Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 22, 1879, Page 5

000 HMocalty for Interast; $31,000 In the pay- iment of debta alleged to be outlawed; aml $59,000 In Hqutdatton of the debts of Joux We. Youna, the late Prophet's favorite con. On be- Jug naked to pay this money, or Its equivatent, into court, they refused, and were sent to fall for contempt. If they had lived in more civit- {ze communities, Ike Chivago or Now Yori, they wontd have Med an account In which the whereabouts of the moncy would be made os clear ns mud, and would then have pocketed thelr $59,000 fees according to law. en We havo recetved from the Jasper Momu- mental Association, of Savannah, (ia, a elreular addressed to “Irishmen and Frienda of Consti- tutronat Liberty," from which the following fs taken? Tt witl he remembered that on the Oth day of October, 1770, Sergeant Jaaren fell.in the attack ‘on Savannah, und itis the intention of this Anso- (lation to Iny tho corner-stone of the propoxed monument on the Oth day uf October, INT, No cernsion contd be more approprinte than the ecn- tennial of hls death; no placo more fitting than that whercon he fell, White other Irishmen rosa higher fn the Cotonial ranks, yet none there was who moro truly repreeentedt Treland in America than the brave and modest WiLttam Jasren, Subecriptions may be addressed to the Trens- urer of the Association, J. J. McGowan. Some of the best names fn Savannah aro attached to the circular. ae It is not surorising that the Southern politt- cians, havin discovered the usefulness of the ehotgun in political campaigns, should be un- willing to give it up. ‘The remarkable thing about the Yuzoo affair is only that they have su soon trained thelr guns to bear ou cach other. Yt was bound to come sooncr or later, The yeanons of tyranny and cruclty are always in the end destructive to those who use them, Sunroof the very men who buttdozed Dixon this sear will bo themaclves bulldozed and kiied next year and the year after, i The Yazoo Valley Flag observes that the po- litical canvass {y Sunflower County fa taking, a form we Very much regret. Sheriff 8. TL. Ricitannson fs charged with drawing the color Jing to array neroes in favor of his re-clection, and declaring hitngelt a eandidate independent. of the Demoeratie organization’? The next jews from Sutiflower County will probably be that somebody has killed Sheriff S$. L. Rien anngox, increly to give expression to the “deep regret? which bis political conduct las caused. ———— The tap of a lady's fan iH a ght thing, but before now it bas toppled over Iofly fabries of ainbition and given events a new channel. —New York Sun, Tt fe surprising that Lord Bynow should lave mado the eame profound observalion as the editor of the Sun sixty-odd years ago. The povt, not the editor, remarked: And sometimes ladies hit exceeding hard, * And fane turn into falchions in fair hands, On the whole, we prefer Byron’s version of this great fdea to Dana's, a As soon as Mr, ‘Tunpen {3 convinced that Roninson cannot be elected Governor bs him- self will come forward asa candidate. He fects that the time to etuke everything is at hand, ‘Tho New York Yrilune very truly remarks: “If he cannot hope to curry this State, it will save him o great deat of money and some trouble to find it out betore the Presfdentin! Nominating Convention meets.”” SS The case of the chariniue young Iady In En- gland who ia advertised for, and described as haying a cross tattooed on her right leg, is cous- ing the most widespread fntefest to ba tuken In the unknown fulr of that country, It Is pro- posed that alt suspacted persons shall be re- quired to prove that they sre ipnocent. This is manifestly a caso in which a preaunption of gullt is admissibie. $e Capt. Dixox, the victim of the bulldozers in ‘Yazoo County, may lave been a bad inan in the past. But tt Is wellto bear in wind that he wasn’t killed on necount of Is badness. He was [illed because he lad the temerity to as- eert his rights asan Awerlcan citizen and an- nounce himself as a enndidate for oilice. ——— Col. Nick Situ, son-dn-Inw of Horace Gnruz ey, has permitted the Amerlenn Literary Bureau to advertise him as “The tundsomest Man fu the World.’’ He should travel with Mrs, LANoTry. ae Mr. Wartrenson recommends abstinence from the use of ardent spirita us a means of preventing yellow-fever; and those who can't abstain “would better” go to Bluck Island, ————- Samuo remarks to his white brethren in Yazoo: ‘Now yo know how it Is yo'self.” a PERSONALS. - Dr, Dio Lewis is summering at Arlington Nelghts. President Grovy wants the Elysee Palaco enlarged, . Ismail Pasha intends, it is said, to reside at Genoa, : ‘Mr. Tildon’ais only a single-barrelad boom, —John Sherman, The late A, ‘I’, Stewart is sponding tho Bummer in Canada, Robert Bonner has nevor boen known to Let on 9 horse-raco, _ Mr, Sprague has not yot begun to lecture, —oxcept to his wifo, Mr. Carlyte’s income from his books is "aid,to be abont $4,000, Judge Tlilton must como down with tho dat before he can get Stewart's, “Tom” Hughes’ son js in South Africa, Where he has been fighting the Zulus, Miss Julia Holman, of tho Tolman Opora Company, died in Lundon on Sunday, Fall River mills aro the most extensive ‘Manufacturers of defaultera in this country. Mr, Henry W, Longfollow is sponding a few weeks at bls old home in Portland, Me. Tt would acom that Mr, Spraguo is almost Qs dangerous whon asber as Henry Watterson, Sojourner ‘I'ruth hus goue to Knusas, aud sho says giibly, ‘This is my colored exo.lue,"* To “Old Probabilities": Tring back that Manitoba wave aud no questions will be asked, Queen Victorin’s journoys from England ‘to Scotland ara outimated to coat $10,000 aplecu. Speaking of the bnse-ball championship, the Chicagos appear ta have struck out for It aga!n, Ben Butler refuses to retire to private life, Files io probably a pretty xoud thing for private es Mr, Murray vindieates his love for fast Dorues by citing tho old waylog that **Lifo fa but o span, Liszt, tho pianist, ia nenrly 70 yonrs of ago, Me Lae a pension of $1,000 per year in Hungary, , Nae ee Ones fights persons who look at je. Br, r URL ale Wate anKtry fights perdons who do not ag SONY Gente Dovons has boen spond: Hotes setundeg ‘uot York, Mo, Me wow tn M. De Lesseps is comin i ig to America, Wo whall be glad to ace hi Yauaia Canal at home, Hy bay i ast leave bis Tho father of the Rev, W. I. HL, MM ‘ We IL HW, Murray ‘Was a Connecticut stip. Jo Guilford, tu that State, watt ANd was born A large supply of David Davis’ la’ colebratod Soothing. sliups should bo Yazou County, Mudlevipple nt M@edlately to An oxchange anys “ White bi ackborriag have appeared to Arkaneai oO the colored exodus, protauly, POE sia os Senator B, H, Hill, who is now 5 Old, has just shaved off hie beara, quently looks ten years younger, Miss Eugenio Paul, the burlorqu 8 actress, uo toon to wed ‘Se. Thome Jaleiae gin et je comedian, says eho will single life at the saing tine, eu ererass ‘Tho sea-serpent has arrived at Now Lon. don, Conn, There ty no doubt shout te this time, Ut was dtaovered by o rehablo gentleman whe drauk Mficen cocktalis before breasfast, = and conser 0 yeara” OREIGN. Creat Destruction Caused by Recent Floods in Wales. \ e War Belweon Russia and China Now Bolioyed to Bo - Iniminont. Troops of the Formor About to In- vaie the Latior's Terri- aie tory. Russian Nihilists Sentenced to Death and Penal Servi+ tude. oy ee Tho French Cable Expedition Experiencing Very Rough Weather. Permission Obtained for the Introduction of Edizon's Tolephono in Paris, GREAT BRITAIN, RIVERS OVERFLOWED. ‘ Lonpow, Aug. 2t.—The ralns In England con- tionte, and there fg a renewal of the overflow of rivera tn Soinersetshire, Derbystlre, Warwick- shire, Letcestershire, aul Staffordshire. ; SUIMERARD Cron. In the vale of Clydd, Wales, thousanda of acres of crops are atill submerged, and. bundreda of cattle and sheep drowned, DYING. Lonnoy, Aug. 21.—Sir Rowland Hill, founder of the penny-postuge system, fs dying, aged $5 years, John Baldwin Buckstone, comedian and dra- matic author. {9 on his deathbed, and In desti- tute clreumatances, EXONERATED. , Lonpox, Aug. 31—The 7ismes, in Its leader this morning, announees that the authorities decide the evidences before the Court Martlal In Africa tous not justify the convictlun of Licut, Carey. The findings of the Court are according- ly quashed. Carey retoins his rank, He is re- lensed from orrost to-day, ‘Ihe sentence of the Court was diamiesal from the service, DEAD, Bir John George Shaw le Feyre, Vice-Chau- cellor of the Univeraity of London, is dead, TATIEUSALL'S AND TH CORNER—AMERICAN RAILROAD BTOCK. My Cable te Cinesnnett Enqnetrer. Lonpown, Aug. 20.—Edmund Tattersall, gens erally known as the sucecesor of “The O1d Man at the Corner,’? has petitioned the courts for a compulsory wlud-up of the business, The event fs watched with the greatcat interest by all men interested fh horse-racing. If Tatter- sallis wound up {t will create a revolution io all matters relating to betting and racing. ‘The Times’ Philadviphia telecram giving the results of the Scerctary of the Treasury’s glow- ing foreenst of the crops has had a great effect on Change, and nll stocks fa American rail- roads have afyauced, Inquiries for the stock of the principal Ines are also reported from Parls, FRANCE, EDISON TRLETIONE. Lonnos, Aug. 21.—The Standards Parks dis- patel says the Edison Company has obtained perinission from the Government to establish telephonic communication between various quarters of Paris. THE anAKxD HOTEL. ‘The same dispateh states that M, Phillipant, financier, has bought the Grand Motel, payin over £1,000,009 for it. PILGRIMS. ‘Tho Vers Varia correspondent renorts 9,000 pilgrims have started for Lourdes. This {9 double the number of Jast year’s piigrimaze, WADNINGTON, Panis, Aug. 21.—Promior Waddington, tn a speech at a banquet given to the Counell- General of Alanc, energetically defended the Ferry Educational bill, Roterring to the am- nesty, he sald the quection was delinitely settled, and the Government would vigorously opposa any attempt to reopen it, ‘The Government adhered to the resolution declaring Bilouqul’s election fccal, Discussing the internal situation of France, he sald nothing untoward should ovcur.’ Some important reductions in taxation might be Jooked for next year, Waddington concluded by saying the relations between France and forelgn Powers were of tho most friendly char- acter, LAUNCH OF AN IMON-CLAD—A NEW EMIGRANT WUREAU, By Cable ta Cinctunatk Enquirer, Panis, Aug. 21.—Phe largest French tron- clad ever built, 9,000 tons burden and 8,000 horse-power, has been auccessfully touuched at L'Orient. ‘The Edison Company haye obtained a conces- sion for the eatabllsiinent of a ‘Telophoute Ex- change and general bualness at Parts, WANK SPECIE, Panis, Aug, 21,—Spcela tn the Bank of France fnereascd 8,289,000 franca the past weels, RUSSIA. THE Cnovs. Lonpoy, Aug. 21L—The Standarats Berlin dfepsteh reports that the statistics of croos in Russta show the yield of wheat {n 1970, a3 com- pared with 1873, isthe same, ‘Tho yleld of rye und oats ta larger, und that of barley und por tatocs smaller. NIMEABTA ARNRATRD, Cunisrtana, Ang. 21. vo ltusalan students, Ninilists, hayo,"been arrested at Wadsue, the Russfan Government having demanded thelr extradition, : RUSSIAN HATRED OF AERSANY—WARLIKE PREPARATIONS, Dy Cable ta Cincinnutt Eaguirer. Bt, Perensnunc, Aug. 20.—An immense sen- sation has been causod by the simultaycous publication of articivs tn the Wola, the Vucws Veemja, and the (ou, Ultterly denounelage Germany, and accusing Prince Bismarck of giv- fng a moral support to Count Andrassy, with the view of providing a basta for a future Cen- tral Europoun coalition against Russia. Gen. ‘Todleben, who hus recently beon sent to Poland nid intruated with the chief military command there, hus been instructed to take all possible precautions for strenythening the fortresses, NIMILISTS SENTENCED, i Ovessa, Aug. 21.—Tho judgments of the inilltary tribunal against a number of tho Nihil. {ste baye been published. Five men are wen- tenced to be hanged, one woaian gocs to Siberia, and twenty-two others are sentenced to ten yeare’ penal servitude, WAR IMDINENT. Panis, Aug. 91—An article in Le Librete anya war betwoon Russia aud Chlua is imininent. ‘Lhe Russians are about to cross the frontier, KAUPMANN, ED Sr. Pergnsuuna, Aug. 2t.—The popularity of Gen. Kaufmann increases. ‘The Goveramont holda bln to blume for the Afghan policy, sud for his advovacy of thy retrocegsion of Kuldja to China. TURKLY, THADE PROPOSAL. Lonpow, Aug. 21.—The //ost's Berlin dispatch States thut reports from the German Consuls 1a the East urge the establishment of a direct Uno of Gcrinan steuniers to Salontca, a3 a,incans of extending the German trade in the Levant, CLAIM FOR RESTITUTION, ConstantinorLe, Aug. 21—The Porte has taade nv claim for restitution of several local tes ceded tu Servia through error. : ‘THR ORBRK COMMISSION. Coxstantinori®, Ang. 21—The Chreck frontier Coinmissioners becan thelr sittings to-day. i WILL SOON NE RAISED. The state of scigs in Bulgaria will soon bo ralsed. PAID. The employes of the Mintatry of War have been pald thelr salaries for April. AFRICA, TROUNLD AT NXIW CALATAR, Lonnon, Aug. 2 Intelligence from the west coust of Africa atatea tut a dleputy arose betweon King Amacherey, at New Calabar, and one of hin Chiefs, Asa result the Iatter loft town with lis people, took possession of ihe oll markets, blockaded thu ereeka, and stopped all traMe, It ts feured the break will become feneral. AFFAINS AT THD SOUTH. Losnon, Aug. 21,—Aayices from Cape Town to the Gth inet., vin Madeira, aay Sir Garnet Wolseley arrived at Rorke’s Drift on the Md. King Cetywayo is at a kraal north of the Black Umvclosi River, with a small following. The Umquellas and Pondosuttacked a tribe of British subjects on the firstuf August und the tribe was obliged to retire. ‘The attacic was re- noted three days afterwards, Reinforcements wero then sent the BritIsh subjects, and the Vondos are now more peaceful, NEW CABLE. NOUGM WEATHER. Lonpow, Aug. 21.—The Inst communication through the cable from the steamer Faraday, laytuyg the new French cable, was received on the 4th of Aucust. ‘Ihe Faraday was then cx- perluncing heavy weather, The cable Is eup- posed to lava been cut and, it is hoped, buoyed. The steamer Wescr spole the Farndiy on the 18th In latitude 49 degrees 19 minutes north, longitude 14 degrees 80 minutes west, but the only words of the signals decipherable were: “ Lifted 1,700 cable.” ‘ MIUXICO. DECLINES A RE-ELECTION. Crry oF Muxtco, Aug, 15, via Havana, Aug. 21.—President Diaz continues to decline to gorve another term even if the constitutional amendment against a re-election Is repealed. any persona belleve the secret partisaue of Ding are keeplug the re-eleetlon question con- tlnually veforo the public and fostering the ex- eltement, und that Diaz will at the Inst moment accept a re-election iu deference to the people’s wish. Muny forolaners instigating revolution in the country have been expelled by Diaz. CUBA. IMPONTED WINES TAXED. Havana, Aug. 24—The munfelpality will hereafter Jevya tax on imported wines and liquors. ‘The finporter must deliver to the Cashier of the municipality specifications of the quattity ahd quality of each consigument, aud for omisstons nud errors a fine of 81 gold is asscesed upon ench parcel. Beer must pay per dozen bottles UO cents gold; champagne, au- perior, $2.40 per box; common, 7 cents per box, — THER SUEZ CANAL. GROUNDED, Loxpow, Aug. 21.—A telegram to the Lloyda reports that a steamer grounded in the Suez Canal yesterday, and that traflle through the canal has been stopped. TRAFHIO RESUMED, Loxvon, Aug, 21—The trails of tho Snez Cunal, interrupted yesterday by the ground: ing of a steamer, is resumed. ROME. A WARNING. Romp, Aug. 21.—The Pops has received an anonymous fetter from Baithmore warnliuy ugatust attempts to poison him. ‘The letter contains so many references to the Pope's pri- yato Hfe, it is belleved it wns posted in America merely os a bind, An investigation fs in progress, DEFERRED. A deefsion in Garibaldi’s dlyorco sult is defor- red until November, RUSSIA AND TURKEY. NAGOTIATIONS SUSPENDED. Vienna, Aug, 21.—The Russfan and English Commissioners have ecriotisty differed relative to the dallinitation of the Kusso-Turkish frout- jer in Aslo, each disputing the securacy of the other's map. Lord Dufferin has suspended the negottatlons at St. Petersburg on ‘the subject. AUSTRIA. DETERMINED TO ItusIGN, Vienna, Aug. 21.—Tho Emperor to-day cave a two-hours' audience to Count Audrassy, The Count declared bis determination to resign un- altcrable. Count Caroly! has declined the nomination to succeed Audrasay. GERMANY, HISMANCK AND ANDRASSY, Vigsna, Aug, 31—The New #rce Press ane nounces that Bismarck recently wrote Andrassy, inviting the latter to mect him ot Gastela, GREECE. TROOPS CALLED OUT, Atnens, Aug. 21.—Eight thousand men, of theaecond class of the terrltorinl army,bave been called out. The King has postponed his autumn tour. SWITZERLAND. BODY RECOVERED, Lonnoy, Aug. 21.—The body of Dr. Mosely, killed in deseendlng the Matterhorn, has been revoyercd. . BELGIUM. DEAD, Lonpox, Aug, 2l.—Joseph Octaya do Ll- pierre, Belgian histerlan aud aptiquary, Is dead, aged 70. BY MAINT. DISCLOSURES PROM CHINA—SWINDLING CON- BULS DETECIED—COL, MOSBY, A noteworthy letter from "Cuerrilla" Moaby, our Cousul at Hong Kong, has just been pub- lished. ‘The letter {s dated on the 2th of Feb- ruary Inst. If it reached the State Departinent —it Is addressed to F. W. Seward, Assiatant Seeretary—there acems to bave been no answer given to it. Another signifcant circumstance (3 that the letter fa published, not from a copy furnished by tne State Departinent, but from a copy presumably furnished by Mr. Muaby. Consul Mosby tluds that there aro fees al tavbed to the inspection of yeasels leaving Hong Kong with Chinese emigrants for the United States, Tho law maklie Consutar Mspoc- tlon necessary wag passed In 1882, sud our pros- ent Consul estinates that in the perlod be- tween the passage ol that act and the dato of hia letter fully $30,000 was collected trom thls source atone, Nota dollar of this sui seums to havo been turned into the Traasury of the United Qyates uatll 1871; no Fopacts of ives from this source wero mad at all. Since that time ro- ports have bean made reqularly, tho “expenses”? balancing the fev with the most scrupulous ox- actuves, Mr. Mosby docs not scruple to say that the expenses Were outrageous, und to leave the ground fora conclusive vrosumotion that his predecessors twady a goud thing out of tesa. faee. Consul Mosby says ho would like ta ce: tuln the fees, and he aske the Department if tt can be dane legally, ‘The Department should not have healtated in sending bim prompt. Instructions on the = subject. Theso fees butong = tos tthe people of tho United States, and those who have converted them to thefr own use have been guilty of malyersation th oltlee. Everywhero the fee system leads to ubuse. The Stite De- partment owes tt to itself to Investigate Uw consular systum in Calna and wake un example of those who lave brought disgrace uova the service. ‘The polley of silence and suppression will not do, Let no guilty man escune Le would be better to have all our Consulates ull of Rebel Brigadiera than to lave them full yf the **trovly loyal’? woo meke no more dis- Unctlon between meum and tevin than Tam many oficerolders, Secretary Eyarts owes It to hiinself and the country to promptly suawer THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, AUGUST Consul Mosby's tette charges tainted fr tt. and te examin ‘The abuses in our Con- sularayatem fa China cannot be too soon re- moves), persistent smoke in that quarter dudivates fire, MIn SCANDAL. “NOT PROVED. Ta the Editor wl The Trine, Ancona, Il, Aug, 19.—It ts certainly unfor- tunate, both for Senator Conkling and Mee. Kprayue. that thelr friends ehoutd have sought tu break the force of publiciopiion in respect to the recent seandal by nlncing their defense upon the grounds of nolitteal enmity. Political rancor-and the accamalated bate of many years, more intense hecnuso suppressed, may hound both these persons tith relentless vonum, now that circumstances bave placed them in the social pillory to be shot at; but that elther po- ittlcal hnte, of Intrigue, oF vonsplracy could have precipitated the Narracanactt Pier denous- inent fa absurd. Mr, Conkling was {free tocoma and go. So for as his visit to Narragansett Vier and to the house of Mr, Sprague is concerned, he was nhsotntely a free agent. ‘Thera was no influence In Washington or gutside that had the slightest power to finpol one way or the other. He went to Narragansett aslmply because he wanted to go, or, possibly, because Mrs, Sorague desired him to come. If the consaquences of his going were unpleas- ant, that was his misfortune. The effort to tnake hin a polltical martyr certainty will not detract from the odfum of the aearyial, if there fe any odlum attached to tt, nor from that por- {lon which may cling to him. Tdo not wish to be understood as attempting the defense of 1 man who onzht to be abund- antly able to take care of himecif. Mr. Conk- ling bas thought hest to maintain silenee, Ho doubtless understands the situation, But there isa’woman in the ense whose reputation may ho hopolesaly emirched. It seeins to me that weare golny too fasty—thit we ara reversing the usnal process on which judgment, to be of value, is based, F may be ina hopeless minority, but Thelleve Mr. Conteing to be innocent of tha “great tranegression.” Certainty hits guilt has not been proved; and that is the kindlier, the better ruleof life, Ithink, which allows Inno- cence until guilt ts established. That plane of feeling which would derive satisfaction from the gulit of these somewhat ffstorical personages 1s certainly not to be commended or enyled. The feelings should have nothing 10 do In making up the public judgment upon the case, and ho- cause they do obtains essential factors, no fur from being to the credit of, are calculated to bring opprobrium on American sentiment -as respects soclal questions. Idivided that part of mankind which believed in Mr. Beccher's guilt into three classes. Tiret, the class who were utterly unable to comorchend Mr. Beecher, either In big intellectunt or moral nature; second, the class who cuvied or hated hhu,—who envied because he stood on adiffereut plane, and who hated because he had Toshed them through the press or from the forum;’ third, that very considerable portion of man- Kind who were morally certain that, with one- third the opportunity, they would have defiled a frlend’s honor, Ido not ‘seck to make an ap. plication of thts classification to the present. scandal, for the Inequalities of the Intell and moral plane of the two men are too but it may not be without a suggestive value {nt oxolaining the universal hue and cry which bas followed the Narragansett exploston, This almost universal assent in the cuilt of theeo persons {s discreditable allke to the morals: aud mtelligence of onr people. To mo the theory of guilt {s perfectly irreconcilable with the fiets as they appear, anil ft 13 not our busi- ness *to co behind the returns.” It {6 {icon- eciyable to me how a guilty man could have gone, upon invitation or otherwise, to the home of a inan whose honor he had betrayed, for the purpose of takhus up ble abode, when he must: know thut his presence is a continual menace against the peace of the family, aud almost certaln to bring about an axplosfon which would fasten seandal and infamy upon two hones. Mr. Conkling ig credited “with being a inan of incomparable effrontery, but he is not, ecrtatn- ly, afoot, If he to guilty, the public estimate bhas accorded bim high rank as a poll- ticlan aml atatesinan fs the most egregious failure our history has.so far recorded as re- gpects public men, Lhe fs guilty, bls trip to Narragansett ler proves him to be the most hopeless and {redeemable kllot on the Amerl- can Coutinent. He muat have known, (fhe had. seuve cnough to take him thers without being edd through as bazeage, that his visle would yond. in’ a scene, posstbly tna. tras the least of whose effects would be the erlppling of his carcer na publle man, The theory of infatuation, however valuable os a theory, will hardly explain an act which involved the surreuder of an ambition which must be more to Roscoe Conkling than athougaud Kate Spragues, however alluring or fageluating, Mr. Conkling Hves In his ambition, und he ts the farthest posable reniove from thut characte which sacrifices fame for passion. His enemies are tneonsiatent. ‘They charec him with benny: cold, tntriguing, and boundiessly ambitions, ‘These qualities, so far from Teading hin to, would keep him froin Mr, Sprague’s house. Common prudence woul keep him away. Ho had abuudant opportunity for carrying on o Maison in Washligton City Only a reclsless ad- venturer or stupid imbecile would baye braved exposure nnd public condemnation by ao visit whlel, by no possibility, could bo explained as aceidental, No, Mr. Conkling’s enemies will have to restate thelr catimate of him, ov offer more proof than the outbreak of a jealous, possibly adrunken, husband affords, before o case agalnet hint can bo tad i; ‘The theory of Mr. Cookling's quilt makes him remarkable in guother particular, If he fs guilty, Ms visit to ex-Goy. Spracuo’s home 13 the inost harefaced und f{ntolerable piece of eirontony and impudence that bas ever dis graced tho Ifo, of an American Senator, should secure hia ‘prompt expulsion from body whose dignity and character hils fellowship aud presence disgrace, and should call down upon his head the odium of all good people. Does any ono believe that such results will occurt Lackin; peaute it sectas to mo that falr di ing should call fora suspension of Judgment, Mr, Conkling may have been foolish, duubtless was, Mrs, Sprague may lave been indiecreet, and in some seuge may have compromised her fair name, but that they were criminally guilty ts carta not estabflsied by any fucts which the: moat diligent search of the moat prurient goasips have so fur brouuht to light, or to be believed on any theory of common senso, ua the case now stands. doun Mongan M'Kows, CONKLING’S POSITION, Svecuit (o Cvurier-dournal (Dem). New Youk, Aug. 20.—The wing of tho Repob- Hean party In this State of which George Will- ‘lam Curtis {s the chlef feather, 1s stirred with satisfaction over the siugelng which the Conk- Ning wing baa’ recelyed by the Sprague shot- gun. Conkling bas been well hated within bis own party, and in’ the common rin of talk he dovs not recelye tmuch pity or sympathy, ad ho has rode roughshod over men right and left, Tho effect of the avanstal on Conkling’s future 1s variously oa- timated. ‘The quality of meanuess and selilsh- sess Go prominent In his conduct after the esca- pade chills (he forgiveness whieh tn generosity night be entertained for hls conduct because of lis proud carreur. ‘There are several New York editora who will not suon forget bis perstetout attempts to put them on the wrong track in this matter, and the statement of Mrs, Spraguu to the contrury. It is well known here that he did try to get the preas ta confine ite publications to the fact that Sprague was after the ally Dutchnun with his shotgun, while hy (Conkling) happened to be at Cunon- chet on | business, and was only brought. into collision with the dnfuriated husband in. preventing violence to the German, aud other consequences of Sorague's anger, This story has becume fearfally aud wonderfully pellucld in the Ilght of the established facts which aye appcured. ‘The matter was kept out of the Jerald aud Tribune through Mr. Conklng's fndividual efforts, which sainc efforta were directed toward other New Yorke papers with legs success, ‘The anxioty to hush up the matter was what led ove New York paper to promptly telegraph for all the facts, Mr, James Cordou Vounett sent telegrams to “his paper by the dozen, and was su avxlous to keep the case out of print that ejther uo misdirected or iniscarricd dispatch yut into the bands of the managing editor, with [erent inclination, und he demanded the facta of all Fystern correspondents. Mr. Bonnett must have been very nervous over the situa- ton, for on one ur two days tie could not wit for tha New York paper ta reach Newport, but senton fora telographic digest of whut they contulued about the Sprague scandal. ‘A stuteinent is dally looked for fram Roscoo Conkling, but there iv’ little reason to belleve that he will makeone, He is in seclusion ut Utica, und refuses to notice telegrams or notes about the scandal, or to give admittance to any nowspaper man's card. Mr, Spruyuo will wlao wialotain etriet wllence, Authentle re ports front Canonchet show that Mrs, Sprague squite as augry with ber bustaud as he bas eum with ber, and that whatever patched-up 2 thero will nover a real revonelliation, Mr. Sprazie docs not accuse his wite of fufidellty to hin in any erlininal act, and therefors does uot contemplate a divorce, but ft fs intimated that she may ane him for Afvorce for alleged cruelty. fler promises tn her ntatement that the full tenth aball be mado known at the propor thine, are taken as imdica+ tions that the affalr may bo brought to judicial notice at her inatance. ALMOST A. TRAGEDY. Act L—dheer-Husband Solus, Enter Measenger. Messenver—He bas been there, lu} these three days. Ex-Husband (starting up)—What hot without! Bring me my double-barrelet! shotgun and load ft well with three balls. Act I.—Enter er-Huaband tcith a donble-bar- reled gun. Irom opposite direction the German Tutor, Tutor—Sare, mine wages pe not bald, Ex-H.—Wages! Wagest ot a time lke thls—or any other time! Out of my way, fellowt GT. (picking himectf up)—I writes to some- podles apout dis. Act Wil.—Enter Stableman. What ho! Who pays for’ pasturage of these colts auc Milles? Ex-Il.—Not 1 All—Nor q inal Tator=Wo bays me mine vages, oh? | ot AN—Nor I. [Ezeunt omnes. Act IV.— The ex-ITushand confronts the D, of Ds (Disturber of Domestic Peace.) Ex, Ii Look, Hat villain, we meet again. hout {ook down the barrels of this shotcun. “What secst thout P, Methinks Dz of D, P.—Scet I see three balls. |.—Go, monster, got L give thee five min- Dye geen that sign before! utes, Ex. Weateh, f fly. Act V.—The ‘mouster goes, but prevently returns. Sire, one word. I've loft my trunk, Tis full of bonds, mortgages, and challenges toa Southern Sevator und—and— Fx. H.—And what else hast thou in thy trunk? Mand D. of D. P.—(Monster and Disturber of Thomestie Peace.)—Proofs, proofs of my trandy—brandy Ink—and—and— —An what! Whut else? D. of D. P.—Soare me further recital! Ex. I—Never. See, I'm pulling both triggers. What elsa? Carling tongst Ex, U.—ta! Hat Tknew itt "Twas withench machinery thou did’st her weak heart he- gutte. Hat Ita! (Ares both barrels at the Stato of Rhode Island and usfases Mt.) (Curtain, ee GRAND HAVEN, MICH, Ayectat Dienatch to The Tribune, Gnanp ftaven, Mich,, Aug. 21.--The Western ‘Michigan Medical Society was in ecasion hero yesterday, about sixty members being in attend- ance. The County Woman's Christian Temperance Union closed a two-lays’ session here this wyen- ings. ‘The weather here {s coo! and plensant, the hotels are crowded, and the fishing !s good. Penebes are coming in now very frecly, excel- Jont in quality, and ot rensodable prices, Large shivments are made to Kansas City, Burlington, Omaha, and other distant points. a AN UNCLAIMED CORPSE, Averiat Disnctcs to The Tribune, Racing. Wis., Aug. 21.—The dead body of 9 woman, coflined in a metaliic cnsket and boxed, was landed front the Chicago train sesterday at Racine Junction, The box was not marked, and, no one claiming it. it was opened by the polis to-day. plate was found inelde tho voflln_inseribed; * Helen Johnson; died May 12, 1875, aged 88_years 11 months tind 2 dave.” ‘The conductor of the train that brought the body says two women gave him a tlelcet for the body at Chicago, saving it would, be claimed st Racine Junction, which esying bas not bees verified us yot. ee OBITUARY. Special Dematch to The Tribune. JANESVILLE, Wis., Aug. 21.—Mrs. J. B. Doe, Jr, whfe of a promiuent young attorney of this elty, dled suddenly atdotclock this moraine. Ner rerualns will be taken to Winona, Minny for interment. smectal Disnateh to The Tribune. Aug, 2L—Judge d. 1. lice, for the past twenty-two years a prominent attorney of this city, and for several yeara Kovlater in ankruptey; died this eventiprafter an ilincss of three weeks. The deccased wax a bachelor, and accumulated a large fortune in his practice, lenviug an estate valued at $30,000 to $100,000. a TEMPERANCE. arectat °° ~aich to The Tribune, Lawrence, Kan., Aug. 21.—Crowds still con- tinue in attendance upon the National Temper- anco Camp-Meoting at Bismarck Grove. This morning a general prayer-mecting was hetd, also the first meeting of the Ancient Templars. Mal. Wilegn presided. Eloquent epeecbes wero made by several speakere. Friday promises most in! sting ecromonies. Evening ud- Gresaes will bo given by George W, Bain, of Kentucky, and Thoings E. Murphy. ae : A BIG SUIT. San Francisco, Aug. 21.—In the Twenty- third District Court today John HH. Burke brought sult against J.C. Flood and James V. Coloman, executors of the estate of W. 8. O'Brien, deceased, to recover $20,015,000, ‘This isa duplicate of the suit against Flood, Fair, Mackey, ot al., now pening, and {a brought to prevent the distribution of the O'Brien estate, SS ee IMPEACHMENT, ATLANTA, Ga, Aug, 21.—The Impeachment Court onranized to-day. Goldemith appeared with counsel, Judge Hopkins, who watved are raignment and asked ten daya in which to plead and defend, ‘The time was granted, es Old Rough and Ready, It is related that Gen, Scott's famous letter to Zachary Taylor announeing the withdrawal of most of the regular troops from ‘Taylor's com- mand to be placed under his own In a projected movement from Vera Cruz toward the Capital of Mexico was recelyed’ while Gen, Taylor was ateupper with bis staff near Monterey. The General asked Col. Blizs to read it to him, He had just replenished his coffee-eup, und was en- aged in cooling it with a apoon while Ure read- nye Went on. ‘Thisappeared to make no further iopresstun upon hin than that iudicated by a contemptuous “solff,? but as the real import of the letter began to appear his whole manner changed, and he abstractedly dipped the sodn into w bow! of mustard, which sat upon the table, and stirred {t in the coffee. ‘This he repented: ‘uutll by the time the reading of the letter was Antahed the contents of the mustard-hows yore exhausted, Without saying a word, and’ to Biles’ astontstimont and horror, he rafsed the cup to bis ps and gulped down the whole abominable compound, He then broke inte av excifed and profane Jrangue, conalgning to everlasting damnation cay one concerned ft the proposed depletion of hie forces, and only ceasing When his speech was overtaken with o parexvam of stuttering, whieh, with tin, usually followed a violent outbreak of temper, The Colonel felt sure that trom the awonnt of mustard he had swallowed, combined with the intelligence he had received, It would: fnfallibly alcken him, but nothing uncominon came of it, Ratsbane at that moment,” said Bliss, would, IT am conyinced, nave had no more effect upon him than upon the stomach of Mithridates.” Gen. Measonton, who conmand- ed the General's escort th Mexico, says thas when once thorourhly aroused lio was the mad. dest mau hw ever saw,—mad from the crown of bis hat lu the soles of his boots, piesa ane An Irish Austrian, Count Taaffe, the new Minfater for the In- terlor in the Austro-Hungarian Cabinet, is an Irish nobleman ny well ag an Austrian une, He is not only # Count of the Holy Roman Euipire, but a Viscount in the peerage of Ireland. “The ‘Taaifes were devoted to the Stuarts, aud, fizht- Ing against Cromwell, lost thelr estates fn, con- sequence, - Charles 11, at the Restoration, con- ferred upon the Viscount Tuaffy of that day the Eaurldom of Carlingford, ‘Thty nubleman’s eld- est son and successor fn the title wae killed at ths Battle of the Boyne, tlvbting for Klug James. ‘The earldom then passed to bla brother, thy colebrated Count Tastle, of the Germanic Empire, He was Chamberlaln to tho Emperor, a Marshal of the Empire, and a Councillor of State. So wide was bis reputation that a spoctal clause was inserted in the English Act of Pare Moment, at the Instigatlon of King William, ex: empting him from forfelture, ‘Tite Earldom of Carlingford becaine extinct In the person of his uephew. ‘Tho uext Viscount was the distin- gufahed soldier und General, Nicholas Count ‘Tuafle, He was s prominent personae wt the courts of the Emperor Charles Vi. and of tho Empress-Qucon Muria ‘Uheresa. ‘The present represcntative of thu name, thy new Aliuister, basa mugalfcent estate in Boheuia, where, ut lis castle of EXahau, he majutaing eumething of the splyudus of mydiaral thus. SPORTING EY. Some Interesting Flops Affecting the League Championship Situation. Tho Revivifled Chicagos Send the Buffalos Away in Deep Gloon. Providence and Cincinnati Similarly Treated by Syracuse and Gleveland. Trotting by Rarus and Alley and Pacing by Sleepy Tom at Utica, BASE-BALL. LIKE FINDING IT, If the Buffalo Ciub thought to get avy satis- faction out of yesterday's gamo with the White Stockings, they were badly disappointed, since the result was a Waterloo for the visitors, they being defeated 10 to Lin a well played game— ‘on tho part of the home nine, ‘The mon wero placed asin Wednesday's game, and all, with the exception of Dalrymple, Shaffer, and Quest, played magnificently in the fleld. Although Quest is not charged with any errors, his throw- Ing to first basa was not good, anil on two oc- casions an error was saved only by extraordi- nary stops by Gore, who covered the bag in first-class style. Iankiuson’s pitching waseven more effective than in the previous game, the Buffalos hitting for but four bases, and one of Unese hits wasn palpable ‘scratch.’ Mr. Gal- vio, who has obtained quite a reptttation as a pitcher lately, was uearly knocked out of lis position, and the siz earned runs in the score ehow that the Whites wore on thelr muscle. "Their first tally was obtained in the first fnning, Dalrymple leading off with a safe groundar over eccond base, getting second on Fulmner's beastly muff of a well-thrown ball by Clapp, third whtie Peters was being retired by Fulmer and Walker, and home on Fulmor's muff of williamson’s grounderg In the third toning they earned three anore. Dalrymple started the fun by hitting safely to right fietd. Peters was out by Clapp to Walker ona ‘dump hit in front of the plate, Dalrymple going to second, and ho went to third while Fulnser was throwlug out Williamson at first. Shaffer corked a lone one between left and centre fields for two bascs, Dalrymple scoring, sand, as Gore followed witb a threo-bascr to the Jowerend ofthe grounds, Shaffer tallied. Flint brought in Gore by a Uner to left, but was yu out while trying to steal second. The Buffalos secured their only ruo of the game in the fourth ianing, After Hornung and Galvin bad been retired, Walker sent a grounder to right, which Shaffer threw 60 bubly to Gore that the striker reached first. Fulmer bit o ball which Hankinson partially stopped, but in trying to fleld it quickly Wilf famson threw over Gore's head, Walker tallying and Fulmer going to third, whore he was left by Force, who was thrown out by Hankinson. § ‘She fifth inning sielded two unearned rons for the Whites. Peters was given a life by Crowley’s wild throw to first. Willlamaon’s foul fly was taken by Clapp. Shaffer dropped oa safe fly In richt fietd, Peters going to third, Shaffer took:second ona paseed bull. Gore hit to Fulmer, Peters being retired at the home- plate, und Shaffer reaching third. Gore stole second, and on Fulmer's wild throw of Flint's rounder, on which the striker went to third, th Gore and Shaffer tallied, Quest sent o 1one fly to left, Hornung making a briliant catch. Williamson got around the bases in the seventh Inning, Peters first coing out on n fly to Crowley. Williaineon took first on Walker's muff, second on a passed ball. and third on Crowley's bad throw to that base after he had caught Shaffer's fly. Gore broucht tn the tally by whase-hit to left, Flint closing the inning by a fly to Egeler. ‘All this time the Buffalos were doing nothing iu the way of batting, two of their four base bits having been made in the first inning, one in the third, and another Inthe sixth, After the visitors’ part of the ninth timing was over, tice White Stockinys went {n und earned threc runs, the batting being terrific. Peters, the firet striker, was thrown out at tirar by Force, Williamson sent the ball over the right-ficld fenve for two bance, going to third ona passed ball, Shalfer dropped a aafe ily in centre tleld, Wititamson scoring. tiore was fived by Hor- nung. Funt, feellng that his turn had come, sent the sphere whizzing over the luft-fold fence, and trotted to second, Shaffer coming home. Quest cracked one nearly to. the elub- house, on which he reached second and Flint scored. Hankinson was flyed by Hornung, and ‘the game was over, a ‘The Clevelands and Chicagos play here Satur- ay. = THE sconn. Chicago, Dairyimnple, 1. f «. Peters, 8.6 Williamson, 3b, Shaffer. rf Gore, i Vint, ¢, newt, Nankinzon p Remscn,c.f.... o« Total... Buffalo, Crowley, 1. f. Miehardaon, 3b, Clapp, © Hornung, Galen, 0, eet Egeler, c. Totals, sone xleenecreon “icoscoume: nuxs scone, 1 Innings TRO Chieag 10 3-10 Uutlalo, ou 0-1 Tnnings— TRON Chleaguy. a oo 3-6 Butlaiu... » 0 0 0-0 Buafler, Flint, “fwo-baso Quest. Phree-base nlt—ore. First bare on crrors—Chicaga, 0; Buffalo, 4. Errors affecting the 1; Buffalo, 3, Saves on called ball Doubly plays—Fulmer, Passed balle—Clapp, 25 Umpires. Citican. CINCINNATI DEFEATED BY CLEVELAND, Snectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Cincinnati, Aug, 21.—The defeat of the Cin- cinnatis to-day was duo malnly to costly errors by Kelly, Gurliardt, and Barnes, and by the iua- bility of the Clneinnatia to bat Mitchell, None of the runs of Cinelunatl were earned, while Clevo- fund earned threc, Euen, of their Club, mada a howe run. White created a sensation by nak a two-base lit, Alitchel!’s pltehing jas: wild, but Gilligan showed himself to be un uetive catcher. ch Foree, and Flint, 1. innings— 1sHhaKRoTan CIneinnatl, 1020000 0 0-3 Cleveland O% 0 0% 1 0 0-7 Bneo bil facinnati, @ and 8 total buses on rm bite; Cleveland, 8, and 14 total bases on bite, Errors—Ctucinnath, 4; Cleveland, Wid pitches —Mitchs Ln Strikes culled—Of White 293 off Mitchell, 37, Struck out—d, Waite, Gerhardt, 23 W. White, 23 Miley, 1. BOKTON DEPEATS THOY. Apectal Dispatch 60 The Tribune, Noxton, Mass. Any, 2t.—'the Boston-Troy same was utterly without Intcrest as fur as the visitors Were concerned, for they only got one man 86 fur os sccond-base. Foley played to re- Neve Cogewell, who has a lone ankte, nut pitched in the last innit Brouthers pitched for the Trova, with Cas! to cateh, Tanings— 13 450780 Boston Ou 8 2 8 se TrOY vee. ovov0ov00 0-o EKarned runa—! ree: ity Two-Luve hita—Morrill, Houck, Struck out—Troy, 45 Boston, 2, Siro cn culled Latls—Hoston, 8; Troy, 2 Called bully-Gif Boud, b8;' Kaley, 107 Brouth- Ou Bond, 24; on Foley, 45 on or, 123, Called’ at Broathers, 42, Unplre—Dantels ‘Time-~Twe honra and forty minutes, PROVIDENCH DEFRATED BY SYRACHSE, Anecint Diwatch fo Tre Tribune Provivunce, RL, A M.—Alter sdmin- Istering a palr of sharp its to Syracuse, Proyllence threw up the sponge this afteruoon: to the ‘Twluklers, ‘Tbe powerful batstnen of the Lome nluu drove the sphere in wll direcuons, tn the aly and on the ground, but the leather was met by active flelders and successfully handled, Mucullar was kept very busy running buck- ward for hard drives, but hundsotncly captured t Nixteen mon reticed ou iy-catches to felders, duplying singular high- edness. = Aluthews filed the pitcher's position very acceptably to the Stare Uutil the lattes pare of tie third iuuipg, when , the rubstitation of Ward proved ¢xtremely dts- tasteful, as nary Twiukler saw first bug in the succeeding tnuinzs. e infant wos punished to the tune of ning aingla drives, productive of alx tallles, with tho ald of blood-enrdilng errors of York and Ward, Ward's throc-begger in the sorenth seemed the forerusner of a tally. Tut ho was inglortously. left. Mansell and Macullar led the flelding for Byracuse, nnd Wright and Gross for Providence. ‘The game attracted 700 spectators, who’ coneonraged ie vialtors by frequent applause, 3 Innings 129456758 9 Syrcuso oe. 050600 0 0—¢ Providence ongog0800 0-4 Runa entned—Syracuac, 1. % ‘Throe-bare hit—Wart. : ‘Two-bave hit—Catpenter, : Firat base on errom—Pravidence, 1. * Baao on called ball rh, Strick ont—Grons, MeVormick, Woodhead, Ms caniiar, Mansell, 2. Doudie play—Richmond, Farrell, and Carpen ter, Wild pitch—Mathawas. * Stell ted Off M ok, 17 i ketiecp oat ted: leCormick, 17; of Mathews Balla called—On afc f a ile! r ia icCormict, Be on Haltoys, ‘Time—Two hours, : NINE TO NOTHING. New Benvonn, Aug. 41,—Nationala, 2; New Beifords, 2; eleven innings. The New Bede fords withdrew on necount of a decision of the umpire. ‘The came was given to the Nationals, MLISSPIELD, MICH. Reretae Dispatch to The Tribune, Aprias, Mich., Aug, 21.—Base-ball tourna. ment at Bilssficld, Mich.: Adrians, 88; Modocs, of Toledo, U., 3. —- .. THE TURE. LOUISVILLE. Lousvinie, Ky, Aug. 21.-——-A report’ from Chiengo saying that Louisville has dropped out of the Western trotting cireult seems to-create the {mpreasion that the Loutsville Trotting Club had broken up.. A reporter called on Mr. Janes Lyinon, Sceratary of tho Club, to inquire about the matter, Said het The Trotting Club has not disbanded. We have only de- elded to omlt the fall mecting, There is no trouble with the Club,and we wilt have our spring =omeeting next year — aceording to arrangement. Many of the race-mon who had mado entries for the fall meeting noticed us some time ago that they wrould not bring their horses South this fall on nevount of yellow-feyor In Momphiss he- sides, the Cincinnati races were alt sct for ax- actly the same datca as ours. aud tho two would confilet. All the race-mon have agreed to bo here in the aprlug, whon a successful tine fs ex- pected.” , UTICA. Unica, N. Y., Au, 21.—Sleaoy Tom won the daciding heat and raco for the paccra. Timo 2:16. Clase 2:21: Ailey. Tom Keel Serr itey a3 és 3 s00y Sha Hee, There was 83,000 in the track pou!-box on this race. * Rarus bad the pole in the 83,000 apecial purso race with Hopeful, In ench of the three heats Hopeful led to the three-quarter_pole, when Rarus went to the front. Tine, 2:173¢; 2:10}¢3 Jt was ovenly charged thot the 2:24 race was. acheat by the combluation working the-pool- box for the field nzainst Ltda Bassett. She cold at $150 to 852 tor the field at the opening, bub Uroke badly, and ftlntshed fourth. Alley then sold at $150 to £110 fur the fleld. Two epokes were broken out of Bass-tt’s sulky by Gray Satom in scoring, Lida, driven by Mucitle, ran all over the back streteh, and finfshed Just in the second heat. Dan Mace then took Muckle’s place, but Bassett showed lame and was with- drawn, Parties In Chicago telegraphed that $8,000 was Iu the pool-box on the ficld againat Bnesett. itis wsscrted to-night that J.lda Bassett was really upfit to be started, and it {s feared shu is rulned. Itds thought the susnensary Igament of the right fore-lew 16 ruptured. EARLVILLE, Mile Snectal Dispaten to Tae Tribune. Fannvinez, ML, Aug. 24—Eart Park races, 2:83 class; wtaataty, Migtoat Hambletonian Basha. Gaziesae 2:20 class: aUsIMARY, Sctola...... Etvie (raf, silky 2 seve vend Tnarcaton David I ona: niger, Mamorino Nf Tu imo! is ‘The freo-for-all and 3:4) races to-morrow. SPENDTHRIPT'S DEFEAT. Srectal Disnatch to The Tribune. Sanatooa, N. Y.. Aug, 21.—Speaking of Spondthritvs failure to win the Konner stakes, a well-informed turiman save: “ The trus in- wardness of the race, the greatest we have had in years, ia this: Fatsetto 1s owned and managed by a thorough turfinan, Ja the pet of thu stablo, and surrounded by nothing but horsemen. Ho was ridden, too, hy the brightest, boldest darkey jock that the turf has seen since ‘Old Abe? Was a boy. On the other hand, Spend- thrift is in Tom Puryear'’s atablo for training, aiane with many other good ones, Keeno paying the DHL monthly, The horse is made a great baby of, nnd was thought ood enough to win over anything without special request. THe was ridden hy Hayward, a flashing, unrelisbic jockey, who by no menus rauks |» Inanute shell, it was entirely breeding und horseeralt ayainst the Board of Brokers.’* COLUMHUS, Conusmus, O. Aug. 2t—The Columbus Driving Park Assoctation has decided to, hold o mentite commencing Sept. 80, and continuing our classes 9 322, 2:20 (vaca), 2:38, 3:24, 2:23, and free-for-all trot. FIREMEN, EVANSTON. Rneciat Diszatch to The Tribune, Evanston, Jb, Aug. 21—The Ploncer and Gilbert Hose Compantea had a race of over 1,000 fect this afternoon, the latter winning a° purse of 360, ‘The Moncer mado the distance mut attached Its hoae in two conaccutlye heats of (hg Protected Sete EAST oe SSS a ee a CEES Ea CE, Vurses are offered in the following * } . and O¢ seconds, while the Gilburt’s 4 recorly were 74 und 75 scconds, The coupling j of the nozzle of the Pioucer Company was de- fective, however, si] for this reason the purse was glyou the Gilbert, THE OAT. DETROIT, Sysciat Dispatch to The Tribune, Detroit, Aug. 2t.--Reports of tho abandon- N ment of tho rowlns regatta tobe held next Wednesday avd ‘Thursday under the auspices of the Detroit River Nuvy are untrue. Tha final detalla were porfected to-night, It will ba open to all amateur oarsmen, and a One list of ; ontries Is received. Nino four-oared crows aro entered. ‘Tho Furraguts of Chicago, Sho-wuo- cae-mettes, Wyandottes, Wah-wal-aume, Ex- celutors, Zephyrs, Michigans, and Detrotts, all of this State, and the Mutualé of Albany. Union Springs, N, ¥., sends doublo ecullers, ‘The Farrazuts enter two doubles and three slngtes, Holmes, of Pawtucket, KT, is amone the sivgle-nctilers who will compete, All the raves are inile und return over a straight course, RILBY,AND NANLAN. Otrawa, Aux. 3L—Riley offers to row Han-< \ \ t Ian wt Octawa for a swoupstakes of 8500 with * $500 added by the Ottawa Committes, Hanlan: Wants the amount focreased to $1, ' a AQUATIC, NEW YORK, , Seectat Diryatch to Ths Tribune. Naw Yorn, Aug. 21,—-Capt, Webb's exploit has inelted uther long-dfstauce awimmers, ‘To-. duy George Werbat, produce-dealer, sud Manus ‘Tucletl, both of this city, succeeded iu swim- ning from the Battery to Coney Island. ‘The strulght distance fs cluyeu wiles, but the men took at least fourteen to get the help of the tide. ‘Iueloff reachod Murray & Norton pier tu four hours and throe minutes, Werhaor arriving cightecu minutes later, ‘Tuell was ao exhausted thathe had to be taken from the, water, Woerham, who belougs to fst mun’s ‘ clubs aud wolgbs 285 pounds, was in excellent * condition, Hoe lost by getting outaf the cbr- rent, aud having to battle agaiust winds and waves. A GREAT SWIMM, Apa Sin Faancisco, Aug. 21.—Willlam HH. Daly, : eha mpton twhumer, started Eaat this worn x for 6 daater with Musthay Webb . ‘\ ‘