Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 24, 1880, Page 5

HIE RATLWAYS. Another Move Forward in the Western Indiana Case, *Vanierdilt Proposes a Consoltdatton of the Fast Freight Lines Over Is Roads, A Closer S'osping-Car Compotition Inpending in This Qity, Managerial Enterprises Contemplated by the Wabash People. THE WESTERN INDIANA, Day before terday, after the Cuiciugo & Western badhian Iliyay tad Introduced all the: testimony It desired to fn the condemnation sult against the Luke Shore & Michigan Southern and other roads, which lias non hearing for sony ting In the County Court, the defendants moved to striice out all the testimony whtely find veen Intradvecd,. on tho ground that evidones, had not been introducea to support the action, —that Is, no AJdenve as tu the necessity of tuk- ing the right of wos, or casement, teross the Lake Shore tracks,—and upot the ground that tha evidence Introduced as to tho value of the property teken was not a proper catimate of the daminges tnt the ense Yesterday dudye Lootols gave an opinion overritling both of these potnts. nnd standing by previaus decisions indie by hin vatyitygs eubsrntiilly the sume questions, As to thy fest point, the Judge holds, In tho langue of the Snupre! Court, that The Courts Inyo a right to determing whether thy veo for which pruporty fa taken ts publiy wr nubs but when it x public a court haa no right to fuquire inte tho question of tho power. of eminent domain. tf t thinks that covers tho question of fhe Cou thy necessity of the taking of the partlentar property’ far us tho proceeding in_ the prned. If tho power of eminent used for unreasonnble. purposes, ked, Mut ta have the nestion Of necexalty the question ty be passed pon, Qpow which evidence ss to be Introduced whielt Is for thy purpose of asvertaining cont pensation, Ig not, he thinks, anythiiug that the Court 14 qualiied to try, Aa to tho.4juestion of compensation, he holds Dy bis origin opinion, tat arallrond company is nut entitled to recover for any interruption to. Iie business or the frinebise of the vod, slice It fits no right to the uninterrupted user. When tungible property iy tuken, then compensation may be reeovered, ‘The respondent took its frauehise subject to tho vwght of tho goverchmn power by itaelf ar | othor rifiroads to cross ‘that oreht of way ug for tie actual property taken and neta Langible property. dittunged, unt ite further, because that right-of-way is to na UnMerrupted user, If ht cnused to the business of tho resp certiun extent, the best authorit! isn damage whieb cannot be recovered In at netion like that ut har, ‘fhe possession by tho Chicago & Western Mdlsna, iit latd its tracks a3 contemphited, was not an exclusive one. IE could pot exelude the respondents front tho free use of the property,-fvom crossing It with Its tring, nid front liying its tracks down on that right-of-way, Mr. Withrow naked what woukt bo the enge If the evidence showed that it were Imposalble for the property tu betso used that the respondents: would not be injured, The Court thought that, if the evidence showed that the Western Indlant could not cross there without deatraylng the franchise of the Lake Sore, thon tho courts would probably Interfera to prevent entirely the crossing. Hut tho fact: thut this crossing Inigbt interrupt the business of the respondent, or interfory with tt, was a condition of things whieh any railrond company might expeet—tiat is, no railroad coud buy Hs: Tight of way U.rottrh wt clty with the expectation tat st world not be crossed by other ralle ruption rilent ta i re thatthat routld. | If. the taking by the Chi- engo & Western Indira of this riuht of way. damnge was done to real estate Lelonging to the respondents, or to buildings thereon, then they would have tho right fo re cover for that dimaze, and to ehow that the pansy was specially valuable an account of ts idaptabllity for rmityoad purposes, But that could not he abown by showing the extent of Dusiness done over It aus more thin tho vilue of the lind on whieh Fietd & Telter’s store stood, could be deterinined by showing the amount of business trataneted in tho store. Mr. Royce styggested thit hls road was coufnest ‘by tho city ordindnees bebween the west Nie of Clark street and the ‘South Branch, and had other property on which to do Its buslvess, | U: der those circumstances would it be permitie to show whut the damage would bo becntse they’ could not do the business anywhere else) The Court answered in tha negative, Mr. Koyeo usked whether, $€ oy taking this right of ‘way the entire business of his com pany north OF the croselig to Its warehouses and depots wus absointely destroyed, they could nut show It for the amount of Infury sustatucd, he Cottrt. suid) no—noet th thls proceeding, though & might be ehown fn order to restrain: the Chletigo & Western Hiduuin front crossing ub ql he mations of tha Take Shore having thus deon overruled L wil probably now peucced to UC hy the teatlueny on (te wldes CONSOLIDATING FAST YREIGHT INE Rumors came up pertadieally during tha tast year or two that Vanderbilt contemplated the Merging of the nuuberless fast treight Maes now running over hia ronds Into ene company, 3 was douv some yerrs igo by tho Pennsylyanin Rullruad Company when it merged all: tho fast. trelght lines running over Its system: into. the tue Union Ling. Lut theve rumors were always otichly, dented, and rallrond people Annlly settled down to the betlef tut there was noth ing In those rumors and that thoy weroslmply. sensational, “All doubts, however, about Atr, Vandorbitt's desires regarding this matter are removed by the toowlng cheitlar Jotter of Vice-President J, 1. Rutter, of the Now York Central, divected (o tho Gunerat Mane ers of roads over whieh Yan- derbilt's fast freight Hes run, and which shows that tho rumors about Vanderbilt's Inteu- tongin the fast treleht Ine consolidation matter: were well founded, and that he stinply waited for a good epportiinity to carry out his” projet, Mr. Kutter's letter 13.8 tolows1 “ 2 the President of this Company arrived Urope Thave had a letter fron bla tn which he directed me to useertain, 1 poski bie, ane, if so, to take inmedinto sieps for the consolldn- tion of the cobiperative Mat freleht lines vets ning over this road, or the pluctug them under one management, Wo hive now running over this rond, in addition to the *Merehauts' Dis- Fateh, the "Red? (with Its Wabssh ace- lon), tha | * White,” titluo,’ = Canuda Fouthern,’ tt Housac ‘funnel! <Milwakes, anid *Mldiand? ines, The subject at virions thes as been discuasod, but exept as to tho tited? And White! ines never seriously considercd, Will you at your carilest convortence please give me your’ views upon the subject, and state whnt has been your experience, ff nny, in cone solidation of the lines running over othor trank Mnes than the Now York Central? } expect tho President will arrive in Now York wbout tha lnkldls of October, and world be glad to ay ite foro bint, upon his arrival, a report embudyiog: your views npon tha. subject: There aro hut four of tho railrond managers intho elty at present, and covsequeatly thelr views on the subject ciniot fairty: stated, Those that were soen regard ing Vanderbsit's couxotidation seheme say thoy: could Kee no great Hbjoution tolt, Tho curse oF the frelyht business was the nuinberless ugonts of these fast-freipht Mies it all tho Western points. Innearly every instance when rates Were cyt st could be traced to dome of these vogante. Uf there was but one agent vt each polnt, Instead of adozen or more, there would cortatnty be toss, eeutting of rateaund leas (ronblo in freight businees, Most of them, boweyer, [referred to havo tho fant-frolyht ines abole Bhed niiowethor, and tho business done drvetly: Ca Bs frelgbt departments ef the various ls, Ata lato meoting of tho "I Ligh Joints" it was proposed by tho rouds in tho Southwestern Rall- Woy Asdociation that the fist sroght ine fens should wit be withdrawn from Silssourl iver points, ‘The scheme, however, Called to pass on account of the objections of the ayers of tho Vanderbilt ronds, who clatined tht tho thine hud wor yet come for neting upor this Matter, ‘Tho above letter of Mr. Hutter shows: why the Vandertile managers wore wat ready ta actutthat te, They wanted the matter to re- main in statu que untll Vanderbilt's cousalida- Hscheme had been curried out. There could by but iittle opjeetion to the carrying out of Mr, Vanderbiit's schome if rean fn the fence.” ‘his African Is the + Moretarte’ — Uyputel.” fe will le teen by eeunning closely Bir, Hut+ ters totter thut scheme _ rofers 0, schen - lacodperative fustffralght Mnes only, Now, all tho fust frelybt lines over Vanderbilt's ronda, with the cexecption af the “Merchunte’ Dig- atch,” are codperative tines. The * Merchants’ bispateh" dy uu julut-stock concern aud Sr, Vanderbilt and ils Faally own neurly all the Hock, ‘Mho codperative lines are not hulf 0s abuostous us tits folnt-stock company, becuuse He Tornier have not the wcuns for doluy tho lulschicf the luttur hus, ‘Tho codperative {ined the aaply remunerited for tholr expenses by + Tho vurlous roads, each road payloy necording {a the number of curs it bus ti the concern, ‘ut wo, however, with tho Merehunts’ Dispatel, Tole Company’ owod tts Tecelvea “a certain percentuygo — quite targe ouo—for all the busfnoss Meccures, While the profits arising frou tho Cooperative Ines go to the rullroads, tho proiite from the “Merchants Dispateh" go inte the Pockets of ty stockholders, gud u mujurity of heve wtockbulders ure Me, Vanderbilt and bls family, ‘The codperutive Mave counst * cut” Tales without fie boing found out ut the regular wuthly incettugs for auditing thelr gecounty, ut the Julnt-stock copcerit- could do ws Pleased witbout fear of detection, If tho lattur § Walve the shippers the bencilt of 6 po own curs and. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 tlon of Its poreentage It etd not be prevented from doing so, nor cond tho roads find It out, na they get thelr regitiae proportion of the Fates, Ht fa nines shit Mis Vamilore HiC« profits from Me Merchants: Diapatete Inve been very great. In the Trek place, Cmanitged to turn all the hicheelnes frelht ont IR Noe, which Increased (4 pereontage, ah he took: awit at the forelun feolght trom tho “ ilae "tid Tinea. and turned tt over to tho “ Merchatite’ Dispute.” | Now, If he auce eeeds bv havitiy the cofiperative Ines consall+ he eaally able te control nll the dated, ho will business of those Hres, while at the same thay he hig the Meretanta’ Dixpateli’” whieh wilt be able to take the cream. olf everything antl Jenve the ski milk to the consolidated cospers nitive tines, uatly tho profits from 3 and the profits from tie ceiperutive concern go to the various ralleoud compantes. it $a hily interest to turn all the busine<s he ean to the former, and hen todo th if he ean There {3 nnothor Joint stock fast freight coms pany which is ‘run’ on tho sane pian as the “Morehants’ Despatch "=the Empire Line.” "ris Tine fa Jointly owned hy Vanderbilt's Lake Shore and the fennsylvanin Rattrom). ‘Tila ine id also not Ineluded in Vanderbilt's consolidation seheme, and Rowell enuble tho bake Shore to cut rates to Philadelphia and Baltimore If ft bus ninind to, * WAa The managers of Warner's Sleeping-Car Com- pany have come to the conclusion thit, in ore der to become a ftirst-cings concern, It will ba neeesanry to establish a gencral beatquarters I Chicago. Heretofore this Compimy — hus ‘nnd =o ofliee or general ollleer ne thorized to transact busiuess for the Compn- ny in this ety, which has. been tho cause of much nnnoyaico to tho people who have te travel over tho tne. nud often havo enue to sce a general officer in order to lodge complaints or have matters of soma kind or other rectified or explained, The Wagner sleopera run over the Michigan Contral aud Lake Shore from this city, and tnost of the Western business of tho Winer Company fa scoured at this point, The fact that no responsible officer of the Company was located bere to look after business proved very detrimental to ita interests. It bas therefore come to the conclusion that It mitrst mend its old tory wi ike ull first= class coneorns, establish a general oifiea in fy Chicago with, 2 yo and responsibly offielal In charge, Therefore the Company hits appolnted Mr, Alfred White, formerty A: it Genernt Manger of the Detroit General Mannger, with b It fs only fate to ity that for the responsible b rr could nob well Inve been see is gentivs man ls known 13 one of the ith and most eMleient rallroud man In the country Focivie to moke. the fine popular eisthe mantododt. Mr, White etme here yesterday necommpunnled by Mr. Webster Wagner Gnitsevorn other offtehis of tha Compuuy to look over the ground and decide upon the coursa to bo pttrst dy him after assuming his new position, Mr. White will have an altice tt tho central part of tha city, but tha [face has not yet heen secured, t is oposite that ohe will hive his hendquurters Lemporarily in the oities of tie droat Western Raliroadt Company, in Superlor Bloels, on Clark street, until he ean recure eligi- is gretors Bisa aiere. AUTINBUSE represents tive had aitalk with Sr. Wagner and My. White yesterday afternoon, They sald It was thoir Uesire to pince their ling in the best possible condition, and: they wontd ty to mako its popiiny with tho traveling publlo ut this point ta any other slecping-car line. They wery now enguged in Gattdliyy a iayge numer of new sleepers, ind rebuilding tholr old ones, Echt of the new curs ad already been finished, and eight more would be rendy within a tew weeks, Those cara were constructod rexardtess of cost, nid nothing hig been omitted to imake thom equal, ag regards beauty and com fort, fo the beat of Pullman's plecpers, Mr, Wanner also sald that tho scheme to consolidate hits Comyntuy with the Pullman Company, tuked of nyeur or two gy, had been entirely aban- doned, and thut there Is not: the least nrogpeet that such thing witt over be done. From hints thrown out by Mr. Warner It seems that the np: pulntment of My, Witte us General Manger, with headquarters In this sity mons more than simply to cnkaneo the populurity of the line hy having a responsible ‘otlicer here to look after tho comforts of passengers, ete, Jt looks us it there existed a deslre on the part of the Wagner Compuny to oxtend its system to roula west of | Chiengo. Mr. Wagner winted that ho had oan opplicntion trans a Western company, but had not yet decider what section ho would tuke In tho premises, Ho did not say what, company, had nade tho appii- ention, but it looks ag ff It were the Chicuzo & Northwestern. ‘Tho Wagner Oompany, ns ts well known, 18 priticlpally owned by Vanderbilt, and a8 this rallroud muignate is known to hold a nega interest In the Chlengo & Northwestern, nnd probably controls it, itis but natural that he should desire to force the Pullman ears from that Hine and repines them with his own, + MreAlfred White, the now General Manngor of tuo Wagner Company, will come hero Oct. Land ussume the dutics of bla position. * OWA RAILNOAD MATTERS, Sptetal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Derg Mornes, In. Sept. 20.—Varlous obstacles which hnve deterred tho beyitining of work on tho Dea Molnes & Kansus City Rultroad huyonow Deen oleaved away and work will by commenced atonco, The prellininary survey will bo started thia weok. ‘Two or three lines will be rm, ant tho most feasible one udapt- ed, when tho rond will be put under contract. This is not a felnt or bund, but menns business. Just who or what company fs bebind It Ia nol now transparent. Were 1 to ny Itwas John Tf, Blur, or tho Chleago & North- western, ot tho Wabash, each woistd probably deny it, Burd will venture tho assortion that when {tis built the ears of the Chieagu& North: weatern will rim over it; and it 1s not Impos- aible tho Minneapolfa cnn hiteh on it it they wish. The Prestdunt says tho road wil bo bullt oot ones, Tho fotlowing Ig tho Board of Directors: iH. Cassnlye Ite bee Vdntek, George Lendrum, W. M. Jones, J. We Milla, George Whitaker, and Hrown, Tho ollicers are: Me ad Hent; Gearge Jones, Lendrum, Views Preaident; Chat Jones, Seorgtary. There fs good ussuranes that threa moro rall- rouds Wilt be built ta this clty within the next ciyhteen monthy—the Chicago & Milwauteo, tho Wabush, aud tho Minneapolis & St. Lows, les ‘the President and Directors of the Inttor read, were hore Inst week looking over tho ground and Interviewing the eily, They wero much surprised and favorably ‘inprossed with what thoy saw, Tholr ruud ‘1s alveady completed ta . Fort Dodge, and a eonneetion has been formed with the Des Molnes Fort Dodge Road by which ono train a day cach way will run bo- tween Minneapolis and Des Mowes. The Come pauy are building from Fort Dodge hls way ‘to Lehigh to) get coal, ‘and it ja highly probublo thoy wil continue down to Leone, ns they will depend mostly on eanl tragic, and cunl can bo fount an every’ rod of the roud to Dex Molnes, and here tt fa betig inined moro extensively than elsowhere, “About 129,000 tons of canl per annuni are mined bere, und {t 14 puton cara nt 81.35 per ton, When tho Chicago Northiwestorn gota its Toledo oxtension comploted vin Tracy to Sine nenpolls, it will give Des Moines another direct Hino to that elty and St, Paul vin tho old narrow. gunuge route to Calluman and Webster uy ‘Tho extension of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern, northwest from Holland, is being pushed ahend, Yen inlies of track ts lukd, and a force wilt soon be put on to lay one and a half mnfles of track adays | Tho Missouri, lows & Nebraska, or Towa, Mis- sourl & Nebraska, as you please, necording to tho status of Injithetion autts ted nygulnist 10 1 haying considerable trouble with {1s extension atQarden Grove, Tbappenra that Kavanaugh, from this gity, one of tha contractors, became divsttisiied with the allawanes mude by the Company, und dt not pay his mon, Tho gradurs accordingly, Inst Friday, piled up 8 lot of tes on tho track, took & sent on thom, aud blockaded the trucklayers. They proposed to stick untlt thoy xot their pay, io tracklayers mado no resistnneo, but fata’ down thelr tools and «ul Tho Paymuster of tho roud put in an app ance, and, yulng to Kavanagh's hondquart proceeded ‘Very deliborutely to, pay ta monuy. direct to tho’ mon instead of avamiugh, When evening came he begun to haulelt and make excuse for not basing ob are inoue; a and, shouldering bis: sepsies started for his supper, ‘Tho gruders followed and surrounded tho house, und demanded tho $2,000 yet unpaid, No deeluted he hud not the money, but he would pay Jt if thoy would go to Centroville, the head quarters of ‘tho Company. Tho men did not ace cept tho proposition. A team was brought ta tho door, when tho Paymaster quickly leaped Into tthe wagon and skipped. Instantly Pande wonlum let loose was at bis becls. Horses, ruules, and men rushed at furlous rato to over- take fin, and, for over thrco wiles, the chuso was an exciting one. fie wag captured and brought quietly back and given to understand that bo could not Joave until the mon were pai Ho resumed payment, and kept at if through the night, when ho run out of iuoniey, after pay ing out soveral thousand dollars, which only In consed thy men and cuntirmed thor bellef that ho was attempting to swindle them, Ho waa kept in town aeveral hours, when several Intlus ential citizons assured thy mon ho had uo more tnonoy, and he was. then allowed to depurt, and wu committce went down with him to sce Gon, Drake, resident of tho road. ‘Tho committey ot boluterous, und threatened to take the Pay~ Inaster and engine buck if they wore not pald. Tho Sherlt® was called out with a posso 0 arrest the nen, but finally wiser counsel pre- vatled, and Gun, brake ordored tho men taken back, fenced to promise, with the assuranee aan thoy should be paid. Sfeanwhllo the men old tho fort, and will allow no progress to be tude until thoy get thelr pay. * THE WABASH, The manngersof tho Wubash wero ongagod yesterday in comploting arrangements for tho imuiedtate construction of tholr new atreling from Chicago to Peoria, and the contracts wero awardad and work.[¥ to bo commenced at once, ‘Shia iinw da tu run from Nicbey, uw staugn on the Chicago & Strawn Division of tho Wabash, tifty- 4 *mo ites frou Chicago and forty-Ave wiles from Strawn, tho fnterseetion of thts atviaion with the Chicago & Pauduent Division through the Wilatngten and Bratdwoot coal fields (now exclusively muntpujated by tha Chieaga & Aiton) to Mazon Ulver, a polnt on tho Chicagu, Pekin & Southwestern, and theneo fo Btreator, ‘Tho ine from Sire to Hichey wilt be forty-two Jong, and henes Streator from Chicayn vin tho Vine wilt be oxaelly ninety-theee miles dise te His tho intention ar the Wabash mane uceTs Lo run the Poorly trains free River to Peoria via ihe Chtearo, Me western, provided thoy ug able raat at: the | forthe Bhovbl they, howe Hne, they will extend Man alr Hae, vin Wi Tet with the Chieney, P Peoria, ‘The Wabust now hold of tho bons of the Chleago, Pek tn & Southwest> ern, but this does not seule them the property, as the road will hnve to be euld under fore- closure provecdings, — Bhoutd | tho | road bo DI up beyond 2 flr yatue, tho Walmel mane Ayers sity they will not bid in tie Maw, bit will take the moneys for thoir bouts, whieh in such mievent would be enough to build an entirely: new nad much derter fine from Streator to Teor, Mr, Husiphreys, tho President of the Watneh, mys the object pf bnihting this not only to” share with tha Alton tha ui from. the raidwood vou! tlelds, but to: for Chicago an alr line with Pearin, tho Recon largest olty fu Milnols, Peoria waa a geeat geal mart, and his Company meant to turn tach Of r his’ business, whieh “heretofore Kast vin. 't Southwestern ¢ ines, to Chicago. tho new lino usohave tho effect of bringing the to oll! Into closer cotmmunton, ng hia Conipary med forunfast passenger tralos betwoen ‘the two polity, givicg peuple of Peuria a cbanea ta com to Chivitgo, spend here several hours, and returns ta Poort the eaine day, Mr. Humphroya also stated that the. main renson for makin nainy Chivago connections fs beenuse thoy believe tint in this was the bustess oF his Company win bo greatly dine proved. Thoy turned to Chicagu not beeansa they loved Chicago more than ‘oledg, but be« entso Chicago was the erent raltroadl centre of tho West. By twking busluces to ‘Toledo they hud to take the cars back empty, while taking Wusinees to Chileno tuey could return with loaded eny, whieh would atimost double the earnings ot his ‘Company. Had hig Company ind a Cateago Une last. your its earnings would no doubt have beon a mnitiion dollars huryer than they were, is he nutiouncement made in yesterday's ‘Titi- that tho Wabash managers had decided to make virtinuly a depot ont of every hotel in tho city-that 1s, that they will sell tickets and cheek ‘baggige from all’ the hotels and: take pussengers from these plirees to tho depot Tree of churge—caused mich consternation amon saullway mon fit) this » as this virtually amourits tonent iu rates, Tt fs goneraily pre- dicted that this matter wil lend to serious com- Plleations in Westeen passenger rutes, ae nang of the Wabash'’s competitors will be willing to allow that Hno an advantage of 50 cents on cach: pusaenger, Tho Wabash Company has rented 2 sulte of roo on the floor ubove thelr Joca) tek! oilice, No, & Clark etreet, for generat offices, und It 1s atated thet General Manager J. C, Gault will ove cupy these rooms n yrout past of the time, niedntog to divide his hewlauurters between this olty and St, Louls, President Humphreys, Vice~ President sope tnt: General Munayer Gilt, and the othor Wabash ofticinis who hn: elty during tho last three duys will, ‘Went this morning to look to the Interests aud new schemes of taeir Ct inpany wt that ond, AN ARGENTINE ROAD, Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Roston, Sept. %.—A charter bas Just been Issnud, wider tho General Incorporation act of this Stute, tothe InireJentie Ktios Eastern Ttall- way Company, which 13 about to buitd a rafirond 188 miles tong in the Province of tre Rios, of tho Argentine Mepublic, ‘Tho capital named fs 2,590,000, ‘The ling oxtends slony the borders of the Uruguay Itlver, where there aro raplia of about 200 miles In extent. Above these the river fs navigaule in Its main channel for 1,500 intlcs, aud through [tf and {ts tributaries a vast country gets communication with tho port of Buenos Ayres. One terminus of the ralteoad ja ut tho head of ocean naviration, at the Jower end of the rupids, aud the other‘at the beginning of river tavigution at the upper ond of tho rapide, or nt Concordia, where, or near 1 ton miny bu made with other rait- tatide oc rattny iy the Interlar cauntry, ‘Thus a great aren by the building of the Trropoaed road will be brought jute connection with tho ocenn for business purposes at a polut mueh ture favorable for seagoing vessela to dive ehirge and low: than Buenos Ayres, where londing fins to be done with lighters. ‘The exporte of that clty aro $47,000,000, und the: haports, 43,000,000 anally, ind a inrge share of tho business eomes from the Urugimy conn. try, The Republic has made a coneession to the nillroad company i guntranteolng tts bands to a certain extent, and the Province of Entre Itios has made, 1 concession of lands, ‘The applicns den for n charter names Hoston as the principal pince of business for the raftrand camspaty, wel the rollowlng ae corporators: |‘. Haskins Dupiy, Tienry J, Davison, R. Dandas Chater, Saniuel A. Strong... B.C, Drow, of Now York: dotn U, ye Samuel J. Lider, Henry We Brag, Hot noy 8, Mardy, PH. Cooney, George W. St Franels 0. Lord, and G. 0. Southard, of Boston; W. A. Greene, af Opelika, Ala. ’ —— ROCHESTER & STATE LINE NOAD. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Rocursten, N. ¥.. Supt. 24—The sult of tho Clty of Hochester va. Isnue 8 Water- man, of Philadelphia; Henry A. Taylor, of New York; Thomus Lelghton, of this ul. to recover tho S000, for nonedeliv that amonnt of tho capital stock of the Roches- ter & Blato Line Ralway Company to tho elty hus been deelded against tho city, and the com> plulnt dismlased, with costs. Jt was tried in ree ond submitted ton full Boneh in July. Jinigo Rumsey renders tho deelsie This onso. was mentioned in telegraph correspondence list April, na ctushiuz Mr. Vinnderbilt'a withdrawal from tho Directory of the Btate Tiny Road, which dofautted Ita fnterest payments du Janu ory, aud is now In tho hinds of n Recelver, 8 Jy Mucy, The roud rund henee to Sulumancu. . —— A SLEEPING-CAR QUATRIL Byectal Dispatch to The Chicaga Trihune, Wasiixaton, D.C. Sept. 23.—Tha object of tho visit of Robert Lincoln to Dultimors Is to make preparations for an Injunction on behalf of the Pultman Palave-Car Company against tho Baltimore & Ohio Road, and to endeavor ta provent the latter from using the new sleepers which {t has constricted, and which it Intends to placa upon tho rond in October, The Pallas Car Compnny cofttract expires at thut thne, and tho latter Company cluins ttt the Haltinore & Ohlo sleepers infringe upon tte patent, ‘Tho Balimure & Ohle Company very atrongly mun tain tho contrary, Probatily.somu extunided lit- igntion will result from this attemptof tho Bile tinore & Olio Company to manaye passenger travel over ita own Litcs —- ANDERSON, LEBANON & ST. LOUIS, Special Dispatch to The Catcago Tribune. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Sept. 2h—John Lee, of Crawfordsville, resident of the Andergon, Lebe anon & St, Louls Road, was in tho city to-day. To haa Just-revurned from New York, whero ho was looking after tha interesta of his ine. A meetlny of the Directors will be held at Nobles- vilto to-morrow, Severn) proposula hrve been made for the luumeditte complution of the road, find the meeting to-morrow will award the con- tract, if tho proposals are not unfuvorivle, A NEW INIIANA ROAD. BSpeclat Dispatch to Tae Chieaga Tribune, INDIANAPOLIB, Jad, Bopt. Sh-Articles of as- suulution were filed to-day incorporating a com- any Which purposes building # rullrond from Ureencastia to Vincennes, Ind., to be known 1g tho tiecchoaNtts, zal Rivde & Vineonnes ttull- THE PASSENGER AGENTS, New York, Sept, 2i—Tho Natlonnt Conven- tion of Passenger Ticket Agents adjournod to- day to meat at St. Louls tho third Tuesday in next March, ‘The report of tho Committes on Rutes will be mado to-morrow. CG, MI. Ve & DD. CLEVELAND, O. Sept. 2%.—Applieation was made by the attorneys of the creditors for thy Appolutmontofu Receiver of tho Clevelund, t, Vornon & Delaware Itullway. ITEMS, Mr, T, F. Onkes, Genorul Managor of tho Ore egon Kullway & Navigation Company, gives no- tice that Oct, 3 the oltico of Dir, A, 1. Stokes, Cencral Kustern Passenger Agent of bis Com- pany, will be established In Chicago, Tho Indlunapolls Journal anya now life 16 aguln boing instilled tuto the project of bulldiog tho Inanapolia & Chicago Alr-Ling. dir Hous ry Crawford, who purchused the porlion of the road sow built and the right of way tu Cbtengo, hus como te the conclusion thatbe cannot bulld the roud without the aid of other entorpriving Dusluces men aud capitalists, und neyolutions are now ponding between Mr, Crawford and jew, which will probably result favorus bly tothe caterpriso, wud posalbly by spring platters will have provecded go far as to lusure the cumpletion of the road, A now rullroad company bas Jately been organized called tho Chicuyy, Texas & Sexicun Central Railway, ‘Thigroad ta to run fro Dallas dilo Grande, and iy oveutyully to tended tw tho City of Mexico. dir. I, Halo is tho President of the Company, and A. F. Bennett Secretary, The road tg to be constricted by the Anglo-Anioricun Land aud Clata Company, of which Col. T. B. Robb, of thhy elty, ia the Gen- eral Manager. Col Robb's uppolutment to thls responsible position 1s a guaranty that tho pro Jectors of the new enterprise mean to carry It to @ succesdful conclusion. Col. Robb isa mun ol ability, integrity, aud eneryy, aud Is well posted bo exs 880—TEN PAGE In Texns affairs, having resited In that State for many years. ‘The enterprise ta backed by a nudes of wealthy ented cupitaliste, who feel Mingiie in is hetny made nt great wees ‘ ‘The much-abused Luke Erie & Western Ront scons tobe entting quite a thaire aniong tho ballannd bearset raileotd stocks. The Erie & Western Tafiway transfor books will closs att tha 2d inst. for the stinual clection and mevt- fiw. which oceurs on Get ih There is acon rlternbte demitd fortho stock for transfer pur- posed, nnd ns both the Chiengen & Alton and Chl- eugoy Huglngton & Qudeey Companies desire ta obtain control of the property, a contest may be fooked for, Tho Chicago, Buriington & Quiney Company would avold the necessity of building now road to apna the Wabuch & Ineifie by securing possession of the Erle & Western Road. AMUSEMENTS. THE OPERA, The Interpretation of Maritana taat night was Fmooth and ngreeable in all details save one, Miss Abbott certainly made the most of the role except In lack {ng somewhnt of xplirit In the firat scene. Her voice, however, was In exquistt cundition, and drew the warmest encores she hag reeelved this senaan. Mrs. Segvin was heraci{ as the Puge, and was eneored twice for elforts notably fluo even for her, Aa Don Carsar, Mr. Castle was tn bis glory, and bis Aramutte treatment of tho part was ndmira- Uy spirited and jovial throughout. deserving and witning the hearttest approbation. The Don Juse of Mr. Inmus was by far his bost: eflurt here, and his voleo never appenred to Bo excellent advantage. Mr, Stoddard, us tho Zing. sang “ear me, gentle Marita” with a swactn forelyn, to his past «forts, and was Kenerully successful, Tho chorua in the Angelia, too, was at its best. Hut thy orchestri—that orebestea hus got to be heard to be appreciated, ‘Timel—why, it keeps such perfeet time that nothing mortal can keep up with it. The tiddies drive abend, reel Jess of consequences, and If the singers don't a ee they get left breathless fa the rewr— ‘smite Altugether, however, “ SMeritana” was the iter generally smooth opera yet glyen by tho Taupe, Totnight, “Itomeo and Julict," with Miss Abe oly in her grentest rOlo, supported by Sir. e. TIE SCANLAN CONCERT. From the stundpoint of attendance, ns well as trum that of art, Miss Elizabeth Seane {an’s Lestinunlal concort at Central Musie-Hall lost night was a prononneed success. Notwith- standing the numerous attracttons of tho drama and (he opera at tho other places of amusement, Not to epeak of palitteal excitement, the beautl- ful coucert-hall was well tenanted by a most op- preclative nnd enthusiastic audience. ‘Thy test number was rendered by the Chfeago vouat quartet, under the guidance of Prof, ‘homes, and was a selection of much merit, whith wus well received. Tho — Liesegung-Helmendahl | Instrumental quartet followed with the “Nicht Song * by Vogt, and maintained its high artistic reputa- ton, Tho violin solo, Reverie,’ by Vicuxtemps, was so exquisitly rendered by Mr, E. Icimet vubl, aecompanied on the plaue by Prot F, Aeyteld, nat (te brought him an eneore, to which he sracefully responded, Whe Next number was the duet, 4“ Favorita,” from Donlzetth, and brought out Miss Scanlan ond Vrof. Phelps, who wore very warnily res celved. ‘The débutante appeared 2 Hittte nerve aus, but, with her handsome face and charm Sire, sympathies of audience she uttered on When sing, her voleo,. note, sho did dritmatic soprano capatle of x very high degree of cultivation, swetted clear and mellow, miki a beautitur "I contrast tu the notes uf the aces d her to tig uot tiie. aha \ eoutud, but Miss Scanian tl not do herself ws much Justice asin the suceeed- ing uumber, owing, no doubt, to the trepidation featiteal under. tho circumstaness fn which shu was phiced, T'rof, James Gill sang * Tho Two Grenad!ers ” yery neceptibly, insirnmental musie followed, and thon enme Misa Seantau Jn tho orla “ititrora Vineltor from” Aida." Jn tls nutiher, the young lady, with tho plano aecompanimont of Prof. Ziesfeht, seemed to forycl everything but the muslo which she sing, und roused the enthusingn of the house to sach wn extent that she was clani- orotsly encored, She respouded with " Home, Sweet Hone," which sho rondered with a simple aud touching pathos that showed her love for {his the city of her nativity, and also gave cvi- deuce of her vorsatillty as an netlst, an qlegantly-constructed floral lyre was banded to ber ih appreciation of ber effort, sumaid the applanse of tho Audience. Mr. it. Mueller’s phino sulus,consisting of t satcat selections from Sehupunin and Jensen, wlthough ably rendered, did not warm wp the auditors, who bad became enstomed to tho more string atyle of musle, M liur was, if anything, 4 [ttl too coldly helps was warmly encored after sing- fg Abt's tonor sole, “Think of Me,” tito which he threw allot tho mingled pussion and swe: ness of his voice, _ Thy Chicaxo Quartet gave the “Postilion Sone," after tho new arrangement by J. C, ‘Tuylor, aud the people liked itso well that thoy were called buck. ‘Thoy gave a almple bunting song i Fespotse. | The clartonet performances of Prof. M,C. Nutehing, who was accompanied on te plano bya very talented Indy whose name did not ap. pear on the program, gnve general sutisfuction, and received another enesre, ‘The concluding and crowning number of the ening way the duet Tul Vous.” front “Trovatore,” by Migs Seunlan and Prof, GIll, baritone, Huth singersexccuted their respective parts with a dash and spirit, 1 the terms aro iMlownble, thut nude tho hull ring with melody, Silss Scanlan autaiet al! ber previous alforts, and showed quaitties of volce that, with thy training while oven the mast gifted cannot forex, nu not fall (o make her un ornament to the pro Tesslon she hug sulect Thy aug luty, hare und cleo~ tho mi r. eluesien?, Prot, friends of the y where, may well fect wratiied at tho briliiint yrauttse of professional success displayed tu ber vooul ronderings Jast evening. FRITZ EMMETT. ‘The cngagement of Joe Emmet at the Holiday Strevt Thentro, Dalthmore, during last week,was, in spite of (ho numerous dlaappolutinents he bad recuntly subjected hls audiences to, the New York Sun says, probably the most successful ever played by bln. At each performance bun- deeds were turned away, while the tuterior of tho thontre was crowded ta exeoss an hour be- foro the curtain wont up. Muuager Albaugh and {| or threo friouds of Kmmet inet him ut the ot upon bisareivat, aud never lost sight of hla Ing the week, oxeept on Thurs when mnie mtiniKed to clude tholr yixlaice and eseape, He lnmediately took the train on the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Matlrond northward, but hls frieuds bad bim captured at Bay View, Just outside of the elty linits, and brought buck to thocity., At Inet Saturday mit. inés Emmet, while evidently Intoxicated, walked Up to one OF the proscenium boxes, in which wus svated the proprictor of the hotel where be stopped, and, shaking his Hat In that gentleman's face, oxelutmed, * Ger out of horet"” Ou Satire May night his condition was preatly huproved, but he omltted neurly ull of bla sony bet bo fore tho close of ihe Ist scono he suctdonly: walked down to tho footiights and shouted, “Btop tho musiel" A dend silones fotluwed, ani) thon, In weuk and trembling yaleo und we Act ré pouring down his chooks, Fritz spoko rolluwas “ LADIES AND GENTLEMEN; Twas vory slek to- day. God only knows how sick 1 wis. It was heartsickness, [At thls evident allusion to tho gotlon of his wife in having him put tu prison ‘ho Int! hie hand on bis heart and looked mourns fully around.] 1 would not have appeared here tornight but for one man, end he is John Ate daugh. CAppliuse.) T told hit tls afternoon that / was too slick to play to-night, aud ho sald: ‘Joo, for God'y suke, play Cor wy sake.’ For no no other man would LT have played; not that Lao not appreciate the applause of this audience and tho smiles of the pretty eyes present,—und Hubtlwore ts fult of thont—but T was tov hearte aick.” At thig point Emmet ant down on tho wgonnd exclutined: “Johnule Alvangh 1a geod fellaw, und Twas glad to be able to fulllll my Reiqurnon with nim.” [Applause.) Thon {nan undertone Emumrtsatd, apparently addrosa tow hinsclf, Bruce ups brace up.” ° He then sprang to bis foot, enylng, “Let the music go ie aa nivdo thu porformunce without thar break, When ho mado tho allusions to Mr. Albaugh— the Sunguye—bo was greeted with loud np: plausy, butaa he proceeded ble remarks woro goldty recelved, and when the. curtain went down thorg wag dend sltence, and no elort was uiide tu eall him to the front. Anst Fuosduy's ‘Tribune yeconicd the fact that bo had again disappointed an audience ut Wheeling, O. It soums that on Monday at Pittae ant be ioe olf”. Ho wus accompanied by Willlain Carlton, author of * Frits," who was to take cure of bin, but who became Intoxicated Bhugolf and wus arrested. Brita wont through tho wtreets shouting and displaying | several hundred-dollar bilis, He hud at toast $1,000 an hig person when he arrived from Baltimore. Hu wad placed In the Slunoninativla House tn charge of friends, Btunuger Etlsler, of Pitisburg, bas cancolod bis cnyagcment with Emmet, —_ DRAMATIC NOTES, Tho Lingurd-Dalalcl burlesque troupe open ja Milwaukou on Oot. 4. Mra, Ootayla Alicn, formerly of this olty, and a member of the Keene company, arrived In the olty yesterday, ‘ Miss Ella Weanor, tho original exponent of tho “English ayell" in this A has returned fronts three years engagement In Englagd, and hug Joined tho ony Pastor troupe. t Owing to tho fact that MeKeo Rankin fs a Cunudlan by birth, bls parvute belonging tou oud Scotch family, tt Is sald, the bighest-toned Jandoners take hin to thelr arms und tabled. aAtarecent mocting of the Church und Stage Guild, ht London, one of the speakers referred to “David Garrick" us a play typical of tha launuer Ja which drunkenness ought tu be treat> ed on thestaga. The moral intluence of * Drink,” on the othor hand, tas not commended, “A Batted Beautyy* with which tho regular sensou nt the Now York Parle Theatre will be n—Oet, dis a antes, drama int ive enix, iiwhich Miss Rosco bytinge will make mince, A life-size painting of Tom Keeno ag Richard Waills, of this city, Grand Opera ant HL hus heen patra by Mrs Tt was placed In the foyer of the Howse Inst night. The gure ts that of Jt in Bosworth Field. Mme. Modjeaka ia toappenrin London in ber, making fer début ia Mary Q) Beote,” Surxent, who elalins to hive a with her, tulka of woing over and getting an ioe Junction agalnst hee playing. Bomething more, ahout Nollson, Mr, Tae houchere, M. 1. and editorof the London Truth, kaya that Netlson was of Oypay parentage, and, having rau awny from the trite, got to London, and slept Tor several nighta in the open parks for lack of a Letter shelter. Joseph Mayr, tho Christ of tho Passtonaptel” at Obernimmergau, {8 murried to rathor # plain woman, Koel hotsewita, and the inother of his four children, who fears, however, that some Knglttah Duchess will vlope with her husband, Itis reported that the Duchess of Connuught, Ike tho Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Melningen, The oldest pranddaugh ter of the Queen, became a great ndinirer of Joseph Mayr. Mr. Abbey's intimation that he intended to produce Salini Morae's * Passion May," hus met. with 1 wen protest fram the tending New York papers. In conucetion with the project tho Trine of that city says: It is hoped that: no New York munnger wit ofer this Insult to the decent publle, Our people hayo endured nich, They should scareely be onlted upon te cuditro A stage representation of Jesus Chriat by Mr. Janes O'Neil.” To Mr. Mouctcault, says the Pall Mall Gazette, the present Directors of tho Adeipin Thontre have assigned the working management of that house, Behind his new Irish pleee Mr. Boucleauit has in'proparation a secon play moro ldsMe in chnracter, which ho desis fur the same stage, The scheme he proposes to hlinself {4 tu olevate thy Adelphi toa position with regard. to melo- drama siteh as the Haymarket or the St. Jumos’ vecupies in respovt of dumestio comedy. At tho Thalin, New York, “Die Portrait- Dame” was produced last ‘Monday eventng. it appenrs that the expectations excited over tho musical work were not Justified, The tlbretto of tho opera, says tho Herald, froin the fueile peng of Genée and Zell, tho authors of “Sve Cadet,” is not as LE fs thelr names would Jead ¢ to hope. and but for tho witty “ eas” of Herren Lube andjAdoipht would have drazged, ‘he thind wet, iv whew drinking song Is intro= duced, is the only one containing anything musich} worthy of mention. “That no dramutic work of the slightest value,” declures the London Atheneum, 18, under present conditious, to be ‘expected from Aericu, ts abundantly evident. One after another tho pleces which have made such a stir dn the United States are brought ofure us, wich the result of ehowiig an absolute dearth of dramatic power, So fur the only viay that bas. any pretonsions tu drainmatic quality is *Tho Danttes,’ the California sketch of Mr. Joaquin Miller, Nat only unworthy to sustain a cum purison with the third or fourth rate productions of ourown not tov prosperous Blage, ure tho reat uf those altncrican compositions which the present season bus witnessed; they’ have a -clalm = whitever to rank 48 drama.” This condemnution, remarks the New York Titer, ig too sweeping to Le Just, but It should pe read with open oyes by our ambitious writers for the stage. It ls not true, bowever, that tho best American work in play-writing has been sent to England, and it fa w pity that the third or fourth rate dramatiats of London fail to write plnys as strong and interesting as “Tho Banker's Daughter” and "The Danites," two of tho most remarkably, successful dramad brought out of Inte in London, It is nplity, fure thermore, that tho first-rate drainatiats of En- gland accomplish so much work that [s found Upon trint here to bo mero, commonplace or frivolity. In addition to the usunt “ first-nighters "" who Melated wt the production of * The Mighty " there were present ut the Galety a party’ of ernteh-and-tootipick statesmen from. the Lower Mouse, under tho londership of a noble Lon), whowe principal occupation would be gone with his mustache, These embryo Pitts con- Unted to interrupt and annoy by thelr valunblo remarks ns to the performance and appeariuce of Kate, Nelly. Thuby, and Connie, followed by (euets of liuughter. ‘Thelr conduct very nearly el io oR serious fracas, here were many very audible hlasing sounds—which are usually understood to demand sllence—on the part of the stalls In weneral and a stalwart dramatic critfe in partlevlur, whieh demands not being complied with fed ton fittle druinntic scene In tho lobby. Needless to say, the repartes of the D.C. was a tritte more brilliant than that of thon, L. TroN, 1. asked the D.C. who the —- he was, and was answered: " Look, you ——, every one hore knows who tam! ‘and they can very soon be made te know who yun aro; for ff you do not confine your * organ ze opposition * to the House of Commons, und your Ucensed impertinence to your betters in That House, i shai! take tho Wberty, to vse tho language of the Hon, Bardteell Slote, of poy. no of pulling your nose. Exit N, (. and follawers inseureh of cooler ate nod a ‘elurot.—London cf FIRE RECORD. CHICAGO, A stilinlarm to Engine Company No. 29, 042:30 yesterday afternoon, was caused by 8 fira In the two-story Crame building at No. OAL Douglas avenue, owned and occupied as aresidenes by James O’Brien and Andrew sMott. Cause, a pan of lard catching tire from the stave In Eltlot’s kitchen, Dainage to building, $10; and to furniture, trifling. AT DENVER, COLO. Denver, Sept. 23,—A tire this morning de- stroyed Durban & Co.’s drug-store and con- tents, Toss estimated at $40,000; fully cor ered by insurance, A. G. Potter's liquor store, Martin & Co.'s frult store, and several smaller stores were dainuged by water, ete., ta the extent of about $20,000, em WISCONSIN WOOD FIRE, VAUNEE, Wis., Sept. 21—Wood fires are destroying considerable property in this vicinity. ‘Phe house and barn of Carl Hoppe, of this township, and the barn of Joseph Chineilin, and crops of FB. OW. Smith, in Pierce Township, were destroyed on ‘Tues- day. Everything Is very dry, LAT CINCINNATI. Crs Act, Sept, 3.—VFire to-night burned Marmet &Co.’s coal elevator at the river front, damaged Lano & Dodley’s machine works adjoining. The chlet damage tn tha utter Is from water, Marmet’s loss Is $12,000; covered by Insurance. Late & Bou- Jey's loss, $50,000; fully Insured. AT MOLLISTON, MASS. Boston, Mass, Sept. 23—The boot and show factory of Putnam & Colby, Holllston, Mass, burned this morning by the an dropping of a lamp. Loss, $1,000; Insured He. ‘Tho bullatnge ae owned by the estate of W. L. Batchelor, Loss, $5,000; In surance, $2,000, AT NEW YORK, * New Youk, Sept. &3.—a tira was discov- cred thls morning inthe oftice of the New Jersey Central Rallroad at Liberty Street Forry, lt was extliguished after a damage of §2,000 had been sustalned, ——$—$_—_—- WASHINGTON ITEMS, Wasntsatoy, D, C., Sept %—During Au- gust there arrlyed In this country 50,508 line migrants, The Treasury Department to-day pur- chased 140,000 ounces of fine silver.to be de- Hvered at tho Philadelphla and New Orleans uiluts, : It was recently discovered in the Treasury Department that after the ‘breaking out of the Jato War tho New Orleans intut con- tinued coinage for several weeks, and about $1,950,000 of gold and silver of different de- nominations were comed from pulllon on hand at the time, Lt ls supposed tha money fell into the hands of the Confederacy and hos all been put Into circulatiqn, tuereasiug the nmount in clreulation by Just so much, a Chinese Opposition to Free Trade, St. Pereiuuuna, Aur UL—M, Hegel, late Thugsian Consul on tho Russo-Mongollun fron. tlor, publishes tho following, churucterlatio of ‘Chinese views on Creo trades “During iny stay in tho town of Thiko in tho spring of lust year, wxtard of honor with figs every morning and evening stood before a large proclamation posted in the contre of the bazar, tnd, utter bouling of drume, an officlul read the following: *Ju thy Inst woou of this yours, great tmlafortune befelt the Celestial Ennptre, | An Englishiaan, withont receiving pernuiasion from, the Sou of Heaven to trade upon bis sacred boll, hoverthuless dared to passé into the Prov- {nog of Yunnan, and, instigating a quarrel, was killed by the tuhubitaite, woo did not know Im, 86, 1u consequcnue of thi, the subjeuts of tho Bon of Heaven hud to pay to the wife of this Englishman on eyormous amount of ailver, Wishing to spare od beloved wubjucta from any shailnr misfortune tn the future, woe order 1h our wisdom that cuch of our subjects shall devoutly keep watch to prevent any other single forolgn trader from penctrating Into our Empire without our permission, We order thle to be read before ull our subjects every day, morning aud evening.” $e Glyo me the Buakerv® Burvaparilla in prefer~ ence toull others.—U. d. Guditle, MM, Dy Huse ui, PORTING EVENTS. Providence and Worcester the League Winners Yesterday. Trotting at Grand Rapids and Elk- hart—Races Elsewhere, BASE-BALT. WONCERTER ¥8, ROSTUS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wotcrsten, Mass., Sept. %.—To-day's game waa marker by hurd hitting on both aldes, but tbo Worecestors placed their bits best. Corey pitched seven Innings, when he changed with Itichmond, and no more hits were made. Corey's two-baser was actean home tun, but he was culled out at third for not touching thit base, Innings Noston .. Worcester, Earned runs—\ Two-tuse blte—Sto O'Rourke, ‘Three- bare bit~Wood. Home rin—James O'Hotrke. First base on errors--Worcester, 2; Boston, 3 First base on balls—Irwin, Left on bares—Woteester, 43 Boston, 9. tuck gut—Iewin, Morrill, John O'Rourke, Mehmena, Bulls culled—Corey, 92; Richmond, 14; Bond, mi, Strikes calledl—Corcy, 20; Richmond, 6; Bond, Double ptnys—Rond-Ruraock-Morrill, Passed batis—tennett, 1; ‘Trott, 2 ‘Tiane af game: Umpire—Dovscher, | PROVIDENCE Vs, TROY, Sprelai Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Provipesck, R. 1, Sept, 2.—The game to-day between Providence and ‘Troy virtually settles tho question of second, place in the Lente Bharnplonatly, Sruggic. Providence by beating ‘rroy hus reached a total of forty-nine games wot, while Cleveland, having won forty-four ond with but alx more to piny, canonly wit tty. all told; eo that If Providence wins but two of the remuining cleht gatnce it hne to pias It will have won ilfty-one, or one more gume that Cleveland can possibly win. ‘The gume to-d wua @ one-sided atfaie, the big batsmen of ‘Tray being unuble to score A siugle run in ning Inu ngs, Following Is the score: Inntngs— 12 fos Providence., CLEVELAND VA, BUFFALO. Spectal Disnateh to The Chicago Tribune. CLEVELAND, On Sept. Zh—In an exhibition Kame to-duy between the Cleveland and Builalo tenms the turmer were Victorious: Inninga— 4244667 89 Burralo... 0 0 00001 0-1 Cleveland 12200006 0 *=W THE TURF. CONEY ISLAND. New Yonk, Sept. 2).—Plensant weather, ex- cellent racing, and good attendance were tho churacteristics of tho seconddayof tho extra inceting of the Coney Island Juckey Chub, The selling race, three-quarters of a mile, was won by Churley Gorham, Knight Templar (the fkvorl aud Marehloness running a dead beat for tho second pluce, ‘Time, 1:15. ‘The handicap sweepstakes, mile and three fur- longs, way won by Uneus, Mary Anderson seus ond, Checkmate (favoriy third. Time, 6 Tho free handicap sweepstakes, mile anda furlong beats, wis wou by Gabriel in uwo straight heats, In the first heat the other horses pulled up, In’the accond bent Dan 8, got second, plive, Blarney third. Tine, 1250. The handicup stecple-chase, short course, was won by’ Disturbance, Franklin second, Lizae D. third. ‘Time, 38Gt2. Uhlo Boy (favors it) aud Harry Dlahop fell.” Nelthor horses yor riders were lijured. EDKHART, IND. Spretat Duspateh ta The Chicago Tribune, ELKHART, Ind,, Sept. 2—Tho second day of the fall mecting of the Northern Indian ‘Trot- ling Cireu(t buld in this eity was a graud sue. cess. In the 2:00 class, purse 850, the result wis ng folluwss Matubrino Gir! By Ilue Bull. J: 1 Badger Bo: J Tim Tworflrty class, purse Bay Johnny 11 Goldsmith... a4 Hepple . ee Wud a One milo runalug race, Dora Compton, 2 Slippery Jum. 1 Bessie Turner, a Galutin, J 4 ‘Twoetwenty pacin, Tape: Din Tho special race, one-mily dus, Silence. Time, 2:5153. GUAND RAPIDS, Speciat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Ghanp Kapips, Mien, Sept, 4.—Tho fourth or big day of the Fair hore has beets i siesitl cent success in ail respects, Delightful weathor, ating expusition, a prosperous and generous conunity were the elements that contributed to it, and “go fuily 25,00 people were in ute tondance, Many esthinate moru, and yet notn erime or unpicasant uct, thonkh the crowd was #0 hinge, urred the day's pleusures. ‘Tho ruees were Very good Indeed. In the 2:50 class, purse $40), tho following was tho summary Indlentor, Alt core A Lady Brownell, Mumbriuo Turk. Pine. KANSAS CIT! Sptctat Dispatch to The Chicago Tritnnes Kansas Cry, Mo, Sept. 2 wentyellve thane sand people were on thy grounds of tho Kinsua City Fale Association to-day, and the ruced peree tho drawlng card. Tho track wag int orbs condition fram the heavy ruin of Wednesday, und was found fifteen “to twenty seconds stow. Honuvetter won the 2:1) race in three strafght beat nuilutantar Buwhaw gece ond. Tine, 33455 2 4 In tho rico for the 228 class Sucker Mald, Business, Mourov, aud Centea were entered, the list mamed winning first money. ‘Thine, pacing race wna won by Clinker, Dilly Seatt second, Hon Hamlltau third, Mollie Kestlur won tho rave, Bau Patch second. ‘Tine, 2:42, 2:43, LOUISVILLE, LOvIsvILie, Ky. Sept. xh—Tho Jockey Club rices commons Baturday, and Guile n delega- Yon of horses and people caine in to-duy from bot ‘Tenuessve aud tho Hlue-Grasa region Thore uro ag many horacs 4 have ever cot tested tor dtukes, and tho knowl oney prodict many surprises. ‘Thy turl stake to-morrow promisea to be a grand event, with Fonso, Kimball, Renown, Himyar, Montreal, Hvatitudo, LAtvid tuitn, and Bancroftasatarters, Buch an array of winners bas rurely ever fncod O starter. ‘Tho hotela ure Be Hiting with people destrous of dalug both tho Exposition und the races, OMATA, ,__ Spectat Dispatch ta ‘The CAteaga Tribunes Omatta, Neb. Sept, Zh—Nerweon . 12,000 and 15,000 people attended the Nebraskw State Fair to-day. ‘fhe principal ruce to-day was the (ree- ogra l, which was won by Loafer tu a:e5, #227, A CHALLENGE. BM. J. W, Ford offers to pace his gelding Won- derful against any trotler ur pacor in Chicago ut tue uate to bo given at the Central Park track this afternoon. If his proposition is uot accepted, Wonderful will try to beat the fastest Hine ever wade over that track Iu a matince— PEDESTRIANISM, DAN O'LEALY starta for New York this afternoon with bis mare “fbought," whore he fu to cover thitty miles against twenty-four by the Arizona Jus dlung, ‘Tho Indlans are four In number, and thoy uro to travel six miles wach ine eka ploaga cantest, and O'Leury ty make thirty lutlea with hiv mare on tho suiau conditions, a THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY, San Fitancnico, Sept, %—A illspateh from Sacrumente says the President and party visited the stock parade on the fair grounds this morning, where they met an hnmense aud enthuslastic crowd, Alter the parade the party took » special train for Chico, At Wheutland the train stopped for a fow niintes, and tha President wade 4 tew remarks In response ty a really heartfelt ovation of tho people of the town and vielnity, who had vongreguted in Jnrge numbers. The party arrived at Chica at 3 if m, and were —_recelyed vy thy milltla, Fire Department, and a great crowd of people from the elty and surrounds ing country.- ‘The procession escorted tha party to the Bidwell monston, the President vein cheered along the Hino of marelt,! At the mansion B. Collins made an address of welcome, the President Teplying In a speech Ay nty minutes lung. Get. Sherman alsa Gon. Tldwell, au behait, of his guests thanked the citizens for. thelr efforts to aps. pronriately Welcomo the distinguished of- ‘To-morrow the entire party go to Chero- too Flat to witness the nydraune mining op- erations, leaving in the evening for Oregon. ———————— LOCAL CRIME. A TAMILY ROW. Tho people living north, south, cast, and west Of No, 100 West Jackson streot, which fs on th southonst ebrner.of Jefersou, are worked up about a row trhich occurred at that place Wednesday nlght,—terribly worked up becauso they nre unable to xet any purticulnrs. The house Is tocked up, and no one Is visible at tho windows, Tho neighbors knew there was a scrimmage, and. also that there wae some uno hurt, for one of thein peeped into the basement- window and saw n inant with his throat cut, tho Dlood rimming “nll over the fluor,” A Trinuxe reporter learned of tha story yesterday, and sot. to work to fd out what truth there waa in it. After cansiterabie dittioulty he got all the Cucte. Tho building ts occupied by two families, — hucles Vandevite and wife, and Mr. "Nannzy and spouse,—tho women belnyg sisters. Vande ¥itte, wha. rented rooms, recently sold: out to Nannzy. Among the boarders were Michael Horns’ and wie. ‘They went away owltg a week's boar, —#ile-leaving tholr furniture as ecurity, About 10 o'clock Wednosduy ulght Hurns called and Invited Vandeville to yo across the street and take ailrink. | Vanderitle acoopt. ed,and, white in tie saloon Burns titted him full of Hquor, and Induced bint to open the basement windows, so that he cotld get In and remove his furntture “unbeknowns" to Mra. Nannzy. On thelr return to the house Vandeville car- ried vut bls agreement, but Justas Burns was wetting in hy was wiscavered by the woman, who drove him olf. Sho then turticd on Vande ville, being very angry. and Btriek him with a pltelicr, ccording to the statement of Vaniduville’s wife, tha spout of the pltcher was Uroken aul the edwes. yety sharp. tt was full of water, and Mra, Nannzy, as Mra. Vandevilie . Intended to throw the water aver Vandeville, and, in the effort, the edges came in contact with his neck, The result wag that the piteher was broken Into small pieces, and Vase ite recelved a cut about two Inches long, and lost a good deal of Hood, Dr. Rohan was called in and sewed up the wound, which he pronounced not dangerous, Pollcentin Libby beard of tho affray late in the eventity and arrested Mes, Nannzy. She was arrulgned before Just! Walsh at the Polfee Court: yesterday sorning on the echarve of nesenlt” with Jntont to do bodily injurys Dut, us Vandeville did not appenr, there wits nO prosecution, and she was discharged. He told the reportor that ho would not prosecute her. and ts the authorities cannot Interfore ex cept In ence of his death, whieh te not at All Ukely to enene, Mre. Nuunzy will eseape pune Ishment. Mrs. Vandeville, who Is at present’ with her husband, ass she Intends to leave hii as soon as he gels wall, for the reason that be threatgned to [ill ber and abuses her when “in Jiquor." she ts nn Irishwoman and he 0 French mun. There have been frequent rows in tho house, and this lustune will doubtiess result In the brenking up ot the douscatic estubtishment. And all tho trouble Is due to too much whisky. STABBED WITIT A FORK, Charies Shorty and Atexanuer Short, deck hands on tho propeller Peasels, lying tn the Ons- House ellp, near tho corner of Centre avenue and Twenty-seconl street, quarried on board ship at noon yesterday. Shorty got tho best of the encounter by strikivg hia wntagoniet on the Jett side of tho neck Just back of and below the vnr with a three-tined fark, und leaving tha broken nes sticking fust In the Lane. A physichin who dressed the wound says'It Is not werlons, Shorty esenped after tho assault, and bus not yet been captured, A BIG TRICK. J. W. Paulson was arrested by OMleer Loudect: upon complaint of August Haxtram, of WH- tminuton, TL, who claims that Inst Avril Paulson awindled bin outof $0 cash at tho passenger depot of the Fort Wuyne Railroad on Archer uvenue. Vo represented thut ho needed tho money Immediately to make a ble speculus don, and ht considerition of the toan turned overto Mr, Bu: Worthless ban the Hberainn king Association, calling for 710. Paulson Jeft town ufter the thet, and has bus recently returned, In bis poseessioa were found two hank-books, atpposedly worth legs, one on Chu Tings Trust and Savings Dank, gud anether on thy Dime Savings Bank. erie eal ei * STATE EQUALIZATION, Spectal Diepatch to The Chicuya Tribune, Sruxerieny, Il, Sept. 2.—The report ot the Committes on the assessivent of town elty lots was presented to the State Board of Equalization this afternoon, not belng ready this aperning as expected. It shows that there are i} town and clty lots in the State, with af average value of $201.50, n ‘Their assessed valuation is S$173200,800, ‘The SOS, In Cook ssed vitluation is $85,085,105, Ich the Committee propase to add S14,557,075, maklug the equalized value $109,= 18, 143. BUSINESS NOTICES. 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