Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 4, 1881, Page 8

- Trotting, Running, and Pacing Races Every Bay. He Jumps, Handcuffed, Through the a IGGON. Es ies " Wil be the Createst Fair of the Year for Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, and Agricultural ‘Products and” ‘Machinery $50,000 IN PREMIUMS ARE OFFERED! . It will be a Great Exposition i in every sense of the deiesitinnd and Live Stock Interests of the GREAT WEST. The Association ‘has: secured: for a term, cat ; years the use of the Grounds and Buildings of , : THE CHICAGO ds ti d. will have completed by Se t. 5, additional buildings specially adapted for Fair ala ‘ ee AMONG THE SPECEAL ATTRACE Two 20-Mile Equestrienne Garftests, One on Wednesday, Sept. 14, between Miss Belle Cook, of California. and Miss Emma Jewett, of Minnesota, and on of the First Contest and Aucluding some of the most attractive and interesting features erer offered in America. Which cost over $120,600, Two Great Steeple Chases, One on Tnesday, Sept. 14, for a purse of $500, and one on Friday, Sept. 16, fora fale a vo Tb ieee Races, whieh are the leading features of “the Great Meetings at ratory Lous Branelt, Coney tsland, and it re the most exciting and ting because dangerats, nt wat tothe end. ‘Thousands of de- is it s the daring leaps over hiedges, d itches, stone walls, aud. hurdles, the “frequent bursts of speed over the more level portions of the course, and thé not infrequent tumbles of horse or rider, or both. - The Steeple Chases will. be the Feature of the Fair Week, and the Great Sporting Events of the Season. Bex SG s they horses 15 t. gotten hy t! those of last year. dnrance, th and the Re To the people of the Wes Trade unequaled in Americ: Te accommodations for the p of Chi T workshops, the prodnets of the AND LARGEST FAIR in America. Privileges and sites fur RESTAURANTS, DINING-HALLS, LUNCH ST LF aad e Race will win $2. s Williams, ly to. eng: in these contest nn Sept. 17 between the Winner of London, the £ Champion Lady Rider of England, who s sailed from Liverpool on ie 3 in the Steamer Nothing can RIVING PARK, parposess. 1 the yates of $30,000 more, making altogether a Fair Grounds unsurpassed in the Tnited Sitio” The Regular Programme Of Running and Trotting Races ista GRAND ONE, and the entries, hich closed on Wednesday, Sept. 1, will be found in another column Amon: the great Premiums offered are: A Grand Sweepstakes Prize a $1,000 and Gold Medal for Best Herd of Draft Horses; a Prize of $500 and Gold Medal for Best Draft Stallion of Any Age or Breed ; 2 Prize of $500 and Gold Medal for Best Draft Mare of ‘Any “Age or Breed #* Swe capotates Champion Lady Rider of America, And on the last day of the Fair to ride against Miss Williams, of England, for the purse of $2,500 and the Championship of the World. ‘itisa Prize worth gaining, , and the Race will be ridden oitt to the end. In_ addition to these Great Ramis, Races, the Managers have pro- eed the | vided for a Special Purse of $2,500. delight with which the contests of-last year were wit- pe he largest. and most. select audiences on the Continent. The ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, St 3500 ond Gold ate io het Heed of ale te es Ura and endurance of the Ladies, the speed of the Horses, and |_ “LITrLE BROWN JUG.” takes | Nie oF stakes pa da fees Step. Surine, aay Poult air 10 20 times hose who witness The Horses te Ladies have more ward of the Winner is of more value. 5500, is to be acknowledged ‘Htement of the rapid changes (each contestant changes during the race) made up a sceue never to be for- i them, The present contests will far execed are far superior, both in speed and en- experience in all the details of such a race, The winner of the First proportionately tai rizes for all the Breeds and Classes us Live tock, as well as for Agricultural Products, Dairy Goods, Fruits, Flowers, ete.” A prominent feature of the Fair will he the display of Agricaltoral Taplemens and Machinery, and Vehicics, for which every facility will be offered. 1 Purse of $2,500, to heat 500 extra to beat the time 1 The Fastest Pacer in the World, for a Spe his own unrivaled record of 2:11 3-4, with $2. of “Maud S.,” 2:10 1 te He has made the fastest three heats of Horse in the world, viz: 2:11 3-4, 2: 211 3-4, 2:12 1-2. Average, 2 And if is Known he can pace ‘a Mile in 3 208, and it is believed lie will do so on this occasion ou the Chicago ‘Track. ly invited. ‘0 NE PROPLE oe GHC: AGO we promise THE BEST AND GREATEST FAIR EVER HELD IN AMERICA, one worthy of CHICAGO and the NORTHWEST, and ask them to support it. honsekold, and displays of their goods, and their presente on the grounds each and every d ESPACE DINE ; ANDS, SHOWS, &e., &e., are for rent. t we say the greatest attraction of the Chicago Pair will be CHICAGO, unsurpassed in climate, in accommodations, in railroad and hotel facilities. Its Parks, Boulevards, Theatres, Places of Amusement, and Marts of vy 5 the added attractions of THE GREAT FAIR, you are cord i : ine poet ie unsurpassed Plenty of water, Commodions Dining-Halls and Lunch Rooms, Immense Seating Capacity, Popular Prices, Low Railroad Fares and Freights, in short, the management pledge the people We want exhibits of their manatactares and “We expect 200,000 PEOPLE during the week and must prepare to entertain them. SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT ROTICEH. Arrangements ha and anload them at their station at Fortieth-st., only a very short. distance from the trains All railroa aud enn Excursion Trains every day of the Fair. ve heen made with the Chieago & Northwestern Railroad Comp ds give the ve best terms both for freight and passengers. any by which they will receive from any and all railroads running into Chicago Live Stock and other articles billed to the “Chicago Fair,” and switch the same: ne to ‘air Grounds, and receive the same after the Fair at this station. ” Proper facilities will be provided for the safe unloading of stock. They will also stop regular Madison-st. cars run direct to the gates from the centre of the city. For Full Information and Premium Lists apply to D. L. HALL, Secretary, {{6 Monroe-st., Chicago. HV. BEMIS, “ADMISSION, ALVIN HULBERT, Vice-President. A. 8, GOB, A. A, UNGER, PB WEARE, Bo H, CAMPBELL, W. E NHENRY, R, J. SHIH, Directors H M WILMARTH Treasurer. ONLY D. 1. HALL, Secretary. FIFTY CENTS. tion of visitors is going on rapidly, and there is no doubt that ainvle_ provisions have been made to feed and care for all who come. ‘SPORTING. \ CREINAL NEWS. Second Escape of the Murderer Who First Escaped with the Sheriff's Niece. DILLIARY The proposed cushion-carrom tournament in New York seems to meet with favor rywhere atong billiard-luvers, as this st¥le of xame is rapidly increasing in popu- larity—its strength lying largely in the fact that it brings guod players upon a more equal footing than any of the “nursing” games. For instance, Sexton may outplay ly forthe first half of the game, but he never be so far ahead but that Daly can possibly overtake him. ‘Chen, too, the cushion-carrom pune, as iHustrated by ex- Window of a Car and Eludes Pursuit. MARTIN ESCAPES AGAEN. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 3.—Wi tin, a dtsperado of Southweste under sentence uA be tunzed, Jualbed through a window of a passenger-car while Dae ascending Dixon Sill, on the St. Louis o& | Pets; i§ a peculiarly chs San Srancisco. Stailroad, about 2 o’elock this ires. morning, and at last accounts had not been eaplured. He was in charse of Sheritl Guod- all, of Lebanon, who is now in pursuit of him with a posse of men, Martin is we “Senator”? Mike Geary fas un- a the working-up of the proposed y York tournament, and has just cular in whieh, atuone other thio: “The games will be 200 points exch (quite long). man who was released from Lebanon | ‘the Looe ot Priests is SZ, und a gold cup of yi Ss vearia ties! 7 jy | wrest value: the bolder ot it is subject tu a sie lash Sovemiler a IUNG df shall be eomipeited to play ia tet niece. of Sherilf named Dee al Teena nay seem stern, bolder fron or business. If 1p! hoids the cup one year. unbesten it becomes his pryperty. ‘This tournumeat is the first given where a billiard-table manytacturer was gt interested. It is given under tho qatronage of Mr. Iichird Roach, ot the St, { Exchange, simply to see who is.the pluyer,and not with uny mercesury ‘rhe diticult chai wires uotunly cushion possible to procure tuble of the J. M. Brunsw Magzie Wil: qmurderer while he mn, who fell i in jail, and ran away with him after she effected his pe. ‘They Were recently found in KE: feunessee by Sheritl Goodall, and were being returned to Lebanon, when | the second escape was made. Martin was handenffed when he jinped trom the car, but as he knows the country ‘well, and has many friends all through that section, the chances are largely against his capture. The girl was taken on to Lebanon. By - sioual player, cil ve or retired—one whose Knowledge of hiliinrds is thorough, wwhese boxe reproach, aod who will decide it is caleulated to ba NNIE CRAMER, ™ ILAven, Sept. 3.—The verdict of the jnry of inquest in the Cramer cxse was that Jennie E. Cramer came to her death by poi- Son aud sivlence, sud that James Malley Jr. is criminally responsible, and Walter. E. Malleyand Blanche Douglass morally respon- sible for the saine. ‘Lhe post-mortem exam- ination does not reveal the cause or manner ofdeath, The body was generally ina nor-. ynal conditiun, but there was considerable Cougestion of the membranes of the brain. JE their choice will be determined by 2 p tournament, ‘This affair will eclipse v ofits kind held heretofore, and ‘will besa the latter part of October. Among the players eligible pute for ul tournament 2 Slusson, Sexton, ty, Garn very doubtful if ry couclusions with the American without a big bonus, and nobody bonuses nowad: Buritis highly ue that the V be repress ated in the A YRARFUL TALE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago ‘'ribune. Ghaxp ARAVID: i the. player” t Mr. Thousas repre- Wal- one ve fewate urbers at Saronac, rad a drunken row and a fight with ri 3 last night. Weathers attempted to ent Dent’s throat, but Dent defended hers: in the arms. ca throat from eur to juries. Y, Inilictiue fatal in- JA. CAPE FRO! + Spectat pispazch w ‘The ANN Arnon, Mi Sept. Jn the county jail escaped fag Unrough the bars of tne jail-window with tools probably furnished from the outside. ‘Cuvir names are AMfred Dinuingwon and Henry Hurst, horse: thie and Halley Uuimphr id fol Morgan, awaiting trad Nothing has yet been heard L Jast two mouths cusiiion nd seldoun Los! fy ed trum three to fou 1ns of twenty to thirty. Kill is undoubte nd he hits the respect nd confidence of all who know him. Let Wall be adinitied as the Western repre- senlauve in the tournament, by all incans. ATHL ‘The athletic and pugil vies, the principal tion being an ex Vition by Jolin L. Sullivan, the champion heavy-weight of the country, drew ont a Jarge andivnee, not less than 2,000 people beiug present to witness the various ¢ on the program, showing that such exhibi- tions, when welt conducted, will be patron- dzed by a respectable class of citizens. Mand- poe silver cups were offered Tur the best fight, middle, and heavy weight sparrers, ‘and a wresling match between Duncan C. ‘ l-round champion wrestler of Can- W. Johnson, was also set dows ham 2. Dick- rsdalen, convicted in the Whittaker ehtenced each to a buf 31,000 and iuiprisonment for test years. —— SOLDIERS. Sptciat Dispatcn to The Chicas Tribune. ‘GTON, IIL, Sept, ‘Everything ts readiness for the soldiers’ reunion.) At be fajr-crounds buildings, barracks, tortifi- rations, amplutheatres, targets, telephone aud telegraph connections are all prepared, and the militia- are ‘commending to arrive. Capt. IL Vanbuskirk, of Peoria, is in com- mand of Camp Yates, the mi encamp- went, until Gén, Reece arrives.’ Gen. Elliott, Adjutaut-General of the State, arrived today. Che york of preparation tor the aveommuda- Dons tirst had a bout with the elo "pected regatta between the E: ‘ing orde: The mindle-weights were well Marry Clifford and Pete Gib- whieh Then Saunders. represented, resufled in a victory William Bradburn, 2 and Tom Doherty de-weights, fought ites very ti Sradburn proving: victorious. in each of these bouts came together hater in the evening to decide which was en- titled to the trophy, and some hard and desperate x done -on both sides, the p so evenly matched that at the conclusion of three rounds the referee unable, ta decide which was the best man, and 2 cup wasgiven toeuch. ‘The onl: veight aspirants for honors were V mi Owens and John Anderson, but ht shoulder in the first round, “the serap not concindee” ‘The wrestling between sand Johns@VeTss a ver ity exhibi- In_ the (epres-ltom: le Stess ucceeded in . but the refer- ad the men retired, ‘incipal event of the between Sullivan and A ter being a burly mano: nd the champion or Mie! the Miehigan no match at in conseguence treated to but tion. doing so at ee did no ‘The wi evening . Burns, “the | feet ia high sun. repre- all for the one round. and efit twenty seconds had ekipsed caught Burus one under the chin thatlaid him ing on the stage. Hardly ‘eet and got into position when a vi right-hander from Sullivan) took im fair in the mouth, and not only was he amtin knocked down, but. this time sent fly- ing off the south end of the stuxe into the au- dience. Mr. Burns very iously declined to appear again, and, aftera friendiy sparring: match between Sullivan and Capt. Dalton, the audience dispersed. ere AQUATIC, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘ON, Il, Sept. ‘3—The long: ex- ‘anston Boat Cluband the Farraguts came off: fast even- ing. The Farragzuts came to Evanston ina aut provided by the Evanston Ciub.: ‘The ter was found to be too rough: for any of e races except the six-oared barge, which started at 445 p.m. ‘Tlie -erews were: Eyanston—Lyman, Lunt, Richmond, Helm, Magill, Seator; Farraguts~Adams, MeCtel- fan, Cobb, Hemersheeter, Webster, ‘Nelson. ‘The Evanston crew took the lead from the start and inaintainea it through the race, finishing a full easy length ali id: After the race an elegant lunch was s Ev journed to "the Avene House; 4 sphere a. dancing party was given to the vis Freiberg gave the music, and the dancers stayed until a late hou ‘Speciat Dispatch to The Chizago Tribune. Lani GENEVA, Sept. he annual re- gatla for the She dan prize ocourred to- day, the bow Starting at 12:15 in the follow- Bonita, Zouave, Ethe), Netti a\gamennon, Geneva, Whisper, the Eth iaking the first prize of S$ yacht” and $55 in Girt hours , ont D ize, S45, very light breeze ieetaial dui the race,-and several tines the boats were becalued. Much interest. was mani fested in the race, and considerable money a pa 1 won by the fonuee ins, Knal foul. ———— Familiar Quotations. Chambers’ Journal. ave contrib and others jearned in the law, that who dreis power,” to cuamored hildren bath ave the bigh urd Coke tor given hostay eece ne eae Jormag: es declaring that Corporations have s, Amuu's uouse is his-castle.” The pression “Anant ot Accident,” is bor= Towed from Lord ‘Thurlow. “The wreatest hap- Pinlexsof the grestest nuniber.” occurs in Ben- thaw, but as ‘an acknowledyed translation from the earned jurist Beccarla. ‘To Leviathan Hobhes we owe ‘the sae maxim, “Words are wise men’s counters, but tne. money of tools.” it is John Selden who suggests. that by throwing “a straw into the alr you migy ; see the way of the: ‘The victors the former injured his |. wind; und to his contemporary nstiern is With how ittule wisdonr te Mackintosh tirs maby seeiu to interpret the ph he is “abroad” in the sense of bei where at work, tn the familiar phrase, delusion, 2 mockery, and u snare.” there 15 2 erttin Biblical ring, whieh has sometimes led from one or other of the are, in faet, an ora Denman xt To its being quoted a: Hebrew propnets; the words extract from the judgment o the trial of O'Connell. FIRE RECORD. LAKE AND FRANKLIN. The damage in the fire at the corner of Lake and Franklin strects proved yesterday to be fully double the » night before. i Franklin street, owned by A. : Kent, was damazed to the extent of neatly $4.00, and is insured for . $3 Confiance, and imilar account in the ‘Traders’. This building is occupied on the first and fourth and -basement - feors’ by Sargent, Greenleat & Brooks, locks and elbows. {tis tid that = $6,009 will cover their. loss and they’ usurance as follows: American, Com- ul Union, Pacitie, Pnenis, Aina of Hartford, and Star, 008 each; Union of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, $1900 each; and Watertown, $1,000, The Griflin. Silver-Plating Company, occupying ws sent nd and third floors, lose tram $2,000 to 33,000 at least, and are insured for 313,000 in the following companies: Girard and Phasnix, $2,000 each; London, Liverpool & Globe, $4,009; w York Alliance, Viremen’s Fund, London — .Associauon, Manufacturers’ of Boston, - and -Penn- sylvanta Fire, - $1,000 eacli, ‘The fluor and basement of Ne und 41 are ipied by Curran & Wolf, manufacturers lumber-driers, Their foss is small, and Uney are insured for $2,000 in the State of Pennsylvania, Henkle & Co., insole manu- facturers, oecupied.the second floor, and. lose half or two-thirds of $9,500 insurance, placed as follows: La Contiance and North man, $3,000 each; Northern, $2,000; Rhode Island, $1,500, ‘The Corrugated Elbow Company, oceupylpg the — sec- ond. and third floors, have the follo’ ing insurance: Queen’s, $4,000; Fire Association, Enterprise, and == Phenix ot L., $2,000 each; Norwich Union, Lanz, Whitney & Co, dealers in leather notions, occupying the third and part of the th floor of No. 37, tose about $ is the following in: ; Phoenix of L.,.8 }; and Springtield, 3) Wallin & Son, leather deal the basement and first tloor of No. heavy loss, mostly by water, cannot for the pre estimated. ‘They have i in.the following: Fire Association, an Fire, $5.0u0 cach; Commercial Union, Rel ANCL, $2,500 each: North British, rte ford, $3,000; Hume of ‘ow York and wiratd, $2,000 each? and Franklin, $1,000. ghd L- shaved building, Nos. 217 and 9 Lake street, and Nos. 39, and 41 Franklin street, owned by the White’ the extentof about 4 as follows: Nerth western, 35,000 cach : Sp! Held, mer- Fire, and ‘Association, $2,500 ‘The heavi losers are Durand & Co., wholesale grocers, ocenpying the peemete ad first fluors of Nos. 2 19 Lake street. Dy the break Use OF other of a water-elevator stand-pipe their valuable stock of groceries, especially that portion stored in the basement, | was flooded. ‘The damage will appros fh there is $43,000 insurance Republic. and New Yor! whi ach; New Orleaus, Comme Newark. City, Relief, Factors’, People’: New Hampshire, Farmers’, (Watertown, Milwaukee Mechanics’ and Clinton, $2,500 exch; Watertown, La Caisse, and Firemen’s of Baltimo: 4 each. The second and ihird Noors of the premises, occuvied by the Corrugated Elbow Company, were ouly slightly damaged, and the fourth. floor by: Sargent, Greenleaf & Brovks. ‘Phe insw Ace on this portion is appended: . Par! , 31,000; "Western and Girard, $2,009; ; and Reliance, i $9,500, "The. build- Lake street, is owned Cole, was_but slightly damaged, and ured for $5,000 in the ilamburz & Bre- ire Insurance Patrol Reporter pears to five started on the third floor of Nos. 50 and 4l Franklin street from unknown causes. People’s, Rutgers, 500 ch; R pEtroi’ MICH. Mieh., Sept. 3.—The Delray ve situated at the mouth of the River Rouge, four and a half miles below this city, and owned by. Louis Blitz, suc- cessor ot Israel Blitz & Co., caught fire on the roof from the heat of the potoven at noon today, and in fess than forty-five min- utes the whole establishment destroyed. ‘The bnitdings included a melting house, a flatting house, a grinding mill, pot house, mixing and cutting rooms, a warehouse, a storehouse for material, and half a dozen small buildin: A full stock had just been put in. sutticient almost té run. the season, and included. cighty-one caskets of soda ashy, 700 tons of coal, 150,000 feet of lum- ber, all of which was des |, besides ils. ‘The establishment dyed suveuey nies, Who.tee tinuwa Out femployment. ‘The works had been idle since July t, having been cularged and titted tip in excellent shape.” fu the invantime the men had all been got together again, and had put in the first melting toiay and Monday: the wi s would tia, been iP ul be it ely ree hale of brick and iron, and it i: to get them running by the opening of winter, AT MONTFORT, WIs. Zo. Spécial Dispatch to The Chicacu Tribune. pt. 3.—Yesterday evening, is. the lightning struck a arn on the premises of J. B, Johnson, toutire. ‘The building was entirely consumed, together with twenty tons of hay aud fifty bushels of wheat, and about $200 worth of other property. ‘The night pre- vious the barn of Williant ‘Thomas, in the same town, was struck by lightning aud two horses were killed. _ AT LANSING, TA. Spectal Dispatch to Tlie Chicago Tribune, La Crosse, Wis. Sept. 3.—Private dis- patches to parti ity this afternoon from Lansing, te that at about noon D i of Hemmenway & y, wtthat place, caught fire and was consumed, | The building was. worth 009, and the insurauce on the same will reach about half that amount. Citizens saved a large amount'of lumber piled near IN CHENANGO COUNTY, NEW YORK. Urica, N. Y¥., Sept. 2.—The steam wiill of Mainwaring & Co., of North Nor- wich, Chenango County, and the desk facto- ry of E. D. Tuttle, at Lolmesville, in the same county, have been destroyed by lire this week. SMALL CASES q The alarm from Box 446 o'clock yester- day afternoon wus caused by the burning out of a chinmey at No. 100 Marshtield avenue. Dannage trifling. The m from Dox 349 at 7:25 last even- ing was cansed by 2 fire in the: two-story frame building at No. 225 West Madison street, owned by R. S. Payne and oceupied by him as 2 salooy and restaurant. Damage to buildme and contents, $100; fully covered by insurance. Cause of fire unknown. A still alarm to Engine Company No. 19 at esterday inorninz Was ci by the of tire ina twos ory and basement uth Park av ‘ipp, aad occupied Tatts Wellhouse. ned to the - basement, supposed to have been set by s Wellliouse, who became partlauly demented abunt ‘seven years ayo in col qnence of her husband falling trom his s on one of Seipp’s beer-wagonis ‘and. killing himself, For safe-keeping she.was arrested and locked up at the Cottage Grove Avenne on a charge of disorderly conduct. Whe dainage to the building is quite trifting. A still alarmto Engine Company No. 10 at 9 ofclock last evening was caused bs. support giving way beneath a dancine-fesr at Mrs, binstein’s dwelling, No, 156 Pacific avenue. No one was injured, and no damage was done except to the house. THE RAILROADS. EAST-BOUND FREIGIITS. Although east-bound freight rates. were Jower last week than the week before, yet freight shipments have not increased’ and they foot up nearly the same as those of the previous week. During the week the rates made by most of the roads were from 40 cents to 1234 cents per 100 pounds, while the week before ail the roads but the Grand Trunk charged 15 cents. Such rates under ordinary circumstances would have resulted arge increase in shipments. The prin- cipal causes why shipments were not higher were that some of the Eastern roads have be- come blockaded on portiuns of their lines owing to the switchmen’s strike, and others use fur some Wwe previous they Cassatt, of the J’ennsylvania Compans; bit as yet they have neither been accepted.arde clined. In an official communication annow cing the opening of the new elevator, President’ Garrett, of the “Baltimore & Ohio Company, remarks that the ar nouncement is made “in view. of te notice,on behalf.of the Pennsylvania Rai road Company, of the large aceumutlationsof grain afand en route to Canton, blockading the elevators there, and thenumerous sidings on the road; causing serious interference with tratlic, and that unless relieved they would be compelled to post notice advancing rates of storage.” President Garrett assured the dealers that the Baltimore & Ohio Com- pany have no fear of a-blockade, and.will not advance this season the storage-rates for their elevators. ‘There has also been 2 lively fisht going on here the vast three days be. tween the grain. shippers and_ brokers, the latter refusing to operate for the dealers ua- Jess paid commissions by both the buser ant the seller. “today as tho’ have done an unusually large business. ‘The | dealers would have to knuckle under, 2 Erie suffered from the first cause, and the { the brokers are rejuicing. . Grand ‘Trunk front the jeter The, pi prevail ing rate now is on the basis of 12!¢ vents 2 . ‘ A CREDITABLE APPOINTMEDT. per 1d) from Chicago to New ” York, > fri * - Which is. two and a halé cents better | , The many friends of Mr. W. IL Mnriburd, for some years past Genral Western Passer ger Agent of the Canada Southern Kailway. in this city, will be pleased to learn that be has been promoted to the position of Gen eral Passenger and ‘Ticket Agent: of that road in place of Frank E. Suow, resigned. His headquarters will be at Butfalo.- The Canada Southern has done a wise thing in appointing Mr. Hurlburt .to this respons ble position. He has not only earned pines by many years of effivient aud. faithfal work in the service of the company, but ia every y well qualified tor. the position, ranking very high both as to ability and ef ciency. It is safe to predict tbat the passe ger service of the Canada Sonthern will not sutfer under Mr. Huriburt’s régimé” : than the rate made at the beginning of There is no prospect that rates er tha aig eeuts very soon. ne ft Some tn get all the trafic and Baltimore on they want to a that basis, and they are therefore-content at present to let the Vanderbilt reads take the New York business at the 123<-cent rate. ‘The Grand ‘Trunk has not competed for the business with usuai vim, because some por- dons of its tine were blockaded during the first’ part of th ek, 2S Was also the Erie, wy York connection. line is) open agai all the business that ofters, it is likely Aree rates will EXPRESS SERVICE IN ARKANSAS. rLz Rock, Ark., Sept. Phe’ South= ern Express Line now extends over the [roa Mountain & Helen Ra pslroadh rong Be be ts of flour, lines leading: ending Sept. for the inunieation with the eM ire oun ITEMS. Mr. W. P. Robinson has been apo General Eastern Agent of the St. Louis San Francisco Railroad, with ottices at New: York snd Boston, ‘The Grand Trunk intends to explodes other bombshell next weet. {tcontemplates putting on sale round-trip. tickets from Che sbod for thinY reed for | ded. Uy r S12 or for ihe eu People can now zo to Boston and returte sely limited tickets for $1 ae risk that rates will be restored! dy to return. People yafewdollars more, following mount of flour, grtin, and pro- vi ons eatried by the six Eastern lines trom this city during the past week: [Gruin. Priv’s, tons of jtund of | Total 2a | lous. ths, Flour Michigan Central dts altimore & ol Grand ‘Trunk . ne, 1. Uandle, 12.40; Baltimore Olle F803, nd ‘Trunk, 11.20. LUE TROUBLE AT BALTIMORE Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribtine. Baremore, Md, Sept. 3.—There was no change today in the’complicated situation of alt; between the Baltimore Elevator Com- pany, controlled by the Pennsytvania Is road company, and the grain merchants. ‘The Company have not: yet carried ont their threat of raising the rates of storage, xl though the threat atone -has had a very de- moralizing effect on the market here the past three days, anda blockade is imminent at the Northern Central Railroad elevators. -A meeting of the committee appointed by the |; Com & Flour Exehange to confer witly] Mr. George C. Wilkins, of’ the Penns: yania Company, met ‘him this mornings but no settlement was reached. As the Baltinore & Ohio Company have come toghe rescue by assuring the grain people that fight for some time to come, whi unwelcome news to those reads | been hoping for an carly restoration. AN EXCURSION. Special Disputch to ‘The Chicago Oconomowoc, Wis., Sept. _%. train inJcharge of, Gondirctor JF and containing -six'or seven Chicaze id men, arrived here this evening. them were uceompanicd by th al ‘Yhey will u in the hop at the “Tow! ao llouse, spend Sunday in the vicinity for Milwankee tomorrow. 5 do not expect to reach home londay afternoon. “REBEL GEORGE.” - “Rebel Georze,” alias. George soe who is charged witli murder in-Dakots) detailed fully in Tue Trwese of yest! oy - there can be ened at their elé®htors at Locust Pointy as the sew elevator, with a capacity of 1,300,000 bushels, will Be ready for storage purposes Monday, the Pennsyl- vania Company will have, to act: quickly. Certain terins -of ‘settlement have been of- fered by the zraiu-dealers’ to Vice-President , == had a further hearin before Commis ptr le was. fully ico