Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 29, 1881, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MAY 29, 188I— TWENTY PAGES. os NOTHING GIVES US SO MUCH REAL SOLID COMFORT AS A ; = RED LETTER DAY WHEN CELEBRATED WITH MUSIC—THE BIGGEST DAYS TEADE WE EVER HAD WAS YESTERDAY¥~MORE, PLEASE. ANOTHER FRO ANOTHER WILLOUGHBY, HILL & (0, WHO NOW OFFER FOR $15.00 “Hagnetic Suits” THAT will make an OLD MAN ‘‘FRIS- KY and ATTRACTIVE,” The effect of these Suits upon a PLAIN-LOOKING Young Man are wonderful. The effect of the “Magnetic” fluid with which all our goods are now impregnated render the wear- er almost irresistible. We have been requested to add a “LadieS Suit Department” by several old fellows that have worn our new “Magnetic” Suits, but are too busy fixing up the men at present. WILLOUGHBY, HILL & C0, Corner Madison and Clark-sts, DAYTIME UNTIL NINE AT NIGHT. Here is a “Bargain” HOR MOTHERS. The Prettiest Suit Ever Made. “The Handkerchief Kilt Suit” FOR $6.50. These other Clothing and “Calico” fellows have been selling them for $10.00; then Willoughby, Hill & Co. made them sell them for $8.50, then $8.00, then $7.50; now we tell them to sell them for $6.50, . And ‘twill break their hearts. DON’T NEVER BUY YOUR BOY A SUIT (if “you” care at all for money) without first seeing five-times as-much Boys’ Clothing in the “‘ BEAUTIFUL,” “clean,” “ bright,” “light” Children’s Department at WIL- LOUGHBY, HILL & CO.’S._ No one will press you to buy. Why not just see the goods? We sold over 1,000 Boys’ Suits in our three Stores Saturday. Don’t you see the advantages possessed by the LIGHT-HING CLOTHIERS? Daytime until Nine O’clock at Night at WILLOUGHBY, HILL & 0S “Tleetre” Chthing House, Corner Madison and Clark-sts. Also, 416, 418, 420, 422, 424 Milwaukee-av, Also, cor. Blue Island-av. and Twelfth-st. WILL ¥OU COME? GRAND ILLUMINATION TO-NIGHT. 1S. “Cold? “Clothes” Pongee Silk Coats, Vests, and Ties to match. Also Pongee Silk Dusters. These Goods are “Quiet” Clothes, WITHOUT “MAGNETIC” Fluid, intended for nervous people, who suffer most from heat. They are beautiful and enjoyable, never before shown in Chicago. We wish you to remember that Will- oughby, Hill & Co. believe in hselling the newest and pret- tiest Goods, and absolutely hate old stock; will not have it in their beautiful Stores. The Maenfie Cokie Howse WILLOUGHBY, WILL & C0. WILLOUGHBY, HILL & OS U ! and SATCHEL DEPARTMENT, A beautiful room 40 feet by 90, devoted to this new: Department, approached by two Passenger Elevators. You see after all that WILLOUGHBY, WEL & (0. ARE ONLY ‘GARPET-BAGGERS,’ This Department is in charge of Mr. Kopsell, formerly of the firm of Kopsell & Whitely, who have been Trunk Manu- facturers and Dealers in Bags and Sateh- els for many yearsin Chicago. The whole EXTRA expense of this Department Is simply his salary. Mr. Kopsell says he never sold goods as cheap before, and never sold goods so easy. This is the (nly Oue-Prico Trunk Store IN CHICAGO. The Goods marked in plain figures, and you will be astonished at the very low prices for the best Goods. GREAT FLAT SCARF SALE |WiLitv AFPTER (Clock Monday Nit, MAGNETIC INFLUENCE, WILLOUGHBY, HILL & CO. bought the whole stock of a New York Tie Manu- facturer for Spot Cash, and will offer 2,500 FLAT SCARFS 20 Cents Each. Usually sold at 75 cts and $1, even $1.25. You will not be disappointed, and you will buy more than one. Willoughby, Hill & Co., “LIGHTNING” CLOTHIERS. Cor. lark & Hadison-Sts. | psvrme cvru ane every aren “tmmense Tailoring - Department.” LL & (0, Fight Cutters Employed, And the best talent money can in- duce, the best paid cutters in Chi- cago, backed by over one hundred of the best journeymen tailors in America, and the best paid jour- neymen tailors too. ‘We make no FIFTEEN, EIGHTEEN, or TWENTY dollar Suits in this department, for they are N. G.--- nothing less than $25, and we sell twenty at thirty-five to forty dollars to one at twenty-five dollars. There are no handsomer Suits turned out at any price. We have taken especial pains to find that out. Our prices for equal goods and workmanship are from ten to twenty dollars a Suit under these high-priced tailors. This department paid us less than 15 per cent last year, and we pay for every dollar’s worth of goods we buy in ten days, less a discount, and none of these high-priced tailors have capital to use that way. This statement devoid of “ POETRY.” & WILLOUGHBY, HILL & CO. GREAT Hat Department Employing more salesmen than any other Hat House in Chicago. Why? Because we have the trade, and are obliged to wait upon it. How did we get the trade? By selling the best goods cheap. No old “Skulch” bought; we don’t have the trade for it, and don’t want it. These “scent” ‘Stores on State-st. can have it, but we do buy the nicest Hats made on the face of the earth, and they don’t cost 5 Dollars, either. (That means something.) ‘We have more Gentlemen’s and Boys’ SHOES than any house in this city, more dollars‘ worth. Have no ladies’ goods. Make a specialty of men’s, and we have got the as~ sortment. They are nice goods. No cheap goods. “Wedon’t gotthem.” When you want Shoes “Stylish” and “Good,” just step into this Department. You will not be pressed to buy. You will then admit that ‘Willoughby, Hill & Co. sell only goods that will not injure a reputation they have worked so hard to earn, The Suare-Deahine Houses OF CHICAGO. ; Daytime noel’ tee a night, done by electricity by Willoughh, Hill & Co. eae MAGNETIC FLUID FURNISHED TO CLAIRVOYANTS At One Dollar a Bottle. Warranted to “CLAIRVOY” or no sale. TAKEN FRESH from the MACHINE daily. WILLOUGHBY, HILL & CO. will furnish lanterns to parties wishing to look over these “DARK” “Eastern” Branch Clothing Stores around us, We are always willing to do the f ir thing by them, for we pity them; they feel so, and they show it. THE TURF. The Epsom Derby, and the Amer- ican Horses Engaged in It. A Chance that One of ‘*the Yankees May Win England’s Classic Event. How Brooklyn Men Trot Horses—Notes of the Track and Stable, THE EPSOM DERBY. The principal event of the present weck is the ‘famous Epsom Derby, which is w be run next ‘Wednegtay. Neverhas the race, founded by Lord Derby a century ago, excited anything like the interest in this country that is now felt. Several yeurs ago, when Mr. Sanford sent Mate, Preakness, Bay Final, and Brown Prince across the water, the event was hailed us 2 noteworthy one, and after Brown Prince made a creditable exhibition in the Two Thousand Guineas bis ebance of winning tho blue ribbon of the turf ‘was not thought to be such a remoteone. On the day of the race, however, he was not in as good form as on the Two Thousand Guineas gay, aud cut no figure in the struggle home from Tottenham Corner. Aga whole, Mr. San- ford’s stable did but Httle towards impressing Englishmen with the high quality of the Amer ican thoroughbred. Preakness did well enough in some of the handicaps, and his form and run- ning so impressed the Duke of Hamilton a3 to Jead to his purchase for that gentieman’s stud, and bis progeny are now making their appear- ance on the English turf, two of his dauchiers Sweets and Sweetness—having already per- formed successfully. When Mr. Pierre Lorillard sent a detachment from his stable to Newmarket in the fuil of 36:3 not much attention was puid to the matter ‘by English horsemen or writers for the sporting Papers, but when Purole came out the following spring and won a series of handicaps, hands down, the fact begun gradually to dawn upon the English mind tbat perhaps after all it might be well to puy some attention to “the Yankees,” as the American horses were universally termed, and Uneas. who was jv the Derby, was looked after very closely by the touts. In the race he ‘was beaten before balf the distance had been Rone. and after one or two other unsuccessful essays was ship} to this country, and ran several verv coud races fast season, and were it not for his vile temper the brother to Wanderer ‘would have boen a hard one to beat at any dis- tance, from 1 mile up to tour. Lsst season the American horses in England did not do as well as was hoped for, although some of thoir performances were creditable enough, ‘The crack z-year-olds of the pre- ‘ious season in this country were, Mis- take, Wallenstein, and Sly Dance. Wallen- stein started out bravely at the spring meetings at Nashville, Lexington, and Louisville, winning every stake in which he was engaged at those laces, and was purchased at Louisville by Mr. ierre Lorillard’s agent for $9,000. Reaching Chicago, he was reserved for the Criterion Btakes, in which Capt. Cottrill’s colt Kimbull was Supposed to be his most formidable competitor. ‘The tleld was a large one, Wallenstein selling for $100 to $30 over the lot, and all wno were Prgpobremember the consternationamong tho betting men when the little chest- Rut colt sistake came away from the feld, bard pressed by the Llinois-bred colt’ Victory, and won by a neck in 145, Kimbail'being a poor third, and Wallen- Stein beaten off. Me. Lorillard purchased both Mistake and tory, and subsequently scoured the tiying tilly Sly Dance, all but Victory being Sent to England. Mistake was undoubtedly the tof the Jot, but after crossing the water ho it form, and was never of much account dur- Ing 1880, while Wallenstein maintained’ his American reputation of being “a Sunday horse doing brilliant work one day, and the next be- beaten by out and out second-raters. As for Parole, the weights were clapped on bim ia Such fashion that after being first past the post, for the Lincoln Cup, and having the race taken away from him for ap alleged tout, Mr. Lorillurd Bent the vid brown gelding home aguin, where be ran and won two races. Mr. J. R. Keene, Who sent over a_ 60 headed by Lord Murphy, the ‘Tennessee cult_ that mo wel Mn the South in 189, and Rpendthrift, who was supposed.to be in- Vincible, was unfortunate in having his stable Visited by a malignant epidemic which specdily Yeduced all the horses to a condition in which the most of them were unable to stand training. ‘Toward the end of the season Foxbail and Fulano did somecreditable work. the running of a frst named, however, being of the in-and- sort ‘This season “tho Yankees” have shown so Well in their races that the other contestants for the Derby are thoroughly alarmed. and people On this side of the ocean have allowed them- Selves to become unduly excited over the pros~ Dect that an American representative may be the first to catch the Judge'seye in the Epsom classicevent. ‘That at least two of the Ameri- ©an colts are among the front rank of anything of their age in England is shown by the fact that Zroquois and Don Futano were second and third to Peregrine for the Two Thousand Guineas. the former belonging to Mr. Lorillard, and the latter to Mr. Keene. Peregrine’s Victory in this event, which is generally consid- ered to be a line to Derby form, made him for 8 time fret favorit inthe Derby betting. Jt is Yell Known that while the Lorillard party knew ois to be a good colt they pinned their faith on Barrett and Passaic, being especially sweet on the last named, Barrett was putin to make funning, and performed the job so effectualty Shat he came near winning, Barrett and Passaic being beaten at the start by a wretched send-off, so that what they mizht buve done under tavor- avle circumstances will neyer be known, Foxhailis not in the Derby. and the probable American starters are Jroquois. Barrett, Passaic, and Don Fulano, the first three being the _prop- erty ot Mr. Lorillard, and the Inst of Mr. Keene. At last accounts the bulk of the American money was being placed on Barrett, the fleures on him being 16 to 1. while 4to 1 is offered ana taken that neither he nor Iroquois will run to a Place. Dou Fulano, after being a 100 to 1 chance for weeks, bas revived somewhat on account of ‘A satisfactory trial, but the bookmakers do not seem to tear him. Should the American colts come to the post next Wednesday in good shape to run, the pros- pects are that the question of the relative merits of English and Ameri¢an thoroughbreds will be eifectuully settled. MORE CHICAGO ENTERPRISE. The program of the trotting meeting to be held at the Driving Park in July has. already been given in these columns, as wells the en- tries in each event, and the success of the meet- ing is already so well assured that the manage- ment of tho track has decided on offering still greater attractions, both to borsemen and the public, and offer $9,000: in three special purses, each one of which cannot fuilto prove of the utmost interest and draw to the track larger audiences than bave ever been seen at a trotting meeting in this city. ‘The tirst is a purse of $7,000, offered especially to Maud S., St. Julien, and Sorrel. Dan, the last vameda well-known pacer. It fs also open to any other trotter with a record of 2:14 or better, and inorderto have the purse fill twoor the horses named must enter and start, It is under- stood that the owners of St. Julien and Sorrel Dan stand ready to eriter those horses, and, if this be the case Mr. Vanderbilt cannot well affordto let Maud S. stay out. Sorrel Dan is known to be capable of a mile close to 2:10 when in condition, and even sbould Maud S. not be named to start a duel between St. Julien and the fastest’ pacer in the world would prove a great drawing card. In this race any horse trotting or pacing three heats, one of which must be in 2:14 or better, will receive $1,500. The horse trotting or pacing the fastest average Ubree heats will receive $1,500, aud any horse that trots or paces a mile in 2:10%{ or better will recelve $1,UN additional. This ree is to take plice Thursday, July 21. No entrance fee will be charged, and the entries will close June Js. "As double-team. trotting is rapidly becoming popular, the Driving Park management bas de- cided to otfer a purse of $100), payable” to the team that trots the fastest mile to wagon during the trotting meeting here. provided 2:23 (the ume made by Smal! Hopes and Lady Mac) is beaten. Entrance to this race is free, and nom- inatione must be made on or before July 1. ‘The third purse is $1,000, and ig offered to the horse trotting the Tustest two miles in barnes during the meeting, provided the ume made is better than 4:48!4, Which isthe best record at the distance. Entrance in this race is free, an must be made by July 1. A RACE WORTH WINNING. There ig some fateresting history indirectly connected with the free-for-all race trotted at Fort. Wayne last week and won by Bonesetter. Among the beaten borses was Charlie Ford, and as both he and Bonesetter are owned in Chicaro and well known here, the fact of their coming together in the race mentored is of peculiar in- terest. It will be remembercd that in the win- ter of 1879-8) Mr. H. V. Bemis, the owner of Bonesetter, matched that horse against Churlio Ford for $1,000 1 side. The race.was trotted at the Jockey Club track inJune, 1850, and resulted inan easy victory for Ford, Bonesetter being wholly outof condition, From that time until the race at Fort Wayne last week tho horses never came_ together, and how they came to meet at Fort Warne is worthy of record. Current report bas it thut the owner of Charlie Ford, fearing that the race would not fill, pala entrance on two other horses besides Ford, thinking it better to do this than to allow the race to go by default, not thinking there would be any Eastern horses entered. But from Pbiladelphia came the nominutions of Boneset- ter, Wedgewood, and Robert McGregor; so that when the race camo {to be trotted a large tleld faced the starting judge. To tho surprise of ‘the public, but nut of horsemen who had watched him closely this season, Bonesetter won, hands down, from this formidable ticla, Robert Mc- Gregor getting second place. In Chicago the resuit was painful, every man_on “the level betting his money frecly on Ford against tno. field ut any odds. ‘The owner of Bonesetter and the numerous friends of the horse were gratitied beyond mneas- ure at bis success in defeating Ford after uearly nyearhad elapsed since their meeting, when Bonesetter labored under peculiar disadvan- tages, and their elation under the circumstances ‘to be wondered at. is noley be said in general of. the Bemis stable t « Knapsack” McCarthy, in whose bands the Pose va were placed at the close of Iust season, has brought them out this year in excellent shape, every one belng in the pink of condition. Fred Douglass, who was amiss a cood part of jast season. 13 faster than ever before, and can trot close to 2:2), while Bonesetter and Little Brown Jug have Shown by thefr performances that they are the superiors of anything fn their classes. NCINNATI SPRING MEETING. Kia Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune. CrNcINNATT, O., May 28.—The first day of the spring running meeting over the Chester Park Course, under the auspices of the Cincinnati Jockey Club, was distinguished by a large at- tendance and unusual enthusiasm. There were present the full quota of tho old horse- men, and a satisfactory afternoon was ent. ‘The weather was favorable, and there is in progress one of the most successful running meetings the Association has ever con- ducted. The first race was for atrial purse of $20u, the second to have - $50, open to all ages, one mile dasb. Just —_ before the start pools sold with Enniskillen as favorit ut $60, Pacific $10, Una 335, tho field €25, Afterseveral attempts they were sent off to a tol- erable start, Euniskillen having tho pole, Lillie Dale next, Vexation next, and Una on the out- side. Una jumped into the leadand held it only sround the first turn, when Eaniskillen shoved in front, with Pacitic second, and Una third. In this position thoy passed the quarter, with the rest in a bunch close be- hind, except Lillie Dale and’ Vexation, who’ were far in tho rear. At tho halt Pacific, Louise Gwynne, Un, Curmody, and Enniskillen were running close together in the order named. At the third quarter Pacitio wus still lending, with Una second. Here Down- ing called upon the black colt to come wu and win. He responded in fine style ane run around the last turn and _ into tho stretch. Half way down the stretch Eon killen showed in front, und went under the wire awinoer in 1:45, Pucitie a good second, Una third, Wonder fourth, Gwynue fifth, Minnehaha sixth, Enterprise seventh, Vexation eighth, Car- mody ninth, aud Dale tweltth. The second event_wasthe Ohio Derby Stake for syeur-olds, $30 entrance, half forfeit; $500 added by the Associntion, of which the sec- ond was to have $10u, dash ofone mile and a half, For this there were twenty-six sub- scribers, but only three starters camo to the post, Milton Young's Hootjack, J. Mf. Merrill & Co.'s Windrush, and D. McDonald's King Nero. Pools sold with Bootjuck for $3), King Nero $15, and Windrush $10. Bootjack started in the ‘lead, but dropped ‘back, passing the first turn to the rear, lettimg Nero in front, and Windrush second. In that posivion they kept to the third quarter, when Windrush shoved in front, with Bootjack running easily under 2 pulltwo or three lengths in the rear. Burnes tried to save the King for the finish, but W rush pushed him too bard. At the last quarter Buotjack was let out, collaring and passing the leaders. It was a stirring run around the last turn, and a neck and neck race in the home-streteh between the two, for Nero was virtually out of the tight. ‘Both got the whip, and tjack went under the wire half a length ahead of Windrush, who led Nero ten good lengths. Time, 2:41. The third race was for a club purse of $300, with $100 for second, for all ages, milo ~ heats. ‘Tho ' horses entered were _ Surge, | Jessie P., Bullington, Aduh H., Belle’ of Nelson, and Guy. For the first hert the pools sold: Guy, $110: Belle of Nelson and Surge, $105 euch; and the field, $25. A fair start showed Guy in front, Belle of Nel- son second, and Surge third. Adan H, held on to the tuilend througtont the heat. The first positions were unchanged to the finish, Guy taking the heat in 1:47, Belle of Nelson second, Surge third, Jessie P. fourth, Bul- lington fifth, and Adah H. distanced. In the second heat, Guy sold at odds of two to one agninst the field, The start for the second heat wat icture, the five being al- most neck and n when the drum tapped. Guy took the Iead at once, and was never ben: ed. Belle of Nelson was a good second til the last turn was entered, when old Surge bezan to show his mettle. He passed Belle and made a brave fiebt with the leader, but only sueceed- ed in Suishing one length bebind him and two lIengths ahead of the Belle, Bullington was Powells and Jesse P. was distanced. Time, 13404. AN INTERESTING RACE. Brooklyn Eagle. A very pretty contest took place at William Engeman’s Prospect Park Trotting FairGrounds tho other afteruoon. The difference in opinion was between the owners of a couple of fast road burses, entered for the race respectively by N. B. Smith and William McLoughlin, These genticmen do not own the borses. The names of the trotters are b. g. Jewell, 6 years, and ch. g.Tom Berry, sume age. Jt was a gentleman's race, not advertised, no fate moncy. and noml- nally for $100 a side, the stakes to be invested in aroad wagon for the winner. There isa good deal more than appedrs on the surface in this difference of opinion. The owners were lately good friends on the Hill. They used to trot down the road together ina friendly way. The gentiemen whose names appear above as en- teriug the horses aro not the principals con-- cerned at all. Both of the principuls asked the Eagle reporter to suppress their names. Each said that be respected his opponent, but that the thing bad gone too fur for friendship. The whole trouble arose from the youngsters of the two fuinilies saying one to the otber: “My pa's horse beat your pu's horse down the rond yesterday. i tday: * Well, my pa’s horse beat your pa’s borse last time,” etc. From the svirited hittle fellows, each of whom will, if lucky, drive a fast horse Souner or later, the matter rose in Importance until two friend- Jy families became embroiled: Nothing but blood and the mile-track could settle it. ahere was lotsof money on the P. P. track esterday. F “i ‘The Eagle noted “curied darlings” by the score, in culm worth from nothing to a half million, and all inside of seventy-tive people. ‘The race was up and up. as it must needs be with veteran Slin Hoagland as chief judge. and Messrs. Cummings and Swan as his side assist- ants. ‘There was no gate money and no pool selling. There was no betting except between the Knots of triends, gathered scowingly ubout ten yards apart. Nobody condescended before the first heut to offer anybody else anythtug less than a hundred on the beat ora hundred on the race. 1t took the excited drivers nine times before the Ithadamanthine Hoagland would let them £0. Finally they got of. The world wHl not be particularly interested in knowing how many times Jewell or Tom Berry broke in the tirst heat; suffice it to say the heat was won by Jewell in and that the first quurter was reached in 30;, and the half mile in 1:164%. The second heat was very much like unto the first. The justly deciding Sim gave the twuin, Jone Driscou driviug Berry, & fine, close send off on the first scoring. There was more or less running by the two horses. but Jewell went under tho wire first in 223733. The one quarter was mude iu 35!4, the half mile in Now came a big tur of war. The b. g. which had won two straight hexts was a. big favorit. He did not look particularly fresh, however. ‘To get even, the buckers ot Berry offered even bets on the third heat, nominating as follows, “even up that the third heat does not decide the rice.” ‘The enthusiastic followers of the fortunes of Jewell dit with avidity. Immense sums (in baskets) were staked. I'he heat catne on. Uncle Sim, the present Nestor of horse-trotters, save the word at the first attempt. ‘The horses went and they went. Such excitement was never seen since Flora Temple contested with George M. Patchen. ‘There was a lot of runoing ull along and around, but nobody gained by the “breezing,” and the horses came under the wire, Jewell about seven- eighths of a nose ahead. Now came in the fine work of a thoroughly competent judze. Sia Hougland, the ola pal of Hiram Woodruff, aid: said: * Dead bent; time Everybody was sat- isfied. Tnere was not x man who dared open his trap, Mr. Hongiana explained to a reporter the priuciple on which be proclaimed it a dead heat, Itis too Intricate a matter for the general pub- fie, but the general public, if it bas any interest in the matter at all, can bet on Sim Hongland’s decision. The original colored individual who failed to drive satisfuctorily on the first round, or heat it might be cailed, drove ayain.. It was a pretty fast bent if one did not take into consideration the fuct that both horses rin # good deal. Jewell was # trifle ubead ag they got their send-off. All the way uround the respective triends of the owners of the two horses were shouting: One sid Other side—See bim run.’ Neither horse ran when thoy came under the wire, although both broke for 1,090 part of # second on the very long homestretch of Mr. William Engeman’s very excellent and well- conducted traci . They went under the string, and Jewell, the white-nosed marvel on four legs, was a little— only a Httle—ahead, ‘There was stlenee deep as death, And the boldest heid his breath while Sim Hoagiaud sung out, Jewell wins the ext and tho race in 1-7, ‘The quarters were 3X and 1:15. ‘Then everybody hooked up and went home. TRACK TALK. ‘Trinket has not lost a race this season, Aureolus broke down while exercising. at Jerome Park recently. Ripple, 3 years old, by Lisbon, and owned by the Dwyers, hus gone amiss, Annie Augusta has been retired from the turf, and will be brea to Wanderer. Himyar bas been thrown out of training, hav- inz permanently broken down. The black staltion Emulus, record 2:25, by Mumbrino Pilut, hus been sold to go to France. W. H. Wilson, Cynthiana, Ky., has purcbased Bell Brastield, record 2:4), and Will use her as a brood mure. Mattie Hunter and St. Julien will probably give an exhibition race at Detroit during the meeting there, Mr. Keene's colts Foxhall and Bushman are among the entries in the Prix de Paris, to be run Sunduy, June 12, The 2-year-old filly Virgiletto (full sister to Viwil and Vera Cruz) will probably run at Sara- toga this summer. Tho binck mare Lady Byron, record 2:28, has dropped a tilly foul_by Gov. Sprague, and been bred back to the sumé horse. ‘The bay mare Minx, by Lexington, died at the North Eikhorn Farm, Kentucky, last week. She was the dam of Monitor, Minnock, and others. The horses recently sent to England by Mr. Richard Ten Brocek bave been reuamed. Sars- fleld is called Wilbert; St. Patrick, Ranchero; and oman, Meteor. ‘The second payment on nominations for the Chicago trotting meeting is due next Wednes- day, June 3, and persons having entered horses In aby of tho races hero should bear the fact in mind. Mr. George H. Brasfeld has sold to Albert , of this city, the buy borse by Cobbles’ Hayd Lexington, dam by Pilot Mambrino, purchased by him fn Kentucky not long agd. This horse can beat 2:0, and the price paid is sald to buve been a large one. ‘The horses belonging to Mr. H. V. Bemis, of this clty, are doiug” well tbig season under the management of * Knapsack”’ MeCurthy. Little Brown Jug, Bonesetter, and Silverton were all winners at Fort Wayne last week, and Fred Dougluss drove Florence out at Washington in weet. Mr. C. B. Harvey, of New Philadelphia, O., bas purchased for $2,000 the promising young trot- ter Mambriuo Clay, that won the, 2:50 race at Fort Wayne last Tuesday, acquiring a record of 2:3514. Mr. Harvey wag the owner of Lew Scott, Tecord 2:24 for several years previous to the death of that horse, aug alsoowns the black mare Duck, by Scott’s Hiatuga. it i3 probable that Marmbrino Clay will join W. H, Crawford's stable, which now includes Robert McGregor, Voltaire, and others. The eutries to the Cincianati trotting meeting, which commences July 4, closed last week, and ure follows: ‘Three-minute class—Highland Stranger, Alexis, Tom Rogers, Kate McCall, Lady Cleveland. Ollie. Barkis, Maud H., Mo- hawk Gloster, Elsie, and Borak. wwo-twenty- six class—Dream, Joe Bunker, Rienzi, Lump3, and Unalaln. Two-twenty-three pacing clu Capt. Dan, Bald Hornet. Noonday, Lincoln, Mat- tie, Bay Tom, Mianie Lewis, and Shaker Hos. Two-forty class—Hirbland | Stranger, Itosa Wilkes, Boneset. May Morning, Luster Boy, Laura J.. Annie W.. Stranger, Prince B., David. Elsie, ana Clitfwood. Two-twenty-nine class— Musette, Bliss, Executor, Eayle Boy, Hardwood, } dumago wus Duck, and Alice. Two-thirty-three class— Alexis, Columbus, Almont, Jr., Harry J., Alice Wilkes, Katie D., Big Jobo, Keno, Hardwood, Barkis, Blanche H., Mattie Graham, Allegheny Boy, and Elsie. s Monroe Chief has been shipped to Detroit, and will trot at the meeting there, but who will drive him fs not settled, although it ig pretty well uu- derstood that Peter Johusun will not hold the reins over his old favorit. ‘The horse has been suldtoa Mr. Saulsbury, of California,“and as. Jobnson had a written contract concerning his driving of the horse this season, it fs fair topre- sume that the Chief's new owners have made satisfactory arrangements with him. In regard to Piedmont, another stallion that was in John- son's stable last season, it may be said that Jobnson will drive that horse in the 2:21 race at the Chicago meeting, unless something not at present apparent should prevent. THE RAILROADS. EAST-BOUND FREIGNTS. There was no improveinent last week in the eastbound freight shipments, and in- stead of an increase, as was anticipated, a decrease has to be recorded. The total ship- ments by the six Eastern pool lines for the week ending May 28 were 38,745 tons, against 523 tons the week previous, a decrease of 3,775 tons. ‘The decreased shipments are due mainly to the fact that there is too wide a difference between the lake and rail rates. By lakeand eanal the rate is 10 cents per bushel, or about 17 cents per 100 Ibs, while by rail the regular rate is 30 cents per100]bs. As long as the railroads adhere to the 30-cent rate they can- not hope to increase their business, as the shippers will not pay such a rate when they ean have a much lower one by the lake lines. It is already reported that some of the roads are clandestinely cutting the rates in order to increase their ship- ments. It has already been reported in Tue ‘TrpuNE that last Wednesday a large ship- ping firm in this city made a contragt for the shipment of half a imillion bushels “of grain from Chicago to New York, and that the firm claims to have secured a rate as low as the rate by lake and canal, which would be about 18 cents per 100 pounds, ora cut of 12 cents from the regular rates. ‘The firm refuses to divulge the name of the road or line with whieh the contract was made. The railroads in this city do not deny their knowledge of the existence of such ‘a contract, but they claim that it was not made by an al-rail line, but by a lake-and-rail line. ‘The linecharged by the railroads with making the contract is the Union Steamboat Company, which runs in connection with the Erie from Buttalo. Even if this is a fact, it does not prove that the railroads are not cut- ting the rates. It would exonerate the Ines Ieading enst from this city, but not the lines leading east from Buffaio. The Gnioa Steamboat Line {3 run in tne interest and in connection with the Erie, and it could not pos- sibly have made such a large contract at so low 2 ratg without the cunsent and knowleage of the Eric Compuny, which necessarily must sbare ia the cut, as the steamsbip line could not afford to bear the cut all alone. It only proves what Tue, 'Tripuse bas frequently asserted during the last month or two,—namely, that the cast-bound poul bas no further object ‘exeept to assist the New York trunk Hnes to secure the business from the lake Ines at better rates than they could if a regular reduction in ail-rail rates was made. While the rouds leading enst from Chi- cazy bave nll alone tried conscientiously to eatry out the provisions of the pool, the New York trunk lines bave all along violated its provisions, und even came to this market and cut the regular rates. The break in enst-bound rates month ortwo ayo was caused by just such action as the Erte is now charged with. At that timo the Erie came into this mar- ket and made big contracts at cut rates, When this was found out by the New York Central it also came here and did likewise. The Baltimore & Ohio tinding that ft was being badiy damaged by these proceedings on the part of its rivals made an open reduction of fivecents. ‘Thea Commissioner Fink seeing that he could no longer ignore the fact that the rates had gone to pieces reduced the rates to 25 cents by all tne lines. ‘The roads then sturted in and made all the contracts they could ut the 25-cent rate, and when they bad secured sutlicient business at those tigures the trunk-line Presidents met and ordered the rates to be advanced tu iW cents again without giving a single day's notice. Great inflicted by these proceedings upon those ehippers who were not fortunate enough to secure contracts at the reduced rates, and who had based their culculutions on the 25- cent rate when they made their purchases. But the roads, being ali tilled up with business, re- fused to listen to the protests of the shippers, and upto this time have insisted upon the 3 cent rate. They buve just now got through with the old contracts, and, lading that they can se- cure no new business ut the d-cent rate. they now commence the old trick over again and clandestinely cut the rates, tinally forciug an- other general reduction. which will only Inst until all tho lines have filled themselves up again with contracts, and then the rates will suddenly be “restored tu the W-cent figure. It bas been cbarged by some of the roads that Tae Trecse js claiming that the rates ure cut again for the purpose of forcing a break in rates. THE TRIBUNE could not. possibly be instigated by any such tnotives, for it 6 an es- tablished fact that Chicago does not suffer from the bigh all-rail rates, but, on the contrary, 1s greatly benellied by them. If St. Louis, In- diunapolis, Peoria, and other interior Western points can stand the bigh rail rates, Chicago, with the lakes buck of it, certainly can. If the rail rates are hich from this point, they are correspondingly hizh from otner polots, and consequently business {3 forced to Chicago, where it can take advantage of the low lake and canal rates. If the railratesare low, much of the business that now comes to Chicago will go around it by the interior cross lines. THe Trimvuve gives the news without considering whether it burts or benefits anybody. it is certainty forthe interests of the lines lead- ing east from Chicaso, which have to beur the brunt of the lake competition, tobe informed of the doings of their rivals whereby they are pineed in # position to guard and protect their interests, and if. they were not entirely under the thumb of the Eustern trunk- line manngers they would freely acknowledge that THE TRIBUNE in advising them of the do- ings of their competitors is helping their in- terests. ‘The following statement shows the amount of business done by the various roads leading east for the week ending May 23: (Grain, |Prov’s.| Four, |tons of jtons of dris."| 2000 | 2. from this Total tone. Michigan Central. 5,061, Lake Shore. Paty Fort Wayne. 6,103) Pan-Handle Ts Baltimore 1 Grand ‘Trunk Total.. 107,961] 21.265 ‘The percentages were: Michigan Central. 25,90; Lake Shore. ».06; Fort Wuyne. 24.10; Handle, 11-17; Baltimore & Obio, 1022; Grand ‘Trunk, 6.55. ST. PAUL & MANITOBA. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Sr. Paut, Minn., May 28.—There was a Tumor about town to-tlay, to the effect that the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Rail way Company will soon construct a branch or eross-road, beginning ten miles this side of Fergus Falls, to run to Breckenridge, a distance of thirty miles. By this 2 connection will be formed with the Durbin extension. The road will pass through a highly cultivated and rich section of country, and will be a great con- venience to travelers desiring to go across the country without the necessity of going to Barnesville or toSt. Paul in order to reach Northwestern points. ‘There is no doubt the road will be built, though statements about itare in the form of rumors, A atch from Dwight, Punland County, Dakota, says a party of engineers started to-day to survey a line south trom this point to Brown's Valley, the present terminus of the branch of the Manitoba Road west from Morrts. ‘This line of the Manitoba, running northwest and north from Wappetun and Breckenridge, was completed last full to a poimt witnia seven miles of Casyelton, on the Northern Pa- citic, west of Fargo twenty-cight miles. ‘This new line the enincers are running to Brown's. Valley will make quite an important feeder of the Manitoba road, and will probably he pushed, as the Minnesota Northern from Wadena west will cross the Red River at Wappeton and extend West towards the Missouri River. ATLANTA & ALABAMA. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tritunes ATLANTA, Ga., May °%.—The permanent. organization of the Atlanta & Alabama Rail- way line, to run between Atlanta and Bur- mingham, Ala, was perfected to-day by the election of A. C. azkell, of the Charlotte, Augusta & Columbia, President; G. J. Fore- acre, manager of the Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line, Vice-President; and the following Directors: Anthony Murphy, Samuel M. Ingman, L. J. Hill, T. M. R. Talcott, Joseph Bryan, A. S. Buford, and W, H. Snowden. The three first-named Directors are capitalists of Atlanta. The others are connected with the Richmond & Danville, which has a _ controlling interest. "Work will commence as soon as surveying party can be orgualzed, and active operations ug s60u thereafter as possible. The line will be about 130 miles long, and will no way be connected with Gordon's Georgia Western scheme. This ling will be thorn in the side of the Louisville & Nashville, also of Cole's South- ern system. This roud will connect with a line from New Orleans to Meridian, the contract for the building of which was let yesterday, makiog a through line from New York to New Orieans, A GREAT UNDERTAKING. Axnoy, O., May 28.—The engineering party to-day completed the survey of the Western Division of the projected Continental Kail- way from Omaha, Neb., to this city. ‘The Eastern Division, from New York City to Akron, will be completed in a few days. The Company to-day filed a mortgage here to the Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company of New York in a sum not toexceed £10,000 per mile. The mortuage Is siened by J.T. Snead, President of the Continental Railway Company. and by Huse- wall G. Ralston, President, and George 7. Fitct, Seeretary, of tho Trust Company. The roud follows the forty-first purallel of north latitude the entire length of 1.200 miles. CMICAGO & VACIFIC. Adeoision was given by Judze Jameson Saturday morning on demurrer to the amended bil! in the case of Robert Law against the Chicago & Pacific Railroad Com- This wasa bill for the purpose of pany. restraining the ‘defendant from mort- gaging or Jeasing its road to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Raliroad. A stockholders’ meeting wus beld the same day, and the parties voted to give the Mortgage and lease in spite of the injunction. A supplementary bill was afterwaras filed mak- ing the Chicago, Miiwaukee & St. Paul Rullroad acodefendant. The Chicago & Pacitic . Railroad filed a second demurrer to the supplementary bil, and the Judge Saturday overruled tt, bold- ing Iu substance that the Chicago & Pacitic Road hud no power to execute the proposed lease, be- cause n domestic corporation had no power to Jeuse its roud to a forelwn corporation,—that is, one not incorporated under the laws of Iiinois. The other question, as to the validity of the stockholders’ acts, was ngt passedon. The de- fendunts were granted time in which to decide whether to stand by thedemurrer, and take sa appeal, or go to trial. VOTING AWAY THEIR MONEY. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Crown Pornt, Ind., May %8.—An election held here to-day to vote for or against an ap- propriation of $10,000 by this (Centre) town- ship to aid in the construction of the Joliet & Valparaiso Railroad resulted in a vote of 295 for the appropriation and 8 against it. The yote polied is u small one, there being 700 voters in the township, Considerable right of way bags been donated in this county, and the prospect seems good for the carly completion of the road. 8. R.. CALLOWAY. Derrorr, Mich., May 28.—S. R. Calloway, who isabout to leave the Superintendency of the Detroit & Bay City Railroad to accept that of the Michigan & Chicago Division of the Grand Trunk, was presented by his old em- plovés to-duy with a splendid silver service of thirty pieces, costing 2400. ITEMS, The Illinois Central Railroad Company brought here yesterday morning nineteen ear-loads of strawberries for this market and two car-loads for the Detroit market. During the past week the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway brought here 2.520 immigrants, Nearly allof them went West and Northwest. Commissioner Midsley has issued another call for n meeting of the Southwestern Kallway As- sociation. The date now fixed upon is June 4. ‘The managers of all the roudsin the Associa- tion have informed Mr. Midgley thut they ex- pect to be able to be present at the meeting on that day. and it is not probable that the meet- fog will aguta have te be postpuaed. ‘The new dummy train which starts Monday morning on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pucitic Road, to run to Pullman Junction and Commer- cial avenue, or Brown's Mills, South Chicago, will make quite an additional accommodados ta residents along the line of thls route, but will hardly be used for a pleasure train to Pullman, ng the rond docs not touch at Pullman proper. If the other dummy train were so arranged as to- make all the usual stops, the addition would give general satisfuction. Commissioner Fink has Just !ssued the follow- ing circulur rerarding rates from Western points to Southern coast points, via Atlantic citles: * Referring to Circular No. 25 giving notice of aa aereement that has been made with : the Southern Railway & Steamship Association on business from the West to Southern Atlantic points, it is found that rates are not maintained by some of the steamship lines from New York and Philadelphia, owing to the fact that the steamship lines from those places do not charge the full proportion of the rate wllowed iu ad- dition to the established rates to those citfes, it therefore becomes necessury, in order to equal~ ize tho rates. to make a reducuon of five cents per 1W pounds on grain and provisions, making the rate from Chicago to Wilmington, N.C. Charleston, Port foyal, Savannah, and Bruns- wick, on elgbth class, 37 cents per 100 pounds, instead of 42 cents; and on seventh vlaas 43 cents per 100 pounds, instead of 47 cents. ‘The above rates wiil take effect Monday, Say 30, 1S8L, LABOR AND CAPITAL. TIE HOCKING VALLEY MINERS. Cotumuus, O., May 28.—The miners at points in the Hocking Valley region have de cided at their meetings to accept a reductie~ to 70 cents a ton for mining, and will return towork Junel. The Nelsonville miners at their meeting to-day decided to bold out for $0 cents. The backbone of the strike is broken, and it will prooably be but a question of a few days when all the miners will be agalo at work at the reduced rates. DAVENPORT PRINTERS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Davenport, Ia., May 23.—The compositors employed on the Gazette dropped their sticks this afternoon and refused to work. Editors and reporters, with men from the Job-room, fouk the eases, and the: paper will appear a3 usual. ——————— Tho Boy and the Singgish Wasp. Brookiyn Eagte. ‘The season is here ut last when the adventur- ous small boy thinks be can make experiments with the sluggish wasp that be tinds creeping on a window sash in the gurret. ,He is not wholly ignorant of the foibles of the insect, but be bas beard the saying that “Wasps wou't sting til the June birds sing.” It {3 great comfort for him to know this. It gives bim a poor tdea of 3 wasp and €ncourages bin to insult it. Accord- ingly he removes it from the window-sash, piuces it in nis extended palm and tickles it de- Muotiy under the rina. Later on, two strong women are holding that boy's band while tho anxious mother is exploring his palm with a needle, and his little beels ure churning hotles in. the nursery floor. ‘Thus Is childish fuith in the truth of cherished sayings shattered: thus is the first fdoi of our lives broken and the firas lesson of skepticism taught. a Laces, very attractive assortment, at CA, Coutant & Co.’s, 345 State street.