., Dec. 30.—W. A. Hulbert, Esq., President Clicago Base-Ball Club—Sm: Atthe annnul meeting of the Board of Directors of the National League of Professional Lase-lall Cluts, beld in Cleveland, O., on the 3d mst., the following resolution was unanimoualy adopted: esolved, That If, witbin_twenty days fro: B auiked BT 4D SR hore ais all Just cialms against sula organization 1t shall_ve alloived to withdraw hionorsbly from the Leazuc. — But if said_claims areno: pald at the exolration of sald time, and satisfactory evidence furnished to the Secro- tary of the League of the llquidation of the same fo full, then. and in that case. soid_orcanization shall be declarcd expelled under this resolution. Having received no evidence of the liquidation of the indebtedness of the Milwaukee Ciab, you are hereby norified that the said Club stands ex- pelied from the League under tne terinsof the apove resolution. Yours, }t;tcfl NG, Secretary. SQUARE BATS. At the recent meeting of tae Leazue there was some talk of amendiag the rule concerning bats by striking ouat the word * round.” This would allow the batter the privilege of using 3 square or flat hat. The 1dea was originally put forth in the Boston Hera/d, the base-ball de- pariment of which is understood to be ‘*in- soired ”’ by Harry Wright. In view of this Jatter fact, the following from that paperis of interest as showing what harry’s views on the subject are, and how he proposes to test their value: While this may not be the best plan that can be devised,—in fuct, it is not so claimed by 1ts advo- cates,—yet & great deal can be said in its favor. T'hat there would be more good batting than under the present rule every one_must _concede who haa studied the proposition. More surface would be gained upon which the bail would hit fairly, and Sith a grenter certainty of going forward. Under the style of bats now in uge, in order to send the ball to the ont-field, the ball must strike the bat at jts very centre; otberwize a ball striking the bat either side of the centre causes it to zlance or roll off, and a foulis the result. On innnmerable oc- casions have fouls been camsed in this manner, gending the ball over ‘the fenceor back of the grand-stand on many of our ball-grounds, which has tended to zreatly lengthen the game and tire toe spectators, Al this would be remedied by the Ehbetitation of the fat bat, inasmuch as the bal, even if striking the bat on cither side of the centre, would still have & flat surface, which would, in nine cases out of ten, cause the ball to go forward, insteal of rignt, or left, or behind. In other words, less fouls and more fair balls wonld be struck, and thus the greatest defect of the game remedicd. Tne pro- posed change would also 1mspire greater confidence in the batemen, snd thus introduce more ecientifc batting, _'The batter, noticing an uncovered soace in the field, would be enabled much more accurate- 1y to send his ball to that spot. instead of ** foul- jng out” in attempting to do 8o, a8 has been too frequently the case in the past. Of course it would ot be just or fair to make a change in the rale, 28 Sugzesed, withont atleast 8 year's notico in 'ad- Sance, in order that ployers might practice at Jeisure moments and become accustomea to the flat bar, bat at this early day the subject will bear discussion. Harry Wright proposes to demonstrate the advantages or disadvantages of the flat bas by having the Bostons practice with 1t during the firat weeks of the season. This will not, of course, 1 be carried to such an extent as to interfere with 13 their efiicient practice with-the round ba Soaken them whon the time arrives to. faes tho League opponents, but certain hours in the week in the direction stated will 8hOW whether the fat bat b @ the increased facility for good batting that iacle m d far it DAIST-CUTTERS. AcVey has recovered {rom a long fliness, and will soon begin training for next season’s work. Al Spalding, of the Chicazos, who is East on a bllliinesu trip, will return thelatter part of this week. Itis now understood that Wheeler will be ibe change pitcher of the Cincinnatis next seuson. President Hulbert does not think that the Boston team was weakened by the withdrawal of Wright, Leonard, & al. If Pettic attempts to starta Clubin N York its admission to the Leagzue will be mfs?f cd.by the Cincinnati Club, although for what reason is not apparent. = ‘The action of tho Troy Club in entering the League seems to have "been unsatisiactory to some persons in Troy ivterested in the game, and they are at work organizing another Club,to be called the Haymakers. With a name so sug- gestive of everything that is disreputable the concern will hardly last one season. There is a Club at Cincinnati recently - ized with 2 capital of $3,000, that urobn:e;gl t‘.‘n play gamer on Sunday. In Chicago that sort of husiness is_stopped by the police.—Cmicago TRIBUNE. Bunko, however, flourishes as in days zone by—Sundays notexcepted.—Enquirer, Yes; once ip a while a sncker from the Paris of America comes along and is taken in. The players who sever their connection wif the Boston Club this year depart to ocn:g: fi‘e‘lgg of victory or defeat with the best wishes of the base-ball fraternity in this vicinity for thelr pros- perity. Their gentlemauly deportment both on and off the field as won for them many strovg lriendslnnd mln_ni;ers, wn:h““% watch their career in the future with as much pride as they have i the past.—Loston Heraid. gt Rarry Wright says: ‘It is conceded there shonld be more batting, but all the clubs are looking for pitchers that can’t be hit, * A pitcher is no ood when batted. Iwould favor reduc- ing the number of unfair balls allowed the pitcher, take the warning strike from the bats- man, and give the batsman an extra chunce by doing away with ‘out on the bound.” These changes would have a tendency to distribute the play, and not confine it to the pitcher and catcher. Some change should be made tbat would permit of more men getting on the bases, The interest in the game commences when abase {s made. Thatis the objective voint; there should be more base running. Some favor should be shown the batsman to offset, in a measure, the improvement—or rather the liverty allowed the pitener in delivering the ball. Thirty to thirty-three per t average batting would make games interesting.” It would seem to outside parties that the League would dowell to choose its eirhth meimn- ber without any more preliminary fuss. With seven clubs matters would be very - bad- ly mixed indced, and & wonld be necessary to have one of them ldle all the time, since but six could play at once, and each organization would be obliged to take turns at leafing. Even on holi- davs one of the clubs would be in a bad fix, since it,would hardly be able to make arrange- 1ents with any outside town for 2 paying game, and the League l‘ules would not permit of its iuviting a foreign'organization to & League city. Messys. Neff of Cincinnati, Root of Syracuse, and White of Providence, are the genticmen ap- pointed by President Hulbert to pass on the ad- mission of the Troy Club, but no report has been received from them. A httle more expe- dition in the matter would do no harm. A movement has originated in Springfield, having for its object the formation of an East- ern league, to consist of clubs east of Buffalo, and Capt. Ferguson has been authorized to ne- gotiate with the Boston aud Providence Clubs to that end. We fail to see wherein apy advantage is to be gained by such a project. ‘T'he Bostou and Providence Clubs certainly could not join such an organization, unless the League rules were cnanged, which is entirely out of the ques- tion. The League clubs next yearwill be obliged to play three and four games a week, which will uot allow them much time for outside oppo- neats. We presume the Lesgue managers tind one pennant suflicient to contend for, and will hesitate long before they enter ugon such a dis- astrous course, as did the International Associa- tion last season, when its clubs were sllowed to play international and State . championship and exhibition games during the championship 5eason. PEDESTRIANISM. THE RECENT CRAWLING MATCH. During the recent pedestrian contest in New York between O'Leary and *Sport ** Campana, Tur TRIBUNE gave to its readers by telegraph full reports of the allered match as it pro- gessed. Now that the matter is a thing of the past, this paper feels called upon in the interest of true sport to enter a vizorous pratest azainst any more such ‘““snide ” exhibitions and frauds on the public. It may be true, as claimed by the friends of O'Leary and Campana, that in the recent crawling match there was a bona fide stake, but this cannot alter or disguise the fact that the public was deceived and defrauded of the money which it paid at the box office to sce these men walk. Pcople had a right to expeet, from thepreviousiperformances of O’Leary, that he would do something worth- seeing, and it was this confidence in him that induced the press of New York to indorse aud advertise the exhibition which resulted so favorably for those who took part in it. If the match was made in good faith, as the friends of O’Leary claiwm. the least he could have done was to have gone on and won the $1,000 which it is claimed the back- crs of Campaoa put up, and baving done that retived from the track. By the articles of agree- ment which both men sizned, and which ap- peared in these columns, it was stipulated that in case the loser did ot complete 450 miles he should be eatitled to no part'of the gate money. Several days before the time ses for the ter- mination of the contest it was apparent that under no circumstances could Campana cover the required distance. When this fact dawned upon the minds ef **Sport” and his backers, 8 consultation was heid. The time for making a strong bluff pad srrived, and the bluff was made. The O’Leary end of the scheme was told that, unless matters were “fixed” to the satis- faction of the *Syort > crowd, their man would be taken from the track. Of course, with but one contestant, the race would amount to nothing, and the attendanze ditto. Conse- quently a settlement was made, the terms of whicn,” 8s wmearly as can' be ascertained, were that Campana should receive 2,000 of the eate-money in consideration of remaining on the track in some shape or other until Saturday night. He managed to hobvle along the required time, and O'Leary combleted his * vietory,” at the close of the 400th mile. This is the plain truth of the matter, and does the Chicago man no eredit. Heretofore he has claimed that in no shape would ke be a party to, orinany way encourage, hippodromes, but he can make the claim nolonzer. It mow Yooks as if there never was a mateh, and most people will incline to the belief that the * contest 7 was gotten up 2s 8 speculation, the parties to the scheme %eiug well aware that the public was ripe for a humbug. The testimony of the men themselves on the point of how much Campaua received is inter- esting and as follows, being from the New York Herald: ++Tiow mueh of thegate money does Campana re- cpive, Mr. O'Leary™ . “+Yie gets a prefty good little pile,—about 2,000, 1 think.” 2 v*Well, Campang, did you make as mach as you lost in this match?™ ) I lost the stake of $1,000, but I made ten times that. 1 madeenough any way to buya house and lot for my wife.” The New York I¥orld expresses its opinion of the scheme as follows: Considering.that the times are alleged tobe hard, and that the sport was execrably bad, the fact that at the recent r.mwlms—mnwh over $20,000 gate- money was cxtracted froum the pockets of New Yorkers does notinspire one with much respect for the average wisdom of the community. Tnere are some thousands of warthy, honest, and - edu- cated men doing nearly 83 much walking in this city every week in search of the work they canuot find, and, so far as the attraction of physical suf- fering is oncerned, it I8 furnished by their fami- lies. If we are to have any morc pedestrian matches let the competitors start at Sandy Hook and go due east. SUNDRY SPORTS. BOXING. Jimmy Eiliott, who is soon to meet the well- known prize-fighter Johnny Dwyerin a twenty- four foot ring, bad a beneflt at Gilmore’s Gar- den, New York, New-Year’s Duy, when several exhibitions of skill took place. The first bout of the evening, and one in which a good deal of juterest was manifested, was that between Billy Edwards and Arthur Chambers, as the Jatter is .honght to be ¢ the unknown » who is matehed to fight John Clark next Friday 600 miles from Philadelphia. He seemed to be in good trim, and succeeded in giving Edwards a Jistle the worst of it. When Elliott and Ryan appesred for ‘“the wind up® they were in flohting - costume. The appesrance of the beneficiary was a disappointment to the crowd. | a8 the looked delicate and soft, and when he goes foto regular training it was the genural ovinion that he will waste consigerably. When Elliott faced Ryan the Iatter secmed much the solider man at all points, and when they faced each other for the fray Ryan’s attitude and movements wera much the better. Eiliott opened the pall with aslap of the glove on Ryan’s face, and then be ran around the ring. He went up agein and putin aouther light flop, and was away a second time; but then it was Ryan’s turn; be followed Eniott up and ‘planted two right-handers on the left side of Elliott’s bead. - The latter put in his left on the body Wwhile dapcing about, and missed two at the face, Ryan being out of reach. The men then retired to their carners. When time was called by “QOid Bill the men moved up to the scrateh quickly and Elliott led off at the face and jumped away as before and danced around, with Ryan follow- iog, The latter, however, soon overtook Elliott and forced the work. A few rapid bits, left and right, took place at short range, when blood was seen nowin% from a deep gash over Elliott’s leit cye. Another raliy, more blood, and the men retired to their corners. A reat for a few min- utes, during which time Elliott’s damaged eye was attended to, but when time was called Le was still bleeding. The men had another merry round, in which Ryan bad much the better of it | by drawing claret from Elliott’s nose; aud then they retired. The impression tbat Elliatt left with the spectators was that if he is not a better fizhter than be Is o sparrer it will be well for bim to keep out of the ring with Dwyer. COCRING. s Un New Tear's Eve a grand main of nine wntcfles between cocks from Syracuse and Troy, ,A\.Y.. came off a few miles from the latter city. Troy was particulary contident. as her birds had often demonstrated their ability to cut into mincemeat everything that had come before them, added to \which very wealthy Trojans were willing to stake their last dollar on the dead game qualities the dominicks were boastlully said to possess. On the other band, Syracuse came to the fighting place with an unbroken record ot victories, and naturally felt contident the present oceasion would add another "to her great list of successes. It was half-past 10 _0’clock when the fighting commenced, and near- 1y 5 o’clock this morning when it terminated, niue battles being fonght, as with that number Troy bravely acknowledeed that they had quite enough. ‘The cocks put into the pit by the Tro- jans were the hitherto considered dominicks of that city, while the Syracuse men pinned their {aith on a breed of brown reds, which rejoice in the soubriquet of * Greck Fires.” The prettiest fizht of the night was the second, in which Troy showed a black-red and Syracuse a brown-red, both bLaviog been borrowed for the occasion. The rates ruled 320 to 816 on Troy. They went together fairly, and gave two or toree hits, when syracuse shot his steel deep into Troy’s body, which changed the betting, and $10 ro 87 was offered on the brown. Troy came again, and knocked out an eye from Syra- cuse’s head, and, tben slapping bhim two or three times more on the throat a1d back, Syra- cuse was **pounded.” A minute’s rest brought the latter around, and with desperate exertion he stagzered to his feet. Then he closed Troy's eyes, when the “ pound,” which meana betting $20 to §1, looked in great jeopardy, asit had been taken. Again and again Syracuse slam- med his_upponcot, and offers were made of $5 to S10 that ever with damaged back he might pail throush the winner. * Troy’s got 3 wing burt,” shouted ome. *: Well, never you mind, he’s winging out of us,” was heard from Syracuse’s handler. Both fell side by side. Troy managed to stand on his lezs before the -otiier, when, with one blow which sent Syracuse across the pit, a soft spot was found, and the brown was hunting for a place to put his head. ¢ fe's a rank dunghil,” cried his owner, and his squealing showed that the punishment re- ceived had made him quit. Time, 18m. 5s. The final result of the main was that the Troy birds won but threc batties out of nine, and their backers went home disgusted and broke. — MISCELLANEOUS. Wallace Ross, tho American oarsman, i3 en- joring himsélf in England, and doing nothing in the way of work. George Tarrar, who is matched to row Spen- cer from Putpey to Mortlake, April 8, has rowed the course in 22:55, the best time on record. i Owens and McLaugblin, both of whorm claim 10 be the champion of America st collar-and-el- bow wrestling, are soon to decide the matter in. Boston. / A match game of hand-ball will be played at O'Maliey’s court, coruer of Franklin street and Chicago avenue, to-day at 2 p. m., between ‘Thomas McCormack and John Carmody, and Hugch Heraty and Denis Cronin. The fastest time in the aovals of bicycling was made by the Hon. Ion Keith Faleoner, of England, in his recent five-mile race iwith the English champlon, Jobn Keen. Falconer, who is an amateur, and ooly 22years of age, defeated his opponeat, a sturdy orofessional, in a most exciting race, which was the first contest under the pew_rules allowing an amateur and a pro- fessional to enter in the same race. The last quarter of the fifth and last mile was ridden in 89 seconds, being at the rate of a mile in 2:38. The _contract for manutacturing the emblem typical of the three-ball billiard championship ol the world, to be contested for in the New York tournament this mouth, has been award- ed to Tilfany & Co. The aesign of the emblem conveys, in_a general way, the idea of ao urn, surmounted by a full-length figure. The base is about seven inclies in beight, with a rectangu- lar space four and one-half by two and one-hall inches for the inscription. The urn proper is of circular form, measuriog eight and one-balf inches at its greatest diameter. At the foot of what may be termed the cover of theurnis a sphere of the size of a regulation billiard ball. ‘rom the back of this, and projecteng upwards almost to-the fizure, is a plumous leaf, not un- like a fern, but representing, perbaps, a species of palm, as indicative of vittory. The ball is parcly covered by a ribbor, which falls in graceful folds over the stem of the leaf. The crowning fizure stands in shirt-sieeves, the rieht nand resting upon a bdilliard cue. It is eminently sugeestive of a player watching bis ooponent at a run. The emblem complete. stands nearly twenty-six inches hizh, and is most symmetrical in its proportions. REAL ESTATE. Encouraging Reports of Chicago Building for Three Years—Sales, Loans, and Build- ing Permits ot the Weck—Real Estate and . Resumptiou—Dillionaires’ Houses in New York. The report issued during the week by the Building Superintendent is the most ecourag- ing indication of the ha DEVELOFMENT OF REAL ESTATE INTERESTS in Chicago. The number of buildings put up in 1578 was 1,019, with a frontage of 31,118 feet; in 1877, 1,395, with a frontage 0£35,033; and in 1876, 1,586, with o frontage of 43,222 The total cost was $7,419,000 in 1878, $7,552,649 in 1877, and $8,270,600 in 1876. The ageregate for the three years was $23,242,349. Of the buildings erected, fifty-nine were stores, 167 stores and dwellings, and 574 dwellings proper. The ex- tensive additions to the houses, stores, and public buildings of Chicago in the last three years are the best evidence that ean be given of the vitality of our real estate interests, and the best promise for the fucure. When an average of over seven miles a year is added to the im- proved strects of g city it must be ackoowl- cdged to have the seeds of growth in it. THE WEEK HAS BEEN A QUIET ONE in real estate, on account of the New Year's holiday and the fntense cold. The successtul resumption of specie payments has brougnt the same buoyancy of expectation for the future o real estate dealers as to other business men. The immense accumulation of capi'al io this country, as shown by the presentactive demand for Government bonds, is encouraging to real estate men, who know that a fair share of this accumulating capital will seek investment in renl estate. Inthe 5 SALES OF THE WEEK were 33x161 fcet on Michizgan avenue, pear Tywenty-ninth street, $4,200; 50x161 feet on the same avenue, adjoining the above, 36,500; 100x 161 feet on Indinna avenue, near Korty-first street, $5,000; 23x120 feet on Kobey street, northeast corner of Bryson street, improved, $3,000¢ 2030 feet on Canal slrecta between Ewing and Polk streets, $5,000; 20x120 feet on West Adams street, near Loomis, improved, §5,000; 243x95 feet on Aberdeen street, $7,000; two acres_on Western avenue, southwestern corner of Fullertonavenue, with improvements, $58,000; one and 8 quarter acres near the gbove, With improvements, $5,000; #ix 100 fcet on_ West Taylor street, morthwest corner of Miller, improved, $3,250; lot on the northiwest corner of Loomisand Lumber streets, 106x243, for 38,0005 lot, 57x124, on Washington street westof Robey, for $10,000; an improved lot, 80x124. in_the same neignborhood, for $10,- 0003 lot, 20s%4, oa Groveland Park avenue, porth of Thirty-first street, for $6,000. Among the building permits issued during the week wero those-to Mrs. M. Hazeman for a three-story dwelling at 281 Indiana street, to cost $4,200; to Drake & Messersmith for six two-story dwellings, corner of Loomis and Jack- sou streets, for $2,200 each; Erasmus Garratt for a two-story store and_awelling, corner of Lake and Sheidon streets, for §3,500. LOARS ARE INACTIVE, and will remain so while buildiog is suspended by the winter cold.; There were Jogus of 335,000 on the Unson Park 'Congrezational Church at 6 expected to see a much Jarger man. He | T cent, of $1,000at7 per cent on lots in E:mflln’s subdiviston, of $7,000 on lots in Block 124, Sehool Section, at 10 per cent. In speaking of UB-TOWN CIIANGES IN XEW the Feening slad sayss TOEN Between Fifty-first and Fifty-second streats, on Fifth avenue, on the West Side: Will&l‘: H. Van- derbilt bas himself bought twelve lots, at a cost of half # million doilars. if the railway prince should incline to erect a mansion, whose ificence ehall equal the magnitade of his colossal fortune, and g rich nival on bonlevard and drive of Central Park, Alr. Bonner, should choose to build for him- self 3 residence on his nnoccpuied property be- tween Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh streets, on the east side of Fifth avenue, the chbanges in the appearance of the most famous street on the con- tinent wonld excite much attention. The sons of Mr. Vanderbilt are known to purpase the erection of new residences at mo remote date. 3r. Cor- nelius Vanderbilt has boaght the louses 742 ana 744 Fifth avenue, at a costof $335.000, and it is ramored that he will temove the butldings and erect on theirsie & single residence, and one which may poesibly rival what has_been known as the tinest residence of New. York City, that of Mr. Frederic Stevens, just across the way. Mr. Will- iam K. Vanderbilt has bougnt five latsat the corner of Fifth avenue ana Fifty-second street, for $:00, - GOV cash, and . it {8 said that he will begin to bulld upon the property within a few months. SATURDAY'S TRANSFERS. The following instraments were fled for rec- ord Saturday, Jan. 1: CITY TROPERTY. Hoyne st, 98 ft s of Le Moyne 8L, w1, 48 . X150 f1, dated Jan. 3 (vohn Buehler to Leno HARSED) .oeereesmnneen <ov ] Honore st, 162'2-10 ft s of Madison f, 243125 ft, improved, cated March 2, 1877 (Samuel B. Munson, Jr., t0 Will- jam S. Munson) o eeee - South Dearborn st, 3574 ft s of Thirty- First st, e f, 3314x110 ft, dated Dec. 28, 1878 (Arthar H. McDonald to An- thony Denier) ... ceen s North Wells ot, 883 ft n of Schillerst, e f. 22%x144'ft, dated Dec. 31, 1878 (Louis P. Sulter to Daniel K. Tenney). West Lakest, ne cor of Clinton &t, s f, 50x79!3 ft, dated Nov. 12, 1877 (Ruth C. Cromwell to N. J. Sterling).... Etie 8t, 75 ft ¢ of North State st, s f, 25 x118 ft (with building No. 399), dated Jan. 3 (Juhn M: Douglas to lelen ChOIDIEY) .. secnarenne conannsans North aisted st, 149 ft s of Centre st, & f, 25x125 ft, dated Jun. £ (Jobn Waite to Mary M. Regan) . 750 SOUTH OF CITY LIMITS, WITHIX A RADIUS OF SEVEX _MILES OF TIE COUKT-HOUSE. Lake View ay, 75 It s of Anchor st, w 1, undivided 15 of 182 ft running to the lake, dated Dec. 3, 1878 (James M. Al- len to Charles and Sheldon Knapp).....$ 15,000 SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK. The follow:ng is the total amount of city and suburban transfers within a radius of seven miles of the Court-House, fled for record dar- ing the week ending Saturday, Jan. 4: City sales, 52; consideration, §196,260. South of city limits, sales, 0: consideration, $13,100. West of city limits, sales, 2; consideration, $13,000. E\llo_rzlao orTma'l l;;rlnte, fiahnles. 1; consideration, 5,000. Tol Total consideration, $937.360. i 5 2,100 10,000 2,950 1,500 5,000 8,500 HR. LEWE Pergonal Character and Appearance and Mental Peculiarities of the Man, Zondon Truth. ‘Those who had the happiness to know Lewes intimately could say much more of these per- sonal characteristics of delightful sincerity and frankness of nature which endeared him to his friends. His acate vowers of mind, and his profound knowledge of all subjects hespoke of, riveted the attention, and made hisiconversation instructive and charming in itsunaffected truth- fulness, in the desire of the speaker tobe exact, and in bis tolerant indulgence of the opinions of others. He wes always brave; he staod the tire of any seventy, calmly awaiting every fresh onslaught, never losing his head, and generally replying with some home thrust that, if it did not settle the controversy, was pretty sure to convince you that he saw further than you did, and from a higher point of view. Many passages of arms of this kind did he have with his great friend and almost pupi, Herbert Spencer. Personally, Lewes was thought to be plain, because he wasdeeply marked with smail- pox, and his features were thin, and of late much hollowed by the wear of thought and the constant gnawing of the Kind of atrophy which at length broke the thread of life. éun his countenance was alwsys radiant with intelli- geuce, and his beautiful, large blue eye was irank, aond pleasant to look into as deep, clear water. In Do man that I ever saw was the eye more truly ‘“the window of the soul,”” He bhad fine teeth also, and with his mobile features and his always bearty laugh he needed no Hyperion curls npon his brow to make him more fasdnating than most bandsome men. story of himsell. Sbortly after he had played Othedo With a gociety of amateurs at the old Opera-House, in the Haymarket, he was atan evening party, when s lady in conversation re- marked to hitn how she had seen Othelo finely acted by an amateur, to_which Lewes replied that he was the actor. But the lady was io- credulous, and, looking: in his face, exclaimed, 4Qh, but %e was a very handsome map.” He was not only a very masterly esthetic critic in art, whether of the drams, the lyric stage, music, or paigting and sculpture, as many will remember by those charming papers in the Leader signed **Vivian,” ~ but he coyld sing with all the verve he threw into his acting, and, thouzh not en- dowed with the voice of a_Graziani, yet his perfect {eeling for music, and his dramatic pow- er, made up for his modest voeal gitts, and to Lear him join in the famous trio jn. * William "Tell,” or &ing one of his favorite songs of Sal- vator Rosa, or Beethoven’s song of “The Fles,” was o thing never to be forgatten. He was a devoted Jover of classical music, and_for years past, in compauy with his dearest friend and companion of his life, he enjoyed the music of the great masters at the St. James Hail con- ceris, where two familiar fiures in the froat row of the sofas will now be missed forever. Levwes always regarded Goethe as hig ideal, and perhaos it was his own wonderfully many-sided nature that lea him to feel and write with such earnest sympathy for. his great model. It was a singular and interesting coincidence that Carlyle, to whom he dedicated his Life of Goethe, should bave reached his 83d birthaay on the very day that the friend of his earlier years was laid in the tomb. It is known that he sent a most affectionate message, but that for his extreme weaknesa he should have certainly joined the mourners at the grave of his dead old friend. The storv of George Lewes’ lite is ot yet to be told; that will be a sad page if ever it should be written. But this much may be anticivated of that which will be said—that, beyond his great inteliectual endowments, he was a cbaracter of noble, almost beroic, gener- osity, forgiving the basest treacheries that can befall 2 mau, and trying to forget the poignant sorrows of the heart in the pursuit of literature and the problems of science and art, ————— ‘“THEY LEARN IN SORROW WHAT THEY TEACH IN SONG.” A song, yon ask in merry way, That shall the gloom destroy, And bid my finvers lightly play Some old-time tune of joy. But gayer nearts must sing for you The merry, lilting tune i Of hope. and love, and morning-dew, And golden glows of Jupe. Even my childhood seemed too stald To those who loved its mirth; - The tragedy of life was laid Upon me from my birth. 3y triend, no thoneht of pain, to you, Isin o ekylark’s throat; The very sunlight trickles through Each soaring, liquid note. Bt ah! rnde feet aro all too near Her younglhings in their nest; She seca the anoiler, and wild fear Throbs in that tiny breast, Those wondrous cadences which thrill ‘The listening air along Are born of anguished art, which atill Lares dangor off with 3ong. The finest harmony way hold A subtle minor strain; The noblest lives aré those which fold Around some hidden pain. Fret not because thy harp of life Must often be ajar; 1ts melody may still ‘the strife In sadder souls alar. Miniax BEATBICE DEANE. —_—— . The Eucalyptas. B Rome_Letter t1 London Timer. ¥ The Government is giving remarkable proof of its faitn in the eucalyptus tree us a means of destroying the malaria which exists in ‘the neighborhood of Rome. It appears that it has made 8 concession of 500 hectares of land to the monks of La Trappe, who reside a short distance outside the walls of the city, on condition that the monks undertake to plant a _certain number of the above tree every year. They are growing at Tre Fontana no fewer than fifty sorts of tbe eucalyptus, but it seems that the varietg known as the blue-gum tree of Australia has thus far proved the best, specimens only ight years old baving grown to 2 height of * fifty fect, and messuring a yard in circumference at_the stem. Thera s every rea- son to believe that gveat benefits will result from the _extensive planting of this tree in and around Rome. As our readers are aware, s He used to tell a good. similar experiment is being made ia Csprus, buc we do not yet know whether on an equally ex- tensive scale. VAL AND DEPARTORE UF AT, “EXPLINATION OF REFETESCE MARYS.—fSaturds fi;fi;ed. *Sunday excspted. 3 Manday fexa\:c‘;v.%d? 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